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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-03
SPECI1L TiYyS1t8MP.
The Government ifssmos No Bi-
ceRse to ScH EiqwOr.

General Nettlcton, acting Score
tary Of the Treasury, has assuedAa
circular letter, Of which the. follow
ing is text, announcing a'ohange
in the form Of the special tax stamp
for retail liquor dealers.
"SrR- Letters are frequehtlyre-
ceived ;at this department stating
that in many parts Of the country
retail liquor dealers claim to hold
permit or license from the Emitted
States for carrying on their busi-
ness; that in many>cases*here the
local law prohibits public4drinking
places, the law is openly violated
by persons who claim TO do busi-
ness under at least the moral sane
tion of a federal license, and this
fact, together with the belief COM
mon amongmany good citizens that
the United States Government does
in fact issue such license, greatly
retards the enforcement of whole
some restrictive laws and promotes
disorder. Itshouldibe unnecessary
to state chat the United States Gov
eminent does not issuea licensssor
permit OF any nature to any person
IN any State to'carry on the busi-
ness Of retail liquor dealer, and it
is difficult toaunderstand how ally
intelligent citizen can beiluposed
upon by the opposite claim. Con
gress having levieda revenue stamp
tax Of S25 iper:annum onsthe bust
ness of retail liquer dealers, the
commissioner of internal revenue
endeavors to'oollect this taxs~her
overland bylwhemsoever the busi-
nessis carried on; butnosemblance
ofpermission, Or implied,
is given by the United States Gov
eminent, inits revenue lawser 9th
erwise, to begin or continue such
business In any place contrary TO
local legislation. A change has
been made in the form Of The Unit
ed States stamp issued to retail
| Eliquordealers as evidence thattfey
have paid suchtsx. The newborn,
which will go intouse JulyA1mext,
readsas follows:
a...,.. ......... ...,.. ...sa
UNITED STATES STAMP FOR INTERNkE:
REVENUE !.
Received from -- the sum bf ---l-- dol;
lars for special tax on the business of retail.
liquor dealer at ---- for the period repre-:
resented by the eeuponl or coupons htTemt0:
attached. i:
s...'.s.s.ss.&
"And across the face of festamp
| is inscribed the followingstatemeh
embracing the substance Of section
3243 Of the Revised Statutes:
: "'This stamp is simplya receipt
for a tax paid the Government, and
does not exempt the holder from
any penalty OF punishment provid-
ed fer by the lawof erly State, and
does not authorize the heec6mmence-
ment or continUanceof suehsbusi-
nessscontrary to the Eaws Of such
State or places prohibited by ma
: nicipal law. SSeesectien 3243, Re
) vised Statutesof the United States
: "Itiis believed that this action
will leave no ground for further
) misapprehension.
Respectfully,
A. B. NETTIEToN,
Acting Secretary
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-03
THEY ALL HAD A WEAK SPOT,
Confidential Man to Brown, Smith &
Jones Tells Of Their Oddly.

