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emperor, and begged him to pardon these
three Christians
"Threc Christians !" said the phlosophic
Marcus AureHus "Why should we for
give three Christians? Have they been
triedw
Eyes, sir.'
"Condemned ?"
ayes, sir"
"Then they must be punished. Who
ever hears OF Christian being pardoned
The religious tranquility of the empire
requires that the in.pious sect should be
exterminatcd"
No more hope. The day came; the en-
peror went to the amph'thcn.re, and Oc-
tavlan attended him. he old priest, stand
ing in the midst of the arena, his hands
spread out in prayer, was devoured by a
great Numidian lion. Agrippa, father of
Ciaudil, sunk under the spring OF fcro-
clous tiger; and as lis bones were heard to
cracklc III hisjaws, seventy thousand Romans
sent up shout, of triumph and applause.
Bu even this blood-thrsty mob was
hushed to silence, which gave place to a
murmur OF admiration when CT udia, pale
as Il lily, but with higher beauty than
ever, walked with a graceful dignity into
the arena. She gazcd around moment,
her eye pausing with look OF tender pity
ON the group of officers behind the emperor.
Then she looked up to Heaven in which,
alone she trusted, and which now seemed
open TO receive her
Two lions bounded forward from the two
sides OF the arena. But they had not half.
way reached her, when an officer of the
imperial suite sprang into the arena, and
quick as lightning was ut her side The
cmpcrior, who was not Il cruel man, made
Il sign to rescue them 1t was too late.
Before the guards could gain the arena
two more martyrs had moistencd its sands
with their mingled blood-two more souls
had ascendcd to heaven.
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BY CAVIS ~ TRIMMER.

Pricc, Two DOLLARS per annum, in advance, or
81. so at the end OF the year. If hot paid un-
til after the year expires $500.
No subscription taken for less than six months.
Money may be rcmitted through postInastcrs
at eur risk.
Advertisements inserted ut tho usual rates,
and contracts made on reasonable terms.
THE SPARTAN circulatcs LARGELY over this and
adjoining districts, and offers admirable me
dium to our friends to reach customers.
Job work of all kinds promptly executed.
Blanks, Law and Equity, continually on hand,
vr printed to order
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correspondence OF the Spartan.
RUsK Co, TEXAs, JULY lO, lSiO.


DEAR SPAnTAS: Having beer unem-
ployed for the last three weeks, owing to
protractcd drought that has prevailed in
this and adjacent cauntics, | am thrown in
a row with the most of the farmers, hut lit
tie to do; or at least but little that can be
done to profit and thinking oft OF the land
of my nativity and my former associates and
friends, had disposition to spend a few
q my Improbable moments giving them Il
short communication through your columns,
though | have never at any time before at
tempted to write anything for publication.
But knowing that many of your citizens an
ticipatc migration to the Lone Star State"
l wish them to be Informed OF the ll;,ni-
ing condition of most all Eastern Texas in
regard to breadstutls. Its true enough food
can yet be had TO keep all the animal king
dom on foot; but don't think | would be
justifab!e in saying, that all get enough t,
keep their digestive organs constantly at
work. They become so active aitcra person
remains in this State a while, that they
can perform the functions assigned them
with despatch, and generally grind out and
crave something more to operate upon be
fore the accustomed time arrives to .iyc
them fresh supplies. But the great and
absorbing question is, how are these sup
plies to lie kept up till another crop eau lie
madc2 Wheat was nearly failure; o,t
a failure cnrn y f,ilur. ,,J .,,,,., ,.,iI
ho .,u,,.o ;r
'''' S''' ''''' 80 = mon
'''"c jill" '"'re Is no prospect "i 'h''f' 1T
Is now throwing of the shapes aud the
first bols open4.. The grass j. p.rrhj,,
nm r,n;Jlv and y,,h.m, ,.., y.,,'
,o ,,;ro , s,,,,r, g.,
- '''
e'"'''yi '"" ''''' VIII c"'ta'' cur means ct
suStcnance. For the milk ,nd butter con
sumcd here is an important itcm -Ir;,rh
b,t ,b. sur,o,. .,r ,,..,,.,. c.,,.;,;
Thi. = ',,I..J, o.;,,,,; ,.u,
'"'0' """ " 80 '''
''' u i',I' ''''S y" ne remembered 10y all wh"
