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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

De Christmas time done come ergn an rse hobblin'
Jes wain fur de when ole Gabriel blows de horn
Des, days aintllc de days had an Christmas mighty slim
When YOU side lie Chris mus in de days NV Marser Jim
Seem lac happend yiSiidy inStid er TO de wah
An kin shut my eyes an see ieS' what ulster
hear dat hucle tootn Ole Som done gin out
D3l it's ChSmuS IN dc quaTer-nggerS Better gIt erbout
Here dev come a scramln' to de big hou mighty swif
Kase dey gHneer dc white folks an kotch EN- Chris mus g
Ia, bul-neck ACk lead de gang, an God rev clos hhn;
Fs come fst sarvei; de jug ules pass down de line
Ole Marster arotn out-his head done hist 50 high
Twe you de ChiSmuS aiSnog fairly bazn' IN his eye
start DAT music M dar Epham; fling dat banjo yo' knee
Sing De YaeT Rose Texas Beats De Belle er Tennessee"
+ rabbit in De pea patch when de moons gitn high
An She so d'r kinder l3tii1' an humnin NV dc tune
While de uygs cut De buzzioPe an dance de gy-raecoon
All a-houin, an clvorun. plshawin, ieS de same
e. folks what's in de circus when ban -whatoher-name
But dem days gone Lucniy an de years flynn pas
Lac peeci drove pages what's Skeeed up um de grass
V1 'l1 o side e 'l5 n N DE- r. davis m Marster JIM
Who dat keep er calm? hom heam er yell
II dat'S de boys deys takn pow'ul preein' spell
Lnen dlr Lucindy; dars dat same SCUM come ergin,
Lac sumpin' at de big road gate, an AKIN Ter come in
hear de SCUM NV bosses hufs Who's rdin' out ernght3
De wedder powfl breezy an de am Scace NV light
DIR dey is, Luoniy; deys knockin' al de do!
70 Cord: lis white dat neher seed beo'!
Sawant MarSter. Vas, Sah name is Uncle Eph
ole Marser call me dat fur short, an udiers tux de lief
Belonged to Mister CransOn How come you ak me datE
Cose l'se Cranson niger fun de shoes up to de hat
Why bss de Lord! Am dat de tru Lucndy dis am himl
Sot yoSef afo de fire. Lord de glory halelu
desc here eyes aeen gh Young MarSter am dat you?
Done bin up wild de yankee folks an gttn pow tul nen
Dat say? In de kngdomkum, neber hean err Slch
Come back bekaSe you had kinder hankern an er grief
Ter see de Souf an sing ergin a song wild Uncle Eph?
Hear all DAT, Lucindy? How come you Standn' dere
Grimm lac r poSSum wild yer mou fun ear ter earl
Fotched all dis truck fur me- say? Young Me youS sgh
e lac dat ole Sanity Claus what prowS on Chris mus night
An low dat de CranSton blood is runnin in 20 hide
De same e. in Ole MarSter'S ato' he tux an died.
Lucindy bring DAT banjo down. Oars Christmas my soul!
&C DAT good time rerigion what makes ole Jordan roll
An its Beeed ter come er Spoutin Hist dat haeua hymn;
'kase dis days de Cs mus in de days NV Marster JIM
ALFRED {, NEWELL.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
siamese Attack United States Consul

Nav- York nse rni,er a special cable
r--r--.h 10 The Herald from Bangkok.
rl. s4Es-
81 number q Slameze soldiers attacked
ANA wounded Mr- Kcilett. United States
consul general here
'-Taev demanded the release q a consular
clerk VINO. they alleged. had been Un-
f.s.rv arrested.
MIR Barrett. the United States minister.
u-a-a--et TIE Siamese government, pur-
susr- fUator~ tactics promises 10 make
t--rr.-- into the tulfLent-'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

