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why. Sally, you will not surely marry
that awful old man. People say that he
starved aud worked his wife to death"
''Yessum Miss Mahgret. da, ange! Martar
simktn lux down from de shiny walls Oh
hebben an hress me ehbery day. for
gwine to MAX Peter sinkin sorry she gone
dead
but Sally, he win bea, you
.Dat ole man beat me. Miss Mahgrei3
Sfo. Is max he so long les TAX ne c!e
mule"
We'll. Sally, | am sorry. and fear you
will regret 1T
why. Miss Mahgre;. Pete simkin own
sixty acre Oh fine bottom Ian. Las ycre
he Faxe ten bales CD cotton, an heaps OBJ
corn an MORN fifty hawgs. An Fs gwine
max he buy kerfige, an fse gwine ride
ebhery day ras De ole cabin whar dat no
count saEer gal an her mudder lib. Sho.
won. dey be aggeryatiR' sicky
No amount OF argument could turn Sally
from her purpose. and her mother was
delighted with her daughters brilliant
match So the wedding was appointed for
the day before our departure, and AZ
fully appreciated al. the benefits which
had conStan;Iy received from our maids
unconscious advertisement. / felt II iDcum-
bent upon me TO furnish the wedding break
fast.
The day arrived. and all needtui prep
al atlaas had been made. Sally Was at
tired in spotiess white. while Mr.. Simkius
appeared In an old frock coat and beaver
hat which must have been donated Ia
him BY his master before the war. Hard
work and mesrcr food had reduced him
10 almost a skeleton. while his chsnless
face. protruding lips. sunkcn cheeks and
ieery eyes instantly made me a partial
convert 20 the Darwinian thscry, for
in the home az his ancestors ard with
their style OF dress he certainly would
have been mistaken for an ape. The brt.
dai group var gathered az high noon on
the platform between the ends Of our
mansion. while tfs guests stood looking
on at the ceremony from the front ysrsl,
IT n needless 10 sag that the Eaptlsis
were almost completely ignored IN the
invitations. bat insisted that Deacon
Jones and family should b1 e1 options.
Col. podgers and Capt. Jerry zeaioUSiy
assisted in al! The arFaa geE1enis. and
take this opportunity of publicly scknowi-
edglng my Obligation 10 them for fheze
and many other fsvors.
TIE old Met hDtist minister performed
tho ceremony in a very impressive man
ra~r He prayed earnestly for the hapfii-
ness 81 the bridal couple. bus ia such a
touching tore ~ convinced me that he
thought the vesision a hopeless one.
The company ts1~n adjourned 20 the Ia
b.s~ erected uyssteF sSz treSz - fte FaT}.
where bassnsifuI repaxf awaited them
TIE best raiders 81 the nssgtfborhaosi had
f,ran engaged and several hours we're
.rens In dancing The brides eoe5gesttsh
aerneaf.cr was oAtrA ge0sss- She snsis-
s.rt.ufsafsiy spowsEed fas@rS apsn AL her
sslscorssists lovers, whise ths supposedly
happy Bridegroom sas by ard gi9w@r&f
Al ne~ AT o'clock ttz grandest satsr~
tasrrsest THAI Podgsrs Landing had ever
Witnessed was brought 20 . close. and the
hrsas ana groom were driven to their fg-
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CHAPTER II.

