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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-02-07

Mrs. j. c. johnson, New Zion, S. C.-Can
any one tell me where | can procure copy
of the book, "Raids and Romances of Nor
gan and His Men," / have raspberry cut
tings for all sending cents in stamps TO
pay postage.
Ethel Jackson. Milford. S. CT have sent
the pillow sham design to all who sent for
II except one lady. whose address ! have
lost / think her postofiice was hyton, Ga.
If she sees this and will send me her ad-
dress / will send the design.
Mrs. 3. Faux, Dothen, Ala.--Will you be
kind enough to ask through your columns
Of the wherea bouts of my brother, j. O.
McRac. When last heard from he was IN
Corsicana Tex. | send a nickel for eaCh
of my children to the Grady hospital
Miss c. West Ardela, S. C.-If any OF
the readers of The Constitution have the
novel Sworn to Silence, or Aline Rodney,s
Secret" by Mrs. McNeigh Miller, they WI wa
greatly oblige me by writing TO my au-
dress I will exchange books or equdI Ndluo
and will also pay postage.
Mrs. 7. IT. Borough, Royston Calf
feather beds and pillows are exposed 10
the night air in freezing weather all germs
will be killed and the feathers will be rem
ovated. Any kind of dried fruit Keeps freo
from insects if exposed to freezing night
air I have many books and papers TO e1S~
change for reading matter. A few school
books to exchange.
Mrs i. Whitfield, Daisy. Ala read
The Constitution with much pleasure.
think there is no better paper pubhShco
] was told to get blue violet roots, bon 10
a strong tea, drink it for three days ana
nights. drink nothing else, it Will cure
neuralgia. DO any Of the sisters know
anything about this? l picked cotton last
fan and earned d little money, of which l
send a dime for the Grady hospital. scrip
ture says work willingly with thy hahd,
to have to give to Him that ntedcth.
have many good receipts, would Ike TO
exchange for something. Write with sell
addressed, stamped envelope.
Miss Mary Z. Henry. Palm. Ala,-So
many letters have como requesting the fly
weed seed that have not had time TO an
swer all of them. 7 am u schoolgirl ana
can only devote short time each day Tor
letter writing, and 1t takes mo quite
while to reply to fifty or sixty letters
week In reply to the correspondents VINO
wanted to know about the cultivation or
the fly plant: Plant the seed in the garden
IN the spring. after the ground gets warm,
6nd usually every seed will terminate. NO
enccial cultivation is needed. The plant
dies down In the fall. but will rcseod itself
next spring It IS not poisonous except TO
the fly family, but Is sure death TO that
troublesome pest [ viii distribute tho
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Memory nIays us some queer freaks. Like
the djssoIvinz views of a panorama the in
ciden.s Of our childhood come before us,
the flashlights are thrown on until they
stand ont vivjdly before the minds eye.
MetbinIls | hear the winds whistling
around the corners of the old homestead.
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IWOMANS KINGDOMS

the yineless potatoes. which Wood tells me
are easily raised and very prolific.
They are the sweetest and best potatoes
J. have seen for a long time. and we nave
enioyed them very much.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-02-07
,,.. r,,do, Read Znielervjne Mies.-I

Mss Landon Read Zeielerville, Miss.-l
,,,,o in y little town not larger than n
moment. and Of course it is very lonely.
Sometimes it seems that the very goddess
of solitude has set up her reign II our
midst. and at such times | steal off to
myself and perusc the otd Constitution. |
declare some of the letters are so pretty
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-02-07

