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HEREAFTER. When we are dead, when you and 1 are dead Have rent and tossed aside each earthly fetter And wiped the grave-dust from our wondering eyes, And stand together, fronting the sunrise, i fhint wp sha'i know each other better. Puzzle and pain will lie behind us then: All will be known and all will be forgiven; We shall be glad of every hardness past; Ard not one earthly shadow shall be cast To dim the brightness of the bright new Heaven. And I ihall know, and you as well as I, What was the Hindering th ng our whole lives through, Which kept me always shy. constrained, distressed; Why J, to whom you were the lirst and best, Could never, never be my best with you. Why, loving you as dearly as I did, A';d prizing you above all earthly good. I yet was cold and dull when you were by, And faltered in my speech, or shunned your eye, Unable quite to say the thing 1 would; ily dear Love, when I forward look and think Of all these balliing barriers swept away, Agr.inst which 1 have beat so long and strained. Of all the puzzles of the past explained, I almost wish we hoth coulu die to-day. II FAfHBBf VICTIM, j A STOBY OF WESTERN LIFE -BYTHOMAS I\ MONFOKT. CHAPTER XVI. GREEN MAKES ANOTHER LOAN. After a short delay John Green's turn came and lie was ushered into Mr. Mills' private office. Harry Pearson was there, and lie received Green with a welcoming' smile as he rose and said: "Mr. Green, I am sorry .you have been delayed so long, but it could not be helped. I pleaded with ray friend Mills to make an exception of your case, on account of your sick wife, and bring you in before your turn, but Mr. Mills is very conscientious and systematic in his business affairs, and he refused to do it. Said perhaps some of the others ;n oc /V!/~icr? nlnwc <ic vrrn tvpro r>tr? However, now that you are here, I hope Mr. Mills will make as much haste as possible and let you go." John murmured his thanks for all this interest on the part of Pearson, then turning to Mills said: "I suppose you are aware of the object of my visit?" "Certainly," said Mills. "You want i money, and the first thing to do is to list the property you propose to give as security. Just call over the articles while I note them down." John named over the articles to- j gether with a description of each one, ! including his two horses, the harness, wagon, plows and other farm property. "Xow," asked Mills when the list was complete, "how much money do you expect to get on these?" "I haven't made up my mind to any particular sum," said John. "I only know that I have given you in every cent of three hundred dollars' worth of property." "Three hundred," repeated Mills. "Could you sell it for that amount?" "No, I suppose I could not under T^T .1 present circumstances, .;u?ui > "No, you could not. But could you j sell it for two hundred dollars?" "Not at. present." "No. nor you couldn't sell it for one hundred, could you''" "I expect not." "Xor fifty?" "I don't know. Perhaps I couldn't. But remember that i.-> no criterion of j worth. Nothing s:d!s now but food." "But it is a criterion of worth. Mr. Green." Mills corrected. "It is a criterion of value l>ecause a thin"1 is only worth what it will sell for. We govern our loans by what the property would fetch if it was sold to-day. and not what it might be worth if times were good and money plenty. Ordinarily your tilings might sell for three hundred dollars. They might have been worth that last year or they may be worth it next year, but that has nothing1 to do with the present time. We're dealing with the present, and I'll make you a loau on the present value of your property. I'll advance twenty-five dollars < .n it." "Great heavens!" cried John. "Only twenty-five dollars:" "Onlv twentv-five dollars." Mills re peated. "I wouldn't do th;it if your I friend and my friend. Mr. Pearson, hadn't interceded in your behalf. I would rather not take the business at j all. and but for him I wouldn't offer j to advance more than ten dollars. But if you want to take twentv-fivc you can have it. Please decide quickly, though, for my time is precious, and others are in waiting1." "I can't accept so small an amount," John replied., promptly. "I can do better. ~l will let it gx> at fifty, but no