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Not a Lawyer.

"Now," said the lawyer who was conduct
ing the cross examination, will you please
state how and where you first met this
MANI" Il Think said the lady with the
sharp nose, that it was" Never mind
what you think" interrupted the lawyer
I'VE want facts here. We don't care what
you think, and we haven't any time to waste
in listening to what you think Now, please
tell us where and when it was that you first
met this man. The witness made no reply
Come, come" urged the lawyer. Il de
mand an answer to my question: Still no
response from the witness. Your honor"
said the lawyer, turning to the court, Il
think am entitled to an answer to the ques-
ton l have put ''Ihe witness will please
answer the question" said the court in i'm
pressive tones. Can't said the lady.
"Why not?' "The court doesn't care to
hear what think, does it:' No" "Then
there's no use questioning me any further
| am not lawyer. | can't talk without
thinking So they called the next witness.
Cleveland Leader.
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CONCORD.

| dotted with groves of oak and mag
nolias, in which are half-concealed the
glistening white houses of the planters.
The upands gradually increase until
| Natchez is reached-aboutt ten miles dis
tant. Here the famous "Natchez Hills"
! rise to height Of nearly 800 feet above
the river. These wild and rugged hills
are of peculiar rich, marty loam,
and are evidently the result of an earth
quake. They extend back into the in
terror for ten or twelve miles, and those
not under cultivation are clothed with
forest primeval" of magnolia, oaks,
tulip and black walnut. These hills
are cleft with crevices or canyons,
whose banks are covered with luxuriant
these riffs course pretty streams in
their mad rush to the great river. The
wild and romantic beauty of the bluffs
upon which NatcheZ stands becomes
even more picturesque when contrast
ed with the beautiful landscape on the
opposite side of the river. The ailuvial
plain, spread out below as carpet. eX-
preciptous bluffs can be seen magniti
cent sweep of country, coursed by lit
tie ''bayous," seemingly bright ribbons
flashing i'll the sun.
Here the river makes a curve, or "big
bend" and changing its bed has ere
;,ted Lake Concordia.' This change
was caused by the caving of the bank,
,I, h.,
especially at Natchcz, Nicksburg, Grand
Gulf and Lake Providence. Concordia
lake describes almost complete circle
of about 10 miles, and the broad, white
fields which line its banks present one
OF natures prettiest scenes. The lands
are highly productive, and have been
cultivated for nearly century and
half. Nidalia, the pretty village oppo-
site Natchez, was the country seat of
Don Vidal, one of the earliest Spanish
settlers, and Lake Concordia was so
named from Concord, the home of the
first Spanish governor of Na+chez and
the first fine residence built in the
place. From the summit of the Natchez
hills the view of this unbroken plain
ard the grand sweep of the river is en-
trancing. But looking up and down the
river, at the bluffs in their ruggedness,
clothed to their SUBMITS with forests
of trees and tangled vines, the view
is somber, but grand.
1t was but natural that such pic
turesque country should soon be set
tied, and, upon the arrival of the French
<lnr I &C. l., 10
ment was made. A few years afterward
the capital of the territory was removed
to what is now New Orleans. The
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PROMPTLY MET.
The BOisterOus Bully Was Gently
but Effectively Called.
Down.

