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"Nothin But a Man"

But finally at last we are all plain,
human flesh and blood and bones
weak and hayward worms of the dust
with the reglar human proneness to
stray and struggle off into forbidden
grounds and eat of the forbidden fruit
And it raley amt so tremendous strange
that somethin comes to pass now and
then in the Rocky Creek settlement.
Oncst upon u time-in the dead
hours of night landed in the town of
which is either in Texas
Arkansas or Louisiana. The next morn
in there was reglar drove of boys hang
in round the boardin house where had
put up to pass off the time.
In bruisin around the town that day
| saw a yearlin boy, with a red head and
a freckly face, come chargin down the
street, screamin with every jump at the
top of his voice:
80, NAV! nav! m-ar-wl"
a fine-loolting lady run out on the
front steps and wanted to know of the
boy what in all the round created
world was the matter with him.
81 have saw Rufe Sanders!"-says the
boy--"I have saw RUFF Sanders! He
amt nothin but a man, and not we'll
dressed at that"
Maybe that boy didn't know it at the
time. But right then and there he
spoke forth great COB of human truth
and soberness. When | returned back
home | sent him pocket knife that had
three blades, with my double breasted
compliments. RUFUS SANDERS.
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A HISTORIC BUILDING.
Tho Old Pest ONCE at Charleston Has
Seen Famous Men.

among the quaint0ld structures of
Charleston our old post Office build
ing takes the lead in historic interest,"
said Mr.. James S. Murdoch, leading
Wholesale merchant Of the Carolina me-
tropolis. Mr.. Murdoch is here with
delegation of his townsmen to ask con-
gress to make a modest appropriation
so as to donate the aforesaid antique
cdifce to the city.
1.-THE old post Office" said he, twas
built of brick imported from England
in 1867 under the direction of COM
mittee of the colonial assembly. Its
leading members were John Rutledge,
Henry Laurens and Thomas Lynch,
who later took prominent part in the
formation of the republic, and whose
names will be found among the signers
of the Declaration of Independence.
During the occupation of Charleston by
the British it was used as prison, and
between 60 and 20 of the best citizens
were confined there before their re-
moval 10 ST. Augustine, Fla. In the
number was Col. Isaac Haynes, of the
celebrated family of that name. In
revenge for the execution of Maj. Andre
Haynes was taken out from prison and
suffered the death penalty by orGers of
Col. Balfour, then in command, with
out the formality of trial.
"In 1890, when Gen. Washington Wis.,
tied Charleston, it was the same oil
building that he was entertained, and
q splendid hall was given in his honor
by the wealthy planters Of the state,
cooperating with the town people.
rounding it our people naturally take
deep interest in their old post Office,
and the idea is to keep it in its orig
inal condition as a sacred memento of
the past. Washington Post.
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prudent man whatever may be his oc'
fupation. Man is very much like a
wagon. If il is kept CREASED ant
painted and under shelter it will last
twice as long as il be neglected. OF
course, the mind has much to do with
the health of the body. Trouble will
shorten life and bring the gray hairs
sooner to the grave and that is why n
farmers life is the most conducive to
longevity. 1t is the most independent
of all occupations. 1t is subject to less
temptation, less hazard, less wo!ry, and
it is u little closer to God in it's daily
communion with nature. The accepted
tables give to laborers A years, to me-
chanieJ AZ, to merchants As, to pro-
fessional men SO, and to farmers 81
years. II long life is an index of good
health and prosperity then the farmer
is blessed above all other people. There
is force and truth in the old maxim
that God made the country and man
made the town."
But after all the crime and misery
that we read of this age is great i'm.
proyemert on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Abraham could find more than ten good
men in any town or city in this coun.
try; believe he could find so in Carriers.
Vile and $50 women. The Lords pity
and consideration for sinners is very
wonderful if lie will save whole city
full for the sake of ten good men. May
be that is why He doscnt rain fire and
birthstone on the wicked now. II
might do harm to the righteous. The
ungedly ought to give Christians credit
for that If the wicked people of this
world were all punched in one coun-
try and not good man in it how long,
| wonder, would the storm stay Off
How long would the wicked stay there
If they could possibly get out? 1t is a
redeeming trait in human nature, how
ever wicked and depraved, to respect
virtue and good people. There ore but
few of the ungodly who would abolish
the churches if they could, or who
would rear their children in any but
Christian country.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
Origin of tho Story of tho spccter of tho
Cape of Good Hope.

