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cy 7f- l tr l Ht l EE EARLIIYGTONK h1 1 T rio r W ra ttsea ca INTURSTI mans Union cr Edited by a White RIbboner itiYC Y tLY CY 6Yk L tL t Y LY 2iy 6YC7V tIL On February 10 the NoW Heb rides Prohibition act became a r ijT liiw without tho Presidents sig Sf4nature the ten days limit which lie is allowed having expired l The act would have been sign fed in its duo order were it not t that the sudden illness of his son 1 I w Ji tat Groton Mass called him jijaAyay before ho hart opportunity > tp sign it vV I On February 18 in spite of the J fact thattlio bill had already bo jtc kcome a law the President affixed 1t his signature for the purpose of I r emphasizing his approval of tho measure J i L As the result of a petition to A the faculty of Tufts College by the Prohibition Olub of the col loge the curriculum of the eol F Iege will hereafter include a J Course of study of the liquor question The Rev W S Wood t rIdge professor of applied r Christianity will conduct the study V ft Rev Samuel F Pearson the ii plucky sheriff who is proving I t whether Prohibition can be made to prohibit Or not in Maine was tendered a banquet in Chicago at the Palmer Souse on Wash t t ingtbns birthday by the Minne = 4- r haha Prohibition Club of that I t city tef of a elltodo farmer jus- thut of Jolmstowtfjla commit l ted suicide in the Philippines in a fit of drunken despondency Before enlisting young Wil- liams 1 r bore an excellent reputa- tion and was a successful teach ¬ er in the public schools of the y county After enlisting like so i manyothers he began to patron maize thecanteen and the death of fia suicide is the result Jf tff t soa- rW < Bit is not the great sins of the t tviclce1 people that bring ruin to yphe world ltr is the follies and failings of those who should be 4 nest true and most faithful and- o save the world but do not do rtN S Frost 111 J aant > ° Conou Farrar says that Cruik e slitnk tho artist offered 100 vfor proof of a violent crime com jrnitted by a total abstainer and unclaimE a tbeen made by a temperance socl ety in England offering a largo reward for proof of a single in stance where property accumu Anted by liquor selling has de ¬ ended to tho third generation I It o many of our readers it may newr that as a result of care scientific investigations the Napoleon in 1802 pro ¬ hibited the use of tobacco in the government schools of France c Tater investigations in the same country have fully established the fact that physical and men 1 tal weakness follow the use of tobacco by boys and that the f younger the boys the worse the Jt i effects Germany has partly fol lowed in the same line In this- I I l country Congress has forbidden i the use of tobacco among the ca dots in the Naval Academy at Annapolis This order was based r it purelY on the ground of the inju J rious of tobacco upon the 0 j j physical and mental powers of f growing boys New Jersey Alas p > sachusetts dndPennsylvania y mdtwe believe some other i States Territories have pass q r ed laws to prohibit the sale of l tobacco to minors under sixteen years of a8eWoman f CfCANDY CATHARTIC 171 t f soxtit He He tIIRIa 4 Genuine stamped CCC Never sold In bulk Beware of the dealer who tries to sell t something lust Ugood- l l TWO GLASSES ITHE WHKEltell WILCOX IEJtA There sat two glasses filled to the brim On a rich mans table rim to rim One was ruddy and red as blood And one was clear as the crystal Hood Said the glass of wine to his paler brother Let us tell tales of tho past to each other 1 can tell of banquet and revel and mirth Whero I was king for I ruled In might f And the proudest arid grandest souls on earth > Fell under my touch as though struck with blight From the heads of kings I have tornI the crounI From the heights of fame I have thrown men down I have blasted many an honored name I have taken virtue and glveh shame I have tempted youth with a sip a tnsteI Which has mode his future a barren was toI Far greater than any king am I Or than any army beneath thpsky I havo made the arm of fail And sent the train from the Ironi rail 1 have made good ships go down atI sea And the shrieks of the lost wore sweet to me For they said Behold Jiow great you belI Fame strength wealth genius be ¬ fore you fall And your might and power are over all1 Hot hoi pale brother laughed the tylno Can you boast of deeds as great as mine Said