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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

oh Vic OllcT manu-. NIldJ blulc Has llic
average citizen of mining camp who
properly attends TO his everyday duties,
to cultivate the minor virtues or to
analyze character? "a'fn'e'a aah
In the fowdy west, with its cos
mopolite and ever changing population,
life is too short TO study ones neigh
bors, or to ascertain how many ances-
tors they had One must accept them
in the same way one vessel at sea
recognizes another which is, believe,
to consider IL an enemy until it proves
itself otherwise. And after this one
has. little more than appearances by
which to judge ones neighbors.
1t was after this manner that we
came to pass judgment on the Lovely
Lar, and to christen him thus. If he
was not liar, then appearances were
greatly against him.
This being true : appearances as
well as certain circumstances being
against him, do not think we were
SO much to blame. ga,
1t was not that he was uniformly
successful in prevarication far from
it. AS amatter of fact, we considered
him the weakest liar in camp, for in
all his repertoire he only had three
stories which bore the semblance of
truth, and he had told these so often
that nobody believed them, in spite of
the modest, impartial, truthful way in
which he related them. f'.h 'fN
No; it was not his ability as ro-
;n1ancer which gained him his title, for
he had nohc. It was his prolific mag
ination, and a plethora iof supposedly
fictitious "Reminiscences which ne was
prone to exhibit on all available occa-
.sions, which earned for himrhisuncom-
plimentary sobriquet. $500
The Lovely Liar had another name,
which we used only in his presence.
This was the one he had with him
when he Struck the camp and went to
work as timekecper for Walworth &,
O'Higgins, the proprietors of the big
''.'Norah" mine-Henry Shepard. When
he was near by we called him ''Shep,"
for short; on all other occasions he
was simply ''The Lovely Liar"
He was young man, apparently mol
over twenty-five, with smooth face
and modest deprecating air quite
out of place in Bogardus Gulch. Still,
he was first-class accountant, very
gentlemanly, and got along with the
citizens, of the ,gulch, including his
employers very well. One could not,
as old Hi French said one day, help
likin' tn blqneg 'cuss he's so con-
founded pleasant" And yet in the
eyes,of every mar, jan the camp, he. was
the most miscellaneous and widely in
formed truth distortersin therange
Now l think, of it, Shepard had a
very pleasant, well lnodulated, gentle
manly voice, and cannot really be
blamed for enjoying his own conversa-
.tion; after. all, maybe his principal
fault lay in his fondness for talking.
Thereywas never a thing happened
that didn't remind Shepard Of SINH.
lar experience in whichAhe, had figured
prominently; never social gathering
in lPiatt's .poker-rooml at which he did
not remipisce to greater and more
varied extent than anyone else. pres
emit; neversan exclusive little party OF
mine owners, timekeepers, superin.
tendents and assayers, when the flow.
ing bowl circulated freely, that the
Lovely Liar did not relate, with great
impressiveness in each instance, his
railroad wreck story, his story about
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
An appeal to the Court.

Judge Coonby-I'se sorry to commit.
yo', Blackstone, but Justice am blind.
Blackstone -Jedge, in dis case she
am, cross-eyed., Doesn't, or dassent your
honah remembah dat, Use gibben yo,
two oh der chickens L stole?-Texas
Sifti9psy sras tAi W i' hie. = rs'sf
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

