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THE SEA GULLS. i . thc ?weeping swing ot thc blue-gray win* As they circle before ?.he eye, \rtiJ thc swerving dip of thc breast edi ip-_ - Cf die gull? that seaward fly i <r; CT hang and balance; they waver and float \. u h an idle air and an aim remote, _ Then suddenly clear? the ?ky. And naught know we ot their query or quest As they pautu a breath ott a blue v^e's breaat Or the secreta hid in th? cloning blue. Where they sail ?sd sall and ere lost to view. oh. the iret and worry, the cark and care, They stifle us here ashore. Oh, to breathe aloft in the swift tree air, Away from the world and its grim despair. Tu be fetterless evermore, To follow tc beames of the fabled spring. Where youth's gay fountains lisp and sing, And, oli, for the chance of that wild, free lane? (if a bird wi?l * tireless wingi -Criterion. -.** '*r 'i* *?* 'I* i 'I* *i* "i* *i* "i1 "i* ; ? Mi? WEI ]? f ~~ ' 1 v HGTT tlio Scoffer Waa Trebly T X Rewarded. J. j-* .:? * "l-l* ?!. *!. *!. -I- ? Ed moud de Verneuil had thrown him BI Sf into an easy chair with his chi botiK and, ihrougn the wreaths of smoke us rending from the fragrant weed, sat staring In astonishment at Iii? friend, T<ou!s Duv?v?er. Keliher or thc men had spoken for some moments. At last De VeraeuU said, with a with ering look of pity: "And so you have really determined to throw yourself into the matrimonial sea. Poor, unfortunate man! I had Loped better things for yon." "Thanks," replied Duvlvler sharply. "Your compliment at least possesses thc merit of not Iring banal. I an nounce to you my approaching mar riage with a charming girl whom I adore, and yon have nothing to offer but lamentations." "My friend," said De Verneuil, plac ing his pipe on the Inlaid tabor et be side him, "I never play the hypocrite. It Is a part I have always eschewed, aud upon such a sorrowful announce ment ? can only offer my most sincere coudolence." Duvlvler looked somewhat annoyed ii s be listened, bot the shadow of Impa tience soon passed away, and he de scribed in glowing terms the beauty of bis young fiancee, Mlle. Helene De sella m ps. "So moen the worse," said the crusty bachelor. "Your case, which at first seemed only dangerous, Is now Incura ble, and your happiness, which appear ed probable, la now no longer possible. To have a pretty wife, slr, Is to be de voured by jealousy." "Mlle. Dcscbatnps Is wealthy and possesses a fortune in her own right," calmly observed Duvlvler, without commenting on his friend's remarks. "Then, with her luxurious and ex pensive tastes, she will simply ruin you, my dear fellow," retorted De Ver neuil. Hut Louis Duvlvler did not intend to be disturbed by Edmond de Ver neuU'a bitter comments and followed thc announcement of his fiancee's wealth by declaring that her mamma was charming. "Then you will have that bete noire, a mother-in-law," growled De Verneuil. "Your ruin ls complete, old fellow, and I haven't the slightest hope for yon." Duvlvler laughed good naturedly and 1 assured De Verneuil that,notwithstand ing his paradoxes, he expected him to be present nt the wedding and to act as groomsman. "You are my oldest and 1 best friend, Edmond," said he coax ingly, "and for these reasons you ought not to refuse my request." "And precisely for these reasons 1 must decline," tartly responded De Verneuli, "for I should feel as though I were assisting nt your electrocution." j "Then if you will not consent to nc* as best mau," said Duvlvler, with genuine disappointment, "promise a? * least to be present at the wedding." De Verneuil looked at him for a mo ment without answering. He was real- ' ly fond of Louis. Duvlvler, and their friendship had been one of long stand- 1 lng. He disliked to appear uncivil, so ! finally he said, "Well, perhaps, but do not count on my coming." "Decidedly!" exclaimed Duvlvler, a ? little vexed. "You are still an antago- 1 nist to matrimony." ' "Irrevocably," was the laconic an- 1 swor of De Verneuil. "Then you never intend to marry?" ' askod Duvlvler. . . 