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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
Land Sale.
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BY virtue OF the AUTHORITY in ma
vested bS a decree cf the Clan.
CRY court CT LaFayetie county.
@lss', rendered at he Nav Term
io92, | viii proceed to sell for al.
siaion IN trout of the Court House
door ! the .oau of Oxford. Miss.
On the 2s.h day Of July 1890
~iti,in legal h,urs, the folIos,ur
lands to-wit:
NV section 81. township Z,
range |, vest; lying aud being m
me county Ct L. FAY ette, state Of
Said lArd will Ls .old TO tho
highest bidder Ter n half cab.
ana balance On credit TO be paid
on 18th day Of December. 1899.
"ith note aud good security. re.
tanning tie vendors lein for defer.
red payments.
Il p. GRAY, Cen.
Oxford, June 90, 1852.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

We rode over the pasture
lands Of Capt. J w Howard's
grand Southland stock farm, in
our county, this week. There
we found 200 acres in melhIotus.
100 acres in red clover, 100
acres in red top and timothy,
600 in lespedesis, and about 200
In corn aud cotton. all in splsu-
did condition, and the lespedesa
the finest we have ever seen.
Upon the pastures roamed $50
head head of common cattle. ITO
head or registered Holsteins of
The finest strains. and 40 Hol-
stein grades, ia addition TO con-
siderable other stock.-Aber-
deem Examiner.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
Tbs Billions Left S. Bsan.

jacksonville, III. June 2S.-
T i Crommet, OF the EgiFnls
Bank, is collecting evidence IL
a suir Ia determine the disucsi
ton of 2,G0a,0O0 left by a mar
~ho died in an obscure Texas
town five years ago, and which
a Texas court has Once aIard,
ed, in the absence OF the true
heir, TO some people in Florida
and the District of Columbia
Since that decision VAS reuder.
ed the real heirs, most of them
living up IN the backwaods OF
Maine, have heard By accident
o. the death and wealth OF thei.
kinsman. and iae lawyers have
for toe pass three years been
hunting up tie facts e pr0rs
.IhCir calm.
In 1919 boy MSS born - the
wife Of tough old backs eods
uss Baned Bean. In uariIatd
Ale. The boy, Thomas Ches,e,
Bean. lived at home until he vas
Il years cid, and then went mt,
the hsnebec woods numbering
Ihe BOY was frugal aud a,ing
and IN time had q snug sun.
due him in wages. One day his
father appeared in Bangor ant
coiieetsdthe money, whereupou
the young man angrily vo~ed
never to see his father gam.
and worked his way to Bo.tcb
on q e~oasiiBg vessel.
After living thereabouts until
iooi, Thomas went " est. The
next heard CT him was in 1855
WREN 3 relative SAW in a news
paper that he had died two years
before in Bonham. Texas. .eav
ing IL unclaimed estate of SIS.
uoo acres Of land and S50OoO9in
goyefn@ent bonds, MORTGAGES
ana money in bank, the whole
valued at $4,000, 600. He had
hFed and dsed a bachelor and
left 10 will.
IL soon appeared however.
that the dstate had been elained
recently. Two families. IN,
towards, of Alexandria. Fla :.
and the Dorrs, CT Washington
d. U, claiming to be children 81
sisters of Thomas Bean. had
claimed IN the f9xas courts to
e!he deed mau's heirs, aud got
Judgment, unoontested, aeaipst
The administrator.
Tho counsel fer the Maine
claimants say that the evidence
d The other claimants make
iLen only nepheBs and neices
u another Thomas Bean. not
wen q relative OF The milton.
'ire, and further claim TO lie
,Oie 10 prove that the Iatttr
aever had q rister. Which side
night will doubtless be ge.er
mined by the decision in a snIt
brought by the Maine claimants.
shich 10 set for trial the eominT
august In the District Court OF
Inc supposed heirs are Char.
ey Bean, Hartiaad, Ne, the on.
J iiVing brother; II RS. Julia A
'ohnson, Harmony. Ne, sister
irs Frank Mains. NeypnrI III
ister. Mrs. Ruth I Walk.I I'll
'ena, Mich sister; Walter psan
harmony, Bic ,nephew: DR.. p al
,i.a a, harmony, Ne. nephew:
bean. Harmony. Ne
,epnew; Fred Coston, Grardy'
susoee' nephew. Al are in
lAtML
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
LIBRARY University of Mississippi.

