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Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19
a MODERN FABLE.
The Moral Is, However. Somewhat OBJ
sCuTr.


A little Boy once owned a Dog. and his
name ithe name of the Dog was Rover.
The little Boy was an Irishman and his
name vas Dennis. The Dog was a New
f0un1iand. by accident. but bis parents
were Scotch people one Of them was a
Scotch Skye and tue otner belonged 70 tho
suclent sui honorable family ~ Terriers.
The ancestors # tie Bov had oace been
Kings. bat rhat was q long uue ago TIE
little Boy went swimming in the nlssls ippi
river. opposite Ds.srys Ms TBe water
was very Deep 90 some p@oes, and the little
Boy found ore - those Places Before be
knew it be VAS Drowned Bot the scotch
instinct p TIE Dog who lived on osi Meal
was eQDai - the occasion lie knew that
= little Boz ought not 20 siay under The
water more than half Day Therefore re
dotc The Dog dove ~ was successfsl
Al Dogs n ne Terrier family from Scot
land are successfll
Re found Dennis. ard - could tfi. even
under ~ water t1st tae name r fhe Boy
vss surs.v Dennis. Some ncses p Dogs
are very g1o1 - telling When thev fr5 p
Deans We u happened trat Rover
carg8i Deans ~ tie bsggest part p Lis
paat.ss and swan io She Shore With him.
y 5sl he Ct there he StooE b.rnsaf Al
D-gs e. So1-ct far 3 stake ffsr- se. res
vnen ffev GET cat p tte Water Power
shook r~sef sd ften 20 "a h,re ard
tct l- NaT Ta DerlIs abrnt 81 So
t0c< -ss- 20 81 '-zr ard when sos go
= - Srrrs s5e poured sorne o. p ffts
Nr'sEr .1-. ere u7sf1 - fzs Bor rt-sa
-a1s was Dennis Pc frsrs it sr5 she
-e1 - ard 20 60 ~e very ebr 80
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

fs1--o-- fb-t good dssl of ny siren 9Th
ss-s ,osivft- = t.u- ~ trsinisg and hard
-7-k No nan can keep strong unless -
n.a. - muscles regularly. and almost
snvbod- css sulld hfmseif ND from q v-ss
f~lo~ who = no good into irsf class
r.n. ~ eopr-e . mar Who q born strong
ss.s vs~t stvsutsg- over os- Who = bora
Ncs ~ d-irsf-
II uT ovn rss- I ,sf very healthy par
snts ard ~ts T an told very good speci-
u-n - , hshv I'D chid hsd little ~
n sickness IN M ssrF p or in fset st
sny sine
w-ss v~rT strong snf healthy hoT "a
"a 'sck a. ! csH rerR-rl her always hsd
zrest lcv- f1r op~r- air sports ard sxsr.
.iSe Farfunareiy FOR lle it roek he form
81 a taste for zsrBes ari eVrrcise ~hich d.
ra.nd 1afcxness a. r7- md limb rather
thsr mere brute force There essen
In his Which spuiIea 70 a. ps--nfs ~
rhrf--n. % MN -ro tr- ~sax sad desire
tr 4rr-~ strong snd te lhss s-oisious men
he-. ~ sftv zTmna-iarns a. - Sas -
hrr-ra sr-~ti-~~ ar@ ether professionals
ANY r1sn = muscles c.n - a---.cc-3 =
two -sv-. ri. .sr yak for m~re BOD 2
srrrnxrh - ar scsf~e anerxT. Most geo
20 scor under tse fsIse impr-s-,c7 shss
str-rRta rrsns huge muscles and re
oc~rr r0 f't 80 ~ xht- scd shst e~@rv
e. - 4 f-rerf means wr~knes~ Tha~sr-
rarity r'gnr I'D ssr-iY vr-1E yk-- -
.wsrs 1iseppoirt@d ~a "A theT - srst-
D e,@s scxsr Tar soe art trs1e. e iecks
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19
+ KELLOGG

