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v. CONCKFNIN' SOME EOLK8. | Bom* folks la slim grumblln', no uaattsr 1 what thwy'vw got. A flndin' fault with what thajr hare, an' 1 wan tin' what thay'ra not. An'you'd think, to b?ar 'am klckin' an' a ' cuaoto' of thslr look, I t^.zt th: t"cr!--*l ? !-?>i au mis ? Lord's a gatttn'stuck; I " As' vuiUMMng to baa* 'ara arOomoUlnkn' L . work* o' thaKuhlimp. ' ? An' It sets mo to reflectln' on tho morlt* of < the ca*"\ An' a drawln' of conclusions apportainln' to | t no rac??f Till I've sorter got to thlnktn' that It's sinful tooorap'aln. That there's jeat as much of pleasure as there ever was o' pain; That there ain't no more to cuss alx>ut than what there is to bless. An' things air pratty eknlly divided up, I guess; ->or when you strike u balnnco 'twist the *ha<t<lcr an' the sun, The two will oilers ekallize when all Is said nn' done; An' the world is balanced even, er It wouldn't spin nroun', For the hills'll (III the hollers when the thing is levele 1 down. There's another old time doctrine, an' I've found It mighty tru ?, That you never get u thing without a-losln' f tv neAVArt' V?r? \ That th'T" never was a gain without a correspond! n' loss; That you're not agoin' to wear a crown unless you bear the crosj. An' when you see a pint In life, the where you'd like to get, V. 1... I, ....... I..., ......Ill 1'iiy flit it, ! Iiet. A man may get thelnrnin'of tho acinncea an' sicb. An'another deal in futures nil' may strike it Midden i n*l>. Hut the first has lost, tho |iwim of niiii'1 that once h" us-sl to feel. An' the Inst has lost th^ relish of tho hnrd- | enrne.l honest moil. An' when yon s?> n feller's got tiling extra niis?. Yon enn gamble that fnr nil he's got he's I>nf?l tho market price. An'if your lifo was figure I out, I'll tell you what, my frien I, YouM find ithnlaneed just the same ns his'n at the en<l. Then cuiitvour toot nomvinlnln1 an* a klU'lvln' l liow to iitiirlc. For the time you spend In cuss ill' you can spend in work. Thingsdo take on n liilllous look, at times, I must nilmit, Hut n kick in' mi'com plain in' won't help tho Ihing ii hit. An* the clouds that come n ilriftin' l?y Ml vnnish one l?y one, An' a-p?s?rin' from hehiii'l 'cm is tho glory of tlio sun. There's as niucli of sunns stcdlcr In every ilrnp o' dew, There's as miich of day ns dnrknoss when you tnko the year nil through; There's ns much of sun ns shudder in ovory htimnn heart. An'of flay 1111' night in every lifo you'll find 1 nil cknlpnrt. ' An'should there hn a residue Btnn'in' either 1 wny, 1 The Lord'It mnko it eknl on t'other side, some ilny. iNiu iMih'il'iftftR H'trtfimku TIMHTSANLK IIY MIME P. HEA1). At n watering place in Virginia there arrived one evening n puffy man of mi<Idlc nue, mid his daughter, n rather attinclive gitl, nilhough there was u self- | conscious nir n limit her?an air of arid- I deniy nerpiired wealth. Her father's oh- j jectionahle air was not merely self conmiousiicss, it was a vulvar inclination to ' brag. His introduction into society at the hotel was not sought. I?y society; it was a clear hreak on his own part. A 1 number of uentlcnicn and ladies were J seated near the end ol a shaded veranda, ! discussing a hook that had achieved an almost instant popularity, when the pulTy new . inner brusquely shoved Ins way , forward, and in a loud voice blurted out j his opinion: | "1 ain't read thi hook," said Uc. ''hut . I'll bet that it don't amount to much, j Them is mere iiumbuggcry in this here j imi^ihw inun in iuosi any oinor I \ know of. Hooks'll ?1?? potty well for I women, l>ot in my opinion a man is throwing away his time with 'cm. I hn? a twin brother that took to honks ninny; bark when he was a (toy, ami although I,,, ,v',o .. bright f? ! ? I??:s bright as I was?he never amounted to much. I ' hnd to take up a mortgage on his place j for him not more'n six months ago. I 'I tint s ahont what I think of hooki." lie leaned hack against the railing of the ' 'banisters" and surveyed the party w ith ! the satisfaction of a man who has carried i his point and who is thoroughly pre- ! paied for any subscipicnt attack. The Indies, especially the better natured ones, i smiled ; the men, with one exception, 1 laughed. The exception was a young lawyer from Nashville. lie looked with \ the inquiry ol disapproval at the intruder, and then ipiietly remarked : c..;.'.L,U?,W;A\U.HI, .sspfcift, JgwKw,1? I might possibly compel you to take up another mortgage, I will forgo the picas- j me of self enjoyable composition." The interloper, no wise abashed, replied "It's a good step vou're takin', I rc< kin, as the writin' of the book might I be more interestin' to you than the read- ( in" of it would he to anybody else " "Doubtl< v?," retorted the young lawyet. "'you are right. Some dull trade- ' plodder might attempt t > spill it out and brui-e his alleged mind on unlooked-for, ! sharp corners." **Vnim?r toK..