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4 SUNDAY SCHOOL STORY.

Once there was a little boy who
was lazy. He would not work, but
would lie in his bed long after the sun
was up in the sky. Even the advent
of circus did not arouse him to en-
thusiasm, and he refused to ride a
bicycle because it necessitated labor.
As he grew older he grew lazier,
and his friends predicted that he
would come to some bad end. He
Iazily entered disclaimer and said
that the end. bad or good, would
have to come to him.
He did not do a thing at school ; he
was always behind his class. He was
so lazy that he would not offer an eX
cuse for his short comings.
When he grew to be a man he was
lazier than as boy. Being unfit for
work, he secured a position as a clerk
of a congressional committee, where
he had nothing to do, and his old age
was spent in idleness as were the days
of his youth.
Any bright boy can find the moral
to this tale without the compass.
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VOL. XLII---NO. 6
T.iRTETYES.

! 1t sometimes occurs in a restaurant
that when the pepper gets hot the
| oyster is IN a stew.
The old Ruscal-Yes. | love little
girl babies.
Miss Oso Sweet-Do you? And at
what age do you think they are most
delightful?
The Old Rascal-Oh, about nineteen
years Old.
The Master has come, and is call
ing for thee whenever you hear of IL
needy one who needs help.
The devil has an iron collar on
every man who thinks more of the
saloon than he does of his home
The poorest people are not those
who have to get much out OF little
but those who get little out of much
Nothing is more pitiful than a
man who has lost his ideals, unless it
be nation that has lost its ideals.
What men want is not talent, it
is purpose; in other words, not the
power to achieve but the will to
labor.
There is always hope in a man
who. actually and earnestly works.
In idleness alone is there perpetual
despair.
The man likeliest to become hope
Iessly soured is the man who insists
most upon the following of his own
sweet wlln
The devil has halter around the
neck of every man who is trying to
get money in an easier way than by
honestly earning it.
--Wife-The flour is all out. Hus-
band-So is my money. Wife-The
coal is all gone. Husband-So is my
credit. Wife-Well, we can't starve.
Husband-Can't we? That's good |
was afraid we might.
The average duration of human
life is about SO years. One-fourth of
the people on earth die before the
age OF 6, one-half before the age of 1G,
and only about one person in each
hundred born live to the age of G5.
-Jsgson='I tried to pay the new
woman a compliment last night in
my speech, but it didn't seem to be
appreciated" Bagson-"What did
you say p Jagson-"I said that the
new woman would leave large foot
prints on the sands of time
l never had any faith in luck at
all, except that believe good luck
will carry man over a ditch, if he
jumps well, and put bit of bacon
into his pot, if he looks after his
garden and keeps pig. Luck gener-
ally comes to those who look after it,
and my notion is it taps once in Il
lifetime at everybody's door, and if
industry does not open it, away it
goes. -Spurgeon.
The following funny dialogue re-
Gently occurred in an English country
church when the rector was catechiS-
ing the children:
What is your name?" he asked a
strapping girl of thirteen, the only
daughter of the village boniface.
He received no reply.
:'Wnat is your name?' said the min
lister, i'll peremptory way.
Min O. yer fun, parson; ye kna ma
reame vera weel. Don't ye say,
whom ye're at our house on meet.
Bet, bring me pint o'yell?'
rhe congregation, in spite of the sa-
credness of the place, was on broad
grin.
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4octical.
TIE .TOR.iL SERMON

