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VOL. VII.
A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.
By SKWAKD W. HOF KINS.
(Coptright 1899 bi Robert Bobnf.l's Sons.)
CHAPTER III.
WESTWARD, HO!
I am not telling a detective story,
neither am I going to relate a great po
lice tragedy. It is not my purpose to
dwell at length upon the efforts put
forth by the police of San Francisco
in the search for Annie Balston. All
the enginery of law and force that
wealth aud influence could control was
brought into action. But it was of nc
use. The wily Chinaman aud the man
with the scarred face had done their
work without au error. They had leit
no sign to betray them. The police
were mystitied.
I met the father of the missing girl.
He was a splendid specimen of Ameri
can. I judged that, when not suffer
ing from a great affliction the ex-Sen
ator was a man whose talents and bear
ing would make him a marked man in
any sphere or any land. My heart
went out to him in his great grief, aud
the more I saw of him and realized
tho awfnl burden under which he was
staggering the more I cursed myself
for a brainless fool far not strangling
the Chinaman the night I saw him and
had achanco to do it.
I met, also, Annie’s brother. Ed
ward Ralston was a man of many
noble qualities. He was intellectual,
he was noble-minded; but his time
was i spent iu his library with his
books. When called upon to meet
the world and grapple with one of its
tragedies he floundered helplessly,
utterly lost in the whirlwind of crime
that he saw whirling around him. He
resembled somewhat the girl I had
seen, and whose picture the captain of
police had shown me. After a few
days’ acquaintance with Edward Bal
ston, I declared him to be a royal
good fellow. Iu this I was heartily
seconded by my legal friend.
I had even dragged Langston into
the case. His experience iu compli
cated criminal cases—always, o<
course, in a professional capacity-^
assisted me not a little in solving
of the riddles of this peenliar kidnap
ing or abducting or whatever else kisf
lore name it.
As for me, the more I thought over
it the more, morbid I became. I bad
come to believe that upon me lay the 1
responsibility for the second disap
pearance and escape. This thought
being burned into my brain, it was
but another step to decide that it was
my duty to search until Annie Ralston
was found, no matter what the cost.
I was haunted day and night by
visions of that pale, beautiful face
lying so helplessly on the pillow.
Often I would grow almost sick and
dizzy when I thought of her and her
probable fete.
Langston, much to my surprise,
plunged heartily into the search. He
was better posted ou police ways than
I was; and often whou I rebelled at a
seeming lack of interest, he would
assure me that it was all right and
then tell me of some secret line of
action that was being followed.
But it was all of no use. In the
language of the people who choose
their phrases for their expressiveness
and not for beauty, we had been “put
to sleep.” j
We began to get discouraged. _ In
fact, that became my chronic condi
tion. I neglected my menls; I neg-i
looted my patients. My entire being
was absorbed by the thought that I
must And Annie Ralston.
One day, when the police had about
exhausted their efforts and were
going to declare the game lost, and
the poor father’s heart wa3 full of
misery, the superintendent received a
telegram from Victoria, Vancouver,
that again plunged us all into a fever.
At the same time it lifted our hopes
and overwhelmed us with despair.
This telegram was short; it might
mean nothing, it might mean every¬
thing. All it said was:
“Young woman answering description
Anuis Balston sailed In steamship Ketoto
to-day, 2 p. m., with two Chinese servants.
“Baylis, Chief.”
"Upon receiving this telegram the
superintendent immediate consultation. called us together for
No details of
identification were given. The news
xvas very meager. Of one thing xve
were certain: Annie Ralston did not
sail on the Ketoto of her own will. A
telegraphio correspondence between
the superintendent and Chief Baylis
followed. But little more could be
learned save the important fact that
the young woman had not engaged
passage in person, and her name did
not appear on the books of the com
pany. Two staterooms had been en
gaged; for one Sid for Kee Chang and xvife. Lung and It the
other was
further stated that, when the pas¬
sengers appeared, Sid Kee’s wife, a
beautiful American, was very ill and
apparently lieved by the unconscious, agent of the It was be- at
company
Vanoouver that the two Chinamen
occupied one stateroom and Sid Kee’s
“wife” the other. ■
This information, as may well bd
THE RECORD.