al, WITHIN us b"unds. i'ut it j. the lr>l
year this couniy has failed to make cnnu4h
20 support ii~cli slurc il h,, lrcn s,rl,.3
III. oit.s, o,,l.. :. a.
l,y.a h,,, .,.'.n,.,
w. ''''' '''''''' :" ',''S '"'' .'''FN' ""9 t"v.'
testimony Is 'h"t Tie corn cop has "ol
bee" failure before since thcy settled in
the county, though il was Frequently en-, IN
more or less. iut NOT ,s snli,., +,..,,..,.
;,;r,,, c.,,,, ,l,,,
,an 49,. r,: '''''''' '''''- ~, '' INC coz
0'0p' ms Country ''c'l'''''S |" III"
testimony OF those wh9 1--we here, nearly IN
rariably has a drought in The latter i.ar, o.
the summer scason-.July am! : u,n,,
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OUR STORY.
From the New York Mercury.
THE CATAC0MBS OF ROME.

Il Tate cf the Sccond Christian Ctntury.
The traveller who visits the Rome of to.
day, If classic scholar and antiquarian. oc-
cnries himself with the ruins of ancient
Romc-that "Mother of Dead Empires
The ruined temples, trumphal arches, H.
scnptions, medals, coins, are iull Of interest
to him. Seated on the summit of the Capi
tone Hill, or on the ranparts of the Coli
scum, he rcbuilds the arcicnt city, makin,,
1t rise around him in m.ss;vc grandeur AZ
1t stood i'll the days Of the Caesars.
The artist who visits Rome spends his
time in the galleries of pictures and statu..-
~; or, If he visits the churches, it is to visit
"Thc Last Jud dgment" of Michael Angelo;
"Ihc IransfiGuration' Of Rafael; the won.
deriui irescocs Of the Sistiue Chanel. o: the
works Of art that crowd st Peters He
cares little for the Rome of two thousand
years ago, or the Rome of to-day. except in.
so far us they contribute in the cnjoyincn,
9i his iavor'tc pursuit.
Nhie there Is a Rome for the artist and
another Tor the antiquary, there is Il third
Romc Tor the Christian visitor--a Rome of
three hundred churches, with st. Peters. a
world III itself, and the treasures accumul:,
ted through fifteen centuries in the Nati.
can. In this he finds world which o. Gu
pics all his attention And when he ba,
seen all that presents itself upon the earth ;
surface, we tiud that there is another Rome
beneath the ancient city-thc Rome of the
CaiacombS.
Why these excavations were made ori.i-
naily no history informs us. But in the
second century of our era, they were used
by the Christians in Rome as places of re-.
lugc from persecution, ot secret worship.
and for the burial of the dead Here were
deposited the bones OF the martyrs, the
bones Of those who were dcvourcd bv the
wild beasts in the amphithcatrc. and the
ashes of those who were burned at the stake
These catacunbs are ol .reat extent
There are LONG galleries, with rccesscs ON
each side for burial, booking like the tier,
"i bcrthS in our steamboats, When the
body or relies was deposited, the recess was
walled p and p!a>tcrcd over with cement.
ana the inscription, giving the name and
aye OF the deceased, and cummcndinv hi.
soul to the prayers the faithful, was cary
Ell IN stone OF made in the soft mortar. I
lamps are found which were kent li~btcd
hctorc the graves of the MARTYRS. either os
4 mark OF vcncration, or 20 light those who
cane there to pray; and III mlny of those
t"mb> are found phas of martyrs blood.