clearly ignorant of the true meaning of
the document.
When the agreement was fully Under
stood by the people, the most able men or
Venezuela publicly advocated it. and adj
vised its unqualified approval. Then there
was a change of sentiment and wave OF
applause swept through the country.
Minister Andrade Is Satisfied.
Minister Andrade seemed very happy
when he stepped from the steamer today
To representative of The Southern Asso-
ciated Press he said:
II have written and telegraphed all L
have to say and II has been published in
America. l cannot say anything more on
the question just now"
1T is said you came here empowered by
President Crespo to sign the treaty on De-
half of Venezuela said the reporter.
THAT is matter 1 cannot with propriety
discuss" he replied. Nor can tell you
whether or not the treaty is satisfactory TO
my country. There are diplomatic matters
on which / cannot be interviewed"
DO you anticipate any objection from
the Venezuelan congress when IL meets In
February to receive the treaty."
las to that. ] will answer that do not,
he replied smilingly.
Senior Andrade then handed the reporter
a clipping from Caracas newspaper which.
he said represented the ideas and views of
the people of his country. 1t said:
In the matter of tho boundary agree
ment, the unwarranted attacks upon the
government are based on no solid argu-
ments, and we are surprised to see such
rumors set afioat after everything con-
corning the boundary question has been
settled satisfactorily. The United States
has been the friend and representative of
Nenezuela-to put II exactly, Venezuela,
through its friend, the United States, nego-
tiated the treaty. 1t is In all essential parts
the same treaty as Venezuela offered to
Great Britain forty years ago. and which
Great Britain refused. Under the ffty-year
clause, the only territory which Great
Britain will have are the settlements be-
river. The tfty-year clause will exclude
Great Britain from the Oronico country and
the Cuyuni river which is the portion OF
the country Venezuela is especially DESTROYS
of keeping"
Feeling Is Very Friendly.
Mr.. Storrow was not inclined to discuss
the treaty Two or three papers," he
said. were too quick and wrote articles
against the treaty Public men, iurists
and diplomats wrote intelligent articles of
the agreement in the newspapers and after
a while the people understood II clearly
and opinion was changed. It was com
mended generally just before we left the
country, two examiners TO England being
all its advocates.
"As to the stories of possible revolu-
ton I'm tho country, they are simply nom
sense. IL any such outbreak was likely to
occur | would certainly not have left"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
PEyAN MAY LIMIT LECTURES.
ether Business May Interfere with His
Platform Plans.

-'rlrcrI-. Seh. December e5--W. J.
BRYAN returned tonight from Atlanta ca.
ana % q Southern Associated Press re
porter made the following statement u
connection with lecture engagements;
"..Ir = T. 1TcIee. with my consent
.r-.-sf--ref his contract u Fl Briggs n
Co... 10 Creeuviile. : g Only FIVE more
lectures have been a-raneed for up % this
time. ana whether I shall deliver Any In
addition 20 that number Is as vet uncer-
r7Iu- have some work on hand which
rr.~ interfere with the delivery cf any
other rae.ures during this season
lr- Bryan viii remain IN Lincoln for an
'-..HL.te period
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
Do YOU Use It?


It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
lust as no man by taking
thought can add an inch &c
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is TO pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruff, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded nair use
Ayers Hair VigOr.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
THE MISSING WORD CONTEST
The Time Is Growing Short and You
Have Not Yet Named the Word.

The missing word contest began Novem-
her 1st and is TO run until January ], 1891
The Hrize offered e q, per cent 81 Tire SUBJ
scrptions to the Weekly Constitution
received during the sixty days OF the con-
test, wherein the parties subscribing enter
the contest. There have been received up
to this date 1852 subscriptions: following
the rule, this makes $4,000 10 the credit OF
the correct Euesscr. whoever that may be.
The only condition in the contest is that
each and every guess must be accom-
panied by a yearly subscription to The
Weekly Constitution. The fact that you are
now a subscriber does not entitle you to
guess, but if you want TO guess, you may
send in a years subscription now and file
your guess and your time will be extended
one year from the expiration Of your pres
ent subscription. You may include any of
the premiums shown in our one-dollar offer
or those OF higher price, without interfer-
ing with your guess IN any way.
YOU MUST HIT 1T.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

