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exchanged the customary greeting. Pat
getting the better of her by at least half an
inch of insult But when he returned on q
soft April evening. 1t CHANGED again that
one Of the first persons he fell in with was
Molly. She was coming along between the
newly clad hedges of q narrow lane, and
when he caught sight Of her first he mis-
took her for his cousin, Norah OFarrell,
she looked so much taller than his recol-
lections. But, on perceiving his error. he
well, Norah, and hows yourself this
great while?" and skunk past without max
Ing any demonstration whatever. Molly
would hardly have noticed 1t, indeed, as
when she saw him coming she began to
minutely examine the buds on the thorn
bushes. and did not lift an eyelash while
they were passing. Yet as they went their
several ways, Pat felt that he had some
how shirked a duty, and Molly. for her
part, could not shake of a sense Of having
failed in loyalty to her family until she had
relieved her conscience by announcing at
home that she was ''just after meetin' that
great. ugly-lookin' general, Pat O'Farrell,
slingein' down the road below Wildly
Byrne's."
The year which followed this spring was
one of bad seasons and hard fare at Meen-
aclure, and toward the end Of 1t Pat O'Far-
lel came reluctantly to perceive that he
could best mend his own and his family's
tattered R fortunes by emigrating to the
his nefghbors. except OF course, the Nc
.Neills, was considered sensible enough. and
at the convoy" which assembled accord
ing to custom to see him OF on his journey,
the general purport Of conversation was to
the effect that bedad everybody'd be miss
ing poor Pat. but sure himself was the fine
clever boy that wouldn't be any time gettin'
together the price Of a little place back again
in the ouid country. The McNeills alone
were of the opinion. expressed by Neirs
mother, that "the only pity was the rest of
the pack weren't goin' along wild Pat; un-
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fn-law q great thump on the back, ex-
claiming. with chuckle: Och. man, and
do you reminder your ould sheep that we
to? Faix but she was the comical objec'
the tiger Sheep the childer used to call
her." Whereupon all the rest looked at
one another with dismayed countenances,
as If they had caught sight Of some
thing uncanny. But their alarm was need
less. for Neil returned Pats thump prompt
ly. with interest. and replied: 'Haw, haw.
haw! Bedad. do reminder her right well.
Och now. man alive, I'll bet me best
brogues that wild all you've been behouldin'
out there in the states you never set eyes
on e'er a beast 'ud aQuil her for quareness
-haw, haw, haw!' And the whole COM
pany took up the chorus. as if minded to
make up on the spot all arrears of laugh
ter owing on that long unappreciated joke.
Amid the sound of which / have reason to
believe that there fed away from Meen-
aclure forever the last haunting phantasm
of the unchancy tiger sheep.
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Cheerful Mourning.
the Chicago TiInes-Harald.

From the Chicago TiInesHe
The window dresser for a big State
street firm I'm arranging a display OF
mourning goods recently used as a CENTER
piece the wax figure Of a young widow,
dressed In the sable habiIiments Of woe.
The proprietor sent for him.
See here" said the latter. that black
goods widow won't do. You've rugged up
a dummy in mourning who wears a smile
as broad as French joke. and who looks
as radiant as the dawn Of pay day."
w ell, said the artist, I'm not adver-
Using trouble. I'm bidding for business.
Nhen the women pass that window and
see how beautiful. how charming. how
dangerously alluring our dummy looks, the
widows VIII tumble over each other TO buy
our GOODS and the girls will 20 right away
and get married In order to fall I'm lire for
a chance"
His wages were raised on the spot
Evening star., 1896-10-24
THE PARROT WAS GOOD COMPANY.

