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VOL. XXVI. NO 51
THE TELEPHONE IN
K UNTU'CKY. .
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According to a K-ntucky pa- ,
per, when the ‘telephone was
liret. introduced into that State
on old f armer who did not ex
4fcly understand the working
of the invention bought a new
. pair-td I not- bn Ids sm, »
lived down m Texas. IB- tiung:
tte’foot jew aproga th< win- at
sundown on-' evening Puri- i:
the night some one took the
bouU aud plat ed a pair of old
across the wire. Next
indrning the old gentleman
went nut, and, to his delight,
he fcr. 1 h'e old boots. He hast
ened into the house, exclaiming
to his wife: '“Say, Sal. this
here tellerpfiono- is the best
tiling yet. John got his boots
last night, and I’m blasted es j
ho didn’t send the old nire t
home!”
There will he more new faces
in the next senate than were
ever seen before at any time in
the history ot that body. The
terms of these seventeen sena
tors end the present congress:;
Blackburn, Blanchard, Brice,
Brown, Call, Cameron, Dubois,
Gib Son, Gordon, Hill, Irby,!
I’alnu-r, Peffer, Bough. Squire
\ ibis and Voorhoes. New men
have been chosen as successors
of fifteen of these; the Florida
legislature does not elect a suc
cessor to Call until April; thy
vacancy from Kentucky is not
yet filled. This year there art
live complexions in a political
s use in the I'pper House, in
tituling rilvt r Democrats, gold
Democrats, straight Republi
cans, silver Republicans and
Populist. Brown of Utah and
Dubois of Idaho are the only
R pub’icans so far among those
retiring who will not be succeed
ed by Republicans. So far nsj
financial policy is concerned,
th- low senate will be con*
t oil"d l>y t i-e gold standard aci-
Vo -ill s.
ONE OK OEOIiOK. P PHEX
TICE S JOKES
A\’ ill S. Ha;. . tiie famous
Kentucky son.., writer, was, b
the !atl* r davs of the old j nr
nal, a river reporter for the Dem ■
ocrat. Hays was a v ry sud '• n
young man, good hearted, jolly,
w itty, bpt lacking som wh it ,ie
r !veruce, and n had a habit o'
c -lliug persons, even old enoui h
i)lie bis her by •
given name-. A isitiu Pi
tiCC-one day as - f Mow* »•< -e'.
afb-r tome desultory talk, IK. -
s no:
‘ 1 ,-uppose, Co ogre, you havf
so ■!! my last song ?”
Prentice looked ut Hays, who
was sitting cross ieggod oil
Prentice’s table, and with u
twinkle in Ids exj revive eyes
quietly n plied':
“1 hojie so, Bill. ”
“Bill” looked around for a
second or two, as if something
had tupped him, and then slid
down the baluster.rail to the
front door,
WORSE TH AN COUNTRY
PAPERS.
“You city filler* make a good :
pit of fun of us country editors I
nod tho news we print,” said
tlm editor of the Hoxawottomie
Hugh to the exchange editor as
lie loi k- d over tho exchange list
of tho great metropolitan daily.
win.se oflits' he was visiting,"
Bays the Chicago Tinies-Herald.
•‘Yea?’ observed the exchange
editor, interrogatively, ns lie
snipped out a couple of columns j
of r print.
"Y 'S. you make fun of us for'
printing such us ‘Partner Ureen j
has painted his new burn,’ or
‘pob Jones has bought a now
.. * 1
COW
“That’s all right for you to!
print. It interests your read-!
ers.’ .
‘Of course, it does, llut whut
I was going V. say is that, yon
city fellers to a good deal worse
thno that, by gosh! You print
jflpgs wo wouldn’t think was
news, ’
‘•What?’
“'\V~ll, give rut- your paper,
and i 11 show you. i here. Look
there ‘Mrs. Potter Palmer
will be at, home this aft rnooh,’
jetirf your -av otter people will
h- it lu>rae.« How about that?
