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' ' ' " ' . - ' i :v- = - . Lo * . - . Vv fc* - VOL, XLIV. WINNSBORO, So C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1888. , ' - NO. 25. MMW?3K3?pMBMPsacaapgpflB? 111 i W . Dorcas Caledon, THS HEOIESS OF CALEDON HEIGHTS. K' -AJN2" ATTTOBIOGKAPHV. L. BY FLOBEXCE E. DIAMOXO. IjP CHAPTER IV. W Mrs. Clayton tamed to a servant r.-hc vras ' in the room, and saiu quietly: "You may take this cliiid to the schooi-rocra for to day, Ann. Tell Miss Dallas she* will attend to her as to others. I obediently followed the girl to the schoolroom, which was a handsomely-furnished apartment on the second floor. ^ The servant opened the door and gave me T a shove inside, "ilistress said she was to study here to-day," she cried, and shut the door, leaving me standing in the middle of the Hoor. 1 raised my head and looked around. At a desk in one end cf the room, a grave, plain-faced girl of perhaps two-and-twenty was sitting listening to a recitation from ono of the three children under her charge. TVhen she saw me she bade me be seated, but she neither smi'ed nor gave me any word of welcome. Her thoughts seemed far awaj-, T thought, for her voice, though oyen and well-modulated, never raised or fell bclov. :ho same quiet monotone. When she had iinished the lesson upon which she was r>n<-^.(T(Vl I entered, she cai-ic forward [ft| and questioned me somewhat h; regard to my studies. This done, she gave me a book and requestccTme to read a ccrtain passage. ij j j. [ III I uM " TOC CXDEEST-IXD 212, LEN'A?" I did so. When I had finished she made no comment, hnt bade -us nov/ give our attention to mathematics. We Sid so. She was apparently a good teacher, for she took P- much pains to explain the problems and the " rules that governed them-; but her voice never lost its automatical ring. It was as though a wooden imago were uttering those things, and consequently the instructions c>ia envo xvr>ro drv and uninteresting, and I did not wonder that the children gave a sigh of relief when the lesson was over. But they had evidently been taught implicit obodience to their teacher's rules, for they were silent and respectful, paying strict attention to their books after their first stare of wclcoine to me when I was brought in. She now gave us intermission, during which sho left ns alone together. The children at once threw off all restraint and approached me with loud questions. "What's ycur nftueF asked the oldest . bc5y, looking into my face with his wickcd black eyes. I told him. "Are you going to live here?" he inquired next. I did not answer. His tone was jeering and unkind, and I felt ready to cry~ - ---~r ??ynr? aaW,ronghly. you suppose," he continued, | x "we're going to have yo$ here without .Knowing wco ana wiitx< vvu m ^ "Mamma will tell us." said his sister, seoing I did not speak. She was standing by her brother, her golden hair and blue eyes in strange contrast to his dark skin and jetblack hair. That sho was proud, scornful and vain I did not doubt; and that I. could expect no kindness or friendliness from her, I saw at once. "I suppose she is some little beggar that mamma has picked up," she said, with a toss of her yellow curls. '-Did mamma bring you' here ?" she persisted, angrily. "Yes," I answered, "but I wish she never lad. I want to go home," and, unable longer to control my feelings, I gave \vc*y to my grief and sobbed wildly. After several attempts to question mo further the boy and girl left me to my self and ran down-stairs. The youngest boy remained. He vvas a sweet liitia' fellow, with blueejes and dark curling hair. "Don't cry," bo said, coming /iose to mo and laying 2us little diiualed hand on my shoulder. r -"It'llmake your headache; it does mine," he continued, wisely. I felt comforted somewhat by his gentle, j Trindly words, and I sat up ana wipcu. eyes. il?oa came from a long "way o3, didn't you?" he inquired, seating himself beside me. "And did my mamma bring you, and what made your mamma let you come?" f "I have no mamma,*' I replied; and then I explained to him how we lived at the homo and the circumstances of his mothers adopting me, though why she lutd done so, when she had three children of her own, I I could not imagine. "Now tell me about yourself," I said, when I had finished. "Arc those your ^ brother and sister who were here a moment ' ago?" /. "NTi-it m-r- -rfxl Tvmlhrvr anrt slater-" he I gravely; "only my half brother an^?stcr. They're twins, you know; one is^st as old as the other, Irma and Irving J?a3rrctt that's their names." "And your name!-' I inquired. ^ "Is Bertie Clayton, he answered, so gravely and manlike, I could hardly help smiling. ' You and I'll be friends," he went on. "I like you. You mus'nt mind if they aro cross and mean?they always are. But I like you. I think you're nice, nicer than Irma; not so pretty, for she is like a picture; I heard mamma tell papa so to-day. But she's cross to me. Arc you over cross?" I assured him of my usual good nature, and we soon became good, friends. He offered to show mc his pets, and I v.-iilingly " VET DOX'T TOCT AXStVEU ilE?" * " * followed ftirn out into tQO gaiwu, uuu ?? spent a pleasant hour together. When tho hell rang for lessons I ran in feeling much more cheerful and content than before. Our lessons for the remainder of the forenoon Y.-ere very short. Attwclvo we dressed with the governess; bnt, with the exception of Bertie, who chattered to mo in his artless way, no one spoke to me or recognized my presence in the least. " v->' The afternoon passed in much the same manner as tho forenoon, only that Bertie wssscmoaed iron the room for a short time, and when he returned he looked very , sober and angry, I thought; he took his place as usual, but not once did he glance in my direction; ar.d when intcrmissivn came he did not ccr;:e near mo again, but ran. away to play with his brother and sister on the terrace, seeming quite to have forgotten me. I could hear them laughing, running and shouting among the tr?es and flowers, bat I did not dare te brave their ridicule by going out and o.