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which ? Scaemastaow. Though others n**p- Srms must go White othf r« »te**p; Some must sigh White Jo» bells rlng- Home tpust die, - While others slog. \ Some «IH Uugh, While storm e:ouds burst; Some Mil quaff, While otoertthlr t; Some will cope While others satl- Some will hope While others fail. Some will eln, Some will win. Id cause unjust; Some will greeV While others give— Shore wilt need White mortals live I Voices rake ,Upon the air — , *, Some In praise. And sorns - despa rl Thus the Ills And jovs must be; ' T hus fulfill* i,t , Oor destiny, Ke« p this thought Within thy mind. "Peace was brfuaht For humankma," Who hqtb brawl Life's sea - storm to t, l-ome are saved, And seme are lost. — C evel nd Plain Dealer. A west along Rapin was prattling on the subject of fencing, always a great vogue with the jeunesee doree of New Orlian*. He wfla himself arich orphan, living upon an almost unlimited in come, and had long been a confirmed habitue of the fencing halls. Havin- seen some rapiers and foils in Hai trig's rooms, he was saying; v is But you must be interested in THE STROKE OF RUIN - ■ rfFt--- BY MAURICK THOMPSON. It was moonlight and rtfther late in the balmy evening, with a breeze flut tering along Royal street, and the sound of a guitar coming from an in definite distance. No,street cars were runhing and but few strollers—these most creoles in high-heeled shoes tap ping lightly on the banquettes—went up and down the narrow way. Boyle Harding leaned back in an closed eyes. He was,.waiting the ar rival of bis young ^friend, Francois Rapin, who had lately interested him to a singular degree. Even*at the moment, upon the un carpeted stairway came the active ere olea feet, two steps at a time, along with a lively tune sung almost breath lessly through a curving black mus tache. “Ah, but here I ami” he cried, is suing through the doorway and trio ping a gay step along the floor towanis id what is itf” demandet leqjjgTorker. “What have* you found out?” “Bah!” He produced a cigarette and asked for a light by an inimitable pantomine with head and shoulders 1 ‘May be she went to the French opera Go with me; I have a box; come." “But haven’t you yet seen her?” “Beep her—how should I know? Monsieur Harding forgets the condi tions.” He laughed in lijs atrociously frivolous French way. “I beg pardon,” said Harding ‘iad, indeed, forgotten that I did not know her name, her place of residence, nor yet even the color of her eyes. Yes, I will go with yon. io the opera. Everybody goes eh?” “Not everybody, but everybody o ’ the best. It is the distinction; we draw the line in front of the boxes.” “Not the dead line, I hope.” “Even that sometimes, yes. I have known a glance of sweet eyes to cost a man his best blood under the oaks. Are you a good fencer!” Boyle Harding made no answer, but flung his cigar stump over the iron filagree down into the street, where F coruscated on the cobble-stones, am then he rose and shook himself lie' ly as <hm0ms who forms an imperfect S ilan or reels vaguely impatient over [clayed expectations. The sky above New Orleans was as blue as a sapphire, and the irregular old houses along Royal street caugh many a stray glint from the splenuic mooa. Harding was in a mood to fee all the force of such, a scene. He hat come South a fortnight past with let tors of introduction to influential peo pie, but he was not seeking society; a ~ quiet-sojourn in Nest OrLeans witlLliia eyes and ears opened suited him bet ter. He was young, however, brimfu of blood and surcharged with a poet’s imagination. What was. perhaps, just the thing he would have most desired came to him unexpectedly one day. Is was a twinkle of romance in the gloom of Royal street. He suddenly met beautiful young woman face to face at the door of Gardin’s old book store, a dingy hole where you find the con tent* of French libraries that have been sold at successive sales or picket up at auction. Warm eyes exchangee » an involuntary look which seemed to have a glow of inquiry ■ struck out o' iris points. Harding was electrified, and impulsively lifted his hat. Bhe passed him with a half smile, leaving a breath of violets and the rustle of a gown quietly elegant in the air round about *' The color of her hair, her height, the tint of her eyes, her complexion —he could not fix one of these in his mind, but he knew that she was the loveliest, the most enchanting girl ,, that ever breathed. The impression ^ entered his consciousness so.suddenly and set itself so deep and with such a thrill of romantic pleasure, that he stopped short in the door, and stood