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GHOST-LAND
Railroad Men Swear They
See ‘ Spirits"
NEAR 3RRTOW LINK.
Stiring Adventures Reported
by Many.
Erom time* inatnmemorial the
subject of “ghost” has engaged
♦he attention of imaginative peo
ple in all sections and all climes.
The ghost in hamlei has more
attracti m lor the lovers of that
play than any other feature of it,
unless it is the players’ scene.
9 When Hamlet told Horatio that
there were more things in Heaven
and earth than were ever dreamed
of in his philosophy, he was speak
ing through him t) the skeptically
inclined of future ages.
A borrowing ehost tale is told by
the engineers, firemen and train
hands of the Western and Atlantic
railroad.
One night about three weeks
ago. at the trestle one-fourth of a
mile sou'h of the Bartow county
line, the engineer saw a blaze of
fire.
At once he thought the trestle
was was on afire, and knowing
he could not stop his engiui be
fore reaching it, pulle the throttle
wide open, and shot across like a
streak of of greased lightning, as
we sometimes hear it irreverently
put.
A mile further he stopped at che
house of the section boss and told
him of the occurrences Getting
assistance, the section boss went
back to investigate, while the
train came lumbering on to the
city.
The section boss went back and
found no trace of fire about the
trestle at all. There were no
charred embers, nor clouds of
smoke nor blackened timbers.
At another time near the lone
soldies’s grave alongside the road
track a nude figure was seen. At
another time another engineer saw
a form floating in air above him
and hit at it with a stick and a
train hand threw his lantern at it.
Among the train hands and crew
it is a firm belief that that part
of the country is “haunted,” and
a nameless dread seizes them
whenever they pass that way.
’Tis passing strange—Atlanta
Commercial .
DIFFICULTIES REMOVED
“My father, my brother and
myself were all troubled wiih loss
of appetite and took Hood’s Sar
saparilla with great benefit, I have
suffered for years with eruptions,
but since taking Hood’s Sarsapar
11a I have had no trouble of this
kind. It has also cu’ed me of in
digestion.” Ernest N. Jennings,
Bogart, Georgia.
Hood’s Pills are easy to take,
easy to operate, Cure indigestion,
hea ad ac he.
TORPEDO SQUADRON
Will Soon Set Sail From Spain
For Cuba
Cadiz, March 9, —The prepara
tions for the voyage to Havana of
the torpedo-boat squadron are
nearing completion. The magazine
has been emptied of war materials
so as to carry coal available space
being used lor the storage of fuel
Not a pound of food will go abroad
the boats. The crews will have to
depend on the tender, the City of
Cadiz, for subsistence.
Food in air-tight cases will be
thrown overboard whenever nec
essary and picked up by the tor
pedo boats.
City of Cadiz will a Is) car
large supply of coal for the
of the torpedo boats, which it
i? thought will have to be recoal
three times during the voyage. The
«... . I
ou | been so that the* cQmuan
TO END LIFE
Ex-Captain Dreyfils Said Ts
Have Tried
CAGED LIKE AN ANIMAL
Has Sines Been Chained To A
Plank.
Paris, March 9—lt is reported
I that ex-Captain Dreyfus, who is
• serviving his sentence of life im
prisonment on the isle Du Diab'e
5 off the coast of French Guina, le
l cently attempted to commit sui
> cide. Since then he has been com
pelled at night to lie on a plank
bed wi’h his feet chained to a
1 cannon ball.
I The gratings on tho windows of
• the place in which he is confiued
r have been greatly strengthened, it
being greatly feared that the pris
r oner may try to effect his escape.
1 It is stated that the letters
5 Dreyfus receives from his wife are
becoming rarer. It is thought that
’ his mind and body are collapsing.
He has no knowledge of the
’ agitation in France to secure a re
vision of his sentence or of any
of the effects of that agitation on
’ the political situation .
