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HER ? summons came.
IN WHICH MRS. c GALLvJ , p REAQ
* SIGN warrant.
her death
a {he Oisliolotli rr.;t After
bf r ;„. r>l)< . Bal.
‘ ■ i j w*r«i:w Spent the
ffcl a
‘ 'leUiuff Mr.
f ti ,f> r.venir.K in
° OoatM
n °" o,,. ThousUi He
Cal!«!> Funeral. ‘
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[Copyright. Viioa, t)V C. B. Lewis. 1
Sir. (ittllup lighted his tin lantern
*g started out to buy
„ ftcr supi>cr and
'.‘if pound of Bio coffee for break
a postoliiee Mrs. Gai
fast a 11( 1 call at the
tnn was hi excellent spirits and had
itef the dishes 32 minutes, ready for and washing, when ...
vj . vas absent huddled
bo arrived home he found her
cp "in the big rucking and chair, the with camphor a pil
)ov . behind her head
bottle in her hand. She took three long
s ,jiffs at the bottle and gave three long
brawn sighs as lie entered, but it was
labor thrown awa*. Mr. Callup blew*
cut his lantern and hung it up behind
, 1 „. crl’ar door. and. having deposited
the coffee on a shelf in the pantry. Lm
removed and inmg up his cent and bat.
-at down and took off Ids shoes and
«. „M« . t™ «. l>0*
Ct uml putting on ins glasses with
great deiilH’rat.on. began to mad. L
w.n tt circular regarding n new d scov
<-v in tin- cure of consumption, 'mid he
l,a,] :)0 t yet finished with the first tes
(imouial when Airs Gallup sobbed fonr
times in swcossioii «ml faintly uskrd:
voor'd,'in •‘Samuel Callup, da vou know tlmt
wife is pr.'scnt in t!ir room?”
lit* mailt* no roj)!y. Thnt testimonial
from o:u* who had heett cured after
liig coffin had been purchased made
him hold his breath as he read.
' Yes: she is present." dolefully con
tinurnJ Mrs. Callup after several sniffs
v£_4:-a ,/^fei mkty Yr.-. i
* im. i' TO J) |
Lik,, I I
\ (
si&Mw V; vSwipgJtto?
-~ss
HUDDLED UP IN THE r.IO DOCKING CUAIB
at the bottle, “and sjie wants to hev a
few last words with you. When you
Grated over town, ( was siugin *Bar-
1 ■’*ra AHen’ and thinkiu my days might
ie long in this land Not five intuits
inter iln> summons come. I had just
started to wasit the dishes, and 1 had
that cracked bine platter iu my hand,
but l hadn't gin it over two wipes
when the dishcloth fell to the Moor
with a great spat. Yon are heariu
what 1 pay. ain't you. Rained?"
Mr. Callup wasn't. He was devour¬
ing the second testimonial, which gave
the ease of a woman who bad lieen
given up by over 50 doctors, and yet
two bottles, furnished her with a new
lllI, p*
ken that dishcloth fell. 1 knew
•Iiat uiy time had come. That’s the
'•ay Mrs. Grover and Mrs. Tailor
"•eut. Their dishcloths fell, and in 24
tom-s they was in heaven. I shall be
!rm! you lV m 11 }°'T he free r " r to nipfit stay - 8a,,,ne out all f;
vgilt to hear the political news. I'd
i cs duKi before you come back home.
’ ■■ wanted to talk with you a leotle
a Hint the iur.erah Let's see. If 1 ,,le
n,l "‘ f * ^ on ^ t ^ J *‘ funeral day aft
• 'i.r , . Ul ,.r r ' V ’.'. )n t yo “' al - o'clock in
Mi. Gafiup was listening tp a noise
• lit* heard something to ie
inead him of a hen trying to crow, and
wcm.mHi ir it could he that so long
■ it.i dark.