IEtizn trophies. and read q good dsl
more particularly poems. Il Indian lit
srarurs she went out = the plains 70
slsi. q friend = ao had married a. army
0ffi@er There shs saw the Indian Ii
vested OF romance. She thought aka =
very uniareTcstlng parsonage, and pre-
feTred tie legends u the potts 70 the
facts that there stared her ia the face.
Al Il4e time when Rush uurlssOne be
carAe acquainted with her she ~as deeply
interested IN esotsric ksl1dnisIn, and had
attended some questionable meetings az
the apartment Of the high priestess Of
Raldha. a certain Mime. PArapoff. who
drew around her . wholly Bohemian
and partially vicious lot of people, most
ly iaen, among whom she sat smoking
cigarettes and discoarnng Of the strange
things she had seen IN Ind4a. She wore
ot tooch which she said had been plucked
out Of the forehead Of departed Hindco
and placed at her throat. Did any one
dohbt herr There was the brooch.
Nne. ParapOf as very clever VIC
man, and had written book entitled
The Rending Of the Veil." which no
Ont read. bat which every one said was
wonderful production. Ii was in two
large folio volumes, filled with illustra-
tions. showing the veil before and after
the rending and giving the mystic signs
known only to those who had sought
faithfully for esoterio information on
this subject.
Mme. Parapoff, as have said, was
clever, but she had a face that would
frighten OFT any one who was not par
ticularly anxious 10 learn that which she
alone profeSsed to teach. Bessie Archer
was never more alarmed in her life than
ON her first visit TO Mime. Parapon-s
bungalow, az the latter called it, She
had never seen such a looking woman
before: her face repelled her, but her
manner was reassUGing. The Russian
was thorough woman Of the world,
and she saw that In this visitor she had
fish of new sort 10 deal with. who
could not be caught with the common
bait thrown TO the men around her.
Only the choicest morsel would attract
her She must be careful not TO offend
her by speaking too plainly before her at
first, and she must not give her her
famous pamphlet, Naked, and not
Ashamed, to read until she was quite
sure Of her. Bessie had induced her
useful cousin, Archie Tillnghast, to ac-
| company her TO Nine. Parapoff's. Archie
didn't want TO so at all. but he was con-
vinced that Bessie would go alone if he
didn't 60 with Tor
| Rum girl, = sin Bess," he said to
Rush; bright q, dollar. but slippery as
an eel; you never can tell where she is
going to bob up. Beastly place. that
Parapotfs A lot of hairy men. smelling
of whisky and tobacco smoke. lolling
around the floor on skins. putting their
vile pipes in the face of the priestess.
who sat on a sort Of raised place in big
chair and smoked cigarettes, partly in
self defense and partly to show her very
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

small and insigrincant accorolng 10 tnei.
preconceived notions.
The men they like TO look at are the per-
formers in the circus or the museum, men
who pull horses back kward and lift heavy
barrels with their teeth.
In this respect there are hundreds OF
men who are stronger than am. Strong
arm" Kelly who used two hundred pound
DUN b bells. Gus Hill who swings an Indian
dub weighing as much As an average man.
NademOiselle Angela who lifts and carries
half-a-toa. Professor Frank Herreschoff,
brother Of the great boat-bnilder, who
tAises two thousands pounds from the
tronnd AMI lot OF others are much
stronger lu this way than any prize
tighter dead or alive. But such people are
only big machines they csc doihe line Of
business ia which they work and train but
nothing else.
There are lots Of clever young men who
are ambitious who go into gymnasiums
and exercise faithfully with heavy dumb
bells and clubs until they have developed
BIC muscles all over their bodies
Then all OF a sudden they find that they
are no match for man half their size in
boxing. wrestling. running. jumping,
owing. swimming or playing athletic
games Generally they blame themselves
for the inferiority and are disappointed
r. il very seldom that they realize that il
Is their training and not their bodies that
they ought 10 blame Ia this manner
many splendid specimens % manhood
who would excel iu general athletics and
make great records Ia All the games they
entered. convert themselves into heavy
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