Mv paper, the ltilgie, might Bay
that ‘Sijuir i tii' en l ad painted
his ''am, but 1 am denied if it
would say that ‘Squire ternen
was at home.’ Ain’t people
supposed to tie at home all tho
time
The Gwinnett Herald.
VOICES OF HOPE.
A bell in the darkness is ringing
The wandering ships to tho
shore;
There’s a song that is sweet in
the singing—
A heart that is kind to tho
core.
A star in the tempest is shining
And lighting the pathway to
morn;
Aud somewhere the roses are
twining •
For the brow that is pierced
by the thorn.
Not blind as the flight of an
arrow
Life speeds—for the goal is
in view;
Who heedeth the fall of a spar--
row i
Shall tread the dim valleys
with you.
—F. L. S. in Constitution.
THE BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE.
BY HENRY OOYI.E.
It wits a warm evening in Ju
ly, 1779. The South was then
the principle scene of the strug
gle of the colonies with Eng
land, and Georgia, the weakest
of the Southern States, was in
the hand of the British. Sa
v.inah had been captured the
previous winter, and the Amor
man troops, only twelve hun
dred in number, were surprised
aud defeated by more than
thirty-five hundred of the en
emy.
Morton Hall, the princely
mansion of James Morton, a
sljiuch patriot, was gay with
the sounds of music and laugh*
ter. Every luxury which wealth
and refined taste could furnish
at that distressed period, was
there, for the entertainment
was not only given to honor the
twentieth birthday of his
daughter Mary, but also to cel
• ■brato the third anniversary of
(lie Declaration of Independ
ence. Although Morton was
fully conscious of the offense it l
might give to tho redcoats then j
■ tiem-d at Savanah, twenty
; iiles distant, he determined to
make the occ .sion patii tic --
■ • 1; 'a,- ci mu- ;-:ic
Mrs. Morton had died when
■Jury was but five years old,
a ud her father watched over her
with tender earn. Tho war of
he Revolution caused him to
1 -o much of his property and [
;i - misfortunes seemed to
change his nature, for the so
cial, benevolent man became
sordid, cold and selfish. Every
power, mental and physical,
was now exerted in guarding
he remnant of his wealth.
Although a confirmed miser
: i his relations with the world,
Mr. Morton was indulgent with
his only child when money was
wanted. It was for her sake he
bud sorrowed at the loss of his
fortune; ho had lived hut for
her since the death of her
mother. The gratification of
or present wishes, and tho
surety of a future independence
for her through a wealthy mar
riage, had lioeu It is foqdest de
sires.
A great change had recently
c iino over Mary. The joyous
u ss of tho light-hearted girl
had outlived her youth, liut now
she was serious and often sad.
Tlie heart which hud breathed
forth its thoughts while they
were yet half-formed, learned
i*i commune only with itself,
and the young girl whose hap
piness was only perfect when
■he could surround hereof with
gay young friends, now more
and more sought seclusion.
What had caused such a
change? Mr. Morton liked not
to question himself too closely.
Indeed, it Wft* Hftt upcesqury.
Ho could only too well remem
ber from what hour the appear
ance of his daughter begnu to
change. He and Mary stood
ouo evening ou the verge on a
stoop precipice, gazing with nil
miring eyes on the riyer (lowing
rapidly beneath, Mr. Marton
sauntered along the path, but
Marv lingered.
Just over the edge of the cliff
ih'-re was a bunch of wild flow
ers which to the vouug giil
seemtal the brightest and the
most beautiful she had ever
-ecu. She crept to the edg Q .
,cid reached over; suddenly
tie-re was a shriek and a full in
to the river below, and us Mr.
.Morton turned, ho saw hischild
struggling in the waters below.
