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Tabor's Speech.
81. paula Globe.

bt. raul divpfs
1t is an unwritten law of the United
States Senate that no Senator shall
speak during the first year of fhisterm,
no matter what hisprominence may
have been. Blaine, Conger and others
who were conspicuous in the lower
House were quiet as tombstones
through their first year in the Senate.
Mr. Tabor the new Senator from
Colorado, who was elected in Janua-
ry for a term which expires March 4th
so highly esteemed the honor, char
tered a special train for Washington,
SO that he might not lose, any time.
He also, it appears, did not intend his
term should expire without at least
one speech from him. So the day
before yesterday he arose to ad-
dress the Senate. Conversation was
hushed. The galleries were solemn
in. their silence. All eyes were turned
on the new Senator, and all ears
strained to catch his words. Mr.. Ia
Dor addressing the Chair, said:
"Mr. President, am paired with tho
honorable Senator from Hampton"
That, for a maiden speech, was a
model of brevity; but the Senator
made his first and only speech in the
Senate. 1854
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troubles that I get him into. He has
retained doctor by the year, and he
buys liniment by the gallon"

troubles that I get him into. He has
retained doctor by the year, and he
buys liniment by the gallon"
"What was it about your folks get
ting up in the night to eat? The
hired girl was over here after some
soap the other morning, and she said
she was going to leave your house."
"Wcll, that was picnic. Pa said
he wanted breakfast earlier than we
had been in the habit Of having it,
and he said might see to it that the
house was awake early enough. The
other night l awoke with the awful
est pain you ever heard of. 1t was
that night that you give me and my
chum the bottle of picked oysters
that had begun to work. Well, l
couldn't sleep, and l thought l would
call the hired girls, and they got up
aad got breakfast to going, and then
[ raped on pa and mas door and
told them the breakfast was getting
cold, and they got up and came
down. We eat breakfast by gaslight,
and pa yawned and said it made a
man feel good to get up and get
ready for work before daylight, the
way he used to do on the farm, and
ma she yawned and agreed with pa,
cause she has to, or have row.
After breakfast we sat around for an
hour, and pa said it was .long time
getting day, and bymeby pa looked
at his watch. When he begun to
pull out his watch lit out and hid
in the store room, and pretty soon !
heard pa and ma come up stairs and
go to bed, and when it was all still
and the pain had stopped inside Of
my clothes, l went to bed, and
locked to see what time it was and il
was two o'clock in the morning. W.
got. dinner at eight o'clock in thu
morning, and pa said he guessed h'
| would call up the house after this, sc
I have lost another job, and it wa
all on account of that bottle of picklet
oysters you gave me. My chum say
he had collie, too, but he didn't cal
up his folks. 1t was all he could d.
to get up hisself. Why don't yol
sometimes give away something tina
amt spilled
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"a myrtle standing among nettleS,
is a myrtle still"
A Natural Mistake.

"You have stepped on my footW
The murmuring zephyrs Of an Oc-
tober morning were. kissing with
dewy breath the rosebud and bios
som the twitter of the robin and the
meadow-lark rose cheerily upon the
cool, fresh air, that came from be.
yond the hilltops in the West, and
athwart the Eastern sky faint bands
of crimson light, rosy harbingers Of
the golden food that was to come
made vivid contrast to the deep
blue of the zenith, while over al
was spread the solemn hush that
comes before breakfast.
"You are mistaken, darling" said
Gwendolen Mahafiy, looking up ten
derly at Pericles Perkins, "It was tn,
HORSE"
"Perhaps you are right" the maj
replied, stroking the neck of thu
horse-a beautiful Norman tina
weighed nearly ton" but it woult
have deceived even more trusting
heart than mine.'
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A Lirs Kiln Club Funeral Grafton.