It is, or should be, the highes
aim of every merchant to please
his cutUmers, and that tho wide
awake drug firm of Meyers & Esh
leman. Sterling, 111., is doing so,
is proven by the following, from
Mr. Eshleman: “In my sixteen
years’ experience in the drug bus
iness I have never seen or sold or
tried a medicine that gave as goo I
satisfaction as Chamberlain’s Col
c, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy.” Sold by all Druggists
FATAL JOKE
Indiana Boy Accidentally Han
ged Himself
Wabash, Ind., March 9.—Lee
English, 16, living near Treaty,
accidentally hanged himself Sun
day. He was playing a joke to
frighten his sister, when he slip
ped fjom a chair with a noose
about his neck. As a result, his
neck was broken . The family was
absent from Lome at the time.
A PROMINENT MINUTER SPEAKS.
From a personal test and a
thorough outside observation, I
am prepared to reccoin mend Chen
ey’s as a positive remedy for
coughs and colds, croup, etc.
Rev. Henry Buchanan.
Jonesboro, Ga.
Fresh Eggs Are Nice.—ls you
like nice fresh eggs, we can ju*t
give you a pointer. We have
made special arrangements with
about a dozen different reliable
farmer to bring us all their eggs
every week. By this means we
are able to gurantee all our eggs
to bestrictly fresh and new. We do
not buy shipped or tig lots of.egg,
therefore if you always wish the
best, just send us your orders.
Lloyd <fc Co.
Massacre of French
Paris, March 9.—The Politique
Colonel says that a French mis
sion, headed by M. Bouchamp,
has been massacred in the Niger
terntoty.
DON’T FAIL
If you fail to visit W H Coker
& Co’s store this week it will be
your loss. Bargains.;
Victors, Peerless, Cominer
cials at E. E. Forbes, at factcry
cost, for cash.
Insure with 11. D. Cothran &
Co. Do not wait until after the ,
fire. j
11. D. Cothran &Co., are pre- 1
j ppred to give you the best pos- 6
THE MONTGOMERY
Will Anchor To An Assigned
BiJoy.
WILL SHE BE BLOWN UP
And Join Tho Maine at The
Harbors Bottom
Havana, March 9—Consul
I General Lee received a cablegram
from Admiral Sicard nt Key We.-t
stating th«t the United States
cruiser Mon gomery sailed from
that port last evening at 540
o’clock. A buoy has been coi
signed to her, where the Fern was
moored.
The buoy is near the wreck, for
the convenience of Captain Sigshe*-
and Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright’ii their supervision of
the divers and wreckers.
A small number of tourists who
have been determined by the
health regulations, expect to leaye
by the Olivette. Butthire will be
no general exodus of Americans.
ihe Spanish gunboat Ardillu
captured in an inlet near Casitda
on the south coast of Cuba, today
the American schooner Esther, ot
E teuton, N C., bound trom Pen
saco i to Jamaica.
Tne captain of the schooner wa«
asked to give the reason for the
presence o his veasel in the inlet
claimed that his rudaer was
broken.
Ihe captain protested against
the seizure of his vessel. The Es
ther is of 11 Bl tons gross reg
ister.
Senator Proctor, Miss Ctara
Barton, Mr. Parker and Dr. Egan
returned from a very interesting
trip to Sagna la Grande and Ciet.-
fuegos. Senator Proctor says he
feels eonfident that he baa induc
ed Walter C. Barker to withdraw
his resignation as United State*
consul at Sagua la Grande and he
will be very much pleased if Mr.
Barker continues in that capacity
as he considers him a valuable
niiin.
Senator Proctor, with his friend
Colonel Parker, expsets to leave
for W ishiiiscou on the Olivet e
A man stands no chance of be
ing elected to the mayorship <>f a
city unlesc he enjoys the tho confi
dence and esteem of Ins neighbors.
Geo. W. Murphey is the popular
mayor of Swanton, Ohio, and un
derdate of Jan. 17, 1896. he writes
as follows. “This is to certify to
our application of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy My family and
neighbors have tested it, and we
know it is an exeelent reme ly for
coughs and cods —George W.
Humphrey.” Sold by all Drug
gists.
JBJBJW 11 ■ ■ 1 , ’
There ar but two great class
es of peple, the caught and the
uncaught.
