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r A 1TT ,TTD ~65. NEWBERRYP, S. C., WEDNESDAY, ,RICE $150AYEAR DEMOCRATS TRUE AND TRIED STORY OF THE LONG CAUCUS AND SHORT CONVENTION. All of the Delegates Actuated by the Same Principle but Differlog as to Policy-A Majority Favored Noiinations, but as Four Counties were not It presented and three Counties and a Number of IeleIgates Withdrew-No Notinations W. ro Made. LCondensed from News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, September 26.-The Con vention which was called to meet last night did not finish with its work until after the hour for newspapers to go to press and as the reporters were all ex cluded from the Convention at last only fragmentary reports of the pro ceedings could be gotten out. As it was, the full details of the cauces, which really did tbe work of last night, were gotten notwithstanding the effort to suppress the news. No apology would be necessary to re publish the proceedings, and for the benefit of those who are interested the proceedings of this all-important and critical Convention are given, not be cause they have not yet been given in full in The News and Courier, but be cause they bear repetition. Even at this time nothing official can be given out with regard to the proceedings of the caucus, which rEally did all the little that was done, and that was the adoption of a series of resolutions which may or may not amount to anything. WHEN DISINTEGRATION BEGUN. Of course everyone went into the caucus realizing that the momentous question was whether nominations snould or should not be made, and after the delegates in disgust gave up the hope of making nominations they were no longer interested in the further pro ceediogs. Everything after that went to pieces, indeed, the disintergation began when the Orangeburg, Newberry and Colleton delegations retired from the hall. If a pha sician were to make a diagnosis of te disease that killed the Convention it would probably be located at the disaffection and general -demoralization brought about by the %witbdrawal of over a score of delegates. Had only one delegation withdrawn there is no question but that nomina lions would have been made, as even to the last a majority of the delegates were din favor of waking nominations but saw no ise going into a battle with ,divided forces, general dissatisfaction and allround demoralization. WHY THE CAUCUS WAS PROLONGED. It was expected that there would be a preliminary caucus to map out, the work of the Convention, but it was not thought that the secret session would last until after 4 o'clock. There was no use in the world for it. The delegates, however, thought that there was no occasion to have any of the delegates go home dissatisfied. There was an all-round desire to please every one, and it was thought that after the lull and free discussion that was had things would come out all right, but as it was, the full discussion only tended to bring about a crisis. NINE HOURS AND NOTHING DONE. It took the preliminary caucus just nine hours to decide to do nothing. Perhaps never before has there been - such a variable convention or caucus held in the State. One time it looked very, very blue for tbose opposed to n->minationls, when all of a sudden there came a ray of hope for them which unexpectedly burst out into a full-blown "bioom" against nomina tions. Then the caucus, to use a vulgar expression, "just p:tered out." That is about what some of the en thusiastic delegates have to say about the matter. ONLY A BIRDSEYE VIEW. Of course it must be remembered that all that was seen or heard was from the vie w of an outsider. There is, however, every reason to believe that the Convention acted as it thought best after a full discussion, for nine hours ought certainly to be considered enough for deliberative action. There was what has been called "the fullest and freest" discussion of all the phases of the advisability of making nomina tions. AN EIGHlT-S.IINUTE CONVENTIO. The Convention proper was a nonentity. it did not meet for over .eight min utes, and all that was done was to adopt a series of resolutions that were introduced by Editor A. B. Wil liams. The Convention did not even .formally organize, but just rushed -~-through with the formal resolutions. .thanked the officers for their work and ~adjourned sine die. They might have <done as much at S o'clock, when the c2onvention proper was called to con vene. The resolutions adopted, and which represent the sum total of what was done, read as follows: Resolved, That this Convention ac cept the action of the Convention held here o':i the 19th instant in endorsing the Chicago platform as a concession to the Democracy of the State, but regards thbe simultaneous endorsement of Democratic and Populist platforms, representing parties and antagonistic principles, as forfeiting the allegiance of all straight Democrats and the respect of all honest Populists. Resolved, That this Convention cor dially accepts and endorses the Na tional Democratic platform and de clares its unwavering devotion to the National Democratic party. Resolved,That we invite and urge all Democrats of the State to organize for the purposes hereinafter stated. Resolved, That while this Conven tion desires to avoid doing anything likely to cause 'increased strife among our people we believe that the princi ples of the Democracy, the safety of every imntere4t in the State, and the in stinct of self-preservation demand that a hard and earnest fight be made against a proposition to call a Constitution al Convention to create a new funda mental law involving the rights of every man in the State withbout provid ing for the. submission of its work to the people. We tender to the oppenents of this iniquitions, undemocratic, tyrannical and dangerous proposition thme service of the organization herein provided for, and invite them to join v ith us in fighting it at the approach Sing general election. THIEY TALK FOR oNe HOUR. The delegates were very slow in gtting to order and it was 6 o'clock when Gen. Joh uson Hagood took ~charge of the caucus. It was soon developed that the caucus was exceed ingly deliberative. About the first resolution introduced, so far as could be heard on tLe outside, was one by Editor Williams, who proposed that the executive committee be empowered to name a candidate for