the water lassII I can 10tI boast k s Of a Slngdethronedjf a murdered host r I But I can tell of hearts that were sad By my crystal drops made light and glad Of thirsts that 1 have quenched and brows Ive laved Of hands I have cooled and souls Ive saved I havo leaped through the valley dashed down tho mountain Slept in the sunshine and dripped from tho fountain andI And everywhere gladdened the land- scape and eye I have eased tho hot forehead of fever pain I have made tho parched meadows grow fertile with grain I can tell of the powerful wheel of limo mill That ground out tho flourand turned at my will I can tell of manhood debased by you That I have uplifted and crowned snow I cheer I help I strengthen atid aid I gladden tho heart of man and maid I set the chained winecaptive free And all are better for knowing mo Those are the tales they told each other The glass of wIno and its paler brother As they sat together filled to the brim On a rich mans table rim to rim A Good Thing German Syrup is tho special pre ¬ scription of Dr A Boohoo a cele ¬ brated German physician and is ac- knowledged ¬ to be one of the most fortunate In medicine It quickly cures Coughs Colds and all Lung troubles of the Severest nature removing as It does the cause 01 partsIn It is not experimental medicine gIvIng ¬ its rapidly increasing sale every sea ¬ son confirms Two million bottles sold annually Boschoos German UiitedStates ery town and village in tho civilized world Three doses will relieve any ordinary cough Price 75c at St Bernard Drugstoro Get Greens Special Almanac Reduced Rates to the West dallythoreafter WIsconsin Central Ry sell Sot pointsIn ington and British Columbia at dQtalledinformntlou gampbollp ¬ anti 0 or Tas G Pond Genl Pas- senger Agent Milwaukee Wis f i < < > d t IeIio Ifo 1 s J 1 < on noeooooooeooo0eooooooeooo iPUCKETS CAVE i i Old Ben the frillier i o nY TIMMIE 00000 00000000100000000 CHAPTER II Where are we going Ben I asked when we were out of sight of the house Wos a gwine to Packets Gave young marse dars some one dar wants to see you and den youll find out nil about why yore ma is gwino to marry dat low down white trash of a Bill Buckley DIs odder nigger here is a runaway nigger from the Dodson plantation and you must not say a word about hit tomor ¬ row case ho it do one what foun ft out Found what out What are you talking about Foun out about yore Uncle John You dont member him chile he is yore mudders young- est ¬ brother and he gave de ole folks a sight of trouble in his young days Den he moved up norf and married a rich gal from Boston and gambled and drank until he run fru wid her money She left him and de list we heard of him he had forged a note for a big lot of money and was sent up for twenty years Dat was ten years ago and he got away about six months ago and has been hiding in Pucketts Cave YQur ma knows it case he has been to do house and she bas sent him clothes an money an things to eat an somehow olo Buckley foun it out an he done said to your ma if you dont marry me I will send the officers after your brother We followed the course of the winding creek for some time and then turned off in the woods I picking our way through the un- derbrush and climbing over fal ¬ len trees for an hour or more when we reached a sniall clear ¬ ing Ben stopped and putting his hand to his mouth imitated tho hoot of an owl twice in suc ¬ cession The echo had scarcely died away when we heard an an sweriug hoot this being the sig nal agreed upon by my uncle On reaching the cave 1saw by the moonlight a slender white faced man with a rifle in his handMarse Johnf said Ben here is the young marster and not a pusson on dat hill knowed ho cum lily uncle took me by the hand and led me into the cave telling Ben and the others to remain outside and keep a sharp lookout The inside of the cave was nar ¬ row at the entrance but widened out as we proceeded and we soon came to a room rudely furnished with one chair a mattress and two or three boxes The dim light of the tallow dip threw fantastic shadows on tho sides of the cave and a monster bat made a dive at the light and extin ¬ guished it with the wind of its wingsI beginning to feel a little uneasy in this Egyptian Darkness and when I felt something cold against my hand and heard a low fierce growl break the still ¬ ness I could not repress an ex- clamation ¬ of alarm Down Hector and be quiet said my