during a heated term than ore
mors pleasant.
We predict that under the
present faculty and its policy CT
forteriIg the good will Of the
secondary schools of the State
that in a few years the UDiyer.
sity will double its ifnneuce,
May it be SO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

Some one says that four years
from now David Il Hill will bs
the democratic nominee for
President. George William
Curtis. who edits Harpers
Weekly, and is supposed 10 rep
resent 75,C00 independent 20
tiers, says the result at Chicago
implies the political extinction
oil Hill. Who knows and who
cares' Nov is tho tin1s to elect
Grover Cleveland aud for sena.
For Ii.llto asIp 10 L.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
1sm,craiic Electaral Tlcke!.
F96 GOasR1SS.

BT authority So annorace John g
EYLE u Pamela coraiy. a. candidate
foF reelection 20 Congress- irem this
the Seeoai D@tEiet 4 GrsisPp. sub
Jet - the actin % the Deuocrati,
party
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

A minister annoyed by tobac-
co chewing. thus sDoke to his
congregation .TNake your
qald of tobacco out of YOUR
mouth on entering tho house of
God, and lay 1t on the fence.
Ii will positively be there when
you 60 oct, for a rat will not
take II, = cat wont take it. a dog
wo6t take it, neither will a hog !:
y0a are certain of it shen you
60 after it. Not the flthiest
vsrmint on earth would touch
II s-Green wood ENTERPRISE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

How Is that little Eining
scheme OF yours getting along !
Any money in it r. Any money
10 i.! Well, I should say so
All of mine. all of my wife's. and
abont three thousand / got
from my friends r-Tit Bits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
IaTmaay.

The onsla1ghis from Earper's
Neekly on the Tamminy club
Is a specimen OF the attacks and
charges made by hat AID other
New York papers on Gre Of the
strongest political societies 10
this country. We do not in
dorse these attacks. Ii ID true
the Tammany society demands
y good deal but when II doee
not setr all il wants it falls into
line and fights for the ticket.
Tammany is Democratic TO the
core aud has fallen into line gal
laHtly for Cleveland. Tammany
has now the opportunity TO
prove the loyalty of its profes.
sions and We believe New FORK
will 20 Democrats because
Temnany will see tnat il shall.
Senator Hill has q great opportu
nifty now. That he sill avail
himself of il we fully believe.
Ii lie shall meet the expacta
tons of the Democratic party
in this campaign he will viadi
cate his title liam a Democrat
and the future is bright for him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

One hundred and ninety mil
lion acres CT land in the United
States are Owned or controlled
bY foreign, mostly English, land
iordS-Aiaae.a, Tex, Courier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

"By an overwhelming vote,
with the utmost enthusiasm, and
despite the desperate opposi-
fion of falsehood. slander, ridi
euie and brutal blackguardism.
and the united force of the most
dangerous and corrupt political
club IN the country, ar. Clevo-
iand las been selected So
writes the editor Of Harper's
Weekly. who says the result 10
The victory Of political principle,
character and courage oyer the
lowest political trickery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

Ii is hardly fair to class the
Third Party people in this State
AZ being opposed to white su.
premaey. Such small ISLANDERS
lack a great deal of being argu.
rnent- Since the adoption OF
our new constitution there is not
the slightest danger of white su
premacy being jeopardized. The
people. may safely divide into as
many PARTIES as they see fit. On
local affairs and the Currency
they have a perfect. rlght to diff
fer with the Cleveland confrac.
tionists.-Vicksbur. Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