*Tcring to play with them; so I I remained indoors. But the long summer day came to an end at last, and I was thankful when the sun set <> ><-> lr?r? rr r.? r.PV Jinf 1 T WM free to sit by the Window and think. All seemed mystery. Wherever I looked I could sec no explanation cf the strange problem of ray being' brought here and made an inmate of this family, while my presence seemed so distasteful to every one. Maggie came up to my room for something, and I determined to question her. ''Do you know, Maggie," I said, "why I was brought here? Twiat did Mrs. Clayton want of me when she had a little girl of her own?" JIaggio looked at me curiously. , 'Tm sure I don't know, Jliss," she said. "Arc you no relation of hern;'1 "None at all," * answered. . ? ' Then it's some of Miss Armund's doing, may be," she said. "Is she ilrs. Clayton's sister?" I Inquired. "Law, no, Misr.," laughed Maggie; -no relation at all. Don't you see 2Irs. Clayton is a ladv frrand and handsome enough for a queen, while Miss Armund looks like a ilsh woman' But they're great friends forull that," she continued, "though I don't see why Mrs. Clayton makes friends with such on uglv old pieco as Miss Armund is." "Are they very richi" I asked, "the Claytons I mean?" "Yes, uu'a, I supposo they arc." sho answered; "or rather Sirs. Clayton, and tho twins are?the property all belongs to them. Ton see Mr. Clayton, poor man, don't have much to say; they say ho married Mrs. Clayton for her money; but it's precious little good it'll ever do him, I'm thinking." "Mr. Barrett was very rich then?he owned this property i" I asked. '-No, no, miss, you don't understand,'* said Maggie, good-naturedly seating herself on tho bed near me. '*It is like this: Mrs. Clayton has had three husbands, young as she loohs. Ker first husband's name was Barrett. I don't think he-was very rich; I never heard that he was; he died when tho twins wore small. Then his widow married 31r. Caledon, who was the richest man in all the country round; ho was a widower, and nearly ravin' dcsrracted, they said, because he'd lost his only child, a lovely little daughter; he didn't live long, though?sort o> mourned himself to death, they said; and pit II ?? JIWM; M SO, XO, MISS, TOC DOX'T USDEESTA3TD." when be died be left ell bis property to bis wife and ber twin boy and girL The CalclJQCS P caf <rrf>if. by their manor; titey hated it that this property should go oat of the family, but they could not help it, seeing Mr. Coledon left no heirs. His widow then married Mr. Clayten, and the little fellow you sea retnd is their son. He is the cutest little fellow; his pa just worships him, but Mrs. Clayton don't seem to sei no great store on him; its her twins she dotes on, although tw? crosser, meaner young ones never lived.* "Why, Maggie," I said, shocked at he? want of respect for her mistress' children. . She laughed carelessly. MIt's so, anyhnw" but there's tho bell; good-night, miss," and she bounded out of the room in an in| stant. I I sat long, that night, enjoying the soft breath, of the flowers that came in through the open window, and puzzling my brain J over the strange events that had transi pircd in tho last two days. But I was quit*; ; as much in tho dark as ever as to the reason ! of my being installed at Calcdon Height"i j as the place was called; and I crept to>*? I at last feeling woefully miserable anj^mo[TO BE COOTINIT^L/ Tho Famous jjpJca^taudit. Evadio Bemsl famous Mexican ? Trills TT'O bandit, has re^-ULiJ' name was a <jrror tne defenseless inhabitants -*"16 Sierras and a reward of ?10 000-A'as ?^ere<i DJ the government for 'i>y capture. It is said that Bernal ^cOTie and kind to his loyal, though ]i,rrless followers, and, though reckless and bold by nature, he never exposed the lives of his comrades unnecessarily. He wis of a jovial disposition, but at j times he was filled with melancholy as he thought- of his miserable past and certain future. During these repentant moments he would swoop down on the nearest v.wn, to attend the parish church, and while the trembling priest chanted the Mass, Eemal and his picturesque band in the back ground would devoutty cross themselves and recite their prayers, Then mounting their xl l.T J." j norses mej wu uiu uisitppeoi c? vu. nio i wings of the wind, leaving the villagers . in peaceful possession. I A Simple "Way to Dctrct Counterfeit Bills. "How do you detest spurious bank notes?" asked the Evening News as ho leaned one hand on the counter at the window of a well known Broad street bank teller and with the other hand stuffed a plethoric purse deep down into his pocket. "To discover spurious national bank notes," answered the polite teller, "just divide the last two figures of the number "Kill lv*r r/\nT* orw} if rvrin Inf.hto* -rP \JJl l^XCs kJUU. KSJ IVUt v-i-to Awwtrw^. - w mains the letter cf the genuine will be A; if two remain it vrill be B; if three 0, and if there should be no remainder the letter will be D. For example, this note I hold in my hand is registered 2-151; divide the sixty-one by four and you have one remaining. According to ! the rule the letter on the note as you will observe is A. In every case the rule fails, you can bet your week's wages that the bill is counterfeit."?Augusta Evening News. A Lovely Complexion. ' What a lovely complexion,'' we often hear persons say. "I wonder what she does iuz it.v" In every case the purily and real loveliness of the'complexion depends upon the blood. Those who have sallow, blotchy faces may make their skin smooth and healthy by taking enough "of Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery'' to drive out the humors lurking in the system. * * 3 J iuiuau a-yriiiuer JU?U a u^i>pute with Mr. T. D. Mitchell, Orangeburg, a few days ago, about the pay for sharpening a knife. The Italian became enraged and fired a pistol at Mr. Mitchell. The ball barely missed his head. The Italian, as soon as he fired, ; fled: and has sot sine? been seen. :( ^ THE FARMER'S NEW YEAR. nOW TO MAKE A GOOI> IJEGINNXNG IN FAK1I WOKIC. A Timely Article from au Authoritative [ Source?A Glance at tlie with Sound Suggestions for tlio i'uturc. (From the Southern Cultivator ) Notwithstanding failures and disappointments of the year just closed, and in view of the promises that "seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and v?*inter, and night, shall not rtflnefi" 1/vf flirow Ann TClf.ll >Vll V f Wi J V?IV |f*VM new liopc, redoubled energy and unflagging zeal to the duties of the New Year?1888! EEVIEW OF THE TASX. i New Years' is the traditional time for making new resolutions. It is a convenient time to "turn over a new leaf," IT- cTproccot] In QTnf-r to determine wisely and clearly his plans and purposes for the jear just entered, each farmer should look back on the past year and compare the results of his twelve months' laoors with the plans, purposes and expectations with which he i ? ?