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VOL VIII
A PSYCHIC CYCLIST.
»T 3. H .CONXILLT. '
(Copyrl<ht, !K, by Am«rl<xin Pres« Ansoct*- i
tton. 1 I
With nnspiaion and dislike Miss
Kate Craig, seated on tho porch,
eyed Mr. Fitz-Maurice Rodney, the
eleek, well groomed, good looking
gentleman enterin" the garden gate
in company with her host, Mr. Pey
ton. Rhe had preserved the faculty,
common in childhood, but generally
lost in later life, of intuitional
knowledge of character, a truly psy
chic acnso, and was wonderfully cor
rect in her judgment upon those
with whom she came in contact.
But almoat anybody would havo
•aid nho had certainly made n mis
take in tho case of Mr. Rodnoy.
Generally he made a decidedly fa
vorable impression. He not only
looked well, but his manners were
excellent arwl even distinguished.
And he was believed to be rich. Tho
pretext of an important land “deal”
had brought him to Danfield and ac
quaintance with Mr. Poyton, and
though tJrereshad been much delay
'in consummating that transaction
it was not to be wondered at, since
ho hud become too mbeh engrossed
with paying court to Miss Selina
Peyton to oaro for mere sordid busi
ness. Yet Miss Crnig won innately ;
conscious that he was a rascal and
once hinted as much to Mr. Peyt n
very mildly. Ho received tho i ■<
so badly, almost seeming to < ■ni
her suspicion a sort of s.acril< e,
that she was fain to pass it off light- i
ly ae a jest, philosophically reflect
ing: ‘‘After all, wbat is it to mo if
he swindles my landlord, who wish- .
es it and needs it as a lesson? But I
am sorry for poor Selina.’’
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton were infatu
ated with the man and wished noth
ing more than that he should marry
their daughter, while she—a gentle,
innocent girl, with a dominant in
stinct of obedience—would never
havo dreamed of rebelling against
their manifest wish, even if sho had '
had n dislike for the man.
To avoid meeting her boto noir at
the dinner table Miss Craig mount
ed her bicycle and went away for a
long ride. Ton months in tho year
sho was a city schoolteacher, aid
freedom of long
rural rides during her summer va
cation wni- not simply enjoyment
but ecstasy to her.
At dusk sho returned, and as she
and Selina stood together at the
goto in the gathering darkness, with
their arms about each other’s waists,
tho latter whispered timidly, ‘‘l’m
going to be married.’’
Kate was startled, even shocked,
and remained silent until the pros
pective bride whispered in a tone of
gentle reproach, ‘‘You do not soom
glad.” Then, trying her best to
mako some such response ns would
be expected, she could only say eva
sively: “Indeed you havo my very
best wishes for your happiness. But
I was surprised. Is it not a little
sudden?”
“Yes. It was not to bo before fall, I
but Mr. Rodney must go out to
California on business, to be gone
three or four months probably, and
wishes to take mo along. So we are
to be married tomorrow. I suppose
it may as well be at one time as an- ;
other."
“You do not seem ver}’ enthusias
tic about it. Do you love him very
much?"
"Oh, I don't know. He is not ob
jectionable, and mamma says be is
a very good match. I suppose we
will be as happy as most couples
are. Mamma says so anyway. ”
“And it is to be tomorrow?"
“Yes; ho and papa are arranging
for it now.”
“As I said, you have my best
wishes. I think marrying is always
more or less risky, and in your
case'’—
“Salina!” called Mr. Peyton from
tho porch, and tho girl, responding,
went into tho house.
Kate seated herself on the porch
steps and remained there alone un
til Mr. Rodney, going away, awoke
her from a reverie by his courteous
“Good night." Then she went in.
All the family seemed to have al
ready retired, and after a glance in
to the empty parlor she started to
ward her room.
Something glittering on tho floor
near tho hall batxaok caught her
eye, and she picked it up. It was a
little blue satin ribbon, bearing the
initials "F. R.” daintily embroider
ed in gold thread—Mr. Rodney s
hat mark. With a sensation of dis
gust she flung it down; then, after
a moment's pause, picked it up
again, muttering, “It is worth try
ing anyway,” and ascended tho
stairs.