1 "I should prefer to send a bullet 1 through my brain," promptly answered ] De Verneuil. ."Expeditious means are . preferable to slow ones," he added em- 1 phatieally. < "Then you propose to remain always ' in solitary bliss?" said Duvlvler laugh- 1 ingly. . < "Pardon me," said De VernsuiL, stop- 1 ping to fill his pipe, "you sbou'd say In dependent bliss. From a wife, children < and family may heaven preserve me! 1 For a wife," he continued, waxing elo- 1 quent, "means loss of liberty and the obligation of following her caprices in- 1 stead of your own. You must go out when yr>n desire to remain In and re- ' main In when you wish to go out At table you must eat madame's dishes < lastend of those you prefer yourself, ] listen with an Interested air to a lot of 1 insipid gossip plentifully sprinkled with ' tlie latest hints In the fnshloas of bon- 1 nets and hats and meekly receive re- j 1 proaches, recriminations and jealous < suspicion. And children! Why, my" ? dear Louis, the very sight of an infant \ t brings on an nttack of indigestion! And 1 t when they grow up, lt they are boys, t they devour your money by getting in- < to all kinds of scrapes, and if they are 1 girls they must be dowered before i they can be got rbi of. So, with Cyra- I no, I say, ?No. thank yon!' And then i that other delightful appendage of mat- 1 rlnaony, a mother-in-law! .Why, the y very thought of her makes me shudder. < Now you have tn a nutshell, my dear boy, the wis? reasons which prevent * nie from committing the folly of matti- < niony. And with a deliciously self satis- . fled air the ?age, crusty bachelor sank 1 Into the hollow of hl3 easy chair and, ? puffing away at his pipe, waited to hear > what his friend had to say. |* Sut Duvlvler remained silent, c4H < 1 the cheerful expression on his bright, 1 handsome face clearly indicated that * the sorrowful picture of matrimony ? Painted by De Vcrncull had failed to 1 impress him. The latter noted the 1 failure of his words and determined to c make one more effort Rising from his c chair, he ?tatlono? himself before the ? -"?r.to?iiirtu .. und, ?ia?f . cou?deHiia?iy, * half affw?jm&tjdy^jhjegg^ to nave h'mself while there was yet time. "Brother," said he, "the other day. -while ero ss la y ?.he ?'ont Royal, I saw _a_Saan_on the point-of tlirov. ingTdm self Into the Seine, when a policeman bCizod him by tho lapel of his coat and pulled idu! back. I would do the t?me for you, Edmond," pleaded De Ver neuL earnestly, "pull you back while there is yet time from the troubled waters of matrimony." But Duvlvler only shook his head In answer as he announced gayly his com ing marriage to Mlle. Helene De sella tn ps on the 17th of May. "Helene-a name of ill omen!" growl ed De Verneuil. with disgust. "Well, their If ye., insist-g? i? the devil-or the hymeneal altar, which ia enc and the 6ame thing." Edmond de Verneuil was fast gallop ing out of his thirties, and the princi ples which he had just laid down were those which had governed his entire life and kept him a bachelor lu spite of the tempting opportunities which had come In his way and which he had repulsed with horror. A few years back he had been considered one of the handsomest men In Paris, and even to day his refined air and well groomed person made him a marked figure ia his drives through the Bois, which he too*, with clocklike precision. Rich, clever and well known In the fashions bte world, be had received Innumera ble hints from designing mammas and the sweetest smiles of encouragement from their eligible daughters. To the first he had always been delightfully gracious, particularly when their ad vances assumed the form of excellent dinners, but totally Indifferent to tho latter, scarcely deigning to notice their fresh young faces. With advancing years the dinners and smiles had ceas ed, but De Verneuil hardly felt theil absence. Indeed he congratulated him self with pride upon having escaped the many ambushes laid by these daughters of Eve to entrap him. Su premely content In his bachelor bliss he lived entirely alone In his elegant apartment, as free as a bird on thc mountain tops, following his OWE sweet caprices, amusing himself witt what pleased him and avoiding all that was irksome or t?reseme. Shut up se cure In his egotistical citadel, which b< had built and fashioned with his owr bands, be fancied himself the happiest of mortals In existence. One morning shortly after Duvivler'i visit, as he sat at the window content edly smoking his pipe, he was temptet by the inviting March sunshine to tata a promenade along the boulevard, bu the treacherous March sun bad decelv ed him, and before he had gone ver: far he began to feel chilled beneath bli light overcoat, while an unwelconn sneeze foretold a cold In the head. Lik all egotists, Edmond de Verneuil wa painfully careful of his health, so h immediately dropped into a cafe ant ordered a smoking hot punch to wan off if