The sentence Is
"The essential {. > of a
book, a review, or a newspaper article,
can often be stated in a single SEN
tence."
The missing word is the one that fills
out the meaning of the sentence following
the word essential" 1t is q plain SEN
tence, the idea in It is complete and It
IS a common English word that is missing
one in daily use among the plain people.
and there is no catch in it or anything
unusual about it,
The wonder is that Of all the guessers.
agents and subscribers alike. only one
person has hit upon the correct word. il
was not you, of course, but was a man
living in Georgia who had only one guess
and sent in his own subscription with his
dollar and struck 1T right. Is it possible
that there is only one man among all Tho
CONSTITUTIONS readers who can tell what
the word should be? As we have stated
frequently before the word is a very sim
Pile one. the meaning Of the sentence is
not dis ttrted in the least To bring i'm an
unusual word, or to make any catch or
trap aLout it; the idea goes straight
through, making sense as the author in
tended.
Now do you propose to let one man take
ali tIle money! If you get the correct
word and no one else you viii get half OF
the money that - up. 1t is strange that
all the ladies who have guessed have
missed the word
Indeed the proper word IS perhaps the
only one that will really carry out the
meaning of the author. Why can
you not name it2 Have you
not read the sentence somewhere
before? Think a minute and see If you
cannot locate it, If you cannot, you can
do as well as the rest have done, guess
at it and hit it. The way is clear for you
to register your guess, the sum is worth
striving for and we want YOU to try it,
Surely among The Constitutions subscrib-
ers there is one person who can supply the
word. DO not let the prize go begging be-
cause. If you should, when we announce
the correct word January LIST there will be
hundreds to say: "Why, is that It? | could
have guessed that myself" We do not want
to keep the money; it is up for distribu-
ton and II is yours II you strike II right.
Put on your thinking cap and send in your
guess; you may get it. If you do not. you
viii add 10 cents to the prize Of the man
who does get it If the others fail. they
win each add 10 cents to your prize IL may
grow TO $1,000 or 81. 500 before the first day
of January. The fund grew S233.20 last
week. We are keeping a faithful ac-
count OF it, and the whole matter is to be
decided by committee of agents and
subscribers.
lou VIII Darely nave time 10 get your
guess 1t after you read this. Better get
your letter off today and have your guess
In by January LIST. All the mail we re-
ceive on the LIST will count in the contest,
but nona any later.
We can make no suggestions as 10 the
word. 1t must be named by the contest
ant. Remember a simple English word in
a plain sentence. Surely, surely it is your
money. Try II anyhow.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Young men or old should not fail to read
Thomas Slaters article. headed he Sends
It Free. on pag3 D..
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
SULTAN HANGS ON
WITH TENACITY
CIinss to The Bslisf That tbs Ambassa
doris Are hot In Earnest.
THINKS He MAY HOLD ON YET
Sultan May Defy Them All and Go
Down with His Empire If the
Worst Comes.

london. December ss.-Sultan Abdul Ia
mid mas maragcl 10 pass a fairly comforta-
lie Christmas despite the fact that ne is in
Tire pcs.ttCn - a criminal awaiting SEN
tcurr-
Iie HIS teen told this week by his dear
fri-li- n. Neli6oT. the Russian anlbassa-
dor. that the time has arrived for MIN 10
make way FOR somebody more plisn;. but
he clings tsnaeiously 10 the belief that the
ambassadors are TO more in earnest now
thar upon scorcs Of previous occasions
wher tine situation was. 10 all appearance.
as serious for him as it is now. snd il is
becoming daily evident that coercion with
al its per.ls viii have TO be applied.
u is alleged that il IS the reality OF these
rcrils that makes the rowers even now a.
she last moment hesitate 70 take the ir-
Eevvc4tle step.
Tie .leets are ready and tie Russian ar
r1es are ready IL Europe and Asia Eu-
r5re's uItmatum has been delivered and
SET decisive action is delayed
10 was suggested toiay that the powers
fra- that AbIuI Isuiid has really resolved
r.rou the desperate cxpesiient OF declaring
holy war and 81 perishing. II need be. be
meath the ruin II his empire. and that they
are not prepared TOR such fearful coniin-
gcncg.
France Is Standing Firm.
France tn particular IS said 10 81 display
sr.- nd rhis critical moment unexpected res
o-urlol and bel1ted diStrrst. not only OF
I.--lAud but OF fer friend and ally. Rus
sa Another ni-.ufoImeI reporter tele-
r--1prs today that Austria ana Germany
r-r AGAIN raising objections to coercion
rrL th1t they have notified the other pow
e-- 81 their inab lily TO take any share
rEf-til-
There IS no truth IA any OF these re-
-.o-ts Russia continues TO lead europa
rr.r. is not one single power prepared 10
re- Der nay in any course OF action she
NV deem recessary To make Europe -
VIII respected in CoustaEtinopls.
N..rrl HamId-s mind remains confused
mass 10 hops. fear. fanaticisTn. mendacity
.-r rrtafs.rr. absolutely without tn lcaven
..r r-.a quality n ms nliness or Of kindness.
some delay is unleniahie ami inquiries N
ra--au elicit no reasonable explanation
or
The f-rr~eszfon seems 20 prevail. how
ever that It is an inte-ral part ~ Russia $
r-.r- o. have \ AIohamm..iau rising IN
t-a~z-r-iriuoule glinst Abdul Hamid. and
-r.. ~. rrstrse - deliberate fn orler 10 per-
u..t the Turkish reform ers 10 depose the
sultan and tnas Ohviatc the armed inter
ver-f.r. III S. beyond doubt that Professor
Anthony salmon and other refugees In
london. who are in close touch with the
-.r---.- Turkish party. expect a revolution
rp r..ur II any moment and AZ dinner
rr members ~ the same ORGANIZATION IA
Paris the other night everybody was OK
cteIv expecting 81 hat 90 the few outsiders
present WAS described vaguely as stirring
ar- f-c-1 Gems. a7tit.aile-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

