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A Love Affair of John Wesley.

Sophia Hopkey, a niece of the prin
cipal magistrate Tin Georgia, 1856 was
young, pretty. and intelligent. Wesley
was pleas ed with her and she with him
She dressed in white because he liked
it, and regulated her habits by his ad.
vice he fell sick, and she nursed him.
He made up his mind to marry her.
Delamotte opposed the idea of a mar.
rage Wesley submitted the question
to the Moravian elders, who advised
him to proceed no further in the mat
ter. 'The Lords will be DONE" re
piled Wesley but he was IN a sore
strait. Sophia was naturally piqned
and hastily engaged herself to one vii
liam Williamson. and the marriage took
place, March IL. in four days, Wesley
in the meantime having vainly urged
her to break the engagement and marry
him. Wesley made this curious entry
in his journal
"Feb. 5-One Of the most remark
able dispensatiops of Providence to-
ward me began to show itself, this day.
For many days after 1 could not at all
jndgs which way the scale would turn !;
nor was it fully determined till March
4. on which day God commanded lac to
pull ont my right eye; and by his grace
l oo' eihi1 Q" 10 10 80 Dut DelEB SLICK
IN the execution, on Monday March II,
God being verv merciful to me, nv
friend performed what I could not. !"
And again: "March 8. Miss Sophy
engaged herself to Mr.. Williamson, a
person not remarkable for handsome
ness, neither for greatness, neither for
wit, or knowledge, or sense, and least
Of all for religion and on Saturday,
March II. they were married, this beirg
the day which completed the year from
my first speaking to her. What thou
dost, o Gld, l know not now, but I
shall know hereafter
About this time, and doubtless in ref
erence to this transaction, Wesley
wrote the well-knoWn hymn beginning
Is there thing beneath the sun
That strives with Thee nv heart to share;
On; tear 1t thence, and reign alone,
Inc A-oro OF every mot'on there.
rorty-nne years later. wesley, then
more tha' Ionf-score. ana having gone
kn "Io'ner similar experiences;
. wio'e I1memper wnen i READ
..S". "o s ~ 'ne cnurcn VI oavalh an
oon VI mah' l 'ahe IRON thee 'hT
oesire OF tnine eyes Win stroKe.
was pierced thiougn as Win swora-->
and could not utter word more.
williamson grew Jealous ofaWesley,
and forbade his wife to speak to hing or
at5ena MS services she absenfed her.
~" no" sne church ,or 'ln,e' ana
w ebley refused TO ADMIT her TO the
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Footing it Across the Continent.

Rudolph Bourman, young Swiss,
arrived in this city last Thursday night,
one hundred and thirty five days from
New Jersey, having walked the entire
distance. Bourmsn left New Jersey on
the 10Th of January, without a cent in
his pocket, determined to reach San
Francis co without cost to himself. He
walked from the starting point to Phil
adelphia, thence to Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, St. Louis, and thence along the
line of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads, until he arrived here.
He obtained food by asking for it from
men in the section houses along the line
of the railroad, and at almost every
place he stopped at he was kindly
treated, and was furnished with some
thing to eat aud place to sleep. He
says that the Chinese laborers on the
line of the Central Pacific were more
hospitable than the whites on the Union
Pacific. On one occasion, while cross
ing the alkali desert.
six Indians, VI
ables, bu' ",
apytb'' Ser
f"rr VII.
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FLORIDA wAYsRMEfoNs.
immense shipments Being Made tothe
West.

Immense shipments Being Made tothe
Savannah Adverti&r, June 81.
As is we'll known all throughout Flor
ida and Georgia, the crop of melons III
the former stateMill be tnprecedented!y
large. and to dispose them profitably
has been a matter OF serious concern In
the eyes of all the growers, and catsed
them considerable anxiety. Suyerin-
tendent Haines, of the Atlantic ana Gulf
railroad, while down in Florids about
ten days ago, saw this difficulty, and
immediately set to work to emedy 1t.
He wrote to parties in several OF the
western cities. Offering to yface water
melons in those markets by express
trains, fresh and good. fhe idea was
Immediately taken up. seferal merchants
agreeing tn dispose of twenty car loads
(twenty thcusand) of Melons per week.
Mr. Haires Immediately notified the
Floridians Of the prospect, and they
assert that trey can furnish two hun.
dred car loads 1.-TWO hundred thoussndD
of melons between now and the 5th of
July.
The cars If the Gulf road not being
adapted 70 some of the western tracks,
the Greer L LIE sars ca,n alone be used,
and he has written On all SIDES Tor tneh.
These cars are 10 be partially open so
az to allow t.ne ar to pass TIN onRh. and
viii -haxe pa'-'ed If large letters on
their sides, ''Fruit Cars A. ana u.
| r. r."
The first train IF even cars le1t Live
Oak YESTERDAY, ard goes directly to
Chicago. A second d fourteen cars has
gone down to load, and will leave Tues
day morning, and rs many cars as can
be had will be laden with this fruit' aho
be forwarded. :,
ON the 2Bth Of this month mammoth
train of melons will be dispatched
which will also take with it delegation
of the Florida fruit growers to-Chicago
. Who 90 for the purpose of looking
"rnnud. and $ a permanent
, MUSINGS v hip melons t
hat other Pre-
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Humor at the Police Court.
MIR. AND MRS. LEWIS HULL.

