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Flour, Grain and Meal.

ATLANTA September 1O-Flour-Frst patent 50 %;
second patent extra fancy $780, fancy family
5000 400 Corn-No. white &c; No. 2 white C;
mixed Oats-White Acc mixed 42c Hay-Choioa
timothy large bales e0c No. timothy, large bales.
CSC; choice Timothy small bales. 9Qc No timothy;
small bales S5c No 2timothy, small bales, &c. Meal
PLAIN 65c bolted 5sc. Wheat bran-large sacks, SOC;
small sacks So. Cotton seed meal - sl.lo u cwt-
Steam teed-slS5 q cwt Grits-Psarl $780,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
"A Weak Voter.

Judge-Your son is charged here with voting
three times?
Old VOORHEES, your honor, that's about his
limit jes' now; but Ill to it that he does
better in future jeS' overlook his weakness,
an If he amt pollin his six votes by October,
III know Whyi
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, September 11'Tbs following is the
statement the associated banks tha week ending
today:
decrease
Specie, decrease. 2,9te,z1V
Legal tenders, decrease .. 1000. ......... 2,)3S, 100
Deposits. 6bi6,3G0
Circulation increase ... ...... 10000
Banks now hold 81 ISL ,95 in o. the legal
n1ira nents nft he r cor
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
An Old Theory Exploded.

Banquet Committee-You and your whole
office are invited to attend the banquet this
evening.
Editor Ito printer)-Get your appetite and
come along, and don't say there's nothin'
in the newspaper business hereafter.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
A Candidate with a Record.

A Candidate with a Record.
'Do you reckon our candidates war record
will stand freq
yes They can't so back on it,"
'What service he IMP
"Sawmill. Lost six fingers making collins
for the confederacy."
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Ahead at Last.

II knew I'd get ahead If 1 stayed here long
enough" said the editor.
Loot n new subscriber?'
"No-got the fever, and the towns under
contract to furnish n doctor and bury me!'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
THE COTTON MARKETS.

CONSTITUTION OFFICN,
ATLANTA. September 10.
Lccal-Market steady; middling 9-1Gc.
Below give the opening and closing quotationso OF
cotton INJURIES In New York to-day:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Three Were Drowned.

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 10.-(Spe-
cial while bathing in the Tennessee river
George d. Sparks, young school boys sons of
prominent parents, We're drowned DIR. ID. G.
Curtis, father Of the first two named, accom-
nanied the boys and narrowly escaped death in
his fr1itless effort to save his sons. The lads
ventured beyond their depth and were caught
In a very rapid current OF the river.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
A Pleasant Surprise

"There are six men down stairs waiting to
see the editor"
"Armcd?"
"All armed"
Good! Show 'em up. I was afraid they
had to tar and feather me and were
going to make me furnish the tar!'
Ills Busy Day.
''Is the paper ready for pressT'
ut is, SIR
"Lock the door, deliver the mail from the
windows and if Major Jones forces an ell
trance, heller up the stove pipe, and I'll
shoot him from the loft"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

There are many forms Of nervous debility
in men that yield to the use of Carriers Iron
Pills Those who are troubled with nervous
weakness, night sWeats, etc, should try them.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

ATLANTA. September 1O-Eggs ISc. Butter-West-
ern creamery 2530c choice Tennessee 2022ac; other
grades l0dlliac. Live poutry-Turkeys 10dl21ac q IL;
hens zs4soc Young chickens large 20 small spring
IsS2oc ducks 1a9G1l5 chickens 15d16c. Irish pota-
toes Sl.75d2.00 u bbi. Sweet potatoes, 5J16oo
q, hu. Honey-Strained S010c; in the comb 10@DI2c.
Onions S2OOev2.5 so q Dbl
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Closed firm; sales Y, 400 bales.
Hubbard. Price 81 Co.'s Circular.

NEW YORK. September l0-The statistical position,
as made up BY Saturdays Financial Chronicle, ID as
folI
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Tho Champion Voter.