less." "Then oiir business is at an end," said Mills, as he arose and started toward the door. '"Hold on. Mills." Pearson called. "I want to speak with you a moment." Mills and Pearson withdrew to the opposite side of the room and talked for snmi> tinif in low t? ir.es. John did n;>t hear a word that passed between them, | but lie felt assured tl'.at Pearson was arjjnin-r for him. and when at last they came back ami sat down he was assured of this, for .Mills said at once: ' Mr. Green. I am ?oin;r to make an exception of your case.and advance you fifty dollars. I wouldn't do it for another man on earth, and I onyht not do it for you. It is taking agreatiisk. ami besides it is sotting a bad precedent. However. Mr. IVarson says your wife is in a bad way. and he has pleaded with me for her sake to show a liberal spirit.and against my judgment I*vi?eonsen ted for once to mingle charity with business. I must a.- s you to keep this transaction quiet. ;:t least the amount of the loan must remain a secret." John readily consented to this smali request, and Mills proceeded to make out the papers, and a few minutes later John (Jreen emerged from the private oil ice withiiftv dollars in ids oockct. Fifty dollars did I sayV Yes. fifty dollars. less Mills* commis 6ions and interest, whieii v.\ re ei:?'ht dollars for sixty days' loan. thr.-c per eent. per m -nth Ct interest an.I Jive JHT fOUl. ::i: n : 1 .1 ."I j-U'i! iii\ small :n;?tv. r. tn::y. :*v.d sum. Or;!'.' :_r:it dollars f ?!;< r of F forty-two .?!*iii*>. two months. At i that rate. if Invn i.ud inado I l-vm for a year ho would have ivofived two dollars in ;b!i vhiio t!>t remaining forty-eight would haw go?y for intorost and o>'-m:?;:-.s;.on the two. Ah. a blessed t::ii:.r is chattel mortgage, and blessed is the ::an '.vim nwiis imo. It was a fortimato tiling :' t'??* poor settlors that Mi :> ma-ie *-::o;-t time loans only. That feature was the only redoeinin.LT one in ids sy>t?m:. When John left the oilh-e Pearson f..1 lowed him. and the h -st. trustful farmer embraced the opportunity U thank Ilarry again for his interest ant trouble. it's all right. Mr Green." IVarsor said, "and you owe :ne nothing. Tin favor I rendered voik if you persist ii calling it a favor, was nothing mort than anv man should do for another. J ' -/ i i 5C Krru j ^ __ __ . i ! v/ .V: ' . V5 ; ? V^jivK'v1 ; .; i '$};-: V -^V- .' ^ | W: ' , V-a- . . : II ' [r /' l"- ' 'i : ''DECIDE QUICKLY, TIME IS I'HECIOL'S." j I am sorry we wore in>t able to make bet- j ter terms with Mills, but we won.- f.ir- j tunate to do so well as we did. If at j any time I can render you :i service just let i;k? know, and you shall flntl ine ready to do anything that lies in my j pow^-r. You are going home direct, I j suppose?" "No. I ought to let Scruggs know j that I have secured the money so that | he need not put himself to the trouble j of raising it for me. i will go to his ; office first and then be 01T for home." j This arrangement did not suit Pear- ; son, as was plainly evident from the ; I frown that came to his face. Yet he 1 dared not openly oppose it lest he excite his victim's suspicions. It was nec essary to the succcess of his plans that | Green be kept awav from Scraggs, and j lie resolved that he should be if possi- j ble, and if a meeting must take place I between the men lie would manage to j be present to hold Scraggs in check. "Curse Seraygs, anyhow," he mused. ' The old fool has got his head set I against me, and he won't hesitate to j take any step to thwart my schemes. I . wish he'd never got into the secret of J my intentions relative to Louise Green. | lie threatened to blow on me once, and ! it will be just like him to do it. Put, { pshaw, what need I fear from that! I Haven't I srot Green's confidence, and i i don't he take my word for everything? | I need fear nothing from Scraggs, for I f can easily disprove all he says. Still, if I Green can be kept away from him all j the better." Then aloud Pearson said: l,I can see Scraggs for you, Mr. Green, as I am going right up to his office, and any message you wish to deliver to him I can deliver and save you the time and trouble." "Thanks," said John, ''but I think I had better go myself. I owe it to Scraggs after his offer." "Very well then," replied Pearson, seeing that it would be useless to object, "we will go up together." So the two men walked away in the direction of Scraggs' office and in due time arrived there to find Scraggs away. nnt in tlio ('OlintrV." iiv. UUO w..