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8AGX AND SINGER,
Within an old town by the aoa
A wise man and a singer dwelt;
The wise man spoke i*hnri***t-
And tanght with pain the troth be felt
The singer scattered everywhere
His carekae music to the air.
a and the singer both
lie now within the churchyard green;
8ummer and spring hare plighted troth.
An hundred years they hare not seen.
No traces of their vanished feet
Are in the old high-gabled street
And of the wise man's labored words
Not one is now rembered well.
Bat still as clearly as spring birds
The singer’s simple lore-songs swell.
And in the old town seem a part
Of every home and every heart
—Portland Transcript.
CROSS PURPOSES.
BY LUKE SHARP.
The little town of Palenville nestles
among the mountains at the entrance of
the Kaatersville Clove. All ravines are
“doves” in the Catskills. Palenville is
a scattered htt!e village, full of board
ing-houses and small hotels. The pre
tentious hotels are all on the mountains'
pre-
ail! be c
> from the above prices.
Court Calendar — Brunswick Circuit
nnd
Appling—-Second Mondays
March
Wayne—Third Mondays in March and
October.
Pierce—Fourth Mondays iu March and
October.
Ware—First Mondays in Apnl and
November.
Coffee--Tuesday after second Monday
in April and Xovcmtor.
Charlton—Tuesday after third Monday
in April and November.
Camdeu—Fourth Mondays iu April
and November.
Glynn—Beginning on the first Mon
days Ln May and December, and to con
tinue for two weeks, or as long as the
business may require.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain the old world gambler,
perhaps, discounts his enterprising
brethren in America. A correspondent
writes that in /a gambling saloon in
Moscow tbe walls and ceiling wero
covered with paper on which stars were
stamped. Among the stars in the ceiling
-holes were cut, and a man lying on tho
floor in the room above saw the hands of
thoeo playing cards and telegraphed
them, by means of wires connected with
his shoes, to his confederate.
The people of Oregon are looking,
aomo day, for an eruption from Mount
Hood, an extinct volcano in the Cascade
range, eighty miles cast of Portland.
Simultaneous with tho earthquake at
Charleston, strange sounds wero heard in
the crater of Hood for several days, and
parties of tourists in tho neighborhood
became alarmed and returned to the city
for safety. Geologists are convinced that
it will resume operations some time. The
' last eruption. occurred so long ago that
the Indians hsvo no memory of it. They
have a tradition, however, that Blount
Hood and Saint Helens were once close
together -one on the north, the other on
the south bank of the Columbia river.
They lived in peace for thousands of years.
Ono day they quarrelled, throwing fire,
ashes and stones at each other. Those
fell Into the river and blocked it up,
causing the great cascades of tho Co-
W. A. Croffut, editor of the Washing
ton Pott, tells the following story of tho
return of the remains of the late A. T.
Stewart. He says he had the story from
a member of the Hilton family at a din
ner party. Ho says: “It was a couple
of years anterior to that, I think my in
formant said, that the bones were finally
ransomed. Judge Hilton persistently
lefusod to consent to it, and at last,
when Mrs. Stewart declared herself un
able any longer to cany Ike burden of
the ghastly thought that tho remains of
her husband were being carted around
the country by a gang of thieves,
defied her lawyer’s scruples and conclu
ded negotiations. Mr#. Stewart gave
$23,000 instead of the $30,000 at first
demanded. The bargain was made
through a lawyer who seemed to havo
no other briefs, and who probably got a
good fraction of the *swag.* The ghouls
insisted that the noncy should be de
livered to them on a lonely hill in West
chester county at tho dead of night.
Thither,tin accordance with their direc
tions, a relative of Mrs. Stewart journeyed
alone in a wagon,' which he drove him-
•elf. At a spot in the country road
which had not been designated
scribed tbe driver was suddenly halted
by a masked horseman. This mysterious
messenger led him through a by lane to
the hilltop^ where, after certain precau
tions to insum their safety, they received
the $25,000, examined it, and then drag
ged a bag of bones from another buggy
near by and surrendered it to the keep
ing of the solitary traveler. Before they
disappeared down one ado or the hill
they commanded him, on peril of his
life, to turn about and descend the other
tops in the Catskill*, while in the Adi
rondack* they are all in the valleys. But
whether a mountain hotel is itself high
or low iU rates by the day cr the week
are always on the breezy summit. The
little mounUin inn at which my wife and
I were the only gue ts was situated by
the side of the turbulent Koatcrskill.
Across the creek the wooded mountain
rose to a diszy height, while behind the
house the ii.e was so abrupt that it dark-
cnencd all the rear windows. From the
front piazza there was a splendid view
of^the woods, climbing tier on tier, and
above all a little strip ot blue sky.
