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thy - r 1 Hose upon ,ne
B' 11 " .attend eri rl 4ed-tr°tter.”
■ugh nl > r ’ bort no more,
■ MBie 2Svil<-b^>‘ sia ’
mertof yore;
eMI “‘vovt guard surround me,
P ,i, like a hero—
K^^ ripted ’ tiil '
■
Btru, “ uie bi ° w ‘
pillowed »n thy bosom,
■Mrtly threw himself away,
■id the brtesncrcssful “dodgers'
■" T rtin her widowed home.
■Tr’2«e guards have got me,
.urs gimlets, turkey wmgs
E ( “V with mine commingled,
■ way make some finger-rings.
■ for thee,
■runkeu sun of Emerald s isle.
■ we to a Place to hide me
■ere we both can take a. -smile,
■ e these seiiers rope in plenty,
■nd their necks let It entwine;
■nrcom the House and Senate
■inking whiskey such as thine.
K a conscript, Bill-a conscript
■Vt von hear the watchman s cry?
■'"ear Bil'- my friend, they’ll catch you,
Kkeyoutothe-fronttodie;
■ thewell.my country calls me,
Kntodie, decay and smell-
■en and Joe Brown will guard thee-
Keet Atlanta-Rome, farewell!
Macos, Ga.
■ h way io catch suckers.
■uriug the last few years a great
■1 of money has been spent in
■ic pictures, or pictures sup
■d to be comic, stenciled in
■b colors upon muslin.
■been pictures are almost on a
5 with some of th'' alleged comic
■rtisement illustrations, em i
■ing from the various “b» reaus.’
Kh- signs are rmh'T expensive,
B, and frequently of no special
Blication to any line of business
B applicable to ail lines .
■he name of the (b>a'er is sten
■don them,and they are tacked
■u ban» and out-buildings.
Be I cousidui about as near
Btiug money as any body has yet
■eutedj but the makers of these
ns keep going right along catch
■ new euckers with every cast of
I line.—Boot and Shoe Recorder.
I'NOTTO BE TOLERATED.
■hades of Ida Lewis, John Bu 1
■ the Missouri assassin, John
Bkerill, defend us. Here is the
Bladelphia Item of Monday with
■account es the attempted lynch-
■in Philadelphia (that city of
■emn and dignified brotherly
■*‘) of a negro tor attempting an
Becent assault upon a white wo
■ii, and what passes comprehen
|ii is that the Item al most pxcus-
Bheact in model, virtuous, law
■ding Philadelphia. It says:
■ Ae- the people losing their re
st for the law? They are, and
|y have good reason to. In many
Itances trials become mere far-
I' tr ‘ v ‘ a l technicalities give wa
■scoundrels their liberty. Un
f ! ” ar ' delays for the purpose
rating justice are winked at.
fry possible obstacle is allowed
I alk justice, every possible ad
s Misgiven crime. It has be
f 6 so that there is no crime for
■ ' 1 large loophole for es-
F c «nnot be found. Is it any
t that when stung into
P’ ) s, ome gross crime the peo
lit <hat i" stice ’h“ll
Uke the law into
L fcl j"" hands. "-Savannah
barter’s “M j
k«i v ■•<»>
dealers.
6St p?E
c «nt
! ..WarW® Wket
Me," Pm JLi b^ nd
lealer ß.Trv^ ) bs ' & 11
WJ.IU.
For God, and Home, and Native
tand.
THE GREAT DESTROYER
A Terrible Charge.
“Prisoner at the bar, have you
any thing to say why sentenced of
death should not be passed upon
you?”
A solemn hush fell over the
crowded courtroom, and every per
son awaited in almost breathless
expectation for an answer to the
judge's question.
Will the prisoner answer?
Is there nothing that will make
him show some sign of emotion?
Will he maintain the cold, in
different attitude he has shown
through the long trial, even to the
place of execution?
Such were the questions that
passed through the minds of those
who had followed the case from
day to day.
