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VOL. XXVII. NO 5
A HAPPY MEETING.
A moat touching scone was
witnessed in the streets of Paris
recently.
A little girl of about five
years of age was rolling her
hoop. The hoop rolled against,
a gentleman sitting on a bench,
and the child , going up to him
get it, looked at him invol
untarily and suddenly cried
out, ‘‘Oh, if there isn’t the gen
tleman of mamma’s miniature! ’
This exclamation of course
attracted the attention of pass
-sj#rsby and of a young woman,
who immediately came up to
the eb;M, and, giving a glance
at the gcuilemun, fainted away,
lie appeared stupefied, and
stared from the child to her
mother as if he were losing his
senses, but when he saw the
latter lying unconscious on the
ground he caught her up, clasp
ed her in his arms and covered
her with kisses.
She soon regained her senses
and fell weeping on the gentle
man's bosom. An officer,»com
ing up, led them off, with the
little girl, and, calling a car
riage, put them in, but the by
standers had already learned
their history from their differ
ent exclamations.
Five years before, they were
married, with every prospect ot
happiness before them, but the
husband, being young, was led
astray by dissipated associates
and becoming jealous of bis
wife treated her so unkindly
that she finally left him and
took a humble lodging in a dif
ferent quarter of the city,where
she soon after gave birth ton
little daughter and since that
time had supported herself and
child by her needle.
The husband had sought his
wife in vain and had at last
come to the Sjd conclusion that
(ho hud put an end to her ex
istence. This thought had such
an effect upon bis mind as to
care him not only of bis jeal
ousy, but of his vices, and lie
had since been living a most
exemplary life, consecrating nP
bis thoughts to the memory ol
his lost wife. —New York Led
ger-
SIIL DIDN’T THANK HIM.
■ Women any thank you more
frequently now than formerly
when men in crowded street
cars give them seats, but some
times they don't. One didn’t
theothor day when she boarded
a Broadway car at Fourteenth
street. Siie was handsomely
dressed and had the maimer of
one of assured position in the
social world. She found al
t in seats taken and moved with
graceful deliberation to the
front of the ear, where, in the
end seat, a man, also well
dressed and at ease, was read
ing a paper. .Inst as tho ear
came to a standstill by reason
of a block lie looked up, and,
s-eing the woman standing, of
fared her bis seat. She took
it, and in the hush which had
fallen upon tin 1 waiting pussen
gers her failure to express her
thanks or evui so much as'bow
her head was especially notice
able. The mail held tho strap
ho hid taken but a moment
and then, leaning over toward
the woman, as though by way
of making a n ply, said! ‘‘Not
at all, madam. You’re quite
welcome, 1 in sure. ’
She blushed slightly and
smiled, but a turlive glance
uloiig the rows of watching faces
showed her that all had noticed
the rebuke and recognized it. a
such.
Sin* turned quickly and look
ed ahead out of tlie window,
but glu* was a woman, and, un
able t<> remain in ignorance of
the effect created by the inci
dent, ehe turned again. All
tlm puss* -tigers were looking at
her and smiling. When she
again look'd out of the window,
which she did as toon us she
could turn her head, the blush
had changed to a deep scarlet,
extending from the collar ol
her dress to- the roots of her
han. When the car had moved
ahead for two blocks she got
out, und ev-rybody w ho remain
ed felt sure she will not again
accept a seat in u street, car
without thanking the person
who gi vos it to her. —‘New ork
Times. ___
An Irish priest relutes tin
following story: He says lie
was called in great haste to ad
minister the lad riles of Un
church to a dying Irish dinner
Ju l.ondon. “! have but om
Request in make, father.” fee
niiygaspid the poor penitent.
“\’hat is it, my son?” anxious
lyAicpiired the priest. "It is
that when I am dead, father
youl-vill put me to rest in tin
jew a h cemetery.” ‘ And what
for? A asked the surprised sog
garll*. "Hecuu-e, your river
ere -o","moaned the dying man,
“it is the last place oil earth
that the devil would look for an
irishman. ’ ’
The Gwinnett Herald.
