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* ?m i mm r1 " i?^Mrwrrji^_i_?mnigv "' ' . ','JJ? ,T_ VT ?T " WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1387. N0-9* VOL. XLIV. ' ??? BMBMHaaagHMa?egmz iw? mi??ni it MOTHER IS RESTING. The long, rough road is ended Her weary feet haw pressed: How rough to her t< eak footsteps Perhaps we never guessed: ; But with the weary journey She'll be 20 more distressed; The face we bend and softly kiss Bears no impress but that of bliss. We know that many pages Within the book of years She has pursued -with anguish Amid her falling tears; That pai cings, change and doubting Have caused her many fears. ! Forg tten now each pang of woe, Xo grief again her soul will know. We gaze at her dear features, "Within the casket bound. And think that she is dwelling Where changeless peace is found; That there no Dainful cartings Her loving heart will wound; And weeping for her, "loved and gone," We gather strength to -walk alone. Along the way before us. Whither, we do not know. It may be strewn with blessiDgs, And pleasures we may know, Or. thickly set with dangers, May bring us naught but woe; Yet, o'er life's pathway, she has come At last unto her heavenly home. ?The. HWncohnM THE RUSSIAN DOCTOB. Entertaining and Romantic Story' . from Real Lifo. [Adapted from the German of Mice. elxse Poeke.] by mrs. frances a. shaw. TrentlaLior. Copyrighted, issn, by A. -Y. Kellogg Newspaper Company. CHAPTER IV. entering his ff 'hlM /ft study Arnim found |LjJ[ J) a letter from his ffe-L l| former traveling f J companion and pu P^? _ ^ Hilmar von . x tVl "Do not be frightv 111! eEie^i "iend. and Mentor," lie wrote, "if i ^^|.,^ t|(**,^'"!( I soon appear before ICh]!: (H J you in person rather than by letter. The physicians have ordered me to the south, but I regard the home where I can enjoy your society as the best health resort for me. I want you to examine thoroughly the binding of my life-book, and tell me frankly if it it is worth repair. My troubles are over-wrought nerves and a slight disease of the heart. I long for other air, for a different way of life, for a rosy, quiet, rural existence. Perhaps on my travels I may pick up a German opifA Rnt no more enthrsllments of the heart for me, that is over. I have ceased flirting, and have burned my ships behind me. Although under forty, I have done with life's illusions. " Yon know enough of my diplomatic career in St. Petersburg, which I now leave without having won any great reputation, to be aware that my greatest need at present is a clever practical housewife. But I want no young, sentimental girl; my ideal is a woman of mature years, capable of grasping the domestic reins and taking care of me. After providing hamdsomely for my younger brother I am rich enough to purchase an estite wherever it suits me, to employ an efficient steward, and live for my old enthusiasms?music and painting. I shall be costantly busy in a dilJetante sort of a way. ? e Ausstiuis are avi UM uuuuu? reared for serious -work?and my -wife will lead a comfortable life. If she is not musical, so much the better. If she were so in a higher grade than I, my music would bore her; if in a lower, she would bore me. Who knows but in your little town I may mc^t the one I seek? ; 441 expect also to regain my health with you. j When only a rising physician you cured my | father, and your skill' must be far greater now. j "Write m- at once, letting me know if you j are at home, and can receive me. Direct to i the Bussian Embassy, Berlin." When Arnim appeared at slipper he ! looked so excited that Desiree asked what could have happened. He announced the coming visitor, and Marianne exclaimed: "Heaven be praised, the young vegetables are up! Who is it?*' She added. "Some old 1^" Kasan professor?" "Xo, a younger friend I have already mentioned to you," replied the doctor, "Hilniar Ussikow. His mother was from a Prussian province on the Baltic, and he is half German." 44 Must our lessons be interrupted?" asked Desiree, sadly. "Certainly not. Hilmar will be one of our own family and will not disturb our arrangements in tlie slightest degree." Put he will drink tea out of glasses which Ivan will break by the dozen." said Marianne. "I hear that these Russians must always have .1 glass of tea in their rooms. Ivan will be so set up in serving a real countryman, that we shall not know what to do with him. Has Barou Ussikow?of course he is a Baron?any peculiar habits in regard to eating and drinking? Will he smoke in all the rooms? I can not allow this. Before a week the fresh curtains will be saturated. In his own room he may do what he likes." "Dear cousin, yon will doubtless fin'1 him very agreeable, as all other wouic v have. He is a mau of birth ; " tare, and such men in all lands .stinguished by good manners. :i not endure the Russian climate: w iii settle down in Germany. In any event he will remain with us some weeks and we may expect him in a few days.'' ; An hour later Arnim dispatched a letter to Berfin, which contained these words: a nc vr\ri ! \,0 TT19 vi S bOOU UliU lid iVUg U<J JVW vilL Thanks to my cousin Marianne, you will find the most comfortable of homes. The man who possesses such a practical, domestic manager may esteem himself happy. I need not assure you of my delight in the prospect of seeing you once more. The longer you remain the better. With joy I salute you and await you. " AKNIM. . "P. S.?You will 2nd here a little maiden?a French girl, who speaks German like a native. JShe is the daughter of a friend of my youth. ^fcShe will not disturb you. She t3kes lessons of -me." : Strange, bewildered, feverish dreams this nicrhr, haunted the Russian doctor. Marianne appeared to him in bridal wreath *>nd vail, leaning on the arm oi .a slender man with Hilman's interest;ing features, while Papillon flitted about smiling and happy. She clung to him and whispered: "Now, I shall stay with you always!" "A letter from Berlin!" said Ai-nim. entering the arbor where Marianne was tying up vines. In her neat, fresh 'light-blue muslin gown, and white ? ~ mAi-nnln- n.tr\ iwvti-lHr apruu, U? liiuuy , concealing hex* abundant blonde hair, she seemed to him almost pretty it .spite of her short, dumpy figure. Papillon stood close by handing tlu twine. Tall, slender and graceful, sh< formed a striking contrast to Mari anne. ' "Uncle, tell me something of thi: srentleman," she cried. "How does h< look?" "He used to be called 'handsonK Ussikow.' I fear he