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tho money offered her. went to sec her,
SnAous TO concilinte her if possible /
Aouno nor NNlng with her parents in n
IdIllcr Smah DNl comfortable houso in p
street. l Was ushcrcd into tho parlor
where lrmn sat, her hands folded listlcsslv
Oh her lap, her golden hair hanging in care
less disorder about her face and neck. She
greeted me coldly, yet with dreamy sort
nf Observation-Disclosures that made me think
her thoughts were far away.
Il have come, lrma," l said 'to cndcayor
TO DO friends with you. Let the past be
past; we cAn not alter it. ! know that YOU
nave been brought up to think Yourself an
helress. lrlna, people have honorCd and
nattercd you because you had wealth, and
~ Is, or course, great trial to You to find
That such is not the case. Yrt, | am not 10
blame for this. D." Surely you should feel no
chmty against me for claiming only what is
my just right. We have not been to blame,
lrmii, you or |, for the wicked scheme. Let
us be friends. l helped Your brother, let
me help you. My father left YOU a lcga,.y
OF five thousand. Please accept it, and /
Will aid you in any other way cam also.
lflna did not answer mo at first Her
lace showed no emotion until had finished
speaking. Then she arose, her features
working convulsivcly, and came and stood
before us.
81 do not want your bounty, Dorcas Gale
don," she almost hiSsed between her shut.
teeth. "Hou have wrongcd mo beyond re-
palr. Money, do not care for that, but YOU
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defrauding helpless orphan, Irma would |
to-day have boon happy girl, and we
should havo been as dear sisters to-
gethcr."
81 had been at Caledon Heights year
when Mr.. Dudley, returning from tho
North where he had been attending the
settling of his fathers estate, made mo q
formal offer of his hand and heart.
81 have always loved you, Dorcas," he
said. You arc the ono woman in the world l
would choose for my wife. Without your
love l am miserable, indeed. Surely you
will not scnd me away, Dorcas. Only give
rpc tho smallest share Of your lovc and
shall be content"
It is needless to record my answer. Suf-
fco to say that Mr.. Dudley did not leave
and that nc confessed tho share | granted
him of my love proved quito sufficient.
We wcrc married quietly, only tho dear
friends had known in tho years of my ad-
vcrsty being present Among these were
Bcrtio Clayton, whose congratulations were
as warm and hearty as ono would wish.
My honorcd grandparents, in whose
good graCCs | am happy to say Mt once
found myself, immediately took up their
residence at the Heights at my earnest solic-
itatiOn. AlSO-my dear adopted mother be-
came an inmate of my home, for could not
bear to be separated from nCr who had
been to me mother, friend and sister in the
time when friendly hands were rare.
A few words more, and will close. Irma
Barrett over refused stUbbornly to accept
my friendship or my love; she married IL
wealthy planter in after years, but | fear
was never happy or contcntcd. Irving
| prolitCd by the lesson taught him, for there
| is to-day no more upright or honest man or
| ono mere respected in the community in
| which he lives BCrtic Clayton is IL talented
| young lawyer and loved by all who know
| him. Mr.. and Mrs Clayton arc both sleep
| ing quietly in Rose Hill Cemetery and have
| been for many years. Near their graves is
| that Of Agnes Avmund; let us hope after
| lifc'@ fitiul fever tlNir sleep is sweet.
| So clc'r$ this short and simple story Of
my life After all the darkc loudS were
swept away and the sun shonc brighter
than ever, there is only one regret, one sor-
row over which | can never feel quite rec
Oncilcd, that is that my dear kind, fathers
dying wish end prayer for one moro sight
of his child could rot have been granted.
But after all what matters III Will there
not be sufficient time III all eternity, whom
wo shall meet to compensate for all tho
little trials here.
And so, dear reader ends the story Of
Dorcas CalCdon, the last hCircsS Of CalCdon
Heights.
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have robbed mo Of the love Of the man lovo
and have always loved. His loyo and cs-
teem valued ten times more than the Cal
edon estate, and you havo robbed mo of
both"
She paused with dry sob. but went on in
o moment. "YOu offer me friendship, IA if
all tho friendship in the world could com
pcnsate me for my love. | do not want your.
friendship or you" money, for sooner than
touch cent OF ~ | would starvo in the
street. You are mistress Of Calcdon now.
Oliver Dudley is your devoted slave. Nav
you be very happy
She paused. know not what TO say. Hrr
wild, lmpassOned words showed mo the
depth OF her passionate, Willful nature, and
her bold aAusion to Oliver Dudley made nv
cheek crimson, yet my heart swcllcd with
pity for hcr. Onco more cndCayorcd TO
comfort her
"Y"A speak wildly, Irma'. I said. "Mr.
Dudley IS nothing to me cXCCpt fricndn
L bEshcd the next instant, though, re-
em2aring that did regard hil, in a diff
1cfent light, though that no had sught OK
cept friendly feeling for me rorIained to
be seen.
And you refuse my offer of friendship
MISS Barrett" l said, rising. She bowed
her head
You arc wrong, fcarfully wrong"
cried' "BeiieVc me, Oliver Dudley is only
a friend to me-"
She raised her eyes, hard and stony, to
mlhe. Never snail forget thcir cold hone
less look ''
Ou waste your words, Miss Calcdon,n
was all she said, and l walked away. lcav
ing her, as l had found her, sitting idlv bv
lap ''''' 'oi''oo III her
the v'ielSedness OF this world p,
cried, as went hoaeyVar3 "0ii"'
But Tor her mothers wicked ..aheme Of
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The New Fishery Treaty.

