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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION - ATLANTA. (5A.„ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 ia *
KIRKPATRICK'S LAST.
A GEORGIA. "M «
John r, Kirkpatrick'S etrsoas Career-nis Xxpsr-
U«M In Sot Spring* - Prom to.ro to Bbr.ro-
port, mhrro Ha SroattB Sis PrlBod’B
Wlfs-Tb* Pro’ll B..C,Xio-Bio,
Cabtebbvilu. Go, November 4 — [Spool*'.]
This city lo greatly excited over tho tropicoed
of John C. Kirkpatrick, who wot thot detd a
cooplc of doyp tinco In New Orleans. He hod
oedoced thewifoof Dr. Ford, of Shreveport,
front her olleilence to her buibend. and fled
with btr to No* Or!-an* There ho woefoaud
by the tnrsgtd husband, whoeo rovolvor did its
work well.
John C. Kirkpatrick wot oped twenty nine
years. He was born in thle city, whore hit
mithor, a married alater end two younger
biothere reside. When Kirkpatrick woe about
twenty-four years out he went to Atlanta and
secured a position iu ■ B'on Berry's drag store.
He of tor word went to Hot Springe, where hs
Wee set op In buaineis by Hr. Beau Berry, hie
Atlanta employer. Hr. Berry found thot
Kukpotriek wee acting dithooeatly with him.
A shooting scrape occurred In which Hr. Berry
sdmoat fatally wounded Kirkpatrick. Kirk
Patrick ‘recovered end removed to Pales
tine,Texas, where bo remained until throe
an ego, when ha went to Shreveport and
secured employment at A. J. Bugera drug
■Mrs. Kirkpatrick waa attentive to hit basi
nets, bat woe a peculiar character and made
very few friends
me ksiason tvrrn use. pobd.
In 1871, in the city of Shreveport, Mist A,
B. MoWilllama, the only ehild of Hr. Mo
Williams, senior member of the banking
firm of HeWiiliami, McCutcbeon A Don
miny, then a yrang girl of aizteon, booama
tho wife of Dr. Ford. The rruit of thle mar
riage wee throe obltdren, two boya and • girl,
eu thirteen, one nino and tho other seven.
Tho anion up to two years ago, aoooidiog to
Dr. Ford's friends, we* n happy one until
Kirkpatrick robbed Ford of hie wife and Anal*
ly got her to abandon home and children and
join him in New Orleans. This, in brief, it
tho story, end the reason atilgnod for tho
(hooting of Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick made hie appearance in Shrove-
dork in the oatabiiehmant of A. J. BogoL
year later ho made tho acquaintance ofHrs.
d.and their action* war* inch a* to give
riaetogravran.plciou on the part of Dr. Fold,
and thlnge began to weara serious tip act.
But la Fe uoary last Mra JFord waa deelarsd
intanr, and her buehand placed her in an la
nd until the middle of Jane, when tho woe
brought home. Aesio aha renewed her *o-
hueband next heard of nerehowas with him
in New Orleans
SHOT Down BY THE II0SBAND.
At noon- on Tuesday last, at tho. hoar for
lunch InjWalker’oOrarceat hall saloon, in Now
Orleans, a shot was heard. A man darted
uoond tho corner coming from tho sample
room, and a second thot woe flred from oomo
one In the sample room. The man ran serose
tho ceit corner of tho hell towards the large
door which opens Into tho oyster saloon end
cigar stand in the Bi. Charles street entrance
of the saloon As ho was shout to croei tho
threshold, on thothroohold of tho door throngh
which ho had darted out of tho sample room,
appealed tho flgurs of a stoat built Man wear
tag aide whiskers and muataohs Ho hold In
big hand a smoking revolver, and almost ae
soon at hs appeared * third shot was heard.
Tho fugitive—for such appeared to bo tho man
Who first entered the haU—stsggcrol forwatd
shoot three foot and fell on his back, his foot
toward the oyster aland.
Tho crowd In tho saloon sought shelter.
Boino ranged themselves behind the pillars,
ethers crept under tho luuch table while,
many ran ont Into tbo yard on tbs aids of the
hell. They stood four deep bohind tho pillars,
and inch o contraction of rotundity was nov- r
before teen. Mon who wore twico as brood at
oio of tho pillars (famed to contract thsm-
solves to one half their natural also, and It
botween themsolvta and tho man with
voItct.
Tho latter walked deliberately up to wboro
the man lay writhing on tho tnjaolatod door.
