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were well under headway toward
de-

were we'll under headway toward de- struction.
 Now the fire head leaped by aid of the breezes across the street and took posses sion of two shailties over there. Along this line the flames roared until six buildings were either totally destroyed or so badly damaged as to be unfit for further service.
 But four buildings were attacked on the side where the fire originated, the work of the department having been directed to- wards saving the lives of those on that particular side who had not yet been aroused by the flames.
 The buildings were in close proximity to each other, all small three-room cottages. some new and some several years old. They burnt like so many boxes and with the swift breezes from the south it was impossible for the department to do any, thing like effective work.
 The lire was outside the city and not in easy reach by a single water plug, the closest one being reached with over 700 feet of hose. Through this there was little pressure, owing to the distance from the plug.
 It was possible to reach the fire with but two streams and but little work could be accomplished after the blaze had had half an hours start and before any alarm was given. It is nearly one and a half miles the department had to travel to reach there and through the worst section of the city.
 There were a number of persons more or less scorched, the fire being one of the hottest the department has had to contend with in many day.
 The flames spread so rapidly that before one building could be checked, the firemen would have to hustle to get the line of hose moved the fire crowding them all along and more than once came near destroying the hose.
 The flames were overlapping the narrow street when the department laddies ar rived and with a scarcity of water it was difficult to get in fighting distance of either house already contracted. The street is narrow and was a mass of black smoke utterly impossible to pass along during the progress of the fire. It soon became nec- essary to attend the buildings nearly a block distant and fronting Jackson street. else the flames would have developed there.
 A little more than two years ago this same section of the city was the victim of a destructive blaze which wiped out a half dozen residences with a considerable loss to property owners. The loss sustained by this mornings blaze will not exceed S5.ho0. the houses being eheapiy constructed and of most ordinary build
 TEe occupants of several houses saved nesriy er the household effects The at- tentien of the negroes in the neighb3rhooi was directed toward saving what goods they could before giving the aarm and ti'e fire was allowed to burn at least forty live minutes before the fire department was notified.
 The alarm was turned in by a policeman from bos 43, a distance of nine blocks from the fire. It registered at 2:05 this morning,
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THE GAFFORD CASE
Goes to the Jury-Lucky if He Escapes
 the Gallows

Greenvile, May 15.-(Special.)-The Gaf- ford case went to the jury about o'clock hut no one will venture to say when verdict will be reached.
 Solicitor Bricken opened the argument for the state, Terry Richardson and Jas Weatherly following for defense and Con gressman Stallings closing for the state
 All made able and strong speeches and The case has been well managed OF both sides. If Gafford escapes the gallows inc will be lucky.
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@ RENEWED THE OPTION.
SpaIdings Will Control Majority of Un-
 ited States Bicycle Output

New York, May 15.-R. L. Coleman, presi- dent of the Western Wheel Works, of Chi cago, today renewed his option for the sale of the bicycle plant to A. G. Spalding. The combination being engineered by the 6paldings, will, by the acceptance of all op- tions held by Mir. Spalding, control large percentage of the output of the United States.
 The capital of the company is to be S35. 900 preferred stock and S35, 900 OOO common.
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Wanted to Buy-A very large second hand safe. State size and price wanted. "Mer- chant," care Age Herald.
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Foreign

A new department in mission work was considered in the way of baby bands or cradle rolls. Mrs. william Harris, of Ala bama, has this work in charge.
 Adjourned.
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g.. S. 6. FOR THE BLOOD

entirely the entirely hsease,  of
 
 Write for Swift Specific Go, Atlanta
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LAST DAY WITH
 THE BAPTISTS
IContinued From First Page.I

and place of the next meeting named Rev. J. B. Taylor, of Alabama, to preach the convention sermon at Hot Springs, Ark, A. J. Barton, assistant secretary of the foreign mission board, being made altern- ate.
 The report of the committee on Cuba was read by Rev. George B. Eager, of Mont eomery, Ala
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The Night Session