Cape of Good Hope.
The atmosphere in the vicinity Of the
Cape of Good Hope has that peculiar
power of unequal refraction which pro-
duces the spectral mirages so well
known to the early settlers on the great
plains and to all travellers and explorers
in desert regions. This unequal blend
ing of the rays of light gives rise to
what are known as spectral loomings,"
by which is meant the apparent sus-
pension of ships and other objects in
mdair. The peculiar properties of the
atmosphere over that portion of the
ocean mentioned have been known since
men first rounded the cape" in their
voyages from western Europe to the
Indies, and the regular appearance of
the mirage at that point is responsible
for the legend of the Death Ship"
otherwise known as the "Flying Dutch
man." According to the story, Dutch
captain, homcward bound from the
East Indies, met with long-continued
bad weather while trying to "round
the cape" This series of squalls was
coupled with other circumstances which
made turning the cape" next to irnpos-
sible. The wind was dead ahead" and
the weather was dark and foggy. At
the time when the brave little Dutch
captain was making a final effort to
get off in a northwesterly direction and
was about to make q failure of it, the
mate and the sailors advised him to
turn back and seek shelter in a neigh
boring harbor until the gale was over,
But this he refused to do, swearing
that he intended to turn the cape"
if he had to beat back and forth along
that shore until the day of judgment.
For this burst of profanity, so the ira
dition says, he was doomed to steer
against the blustery winds forever.
The sails of the ship, so those who be-
lievc in the legend say, have become
hleached with age and its sides and
bottom worm-eaten and decayed in
the long struggle which has ever since
been kept up between the cursed ves-
sci and the elements. The little Dutch
captain and his crew, like all persons
living under a spell, continue to exist,
knowing their condition, but unable to
help themselves. Ship captains who
have sighted the doomed vessel time
and again during the past century and
half report that the crew of the
cursed Dutch vessel appear to be living
skeletons. Yet they continue to live
under the blighting effects OF what
was brought on by their masters rash
ness. They cannot lower boat, they
are so weak. Yet they occasionally hail
passing vessels, imploring TO be res
cued from their awful fate.
Such is the story of the "Flying
Dutchman," which, no doubt, origin
hted through ignorant, superstitious
sailors viewing the mirage in awe
stricken terrorist. Louis Republic.
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Theology by the Pound.

The wife of minister down in Gin
cinnati traded barrel of his old SER
mons not long ago for n new breadpan.
The next spring the rag man came
around again and asked if she had any
more sermons to sell.
"Why do you want sermons?"
Because | did so well with those |
got here year ago. ! got sick in the
summer and preacher in the coun-
try boarded me and my horse three
months for that barrel of sermons, AMI
he has since got n great reputation as
a preacher up there. Twill give you five
cents a pound for all you have got
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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RUFUS SANDERS.
Sage Of Rocky Crook Tells About
the Hill Country.
julie Majors and Steve Goodman Make a
Trip to siioam-Sal Simpkins'
"Blue Jeans Brooches"
Only Man.