and the instruments of their torture.
he curious reader who camuut 90 To
Rrmc, w,,l find ia the A>tor library. and
can ecc, If he iud> the lbrarian in Good
hnIor. Two ur three large io..o volumes il,
wi"rh fhe galleries. eli -"l.. .lnbs and
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THE MAN IN THE Sun" Tho man
in the moon" is no stranger, but the man
in the sun is parsonage with which we
are less familiar
The Gcntlemen's Magazine, London. for
June, 1918, announces, under the head Of
foreign occurrences tLat 1.-The newspa.
pers, both IN America and England, Rave
noticed the remarkable circumstance of an
extraordinary pheaomenon in the sun.
The following is an authentic and cor
rect accC unit, for the truth of which Can't
Hayes, OF his majesty's MGcsttr,' ard the
whole OF his officers and ships Company
may be appealed to: On the morning Of
the 9th August, 1918, the Mpjestic, b..
ing then off Boston, the men on bosrd OBJ
served, ut the rising OF the sun, the com.
fIete figure OF man in the centre of that
uminary, with Mag divided by three
lines his hand. He was first on his back.
hat as day advanced, he gradually assumed
an erect position, and at midday he stood
upright; towards evening be as gradually
declined, descending with his tag head
foremost
'On the 2Sth it retained the same out.
line, bat had become skeleton. On the
18th the tgure was disjointed, and its parts
gradually assumed the appearance Of six
separate flags, united in circle by an ap-
parent cord or line. After this nothing
more was observed in the suns disc but
"a few small spots. The American papers
notice only the extraordinary appearance
OF the sun on the above mentioned days.
Perhaps the observers on the continent
were not i'll position to catch the precise
appearance which the PARTICLES ca matter
presented to the ships. company of tbs
Nyesfic There could be no optical delusion
on the occasion, as the phenomenon was
observed by so many different eyes, aud
for so long time The first figure was
seen du'ing the whole of the 9th, the skele-
ton on the whole Of the 2Sth, and the
'iaSs during great part of the both"
1t is said, ca the authority Of Official sta,
tistlcs, that there are at present in Europe
1910 actors, u 500 actresses. 1888 man
ayers OF theatres; and the number of per.
sons attached, in one way or another. to
=. matte establishments, amounts % 33,-
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was forced to withdraw, bafilcd in his search
but he could not forget her. She came
Ike vision. lie could see the flash of her
face, as she had defended her father; and
he asked himself the question, which he
had not been able to ask her, SO awed had
lie teth by her presence: "Can she also be
one oi th"se Christians whom we have uu-
ueftaNch to cXteruinate off the face of the
earth"
Her image sank deeper and deeper into
his heart. Her prescmce-her sphere. as
modern philosophers have termed it-hcr
spiritual being had impressed itself upon
ms memory and heart in inetTacable charac
'crs' a senuous woman makes her impress
sion upon the sensual nature. An in,ell.c.
tuai Que nnpresscs the intellect; but pure,
hiGh, spiritual, loving woman goes home to
the most sacred recess of the human heart:
ana when 1t Is SAID that the Greeks and Ro-
mans know little of the love of sentiment.
we must remember that the reason is, that
there were but few women fitted to inspire
it.
The persecution ragged on Octavian was
not SO Jealous as formerly; but the taunts
oi companions spurrcd him forward
one day one OF his spies brought him word
that he had found the entrance to one Of
the crct hiding places Of the Christians.