They came to him-the candidates, who num-
bered twenty five
For his power at the polls they had de-
tected;
And they separately asked him II he couldn't
just contrive
To get each blessed one Of them elected.
The cash-it was Forthcoming till it weighted
down a shelf:
Then he voted, till they jumped from a
minority;
But suddenly he jerked his coat and voted
for himself
And went in by wonderful majority!
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to
the use of Carriers Little Nerve Pills. aided
by Carter's Little Liver Pills. They not only
relieve present distress but strengthen the
stomach and digestive apparatus.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
JUST FROM GEORGIA.
Cholera in Billville

Cholera in Billville.
o, the cholera is a-comin' in the middle OF the
road;
We can hear it jest Albumin, an we've got
wagon load
OF our summertime relations that are feelin'
An, if it fails to finish 'em Wen hire doctor.
too!
O. the cholera is a-comin', an the folks are
bound to go;
Better make up with the preacher an 1esr pay
up what you owe;
Tor the man who settles early, and we're not
compelled to shoot,
Gets q free obituary and the cholera to boOtI
Queer Names, Indeed.
The Savannah Press tells Of physician Of
that city who was recently called to prescribe
for an old negro woman. After ascertainina
her symptoms and assuring her that her fears
Of instant death were baseless, he turned hl1
attention to her children-two rollicking pick
aninies, who were having n tussle on the
floor.
.What's the names of your boys?" he asked
the woman.
."That one, sab, is Lake Genevah," said the
woman, pointing to her younger child; land
that one, sab, am Lake Superiah"
''Where did you get such names" asked
the doctor in amazement.
''Trom O book, sah," answered the woman,
and she forgot her pains in pardonable pride
Mt the aristocratic sounding names she had
conferred upon her progeny.
A Great Scheme.
The "devil' laid him out as nice al any corpse
could be,
Then summoned all the villagers his pallid face
to see;
Above their silent editor they read-and they
believed:
"All funeral contributions will be thankfully
received"
They planked down dollars left and right
till quite sum was raised,
While from wondering, half-shut eye
that edtor-he gaZed;
And when they left, the "devil' cried as loud
as tempcsts blow:
"Arise, dear friend, and praise the Lord from
Whom all blessings flow!''
Took Him by Surprise.
"You got Off for fifteen minutes to VOTE
and yet you were absent a whole day. What
excuse have you got?'
WELL sub, dey was mo- candidates out
dan what l lowed dey would be- en- ez fas'
ez l vote fer one, hyer come ernudder a-run.
nin.' Dey kinder tuck me by surprised
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup reduces IN
dammation while children are teeth1Ra- @acts.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
Provisions.

ATLANTA, September 10-Cear RIB Sides boxed $3.50
fce-cured bellies 04c. Sugar-cured hams l3Sl5c ao-
cording to brand and average; California 0Hc Break
last bacon l2@l2}tc. Lard-Leaf csc.
Bagging and Ties.
ATLANTA, September 10-Bagging-lK sx@ ~
7c4; an INC; "a ID 8o4s.
Arrow Ties-S1.l5.
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decidedly top orbot col n m
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

Asheville, N. c., September 9--(Special.)-
There is q movement on foot for the state tc
pension General Thomas J.. Clingman, UmteO
States senator in 1871. The general Is now
a very old man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
-rne Ea.mers, Burdens.


Poor men are being crowded cut OF
Illinois The lode. end. nj farmer Is
every year finding his pat w9y narrower,
his hill more steep, his load mere heavy.
The renter and hired man are taking the
place of free population. Thirty fami>
lies last week left single neighhorhood
in Mclean county because since 1888 land
values have i.crea ei AZ pr cen
all about them. Incress tx .,ien fol
lows this rise in valuation, ard farm Jog
which yields only profit hi best-wil
not keep pace with the sdied
burden. Those whose farms are
unincum 1ered can do better with
their capital in newer states. An in-
quiry develops that the buyers are inves-
tors, no farmers. Home after home has
fallen irto the hands of capitalists who
require cash rental too hepelesslY high
to admit a margin of profit 10 the has
bandmau and on terms so severe that
SURF. ndeT means loss. Cass county,
Livingston. Logan and Mclean are alike
affec ed. 1t is estimated that 900 per
sons will his year leave central Illinois
for the tesper-lauds of the west. They
are men = no can i'll be spared Reports
may make the state seem richer. but the
man who stands on the land that he owns
is worth more than a world on money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION Or ILLINOIS.