- i-- ~~ TTa :c on usgam opcrciiiiuiis iuai/uiitiuaxj'. JU^ unwise general who plans and inaugurates a new campaign without reference to the conditions, methods and movements of previous campaigns which brought victory and success, or led to disaster and failure. Experience is said to bo a "dear school," but it is a very valuable school. Patrick Henry said, in reference to the pending troubles of colonies with the British Government, that he had but one lamp by which his feet were guided?"the lamp of experience," while a farmer has other lights besides, that of experience?so far as it extends along the waj?is a safe guide. Let the whole course of last year's plans and work, the conditions, circumstances and seasons, be recalled, as far as mav. be. Trace successes or failures to their causes. - Note the effect of changcs from - J - previous mciiiiuus* inwiuv^j to former years; extract from the experience of past history as a farmer all the excellencies, and reject all the blemishes. It is only by so doing that we can profit by the lessons of the past. TEE PEESEXT CONDITION. | It ought to be no difficult matter for a farmer to compare his condition and cir- . cumstances now with his condition one year ago. Still, we fear there are many farmers who cannot say certainly, because they do not know whether they are better or worse off?whether on the vrliol? they have advanced or retrograded. This ought riot so to be, and would not if they would acquire the habit of keeping some sort of accounts of farm operations. But every farmer knows whether his general condition is prosperous and satisfactory. Much has been said and written of late about the general condition of Southern agriculture, and intelligent men hold precisely opposite opinions as to whether, as a clas?, we are growing poorer or richer. The question may never be determined, and if determined little can be done to ameliorate the condition of agriculture by concerted or co-operative action so a* the actual mana?ezasn??of onr rarhl'iligp-is' cob.-" cerned. Co-operation among farmers has often been attempted, but has never achieved any decided success. It is impracticable to control the operations of individual farmers by any sort of resold tions or covenants or pledges. TK-re are too many of them"; theytoo widely separated; they cannot**^0* in mass conventions; their ci^mstanc^s and surroundings are ta?'variC(2 .aad diverse. JLet agnciiis?'*and farmers' congress^ cieetanddiscuss and resolve and ad^~*D* '^e stimulate thought and aro^ investigation. .. The exchange of ^^e^ences, suggestions of improved jp^cds, and the social intercourse ar^02116^0^ an^ helpful. The chief however;, to be expected of representative assemblies is the guiding of public opinion' and the giving expression to the demands of the great agricultural classes of the country for equal and fair legislation, the abolition of unjust discriminations, and the establishment of schools of agriculture, 'experiment stations, departments of agriculture and the like, for the development and protection and advancement' of agriculture. WHAT WILL TOU DO. Each farmer must determine ior^ himself, with all the lights before him,* what he may and will do for himself. Let him resolve that whatever others may do, he will that course, in general plan and detail, that is indicated by experience, observation and careful study. Let him not rely upon what others may say, or what Granges and Alliances may resolve. If every farmer would pursue this course there would result at once the beginning of an independent, selfreliant individual system, the result of which in benefitting each individual adopting such a system, will be the advancement and upbuilding of the aggregate of ail such individuals. This must be the basis oi our improvement and progress. taking stoc:-:. Every farmer ought to "take stock," as the merchants express it, at least once _ 3.^ a year, ^ote a own m a aairy or account bock the number, condition and value of stock of all kinds, the amount and value of supplies of food, the value of machinery and implements.- Also take account of the yield of Hist year's crops, the money returns for the same, | the amount he owes and what is owing ! him. Open a cash account and put down the outgoes and the incomes. If compelled to buy supplies or incur debts of any kind, borrow the money if possible and pay as you go. Do not put tho keeping of accounts entirely in the hands of your merchant, if you will ran an account, but keep a pass-book and require every bill of purchase to be entered. MAKING LASOK CONTRACTS. In making engagements for labor' it should be remembered that, in the long ; i i?i run, noinuig is giuueu uj scotuiu^ittuuiers at prices below the possibility of honest living.- Better give liberal wages and then insist, by personal presence and close supervision, on honest, faithful compliance. Laborers must live, and they will live?honestly or otherwise. rncwrxg?tehbacixg. In our climate, as a general rule and so far as the desired disintegration and pulverization of the soiT is concerned, the later the breaking up before planting the better. Oar clean, heavy clay soils, if plowed very early, will soon run together by tke heavy rains of the early months of the year, and be in but little better condition when planting-time arrives than if not. But cn every farm xT i? ~ C ~ 1 3 _ Iuiere are xiexujs ux biuuuitj iimus, ux iieiua covered with grass and weeds that should be plowed at once. Crab and crcw-foot grass if plowed under early and not coy> J i ered too deep, will rot and benefit the soil and the crop. If deferred until just before planting it will be much better to burn off a heavy coating of grass tban to turn it tinder. At this late stage the grass has been leached of its albuminous matters and the loss by burning will amount to little in comparison with the greatly improved condition of the plowed soil. Some experienced farmer Las said that if it were practicable to do so he would prefer, as a general rule, to i)iow ail liis iana the aay oeiore planting. In view of the probable bad weather, amounting sometimes to an entire month when a plow cannot run at all without greater injury that possible benefit, it is well to commence plowing early in January, or even before, as already indicated. Our own rale is to keep the work animals busy doing the hauling of rails, lira?wood, "litter for stables and lots, materials for composting, etc., so that plowing may be done when the ground is in the