THE -DOHIL SERMON.
The minister said last night. says he
Don't be AFRAID ut givin',
If our life amt uOtnn' 10 other folks,
Why what the use Of iiyin'?
/ nj that's what say 20 my wife, says I.
There's Rrown, the jS'rablc sinner,
He'd sooner !;eggdr woul1 starVe than give
A cent toward buying Il dilner."
tell you our minister's pr.Tc, he is;
ijut coLIlfrt quite determine,
When heard him a-clvin' right and left,
Just who was hit by his sermon.
OF course there cOu Gn't Bg no mistake
When he talked Ci long winded praying.
For Peters and Johnson they sot and scowle(
At every word he was sayIn',
And the minister he went on TO say,
there's various kinds of Cheatiu',
And religions good for every day
As it is to bring TO meeting.
II don [ think much OF Il man that gives
The loud amens ut my preuchin',
And spends his time the following week
In chcatin' and 0Vcrreachin'."
guess that dos" was bitter enough
For man Ike Jones to swaller,
But | noticed he didn't open his mouth,
Not once after that, to hollcr.
Hurrah, says ], for the minister.
OF course | SAID it quiet
Give us some more OF this open talk,
Its very refreshing diet.
The minister hit 'em every inc,
And wh"n he spoke of fashion,
And riggin' out in bows and things,
As woman'S rulin' passion,
And comm to church to see the styles,
| couldn't help winkin',
And nudgin' my wife, and says I, that's you
And guess it set her to thinkn'.
Says to nv self, that sermons pat,
But man is queer creation,
And I'm much afraid that most of the folks,
Won't take the application.
Now, if he had said word about
My personal mode of SinRin',
I'd have gone to work to right myself
And not set here grinnin'!
Just then the minister says, says he,
And now I've come the fellerS
Whose lost this shower by usln their friends
As Il sort of moral umbrellers,
Go home" says he, land find yo.!r faults
Instead of hurting your brothers.
Go home" he says, "and wear the coat
You tried to tit on others"
Ny wife she nudged, and Brown he winked,
And there was lots % smiln'.
And lots of looking at our pew,
1t sot my blood hilin',
Says l to myself our minister
Is gettn' a little bitter,
III tell him when the mGetir's out
l amt that kind of crittcr.
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" -
IN ITS ROUGH STATE.

Here is poem which you may
publish in your paper" said young
man, with eyes in fine frenzy roll
ing, as he entered the editorial door.
Il dashed it off rapidly, in an idle
moment, and you will find it in its
rough state, as it were. You can
make such corrections as you think
necessary"
"Ah, much obliged" said the
editor. Il will give you check for
it at once''
You are very kind" said the con-
tributor. Il shall be delighted"
There you are,n said the editor,
handing him the check.
Many thanks!" exclaimed the
young man. Il will bring you some
other poems. Excuse me-" he said,
but you forgot to fill up the check.
You have not written the date nor
the amount, nor have you signed
your name"
''Oh," said the editor, that is all
right. You see l have given you u
check in its rough state, as is were
You can make such corrections as you
think necessary
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PROFANE LANGUAGE.

Ii is related by DR.. Scudler, that on
his return from his mission in India
after a long absence, he was standing
on the deck of a steamer, with his son,
q youth, when he heard a gentleman
using loud and profane language
See, FRIEND" said the doctor, accost-
ing the swearer: this boy, my son,
was born and brought up in heath
en- country and a land of pagan idol
airy, but in all his life, he never
heard a man blaspheme his Maker
until now The man coloreG, blurted
out an apology, and looked not a
little ashamed of himself. Swear not
at all
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No" said the gentleman who is
fond of quoting texts, Il cannot give
you anything on that account today.
know promised you, and | am sorry;
but man is naught but poor, weak
clay, you know
Il realize that" said the collector
Il am glad you do, my friend"
And l came around here in the
hope of striking pay dirt, but seem
to have missed it,
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ALL THAT Hc1S NEEDED.

She had been asked to sing, but
protested that she was not in good
voice that evening.
Really, you shouldn't ask it of
me- she said. Il don't feel equal to
it tonight"
"Oh, you can give us one little
song" persisted the hostess; Just
enough to get everyone started talk
iugn
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An AMUSING MISTAKE.

An English journal tells an anus
ing anecdote concerning wealthy
Irish lady whose summer house is
situated near a garrison town in Ire
land. \ short time ago she sent an
invitation to Captain A-to take tea
with her, saying that the pleasure
of Captain As company is respect
fully requested etc. To her aston
ishment she received by an orderly
the following note: Enlisted men
John and Smith have been detailed
to do guard duty, but the remainder
of Captain As company accept with
pleasure Mrs. Ms polite invitation -
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$1.OO PER ANNUM
John BOIgfanO's Horse Fly Liquid Is
the SeSI.

me genuine with N oar signature on g@ch
can. John }olgiano." beware of false iuita-
tions We manufacture nothing but the best
Drives flies and insects of all kinds off horses,
COWS, dogs, &c. Pint, 25c; quart, SOC; gallon,
SI.5O. We also manufacture }. b. House Fly
Liquid. Drives mosquitoes, reaches, ants,
chiuches, and all other insects out of the house
permanently. Bottles, 0c. and 25c.; pint,
quart %. The John Bolgiano Co, Manu-
facturers, 21 East Lombard ST., Baltimore, Md.
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4 NIGHT OUT.