He Would Remind the Lonely Mar
sfel Woman Of Her Absent Husband.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"Yesm,'' said the dealer in captive birds
and animals, you want parrot for COM
pany? have the bird here, the very bird
You are married, are you not?'
His fair customer bowed.
"AEd your husband is away? thought
so. And you want the parrot to keep you
from feeling lonesome? Yes? This is the
very Bird.
rs II fluent talker?" asked the pros
pective purchaser.
The dealer hesitated.
We'll, no'm." he said at last "You
wouldn't hardly call him a fluent talker
no, not that. But for what you want, he's
the best ] have
What can the bird say"
That's what makes him the right one
ma'am. He amt got but one remark 10
tell the truth; but he's been brought up
Tor Just what you want. Every mornin he
makes sound like bureau drawer OPEN
ing, and says, crossllke:
Where the deuce have you hidden my
clean collars this timer
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through the line. with two comrades pres
entity pattering after her. With a Witness
well masked by her expression of meek
faulty. she skunk along unseen in furry
folds of the broken ground, and late in the
afternoon had arrived near the forbidden
pa stures. There she lurked furtively for
awhile, fully determined to hop over the
fence of Timothy OFarrellS oat field the
very first moment that nobody seemed to
be about This opportunity soon occurred
as the OFarrells' holding lies somewhat
apart in a slight hollow which secludes it
from the little cabin cluster standing bit
higher round a curve in the long green
glacis-lilze foot-slope of Sieve Gowran.
Thus it came to pass that when Timothy
O'Farrell returned from turf cutting on the
bog with his sister Margaret and his
brothers Hugh and Patrick the first thing
they noticed was object like movable
gray bowlder cropping up on the delicate
sheeny surface of their oat patch. Where
upon: BE the powers of SMOKE. said Tim
othy, If there isn't them bastes in it agin.'
."Three of them. no less" said Margaret.
'tMcNeills', you may bet your brogues,"
said Hugh.
1.-The divil doubt it, said Timothy. Pat
rick, who was a youth of action rather
than speech, had already plunged head
foremost toward the scene of the trespass.
There were several reasons why doubts of
the McNelfs' responsibility in the matter
Should te relegated to the divil. In the
first place. the McNeillS owned more sheep
than Anybody else at Meenaclure, whereas
the OFarrells owned none; and. secondly
the o Farrells had sowed unusually ex-
tensive patch of oats, while the McNells
had planted potatoes only. The tendencies
Of this situation are obvious. Again. the
O'FarrelIs had more than once before un-
dergone the like inroads. and on these oc-
casions Nell McNeill had not Timothy con-
sideresl. shown by any means an adequate
amount of penitence. "Bedad. now." Tim
othy reported to his family. "he was cool
enough over it. Maybe it's his notion of
fine farnin' to Craze his bastes on other
peoples CROWN crops" A deep-rooted
sentiment of respect; however. restrained
him from uttering these sarcasms in public
For Timothy. though the head and father
of family. had not seen many more than
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less like enough. they'd be more than the
people out in those parts could put up wild
all at onst. the.way they'd be landin' them
washin' up agin wild the tide"
But surprise wAesthe universal feeling
when, about six months later, 1t became
known that Neil McNeilrs eldest child Mol
ly had also made up her mind to cross over
the water. Her oWp family were foremost
among the wohdeters: for Molly had al
ways been considered rather excessively
girl in the parish whom one would have
thought likely tof make such venture.
They half believedA that when it came to
the point ''sorra fut of her would CO."
and they much more than half hoped so,
notwithstanding that their rent had fallen
into alarming arrears and none of her
brethren were old enough to help. Molly,
however. actually vent. amid lamentations
peoples, all alike unavailing to stop her.
Mrs. Timothy O'Farrell said shed be long
sorry to have daughter of hers stresling
Off to the ends of the earth. And think
that Molly's mother was long sorry, poor
soul. through many a lonesome day and
anxious night
After these two departures things at
Meenaclure took their wonted course, a
little more sadly and DULY, perhaps, than
heretofore. Communications from abroad
came rarely and scantily for neither of
the absentees had much scholarship. Their
sheep herdfng summers had greatly cur
tailed that. and 1t would have been diff
cult to say whether Pats or Molly's
scrawms were the briefer or obscurer But
not long after Molly McNeiM had gone
one Of Pat O'Farrells letters contained an
important piece of news; nothing less than
that he was Just about gettin' married"
He did not go into particulars about the
match. merely describing the future Mrs.
Pat as 'the best girl in or out Of Ireland"
and opining that they mightn't do badly.
His family were not overjoyous at the
event, which might be considered to pre-
sage a failing off In remittances, and his
mother was much cast down thereby, her
thoughts going to the time Of MY son is
my son till he gets him a wife" Still, she
was not so dispirited as to be past finding
some solace in an innuendo, and she al
most certainly designed one when she took
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bors' children. catching up Molly's cry.
shouted one to another, derisively: "Och,
look at McNeilrs tiger sheep!" But long
and long after the part-colored fleece had
the outrage continued to make themselves
felt in the social life Of Meenaclure, where
it must be owned that the inhabitants are
rather prone to keep their grudges in the
same tfme-proof wallet with their graft
tudes. And the grudges, somehow, often
seem to lie atop. In this case. moreover,
the injury had an especial bitterness. be-
cause the McNeills came of an old sheep
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Slightly Muddled,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Who is that fine-looking woman neat to
your wife?"
That isn't my wife,
Which one do you mean%'
why. the one next to the fne-looking
woman"
II didn't ask you anything about her."
mo. but you alluded to her as my wife"
ANY harm in that?''
There might be If the fine-looking wo-
man heard you"
What has she got to do with IT,
''Shes my wife"
Heavens! don't believe you know hich
one mean"
bowl"
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Either Would Suit.