Headquarters Democratic State Central Com
mitlee Of Illinois, sherman House, Chic igo,
February D. 1897 4 Convention Of the Dem
ocIacy OF the State of Illinois. is hereby called 10
meet in the Hall of the House Of Repree entatVes,
in Springfield, Illinois, on Wednesday April 21th,
1892, at 9 O'Clock p. for the purpose Of nomi-
mating candidates to be voted Tor on Tuesday,
November Sth, 1892. for The offices of Governor;
Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of state; Auditor
OF Public Accounts; rcasurer; Attorney Gener
al; Three Trustees Of the University OF Illinois ;
Two Congressman az Large; also for the purpose
OF selecting one Presidential Elcctor from each
Congressional District. and four Presidential
Electors from the state at IN &c. Two delet ate-
from each Congressional District and eight dele
gates from the state at large TO the Democratic
National Convention, TO be held in Chicago. June
81, 1892. One State Committeeman from each
Congressional District, and sevS n state Com
mitteemen from the state at large, and such other
business as may properly come before the con
vention. ]he basis Of representation for each
county shall be: One delegate for each four
hundred votes cast for Gle vcland and Thurman a.
the last Presidel tial Election, and one delegate
for each fractional part thereof, Of two hundred
votes or more. Under this call the repres
of Rock Island county Will be, on 1914 votes,
delegates.
By order Of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee Of Illinois. DEICS =. PHELPS. Chairman.
THEo. NELSON, secretary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
Using Liquids ut Meals.

y great deal of Misrepresentation is often
found to exist in the popular mind in re-
gard to matters of eating and drinking;
the cause of this to some extent is to be
traced to old time sayings, which have
come down 10 us in the form of a concen-
trated infusion of somebody's opinion upon
n subject of which he or she was woefully
ignorant. One of these misapprehensions
TO which we may refer is as to the inju-
robustness Of taking fluid with meals. One
frequently hears it laid down as a maxim
that lit is bud TO drink with your meals.
it dilutes the gastric juice" By way CT
explanation we may remark that at i'm
plies that the fluid taken is harmful"
Whence this sagacious postulate origi-
nally came we cannot tell; it has quite the
ring about it of an inconsequent deduction
formed by person whose presumption of
knowledge was only exceeded by a lament
able ignorance of the subject. Medical
men often find much difficulty in dealing
with these museum specimens of anti
quated science, for even educated persons
are disposed TO cling to the absurdities Of
their youth Medical Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

"CHEAPNEss isn't always an angel of
mercy" said Msjor Mckinley in recent
banquet speech. This is quite true, says
the Dubuque Telegraph. Cheap labor,
for instance. instead of an angel Of
mercy is demon Of misery. 1t is a
cause Of wide spread poverty. suffering
and crime. And as the policy of pro,ec-
ton, which finds expression in the law
bearing Major McKinley's name. is con-
stantly chespening wages by encourage
ing instead of restricting immigration,
thus intensifyiug the competition be-
tween laborers for permission to toll, it
is public evil should be repealed. In
the case of the wage Garner it is produc.
ing an effect which its authors processes
to deplore.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
EurODean Coins

The standard coins on the Continent are;
In France, the franc; in Spain, the peseta;
in Italy, the Ira; in Holland and Austria,
the form; in Germany, the mark; in Rus
sia, the ruble
Belgium and Switzerland use the French
name for the piece of twenty sous. Each
of these pieces is, like the American dollar,
divided into 100 parts, called kopeck in
Russia, pfennig in Germany, kreutzer in
Austria, cent in Holland. and in Italy,
France and Spain by the word meaning
hundredth.
These small copper coins are used in the
postoflice in France and collectively in GER
tain industries, but are not in general cir
culation In Italy and Spain they have a
purchasing value with the small shop
keepers and are seen everywhere Chicago
Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific r..

The Direct Route to and from Chicago, Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, La Sale, Moline, EoS6 Island in ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Muscatine, Gt:urnwc, Lskaloosa, Des
Moines, Ninterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and ST. Paul, in MIN.
NESOIA; Natertown and Sioux Falls in DAKOTA /:
Cameron st. Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI ;
Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA:
Atehison, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita, Belleviile, Abilene, Dodge City, CALDWELL in
KANSAS; Kinghsher, FL Reno and Minco in INDIAN
TERRITORY: Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
In COLORADO Traverses new areas of rich farming
and grazing lands aording the best facilities Of inter
communication to al towns and cities east and west,
northwest and southwest of Chicago and to Pacic ana
trans-oceanic seaports
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
PRIOR to leaving the United States

