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DO NOT KILL THE BIRDS.

There is not much danger Of
birds being killed by the "sling
shot, but the toy rifle used by
boys is not 50 harmless. A con.
stant destruction Of sparrows,
martins, bullbats and swallows is
carried on by boys and men in a
greater or less degree merely for
sport, with no idea Of the damage
that they are doing.
This class Of birds live upon
insects, and aclass of insects TOO,
Of all others the most destructive
to garden truck, flowers, grasses,
grains and fruits. When some
other bird eats a worm, it kills
one plant enemy, but when a
swallow catches the mother # d
cut worm it destroys the possible
mother Of hundreds Of worms.
Many years ago whole crops Of
cotton well gC@treyui wv 4,e
boil worm and the army worm,
bu il il thought that our friends
th- - trrows aad their allies have
prevented such disasters of late
years.
An eminent French ornitholo-
gist recently declared il To be his
iirra beiaf that il an the birds in
France ware destroyed, the whole
land would be a desert in ten
years.
We cannot live without our
bird friends, ir crops would be
destroyed and ourlands rendered
barren. And then there are the
field lark, the mocker and the
red bird. Who does not love TO
hear them sing and desire to cul-
tivate their friendship? Some
sportsmen have almost destroyed
the partridge in some sections,
kill hundreds in a single day,
leaving not one of coyey to
form a new cluster. We call at
tention to the birds which God
has given SO wisely, hoping to
increase public sentiment in their
favor. They serve such a USE
iul purpose in the economy Of
nature, they are so beautiful to
behold and charming to hear, lei
us cultivate their friendship and
allow no wanton useless dcstruc-
ton Of them for mere sport.
w. II. PERKINS.
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goods box, whiting il TO pieces,
or at some corner grocery, Civ
ing his past nights experience,
or listening 10 others relate
worthless stories, Down the
street he goes and the first sa-
loon he comes 10 he stops, watt
ing for friend TO treat; here he
remains until he gets fully inn
bibed with the spirits Of rum,
and he contends there is no harm
in a social drink. BY the COM
ing night drink has given him
courage and he seeks the COM
pany of the card table. and here
he remains until midnight, bet
ting the Imoncy father or mother
gave him in the morning to help
secure himself work. IL is a
picture that is daily seen in every
city. The cry of hard times and
want Of work will always come
from such a class. The eye OF
business world is on them, and
until they give up such resorts,
accept positions on small salaries,
and, by their ability, honesty
and living prove they deserve
advancement, will they remain
in the army Of the idle--crying
mo work. BY observation we
have found out it Ia the man, and
not the world to blame for the
condition ofihis life and affairs,
and the sooner he realizes the
truthfulness Of the statement the
sooner will be prosper and be
happy. Remember, ''lt is new
er too late to mend, and the
sooner you do SO the sooner will
success crown your efforts.
Greenwood Commonwealth.
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CARD or THANKS.

To the Voters OF the First Super
yisors District:
/ take this method of returning
my thanks TO my many friends
throughout the district for the
hearty support they gave me in
the recent contest. 1t is my am
bition to merit the confidence re-
posed in me by a faithful dis
charge of my duty in office, and
to those who did not support me,
! desire to say that | have no i'll
will against any one. | will serve
you alike to the best OF my ability
and hope to have your co-opera-
ton and support. With best
wishes for all, | am
YouEobedient servant,
w. JACK FoRTINBERRY.
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THE FLYING SQUADRON.

The following piece was recited by
Miss Bertha Imhoff at "Gray Coat on
he 4th Of July, 1899;
When the Spanish vessels gather
Like the pirate fleets Of yore,
When they seek to sweep the ocean
All along the Cuban shore,
When they strip themselves for action
And the eyes Of nations stare,
You may be sure the Flying Squadron
And its fighters will be there.
When the roar Of war is upon us,
And destroyers plough the sea,
When MORO castle crumbles
And the Cuban flag is free,
When the flash and flame Of battle
Tint the balmy Southern air,
You may be sure the Flying Squadron
And its fighters will be there.
When the Spanish Nation topples
And its ruins rise in smoke:
When its starving, beggared subjects
Cast away the cruel yoke;
When the sun of freedom penetrates
The cloud of Cuba's care.
You may be sure the Flying Squadron
And it's fighters will be there.
When the noise of battle echoes
In the annals Of the past,
When the flag OF poor old Cuba
is a freeman's flag at last;
When the dove of peace is monarch.
And the sword becomes a share,
Even then the Flying Squadron
AND ITS fighters will be there.
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TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF
FIRST DISTRICT.