* . - ----- .-.Mai i* your name: ' | the intruder asked; ami 11 it- yountf fcl- j low, ne ver ntrai'l to make himself known, answered 'I ?m decree Miles, sir. ' Ah, hah! (Jeorgo Miles. Where do you live f" Nashville, sir." "Ah, hah! I known that town putty , well. I went nl with the army some j little iluriu' tho war, and bou/ht up tho ; \nV subtler?, and rnaoe a pieety goc,, thini; out of it in the Nashville market. I used to know an old soap boiler there named .bwh Miles. Any kin to him?" '{'he iiifiics tittered, and" the old fellow looked at tliein i:i astonishment, knowing that he had not uttered a witticism. "I never heard of yoar iriend Miles," said the lawyer, ''although he mirrht have made a fair article of soap." 1 JS " , "Pitj for jou then, I reckon, as all I aaon were cleaner for bavin' knowed old J Josh." The men lunched, the ladies tittered again, and the old fellow, conicioua this time that ho must have said tometbiog to tho |>oint, bowed his ac <nowlodgements. Just then his daucrhii Mtauaiug in a uoor. Father," .m read v.'' >ther the old fellow came out with an enormens cigar in his month and "squashed' himself down on a bench. "Hoys," said he, breaking Into the conversation, "I'm gittin' so I ruther like this here ono-hosa place. I did liink that it would !? a little too much r.;r me to at ay out here, and f wu'n't icen to enne mither, but Minnie set lier heart on it and away we oomc. My name in Heck." v* .....1 Mr U,.r.lr .1.1 ..in: rui i ...1)111111^, .1'.'. ..... continued: "I icckou I've dont about m much hus'lin' in niy lime as tho most of men. I wan a pore boy, but instead of foolin' a.vay my lime with l? oks I went to work ami ain't sorry for sf. I have notice I, in my kuoekiri' roiin'l, that money in put!y nigh the boss. It n ty not Im happiness in itself, but without it there ain't very much enjoyment. liirniii' may command the respect of the lew, but money employs I ho services of the many, ami to challenge the complete iaspect of men you must make 'em servo you." "I don't know but you are right," said one of the men. "Of course I'm right, and what is tho use of people shuttin' their eyes against the fact, or ruth.:'- pretemiin' that they do? I know Ilint there's a sort of rospecptbilily, or I nioul :<sy aristocracy that nnuicy yometimcs ain't got, hut just wail aw bile and inotiey'll git it all i ight." "Wild business are you in?" Hume one asked. "Well, I ain't in any business now? have retired you might say. I made my money in different s iris of speculation and have got it well invested, drnwin' a fust-rale interest. I live in Ileorgia and inn puffy much at home when I'm there, I can teli you. My wife has heen dead a good while, and .shout all I've got. to look after is the enjoyment of my daughter. Ib r will is law with me and I am straightforward enough to say light here, or right auyvvhere, for that matter, that the man mhyi wwiiii tier .Uvvr will he fortunate. TVunv*s about two hundred thomnnd dollars wnitin' f<?r him." <?( urge Miles looked up ipiickly and, willi a sneer, mid: "I wouldn't marry Iter three hundred thous ind."' The old neiu sei/.ed liisi me, which ho had leaned again t tie- heneii and, springine to his le< I glare I a' Mihs, who, without changing his position, sat placidly smoking. "Do you mean to insult me, sir?" ! It-'ek roared. "Not in lie* least," Mi lea answered. "U'heu I want t insult a man 1 hit him and then insult him afterward. You li.nl, without interruption, expressed jour opinion, an I I merely expressed mine. You introdueed your daughter's name in a way not only unnecessary to I he force of your former statement couininiiig the p over of money, luit with a narrow-minded vulgarism that was disgusting. If you want to strike me, do so. I have said nullum* in helittlement and T wouldn't; not that snn is no* worthy of me, morally, hut because our tastes are, douhtless, disumiltr. Now, if you want to lot me with that stick, all right." "I won't hit you," Meek replied. "What you say may he right from your staudp'iiit, hut no matter what you thought ahout my daughter you ought to have kept it to yourself. It looks to me like I wool I have thought a long lime before I wouhl have mad" any sueh remark, and I would have thought that any Inn'gentleman would have done the same. I am a r mgh-and-ready sort of a mail, and admit I don't always do tho piop"!' thing, and if my room is worth more to you than my company, why, I wish you good i venin'." "<>h, no," several of the men cried, hut he hrusipi dy hast me I away. "(Jcorge, you ought not to have said that," a friend remarked. "You can't hlame Uuu, lqy. tiru^^ing s ? nmeli of his give her future lmshatfiT" two' hundred tlum-and doll irs " My dear fellow," Miles answered, "I don't Idamohim for I (linking sn murh cf her, and 1 commend liis determination to icw.ud ||?T fUllliV hlish.iud, llllt I tii> despise his v111r mIio'.v i? ?n oiti Dear, and I Wiiuf none of lii'ti." 