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TUTTS
PI LLS!
BBHOHmaHI
i INTRODUCED, 1865.
A TORPID LIVER
, the fruitful source of many diseases, promi
” nent among which are -
DYSPEPSIA, SICK-HEADACHE, COSTiVENESS,
dysentery, bilious fever, ague and fever,
Jaundice, piles, rheumatism, kidney com.
PLAINT, COLIC, ETC.
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID liver.
Loss of Appetite and Nausea, the bowels
jre costive, but sometimes alternate with
looseness, Pain in tho Head, accompanied
with a Dull sensation in tha back part, Pain
in the right side and under the shoulder
blade, fullness after eating, with > disin
clination to exertion of body or mind, Irri
tability of temper, Lew spirits. Loss of
memory, with afesling of having neglected
*ome duty, General weariness; Dizziness,
Fluttering at the Heart, Dots before the
eyes. Yellow Skin, Headache generally
over the right eye, Restlessness at night
with fitful dreams, highly colored Urine.
IF THESE WARNINGS ARE UNHEEDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
TUTT’S PILLS
are especially adapted to such
cases, a single dose effects
such a change of feeling as to
astonish the sufferer.
TUTT’S FELLS
are compounded from •nbatancefl that ard
free from any properties tin* t cun injure
ty r most del irate on* auizaf ion. They
Search, ’leanse, Purify, and luvlKorate
the entire System. Jly relieving tii? en
gorged I dyer* they cleanse the blood
Iron) poisonous humors, and thus impart
health ami vitality to the body, causing
the bowels to act naturally, without
which no one can foci well*
A Noted Divine says:
I)r. TUTT:—Dear Sir; For ten years I have been
a mirtyr to Dyspepsia, Constipation and Piles, host
Spring your Pi lie were recommended to me; I used
them (but with little faith). lam now a Well man,
have good appetite, digestion perfect, regular stools,
rileagone. and I ha ve gained forty pounds solid fleab.
They are worth thoir weight in gold.
Rev. R. L. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky.
TUTT’S PILLS,
Thoir first effect to Increase the Appetite,
and cause the body to Tube on Flesh, thus The
eystem is nourished, ami by their Tonic Ac
tion on the I>i(?estive Organs, lle&uiar
feiools are produced.
DR, J, F, HAYWOOD,
OF NEW YORK, SAYS:-
"Few exist that cannot bo relieved by ro
to ring the Liver to its normal functions, nnsl for
this purpose no remedy h -s over invented that
Lab as h ippy an effect as TUTT’3 PILLS."
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parts a Natural Color, acts Install ne >usly, and is
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THE CENUINE
DR. C. McIANE’S
CELEBRATED
LIVES PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
13AIN in the right side, undef the
edge of the r : bs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
With lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
weariness and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa
tion of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer
cise would he beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
Symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the liver to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
Dr. C. McLane’s Liver Pills, itf
cases of Ague and Fever, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a fair trial.
For all bilious derangements, and as
& simple purgative, they are unequaled.
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With the impression Dr. McLane’s Liver
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Eros, on the wrappers.
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spelled differently but same pronunciation.
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I or the Dawson Journal.
“LOVE IS A PLANT THAT
NEVER DIE*.”
BY SADIE.
Would you like to see her ? Our
heroine, I mean. Well, here she is,
seated on the bank of a river whistling,
her hat has been cast aside, her hair
seems falling down, and her feet -are
swinging to and fro, over the banks,
lather an unlady-like creature, I guess
you will say well, yes, a little so, yet
she is only thirteen and lived in the
days when there where a few children
not all grown people from the cradle.
Suddenly a pair of strong arms were
thrown about her neck and a genuine,
kiss imprinted on the naughty lips.—
Without looking up she said, “I think
Will, I told you that must be stopped.
My mama says it is wrong for a girl
as old as myself to allow such. Now
you shall not do it again.” “There,
little one. I will not do so again with
out your consent. But child I came to
bring you sad news ” “Indeed, and
what can it be,” “Bessie, lam going
to leave you.” “Oh ! Will, surely not.”