may not impres c t you as an invalid." "Why does he not bring his wife with i him?" "Because he has none, Papillon." "Have you. not told me that he is ! ~-f ' ocl?n/l AT orionno SUilieWiUil# unviuuo. uox\um ^uiiuuiAv i over her shoulder, and still going on i with her work. "Possibly. Bat not more so than most young men in his position and with like surroundings. He now longs for a quiet, German life." "Is he oid?" asked Desiree. "Twelve years younger than L" Why did the Russian doctor feel loth to describe Hilmar as he really was? He recalled the beautiful dark eyes, with their glance now melancholy now radiant?the finely cut mouth with its dazzling teeth, the delicately arched nose, the tall, elastic figure, the head proudly borne with its dark, wavy hair. "Ussikow is very musical and draws and paints charmingly," he said. "His voice is a sympathetic baritone. I thin'-c he will not scorn to play upon our modest piano." "O, if he is a musician I shall be delighted with himP cried Papillon. gayly. But Marianne said: "How can a man become absorbed in such useless things. To hear music for hours at a time would annoy even you, cousin. 1 hope he will go walking a great deal." "Let us wait and see how Hilmar himself divides tiie nours. ne is too perfect a gentleman not to make himself in all ways agreeable to the mistress of the house. He will not discommode us in the least. We will give him the parterre chamber at the left of the terrace. I hope he may sleep well in that retired alcove." The next day found Marianne absorbed in preparations for the coming guest, in all of which Desiree was her ardent helper. The lessons were naturally somewhat neglected. One evening [the doctor came home later than usual from his walk. The lamp was already lighted in the drawing-room: the door to the terrace stood open. He paused upon the threshold to hear a man's voice say: * 1 will entice him here with an old Russian folks song he used to love. If ever so deep in study it was sure to bring him. I will see if it still lias the olden power." J A tall, slender figure seated itself before the piano, and a rich, cultured baritone sang in Russian the song of the "Three Span.''' Entrancing as were the tones, they did not divert Marianne from her crochet-work. She sat at the round table, her full, red-cheeked face unmoved as usual. Arnim's glance swept past her. Where was Papillon? She sat drawn up upon the sofa in the window recess, her head bent forward, and listened intent, almost breathless. In the wide-open eyes, the naive astonishment of the child was blent with the admiration of the appreciative v.-oraan. From the lips of the singer the stream of melody poured calm and full. Heine's song of the troubadour, Bertram de Born, met the ear of the j listener in the doorway. His ''Welcome Hilmar!" fell almost like a discord into the midst of theso beautiful tones. EJw VX I ii y?i \\M " jm mm THE "WELCOME. The singer broke off with a shrill ao? cord, and springing up cnea: " Arnim, dear old friend!" Marianne gazed in surprise at her cousin, and seemed displeased at his late return. But Papillon grasped liis arm and cried, excitedly: "You are here at last, uncle! We thought you had srot lost in the forest." --Then she gazed at him with glowing face, and burst into tears. This remarkably tender reception pleased and touched him. "I believe my friend's singing has made you nervous," he said, smiling. "Hilmar, how could you thus disturb the peace of this house?" The two friends then embraced, and Arnim added: " Now icp will oo to mv studv and smoke un '* w O - / V til Marianne summons us to supper. Papillon will help my cousin." "How glad I am to be here," said Eilmar, taking his friend's arm. "The ladies in your absence displayed your German home in its fairest light. Later we will continue our festival of song. Auf TYiederscUeii f' As the study door closed behind the 4~n?r\ man Wilrrtrtr asTvPdl "But where is your little girl?" "Marianne introduced you to her. We call her Papillon. She was deeply moved by your singing. My cousin and I are unmusical, but Desiree ia very susceptible to all artistic impressions. In this respect she is more French than German." "Do you call her a child? Well, ii that means a being of unspoiled freshness and grace, she is certainly a child. But you will allow me to treat yoiu Papillon as a grown woman ?" "CVrtuinly, but do not show her gal. laiitry which she will not xinderstand , She has lived in a subordinate place a? , governess, poor little thing! and is jus: . beginning to recover from the pressure Leave her in peace, I implore you I Now let us speak of yourself. You d< not seem strong. We must try an< > .make you well. You must rem air > here so that I can watch over you. . demand from you perfect obedience My first prescription is rest." 1 ovirl Wlt.fl flftstatil 5 AYiUl CUIC1CU, dilu. ?.iv? j grins announced in Russian that sup per was ready. What a delight t ; meet some' one he could address in hi s native tongue! 5 f In spite of Marianne's secret misgivings and doleful prophecies to Desiree, the supper was excellent. The tabla was charmingly arranged as usual, and it contained one unusual adornment, > <vlocc r\i firvnrprQ Jirtfl Sni'.IVS flTUli lllfl " 6iW^ -x - garden, arranged with great taste by Desiree. Hilmar took a carnation froir: the glass and placed it in his button-hole. At table he showed hiinseli a wonderful raconteur. His descriptions of the elegant circles of the Russian capital and of the musical and artistic life there were entrancing. Desiree listened in rapt attention, but said little. Later, the guest at Marianne's request. sang some more songs. As ho rose to withdraw, Desiree asked: "Is it difficult?this Russian lan gunge?" "So difficult that your uncle never could learn it.. I myself despair oi ever speaking it sans faulc. My mother always spoke the beloved German in her family, and in society people speak French." ' I only wish to understand your Russian songs." "To-morrow I will translate them for you, Mile. Desiree." Tto RV roxTTvrrrn. 