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artment is not .surpassed in the- County
'LIZA,
filitton ' five a
t John Hadhack w ----'
PN, A., The courtship was carried On
as a rough, close-fistedi through the brother.
Pratt wise working in the fields
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1891. tiller of the soil, one day when a half dozen sttlialy
And,had become quite well-to-do through young farmers approached him
hard and constant toil. with the determination toforcehim
The -only tender spot about him was to talk. Pratt threw down his
his buckskin purse, hoe and in five minutes they re -
To bit him, there weuld make Ilim tired, as badly whipped a lot of
squirm, you could not hurt him young men as ever were seen.
Pratt has always retained his re.
The Situation at Present
Accepting the fact that the go iern-
silent have s majority sufficient tchysork
with, it is nevertheless true that the
Provinces of Ontario have pronounced
against Sir John Macdenald, and in
favor of unrestricted reciprocity with
the United States. Quebee bas given
-is • Liberals a majority of 15, and in
• ridiugs in Ontario -formers have
clared against thesystem or combines
and monopolies which Sir John Mac-
donald seeks to perpetuate in the sacred
name of loyalty.
Does Sir John think that he can
cling to powei in defiance of the
wishes of Ontario and Quebec, with. a
small majority of supporters from
proyjncea which he managed to mouse
Willa promises of expenditure upon local
works? , Dees he suppose the people of
Ontario ;710 Quebeo—who have voted
against his' policy—are going to allow
themselves to be robbed by combinsters
and tax collectors in order that the
present leaders may havemoney where-
with to purchase support in British
Columbia; New Brunswick and the
Northwesef If so he if mistaken
The two large provinces will not sub
mit to that sort a injustice any longer.
Hitherto it had been claimed,with semis
show of justification, that because On-
te.rio and Quebec returned majorities
to sustain Sir John Macdonald's Gov-
ernment, that- therefore the people of
those provinces approve of his policy
of - bribing- • constituences- with -publie
money. Sir Charles Tupper used to
say that so long as Ontario and Quebec
did not object to being bled to build
parallel railway lines and other public
works, useful only as bribes to particu-
lar localities, that therefore nobody had
any right to find fault with his extra-
vagances. But Ontario.and Quebec
had grown tired of that sort of thing.
The'y hvon't stand it any longer. The
two great provinces of the Dominion
'have elected a majority of their mem-
bers to vote and work against corrup-
tion and extravagance. Sir John Mac-
donald proposes to ignore the opinions
of the people of Ontexisr-wad-Quebeo
and cling to power with the aid of
members elected to support him simply
because be happen g to be in affirm. The
New Brunswick and British Columbia
members are neitha Conservatives nor
Reformers. They are rainisterialists.
,They fight for the loaves and fishea,
regardless of political principles or
public issues, and with the support of
such men as Sir John Macdonald pro-
poses to govern Canada.
How long will he be permitted to do
so?
It is a condition,,not a theory that
confronts the government. The people
of Ontario and Qnebec demand unre.
striated reciprocity -of trade witii the
United States. Leaving out of the
count the cities and other constituenc-
ies controlled or debauched by the
combinesters, we find that the people
of Ontario have elected a majority of
about fifteen advocates of unrestricted
reciprocity. The rual districts of
Quebec have pronounced almost un-
animously in favor of a like policy.
Bbt Sir John says in effect:—
"Hang the people of Ontario and
Qua, ec. I can get a majority in New
Brunswick and British Columbia to
outvote them. With the aid of the
combines I can carry on. the old system
of corruptPm and extravagance. I will
make the taxpayers of Ontario and
Quebec furnish money with which to
secure supporters( who will vote down
any policy or any proposition which
they may think good. It is a grand
thing to be able to make men furnish
money with whidh to secure the election
of automatons who will outvote them."
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worse. markable strength. Once he was
A ragged suit of- army ,clothes had arrested for some trivial offense,
served him many years, and the justice before whom he
In vain his wife had begged him to dress was brought threatened him with
decently, with tears, a term in jail if he did not reply
to his questions. Platt remained
But one day, when he went to town, he silent and received a term of 30
took a notion to ' days iipprisonment He was sat
Invest a dozen dollars in a bran new sequeritly released before his time
suit all through. expired. •
Year e ago Pratt caught a man
"I'll bet nine dollars I'll s'prise Eliza!" named Taylor hiding behind a
chuckled he. 'fence trying to hear him talk.