Detroit Free Press.
1t am my painful dooty, said the
president, as the meeting was called
to order, to announce de fack dat
Bruder Kanady passed from airth
away yesterday afternoon. He was
known to moas' OBJ us as Uncle Pete,
an l believe he has passed away
widOut leavin' an inimy behind him.
Who does not remember his white
ha'r, wrinkled face, kindly voice, an
good-natured smile? Who kin not re-
member his kim words and good
deeds Who eber axed him fur help
dat he did not get itp
An'poo'uncle Peter am no'mo'among
us. Some few Of us war up dar'
when he breathed his last an none of
us will soon forget how he passed
away. When you see de cold, dead
face at de funeral to-morrer you will
see dat it carries de same kin smile
as in life. He died fcelin' dat he was
gwine home. He was only poo ole
black man, not able to read or write,
and all frew his life he had met wild
sorrow and misfortunes. Men had
told him dat he had no soul. Men
had told him dat dare was no God.
f>Men had laffed at him fur believin'
dar was hereafter fur weary souls.
An yit, how did he die?
When de poo ole man realized dat
de summons had cum, his smile was
like dat of a child's. De prayer he
made will ring in my ears foreber.
In his heart, so soon to be still, he
felt dat his long Vars of faith war
about to be rewarded. He had held
fast through darkness and scofiin' an
trial an dispair, and now de reward
wus clus at han. Dar war tears in
our eyes an we could not see, butsswe
knew what he saw. If eber mortal
eyes looked into heaben, dat curtain
was lifted to him. Wild his hands
clasped-wid heart putin it's trust
in God to de las--wid a smile which
showed muffin but faith an trust, dis
J old man slipped from de lovin' hands
around him and jined de percession
{ which am always marchin' from dc
) shores Of airth to de gates of glory
As many of you as can make it con-
venient will attend de funeral to-
, morrow, an de janiter will see dat d.
I vacant chair am deck'd wild Grape fol
de usual thirty days.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BArrIsr-south Main Street, Rev. T. q.
Keen. pastor. Services every Sabbath mern-
lag and evening. SUNDAY school every sab
bath mornirg. Payer meeting "wednesday
nlyht. Business meeting nrst v sdnesday
nightin each month.
misunderstanding Street. Ed. l..
Powell, pastor. services every sabbath morn :.
Ing AID evening. sunday school every Sun-
day morning. Prayer neetins every weines-
day evening.
a. v. sorrn Nashville Street. Rev y. w
iiottumly, pastor. Services every sabbAtii
morning and evening. sunday school every
sunday moraing. Prayer meeting every
"Wednesday evening.
fiRsr PREsnYTERiAs--Russeli Street
Rev. X. n. Coulter. pnsivr. services every
sabbath morning and evening sunday school
every sunday morning Prayer met tang eve-
ry Wednesday evening.
GHAcE ErIscorAL--Re-. J. ". venabie
Rector. SERVICES In Court.house every sun
day mvrning.
SOUTHERN PRgsByrRu As--Nashville Street
Rev. i. L. Tate, pastor. services lat and Sru
sabbath nVrning and evening. sunday school
every sunday morning. Frazer meeting eve
ry " eines,iay evening.
CATHOLIC Nashville Street. Rev. Father
Hayes, Priest services syery Sabbath morn
lug ut 10 o'clock.
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

,,..-,,,.,,,,,,, In,c,. A. or n Al
norhnsvILLs Lop.A, sa.s..,s ~. ~
" Lodge meets at Masonic Hall, Garner
Aain ANA sprihE stree's, sfs' h'h"a! h'Hn'
~ each month
:. s
ohks.eL SnArrhh ~, - ,en,,. Hon,ysa u, "a
.'ohs ~" ,, moH.ay nsh.o, s"Is ras"i,;.,, IiIsh
rriesi; L. II. Dis'rich. secretary.
~ NJ ~ p.nn,.-
Mooha 1oAsasna"i W. 40, ~ ,,a.,i, ~ \, Ws.na.
coh.iA,e tn "v'"as .. sae" ".o"," ~ ~.
Gather, hecorder.
~ ,,s r.,v,
,hoAfos eovso,L 10. . shosns ,s,
~ Lipsune' =; ~. " hsia.sv"; % sv,~,sMry. ~
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The latest craze among the ladies is
hair album-gentleman's hair. 1t
is no particular compliment if a
young lady these days asks you for a
lock of your hair. If you grant the
request the lock will be tied with a
blue ribbon and go into the hair al
bum, along with the hair of crowd
of other fellows. Over it will be
written your name, age, color OF
your eyes, date of receiving the lock
and general appearance, etc, which
may or may not be complimentary,
as the chair album" is never to bt
seen by any other than fcmcnins
eyes.-Owen News.
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Is this Horse? No, it is an Oak
Avenue Belle. But she has Name
hanging on her Forehead. My Son,
that is Not a Name, Neither is it a
Bang, but it is to Protect her Eyes
from the Sun. But Pa, why Does
she have a Saddle on her Back? My
Son, don't Ask me such Questions ;
that is not a Saddle nor Feather
Bed, but it is One of those things
called Bustle. But say, Pa, she is
Chewing Tobacco. My Son, that is
not Tobacco; it is Tolu. What is
Tolu? 1t is a Chewing gum made
of Tar, India-rubber and Lizards.
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Ain advertisement in the New York
Sun says: "An crrand boy wanted
only a live boy need apply" 1t is
we'll to be explicit in matters of this
kind, There is nothing more heart
le,s than to advertise for boys indis-
criminatcly, and have perhaps twenty
or thirty dead ones apply for the
position only to be disappointed.
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Tariff for Revenue Only.
Henry watterson.

