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\ PAW'S GOT RELIGION. Paw's got religion. Who's my paw? He's Judge Technique, attorney-at law; He b'longs to meetin' and so does maw. Paw got busted an' moved out West To run for Congress-'f his friends - thought best ; Or maybe for gov'ner-at ther request. But, Lord sakes, now don't you know 'At paw didn't have one ghost of a show, The weeds choked up his political row. They all want office out West, it seems, Old keraiudgias, boys in their teens, And babies seek office and smile in their dreams ; So maw riz up an'>s'jested to pop, 'At running for office want no sure crop; An' she's s'posed it was time fer him to stop. Then paw read the statutes most six weeks. An' huns: out his shingle as Judge Technique, An' the court hears law w'en my paw speaks. Some people's fools ; my paw's wise ; He's got religion to advertise, An' sits in the amen corner an' sighs. A sly old Methody's psw Technique; A cold water Baptist, humble and meek, ls my dear maw-one day in the week. It pays to spread out ; so sister Marire's A Presbyterian an' sings in the choir I'm an outsider-brand for the fire. It's a bully religion 'at my paw wears AV'en he ?peaks in the church of his worldly cares, An' tells the brethren he needs their prayers. It's a paying religion 'at ray paw sports, Whenever the brethren git into ther courts, They hires my paw to "hold their forts." So all the saints from churches three, Hires my paw w'en they disagree With wicked outsiders; catch on? See? Paw's got religion for value received, An' it's nobody's.business what he be lieved ; If hehe'ps pay the preacher, there's nobody grieved. Paw's got religion; paw's got wit; Paw gits revenue outener it. Things hang high w'at paw can't git. Thc True Story of a Horse. BY EMMA C. DOWD. "You. must put Old Jim out of the way before I come home !" That was the parting order of Mr. Bardwell, as he drove away to Poultney, on that dreary November morning. The matter had boon pending for weeks, and, yet the words cast a sudden gloom over the household. Nobody ate much breakfast, and there was little talking. Old Jim had been the favorite family horse for years; but he was now too old to be of much use, and Farmes Bardwell could not afford to keep him through another win ter. Crops had been poor, and with Jasper in college, and Tina at boarding-school, it was all the : farmer could do to make.both ends meet. Mr. Bardwell was- too, merciful a man to sell the horse, perhaps to let him be worked to death in a few weeks or months. So he had come to the conclusion that the most humane way was to kill him outright, though it nearly broke his heart to think of it. It was not often that the farmer shirked his duty, but now he had arranged that a small bit of busi ness should keep him in Poultney all day, for he argued : . "The boys will do it easier than I could, and I shall be thankful to have it over with." John Bardwell knew that a command from his father was not to be trifled with, so after the chores were done he brought out his gun, saying, "If wa must do this thing, we must I suppose, and the sooner the better. Come on, Joseph!" Joseph followed his brother to the barn without a word, but when he came to Old Jim's stall and heard his familiar whinny, it was all he could do to keep from crying, big twelve year-old boy that he was. The spot selected for the tragic scene was a hemlock grove about two miles from the farmhouse, chosen because Mrs. Bardwell had, said, "If I hear that gun go off, it will kill me !" So John and Joseph and Old Jim plodded across the desolate fields toward this remote corner of the farm. The brothers were never boys of many words, and now they were silent till they reached the edge of the little woodi There John, who had been stalk ing ahead, paused irressolute. Pie took an apple from his pocket, and j let the horse eat it from his hand. Then he _ buried his face for a moment in the gray mane. '.You must do it, Joe-I can't," he said at last, holding out the gun. "Oh, John! No, no!" pleaded the younger boy, with a sob in his voice. "Well, somebody's got to, and I sha'n't ! So go ahead. You can shoot as well as I. Only be quick and sure about it; that's all." Joseph was naturally a timid boy, never asserting his indepen dence, as John often did, and without another word of