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K T? HF MT hi I ourk ?«pwior Court. I |. 11 #M. M. THOMAS. I : ...liiti »•*-■- ' ForOountyßurvyor. JK> I i hereby announce myself a candidate B;&JfitfS tt "ey°r»ofßpa d in g county, II Object to the democratic June | nr County Ownmlssioner. I ttnrfoß Call : Please annou nee that I I J?*candidate for re-election for County I nmmisßioner, subject to the action of the I primary, and will be glad to I support ot all the voters. * I » Te tbe 8 J. A. J. TIDWELL. B . At the solicitation of many voters I I announce myself a candidate for I JvLntv commissioner, subject to the dem- I • HelecUrf,lpledgemy. I tn an honest, business-like ad mimstra- I nf county affairs in the direction of I Re?t2es R- F. STRICKLAND. I 1 hereby announce myself a candidate ■ fnr County Commissioner, subject to the I I igmocratic primary to be held June 23, r sext. If elected. I pledge myself to eco | finical and business methods in conduct | J the affdrs ot the county. I jSW.*-W. X FUTRAL. g I hereby announce myself a candidate I tor County Commissioner of Bpaiding I /mnnty. subject to the Democratic primary lof June 23d. W. W. CHAMPION. I To the Voters of Spalding County: I I hereby announce myself a candidate for I flection to the office of County Commis- H Moner of Bpaiding county, subject to the I democratic primary to be held on Jnne 23, I 1898. My record fn the past is my pledge I for future faithfulness. j D.L. PATRICK. = For Representative- To the Voters ot Spalding County: I am a candidate for Representative to the legislature, subject to the primary ot the democratic party, and will appreciate your support. J. P. HAMMOND. Editor Call: Please announce my name as a candidate for Representative from Spalding county, aubject to the action ot the democratic party. I snail be pleased to receive the support of all the voters,and if elected will endeavor to represent tbe interests of the whole county. J. B. Bell. For Tax Collector. “I respectfully announce to tbe citizens of Spalding county that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collec tor of this county, subject to the choice ot the democratic primary, and shall be grateful for all votes given me. T. R. NUTT. - - For Scanty Treasurer. To the Voters of Spalding County: I . respectfully announce myself a candidate I for election for the office of County Treas ' urer,subjsct to the democratic primary, ; and if elected promise to attend faithfully to the performance of the duties of the office, and will appreciate the support o> my friends. W. P. HORNE. To the Voters of Bpaiding County: I announce myself a candidate for re-elec tion for the office of County Treasurer, subject to democratic primary, and if elect ed promise to be as faithful In the per formance of my duties in the future as I have been in the past X C. BROOKS. For Tax Receiver. Editor Call : Please announce to the voters of Spalding county that I am a can didate for the office of Tax Receiver, sub ject tb the Democratic primary of June 23rd, and respectfully ask the support of all voters of this county. * Respectftilly, R. H. YARBROUGH. ' I respectfully announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the office of Tax Receiver of Spalding county .subject to the action of primary, if one is held. S. M. M’COWELL. For Sheriff. I respectfully inform my friends—the people of Spalding county—that I am a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the verdict of a primary. If one is held Your support will be thankfully received and duly appreciated. M J. PATRICK. ■—> I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Sheriff, and earnestly ask tbe support of all my friends and the pub lic. If nominated.'and elected, it shall be my endeavor ,to fhlfll) the duties of the of fice as faithfully as in the past. Uj i , M. F. MORRIS. !?—" 1., liul, I,’ i., * [OL., i / U l l /fl IMS' SPRING READIES For “that tired feeling,’’ spring fever and the general lassitude that comes with Vann days, when the system hasn’t been cleansed from the impurities that winter “as harvested in the Hood, you will find n our Spring Tonic and Stomach Bitters. «°r purifying the blood and giving tone V the body they are unexcelled I A B. DREWRY * SON, »HlllßtreeL RIDING ON A DOOR. .. • The Steed Which • Cyclone Famished —1 Impromptu Traveler. Christian Van den Harvner, familiar ly known in Celina, 0., as Cyclone Johnny, is perhaps the only man living < that enjoys the unique distinction of 6 having ridden a cyclone astride a house • door for a distance of over a quarter of a mile. This remarkable feat was per formed not as a matter of choice, but 1 perforce of necessity by the above nam- J ed person when the cyclone swept across * Celina in May, 1886. Oydlone Johnny's description of the cyclone is graphic and thrilling. He 1 was living at the time eight miles west of Celina, and on the night of the cy- 1 clone be and Mr. Bryan’s family were ♦ watching the raging of the storm in the 1 west. The electric display was wonder- * ful, and to him it seemed as though the 1 world was about to come to an end by 1 fire. The flashes were so brilliant that the eyes could not withstand them. The family