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fPUN PROPOSED CONCERNING CORA f Amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill. BEPORT OF COMMITTEE United States l-? Kxorcise a I'rotro! torate Over the Island and to lie Permitted to Acquire Isle of I'lnes aa a Naval Station. Washington, Feb. 25.? In the senate, I the committee on relations with Cuba dfej reported an aim'udmeut to the nrtuy appropriation biii regarding Cuba. The text of the amendiueut is as f.<M own: "That in fulfillment of the declaration ooutaiued in the joint resolution, approved April 20, 1803, entitled "For the recognition of the Iudepctidenco of the people of Cuba,' demanding that the . government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forceB from Caba ami Cuban waters, and directing the president of the United Statos to use the laud and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect,' the president is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people so soon as the government shall have been established in said island, under n constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: "1. That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power y ' or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manuer authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain, by colonization or by military or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island. Future Itelatlon-. "2. That said government shall nol assume or contract any public debt to pay ths interest on which and to make reasonable siuking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which the or dinery revenues of tho islands, after defraying the current expenses of government, shall be inadequate. "C. That the government of Cuba oonseut that the United States may oxerdsfc the right to intervene for tho preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with rospect to Cuba Imposed by the treaty of Puris on the United States now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba. "4. That all acts of tho United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratitied and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder it shall be maintained and protected. f Sanitary l'lans. "6. That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plaus already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidomios and infectious diseases may he prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to ooinmerco of the southern porta of tho United States and the poo pie residing therein. "6. That the Islo of Pines shall he omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereof being left to future adjustment by treaty. *7. That to enable the United Stales to maintain the independence of Cuba and to protect tho ]>ooplo thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cnba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coallor or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the ores ident of the United States. "H. That, by way of farther nssur tan o?, the government of Cub) will cm body the foregoing provision* in a permanent treaty with the United States." The amendment was referred to the mnimittnr on military affairs. The report was unanimous, ami no opposition is expected from the Demo orats in the senate. It is the general impression that the agreement today makes an extra session of cougress unnecessary. Senate Routine. A senate bill creating the eastern division of tho northern federal district of Georgia was reported from the judlc(lary committee by Mr. Bacon ami passed. A resolution offered by Mr. Gnllinger of the oommittee on persions, authoriz ing that committen to make au examination of all the laws granting pensions to soldiers, their survivors and dependents, to make investigation of special pension legislation, ami to make any other inqniry on tho general subject of pension legislation as the committee may deem desirable, was adopted. TOO DEEP FOR THE DIVERS No More Itodlri to lie KoikkI In the Klo <1? Janeiro Wreck. 8am Francisco. Feb. 25.?No more bodies of victims of tbo Rio de Jauoiro wreck havo been discovered, and it i? not expected that any will rise to the surface before next Thursday or Friday. At the spot where the vessel is supposed to lie the water is 8rt fathoms deep, which is said to be twice the depth at (which divers can work. It is thought by expert wroxkers that the bodies of those who went down within the shi; will never bo recovered. I An Atlaiitian ISe-cm-d. Atlanta, Feb. 20 ? E E. Howell, one of the passengers rescued from the unken Rio de Jniieiro iu the San FranCisco harbor Friday, is an Atlantian. Be is the son of Colonel Albert IT >wcll. For the past two mouths Mr. Howell bas been in the Philippines and whs returning home when the latnl hidden / rook sent the ship to the bottom of the ce^ His arrival in Atlanta is expected within the next few days. | Friendship's Trials. "Ani I going to the wedding? Certainly