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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

ouc VI inc pIpciS, Dut tHcy .ScdICcly
made enough to live on, even by max
ing partnership Of their assests-and
Liabilities.
"Well?" said Armand, seeing his COM
panion enter
Nothing, as 1 told you. We shall
have to wait until the end Of the month.
My uncle is man who is a believer in
fixed dates"
1.-THE deuce! We have five days yet
to wait. Still, l would not object to
breakfasting to-day instead of five days
from now"
I'VE needn't breakfast"
Il am as hungry as wolf You
know we had rather a light supper yes
terday''
Yes, it is true that a smoked herring
for two is scarcely gluttony.'
Armand, his hands In his pockets.
walked up and down the room re-
fectivcly.
'..Sec here, said he, don't you know
anybody who could loan us Il hundred
francs?"
Yes, know lots who could, but
know no one who would"
Armand suddenly cried out: Il have
an idea" ...-..
rs it a good onc?"
Listen. Have you not often spoke
to me of an old collector Of autographs
who lives in this house,"
Yes. He lives on the first floor, n
man named Bridoux."
What sort of man is hep
"Well, don't know. 1 have scarcely
seen him more than a couple Of times"
suppose we try and sell him some
thing!"
THAT is a good idea. 1t is true we
have plenty of autographs, but they are
mostly our own. He wants historic
ones"
"Are you sure no celebrity ever wrote
to usY'
II don't think so. but there is the cor
respOndence Golfer. Look through it."
Armand seated himself ut the table,
emptlcd the box upon the table, and
bgan to go through the letters. For at
least half an hour he carefully turned
over the sheets Of paper. 49,
Suddenly he Grid out:
Eureka! have found tia letter
from the Empress Marie Louise" -
Fcverishly he waved i'm the air a vel
lowing sheet Of paper almost cut In two
by the folds. ~
Jules looked at 1t. "Why, rccog-
nize thatw said he. ut is note from
little Marie Louise, who. used to be a
saleswoman at the lace-counter In the
Louvre. ] got itlrat letter from her when
liz was serving my volunteer term of a
year, with the grade Or corporal"
II tell you, old man, that it is from
the Empress Marie Louise. and II Is adj
dressed to the great Napoleon"
'And dated 1882" ".g
"1S13, my dear fellow. The seven
looks exactly like a.ene.. 1t In after the
victorious battlc OF Lutzen, and this IL
what the empress wrote:
Ny Little Corporal: You have won
enough OF ,laurels for the moment.
Leave your army, and como to me at
the Louvre, where 1 am yawnlng in the
midst Of pillows of'laccs t3 sxaye.
Marie Louise"
"And you think you can sell that. to
our neighbor Bridoux? Whypxourars
joking. 1t would be a swindle."
'You can aid me. Have you that
false beard that you wore at the ma =
qucrade last yearT' W 4aA Aita W
"Yes. think it is around some
where"
Listen, then, and will teach you
your role" t4
In aefew words Armand instructed
his friend what he had to do. and then
putting the precious autograph in bis
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

Let rich man start to make . poor
family happy, and the rest OF the town
adopts the poor family for pets
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

room and kitchen, range included In
estimnte. The cost Of this design as
described Is $S,516, not including heat
err, the estimate being based on New
York prices for materials and labor, but
In many sections Of the country the
cost should be less.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

/, Some peoples politeness sayors q
great dead of rebuke to those who
forget to be polite.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

Rsnections Of IN Eiexatlns chafsctcs
--wholcsome Food for Theasbt
x Studying the scriptural Lessoa In
stcliigcntIy and Proatabiy. N age
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
THE EMPRESS'S AUTOGRAPH