became alarmed and decided to 1 go to the cellar for safety. The cellar * was directly underneath the porch, on f the west side of the house, and Harvner assisted in getting the children to this 1 place of safety, and he was the last one 1 to leave the house. Just as he stepped I upon the porch and before he released « his hold upon the doorknob the storm swept down upon him in all its fury. He went sailing through the air, over I the tops of trees, the uppermost branch es of which tore his clothes from his * body. The gait he traveled was terrific, ( and it seemed but a second from the * time he started until he- found himself safely dropped into a large field unin jured, save fpr the scratches inflicted upon him as he sailed Over thei top of the trees. This field was a little over a quar ter of a mile from Mr. Bryan’s house, < and Harvner wandered around in the I darkness and driving rain until he met a searching. party, among whom was I Mr. Bryan, who, together with his en tire family, were saved by their oppor- • tune flight to the cellar.—Cincinnati 1 Enquirer. I TWO BLONDS. ’ ‘ i One of Them Was Impolite, but the Other j One Got Even. A sallow little blond entered an ! electrio car and sat down effusively by a very handsome blond with brown. 3 eyes. “Oh, Harriet! I am so glad to see you! I’ve had so many engagements 1 lately that I see nothing of you. How ' have you been?” “Much an- usual,” answered the 1 brown eyed blond. “Are you going to the s’ little Lenten dance?” 1 “No.” < “You aren’t! Why, everybody is go- ' Ing ’ ’ < “It will be a very populous dance. ” ' “But why aren’t you going?” 1 A shade of annoyance passed over the 1 brown eyed blond’s face, but she an swered simply, “Because I’m not in vited.” “Oh, that’s too bad! I’m so sorry you were left out And they seemed to have gone into the highways and hedges, too, from what I can hear. I’m going - to wear violet silk. ” “I think you might wear violet silk, ” said the brown eyed blond gently but distinctly, turning a searching gaze upon her companion’s complexion, “if you put on plenty of powder. You are determined to wear violet silk?” “I thought—l think”— stammered the other woman, reddening through her sallowness. “Then be sure to remember my ad vice and put on plenty of powder—yes, I think in that case you might venture to wear violet silk. ” The sallow blond did not say anoth er word, but sat over ostentatiously and gave a aewcomer a seat. Perhaps she had not meant to be rude, with her sor row and her highways and hedges. But people were smiling around her, secret ly glad, as we cannot help being, of witnessing the neat pat with which a skilled fencer drops a roistering and bullying antagonist.—Chicago Post. k A Nice Little Order. A man who had “got on” in life and rapidly amassed a large fortune, on fur nishing a new and luxuriously fitted house, suddenly discovered, tb his great distress, that he had omitted the “harm less necessary” library. He went to a local shop and ordered a supply of books. “What are your particular tastes?” asked the bookselller. “Oh, I’ve no hideas about the mat ter, “was the reply. “You’re a book seller—you ought to know all about it I simply ask you to provide me with a library.” » “And you have no preference?” “No, but wait a second. I ’ave a preference. There’s a man whose books I ought to ’ave. Now, bless me, what’s ’isname? Shake—Shakes—Shakes some thinff ” “Shakespeare,” suggested the book seller. “That’s ’im—Mr. Shakespeare. Get all he’s written, and see that any new books he may write are ordered for me immediately.”—Pearson’s Weekly. Eneouraged. ’ “Has my daughter been profiting by your instructions in art?” inquired Mr. Blykina “Yes,” answered the teacher. “Iwas a little discouraged at first. But I can now assure you that she is getting on. ” “What progress has she made?” “She has finally become convinced that she doesn’t know more about it than the old masters.” —Washington Star. In general the eggs of an insect are destined to be hatched long after the parents are dead, so that most insects are born orphans. Probably it is this 1 that makes insects behave so horribly. —Boston Globe. I - - —— ’ Though many guests be absent it is the cheerful man we miss.—African Provotb. FISHING AMONG HEELS. The Badly ■mbarHu.x.d Voath Ca«*M Something at Each Dive. A modest Cleveland youth, an Adal bert undergraduate, boarded a south ride car a few evenings ago, and when he seated himself carelessly droppad his small gripsack on the floor behind his /eet. Presently the car began to fill up. Most of the new passengers were girls,* and as they came in one by one tbe Adel bert man crowded along a little and so got away from his gripsack. There were at least half a dozen girls at his est, and it was in that direction that his grip was located. Pretty soon the car neared his stop ping place, and the Adelbert man be thought himself of his baggage. He put his Land to the floor—it wasn’t there— that is, the grip wasn’t there. He felt a little way to the left; he couldn’t reach it. Then he straightened np. “Pardon me,” he said, with a some what inflamed countenance, “bntlhave a grip somewhere under here. ” And be dove down again. All he could feel was dainty boot heels, two of them badly run down. He reached a little farther. Another boot heel. The girls began to wriggle un easily. Up came the young man again. His countenance was still more in flamed. This time he arose to his feet. “It’s here somewhere, ” he murmur ed. “If you don’t object, I’ll try again." Down he went and clawed along still farther to tbe left. * “I’ve got it,” be muttered. He pulled, but it didn’t come. *-- ; “One moment,” he Mid, “here it ia?’ “Kp» il isn’t, ” piped a shrill soprano. There was a brief struggle, and then the bashful youth realized that he had hold of the young woman’s foot He stood up at thia with a despairing glare. Perhaps the girls were moved to pity by his hopeless look; perhaps they didn’t like the way the other passengers were giggling. Anyway they shuffled around and soon produced the missing bag. And the youth with the scarlet face scooted from the car.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. HOW THEY WOULD SPEND IT. Novel Experiment as to What Boys and Girl* Would Do With S 5. A very interesting experiment with school children was recently made in Springfield, Mass., by Dr. George E. Dawson. He persuaded 1,807 of them, nearly equally divided as to sex, to write an answer to the query, “If you had $5, all your own, what would you dq with it?” Nearly one-half of them (44 per cent) answered that they would deposit the money in a bank, 18.8 per cent would buy clothing, 2.2 per cent would buy something to eat, 15.3 per cent would buy toys and other means of amusement, 2.1 per cent would buy jewelry and finery, nipe-ienths of 1 per cent would buy firearms, 1.7 per cent would spend it for travel, 14 per cent would spend it for others and 6 per cent would buy books, eto. The disposition to rirrt sbowir-by'sb many of the children is attributed by* Dr. Dawsqn largely to their susceptibil ity to suggestion. While the children do not realize the full significance of saving, the idea has been engrafted up on their minds and is bound to have its influence. In noting the percentage of those who would buy clothing it should be remembered, he says, that many of the children were in urgent need of something bettor to wear. Those who voted for something to eat were mostly under 7 years of age. In regard to trav el, the figures show that as children grow older the desire to go out into the world increases tapidly, reaching its height at about the beginning of adoles cence. The desire shown by the boys for fire arms is an expression of the hunting in stinct that awakens when they are 10 or 12 years of age. At that age boys like to get hold of books of hunting and adventure. The tendency to buy books increases steadily as the children grow older. This class numbers about twice as many girls as boys. The class which manifests a feeling of altruism also numbers more girls than boys, showing that the greater generosity of women is strikingly manifest even at an early : age.—New York Post. Lor, Mom U. 8. A. On looking at a late map of Missouri one will find the name “Log" as a post office at the extreme western end of Newton county and about eight miles southwest of Grand Falls. A few days ago Deputy United States Marshal Short had occasion to serve papers from the Oklahoma federal court on several per sons residing in that direction, and he was given their postoffice address aS Log. As it was not a familiar name in this vicinity he wandered about the hills until he came to the end of a log house extending from the brush and concluded that it was the place he was searching for. He asked for the post master, and a woman replied that she was the official, and upon inquiry as to her name the officer also learned that she was one of the parties to be subpoe naed. She was also asked why her office was called Log and stated that she didn’t know exactly, butthat when the office was first established it was called “Loghouse, ” which the postoffice de partment considered too lengthy, so it dropped the “bouse.”—Kansas City Journal. The Target Too Small. Mrs. Jaggs—lf I got as intoxicated as you do, I’d go off somewhere and shoot myself. Jaggs—N-nO you (hie) wouldn’t, m’ dear. If you wash (hie) bafsh as ’tox’- cated as I am you couldn’t (hio) hit abide of barn.—Chicago Newa A Keal Heavyweight. “How stout Aunt Josephine isl" “ Yea She tells me she can’t even skip in reading a dull novel. "—.Chicago Record. A HARD MAN TO BEAT THE LIVE RAILROAD AGENT 18 UP TO ALL SORTS OF TRICKS. * ' Clwa. Peopta Ar. C«f Th— •elvea, hat Thia Story Showa How Om Party Waa Ctovariy Oatwttted hy the HnsUing Railroader. “There are people who think you can’t beat a circus man, but I want to tell you that the hardest man to do is • live railroad nrius." The old Mwdust manager had tried it He continued: “Know where Purcell is in the In dian 'Ttaritory? Away down at the jumping off place on tbeSantaFe road. The show bad been at Purcell and we wanted to get out in the night for a long run. We were going to make a jump to Kansas City. Not far from Purcell ia another town, Oklahoma City. At that point a competing road with the Santa Ferans in. We had «00 people, and of course tbe railroad men were after us. It was a big