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IY CAPTIVE,
By JOSEPH A. ALTSHULER,
Author of “A Sold Ur oi Manhattan.
“The Sun of Saratoga,’’ Idtc.
“tmnpiy a military necessity, ” I rt
peated, and, seeing that it was useless
she made no further effort to withdraw
her hand. 1 could not see her face, the
darkness being too great, and therefore
had little opportunity to judge of hei
state of mind. We walked oil in silence
winding here and there through the
wood, with an occasional stop to lis
ten, though we heard nothing but tin
common noises of a forest—the crackling
rustle of dry leaves and twigs, the gen
tie swaying of some old tree as the wine
rocked it and the soft swish of tin
bushes as they swung back into placi
after we had passed between.
CHAPTER VIII.
JULIA’S KKVF.NGK
We walked for nearly an hour ant.
during the last three-quarters of it kept
straight to the northwest, in which di
rection 1 thought Morgan, with his lit
tie army, lay, or rather marched A:
last the bush began to grow thinner
and the trees to stand farther apart. 1
inferred that we were approaching tin
end of the forest, and I was not sorry,
as the traveling was hard, and I believer
that we had lost our pursuers. Present
Jy we came into the open, and I let .tin
girl’s, hand drop
•‘Which way are we going now?” sin
asked.
“Wait a moment, “ 1 said
1 put two fingers to my lips am
blew between tlrem a whistle, soft ain
long and penetrating
“Why do you do that?” asked tin
girl m a fright, coming toward me
“You will bring them upon us again.'
“Wai£ ’ 1 repeated, and 1 blew tin
whistle a second time. We stood mo
tionless for two minutes, and then I
heard a faint crush, crush, as of ap
preaching footsteps
“They are coming!” cried the girl
seizing my arm. “Let us run into the
wood again. ”
“ W 7 ait, ” l said for the third time.
The footsteps approached rapidly, and
a figure, gigantic and formidable in the
gray light, appeared through the trees
The girl cried aloud in a panic of terror
and gripped my arm.
“Don’t be alarmed, Julia, dear,” 1
said “See who it is!”
Old Put walked up to me, gave his
glad, familiar whinny and rubbed his
noso on my disengaged arm. Then he
started back, and his eyes flamed with
wrath.
“Don’t be angry, old comrade,” 1
said “It is true 1 wear a red coat, but
it is only a disguise,, a ruse, and I will
get rid of it as soon as I can ’’
He wagged his head as a sign that
my apology was sufficient and made no
further protest 1 slipped the bridle
over his head, and the girl broke into a
nervous laugh of relief.
“Did you think Old Put would desert
a comrade?’ 1 asked.
“Wait here just a moment,” I con
tinued. 1 led Old Put a little distance,
and gathering up some dry leaves wiped
the stains off his hoofs. Then I returned
with him to her and told her to jump
upon his back, but the horse shied away
from her, showing aversion and anger.
“Never mind, Old Put,” 1 said. “It
is all right IShe won’t beat you again
She likes us both. ”
“It seems to me that you are rather
inclusive in your statements, ” she said
“Get up, ” I said, and, giving her a
hand, I assisted her to jump upon the
back of Old Put, who had received my
explanation with perfect confidence and
assumed a protecting air toward her.
“And now once more for Morgan, ”
I said.
“Which, of course, means Tarleton
in the end,” she said. “And I want to
say, Mr. Marcel, that when the rebel
army is taken I shall not forget the
service that you have done me at a great
risk to yourself. My father has influ
ence with Colonel Tarleton, and I shall
ask him to secure your good treatment
while in captivity.
She spoke with quite an English—
that is to say, quite a patronizing—air.
“You are very kind,” I said, “but
Morgan has not been caught yet, has he.
Old Put?”
Women think it their right to abuse
a man and receive nothing but chivalry
in return.
The old horse shook his head defiant
ly, and I felt encouraged. We had en
tered a good country for traveling and
at last came into something that was
meant evidently for a road, but it very
much more resembled a gully washed
but by the rains. It led in the right di
rection, and I followed it, despite my
persuasion that we were now in terri
tory practically occupied by the BritisL
and were much more likely to meet
them in the road than in the fields or
forest. But I was tired of such difficult
traveling, and, being extremely anxious
to rejoin Morgan, I chose the course
which promised the best speed.