Mrs. Jones--And you will come
home early, won't you, dear?
Jones (who is going 10 the club
Yes, darling; but should be little
late you need not wait breakfast on
my account.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Noticefs hereby given to the taxpayers of
the Fifth Election District that the undersigned
Tax Collector will be at WESLEY MCDOON'S
Store. Dublin, every TU ESDAY. and at JOHN
o. STEARNS' every SATURDAY, from 8
october. November and December. 1906, for
the purpose of receiving State and county
taxes. discount will he allowed on all
county taxes of . per cent. if paid in Septem
ber, 4 per cent. in October, 3 per cent. in No
vember 2 per cent. in December, 1896.
E.J. COOK, Collector,
Fan Glenvile. Md.
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500 REWARD.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, BEL AIR.
" JANUARY 4, 1897.
The County Commissioners of Hartford cOun-
ty hereby offer reward of One Hundred Dol
lars for the arrest and return to the Hartford
county Jail of Joseph Davis, alias David Hor-
witZ, who escaped from Jail the night of Satur-
day, January ID, 1897.
by order,
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A CARD.

l wish to say to the patrons of Baldwin
Station residing near Upper Roads and JAR
rettsville that their horses will be cared for at
this place the same us when hotel was open.
l7iu SAMUEL, WATKINS.
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Wanted-

A good Steady Salesman to show a line of
staple everyday goods. Good salary to good
man. Send references, as the goods are sold
on time Address,
DRAW WEIR b. Greensboro. N. G.
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He DIDN'T CUT THE TREE.

An old Negro strolled up to the
window of the commissioner of regis
tration in a Western city recently and
made application for registration
papers.
"What is your name?" asked the
commissioner.
George Washington, was the re-
ply.
"Well, George, are you the man who
cut down the cherry tree?"
NO, sab, boss, no, sab, | amt the
man. amt done no work fo' nigh
on to yeah"
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REWARD OF $500!

OfIice of the County Commissioners. |
Bel Air, Md July 13, 1896. I
A REWARD OF FIVE DOLLARS will be
paid for the arrest and conviction of any per-
son or persons depoSiting brush, tin cans or
rubbish of any kind in the water courses, or
along the banks of any of the public roads of
this COT lty. BY order of
iyI7 GEO ]. FINNEY. Clerk.
Want ted.
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1t sometimes occurs in restaurant
that when the pepper gets hot the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-02-22
Face the Gallows Differently.

St Louis. Mo. February l6-Two men
met death on the gallows in the Jail yard
at Clayton. q suburb Of this city shortly
after : O'Clock this morning. The first 10
pay the penalty was Peter Schmidt.
pale-faced. eightccn-year-old lad. and the
ether was Samuel Foster. q big burly negro
aged about thirty years.
Schmidt mounted the scaffold steps with
a firm step and maintained a stubborn at
titude throughout the preliminaries To the
execution. The drop fell at 200 O'Clock and
in twelve minutes he was pronounced dead.
The body was cut down and the scaffold
was again prepared for Foster.
At 7:30 the latter. who had occupied the
early morning hours i'm alternately singing
hymns and praying for mercy was led out
Into the Jail yard. He trembled violently
and had TO be supported up the steps.
The trap was sprung at about 7:40 and the
execution was successful.
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FITZ REACHES CARSON.
Corbett Moves Off to His Quarters at
ShawAs Springs.