The second primary has come
and gone. We who were defeat
cd are now at home with blighted
hopes. For myself wish to say,
though go down in defeat, not
in dishonor. | have made an
honorable canvass and an hon.
orable run. ! can meet friend
and foe alike with clear con-
conscience, knowing that ! have
done nothing during the whole
campaign to be ashamed Of. |
have not the least cool feeling
for any Of my opponents or their
friends who stood on fair grounds.
! willingly give the office Of su-
pervisor TO my opponent, w. j.
Fortinberry, believing him 10 be
the choice Of the people Of the
First district. earnestly be-
lieve he will serve the people well,
honestly and conscientiously, as
was my intention had been
their choice.
Though | am defeated, | have
the consolation OF knowing thai
one hundred and thirtyseven men
as noble as the world ever knew,
are sad over my defeat. | would
say to them though they lost
their vote not their friend. They
have made link in my chain ol
friendship that will not be easily
broken.
Sincerely thanking my friend
for the confidence they had in
me, and proving il by their sup.
port, | remain.
Respectfully,
r. II, BRUMrlELD.
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RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

Il litor Gazette: Now that my
resignation has been accepted by
the Gillsburg Baptist church, the
following summary OF work for
fifteen years Exclusive Of this
year) may be Of interest to some
Of your readers. The figures
represent the work done in con-
nection with and during my pas
torate at Gillsburg:
Days Of service (not including
ee,.-.n preparation, 205S; miles
Travelled, not including railroad
travel) 25,943; sermons peached
1859; visits made, 215i; persons
baptized, 461; marriages cele-
brated, 69i funeral services con-
ducted, 105.
In addition to the above / have
placed hundreds of copies Of our
religious papers in the homes Of
the people, and have led in rais-
ing for missions and education
nearly ten thousand dollars. /
have also served as secretary OF
the board Of trustees OF GiIlsburg
Collegiate Institute for fourteen
years, and have carried on a
somewhat extensive correspond.
ence.
Many kind and complimentary
things have been said Of my work
for which | am humbly grateful.
These items are not given to
invite favorable comment, but
having a complete ministerial
register, | have thought they
might be Of interest to some.
With profound gratitude 10
God and good will toward all
men, shall still press toward the
mark of which the great apostle
speaks. T. G. ScHILLIEG.
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YOUNG MEN.

Young men, are you at work |?
II not, why not? A position
awaits You If you want it. The
demand for honest, competent,
sober, energetic young men was
never greater than it is today.
Every business is seeking such
men, and such men are never
hunting work-they find employ
ment on every hand. The young
man who is educated and is out of
employment, whois crying times
are hard, cant get work" "the
professions are overcrowded I"
has only to be watched a day or
two to find out his cause OF COM
plant. Watch him, and you
will find in the morning he is
never up until the clock strikes
s, and many times not before 10.
When he comes to town he ID
either found perched on a dry
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CARD or THANKS.

We take this opportunity OF
rendering our most sincere thanks
to the white citizens and friends
Of Osyka, Miss, who so kindly
assisted while the Convention
was in lsession. We also wish 20
return many thanks to the mayor
and marshal, for the part they
took. We, the members Of Shi-
loh Baptist church, with best
wishes for all.
7. b. Commons,
THos. PERKENs,
Deacons.
P. s. EVANS, Pastor.
G. W. TURNER, Clerk.
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Summit, Miss, Aug. Z. From
reliable information cleaned to-
day il seems that the negro who
assaulted Miss Kate Caston four
miles southwest % Summit. did
get away from his captors. His
right name is Henry Adams. He
was being guarded by Mr.. Jesse
Montgomery in a lane near his
house, when he jumped over the
fence, his hands tied hohird his
back, and getting into the tall
corn and made good his escade.
Mr.. Montgomery fired ut him
with his pistol, but does not think
he hit him. II Is thought that he
made his way back to Amite
county, whence he came to this
county, and it is understood that
several parties are on the lookout
for him.
While the information in regard
to the negro's escape comes from
party thoroughly reliable, yet
their are many "doubting Thorn
ases'. who are firmly convinced
Of the contrary.
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Power: In a paragraph in your
department. mississippi Mat
tiers, z you aserihe to Gen. Lee
the expression, There stands
jackson like a stonewall. ~ l
believe it is a matter OF common
knowledge that Gen. Lee was not
present at the first battle of Bull
Run, and that the commander Of
another brigade, Bee or Barlow,
whose soldiers were wagering, in
his effort to steady them, gave
utterance to the since famous ex-
preston, ''Yonder stands Jack
sons brigade, like a stone WALL"
| take the liberty Of writing you
thus, in the interest Of historic
truth. Very truly,
7. G. DABNEY.
We had written paragraph
making the correction, but SUBJ
situte and adopt the foregoing.
We wrote General Bee, but the
types made it Lee. General Bee
was killed July 81, 1851 soon
after making the remark above
quoted. The second Mississippi,
and two companies of the Elev-
enth Mississippi were under his
command. j. l.. p.
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A SAD REFLECTION.
TO BIZ ANYTHING MUST BE
CHERISHED AND FosTEREp
We Cannot Create II, But We
Can Give Ii Cultivation.

