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[Copyright, 18i>I, by American Prcas Associa? tion.] CHAPTER ILL Do thc tramps In this part of thc country carry letters ot introduction like thatcf' Frau Kropff quivered with excite? ment, joy and the triumph of a great speculative coup, for which she took all credit to herself. Her mind did not really entertain a realizing sense of a sum of money beyond about fifty dollars-an amount for which she had a standard of approximation in the ordinary value of a cow. She talked of thousands as she heard, others talked, but comprehended them no more than metaphysicians grasp the conceptions of unbounded space and limitless time, about which they prate so glibly. Even the tangible pile of forty five dollar notes dazed her with a sense of vastness that seemed to include ample provision for Jacob's happy future. Farmer Kropff listened to her in grim silence until about dusk, when, feeling that she made him tired, he strolled out to the gate and stood there meditating. Reuben Chase, a bright eyed, quick witted fifteen-year-old lad, son of a neigh? bor, came trudging along the lane whistling merrily and swinging a small string of trout "You vas not having good luck mit the feeshes today, Reuben," remarked the farmer, good naturedly accosting the boy. "Nb! Well, maybe not; but it was the best day's fishing I ever did in my life, Mr. Kropff," replied Reuben laugh? ingly. "How vas that?" "Why, I get five dollars from a couple of city swells for the first string I caught -about twice as many as Tve got here!" "Zor "They were the chaps that stopped here. I saw them come in for dinner and drive away afterward." '*Chimini gracious! They give you five dollars for them feeshes unt then give them feeshes to mel That vas most eggstraordinary? I s'pose they think I laugh at them ven they don't got some feeshes." "They didn't seem to care ranch about fishing when I saw them." "No! The tall one was tired, I guess. He is sickly." "What! the lean ?one? Why, he was doing more work than the other." "Doing more vork! Vat do you mean?" "Why, they were both down in the bed of the creek, shoveling up sand into iron pans, and then filling them with water and shaking them around and flirting the water out again in a funny way. 1 watched them a good while." "Donnerwetter!" In vain the worthy old man puzzled himself to find an explanation of the strange things told him by the boy. No hypothesis could he discover compatible with a belief in the sanity of the New Yorkers, and if they were crazy would he have any moral right to retain those two hundred dollars? Certainly not In his perplexity he had the weakneo to take his wife into consultation, a step that he bitterly regretted before the night was over. About midnight she bored among his ribs with one of her sharp elbows until, to his thorough disgust, he was fully ?.wakened, and then, in a tone of tri? umphant confidence, addressed him: "Heinrich! I see it all now!" "Then, my dear, I visa you vould gon template it in admiring silence, vatevor it is, unt let me shleep," he protested. "I have been thinking, Heiurich." "I am very sorry to hear it Always mischief gomes ven you do that." "Viii you be still unt listen to me?" "I vould not if I gould hellup it." "Heinrich, I am sorry for you that you been so dumm." "Surely you are not half so sorry ior me that I am dumm as I am sorry that you are not dumb." "Ach! ya. You vant to shleep there like a fat pig vile ve all go by the boor house, but you shall not You must lis? ten to me." "I am aggu^tomed to that Veil, go ahead. Get it off your mind, unt then maybe yon viii go to shleep again." "I know vat for them fellers vas dig gin' the greek." "Zor "They vas lookin' for mineral vaters like the springs in Germany." "Zo!" "They know a kind of sand vat they look for, unt ven they find it they dig down unt got the va ter." "Zo!" "That they do buy the farm shows they have finded that sand." "Zof "Unt the first thing you viii know they viii build a big hotel here, unt pay 3ome doctors to tell t he i>eople that the vaters cures everything*, unt sell that vater in bottles, unt make more money as you never saw; unt you are a fool if you sell that farm for len thousand dol? lars." "Zor "Yes, that is zo; unt you must make them pay ten times so much." "That would bevon hundred thousand dollars." "Veil, maybe there is that much money." "Are yon done?" "If I am vat viii you say?" "Go to shleep." "Heinrich! Gan you think of that boor poy Jacob shtanding outside the fence around that big hotel vere the rich gentlemen^ unt ladies are, unt savin' mit a proken heart, 'Mein vater sold all that for a boor leedle ten thousand dol? lars.' Ach, Heinrich, you got no heart at all for that poy!" "Get zum tnyful!" roared the exasper? ated old man, pinnging out of bed and retreating to thc cuest chamber, whero . be locked himself in and tried to get som? rest during the remainder of the night in another bed. In the course of the forenoon follow? ing that nocturnal discussion a middle aged, tough looking citizen sauntered up to the porch and inquired of Farmer Kropff, who was as usual seated there, if anything stood in the way of his hav? ing dinner with the family. "Yes; the old vooinan have got a gol ossal brejudice against feedin' dranips," responded the old man, eying him with marked disfavor. "Tramps!