There was big, coarse-voiced fellow, with
red face, superiority of beef about his head
and an Unsuitable desire to hear himself talk
that was nicely come up with in a barber
shop the other day. He was fashly dressed
and seemed aggrieved that every man en-
ployed in the place did not rush to help him
get ready for the chair He had assistance
in having himself brought down to the condi-
ton for being shaved, declining to handle
anything from his hat to his collar and neck
tie
While being lathered and shaved he told
boisterously and profanely about the de-
generacy of the times. Men who had to earn
their living didn't know their places and
acted as though they were just as good as
those who hired them. The greatest mis-
take this country had ever made was when
it did away with slavery instead of extend
ing it to every state and territory in the
union.
After he had insisted upon half dozen
additions and extra touches from the knight
chair and produced a fat pocketbook, while
still holding forth in his offensive vein.
'Nevah mine dat said the proprietor,
who had known life on the plantation in the
old days. 1--WE don make no cha'ge TO
takin' de bris' les off of ANIMALS like you"
The bully was about to break loose like an
unheralded cyclone of destruction, but he
saw half a dozen BARRIERS about him. each one
whettng a razor on the palm of his hand
and looking solemn.
Glow do you make money at that price,"
he asked with sickly grin.
eve make it often ge'men, sah," and it
was wonderful to see how soon the big man
was dressed and away.-Detroit Free Press.
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sinns OF rare architectural beauty and
the entertainment of their friends ana
distinguished visitors, and they were
many. These plantation houses were
given romantic or appropriate names,
such as 1.-The Briers,' 1.-The Forest"
"Melrose," Cherry Grove" "Cs1ar
Grove and were elnbowered in beau
tiful groves, surrounded by weil-kept
lawns. The houses in the city were Of
finer architectural finish, but all were
constructed on that southern type
wide verandas and large, white Corin-
THAN pillars. Concord" the residence
of the Spanish governors, is one OF the
most interesting landmarks of the city.
"Monmouth,' the home Of Gen. John \.
Quitman, is one of the finest build
ings III the city. He had a library of
several thousand volumes, which re-
mains intact to this day. "Giostcr,"
the residence of Winthrop Sargent,
the first governor of Mississippi, is an
other type OF the olden-tme southern
mansion. Another is the fine man
sion of Sargent S. Prentiss, the most
brilliant orator of the southwest in
the days of oratory. "MontebelIo" was
the residence of the Shields family, and
it still stands.
Very few of the descendants of the
early settlers have emigrated They
have remained and intermarried, and
nearly all of them are related, forming
4 delightful ommunity-everybo body
knowing everybody. Many live in their
ancestral homes. The society is pol
ished and exclusive, based upon good
ancestry, morals and refinement of
manners and inteliieence-the only real
aristocracy.
The population of the city is about
10000, the greatest increase having &C.
Cured within the last decade.
j. NJ SCANLAND
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DOCTORS DON'T DENY IT.
The frank testimony of a
famous physician.