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CONTWim TIONS
• $
From Our Regular Corespondents.
THE NEWS As”g ATHERED^FROM MANY
SOURCES.
FROM “RUBE SNIPE.”
“The Gwinnett Herald,”
said Newman, as he bounced
from his cart the other day just
after a shower of rain, and be
gan to unload his barter from
bis idd red pocket handkerchief,
“is the best newspaper in this
country. Of course,” he con
tinued, “there are a heap big
ger papers, but I am speaking
of the quality aud not. the quan
tity of the goods. It ain’t the
largest corn-crib that has the
most corn in it. An elephant
is bigger than a deer, but it
ain’t half as good; 1 wouldn’t
swap one deer for two elephants;
that is just the way 1 am about
The Herald. A buzzard is four
times as largo as a quail, but
what about the quality ? 1
wouldn’t give one quail for all
the blizzards you could haul on
a two steer wagon. That is
just the way 1 am about tin
old Gwinnetn Herald; it is
true it is like the Irishman’s
pony, it is 1 ittle but it is old,
and that is what. I like about it.
It is over 25 years old and has
never changed management.
Tyler Peeples is the daddy of
that paper, and has never dis
owned or .neglected his child.
The paper has never had a step
daddy, iike most papers have.
Yes, Tyler Peeples is editor; lie
has worked for the interest of
the country with all his might,
t When ho started his paper, just
after the war, Gwinnett county
was in a delapidated condition,
j as well asall the Southern stut'-s
—rtlio fact is, the rebs ram
shacked this whole country
South of Mason & Dixon’s line
—but l am speaking now of
Gwinnett county, the Banner
of the Empire State of tin-
Sounth, and I claim that The
HeraLd is entitled to the stall'
of that banner, if nothing else.
“The Herald is the most
conservative newspaper in this
country. In politjes, it is Dem
ocratic; in denomination, it is
Methodistic, but it advocates
its principles without slapping
everything else in the face that
is in opposition or of a different
opinion.
“When The Herald was first
issued, Law renceville, thee.uni
ty seat, was just a wide place
in the road; today it is, a city
set on a hill and cannot be Iml,
jvitbout a vacant house in the
town, with good railroads, tele
graph lines, good churches, fine
schools, a Imnkhig company,
and no liquor bolls utt all!
‘ I tell you, The Herald is
one of the greatest agencies in
this grand work there is in the
country. That town shows the
marks of energy, courage, fru
gality and industry; the truth
is, it is a fair specimen of eiv
ilizuti >ii, Christianity, etc.
“Tyler Peeples is one of the
old land-marks, but ho has
reached the top of the hill of
life and is going down the slope
on the other side, but when lie
has gone to the great beyond
R. W. will take his place, i
tell you, 11. W. is a chip off the
old block. lb- is a brilliant,
fearless young man with marked
ability. He has had charge of
the local department for some
time, and has managed it well,
The truth is, lit* turns out tin
whole thing when the old man
is away, and you can’t tell the
difference to save your life. 1
am going to do all 1 can' for
Thk Hkhai.h,” said Newman,
as he straightened himself up.
“Suy, Brother Seamore,” he
said, “let me have a box of
snuff for Clarinda uud I will be
off. I know she is mad as thun
der at me for staying so long.
•She didn’t have a dip when I
left, and I know in reason she's
chawed the corner of her apron
off, for that’s the way she does
when she's outof snuff.”
Newman put the snuff in his
pocket, jumped into his cart,
and went down the street wav
ing a Uwinnktt llkkai.u ill his
hand and asking everybody he
saw to subscribe for it.
We hope bis wife wasn’t very
mud, as Newman is a good fel
low.
Rube S-vibe.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 13th 1897.
CRUSE CHRONICLES.
April sth 1897.
Our fanners have recently
killed several hogs, while the
morin was full and in favor of
gravy.
Mr. .T. A. franklin is prepar
ing for his bees to swarm.
Miss Josie Herrington of Du
luth visited relatives here Sun
day.
April fools are traveling in
every direction. This is a sly
way the young people have of
telling how good they love each
other.