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF JOHNSON COUNTY A.ND MIDDLE GEORGIA.
WiUGHTSVILLK. GA.. TilIJRSDAV, DECEMBER 14, 18119.
imagined, simp! • whetted my appetite
for the chase. But the police seemed
to lose their ardor. At any rate, the
superintendent professed to doubt the
identity of the woman on the Ketoto
as Annie .Ralston,
“It is impossible,” he saj 1, “that
fiiese Chinamen could get an uncon
scions girl out of Sau Francisco with
out the police knowing it.”
-'I don’t know about that,” I re¬
plied, bluntly. “They succeeded in
getting her out of a house, with on«
0 { your own men on guard. What art
you going to do about this?”
“I cannot see that there is anythin}
for me to do,” he replied. “Our police.
0 f course, have no standing iu China.
The Ketoto sails for Shanghai. It is
„ ow a matter for national action. It
that Mr. Ralston is better posted than
j am.”
i g rew hot and impatient, The loss
0 f the promised reward being proba
b ie ( the police ceased to bo greatly in
terested. 1 was very indignant but
powerless. Poor Mr. Ralston sat with
bowed head, now and then an uncon
ti-ollable sob shaking his stalwarl
frame. Oh, how my heart ached foi
him! His white liair seemed almost
holy as I pictured the awful grief that
had come upon him in his old age! ]
could not give up tbe fight,
“Langston,” I said, with ugly do
termination surging all through me,
“this is a shame! This hunt must gt
on ! j am a .s certain that. Annie Bal
s t on is on the Ketoto as I atn that wi
are here. Couldn’t get out of this city
am l the police not know it! Nonsense
Suppose they ‘left told us that no porsor
could have that house without
Sykes seeing him. What then? We
know they left the house. What, thou,
must be our conclusion iu regard tc
the honesty of Sykes? And now Sykes
a synonym include for the entire force. 1
do not iu this the superintou
dent or his officers of rank; but this 1
say, that Annie Balston has been taker
ou t of Sau Francisco, aud there is an
j other Sykes in the caso somewhere.”
Langston stood pensively studying
the floor. His hands were thrust deej:
j n his pockots. I hud seen him that
way when studying out a case for pre
seutation before a jury. When I hac
finished, ho slowly raised his head,
H 0 did not reply to me. He looked
ea lmly and steadily at tho superiu-
“He is right,” he said.
“If that is so,” said the superin
tendeut, “I will find the man, if i
lakes my entire lifetime. I regret tlia:
L am placed in this position, seeming
!y indifferent in the cate. I knowhow
you feel about it aud do uot blame
you. But I am not omnipotent. I
have done all that one man in my po¬
sition could do, aud I have failed.”
Mr. Kalstou jumped up from his
ehair and grasped the hand of the
superintendent.
“You have d me nobly. I honor yon,
tailed «ir, and thank you. That you have
is, I am convinced, not your
fault. But I cm almost crazy! What
shall we do?”
He sank into his ohair and gazed
aelplessly at Langston and me. Ed
ward Ralston stood by, as helpless an
his father. His hungry eyes—hungrj
‘or news of his beatiful sister—him
^ry for hope—seemed to burn then
way into my soul. I felt rebuked by
she speech of Mr. Ralston. I, too',
advanced and took the hand of tht
superintendent.
“Pardon my hasty words,” I said.
“lam a little overwrought. I meant
aothing.”
The superintendent smiled wearily.
“It is nothing,", he replied. “I gel
;hat every day.”
“Have yon anything in the way of
»dvice to offer?” asked Langston.
“Not now. Give me time to think.
Como here to-morrow, and I will try
io plan something.”
“Very well,” said Langston, in a
ione of disappointment. Then turn¬
ing to me, he said: “Oriokmore, let
■is go to my office, where we can talk
;his over calmly and at our leisure.”
“Better so,” I replied. “Come, Mr.
Ralston, will you go with us?”
Langston led the way, walking with
Edward. I followed with Mr. Rals¬
ton. We said little on the street.
Each one of us was deep in thought.