Henry watterson.
What, then, is "tariff for reve-
nue. only" and what is proposed by
q lvocates of the reduction Of Custom
house taxation to the revenue stand
ard? "A tariff for revenue only "
cannot mean free trade, as is so often
charged, because it is admitted that
full two hundred millions must be
collected on import duties. Nor can
it mean revolution, because the ext
gency of this vast sum makes con-
servative action imperative. But
some rule must be applied to the
regulation Of customs dues, and the
only rule which can be made general
in its operation is that which rests
upon the doctrine that taxation is de-
signed exclusively for the Govern
ment. This doctrine may be various
ly expressed, and Democrats may
differ as to forms and phrases; but
who is there here prepared to con-
tend that taxes shall be levied not for
the Government, but for the benefit
of private enterprises and .individ-
uals? Every dollar so diverted is
bounty. 1t is money wrested from
/ A.
the hands of the many, and, under
forms of law, transferred to the
pockets Of the few. 1t is subsidy,
which, if directly proposed, would
arouse universal resentment but
which has been artfully framed and
masked as to strut about the country
in the pretended character of pub
lie benefactor. There are two sides
to every question: the theoretical and
the practical. To consider measures
Alright, both sides must be taken into
account. The tariff is a practical
question, certainly; it is question of
business, and it is full of detail but
1t is also a question of equities;
question of abstract rights; ques-
ton in the science of taxation and
the ethics Of human freedom.
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+s+" Better be wise by the misfor-
tunes of others than by your own.'
Take warning in time. Avoid quack
nostrums by which. thousands annu-
ally perish. Use only such remedies
as are demonstrated above suspicion,
foremost among which is Kidney
Wort. For torpid liver, bowels or
kidneys, no other remedy equals it.
1t is sold in both dry and liquid form
by all druggists.
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Bright's Disease, Diabetes.

Beware of the stuff that pretends
to cure these diseases or other seri-
ous Kidney, Urinary or Liver Dis
eases, as they only relieve for time
and make you ten times worse af-
terwards, but rely solely on Hor
Bitters, the only remedy that will
surely and permanently cure you. Il
destroys. and removes the cause Of
disease so eflectually that 1t never re-
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From Preoipioe to Banana Peel.
Texas Siftings.


What brings us to.this-question is
the fact that two great French scion
fists are disputing at great length
whether the death Of person who
falls from great height is caused by
the rapid rush through the air or
by the subsequent concussiOn with
our planet. The suicide of young
girl, who leaped from height of 2l5
feet in Paris, is the immediate provo
cation of the discussion.
These learned gentlemen agree
that, as a general thing, the person
who falls from a great height is very
apt to be out of breath Immediately
after striking the ground. 1t is also
conceded that very little information
is impaired by the falling body,
either while in transit or after reach
ing the earth. This reticence to
communicate facts is supposed by the
professors to be caused by the falling
person being out of breath.
The great question is now: How
does the person who falls come to be
so short-winded? DIR. Bronardeli
says it. is the rapid rush through the
air, and that the conclusion with the
planet has nothing to do with it.
i On the other hand, Prof. Bontemps,
who is no slouch in his way, is equal
i ly positive that man may fall sew
eral thousand feet and still be in ex.
cellent health and spirits if he only
falls on something very soft. Bon
, temps says he was introduced to a
native of the island of Oahu, who
was blessed with consuming appe-
: tite and seven children, who fell
, from verified height of 1000 feet
his fall being mitigated by growth
of ferns and other plants. Bon
. temps does not furnish any light OF
t the subject but we cannot refrain
3 from harboring suspicion tha
some of the ferns had to be taken t
, a repair shop before they could b.
: used second time.
We regret to say that neither Of tn
professors is willing, in the interes
of science, to go to the island o
r Oahu and fall off that cliff, and thu
r place the matter beyond the doubt o
1 the incredulous. We have not ye
been requested to impart our views
g but we give them to the readers o
: The Texas Siftings without extr
charge. We side with Bontemps, be
:, lieving that when man falls out Q
J. balloon the breath is knocked 0u
e of him by hitting the ground wit
n unnecessary violence.
We do not believe that men are as
phyxiated by rapid rush throug
the air. Almost any hero of the lat
g war knows by experience that, j
p order not to unduly exasperate th
n enemy, he has travelled through tn
r air OH a horse faster than half
K dozen men could fall from balloon
n The rush of air may have caused tn
f hero to be temporarily out of breatf
e but he generally managed to recove
sufficiently to be able to lie about
I twenty years afterward, and max
!, out he was chasing the enemy, in
3. stead of the enemy chasing him.
AT the same time we think that
It man falls far enough asphyxiatio
Is may set in. II, for instance, ma
were to slip up on banana peel, an
fall from star, SO far off that ligi
Z from it takes 5000 years to reach u
+. i'm that case we think asphyxiatiol
in mild form, would set in befol
he struck our earth.
l. | fasIf. ------ r
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An Eastern Shore Lovers Case
saulsbury Advertiser.