WdDu JOuhS loNJ JOA oAb huNt UliO
reputation Of being shrewd, and l
do honestly believe that had | re-
manned at thebar | might have been
fairly successful. L had no idea Of
leavingiit until Brown, of Brown,
'Smith& Jones, came to me and said:
Gas youknow, old Foss, our con-
fidential man, is dead. We think it
better to fill his place with a young
man, and ] have, come to offer tito
you"
The firm had'a private bank, and
dealt in stocks. 1t also did consid-
erableargo insurance,pl ,placedloans,
bought.mortgages, shavednotesand
made money in,other dignifed and
respectable ways. 1t had been do
ing business for twenty years, and
was rated conservative and sound.
The only curious thing about the
firm was the trio composing 1T.
Brown was an old bachelor Of fifty.
He was tall, angular, and homely,
and the onlywoman whom he could
endure was his landlady. Smith
was FIVE years older and married,
but had no children. He was short,
fat, and tactrum, never>speaking to
any one when he could'help it. His
wife never went into society and
Smith never entered a church.
,Joneswas a little man, almost small
enough to be called a dwarf, but
with an awful dignity about him,
He wasover forty, ssingle man, but
waspopularly to be "leok-
ing around" There were rumors
that some one had once called him
"the Napoleon Of the West, ',and if
he had any particular weakness, ii
was that Of attending Thursday
evening prayer meeting. No bus
mess matter, no matter how import
ant, could prevent his regular at
tendance, although he took no act.
i've part in the exercises, and was
never known to contribute a dollal
ito the church.
Having acceptedthe post | fount
my duties to be almost numberless
Il opened the mail, assorted the let
tiers, andattended to the correspond
.ence. / "checked" on the cashier
verified all balances, investigated
all risks, hunted up the standing O
all would-be- borrowers, and to {
great extent had charge Of the en-
tire business. In less than a weel
Ifound thateach one of hefrm haC
his official popularity, as follows
Brown would never open tn
mail.
Smith would never answer a let
ler.
Jones would never sign check
The street called them "conserv "
atives," but the street never me
them in the private Office, and con
sequently did not know of thei
oddities. Themorningprogramm
was very funny one. | reached
the office at $50 sharp. At exact
" $40 Jones came in. At S:4
Smith entered. At0;50 Brown ar
peared. The last man of the FIJI
name was the first to appear. A
each entered he hung up his ha
on his own particular hook, SO
down in his own particular chail
picked up his own daily paper, IAN
none of them ever recognized eac
other by as much as a bow A
$50 [ had the mail opened, The
laid aside their papers, and the bus
mess Of theday came up to be dis
cussed.
It took me "a couple of years
fall into the ways of these strang
men, but in spite Of their ecceI
tricities they were very kind to M
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-03

and report, but she had given them
the names of parties to write TO, land |
it was agreed that if reports were
favorable the deal shoald be closed. |
| now for the first time learned of
the location of the mine. / had
not only been on the siteand knew
the mine to be worthless, but had
friends there who would attest the
fact. Under direction Of the firm,
| wrote to the address given by
Mrs. Temple. Acting on my own
Judgement, I also wrote to disin-
terested parties.
While waiting for answers to
these letters, Brown suddenlyask-
ed the two other members Of the
firm tocongratulate him, as he'had
decided to get married. They had
hardly done so when Jones an
nounced that he had also determ-
ined on the same step. Smith
couldn't follow suit, having a wife
already, but he flushed up and
looked confused, and seemed about
to declare that he was going to
elope, but caught himselfand STOP
ped short.
Ten days had,elapsed, and an-
swers to my letters were expected
every day, when I was sent to a
town a hundred miles away on bus
Einess which detainedme two days.
Returning at 10 o'clock On the
morning of the third, | caught sight
Of Mrs. Temple entering the Sec
ond National Bank, where our sur-
, plus was on deposit, and on which
, all checks >of over $1,000 were
, drawn. 1T struck me that the let.
ters written in the name of the firm
had arrived and the deal had been
: closed during my absence. I fol
: lowed her in, and my fears were
realized. Indeed, Jones came IN
: after me to identify her. 1t was
;, make or break, and asshe present.
e ed the check [ said to Jones:
S "Let her wait until | can rur
!. over to our bank and return. Mr.
). Haspeth Ito the teller) please de
e lay payment until trihing irreg
It ularity can be arranged
& Jones called to me and run afte,
e me, but | did mot stop or answer
9 On, arriving at our bank | foun(
q three letters addressed to me from
# parties in Nevada. | took time Il
% read only four or five lines Of each
II and then, calling Smith and Brow
u to follow, hastened to the othe
II bank. We had a lively row, I'cal
d assure you. The letters addresses
II to the bank made the mine oHt t,
d be a big thing, but those from m
Y, friends stamped it as a fraud. ]
was finally agreed that the checl
d should be returned until furthe
,e investigation could be made, AM
y thatafternoon the adventures skip
d ped, to belheard Of no more.
k | do not know how the partner
e. settled it among themselves, but.
rs know they had a private meeting
d lasting over two hours. Perhap
D each one Of them candidly admit
= ted that he had made an ass g
sr himself, and promised better thing
t. in future. All that | know is tia
st when the,meeting broke up affair
5e in the bank of Brown, Smith
Jones resumed their old-time ror
to tine, and the only allusion to tn
affair was made by Jones, whosaid
to "Mr. Whitbeck, lam instructed t
inform you that your industry an
le attention to business has not ef
,e capped our observation, and you
e, salary for'the next fiscal year Wi
be $780,"
al
.,, IT. hos haen renOrted that an In
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-03