The weeks sped happlly away until late
IN January oar dusky serving n1aid Asa
taunt en- nutses for her saperabssndsns
vitality ia renp.ng with car dog Mug.
Thts Important member % our family de-
served an cartier introduction Five years
a.f,re 4 friend had presented y9y Wife with
a MACK Newfoundland pap. wits the @a-
.sss.sf.5.sts name saf Mwggsns. Tie had
grown 80 large proposs!ona anf Dad Dc
e.,soyes; airs.tsst human lstelisgence ard
raore chan human faithfulneSs. Ween Mrs
parrv Rss aiene. Mug was aer shadow.
and ,,.a tramp dared remain tfs eur yard
aftF. hparsrE he dogs groNI ard seeing
his massive rows ~ teeth Toward MS
eyaws, human friends he exaI2ss"s. an al
fsctionsse and asixniaesi isrn@aaor. Fss1Hg
hsx rnusxlv 81 yauv knve or tnrwssirg bis
fsaes, against yotr hand fssr cares b"i
with .f,lRsrsn ~ was tire tcIlts$;. vnq3sst.
s.sszl-naEarsA playmate insag -aehsc sa0tsslt~
ssas s> astass fsss8en. having hss t2Fs pass-
ed ar catering sw:s tsas spirit ~ 3 rough
sns.fsssrstle scaffse On Iae grass, Say and
Mag Rad gotten acc uatntsd rather S.ow-
IS a.; ssrst ca account ~ her szslcr ard ais
s5z4 ssls there seemed - a~ . Sassnas ap-
sssssesa sssas, AMI desire fer sNsy had become
Ia; gr5sasas- NaaseFes Sally was missing
from her duties. SIRE MAS usually ssassEx
asSse-a a-xexk 90 wrestling wfIa the dog
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The winter passed quickly into spring.
with the invalid constantly improving N
health. While the North gas having the
usual experiences Of hltzxards, snow
storms. freezes rain and mud. which
makes the mercury so tired IN IT'S enforced
rapid journeys up and down Che Their
moraeser tubes. we enjoyed succession
Of genial halrny, sunshIuy DAYS, with an
occasional thunder storm TO clear the at
ufcsphefe.
We had begun 20 arrange for our return
10 oar Illinois hcsne when Sally appeared
AZ our sitting room door one morning
We'll Sally. what Is the natter" Mrs
Perry asked
The girl evidently had some important
natter on her mind. from her 6iHsacnt
sha,ne-faced manner so different from the
usual careless hrazenness 81 expression.
Miss Mahg-es rs gwine 70 leah you"
leave US, Sally Why. what do yoa
nean7"
..Yessurn: rse g~sne to Leah you. rs
gwine 10 git uahr ed-
"Cse. married. Sally. Why. who are you
going 10 marry
Nv wife was certainly extremely rir-
rrssei. and while shared It. was also on
The .lpsoe 81. expectancy as 70 this latest
sayelarrnent Of sally's carer. assured
that 4: would be something out Of tire
common
Miss Nshgret. does you rnemhah Ma
r,ar sirkin. dot ishses down dar by de
school house -
YES sally, remember Maria S,mkin.
Rsit she f. dead ] sent veu TO take sorne
islUex ard ether deiicaciss TO her several
tsrae= during her last Illness"
Yes Miss Mshgret. she done habr de
rzsixsrv q long time fore she lied"
Wei. Sally. what 1as that 10 do with
y5ur marriage
Miss Maherat. does you HeHneah dot
sink silk gowmi 20 g.b me-"
Yes remember the pink Fix dress. "
in a aespairlrg tore,
'Yo' did make ~ hutiFis, Miss Aahgr@t
'gfar snsg SADIE LEX 3es lax a hsslyhock.
sush."
u ara glaa you liked the dress. sally,
rt,t RI tel, Us who gen are going 20 marry
.sTs dor u0Fe5 ia. pins six gswne "a
.:arta~ @srnkfus fun'vai. err de sensn IN
srfrs~a RE cxce9f!in
4 expect the people though; yoa locked
very miee. Sally"
oYexxsra. Miss Mahgrst. rs &c belle OF
Cat sus raj
Here ! arose md walked 10 The ssndos
20 stnssy tae scenery. while quietly stafTea
nv hnr.sss srchssf snto M mouth.
Yes. sally. nui. very imPattensiy,
who ase yoa going to marry
.sps swsr. 81 aszhry de- a1ssan % ia
co~ osa Miss Mahgres~
/ egp.sSs~&. ard Aayily zs&2e rny exit
20 me yard
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tire home.
The next morning Mug and his owners
departed for Hot Springs, leaving Sally
and her mother In tears at the house.
some two years afterward l received a
letter from Col Podgers He informed us
that Sally had been a widow for some
months. and was in undisputed posse ssion
OF all her late husbands wealth She had
made Mr.. Simkins purchase her buggy
and horse. and Was accustomed fire.
guentiy TO driving slowly past the house
where the ''yslier GAL and her ma re-
sided. He had at first objected Htrenu-
ous.y To his wifes various extrayagances.
and had even carried his objections at
one time 10 the point OF personal chas-
tisement, Hut much To his surprise. she
had proved herself his better half In more
senses than one. and he had leisure to re-
pent of his mistake while reposng In bed
recovering from the effects OF bruises I'm
siicted upon his person by hoe handle In
the hands OF hts indignant and furious
spouse. From this time he meekiy attend
ed 20 his farm. bat gradually faded away
as the result of constant work and his
pttifni mourning over the aquaadering OF
his dearly loved dollars.
Sally declined 90 put on mourning and
the rich young widow again had all tho
eligible cosored men of the neixhborhood
az hsr feet. Bnt she laughed at them all
and was developing very practical tai
ent In the management OF her farm, and
cessfui planters In Ouchita county. She
had erected a marble heads,one I'm memo
~ OF that angel Mayiar Simkins." an she
called her but had expressed no inten-
ton OF similarly honoring the grave Of
the late Peter 6imkins
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1T KILLS The GERMS
WHICH CAUSE DISEASE.
Catarrh. Consumption Bronchitis and Pneumonia Are
Germ Diseases.
THIS ALL MEDICAL MEN ADMIT
Through the Air We Breathe. Is the Only Way BY Which
These Diseases Can Be Reached.
NO PHYSICIAN WILL DENY 1T.
There is But One Germeide That Can Be Inhaled No Other
Has Yet Been Found.
THESE ARE FACTS.
How Then. Can You Expect to Cure These Diseases In
Any Other May2
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"HYOMEI" CURES BY lNHALATlO,