He uttered a cry of horror,
unit stood as if spellbound trem
bling and helpless. Then he
hoard a voice from the opposite
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd 1897.
and less precipitous bank, and
observed a young man running
down so the river’s edge. He
jumped into the water, and
battling with the strong current
lie succeeded in rescuing Mary,
and brought her safely to the
shore.
“llow can I over express my
gratitude!” said Mr. Morton.
“If it*is in my power to grant
any request I promise yon, 1
will ilo it ”
But when tho young man,
who had been for sometime a
frequent visitor at the hall, did
make his request, Mr. Morton
was very angry v
“You, a poor, uuknowu sol
dier, ask mo for my daughter’s
band? Impossible! In future,
Paul Clinton, 1 must, ask you
not.to visit us; our acquaint
ance must cease from today.”
And he motioned the young
man'from lbs presence.
Paul was not surprised; in
deed he lmd expected that his
suit would be rejected; lmt his
feelings were wounded to the
quick, and later, when the man
sent him a large sum of money,
he returned it by the same mes
senger.
Paul, physically and menial
ly, wasjnot. unworthy of oven
such a bride as the rich man’s
daughter. Tall, active and
graceful, his voice and counte
nance were all in union with
the open, manly spirit of his
class. Pre-eminently brave
among a people noted for cour
age, lie was, though only twen
ty-four years old, the lending
spirit in the district in resisting
the British.
It'was'near sunset on the day
of the festivities, and Mary,
stealing from the Hall and
from her merry guests, strolled
out to a pleasant grove at some
distance from the house. She
had been absent nearly an hour,
when Mr. Morton began to in*
quire for her, but no one seemed
to know where she was
Becoming alarmed at. her pro
long- d absence Mr Morton at
nc< h *«. o •••arch for her
The gentlemen of the party,
ai d the servants, explored the
surroundinggroves aud gardens,
and the ladies were giouped to
gether, startled and terrified.
It was now that Paul Clinton
suddenly entered the hall, his
face white, Ins manner agitat
ed.
“Mr. Morton, have the red
coats been here?!’ he asked.
“They have been in this locali
ty. Whore is Mary ?”
“We do not know; we have
just missed her,” replied her
fat her.
“What! My God, then it is
Mary!” cried the youhg man,
wildly.
“What do you meau, Paul ?
Speak 1“ said Mr. Morton.
“A company of British sol
diers have been loitering in this
vicinity during the day,” an
swered Paul. “About half an
hour ago thoy were making for
the open country with a young
lady as prisoner.”
“What is to be done ?”
“Give me a tleet horse, aud I
will follow them while the light
lasts.” said Raul, “They can
not reach Savannah to-night,
and they will probably camp.
I will alarm the country as I
go along, aud you must follow
with as many armed men as
you can gather.”
When the horse was brought,
he mounted, and bade the com
pany . assembled farewell. As
the noble steed galloped down
the long avenue, Paul turned
his head, nud raised his three
cornered-hut. Then oyer hill
and moiiud and dusky dingle,
lie urged the horse. At every
house aud every village he told
his story, and soon the whole
country was aroused.
It was uow growing quite
dark, but Paul stil) urged his
horse onward, until ho was only
“A shape in the moonlight, a
bulk in the dark,”
The wind subsided, and after
a long ride, Paul finally thought
it best to dismount. He led
;he horse to a place where he
kuew a refreshing spring bub
bled.
{Suddenly an ominous sound
thrilled him- The neigh of a
horse, faint and distant, float
ed on the air from the deep
ravine.
“That must have oorae from
| up yonder valley,” said Paul,
. and w ithout hesitating a mo
mwht h* followed in the dir«c-
t ion of the sound.
The stillness was yet linhro
ken. Paul placed his ear t ■
the ground, Indian fashion
and listened. The s uniping n
numerous horses was plain!v
audible to his traine l ear, and
they were but u short distance
beyond. His movements were
now like’the stealthy crouching
of a tiger, while too distant to
spring upon its prey. Cautious
ly. he, pushed his way through
the tangled briars and hazel
bushes, fearful lust lie should
make any noise by stepping on
a dry twig.