haul. Some of our people bought through tickets from PuroelL and they didn’t worry. But about 200, maybe more, of the crowd that always haggles over a 10 oent dicker concluded to take the Santa Fe from Purcell to Oklahoma City, pay the short haul, and then take the com peting line at Oklahoma, the agents of which were active and full of promises. “Then the Santa Fe man fixed it so the dickerers couldn’t buy any tickets from Purcell to Oklahoma, for the train we were to go on was a special. The dickerers said that was all right; that they would wait for the regular. In less than fire minutes a bulletin was slapped on the board of the station to the effect that tbe regular Santa Fb was 12 hours late. That made the fellows who Were dickering for a cheaper'rate turn white around their gills. “In another five minutes I saw a man on a track velocipede scudding down the stretch. Every man to his business. So I thought the railroad people knew what they were doing, and they did. That chap on the velocipede was going down the track to flag the regular and hold it indefinitely. Smart triok, wasn’t it? Wait till I tell you. There was a smarter triok than that. “When the special got ready to pull out, the dickerers asked the agent if they could pay on the train from Pur cell to Oklahoma, and he said ‘Cert.* So they all boarded the train at Pur cell, intending to get off. at Oklahoma. Just before the train pulled out the agent walks down to the engine and asks the old man at the throttle how long he had been on the road and about the capacity at his iron horse, and so forth. _ C “ ‘How many miles an hour can she go at her best?’ asked the agent. “ ‘On a good traok, 65 miles.’ “ ‘ls it a good traok through Oklaho ma City?’ r “ ‘Yes, pretty good.* f‘ *AU right. You’ve got no orders to “^F.kS- 0 ” P ’ b*™ 7 ° nf ’ “ ‘Well, when you get to the edge of the town you let her go. Don’t stop for anything—flags or teams or cattle. Scoot through the town at a 65 mile gait, or more if you like, and don’t slow up until you strike that atrip of desolation about H miles t’other ride and you smoke a box of the finest cigars in Chicago. Is it a go?’ “‘lf I don’t get no orders ’forel start.* ‘“Well, you are five mintttea hrte now.’ “In a minute, and I calculate it was less, the oiroua special waa. under way. It went around curves like a scared snake. It shot across straight lines like a gazelle that had been singed. It whirled the dust of that country into the sky. After awhile we mw a town. Then we went through it like the wom an that’s shot from the catapult, only more so. One of the dickerers, who was smiling to think the conductor bad not yet come round, asked a brakeman as the train was going through the street, ‘What town is this?’ The brakeman said, ‘Oklahoma City.* “The dickerer’s smile faded as it came, as the poet says, and his hair stood up, and turning to the brakeman he says: “ ‘Jezecrimini! Stop her! Here’s where we get off 1* “ ‘She doesn’t even hesitate at a town like this, ’ said the brakeman. “Well, about/Il miles on thia ride, in a strip of country where a crow can’t live and where an Indian wouldn’t be caught dead, theold iron horse began to slow up. The conductor came through just then and said: “ ‘Tickets!’ “Well, say, that was a funny eight. Them that had tickets showed up and then went to sleep. But tbe diokerers began to kick. They said they should have been let off at Oklahoma City. The conductor said the train didn’t stop at Oklahoma, that it wasn’t scheduled to stop there, and that he wasn’t going to gp back that trip. Tbe leader of the dickerers for cheap fares wanted to know what was to be done. “The conductor was an old timer. He had a face on him like a woman who never loved anybody. He jnst told them, ‘Pay or getoff.’ Then they asked him where they could pay to. And he said the train wouldn’t stop any more until it got to Kansas City the next morning unless it stopped to put them off. And he reached up and caught the bellcord. “And every one of the dickerers paid to Kansas City. And, of course, under the railroad law, they paid more than they would have paid If they had bought tickets at PuroelL And the com pany was that much ahead. And that’s what I mean when I my that tbe hard est man to do is a live railroad man.” —New Yorlrßun. According to the lateet statistics the women in Sweden outnumber tbe men by 148,689. -9, 1— - —.— -«*-* —*- » - '* an rag™ WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD - C ASTORIA,” AND “PITCHKR’S CASTOBI4,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. L DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, qf Bjfonnw, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHES CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and on the sac-simile signature of wrafper.l This is the original - HTOmRS CASTORIA, ’ which has been wed in the homes of the Mothers (f America for over thirt y years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the hind you haoe always bought ° n and has ihe signature of wrap- per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher i-i Pfesident. n March 8, 1897. hnitiFU Do Not Be Deceived. 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