not," snapped the pretty girl in blue. "I'd like to see myself there! You thought we were friends? Oh, yes, we're friends. I'd like to scratch her eyes out, the deceitfQl thing! How did It start? How did What start? If her young mun wished to call on me, there was no law against it, was there? If he got in the habit of calling here every day in the week and twice on Sundays, It wasn't uiy business to turn him over to the police, was It? I wish I had. though, as he was nu awful bore and so persistent that 1 never got a chance to go anywhere or see any one. "And all the while that deceitful thing pretended to be crying her eyes out at the desertion of her young man into tuy camp. If I had not thought that that young man's presence here was making her awfully mad, he would have got his walking papers long ago. Itut I endured him because I thought that she cared everything for him and could not live without him. "And to think that?hc simply turned him over to me to get rid of him as well as me while she landed the eligible young man with the bank account who recently arrived in the city! And I never knew that he was here until it wns too late! And we were such dear I Mi'iuls too!"?Detroit Free Dress. Spnrlnu of Her Itemed jr. There Is at least one woman In Kenwood who believes thoroughly In the efficiency of prayer. About a year ago her husband engaged In a business venture thnt looked rather uncertain. But his wife had strong fnith that It would turn out well. "Go ahead. John." she said, "and let us put our trust in the I.ord. 1 pray every night that we may have no reason to regret the risk we are taking." The affair seemed to turn out pretty well right from the start. Handsome dividends were paid all through the summer and during the winter, and great Joy was in the home of this man and the shurcr of his fortunes. But there came a turn about a month ago. The business ceased to pay, and since then the losses have been Increasing every day. Nothing was said about It at the fireside around whieli so much happiness had centered during the last year until the other day, when It was suggested by the worried husband that It would be well to cut down expenses. Questions followed, -s a matter of course, and then it had to be confessed that the business was not going well. "Dear me!" exclaimed the distressed woman when all the truth had been re veaieu to tier. "l must begin praying again tonight!" ? Chicago Tlmes-Heruld. A Knninna l.onilon Tavern. The Mertnald was the name of a famous London tavern frequented by noted literary men and netors during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. All the wit and talent of the time assembled there for convivial enjoyment. Authors have made It the scene of great mi ml combnts between such men as Shakespeare. Hen Jonsoti, Beaumont, Fletcher, Selden, Caretv, Donne and others of reverential memory. It was the gathering place of the celebrated Mermaid club, the origin of which Is ascribed to Sir Walter Ilalcigh. The Mermaid tavern was located In Bread street apd was handily reached from three thoroughfares, so that It has been often referred to in various ways. The Mermaid In Bread street, the Mermaid iu Friday street and the Mermaid In Cheap street were, however, nil one and the same. It was the nearest to Bread street. The Mermaid was destroyed In the great London tire. There were other Mermaid taverns, ono in Clienpside and another In Coruhlll, but they had no such associations as clung to that of Bread street. Tolatot'a Sonne of Honor. At one music party at Count Tolstoi's a may a singing displeased the count's boys, and they adjourned to another room and made a noise. Their father lost patience and went after them, and a characteristic admonition ensued. "Are you making a noise on purpose?" he asked. After some hesitation came an answer In the aQirmntive, "Y-y-yes." "Does not her singing please you?" "Well, no. Why does she howl?" declared one of the boys, with vexation. "So you wish to protest ngalnst her singing?" nsked Lyeff Nlkolacvitch In a serious tone. "Yes." "Then go out and say so or stand In the middle of the room nnd tell every one present. That would be rude, but upright and honest. But you have got together and are squealing like grasshoppers In a corner. I will not endure such protests."?Newcastle (England) Chronicle. Would Draw a Crowd. A 6lngor named Gordon once complained to Handel of the stylo of his accompaniments, which attracted the attention from the singer, saying that If he did not accompany him better he would Jump upon the harpsichord and destroy It. "Very well." said Handel. "Tell me von you will do dat, and 1 vlll advertise It. More people vlll come to see you Jump dan to hear you sing." Sarcastic. Myer?Have you noticed what a lot of now houses are being put up all over the city V Gyer?Yes, nnd I've been wondering why they don't put up a few old ones Just for a change.?