"Thar ain't no insects on ye now, old He promptly dragged him out In -
feller, no sir -eel. to the road and gave him a sound
Wall, du 'em up, and be darned quick thrashing.
Pratt was arrested in Danbury
‘ for emptyinga charge of buckshot
about it, tu," he said,
"Fer I've got nineteen cows tu milk into
a farmer named Morrow, and
afore I go tu bed 1" though the shooting is believed to
be accidental, he can give no
He jumped into the waggon, put his account of it to the court and re -
bundle on the seat, fuses to answer queitidns even
And sent the old mare homeward at a through his bi.other in the pre -
gait 'twas hard to teat; sence of a court official.
The shades of night were falling fast as
out of town there passed
A man who muttered softly "I'llheprise
Eliza Jane at last 1" •
HONEY RUN IAIL WAR.
A TALE OF laITTER RIVALRY IN THE
POSTOFFIOE BUSINESS.
Did Sawyessa Branch Offitee. Kept the
Community Sappiled With Letters.
and the Postmaster was at Leagtb
Compelled to Sell His iktmanaksalen.
A post- fd :e was recently established et
Honey Run, a community mainly populat-
ed by the sons of the veterans of .1.frica,
and was placed in the keepiug of Abraham
Nick, a seller of eggs that had attained
their majority and bacon so musty that a
hound pup had been known to turn from it
and sigh distressingly. When Abraham
received the appointment there was great
rejoicing among bis friends. At one time
he bad been sentenced to the penitentiary,
but the fact that the governor pardoned him
proved that he had attracted the attention
of the chief executive and was therefore
worthy of the respect of Ms everyday
associates.
Shortly after the first mail had arrived,
and while a number of Degrees were stand-
ing around, looking in admiration at a seed
circular and a sample copy of a story paper,
Bid Sawyer, a well known character and a
man whose "crap" throwing was sail to be
marvelous, came into the store and address -
tug the postmaster, said:
"Wall, I reckon you think de mantle o' ole
n an Ligy dun drapped on you, eh?"
-.Aber mine 'bout dat, but I'll say dis
Ef de mantle has drapped on me I kin w'ar
it ter de queen's tase."
"Oh, I ain't sprized at dat," Bid replied.
"You is so uster w'arin' uder folks' clothes
dat mighty nigh any thing will fit you. I
reckon you kin swell yo'se'f out or draw
yo'sel in so dat no sorter gyru-mint ain't so
mighty fur wranng."
"I ain't wore none o' yo' clothes, I kin
tell you dat. Pse mighty particular whose
clothes I w'ar."
"Yas, mighty particular not to w'ar yo'
KIDNAPPED BY A TBAPPER
Mary Puckett lives in Carroll
And when he reached the river that ran county. Ten years ago, while
own
close beside his house, herding her father's cattle on a wheu you kin he'p it."
"Look yere," said Abraham, brushing the
He stopped his horse and listened, all Dakota farm, Mary was kidnap morning's "mail" aside and leaning back
pedIby a Black Hills trapper. She against the counter, "did you come round
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wax quiet as e, mouse.
kw-ns-tben 13 years old.- Hbr captor- yere to pick er quarrel veld- me on the day
Said he, "I guess I'd better shuck my- my ijoyment? Is dis de way you OBS
dressed the' girl in boy's clothes 0'
self right here and now, and for three years compelled her when my frien's an' neighbors has COMB in
It's darn queer pnrceedin',but I'll s'prise to do the drudgery of his lonely b'Illeln' lc:84'Evil-
s-x:08re, tethrre'garwantuedla tete rmbeel W
her anyhow !" camp. At the end of this time soh no. Abe. I ain't come terypll no
of its enterprise. was entitled to patronage.
One morning, during a lull in trede, Abe
called on the branch postmaster.
"Look yere, Bid, I dean like de way
things gwine on."