uncle who had by this timo found his flint and steel and was relighting the dip Dont be uneasy ho will not bother you now I found that dog about three months ago with his chain tightly wedged between the forks of a fallen tree the block would not allow it to pass through and the poor fellow was apparently nearly starved I liberated him and have kept Jiim with uio for company N6w we must get to business so you may return home beforo daylightBen has already told mo o the demand that villain Buckley had madOjOf my sister and I am determined heshall never marr her I lead rather spend there l- r r fIot ii i 1 Jo j f of my days in the penitentiary and I want you to tell her so It will be a week before the tlm set for this wedding and by tha time I think the bridegroom will be missingAre going to kill him uncle I asked Oh no indeed I am not I only want to get him out of the country and I sent for you to help me because I had no one else I could trust On the day after tomorrow Ben is going to runaway there will be no one to run the mill Ben will come to this cave on the next day you will tell Buckley you know where Ben went that you heard him tell Liza Ann he was going to the cave then Buckley will come here expecting to find Ben and he will find someone else He has heard that I am in hiding in the country but he does not know that I am here I promised to do just as I was told and after a great deal more talk on the same subject we went to the mouth of the cave and Ben and I started home reaching there a little before daybreakOn day after Ben ran away according to agreement and it was soon noised about the plan ¬ tation Buckley was furious and swore he would give him a hun dred lashes when he was caught The next morning I went to the overseer and told him that I had an idea Ben had gone to Pucketts Cave as I heard him talking to Liza Ann about the cave a day or so ago He went to Liza Ann and asked her what she knew about it She very re ¬ luctantly told him she believed that Ben had gone to the cave and added he took a ham and a bushel of meal so he wont git hongry The next day Buckley took his gun and calling the dogs rode away in quest of Ben After a circuitous route of sev ¬ eral miles Buckley came to the and found old Ben sitting in frontof it calmly smoking his pipe The dogs ran up to him and began to whine and leap about hint- Buckley rode up and after eye- ing ¬ him sternly said You good fornothing miserable nigger dont you know you cant git away from me I knew where you wore before your tracks were cold Now you git up from there and make for home and when you bit there we will have a set ¬ tlement and you will git the big- gest ¬ end of it1 Git down parse Buckley and restyour saddle said Ben I aint feelin very well today and dont tink I kin wally very fast This made Buckley furious and he dismounted to chastise the old man then and there He laid his rifle down and taking the whip advanced on Ben with uplifted but before he could bring the lash down on the old mans shoulders a man stepped out Of the mouth of the cave and he was looking into the muzzle of a To bo Continued Mr Wbcelcr Got Rid of Ills Rheumatism During the winter of 1898 1 was so lame lu my Joints In fact all over my body that could hardly hobble around when I bought a bottle of Chamberlains Pain From the first application I began to get well and was cured and have worked steadily all tho zearR Wheeler Northwood N 1 by St Bornard Drugstore Entlington Ben T Robinson Mortons Gnp George King St Charles A movement is on foot in London to erect a statute to George Wash- Ington ¬ in that city Foleys Honey and Tar is best for croup and whooping con tains no opiates and cures quickly Careful mothers keep it in the John X Taylor English and Russian capitalists are interested in a plan to increase the exportation of Russian meat to England Educate Your Bowels With Cuicaretf Candy 1Oc15o ItCC0lalidruggistarefundmoney thef British Government 610000 I oleys Honey and Tar cures the grippet i PERSONAL Saturdayt Miss friends in Nashville Mr Lucius Byrne Is visiting In HansonMiss Annlo Ashby returned from Slaughtersvlllo Tuesday Miss Nettle Toombs of Slau h tersvlllo is visiting the family of her brother N I Toombs Miss Kate Ashbv of Slaughters vllle IB the guest of Misses Annie and Nannie Ashby The most reliable preparation for troubles on Is Foleys Kidney Cure John X fay ¬ lor Assured Health By