best condition. Deep turning or inversion of ordinary soils is not the best practice. Subsoiling is of i .i . .. . I' iim'i ma *" ? less well manured. The general experience is in favor of terracing as compared with hillside ditching, as'a preventive of washing on rolling lands. If the lines of level are not already run they may be quickly marked out ahead of plows by the careful use almost any of the cheap levels now advertised." An instrument that depends upon a spirit-level for its adjustment is much more accurate and reliable, and will give better results in the end. The rule is to locate the terrace at such a distance that each, will be three feet in the perpendicular height above the next below. A good swivel, or reversible hillside plow, is very desirable, though not indispensable, in throwing up the foundation of tho terrace. Pi r fectly level lines at the start and careful strengthening of the weak places by the use of hoes or shovels, will assure the final stability of the terrace banks. Breaks are apt to occur from very heavy rains during the first year; but by prompt repairs and occasional changes of location, the system may become perfectly established and prove a great protection in the course of & few. years at most. FENCING. There are still many large sections and even entire States where farmers are required (and content to d) so) to keep up long strings of fences for the protection of crops against stock. The time is rapidly approaching when the so-called "stock law" will be generally adopted, and the fanners of the future will wonder that their fathers ever submitted to the combrous, unjust and expensive system of fencing against stock. In. the wAantfnifl hft-xAVfti*. fences must be keot up where the old law prevails, and tue waste and destruction of timber must go on untii the supply becomes unequal to the demand. Now is the best time to do the work. The timber splits more easily, and such heavy work is more agreeable in cold weather. 3; A KING MANURE AXD COilPOST. . Where labor is abundant and costs but little, the old-time practice of hauling leaves and straw from the woods near by, and filling the stalls and stables is good. Farmers generally appreciate the great advantages of composting. Ths truth is <rnc? oi' ilic .cliii-t-Awivuiitvges of composting is that it involves the necessity for collecting the crude materials that might otherwise go to waste, and incorporating them into &e heap. If the.same materi ais tUiKSJ*) avaiiauie lor composnng oe ??Ifceted and distribute-! separately in the soil no great advantages would appear in composting them if the cost of handling be justly estimated. In putting up a compost- heap the proportion of crude home materials, such as 'cotton seed, stable manure, scrapings, etc., to the purchased elements?phosphate*of lime and potash salts?is of no special importance. Tliese various materials vary so much in degree of concentration and practical manural value that it would be impossible to make a rule that will always apply. Let the farmers of a neighborhood club together and buy acid phosphate and potash salt, exchange cctlon seed for cotton seed meal when good terms are offered, each farmer buying as much as he may judiciously. Let the acid phosphate be in proportion of about one thousand pounds to eight hundred, pounds of cotton seed and one nunarecL pounds oi fiaimfc, and allow, say two hundred pounds of the mixture per acre. Now mix tliem with the cruder materials according to available quantity and when ready for use distribute according to the proportion suggested, or to as to go over the entire area to be cultivated. It should be remembered that as a principle it does not pay the bjst to manure a few acres very heavily and leave the main expanse ox the farm with little or no manure. A more equal and impartial distribution will bring the larger aggregate of final yields and profits, intensive farming, as a system, excludes entirely the cultivation of unprofitable and unproductive acres. But more on this subject after awhile. . A Virginia Vendetta. Chicago, January 12.?ACattletsburg, Ky., special says: The war of extermination continues between the McCovs. of Pike county, Ky., and the Hatfields, of Logan county, West Virginia. As soon as the last sad rites of the late butchery were over tlioJicOoys organized a posse and visited the Hatfield settlement in West Virginia for the purpose of annihilating the gang. The posse visited the Hatfield house and finding no one at home they repaired to the woods to meditate a few moments. The Hatfield gang was soon upon them and a regular battle ensued. . After the smoke load cleared away it was found that the Hatfield party were badly worsted, and three of their number teprft killp.fi- Tvhilft noTift of t.hfi iMV.flnv posse were hurt. Those known to be were: Johnson Hatfield, Thomas Chambers and James Vance. Vance was shot seven times. Satisfied with their day's work, the McCoy posse returned to their settlement to wait developmen ts. Vance had killed several men in the McCoy neighborhood, and had to leave in consequence. He had been a bold, daring, desperate fellow. The authorities are powerless and the war will doubtless be waged until one side or the other is completely exterminated, as no one in authority seems to care. The Poor Little Ones, We often see children with red eruptions on i'acc and hands, rough scaly skin, and often sores on the head. These things indicate a depraved condition of the blood. Ill the growing period, children have need of pure blood by which to build up strong and healthy bodies. If Dr. Pierce'sj "Golden Me-Jical Discover" is given, the blood is purged of its bad dements, and the child's development will be healthy, aDd as it should be. Scrofulous affections, ; rickets, fever sores, hip-joint disease or other grave maladies and suffering are sure to result from neglect and lack of Eg|jj?ft .attention to such coses. jHr HE WAS CURED BY FAITH. Tliii ViCEY KK3IAKKABI.fi: KXPtKIEXCE OF A CHICAGO CI.EKGYMA>'. He Says tlvrvt Prayer Restored Him Vt'ben the I'hysicia s Had Failed, and TVhen He Had Declined Human Aid. (?liicago Letter to the New Yo?k Herald.) The Eev. Dr. John Williamson is one of the best known clergymen in Chicago, having served as a pastor in Jlethodist cliurcb.es here for fourteen years. He is a sensible, level-headed man, too, and not given to isms. Yet he has a story to tell which is out of the ordinary way. It borders upon the marvelous. At a. recent meeting of the Methodist ministers Dr. Williamson related his experience wi?h the faith- cure. He was very sick, jxai he didn't go to a doctor. He took hl? trouble direct to God, he said, and curetL_5*> fnpV . ' ? Tri?.)inr?f. it. His statfpent naturally- created a sensation among the other preachers, and knowing the speakers as well as they did they could not doubt his word. Dr. Williamsoa is not given to sensationalism in the gulpit or elsewhere, and his earnest, impressive manner carried conviction wichit. _ Dr. Wuiamson said that health came to him after "a sweet and indescribable communior with God," during which he was assnret that he would be restored. He believel, and he had his reward. The Kenld correspondent waited on /?]