possible the disastrous effects o the chilly air. While ho sat languidl, sipping his drink his eyes rested on ; highly colored placard on the opposlt wall representing a series of enchant lng' views on the Mediterranean an nnder them this inscription: TO THE UL UK COAST. Express trains to Cannes, Nice and Monaco. Tl lourney made in 17 hours. The blue sky, the blue sea, the wart southern sunshine, the gorgeous flov ers of Nice and the perfume of the oi ange trees nil appealed to De Vei neull's osthetlc fancy. "There, r least," he thought, "I shall be sal from influenza." And immediately h made up his mind to go to Nice. Tin very night his trunks and valises wei packed and strapped by bis tims worthy valet. Pierre, and the ne: morning Edmond de Verneuil struttc about nervously in a luxurious cou partaient of the Nice express after ha' lng selfishly strewn his hand haggai aver the unoccupied seats In the hoj of securing the entire compartment I himself. But complete happiness does not b long to this mundane sphere, and in tl twinkling of an eye De Verneuil liopes of solitnde were shattered by tl arrival" of a phlegmatic Engllshmi who, without asking any questions ar with that Impassible air which dist! guishes the traveling Briton, del ?bc itoly removed the valises and Install) himself in their place. The Parish ivas tempted to protest, but a moment reflection convinced him that this w. bad policy, for he had no right to i Beiw*e the entire compartment for L awn use. So the crusty bachelor co tented himself by an Inaudible grov Hardly had he recovered from his flt aisappolntment, however, when tl compartment was again invaded by handsomely gowned elderly lady wi ii sweet, high bred, patrician face, r companied by a younger woman, who pale gray traveling gown set off to a vantage her wealth or blond hair, fi complexion and sympathetic blue ej md holding by the hand a delicate b of 5. A glance at the child Immediate told De Verneuil that the little felic was ill and probably geing south search of health, and while tho t^ women placed him tenderly on t cushions and tucked the light, Wai Etoman blanket around him De V aeuil growled again to himself. ' charming voyage I shall havi thought he, "with a phlegmatic El Mi h. man and a sick childi" And "?Rgust lie left the compartment a went in search of another. But joon returned lu a worse humor, I he compartments were all filled. Wit he train started, the disgruntled bat jlor threw open the window to let ixe fresh March air. But thc pre vornan in gray, lu her low o?veet Et lsh voice, begged monsieur to close is she feared the air was too strc tor her little boy, and De Verne JVlth the politeness of a true cheval: complied with her request. No sooner, however, had he done lhan thc Englishman, who tat at >pposlte end, opened the window n lim. The two women looked lmpl ugly at their countryman, who i ended not to see them. De Verne nore to annoy the traveling Bri ban tn be agreeable ts the mules, iberately arose and closed lt. 1 Sngllohman Immediately opened md De Verneuil started again ihut it, saying: "Please remember, hat we are not In an English ca n South Africa, bnt In France, wb courtesy ls shown to women and e Iren. Madame fears the air for ?lek child, so I hope you will allow ?in?ow to rematn_closepy' Tho little speech produced its effect, though tho gc?iloiuuu from across tho -chaurwJ did-not reply. Hil contented himself with opening very wide his eyes In amazement that a Frenchman should presume to give an Englishman a lesson in civility. The ladles of course were deeply grateful and duly express ed their thanks, and M. de Verneuil re turned to his seat, experiencing a de lightful sensation which he rarely felt -the pleasure of having rendered a .?rvice to othera-and ns he resumed his seat In the corner he began to study the child, who during all the commo tion had remained quietly sleeping. Tho study fascinated him, and he fan cied he had never before seen a boy quito so beautiful; the slim, patrician nose and mas? of yellow hair resem bled the fair young mother, who from time to time bent over him with nu in terested expression of suffering on her pure, sweet face, as the baby chest was shaken by a dry cough, which even In sleep did not desert him. De Verneuli felt that he was growing desperately Interested In the boy, and as these thoughts flitted through his mind the child tossed one of his Roman blankets on the il ocr, ^rhca IIG rushc-d forward, picked It up and tucked lt