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Keen Old Couple From Nowhere.

The cash car system Is = novelty and
wonder that parties from the out-of.
town precincts cannot understand. To
some of them it appears TO be pure
necromancy. An old gentleman and
his wife who, from appearance, belong
to the ten-mile from nowhere region,
entered one of the stores where this la
Dor saving innovation Is introduced, and
after making some purchases rendered,
a bank bill of largo denomination in
settlement.
The clerk, all unconscious of the
storm that was soon to break, pulled
down one of the hollow balls, and put
ting the bill inside pulled the string,
and the ball proceeded down the rail
TO the cashiers desk The countryman
and his better half who had watched
the proceedings with hreathless interest.
seeing their money ~sPHErAg as they
supposed to the unknown regions ran
down the aisle with their eyes on the
ball and shouting stop thief! There were
a number of people in the store who en-.
joyed the fun as the old gentleman
protested loudly against the city swindle
and even when he received his correct
change back he could not be convinced
that robbery was not meant, believing
that his and the old woman's smartness
in kee ping their eyes on the ball was
all that saved their property from the
confidence men they had read so much
about, but had never met before.-Nes0
London Ddg
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Not without Annoyance.


The arrows Of much sarcasm are dis
charged at the bill-collector. Surely
he Is an unTelcome visitor, but de-
serves quite as much sympathy As the
man on whose spirits he throws wet
blanket After climbing three fights
OF stairs, the collector enters the 6face
Of the Afkdnsds0 TrQSeIteT.
What Is It young man7''
have little bill here from Eogins
& Co, handing him piece Of paper.
We'll. = taking the bill and looking
at It. s1'1 step in some other time
during the week and pay II"
That's what you said last month.
'That'n do; I'm busy and don't
want to be bothered"
The collector enters a lawyers Office.
I've paid this thing once" says the
lawyer.
mo, you said that you would pay it,
but you haven't done so yet"
'That'n do, sir. l transact my busi-
ness with the firm, and don't need any
assistance"
when shall come againR'
'tNever mind; I'll settle the bill"
Then the collector calls on a very
polite man.
Come in, sir; come in. Have a
seat. !"
Haven't time to sit down. Ihave 3
little bill here"
"Yes. Well, declare. / intended to
come around and settle it. The fact is,
l haven't any money at present, but If
you'll call round tomorrow afternoon,
I'll probably be able 70 pay you. Good
morning." and as the collector retires
the polite gentleman muses.; 'To-mor-
row afternoon. Have IN engagement
in the country"
The collector stops = man on the
street and presents him q bill The
man frowns and saYBI
II never pay bills Oh Inc street. II
you want to see me On business why
don't you como to my odceP
Shortly afterward the collector enters
the office. ''Here you are again. Don't
give a man any chance al al"
''You said that you transacted bust
ness in your Office
''Never mind what / said. I shall
tell your employers ofyour impudence.
No use for further conversation. That'n
do. Pm busy"
No, the bill-collectors IIfe is not
without its annoyanoOs.
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Jay Gould,s Enioyments.

l sometimes think that Jay Gould
gets about as much reasonable enjoy
ment out of his money as any of the
bloated bondholders that 1 know Of
A city house which is perfect library,
a country seat which is a complete and
blooming conservatory, and for COM
munication between them, a steam
yacht which makes Cleopatra's barge,
as described. appear by comparison a
greasy 'longshOreman's lighter-these
are the things Gould buys. / might
add that he has recently built special
vault in the Safe Deposit eompany's
building to keep his bonds securely in,
and an exclusive mausoleum in West
chester county as big as an ordinary
country church to keep his body safely
in. But do not mean that Gould finds
enjoyment most in these possessions. l
rather thought he enjoyed himself most
under circumstances under which /
saw him in Wall street the other day.
He was accompanied by his eldest son,
George, grown young man, who, by
the way, is now largely trusted by his
father in the execution of his specula-
tons, and by his youngest child, boy
y
group attracted great attention-par-
ticularly the ehild-as they sauntered
slowly along the street The child was
a very handsome little fellow, with
rich olive complexion, evidently born
of exposure to health-giving sun
shine and air. His eyes were a fash
ing black hue which betrayed his not
remote semitic origin. His features
were otherwise of an animated and in
telligent expression, and he made
many inquiries of his father and broth
er as to various objects Of interest
along their pathways Theseth father
or brother answered with evident
amusement at the boys eagerness. ]
guess that boy affords his father more
pleasure Just now than--well, for want
of better comparison. than the men
who have been Consolidating telegraph
lines in opposition to Western Union.
Men York Letter.
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The farmers of acertain region in
Scotland drove away the rocks a few
years ago. Since the rocks departed
all sorts of destructive grubs have APP
peared, and the farmers are now trying
to get the rocks back again.
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washing Day in Switzerland.