- ~ ^ , Peerson remarked, glancing1 at a card that lay on the desk, "and there is no telling when he will return. Probably he will not be back before night. If you wish, I will deliver your message to him, and you need not wait." "Then you may," said John. 4ifor I a:n anxious to be at home with my wife. You can tell him that I have secured the money, and that I will not be | in day after to-morrow. Thai is all, I ; believe. And now, thanking you again for your assistance, I will go. but first beg you to come and see us at any time you feci so disposed." "Thanks." replied Pearson: "I shall avail Myself of your kind invitation, an?l before many days you will see me at your house. In return for your goodness, Mr. Green." Harry went on, "I mustbegyou to remember what I ' said awhile ago, and if it comes in my way to serve you, only let me know." j Then with a firm hand-pressure John j turned from the otlk-e and rode away toward his sod ealun on the p>*airie. Jfarry Pearson, from his position by the window. looked after him until he disappeared from view, then slapping hims.-if on the thigh, exclaimed half aloud: "The victory is won, and the game is mine. I swore to have Louis.- Green for my own. and 1 will. John Green is in my power effectually. for it was ray money ihat he got from Miils. and it is 1 that holds his note. He can never pay the debt, and within a month or .so his money will be gone, and then he will be at my mercy. Mercy? l>ah, I don't know anything of such stuff. What do I care for John Green's sufferings, or what becomes of that sick wife of his'.' They might die of starvation for all I care if there was not another in the case. And yet John (Jreen imagines I am a good man and a benefactor. Poor fool, he little dreams how dearly he will have to t\iv for all the kindness I show him. Louii.'j is the price, and she shall be mine. Of course I cannot marry her. and I would not if I could, but a pretty mistress is just as good, or better, for then when I am tired of her I can soon get her oif my hands." So pleased was he with the way niVfiwere tendinir. that Ilarrv Pear son slapped himself again and indulged in a satisfied chuckle, after which lie went on: "Wonder how old Blatehford will feel when lie discovers one of these fine mornings how well I have served him? Wonder what he will think when he wakes up suddenly to find that I, his trusted agent, have gone off with his granddaughter and several thousands of his money? It will break his heart to lose the money, and it ought, but it ain't likely he will lose any sleep on the girl's account. He'd rather give up i-very relative he has. than to part with a dollar. Such old cusses as he is need t<> stand a heavy loss to bring them to > iheir senses." For a lung time Pearson remained at the window musing over his scheme and congratulating himself on the Mattering prospects of its successful issue. It was a deep-laid and wellmatured plan for embezzling a large j amount of I Hatch ford's money, and, with Louise for his mistress, fly to a distant land, where he would live in grandeur. In the meantime Oreen was jogging homeward, and he. too, was busy with thoughts and musings. lie had secured a little mouey, but it was not sufficient to keep off hunger for any \ great length of time, and lie realized i that unle.vs Mary began to recover soon ! so that he could seek employment he j would in a few work.-, be without means again, with nothing more to mortgage. ' Musing thus, with many mi>_riviags ami dark forebodings, John at last came j face to face with a man in a buggy. It i tvas Scruggs. "I am glad I met you. Green." Scraggs ! said. "I have been out in <f.;e>i of ! some money. and luckily I *>va> ; ?rtu- ' nate ^nouyh to it. So. if yoa have j time to iSo back wil'a rac we can lix the business np to-day." "I am ever so :r.nch ^bliyed to yon, \ Mr. Scraggy." replied John, "but I have j secured a loan, through Pears-?n"s assistance. from Mills. I came by y iur office to inform you. I am sorry that you have gone to so much trouble for nothing.