From Judge.
Tenderfoot--'What's the trouble up yon-
oahf'
Cyclone Ssn:-"Wsve captured de origin
aior of de word hit an de boys Is dcbatin'
wedder ter burn in, at de stake or hauR
i'm
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a score of harvests, and Neil. dozen years
his senior, enjoyed high reputation among
his neighbors as a very knowledgable man
altogether. After the second incursion, it
Is true. Tlmothy's wrath had so far over
cCme his awe as to make him "up and
telf' Neil McNeill that 'if he didn't mind
his ould shows Of sheep himself he'd be ant
to find somebody that 'ud do it in way
that he rlightn't like" Still, the affair
went no further, and Timothy had soon re-
verted to his customary attitude of ami
cable veneration. But at this third repe-
titioI OF the offense his anger could not be
expected to subsfde so harmlessly
Pats shouts and flour!shing gallop speed,-
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Can and Can't.
Ernrl Trt..h

/
Il don't know anything more disasreeasle
than man who will not 90 what he can"
''Oh. he is not In 1t with the fellow vino
usisis On coing what he can't"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

this time, The Democrats here are all
split from Dan to B~ersheba,n but
with few exceptions they all agree on
two things, and that is drinking whisky
and cussing Cleveland. A large ma
jority of the party here are silverites.
There are quite II number of RepubIi.
cans here too, but they haye no organi.
cation; although it is strongly limited
that they will reorganize the party the
coming summer and put a ticket in
the field for the fall elections. There
is considerable talk that the party
and the Populist will have outa fusion
ticket and the Democratic press Is urg.
ing unity among themselves on this
account. 1t is thought, and is reason
able too, that if the two parties spoken
of combine they will fail the everlast.
ing stuffing out of the Democratic
party. For which let US all earnestly
pray. PHELIM
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

The man who eats because he is
hungry is, thus far, on a level with the
trutes. The man who stops eating the
moment his hunger is appeased is the
wise man Nature needs no more food
than she calls for. Continued excess
brings about indigestion or dyspepsia,
with loss of flesh, strength, sleep, am
bition and mental power; and an &C.
emulation of aches, pains and many
dangerous local maladIef. The stom.
ach now a do nothing alone. We
must appeal to some artitcially di-
gested food which can also digest other
foods. That is to say, we must use the
Shaker Digestive Cordial. The effect
is prompt and cheeringr The chronic
pain and distress ceases. Appetite pres
emily revives. Flesh and vigor gradu-
ally come back, and the sufferer re-
covers. But he must be careful in
future. A trial bottle 10 cents.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
A Fine Opportunity.

A neat industrious cook and house.
keeper, willing to work for wages, and
live as one of the family, can find a
good home and good wages, with the
great advantages incident to a year or
more in Washington City, by stating
age, experience, wages wanted, how
soon could you come. How long would
you agree to remain before returning
home, and have you good health. Any
one wanting this position will please
address before March 1, 1875, Col. T.
81. REEVES, 227 North Capitol Street,
Washington, d. q.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest IS. Govt Report
RRskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
PHEASANT VALLEY.

