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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
The Bookkeepcr,s Bete Noire.

Ask a bookkeeper " bat his "black
beast is, and he will tell you the
monthly trial balance Some of you
know what that is, of course, but the
majority of you perhaps do not. Let
us explain briefly. In double entry
bookkeeping, the only kind that de-
| serves the name of bookkeeping, every
debit must have it's credit-that is to
say, every item that is carried to the
debit of one account must be carried to
| the credit of another.
Say, for example, you buy bill of
goods from a merchant. He enters the
amount to your debit OH his books and
at the same time credits an account
called merchandise, - this account be-
ing debited with all the goods brought
into the stock and credited with all the
goods sold from it, When you pay the
bill, you are credited with the amount,
and an account called leash" is debit
ed, because it receives the money.
This will explain to the uninitiated
the meaning of the term double en-
try" and it will also explain why,
after the entries have all been carried
to the ledger and balances have been
struck thereon, the debts and the cred
its will agree if the books have been
correctly kept. To test the correctness
of his work the boozkeeper takes OF
every month a trial balance, which
consists simply Of the debit balances III
one column and the credit balances. In
another. If they foot up the same, the
work has been correctly done If they
vary, he must look for and find the er-
ror or errors before the next month S
business is entered on the ledger
You can readily understand, there
fore. WHY the trial balance is the book
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

Now comes the denOuement, for upon
a final flourish of trumpets the matadore,
who in this particular performance was
woman, steps forth with a brighter
red flag or cloak on a staff in her left
hand and good Toledan blade in her
right, hidden beneath the right edge of
the red flag. The bull makes "a dash for
the woman. Our ladies turn their heads
and ask me what 1 see, and I report a
calm, deliberate and skiIIful step to the
left by the female matadore, a quick
flash of the sword, a bend of the body
to the right and over the bulls neck a
squirting CT blood, not very copious, and
the sword has pierced the animals neck
close to the shoulder. The jugular is
severed, the beast trembles, his knees
give way, and he falls amid the applause
of the audience at the skin of the
swordswoman. Before the matadore pro
ceedcd to the slaughter she formally
asked permission OF the presiding alcal-
de to do the killing, and, upon his for
NAL consent, proceeded with sword in
hand to the front of the bull -Balti-
more Sun
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Boats Carried on Mons Heads.

Yhe achievement has often been re-
ferred to of the carrying of steamboats,
on the backs of men The expression Is
not accurate, for the Congo natives are
trained from infancy to carry burdens
on their heads When a European on
the lower Congo sent his black boy to
store to buy some cigarettes, he was
surprised to see the servant return with
the tiny package on his head When
Congo woman has smoked her much
loved pipe, the treasure is likely to re-
pose on her head until she again re-
quires it, and if her husband, unfortu-
nately, has been able to procure bottle
Of rum, he walks home with it nicely
balanced on his head throwing stones
at the stray dogs and cats in his way,
without the slightest idea that he is
really an expert equilibrist. Most Of the
many thousands of pieces Of steamboats,
we're carried on the heads and not on
the backs of men,
The so, 900 natives Of the lower Congo
who have been carrying these steam
boats and all other freight around the
cataracts are the very men who could
not be induced, IS years ago, to give a
helping hand to Mr.. Stanley. He wish
ed to carry 1880 man loads and he had
only 100 Zanzibar and Loango porters
for the work Some of the natives would
sell him a little of their time, but they
would not carry his goods more than
two Or three miles beyond their homes
Stanley's failure to secure the carriers
ne needed along the river delayed his
work on the upper Congo for more than
year, and the labor question was the
most perplexing problem with which he
had to deal. He brought his carriers
thousands Of miles, from Zanzibar and
other coasts of Africa. -Harper's Round
Table
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Two Queens,

81 was much struck, says Max Null
Ter i'll Cosmopolis, ''by the extraor-
binary power Of observation of a French
friend of mine, who, when in 1855 the
queen and the Empress Eugene entered
the Grand Opera at Paris together and
were received with immense applause,
turned to his neighbor, an Englishman,
and said, Look at the difference be-
tween your queen and our empress.
They had both bowed graciously and
then sat down. Did you not observe,
he continued, how the empress looked
round to see if there was a chair fer her
before she sat down? But your queen
a born queen-sat down without look
ing. She knew chair must be there.
as surely as she is queen of England u
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

