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APPEAL FOR MERCY.
His Sense of Justice Excites o. T.. HI.
m Take Side With the FriendleBS.

Mr.. Editor: have no desire to give vent
publicly to thought that would have the re-.
motest tendency 70 be construed as counten-
ancing or upholding any man or woman that
has incurred the penalty OF State or muni.
cipal law by being guilty OF some violation.
The law is anufactured Tor good purpose
and should be respected and enforced. But
am little inclined to think q: times, condign
punishme should be meted out, tempered
with mercy. CIRCUMSTANCES, oftentimes, are
OF such a character as to demand IT. Murder
frequently is no rare exception.
recently within the Jurisdiction OF Due West,
that think, is entitled to some sy pathy.
The punishm adjudged and in1llcted upon
the sable victim, (Melvln Ellis) by the pow
ers that be- in that classic town noted for
morality, guaranteed by hearsay, and backed
largely by public ointment, was TOO severe
for the infraction made or proVocatlon given.
1t Is not pleasure 20 OF ndnee % S
fault-finding or pretending TO criticise legal
lied authorities, but cannot, consistent with
what deem is right, resist In this case. Know
man that instigated the criminal offences;
from repeating, the sentence imposed
upon that ignorant pennyless, and frlendless
negro, was on the extreme. .,
appeal to the official dignitaries. of the said
town with due Difference to their sincerity
and impartiality in transacting their duties,
TO reconsider the matter and commute tne
sentence at least two.thirds less ,e IN seeVerityi
assure you, incur public indignation. Nor
In anyway be humilatipg to your judicious
administration of the ethics or laws that are
constructed for your ruling OF the town.
Agreeable to my mode or style OF adjudging
such lawless crimes OF such characters YOU Id
be to impose the penalty ON both parties, the
one Is about as deep in the mud az the other
MIR. Editor, not being fully posted In
the particulars, perhaps 1 have said
enough or too much, made myself some
what obnoxious or amendaole to be
reproached by the council board as
meddIesome intruder, interfering with
matter that didn't concern my In.
terest II have erred In any particular beg
pardon. However, I'll venture to assert my
opinion agreeable to my observation that
chartered corporations are rather too prone 10
enact heavy financial punishments on The
Ignorant laboring class OF people, especially,
the colored population, when they are ar
raigned before their tribunals for violating
the ordinance orders of the town. presume,
petition for mercy would be The proper course
for action in the above case. y. +. II.
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l.. w. Whites Locals.

See the goods we are now Offering at and
10 cents.
You should not fail to see our and 10 cents
counters. They are filled with deslraole
goods.
Look at the bargains ON the and 10 cents
counters at j.. w. Whites Don't let every
body get ahead of you. The supply will not
last always. The goods now offered cannot
be duplicated.
Here are some Of the goods on our 5 cents
counter: Beautiful Prints, Percales ana
Ginghams. yard wide Brown Sheeting, yard
Bleached Homespun. light colored outings
and colored Lawns. The widest and pretttest
Laces ever offered at 5 cents a yard. White
checked Nainsooks and great many other
useful articles.
You should not neglect to buy some OF thoae
best bleached goods. They are worth l213
cents, but we will sell them at 10 cents q
yard.
We will sell you the best Percales at 10
cents yard. They are sold everywhere at
l2l9 cents. ..} 80
Look at the large assortment OF Hamburg
Trimmings we are now offering ct 10 cents
II You need anything in this line II will pay
you to see our stock.
L. w. White has line Of nattings which
cannot be excelled. The designs are hand
some and entirely new. -.
A cordival Invitation is extended to all TO
come and see us. Our midsummer trade
was never better than at present. Every
morning our store is filled with eager, ear
nest. buyers. Our goods sell themselves.
Quality and prices are right, and all good
judges OF Merchandise fully appreciate their
statement L. w. White. I
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

L. Is. Caiilson and Joseph LAKE, 1eluell
Township.
p. B. Callison. j. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake, kirkseys Township.
J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and K. w.
Fellowship Township.
J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. w.
Brooks Township.
j. W. Lyon and \. X. watson, Indian Hill
Township.
Abbevile, =, e., Jan. II, 1900
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Mrs. McCaslan. and Miss Vance, of Clinton,
have returned to their homes after being the
guest of Miss Mary Lou Smith for several days.
Mr.. Berkin I,ythgoe, OF Atlanta, arrived in
city Tuesday and Is visiting his mother.
Miss Myra Mower. returned Thursday, 70
her home in SewherrS, after montns stay
with Miss HELEN White.
Mr. Earnest Clinkscales. OF Due West spent
several days in the city last week with friends
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w. ID. Bark sdale Locals.