Governor two weeks in advance of the election. His resolution did not favor anything other than the nomination of a Governor. -e resolution was voted down on a division, and Mr. Williams withdrew 0 his resolution. After discussing the I situation briefly at 7 o'clock the caucus I took a recess to 8 o'clock without hav- I ing done a thing. The delegates were worried about the possible length of e the session. t S * * * EACH COUNTY HEARD FROM. At the night session, which was still behind very close shut doors, the first business was the hearing of the reports from the various counties as to the probabilities of carrying a State ticket d should it be decided to make nomina- F tions. Of course it was realized that this was an important element with t regard to the practicability of putting a-State ticket in the field, and it is somewhat interesting to know that e from a number of counties there were a variety of opinions. EIGHTEEN COUNTIES POWERLESS. s The following is the official reports t : t - the chances of the proposed State ticket. Counties reporting that they could f not be carried for State ticket: Aiken, I Abbeville,Anderson,Barnwell,Charles- ( ton, Clarendon, Colleton, Edgefield, c Hampton, Lancaster, Laurens, Lex- 1 ington, Marion, Newberry, Orange- I burg, Pickeus, Union, Williamsburg, -18. Counties reporting that they could be carried for State ticket: Beaufort, Chester, DarlingtoDn,Fairfield,Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Oconee, Richland, York-30. Counties reported as divided: Ber keley, Horry, Spartanburg-3. Counties not represented: Four. THE QUFSTIO2 AT ISSUE:. At 9.25 the reports from the variou counties were al. in, and then came e the question as to whether nominations g should or should not be made. That was really the issue involved in the c Convention. Mr. Sanders, of the Spar-tanburg delegation brought the E issue to a focus by introducing a resolu- t tion whieh read that it was inex- t pedient to make nominations at this t time. There was a good deal of discus- f, sion as to how much debate should be e permitted upon this question, and by 1 a rising vote it was decided not to b restrict the debate to three bours as y proposed. Subsequently to this a mo- : tion was made to limit the debate to 3 four hours and each of the speeches to j ten minutes. THE PRINCIPAL DEBATERS. Of course it cannot be said who spoke for or against the nominations, as there were really so many who had some- P thing to say upon this issue, but the principal debaters were: For nominations-T. B. Butler, of Union; Mayor Dargan, of Darlington; C. S. Nettles, of Darlington; Mills Mooney, of Greenville; N. G. Gonzales, of Columbia; A. B. Williams, of Green ville; Paul Hemphill, of Chester. Against nominations-Gen. Edward McCardy, of Charleston; L. W. You- C mans, of Barnwell; J. F. Richardson of Greenville; W. C. McGowan, of Abbeville; Mr. Cromer, of Newberry, and Martin VVoodward, of Aiken. X'CRADY, YOUMANS AND CROMER. t It is said by those who talked about the matter that the addresses of Gen. McCrady, Col. L. W. Youmans and Mr. Ctomer, of Newberry, were as fine as have ever been heard in that hall. Indeed it is claimed that the whole line of debate was of an exceptionally high order and entirely free from afimosity and bitterness, but that the delegates discussed the matter among themselves with the honest intention of informing each other. It was sorne time after 2 o'clock when the delegates thought that thbey had enough of talk ing and were ready to get to work upon the question .of making nominations or no nominations. A MAJORIT'Y FAVORS NOMINA TIONS. The roll of counties was called andc the vote recorded by counties. Theret was only one record of it kept and that is obtainable, but the result was: Fore nominations, 123; against nominations, 90; majority for nominations, 33. THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT. It is said that a great many of the delegatations were pretty evenly. *ed, by way of illustration, stood. . For a few minutes after the ot that those in favor of n~. carried the day every thi %>~ in the hall, but then I all of a" -Sm~, ~ the crisis. The break was me )rangeburg, .New berry and ColIfeit trose and left the hall. Representatives of the Spartan burg, Greenville, Pickens, Horry, Baruwell and other delegations got up ~ and had their say and with that retired ~ from the Convention half. It was enough to put the damper upon the spirits of even a more enthusiastic caucus, especially when it was con sidered that several of the counties were unrepresented and a majority of the counties reported that they could not be carried for another State ticket. This general migration must have had - a very demoralizing effect. COLLETION, ORANGEBUG AND NEW BERRtY LEAVE.j It is announced that as instructed the first of the delegates to leave theC hall were those from Colleton anda New berry. Capt. Dantzler, of Orange- i burg, said that his delt gation con sidered itself virtually instructed, and with tbe exception of Col. Goodwyn I and H. M. Rush tbe entire Orangeburg I delegation retired from the hall. New berry, as announced in the debate,C retired from the hall with its entire delegation, and Colleton did likewise. A portion of the Spartanburg delega- < tion (said to be fire) retired from tbe hall. Mr. Folk, of Barnwell, also < retired and begged to state: "I repre- . sent a portion of Barnwell County where the majority of our people are neither fools nor Tillmanites. We can carry our place two to one for anyi ticket this Convention might nominate, but, as a lepresentative of those people in this Convention I enter my solemn protest against making nominations at 1 this time." Messrs. Louis Parker, of Greenville, 4 and Jeff Richardson, of Greenville, 4 quietly withdrew from the Conven tion. Two of the delegates from Pickens announced their withdrawal. > Delegate Spivey, of Horry, left the hall in disgust and this was about 1 enough to demoralize any body. When the majority saw how things I were going Mr. Bothbwell Butler moved that the vote be reconsidered. A PARLIAMENTARY PARADOX. Some one suggested that the vote whereby the caucus had decided to make nominations be rescinded, but the Convention did not care to go back I on its record in the action of the caucus whereby it was pledged to make nomi-j nations. Yret at this time it was seen