1 A CALL TO THE FARMERS. I Captain Tillman's Appeal for a Good Attendance at the Next Convention. I To the Farmers of South Carolina: The agitation knovra as the "Farmers' movement" crystallized last November into a permanent organization under the name of the "Farmers' Association of South Carolina." The objects for which wathen organized were clearly set forth and are as follows: The encouragement, protection and advancement of our agricultural interests, and the securing of such reforms and the passage or repeal j of such laws as will compass these ends and enable us as tillers of the soil to secure at least a fair share of the profits of our labor. Yve seek to elevate and educate tlie farmers of the State by any and every means possible, and to bring about such changes in our system of farming as will preserve the fertility of the soil and increase the profits therefrom. While we deprecate political agitation, | we will not hesitate to assert our rights 1 as citizens and taxpayers; and, feeling ! that we have just cause of complaint, ! we will continue to demand a fair and ! proper recognition of our rights and needs, and will use our ballots to I secure it. | The dominant element in the State [ has thus far bafiled our efforts in this | -direction and ignored our reasonable complaints. It rests with you, farmers j oi Doum varouna, w sisow wuhuikl juu will remain the tools and slaves of an j oligarchy, and deport yourselves as servants who have no rights except to obey; i or, whether yon wiii prove to your arro! gant lawmakers that you are the masters and not the servants, of those who hold power only by your votes. You have the power, you have the brains, you have now the nucleus of an organization which will erabie you to act in concert throughout the State, and all that is necessary is persistent and aggressive action. Let the next meeting of the Farmers' Association be composed of such material and of such numbers as will show "bosses" that we mean to have reform, or, if we fail to secure it, will show our farmers that we can next year retire those to private life who stand in the way. Under the terms of our constitution the number of delegates from each county association is five, and the date of mif Tvz.o(-innt ja Tnocrtarr nf TT'n.ir irPfiV. November 8. The executive committee of the Farmers' Association, for good and sufficient reasons, have decided to defer the meeting until Thursday, December 1, at 11 o'clock, in the hall of the Agricultural Department at Columbia. Those counties having no organizations of farmers are urgently requested to organize at once, or to call a mass meeting on salesday in November and appoint delegates. Let the convention be full, so that there can be no cavilling about this and that county not being represented. All have the right and all are invited, even though they send men ? - -.J who are opposeu wjiiie "x aimers niuYemeni." Two farmers' conventions have met. and their wishes havG been ignored: The third may inspire more respect. By order of the executive committee. B. B. Tillman, Chairman. A Confederate Veterans' Organization. The Confederate veterans at Pensacola are endeavoring to introduce uniformity among the Confederate Veteran organizations. To that end it is recommended "that the Confederate Veterans form themselves into one grand body, to be known as the Confederate Veterans; that the subdivisions be known as Camn of Confederate Veterans, that the camps be numbered from one up; that the by-laws be uniform; that the meeting of the camps of a State be called a division camp, a meeting of less than a State be called a brigade camp, a meeting of more than one Statu to be called a corps camp, and that a meeting of the entire organization be known as the grand camp. Until a grand camp is held, to indorse or alter these suggestions, and to elect their officers, it is suggested that the following officers be declared selected for the purpose: First, fw /-vivrarci'/o onrl trivo cnncp^nHvP Ttim ?/ ??? ? bers to all camps. Second, to secure a full roster of ail camps in existence. Third, to call a meeting of the Grand Cump during next July or September. The following officers are suggested: Grand Commander, S. B. Buckner, of Kentucky; Adjutant General, Wm. ?L . Palmer, of Virginia; Treasurer, William i Preston Johnson, of Louisiana; Chap. lain. Bev. J. William Jones, of Virginia. , The movement appears to be a good one and it is not improbable that it will meet 1 with a hearty and general response.? ' Savannah News. Especially tc Women. "Sweet is revenge especially to women," . said the gifted, but naughty. Lord Byron. Surely he was in bud humor when he wrote such words. But there are complaints that. * only women sutler. that are carrying num bers oi them down to early graves, i nere . is liope for those who suffer, no matter how 1 sorely, or severely, in Dr. li. V. Pierce's 3 ''Favorite Prescription." Safe in its action > it is a blessing, especially to ic</meji and to men, too, for when women suffer, the 1 household is askew. E. S. Wheeler, an insolvent iron importer ol' 2sew Haven, whose recent failure * wiib liabilities of $2,000,000 and actual assets of c less thau $100,000, caused such a sensation, , has been arrested on the charge of obtain3 ing money under false pretenses. s Those who say they know all about it assert there is very little difference between the popular bustle and a bird-cage. GROVER CLEVELAND. | i A TALK WITH OXJ2 OF THE PKESI IHJNX'S SCHOOLMATES. Some Interesting Incidents of His Child-I hood's Days?The Qualities Which Have Since Distinguished Him Manifested in J His Youth. CFroni a Washington Letter.) I had quite a pleasant conversation last evening with one of President Cleveland's old schoolmates, who is now occupying a position here in one of the Government departments. The old schoolmate of the President's was born at Fayettevilie, New York, the town that Mr. Cleveland visited some weeks ago. j He told me that Fayetteville is a beautiful -village of some 1,000 or 1,800 inhabitants, lying in a romantic region about seven miles east of Syracuse, and is noted among other things for its production of lime. The Cleveland family removed to that place in the year 1840, when the Rev. Richard Cleveland, the President's father, became pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and when Grover was only three years old. The centleman referred to related some interesting reminiscences of the President's boyhood days at Fayetteville. Their first school days were presided over by 0. P. Blanchard, who is still living. "grove" a great favorite. " 'Grove,' as the boys all knew him," said my informant, "was always a favorite in and out of school, fle was a strong, gocd-natared youth, about as studious as the average school boy, and did not, as I recollect him, evince any special liking for books. Inieed, there was nothing about him when we were