The latter woe leaoiug on his right elbow and
wet half turned on hie back. The man with
the revolver walked op to within ton foot of
his victim, when bo took deliberate aim and
fired the lourtb shot. Tho man fell back and
lay face upward to and gland (this slayer.
The latter walked np atlih closer and placed
tho muaxle of hit revolver to thotom-
ploof the prostrate man. Ho Jerked his head
aside with a spa.modlo movement, or per.
hape tho last Impulse of hi* life, ths first uw
of nature self preservation, caused tho dying
man to seek to ovoid the lest shot. Tho effect
of this movement was to cause tho mosaic of
tho weapon to fallen tho dying man'* chin,
jolt under the right eomer of tho mouth. Tho
fifth and last ahoi was fired at that moment,
and tbo bullet eped npwaid Into and mads Its
exit on top’of the head. There waa no more
bulleta In tho rovolvor. ^ho victim ssuk
hack a corpse and his slayer turned and re
traced his atopa into tho hall.whsro he stopped
a few moments and glanced around in ■ cool,
nonchalant manner ae if admtriog th* fres
coed oelhngand decorMlon*. Thao hojolnod
a tall min and handed him his revolver. Tho
two then walked out through tho Canal street
door of tho sample room and " “ - — -
1 entered Moreen's
Thu* It wts that Dr. Ford had followed up
and slain7hs do.tro.ar of hladomestic peace
—John 0. Kirkiatrlik.
TH* WOMAN lie THU CIS*.
No. 213 ta a large, three story boas*, situat
ed between St Joseph and Si. Julia stmts,
on Bt. Charles. It is surraundad by three
wide baloonle*. one for each story, extending
•round tho building. . . . . ..
On th® oo® on th® first floor ind before tho
front door of tho h.use stood a woman, naatly
attired lu a beoomteg grey dreso, with tight
fitting bodice. Her earn hair was dressed In
• modest fashion, sod around hsr throat was
fiitcuod ft n®rro# ribbon, whioh WM hold ®t
tho throat by » *old pin of tho design of ®n
arrow transfixing a heart. This, witn a pair
of plain bracelet I, waa th* only ortiolo of
Jewelry she wore. Her olive face was fioabod
from excitement, doubtless, whilst bar brown
ejet were restless. and darted glances from
aide to side o* If ahs ware hunted and aonght
n place of refuge. _ . .
This was Urs. A. B Ford, and It was evi
dent thattho tragedy snsowd at tbs corner of
St. Charlco end Canal street* had already ban
recounted to her. Her drat word bus request
that tbo subject should not bo maotioaal in
the hearing of tho other inmataoof tho baas*.
*1 would like to get out of thle hoaso," she
sold, ‘ before they hear all aeout it"
After sho had bwcosM aemcirhal ca m she
related all she knew of tho cansoe which led
to the killing of Kirkpatrick. She laid that
aho waa married to Dr. Ford foomoon yoare
aeo and wsa tha mother of •ovoral children.
maiden name wao Alice B. McWilliams
her father being Mr. J. O. McWilliams, of the
firm or McWUllame, HcC tduonA Dimming.
te“if wiss irjs
opium habit as well ae axoom in drink
ing si iritnoui liquors. About two yeare ago
aho became acquaint d with J. C. Klrkpotrlek,
s drug desk in tho emdoy or Mr. A.J.
Hotel, drug gist and chemist of Shreveport*
She became Intimate with tho drug dark and
bar husband became (talons. He suspected
this Intimacy bat eool 1 not prove it, although
he bad several times summoned Kirkpatrick
to bis office and bad an explanation. Th*
drug clerk invariably oontrivod to direct all
euipiclon from him for » timat hat tha hat-
bird weald diseevor wh.t he thought wea
new proof., nod ««»**■
euipiclon
. which bo teoeived from Kirkpitrlck.
Several montha ego. aho Mys, die forced her
husband In to ootoringooolt for dlvoreoogalost
hrr. aadaho tha* harem* thodvfoodiat. Ou
%££&&£ StUSt thewSi m
of June end three daya later, Jane 1.1th, Kirk
patrick joined her.
THE AUTOHT.
Meantime Assistant Coroner Stanhope Jones
was holding an autopsy on th* body of Kirk
patrick in the Central station. He foond f inr
wounds, two of which were necessarily fatal
Th* first wound waa about five inches svovo
and about sn inch to tho right of tho right
nipple, between the aecond sod third ribs ou
tho right aide, the bell paaeing throngs the
sight and lift teats, severing tho pulmonary
aitcry, ranging slightly downward sad scro~
the chest, frastnrlng the third rib of the l«f<
aide and lodging beneath the skio. Tala
wound wts evidsntly inflicted after tho men
fell, and was doubtless th* result of the fourth
shot fired.