! MIR. AND MRS. LEWIS HULL.
doesn't this weather make you think
of the still, green forests? ?" asked his
honor, as he came on with the lurid
perspiration playing "pullaway" up
and down his forhead.
| cit does-it does r. replied B;jah.
| 1T makes me think of shady dells,
messy banks, national banks, gurgling
brooks, the Atlantic ocean, green peas,
arsenic, soap suds, shady hooks, Paris
green, and SO forth. Oh would were
girl again /"
" Is this the hull of you ?" asked his
honor, as Lewis Hull stood on the
mark.
The prisoner looked around to see if
one of his arms or legs had dropped of,
and made no reply.
" Now then, now about shaking your
| fist under your neighbours nose, whoop-
ing, yelling, and being seven eighths
drunk ?"
cali on account of my wife," replied
Mr.. Hull. "Her blab is allwus going,
and she makes my house a perfect
pandymormonum. L believe she is the
wickedest, 1neanest old red-headed buzz
zard in the great northwest p
Lew Hull, you lie, and you know
it I" screamed sharp fen ale voice from
over the rope.
"SileDce - cried his honor.
That's her" continued the prisoner.
"l've heard that old hen hawk scream
of hers every day for eleven years, and
I'm worn out p
"Can t you agree ?'
GIVE tried to, judge. I've bought
her rings and breast pins I've brought
her home ice cream and lottery tickets !;
she's had button boots, a hat that turns
up in front, and now, this moment, she's
got on the biggest kind of a fashionable
hustle p
"Lew Hull, II"
BE calm % shouted Bijah.
"And now," continued Hull, "send
me up-boost me for six months If I
don't go to the house of correction Til
go to the bottom of the river !"
"Ill do it, Mr.. Hull: I'll make it six
months, and if she comes up there and
bothers you I'll have her sawed in
two!
''This is yawl ~ announced Biiab,
and the prisoners band escorted Mrs.
Hull to the corner, singing:
MAT ri mony's but struggle,
First You haul and then you pull
Alars aars the world is full of
Cases just like this of Hull.
Store clothes
Red hair
Think of what he had to bear
Detroit Free Press.
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GOLD GOLD |

| General Cusfar's Report of the Blae X
Hills Indorscd by Professor Jennings
| Miners Ta king Out from Five to r>s en-
| ty-five Dollars to the Pan-A Detailed
| Account of the Discoveries.
The special correspondent of the
Inter Ocean with the scientific expedi-
ton in the Black Hills, at Camp Harvey,
on French creek. Clusters Gulch, under
| date of June Is, sends the following
tele gram via Fort Laramie to-day:
Gold in large quantities and of good
quality has been discovered in Clusters
Gulch, on French creek, and along this
stream for a distance of upward of
seven miles toward the source. Since
my latest advices sent to you from the
expedition, the plans of the scientific
corps have been entirely changed, and
Camp Denny, on East Fork of Beaver
creek, has ceased to be the permanent
point from which the investigation
radlates. We were to have been
through the Hills Tuesday, June 9, but
were delay led. Col. Dodge. with three
cavalry COMPANIES as military escort,
left Camp Jennings for the purpose of
locating a permanent camp in some
available place in the vicinity of
Harney's Peak The command marched
almost due north along Beaver creek
then northeast, when, at the end of
twenty-eight days the march OF Clusters
trail was strnck in the midst of snow
and rain. That officers line of march
was pursued in a southeast direction
along Castle creek, where the first in
dications of gold were discovered. This
event induced Prof. Jennings, of the
scientific corps, to remain in Castle
creek valley for three days. In order to
prospect, cavalry company being left
with them. The place at which the
biologists camped is located L. 400 feet
east of the 104th meridian, and was
named Camp Tuttle. With the remain
der of the command Col. Dodge pro-
ceeded in a southeasterly direction |
until Clusters Park was reached, and |
last Monday camp was reached on |
Clusters Gulch and in close contiguity to |
the stockade built by the miners whom
At the spring, on Gen. Clusters cavalry
camp ground, gold of a good color was
speedily panned out. This was done in
the presence of your correspondent.
The gold fever spread go rapidly that
there was hardly one in the command
who had not seen and PANIED out gold.
From those placers or gulch mines.
about Camp Harvey for a distance of
seven miles there are scattered along
French creek four different mining
parties, numbering twenty-five men,
that have taken up claims from all of
which good color has been obtained.
There are also several quartz lodes
which promise rich returns, but the
greatest stress should be placed on the
,ulch gold diggings.
When gold was discovered the scien-
lists were at Camp Tuttle. and only
arrived here yesterday evening. They
we're somewhat astonished Mt the dis
'Overy. It is intended to make this a
permanent camp, where the command
will remain until the return of the sup
ply train from Fort Laramie.
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AN EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.
Experience of the Captain and crew o
the Ship Hamilton