he new fishery treaty between the
| nitrd States and Canada, sent to the
Senate Tuesday, together with the Prcsi,
dents message accompanying the same,
III, kcS about 5000 words. This treaty,
Which replaces that of October Goth, 1918,
permits the free navigation Of the straits of
CanSo by fishing vessels of the United
States, allows United States vessels to enter
Canadian ports for bait ard repairs without
having to formally enter or clear when
leaving; fishing vessels Of Canada and New
toundland shall enjoy in the waters of the
mlcd States all the privileges that United
states vessels are allowed in the waters of
Canada and New Foundllnd; United States
fishing vessels shall display Official mum
bcrS r0nSpiCiouSly on the bow; penalties
for fishing in the prescribed limits which
are given are three dollars for every ton of
vessel so offending. Various other minor
details are agreed upon. The President
considers the treaty satisfactory, urges its
ratification by the Senate and says: '"Thc
treaty now submitted to YOU has been
framed in spirit of liberal equity and re-
ciproCal benefits, in the conviction that mu
tual advantage and convenience are thc
only permanent foundation of peace and
friendship between States, and that with
the adoption of the agreement now placed
before the Senate, beneficial and salts
factory intercourse between the countries
will be established so as to secure perpetual
peace and harmony"
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Instructions for Pension Applicants.

The following circular respecting pen
SONS has been issued from the Comptroller
Generals Office:
1st. The applicant must fill out the
blank, sign and make affidavit to the same
This must be accompanied by affidavit of
one or more disintcrcstcd witnesses.
"a. The applicant must have certificate
from two physicians showing disability and
extent Of disabling wounds, and such other
detailed information as will show appli-
cants inability to earn a living.
"a. The certificate of the County Audi
TOR with complete return Of applicants
property as shown by blank, both of an.
Pilcant and his wife Gf applicant is a sol
dicr or sailor) showing that applicants
annual income docs not exceed $3.50 Der
annum. If applicant is n widow she must
I'LL ont and sign the return of properly as
per blank.
18th. The certificate of Clerk Of Court
must also accompany the application rs
shown by blank j. S. \ ERNER
Comptroller General
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Dorcas CaIedOn,
Tie Esrss q Csndoa Heights,
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
ny FLoRENCE e DIAMOND.
CHAPTER XII.