Scarcely had the postman gone out
Of the house, after having left the
morning letters, when Jules Dupre,
who was watching from his sixth-story
window, descended hurrledly to the
porter's office. A.4An
'.Any letters for me?" he, asked.
The porter put on his spectaclcs,
gathered up the letters which had just
come I'M. looked .hcnl over one by one,
and replied, laconically:
itsNOne" fiift 4t H
I'srhank you," said the young man,
and he slowly remounted the stairs,
where his friend, Armand, was waiting
for him..
Through econoIny, the two young
men lived in the same room. There
were to be seen all their furniture, all
their books, and all their papers. There
were more papers than anything else,
because both Of them ran manuscript
mills. We regret to say that while the
two young men turIsl out a greai deal
Of manuscript, they succeeded in plac-
ing very little. Once in n while, one Of
them would get an article inserted in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

yid had wished to build for the Lord n
house of cedar: the Lord promises to es.
tablish for David a house of descendants,
a royal family. There is double sense
of the word 'souse" in Hebrew just as
in English. This is not a wholly new
promise TO David: see l Sam. %: rs. But
the following verses add premises that
were new. ~" /" '3y.3'~
Il. 81 will set up thy seed after thee"
referring. to So.rnon in the first instance,
and fter him 20 the whole line of David
successors on the throne down to the Bah.
Woman captivity, And in the ultimate
and highest sense. referring to Christ.
The finnl fulfi;lment ~ this nrophccy Is
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17

call it love for our race and a
desire to see peace and prosperity
once more in our PROSTATE country.
and no jeers and taunts from those
moral towards, who have not the
spirit to give every man a right to
free thought and free speech can, or
will deter US from doing what we be-
licve to be our duty.
There was many a man in the
Reform ranks who like myself cared
nothing for Tll|man nor the Reform
pledges; we were seeking a road to
the land of fee speech and free
thought; we desired to break through
the environments that surrounded us.
There are many of US who do not
understand ''the Tillmau moyemen'.
1 believe that the time is not far in
the distance when they will see more
fully what it means. 1t was decla
ration of independence. Men should
not now halt and be kept back from
what has been done by the Republi
cans in the nation. They were war
measures and were carrying out
revoltion.
There are acts and measures of the
Reform party in our own State in
the last five years that are as pari.
zan and as revolutionary as anything
ever done by Congress by the Re
publican party. The Reformers JUS
tify on the ground that they are
necessary to compel refractory mi
nority into action and carry out re-
form. Judge fairly, be just and
look at matters as the really are.
As to the little fling taken from
the Times and Democrat that I was
beaten "by brother in black" at the
Congressional convention, l know
nothing. I was not there and know
nothing of my being a candidate
except this from the Times and Dem
ocrat. l refused persistently to be
a candidate at the State convention
I did not then nor do yet desire to
90 to St. Louis. But | expected just
such and and am surprised that the
Dispatch has gotten up no more on
my being n Republicau-and has
not found time and space to get IN
more of such paragraphs.
Those men wEo are too narrow as
to believe that those men who arc
Republicans desire to swallow the
negro OF gather plums or are dis,
honest and unfair very much under
rate the spirit of this day. We be-
lieve that it is from desire to pur
sue principle instead of fancy and
a delusion. We believe that it is a
desire to elevate the PROSTATE condl-
ton of our industries and to protect
the American laborer in his struggle
for living. Democratic platforms
are like the platforms to the cars,
only made to get into the train and
not made to stand on. Yours for
truth and good government.
D. J. KNOTS.
Swansea, June 5th, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Tho Uganda Railroad.