The ancient pueblo builder, like his
modern descendant, was so completely
under the dominating influence of his
geographic environment that from SIM
liar conditions he almost automatically
worked out similar results. In the mat
ter of a site for his home, however, he
had some latitude, and the choice he
made reflected something Of the social
conditions under which he lived. Thus
it is probable that in the earliest times
the people lived in small villages locat-
ed on the edges Of valleys or near the
mouths of fertile fiat bottomed canyons.
They lived quiet, peaceful existence,
depending principally on the soil for
the means of subsistence, but not de-
spising the harvest of grass seeds and
wild nuts which were at hand and glad
to break the even, placid course of ex-
istence by periodical hunting expedi-
tions to the neigh boring mountains for
deer and out into the great plains for
buffalo.
In the course Of time, however, other
and more savage tribes came to the re-
gion, and these preyed upon the prior
occupants of the country, who were in
dustrious and provident and accumu-
lated stores against possible had seasons.
1t is doubtful whether there were any
pitched battles OR prolonged sieges, but
the robbers made periodical forays
through the fields when the crops were
ready for the harvest Or perhaps as
saulted and looted some small village
when the. men We're away. Cosmos
Mindeleff in Bulletin of American Geo
graphical Society.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Might BE Worse.

When the poet Wordsworth died, an
old lady at Ambleside lost no time in
telling the mournful news to an old and
confidential manservant. "Ey! ey!'
quoth Thomas Its greet loss, nae
doot, but efter a it may not be sic a
parrish loss as ye're coontin on Mrs.
Wordsworth, they say, is a gey, clever
body, and she'll be carryin on { bust
ness, we may be sewer. Household
Words
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
CONSOLATION.

70 if in lowering griefs, oh, dearest friend,
Thy life's far opening vistas look to end,
Let thine eyes, lifted to the di1nmest star,
Piercing through space their measuring gaze
extend
For that star ray but nascent now, that must,
Destiny bourn, descend upon thy dust.
How many ages while it fills its fate,
Shall all thy cares be dust and less than DUST
All, cherish in thy heart this precious thought,
Howe'er with suffering thy soul be wrought.
In the great whirl of planets it is mist,
in the great calm of seons it is-naught
Albert White Worse in New York Times.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Mountain Ranges,

The long, undulating folds in which
the Appalachians were produced when
first thrown up are characteristic of
mountain ranges the world over The
Alps, the Pyrenees, the Caucasus.
Himalayas, Andes and Rockies are
built in just that way. They are enor-
mously thick beds or masses, and they
are all ridged up into these folds.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Courts of Love.

Courts of love" were established in
the middle ages, when chivalry was at
its height and love the serious occupa-
ton of life among the higher class of
society. The first court of love" was
established in the south of France in
the twelfth century and was composed
of knights, poets and ladies, and their
decisions on subtle questions connected
with affairs of the heart were given
with great form atty.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
Brittany Marriage Custom,

In Brittany there is said to prevail
curious marriage custom. On certain
fete days the young ladies appear in red
petticoats, with white or yellow Dor
ders around them. The number of Dor
ders denotes the portion the father is
willing to give his daughter. Each
white band denotes silver-1O0 francs
per annum; each yellow band represents
gold, 600 francs year.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
No Bargains.

Eternal vigilance" shouted the
orator, lis the price of libertyl"
The women electors exchanged
glances.
THAT is the same price as last year, -.
they remarked, and shrugged their
shoulders.
There were no bargains to be had.
and they lost interest in the proceed
ings Odds and Ends
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

An old Welshwoman of the old school
says that the best thing to do with bows
who are rough and stubborn is to send
them to work in the pits "Weak
ones, J." she added, fought to be brought
up as ministers, and them as ism #
rough nor weak as pupil teachers. -
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

keepers black beast. :" We have known
cases in which trifiing errors have elud
ed the most caresul search for several
days and nights and even for weeks.
torturing the soul Of the bookkeeper
almost past endurance But he has to
stand it, for the error must be found.
-Philadelphia Times.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