The statement made in card Of
Rev. j. III. Lane in Gazette Of
End inst. is indeed a very sad
commentary upon the religion Of
the Baptist denomination. Bro.
Lane in speaking Of the meeting
at Eastfork church, says: ~
did not try to get any to join,
but tried to get those who already
belong to the church, to become
converted, and continues thus:
81 held a meeting not long ago
and during the meeting, | made
this proposition, "All who belong
to the church and don't believe
they are saved come and give me
your hand" and the majority
out Of that big audience came,
and some said "If | have any re.
ligion | don't know anything
about it,
From the general absence Of
all religious conversation among
church members, the same belief
honeycombs all our membership,
and we live protesting faith we
know not Of, and live day by day
expecting our union with the
church and attention to her ordi.
nances will in the end procure
salvation.
Tho church to which Bro.
Lane refers is full standard
church, above rather than below
the general average Of churches,
The average preacher is satisfied
with this mere Introductory form
that religion assumes among us
| Orr preachers seem to desire nc
high attainmcnts in grace, nc
upward mountings in spirituaI
life, Nc requirement for a closer
walk with God. Their member-
ships thus deprived Of all incen-
uves to higher life, set down
lWsan The ordinances. md dc
Hmhinr, aad soon lose all aensl-
bility on the matter Of religion
We want the gospel preached to
the heather world, while we here
really know nothing in the world
Of the riches Of saving grace.
by no means place Mr.. Lane
in the above catalogue.
Religion to be anything, must
be cherished and fostercd. We
cannot create it, but we can give
it cultivation, and before we can
do this we must know that it ex-
lists in the heart. We cannot cul-
'iva.a plnnt whoae rlacc e. az
istence We do not know. We
cannot tend a single stalk of corn
unless we know its whereabouts,
and the untended stalk produces
no corn. Church membership
can never make a Christian. II
is the changed, or converted
heart that does this, and when
this has been done the church il
the true soil in which the Chris.
tian can grow into the grace and
knowledge Of the Lord. The
fruits Of the Spirit are the results
OF this conversion. No mar
should ever obtain the golden
prize of religion and permit it tc
wither and atrophy in his hands
He must work his crop or he viii
have nothing at harvest. "If o
man abide not in me, he is cas-
forth as branch that is wither.
ed. John 1876. May the LORD
enable us to abide in Christ. the
Living Vine. MEMO.
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LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining in the
post office at Magnolia, Miss. 4,
August, 8, 1899: s. j.. Afford,
Hon. A. P. Govnean, Mrs. Jo-
sephine Louis, r. b. Moore,
Miss Halle Mcdaniel, and j..
Broomfield.
s. X. TRAVIS, P. M.
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MAGNoLIA. wEDNEsDAY Auausr9
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For the latest style collars and
cuffs, 60 to Jerome Ford.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned having been
appointed Administrative on the
estate of Charles Il. Williams, de-
ceased, all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby
notified to probate their claims as
required by law, within twelve
months from this date or they
will be barred.
Miss ELLA WARREN,
Admx
J. III. PRICE, Sol.
Magnolia, Miss, July 10, 80.
You will find nice line of rugs
and table covers at Jerome Ford.
The evening times., 1899-03-08
MURDER TRIAL BEGINS.
Robert Robinson to Answer for the
Death of James Hill.

