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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, OA-, TUESDAY JULY 6 1886
SOME INFORMATION OF VALUE
To Oruggltt and Public In regard to
COMffAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM,
The Croat Prenoh Voter I nnry Remedy
A» we hare, at very great expensvIntro
duced tho genuine GOMBAULT’8 CAUSTIC
BALSAM in (jiif 0000(17, and it? greet nine
It being spprocjalcd wherever it 1* known, and
being anuoas to ^rotact id reputation, and alas
dedera soil tbs public from being imposed upon
with any imitation of the genuine article, we
hare procured from Me. Ooubaux/t, who if the
eole proprietor and only 11 ring mum lecturer 01
the gmmne QOMBAULTS CAUBTIO BAL
SAM In the world, a certificate, of which the
following if a true and exact copy, and all who
are iotcicated should not foil to read it carefolly:
NoomrWCTt-Mimrr, >
—Kjr'ttwr
a HOQEKT bur Mams (Seine). #
fib all DnggUi ami At PMit of At ravtal
SUHttandOxnaiut *— •
o*cnt*«ur-Marno (btlne), r raned, do hergujr
rtify that I am Uia eole and exclusive pro*
rietor andpreparer of the Veterinary Bemdw
a and Canadaa ea Gombault’sCaustlo Balaam, originally inrdatea
and for man r yisr* prepared by my late let her, Joseph £. Qombaolt (deceased), ex-Veterin*
•17 Burgeon to tho French GOTernmeot Stud.’ • _ , 00ft „ „ •
a X further certify that I bare mads a contract, under date of June 23,1880, with Messrs.
Lawrence, TVllUamsTco., of Cleveland, OhtoTu.&A, under a twenty yeanf limit, which
constitutes them my sole and exclusive agents for tho genuine Ootnbtult’s Caustic Balaam for
the United States and Canadaa. I ftirtlicr certify that notes, drop of Qombault'a Caustic Bal
aam has been, since date of shore contract, or will be, shipped to any other party or parties
S the said Lawrence, Williams A Co, in the Unlted BUtra or Canadas; and further
any nspomibllity as to the genuinenem or purity of spy preparation offered In the
States ofCanadu purporting to be QombaulveCausllc Balaein other than that sold by
Lawrence; Williams A (Ttfud taring their trade-mark and label, as tho rahl Lawrence*
WiliiemeA Co. are, to the bed of my knowledge and belief, the eole and only Importers of tha
genuine Gombeult’s Caostlo Balsam to ths United States and Canadaa. •
•I furthor certify that the Oombeult’s Cauatlo Behttnin nut up end sold by Mum,,Uw-
1 foeeimile of the signature of Lawrence^ Williams A Co., and their
Isa on ends tide of said fadtiaa, it At ontg genuine GombtuIUs Cauitto
the markets of the United States to my knowledge or with my cousrct-
tho preparation in above-described bottles is all prepared by me, ana
aid Lawrence, Williams A Co, and introduced by them into the mar-
id Canadas in strict purity, end is the genuine Gombault s Caustia
> the trade end publio of the United States for the fever they
r ally petroniting this preparation, and *0 protect them horn any
,»nd ip Older to
certify to be correct in every per-
I titular. _
I > Very truly and courteously,
| BEAL
I ^ / •
' On the original of the foregoing, wMehwehold,the Mayorof Nogent^Marne eertlfleeW
the Individuality of Mr. Bug. GombauH, and tohU elgneture, wl* htoofflcUrignaturo an*
•mL It If also certified to by the Prefect of Department of 8clno, Minister of Foreign Aflnir*
of Fruwis and ths whole bean ths oortificsts sod seal of ths United States Consul-General
cf Porta We eeriliy above to b# correct. M.J. LAWRENCE AM. E. WILLIAMS
BTATXOT OHIO; Cuyahoga County, dL. CirvauKD, oeie, April tsth, ISM.