After a lively debate Sat nr
day night on the question, ‘‘Re
solved, That iron is of more
benefit to mankind than wood,”
President Hopkins rendered a
decision in favor of the Nega
tive. The question for next
Saturday night is, “Resolved,
That the gold standard is more
beneficial than free silver. ”
Our officers for the next term
are: V. G. Hopkins, President;
W. A. Summerlin, Vice Presi
dent; O. 1). Ilanibrick, Secre
tary; A. W. Corley, Asst-., Sec.;
T. E. Liddell, Critic.
Miss Ada Stapp, a charming
young lady from Atlanta, is
visiting here.
Two weeks ago our farmers
thought they were a mouth be
hind. 1 wonder w hat they think
now.
We had a hard rain Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. W. I’. Webb of I.awreuce
ville was here, several days re
cently.
A mad dog passed here re
cently .and bit several dogs.
Better kill your dog.
\\ e read and hear of a great
many mad dogs. Get your gun
ready.
Chicken-hawks are getting in
their work. We admire his
taste but despise bis practice.
The party at Mr. Wnr. Gil
berl s Saturday night was very
good, except three or four horses
got tipsy.
. Mr. C. L. Mason has some
extra fine wheat.
Miss Rintha Franklin is en
titled to the blue ribbon on
young chickens.
Mrs. Nancy Cruse is very
feeble.
Mrs. Silvey is still quite sick
It was a number of young
men here that wanted sweet
hearts, instead of young tallies.
Excuse us, ladies.
Guess work doesn’t hit every
thin!, does it i
Messrs. W. J. Wright, Belve
Guthrie - , J. C. Wright, George
and Anee Cash while on their
wdy from the party at Mr. Win.
Gilbert’s Saturday night had a
dangerous runaway,which threw
them out in the mud, with the
t w o horse buggy on top of them,
breaking the polo and doing
other damage. No one was se
riously hurt. The mules were
found the next day.
Mrs. Caroline Arnold is a
most truthful fortune-teller.
So suy the young people.
Mr. David Spence and Mr.
Lanier have completed their
contract on Zion church.
Rev. Kinnerly preached here
Saturday, but it was'too wiT
Oil Sunday.
Sunday-school at Pleasant
Hill ut 2:il0 p. m. Everybody
invited.
Mr. W. 11. Rabcrn found a
grip a few days ago which the
owner can get by calling on
him.
Mr. and Mm.* M. L. Mills
woke up Sunday morning and
found their infant dead. It
was buried today at Liberty.
George W. Young lost a ten
inch gold watch chain, with
square quarter-inch links, with
a black string attached. lie
offers a reward for the string.
Mr. .1. .1. Cruce, formerly of
this ulaee, is now at- Romiyille,
Ark.*
THOMPSON’S MILLS.
Farmers were getting oil ex
tra well until the lust rain.
A large crowd was going to
Liberty Sunday, but got disup
pointed by the rain.
Wo did not have any singiug
Sunday evening, but remember
the third and turn out. Let’s
huue another book after next
meeting.
Mr. J. W. Nowell and Idus
Bowden went to Atlanta lust
week.
.Messrs, .). If Parks and (
B. Milikin attended the .Slat
Baptist Convention Satiirdu
and Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. dames Ethridg
were here Sunday.
Mr. C. A. Duncan and wile
came over to see their mother,
Mrs. Parks, Saturday evening.
Messrs. Allen Duncan ni d
Dee Blacks took were in our
midst Sunday afternoon.
A certaiu young man is in
the habit of walking down to
tlie bridge almost every after
noon. What do you suppose is
the attraction ?
Mutton was a favorite dish
with some Saturday. The lit
tle tat boy loves Lamb.
RACE AGAINST DEATH.
A special train from Chicago,
over the Chicago, Burlington
and (fiiincy and the Burlington
and Missouri rail roads chartered
by Henry .T. Mayham, a Denvei
mining investment broker,
reached Denver at 8:52 a. m. to
day, having run 1020 miles in
18 hours and 52 minutes. Thi
journey goes into history as tli
greatest railroitd feat ever ac
complished. The best previous
railroad long distance record
was 19 hours and 57 minutes
for 901 miles over the New York
Central and Lake Shore rail
roads, from New York to Chi
cago.