'I wouldn't iuiu?l marrying the girl," -aid a young fellow u:iui*><l Kicks; ''I t'oulil put up with th?- girl's possible htitl t i-.|e tint| with the old lu iu's vulgarity. Yonder go the old man and tilt* girl. Ilo is looking this way, and I warrant lie is telling her about you, Kenrgc." "I don't (are i! he is," Miles replied. His ill-will ami her pr judice can't hurt me." it. Several days later Miles, whose trie mis h i 1 lett the plnee, was trolling along the mountain's sitle, when mi hlculy, upon turning a sharp point of rock tiiat nine I on in et lite p tin, III mi-cv mua Keek. The path was to > narrow to admit of his pa-sing the girl, atid ho was nliout to turn back, wlnm she pleasantly remarked: "(Mi, don't turn back on inv account. I will ( limit down. I am use I to climbing. " "I will ( limit down, ' jaiil ho, bowing. "O 1, no,'1 she interposed. "I am afraid you misrht hurt yiiurself, and tlicn?'' And then what f" In* asked. "Nothing, onlv i might Ik* <1 intivf vire I if you should rlrnc" to fall, and you might afterward c mst-id to mtrry a gill for le-slliri three im i I thousand dollars." "Ah, your I I'lun repeat" I my remark,-' he said, slight!. c ilnring. "Yes, or I s'n r.iMn'l h iv k i >wn of it, as 1 wasn't eavesdropping. ' lie would have '.*,1 a 11 y climbed <lown, .pici" ' ^^^^^^stmiatc upon ynurs'rnrrd tu'i yTi rather," lr? answered, now determined t<t he It t'd. "It is sir in re t!i i [ ver heard ol you, she sail], ..| n ,, locking over a sort of eueyi lop' lia <?;' grep j,,<5t ' efnn ! came lone, and it is singular I that youi picture wa- not in it." I "Tli" compiler of the It >k c.allc I on ' me," he replied, "but 1 lefuscd to be- | come the victim of a cheip print. He wanted my picture, and bad intended p that it ahould fill one page nod run ovei on the aecond, hut I refused." A "And I suppose," enid the girl, "that if be bad contemplated putting in your self-importance, he would have counted on ntling ?.he entire book." "I don't know, but bad he done so, ? his volume woutd have been more re- ^ P^*Oh, it must be delightful to be #<T * respectable," she exclaimed, with well ^ played enthusiasm. "My the way, who j, was your father?" . 0 "Hit name is Andrew Miles." i, "What docs lie do?" j, 'lie is a lawyer." v "All? A strange country this, when |i the aristocracy in mainly composed ol a lawyers. Wlnt was your grandfather, I: or did you ever lioai of him?" h * Miles blushed, Ife had iieard in a J inore or less vague way, of one of h's " grandfathera ?had heard tiiat he was n ' cobbler and that he had deserted from ' the army 'luring the war of 1HI2. "Oh, don't tax your mciuoiy with j trying to recall his name. I am so glad to have met you," she suddenly ex- { claimed. "I like to see gentleness and consideration joined with greatness. Now, air, if you feel disposed to climb down von would ohlirrn me bv doiticr w"- - o * o n i SO." * ^ Miles climbed down, find the young y Indy sercnly passed on. 1 ? * * * The pennon was growing late, and there were but few visitors remaining. Miles continued to linger, partly because it rnado but little difference where ho was, and partly becaitso ho didn't wnnt that Miss Heck to think that she had driven him oil. lie met her every day, and spoke, in reply to her, his little piece of snreasin. One day while tho girl was playing on the piano ho strode into the parlor. She ceased playing upon sc?ing him, and turning, said: "I don't object to mild punishment, but I will not torture you with my music " "You are becoming considerate as tho days pass hy." "Yes, and I am tired of playing, anyway. Isn't it a great pity that father isn't worth four hundred thousand dollars.'! 1 "Why so?" "Because he might then be able to marry me off." Soma men uro uot very particular." "And," said she, "I am convinced that the majority of women are not particular at all." Tho old man appeared in the door. Ifis face win haggard and a wild look was hi his eyes. "Minnie," he fnltcriugly called, "Minnie, come hero." She ran to him and Miles Icard him say, "I am ruined. That iron company has busted up and I am ruined." A newspaper which came that evening gave an account of the sudden failure of 1 a large iron concern at litrminghum; and old man Hack was mentioned ns not ' only a heavy loser, hut as totally bankrupted by the failure. t * * * It was rather late at night. The Becks were arranging their departure. Miles was sitting in the patlor when Miss Beck uauw utii r 1 ' "You must excuse me," she said. '4! do n >t eare to hear any sarcasm to-night; I ^nn't believe I could stand it. I am very wretched on my father's account. He has been victimized and is now a pauper." "And are you not wretched on your own account?" he asked. "Please don't gibe me now," she pleaded. lie arose, an I, advancing toward her, said: "One of my grandfathers was shot for desertion an I I am no better than he, hut I love you?love you?" lie caught her in his arms, and she, weeping on his shoulder, sobbed: "This will make that poor, old man happy again, for In- knows that I love you."