Twill make capital story, 3" said
Miss Lycette. The curtain had fallen
on the last act.
He was so big, so strong, so whole
some. The crowded thoroughfare gave
way to his masterful stride. She saw it
all, she felt it all. How refreshing |
How restful to be led! 1t seemed that
they had always known each other. The
girlish delight with which she was
wont to look forward to his coming aft
er the madame's dinner was upon her
now to give shape to the story her fer
tile fancy had begun to weave for Every
Day In the Year. The heroine was yet
little vague, but there was no doubt
about the hero. While the romance took
form and substance Chamberlain con-
tinued the story of his migrations
II was at Terre Haute last week, {"
he said. 81 wandered about several
days before l found courage to inquire
the whereabouts Of one Madeline Ly-
cette. -
The girl tripping along cheerily at
Thorndyke's arrangements. "
IL fancied in every progressing
Hoosier met a possible husband of the
object of my search. Shall I tell you
what l did when discovered the truth !?
l threw up my hat and Hoosierdom re-
verberated with an Oxford yell.
You haven't changed bit" she
smiled. absurd as ever
whats MORE" he continued, 81
know every movement you have made
up to date"
mot whit less impertinent.
Miss Lycette's heroine had by this
time expended large portion of her
heritage. Scarcely woman encountered
in the avenue had failed to suggest a
toilet detail indispensable to the trous-
seau with which the heroine dreamed
to conquer the hero's English cousins.
Chamberlain ratified ON in melodiously
seductive way, little suspecting that to
his companion he was but the obligato
to romance bent on meeting the
requirements Of Every Day In the
Year. With all his fancied skill in
bending women to his will this girl
eluded him now as she had in the past.
But there was one thing he had resolved
to know-his was racial tenacity-be-
fore the day closed. When they reached
the stately old mansion in which Miss
Lycette found the freedom of bachelor
maids apartment together with the
hospitable protection of home, the
moon had risen and the xUOO1vi0ec
screening the portico like a portiere,
ooquetted with the moonlight.
"How like the madame's balcony"
said Chamberlain
'Often of a summer evening"" said
Miss Lycette, II have fancied it looked
out on Rue st. Jacques. -
''Then you have not forgotten?'
She turned uneasily from his ardent
gaze
"It is ever with me- he said. "And
the moon, it looks for all the world
like the same old fellow that shone that
night
"The same" said the girl.
"When l stole what l have come to
return. -
The man in the moon decorously
turned his back on the swaying vines,
while in the heart of the story weaver
truth at last belied fiction.
81 agree with you," said Chamber
lain next day as they drove away from
the offices of the American representa-
tives of Nine. Thorndyke's English So
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

The debt of London is $3.50, 900, 600.
Of the annual tax to meet this SO, 600.
900 goes as interest and Sc, 800. GOO into
the sinking fund
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12

81 agree with you," said Chambe
lain next day as they drove away from
the offices of the American representa-
tives of Nine. Thorndyke's English So
licitors. It's capital story
"All but the denouement, sighed
Miss Lyoette, the ruling passion strong
i'll prospective matrimony as in bachelor
maidenhood. Its so inartistic.
"How so?''
Miss Lyoette hid her bushes. Con
ventional ending, you know. "-Lida
Rose McCabe in Washington Post.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
LUU HOA M No
"Of what consequence"

"He never forgave us. He went to
India and married the daughter of an
officer at Bengal Madame wept when
she told me- If it had only been Made
line, she sighed. Truly fond of you
was the madame, said Chamberlain.
Il seemed to amuse her." laughed
the girl. "She was given to paroxysm,
you know. recall one in which she
solemnly vowed she would remember
me i'll her will.
"And she did" cried Chamberlain.
"Jesting aside, Miss Lycette. This
time am gendarme in earnest, and I
have been ON your trail fortnight !"
He had risen He took from his pocket
much besealed document.
Read, he commanded.
Disciplined, as she had truly confessed,
to look upon "men and things imper-
sonally, Miss Lycette perused without
an emotion the closely written sheet.
II, Caroline Criquett Thorndyke, in
full possession of my mental faculties,
do give and bequeath to one, Madeline
Lycette, native of Terre Haute, Indi.
ana, United States of America, in mem
DRY of three of the heartiest laughs ever
given me to enjoy in mortal life, e3, 900.
If said Madeline Lycette be not living
at the time of the execution of this will
or the executors fail to discover her
whereabouts within three years after
my demise, said So, 900 shall revert to
my beloved friend and counselor, Raj
ston Chamberlain, Esq.
Their eyes met
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
4 Great Book FREQ (?