/\wT?v40n o-n/3 oclr/i/3 +/\ enrre* l*?io UJU.C UCXg VU^ii CkJULVi. CWiiVU AAiii* ?V c^i T ^ UIO experience Dr. Williamson is a man forty-sevei.years of age, strongly built, but wearing traces of hard work upon his features His life has not been entirely a secntary one, though he has devoted msiy hours a day to his desk for severalyears past. "I haveit much of a story to tell," replied he,.1'but you are welcome to it as far as itgoes. I feel assured that I was cured in consequence of my prayers to God ani my communion with Him. My ailmeA was an urseruic intoxication; , my liver \as also affected and I was in ; a had w&vcenerallv. I knew also that I ' was overorked, and sometimes felt that, peritps, I might never be able to regulate "rork in my pulpit sgain. "I conalted some of the best physicians in Gicago and they advised me to rest. I cd not want to give up my labors, bp I am enough ox a physician to know fet nature will assert itself. I am a gradate of Rash medical college, though I live never practised. "Then iiwas I went to God. I prayed j as I had aver prayed before and felt } that I wfb in close and perfect com- , munion w.h Him. I cannot describe j it. I told jod all my troubles and received assrances that everything would , be welL ly plan of action was to lay j down thie rules, if th-.y can be so ; called?pxyer to God, relaxation from work andphysical exercise. I under- ; stood, of ourse, that rest and exercise j would nol effect the complete cure I < wisbsd fo?' . j 14 What Ms the difference, Doctor, be- j JLf l a:- ~ J i-U iweeu yon prayers a,i> uma uiuc uuu muse 1 preriousy?" was asked. ' 'I iiad something definite to ask for; 1 -"thf&was-^l," ha replied. ''I wanted to. , be curedj-' lie adekd -roth a smile. "The ; trouble With too many" people ia that ( when they pray they don't know what ' they want. I knew exactly what I ] wanted and got it," ] "Yon feel that your restoration to 3 health was the direct result of prayer?" ; "Most assuredly it was. I did not put i myself under the care of a physician as j I might otherwise have done had I not j had so much faith in the efficacy of prayer j and the willingness and readiness of God < to answer it." i "You felt differently, then, during the ] time you were praying for health than t * jeiore: . i( "Yes; I knew I was in the very presence of God, and could almost see and ieel His personality. I cried aloud to Him and was rewarded with His companionship. I cannot tell you how i felt. It was a communion never granted me before, and one, I feel certain, not often vouchsafed to men. I had a great load upon my mind, for it would have been the greatest sacrifice of my life had , I been compelled to give up my work for a year, as the physician advised. "How soon after your prayer to God did you realize that you had been answered?" "Almost immediatelv. I have been . able to work right along, with the exception of a short time when I was at Bay Yiew. I took a rest there in the summer and spent my days in rowing and praying to God. While I have no regular charge now I fill the pulpit of some brother nearly every Sunday, and have other labors in additiou, so that I cannot say that I am not busy." "Have you any idea, Doctor, what might have been the result had jou depended upon ordinary physi 3al treatment and taken the year's ::est the physicians recommended?" "I would simply have lost a year's work, and probably not felt so well as I do now. In fact, I might not have recovered at all, though I io not assert fchiC- Tsrrf. mv rdpnvwr 1i ic: lifipn Willi derful in this, that I did nDt follow the advice of my physiciansj and I took no medicines. My cure is tli2 direct result of divine healing, and so I have been free to proclaim." "It was a case parallel to those given out by the faith healers, then?" "Not exactly. There wa; no anointing or anything ol that sort?no ceremony of any kind. I laid my troubles at the feet of God and He relieved me of them and raised me up. God knew what I wanted and granted it. I go about my labors regularly now, whareas had He not come to my aid I would not have been able to do anything." "Did you have a vision?" "No; I felt the presence of God, but there was no visible revelation. As it was, however, the divine presence was as apparent to me as though it were in tangible form and capable of being seen. But then I do not feel more favored than any one else will be who takes his troubles direct to God anci asks to have them removed.'' , "Do you consider jour case a remarkable one'?" "Not at all. I don't see whyl should, when God stands ready to do for others who ash Him what He has already done for me. If you know what you want and ask for it in the proper spirit God will giant it. That is all ihere is in it." "You believe, then, :n healing by faifh?" "I have my own case as proof that faith and prayer will have their reward." Dr. Williamson has been pastor of the hrst Methodist Episcopal church, the Wabash Avenue Methoclist Episcopal church and the Michigan Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, the edihee of the lutter being built under his personal direction. It is one of the finest church in 4-Trie c^/?f'*r\T\ rd' rif r-ii i iiv.r,^ UJL11 .J v/J. WUUb'iJ The Doctor is one of the working preachers and looks upor. tlie practical side of tilings at all tunes, and tliis is [ why the believers in cures by prayer | have seized with such avidity upon bis! testimony. The Doctor is not sentimental about the matter at all; he is simply matter of fact, and savs that his experience will be that of others if they go about it in the right way. INFESTED WITH REARS. The Inhabitants of Central Pennsylvania Alarmed. (Ilarrisburg Sj>eci.