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A ul‘i‘fi‘ run t sent without wvttn in- digo}. wfi‘llagimrtcd until fo 1km full time 1--.: Al ‘ndvortlsomanu mounted by I conical solid nounsreil ~12 lines to the inch. ,â€" CHINESE BMUOGLERI. How the Artful Mole Deane Uncle Sam's Customs 0.0011. The custom unicorn of San Francisco hum to rival with home of the most Artful smugglers in the world. The Chinese me I'm.” of smugglers. and there is not I people on mm b mum («rule in sxpedlentatoevnde lin' run-anus laws. Their stolld. impel-iv. ah-uwnunr marvel: than admire.ny in their soul rulmud opemtlono. fcrthelr actions selv dom word. as is theme frequently with £XAM'1RI‘NG THE ROLE OF A “10'. white penplw. any ground to suspect that 'lhry are trying to practices fraud. They ‘epzvo taught the suiloi‘ men of the white .‘M‘c tln- ulnaâ€":mh-at tricks practiced on Una can r-‘mn‘s iru' Killhcl‘fi‘n and. are never caught in one aim m- wilhout being ready will; aim! ho‘r one equally as hard to detect. ilufuru tlw influx of Chinese laborers was «tr-mum], says the San Francisco Chronicle, ~ n. Manual, lacking an ii 9.11th years were acquuénlml nil in only \jm'lilrty and toil, would smut-l 1mm: i ry to sneak ashore with a dirty olsl Nouns stuffed full of fine silk hazulkcmlnofs, smurfs or Indian neck simwlu ’l'lu: ("hlnwc garment for cold \vt-ul lH-r ['4 u quillv-l blouse or tunic. with a heavy lliilngol' mttun. Silk handkerchief: “hilly light Hinl fine. a single blouse would Arum-t imm contain it vuluuhlu invoices. Smnulimm a demure Chlneaa maiden wwle s’l'p :mhul‘a with the thick soles of in“! Rhle .tud'wl with silk. A whole covey Mrivwi sunk» 31111-94 ago with their shoal Elliilml in llllm flv-lhinn. Au Inquisitive luv spm-iur hml his uttvntinn attractor] to the rxuaurdiunry iliivkuesn of the soles. and nuulo- m: invefllgutiun, which resulmd in A Villlmlxlu Hrifllfl‘. To a mun tlw L'hlnosecrews on the steam... crs plying lwt wwn San Francisco 5.1311 Mex. icu, Huulll Ann-rim and the orient are smuggle“. ’l‘hvy hide their contrabluld gmdu in iho midwt places imaginable, sud grti'urm (whore past the eyes of the cm}- tullw ulllccm in ways that almost baffle do lt‘mmn. They have brought opium skillfully smiled in bananas mill hanging to the stall; and in oranges. One doymbout six yunrs mm). a ('hinefie dressed as a cook walkml h-iuumly down the gangplnnk of 0 Pacific Mail steamer with a. basket on hll um; containing several iosvas of bread. Ho rimmed right by a custom house officer "and would lmw- um. away all right. but on its v in; 'L umn- :uto collision withn drunk- Am Palltli‘. 'l in! mllor, who was to blame, 1.45.18 l‘m-f hum-m a violent shove, sending him [sprays lino; mul scattering his broad luau-R. A puiiCl‘fllllll interfered and no iltfh’i that one of llm loaves had broken .ypen. lie Hlnriml to examine, sad the (“human “lilrlv'Il to run. Every ion! was Mimi with opium. ('hinrw lm'u lwon detect‘lxi with boxes of 3hr drug tlcfliy bound up in illeil' cues or iiwi mule-r limir urms. Every bit of bugwign- :xml ovary article they take uhoreis n lilting; place. . _ ill-slum on ship and NEle legs have been hullnwwl nu! ma rm-eptmics for contraband hpmm. l'hlsn bottoms are put in ouhby lilvlf’! nmi pantry druwem. Hiding plans: m-q- manglll in (“Hill bunkers and under the ('llLIl’lfs uml l‘nilvre. The methods of so (rm inn m-s- soulrml and ingeniousthntfm .iupmlg tlwr-i‘iivm‘t :ireunnbieto find smug- Ltiw’l “illuiil. 9H 1: after they have definite inlumm: :ul‘ Hmt it innlmun‘l a vessel. Only rrrrnf I) Hm “linens {Mimi to find It lot. ell-- llmugh tin", '1: [WW pnkllively that if, was on award. lim- van-r. SCH-ping the (donut watch on M :-r‘. l lllllll, ilml left. the ship. they finally Em rm plsu’. 5.he‘- opium unit was beingtnken v C :i -Vw ll r m-wml yum: nun the OMdnln were in- (mmui that u hole had been hollowed out mun-r liu- scorn (:i one of the Cth simm- . m .15 .. .uwwm in [m smuggled opium. When the steamer arrived, they made n «mirth and found A hole largfibnongh to con- tain lwnmeen £3,000 and “.600 worth of the .til'llg. lml'. ll. Jansmpty. lthnd beende out. into ....'