Whom DR.. Il. V. Fierce, of Buffalo, n y.
published the first edition Ut his great
work, The Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, lio announced that after &C.,
600 copies had boon sold at the regular
prico. $3.50 por copy, tho profit on which
would repay him for tho great amount "f
labor ana money expended III producing
it, he would distribute the next half mil
lion free. Az this numter OF copies has
already bceu sold, he is'now giving c,coy
ubsolutely free, 100000 copies Of this most
complete, interesting and valuable common
sense medicMl work ever publishod-the
recipient only being required to mail to
him, at above address, twolity-0ne (2l)
onc-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing
only and tho book will ho sent postpaid
1t is Il vcritable medical library, complete
in one volume. Contains zoos pages, pro
fusoly illustrated. The Free EdiGo" it
precisely the same as that sold at Sl.5
except that the books arc in strong man
lila paptr covers instead Of cloth. Sent
now before all are given away.
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
Minutes of Fair Association.
St. Francisville, Aug. IL, Is

St. Francisville, Aug. IL, 1897.
Meeting held at court house as per no
tice.
The election Of Juo. F. Irvine, Jr:' as
Permanent president and E. J: Buck as
secretary end treasurer was ratified
The selection Of name resulted in that
of "rhs NsY West Felicisrs Fair Assocl'
alton"
The following wore chosen as vice-pro'''
dents: S. L. James, lst vice~president;
+. o. Hamilton, I'd vice-president; Jno'
II Clack, Sd vice-president.
The president and vice-pres'dents. with
follewing.namsd, were M elected as direct,
ors: V. NJ. Jackson, A. +. Barrow, =. r.
Converse, L. P. Ki'bourne, ". W. heake
Jr.. P. Pinckney, Jos. Stern.
The Comm q|ittse on charter and bylaws y ",
appointed were F. F. Converse, ". W.
Leake Jr., f. J. Buck aud the president
ex oficio member.
Adjourned to meet Saturday, A!ns Ath
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
Miss A1rel IL Mumtord arrived Tuesday
TO spend some time at Pecan Grove.

Miss Arel Il Mumtord arrived Tuesday |
to spend some time at Pecan, Grove.
Mrs. +. Welt and children left last
Saturday to enjoy Il iow weeks at Past
Christian.
Mrs: G. Michel went to Baton Rouge,
Monday, fora short visit.
Mr.. Joe Meyer arrived homo Friday, Of
ter two weeks stny at Coopes's WE'LL
Mrs. William Harrison and daughter
Florence, aItcra pleasant visit to Cooper's
We'll and Canton, returned Friday.
Aiessrs. Il. Tcutsch and Joe Stern rcturn-
Ell home Tuesday from st. Louis.
Mr.. Aug Fischer of Musson came over
Tuesday on " visit.
Mrs. S. H. Lemon reached home Satur-
day after months absence at tue sea-
shore.
Mr.. Carter Percy will begin clerkins
! for J, Y. Irvine & Son next week.
Miss Sherburre of Lindsay concluded
on Wednesday her visit to Miss Susie Bar
row.
Felix Gilmore is visiting his uncle, Nor
ris Gilmore, near Wilson.
Mrs. l.. P. Kilbourne and daughters re-
turned from Chicago, Friday
Miss Sarah Hereford of Baton Rouge ia
visiting Mrs. Clarence Percy.
Miss Zelica Schneider of New Orleans
and her little sister, Lillian, arc guests OF
Mrs. Il. Temple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson went to canI
moe ting at Whitestown, this week.
Mr.. Neal, engineer of the Compress, ar
rived this week.
Miss Eliska Stocking is visiting Mis-
Carrie McCauslaul at Lakeland.
Miss Susie Fischer of New Orleans i
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lacy.
Mrs. II. Kirtley and Miss Catheryn
Wallace of New Orleans arc guests ex
q pected to arrive at the rectory to-day.
Q Miss Blanche Way returned to Williams
!, port Thursday night.
Wo are glad to nste that S. l.. James
J. V. NJ, Jackson ard +. O. Hami .ton, prom
inent planters ard citizens Of the par'ss
are identifying themselves with the move
: mont for fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Town are liere thi
week.
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
Died.