" ,f V( ' u B a day sooner, you
’ <;) hev it.” continued Mrs. Gallup
auer sobs and gasps and sniffs at '.he
bottle, “but you mils! look out or tho
unybors will talk Better Itev it day
afu ‘ r tomorrer. and l hoi**, for your
s:lk "- h « onR ix- a rainy day. r ve
sometimes thought I d like a big fu
Lem) whoa I went, with over 40 wag
,,,;s iu tla> puives.sion and tlie churyb
*>el! a ioliia a«d t!:e dogs a-bowlin. but
■ "*' Riven that up No. Samuel, you
tieedii't make any spread over me. I'm
oue of the kind that kin go to heaven
1 ^ffhotu -‘ere is any burrah ami fireworks. pini-.-ssion. If
ten wagons i;j the
' sliaM be satisfies! Don’t think
you
ten ought to u- 'auff for a pei'»ru like
awr
L was*i*t n direct question, but had
u been. Mr c gallup wonhl net bate
ut,swer»xl He was devouring the ibird
■ • -cal making up bis miud
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KNOXVn.LE, 0,V., FMAY,
ut't. are! the l»« j .'ls needu f toll uor
outhin fist* happen If anybody is
diggili tators or mnkiti soft soap or
(.1 vein cari>ei rags. they needn't stop on
U1 y act . ouul if 2"» people come to the
bouse, that will be miff We ve got
"Seven chairs altogether, cottutiu itiein
with broken hacks, and Mrs Wallers
will lend you the rest You'll hev our
own preacher, of course, hut he ueedu’t
go on for an hour ig two and tell how
good I was and how mueli you’ll miss
me. If he says that my foil is o'er, and
titat vein won't never tit id a more savin
wife, ihat’il be aliont unfit Shall you
do any etyin at the funeral. SamuelV’’
No answer.
“t'd do a leetle tut If l was you-jest
a leotle. If- you don't, folks u*iil talk
*l»oul li same as they did about Jim
I lew'llt lie never cried at ail. and to
lids day folks say he didn't use Hurt
eer right. 1 don't ask you ;o break
down and sob ami git up an excite¬
ment. but yon kin gasp n few times and
wipe your eyes and blow your nose.
I'm sorry you'll hev to take that
ride to the graveyard, as you coaid be
pinyirt checkers or winthlu. but I don’t
see bow you are to git out of it. How¬
ever. you won’t never hev to go iff)
| liere a S 1D * When you git ready to
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Mr. _ Cndnp didn't akin t hear m ur. In m the u c fourth rou n
testimonial a man (.ocuirert that lie had
been saved after cue whole lung and
three-quarters of the oilier were gene.
anr * It was a sketch to thrii! tl?? icadci
clear down to his foes.
"Ot oourw I don’t about no
prraYostun for myst*if. snid Mis.
lup ns she tried to wiper.wav liet tears
,he glass stopper ot the bottle,
“ b,3t if voa ' lon ’ t ,>; | f om ‘ u ! ’ tlu ‘ u ; 1 ; v
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burs will call ( ‘id . a ump
you stingy c
one. however. If you kin gff one fur
RIO and trade a lot of carpet rags ip.
1 M a. It. I nml ... think 1 vnntrtl
whole lot of read!n on my gravestun.
but I've changed m.v mind. Jest P nf
on Hint Susan (btUop expired in the
forty-ninth year of her fige of giuerni
disability and that she has found rest
where asthma, boils, backaches an
rhetm.atizcca.se 1UU “V from ' troublin. You
neednt say a wprd about , makin 4n
yards of rag carpet and a bat i of soft
soap last year while enjoyin sore eyea
and a boil on my arm or that I alius
kept catnip, smart weed and pepper
mint herbs'in the house and was
rtmrse to all the nayburs. No. Samuel.
you uoedn't—say a word—about them
tilings. Make It—n cheap—gravestun.
and you needn’t—never go up there—
and—and’’—.
And when Mr. (JaJlr.p had finished
the testimonials and fully determined
to buy at least three bottles and hide
them in the wood slu'd lit; rose up.
yawned and stretched and looked
around to find Mrs. Gallup asleep and
the camphor wasted on the floor.
M. Quad.
THERE WASN’T ANY ROW.
