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The Canton times., 1896-04-03

er won't let her do anything else-and
1 should get into hot water if bought
her neutrality-suspicious. my
soul! (wonderingly) what is the word
l want? It's French word.
Miss-Chick?
Shy Youth-No; something like 1t,
though. Outre!-that's the word was
thinking of. Fact of the matter is
(confidentially) we're going to one or
two dances together; and l thought
this would be rather nice, because it
would turn her into evening dress. in
o manner of speaking, without any
trouble and at moments notice.
Miss-Here's one at two dollars and
fifty cents that would look rather stylish
that is carefully if she's got any
style about her at all.
Shy Youths that pink or magenta
Miss-That? Oh, that's scarlet.
They're very much worn now by dressy
people. In fact, I've gone in for one me-
self. You'll take this one? Thank you
I'll put it in box for you, so that it'll
be all ready to send off.
Shy Youth-Half a moment! I'll just
scribble something on this card of mine,
ard put it in with it, and then needn't
take it home for my sisters to maui
Gbout. Writes on card and reads):
''To Tessie. with Loffy's love and fond
Kisses" That ought to do all right, /
think, don't your
Miss (icily)-Tm sure couldn't say.
with sterness, TO cash boy). Two fifty
out of five.
(Two matrons, with small Mont Blanc
of parcels at side, pause to review sit
uation.)
First Matron-Well, now let's sec how
we stand. Cheeks on fingers.) We've
got something for Percy and for Ethel
and for Winifred and for Kenneth.
Now there are only three more to buy
and then we shall be able to see about a
cup of tea. How does the time GO?
(Second Aatron gives the information.)
Fancyi 1 didn't think we'd been an
hour and five minutes already. Time
does fy, doesn't il? Did we decide on
the doll in the perambulator for Wini-
fred or on the bezique box? OF course.
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(despairingly) 7 really don't know 2
bit what to buy next. The letter case
bought the first year we were engaged,
the cigarette case the last year, and now
I've got all the trouble again Of think
ing Of something fresh. 'Tis sucn nui-
sance; quite makes my head ache.
Short Assistant with sympathy
How would nice card case do? These
at rs cents.
Brown Cape-He's already little too
fond of game of cards, and don't
want to do anything to encourage-oh,
you mean for visiting cards? That's a
different thing altogether. I'll look at
few more things first, If you don't
mind, please. suppose you don't hap
pen to have nice pair of sleeve links
with my two names, "Sybil Jane,"
marked on them? (Short Assistant
shakes head unhesitatingly.) Pity!
That would have been something quite
out of the common. Looks inquiringly
along the counter.) Do those small
triple mirrors run into much money?
Short Assistant-No, miss. They're
very reasonable-very reasonable in
deed. We could do one for you just now
us low as (Mentions price,
Brown Cape (aghast)-Goo' gracious
rie! What a sum of money to be sure!
Why, it would be like robbing yourself
to lay out so much money as all that
on one person. Besides, don't 'tsuppose
for single moment he'd care for it.
He's never one of those who are always
looking at themselves in the glass, and
he might-mind you, l don't say for q
moment he would, because he's wonder
fully even tempered-but he might take
offense at it. Suppose glance at some
thing else. (She glances at something
else.)
Shy Youth with hesitation) Friend
of mine particularly wants me-wants
me to get for him one of those fancy
collarette things for q lady friend of
his. He's-er-a very old friend of
mine and he can't come up to town, or
else wouldn't take the trouble. Do
you mind picking out a good one, miss ?
l don't mind what it costs, within rea-
son.
Miss-Lady fair or dark?
Shy Youth-Well, she's a kind of
happy medium, to tell you the truth.
Rather brown hair, and with interest)
a slim sort of figure
Miss (tartly)-Doesn't matter about
her figure. "Opens cardboard box.) Il
should think one of these might do.
Two dollars.
Shy Youth-Haven't you got any
more expensive? / don't want any
thing loud. mind you; she always
dresses very quietly-in fact, her moth
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
THE JEWS IN JERUSALEM.
Their Lament Over the Fate of the City
of David.