-Chicago News. In Turkey amber Is supposed to bo a ppeelflc against the evil effects of nicotine, nnd as the people are great lovers of tohtcco they freely Indulge In the use of It, but take care to safeguard themselves by baring amber mouthpieces to their pipes. aSMfi **- - -v- . Jmtlrr In Haiti. Judicial procedure in Haiti Is In certain Instances uot untouched by bu- 1 mor. A Haitian owed a trader ?28. A judgment requlrlug the Haitian to pay 1 ?4 a week Into court was given, and the trader was to send a messohger every week to the magistrate for' the money. In due time he sent for the first Installment and was Informed 1 that the Haitian had not paid up, but that he should be thrown Into prison for his failure. Three weeks passed with the same 1 result. One morning the Haitian came ' to the trader's store. He was, he said, a poor man, much married, a man to whom, therefore, expense came. What good, he asked, would accrue to the trader if he, the poor man, was thrown Into prison? Let the trader forglvo 1 him his debt and earn thereby untold renarua 111 a lumre siaie. After sonic talk the trader gave him a letter of remission, which he went off 1 to present to the magistrate. The af- 1 fair was settled, hut the Haitian was struck by the bad grace with which j the magistrate dismissed him, and he forthwith returned to the trader and asked him If he had received the $8 he had already paid Into court. The trader looked surprised and said he had received nothing. "Then, since you have remitted the debt, that $8 Is mine," said the Hal- j tian. Accordingly, he went off to the court j to present his claim. The magistrate at once committed him to prison. A consul who had heard the story nskod the magistrate what the Haitian was sent to prison for. "For contempt of court," was the reply. The First Cookbook. To the Romans belong the honor of t having produced the tlrst European i cookery book, and, though the authorship is uncertain. It Is generally attrib- ' uted to Csellus Aplcus, who lived \m- 1 der Trajan, 114 A. L>. Here nre two recipes from this ancient collection: "First, for u sauce to be enten with boiled fowl, put the following ingredl- i ents Into a mortar: Aniseed, dried mint and Inzer root: cover them with vine- i gar, add dates and pour In Uquamen (a distilled liquor mnde from large fish which were salted and allowed to turn putrid In the sun), oil and a small quantity of mustard 6oeds. Reduce all to a proper thickness with sweet wine warmed, and then pour this same over your chicken, which should previously be boiled in aniseed wnter." The second recipe shows the same queer mixture of Ingredients: "Take a wheelbarrow of rose leaves and pound In a mortar; add to It brains of two pigs and two thrushes boiled and mixed with the chopped up yolk of egg, oil, vinegar, pepper and wine. Mix and pour these together and stew them ctnQ/lllr n li/1 ?? #111 ?- - * ? U1IU oiun ij mi nil* |lt'l lUUll' 1? developed."?Chambers' Journal. One Franc a Shot. When the siege of Paris began and festive little parties of overconfident Inhabitants of the city swarmed Into the suburbs to see the French outposts, there was among the latter a good deal of rivalry In the trade of laylug down rugs and tarpaulins for those civilian sharpshooters who bought shots at a franc a shot at the enemy's outposts. Surgeon General Gordon, who repre- , sentod the medical department of the British army during the war, speaks. In a book he wrote, of the French outposts making as much as 40 or f>0 francs a day each by crying out, "Shots at the enemy?1 franc!" hundreds of their customers being women. One village, soon to he rnvaged by tire and the sword, was like a fair, and the sentries could not sell shots fast enough, for a rich Paris tradesman was standing by offering heavy money prizes for the clvlliau marksmen who brought down German sentries.?New York Times. A "Woman's KlgbO Perion," An old Virginia gentleman arose In a car the other day and with a great j flourish Of his slouch tin* nffornH l?to I seat to a beautiful and handsomely dressed woninn. "Take my seat, madam," he politely requested. The lady demurred. "Take my seat, I beg of you, madam," he In- ! sisted. "I could not allow a lady to stand, unless," he added under his breath, "she was one of those women's rights people." The ludy bristled visibly. "I," she j said In a freezing tone~"I am a 'woman's rights person.' " "Take my sent Just the same, madam," said the gallunt old gentleman smilingly. "You nro too good looking to be suspected of It If you hadn't confessed."?Leslie's Weekly. One Too Many For film. "Ila, ha! They served that ?ellow right," exclaimed Mrs. Henpeck as she finished reading the report of a bigamy case. "What Is It, my dear?" asked her husband. "He was arrested and very prompt ly jaiieu uecause lie took one wife too many." "Heavens! 1 wonder If they'll be after me next?"