It Wat Simply n C ane of Spo;i«s«i»e
0051 Com bust tot 1 !.
He was a very young man. almost
to0 y oa ag to be out on the street at
that time of the night. 8:30 p. m.. and
j,‘ is general appearance indicated cyclone that
he had been picked up by a
so , ne \vhore during his meandering*.
IJo „- as nof utterly demoralized, but
tbere vvas soiru-tlilng la his manner
that v . ovUl | oat i t be close observer to
1 ioi) that all had uot been
t!)0 cour j ns
* ixb “ iu ‘
; “OeJ" he exclaimed as he , spun
1 ,i ,i corner and went bump into
aronn K ,
a policeman. that worthy, in- .
-neilo,” ejaculated “wnat
■ stinctively grabbing at him; s
tbp ron -v*
-There wasn’t any.” responded the
y °^y hai are you running Uko that
; j persisted the policeman.
.. Pve hvM i,„.n up against a case o.
g p on taneous combustion.”
-You look hh> greeu to burn.’ ^ chuc
kR . d t[u , lllut=co nt. gir!
--jfc! on rm*. ju^t the same, My
j Uvps arolin ,j j| it , t -oruer. and l went to
I thought il was all’’— I
e ...^' does"'ibe combustion couie
here
‘ iut ,. Pra|) ie«l the officer.
Conii out you moan.” corrected the
i - .
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j h exclaimed tbe officer.
•
0 P[y before 1
••Toll me wbat tbe row is
‘
VQll ••
trying to do.” ^
j .^veil ,’ that’s what I’m girl’s oid man ,
‘ , |w £ OV -Tlie and
j ^ ’ ,‘ | jon'K hnnminbte a little door bit. he tired
( >n , H . U(0 , a t tin*
.-j,p>niy that 1 had vertigo D
' ^ J ‘ . (> F com
; ( ( | 0!i - t simultaneous call
j j . what lhe dickens do you
J’T) ,
! ’
U .‘. apologized the po
J v ^ !; t . SC use me.” and get
"’ home
‘‘ n . V o U r0a along blue
n!r trundle bed!” and the
v VOX '
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Worfnl IftKarnnef,
Farmer—Nee iiere. you; You retuetn
her putting two lightning ruda.on mv
barn Inst spring:, don't you? Well, that
bam was struck six weeks after and
burned down
Peddler—Struck by lightniu?
**It was. - ’ '/
“In tin* daytime?’’
“No: at night”
“Must ’a’ been u dark night, wasn't
it?"
“Yes: dark as pitch”
“Lanterns himdti?”
“What lanterns?”
“Didn’t you run lanterns up 'em on
dark nightsV
“Never t ten til of anything like that.”
“'Veil, if you don't know enough to
keep your lightnin rods sliovvin you
needn’t blame me. <J langl” — New
York Weekly,
Briahi l.tttle Sammy,
Pamtny (w ho is never allowed to stay
out ot school >-Howdie II uriburt didn t
tome to school nil day
.Mamma Why not. Sammy?
Sammy—’Cause tus mother died,
When you die, may I stay home all
^ny r
Mamma-Yes. darlmg; you may stay
a
Rnr.imv (suspiciouslyi-Oh. 1
You mean to die in vacation.—Ilaricul
Lift.
The Conceited Peep.
A certain conceited nobleman once
0 ^ s ^ r . v#;( j ( 0 Charles Townsend, “When
j i )a L„ pj H . 0 to say a foolish thing. 1 ftl
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„. a) length
gen ,] t »yed him curiously and at
r enmrked in the most deliberate
C{1J . .. A | 4> j ( . IiVV _ von ^om- huppiuess.
for you must certainly live the merri
^ lJfe of auy man In Kurope.”
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“i niv llivitwl to a real old
fllslllo ho*» tor sn W .-v,
j alvavs has ligating islaud. This is
) a surfc teai.-Atehistei Globe.
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feniple |, of fame stands upon the
Tl flallM , tha , burns upon its
.
ai{ars 1 Jj5 i-j n dk-d from .the ashes of
‘
dead men.