II now requires az for every
person In the United Statas ~
Pay me annual pensions. va;
me Peoples party wants to in
crease this by paying the differ.
hao os between gold and green.
packs during the war.--Oevioa
ton, Tenn, Leader. s'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

II the republican party con-
nnues 10 power for a few wears
more the pension hooters viii
the country and the work.
i1s peopie will be Bankrupt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

Ihe mileage accounts of Con
gressmen are now being paid
representative Geary, OF Santa
Rosa. Cal. Travelled the greatest
distance, 1922 miles, and drew
mileage amounting to 81 3G3, so
and Sir, Barnes Compton, oil
Laurel, Nd, the shortest, Is
miles, with mileage at $3.50
Greenville Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

TIC PFasp. etus 4 the MayEsue
4 tie Cosmopolitan, IS accona pa
nlec by ? latter of the American
News 70, stating that :he news
stand sales of tie Cosmopolitan
have irereaIe3 nearly ore thou
sand per ceat during the psst
three !ears-;he second half CT the
CosTg 0Uohssu's S~,;ssenec.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

If the plutocracy of this coun
try think the people are going
TO vote for the old broken
do En politicians and blather
skltes just as they have been
doing, they viii be the worst
fooled men since the days OF
Noah Wythevilie, Va. News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07

Acuat CHIN, Teas. sept. Is, 1883.
Faris &sdieire Co, Paris Tenn.
Dear S1s liz demand fey your
tsstelsss Ch1l Tonic. ian out Have
uot 4 bottle in the hoGs@. ard = dozen
% Iore esis Tor ii every day Send q.
onee. care St LoBis. Arkansas & Texas
K i ~ gross Groves Tasteiezs Chill
Tonic. Resi-
q y D.acfturr
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No. s. vestibuied Limited ..Daflvs -.
New YORK l1lo 9 m, philA, 6:is; BALTIC. Io.ee:.
and Chicago 11:55 q. M, connects al Hsndmn-;
NO. q vesfibuled Express ..Da,ly !, -.
wash NsM lSas s l arrive. sias aa ss nso
Berkeley Springs on Saturday only. i0f
Mo No VI 7: Vestibuied Limited Daily leave.
ms; Wash. $40 arrives ct Martinsbure 50 Y
m Cincinnati 7:l5 =. mi st. Louis SIS 3 y y
Connects e. Hancock for Berkeley springs. e.
No. q VestibuIed Express ..DaiIv. -.
Me DC Y f9 Oh, ooo p m; Phila; ~; BALTIC iosO
Pittsbar9 Esp pr 3. b OIls s Isa1s.
York 1:30 p M, Phila. 4O5; BALTIC. - ~. sas
wash So arrives at Martinsburg HOS . n nac
No. 10, Baltimore and Cumberland Acco,..
dation DAILY, !" leaves Baltimore 400 a. m Va
old line, arrives at Martinsburg es25 a. m: 1nral
berland ll;iS q M stops At all stations and
connects at Hancock for Berkeley Sprines an
cept Sunday. ss' "a
NJ. IS Baltimore and Piedmont Accomn..
na ore Via IA line sfe so Sunday leaves Ba
Martnsburg ia p M, and Piedmont at So q !, ne
Stops at all stations and connects Al Hanerco ~
Tor Berkeley Springs and at Green Spring Ran
EAST BOUND.
No. g. vestibuled Limited sDaily.. ,s.v..
Chicago G5S p. M; arrives at Martinsburr ~
p, m.; Wash: AS p. M, BaltO 5:45; Phila AZ
and an New .e York 100 p M Connects with Pitts
M. Vestibuled Express Daily, ;, leaves On,
q d., wash, iii Baito. ioO r 81 NJ Pm Pbs
S:sS and New York 800 p. m.
al. 70: ~ express Daily leaves Pittsburg a.
Wash; 74o; BALTIC. s:45 Phiia. ii:i6 q. M. and
No Vest{hniad iin,tad t.ra.,,,
81. Louis 500 a.. M, Cincinnati 72O B. M. az.
m; BALTIC. 3:l5 Phila 6:fJ and New York Sk
p, m. Stops at Shenandoah Junction. CONNECTS
at Harper's Ferry for Lexington, Va, and inter