PRIOR to leaving the United States Sir
Edwin Arnold made a speech In New
York city in which be said: Il ask your
permission before l conclude this last OF
my readings with some verses from the
Persian of Sadi, which explains aud jus.
titles my books. to offer, first to you, and
next through you, to those 65 audiences
which | have had the honor to address in
various cities Of the United States, my
most respectful and heartfelt thanks for
the grace and kindness of the receptions
which they have given me. l do not pres
sumo to praise-what is far above nv
praise-the large-minded enlightenment,
the glad interest in great thoughts which
l have found everywhere existing and
active in this country, evidenced to me in
many clear and remarkable ways. But
will dare say that here, il anywhere in the
world. the poet, whose credentials are
honest good will toward his kind and firm
faith in their glorious destiny, may fear
lesslY speak what is in bis heart and brain
and be sure of an attention as gentle and
generous as it is cultivated. / came to
America her friend. / go away her
champion, her servant, her lover"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
The Dinner Horn.

Details in regard to the manner in which
meals were served during the Dark Ages do
not abound. 1t is only toward the Twelfth
century that we begin to have little light
on this interesting subject. When meal
was ready in the Thirteenth century the
guests of a castle, with the vassals, were
assembled to the sound of horn, method
of summoning that appears to have been
the privilege only of the greatest lords.
Some hundreds of years later a bell was
used for the purpose.
On large farms in the southern and west
ern states the horn has survived, though Il
large bell is someone's used Fran
cisco Chronicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
Rubinstein's Reply.

When Rubinstein was travelling through
the United States upon a concert tour, il
CHANGED that Barnum's circus followed
almost exactly the same route chosen by
the great Russian. On one occasion, when
the train was filed with snake charmers,
acrobats, clowns and the like, the guard,
noticing perhaps Rubinstein's remarkable
appearance, asked him: do You belong to
the shows''
Turning his leonine head with savage
shake Rubinstein answered Gercely, "Sfr.
am the show. London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

"Ohl for ledge in some vast wilder
ness. some boundless contiguity of shade,
where rheumatism and headache would
never reach me more" Why you
needn't travel 30 far. old fellow. just try
a bottle of Salvation Oil; that's what you
want.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

oGLE county editors propose to prose-
cute township, city and school officers
who fail to publish their annual reports.
as required by law. The editors of Ogle
county are organized for mutual self pTo-
lection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

The following resolution was adoptcd by the
Democratic state Central Committee, Februar,
~, 1892.
be it resolved, That it is this sense Of this Com
mittee. that the Australian Ballot aw applies 10
the election OF officers al the annual town eet-
ing to all elections eXcept6s specially exceI ted
in said law, and this committee recommend that
all elections TO be held for town officers this
spring, be held under the provisions snd according
10 the letter OF said law,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

The delel atcs 80 elected will meet at Turner
hall on
WEDNESDAY FNENING, MARCH &c,
at 80 clock, for the purpose Of nominating can
Cidates for one supervisor f.T two years, two
assistant supe. yisors for two years, town collector
and assessor; also 10 apioiLt chairman Of the ciy-
township committee.
HENRY L. WIIEE' AN.
Chairman CitY-I uWnship Committee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND
CONVENTION

The democratic vo ers of Rock Island are re-
quested to assemble a, the usual voting places in
their respective wards al1:30 p. m, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1892.
TO nominate candidates in each ward, for alder
men, as follows One each n all the wards for
two years and one eaC h in the Sixth and Seventh
for one year. and 10 choose delef aes TO The city
township convention. The wards are entitled 10
delegates follows, their ratio of representation
being one for every 20 votes, and fractional 10
90 - On 10 IN in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

SCOTT WIKE was Endorsed for renomi-
nation 10 congress, by the Cass county
democratic centra! committee, in session
at Virginia last Thursday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
Sound Advice.