Personally appeared before me, M. J. Lawrence and M. E. Williams,oftho firm oflaw-
rence, Williams A Co, and to me personally known, etui after belrigduly (worn, stated tha*
the foregoing wee a true and exact translation of the original docuraentuMt forth, awl a*
the etatementa made therein are true and correct. Before me a NotoryPiiblio.In and for tht.
County of Cuvahoga, this 29th day of April, 1884. C, L. BICUMOND, Notary Publics
> We tUnkthie will be sufficient evidence to convince ell that the goods we are Introducing
•re the only gamine tiombauit’e Oeuetk Balaam goods In this country, end hope this may
prevent ell dealers and consumer* from being Imposed upon with any imltatona of this very
valuable veterinary remedy. We would fortbec caution alt parties from being docoivod by
any French labels or wrappings, as these een be as easily printed in this ormntry u In
Fiance, and this b a well-known trick for counterfeiting many French preparations in this
country, and should be aooepted ns no evidence of genuineness.
Price $1.80. Bold by Druggists, or eeut by us by exprera, chargee paid, on reed pt of price.
' Dmoriptlve Circulars, with testimonials, sent to ell applicants. Address,
LAWRENCE, WILLIAMS &CO., CLEVELAND, O.
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WIND AND WATER.
TnoMAaviLLE, (Ja., July 1.—[8peclal.]—A
leven storm visited this place yester lay,
From three o'clock tin midnight there was a
perfect deluge of rain and a terrific wind.
Fence* were badly demolished, and today the
sidewalks are obstructed by sign boar Js and
window blinds. The etonn waa to threatening
that all business waa abandoned eerly in tho
efternoon, and tho business men went home
to tbeii families, fearing the storm would be
worse as night came on. Cora is blown down
end cotton is badly injured. The damage to
property is great, but no personaliqjnrics have
yet been reported.
Quit maw. Ga, Joly 1.—(Special.]—A disas
trous wind storm raged for several boors laat
night. Tbecrope are materially damaged, and
the corn almost rained. The LeConto pear*,
half grown, eighty per cent are blown off.
Yesterday *u a September day. A cold.rainy
wind commencedat five o’clock,and continued
until midnight.
Miu.ejxikvii.lx, July 1.—(Special.]—'The
continued stormy and rainy weather of tho
past few weeks Is having itt effect on cotton
and corn nbont here. Every farmer you meet
he* the coraen of hie month tamed down,
hu the blues so badly that it can be as readily
perceived about him as personal magnetism,
and talks nothing bat adjectives and exclama
tions. Unleaa the weather takea a new doal
tbero will be hard times ahead. Oconee river
began riling rapidly yesterday, tnd last night
Ed Turner spent all night hauling corn he
had etoreil at hla mill np town, In order to get
it out of . L-ich of the rising water.
Nashv ills, Ga., July 1.—[Special]—Wo are
In the midit of the heaviest raining of the sen-
non. Onr Art lands tan suffered extremely
and a llgbt crop ta anticipated, besides, In con
sequence of the wet, farmers are in the grass.
The season bn* been favorable for potting out
potato vinea, nod a large breadth haabeen util
ized from the atnbble land, and still the good
woik if going on.
CnAm-xsTow. S. C., Jnly 1.—A tornvlo
pawed through Florence today, frightening the
fnoplc, moving one house from its foundations
and lavellng many treea.
llouisToww, N. J, Jnly 2.—A terrible ex
plosion took place at 7:30 tbia morning at the
Atlantic glaatpowder works, altnatod between
McCalnsvllle and Drakeavilie, N. J., resulting
In the loss of ten lives and thn injury of ten or
twelve others. The explosion took place in
will bo very heavy. The con
distinctly twenty miles around, and glass in
bouiea live miles away waa shattered.
