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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

business. My Heavenly Father had
gimme some stock,-such as my
health, my right senses, lots of chanc-
es fer dom good, and so on the like
o. that, and when I died, I'd have TO
check up, and He'd ask me what Ia
done with all He'd gimme; then II Ia
used all them things just for my own
pleasure, and not tried to do no good
fer Him, I'd be short when l checked
up. He told me of beautiful home
prepared for them as wus all right In
their stock. When he talked about
havin' a home, l fell to longin-l
never knowed what that wus-to have
home, yer know"
Jimmie paused for a moment, then
with the saddest expression ever saw,
he murmured, "but that's not fer the
likes O. me, it's too late now; II Ia
only a-knowed sooner, l might have
had some show, but I've got to check
up just as am, and never done moth
in with all He gimme"
There was silence-silence which
could not break. Why could l not
comfort this dying boy? 1 was able to
relieve his body, but his soul was suf-
fering now. Several times essayed
to speak, but no words came. I knew
the old, old story, but my own mis-
spent life reproached me. Should
tell him that that which he had lis
tened to was mere fable, or should I
give up, now and here, the stand which
l had taken for so many years, and
'own to myself that all the doubts l
had held to so tenaciously were false?
Here in the presence of death, knew
1 did believe-there was a God-this
child had shown Him to me.
Jimmie was looking to me for com
fort; his large eyes fixed on my face,
wondering why did not speak All at
once the words came, and I preached
to him Christi, the doubter, the athe-
list, told him of Jesus and His love;
how many, many years ago He had
died that we, believing on Him, might
enter that home and be saved. He had
paid all our debt with His life, and set
us free. Jimmie listened eagerly, tears
trickling down his cheeks-"And I've
never done nothin' fer him." he said,
slowly"
Eyes, you have, Jimmie, you have
been the means of saving my soul"
The next morning the nurse told me
that Jimmie had been asking for me.
l went over and stood by his bed. He
lay very quiet,-just drifting away. l
took his hand. Jimmie" l said, Il
am here, do you know me?"
A bright smile overspread his face as
he pressed my hand. Then all the life
that was left exerted itself, and I bent
low to hear the whispered words
'I'll not be short. He'll make it right.
Pm" l could not hear what he
would have said, for the spirit, which
a moment before had been speaking to
me- was now giving an account of the
deeds done in the body. Jimmie was
Checking up."-Rams Horn.
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WHY HE TOOK SALLY BAKER.
Jim Didn't Zee @2 Difference in Any
Two Girls,

Jim Didn't Zee ~ D1nerence IN ANY
Two Girls.
zone Of the most predetermined
negroes that l ever knew" said Mr..
G. R. Mutt of Maryland to the Wash
ington Post man, was a colored boy
who waited on me years ago on plan
tation down in Mississippi. This Jim
was as black as Erebus, but his heart
was gold. He saddled my horse, black
ened my boots, went to the town for
mail and, in short, was general util-
ity man. About year after / joined
the ranks of the benedicts Jim came
to me one morning with a serious face
and said he wanted to consult me on
a very important subject. / told him
to state his business, which he did In
a few words. He said Mars Cal,
notice you is doing much better since
you done got yoresef wife, and TUX
it in my head dat l jes' foller along
after you. l wants to marry gal
what l think will make me a good
wife and have come to ak you to git
a pair Of licenses, case all de niggers
what amounts to anything buys DEM
selves licenses You knows de gal dat
l am intendin' fur to marry. She lives
over on de Russell plantation, and her
name is Ella Johnson. / used to think
| liked Sally Baker de best, but Nv
late | come to de conclusion I'd ruther
take Ella. So, eff you is goin' up 10
town today, please don't forgit dem
licenses, and Use done brought you de
money to pay for 'em. At this stage
Jim pulled out the necessary funds
and / promised to get the document
for him that day. On the day follow
ing l sent for him to hand over the
paper that 1 had procured from the
county clerk. He begged me to read
it for him, as he was unlettered, and
the African minister he had bargained
with was rather Slcertain also. L
read it over, and Jim broke out in an
excited way: Hold on, marster, you
shorely have made big mistake.
told you dat Ella Johnson was de girl
1 spected to marry, and you jes now
Sdlu Odlly DdhSls uO 6OopSA
had made a mistake and had given in
the name of the wrong woman. The
situation was comical, for there stood
poor Jim, the picture of despair, and
appealing to me to know what to do.
Thinking to have little more fun out
of the matter 1 told him 1t would nee
essitate change in the license which
could be made easy enough, but that
it would cost him So extra. No, in
deed, it won't cost me no 81 more an
1 done already paid. l amt gwine to
bother bout gittin' any new license,
fur, Mars Cal, dere amt So difference
between any two niger girls in dis
whole county. You done heard me,
and I'm through talkin'.' Inside OF
a week the nuptials of Jim and Sally
Baker were duly solemnized, and 1
never heard that he regretted my mis-
take"
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NOTES IN A SUNBEAM.
They May Now Be Counted and Glass!
fed.