“Yes, little darling, it is true, my fath
er writes me lie lias failed, therefore he
is no longer able to keep me at school.
So I must go home, to share the trou
ble and labor with the others. It makes
me feel sad, little one, to think of
leaving you, and I now come to ask if
you will promise to love me, and when
I become a man and you a woman, to
marry me.” “There, hush ; Will, you
must’nt talk to me about such things.
I am only a child and really can’t make
such a promise. Pshaw! boy ’tie non
sense.” “Bessie, do he sensible ; un
derstand, I do not wart to many now,
I am going away, and will he gone sev
en years, at the end of that time I will
return and claim you as my bride. Now
say child, do you love me more than
any one else I “Oh 1 Will, don’t look at
me that way, I have done nothing
wrong. Yes, I love you more than
words can express, and no one shall ev
er take your place in my heart.” “There,
that sounds real sweet; and now here is
a ring with both names in it, you must
wear it until I return.” “No, no, no, I
cannot, then I would be engaged and I
know my mama would think that de
cidedly wrong.” “Bessie, you are ex
ceedingly childish. I say it is not
wrong and you must wear it.” “Very
well then, I suppose I must submit.”
Tenderly he raised the soft white hand,
slipped the band on the engagement
finger, and then imprinted a kiss on it.
Awhile longer they lingered by the
river, then Will carried Bessie home,
aud they told her mother of their love,
she kissed them-both, and laughed at
what she termed a childish fancy. A
childish fancy, yet children sometimes
love as deeply as older persons. A tew
days after this, Will left and Bessie
had only the ring to remind her of the
past or future, yet she was happy. “Oh,
God, if we could only die just at this
moment, when the future seems so
bright and we are supremely happy.
There are su ih times when we are vain,
ignorant children, hut after we reach
the year of accountability we find hap
piness a myth, this world a failure, and
a desire to try the next. Oh! why
must we say farewell to innocent happy
childhood ? why, the gold must be puri
fied, and for the pains aad heartaches
endured in this life, and our deeds of
kindness, we will in the world to come
receive a bright crown. Hut I am
wandering from my story. Five years
after this, Bessie’s mother died leaving
her with only a small income, but an
excellent education, so after everything
was settled, she advertised for a situa
tion as governess, the notice was an
swered by au old lady who w anted her
to take charge of two children, one just
six, the other four years of age, her
terms were vtry liberal, so oui hero
ine accepted. A fetf weeks later her
work begun. She found everything
very pleasant, and in grand style. The
lady who had answered her advertise
ment was the graudmother of her pu
pils, their mother was dead, and their
father was traveling through Europe,
so she had charge of them entirely.
And perhaps you would ask where our
hero is all this while. What he lias
been doing, etc. He is living in a
small place a few hundred miles from
his old home; now he is a rising lawyer,
and like most young men of that pro
fession thinks there is no one in exist
ence equal to himself, society courted
him he has become mercenary and a
few months alter her mother’s death,
Bessie received a lefer from him tell
ing her [he thought it best to break
their engagement, he had found hu
love only a childish fancy, and they
could never marry, he was poor, and
she had but a pretty face, and a fair
education. Of course she gave him
his freedom, and the world will never
DAWSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1879.
know what it cost her. Two years la
ter, we find her quite an authoress, in
deed the literary world was enthusias
tic in her praises, and all the time she
ceuld spare from the children Was de
voted to her pen. The family had be
come very much attached to her dur
ing this time, and looked upon her al
most as a member. They were now
daily expecting the return of Mr. Ev
ans, the father of the orphans, and one
bright afternoon in May he did arrive.