clear SKY. Our private OInceSWere
arranged so that l occupied the
first, which was also a consulting
room. Then each of'the firm had
a private Office back of that, and
each retired to it when not'other-
wise engaged. One forenoon, at
IL o'clock, while i was alone in the
front Office, a lady entered. 1t was
rarely that a woman had any bus
mess with us beyond the teller's
window, and [ was considerably
surprised at the presence of this
one. She was about twenty-five
years old, handsome as a picture,
and soon hadreason to declare to
myself that her manners were fas-
cinating. Shetookmy breath away
by inquiring if Brown was in. So
far as the legends ofthe Office went,
he had'never yet been interviewed
by a woman, and l Ihesitated to re-
ply to her direct question.
II have business of importance
with him." she continued, =" and de-
sire to see him in his private Office.
lis the first one on the left, 1 be-
Flieve. Pray y'don't trouble yourself
to announce me-"
She wentto the door andrapped.
Brown opened it, and when he saw
iher standing there he turned pale
and staggered back. She entered,
and closed the door behind her, and
was closeted with him a full hour.
If j was dumbfounded at this ac-
tion, l was almost'paralized at his
conduct as theycame out. Hewas
actually bowling and smirking, and
trying to be gallant-he, the mar
who always insisted that his land
lady should never employa female
servantunless she was a hunchbacl
or cross-eyedl He followed hel
through the room, and Quito the
door Of the bank, and whenihe re
turned he was smiling blandly, an(
his lips were moving as if talking
to himself. He didn't say awor(
to me. IF he had L could not,hav,
replied to him, asI was completed,
| knockedout.
After that day I noticed a,mark
ed change in Brown. He seemed
to thaw QUITO take more interes
in life and [ caught on to the fac
that he was writing private letter
ito some one. One day he added l.
! my astonishment by calling me in
to his private room and inquirini
if it wouldn't be a good thing fo
us to pick up silver mine out i,
| Nevada, providing wegot a low fig
Ure and'a sure thing.
} The next astonishing circum
stance happened a week later.
: was out on the street at 11:30, a
hour when every man of the'6rn
. was invariably closeted with him
: self, and l suddenlycaught sight c
t Jones going into hotel. Beliey
: ing myself to be the victim OF a
r optical delusion, ] soon followed
. and as l looked about the Office th
clerk beckoned to me and said:
: Room M-Mrs. Temple-silye
) mine !"
: She had been to the office toca
a on Brown, and now she had prol
S ably sent word to Jones to call o
t her. | would have bet hundre
t to one that Jones wouldn't hay
:, gone, even to close a deal in whic
4 there was a sure profit of $1,000
h but there he was, sure enough, IAN
t 1 began to feel annoyed and une'
y ,sy. l was at the.office when Jont
= returned, two hours later. Henc
; only had.a grin on his face, but /
felt SO good that he actually viii
0 tied a bar or two of a popular al
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-03