ers, taken a conyenientroll OF currency
belonging TO some one else and skipped
to- hide himself in the west. Now, the
old folks having settled his defalcation,
he was going back home, to lie about
what he had done out west the for
tune he had made and lost, and SO on.
The light headed IDIOT! He must
needs lie at the last moment. ASH any
sensible woman, would marry sueh a
COMPOUNDED liar! And / shifted and
strolled doYn. to Piatt's to talk it over
with the boys. IA
about d yearslater the manager of
the Tamarack sent me to an Illinois
city to consult with the president of
the company. M Howard, about the
proposed purchase1of another property
in our vicinityniI arrived In the after
noon and9 Mr. Howard, whose family
was out of town for the time being, in
vited me to dine hwith him that even
ing at a swelpcafeS OH ass ,mDi@sl3f
At the table directly opposite sat
Handsome, correctly dressed man, with
whislers trimmed IN tho French fash
ion, who every few min ates looked at
me lseenly1aszaifs wondering whore he
had seen me before. 1919,
asked Mr.. Howard who the stran-
ger was.s@ hArEAfht
THAT? Why, that's Shcpard-usual-
lyplnown asGoig shepard. Fine young
fellow, and, very, wealthy Popular
too, but one of the most bashful men
II ever saw W W "
NJ stared at the stranger, and Mr.
Howard wentson: ~
''Great talker, the colonel Queer,
that, for a bashful man too. INCLINED
to brng a Bit, in a modestway fancy,
but always confines himself to the
truth His word Isl as good as his
bond. Well, perhaps he's justified in
feeling BIT proud Of himself, FOR l
know of very few young men OF his
age wfosve been as successful and
have as much to be proud of. OF course
he has made mistalzcs-for instance,
he made an unfortunate marriage
when he was only twenty, and after
few months he went out west and
buried himself for three years, so his
wife could get divorce. lie could
have gotten 1T himself. on grounds
which would have been disagreeable
to her, but he was too much OF q man,
and chose anothes ways7slIe was mar
ried again lastmxear, and made an PIX
ceLentmatehA HE present Mrs. Shep
ard brought him cool half million
and he WAS well,iyed himself. Bythe
way the Story Of their .courtship is
quite romantic. And NJ. Howard,
seeing l., @as interested, proceeded to
relate how Col Shepard, in rescuing an
unknown lady from dro wning in Lake
Erie, shortly after he was FIRST married.,
had begun the romance Which culmi-
mated in his second matrimonial con
nection.
4 Mr.. Howard had also related the
bank burglar story, and part of the
other old one-about the railroad
wreck-and was wishing I could think
of some way to apologize to the gem
tleman under discussion for the wayne
used -to--slang- CHM behind his back
when some oneoslapped- me on the
shoulder, and he 'who had once been
known-as the -hovely biar- greeted me
like a lohg1ost bfothers coz
And | went back to Bogardus Gulch
and felt ptfffed with pride because
| was able to give the boys Some
pointers on human character that they
bad never learned R. L. KETcHuM.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
NERVOUS DISEASES.

for every class of Nervous Diseases remedy has been able
compare with the Nevne Tonic which isvery pleasant
all its effects upon the youngest child and delicate nv
u Nnetenh of all the ailments which the human family heir
dependent exhaustion and impaired digestion. When there
the BRAIN spinal and is the result Starved nerves. like
starved muscles become strong when the Kind food supplied and
system supply all the power of the
body carried on it is the first to suffer for of perfect nutrition
Ordinary quantity Kind
necessary repair the mode Of living and labor imposes
supp production of the South American Continent has been
found analysis contain the essential elements out Of which tissue
formed This for power all forms Of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
Portland lady has a mug [.

N "a PortIand lady has a pug oog
which will enter an apothecary's store,
stop in front of the soda fountain, lock
back at his mistress and begin to
sneeze. He has been taught to thus ex-
press his desire for anything, and as he
is very fond of soda, he always asks for
IT in this way. This same pug is equal.
ly fond of watermelon and ice cream. --.
Bangor Commercial
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

WE WOULD PRETEND TOGO TO SLEEP.
capturing a brace Of bank robbers, and
the one i'm which he rescued a lady from
a watery grave inLake Erie.
And we would feign sleep, with a
rousing nasal accompaniment; would
groan and sigh, and try to change the
subject; but the Lovely Liar, oblivious,
would continue his tale to the bittef
end modestly, it must be ,acknowl-
edged, but relentless, nevertheless.
The three stories mentioned we could
not impeaeh- they were faultlessly re-
lated, and always the same as regards
.details-and. yet they never seemed to
carry the atmosphere of veracity which
should SURROUND Q, successful lie. Es-
pecially was this true of the Lovely
Liars impromptn, anecdotes He al
ways began them as a schoolgirl
might, no matter what might be the
nature of the forthcoming story. "He'
he-he!'' he would giggle, weakly, thai
reminds me ola little occurrence down
in New Mcxico,v or .''when was ID
Alaska" or during my last trip u
Europe then he would proceed
for moment, look MP starnmers
snieker in childishly bashful way,
blush till he was almost black in the
face, and wind up his yarn hastily,
without much punctuation and without
looking up. Then he would relapse
into dignified silence which he would
maintain for some time, with an ali
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
THE FRENCH COOK AT HOME.
Certain Privileges Which, Are Freely Ac-
corded Her.