ueraurement ~ the liver with constipa-
tirr. Injuries the complexion. Induces pim-
using rarrerss Little Liver Ff.is. One
tlsl- Try them
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

m IL 6izsrreeahle 20 live n the country
ard ave q r..sIz,- roof Use the Aetna roof
i-lut and avoid this nuisance tsuafintrtl
% -ls- Satisfaction McNcll Paint and
,i.ass company. Us Whitehall street, Al
In. ca
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28

Young men or old should not fail to read
Thomas Slater's article. headed He Sends
It Free" on pags .. --.--.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
The Liability of Stockholders.
The Roads New Charter.

The suit involving the Atlanta and West
Point railway recalls the recent action of
the legislature in granting a new charter
TO that company. Perhaps IL is more proper
TO say in granting to the company an ex-
tension of its old charter. with the addi-
ton Of n few new features.
The old charter of the company expired at
midnight the Goth of December The new
charter bill introduced in the senate
by Senator Golightly of the thirty-sixth
senatorial district. and received the indorse-
ment Of the committee on corporations of
the senate. When it came up for its pas
sage however objection was raised to some
of the features of the new charter 1t was
ponted QUE that the new charter differed
from the old in the matter of liability of
stockholders. Under the old charter stock
holders were liable for double the value of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
A Big Land Association.

An association called "The Lake
Shore Land Association" is being form
ed to purchase 223 acres of land just
north of Kenosha. An excursion of
business men came up from Chicago
Saturday afternoon and although the
whole was carried on quietly it is I'M
derstood that the deal was carried to a
successful termination. The property
purchased is what is known as the
Birch estate. The land has a half a
mile frontage on Lake Michigan, and
on bluff, Pike River flows through
the property, the Northwestern road
cuts the property in two, the time to
Chicago is said to be sixty eight min
utes. 1t is proposed to make this a
place for summer houses, free excur-
sions are being run and the land is to
be sold by shares, 500 per share, the
total capitalization being $4,000, $685.
900 of which will be needed to buy the
land with and the rest for improve
ments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
THE FISH STORY NURSERY.
Brer. Halls Encounter With Mosquitoes
There Two Years Ago.

1t sometimes takes years to develop
the history of some things. 1t has
taken two OF them to bring to light the
tragedies of that northern fishing trip
taken by F. 81. Hall, around which
there has been such an air of mystery
ever since. Self defense is the first law
of nature, and hard as we may find it
to believe that Mr.. Hall ever had muir
der in his heart, it is beyond concep-
ton what man may be driven to.
But let the Milwaukee Journal describe
this tragic episode. It's enterprising
fish editor has dug it out at last as fol-
lows:
"Charles Quarles and son, Thomas
w. Spence and son and Dr. Copeland
are planning for a weeks campaign
among the denizens of the misty deep
up in Fisher lake, which is fifteen miles
above Mercer, in the state park. Mr..
Quarles has built upon the lake two
cabins, 20 by 20 feet, connected by a
covered court. One of these cabins is
to be used as dining and sitting rooms
and the other as sleeping apartment.
There is but one way to reach Fisher
lake, and that is by polling boat along
Turtle river, which is full of rapids,
around which the voyageur has to fol-.
low trail. There is an old fur traders
trail, made by John Jacob Astor's men
years ago, but it is entirely obliterated,
and even this does not lead to the lake.
Two years ago Mr.. Quarles was up
there with party of Kenosha friends,
among them F. III. Hall, of the TELE-
PH-COURIER. At that particular
time the mosquitoes we're holding a
district convention, and Mr.. Hall, in
following Q blind trail around a rapid,
disturbed one of the preliminary meet
ings, and they bounced upon him. He
was nearly crazed. He cried aloud and
finally, in his desperation, he sprang
into the river and finished the journey
by wading along in the stream and
over the rapids, which nearly threw
him off his feet at times. Mr.. Quarles
says he saved Mr.. Halls life by giving
him bottle of ammonia, with which
he bathed his face, and Mr.. Hall then
determined to murder Mr.. Quarles for
his kindness. 1t is said that the only
way to distinguish between Turtle
river mosquito and a sand hill crane is
by the different noise they make"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28