Oncst upon time old Misses Stringer
told me that she had been perusin
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Did you hear about SamuelsP" asked
Mrs Greymare's husband.
mo; I didn't hear about Samuels,'
the lady answered. when you have
anything TO tell, why don't you tell it?''
"Yes. dear. Well, Samuels was going
home the other night, when footpad
shot at him, and the ball hit a latch
key in Samuels' vest pocket and his
life was saved. So you see what good
q latchkey is"
"Indeedl IL Samuels had been going
home at n reasonable hour he wouldn't
have met any footpad. Secondly, he
carries $4,000 insurance, payable 10
his wife. and if il had not been for
that key she would be a rich widow
right now. So, If you are limiting
around for latchkey, you win have
10 bring home some better story than
that one. That's all. I'm going to bed
row, and If you want TO read you'll have
to 60 10 the kitchen. And don't waste
the coal."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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| stacked arms under the famous apple
| tree. His first wife carded the wool
and spun the thread and wove the cloth,
and made him the most loveliest pair OF
blue jeans brooches you ever saw per-
haps. And from that time till now old
man Sol has stood up and got married
three times with them same blue
breeches on. The next day after the
Neddin he always pulls his marryin
breeches off an puts EN- away in the
old family chest. And there they stay
till another funeral comes off at the
Simpkins place, and the next weddin
day rolls around.
Hit was along in the first windy days
of this year when the old lady Simp-
kins took down mighty sick and was
presently gathered up to her fathers,
as it were She was number three,
you understand and onest more Sol
Simpllins was left pore lonesome
widdower" in this cold and naughty
world below.
So consequentially it want no ways
surprisin to me that mornin when the
old man come ridin along by our house
with them same blue brooches on
Right then at that time ! couldn't say
fer certain where old man Sol was goin,
but | llnowcd good and well what he
was goin after.
"Yonder goes old man Simpkins with
his blue breeehes on" says | to
mother as he rid by. And by gracious,
she got so foamin, fghtin mad with the
whole he division of the human race till
l thought in my soul she would jump on
me.
TITS pluperfect seandalation on the
settlement" says she. "The green
spring grass amt so much as sprouted
on his last wife's grave. I'll lay you
could go over to the Simpllins place this
mornin and find Aunt Mily's track out
in the COW pen and around the potato
bank. And yet here he goes-the wick
ed old scapegrace-with his blue
breeches on, SO bad off to git married
till he could taste it with his eyes shet."
Well, | didn't have anything in par
ticular to say right along there Mother
is woman, you understand, with all of
a woman's soft and gentle and tender
ways. She never has learnt one cold
and stubborn fact, which is that when
man as old as Sol Simpkins takes up
notion to git married. it amt the right
time of year for him to weep and wall
and grit his teeth over the sad and
buried past.
Anyhow, it turned out that the old
man was on his way down to the Flat
Woods to the Wilder Watkins. 1t like
wise also come to pass that when Sol
Simpkins returned back home the next
day he had them same blue brooches on,
and the wilder she went with him.
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weather. Well, the longer live and the
deeper | go into this vale of years and
tears the more palmer I can see wherein
the good old lady was right, touehn
the great question of weather. We
have had some sort of weather-in
fact, We have had all sorts of weather
here lately-and as usual the fruit crop
got caught out in the cold snap.
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Amongst other things that come to
pass i'm durin that stormy week was n
ouicl. and student wcddin match down
in the Flat Woods.
Old man Sol SimpllinS las now been
uar.ied three different times since the
var, and Quest before the old soldiers
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-02

WELL" said Snaggs, 81 think many
dogs have more sense than their mas
ters"
YES" ohimed in Craggs. 81 have n
dog Ike that myself" (And yet lac
couldn't make out why they laughed
= Iltbits
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-02

1t is possible for every man 10 as
sumean elegant manner, but the true
gentleman is natures own nobleman,
who never forgets TO be polite TO every
one, and it is as easy 10 discern the
assumed from the inmate good breed
ing as It is % d,1zGguish PASTE FROM
diamouds.-Dickeus
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around in this
vain and feetin
world nigh Oh
to so years.
"And | have al,
ways took no.
t &c, Rufus, :"
says she, that
along a b o u t
this season of
the year we
most in general
ly always have
some sort. of
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-02