? Ari'aiifiii 'ft I'ritrrfjr. A PROUD GIRLS SUICIDE. I ^ on PalatiTrnfl h n Sll6 I Thought Wore Trying to Provent Her Marriage. Bai.timok. Mi>., |Special. I?Miss Mary Pa-sano committed suicido Thursday night in a country hoarding houso near tliis c<?y, 1 \:zc cho ibought her relatives were trying to prevent her from tnintying the man she loved, and to whom slie was engaged. She was tnc daughter of Joseph I'assano, a leading attorney who died some yens ago and left his daughter without a penny. She beciimc dependent on her relatives, and in payment tot Iter bond :i<>reed to care for tlir children of her tonkin, Walter vtuy, and was looked upon as a servant. Last spring she her ame acquainted with I)r. tnhell. t.f Danville. Va.. who fell in lovo with her ami ptuposetl marriage. He was accepted. I'liey corresponded regularly tmtil Miss 1'assano In t anie possessed ot the idea that her relatives were trying to prevent the marriage. When letters did not ronic as regularly as she exported she thought they were IK'iirt; it viiiit'itt. ? v.w m wMk ..it ?t. /i, family to the country, and, as usual, yesterday afternoon was playing with the ehildren. Ahout I oYloek s)?o went up stairs, scouted hoi cousin's revolver, and, standing Indole a in * ri < ?i, placed the harrt I against hei In art and pulhd the trigger. Iler aim was tme. lor when some of the guests whoheaid the report reached hot side site was dead. A letter addressed to Mis. tiny w is lying on the table in her room, theiontents n| which Mis (?uy did not re\ t al. \ i. i ' .m i?h i hi* ;is ;i n i i \ in auuiul ?l years i.M. ami c\???* I inirly proud. , The tai l that *he wn poor, aii.l tin- fear that in ra-r the niua^ mi nt was luokcii dIT shr mil-lit have t ? < ?i?t ii?n as nurse prohahlx pievcd mi la i ini'ul ami I<?1 to suicide. Mm pi op't an all well eonncctc<l, her ui am 11 at lni. Leonard I'a'sano, i who still li\<*. haiinn In mi at one time ( a prominent ineichant. She was also a grawlniet-e of Thoma* M. | anahan, one of the wealthiest lawyer* m this city. nuiicsa UI lieu.' Ojiiiiuln. Tmnton, M\-v. I Special. I-Mrs. Martha Mm timer, of Malti'mmc, who has heeii advert i*cd | r in the Southern newspaper* as niece ami the hcircr. of : j"" 1 : Sninola, iiiis arrived J here Irian Maine, ami ha* |ii*t leatneil of I hot himhi fortune. "Mm caine Ka*t after her liti*l>;ii ?| i|u i| ami lei-, work'-d hi various eapariti. l.-itt? rIv taking i are of mi invalid I id\ in |f?j owejl. M ime r \ flwnPrV' I KAHBASJ jWEJIER lUDtiE OAUm- b,^ ?lfev*T Looked I Into >'T iy^^J^f F ffrri Hip eW. tiOR, fAdmi^ltUn* Ju?t*r? Tomtj Kam:. [SjiccUl.} ?G W. Mc ay, tk?.Ktf&in^AlliaDc<; Judge n tli<1th ", vcr h*>k*<l into n ands of fhe coroner of Harper County >r the arrest of the sheriff, who had boyed the orders of the Supreme Court ustcol of his,own. K. A. Burr, who iad twice l?een arrested Ircfore?once I rtiile the buprcme Court had the cose >eudi?g*bcfore it?was for the third time rreste'l on an order from McKay. The tench and the Bar arc awaiting with ireatblrsa anxiety the next move of the urist who presides over the 24th district nd laughs at the plutocratic Judges in 'opeka, who think they can dictate to lint because they are called Supreme udges. The attorney for Burr have submitted 0 the Supreme Court the necessary pa ters for having McKay arrested for con cmpt of Court. Jud?p Valentine is the inly Judge now in the case. This case rill Itccome historic. The facts are these: Home time ago Albert Honeyweil gave k mortgage on Ids farm to the Commouveaith Loan and Trust Company. It van afterwards learned, it is alleged, that doncyweil was a man of unsound mind, ??