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LITTLE AH LID. Little Ah Sid Was a Chinese kid A cute little cuss, you'd declare, With eyes full of fuu. And a nose that begun Right up at the roots of his hair. Jolly and fat Was this frollIesome irat. As he played through the long summer day: And braided his cue As his father used to In Chinaland. far, far, away. Once o'er a lawn. That Ah Sid played upon, A bumble bee Ilew in the spring; " Mlican butterfly Said he with winking eye. "Me catchee and pull off umni wing Then with his cap le struck it a rap This innocent bumble bee, And put its remains In the seat of his jeans. For a pocket there had the Chince. Down on the green Sat the little sardine, t In a style that was strangely demure. And said, with a grin That was brimful of sin. "Me mashee um butterfly, sure"' Little Ahl Sid Was only a kid, Nor could you expect him to guess What kind of a bug le was holding so snug In the fold of his loose titting dress. Ah Sid cried, as he Rose hurriedly up from the spot, "Ki-yi! Yuk-a-tan: t Dam urn Melican mran Um butterfly belly much hot:" t THE STATE PRESS ASiCIMT.N. A Goodly Gathering In Charleston-What the Newspaper Men Did at Their Meeting. (From the News and Courier.) C The thirteenth annual meeting of the c Press Association was held at the armory of the Washington Light Infantry Thursday I night. The attendance ol nieibers was 1 not as large as it has been heretofore, owing to the fact that a good many of the mem- 2 bers arrived on the late trains. The fol- I lowing members were found present, how ever, and the meeting was called to order by the President, Col. M. B. McSweeney: Hampton Guardian, Col. M. B. 3fc Sweeney. Aiken Journal and Rcricc. Mr. L. C. t Ligon. Aiken Recorder, Col. C. E. R. Drayton. Florence Times, Col. C. H. Prince. Spartanburg erald, Mr. W. M. Jones. Sumter Watchman and &uthron, Mr. N. G. Osteen. Barnwell People, Col. J. W. Holmes and Mr. C. C. Simms. Deutsche Zeitung, Major Franz Melchcrs and Mr. W. H. Faber. Charleston Diepatch4, Mr. S. D. Hutson. Newes and Courier, Capt. F. W. Dawscn, Capt. J. L. Weber and Mr. J. A. Moroso. Union Times, Mr. E. P. McKissick. Pee Dee lnde.c (Iarion), Mr. P. B. Hamer. Marlboro Chronicle, Mr. J. DuPre Als- I brook. Laurensville Advertiser, Col. J. C. Gar lington. Laurensv'ille Ilerald. Col. T. B. Crews. Anderson Journal, Major A. S. Todd. Messrs. C. H. Prince and J. A. Moroso were elected secretaries. The reading of the minutes was, on motion of Major Melchers, dispensed with, and Mr. W. A Jones, the annual orator, was introduced, and read an address on the subject of rail road discriminations. The address was thoughtful, practical and to the point, and was heartily applauded. At its close Capt. F. W. Dawson moved that the cordial thanks of the Association be tendered to Mr. W. M. Jones for his < eminently thoughtful and suggestive ad-t dress. It touches, he said, matters of special importance to us at tis time, fori within the past few days an mistance hasI occurred showing that a certain railroad mangement had no more regard for the interests of the people of the State than a child would have for the puny ant-hills be neath his feet. He also expressed the hope that the address would be placed at the disposal &-ttie Association for publication. The maisters it treated of should be brought to the attention of the people of the State. The Neres and Courier, he said, wouik be glad to publish it. The motion, seconded by Col. C. E. R. Drayton, was unanimously adepted, and the secretaries were directed to procure a copy of the address for publication in- the News and Courier. On motion of Mr. C. II. Prince, the ad dress was also directed to be published in the minutes of the Association. The president then stated that he had re ceived an invitation from the News and Caurier for the members of the Associa tion to go on an excursion around the har bor to-day. The invitation was accepted and the arrangements announced. The president was also requested to con vey t.he thanks of the Association to the. Washington Light Infantry for the use of the armory for the meeting. . The Association then entered upon a dis < cussion of matters of interest to the profes-. sion, the principal topics discussed being ~the rates for foreign advertisements and the3 regulations of delinquent subscribers. The di-scussion was participated in by Messrs. Jones, McSwen -.Drayton, Daw so h~snf~es and e icitedh a pulexpression of the views and experiences of the members. The meeting, after he-ir ing the treasurer's report read by Major ~ Franz Melchers, took a recess until 9 o'clock Friday morning. The Association met at the armory' of the Washington Light Infatntry- at 9 o'clock e Friday. After the election of office: st and fmnishing up the business, the nmembers t and their triends adjourned from the a armory to the Ferry w harf, where they em barkett on the steamer P ocosin placed at c their disposa~l by the Xeu-s an d Couerier Company. The visitors were taken up the l Ashely river to the new ridg~e, then down to Sumter. and aiteward run up the Cooper and Wando rivers, getting a glance at the picturesq~ue scenery on the banks of the Wando. The p-aty landed in the city about 2 P. M., allowing the members