As a member of Dr. J. R. Buchan
an's “psychometric class” Miss
Craig bad, three or four years pre
viously, developed her inherently
strong perceptive faculty and had
often, from contact with material
objects, accurately described the ap
pearance, character, mentality, as
piration* and even the habits and
of persons quite un-
TH E CHATTOOGA NEW 8.
known to her who had possessed or
worn those objects. Even scraps of
writing had convoyed to her acute
psychic sensibility clear impressions
of those by whom they were writ
ten. And now she purposed trying
by this faculty to penetrate the evil
mystery she divined in the man her
friend was about to marry.
Holding tho ribbon in her hand
and occasionally pressing it to her
brow, sho was quickly conscious of
two distinct but entangled sequences |
of impressions conveyed by differ
ent personalities, a man and a wom
an, as if the fabric had been satu- '
rated with the auras of both. First
she studied tho woman and had a
clear impression of a tall, handsome, I
imperious brunette with a bold face ,
and flashing black eyes, who believ- j
ed herself that man's wife and was 1
very jealous of him. And she be- I
lieved she knew where to find that |
woman, though sho was less confi- !
dent of this, sinoo such perception
involved other powers of the mind
with which she was less familiar.
Her impressions of Mr. Rodney’s
real personality were at least as
vivid as his knowledge of himself
could have been and confirmed the
justice of her resolve to at all haz
ards save an innocent girl from tho
shame and grief of becoming his
wife.
“Is there a town named Fair
mount near here?” she asked Mrs.
Peyton tho next morning.
“Not very near. It is 30 miles
av. • “
“lias it a queer, little, old sash- i
ioned inn, v.ith a tall post before it ’
bearing a big blue sign, swinging in I
a frame?”
“Oh, yes. The Eaglo tavern, a
Revolutionary relic. But why do
you ask?”
; “Only to know if I ‘dreamed
true,’” laughed the girl, turning
I away.
Sho had no more doubt. Her per
ception, as well as her impressions,
had been correct, and sho knew
where to find Mrs. Rodney. But—3o
miles away! Could she go there and
return with her before the wedding?
t If tho woman had a bicycle, and if
sho could ride it well, it would not
• bo difficult for them to got back by
, 1 o’clock. But “ifs” are always dan
gerous. What would bo her limit of
time? “Two o’clock,” she was told,
was set for the ceremony. “Good,”
i she said to herself. "He shall not
wed today.”
The coachman told her the way to
Fairmount, and immediately after
breakfast sho sot out upon her
wheel. The road was somewhat
hilly, and her task proved harder
than sho had expected. But she was
a good rider and made tho run in
20 minutes less than three hours,
I which, under the circumstances, was
doing well.
So clear had been her psychic im
pressions that when she entered the
parlor of tho Eagle tavern sho rec
ognized at once in a woman who
met her there tho person she sought
and said to her in a tone of sympa
thy, “Hl news makes the bearer un
welcome, but I hope you will blame
• me as littlo as possible for what I
come to tell you. ”
I “I can tell better about that when
I hear what it is,’’replied Mrs. Rod
ney suspiciously.
"It is about your husband.”
“What do you know about my
husband? How do you know I have
Ione?"
“No matter about that now. Ido
know, and my knowledge concerns
I you very materially.”
"Who are you anyway?” angrily
demanded the woman, whose unrea
soning jealousy made her suspicious
of every woman who even know the
man sho claimed. But Kate's an
swer metaphorically swept her off
her feet: “While you are wasting
words be is about marrying another
wife. By 3 o’clock he will do so if
you do not care to prevent it.”
“What! Jerry! Marry another
wife! Who is she? Where is he? Let
me get at him and you’ll see if I
prevent it.”
“Be is 30 miles from here. But
that is not much if you can ride a
. safety.”
“Os course I can. But my wheel
is in the city.”
“Then wo must hire one. It is the
only waj' to get there in time.”
“We can do it in two hours. Heav
ens! It is nearly noon now!”
They consulted the landlord, but
though there were plenty of bicy
cles in town he knew of none to be
hired, and the best he could do
would bo to hitch up a team that
“ought to get them to Danfield by 3
oi ’ o’clock.”
i *• . seems to bo the best we can
de..» ' ruefully.
But Wu-. bad gone out to or
der the team the wife said: “No,
something more. Give me his ad
| dress, and if there’s a telegraph
I from here I'll make the wire hot
with a message that will stop his
' , marrying.”