Old Put carried the girt, and I walked
on before, bolding his bridle in my
hand. I sank into a kind of walking
doze—that is, I slept on my feet and
with my feet moving. I was but dimly
conscious, but I knew that I could put
my trust in Old Put and that he would
warn me if she made any attempt to
escape. Whether the girl vvas asleep oi
wide awake 1 knew not, for my brain
was too tired and dull then to tell me,
but, looking back once, she seemed to be
awake. She had slept well in the hut
while only a short nap had fallen to me
Wc were in the darkest hours, those
that stretch out their length between
midnight and dawn, and I walked on
over a dim and shadowy world Pome-
times 1 was not conscious that my feet
touched anything but air This queer
feeling that I was walking on nothing
lasted for more than half uu hour, and
then my half sleep took another phase
l came back to earth, and the red clay
of the road took on for awhile the color
of blood. The trees by tfie roadside
raced past, rows of phantoms, holding
out withered arms and making gestures
that I did cot understand. Once the
dead face of Crowder rose up out of the
road and confronted me, but when 1
said, “You were a murderer and worse
and compelled me to kill you,’’and
walked boldly at him he melted away
like so much smoke, and I laughed
aloud at such a poor kind of a ghost
that would run at the first fire.
“What on earth are you laughing
at?” demanded the-girl from the horse’s
back.
1 awoke with a jerk and replied:
“At your gratitude. ”
But I was on the verge of sleeo again
in five minutes, and the trees ana tne
bills and the bushes were playing new
tricks with me. The bushes were espe
cially impudent, nodding to me and
then to each other and then saying
aloud:
“Here hegees! Lcokathim—making
a fool of himself and wasting his time
over an English girl who hates him
and sill his countrymen!”
I picked up a stoue, threw it at one
excessively impudent bush and shouted
■at the top of my voice:
“It’s a lie!”
“For heaven’s sake, Mr. Marcel,”
cried the girl, “what’s the matter?
Have you a fever?”
“1 was dreaming,” I said confused
ly, and 1 made no further explanation,
for she asked uo more, merely saying
that she hoped it was uo worse than
that.
The trees and bushes did not cease to
nod at me and waggle their heads at
each other and make jeering remarks
about me, but I paid uo further atten
tion to them, treating them with the
lofty scorn of silence, which is supposed
to he the most effective of all replies.
The road led into hilly country, but 1
tramped on in my dream, becoming
dimly conscious that it was growing
light Afar off there in the east, just
where the sky touched the earth, was a
bar of light shining like silver. As 1
looked it broadened and began to roll
up like a great wave of molten silver
On the horizon the hills and trees rose
out of the darkness.
Old Put turned his face to the day
light and whinnied approval. An an
swering whinny came as 20 cavalry
men galloped around a hill, opening in
two lines and closing up again, with ns
in the center.
“Wake up! Wake up, man! Why,
you’ll walk into a river or over a cliff
if you sleep on in this way, ’ ’ said one
of the cavalrymen, leaning over and
slapping me vigorously on the shoulder
I awoke and .looked up at his be-
whiskered English face and his bestrip-
ed English coat and was filled with con
fusion and dismay.
“Why, he isn’t awake even yet!’
said the officer, with a laugh. “Are you
from Cornwallis?”
His tone, though eager, was friendly,
and the reason for his question flashed
upon mo. It was the red coat that I
wore, Crowder’s coat, which had served
mo one good turn already.
“\ r es,” I said, “my name’s Hinkle,
and I’m from Cornwallis with an im
portant message for Tarleton. I was
pursued last night by a gang of rebels,
who shot my horse, but I escaped them
iu the wood Au hour ago I overtook
Miss Howard here, who also has an im
portant dispatch for Tarleton, and I am
trying to pilot myself and her to him
at the same time.
The officer raised his hat to Miss
Howard and regarded her with open ad
miration
“Your bravery aud loyalty equal
your bounty, Miss Howard, ” ho‘said.