par ticipating in the esccursion to New York abundant time to prepare for the trip. T he t editors sailed on the splendid steamship t Seminole, of the Clyde Line, which sailed i: from Union wharf at 5.30 in the afternoon b. Janue Weather. s Prof. J. C. Baker has made the following p schedule for the weather during the month a of June. This applies to the Southern States, and those interested in good or bad weather will do well to paste it in their hat: 1st and 2nd, fair and cool: :3rd, light fo:: 4th, mild, partly cloudy:.5th and (;th, fair and mild; 7th, fair and warm: sth, warm with light rain; 9th and 10th, fair, mild: 11th, partly cloudy, mild: 12th and 13th, 8 fair: 14th, cloudy, mild and dry: 15th, and 9' 16th, fair, warm: 17th, 18th, ffair, warm. 1! and dry: 19th, rain, thunder, wind andhail: U 20th, cloudy. foggy', then clear; 21st, cloudy and windv: 22nd partly cloudy', windy: tc 23rd, rain;~ 24th, partly cloudy: foggy, 25:h ' local rains and thunder: 20th, lighzt rain. ' thunder: 27:lh, nearly fair, warm: 2i8th, ti bartly cloudy, cooler: 29th, foggy ad cloudy; 30th good rain. t< u Young or middle-aged men, suffering d from nervous debility or kindred affections, it should address with 10 cents in stamps for li large treatise, World's Dispenar Associa tion, Buffalo, N. Y. d: "Is that the rebel yelli" asked an Ohioan d the other day. "No," replied a courteous h: .colonlel, "it is only an ice cream cake ma."t BRIC-A-BRAC. - - - r A LITTLE LADY. 1 know a little lady Who wears a hat of green. All trimmed with red, red roses, And a blackbird on the brim. She ties it down with ribbons Under her dimpltd chin: For oftentimes it's breezy When she comes tripping in. She'll drop a dainty courtesy. Perhaps she'll throw a kiss: She brings so many hundred That one she'll never miss. With laughing. sunny glances She comes, her friends to greet: There's not another maiden In all the world so sweet! 11cr name? The roses tell you: 'Tis the blackbird's tune! 'This smiling little lady is just our own dear June: 1 nds of iniquity-Defaulting bonds. )ip and tuck-What the dressmaker oes. Should telephone appliances coime under ae head of hollo ware? An overflow meeting-That of two gush 2 * aidens after a long separation. Grand temples are built of small stones, nd great lives made up of small events. Cure for dyspepsia-Give a hungry dog piece of meat, and chase him till he drops From a smart boy's composition on La ies: "The mother's heart gives 4th joy at ic baby's 1st 2th." Woman loses considerable time before ,ie looking-glass, but man loses more be ore the social glass. If tramos would only scour tin-pans as oroughly as they do the country, how seful they would be. Are fat men likely to be better men than heir leaner neighbors: It is certainly dfli .uh 1for a fat man to stoop to anything low I see that a genius has constructed an nginc of paper." "Yes; wonder what kind f an engine?" 'Stationary, of course." Satan would have to skip around pretty ively to find mischief enough for all "the tands" that are "idle"-to do. A lady may surely be expected to make gcat noise in the world when her dress s covered all over with bugles. Despise not the day of sm:dl things: the l>t of the small man counts just as much n the returns as the vote of the giant. In England people never "go to bed:" hey "retire." Moreover, they never "get tp;' they "descend" in the morning. It is very bad taste for a wife to growl at ier husband for tracking mud into the ouse-for what is home without its mud ter? Sunday school teacher (to Ali Sin, the aundrvman)-What are the wages of sin? Uh Si n-Sleventy-five cents a dozen. No :hecCe no washee. Chinese are said to live on next to noth ng. but they are Sybarites in comparison vtii New York Italians, who support an ntire family on 2a week. The most absent-minded of men is the rofessor who, when lie hears hiiself nocking the ashes out of his pipe, will ry. "Come in." A lady and gentleman accidentally touch ng each other's feet under the table. "Sc ret telegraphy." said she. "Communion i sles." said he. The blacksmith is a que:r fellow. When ie goes on a strike he refuses to strike. anrd vhen he refuses to strike he keeps on strik ng. A lady says this talk about when girls ught to marry is sheer nonsense. The uezston is not when they ought, but when hey can. The government has sent one million 'oung shad to the Pacific Coast. If they lo well people there can pick a bone with he Chinese as often as they like. "Why is a 'young lady's' age after she -ea( hes twenty-five like a floral wedding yellY" asks an outsider. And he says it is 'because it is never tol'd." A Connecticut woman claims to be 117 'ears old, and she probaibly is, for we see Jy, the papers that she knows how to make dd-ashion pumpkin pies. A widow of forty-six, who has had twen v-one children, wants another husbatn:1. )ne who has had experience in running an rphan asylum preferred. It is estimnatedl that one million house :ats are used for the fur trade annually. So thiey do not mysteriously disappear 'rom the back fence in vain. "Got on your husband's cravat, haven't rour" asked a neighbor of Mrs. Dilkins. 