~. my of! Fort Point. with flout: atuwlm‘ La. :rouddmblo portion of it man pivkwl mp. A regular business win her an hi1: unintuian by throwing the lam nxw'x r ~v‘~,-':leh dmtsatturhedtolong inns. rnr ' ._ '- human to pink. “pl-Dd take uhore in lw»...u. but, 1h:- officrrs Mame mull-Int of it. and broke it up. (man a bnx containing the bones of adend Uhlnmnsu was placed on n steamerItVlo- turis to he hrnnght here for shipmentto ('hinn. An accident mused it to be closely rxmninfii. u hm in large quantity of qplnm u an funnd mnceslcd under the bones. Large «p. M New of opium have been strangled in hurrah of salt fish and in lumber. may: a» an m. Bohr- Mu Dog. A yam man lmvl Layman.s 3 (Hum living near (Tsillcovm, N. Y.. had a drum. Ir, whlrh. he Ml". his (lemma. . '11" . 5pm! in him and mid Mm humid join her on or before Nov. 7. ma Kn bu implicit faith in the predict“!!! and I; paring for his (loath at that time. ’fmg yam- he plsnml no nope other than would suffice in provide for his men to Nov. 1. He bu made his will end in” to have (r.th 1”" ‘3)! digging of his gave. end will nrdev hlr. villa and bark! cloth: I”. mun hm muffled Iron rhodium. .d full-h writ-m tried to heal I... mu db- mlmd than. desiring their h In behalf discontinued: He is nun OI. Ame-I'M . n. Bownie the purple have balms d.- Hmve that 0 bridge well not II. . lusting unles- s bun- ’ ‘ N c... . Wmmwww+wmmw r .‘M. n. Agwntoontcnted smile splendour hfi has. He drew the "hug" stride u.putouthlsle¢tfnotnndlheekit the running snake. “Chew nwny, ole Use. “Ps0 an as well prepared you so though ’you‘d van mo six monthl’ notice."-â€"lu~ psr's lridget'e Persist-Ice. “Bridget.” sold Mn Morse. instrncflng her new wsltnss. "when n lady come-to call u a me you must hnnd her thin my snd ring her cord in s Jo m" “Yin'm,” replied B 1y. The no“ Afternoon Mrs. one was surprised by the sppesrnnce of Bridget bearing s card in her hand. “Why. Bridge " she roman-tutor]. “didn’t I tell you yesterday to hnnd the little silver tray to the caller-P" "Yis’m," replied the amilinl mnid. “en 1 did head it to her. an it’u herself we. un- willln to take it, but whin I tould herit was my mikthrrm‘s’ ixpriss ortherl she give in q..."- mnd an plrmntlike. You’ll find 1 it unto Will her down in the parlor. mn'nm." [ And, sure enough, Mrs. Morse. when she E bud made. it hasty (imi'l‘li-. found hervinitor I holding the curd receiver. while her mouth was twitching wit u amusement. "i didn’t (lure rt-fum it," she laid meekly. "as long as Bridget was so urgent!"- Youth’s Companion. A New line For the Cnble 0m ills Best. The poet hml a hard row to hoe, end his , wife hmi hum hm‘iuq it with him, mad not ! always umnmplmningly. for abs had held l his writings: in poor ester-m and often urged ‘ him to turn his talents in some other dim tirm. His luck changed. though. alter a | my line. and he began to have [money in 3 y will) d3 as his wife sat looking Al rim mt a check for $100 and hunthl it to her. . ‘. The dear woman‘s eyes filled with teen i l wHurpor’u er. ! l i l i an 5hr road it. "Georgia love.” {lhO said as she cameovei l and put. her arm about his neck, "that ll 1 really !.h£,- lmt than you ever wrote,” end i George. thought it wwm't half had himself. â€"â€"D¢truit Free Press. A Dcalmbio Pines. ‘ A gentleman who was traveling through 5 (men! lha mmt insnlnhrious districts oil lmiirx found living ere an Irishman oi I very mmtsmml hle’a‘izl'allca. ! “i dun". kw" lmw j'~‘“l mm live in is place." '1 said tlm traveler, “Win-re pecpiodle so thick and fast!" “Toll ms tho plum. mrr." said the man. ,i "whom people nivcr disâ€"tell me the place. I an". H: go there meaelf to end me daysl”- I Exchange. r I l l l l w“. - ._... Row no Got In. “You know Mr. Griffin?" llx'm’, "Well. ha promised to join the Christians : Endeavor sociuly if I‘d let him kiss me." ' “And did you?" “Well. he's just become I member."