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AT SEA. " ... . froid sailor. tell uto tino n'" _. ., i i,-ai ?a ""'in ?itjr liirivmg, "'' ,...?. art- black anti some uro blue ^r?-ouia? ?,r'' buddied together below, T? , tlw captain tn-nds to und fro. A . , for Who shall tell but you. ~\y> r *ovay wur B,l,y i8 driv,n8 v" ruhje <>f rook nor a bett of Mind, ni? kimi .'ailor. siMjak und nay li .* long might a little boat be sinking? ."uoilv tho bubbles wink, ?j l's mercy keep UM from foul weather AnUfroi" drought with nothing but brill" io drink I i 'reamed <>f a ship with her ribs stove ii. ! '*. "iRht and, waking, thought of my nin How i'll? would? strong mun swim, d'yi think. . . lt ttc were all in the sea together? Til.- sailor frowned n bitter frown Ami answered: "Aye, there will be foul weather. All min taunt die, and some must drown, Ind there isn't water enough in tho isca To elionse a sinner like you or me. o Lord, tb? ships I've seen go down, cn wand captain nnd all together!" Tb.- ?H?r smiled a smile of cheer And looked at mo a look of wonder And sud ?..? h? wiped away n tear : *FortT y< ars I've boen off the land iml timi has held mu safe in his hand. Hr ruMli the storm, ho is with us hero, And Iii-* love for us no sin can sunder.' -Alice Cary in New York Ledger. A rilACTIGAIi JOKE. lu many respects Torn Brunner ?as acknowledged to be one of the heat of fellows. His penchant, how ever, lot practical joking, though it never savored of malice, gained as a rill?' H?oro censuro than apprecia tion. For one reason, his jokes were not always in good taste, and the case in pint will serve as an illus tration. It took the form, first of nl]f of ii? advertisement in ono of the dailies, to wit: A pi-ntk-inun, unattached und undor iX), with n, .i income, would likoto make the acqunint aiM-of an aniiublu young lady with a view tc matrimony- Address, in confidence-, X. 100, oflict:of tins jmper. He smiled grimly as he read it over ia print, wondering, with curi ous interest, what sort of replies he would get and how ho should treat li.i'iu. Although, literally speaking, h.. was unattached-that is to saj-, uithough there was no spoken en gageaient between him and his old playmate and friend, Nellie Marsh -lie felt that he was sufficiently idolized hy that lady and sufficient ly mulei- tho spell of her charms to defy tin1 jioHsihle influence of any of the applicants, however fascinating. Moreover, as his income was at pres ent too modest to permit of his marrying anybody, he went into the jest with a double sense of safety. Hie replies wore sevoral, and, on the whole, not interesting. Most of them were from matrimonial agents, who promised, for reasonable fees, to procure him the necessary intro duction, while guaranteeing their clients' amiability and every other virtue. The rest, with one excep tion, were pnlpably bogus. The terseness of this ono, apart from its neat and ladylike handwriting, gave it a genuino ring. It read as fol lows: If the advertiser is willing to send by post iorthi-r particulars about himself and exchange photos with tho writer, the confidence- will be respected. Address Miss Townshend, 12 Hill street, Kind's oval. "Decidedly the lady means busi ness," thought Tom,and the thought kl to others, which convinced him that in following up the joke he would run a risk of making an ass ftf himself, or worse. After all it was clear there was not much fun to bc? got out of the affair, and he was about to put this reply, with the vest, in the fire when suddenly anew idea struck him. While rummaging among his col lection of photos a day or two pre vious he had oome across one of a fluli acquaintance, a Mr. Pelling touu, which had reached him on ?onie forgotten occasion, probably flwough a third party. As this Photo happened to be on his table it the moment, he placed it in an avelope. Ho then looked up the ad Iress of the original, whom he knew oho a singlo man like himself, and Wly indited the following letter: MAPLE TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK. WUR Mies TOWNSHEND--In acknowledgment your letter I inclose my photo and beg to te that I ar a junior partner In the Arm of & Pellingham, railway contractors, object in advertising I antill hope to ex* n. with further particulars, at an early in *w. 1 leave the appointment in your md sign mjBelf yours faithfully, AUDIO PELLINGHAM. This letter he inclosed with the oto and posted off to the address King'8 oval, chuckling at the 