Reaching the office, Langston
opened the door.
•‘We are at least comfortable hero,
ana can study this thing thoroughly.
hit down, Mr. Ralston, take that easy
It will rest you
The old man dropped into a big
armchair and sat with bowed head.
“Hurry up,’ I said “Let s hear
w k“t you y e 8°t to-say first.
“Well, in the first place," began
the kwyer, getting himself m an easy
attitude and speaking slowly “you
»re thoroughly that convinced from the de
icnption this girl on the Ketotc
8 1C 8 on
“There is no doubt of . it,” -l „ T I re
plied.
"No there is no doubt of it,’>id
“SMB-------------- —
* “Not a bit of it,” added his father.
Langtou stared at the ceiling iu
silence.
“Oh, you are too siow,” I said im¬
patiently. “Lawyers are so method¬
ical. Now, in my business, we learn
io act quickly.”
“Well, go on,” replied Langston,
jmiling.
“There is no use sitting here, plan¬
ning aud studying,” I continued.
“The girl is gone. Now, then, the
ching is how to get at her. Gentle¬
men, I am going to China.”
Langston nodded approvingly. The
two lialsions looked at us as if wait¬
ing for the next word. Their powers
of concentration were gone. It was
plain to be seen that they depended
upon us.
“Yes, I am going to China.”
“I will go with you,” said Langston.
“Hooray!” I exclaimed, slapping
him on the back. “True blue, every
Inch. Langston, we’ll do it!”
“You mustn’t leave me out,” said
Edward Ralston. “To attempt now
to express any thanks to both of you
would bo useless. I. am too full of
gratitude c.n one hand and grief on
the other to be myself. But I shall
share your dangers. Not only that.
I will place at your disposal all the
money you will need for any kind of
enterprise you deem advisable. This
is abcoA nil I can do. As you know,
I am a student. I do not know the
world as you do. Hence, I shall have
to rely on you for the leadership.”
“If we are ouly equal to it,” I said.
“At any rate, wo can get to China.
Then our adventures will begin.”
“Ah, you are friends to have!” cried
Mr. "Balaton, wringing our hands.
“May God bless yoii, both of you! I
am ready to go with you. Do what
you will, and draw ou mo for all the
money you want. Ah, I will go with
you! I will hunt down the vile dese
crutor of my home aud slay him. Oh,
my child—my poor, poor girl! Oh,
bring her back to me! She is my
darling. Bring her back! Bring her
back!”
“Father, you must not go,” said Ed¬
ward, laying his hand ou his father’s
shoulder. ‘You must go hack to
mother. You know how she is. She
needs you. Wo will go to China. Wo
will find Annie. But you must stay
with mother. Don’t you know?”
“Yes, yes, it is so! But oh, my
heart will go with you! My heart will
go with you in its sorrow!”
“Now let’s see what’s wliat,” said
Laugaton. “If we want to ueoompliali
anything when wo get to Shanghai, it
is time we were getting ready. Let’s
see. I’ve got a traveller’s guide hero
somewhere. 1 had it the other day
when I went to Los Angeles. What
did I do with it? Ah, hero it is! Now
let’s see.”
“What time will the Ketoto arrive
at Shanghai?” I asked, standing so 1
could look over his shoulder.
“Yes, that is first. The Ketoto be¬
longs to the British America and
China line, and might not be iu Ibis
guide, which is only domestic. Here!
What is this: ‘The Pacific coast lino
of steamers connects with tho B. A.
and C. at Vancouver.’ Ah, here it is:
‘The B. A. and 0. from Vancouver to
Shanghai every Wednesday. Pas¬
sage, twenty-two days.’ This is the
21st of December. The Ketoto,
then, would he due in Shanghai on the
12th of January. That is all right so
far. Now the fastest lino between
here and China is the Occidental aud
Oriental Line, stopping at Hong
Kong aud Bangkok. We don’t care
about the Bangkok part of it. Where
is it? O. and O., page HO. Now:
‘Occidental and Orien tal Line of
steamships, nan Francisco to Hong
Kong, twenty days; Bangkok
three days. Well, Bangkok is no
good. You see, that lands in Hong
Kong first. ‘.Sailing Thursdays.