Tha seooad wound wu flea inches to the
left of the eplual column, midway betwseu the
»*• sun rjnuii ohuiuu, tutu wny uoewmiu nut
hip and shoulder, the ball passing through th
•plten and stemaeh and lodging bsooatls tbo
skin, near the median lhw, opnoeite the print
of entrance. Both of tho above wounds pm
dund internal hemorrhage, and wore necasaa
rUy fatal."
The third wound area three inches to-the
lefa of tbo tplosl column, In a line with the
meat of tho ilium, perforating the snail intaa -
tinea and lodging under tho akin opposite the
point of entrance.
1 ho fourth wound entered on the right tide
ol tbo chin, potting np, being deflected by tb«
interior maxillary bom
io, aud making its exit
in tha forehead on tho right aide, two lnohaa
above the ootar corner oi the right eye. This
and would not
wound wu only superficial,
have produced death.
On the engagement finger of Kirkpatrick's
band was a plain gold ring, which, ou being
removed, wu foond to contain tho Inscription
“J. K, from Darling."
Tho nows of tho tragedy wu at once tele
graphed to Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick, of -this
place, tho father of tha onfortunat young mu,
who immediately ordered tho remains to bo
shipped here
Ever) body in Now Orleans sod Shreveport
si qnaintod with Dr. Ford states that tho ehar-
aeicr given him by his wifo In hsr statement Is
entirely at variance with their knowlsdgc of
the man. Hs is not nor hu h* aver boon ad
dieted totbaoaium habit, norlahsamanwho
drinks to excels. Per contra, it la alleged that
Mrs Fort leananfortnnatevlatlaitotireopium
habit and this hu unuttled her mind, and
while that suffering Kirkpatrick took tho ad -
vantage of hsr end induced her to leave home,
husband, children, relaiivec,friouds and riches,
for misery, sin, shame aud poverty.
Tho remains of tbo dead nun arrived hare
teday.
"ARM YOURSELF I"
A Lively Bow Between Politicians In Sada-
11a, Missouri.
Exdalu, Mo.. November 4.—The bitter feel
ing existing between tho Gantry aud Hurd
factions of tho domoerstio party urns very
near resulting in bloodshed yestor Jay after
noon. Major William Gantry published a
card in one of the local papers Tuesday, in
which ho repudiated Congressman Heard,and
gave u a reason thu tho utter had pandered
to the Knights of Labor. Yesterday morning
Heard published a c»rddenouncing the charge
that be pondered to tha Koighte of Labor aa
an infamous falsehood, and asserting thot hit
refusal to recommend Gantry’s eon-in lty
for potltouter of Ssdtlu wu the truo
cause of difficulty between them. Shortly
after one o’olook T. W. Cloooy, eon-in law of
Major Gentry, stepped into tho offloa of the
8lcisrs hotel, where the oougresimau aud his
brother were seated. Hoard spoke pleasantly
to Cion*y, who turned fiercely upon him sad
called him a lying . Heard wu la tho sot
of rising to hi* feet to reunt tho insult, whoa
Cloney wised a coco and dealt him a sere re
blow on tbosldoof hla head. Tho congress
man wu on hit fret In an lnatant, wrested th*
cane from his aaullant end throw him to tha
floor. Friends separated tho combatant* and
endeavored to effect a reconciliation. Thoy
afterwards came together in the hallway,
whan Cloney made a motion toirarda his
y P‘I^_ SpoTtT^
_ ^ ^
to detenu himself. Tho loiter threw uo hla
bands, exclaiming: “I am nrurmodl” Uosrd
remarked jto him that the matter might as
well bo uttled now u at any time, and advised
Cioneyto arm himself. The latter left tho
building, end Heard retnrnod to the office.
Five mlnutee later Major William Gentry
entered tho room and, stepping np to Heard!
seised him by tha shoulder. Ho oral greatly
excited, hot before any blow* wore exchanged
Heard broko away from him and drew hia
The room wu crowdod with excited man by
this time, and tha angry politic!ana wore upa
nted before any Injury resulted to altnor.
Following so oli u upou on* of tho moat bitter
political contuta that hu over taken place In
the district, tha batty meeting between tueu
noted leaden of tho democratic party created
a gnu sensation. Mutual friendo htvo en
deavored to effect a reconciliation between
tho chief actorr, bnt nothing In that direction
iac been accomplished. Both men an Impul
sive by naiura, and cordially hit* each other,
end It la fursd that when they meot again tbo
trouble wlU bo renowad. .