* echoed the tough citizen, seeming rather amused than insulted. "You're away off, senator. I should think you'd live long enough to be a better judge of a man's style. Do the tramps in this part of the country carry letters of introduction like fcheseT As he spoke he drew from a pocket a handful of ten and twenty dollar gold pieces and poured them, clinking melo? diously, from one grimy paw to the other before the farmer's astonished eyes. "My gracions!" ejaculated Herr Kropff. "Excuse me, sir. Viii you not takeaseatr "I don't wonder at your taking me for a tramp," continued the man, accepting the invitation, "as my get up may be a leettle off accordin' to eastern notions of style, but in the country I come from clothes dont count for much, and Tve got to be sort of careless about 'em, I reckon, " "From vere do you come, mein fri nd?" "Montana, Idaho, wherever there's gold, toard the sunset. My name's Dan Chipland, but I'm better known as the Goldbug of the Sawtooth Range." "My gracious! Never I did hear the like of that" "Probably not But there's lots has. Fm a modest flower, but not scarce where I bloom. Why, say, senator, Tve located more big mines and made and spent more big money than any other man west of the Missouri river. I'm a prospector from 'way back, I am, and don't you forget it These are some of my own producing." And again he dazed the farrrwr Ts-jtb his handful cf ?^ld. "Your broducing? How vas that?" "My digging. Got the gold out for 'em myself. Staked the high muck-a? muck of the mint to have my own dust coined for me, the hnll hundred weight "Hundred veight of vat?" "Gold dust, that I washed out myself. "Potztausend!" "Oh, Tm boss of the placer, I am, You ought to see me toy with a pan." "Vat is that 'toy mit a panf " The Goldbug condescendingly and pa? tiently set forth by simple phrase and ample illustrative pantomime the art and mystery of placer mining, embel? lishing the dry details with a wealth of romance respecting his achievements. Herr Kropff, with open mouth and bulg? ing eyes, listened in silence, the while thick layers of wonder piled np over his mind. Gradually a suspicion stole upon him that the mysterious proceedings of the New Yorkers must have been some? thing akin to those now brought to his knowledge. He theref oro repeated what Reuben had told him, and asked his guest's opinion upon it "There's no tellin'," answered Mr. Chipland, with an air of gravo consid? eration, 'in this offhand way. Gold, you see, is just as likely to be found in one place as in another, 'most any? where. It has been got in every state of this Union, more or less. Wherever you find black sand, if the other indications are right it is pretty safe to look for gold." "That greek bed is full of black sand.r "Yon don't say so! Well, then, there's probably gold. Pd like to take a look at it You may have millions right under your hand." "Donnerwetter! Unthe got a option that he shall buy it all for ten thousand dollars." "Took an option, eh? Oh, well, that settles it They have found the gold, of course." "Ach! du lieber Gott! Vat viii Anna say now?" Herr Kropff could hardly wait until the Goldbug had dined to hurry him off for an expert examination of the creek sand, the result of which was full confirmation of his fears. It was almost miraculous how fortune and instinct seemed to favor the experienced miner. Within ten minutes he had unearthed the spade and pans from where the New Yorkers bad "cached** them under some rocks and brush. In as much more time his deft manipulation of a panful of sand reduced it to a spoonful of grains, among which shone several bright yellow specks. Those, he explained, were gold. "Gott im himmel! Gold! Gold!! Gold!!!" shouted Herr Kropff in a parox? ysm of uncontrollable excitement "1 viii not sell my farm! No, no; I viii not sell my farm! Nobody shall make me sell my farm! I got a gold mine all mine own! Ach! du lieber Gott; how near I gome that I lose him!" "Don't be too sure you haven't if you've sold an option," suggested the old miner dryly. "It's a pity if yon have. With one man to help mo I could wash that price right out of this creek in a month's time." "I viii give him back his two hundred