lied.
Counting the dancing notes in q
bar Of sunlight sounds like one of
those hopeless, never-ending tasks
with which malignant fairies delight
to break the spirits of little heroines
in the German folk stories Something
more than this, however, has been
achieved by modern science, which is
now able to count the particles float
ing in any given portion Of the atmos-
phere, says Pearson's Weekly, and de-
termine what proportion of these are
dangerous germs and what are mere
dust. DR.. Franklands experiments
have shown us how to count the micro
organisms, and now a Scotch scientist,
by totally different method, has been
enabled to take stock of the more
harmless but hardly less interesting
dust notes. Thirty thousand such par
ticles have been detected by him in
the thousandth of a cubic inch of the
air in a room. In the outside atmos-
phere in dry weather the same meas
urement of air yielded 2,119, whereas
after heavy rainfall the number was
only 521. That this power of prying
into atmospheric secrets will eventual
ly yield very important results must be
obvious to all. Among the most curl
Gus discoveries already made is the
direct and constant relation which ex-
ists between dust DarticleS and fOgS,
mist and rain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

you've no time to listen to the likes Of
me-" he added, turning YEARLY from
me.
I longed to shed some comfort into
the little life that was slipping away
so fast, so I said, Jimmie, tell me;-
| have time
Then he told me his story-words
that touched my heart as nothing else
had ever done.
There was a Teller on board my
train tother day." he began, "a nice
lookin' old chap-and he says to me,
soon as you're through, l want to talk
to you about yer job and some other
things. I tell you | was scared awful;
took him to be 'Spotter, and
thought he'd got on to me sellin' my
own stuff now and then; faint right,
yer know, but all the fellers do it.
Well, lowed had to face what was
up; so directly l went and set along
side of him. That was the day afore
got hurt. I'm glad 1 seen him. 1
never knowed about them things he
talked about afore." His lip quivered,
"T oughter a knowed afore, it's too
late now"
what is too late, Jimmie?"
"Then things he talked about"
What did he say?"
"He asked me about the office, and 1
told him as how things wus. Yer
know, l works the 4:30 train to New
York. The boss gives me basket of
stock, and I'm held responsible. 1
carry all the latest novels, candy, CT
CARS, Florida oranges, bananas; yer
know them things yer get on the train.
We gets 90 per cent on all we sells.
Every night We turns in our money
and stock to the boss, and he checks
us up; sometimes we're right, and
sometimes we're short. This old chap
he listened and asked the most ques-
lions about all I'm a-tellin' yer. Final
ly he says, says he, We've all got to
check up some day, do you ever think
of that?"
81 asked him what business he wus
in. He said he was connected with
somethin' or mother. l don't Just re-
member now; then he said he wusn't
referrin' to business, but that we all,
when we died, would have to. give an
account to the One what give us our
lives as to what we'd done with 'em.
He said It was sumthin' similar to my
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
Tod1 SaaJqboMM


Hoods pills cure liver Ills the non.irritating and
the only cathartic to take with Hoods sarsaparila
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
Light from Sugar.

d A phenomenon, the cause OF which
has not yet been satisfactory explain
ed, was described at the last meeting
of the British Association. Disks OF
loaf sugar were mounted on lathe
and rapidly rotated while a hammer
played lightly against them. An al
most continuous radiation of light was
thus produced from the sugar. 1t was
shown that the light did not arise
from heating of the sugar, and it is
believed to be caused by some change
taking place in the sugar crystals. The
act Of Capitalization is known to be
sometimes accompanied by flashes Of
light. The practical bearing of these
experiments is on the question of the
possibility of obtaining artificial light
by methods as yet untried.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
"Eva Dispositions
Are Early Sho4vn. I"

lust SO evil in the blood
comes out tn shape of scrof-
ula, pimples. etc., In children
and young people. Taken in
time it can be ezadicated by
using Hoods Sarsapanlla.
In older people, the aftermath
of irregular Fving shoqus It.
self in bilious conditions, a
heavy head, a foul mouth
disordered kidneys, yellow eyes and
skin, with a general bad feeling.
1t is the blood, the impure blood,
friends, which is the real cause. Purify
that with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
happiness VII reign in your family.
Blood Poison-"I lived in bed OF fire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol-
lowed small box. 1t broke out all over my
body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and
hospitals in vain. tried Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t helped. kept at it and was en-
tirely cured. / could go on the housetops
and Shout about it," MRS. ]. T. WILLIAMS,
Carbonate, Pa.
ScYoSu.a Sores any baby at two
months had scrofula sores on cheek ana
arm. Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good. Hoods Sar-
saparilla cured him permanently. He is
now four, with smooth fair skim" MRS.
S. S. WRoTEN, Pennington, Del.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
Business Pressure.