H you don’t allredy belong to
the former you wil when you
see the prices on that new lot
of stationary and tiolet soaps
just receivd at Frank Wright’s
Farmacy. At old Norton cor
ner opposit Masonic Tempi.
Do You Like Fine Butter?—
We have just received a spipment
of the finest butter ever brought
to Rome. It is the fam >us Ele
gant Creamery, called the Little
Butter Cup, fre«h. sweet and solid
packed in handsome one pound
bricks, full weight. In order to
introduce this butter, we are going
sell it at 25c lb. All we ask is
that you 'ry on, p mn i.
Lloyd’s.
KLONDIKER WRECKED
Steamer Bessie K. With a Hun
dred Passengers
Seattle, Wash., March 9—The
wrecking of the steamer Bessie K,
is report’d 100 miles north oi t
Victori . The fate of her 100 pas-
Wengers is unki own. There are no
Modern Treatment of
j Consumption i
The latest work on the £
* treatment of diseases, written »
* by forty eminent American w
A physicians, says: “Cod-liver w
X oil has done more for the con- 4
£ sumptive than all other reme- '■
j dies put together." It also £
says : “ The hypophosphites
* of lime and soda are regarded
$ by many English observers as w
S specifics for consumption."
| Scott’s Emulsion |
• I I
* contains the best cod-liver oil *
' * in a partially digested form, $
a combined with the Hypophos- y
' I phites of Lime and Soda. This |
' * remedy, a standard for a *
* quarter of a century, is in t
J * exact accord with the latest w
A views of the medical profession. w
$ Be sure you get SCOTT’S $
j Emulsion. $
A All drugyists ; 50c. and SI.OO. w
r ® SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. W
Jf l * DIETZ ‘
No. 3 Street Lamp
1 HAS A SHINING RECORD
OF 20 YEARS.
~lt * s °ff ere ‘i as an effectual
I antidote for "outer
darkness," and is thor
x T] |T"""\ oughly well made on
Vn scientific principles.
‘ It will give more light
—than any gas-burning
lamp, do it cheaper and
doitwithkerosene(coal
V oil).
\ It can be lit and regu-
I lated from the outside;
j can continue in business
r q despite the wind; can
P and will give you entire
Il satisfaction, by reason
y of its absolute reiia
— bility. *
\ / *** >,ut one member of
{/ an enormous family of
’ II ** goods " that we
I 1 build, and to whom we
I I would be glad to intro-
r duce you by leans of
our Catalogue, which we mail free upon applk tion.
If you insist upon having the very best goods
made, your dealer will give you “ Diets.”
If you cannot obtain this Lamp of your dealer, we
will deliver it, freight prepaid, to any part of the ’J.S.
or Canada, upon receipt of its price, viz., S6.UO.
R. E. DIETZ CO.,
60 Laight Street, New York.
• Established in 1840. •
i .... __z:
VVE no longer supply ocr seeds to dealers to
sell again. At the same time, any
one who has bought our seeds of their
local dealer during either 1896 or 1897 will
be sent our Manual cf “ Everything for the
Garden” for 1898 Cnpp provided they
apply by letter rk\E,E- and give the
name of the local merchant from whom
they bought. To all others, this magnifi
cent Manual, every copy of which costs us
?0 cents to place in your hands, will be sent
free on receipt of D’cents (stamps) to cover
postage. Nothing like tliis Manual has
ever been seen here cr abro. J ; it is a book
of 200 pages, contains 53J engravings ot
seeds and plants, mostly new, and these are
supplemented by 6 full sice colored plates
of the best novelties of the season, finally,
DUR “SOUVENIR” SEED COLLECTION
will also be sent without charge to al! appli
cants sending 19 cts. for the Manual whe will
state where they saw this adveftisr.ient.
Postal Card Applications Will Receive No Atlentloa.
Annual Sales 0ver6,000,000 Boxes
t'OR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
such as Wind and Pain in th’e Stomach,
Giddiness. Fulness after meals, Head
iche. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings
of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Costiveness,
Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills, Dis
turbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all
Nervous and Trembling Sensations.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF
IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer
will acknowledge them to be ,
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as direct
ed, will quickly restore Females to com
plete health. They promptly remove
obstructions or irregularities of the sys
tem anti cure sick Headache. For a
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN
Beecham’s Pills are
Without a Rival
And have the (
LARGEST SALE
of any Patent Medicine in the World.