ROW-At her home, "Truaeau Hall"
Tnnica, West Feliimn. parish, LII. Satur'
day, Aug. 7th, 1877, Mrs. AdeFine Row.
TOWN-At her homo in St. Francis
vile, La., Saturday, Aug. eth, at 1l:15
~. H., Sarah Fonty, wife OF VIM. Town.
ST., aged "a years, 8 mos. and Is days.
Mrs. Town w;s born in Virginia and
reared in Kentucky, but since her mar
riace to Mr.. Win. Town, Aog. 81, 1S43,
and inclndine a short time previous t"
that date hns always resided in St. Fran
cisyiale. She was the mother Of foar sons
and three daughters, all living except
ore, a laughtcr. A helpful, devoted wife,
fond mother, IN earnest Christian, these
words sxH up Aer character and o''tllae
tive life which she spent in tue confines OF
hcma 1t is eneugh, FOR cher children ar's'
and call her blessed, her husband also and
he pcaiseth hcr." And as the f'm'iy-
children and grandchiadton-s'l presen
except two of tho lattcr--ss,athorcd arv"ht
the coffin for morning prayer that hrs
Sunday she spent in heaven, the k"o"s
edge was borne in upon each that tho,
could do nothing that would please tha
dear mother and grandmother better tn"
!, az live that eac| enc would meet her i
a better world. Her quiet grave IN tn
churcl,yard within sight Of the home Sd
loved 80 we'll is no less Il reminder TO thc'
Of what she would nave them be and 90.
The funeral services were conducted D
, the Rev. Mr.. Mcclellan Of the NJ.
church, south, in whose communion 81
, lived and died faithful member.
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
In Memory of
Mrs. WIN. Town Sr.

Au aged md honored mother has %ono
home to rest. God answered her prayers
and sent his angels to bear her spirit away
from suffering. Many children anr grand
children with other devoted friends hever.
cd sorrowfelly about the silent chasabcr
az the weary soul winged its fight.
10 the last her senses were kcenly a7ert,
recognizing even every familiar voice, and
when but for few minutes before her
death she grew unconscious Of earthly
things, her blue eyes seemed gazing into
untold beauties; Cor they shone with an
unwonted brightness, expressive of peace
and joy rather than suffering.
For many years size ha,l endured suf-
fering both of body and soul, yet her life
had been one of almost complete abnoga-
ton. No thought Of Joy for herself ever
entered her mind. Among the gay she
had no place, but was ever ready to com
fort the sufferer or relieve tho needy.
From those in prosperity she turned to
care for tho one in adversity, Her prayer
night aud morning was for the welfare OF
her dear ones, and she was grateful to
God when they were well and happy; yet
even this sometimes panied her heart by
making tho unfortunate seem sndder IN
contrast.
Truly those who love the Lord are
known by the love they bestow on their
fellow men, and in the Heavenly record
behold, their names shall lead Jail others.
The husband and two daughters, loving
and untiring in their nursing are left lone /.
" in tho home. No tongue can tell how
they miss the labor OF love that has hce'l
theirs 50 long, but they feel sweet peace
} in the belief that the dear one Is happy
and resting at last with the redeemed II
Glory,
For many months Aor children ant
| grandchildren have missed from the door
way or gate tho one who awaited the'
? return, but let faith uplift CTR hearts a'''
Fl we may sec her again "at ..the Beautifn
. Gate waiting aud watching for u.s."
| God grant that not one may pass y
: tho ether way, Tor many precious one
t will 10 waiting ~ith her to welcome II
d joyfal'y hossc.
Vt "Beautitul hands, lecSening hands, :,
l. Calling the dear "ucs TO Heavenly aano
ri "l,eautiful hands at tho gateway tt
Il night.
- Faces Ill shining with radiant light
n Eyes looking down from yon heaven
II hone,
,e Beautiful hands they are bcckon'n
~ come.
=, ~ "Beckoning hands Of mother who
80 love
Sacrificed life life her Devotion to prov
" Hands of mother to lncmory dear
3. Beckou up higher the waiting ones he'
" "Brightest and best of that gloro
throng, -,
= Center Of all, and the theme Of their so1
Jesus our Savior, the pierced one stan
m Lovingly ca1lins with brckoning LANDS
The true Democrat., 1897-08-14
A Remarkable Cure for Chronic D!arrhoca

A kem3FRHUlC CUIC AOa AsAVuAS ~'NA AAvS~f
IN 1862, when served my country as"
private in Company A, l67th Pennsy'v'
MIA Volunteers, I contracted chronic
diar,Aea. 1t has given 4ae great deal
Of trouble ever since. have tried a.
dozen different medicines and several
prominent doctors without aay permanent
relief. Not long sge friend sent me q
sample bottle Of Chamberlains c'''c'
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, aad after
that bought and took fifty cent bottle;
and now I can say that am entirely cured.
cannot he thankful enough to yon for
this great remedy, and recommend 1t to
all suffering veterans. If in doubt write
mo. Yours gratefully. Henry Steinberger,
Allentown, Pa. Sold by L. ?. kiloourno'
Druggist.