remedy breathe There's
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"I1yomi"
Pamphlets
The evening times., 1899-09-13
MILK PRODUCERS STRIKE.
Farmers Reject New Contracts witt
the Borden Firm

BREWSTER, y. Y. Sept. 13.-The farm
ers of Putnam and Duchess countless who
have for years supplied milk TO the BOr-
den Condensed Milk Company at its fac
tories at Brewster, Wassac, and Millestone
struck yesterday. and so per cent Of them
refused TO sign contracts and accept the
past summer the producers, and ther.
were fully 500 of them, have received little
more than 30 cents a can, or ! Ii cents a
quart net for their milk. During the past
ten months the farmers OF the HarIem
Valley have been organizing, and when the
company made its offers for the next six
months, and presented contracts for the
producers to sign, they refused the offers
made, which were $1.S3 hundred pounds,
for six months. The farmers 'demande
S1.40. They say they intend to stay out
until the Borden people come to their
terms. The producers say the prices paid
by the company have been so smaipf for six
years that the farmers have trouble in
making both ends meet; in fact, seven
tenths of them have their farms mort
gagged.
The milk producers OF The Harlem VAL
ley are not alone in this strike fo- bette
prices At their meeting word was re-
ceived from different parts OF the State to
the effect that the farmers were being or
ganized and intended TO tie up the milk
supply unless they got better prices
The evening times., 1899-09-13
STEEL DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Payments of the Federal Company
Under Court Orders.