The line will be constructed on what
is technically known as the telescope
principle'- is, it will be pushed
forward from one end (the coast) only,
and the rails and material will come
forward along the route already laid.
The estimated time for construction is
four years. and the total cost will he
e1,SG5, 900. The exact gauge and weight
Of rails have not yet been finally decided
upon, but the valuable experience al
ready gained in India with similar lines
will enable these details to be deter
mined without difficulty. The original
estimate, prepared in 1893 by Major
Macdonald and Captain Pringle, gave a
total cost of nearly e2, $50, 900, or over
e3, 400 per mile, which has been modl-
fed in the new design down to e2,7OO
per mile.
Without wearying our readers with
arrays Of figures, we may briefly state
that the working expenses are estimated
at e4O or 100000 per annum, ac-
cording as three trains per week each
way or only one train per week each
way is run. The entire journey will
take eight days, and as travelling will
be only by day, strong stations, similar
to those in India, will be provided for
the trains to put up at nights.
Three classes of traffic will be carried
namely, goods, passenger and govern
ment stores traffic. In connection with
the first named it is interesting to note
that the present ra1e of carriage by ma
tive portcrs for the journey is ESQ per
ton, a tariff which will be lowered to
eli per ton on the new railway: Some
idea of the frightful cost of the present
arrangement may be gathered from the
fact that the carriage alone (by native
porters) of u steamer to be built on the
Victoria Nyanza amounted to e12, 200.
A large trade in barley, wheat, india
rubber, ivory and coffee, as we'll as cot
ton, is anticipated, and it speaks vol
umes for the future Of the new line that
ground along the route is already being
taken nup.-Chambers' Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors
she had Consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletely cured her and she says t
saved her life. Mr.. Thos. Eggerss
139 Florida St., San Francisco, SUI
fered from dreadful cold, approach
ing Consumption, tried without re-
suit everything else then bought one
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
and in two weeks was cured. He is
naturally thankful. 1t is such re-
suits, of which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy OF
this medicine in Coughs and Colds.
Free trial bottles at j. E. Kaufman's
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Swansea, June 5th, 1896.

Sick-poison is a poison which makes
you sick. It comes from the stomach.
The stomach makes it out of undi
gested food.
The blood gets it and taints the
whole body with it. That's the way
of it.
The way to be rid of it is to look
after your digestion.
If your food is all properly digest
ed, there will be none left in the
stomach to make sick-poison out of.
If your stomach is too weak to see
to this properly by yitself, help it along
with few doses of Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
That's the cure of it.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is a de
licous, healthful, tonic cordial, made
of pure medicinal plants, herbs and
wine.
1t positively cures indigestion and
prevents the formation Of sick-poison.
At druggists. Trial bottles 10
cente.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
HISTORIC BELLS.
The Story Of . Pair VI Remarkable Old
Spanish lealers.

Spanish Iealers.
Two old and remarkable bells have
just been received by the Cincinnati
Bell Foundry company from Panama,
South America These two old Spanish
pealers were manufactured in the years
1000 and 1920 respectively.
The gentleman who shipped them
from Panama states in a letter to the
Cincinnati firm that these bells have an
interesting history. The letter states:
"You might desire to know something
of these two old bells sent you. outside
of commercial value. The small one
was cast in the year 1900, and the large
one in 1920. They have been useless as
bells for years, but have served to carry
back the thoughts CT the Spanish popu-
lace here to the old days when this con-
tinent was not so great and so thickly
populated as at present.
II am sorry that public spirit was not
of sufficient character to keep them as
a relic of the old days when our fore
fathers fought with the natives and the
wild animals which in that time were
plentiful in this region.
The small bell was first placed in a
rudely constructed Catholic church. 1t
served both as call to worship and an
alarm when there was danger from the
natives. For many years it remained in
this old church, but was eventually
transferred to the stecple Of new church
at about the year 100. From this edi-
fee it was again moved to newer one,
always with great polnp and ceremony,
and each time conSecrated by the bishop.
But, like all other things Of earth, 1t
became old, broken, and was finally
abandoned as useless and thrown among
a lot of church rubbish, though part Of
the history Of the country, and is prob
ably the oldest bell in America.
1.-THE history Of the large bell, cast in
1920, is similar to that Of the small one,
excepting that it was placed in the
steeple of the San Rafael church and re-
manned there until it had become use
less"
The bell cast in 1920 bears the fol-
lowing inscription: rs. Rafael, Ammo
Domini De, 1870"
These two old bells are peculiar in
shape as compared with those Of the
present day. The top Of the bells is
nearly as large as tho base. They are
made Of the highest quality of copper,
with mixture of silver. Both Of the
bells indicate that they have received
rough usage. From all appearances it
seems that after tho clappcrs wero lost
q sledge hammer was used to strike
them.
The Cincinnati Art museum has made
application for these bells, and they
will be placed On exhibition there. The
small bell weighs 100 and the large one
200 pounds. The crowns by which the
bells were hung seem to have rotted
away in part from old age.-Cincinnati
EnGuirer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
How Old Age Comes.