The cause of the explosion will probably
never be known. A double force of men be
gan work at 7 this morning, so that operations
could be suspended from Saturday until Tues
day morning, The bonding was blown into
splinters, and fragment* or tho bodies of the
workmen were picked np BOO foot from tho
scene. Some pieces wen taken from branches
oi trees many yards away. The largest por
tion of s body yet fonnd will not weigh (ifwon
pounds. An Immense excavation was made
when the bonding stood, and tho devastation
is apparent for GOO feet in every direction.
New Lownoir, Ct., July 2.—Tho weather
was perfect fbr the Harvard-Vale university boat
race. At 8 a.m. the water was perfect but the
wind shilled to the aouthweat. It waa very light
The Yale led from the Mart to finish and won In
SO minutes, 21W seeonda Tho Harvard, so min
utes, M rrroi.il*. Time of list mile—Yalo '’Ml,
Harvard e minutes. The second mile, Yale 10:1b,
Harvard 10:2S. The third mile, Yale 15:25, Harvard
16:3*.^The Yale’s timo beats tho record by ton
Austsu., Ga., July 2.—[Speolal.]—Tho in
cessant rains of the past month hu boon very
dlsaatnmato tho farmer*. Many havo not
been able to plant bottom land*, and thoso
who have planted have not been ablo to work,
end do not expect to make a half crop. Wheat
almost an entire failure; oats a fine crop, but
many havo lost one-hair tho crop on account
of nine. Every branch of Industry hat suf
fered, end if the weather doen not change for
tho bettcT within the next few days our sec
tion will he in a deplorable condition this
fall.
Columbia, 8. C„ July 8.—[Special.!—"Look,
out for another freshet, was Iho alarming bnt
laconic telegraphic msasag* which wav raeelved
here tonight from a citizen of Hewberry county.
Dining the put twenty foui hours th* rainfall fn
tho upper part of the state hu been execmlve, and
of devastation in tho swamp
u complei
plantatloi
WtthemXL^^
*11 prisesanwntiiTb*Louisiana Beats
which may be pwaanlsd at on ooomera.
JR. Oaumv. next IzmlaUnaNat’l Bank
J. W. XlLiarrw. Fna-t Btata Nall nalBanE
A. BiLDwnt, PieXtHaw Otleans Han BE
^»J55^ h iS h d5L~ m ftma *,
By an oTcrw helming popaUr toco Itm (nuiohlm
“h
’.cry ever voted on and Ir-dorac-l t?
wgimtM
Its Grand Mngle Number Drawings Taka
place monthly, and tho Batraordlnary Draw
ings regularly every throw months tost sad at
8rml-AnnnaUy as
•tarcb. HUM.
POWDIRLY AND THE POLICE.
New Yoek, July 1.—A meeting of diatrlot
assembly No. 75 knights of Labor mi held
this evening'at Coepernnlon. At 10 o’clock
H r. Fowderly arrived. He was met by Secre
tary Tamer and Hayee and Bailey, of tho
executive beard. To reporters who aceoeted
him llr. Powderly said that he
had come to confer with the
areemkiy, bnt coaid not tell what
action could be taken. He wonld bn Raided
by the complaint! that were made. Aa Ur.
l’owderly waa eieorted Into th* hall he wan
greeted with n cheer that was heard far out
side the bnllding. As he arose to speak, he
noticed the presence of police officers, and re
fused to go on until they withdraw. Bounda-
man U’Uourke stated that they
had been ordered by Captain HcCullogh to re
main, and that they mast obey orders. Nn
morn was said, but messengers were sent
mound the comer to the old Central Labor
nnion hall, at No. 141 Eighth etreet, and that
wie opened in a few minute*. The mooting
broke np in some confusion, ana
members made their way to th*
Eighth street hall. There wo* considerable
grumbling at tbia necessary change of posit-
tian. One of th* committee expressed tho
I sentiment that it was outrageous that Free
Masons could hold secret meetings, white
soma other bodies who had equally legitimate
business wan eompalled to anbmit to police
Interference. The meeting In Eighth street
luted nbont half on hour. Members earns oat
quietly and dispersed. Messrs, l’owderly and
Turner walked quickly avrar. Mr. Powderly
said ho mad* no formal address. 11* had no
informal chat with man, bnt action wu de
ferred until the next meeting of thedtstrict
arsrmbly. Mr. Powderly expected to lure
for Philadelphia at noon tomorrow. Ho woald
not say wham he wu stopping, but remarked
Drawing.