He could not see the fire b i
it was just before him, con
cealed by a thicket. At length
he came in full view of the
embers, which seemed burning
low, and the shadows began to |
creep down from the t metope
whither the bright blaze had
driven them. Now and then 1
there was a sudden flash, shoot
ing out arrow-liko beams.
It was 100 dark to discover
much, but- Paul could see deep i
shadows on the ground, like
sleeping men. They had evi
dently been drinking heavily,
for they had neglected to post
a sentry. A little apart, from
the group, Paul could distinct
ly see a whito shape, and hi
knew that it was Mary.
For a moment the young pa
triot was in an agony of sus
pense, but he well knew that
lie could effect was to watch
the movement- of the redcoats,
until tho arrival of the Ameri
can troops. Ho dared not ud
vance one step.
The fire gradually burned
down to ashes, and so s*ill was
the night that Paul could plain i
ly hear the heavy breathing ot
the drunken soldiers. lb- saw
Mary sit down under a tree
The impulse that had lee
Paul forward now shaped itself
into a purpose, and vague, res
olution became cotisious act ion
Creeping softly from tree t.,
tree, the young man stood be
hind the tree that sheltered the
fair captive.
How fearful was tho risk!
The slightest noise, the crack
ing of a twig, and all might be
lost! Cautiously he touched
her hand. She did not stir.
Ho touched it aguin ami sin
drew it uway.
Suddenly she looked up. Sht
was about to utter a frightened
exclamation a« she saw him.
but he placed his hand signifi
cantly over his mouth. Sh»
understood his meuuing ami
kept silence. Obeying a sign
from him, she prepared to ri u e.
The young soldier,after w atch
ing the redcoats, so as to lie
sure that they were unobserved
motioned to her to come for
ward. She did so, and stepping
very lightly Paul took her hand
and led her away from th<
cump.
When they were at a sab
distance, Paul and Mary hur
ried to the place where ill*
horse was brousing t lie bushes
Placing her on the animal's
back, lie sprang up behind her.
and in a moment they were
hounding over the hills. It
was just dawn when they ar
rived at Morton Hall. A com
pany of American troops wen
quartered there, waiting for the
return of the young man.
It was expected that mu at
tack would be made ou tlm Hal
by the redcoats, and for a week
the patriots watched for thejr
coining. The British had lmpi-d
to obtain a splendid ransom for
the young heiress, sqd it was
feared llu(t limy might return
again in the near future and re
take their prisoner.
Paul was deservedly the hero
of the hour, ami a few weeks
later Mr. Morton conferred up
on him the hand of his daugh
ter,
The British still hold Savan
nah, and the family decided to
close tho Hall and ‘.ravel for a
time in the North, where Mr
Moftop had large business in-,
terests to look after.
Three years later, Savannah
was evacuated by the llritish.
and the following month Mr
Morton, his daughter and Paul,
with their little boy, returned
again to the Hall to enjoy there
a long life of peace and prosr
purity,
Bayouets ure now altogether
machine-made, a very simple,
as well as clever, oontriv*iuu»
stamping the steel into proper
shape.
BKKTHOUDE THE DWARF.
HIS BllKEWl)*fanswers at the
COURT OE AI.BOIN, KINO OF
THE I.OMBORIIS.
Mary Shears Roberts, in her
series of ‘Historic Dwarfs,’con
tributes an article on Bertholde
to St. Nicholas Bertholde was
mi Italian, and one day he
made his way to the palace of
Alboin.’King of the Lombards,
at Verona and boldly seated
himself iriTnn empty chair next
to the throne.
The courtiers were as much
surprised at his audacity as
t hey were amazed at Ins gro
tesque appearance, but tlie
Lombard chieftain smiled grim
ly upon the intruder aud in
quired of him “what he was,
when he was b >rn and in what.)
country.’