Much to the surprise of Bessie, he was
still quite young and a very handsome
man, —she had never asked any ques
tions about him, in fact had never giv
en him but very few thoughts, now
she began to enquire into affairs, and
found lie had married when he was
eighteen, his wife had died five years
after, and being a gentleman of means
he had had, no other trouble, so his
brow was free from the lines which sor
row and care generally trace, and
among the dark raven locks not a white
hair could be found. Now came the
pleasant days for Bessie, Mr. E. was a
very kind-hearted, also a very thought
ful man, so each day there was a drive,
a walk, boat excursion, or something
else gay, indeed, there was a wonderful
change in everything, and what was to
come of all this ? Well, very soon Mr.
Evans discovered that Bessie was very
charming, was more intelligent than
most young ladies, decidedly the hand
somest woman he had seen in years,
and last, but not least, it was time for
him to marry again. In duo season
Bessie heard all this. She thanked
him for it, hut to his proposal said, she
didn’t care to marry, and would rather
he would say nothing more about it,
then, man-like, lie became desperate,
and left home, going,—no one knew
where. At the end of three months he
returned thinking, perhaps, that she
had changed. He' found her still the
same, so he decided tp settle down, lie
could at least be her friend, and per
haps after lie had gained lior respect
and admiration, her lore would he giv
en. Gradually she learned to trust
him, and to ask his advice in all things,
and in her troubles ha was always ready
to sympathize, until finally, almost be
fore she was aware of it, she was the
affianced bride of the millionare. She
told him of the engagement of her child
hood, and the love shll existing for her
hero, that she could never love another
hut would promise to give him all the
respect possible, and would do her ut
most to make him happy. lie gladly
accepted her on these terms, feeling as
sured that in time he would gain the
love he so longed for. She would not
consent to an early marriage, the year
was almost gone before she appointed a
time and that was early in the spring
lie had to be contented with this, as he
saw she was firm. And now the prep
arations begun, and a’.l things were
completed nearly two weeks, before the
appointed day. In the excitement, she
almost forgot her old love, and real
ly imagined herself happy. How many
girls rush into these marriages without
stopping to think, until it fs too late.
Then when the vows have been taken,
and cannot be recalled, they realize that
the feeling they have nurished will not
bear the wear of married life. One
week before the appointed day Bessie
was seated in her room, reading, and a
servant came in to announce a visitor,
-—he was a stranger,—and sent no card,
but would like to see “Miss Bessie” as
soon as possible. Thowing aside her
book she followed the servant down
stairs, and walked into the parlor with
out once thinking who it might he. The
gentleman wno rose to meet her, she
failed to recognize- He was very tall,
slender, a blonde, yet rather handsome,
lie extended both hands, saying as lie
did so “May I claim yovr friendship ?”
She stepped hastily back, and with a
slight, bow, said, he was perhaps mista
ken, she would retire and send the mis
tress of the house. “Mistaken, oh
heavens! have you forgotten me? I
know I do not deserve any better, and
yet Bessie I thought you had forgiven
me ere this, and would give me your
friendship at least. Look at me, am
I not the Will of old ?” Gradually the
truth dawned Upon her and without
saying a word she fell fainting in his
arms. He bore her gently to a sofa,
and waited patiently until life was re
stored, after a few moments she slowly
opened her eyes, and looking up said :
“Have I been dreaming, or lias Will
really returned?” “I am here, Hessie
darling, your Will of long ago, and
here I shall remain until you send me
off. Now, after a little, when you feel
strong enough to listen, I have some
thing to tell you.’’ She closed her eyes
and remained so for, perhaps, half an
hour, then raising up a little she said,
“you may begin, I am prepared for
anything.” “Then, Bessie, I will go
back to the time I left you, now nearly
nine years ago, you know that I loved
you then, and now, I realize that I have
never ceased to love you. I went home
found my father’s business in a terri
ble condition, hut a little hard work,
made us even with the world again, I
then begun the study of law, was faith
ful, and after a year, was admited to
the bar. I went to a small place, not a
great distance from our home, and be
gun my practice. I was successful,
was introduced into the best society, all
the ladies professed to he my friends,
among the number was a young heiress
and I, poor mercenary fool, imagined
she possessed something that would
bring more happiness than ever love
could, then I wrote you that letter
which lias caused me so many heart
aches. After|yonJgave nle my freedom,
I begun visiting her, proposed, was ac
cepted, and the day appointed. Then
I bggun to compare her with my ideal
and found that she could never reach it.