remon strance he turned down the wood path, his arm around Old Jim's neck. John threw himself on the ground and waited. It seemed a long time, and then the sound came that he was dreading to hear ths sharp report of his gun. With a ?groan he covered his ears with his hands. Joseph said nothing when he returned, and John could not bring himself to ask any questions. They were half way home when the younger boy lagged behind. "What.is the matter?" asked [John. "I am so tired," said Joseph ; "and my head has ached all this morning." He looked really ill, and with ! out more ado John took him on his i back, saying, "I am strong enough to carry two of you," and thus they reached home. That was the beginning of a long sickness for Joseph, and it. was the last of March before he was able to be out-of-doors again. On the day following the sorrowful little journey to the hemlock grove, there had boen a heavy snowfall, and the ground had been covered all winter. One day, near the first of April, I Joseph was missing. Nobody knew where he was. At last John discovered tracks in the snow leading off toward the evergreen wood, and he started to follow j them. But he soon came to a sudden halt as he looked ahead. There was Joseph, and-could he believe his eyes?-there was surely Old Jim walking c t his side ! How well he knew thc white foot, and the white star in the forehead 1 I John bounded forward, and in a j moment was covering Old Jim [ with tears and caresses, while the horse whinnied and rubbed his head against the lad's shoulder. "Oh John!" cried Joseph; "ll couldn't kill him that day, so I ] I just tied him with a little string, J and shot the gun into the air, and there he has lived all winter, and pawed away the snow to get the grass; and-oh, do you suppose father will care?" .Care!" echoed John. "He has| said more than once that he would give anything to have him back again. Why, he will be tho happiest man in town." And Old Jim lived on oats and. bread and butter and sugar and kisses the rest of the day, and for years afterward dwelt in comfort and happiness on the old Vermont farm.-Harper's Young People. The French Broad* The French Broad River, although it has but few claims, to celebrity, size or importance, has a beauty all its own and is well worthy of mention. Rising in the Blue Ridge Moutains of| North Carolina, celebrated for their pricturesque and magnificent j scnery, it pursues a winding course j for about 100 miles and then j mingles with the waters of the Ohio. The spirngs that give it life are situated in the wildest re cesses of the mountains still nown to sportsmen as the haunts of the bear and deer. For the first fifteen miles of its course it | is au ideal trout stream, with waters clear as crystal and cold as ice. The early spring is the proper time to'visit this portion of it, for then its beauty baffles description. During the month of May the j mountain laurel and wild rhodod endron are in full bloom, and as j the banks of the stream are fringed] with them the dark green leaves of these shrubs, their pink blossoms and the sparkling water create a picture so lovely that no eye could fail to be charmed by it. But after rushing through many a | mountain gorge, some of which j are so narrow and deep that the j light of day never penetrated their gloomy solitudes, the French Broad reaches the valley below and there its character undergoes a complete change. It is trans* formed, as if by magic, from " a roaring torrent to a peaceful and slow moving river. Its banks are ni-i longer clothed with dense forest] and almost impenetrable thicket, but covered with well kept fand'j prosperous farms. One . could scarcely believe this broad stream, with hardly a ripple upon the surface of its placid waters, to be the same that a few miles back came leaping down the mountiin side, creating many a minature waterfall and cascade in its de scent. However, sad to say, the French Broad soon loses its picturesque ? aspect, for the charming mountain stream deteriorates into a muddy, sluggish river, and the country through which;it flows, although highly cultivated and fruitful, does not bear comparison with the rugged grandeur of that above described as embellishing the first few miles of its course. Happy at Last. Bishop Williams ot Connecticut is celebrated as a raconteur. He tells of a Canadian lady who for years lived unhappily with her hnsband. The man was a good, easy-going fellow, but his wife's temper was ungovernable, and at length drove him into a premature grave. ?t his death his wife' seemed to feel great remorse for the past, and deep mourning and constant weeping bore testimony to her grief. Some months after the | funeral she went to a spiritualistic medium and was placed in communication with the spirit of her departed spouse. A long conversation followed, during which she asked: "Are you happy now dear husband?" "Oh, very happy,"j?e answered. '^Happier than you were in this world?"