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"To Make Angels Weep." The Spectacle of the Cruelly Deserted Armenians. London, Dec. 29 -Dr. Henry S Lunn, editor of The Review of the Churches, and Percy W. Banting, editor of The Contemporary Review, have addressed the following communi otation to ali editors in England and America : "We enclose extracts from a letter from a private friend who spent several months of this year in Armenia and who is one of the first authorities on the question, as you would admit were we at liberty to publish bis name. May we beg you to insert these in the next issue of your paper. Yours faithfully, "Henry S. Lunn, "Editor of The Review of Churches. "Percey W. Bunting. "Editor of the Contemporary Re vie w.r Any allusion to Armenia upsets me. I am ashamed, excited, indignant when I think of what I saw in that country and of Che confidence with which Icon soled qualing women, weeping men, with hopes that England wou!d see them through their difficulties, and the words of heartfelt thicks they uttered, often upon their kuees in the fields or on the hillsides and the childlike messages of anticipatory gratitude which they asked me to deliver to the English people now burn and rankle within mc like ac evenomed wound. The European powers are playing a farcical representation round the graves of a Christian people. If conduct similar to theirs were to be pursued by an individual in private life, it would be visited with social ostracism and wocld brand bim with an indelible Cain's mark of infamy. Fancy a man's neighbors parading about the doors of his house while he and his children run frantically from room to room and from window to window, imploring them to save them from the devonring flames. We have pity on a rat if we hear of its protracted and hopeless ef? forts to escape from burning, but men and women, boys and girls are killed pecemeal, are laughed at-that is what it has come to. The governments of Europe are a speoecaole to make angles weep. They guard the gates of Turkey, so to say, solemnly declaring that whatever may happen to the Christians, however dia? b?lica'! ly they may be tortured to death, nothing shall happen to the Turks they, at any rate, must and will be pre? served from barm. Is it a wonder, then, that the Turks should set about fulfilling their threat of wiping out Armenia in Armenian blood ? Every one knew that the threat would be ful? filled. Consuls reported to their gov? ernments that the departure of the European delegates from Moush would mark the begsnning of the blood bath, and newspapers gave the propheoy publicity. Appeals to the public to iBsist on precautionary measures were multiplied, and at last mere verbal warning gave place to unmistakable signs and preparations. But diplomacy turned a deaf ear (the Armenians are . nobody's kith and kio) Were they Greeks or Bu?gariacs, Magars or Servs, they would have high aod powerful protectors, who tellingly talk of the primary duty of protecting brothers and Christians. Even Abyssinians are brethren, and orthordox when political calculations come in. But Armenians ! And so none of these governments in? sisted on the execution or even dis? missal of Zekki Pasha and the authors of the Sa8souo savagery. Nay, they were decorated and honored by the sultan as an encouragement to others to go and do likewise. And now others have gone out and out Ileroded Herod, and no one seems shocked. * People are only interested to get the latest news of Sivas or Trezibond, or wherever the lat? est massacre bas occurred, at their break fast table early. Few persons take even a remote interest in the Armenian question on the continent, aL? those few are the advocates of Turkey The Austrain press, said to be paid by the Turkish government, impudently denies the Sa8S0un massacre, and accuses the Armenians of having attempted to butcher the Kurds and Turks. The German press is the bearer of the same kind of culture to its readers, and in both these countries the public knows positively nothing about the Armenian question. The Russian papers, be? ginning with the Novoya Vremya, cracks jokes at the Armenians,and in the last number which I have read, asks : "Why should we Russians sacrifice a single soldier for the sake of Armenian bankers and millionaires, who are much better eff than we are ourselves, to say nothing of British and American alli? gators who have so cleverly got up the Armenian comedy ?" A couple of regiments of soldiers or Cossacks is what is wanted. They wouid set matters right in a few days. But even if the whole English-speaking people should rise and demand these, would it be accomplished ? The Japenese parliament was opened at Yokohama with the reading of the speech from the throne by the emperor. His majesty expressed joy at the glo? rious ending of the war with China. The empire had already made striking progress, he said, but it still badja long and arduous task to perform. The em? peror concluded by saying that meas? ures would be introduced to increase the empire's defenses. Cotton Acreage for 1896. A Timely Circular to Farmers by the Memphis Cotton Exchange. Memphis, Tenn. Dec 24.