there, hat in hand, smiling reminis cently and listening to the purr of his own blood sweetly quickening along his veins. A lover is a great fool; but he the only man who knows what song it was that the stars sang; and to mm ' you must go if you would learn the ‘ secret of heavenly happiness and the y&lue.of dreams as nutriment for the imagination. A lover’s soul will tre ble its stature by feeding one moment on a smile. In fact, Boyle Harding had felt this sudden growth within; it had nqjfkt ened, broadened and sweetened his spiritual vision, while affording a fine and richly mysterious increment to his enjoyment of his new surroundings. . This was midway in the fifties, when New Orleans had reached the splendid senith' of her wealth, and when the peculiar color of her social life was most dazzling and romantic. As an American city she stood apart, a hot, almost tropical heart of passion, lux ury. pleasure and abounding hospi- tauty. And with it all went the old ^ freedom of chivalric personal courage and the love of spectacular results in matfiWoflWhdl?^ 1 - • “ Harding and his young creole friend t out on foot; it wfis but a short gs to the Opera House, and as tljcyi sword play—in fencing. It is the noblest of all the exercises for gentle men, and your physique is precisely made up for it. You must be a mas ter, or you could be.” “I have had good masters," Hard ing replied in an eHwive tone," “Imt I am losing interest in it." “Your masters were in New York?” “No; Paris. I had M. Duval for three years.” .'S._ . “M. Duval! You had M, Charles Duval for three yearsf" 1 “Yite." •*...■ ; ,1, “Ah, what fortune! He, and lie only, teaches the ‘stroke of ruin,’ the pass which pierces across from shoul der to shoulder, disabling the victim for life, yet never killing him!”, Ra pin spoke enthusiastically, and after a moment’s pause added almost breath- leasly; — « „ >—1 “And you learned his stroke! Oh, but I am overjoyed; and you will teach me to do it? Ah, Monsieur, I shall be your lifelong debtor. I have dreamed of that incomparable thrust; I have made two journeys to Paris to learn it; but, you must know, M. Duval is an ancient enemy of my father. *1 could not go to him, and his pupils are so few and so, so. so dis tinguished and exclusive that I could not reach one of them. ” Harding- laughed at the youth’s frankness and told him pleasantly that he should be glad to give him the secret instruction. Thereupon Rapin almost hugged him, and they were just entering the < )pera House. A great curve of splendor, a Hash of faces, jewels, laces, eyes, fans a be wildering horizon of corsages, coif fures, necklaces, bracelets, rings; a foam of airy growns sinking and swell ing gently, like surf froth against a beach of fairy land. Hardin $ ly Sll iry land, llarding gazed in half-blinded stupidity, so he felt, and could see no details, could make out no individual face distinctly. It all struck him as some vast spectacle of barbarous gewgaw splendor, and yet nothing that he had ever seen cdtild compare with it in unity of effect. The boxes were all full, and fulhof beauty and queenly costume, so accentuated that nowhere else could such insistences upon decoration have been tolerable. There, however, it was the perfection of color, brilliance and condens'd, passionate beauty of expreasion such as the Greeks of Alex-; andira dreamed of in their luxurious exhibitions. ■ ' • Harding and Itapin were the oul persons in their box, which was we to one side of the great curve. On the stage a celebrated ballet fkvorite was kicking neatly through one of her captivating passages. . “We will begin the lessons tn mor- row,” murmured Itapin ; “I shall be an apt scholar. Monsieur." “Yes." said Harding, absently. He was gazing along the great sweep of beauty and light. “But excuse me fora moment or two,” the creole added after a while, when the curtain was down, “I am going to call at the box of a friend." He went, and Harming continued his survey, which, now that his eyes had somewhat accustomed themselves to the glamor, became more real and ab sorbingly interesting. Presently he saw Itapin in a box, a magnificent one, near the centre, talking with a tall, young woman and it was she. There could be no doubt for a moment. The thrill through Harding’s heart told as much as the girl’s resplendent, yet, ina way, "subdued beauty; HardingV eyes were fixed; the trance of that old-time love which men used to acknowledge was upon him. His strong, healthy, boyish nature plunged into the thick of a passion-romance as fervid as it was pure and sincere. And at the very central moment she turned from Rapin and looked straight