At the night session the report of the committee on nominations was adopted. c. II. Winston, of Virginia, was elected president of the foreign mission board, with headquarters at Richmond, Va; Henry Me- Donald, of Georgia, president of the home mission board, with headquarters at Allan ta, and F. E. Folk, of Tennessee, pres- dent of the school house bord, with head quarters at Nashville, Tenn.
 A squabbe ensued over a resolution pro- viding that unless hotel and railroad rates were guaranteed the officers of the con- vention for the proposed meeting at Hot Springs the three boards might select different meeting place, but 1t was finally adopted as presented.
 A resolution was offered reaffirming the hostility of the convention to the liquor traffic, and stating is as the sense of the delegates assembled that no Baptist church should allow a dealer in liquor in its con- gregation.- This resolution upholds the &C., ton of the Fourth and Walnut Baptist church, Louisville, in turning out it's fold as members engaged in the traffic of liquor. The motion was amended to in cude only those dealing in liquor as a beverage and in this shape it was adopted
 The last session of the forty-fourth con- vention of the Baptists was then closed with the singing of hymn and prayer.
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e@x,9esG7y

-'The American Porter'--is the only per feet American product of it's kind Being made by the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing as- sociation assures its excellence.
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MT H. L. Myers 100 Mulberry St., Newark, N. J.. says hundred dollars with the doctors when realized that they could do good had large spots all my body and these soon broke out into running sores and endured all the suffering which this vile disease pro- duces. decided to try S. S. s. last resort and was greatly improved followed closely your Direc- lions for SeTreatment and the large spotches my chest began to grow paler and smaller and before long disappeared entirely Twas soon cured perfectly and my skin has been clear glass since. I cured my self home after the doctors had failed completely
 It is valuable time thrown away to expect the doctors to Contagious Blood Poson for the disease is be- Hond their skill SWifts Specific
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CAHEER BROS-DRY GOODS

Alabama-Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday; fresh southerly winds.
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HOME CURE
 FOR BLOOD POISON.

There is not the slightest doubt that the doctors do more harm than good in treating Contagious Blood Poison; many victims of this loathsome disease would be much better of to-day if they had never allowed them only remedies which the doctors ever give for blood poison.
 Tho dootors ara wholly unahle to ret rid of
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Beware of thO Doctors Patchwork; You Gan Curs Yourself at Home.

this vile poison and only to heal up the Suwa 4 the
 system and ensavor to keep shut in with their doses Of potash the continued indefinitely the drugs doing esystem than the disease itself
 MT H L. Myers NIub J. lad
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Mrs E. Langley, of Arkansas, chairman made the following report for money to be raised during the year, May, 1899, to April, 1900:
 April 1S99-
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NEW YEARS DAY IN KITCHEN,