-At a general meeting of the Memphis cot? ton exchange, held Dec. 23,1895, the following resolutions were unani? mously adopted : The cotton crop of 1894 95 aggre? gated the enormous total of 9,901, 251 bales, and greatly exceeded the requirements of the world's manu? facturers The marketing of this enormous crop deptessci prices to such an extent that values were the lowest known in the past 50 years The commercial value of the total crop was $297,037,530, and only ex? ceeded the short crop of 1892 93 ?12,272,081, although the production was 3,200,886 bale greater This enormous crop with its proportion? ately low price, netted the producer less money than will the present crop with a smaller acreage and a produc? tion of nearly one-third less in bales. It having been practically demon strated by the results of the present season that a small crop of cotton actually brings to the producer more money than an extremely large crop, and that the southern cotton pro? ducers having grown their supplies at home, thereby making cotton the . surplus, or money crop, are generally in better financial condition than they have been in years, it. is unquestion? ably to the interest of farmers not to produce a crop greater than the re? quirements of manufacturers. The growing of a large crop of cotton entails proportionately greater ex? penses than a small crop. The culti? vating, ginning, freight, etc., in marketing the additional hale is an immense item, especially so when prices are depreciated by the fact that the crop is a large one. Experience of the past has demonstrated that in a large crop year, with depreciated prices of cotton, rental and realty values also depreciate, whereas, with a small crop and better prices, rental and realty values improve proportion? ately. The high rang'* of prices which have prevailed this season as compared to last season has been, we fear, the means of stimulating on the part of planters a desire to increase the acreage of cotton for the com? ing year, and consumers are now holding off in laying in a supply of the staple under the belief that an in? crease in the acreage will depreciate present prices and enable them to get what they need at lower values Another matter for the farmers to bear in mind, is that at the present time when there is a remote possibil? ity of a war, if such should occur, the inevitable result thereof would be to depreciate the value of cotton and appreciate the value of all food crops; therefore be it. Resolved, That the Memphis Cot? ton Exchange urgently recommends to the producers that the production of home' supplies be made the first consideration in planting operations for the coming year, and the acreage of cotton be not increased over that of last year Resolved, That we approve and indorse the American Cotton Grow? ers' association for bringing about the reduction in the acreage of the crop now being marketed, and we respectfully ur?e the Hon. Hector D Lane, the president, and his coad? jutors, the presidents of the various cotton States of said association, to urge it again upon the attention of the cotton producers of the south Resolved, That the various cotton exchanges throughout the south be and are hereby requested to co-ope? rate with this exchange in this matter and that the southern newspapers are also requested to publish these resolu? tions. I. McD. Massey, President. Henry Hotter, Secretary Canning for Home Use. H. E. Johnson, Esq , of Bethel township, has handed the Enquirer a can of tomatoes put up by himself and his brother, Mr. S. N. Johnson, for home use. It was taken at ran? dom out of a lot of about 500 cans and a practical test has shown it to be in every respect up to the highest standard. Esquire Johnson explains that he and his brother went into the canning business last summer as very green amateurs. They invest? ed not exceeding $15 for an outfit, and the balance of the expense was for cans They followed directions, and put up tomatoes beans, damsons, grapes, and even apples. The ap. pies, of course, were only as a mat? ter of experiment. Everything ex? cept the corn has saved as nicely as could be desired. The loss on to? matoes has not averaged 2 per cent, and the loss on the ether vegetables mentioned has been but a little greater. As the result, at a very small outla}*, the Messrs. Johnson hare had all the vegetable they de? sired for home consumption, still have more than enough on hand to last them during the winter, and they are confidently looking forward to canning operations next summer, on a larger, scale, as a profitable busi? ness.- YorkviUe Enquirer. The record of remarkable cures effected enables us truthfully to say that Hood's Sarsaparilla is the ODly true blood puri?er prominently io the public eye today. A Horrible Case. Story of Crime, a Woman's Degradation and a Mob's Fiendish Vengeance. - ; LEBANON, Ky., Dec 29.