Mrs. Trivvet-Do you think Tie AMI
mails have a language2
Mr.. Trivv,t-Well, nave often heard
of deer stalking.-Judge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-15

stopped in from a severe rainstOrm. She
was induced TO remain all night being
persuaded both by Mr.. Moon and his wife
and occupied the same room with Mrs
Moon. Mr.. Moon slept IN an adjoining
room. At 3 O'Clock IN the morning Mr.
Moon heard distressing grOans from the
room occupied by the women, and on in
vestigatiOn found his wife bleeding from
several deep cuts in her throat and Mrs.
Sanford also badly cut about the face and
arms A bloody razor belonging TO Mr..
Moon was lying on the floor by the bed of
Mrs. Moon. Physicians were summoned
and pronounced Mrs. Moons wounds IA
tai. In the presence of a Justice Of the
peace. when she had regained conscious
ness she said that she was satisfied that
Mrs. Sanford had stabbed her. and had cut
herself merely as a method Of deception.
Her explanation was accepted and Mrs.
Sanford was arrested and incarcerated In
Cobb county jail. There was a story of
Jealousy and family inf deity behind the
tragedy, and there were many people VINO
believed that Mrs. Moon committed the
crime. Others thought that there was
plot between Moon and Mrs. Sanford TO
make way with his wife. 1t was brought
out that Moon and Mrs. Sanford had been
on intimate relationship and Mrs. Moon
was not blind to her husbands infidelity
1t turns out that Mrs. Moon did do the
stabbing and was actuated by Jealousy
arising from these circumstances. Moon
is now a raving maniac so far as appear
ances go. He has to be continually watch
ed and has either been unbalanced by the
tragedy or is feigning.
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would be fully satisfied. He went TO VIM
Ter fark Saturday. interviewed Prof. Bak-
er ana obtained his report; IL showed 1882
PSI cent mis- was revelation and SOW
ed the whole question
hr. Kerr LETT yesterday, being called
s ~ s;,rI oE wire s but before going Arranged
nm N order 10 encourage them in plant
lus- he says that II they will plant 800
1S5ss ne VIII guarantee the erection Of
t teauctlon works at this place, and will
buy the product al s. per ton. He says
mat his nelds here, when mature. are good
tSr hIteen tons per acre. and he feels sure
tnnat better growth can be obtained after
tlls year experience. He viii arrange
az once 70 remove 10 this place. and
thousand a scTes on b IT, own aa acoount He
stated that he Is citizen Of
Florida from tins date and viii make II
a point TO encourage and assist farmers
in the cultivation OF the plant. The fields
planted here were ordinary pine land and
no FERTILIZER has been used. Several small
ana y seems that this plant thrives on
poor land better than on rich hammock.
ana ferttlizing has thus far had no per-
ceptible beneficial results. II thrives
without fertilizer and without care, and
therefore recommends itself to both poor
men and lazy men. Mr. Kerr has made ar
ran for land on which 10 plant
coal 20 be Shipped from the
west. his experiments have been under
tdheh ana carried out by himself They
nave cost him a large sum Of money, but
ne is satisfied and the people of Florida
can now follow in the road he has opened
up Tor them, availing themselves Of the
experience he has bought and paid for.
Inc cultivation Of canaigre in Florida has
passed the experimental stage. That IL
can be successfully grown has been DEM
onstrated by this stranger from the west
VINO bids fair to be a benefactor who
comes at most oppOrtune time and or
fers a source of revenue where revenue
Is at a premium and sources of revenue
are numerous.
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One Hundred Dollar

offer was not taken up by any one,
as they well knew that their money
would be gone where it would do lot
of good. The superiority of Reming.
ton Bicycles is being demonstrated
each day more and more by the num-
bers that want to trade their 90
wheels for Remington. We have Co.
lumbias, Hartfords, Spaldings, Ster-
lings, Ramblers, Crawfords, all which
have found out the superiority of the
Remingtons.
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OANAIGRE IN FLORIDA.
That 1t Can De Successfully Grown
Fully Demonstrated.