OAPITAX. nun, •73,000.
100,000 TUkste at Fire Dollars ■aok.ffrom
lions, lii fifths, la Proportion.
ICimAL
UlTOmiUi
ApoUcaUou foe nk» to clou cAootd fcf maO«
Mily tt> the otto* of the Ootnt*n* in New (h\mm
For timber Information write dearly, firing foil
by opffHi (M our muom)
Mo A. DAUPHIN,
. „ . New OrlMULa.
Or M. A. DAlTlllN,
Waabtegion, D. O.
mdad-
MW OM.IAM NATIONAX* BAIL
Mmtloa tbia paper,wed ionarbrn'rm
BTUr* MAUD IUMH
octu-wxyui tow
that hofwoold tea reporters sometime before
he let*. From .another source it wu
Itnncd that a delegation of
tho Third avenue striking driven
called upon Mr. Powderly daring the dty.
LAID TUEIR CASK nETOUE UI>1.
He promised to consult with the oxeeatir*
board. A member of empire protective
association said to-day: “Tha rail
road tranbla hu not bogun
yet. Tho Third avenua company
Imagines that it hu conquered th* Knights of
Labor, but wait and so*. Tho organisation
wu aaver to strong as at present. Thou
troubles will ha settled effectually and ntooca.
Mr. rowderiy will tndteata a plan tonight by
which this eon be done.
Catarrh to Children.
“Tha children have need tho Compound
Oxygen and are vary mack hotter; the oongk
hu left them entirely. The little girl is better
from ihe catairb, bnt bad enough yet. At one
time It wu terrible to bo nur her, than wu
■uch an offensive odor; but the is on much hot
ter that she will ho able to attend school to
morrow morning. Mho hu been troubled foe
about three frets with nasal catarrh.”
This extract from a latter front Joliet, lil
ts an example of many from mother* who
find this remedy thn moat effective aid In re
storing and prottrain, the health of their
children. To learn more abottt this writa for
a Ireatire of nearly two hundred pages, tent
meto all applicant* by Dra. Starkey A
l* A LEX, 1529 Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa.
John Henry pleaded with Aonolla,
And all his pandon tried to tell her.
She mid, "John H., your word* you waste.
You teeth briny a want of taste,
Yenr breath attends me, so I eay,
I'M 9020D05T oc stay away.”
STORIES FROM NATURE.
Raved hy a Dog-Illtten by a Sunk*-An Ox
■ Breaks Bla Nock.
From the Ilinnony Grove, Ga., filgnaL
Mr. G. L. Carson killed an owl on last Mon
day morning that measored 4 feet and iX inches
hem lip to Up.
From the Covington, Ga., Star.
Mr. E. J. Ozbora wu in town on Saturday,
and Informed ns that he shot and killed a bine
crane on Bear creek the day before, which wu &X
feet high, r, feet end IK Inches fromtlpto tlpof lu
wines, sod Its bill wiijji inches long. He was CO
8 irds from It when he fired, and the shot used were
o. 7 biid shot
From the Buena Vista, Ga., Argos.
Mr. J. F. Bushin Informs oa that while ho
wu going ont homo a tew days ago he raw a large
wild cat In the road about a mile from town. Ho
said the varmint wuu large uidog. The men.
ing wu cloudy, end it is supposed the cat ventured
out earlier than he anticipated. If any pigs or
lambs are misting to that locality they een be so-
counted for.
From the Wuhington, Cm, Chronicle.
Mr.Toombs DoBoubade very Doe ox killed
one day last week. He wu threshing for Mr. G. M.