<l iu-^^g^Sktaat ha defaulted payment. The Creditors asked fhat jk re reiver Ira appointed to take charge of the property^ The Probate Court appointed 1 K'mrdilfejttar Honeyweil, ana Judge McKayj^H^nd qualified and taken his icat while the case was at igsuc, was nsk;d to dismiss the receiver and let the guardian for Honeyweil take chnrgc of liis property. Judge McKay made the mlcr, but tho case wns brought to the Suprome Court and reversed in a decision l?y Judge Norton, who ordered the property turned over to Burr. Judge McKay was again petitioned to remove Burr? and did bo. Firmly impressed with the opinion thnt the t?u preinc Court had jurisdiction, Burr re Inset! to pay any attention to the orders f McKay. The 21th district Judge I hereupon ordered his nrrcst and lined liiin,$r>0 and costs, and upon his refusal to pay ordered the sheriff to lock him up in jail. Habeas corpus proceedings were instituted before the Supreme Court, and Thursday last Ihirr was re'eased after giving bond ??? JU.f.no Judge McKay issued an order i6r iho agents, which Burr had appointed to look after the crops on the place, to vacate, and instructed the sheriff to see that his orders were obeyed. The sheriff consulted au attorney, wln> advised him to pay no attention to Mr Kay's orders, hut to await orders from tin* Supreme Court. lie took this advice, hut made the Judge indignant. Judge McKay immediately issued a warrant for the nrrcst of the sheriff for interfering in carrying out his orders and for the rearrest of Burr, who was holding the property against the mandates of the Court. McKay will now he called before Iho Supreme Court to answer to charges of contempt. . It is said that McKay always seeks the advice of tho Alliance consulting committee before rendering an opinion. At the time of his election he denied the rumor that hi; proposed to go to the Harvard Lanilfchool before entering upon his duties, an<m|aid that tie could decide all cases before(Wn ^cc?5SiBg 1? the comi>is he "iMMtrft. pcka^LLn^^^Hhvcek's sitting of the SuprenKuy^flDHit he might thoroughly post hiuBMHMio judicial role, lie reverently rem^Wi his iiat while in t c lobby of the j kotelland made an ohsetpiious bow whODnyefjone of the Supreme Court Judges or Commissioners came near. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. Midsummer Industrial Development ! Fnr n Wnelf. The Tradesman. Chattanooga, Tenn., ini's weekly review for last week reports 54 new industries, 5 new buildings, e new railroads, including I electric road, 1 extension and 1 street ear line. Among the most important new industries established, as reported in the Tradesman, are the following: Brick works at Augusta, (la., Goshen, Ya., Hock Hill, S. C , ami Yalaseo, Tex.; a clock factory at Danville, Ky.; canning ha iJWu > ,i* ..mi, ei4.tjai(| Somerset, Ky.; development compiinieR"at vnnitraton and Florence, S (!., Marion. N. C., Louisville. Ivy., and New Birmingham, Texas; flouring mills at Clinton, S. C., Milan Te?? . and Hcr.r.er, Texas, .. na< c at Clinton, Tenn., and foundaries and machine shops at Winston, N. C., Louisville. Ky., Huntingdon, Ark., and Staunton, Ya. Glass works with $200.000 capital are reported at Wheeling, W. Ya ,a <|uarry company with $1,000,000 capital Louisville, Ky , and mining companies at Covington, Ya., Gainesville, Ga . Wadcshoro and lngleside, N. C. l'lio-phate companies have been chartcred at Gainesville and Tampa, Fin., tha latter with $2,000,000 capital, a cotton seed oil mill at I Lallettsville. Tex., and a company for mining salt at Newport, Kv. Cotton mills arc established at Bennottsville, 8. C.. Graham, N. C., I'etcrsluirg, nd Washington, La., a knitting mill -with $50,000 capital, at Durham, N. C , and a pine libre factory at Eastov*"' Ga. If ttltl VtilAii (Itv u/ I'U Lm'U at ton, Tex., end Wrightsville, Ga. A cooperage company is reported from >fineola, Tex., a furniture factory at Sheffield, Ala, lumber mills at Atlanta, Tex., capitali/ed at $1^0,0o0. Grace, Ark., Jacksonville, Ga., ami New Ilcrne, N. C., saw mills at Annadel, Tenn., Concordia, Ky., Klkton. Va., and Newport. Ark., and a sasli and door factory with $50,000 capital at Louisville, Ky. Kailroads are chartered at Hub, N. C., Knoxville, Tenn., and San Antonio, Tex.; an electric car line will be built at Columbus, Ga , a street car line at Ocala, I'l l., and an extension at Memphis. Tenn. A business block to cost $00,000 will be netted nt San Antonio, Tex.; school httihlinps at Greensboro, N. and Tallcdi'fja, Ala, and t:cw jails at Corpus Christ!, Tex., and Decatur, Ala. Southern Town building:. Reports from Volasco, the new town nt the mouth of the Iha/.os river in Texas, whi le a.^ccp water harbor has been construe} -i. >j^port pre it activity in building operations. It is said that "thirty days npo there was not a thing there hut i trees and /.pass; now houses n?e building in every direction, and it secins as i-f the whole town site is a lumber-yard. Y' The work of deepening the harbor, wshieh has been going on about two years, is said to have given 17J feet of water at the shallowest part of the bar. Much g renter depth is expected before the wor^k is finished. 