'Yes," replied MIrs. B. sadlyv: "it's the >nly tie there is between us now." She-He's a very knowing dog; why, vhf n it a ten o'clock papa always closes the bus, you know, and then Carlo barks: iecs going to bark now. "Sam, why arc lawyers like fishes?" "I lon't meddle wid de subjec', Pomp." 'Why don't you see? 'Cause dey am so onmi ob debate." Delightful absent-mindedness of a Ger nan professor. Professor-What a couple >f bonnie little children, dear baroness: [wins, I sumpposer Baroness-You haye uessedl rightly. Professor-Are tklJ-noth ours~ Some o'ne who asks-'MWill hair grow fter (death?"' seen~5io be troubled with a spicin-h't~hbad headed angel would yok rather peculiar. "If a man could only c;'tch fish as easily s he can lie about it!" laments an editor. Ie could, if he only understood fishing as ;ell as he does lying. Shops that sell at fair protit have no mar in with which to "give away" articles to Leir customers. These so called gifts are i result of an overcharge or a sacrifice of 00(1 material. It has been decided thatt hereafter bride's ake camntot be sent through the mnails ia sters, as the regulaticors prohliit the send .g f packages which weigh more than 40J oun.ds byv mail. 'wo fair white ar-ms are around my neck. 11er lips to mine she (doth fondly press, and I know she is trying to get that cheek I -preunised last week for a new silk dress. "T'obaco kills sheep-ticks," according y an .gricultural exchange. Then by all. ia us provide y.our sheep with tobacco. It true that it is a filth)' habit, but it must e preferable to ticks. "Women are not inventive, as a rule," 7 ysa writer. Any married mian whose] 'ite invents . new hiding-place for his< ipe and slippers every day will not agree ith this statement. A Germtan prima donna remarks that in] ie Fatherland the ladies believe exercise is Oodi for the health. and do a great dleal of t -:king, while American ladies seem to be 1 Frai.- o f hurting themselves by walking. 3M'rrige is a slice of bread and butter. t nr::d with jam, given to overgrown chuil-t r. The jam soon disappears, and nmoth I remains butt dry bread-though even mt is sometimes appreciatedl. Th~e way to wealth is as plain as the way > arket. It depends chiefly' on two 'ords- industry and frugal ity. T'hat is. aste necither tiie nor money, but make ie best use of both. A dream)' wreer says it would be curious >follow a pound of silk from its spinning atil it becomes a lady's dress. ".Noe oubt: but most men would prefer to follow after it became a dress, and while thes dy was in it. What a relief it is, after suffering for ten c sys w.ith a jumping toothache, to climb a e mtist's stairs with a heroic resolution to p we it out if it kills you, and then find d iat the tnoth-nnller is absent freom ton.n il "I love your (augntcr better than I love ny life." said he to her obstinate father. 'Well," replied the heartless man, "go and ommnit suicide and let her get rid of you. rhat won't be much of :I proof, but it will )e saisfactory to me." "It seems to ie that the lard is dimin shing rapidly. Mary," said the mistress to lie servant girl. "Yes'ni. was tie reply if the maid. "but then vou knew when 7ou bought it that it was short'ning It is well enough to embroider "Good light" in sleepy Colors on a pillow shan. >ut when the bolster is stuil'ed with prairie iay. and the mattress is preparing to cele irate its golden wedding. the hospitable vish is too sarcastic. "lf there is such a thing as justice in his wor'd, I mean to have it." is what the >uir. remarked as he left, with his booty, he ;onc of the iawvci who had chargzed im ,500 the day Oefore for clearing him when under arrest for lous;e breaking. An oLd lidy hearing that a kindergarten Vas to be estaiblished in her town, sail. em 'haitieiv. "Weil. they'll never make it :iv. Eveqbodtv around here has gardens tL 1heir own, antl veg'etables can he had for iwthing here in the summer time." "You say the trout weighed 10 pounds?'' 'Ye'. sir- it was the bigg est trout I ever ,w." "And he got away from you!" 'ye-." "Will voN take an oath to that?" -I'l take no more oath: I swore enough when. he got away. The avcragre dime-museum has many ,uri'sities that are well worth seeing. But xe will vcnture to say that not one of them :an boast amoing its varied list of attrac ions such a phenomenon as a man who an umpire a game of inase ball and give erfect satisfaction to both sides, and never )y his decisions create a single kick. Mm 'hammed says: "Woe unto them who give scant measure and exact full measure ron others." This may all lie true; but the average bar-tender can yank you a p'nful of beer and a mug of foam, and pain it off on you for a glass of beer, and never allow his feeing to nar his profes ion:d snmile, Mohammed orno Mohammed. "What is the proper use of Sunday?" asks a religious weekly. The answer is so numerous that we haven't space to print it. The woman with a new banne thas one answer, the man who loves ilsiing has an the:. while the owner of a pair of fast hors.s may differ from both. The base ball't seeins to think that the proper use of 'munday in the West is to play a game for the championship: but in the East he devotcs the day to explaining how the last four games lost by his nine might have been won. There is nothing so diverse as the diversity of opinion in regard to the proper use of Sunday. RULEs Fol' GOSsiI. If arything unkind you hear Aboiut sonie one you know, my dear, Do not, I pray you, it repeat WVXhen vou that sonic one chnce to maect: For suci news has a leaden way Of clouding o'er a sunny day. But if you something pleasant hear Abot mo some one you know, my dear, 31lkc haste-to make grcit haste 'twere To her or him the same to tell: For such news has a goldcn way Of lihtning up a cloudy day. Sparnling Cataw ba Springs. (4%.rrespondence Charlotte Chironicle.) Ric-ony, May 24.