“England can never suffer when we
have such as you. Don’t you remember
me? I’m Lieutenant George Cnthbert,
and I had the honor of an introduction
to you at Lord Cornwallis’ ball in
Charleston some mouths ago. ”
“Indeed I do,” she said in a tone of
recognition, “and I hope that we shall
meet again soon under such peaceful
circumstances, but uow I must hasten
on, for my message will not wait, and so
must this kind soldier, who has been
such au assistance and protection to me.
Can you direct us by the best road to
Tarleton?”
“Keep straight on the way you are
going,” said the officer, “and if you
hurry you ought to overtake Tarletou
before noon. Have uo fear of the rebels,
for Tarleton is driving them all ahead
of him, except one small party to the
south of here, for which we are look
ing. I’d give you an escort into Tarle
ton ’s camp, but I need all my troopers
for the task I have in hand.”
“I thank you for your courtesy and
information, Lieutenant Cuthbert, ” she
replied, “and I hope that we will meet
again soon in Charleston when all these
rebels are taken. ’ ’
‘And that will not be long, Miss
Howard,” he said, with a gallant bow.
He gave the word to his troopers, and
they galloped on.
During this ordeal the behavior of
Old Put was something wonderful to
see. Though he hated a redcoat as a
cat hates a snake, he seemed to under
stand that he had a part to act and that
he must act it well. All his true char
acter disappeared. He was a shambling
drooping horse, with his head down
and ready to submit to auything, just,
an ordinary, oppressed British horse of
the lower classes, not a proud spirited
American horse, conscious of the Dec
laration of Independence and the truth
that a! I men and horses are born free
and eoual.
~ —
mu wnen tho last of the 'British
troops had disappeared around the hill
and the gallop of. their horses had sunk
into a mere echo Old Put resumed his
* former and true character—his figure
I expanded, he held up his head once
I more He was the true patriot, equal
to all I was glad to see the change, for
that was the character iu which I liked
him best.
We went on for a long time in
silence, barring a request from the girl
that I fide and let her walk in my
place 1 declined abruptly, saying 1
was a cavalryman, with such few oppor
tunities for walking that 1 intended to
enjoy one when I had it.
The sun, following the new light in
the cast, had appeared above the hills.
The far crests and forests flamed with
red gold, and we trod silently on in the
shining light of the morning. “Why
did you not take your opportunity, ” I
asked at length, “and return to your
own people? Why did you not tell them
'back there who and what I was?”
She remained silent, and I looked
back at her.
“Julia,” 1 said, aud she did not seem
WHEELER
Talk of His Candidacy For Congress
Uiiiiul Iioriz <1.
I Florence, Ala., Feb. 26 —A personal
friend of General Wheeler has just re
ceived a letter from the general, who is
j in New York, in reply to a letter of in -
! quiry as to the reported candidacy of
1 General Wheeler for congress, to ,-uc-
eeed Judge Richardson, the present in
cumbent. Tue statemeuts sent outlrom
Washington were unwarranted atid
without authority, and rhe story had
no foundation or fact. General Wheeler __
| has been in, New York for some weeks
I with his daughters aud.the clipping sent
him by his friend was the first intorma-
j tion he had of rhe story.
General Wheeler stated to a close
personal friend some weeks ago that ho
was a retired army officer and did not
intend to get into a scramble for a po
litical office He said he appreciated
what the people of the E ghtii disrriot
i had done for him, and he was grateful
j to them for the honors bestowed upon
! him iu the past. He is out of politics, |
I but is still iuterested in the district and ;
! has been very active in using his influ
ence with old mends in both houses in
FARM
Inexpr-’Nivc Home’uad'» Level
nail a Itnnilj- lias Hanger.