school boys together that indicated future greatness. There were many other boys there who were called brighter. Although 'Grove' was full of fan and joined in all the boyish sports, such as riding down hill, snow balling and - - i - -t . _ n _ _ the carrying on oi irons gates, tri-re was a certain marked earnestness in ' manner -which distinguished him from the other boys, when we went to the Fayetteville Academy, 'Grove' belonged to a debating society, and I frequently heard him in debate; He was not really a fluent speaker, but I remember very well that he rapidly developed into a close and forcible reasoner. If his argu X_ 1X1 N-n-o /3-tr3 Y* fldcll \37lf.Vi meiH'tuive uiuno uiu JUVU ? brilliancy, they were heavy and effective for a boy of fourteen years of age. YOUNG CLEVELAND COrjRAGEOUS. ' 'Grover was a decidedly courageous boy. He -would patiently bear a great deal of hectoring before he would fight, but he was a hard antagonist when his wrath became kindled. I recollect one occasion when he gave an exhibition, not only of his courage, but also of his ability to defend himself against the assaults of a fellow almost twice his size. This individual was one of our school bullies. Young Cleveland had intervened to protect a small boy from a severe cuffing which the bully was inflicting upon him, whereupon he turned and said: 'If you don't shut up I'll slap your mouth.' 'I don't think you will,' ^ 1? twa o+ ,*rt.V.+_ S&ICi \JlTOYCr YtJfJ Ijuuxj) ao uc ocjlud^uv ened himself for battle. But the bully did slap him, and 'Grove' went in rough and tumble, and in a very short time he had his enemy down bellowing loudly for mercy. He was let up with a bloody nose, and a reputation as a fighter irretrievably lost. This great victory established the conqueror's title to hero of the school, and we were never thereafter afraid if we had 'Grove' Cleveland on our side. He was one of the few boys who dared to make- the hazardous ascent of the belfry of the academy by way of the lightning rod. I remember that a few *of us climbed up one night, when he was of the party, to usher in the Jtourm 01 uuiy uy r.mgui& the bell at twelve o'clock. We were a little early and went to sleep in the belfry, around the floor of which there was no railing to prevent our rolling off. I believe on this occasion the trustees, or somebody else in authority, had forbidden the ringing of the bell, but we couldn't see how the nation's birthday could be properly celebrated at Fayetteville, at least without 'whooping up' tne old hell, and so at 12 o'clock we made her ring! While we were making all the noise we could up there we heard other noises in the building below us, and having the fear of the trustees before our eyes, rapidly slid down the rod I We reached the ground safely with the exception of Grover, one of whose legs caught on a split in the rod, which held him there firmly and he could neither get up nor down. We liberated him finally, after much difaculty, but his leg was pretty badly hurt. He was already very fond of fisiiing, and I sat with him many a day on a log on the banks of i Limestone creek and fished for suckers. He was a quiet ana earnest nsnermau, and usually took home a good string. I have always thought it- a little singular that he never aared for horseback riding as a boy. I have no recollection oi ever seeing him on a horse's back. I don't, however, think he was afraid of a horse by any means. ' HE CLERKS IN A JDKCG STORE. "When Grover's father moved from Fayetteville, young Cleveland entered a drug store at that place, where he remained until 1853 or '54. He boarded with his employer, and was at that time one of the most popular young men in the town. He was always genial, friendly and accommodating, making a first class clerk. He was a firm friend and an agreeable companion, though not inclined to be demonstrative, more apt to listen qnietlj than to lead in conversation. He was thoroughly upright, truthful and conscientious, and all who knew him regretted when, at the age of seventeen, he left the village to join his father's family at Clinton. ' 'If young Cleveland was not a brilliant boy at the academy, he was certainly noted for patient industry. If he did not excel in any paiticular branch, his stilus for general proficiency was equal to that of the best of his fellows there. Geometry was not taught at the Fayette ville Academy in our day. Algebra was the highest of the mathematical instructions given, and this was one of his favorite studies; indeed, his mental current appeared quite early to run toward the exact sciences, and to logic especially. History wrs another of his chosei studies. A member of his father's church had a fine library to which many of us had free access, and Grover availed himself of the opportunity thus offered to enrich his mind with historical reading, for which he always showed ar especial fondness. Plutarch's Lives, a< t M-momW -sx-ac -in this library, and ] am very sure that he and I lingered ove] those charmed pages about the sam( time. I have no doubt that they left ar indelible impression on his young mind; \as they surely did on my own. TOOK A LIVELY INTEREST EN" PCTJXIC3. "I really cannot say "whether he was ranch of a newspaper reader. A small weekly paper was published there, and besides the Syracuse daily papers were taken'fbyjnany persons at Fayetteville. As wejknow, there can be no doubt that ! he took a lively interest in the great po litical'issues -which were then wrenching asunder parties, and beginning to shake the country to its very foundation. As he was not old euougli to vote -when he lived at Fayeiteville, I never knew anyI thing of his politics. His father was a Democrat, but I saw him once at an Abolitionist meeting, where they were exhibiting a runaway slave, who for tnis purpose had been sent over from Syra\ -cose, Which was then a station of the 'Underground Eailroad.' I think, however, Eider Cleveland, as he was known, took no7part in the meeting. I tvttv ot tittiv't ao to <-r.t,t,vr;P "When Grover left Favetteville to go ] to Clin'i?u it -was',generally understood that he would; prepare himself for allege and enter .the ministry. I know my mother rosed to say, 'Grove Cleveland is a good Christian boy and will become a great preacher.' He has quite reeeDtly told why he did not go to college. He surely did not lack the desire, but rather the pecuniary ability. His father's family was large and his salary would now be regarded as a mere pittance. After providing for the necessaries of AUII.1 ?