Ne fraondllsas feehnes. Bessie AFoAer
certainly ~as GE attractive slri She
Wa handsome aza well nA&le. and she
looksd Ike girl wko e1leyed gooa
heAlrA. her e<.Elplexlan go .Hlliiazls.
hes teeth dazzling ans her clear, gray
I. 1s eses leokes - strcng @s IA eaglss.
Aitles.xh size wss al exceptionally Cfesef
sar4. shs w4s nst : tet - . Eslg aud her
manner " ~ remark @l,le for its o<rcsahls.
When shs took Rush ~ tfs hand sfs>
cave hifn Such nrln. Tle4s4Ilt griP ftzlx
he said l. himself Here ~ ElTl worfh
knowing. she shakss l-ads like . mani
none Il ysag dilnss iackaa.asscAi soss.-
iue u tAs hngeTs. such - sone elfis
give And Bessie likrs klssl al ones. sac
had heard such pleasant Vnlnes aeSsIt hssa
fr,n Arrins that eiie saS uAtuTa{is prep
ualood IA his favor. 4la II ~as inpoesi-
ble ID lock IN hls honest. EnAniy lace s4a
not Ike Rim. New, harisgone. Sla fesr
lov. sad Archie after insIodaclnE hD
friend IA hls cousin i VII leave va ~
Cousin Bess' tender care aud 60 ~hess
dugy calls
Pm sure YOU could not leave me
where would rather &c, said Rash. as
glitl, a. though he L&a been IL socaeiy-
al his HE
PERHAPS YOU VII have a different
tale 10 tel when AEClss comes backs
said Cousin hezs.
Il s-asll only sT'eAk more positively
then, reqhcd Rusl. with g bow f1<xf
Count d'Or2y might have envled-
Al that moment the hand, stationed A.
another room. struck np rte nsuric - .
waltz and there WAS general move
ment of pleasant anticipation among the
Young people. Their elders drew mp
along the wal. and the dancers took
their places OH the floOr
DO YOU dance. ME Hurisson6yr akstcd
Miss Archer II yoa %, vii give
you tslis waltz l was saving IL for
Archie, but the Toer fellow has not On
ished La days work vet
No. Miss Archer" replied Rush, II
DO not dance. j have heretofore Looked
upon dancing man with feeling ~
superiority; but now regard iEiu with
envy. and for the FIRST ume regret that
The steps ~ tie waltz are scaled book
10 me-"
Il am very torng. TOO; for am afraid
you are going o. have q duh uIne. as tlns
Is dancing company tonight How
ever. ] viii try and End q Young lscy
whose conversation viii in measure a.
leviaie your disappointment VII you
take something intellectual cr something
frivolous AZ His Archer asked tins
question. her eyes turned towards two
ladies standing on the opposite slde of
the room.
Rush's eyes followed hers. and he an
swored, Something frivolous. please"
So they threaded their way among the
dancers, and he was introduced - Mss
Certie CASTOR
How is il you are net dancing this
evening, Mss Castor" Rush inquired, foa
be felt quite sure that size WA one q the
dancing girls.
DO you want 10 know
Il a:n consumed with curiosity"
because ] hate d PLAIN waltz. and
none Of these men know the dip. she
answered, with show Of annoyance.
What ignorance. fzncied New York
men knew everything To think q itl
crown men. and not know the 'diD'f'
~ on KNOW it, ssld Miss Castor. half
risinS.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

TS-S a hssrt- appetite th-n s-S TksS
= .or-. of fools. .-p~cfs y thos. -hat a-s
pisfv .na sahsr.r-fsi hsd 10 rpl- bus
a. sns 1-sas irss - st Ike II rsp /.
s>-t d-sf fo~srt r-.ts ar reE.ra b. =.
.nf v--v li-s- ta~sre s~cT dishes.
Ahous So u-- 7 h-ssa to sr.refs-
r-xalsvs- - ~ s-f~~ - s-tter n vs~f ID
.parrira s1d T-,srsi co-titIc~ I ID
srx xrov r.ucs ssrns s->cs tn,rgs -
~sc-~ t.~s -ut to-s seinrs from ress
- ~ ~i-nf- fs-e 80 80 ue-. er h>ss
.---rf~r~- I,u-<ilr fs- n fs~Y wsrs
r-eftv v-t F>~--d s.6 sA-ir ADVICE ~
r. xrrt n ~ -re~r-s sre ~e1s fsf
rsas -~rt EVf n~s hss~~ -ors s'e1~
Once - twfcr 7 ~ss ADVISED 70 ~ ltfssr .
- srs '--s ~ h~s-v -s'xst- tut ? r--.T
I'D. III Tssd 3soe - e ~ xhthsvs rslaec
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19
hEAlSH S WEALTH.