‘I am a Juan,’ replied the
dwarf, whereupon the attend
ants went off into (its of laugh
ter. ‘I was born when I came
into the world, and the world
itself is my country. ’
King and courtierß now began
to realize that they had a
shrewd little imp before them,
and they commenced to ply
him w ith questions of all kinds.
The asking of conundrums was
a sort of trial of wit to w hich
sovereigns were much given at
this period of history.
‘What thing is that which
(lies the swiftest?’ asked one. *
‘Thought,’ replied Bertholde
promptly.
‘Wlnvt is the gulf that is
never tilled?’
‘The avarice of the miser,’
was the ready answer of tho
quick wilted dwarf.
‘What trait is the most hate
' iil in young people?’ *
‘Self conceit, because it makes
them untouchable.’
‘How will you catch a hare
running?’ inquired the king.
‘l’ll stay till 1 find her on
i he spit.’
‘How would you bring water
i in a sieve?’
‘l’d wait till it was frozen,’
i answered the dwarf readily.
Tho king was delighted. ‘For
,so clever a rejoinder,’ lie said,
‘you shall have from me nny
| thing you may desire.’
I ‘Oh, no!’ cried Bertholde,
| with a mocking laugh. ‘I shall
; have nothing of the sort . You
| cunnot.givo me what you do not
i possess. I um in search of
i happiness, of which you have
j not a particle. So how can you
! give me any?’
‘Howl’ exclaimed the king.
“Am 1 not happy on so elevated
a throne?’
“Yes, yon are, if the happi
ness of a man consists in the
height of his seat.’
Then Aiboin referred to hie
i kingly power and dignity, and
the dwarf retorted with another
mocking laugh, and when the
| king called attention to the no
. Ides courtiers about him, Ber
llioldu, with a sneer, remarked,
j ‘Oh, yes, they cluster round 1
vour throne; so do hungry ants
round a crab apple, and with
the same purpose—to devour
it.’
‘Well said,’ spake the king,
keeping his temper, ‘but all
this does not prevent me from
{shining among them as the sun
i iuuong t lie stars.’
‘True, but tell me, shining
sun, how many eclipses you are
obliged to suffer in a year? For
the continual flattering of these
met; must now and then darken
your understanding.’
‘For this reason you would
: not be a courtier?’ inquired his
majesty, whose fingers began to
•day upou his sword in a threat
ening manner.
“Miserable as I am, I should
be sorry to be placed in tlie
rank of slaves, * replied the
dwarf. ‘Bosidi;s, 1 have not
the necessary qualities to suc
ceed in this Hue employment.’
I What, t hen, do you seek nt
my court?* asked tlie king in an
angry tone *
“Something I have not been
not been able to find there,”
1 answered Jiprthnldn. ‘I was
; to|d that a king was as much
above common un-i, as a tower
is above common bout os. I
find, as l suspected, that sov
ereigns ur« honored more than
they deserve,”
This was a little too much,
i The king lost his patience and
commanded the dwarf jester t i
| leave the palace immediately or
; In* would nave him whipped out :
' of court.
BBCKLEN'H AHNH A HALVE
Hie Has: Salve in tlie world fur
Cuts, Bruises, So.es, Sat Klieum,
Fever Sores, Teller, t'hupped Hand
chilblain-, <m u* lid all Skin
' Eruptions, aud positively cures
Piles, or no pay squired, 1 is
guaranteed to give perfect sstislao
liuu, or niuuey refunded Price 2ft
cents |t bo x For sale by
A. M. W inn Lawrenceville Ga
aud Jchti B. Brogdon Suwanev
ttipaus Tabulss: at druggist*.
IIF MADE A MISTAKE.
