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BARNWELL, S. C., THURSpAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1884.
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COMPETITION BOUNCED.
PADGETT LEADS ALL OTHERS!
WALNUT BEDROOM SUITES, 10 PIECES, $42.50.
A NICE JEDROOM SUITE $18.00^ .
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Or*VERY KIND AND EVERY VARIETY OF FURNITURE.
COOKING STOVES AT ALL PRICES.
PADGETT’S rVUNJTVUK AXD STOVE HOUSE.
inn amt 1112 TIRO AD STREET r - - - AUGUSTA, GA.
iyRefer you to the Editor of this’ paper.
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Importer,^!'and Whole.-ale and Retail Dealer in Fine Cigars
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Chewing Yohueco, Wines, Brandies, Whiskies, Gin, Ale, Porter,"
and
()37 and G39 BROAD STREET - - - AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Hf’ Country orders accompanied with the cash promptly attended to.
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They met at brcakfait—riie ae tweet
At newly opened mominr-g-lory;
At newly opened mormnjpg-lory;
And he a "little rod" commote—
A mutual "lilt r'—the old, old itor;
story!
Hl» enter faz<', his candid stare,
Said more then Harvard lips cotlld nttert
She rend bis thouvbts, nntf, blusblnr rare.
Ingenuously passed the butter.
They took n pull np Frenchman's Bay,
He hi the oars, she sternly sleering;
HhU Yule but seen his stroke that day!
Her face at each recover nearing,
A half-forbidding ulr It took.
But he, the mule tobuke defying,
Cried “Pnrdonl but I always look
Where I sco Harvard’s color flying.**
They <1 rove, of course, to Schooner Head.
—Ah. boys are bold, but ma ds are mock*
ersl—
She-wtth ManhK'tntfceyimta-safci! , • .
"How nice you look In knickerbockers!"
He redeened, turned, she caught his cyo.
Then with the reins Ills Angers fumbled;
She touched his arm with half a sigh.
And—welt—in fact, ho almost “tumblod.”
nurry to get here in the morning,” the
ahouted, aa the girl went down the
walk with buoyant atqpa.
That night Mr. Lea ter went away on
bnaineaa of importance, and the next
morning Huldah presented beraelf at
the Ranger manalon to make heraelf
generally useful,
i As the days went by, Mrs. Madison
found her a perfect treasure. She was
| never cross like some of the girls in her
emuloy, and her duties were cheerfully
performed. r -
It was a warm, radiant morning in
spring. Flowers were blooming, birds
were warbling, and all nature wore a
jubilant look, and aa Huldah, scrub*
■4 blog brush in one hand and a pail. of
$ater in the other, entered the broad,
cool hall to give it a cleaning, she csst
When eve had all her burners lit.
Down the plunk wulk they promenaded;
The tints acrosH ihelr path would flit.
Hut but* tluit night he disregarded.
Tho mooiioUr Ironbouud shone clear:
From iHPdjto ItolTf sweet note* were call-
l>i*2pV
Yet staiwen wtii- [« r nr died her oar
Suvo/’Lef* go back; the dew Is fulling."
hpr eyes longingly on the belt of woods
dying beyond, and wished ■ he wor« free
Yi May TalUAbotl Your
Next morning saw them at the pier.—
The mnry yi ulh, the pretty schemer;
Jler s: ppi ire eyes wrung out u tear
As I c. relnciuut, took the steamer;
Tho plunk 1» aruwn, the paddtig whirl.
He tUTU' ''i 11,1 longer io .nstreSByber.—
Wolll licwr-i ur d mi Alin, x giN,
Ami siif I'egul e 1 a Yule profo-syr.
— If .v uni A. Chinch, In the Century.
FINE CLOTHING, HATS AND GENTS’ FURNISH
ING GOODS, BUT
A NEGLECTED DAUGHTER.
I. L. STANSELL,
7R> BROAD STREET, UNDER GLOBE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
Cfln get away with them all in the wav of FINECLOTIIIXG, HATS AND
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS for this Fall ami Winter in the very Latest
Styles ami at Friecs that astonUh everybody that looks at'them.
lie means to outsell them all. Give him a trial and you will jp> home the
best pleased man in the State. I Don't forgctlllic place.