A young man living few miles
from here went to see a lady he had
been paying attention to for some
time without having had courage to
make known his devotion in words.
After sitting few minutes he trenn-
blingly said: "I'd like to see you a
few minutes" She replied: : "Dave,
I've got no words for you, anyhow
The poor fellow was SO crushed that
he fell on the floor in convulsion,
and was taken home in that condi-
tion. Fit after fit followed, and at
the last account we received he was
still in critical condition.
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Lady Agatha Frelinghuysen.


Iell Beryl 10 come mere.
The Lady Agatha Frelinghuysen
spoke these words in the command
ing, decisive, I-will-get-there-or-
break-a-suspender tone that was ha-
bitual to her, but, as Mud Lake
Maude, who had been faithful serv-
itor of the Frelinghuysens for forty
years, and seen Beryl grow from a
cooling baby to splendidly beautiful
woman, turned away, she fancied
that the lips of her mistress quivered
slightly, and that her breath came in
quick gasps.
1t may have been carrying that
bucket of coal up stairs, said aMaude
softly to herself as she hurried away
to obey the mandate given her, but !
fear that my lady's emotion hath
another and more serious cause, and
that Beryl, whom oft have tossed in
these withcred arms, will think she
has struck blizzard bolt when the
old lady begins to paw the air.
Just then Maude fell over a coal
scuttle, that had been carelessly left
in the corridor, and on rising met
Beryl, who was intently reading
note. ..
Your mother would speak witt
you, said Maude, and then, to concea
the sorrow which filled herr ibosom
she began eating an apple
|
Do you wish to see me, mamma
asked Beryl, tripping lightly into tn
room where her mother was seated
Yes, my child, was the reply, l fail
would speak with you ona matte
that doth nearly concern your fptur
happiness-your marriage.
The girl shrank back instinctively
and the happy look faded from tn
pretty blue eyes. Plunging her righ
hand impulsively into her pocket sh
discovered that the last letter fron
Vivian Perkins, the man whom sh
loved with all the passionate intenst t
of last-chance affection was stil
there.
/ Her secret was safe.
am ready, she said to her mothe
in the respectful tones which eve
characterized her speech, to hear yo
twitter.
know, said the mother, speakin
calmly, of your love for Vivian Perl
ms.
Beryl's corns were throbbing nov
but she mustered her emotion brave
ly, and gave no outward sign of th
great battle that was being waged i
her soul.
You wish to marry this man? sal
the Lady Agatha.
I do, replied Beryl, and nothin
but his word, his act, shall ever kee
me from his side. love Viva
with a wild, four-track-and-a-sleepe
on-every-train love that will broo
no restraint, and some day, eve
though the fiery jaws of hell itse
were opened to stop me, shall
his bride.
| Iknow all this, said the mother,
know that you will marry Yivial
and / have but one request to max
What is that? asked the girl.
1t is, said the Lady Agatha, th'
you will arrange to have the nuptia
occur as soon as possible.
But why? asked the daughter.
Because, was the reply, I'm thinl
, ing of making similar break mysel
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It's all well enough to ''hew to the
line LET the chips fall where they will"
butt may save q good deal Of after
trouble if You exercise alittle fore
through as to where the score string
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'Don't you think have a good face
for the stage " asked lady with his
trionic aspirations. II don't know
about the stage" replied her gallant
companion, ''but you have a lovely
face for buss."
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Colds yield to onions like magic,
but DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup it a still
better and by far more agreeable
means Of curing a Cold or Cough.
You can buy a bottle for 25 cents at
any drug store and we are sure it
will do the work every time.
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Useless Fright.