"No, sal; I reckons not. De fox didn't
like de way things was gwine on nuttier,
but de hounds ketch him all deheme."
"I dottn kuow nuthin' bout dat, but I tell
you what I does know. I knows dist dar
baster be er change yere mighty soon ur
somebody gwine git hurt. I has been er
foolin wid you an' login my trade long er
'null, an' now dar's got ter be er change."
"All right, I se pufuckly willin'. Dar
neber wuz er man dat lilted change better
den I does. W'y, sah, l'se so feud o' change
dat someti uses when Ihe !elfin' right good I
gits tired o' it an hurts roysel wid sutbin'
jest fur de chant . How you thinkin bout
bring& er bout Ie change, Bru'r Abraham,
an' whu sort o' change does you prefur?"
"1 prefurs er change distal fetob me back
my trade. Dia yere blame branch office
business dun gone fur er 'nuff. It's de tail
dat is F.T waggin' de dog. I wants de dog
ter wag de tail er while. I doau blebe you
gits dem letters frum de guberraent no hew.
I noticed dat dar ain't no post stomps on de
letters you gits."
"Da dean put post stomps on de letters
dat da sends ter de branch office an' ef you
waiter show yo' ignunce er gin 1 kain't he'p
it. I has done my best ter edyeate your an'
et you is"termined ter take de bit o' ignunce
twist yo' teeth an' run off down in de wood s
V darkness, I shan't bol' you back."
"I ain't tuck no bit o' ignunce 'tween my
eeth an' doan 'low ter; but 1 tell you whut
I is gwine take 'tween my teeth. Pse gwine
take some black meat 'tween deze yere teeth
an' de meat longs ter er nigger dat keeps er
branch postoffice."
"Oh, no doubt ef you takes meat 'tweets
yo' teeth it 'longs ter somebody else. You
went ter de pennytenchy mice fur takin'
uder folks' meat tween yo' teeth."
"I ain't gwine be slandered, so you got
ter fight right yere."
"I thought sunthin' like dist," Bid re-
plied, "an' dat's de reason I set up nearly
all night er stroppin' dis yere razor. She's
powerful keeu now," he added, taking a
razor from his bosam. "De eonstertution
say, an' say ithenighty-herriteilly,-dat when
de branch postwarster thinks er fight is er
comin;' w'y; hemust strop his razor an' den
let natur' take her co'se."
"Look yere, Bid, I doan minter hab
trouble wid you,"
"So I sees, salt."
"Den let us settle dis er
"Oh, I'se willin' ter do that, fer de con -
dertution says, an' says mighty p'intedly,
dat de branch postmarster must settle all de
trouble he kin."
"1 thought," said Abraham, after a mo-
ment's reflection, "dat I mout sell my sto'
ter you.'
"Yas, seh, yas, dat's good. I'll buy yo'
sto' an' de postalee, too."
"How much you gin me fur bof?"
"I'll gin you ei bunnud dollars in cash."
"An' sign or paper takin all de spencer-
bilities o' de office?"
"Yas, I'll do dist."
The next day Bidsold his wagon and team
and handed Abraham $100. He also signed a
paper, taking upon himself all responsibility
for the previous running of the office. Just
as old Abraham had mounted a horse to
ride away, a friend approached him and
said:
"Abe, I think you wuz mighty foolish ter
sell out fur dat little price."
"Does you? Wall, honey, you dean know
dis yere life ez well ez I does. I has dun
'bezzled all de best stomps dat bas come
later de office, an' sides dap de stock o' goods
wuz mortgaged fur two hunnud dollars, au'
de pusson gwine lif' de mortgage terworrer.
Wall, good-bye, I imus' be ridin' on towarder
quieter neighborhood."—Opie P. Read.
So one by one his garments old he
pulled off with a grin, C
And as the river ran so close he calmly
tossed them in;
Thn, as he gave the last old rag a sort
of farewell flirt,
He stood up, clothed in rectitude and a
short cotton shirt.
"Now, presto change I" he gaily cried,
and reached for his new clothes.
They were not there! He was surprised six weeks ago -Sme neighbors
as yon may well euppose.
He searched the waggon o'er and o'er,
and crawled beneath the seat.