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» nnM^^Tir _Jl_ JAR *
] D»nioKtic*With
j TI e l>5tt3c which the
, ivaeccdinsa Wer*- Eniivcacd.
jj„,. ( ,* s n little dolly dialogue that
^ overheard in a ¥24 a month Cnpl
fol bill mansion one evening Inst week:
She- Why. oh. w!;.v. did i ever mdrry
y (n ,v !
He—Because I was a good thing. i
She—You are becoming positively I
coarse. j
jj, v —Association,
5 j ltv „y ou ,.,a V no attention whatever
inv pttle wishes,
He—What’s the use of chasing a car
after you’ve caught it?
fthe—I believe you have been drink¬
ing again.
He—No such luck.
She—I’m in rags.
He-Well, we’ll do a sketch. So’m I.
fche_I haven’t been to the theater for
two weeks.
He—Y’ours is a sad story.
Bln'—Brute!
Ife—Ours Is a peaceful home.
She—Are you going down town to
.
j can swing yon for car fare,
" | ^ave onlv ^ $3 In my piwse.
^ Hettv ( ; r( n t
phe _ I ^ !iW IW !r of high heeled pat
k . ath( , rs to0oy . rcduml to $8. that
inll ^t and shad Iiavo.
He—D’je see any men’s brogans j
♦ shaved? |
d(M! - t yoU s ,. t
jjt^—Y.'aiting for pay day. and j
yon know the rent
^ V ill he due this pay day? I
I'll cut out the shave.
wis }j j had never left mamma, j
S ° I < ^ )
II e others othe i-s!
_j have a good notion to go right i
tfJ her tl)Is minute.
He—Have you got an umbrella?
sbo _Qh. you —you — g-g-govemment j !
c-c-clerk! (Tears. Curtain.)—Washing
ton Post.
The ReKlccled Voice, !
The voice Is the most common and at
t k r £a n:o time the most complex of hu- j
man facu ities. When we listen to It.
we realize nothing of the many infin
eU0( ^. at v ,-r, r k in Its use. Vet it repre- ;
senfs the character, the mood, the tein- J
peranient and the health of the individ- :
uaI w |, cn p.ft to run in its own way. !
j f , mr0 nirolled. It will tU-vdop much as ;
a f p >vver garden will develop; the rank
flJ , d vvfH .,; v nature will come to the
front, and the tones of exquisite b«*au
ty w .j } j is* obscured. Bad daily habits
iQ „ Ke 0 f t ho vclce will give It
many disagmttbie qnnlitlm If eon- 1
tru u,.,i the voice will keep Us wests In j
tbe background and permit only Its j
beauties to by; k w». If cultivated.
the weeds w>U In* mUvu out and the
IN 'Vi
AN1) Gtw
Personal and Sori. wM
jugs l*ut in Hi.
Mrs. M. E Stroud visited
Central .City this week.
|
(’ 0 ] £ L Bryan of Fort Valley.
I was here Tuesday or businenn.
Col E B Trammell of Columbus
was here this week on business.
A vti-Krkon (lure Sublets, a real Laxative,
! Digestive 25c for Chronic Chills
I and MaLiria. No cure, no pay. J-2J
j J
Mr M C Hatcher came out fretn
Maeon Nun lay, . spending , tile , day ,
: with his family.
'
Mr. W \j Wrig’it, of Macon,
spent Thanksgiving day here with
his lather.
Mr Emmett Wallace of Culloden
| »P«lt c »»«..»,» , here with • . . • ,
• ej\ Col W J W f al!^ce«
'J'heOni.v M<ii»k:;nHprino Kkmkuv.
j ] )p Kr-skiu’s Cactus compound,
, L axat i xe Tonic, rxpells
: iiilioiist.ess , ' lloUM " !M ' clears thr the eomnleeiion completion,
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, trtttgkt; . .1
r»«r not, tf.
-
Fainter, I lie . little , solpof ... Mr. and
i Mrs. Iv P Eou **, who lots been quite
hKk • j f ^r.se* several cial days (la vd is is l'llofOVinfr improving.