I stilled my conscence by saying she
had money, and that would give me a
higher place in the world than intellect,
or worth would ever give. For awhile
I rested easy, feeling that I was only
doing what God required of man, then,
that small voice said, God did not want
man to enter into a loveless marriage
in order to move higher on the ladder
of fame ; lie gives us the talents, and
we are to improve them, but only in an
honorable way. I thought of this, until
finally I went to her and asked to be
released from the engagement. Since
then I have been thinking of that cruej
letter I wrote you and I have been
striving to become a better man to
gain your respect and love, if possible,
once more. I was afraid to come be
fore, hut, gradually I have been gain
ing strength and I resolved to make
one desperate effort, and, even if I
failed, I could die better satisfied. Re
member, Bessie, there are times when
we are all weak, and a man never more
truly repented than lie who now, on
bended knee, ask for your pardon.”
“Rise, Will, you should never kneel to
mortals, and our Maker in Heaven has
forgiven sins greater than yours, so I
will not place myself above Him, and
say, you serve in vain. Here is my
hand, also, my pardon and friendship.”
“Friendship! Thank God, but Bessie,
can’t you give me something more ?”
“Sit down, Will, be more quiet, listen.
One week from to-day I am to be mar
ried; so you are too late.” “Too late!
Oh ! it cannot be! Bessie, forget the
past, —reject your uffianccd husband,
and marry me. If you refuse this may
God in His great mercy take the life
which would then be a burden to me.
You the wife of another man, no, it
it cannot, must not be, I love you
more than life itself. Oh !do not make
me desperate, I know I have not acted
like it. I despise myself when I think
how weak I have been. But, if you will
be my wife, all the future I will D - y, to
atone for the past.” “Will, you must
be calm, if you will leave me now, and
conic again to-morrow morning at ten,
you shall have a positive answer.”
“Good-bye, Bessie darling, remember
please, how much depends on your de
cision, and may God direct you in this.”
The next morning precisely at the ap
pointed hour, he was there. Bessie
sent for Mr. Evans and with him enter
ed the parlor. After a few common place
remarks she said, “You remember, Mr.
Evans, when I engaged myself to you,
I told you of my boy sweetheart, well
this is he, and after an absence of nine
years, he returns, asking for my heart
and hand, the one lie has had all the
while, the other, I have given into your
keeping. Now tell me, what I must
do, I leave it entirely with you.” The
strong man bowed his head, a few bit
ter tears he shed, then rising he took
her hand, and placing in that of Will’s
he said, “Into his keeping, I give you,
my darling, knowing that you can never
be as happy with me. How much I
love you, only Our Father knows. This
much I sacrifice my own happiness for
yours, aud now my children may God
bless you, keep you through life, and
when the journey here has ended, per
mit us to meet in His mansion above.”
Then lie left them alone, and ere long
all necessary arrageinents were com
pleted. On the next day, Mr. Evans
left for Europe, a few days later Bes
sie and Will were married.
One thing more I must say, our he
ro never, for a single moment, forgot
his promise, he was a kind and devoted
husband through life, and Bessie never
had cause to regret this step. Most peo
ple accuse our sex of fickleness, incon
stancy, etc. After reading this, can
you say, that all ladies are inconstant ?
Stop a moment, look around you at the
forsaken sweethearts, the deserted
wives, who have left home, friends, all,
to gain the love of a poor selfish man,
and will you not rather say, that the
men have lost some of their honor, the
ladies are moie constant than you
thought.
“Love <8 r plant that never dies,
Ah fOOtH are deep ns the earth Itself, its
branches wide as the skies,
And whenever once It has taken hold, it flOtfr
iahfiH evermore.
Bearing a fruit, thkt in fair outside, but bitter
ash.es at bore.’*
WESTONTHE VICTOR,
He Makes the Best Time oil
Record.