| she asked. "A thousand times," was the reply. "I'm so glad," she said ;i"and where are you darling?" j "Oh, I'm in h-ll," came the, reply. Proverbs of Youth. Toothache is worst just before school time. It disappears about 9:30 a. m. It is injurious to a boy's health to carry a scuttleful of coal up two flights of of stairs ; but a football game many be indulged in for several hours without harmful fatigue. Sweeping is bad for a girl's back and arms; but dancing all the I evening is good exercise. I Whittling is a recreation ; but picking up the chips makes the back ache. Never study at night. It is bad for the eyes. But one may read fairy tales until midnight with profit and pleasure. A weary child should never run errands after school time ; but he may go a-skating until 6 o'clock, for skating is healthful. Practicing scales on the piano should be avoided. It makes mamma's headache worse. But a real jolly pillow fight up stairs may be indulged in if tho thumps are not too frequent, Blacking one's boots is dirtv work ; but playing mumble peg is only fun.-Harper's Young People. A VALUABLE PRESENT. A, Year's Subscription to a Pop ular Agricultural Paper Given Free to Our Readers. By a speoial arrangement with the publishers we are prepared to | furnish free to each of our readers a year's subscription to the popu-1 lar monthly agricultural journal, [ the AMERICAN FARMER, published at Springfield and Cleveland, 0. This offer is made to any of our I subscribers who will pay up arrear? ages on subscription and one year j in advance, and to any new sub- j scribers who will pay one year in advance. The AMERICAN FARMER I enjoys a large national circulation, j and ranks among the leading agri cultural papers. By this arrange ment it cost you nothing to receive the AMERICAN FARMER for one year. It will be to your advantage to call promptly. Sample copies can be seen at our office. Th? DeoMratk. Crue. Under the rule and inspiration of the art decorator, a curious confusion and introversion of ideas has come to pass. Instead of a room being the reflection of j the person who mostly lives therein, (which should make the sight of a room, even more than that of a person's friends, be a true index of character), the room is now looked upon as the ruing guida The owner most live np, Areas up, to the room; shs must try to harmonize with the room matead of her roam' being brought into hannon^ with her. In fact, she is Ilk? a person who baa bought a particular picture frame and must strive to find some picture that will fill i it fairly well. A woman's room should ba her frame, which completes and perfects the picture fe of her individuality; but in the schemes | of the art decorator abe is a mere acci I dent of no account, and ho would design a pompadour boudoir for Lady Macbeth ' or a Greek music room for Becky Sharp, wherein to sing-Yvette Guilbert's latest success to the Marquis of Steyne, with out a qualm ruffling his serene self sat isfaction; The genre atelier was one of the medea of thia craze for domestic decoration, which waa perhaps the most r ludicrous, when estimable souls who knew no more ' bf painting than a cat does of a case of pistols thought it neces - sary to establish easels about their rooms, f. and even went so far as to bang palettes 'ready "set" for painting on their walls. ?