-I see your paper conains an advertisement of the famous summer resort, located six miles from Hiceory and is reached by a drive over six miles of the best road that can be found in North Carolina. Here you will find the Sparkling Catawbu Springs which is fast gaining a reputation abroad for its great healing qualities. We have just returned from the Springs and find everything in apple-pie order for the comfort of guests. D)r. E. 0. Elliott .v Son have added largely to their capacity for entertaining guests and can now easily accommodate 400 people. The grounds are beautiful and parties wish ing to be away from the noise of a hotel can have rooms in cottages located on the grounds, of which there are about thiry. There will be a band of music at the Springs throughout the entire season and the young people who like to trip the light fantastic toe will find here a eol ball room and the best ot music as welt. You can get here baths of any description, from the plunge bath in the lrge building erect-.d especially for the purpose, with a swimaming capacity of 30x:5, but surrounded on either side by convenient dressing rooms. You can also get hot air and vapor baths if needed. The bowling alley is first class and is a good exercise to work up an ap petite for all the good things that is furnished on the tables by the proprie tors. We have visited nearly all the summer resorts in North Carolina, and we feel justified in saying that we believe there is no place in North Carolina or in the South where one can find better water, better air, more beautiful SAmry and better accommotaemftan the Sparkling Catadiliprngs. - The Cotton Movement. The New York Financial Chronicle, in ts weekly cotton review, says that for he week ending Friday evening, the 27th astant, the total receipts have reached ),765 bales, against 10,62t bales last week, 12,606 bales the previous week, and 13, )77 bales three weeks since; making the otal receipts since the 1st of September, 1886, 5, 168,288 bales, against 5,1G5,339 >ales for the same period of 1885-6, showing an increase since September 1, 1886, of 2,949 bales. The exports for the week ending the sam'. time reach a total of 1:3,98; bales, >f which -4,;59 were to Great Britain, 441 ;o sseec, and 9,IY87 to time rest of the ~ontnent. The~ total sales for forward' delivery' 'or the week are 820, C00 bales. F~or ita nediate delivery the tot.d sales foot tip ,72 i bales, includiing 500 for export and I,223 for home consumption. The imports into continental ports or the same iperiod hsave been G2,000 alcs. There was a decrease in the cotton n sight, Friday night, of 4), 130 bales i(s codmpared with the same date of 8l, a dencrease of 78,562 bates as com ared with the corresponding date of 885, and a decrease of 241,310 bales as opared with 1884. Old interior stocks have decreased uring the week 5,300 bales, and were friday night 98,278 bales less than at the ame period last year. The receipts at he ramae towns have been 8,793 bales ess than for the samie week last year, .nd since Septembe'r 1 the receipts at all he towns are 25,632 bales less than for he same time in 1885-6. The decrease in amont in sight, as ompared with last yearn, is 66,679 bales, he increase as compared with 1884-3 is 09,044 bales, and the increase over 883-4 is G83,209~ bales. Killed Bty a 5pidier'e Bile. Mr. Geo. Kibit z, of No. t650 5th avenue. ew York, was danidling his little one-year Id son on his knees Saturday afternoon, rhenm he noticed a dark gray. short leggedl pider crawling on his child's hand. Be ore he could brush the insect away the hild gave a cry of panin and its hand be' an to smell. A doctor was called and ronounced the child poisoned by the spi er's bite. Sunday evening it died after Sultan Selin's Mosque. Sultan Selim's mosque at Adrianople is the linest in the Moslem world. Seen from a distance in the train, its rotunda and four tall minarets make itlook to western eves like a huge gasometer, but, says a writer in the London Times, it is worth while spending a day at Adrianople if only to see the inside of this marvelous building. Since the Rus'ians last came here and stamped all over the place with their muddy booIs, the Turks are no longer particular about requiring Ginours to go in unshod. A servant brings capacious babouches, which you drag on over your boots, and then vou skate respectfully over the ex qisitely clean matting which covers the entire floor. -The vast expanse of this circular tloor, the height of the dome, the countless painted arches and columns and the perfect stillness of the place, broken only by the plashing of a small fountain into a marble basin, pro duce a strangelv subdued effect. Thou sands and thousands of colored oil lamps hang in garlands from the pil