I he fine looking young man
who was shown into the parlor
I Wfl* a ii*‘\v ouo to tho old g»*n
| Human, who had lived in a
state of anxiety for years les!
some one would marry his |
charming daughter for her
money. All young men were;
under suspicion with him, and
he was particularly formal with
those of fine appearance. The!
caller intended to observe the I
properties by introducing him- j
self, but the host said in his
stillest business tones:
“\\ hat can I do for von, sir?’
“1 came to tell you, sir, that
1 have asked vour daughter—”
“Just as I expected,” was
snorted back. “It’s pretty
tough when a limn of affairs al
my time of life has to put in
half his time telling young
whipper-snappers that they
can’t have that, girl of mine.
There is the niosi mercenary j
lot of men just coming into ac-!
tivn life tlrat 1 have ever seen. ;
I’d better give my fortune so
some charitable institution. I
You can't have her.”
“Perhaps if I should explain,
sir—”
“There’s nothing to explain.
I’ve heard it all more times
than 1 have hairs on my head, j
Of course you love her. Von
can’t live without her. Yon
have no money, but you’re ed-
ucated, possess a brave heart
and will shield her from all
trouble. You will—”
“Just to shield you from a
little present embarrassment 1
will inform you that I'm not
in the least in love with your
daughter.”
“What in thundqr did you
propose to her for, then ? Have
you the unmitigated gall to
come in here and tell
you want my daughter when
you're, not in love with her and
not exgect to gel kicked out ?
Why you—”
"Breakaway, papa!” laughed
tho vision of loveliness who
hurried into the room. “This
is the gentleman visiting at
Mrs. Winton’s, and he is ar
ranging her private theatricals
for her. He has asked mo to
take a part and I referred him
to you.”
The old gentleman glared
hopelessly for a full minute
and in his confu.-ion said, bro
kenly: t
“Take her, my son, take her!'
—Detroit Free Press.
FELTJSOKKY FOR HIM,
This is a story of a young
street uruh who had linen in
duced to attend the mission
Sunday-school. He was taken
Up to the front seat, and be
yond kicking his neighbors on
either side and pulling the hair
of a little girl us she stood up
to recite, and expectorating at
a cockroach which was hasten
ing across the lloor, he had be
haved fairly well. Finally, in
order to get some sort of an
idea as to what the hoy knew,
the sweet-faced girl teacher
ask<-d him if lie had ever heard
of God.
‘Nit.’
‘Dear me, has no one ever
talked of God w tli you ?’
‘G’wuii, now, I told yer no.’
‘II iw many Gods are there ?’
It was a chance, and he took
it, hoping to make a lucky
guegs.
‘Two,’ he snarled, and the
other children littered.
*oh, no, little boy, you are
wrong,’ said the teacher.
'Well, don, dere’s four.’
The children laughed aloud
and the toucher looked stern.
She started to correct his iin -
pression, when lie let forth such
a torrent of profanity that every
one was horrified. Ho engaged
in combat with the nearest boy
for laughing ut him, und the
result was that he was put out
of the building somewhat the
worse fur his encounter. Prog
ressing up the street ho met a
good lit-tlo boy who was ou hi*
wuy to the mission,
‘Say, w’ere you goin ?' he
asked.
‘To tho mission Sunday
school,' faltered the good boy,
a* he tried to pass.
‘Jest answer me dis one ques
tion: How many Gods is dey ?’
‘One,’ replied the good boy.
‘Oh, say, y«-u are easy, Take
me advice aud go home. 1 went
up agin dm game and 1 told
dem d»*r was four, and dey beat
ine nearly to death and turn
me out. |f you go up dern will
your little one God, dey won’t
do u ting to you but kill you.
I’ve been up agin dat game and
dore’s uuttins in it. S< e?’
Wliut sick man would send
for a doctor who had gone no
deeper into medical books than
some preachers have into the
Bible ?
1 -00 PER annum, in advance
UNIQUE POST OFFICE
REPORT.