Payments of the Federal Company
Under Court Orders.
NEW YORK, Sept 13.-At meeting OF
the directors of the Federal Steel Com
pany yesterday quarterly dividend of 1-2
per cent. aggregating s79S,915 payable i'm
mediately was declared on its preferred
stock This ravment is allowed under the
order signed last SATURDAY by Judge Thorn
as, of the United States circuit couft. the
company's directors having complied with
the New Jersey law fixing as TO dates for
dividend declarations the second Tuesdays
of March, June, September. and December
The company paid dividend of l IL per
cent on the preferred stock for the quarter
ending last March. Another dividend was
declared in June, but its payment was de-
ciared Illegal by the court until bylaws
fixing dividend declaration dates had been
adopted.
Former Judge E. H. Gary, president of
the Federal Steel Company, said, after yes
terdays meeting that by the end of the
year the full years dividends upon the
preferred stock which amount 10 6 per cent
will have been paid Mr.. Gary's remark
was construed in Wall Street to mean that
per cent in dividends would be declared
on the preferred stock in December. Owing
to the decision of the court no action upon
dividends upon the common stock OF the
company can legally be taken until the end
Of the year.
The evening times., 1899-09-13
SAFETY APPLIANCES.
A Report on the Modern -Equipm enf
of Freight Cars.

a report giving the statement of equip
ment up to June /, 1899, of safety ap-
pliances on railroads. has just~been is ue /
by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The report states that on May 8, 1899
the Commission issued an order calling
the attention of The petitioning carriers
to the second section of their order of
December %, 1897, in which it is required
of each of said carriers to file with the
Commission, within thirty days after the
expiration OF each six months from Decem
ber l. 1897 a statement showing the prog
ress made in the application OF safety ap-
pIiances to their freight cars and loco
motives. -.Js-.4 .
The following compilation shows the
number of freighf2ears and locomotive
engines equipped with safety appliances
on June L. 1899:
OF the 294 petitionng carriers that We're
granted two years additional time to equip
their freight cars and locomotives with
safety appliances, there were 81 roads
merged in other companies and l road
failed to make a return, which leaves 262
| roads reporting 1251,415 freight cars and
"a 7S7 locomotive engines owned On June
| l, 1899.
There were 1928 freight cars reported
equipped with automatic couplers and
| 10 .554 reported equipped with train brakes
during the six months ending June /, 1899.
which brings the total so equipped up to
| !. 1.040,14 or SO per cent, Of the freight cars
equipped with automatic couplers. and
| 6gS. .7l9. or SO per cent. equipped with train
brakes or the 34.7s7 locomotives owned
| on June |. 1899, there are 32,426 or SO
per cent, which are equipped with driving
| wheel brakes.
There are 1925 freight cars out of a
total of Isl, AIS, or II per cent. that are
| still unequipped with automatic coupiers;
| $50, ,696, or "A per cent that are unequippe
with train brakes, and 1851, or per cent.
| of the locomotives unequipped with driv-
| ing wheel brakes to June l. 1899,
| There were l47 cars destroyed and not
replaced of the total number reported equip
ped with automatic couplers; Sc destroyed
and not replaced of the total number equip
ped with train brakes since December l.
| 1898
The evening times., 1899-09-13
4 british IIIimnfunr.

II takes q very small peg to hold the
hat Of the element which never believes
a war possible until it has been fought and
peace restored. We observe that new
hopes for a peaceful solution of the South
African difficulty are being based upon the
fact that Mr.. Chamberlain's ultimatum 10
the Beers does not peremptorily fix time
for reply. II is noticeable. however, that
the note is regarded al Pretoria as the final
word from England, and Kruger and his
advisers certainly cannot doubt that an an
swer must be framed and forwarded with
in a week or so. unless they elect TO close
negotiations and fight.
The demands of the British Governmen;
appear moderate enough. They only ex-
tend to a fiye-year franchise qualification
equality OF rights. and a one-fourth repre-
sentation for the Rand in the Tolksraad.
Considering thar the Outlanders constitute
a considerable majority of the white in
habitants of The state. what is asked in
their behalf viii strike disinterested for
eigners everywhere as rather within what
they are equitably entitled to-
MIR Chamberlain insists upon specific
acceptance Of the terms, after which de
tails can be arranged at conference /;
Is possible that the Transvaal executive
and legislature may see the folly of fur
ther resistance. and surrender. We should
feel more confidence in such an outcome Il
we knew definitely that the Lltimatum. OF
which We have only brief and probably
ihcOmpiete cable 81 mrlar-y did moi con-
tain any reference to the question Of Brit
The evening times., 1899-09-13
coRNER1Na PINE T4MBER.
Standing Forests I'm south Carolina
Purchased by Syndicates.