Mrs. Turner Smith, Alexander city. Ala
cannot help but echo the wish or Mrs
rovnoIds "let us have a variety In the
tcnlcs of our Kingdom Il sCuSsions. truly
II has been said the loftiest sweetest
music of the soul is yet unwrtten; It's
faint articulation, interblended with the
tangl'ng discords of life. as the chimes
Of distant bells floats through the roar 81
winds and waves and chants to iJnpeIeu
hearts the song of hope and giadneSS.
have often felt that yicissitude IS the real
wine of life, strengthening and tHsinG our
hearts with human sympathes. Indeed
could we live an ideal life here, where
would be the W .SA for a better WOfiH'
There is wisdom and pleasure in IS Hcpin-
plctrncSS-a JOY Of C&pcctanCY-"hcl We
catch elimpscs Of the far-Otf, sweet VISIONS
of q life beyond. In the purpose Oi an an
visa Creator no life is wasted or in vain
Then outs de of Maud Muller ana weak
spntimentaliSm there is no might nave
been" That is when We have tuIhUed mo
highest mission Whcreunto We We're sent III
orrrtiuc the sacred altar of our 0OnltS ana
welding an influence that reaches h'\N."l
w The cause of a higher and better life,
what might have BEEN ceases 10 re OF
any, Significance and only worldly sent men
taIitics will eXpend thoughts upon z prop
Icn worthy of better import. TOR -"
slcrficc for Him here. Ills CHOSEN llhc'
NOT ours is best And even wait n% ON MN
IL heat 7 do not believe That 100 mue II
Mas bcon said on the subject of - Milcnn'Hi
Dawn" Any Christian work inat WIZ
muse MS to peruse the Bible can but nave
= TancIicial effect Truly our evcr-EfoWing
m'nds are reaching for food, and indeed
r,,i.t have mental Substance and variety
r. we would not become sordid ana narrow
IN our views.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-02-07
KINGDOM CORRESPONDENTS.

Mrs. j. G. Johnson, New Zion, 5. C.-Can
any one tell me where / can procure copy
of the book, "Raids and RomanceS of Nor
gan and His Men," I have raspberry cut
tings for all sending cents in stamps to
nav hostage.
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THE DAY.

Christmas is with US once again,
preaching it's own sweet sermons and
carrying on it's forefront it's own NOR
AL The Record Union is not dis
posed on this occasion to follow the
conventional and moralize upon the
day it's meanings and its blessings,
since the sweet old story" is
craven on every heart that would be
at all susceptible to commentary upon
the time and it's lessons. We content
ourselves. therefore, this time with ex-
tension Of the greetings Of the hour
TO all readers Of the Record Union, !"
to whom, one and all, Merry Christ
mas" The sympathies and greetings
of this journal likewise go out to all
the people of our beloved land, for
whom and for which all peace, pros
perity and good is invoked. For the
children of the land, to whom Christ
mas comes with most of joy, hope and
.innocent pleasures, the Record
Union has a heart overfowing with
good wishes and earnest prayers in
.their behalf.
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NATIVE SOLDIERS.