Mr. Mayham, who left New
York Sunday on the IVunsyl
vauia limited, chartered a
special train at Chic go, in or
der to reach the bedside of hi.«
dying son, William B May
ham. as quickly as possible.
The Burlington officials agreed
to take him to Denver in twen
ty-four hours. It was at IT I
I bought that the trip could '>■
made in twenty-one hours.
Every resource of the Burling
ton system was brought into
play and over two hours we -.-
clipped off from the best, run
ning time that was thought to
be possible. Oil straight
stretches of train covered mor
than sixty miles an hour The
mountain climb from Akro
Colorado, to Denver, 11* mib- ,
was made in 124 miuut-s, tin
train running even a mile a
minute much of the distance.
But in spite of the Burling
ton’s spleudid record, Mr. Mu -
ham arrived in Denvor 100 late
,to see his son. The young man
died shortly after midnight
Mr. Mayham was constantly
sending his son telegrams as In
neared Denver. Before reach
ing Colorado,- he soul three
messages in succession, each of
which was to the effect t• at
••'when Will got well they would
go the California to hasten my
son’s recovery.” As he neared
this city the messages lec ime
more frequent and at the m>-
| ment when his son was lying
dead the lather, half cruml
with fear, was still sending
messages.
Mrs. Maybani and In r daugh
ter were i.-i New Orleans when
apprised of his illness, and tln-y
were also hurrying homewaid.
Will May ha m was 21 years of
age, and was married but a few
months ago. Last Friday
morning he appeared in tin
best of health, but later in tin
day became ill, and appendici
tis in its most violent form
quickly developed. Tin* de
ceased was one of tin* mo t
promising young business m n
in Denver.—Ex.
A DEMOCRATIC GIRL
We saw, - Wednesday after*
noon, a charming young lady
come out of u hardware store'
with a sifter under her arm.
and the sifter was not wrapped
up, either. Now-, boys, there
is the sort of democratic girl
you need, and tin- best thing
you can do is to get a bread
tray under your arm und go for
her.—Tuskegee, Ala., Reporter.
THE DEVIL’S BROTHER-IN
LAW,
A woman whose husband is
in the huhit of ct tiling home
tipsy ut night, decided to scare
him as a cure. Accordingly,
she arrayed herself in a fright
ful apparel ami when the bonny
husband entered the door, said
in sepulchral tones, “Come
with me; 1 am the devil ’
“Zat so,” said the husband,
“Shake. I’m your brother-iu
'aw. M-m-uiarried your sister. ’’
—Exchange.
Christ came to show the world
God in the Mesh, and hud to go
to the cross to complete the
work.
Ol T K NICIGimOKS
Eits of ITews And Items of Interest
SELECTED FROM THE HERALD’S EX
CHANGES.
A STRANGE ANIMAL.
From The Roswell Banner.
Mrs. Farmer’s dog brought
from flu* river last Sunday an
animal which lias created con
siderable curiosity among the
neighbors. The animal is
about as large as a grown musk
rat and somewhat resembles
one, except that its tail is fiat
like a beaver’s. It lias no sign
of ever having any forelegs and
the body is shaped like a kan
garoo. The oldest inhabitant
lias never seen anything like it,
and no one here has been able
to name the strange animal.
What is it?
SHE HAD BEEN IN THE
ASYLUM.
From the Marietta Journal.
A Marrietta husband and wife
were discussing the impropriety
of a couple marrying without
letting each other know the
past, etc.
“That reminds me,” the wife
went on to say, “that I was
once in a Lunatic Asylum, I
never thought it necessary to
tell you about it, but now I
think I ought to done so.”
The eyes of the husband stood
out like hard-boiled eggs and
just as lie was about to fall
from his chair the speaker ex
plained that she was not a pa
tient in tin* Asylum, but had
meivly gone through on a tour
of observation.