|
| the snip Hamilton
The ship Hamilton, of Boston, arrived
at New York last week from Manila.
Her commander, Capt. Ross, states that
at 3 a. m. on June 4, when in latitude
10 deg, rs min, longitude 81 deg, 81
uain., all on board felt the shock of an
earthquake, which lasted fully 10 min
| utes. During This time there was a
heavy sea running, and in different
places the wat. r appeared TO revolve in
circles like a whirlpool. When the dis
turbance first began the sea was quite
smooth, but as the shock increased in
violence the waters became correspond
ingly agitated, torrif, ing those who were
on deck and arousing those who were
sleeping below. Suddenly the vessel
received shock, as if she had grounded.
and peculiar rumbling noise filed the
air. simultaneously with the shaking.
the sky assumed dark. leaden hue.
The atmosphere was also thick and
hazy. During tho continuance of the
shock, control of the vessel WAS COM
pletefy lost. and the ship refused f.
obey the helm. There was little. i was
VINO at the time, vet the ymidst of
TO 7sed about as though in
A gale. ~ A.. ,i
Inc captain as similar to what would
3ccr va series of heavy submarine
Apiosions had taken place. The dura-
ion of the shock was long enough to
nable those who were below to reach
he deck and witness the unusual sight.
After the disturbance had subsidized, the
ca again became RS calm as before
he vessel sustained no damage and her
}rso appears to be intact, although her
1000 boxes of sugar were thrown about
y the shock,
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A BRAND NEW SWINDLE.
Gold Bars That Didn't Fool a Chicago


Se&eral enterprising individuals called
upon Father Cote, of the French Catho-
Mic church, corner of Halsted and Con-
gress streets, Chicago. recently, with a
brahd-new swindle. They were shabby
sort of fellows, and cohv6tsed in broken
Spanish. One of them, Aptopio Con-
tozo, took the good priest aside, aud re-
lated a Munschausen tale to him that
savored of the wonderful riches of
Monte Christos, and was otherwise re-
markable. As the story went, Mr.. Con-
tozo, in company with his particular
driend, Edward Ouora. had left MeHico
curing the month of April last, he. for
this country and Oaera for Canada.
During their voyage aneEngIishman on
board the same vessel died, and they
succeeded in getting hold of his keys,
with which they opened his trunks, in
one of which they discovered small
satcheI containing eight bars of gold.
This tfey carried fl, and had snow in
their possession With this preliminary
statezAent, Antonio opened ssmall satchei
apd display ed'au oblong bar, resembling
gohf, which measured about six inches
i4width, four III breadth, one in thick
iiess, and weighed about five pounds.
On the back of each bar was the follow
fig diagram and inscription
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dividends of from 10 to As per cent per
annum." The names and dividends of
twenty companies are given nproof of the
latter statement. Oh these companies
the dividends of five average Is per
cent of twelve, % per cent; and of
three, Al per cent per anuum.
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\.
Cartajena.