*' "I don't care for the trouble, Grcn," said Scraggy, "but I'm sor.y you borrowed that money of Mills.'' ^ * *\\ Isy ho'.1' "Jli.*t.ause the loss \ ou have to do with J lurry Pearson the better. Mark my words. tlivn. vow will pay dearly for all the ai-l lVar>->n drives you. and the day will e'>m>* when you will wish with aily*.ur hvart that you had never seen hi:n." ' 1 an: at a loss." John said, "to understand y. ?, Mr. Scraps.'' "That's berause you do not understand l\ ar.vjn*s motives." ' Why. what motives, except one of kind:;. >s. ,-an 5u- have in aiding mo? IK*<-;i:iii.it hope to make anything-out of in:-, for 1 have notnmg. "Veil li.w nut property, Mr. Green, but V'.n haw that which is of far m<>re value t-j lvitJi yourself and him. You liav?* :i daughter, and it is her ruin he is working to."' Si-rat,''cried John, withlividface, "be careful what you say.*' "I am careful, Green, and I would to Neawn it was not necessary to say what! am about to tell you. JJut as a husband and a father I feel it my duty to speak out and warn you against Harry Pearson. I know his purpose or he has stated it to me. He has designs on your daughter. and knowing that he eannot win her by fair means he seeks to do it by entrapping1 you in his toils." John looked at Seraggs in a dazed way for some time, evidently baiting between two opinions or else mixed up in a medley of ideas. Seraggs" manner and delivery were so earnest that it was hard to believe him insincere, but on the other hand it was equally hard to think of IVnrson as an unprincipled libertine after all lii.s unostentatious kindness. Another man might have been able to form a correct conclusion ( J\ t. . ^*s< . / ' . TT.\ ? V -^Y1- /': ; < s?4 \ . *(&[ /{;.'.. : ,/ >; . . :vf\; ' >! [( | r\uj? ? >, . -. i: y 5 ' , j; / _ ? A C*? *'" i'rr=' 'I AM I MET YOl", CSKIIKX." in the premises. but John Green. hon- i Ost. op.-n. frank, truthful son I tliar he was. v/as slo'.v ti? c!inniT*' opinions of a person. es*>.v;::!ly whon In* v.as lil.-d lip:in t > ?-v. a ;,"ood for a bad on."*. :!. had form.-;] :i i;i. 'i opinion <>f 1 'oars.an;! consider.-.1 hiiu a trm\ nns.?:iis!i fru-r.d. wV:!v as 1 or Scraps, his opinion <;f lii;n }>:. ! r.cwr been of thv words put him in a quandary and he knew not what to y;iy or Jiow to proceed: but finally afi the sii<-:u-r bi'jjfan to ?row aw ** *.4 < . 'iw.. ' This i- :i surprise to mo. Mr. Sfrjiif he said, "and I do not know what to think of it. iVarson has bcvn kin?l in ai iiirr me ami 1 never dreamed that hi- co.dd have a dark purpose in it, and I can hardly believe that saeh can be the c:isi'. even now. lint 1 tiiank you for the warn in;/ you pivo. and 1 promise t > be '>11 j^uard." "To l--j ,?n <-uard to my purpose. (!reen. yon must ?*:iard a.irainst :vce5?tin?* any favors a*. I 'earson's hands. in other words keep out of his power. It was because 1 know what f do that I proposed, to let you have money. 1 made the offer to save the ^i.-l from his clutches. I have a daughter myself, and. whatever else may he .-aid of me. no one can say that ! a:n not a friend of virtue. 1 a; a sorry you borrowed 1 hat money of Mills, but it is done and we must make the best we can of it. If die worst c-?:ties ! will write <>r telegraph t > old-what'sdus-nanv. Harry's uncle i.i Old >. and have ldm e..>:.ie out." S ra.r *s f >r the m >:n.'nt faiiel to re fall Mat .hfovd's name, and he little dreamed ;-.<>w much he missed in doing <<). for had he known the relation tha existed between the Ureens and Hiram i?i:>ienioru. :um mm v?reeu m.oivh identiiy of Pearson, as the mention of Ulatehford's name would haw led to, a world of bodily and mental suffering would have been spared the poor, unfortunate Greens. Hut as it was they parted so, John going on homeward in a state of great mental perturbation, while Serais drove toward Ma.trie City, resolving in his mind various schemes for thwarting Harry Pearson's nefarious plans. ''Green is such a confiding, hones soul," he mused, "'that Pearson wil have no difficulty in coming over hin with those suave manners of his. If he had a little knowledge of humanity and wasn't such a trustful fool, I might be able to do something for him, but as it is I have little hope. Some people are the blamedest fools in the worid. and John Green's one of 'em? here