AT THE OLD HOME AGAIN.
From the Baptist Leader.
After an absence of nearly
six years, living in Cuininii.g,
we are again at our old country
home, 8 miles east of town,
near where wo were born and
raised.
Cur stay in town was exceed
iugly pleasant as we liail plenty
to do, and our neighbors all
seemed sorry to give us up, anil
we were sorry to part with
them.
Many changes have occurred
during these years. Our own
family has been partly taken
away and relatives and friends
have gone, some have died and
«omo removed to other places.
Indeed many are the chances
and changes in this world.
We can now rest quietly
from our hard work and enjoy
the sweets of a country home
where the birds sing and tho
whipporwill hollows.
As many of our friends will
no doubt be surprised at our
course, we will say in explana
tion that we deemed it best for
ourselves and the paper that a
change be made.
J. S. Williams.
THE GEORGIA COLONELS.
From the LaGrang*! Reporter.
Georgia is overrun with col
onels. From the snow-capped
mountains on the north to
where old ocean rolls and thun
ders on tlm south (excuse ex
pression), from east to west,
everywhere, there are colonels.
There are some'colonels who
were born before the war, but
the vast majority of them first
saw the light since the dark
days of the sixties.
There are colonels who prefer
not to wear that title, but they
have been so dubbed by news
paper reporters, who possess
the happy faculty of bestowing
that ti'le on every man who
ever ran for ollico and ever had
any intention of doing so.
There are so many colonels
that one considers it an houor
to be called plain mister.
It is a good thing for the
state that all of its colonels are
not pensioned. If such was
the case the stato would soou
be bankrupt.
When the veteran of a hun
dred battles has won the title
let hint wear it undisturbed,
let him bear the tonotr lie has
won. Cease calling those col
eneU who do not deserve it,
sad who, in many cases, prefer
not to be.
IT WAT! MUTUAL MOVE.
From the Gainesville Eagle.
Tuesday Stalling Roberts, E.
Merrideth and C. D. Hughes
went over t<> Dawson county to
capture a still, w hich waskuowu
to tie under the bank of the
Hightower river.
They slipped down the side
of the mountain and grabbed
their man, but the man desired
to go in another direction, so
he took Hughes under his arm
and plunged into the sweeping
river, telling him that a bath
would help him.
The recent rains had swelled
the river until it was a surging
torrent. Roberts and Merri
deth stood powerless and awe
stricken when the two men were
seen to plunge into mad waters
which looked so terrible.
Hughes, however, proved equal
to the emergency, and nettled
by the act of the moonshiner,
he made his way to the opposite
shore and followed liis man for
half a mile after they had land
ed, but never again got so close
to him as when he was called
on take an unexpected bath.
RESUMES HIS PLACE.
From the Atlanta Commercial.
The public may rest assured
that Mr. and Mrs. J. I’. Atkin
son are duly married under tin*
laws and will hereafter live to
gether.
The public lias been regaled
with so much gush about the
parents confering to come to
terms, and trying to persuade
the young people to argree to a
temporary separation, that it is
hut simple justice to all parties,
and especially the young w ife,
to state that as a matter of fact
they will be allowed to pursue
the even tenor of their way and
live happily together from now
on.
In fact, it is positively asser
ted, that Mr. Byrd informed
Governor Atkinson that there
was no other course to pursue
now.
Mr. Byrd had tried to prevent
the marriage as much as llu*
Governor, but since it has oc
curred, it is asserted, he has
viewed the matter from a father
ly standpoint and nothing re
mains (nit to let the young peo
ple alone, tendering only such
admonition and assistance in
the case as natural parental so
licitude would envoke.
This is the status of tho affair
now. Mr. Atkinson resumed
his old place at the capitol to
day and looks as bright and
chipper as ever.
A STORY OF A HEN.
From .Jackson Times.
Billie Wiuant has a record
breaking hen down at his house;
at least that’s what Bill says,
and Bill usually keeps in tin
straight and narrow path of
usefulness, especially when the
veracity of a hen is at stake.