6 Bellingham might have to tell ?oaie future occasion. Ia his business or social capacity Jred Pellingham was not easily Dtnfounded, yet a certain Jitter foch arrived one evening at his vate residence marked an excep It ran thus:. i? u J2 H,U* STHEXT. KING'S OVAL. *?n MU. PELLIROHAM-I inclose my photo tel, Eoioryonrown and. shall be pleased ?wt you near tho bookstall of the Great tn *errnlljQ* at 8 o'clock tomorrow ">g. You will Lave no difficulty in recog emo, asl shah drees in pale green aud ?nat trimmed with red popples. Believe ?onra in confidence, . .. ALICE TOWNSHEND. would be impossible to describe wonaerment;of Mr. Pellingham ^peipt of thie amazing commu ?011. The photo waa-certainly 1 of a pretty, girl "Who is - Townshend I And what on oaa ehe want with, mel" were gestions he kept asking, him after patting every possible impossible construction on the *. In the end curiosity de .tnnt he must at least keep the otment if he ever hoped to ' the problem. .Qgly, at the time and place to, he found himself aux. y awaiting-the appearance of ; yster>ou8 stranger, who was **?S ali the more mysterious in ,Qg present. Five, tan, fifteen 168 Passed, and yet nobody ? np pearcu answering ro me description. ? and ho was about to quit tho placo, undor tho impre^siioutimi some ?CC? had bccu playing a hoax on him, when "I beg your pardon!" was uttered by himself and unother ni- I wost in tlio one breath. Tho lady he bad bobbed into was attired in black, and under other circumstances would have passed unnoticed. Tho mutuul axiology, however, brought their eyes togeth er, aud he had a good memory for faoes. "Miss Townshond, I presume." The lady paused, and turned pale; then, blushing violently, spoke like a thief caught iu tho act. "Mr. Polling hum, I believe." "That is my namo," replied that gentleman. "I-really I had no notiou of keeping this appointment. I took the whole thing us a jest." "Yet you have kept it," said the former, smiling. "In u eense, yes. I'm afraid I must plead guilty to ouiiosity nt the last moment." "Mino is a similar confession." An embarrassing silonoe followed this double admission, which Pel linghnm was tho first to bren':. "May I ask, Miss Townshend, bow you became acquainted with me and why you made this appoint ment ?" At this direct challenge the lady's eyes widened with astonishment. "You are the Mr. Pollingham that wrote to me, ure you not?" she asked. It was his turn to look astonished. "Wrote to you!" he repeated. "Cer tainly not. I don't understand. I'm afraid there is some mistake." A sudden glance of suspicion greoted this remark, but was quick ly dispelled by bis air of candid be wilderment. "Pardon me," she said, as she produced from her hand bug a letter and a photograph and banded them to him. "These are from you, I presume ?" He examined both, and began to scent the truth. "The photo is mine," he replied, "but not the let ter. Evidently some mischievous acquaintance of mine, whose band writing I can't identify, has been playing a practical joke on us." "Good gracious! Then you know nothing about this advertisement?" Bhe banded him the outting. He read it and looked up with a smile. "I am not responsible for this, 1 assure you." "Well, what a stupid jest!" "I quite agree with you." There was a pause. Knob looked nt the other and tried to appear very much annoyed. It was u failure, however, and they both laughed. Her thoughts at that moment were: "What a finely made, bund some man he is-a gentleman, evi dently 1 He has turned 80, though;" On the other hand, he was at a loss to decide whether her most cap tivating feature was the charm of her voice, her unquestionable refine ment or the beauty of her face, but he gave up the query as one unac customed to such riddles. "Allow me to return your photo," shs said. "And I, yours," he answored. The exchange was effected with mutual apologies, which latter, of course, were unnecessary, but they served to prolong the interview. The lady was the first to make a move. "Good night, Mr. Pelling ham," she said, extending her hand, "I regret our introduction was not of a moro formal character." Ho took her hand. It was dainty and neatly gloved, and in the novel ty of his sensations he could barely refrain from pressing it. "Good night, Miss Townshend," he replied rather awkwardly, adding, with a sudden and curious desire to know more of the lady, "I don't feel dis posed to let the matter drop. I must try and find the perpetrator of this hoax