Outside the theatre, writes Soglio,
Switzerland, correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald, / know of few merry come
dies so thoroughly enjoyable by the
chance spectator as washing daV in a
hamlet like Soglio. Now, washing day
is with us in America, as we all too
well know, the sternest kind of high
wrought tragedy, in which men hold
their bated breath in fear. and women
are wrought to the most formidable
state of tension. The miseries of the
SOLITARY system are then witnessed
in their most cruel shape. Approach
now the parallel spectacle in Soglio,
guided to the spot by peals of merry
laughter. Into great stone, basin,
thirty feet BY ten. q stream of crystal
mountain water is pouring in constant
food, and all around the brink, their
dresses girt close and their arms strip
ped bare for action, stand the women,
young and old. No moping melan-
choly, no look of frantic despair at the
heap of soiled clothes one poor, lone,
unaided creature has got to cope with;
but, instead of this, glee, invigoration.
and courage that comes of numbers.
Already . topic is started. the last Sum
days sermon, the festival down az Pro-
montague. the latest engagement in
the village, and in q triee il is clear
what vigorous dramatic eloquence the
mere operation of washing imparts to
the ordinary prose of talk. Here is one
woman taking exception to something
she did not like in the doctrine of the
sermon. Just at the very point when she
T.
dirty spot in the garment she has in
hand. With what vim she applies the
caustic bar, and then rubs and rubs, rs
though Il were not . shirt but the very
manuscript itself. and the evn doctrine
in black ink within il, she is bringing
her finest energies to bear upon. And,
10! all at once she annihilates alike the
stain Of dirt and obnoxious sentiments,
with look Of triumph. as she holds on
high the now stainless garment and
all pause to gaze 10 admiration. Here,
again, is another woman wringing dry
with her powerful arms 3 coarse linen
sheet. All! the sheet Is mere symbol.
Il Is the last refuge Of hes she is wiring
ing out Of some bad character IN the |
neigh borhood. OF out Of some dangerz
Gus tendency to extravaganza or folly
she i deprecating in the young. How
clear. At 3 glance. the tWofold adYant-
aQel First the sheet gets the benefit /
Of her passion, for IN No uninspired |
mood could she wiring It dry; and then
The conscienees Of her coWorkers are
sought home with an energy the vii /
lage pastor. debarred Of such superb /
dramatic adJuncts. can never aspire 70 l
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BY the Governor:
HENRY c. MYERS, Secretary OF State.
LIST OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:

George Smith, escaped June goth, 1884, from ]
7. Nithers, Washington eOunty-Age 10; heigth
teet 81 inches; complexion, hair and eyes black
scar in center Of back numerous scars on right les
below knee. Sentenced from Kinds county, Second
District
A. F. Johnson, escaped July Is, 1884, from ]. p
Mithers, Washington county-Age SO; 5 feet
inches; complexion brown; hair and eyes black
scar on left forehead scar on right arm; scars on
both thumbs; scars on both shins Sentenced from
Kinds county, First District.
james Morris, escaped August 18th, 1884, from
Townsend Hemingway, Coahoma county-Age
"a height feet "a inches; complexion light
brewn; hair and eyes black; large scar in back OF
head; scar in right forehead large scar on right
arm. Sentenced from DeSoto county
Dave Banks escaped August Il, 1884, from Bur-
dett Hamilton, Washington county-Age ~;
height feet inches; complexion brown; hair
and eyes black; long right side of face scar
on left hand. Sentenced from Kinds county Sec
ond District.
John Nelson, escaped August %, 1884 from PEN
itentiary Walls-Age Sc; height feet 81 inches
complexion, hair and eyes black; scar in left eye
brow scar across right ear; twO-2) sears on right
arm; numerous scars on back of left hand: scar on
back OF right hand. Sentenced from Monroe county
Lawrence Halbert, escaped September l. 1884
from w IL Nugent, Bolivar eOunty-Age %; height
D feet inches complexion, hair and eyes black
small scar on right knee; small scar over right eve
small scar on left arm above elbow. Sentenced
from Lowndes county.
oct. /, 'S4-3w
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