Cook will probably have her New
Years callers, and if you are wise you
VII! close eyes and ears for the nonce,
nor investigate too closely the contents
of dish or demijohn. For her friends
are hale and hearty, with old fashioned
ideas On the subject of pitality and
an aversion to such foolish fripperies
as tea or coffee!
Ii you have few flowers or ribbons
that you do not need. they will be well,
bestowed upon her, and will add to he1
attractiveness as she sits in state be-
hind a we'll filled table I'M her kitchen
presiding over some such scene as
this:
Ting-a-ling-ling!
Mary. there's the basement bell.
G'wan now an open tine dure."
The kitchenmaid does so, and re-
ports:
Its Mr.. Duffy"
"Arrah! come right in, Mr.. Duffy.
It's tn first We are. tan' good luck to
YOU"
Good luck to you. Miss Kelly.
Shure it's fine night, God be
praised!"
"Awin! Sit dowl.''
Duffy does so. and stares around in
awkward fashion.
An are We maxim many calls, Mr..
Duffy?''
This is the first. Shure didn't
lave the dumps till swim"
True for you. An'pwhat will you
have to drink? There's sherry wine
an port wine, an claret wine an some
whisky"
Mr. Duffy's dull eye brightens.
"1'll take little of tn ould stuff
he says with grin.
He takes it. but not a little.
will yez have some cake or a sand
wich?''
Have yez arrah corn bafe sam
witch in tn house,
"Shure I have! Take two of thin"
He does so, and munches till the bell
rings again.
The maid announces "Mr. ,Geo-
hogan"
Duffy rises with some show of per
turbation.
II think I'll be gpin:.''
"Arrah don't hurry. Ye know Mr..
Geohogan?"
Il know no good av him.
"Arrah. phat talk have you more?"
Duffy moves to the door as the new
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room with its music and flowers! That
cottage half buried In the pines seems
g truer home than many brown stone
front on the avenue?"
"Ah, thousand times" answered
Grace with the frown dying out of her
face. His words were slow and earn
est, but she seemed not to connect
them with the speaker. They put her
into brown study and she fell to ex-
amining handful of sand for garnets
Watching the search, he continued
even more quietly than before.
would there be happiness for you
in little home such as that cottage,
far from town, with all its parties and
things, where you would be with real
people, where you would be loved and
served by real friends?"
Closer scrutiny Of the sand.
Would you give up that luxurious
life that you have followed for this,
and for fellow whose every energy
would be turned to your happiness
such fellow, in fact, as I?'
The sand slipped away, and the gar
nets were lost.
oh, Grace, Grace, would you-could
you-?"
Ding. dong-ding, dong-ding, dong;
twelve o'clock.
II. Parker Baxter awoke with great
start and looked around astonished. He
had seen the New Year come in Au-
gust.
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Shoot Him on Jud.ment n.-

will have to give word or twoj in
explanation. in order to insure a thor
ough appreciation Of this story" sai1
J. r. Rocklrill Of Chicago. at the Fifth
AyeEue hotel. recently. I'm the South
ern Illinois town where my father ne
SIDES, there used to he a selectman
named Watkins, who had held office 50
long and reached so advanced an age
that jokes about few die and none ne
sign, he had solved the question of
living forever etc~.were continuolex
applied to- him. Another selectman nv
the. name Of Lindsey, who was some
thing OLA wit, was very sick and not
expected to live. and while he was in
this state Watkins fell ill of pneumo-
snia. from which disease he subsequent
" liel. A friend calling on Lindsey
told him Of Watkins illness and thar
his death was momcntarily expected.
"A twinkle crept into Lindsey's eve as
ne, whispered to his friend: No; Wat
'kins won't die this time. He'll never
'die They'll have to shoot him on indo.
'ment. day. New York Tribune.
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rnaouon PuLLMAs rouRlsr
eleeping Car Service 70 Texas. Ol
Mexico and CALIFORNIA;.

Mexico and Californfa.
Via the Chicago Great Western Ry..
to Kansas City and the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas, the San Antonio l. Al.
kansas Pass and Southern Pacific Rail.
ways, through Dallas, San Antonio, FL
Paso and Los Angeles to San Francis.
CO. The only through car line from the
Northwest to Texas points and COLI
Meeting at Spofford Junction for all
points in Old Mexico. A new weekly
service established on November 3D..
and continuing weekly thereafter.
They will be In charge Of an expert
enced official, and will leave Minneap-
oils at 1876 y. IN. and st. Paul ut IL 90
p. H., every Friday, and reach Dallas
the following Sunday. San Antonio on
Monday, FL paso on Tuesday, Los An
geles at noon Wednesday, and San
Francisco early Thursday morning.
These cars are the Standard Pullman
Sleeping Cars. similar to those run on
all transcontintntal lines, and the
charges for berths are about half those
charged in regular Standard Pullman
SleeperS. TO persons who have made
the trip to California via other routes,
this Southern route will prove most
delightful change. and to persons con-
t"mplating trip to Texas or Mexican
points it furnishes facilities heretofore
unoffered. This car may be taken at
any point along the line of the Chicago
Great Western Railway between Min
neapolis and Kansas City. For full in
formation aud assistance call on or
address j. r. Elmer, Fifth aud Robert
Streets, st. Paul.
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WEEDS HAVE NUrn1r1vn VALUE
Many People Regard Them -, Deli
caciea of the Table.
. 1Sa~Lz
49, ,.0..S