It was in vain. His language I would
rather not repeat.
The night wind seemed to snicker as it
dallied n it h his brief
And simple costume,while he stood and
shivered like a leaf,
At last he grimly muttered, as he took
the homeward track,
"If I don't s'prise Eliza yit my name
ain't John Hardhack I"
the trapper, who was old and quarrel wid you; but I tell you what I has
come ter do; I has come ter tell you dat
feeble, moved to a point on the
reo gwine start er sto' right er cross de
Mississippi River, pear the south- Is
dar, an' mo'n dat, de wagin an' team
east corner of Arkansas. There done gone atter de lumber ter build de
they lived on a flatboat. Mary house wid."
"Huh," Abraham grunted, "an' is dat
was now dressed as a girl, and
all you come ter tell? W'y useless worry -
was now introduced as the niece
gid sewn' furn, you mout er staid at home au'
of her aged adbuctor. The
"Mout ttehrroduothe di it,
rodat'sai1,er r ,haw,faeharwa'r
soon forgot all about her old home
and friends and- lived the hard mighty haudy wid er pen; but dat
aln't alt
got ter say. I knows in reason dat
life required of her without a 1
postale° ter draw trade" --
"Now you hittin' it," Abe broke in.
"But hole on. Doan ack like de sheep
' d b tted
kai't buck er you,, when you is got er
thought of better times. About
became interested in her and in-
quired about her former life. MI
that -she could remember was
having at one time lived in Car-
roll county, Iowa.
Mary's new found frienus wrote
to the county clerk of that county,
who sent the letter to the Carroll
county newspapers. Its one of
these it reached the eye of the
lost girl's grandfather, Elijah
Puckett, who immediately sent
his son to investigate the truth of
the story. The young man found
the girl, now 23 years old, and
soon convinced himself of her
His dog came at him in the yard and identity. Mary was only too glad
made him climb a tree,
And when his good wife cried "Who's
there?" he howled "Gol darn Home,"
Bat not until the hired man had dressed
and got a gun
Would she admit him, and then she was
half inclined to run.
Eliza was surprised no doubt, but when
John Hardhack rose
Next morning and went out doors in
his hired man's old clothes,
And found his mitsing bundle hanging
safe as on a shelf
Upon the brake rod where it caught, he
was "s'prised" himself.
JOHN PRTT'S AFFLICT -ION.
A man who has conversed sc. ith
only two persons in his life lives
in Danbury Conn. He is John
Pratt, an industrious and well to•
do farmer, who, in spite of his re-
markable affliction, -has kept him-
self in obscurity for many years,
Let him take warning in time. The
people of Ontario and Quebec are en-
titled to have their rights and opinions
respected, and they will not submit to
British Columbia and New Brunswick
rule very long. They will not permit
themselves to be robbed by combinest-
ers and shut out of their natural mar-
kets that Sir John Macdonald and his
ministry, who lo se Canada simply for
the money they are able to extract from
her treasury, may grow fat and sleek.
dat jumped ober de shader an en u
his brains out e: 4in .1. fence. I knows dat
f kaint buck er d postoffice, so I has
eluded ter dart oi..• mesel."
"W'y, man, y kain't do dat. De
guberment will be down on you in er minit
Dar kain' t be but one postoffice in de same
place, you know."
"Oh, I knows slat, but Pee gwine start
er branch offic. Dar ain't nuthin' in de
coustertution er gin branch offices. De
conetertution say mighty pantedly dat
ever' postale° is 'titled ter er branch an'
dat de main office has got ter divide de
mall wid de branch, an' it furder states,
and states mlghty p'intedly, dat et de man
dat has charge o' de main office 'fuses ter
reconize de branch office dat de office shall
be tack er way frum him an' put in de hues
o' de branch postmarster. Oh, yere's de
constertution eight yore," he added, taking
a book from his pocket and beginning to
unwind a twine string. "Constertution
right yere in my ban', en' of you want ter
show yo' ignunce ter all dem folks, w'y, jest
say dat dis book got out by Gin'l Washing-
ton Hasa doan say doze tacks."