Are you much rushed now, Fooz-
err"
Rushed? If 1 were to die tonight
my employer would expect me to come
down town tomorrow and work un
til the hour set for the funeral
Chicago Record.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
Decided Preference.

He-Which would you prefer, dear,
orchestra seats and a carriage or a box
and cable car? Shelf it's all the
same to you, darling, I'll take gallery
seats, bird and a bottle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

you've no time to listen to the likes Of
me-" he added, turning YEARLY from
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

Women are naturally tender heart
ed. No woman ever willfully steps on
a mouse.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

Nearly every married woman thinks
a lot Of other women envy her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24

Worn-Out Army Uniforms.
England gets $150,O0O year from
the WORKOUT uniforms of its army.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

The delegates TO the peace congress are
seated In alphabetical order to avoid all
questions Of precedence, and there was
danger that the representatives Of the
United States would be assigned places In
the rear Of the hall with turkey and other
sick birds. But when the officials exam
lined the register they found that the
Americans hailed from "L'Amerique,"
with ''Etats Unis" In brackets, thereby
gaining seats In the first division well to
the front. Shall this be taken as q proof
English. though the French denounce
the performance as yankee trick" or
Is 1t but apother example Of our desire to
rank hencefOrth among the powers that
call themselves great?-T.-U. & G.
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MASTERS SALE.

dered by the Hon. E. G. Maxwell. Judge
of the Circuit Court Of Washington ceun-
ty, Florida, in the case Of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company. q cor
poration OF the State of Kentucky, against
Simeon Strickland and N. Il. Strickland
his wife, William H. Wesley and Katie M.
Wesley his wife, and the Pensacola Land
and Lumber Company, O. corporation OF
the State OF Florida, / will, on MONDAY,
the 3rd day OF July, A. d. 1899, sell at
public auction, for cash. to the higest bid
der, before the door Of the County Court
House, at Vernon, Florida, ut L. O'clock M
the following described property, consist
ing Of tracts Ofland, situated In the Coun-
ty Of Washington, State OF Florida, towt:
Description. Sec. To. r, Acres.
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WORKING STATE CONvICTS.

PHE BILL. INTRODUCED, MAY %, BY HON. J.
M. WATSON OF osCEoLA.
"A bill to be entitled an act authorizing
the Governor of this State to appoint a
committee OF three to investigate and re-
port to the next Legislature the best
method of working the State convicts Of
this State, and sppropriating $500 for the
purpose OF carrying out the provisions Of
this act.
Whereas, The present convict system
of this State Is a shame upon the fair
name OF Florida, and Is In no manner sat-
isfactory TO the citizens OF the State, and
Whereas, The committee appointed to
investigate the various convict camps Of
the State, In its report to this Legislature
fully sets forth the .inhuman and cruel
treatment the convicts receive at some Of
the camps; and
Whereas, The present system OF leas-
ing the convicts deprives the State Of
thousands Of dollars, as the lessees inva-
riably pool their bid and secure them at
a nominal sum, and snbleases them at a
big profit, and believing that II the lease
system lie TO be continued, that unde prop
err management same can be done In such
a manner that the State will receive q
proper remuneration for the services Of
the conylcts, and that they will receive
better and more civilized treatment;
therefore, be 1t enacted by the House Of
Representatives, the Senate concurring:
Section /. That the Governor # the
State be authorized to appoint commit
tee Of three citizens of this State, whose
duties It shall be to take up, investigate,
consider and report to the next Legisla-
ture the most humane, practical and
profitable method Of working the State
convicts.
Section 2. That for the purpose of car
rying out the provision Of this act, the
sum OF $500 Is hereby appropriated out Of
any funds not otherwise appropriated.
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STATE CAPITOL TO REMAIN AT
TALLAHASSEE

"We bow TO the will Of the minority"
were the closing words Of Frank Clark on
the defeat of his joint resolution propos-
Ing an amendment to the Constitution
changing the seat of Government from
Tallahassee to jacksonville. Slxty-sev-
en- Of the sixty -eisht members were pres
ent. and II required three tifths Of that
number, or forty two votes. to secure the
passage Of thu measure. The vote stood
81 for and 30 against, Just FIVE short.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

The Alabama Democrats are now or
ganlzing campaign Of education to re-
claim their State from the dominance Of
Populism and the heresy Of Joe Johnston
the Small We are proud to say that we
have no need for such work In Florida.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

The Florida legislature has passed and
the governor has signed bill prohibiting
the manufacture or sale Of cigarettes or
cigarette papers in this state. What q
time the officers Of the law will have try
ing to enforce this law!
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

Ex-Gov. John Gary Evans, Of South
Carolina, who recently returned from
military service in Cuba, says the average
Cuban soldier Is about the most worth
less fellow he has seen.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

The bulk OF the q, 600 900 which we gen.
erously offered the Cuban soldiers Is still
In Havana untouched. The fellows for
whom it was intended scorned 1t and It
should be sent back to the treasury at once
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Ohipley. Fla. June 3rd. 1899
Advertising is honeycomb which holds
in II the sweets of business success.