Certain Privileges which, Are. Freely Ac-
corded Her.
There are a. few privileges which
French domestic considers hers by
right. One is her allowance of wine
just SO many bottles three and half
quarts per week. of the vim ortlinaire
must be provided, or there would be
strike. AS this is the pure wine of the
country, costing from seventy-five cents
to dollar and half per dozen (most
likely watered, but not alcoholic), there
is no fear OF. intoxication with this small
quantity. l's ~ 'I
A second privilege which is hers is
the ",cinq per cent. = or the commission
of one sou on every franc granted to the
cook by all the tradesmen with whom
her mistress deals. The coal merchant,
the grocer, the butcher and the milk.
man, all ungrudgingling bestow this
money on the cook, when the bills are
paid at the end of each month, pour
tenir la pratique. She is then supposed
to interest herself in their behalf to di-
rect the custom to their shops. This
is quite lucrative business for her,
for in family where the living ex-
penses come up TO three hundred dol
lars month, her gains would amount
to fifteen dollars, which means much
more in France than in America.
y The morning meal of the domestic
-consists-simply of black coffee with
sugar, and bread without butter; but il
'yon Should give her dln'ier without
soup ana a salad Of scme kind, she
would feel ill-treated. She will make
this same salad for herself out of al
most anything that is left over; a few
slices of beet, the outside leaves of the
lettuce, cold boiled potatoes, or even IA
few dandelion leaves; but. salad she
must have-Fannie c. Barbour, in
Chautauqtian. H'4 3
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
liHow the Prairia Lonks.

Have you ever seen western prairie2
Ii not, yon.might enjoy being there for
a month in summer. AS on the ocean,
so on the prairie, there is usually a
breeze to partly compensate for the
lack of shade. Most prairies are slightly
rolling on billy, having somewhat the
appearances Of a sea with heavy waves,
and occasionally, GROWING one of these
low swells, there is grove of young
trees. Sometimes, however, not even a
shrub is visible for many miles. -Mau.
rice Thompson, in st. Nicholas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
Too Gond All of a Sudden..

College PRESIDENTIAL the boys have
attended prayers regularly this week.
Professor one has missed for
two weeks.
President-Humph! Some infer %
mischief is brewing Good News
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

m Inns wonderful Nervne Tonic has only recently been into
great yae ~ u %a south American Medicine Company yet its
ss1 An s Of as5s In ss wholly is medicinal
Inns new and valuable South American medicine possesses and
q quahs hitherto r unknown to the medical profession has
soyeu ne problem Of the Indigestion Dyspepsia Liver
mpa and diseases Of the general Nervous System also
is n ,ng meath from whatever performs this the Great
e Ionic qualities which and by great curative powers
upon ove the stomach the lverand the remedy
WIN is wonderfully valuable Nervne Tonic builder
Oh he NE forces Of the human body great enewero
broken down constitution also more permanent in the
ana cure OF diseases the Lungs than consumption
eae Of AL ages Ladies who approaching critical period known
as chdge III me- should not fail to this great Nene Tonic
constantly Tor the space OF two three years. will carry safely
over the danger Ah great strengthened and curative Of nemae
vu 70 me aged and nhrm because its great enegng properties will
give them new hold M 1t will add years lives of
many OF those who will use half dozen bottles the remedy year.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

o DOUBT we
were uncharit-
able as well as
lacking in per-
ception when
we soUchris-
tened him. In
fact A have O.
very settled
convictiol that
we were. Rut,.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
Mr.. solomon Bond, d member Of the Society