DY VIRTUE or A DECREE OF THE CHAN
D Gerry Court Of the First District of Kinds
County, Mississippi, rendered on the eth day Of
September, 1884, the undersigned Administrator o.
the estate OF Perry King, deceased will the 10th
day Of October, 1854 between the hours prescribed
by law proceed to sell the premises Of deceased
public auction in lots of 100 acres the highest
bidder for cash. all that certain tract Of land lying
and being in First District Of said county, to-wit
So ne14, and e59 nE14, and ne34 sw54 and acres
northeast OF creek, sell sv14 and se14 section g.
township 8, range l, west, containing 365 acres
more or less. j. F. RIAlES, Admir-.
Saniau, har u iss4-Iw
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PROCLAMATION.
$500 90 REWARD.

WHRREAS, Itappears by information received
w by me, that on or about the 22d of August
1884, MOSES LoFTIN, a peaceful citizen of Law
renee county, was brutally murdered by one Joseph
Letin who afterwards made his escape and is still
at large:
Now, therefore, I, ROBERT LOWRY, Governor
rest and delivery of the said Joseph Ioftn to the
Sheriff Of awTenCe county. One-half of said re-
ward is payable on delivery, and one half on con-
Tistion. And do moreover, require all officers OF
this State TO be dligent in their efforts to arrest
said fugitive Joseph Loftin.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
r. Il State affixed, at Jackson, this 23d day OF
u d September, A. D. 1884
ROBERT LOWRY.
By the Governor:
HENRY c. MYERS, Secretary of State
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PROCLAMATHON.
$500 90 REWARD.

w HEREAS, It appears by information received
w by nae, that A. f. johnson, George Smith,
James Morris, Dave Banks, John Nelson and Law
renee Halbert, fenitentiary convicts, made their
escape and are still at large
Now, therefore, I, ROBERT LOWRY, Governor
OF Mississippi, do offer the above reward for the
arrest and delivery OF the said convicts, to the
Lessees OF the Penitentary, or $4,000 each for one
or more of them. Said reward is payable by Ham
iltOn, Hoskins & Co., Lcssees. And do moreover,
require all officers Of this State TO be diigent in
their efforts to arrest said fugitive convicts
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
r. 81 State affixed, at Jackson, this 18th day Of
- d September, A. D. 1854
ROBERT LOWRY,
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NAIL. LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Post Office Department.


Washington, D. G., September Is, 1884.
PROPOSALS viii be received at the Contract Oaiet
of this Department until P. N. Of January 8, 1885
for carrying the mails of the United States upon
the routes and according to the schedule of arrival
and departure specified by the Department, in the
State OF Mississippi, from July LIST, 1885 to june
SOth, 1885 Lists of routes, with schedules of ar
rivals and departures instructions to bidders with
forms for contracts and bonds and all other neces
sary information viii be furnished upon appliea-
ton to the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
w. @. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General.
sep24,' s4-sw.
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Estate George Fearn, Deceased-NO-
tiee TO Creditors.

THE UNDERSIGNED WAS APPOINTED EX-i
ecutrix Of the will OF said deeedent, by the
ChaEcery Court Of the First District Of binds
county Mississippi on the 4th day of August, 1884,
and now gives notice to all persons having claims
against said estate TO exhibit the same and have
them registered BY the Clerk Of said Court within
one year or thew will be forever barred.
MARY C. FEARN, Executrix.
sen L. 'S4-4T
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SPECIAL AND LEGAL NOTICES.
The state of Mississippl-In Ehaneery Court of
Kinds County, FiEst District.