Mullen end bed hie oxen yokednp daring the night
end tamed out to gruo. It seeme that this pair
were tuunlng down a hill when tha yoke struck a
Dump, throwing one of them a somersaul t and
breaking its neck, the other one wu also thrown
and by iu bellows brought an old negro man, who
cut him tome.
From the Lincolton, Ga, Nows.
Hr. Peter G. Frazier, of this county, hu n
motherly eat tho Joy of whose household consisted
in three blight, pretty young Tabbies. Mrs. Tabby
brought In three yoong rabbits and adopted them.
Bbeexerchmtb* same kindness towards ths little
waits u she does to her own immediate family.
Horcly la tbiz lz a fulfilling of the prophecy: “And
the lion and the lamb shall He down and die to-
pothcri"’ it so, a cat and a three rabbits ’Shell lead
From the Danlelsville, Ga, Monitor,
Joe O’Kelley, a few days slnco killed s
chicken snake, near his house, which meuarod7
feet In length.
On Sunday lest, Oscar, the little son of Mr. W. T.
Mabry, living near this place, wu bitten by a
highland moccasin, In an old Geld new home.
His little lister, who wu with him, boond a
piece of hickory buk very tightly around hla An
ger, above where it wu bitten, tnd he harried
homo. Hla fatehr took the Soger in hu mouth, and
by persistently sucking the wound, ffinaily suc
ceeded In extracting the poison and the swelling
subsided. Mr. M. says be frequently wuhed hli
mouth ont with esmphor during the time he was
nicking the wonnd.
From tho Amerlcua, Ga, Recorder.
One enltry summer afternoon a young
daughter of an aristocratic southerner, In the tower
pert of Alabama took n towel and soap and went
to a cool and shady pool, formed by a creek which
emptied Into the Alabama river. After she had
■potted in the waters for half an hour or more, sbo
half robed herself and crawled into a hammock:
swinging partly over tha water, and with one foot
banging danllfy above the water a few inches, feu
uleep. Presently n large Newfoundland dog step
ped oni ftom tha boshes, smelled at his mistress,
willed his tall In pleasure and laid down at the
the foot of ths tree. In halt an hour a splashing
wu heard in tha creek farther off. end presently,
huge w eves broke the cove and the waters disturb
ed and rolling, mads a noise that eantht the dog’s
attention. A second or two later and thenglynou
of an alligator appeared shove the
water a lew test off from the
ceplng gfrL Th* hungry beast
foot of the sleeping pA The hu ___
taw Ihe tcmptlnr ana dainty morsel, and hla
greedy eye* sparkled la anticipation a
fea»t fit for a aed. He made toward It
open, teeth alcamina and ejea afire In anticipa
tion. Tho raUhnilapf raw tho peril of hla mla-
bark that awakened the
hunery l<cast
..... - >r>d. nnil his
fl in anticipation ofthfeenowy
Kemailo towuM it with mouth
hr anti eyes Afire in nntlclpa-
^■loot AAwtho peril of hla mU-
trcsi, and with one wild bark that awakened the
uulct echoea of the woods, hurled himself fall at
the open mouth of the allgator. The dog’s warn-
g a good
bim he didn’t care to turn loose. They were fimt
In the water then on tho bank, and the sti
wanton, while tho girl’s i creams soon carrit
assistance. The ’gator wu finally klllod, and
measured seven end a half fleet in length. The
girl ceys sbo loves to swim, but never goes la a
larger pool now than can gal in a tub, and that the
iter is strained before It goee there.
THE DOQ TIGHT AT GILEAD.
A Lively Seen* In Which Congressman
Daugherty* of Florida* Figured.
From a Washington Letter.
Congressman Daugherty, of Florida, whole
serving his first term In the house, hu
a supreme contempt for a good many of the UtUe
tricks of so-called legislation. He was a member
of the Florida legislature, nearly a fall decade,
and was speaker during ono or more terms, and la
therefore, pretty familiar with tbia sort of thing,
does not"*-*'*
~*h nover see the house In oneoflta wrangles,’'
ho said, ”wlthout thinking of the dog fight at
Gilead/’
“That Isa scrap _ _
“from which all other events dale in that section.'