The judge still awaited in digni
fied silence.
Not a whisper was heard any
where,’and the situation was be
coming painfully oppressive, when
the prisoner was seen to move, his
head was raised, his hands were
clinched, and the blood hadjushed
into his pale, care- worn-face, hi?
teeth were firmly set, and into his
haggard eyes came a flash of light
Suddenly he arose to his feet,and
in a low firm but distinct voice
said:—
“I have! Y ur honor, you have
asked me a question, and I now
ask. as the last favor on eartl ,
that you will not interrupt my an
swer until I am through.
1 stand before this Lar. convict
ed of the willful murder of my wifr
Irnihful witnesses have testifies
to the fact that I was a loafer, a
drunkard and a wretch ; that I re
turned from one of my long de
baunches and fired the fatal shot
that killed the wife I had sworn tv
love, cherish and protect. While 1
have no rememberance of commit
ting the fearful cowardly and inhu
man deed, I have no right to.
complain or the verdict
of twelve good men who have acted
as jurors in this case, for their ver
dictis in accordance with the ev
idence.
"But, may it please the court, I
wish to show that I am not alone
responsible for the murder of my
wife! ”
This startlmg statement created a
tremendous sensation. The judge
leaned over the desk, the lawyers
wheeled around and faced the priso
ner ■ the jurors looked at each other
in amazement, while the spectators
could hardly suppress their intense
excitement. The prisoner paused a
few seconds, and then continued in
the same firm, distinct voice:—
“I repeat, your honor, I am not the
only one guilty of the murder of
my wife, The judge on this bench, the
jury in the box, the lawyer within
this bar, and most of die' witnesses,
including the pastor of the old
church, are also guilty before the Al
mighty God, and to appear with me
before his Judgement Throne, where
we all shall be righteously judged.
‘lf twenty men conspire together
for the murder of one persor, the law
power of this land will arrest the
twenty, and each will be tried, con
victed and executed for a whole mur
der, and not one twentieth of the
crime.
“I have been made a drunkard bv
law If it bad not been for the leg
alized saloons of my town, I never
would have become a drunkard ; my
wife would not have been murdered;
I would not be here now, ready to be
hurled into eternity, Had it not been
for the human traps set out with the
consent of the govermnit, I would
have been a sober man, an industrious
workman, a tender father and a lov
ing husband. But to-day my home is
destroyed, my wife murdered, my lit
tle children—God bless and care for
them— oast on the mercy of a cold
aad crue world,’while I am so be
murdered by the strong aim of the
• “God fcjws J tried sq reform, but
W Jong the open wJqor was
pathway, my weak, deseased will-pow
er was no match against the fearful,
consuming, agonizing appetite for li
quor. At last, I sought the protec
tion, care and sympathy of the church
of Jesus Christ, but at the commun
ion table I recieved from the hand of
the pastor who sits there and who has
testified against me in this case, the
cup that contained the very same al
coholic serpent that is found in ev
ery bar-room in the land. It proved
too much for m> weak humanity and
out of that holy place I rushed to the
last debauch that ended with the
murder of my wife.
“For one year our town was
without a saloon. For one year I
was a sober man. For one year my
wife and children were supremely
happy, and our little home a per
fect paradise.
“I was one of those who signed
remonstrance against re-opening
the saloons in our town. The
names of one-half of this jury can
be found today on the petition
certifying to the good moral char
acter (?) of the rumsellers, and
falsely saying that the sale of li
quor was ‘necessary’ in our town.
The prosecuting attorney on this
case was the one that so eloquent
y pleaded with this court for the
licenses, and the judge who sits on
this bench, and who asked me if I
had anything to say before sen
tence of death was passed on me,
granted the license.”
The impassioned words of the
prisoner fell like coals of fire upon
the hearts of those present, and
many of the spectators and some
of the lawyers were moved to tears.