Against this bit of sky stood out in bold
relief a largo cross.
* we sat there looking at the cross on
the mountain top, I made the following
entirely unjustifiable remark—a remark
which led to t!.c tragedy that it is my
painful duty to record. “I suppose
there are ladies in this world who
wouldn't mind climbing to that
but I never met any of them.”
proach and peer over, and a mile below
the scattered town looked like a toy vil
lage. . Round Top, the highest moun
tain of the range, was just opposite, and
separated from us by the tremendous
tree clad chasm of Kaaterskill Clove.
Away to the east stretched the Hudson
Valley, dim in the waning light. The
full moon ahone white upon it and tnrned
the winding river ten miles away with a
•ilver ribbon. In the west the sky was
•till red and the mountain's balk stood
oat black against the crimson. It was a
superb scene, still I did rot forget that
we had several miles of wild forest and
mountain path between ns and supper.
I think I mentioned this at the time and,
if memory holds its own, I believe the
remark was considered incongruous and
out of all keeping with the panorama
before ns. Still we started down.
The downward path is always easy.
At tjmes the way was very dark, but in
tie opening* the moon shone brightly.
We to jk the path wc raisse 1 in going u >
and I congratulated myself that it led
down quickly aud did away with the
do if we kept the
road. The rough quarrymen were c >n-
tinually in mind and many a man in
ambush had turned out to be an innocent
stump or rock. I had more money in
my possession than a newt paper man is
generally suppossd to have and I was
completely unarmed. I lmd just begun
to think my fears were groundless when
the path came to the road ag.iin. I had
walked ahead all tho way down. As I
came out on the road my heart stood
still. A few rods further down a man
was standing in the m ddle of the road
apparently listening intently. The moon
shone full on him. Fortunately I had
not stepped oat into the light. I went
cautiously up the path a bit and said in
a whisper: “Don’t be alarmed, there is a
man on the road below.”
“A quarry man?”
“I think so.”
‘.‘Well?”
“Well, - 1 don’t know exactly what to
do.'
Blrs. Sharp rose with dignity from the
rand t
comfortable rocking-chair and said:
“I will be ready in ten minutes.
ready in ten minutes. In
that time you can find out which is the
best way you can get to tho cross.”
Here followed my secouil unjustifiable
remark, which made inevitable the ca
tastrophe that was to follow.
“Ofi, it’s no use. We will get up
about a Quarter of a mile and you will
then sit down on a fallen treo and say ‘I
can’t go any further,’ In the words of
the poet, ‘I’ve bin thar. ”
To this ill-natured assertion the lady
did not think it worth while to reply.
it down to interview the proprie
tor.
“Yes,” he said, ‘'there is a good path
to the cross. You can’t miss it.”
' “You do rao an injustice,” I re
plied. “You little know my genius for
getting on the wrong track*”
“Well you can’t miss this one, for it’s
all marked with red paint If you are
“They can’t mean any harm. They
must bo well known in the neighbir-
hood.”
“There are shanties up at the quarry.
I don’t what the man would bo doing
down here. Ho seems to be listening.’’
We both went carefully down the road.
Tha man still stood in ;ho moonlight.
Another man stepped from the shade of
the woods.
“Hear ’em, Joe?”
“Thought I did a little while since.
Don't now.”
“You’ll see it’s as I told you. They're
gone down long ago.”
“Don’t believe it. They couldn’t have
passed without us seeing ’em.”
The two men sat down by the roadside
and one struck a match and lit his pipe.
We were evidently in foe a siege. I sat
down on a rock that seemed dangerously
loose, but there was no chance of seek
ing a securer place. The snapping of a
twig would betray
‘*There seems to
I whispered “I believe
good plan to take them by surprise. I
could work carefully along above them
and brain ono of them with a stone,
probably both of them if I had good
luck.” A woman is always against ex
treme measures. I knew the plan
in doubt, look out for the red paint 1
the rock*. Then you are all right.”
“Who nut the cross there r”
10 pnt the
“Oh, a lot of young fellows who went
up a while ago. There used to be a hotel
the cliff. A California woman put
$10,000 on it and lost every cent of it.
The hotel went to ruin, and was at last
torn down. To find tho path go to the
second house and enter through the front
yard.”
By the time I had acquired th’s fuud
of information my partner was readv
information my partner was ready
and we crossed the bridge and sought
!. It locked "*
the second house. It locked like tres
pass, but we entered the front yard and
found the Path of the Red Mark. It led
up and across tho main road and then
into the woods again. On every promt
nent rock somo philanthropist had
S uited a red arrow, and with that vearn-
j * *
ing for immortality which seems *to be
latent in every human heart he had here
and there painted his initials. At
the path reached a rough mountain road
that had been long neglected. The
freshets had worn great chasms along it,
and ai we ascended higher seme parts of
it were washed away. The arrows still
showed oar way to be along the ever-
ascending road. One arrow, however,
we missed. It pointed up to the moun
tain while we went along the road. I
felt proud afterwards to think that in
spite of such plain directions I had suc
ceeded in keeping intact ray record for
always taking tho wrong track. The
road we followed was evidently the one
constructed by tho unfortunate Califor
nia woman to lead to her ill-fated hotel.