Ask any citlsen there when any ovontor Impor
tance occurred, and ho will tell you that it waa a
year after ihe dog fight at GUoad, or a year before
that event, as the. case may be. You see
Gilead, which is a little placo In my dis
trict, Is a great place for big meetings, as they are
called In ino country. One day, about ten years
ago, when I waa making my first canvass for the
IcgUlaluic, I went over to Gilead, whore tbero
was a big meeting going on. Of coarse, tho dogs
all go to church In that oountry Ihe aame as they
do In tho country almost anywhere. I bad a small
thirty pound bulldog, who followed mo over
“ ~ There were a lot of dogs lying about the
nd one big fellow right in tho door of the
g house, and Just as l entered tho dog at tho
door collared mine. Then there waa raude. My
dog grabbed tho other one. laid down, shat hfo
eyes and held on. A lot of fellowi rushed up and
"rsan kicking them to make them let go, but they
light as wellhave kicked a stone wall. I tried to
get in to choae my dog, for I knew that was the
only way to make him let go, bat bo-
fore I coaid get my work la eke twenty
other dogs lying about the door had Jumped
In for a hand lu the fight, and for a while there
was the liveliest dog fight right there that ever
took place Inside the walls of a church. Finally I
got my dog loose, and taktng hla away, tied him
up Urptevent his pitching In again, but by tha
time I got back tho men had gotlnto a fight, too. I
went in to try to make peace, and before I knew
what waa the matter I was knocked out throe
men, and tcartd women and children in every
reetton.”
• of course U broke up the meeting, but elected
you to the legislature?”
• Well, 1 got there,” he replied, with a grim
smile, “and stayed there ten years, too, until caine
toeongrcts. Rut that dog fight waa a memorable
sane, and ono of which I am always reminded
when there to a big row In the house.”
Chicago** Prosperity.
Chicago, July 1.—The population of Chica
go, an Indicated by the directory Just out, is over
750,000. Tho development of business end build
ing features of the city in the year is reported to
have exceeded any other like period. An lncretae
of 60,000 in population is shown over last year.
Th« Silent Aztec.
From the Independent.
The silence of dead centuries
That lie entoombed on yonder hills,
Is his. These dreamful p
HU babes about; the golden morn
daughter grinding com,
en grinding at a mill.”
Yon sun of old
Yon golden hill* had flocks of now:
These valley fields had far Increase.
He saw his white sails fill and blow
liy poppy isles in Bower seas.
Thu wood dove sang fbr him his love*.
Ills harshest note the soft wood dove's.
The Spaniard’s band is laid upon
His field’s, his flocks, hard, fait and tight
hot. oh! this glorious golden dawn.
Are his! The world may have tho
—Joaquin Miller.
r.nmbAult’s Caustic
Wo Bad tho following in tho veterinary de
partment of the Spirit of the Tiuee, the great
bor* paper of Now York. '*This great Euro
pean remedy bag already been recognised in
tbia country by horsemen ae being of the
greatest litaey. For lameness, water in the
legs, farcy, thrush sore on withers and neck
knee sprung horses, mango, ringworm, aster
nal carbuncles, etc, it is a mfe ipacific. In ita
use it innomdee cautery ; leaves no sear, and
as a blister has no eqnal. Veterinary Surgeon
Hollinsi-worth, of Utica, atylee it the be* rem
edy ever nsed.andil is recommended by many
of the best horsemen tf America-**
Gomhanlt’s Caustic Raleom ta fbr sale In At
lanta by Bradfield 4 Ware, ft Whitehall St.
ALL GONE INSIDE.
Old.Dacta J.fTat Colonel lluck.tt’s Ranch la
Novadn.
Old Undo Jtff Is n venerable colored mm
of* rout benevolent end .snctimonloas app.tr-
snee. “Petes and good will to *11“ It srrltten in
every Hue tnd wrinkle of his eb in countenance.