dollars." "But suppose he holds you to the bar? gain. If it were out west, where you could settle the difficult}' with a shot? gun, it would be simple enough. But here in the effete east, what's goin' to become of you when the lawyers get a cineh on yon?" While talking he washed down a sec? ond pan of sand and found it even richer than the first in auriferous grains. "Ach! Ich bin ein ungl?ckliche mensch! Mein herz is broked!" wailed the old man, bursting into tears. "Ven Anna finds this ouet it vould be for me better ven I vas in my cool, cool grave!" [TO BE CONTINUED ] Book Notices. Number I of Vol. XIII of Thc American Bookmaker has been received. Thia maga? zine, devoted to technical art and information fer publishers and all others engaged in printing and book making, has been a regu? lar visitor to our olfice for ?orne time. Its getup is an olject lesson that should incite renders to strive after greater excellence in their art. The articles are all timely and practical, and the contributors are men of prominence in the trade. It is published by Howard Lockwood & Co., }26 Duane Street New York, at ?2 a year. Howard Lockwood & Co., 126 Duane St., New York, have begun the publication of. The American Dictionary of Priiding and j I Bookmaking which yives information uf in? estimable value to those interested in the crafr. It covers the whole subject, from a historical, technical and biographical stand point. The Dictionary ie issued in quarterly installments, nod will be completed in three years. It will contain 600 pages and be pro? fuse!? illustrated. When completed it will be placed on the market at $12 00 a copy; but it is now heine sent to sul'Scrioers to the American Bookmaker wiihont eatra charge. For Ovor Fifty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup bas been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, ?nd is I be beat remedy for Diarrhea. \I>eoty-&ve cents a boUk. Tobacco Culture is Profitable. STATEBOUG, S. C., June 27, 1891. Hr. Editor: Much has b*en written Hnd more said of late of the possibilities* of tobacco cuitare being profit?t)]*?, ns an industry in South Carolina. At the present ;:rice of cotton, the lowest reached in 36 years, a equ? ation regarded hy Mr. Inman as unprecedented in the history of the cotton trade, with a crop of 1,250,000 bales .".hove the most con? servative estimate, we enter the new cotton season with an enormous surplus. The pre? sent price and future prospect being below the cost of production, a disaster to the growing crop appearing the only hope for liviDg prices. Uuder these circumstances no story could interest or gladden the average farmer of the Stale more than the possibility of superceding cotton with some more mone? tary crop. The writer has no personal ex? perience except perhaps the too free use of the weed, bat has read with interest in tbe Atlanta Constitution "that wherever the be? witching weed goes it seems to bless and im? prove mankind. Twenty-five years ago, in what is now the bright belt of North Caro? lina, the soil afforded a scanty support to its inhabitants. Where for many years stood the rude hut of the white "cropper" is to? day the happy home of a prosperous farmer. The golden weed has touched the locality as with magic wand. Hospitable homes and smiling families now take the place where want ai'd poverty once prevailed. All because the white plume of the cotton king has given place to the golden sceptre of the queen of weeds. It is claimed that no crop could be grown in the Southern States to? day that will pay a larger return to the son of toil than tobacco. It has been clearly dem? onstrated a success in North Carolina. Why not so in our own State? A soil that will compare with any other, a people as true and loyal to their obligations as any other. Land poor and cotton poor, still led by the Jack O'Lantern whiteness of the fleecy staple, toiling hard with immense areas, yielding a harvest of debt, robbing agriculture of all its charms. Pity swells for these toil worn faces, these un? profitable places, almost wrecked by war, manfully fighting the bigger battle of pover? ty. Oh, that something could bring back the former glory of these Southern farms, some? thing could rebuild these waste places, and fill our homes with song, throw from our fields the sedge and brier, and load ber bo? som with golden plenty, filling the heart with hope, and the eye with something be? side the tear. The Hon. Mr. Watson says there can be no higher work for Southern patriotism than the "upbuilding of rural life to its true dignity and usefulness," the mend? ing of broken fortunes and the cbeeriug of broken spirits, banishing doubt and debt and establishing an independent life Who can tell what succ?s might be achieved hy this wonder working