~ CHAPTER XII.
will not weary the reader with minute
details of my establishment at Caledon
Heights, suffice it that in less than three
months after Miss Armund's death found
myself installed as mistress there, though
could hardly make myself believe it, and
1T was long before could mako myself at
homo in the grand old house whose rooms
had once stolen through like a thief then
turned my attention to the Barretts and
Claytons. They had at first attempted to
dispute my claim, but unable to do SO they
had vacated the Heights, refusing, how
ever, to speak or recognize mo in any way
allexcept Bertie Clayton, who came to visit
lfne ana seemed really pleased at my rein
station. he begged me earnestly, however,
to go and SEQ if anything could bo dono for
Irving Barrett; he was wild, reckless fol-
low, Bert declared, yet no was his brother
and it drove him wild to think of his dis
grace. Ipromsed TO do what could, but I
feared it would be littlo. l will confess that
at first my hatred of Irving Barrett and my
remembrance of his unknd treatment of
me for awhile hardened my heart and mado
mo half decide not to keep my promise to
Bort, especially when / remembered tho
blow hC had given mo and tho scar still
carried of it on my temple. But rcmCm-
bcrcd tho words: Except ye forgive ye
can not be forgiven" and rclcntcd. Irma,
wv ohSiCSu my SSlllpaCiJ. pcIU uCCldltu
she was wearing herself to n shadow griev-
ing over her brothers misfortune and re-
fusing to go out and sec any ono. felt for
the girl after all-proud and naughty as she
was. This was u terrible blow to her [ en-
gagged the services Of tho best criminal law
yer in the State to defend Irving and with
tho influence of Mr.. Dudley, Mr. Iceberg
and other rich and influential mon whose
favor secured, and by a most liberal sup
ply Of money managed to secure Irving's
acQuittal
Whether he really felt tho cxtravagant
expressions OF gratitude he expressed l can
not toll. But that he was exceedingly glad
to escape from Inc prcdicamcnts in to which
he had gotten himself am certain
then proceeded to offer the Barrctts tho
amount or the Legacy provided for them in
my fathor's will. Irving took his share
eagerly, and soon after left for the West
But lrma utterly refused to touch II cent Of
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SULLIVAN IN TRAINING.
An Eyewitness Describes Els Condition
and His General Habits,
(From the Now York Herald. }

ana ais Senerai haD1tS,
(From tho Now York Herald.)
A Sportsman reporter, who looked
after Sullivan this morning, says: "To
all who are interested in the doings of
the famous Bostonian can at once say
that never man looked better. Minus
nearly two stone of flesh since he last
appeared in public, Sullivan looks the
picture of robust health and strength,
and with the exception of blister on
his right foot-now quite well-he has
not been sick or sorry since ho first went
thoroughly to work.
"Yesterday, accompanied by his train
or, George Macdonald, Jack Ashton and
Sam Blakelock, John L., following his
bath and breakfast, covered about four
teen miles, returning to dinner.
ga couple of mysterious bottles were
then brought out, and mixture from
one applied for nearly q quarter of an
hour to the champions face for the pur-
pose of hardening the skin. Next q
darker liquid was brought into play,
another quarter of an hour being spent
in rubbing the hands and wrists.
"Sullivan, wlo was in excellent spir-
its, then entered freely into conversation
and amused ali present by relating with
great pith and humor several anecdotes
Of his early career.
"ln this manner tho time slipped by
until Sullivan was due to punch tho bali.
This was new ono, the other having
been used up with smashing right
handler. Sullivan donned an extra jer.
sey and took up his position in front OF
football suspended by cord from the
ceiling. Eight or ten times in success
sion tho ball was sent with terrific fore,
by means of punch from the left; the1
u crashing blow, delivered with the othe
hand, Threatened to bring the ceiling
ball and rafters down upon us.
"Sullivan's terrible right has beer
much talked Of, and yesterday L saw i
to perfection. Utilizing all his weigh
John L.. sends every ounce Of his four
teen stone into the blow, and, as Mac
Donald remarked, "a man would be yer,
greedy to want two such hits
'Nloro walking, rubbing down ant
tea followed, during which Sullivan tol,
me he hardly knew what training wa
until in England, AMI that he mover felt s.
well in all his life. Sullivan will ste,
into tho ring rs near fourteen stone a
possible, as fit as hands can make hin
and, moreover, as confident as Il MAJ
who has never known defeat can possi
bly, be-"
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The IlOnr Amendment.