/\n 01?A TTOC T^/\^ TY?n/?V> 1LLU lUIjUft UlillUICHj tUCXU TT AO UVU ^UUVU of a majsgin for the expense and support of eollige training for all tiie boys. . Grover^und himself obliged to forego the chesjdshed irope of his youth, and he choked'down- the great disappointment manfully and struck out boldly for himself. It would appear, to have been so ordaineS, that he should through trial and stroggle develop himself for riie great work which his country would require ol&im. "I think those who know Mr. Cleveland well as a boy and a young man are not at aH surprised at the resolution, stern determination, and unswerving devotion io what he believes to be his duty, regardless of personal conse quences, wtocn nave, in a marsea degree, characterized his whole public life. ' THE CLEVELAND 'GIRLS. "Of course, I know the girls, Rose and Mary, Mfi sisters, the latter novr Mrs. Hoyt, ofcFayetteville, but J. don't recollect anything of public interest to say about oUher of them. I saw them almost cv'-.ry day in and out of school. The only * uing that I recall as having impressed me is the"f act that in 'certain mental qualities and manners Miss Rose Cleveland showed a marked resemblance to her brother Grover, as I nave at tempiea xo aescnue mm. v/uiervvinu, < there does not occur to me anything that distinguished her mentally from Ler school friends. Both girls were beloved j and highly respected there." HEALTH OF GI1CX.S. Why They Droop an<l Stoop, Losing the Beauty of Vigorous Youth. A lecturer whose words were reported in the Life and Hope spoke the other day as follows: Oac^pf^the principal reasons why so many"healthy girls become invalid women is owing to the mistaken ideas and restraint of the mother. When the girl is young she romps and plays and tumbles about the floor without restraint, and is healthy. In most instances mnch too soon long dresses are put on, ana the girl is put under a double restraint, and is expected to at once become a lady. Hampered by her clothing, which prevents the free action of the muscles of the body, or if she indulges in any childish plays, or is seen by the mother in any but an upright position, she is told that such is not ladylike and only suitable for boys. She soon begins to J think she must* not bend her body and ; must keep constantly in an upright posi tion, except when asleep. The result of this teaching is the supports of the internal organs are weakened. The muscles of the back not being used become weak and related, and she stoops forward; immediately stajs are provided to take the place of the muscles. The shoulders begin to droop forward; shoulder braces are at once put on to saot>lv the place of the muscles provided by nature to hold them in their proper position. Thus relieved from all action they soon become relaxed and useless. Thus nature is supplanted by art until the poor girl is more a composition of steel, whalebone and rubber than of muscle, flesh and blood. By this time her mental education is finished, and the proud mother is enabled to introduce to the world an accomplished lady, and at the same time a weak, dependent, invalid woman. The President's Tour. Washington", September 24.?The arrangements for the President's trip have Koor> The nartv will consist of the President and "Mrs. Cleveland, and probably Secretaries Bayard and Lamar and Colonel Lamont. They will start on Friday morning of nest week on the Pennsylvania Boad. The first stop will be made at Indianapolis for a few hoiirs, and the next at Terre Haute, Ind., for a few minutes. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will be spent in St. Louis, Wednesday In Chicago, Friday in Milwaukee and Sunday with Postmaster General Vilas at Madison, Wis. On Wednesday night travel will bw resumed, and St. Paul and Minneapolis will consume Thursday and Friday. On Friday night they will start for Omaha across Minnesota and Iowa. On Saturday Kansas City will be reached on the east svard return. Sunday will be spent partly in Memphis, and on Mon, v*? ><- it. _ -r> : j?i aav, vccoDer j /, uie jcicsiucuu niu the Piedmont exhibition at Atlanta, Ga. Other dates are fctiil unsettled, but Montgomery, Ala., is pretty sure to be visited, and after a detour to Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn., the direct line across the mountains will be through Virginia to Washington. They hope to reach -here on October 22, ready to begin work on the following Monday. Pianos and Organs. All of the best makes. $25 cash and 1 balance November 1, at spot cash prices on a Piano. $10 cash and balance November 1, at spot cash prices on an Organ. Delivered, freight free, a;: yotn 1 nearest depot. Fifteen days tesc tria] and freight both ways if not satisfactory. ? Write for circulars. X. W. TRUMP, * Columbia, S. C. J A difficulty occurred at the C.. (J. & A, ' R. R, depot in Lexington, s. C., yesterday between Dr. M. Q. Hendrix and -Mr. Wad< I Leaphart, 'editor of the Lewiedale JYe<c? t The trouble grew out of criticisms in tin iVras upon a surgical operation performed i by Dr. Hendrix. The Doctor approachec > Mr. Leaphart, asking for an explanation, [ whereupon tie latter used some abusiv< : epithet. Dr. Hendrix tiien struct ->ir 5 Leaphart, knocking Mm off the railroac I platform. He was not seriously hurt. > A hot ball is not particuliiriy dreaded i the man is hungry and it is a fish-ball. ! v J } ; IS TOM WOOLFOLK Gl'ILTY ? j\Doul>t-S liaised ;ts to tljeKc;il Autlior of the Dreatftul Mtvrder >'e?r Macon. (From the New York Times ) "nm WnolfoiL- r>r,u- in tlu- Atlanta jail, charged with the murder of the nine members of Lis family, may not be guilty after all. There have been rumors ever since the tragedy that others than Tom were concerned in it, Frank Walker. Woolfolk's attorney, disguised as a painter, visited the scene of the murder and gained information which mu.de it certain to l.irn that a negro was guilty of the crime. To-day's Constitution contained a special from Canton staling that Jack o <>f snsniftinns looks and I demeanor, Lad been arrested by W. A. Kitchen, Sheriff of Cherokee county, and was held as an escaped convict, i While confined in jail the negro 3aid enough to warrant the sheriff in notifying Colonel Walker that he was of the opinion that the negro was concerned in the Woolfolk tragedy. This everiing C ilonel Walker went up, had a talk with the prisoner, and now expresses himself as feeling perfectly satisfied