Belair. Md. March S.-The trial of Rob
ert Robinson. colored charged with the
murder of James Hill, colored, of Havre de
Grace on the night Of December last be
gan in the circuit court yesterday. States
Attorney w W. Preston in his opening
address TO the jury. said bad feeling eX-
listed between Robinson and Hill; that
Robinson, on the night of the murder bor-
rowed gun from Jacob Cole, saying he
wanted TO kill a econ that had been
treed' q short distance from town that
having obtained the gun he lay in wait for
Hill hiding in an alley. and when Hill.
accompanied by two friends. came by,
Robinson discharged both barrels of the
gun at him, the shot taking effect in the
left thigh and abdomen. Hill was carried
to a nearby house and medical aid sum
moned. He was later removed to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. where he fingered for
several months but died from the effects
OF the gunshot wound inflicted by Robin
son.
The States attorney also explained to
the jury the number and character of the
verdicts that could be rendered under the
indictment in the case.
The prisoner is defended by John s.
Young of BeIair, and Sylvester f. Pen
ming. of HaVre de Grace. About thirty
five witnesses have been summoned. Rob
ert r Hanna is foreman of the jury sitting
unCu the case
The evening times., 1899-03-08
NO MARYLAND PEACHES.
Entire Crop Destroyed by the Feb
runry Blizzard.

College Park. Md, March S.-Prof. W.
G. Johnson State entomolog.st and Prof.
c. o. Townsend. State patho,ogist, state
that the Maryland peach crop has been
| literally nipped in the bud
( Prof. Johnson says: We have just r.
! ceived replies from the most prominent
! growers in every section of the State and
! find that the entire crop has been de-
stroyed by freezing. We have also sec
! toned several thousand buds from the
mountain and tdewater peach belts and
| find none alive. Even the hardest varie-
ties have been destroyed The greatest
! loss Will be sustained in the Blue Ridge
! belt, where hundreds of acres were COM
| ing into bearing for the first time this
/ year. in addition to older orchards all
| OF which were we'll set with fruit buds
Some reporters from the Eastern Shore
| think that r,rhaps 10 per cent of the
buds may yet get through. This is hardly
probable. All the buds we have exam
ined are either killed o. injured beyond i
! recovery. Some of the large growers OF
western Maryland are very apprehensive
about the safety OF the trees, thinking
they have been seriously injured. 1t IS
! too soon yet to say what the main result
| of the freeze will be.
! The Japan varieties of plums have been
| seriously injured all over the State while
! the native varieties have not suffered 80
much. Pears. all varieties. haye besn
| hurt more or less. some worse than
| others. In the upper mountain section
Kieffer is reported all killed; in the tide
water section from 20 10 so per cent re-
ported injured.
Apples and cherries do net appear to
| have been seriously affected Raspberries
| badly frozen in some mountain sections.
More favorable reDOrtS from tidawater
! Strawberries reported safe from all SEC
| TONS
| Cumberland. Nd, March S.-Evan Rice,
on the Williams Road, five miles east of
| Cumberland, says all of the 500 trees of his
! orchard is Gead from frost Austin d.
Twiggs orchard of 500 trees, at Twiggtown,
| Allegheny county. has also been killed.
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and Gwin are also used for practical exer
FURY OF THE BLIZZARD.
Wharves and Much Shipping VI HreclS-
ed at Crisfield.


ed at Crisfield.
Crisield, Md, March S!-The second biz
zard did great deal of damage to wharves
aud shipping. The tide rose above the nor
NAL height, flooding the principal streets
Some of the smaller vessels were forced
nearly up to the railroad track at the end
of the main street.
The pungy Constitution, owned by Capt.
Severn Evans, broke loose from her moor
ings and is high and dry on the marsh in
Somer's Cove. This vessel was libeled a
few years ago and was in charge of the
United States marshal. II is claimed by
the owner that if the vessel had been
properly fastened with chains she would
not have broken away
The sloop Wainwright. from Rappahan-
mock, sank in the harbor near the Jersey
wharf with 2G0 bushels of oysters on board.
The vessel will be raised.
Reeve Candy, c. w. Sterling and Silas
Tyler lost number of batteaus. Many
of these small oyster boats broke loose and
pounded TO pieces against one another and
against the wharves.
The crab packing houses of Tull & Lowe,
John Candy, Solomon Tull, and w. A.
Christie were swept away by the tide and
waves.
The bugeye Cecil, owned by Andrew
| Sterling, was sunk, the bugeye J. Manko,
owned by Samuel Miles, ran ashore. knock
ed her bowsprit off against the hall of the
knights of Pythias, then swinging around
/; knocked her rudder off against the wharf
The railroad wharf and other wharves
are badly damaged. The marsh and shore
are strewn with crab floats and and debris
| $7,CGo will not cover the damage in Girls
| field
The evening times., 1899-03-08
THE TERRAPIN INDUSTRY.
Developing Substitutes for the Pop
ular DiHmOnd Backs.