-National Review. Th? Speed of Eter?tora. With th? modern elevator almost any | speed desired can be obtained; it all d? pends on the power "naed and the dis tance traveled. Ia s building which has a shaft of MO feet a speed of from 850 to 1,000 feet a minute can be obtained. On a risa of 160 feet it is easy to got a speed of 750 feet per minute with a waight of 1,000 pounds aboard the elevator. In Kow York the fastest elevators ara in the Union Trust company's building on Broadway, near Wall street They shoot F np or down, carrying 8,000 pounds, at a speed of 600 feet a minute. When tested with lighter weights they have traveled from 800 to 900 feet in a minute. But the average speed of elevators in office buildings in and around Hew Tock is 300 feet a minute. It ia beat adapted for work, and experience baa demon strated that more passengers can bo car ried daily in a Oar going at that speed in the ordinary large building than any other. Tho increase in tho size of ele vators is in keeping with improvement in other directions.-Chicago Journal of Commerce, An Incident .In sn Engineer'? Life. Far, far down the track is a dark spot, over which hovers a great cloud. Tbs engineer sees it, hauls out his watch, glances at it. then resumes tho business of looking out of the window. He was to meet an east bound freight at that point. He did not know if the switches were in place; he did not know but the passen ger train would dash into that freight and the death of many people follow. There was no way for him to know ex cept that it was tho duty of his fellow employees to see that tho switches were right. He did not slacken his speed. Rapidly the huge mogul on tho side track loomed up. A roar and a dash and No. 57 flew past the waiting freight, passing within three feet-Chicago TH wi ?fi. HORSES FOB, FIRES. SELECTING ANO TRAINING" ANIMALS FOR FIRE ENGINES. C?aiUlcrathie Patience and a Period of About a Month Ie Needed for Raw Re cruit?-Th? Bone Play? an Important Part at Every Fire In a Bis; City. Of the praise which has been showered upon the New York fire department for the excellence of its system, the splendid Mtfanala that haul the heavy engines and trucks have their share. Any one who has watched one of the crack engine companies tearing through the street in response to an alarm cannot have failed to notice how the horses strained every muscle to cover the distance as quickly as possible, with scarcely a touch from the driver's whip. Some of the horses show an almost human intelligence in the quickness with which they respond to the alarms sounded by the big gongs. Nowhere can that be seen better than in the house of Engine 7, at Chambers and Center streets, where two horses, Jo and Charley, hold the record for the quickest time in getting into harness. Horses' and men have to show off fre quently for the benefit of visitors. The foreman sounds the gong in one of these exhibitions, but docs not release the horses at once, as the regular alarm does by electrical apparatus. The two big horses, whose stalls are on either side of the engine, strain at their halters and jump in their eagerness to get to their places. The moment the foreman re leases them by touching an electric but ton they spring forward and duck their heads under the collars suspended with thereat of the harness from the ceil ing and ready to be fastened about their necks. Sometimes the foreman snaps the col lar beforehand to test the intelligence of the horses. Then Jo and Charley poke their heads through the closed collars and struggle until they get their heads through them. At an actual alarm of ure the horses will start on the instant, and they vie with the firemen in their eagerness to get to the fire. AN LMPOBTANT ANIMAI. It is plain that the horse plays just as necessary a part in the autonomy of the lire department an a human member. The more intelligent the horse is the quicker the eugine or truck which he is helping to haul will he at the scone of a fire. Ilorses that enter into the spirit of the work as heartily as the firemen are al most invaluable, for every moment saved frequently counts for much in saving rife and property, it follows that the training ol' the horses which are added ever)' year to the department is ns im portant as the training of the firemen, who must learn to handle the hose, ax and scaling ladder with expertness. Al though that branch of the service is heard of seldom by thc general public. Chief Bonner gives it tho strictest atten tion, and the recruits in horseflesh have to go through an ordeal just as severe as that which their human allies must un dergo. The training stables in West Ninety ninth street are in a quiet neighborhood and the new building is