Empress of India, December 15. City
of Bio de Janeiro, December 22.’
Good! That will bring her into Hong
Kong on January 11, just one day be¬
fore the Ketoto arrives at Shanghai.
I believe the distance by rail from
Hong Kong to Shanghai is about
eight hundred to a thousand miles.
By making connections quickly, we
ought, if we sailed on the Itio de Jan¬
eiro to-morrow, to be in Shanghai at
least as Boon as the Ketoto reaches
there.”
He closed the book and lay hack in
his chair, waitiug for someone to
speak. The Ralstons, father and son,
had followed him breathlessly as he
had proceeded, and now Edward,
whose face showed great emotion, said:
“Fate works with us. But can you
go to-morrow, both of you? What
about your professions?”
“Let them take care of themselves,”
I said. “For my part, I am going to
China on tbe Rio de Janeiro if I lose
every patient I’ve got. But about the
It’s rather late to obtain
staterooms ^V^Zr,’’ ”
said Langston. “But.
fortnnateI J j am well ttoquain t e d wit h
th ut of the Occidental and Ori
eutal, and I think I can fix it. But
there is a at deal more to be dona
than that- To begin with we , bave
UQ pas3ports . Tbat mU8t be arranged
between the State Department and the
American Consul at Houg Kong by
cab)e _ If Mr> Bal(rton wi „ telegraph
or write imme di a tely to the present
Senator from California, who is now,
j belieT0 in New York> ho conldf n0
doubt, have that arranged better than
we could „
‘.SeLterVaLoMe^peJLa^ He Htend
0 f jnj oe . will take great pleasure
in helping me at this sad time. And,
Edward, you had better see Browu &
Brown and obtain letters of credit.”
“That will be very necessary,” said
Langston. “We will probably need
plenty of money to see us through,
\\e shall certainly want to eat some
thing besides nee And that reminds
me that it is nearly supper-time It
is too late for you to see your bankers
to-night, Ralston; so leave it till morn
ing. The ship sails at ten a. m„ but
you will have time even at that. But
now I must go and see about our
age. Of course, we wou t mind a lit
e .<°xr No. 0 " 1 Tor ray part, .it said ., Edward ts , ,
Balston, ‘ I would be willing to travel
as freight in the hold Dc anything,
spare no expense but do ge us pas
sage on that ship to-morrow ”
M e l then, I propose that you and
your father ahd I remain hurry and here perfect while Crick
more our ar
rangements We will not be gone
more than forty-five minutes, and then
we wdi join you for supper.”
Very well, replied Edward Eals
ton, andthen father bad better take
the evening train to Oakland.
but* yourselves about that Any
a y ..’L r. ke 7_°" ra elV i S ~ m «? r £ bl *
n hcic . till : \\e como , back. Veil do it
up quickly.
[to be continued. J
Santiago was surrenderee* and our
flag hoisted on Sunday, July 17, 1898.
WHY CALLED BOERS.
Quaint Origin of the Sobriquet of tbe Trans¬
vaal Africanders.
The origin of the names of the va
lions count i ies of South Africa is in
terestiug at this time, the eyes of the
world being turned in that direction,
“The Cape” signifies but one place, the
southernmost point of Africa, Cape of
Good Hope or Cape Town. The an
dent Dutch settlers gave it the name
of Kaapstad. The Cape of Good Hope
is a promontory over 000 feet high.
There is a lighthouse built at the ex¬
treme end of It, but it is seldom vis¬
ited, Cape Town being quite a distance
from the cape. Cape Colony has au
area larger than that of France.
Next to this colony 1 s another Brit¬
ish possession, Natal. This was first
explored by Vasco da Gama and,
being Christmas day, ho called lt Ter¬
ra de Natal, Land of the Nativity. Its
present capital, Pietermaritzburg, is
quite ft pretentious town. Durtiim, its
commercial seaport, was originally
called Port Natal.