and demand an apology. " "Pray don't trouble on my ac count," was the response. "As I to) JU, I was not in earnest my b . lie bowed and raised his hat, at tho same time making a last desper ate effort to retain the acquaintance ship. "I take it, then, you have no further interest in the matter?" "4 Sh? hesitated a moment and look? ed at her boot. It was a trifling ac tion, but it emboldened him to add: "Otherwise I should ask permis sion, in case I do make any discov ery, to drop a line or communicate with you. I still have your address, you know." Again she looked at him and in stinct convinced her that he was a gentleman. She answered : "Pray do what you think fit, Mr. Pellingham. And now, good night, again." "Good night, Miss Townshend, and thank you." A month had elapsed. In the interim Pellingham's en deavors to discover the humoroue advertiser, as he facetiously termed him. were so. far without result. ?His motive, however, in still keep lng his eyes open was not, as at first, to thrash the fellow OD the Indy's account, but to thank him, on hu own, for having brought him inte relationship with the dearest and prettiest girl in the world, v. bicl proves, in short, that Pellinghan: had not been at all idle. Neither had Tom Brunner in an other connection. In fact, the monti had been so big with other event* for this individual that he had ai good as forgotten theincidont of th? advertisement. He was just landing: home from tho continent, having ii the meantime done so well for th< firm he represented that his bu si ness position was already double i ti former importance a?il tiio tuture was i'ii? 1 of bright prospecte. ?:: tho ???C??liii?e; ?liso, amont; strange faces in strange la mis, he hud missed very keenly tho society of his iden! Nellie Marsh, and ibo many pleasant recollections he in dulged in concerning her had all tho more charm for him now that ho was at length in a position to confess his love. He bad left Charing Cross and was turning into tho {Strand when a voice behind him said: "Toni! Wherever have you sprung from?" He turned, und his heart gave a leap of delight. "Nellie! What a fortunate meoting?" Tho surrounding commotion pre vented any display of sentiment. He managed, however, to explain the cause of his absonco and convey to her some idea of his recent success; whereat she looked at him proudly and smiled with all her old kindli ness as she said: j "I can't tell you how delighted I am, Tom, but I'm not surprised to hear of your getting on. Yon know I've always believed in you." "Of course you have, Nellie," he responded, and he felt thut tho mo ment was the happiest ho bud ever known. "But you aro not tho only ono with a story to tell," she added, smiling significantly. "Indeed? Out with it, then," ho answered lightly. "Your bus won't be here for ten minutes." "Well, once upon u time-that is to say about a month ago-somo person or persons unknown put a matrimonial advertisement in u daily paper." Ho gave a start and looked at her sharply, but her eyes wore wander ing for the moment, and she contin ued, "Now, it happened that a vory intimate friond of mino named Miss Townshend answered the advertise ment for the fun of the thing, and gavo the address of ber milliner, whom she took into her confidence. " "Well?" ho asked, prepared by this time for further surprise. "Well, what do you think, Tom? The advertisement turned out to be a huge hoax, and instead of meeting the advertiser, as arranged, tho lady made the acquaintance of a Mr. Al fred Pollingham." "Pellingham? I fancy I know the gentleman." "You see, he kept the appoint ment out of sheer curiosity, not knowing who the lady was or why she had written to him. Of course, the joker had written to ber first of all from the wrong auUrebs. i hope you follow mo." "Of course I follow you. But, I ! say, Nellie, what on earth has all : this" ? "Wait a minute. I'm coming to tho denouement, as they say in the novels." "Pardon me," said Tom, with a smile, "I think I can guess thc sequel. Your lady friend and Mr. Pellingham fell desperately in love at the iirst meeting and have met several times since, with the result that they are now engaged to be married." "They are married." "Really, that is a romance. I sup pose, iTellie, you were the principal bridesmaid?" "Oh, no, Tom." "No? By tho way-this Miss Townshend that was-who is she?" "She is my most intimate friend. " Ho looked up with a puzzled ex pression. "I ought to know the lady." "It's your own fault if you don't, for you've been friendly with her all your life." His eyes widened. "Really, Nel lie, I don't understand" "Oh, Tom," she oxclaimed, with humorous petulance, "how very stupid you are! Miss Townshend never existed. She's a myth. Don't you see, that was the name that I assumed when I answered that ad vertisement?" "You?" he gasped. "Yes, I, Tom," she replied, add ing some words of friendly parting, which were a vague recollection by the time the bus had whirled her out of sight and he had begun to realize the truth. "She was right," he groaned. "I am very stupid."