used also as the ' department's horse hospital. Foreman joseph Shea', who is also Dr. Shea,' has charge of the stables. He was grad uated as a veterinary surgeon and has bean connected with the department for eleven years. His position is one of the most important in the department. He looks after all the sick horses in the engine houses, and is kept busy at the hospital with the horses laid up.there. He buya the green horses for the depart ment, accepting them only after they have shown their ability to do the work required. Tho commissioners allow $300 for the purchase of each horse, and Dr. Shea makes his selection from the big bunches of western horses in the Bull's Head market He always selects a horse of good size, generally blocky, with plenty of muscle. The horse that has speed and strength in good proportion is the horse that Dr. Shea is looking for constantly. TRAINING NEW HORSES. There are 800 horses in active service in the department, and about fifty re cruits have to be added each year. They usually go up to the Ninety-ninth street stable on trial, half a dozen at a time, and Dr. Shea has a month in which to accept or reject any one or all of the lot In that time he can tell whether the horse ia likely to be of any value. As soon as the green horses arrive they are housed comfortably in the third story of the stable. Three roomy box stalls are there, too, and their doors indi cate hard usage. "Some of those green horses,'' one of the stablemen said, "don't seem to know anything else bat how to kick, and they do that with a vengeance." All of the new recruits do not take kindly to their new quarters and still less to the training. In the ground story the green horse gets his first lesson. He is usually four or five years old and barely broken to harness. A part of the story is partitioned off for atender or hose cart The customary big fire gong is on the wall, and all of the alarms from Morrisania to the Battery are sounded. In stalls beside tba tenders the raw recruits are broken in, two at a time. At first they moat become accustomed to the sound of the big gong. Most horses are so confused by the clanging that they are absolutely intractable for awhile. Some never get accustomed to the noise, and these are rejected. In the course o? a day or two the average recruit begins to understand. that it bears a very close relation to his movements.-New York Sun. Dr. Holland'? advice. After J. G. Holland's woman lecture hi a New England town, where emanci pation had been embraced to a consider able extent, a young lady who was en gaged in the study of medicine said to kim, "Doctor, what you say is very good for women who have husbands and chil dren, but what do you say to those of na who have none?" "I aay get them," answered the doc tor. Measles More Fatal Than InBuensa. The mortality from measles exceeds anything that can thus far be directly attributed to influenza. It appears that over 13,000 deaths from measles occur annually in England and Wales, and the rate of mortality has greatly increased during the last decade. Why do we take no account of it? Because, I sup pose, measles is most fatal to infant?, whereas influenza chiefly carries off tho aged. We all of us expect to grow old, but we can none of us hope to be young again. Yet the Ufe of a healthy infant is of more value than that of a sexage narian who has not strength to combat the influenza microbe.-London Truth An Unique Tum-tummer. The finest guitar in Portland belongs to a lady who thirty years ago took les sons of Anguerra, of Boston, who was one of the best guitarists in the world. Under his supervision this guitar was made for her after an old Spanish model. There are very few like' it in this coun try. The box part is curved. It was made of rosewood that had been sea soned for 100 years. It is consequently now 130 years since tbe tree was cut Bangor Commercial. OPEN, TIME. Opon, Time, ?nd let bim \mm Shortly where hi? feet would bet Like a leaf at Al i ch aol maa Swooning from tb? tree. Ere lte boor, tb? manir mind Trembles in a ?are dey rea??. Nor the body now caa find Any bold on peace. Take bim, weak and overworn Fold about his dring dream Boyhood, and the April mora. And tba brawling stream. Weather on a aunar ridge. Showery weather, far from boret Under some deep ivied bridga Water dancing