X. X-J. R T JLTsTSELL,
74f. BROAD STREET, UNDER GLOBE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GEORG IA. |
Pleasure and profit to all.
WATCH AND JEWELRY REl’AIRING AND FULL LINE OF GOODS.
XOXXXX XX. FE4AXXY.
Dealer in Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Bn ad Street,
Opposite Central Hotel, Augusta, Ga.
GRANDYS & ZORN,
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER.
Contractors and Builtleis, Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Lum
ber and Building Material. We arc prepared to take contracts or give esti
mates on all kinds of buildings. Our Saw and Planing Mills arc at
“Grandvi,*’ S. (’., postotlice \\ imlsor, S. C.
Wc also keep in dock at our yard on corner of Watkins and Twiggs Sts.,
Augusta, Ga., ad kinds of material as above stated. All orders sent to either
place will be promptly attended to. We are, respectfully,
"No, girl, 1 have no money tq throw
away on fallals. I have not AKo purse
of a Fortuuatus, as you must believe
by the way you constantly pester mo
for money. In yonr dead mother’s day
girls didn’t rig themselves out for the
; purpose of attracting attention. A
E laiu calico frock and a simple straw
onnet are all that a female requires
! for Sunday wear.”
And tho speaker, a small, stern vis-
aged man, closed his grim mouth, and
relapsed into silence, watching his tall,
| handsome daughter narrowly out of his
| keen black eyes.
"Father, you are terribly unjust to
] me, your daughter. You are one of the
richest men in Meadowland,. and it ii
your duty to see that your dtfpghter is
respectably if not handsomely dressed.
My apparel is nWFher decent for church
wear nor tho street. Repeatedly you
have turned a deaf ear to my entreat;
ies to do something whereby I could
purchase my own cl.etlibjg, for I am.
ashamed of being pointed at and stig
matised as tho ‘Miser's Daughter,’ aud
I made the butt of ridicule on account of
my scanty, old fashioned garments. If
i my mother had lived it would, have
j been otherwise!” !
The tears gathereiLin hoc f^tey eyes
as she thought of that gdflhtlo '"Woman*
who lay ut rest in tho cemetery on the
hill, and she began to pace tho floor in
j a quick nervous way.
It irritated her father, this rapid
Walking to and fro, and he cried out
sternly:
"Sit down, iruldah! You act like a
child instead of a young woman almost
out of her teens. That outburst of
yours was especially childish, and pro
vocative of no good whatever. Vou
dress well enough and I will not have
bing
GRANDYS A ZORN.
Jas. W. Turley’s
you ancing those brainless ultra-fash
ionable women w
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS TO SENSIBLE PEOPLE.
XDX^Y O-OOIDS.
Knowing full well that our people in general are economizing, yet desiring
First Class Dry Goods, and seeing they know how to appreciate them, I have
determined to jtive them the full benefit of mv extraordinary purchases, and
iTRlor
dispose of nTy Stock of Goods at the smallest profits.
GRAND DISPLA Y OF FALL AND WINTER IMPORTATIONS
OF DRESS GOODS!!
Embracing the very Latest Novelties in Fabric Colors, and intermixtures
of dolorings of the most pronounced and
RELIABLE STYLES AT POPULAR PRICES,
In Fluids, Brocades, and Solid Colors, trom 10 cents per yard up to the finest.
OrTILE NEWEST SHADES IN SILKS AND SATINS.,<L1
A handsome line of Velvets and Velveteens, comprising all the new and
pretty shades from 60 cents to the finest Silk Velvet.
An elegant linc^of Black and Colored, Gros Grain Silks from cents.-per
yard up to the finest quality: also 4i complete stock of Black aud Colored
R. D. Cashmeres, a celebrated make.
Jackets, Ulsterettes, Pelises, New Markets,"Circulars, Jerseys.
Handsome Jackets from $2.26 up to $15.00. .
Shoulder Shawls, ‘26c, 36c, 60c, 76c.. Large Shawls, 2 yards square, $1 and
$1.50 each. Large Wool Shawls, black and colored, $2, $3, $3.50.
Ladies’ Cloth and Flannel Skirts, 60c. to $2 each.
White Blankets, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $1.00 to $10.00 per pair.