\\ hen it was first arranged
; lor post masters to send in
quarterly repojts many queer
| documents were furnished. One
| ( ’f the lunnicst came from Wa
jtorford, Fulton county, 111.,
and is a model of comprohen
'siveiicss, if not grammatical
precision. It is on file at the
post office department and reads
; as follows:
watterford, fnlton, c, ils
“muster james huckanin,
president of 1 oited States Dear
; Sur Bean required by the in
stmotor of the post office |<> ru
nout quart ly. I now foolfil that
pleasin duty by repot in as fol
lows. rhe Harvesting has been
going on pretty well and most
of the naliors have got tluir cut
ting about done, wheat, is liard
ia a average crop, on rolling
lans corn is yellowish and wont
cut more than ten or fifteen
boostiils to aker the holth of
the commnnitie is only To 1 ara
ble meesils and colery have
broke out, in about 2 and a half
miles front hyar, thair are a
j powerful awaken on the subject
of religun in the potts nabor
hood and uieny souls are bein
made to know their sins forgiv
en ini«s nancy Smith a neer na
bor had tw ins day before yes*
I terday onp of them is a poor
scraggy thing and won’t live
halt its clays this is abont all i
know and have to report tlie
present quarter give my respects
to Mrs. Buchanyi and subscribe
miself yours Trooley.
“Abigail jenking,
“p. m. at fulton Co ils. ”
THE JAVA PYTHON.
No creature of the jungles of
Java is more feared than the
terrible python. A hunter tells
of his experiences with one of
iheso huge snakes.
“Gunning ono day near the
Wasli river, in the interior of
the island.’ he says, “I watched
a number of wild hogs coining
to the water to drink. Sudden
ly tlie head of a snake rose
above the grass, aud a hog
squealed. A python had seized
a full grown one, easily three
feet high at the shoulder, and
thrown two coils around the
body. Under the tremendous
pressure pressure the hog seeui
ed to lengthen, and when the
snake uncoiled 1 saw only a
strip of meat, nothing distin
guishable but the head. I shot
the snake. It was 12 feet long
and over 7 inches through, and
v<-t its coils had crushed tin
bones of d prey like chips. There
is no doubt that hidden away in
vast swamps of the interior are
immy anacondas of oiiorinoii*
size. Parties have been mad»
up to hunt them, but the mala
rious climate drives them back.’
MARVELOUS RESULTS.
From a letter written l>v Rev.
j .1. Gunderman, of Dimondale,
Mich, wo are permitted to make
| this extract: “1 have no hesi
tation in recommending Dr.
King’s New Discovery, as the
results we almost marvelous in
the ca“o of my wife. While I
was pastor of the Baptist church
at Rives Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia
succeding La Grippe. Terrible
paroxysms of coughing would
lust hours with little interrup
tion and it seemed as if sin
could not survive them. A
friend recommended Dr. King’s
New Discovery; it was quick in
its work und highly satisfactory
in results.” Trail bottles free
at, A. M. Winn A Son's Drug
Store.
Regular size -*)oc. and .tI.UU
JOKE TICKLES THE JLD3E.
A man was up before the
judge the other day for stealing
coal. The railroad detective
said that he caught the fellow
in a coal cur, but the man said
lie was only sleeping there he
I'uusu his wife -locked him out
and he had no money to go to
the li itel.
“Pretty hard bed, wusn't it,”
asked tlie judge.
“Oh, no, sir,” he answered,
“it .vns suit coal. ”
And the judge was so struck
by the joke that he let him go.
TOO CON SI I)K RAT E.
M there's anything do dis
loik",’ said Mr. Dolan, ‘it'sshu
perdition.'
‘winds got it?’ asked his wife.
Rofferty, the contractor. He
•lwis mo #lfi, an he‘s thot sliu
pi idtitioas he won't pay me far
fear 0811 hov had luck?’—
Washington Star.
, ♦
Tins is a good one: Jerusn-
I ni, Ind , is in a quandary.