?Philadelphia Press. Easily ForKOilen. "Can't you remember the principal acta of yonr various mayors?" asked the man who was trying to compile a history of the city. "Not very well." apologetically replied the old citizen. "Our mayors are so short lived, you know, they don't make much Impression on the memory. JThey go In one year and out the other."?Chicago Tribune. Tt?? Very Rraion. "Dolly, what made you have lilies on your hat? They'll be out of style In a few weeks." "How funny you are, Polly! You asked me a question and then answerI ed It yourself."?Chicago Record. ' Sou Storm*. The connection between the aurorn. Bun spots and magnetic disturbances ] has never been explained, liut many observations have shown that it definitely exists. The outbreak of a cyclonic storm on the sun with the formation of spots is immediately registered in every magnetic observatory on the earth. Sometimes the disturbance of terrestrial conditions is very marked. For example, on Feb. 13, 1S92, a great spot, accompanied by enormous cyclonic disturbances, burst forth on the sun's surface. That night a magnificent aurora was risible all over the northern half of the United States and In many parts of Europe. Telegraphing was carried on between New York ami Albany without batteries.so strong were the enrtli currents. The telegraph system of Sweden was completely paralyzed, and in Russia much difficulty was experienced with the telegraph lines. At the Ivew observatory in England the magnetic needle swung two degrees out of its normal position. 1 All tills lins furnished physicists and astronomers a fruitful field for study, and a vast muss of observations has born accumulated, but so far no satisfactory explanation of the mysterious 1 bond of sympnthy between solar and terrestrial Influences has been forthcoming;. nor does any one yet know the 1 true nature of the aurora. 1 O'Cnitnell ft nil the Tlppernry IIojb. At Tlpperary. brave Tipperary, they wanted to take the horses from O'Connell's carriage and draw him themselves upon his wt.y. "This will never do," he said to uis daughter-in-law. "Their intentions are excellent, but they'll get so excited that we'll find ourselves in the ditch presently." Bursting open the carriage door, in a moment he was out among these gigantic Tipperary men, .1 nut as big as any one of them. "Now, boys, be reasonable," he said. "Leave the horses under the carriage." "But, sliure, we'd rather pull you nlong ourselves, sir." was the reply as the preparations for so doing went gallantly forward. "All right; on your own heads be it!" cried O'Connell good humoredly, and, throwing off his coat, lie set to with pugilistic Intent, boxing them right and left until he got them to desist. Their amusement and delight knew no bounds, and when, on regaining the carriage, he doubled up his hand and ulwira- It .it II...... w.ltl. .. ?... .V ??. mviti, u am u uvauiill^ nuilic an?l a twinkling eye, the air was rent with enthusiastic shorting, ami he drove oft even a greater hero than When he had come. Donahue's Magazine. She I.lkeU Variety. She is a very nice little girl, and yet she lias an imagination so vivid that people can't help wondering once in awhile what is going to become of it. The little girl can and does tell the most marvelous tales, and when she Is reproved she Is entirely complacent and cannot see that her effective inventions are anything more than Jokes. One of these she told to an interested neighbor, at whose house she called frequently. "How is your mamma, dear?" asked the neighbor one morning when the little girl made her appearance. "She is very sick," answered the little girl earnestly. "Nelly (her sister) and I were up with her all night. We called the doctor." llut when the kind neighbor went in haste to see her sick friend she found her in every respect as well as ever. "Why did you tell kind Mrs. Blank such a story about me?" asked mamma seriously of her little girl at the first opportunity. "Well, mamma," said the little girl, with a toss of her curls, "Mrs. Blank asks me every single morning how you are, and I get tired of telling her that you are very well."?New York Times. Too llonpdt. A lawyer look In a now lioy the other day, and. as he had suffered to some extent from the depredations of the former one, he determined to try the new boy's honesty at once, lie therefore placed a $o note under a weight on ids desk and walked out without a word. Upon his return, half an hour later, the note was gone, and half a dollar in silver had taken Its place. "Boy, when I went out 1 left $5 under this weight." "Yes, sir. hut you hadn't been gone five minutes when a man came in with a bill against you for $-1.50. I guess the change is correct?" "You paid the hill?" "Yes, sir. There It Is. all receipted. The man said It had slipped your mind for the past four years, and so"? He did not get any further before he made a rush for the door. That boy is not In the lnw business any more.? Chicago News. Snlan Got Ilclilnd. Mother? So you have been at the Jam again, Adolplius? Son?The cupboard door came open of Itself, mother, and 1 thought? Mother?Why didn't you say, "Get thee behind nie, sntan?" Son?So I did, mother, and he went up and pushed me right In!?Brooklyn Life. A Dlatlnctlon. "Knogood tells me you won some money from him last night," snid the man with the shrieking shirt. "Nlpe," said the man with the whispering tie; "1 merely won a few bets from him." "Oh!"