that the Convention was fast going to pieces. Soon after this a motion, so it 1 is said, was introduced suggesting thbat the C:nvention adjourn Sine die and condemning these aelegates who with drew from the caucus. The resolution1 r fifteen votes. About this time tb( larlboro delegation left the hall to g< ome, as did many of those from tb ee-Dee section. Yet in all of this confusion anc vident disintegration of the forces o: he Convention a committee on nomi ations was appointed and had retired o get up its work. THE END IN SIGHT. It was during the absence of tbiE ommittee as well as that on platformj bat there seemed to be a spontan-cu, esire on the part of the delegale resent to throw up the Qponge and uit the whole business as they sa-A 6at at about 4 o'clock when the mo. ion suggesting that nominations b( ade, which had been passed, wa rithdrawn, and the Convention stood xactly where it began. Nothing had een done. Mr. Williams then intro uced the resolutions which wer( ubsequently passsd in the Conven ion. No nominations were made. Those Pho favored nominations went hom( a disgust, while they who were op osed to such a plan insisted that tb onvention had adopted the only wist ourse, and done exactly what it should ave done at the very outset. IOW WILL IT EFFECT SENATOR BUT LER? A reasonable question at this junctur( 3 what if any effect the abandoumen f nominations will have upon thE hances of Gen. Butler. As a mattez f fact, as he has said, there will not bE s strong an incentive for a vigorou. ampaign in his behalf. Two of hi riends were seen this morning and hey said that so far as they could se* bat the action of the CouNention did ot effect his chances one way or the ther and intimated that there was a reat deal more strength and prospecl Dr Gen. Butler's ie-election than they are to make public at this time. This leaves John Gary Evans and 'ampson Pope in the field to fluish be fight to the finish in the Guberna rial race. Dr. Pope was here until o- day noon and said to me that he now els more.confident of hiselection tha ver. He insitsts that he will get from 8,000 to 20,000 Reform votes. It mighl e suggested that-some of the delegate. vho were at the Convention lat nigb1 Dtimated that they would vote for 1r, Pope merely as a protest againal ohn Gary Evans and the Epmewhal ythical platform he represents. The executive committee, which was a session to await the action of thE ovention last night, did not have any rist to grind, or any provocation t 5sue the address which it is said tc lave prepared. Chairman Irby ex ressed himself as very mueh delighted with the result of the Convention, and especially pleased in claiming tha he Convention practically recognized is committee as that of the regulai )emocratic party. Governor Tillmar ras very much interested in the pro eedings, and seemed to be especially elighted to, know that nominationi kad been abandoned. - REPUBLICkNS LAY IN WAIT. The Republican forces were arounc he Convention for a good while. -I1 a a mere matter of speculation as t< hat they were doing there. Some sa3 bat they were merely watching thi ovention; others that they were wait. og for the opportunity for putting oul , State ticket themselves, while otber, gain contended that they were here t< tegotiate with either faction fron: vbieb they could get the best terms. Chairman Webster, of the Republi an party, called upon Governor Till nan this morning and requested to be .lowed to name Federal commisioner: f election is such of the districts whber he Republicans were interested in the lection of the Congressman. Gover. ior Tillman told him that he supposec hat it was merely a hook on whbich tc ang a protest when the prospect ive ontest was taken to Washington, bul hat if he would submit to him th< tames of good Republicans he woulc onsider the matter. This is aboul vere It will end. About the only funny indident to the jonvention was the excommunicatiot if E. H. Deas, who worked his wa3 uto the hall. Autumn Novelties for Ladies' Gowns. Woolen goods for autumn wear arn ight in weight, a desirable feature-a: kirts of dresses are now so generall3 ied and interlined that they becomt oo heavy for comfort even in mid. vinter, if made of weighty fabrics lain colors, mixtures of two or three olors and clouded effects are seer ,mong the new goods. Small figure: .re preferred to large. Narrow stripe: engthwise, bayadere and diagonal eat checks or blocks, and some plaid: .rc shown in dull and in light color: bough not in ,Scotch tartans. Thb secuiar blue called bluet appear in al naterals and there are many bronzt hades, with green prevailing in som' ,nd brown in others. Capes will be vorn again and must continue ii rogue while large sleeves are used or general wear the golf cape of clotl vith Scotch plaid lining will be hosen. The McDowell .Fasbion Journ is from which the above informatioi s gathered contain in their last issue neat variety of novelties for tbe comn g season. They offer besides, b: neans of coupons, patterns of the ver; atest styles at very moderate prices 'La M!ode de Paris," and "Paris Albun f Fashion," cost $3 59 each per annum c 3.5 cents a copy. "Tbe Frenel resakr is $3.00 per year, or 31 ents a copy. "La Mode," whbich is con idercd the best family journal, wit] olored plates, costs only $1.50 pe rear, or 1.3 cents a copy. The thre irst mentioned publications offer eacd 1.00 worth of coupon patterns an< 'La Mode" fifty cents worth of th' ifty cents worth of the same as a pre nium for a yearly subscription. ] rou are unable to procure any of thes ounals from your newsdealer do no ake any snbstitute from him, but ap ly by mail to Messrs. A. McDowell 3., 4 West 14th Street, New Xori Iyour child is puny, fretful, troubled vith glandular swellings, infiame< 'yes. or sores 'on the head, face, o ody, a course of Ayer's Sarsaparill; needed to expel the scrofulous hu nors 'from the blood. The sooner yol egin to give this medicine tbe better Not an Exception. [Detroit Free Press.]I He went fishing, and when he cam >ack a friend met him. "Did you catch anything?" he, asked ust as anybody would have done. "No." in a tone of scorn. "Well," exclaimed the friend "you art rnthul, anyhow, which all fishermier ire not." "As to that," responded the fishaermar 'perhaps you might. have called them fish yut I wouldn't. The biggest one I gc wehed only twelve pounds" POPE'S PROtUNCIAMENTO HE ANNOUNCES HIMSELF A FULL PLEDGED CANDIDATE. Dr. Pope Says He Is in the Race to a Finish He Withdrew from the Primaries to Checkmate the Ring. Which He De clares is More Despotic than Tam many-The Dipensary Law Strongly Denounced. [Special to News and Courier.1 COLUMBIA, S. C., September 29.