AAt olaIEs q LU1IIltIF NUlIl NI
Kinds County, First District
JosHUA GEEES, Complainant,
GRKEss BANK. Defendant.
mo THE CREDITORS or THE AB0VENA1lED
II Defendants. GREESs BANK. In pursuance Of
the Decree Of the said Chancery Court rendered in
the above entitled cause on the 9th day Of Septem.
Der, A. D., 1854, you are hereby notified, admon-
iShed. and required to exhibit and Gle with the
nndersigned Clerk OF said Court, Your evidences Of
deht aeafnst said Defendant, Greens Bank, On or
before the twentieth day Of October A. D., 1854,
and that IN case Of vour refusal or failure 70 do,
you may hereafter be excluded from an the benefits
Of tbs proceedings named in the caption hereof.
W. T. RATLIFF,
Clerk Of the Chancery Court Of Kinds County
ssp.IT 's4-4~. Mississippi.
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DESCRIPTION.

OF Loftin: about feet inches high; heavy
built; weight about $50 lbs; no beard, except a
slight moustache of a light color; light complex
ion, with blue eyes; hair light lead color; has a
large nose; has whine to his voice; has small
scar about hall an inch long on one arm near
his hand; commonly dressed when last seen fea-
walk.
sep.24, 'S4-}w
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HENRY c. MYERS, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:

Vance Tinsley, col. age % or "a; high cheeE
bones, and full white eyes, with high forehead
running back; heighth feet 10 inches; black; lit
tie shaded skin.
sep. q, 'SI-3B.
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Broks Her Pipe

wnncher 10 Be POW 'ful ticker Wi1
dat pine 2 arned Amt Gine1 % Bncle
Sykes. IS the Istter picked Ep her clav
pipe and ilnped around the house to
his fnV9riEs seat against the chimney.
He had been gone only few no
ments when Amt Giney heard ! terrible
rumbling On Tie outside. followed - B
pesFo woman running Il and crying
noaInfall
ssqh Aunt Gi1eys da chimtly dona
f1II and kil1 cle Uncle Sykes.
VIII pzE4f 16fled counI snance aud
teEE0k 6l1 sE 3sEe. Aunt Gincy
looked pa 1|- i - snd no1ned:
Oar. ROW. NE44 .AW1s Ell I nelN
d dollar dai it dons 6k7fs faF uipe all
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No, sir, said The barber e So
picious- looking customer who alIably
remarked, IS the lather was being laid
on, fhat he supposed there were . coed
many men who failed to pay their shay.
ing scores No. Sir; ] used % give
credit. but never do noW-in fact no
body ever asks for tick anT foF1 :
How thafPs Ven. ron see sid
the batbeF. trlIne the edge 81 HIS razor
On his thumb mil. Il hzd : set 81 stfIss
who used - ssk ue ID chalk Is down
I cot tired az keeping hooks aud I
adopted new sFsl6n WheneFer +
SHAVED one q these old 81 05s 4 put
. little nick j. his nose With l19 1sz1z.
and kept tsli4 Is that war. They r6.
20 thsY o.4n t41nt % fna bills 4AeEa
Was Ifen1l s. The customers Ft'1e
- he asked from ta166[t SIS 5Iksks
DO gen object 81 t6|0e re'8 Is "a
411t
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Ope6n e1 e1.ll ST 3lslI,s 1es
And E0N1ED LES ENA a SESSION on Ten
"a Montts he1I1hY ncnlit IIife Taf1r +
e1o1 taI1e en- IS L sat1ll D el1llS
cula11 Al 0ble and experienced faea I'll ard e415
facility III #1mrleEe 1ucHtfen. a nocthei1
81, 81 E11t1EI1 Nifl4 Our 1cltcf lever IS
zsntl1N E.1eN1Eze Ioa calu1I 80 bstteEs l1n1
WHORE 3et Wall Address II MN#DKs
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s.Milton's Bible, . which the trustees
Of the British Museum have Just pur-
chased. is. strictly speaking. the lirst
Mrs. Milton's Bible II am the book
Of Mary Milton $50 runs the inscrip-
ton in tho lady's own handWritinr
The poet himself, however. has 81 er5d
the dates Of the birth of bis children.
which are given with commendabls
precision. Thus: ssAnne. my dauqh-
ter, was born July 29lh. the dsT ol he
monthly Fast between and !, OF
about half An hour after s In the morn
ing. 1916. Another entry records 4
fact not often remembered: Ny son
John vas born on. Sunday. March lis,
s haIf.past 8 st NIGHT 1850 :, This
child. Milton only sen. died "a infant
-s.throneh Ehe massage Or b14 con-
sfIfnfIon 81 - ill-chosen NURSE says
phillips The kafss and fortunes q
fzIlto6's Remaining children. and even
s. lbs 1randchldrsn. are vel known.
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PROCLAMATION.
5000 90 REWARD.