Many wbite hairs are now zprlnkted In nic beard
tnd wool, and he has a bad limp la bis left leg,
which it bowed outward at tbo knee, giving him t
romowbst rolUDg gait. Ho i- wont to say, “Got
dat leg in dc ols alabery times, lab, befo’ do
W gome are so uncharitable a* to bint that h* ac
quired his bad leg one dark night while running
away from .smokehouse, back In Missouri, being
overtaken In his flight by a charge of buckshot
sent in pursuit of him by a man who bad beoome
aware that blsbaoonwas disappearing more rap
idly than was accounted for, by ths statistic! of
home consumption. Old Jeff, however, bus n ro
mantic story of how he “got dst leg” while fight
ing on tho side oi his old mister against "do Buck
Webster ssL"
Ths old fellow loves to tell whet a powerful man
he waa before he waa lamed. The leg now serves
bim as an excuse for doing very little work of any
kind. Also, for years he hu claimed to ha con
sumptive—“all gone Inside, sah"—tnd in dally
expectation of being called to bis long home. He
therefore spends mcatof hi* time in making fare
well calls upon his old acquaintances, particu
larly such as hall from theaouth, when he to always
sure of a square meal in the kitchen. Besides vis
iting all such in town he scouts out into ths coun
try to s distance of several miles to enjoy the hoi-
pittlity of southern people who are settled on
ranches At the ranches the old man may make
hlmiell at home for a week or s month, with noth
ing to do hut tinker shout amoog tha chickens
and pin, or to look after tho youngsters and
amtue them with songs and stories. As Uncle
Jeff has a weakness for drams, halt generally bet
ter off In the country thin when knocking about
One of Uncle Jeffs favorite places of resort In
tha country ia the ranch of Colonel nackctLon the
Carton river. The colonel is a former Missouri
acquaintance, and ana of the old school of whole-
souled southern planters There the old fallow
does about aa he pleases, tnd can remain as long
as ha chooses, at he affords ths colonel much
amusement, and serves to remind him of tho days
when he had about him a score or mors of colored
servitors.
Last week Uncle Jeff made hie appearance at ths
ranch of the colonel, who Is always to him “Mane
George-’’ and wu more then usually downhearted
and nigh unto death’s door. At the old man hatt
ed at the vine-covered gate and pooped in the
colonel heard hits chuckle to himself: “Yaadar
bt to—dar be to aaettln’ on da poach a roadln’ hit
pepah. Golly, I dona cotoh um at horns."
“Marts George” raid tbs old man a few minutes
later, u be hobbled into thn verandah, asatod him
self on u bench and decorously adjusted hit old
wool hat over Lbs glaring patches on hla trousers
“MtrreGcoig*. I hopes I sees yon well. sah. I’so
come to sea you ones mo 1 —ones mo 1 before 1 leabs
the glaring
le, 1 hopes 1
m ono* mo’-
irga, I’m twins to da odder
rtomy tong home—to dat
whar do wicked hab no
I’m far on de way
home acrost do libber whar _
mo* trouble and da weary esaao to rest Yon’uni
has all been berry blue tome beab, Macro George
-berry kibe to do ola man—but bars nine acrost
thedarkrtbteTtoJInede company on do blest
Her, Mane George, I’ll toon tabs my sun’ toting
tusannas to do Lo’d for ebber mol”
“Oh, no, Unels Jeff," nld the eolonal,
“ycu’re all right yst-good for another twenty
“Berry kins long o’ yon to uy dat, Marta George
—beny kins—butit’s no ore. ft a’ meat breaks
my hawt to isab you, an’ to leab da Missus an’ de
Chilian, Mares George, bnt 1’ae got my eall-Fro
all gone inside," ana h* swabbed bis eyes with hto
cotton handkerchief.
"Don’t talk so, Uncle Jeff,” said the kind-heart
ed colonel, “you are still a hale old man.”