Hev. ., J . M Bass filled ... ... Ins , last
monthly a [.pot ntmenr fy" till® ,
at , , Methodist «. .. dime .
( ar, me
Saturday and Sunday
Miss Nellie Jones, t'ftej spend-
8(>me U|ne wit|l lhe Sumi \ y 0 f i> r .
J M' Jones, returned to her |hoine
in Macon Saturday
Akti .Kkbon Tablets,> real Laxative,
Digestive 25c. Guru) foa Chronic
Cliills and Malaria. No cuoe, uo yay.
Mr. D Iv. Walker, of Thoniaston,
who has been visiting his daugh¬
ter. Mrs. K B Lowe, returned home
Thursday.
Mrs. J M Bass is spending this
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B W Sanford, at Everett's
Station.
theOxly Modebx Spking Rkukdy,
Dr Erskin’sJCaetus Compound, a
true Laxative Tonic, expel Is .Malaria,
BiUiousuess, clears the eumpleetion,
increases your weight; il not, no yay.
The committee appointed by
Hie last , t (; *jriua j j o urv iy to examine
the books of the clilTerent ftflicers
of tlie countv met and disposed of
, i, .1: u au t i )(1
' x '
boons were found in order
properly kept.
This committee wos composed
GEORGIA,Crawford County:
Notice is hereby given that W. A
and J R Worsham have applied to
the Ordinary of said oouuty for leave
to sell the land belonging to the es¬
tate of J R Worsham f<»r the pay¬
ment of debts. Said application will
be heard at I lie legulur term of the
court of Ordinary for said county to
oe held on tire first Monday In Jan¬
uary 1U01.
J W. JONES,
Ordinary.
W. R. SMITH’S COLLEGE, LEXINGTON, KY„
> U Where rr . ar .\\ ynfcZ '< QO }. alter ‘ InveC.lti* Irom $6»
to $<>o for been educator!
tor position, as Hookltsejjp*. receffefrooi S*%n^raphers. SoorCt^St.S 00 Tekg- salary
raphe/s, and *tow Oip!»aa
per year Kentuck y! Oniv yrslty awarded
hie graduates. EeposItlorA^fidrvlers to thousands McAs^t t*a
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pxJSIKFSa MANAGER, CORRESPONDENT,
ROBERTA, GA.
DEAR blR:
freeze find enilosed morey order for. Suffers ,
..
hr which send THE <‘ORHEsPON"DKNT. and
for am yecr to the folio wing address:
_
Name
Post Cffice ... State
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1*1
11 is cel t :!«| •^■gg
lie t ) know
not afraid to
pvte'ors ot iU-.V
for Consumjdi avva.1
have given 1
trial bottles and
of knowing it liar
hopeless cases. As,
atnl all ThroJWM _
Lung diseases are surely
on all Druggists and get a
trial bottle. Regular size 50e and $71
Every bottle guaranteed.
In the District Court of the Lulled
States for th“ Western Division ot
th( Southern Dist rict of Georgia.
j Notice of Application lor l)ik< Imigi
m the matter of John F. Hartley, of
I Taylor. CmwAotd County, B-orgi*
T„ In B Bankruptcy. tnkrubley
To tho Creditors of the above unm
j ed Bankrupt: Yon are h«r3by uoti
i fl e d that tho above named Bankrupt
has filed h*,s application lot a <iis
charge Irani all of the <l"b s provable
^ aK;II1) , ( tlw Ml{i John
K b. iiaito.'. yfartlev The >< aid a, 1 pliea- 1
ri<>n will ho heard bv i Do Honorable
Emory y Sped, Judg« , f t!f r) (St riet
Court of the United .States for said
District and Division at the United
States Court House in Macon, (la. on
tho lltii day pf December J900 at 10
oM »ok A. M. All creditors of said
Bankrupt -ire noli tied to appear at the
time and place stated and show cause.
if auy they can, why the said prayer
in the said application should not I»
granted. Novcm
Pao-dat Macon, Ga. this
her 3-SI li A, D. J000.
L M. ERWIN,
Deputy ('lei k.