I “A splendid idea! Why didn’t I
think of that?”
’ “Because he isn't your husband,
I suppose.”
They found tho telegraph office
easily enough, and the operator was
1 about to accept Mrs. Rodney's mes
sage when suddenly he remembered
that “the wire to Danfield was
iown.” and nothing could be got
through. Os course they perceived
no connection between that fact and
the pantomime of a man who stood
behind them, shaking his head and
showing a $lO note to the operator.
They were not even aware of the
man.
“Fate is against us,” muttered
Mrs. Rodney as she turned away.
“The devil always helps Jerry.”
Hardly had they regained tho tav
ern when a man camo offering to
hire them a wheel, only, as it was a
man’s wheel, the rider would havo
to wear bloomers, he said.
“That’s all right,” replied Mrs.
Rodney. “I’ll havo them by tho
time you get tho wheel here.”
With tho aid of tho landlady’s
sewing machine sho quickly trans
formed a dark petticoat into a pair
of baggy trousers, which she tied
about her ankles with strings. Her
silk skirt she rolled in a tight bun
dle, to be carried behind her and
donned nt tho journey’s end, and
when the wheel was brought sho
mounted it at once.
Tho hills were hard to climb and
dangerous to descend. Each woman
had several falls, but neither was
seriously hurt, tho worst damage be
ing a scratch on Mrs. Rodney’s brow
from which « littlo blood trickled.
Neither of them noticed that a man
followed thorn on a wheel all tho
way, tho same ono who stood behind
them in tho telegraph office.
A few minutes before 3 o’clock
i they reached their d . inaiicu, and
' Mrs. Kudr.oy <1 her ffik al..rd
| Tho smart and i spclabio uppe.?- (
I anco it gave to her lower half con
trusted so violently with hor bedrag
gled, disheveled, gore dabbled and
mud caked upper half that Kate
could not refrain from laughing,
but her own pl’ghtSvas littlo if any
better.
Mrs. Peyton, who met them on
tho porch, cried out in alarm : “Good
gracious! What has happened? Oh,
I’m sorry you went out.”
“You will bo glad of it directly, I
hope,” answered the girl seriously.
“Has the weddingtaken place yet?”
“Oh, yes. Half an hour ago.”
Mrs. Rodney sprang forward, her
eyes blazing, and hoarsely demand
ed, “Do you moan that Mr. Rodney
married somebody here today?”
"Why, certainly; yes,” replied
Mrs. Peyton, retreating a littlo be
fore the frightful looking woman.
“He married my daughter.”
“He couldn’t. He is my husband!”
Mrs. Peyton shrieked and swoon
ed in Kate’s arms. Several persons
ran out at her cry, and Mrs. Rodney
slipped into the parlor unnoticed in
tho confusion, followed by the pur
suing wheelman, who stealthily ap
peared from the shrubbery.
The enraged wife strode quickly
to where Mrs. Rodney stood sur
rounded by guests and burst into a
torrent of denunciation. “You
treacherous, lying scoundrel!” she
hurled at him in a voice vibrant
with fury. “I’ve caught you, have
I? You thought you could fool mo
with your lies. So this is your big
bank cracking job, eh? Marrying
another girl! Where is she? Show
hex to me. I want to tell her who
you are—what she has married. You
lying thief!”
Tho respectable company stood in
petrified horror. Tho bridegroom at
bay, nerved by desperation to a mas
tody effort at bravado, exclaimed in
assumed astonishment, “Whois this
crazy woman?”
“What! You don’t know me, Jer
ry! And I'm crazy, am I? Not half
as crazy as you’ll be when I land
you in state prison for bigamy.”
“I’ll get an officer,” ho cried,
starting for the door, in hope of
flight, but at his second step that
pursuing wheelman stopped him,
cheerily saying, “For fear she might
forget to press the bigamy charge,
Jerry, I’ll just scoop you in myself
for burglary.”