A land level costs about $25. which
makes the possession of one by the av
erage farmer a matter of too great an
expense, although he often lias use for
it in accurately fixing the fall of
drains, the slope of irrigated fields. lev
eling the foundation and floor of a sta
ble. etc. The illustration shows a home
made level which answers tiie pur
poses mentioned very well. First have
made a .-water tight tin tube (.V. Ai
about 3!i' to 4 feet long and 2 inches in
side diameter, with an elbow (B) on
one end. T^ke a wood block (C) about
I c i-i uw "ii u x ci i i .c lino iu
to notice that I had called her by her : behalf of the Tennessee river appropn-
first name again despite her command, i ation aud other bills that affect the dis-
Every woman loves to think of the
time' when a soft little body, all her
own, will nestle in her bosom, fully
satisfying the yearning which lies in
the heart of every good woman. Eut
yet there is a black cloud hovering
about the pretty picture in her mind
which fills her with terror. The
dread of childbirth takes away much
of the joy of motherhood. And yet it
need not be so. For sometime there
has been upon the market, well-known
and recommended by physicians, a
liniment called
Miser's Friend
which makes childbirth as simple and
easy as nature intended it. It is a
strengthening, penetrating liniment,
which the skin readily absorbs. It
gives the muscles elasticity and vigor,
prevents sore breasts, morning sick
ness and the loss of the girlish figure:
An intelligent mother in Butler, Pa.,
says: “ Were I to need Mother’s Friend
again, I would obtain 9 bottles if I had
to pay $5 per bottle for it."
Get Mother’s Friend at the drug
store. $1 per bottle.
THE BRADFIEU) REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Write for our free illustrated book, u Before
Baby is Born.”
“why did you not tell them who I was
and let them take me a prisoner?”
“1 have called you a rebel, with a
noose around your neck, aud it is true
The noose is always there, aud it was
pressing very close then For you to
have been taken a prisoner then meant
your death 1 could have taken the
chance of returning to my own people
then only by hanging you.”
“How? I,do not understand you. ”
“Look at the red coat you wear ‘A
spy!’ says Tarleton, who knows no
mercy. ‘ Hang him at once!’ and you are
hanged. ’’
I had forgotten the coat, which, hav
ing served me well twice, might serve
me very ill the third tiftie.
“I must get rid of this coat socn, ’ 1
said. Then I added as an afterthonght:
“But what is it to you were 1 hanged?
It would be ouly one more wicked rebel
meeting the fate that he deserves. YYhy
should you put ycursc-lf to trouble for
me?’'
1 looked back over my shoulder,
though i may not have had the appear
ance of looking. I saw a flush as of the
morning that was around us overspread
her face, and she looked afar over my
head, her eyes shining with something
I had not seen there before. I asked her
uo more, but the morning continued to
grow into a splendor and radiance pass
ing all previous knowledge of mine.
The sun crept up, and the light reach
ed all the earth, west as well as the
east. We were still iu the red clay road,
winding among lone hills and deserted
fields and patches of primitive forests.
We came to a brook of cool, clear wa
ter, babbling over the stones.
“Here we rest,” 1 said, “and eat
breakfast. .Tunip down, Julia.”
She sprang down, and all three drank
at the brook—Julia, Old Put and L
Then we ate the remains of our provi
sions, while the horse found some ten
der stems of grass by the brookside.
“I think we had better leave the road
uow, ” I said, “for this is the enemy’s
country, and I do not want to meet any
more of Tarleton’s men. ”
• It was my purpose to make a circuit
around Tarleton and join Morgan, and j
she made no objection, but suggested
that she walk with me.
“I am tired of riding,” she said,
“and it will be good for the horse too. ”
I threw the bridle rein’s over Old
Put’s head, told him to follow us, and
we started on our great curve around
Tarletou. Being a Charleston man, 1
knew very little of that part of the
country, but in my campaigning with
Greene and Morgan I had obtained some
idea of the lay of the land, and I knew
the general course I ought to follow.
Besides, I felt very good, and I was full
of enthusiasm. But little of the coun
try had been cultivated, aud as the for
est was not dense there was nothing to
stay our progress. We marched steadily
on, aud what impressed us most was the
desolatiou of the land. But thinly peo
pled in the first place, everybody here,
as in the country through which we
had traveled the day previous, had fled
before the advance of the armies. We
passed two abandoned cabins in the
scanty fields, but saw no other sign of
human habitation. Yet it did not sad
den me. The sunshine was beautiful,
and the old world was fresh and young.
“Iu a few years, Julia,” I said,
“when the last of Tarleton’s raiders is
sent across the sea or to his final home
?md we win our freedom, all this will be
peaceful aud populated.”