-Dr. Sampson Pope has been in the city sev eral days, lookiug after his political fences. To-night he issued an address to the people of tLe State which, he says, fully presents the platform upon which be expects to win or meet defeat. The address is as follows: To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: As there are some persons who seem to think because I withdrew from two primaries that I will not run the race for Governor to the finish, I desire to say that my withdrawal from the pri marles was to checkmate the ring, who thought they had me in a position to tie my hands, and to put myself in a position to run at the general elec tion. I pledge my friends my word of honor, if life is spared rme, that I will run the race to the finish. In making the race I am fighting a ring rule more despotic in character than Tammany itself; a ring whose ex istence is acknowledged by Editor Gantt even in the last issue of his paper; a ring that threatens to destroy not only the Reform Movement, but the Democratic party as well; a ring, the members of which laugh in their sleeves at their power to fool the people, not only out of the oflices, but also in so shaping the platform that none can un derstand; playing the role of tricksters; a ring that is using the machinery of tbe dispensary to perpetuate themselves in power, even through blood; the blood of citizens of the State shall be spilled to carry out their designs for perpetuation in power. Peace is preached at the laying of the cornerstoneof the Winthrop College at Rock Hill. The opposite is hurled in the teeth of the citizens of Colu mbia, after the primary. . You can have no peace until you de stroy the power'of these people, and until you strike the dispensary law from the statute book, for it is a vast political machine and has been used in some counties if not in all, as such, and I predict will be used at the general election. Then let us join hands and fight ring rule, the dispensary and the Constitu tional Convention, unless the Constitu tion to be formulated is to be submitted to the people for ratification. Let past differences be forgotten in this struggle for the rights and the lib erty of the people. To accomplish anything you must not only elect a Governor, but a Legis lature as well. In thus joining bands for the rights and for good government history is but repeating itself. More than once our forefathers of opposing factions in England came together by force of circumstances, threw off an odious yoke and restored civil liberty, and with it the rights and liberty of her citizens. While we may disagree on many minor points let us agree and agree quickly on matters of vital issue to the people at large. Fraud vitiates elections as it does everything elee. Men voting at the general primary were many of them made to believe that they must vote the whole ticket or thei~ticket would not count; ickets Were counted for the electoral tickt where the names had been crossed out. The oath prescribed b'y statute was added to. These and many other frauds were commit.ted which vitiated the whole election and made the voter free to vote as he pleased at the general election. Every maa is the keeper of his own conscience; he has no master on earth to fix his conscience and say w bat he shall or shall not do. A general primary in 1896 is called for in the new Constitutibn, put there to try and satisfy the unrest. Another convention may be called before that time to change back to old plan. You have no assur .nce that it will Dot be called. T be time is short between now and thbe general election. urganize for Ssuccess and see to it that there is a free ballot and fair count. Respect fully, - eptember28;1894. SA M PSoN POPE. Dr. Pope says he feels perfectly sure of election, that all indications point to the success of his candidacy. His man Sner is that of perfect confidence. Ftank Lesiie's Popnlar Monthly for Octo ber. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly is now issued from the new Frank Leslie Building, in historic old Bond Street, in what may be termed the -midway publisbing quarter of New York. The Obtober number of this unique and deservedly popular mag azine has for its f.rontispiece a fine por trait of Mrs. Frank Leslie, the head and informing spirit of the largest pub lishing business in the world owned and conducted by a woman. This business is described and illustrated in -an article entitled "Modern Magazine Making," which is full of information and entertainment for every body in terested in the artistic and lIterary )progress of the times. Other brilliant - ly illustrated features of this number are: "A Shipwreck in Summer Seas," r by Kem per Bocock, being a vivid ac a count of the adventures of the Hon. 1 Warner Miller 'and thbe Nicaragua I .Canal Commissioners, who were ship a wrecked in the steamed Aguan, on -Roneador Reef, ou the same spot where f the Kearsarge met her untimeiy fate: e "Under the Peak of Tenerifle," by t that vivacious cosmopolitan, Howard SPaul: "American Medical Students," by Dr. J. Howe Adams; "La Certosa i in Val d'Ema," a charming Italian chronicle, by Graco Ellery Channing; "In a Roman Atelier," with reminis Scences of the great Caniova. by Theo. I Tracy; "Montgomery, the First Capi r tal of the Confederacy," by WV. H. Bal a lon; "A Lost Eden," an old-fashioned - Long Island idyl, written and illus 3 trated by Miss G. A. Davis; "British -Etching.,' by Frederick ,Wedmore, w;th examples of Geddes, Wilkie, Whbistler, and F. Seymour H aden; and "Cramnp's Shipyard, and the New IUnited St-' es Navy," by S. Millington 'Miller, including spirited pictures of the new cruisers and battleships. A Helpmate. [From the Atlanta Constitution.1 "W,r& yer daddy?" "He's ploughin'." t " An' where's yer mammy?" Mat-in' him plough!" IN MEMORIAM. A Trtbute to the Life and Work of Rev. J. S. Cozby, D. D. A veleigh (Presbyterian) Church, by its Session and Congregation, pays this tribute to the memory of its Pastor, lately deceased: Rev. Jas Smith Cozby, son of Rev. las. C. ( oz)y