Scraggs hit his horse a vicious rap to alleviate his feelings of disgust, and went on: ''He's allowed Pearson to bamboozle him into going to Mills, and fool-like, he thinks Pearson ha done him a great favor. I don't se why in the devil some people are al ways so anxious to lick the dust from the feet of rascals,"' and Scragg brought his horse another cut. "Now Pve got to get Green out of this scrape," he continued, "if it can be done. I've got to buv that note from Mills, if he'll sell it."" CHAPTER XVII. THE SERPENT ASH HIS AGEXT. The rea;ler may De inclined to t runic it :i littli' strange that Scraps should manifest such decided interest in a matter that did not at all affect him. But. as has been said, Scraps was a man of heart, and he was a great friend of virtue. Besides, he was a man of strong impulses, and his likes and dislikes were extremely pronounced. From the moment he came to know Harry Pearson in his t "ie character he had disliked him, and the instant he became cognizant of Pearson's intentions relative to Louise Green, he resolved to thwart them if possible. And it may be added that Serais was a man who, once having formed a purpose, never abandoned it until In* had reached the end. Thus may the interest of Sera,ergs in this affair of Green's be accounted for to the satisfaction, no doubt, of all. It was late when Scraps arrived home, and it was impossible for him to do aught that day, but at an early hour the next morning he repaired to Mills' ollice. None of the jrreat army of loan seekers who visited Mills' office every | <!av had made their appearance yet, and I Scraps found that worthy alone, and j in a very few words stated the object of j hi> visit, which was to purchase John j < ?reeu"> : ote. "lam sorry, Mr. Seraggs," Mills re* plied promptly, "but I cannot accommodate yon with the note." Why not?'* Scraps asked. "j Uvan.se I loan money as a business, and if there is a profit in it I want it." j "Certainly. Mr. ?>lil!s. I did not ex* i pect you to sell the note at its face J value." "You didn't? Then you are willing to pay a premium?" I am. or I should never have come here. We money lenders do not do 4 I . i 1 things fur the I an of it.'! ' Thufs very true, and for that rea- : I son I am at a loss to understand why ! yon should Ixr willing to buy Green's i note at a premium. I let him have ; twice as much ?>n his property as I j would under ordinary circumstances." I j "That has nothing1 to do with the j matter at all. Please state what | amount will buy the note." Mil!?- looked at fcieraggs rather curiously for on instant, then broke into a Soft Slr:ile. J. "To We plain with yon, Mr. Scraggs," he sai'!. "and to bring the affair to a point :it once. 1 must say that the note I is n< f ir sale." "At no price ' At no pricc. "May I ask your purpose in holdingit whe:: you can make a good profit by letting it go?" " Ye>. you may asK. .Mr. .->eraggs, uut I am IV)t compelled to answer you." For a moment Scraggs was clearly ' .stunrvd." t-i use an expressive slang1 term. TI.e n:>te was evidently beyond his reach. : i n -1 it seemed useless to try fnrl'ie." I i IT'*' it. Yet he did not like to;:!: ::;.] :i the effort so soon, but how to >. r;l further lie did not know. Ser. r,;-'. went baefc to his own office, where he found Pearson in waiting- for him. John Green came *ap to see .you yesterday afternoon," Pearson began, "and j not fi:. iingyou at home, left a message with me." -Vu.i needn't put yourself to the troul>U- of stating it." said Scraggs, coldly, "since Green himself delivered it a little later." l*ea:> m was taken somewhat aback l>y these \rords. but i'i a moment he had recovered his equanimity and said earele^h" V'si met him on the way home, I suppose?" Yes. and he told me Mills had furnished him the money." "That was the message he left with me." For a little while neither of the men spoke, and Pearson began to hope that > * i i I I tie fcUMlfCL Wiv* niw^ijiva. j>ui iu ciii.