lars and wails, and when all these are lighted up) for a religious festival, and wlien the floor cannot be seen for the mnul :t'.e of worshippers all kneeling, with 01 :.r heads bent and their palms on their thighs, the sight, as those who have witnessed it say, is one never to be forgotten. This mosque of Selim has 999 windows. and a thousandth which is closed. The great Sultan had order ed a thousand windows, and, when he heard that there was one shert, he sent for the architect and stroked his beard with an air which boded no good; but the architect, who deserved to live in the days of putf advertisements, re marked that a mosque with a thousand windows would convey nothing of odd itv to the curious, whereas a mosque with 999 windows and one closed would set people talking and wondering for g'-s. ~The mosque has another legend connected with a stone violet plant which is carved over its fountain. A poor man, who owned part of the ground over which the mosque is built, iefucd to sell his land unless a violet which had been planted by his wife was allowed to bloom upon it. The Sultan acct )ted the condition, and the viole1 was carefully railed in and tended, but in time it did, and the sovereign order ed that a fountain should be erected on the spot where it had blossomed, and that a stone violet should be carved upon it as a symbol of marital con stan cv. In a Battle-Panorama Studio. The central platform is, of course, th4 standpoint from which visitors will vies the panorama,-and therefore the artist are obliged to go to it frequently. as th< painting nears completion, in order t< observe the effect and progress of theii work. IThis, too, is the place of conference and despite the signs of "No Admit tance," within and without, visitors art frequent, and usually welcome. Thesi visitors are often veteran soldiers wh< took part in the action represented, am who often make helpful suzgestions. The arr-v stories that are told on tho central platform, would, if collected make a prodigious volume. The flooi of tihe platform is chalked and rechalk ed, some referring to the panorama it self, but more to illustrate occurrence upon other fields. The strong pine rai surrounding the platform is pencilled al over with kindred decorations, whil scraps of paper, upon which are memo randa of incidents, and a variety of data as well as names and addresses, art ninnedl to the convenient timber wit! Ithumnb-tacks. The artist paints steadily, every indi vidual being mainly occupied in perfect ing his own work, though never hesitat in;: to nsk~ or extend aid in some special diirection. One artist, for instance, has an excelient figure of a mtounted oflicer all complete "excepting the portrait a photocraphl for which is p)innedl to th< cauva s. Wihile this artist goes t< srenaghen a line of battle, anothei one will raupidly paint an adnmirabl< portrait for the incomplete figure. Soon anot her brush is busy with the horse, whijo another artist calls for some spec ial saddle and bridie to be brought t< the platformn that he may paint the trap pm rgs. Now, look at the back of the photo graph which is pinned to the canvas a faded curte de iisite of a young ofliker, upon a slip of paper wve read the follow iug: "Col. K.. now. on Getlrd 3heri dan's staff, H 47" (nmeang section HI, squarce 47 oLf~egpanorama); "French cap, lare, captaini's straps-staff ?MSlY-~ue trousers, gold cord, cavalry boots, staff sword, McClellan saddlei sha brack-blac'k horse; see sketch." This instance will give an idea of the way in which facts are preserved when a panorama is painted by artists who conscientiously strive to make of the work a great historical paintig.-17io dore 1R. Dzavis in St. Sichola?. Miss Easlnke's Quaint Gowns. Miss Eastlake affects the quaint gowns which are unlike the fashion able garb that the average woman of to-day' clothes her figure in. Thee gown's, by the way, have created more or less discussion, both in and out of prt. To my mind, however, they form no slight part of the same individ ulty thiat on every side besets the lady. To Ec Mis Eastlake arrayed in any hing~ but the soft, dark, clinging pu ues thatt are cut so as to hang primi chuliv fr. m the shoulders, with the bioal, deep frill cf fine embroidery or lace gathered around the neck, that have become famous in London as the -Eatlake collar," would seem like tak ing the pretty children that Kate Greenaway knew so well how to draw in picturesquec attire, and decking them, instead, like a French doll that the true Parisian chil' selects in one of the gay toy-shops of Paris. The word esthetic which hias been applied so often to Miss Eastlake, is not the proper word to use in describing her at all; that is, as we in this age in England and America understand the word. That Miss East lae is a believer in snsthetics is true, for she is a tirm believer in the science which treats of all that is beautiful in art and nature, which is the true deli nition of the wvord, but that she is limp. cmging, languid or sickly sentimental, eiher an manner or appearance, is a lbel (f the utmost magnitude.