and Haunah Cozby, (n?ee Randolph). was born in St. Mary's, Camden County, Ga., 1st September, 1837. Having been prepared in the pri mary school, he entered Oglethorpe College, in that State, and was grad uated from that institution in the class Df 185. Subsequently, he taught school for some time in Liberty County, Ga. C ompleting a full course of studies in the Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. C., (graduatingin 1862),hehad minis terial chaige of Bryan-Neck Church (Bryan County, Ga.,) forsome eighteen months, when he joined the Confed ?rate Army, and served as Chaplain in - Regiment, Georgia Volunteers. After the surrender of the Southern troops he again taught school, teaching in Savannah, Ga.. about two years. In February, 1868, he was called to the Chureh at Cuth hert, Ga., and remained in charge of that congregation until Tune, 1873. In June, 1873, he took pastoral ,harge of Mt. Zion Church, (Sum er County, S. C.,) and for thirteen years faithfully and efficiently served bat people, to whom be was greatly en leared. During his pastorate at Mt. Zion, for about three years, he supplied the chu. ch at Mayesville, preaching at Vt. Zion in the morning and ridingsix miles to Mayesville to hold afternoon wervices. He was- installed Pastor of Aveleigh .burch 28th November, 1886, Rev. D. . Frierson, D. D., presiding, Rev. W. I'. Matthews delivering the charge to .he pastor and Rev. A. M. Hassell :barging the people. The degree of Doctorof Divinity was ionferred upon him by the Newberry 'Lutheran) Qollege at June Commence 'nent, 1889. The Newberry Herald and \ews, in a notice of this, adds: "kr. ,ozby was on the platform and had no ntimation of the action of the Board; )ut just as Doctor Holland, President >f the College, finished this announce nent, Dr. Cozby rose and in a graceful nanner made acknowledgment of the 2anor in Latin." While on a visit, on account of de lining health, at Clarksville, Ga., he lied 10th September, 1894, greatly la mented and beloved by all who knew 'im, and especially by all in this com nunity where he was so much admireu tnd so highly appreciated. He was married 26th July, 1864, to giss Mary Law of Savannah, Ga., who with two daughters and two sons sur ive him. Dr. Cozby was a remarkable man. Broad-minded, patriotic and public pirited, he was always interested in ,hat concerned the public and exerted L felt influence on the community in which he resided. Seeking diligently ifter truth, he was never satisfied until 29 found it. Exceedingly conscien :ious,~he never interfered with the con m:ience of others. Modest-even diffi lent-he was firm in his convictions, et was always liberal to those who en ertained different views. He was an able preacher. His re iarkable gifts and superior acquire ienis. combined with an earnest piety, !minenutly fitted him for the pulpit. He was not a pulpit orator-bis manner >einy more that of a lecturei- or teaber. Bis sermons-sometimes persuasive. lwysy inJstructivye-were always clear, ~reh, logical; and were models of En lish compositio'n. He wrote much ~or the religious press; his style was ~ver forceful and graceful.- His deathb will cause deep sorrow througbout the Presbyterian Church. Let God's will be done! His purposes tre-always wise and good and.right tn true. When He renmoves one whbo ias been so useful and so greatly be oved, it is to reward His faithful fol ower. Though saddened-even dis ayed-at our loss, we should not lesire to withhold a beloved friend from be everlasting joys that await him. We love to have the good and true withb us. but God's love is greater than ur-s and to) be with Him in His glory a far b>et ter. - - "Why should our tears in sorrow flow, When God recalls his own? A nd bids them leave a world of woe For an Immortal crown." Resolved, That in the death of Rev. I. S. Cozby, D. D., the congregation of Aveleigh Church has lost a compan onable brother, a wise counsellor and Friend, a beloved pastor, a sound and winning preacher of God's word, and the daily and comforting intercourse with so true a servant of the Most ligh. That the heart-felt sympathy and tender condolence of this congregation is tendered to the afflicted widow, the saddened childlren and the sorrowing ister of our deceased pastor, in this reat bereavement: commending them in our prayers to a merciful God for His guidance and comfort. That this tribute be transcribed in the records of the Church and that a page of the minute book be dedicated to he memory of our deceased Pastor, That a copy of this tribute be sent to the family of the deceased. That The Southern Presbyterian and the papers of the town be requested to publish these proceedings. Adopted in congregational meeting, Septmber 30, 1894. WV. CUTro SMIrrn, Moderator. S. P. BOOZER, Clerk. Nothing Strange. intelligent people, who realize the important part the blood holds in keeping the body in a normal condi tion, find nothing strange in the num ber of diseases Hood's Sarsaparilla is able to cure. So many troubles result from impure blood, the best way to treat them is through the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla vitalizes the blood. Hood's Pills are the best after-dinner pills. assist digestion, prevent consti pation. A Three-eyed Cat. The Jenkins family, who reside at Leesville, Ohio, are in possession of a cat which has three distinct eyes. The animal is neara year old and a great pet. People visit the Jenkins home daily out of curi osity, and the cat is the centre of attrac~ tion. The two eyes are in their usual places, but the additional one is directly back of the cat's left ear. The cat has perfect use of the three organs and blinks all at once. The cat is invaluable as a mouse catcher, for it can see before and in the rear at the same time. If you want a reliable dye that, will color an even brown or black, and will please and satisfy you every time, use nnucina'sDer for the Whiskers. ON THE GREAT ICE CAP. PEARY'S STORY OF HIS THRILLING SLEDGE JOURNEY. One of the Fiercest Storms an Arctic Party Ever Encountered-In Tents on the Ice, a Mile In the Air, the Wind Blowing Fifty Miles'an Hour and the Mer cury Sixty Degrees Below Zero and the Party Buried Under Snow Drifts. It was on March 6, 1894, that the start was made for the long inland ice trip. In the morning eight members of my party, Entrikin, Astrup, Dr. Vincent, Baldwin, Lee, Davidson, Clark