around him. Ile was amazed at his own tenderness and began to wonder where lt would eventually lead. The ladles again ex pressed their appreciation In that soft, sweet English voice BO much admired on the continent. At Dijon De Verneuil left the com partment, and when be returned be brought with him a large box of bon bons, which, with the mother's pei mis sion, he offered to the child. The candy delighted the little fellow; he grew animated and the color came again into bis pale, emaciated little cheeks I as he smiled with pleasure and fixed his great blue eyes on Edmond de Ver nen!! with that profound depth of ex pression which children's eyes alone possess and which seems to bide a world or thought The bonbons bud opened the way for a conversation be tween M. de Verneuli an the ladies. Naturally the child's health became the absorbing topic, and the Interested bachelor learned that madame had lost her husband three years before and that some weeks previous to their jour ney to France little Arthur had had a severe attack of bronchitis, which up to dato had defied the assiduous nurs ing of his mamma and grandmother. Therefore he bad been ordered by his English doctor to spend the winter at Nice. "At NIcel" exclaimed De Verneuil, amazed to find the pleasure which thc coincidence gave him. "Why, I am geing there myself," he said. Just iii eu the train drew up In the Lyons depot De Verneuil alighted and soon returned laden with picture books for his little chance acquaintance. Arthur was de lighted with the colored prints and aftei looking ai them for some time sudden ly threw his books on the floor and jumping on De Verneuil's la?\ put bli slender little arms around his neel and kissed him. "Monsieur is good," be whispered "and I love monsieur very much am want him to come and stay at the villi where we are going." This spontaneous outburst of affec tion touched a strange chord In tin bachelor's egotistical nature. "Th< boy really loves me," he said to him self, and so, Instead of going to a littl* hotel, as he usually did, he stopped a the same pretty villa as the Barring tons, and every day the handsom Parisian and the pretty little Englisl boy, with his blond curls flying in tin breeze, spent hours together on th warm, sunny beach, and the h?chelo was obliged to acknowledge, In spite o his prejudices, that he had never bc fore found Nice quite so pleasant Thc ugh he had not visited the caslnc the theater or any places of amuse mont, the days and weeks had flow: by pleasantly and almost impc-rceptibl, and with the mild air and warm soutl ern sunshine his pretty protege, Arthu Barrington, bad regained his healtl and his little legs had grown stron and round. A romp was now the order of tb day. and one morning as De Verneui Mrs. Barrington and Arthur sat In tb pleasant sunshine on the vine covere veranda the boy suddenly sprang u from his toys and began to screai and dance. "You sec,. mamma," sal hu, bun ting into a loud, merry laug] **this is- the way I play America Indian with monsieur." "But, my dear son," protested b mother, "you are making such a drea< ful noise." "Let bim alone, my dear madame Interposed De Verneuil. "I love to hei him scream and laugh, for these ai the privileges of childhood." B< scarcely bad the words escaped hf when he recalled his portrait of chi dren to Duvlvler-and possibly throug shame and to efface the unpleasant r membrance he caught the boy up i his arms and kissed him passionately Arthur laid his pretty, dimpled fai upon his shoulder, and his piping, chil like voice begged monsieur to rema always with his mamma and gran mother. De Verneuil, usually so se possessed, felt the color mounting his face as he cast a furtive glance i Mi's. Barrington, who suddenly appea ed to be absorbed In her book. Tin in tho twinkling of an eye he ran do-? the garden path, closely followed I Arthur. That evening a quiet walk boneo the stars settled the entire affair to tl satisfaction of all. The child had wo and for this reason Edmond de Ve neull returned to Paris,, in the brig month of May, accompanied by fiancee, a prospective son and a futu mother-in-law. As an ardent lover 1 had'few equals, and, the young wide yielding to his pleadings, the marna, was fixed for nn early date. Of cour he did not attend Duvlvlcr's weddin for the very excellent reason that had to be present at his own, bnt t next day he received from his friei the following note: My Dear De Verneuil-My warrant concratu tiona for your masterly