-A mob in? flicted bombie vengeance on a faithless ; womau and her paramour last night ! when they burned Mrs. T. J. West, alive aod killed W. A. Dever, her paramour, al Mrs. West's house on : Cartwright's creek, on the Springfield I pike, three miles north of this city. I The mob is said to have numbered I about 75 and it was about 12 o'clock j when they appeared at Mrs. West's ! house. Mrs. West, Dever and his I little daughter were the only persons io j the house and when the mob called I Dever to come out, Mrs West and the i little girl responded, but Dever remain ; ed inside. Just as Mrs. West reached I the door several shots were fired at ber j and she ran back in the house, but the ! child remained on the outside. The j mob then fired several shots in the ; house, none of which took effect, aod : after several attempts to get Dever to I come cur, the mob fired the building. I The intense heat fioally furced Dever i to ruo out, and with pistol in hand he j started to a cornfield a few steps from i the bouse, where he took shelter be i hiud a corn shock and was shot to I death. Mrs. West perished io tue ; burning house and this morning her re j malos were found in the chimney, where j she had taken refuge. The legs and the ! upper portion of the body were almost ; entirely burned off. i The little girl gave the aiarru this ! mcroing, but only meagre information i can be gained from her. W. A. Dever is the man who shot ; and killed T. J. West, husband of the burned woman at Beaver Green, on \ Cartwright's creek, December 7. Dever i had a preliminary hearing and was re j leased on the ground of self-defense ' Thc kiiiing is thought to have beeo caused by intimacy on the pirt of Dever and West's wife. After Dever was re? leased he was charged with living with the women. It is said Dever had been warned that he would be killed if he did not leave. He is from Knoxville and leaves a wife and several children. Mrs. West also leaves a large family. The coroner's jury has so far failed to return a verdict. West acid bis wife had been living apart for some time and bis wife bad instituted divorce pro? ceedings. She had been induced to withdraw suit, however, and West was on his way to town to see about the matter wheo he saw Dever. He snap? ped a pistol twice at Dever after accus? ing him of adultery with Mrs. West, when Dever drew his gun and despite West's plea for mercy, shot and killed him and ran away, but returned when j the coroner returned a verdict; of justi ! fiable homicide, and renewed his rela ! tions with Mrs. West. --ap- i II -- Bandits in Mississippi. j JACKSON, Miss , Dec. 22.-J. F. j Smith, a prosperous merchant doing I a family grocery business in the western suburbs of Jackson, was ; murderously assaulted last night by ! three negroes and left for dead. They called at thc store about 10 o'clock for some tobacco on credit. Smith declined to sell that way, and they knocked him in the head with a coupling pin, cut hip throat and threw him off the gallery. Re-enter? ing the store they ransacked the cash drawer, but got nothing, and then went to his bed room, where Mrs. Smith was sleeping, choked her into insensibility, stole a pistol and left. Smith regained consciousness, gave the alarm, told the names of his assailants, and the police had two well-known negro toughs bj' morn? ing, but one scaled the jail yard and escaped in five minute s after com mitment. The excitement in the neighborhood is intense and hun? dreds have visited the scene. Physi? cians say Smith's skull is cracked i and that the gap in the throat is i serious, so that recovery is doubtful, j This is the second assault of this i nature within a month. j We saw a statement some time ago I that a farmer in Forsyth county had I shipped thirty-five bushels of hickory i nuts to the Vanderbilt est?tes near ! Asheville, where they were to be ! planted. Thirty-five bushels of nuts ; will plant a pretty large tract of ground \ and give in time a royal forest. The fact, that Mr. Vaoderbilt shows such a 1 peference for the hickory tree indicates that he carries a pretty level head on ; the tree question, for the hickory is ? ; very handsome tree, aside fro^i its val? ue as timber or a nut bearer, either of which commends it, and either of which makes it a tree worth cultivat? ing Mr. Vanderbilt's idea is doubt? less to add to tba beauty and attrac? tiveness of bis*grounds by growing this hickory forest, rather than to make it a source of revenue, but the man who plants these trees io sufficiedt number will find them a very profitable invest? ment when large enough to yield either nuts or timber, for there is always sale for the nuts, if properly selected, and with the decreasing supply there is an increasing demand for the timber. The hickory, the walnut and the pecan are trees that the North Carlina farmer should nurse.- Wilmington Star. Hood's Pills are the best family cathartic and lirer medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure. FIRS AT BISHOP VILLE. The Stables of Mr. W. L. Parrott Burned. BISHOPVILLE, Dec. 26.-The barn and sta? bles of Air. W. L. Parrott were burned yes? terday. The fire originated from fire work?, which bad been set off in the vicinity HS a part of the Christmas celebration. At least this ?3 the supposition, as there was no known cause, and this appears to t?e the only reason able theory. Mr. Ptirrott's loss will amount to about two to three hundred do'lars. The ex-?ct loss is not known and the figures given above are but a rough estimate. ?gi-?