and Stokes, with the Eskimos Ootooniab, Panickpab, Kessub, Ingiab pdu, and Kootootingwab, some eighty dogs, and the last article of equipment left Anniversary Lodge in the morn ing for moraine camp. The day before every one but Astrop and myself had gone with all the huskies rEskimos] in tbe village, taking four sledge loads of material to the moraine, returning to Anniversary Lodge in the evening. [he weather all through the first days of Mareb was cloudy and threatening. rhe day on which the start was made, however, was bright and clear. rHE FIRST CAMP ON THE INLAND ICE. Entrikin, Astrup, and Baldwin, who met me just on the outskirts of the amp, although closely enveloped. in their heavy furs, had apparently felt the effects of the all-penetrating ice-cap wind on this their first night on the ,ap, as was shown by the slightly pinched and cerulean tinge of-what ,ould be seen of their faces. This effect iisappeared very quickly after a pull at the hot tea. The boys had had a great deal of trouble with the numerous loose dogs, nevitable in such a pack, and bad ob tained but very little sleep. I remained with the party until breakfast was finished, the dogs hitched in, and the line of march taken up,, id then, with Ingahwadu only, I turned back to the lodge. After going i short distance I stopped to have an >tber look at the caravan, and the memory of the scene, with the memory )f a subsequent one, when further on, will remain long with me. It was a ublime spectacle to see that company >f thirteen men, a dozen sledges, and >ver ninety dogs, cibing the alabas er slopes of the infinite ice cap, their lestination the frozen fastnesses of the 3orth. Never before had such a sight been seen on the great desolate ice; aever, I thought to myself, would the scene be repeated. THE EQUINOCTIAL STORM. On Tuesday morning, March 22, al ,hough the weather was still very unifav )rable, we got under way, but the fu rious head wind and stinging drift, with he temperature of 35*, compelled us to 3alt after going only three miles, the logs absolutely refusing to pull. Here we camped. Entrikin and Baldwin, with their double sleeping bag, took up part of the light protean tent, while ,he alcohol cooker and myself took the rest. The Doctr, ina - in gle bag eni. lark and Davidson in a second double ag, occupied Astrup's little silk tent. rhe dogs were fastened as isual, each eam was divided into groups, and, linner over, we turned in. About 5 )'clock next morning I was awakened y a sudden increase in the force of the wind, which now blew with such vio ence that, had not our tent been all in ne piece, connected with the floor Aoth on which we were lying, I should bave expected to* have had it blown way at any moment. The drift which accompanied this storm was almost indescribable, and Lad the members of the party been any ess perfectly clothed than they were it would have been,.impossible to have one out of our shelter. As it was, owever, Baldwin made his regular bservations at the observatory sledge, ibout 100 feet from the tent, and be nd I took turns in carrying hot tea d pea soup to the three men in the silk tent, about fifty feet distant. Throughout the day and the following night the wind steadily increased in violence, untiF it became impossible to shout so as to be heard from one tent to the other, even with the utmost efort of our lungs, PANDEMONIUM ON THE INLAND ICE. On Thursday afternoon the drift forced an entrance into the silk tent, and in order to escape being smothered its occupants were obliged to get out as best they could and retreat to the large tent. In doing this Davidson had his eel, and Clark a toe, two fingers and a thumb frostbitten. As soon as.they were safely in our tent, Entrikin turned out of his bag and gave his place to (lark. I turned my deerskin sleeping trousers over to Davidson, and the Doc. tor curled himself up on the foot of the big bag. Thbis left a small space De tween the pole and the tent opentug, in which Entrikin and I could stand. This space was constantly decreasing in size from the drift, whieb, in spite of our best efforts, continued to force it self through the fly, after the entrance of the boys. After a time there was room for only one of us, and we alter nated in 'standing up, steadying our selves by the pole, now and then curling on the snow drift for a few winks of sleep, and making tea several times during the night to warm up the boys and keep up their spirits. The strain ing and fiapping of the tent, the deaf ening roar of the wind, the devilish hissing of thbe drift, the howling and screaming of the poor dogs, made a pandemonium never to be forgotten. One consoling feature was the fact that, owing to tbe quality arnd construc tion of our fur clothing, no one of the party suff'ered severely from the cold while in the tent. Personally, though, without sleeping bag or any other cov ering beyond the deerskin travelling garments, I .was entirely warm and comfortable throughout the storm. DOGS FROZEN IN THE SNOW. Early on Friday morning, March 23, the wind began to subside, and at 7 a. m. I was out looking upon a scene that made me sick at heart. Half my dogs were frozen fast in thesnow, some by the legs, some by the tails, and some by both. Two were dead, and all were in a most pitiable condition, their fur a mass of ice and snow driven into it by the pitiless wind. Several had freed themselves and had destroyed the double sleeping bag and many of the harnesses which had been blown ofi the tripeds. Baldwin's anemometer, bargrph, and thbermograph, which as a resuIt of his ingenuity and perseve rance had kept on recording through out the storm. showed that for thbirty four hours the average wind velocity ad been over forty-eight miles per hour and the average temperature about-5O0 Fahr., with a lminimum of over-600 Fahr. WVhen these figures are considered in connection with our elevation of some 5,000 feet, the uinob. structed sweep of the wind, and the well-known fact that ice cap tempera tures accompanied by wind are much mre trying to animal life than the same temperatures at sea level, it is be lieved that the judgment will be tha this storm beat the record as the moe severe ever experienced by any Areti party. All Friday was spent in dig ging out the sledges, fceding the dogs getting them in shape as far as practi