The health of this vicinity is very
good, except bad colds. 1t looks az il
winter had just begun from the way II
has been showing for the last few
days There will be a spelling match
at Keebler's Institute next Friday
night We invite everybody that will
behave at such places. The school at
keebler's Institute is in a fourishine
condition; we have two good teachers
and a comfortable house; there is no
reason who we shouldn't learn if we 90
there for the purpose of learning. The
school will soon be out. Miss Annie
Diehl and Ada are all smiles-a new
organ at their home. Wishing the
Herald and Tribune much successe we
will say no more at present.
ONE OF THE GIRLS.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
New Announcements.

D. A T. Bacon announces this week
mat he is a candidate for re election as
Trustee of Washington County. Mr..
Bacon has made an efficient and pains.
taxing officer. In his relations with
The people he has always been most
courteous and obliging. and has kent
MS office in good shape. Mr.. Bacon
Is a worthy citizen and enjoys the re.
spect and confidence of the commu.
nifty.
j. E. Persinger tells the people
through our columns this week that he
has an ambition to represent them in
The Lower House of the next General
Assembly. There is no better Repub.
lican and no better citizen in The
county. He is a member of the County
Court, He is a farmer by occupation
and a good one too. He is a man of
excellent sense and judgment; has in.
telligent and progressive ideas con-
corning the needs of the people and the
responsibilities of the position, and
would not be out of his place in the
Legislature.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
wASHINGT0N'S BIRTHDAY
The Time for the Next Meeting of the
Washington County Historical
Society.

The next meeting of the Washington
County Historical Society will be held
the 22d of this month on the birthday
of the Father of his country. A large
attendance is expected and greatly de.
sired by those who are taking an &C.
tive part in the efforts to make the
enterprise a permanent success. The
movement has already attracted a
wide attention and the promoters are
meeting with decided encouragement.
These monthly meetings are absolutely
essential to the growth of the organi-
cation, as they will serve to increase
the interest and enthusiasm in the
work. The January meeti ng was a
splendid starter, and interesting and
entertaing as it was il should be the
ambition of the Society to improve
upon it. We are sure the proper efforts
will be made to this end, and we feel
safe in assuring the public that there
is a rich treat in store for them.
Valuable relics of the past are almost
daily being promised for the collection
of the Society, and by the time it se-
cures a suitable place for their keeping
the people will be surprised at their
extent and value.
80,
The Washington County Historical
Society is now a fixed fact and is an
enterprise in which the people should
take special interest and pride.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
To Correspondents.

The pressure now on our columns is
30 great that we are compelled to ask
you to make your communications as
brief as possible. We want news that
will interest the general public and
want it in a condensed form. We are
willing to publish obituaries of reason
able length free Of charge, but when
they amount to biographical sketches,
we intend in the future to charge adver-
Using rates for the amount of space
occupied beyond a reasonable limit.
Use your pencils as sparingly as pos.
sible if you want insertion.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Threw Away His Canes,

D. E. Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Greek, N, Y, was SO badly afflicted
with rheumatism that he was only able
to hobble around with canes, and even
then it caused him great pain. After
using Chamberlain's Pain Balm he
was so much improved that he threw
away his canes. He says this liniment
did him more good than all other medi.
clnes and treatment put together. For
ale at 90 cents per bottle by F. E.
Britton, Druggist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Who are They.

No medical remedy we put before
the people has received an endorse
ment so universal and enthusiastic
among the thousands who have used
1t as that which has been given to DR..
Kings Royal Germetuer. These en-
dorsements are not brought up from
unknown people, but are gladly given
by those who are widely known and
highly esteemed in their various To-
calities. Both as to character and
number these statements are without
parallel in the history of medicines,
and they prove beyond question that
this great remedy does what is claimed
for it. 81; 6 for So. For sale by F. E.
Britton, Druggist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Unclaimed Letter List.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming unclaimed in the post office
in Jonesboro, Tenn, and advertised
January 80, 1895.
Miller, Mrs. Ruthey; Good, Mrs. N.
NJ.
If the above are not called for in Z
days they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington, D. c. Re-
specially. GEO. w. WILLETT, P. NJ.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Insolvency Notice.