SWINQ1NO FROM A SAPLING.
Tho Full * Story of the Murder of Ed.
Waldrop.
Wavtoly, Aim. Novsmber G.—[Special.]—
John item, aliu Bart, onaof th* negro murderer*
of Ed Ws'drup, wu arrested near Wetumpka,
Aim, s few days ago, aud was brooeht back to this
netshborhood on tho evening of tho tod lnatant.
The nut day, late In tho altcreooo, ho wuplsood
in chaise oT a bailiff who aummonad several men
la guard him during th* night at Canaan churcn,
which is about half a mile from where Waldrop
wet mu-dered. The bailiff Intended to carry him
to Opelika jail the next morning. Late In th*
ovoniog, Mr. B. B. Broc* went to eu th* negro,
and received tha following statement, oe con-
Restated that a few weeks ago doom Hart
(otgto) proposed to him that thu must make a
incgioi propuaeu to nun ui» iurj — —* «... -
rite 01 ioim money by murd- ring and robbing
Kmrooe, who they might learn bad money, hot
•■Id not doridtwbom they would attack until acrat
wick before they killed Woldrup. Uooreo Hart
isiore ihevkiiled Woldrup. Uotreo Han
wutitlogontbswsldrupfsrm.and hs (Boons)
tost Xd Waldrop had all oooDdaoco in
told him that ltd Waldrop bad all ooufidsoos in
1 him. (Geoiasi and bo could got Ed to any pot at on I
tbo form b* desired, and snowing thu Ei had
Mm* Booty, they decided to try him. oo George
. appointed an hour for him (John) to meet him and
Waldrop In a Utile Ulnol wood, near tbo ootiou
find. At noon George sited Waldrup to go and
mmfgli some cotton fur bloi. Waldrop went, and
fat the cotton bouse. George, in a pretca.JoJ
of aome kind, loid Woldrup If be would go
him to a mile roclr xnoil lu iho wowl.. about
by Pro Varda trom the cotton patch, he wo-ild
TlWlm. u ho (Ueorge) had hla money hid there
1 John said ba wu a UUe late gwUngwtb* ap
pointed place, but (Ooud Oiorgo awl Waldrop
there el tun* no a chestnut log. and bo aiaolook a
siat. Ba said tba undemanding bMwsoo him aud
Otorga was, that when George winked at him, ba
waste Hilo and bold Waldrop until Uoorge oat
bisibroot with srsxor. H* seld ihsi wbite talk
ing Ueorxs winked several Usms at him before be,
raised Wsldrup, asMMMMriMmremhrt|M|rt
n large bills snd be could not Olvldsit
there. Af'er talking n lew Mimics about
wbtt to do, they bappetisd lo look back and a*w
Waldrop going towerds tbs house, uoorge said:
"Lookl that wffi never do." And they ran snd
overtook Wsldrup In tbs oottoq patch about forty
xiida alter bo crossed tbs fence, where they
■si him sad again cut bis Ibroot to the nock
Lao. uut ttuw Waldrop dl«1
I During tbo night of iboMlooLo largo put* of
dirtolwd men went end took the prlaooor away
irr.m lb*oncer end guards, sad the next morning,
4ib Inst., b* wu foond dead, twinging by s ebsiu
locked sround nls neck, to * boot EicEore upllog,
about 20 verts from Cscson church. Tbo other
negro, Otocgc, hu not yot boon found.
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One Man Dead snd Another Dying—Thi
Causa of the Tragedy,
Cutouzbt, Go., November 0.—[Spooisl.]—
fihsllniaD, fsmilUriy known u Wsm's its*
tlon, in this county, wu to day tho seem of
dsttardly attempt on th* port of • fami y •
uogross to take tho lira of •ovoral of tbs
best oitluns of that place in whieh they par-
ttnlly succeeded, and in whloh one of theti
number wu shot dead on th* spot. Mr. Georg-
Oliver, on* of tho boat dtisens In the plans, i»
postmaster, express agent, snd telegraph opsr
stor In which no is assisted by his son, Joe, *
young men just attaining to manhood.