New York, June 21.—The follow
ing special has been received here:
“London, lip. m.—The great contest
is finished. Weston to-night stands
without a rival in pedestrianism as pos
sessing the highest score on record, and
is just being proclaimed with sho’tts
and cheers, champion of the world. The
belt goes back to America in keeping
of its proud captor, there to remain un
til ItoWcll makes another effort to re
cover it. Weston completed his 550th
mile thereby winning the belt, his bet,
and the championship. From 2 o’clock
this afternoon until 8 o’clock this even
ing Weston, after having been over five
days on the track, accomplished the as
tonishing feat of making 5 miles an hour.
At 2 o’clock his score stood 500 miles,
and during the next six hours lie had
piled up miles until they numbered
536. During these six hours the ex
citement. was something wonderful, and
the plucky hero of the hour was greet
ed with shouts and cheers as he boldly
plodded along against time. From 8
o’clock the excitement steadily increas
ed and reached its culminating point
just before he finished. At half-past
nine Weston had made the highest score
on record, namely; 543 miles and 5
laps, beating ‘Blower.’ Brown’s great
score of 542 miles that was made in the
same hall last April. The hall at this
time was filled with an enthusiastic
crowd, who seemed never to grow tired
of cheering Weston, though he was
evidently suffering somewhat from fa
tigue, consequent upon his great ef
fort he maintained a smil’ng face and
was the recipient of many friendly gree
tings. The great struggle was tho
greatest on record. It came to an end
at ll o’clock, Weston doing 550 miles
with five minutes to spare.”
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
The walking match was finished at
10:45 this evening. Weston had made
550, and Brown 453 miles. This beats
Brown’s record in the last match and
all previous records. About 5,000
people witnessed the finish Weston
wins liis bet with Sir John Astley,
which was that lie would make 550
miles, not 555 as has been stated,
lloweil, who brought away the belt from
New York, says lie will challenge Wes
ton Immediately.
Mr. Blaine Enjoyed It.
[New York Star, June 20.]
Mr. HI aine hugely enjoyed the spec
tacle of Lamar’s torture of Conkling
and the latter’s towering rage in the
senate last Wednesday. While the
Maine senator was descending the steps
of the capital shortly after the affair,
he encountered one of the members of
the house from Massachusetts, who
questioned him in relation to it.
“Oh, it was exceedingly rich !” ex
claimed Blaine. “I don’t think I
ever saw Conkling’s wattles quite so
red.”
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The following was a New Haven col
ony law in 1069: “Whosoever shall
inveigle or draw the affections of any
maidc or inaide-servant, cither to him
self or others, without first gaining the
consent of her parents, shall pay to the
plantation for the first offence 405., the
second 24, for the third sha.ll be impris
oned of corporeously punished.” An
old record has just been f jund showing
that under this law Jacobeth Murtine
and Sarah Tuttle got into trouble by
“setting down on a chestle together, his
arm around her waiste, and her arm
upon his shoulder or about hia neck,
and continuing in that 3inful posture
about half an hour, in which time he
kyssed her and she kyssed him, or they
kyssed one another, as ye witnesses
testified.
A little girl at school read thus •
“The widow lived on a limbacy left her
by a relative.” “What did you call
that word ?” asked the teacher; “the
word is legacy, not limbacy.” “But,”
said the little girl, “my sister says I
must say limb, not leg.”
William 11. Vanderbilt is building a
stable in New York which will cost him
$40,000. In it he will have an exer
cising T ing for his horses, and one of
the grooms’ rooms is so situated that
each horse in his stall can be seen from
it, and a groom will always be there,
night and day.
VOL. 16-NO 16.
A DAY BEHIND.
• *■
Ami That’s What Grieves Mr.
Arp.
How to Save Politeuess as Well as
Victuals—A Short Dissertation on
That Ever Faithful Animal,
the Dog —Reflections
Caused by the Stri
des of Mrs.
Potts.
[From the Constitution.]