weed- a nuisance to wo? man, a solace to maui "Gentle Havana, soother of dull care, Puffing misfortunes into the air." A correpondent of the Atlanta Constitution, Mr. Harmon, writes that five years ago when a few feeble experiments were first made with tobacco cc -ure in South Caroiina, everybody hooted at the idea. This was however the cry when North Carolina began to look after the industry, which made Virginia rich. Mr. F. M. Rogers, of Florence, S. C., the pioneer introducer of this culture in the Palmetto State, has made money rapidly at the busi? ness, nor is he now alone in this new indus? try. This year South Carolina will grow perhaps 2,000,000 pounds of tobacco, and eight counties are engaged in its culture. We have in our midst one progressive young farmer who bas planted twenty-five acres, and his success is watched with interest by all whoifind it dif? ficult to abandon their favorite staple-cotton. Mr. Rogers planted in 1884 twenty acres in tobacco, sold the crop for $4,611. Il cost him ?1,660 to produce it. Net profit of $2,. 930. In 1888 planted thirty acres, sold the crop for $8,634. Cos* to produce it $2,074. Net pro?t $6,560. This looks like tobacco growing in South Carolina might pay, and he defies the champion of the cotton grower to produce a better result. It is stated that Mr. L. F. Lucas, of Lucarna, Georgia, is making a fortune rapidly, and is going large? ly into the business, having reached tbe cli? max of h?3 experiments, a single acre re? warding his efforts with $500 worth of the weed. There are many other instances cited by Mr. Harmon going to prove that to? bacco is the "goose that lays tbe golden egg." With no experience it is perhaps unwise to ?ntbusiasticalty embrace tobacco and utterly fibando? cotton. If our production of cot? ton is the root of this depression could not a happy medium be obtained? And if the in? troduction of any other industry did no more than pay its own expenses and cause less cot? ton to be planted and a higher price realized, would it not indirectly improve our condi? tion? You, Messrs. Editors, who in no small measure lead public opinion, give this subject your earnest consideration, and perhaps the day may not be far d slant when the pall will be lifted that hmg; so heavily around the ?vocation of those whose every day life leads them, perhaps more than, any other, to look from "nature to nature's God," and tbe sun? set of cotton herald tbe dawn of a brighter day. P. -m9-~*>+*-mmmmmm Farmers' Alliance Wheat Trust St. Paul, Minn., has been made the headquarters of the national movement by the United Farmers* Alliance of the country to comer the entire wheat crop of the United States. At No. 317 Wabash street, for several days a large force of employes have been engaged in sending out circulars with the view of having not only the Alliance men of the United States bot all classes of farmers, keep back the wheat crop until pries have been advanced to a high point. The Alliance press bureau, the Reform press bureau and the State press bu? reau are working together, endeavor? ing to unite the farmers of the United States io a gigantic wheat trust. At che bead of the movement, which has its headquarters in St. Paul, is George M. Muller, editor of the State and a prominent Alliance man. The cir, Bular, reciting the benefits of combi? nation and urging formation of the trust, has been made public. It es? timates the wheat crop of 1891 in the Doited States at 500,000.000 bushels. The promoters of the trust believe that four-fifths of this wheat can be held back by the farmers for from four to sight weeks and high prices secured. The State of Virginia has long gloried io a coat of arms consisting of an armored virgin with her foot on the throat of a prostrate man and a Latin moUo which is rendered "So always with tyrants." It is a picture and a motto of which a brave and free people may well bc proud. Virginia won the right to display both to the world when she gave YVashiugtou and Henry to ihe war of independence and Jefferson to the cause of the people. She might add yet to the splendor of her banner by making the background a wall of ?tone. Certainly ber son? bave won no grander eulogy than that of the Geor? gian who pointed to them on their first battle field standing like a ''stone wall" againat shot and sbcil and bayonet. Surely she bab on the long roll of ber great dead no name more splendid than that of the rigid old Puritan who took bis war name front the brigade jf Virginians he commauded and who ?oes into history to live forever is * 'Stonewall" Jackson.