1 Watermelon* Shipped to Europe. . QeorrU ie certainly in it as far as the ! melon business goes, says a Macon cor-.' ( respondent of the Atlanta Constitution. ? She does not stop at circulating her pro- i i thz ifuk all over the 1 United States, but she is experimenting ( in sending melons to Europe. The first 1 melons shipped across the Atlantic were s shipped by Mr. W. B. Sparks, of Macon, 8 ana the Reddfngfield Bros., the ship- j itnik-afi rail to New York and thence to Nwilgfl| Wilson A Co , Liverpool, England, by J steamer. Thia is absolutely the first shipment of melons to Europe directly from the melqn patches of the glorious South, and the success of the euterprisa 1 will be noted with great interest. The ( northern cities of Europe sometimes re- ! ] ceive melons from Spain, hut they are all i very small, and would he considered no 1 < melons at all in America. This is a great i enterprise, l>cc?use if London, Liverpool , | i is * t ..1.1 : ?v.? r. i.. . auu I'uns Hiimuu reci'ivc um nuu, im^u . i Southern melons which Georgians are ac- | customed to, the Spanish melons would not stand any show at all heside them, | not only because they arc small and not ! very sweet, but also because it is impossible for the Spaniards to make a crop before August, on account of the climate and the nature of the soil. It is hoped that this experimental shipment will cause a demand for Georga melons in Europe, and if it does the Europeans will receive the fruit early in June and until late until August. 800 Colorod Democrats. A New York special says: Colored Democrats, two from cash Assembly dis- ! trict in the city, met in the rooms of the Unique Club on Third avenue, near Ninety-ninth street, and arrauged a programme by t he follow ing out of which they expect to bring the colored Democratic vote of the city iuto working order. A county organization was formed, upon whe.se list of membership were enrolled over HOD names. Captains, with instructions to establish district organizations in each of the Assembly district?, were appointed. It is admitted that there aro from 1,200 to 1,500 out-and-out Democrats among the colored people now, and it is believed that organization will have the effect of increasing this number in a way to make the vote of the colored Democrats effective. ... lft Year-old Girl Bccomos a Highway Robber. r.NtoNTowN, I'a , (Special.]?Violc1. Fuller, a 15-ycnr-old girl of North Union township, and a member of the Cooley gang, donned a suit of boy's clothes and started out for plunder The first person she met was an II-year-old boy named <Jeorgc Ibittvr. of whom she demanded his money or his life. The boy had no money, and she took bis watch. T?.e boy gave the alarm, and tie; girl was rapt .led. Sh n<?w snvs it was only a lark. Fatal Fight Over a Melon. At flrafton, 111., three brothers named Murphy, a man named Donohuc and one or two others, all substantial farmers and neighbors, after ti ling themselves with liquor, purchased a waternic'on and sat down behind the saloon to eat it. They quarrelled ovev its apportionment and used tho'r knives on each other until six men were badly cut, and one of the Murphy brothers was fatally stabbed. Failure of a Land Bubble. A special from Denver, Col , says: "ago? have not transacted ^ the I amount of business anticipated, and this embarrassed them. The assignment is marie to President Valentine, of the same company. The syndicate had $1,000,000 capital. Liabilities, $1,000,000; assets, $(>00,000. An Elusive Ball Pitcher. Leavf.nwoktm, K\n*., j Special. ]>? ! Willi- l oiivii l, in ttn< iiiililnrv inisini nt Foil l.cnvcnwortii est npcil early in the morning In tunnelling under thu east wait of the prison. Among the four was Base Ball I'l'eher l.ueas. who made his thin! successful attempt to escape since his incarceration some months ago. Much Oil Found in Greece. A foreign cablegram says: Hich pe troleum deposits have been discovered on the island of Zante, tlrecce. Syrup of Figs, Prtduced from the laxative and nutritious Juice of California Urs, combined wllh the medicinal lrdiicR^riMt. ?.u ??,oai b ncficinl to tho human system, mt-? Kontlyon the k 'dneys, liver and bowels, elTcctuallv chousing tun system, <1 i polling colds and headaches, and curing habitual constipation. Canada now inspects her own piv.s an I swine, so Secretary Busk litis stop;"- i !oi.p; it for her. Many persons are broken down from overwork or household cares, brown's Iron Hitters rebuilds Hie system, ai ls diifesiion. removes excess of Idle, an I cure-, rualaiia. A splendid tonic for women and < liildrcii. Kansas Citv Is promised treat live cents a I hundred, as a result of eoin|M?tltl? a. Tried and True Is the positive verdict of people who take llood s Sarnaparllla. When used annnlliu to direction* the Rood effects of this excellent medicine sto neon felt In nerve strength restored, that tired feeling driven off, a good appetite created, headache and dyspepsia relieved, scrofula cured and all Ihe had *ffaet? o' Itrntire hlood overcome. If you are In need of a good blood purifier or Ionic mctltclno do . not fall to try Hood's Sarsaparilla ] Sold by all druggists. $1. six forgl. I'roparod only I'jr v.', I. IKKip ii I'd., I-owi'll, Maw. IOO Doses One Dollar i I A IIOI'T F.n?t TrnnPM'o't FINK HI I (M.1IATK nnil cnur l!i>. rm i - is HI 1 KNOXVIM.K KKNTIXKI ilatl, l mo.. ') (I wettkly I >wir, !