The invention Of an electric gun which
Is said to be both noiseless and smokelss
promises TO knock all the fun out Of war.
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sold
A. VERNON County
will
t herein opposite the together with cost OF sue
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-06-03

Total acres. ....... ~, 500. 65
Together with the tenements, heredita-
nents and appurtenances thereto be,
longing. 49,
Deeds at cost Of purchaser.
A. c. BINKLEY.
6-a-oaw-4w Special Master.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25
NERVE MAKES A WOMAN.
Makes the Perfect Female
Mistress of Self.

81 believe that thoroughbred wom-
an has good nerve. though she may be
nervous and high strung" said the
woman who looked the thoroughbred
in every inch of her slender person.
Her hair, says the Chicago Chronicle,
was like snow-white spun silk. her skin
was as fine and delicate and delicately
tinted as baby's and it was all set off
in a dainty way by the pretty, soft lace
around her throat and her deep chin
chilla furs. She had just had atrouble-
some wound lanced on finger with no
outcry, and the surgeon had admired
greatly the fortitude of a woman so
delica tely nodded and finely made.
YES" continued the woman, 81 am
sure it is so. You will find it more
often the ignorant people, the people of
coarser natures, who lose self-control.
A thoroughbred woman shows her quail
ity as a thoroughbred horse does. A
fine horse must be handled carefully,
its nerves are always on the alert, it is
easily excited, and responsive to every
touch, but in time of need you can rely
upon it to do good service and use lis
nerve to the best purpose, if it dies in
the effort, while an old dull farmers
horse, which nothing can impress, in an
emergency seems to weaken, lose its
head, and become dangerous and un-
manageable.
"If 1 had children, the one thing
would attempt to develop in them would
be fine nerve. It means great deal; il
is that which makes the perfect WON
an mistress of herself, though china
fall"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25
Deafness Oannot be CURED.


by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear,
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a runbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh,
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Q.
O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. 6-1O
HalPs Family Pills are the best.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25
OUR CHURCHES.

Lutheran church, corner Union and
9TH streets, L. Grey, pastor-Services to-
morrow at IL a.m.Sunday school at IL :15.
Vespers at 80 p. m.
Regular meeting Christian Scientists
every Sunday morning at IL O'Clock at
the small K. of P. hall, in the Vogt
building. All are invited to be present.
Calvary Baptist church-Rev. W. B.
Clifton, pastor. Regular services at II
a, N. and 7 80 p. m. Young peoples
meeting at 6 80 p. m. Sunday school
at 10 q. M.
Congregational church, corner Fifth
and Court streets, D. V. Polling, pastor
Services at usual hours. Services ap-
propriate to Palm Sunday. Mics Hattie
Gram and Mr.. Polling will sing a duet
at the Y. P. S. G. E. meeting in the
evening. A cordial invitation is ex
tented to all to attend these services.
Methodist church, corner Fifth and
Washington streets,J. Fl. Wood, pastor
Sunday school in the morning at 10
Services at IL am. Glass meeting at II
20. JuniorLeague at 8 80 p. m. Epworth
League at 6 80.
st. PauPs Episcopal church, Joseph
DE- Forest, rector. Holy Communion
10 a. m.; except first Sunday in month
Morning prayer and sermon, IL a. IN.
Sevening prayer and sermon, Z 80 p. m.
Sunday school at 2:l5 p. M: Friday
evening service, I 80.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25

Elegant new Pullman palace sleepers
between Portland and Chicago have just
been placed in service via the o. r. &
N, Oregon Short Line, Union Pacific
and Chicago & Northwestern railways
daily every day in the year. Cars are of
the very latest pattern, in fact being the
most i'm proved up-to-date sleeping cars
turned out by the Pullman Company.
These new palaces will leave Portland on
the evening fast train of the o. K. & N.
arriving at Chicago the morning of the
fourth day and running through with
out change via Granger and Omaha. 19ti
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispeliing colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the.
remedy are obtained from SIENNA. and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N z:
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-25
Proposals for stone work.

Bids for the construction of section
of county road-mostly stone work
along bluff near town of Hood River,
are hereby invited. Sealed bids to be
sent to ]. S. HARRISON of Hood River by
April 10th, 1899. Capt. ]. H. Dukes, of
Hood River, will show parties the loca-
ton and furnish particulars. Right to
reject all bids reserved.
j. s. HARRISON,
Road Supervisor.