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* . • .............. •• * • - -o* Kggs m 1 .1 am Inclined to think ______>_.!__. ___ I 4vUhmUon" of tl^ cast as in the Stetod freedom of the west And find It more pronounced the among mountains than down to for wir glorious •ledge of its - - feWffiiiiCTiliS MMM peal was allowed. 'Hie respective forces elected their own officers. “Are the blank cartridges made?" I Innocently asked Bradley. “Blank nothin’,” he replied, with evi¬ dent surprise at such a question; “the , boys all use fixed ammunition and it would be no end of trouble to change it.” ■ “But,” 1 remonstrated, “it will be ter¬ , ribly dangerous to have all those fellows pumping lead out in the excitement of difference, “some accidenta tW»-on)y may happen, but if they do, why, make , the racket seem more'natural like and give an air of earnestness to the exhil¬ aration.” “At the expense of human life.” “No fellow tfver gets killed without time has come; and If it has, a bean dropping off a shelf will do him up as fine as a cannon ball could.” Notwithstanding his fatalistic philoso¬ phy 1 did succeed In getting him promise that ho would request, and even urge, the men to shoot up in the air, “though," ho remarked, “I’ve no doubt some of them may, in tho excitement, forget themselves, and taking aim, just from force of habit, unthinkingly and innocently plug a friend and MichaelGarrity neighbor.” An Irishman named camo in from a prospecting tour the evening of tho 3d, and was -wild with eagerness to bo enlisted in the patriot army, but even Bradley thought ho was “too excitable to be permitted to mix in the proceedings if tho health of others was any consideration." By dint of great persuasion Michael was induced to fore¬ go the pleasure of “taking a pop at even a sham Englishman.” and to lend his in¬ variable aid in certain work Bradley and I had cut out for ua as sotm as the tide of battle should have swept through tho town. When that was satisfactorily set- Just outsfdo the town a young entering-the road from a steep path accosted me, demanding: “Are you the stranger whole Bradley get up the fight to-morrow?" I admitted tliat I was doing what like form, fine regular features, full expression, and a natural grace of ment nnd attitude worthy of « goddess. “I am glad that 1 met you haring to send after you to tho hotel, I expected 1 would have to,” aim said. I was so much surprised that 1 (Maly stammer some stupid enough about eftlier way being good me, which she of course took no of and went on: “There is something 1 wanted speak to you about—something you attend to. Two young men have, as happen to know, agreed to mako sham fight to-morrow the cover for deadly duel, to earnest, between Chance has helped them by putting on the American and the other British side, just as they hoped While others will bo banging away tho air, just to make a noise, they / ••Why, certainly,” I replied, a little uneasily; uneasily; “I “I had had been been told told that that you you actu¬ actu- ally tV contemplated S.__ill.1_i.x3'. a ‘Aiknl duel tomorrow.” ** . . __ “AW” “AW” exclaimed exclaimed tl» the one one known known as as Bill, “”1 i in in it atone tone of of surprise, surprise, and and then then he he continued, in a tone so obsequiously courteous that It had a sort of blood curdling effect, “Excuse n»e, but may 1 venture to ask who has tdld you bo?” jfatstflsttssra promptly: ily in trouble, and I answered • “A very beautiful young woman, well known to both of you, who, deeming that by so doing she might save a brave man’s life, asked me to speak to you and remonstrate with you against what her woman’s intuition caused her to fear was your joint purpose.” with They looked at each other expres¬ sions that seemed to say each to the other, "Ho is not to blame,” and then Bill said with a smile: “That’s all right. But there is no oo- casionfor you to mix up in this affair. Jim and I are friends, however things turn out, and we know what we’re about, don’t we, Jim?" “Cert,” assented Jim curtly, adding to me, “There ain’t any liard feelings be¬ tween Bill and me,danger, but we’ve just laid out to shoot this match off in a way that will settle it without Mary get- ting talked about. And she won’t be, for nobody wUl be any the wiser about it If you keep your head shut, which I would if 1 were ybu, for it ain’t likely we’ll both be wiped out.” 9 ABNEB JOYCE IN THE PART OF WASHING¬ TON. I realised tliat although it was not of¬ fensively uttered there was in his words a decided threat of unpleasant conse¬ That, quences if I did not keep silence. I think, would not have deterred me from speaking if by so doing I could have accomplished anything, but I well knew that I could not. Their minds were made up. If the whole community had known what they purposed, nobody would hav© thought It his business to in¬ terfere. If tho ownership of a mining claim had been at issue they would kairo trtccail n ii/iAttkiA IMHrlft'* fUMfoftftt worthy of its dignity—life or death, love. We sauntered back to the bar and a drink together. As I raised my l bowed slightly to each and “Whichever.” They looked at other, smiled, touched their glasses, Muted< went th P 1 ff mast high, union jiu and then of Benedict Arnold w r hanged consumed hi the still juddering embers of the burned Imuse and the proceed- tags wound up with u was rtqKirted. My quondam friend Jim had iiad his right arm pierced by a bul¬ let, The wound was a very severe one, but not dangerous, and he had the nerve to allow himself for a little while at the dance, hut lie whs very pale, silent and distraught, so much so that it was re- marked by some that he “seemed strange¬ ly broke up. just, for a little thing like that." 1 knew what they dkl not. tliat the ache In his heart prevented his feel- ith.