Carson. Nov.. February 20.-Corbett's
star WAS partially ccllpsed this afternoon.
when Fitzsimmons's pink face shone from
car window on the Reno trIin.
The Cornishman was accompanied by
Ernest I,oeher Dan Hickey and Martin
Julian. ih. latter having met the party
at Reno Holding his great Dane dog by
% strong leash Fltzsimmons Ted the crowd
~ several hundred To the Arlington. whe 70
Dee usurpeI Corbctt's position as the great
ly aiore=l-
Il slpppsc 7 VIII have 10 keep under
cover Tor "a few days" he said. "but that
mile running track VIII 10 me- until the
ground i- iii FOR road work Rorhcr and
Hickey VIII keep me busy ~ present.
hope Jack St-nzrler VIII De here 20 work
U.tA me- few days before the fight II
Poo don't I Will got another heavy weight
Very little work VIII do me. in fact I am
IN row. barring few pounds OF beef"
Half au hour after his arrival Fitzs,m-
mons visited Cooks ranch and looked
over the quarters. which no said suited
him exactly.
outdoor exercise VIII be impossible for a
week 1T least
& few hours OF sunshine Eladdcned the
hearts 81 an this morning. hut Ioltz brought
O. Hurry ~ SNOW with him az $3.50 o'clock
and an hour later the storm was in fun
bias Predictions are NJ "a discount. but
old timers are convinced that March
Weather VIII De- lamb-lil1e and balrnier.
a dozen sporting writer's from the east
fpckc1 IN with Fifz
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colored. then a roustabout at the Kimball.
left Atlanta where he was reared, and
worked his way TO the slope. where he be
came jockey and finally prize fighter.
Evans was on the slope when Fitz struck
California and a match was arranged for
them, but never came off Evans now
calls Cincinnati his home. and Harry Wei
don. of The Cincinnati Enquirer. tells the
story. Here il is:
Few people know that Wiley Evans, the
colOred boxer. was the first man in Amer
lea that was ever matched against th'
lanky AntipOdlan. When FitZsimmOrs
first came to America Wiley was one OF
the pugilistic stars of the Pacific slope
He had won n Tumber of creditable battles
in California. and was considered quite
the thing. As is well known. Fitz was in
hard lines when he landed in Frisco. lie
worked his way over from Australia IN
tho steamer Alameda. When he landed ne
didn't have on enough clothes 10 tit out
a Coxey hobo Ills trousers We're too
short his coat was too long and altogeth-
or his wardrobe looked like II had been
gathered in by pieccmeaL But that is
neither here nor there. FINE feathers
make fine birds" and the clothes don't
make the man" are here applicable. Fitz
wanted a nshr tie was matched against
Evans. \ committee from the club asked
Fitz to give them trial In order that
they might determine whether he was good
enough for Wiley Evans. Fitz refused to
give the trial and the match was declared
off. Th.nk of it, Fitz refused trial. He
was not Thought TO be good enough to
make q match with Wiley Evans. Verify
the whirling of time makes queer changcsi
Now the man who came into san Fran
cisco looking like a hobo is matched TO
fight for the championship of the world
while the fighter whom the committee
thought ne wasn't good enough to fight
IS cross reading ii through the eastern
country. having IA fight about once every
two weeks
Feeling here in Atlanta IS stn for
short end ON F'itz. with no Corbett money
around at anything liNc reasonable figures.
SO far but one man with Corbett money
has shown UP ana his odds are $l.t10 10
$50.
In the meantime. the schedule OF bets
posted last Sunday still stand with no
takers offered ana without even a question
asked
Probably the best posted ring follower m
Atlanta is James +. Lynch He has seen
Corbett Sullivan Fitz. Dempsey and all
the best men DO their work and picks Cor
Dett an easy winner. over his own sigma
lure he has said what he thinks of the
coming mill. Lynch is probably the strong
est torhett adhereut in Atlanta and can
see no way for him To lose.
1t IS true both men have wasted more
wind than is requisite for "a good long
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During tne rast week have been asked
repeatedly to give my opinion as TO the re-
suit OF the Corbett- Fgtzsimmons fight. but
have refralned from making a prediction.
4 dozen letters and kilograms have coIne
10 me during the week requesting me TO
name the man / believe will win. but to
none of these have / given anything Ike
lead on the future. I ann convinced that no
man can forecast the result, let the battle
be free from all accidents. Beyond all
doubt the match IS one of the evenest the
ring has known in Il long time and II their
work is mp to the standard they have both
set no one will have a right TO make
prediction before the men show their shape
when they enter the ring.
II has been asserted that am partial 70
Fltz. but I have not the slightest leaning
that way. ] have simply presented the
work of the two men as the records show
II and am no: responsible for the fact that
records make possibly a better showing for
Fitz than for Corbctt.
If were asked my preference. I would
quickly say Corhctt was my choice. Tie -
my choice only IN the fact that outside OF
the ring he IS a man head and shout Ter
above Fltz. Outside of the ring Corbett
knows how TO conduct himself and can
make n favorable impression In almost
any crowd. There Is a streak of congenial-
ity about him while Fiiz is always surly
ana silent and usually alone unless It IS
bending over a pool table in some Billiard
saloon.
one can pass n few minutes with Cor
bett pleasantly. for he talks Interestingly
and entertainingly. lie IS "a well read man
ana IS not always hnrpins on his ring rec
ord. whsle 4 IS doubtful # Fitz ever turns
TO any other than the sporting page OF q
paper when ne picks one up. II IS true.
Corbett's conduct outside OF the ring has
met with some severe criticisms. but it is
not with hts social life that ! have to do
in handling his career as q puellst. no
more than have TO DO with Fl.z's silent.
taciturn ways outside Of the ring.
No better idea Of the character OF the
two men apart from their work need be
given than the companions Of the two.
mean the companions Corbctt and Fitz SCI
lect. Ftz once had pet Hon and whether
cr training for prize Fight rehcarsiug for
the stage or riding over the country. that
lion WAS his constant companion and il was
with the Quadruped he passed the greater
part OF his time. Then when the loa was
killed ENtz caught uD monster dog OF
which people are about as chary as they
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CATS KILLED IN PULPIT.
Congregation Hears a Sermon on To-
bacco and See 1t Illustrated