WHEREAS 1t appears by information received
w by me, that on or about the - day of July,
1884, bEcK HALL, peaceful citizen Of Kemper
county, was brutality murdered by one Vance Tins
large:
Now, therefore, l. ROBERT LOWRY, Governor
of Mississippi, do offer the above reward for the
rest and delivery Of the said Vance Tinsley to
the Sheriff of Kemper county; one-half Of said re-
ward is payable delivery and one-half eonvic-
ton. And do moreover, require all officers of this
State TO be diigent in their efforts to arrest said
fugitive, Vance Tinsley.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
p - State affxed, at Jackson, this 22d day of
L. % September, A. D. 1884.
ROBERT LOWRY.
By the Governor:
HENRY C. MYERS, Secretary of State
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HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
az have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out nicely. My appetite IS
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. feel like a new
man" w. ID. EDWARDS, Palmyra, @.
Soldeverywhere, 25c. Office, A Murray St, NJ.
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Lacked Patriotism.

''Hurrahi Hurrahr' shouted Mr..
Blinks rushing into the house.
Whats the matter9" inquired his
better half quietly. 81 ks.
''Why, haven't you heard the news,
the glorious newsP Hurrahl'
mo What is itp'e
''oh! the grandest news. We're
ahead of the world. Why don't you
shouta Hurrahr'
"Well. possibly / may, if you will
stop making an idiot of yourself long
enough to tell me what it Is all about y
"Why, you know that Greely's party
has been foundg ga a
"Yes."
''Well, Greedy reports that he plant
ed our flag further north than that Of
any other nation had ever reached"
s.WellP''
''Why. whoop! just think Of il. Two
miles further north. Hurrahp'
well, what of it?''
why, don't you seef The nation Is
ahead 1t beats the world. u
HIN! can't see that il makes any
particular difference. If You VIII lust
skip out into the yard and fix up that
clothes line that you have been prom
ising to for week. this particular part
of the nation viii get close to pole
that viii be Of some benefit; and e you
waste much. time about Ii It will be
such cold day around these premises
that you win require arelief expedition
within the arctic circle of your home TO
save You from starvation. Do you hear
me. jeremiah? ~
And Jeremiah heard, and needed
also. but as be retired from the high
latitude he remarkeds - =
It's always the way with women.
They never hare any patriotism -
1e1as stssg
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The Blue Lodge Text Book.
A Manual for the Use Or Masonic
Lodges in Mississippi

TINS Work, originally Published il 1874, has been
carefully revised. Il contains all the Cersmonias
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Grand Lodge Regulations and Bylaws for Eubor-
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SIS pr copy Postage Or express prepaid By the
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George. want some ice-cream, =
murmured Ethel. at the same time put
ting her face close to his.
George was starfled, but ii was only
Tor 4 second. Then the old-firm. fear
less expression spkead itself "a his Ada
nantlne cheek. ana the ringing answer
struck hor flE d tie LOBE 81 hs1 I61t
ear.
No Ethel. Il cannot Be. There
poison Z The fountain.
.sScda waferesa
No. Ethel. il cannot Be. There's
death + The freezer.
expected this would be Four an
sWer. But I'm prepared. Fear not I
have lived Ii Brd0kIyn. . zIesl.5.
HQsi Expn1ss
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They say that 20 one ever dies Il
eenlnezel; 1bey slIapig dr. up. I'VE
ant 20 chickens said a old inhakif-
ant TIE other e1. ne |I6r re<f Is
11e = s.. Ian -. BE boy "a the other
SIDE q ne Is 81 and tbq Fo6neesk sit
IIf1 htgtnd Ik8 h3tf. sS,13 06Ir
~ Then tier al t1F6n 10 1ss1ISt
shat lhsl Honld d during ne nsEf