The finest flour. Try Grandeur"
Good stock OF stoves all sizes. Come and
see them.
Fruit jars all sizes. Extra rubbers.
A splendid lot OF siopee crockery.
Canned goods OF all kinds.
Hams. breakfast bacon.
New white cottolene, very fine.
Nice french candy In bulk.
Pure muscovada molases the finest we can
get.
All kinds of goods at low prices.
Come in,
June 5, lsOO. w. ID. Barksaa!e'
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READ OUR LIST AND PRICES.

Drink one OF our delsoions loo cream S"''"S
when warm. Speed Drug H"'
"Nunallys" Candy lresh every f,'sn,, w"T IN ut
MllfOrd's Drug Store.
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WOOD WORK !!
CABINET WORK !!
New Shop New Material Faith
full and Efficient Service.

MIR. JAMES TAGGART having finished
lx1 his new shop, which ts located on his
home lot. Main Street, is now. "at home" to
ali callers who may need wood work on their
vehicles. He has had long experience. and
everybody admits his skill in workmanship,
and his fidelity in the performance of his
contracts. -... 80
he is a fine worker In wood, and can do all
sorts of cabinet work. He is anxious 10 do
any work In his line, and he will be glad to
see you. and talk to you aboutwhateser may
be needed. ~" t[S!-s IT,
The National tribune., 1900-12-06

imaginable. All this tends to make Ma
gasaki n very interesting place.
Civilian and missionary women of all
nationalitieS in China have been crowding
the warships and army transports, clamOr-
ing to reach Nagasaki with their lives
while the allied war Widows particular
ly the American army women in NagaSa-
HI. have been clamoring more vociferous-
ly for passage on the army transports than
the missionaries ever dared TO in getting
away from China. War Widows and
war orphans" who have husbands and
fathers respectively in the Philippines.
have frequently been able to get beyond
There are two exceptions To this, however.
One is the case of Mrs. Myers. wife of
Capt. Myers, the gallant officer at Picking,
who was seriously i'll there.
War widows usually have pulls. -
and know how to use them. They will
write their Congressman and telegraph
their Senator and get all their brothers
and male cousins old enough to vote to
write and telegraph at the same time for
transportation on a Government ship. The
Congressman has been accustomed to the
impOrtunate Ofiiceseeker during his entire
official life, and he is nervcd up to it. But
this everlasting hammering he is now re
ceiving from the war widows" whose
husbands have never before been beyond a
home States, is the Congressmans last but
by no means his least trouble.
The determination of the war widow"
is irresistible, with the result that n num-
Der have been permitted to come as far as
Nagasaki. The great majority of army
officers are opposed to women travelling on
the army transports at all. Only small
percentage, however, of those who apply
for transportation receive it. Once in Ma
gasaki these ladies naturally want to 20 to
China or the Philippines to join their hus-
bands, for practically they are no nearer
them here than they were at home. 1t is
now that the troubles of Col. Hyde. the
Depot Quartermaster of the u. s. Army
at Nagasaki, begin. He is importuned
for transportation from Nagasaki by these
ladies until the Oriental splendor of his
life here is not exactly dream.
The rendezvousing of the American
war widow" and the American refugee
missionary from China at Nagasaki has
made the hotel keepers, as well as the lit
tie Japanese merchants, leap for joy. The
prices have advanced until the ordinary
person is appalled, at the high prices in
NagaSaki.
The efficient United States Consul here,
the Hon. Charles 4. Harris, is from In
diana. and is consequently a man of mex
haustible patience. He good-naturedly
calls in his japanese interpreter and glad
~ extends his services to the American
colony of ladies here in properly adjusting
any matter, from an expensive laundry
bill up, whenever his services are required.
j. MARTIN MILLER.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
FORT DoNELsoy.