From Tho Cleveland Leader.
Cadillac, Mich. February 9-Ihe an
nouncement that Rev. W. l.. laufmah
assisted by Or. G. f.. Miller, would kin two
eats in the pulpit of the Methodist church
to illustrate Laufman's sermon on TOBACCO
was sufficient to pack the church
Prominent on the pulpit were packages
of fine cut and plug chewing tobacco. Iauf-
man contended in his sermon that tobacco
in any form was bound to fill the user with
nicotine and eventually produce death. IN
tragic tones he declared that tho Spain of
today was not the chivalric Spain Of Co
lumbus's time, because of the prevalent use
of tobacco.
Turkey" he said. "is now fallen low on
account of its natural vice, tobacco.
Ha proclaimed that France had n rapid
~ diminishing population on account of the
use of tobacco, and said:
1--WE of all nations the most nervous. can
least Of all afford to play fast and loose
with tobacco. the enemy of the body, the
mind and tho soul"
Holding aloft pound plug of tobacco he
assured his hearers 1t contained enough
grains of nicotine to kill two hundred men.
Then tho cats were brought up by DIR.
Miller. An assistant held them while the
doctor administered the picotine The first
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BISCUIT COMPANIES FIGHT
BIG CUT IN PRICES THE FIRST
RESULT OF THE WAR.
One of the Three Large Concerns Will
Probably Be Driven from the
Field---Goulds Take q Hand.

Chicago. February IS.-The cut in prices
Of the New York Biscuit Company which
was made Tuesday night. amounting 10 IS
per cent Of the Company's entire products.
was followed Wednesday afternoon by the
same reduction being made by the affect
ing lines Of tho American Baking Com
pany.
II is the opinion OF the trade and brokers
that the war will be continued indefinitely
and further reductions made.
The sweeping reductions apply to the
territory east and west OF Chicago and
the United States Biscuit Company, which
oDer.fes from Pittsburg. Is expected TO
meet all reductions made 70 prOteCt their
Interests.
There was a report IN speculative cir
clcs here yesterday that the hand Of the
Goulds was bohind the war which was be-
gun 10y the Eastern American Company.
The Moore Bros. Of Diamond Match con-
nection, are heavy holders of New York
Biscuit stock and Edwin Gould is lighting
the match company. II IS said that this
time was considered opportune for finish
fght against the western biscuit makers,
with the object of breaking the New York
company and dividing the biscuit business
OF the country practically between tie
American and United States companies in
stead of three concerns rs now done.
Bankers and brokers here point 10 tho
fact that the cut price circulars get on the
stock exchange even before they reach the
sellers of cracker goods.
This IS said to DE. evidence OF stock
manipulation scheme and the stock mar
ket is one of the vital points where the
war is to be fought out. Another signih-
cant fact is that consumers are deriving
no benefit from the cut prices.
The retailers have receited circulars
warning them that goods viii he taken
from them if they do any cutting.
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RED HOT TIMES IN KANSAS.
Clash Between Republican and Popu-
list Legislators.

Topeka. Kan. February T-There was
almost a riot in the house of representa-
tives this morning ANA Il repetition of the
legislative war of 1898 is Threatened. Ike
publicans and populists clashed and the
house became a mob. The sergcant-at-
arms vas unable 10 quou the disturbance,
which continued for an hour. Trueblood'
popuist. moved 10 refer the calendar to
a revision committee TO have certain pius
advanced.
The republicans objected. and claimed II
took two-thirds vote to change the rule.
The populists were short twO-thirds and
Speaker Pro Tom Weilip, who was in
the chair. held the majority was sufficient.
The republicans demanded roll call on
the motion. but Weilip refused TO recog-
nize them. and it was carried by viva
VOce vote.
Every republican member jumped to his
desk shouting. "Roll call! roll ctll!' way
ing his arms and shaking his fist at the
pOpulists The din was kept up for IAN
hour. when Wtilip adjourned the house.
No blows were struck, but trouble is
sure to continue tomorrow.