Losing no time, he took Il file of soldiers.
aud following his guide, came to the EN-.
trance of one Of the catacombs They de-
sccndcdto the dark passages, their stcps
lighted by torches. Octaviam read the in
scripsionS on the graves of the martyrs of
past cras OF persecution He heard music
tile lar distance, sounding as if it came
from the bowels OF the earth Then came
the smoke OF incense. Following the guide
with StcaIthy s'cps, they came to Il subter-
ranean chapel crowded with worshippers.
lhcy were all upon their .nces in posture
ot adorati"n while II whitc-haircd old priest,
robed III flowing veStmcntS, stood before an
at'ar, made OF Il martyrs tomb.
he armed men gathered in the dark
space IN the back OF the chapel for tile al.
tar was lighted with tapcr>, and lamps were
suspended from the ceiling All was hushcd
III Proirund silence for few moments.
| hen the worshlprcrS rose, and i woman.
tur lng her head. saw the soldiers, aud was
surprised into a shrek
The venerable priest turned from the al
tar, and approached Octavian
'ls it Tor whom you search ?" he asked
81 am rrldy. Lead on"
But b'i"rc Octavian could give an order
To his soldiers, another form stood before
hmm Claudia, III her white purty-Clau-
I'a. III her mora than mortal beauty, rs il
>eeE'eu Ia Octav!an. threw herself between
hlm aud the aged priest, aud said
IL am The onc he seeks Look upon me.
am Christian. Carry me to your iua.cs;
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|
10y our legislators to carry ON Uo our Dis
tricD an Improbable work
The plan upon which that road was of.
Tered your citiacus was the most iudicous
one that could have been offered them. The
c'mpletion Of that work, all ought to have
seen, would have been of incalcuable in
tcrest; and, iEasmuch as all would have
been equally benefited, should no, all have
been willing to pay something to build it !?
Strictly speaking, do not think the plan
offered to build the road ought to have been
considered Il taxation. The Taxpayers were
only asked To subscribe in proportion to wrat
they were worth the sum of 81 per cent
on their general tax-mcrcly showing the
anount for each to pay to build The road
No one could have scarcely felt the amount
The citizens Of Spartanburg remind me of
some OF our Baptist brethren, belonging to
beautitully.situated church in your Dis.
! trict. If it were left to Il vote with them
they would vote away the preacher before
they would pay him anything for preach
lnS. | think it is II wise thing that so
many elections are kept out of the hands of
the people, since they have voted out cx
iStcncc an important railroad No telliny
what they would not vote away. They vo-
mmrh n;nn.ol ,;. ,t ~ VI were ;"
nJ = ~ rpo ~ ~ ''' NISS'a'"'e rcpeal-
,n;lai ''IS 'm ''''ui s',ou!u not DC sur
H. r,,I I,' ~ .'''' '"eS ''u .o''u away
~ IT nv ThS In",P'e'cu 10 ol'r''nourS
better H.. ycry y;.,;I.', anJ " M nay .oau .I mao
tnrost M ra.'iI 'I',,'''' ""' "o' r' '"e III
Tw;,h ,n,, t.;n, ",' I'''o MN ~ d t'>' 'o' :
ro harm Iu, H. ,'nn c';,h "" ny H:, Ine'h'cs
wnuIi Ln ,n,h;,,, I,,,, ,"''r' =, '",''N IL
ture of South Carolina re- ,nprn,r;atc fn1,s
! i"r ,he completion ol the Blue Ridge Road.
II thty are NOT wiling to have the profits
ol r|',roan ,[1 extension themselves, is it not
r,%ht mat tnry should help to extend where
'iy9 'h ,; are M,'''";' VIII 70 nave cA'enS'G"! by
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a Thousand dollar carriage. made thirty
years ago, at Middlet, wn, for General Jack.
son 20 ride in, has rece ntly been sold for
sixteen dollars and half
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man behind the times" should /, /
IN catch up
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IoUAyE.-The word "Xouavc" il gen
eraliy aud incorrectly pronounced as a word
of two syllablUs. it should hc spoken as if
written Z'roCc. the a Havtrg the Italian
sound rs in "fau." The name is derived
from the Arabic Iouaonoa a confcderacy
OF ;hc kabyle tribe, who live on the moan
tans back Of A'g crs The original
Zouaves IL the French service were com
posed of Arabs from the country near
Agie.s.