Natural Meats If you are sick call at my office No spatter of what disease nor how long standing and you will most likely obtain information of value to you I cure people ot all manner r of disease without medicine or sur ¬ gory Consultation free PROF ALF H JONEO Denton Hotel Grapevine Items We gladly welcome the departure of the ice The roads around here are almost impassableS accompanied the ¬ kins county delegation to the Y MI C A State convention at last week He reports a big conven ¬ tion and a splendid time Miss Cora Hall of Madlsonvillo spent several days visiting friends and relatives of this vicinity last weekMiss Ella Totten of Minerva 0 who is making an extended visit to relatives in this county visited Miss Mayme Todd last week Will Crenshaw had a tumor re ¬ moved from his eyo last week The operation was a painful one but he is getting along all rjght now Several of the boys from this vi ¬ cinity have been doing telephone work latelyI Ben Laffoon and family spent SunI day at W L M < rrlsons Bird Barnhill of White Plains was in the neighborhood last week the guest of John Slaton FoctttTtlr rtlUrw te coma af jam tM wont cold la l1Aoms The Henderson City Council pass- ed ¬ an ordinance annexing Audubon a suburb with 8000 population TEMPLE THEATRE The Vendome Stock Company In the eautlfnlloollrAct Society Drama Miss HobbSo The Vitngraph and HighClass Specialties Between Acts Admission 25 35 SOc Seats Are Now on Sale at the St Bernard Store Tuesday Night March 4 DR W J LAME SPECIALIST Eye Nose and Throat Once in Hog Eye Block MADISON VI LLE KENTUCKY F V ZIMME- RAttorneyratLaw MA11ISQNVILUE KY hopkins Church Directory CHRISTIAN OUUROII Sunday school at 080 Prayer meeting Wed nosday evenings at 780 Regular j services second fourth Sunday morning and evening Mitchell pastor M E CnunoH Regular services first Sunday at 11 a m HUM 730 p in and Sunday at 730 pm Prayer Wednesday evening at 780 Sundayschool at 230 p in w Class meetings and fourth Sundays at 4 pm EBTlmmons pastorI M E CHUKOH SOUTH B lit Currle pastor Services first Sunday at 11 a m 730 p m and fourth Sunday at 780 pm Sundayschool i at 930 a in Prayer meeting Tuesd- ay evenings at 780 oclock Ep worth League every Sunday evening t0 atO4u ono Literary meeting > each month with some member The Womans Missionary Society Satur- day afternoon before first Sunday MISSIONARY BAPTIST CIIUBOIIli Preaching tho second and third Sun- days at 11 a m and 780 p m Church meeting Saturday night be r fore the third Sunday Sunday school at 080 am Prayer meeting every Monday night at7811 CATHOLIC CHUBOH Rev A M Coenon First Mass Sunday f morning at 7 oclock Second Mass 080 Afternoon service at 280 every Sunday li GENERAL BAPTIST CHUKOH Rev Jno M Burden pastor Servi- ces d third Saturday night Sunday anu Sunday night In month Sunday overy Sunday after- noon Prayer meeting every Thurs day evening PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HEC j LARegular services second Sab- bath > in each month and Saturday nights before prayer meeting each SundaymorningatoSOoclockREvGETnofipso ILyWr nnaf Invariably eruea any cold in U It neither oar PTUM 11SIt x CIB Eilray Taken up as astray by Nettie Grif ¬ fin living about 3 miles southwest ofMadisonvilIeKyonthewatersof Clear Creek in Hopkins county on the 11th inst one dark brown heifer f aged about 2 years having white feet and havingno other brands or marks and which I have appraised at the value of 1- 2Witness my hand this 21st day of February A D 1002 W E JAOOE J P H C t flow Are Your Kidney t r DrllobbsSparal1lsPll1scoroallkldnerlllsSim free Add Itemed Co Chicago or N Y C CHEAP TO CALIFORNIA kti THE BURLINGTONS VERY LOW 5 ONEWAY SETTLERS RATES < Every day during March and rim only 80 from St Louis 83 tramf t Chicago to California terminals via Burlington Route Denver Scenic Colorado and Salt Lakn City Special through tourist sleepers to r San Francisco and Los Angeles per sonally conducted over the above route through Colorados wonderful scenery by daylight eVery Wednes ¬ f day and Friday night from St Louis and Chicago Secure through berths at tho earliest date during rush in these tho best of all to California Two great Const trains daily with free chair cars 0n NORTHWEST RATES Cheap Settlers rates to the far Northwest daily during March and April 1002 1 The BurlingtonNorthern Pacific Express is only through tram equlpmenttromSt i upper Northwest region HOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS These are run the first and third Tuesdays of each month to the en tire West and Northwest Ask agent t for details Do us the favor to write us of your v dthe trains send you printed matter free and assist you t F M HUGG T P A G04 Pine Street St Louis I Missouri L W WAKELEY Genl Pass Agt St Louis Mo s HOWARD ELLIOTT i Genl Mgr St Louis Mp 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INTURSTImans Union