that the io fl-ir* vrja] ninrrlpw nf f.hA Wonl folk family, or, rather, that lie was concerned in the wholesale killing. _ The names of three other negroes ho also obtained in conversation with the prisoner. The negro admitted knowing who did the murders and promised to tell Colonel Walker if he would promise to help him out. This Colonel Walker could not promise outright, but he finally succeeded in inducing the negro to tell him who the three others were who were associated with him in the killing. These names agreed perfectly with those previously learned by him from other sources. Colonel Walker feels confident that the negro is the party who did the killing and expects to prove these facts beyond doubt. Certain it is that this negro knows enough to implicate others besides Tom Woolfolk as the murderers of the Woolfolk family, whether he implicates himself or clears Tom Woolfolk or not. At least this is Colonel Walker's honest opinion. Tlie negro is an escaped convict. It is said lie was sent to the chain gang for stealing an axe from Woolfolk. At the time he swore vengeance upon the Woolfolk family. Colonel Walker thinks the fellow got it by killing the family while the othe rs were robbing the Louse. He escaped from the chain gang several days before the killing and was in the neighborhood of the Woolfoik place at tima nf t'np IfilKnor lvrcfc llAS not llfiAT! tliere since. Colonei Walker has stoutly denied Tom Yvoolfolk's guilt ail the time. Atlanta, Ga., September 21.?Astcry, hideous in its details, is told by Jack Debose, the colored man held in Canton jail for the murder of the Woolfolk family. Debose says that Captain Wcolfolk had ill-treated him, and lie determined upon revenge. lie took into his confhrse nrmfederates. and about 2 o'clock on the morning of the murder the four stood at the no at gate leading to the house. Thj front door was open, and they made their way into the hail, except X>ebose, who strocd on the outside as sentinel. A scream from Captain Woolfolk told that the body work within had begun. A blow was struck at Mrs. Woolfolk, which missed her and killed the baby. One of the men cut down Richard and Charley Woolfolk as they rushed in. Another engaged Miss Pearl, who was attracted by tUe screams of the others and was hurrying across to her father's room. She fought him like a tigress, scratching his face, and in the desperate struggle she was considerably bruised before she was killed. ! The third murderer had meanwhile j entered the room occupied by Mrs. . . mi in 1 4 _ TTr?ir-K_ West, mere ne iouna Annie wouuuLa in the act- of escaping through the window, when a blow in the back of her head crushed her skull. Two more blows dispatched Mrs. West and the Rosebud. While this bloody work was in progress Tom Woolfolk jumped out of the front window and ran like a deer down the pathway and spread the alarm. "He brushed against me as he ran," says Debose, "but was so excited he did not notice me." The four men then searched the house for the money, which they failed to find. They then quietly separated, each promising to take care of himself. For two days Debose remained hidden in the swamp, his mother taking his meals to him. On the third 4-1*a /?,\nnftr or?ri Vto.c rmt 1/ liC lUg V;UUUUJ uuv< umw MVW been there since. FKAl'D IN' COLOKADO. A Newspaper Man, an Interview and a Check. Del Norte, Col., September 20.?A week ago kit Sunday a youog man arrived here and registered"as E. L. Yance, Mexico. He announced that he was e special correspondent cf the New York Herald, and exhibited a-telegram signed James Gord.on Bennett, instructing him to interview Senator Bo wen upon tbe leading questions of the day. He was " 1 "1 1.L-* 3 well received, ana oouuueu an unta.view, not only witli Senator Bowen, bul other prominent citizens. The following day he proposed to leave by stage sor Villa Grove. Prior to his departure he asked one of his new acquaintances tc identify him at the bank, where he presented a $200 check on the Chemica. National Bank of New York, signed bj James Gordon Bennett and payable tc Edward L. Nrnce. The check wa: cashed. To-day telegrams were receivec stating that 2klr. Bennet had no mone; in the bank and denouncing Vance as J fraud. Vance is tall, very slender, darl complexion, wore eye-glasses and : slight moustache. He showed a wid< newspaper experience and an ability t< catch the unwary. Tii<- 55 reus of u Princess. 1 The dress of the Princess of Wales at; recent entertainment is widely described i the English papers. As a matter of fact i '.yas not remarkable in itself, the materia no? beimr unusually striking or rich, bu was admired because of the many rar jewels which she had ingeniously set in th tiowers which adorned it. The flower ! were natural and were worn in small boi 11 nets wherever the looping of the materit ' afforded an opportunity, the jewels bein | attached to strong but slender silver wire ; and run through the centre of the bud? ^ In moving to and fro in the dauces th effect produced was dazzling. Each ros seemed io have a centre of fire, the stone used bcitiii" diamonds mainly. The petition to be sent to the Governc Acrl*?rwr fnr mr ' demned Anarchists, is :i violent paper, s< verely commenting on the action of lb > jury, the court of trial, and the Suprem r Court. The uardon is asked '"in the nam i of justice, mercy and humanity." ; * * * oro-anic -weakness or loss c j power in either sex, however inducec speedily and permanently cured. Enclos 10 cents in stamps for book of particular; f World's Dispensary Medical Associatio! Buffalo, X Y. h ... ' - i ' ..V - . ? THE GALLOWS FOK THJS ANARCHISTS, j Preparations for Executing: the Law Upon 3 Tlie.se Law-Breakers. (From the New York Times.; Preparations have already begun for j | the execution of the seven Anarchists :ia ; s I the conntr iail on Friday, November 11. j \ j Sheriff Matson will receive $700 for that j c day's work, as the county allows him i ?LuO for every man hanged. Just horc t the big job will be accomplished has not 1 been decided. The three Italian mar- c derers were hanged together on the same- I scaffold, and that bit cf enterprise taxed t to the utmost limit the existing hanging capacity of the ail. One scheme is to s hang the men in pairs, leaving Albert II. v Parsons to the last as tiie seventh. or oaa ? man. The law says the men must be i: executed between the hours of 10 in the 6 morning and 4 in the afternoon, and ;.t t is thought that the intervening time will