I Jerry sprang back and attempted
j to draw a revolver, but was clutch
' cd, “back heeled” and laid low in an
instant with the man kneeling on
i his breast. Wifely fealty, cvercom
: ing sense of wrong, moved Mrs.
j Rodney to burl a heavy porcelain
i vase at the officer’s head, but luck
■ ily her aim was bad. When the pros
trate rascal had been handcuffed,
| his captor explained:
“I am John Lawrence of the New
York detective force, and this man,
known to you as Mr. Fitz-Maurice
Rodney, as I understand, is Jerry
Donohue, bank burglar, confidence
man and accomplished all around
crook. He’s wanted for the South
Elkton bank robbery. We got his
pals three days ago, but bo was so
well covered we might not have run
across him for a long tims if I hadn’t
| suspected where Molly was going
when she slipped out M town. And
be came near gettingaway as it was.
If he had got that vire you wanted
to send, old girl, he d be far away
now.”
As Jerry already had a wife his
marriage with Selina Peyton was.
of course, void. In prison he sadly
' reflects that he was “ruined by a
woman,” but, like most men mak
ing such retrospective lament, does
not really know which particular
| woman did the miachiet
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEO a.IA. JANUIL.Y 15, 1896
LONDON UNDERGROUND ROADS.
Disagreeable to Travel on and Pay Foor
Dividends.
John Fowler, with a small syndi- i
cate as bis backers, laid down 43 j
years ago an underground line of j
railway from Paddington station of ‘
the Great Western railway to a point
near King's Cross of the Great
Northern, thus joining those two
great streams of traffic. It was not, i
however, until 20 years later that .
tho real basis of the present system I
was laid down by the Metropolitan
Railway company. This was what
is now known as the “inner circle.”
Some time afterward the Metropoli
tan District Railway company was
formed, and the scheme then became
of a more comprehensive character.
Neither of these companies has
benefited its shareholders to any
appreciable degree. The Metropoli
tan commenced paying 5 per cent
dividend, but this dwindled down to
2 7-8 in 1889 and has remained about
that figure since. The Metropolitan
District company never paid any
thing but a fraction and since 1883
has paid no dividend whatever. The
nominal capital of the Metropolitan
i is $58,425, the number of miles in
work being 38. The gross receipts
average $300,000,400. and the net re
ceipts $1,904,000. Tho working ex
penses per mile amount to $1,500,-
000, while tho revenue per mile is
$91,170. As for the District com
pany, its nominal capital is only
$36,570 and its length of way 19
miles. Its gross receipts average
$1,985,000 and its net receipts sl,-
036,000.
I The discomforts and dangers of
this means of locomotion can never
be estimated by any one who has
not made a tripon the underground.
At such central stations as Gower
street, where tho traffic is great and
the rails are laid down more than 30
feet below the earth’s surface, it is
impossible to breathe without ill ef
fects. There is no adequate outlet
for tho volumes of sulphurous smoke
which pour from the tunnels as the
trains pass through, and according
ly the station is filled with noxious
fumes. Even in tho hottest weather
it is better to keep the windows of
the railway carriages closed, but
whan the carriage is crowded, as at
ces4ain times of the day it always is,
ter excess, this is obviously impossi
ble. Leading medical experts have
given it as their distinct opinion
that tho underground railways have
been directly the cause of a large
number of new diseases. Those who
constantly use the “underground,”
for so tho lines of both companies
are familiarly alluded to, develop ail
ments of the heart or lungs, while
the eyes also frequently become seri
ously affected. To the stranger the
effect of a journey on ei f ' ar the Met
ropolitan or Distric* .ilway is sin
gularly painful. It oduces head
ache and nausea a. i affects the
chest and lungs in a marked degree.
To a stranger the difficulties of
travel by the underground are al
most insuperable. The lines are laid
down in circles. Thus there are an
inner, a middle and an outer circle.
The inner circle embraces the city
proper and runs from Aidgate round
to Aidgate again. But it is on the
outer circle that the uninitiated
traveler is most likely to go wrong.
He may bo within five or ten min
utes’ walk of the point he desires to
arrive at, and not knowing this he
goes to the Metropolitan or District
railway and asks if ho can book for
such and such a station. Tho clerk
always replies that he can, and the
unlucky wight is put on board a
train which will carry him round
the whole Metropolitan area and
take an hour in the doing of it.—
' ■ Chicago Times-Herald.
, |
The Glass Snake Only a Brittle Lizard.
The glass snake, which is not a
snake any more than it is a turtle,
has a tail about two-thirds its entire
; length. This tail, like the tails of
I about all lizards in the United States
i that I have met with, is very deli
cate and easily broken off at times.