crEdited by a White RIbboner
itiYC Y tLY CY 6Yk LtLt Y LY 2iy 6YC7V tILOn February 10 the NoW Heb
rides Prohibition act became ar ijT
liiw without tho Presidents sigSf4nature the ten days limit which
lie is allowed having expiredl The act would have been sign
fed in its duo order were it not
t that the sudden illness of his son1 I
w Ji tat Groton Mass called himjijaAyay before ho hart opportunity> tp sign itvV I On February 18 in spite of the
J fact thattlio bill had already bo
jtc kcome a law the President affixed
1t his signature for the purpose ofI r emphasizing his approval of tho
measureJ
i L As the result of a petition toA the faculty of Tufts College by
the Prohibition Olub of the colloge the curriculum of the eol
F Iege will hereafter include a
J Course of study of the liquorquestion The Rev W S Wood
trIdge professor of applied
r Christianity will conduct thestudy
Vft Rev Samuel F Pearson the
ii plucky sheriff who is proving
I t whether Prohibition can be madeto prohibit Or not in Maine wastendered a banquet in Chicago
at the Palmer Souse on Washt
t ingtbns birthday by the Minne =4-
rhaha Prohibition Club of that
I
t citytef of aelltodo farmer jus-
thut of Jolmstowtfjla commitl ted suicide in the Philippines in
a fit of drunken despondencyBefore enlisting young Wil-
liams1 r bore an excellent reputa-tion and was a successful teach ¬
er in the public schools of they county After enlisting like so
i manyothers he began to patronmaize thecanteen and the death offia suicide is the result
Jf tff t soa-
rW< Bit is not the great sins of thet tviclce1 people that bring ruin toyphe world ltr is the follies and
failings of those who should be
4 nest true and most faithful and-o save the world but do not do
rtN S Frost111
J aant
> ° Conou Farrar says that Cruike slitnk tho artist offered 100
vfor proof of a violent crime com
jrnitted by a total abstainer and
unclaimEa
tbeen made by a temperance soclety in England offering a largoreward for proof of a single instance where property accumu
Anted by liquor selling has de ¬
ended to tho third generationI
It
o many of our readers it maynewr that as a result of carescientific investigations the
Napoleon in 1802 pro ¬
hibited the use of tobacco in thegovernment schools of France
c Tater investigations in the samecountry have fully establishedthe fact that physical and men
1 tal weakness follow the use oftobacco by boys and that the
f younger the boys the worse theJt i effects Germany has partly fol
lowed in the same line In this-
II l country Congress has forbiddeni the use of tobacco among the ca
dots in the Naval Academy atAnnapolis This order was basedr it purelY on the ground of the inju
J rious of tobacco upon the0
jj physical and mental powers of
f growing boys New Jersey Alasp > sachusetts dndPennsylvania
y mdtwe believe some otheri States Territories have pass
q r ed laws to prohibit the sale ofl tobacco to minors under sixteen
years of a8eWomanf
CfCANDY CATHARTIC 171
t f soxtitHe He tIIRIa
4 Genuine stamped C C C Never sold In bulk
Beware of the dealer who tries to sell
t something lust Ugood-
ll
TWO GLASSESITHEWHKEltell WILCOXIEJtA
There sat two glasses filled to thebrim
On a rich mans table rim to rimOne was ruddy and red as bloodAnd one was clear as the crystal
Hood
Said the glass of wine to his palerbrother
Let us tell tales of tho past to eachother
1 can tell of banquet and revel andmirth
Whero I was king for I ruled Inmight
f
And the proudest arid grandest soulson earth >
Fell under my touch as thoughstruck with blight
From the heads of kings I have tornIthe crounIFrom the heights of fame I havethrown men down
I have blasted many an honoredname
I have taken virtue and glveh shameI have tempted youth with a sip atnsteIWhich has mode his future a barren
wastoIFar greater than any king am IOr than any army beneath thpskyI havo made the arm of
failAnd sent the train from the Ironi
rail1 have made good ships go down atI