The House Of Representatives wisely re.
fused to adopt the llOar resolution amend
ing the Constitution SO as 10 make the pres
idcntial and the congressional terms begin
on the BOTH of April
Socn change would only aggravatc the
| CFllS Oh me ShOrt session, which are due to
the fact that Congress continues to- 81, after
the elections To the next Congress have
been held. These evils would he increased
NY making the second session longer than
il now is.
The Congress which will be elected in
November Of this year will not meet until
December, 1882 and should there be a
failure in The Electoral College to choose "A
IicSldcnt the election would fall upon the
present House OF Representatives, which
was chosen in 1885,
Ii is most important that Congress should
mrrl as soon after its election as pOSSiblr
and that the President should be elected hv
the House which was returned at The pre-
ceiling presidential election.
we believe that this is the only Govern.
mcnt in the world where a LEGISLATURE
holds session after the election OF its sue.
CCSSOr.
In the S'atcs the Legislatures meet soon
after election In New York the old I,r~
lSlatrc continues t. exist until the mcctinn
OF the new one, but it does not hold Il srS.
SION, nor can II dO SO unless the Governor
snail call 1t together. The resolutions of
Mr.. Grain furnish the true solution of this
dilllculty. They make the congressional
term |" begin on the lSt Of january follow.
ing the election.
If the presidential term were to begin ON
the 3Oth of the next April the arrangement
would hc quite perfect. In that case, if
there were Il tniN,rc to elect by the people,
or II there were disputes rs to returns, the
new Congress would be in session. with
llmc enough to provide for the emergency.
1t is obvious that if MIR. Grains resolutions
are adopted the presidential and the con.
SrcSSlUnaI term should not begin at the
same time For, if there is no choice in
the Electoral College, Congress must have
an opportunity 10 make the election, and in
any event [" count the votes and declare
the result. New York Star.
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4 Brutal Husband Committed TO Jail.

On Tuesday last, Mr. II. ID. Barrier, of
Mount Pleasant, n. c., in response to Il
message from his sister Mrs b. Il. Welsh,
Sworc out peace warrant ut her request
against B. f. Welsh, and the matter came
up at once for Il hearing before Trial JUS.
ticc b. j. Witherspoon, Mrs. b. f..
Welsh, his wife, John II. Welsh, his father
and Mrs. Harriet Welsh, his mother, all
appeared as witnesses against the defend
ant The testimony was such Il narrative
OF brutality and cruelty on the part of Is.
f. Welsh to his wife as to arouse the hot
indignation Of the many spectators who
had gone into Court to hear the proceedings.
III ii had not been for the long and pa
ticnt endurance of his noble wife, who has,
for so long a time, sought to hide her
troubles from the public, the savage hls-
band would long ago have been incarccrated
to prevent his outragcs. On Tuesday,
however, her patience was exhausted and
the story of her wrongs was told. We
venture to say that a more shocking history
Of cruel and brutal treatment by Il husband
to wife has rarely, if ever, been told in a
court before. The testimony dcyclopcd
that he had cursed her, kicked and beaten
her, leaving his marks and bruises on her
body, that he had pursued her with sticks,
on one occasion with butcher knife, pre-
scntcd pistols mt her head threatening to
blow her brains out, pursuing her from
her home to her mOthcr-in laws in the dead
hoNrs OF the night where she fled for pro.
lection. f
The Trial Justice, after hcnr,pg tho toe
| tlmony, was SO impressed with The gravity
OF the charges against the defendant anG
the danger that his wife was in, that he re
qulrcd bond in the sum Of SIS, 600 to kcc,
The peace. lie was committed to iail in
default of bail.-Lancastcr Ledger.
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SIZE KNEW TIE GRIP.

They stood moment at the gate,
A maiden faiE was she,
a Junior he, and there, though late,
They talked fraternally.
"And so you think that no one knows,
SO strong the ties are bound,
And that the members nc'cr disclose
The secrets deep, profound.
Learn your mistake" she laughing cried
81 know the grip of each,
81 think, the Junior slow replied,
There's one that | could teach.
"Thc Sigma Phi it Is. he said;
And yielding then, at last,
That he should teach it her, he caught
And held her fair form fast.
She poutcd, blushcd, and smiling said,
When she to earth did slip
Il think twas very mean Of you,
But them know the grip"
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TIE New YORK TIMES publishes five.
column history of the various trusts now
known to be operating At the head of
the list stands the sugar trust, the value of
its plants being $l5, 200, 900, capitalized
at T60,OO0, 600. The stock actually sells at
80, making $lS 600, 600 the actual basis for
diVldcndS-so that the increase in value,
above the worth of the property, is 1913
o0O,OOO. Ten firms own the controlling
interest in the concern. The castor oii
trust is next On the list 1t has raised the
price from 10 cents to Tl.24, but is not a
very extensive affair so far as capital is
concerned. School states are trusted"
and have advanced ~ per cent. in price,
l.lnsccd oil has advanced in price from 38
cents per gallon in 1887 to 56 cents now
The capital Of this trust is Si1, 900 600
The steel rail trust forced up prices from
T2I to $40 per ton, but have been unable
to keep them there, and arc now acccptinp
S3l 80: Andrew Carnegie is said to have
made S5,OOO day for 300 days while the
price was up. The iron ore trusts is n biz
affair, but figures seem difficult to get con-
corning its operations. It seems pretty
certain, however, that the blllI of the best
ore lands of the country arc in the hands of
the syndicate. The Bcsscncr steel trust
the plow trust and the threshCr trust, are
dong well, but nglrCS arc lacking The
steel and iron beam trust is said to be get,
ting $73. 02 Il ton for what costs it $50 n
ton to make. The nail trust is too recently
formed to permit of figures being given,
but prices have already advanced. The
wrought iron pipe trust has put prices up
p per cent. and put wages down 10 per
cent The iron nut trust was formed on
July 20, and is quiet, but lucrative com.
bination. The stone trust Is yet in its in.
fancy
There is n trust Of honey producers being
formcd-not Of bees, but the owners of
bees. The oil cloth trust is said to have
advanced prices IS per cent. The Times
points to the fact that nearly all the pro-
ducts thus controlled by trusts arc project
ed by heavy customs duties
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The "Reber" Battle Flags,