$|. MniplM He. I DONALD KENNEDY Of Roxbury, Mass,, says Kennedy's Medical Discovery cures Horrid (>!<l Sores, DeepBoated Ulcers of 40 y ears' standing, Inward Tmnorsfffewi every disease of ilic skin, ex! C5rji)t Thunder !!u:nnr, and Cancer that lias taken root, /rice, $1.50. Sold hy every Druggist in the United State3 and Canada. A Sniff terei Bhk During ?om# recent experiments at Chatham, England, a sapper mm found inconscious in the folds of a hill empty var balloon, tu. j * ed mauy peraons to think him dead, bit ;olonei Henry Eltdale, of the Royal iritish Engineers, bethought him of ome compressed oxygen that had been tored in tubes for the oxybydrogen ight. This pur^ oxygen was pumped mkAhM^MAmfeH^^^^ijeinstaotlj \ ulnTi .'iffWBWjWWts' Do - as-y cm pleu^ Fort Dodoe, Iow\. [Special.]?Joseph Bowers, aged 78. and \V. 8. Renno, aged 11, engaged in a six days' go-as-youplease coin hoeing match on their farms near Coilectionville. Bowers hoed thirtyinc seres of corn and Rcnno twenty-nine, ind the old man was declared the champion. He challenges auy man of his age in the Slate to hoc against him. Grasshopper in thr Oats. Dayton, Ohio, (Special. |?Grasshoppers aie ruining the oats prospects ip twenty count cs along the Ohio and Indiana Border line. The crop is ruined l<v the mimII green hopper on farm after farm, and many gr overs, alarmed at the ravages of the pest cut their oats green, but hoppers followed it into the sho'k and aie now in the corn. Millions of Black Worms. Flkminoton, N. J., (Special.)?Millions of black worms of an unknown i spciics trailed their way ncross John L. | SI ick's place at Frenchtown yesterday. Tlii.v worn nhniit tun iiiclirn Inner and I wriggled along like snakes The worms disappeared in a patch of woods, but no oue knows where they ramc from A Freak in Corn. C'aiinesvim.f., Ua., [Special. | -Edgar Adair brought a curiosity to town in the way of a corn tassel. The tassel is composed of sixteen well developed ears of corn, and on the tnd of each car is a small tassel. It is consid red a great curiosity. IIh'IV ('ulai rti ('lire is a )i?juid and is taken internally, and a<-ts directly ii|>oti the blood and mucous surfaces ot the system. Send for testimonial-', free. Sn'd to I>r insists. T/W*. 1''. J. C'liKNKY ?V Co.. f'ropr.-., Toledo, O. A great customs league has been formed by Germany, Austro-Sunwary, Itily an I Hwitaerlnnd. I. A dies needing a tonic, or children who want building up, should take brown's Iron Kilters. It Is nlcaaant to lake, cures Malaria, Indigestion,biliousness and Liver Complaints, makes the blood rich and pure. Spurious American not '"! continue to !> > elreu'ale'l in increasing quantities in H*r!in. klin sloppen rree by 1'r. Heine's Uiybat Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and fit trial bottle freo. Dr. Kllue. 031 Arch 8t.. 1'hlia.. Pa. Is Your C S. S S. | NEVER Wl ^ gives | About thiee yea; < three years old wai strengtn j wit what th? doo l hi ? f am itory rhcumai neaitn I Hp complained of ^ | time, extend'ng to Clliu < toverai remeaio- i [?HI WMK . I pletdy cured, and and | or.e and a quirt w i . ? j ery d 'j since. Ik U6licat8 5 hoi so all flic time, .... > witlo.it It. 8. J. children. j A hooks >n Blood ai d s-kiu diseases frc< ("August Flower" Mrs. Surah M. Ulack of Seneca, Mo., during the past two years has been a fleeted with Neuralgia of the Head, Stomach and Womb, and writes: "My food did not seem to strengthen me at all and my appetite was very variable. My face was yeltmr.-my lieud HmII, and T had such pains in my left side To morning when I got up I would have a flow of mucus in the mouth, and a bad, hitter taste. Sometimes my breath became short, and I had such queer, tumbling, palpitating sensations around the heart. I ached all day under the shoulder blades, in the hit side, and down the back of my limbs. It seemed to be worse in the wet. cold weather of Winter and Spring: and whenever the spells came on. my feet and hands would turn cold, and I could get no sleep at all. I tried everywhere, and got no relief before using August Flower Then the change came. It has done me a wonderful deal of good during the time I have taken it and is working a complete cure." J) G. G. GREEN, Sole