DR.. E. c. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment.
aguaranteed specific for liysteria, Dizziness.
CONCLUSIONS. Fits. Nervous Neuralgia Head
ache Nervous Pr0strafiOn caused bv the use
Of alcohol or tobacco. WakefulnesS Mental
Depression. >oftening Of the Brain resulting
IN insanity and leading 10 misery. decay and
death. Premature Dld Age. BarrenneSs Loss 81
Power In either sex. Involuntary Losses and
Spermatorrhoea caused hy over ererfi0n of
the brain. selfahuSe or over Indulgence. Each
box contains one months treatment. 81 box.
or six boxes for s.. sent by mail prepaid on re-
oeipt II price
WI GUARANTEE SIN BONES
To cure any case. With each order received nv
US for six hoxS. accompanied with g.. We viii
send the purchaser our written guarantee 70
refund the money. II the treatment does not
effect a cure. Guarantees issued only By
W. H. Tbbs, Druggist
Sole Ag't. ~ Monroe-st.. Grand Rapids. Mich
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19
Ny BODY'S HISTORY.
Sohn L Sullivan Describes His
Wonderful Physique.

His Growth and DeseloPm-nt-Pr Prsssss
Measurement and Weight Physical
eoyhosd of the Great PugiIisL
What Makes Fighter.
CoPYRIGHr lss2
NV fighting weight IL about zoo poundi
and my waist measure about thirty-seveu
inches To bring myself down 10 thi,
weight and measurement il takes con
siderable training Ny usual measure
met IS ~ follows. Height. five feei
ter anl a half inches. girtl OF
chest. fs inches, around upper arm. i65l
inches. around forearm. IA inches.
and around waist 30 inches This
matter q weight and size is not a.
important a. some people suppose. Jsm
Mace. who j. = great authority. ssvs that
when = nan = taller than 5 feet 10 inches,
a. l- Increase Is 20 bis disadvantage.
OF the crowds ot giants who have been
brought into puEilism by people who be-
Teved that she biggest man would always
vin. only one. Ned O Baldwin. turned out
20 Dc great dghter Most OF them are
weak in tne knees. and nearly all are slow
snd clumsy ia their movements
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

Hoods SarsaparIla is peculiar IA
strength and econ0uv-lt is the only
medicine Of which can be truly SAID,
200 doses one dollar Iiy "a boiue
and YOU Viii bc convinced OF lts merit.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

average girl, and
n was intelligent enough 70 De con
s,iO'Is II her own Shortcomings She
wanted - be great. and she was only
clever. Her father had taken unusual
pains with heg education, and the adj
var -. at no would have given 10
q So. S.s - far "a possi.-s given 70
he. &c - III translate i!elne and De
Muse very gracefully, aud had put
uOrace lnto- respectable English verse.
boms " her Heine and De Musset trans
latiOns sho had see - music, and she
sang them with q great deal OF taste.
But she tired of translating. aud writing
songs hegan 70 bore her. She wanted 10
40 sOmeLhmg Of more consequence in
the world Having been born and
brOught up In luxury. she thought she
would ike 70 be a labor r-fOrinsr. and 50
she attended some noisy meetings at the
Cooper Union. accompanied by her
cousin Archie I1llinghast. Instead Of
being dislllusionizsd thereby. she got up
quite sentimental feeling about the
f~horny handed sons OF tod" So regti-
aariy did she attend these meetings tnat
she became known by sight 10 some
OK the professional asitators. and
cas Of them made bold 10 cal at her
house aud ask her for funds 10 carry on
tho good work He MAS smooth
tongued fellow. and he urged her to
write . labor reform pamphlet, which he
engaged 10 print and send broadcast over
tie land-if she would pay the expenses.
Z But the labor reforners palled upon
her after q while, and she began 10 think
deeply upon the subject OF negro equal
ity. She talked about it 10 every one
whO would argue or aSTee with her She
attended some meetings held 10 discuss
the subject. and once invited the African
orator home 10 dinner. She said that
she had mo vulgar race prejudices;'
but her father had. and the dinner party
did ne. come Off Encouraged by her
patronage. the orator told her one day
that he had no vulgar race prejudices
either. and that he would as lief marry q
white woman as = cOlored one. He ad-
vanced this belief with SO much mean
ing that Miss Archer rang the bell and
ordered the servant - put him out OF the
house. After that day she carefully
avoided the subject - NEGRO equality,
and rlrIscd her att ~ 90 the amelora-
ton Of the .onditIo- the Indian. This
fancy pleased her In. .er than usual; but
after she had made quite a collection Of
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