at him. Moreover, he could see a light of quick interest come into her face; they were speaking of him. The prosy fact was that Rapin, in his enthusiastic way, had been telling Mile.'Marie diT M^TitmaTthr-'that' wta her name about his good fortune in finding a master to teach him the “stroke of ruin," and he had directed her attention to the young man in his box. But for Mile. Marie de “Mont- martin we may as well say that she glanced mechanically, then looked again. Harding was a superbly, hand some young athlete, a flowtfr of per- fact manhood with a face never to be forgotten by any woman. Rapin presently returned to the box, bringing with him, oral least Hord ing fancied it, a breath of that ex quisite violet perfuihe which had been haunting Harding’s mqniory for days and nights together. “Who is she—the young lady in the box where you’ve been?”,... The abrupt inquiry and a certain timbre of Harding's voice betrayed his emotion to the quick creole. “Oh, she that is Mile. Marie de Montniartin. "Lovely, isn’t she? You might envy me, M. Harding. She is m'y betrothed." Ah”—Harding hesitated ana a palish twinge passed over his face, like a lleeee eloud over some glorified space of sky. Then he coolly added; “I do envy you. Yes, she is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen She is the one I met in the old book store door. You are quick to find .’’ Rapin colored. “Thank you," he said, as the cur tain went up and the prima donna strode forth with a superb swing. The next day Itapin came to Hard mg’s rooms for bis initial lesson; but the young man begged a postpone ment; he wasnot feeling in good form, ic said, and was averse to exercise. And now Harding's powerful letters of introduction came into plav. The only son of General Stanhope Harding iad the key to open even the exclu sive gale oTUtytflauBlmrwhemn the ing family was something to be proud of. So, in.due course of time, the en gagement was announced and the wed- approached. rdfng had been to New York: he returned late in November, radiant with liappy aspirations, and took rooms as before, but now in the St Charles. He brought some friends with him, and his parents wodTd tie coming a little later. ' * £ I have said that a lover is a fool; His vanity, moreover, cannot be over estimated, and the selfishness of his sion plays him small yet irresisti- e tricks. Harding had a desire to go again to the old book store of Garcian, on. Royal street, and have his first meeting with Marie over once more in his imagination. He slipped away from the hqtel furtively and with a foolish stir in his blood. The morning was like a summer's dream, clothing the old city in films of chastened splendor. Up and down the narrow’* streets clacked the high- heeled boots of the little creoles. Fruit stands, heaped with luscious or anges, bananas, apples, dashed the sir with a rich bouquet, and there were roses everywhere. Harding held his When we go to seek an illusion we are pretty sure to find a reality. It is not the scheme of nature to humor us in luxuries. At Garcian’s door Hard ing came abruptly face to face with Francois Rapin, whom he bad not seen since the announcement of the coming nuptials. Somehow it was a surprise,! but Rapin’s face showed a quick smile. Harding stopped short in his tracks, and would have probably put forth his hand inti friendly offer of salutation; but just then his hat was lightly tapped from his head by Rapin, who immedi ately picked it up and handed it to him, saying:; ' • v v “Monsieur IIanlit)g will now re member hisj.'promise to teach me the mysterious stroke of M. Duval.” lie bowediow and was gone; while a card fluttered down at Harding’s feet; it bore Rapin’s address. » At first Harding’s heat of temper was great, but reflection led .him to consult lus friends, who ridiculed the thought of a duel. He was glad to escape, for, although a born fighter, this was no time to be risking his life or to be killing a man. He had however, consulted but one side of that advisory board which al ways exists in such cases. His North ern friends were unanimously opposed to the duel, but he must be frank and lay the matter before his fiancee's family. '.