! When a fourth to a half, or even
1 more, of the animal is detached and j
the head wriggles away, and the re- ,
mainder and sometimes a larger part
squirms in sight, it is an astonishing
spectacle, and I am not surprised
| that the ignorant should clothe the
l creature with mysticism. But, as a
matter of fact, all sensible people
know that the fragments do not re
unite, for it would be impossible to
■ fit together the ruptured blood ves
‘ seis and shattered nerves and restore
the animal. Still this story of tra
ditional force is believed by a host
' of people, along with other surpris
-1 ing hoop snake tales, milk snake
‘ whoppers, with quill throwing por
' cußne relationsand a thousand and
• one other and lesser untruths.—
American Field.
A Substitute.
“Havtyou ‘The Manxman?’ ” in
quired tht dignified customer with
’ the gold headed cane.
• “The wha?“ said the new boy at
r the book ston.
1 “'The Manxman.' ”
“I guess yo\ mean marksman,
1 don’t you? We'n got a‘Life of But
p . falo Bill’ I can for 10 cents.
How a that? '—Chicago Tribuiw. • 1
LEASED GEORGIA CONVICTS
The Alleged Inruman Treatment
of the Prisoners to be Inves
gated.
i Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.—The in
human treatment of the convicts
of Georgia, as re ported by the leg
islative committee of the legisla
i ture, is to be th< roughly sifted by
I Gov. Atkinson. All the lessees of
[ the camp wherein the inhumanity
was said to exist have been sum
moned to appear before the Gov
nor to show cause why they should
not be punished as prescribed by
law. Thte hearing will take place
in the senate ch imber. It will
>egin Feb. 10. Gov. Atkinson will
act as chief justice »nd Attorney
General Terrell will represent the
state.
The doors of t th the floors of
the senate cham 1 er and gaHeries
will be open to t ie public.
“I am going ti sift this matter
to the bottom,” said the Governor
this morning, “t< see what the
trouble is and I propose to punish
the guilty parties, if there are anv
who hxve violate ! the law. The
law prescribes t lat the lessees
must treat the convicts in a hu
mane manner, and if they fail to
do so they can bi fiued or the lease
they hold canceled. I will get at
the truth in this matter and I am
going to have the investigation
prosecuted in a vigorous manner.’’
If we could trace Dyspepsia to
its source, it would lead back to
our kitchens. In fact, the secret
of good health is good cooking. If
well cooked, foods are partially
digested ; if poorly cooked, they
are less digestible than in their
raw- state. If you are a victim of
faulty cooking; that is, if you suf
fer from Dyspepsia, the rational
cure must be looked for in an arti
ficially digested to->d, and a food
which will at the same time aid
♦he digestion vs other foods. Such
a- preparation virtually rests the
tireu digestive organs, thereby re
storing them to their natural
strength.
The Digestive Cordial, as prepar
ed by the Shakers of Mount Le
banon, is just such a preparation,
and a single 10 cent bottle will
convince you of .ts value. If your
druggist doesn’t keep it, he will be
glad to get it through his whole
sale house.
Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it
in place of Castor Oil.
Marietta Creamery.
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Marietta
Creamery Co., wvs held at the fac
tory last Tuesday morning. The
report of the finances showed the
Co., had lost money the first haif
of the year and bad made money
during the lattei half. The Co.,
had made an a 'ervge monthly
payment to its j itrons (to those
bringing milk tc the Creamery)
of S6OO on the loth f each mouth.
The Co., on a capital of $5500 had
paid out about $7,000 in the com
munity the first year of its exis
tence. This may be considered
doing very well lor this new and
infant industry of Marietta,
People believe what they read
about Hood’s Sarsaparilla. They
i know that it is an honest medicine
! and that it cures disease. That is
why you should get only Hood’s.
Hood's Pills enre all liver ills,
relieve constipat on and assist di
gestion. 25c k
Many merchants are well aware
: that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure in sup
plying them witi. the best goods
obtainable. As an instance we
mention Ferry & Cameron, promi
nent druggists of Flushing, Michi
gan. They say: ‘We have no
hesitation m recommending Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy to our
customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and
always gives satisfaction.” For
sale at 25 and cents per bottle
, by all druggists.
THE MOST remarkable cures on
I record have been accomplished by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It is unequalled
i for all BLOOD DISEASES.