Orlando, Fla, April IBIS canaigre
adapted to Florida soil and climate? Can
II be produced here by the average far
mer at a profit? These are important ques-
tions. 1t might be preceded by another,
an initial one: What is canaigre and what
are it's uses? II is proper to reply to the
last question first. 1t is a wild plant, a
native of some of the western territories
and of old Mexico. 1t contains 20 to 80
per cent. of fannie acid in an easily avail
able form and the root is easily worked.
Originally a wild plant, II has responded
wonderfully to cultivation in California
and the territories. Reduction works are
now in operation in San Bernardino coun-
ty, California, and at Deming, N NJ. at
which IS per ton for the green root is
paid. In cultivation there the yield of root
is eight to fifteen tons per acre. 1t is
profitable and reliable there. Why not
To settle these questions, R. ]. Kerr. one
of the most extensive growers and dealers
uary last. He sent to Mahlon Gore of
this place a car load of seed root, which
was planted about the middle of that
month The root was quite dry upon ar
rival as II had been hauled by team f1f-
teen miles from the fields in the west to
a railroad station, then transported 1900
miles by rail- 1t was a month before the
first tops appeared. Consequently, it is
less than two months that these plants
have been growing. Mr.. Kerr arrived
here on Friday last to look
after his rather expensive ex1
pertinent. The men who had planted and
cultivated it were novices, and the entire
transaction was largely based on faith
Mr.. Kerr practically holds a monopoly
of this plant in the west, and most or
the cultivated plantations in Texas and
California were first planted with root
obtained from him. He has watched this
cultivation with interest. He is also a
large grower himself. He Is, therefore,
unquestioned authority on matters per
tanning TO canaigre. Upon going out to
the new fields here he expressed SUNRISE
at the growth the plants had made in the
short interval since put in the ground
and also at the wonderful DEVELOPMENT
of root. He declared that he had never
seen anything like It in the west, and was
not prepared 10 find anything like il here
IL was far beyond his expectations ana
was a solution of the problem.
Prof. Baker OF Rollins College. Winter
Park, had made analysis OF the voune
and immatured roots Upon the result of
this analysis must depend the solution ~
the other question whether the Florida
grown root would carry as much fannie
acid az that produced In the west Mr.
Kerr was naturally DESTROYS OF iearn;ne
the result He stated that n the halr-
grown root would show 10 per cent. he
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Tribune Bicycle,

as it is the finest running wheel
that you will ever sit upon. 1t IS espe-
c1ally lady's gem, for you know YOU
want wheel that you can ride long
ways and not tire. That wheel is the
Tribune, on which it can be done
Come and see them and try them. and
you will be delighted. Don't forget our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs Moon COnfesses That She l. the
Guilty One in Marietta's sensa-
tfOnal Tragedy-A Morgan County
Farmer in the Tolls on a Charge
of COunterfcitinE The Coming
Meeting of the state Bar Associa-
tiOn.
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shooting Mr.. EdgartOn down without say
ing a word. The negro then turned and
fired four shots al Mr.. Knight, all of
which came very near hitting him. The
negro escaped.
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The Lady Remington

will be in some time soon. No lady
should think of buying a wheel till she
sees this superb wheel You won't
make mistake in buying
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The Remington Bicycle.

The makers of same have repu-
tat1on tor over eighty years that they
cannot afford to lose, and they are not
going to lose it either, for they are
turning out wheel that we are posi-
tive is Is per cent. better and stronger
than any wheel made. Our
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-02
BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN,

Was it idle curiosity that caused nearly
$4,000 people to blockade the streets of
Philadelphia last night? asks the Chicago
Dispatch. Was it mere morbid desire
to hear a presidential candidate that
packed 5000 voters into hall, the ca
pacity of which is only 5000? Was it for
lack of something better and more profit
able to do that SO many persons threw
themselves athwart Bryan's path 80 that
he had to escape from the struggling
masses through basement door? These
questions are pertinent. They are up to
date; they concern live issue and very
active man.
II Mr.. Bryan is merely curio it seems
that he would lose his drawing power
after awhile, but as matter of fact his
Journey becomes more and more of tri-
umph as it progresses and tits applauded
more heartily to-day than yesterday.
Whatever the outcome, the Democratic
candidates canvass will 60 into history
as the most remarkable ever made by a
party nominee for high Office. Daily for
many weeks he has appeared before the
people, ard they have everywhere vel
coined him with deafening shouts of ap-
plause. They have shown that they be-
leve in his sincerity, to say the least, and
this almost universal belief should and no
doubt will have its effect at the polls.
The American people like brave man;
they like an honest man, and they like a
sincere man. Therefore they are fond of
William Jennings Bryan.