cable, and making and repairing har nesses. The following day gave early prom ise of being a tavorable one, but we had travelled only a short 'distance whei the wind and drift met us again, and at the end of three miles forced us tc camp. Tuesday, the 27th of March, was a bright sunshiny day with just a light, northeasterly breeze, and com paratively high temperature (-301 Fahr.) The demon of the ice ean, how ever, had only begun to play his cards. Less than two miles away from the camp, Baldwin's big sledge, while going over a huge marble-like sastrugi, broke in the bead of one of the run Ders, and we were delayed an hour or two lashing another sledge alongside it, making a three-runner sledge. At the end of the fifth mile Entrikin's sledge, the "Long Serpnt," ran upon the sharp edge of an ugly, ragged sastrugi, and hung there broken backed. This ended the day's mareh, and we went into camp to unload and repair both sledges. This was the first day since leaving the cache igloos that we had been able to see more than a few yards about us. The sur face of the inland ice lay in long swells. Each successive one was slightly higher than the preceding, and all rose somewhat higher to our right, and descended somewhat lower to our left. The surface was firm, yet cloth. like in texture, and the rasping of the sledge runners over it came to my ears crisp and resonant, even when three, quarters of a mile away. At frequent intervals were huge sastrugi, offspring of the storm, marblelike in whiteness and hardness, all pointing toward Kane Basin, whence the- equinoctial storm had issued, and which, hurtling across the icy canopy of Prudboe Land, had fallen upon the party at Equinoc tial Camp. MIRAGE ON THE INLAND ICE. Throughout the entire march thore were constant mirage effects, causing curious distortions of the members of the party, sledges and dogs; and' a white frost cloud of condeneation ae companied each team. A brilliant par helion also displayed its prismatic colors for an hour or two during the day. At this camp three of the dogs that were unable to go on were killed and used as dog food. After the dogs were fastened and fed, I found that the boys were so discouraged by 'the" mis haps of the day that I made no attempt to have the sledges repaired, but fixed up a .nilk punch and had every one turn in. The next morning the temperatare by the spirit thermometer was-510 fahr., rising later to-36* Fahr., but, accompanied then by north-east winds and drift. In this weather and temperature, and without shelter, En trikin and Baldwin repaired their ledges, and Clark overhauled and re ired-all- thes.barmess. :This simple statement conveys no idea of what this work really meant. While en gaged in it Entrikin got the bottoms of his feet nipped, and this was the begin ning of his serious trouble. 'After his work was done the "Long Serpent" was a much stiffer and easier running sledge than before. and I had hopes that it would last to Indepen dence Bay. Although it was after 6 o'clock when the sledges were comn pleted, we harnessed up and went on for a few miles rather than camp a sec ond night ib the same place. During this march the wind and temperature, acting upon the moistu~re of Bald win's breath, froze his kooletah so rigid that he could neither walk nor turn his head, and was obliged to come into camp riding on his sledge. Here we were obliged to assist him in re moving the ice and snow, whieh had almost completely closed the face open ing of his koolet.ah. The next day was clear, with temn perature ranging from-36*to -40o Fahrenheit. With everything in re pair and good surface over which to travel, we should have made good pro. gress, but the wind and drift directly ahead were on hand again, and at the end of ten miles Entrikin's team balked, and, in spite of the assistance of Bald win and myself, refused to go further. In his efforts to start the sledge, Entri lin strained his back, and this, to gether with the frostbitten feet, put him in a decidedly sober mood. The next morning, when we awoke, Clark's nose, which had projected too far through the face of his kooletah, was frozen to the sleeping bag, and bad to be thawed off by the warmth of the hands. Entrikin was in Do condition to march, so we remained iun camp-to give him a chance to rest and get in condi tion. Tbe temperature during the day was well down in the minus forties, failing at 7 p. mn., to -55* and remain ing throughout the night between -55C and -57 Fahr. Every one except myself passed an exceedingly comfortless night. Being unencumbered by a sleeping bag, I was able, if my feet got chilly, to restore the war-ath by pounding them upon the snow. The next day we pushed ahead five miles more, but the work showed that Entrikin was not yet in trim to stand a good day's march. The continued low temperature, too, in the forties and fifties below zero, with the almost con stant wind. gave my dogs no chance to recover from the effects of the equinoc tial storm, and had a perceptibly numb. ing effect upon the physical and men tal faculties of my party. One of my best dogs died this ay from the effects of that storm. Several had frostbitten feet, and were unable to pull properly. Others were passing blood. Lion, the hardy veteran of the previous trip, was laid up with a sore leg, and almost all the animals still had more or less of the snow of the equinoctial storm remain ing itn their coats. As a last resort-I decided to remain in this camp two days to give Entrikin a final chance, and to see if it was pos sible to get the dogs in any better con dition. Throughout these two days the temperature was well down in the forties, below zero. The temperature in the tent a& my head for the twc mornings was 4,5* and 44* respectively. On A pril 3, at the end of the day's march we had covered fifteen miles, but tihe encouraging effects of this was more than counteracted by an occur rence whbich gave me more uneasmnesi than any other mishap thus far. One of the dogs in Clark's team was attacked by the piblockto, and bit nearly all tbe dogs in both Clark's and Baldwin's teams before he was shot. SLEEPING ON THE ICE. By the time I had made a tour of inspection of the camp, Astrup, wbc was utilizing the snow igloo as a cooli house. had made the pea soup and tea, and, after disposing of a cupful of eact wit my ration of pemmican and bis