- ‘v Drake‘s Magazine ‘-..... Work For Hill. Gnsrd (at the W‘orid’s funâ€"There gnu Archibald von Boom. the famous mt con respondent. Visitorâ€"«Hes he come to report the meet- J ings of the lady msnngerslâ€"New York . \Vev‘k iy. Ending the Agony. Mr. Stuntsâ€"Won't you sing something. ‘ Miss Minniol Mim- Minnle (yawninmnl’l'hy. Mr. Sm inn-.(lnn't you know it is considered un« , luckLQing lurfnre hreakfssttw'rruth. The Test of I flnrvlld final. "How do you like this style of bonnet?" th.‘ asked, "i don't. know yet." he unaware-(l will» out looking up from his papo-r. "i haven‘t soon the bill yot."â€"-Wsshlngm Stow Thrifty Financier. Stockson-«llow much did you {me on i Consolidated Subway! Bounds-«lose? Not a cent. Just before ' the Mk tumbled [gave all I had of it to my wife «Chicano Tribune. ._.._......._- _... ._. _.. n...â€" “ Would Em fills. She-«l! you married sgirl in the h( pp that she would one ds come Inmn fortune. = wouldn’t you fool gut ty over it! Ilaâ€"Not if she got the formedâ€"New York Her-kl nuns u Wu Mm. Maw! fnthev had been telling him my f Met WWuhinmn and thee- wou. sndnseniewu much impressed. . few days later Bennie mslnh his fe- tbor’s pm suing n cocky. and his tint )2 boy!” “ 0'3"”! 00° LII! "i tank It Infill." replied Bunnie. uk- lng mother“ “Took it yourself! Why. didn’t l toll you never to help yourself” who!" " . tether. thought ’1! usher III-I minim no mm ‘ unto over the nfl'sir. V with chattering teeth. . "All. . "bottle to take it out of his mouth. Q time he struck a battle of tincture of neon- : its. and two hours afterwards he died in l tngd occurred in thh viflsgc, resulting in oilenth of Johnnnl. known so "Why Jock." ll n rubs. Bill. “computed by us Who‘ll-2:1.“ ' Jun-s um. wont to the house of William J. Hisbtomnks whet-oenedtobosf vidt. 1)". ing their conversation Mrs. 11 ch requested Molnar to go home pad ask his wife and hmtiy to some down snd‘tnketen With her. Hells-tor proceeded 0060 so. Hicks, luv- lng something to tell Hells-tor, proceeded to tho door. Hill news out of the roam st this Juno into and wont whore In. Hicks wu stand- ing. and unceremoniouslme her in en lnsnltin mnnner. Hrs. ch ordered his: to leave or slone, end called for her hus- band, who at once cum. end. using the slate of things, pulled Hill swny sud hit l him in the fsco near the left ear with his fist. causing us aware wound. Hill at once clinched with his opponant, And the lsttor gnvo him 1 push. knackln him out at the door, Hill felling with the k of his bud on n rhsrp stone, onusng n max wound. Dr. Pottlgrew was sent for. but before his srrivnl the victim wu dead. Hicks at once gave himself up to M 1.. trnte Pence. The prisoner is in is ter 0 lile hsd always been I disreputable chsrecter. and occupied n coil in the Kingston nitentlnry for five yearn Hicks is an none“. industrioue, inoflonsive man, well thought 01* over;- body, Kept u n Souvenir. Howerd's father is a physician. and one day when the doctor we: cut Howard and n little pleymnte were “ laying doctor" in the reel doctor’s oflice. resently Howard ' threw open is closet door and revealed an articulated skeleton to the terrified gaze of his playmate, but Howard himself was per fectly calm. “Pooh. \antori” he said to his pleymnte. “what are you afraid of? It’s nothing but an old skellington!” “\Vh-wh- where did it coma from ?” naked Walter, “011. I. don't know. Papa has had it a long time. I guesa likely , ‘ it was his first pstient”~llnrper’s Young 4 People. Advnntnscn ol’ Matrimony. Friendâ€"Did you lose anything in the Bustall bank? Deponimrv-rNot n Cent. "\Vell, welli If you knew the thing was going up, why didn’t you say so?” “I didn’t know. I had in go off on busi- noss. so I left my wife, some blank checks. She went shopping.“-«I\'cw York \Veekly. Cue of Necessity. l l Concessiommlre (frantically. st telephone) -â€"Is that Kobbs & Gluku? Down Town Groceeres. Concesslouunl reâ€"«Fcr heaven's sake hurry up that keg of molasses and two gallon jug of vinegar I ordered awhile ago! l‘vu lm-n out of orange cider for two hoursl-Chlcsgu Tribune. l 1 l Weather Probabilities, ()nsnnvamnv. 