In the Presidents message there is a
suggestion that a considerable portion
of the augmented army force we now
need be recruited from among the ma
tives and residents of the new posses
sions. This is wise advice. First, it is
positively ascertained that these ma
tives will make good soldiers under
proper training, and that they are
tractable and willing to serve the gov
eminent now over them.
Secondly, they are acclimated, and
hence the dangers to imported troops
will be avoided and consequently the
cost of army maintenance will be great
ly less. In Porto Rico and Hawaii we
know that we can raise all the troops
necessary from among the natives, with
the precaution Of officering them with
Americans and placing a few, trained
regulars in their midst.
In the Philippines the task will be
little more difficult, but army officers
now there are of the opinion that So
per cent. of the garrisons can safely
be made up Of the better class of the
Filipinos, who are kindly disposed tow
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room, began to take it, and in few
days felt SO well that / got up. I con.
tinued it, improving all the time, until
/ am now almost a sound man. Can do
as hard days work as almost any man
This happened four years ago."
It is q fact of ever-increasing astonish-
ment that so many otherwise sensible
and provident people will, for the neg
lect Of so simple precaution as to have
bottle of Pe-ru-na at hand, bring upon
themselves the needless suffering and
foolish expense that practitioner of
medicine is forced to witness every day.
A cold in the head, which a single bot
tie of Pe-ru-na will cure, soon becomes q
case of chronic catarrh, which will re-
quire many bottles to entirely cure.
A sore throat, which one bottle of Pc
ru-na will cure, soon becomes chronic
pharyngitis or enlarged tonsils, which
will perhaps require many bottles to
cure.
A slight cough, which, without the
restige of doubt, would soon disappear
with the use of Pe-ru-na, becomes
chronic bronchitis, which may require a
persistent use of Pe-ru-na for some time.
Every practicing physician sees many
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No man is better known In the State
of Iowa than Mr.. G. J Roberts, con-
tractor and mason. A typical Amer1-
can-active, shrewd, and full Of business
sagacity. He is not only provider for
his family, but protector. In recent
letter to DIR. Hartman he writes, among
other things, as follows:
"Our boy, James, had the embranous
Group, and after he recovered he was
subject to repeated attacks of lung fever.
Our boy, Charlie, was also subject to at
tacks Of pneumonia and pleurisy. Our
third boy, John, was subject to fever and
ague (ma1arial) and liver trouble. Your
remedy Pe-ru-na cured my boys entire
ly, and now have three of the health
lest boys in the State of Iowa, which /
attribute to your medicine. My wife
had g. stomach trouble which Pe-ru-na
also cured. Altogether for my whole
family we have used nineteen bottles of
Pe-ru-na, and have thus saved $500 in
doctors bills. I am contractor and
mason by trade, and am known all over
Northwestern Iowa. Ihave had stom-
.ach trouble which has been greatly re-
lieved by your remedy Pe-ru-na, for
which am still taking 1t. We think it
is the greatest medicine on earth."-C. T.
Roberts, Denison, Ia.
This beautiful and healthy family is
the best recommend any medicine can
have. Not only is Pe-ru-na to them a
matter of economy, but 1t has become a
source Of safety and happiness.
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Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 81 and 81 de-
grees,. with gentle northerly and south
erly winds and partly cloudy weather
prevailing. Dense fog prevailed during
the greater portion of the forenoon.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and 5 D. M, yesterday were 30.63 and
30.5S inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were % and 50
degrees and one year ago to-day 53 and
33 degrees.
The average temperature was 43 de-
grees, and the normal 4S, showing yes
terday to have been five degrees cooler
than usual for the oath day of Decem-
Der.
River 8 feet inch, and falling.
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A CRIMNOLOGIsT WARNS US.

Prof. Lombroso, the renowned GRIM
warns the people of the United States
to take care that they do not become
intoxicated from the cup of conquest.
He adds that it may prove a poison
sides in our perfect independence of
the rest of the world, and he expresses
the fear that expansion will embroil
us with other nations and compel us
to alliances that will be crippling
1t is strange how Europeans have
awakened so suddenly to an interest
in American welfare, and are so ready
to preach of the true principles of free
government themselves having no ex
perience in that line. Prof. Lombroso
is a student of crime, it's causes and
tendencies, but he has never been
reckoned a statesman or as one skilled
in political craft. He assumes that
embodiment is liable to follow our pos
session of certain island territory
which Spain held for four hundred
years without any serious attempt on
the part of other powers to dispute her
right and title
There has never been and is not now
manifest in Amerca a spirit and am
bition of conquest. Nor yet have we
thought that exclusiveness and with
-drawaao from world forces We're to be
considered synonymous with independ
ence. 1t has, not so proved in the case
of China,s and Japan discovered her
strength and opened up the possibil-
tiles. before her only when she broke
the bonds. Of exclusiveness and jeal-
ousy of world affairs and activities. It
is not easy for the American expan-
sionist to understand why our occupa-
tion of islands in Asiatic waters
should lead us into embroilments with
European nations. Surely we are tres
passing upon no preserves of theirs.
We are. disputing nothing political with
| thena-a-this matter.
Nor can we realize that there is any
force in Prof Lombroso's suggestion
that hostile forces may invade our
land, and that with such invasion and
the cultivation of the war spirit liberty
|. departs. 1t might indeed involve us
were we to meddle with the partition
of the Soudan, the dismemberment of
China, or trouble ourselves concern
ing the possessions of the French in
Morocco, or the contests for South Af-
rican SOIL These are indeed European
affairs exclusively, in which we have
no interest, and about which we feel
no concern But wherein resides med
dlesomeness, or interference, or trench
ing upon European grounds in holding
fast to that which is the fruit of war,
| against which not single civilized
nation of the earth entered its protest.
save the one we justly punished. and
which by natural order is passing
away?
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IAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER AT
MANILA.