-Boston Herld. -Faith travels by an unseen track to honor and glory, neither shall anything turn her aside. Her way may not be plain at this moment, but it shall be made so. God is with those who trust in him; and what or whom shall we fear when God is with us? In due time the hand of the Lord shall be seen. An autograph letter of John Wesley, which has just been sold in London, con tains this sentence: "For natural sweetness f temper, for courtesy and hospitality, I have iever seen any peop~le like the Irish." The New York licrald naively remarks hat the Tory Ministry did not put in a bid a this letter GENERAL NEWS NOTES.: Items of Intereat Gathered from Various Quartern. A fire in New Orleans destroyed $:;,000 worth of property. Crops in the vicinity of Air '.ount. Miss., have been ruined by a haitorm. The decrease in the public debt since the 30th June, 1886, is $922M,021.21. Buffalo Bill proposes to continue On speaking terms with the English nobility. as long as it pays. Jay Gould is down with a bad attack of neuralgia at his country home on the lIud son. A distinct shock of earthquake was felt in Jamestown, N. Y., on Tuesday morn ing, but no damage was d:.je. The Prince of Wales is said to hive "dropped" a comfortable fortune on the result of the last Derby race. It is estimated at the Treasury Depart ment that the public debt has for the iunti of 31ay been reduced about $10,000,000. - Sixty-two bodies have been recovered from the Udstone pit, near Glasgow, and twelve are still entombed. The National Bank of Palatka, Fla.. is embarrassed, and the Comptroller -f the Currency has ordered an investigation of its affairs. A fire in Iamburg, Germany, on Tues day night. destroyed docks, quays azd other property, valued at several nullion marks. Walter and Charles Davis, brothers. ds perato characters, of Perry county, Indi ana, were lynched on Monday for outrag ing a white girl 14 years old. The news from Italy indicates that there can be no reconciliation between the Vat can and the Quirinal with the restitution of the Pope's temporal power. The Young 'Men's Dcmocratic Club, of Hudson couinty, N. J., has organized a movement to secure funds for a monument to the late General McClellan. Buffalo Bill is being overwhelmed with social honors in London and with requests to contribute sketches of border life iu America to various English journals. The outcome of the late political cri:>is in France is said to be the placing of an unusually economical administration iM power. Boulanger is greeted with great enthusiasm. It is said that when John L. Sullivan was in Leadville, Col., recently, he went to church and put $400 on the contribution plate. The contribution plate is shown in proof of the assertion. The Princess of Wales has presented Mrs. James Brown Potter with a handsome gold bracelet, set with sapphires and dia monds, and an autograph letter filled with expressions of friendly regard. A Washington correspondent says: I am told by one who ought to know that the President.will not consider an appointment to the vacancy on the Suprene )ench till fall, as there is no necessity to do so. John Sherman has made a big specch be fore the Illinois Legislature and a gather Ing of Republicans. He compared the records of the two great parties, in ipolitics and finances, and urged the necessity of Republican ascendency. Richard Williams, in attempting to jump on a south-bound train passi::g over the James river bridge, fell a distance of 60 feet l::low. Strange to say, lie suffered only the breaking of his collar bone and some severe bruises. The boiler In the Hitchcock Manufactur ing Company's works at Cortland, N. Y., exploded Mionday, demolishing the engine room, killing one man and mortally wounding two others. Cause unknown. Since the adjournment of Congress, Senator Riddleberger has devoted his :im entirely to his newspaper and his law prac tice. In less than three months he has acted as senior counsel in six important cases in his State and gained every one. A prominent oflicial who has talked with the President says that he has dlecided to give the vacant Justiceship of the Supreme Court to some Southern mian, but the se lection will not be confined to the late Judge Woods's circuit. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sus tains a number of decisions of lower Courts, from which appeal was taken, denying the right of the State to tax mortgages. The decision cuts off about half a million dol lars reyenue, but settles a long vexed ques tion. The General Assembly of the Uoited Presbyterian Church has been earnestly discussing the question of instrumemtal music in public worship. A protest was entered by several members against giving any money from the mission fund to con gregations using the organ in public wor Lship. - khe--oyean ex-policeman of Babi more, who has quite a local reputation as a wrestler, defeated Matsada Sarakick, the Japanese athlete, in a catch-as-you-can match, winning two falls out of three. The match was for $250 a side, and was a sln did exhibition. The boiler on an elevator in Iluntingdon, W. Va., exploded Monday morning, kill ing three men and badly injuring three others. A dozen besides were more or less injured, and one man is missing. The ele vator was run by the boiler of an old loco motive that had been condemned. A horse drawing a carriage containing three ladies and a gentleman, became frightened