Yesterday • negro girl nomad Francis Col*
iron went to tha depot to look after s box
While there oho took offense at something
and returning home s distance of half a mill
from the station, reported tho matter to her
brothers, two young bucks, who at onoe detar
mined to resent the wounded dignity of tholi
doiky sitter. Arming themaelvot this mominr
with sticks snd knives, they repaired to the da
pot and staking out Joe Oliver u an opportune
throat, whloh did iteghutly work wall
A lino from eu to osr, from whloh the blood
•hot ten feet high tola that death wu near by
their oiabollrsl deed, they fled for homo*
Attblsjoneture Jesao Oliver, s brother of
George’* snd nude of tbo uofoitunsto
lad whew throat wu cut, ac
companied by tho father sppsar.o
opon the ground. They at once gave pursuit
and were not long la overtaking the yoau,
demons *t Fist or nur their homo. Their
mother, on old negrois, ran oat with a matkst,
banded it to one of ber sons and oommandad
blm to shoot. Ho did oo, snd at tho crack of
■be gnn Jesao Oliver fell from his hoiks. Tha
negro girl, the Instigator of tho whole affair.
uosiw *ixi, ids insuxsvor in luo wuoio so air.
ran forward, ulied tho moskat snd dubbed
him over tbo bead, completely shattering tha
slock of tba gnn and onulng la tho tkall of
Mr. Oliver. Th* effect of the (hot wu to
shatter his left arm from the elbow ap to tho
shoulder, snd at latest report physicians uo
preparing to take It off
when Mr. Oliver wu shot from hla hone,
oo* et the nrfiftm** wu^h^dftflj.
tftld wm lost by _ ...
negro man, thsgirlud toe old woman ware
brought to this place this ovoniog by* bury
rd. “' '
Tbsir eases will M investigated Mon-
In tha meantime Judge Clarks hu or
dered a heavy guard to be plaoed around th*
jail, day ana night, by way of precaution.
An outriged public might attempt to take th*
law In band. It is thought yoneg Oliver will
die, while Joss* it in * precarious condition.
DISCOUNTING TRB TELEPHONE.
Talking With the Outside of tho Throat and
tha Top or th* Hoad.
From th* Chicago Herald.
Several friends mat at tbs residence ol
Jsmeo Lowtb, 712 West Congress strut, to witness
tbnwof lbs very curloiu sod Interesting futures
oi bis new system of trausmUaloo, by oontaci
with tbo body of tMspukor, through o solid me
dico instead of Ibrougb atmospheric Impulses, as
practiced In *11 diaphragm Instruments. In th*
new system the Instrument Is actuated by placing
a button projecting from it against the tide of
tbo throat, th*operator epsaks, and tbo vibrations
that occur In lb* exterior surfsos of the tanat
during the utterance of tire words are eonduoiad
by the button and Its Mem to th* olacnodoe, and
they being disturbed, in teoortsnu with tho vi
brations that form Iks muscular wort, so to tpotk,
transmit o per’ectly oitlouiated word.- Conver
sation Is carried oa with facility through enabia-
ed In trumtuts, tba lono Is much loutlir snd full
er than foiled In any of the diaphragm class, sad
lu timbre la of a smoother end more solid charao
ter.
On* or lla peculiar and very Important qualities
Is that It it Independent of all accidental aoooda
or dlaturoancea which so often Interfere with the
good surface of th* lustra mauls of th* telephone
system! tbo speaker may b* surroundad by any
number of people talking -loudly, and only his
vole* will bo transmitted.
Tbo loudness ud clearness with which spaceb
It transmitted with there Instruments Is wonder
ful. Daring tbo cihlbitlon or Ibis curious now
principle iho inventor applied lb* holloa lo the
top of bis bead and transmitted speech l i a per
fenny clear voles, only nol as loud as in th* usual
way of holding; also loth* back of tbs neck, vari
ous parts of tbs chest and otbtr parts of lbs body,
all in a good, clear lone, every word well defined
and ihUlllglbl*. A teat wm made with a ten-
pound weight of lead, and through this as in oil
other cares, tba transmission was perfect.
Tbo Inventor has a liu* at bis bouse In opera-
lion navlng a two-mile resistance. II* has taieu
out American and foreign pauatl covering this
new art.
SfORItS OP RtfrL LIFE.
Just fitly years ago Mia Sarah Langford
I'lilliMsig iviilaciltut, luUbUiil 4» pouuilk Out
• resect At first she held meeting* la tn
- file* of her brother in low, Hr. Palmar, on
•ulya few ladles attended, livery Tuoeda
fltrnoon Mite Langford road the Bible loth
•cilia and explained the theory ofpsrfea
iiolince* and convinced many that life o<
-rtb could he without sin. Attsndsnos o>
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J ^ And Dissolved Dane Phosphate of Lime.