GRIFFIN’S LAST NIGHTCAP.
All of the Saloons in That City-
Will be Closed Tight at Mid
niglt.
Griffin, Dec. 31 —All the liquor
sfloonsin Griffin will be closed
at midnight to remain closed till
.an election at some future day
shall restoie the privilege <>f sell
ing intoxicating liquors in Spald
ing county.
Today the citizens of Griffin and
vicinity have been liberal patrons
of the saloons and the number of
jugs of various sizes filled at the
different establishments has been
enormous.
There has been very little drink
ing among the cro vds who have
bought the whisky, most of the
purchasers being of the belief that
economy is necess ry now that the
sale has beqn forbidden.
The revival of tl e “jug train”
that formerly carried Atlanta’s
supply of whisky from this point
is likely, and Atlanta being tlie
nearest whisky station to Griffin,
the city’s supply of alcoholic stim
ulants will probably come from
that point.
The closing of the saloons will
be very quiet and no opposition
will be shown by any of the deal
ers.
It is said that the germinating
crop of blind tigers is very plenti
ful.
For a pain in th■> chqst a piece
of flannel dampened with Cham
berlain’s Pain Balm and bound on
over the seat of the pain, and an
other on the back between the
shoulders will afford prompt re
lief. This is especially valuable
in cases where the pain is caused
by a cold and ther iis a tendency
toward pi eumnia. For sale by
all druggists.
Hsll .Remains “Dry.”
Gainesville, Dec. 31. —The elec
tions to decide wh fiher or not li
quor licenses shall be granted in
Ball county result id in a decided
victory for the pn hibition side.
The majority for the opponents
of the liquor traffic was 370. The
county has been d-y for four'years
past, but “blind timers” have flour
ished.
The election passed off very
quietly, both in the city and at the
county precincts.
Buuklen’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for,
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter
Chapped Hands, Chilbins, Corns
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles or no pay re
quired It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re
funded. Price 25cents per box.
for sale by H. H. Arrington.
Georgia Murder.
Douglasville, Ga., Jan. B.—A
cousin of Col Joe James, United
1 States district at orney, is a fug
itive from justice, ihd if caught,
■ must answer to a < harge of mur
der. He killed hi s bro> her-in-law.
■ Ed McKelvey, las■, night. James
■ and his wife were quarrelling, when
McKelvey interfered in behalf of
his sister. James got his shotgun
and killed McKe vey instantly
James has escaped Both men
stood well.
Mrs. Nobles P-efers Death.
Macon, Jan 7.—Pending the de
cision of the supn me court in the
argument for * new trial for Mrs.
. Nobles and Gus F imb es, the con
victed murderers f Mrs. Nobles’
husband, a repuiter interviewed
, the condemned w< man last night
, and found her, as usual, apparent-
■ j ly unconcerned as to her fate, and
‘ ignorant of the m »ning of the
‘ determined effort' in her behalf.
•, When asked wh eh she preferred
•| to be executed on the gallows, or
'. to go to tne penit- ntiary for the
•: rest of her life, she replied, chok
' I ing between sobs :
“I gits so lonesome here. I'd
■ j ruther die and git dun with it.”
, John McKee, of Marshall county
is putting in a lai ;e tract of his
Sand Mountain land with prospec
tive pecan trees, I elieving the nut
will thrive fudy as well in Aluba
. ma as in Texas.
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ALABAMA POLTICS.
Silverites to Put out a Non-Parti
san Reform Ticket.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 7.—lt i
came to light today that at a secret
■ meeting held in this city several
days ago, at which about fifty
prominent populists, silver demo
crats and republicans were present
it was decided to issue a call at an
early date for a state mass meeting i
to convene in this city in a few
weeks for the purpose of nomina
ting a non-partisan state ticket on
a platform which will declare for i
ballot reform and the free coinage
of silver at 10 to 1, independent ot
other countries.
The information concerning the :
conference was given out by a man
wh>> attended it, but he declined to (
divulge the names of those present
or to state by whom theforthcom- .
ing call would be issued. He said
it was a movement looking chiefly
to reform in state officers and
would steer clear of party politics
as far as possible.
The delegates to the mass meet
ing will be self appointed. A num
ber c-f prominent politicians of all
parties from all over the state were
seen here on the day the confer
ence occurred, which fact lends
color to the story. Party leaders
are somewhat mystified over the
move.