Purchased by Syndicates.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept l3.-'Within
one year there will be no Yellow pine
lands for sale in South Carolina said a
prominent mill man today. "Syndicates
Of Northern capitalists are getting con-
troll of millions of acres of the best tim
ber in the State"
An investigation shows that within four
months deeds to the timber in half the
counties containing pine forests have been
recorded at the courthouses. Agents for
several companies have gone through the
counties making contracts for timber, and
lawyers have been busy examining titles.
One concern alone has, within the last
month, obtained possession of 100. GOO, GOO
feet of timber. 1t has been purchased at
prices ranging from 80 cents to 81 an acre.
and the contracts give the purchaser great
latitude. He may begin cutting when he
pleases, and has from ten to twenty years
to remove the timber. At the end of that
period he may hold the land for timber TO
grow by paying s per cent of the original
purchase price per annum. While the pur-
chaser of the timber is holding the land
no part can be cleared for cultivation,
and the owner binds himself 10 pay the
taxes.
Ii is believed that a great many land
owners have disposed of the control OF
their lands through ignorance and that
when they realize the situation there will
be wholesale litigation. Most OF them
have been paid for the timber, and there
is already some grumbling.
The evening times., 1899-09-13
COMMERCE OF 1NsULAR PORTS.
iIaports and Exports of Arecibo and
AguaIiIla.

The War Departments report of the i'm
ports and exports at the port of Arecibo,
Porto Rico, for the month of July, is as
follows: Imports from the United States
for the month. $1742S; from England, 81
727; Spain. s9,112; Canada, $9,O2l; total of
imports for the month. S42. 9S4
The exports for the month were: To the
United States. $3.50 to France, S12,245:
to Germany, s7,544; TO Cuba, s10,663 to-
tai CT exports. S57. .l56. The exports for the
month exceed those of any previous month
under American occupation by $1I,172.
The July imports at the port of Aguadil-
la, Porto Rico, according to report re-
ceived today by the War Department
amount 10. $10,141. OF this amount Ger-
many contributed s6772 worth and the
United Kingdom SS,369 worth, the princi-
pal articles of import being rice
Of this amount exported, Germa-
ny received in coffee, 1854:
pounds. valued at S6.S1S. while Italy re-
ceived Of that article 1902 pounds, valued
AT S214l Total of exports, $S,959
The evening times., 1899-09-13
Found Dead in "a WATCHDOG.

WINCHESTER. Va, Sept: 13.-Robert
Grimes, of Clarke county, was found
dead in a Matchbox on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, near Old Chapel. on
Sunday, while lying by his side were two
companions, Isaac Gubbage, the bridge
watchman, and John Peyton. The latter
were sound asleep. and as they could
scarcely be awakened. it was thought at
first that all. three men had been drugged,
A partially filed gallon. jug of whisky was
found in the Matchbox. 1t was learned
that Grimes had been drinking heavily the
evening before, and had come to the
Matchbox with "a gallon Of whisky. His
death is saidsitos been due to alco-
holisrl. Whensfonnd he was sion his hands
and knees with his head thrown upward.
Grimes was about so years of age. and is
survived by large family.
The evening times., 1899-09-13
THE FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.
T,yenty-eight Vessels Under Contract
With This Government.