'i‘onom‘u. Hot. 22. ll p.m. » -â€"~An ues of high pressure has extvnded ‘ over the Northwest, scu-mpuniud by do- ' cidcdly cold weather and local snuwfslls. From the lakrs to theAtisntic the presuurtn is high and the weather fine and mild. Probabilities :«Modv‘rnte to fresh south- in conch-west winds. fins wsather; sfstinmwy or A little higiwr lmnpprstnre. ll ls lv‘ntnl Curiosity. MONTREAL, Oc-t. 28.â€"â€"Arumnd Dnhsmet, a plumber. 20 years of age, whiia working in the drug store of T. ()hieva. look a drink ' of cod llvvr oil out of curiosity. Not liking i thee lasts, he took a drink out of another This greet agony. Lard Vivian bend. Roux, Oct. 28.-â€"~Lord Vivisn. British f ambassador to Itnly. in deed here of pneu- monie. A Question In Hygiene. The Jewish authorities in Switzerland have obtained the opinions of A large num- ber of distinguished physiologists and vet- ‘ urinary surgeons on the questionâ€"from a humanitarian and hygienic point of view, I respedtivslwa slaughtering animals by ‘ the method peculiar to that race. The en. sweets in respo to this quouilon hnva, it appears. lmcu u nnimnus in the belief that the mathod in question is not more cruel than is any other. some indeed considering itlemm. liygienioslly some of the physiologist: ‘ have further urgml in its favor the hygienic pmpfl'tifi! m' the meat. which. deprived of that factor so prone to decompositiona-the . blood-keeps longer and can, they consider. ‘ be bettrr dmlt with lvythe stomach nnd other organs of digestion. and it is further urged in this conpectlon that the excrrtlvo materials contained in the blood rapidly give rise to chemical changes resulting in tho production of toxic ptomnlnes. which. by their repeated action. injure the consti- tutlon. The .lewinh lsw forbids the people to est my other but the bloodless flesh of sni- 1 msls which hnve been killed by their meth- od of main; the throat. in which I. single ‘ gash divides the ens-mid arteries nnd jugm lsr veins. It is elm necessary that no other lesion beproduead in killing the animal; otherwise in find becomes "triphn." for- biddentobouuu. in roommates-Id mm the objection hurwdof the lupus-lulu of beta: certain that the sni- nsl Is in enjoyment of full My and perfect health At the time of killinâ€" Nsw York Tribune. magnum-pa... Mhnmflmbenibtsnsn .m the like of Johan. . known es Hr. Albert Bnker vim the World'- at: n low month: up.” The “maps are hid st. h n. end the i We! ndlnmond he is shoe-idle (can I mm. in the use. 3&3“ 3m influx... 2' mm t ‘ c In sonny-III no in recognition of the arm. unwavering hindshlp which he had sic wsys given to tho English name and rule. Among his my cultivated Inste- ho pon- Ieaus 0 love Ice Wag. Somewhat shove medium Wvu-ydsrk in corn- plsxlnn. with A long. white Inn-tuba. he has ulwsys mdntnlned his reputstion n e dignified autism . 1.10 usually dross-s in W clothes of orthodax English on. sndwssrs obi-ck cloth cap. in the front ‘0! which Mae and scintillntee n magnificent of div mood-L Almost every finger adorned with rings. two or more on «chm! the! sum don: stones. but spnrt from this then no trio. of barbaric splendor about human: lie Looked Like I Herder-r. A Wuhingtcn physician told the follow ing peonlisr experience to n Bur reporter: "i had been up all night with a patient. on ! whom i had performed A criticnl surgical , operntlon. It was s question whether he; would recover. from the shock. in fnct. is l we: touch And no. In that I could not take n minute's sleep. About 5 n. in. I got away and started for home, so exhausted that it never occurred to me to think of my sp- 3 penance. l “The horse car I boarded quickly filled E u with laborers on their way to work. ~' Though very sleepy, I With someth sur- 1 prised to notice that several of them eyed , me strangely. Those of them who sat down i near me quickly moved away, and on» man I who took 3 mt next to me«I was in one i of the front cornersâ€"looked at me. got up ; hastily, and held on to the strap. Nobody hlcls by that time was crowded. “Not being used to being regarded as a parish, I was considerably puzzled. 