"Oh, I knows the constertution say dat,"
Abe replied, scratching his head, "but dat
constertution has dun been repealed. Gin'l
Jackson he come colons; wid his constertn-
tion, doan you know?"
"Now look yere," Bid replied,. "is you
'termined to show yo' ignunce, whutber dr
no? Doan you knowdat Gin'l Jackson foteh
up or bill fur de changin' o' de constertu-
tion, but clat the senate reached down an
flung it oaten de house? W'y, Abe, I has
anus gi'n you credit fur bein' er smart man,
but de way you gwine on now you is sprizin'
me mightny."
• "Hol' on er mina," said Abe, rubbing the
wool on the top of his loaf -shaped head, "I
does ricolleck now. I has been l'arnin' so
much lately dat I jest =Manny baster furgit
some o' its Like pourin' water in er quart
cup, you know. Et you keep on points,
after de cup dun full some o' It boun' ter run
ober." •
"Yas dat's er tack. Now, what I want
ter git at is die yere: Et yon will 'gree ter
gin me bah'f o' dis yore st', I won't start de
one cross de road."
"No, I kain't dat; I would ruther en-
ter inter de compertitioo"
"All right. De wagin an' team will be
yere putty soon an' den de coinpertition will
begin alio sluff. But say, you gwine divide
de mail wid me, ain't you?"
"No, kain't say dat do dat." •
"Ail right, I'll jest go er head wid de
branch de best way I kin an' let you rock
along oz you sees fitten• .
Bud's store was soon established. It was "More like an old hen than a little chic,
known thutise was going to have branch I should say"
office, but as the negroes were iu favor of
the office that had received the direct sanc-
tion of the governinent, the new store drew
but a Small percentage of trade. But Bid
was not discouraged. His its were not idle.
He went to a smite man that lived some
distance away and employed him to write
a number of letters and address them to the
most tnfluential negroes in the community.
The next day, just after a few seed catalo-
gues had been received at the main officer
Bid stepped- to the door of his store and
shouted:
"De mail fur de gre't branch office has
jest arrive'. Is Dan Worthly in de crowd?"
"Yore I is," cried the husky fellow, tin] -
1 dly moving forward, with an expression of
astonishment on his face.
'Ali right, yere'e a letter fur you. 15 1
&eer yerel '
"Pe de man," a squatty Guinea negi
answered.
"Wall, dar s er letter roe fur you in d s
since"
He continued to call off names um I
sonte 10 or 15 letters had been delivered.
Of course, the letters amounted to nothing
BEL thnt 'mule no difference with their ro-
to escape from the rough life she
had been leading and willingly
agreed to accompany her rescuer
home. The old trapper, when he
found that his villiany had been
discoversd, broke down and plead-
ed for mercy. On account of his
gray hairs he was not prosecuted.
• Mary Puckett, after her ten
years of slavery, is now living
quietly on the Puckett farm near
Lake City, and is preparing to
make up for lost time by going to
school. Her parents are living
somewhere in Nebraska and are
not yet aware of the rescue of their
child, whom for ten years they
have mourned as dead.
Wheat in Manitoba now sells at
96 cents a bushel, and oats at 40
cents on track.
Rev John McKay, Presbyterian
missionary to the Northwest; is
dead at Pripe Albert.
DEATH IN MARCH WINDS.
Poets and novenas go into ecstasies
over what they romantically call
"beautiful spring," and "gentle !Ting."
and svhile no boubt, every one is glad
,
to see winter release its iov green,
"heedful spring" is, after all, one of
the most deadly seasons of the year.
Sudden transitions from warmth to
extreme cold, with piercing chilling
winds; from dry to sloppy, "muggy"
weather, all combine to make the sea-
son a most trying one, even to the
hardest constitution, while to those
ith kconstitutions the season is
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one of positive danger. Undoubtedly
the greatest danger at this season of
the year is from cold in the head,which
very few escape, and which if not
promptly and thoroughly treated, de-
velopes into catarrh, with alt its dis-
agreeable and lothsome effects. Ca-
tarrh, neglected, almost as certainly
developes into coosuraption, aaannally
destroying thousands of lives. At this
trying season no household should be
without a bottle of Nasal Balm. In
miles of cold in the head it gives almost
instant relief and effects a speedy cure
thus preventing the development of
catarrh. Where the latter disease has
already seoured a hold it is equally
efficacious, and with presistent use will
cure the worst case. From the outset
it sweetens the breath, stops the nause-
ous droppings into the throat and lungs,
dispels those dull headaches that afflict
the sufferer from catarrh. Nasal Balm
is not advertised as a cure-all—it is an
honest remedy which never fails to
care cold in the head or catarrh when
the directions, are faithfully followed,
and thousands throughout the country
have reason to bless its discovery.
