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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. * ■ — *. 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, ROYAI W tontine POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its great leavening sareegtli and healtiifulness. As sures I lie food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. Koyai. Rakish I’owiUK Company. Nkw Yokk. 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*