-London Tit-Bits. Humors of Clerical Ufe. Some of the ideas held with re gard to ecclesiastical matters are as funny as they are. extraordinary, though they cause one to reflect on the methods adopted by tho church and the various religious bodies. A woman came to me one day to say she wanted her daughter to be con firmed. "Mr.-," she said, "from the chapel over the way, 'as bee? a-try in g to convert 'er, but I pretty soon told Mm what I thought 'bout it. I ses to 'im, 'I'll 'ave my gal con firmed, but I won't 'ave 'er convert ed, so now you know I don't b'lieve in conversion. ' " What tho minister said or thought of this truly mar velous statement of doctrine I don't know. The monograms I H S and X P C, which are so often to be seen in our churches, sorely puzzle a portion of the congregation-a larger propor tion, I am inclined to think, than is generally supposed. A certain vicar soon after his arrival in the parish placed a new cloth upon the altar, upon the cauter of whioh was em broidered a large cross. Such strong opposition was raised to this symbol of our Christianity that the vicar gave way before the storm and had the initials I H S substituted. A parishioner who was not at all in fa vor of the change on being asked the meaning of the letters replied: '.?Why, don't you know what it means! It means 'I hope you're sat isfied.' "-Cornhill Magazine. BAZAINE'S MARRIAGES. ?Tu? ?.\Mt jtonintitir ('ourthliljis of titi' Mar shal of Franc?? lu The Century there is an article l en "Maximilian's Empire" by Mrs. Bara Y. Stevenson, who WUK in Mex ico during the entire period of the French intervention. Mrs. Steven son says of a romantic character in i French history: General Bazaine "-as at this time the most popular man in the army. Hitherto eminently successful in all his military undertakings, he had risen from tho ranks, having won his honors step by step upon the battlefield, at first by his eourr.ge, later by his remarkable military ability. Ho was a plain looking man, short and thickset, whose plebeian fea tures one might search in vain for a spark of genius or a ray of imagina tion, and yet under tho common place exterior dwoit a kindly spirit, an intelligence of no mean order, and, despite n certain coarseness of thought and expression too com mon among Frenchmen, a * . upon which the romance of lite had im pressed its mark in lines of fire. The story went that, when a colo nel, ho had in Spain como across a little girl of great beauty aud per sonal attractions who seemed to him out of plueeamid her surround ings. Ho picked up tho little wild rose as it grew on the roadside and conceived tho notion of transplant ing it into good, rich soil, and of giving it its share of sunshine. He took tho child to Paris, where he left her in a convent tobo educated. The soldier continued his brilliant career in thp Crimea, Italy, Syria and Africa, and when, after some years, he returned to Paris he found the little girl had grown into a beautiful aud attractive woman, whoso heart was full of warm grat itude for her benefactor. He fell in love with her.and, breaking through all rules of French matrimonial usage, married her. Her charm won for her many friends in the circle which his posi tion entitled her to enter, and her death, which oocurred nuder pecul iarly distressing circumstances, soon after his promotion to the command of the army in Mexico, was a cruel blow. Tho news of her death reached the general while away from the capital on the brilliant campaign which added the greater part of tho coun try to tho projected empire (Novem ber, 18G3). After a funeral mass, which he hoard with Iii? officers, he retired to his tent, and, alone, fought that hardest of all battles and con quered his own heart. In a few clays ho returned to his duty, and no one ever know what had passed in his innermost soul. Two years later a ball was given