stroke-, but, between o ! z- zs jci'.o?i MM h. ii our, for ii is not i good fortune of every man to receive on tho sa day a wife, a eon and a motbcr-lr law. Alwi rincerely your?, DOVIVIE? -Adapted From the French For Arj neut - A Weit Virginia roan is BO pet liarly affected by riding on a tn that he hag to chain himself to, a* < to prevent his jumping ont of thc c window. WERE GOOD FELLOWS WESTERN FRONTIER BAD MEN SHOWN IN A NEW LIGHT A Han Who Claim? to Have Kn o TTS Them Saya They Were Not DuTUei and Did Not S-.VUKK? -r Around Mln iu? Camps I.uoklnn l'or Fight. A little group of hotel guests, most of whom had lived in the west nt ono time or another, were talking about the passing of the professional "bad man." "I knew most of the famous frontier desperadoes of 20 yo.".rs ago," said ons of the party, "and almost without ex ception they were good fellows when they weren't out for blood. None of them were bullies; in fact, they had the best reasons for not being. When a man made a reputation us a 'killer' iu that country, he immediately br?-?iue a mark for numerous aspirants for the sanie kind of fume. They watched him like hawks, lookiug for some decent pretext to pick a quarrel aud shoot him unawares, each anxious to be pointed out as 'thc mun who killed So-and-so.' Tho ir ron ter his cc-Ic-uiUy tho more glory there would be In giving him li's quietus, and this ever present danger was fully appreciated by then) ill. Tbs noted 'bad man* knew that almost any body could murder him, with a fair chance of going scot free, but If, on the contrary, he added another homicide to his own record he would have to estab lish an absolutely flawless case of self defense. I '-'Such a handicap as that had a mighty j cooling effect on thc blood and made I a man think several times before he did anything that might put his head I In a halter. The Blory book Idea that the famous desperadoes of thc west used to swagger around the mining camps with chips on their shoulders, chootlng holes through people's hats, making 'tenderfect' dance and spoil ing for uny kiud of a fight is ridicu lously wide of tho truth. They may have done so in their early days, but after they acquired bloody celebrity they ceased to hunt trouble and were kept buey avoiding it. Of course there were Jxeeptions, aud I remember one ruffian with a record who rau amuck through a little Colorado town and shot a few dozen window lights cn route, but he was crazy drunk, and the ma jority of his clan were sober, serious, extremely quiet individuals who were a great deal more apt to swallow an affront than they were to give one. In fact, the baiting of bad men became a favorite diversion among a certain class of ambitious citizens, and it wns one of the most curious purses of a life that is now rapidly passing Into mere tradition. "On more than one occasion," the speaker went on, "I hnve seen some foolhardy tough nerve himself with whisky and start out with the deliber ate intention of 'doing up' this or that celebrity. One night in a gambling house nt Dodge City a cattleman nam ed Coulson made a desperate effort to draw Luke Short into au altercation and finally slapped his face. Short had killed several men and wns n not ed character, and Coulson had boasted to his cowboys that he would 'put out his light' the first time he got a chance. When the blow was struck, a dead si lence fell upon the place, and the bar tenders and faro dealers dropped out of sight ns suddenly as so mouy mario nettes all en one string. Short looked the cattleman straight in the eye. 'You're drunk, Jim,' he said quietly, 'and I won't fight a man that don't know what he'sdolng. Get out and don't come lu here again until you come iu sober.' Coulson's hand had been hov ering about his pistol, but tho other's cnlmuess cowed bim, and he turned around and walked away without a word. "In the west a blow was generally considered suflicicnt justilicatlon for a shot, but what Short said about thc cattleman's condition was perfectly true, and he knew lt would be used against him In a trial. T could have killed him easily before he drew,' he remarked afterward, 'but his friends would have all claimed that I took ad vantage of him. They would have said that Luke Short shot n poor, harmless drunkard.' I could multiply such In stances almost by the dozen. In tho early eighties 'Doc' Ilolllday was one of the most noted man killers in tho west. One night In Lendvllle I s.i v him submit lu silence to a frightful cursing from a consumptive bartender who was eager to 'get his scalp' and become a bad man himself. Later on Holliday was absolutely forced to draw to defend himself, but he took pains to shoot? the inspiring drink mixer through the arm and not the body. 