Above the word " Cartajena" was the
diagram of an urn, and the bronze
blocks had every appearance of the
genuine article. The tale was we'll told,
and the fellows acknowledged the fact
of the larceny and their fear of detection
by the friends of the dead Englishman.
Thew asked the priest to take the blocks
for $500, and use the proceeds from the
sale for charitable purposes. Upon the
priest expressing some incredulity at
the genuineness of the bars, they filed
off some dust from several of the blocks
and offered to let him test it, He &C
cepted the proposition, and requested
them to call again.
The dust was taken to some experts
and found to be 10 karats gold. Father
Cote went with the story to IA police
station, and several officers were de-
tailed to bring in the Mexicans, which
they did. The fellows came to the
priests house promptly, aud again dis
played their gold, and both they and
the bogus stuff We're captured. 1t was
found that on number of sides of the
blocks some genuine gold had been
placed, and, taken altogether, the trick
was a good one, and under ordinary
circumstances would have succeeded in
making n Vlculm Oh SOuue pciso
A WOMAN INITIATEDINTo MASONRY
Harper's Bazaar says that it is a mistake
to suppose that the lady who concealed
he rseif in II room where lodge" was
,jhnnt to Ce held, and who when dlscOv-
Ell, 4 a obliged or allowed to be init
atea is myth. The o'clock case" may
be m, tn, bet the lady is not. She
was the Hon. Mrs aldworth, and con-
TIMED through life to take an active
interest 10 the order into which in her
-,outh she had so strangely gained ad=.
/ mission. She founded the Dublin
Benevolent InstitntIon for Orphan
Daughters of Msons. Her portrait
still hangs in The principal lodge room
il Cork. and under itin glass case the
apron and jewel she used to wear when
she attended lodge meetings.
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CANTON, MISSISSIPPI JULY 3, 1919.

There is an elastic sponge, as it is
called, that is somewhat largely used
now as a substitute for curled hair in
stuffing beds, cushions. car seats, etc
but this is an entirely different thing
from the sponge of commerce. Before
it was used for this purpose, it was a
worthless sea grass, gro wing album
dainty among corals in rather shallow
water
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-07-03
THE PINE AND THE WALNUT.
BY THOMAS BAILEY ALbRiCH.
tSeiccostle, 1922

tSetccostle, 1922
mile or &" fr M the gray little town
OF Newcastle, I reied like gnl by the ses,
On the K'rr s. e where the banks Ialya dow
To the Lovely rivers golden hrowD)
There tUNere'i, iUng since, an old p lie tee.
And across t . 81 relnl, a right be0iir-.
Like ssn ry gu I'd ns TIE ruined font.
Was larg.-Iimtr d walnut; where the kline
Huddled togeti e in sl"~er and sh ne,
Nibbliny TT herb geI sparse and short.
Summer and wnter tho e brave old trees
Watched the rlue xiv that slipt between,
Leaned to the sunsbine and drank the breeze,
Clothed Ike emps rors, taknt their ease,
Now in ermine and now in ireen.
Many a time, when was lad,
drited by with suspended oar,
The wind in the walnut seemed sad
But ab, what a clustering voice it had
In the rugged pine on tht other shore
And often in restless stun Der tost
seemed to be drifting down the tide,
Hearing the strident wind on the coast.
To ole sNdT like a murmuriug ghost
II tis Dropping boughs on the farther side
Perhaps twas toyi=b fantssy,
tue irsnra Of 5 dreamer, bsif afraid,
hh' t-' NlFffi grew H@5 II Tue walnut trees
sut ss.rge5 through the pine IKE the sreing sea.
With aouad Of distant eaDnonadet
Soly fsGisSyi Who can teli7
But think twill haunt to the end,
Seeing what curious things befeli
The walnut tree, aud the pine we'll
For they went together. friend and friend
From a sullAu cloud broke war at last,
And grim, sea-dog of the quarter deck
Took the gaunt old pine for tnzzen mast.
In ths flame of battle his Spirit past,
And the mizzen dragged by the shattered
wreck.
With the Union Jack across him laid
They bore him back to the town by the sea;
The guns at the Yard his requiem played;
And the AdmIrars coffin, it is said,
Was shaped of the planks of the walnut tree
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ducts raised by them, forwarded n this
direction, will pay, and their effort will
be to place matters on a permanent
basis. The melon trade, by taking this
outlet, Will be very profitable to the
growers, and if facilities are offered
there is no knowing to what extent it
will grow
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SOUTH

Reports from all portions Of Arkansas
are to the effect that The crops are looking
splendid More wheat has been raised, and
the prospects for a large corn and cotton crop
are better than ever known in the history of
the state,
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ADVERTISING RATES.