To tlie northeast of Cape Colony, be
tween the Orange Kiver and the Vaal,
ls what is called the Free .State, the
Vrij Staat of tho Dutch. Its official
title is the Orange Free State, but it is
often called the Orange Republic. The
capital, Bloemfontein, was named in
honor of the ancient house of the
StiKlllioUlers iu tlie Netherlands, the
house of Orange-Nassau. In fact, the
ting of the Free State, tike that of the
royal house of Orange, is white and
orange, and in all public ceremonies
the President wears an orange scarf.
England conquered the republic in
1848, but a few years later siie re¬
stored its Independence, having tlie
Crimean war on her hands at the time.
Transvaal, “Across the Vaal River,”
was first called tlie Dutch-Africau Re¬
public, but lids' was changed *o tlie
South African Republic.
Th t > land beyond the Transvaal fron¬
tier, called Beehuanaland, is a British
protectorate. The word Boer in Dutch
aru | j s applied to the rural land pro*
p r j c t 0 rs or farmers. In Cape Town you
w ju j iear () f English Boers or of Dutch
fanucrR> accordlnB to tUc language
use. Both have the same meaning. Iu
Dutch tliqj-e are: Vieboeren, raisers of
cattle; Kornboeren, raisers of grain;
Wijnboeren, viticulturists, etc. The
origin of the word is rather curious.
In 11102 a ship’s doctor of the Dutch
East Indian Company, Jan von ltie
beck, disembarked at Cape Town with
some (jailors, soldiers and workmen
and a gardener and Ins wife. Their
object was to found a station where
the company’s vessels would bo able
to obtain fresh meat; m fact, tho edi¬
bles necessary to keep the crews from
getting scurvy. The gardener’s wife
was given the care of the cows of the
company, and was called “deborein”—
the peasant. The others, the soldiers,
sailors, etc., received small grants of
land and planted maize, wheat, cab¬
bages, tobacco, tulips and other vege¬
tation. These were the first boers or
peasants. Afterward, increasing in
numbers and establishing themselves
iu cities, they ecaine known distinct¬
ively as the Boer people.
Keeping a Coop Free oi Mites.
Wind the perches with rags, old
cloth, burlap, carpeting, anything, and
saturate xvith a solution of xvater and
kerosene. Repeat tho saturating every
txvo weeks aud tlie mites will uot
trouble you. When the winding of
the perches need renewing, remove the
old wrappings and burn them. Fut
on liexv ones and dose xvith kerosene.
Another preventive of mitee Is just
plain dirt.. Net a large shallow box In
a warm place In summer where tlie
chickens can got at lt, and fill it with
dust. Let the chickens wallow in it
all they please and the mites xvon’1
trouble them much.
A comparatively new business Is the
yja klng of artificial palms.
BOERS STILL GOOD SHOTS.
So I’lilogmutic That Tlioy Do Not Get
Kxciled Under Fire.
w F _ rWbes-Townsend English of Liver
* , seems to be the globe
t otter of wlloln so mucb has been
wli;i fol . apparently 1 from his talk
ll6 hua b , e „ in .,11 countries. He
K] , oke most interestingly of the Trans
va;i| Sliyi ..j \ eight months
, he , e t . ioi . l0 hur .eso n ’s fjlInolls
raill) aud bp , a ll0 U.oioughlv familiar
uitil , llt! mt , v a!1(1 it, s inhabitants, ,,„,;
, h ; , L eve , bt . c
'
illti , ;a:e witll al)y of lb em, a , tbe
Bi eis are absolute’y the most uucom
innllioil , ive v , r have ever seen.
j s] eut n 1:ll ge , a , t „f mv time there
ju J 0 | iaillle burR , w hicli is a typical
milliu • town, although it has been
largely built uihlings. up and has some very
Handsome I
-- lhc J?( , ei .„ ihemPelve8 ave ve rv
( ] ull lne nial!v, non-progressive and
phlegmatic; this last,however, tells in
their favor in battle, as they do not
become in the least excited when un- i
Jer fire. It is a mistake to think that
they have lost their ability as shots,
for thev practise marksmanship con
timully aud arc the most export shots
I have overseen. I myself constantly
sa \v the small Boer boys practising
shooting ou the Veldt, and some of
them couldn’t have been over six
years old.