'I didn't want to hurt the fool,' he said apologetically. Most of the border des peradoes eventual'} became peace offi cers and made good ones too. They ?were glad to drift Into sach employ ment. It put them on the side of the dreaded law." Darted In Woolen. In 1G70 an act was passed requiring the dead to be burled In woolen, the purpose being to lessen "the Importa tion of linen from beyond the sens and the encouragement of thc woolen and paper manufactures of this kingdom." A penalty of tZ was Inflicted for a vio lation of this act, nnd ns frequently people preferred to be buried In linen a rocord of the fine appears. For exam ple, at Gaytou, Northamptonshire, wo find in tho register: "1708. Mrs. Doro thy Bellingham was buryed April .r>, In Linnen, and the forfeiture of the Act payd, fifty shillings to ya Informer and fifty shillings to thc poor of the par ishe." Pope wrote the following lines on the burial of Mrs. Oldfield, the actress, with reference to this custom: "Odiouat In woolen I 'Twould ? saint provoke," Were tho tait words poor Na rei ssa spoke. No; let a charmin? chinta end brussels Isce Wrap m jr cold limbs and shade mr lifeless face. -Chambers' Journal. - If all thc time that men squander over trifling affairs were concentrated upon really important matters, the gain would be imnense. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Dears tho Ss y /y . , * Signaturo of C<A^^^???Z?t< ADAMS* MIDNIGHT JUDGES. The Story of un ISM rangement ot tx I*rt*Nlclent mid I!IN Sueeesaor. The story of thc quarrel between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson ls very Interesting, anti in answer to an inquiry I would say that it was an at tempt ou thc part of Mr. Adams to ap point n number of his friends m diff?r ent sections of thc country to life posi tions upon the bench Just as his presi dential term wus ending and Mr. Jef ferson's beginning. A few moments before the expiration of the Sixth congress in au act was passed creating a number of now districts and circuit courts. Mr. Ad ams selected the judges from among j his friends and political supporters and i bad their commissions prepared before I I he approved th? law. At that time lt | i was the practice for congress to ad- j j journ at midnight on the 3d of March, aud thc term of the president expired 1 at the sa .ne moment. Mr. Jefferson, beiug uware of the Intentions of Mr. Adams, gave his watch to Levi Lin coln, who had been selected for his cabinet, and told him to take posses sion of the oflleo of secretary of state ns the hands pointed to midnight. Mr. Lincoln obeyed Instructions und inter rupted Chief Justice Marshall, who was acting as secretary of state, in the act of attesting thc commissions of the new judges with the grent seal of state. A few had been completed, but the grenter part lacked the seal. Mr. Lin-, coln entered Judge Marshall's office without warning and said: "I have been ordered by President Jefferson to take posscsslou of this de partment and its papers." "Mr. Jefferson has not yet qualified as president," exclaimed the astonish ed chief Justice. "Nevertheless he considers himself an executor or trustee and Instructs mc to take charge of the archives of this department until he is duly qualified." "But it is not yet'12 o'clock," said { Judge Marshall, taking out Ids watch. "This is the president's watch and ! rules the hour," said Mr. Lincoln. Judge Marshall carried away the j commissions that were completed, and ? the men who received them were after ward known as "Adams' midnight judges." Mr. Jefferson considered this an in fringement of his prerogatives and nn Invasion of his authority ns president, and for many years he and Mr. Adams i were bitterly hostile, although he con j dimed to correspond with Mrs. Adams In a friendly manner. On the other hand, Mr. Adams was offended with j MT, Jefferson because of the removal i of his son, John Quincy Adams, who j was registrar of bankruptcy at Boston. I Mr. Jefferson afterward explained that ? he was not aware that the young ! Adams who held the oflleo was a sou of , the ex-president or he would not have 1 removed him. A reconciliation was brought nbout by Dr. Benjamin Bush, for which Mr. Jefferson was prepared by a sympathetic letter