clear. WaUr Quick to croea and part (GoldMI light on slivery sound). Weather that waa next his heart , All the world around. Soon upon bis vision break ? These, in their remembered bloat Be shall toil no more, bot waka Young; iu air he knew. Be bas done with roofs and men. Open, Time, and let bim peas, Vacua and innocent again. Into country grass! -Louisa Quiney in Kew York Independent. Macaulay'? P?xr?r Impressions are conveyed in writing by appeals to the imagination of tht reader. The successful writer brings a picture before the mind, and the related knowledge may be like the f rama to aet off the picture, or like new rays of Mght thrown upon the canvas to give it vivid ness. The value of this related knowl edge is well illustrated in Macaulay*! description of the trial of Warren Hast ings He throws upon the description the light of hie vast erudition. Be stim ulates the imagination by all these aide lights, enchaining the attention, aa that we see aa in a picture that brilliant as semblage, and we ara filled with admira tion of tba scene. Be ccmjnreatap the historian of Rome and the eventful history of the eternal city; be reveals his acquaintance with art in his happy allnsion to Reynolds, and bis aouuaiiitam-e with the recent achievements nf literature in his famil iarity with the researches of Parr, at that time famous: he displays his knowledge of the inner workings of society and : the intrigues by which thrones are shaken und dynasties are overthrown in his reference to the salon of Mrs. Montague and the fair haired daughters of the house of Brunswick, and be shows his appreciation of the drama by recalling Siddons, who, "in the prime ot her majestic beauty, looked with emotion on a scene surpassing all the iuiitatious of the stage.''-Educa tional Renew_ lu M free Dlspensury. "It's really a strange thing to me,* said one of tho staff at a hospital dis pensar)', as a jeweled hand reached in at the little window of the drug store to take the bottles of charity medicine* and thrust them in the folds of au ex pensive cost: "it really is a strange thing to nie how a person aa well off in worldly goods as th ut young lady ap parently is, can humble herself enough to apply in the oat ward of a dispensary for free treatment and free medicine, when she is well able to pay for it else where. It's not uncommon, bless you, no indeed. Here comes another. Now listen and you 11 learn something." Going over to the drug window he said to another well dressed young woman who presented her order and a bottle: "This bottle isn't large enough, unaa." "Well, Ml have to go away and get another. " "We'll sell you one for riva cents if you wish," said the drug manipulator. "No. 1 guess I'll come later in the day," replied she, and turning left. "Won't even pay five cents for a bot tle," mused the doctor, "and that aeons is getting so common that Tm almost getting used to it."-Philadelphia Press. Danger In Stemming Flowers. Bad effects at tunes attend the stem ming of flowers; that is, the addition of wisps to short cuttings to make needed lengths in constructing bouquets or large forms of decoration. In this work, thin, threadlike wira is used for binding the lengths together. This wira is in pieces about six inches long and nearly as sharp as needles. In fast work the points are likely to run under the finger nails or enter the-muscles of the hands. As they are mora or less rusty, an acci dent with them calls at once for the lo tion bottle and wrapping rags, or per haps poultice or aalt pork applications later. In response to a question, an old florist remarked, "I don't know that any one ever suffered lockjaw from these wounds, but i've aeen \ good many chaps' jaws loosened pretty well to give vent to unprintable expletives called forth by these harrowing? tiny stabs." New York Tribuna. Women's Cariosity. As goad ah instance of New York wit aa can ba found ia told about the staff of the Roosevelt hospitpL A dangerous operation was being performed upon a woman. Old Dr. A-, a quaint Ger man, full of kindly wit and professional enthusiasm, had several younger doctors with him. One of them was adminis tering the ether. He bocame so inter ested in the old doctor's work that he withdrew the cone from the patient's nostrils, and she half roused and rose to a Bitting posture, looking with wild eyed amazement over the surroundings. It waa a critical period and Dr. A- did not want to be interrupted. "Lay down dare, vor ian," he com manded gruffly. "You haf more curi osity as a medical student" She lay down and the operation went on.