Their Lament Over the Fate of the City
Of David.
The Jewish population in Jerusalem,
is said to be about 1000, and it is stead
lily increasing. I entered two of the
synagogues, but their dirtiness, pov
erty and baroness, and the absence OF
beauty and taste in their decoration,
formed great contrast to both Chris.
tian and Mohammedan editices. The
Jews, however, make one most remark.
able demonstration in Jerusalem every
week. On Friday evening, just before
the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath,
they repair in great numbers to spot
facing piece of the old wall, and there
bewail the fate that has overtaken the
Holy City. The "wailers," as they are
somewhat rudely called by English
visitors, include Jews Of every class
and every age. Some saw wore rich
and costly gaberdines, and others tho
same garments of more common mate
rial. There were Jews of nearly every
nationality, including Russia and Po,
land, and many of them wore the love
lock which is peculiar to the children
of the tribe of Benjamin.
A more impressive and pathetic sight
it would be impossible 10 imagine. The
whole company stand with their faces
to the wall, and they chant, not to-
gether, but each one for himself or
herself, litany of lament over the fate
of the City of David. The litany is in
Hebrew, and every one present had
with him the Hebrew prayer book.
There is no unison or harmony in this
recitation of sorrow and humiliation.
Each one as he arrives begins to de.
liver his lamentation, bending fre.
quently to the wall, which he believes
to be remnant of the old city. While
the "wailing' is at it's height, one hears
general, confused, but penetrating
note of woe. OF the intense sincerity
of this weekly service there can be no
doubt. Many of those who take part
in it are deeply moved. Some of the
men and nearly all the women (for
women also take part in it) were shed
ding tears. The Turks, no doubt view
the performance with complacent
scorn; but in its combination of pat
riotism and religion it affords strilS-
ing testimony of the vitality of the
Jewish race.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

PsonABLr ! there is notbiro q. n NJ
.sno owners more at this TIM tina 'nst interesh
lencing; They want to G secure s,s q q year tSsn
articie they can for the purnosa s sns verybest
ts, to use 4, and at the cheanpeUssse they desiS
While this is good business price gonS
not axe the place Of quality Prise should
smooth Wire fence you do moi n building
temporary use but expect il IL nTs oaild itfor
2 sGertain amount ofeood mateIie, tuie y requires
nois, mas the largest and most 81 co1 De kalb Iii
q smooth wire fencing of fan anv complete line
country They desire particyy,Ip a tdiy plant ' in he.
your attention to their goods goduiariy Wyg to cali
Tree. NO line of goods has proM, ~Irr mail you
~ IN demand or given such eeueva, aUMa 50 rapid,
ton as the fencing anufsotrad feaurai ssatisfac s
company, Their steel web nic%at iSS%urea BY this
lawn and yard purposes; tbejr bires n.ta tfeanee for
ana hog fence for farm use. eii ,Sa!led ,SSanled field
poultry, garden and rabbit ,o saelr cabld
they claim for them. You Yy yv;1I ;;snce &c are ali
yourself justice il you do NOT Mla rnardly DO
order. ioie placing your.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
sfeel BnIIets PaInle.s.

Steel-coated rife bullets for the new
magazine guns cause very little pain,
SAYS DIR. Delorme, surgeon in chief OF
the French army. During the riots at
Fourmies one man was wounded 50
badly as to be paralyzed, but did not
suspect that he had been shot until he
saw blood stains on his clothing: one.
shot through the leg, only felt a slight
shiver; another. shot through the arm.
felt his elbow twitch and closed his fist
mechanically. At short range-1oo 70
$50 yards-the bullets are apt to ex-
plode and to do serious mischief-Ch
cago Tribune.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

urge their purchase. 1aii' sinoo.A
haired man lowering near doorway acts
as pilot and conveys drifting Gus 'o'Aie'
safely into harbor.
Motherly Lady-Can you snow me,
INV good girl, something useiui anu
ornamental and not too snowy. Duv-
vou know what mean-striklng, WIN
out being overstriking-at ABOUT oo
cents-and-
Motherly LADY, don't mind going
to 60 cents, you understand, If it's aoso-
lutely necessary, but I'd rather keep
under that amount, if possible, because
money wasted is like money thrown
away, and
Good Girl (politely)-Is it for lady
or gentleman, wonder!
Motherly Lady with sudden hauteur)
That, 1 think, is my affair. don't
think that concerns you, or anybody
but myself. All that want you to do
is lust to show me few little some
things. and then can decide
Good Girl-These brown suede bags
are all the rage just now, ma an' lrlo-
duces ladies' hand bags.) They either
hang on to the waistband like this, or
else they are held by the handle, in this
way. (Motherly Lady shakes head neg
atively.) Or these music cases, now.
They're very handy. Hold almost any
thing, and look awfully ladylike to car
ry. Or producing another parceD
these! These are what are called La
dies Companions, and there's pair OF
curling tongs and don't know what all
for
Motherly Lady (severely)-Consider-
ing that my nephew happens to be a
boy, perhaps you will be so kind as to
show me something suitable for him.
Good Girl-What do you say to a nice
little toy of some kind, madame ?
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
Cough