cuit, I pulled on my deerskin kooletah t Ljacket] and combination deerskin boots and trousers and lay down on the snow in the ice of one-of ofthe sledges. Here I was perfectly warm, though tho- temperature during the night ws 30* lielow zero; but finding it impossitile to protect myself from the annoyance of the drift, which eddied' about the :edge and blew in my face spite of every effort. I changed my position toward midnig recumbent one on top of a sledge. Our Eskimo companions and one or two of the party slept in the igloo, the others in the little tent and the sleep ing bags. As I changed my position the brilliant, scintilating stars over head, and the sinuous white drift ban ners of the great ice, wakened to life boy the sibliaut breath of the northeast wind, rustling in and out through the sleeping encampment. formed a scene strikingly characteristic of this great white desert. THE DOG DISEASE .GETS A FIRM FOOT HOLD. The following march was only seven miles, and.this distance was maae with the utmost difficulty. Entrikin's feet were much worse, and two more of tbe' dogs with piblockto had bitten nearly every dog in the pack. One of these dogs, the Agitator, a powerful big wol fish brute, the last survivor of the dogs purchased on the Labrador coast, pre sented just before he was killed as savage and gory a spectable as I have ever seen. He had run amuck through the team, and, half blind as he was with froth and blood, had been lessly torn and shaken he bad attacked. Atbe ri e was leveled at him Be stood exhausted and panting, with head and neck swollen to twice their natural size, ears torn in shreds, eyes bloodshot, bloody foam dripping from hisjaws, and his entire body flecked with foam and biood and clotted tufts of fur. Though so weak that he could searcely stand, he was just gathering himself for another - spring at the dog nearest him, when the bullet passed through his brain, and he collapsed in a quivering heap on the blood-bespattered snow. THE PARTY TURNS BACK. It was very evident that the dread disease had gained a firm foothold in my pack, and theend conld not be far away. On April 10, after taking account of stock, so to speak, and turning the whole matter over carefully, I decided that it was not advisable to atteippt to proceed any further this season. As to the condition of my party, Entrikin - was now entirely out of the race witth his frosted feet and must return to the lodge. Baldwin was not entirely re covered fram an attack of crams at the last camp, and I feared another storm would bring them on again. Clark had both heels and great toes frost bitten and was having daily at tacks of bleeding from the nose. All however, showed true grit, ;nd were willing to push on. But -the crushing blow was the existence In my pack of the dreaded and Incurable pibloeto, in. duced by the extreme exposure of the -past-Iour weeks, and-which, with con tinued work and exposure, mighteasily reduce. my pack to half its present number, or even exterminate it entirely. Another serious feature of the case was the lateness of the season. Instead of being at Independence Bay on the 1st of April, as I had planned, it was now the 10th, and we were oulj one. fourth of the way there. While I ap. preciated the fact that two or perhapa three of us-could probably get as far as Independence Bay even in the existing state of affairs, anything beyond that would be entirely out of the question, and to do even this would consume all of my pemmican, alcohol, and otber provisions, which could not be replaced, and would thus destroy every chance of a second attempt next spring. So - we regretfully turned our footsteps back to Anniversary Lodge. "For several months, I was troubled - with a petsistent humor on my head' which gave me considrable annoyance, until it occurred to me to try Ayer's Hair Vigor. Before using one bottle, the humor was healed."-T. T. Adams -- General Merchant, Turbeville, Va. PEABY's PARTV HO215. His Wife and Moot of His Comrades Ar, rive in Philadeiphla. PHILADELPHIA, September 25.-The members of the second Peary expedi tion and the auxiliary expedition seint out by the Geographical Club of this city-arrived here this afternoon on thp steamer Falcon, which sailed from Falcon Harbor, Greenland, on August 26. All ou board. were well. Lient. B. E. Peary, H. L. Lee, and Mattnew Henson, the explorer's servant, re:; mained at Falcon Harbor to complete the explorations nest season.. The Arctic party was met off Chester in the Delaware River by a tugboat which left Philadelphis with a nuom her of relations of the explorers an4 members of the Geographical Club og board, among the latter being Prof. Angalo Heilprin, who cozgimanded the* Peary Auxilary Expedition in 1892. When the tug steamed alongside the Falcon three cheers were heartily given, and the old wbaler was salute4 by three shrieks from the tug's whis tIe. Members of the welcoming party jumped on the Falcon, and, after nunm erous handshakings, all made their way to the after cabin in which Mrs. Peary and her infant daughter were awaiting the visitors. Mrs. Peary greeted each with a smile and hearty handshake, and the baby was~fondled ined. the ship, petted the dogs, and looked with interest at the 12 year-old Eskimo girl whom Mrs. Peary brought from the Arctic regions. . Mrs. Peary's little daughter, who was born at Anniversary Lodge, Peary's headquarters, on September 12, last year, gre w rapidly and was never ill a day until the ship reached St. John's, when the chau.ge of water and food made her ill for a short time. In the hold of the vessel were twen ty-five dogs, while four others were upon the deck. They all appeared to suffer from heat. Strewn about the vessel were mementos. of the cruise, consisting of snow shoes, spears, horns and tusks, canoes, and other adjuncts of an Arctic trip. When tbe Falcon had docked at the Washington street wharf the mem bers of the party separated, Mrs. Peary goiug.to her home in Washington. Good Times Ahead. No doubt about it, we are rapidly I leaving "bard times" in the rear, and those who are working for good times and expecting them are already enjoy ing a fair degree of prosperity. If, how~.ever, things are not moving satis : factorily, write to B. F. Johnson & Co.,2 , Richmond, Va., and they will give you I a business opportunity that will groveD~ 4 -a surprise and delight.