The insolvency Of the estate of Mont
gomery Hoss. deceased, having been
suggested to the County Court of
Washington County, Tennessee, all per
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to appear and file
the same duly authenticated in the
manner prescribed by law, with the
administrators of said estate on or be-
fore the 18th day of July, 1896, any
claims not filed within the time afore.
said, will be forever barred both in law
and in equity. JACOB LEAB, Clerk.
A. F. Hoss, G. w. Hodge. Administra.
tors. This Fsbruary<, 1890.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
A Card Of Thanks.

We take this method of rendering
our thanks to the voters of the Taxing
District of Jo%nesboro for their renewed
man Hesitation of their confidence and
favorable regard. 1t will make us
more watchful and keenly alive to our
sense of duty safeguarding the inter.
ests of the District. 1t is our ambition
to render them a more satisfactory and
efficient service in the next two years
and We feel that our experiences in the
past will qualify us to perform what
we promise.
F. E. BRITToN.
j. Ii. EPPs.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
statesmen Wanted.

Good wages to sell u nursery stock.
Apply for terms. We will have for
spring and fall, 1895. an immense stock
Of apple. pear, peach, plu n, apricot,
cherry, grape, etc. Also small fruits,
shade and ornamental trees, roses, etc,
We make a specially of wholesaling to
large planters direct. We will sell to
responsible parties and take note pay
able in six, twelve and eighteen months
Write us for wholesale prices. Ad'
dress Southern Nursery Co., Winches
ter, Tenn.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
WHERE TO BUY

Is a question you often hear asked, and
1t is worth meditation, for when you
buy an article you want to get THE
BEST"
Our Stock is Fresh,
Our Stock is 1.-The Best"
Our Prices are Low.
We carry a line Of patent and proprie.
tary medicines which are recommended
mot by u.s. for all ills of suffering hu,
mainly which we sell as low as anyone
and they are fresh goods, but if
YOU ARE SICK
our advice to you is. 20 to the best ply
siciad in town and get a prescription,
then of curse you must take it to the
best druggist, a word to the wise is suf.
t%icient; MatheS & Patton have a pre-.
criptionist who has
The Confidence Of the Physicians,
The Confidence OF the People.
He is careful, never substitutes, and is
doing the biggest prescription business
in town. Try them next time.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

II, myself, have two small manors,
my lord" said o very ill bred, pompous
counsel, to illustrate a question of prop
erty law. I'VE all know that Mr..
Kewsey, observed the judge, with SUI
ave sourtesy, and a smile of delight
raj round the assembled bar.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Hardly Ever.

A gentleman who has travelled ex
tensively through the country in all
directions and whose business it is to
visit the homes of citizens wherever he
goes, says he never or hardly ever, en-.
ters a house in which he does not find
DR.. Harris Great Relief. This remedy
is reliable, and when once tried 1t ID
ever afterward a popular favorite.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

The little daughter of Fred Weber,
Holland, Mass, had a very bad cold
and cough which he had not been able
to cure with anything. l gave him a
20 cent bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, says W. p. Holden, merchant
and postmaster at West Brimtield, and
the next time | saw him he said it
worked like a charm. This remedy is
intended especially for acute throat
and lung diseases such as colds, Group
and whooping cough, and it is famous
for its cures. There is no danger in
giving it to children for it contains
nothing injurious. For sale by F. E.
Britton, Druggist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 81, 1895.
Mrs. Gray: Your Baking Powder is the
very best l have used, and l will not
have any other. MRS. G. L. CAzIER.
wife of DR.. Cazier, d. d. S. For sale
by Taylor & Boyd and R. NJ. May. 4Oc
per pound, zoe half pound, 1Oc per
quarter.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Notice TO TayDayers.

l will receive State and County taxes
until Saturday, February 30. After
that they will 60 into the hands of the
officers for collection.
j. A. T. BACON, Trustee.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevel
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and DOS
ltively cures piles or no pay required
Its guaranteed to give satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price % cents pel
box. For sale at Britton's drug store
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12

Some of the candidates will learn
that there is mo sure thing" in poll.
tics when they are presented with the
marble heart.