m p stations, Connects at Weverten for
Frederick, except Sunday.
No. 4. Vestibuled Express Daily leaves
~. Louis 500 p; m. Cincinnati S:15 a. m. ar
BALTIC AS Phila 7:55 and New York io:s ii 4 \,
No. 49, Cumberland and Baltimore Accom-
notation, Daily leaves Cumberland ESQ. and
arrives at Martinsburg $40 p. M; washington
M; and New York no a. m. STOPS Al Al
stations west of Washington Junction. connecfs
at Harper's Ferry for Winchester, at Weayerton
for Hagerstown, except Sunday.
tion, daily. except Sunday, leaves Piedmont Al
T:lO q. M, arrives at Martinsburg at 11:1Oa m:
arrives at Baltimore, via. old line at 43O 3. nj
stops at all stations and connects at Weyerton
LOT Hn.d hagerstown and at Frederick junction for
No. 40. Martinsburg and Brunswick accom-
mediation, Daily leaves Martinsburg at $40
a. M; arrives at Brunswick at 7;10 q. m. and
connects at Harper's Ferry for Lexington and
Baltimore, and at Weverton for Hagerstown.
CO. SCULL., CIV. Sandman,
Gen: Passr A'gL. Ticket Agent
Baltimore, Nd.
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~ rewards q $40 each 500
Next ~ prlzes,--SO Silver Tea Sets, quadruple
plate, warranted
Next % prizes,-Sllver Dessert Sets, warrant.
ed neavy plate
Next 100 prizes 100 Silver Butter Dishes, &C.,
warranted heavy plate
Next 50O prizes consists OF heavy plated Sill
yer Kettles, Butter Dishes, Fruit Baskets, Bis
cut Jars, Sugar shells, Butter Knives &C., &c,
all Iuiiy warranted, making q total OF $50
splendld rewards, the value OF which will aggre-
gate S3oOO.
FMS grand Literary Competition Is open to
everybody everywhere. the Following are the
conuralons
]: the words must be constructed only from
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and common and odious, and the very
idea Of putting him in Hector's place Is
enough to make the bones Of all the
Beverleys for generations turn in their
graves. You may stultify yourself with
what excuses you please for this man,
but think he has acted most dishonor-
ably, and | shall take care to let my
opinion be known. wash my hands Of
you and Of the whole affair. will not
remain in this house, either. to see my
family disgraced BY such an alliance. ]
win not countenance you q single mo
ment. shall leave for Richmond to-
morrow"
Mary bowed her head in acquiescence
in her punishment and endeavored 10y
ally to hide the look Of relief that stole
from her heart to her face. She was
accustomed to these stormy with
drawals Of her aunt's countenance, and
was perfectly aware that within q week
she would be in constant receipt Of long
and amicable epistles from her, and also
that as soon as Miss Cornelia should
weary Of her kindred or should fancy
that they were neglectful, she would
return as though nothing had occurred
to mar the harmony of their intercourse.
Her threats having lost all significance.
had become to Mary but as the crack
hing of thorns under pot.
Miss Cornelia's determination to
abandon her to her own sinful ways was
special relief to Mary at this particu-
Lar juncture, for the necessity Of up
holding the standard Of Justice and do
ing battle constantly in behalf Of the
man who loved her and toward whom
she felt resentment for loving her, was
beginning to tell upon her-to make her
feel hedged in and committed.
She had no desire to become his cham
pion, to espouse his cause or to place
herself even mentally by his side. She
wished earnestly to hold herself, her
life and her environment separate and
apart from him; and yet her nature, her
adherence of all narrowness and in