. time fully s
third of the members are man, lueludln.
-i'*ny clergymen. Dr. Palmar and hiswifr
professed holiness, snd togsthe
with Mil* Langford maintained th.
ehurch at homo. Un. Palmer died and
Dr. Palmer then married hie saintly slsut-
in-law. Ha died over a year ago, leaving hi-
-life, who is eighty, to conduct (b* mooting
xlone. About two hundred people asaambli
• very Tuesday afternoon to listen to Mr*.
Palmer, who is revered as angal incarnate.
Tba text "The and of tho oommandmont Is
lev* out of a pure hreit, ete," Is tha foond*
tlon of Mra Palmer's dostrloo of holla***
Phe claims that her theory nssd give rise »-
no controversies: that one ha*only toned the
Bible, snd accept what it clearlv teaches to
become wholly sanctified. Sho does not at
tempt lo ebtnge th* cm da of her followers,
although her seot It recognised by tba Moth-
‘ iburch, and moat of her members are
-distal
Methodists 8b* teaches a happy mean b*
twovn asceticism ami levity. Conversion Is
only s step toward holiness, bat a strongdaalre
and forvent prayer for purity will finally
bestow tho blessing on any souL Bsquoits
for prayer are always a feature of Hra. Pal Ti
er's meetings. Tha beottflosatteraotlou shin
ing cut oi their faces eonvinsM one that the
hollnee* peopleeurelybellevoM they profess.
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CO.
A.DAIR BROS. &
General Agents* Atlanta, Ga.,
FURMAN FARM IMPROVEMENT COMPANY#.
We teko pleasure In Informing oor customers end dealers generally that wehsvo oontraoled with
be above firm lo sail the entire product of our factory, a bey are new prepared to fill order* from
i raien on loon uotlco ®na uij tense for
acid Phosphate, Furman High Grade Guano, Bufftlo BoneGuan.
And other brand* that ws may manufacture. Rend your oidara direct to them.
ort-adAwSm r. i HILT- ProMoaut Piirmsp Far
iimsn ParmlmomenmimtOo.
In India it It not only a ssolal dligrao* but
a sin for a girl to be unmarried. Ask ion ae a
jrl la born her father begins to auk a hue
married by th* roll
igbtyea
figioua i
oeremony but ah*
dors not go to llva with her husband nnltl
twelfth year. Among th* higbor clans* do
widow is allowed to marry aod there are
.—-- 1 1 “■ 1 isowho
is fegsfdod a* a pooieJmsutfor tin* of
a' former Ufa. A girl is often * widow before
oho Is ten yoare old and hsr wholslifo Isons
iff penance without Joy or hope. Long bite
and coarse attire are the widow's ovrtloo sod
ah* la ahonoed and despised by ail L ird Duf-
ferin, tho English governor of ladle, favors a
reform In marriage lews, yet he doss net al
low hla fctllnga to blind him to tho political
difficulties in tbs matter. In northern India
there la religion! hostility to aoy roformr, *«■
G dslly to such u would improve tho ooodlt-
i of widows.
A quxgm story come* from Onset Bay, Mu-
sacbosetis. Es commander B. F. Onsndlor,
of the United Smus navy, waa attiokau with
paralytic. Msdiral men ware Immsdlately
summoned, who did all they could to roeail-
tot* bigs, but finally agreed that llfowasex
tinot. Th* remains ware “laid out,” and an
undertaker wm pro paring to embalm tham,
Tba man who wm suppooed to ba dsad aroee
suddenly to a ilttlng posture and asked for au
oyster (taw. Tba frightened friend*aod *1
(andante prepared tbo stow,which Mr. Gbaud-
lax at* and said b* fait batter. Very mu a
■ecoad stroke of paralysis earn* oo aod Mr.
Chandler died n.vorto “oomo to*’ again.
Acte Lika a Charm.
From tho reonrd of cure* of Asthma •offorera
may reet anared la Oomponnd Oxygen they
will find at Irani relief, sad, lu rsasouabl*
probsblliiy, perfect cur*. Natali bav* bsao
r » L. L. _. Swi.J JUsssauMMlI RooMU Knk
Th* Doctor Got Thor*.
From tbo Bacnmento Bee.