seaAnd the shrieks of the lost wore
sweet to meFor they said Behold Jiow great
youbelIFame strength wealth genius be ¬
fore you fallAnd your might and power are over
all1Hot hoi pale brother laughed the
tylnoCan you boast of deeds as great as
mineSaid the water lassII I can 10tI
boast k sOf a Slngdethronedjf a murdered
host r I
But I can tell of hearts that weresad
By my crystal drops made light andglad
Of thirsts that 1 have quenched andbrows Ive laved
Of hands I have cooled and soulsIve saved
I havo leaped through the valleydashed down tho mountain
Slept in the sunshine and drippedfrom tho fountainandIAnd everywhere gladdened the land-scape and eye
I have eased tho hot forehead offever pain
I have made tho parched meadowsgrow fertile with grain
I can tell of the powerful wheel oflimo mill
That ground out tho flourand turnedat my will
I can tell of manhood debased byyou
That I have uplifted and crownedsnow
I cheer I help I strengthen atid aidI gladden tho heart of man and maidI set the chained winecaptive freeAnd all are better for knowing mo
Those are the tales they told eachother
The glass of wIno and its palerbrother
As they sat together filled to thebrim
On a rich mans table rim to rim
A Good ThingGerman Syrup is tho special pre ¬
scription of Dr A Boohoo a cele ¬
brated German physician and is ac-knowledged
¬
to be one of the mostfortunate In medicine Itquickly cures Coughs Colds and allLung troubles of the Severest natureremoving as It does the cause 01partsInIt is not experimental medicinegIvIng ¬
its rapidly increasing sale every sea¬
son confirms Two million bottlessold annually Boschoos German
UiitedStatesery town and village in tho civilizedworld Three doses will relieve anyordinary cough Price 75c at StBernard Drugstoro Get GreensSpecial Almanac
Reduced Rates to the West
dallythoreafterWIsconsin Central Ry sell SotpointsInington and British Columbia atdQtalledinformntlougampbollp ¬
anti 0 or Tas G Pond Genl Pas-senger Agent Milwaukee Wis
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CHAPTER IIWhere are we going Ben I
asked when we were out of sightof the house
Wos a gwine to PacketsGave young marse dars someone dar wants to see you and denyoull find out nil about whyyore ma is gwino to marry datlow down white trash of a BillBuckley DIs odder nigger hereis a runaway nigger from theDodson plantation and you mustnot say a word about hit tomor ¬
row case ho it do one what founft out
Found what out What areyou talking about
Foun out about yore UncleJohn You dont member himchile he is yore mudders young-est
¬
brother and he gave de olefolks a sight of trouble in hisyoung days Den he moved upnorf and married a rich gal fromBoston and gambled and drankuntil he run fru wid her moneyShe left him and de list weheard of him he had forged anote for a big lot of money andwas sent up for twenty yearsDat was ten years ago and hegot away about six months agoand has been hiding in PuckettsCave YQur ma knows it casehe has been to do house and shebas sent him clothes an moneyan things to eat an somehowolo Buckley foun it out an hedone said to your ma if you dontmarry me I will send the officersafter your brother
We followed the course of thewinding creek for some time andthen turned off in the woods I
picking our way through the un-
derbrush and climbing over fal¬
len trees for an hour or morewhen we reached a sniall clear ¬
ing Ben stopped and puttinghis hand to his mouth imitatedtho hoot of an owl twice in suc ¬
cession The echo had scarcelydied away when we heard an answeriug hoot this being the signal agreed upon by my uncle
On reaching the cave 1saw bythe moonlight a slender whitefaced man with a rifle in his
handMarse Johnf said Ben hereis the young marster and not apusson on dat hill knowed hocum
lily uncle took me by the handand led me into the cave tellingBen and the others to remainoutside and keep a sharp lookout
The inside of the cave was nar ¬
row at the entrance but widenedout as we proceeded and we sooncame to a room rudely furnishedwith one chair a mattress andtwo or three boxes The dimlight of the tallow dip threwfantastic shadows on tho sides ofthe cave and a monster bat madea dive at the light and extin ¬
guished it with the wind of itswingsI
beginning to feel a littleuneasy in this Egyptian Darknessand when I felt something coldagainst my hand and heard alow fierce growl break the still ¬
ness I could not repress an ex-
clamation¬