suffice lor the work on this plan. It this t mode is adopted, the modern weigh! s I xv i] I be used. Sheriff Matson is opposed d to the plan, because of the long-drawn- a cut agony of a day's work at banging', c and favors the old-fashioned platforir, S trap and drop. t< There is just enough room in the jail a corridor to erect an extension gibbet | p twenty-eight feet long, giving four feet k space for the drop of each body. Seven w ropes will hang from the cross beam, which, in turn, will be supported by five " iron arms. The traps will be arranged I to dsop from a long bar extending the si length of the platform, by which the it seven traps can be released simultaneous- p ly and the Anarchists be ail launched b into eternity together. The extension o gibbet will be erected privately in some I secret place during the next fortnight, 1< and experiments will be made until i; " works in a satisfactory manner. If the a condemned Anarchists really hope for s: success in appealing to the Federal Sn- \ JV preme Court, or to (Governor ugiesoy, s< their hope is cot shared by Sheriff Mat- g son, Jailer Folz or State's Attorney GrinneU, and all necessary preparations a for the execution of the sentence will b proceed rapidly. o The sheriff has tried hard to keep b from the papers the fact that he is pre- d paring to put away the doomed men, I and he will have succeeded until the c publication of this. Spies, Schwab and Eug.il are confident that their execution h will take place at the time fixed by the 1 Supreme Court, and Parsons is the 01117 t; one of the number who expresses con- v ficience in the ability of their friends tc c save their lives. ti .STARVING A JUKI'. ! t 1! | A a Ancient Method oi VorcJug a Verdict, i Jurymen axe better off in these times; a j than in the good old days, when it was sj the law to endeavor to starve them into ^ a verdict. It is bad enough now to be ^ i put to loss or! time and money, with little ^ i or inadequate recompense, without be- . ing starved cr fined m the bargain. 12 In the early part of the reign of Henry P1 i YHI. Lord Chief Justice lteed tried an 11 1 1- : 73 j UCUUX1 \V iltJLi ULL cUL'UUib -l-Li. ?? uic j '"+J ! were locked up, but befo?e giving their ^ i verdict liad eaten ana drunk, which they L i ail confessed. This being reported to c | the judge, lie fined them each heavily, I and tooli the verdict. = i In Hilary Term, sixth Henry YIII., ? j the case came up before the iuii Court ? ; cf Queen's Bench on a joint motion to 1 set aside the verdict, on the ground of d informality oi trial, the jury having 9 eaten when they should have fasted, ana ^ next remit the lines under the peculiar ^ ! circumstances of the case. The jury averred that they had made up their . minds in the case before they ate, and had returned into court with a verdict, f; but, finding the Lord Chief Justice had ' "run out to see a fray," and not knowI in<v lia /inmA thAv Vrnrl ? 0.^5 4-lv, ?J ? reireshments. The Court confirmed both the verdict and the fines. In "Dyer's Beports," a case is reported of a jury who retired to consider their verdict, and when they came back the v bailiff informed the judge that some oi i them (which he could not depose) hau { been feeding while locked up. Both c bailiff and jury were sworn, and the } ijockets of the latter were examined, j when it appeared that they ail had about T them "pippins," ol" which "some oi [ them confessed they had eaten, and t the others said they had not." All were T severe! v reprimanded, aid those who ? had eaten were Sued twelve shillings j each, and those who had not eaten were \ fined six shillings each, for that they had them in their pockets. t A Curious Career. The Hon. Vincent Peel, of England, 1 ! r>nssi?rl Hirnnch this citv recently en ( j route to the famous raby fields of Bur- \ mail. He is largely interested in the Anglo-French company that has secured ] the privilege of working these historic ! mines, and has resigned from the Fng- j ; iisli army to serve this company in an ' official capacity. * For years Burmah has been the chief ! ruby producing country in the world. ! The mining, however, has been confined ' to the surface and carried on in the most ; primitive manner. The new company, i v naJavt* or?wlior>/>Ao in. I tVALJUL USV.'UUiU ^A^/v/vtw iu ??j. crease the output enormously. : I 3Ir. Peel is over sis feet three inches 51 tall, straight us an Indian; proportioned ' ' like a Hercules, he is, with his clear cut [ features, closely curling blonde hair and ' ; merry blue eyes, a singularly handsome ; r man." His complexion, from exposure ) to many suns and many climes, is as 11 swarthy as an Arab's. His career ha^been a remarkable one. Born in 1845, he 7 I j f ^4. OA UillUlUit^U. I1U1LL w'JIXCgC au ? Vj WUCJUL UC ] cume into the possession of a handsome ' patrimony and hunted a couple of years * in Asia and Africa. He then bought a 2 commission in the army and served in 3 Abyssinian, Ashantee, Zulu, Afghan, Egyptian, Gordon relief, and JSurmaii campaigns, lie was intimately acquainted with the young Trench Prince Imperial. who was killed in the Zulu war. j ' 3Ir. Peel was not long in dissipating a his inheritance. But fortune has strangeI i It- fomr.'il him. Wnr-n thf* f/r^sr. Kim- t J bcrly diamond fields were discovered he x was hunting in the vicinity, and bought e several claims, some of Vliich proved e valuable, and he sold out for what would * seem, to most men of ordinarily extrava\ gant tastes, a fortune. I>ut he has little '! to show for it now except pleasant aaem? ories. When the Burmese expedition r was mooted and it seemed certain that '0 Burmah would be annexed to the Indian empire, he was casting about for a new j s fortune, and suggested to friends in j Londonard Paris that the privilege cf working the ruby mines would be of untold value, and Burmah was no sooner ,r annexed than the announcement was made that such a concession had been obtained. He now thinks that he can :C defy the wolf for the balance of his life. ;c He i*: accompanied by Colonel Frank c Wi^on, of Canada, and a party of EngrT>T * it r\ t iionmen. xney go via me oanaoian j Pacific and intend hunting a few weeks : >f in the liocky fountains.?New York j i Sun. ? ?" - 1 b. As a rule, the longest hotel bill of fare is the one that gives fewest wholesome and | palatable dishes. MIX NYE AT THE MTNSTBELS. 