25c. at all Drug Stores.
BEST OF ALL
To cleanse the system in a gentle
and truly beneficial manner, when
the ripringtime comes, use the
true and perfect remedy, rivinp of
Figs. One bottle will answer for
al! the family and costs only 50 '
cents. Buy the genuine. Mant
factured bv tne California Fig |
rivrup Company only, and for sale 11
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The Opportunity of a Life-turn
For Big Dividena--Paying
\ Investment!
THE ALASKA GOLD PLACER MACHINE MININGCOMPANY
Capital stock $5,000 000— r ull paid—andnon-assessable Promisee to b&
•is good as the Beel Telephone, We-tingh >use Air Brake, Grapho
phone or Phcnogp.aph and other similar industrial enterprises which
ire paying thousands in profits to their shareholders.
This is an industrial rather than a Mining Company. We have
he oniy Hydraulic Machine Mining System (patented)that will work
in the frozen ground of the Klondike and the Northwest, where we
■ake our machines and extract the gold from the claims of others,
just as thrashing m chines die taken into the wheat country io
hresh out the farmer s wli *at. One of our machines does she work
of over 1.000 men each day ano we save the 40% of gold that is usual
ly lost by othf r methods, so it can readily be seer, what enormous
profits we will earn in ’he fabulous y rich gold mines of the Klondike
and the Nnr.bw. bi. with which every one must be acquainted.
o jector th re is cur prospector, for he must even'ually
come to us to have his claim worked. Therefore we believe we
shall in time be pay in as large dividends as the world-famous on
terprises mentioned above. Ours is a similar ind istrial stock which
ui only be had for a limits 1 tim) at t,h i v-ry low prien of $2.5)
or »I ).) ) ah vr >.
This is an opportunity of a life time. Not ev
ery day does Fottune knock atone*s_door
Thy
The on./
svst n of Sys ten
- .i that wil
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT.'H P. Townley, New York Hen, L. Bridbird P ine), Sait FaNewWex
Manager of the Equitable,Lite Assurance So Presi lent I uternitunal tfiuinj; Uo >g <■«
IST V ICE PRES,Hon.J fl Hnston. New York Hon. John P. Hoyt Seitt'e, was
Ex-Treasurer of the United States Fx-Chief Justice. Stxte of wa-hirg t "
ND VI ’E PRkS E. Panuly Brown,New York Geo. McLean, Manufacturer, Pa«snc, N. J
Treas, Andrew McLean. WgCrPawtic, n. J, Juathin Bour-w, fr,Mining Capita’irs Jorclaul
Sfcty and Ass‘t Treas. 1, New Y irk James W. Clise, l Seattle, Washington
Auditor an 1 Counsel, wm.R. Woekt.N jw York Ch. of Mining C >”» Chamber of Commesca
Pres > W ' n . Y r ‘ ”" 8 >’ '* r F>rf, Field, Far ... N. Y
f res Lay System Hydraulic P.aear Mmi ig Co C ’lone! A. C. Eisk New Y
Lawrence P. Brown, New York.
The business ability financial standing of our Directors are among
the best evidences of our success.
To raise the capitol to place several plants in the
a small block of stock is now offered to the public at ih) very
low rate of of 25 on the dollar or $2 59 for each $lO ;
Whan this block is sold, no more Will bj off re 1 at less than
or $lO per t-hare
An investment of $25 to SSO m this stock should very soon
return largt profits—Even 100 to I—md thus afortune’for the sa
gacious inveeton.
Certificates are in very at tractive f o;m, called “Q >id-B acks”
and are transferable from hand to hand.
riend for illustrated Prospectus when full exolmation is given
of <o how we can earn euch enor nous profits by the Liy rifstun.
Read I Reflect! Investigate! Invest!
All information cheerfully g.van by ths Sicretary. Call or
write—Alaska Gold Placer Machine Moiing o>. H .nn < ffues,
Washington Building, No. 1 Broadway New York, N. Y.
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