Nasal Balm may be had fromolldealers
(50 cents, small, or el larde size -Mottle)
by addressing Fulford Se Co., Brookville,
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BIBLES & TESTAMENTS A.T COST
STORE. Albert Street.,a fine assortment of
The Clinton Branch Mble Society nave for
sale at DR WORTHINGTON'S .DRUG
Elbles and Testaments.
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Thirteen ice houses north of
Oswego, Ill., were burned Friday
morning. Loss, $62,000.
and in the 60 odd years of his life John Boucher disappeared from
Gananoque February 4th, and his
has spoken teLno' one except his
gone to friends have not Since heard from
two brothers. He has
jail in preference to speaking a him •
single word, and be would not, A disease which is puzzling
could not utter a word in the pre-
sence of a stranger or even his
own wife to save his life, Yet
he has a voice as strong and vocal
faculties as perfect as any man's.
Some strange power binds his
tongue in another's presence, an
influence which is said to be due
to his mother's antipathy to her
father-in-law at the time Prat
was born.
A few days before Pratt's
birth hie mother quarrelled with
the elder Pratt, and vowed never
to speak to him again. The child
was thought to be dumb, for all
through his childhood he never
spoke a wm d, and until be grew
to be a youth bis tongue was tied
Then one day he spoke to his
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
new scheme for the advancement of
the Temperance cause, that is being
agitated by that ceaseless and untiring
worker in all good causes, I'4 ns ANNA
Ross, of Brucefield. That it has our
warm approval and encouragement,goes
without saying. We would strongly
advise temperance workers all over to
correspond with Mrs Ross, and help
forward the movement she has in band.
YOUR BACK
Would get well at once if it were rb-
bed with a little of Clark's( Lightning brothers, but try as be would he
limbs would go away if treated the could make no sound in the pros. cut off all tendencies toward a
same. This wonderf ul preparation does once of others. To one brother„
fatal reult. Dr Pierce of Buffalo
Liniment, and the soreness in side and
William, he took a particular nus put this remedy within the
reach dell, so that even the poor
as well as the rich, can obtain it.
Is is worth more to you than
LAME
veterinarians has roken out
among the Rigs in the neighbor-
hood of Kingston.
The board of trade of Hastings,
Nebraska, has adopted resolutions
approving of the action taken by
the New Orleans lynches%
THE RICH MAN'S SON.
The rich man's son inherits lands,
And piles of brick end stone and gold
And he inherits soft white hands.
And tender flesh that feara the cold.
Like soft hands and tender fiesh
many diseases are inherited; es-
pecially tendencies to asthma,
consumption, bronchitis, and
stomach and liver troubles; but
there is a remedy known as the
'Golden IVIedleal discovery,' which
over comes these diseases, and
Sympathy,
.HAYWARD_
Carriaget Waggon Mfg
Albert St., Clinton
Opposite Fairs Mill
Clara: "Oh, Charlie, why will you per-
sist in annoying poor Fidel"
The shop has been removed to the abcve premises where •
I am busily engaged in preparing CARTS BUGGIES
and WAGGONS for the spring trade.
Better Left Unsaid,
Miss Elderleigh—"No, Mr. Sissy, there la
not a day passes that I do not add to my
store of knowledge."
Mr. Sissy—"One never is too old to learnht
(And he wonders why she is never at
home when be calls now.)
Too Tender -Hearted.
"I hadto discharge the cook to -day, Jack;
she was too tender-hearted."
"Whati that red-headed old ratilan ten -
der -hearted I"
"Yes, she positively refused to whip the
cream or beat the egg when I wanted to
make a cake, so I told her to go."