* 4iHvt of : Ilia aPirl Hh (IflfiriVf “Going away,” he said to me, with sad smile. Manfully accepting the fortunes war, he was going, never to return. HOW'S THIS We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. O. F. J. CHENEY * Co., Props., Toledo, We, the undersigned, hare known F, J. Cheney forth* last 15 years, and believe perfectly honorable in all business tions, and financially able to carry ont obligations made bv their firm. West k Tiicax, Wholesale Druggists, ledo, 0. at Maetin, W awing, Kinnan Drucgiste, Toledo, 0. Toledo E. H. Van Hoehen. Cashier, Bank. Toledo. 0. Hall’s Catarrh Core is taken internally, ing directly upon the blood and mucus faces of the system. Testimonials sent Price 75c. per bottle. Bold by all civil liberty Well Defined. This is not the liberty which we hope, that no grievance should arise the commonwealth; that let no man this world expect: but when are freely heard, deeply considered speedily reformed, then is the 1_ .A T.,1«1 If nfiiiftiA/1 tlioi B. B. H. (Botanic Blood Balm.) If yon try this remedy yon will say as others have said, that is the best blood fier and tonic. Write Blood Balm Co., ta, Ga., for book of convincing testimony. J. P. Davis, Atlanta, Ga. (West K. it. Saulter, Athens, Ga., says: “B. B. cured me of an ulcer that had resisted all ot ing piles for two years, and cured am glad me.” to that one bottle of B.B.B. oi B. B. B. completely cured my child ol W. A. Pepper, Fredonia, Ala., writes: B. B. cured m y mother of ulcerated s ore Found lo the Newspapers. From the Crfieco, Iowa, er.” “We have never, as our for nearly thirty years in this patient, inclination medi in .............. : __________ U ty.Geobg.a, July 2nd, 1889-John H. ■ryjssASSJSfSsiss!-*-.. the Court of Ordinary, at ofBee, by ten S'tiHXttK my SS'&TsS tfir 'AS 1 'jSrKJS: ffismis- W, applies to me lor letters of i said estate. bets dl persons concerned showcsuse re irt of Ordinary, at my offlee, October by ten a. in., on the firstMonday Dismission in should -hy such letters of HAMMOND, Ordinary INABY’8 OFFICE—SfuuHiioCowr*, H. eobou. July 2d, 1889.—J. Keith, istrator of W. 8. Broun, deceased, has i ' xRDINART’S I iBDINABt’8 l#_ OFFICE— OFFICE— Spalding Spalding yf J| Cocn- Coen- \_Fty, .....n OEOBGU.May _______ for for 81,1889.—W. ov letters letters vaon of oi Dismission Dismission E. Alex¬ ander . applies applied to to me me on _ the 1.J estate estate of of Wm. Wm. Woodward, Woodward, late late of of said said county^ ai^pereor^’coneerned deceased. Let show cause before the u - '’-art Court of of Ordinary, Ordinary, at at Monday my my offlee, offlee, by by ten ten : n. m., on the first in dismission Septetn- ber ne: ;xt, why such letters of sbonld r '“‘ n ‘ ’ ranted. $<5.15. W. HAMMOND, Ordinary. Notice of Local Legislation. Notice is hereto given that application of the State wiB be made to the General Assembly the July of Georgia for the passage of a mil at adjourned session to prohibit the sale of spirit- nous and malt liquors within three miles of Union Baptist Church in Cabins district in Spalding County. Notice of Local Legislation Notice is hereby given that application will bemade to the General Assembly of the the State July of Georgia for the passage of a bill at adjourned session liquors to prohibit within the three sale of miles spirit- of no ns and malt Teamon Baptist Church in Cabins district in Spalding County. Notice of Local Legislation Notice is hereby given that application will be Georgia made to the General Assembly of the State July of forthe passage of a bill at the adjourned session to prohibit thesaleof miles spirit¬ of uous and malt liquors within three Midway Methodist Church in Akin district in Spalding County. Notice of Loral Legislation Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the General Assembly of the State July of Georgia for the passage of a bill at the adjourned session to prohibit thesaleof farm products in the county of Spalding between Notice of Local Legislation Notice is hereby given that application ol the State will be made to the General Assembly of Georgia for the passage of a the bill sale at the of July seed adjourned session to prohibit Spalding from the cotton in the county of 15th day of August to the 15th day of De¬ cember. b • .... Wmp*. Eft&g# — id well established papers, it chn of only one. v -----*— ____ It Is published in one of the agri commercial, manufacturing and centers of the most progressive Sta South, with a large and intelligent s Ing population and extra facilities trtbntion. Being: a first-class newspaper. fully up to all demands of the times and the require¬ ments of its constituency, it is read not only by nearly every family In Spalding < but in the eight surrounding eountic a good general circulation in the Sti other States. IT COVERS ITS WHOLE FIELD. and covers It completely. Prices low. Write for rates and samp] copies of Daily and Weekly to DOUGLAS GLESSNER, Publisher, ................. U fiwr-I ea ««d do mo.t heartily recommend Tn* South sen fcfAUUmi s< a firm Journal ol very enperior menu. It would be c ceei >o agrieultarift. Very truly jour., ___u. ft guaranteed eireulation in every Southern and Weetern State. y A BRILLIANT CORPS OF WRITERS. the editorial eorpe of writer* nnd oostrlbutois 1* uswtrlteMsd, U*«a»n»4, J™* Utr publication in all the Union. HON. W. J. NOBTIIES i* the President ivoandvateatteM