Well, on Tuesday Billie came
rushing into The Times office
nearly out of breath bearing an
egg in each hand, and said;
“John, I gut er hen down ter
my house what lays two eggs er
day au’ I can prove it. free
here—here is two eggs what she
laid today an’ I’ll swear it!
Mamma has been watobm’ that
chicken for two weeks an’ she’s
been layin’ two eggs er day
reg’lar, an’ today I was right
there myself when she lad ’em!
Oh, doggone if I ain’t got the
chicken, an’ I don’t want ter
sell ’er, neither.”
We dually got Bill quieted
down and asked him how many
drinks it took to see a lien lay
two eggs a day, and he re
marked:
“Dritika, tin! devil! I ain’t
touched nothin’ in two Christ
mases, hilt t hat chicken idinrc
laid these eggs, an’ I tole main*
nia I wuz goin’ ter tiring ’em up
here and an’ lot you see ’em,
’onuse you might ’less
1 had the eggs hero with me "
With that lie spread out two
freshly laid lien eggs on the
table and begun to expatiate
another volume on thequulities
of hia hen,
‘•Jess tell the people I don’t
want to sell ’er, 'cause I’m go
iu’ tet keep ’er till Christmas,
an’ that chicken will he worth
a week to me!"
Bill hud two eggs, one a little
larger than the other, and he
1.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
swears that the same hen laid
both of them last Tuesday, so
wo’leave the narrative with our
readers for them to form fclieir
own conclusions in the -matter
HOW GEN. ALGER PAID A
DEBT.
The following story of Gen.
Alger is told by the Washing
ton correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe-Demo< rat: Alger
was a lad without n cent, and
with only the coat on his Hack
when he went to a doctor in the
town and begged him to be al
lowed to do the chores and at
tend school. The doctor had
no need of a hoy, hut Alger’s
enrnestness won his interest,
and he took him and gave him
the opportunity for an educa
tion. Many years afterwards,
when Alger had more hundreds
of thousands than the superan
nuated physician had dollars,
the millionaire went to his ben
efactor, who was in straits, and
told him In* wanted to pay that
debt.
“You don’t owe mo anything’
said the doctor.
“I owe you my education,”
argued tha rich man.
“lloshl” returned the doctor,
“you owe tliMI to yourself.”
“I must have caused 'you
trouble and expense, and 1 want
to make it good,” Alger urged.
“Well,” replied the old man
grimly, “if there was any
trouble,- 1 have forgotten it.
The only expense 1 can recall
was the loss of a line cow. When
you came to live with me, Al
ger. 1 had the best cow in tliesi
parts. You completely spoiled
her with your awkwardness. It
wasn’t three weeks until you
had her so skittish nobody could
go near her. I had to sell her
for beef.”
“There,” said Alger, “I cer
tainly owe for that cow, and
there is about forty years’ in
terest due on the d' bt. I'm
going to pay it.”
The old doctor finally yield
ed. That animal brought a
higher price than any cow which
lias been sold in Michigan since
phe time of Lewis Lass.
AN UNDERTAKER’S DI
LEMMA.
‘‘You are, sir. a stranger in
the town, I believe,” said the
melancholy man in. black, ad
dressing the drummer.
”1 am.’
“1 want you, sir, to do me a
great favor.’
“Really. I haven’t a cent. 1
expect a cheek at the nosct town
and have barely enough money
to reach it,’
“Oh, no; it isn’t that. I want
you to do something for me
thnt I would not dare to do and
will not trouble you very much.’
“Let’s hear it.’
“You see, a friend of mine,
Charles Yonke, is very ill. lb
is a very dear friend, and 1
want to know how he is. Will
you have tho kindness to in
quire at bis house, 127-5 Main
street, and find out witl out
mentioning my name ?’
“Why don’t you go yourself?’
“I am an undertaker. Now.
don’t laugh. lam really a very
great friend of Charlie’s, but il
I should ask myself toy mo
tives would be questioned, and
it would l>e the same if 1 were
to ask any friend of mine to ask
for me. Fond as lam of him,
I dare not ask myself. My
profession prevents it.”