“You must fight him, sir,” said Montmartin. ■"“Of course, there is but one way open to a gentleman," sighed Marie; “you must challenge him." * The Montmartin household and all the Montmartin circle were as a unit on this point. No evsision was to be considered, since Rapin smilingly re fused to apologize, and so Harding sent tlie challenge, which was prompt ly accepted. They- met at sunrise under the “oaks’’ so well known to duelling his tory. Merrily clinked their rapiers for honor’s sake and Marie’s A HOT WAVE. FROM LAKES TO OULF-FROM MISSISSIPPI TO THE SEA, THE ■/-< Th« Karorri for the Second of Jano Broken In Nnmerone Piece* Chnrleeton One De gree Hotter then Ever Before on the Seme Dey of the Veer. T^oday the thermometer registered i piers That was but about forty years ago; anjl yet what a distance! What a far spin the world has made down the “groove of change" since then! Farragut and Butler have been in the city, the re construction terror has come and gone; the reassert!on of Htate authority fol lowed the victory of the citizens over the alien soldiers; the lottery has gone ^ the city is rich once more; see the hales of cotton, the hogsheads, the barrels, the bags on the levee! And there are no more duels. _ Yesterday a white-haired.man, whose shoulders drooped strangely, and whose two arms dangled half-paralyzed beside him, \yalked down Royal street. creole to some friend.^^He gotThat wound in the celebrated duel with Harding.’’ “Y-e-e-s, drawled another of the group, with a queer little shrug “Y-e-e-s, Mr. Harding taught him the ‘stroke, of ruin,’ ha! ha! e’est vral, n’est ce pas?" I followed with curious gaze the re treating from of Rapin, recalling at the same time that Boyle Harding and his wife were now living in Nice, where, in most comfortable circum stances and well loaded with fame, Harding writes his novels and plays with his grandchildren. His wife is said to be still lieautiful and very domestic.—New York Vanity. A Sensation tn St. Paul. • St. Pavl, Minn..June 2. Ambrose Osborne, a negro, 28 years of age, narrowly escaped death at the hands ancient family traditions of Montmar- in were kept in an atmosphere of heir own. Here the young man : r ound Mile. Marie even more fascinat ing than his imagination had pictured ler. We must acquit him; he did not de- iberately seek to gain her affections; indeed there was no need to seek; she claimed him at sight, and the way was 'ove’s sweetest path, ttapin was for gotten as a merely conventional lover must always' be when the true one comes rushing in all aglow and all powerfub* Marie's parents were delighted. There was no obstacle, religious or other, and an alliance with theHard- bf a mob at 5 o'clock this morning at the corner of Lexington avenue and Inglehart street. Shortly after 4 o'clock Osborne entered the home of three sisters. Maggie, Frida and An nie Kitchell, aged 2.3, 18 and 11. Os borne seized Frida by the throat and began choking her. The other sisters vere awakened by the scufife and ran out to the street and gave the alarm. Anton Kitchell, who lives close by, was the first to respond and ran after the brute. The chase was a hot one for a mile, Jaut the negro finally gavg up and was brought back to the corner of Lexington and Inglehart, where the whole neighborhood had been aroused, apprised of the brute’s act and were ready for a lynching bee. (Isborne was led to a tree, a rope se cured, and he was given a few fnin- utes to confess. This he^lid And was swung to the limb of a -maple tree. This threw the women.ijjto hysterics, and Kitchell, the captor,, begged that Osborne be soared. He was thereupon taken down and turned over to the police. The people of the neighbor hood are very much wrought up to night, - and it is possible another at tempt will be made to lynch Osborne. He is, however, under a strong guard. ’Delaware Republicane Spilt, Wilmington. Dkl., June 1.—The noted fight in the last Legislature over the election of a United States Senator was reflected here to-day in the city election. As in the General Assembly contest-the Higgins and A ildkk,s_.Be£ publican forces, were pitted against each oilier, and as a result the Demo cratic ticket, headed by Charles R. Jefferies for mayor, came out ahead. The .Republican mayoralty nominee, Jacob H. Lewis, was allied with the Higgins faction, the Addicks candi date, Samuel H. Bayard, having been defeated at the primaries for mayor. The Democrats also elected seven of the twelve councilmen' exclusive ' of the President. Two years ago at a previous city election the Republicans secured gevfenYif the twelve oouucil- men, _At the genegkl election in No vember Wilmington gate MSTvilrttar Republican Gubernatorial* candidate, a majority of 926. Washington, June 2.