Old Fort Donelson looked as natural to
me as though l had been here before, as
1 had seen the pictures in the illustrated
papers and had read so many accounts of
the battle here. The guns were mostly
moved from the river, as the enemy now
have no boats, and they are placed on the
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
The HEALTH HABIT
Just as Easy to Form as Any
Other.

We do not deliberately form our pet
habits, but they are unconsciously ac-
quired and grow as we grow, and by the
time we learn they are hurting us, we find
them too strong to be easily broken.
Then, why not form n good habit, a hab-
it which will counterfeit the many bad
ones; in other words, contract the unfash-
iOnable habit of being always well.
The best health habit to get into is to
have and keep Il vigorous stomach; if you
have a healthy digestion you can drink
your beloved coffee, smoke your favOIite
brand of tobacco, with little or no harm
the mischief begins when these things are
forced upon the faithful stomach, without
any assistance.
Form the habit of taking after meals
some harmless but efficient digestive which
will relieve the stomach of so much extra
work.
Nature furnishes us with such digestives
and when they are combined in such a
pleasant preparation as StHart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets they give the overwOrked
stomach just the necessary assistance to
secure perfect digestion without any of
the harmful effects of cathartics and SINH
lar drugs.
The habit-of taking Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets after meals is as necessary to the
weak stomach as food itself, and indeed
to get the benefit frOmsfood featen, nothing
better and certainly nothing safer can be
used.
Many families consider Stuart's Tablets
as essential in the house us knives and
forks.
They consist entirely of natural digestive
principle without the effect or characters
tics of drugs; they have no cathartic ac-
ton, but simply 20 to work ON the food
eaten and digest it.
Take into account your bad habits and
the eyDenSe they entail and then invest
30 cents in box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and see if your digestion for the
next month is not vastly improved.
Ask the clerk in any drug store the
name of the most successful and popular
stomach remedy and he will say Stuart's.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
AMERICANS AT NAGASAKI.
The Trials of the Quartermaster With
the Importunate "War Widows"
NAGAsAKI, Japan, Oct. s.

NAGASAKI, Japan, Oct. s.
No port in the Far East, except Manila,
is better known to Americans than Maya
saki All United States Army transports
en- route from Manila and from China en-
| ter Nagasaki harbor for coal. United
States men-of-war frequently come to Ma
gasaki.
1t is estimated that more than 10000
Americans have set foot on Japanese soil
at Nagasaki during the past two years.
Comparatively few of our soldiers visit
any Of the other japanese ports.
Nagasaki, with its 10000 inhabitants, is
the sixth japanese city in size, Toxic, Ky
otto, Osaka, Yokohama and Kobe outrank-
ing it in point of population. But Nagas-
aki is the most central port in Japan for
all points i'll China, Korea and Siberia. 1t
is the most cosmopolitan coaling station in
the Far East, and here are frequently seen
the warships and army transports of Great
Britain, Germany, Russia, France, Aus
tria and Italy, as well as those of Japan,
the United States and other countries. The
great merchant ships of the different ma
tionalities plying between Japan, China,
the United States, India, Australia and
Europe all touch at Nagasaki for coal
This gives the globe-trotting passenger a
chance to get two or more meals in Ma
gasaki at one of the three European hotels
and take his choice of Il dining-rOom con-
versation in plain United States" cock
ney or colonial British, French, German,
Russian or Italian. Here, too, he can
hear the Russian, the German or the
French band concerts at the Nagasaki Ho-
tel or enjoy at the Nagasaki Hotel an
evening watching the cordial, but frank
American officer, the gay French officer
and the polite German officer in the dizzy
waltz, with the conventional Russian Off
Ger in the fascinating mazurka. All of
these may be on the floor at one and the
same time, each with lady of his own
tongue and nationality, for they are all
here.
A MECCA FOR AMERICAN "wAR WIDOWS"
A war widow is a woman whose hus-
band is at the front serving his country,
while she is following him, and is as near
the field of action as the War Department
will permit her to go. The wives of in
fantry, of artillery, of cavalry, of marine
and naval officers are here. The wife Of an
artillery or cavalry officer will tell you
with a naughty air that her husband does
not belong to the infantry, and the infan
try officers wife will explain to every
body's satisfaction that the infantry has
won more laurels than any other branch
of the army. The wife of the marine or
naval officer will take great pride in say
ing that she does not belong to the army.
The ladies discuss as to how the cam
paign in China and the Philippines should
be conducted and every other war topic
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
AN OFFER OF SPECIAL
INTEREST TO LADIES.
Mrs. Clarke's Cook Book
Containing Over 1000 of the
Best Up-to-Date Recipes.
limo; 266 Pages; Leatherette.