To worry about any Liver, Kidney
or Urinary ble,especially Brights
Diseases or Diabetes, as Hop Bitters
never fails of a cure where curse is
possible. We know this.
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Halls Catarrh Cure taken internal
ly. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and the mucous surface Of tho system,
Price 75c.s For sale by Gish y Gar.
nar
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500 Reward.

Is offered for any case of Catarrh
that can't be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Take internally. Price
rs cents. .st
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
q, A. Champlin, CHM. HopkinsSnle.
Chas. NJ, Mea,ham, sec'ty,
4. q. Buckner, !"
g =. BrOwn,
JIM. "PooI, Bainbridge.
.5no, n. nalin, %crSi.on. %
Jno. G. whitlock, Newstead.
Austin Peaf, Garrcttsburg.
CIRCUIT COURT.
John n. gracc Judge, Cadir. N.Y., b. 7. Un-
isrwood Clerk, Hapkinsv'lle Ky. Court
meets drst Monday IN March and September.
HOARD OF CITY coUNcILMEN.
Il JonyC LATHAM, Chairman.
~ u rCANrBELL,
v. u. BWowSRLL,
u u BEtRp.
II. v. MccANY,
NJ LIPsrtNE
WM. ELLIS.
Meets lat Tucsdsy In each month and subject
TO the call OF the Chairman Meeting held In
city court rooml
QUARTERLY COURT.
w.P. winfrcs Judge. Moets a.d Monday
In March. June. September, December.
COUNTY COURT.
w.P. winfree Judge, u. q. sebres. Attor-
ney. Meets hrst Monday In every month.
CITY COURT.
Joah Brasher. Judge; J. W. Downer At.
tornsy; ,. W. Biggcrstad. Chief OF Police.
COUNTY oFFIoRs,
jobs W. Brcathitt. CLERK; c. II. Brown
lheriG. A. N Lang Taller.
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POST OFFICE.

Bridge Street, Jno. u. Gowen, r. NJ. ONCE
hours from A. NJ, tv Br. NJ, and the onlce 10
aiss OPEN Tor d short time after the arrival oi
from 70 zP.M. A
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Skinny Men.

"Well's Health Renewer' restores
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia.
Impotence, Sexual Debility.
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Lie? well, l guess he does lie"
said his neighbor Jones. Why, he's
so fond of lying that he won't let o
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Co. For one dime get a package
of Diamond Dyes at the druggisrs.
They color anything the simplest and
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CoLoREr LODGES.

CoLoREr LODGES.
FREEDOM LopcE. No. rs, U. B.--Meets Isl
and 3rd Tuesday nights In Bells Hall. n. W
Glaze, W. 81; L., 5. Buckner, Secretary.
MusApoRA TEMPLE, No. %, 8. OF F.
Meets zuu and tlh Tuesdays In each month
Augusta Momen, " r.; Katie Casky ,secreta'
ry.
= HopKIxsviLLE LopGE, No. 1860, @. U. q
~ L.i,,s ,I.aI I, bari.s iyhtS,ot. III
N. Lander, q. ).
HoPKixsvILLE I.oD0R, No. 4. u. d. s.
Meutu LIST anu ard MouslAy nights at Belri
Hall. 4. Bell, ficsident, u. McSsai, sccrc
tar,.
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Holland's Opera House.

Main Street, adjoining Phoenix Hotel. r..
II Holland, Proprietor; A. D. Kodgers, Man
ager
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KS,enrs or THE GoLpKS CHoss-J. VI. l.
smith, N. u; ". X, Thompson, y. X, Of X.
Meeis lst anu yrd riday Ia each month In NJ
OF 4, ilall.
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IiorKiSsviLLE LopaE, No. "a, A. Y. a A. Si
joe n c,arroii, W. M; A. n. Clark, sccrcta
~ Lodge meets at Masonic Hall, carnc
Main anu spring Streets, srst Monday nigh
IN each mouth.