What we call old age, says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat, does not
come suddenly, like the stroke of a
clock, or the blow of club, notifying
the consciousness that it has arrived.
It creeps in stealthily and by slow
and often imperceptible degrees.
The fire begins to go out before the
man is aware of any lowering Of the
temperature. There ere little fur
tive, day-by-day encroachments
which pass unnoticed or are treated
as incidental and Insignificant cx-
periences, until at length their &C
cumulative force brings home to the
victim the sober truth that it is after
noon with him, and that the night
cometh when be cannot work. This
phase of the matter is aptly illus
trated in DR.. Holmes allegory, where
Old Age is represented as calling
upon the professor and saying to
him, 81 hope I see you well; [ have
known you for some time, though I
think you did not know me-" The
professor draws back a little, and
says. "Will you tell me how it is
you seem to be acquainted with
everybody you arc introduced to.
though he evidently considers you
an entire stranger" Old Age re-
plies, graciously, Il make it rule
never to force myself upon person
until l have known him at least five
years. I left my card on your steps
longer ago than that, but I'm afraid
you never read it yet 1 see you have
it with you--there, between your
eyebrows, three stra eht lines run
ming up and down.
When he makes his first call, Old
Age goes on to say, people usually
send back the message, Not at
home Then he leaves card and
goes. The next year he calls again,
gets the same answer, leaves another
card: and so for five or six, some
times ten years or more. AT last,
he declares, IF they don't let me in,
l break in through the front door or
the windows" Thus the process Ct
gradual approach rerfolms its SCI
vice in a series of crows feet, back
ache, stiff-pointedness and other I'LL
mistakable evidences Of rust and
decay.
Have YOU registered! If not, do so
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
What Wrecks the Home.

The two twin evils which wreck
our home are drink and scolding.
It is true that many men OF middle
life have practically given up their
homes taking some of their sleep
too: but it is equally true that there
they have a refuge from that tongue
which no man can tame, not even an
apostle. Our fathers tried to duck
common scold, under the mistaken
belief that heat of the spirit could be
cured by lowering tie temperature ct
the body, but experience only proved
that Il fiery temper is fed by water
as if it were oil. Andrew Lang, in
his late comments upon Shakes
pearc's flaming of Shrew," says,
that it II, kes an amusing comedy,
but that mo shrew ever was tanned
by Shakespeare's process or any
other. We are very much afraid
that wcman's temper mas driven
more men to drink than woman's
tears have redeemed; and that many
a Xantippe is married to many a
Socrates who can seek solace for loss
of home comfort i'll the consolation of
philosophy. More will follow Rip
Van W!nkle to the woods with his
pint bottle in his pocket. English
literature is a literature of chivalry,
and isapt to condcne every failing in
woman but one But it is doubtful
whether the immunity thus given to
woman to "do her worst" has been
benefit to her. Everybody knows
what few. care to say that the wife's
temper is responsible for as many
wrecked household as the husbands
vices.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Parent and Child.
Harper's BAzsr.