I reckon that sheep meat was good,
and all the other nice things you had
at your barbacu. I would have rejoic
ed to have been there, to have enjoyed
the light of your countenance and the
savory meats and broitghl a juhy rib
or two home to Mrs. Arp and the chil
dren. And I would have been there
but for two things that bothered me. I
had no free pass, and secondly I got the
invitation on Tuesday to Monday’s oar
bacu. It reminded me of these invites
we some times get to weddings that are
afar off The ticket generally reaches
us a day or two after the wedding. I
reckon that is a |ood way, for its a
savin both in vittels and politeness.
May be youl have another one next
June, and fbr fear of accedirtts I reck
on you had better invite us now, if its
all the same to you. We are going to
have a big dining ourselves yesterday
and would like for you to come up.
Perhaps you had better start day be
fore yesterday so a* to be here in time.
I knew that Harris had got hold of
some sheep meat somewhere for lie had
another violent paragraph against dogs
the next morning. I call always tell
when he has had mutton for dinner. It
seems to affect his head though I never
did consider him mutton-headed. lie
is too dogmatic for that. Old Rows is
dead, my loving and trusty friend, the
defender of my children, the proteclcr
of my household in the dark and silent
watches of the night. For thirteen
years lie has boon both fond and faith
ful, and now we feel like ono of the
family is dead. Rows was the best
judge of human nature I ever saw. lie
knew an honest man and a gentleman
by instinct. He never frightened a wo
man or a child—he never went tearing
down the front walk after anybody but
the very looks of bun would mighty
nigh skeer a nigger to death. When
they had to come to oiir house they be
gun to holler “hello” a quarter of a
mile off. Rows loved to skeer em, he
did. He had character and emotions.
Having no tail to wag (for he was not
CUr-tailed) he did the best that he could
and wagged where it ought to be. Rows
was a dark brindle. He was a dog of
ancestors. 11 is father was named Shy
lock, and his grandfather’s name was
Sheriff. They were all honorable dogs.
He was not quarrelsome or fussy. I
never knew him to run up and down a
nobors palings after the dog on the
other sido. He was above it—but he
never dodged a responsibility. He has
come in violent personal contact with
Other dogs a thousand times more or
less, and was never the bottom dog in
the fight. And then what an honest
voice he bad. Ilis bark was not on the
C, but was a deep, short basso profun
do. We have buriod him on the brow
of the hill where he used to sit and
watch for tramps and stragglers. Slow
ly and sadly we laid him down. Talk
about your sheep—l wouldn’t have
given him for a whole flock. Sheep arc
to eat and wear, but Rows was a friend.
It’s like comparing appetite with emo
tion—the animal with tho spirital.
Rut lam done now. Let Harris press
on his dog law. I’ve got nothin agin
sheep —in fact, I like em. Ever since
Mary had a little lamb I’ve thought
kindly of sheep, and I am perfectly
willin to a law that will exterminate all
houns and suckegg pups and yaller dogs
and bench-lc-g fices. They are a re
flection on Bowses memory.
. But I’ve been away from home and
find myself behind the sensation. Potts!
Who is Potts, and what is she after?
While I was up in Tennessee prancin’
around among the girls, Potts has turn*
ed up. Well, it looks like when a wo
man gets her back up she can beat a
man at most anything. When I was a
susceptible youth I fell in love with a
little girl who one day bantered me for
a foot-race and beat me. I didn’t like
that for 1 considered that under domes
tic difficulties a man ought to have
some chance to get away from a woman
and if she could out run him he wouldn’t
have any clmnee at all. Captain Potts
wouldn't have any trouble at all on that
score. She wouldn’t have to run, but
could jftst walk after a feller and she
could fuller him a thousadd miles if
necessary. May be she is follerin a fel
ler now. I wonder if she liaint got a
cowhide under her clothes and a pistol
in her hip-pocket. Alas! poor Yorick.