She said nothing—nothing about the
valor of the English and the speedy de
struction of tho rebels—but looked
abroad over the country with kindling
eyes. It was fair to see, even in winter,
with its rolling hills aud sloping val
leys and streams of sparkling water, a
fit place for a noble race of freemen to
grow. But just then it was the most
unhappy part of all our continent. Nei
ther man nor woman could expect mercy
where Tarleton’s raiders came, aud all
the books will tell you, aud tell you
rightly, that the war was more fero
cious in the south than in the north
and most ferocious of all op the soil of
South Carolina. Where pai^isan bauds
ravage and fight aud the people of the
soil themselves are set and imbittered
against each other then war is seen at
its worst.
j [TO BE CONTINUED.]
tnct and the state, as well as the south.
COAL OUTPUT OF ALABAMA.
Figures For 1900 -how ncrease Over
Those of 1899.
Montgoji rt, Ala., Feb. 25.—State
Miue Inspector J. deB. Hooper has re
ceived official returns Iroui nearly ad
the mines in the state relating to last
year’s production of coal. These figures
show an. appreciable increase in tne out
put over that of ) 899. The mines which
have so lar reported foot up a total pro
duction of 7,628.502 tons. Tnore are a
number of mines of c- nsiderable size yer
to be heard iroui and it is estimated tuat
the above figures will b increased by at
least 6:5.519 tons, which will make the
entire production for tne year 1900
8,247.921 ton-.
The production of 1898 was 7,484.778
tons, i'his will show an me.ease of
about 800,000 tons, bu ir is believed by
the most optimistic tnat when all the
reports are m the increase wilt be showu
to be 1,000,090 tons.
The coal mines of the stare last year
far surpassed all previous years iu rhe
record of production Of the total out
put Jefferson couuty alone produced
5,408.013 tons.
The coal mining industr", it is shown,
employs in rouud numbers 15.000 men
who are directly engaged iu mining coal.
FIENDISH TARHEEL "
Beat ilis
FARMER
Then
Wife Insensible and
Murdered Baby.
Rutherfordtox, N. C., Feb. 27.—
In Poik couuty a man by the name of
| Black burry weut to his home drunk
i late yesrerdav afternoon and commenced
1 a quarrel wiith his wife oeeause she had
not enough . loney to supply his whisky
appetite. He struck her several blows
, with his hand and kicked her until she
was unconscious. When the baby be
gan crying Le grabbed it from the bed
I and threw it at his wife, its head strik-
j ing rhe corn-r of the mautel. It died
; instantly. The babe aud wife lay on
i the floor until midnight, when the wife
managed to get to a neighbor’s to tell
i the news.
If Blackburrv. who essaped, is caught
| he may be lynched.
ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED
Ten Negroes Taken From the Hos
pital .Mines, Ala.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Feb. 23.—Ten of
the 13 negroes entombed in the Hos
pital mines were rescued about 6 o’clock
this morning. The ocher three are be
lieved to be dead, as their caps were
found floating in the water. The men
had a very exciting time, but were iu
good spirits when taken out.
The rescued men are being taken care
of by the authorities aud the bodies of
the other three have not yet been found.
Contractor Kills Himself.
Pratt City, Ala., Feb. 25:—Frank
Hagau, a well known contractor, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head with a 3S-caliber revolvet at
his home here. What caused the rash
act has not yet been learned. Death
was instantaneous, the bullet penetrat
ing Hagan’s brain. Hagan was a well
to do contractor He had just finished
eating dinner, and rising from the table
he called to his wife and children who
were leaving the room to “Look here.”
As they did so, they saw him plaee' a
pistol to his head and blow out his brains.
No cause for the suicide is known.
A HOMEMADE LEVEL.
3 inches square, bore a hole through it
the size of the pipe or tube and slip on -
the pipe to center, taking care to have
a tight tit. Now have the tinner solder
another elbow (Bi on the other end of
the pipe. Procure two glass chimneys
for incandescent gas lamps, such as
can be purchased at any hardware
store in most towns. These chimneys
are not quite two inches in diameter
and eight inches long. Cement one of
these glass tubes (D. D) into each of
the elbows (B. Hi.