from Mrs. Adams at the lime of the death of his daughter, Mrs. Epps. j The letter of Dr. Bush to Mr. Adams i urging tho reconciliation Is ono of the i most eloquent appeals that eau bc i Imagined. Lie says: "Fellow laborers In erecting the fab ric of American liberty and independ ence, fellow sufferers In tho calumnies and falsehoods of party rnge, fellow heirs of the gratitude and affection of posterity and fellow passengers lu the same stage which must soon convey both into the presence of the Judge with whom forgiveness and the love of your enemies ls thc condition of your acceptance, embrace - embrace each : other, bedew your letters of reconcilia . tlon with tears of affection and joy." Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams re sumed their correspondence and frioud ! ly relations until their death, which oc i curred on the same day, but some of Mr. Jefferson's partisans refused to ap prove the reconciliation.-Chicago Rec ord. - ? woman is keeping in a book a i Hst of things she ought to purchase, but cannot afford to wear. She calls the book her ought-to-buy ography. - After a girl has had three love affairs her heart is as tender as a boil ed turnip. - The gloomiest mountain doesn't cast a shadow on both sides at once. FOR SALE. TBE HASKELL ESTATE, containing three thousand (3,000) acres, moro or .'ess, ly iou on the waters of Little River, and situated in the Flatwoods section, in Ab beville County, will be sold, either as a whole or in tract**. The 8eaboard Air Line Railroad runs through tue plane and bas a Flat? Station on thia property A fine old dwelling of ten rooms, in good repair. Property exceptionally woll wa tered and wooded. Fartiea wishing in formation will cull on or communicate with L. C. HASKELL, Agent, Abbe vide, H. C. Nov 28, 19 23 .",m tn a T tr1 ? C *~i f 3 ? Pl S p ^ e, ? =: ft ?J f S g g i- ? s ??g g i. ir ? 2 g. T 57' I tn rn b> g I ?i 0 g p g a. &. 2 iD J5 ?c's ? ?t-, n o a SS ? B P 2 i? - OMI tl D ' " O a, rt, Cu l-W <t> - - Cw o ta vn r,f rafernnoM. 96 j?.-ir? i? ?inxniiity. itooit ou Homo Treatment ?oui RUSE. Adilni?? B* M? WOOLLEY, M. O., Atlanta. Cn. - "Dearest," ashed tho confiding ! girl, after her usual manner, "am I ; really your first and only love?" "No, i darling," said tho young druggist, ' "but you are something just as ' good." WOMAN SS Li i iE A DEUC ATE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT In good condition che is sweet and lovable, ! and s:ncs life's song or. a joyful harmonious string. Out of order or unstrung, there ia discordance and unhappiness. Just as there is one key note to all music so there ls one key note to health. A woman might as well try I to fly without wings as to feel well and look well while thr. organs that make her a woman are weak or diseased. She must be healthy inside cr she can't be healthy outside. There are thousands of women suffering silently all ovei the country. Mistaken modesty urgen their silence. While there is nothing mero admirable than a modest woman, health ?J of the first importance. Every other con sideration shou' i nive way before it. Brad field's Female Regulator i* ?. medicino ?wi Wuuien's ins. lt is thesafestandquick- 'EJffirtv est way to cure leu- CuJI^ \ corrhea. falling of , \ the womb, nervous- (5?v|\ \ ness, headache. backache and gen- J lill /"?ESjjt eral weakness. You I l l J^^^A will be astonished 11 lill1 HfV ^3 at the result, es- 1 ul ? iNrff\^\Jjr Kdally if you have 11 mis ?IHLUW ^_ en experiment- flV rtfiSf1/ >1 lng with other so- ? \Tfflh*fy?..\ called remedies. j jj \ \wi ^v^jftB We are not asking jUff /jfljjy/ you to try anuncer- \\\m? J tainty. Brad?ield's ||?in?&^L Regulator has made lilfly H wSk\ happy thousands of HtlflR' /ff 'vernen. What it ?108$ I8? has done for others JSpf /S I lt can do for you. taw/ /?Sfl WEBT Guid in drug stores Hu /fl for $1 a bottle. Hy /jS5 ? A irr,> Illustrated / ?? aV IB?Sm book will bc mit flipJ/ I??? to ntl who writ? U> //ffiWj /fl D. S. VANDIVRR. R. P. VAN DIVER J. J. MAJOK. VMM BROU M?M DEALERS IN Fine Buggies, Phasetons, Surreys, Wagons, Harness Lap Bebes and Whips, High Grade Fertilizers, Bagging and Ties. We have on hand Swill's lilith Grado Guano and Aeid. Royster'n High Grade Guano and Acid. Patapsoo High tirade Guano and Acid. Dry mixtures and li nely pulverized. Yours truly, v : . Some Specials and Special PHCOH on Buggies and Wagons. - THE - BftNK OF ANDERSON. J. A. BROCK, President. JOS. N. BROWN, Vice Presldont. B. P. MAULDIN, Cashier. THE