- s--fty ysorr - -. - st---h fs--
s. eesttE<7fy - 49, -s- - "a -
sgr~-> 81 - essrFs . sss-.1z -. zs-x2
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

All diseases CT women and children
are cured by Dr. :. Clay Todd
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

lIfe al that she
had no serb4us &C
cupaJi0n. ) h e
had a much bet
ter tnind than the
average girl, and
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

Richland parish is not alone in her
action with regard to appointing a
cadet at the State University. Many
others have adopted a similar course.
Avoyelles going so far as to appropri-
ate $500 annually for two cadets at
the University. Tensas sends one,
and other parishes are gradually fol-
lowing suit. Where parish is out
oil debt, and in easy financial circum-
stances, nothing better can be done
with a small sum Of public money
than the education of some bright
boy out of parish funds. It is bread
cast upon the watecs that will return
after many days.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

The Lafayette prisoners have all
gone scott free, even the alleged
murderers of the old colored man
and, his young l5-year-old daughter,
whose throat was cut. 1t must be a
sad condition of affairs in any parish
where an armed mob can brutally
murder, and yet not man be brought
to punishment. Such parish cannot
hope to attract immigration, for it
would be a very foolish man who
would 60 into section where his
own life might be sacrificed to some
fancied whlm of band of murderers.
There is stain upon the parish of
Lafayette.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

The deadly gun that is not loaded,
and the deadly cigarette that always
is. send more boys to the grave each
year than any other single agency.
Only few days ago two boys Of
about seventeen we're out hunting.
In crawling through fence the gun
Of the boy in front was accidentally
discharged, killing his companion.
And so it goes all through the South.
The careless handling Of firearms
sends many boy TO the hereafter.
And if to this be added the work of
the cigarette the total would be
simply amazing. The law should for
bid the sale Of cigarettes to minors.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr. Berry, attorney from Wins
boro was in Rayvillc this week
looking after some legal business.
J. Henry Shepherd, District A.
,ornev of the Shreveport dis'"c',
was in Rayville on Monday.
p. w. Ivy, from Alto, WIS IN
town this week. Sorry to see Peter
in feeble health. Hope the brac.n8
atmosphere Of fall will improve him.
y. G. Nickcrs was i'll town or
Monday last.
John II. GULL, from Alto, was IL
town on Monday.
DR.. Sartor, Of Alto, WAS in town
last Monday.
w. II. Bard, from Alto, WAS cr-
on Monday OF this week.
w. G. Durham was here from tic
al ward this week. He did not for.
get to make payment on the Be-.
con with the remark, "keep it goiag.'
Hon. Ii. =. Wells was in Ray
this week. He informs us that lGcr
are going ahead with the La, AK,
and Mo. railroad.
We met Messrs. Cummings ana
Baskin on the train Thursday Of .5s-
week on their way to Texas to our
chase mules and horses. They cx.
pccted to return in ten days TO tins
point.
T. II. Mangham left for Collins,
Ark, on last Wednesday to accept .
situation in store. Hope he W.,
succeed.
Mr.. Butler, who worked Oh +
T. Morgan & Co.'S saloon heic, IL
now at work for II. w. Jones. lie
i, good workman.
Eddie Justice WAS in town on las.
Tuesday.
w. J. Jones was in town on last
Wednesday.
Tom Sum merlin and Harry Jordan
left for Baton Rouge on Surdtr,
where they go 70 attend the State
'versity.
O. T. Smith returned from Hot
Spring., Ark., last week. He was
greatly benefited by the water.
Dave Todd, Esq, New Orleans,
was in Rayviilc last week.
VIM. Hemlcr, from near Alto,
was in town Tuesday.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

For enterprise and get-up-and-get
r. L. Binion is not surpassed by any
of the merchants. The Sheriff re-
ceived a list of names for taxes as
sumed by him almost equal to one
tenth of the poll taxes of the parish.
If every merchant would do this it
would save their customers a great
deal of money. He seems to be
enterprising. Enterprise is worth a
great deal.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