Tho level is now complete and needs
ouly to be adjusted on a tripod. For
this, if the farmer' does not care to
make it himself, use an ordinary tripod
for a photographic camera, which can
be bought at photographic supply
store and will cost about $1.25 or $1.50.
Fasten level on the tripod when in use
by screwing the small screw in tripod
head into the wood block (C) holding
level. The whole device will not cost
more than $2 or $2.50.
To use the level, fill tube with water
until the water rises in glass tubes to
a height of three or four inches. By
looking Through the glasses over the
water surface the operator can signal
to his assistant to raise or lower the
target on a foot stick the same as done
in practical surveying, and thus estal)
j lisli a horizontal. Now by deducting
the height of water level above ground
1 from height of target lie can ascertain
' the difference in height between the
| place level stands and where assistant
has plauted the foot stick.
In addition to the foregoing an Ohio
Farmer writer sketches an arrange
ment for hanging hogs when scaldin
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EXACT COPY OF WRAPPEB.
Tor Infants and Childs
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mUSiSSEiSH&BEBiiSSEB
Dissatisfied With Verdict,
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 25.—Oscar
Oakley, the young man who was con
victed of criminally assaulting his half
sister at Carbon Hill, and was given a
15-year sentence at a special term of
court, was lodged in the Jefferson coun
ty jail for safe keeping. There is much
dissatisfaction in Walker county, as the
verdict was regarded as too light, and
it was feared that if he was kept at Jas
per he might be lynched. He is to be
tried on another charge of assaulfc-
HOG HANGER.
etc. It is made by taking a large pole
about 50 feet long for lever and an
other about 16 feet long fur post. Set
this post four feet in ground aud have
made a clevis shaped iron (A) to sup
port lever on the post. This clevis is
about one foot long ana wide as post
after squaring, with n crosspiece weld
ed on near middle of bottom or round
part. A three-quarter incli hole is made
through bottom ot clevis and center of
crosspiece, through which an iron pin
is run and driven into top of post, so as
to permit clevis to revolve on post.
Make a five-eigliths incli hole in the
long pole or lever about 12 feet from
large end. liaise lever up and hang in
clevis. Attach a strong chain to large
end. aud have the scalding vat direct
ly beneath this chain. Set a bench or
platform beside vat about one-half
height of the vat. to scrape hog on. aud
next to this platform erect a post with
four crosspieces on top to hang hogs
on. Fasten a small rope to small end
of lever to pull it down with when lift
ing the hog in and out of scalding re
ceptacle on bench and to hanging post.
UNLOADED
This Time
PISTOL
AGAIN.
Life of a
It Knded the
Yi.unn t- loridiun.
Madison, Fla., Feb. 26.—At the resi
dence of William Hollingsworth, a pros
perous farmer residiug uear the Georgia
line, in this county, John Griffin, a
youth in his teeus, accidentally shot and
killed himself the other night.
He had purchased a pistol on that day
aud with two other boys had been ex
amining it in their beuroom just after
supper, when young Griffin, just as he
was sroopiug to put it away in his trunk,
placed the pistol to his left ear, and iu a
bantering maimer called to his com
panions to look. At that instant the
pistol was discharged. The ball entered
the base of the brain, and death was in
stantaneous.
Blind Tigers In Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, S. C., Fek 27.—Of i'5
cases to be tried here next week in the
circuit criminal court 15 are for viola
tion of the dispensary law. This is not
because of any prevailing violation of
law, but is because the larger part of
the violators are caught up with. Tnev
are usually convicted, the constables
bringing only well founded cases. At
the last court every one accused of sell
ing liquor was found guilty.
Over a Hundred Years Old.
Mobile, Feb. 25.—Billy Brown, the
oldest negro of this vicinity, is dead.
Bill was 110 years old and carried pa
pers to prove the fact. He had been
very active until a few days ago, when
he took a cold, contracted pneumonia
and died. His death certificate states
his age at 110. He claimed to remem
ber many of the prominent men for a
oentury or more. He had been married
three times.
nrank Poison For Whisky.