The reply Of the Secretary Of War to the
''battc flags resolution" is presented. 1t
makes nearly one hundred pages of large
manuscript. The answer gives the history
of all captured flags from the time of the
Mexican war, and list of the flags returned
to Northern regiments in cases where their
loss was not disgraCcful in character. The
full list of all the flags captured is given,
with all the correspondence on the subject
1t says twenty-five Confederate flags and
twenty-five Union flags were returned by
former administrations, all, however, given
to Northern States, the Confederate naps
being sent to Union regiments which cap.
!urcd them. None of the Confederate flags
have at any time been returned to the
Southern States No flags. it says. have
been returned by this administration. 1t
denies that there is any law requiring them
to he kept on exhibition, but says a law of
that nature was passed in 1914, relating to
flags captured in prior wars, has been re.
pcaled in part, and docs not apply to the
Confederate flags. 1t also denies that the
flags have been removed from the depart.
mCnt or concealed from the public" as
alleged In the resolution. A long list of
flags now on hand is also given.
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a Strange wild Animal in New Jrr.ry,

One Of the most hidcous looking animals
ever seen IN this part Of the country i, in
lhe possession of John Driscoll, of Parks,
vile, n. j who has charge Of the stables
OF John Schultz, he Williamsburg mil
honairc. The animal is calf, with "A head
like a bulldog. The ears are very long and
hang down along the jaws. The nostrils
are under the jaws. and the tongue pro-
IIrudcS IRON. the lmouth. The top of the
head is perfectly round, and the tail is
about as long as that of Newfoundland
dog. Driscroll says he was offered 81 .OGO
for the calf by a Bowcry museum kccpcr.
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Some of the results of high license are
as follows: Illinois, with tax of $500,
mas reduced saloons onc-third, and more
than siX-fold multiplied revenue from those
that remain Chicago has 1000 saloons in
place of 5000, and receives Sc, ,0OO, 600 in
place Of 100000. The Minnesota high
license has knocked out 16, 600 saloons In
Missouri the income is thrccfold, and the
decrease of saloons considerable. The
effect in Nebraska has been a.cut of one.
half the saloons and five times increase
OF the income. In Michigan 10, 900 saloons
have dropped to 1000. The effect in Ohio
mas also been favorable. 1t is difficult to
argue from such statistics otherwise than
that high license is a benefit. 1t is non.
sense sen to say it crowds hard on poor people,
The man who runs cheap whskcy hole
can have no greater kindness per formed
than TO crowd him and his family into
safer and better business. The worst evil
to the saloon is to the saloon -kccpcr..-S
Louis Globe Democrat.
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G. BARRETT & CO..
AUGUSTA, GA.
CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTI rUTE

The current session of this Institute
closes January 2lst, 1883, When tho
Spring Session begins, which ends june
9th, 1883.
The present session is one of the most
prosperous in the history of tho Insti.
tute. There is room for only few moro
boarding pupils. Tho health of tho
school, the accommodations of its board
ing department., and the efficiency of it's
corps of teachers are unsurpassed any-
where in the South. The first of January
is very convenient time for entering,
Pupils arc charged only from date of
entrance.
Roy. VIM. n. ATKINSON,
C,ou =, Principal.