{ Mr.. Solomon Bond, d member Of the Society
Of Friends, Of Darlington, Ind, says:l u have
used twelve bottles OF The Great South Amerf-
can Nervipe Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure
and consider that every bottle did for me ono
hundred dollars worth Of good, because have
not had good nights sleep for twenty years
on account OF irritation, pain, horrible dreams,
and general nervous prostration, which has
been caused by chronic indigestion and dys-
pepsia of the stomach and by broken down
condition OF my nervous system. But now Ican
lie down and sleepal night as sweetly as q baby,
and feel like a sound man. / do not think
there has everbeen medicine introduced into
this country which will at all compare with
this Nervine Tonic us u cure for the stopi sab.''
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
A SWORN CURE FOR ST. v

CRAwroRDsvrfLE, IND, May .ios 1896.
NV daughter, twelve years old, had been AZ
ficted for several months with Chorea or ST.
Vitns's Dance. She was reduced to o skeleton,
could not walk, could not talk, could not swal-
low anything but milk. had to handle her
like an infant. Doctor and rieighbors gave her
up' Icommenced giving her the South Amerl-
can Nervine Tonici the effects We're g, very sur
vousness and rapidlyimproved.. -Four bottles
cured her completely. 7 think tho sopta
American Neryine the grandest remedy ever
discovered. and would recommended to every
one us' MRS. w. s. ENsMINeER.
State OF Indiana, les.
Montgomery County, 80. .r,,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this May
70. 1851 CuAs. NJ. TRAVIS, Notary Fupiic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
CnAwroRpsYnIE, IND, Aug. 20, 's6

CIAwFoRDsvILE, IND, Aug. 20, '&
10 the Great South Amyican Medicine Co.; -
DEAR GENTs:-I desire to say to you That I
have suffered for many years with very scri.
Gus disease OF the stomach and nerves. tried
every medicine could hear OF but nothing
done me any appreciable good until was ad-
Tonic and Stomach and LIVER Cure, and since
using several bottles Of It Unjust say that am
surprised at its wonderful powers to cure the
etomach and general nervous system. u every
one knew the value of this remedy as lido, you
would not be able to supply the demand.
Il A. EhPfEF.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
ITUS'S DANCE OR CHOREA,

CRAwFoRDsvIILE, 1ND., June %, 1857.
Ny daughter, eleven years old, was severely
afflicted with St. vitus's Dance or Chorea. We
gave her three and one-haH bottles Of South
American Ncrvine and she is completely re-
stored. believe it will cure every case Of 81.
yituss Dance. have kept It in my family for
two years, and am sure II is the greatest rem
edy In the world for Indigestion and Dyspepo
sia. all forms Of Nervous Disorders and Failing
Health from whatever cause.
JOHN T. MIsH.
State Of Indiana, L.. ada
Montgomery C0urtN )so' a.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this June
%, 1887. CHAs. W. WRIGHT,
Lux tN.e Notary PubliQ
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

StOmachPLii'VV5ealp ' (,1 l1pf,

The MOST Astonishing Medical Discover1y NJ
Inc Last One Hundred Years. 80
It IS Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar Isl
~ Is OaIe and Harmless as the purest Milk -
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22
INDIGESTION AND DYSPEPSIA.
N Tine Great South American Nervine Tonic

Which we now offer you the only absolutely ung remedy diov
I b ce ffndigeson Dyspepsia and the vast train symptoms
ersa ire tbe result Of disease debility human stom.
ah No person afford % this jewel Of a value who
~ to move That this and great
J S b universal destroyer There of unmagnant disease
Of stomach which wonderful curative powers OF the South
American Nery.ne Tonic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

! Mrs. Ella A. Bratton, of New Ross, md,
saws: "Ican not express how muc Gu. , wv
to the Nervine Tonic. My system nn was c %ns
prou~hiuo and splitting up blood; am sure
was in the first stnges of consumption, an
Inheritance handed down through several
generations. began taking the h mgt's slS =
,annths' and am entirely cured. II Is tne
erandest remedy for nerves, stomach anu
lungs have ever seem"
ra Brown. Druggist, of Edna, NO.,
xrites: ANY health had been very poor io T
Years, was coughing severely. I we nsin y
only no pounds when cg 2naTs Hsed ps twe
sout,n ana and now weigh l30 pounds, and am
bottles bottle st aea n1w and Better have been
fnr 1--WE s years. Am sure wonld not nave
lived through the winter had nos so seI n has
this nd rs s61 bay i eagerly It gives
uo aet . tisft 49,
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SAVANNAH TENNESSEE, THURSDAY OCTOBER o. 1891.