-1 to Chicago Herald.) According to the accounts of hunters, black bears were never so numerous and Doici m uentrai irennsyivama as cucj are this fall. In Center county they have talked boldly into villages, and one was killed the other day on a /arm within eight miles of Belief on te, the county seat and home of Governor Cartin. In'Franklin county, in the North Mountain region, bears invaded the corn fields in such numbers during the husking season fast ended that great loss was sustained by the farmers in corn de - J *- * ?a _ i ,1... : w- Over the line, in Pulfcoii couuty, especial- ly in Tod townsBip, more than one farmer has been robbed of his winter's .pork by marauding bears. In Cumberland county, near the Perry county line, many bears have been seen this month and three killed. The other day an immense bear was seen entering the village of Milesburg, Center county, having come down from the woods near oy. ne cooi:j crossed | the iron bridge over Bald Eagle creek, and walked up the middle of the main street. People who were in the street got quickly cut .of it. Horses snorted and tugged at their tie-straps, but the bear kept on iis way. Before it had gone far a number of dogs got wind of it, and appeared upon the scene. The bear turned and dashed through A. T. Bogg's front picket fence, smashing it down as if it were of glass, and took a short cut out of town for the woods. , There was no one in Allies burg anxious to go bear hunting, and the bear led the dogs a long chase, and returned to the mountains. Two other bears that tried the brave ! a_id impudent act at William Earner's, ; T n.-.n in C.^rttj-'T rriiiTitv- r>n ' JUVV/|/j ?.? fc VVMWWA WW .. -J J Tuesday night, did not laxe as well as the lone visitor at Milesburg. Earner . and Ids wife were returning home from . a neighbor's, about S o'clock, when they : saw a bear walk out of tiieir front yard, shufiie across the yard ahead of them, . and stop under a tree in a held a fe*v ] yards away. Ab they stood looking at the impudent bear another one came ' sliding down out of the tree aud joined ' the one at the foot of the tree. Then the first bear climbed the tree, and, 1 ifter reaching the branches, slid back lown, as his mate had dons, and then , the latter repeated the performance. , While the two bears were having this j cheeks sport between themselves, pay- ( mg no attention to the spectators, 1 Firmer told his wife to go into the house , ? V?4?a "rr^y oTir] Trie t?v .4X1U ?un gLLLi, 1XMJ ifclVATW Uiiv* x^o MA* By the time she returned prayer meet- j ing was over in the village, and the poopie were returning home. They all stopped to see the extraordinary sight of two genuine wild bears having a circus 1 under the noses of twenty spectators. I The bears paid not the ^lightest attea- iionto the people, but took. turns in J jiirabiag and sliding down the tree.' J Farner sent a load of buckshot into." one; Df the bears as it stood tie ground 5 waiting for its turn, to .-canib,. and. it ' limped hurriedly o?? ;owsr& the woods.- J tiowling fearfully. . The other - bear;did aot slide down the tree that trip, but re- j maintd among the branches. Farn&r J wa"a f ho Vuhl7* oc J WUilb UKJBCX, OJUV4 ^ . it perched in the tree, but he bhot it \ four times, literally riddling it with. buckshot before it full to the ground. It 1 was at once set upon with poles, clubs j md axes by the crowd, and the little 1 life left in it was beaten out. The Gentzell farm is two miles- south j ot Behefonte, at the foot of Bald Eagle 1 Mountain. A few days ago John Gent- ; zell, who owus the farm, was told by a 3 neighbor that a big bear was in his corn f held stripping the shocks and playing : havoc generally. Parmer Gentzell is no ] hunter, but keeps a gun, and, taking it ' with him, he went to his corn field, ' which was in sight of his bam, to see if 1 there really was a bear there husking his crop. Sure enough an enormous black 1 fellow stood at one end of the shocks, ' scattering the stalks about and stripping off the ears. Gentzell gave Bruin one ] charge from his rifle. The bear jumped ' into the air and fell b^ck flat on the ground. The farmer supposed he had killed his game, but, while he was load- J ing his gun, the bear jumped up and slouched away ana disappeared in the corn : shocks. Gentzell followed him, expecting every moment to come upon his dead'body, but was surprised to discover him at the other end of the field working away at another shock .of corn as if nothing had happened. Gentzell then shouted to his brother Heiry, who was at work in another neid, and whiie Henry was cm his way to join him John put two moro balis into the bear. Brain then made for the mountains, limping along on three legs. The brothers followed him, and a fourth eii/-it was fired into him. This did not finish the tongh old customer, and, now thoroughly aroused, he turned on his pursuers, and rusued upon Henry Gentzeli in such a furious charge that the farmer was prostrate on the ground with the bear pawing and chewing a? his leg, . before he knew what had happened, it was lucky for Gentzell that his brother was there, for the bear would have torn him to pieces in a minute more. The brother sprang forward, and, with one blow of the'heavy rifle, broke the bear's back, and the fierce brute fell over and died. The flesh was torn from Henry Gentzell's leg from the knee down. The bear was one of the bigges; ones ever killed in the county, weighing between three hundred and four hundred pounds. Three boys were hunting rabbits on Tuesday near Cowan's Gap, in Franklin, county. They started a rabbit, and it ran into a corn shock. One of the boys %vent to the shock to kick it and scare r.)ia rabbit out. while the two others stood ready to shoot it. Tlie rabbit jumped out of one side, but neither boy shot for on the other side a bear tumbled out'and surveyed the youthful hunters in astonishment. The rabbit got av,-ay, and so did the boys. The bear was afterwards killed in the same held by a farmer named Wagner. Dead at Hid Daughter'* Wedding. Washington*, D. C., January 11.? Charles H. liarriok, oi this city, died to-night while his daughter was celebrat iag lier marriage to iSoDsrt j>icaoji*jn. The wedding tad been postponed several times on account of Mr. Barrick's sickness, but he insisted that he was not seriously i i, and the wedding was set for to-night. It took place accordingly, and the wedding reception had just begun when the servant announced that .Barrick was dead. Mild, sootiiingi and healing is Dr. Sage's 1 Catarrh Remedy. PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS. THE