—The wave, which has -hovered over Eastern and middle sections of United States during the - past days has been a record brealcer, the officials at the weather bureau are unable at the present time to predict any relief. There is an area of high pressure that is central over Tennessee, which has caused the present excessive heat to be so intensely felt This high pressure, which has persistently hoverd over Tennessee, is known as the per manent high, and has been contributed to very largly by southerly winds. During the past twenty-four' hours in Western Pennsylvania and Maryland the temperature has not been quite so high, a falling off from 2 degrees to 6 degrees in different sections of these States having been noted. The following are some of thq maxi mum temperatures reached: 94 degrees at New York, 96 degrees at Harrisburg, 96 degrees at Philadelphia, 94 degrees at Pittsburg, 94 degrees at Baltimore, and 96 degrees at Washington. At Philadelphia the record has been broken by 2 degrees. At Washington the thermometer has been even higher than 96 degrees at this time of the year, as in June, 1874, when the tempera ture rose to 102, degrees 6 degrees war mer than it was today. In New York city it was 3 degrees hotter than on any 2d of June in the past decade. The Southern cities east of the Missis sippi River have been feeling the ef fects of. the hot wave to a great degree. The following are the cities in which records of high temperature for this date teas made today; Vicksburg 98, degrees 2 degrees pbove; Memphis 98, 1 above; Chattanooga 98, 4 abov«; New Orleans 94, 2 above; Mobile 96, 1 above; Atlanta 98, 7 above; Augusta 100, 1 above; Savannah 98, 1 above; Charleston 98, 1 above; Charlotte 98y 5 above; Raleigh 98, 6 above; Louis ville 98, 2 above; Indianapolis 98, 4 above.~ * Notwithstanding the fact that the record shows that the thermometer has beeiMf degrees higher in Washing ton than it marked today, it is doubt ful if the people and animals ever suf fered more. The attendance upon churches was seriously affected and all means of conveyance down the river and into the surrounding coun try were crowded. Hotel arrivals were the smallest for months. , OntLdf the visitors down the river was seized with a hemorrhage, induced, it is thought, by the extreme heat, and died before reaching the city. He was Chris Kraft, a cigar maker, aged 40 years. James Murray, a stonecutter, white, about 30, was overcome by the heat at the corner of 37th and M streets. Georgetown, and died almost immedi ately. Ch<*ago, June XiUThe hot weather in Chicago continues and is causing much suffering. The-weather bureau reported the highest temperature of the day as 92 degrees. This was 4 hot this vicinity fisterei degrees and tonight it peggw at degrees. As far as knowfir no 'seri prostrations from heat oedurred today Kansas City, Mo.,.June 2.-Th< . weather here today was intensely hot x ***- although a strong-wind blew from the an “ southeast The official thernfiometer registered 86 degrees but street instru ments ran up to the 100 degree marie. No prostrations were reported. hot the the o'ciock this afternoon andis twode' trrthis Aatter grees only less than the temperature of last Finlay. The thermometers on the street registered as high as 97 de gree in the shade. The mean tempera ture of the day, ap officially reported, was 82 degrees, 10 degrees higher than the normal temperature of June 2 averaged for the past twenty years. People overcome by heat on the streets today were revived in nearby drug stores and only one case so far the hospital. Philadelphia, June 2.—The tropi cal heat that has prevailed since Thurs day has reaped a terrible harvest of death in Philadelphia. The prostra tions from the heat number several scores and on Friday 'there were two deaths, three yesterday and the climax was reached today when seventeen per sons died from heat prostrations. The thermometer today in the weather bureau office at its maximum at 2 o'clock, registered 95 degrees, two lower than yesterday’s maximum. The lowest point touched by the ther- mometet' today was at 5.30 this morn ing, when it stood at 79 degrees. From that time on until 2 o’clock the mer cury went booming upward until it reached 95 degrees. To the gasping thousands compelled to breathe-the superheated air from the bricks of the resorta were crowded. . Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2.—Al though the heat was terrific today not a case of sunstroke had been reported ht. At noon the ree, at 6 p. degree. A light breeze sprung up after sundown. Pittsbubo, Pa., June 2.—The 11 still continues in 90 serious i GETTING TOGETHER IN AlKEN. r —ci— ;•* .• Patriotic Action of the County Executive " Committee. Aiken, June 1.