largest, strongest Bank in the County. Interest Faid on Deposits By special a K reo m ont. With unsurpassed facilities ami resour ces wo aro at all times prepared to ac commodate our customers. Jan in, P.IOO 2U FOR RATES AND MAPS I ALL POINTS NORTH AND WEST ADDRESS FRED D, BUSH, District Passenger Agent, Louisville &NasM8R.R. No. 1 Brown Building, Opponlte Union f??po*. j ATLANTA, - - CA I "No Trouble to Answer Questions." I PARKER RYE. None Furer. None Better. ni r? ?nvi E?1 Ask for it at all Dispensaries. "Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having demands against the Kstato of Capt Jamos A. Gray, de ceased, are hereby n ott lied to present them, proporlv proven, to tho und*?r I signed, within" the timo prescribed by law, and those Indebted to make py mont. ELSIE J. GRAY, J. LOUIS GRAY, Executors. Jan 30, 1001_12_3? REAL ESTATE AGENCY. TUM undersifrned have for ra od a Re-al K-tato Agonov nuder tho name of Tribbln A Fd wards, for tba purpoHO of negotiating Hiil-H or purchases of Real Rotate, both in th? City and County, and niuo attending to tho renting nod collect lng i:f ron ts of nucii property. S?v* r? 1 do-arablo Houses an?! Lots tor fulo now. M. P TRI BBI.R, H. H. KOWARI S. Jan SS, 1001 di To produce tho best results in fruit, vegetable or grain, the fertilizer used nmst contain enough Potash. For partic ulars see our pamphlets. We send them free. < ; ERM AN KAI 1 Wi ?RKJ5 >)i Nassau St., New Vi ri.. Peoples Bank of Anderson Moved into their Banking House, and are open for busi ness and respectfully solicits the patronage of the public. Interest paid on time deposits by agreement. BUGGY REPAIRS Let us Repair your Buggy or Carriage from start to fin ish with high grade Wheels or double-stitched Curtains, so as to look nearly like new, and give several years extra ser vice. Remember, repairing of all kind promptly done. PA?L E. STEPBENS. An All-around Satisfaction is assured to those who Patronize. O?U WO UK is uniformly excellent, not merely occasionally Rood. What care and skill eau do to give satisfaction is doue. Fiuo work on goode of every description is done here. Tho Finish, oitber high gloss or domestic, on Shirts, Collars and Cuffs is oypeeially meritori ous. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 202 East Boundary St. H. A. MAYFIELD, Supt. aud Treas. PHONE NO. 20. &gu Leave orders at D. C. Brown <fc Bro's. Store. _ Notice to Creditors. A LL persons having demands or claims against tho Estate of Frank T. Wllhite, doeeasod, eithor in hi* name or under the nama of WMhite ?k W?hlte, are hereby notified to proHent them, properly prov en, to the undersigned within the time pi oseriLed by law ; and thoso indebted, either to Frank T. Wilhite or W?hlte & W?hlte, by Note or Account or other wise, to make payment. All Notes and Accounts against Wilhite db W?hlte to be presented to Dr. J. O. Wilhite for Hottiement. J. L. TRIBBLE, J. O. WILHITE, M. M. WILHITE, Executors. Jon 1(5,1901 30 5 ?ti ie AUGUSTA, GA. BUSINESS, Shorthand, Typewriting and Acadomlo departments. Lite rary Society, Lecture Courses, Hoarding Hall. Positions secured for every grad uate for this year wishing a position. MONEY TO LOAN ! ON HEAL ESTATE. Long timo if security is good. Fine Farm Lands for Little Money. Strong Farms' in Pickens for 1 alf the price of Anderson lands. Call and see our list of them ; will aid buyers to got what thoy want, und loud them half^of purehavo money. B. F. MARTIN, Attorney nt Law, M?senlo Temple, Anderson, S. C. Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrator of Estate of M. B. Williams, dee'ed, hereby gives notice that ho viii on tho 0th day February, 100!, apply to tho Judge or Probate for Andorson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate^ and a disehargo from his ofllco as Administia tor. M. BERRY WILLIAMS, Adm'r. Jan 0. 1001 29 .". Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrator of Estate J. Walter Dickson, deceased, here by given notice that ho will on tho 11th day of February, 1801, apply to tbs J udgo of Probate of Anderson County, S. C., for a Final Settlement of suki Estate, and a disehargo from hi? office as Ad ministrator. JOHN C. fiANTT, Adm'r. Jan 7, 101)1 20 ? PATENTS,lvllrs i \ ADV?CE ?S TO r.-.?KNiABiMIY ETIOPEE ? V h'otico in " Inventive IRU E"^?B_?L J Y Book "How LooLiiaia Patenta" B ? H BB Bi 1 [ Charges madurai*. No fee UH patent ia secured. 1 r Letters strictly confidential. Address, 1 rE. G. SI6SERS. Pabst L??7?[' y**s*Wia?k\ % ?- .1