-Greenville Ketcs. Tho July pension payments calls for ?be disbursements of |l2^00tr,0i)0 by ,be national treasury. ^ ^ The Mayesville Concert. SALEM, S. C. July 22, 1891. At 8:30 o'clock last evening Ma? sonic Hall presented a picture of loveliness that could not be surpassed: the blended lights and shadows; the stage decorated with moss, roses, evergreens and growing plants; and brighter and more charming than all, were the fair women of Salem who graced the occasion with their pre? sence. It was a scene to make the most obstinate celibate wish to break his vows. The occasion was the SACRED COX CERT by the choir of the Mayesville Presb) terian Church for the benefit of the Organ fund. Promptly at 9 o'clock, this writer who had been assigned the pleasant duty of making the announcements of the programme, stated that the exercises of the evening would open with "Andante Movement from Beethovens 7th Symphony,'* Capt. Corbett at thc organ. The old friends of Capt. Corbett can appreci? ate thc storm of applause which greeted the dying notes of the organ. Second. Chorus, by thc Choir, "Te Dentn Landan)us." from Jackson. Third. Tenor Solo, by Mr. H. H. Corbett, "He giveth his beloved sleep, " from Abt. That Harry has inherited his father's vocal talent was shown in his rendering of this fine piece. Fourth. Chorus, from Emerson's "Sing, O Earth !" Fifth. Soprano-Recitation and Solo, Toplifi's "Ruth and Naome" by Mrs. F. J. Mayes. This was ex? quisite, and I know no higher praise. Sixth Bass Solo and Chorus, Chap pell's "Who is like unto Thee." by Mr. A. L. Shaw, thc choir joining in the chorus. Anyone who knows the difficulty of singing a bass solo can have same idea of the perfection of Mr. Shaw's singing when I state that it was faultless. Seventh. Tenor Solo, Hiller's "Lord, whom my heart holds dear,'' was admirably sung by Mr. H. R. Jenkins. Repeated encores and a profusion of lovely cut Howers, testi? fied to the appreciation of the audi? ence. Eighth. Duett and chorus, Hun? tley's "Raise me, Jesus, to thy Bosom," by Miss Louisa Warren anti Mrs. R. C. Mayes, the choir in chorus, was grand and in parts sublime, After an intermission of fifteen minutes the programme was re? sumed: First. Chorus, "Sons of Zion," from New Komm. Second. Baritone Solo and Chorus, Emerson's "The twilight falls.'' Capt. Corbett, choir in chorus. Solemn and sweet. Third. Chorus, "And there were in the same country,"from Turley. This Christmas anthem, or variations of the song of the Nativity, was per? haps, the best piece of the evening, although, where all were so good, it is hard to say which was best Fourth. Quartette, from Warren, "Come Holy Spirit," by Misses An? derson and Shaw, and Messrs. J. B. Mayes and Corbett, was exquisitely sweet? Fifth. Soprano Solo, Millard's "Nearer, My God to Thee, by Miss Louise Warren was a gem and brought forth hearty applause. Sixth. Alto Solo and chorus, Bartlett's "0! Sing unto the Lord,"by Mrs. R. C. Mayes was heavenly. Seventh. Tenor Solo, Gounod's "Glory to Thee, My God, this night," To say that this was sung by Mr. Jenkins, teils the tale. Eighth. Anthem by the Choir, from Sharp's"Praise God from whom ; all blessings flow." ended the pro? gramme; and amid the congratula? tions of the Choir by their many friends, a most delightfully spent eve? ning was drawn to a close at eleven o'clock. But not till the "wee sma' hours" did some of us reach our pillows, and then 'twas to dream of symphonies and Choruses, Solos anti. Duetts, a ml visions of bright flowers and fair faces until-"breakfast is ready" awoke us to the question of the day "whether to sow turnips, and plant out more potato vines, or give cotton his last furrows?* And-it rained, so we did neither, but used this opportunity to tell our less for? tunate friends what they missed by not attending the concert of the Mayesville Choir, in Masonic Hall, on the evening of the 21st day of July Anno Domini 1891. SINE DIE. Kansas's Farmer Judge. G. W. McKay, the Farmers' Alliance Judge in the 24:h district, who Dever looked ioto a law book UDtil he was elected Judge, has taken another turn < at the Supreme Court. Yesterday he placed a warrant in the bands of the coroner of Harper County for the arrest of the sheriff, who had obeyed the or? ders of the Supreme Court instead of his own. E A. Burr, who had twice been arrested before-once while the Supreme Court had the case pending 1 before it-was for the third time arrest? ed yesterday on an order from McKay. '' The Bench and the Bar are waiting 1 with breathless anxiety the nest move ' of the jurst who presides over the 24th district and laughs at the plutocrat 1 Judges at Topeka, who think they can 1 dictate to him beoause they are called Supreme Judges. ' This morning the attorneys for Burr submitted to the Supremo Court the ' necessary papers for having McKay J arrested for contempt of Court. Judge 1 Valentine is the only Judge now in the J case This case will become historic. The facts are these : Some time ago Albert Honeywell gave a mortgage on bis farm to the Commonwealth Loan and Trust Com pa- j ny. lt was afterwards h amed, it is f alleged, that Honeywell was a o>an ot ? unsound mind, and in December last , he defaulted payment. The creditors | asked that a receiver be appointed to take charge of the property. The Pro? bate Conrt appointed a guardian for Honeywell, and Judge McKay, who < had quali?ed and taken his seat while < the case was at issue, was asked to dis- > miss the receiver and let tbs guardian 1 for Honeyweil take charge of the prop- i er ty. Judge McKay made the order, ( but the case was brought to the Supreme Court and reversed in a decision by Jus? tice Norton, who ordered the property turned over to Burr. Judge McKay was again petitioned to remove Burr and did. Firmly impressed with the opinion that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction, Burr refused to pay any attention to the orders of McKay. The 24th district Judge thereupon or? dered his arrest and fined him $50 and costs, and upon his refusal to pay or? dered the sheriff lock him up in jail. Habeas corpus proceedings were institu? ted before the Supreme Court, and Thursday last Burr was released after giving bond in ?1,500. Judge McKay issued an order for the agents, which Bnrr bad appointed to look after the crop* on the place, to vacate and in? structed the sheriff to see that his orders were obeyed. The sheriff consulted an attorney, who advised him to pay no atteotion to McKay, bot to await orders from the Supreme Court. Ile took this advice, but it made the Judge indignant. Judge McKay ira mediately issued a warrant for the arrest of the sheriff for interfering in carying out his orders and for the rearrest of Burr, who was holding the property against the man? dates of the Court. McKay will now be called before the Supreme Court to answer to the charges of contempt. It is said that McKay always seeks the advice of the Alliance consulting committee before rendering an opinion. At the time of his election he denied the rumor that he proposed to go to the Harvard Law School before entering upon his duties, and said that he could decide all cases before him according to the common sense view of it. He is a meek, mild-mannered mao, oot more than five feet six inches in height, and is ao important citizen io bis commu? nity. When he came to Topeka to at? tend a week's sitting of the Supreme Court that he might thoroughly post himself for the judical role, he rever? ently removed his hat while io the lobby of the hotel and made ao obsequious bow whenever one of the Supreme Court Judges or commissioners cam? near.-New Orleans Delta, Joly 18. An Alliance Bolt. The following* resolutions, having a national bearing, were adopted July 11th by the anti sub-treasury State convention of the Texas Fana ers' Alliance. "Resolved, That we denounce the sub-treasury and land loan schemes and govemmeiral ownership of rail roads as a viola ion of the first princi? ples of good government, as paternal in their character, as centralizing in their tendencies, and if enacted into the law they would create such a horde of national oSce-holders as would fasten the clutches of the party in power upon the throats of the people so strongly that the voices of honest, patriotic citizens would no longer be heard in the control of government affairs; .'We demand that those men who are not farmers be removed from the national and State offices of our order, and that none but those who have their interests in farming be allowed tc fill such places. We now appeal to all honest members of the Alliance throughout the United States to unite with os in putting down this common enemy and dis? grace of our order. To this end we most earnestly recommend the brother Alliancemen of the United States to meet in national convention at St. Louis on the third Tuesday ol September, 1891. ' Resolved, That we most heartily endorse the course of Hon. U. S. ! Hail president of the State Alliance of Missouri, in refusing to concur in the action on the case of C. W. Ma cune at Ocala in opposition to the sub-treasury scheme, etc. We earnestly pledge Mr. Hall our sup port in the noble and manly effort to rid the order, both State and national of ail shackles which will retard its strength for ultimate success " Not in it In a recent interview with Col. Polk, president of the National Alliance Wheo pressed as to the programme io the Sooth, be said be would give it straight that the Alliance had stood enough of the intolerance and abuse of the Democratic leaders in that section, and unless there was an early let up, the third party medicine would be offered to them. Now what does this mean ? D<>es it mean that alliancemen in the South must leave the Democratic party and go into a third party to get what they want? If it does, the Adverser man is oot io it, although a member of the alliance. Col. Polk may follow Ira own nose wherever be pleases and the Advertiser man Jwtll follow his.