In our Woolen Department can be found one.of the largest as well as the
best assortments of Kentucky Jeans, Kerseys, Cashmeres, Rcpellants, Water
Proofs, Diagonals, Broadcloths, &c., all at bottom prices.
Plain Red and White Flannels from lot*; ^»ci* yard up. An extra good
quality in Red Twilled at 25c, 35c, 40c.' and 00c. Opera Flannels in all
shades; also Basket Flannels, in the new Fall colors. Dark, Gray and Blue
Gray Skirt Flannels. Bleached aud Unbleached Cotton Flannels from „ the
lowest prices up to the very heaviest quality.
Thousands of dozens Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Fancy Hose at 10c. up
to the finest, and fresh stock.
The South Carolina Seamless Hosiery, in Men’s Half Hose, New Fall Mix
tures; also Ladies’, Misses’ and Children 5 *, in Fall colors.
UT A visit of inspection is desired. No trouble to show goods.
JAM EM W. TUKLEY, HOH Browd Nt., Augnata, Ga.
CLEVELAND IS AHEAD IN PQLITCS,
-BUT WE LEAD IN-
A Modest Brtd*
Perhaps the most ami
>aps
at a Niagara Falls
d m th<
spectacle
may he
witnessed la the corridors from 9:90 to
11J0 of any evening during the
“bridal” season. Go early, so as to be
in thne; ascend to about the third
floor, and take up your post of obeerva-
tion In some convenient embrasure-
say In the window at the end of the halL
The half hour will hardly hare struok
when door after door will open ta|
quick succession, and groom after
groom will emerge sneakingly from its
closing portal, give a quick glance
bis shonlder, and then wall
over
leisurely
Literature of Use Face.
Observe how, when the shrewd
palmist is reading the line# of a hand,
he scans the face with almost eqnal in
terest These learned people knot*
how a soul dwells in the eve; and the
ability to understand its language is
inborn with most folks without having
to study it though extremely sensittar
persons hare told me that more power
of discrimination rested in their naade
than they coaid read from erery feature
of the face, tho fingers being so fall of
sisioa that they could foel a color with*
out seeing it; so fall of norres that an
impression was Instantaneous
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OUR MOTTO, Hke his, is “Reform”—Old High Prices must get ont of the
way and give way to the New Low Prices. We buy for Cash, hence arc able to
get the Bottom, as onr Prices will prove- Read and wonder.
SOLID WALNUT MARBLE TOP SUITES, WITH TOILET
WASHSTAND, TEN PIECES, FOR FIFTY DOLLARS.
This is what Cash docs. Wc hare Suites from this up to $§00. Wo arc now
fitting tip two Hotels, who bought as cheap from ns as they could buy from
the factories, and a little cheaper. We defy all competition. Call and see ns.
BF" All goods packed and shipped free of charge'.^
who frequent tho vil
lage during tho summer season. And
as for socking a situation,” ho contin
ued with a thump upon tho table,
“don’t over let me near you mention it
again. Hiram Lester is too proud to
have bis daughter to work for a livoli.
hood.”
"Then ho ought to bo too proud to
soo his daughter go dressed worse than
any scullion,” was tho retort that rush
ed to Huldah's lips.
As ho left the room she gave vent to
a shower of tears. •
“It is too bad,” she sobbed; "nay it
is shameful to treat me thus. If he
were poor I should not mind it; but
he is so rich that be counts his money
by the thousands. He gave me a good
education, because a Lesicr must not
bo allowed to grow up ignorant, but
he is not willing that I should apply i^
to any practical use. I could teach i»
ho would let mo find a school, or I
might give music lessons, provided I
could find tho scholars. But no, I mast
stay at home and k$ep his accounts,
and cook his victuals, and receive—
what do I receive?” with an abrupt
pause, "for my labor? Ha, ha,” with
a bitter laugh, "the food I oat and the
clothes a gypsy would sneer at I shall
bear it no longer; a reformation takes
place, and at onco. Father’s pride
shall be humbled, and 1 shall have a
becoming costume without its costing
him a farthing.”
Tying on her old sun hat she went
down the street in tho direction of the
only grand mansion in the village. It
belonged to a bachelor, Robert Ranger,
who became possessed of it by the
death of an uncle.