-NotGot III IJCdI CUIlIIIIIIh IIlbtTIbu C6ntB
per line for each insertion.
No proof OF publication OF legal advertise
ments will be made until our fee is settled
Announcing candidates for state and district
offices, S15; and for. county Office. SO.
Marriages and deaths published FREQ. Obitn-
aries charged advertisement
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FOREIGN

JtY,s reported that marquis q Lorne
andc Princess Louise intend making tour OF
tly Z United States. -. :.
r The military strength OF 'urmah' IN
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IHE Union Pacific threatens a war
against the express companies, propos-
ing to run the cars and do the business
itself. If some of the profits on express
sage we've diverted to modify the
charges on freight and passengers, the
public would bid this new movement
God-speed.
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CH1cAao's new directory is out at
last. A comparison of names with st.
Louis and Cincinnati shows Chicago
4o.O 600 in the majority. st. Louis has
I05, 701 names, Cincinnati log, OFT, and
Chicsgo LAG, 133. The latter CITY had
the advantage, however, being the last
To show nm
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COTTON SPINNING appears to pay well
in England. According to the pros-
pectus of a new company, "no other
class of industrial iRy W. returns
PROFITS spproachinga "ssfage divi-
dend, earned by numerous Lam
~hte cotton-spins and manufac-
f1g companies, and IS now gener-
y admitted that the knts of public
mpsuies- - OF industry |
qp.nies paying |
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TIMELY TOPICS.

NAVAL ornaments are still in a tran
sition state. 1t is asserted in England
that the moment au 81 ton gun is fairly
aid 'at' In ship built to carry it, and
nse 1t, the fate of sea going armor clad,
vessels of the present type is sealed.
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A PHYSICIAN in London sends to the
Lancet q letter which he received from
firm of undertaken inclosing a check
for f2 14s., being five per cent commits
sion on the amount received by the
firm for two funerals furnished on the
physicians recommendation. 1t had
not occurred to the physician that he
was entitled to commissio, on funerals
until he received this bride, and he i'm
mediately inclosed it to the Lancet, in
curing what he should do with it. He
was advised to send it back, and doubt
less did so. 1t must have produced a
queer sensation when the honest doctor
found himself credited with commits
sion on the funerals of his patients.
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LONDON advices indicate that the
financial breeze is over, and attribute
tne late crisis to over speculation, par
ticuiarly IN teas, silks and opium, and
an excess Of discounted paper 1t may
be remarked that in this country also
the tea trade threatens to be overdone.
as it now comes round the world to MS
both ways, from the east as of old, and
from the west via Ssn Francisco.
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POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL ex.
plains that the increase in the tate to he
charged for registered letters, from
e'ght to ten cents, has been made neces-
saiy by the fact that this branch of the
service has not been paying expenses.
The law leaves the rate optional with
the postmaster general, and Creswell re-
-duced it from fifteen to eight cents.
There were 4.5e0, GOO letters registered
last year.
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With the Union Jack acroes him laid,
They bore him back to the town by the sea
The Rnns at the Yard his requiem played;
And the AdmIrars coffin, it is said,
Was shaped of the planks of the walnut tree
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"A lumberman out west being poorly
provided with ,neterials of susie, nee
for his men, fed ,seS With pork
with the rine on 'pc
, 1875-12-01

rsrt;es arc snrpectel, and aanarch.varrant 10 Ia
tn;d luk ut,t yet Fcrset1. lhero lsFe nseh
tthraa ri b.t'mnta 10 etor one Or s"o o'hes
1tuEHoa nlso.
ST.. st,d Mrs G. so.bo1d. whlle driving from
The slhi VI TO tscr residence. miles tihtast. met
with an Hrr;ttnt Monday evening. In nome wHy
tho ronB BECAME entaHslct} mud tho horses hack.
Cd iuto 0 ditch, throwing fr. and Mrs scyho!d
n,lt, uyertUrnine tho buggy, aid tlnLH!''nR j.,
falling themselves VIII, neefstance, tic catrinsc
nui horses wero gotten unf,ght hnti tho },artteH
tlrore hnme, Mrs. Scvboid Was nntn1Utod. AZ
first Mir. Rovbold Thought blnsele n,,hirt, hut
wan qui;e III for a few days. 1t Ia thought no is
no. serlouply injured.
Mr.. Albert IIruwncil ia ahsent on short visit
to his parents IN Western 1owa.
Miss Rcs.lo Nichols gavc party to her young
fsiends Saturday ovoniDg. 4 very pleasant
evening was passed with muaic, gau.es, aud
dancing.
kIr. Arthur Nora leaves for golden Colorado
Wednesday. OIL account OF his health. His dn-
partura viii be much regretted by tho young
people Of this place, with whom ho ia yc1f pop
ullr. ..
The Dotionian public nenttnc-wl,icl,. in other
w0stlt, means college c1nb-mcetIng-ThH nh
Immense SUCCESS, the chApo l,cing crowded ny
Tho elito of the place. Orationr. debates. dla-
ioguos. esBays, and music, wero tho antsrtaan-
ment of tho evening. All wf,e good, and BONE
were of high order O! excellence
Tho enlarged Wheaton IUino,al Is looked for
will, {nthrsHt.