-5 In- \v:ts disappointed. for directly Scraggs resumed it by saying: "You holpoil Green about getting that loan. Pearson, and 1 know what your object was in so doing." Perhaps you do, Scraggs." Pearson replied unconcernedly, "but for fear you don't. I'll tell 3'ou. My object was t<> render the man a little service." "Yes, to render him a little service; and for what?" ' For his good, of course. So you think all mankind are like yourself, willing to do a fellow creature a favor only when it brings two dollars to j'our pocket to every one it brings him?" "Pearson." said Scraggs severely, "it is useless to talk nonsense to me. I know you, and I understand your heart. You told me once, before you returned east, what your intentions were toward | (liven"s girl, and I understand that your intentions are the same yet. You are striving to get Green in your power and use him as a lever in your elforts with the girl. That was your purpose in taking him to Mills to get his money, and you arc the man who holds that note." "You are making rather reckless assertions, Scraggs; but say they are correct, and thvn what?" "Wliv, only this, you must give the note no to mo. I will pay you a pre| miuni <?n it." "UT,.?-ee! Must give it up, eh?" ' Yes. you must." 'Torhaps I must, but I fail to see why." "Look here, Pearson, vou proceed , ! i ;i: 1$ / Sjv 0 -fe ' 'l irCM i lift .-NUlti JUl JPUrt SAL.4. with your intentions toward that girl, | and I promise you that Blatchford shall be informed of it without delay." "Blatchford! What does he care? Do you-suppose he'd bother his head about a daughter of one of these poor settlors whom he owns body and soul! Pshaw, he don't care what they do, or what becomes of them, so long as he has their mortgages. Write to Blatchford, it you want to, and see what good it will do you." As Pearson delivered himself of these words lie kept a close watch on Scraggs' features, and though he spoke confidently and with the utmost indifference, he was greatly disturbed, lie was in constant dread lest something should transpire to reveal to Scraggs the relation existing between Blatchford and the Greens. He became satisfied on the present occasion. however, that Scraggs had as yrt received no intimation of the truth, ami he breathed easier. But Scraggs' threat to write to Blatchford disturbed He know that it was not idly made. and lie also knew that if he did write the whole truth would come out, : :i=*. heartless as old Blatchford was, it was hardly possible that he would sit quietly with folded hands and permit his granddaughter's ruin. S-.n-h thoughts as these occupied Pearson'?. mind, and he saw the necessity of conciliating the irate agent. 1 %V?ir. JN* ruffes, Ilti s<uu9 ^Iiaio cue sense <?f you and I going on like a couple of fools. I don't cure anything1 for Given'-, girl, and have no designs upon her. I did make a fool assertion a year or so since t<> the effect that I had, but I did ii.>t mean it." Do you swear." said Scraggs, "that you nr.- speakintr the truth?" Why. yes. if you wish it," Pearson rep! ie.! nnMusii:.R?,rly. '!'!: n you will perhaps not mindletti11?j* tr..' have Green's note." .\"o. I wouldn't, if I had it. Mills is the i:: ;> fi r you to see on that business." Ihnvv !'e;:r>on left the olliee directl}*, and :; lie walked the street his mind was h- /.- with tin nights of the inter: view ended. | "(>1 : ?e:sg-rs is going to cause me tro;tl<' -." be mused, "unless I proceed with t:?e utmost caution. He's a sly old j dev',!. :;r.d r.ow that he's set his mind i a.Tairts! me. he'll do everything' in his j power ;< down me. It would be just i his w::v to write to -Id IJlatchford, and in tii::' en.-r t he jijr would be up with! me. f r I'd not ?>u ly have Klatchford ! down me. but my wife. too. This is | :i bi.iticklish business, sure, and ' the ii" l'.;i;:r I know old Seraggs v.-ill <ret w'-al. f:s some way. of the fact that those ::\v!is are old Hlatchford's relatives. : :i<] if he does old Hlatehford will know i: their whereabouts, and come hunt!;: r them up. Scraps and Green must i e icept apart, and I must move as ir.st as possible. I must have Louise, for 1 do love her with all my soul and I can't think of living without her." j FhRMuRS and RAiLROASS. i ; A StiiMible Dircunsilon at the atjoual | planners' Cocfiretts. [ Sedalla, Mo., Nov. 11?In the National Farmers' Congress to-s!ay Congressman .Tolm T. Heard, of Missouri, ! delivered an address on rail way trans1 portation, which, he said, was a subject of supreme importance to the farmer. One of the .solutions was found in .State railway commissions. Missouri