As yet he had not seen tho property,
but was expected daily from California
where he had been sojourning for tho
past year.
With firm steps Huldah pressed on
ward till sho reached the place, a state
ly pile of grey granite, over which the
Virginia creeper clambered, the well-
kept grounds dotted with shrabbory.
She went directly to sec the house
keeper, with whom sho was well ac
quainted.
Mrs. Madison heard her proposition
with surprise.
“It is astounding,” she exclaimed,
with uplifted hands. "The daughter
of tho second richest man in the place
in quest of work!”
“Yes; I’ll admit that,” smiled the
applicant; “but nevertheless it is true.
I want clothes to make myself present
able at church and in the street, Fa
ther, who has no intention of being mi
serly, but who has nd knowledge of a
woman’s wants, will not get them for
me; so I mast earn them myself. Yon
want a girl to help clean honse and get
it in readiness for Mr.Ranger’s arrival.
I solicit tho situation.”
And when Huldah bade the -house
keeper good-by, it was with the under
standing that sho should begin her
work iu the morning.
“ And very good it is for yon, my
dear,” said the kind old
to wend her way thither. But, stran
gling all such desire,' she set down her
pail and energetically commenced her
work.
With her sleeves rolled up above her
olbosvs, displaying to advantage her
round white arms, and singing a love-
ditty*at the top of her voice, she scrub
bed vigorously away; and there in the
doorway, a gleam of mischief visible in
his dreamy brown eyes, stood a well-
made muscular young man of eight-
and-twenty, in Panama hat and linen
duster, who had just come up the ter
raced walk, and paused to drink in the
music of the girl’s voice.
Who was she? By all that was good
and great, who was this girl with the
lambent grey eyes, the glossy dark
I hair that strayed over her sunburnt
face, and the dimpled arms so white
and shapely, that wielded — good
Heavens! it could not bo a scrubb
bruflh?
He stepped forward to see if ho was
not mistaken , and at that instant Hnl-
dah became aware of his proximity.
The blood rushed to her face; she
dropped her brush but was eminently
self-possessed as she raised herself from
her knees aud said:
"Thlais Mr. Ranger, 1 believe? Walk
into the sitting room here, at your
right, and I will call the housekeeper.
You were not expected to-day and
house-cleaning is going on.”
Ho started to obey, bat, alas! the
boar4s were wet aqd slippery, and he
had jds£ taken two steps when, to his
mortjfiodtion and Hula ah's consterna
tion, his hcel^ Wept up and ho went
down, and be, lay, with his elo-
gsnt figurh stretched at full-length on
tho floor, /
Huldair bent soUcltously above him.
"I—I am afraid -you are hurt, sir,”
she said.
"Nay, not hurt,” with a strong Incli
nation to-laugh, *‘bnt,” pleadingly lift
ing those dreamy brown eyes to her
attractive face, "how am I to get up?
Can’t you—won’t you just reach mo
your hand?”
And Huldah, in good faith, believing
it was necessary to render him assist*
ance, held out her small wot hand, and
clasping it more firmly than there was
any need, the tall, handsome fellow
was instantly on his feet
"Many thanks,” ho said warmly,
watching tho color come in her cheeks.
"That was an awkward fall Will you
tell me to whom I am indebted for once
more standing on my feet?"
"To a girl your housekeeper hired to
help clean house," stio replied demure*
ly, as she ran away to toll Mrs. Madi
son of his presence, and beg that she
would not reveal her name.
All of Robert Ranger’s carefully ar
ranged queries concerning "that hand
some girl with the white arms and the
melodious voice” failed to elicit the re
quired information.
As Huldah went to her homo that
night, a telegram having come an
nouncing her father’s return on the
morrow, Robert Ranger conld gain no
trace of her whereabouts.
But he did not intend that the only
girl in whom ho was ever Interested
should slip thus suddenly out of his lifei
Even though he had found her doing
work of the most menial description,
he had recognized in her a perfect lady.
But for a time all quest was unavail
ing, and he had given up all hope of
ever seeing her again, when one morn
ing upon ringing the door bell at the
residence of Mr. Lester, with whom' he
had business to transact, she answered
tho summons.