and nothing seemed to do her any good,
happened to read about Hoods sarsaparlia
and had her give it trial. From the veEy
first dose she began to get better. h'ef
taking a few bottles she was compleeV
cured and her health has been the Desse'',
since" Mrs. ADDIE PECK, u KalrOaa
Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
81 will say that my mother has not sIa''a
nv case in as strong words as would na's
done. Hoods Sarsaparilla has truly curs'
me and 1 am now WELL" Cora fEcA'|
Amsterdam, N. Y.
Be sure to get Hoods, because
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

she isn't OLD enough 70 play bexiqnei bus
we are, and when she grows up n.
Tired Assistant think you said
you'd take the doll?
First Matron (protestingly) the
worst of these shops Is that they do
hurry and badger one SO. Anyone would
think we hadn't moment to live. no
Assistant, crrtly) AS fact, we had
not decided on the doll, miss, and you
can lay it on one side, please, and show
rs something new in the way OF paint
boxes. ITO Second Matron) ! think 80
cents would be plenty to give, don't you,
dear?
Second Matron--Amplel
First Matron--Charlie is q rare boy
for painting, you know. was saying
to his pa he'll make name out OF 1t
some day il he's only encouraged and
not upbraidcd and slapped when ne hap
pens to draw pigs and things on the wall
paper. I've read SO many cases where
parents have tried to stop a child's
natural bent of mind. ITO Assistant)
Fifty cents? Now (repressing natural
annoyance), didn't / say 40 cents as
plainly as could speak? You heard me,
Mrs. Bell?
Second Matron (warily)-I wasn't
taking notice.
First Matron-No with acerbity),
no more was anybody else. It isn't
much use of nny talking if people don't
listen. However (resignedly), I'll take
that and chance it. And now there's
only little Marjorie left, and we really
must hurry; I want my tea. (To AS
sistant) Try and find me nice dolls
house, please, at about 25 cents, and do
be quick, there's good girl. You shop
people are SO slow. (Attendant pro-
duces small model labellea Maison de
poupee.) That's nice. The French
words make it look rather
Second Observation-Disclosures?
First Matron (gleefully)-Yes, they
do, don't they? (To Assistant, sternly)
Now, my girl, If you've quite finished
staring about, do pack these all up to-
gether and let us 60. We can't stop here
all day.
Assistant (sotto voce, fervently)-
Thank goodness for that.-Black and
White.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

Miss Eustacia in bookstore was ad..
miring the general dress of certain
volumes of modern prose and poetry.
But the smell Of one or two offended
her delicate nostrils. "Why do they
not perfume such dainty specimens
of print and bindings" An elderly man
with pale face and white choker an
swered her: "Deodorize, my friend;
not perfume. Boston journal.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

(Madame snorts.) Something in the
shape of mechanical mouse that winds
up and runs round and round, and
Motherly Lady Gndignantly)-And
you really think, my good girl, that
would be suitable present for young
gentleman of 25, who's just thinking
about getting married and-(gasps).
Good Girl-Ah! Now can suggest
something, perhaps.
Motherly Lady-Youwould bave saved
me great deal of trouble if you had
done SO at first. Agreat deal of trouble.
Now, do try to think.
Good Girl looks round shop and tries
to think. Damsel in brown cape
perched on next chair explains her
wants.
Brown Cape-Well, he's got a letter
case. and he's got 9 cigarette case, and
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
WI Others

Anxiously watch declining health d
their daughters. So many are cut of
by consumption in early years that
there is real cause for anxiety In
the early stages, when not beyond the
reach of medicine, Hoods Sarsapari'f
will restore the quality and quantity
of the blood and thus give good health
Read the following letter:
ut is but just to write about my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was COM
pletely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not|
live over three months. She had had|
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

The silk product of al countries In
1887, the last year for which complete
statistics are available. vas 52.0O0.00o
pounds. and its value was estimated al
6 feS, ,0O0, 900.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
SHOPPING SCENES.
BY w. PETIT. RIDGE.

) E N E: Large,
busy shop. High
chairs at counter
have been climbed
by leisurely ladies
who have come to
stay; attendants
on other side of
counter exhibit al
! uring novelties
a n d respectfully
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
The Kind she Admired.