—The county Democratic executive committee met to day and took important action looking to the restoration of peace and harmony betweent the two rival tions in the Democratic party in this connty. After discussing the political situation in the State and county the following preamble and resolutions, prepared by Senator O. C. Jordan, were introduced: Whereas, it is the earnest desire of the Democratic executive committee of Aiken County that unity of action may be had by all Jof the Democratic voters of the county in the approach ing primary election for delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and that peace and harmony may prevail amongst the- white people of *our county; and to that end we, as such committee, do hereby prescribe the following rule? to govern and control sxid election for delegates to said Con vehtion. Therefore, be it resolved— 1st. That all candidates to be voted for in the primary election shall con form to the rules governing their can didacy as prescribed by the State Dem ocratic executive committee, and shall in filing their pledges as required by said rules, state therein to which fact ion of the Democratic party they be- long. 2d. That there shall be an equal di vision of the delegates between the Reformers and Conservatives in making up the ticket to be voted for in the general election, and which said candidates to be voted for in the general election shall be chosen in the following manner, to wit: Tl\e two Reformers receiving the greatest cumber of votes in said primary, and the two Conservatives receiving the greatest number of votes in such pri mary, shall be declared as the nomi nees of the Democratic party of Aiken County for delegates to the Constitu tional Convention. During the discussion that followed the reading of the paper a motion was made and adopted inviting Capt Geo. W. Croft, Col D. S. Henderson and Mr M. B. Woodward prominent Conserva tives, to come into the committee room and give their views, which they did. The resolutions , were unamiously adopted. A motion to call a mass meeting to ratify the action of the committee There wilj be no factional fight in this county, as our people are heartily tired of the strife and division that has existed for the past four yehrs. No candidates have yet been an nounced, but a number of names have been mentioned. < >n the side of the Tillmanites there is talk of running Governor Evans, Senator O. C. Jor dan and Dr. Timmerman, son of the Lieutenant Governor. Conservatives Messrs"Geo. WrCroft, "IX ST'ITender son, Judge Aldrich and M. B. Wood ward. - . is Drowned Himself. Port Townsend, Wash., June 6. Prof. T. Nash, chief of the British Ed ucational Bureau of India, last Mon day afternoon committed suicide by jumping over board from the steamer City of Topeka, near Queen Charlotte Sound, Alt&ka. The deed was commit ted in the presence of his wife, who a daughter of a Hindoo prince, and is immensely wealthy. Mrs. Nash, who is finely educated and very was intensely jealous of her husband's actions. In consequence they en in many petty quarrels. W nen near Queen C’harltotc Sound about 4 o'olock on Monday af ternoon, she billed Prof. Nash from houses and the scorching asphalt of of the streets the difference or two de grees in the mercury from yesterday was not noticeable, and the suffering among the residents of, Philadelphia was as great as has been on any date of the prevailing hot spell. Fortun ately the day was Sunday and the workers in the mills and factories were able to rest. and seek . what coolness they could. But for this the mortali ty would, undoubtedly, have been much higher than it was. Besides the seventeen there were a score of prostrations reported by the police, and how many more there were in thfe households of many families they alone know. \ Shortly after 2 o'clock a thunder" shower cooled the air, and the ther mometer fell 12 degrees in an hour. .At 8 o’clock to-night the thermometer was 81 degrees. Reports received from points throughout Eastern Pennsyl vania show that the heat in that sec tion has been as great as in Philadel- >hia, although not so deadly in its ef- ect. Little promise of relief is held out by the weather bureau, and, and another dreadful day of suffering seems in store for Philadelphians tor morrow. Baltimore, June 2.—The mercury again hovered about the nineties to day. 95 degrees being the highest re corded at the observer’s office, on the top fioor of Johns Hopkins University building. In other parts of the city the readings reported were as high as 102 degrees. There was but little breeze to' temper the intense* h8at the sun’i rays. Fifteen prostrations were reported, two cases resulting fat ally. John Pierce, 60 years old, a far mer, and Daniel,Bates, aged 40, a colored stevedore, succumbed to the torrid heat and died shortly after ar riving at the hospital. Cleveland Ohio, June 2.