of alarmDown Hector and be quiet
said my uncle who had by thistimo found his flint and steel andwas relighting the dip
Dont be uneasy ho will notbother you now I found thatdog about three months ago withhis chain tightly wedged betweenthe forks of a fallen tree theblock would not allow it to passthrough and the poor fellow wasapparently nearly starved Iliberated him and have kept Jiimwith uio for company
N6w we must get to businessso you may return home beforo
daylightBenhas already told mo o
the demand that villain Buckleyhad madOjOf my sister and I amdetermined heshall never marrher I lead rather spend there
l-
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r
fIot ii i1 Jo
jf
of my days in the penitentiaryand I want you to tell her so Itwill be a week before the tlmset for this wedding and by thatime I think the bridegroom willbe
missingAregoing to kill him
uncle I askedOh no indeed I am not I
only want to get him out of thecountry and I sent for you tohelp me because I had no oneelse I could trust On the dayafter tomorrow Ben is going torunaway there will be no one torun the mill Ben will come tothis cave on the next day youwill tell Buckley you know whereBen went that you heard himtell Liza Ann he was going to thecave then Buckley will comehere expecting to find Ben andhe will find someone else Hehas heard that I am in hiding inthe country but he does not knowthat I am here
I promised to do just as I wastold and after a great deal moretalk on the same subject wewent to the mouth of the caveand Ben and I started homereaching there a little before
daybreakOnday after Ben ran away
according to agreement and itwas soon noised about the plan ¬
tation Buckley was furious andswore he would give him a hundred lashes when he was caught
The next morning I went tothe overseer and told him that Ihad an idea Ben had gone toPucketts Cave as I heard himtalking to Liza Ann about thecave a day or so ago He wentto Liza Ann and asked her whatshe knew about it She very re ¬
luctantly told him she believedthat Ben had gone to the caveand added he took a ham and abushel of meal so he wont githongry
The next day Buckley took hisgun and calling the dogs rodeaway in quest of Ben
After a circuitous route of sev ¬
eral miles Buckley came to theand found old Ben sitting
in frontof it calmly smoking hispipe The dogs ran up to himand began to whine and leapabout hint-
Buckley rode up and after eye-
ing¬
him sternly said You goodfornothing miserable niggerdont you know you cant gitaway from me I knew whereyou wore before your tracks werecold Now you git up from thereand make for home and whenyou bit there we will have a set ¬
tlement and you will git the big-
gest¬
end of it1Git down parse Buckley
and restyour saddle said BenI aint feelin very well today
and dont tink I kin wally veryfast
This made Buckley furious andhe dismounted to chastise theold man then and there Helaid his rifle down and takingthe whip advanced on Ben withuplifted but before he couldbring the lash down on the oldmans shoulders a man steppedout Of the mouth of the cave andhe was looking into the muzzleof a
To bo Continued
Mr Wbcelcr Got Rid of Ills RheumatismDuring the winter of 1898 1 was
so lame lu my Joints In fact all overmy body that could hardly hobblearound when I bought a bottle ofChamberlains Pain Fromthe first application I began to getwell and was cured and have workedsteadily all tho zearR WheelerNorthwood N 1 by StBornard Drugstore Entlington BenT Robinson Mortons Gnp GeorgeKing St Charles
A movement is on foot in Londonto erect a statute to George Wash-
Ington¬
in that city
Foleys Honey and Tar is best forcroup and whooping contains no opiates and cures quicklyCareful mothers keep it in theJohn X Taylor
English and Russian capitalistsare interested in a plan to increasethe exportation of Russian meat toEngland
Educate Your Bowels With CuicaretfCandy
1Oc15o ItCC0lalidruggistarefundmoneythefBritish Government 610000
I oleys Honey and Tar cures thegrippeti
PERSONAL
SaturdaytMiss
friends in NashvilleMr Lucius Byrne Is visiting In
HansonMissAnnlo Ashby returned from
Slaughtersvlllo TuesdayMiss Nettle Toombs of Slau h
tersvlllo is visiting the family ofher brother N I Toombs
Miss Kate Ashbv of Slaughtersvllle IB the guest of Misses Annieand Nannie Ashby
The most reliable preparation fortroubles on Is
Foleys Kidney Cure John X fay ¬
lor
Assured Health By Natural Meats