at the quartier general. Bazaine, who had lately been promoted to the rank of marshal (1864), had stopped for a moment to say a few words, when one of his guests, a young Mexican girl who was waltz ing by, suddenly stopped near us, having torn her dress. Pins were produced, the damaged ruffle was repaired, and the girl passed on. "Who is it?" asked the marshal, evidently much struck with her ap pearance. "It is extraordinary," he mutterod, "how much she re minds me of my wife." He looked distrait, and shortly after excused himself and wandered off in tho di rection Mlle, de la Pena had taken. Tho courtship was a short one, Maximilian, in order to facilitate a union which lie deemed tobo in the interest of his govomment, gave tho young girl as a dowry the palace of San Cosme, valued at $100,000, and thus was May united to December. Two children were born to the mar shal, one of them in Moxico, and never was father prouder of his young wife and of her offspring than was tho marshal. The Doll Darwin. Since the days of Sir Isaac New ton there has not arisen a greater man of science than Charles Dar win, and yet ho was considered by his father and schoolmasters as "a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard in intellect." "To my deep mortification," he tells us, "my father once said to mo, 'You care for nothing but shooting, dogs and rat catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family.' " Young Darwin had "strong and diversified tastes." So has many a boy who is considered dull and stu pid because his tastes do not coin cide with those of his companions or are not of the kind that his parents and teachers consider most profita ble. The boy Darwin was called "Gas" because, with his brother, ho got up a small chemical laboratory in the toolhouse of tho school gar den and spent his leisure hours there making gases and compounds instead of joining the boys in their games. He was also publicly re buked by the head master for wast ing bis time "on such useless sub jects. " Darwin the philosopher has taught us that evolution is a slow process, and his teaching was exem ?li fled in Darwin the boy.-Cham ers' Journal. L. F. Farley conducts a large mer cantile business at Liberty Hill, Ga He say.s: "One application of Cham berlain's Pain Balm relieved me of a severe pain io my back. I think it O. K." For lame back, rheumatism, neuralgia, swellings, sprains, bruises, burns and scalds no other liniment can approach Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It is intended especially for these dis eases and is famous for its cures. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. FANCIES OF CARD PLAYERS livery On? Who "Sita" In n Gamo Ia Gov? ?.rnrtl by Superstition. "Card players ?ii".' :; most SU per ?ii- I tious set," said a business tuan who will occasionally "sit" in a little ' game when tho limit is to his liking ! and tho company of unexceptionable { quality. "There was a now ono tm mo tho J other night," he continued, "for ono of tho men, when we were taking seats, shifted his position because he wanted to play with the grain of tho table-that ia, ho wanted his cards to como to him with thegraiuof tho round table und not crossways. This was a new one, as I said, but it re- ; called tho fact that all of them havo ! a weakness. For instance, whore is ! the curd player who will play cards while some outsider has a foot on the rung of bi? chair? Then there is the other fellow who will got up and walk around his chair to chango his luck and tho other who will never lend a chip if ho is winning. Why, I saw a man tho other night who re fused a chip or two to n neighbor in tho game, but ho went down in his troupers, pulled out a roll and hand ed his friend an X and told him to buy a few from tho banker. "Poker, too, bas given tho coun try some of the richest of slang. Tako the word 'bluff,' and where can you lind u better word ? I sup pose it is in the Century and tho Standard, or, if it isn't, it should be, for tho word is completely accepted now by tho best of writers every where in this country and England too. " 'Standing pat' was used in a courtroom a short timo ago. Some lawyer was asked by tho judge what ho intended to do after n certain de cision bad been rendered on a mo tion. Ho said he guessed ho would 'stand pat.' It wasn't strange that thu judge comprehended tho situa tion and, without a word, went on after the other lawyer said that his oxiponent would do well 'to draw