?Indianapolis Press. The private secretary of an Important official Is a good thing until he begins to think he Is the Important official.?New Orleans Picayune. The stars on the United States coinage are six pointed, while the United States ting carries Ave pointed Mac*. Article* of Impeachment. The articles are of puch length that we have not space to pr' >t them all. There are five and the following synopsis of them is from the Raleigh Times Visitor: The first recites the history of the White claim, the article of the constitution violated by the issuing of the writ of mandamus. Article two charges that the judges, in violation of the constitution, and in Hat disregard of act of the Legislature and their oaths of office, caused the peremptory writ of mandamus to issue against tho State Treasurer, thereby usurping the rights and powers of the General Assembly. Article three charges that the case of White against Aver was decided at February term, 1900, and the Supreme Court hail adjourned before June, 1900. That tht Legislature in June ascertain pd that the money had not been paid out and in epite of the plain law forbidding the payment of thin money to White, the court issued its writ and compelled its payment. Article four recites that the writs were not issued in conformity to the rules ami regulations of the law iu relation to submission of controversies without action; that the law did not provide for the submission of such a suit in the county of Perquimans in the Superior Court or in any court outside of Wake county. That the issuing was contrary to the proceedings in the course of practice in the Supreme Court; that well knowing two judges did not concur, one of the judges was denied the right of entering his protest on the minutes of the court and denied the right of a dissenting opinion being tiled. Articles five recites the history of the oHiceholding cases, and Bays that by a specious c urse of reasoning the impeached judges, in reality and effect abrogated the acts of the Legislature of lS'JO and under color of their otlice wilfully and unlawfully caused to be withdrawn from the Treasury of North Carolina the sum of $*.>06, contrary to the constitution and in contempt and utter disregard of the laws of the State. II lull \\ a> in on ItifoNt City of Ureeiiff boro. CuKKNsn uto. N. C., Feb. 26 ?There I?earance of h gang of highwayman in tins city. Monday night as Meyer Sternberger, a young cotton manufacturer, waH pacing along Summit avenue, one of the moat public thoroughfares in the city, be was seized by three masked men, who knocked him senseless and dragged him into a vacaut lot, where be whs robbed of bis gold watch and all the money be bad on bisjierson. Last night two more robberies were committed near the same spot and under similar circumstances. Edward Duffey, a young white man, was robbed of a small amount of money and a part of bis clothing. Will Hall, a colored driver for the Southern Express company, was also robbed. The officers have no clue as to the identity of the highwaymen. It is believed that they are white men disguised as negroes. An Anlul Shipwreck. The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro s tiled from Hongkong on January 22 tnd was wrecked on Febuary 22 at 5 HO V. M. less than a mile outside of San Francisco She carried a crew of 170 and 04 oassengeia. Of these 70 are known to have been saved and at least 122 are believed to have drowned. Among those missing is Rounseville Wildraan, United StatesConsul-Oenera! tt Hongkong, who sent the first official news of the battle of Manila bay. The steamer was owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and had been in the Pacific trade for many years. An I iirescnoralo I'mm. "The B-v. Cyrua Townaeml Brady tells a story of a little boy he knew on the frontier," says the New York Trihune, "who belonged to a family who had trained him to believe in the deepwater form of baptism, and was experimenting with the household eat and a bucket of water. The animal evidently did not believe in immersion, tor she resisted, hit and scratched, until finally, the httle hoy, with his hands covered with scratches and with tears in his eye?, gave up the effort to (ffect the regeneration of the cat. "Dog .'one you !" he cried, "go and be an Episcopal cat if you want to 1" ?Chariot to Observer: A man stood in a public place in this city a day or t wo ago, and, through a telephone, indulged in sarcastic, rather brutal, speech at the expense of the operator ?a girl. He did himself no credit. These operators?young women? are, in a groat measure, public