It was much longer but much easier
climbed thin the path. It was half past
5 when we heard the b tbm of a quarry
bla>t in the clirTs above us It appeared
that the rund also l.d to a qunry. Two
more turns brought us under a great cliff
ol tald-rock. and at tho top of it we
heard the pounding of the quarrymen.
I hoped that wo would pan unnoticed,
but there was no suc h lu.-k in store for
us. Three men stood on the cliff and
were looking down on m. I thought it
best to be on a frlendlv footing so I
shouted up:
“I* this the way to the cross!”
“What’s that!” was shouted down.
“The cross! The mountain top! Is
and I was thrown on all fours into
middle of the road. With a startled cry
both men sprang forward.
“Are you hurt?” asked one. I jumped
to my feet and looked for my alpen
stock.
We were sure you would miss tho
_ b, being strangers as we thought
when you asked tho way. We were just
going up to look for you. It’s a good
enough road in tho day time but it’s
'zen at night.”
“Tain’t so much the danger of losing
your way,” said tho other, “or of falling
er as of spraining your ankle. ’F a
in’s not used to the mountains he’s
powerful apt to twist his foot cornin'
down. Where’s the lady?”
The lady stepped down into the road.
“I'm Berry you took the trouble to
wait for us,” she said.
“Oh, tain't no trouble,” answered the
qnnrryman, taking off his hat. “You
e we live down at Palenville, and so
e just sat down and had asmoke.”
That is about all there is to tell. l[fe
found them very efficient and courteous
guides, and they would t ike nothing for
their services.—Detroit Free Press.
this the way?”
‘Oh, yes. Keep right on. Path a
little further np.” ' ‘
s brief mutnal shoot, quar-
During this
rymai
siaht
ing
after quarryman popped 1
from behind the cliff, and now a
dozen or more stood out against'the dark
mountain background.
: Rip
mountain to see.
Van Winkle with the real Catskills as
the stage selling. Those are not qnar-
mnan fltow a.. TT-.-J ' _ .
rymen, they are Henrich Hudson’s
—the gnomes of the mountains.”
8oaiid my partner as she leaned
her alpenstock and looked with an 1
miration at the stage effect before ns.
thought I would rather meet the gnomes
than a lot of rough, lawless quarrymen,
in the lonesome mountains, with night
falling, several miles from civilization.
“See here," I said, “let’s go down
— r - H? *. did as ho was bidden and
got to New Yprk before morning.. The
night the bones were committed to
the vault under the great cathedral at
Garden- City, which had already b^en
connected by a secret ^ire with a chime
of bells, sure to ring and alarm the town
if it was disturbed. So now the mortal
remafnkof the great mcrehaat-million-
aire and those‘oC-hls patient, enduring,
frugal and affectionate sjifo of sixty
years rest aide by aide,” .
Tm tired out”
“No, sir. No, sir. Tm going up to
that cross.”
“It will be dark before we reach it
There will be nothing to see. r '
“If it is midnight before I reach there
I'm going to that cross.”
“But I’m tired out I can’t go a step
farther.
“Well, you wait here. HI call tor
you asl come down.”
There was nothing for it but
tior." We found the path once more
and left the road to follow the red ar
rows. At last the crocs was reached,
after a climb of two hours. The ruins
of the unlucky hot .1 were strewn around,
and little heaps of ashes showed
camping parties had cooked their
The little strip of brown rock, as 1
from Palenville, proved to be a great
precipice that took steady nerves to ap-
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Hardware, Tinware, Agricultural
Implements.
Heavy Wagons and Harness.
For Bfills and Turpentine Distilleries,
Buggies and Rugy Harness, Ranges,
Stoves, and House-Furnish
ing Goods, Guns,
Pocket and Table Cutlery, Powder, Shot, &c.
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Wholesale Dealers and Manufacturers’ Agents,
WAYCROSS, GA.
A Costly Breakfast
A costly breakfast was the one related
of, as follows, by tho Indepsnienee Beige :
Two gentlemen, Mr. Stanhope and Mr.
Colvin, were recently having a game of
cards at the London Jockey Club. The
stases were important. The loser was to
give the winner “a breakfast such as no
one had ever had.” . BIr. Stanhope lost.