Until last week nobody had
idii'd th<*ro for going on seven
[years, and when it was time for
the funeral tlm town discovered
I it* didn’t have any graveyard,
j Since then twenty-two iiie in
surance companies have estab
lished agencies there.—Enquir-
I *-r Sun.
The devil hates a stingy uvm
for fear ho would try to save
{brimstone and let the (ire go
lout aud thereby burst up his
| business.
pOYAI
Mis
total N* s
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Otehrated for its groat leavening
sarei'gth and liealtlifulness. As
sures! ho food against alum and all
forms of adultorai ion common to
the cheap brands. Koval llakino
I’OWDKK I'll'-I'AMY, N r.W VoilK.
MOST ANCI E NT WRIT.
Among the papers of a case
tried in court Inst week was a
writing filed in Walton Superior
Court, February term, 1856,
the case of “Lawrence W. Sow
'll and Mary Sewell his wife vs
Hope H . Camp, Administrator.
Application for Dower.” The
paper, worn and stained with
age, bore the beautiful chirogra
phy of Cincinnatus Peeples of
Gwinnett, who wi s the attorney
lor the plaintiffs in this case.
Judge Hutchins was shown the
ancient document and at once
recognized the handwriting of
Mr. Peepl"s. who many years
ago joint'd the silent majority
on the other side.—Walton
News.
BRIEFS FROM *RN,LVI RLE.
We anticipate an early and
delight fill spring. The Hill
ville fisherm n are digging bait.
Greece i- i.tising a big row in
the country, and even Rillvilit*
and Chicago ute .still hog-kill
ing.
There is a great building re
vival going on. The recent cy
clone moved half the houses
and started a tie.w town in an
other county.
Obi man John Grace has re
ceived the appointment of post
mast* r. The applicants for
clerkship under him are now
singing. “Amazing Grace, how
sweet the sound that saved a
wretch like me!” -
We leave for the inaugural
ecreinoui's on a special railroad
track next Wednesday. The
railroad could not a (Ford us a
free pass, hit gave us an um
brella and e pair of shoes.
Tli v Miy llial every cloud bus
a silver lining. The only
trouble is. tic clouds are too
far e.wuy I r a fellow to get at
tlie silver.
The world is lull of happiness
hut we're so long getting to it
that hi have lo put on specta
cles to recognize it.
The true philosopher is the
mun who losoh his umbrella
and goes though tho ruin with
out growling.
The reason happiness is often*
er found in tho liovols is because
rout is cheap there.
Millville will not he represent
ed in the cabinet- Washington
is too fur oil', and railroad pass
es are not a* frequent as tho
measles.
There is little philosophy in
growling about the weather.
This old world —take it first and
last—has about the best weath
er of any world that we were
ever in
As a rule, the ottice seeker
rises early and retires lute, and
he invariably dreams of the
next mun he’ll bo abb. l to draw
on for the price of hie board.
There is little r r no method
in waiting for the wagon. The
bust thing to do is to swing uu
behind the lirst. train and meet
tne wagon half-way.—-Consti
tution.
VERY COMMON THINGS.
Culicoos are colored by print
ing machines, as many print
ings being required as then* are
colors in the pattern.
Spoons are stamped by a piece
of machinery which takes the
sheet of silver and, in onestroku
cuts out the spoon.
Chrouvo pictures are manu
factured by ten to twenty print
ings, according to the number
of colors and tints required.
Spools are turned and bored
by a simple machine, which is
-aid to be able to complete
i rom o,CXKi to (5,0 X) per hour.
Scissors are machine made, -
111*' blades being cut separlelv
from plates of steel, then
ground, fitted and riveted by
hand.
Naib are now made by ma
chinery, ribbons or long slips of
iron or steel being fed to um
chines, which cut out the nail*
| complete at one stroke.
Tho broom making madim*
is pronouncd by experts to be
one of the marvel* of the uie
chauie's art-