1 0b- servad the faces of two or three men who Int opposite to me. and I thought that. they gazed at me with an expression of horror sud disgust. What could it mean! I bean to feel alarmed. "Just then I chanced to look down at one of my cuffs. It was saturated with! blood. The other end I noticed for tha' first time was bloody also. My trousers} were spotted with blood, and there wurs, fresh stains of it on my cox-3 sleeves. My ' anxiety about the patient and aubsequsut exhaustion had prevented run from think 1 ing of the matter, and l. had not done, man than wash my hands before startan i for home. Unshxwen as l was and wearing nu old hat. I must have looksd rather tough. Nota w'brd was said as i got off the wand made a sprint for my house, glad to get back safe, and to remove the traces of imagined crime from my person." also took the vacant place, though the ve- i I l l ALMOST BURIED ALIVE. “'01! Iron: n lion-ibis Fnto by n um Untlring Devotion. Edward Templeton of Saugus Center. Mass. was once a subject of suspended ani~ motion for several days. Wheunsked to relate his experience while under this psy- chic spell, he relapsed into silence and seemed averse totalkiug of himself. His slut”. Miss Annie Templeton, however. was more communicative and freely talked on the matter. “It happened." said she. “during the summer of 1887. We were then living at MaidenJilnss. .hut subsequent iy removed to Saugus Center. My brothvr had best. taken seriously ill of n malignant fever. For several weeks his life was despairsd «f. but medical sttcudanco and loving friends succeeded afituslly in breaking the fever, although he was left in a weak and emaciated condition. He rapidly grew stronger, however, and gained well nigh former weight and strength. He won Able to do light work in his carpenter shop, And we were congratulating ourselves on his ultimate recovery. “One afternoon in September he came home earlier thnn usuni from his work And complained of strange pains in his head end body. He went immediately to bed. but while we were preparing some simple home remedies he fainted away. We sent hurriedly for our physician. Dr. Atwswr, who exhausted all his efforts and medlcnl ill to restore Edwml to consciousness. "Edward‘s body become as rigid as dhath itself. his flesh was colorless, end the fol- lowing day Dr. Atwstcr informed nathnt he was dssd. We refu to believe this, how- ever, and cent for . B. M. Richardson of Boston to come in consultation with Dr. Atwsu-r. lie came. and after u csrefnl disgnmis and s onnnultstlon, which con- sumed an entire afternoon, he coincided with Dr. Atwster that Edward was dead. “Well, we prepared the body for burinl and were to have held the funeral services the following Sunday. Somehow I couldn't convince myself that Edward we. deed and kept a silent watch by his lids The Saturdty before the data set for his funeral I was watching him intently. when I lmsglned I stocked one of his eyelids twitch. I called my methanwho was in joining room. And she took up the watch, while I sgsin summoned Dr. At" tar. informing him of what I bed observed. l F El 3: 5‘ E 5 f l l s x i 3 i ii 1: running sitar the first two man. lineman «ugh up with the couple «a the started to pummel each other. and the. .w stun-I of use sndboys main: from doorwst slang Pork row. a. toned clerks fron the patella. nits-e min the no tenants. printers end newsboys from the newspaper buildings sud tum from‘tbe perk benches, until long on I had reached the loans of the noise, at Mall street and Pork row.thers we“. 1 dam crowd of people choking Mall street from curb to curb. laurel hundred men and boil. When. two minutes before there was not Aalgnorsound of lifu.”