If you are sick call at my officeNo spatter of what disease nor howlong standing and you will mostlikely obtain information of valueto you I cure people ot all manner r
of disease without medicine or sur¬
gory Consultation freePROF ALF H JONEO
Denton Hotel
Grapevine Items
We gladly welcome the departureof the ice
The roads around here are almost
impassableSaccompanied the ¬
kins county delegation to the Y MIC A State convention atlast week He reports a big conven ¬
tion and a splendid timeMiss Cora Hall of Madlsonvillo
spent several days visiting friendsand relatives of this vicinity last
weekMissElla Totten of Minerva 0
who is making an extended visit torelatives in this county visited MissMayme Todd last week
Will Crenshaw had a tumor re ¬
moved from his eyo last week Theoperation was a painful one but he isgetting along all rjght now
Several of the boys from this vi ¬
cinity have been doing telephonework latelyIBen Laffoon and family spent SunIday at W L M < rrlsons
Bird Barnhill of White Plainswas in the neighborhood last weekthe guest of John Slaton
FoctttTtlr rtlUrw te coma afjam tM wont cold la l1Aoms
The Henderson City Council pass-
ed¬
an ordinance annexing Audubona suburb with 8000 population
TEMPLE THEATREThe Vendome Stock
CompanyIn the eautlfnlloollrAct
Society Drama
Miss HobbSoThe Vitngraph and HighClass
Specialties Between Acts
Admission 25 35 SOcSeats Are Now on Sale atthe St Bernard Store
Tuesday Night March 4
DR W J LAMESPECIALIST
Eye Nose and ThroatOnce in Hog Eye Block
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Church Directory
CHRISTIAN OUUROII Sundayschool at 080 Prayer meeting Wednosday evenings at 780 Regular jservices second fourth Sundaymorning and eveningMitchell pastor
M E CnunoH Regular servicesfirst Sunday at 11 a m HUM 730 pin and Sunday at 730 pmPrayer Wednesday eveningat 780 Sundayschool at 230 p in w
Class meetings and fourthSundays at 4 pm EBTlmmonspastorIM E CHUKOH SOUTH B litCurrle pastor Services first Sundayat 11 a m 730 p m and fourthSunday at 780 pm Sundayschool iat 930 a in Prayer meeting Tuesd-ay evenings at 780 oclock Epworth League every Sunday evening t0atO4u ono Literary meeting >
each month with some member TheWomans Missionary Society Satur-day afternoon before first Sunday
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CIIUBOIIliPreaching tho second and third Sun-days at 11 a m and 780 p mChurch meeting Saturday night be rfore the third Sunday Sundayschool at 080 am Prayer meetingevery Monday night at7811
CATHOLIC CHUBOH Rev A MCoenon First Mass Sunday fmorning at 7 oclock Second Mass080 Afternoon service at280 every Sunday li
GENERAL BAPTIST CHUKOHRev Jno M Burden pastor Servi-ces
dthird Saturday night Sunday
anu Sunday night In monthSunday overy Sunday after-noon Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HEC jLARegular services second Sab-bath
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in each month and Saturdaynights before prayer meeting
each SundaymorningatoSOoclockREvGETnofipso
ILyWr nnafInvariably eruea any cold in U
It neither oar PTUM 11SIt xCIB
EilrayTaken up as astray by Nettie Grif ¬
fin living about 3 miles southwestofMadisonvilIeKyonthewatersofClear Creek in Hopkins county onthe 11th inst one dark brown heifer faged about 2 years having white feetand havingno otherbrands or marksand which I have appraised at thevalue of 1-
2Witness my hand this 21st day ofFebruary A D 1002
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ONEWAY SETTLERS RATES <Every day during March and
rim only 80 from St Louis 83 tramf tChicago to California terminals viaBurlington Route Denver ScenicColorado and Salt Lakn City
Special through tourist sleepers to rSan Francisco and Los Angeles personally conducted over the aboveroute through Colorados wonderfulscenery by daylight eVery Wednes ¬ fday and Friday night from St Louisand Chicago Secure through berthsat tho earliest date during rushin these thobest of all to California
Two great Const trains daily withfree chair cars 0n
NORTHWEST RATES
Cheap Settlers rates to the farNorthwest daily during March andApril 1002 1
The BurlingtonNorthern PacificExpress is only through tramequlpmenttromSt i
upper Northwest regionHOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS
These are run the first and thirdTuesdays of each month to the entire West and Northwest Ask agent tfor details
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