Mr.. Neer-What ought we to do, doc
tor, as community in order. to-er-tc
meet the grip?
DIR. Blunt-Don meet it, my dear
sir; avoid it.-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

SANGAMoN county, HI, democrats, in
convention Saturday, in resolutions en-
dorsed General Palmer for the nomiua-
ton for president.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

1t is said that a actory III Mlcnigan is
now making undo clothing from n wood
fiber which is said to equal in every re-
spect that made from wool
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

The National library in Paris, with its
2,0O00 900 printed books and 10000 manu-
scripts, is the largest literary storehouse
In the world.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

DOCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY-DE
N pot First avenue and Twentieth a-reet. +.
h Rockwell. Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11

- $1,000 Az 1-IV Ptu
Ar Rock Island .....-........ 80 pm 7:30 pm
Accommodation trains leave Rock Island at
o:OO q. m. and IS p. m; arrive at Peoria 3:45 d.
m and 2 30 3 m. cave Peoria 500 8. m. and
7:l5 p. N; arrive Rock Island 100 p. m and 2:05
p. m.
All trains rrn Dolly except Sunday.
All passe ger trains arrive and depart Union
deOot, Peoria.
Free CT air car on Fast Express betw cen Rock
Is'ond and Peoria, both directions.
Through tickets 10 all points; baggage checked
through 10 destination.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-11
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BURLINGTON ROUTE c.. B. & q. RAIL
D way-Depot First avenue and Sixteenth St,
". i Young. agent.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-05-12
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Disposition Of May Term Cas-.
es up to Date.

State Of Ohio v Geo Flogaus; con-
tinued; recognizance continued.
Henry H Fast v w G Schwake: de-
fault note; judgment $62S.67 at I per
cent.
w Burkhart J J Fraker and H
Bolley; default; judgment $576.S0.
Henry ID Leist A s Hoffman:
death of plaintiff suggested; revived in
name off V Cuff, executor.
Wabash Railroad Co. VI Jones:
continued with leave to defendant to
answer go days after term.
Daniel w Frease, administrator. etc
VT Clewell; settled and costs paid.
Pohlman Bros. " Wabash r, r. Co. :.
settled at defendants cost; Judgment.
Mary Domer Hannah Soliday, ct
a.; J. Z. Ragan appointed guardian ad
Item for infant defendant.
w. Lemmer Annie Kinstler; set
tied and costs paid.
O.. s. Miller v L V Betson ct al; dis
missed for failure to comply with for
mer order at plaintiffs cost; judgm't.
John G Groll, treas Ines Mutually
ct al; settled and costs paid.
John G Groll, treas Frank G..
Thomson ct al; settled and costs paid.
Henry d Leist " E w Rhoades. ct
al; death of plaintiff; revived in name
of ] V Cuff, executor substituted,
JC Groll, treas l. M Hall, ct al;
settled and costs paid.
Catharine Rhoades Unknown
Heirs of A Berry, deceased, ct al; con-
tinued with leave to make new par
ties.
Moline Plow Co VS. George johnson:
default, judgment S209.14.
A b Long David Foltz; continued.
Frank l. Farluw E r Wolf, ct al:
dismissed for failure to comply with
former order, and for want of prosecu-
ton.
Clara A Rakestraw Samuel O.
Rakestraw; divorce decreed; plaintiff
decreed custody of child.
Catharine Blair, executrix, etc v
Jane Davis, ct al; death of Jane Davis
suggested; leave to file supplemental
petition and make heirs parties de-
fendant.
s r Adams v Harriet e Green, ct al;
found due plaintiff sos. 80; sale order
ed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-05-12
AN AWFUL METHOD OF SUICIDE.
Saturated Her Clothing with Coal OIL
and Lighted It.

WALTON, KY, May 10.-Miss Lizzie
Rice, twenty eight, committed suicioe
in an awful manner Sunday afternoon.
She was visiting her brother-in-law, R.
F. Cleek, who lives about mile from
here, and while the family were at
church, Miss Rice saturated her cloth
ing with coal oil, and, going into the
orchard, set her clothing afire.
Her clothing was burned entirely off
and her body was horribly burned.
Three doctors were called from Walton
to attend her but their efforts to save
her life were futile. Notwithstanding
her awful burns, the unfortunate
woman lived two hours, during which
she was conscious long enough to say
that she set herself afire because she
was tired of life.
Miss Rice's father suicided in SINH
Lar manner. Being deprived of all
weapons, he cut oEen bed tick, covered
himself with shucks and set them afre.
He was roasted alive. The house where
the deed was committed is the old Glenn
mansion, where some years ago a
wealthy stock dealer cut his throat.
Since then the house, it is said, was
haunted.