-Naw York Recorder. Th? Baby's First Words. Mary, the nurse. girl, cornea in from a walk in the park, carrying the pride of the family, a. young- gentleman whose age amounts to soma fourteen months "Oh, ma'am, little George spoke this afternoon for the first timer "Really; what did he say?" "Why, when 1 waa showing him the animals he made me stop before the cage of monkeya and, clapping his little hands several times, he called out, 'Oh. papaj papa!' "-New York Herald. Tba Heart Bests Eight Boura Kv ?ry Da/. That wonderful piece of mechanism, the heart, appears to work continually day and night, from birth to death, but in reality there are short pauses og rests between each beat, which, though mi nute in themselves, mount np in the ag gregate to eight hours out of every tweo ty-f our. These short pauses enable the1 heart to repair the waste which'constant work entails and without which reeta it would break down.-Brooklyn Eagle. Why the Wven I? King. The wren is chased every St. Stephen's Day on account of it betraying the Sav iour by chattering in a clump of furze where bc was hiding. It is called the "king of all birds." because it conceal td itself beneath the whig of the eagle when that lordly bird claimed supremacy by soaring highest "Here 1 am." said the wren, mounting above the eagle's head when the latter could go no higher. Irish Times. What the Teacher Lacked. The teacher who took tho opportunity to clean her i nger nails while keeping a pupil after school to berate her for draw ing a comb > > trough her beings during school hours has something to learn of the consistency of things.-Good House keeping. GEORGE B, LAKE, - AGENT FOR - The MUTURAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO., of New York. The largest and best Life Company in the world. Agent also for the following Fire Companies : HOME, of New York. GREENWICH, of New York. HAMBURG-BREMEN, of Ham burg. Germany. LANCASHIRE, of Manchester England. ST. PAUL-GERMAN, of St. Paul Minn. MECHANICS and TRADERS, ol New Orleans. TRAVELERS ACCIDENT INS CO., of Hartford, Conn. In the rear of the Y. M. C. A Hall I have opened a Bee! Market where I will be prepared at all times to serve the public FRESH BEEF, PORK, SAUSAGE and MUTTON. Give me a call. "W". E. Eubanks. HERE'S BOTTOM Com, in lots, 65c. Bacon, 500 lbs, Meal, in 5 s'k lots, $1.30 pr s'k. Hay, $1.20 per hundred. Bran, $1.20 per hundred. Gran. Sugar, 20 lbs. to dollar. C. O. Molasses. ISc. by barrel. Magnolia and Kingati Tl ams. Ga. Ratchet Plow Stocks, !)()c. Harman Plow Stocks. $1.50. D. B. Stock, complete, $1.85. 36 Dowlaw Cotton Planters, $-1.50. Full lot Building and Plantation Hardware. Nails, basis, $2.50 per keg. Counting the freight, which is 6c per bushel on corn, Ile. per sack or meal, 3c. per gallon on molasses by bar rel, $3.20 per ton on hay, etc.. etc. Yoi can buy as well in Edgefield as Au gusta. Come in and sec, we have s big stock. E J. NORRIS. Strayed or Stolen. From my premises on Monday night the 21st inst., n dark bay horse Mule Baven years old, of medium size, hav ing peculiar eyes. I am willing to paj for any information which will caus< me to lind him. A. C. OUZTS, Celestia, P. O., Edgefield Co. fflctooid O aimile Railroad Co. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. Condensed Schedule, in effect January 17, 1S92 Train? run by 75th Meridian Time. SOUTHBOUND. Ves.Lim No. rj. Daily No. 9. Daily. No. II. Daily. Lv New York.. 4.30PM 12.15nt 4.30i\\ u Philadelphia 6.57 " 3.50AM 6.57 " Baltimore... 9.45 " 6.50" 9.45" " Washington.12.00 " 11.10 " 11.20 " u Richmond... 3.20AM 3.00PM 3.00A.\ u Greensboro.. 7.09 " 10.25 " 10.20 " " Salisbury... 8.28 " 12.28AM 12.05P.\ Arpfc"iAf*a I Qofi? 2.00" 1.30" Lv Cnarlotte j 9-35 2.10 " 1.50 " " Rock Hill. 3.03 " 2.43 " " Chester.. 3.44" 3.28 " M Winnsboro. 4.40" 4.20" Lr T"niK;0 j 6.07 " 5.50 " v Colunib,a j . G.25 ? 6.05 " Johnston. 8.12 " 7.53 " 'Trenton. 8.28" 8.08" ' Graniteville . 8.55 " 8.36 " 'r Augusta. 9.30" 9.15 " "Charleston. 11.20 " 10.05 " "Savannah. 6.30" 6.30" NORTHBOUND. No. 12. Daily. No. io. Daily. Vee.Lim, No. 38. Daily. Lv Savannah.. 