-Now York Sun. Gel-Insure lunch Blend. There is no doubt that the Germans are the strongest people on earth and prolmln y the most prolific. and i believe it. is owing to their eating blnck bread. A grunt dual of the nourishment must be Wn‘lwl in m fining flour as it is now done by all civilihul nations. The bread is made more palms- blu. perhaps more dimlibie (or m-uk. wornont stomachs. but black bread must be the true stuff of life. 'ihe Germans do not out much {mu meat. There may be some in Olin-r parts of tho country, but nlong the Rhiucymi never see cattle grazing in pastures. i lllll not see one shoe]: in all my trumps. and the only cows 1 saw were tha ]v or things hitched to heavy out: doing the work ui oxen. Them in no milk along the Rhino to speak of. I got no taste of cream, and the eggs I had WPN Mule. Black bread. then, is what this people live on. and with it. they thrive and paw to be mighty couquerers.â€"~Chsmbsrs' Jour- uni. The Cute Railroad Newsboy. The wisdom of the railroad newsboy in handing out his stock of reading nmttvr is Worth comment. Ho goes llu' lv-ngth of the train first with his book block if lu- has any; second, with his monthly mngnzines and weekly papers: last of «ill. Willi his daily pnpers.wstlng from . m :1 cents with. In answer to the remousu'nnrc A low days ago of n woman on uu outgoing trulu who didn‘t get. 11 chance to buy an \H'C'nlllfl pa- per till she was nomly ‘20 miles out the as into young ml-rchunl mud. “l sell my things the way i do because if a man’s not a. penny evening paper to read he won't be half 3-. likely to buy a :23 or 30 cent msgar 7ine"-~Which mm doubtless true. - New York Times. "In Argument. The boy wns looking: for a job, and when he saw a "Boy “'muml" mun on a .le‘:‘: rv son avenue business house ho sailed Fig.1)! in. “Are you the how?" he asked, apprnu'lr ing the senior member. “fi‘hm’s what they call me.” confessed 1h:- geniiomnn. "l s’wmn you want a boy. juduiu {rm *1 that, sign out. there?" fluid the boy, jogging his ilmmh rvwr his should”. “Yrs, we (in. Do you wunt a job?” "'l'hnt‘n what l‘m hum for." “Do you think you can do the work!" “What’s there to do?" “Well, you must clean the windows, sweep out the oflice. be on duty to nusw-sr questions, watch out for customers. Him-x tlu m around, help in the slow. run rr mmls. keep your eyes open and genurully take an interest in the business. Can you do that!" "Coum. if 1 gal paid for it.” replied the r boy with confidence. "What pay do you expect?" suited the boss. pleased with the boy’s self reliance. "Half the profits." said the applicant easily. "Half the profits?" ejaculated the bnm "What do you mean?” "Just what I any. of course." said the boy. “if l'm will." to do all the work,l certainly ought to lmva l1an the profits. ouglitn‘tll" . ‘ Whether he got that much or not is priâ€" vate. but he got the jobsâ€"Detroit Free Press. No Dnnger. The cell had come. The voice of (nut had spoken. . The oyster must leave the dork. unfath- omed cave of ocean and go forth into the world and the inhabitants thereof. lie was bidding farewell to his family. “Do good to the children And give them a good education." he enjoined his wife. "I must go”â€"-- His voice falter-ed. and he seemed about to melt mm tears. â€"â€"-"w my lonely fete.” “Ah, no.” numeral the spouse hopefully. “not entirely lonely, darling. You are too big for a. church sociable stew." It was a visw of the situstion new to him and not without its comforting fl.- turu. ~Dstroit Tribune. Incl-or of n Cone Down. somoymmmnllved inPCth.m lend, 3 mm of wank intellect. well known by hi: Chrietisn name. Jamie. One dark night nn scqusihtnnoo found Jamie lying st the foot of In outside stair. “Is that you, Jamie?" naked the soqunlntnnos in s voice or the greatest astonishment. “Aye. it’s me." replied Junie in n tonsof cont plate resignntbn. “Have you ts’su does the stair?" wee the next question. “Aye! l fell done. but I was colnln don. whether or no."