Here every housewife will find help
that will conduce to comfort. health and
domestic happiness. Everything helpful
in the way of practical cooking has been
included.
The scope of the book may best be un
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ent heads: /. The Art of Cooking. .
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Poultry and game. .. Meats. 6. Vege-
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biscuit, hot cakes, etc, including fancy
breads, rolls, wafiles, and the subject of
yeast. II. Pastry and buildings. u.
Creams, jellies and light desserts Is.
Cakes and cake baking. IA. Fresh fruits
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16. Canned fruits and vegetables. II
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The National tribune., 1900-12-06

to-day and cav good specimen of
town desolated by war. Many houses have
been burned, others deserted, with win
dowS knocked out, and but few are on the
streets except our soldiers.
Gen. Forrest is not far from here, with
big force of cavalry, and we are kept
ready for an attack at any time.
ITO be continued1
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
Mheag Emmhha
~ s III ~
The National Tribune.
Now in Its oath Year.

NOW IN It's z4In tedT
Besides its literary attractions, the pa
per makes a speciality Of the doings OF
Congress and the Executive branches of
the Government.
A partial list of attractions will be
found mentioned below:
AMERICAN FAMILIES.
Under the above heading a new feature
has been recently established which will
be found of surprising interest.
THE SPY OF THE REBELLION. A
Marvellous, True Story. Written by the
Great Detective, Allan Pinkerton.
FHE SUMAIERVALE BRABBLE. By
Hon. Albion w. Tourgee.
A brilliant serial.
81 KLEGG AND SHORTY. By John
McElroy.
These soldier boys Of ours with little
Pete Skidmore and the rest of the squad,
are just starting on a new campaign, the
weekly narration of which will entertain
our readers throughout the year. The
earlier adventures of these boys can be
found in three volumes, described in an
other column.
TO AND THROUGH WEST POINT.
By Capt. Free S. Bowley.
STORIES OF THE REGIMENTS.
Prepared by officers and comrades of
the old commands.
THE AMERICAN CATILINE,
Telling the story of Aaron Burr's con-
spiracy, all the more interesting because
its substance is true.
PENSION RULINGS,
which will be closely watched by us for
the benefit Of our readers. We report in
full all new pension decisions and rulings
STORIES OF THE INAUGURALS,
from Washington to Mckinley, by our
popular contributor, Mary $. Lockwood
SPECIAL CORRESPO NDENT IN
CHINA. ]. Martin Miller's Letters.
LETTERS FROM THE FIELD.
Another series from that gifted young
officer, the late Lieut.. Branum.
FROM LOUISVILLE TO THE SEA.
A soldiers diary Of the civil war, de
scribing scenes and incidents as witnessed
by man who marched in the ranks.
1.-THE BUSHWHACKERS DAUGH
TER" By Prof. VIM. J. Dews, author
of "a Union Man in Richmond"
RAIDING WITH MORGAN.
A story Of stirring adventure.
WITH THE WESTERN ARMY. By
Gen. Green B. Raum, late Commission
er of Pensions, gallant soldier.
The National Tribune. week. Ct
Iy, one year vi
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
The Secrets Of Health q;
Or, How Not to Be Sick, and
How to Get Well.
BY DR.. S. Fl. PLATT.
512 Pages; Profusely Illustrated.