He-Are you an admirer OF Long,
fellow?
She-No; prefer these short fellows
that you can reach when you want to
pull their hairl-Detro:t Free Press.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

A TORPID liver has frequently suooo.,
In convincing man that he is fairv rsosaed rooSsed
Washington Post. ''penuence =
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

There is time in every mans edu,
cation when he arrives C the convic.
ton that ENVY IL ignorance.-Emer.
SON
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

SCIENTISTS say now that bara...,
conveys disease" 'Of course: e:thsitaEins| that,uE y
way the grip got started. ."-Louisvil,sss sss y. tla
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

! HAVE lived to know that the great secret
OF human happiness is this: Never suffer
your energies to stagnate. Adm Clark.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh m.
Contain Mercury,

Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sen.. !,
smell and completely derange the wboles,u.l holes "
tenn when entering it through the lu,Ssss m,,ccn.
surfaces. Such articles should never rOS Y
used except on prescriptions from reuutab1s u, Is
physicians, as the damage they Will o'js d. N
Ten told to the good You can possibly a. !
rive from them, Halls Catarrh Cure, man. an
nfactured by +. J. Cheney Il Co., Toledo da
~, contains no mercury, and is taken hi
ternally, acting directly upon the blood anS] %
mucous m,;, surfaces Of the system. In buying
HAIRS Catarrh Cure be sure you eel tbss|
genuine. II IS taken internally, and mads|
In Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney Il Co. Tes.|
timonials free. -
Sold by Druggists, price TIC. per bottle,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

''WHo was the first to discover that In.
earth went rounds" "Noah-in the yine.
yard. IN. Y. Times. -
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

A DOLLAR saved is dollar somebody ess
will probably spend. = Philadelphia Bul
letin.
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

THE Imagination has shadow as well ..
the body, that keeps just little ahead If
you, or follows close behind your heels N
don't do to let it frighten you.- Halliburton
The Canton times., 1896-04-03

WHEN 4 ~, ma man gets to thinking that he c,n
S9 i IS she et Sy SSnly way to bring him to a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21

Iyebvuy need nave Neuralgia. set Dr, sliles
eei1 Pills fro. d-r--r'-'s. On. cent doee"
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AN OLD SOL pIFR's RKcoMMEN
DATIoN.

In the late war l was a soldier
in the First Maryland volunteers,
company G.. During my term of
service / contracted chronic diar-
rh9a. Since then I have used a
great amount of medicine, but
when 1 found any that would give
me relief it would injure my
stomach, until Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Rem
edy was brought to my notice. 1
used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent
relief and no bad results follow.
/ take pleasure in recommending
this preparation to all OF my old
comrades, who, while giving their
services to their country, contract
ed this dreadful disease as / did,
from eating unwholesome and un-
cooked food. Yours truly, A. E.
BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For
sale by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas.
Campbell and James Clavin, drug
gists, San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21

-Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is famous for cures of bad colds.
1t opens the secretions, relieves
the lungs and aids nature in re-
storing the system to a healthy
condition. If freely used as soon
as the cold has been contracted,
and before it has become settled in
the system, it greatly lessons the
severity of the attack and has Of
ten cured in a single day what
would have been a severe cold.
For sale by. F. Kalteyer, Chas.
Campbell and James Clavin, drug
gists, San Antonio, Texas. tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21
TOM BRECKENRIDGE TALKS.
Says He is jackson Democrat and Wants
Protection to Hides and Wool,