cards, as standing pat bad no terrors for him.' Moro than that, every reference was thoroughly under stood by every lawyer within tho railing. It was just at this timo that the judge added to tho confusion by dering ono of his bailiffs to turn on the steam, as his feet were cold. For the benefit of the uninitiated it is worth saying that tho cold feet refers to a habit of some small gam blers who ploy for tho money that ?R in it, saying us an excuse, 'My feet aro cold,' and getting out of a gamo when they aro ahead. "That reminds me that women as well as mon aro natural gamblers, and in consequence there havo been many friendshix>s of long standing among worden ruined forover by Iirogressiv? euchre. Why, I havo played in games whore the cheating of some of the women was as x>al pable to a mau who is accustomed to card playing os tho nose on your face, but I said nothing, ns the wom an would have been mud and denied everything and i>laeod me in the hole. Look nt tho prizes they play for now. "There's the bead xirize for men and women and tho booby or con solation prize for men. Then thero are second and third x>rizes and th?i prize for making tho greatest num ber of points and tho ririze for tho least number and a xnizo for tho greatest number of mistakes, and tho Lord knows how many others. It's a regular gambling game, but the same who indulge in that kind of sport will jump on a man who plays a little quiet gamo of poker nt home. "Xor is tho gambling instinct ob literated from tho x>rogrossi ve social games entirely, for thero was a game I heard of whero tho hoad prize was made up of five $5 gold XJieces, all tied ux> with blue ribbon, and you can bet tho men in that gamo were working hard for tho head prizo, for some of them wanted that $25 witb a want that must bo filled. I expect some of them choat ed, but as a lady who was a guost at the home of the hostess got all the 'mon' and the hostess did the punching of the tickets there was a faint suspicion that a few extra holes got into the young lady's card by mistake-on purpose. But of course I don't make a charge like that I'm only thinking." In reilly to a query, "What's your superstition?" the talker said: 'I've only one. I won't play in a game when I have on a singlo thing that has never been worn before, not even a necktie. Tnkes my mind away from the game, and therefore I never waar a new thing when I Bm going to x>lay poker. "-Cincin nati Commercial Tribune. Would Take Nothing. Mrs. Green (who thinks of hiring) -But is the girl honest? Can she be trusted? Mis. Brown (the girl's foxmer mistress)-You ?>eed not be in the least alarmed. She is perfectly honest. All the time she was with me 1 never knew her to take a thing -not even my advice as to how things should lie done.-Boston Transcript. Pitts Carminative aids digestion, regulates the bowels, cures Cholera Infantum. Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Pains, Griping, Flatulent Colic, Un natural Drains from the Bowels, and all diseases incident to teething chil dren. For all summer complaints it is a specific. Perfectly harmless and free from injurious drugs and chemi cals. - "I see that the despatches spell Manila with but one 1." "That may be because Admiral Dewey knooked 1 out of it." * JOHNNY APPLESEED." A Unique Very rueful Character of I'lonecr I tuyn. Among tin? heroes of endurance, and of creativo action was one man whoso natue deserves to he perpetu ated. He was "Johnny Appleseed," by which name Jonathan Chapman ( was known in every cabin on tho j Ohio river to the northern lakes and j west to what is now Indiana. With < two canoes lashed together this in trepid youth of 26 transported a load of applo seeds to tho western frontier for the purpoee of creating orchards. Ho passed down the Ohio to Mariet ta, ascending theMuskingumon up ward to tho head of navigation. A long, hard voyage it was, for tho lone traveler stopped at every invit ing place to plant his seeds. Iiis canoe voyage in 180o appears to have been the only occasion upon which ho adopted that method of transportation, all subsequent jour neys being made on foot. Securely packed in leather bags tho seeds were sometimes conveyed on tho back of a horse and sometimes on his own shoulders, when ho would often journey a dista nco of 150 miles. The frontiersman who felt himself protected by his rifle against wild beasts and hostile Indians found it necessary to guard against tho insidious enemies in the grass by