had been among the Lirst of the States todeal with the question that way, and Missouri's experience showed that the method had been successful. Another method ot controlling a railroad corporation in the interests of the people was through the national railway commission. Some professed to believe 1 that a railroad should be placed under Government management. Government railroading, he believed, would be n gigantic failure. In the first place he Government would have to buy the 1 railroads, and that would cost SIO'OOO,OCU,OGO. That would be impossible and impracticable, becausethfre was in circulation oniv -51,500,000,000. JI. O. mown, of Georgia, endorsed everything that he had heard said. Georgia, he Scdd, had tried State owuership of railways. Georgia owned the Western amijAtlantic Railways. Under State control the rates were high, the service was bad and deficits were extraordinary. The State found that it naa oeen too expensive u> juu railway, and the line was leased to private individuals. Under private control the road chaiged cheaper rates, gave better service, paid a rental of S3,000 a month and made money for the lessees. Resolutions were introduced recommending that the President of the United stales and United States Senators be elected by a direct popular vote; demanding an extension of the signal service reports issued by the agricultural department; requesting the Federal Government to aid the States in ;rrigation of arid lan.ls. The. resolutions were all adopted with the exception of the latter, which the Congress defeated by -14 to IT. A resolution asking Congress to improve the harbor at Savannah was loudly applauded and unanimously adopted. The committee on finance presented a report requesting the various State Legislatures to make appropriations for the expenses of Slates delegations to future congresses of this character in order that each State may have full and proper representation. "The report yraa adopted. The administration of the department of agriculture by Secretary Kusk was highly commended in the resolution. The following additional resolutions were also adopted: Requesting the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the number of representatives in foreign countries to pusk the work of introducing American com as food, believing that marked success in that direction attained already is warranted for such a request, and requesting Congress to appropriate sufficiently to cover the expenses of this increased representation abroad; demanding a systematic and thorough improvement by the Federal Government of the waterways and harbors of the United States; requesting the extension of the free delivery of the mails among farmers; demanding the control of all trust and monopolies, so that they shall work no.harm.to the Y"\0 AT\ 1 a W. Anarchiataou the Rampage. Chicago. Nov. 11.?The Stars and .Stripes waved aloft to-night amid a scene of excitement unequalled since the Haymarket riot. Over a thousand Anarchists or Anarchist sympathizers had crowded Into the West 12th street Turner Ilall to commemorate the day on which their fellow Anarchists vere hanged. It was the most decisive demonstration of the kind in this jity since the day the police were murdered. The speeches were extreme, and red emblems covered everything. The climax came during the incendiary utterances of Henry Weissman, editor of the 2s'ew York JJaker, a German trades p;.per. Inspector of Police Hubbard, accompanied by Lieut Gibbons and a squad of otlicers in citizen's flothes, were seen to quietly approach the stage. They ordered the American Hag placed among the llaming crimson banners, which were conspicuous everywhere. Instantly there was a profound sensation in Uie motle\r audience, and the police where hissed from all parts of the building. Mrs Lucy Parsons, who occupied a chair against the rear will, shrieked out: "Hang the murderers of my husband!" In a second pandemonium reigned. Inspector Hubbard unflinchingly ordered the suspension of the meeting until his commands were obeyed, and the police took control. G'heaj> School IJaoks. There is no question about it our school books cost too much, and we are glad to know that there is a probability of the people being able soon to buy them cheaper. The matter of