“1 also trekked (pronounced treek
ked) up to the Limpopo river, which
is the boundary line between the
Transvaal and Matabe!eland, for the
shooting, which is the fluent for both
bird and be.ist I have ever had. I got
a pretty good idea of the lay of the
country, and it lias the most perfect
natural defences in the world. Oil
( bu Natal border the few passes there
me so narrow and of such a clmrac
ter that forty men can with ease hold
themselves against a thousand, aud
the same is true of all their other
froutieis. Then the country from its
nature affords natural second lines of
defence,for it is made up of successive
ranges of mountains, with level plains,
or veldts, between, and ail the moun¬
tains can ouly be crossed by passes of
so difficult a nature as to render it
possible for a few men to stand off a
large number.
“It is also a mistake to think that
the Boers are unable to handle artil¬
lery. Young Boors are sent abroad
for their education, aud large num¬
bers of them have studied in the mili¬
tary schools of France, Germany, and
uteu JGugiaad itnolf. Ac in tba post,
ill each company of Boer soldiery a
number of sharpshooters are told off
whose sole duty it will be to pick off
the officers of the enemy. These cora¬
panics number about 10:) iuen each.
When we were in San Francisco we
rnet a number of prominent mining
men there who have been in the
Transvaal and were thoroughly ac¬
quainted with the country and with
tbe Boers and their characteristics,
and while xve all know that in the end
Great Britain would undoubtedly con¬
quer, we all agreed that it would
nevertheless take her a long time to
do it, aud that the nut she has set her¬
self to crack is likely to prove far more
difficult than.most people at present
realize.”
Proved a Horse’* Friend.
A very ordinary looking farm horse
harnessed to an old wagon stood bv
the curb, and outlie board that served
for a seat lay a small dog of such
mixed blood that no guess can be
made as to his breed, says the Bur¬
lington Free Press.
As a delivery wagon passed on the
opposite side of the street a huge red
apple fell o!Y. Before it stopped roll¬
ing the dog bounded across the street,
picked it up with his teeth, aud with
tail wagging, rushed back to tlie
horse, in flout, of which he stood on
liis hind legs while the apple was
tukeu from his mouth.
As the horse munched the apple he
made the peculiar little noise that
horses make when petted, and doggie
replied with throaty little barks which
plainly told what a pleasure it had
been to go after that apple. Then he
went back to his nap ou the wagon
seat.
The Main Taint-.
“Yes, my dea--,” said a New York
man to his eighteen-year-old daugh¬
ter, “I wish you would do your best
to captivate the heart of our coach
mau.”
“And elope with him, papa?”
“Yes, my dear.”
“Ah, I see; jou dear, cute papa!
You want all the paper- to say I am a
fascinating beauty and a reigning
belle.”
“Well, that would help me a little;
but that is not the main poiut,”
“What is it, then, papa?”
“Why, the pnpers will all say you
are the daughter of a millionaire, and
that will enlarge my credit. See?
Now you run out to the stable; that’s
a good girl.’’--Ohio State Journal.
Calcium Carbide Manufacture.
According to tbe report of a Ger
man calcium carbide manufacturer,650
tous of lime and Q15 tons of coal are
theoretically required to make 1000
tons of carbide. But, in practice,
1024 tous of lime aud 710 tons of coal
are necessary to make that quantity of
this valuable compound. According
to this report, one pound of carbide
should cost a little less than two cents.
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TSop ~TWp
4 15p 580a
“ Memphis.......... lOOOp 1145* 9 80*
7 40a
"- te? Pity. ,... iAhjm 1 10a _636I
"i!
AfTWasKfngtoa.......1 " Now York.......... itm 12 "9855
4«p «23a
Southbound* No. No. No. > o.
IO 18 8. 14.