Harper's Barr.
Nothing is sweeter than sometimes
finding a father who confesses him
self child with his children,
mother who is a young girl with her
daughters. There is no question of
authority of infallibility with these,
yet somehow there is always obedi-
ence, always harmony; dignities are
not sacrificed, While something bet
ter than blind homage is rendered.
There ars no harsh judgments, no
moral reactions. Each recognizes
that the thing to be attained, II g
quality to be cxpressed-as, for ex-
ample, beneficence, love, courtesy,
charity-is forever greater than pos
s;ble human attainment, yet that
each individual grows in knowledge,
perfection and understanding while
he stlivcs; grows without pain, de-
yelopmcnt being normal, and grows
without effort, the impetus be-
ing from within and reactive, not
from without, coerciye and destruc-
tive. True respect each for the
other-and this is the vital point
true respect each for the other, for
even the opinions and standards OF
the other is at least attained. Ger
tuinly this i something bet
ter than any obedience born of the
exercise Of blind authority, or culti-
waited by a parents personal pride IN
his position.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Lorena Echos.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

To the Edito or of the Dispatch.
Flowing and cotton hoeing is now
in order, and one neighbor has no
time to see what the other is doing.
There is some sickness in this
community but nothing serious at
this writing.
MIR. William Shealy was behind
with his farm work on account cf
sickness, twenty. eight neighbors met
at his place few days ago and gen,
eral green could not stand the racket
and surrendered. Mr.. Shealy's
farm was put in good fix ard all went
away rejoicing.
Small grain has turned out fair
yield.
Fruit is almost failure but black
berries are .. X. and soon we will
enjoy the juicy melon.
Gardens look fine, beets, cucum-
bers. Irish potatoes and beans are in
season, which make our noon nap
uncomf, rtable
Prayer meetings in the community
| ave been changed from Saturday
light to Saturday evening at 4
o'clock.
Best wishes for the Dispatch.
J. A. D..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Old People.

Old people who require medicine
to regulate the bowels and kidneys
will find the true remedy in Electric
Bi ters. This medicine does not
stimulate and contains no whlskey
nor other intoxicaut, but acts as
tonic and alternative. 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature IN the
performance of the functions. Enc
trio Bitters is an excellent appetizer
and aids digestion. Old People ind
it Just exactly what they need: Price
fifty c. MS aud Sl.OO per bottle at D..
E Kauhfman's drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
A Life Saved.

jamestown, Tenn, October Is, 1891.
My daughter tried physicians and
nearly all remedies for Female irreg-
ularities, but received no relief or
benefit whatever. We had nearly
despaired of her recovery when we
were induced by our postmaster,
Mr.. A. A. Gooding. to try Gerstle's
Female Panacea and after using four
bottles she was entirely cured, for
which I feel it my duty to let it be
known to the world and suffering
humanity, for I believe she owes her
life to the Panacea. A. J MACE,
Sheriff of Fentress County, Tenn.
For further information call at
Julian E. Kauffman's drug store and
get free. pamphlet entitled, ''Ad-
vice to Women and Other Useful In
formation" 81.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17

Curative power is contained in
Hoods Sarsaparilla than in any other
similar preparation. 1t costs the
proprietor and manufacturer more.
1t costs the jobber more and it is
worth more to the consumer. More
skill is required in its preparation
and it combines more remedial quail
tiles than any other medicine. Con-
sequently it has record of more
cures and its sales are more than
those of any other preparation.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best med
icine to buy because it is an honest
medicine and thousands of testimon-
ials prove that it does actually and
permanently cure disease. "a
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

By local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion OF the
ear. There is only one way to cure
Deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
By an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachlan Tube.
When this tube gets inAamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restol ed to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be des-
troyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an infamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case of Deafness Caused
by catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17

The question is: Will the general
primary vote for United States Sen
ator by aggregated for the whole
State and the Democrats in the
Legislature be thereby lolnd, or
will the vote by counties bind the
county representative in the general
assembly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth,

BE sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diarrhea.
twenty-five cents bottle.
It is the best of all.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17

Halls Hair ReDewer eri,ys the c>n-
6dence and patronage OF people all
over the civillz:d world, who use it
to restore and keep the hair a natural
color.