know am blamed liar, but why not
try to pretend that you appreciate my
stories instead OF looking so confound-
edly glum. It's rather embarrassing"
The Lovely litr was at the gulch
three years, and during two years and
half Of this period nobody in camp
would believe him even if he merely
SAID he wished the weather would
change. .I brs .a.., ,.l $500.
Then, one evening in June, when l
was sitting on the steps in front of our
engine house at the Tamarack mine, i
heard footsteps, and, locking up, saw
the youthful face and figure of the
Lovely Liar coming toward me. lie
looked the same as usual when not
lying -serenely and contentedly happy.
He remarked, checrfully: "Hullo, old
chap" and sat down beside me, in re-
Spouse to my somewhat brief nod.
Seated, he filed his pipe, hpmming
unsteady to himself the Willie. Then
he turned to me with a broad smile and
said: pfo BE- nv tsrfi 4..-.tr.
q'Well, I'm going IN the, morning" ".
"Going! Wherep to Creosote?'
"No-he-he.he! I'm going-er-er-
east To the states, that's what" And
the Lovely Liar looked up, got red in
the face, giggled, blushed some more,
and went on hastily: @ a1.r199H
"Yesa Been here three years, you
know Come here to get out of the
way. Wife, you know-married when
was twenty Lived with her a year
regular Xantippes we quit, and
skinned to give her chance for divorce,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-22

had Seen INC beforc, ., ,.n,,,v
| asked Mr.. Howard who the stran-
frer tynssss .uArEhyRE
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-14

additional expense, a wig could be pro
cured for him from celebrated per
ruquier in Paris superior to any that
could be made in London. Mr.. Adrian
said that in matter such as this excel
lence was the point chiefly TO be consider
ed. Measurements were accordingly taken
of his head, and memoranda made respect.
ing his complexion and the color of his
whiskers. Then he was told that in about
three weeks the wig would arrive from
Paris, and would, if approved, be at once
forwarded to him. The barber added If
any minute alterations were required he
would be pleased TO make them, though,
such was the skill of the Partisan artist,
there was little doubt that the wig would
fit perfectly and give great satisfaction.
Mr.. Adrian's present state of mind may
be judged by the fact that during the next
few weeks he awaited with impatience the
arrival of the wig. Only few days after
the stated time he received it. When he
first opened the box in which it was it ap-
peared to him to be of too light shade;
but this opinion was soon altered when he
tried on the wig and observed the meta
morphosis which he underwent. The
change wrought in his appearance was
simply marvellous The wig fitted like a
glove, and-to use another rather hackney
ed phrase-detection was impossible.
Mr.. Adrian was one of those fair,
smooth complexioned men, who, provided
they keep their hair upon their heads, re-
tain youthful appearance till far in mid
die age Hitherto he had looked every
day of his years, but now he might readily
have passed for twenty mine. Irrespective
of the improvement which it wrought in
him, the wig was marvel of skill and
also of beauty. The hair, instead of
having stiff, set appearance, as is usual,
fell in natural curves, and was as crisp and
soft as when it grew. Notwithstanding the
lightness of the shade, it seemed to accord
perfectly with his slight whiskers. He was
naturally elated by the striking change
produced in his appearance, so that Mr.
Adrian not only looked but felt young
again.
The fact that he intended to marry had
circulated among his friends, and suddenly
shower of invitations fell upon him.
Those who had manageable daughters
could scarcely be said to be disinterested in
the hospitality which they profered, but
there were others, chiefly middle-aged ma
irons, who ont of sheer kindliness of heart
asked Mr.. Adrian to their houses with the
intention of aiding him to get wife, urged
also, it may be, by a feminine desire to have
a finger in so promising matrimonial pie.
Mr.. Adrian would doubtless have accepted
one or more of these invitations, and his
marriage would in due course have follow
ed in an orthodox and commonplace fashion
but for the singular events which now took
place and which were fated to change his
destiny.