- - ! THE WAREHOUSE COLLAPSED A Small Wind Does Great Damage At Lamar. Special to Daily [tem : LAMAR, S. C., Dec. 27.-The tobacco ware ; house here was blown down yesterday after ! noon. The house wis not sufficiently braced I and it did not take much wind to make it I collapse. It was not a surprise to those that knew how the house wa3 constructed. G. W. Morris, Esq.. and sons, Chas, and Robt., are spending this week in Atlanta. Dr. J T. Watson and wife returned last night from Marion where they had gone to I attend the funeral of the father of tue fortn I er. E. B.T. 1 - ? nr .?..?. -cr.-* When a person is losing flesh and wasting j away there is cause for alarm. Nothing so j worries a physician. Consumptives would never die if they could regain their usual ; weight. In fact there would be no consmp 1 tion if there were no wasting of the system. ! Thc cause of this loss of flesh isa failure to j properly digest the food eaten. Nine-tenths ; of all cur diseases date back to some derange? ment of the stomach. I The Shaker Digestive Cordial will stop this j wasting of the body. It acts by causing the : food we eat to be digested so as to do good, ? for undigested food does more harm than ; good. The Cordial contains food already digested and a digester of foods as well. j Every mother^hates to make her children : take Castor Oil. Laso! is sweet Castor Oil. - I US" -?I>o-^.lLIII?? - God give us men ! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, turo faith and ready bands. Men whom the lust of office does not kill ; Men whom the spoils of office cao not buy ; Men who possess opinion and a wiil ; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without wicking ; Tall men, sun-crwned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds Mingle in selfish strife, lo ! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps. The Berlin Boersen says that the American government is negotiating with leading banka io Berlin for a loan of ?200,000,000. Electric Bitterg. | Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any ; season, but perhaps more generally needed, when the languid exhausted feeling prevails when the liver is torpid and sluggish and thc need of a tonic and alterative is fe!:. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long und perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medi? cine will ;tct more .-ureiy in counteracting and freeing the system from mu!ari;U poison. Head? ache, Indigestion. Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electr e Tatters. 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at J - V?'. DcLurme's Drug Store. ! ---C-- - -O- Ar ?--?I ? The norn, entitled ''The Hand of Fate,' hy Miss Krtte Lilly Blue, cf Marion. C.. is i or sale hy H G. Osteen & Co. ? ?i 11 m? M WI ii HIPIIII? ?lil 11 1 ? ' I f ?? H Tia? Tl O I I ? T'TTT TTUTTT I Christmas Presents IN GREAT VARIETY IBS. FOR - 11 a Ladies' Pockei Rooks-newest and best thing our. Ask for them. -FR^Sil DRUGS Prescriptions carefully compounded day or night. J*ck-Fros?-Lotion - .bing better \u" chapped hxatig. J. S. HUGKSON ? CU., Monaghan ii.ock, Main Street. 1 If You Want a1 / ssl -.m SIDEBOARD HATRACK -OR- -OR LOUNGE, TABLE, A Bedroom Suite, Parlor Suite, A Spring Bed or Mattress, Pictures. 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Pain is subjugated, Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by its wonderful influence. p. P. P. is a wonderful tonic and strengthener. Weak women should always take P. P. P. It builds them up. It has the universal commendation of medical men throughout the country, because we publish the fcrnmla on every bottle, and one trial will convince the most skeptical that it is a genuine health restorer. Read The Truth And Be Convinced. A Wonderful Cure. I was r. martyr to muscular rheumatism for tbtrty years: tried all medicines and doctors with so per? manent relief. I was advised to take P. P. P.. arni bciore I l:ad finished two bottles my pain subsided so I was able to wort. I feel better 'than I have for years, and am confident of a complete recoverv. J. S. DUFR1SS, Newsanvillc, Fla. Testimony from the Mayor. T. suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried all the so-called specifics, hut to no purpose. My graudscu got mc a bottle of P. F. 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P. p {LippmarCs Great Remedy,') is a medicine whose virtues are known from thc Atlantic to the Pacific p. p. p# begins its work by purifying the blood, which is thc souree of all life, and does not cease until a perfect and entire cure is effected. The mortifying eruptions that disfigure the complexion, the tired feeling that pre? vents thorough accomplishments of the daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of appetite, irritability of disposition, all mean a derangement of the system consequent from impure blood, which can and will bc cured, by P. P. P. p# p. p. {Lippmann's Great Remedy), is conceded by physicians and the people to be the Greatest Blood Purifier of the Age. It positively and permanently cures. For sale by all druggists or direct from us ; price $i a bottle, six bottles fer LIPPMA? BROS., "i Lippman Slock. SAVANNAH. GA.