I see him now, Hiratio, wi:h swelled
ankles and blistered feet, and a despair
ing countenance as he reads the tele
grams and looks back over his shrug
ging shoulders: Potts at Central —Potts
dines with Cousin John Thrasher,Potts
at Seneca, Potts at Mt. Airy, Potts at
Atlanta. Cottsin John is a reflective
man. Cousin John killed the fatted
calf for he saw the end of the cowhide
and was afraid the colonel would come
back that way. Do tell me how the
general is dressed. Does she Wear
short frocks or knee breeches. Maybe
its a trail and she goes so fast a fellow
could play a runulti game of marbles
on it. Does she wear 7 brognn boots
or Slldin slippers? Does she go with a
spring, first Upon the heel-tap and then
upon the toe—or does tile holler of her
foot make a hole in the ground? When
the creek is up does she wade like cous*
in Sally Dillard, or coon it on a log? t
wish I could see the professor. Do
please toll Potts to step this way.
Yours, Bill ARP.
Grant Getting Himself Dislike
ed.
The Sultan of Turkey has shipped
for General Grant two full bred Ara
bian horses, of the kind that in those
countries are esteemed above all price.
Similar presents were made to Jack*
son, Hid we believe some other of our
earlier Presidents, but were refused.
Grant was the first American Presi
dent who ever accepted a gift, and in
bis semi-official trip around the World
be seems to lose no opportunity to ac*
eept of all be can get. Among the
Eastern nations the custom of mak*
ing gifts is very prevalent, but these
gifts are only nominally gifts, and
the receiver is expected to give in re*
turn Something of equal value." This
is well understood by the English
Government, and in some form or
other the presents which have been
made to the Viceroys of India or to
the Prince of Wales during bis visit
to that part of bis future dominions,
were sernpulOusly returned. Rut this
ex-I’resident of ours who goes tramp*
ing around the World, accepting
princely and regal hospitalities, ao*
cepts without returning. Of course
nothing will be said that we cart
bear, but but American character los*
es in estimation. “If this is their great
Sultan,” these people will reason, the
Americans mostly be a niggardly and
mean spirited nation.— San Franciscdt
Stale.
A Fearful Domestic Tragedy*
Two years ago Daniel EdinOrtds, of
Livingston county, Ky., left bis family
and eloped to Arkansas With a neigh
bor’s daughter. A short time ago hrt
started back to bis former home with
the young Woman and her child, ahd
when near the Mississippi river killed
and buried both. Reaching his old
home he took up again with his lawful
wife. The bodies of the murdered wo*
man and child on the Mississippi were
found and identified, and Tuesday art
officer from Kansas arrived at the home
of the nurderer, arrested him, and took
him back to the scene of the tragedy.
The North Georgian learns from Dr-
Dillard, that on last Saturday, a girl,
living several miles from Relton, and
who was married last year before she
was twelve years old, gave birth to a
female infant. The mother is not thir a
teen years old, and will not be until
September. The child-mother and bef
babe were doing well at last accounts.
The family are highly respectable, and
there car. be no doubt about the facts.
It is certainlj an unusual case in every
respect.
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A counterpart of the Pocasset trrg*
edy came near being enacted at Malden,
Mass., the other day. William Casey,
64 years old, who has acted strangely
for some time, suddenly grabbed twd
carving knives, saying be had orders
from heaven to sacrifice his little son,
and Started for the boy’s room. He
was secured, however, just before ha
could accomplish his purpose, and ha
has been taken to the Danvers insane
asylum.
A man at Chapmanville, Va., had- a
chance to find out how long he could
stand on his toes. Robbers took his
money, hanged him to a tree, and left
him. By pressing his toes ott the
ground he could relieve the choking of
the noose around his neck, and in that
way he stood for thirteen hours, but
was on the point cf givivg up when
help came.
A farmer in Holden, Me., relates
that, being much annoyed with Crows
pulling up his corn, he placed a large
umbrella in his field in order to fright 4 *
en them away* He was a good deal
surprised one wet day at finding a
gcod flock seeking shelter under it from
the rain. The umbrella is now used
for another purpose.
A German philsoper says one grain
of wheat could be so multiplied in
twelve years as to supply all the in
habitants of the earth with food during
their lifetime.