He invited his adversary to come nnd see
him on the following day at Hyde Park
for the famous breakfast. At the ap
pointed hour Mr. Colvin betook himself
to the rendezvous, where he found BIr.
Stanhope awaiting him near an inflated
balloon, in the car of which was an aero
naut preparing for a voyage. The two
gentlemen took their seats, and were
presently joined by a cook, who was all
breathless with running and
_ and canying her
utensils. Mr. 8tanhnpo invited her to
bring her portable stove into the car.
This done, he shonted: “Leave go!’
and the balloon roaicstically ascended.
The cook, who had not counted upon
this aerial flight, shrieked with terror.
But BIr. Stanhope, as calm as a veteran
sea capta n in a storm, cat her screams
short with: 4 ‘Now cook these two beef
steaks, and be careful above all th’ngt
that no spark escapes from the stove, 01
the balloon will explode.” The fright
ened cook set herself to the task, and
Mr. Stanhope, turning to BIr. Colvin,
more dead than alive, said: “I have
keDt my worJ; this will be the dearest
breakfast either you or I ever had.
There’s £'0D to pay for the balloon, and
£200 indemnity to the cook.”
Remarkable Recovery of Treasure.
Stevens, Lloyd's surveyor, have returned
from Grand Canary after raising a sum
of no less than £*0,000. This amount
was lying buried 153 feet deep about a
mile from the sauthermost limit of the
island. It went down about two years
steamer a
Spanish
They wer
cially coi
had on board*£100,000 worth of
dollars on their way to Cuba,
were $ > gold pieces, and were spe-
_• coined for the trip, being the only
$5 pieces bearing the year Is*!. The
insurance on the money wa* effected at
Lloyd's, and was raid over to thz in
surers after the vessel foundered. After
a lapse of over a year Captain R. F.
Stevens and three English divers were
sent oat to try and recover the sunken
treasure. They succeeded in bringing
up nine boxes « ordaining specie of the
value of £10,C0J each, but the tenth box
coaid not be feurd, and the divers had
to come away without it.
Tho combined Vanderbilt wealth is
•boat $300,000,0(0.
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MILLINERY, NOTIONS
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
C. C. VARNEDOE,
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA,
Is headquarters for Millinery and Dress Goods in this section of Georgia. H
has » store and is constantly receiving all the latest designs and novelties in that
line. He is headquarters for
OTJSTOIM: - IMI-A-IDIE SHOES.
E. H. CRAWLEY
-DEALER IN'—
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
My Stock is complete, and embraces-everything usually kept in a first-Clas
store. I make a specialty of
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A full line of Fancy and Family Groceries always on hand. novl-8C-«m
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ALL KINDS OF-
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-SUCH AS—
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Cards, Pamphlets, Circulars, k,
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W. M. WILSON,
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He is also headquarters for General Merchandise, and all other articles found in
an elaborate establishment dealing in specialties and first-class goods. Orders by
mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. sep9-12-m
BOOTS, SHOES AND HOSIERY,
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rims,ms MmmiMKiK
I have an extra fine Press, large
and well-selected line of Type and
fixtures, and wiU not be Underbid
den on any Class of work.
Qjy$ me a Call!
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GROCERIES.
SPECIALTIES s
Blagnolia Hams, High Grade Sugars, Coffees, Rice, Butter, Lard, Bacon, Dried
Fruit, Irish Potatoes, Segars, Pipes, Tobaccos, Canned Goods, Eto.
f3T*Prices on all goods warranted to bo as low as k the quality of goods can
be purchased anywhere. Connected with the store is a
BILLIARD & POOL ROOM
All Goods Delivered Free.
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-THE LARGEST STOCK OF-
FALL AND WINTER GLOTHING
For Gents, Youths, Boys and Children
EVER EXHIBITED IN GEORGIA.
Is now displayed in our immense Establishment and the public i3 invited to call
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BUSINESS SUITS, DRESS SUITS, WEDDING SUITS
FULL SWALLOW TAIL DRESS SUITS,
Unflenear, Neckwear, Hosiery, Etc.,
STIFF, SOFT AND STRAW HATS,
THE VERY LATEST METROPOLITAN STYLES.
|3$F“Suits sent C. O. D., with privilege of examination before paying. Rules
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REDDING & WALKER,
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Druggists and Apothecaries.
PAINTS, OILS AND
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Wholesale Agents for I*. P,
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and customers are willing to pay the cash when the marks arc so low,
and this ia the reason why my goods are always so fresh
and new. I have now, and am receiving
by every arriving train
-FALL AND WINTER GOODS.-
For Ladies' Blisses, Boys and Gents, besides a heavy stock
Of Family Groceries, Crockeryware,
Stoves, Hardware, Cutlery,
And everything else in the Dry Goods and Grocery business.
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WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
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