STATE'S PROVISION FOR HER CONFEDERATE VETERANS. The Cocdiiions of the Bounty? How Applicants Must Proceed lo Grt Their Stipends?Pull Text of the Law. Tlio fz-illowiricT ic flip fr:11 tart of the "Act to Provide for the Relief of Certain Soldiers, and Widows of Soldiers or Sailors of the Late War between the States": Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 3. That the following persons, soldiers and sailors, now citizens 01 South Carolina, who were in the service of the State or of the Confederate States in the late war between the States shall of tho-Si$tjfa monthly pay menvoi ?ye dollars, to be paid in the manner and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set' forth. Section 2. In order to obtain ';hebene? ? +lvtc A /?f cii/?Ti nr caiirtr milsfc show, first, that he was a bona fide soldier or sailor in the service of the State of South Carolina or of the Confederate States in the Y?rar between the SUtea; second, that while in such service he lost a leg or arm, or received any wound causing a permanent disability incapacitating him from earning a livelihood; third, that neither himseif nor his wife is the owaer of property exceeding in value live hundred dollars aa assessed for taxation; fourth, that he is not receiving an income exceeding the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Section 3. Before any soldier or sailor shall receive any part of the payment provided in this Act he shall make' ap plication in writing, addressed to the Comptroller General of the State, setting forth in detail the nature of the disabling wound, the company and regiment and batallion in wiiich he served, and the time and place of receiving the wound, and showing that neither himself nor his wife is tlie owner of proper ty, as hereinbefore specified, au-i that he is not in receipt of income *? hereinbefore specified Such application shall be verified by the oath 01 the applicant, made before any officer in the iState authorized to administer oaths, and shall be accompanied by the affidavit of one jt more credible witnesses, stating that they know the applicant was a soldier or sailor, and believe the allegations ma !e in the application to be trne. Section 4. Such application shall be verified by a certificate of the Auditor of the county in which the applicant resides, showing that the statements made is to property appear to be true from the lists of property as assessed for taxation, and it shall be the duty of the An/lit/,* f/% fnrniaVi anrtVl if he shall so fini the facts, without fee or 2harge. Section 5. The applicant must further procure the affidavit of two reputable physicians of the county in winch he resides showing that Lhey have made a personal examination of the applicant *nd setting forth the nature of the rilled wound and the extent of the disability thereby eaused, and such other ittaiis as in their-judgment may be relevaut to.the appl'Otrtion. Section 6. Such 'application with the iccompanying papers, shall be submitted io the Clerk: of the Court of Common ; Pleas for the county in which the applicant resides, who, if he shall so find the [acts, shall, without fee or charge, certify under his official seal that he kno ws the parties whose names are subscribed to the several affidavits hereinbefore required (or that upon inquiry he believes tnem), to be citizens of the county and lhtl.fi t.llM j La OJJU uvxvuj v* ??- -?? said physicians ate in good standing and regularly authorized to ^practice in the said county, and that in his judgment the application should be granted. Or, if he'shall find otherwise, he bhail so enlorse upon the said application, together with any matters known to him or found by him relevant to the ease. Section 7. The application, "with the Accompanying papers, shall be forwarded to the Comptroller General, who, with the Attorney General and the S?ce JL-11 rCuil'J" 01 Ql&bt?) SJJLZU.I a JJuaiu to approve or disapprove such applications, any two of whom shall have authority to act. If the said Board, or any two of them, shall approve the application they shall so endorse theieon, iind it shall thereupon be the duty of the Comptroller General to issue to the party entitled to receive the same his warrant for the sum of five dollars, on the last day of each month, beginning from the date of such approval and continuing until the last day of the following October, or until informed of the death of the party, which said warrants shall be paid by the Treasurer on presentation. Section 8. The widow of any soldier or sailor from the State of South Carolina, who lost his life while in the service of the State or Confederate Slates, in the war between the States, while she remains unmarfied, shall be entitled to receive the benefit ol this Act, subject to| the same conditions as to property and income as hereinbefore provided, and may make her application setting forth in detail the facts which entitle her to make such claim, and verified by alfivits and certificates hereinbefore provided, except the affidavits of physicians, and upou the approval of her claim, such widow shall be entitled to receive the same amount and in the same manner as hereinbefore provided. Section 9. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller General to prepjire and cause to be pxinted forms in blank, on which such applications, certificates and * ' It 3 affidavits may be conveniently maae, ana i he shall cause the same to be distributed in the several couuties of the State, in such numbers and such manner as in his judgment may be necessary. Section 10. Any person who shall discount, shave, or in any manner speculate in the claim or application of any soldier, sailor or widow made under this Act,, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished bj line not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or both, at the discretion of the Court. S.ction 11. The Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas shall keep a record of the applications endorsed by him, and any person having had his claim approved by the Board, as hereinbefore' stated, may, during the month of November in each succeeding year, report himself to +Vi.a HArrt of hie .