Says he is jackson DelloCrdJ anu W duDS
Protection to Hides and Wool,
From the Houston Post, Jan. H.
Major Tom Breckenridge is in
the city. Major Tom calls himself
a Jackson democrat, and not a
jefferson republican. He believes
the democratic party should get
back to Jacksonian democracy.
"Why,n said he, jackson gave
the country the best tariff in his
tory. Barney Gibbs is right. Hides
should be taken from the free list
and that at once. Nearly every
citizen is interested in duty on
hides, and also on wool. Today
hides are worthless. The state is
in the market and leases its lands.
There is no such thing as free
grass. Hides come from Australia
and South America, where there is
free grass and peon labor. The
hides, horns, hoofs and tallow
should be protected and it would
put millions of dollars into the
pockets of American farmers and
cattelmen every year. Free raw
materials won't do. 1t places all
our products on the free list and
yet the manufacturers are protect
ed on the manufactured products.
1t takes five raw hides to buy
half side of leather. Back in the
good old days the tanners took the
raw hide, dressed and tanned it
and kept half the hide for his work
and returned the other half to the
producer. That was an equitable
division. Politics, we'll, l never
knew Jim Hogg until he re-
tired from office. Personally,
he is a good fellow. 1 like
him. DIN his politics, though.
A number of years ago George
Washington Jones had a few here
sizes. He became hereto and left
the democratic party. What
change! Today the heresies he adj
vocated twenty years ago are
branded as genuine democratic
principles. He would make a
splendid latter-day democrat. /
told him so the other day at Bas-
trop. The populists should nomi-
nate Jones for governor. He is
head and shoulders over any popu-
list leader-stronger and far ADLER
than Nugent was. / believe he
would rather like to 60 to congress
again. Joe Sayers? Well, if the
democrats organize thoroughly,
Joe will have no trouble in getting
back again. Joe can't make sensi-
BILE men believe that it is possible
to make 80 cents worth a dollar,
but we'll overlook that. Now,
look at that convention at San An
tonic, and Bush and Springer and
Hughes protesting against politics
being introduced. 1t wasn't poll
tics. 1t was business to ask for
protection for American cattle
raisers against free grass aud peon
labor. Politics should not be per-
mitted to interfere with business,
and it would be a rare stroke of
business to protect our own inter-
ests. / read in the Post the adven-
ture of Colonel Cameron with the
gold brick men. Interesting read
ing. A id scoundrel has always
the advantage over an honest man.
Why, several years ago, fellow
claiming to be the nephew Of
George and Tom aBrckenridge, of
Texas, skinned the business men
of Austin, who visited Louisville
and Indianapolis to purchase
goods. l shall return to my ranch
near Austin in a day or two"
AN OLD SOL DJFR's RKCoMMEN
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Prudent cowardice is at times
preferable to unjudicious hero
ism.
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cHILDREN's MASK BALL

VIII be given by the Arbeiter Verein,
their hall, Saturday, February /. Tickets
g cents, to be had of the committee, at
Me. Tengg's and at their hall. 1924
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preferable to unjudicious hero
ism.
A new dilemma seems to con-
front the average young man now.
a-days. How to keep peace with
the 'swells" in spite of their pocket
books.
Obnoxious laws cannot be en-
forced by rigid measures.
Reform is most successful when
it is done quietly.
Truth is like oil, because 1t al
ways comes to the surface. 1t is
also like oil when you try to pour
in fierce fire. Either will increase
the trouble.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21

The pen "may" be mightier than
the sword, but the slugger's fist is
"surely" mightier than truth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21

Among the many "isms" with
which this age has been afflicted,
"sensationalism" is one of the
latest additions.
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AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are the.only 80
thorized collectors Of the LIGHT:
w. L. SCHUMACHER,
HI. G. SCHUMACHER.
FRED SMALL.
DAN HATToN
Subscribers are requested not TO pay
their subscription wlthcE. taking a re-
ceipt T. i JOHNSON. Mgr.
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For Sale by All Druggists.
PLAIN POINTERS.

WRITTEN FOR THE LIGhr, BY OBSERVER
You must not expect to have
smooth and easy sailing, if you
intend to tell the truth in this
world.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-16
New York Press

thtS story as much as they possibly can
~ ordeF to influence the French au+hor4-
Ties TO surrender lyman. The sr,snI-in-,
nfS1ac-E hunted that the stn-5r OF Ty-
nan p-irS implicated In plot against.
me person OF the ear was copcocted
ler no Other purpose than to appeal 10
me political sympathy Of France to-
wards RusEia TO eject q consent 10 the
extratiann OF Tynun.
Inc Irish leaders IN LONDON and D1,h-
m regard the arrest OF the alleged dyna-
1le plotterS with CONSERVATION A
Wuoect mas been on foot since the ad
~urnment OF parliament 10 obtain The
release OF all the Irish political prison
eTS' project which was encouraged nv
the recent action Of the government IN
TeieaS!nE from Po.1lsnd prison = Dr.
IbofnaS Gallagher, Albert G. White
head. John DAILY and Thomas Deyaney,
IL was intended 10 inaugura.e n great
representation In behalf OF the prisoners
ana an agitation IN the press. folloped
by bold attack IN The house OF cn-n-
mons IN January. The disclosures in
connection are considered untRvurahle
10 the SUCCESS OF this plan.
IN an interview the president Of the
Amnesty Association says:
ne arrests are a matter of irfalffer-
snce ~ US except for their probable ef
itci on he Irish movement: tn fnl-
lowers OF lyman are the enemies OF 1r4-
land and this association will MOI raisA
penny. fur their defense. I. cannot
with then