A weak or oo ago Bill Higgino, Frank
Rhoads, Arthur Miller and others war* engaged In
con venation at Baooud and J streets, and, strange
cnough.tbc talk wm of numnmentel llaretkey had
met. Bboade had Jut IlnUbad relating a whop-
Ling story bt baa board, whan Arthur Miller ob-
Mixed Dr. Blue her Morrison slowly perambolating
down J street, and remarked:
•Talk about your boas axagtaeatore, hero comas
on* who Is DO slouch! When lb* doctor gou bore
I will tell a Whopper, snd then oaesw* with what
mm and grace hs knocks me silly."
wren tbs doctor osmoop Milter turned to Hig
gins and raid: “You talk about It bring hot bars
- why, it ain't * clrcumstanos. I remember being
in <bs southern part ol title mis otto* when it wm
so hot that et s poker gam* they hod to use small
wooden rates in pulling in tbo coin, and finally
tbo coin got so infernally hot they couldn't toxcb
It at all. and bad lo sobaUtoM Ivory chips."
'That was port, dernod hot," remarked the doc
tor. who bad listened attentively lo Miller's story,
"sod it reminds ms of a spoil we had ooe* ou th*
Missouri river—watch wm lb* hottest aaasou I
event*. Ins working si a camp in* kitchen
mad* ot rough boards, sod w* sand to bang tba
tinware on asils driven Into tbs wall. Oo* day It
got M bat that Use solder In lb* vessels *11 melted,
tee tin foil to tit* Boor, snd tksra wm not s dog-
gourd thing loft banting oo tbs nails except tbo
wlree which bad bean in lb* heodtes of tho Una 1"
bales I* hi*
"Is there on batm lo Gllaad?
Iethere no physician tbarer-
Thanks 16 Dr. Pieros, there in o *-
"Golden Modleii Discovery"-*
.png sad tint affections Of draggles*.
cored who have tried Compound Oxygon, but
*11 htvo found relist
Mrs. E A. Porter writes from Hydes rills,
C*t, November 84, 18651 "It it now mvso
months sine* I received tbs first treatment for
my ton’s dm, snd h* hu not bad symptom! of
a return of th* a-tbma since taking lb* first
to taking I
doss. JtakophaaorotaroovuMuaudjyg it
all my friend* who are afflicted with aoy
ehrenio dlavuo. It eooms to art ilka a charm
on th* dlscsM peculiar lu this climate.”
A monograph on Asthma, with many other
w ports, and a brochure ou Oompoand Oxygon
*( nearly 800 nsgoc, will be sent, post-paid aa"
free, on -uJSS&i- by Or#.' Stark it &
Pale*, 1680 PHiUlelp®!®, P®.
Tdb dm I boMii*«»* t« iwmunlof to ftjtnei
toddi women. On®, Kin B*r»J A - Troj, ot How
lUktD. hM JnrtjwMwl ft MUMnUiyiliUHoo
i ifoio I bo Coonwetloot phftrawrtKUlcol commU-
rton and la now lonklmr f«»r a dorUhlp.
rom plaint, then C
a aperifio tor alck headaeba, and erery woman
•bonId know thia. Paly oo® pill ft dot®.
throat and pom, (for
marly oMocIsted'fov four year* with Dr. A. ff
Calhoun, Atlanta. Ua.) wk
PIANO TEACHERS
donotnoadtobolold that thair pupils I
best rrogvsss when tbs bast boots are ns
min SCO.D hooka for teachlog pori
Price 11.00. An admirable collection of easy mu-in
that is good mu-le. and calculated lo Imscov* th~
taste, a- wall a* furnish useful praotto* to pupils
In lAoir *nd and art quartet am As MsmiM
pieces; by Lsebnvr, Lang*. Psrabo, Kullsk, dplnd
far, Olsten, bchumsnn aod others.
"Richardson," IB) remains Iho XTMtett ant
most cornet of l lano lustniatua Boon.
Pisces for pteyox.
PilDO Claulcj, ILin.WSir ndvancoif, is
h«Ting ® Urg® ®ad wilt dcmtYOd ft®*®.
**F*lry (II.) A dftltabtlbl ®pd my
popular colUct ou ol rnf «®*J l*uu»o pUca for
begtantia.
Fear-Hand TM«nre, ( %2?"5 r,, p!2i;
Dusts. Every leather Deeds it.
Exerclws in Scales and Chords,
p.vtararss, bus capital set of sxecclaM forth*
fir4sup-m Usnaoey.
Nailed. Pott fro* for Rftlll PritB. *
Oliver Dltson&Co., Boston*
a H. DITBO* AOO ri M7 B- osfiwar, N-W tel*.
Well Paid Employment
petent Rhnrlhmml wrtUr* Yon may breomo this In ® lew
flaw ilwtn bo Menred bv ® eomneteL
month!, at Tory lliu® exponio, by ®iiher ebming to un, or gotUnf oar Idniruction to come to yin.