Very ladylike and more than pretty
sho looked, attired in a dress of soft
gray fabric, shot throngh with roseate
tints, purchased with the very money
she had earned of his housekeeper, her
grey eyes shining, and her dark hair
simply caught up in a knot at the back
of her head.
He held out his hand. The dreamy
look left his brown eyes.
I have found you at last,” he cried
joyfully. "What made you disappear
so mysteriously?"
"I had finished my work at your
! dace,” she said roguishly, letting her
ong lashes droop over her eyes to hide
then: mischievous sparkle. *T am now
in tho employ of Mr. Lester. Ho was
expecting you on business to-day.
Walk In, sir;” and she ushered him int
to a small room where Mr. Lester sat
examining a yellowish document which
.ho held in his hand.
"Father, here is Mr. Ranger," she
said. And then, as the gentleman’s
eyes opened wide with surprise, she
left the room.
Ere long Robert called again at the
cottage. Indeed, as the days sped by,
he seqmed to have a great deal of busL
ere, judging from the frequency
describably ludicrous. One moment
be simpers shamefully at his fellow
sufferers who pass him in their march,
and another glares savagely ae if epoil-
ing for a fight But aU the time he is
looking anxiously at his watch, nntil s
half hour has passed slowly awsy,
when he steals hastily back to nls door,
knocks and enters, where necessity
compels ns to leave him.
TUX IXPLAHATION IS SIXPtK.
He has been sent out while the yonng
and inexperienced madam * disrobes
herself. He is ashamed to go down
stairs, so he watches out the vigil in
the halL
On one joyful and ne’er-to-be-for-
gotten occasion—tho first of tho many
times that I have sought to console
myself for the woes of bachelordom by
this pitiable sight—I was called in to
assist at the reunion after the half hoar
had elapsed. A groom, bigger and
madder than the average, had hardly
re-entered his nuptial chamber when
reappeared with direst alarm and
ho
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consternation depicted upon his coun
tenance- His room was the end one in
tho hall, and my face tho first to meet
his agonized face.
"Are you one of the hotel men?” ho
gasped.
"I am sir” I replied, with that innate
truthfulness that characterizes tho de
scendants of George Washington.
“Woll, sir, my wife has gone, sir,
aud I'll 4ave her, sir, if I search every
room in your cursed old shanty.”
• da vain I sought to console tho
agitated youth and to check
THE CUBKENT OF PEOFAJOTT
that coursed with Niagara’s own rush
and roar from his trembling lips. In
vain I assured him that it was not
customary with wives to run away so
early in the marital life, and that there
was not a case on record of one’s quit
ting her bed and board before the ex
piration of the honeymoon. It was
useless—ho would not be comforted—
till finally purely out of the philanthropy
of an unselfish heart, I suggested that
he let me assist him in examining the
room for traces of the missing bride.
He at onco assented and throw open
the door.
I entered with noiseless reverence.
No human being bat ourselves was
visible. In tho corner, piled npon a
chair, were the ordinary articles of a
woman's apparel, tho smaller and more
mysterious garments hidden under the
larger. In the bed was a mock front,
composed of a pillow and a flannel
skirt, which the wrath of
THE ALARMED HUSBAND
had ruthlessly and immodestly exposed.
I took tho situation at a glance. There*
was evidently nothing under the bed—
that is, nothing of any consequence—
for it came too near the floor. There
were no closets in the room, no other
doors, and nothing behind which one
could hide. There was, however, what
the French call a buffet, with shelves
at the top and folding-doors at the
bottom.
I gauged tho thing In my mind’a eye,
and concluded there was just room
enough for a flexible little woman with
out much clothing to squeeze in there.
All this was but the work of an instant’s
observation, and then I spoke with my
mouth sharply:
"Young man you have made a fool
of yourself. Go to the sideboard and
lick her.”
Without waitin
blushes behind
the buffet with a bound, and there,
nestled amid a elond of fleecy white,
was tho prettiest‘‘'tittle rosebud of a
face that ever gleamed out of lace and
linen.
that when their possessor was in love
they tingled with an affectionate intox
ication.
’ It Is said that very qniet eyes that
impress and embarrass one with their
repose signify self-command, and also
mnch complacency and some conceit.