Dublin, Ga., Feb. 23.—N. N. Cannon,
a merchant of this place, by mistake
drank corrosive snbiimate solution for
whisky. Mrs. Cannon had just received
into the house some fresh milk, which
was administered in large quantities.
Dr. G. F. Green was called, and he
gave medico attention. Mr. Cannon
is getting along well, but he is not out
of danger. The mistake was made by
leaving a flask of whisky in a dark
closet next to the poison.
For Serylce In China Waters,
Pensacola, Fla , Feb. 23.—The train
ing ship Dixie, Commander Charles
Belknap, arrived here today to take
aboard 45 men from each the Kearsarge,
Selec-ted Beets For Seed.
The beets which are t,o be preserved
for seed are called mothers and are
carefully siloed. They are selected at
the time of harvesting from specially
grown beets or from fields of beets
which have shown particularly good
qualities on analysis. The size of the
roots selected for mothers should bp
about the average of -the best sugar
beets—from 20 to 24 ounces. Smaller
beets than these might show a higher
content of sugar, but it is not wise to
produce a race of small beets by select
ing the seed from the very smallest
and richest beets grown. The weight
of the mothers having been decided
upon, the beets are next selected for
their shape and external appearance.
Those regular in shape anil smooth in
external form arp to be preferred.
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1239 Broad Street, AUGUSTA GA.
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FURNITURE!!
We have the largest and best slock o
Furniture ever brought to Augusta, and our
prices are as low as the lowest. Elegant
PARLOR " d CHAMBER SETS,
SECRETARIES, BOOKCASES,
Couches, Sideboards. Bedsteads;
BUREAUS. WASHSTAN'DS,
Rocking Chairs traight Chairs,
Each department iu our business is full and completed andever^arUcfeis me ver> be2.
that can be had for the money. We do not hesitate to assertThat no other Furniture imuse
is quite so full of beauty. elegance and style as ours. \\ i.en in Augusta be sure tocail and
FLEMING Sc BOWLES.
904 Broad vSlreet. AUGUSTA GA
IRON BEDS $3.75 UP.
Arrested Several Times, But Hard to
Hold.
Savannah, Feb. 20—City Detective
Frauit Wall and Deputy Sheriff ihomas
Sweeney urre.-ted Howell Titus yester
day o:i Buli street to a war requisition
papers from Montgomery, Ala.
Titus has been arrested several times j
bur has always managed to go free.
Ouce he was locked up ou a charge of
au attempt to defraud VV. B. Sturie-
vant. He was released. Again-he was
put iu jail ou an accusation preierred
by a young lady living on Huntington
street, east, who feared that the pris
oner would take her life. He was dis
charged ou this complaint.
He was arrested on a warrant issued
by a magistrate iu Montgomery, Ala.,
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be taken to New York to form part of
the crew of the cruiser New York,
which is fitting out for service iu Chi
nese waters.
Florida Will Not Give Up.
Washington, Feb. 25. — Floridians
here do not hesitate to say that West
Florida counties will never be given np
to Alabama. They consider the terri
tory too valuable to part with, and a
glance at the business figures shows that
the loss of rho.-e western counties would
seriously cripple the state, iu popula
tion at least.
musical instruments from a lady iu that
city. The governor of Georgia’refused
to issue requisition papers on a magis
trate’s warrant aud again Titus was
turned loose
A few days ago the grand jury of
Montgomery indicted Titus and the’ in
dictment was seDt to Deputy Sheriff
Sweeney, who with the assistance of
Defective Wall located aud arrested
their man. He was indignant at what
he called an outrage. He was locked
up iu jail and a telegram announcing
that fact was sent to the sheriff at
Montgomery, Ala.
Advertising rates liberal.
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fish Potatoes.
We have just
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fresh supply of
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Go’s Seeds
They are noted lor putting up the most reli
able Seed sold. Their seed are always fresh
and gives the best results. Orr pi ices are
as low as the lowest.
Also remember we carry a complete
line of DRUGS and everything generally
kept in a first-class Drug Store.
We have a competent Druggist who has
had 15 years experience.
BUXTON & HAESELER,
GIRARD. GEORGIA.
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