Four Big Successes.
Having the needed merit to more ,
than good all the advertising
claimed for them, the following
four remedies have reached a phe
nomenal sale. Dr. King’s New
Discovery, for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, each bottle
guaranteed—Electric Bitters, the
great remedy for ’Liver, Stomach
and Kidneys. Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, and
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which
are a perfect pill. All these rem
edies are guaranteed to do just
what is claimed for them and the
dealer whose name is attached,
herewith will be glad to tell you
more of them. Sold at H. H. Ar
rington’s Drug Store.
SUNDAY JUN MAN.
' His Wife Sajs He is a Bigamist
and She Wants a Divorce.
! Nashville, Jan. 8. —Meda Gor
don entered suit in the circuit
, court teday, seeking a divorce
• from J. B. Gordon. She states in
• her petition that she married Gor
don March 12, 1895, in this county
and at the time of said marriage
she believed Gordon was an un
married man as he represented
himself to be, but four months af
ter marriage she found out that
Gordon had, at the time of the
marriage, a lawful wife living in
Georgia. On this ground she asks
for an absolute divorce. Gordon
. is the man who was arrested some
months ago on the charge of for
gery. After his arrest it was dis
covered that he was correspondent
of the Sunday Sun, and further
that he had two living wives, Af
ter Gordon remained in jail awhile
he secured bond, but when his case
was called he did not appear, and
and he has not since been heard of.
REAT BATTLES are contin-
VA ually going on in the human sys
tem. Hood’s Sarsaparilla drives out
diseasejind Restores Health.
Dash for Liberty.
Gadsden, Ala., Jan. 7.—There .
was a bold attempt at a jail escape ;
here tonight that was very success-I
ful. Lee Holly, colored awaiting'
trial for stealing hogs, and John
H Roach, white, charged with ma
king whisky, were allowed the
privilege of the corridors through
the day, and as Jailer Bolton went
in to lock them in their cells the
prisoners were standing close to
the door, and as it was opened they
made a dash at the jailer, knock
ing him down and making good
their escape. No effort his so far
een made to arrest the prisoner's
THE WORLD OVER.
The Latest Telegraphic
Advices From All Parts
Os the World.
The Chattanooga, Tenn., Press
has discontinued its daily publi
cation.
It is stated as positive that
Captain General Campos, of the
Spanish troops in Cuba, will re
sign soon.
Gov. Clark, of Arkansas, has
announced himself a candidate for
the United States senate from
that state.
A delegation of Cubans have ar
rived in Washington to resume
their efforts to secure recognition
of their government.
A freight train was ditched on
the Missouri, Kansas A Toxas rail
road near Warner, in the Choc
taw nation. Damages $30,000.
The name of Emperor William
of Germany, was hissed at a meet
ing of farmers and tradesmen at
Somerset, England, last week.
Not a few who read what Mr.
Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va.,
has to say below, will remember
their own experiences under like
circumstances: “Last winter 1
had la grippe which left mo in a
low state of health. I tried num
erous remedies, none of which did
me any good, until I was induced
to try a bottle of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy. The first bottle
of it so Lar relieved me that I was
enabled to attend to my work, and
the second bottle effected a cure.
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per
bottle by all druggists.
Alabama News.
Eighty-four couples celebrated
Christmas day in Jefferson county
by getting married.
On Saturday the Dwight Cotton
Mills, at AlabamaJCity, received ten
carloads of cotton from Chatta
nooga.
Traffic on the Chattanooga
Southern has so increased that a
new freight engine had to be pur
chased.
There was thirty-eight marriages
of the white people and six of col
ored in Jackson county during the
month of December.
Mack D. Starling, of Cherokee
county, killed one day last week
twelve hogs that averaged 326
pounds each.
Tuscaloosa has made a shipment
of 300 bales of compressed cotton
direct to Liverpool. The shipment
was made by river.
David Lawrence and Miss Min
nie Hall were married recently at
Lawrence, Cherokee county.
The Jasper Eagle greeted its
readers with a Christmas poem
very near seven columns in length.
Katie Pyles, a negro woman who
is said to be over 100 years old
died the other night at Oxford.
The members of Center Baptist
Church, near Attalla, are preparing
. to build a new house of worship.
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