--Edge field Advetiser South China in a Turmoil. Chinese advices at Victoria, B C by steamer Express of India, state that the whole southern portion of China is in a state of turmoil. L*w and order 1 ire set at defiance, and armed bands of j plunderers make business almost impos? sible. The governor-general of Formosa is , in very bad health, and is n<-t expected Lo live long. It is believed his death trill be the signal for revolts and a gen? eral uprising against Chinese ru-e. Thc feeling around Shanghai is one of disquiet on account .of the late riots, , ind foreign residents are apprehensive [ ;hat attacks will be made upon them at icy time Was it Doras Kelley ? A man answering to the description t )f Doras Kelley is reported %o have been seen by Albert Oliver three miles <outb of this place Monday morning*, f he stranger was "in his sock feet/' '.disturbed" and "inquiring the the way to Cross Roads and Jefferson.-Chester' field Advertiser --mm*- ---- A notice upon tbe window of a North I Gfeorgia post effice ; "When voa Kum >f yore male have Pa shuns Know Shooting around the Postoffice duren ; >usneis ours by oarder of the Post ?aster his sine and Seal chickeus bot ! >n Kmm??*iott." I Getting Even with the Pub? lic Enemy. The "^crease in the railroad asess ment is not cory unwise, but positive? ly unjust, and, in the end, will cost the State a great deal of money. It is only by the best management and closest economy that any of our rail? roads can make any morrey; and this action, of forcing them to pay heavier taxes, is, to all intent and purpose? a notice that they are not to bf? allowed to make anything beyond their actual expenses. As an experi? ment, we euggest that at the next meeting of the Legislature, an act be passed, to prohitbit the building of railroads in Somh Carolina for the next ten years; or, a? a good man? folks seem to think the government should control the railroads; it might be a good idea to try thc exper? iment in a small way, by baying up the roads in the State, and ran them in the interest of the people. There won't be any trouble about getting possession, for a few mo'? increases in the assessments would make the owners mighty willing to sell out. And then too as we have, just now, such a superfluity of talent, fir the State, it would be avery easy matter to replace Col Walters and Col. Averill, and also Mr. Chamberlain, to say nothing of the big hearted ticket distributor, Col McBee. Mr. Jones, of Edgef?eld, the most distinguished guest at the Talbert House, ought, in this event, to have charge of the accident department of the railroad -Darlington Herald. The Cat at the Grave. A strange story, in which a cat is a pathetic character, hag coree to ?i^ht at Paoli, Ga. A little boy of that village owned a cat that was a great pet in the family. But the cat would have nothing to do with any one except the boy. The latter died and for two weeks the cat would come as usual every morning to the door, and. g< iag in the room, would cry very mournfu'y," and walk over the child's bed hunting its lost friend. Finally the cat disappeared, only returning occasionally At hat one of the child's sisters saw the cat in the graveyard, where it remains, only returning occasionally for food. "It keeps guard at the boy's grave, and can be beard at night crying piifuliy.'* -Savannah News. -mum i Test This Everybody. The Listener observed a very carious and interesting thing the other night. He bad occasion to walt for an evening train in the Columbus avenue station. As he entered and sat down there were already eight men and two women sitting cn the benches, and, having nothing better to do, the Listener noticed that every one of the men had his leg crossed over bis right knee, while it was sufficiently apparent in case of the two ladies this state of things was exactly reversed. As the Listener was meditating upon the reason for this curious circumstance a lady and gen? tleman entered and sst down ; and immediately thc gentleman put his left leg over bis right knee, while the lady joined ber sisters in the room in exactly the same attitude. By and by more men came, and more : and eve'y one of them put his left leg over bis right kuee, till there were actually seventeen men sitttiog in that position ia that little waiting room. Only one more lady name, but she too followed exactly the example of the other women. Seven? teen men and four women in one room, all with one knee over the other, but the women's iu reversed directions. 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