u
With This Governmrnt.
As recently stated the division OF for
eien mails has compiled a statement SHOW
ing the number of trips made during the
past fiscal year by transatlantic man
steamships Twenty eight vessels nave
mail contracts-four of the American Line.
Ave Of the North German Lloyd Line. six
of the Cunard Line. two of the Hamburg
American Line FIVE Of the White Star Line
and six of the General Trans Atlantic Line
All except the vessels of the last-named
company carry mails TO London The Gen
eral Trans Atlantic enjoys mohopois OIL
mail subsidies for delivering American
mails to Paris.
The whole number of trips, made across
the Atlantic with American mail was zel,
of which 81 were to Paris, via Havre. The
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, carried the
mails 10 times. the Campania, Lucanla,
Etruria. and Umbria II times each, The st.
Iouis II times. the Paris times. the St
pauI q times. the New York times, the
White Star Majestic 13 times, and the
Rritannic IL times. Each OF the SIX YES
se,s of the French line made approximately
Q trips. Thus, on two days out OF three,
vessels sailed from, New York Harbor with
mail for England or France, as generous
a service as our intercourse with Europe
demands
Record has been kept both of the quick
est trip made and the average time requlr-
| ed by each boat. Next to the wonderful
achievement of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosses days. hours, and 4S minutes In
delivering mail in London--is the record
| of the Campania and the Lucania-6 days,
| 16 hours and IS minutes. The third place
| is held Jointly by the st. Louis, OF the
| American Line and the Kaiser Frederich
| of the North German Lloyd-6 days, -
| hours, and 80 minutes Ten days and fouI
| hours is the unenviable showing of the
| White Star steamer Cymbric, The Kaiser
Wilhelm's average time is days. IL hours
| and "a minutes The American ships av-
erage about days. II hours, and "a min
utes The Cunarders have an average ol
about days, Z hours, and 30 minutes.
Although the distance to Havre is ap-
| proXimately the same as that to South
| ampton. the French steamers require more
| time to make the trips than the vessels
plying to England. The best record, fol
example, is that of La Gascogne-S- days,
hours. and S2 minutes, while the average
time is nearly 8 days 1t is noteworthy
| however, that while ships, on the othel
route were delayed by fog sor l,other cause
| three times the French vessels have il
every instance completed their trips ac
| cording to schedule. ,rso
The evening times., 1899-09-13
POLICE TO USE AUTOMOBILES.
Departures From Horse Power Con
tempIated in Hartford.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 13.-Wlthm
a short time the police department of
this city will be equipped with automobile
patrol wagons, ambulance, and a black
maria The first vehicle to be fitted with
the new power will be a patrol wagon and
if the experiment proves satisfactory the
others will be similarly equipped as rap
idly as possible. Colonel Osborne, of the
police commission. said today that he
would have had automobiles in operation
before this if it had been possible. The
plant which is the pioneer in the bust
ness" he confined. lis in this city. and,
so far, no other city has taken the auto
mobile up for municipal work. / believe
there are great possibilities in them and
shall favor their extensive use"
Commissioner Meigs Whapies said: Il
am sure the automobiles will give much
greater satisfaction than the present plan.
and that ii will be a great saving to the
city. With horses and the present wagons
there is continual outlay. I believe that
all cities will follow our example before
long
The evening times., 1899-09-13
ngIand's Latest Great Gun.
From the London Telegraph


Our Moolwioh coITcspOndent writes: The Roval
Gun Factories at Woolwich have just turned cut
a gun with range much in excess of any
previous ordnance that The Government range at
ShocbuTN has been found insutfcic for aSc,r
tanning its maximum range. When fired for the
first time the shot went on; 1 ga. miles beyond
the targets. Though the range of the new weapon
has not been actually measured calculated. ar
tillerists estimate it at fifteen miles about ten
miles moro than that of the latest rife small
arms. The Government, at the present time
possesses 4 measured .lange at Shoebaryness oi
ten thousand yards; and though III actual prac-
lice very few shots would. he fired at longer
distance at lowing to the curvature uf the
earthl. the Government has decided to purchase
an extensive strip of coast land eastward of the
present ranges; and aS this would neceSsitatc
waiting long time before the trial Of the new
gun could be proceeded with. il has been short
ened bv about twelve inches, that il bs
tested under existing cOnditi ms. When the Coy
ernnlent range has been heightened, tho maximum
range of the weapon viii be-aecurately ascer.
tanned.