News from home is hard to get in the
Philippines by our soldiers and civilians
there. Some idea of the difficulties may
be gained when we state that cable
grams cost, even at press rates, no less
than 761a cents a word. Recently an
american started newspaper in Ma
Mia, at the urgent request of Americans
resident there. He called it THE Amer
scan," and fioated at it's head the motto
Equal rights to ALL
Four copies OF his sheet are before u.s.
Tt is a unique affair, but under the cir
cumstances is very creditable to the
courage and energy of the man. He
eonfesses that he has had no experience
whatever in newspaper work; that he is
decidedly a greenhorn; but his effort
does not disclose fatal disability; in
deed, he makes a much better "fst" of
Ahe work than was expected.
THE American" is very newsy,
#hough it is abominably printed. The
kypes are old and out of date, and half
.Df them actually unfit for use. His
compositors know very little about the
English language, and as for spelling,
s'The American is paralyzer. In one
number the editor apologies for the
failure Of a certain issue of the journal
TO reach the men Of the navy in Manila
bay. The explanation is that the day
preceding was native feast day." and
his typesetters and pressmen, and his
carriers as well, went off on a native
bender, without saying ''by your leave .
From this we infer that his matter
Is set after copy, by native typesetters
with but little if any knowledge of the
English language, much as an Ameri-
can printer not understanding English
could go to the case and set Spanish
copy Rather a laborious task, but it
>ss done, and not infrequently.
But with old type, a jaek-knife for a
graver, poor paper and worse ink, the
stalwart editor of ''The American" gets
out a very readable sheet, and it is tes-
titled that it is doing very good service
for our country by correcting false inl-
pressions concerning the Yankees. =
He is also giving to the 25,000 Ameri-
cans in and about Manila news Of the
local environment and from abroad and
IS standing off the lies and cunning mis-
representations of the Spanish with q
Nigor that is admirable.
But there is not a word or a line in
snThe American that is offensive, abus-
i've or libelous. 1t is indeed modest in
the strength of truth But to secure
news from abroad is beyond the fnan-
cial ability of the Manila publisher, ana
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and he said should continue to take it.
I took 1t until was entirely well.
Whosoever follows DIR. Hartman's adj
vice will get well.n - Mrs. Elizabeth
Gfau, New athens, Ill.
Few people are entirely free from
nasal catarrh. When the eatarrh is
slight, and is confined TO the nose, very
little harm is done, but the trouble with
these cases is that they are almost sure
to grow worse and the catarrh spread to
other parts. Be sure to take a course of
Pe-ru-na and thus get rid of the catarrh
before it becomes serious matter.
Of course, it may be that some people
have not yet come to know of this great
catarrh remedy, but it is strange that it
should be so after such multitudes have
been cured by it and so many papers
The record-union., 1898-12-25

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of California, in and for the County
of Sacramento.
In the Matter of the Estate of DON u.
HACKETT, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors
Of and all persons having claims against
Don z. Hackett, deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary afffdavits and
vouchers within four months from and
after the first publication of this no.
tice, to Laura c. Cotton, the administra-
trix of the estate of said Don 2. Hackett.
deceased, at the Office of White & Ssy-
mour, Stoll Building, Sacramento City,
California, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said
estate
Dated this 9th day of December, 1898
~ LAURA c. COTTON.
AS Administrators of the estate of Dor
T. Hackett deceased.
White & Seymour, Attorneys for ADJ
ministratrix. d12-StM
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and diphtheria. whenever one Of The
family feel in the least i'll mother al
ways says, Take Pe-ru-na and you will
be well, or, if we do not happen to have
any, We will have to get more Pe-ru-na.'
Pe-ru-na is always satisfactory in colds
and coughs"
Thousands of families in all parts Of
the United States have come to rely on
an absoute @ proecion f a aSansf 1ef'25 the yie % -
situdes of winter weather. 1t is as good
for grandfather as for the baby. 1t is
the friend of man and woman alike.
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NO PAPER TOMORROW.