When Dr. Aver announced his sarsa pa
rilla to the world, he at once found the
physicians his friends. Such a remedy
was what they had looked for, and they
were prompt to appreciate its merits and
prescribe it. Perhaps no medicine-knowu
as a patent mcdicine-is so generally ad-
ministered and prescribed by physicians as
DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilia for blood diseases,
and diseases of the skin that indicate a
tainted condition of the blood. Experience
has proved it to be specific in such
diseases, and sores of long standing, old
ulcers, chronic rheumatism, and many
other like forms of disease have yielded TO
the persevering use of DR.. Ayers Sarsapar-
lila after other medicines had utterly failed.
The testimonials received from physicians
to the value of this remedy would fill a
volume. Here is one leaf signed by Rich'd
II. Lawrence, NJ. D., Baltimore, Nd.
ut affords me pleasure to bear testimony
to the success which yoar preparation Of
Sarsaparilla has had in the treatment of
cutaneous and other diseases arising from
vitiated condition of the blood. Were it
necessary. might give you the names Of
at least fifty individuals who have bsen
cured of long standing complaints simply
by the administration of DR.. Ayers Sarsa-
pa-rilla. One very remarkable instance
was that ola quite old woman who had lived
at Gainesville, near this city. She had been
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afflicted with the rheumatism for thr.s;
years, and had taken as she had iuformsS
me, more than one hundred dollars wortS
OF medicine to obtain relief, vet withcnt
any beneficial result. advised her 10 ~.
bottle of DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla and tx
her that if it failed to do her good, wo"iS
refund the money. A short time af,.,
ward, learned that it had cured her 81
neighbor OF hers similarly afflicted -a.
also entirely relieved of his compIain, hss
its use. This is the universal resulf ~ AZ
administration of your Sarsapa1illa. rs
Is without exception, the best blood nuriN
her with which l am acquainted"
There Is no other similar medicine csr
show similar record. Others have int
tatcd the rem dy. They can't initiate the
record. DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla has the
friendship of the physician and the favor
of the family. because it cures. 1t fuifilis
all promises made for it. 1t has healed
thousands of people Of the most malignant
diseases that can mutilate mankind
Nothing has ever supe 1ceded it and moth.
ing ever will until a medicine is made
that can show a record OF cures greater il
number and equal in wonder to those
wrought by DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. DR..
Ayers Curebook, story of cures told bv
the cured, is sent free on REQUEST bv ths
J. c. Aver Company, Lowell, Mass. Write
for it, S
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GayoSo, Minor and Don Jose Vidal
The Spanish settlers were given large
grants of land, and in order to culti
vate them there was renewed activity
in the slave trade-the slaves being
brought. from Cuba and San Domingo.
The Spanish aristocracy built num-
Der of fine residences, some of which
still stand, and are occupied by their
descendants. The officials dwelt in
what was known as the Court Circle"
of the city, and would not permit any
one else to build house in that neigh
borhood. Yet there were some fam
lilies who were even of bluer blood than
were the officials. The Spanish type
of architecture, coutrasted with the few
remaining old French houses and the
more modern American residences, gives
to the little town quaint picturesque
ness.
During the Spanish occupation, when
our revolution was at its height and
worst, many of the colonists emigra'ed
to the Mississippi territory, which
then extended to Georgia. They were
not of the typical pioneer class who go
to the wilderness to blaze out !: way for
civilization, but were wealthy and cul-
tivated, and brought along their lux
uries, household goods, fine libraries and
their slaves. They wished to escape the
horrors of war, and to save their prop
erty, and some of them were not en-
thIsiastic for separate government.
'hav 6,C %
Maryland and from the north. They
floated down the river, and from New
Orleans they came gradually up stream
passing the German and French settle
ments, and occupied the rich alluvial
lands fronting the river. A few years
after the close Of the revolution, the
Spanish learned that they were beyond
their boundary line-and that this was
not a part of West Florida. They only
learned this after the country became
thickly settled with Americans, how
ever After their departure. a heavy
tide of immigration came, and, the main
body being men of wealth, they natur-
ally selected highly productive land
and plenty of 1t. The strip of country
now comprising the five wealthiest
counties in the state was organized into
Bourbon county. Washington, a VIII
lage six miles distant, was the ''capital"
of the mississippi territory Those
coming from the same state located as
nearly as practicable in the same neigh
borhood, and frequently gave to that
neighborhood the name of their native
state. Being nearly all wealthy, and
many of them leaders, the country was
divided into clusters of settlements, and
each had Il society Of its own; yet all
mingled on state occasions" Natchez
was the most aristocratc section of the
territory, and this section contained
then, as it did for nearly three-quar-
tiers of d century later, the greatest
part OF the wealth and intelligence,
and from this city came more political
leaders, and more men who achieved
a national reputation, than any other
city of its size in the United States.
For the half century preceding the
late civil war Natchez had population
of abou: 5000. Her merchants were
very wealthy and had their summer res
ideEces, where they lived luNuriousIy.
The planters built their huge man
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French found here the powerful tribe
of Na.chez Indians. who came from
towards the setting sun" and claimed
their descent from the Aztecs. They
were the highest type of civilized In
dians in America. They were fire wor.
Slippers, and their chief was called the
Great Sum-" They massacred the
French garrison. and were finally ex-
terminated.
So it will be seen that Natchez is the
oldest white settlement in the south
west. 1t is also the most historical, and
noted as having been the center of
wealth and intelligence during its long
history; and as having provided more
brilliant men than any other section of
the southwest. A number of wealthy
French came from New Orleans and
cultiyating large estates, mainly by slave
labor, lived in elegant ease. They
built their chateaux upon the bluffs.
and reaped fortunes 10y planting in
digo and tobacco. Next came the Span-
iaris. also people of education aud re-
tinement. the governors De Lemos,
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S1OO Reward 600.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in it's cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The eyes, said the sentimental
boarder, are the windows of the soul"
Il am sorry to hear that" said the
Cheerful Idiot, for have been taught
that it is extremely unhygienic to
sleep with ones windows tightly
closed. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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One of the most literary of the London
evening papers makes the following start:
hydrants and fire appliances will be ar
ranged and the stage is to be fitted with
double asbestos and steel freproof curtain.
comfortable by one man. The latter is de.
signed to be one of the largest in London,
namely, about 80 feet wide and 50 feet deep. !"
Glasgow Evening Times
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"My SON. said the philosopher, "you
know the adage don't you? Never put all
your eggs in one basket Then if an accident
happens only a portion of them will be
broken. So with your money. Don't put it
all in one bank"
Yes" returned the son, who knew few
things. too, "but in scattering your money
around among banks YOU only increase the
chances of getting left by cashiers "-Chica-
go Evening News.
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STILL ARISTOCRATIC.
Natchez, Miss, Retains Many Old
Time Peculiarities.
Settled Originally by Intelligent and
Wealthy People, 1t Has Lost
None of Its Social Charms
of iOre.
1special Natchez (Miss.) Letter

The picturesque little city of Natchez
is built upon the highest peak of
the celebrated "Natchez Hills" AS
cending the Mississippi river from
New Orleans, the first rising ground
is at Baton Rouge (Red Stick
Louisiana. Below that city the country
is level plain-a beautiful landscape
of plantations of greening sugar cane,
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Regeneration-A man NAV heat down
the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he ia
weary; while the root abides in strength
and vlgor, the beating down the present fruit
VIII not hinder it from bringing forth more.
John Owen.
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Comment {.