Restless eyes that cannot look one
steadilv in the face denote a deceitful,
designing mind. Eyes in which the
white has a yellowish tinge and is
streaked with reddish veins, prove
much of strong passion and hasty tem
per. Very bine eyes bespeak a mind
inclined to ooouetry; grey eyes signify
dignity, intelligence and excellent
reasoning faculties; greenish eyes,
falsehood and a fondness for scandal.
A malicious mind is often indicated by
greenish eyes. Black eyes show a pas
sionate, lively temperament, and often
times a most deceitful dlspoeition:
brown eyes are generally tender and
true, indicating a kind and happy dis
position.
Of tho nose. A Roman nose denotes
an enterprising, business-like charac
ter; a long nose Is a sign of good sense;
a perfectly straight nose uxUnafes a
pare and noble soul, unless the eye
contradicts it; a nez retrousse signifies a
spirit of mischief, wit and dash; a large
note generally indicates large mind and
good nature, but lack of energy.
Thick lips generally moan eiuier great
f jenius or great stupidity; very thin
ips, cruelty, avariciousnees, and if the
lips are habitually compressed, false
hood. Dimples on the cheek are
known as tho. abodes of roguery, and
in the chin of Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speaks more of intelli-
f ;enee than a fat face, generally speak-
ng, and they do say, beware of a full,
round and greasy face—it means
treachery.
Irascibility Is accompanied by an
erect posture, open nostrils, moist tem
ples, displaying superficial veins which
stand out and throb under the leeet
excitement, large, unequal, ill-arrnged
eyes, and equal use of noth hands
A genius may be expected from me
dium stature, blue-grey or brown eyee,
prominent and large forehead, with
temples a little hollow; under lip slight
ly retiring, a fixed, attentive loo£, and
habitual iuclination of the head either
backward or forward.—Forney’s Pro
gress.
talking a
I’m afraid*!
sstf<myot. r
JUS'S
■C WOT OT
m
had
my wife tb
it would ns
bors know
around tho
told mo sh<
would over
while takix
ad suited i
and took n
oho will bo
Signs of the Summer.
ng for me to hide my
the door, he opened
Negroes aud Negro Minstrels.
length
i calls.
Tfale old man, however," said that
"his Dtmness did nor amount to much;
he only win ted Hnklah for hi* wife,
and as she war'willing, and he was
rich, he was entirely welcome to her.”
And so tho neglected daughter be
came the cherished wife of the rich and
handsome Mr. Ranger.
father is to be absent on
The Irish peasantry arc noted for
their beautiful hands. Whether pota
toes, poor 1 i ving, bog- trotti ng and a amp
climate improve the hand we know
not, but the Irish lass has a well-form
ed and a pretty hand. They are
small handed people, no matter how
much they wash, iron, cook, or dig;
the English on tho contrary are a pee-
The London Saturday Review, quot
ing the language of Bully Bottom, who
calls lustily for **the tongs and the
hones,” proceeds to ssy that the love
of negro minstrelsy is confined to the
English-speaking tribes and nations—
to Great Britain and tho United States.
In Franco and Germany, it seems, the
people have the good sense and the
good taste to refuse to enjov such en
tertainments as the so-called "negro
minstrels” are In the habit of putung
on the stage. In Germany they toler
ate in this lino nothing less than the
real negro, and even he, to win ap
proval, must prove that he has been an
apprentice to the experience of planta-
ion life. In this matter the Germans
are wise. They have tact and instinct
on their side. We are compelled to
admit that the United States are the
headquarters for negro minstrelsy.
Here the great fraud was invented, and
here the people bow down in ecstatic
adoration before it. The mystery of
tire whole business is that it is as popu
lar in the Soulh, where its trne char
acter is known, as it is in the North,
where much has to be taken for granted.
Whoever heard of a band of genuine
plantation negroes playing on the
bones, the tamborine, and the banjo,
or singing snch songs as "Killarney”
and "Baby’s Sleeping Now,” or repeat
ing stale jokes and conundrums oak of
the medical almanacs? Perhaps !t is
the heartrending absurdity of the whole
business that gives it zest. Who can
sayf Perhaps itis best to collate the
mystery into e conundrum end ex-
press it thus: "Oh, Mr. Hawkins! Can
yon—can you tell us—can you tell us
why the aiggero minstrel shows—why
the nlggero minstrel shows are so
1 _ f aL.2 _ MaOlukA 1A si
"What do you think of the weather
as it is and what it wiU be?” asked the
reporter of his old friend the trapper.