The judge made a motion as if to
stop any further speech on the
part of the prisoner, when the
speaker hastily said :
“No! no! your honor, do not
close my lips; I am nearly through
and they are*the last words I shall
ever utter on earth.
*T began my downward career at a
saloon bar —legalized and protveted
by the voters of this commonwealth
which has received annually a part oi
the blood money from the poor, de
luded victims. Alter the State had
made me a < runkard and a murderer,
[ am taken before another bar— the
bar of justice (?) by the same power
of law that legalized the first bar, and
now the law-power will conduct me
to the place of execution and hasten
myjsoul into eternity. I shall appear
before another bar—the judgement
bar of God, and there you, who hav e
legalized the traffic, will have to ’ op
pear with me. Think you that the
Great Judge will hold me—the poor
weak, helpless victim of your traffic
—alone responsible for the murder of
my wife? Nay, I, in my drunken
frenzied, irresponsible condition,bav e ’
murdered but one, but you have de
liberately and willfully muruered
your thousands, and the murder-mills
are in full operation today with your
consent.
“All of you know in your hearts
that these words of mine are not
the raving of an unsound mind,
but God Almighty’s truth. The li
quor traffic of this nation is re
sponsible for nearly all the mur
ders, bloodshed, riots, poverty,
miseiy, wretchedness and woe. It
breaks up Thousands of happy
homes every year; sends the hus
aud father to prison or the gallows
and drive countless mothers and
iittle children into the world to suf
fer and die. It furnishes nearly
all the criminal business of this
and every other court, and blasts
every community it touches,
“You legalized the saloons that
made me a drunkard and a mur.
derer, and you are guilty with me
before God and man for the mur
der of my wife.
“Your honor, lam done. lam
now ready to receive my sentence
and be led forth to the place of ex
ecuticn, and murdered according
to the laws of the State.
You will close by asking the
Lord Io have mercy on my soul
I will cl s by solemnly asking
God to open your blind eyes to
the truth, to your individual re
sponsibility 9 so that you will cease
to give your support to this hell
born traffic.”—Tallie Morgar, in
Domestic Journal.
»‘Orange Blosscßn” is a pair.leifi
oujre of a l l diseases peculiar wdinpDj
SftM ty 1 ’ Cud
i
-W. HART,
Leather and Shoe Findings,
Hand made Shoes built to order, Repairing
a speciality, ai
Masonic Temple Store.
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Before Buying, W e are Selling
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spend more money in the interest
of our employment department
than half the Business Cocleges
take in as tuition, 4 weeks by our
method teaching book-keeping is
equal to 12 weeks by the old plan.
11 teachers, 600 students past year
no vacation, enter any time. Cheap
Board. We have recently prepared
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Sent on trial . Write us and ex
plain “your wants.” N, B, — He
pay s•“> cash for nil vacancies as
book-keepers, utenogr sphere,
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provided we fill same,
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ValnaWe Fams For Real or
sale
We have On hand a
number of good farms
for rent or sale. These
farms have come into
our hands at very rea
sonable figures, and
we are in position to
offer them at low
prices and on most
favorable terms. Ten
antsand buyers would
do ’well’to consult us
before trading. We can
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on Farms we are pre
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Is as safe and harmless as a fla>
seed poultice. It actslikeapo’d.
tice, drawing out fever and pain,
and curing all diseases peculiar
to ladies.
‘‘Orange Blost>n” is a pas
tile, easily used at any time; ii
is applied right to the parts.
Every lady can treat hcrseli
with it.
Mailed to any address upon re
ceipt of si. Dr. J. A. McGill & Co.
a Panorama Place, Chicago, IK.
Sold by
D, W. Curry Druggist.
Take
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Because, we are the largest manufacturers of
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‘.he value by stamping the name and price on
he bottom, which protects you against high
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equal custom work in style, easy fitting and
wearing qualities. We have them sold every
where at Tower prices for the value given than
rny other make. Take no substitute. If y out
dealer cauuot supply you, we cau. Sold by
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