We Can Teach You by Mail.
Bend for large, IUafttnued Catalogue to
Nana tbl« i*i»r
$W'»«rwr 12—wty lRTnrtm
JAMES
SSSHOE
For Gsntisman is trade ol tbo finest Coif-Skin. It is unoxccilcd In comfort snd spposrtuoo. It lxun-
appmsobed ndursblUly.
Ofwsrt of Congress Shoe*which hsvs forayed *:uUcs. Tho Jamoi Mom*' II shoo hM tho bM-
elastic money esn hoy.
l desists tveeamead loftrior goods io enter to mala s larger proilL This I* th*
originsf gj dbos. - ItewSv |Srl«iSlE"Twl,lck .rkn^Wtedrs teriiowo teterioril/^ET-pUa, bolU
o His rsputslioo of tbs ongbuL Von cannot bo Mrs A getting lb* granln* srticlo nntos* y™ are
csrafsItocxaraiMSadsostbstlblsstarapappcsn plainly
on tba Boies: —
, build
JAMES MEANS’ S3 SHOE.:
If yoa have been pay law
•hoef, wo iboald like loconvios*.
jtrtunly payjroa to atkait try on a paJc n
the James Mmearijl IkiwMwn trartag a new pair. ltwiL .
coa you nothing to try than on, and oerhapa It will e»entn*
L ally »ava you a good maaydoilara to On so. Our crlebratcd
A ----a— ~ dnccR a larger quantity of shoaa of thU gnulo
r pmdacca a larger anaatfty ot ihoas of thU gnulo
any othar factory in the wm Id. 1 h« Jamoa Mrana*
Shoo la aold by tha icadiow vetftiicra throughout
the United Rtataa. Made la linUoa, J*aco and Con-
great. Aak your dealer for the June® Mem
Ihla paper, aod wa wul ptar® c *
|k®aaily within your reach,wo i
oar shoe®
do tn alter tt'
wb'ftt BtsU dr Territory yoa may lira.
JAMXSMKAHfl A00*t .
J1 llucota Street, BoitMfa lififir
A fow wtsXs sgo ws offered our readers ms oremlnm * double banelled brooch loading gnn, nil
gunwu*>peel*ll> Imported for us snd warranted to us by the makers. II hs* proved so popular that
we^raraditermlnod to; print a picture or it and gtsa It more promlneoce. It Is the beat 111 gun ora
oficrefi in America, and Is seller than most of the la guns. Here is tbo picture;
This gun Is a double barrelled breech leader, of handsome finish, with ntled wslnnt steak, Dtrtrt
grip *oa tested,teal barrels « weighs a tiffio ora 7 p rands is a Ire* shooter, tta left hand barrel M
,ligbri! mi ksd, wail* tbo right band barrel Is opon bore. Tha carrels are so snd »! Inchesi long. I»
ortsnngiay which length you desire. Tbsgua is No. 12 gangs, ant ths goals warraatsd to do Just
good execution aa any hundred dollar xtra.
Ns oo net claim that thlagnntSMflnoMahundroddolUrguD, butwe guaranies that it ]urt au
,al* end as good a shooter m aoy gun—that it la of hotter fluisb than any HXguu ever offered, and •
better gun than tbo oo* for which «» to oanally charged. Ill* an English gun, imported specialty
lot ca snd iho lowest pries wo could get oo an American son exactly similar wu 121. Wa hays sort
great man; of these gun*, and evsvy week brine ns downs of orders fore*
oor reader* from every wetted for them, and with one exception tboy gt»* tk*
b*« astlsfoelteo. In so* caw tha gnu old not suit and tbo money wm nromptly
refunded aid the gnn token back It to our aim to olsose our readort with these pre
mium. ai d bind them closer to THE CONSTITUTION. Our breach loading gun tonus of lb* host et
our pesunom*. It is reUsbte, handromc, snd brings tba game every Umo. Every farmer ought io bare
s good donate barrelled breech loading gun. The gun above Is 117. Ifyou Hint tho gun and th*
Constitution foe oos year tend
$12GoD8titntion Breech Loader is the Best He Gan G« f ,
We «fe selling these guns by the score. Our supply Is beinjjrapid'y
exhttistcd find we may notimpoitanoeuer '.'ot. Your boy can kill enough
£%'me to pay for the gun In a month it is the b’St Inveitment you cu»
make. Order at once.. Every gun guaranteed.—Editors Constitution.