trated and excited. An hour later
a boy brought a.note which lear
ried to his room. 1t was addressed
in "a woman's hand, and within
twenty minutesafter receivingit he
left the bank, evidently to keep an
appointment. He had hardly gone
when Jones came out to me and be-
gan to discuss business matters.
This had never happened before,
andI was regarding him with sur
prise and astonishment when he
observed.
Ifwecould pick up asilver mime
known by Insiders to be worth ST.
100000, and get it for about 100000
it might bea good investment, eh? ?"
Imumbled something in reply,
and he took three OF four turns
across the room and disappeared
intohis private Office. Atl o'clock
Smith camein. He had forgotten
his usual dignity Of entrance, and
he was so absent-niinded that he
hung up his coat on the wrong hook.
He fidgeted and then observed:
"Iihave had an offer of mining
property which promises great
things. Did you ever hear of the
Queen Anne mine Of Nevada"
Ireplied that I never had, and
after sitting in a deep study for a
while he alsoretired. He,had evi-
IDENTITY been 80 see Mrs. Temple
also. Mrs. Temple, then, was a wo-
: man who had a silver mine to dis.
poseof. Ofall the merlin the world
whom l should have hesitated tic
approach were the threecomprisine
Eour firm. OF TALL the people liable
: tto succeed with them awoman woulC
} fbe the very last. Icouldn't makei
out. 1t seemed to me that the nat
'ural erder of things had been re
.versed.
Before theweek was out Jones es
| corted Mrs. Temple to the theate1
: Brown had taken her out for a driv,
| and there were well-founGed runner
3 that Smith had sent hera bouquet
Y [ then set to work to find who Mrs
Temple was. No one could give IN
: any information beyond the fac
i Fthat she was the widow of a Nevad
t Emine.owner, and that she had com
t East for the purpose of disposini
S of some mining property. She ha
o charts and maps and diagrams c
: lands and mines, and seemed to b
g well posted as to the business o
T hand. TWAS, however, the genera
n impression that she was a sharpe
: or adventures, withia man benin
her,somewhere, and it was furthe
/ told me that Brown, Smith, an
L Jones, individually and. d.collectivel.
n were infatuated with her.
n / always wondered why she di
/ not attempt to secure my assistanc
II in her project, but she probabl
? either mishusted that | suspecte
n her or,she thoughtsshe could wor
|, her cards without my assistance
e While each of the three partner
knew that each of the others ha
II been approached on the same sui
ieet-that of buying the mine
II neither Of them knewthat the otht
J. had been done for by her fascina
n ing ways. I have the strongei
d grounds for stating three separdt
re and distinct beliefs:
h First that Jones expected I
0, marry her.
d Second that Brown expected:t
4 marry her.
IS Third-that Smith had becon
ot so infatuated that he would hay
le run away with her, leaving wif
s. business, and all.
I. Well, the proposition to buy h'
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Economy: 400 Doses One Dollar. y
Merit: Peculiar TO Itself
Purity: Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Ayers Sarsaparilla is the quickest
cure for all blood diseases. Its effects
are always beneficial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

to his room
As he wanted to rest, ! left him ana
went back into the garden TO seek Miss
Renncrt and talk with her about his
condition.
The countess and Miss Rennert had
gone into the house. In the place where
the old lady had been sitting, found
Miss Ellen. her arms upon the small
table; her head. with its wreath Of
golden tresses, upon her arInsl At first
thought she slept, and was about to
withdraw, when | noticed that the
upper part of her body shook with sup
pressed sobs.
Deep compassion for this lovely
maiden possessed me. She looked so
childlike in this position. while the sun
light played so joyously about her form,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

London Fun: What's the reason you
didn't speak to Boreham " hon he pass
ed us?' He insulted me Il other dav
called me q frecked IDIOT Called
you Il ireckIed idiol-how absurd. Why
you are not fIeckled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Indigestion! Miserable! Take BEEC-
HAM, PILLS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

making her deep sorrow so much the
more touching.
As l stood there and considered, if
and how / should address her, she
looked up, her face flushed, the tears
streaming down her cheeks.
When she saw me standing there con-
fusedly, she smiled slightly, sprang up,
wiped the tears hastily away, and said;
How silly of me; what viii you
think? Surely that auntie has been
scolding me"
Il think nothing but that you are in
trouble, and that l should be happy if |
could do something to lessen it. Of
course, it is only wish, for what could
/, even with the best intentions, do to
help you? Miss Rcnnert would be bet
ter"
"Ahl kind Miss Rennert!" said Ellen.
with melancholy smile. No, she
could do nothing for me. 1t was q very
foolish paroxysm, envy, one might call
it. There is at this hotel a charming
English family, with children of all ages,
with whom have often played. To-day
the eldest sister returned from a visit to
Cannes, and you should have seen the
rejoicing! Then l was reminded Of how
entirely alone | ami" Again tears
glistened in her eyes. Lapotin was
right. She was sweet creature, and
lucky the man who could give her the
home for which her young heart
yearned. How such maiden, without
parents, brothers or sisters, almost with
out friends, could love! do not know II
my thoughts were betrayed by my eyes,
without my being conscious of it, but
suddenly Ellen grew as red as a rose,
seized her hat and turned towards the
steps
Aunt win be expecting me, she
said; uncle is not at home.
AHA! Villa Vigier," thought l. 1t
shocked me to think Of this innocent
young girl in such surroundings!
DO you like your uncle very much?"
I asked, rather awkwardly.
She looked at me somewhat surprised
and hesitated.
Gle is very kind to me, and mamma
thought he would take my fathers place;
! but that is impossible. No fathers
place he can never fll," She said,
proudly.
remembered Count Degenield's friv-
olous confession have no fatherly
feelings"
Have you never thought of seeking
another sphere of activity?" asked.
"Do you mean as governess9" she
| asked, eagerly. Il would like that SC
much! | love children dearly and I'M
derstand how to deal with them, but
uncle viii not hear Of my taking the
examination. It would not be betittino
his niece, he thinks. Aunt, too, would
be 10th to give me up Really I ar
very happy, She added, smiling, land
am thankful and contented. You saw
me in one Of my weak moments. Prom
Use me to forget it"
With that She offered me her hand
which pressed warmly, while looking
passionately into her eyes.
why should promise that? It seem,
to me as If had been drawn nearer Il
YOU in that quarter of an hour must
forget that feeling, too3'
She blushed again drew her hand
away, and said softly:
If through my childishness | have
gained friend ii YOU, shall look bacl
upon it without shame, Now adieu un
til dinner time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