—The offi cial thermometer at Ihe weather of fice marked 90i degrees today, bat street instruments were at high as 100 degrees. It was the hottest day for several yean. Not a breath of air was stirring and the heat wak sickening. No fatalities are reportsdi although the smoking room and going oA (&ok began to scold him for some UnEffown LyachlDgU Popular, Jacksonville, Fla., June Columbia county Monday James FFeeman, a negro, attemp. ravish the wife of Frank Corsele, colored. Freeman was arrested erday and last night three or started with him to Lake City to him in jail. About half way the oner was taken from the guards by a mob, tied to a post and shot to death. The mob was composed partly of groe*. r — We dtslre to Introduce our Fornl- Mire business Into every community In the Southern States, and In order to do so In the quickest time have concluded to make some very liberal offers In bedroom suits to secure at least one customer at every post of fice in the next sixty days. PI®*® 6 read this advertisement carefully and send at once for one of our spe cial offers. * . i Our great offer No. 1 consists of one Solid Oak Bedroom Suit with large dresser with 20x34 bevel mirror, one large washstand with case, one 6 ft. S bedstead full width. This suit of furniture Is worth in any furnitute store not teas than 155.00. Do not think for once that it Is a little cheap suit for we assure you It Is not, but a on the market In order to start the sale of these suites and to keep our men busy and introduce our business In your neigh borhood, we agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point in the South fer 115.00 when the cash comes with the order. Thla advertisement will poeeiblv appear twice In this pa per, therefore if you are Interested cut this out and send withf 15.00 and the suite will be shipped to you. If it Is not just as represented you may return the suite at our expense and your 115.00 will be refunded to you. Our catalogue containing many illus trations of rare bargains and house furnishing goods will be sent to you upon application. The suite above described is a spe cial bargain and does not appear in Ibe catalogue, therefore it Is useless to write Tor Illustrations of this snite, and whlle-jou are delaying writlcg someone else Is getting the bargain. We assure.you that we will not ship but one suite in your neighbor hood at this price. Alter one suite has been shipped in the neighbor hood the price will go to at least 930.00. I* F. PADGETT, 846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. * A PAYMENT. NEVPR COMPROMISED THE REMEDIES ARE HARMLESS. Affidavit of Leslie E. Keeley, M. D. LL. D. * Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, of Dwight, Living stftn County, and State pt Illinois, being duly sworn, depoees and siys that he Is the Inventor and discoverer of the Dr. Leslie E. Keeley’s Double Chloride of Gold Rem edles for the treatment and care of drunk enness and the opium and tobacco habits and neurasthenia, and thst said remedies are made under his immediate direction and that none cf them so made contain any particle of atrrpla or strychnia or any other drug dangerous or inimical to the health or safety to the users. - In testimony whereof he has hereunto affixed his signature this fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1895. (Sfluied) Leslie K. Keeley Subscribed and sworn to before me, duly authorized notary publis for the County of Llvington, and State of Illinois this fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1895. (Signed) Frank L. Smith. More than 200,000 persons have been cured by the Keeley remedies—nearly 20, 000 of whom were physicians. For Infor mation regarding terras, cure, etc., write to the Keeley Institute (or drawer 27) Colum ' * ‘ £2525252525252525252525! ORGANS Special Sale. Special Prices. Special Terms. GREAT CLEARING SALE. Three Hundred P«rl«r nii(| Church Organ*, from noted makers, at I'riine Cost to reduce stock. Must he sold. Floors -breaking I down. Can’t carry them through- I cause, fri the hearing of other pas sengers he told her that if shepresistet he would jump overboard. She re toredshe would report hini tothe cap tain who would place him in irons. As the wif turned naif round her hus band leaped deftly over the railing into the sea. A general alarm was sound ed and a lifq bony thrown him, but he made no effort to reach it.' The steam er was stopped and boats lowered anc a most diligent search instituted with out avail- Prof. Nash belonged Icl a wealthy family in England, and after fifteen years residence in India was re turning home. 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