This work is a wonder as n cOmpen-
dunn Of existing knowledge concerning the
physical phases Of human life. 1t is a
condensation of all that is known up to
the present day concerning the various
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treating of a general topic.
The body is taken up and examined
part by part as a living machine; all
the operations of its mechanism are set
forth in simple, everyday language that
may be understood by anyone. The sub
ject Of diet, what, how much, and when
to eat is discussed eXhaustiyely; the use
and misuse of various kinds of foods, the
nutritious value of various meat, cereal
and vegetable foods; the effect of stimu-
lants, tobacco, drinks and narcotics.
There is a separate chapter upon food
preparation, with full instructions for
preparing different dishes, not only those
in common use, but such as are required
by sick people and infants. There is q
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including Christian SCIENCE homeopathy,
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There is an exhaustive chapter upon the
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the preparation and care offthe sickroOm,
and treatment of patients afflicted with all
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most common ailments together with the
symptoms by which they nmay be recog-
nized.
The work is one of priceless value, and
until this edition was issued never before
sold for less than $1.5O.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06

Miss Edith Williams, Box Sc Waynesville O.,
who cured her drunken father after years OF
misery, wretchedness and almost unbeara bic
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shall be so glad if you will publish my ex-
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DR.. Haincs. the discOverer. will send a sample
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show how II is used in tea, coffee or food and
that it will cure the dreaded habit quietly and
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The National tribune., 1900-12-06

Their experiences form those of the raw
recruit, and in the course of time the sea-
soned veteran.
They encounter the dangers of the bat
tlefeld and the WEAKNESS of the tiresome
march and suffer Imprisonment Under
all these circumstances these boys do their
part manfully, having their ups and downs,
their hard times and their good times,
with n succession of comical blunders,
brilliant achievements and stirring adven-
lures which make up the panorama of Il
soldiers daily life.
Many other characters are introduced,
Among them may be mentioned little Pete
Skidmore, the Jew Spy, and Deacon
Klegg, Sis pap" who visits the army to
see the boys, and falls into many trying
places, from all of which, however, the old
mans hard sense and good fortune COM
bined extricate him, and he goes back full
of experiences to relate to mother and
the girls"
These sketches have been laughed at
and cried over in 10000 homes Of veterans,
in Post rooms, at Campfires, and wher-
ever the survivors of the war have gath
cred by twos or threes or by hundreds.
Their adventures are still continued in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, rs may be found
by consulting the foUfN page of this is
sue.
Whoever is DESTROYS Of read
ing u story as entertaining as
Robinson grusOe. and at the
speak, with this famous serial
as il is running i'm the paper,
should order these volumes.
All three Of the above volumes,
postpaid, and The Ma q E0
tiOnaI Tribune one year SA'VV
The National tribune., 1900-12-06

EDITORIAL NoTE.-These letters, written
by young man who lett a Christian home
in Ohio for the front. are of rare intesest,
detailing as they do his daily life in camp,
on the march, and on the field OF battle,
with the Western Army. They cover some
two years of active operations.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
DISCOVERED BY A wonAN.

I have discovered a positive cure for all female
diseases and the piles II never fails 10 cure the piles
from any in either sex, OF the diseases
peculiar to women. such leucorrhea, displace.
ments liberation, granulation, etc will gladly mail
free box of the remedy 10 every sufferer. Address
MRS. c. b. MILLER, Box 1873, Kokomo Ind.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06
81 Klegg and Shorty.
Their Transformation From
Raw Recruits to Veterans.
BY JOHN McELROY.
Over 1000 Pages of the Most Enter
tanning and Thrilling Adventures,
in Three Volumes, PrOfusely
Illustrated.
.OR p OR AL 81

" II L " II - II - L
KLEGG AND HIS
COMRADE SHOR-
TY have become his
toric characters.
They are the embod-
iment of the patri-
otto Union soldier
who went into the
Army in 1861 and
fought through the
war to the finish.
The National tribune., 1900-12-06

Mr.. Greeley's book has no equal as a
political history of the early days of this
country, treating especially of the causes
which led to the war of the rebellion.
Then follows the best history of the war
ever written, being alive with the con-
temporary spirit of the great struggle.
There is no substitute for this book,
ard no American library is complete with
out it. In fact, it is an American library
in itself.
Our edition is printed in large type,
from the original plates, with all the por-
traits, matter and illustrations complete,
with index. 1t has also brief biography
of the author added in our edition, and
not found in the original.
The work sold, when first issued, from
SO up to S13, from which it will be seen
how great a bargain we offer to our sub
scribers. There is nothing cheap in the
makeup Of this book, although the price
is low.
The above two great volumes,
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Tribune one year {. w
N Washington, .. G.