M an'fr, Woodbury, N.J. H U li'v H<JCKLEB?RPY CORDIAL =3 ~~~~~ who don't have it Buffer from those who do. It's a disease you can t keep to yourself. Hero arc some of the symptoms: Headache, obstruction of nose, dis-' charges falling into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, aud acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody, putrid, and offensive ; eyes weak, ringing in ears,'deafness; offensive breath; smell and taste impaired, and general debility. But only a few of these likely to bo present at once. , The euro for it ? for Catarrh itself, and all tho troubles that come from it ? a perfect and permanent cure, is Dr. Sage's Catarrh licmedy. Tho worst cases yield to its mild, soothing, cleansing and healing Eropertics. A record of 25 yearn as proved that to ita proprietors ? and they're willing to provo it to \ on. ^ rlbey do it in this v/ny : If tlioy can't cure your Catarrh, no matter how bad your case, or of how long standing, they'll pry yon ?.500 in cash. Can you h.ivo better proof of the healing po oJ a medicine? From the "Pacific Journal." "A (jlent invention Inn been iiiwIebyDr. Iiltt of Ne? Vork. Hi' In1> iiruilured Tutt'sHairDva ' trlilrh Imitate* nnturp to pprrrrttoniTtacU lrt.tiiiiftiiu-ou-.lY ami I* pn fccll v IntrinlcM. ' l*rlce, VI. Oillce, 30 \ it l'ark l'lnce* N. Y. pRINITY COLLEGE. toll IVrm lit in nil Ml. .V. (!.. Oct. I. I9OT. Six Hepartnuutsof Iiwtruction, cadi in charge at Speelallxts. S'rw Ihillilhit;*. Xr<r f/ilfinilnrli?, Morliine Shops, I.tbrnrirs. Itnlhs. Athtrtir Urountia, fit acres la ceuter of l'ark.) Ilrollhful fjorolioM, 'roll KhatirH. t . Krpfnffr: $t4'1 per term of .1 mouths, InclwHiuMP'' Itoarrt. lull Ion. furnlshril room, electric light, hc?^^ care of rooms Srml for ?.f?./.??/hc to joilN K. CIIOWKI.U l'iv-l !' iii. Trinity college Tark. Purhain. N. C. " ELY'S cltEA II IIA 1.11 Applletl Into Nostril. Is <Julrklv AbeortMsl, Cleanses the Ileal, KJC/^Tadpc'A llcnls the torc3 mid t'uiui pjCViiQ CATARRH.r^l Heatorrs 1 aste anil Smell,quickly Hellevrx Cold in Hotel an I jy,' llenitttche. UlC.Ht I'rilgglst*. ki.v hkos., 5*? warren st.. n. ?jar; Ihild Sick. THOUT IT. | If is ,j rs ago my Htfc'e b ?y j perfectly ) confined to ltis bed j> . ' tors pronounced in ! MRrnilBSS. :iBm in his left leg. \ sever? pains a 1 tho I yet so 1.1s hips. I iriod > , . lit thev did him no J nnWArflll r who.-e Utile am \ , 5 CMm8o has been wnlkin-j > mi'.en to schdo tv- ; tiio systom eep S. S s. in my > x l?' nnd wo ild not bj } OT till Chcsh r\ . .,. Fas on, Ga hmpUnti6S. >. 'li e S \ift .Specific Co., At'nnti, (la. PHWMIOJVM- Ittii- oil S^MllEUMt '-1 disable) f: lee l.?- MK-ri ii-i-. ii yours oxpfrlpncc, Write for I?hvb. A.XV. M< CottMlciC Sons. AVakh in.itov, ii f* a- i-lyixv <ti. Q. C Ifll# Nruvors, Wurn rpn mortnl* g?? I (> well Allil keep well. tlnxUh Ilr!pcr* ' tolls how. f,o l is. n year. .Sample copy) free. Dr. J. H. PVR. Editor, Buffalo, M.Y. PATENTS i VXXM?*: " |i) iMKi-li-ittlt iren ?Rcn fye" tobacco iiibv li l is Tin-: iik.st ro? 1X1 till, Sweet CIIKWi No UKAIH'lll'ltN nor i HEAPACHB. Send I O rents In stamps for .1 HAM. PLK, if your dottier does not Ivl-'KI' IT. T A Y I.OltI DUOS., M AN 0FACTl'R kM. Witt Ml Oil, N. C, PFNRMN No Pension. No Pee. ILlllkjllIll joski'll 11.111'NTKH, | *ipgr ijYAWOKI !>'s PI ON, (hA JUfflWtevA ,*toat? i ll:m?l * '- in Shcll'-r on r.ailh. Th?> only SI?. H? r I hat will nuh corn n?i I | ?.?! I In* ? ? ! , Mt?*lla in hnsh' *'I? |- ? lo in . I nrc ?r?..r-0. Nickel | (fi*\ l"l'?l''?l, W.iii nfI'll. The In?proved i? K - II M I T t t i ? III lie tin* I ?I| KHonl. II t I" ' n,'J *' 1 ,s;*;f3> KING COTTON Buy or sol! your Cofton ^'JOifES Toji Ootton Scale. fU? BJ* B S NOT CHF^nLST Rl'T BEST. wllliJ0TO or n,?;w71AMT0N? DO TO'CT ? V. N..I l i x,r J>l .?< ?< II-.r??) now, i<. I'l. >. i'-.< Kfin.lnip^' I (i. 'Il- > ! I; I; Til i;a.n.t IVI? I I'i f ? "I'l l ..fT-rt I'm# I Ten; ?>yfeaW[. i>.r A. - ' ? III.- iK.'li' \Vli.it t->r-.lltM| I' Htr?. I ' r I I ' ' Inlinut lloi?l ' ?I'. Mm. K ill i?'I itirr taliiahle' Ir.'oiin.l'o i Inoi.r l?A rif.-f !l . |- llfli IlllflSf. EDO*, I'oitptlil on iiMipi .1 .--il* 'J-. II 1 ' iiriia. in,..i, .1; n.ti ; i . I. H. V V.?JMar^, hioroiigh, rrnetieal Jnctrnetlntr. Oradnntr s ?stetl to {lositions. Catalogue free. Write to iim & 5TRATT0N 3USIHSSS COLLEGE. A LOUISVILLE. KY. V/ 1* A l)l)|T Do.S | nitun. IICSI'I UUII'M in Iiv. MML rfiulc. A euro I* certain. For !??S gSwfl rti xWi i small particle in applied to (lie rugKlsts or sent l>y mail !. T llA'/Ri.TtNR, Warren, Fa. FOR DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, And all CRAMPS^ Stomach Troubles.' .# IT IS A SURE CURE.;"* j tiif nr. i itino run TEETHING CHILDREN. A6k your Oii'pg:<t or V- rchrrv 'or| Jfl It, and take no auF* t u'.e