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TO THE EDITOR:
Please Inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above namea
dream By its timely use thousaads of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I shall
be glad to send two bottles of ley remedy FREE to any of your readers who have con.
gumption 11 they ,will send Inc their Express and Post Office Address. Respectfullst
T. gm 8LOCUM, 81.C., 186 West Adelaide Rt.. TORONTO. ONTARIO.
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The IATEST STYLES
Re Prefers Whiskay.
"Bromide of potassium is said to be an
excellent antidote for snake bite," remarked
a visitor to an Iowa man.
"Well, Id rather not be bitten by a snake
than take that for it," replied the Iowan.
Not a Chicken.
"Tom, that giddy Miss Gusher, who is
thirty-seven at least, says the girls disaprove
of her because she is a little chic."
notoeffect a etre next week, but relieves
at nce, and almost miraculously. Try
a bottle of your druggist, price fifty
rents, and be hare you get it. Clark
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Rob, Mange and Scratches of every
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minutes by Woolford'e Sanitary Lotion
Tkia never fails. Sold by J. EL Combo
Druggist. jone27-8m.
fancy, and he would converse
with him freely, and at the app.
roach of any one but the other
brother, he would stop instantly,
and nothing could induce him to
cntinue. Even his wifo has never
heard his voice, nor did his first
wife, who died twenty years ago.
'piles of brick and stone and gold. eiments.. All they wanted was recognition
Ask your druggist for it. It's from the outside world, nits piece of
ssOfsrantfled to benefit Or cure -.Tit shrewdresq changed the current of trade.
tz• The negroes flocked into Bid's store, and
every case, nr money paid for It
when A he remonstrated with them, nos only
will be refuntled. he received WEIR that the
IN
FUR - GOODS
To please everybody. Call and see all
the latest shapes. We are constantly
offering bargains. We are showing a
stock that is wonderful in quantity,
quality and style. We also keep on
hand a magnificent assortment of
Feminine Spite. f
He— think you are rather prudish. My
other gut never objected to getting under
the mistletoe.
She—But just remember how homely she
was.
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PITP,S ammoni
Our stock is complete and well assorted. We invite
your inspection.
REMEMBER THE STAND—ONE DOOR NORTH
OF THE DRY GOODS PALACE
CrT-LASCI-OW
The People's GROCERY
Overmatched.
Judge—Yun are charged with bigamy,
Mr. Smith. Have you anything to say to
the charge i
Prisoner—No, air. Pin net fool enough
to talk against two women.
Preaches, hut No Practice.
"Who is that frightfully dressed woman
that you just recognized?
"That is Madame Prim, editor of a fashion
magazine.
The Saddest Part to Come.
Friend—"1 suppose everything is settled
In regard to the marriage of your daughter?"
Stoakley—"Well, yes; everything but the
Used to Publicity.
Uncle Si Lowe—Wall, well, Pertly! Ain't
these town folks gout', pretty bold to have
their bedrooms so's everybody kin see
right into 'em like that
;cruet
no faction that
The poet wrote: "I send you my latest
main office had dome nothing for the people, poem, fused in the crud ble of thought.
and that the branch on*, in consideration The editor wrote: "I beg to refuse it"
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NEXT TO COMBE'S DRUG STORE
We have just added a very select stock of
Cottons,Cottonades, Shirtings,
rowellings, Shirts,Dra-vvers,
Prints, Flannels. Ladies
Woollen and Cashmere
Hose, Etc.
To our stock of CHOICE FRESH GROCERIES, all of whioh for the
next 80 days we will offer at the very lowest cash prices. Call and
examine our stock. We are confident you will buy when you see our
Goods and Prices.
C31 -M0 STMINATA.IVI"
BIG INDUCEMENT
1 . 110
Call and see our PRESENTS GIVEN AWAY wit
every Two Dollar Cash Purchase, not required to be
all got at once. Get a card and have it punch-
ed when you buy anything for cash. My
stock in alljyanches is now complete
for holiorly trade. Flour and
Bread is Cash, therefore not
included -in presents.
GEO. NEWTON - LONDESDORO