5e Jets Down Some Comments on Dock* stader & Co.'s "Menu." (From the New York World.) The menu of melody and merriment it Dockstaders last evening opened out vita an overture by the entire company ilothed in full dress, with black satin ? - -t T 1 rrTU?A -iilCiiCrUOC-iCj-S iiiiu. VLU^a. iiuac. " ib, he company?not the overtnre. Mr. Jonico then emitted a baritone solo railed "Little Sailor Tom," and Mr. Lew Dockstader sang a topical song enit'ied "Xever, in the Wide, Wide "World." ?his song may not live long enough to tort off some future Donnelly on an ino O 4-S\ \Tr Tf! ciO IV *UJ.. x.iunmvA JU* bidder or some other fluent poet -wrote : , but it was a success, and Mr. Docktader was kept busy adding on new erses tmtil lie was tired. Alorrg about this time the conversaion on the part of Messrs. Dockstader, ionkm and Moreland drifted in the irection of kissing, and Dockstader Iluded to the act in a way calculated to all attention to General "William T. iherman, who sat in the off box within c-n inches of the end man. The able nd efficient warrior blushed a bright ink from the top of his large, rectangutr head to the roots of his reddish grey -hiskers. it- T at ?? iUX. O use bUd1 Etli iiilAJ OUjUg UOUCU The Song that Reached My Heart" u was a touching song, and several big ixong men went out to shed a tear after ; was over. They came back eating op-corn, and in time to hear a bass solo y Mr. Fiilman, who has a wonderful ommand of the lower notes. Mr. tonkin then obliged with a vocal mono)gue, assisted by his voice, entitled, Simply Nothing at AIL" It was funny, . ad a great many people were heard to arile in a sincere way that compelled Ir. Rankin to compose some more Dngs. It was a rare treat to see the reat composer think. There was a tenoj solo by Mr. J^eiger nd a pncumatic railway sketch, some anjo business by Edwin French, a take ff on pugilism, Tootsie Wootsie song y 3Ir. I)ocksfcader, more music on a ark blue xylophone, and afterwards the 'all of the New Babylon, by the entire ompany. In this part the student of ancient istcry wilf 2nd much to interest him. 'he scenery is wonderfully true to name, the gates of the city having 'the -ords "push" and "pull" together with lie Kings's coat-of-arms emblazoned hereon. The JtJng is seen approaching with his e&rae and another man,^whose name ; not given on tne bills, '?ney converse 2 low, measured tones and then go vriy to hunt. It being Sunday, they rart out more especially to hunt side oors. The King wears a plug hat and heavy head of whiskers, which he permits the wind to sough through. A attering ram is led by one horn, but ist evening refused to batter and seemed o "ball up" in his lines. He wae then ;d away and tiie -ftrsian army was reitasecL The rojal district messenger ieeps through, the aiack and the standing army sits down. Then the ballet omes on. This * ballet is not calculated to do reat injury to the moxils o? our young nd growing city. the first place, ? aen do not succee i ^ s ballet girls, or they forget the _ ' _s and lay aside II reserve. Some of this ballet are also uiie plain. The costumes are not the ind worn by ballets in the Babylonish [ays. They are too modern and belong o a later period. Over a thousand people take part in In* Vaw T7?n nf 'Rslvclnrt. irtftlndini? the udience. Any one who sees this show rill go away convinced that prior to heir fall the Babylonians had a pretty ood time. _ Bill Nxe. i Bi The Grand Army and the President. From the Grand Army Record, de oted to the interests of the Grand Lrmy of the Republic, these extracts are J* akeni "Comrades, the men who are >utraging American citizenship and beying the loyalty of our order by theii lisrespcct to the President, are partisans vho want to role regardless of the liabil fcy of ruin to country or to orgamzaion." * * * "Freedom's soil is no )lace for displaying prejudice on account )f race, color or religious belief; and the nan vrho so bemeans himself is a traitor :o the sublime cause of liberty and unworthy the equality vouchsafed to every rue American." * * * "The Grand Irmy of the Kepublic is not in politics, jut there is no lack of politics in the 3-rand Army." * * * ''Bitter partisanship will soon take the place of true jomradeship in the Grand Army if this spirit of hostility and insult to the maority of the citizens of the country in ;he person of their chosen representa:ive. the President of the United States, c n.it. sr><W?i!v It is the ast straw that breaks the camel's back, md it may be one word or act too many ;hat will divide the Grand Army of the Republic." About Advertising. John Wanamaker, the great Philadelphia merchant, recently spoke as follows ibout advertising: "I never in my life - T 1. - J.1.Z ? useCl sue 11 u luting nc it ux uuu^ci, or handbill My plan for fifteen years Las been to buy so ranch space in a newspaper and fill it up with what I wanted. I would not give an advertisement in a newspaper of 400 circulation for 5,000 dodgers or posters. If I wanted to sell cheap jewelry or run a lottery schema I might use posters, but I would not insult a decent raiding public with handbills. The class of people who read such things are poor material to look to for support in mercantile affairs. I deal directly with the publisher. I say to him: 'How long will you let me run a column of matter through your paper for $100 or $500," as the case may be. I let him Jo the figuring, and if I think he is not trying to take more than his .share, I give him the copy. I lay aside rue proms on a particular jms 01 guuua for advertising purposes. The first year I kid aside $3,000; last year I laid aside, and spent $?0,000. I have done better this year, and shall increase that sum as the profits warrant it. I owe my success to the newspapers, and to them I shall freely give a certain profit of my yearly business." Mixed School* In Ohio. The operation of the laws of last winter, which repealed the Ohio statue authorizing liie establishment of separate schools for colored pupils, is producing friction in many places. At Oxford, the colored pupils near!}- all deserted their own schools and applied tor admission lo v. uite schools. A public meeting was Lcld and the school board was asked to order the colored pupils ro their own school. The school board complied with the request, and the colored people propose to apply for a mandamus. At Yellow Springs the school board has ordered the school closed indefinitely or until the Legislature can meet and take some -action. At liipley, .a suit in mgr. damus has been entered to compel the school board to admit colored pupil?, t / A.