] The Record Union" suspends publ
ration on but one day in the year
the day after Christmas. That the
s.Record- Union force may have an en-
lire day to itself there will be no Issue
of this paper on Monday morning.
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hopes of ever being
reliey We d. / trieC
e very remedy my
friends recommend
ed, but all in vain
Finally / took to my
bed. My friends had
all given me up tC
die, believing me tc
be in the last stages
of con IN p tion
Having a bottle OF
.-- - 4 -. Al
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
ers certificates will eommence.in this city
at the Perry Seminary Building, / street
between Tenth and Eleventh, TUESDAY
December 9th, at $50 a. m.
B. f. HOWARD
Secretary County Board of Education.
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family medicine.
d u ri II g h e
w h o / G of that
t i'm e we have
not had to en-
ploy a physician.
Our family con-
sists of S e V e n,
and we always
Use it for the
thous and and
one ailments to
which mankind
is liza ble.. We
have used it in
cases of scarlet
feVer mea.Sl IS
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A FREE BOOK.

An instructively illustrated book on
chronic catrrrh sent free TO any address
by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus, Ohio. This book
consists of DR.. Hartman's regular Win
ter course of medical lectures at the
Surgical Hotol. Ask any druggist for
q free Pe-ru-na Almanac for 1899.
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Chronic Catarrh Cured.

"For two years I had ca
tarrh of the nose very bad.
Sometimes it was so bad
that I could not sleep at
night. I doctored with
two physicians, but they
did not help mo. / read
about Pe-ru-na in the paper
and got a bottle of it. l
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CONSUMPTION Threatened.

Mr.. J. w. Draper, Gainsboro, Tenn,
writes: For many years I had been a
continual sufferer from that dreadful
disease, chronic catarrh. / gave up
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in Pe-ru-na, and Is very we'll satisfied
with it. He was ailing very much, and
now he feels better and praises your
medicine" - Mrs. Adelina Greger, Bag
by, Texas.
The record-union., 1898-12-25
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California-Partly cloudy
Sunday; warmer; light easterly wind.
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Famiyo of
nW Perun Is the eGretesM On Earth"

have heralded it from one end of sS~,e
country TO the other. -
And yet even this good news travels
comparatively slow. Tens of thousands
of people who have been cured are only
small number in comparison to the
great number who are still suffering
from chronic catarrh in some form.
Many have no time to read, and-not
few do not believe what they read, others
do not care to read, a few cannot read,
These causes continue to retard the
spread of the greatest medical boon to
suffering humanity that has ever yet
been discovered. But the news travels
faster and faster every month, and no
one can fail to SEQ that the time is notfar
distant when Pe-ru-na will be known
and blessed in every household in the
land.
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Our Family Medicine,

Mr.. Joseph Kirchensteiner, 81 Croton
used Pe-ru-na for eight years as our
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Holiday Dangers.

Christmas and New ears bring their
l. joys long anticipated and heartily en-
joyed. But the pleasure of holidays is
not entirely unalloyed. The big din
ners, the nuts and candies, the thousand
and one delicacies and rich viands that
tempt the palate and seduce the appe-
tite, are too well known to need men
ton. h-'f'e' - -" -
All this leads to deranged stomachs.
Catarrh of the stomach is the immediate
result. Gastric catarrh, the doctors call
1t. One or two doses of Pe-ru-na at the
time prevent a long siege with catarrh
of the stomach generally called dys-
pepsia). What the doctors call dyspep-
sia, and the people call Indigestion, is in
reality catarrh of the stomach.
Holiday over-eating is not entirely
confined to the children, either. The
lold folks sometimes do so, too. Whole
families often suffer together. Catarrh
Iof the stomach. That is the correct
name for it.
Right here Pe-ru-na, the friend of the
family, comes to the rescue. Pe-ru-na
cures eatarrh wherever located. If the
catarrh is in the stomach, it cures it. 1t
cures catarrh on Christmas or New
Years, or any other time of the year. 1t
cures the catarrh of over-eating or the
catarrh Of undertaking. 1t cures the
catarrh of long standing and the catarrh
of recent origin. No family is exactly
safe without Pe-ru-na. Nothing will
take the place Of Pe-ru-na. Insist upon
having it and no other.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
IS Second-class matter.
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Two Physicians Gave NE Up.

"I again thank you for
your good advice and medi-
cine. Two physicians gave
me up and there was no hope
for me. Pe-ru-na has done
so much good for me that l
am able to do my homework
again. I keep Pe-ru-na in
my house all the time. Ny
neighbor also has great faith