Lv. New York.......... 1155 in-s
tv. "_Washi A«htTilT«i ngton........ 10 48j s
..... ■■
Ar. Atla nu..........77T
Lr.’KioMi* City....... TSJp
“ “ MetnpM*......... Birmingham....... OlLrp 6 Otia
Ar. Atlanta ........ 11 30a
Lv. Cincinnati, Q. So C 8 OOp 8 3-a 8 30a 8 001
Lv. St. Loul g Air Line 7 52a 9 l£>p j-i
,
J
Lv. "_L oulav ille..., USE 7 40a 7 10a t-lx S)3af
Lv. Chattanooga, Momphi®. slop a 3‘Jn 10 9 OUp 15a lOUOp 0 15a JO
Ar. Atlanta....... 11 (0a 6 0 .a 500a 30
Lv. Atlanta............ 4 20p 5 20a S 10a
“ “ McDonough........ Flovfila...... 5 OOOp 20p <110a 6 6Su 0 ie a
9 65a
7 lOp 8 20a 10 65a
10 06a
Ar. HttwBnsvllie 10 46a
sttstttr Eastman.......... Enipiro............ 10 60a 20a 12 444
10 1 46*
“>“•«............. 11 17a 1 47*
lS“, Hazlehurnt........ city:::::: 1130a l‘2 36p 2 2 05* 44*
Baxley............. 12 Dtp 8 00 *
181p 8 8 65* 34*
Ar. Currency........... Jesup 1 28Sp 52p
Lv. .............. 4 40*
Everett............ Brunswick......... 7 10a SSOp 6 50 5 80*
Ar. 810a 4 80p 7 8 50*
Nos. 18 and 14.—Pullman 81oeplng Cara ka
tweon Brunswick and .Atlanta, and kstwee*
rett. Jacksonville, Fla., and Chattanooga, vl* Eve¬
Nos. 9 and 10 —Pullman Sleeping Care he
tween Atlanta and Cincinnati, via Chatta¬
nooga; also between Chattanooga ahd Meia
phta. Noe. 7 8—Pullmon Car*
and Sleeping ho¬
4-ween Atlanta egiil Chattanooga and Cbatta
nooga and Memphis.
Nos. 7 and 16—Pullman Drawing Room Bu9
fet Sleeping Cars between Haoon and Ash*
ville.
Nos. 9 and 10—Observation Chair Cars b*
tween Mnoon and Atlanta.
Connection at Union Depot, Atlanta, for all
points north, e«tt ami west.
FRANKS. GANNON, J. M. CULP,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Tralflc Manager.
W. Washington. D. (J. Washington. D.O
A. TURK, S. R. HARDWICK.
Gen’l Pass. Agt. Asst. Gon'lPass. Agk
Washington, D. 0. Atlanta, Uo.
dprk Georgia
riYea
Excursion tickets at redneed rates
between local points aro on sale after
12 noon Saturdays, and until 6 p. m.
Sundays, good returning until Monday
noon following date of sale.
Persons contemplating either a busi¬
ness or pleasure trip to the East should
investigate and consider the advantages
offered via Savannah and Steamer Iine 9 .
The rateg generally are considerably addition
cheaper by this route, and, in
to this, passengers save sleeping car
fare,and the expense of meals en ronte.
We take pleasure in commending to
the traveling public the route referred
to, namely, via Central of Georgia
Railway to Savannah, thence via the
elegant Steamers of the Ocean Steam¬
ship Company to New York and Boston,
and the Merchants and Miners lifle
to Baltimore.
The comfort of tbe traveling pnblie
is looked after in a manner that defies
criticism.
Electric lights and electrio bells;
handsomely furnished staterooms,
modern sanitary arrangement*. The
tables are supplied with all the delica¬
cies of the Eastern and Southern mar¬
kets. All the luxury and comforts of
a modern hotel while on board ship,
affording every opportunity for rest,
recreation or pleasure.
Each steamer has a stewardess to
look especially after ladies and chil¬
dren traveling alone.
Steamers sail from Savannah for
New York daily except Thursdays and
Sundays, and for Boston twice a week.
For information as to rates and sail¬
ing dates of steamers and for berth
reservations, apply to nearest ticket
agent of this company, or to
J. C. HAILE, Gen. Fassengcr Agt.,
E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
Savannah. Ga.
Advertise with IT yo* wish te
keep the people posted ai to the
amount, tlio character, the quality
sml prices of goods you have for sale.
Mi ad will bring ’em every time.