Ail exchange speaks of a man
who, it is said, always pays for
his local paper in advance. A
! a result ho has:
Never been sick a day,
Never had any corns on his
toes,
Never hud the toothache,
Ilia potatoes never rot,
His oats never rust.
The weevil never eats his
wheat,
Tiie frost never kills his corn,
His babies nover cry at night,
And his wife never scolds.
When lie dies he will get a
free editorial t>rss to the new
Jerusalem, where the street
paving is done a la gold stand
urd.
Newspaper men are blamed
for a lot of thing they cuunot
help: such us using partiality
in mentioning visitors, giving
news about some folks and
leaving out others, etc.
They simply print the news
they can find.
An editor should not be ex
pected to know the names and
residences of your uncles, aunts
and cousins, even if he should
sue them off on the train.
Tell Ilia, about it! .
lt‘s news that makes a news
paper, and every man, woman
utid child in the neighborhood
could be associate editors if
they would . —Ex.
Cheerful giving always intakes
the giver rich,
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NEWS NOTES.
From Atlanta Commercial.
They still blow out the gas in
Massachusetts.
'•President Dias is governing
Mexico with energy and ability.
ME Bryan is said to lie mak
ing more by writing than his
successful rival.
A world’s congress of relig
ions is culled to meet at Delhi,
India, next year.
The new tariff bill has been
dubbed “An act to prevent the
collection of revenues.”
Mrs. McKinley thinks her
husband is better than Napole
on is he does resemble him.
Mr, Dingley’s woolen mills
are storing up wool bought un
der the “ruinous Wilson tar
iff.”
The Louisville cow thatswal
lored a clock is expected to
come home on time hereafter.
Dr. Parkhurst is again on the
war path and is skirmishing
around with his dark lantern.
Professor Blake has a tlierory
that negroes can be made white
through or by ail electrical cur
rent.
Boston newspapers speak of
the death of Charles Elliott as
a public calamity. Ho was a
landscape gardenor.
It is said the whole Canton
population wants to follow tha
president’s example and hitch
up in official harness.
Mr. Cleveland is attending
tea-fights. The next thing we
will hear of him mixed up in a
foot ball game.
The season is approaching
when aJI the world goes into
raptures over the refreshing
odor of tho woods, and the
(lightened glow of the scenery.
A young man in Omaha, pre
sumably belonging to the first
circles of that town, recently
called on a jeweler there and
asked to see a nice pair of golf
links for his cuffs.
Two new women have asked
President McKinley to make
them consuls, and the Mexican
Herald thinks the demaud a
jest one because women were
made for consolation.
California is monopolizing
tlie olive trade of the United
States. Tne adjoining state of
Nevada has a distinctive indus
try of her own, but New York
is encroaching on ht>r right.
Persons who friendly to a
carnivorous diet will lie inter
ested in the announcement that
the president of the Chicago
Vegetarian society recently died
in that city of cancer of the
stomach.
There is a woman living in
Annville, Ky., who has kept au
account of number of tramps
she his fed. There were 419
during the last year. We may
expect au exodus of tramps
from all states to Kentucky.
THItIFTY TOTHE LAST.
From Tid-Bits.
An old Lancashire miller,
noted for his keenness in mat
ters financial, was once ir. a
boat trying his best to got across
the stream which drove the
mill. The stream was Hooded,
and he w as taken past the point
at which he wanted to land;
while, farther on . misfortune
still further overtook him, to
the extent that his boar got up
set.
Ilis wife, realising the dan
ger ho was iu, ran frantically
along the side of the slreum,
crying for help in a pitiful
voice, when, to her sheer amuse
ment, she wus suddenly brought
to a sta..dsiijl by her husband
yelling out:
"If 1 am drowned, Polly,
forget that Hour’s goue
up " shillin’ a sack.”
Miss Estelle Mea Davidson
has proved he -Cleverness as a
Nebraska lawyer, and bus re
cently been elected county at
torney iu that state. She is the
only woman holding such a po«
sitiou in Nebraska*