The good work of increasing assess
ments in the country parishes is still
going On. st. Landry heads the list
with an addition of 81 100000 to her
taxable values, ard Natchitoches has
Just reported an increase Of 1925, 900.
so far as heard from not a single par
i.h reports q decrease.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

The recent assassination which &C.
CURED in the Presbyterian church at
Moss Point few evenings ago is one
of the most dreadful affairs which has
taken place on Mississippi soil for
many years. by which three persons
were shot. one fatally and two others
seriously wounded. one Of whom a
young lady will probably die.
It is inconceivable that any human
being could be 90 6endish as to fire a
load Of buck shot into a church where
prayer meeting was being held, yet
such horrid work was done, killing
instantly Mr.. McInnis and wouLding
bis daughter and a Mr.. Henry Blumer.
II Is supposed that the murder is
the work Of . negro who was hired to
do IL foul deed.
The hope i that not only the muir
deFsf BEE his accsrsory may Be caught
Ind nAde u snlTsr Che extreme pen
ilsy:6f ths NV. N4lcbez Democrat.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

We pdblish elsewhere a sketch Of
the life-history of Major E. A. Burke,
reproduced from the Shreveport
Times. 1t isa graphic pen-picture of
the life and services of one of the
most dashing and braing men ever
known in Southern history. 1t is
well worth reading, and we commend
it to the careful attention of our
readers It is from the pen of New
Orleans correspondent Of the Times.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19

The New Orleans Times Democrat
,eproduces with approving comment a
paragraph on the subject of prohibi-
ton which appeared in the BEACON
last week. Prohibition is like every
other law: it will be enforced where
people want il enforced, and it won't
where they don't. This is the truth
in nut shell.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-10-19
DELHI NE us.

Mrs. Stein arrived home Wednes-
dav with her fine two-months-old son;
he is quite handsome lad.
There was a social gathering at the
Irwin House on Wednesday night, III
honor Of our hendsome bride and
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Rnsenfeld. They
received very many handsome
presents.
Mrs. Owens and Miss Emma Ma
son have returned from the fair and
gave a glowing account Of what they
saw, especially the circus.
Miss Nellie Norris, the dark-eyed
Franklin charmer, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Cleland.
Mrs. Thomson, the lovely lady of
our efficient druggist, Mr.. E. W.
Thomson, has returned from her sum-
mer's trip looking much improved in
health.
Mr.. John Scott has not had quite
go much business at Goshen and Floyd
of lete. Wonder why?
Mr.. S. D. Brame has returned to
Delhi to make his home in this
vicinity.
Mr.. Will Simms says the show was
simply grand.
Some one else said that DR.. Rag
lands horse kicked up a powerful
sight of dust; guess he takes his girl
out to throw dust in her eyes.
There were two young Monroe
gents in Delhi Sunday last, and there
are all sorts of rumors afloat about
them.
Mr.. Charlie Wathens headquarters
are at Goshen now; he is looking
after Col. Draughon's interests.
Mrs. A. B. Armstrong was in town
to attend services on last Sabbath.
Mr.. Walter Fleming has just re-
turned to this city. and is employed
by DR.. G. Med. Brumbv to collect
for him.
Mr.. Monroe Fleming, our rising
young cotton merchant, is doing a
land Office business in that line. He
is always seen in company OF some Of
these horny tribe.
Mr.. Frank Miles does not know
which Is the worst, to 80 riding on
the train and have break down, and
walk back, or 60 to Franklin and
get "stuck" in a mud hole and have
to crawl out the back of the buggy.
Wonder how the girl got out?
DR.. Trezevant's summer outing
broaght him tout" right considerably;
he is looking fine.
Professor Lucas school is Just
booming. He has seventy scholars.
Owing to so much sickness the pro-
tracted meeting is not very we'll at
tended.
Mr.. JAG. Pulver wishes every body
that comes to town to see the gas
factory; that's himself, then he sells
them some "goots."
MIR. Billy Buchanan is going to
build another store house, having
bought the lot just back of Blum g.
Sleins.
Miss Maggie Brumby was disap-
pointed in not getting to 60 to the
fair, and some one else was too.