wrapping bandages of dried grass about his buckskin legging, hut Chapman would shoulder bis ling of seeds and with baie feet penetrate to thu remotest parts. Even in tho coldest weather ho went barefoot, but Hornet i mes for long journeys he would make himself a rude pair of sandals. It seems to have been a matter of conscience with him never to purchase shoes, though ho never was without money. One cold winter day he was trav eling barefoot through the snow when a settler forced tho acceptance of an (dd pair of shoes upon him. A few days after tho donor met John ny contentedly plodding along with his feet bare and half frozen. With Bunio anger ho inquired into tho matter and learned that Johnny had met a poor man who seemed to need them moro than he did, so ho gave them up. Ho was very eccentric in dress, wearing a garment made of a coffee sack in which he out holes for his head and arms and pronounced it "a very serviceable (doak, and as good as any man need wear." In tho matter of headgear his tindo wan equally unique. His first experi ment was a tin vessel that served for his cpoking, but this was open to tho objection that it did not pro tect his oyes from tho beams of tho sun, so he constructed a hat of pasteboard, with an immense peak in front, which became his perma nent fashion. During the war of 1812 Johnny Appleseed continued his wanderings and was never harmed hythe bands of hostile Indians, who regarded him as a "great medicine man" on account of his eccentric dress and actions. For 46 years ho devoted his life to this self imposed mission, and died a placid and beautiful death ut thc age of ?2. Thus passed one of the memorable men of pioneer times, who never inflicted pain or knew an enemy. 4- H?lf denyiug benefac tor of Iiis race, homeless, solitary and ragged, he trod tho earth with bleeding feet, intent only upon mak ing tho wilderness fruitful. His* deeds will last as long as tho applni blossom, and tho story of his life will be a perpetual proof that true heroism, puro benevolence and nu blo virtues that deserve immortality may be found under tim meanest apparel.-Detroit Fren Press. - Mabel-George, I ?Jo wish yon would enlist. George-Why, dour, I thought you confessed that you loved me ? Mable-I did say so, but if you were to go into the army you might learn what arms are for. After that she had no cause to complain. THE DANGER to which the Expectant Mother is exposed and the foreboding and dread with which she looks for ward to the hour of woman s severest trial is appreciated by but few. 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RflfMffi Containing Intal nable information of VnVp Interest to all womou, will be sent to ritte any address upon application, by THC OKA OFIELD REGULATOR co., ATLANTA, OA. K i;,;!.. l?i?Bt night wT?cn I ac cepted Jack 1 thought he would never stop kissing inc. Alive- ''Yes, that is thc way bc always docs." ?T*eething ll ehildren IAro generally Puny. Stomach upset, X Bowels out of order-<5o not real o wei! ot night. Ibo vary beat remedy 9 for children while teething ?s ( i PITTS' 1 CARMINATIVE. lt cures Diarrhoea, regulatea the 1 Stomach and Bo wets, eurea Wind 1 Colic, softens the Gums, cares Choi. 1 er? Infantum, Choler? Morbus. Grip* i ino. end acta promptly. H te good 1 for adulta, too. and ia a specific for J S vomiting daring pregaaacy. J Sold by all Druggists, 25 end 50c. 1 .LIMITED DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO All.ANTA, CIIAHI.OTTK, Ull,!)IIXCTt)\, NliW ORI. 10A NH AM) NRW voBCw IUISTOS, Kit I1M<>M>. WASHINGTON, ?OllHU.Ii. PORTSMOUTH. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. 7, 1896. SOUTHKOUN i l.v New Y(irk, vin Polio lt. 11*11 vO nm Ev Philadelphia, " I 12 pm l.v H Ut iumre " :i Iii pm Ev Washington, " 4 itt pto l.v Itii'hmonti, A. C. E.12 5G um l.v Norfolk, via S. A. I.. Ev Portsmouth, ". E> A'.MOII, r ilt'iiiicrMin. " . No. 41. .9 03 piu 12 05 nm 2 ff?'am 4 30 aiu .1 89 nm *S ?IO pm *9 O?arn 8 45 pm ?J 20am > 1 f 28 pm"*?liwara 12 SO a in ?1 b'J pm t7 32 Bin H 09 pm fr> 'jo pm jil io am ic, ani ?3 Si pm :t 35 nui 5 03 pm 4 21 am 5 fifi pm fi 10 am G fis pm 6 64 rm 8 11 pm G 4 > am 9 12 pm .8 30 am ?10 25pm Ar I>urhnm, Ev Durham, " .. Ar Raleigh! \ia S. A. E~ Ar Sst.toni, " .... Ar Southern IMncs " ... Ar Hamlet, " ... Ar Wadesboro, " ... Ar Mon roi', " .. Ar Charlotte, " .. A r Chaster. _ _".JH io am l?~4Vptn Ev Columbia, C. N. A E. lt. lt. f6 00 pm Ar Clinton S Ar Greenwood Ar Abbeville, Ar Elberton, \r Athens, Ar Winder, A r A i ht ula . S . E. it 4"> am T2 10 am " . 