GRO BE CONTINUED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15


ale apologized to you. did he not?'
asked she.
Certainly, countess; it was only a
mOmentary irritation. We parted quite
friendly"
As we were speaking, truly fairy
like basket of flowers, such as one sell
dom sees even at Nice, was carried past
by pretty Swiss girl.
How beautiful said the countess,
bending over the flowers.
Yes. Are they not magnifcentP''
said the little one, proudly. They were
just ordered for the lovely Mrs Clifford.
What treat for her. with which she
disappeared.
The countess drew back as quickly at
the mention of that name as if she had
discovered snake amongst the flowers.
Good night" said she, quietly.
(TO BE CONTINU ED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15
CHAPTER x

At dinner Lapotn's char was again
empty, and Countess pegenfeld APP
pearcd with Ellen only
As the ladies were about 10 take their
seats Miss Reunert drew her favorite
carrcssingly INTO the chair next her
The lovely grin was thus opposite me,
and l noticed with delight that her
manner toward me was not quite so
constrained as formerly. The color in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Badness is catching says a scientist.
It's catching flies in summer time. Use
Halls Hair Remover and cover the bald
plate with healthy hair and flies won't
trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Workers Statesman: The dentist. like
the rest Of us, is in the race for wealth,
but he always appears to- be pulling
out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

Boston Commercial: He (proudly)
My motto is live and let live. She
(wearily) u wish it was sleep and let
sleep
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-12

An honest SUe;;e tells his story in plain but
unmistoil0hle language for the benefit of the
ruhlic. 'ONe Of my cilGTcA took q severe
cold and got the Group. Igavc her a teaspoon
full of Chamberlain Cough Remedy, and in
five minutes later gave her one more BY
this time she had to cough up the gathering
in her thrOat. Then she went to sleep and
slept good for fifteen minutes. Then she
got up and voInitcd; then she went back to
bed aud slept good for the remainder of the
night. Sh" got the Group the second night
nj gave her the SAM remedy with the
same good results. l write this because
thought there M ght he some one in the same
need and not know the true merits of this
wonderful mcdiciu2.' CNAHLrs A. TaOMP
SEEN, Dos Moinrs, Iowa. 81 cent bottles fol
sale by II. NJ Hitchcock s. Co.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-12

Boston Herald: Thetalk Of stirring
up the people to induce them 20 ct
their names on the voting list cnd so
to the polls on election day is likely to
be light one in Illinois this year.
The law against vote Sinking passed
by the last Legislature of that State
has gone into effect thore. This law
provides that the election clerks shall
make out list Of all persons in their
respective precincts who are entitled
vote, but who have not had their
names registered, and within thirty
days after the election this list must
be turned over to tile clerks Of the
county boards, who ore commended to
prepare from this their lists Of Jurors
before the names Of registered voters
have been made use for this purpose
Hereafter, therefore, any person who
shirks his duty as a voter in Illinois is
almost sure to be called for duty as a
juror within short space Of time.
1t will be interesting to see how this
law operates in squirting up tha <!cliE-
Quents.