8.00AM 6.40PM " Charleston. 6.00 " 6.00 " . 14 Augusta.. . 1.00PM 7.00 " . 44 Graniteville 1.32 " 7.55 " . " Trenton.... 2.00 " 8.38 " . * Johnston... 2.13 " S.52 " . -coiu.nbia.. |t?8" ISIS" :::::: " Winnsboro. 5.37 " 12.26AM . " Chester.... 6.30 " 1.23 " . " Rock Hill .. 8.07 " 2.03 " . Ar p. (8.00" 3.05"oon"m, Lv Charlotte.. j g 20 ? 7>(M) ? 9.20P.V "Salisbury... 9J55 " ?36 "10.34 " " Greensboro. 11.38AM 10.30 "12.00 " Ar Richmond.. 7.40" 5.30PM . r* Washington 10.25 " 9.46 " 8.38ASI " Baltimore.. 12.05PM 11.35 " 10.08 " u Philadelphia 2.20AM 3.00 " 12.35PM 3 New York.. 4.60" 6.20" 3.20" WHY IS THE W. L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE CENTLEMEN THE BEST SHOE IN THE *DRUJ FOR THE (?3NEY? lt U a WIWIMI tho?, with no tacks or war thread to hort th? fcet? mad? of the best fine calf, stylish aad ea*y, and bteaute u* make more thoa of this grads tho* any cOur wtanvfatturer, lt eojuals band J shoes coiu n ar from $1.00 to $5.00. CC OO Geaalae Haadiewed, the Anett cali ?JP ?J a shoe erer offered for $3.00; equal* Kreuch importad eboea which cos t from $8JW to $12.00. *Ji_ 60 Hnnd.S.wed Welt Shoe, nne calf, w*Vi ?ty lue. comfortable and durable. The bet t ?boa- erer offered at thia price ; tame grade os cus tom-made ?hoe? coating from $6.00 to $9.00. Cl 30 Pol leo Hb oe i Karmen. Railroad Men ead Letter Carrier? all wear them; flnocair, .earnle?*, ?mooth iQilde, beary three toles, exton aloo edge. One pair n 111 wear a year. .CO 30 tine ealfi no better shoe orer offered at vam? thia price; one trial will convince th oso Who wan t a abo? for comfort and service. CO 95 and 89.00 Workingman's ahoes ???1 are rary atrong and durable. Those who hare giren them a trial will wear no other make. DAUC' 851.00 rind 81.7,5 school shoos aro DUJO worn by the boys every where; they soil on their merits, as tho Increasing sales show. I 9?|2A?S 83.00 JInnd-Ncvrcd shoe, best KKCIU I CD Do?e?la, veryityllsh; equalsKrench Imported aboea costing f rom $4.Ui to ?G.Ou. Ladies' J.30, $2.00 nnd 81.75 shoe for Misses ?re the best fine Dongola. Stylish and durable. Caution.-8ee that W. L. Douglas' uamo and price are stamped on tho bottom of each shoo. . OT*TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE..*? ?Insist on looal advertised dealers supplying you. W.I* DOUGLAS, Brockton, ill aa H. Bold VS J. M. COBB, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Call at Once, And get first-class choice of those beautiful French Sateens, only 15c. a yard, at W. H. TUKXKK & Co. IF YOU ARB LOOINKG FOB POPULAR PRICER, STLISH, WELL MADE CLOTHING. We with all sincerity recommend you to call when in Augusta, and see the immense stock of I. C. LEVY & CO., Tailor Fit Clothiers. AUGUSTA, - - GA. GEO. R. LOMBARD & COMP'Y, MACHINE, BOILER at? GIN WORIS MILL, ENGINE at? GIN SOPPLY HOUSE. AUGUSTA, - - - - GA Is the place to get Machinery and Supplies and Repairs at Bottom Prices. 50 New Gins and 62 New Engines in stock. If you want a First-class COTTON GIN at Bottom Prices write for a New Catalogue and Reduced Prices of IMPROVED AUGUSTA COTTON GIN. See the extra fine recommendations of last year's work. Mention THE ADVERTISRR when you write. jly30ly OUR MOTTO, "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS." AUOUSTA, - -AGENTS FOU THE (I ll 1 BEST IN THE MARKET. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ROAD CARTS, HARNESS, SADDLES, TRUNKS, VALISES, BUGGY PAINTS VARNISHES, LEATHER, SHOE FINDINGS ( 949 Broad St., ( REPOSITORY, 5 FACTORY, ] 914 Jones St.. ( 946 Jones St. ( THE BEST, CHEAPEST, AND MOST RELIABLE HOUSE o cc V> i-H TT? < O O O CC bo ?5 o W .H 3 f . ? ~ Cu ? q 4 to. - "* o PH P3 H & & fl <D h ?'S. K ic +3 ?S 0 co IM il < 2 I cT . "t? .y -S^ ^ 5 ll fi % mb fe ?JO cS &D"? aa nj n -?3o3 ?R CC I rt QQ o ? o h tl" rH ?9 i-i r 1 ? t? ,3 ri ?H O a fi DQ ^ ? sc* 0 ?rf CS ? s ? 1 .Sg^ l-l 3D /l^ rv. ri t? o H s 0 S 2 o H 2 i-I S os ? J? i2 O L. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT. W. H. WILLIMS, SUPERINTENDENT CHS. F. DEGEN, General Manager and Secretary and Treasurer. HIE AUGUSTA L MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Laths and Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Blinds, Sash, ALL KINDS OF Dressed Lumber and General Building Material, Oillce, Factory and Yard. Adams, Campbell, D'Antignac and Jackson htreets, ? .iigriista, Ga.