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marshaI's Sale of Real Estate.

virtue ofsundry executions directed from
BILE United States Circuit Court for the Middle
Tennessee, sitting Nashville expose public sale to the
highest bidder for cash. in the city Of Nashville, the Court
House. Saturday, the h day Of September 1860 all right
title and interest which James Nichol and John Nchol
heres acquire in and to the following
OF land lying Davidson county, about ~ miles North.
west of the city Of ahv the Hydes Ferry Turnpike
being the tract parcel Of land eontaipg $685. aes
laid of allotted by commissioners John Ncho ST.
trust for James and John NchO by
Court at Nashville rendered the 10Th day of May 1852
which decree registered in the Registers Office in Davidson
county, in HOOK No 49, 100 and 49, For parcu-
lar description Of which, reference is here made said
registered aforesaid.
Levied the property of James and John Nicbol
and satisfy the following No 7S6 Levy
VS. James hchOl; I74, Thomas Wood 4 Co jams
NchO No HAS, Wood Corey Wood Nichol; No
l749 William Ensly Co James Nichol No 1903
Skecp, shsekelford McKe james Hieho No 1904 Viii
liam Ensly Co John Nichol r No 1906 Inkeep, Shack
eOrd Mckee James AID John NichOl jr; No 1906
Stewart 4 Co vs. james NchO No 2O6, Samuel Cochran
Co James and John Nicho r No 204S DOrumas Nixon
vs. James Nichol: No 2O49 Jafrsy & Son James
Nichol 10 1858 Watson Hdebremn James Nichol No
20S4 CheesebrOugh Stevens Ncho No 2O55
Carleton rockingham james Heho No 2249, Oden
heimer a. Tennent James NcnOl.
Sale within legal retrospective and without This
l7th day Of July, 1860.
J. B. CLEMENTS. O. 8. Marshal,
july lO-itds for the Middle District OF Tennessee.
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CHEROKEE REmEDE.
ROOTS, BARKs AND LEAVES,


NTE ask ths afflicted Of either which DO you prefer
w pleasant and decoEs syrlp compounded from Naturs
avn Renedesone which VII. speedily and permanently
the compounds heretofore used, with all heF
and facilitating eject together with the oathsome diseases
many times following the Of Mineral Posons
The Cherokse Remedy Is Natures Specific for GonoF
rhea, Geet Gravel Structure Fluor Abus Whites in Fsmales
and all diseases Of the Urinary Organs; curing these diseases
natural laws after all othsr preparations have i and
OF Heavens best meres 70 Offending nam Instances c0ut
Producedof itsedects, which WoEld sagger credaiiy
The preparations heretofore usai failed;
this Las never in instance been known . Happily for
mankind the Governor Of eworld sa Father Eso aic
10 kill, but to
In mercy he has appointsd Medicine dreadful dssases
which when taken, quickly dies 70 ali parts system attacks
the disease at post and with fidelity and courage uly
admirable giys IL rest unt has completely expelled Il
ou The body, AID restores The unfortunate patient to former
health AID vgor.
This kemeiy" strikes At the very root Of the disease ten
dency Is not simply to suspend The poison The
which It depends
Ii ? And what ENHANCES ITS VALUES the eutirs sb
Of all ass0Es taste smell Il lay In he count
ing the toilet table without beLE suspected a.
:" Remedy" for secret diseases.
= treatise Ve1eTsl diseases, With full heir
permanent accompany each bottle.
cines- POTTER 4 MERWIN, Sole Proprstors,
ST. Louis, No.