^nr.Tit.v anfl Lilt; UiCiA ui uaw WCU.V V* w^v obtain from him a certificate that he or she is the identical party named in the original application, and is still entitled to receive the benefits of this Act, under fhe conditions herein required. Such certificate shall be forwarded to the Comptroller General, and, Trith the approval of the aforesaid Board, the Comptroller General "shall continue the payments hereinbefore provided, until the , thirty-first day of October following, or % until notified of the death of the party entitled to receive the same. Section 12. Any person who shall fraudulently personate any soldier,-sailor or widow, for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of this Act, or who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false or fraudulent application or statement, or by any false or fraudulent statements procure such application to l?e | made, approved or paid, shall be guiby of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two. hundred dolh rs, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Section 13. Ail Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. The Vfealth of Georgia- f *n accurate idea of the increasing wealth of Georgia is given in some - /' statistics recently published by the * / comptroller general of the State, and summarized in the News several wofks^?-?" \ i auiJLi'B^Cfe^IlCL^rtrrgr \ all the property in the" State was ?2Hi,- . 959,548, of which ?9,865,129 Wis in rail- < \ roads. There has been a decided in- . \ crease every year since, until in 1887 the \ aggregate is ?341,50^921, and of this ?24,899,592 is in railroads. So it wiil be seen that in nine yeais there has been an increase in property values of ?106,545,373, of which ?91,511,910 is in real and personal property, and ?15.033,403 in railroad property. The rtcoid made by the colored people of Georgia since 1379 id also very creditable. In 1879 they owned property assessed at ?5,182,338, whilst in 1887 their pioperty holding aggregate.1 ?3,939,479, an increase of nine years of S3,575,097, or over seventy five per cent Casting a Great Gun. Pittsbukg, Pa., January 14.?The largest gun ever made of steel in one solid casting, and one of the three 1 ig guus recently ordered by- the tinted States Goverumeot, was cast at the Pittsburg Steel Company's works in this city this aiternoon. Whether it will I>e a success or not can at present*only be surmised, except for the excellence of an equally great though somewhat different casting, recently made at the works. Te-sts made of the metal used to-day, however, showed that as lwwi the small Dortions tried were flawless and of the grade desired. A cursory examination of the mould about an hour after the metal had been poured in was also highly gratifying to tiie experts who made it. Tne casting will not be taken from the mould for a week. Projjresw Jn the State. The Baltimore Manufacturers' Ih-cwd of this week contains the following statement of new enterprises in this State for the p:ist week: Aiken.?A. J. Twiggs will complete his pulp mill previously reported, about February 1. Tue Aiken Mining & Porcelain Hanu mciunug V/oyipany contemplate suiruog the mnuulaciuie of barrels, and want to purchase machinery. F. Hhem <fc Son have purchased a saw miii and wiii ic-eiect it on the I3inr:k. river. A. saw-mill is being erected by Ehrich & T wmgs. iicech Lslaud?George Mills has shipped >ouie i-aud to be tested as to its worth for making. If satisfactory, he will mine Mn<*s>liip sand expensively. Greeijvilie.?The Board of Trustees are i.?okixi.i{ f?>r suitable sites for the sch*>I bniidimrs previously reported as to be built, f He i 18.000 of bonds will be issued by' February 1. S iiley.?The Imperial Kaolin Company, capital stock $150,000, will be incorporated to develop the kaolin mines previously re ported. George A. Wagener, of Charleston, will probably be president. The control about 2.000 acres of kaolin lands. Surnmerville.?Arrangements are being made to buhd a hotel to cost about $10,000. W. Ii. Dehon can give information. Senator P amp ton on Strikes. The New York Herald has interviewed a large number of Congressmen on the heading strike. Most of the lawmakers are so. busy with their Congressional v>ork that they had no decided opinions either way. It was not that way with Uom>\k*n ?TTlVM> IrSJJL JLLCkiapWU) nuv GKUUf v^vm general principies I think strikes suicidal. The present plan of. ordering strikes is tyraunical. I regarded the Gould striko as criminal, and the strikers should have been punished. I don't know as to tbe present strike?I mean the particulars." Emperor William has experienced a change for the better. Taxable property in Massachusetts increased eighty-live millions daring the past year. The repoit that yellow fever exist? in Tampa and Plant City is without foundation. There has not been a case in _ eit'-ier of those places for months. The President has nominated Edwafd S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico. A Vienna dispatch says that the statement that the Powers would ask the Porte to summon Prince Ferdinand to Ifcilgil tUC tujL uuc xa ucmua. Tlio number of persons killed in the recent railroad wreck near Bradford, Mass., is now ascertained to be eleven. Some of the injured are in a critical condition. A panic occurred in a chnrch in the south of Tyrol, Thursday, through a woman fainting. Eight persons were crushed to death, and many were injured. Both houses of the Mississippi Legislature have passed resolutions commending the nomination of Lamar as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Over 4,000 jugs of whiskey were shipped from Mobile in'two days during the holidays to prohibition counties itt Alabama and Mississippi. One boat took 2,500 in a day. The London News confirms the announcement that Mexico has negotiated a conversion loan of ?10,000,000 with Bleichroder, a Berlin banker. A dispatch from the city of Mexico says that there has been a hitch in the negotiation of the loan. General Butler's motion in arrest of judgment in the case of the National Home for disabled volunteer soldiers against him, was overruled by Judge Colt in the United States Circuit Court. The verdict against General Batler was about $17,000. A difficulty occurred Thursday afternoon in the office of the Parker House, Anniston, Ala., between W. B. "Williams, the proprietor, and P. H. Evans, resulting in tie shooting and killing of both men. A young man named Thomas Gamble, who was attempting to prevent the trouble, was shot in the leg below the knee, but was not seriously hurt A colored man who was passing at the time also received a slighf wound in the leg. The trouble grew out of a statement made by Williams to Evans in reference to the infidelity of his wife, which Evans refused Lo believe. M