"The weather, I guess, will take care
of itself. But 1 tell you what it ia, we
are going to have some mighty hot
weather this summer. Before it is
over we will all feel like going swim
ming. Now, I tell you what yon da
Watch tho new moon. If its horns
hang up and down. It will be showery
for the next three or four weeks, u
the moon Is far In the South when it
K its full, look out for heat If far la
e North, cool for the next throe
weeks A man needn’t get fooled
much on the weather if he watches the
suu and moon. If the sky Is very red
at sunrise in the morning, look out for
summer showers and pleasant breesas.
If very red at night look out for dry
weather. If the sun shines with a
glassy glare, it means hot weather. If
cows seek the shade it not only moa
that it is hot, bat will bo still hotter.
I’ll tell yoa one thing that never fails:
If crows are thick iu the cornfield, it
means a cool summer; if scares, a hot
one. Crows have been verv scarce
this spring, and haven't afforded farm
er boys much sport. Turkeys quit gob
bling early this spring, which means a
long, dry summer.”—Terre Haute Ex
press.
A Muscular Bcboolmaster.
A short time ago one of the over*
grown pupils of a school in Shropshire,
who takes tho lesd in all the dare-devil
exploits of fresh and enthusiastlo
youth, was "called up” for a brief in
terview. One of the parties to the dia-
cussion was a long, lithe cane, guar
anteed to curl around a fellow and
make him sing. "Bend down,” ob
served the second master, insinuating
ly. "Shan’t," remarked the pupil,
who was a fair head and sho
taller than the pedagogue. "I beg
your pardon," said the latter.
"Shan’t,” repeated the lad, "so take
it out of that; I’m
caned; I’m not a
well,” said the master,
you won't be treated as a boy, come
down stairs and be treated as a man.
He took off his coat as he spoke, ant
rolled up his sleeves. They adjournu
to the playground, and the oocky
S ister, reveling, in his snperlor
and the diminutive second mas
ter had a little set-to. In about ton
minutes the master had given theyoung
fellow about as sound a thrashing as
ever he had in his life, and snbeeqnent-
2 r he prevailed upon him to take a g
e caning in the sanctity of
Times.
he pedago
a,” said
the
not going to be
boy.’” ‘*0, rerj
ter, "very well; U
wants to*”
•She Uvi
heard shot
rou could i
ng wheat
was so thk
mined to o
on a farm,
often air m
was then t
out a long
ramlng thi
so much fc
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her—my n
tell you. 8
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large fo
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for her. 1
roguish tv
and her ot
buttoned <
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brimmed,
of her hi
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hero
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and
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nothing tf
vilUAmet
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about a a
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desired, 1
though ia
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changed,
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gravies, t
added tm
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to sour, v
latheem
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move U
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8. Tha
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15. T1
mixed 1
plied to
nogs rex
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13. T1
or shoes
water, a
new.
14. T1
kettles i
woolen:
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fumlttti
16. T!
will ren
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recipes
Shi]
■larin tbis our native land?” we
await Mr. Hawkins’ nply. —Atlanta
Constitution.
Dinner dishes deeorated with verses
of poetry, msVhns. eonnadrum* eta,
are very latsswtUg, and famish the
eanin
room.
r. Hartford
an upper
Colonel HoWster’s fruit raaoh, at
Glen Annie, near Santa Barbara, la Be
en ming large proportions. The Colo
nel cultivated fruit trees without Irriga
tion. and, according to the Independent,
has LOGO olive trees, 1,900 orange, 600
lemon, 600 lima, 10,000 almond, 4,000
walnut. 2,600 apricot, staple;
pear, cherry, nectarine and pi
900 Japanese persimmon, bee,
loquats and plums, making ovotIO, 1
tree*. That is a very good start fti
fruit growing, and our Los
areharaists will have to be up
lag to get ahead of our Santa
an. la vineyards we ace n
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she can
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