at a train near Kansas City. Mo., on Monday night, and ran violently against a freight car. One of the ladies was killed, and the others were mortally hurt. The gentleman suffered no serious injury. Wmn. H. Council, a colored Demccrat from Alabama, has complained to the In ter-State Commission that the Westerr :,mi Atlantic Railroad charged him fist-class fare, but made him ride on a "-Jims Cr w" car. Uce asks the Comimission to awa1rd hinm (25,000 damages, with suc~h other re 1ief as may be propecr. There~ have bcen two attempts w ithie. the past few weeks by the prisoearsinm r jail to effect an escapo. L:st S-aturd::y the j:nitor wh lile taking the prisoners their morning meal missed one of tihemI, and white looking for him lie was struck over the head by the missing prisoner who was hiding behind a colIumu. The j:snttor in a few minutes overpowered his assaihu!, who wa-s then put In irons. A. G. Hill1, a traveling book agent repre senting a Cincinnati house, called on tatur (ay at the house of Mr. Ttrri, a farmier living near Corsicana, Tex., and, fnding no one at home but Terri's daughter, gross ly insulted her. She order-ed him off and informed her father who was at work in the field. The father pursued Hill n itha shotgun, and, overtaking him at the 1eCit farm, shot him-from the effects of whic ie died in a few hours. A Geo.J Place for Marria;:e Fees. Camden, N. J., is a good placeor r: riages, and thle clergymen tin-re mie a good thing of it. Tho.=e who do the -v marrying are the Rev. J. Y. D I) Methodist; the Rev. .J. .J. Slepr 't ~ - palh the Rev. J. J. lleisler, Metha :.d the Rtev. Isaac W. Bagley, Balptis'. 3r Dobbins averages 1-i0 c:>up '-sameh. n as his average fee is $4 a couple, he a e about $fi,720 a year. 3I.npe : about 60 coupihs a month, re-ceivi~ng h the same average Iee. H~e has a Clo: ithographed, snowing the most uirect rot from the ferries to is house. Alt e'he the clergy of Camden must ma-ke- ully $25,000 a ycar out of the marriage business Quoting the vital statistics of acertan own, a newspaper says: '"Of the bu'irt ABSesation! Why is it that three bottlcs ofjB. 13. 13. 1,01se4 in Atlanta to ce of any other b.ood rea dy, and t ice a:; muhelicu suimed in thc St'ate of Geurgi as any other pre'paration' No one need take our word, but simply ask the druggists. Ask the people. They are competent witnesses. Six ?louses iin Atlanta are buying B. B. 'A'. in five and ten goss lts, and som of them biy as often as every two maon-ths.\ Wly these unpre cednted sales 'ere at h 1e with so 1:ttlc advertising? 1od'sty forbidrL us slaking a reply. Had B. B. B. bee n before the public a qua.rter or half a ceatury, it would not be necessary to be l red uip with endeC112: Of 't-~ve now. Merd v;" coa. monoy. For four years I have bec nkr -a romce'~ a terrible1 forma of ihuti wich redic , me so low .hat all imix of recovery was given up. I have i' ed Jh oxeruciating pain J.: y night, an," oit-:n while wri. have : dI could die. I i1C 7.1d everyth'::: known for that di -se 0 nocthi, ' 'tid" me anDy good, nna have I-., some (i tie 1lne.-t phycm of t Stnte to vrtE.ou e , but alI to no ell. I have spent over i t ou u i reief. I aL now i~rd . using ouly c('' ihottle of .U. enabled to v.:n aroudrl and. un.d it business, and 1 7"ould not take fu), the benefit received from one single bot te o" I;. E. B . I reler to all mcreiait ard business men of this tow. Yu most truly, E. 0. GALA. Waverly, Walker county, Te Demonr.strated Mer~it BLOCD VALM Co: You will please sLil us per iirst freight one gross B. D. B. It gives us pleasure to report a gooe trade for this preparation. Indeed it ha: 1ar eclipsed all other bloca remedies both in demonstarted merit and rapii sale with us. loznmxn . V.D:MomNL . All who d1esire full intrlat ion :.Mui lu cause sItI cure of llood 'oi.o:'erofuia Icrofulous swv-llings, Ilcers, .-ores, aheIma tism, Ridnvy tcomupLaifnts. Catarri, etc . cat sectre 'y tim:Lil. free, a copy our 32 page illt. trat(l Biook of Wonde'rs, filled with the mno., woiidti'tul and startling proo' ever 1:el-n knoa. Atdress, iiUOD 1ALM A tla nt a, 6a. CA T'OWBA COUNTY, N. C. Newly ltted Iup wi'h new Itel an'l Fu - icun- for ove-r met andi tiihe pnopr-ie W< alI be ::.l te al; :heir obt it - 41 :: new fr~t.:nts !ere. Ihe 1i, i,-:- prrol':t es ,h, vtc. a:, unriv, led tor : y-e; 4i :. .ia u mati.ot ! iver , Ki.incy anl Uri. Gen'lerdi l it I:.. NXervous- !:*rtotrat :i Henith r .ucation not Ic t. ound. Cool, Shower, Warm and i,, .ichur, Ft; Air snd vaipr ath. in and of Y-Yi and :01 ilimu.rletsii; k'pt :.t lirst Class Water inl' Places. wi it.. f:- 4a loux U . . ELLIU u ,. Proprietors. THE ONLY TRUE R "i. urify the BLOOD reguhite the LIVER ne K!DNEYS and RsToneP the HEALTE andVI4-' OR of YOUTH. 