We all expect too much help from
others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
REIGN OF THE BICYCLE.
It Is the New King and Great is His Power
in the Land.

There is new division of mankind.
1t is 10 longer the man who buys his
winter coal at wholesale in the summer
and the man who buys it by the load
when the bin is empty. The boundary
line between the tailor made man and
the ready made man is obsolete. There
are no longer carriage folk and street
car people. The girl with and without
the chaperone speak as they pass by.
All the old kings are dead. Long live
the king His name is King Bicycle
and great is his power in the land.
All the world is divi ted into two
parasitic part which rides bicycle
and the part which doesn't.
In the fall of 1888 the solid tired
bone-shaker" safety bicycle made it's
appearance. 1t was regarded as a
curiosity. But it was safety.
Today there are 100000 riders of
safeties in the United States, whose
wheels cost them $300,000,0OO. And
more wheels are coming at the rate of
100000 year.
ID 1000 mere was no woman bicycle
riders, except few professionals who
made a business of racing. Now there
are probably nearly 100000.
In Chicago alone there are 100000
riders, whose wheels cost them $751;
100000. A total of over $4,000, 900 is
invested there in cycling in one way
and another.
Now, whether you are a rider, or
think you will get a wheel some day,
or entirely and utterly condemn the
bicycle, these astonishing facts and
figures must interest you as a loyal
American and thinking person. For
these facts mean much-fOrtunes in
vested i'll the manufacture of wheels,
bicycle clothing and sundries; hundreds
of millions of dollars diverted from the
usual channels of trade; armies of men
employed at a new trade and in new
lines of business; fortunes made by those
in line with the craze; depression in
trades and business out Of the line; a.
revolution IN our habit of life, and con-
sequent changes affecting the mental,
moral, and physical condition of the
people of the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
DRIVEN OUT OF THE HOUSE.
A Polish Woman With Her Baby the Vic
tim of a Brutal Drunkard

Polish Woman With Her Baby the Vic
tim of Brutal Drunkard.
We have before noted the colony of
Poles who lnhabit or infest a h ,use to-
the southwest of the Centr:t school
building and who have peculiar
method of calling the public's at entioD
to themselves. They seem TO be as
thirsty as the parched sands of Sahara
and when they get we'll fabricated they
are always trying to disembowel each
other. Sunday they had one of their
sprees and succeeded in arOusing every
one IN the neighborhood. The brother
of one of the women in the house, it is
alleged, drove her and her infant out of
the house at the point of a butcher
knife, and the poor woman had to seek
shelter in the WOOdshed. There she
sat covering with fear, while the rum
infuriated man sat on the doorstep OF
the house cursing her. The poor wom-
an and her little babe with very scanty
clothes on them were obliged to stay in
their uncomfortable quarters until late
in the evening, when some one around
the neighborhood called an officer and
placed the man under arrest. There
should be some vigorous measures taken
by the police to rid this neighborhoOd
of this drunken class of people. They
have no respect for Sunday, as that
day seems to be selected by them for
their drunken carousals and fights.
Let us have peace.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
It Does Not Pay
Beggs'

to experiment with medicines. Beggs'
Blood Purifier is no novelty. A record
of twenty years proves it to be the best
known formula for enriching the blood
and driving from the system those i'm
purities which breed disease. For sale
at Hackley's Corner Drug Store. If