cacies of the Table.
The dandelion isn't the only weed
eaten by people who know whats
good to eat. Take wild chios1y, the
plague of the farmer. 1t makes one OF
the finest salads served-piqHant, ten
der and wholesome. Charlock, or wilG
mustard, is anothe. bane of the farmer.
He doesn't know that as a potiherb il
can give delightful flavor. The dock
Weeds-how annoying the whole FAM
lily are! Yet the broad-leaf variety and
the curly leaf are used all over Europe
as table vegetables. There's pokcwced,
commonest Of them all. In France it
Is cultivated. 1t takes the Filace Of
sage. thyme, parsley and bay leaves as
a fiavoring for soup. J..
Every body in America hates IL net
Tie. ard can't see what use lit is. In
Scotland. Poland and Gcrmnngf tender
Young nettle leaves are used as,grcens
The Germans boil them with other veg
etables to give them a piquanit::,. flavor.
Furslane is another weed that scan he
treated the same way. Most people
think milkweed poisonous. Ii tsul med
lclnal vegetable, with.a' delig hntul fla
vor Of its own. The young leaves.
when they are just in the right condi.
ton. are Il cross between spinach and
asparagus. and in a salad are delicious.
Sorrel fictitious and chevril are looked
on as field pests by liinety-nine out of
every hundred farmers. The one hun
dreth one picks the choicest leaves
from these weeds and sends them to
market, where they find Il ready sale
Tor salads to be. eaten with game and
Tor havoring herbs-fOr herbs thex;are
and. not weeds.-lndnstria Journal.
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clad. sun tanned dei Decor Granite
Head, and The very ardent, though uns
assuming, admi1Ar 81 Grace Marston:
Her first word confused his thoughts,
he felt a 4hoatlike atmosphere about
him. but after that the glaring August
sun warmed him through, the sea
breeze exhilerated him, he was filed
with energy and real live happiness.
Dear me" she was saying, Ito think
that there is nothing better for you to
photograph than summer girl MAX
ing a guy Of herself on an old log!
There go those Sewall girls from the
'Pines;' If you hurry you can catch
them to pose In group for you. I've
heard they are great at It,"
"At posing, suppose" he answered.
mo, Miss Marston, l have graduated
from the snap-'em-whenever-
class and have entered the art school
hence have chosen you for the pic
ture.'
"Ha>ha-ha! appreciate that
laughed the girl as they began to saun-
ter down toward the cliffs, "but have
you considered, Mr.. Baxter, the proba-
bility of my breaking the plate?"
What! An angler, too? 1 shall
not humor the weakness in you, still
If you are summer girl, as your own
| confession would Indicate"
Pardon me, Mr.. Baxter, you know
Like the assertion better when you lei
me make it,"
"Of course. Observe that j advance
no statements on the subject myself.
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ION A LOG OF DRIFI-

~
WOOD.
sea, an undesirable change of exnres-
sion in those brown eyes looking out
of the albumen paper. Our .imagina-
tion. is subject to such unhealthy lut-
tiers as this, yet most interesting grew
that picture. and H. Parker's eyes and
heart were won, If his reason sane
toned not.
Preposterous and incredible! The
duck skirt began ito move slightly as
If stirred by breeze from the sea. and
the margins Of the picture drew far
Their and farther apart, until on one
side a row Of bath houses came into
view, while on the u.... ,- broad.
blue ocean sparkling in the summer
sunlight! More than this, H. Parker
was conscious Of slight odor of salt
in the air, as of seaweed and wet rocks
left by the tide. The distant boom of
breakers. soft at first. grew louder and
nearer. When the girl stepped down
from the drift log to the sand before
his eyes. the doctors smile OF incredul-
ity suddenly expired. When she looked
at him and spoke he felt tremor
In the very marrow of his bones. and
not tremor wholly of surprise either.
There he was--on the beach with
her again; not Baxter Of surgical treat
ises and test.tubes. but the summer
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"A New Version.