Maud-CholIy hasn't been quite himself,
of late
Rose-No? hadn't noticed any improve
ment,-puck.
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Fidelity. "A certain sober Judgment
ought, to mark Christians They should be
like the needle in the mariners COMPASS.
not like the pendulum which, within its lin.
tied range, is, always going from one ex
IRENE 70 another.-Herbert NJ. Melville.
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4 Humane Woman.-The Cabmap-
Gimme your bag, lady, and I'll put it on
top Of the cab Mrs Oatcake las she gets
in)-"No; that poor horse of yours has Tot
enough to pull. I'll carry it on my lap
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Full of Grand Marches and Quicksteps.-
Oetimer-"Is your married life one grand
sweet, song?' Newlywed-"Well, since I
got baby it's more like grand opera, with
loud calls for the author every night
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NYasculine Morality.

Because a man fools away great deal of
money is no sign of immortality. Many a
man has spent all ne earned all his life whose
idea of highly wicked time was to chuck
a girl under the chin-Atchison Globe.
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Since the discovery and introduction of
DR.. Mofs-ts TEEruINA tTeelhihg Po,cders)
the death rate of small children has largely
decreased. TEETnINA Ads Digestion, Regu-
lates the Bowels and makes teething easy,
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With Il1srets.

Ciarence-What are golden oppor.
tunit;es, pa?
DIR. Callipers-The ones we have
missed. -Ainsiee's Magazine.
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We are wont to look forward to trouhl..
with fears of what they will inflict, but hack
on them with wonder at what they have
saved us from.-Samuel johnson,
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Don't You Slccp:

Does your Head Ache? Somnif Caffein
cures instantly, All druggists. 25 cents. Dr..
Iaxton MedlcalCo. 20l River St., Troy, N, Y.
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He CDUrtCI FdjluPe

1saacs-Do you tink marriage vos vail
ure?
Ahrams-So hellup me if dit, would ged
married domorrows -Up-to Date.
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Jewe'er-You say your wife's musician
! should think something in the form of a
Tyre would please her.
Customer-Did you ever try to explain at
two o'clock in the morning? Then how can
Weekly
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline'l
Great Nerve Rcstorer. Free 50 trial hottie
treatise. DIR. Kline, 033 Arch st., Phila, Pa
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Nine times out of ten woman is prompter
to pay debt than a man.--Washington
Democrat.
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We often wonder what some women woulc
do if they couldn't ashington Dem
ocrat
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1t IS not the fellow who gets the biggest
salary who makes the most money. 1t is the
one who knows what to do with it.-Wash.
ington Democrat.
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It is wonderful to think what the presence
Of one human being can do for another
change everything in the world-Story OF
William and Lucy Smith, George S. Mer-
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A mans way of expressing his utter con.
tempt for thing is by saying he wouldn't
give chew of tobacco for it.
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l believe Pso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
saved my boys life last summer-Mrs. Allie
douglass, Leroy, Mich, Oct. %, 81
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People who can't buy things good enough
in their own town often are the poorest
dressed.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet
It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, calous and hot. tired ach
ing feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Many people get up early and do nothina
else all day.-Washington Democrat.
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1t is very seldom that girl can 20 away
to college without inventing some new way
to spell her ashington Demoe rat.
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From Two Sides.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moncvif it fails to cure. 25c
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A man wearing a shirt and collar of diff
ferent colors would look Just as well wearing
one boot and one shoe.-Washingt Demo
crat
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A woman licks the envelope to make the
stamp stick, and the man ticks the stamp
Washington Democrat.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-25
TALKING
About The End of The War.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Not short OF
ten weeks. probably twelve weeks,
| will the campaign against Havana be
begun, but when the time comes to
move it is confidently anticipated that
the expedition will be so complete in
all its parts and so formidable in its
efficiency that brilliant success will
perch on it's banners in the briefest
possible period.
Nearly hundred Thousand troops
Will probably compose the invading
army, and the demonstration will be so
overwhelming in point of strength as
to give no hope Or excuse for protract-
ed resistance. The army will be sup
ported by fleet whose task will be the
reduction of the forts which encircle
Havana.
Weakened by hunger, dispirited hy
continued reverses, the Spanish troops,
it is expected, will be only too glad to
surrender to superior force, and Blan-
CO will not hesitate to offer his sword
to Fitzhugh Lee, who it is understood
will have the honor of receiving it.
The president hopes to send message
to congress in December announcing
the end of the war.