Chestertown, Md, March S.--With the
passing OF the diamond back terrapin from
local waters and its general scarcity, the
business of developing "sliders" and red
belly" terrapins has begun in the waters
OF Kent county. These terIapins are now
in winter quarters by the thousands in the
marshes, and are in their best condition.
The slider often attains extremely large
proportions. weighing as much as twenty
pounds CT over. The red belly is Il
smaller species. The larger variety scme-
times sells as high as $3.50 apiece though
the average price is from - cents to 81 80.
The smaller variety sells from - cents
to $l.50 per dozen.
These terrapins bury in the mud from
three to five feet deep, and are found ty
sounding with stick and pulled out with
a hook The female, before she deposits
her eggs, is much sought after, as the nu-
merous eggs add greatly to the richness OF
the prepared dish. The female terrapin
deposits her eggs. ranging from twenty
five to thirty in number, i'll the sandy
fields near by her bedding grounds she
goes out at night, makes hole with her
head large enough to hold the eggs, and
then proceeds TO lay. The eggs are then
covered with sand and packed. and the
terrapiu seeks the water before the sun be-
comes too hot. An old trapper states that
he has known terrapins TO be killed by the
sun while making their way TO the marsh
after laying. The crow is the greatest enc
my to the terrapn. hunting up their nests
and destroying the eggs by wholesale. The
diamond back has been almost entirely
suusrseded by the slider and 'red-belly."
The evening times., 1899-03-08
Anti-SaIoon League Meets.

Hagerstown. Md, March S.-The Anti
Saloon League, of Washington county, met
in Hagerstown yesterday. Delegates were
present from Rohersvills. Keedysyille, Fair
Play, Leitersburg, Beaver Creek, Smoke
town. Smithsburg, Clear Spring. Boones-
boro Hagerstown, Chewsville. Funkstown,
Williamsport, Cayetown, Sharpsburg. Mid
dleburg, and Halfway. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, the Rev J. f.
Maurer: vice president the Rev. p. a.
Cave; secretary, DIR. V. NJ. Reichard; treas
urer, Jacob EXtine; county superintendent
the Rev. e. S. Seiple, committees on law
enforcement and education, d. H Wyand
the Revs. Dr. S. w. Owen, w. C. Griffith.
X. NJ. Moore, w. S. Hoye: on agitation.
Reys Thomas A. Johnson, P. A. Cave J.
NJ. killafn, e. III. Jones, Victor Miller. O.
NJ. Ruark Mr.. Thomas Schlesser. Preach
ers of the county We're requested to preach
once q year in advocacy of the league
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IS IT A TRIFLE?
THAT COMMON TROUBLE, ACID
DYSPEPSIA OR SOUR STOMACH.
Now Recognized as Cause of Seri-
Disease.

Now Recognized as a Cause of Seri-
Disease.
Acid dyspepsia, commonly called heart
burn or sour stomach. is q form of indi-
gestion resulting from fermentation of the
food. The stomach being too weak to di-
gest it, the food remains until fermenta-
tion begins, filling the stomach with gas
and bitter, sour, burning taste in the
mouth is often present. This condition
soon becomes chronic and being an every
day occurrence is given but little atten-
ton. Because dyspepsia is not imme-
diately fatal many people do nothing for
the trouble.
Within recent period a remedy has been
discovered prepared solely to cure dyspep-
sia and stomach troubles. 1t is known as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and is becoming
rapidly used and prescribed as a radical
cure for every form of dyspepsia.
Stuart'3 Dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and are sold by
all druggists for so cents per package 1t
is prepared by the F. A. Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich, and while it promptly and
effectually restores vigorous digestion.
at the same time is perfectly harmless and
will not injure the most delicate stomach
but on the contrary by giving perfect di-
gestion strengthens the stomach, improves
the appetite and makes life worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Diseases.