Sold Nashville at wholesale ~ Berry Demovs Esd 81.
ing Pendeon at retail By " HeEdsrshOt and all Drug
zists everywhere. dec4-dtE& siy-nsids
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cH.P xxxvII-An Act supplemental to Act entitled IAN
act povduR for taking Of The seventh and subsequent
Censuses OF The United states, and tx elnumber the
MemhI OF Of Representatives and provide
future superintendent among The several ataes approved
May twenty third thousand light hundred and any
b H enacted y the Senate oad h0Hss ef RsDrssef1res
az the Uasd States Of America IN C0R0ress assn5 That
there may employed IN the Census Office chief clerk ard
the discretion Of the SECRETARY Of the Insror such
Of fist class the requirements the service may
demand the Secretary may advance from
than to Ae second class nine the third class AID
six 10 the fourth class.
APPROVED MAY 5, $500
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april3
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Il will great deal trouble flour friends
In writing to will bean in mird the following rules;
Always give the date Post Once county and State in the body
of your letter.
wish the Paper changed from ece to another give
both Offices in full.
II business other matters, write separate
sheets Of paper, different leaves Of sheet.
Letters and communications solicited all such facts
and subjects may be of information interest to the public
Anonymous communications ofEhasver character win receive
ttention.
correspondents should write only upon side Of the
We cannot undertake to return rejected communications
All letters business should be directed TO Messrs J.
GRIFFITH CO., and not personally to either Of the Pro-
prietors
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AN Offering sale RI the desirable small place
in Tennessee, situated Sumner county Immediately the
Nashville and Gaan Turnpike road eighteen miles from the
former and eight miles from the stter place, within half mile
Of Saundersve which place there depot the Nashville
and louisville Railroad in hours Of Nashville.
The place contains about thirty five and complete
repair the soil is excellent There thrifty young orchard
beautifully he ged in with Usage Orange The dwelling
story Brick with five large rooms brick kitchen
out houses we'll Of most excellent water good csiern
ard spring.
Also within saundersville I52H acres Of land fifty
cleared, the balance finely tmbered and blue
grass Being determined south, cell bargain in
the above places. JAMES FRANKLIN.
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A1leshany Springs
Montgomery County, VirgIni.

THNHR Projectors having purchased this Watering
Place in October last have thoroughly repaired and
furnished with entirely furniture Of the best
will open for the reception OF visitors on the 18th day
of june
Having increased 'tons and made liberal arrange
ments for the comfort their guests they htter themselves
f any WaeriIg Places will afford the at
fractions a this.
is situated in the county Of Montgomery, "a miles from
shawsvie Depot Virgins and Tennessee Railroad on the
banks Roanoke River and is surrounded by Of the
beautiful attractive TO be found among the
Mountains Vrgns The Water has acquired such repnta
tonn the aStew years. that is unnecessary to say
in cnmmendauoR Of 1t considered Secne Tor The
dscdered Of the Stomach Bowels and Liver
and for prosraon Of the system We might append
Physicians and others acquainted
with its and to these might be added al 'aFRss1
Passengers will met at ShaWsville by -Four Horse Onni
buses convey road to the Springs Persons
leaving Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, and Petersburg In
the morning. arrive the Springs the day. those from the
aud the same on each train.
A
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A Boarding and Day school.

run AOCAU LADAboi
NHTILL be opened SePTem Der list in Nashville, by J..
Wv W. NICHOLS, formerly Principal Of the Florence Fe'
male Academy and during the last ave teach
er IN the Nashville Female Academy.
The building selected for this Institution the term naon
OF Spruce street, and isnogn the 'COHzEn's" House.
The instruction will comprise branches usual
y required English education The competent Pro-
fessOrs il Music, Drawing, French &c, engaged.
III T9RoT particulars address J. W. NICHOLS,
june6-3m Nashville.
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For Sale on Rxchange.

WILL either sell exchange part city Edge
IL field property, my Residence two miles North Of III
city, with from 80 Sc land attached Improvement
new, extensive and complete.
fOR TKKAs and further particulars apply the premi
e TURNER s. FOSTER and JEo. L. SEHoE Cellar
W. 3. walton.
Union copy and charge this Ofhce.-HasA. Banner.
mar2A6n