justice and meanness, was constantly
forcing her into position which dis
tressed and annoyed her, and which
was, moreover, open to misundersta
ing and misrepresentation.
Mary had made no vows Of eternal
widowhood. She had loved her hus-
band with all her heart, faithfully and
fully. When he was taken from her
she mourned loyalty. She cherished his
memory with tender, loving care, but
time had brought the inevitable change
the inevitable passing onward. Hector
was no longer her first thought, her
first consideration; the past had given
place to the present and Hector's sons
reigned in his stead. Wifehood had
merged into motherhood, and the om.
Impotence Of now transcribed in i'm.
portance the retrospective claims Of
then.
In this question Of marriage with
Anthony the thing that offended Mrs.
Beverley most deeply was not the sug.
gestion that she was capable Of giving
her husband such successor, but that
she was capable Of giving her sons such
stepfather.
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Leave Williamsport for Hagerstown, 6:25, 7:15,
1888 a. M, and las and Gas D. m.
Leave Hagerstown for Williamsport, $40 a. m,
and 1918, las and sos p. m.
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Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg 10.4o a. M,
and SS3 and 65b p, m Arrive at Emmitsburg
1l:l0 a M, and 403 and 705 p. m.
Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge $40 q. m,
and 252 and $50 p, M Arrive at Rocky Ridge
$50 .. M, and 322 and, $50 p. N.
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Miss Cornelia put her threat Of aban
doning Mary to her own evil devices
into execution the following day; but
before her departure she wrote notes Of
farewel-an unprecedented thing-to
all her neighborhood friends for the ex-
press purpose of letting them know what
viper they had warmed in their boz
SONS. She made no overt mention Of
her niece's name, for she was lady in
most things, despite her dreadful tenn
per. But she inveighed at length and
with bitterness against the degeneracy
and dangerous democracy Of the times,
which overthrow all class distinctions
and allowed the upper and the lower
crust to come together in the social pud-
ding without even thin layer Of proper
pride to keep them from welding into
one sodden mass.
Her outraged feelings and sense Of
the stupendous importance Of her theme
gave the foolish old lady certain elo-
quence that was touching and almost
pathetic in its futility, # was the voice
of the past crying out on the present
the voice OF conservatism protesting
| against innovation.
The notes made considerable stir IL
the county, provoking good deal o
comment and oh, shame.--much laugh
ter. The ladies, it is true, We're trih'
nettled and somewhat resentful just .
first, but more because they had beei
kept SO long in ignorance of an animal
ing bit Of gossip than from any feelinI
4 Of pique at having extended hospitalit
4 to a social inferior. In their own mind
4 their position was too well assureu -
any mere external to derogate from :!
and Anthony touched their lives IN
I other way. When the gentlemen wei
made aware that they had been frate
[ro M coxyrxUED1
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In addition a mixed train will run between
Hagerstown and Winchester, as follows: :.
lava Haoarstown %
L6dVo ax
Arrive Martinsburg Grit. sta .........-. . e
Leave { Pass. Sta ....-..---..-.-.--- 3 ~ ~
Arrive Winchester. 0O
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kendaII's SPAWN Cure.