“No use talkin’, Mans Georgs. Pro got de call
dll time, sboab. Glttln’ so ob nights now ’peart
llkelcsn heah de singtn’ on de odder ahoah.
’Pear* ilka 1 can hath de voice on Aunt’Use an’
like me/’ and again the oi
eyes
“All bin ro kine,” continued the old men, “dat
I rometnaet feels like I’d been pawin' for mo' dan
what I'M wnff-mo'n what I'm wuff. I may sit to
■ “ ' ■“■Pliij
do sun a tew days mo’; for a little time mv .
look end. trees an' d* erase an'do sky; Imsy
hearken to de tingin' ob de birds a little longer,
hut l'ro got do call an’ I feels it. I’m aU gone in
side. Malta George-all gone Inside, sahl”
“Nonsense, Uncle Jeff," said the ootonti, em
phatically, “noncsencl You're good for many yean
yet. You'll sue tha sod plied on the graves of many
younger men than you are before they dig tha hole
for you! What you want Jut now, uncle Jeff, to a
geca iquere meal. Go Into tha kitchen and help
reran elf—All np sour 101*08. Thera lsnooncat
heme Just now.
plenty of cold-
“Bieeged t'y
I'll got Fordo
go egln'nalur. But It's no uto. I’m on* dat be
gins to hear de cellin' ob da voices of dem what's
on de odder shoab. l’se all gone inside; I'M got
myeaUt”
old Jeff’s limp wu hardly noticeable u he
scooted for the depository of eatables, and he pull
ed down tho cornua or hto mouth vary haul to
keep back tho vigorous tmllo that wu trying to
taka nofsemton of his features.
Left alons the colonel wu soon absorbed In his
newspaper, and he forget about ths presence of
the old darky In the house. At lut, howeror, he
wu aroused by bearing the old men's voice u he
merrily carolled forth:
Jay Mrd. Jay bird, siftin' on a limb,
He winked at ma, an’IUhlm;
Cocked my gun and split his shin.
An’ left da arrow a slickin' ini
“gonndsl” cried the colonel, "If that old thing
of snigger hun't round my bitten bottle! Jeff,
Jeff you black rascal!”
The only reply from Jeff wu:
Rnake bake a hoe cake
“Jeff.eomeoatoftbstl'- cries tbo colonel.
Bui Jeffheanl not, fez he wu dancing a quiet
huffie and singing:
Da dabble coteh de gronn’ hog,
A sluin' in d* sun.
An' kick bim offdoback log
Jet to seeds fun!
“Jeff! Yon Jeff!"
A cornstalk Addle ssd a shoestring bow-
stick to your partner and nebber let her got
“Blast that nigger!" shouted thn colonel, be
coming thoroughly aroused, throwing down hto
paper and rulhlng to tha scans.
Unconscious of the colonel’s approach, and lor-
getful for the moment of hto presence lu tho world,
Jeff went on:
"Jeff!" broke in the Irate Missourian. “Jeff, you
infernal old rascal, to that tho way you are crow
ing the civet? Are those tha songs they slug on
the golden shore? What sort of conduct Is this for
a man who hu got hla call—who to all gone In
side?”
Uncle Jeff wu startled, and fora time looked
much u tic would had ha been caught near a hen
roost as tbo colonel stood before him la tha pantry
and thundered these questions at him. At last he
found courage to say: . „
•Mane George, l’s* gut de call Kite, an' l'ro
gw tore acrost dat ribber out of deu day. but de
goneness Inside am not ro bad u It waa end de
scuraton am poatponed-de ’scunton am postpon
ed, sahr l Paw DM QUILLS.
Oot one In twenty are free from some littl
ailment caused by inaction of the liver, Uu
Outer’s Little Liver PUla. Th* result trill be
qpheenEleorptlc*. They give peeltlvo relief.
Me Richard Wehhitman hu severed hie
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LauntThompson, the sculptor, hu nearly
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