10 HS am I 07 am . 11 0.1 am 1 40 sm " . 12 07 pm 2 tl am " . l is pin a 41 am " . I 69 |>m 4 .'10 am E. (Cen.Timo) 2 flo pm fl 20 sm NORTHBOUND. No. 40?. Nu. ,18 Ev Attauiu.s.A L.(Cen.Tlme) *I2 00 n'n *7dopm Ev Winder, " . 2 40 pm 10 42 pm Ev Athens, .. . air, pm ll 28 pm Ev Elberton, .. . 4 16 jim i; .'Uara Ev Abbeville, " . fl IS pui 140 am i.v Greenwood, " . 5 41 pm 2 09 am Ev i linton, .' ......... G 31 pin 3 03 am Ar Colnn,bin.C. N. A E. It B...?Tao~p" iii <Tll?am bv CJiestor,_?:A~'' 8 13 pm 4~33a?7 Av harlotte._"" .?10 2sl>Tn "**8 30 am Ev Monroe, . 9 40 pm G 03am Ev Hamlet,_".ll 23 pm 8 lg sm Ar_WM_inington "' . ?5~80?tn 12 SOpja Ev Southern Pines, " . 12 14 am ~T20ani Lv Haleigh, .' . ?2 ic am ll S3 am Ar Hondeaaon_" . 3 28 am 100 pm Ar Durham, <. ". f7~> 2 am f4 0?W Lv Durham_" . f3 20 pm fll 10 ag Ar Weldon, " . ?4 6? sm ?3 00 nm Ar Richmond A. CE. H IA a tu 6M?>psi Ar Washington, Ponn. H. R.... 12 31 pm li 10 bin Ar Beltimore, " . 1 45 pm 12 48nm Ar Philadelphia, " . 3 60 pm 8 4?arv A rN?" y ? " . ?6 23 pm ?6 03 aa A" Portsmouth 8. A. L. 7 SO am 3 BOpm Ar Norfolk " . *7B0am 6 0? pm ?Daily, tllally, Ex. Sunday, j Dally Ex. Mendig Nos. 403 ?7d 402 '-Tho Atlanta Special?? SbHd \ estlbuled Train, of Pullman Sleepers and Coach es between Washington and Atlanta, also Pull man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chestbr.S Nos. 41 and 38, "Tho S. A. L Express," Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers tte nv eec Portsmouth and Atlanta. . For Pickels, Sleepers, etc.. appry to n. A. Newland, Men']. Agent I'SHH Den?. Wm. B. Clements, T.P. A, G Kimball House Atlanta, On. E. St John, Vlco-President and Ocn'l. Manger V. E. Me Bea M?nerai Superintendent. II. W. il. M lover, Traille Mannger T J. Anderson, Gen'l Passeng?r Agent Oonnrwl Officers, Portsmouth, Va. CHARLESTON ANO WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY .tUBUSl'A AM) ASHKVILLKSHOKr LINK In elfcct February 7, 1897. Ev Auguotn., Ar (?reenwood. Ar Andorson. Ar Laurens. Ar Greenville. Ar Mlonn Kprlugri...., Ar Spartanburg. Ar Saluda. Ar Hendersnnville. Ar Asheville. 9 40 mn 12 17 pm 1 15 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 3 00 pm fl 23 pm 5 51 pm 7 00 pm 1 40 pm 6 10 pin 7 00 am 10 19 am 9 23"o8i Ev Asheville. 8 20 am ._ Ev Spartanburg. ll 45 am 4 00 pm Ev denn Spriugn. 10 00 am . Lv Greenville. ll SS am 4 00 pm Lv Laurens.... 1 80 pm 7 10 pm Lv Anderson.m. 7 00 am Lv Greenwood.., 2 23 pmi. Ar Augusta. 6 00 pm ll 10 ash Lv Calhoun Falls. 4 44 pm ~.. Ar Raleigh. 2 16 am ,. Ar Norfolk. 7 80 am ............ Ar Petersburg. 6 00am. Ar Richmond. 8 IB am .-.._ Lv Augusta. 2 65 pm Ar Allendale. 5 00 pm Ar Fairfax.... S 16 pm Ar Yemassee. 9 80 am 6 20 pm Ar Beaufort.?. 10 85 am 7 20 pm ArPortRoyal._. 10 SO am 7 30 pm ArSavannab. 8 00 pm ArCharleston.-. 8 08 pm Ev Charleston. 6 50 am Ev Savannah. fi 50 am Ev Port Royal. 15 p in 8 15 am Ev Beaufort. 2 lpn 8 25 am Lv Yemassee.| SI p m 9 25 am Ev Fairfax. 1. 10 32 am Ev Allendale. . 10 47 am Ar Augusta.I.-. 12 65 pm Cloara connection at Calhoun Falls tor Athens, AUsntaand all polots on S. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston, Savannah and all points. Close connections at (?reenwood for all pointa on S. A. E., and C. AG. Railway, and at Spartanburg with Southern Railway. For any Information relative to tickets, rates, schedule, etc., address W. J. CRAIG. Gsa. Pass. Agent, August*,Ga. E. M.North,Sol. Agont. T. M. Mmeiaon, Trattiu Manager. _ ATLANTIC COAST LINE. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, WILMINGTON, N.t?., Dec. 20,181)7. Fast Lina Between Charleston and Col umbia and Upper Sou th Carolina, North Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. OOINO BAST aoiNa WEST, .No. 62. No. 63. 7 00 arc 8 26aiu 9 85 am 10 55 am 1168 am 1210pm 12 50 pm 1 10 pm 4 20 pm 3 10 pm 5 12 pm X 20 pm 6 05 pm 7 00 pm Lv.Charleston-.Ar 9 SB pm Lv...Lanes.Ar 7 36 pm Lv.Sumter.Ar 6 20 pm Ar.Columbia.Lv 6 00 pm Ar.Prosperity.Ev 3 13 pm Ar..Newberry.Lv 2 57 pm Ar.....Clinton.Lv | 2 10 pu? Ar.Laurens.Lv I 145 pm Ar.Groepville..Ev | 10 30 stn Ar.Spartanburg.Ev J 1* -la san Ar.Wlnnsboro, S. C.Lv .1 41 am Ar.Charlotte, N. C.Ev J ?i ara Ar., llendersoavllle, N. C.Lv 9 18 am Ar.Asheville, N. C.Ev M 20 am Noa! 62* and 53 Solid Trains between Charlea tc o and Columbia,*. C. H. M. KM? RB IN, Gonl. Passenger A gt kl J R. K?SW?Y. Oonersfi Maoagcr. T- M?EMBRSON, Trafile Manage