employees, yet the arduous nature of their duties bespeaks consideration and courtesy. ? Salisbury Sun: Mill hands without employment continue to pour into Salisbury. It is estimated that no less than 200 mill hands seeking employment are' in Salisbury now. Their condition is pitiful in tin* extreme many of them spent nearly all they had to get here. There is no immediate prospect of a brightening up of the situation. Papa (from the next room)?Etht 1, aren't you going to light the gas in there? Ethel?Yes, papa ; we were just speaking of?or?striking a match. An investigation made by the Chicago Tribune shows that 11 States prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors, 18 are considering the passage of similar laws, and in ? States an effort is being made o arouse public sentiment on the question. / ' UKNKBAL N KWK, At Uniontown, Wash., on the'Jttb, Mrs. Rosa Wurzer, insane, threw her six children into a weli thirty feet deep and jumped in on top of them. She drowned all of the children by holding their beads under the water. Sue was rescued by neighbors aud is under arrest. In six months there will not he a saloon or dive in the state of Kant as if Mrs. Nation ih successful in carrying out the task she has set herself. This is the promise she has made to herself, her husband, and who ever else is interested. Her adm?ring spouse indignantly refutes the statement that he is seeking a divorce ami asserts that his relations with his Amazon life partner are most amicable. The fast mail seivice from New York to New Orleans is safe for the next year or so, a bl'.l continuing the appropriation for it passing the Senate last week. A press special from Washington to the morning papers tells this good news to the people of the South? especially this section. An effoit was made to kill the bill, those opposing it, calling it a subsidy, but it was defeat d. As suggested by an exchange, if the appropriation was little less than a gilt it is about the only thing the government gives the South, which was truly said. The service, however, is a great covenieuee to the South, furnishing excellent mail facilities, bringing the Southern States in close touch with the North aud doing a vast amount ot good. Hew llnok lor Knutrrlldr. The Songs of Solomon have been arrat-ged as a sacred drama by Mi s Stockard. Tbe romance of a king's wooing a shepherdess in the golden springtime of the East is a beautiful Htory for Eastertide. Dr. Eugene Daniels, of Raleigh has written the introduction. Miss S ockard is an M. A. graduate of the University of North Carolina. Her work in literature has been much praised. She is herself taking subscriptions for this book of Eastertide. It is entitled "Ihe Lily of the Valleys." Spe ial attention is given to the material clothing of tins excellent thought of love and spring. Bound in cloth, old Stratford paper, gilt edge. Price 7"> cents. Address, Greensboro, N. C. I.oI'M XVlie. "I uotice," said Uncle Allen Sparks, "a couple of our learned professors have found the secret of prolonging life. It is simply to have plenty of salt in the system. If that's true?ami I'm not saying it isn't?Lot's wife ought to he alive to-day. Which," continued Uncle Allen, rcllectively, ,'I believe she is not." Ituller W uiil* Siilartc* liii'rranril. Washington, Feb. -8.?Senator IJutler to-day gave notice of an amendment he will offer to the sundry civil bill, increasing the salaries of Senators and members i f Congress to $7,500 per year. Evangelist Fife is holding a meeting in the Presbyterian church in Navasota, Texas. He is having large audiences. He Haid in his opening service tost he came not as a pretcher, but as a business man; that for years lie bad traveled as a salesman of a mercantile bouse. He was still drumming, however, but had changed houses and was now drumming for a bigger house?be was on the road for Jesus Christ. II uaiiii ml ami Wife. Husband?What did the doct< r say, Marv ? Wife?Not much. He asked nie to put out my. tongue. Husband?Yes ? Wife?And he said, "Overworked." Husband (with n long breath of relief)?Then jou'll have to give it a rest. That doctor knows bis business. That man is generous to a fault who never corrects one. - Southern Railway. THE . . STANDARD RAILWAY OP THE South . . . The Direct Line to All Points. TEXAS, r A I I CAHM I A vrvui I V7K1> I/A, FLORIDA, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. Strictly KIRsl'-cLASS lCqutpment on ??11 I hron gh ?mt litiCill Trains; Pul in hi i'aluCf Sleeplag Cum tin mII Night Trains; Kait Mint Snfe Schedules. ... Travel by the Southern and yo* are assured a Safe, Comfortable sad Expedltloss Jovrusy. . . . iffi r r.i Tirnsr imits ron timb tabi.ks liTH AN.3 OKKKRAL IK fOK M ATIOK, OM iUDItUI R. L. VERNON, F. R. DARBV, T. P. A.. C. P. & T. A., Charlotte. N. C. Ashrvilla, N. C. _ No Trouble to Answer Qnes + tons. fr. 8. ?A5tNON, J.M.OUIJV * UTf *4. M. Traf. Man WAbHUIQTGN, O. a I S. H. IIARDWICK. 0, P. A.