1;ys r~.i ant of Appetite, indhiges.tion.Lack ot Strength and Tired Feeting at solutely cured: Bones. miue cles and n~erves receive new force. Enlivens the minld aind supplies Brain Power. suffering from congtinin't LAD' Es in .HREK' O TONIC a .afe and '.peedy cure. G iveta ctear.he'nt. thy complexion. Frertuont attem'pts at counterfeit. ing only ndd' to the pop:utari ty of the originl. Do not experiment-get tho ontGtNAL AND HI-ST ( Dr. HARTER'S LIVER PILLS Cn-:e constipationLi 'er Comolatit and Sick~ Headache. Sample Doso and Dream Booli maled on rceitpt of two cednts in postage.7 THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE COMPANY. St. Louis, Mo . --MAKES Child -Birth Easy! The time nas come when the ter rible agony of tits critical period in w man's life can be avoided. A dis tlngtishted physician, who spent 44 years to this branch of practice, left the child-bearing woman this legacy, Thz Mornts's FRIEND, and to-day there are thousands of women who, having used this remedy 'before con anement, rise up and call his name blessed. We can prove all we claim by living witnesses, and anyone Inter estedi can ordi. or have their husbands do so, and see the orIginal lettere' which we cannot publish. All druggists sell It. For particulars address BBADFIEL D REGULA TOR CO. Atlanta, Ga. CHtARLOTTE nihta i.0 w'om~htIfo a~es Redite'ion fr iw vo or mof rc-m' i"th s1 ar fmiuly or ne i''hborhoo !. l'tip e r::.- 'Inli' of the 'essiont. Fer' Cattlogue., wth f::11 partiiiu!tr', a( Charlotte, :7. C. About twenty years ago I discovered a nounced it cancer. I have tried a numbier of net'tbenenPt. Amon;;:he number were one< wa Uce riet.o t,.eioure. caesing :niens, pain, s. S. S. hat derne for others simila~rly af!Ucted, the a' cond Lot tte th.- ne';.tbrs could ntot e heaalh had been had for tw'o I.r three year: ua!!y. I hat a sever,' rain :enmy ,rea:. Art me ant I gcew stiuter thai I h:.d been fer sea a little spot about the eze of a hia dlme,. every one with cancer ti gIve s. 5. S. a fair t Mr. ~ ii.s. NANCY J. McCONA1 Swift'a specint Is tentrety v'eg.table. Impurities fron the io.ndi. T:eat"' on It"' THEt~ swIF c: C AL HUM1ORs, ci, .om t i3o:ch, or Eruption, t worst, Nrrofulla. Salt-rheum, ee : - Sealy or Rough in .>ti diseases caused by bad :ar, cn l by this powerful, puri .inmd inviiratmf medicine. Great n " Ucers rapiely heal under its be nU 'iIm-m-. ;-:specially as it manifested . eni:r Tetter, Rose Rash, , carb::::e, Sore Eyes, Scrof a sore-s and Swellingm, Hip !t DistaSci White Swellingt, re, or Tit ie Neck, and Enlarged Send ten cents in stamps for a I: tO- treti., with colored plates, on Skin I. or rhe same amount for a treatise ST srD) ES THE LIFE." T iormhlY cleanso it by using Dr. Pieree'n .'Alde ttedical Di-covery, and good * . tion, a fair skin, buoyant spir nd vital strenigth, will becstablished. CNSUM4PTION, h 15 Serolula of the Lun is ar and .ired Iy this reinedy. if ^ tht- hst stages of the disease are r d. its marvl11s power over this terr. ly dizen.wh t irst oFtermg tnis now e rmd to the piblic, .Dr. PIERCE ht :-ioulic cf cailing it lis "Con. ' puo: e C-ep bIt abandoned that Sti o a medne which, a wlits a . ination of tonic. er br-n r:. . - orbed-elelansing, -. -; e:.;? ! proper :' remedy for izI VAC_15o ;iic ig. L Syfsan Lungs. ir youj fed t::,(14rsy, debilitated, have - . r yeowish-brown spots Or -Ai(r 1. requ't headache or dizzi - b:d t:' in mouth, internal heat or c :. ix lot tlashes, low spirits -i regular appetite, - (u.. y -r suffering from a: in, and Torpid -- o es." In many C: 5 a l theise symptoms are expe re-.1" :,y'fo all such Cses, Ur. cree ale Miedical Die r. Spitting of -, :.ri::ew, e reath, I1roi Severe Coughs, and x21: .i'ei(ns. it i-; - eflicient remedy. !)-*(wr*!:. :,t $1.00, or SIX T Sfor $.0 - ~ cents ai nauinp' for Dr. Pierce's 0n onmtionl. Address, spen Xcsary Medical Asso C~atiia, 6.-3 3 t :CIZct, BUFFALO, X. Y. 5 REWARD ot.ered by the proprietors (Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy ' r a case of catarrh which hNy cannot cure. If you ' - h:Yve a discharge from the n. offeonivc or otherwise, partial loss of -nel, taste, or hearing, weak eves, dull pain (' 1ressurein head, you have Catarrh. Thou 1'di of caz-s terminate in consumptiun. Dr.* S's eCATA 11 HEMEDY enrestheworst e of Catarr., "Cold in the Head," ;nd Oatarrihai Headache. 50 cents. E. VAN WINKLE & CO. MANUFACTURERS, ATLANTA, GA. DALLAS, TEXAS. I COTTON GINS F ESSES, Coton Seed Cil l ( o See:i V1 iZ3d -4 s n: cast I--g%, Im:a-> Fan&d TantCs. E. VA WNK LE & C., AtantaCa. Ar NW GOT 1)MnD awarded at cotton Exposi tion. AIata. Ga-. Ila. Texas, and Charles on,.r Wr tt f r prices and ternmste E.Va Winkle & Co., Box 53, A TL ANTA, GA. TEETHING CHILD REN. An instant relief for colic of infants. Cures Dvscntery, Diarrhcea, Cholera Infarntunm or any diseases of the stomach and bowels. Makes the critical period o f Teething safe and easy. Is a safe and pleasant tonic. For sale by all druggists, and for wholesale by HowarBn, WIDLET &Co., Auguste, Ga. CO3A au by Engineers, echanlcsand all ' N 's 'I Fainers. A perfetteesing nstr TERRACNG. metforRalroadlnlm eerlag, lnding igt Dm!inNzi, -of waterfalls; m ascoisghJacob double eztnse t - solutge e Cricible.' lIttle sore on may check, and the doctors pro hysicians, but without receIvIng any perma two specialIsts. Th~e ::ed'icirne they apptled I sa-w a statemnt~ in the' papers :tin; what I procutred sotra' at once. IXe&ore I had used h~t may e"mncer was healing up. My genernl h ad a. haceking ccough and spit blood contin Cr taking s.ix bmot:kes or S. S. S. my cough lct eral years. My cancer has healed over all but ditis rapIdly disappearing. I would advIse HEY, Ashe Grove. Tippecanoe Co., Irad. at 'eem's to cure caners bj forcing out tho