-Yonth‘s Congo-nine. ' Me. U one coulo- two ledh In“; ,mbbyelhlllllg hr the Ly but ridden with one burp-u bit. urethra-pennme y and." mamas. Whenenbyloeudstfludu. he smiled unity and m. "Vii. well, hewlcng-lgbtysehsvrbsn m s, an... n "-Gan rm g... We can: v mammww â€"No: l have nyulf mendhemypodbly not” w Weekly. “I‘m " »mâ€" ___....¢._...._._-_... ._. ..__ 1 cm- ”. ‘~' .9: .0 .'..'.l I. u y) .__.........-m.. _. “ ’. .__.. .,. . ' ~“-~w~~~~~- its: Ten Brokeâ€"Why do you all thst your poker chair? Kiss Duhingufiecause it has so often held a. pubâ€"Truth nylon- Have a stock of genuine ail-wool Yarn and Cloth, M be prepared to sell the same at moderate prices, and will as all times be prepared to pay the highest markef price for wool in cash or trade. 3. WALKER. AN OPEN LETTER ATHENS, Sept. 25, _ ‘ . . -' éé _ ‘1‘!- The Dogâ€"Ha didnlt ostch you that tinie. The Troutâ€"l guess not. There are no flies on Insâ€"Life. To Our Customers and [lie Pub/16 .' After nearly twenty years’ experience with a credit busi- ness, we have no hesitation in saying that it is a very unsatis- factory system for both buyer and seller. as goods cost twenty or twenty-five per can t more than for cash. We hawk: fiere fore decided to adopt ' THE STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM \Ve shall close our books on the [st of October, when we ,A will commence to sell for cash or produce only. We shall ex- pect all accounts to be settled by Ist Nov. n. Pushed lot Honey. During our time in business we have sold to a great many who have never paid their accounts, and our loss in that way ' has been considerable. We have also met very many with whom it was a pleasure to do a credit business, who paid their accounts promptly, and always endeavored. to carry out the Golden/Billy. To such of you, we are thankful and trust you will appreciate and approve our forward stop, and that we may have the pleasure of counting you among our Cay/2 C‘uslomers. when we will endeavor to make it clear that it is to your ad- vantage to buy For (L's/z. Our present stock, which was marked at credit prices. will be Redch to {as}: marks, and all new goods as they come in will be marked at cash prices, and sold for cash orproduae only. We shall keep no books, open no accounts, but will sell so low that you will see it is to your advantage to buy from us for cash. "Begcrrs. isn‘t that a man dhrowndiu out boyant them, just formant my flu- get.” “Be jsbers. but i think you're right. man sloivel“ “Well, phwhy don't ya: jump in an mko an effort to ssvo him?" “That's slay tnlkin. but who's goin to You can buy of us and save money. Look at jump in an nave me?"-â€"Lifs. some of our quotations : Tee worth . . . . . . . for Tesworth 400 ..............i'or3fic Cufi'ee worth 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . fur illlc Sugar, yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 lbs. Granulated Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 lbs. Soda. lip. Pure Cr. Tutor. . . . . . .i'or 35¢: per ii). and spices of all kind and flavoring extracts very cheap. Lardine Oil ... .. . . . .for 35¢ per "Jil- Sesmloss Grain Bsgafor 2.25 per «lnz. Men‘s Ki Boole worth 8.00. .for 270 Men’s Sp it Boots worth 1.7?) for 1.40 Men's Lees Boots worth 1.50 for 1.25 Ladies Dongoia Boots . . . . . . . for 1.20 Ladies‘ Ruhbers...... ,..350 Men‘s Lined Rubbers . . . . . . . .for 600 Men’s anbermsn's Rnbberu fur LOO and all sizes in childrons' Boots at the some reduction. 5 A complete utoek r; overcoetl sud, cheep. ‘ v 20c Clerc-Hy friend Ir. Spoon-r. wh some a glimpse of you yesterday. dd he would give anything to kill you Ihsll I bring him around land~No. l gust not. hill aroundâ€"Truth. no Wu Countdown “vaev axis." and Mr. Doha. "not". "Ola-Hebe so rich a theVebderbllts. will 0| at. mo clothes an s China. in. n “tummy-'me “Beau-Olin”. tbsttbe wreltinhspnhcltho um- .wlsnsl. Albetbelcohsvitltisnign' Wm.".wwum in. '4 ‘s and boys’ to be sold out Thankinfiyou for past favors, and lmsling to sec you among our can customers. we are Yours truly, mmmeuxflhyaa~ can save money by taking advantageof the close pfiu we 7m. ‘1. ~ ‘ V -M. HUNTER ni