LiTnR ROCK. Ark, Aug. q. %
On. D. ,. KENDALL. Co:
0outs-ft u with the greatest satisfaction that
inform you that have cured the following diseases:
sweeney, shoulder Joint Lnmene1e, etilo
yeinf L1meneee, Bhoe-Hotl, 1aaneness In
Fore Foot. am working on Hip-JOlnt
Lamenen9 and will cure that all with Kendalls
SPAWN Cure. II II the best Llniment for man or
beast have ever used. recommend ~ 70 all horse
owners. Horses that have work on are valuable,
but without your Lniment would BE- worthless.
have friends who. used it for HPraine and
hey ever used Yours truly. 3. q. L WILLS.
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KendaIrs SPAWN Cure.

MoNFo Vf1fo, Colo, Dec q. 1854
On D. J.KKHDAIL Co, Enosburgh Falls. Vt:
Gents-tn the year 1884 treated with Kendalls
SPAWN Cure a Bone Spavino OF seven years stand
ing nearly ~ large as . hens egg and completely
stopped the lameneea and removed the enlarge
ment. Have worked the horse very hard ever
since, he never has shown any lamenes1 neither
can ! see amy difference In the size OF the hook.
Yours truly. = b COOLEY.
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Price 81 per bottle, or st0 bottles for
%. All drwg0ists have IL or can get II
for yos, or 70 sCill be sent to amy adj
dress on receipt Of price by the pAoprts-
DIR. B. ]. KENDALL co.,
Enosbnrnh Falls. Vermont.
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$4,000 IN REWARDS.
The Canadian Agriculturist's Great Half
Yearly Literary Competition.

The Fifth Half Yearly Literary Competition
for 1902, of THE CANADIAN AeRIcu1TURIsT, Amer
ica's old and reliable Illustrated Family Maya
postmark not later than June 3Oth will count
no matter where posted9 The following splen
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in the greatest number of words made out of
letters contained In the words: THE illus
TRATED AGRICULTURIsT.r ~ Everyone sending
in list of not less than 100 words will receive a
valuable present of silverware.
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD TIMR
" TABLE-Dec. LIST, 1891.
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Additional Train will leave Carlisle daily ex
cept Sunday at $50 a. m. stopping at all inter
a. M
Atlantic Express and Night Express East will
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagerstown,
| and Evening Mail and daily between Harrisburg
and Chambersburg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-10

extremely popular this season, and l have
several more charming dresses to show you,
each well qualified TO figure at such fetes
The exquisite textures and delicate tones
now so modish are brought out in their full
value by the green floors and darker green
backgrounds furnished by the foliage,
while the open air lends color to the cheek
and vivacty to the manner which draw
ing room or ball room is powerless to effect
The combination of lace and ribbons con-
tinues to be much in vogue. In one instance
] saw lace bodice wound around with rib
bon from bust line to the waist and then
there was loose, full bib falling from the
throat to meet the ribbon corselet. The
effect on fine figure is altogether charm
ing.
In the matter of sleeves, may say that
the upward tendency has completely disap-
peared. Now they either droop down
toward the elbow or stand out in straight
line from the shoulders
For everyday wear as general knock
abouts, nothing is so pretty and inexpensive
withal as a serge skirt and a foulard blouse
in some light color. Some blouses are
madein accordion pleated crepe de chine and
lace yoke at the throat and the same pleated
effect in the full upper sleeves. The. omni-
present Elton Jacket IN blue serge looks very
taking over an accordion pleated blouse OF
heliotrope crepe de chine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-10

corpuleut-looking travellers were caught
with hundred yards of costly ribbons
under their waistcoats; logs of dye-wood
dragged by sluggish steers, with sleepy
looking driver, turned out to be hollow
and full of proof spirits; innocent geese
were found to have been noodled with
jewelry in quantities sufficient to cause
their death before the end of the day.
The Greek. Albanian border is another
classic haunt Of the contrabandist.
The Turkish Government levies land
taxes with rigor, but manufacturing
interests are too insignificant to repay
the trouble of assessment, and such home
produce as shawls and brandy are
cheap enough to be sold in modern
Greece with considerable profit.
Metakesphts, or thief-takers. range the
border in strong patrols and fire upon
every suspect who fails to stop at
the word of command, but the
smugglers are equal TO such emergencies.
With their contraband hidden just out of
sight and their horses ready saddled they
will bivouac for days on the safe side of
the frontier, watching the movements Of
the guards, and ready to improve favor
able opportunity at minutes notice. If
their chance comes they will snatch upa
load of concealed sundries, strap themup
in capacious saddle bags and run the
blockade at tearing gallop. but wlthal
making their hours run zigzag to con-
fuse the aim of possible sharpshooter.
A ten minutes start makes pursuit
hopeless. The country abounds with
painless pine jungles, and the Greek rus
tics rival the Siciliaus in their readiness
to espouse the cause of u daring outlaw.
Indeed, in almost ali Europeon countries
the sympathies of the coalmon people are
with the law wbreakers.-F. L. Oswald, in
San Francisco Chronicle.