"Sir. how is it you advertise all the
aseer a fellow can drink for cents
and then stop me on one glass after i
alave paid my money?' Indignantly de.
minded Hungry Willie.
IL advertised all the beer you can
drink for cents. didn't I?'' asked the
Bartender.
You did, SIR" replied Willie.
We'll, that's all the beer you can
drink for 8 cents in this place. See"
Baltimore News.
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The Lesser of the Two Terrsrs.
''l'he Rev. Goodly was saved from a
horrible fate"
"How sop
"He had willed his body after death
to n medical society, and now the news
has arrived that he has been killed and
eaten by cannibals!.'-Life.
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NN.e Be.t Size Cool,, n.

"Ah! Angelica, if you only knew
now ! love You, you would not be 90
iorlnai with me. Call me Fred, dar-
ling: caii A1e dearest!'
Il nm sorry, Mr.. Softly" replied she,
1st the best I ean do for you is to cali
J0u down. Baltimore News.
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A Happy rAourht.

fets reverse the conditions" said
the scedy- looking man to the wa,ter.
'fou sit down and I'll serve yo,, and
With the tip you are Ia the habit Of
getting from other people III he allie
70 get a square meal somewhere eise1
~l'hiladelDhia North American.
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Self-POsnenaiOnS

Jirlls--Was Coulter cool and collected
ut thu, time of the fire.
Jenks-I should think so. He took
time 10 take off his nightshirt and Put
on suit Of pajamas.-New York Press.
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FOINE NIGHT, GOD BE PRAISED.
conner enters, and the two men nod to
each other in surly fashion.
Good night" says Duffy.
Cook follows him to the door. and
her sibilant whisper can be heard
plainly.
why don't you like him, Mr..
Duffy"
''Shure he's a scab! An, besides,
he's from Tyrone. niver give coun-
ty Tyrone man more than tn tin ay me
finger"
And the basement door clangs be-
hind him.
Mr.. Geohogan partakes freely of re-
freshment, and is proposing marriage
when new batch of callers arrive.
"Givan wild you now" says Cook,
pleased and fustered, IAN come back
whin your sober tomorrow. Here comes
the Donnelly's."
From this time on the room becomes
a rendezvous for Cooks many ac-
quaintances.
The policeman looks in the door to
exchange his good wishes for 'bite and
sup" the grocery clerk drops in, the
ice man calls, and as the new year is
ushered in with bells and songs and
horns and shouts, Cooks guests are
there, to aid in the 'send off."-New
York Herald.
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Far Gone,

Far Gone.
He-Darling.
She-In minute.
He-Darling.
She-Here l am, dearest. What is
it.
He-Nothing. Just darling!-New
York Press.
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How's This?

WcOHer One Hundr6t Dollars reward for any
oase'of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
URtarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by their firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo
o.; Walding, Kinnan g. Marvin, WHOLESALE
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
lng directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free PrSoe
i75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills ore the best
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II You Use Plug Tobacco
You should read the Star Plug Tobacco
advertisement In this paper. They make
the most attractive offer ever made for the
return Of their Tin Taga
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WHEAT. which brings the highest price IN ~
markets of the world thousands Of cattle -
without q days shelter. Send for informaAeA
and secure q free homo in Western CanAAA
Write the Superintendent OF Immigration. Ottae
wa. or address the undersigned. who will nA4h
you aliases, pamphlets. etc. free Of cost. Hen
Davies, 15l East Third ST., st. Paul, or =. @,
tCurrie. Stevens Point, Wis.