greatest importance that came up before the .State Board or School Examiners at its recent meeting in Columbia was the report of tke Superintendent of Education, touching' his efforts to secure a reduction in the prices or' the books on the State list. The report, shows a considerable reduction made from the original prices. For instance, Webster's Academic Dictionary is reduced from 81.75 to Sl.oO. Most of the firms corresponded with wrote that they would sell books to dealers at '20 per cent, discount so that they could lie retailed at the reduced prices. Various firms write that they are ready at all times to cooperate with the board iu any measure to remedy the high prices at which local dealers are selling books. As to the best means of securing sale at reduced retail prices, Mr. Maylield suggested that an official bulletin be hung in each school giving the prices of books, together with a statement to the effect ' ~ ' * 1 liiu) that if ttie OOOKS iiie UUli juiuioutu thereat by local book sellers they could be procured at publishers' rates. PJanoe and Organs. N. W. Trump, 134 Main Street Columbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs, direct irom factory. No agents' commissions. The celebrated Chickeriug Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Upright Piauos, from 6225 up. Mason & Hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Sterling Organs, 850 up. Every Instrument guaranteed lor six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses both ways, if not satis"actorv. Sold on Instalments. She Illew L?er liraiDS Out. Jasper Tenn., Xov. 0.?Mrs. Davis, wife ot' one of the convict guards at Iniiian, where one of the largest convict camps in the state is located, commit;ed suicide. She blew her brains out with a siiotjcrun. She left a note to her husband saying that she had rather he dead than to he living with him. There is some mystery about the matter, and it is believed that the inhumanity of convict labor bore heavily on her t;ind. Wmer H?ir.u Sold. Columbus, Ind., Xov. G.?There is no more prospect of rain than than there v;is two months ago and everybody -.-iovira tin> iiit n.-if inn with alarm. Wells. itreams anc ponds are completely dryin this entire section, and since tins lif ies nothing like this has been kuown. in many inland towns, like Charles' o'.fn. waUr h bdng sold. Thy ratal Current. IJiRMiXGHAM. Ala., Xor. 10? John .ilattler. a lii.eman in the employ of the Electric Light Company here, whiie attempting to adjust a light on a pole Jit the L'nion Depot tonight, touched a ive wire and was instantly killed, falling forty feet to the ground. L ^ = , _ . ** ' - - - -- ' *' _L } ATERf?,3_E PLL'XGi TO DEa" H. | Seventeen >I?n Killed ami two fittuDy Injared. Ul'Tte. Mont., Xuv. 4.?Seventeen men met iustai't death in an awful form i in the great Anaconda mine near here I at midnight. The time had come to | shitt the gangs of men, and a cage full of miners returning from work stcr.ned nut into the open air. Their places weru at once taken by nineteen men, who were to take up the work they had just abandoned and the cage was started toward the depths belo v. The rope had been unwound but a couple of times from the slowly revolving wind- J lass, when there wa - a sudden snap. A cry of horror from the shaft, iu which the ca^e was but a moment before, went up from the men who had a moment before come to the surface. The rope had broken, and the cage, with its nineteen inmates, was precipitated to the bottom of the mine. It was some little time before assistance could be sent them. The shaft down which they had plunged to their death was useless, and other ways of getting at the place where they had fallen could not be found. Fortunately, there wa* some help for the dead, and dying in ihe mine itself. A number of j miners, who were through work, and waiting to be relieved, were at the bottom of the- shaft, waiting for the cage to take them out. Amidst them narrowly missing some, the cage dashed. It Oroke, and before their horror-stricken eyes were the mangled bodies of their companions, whom they were awaiting. When they had recovered from the shock word of the accident was sent through the mine, and from the darkness came men hurrying to the relief. There was little, however, that they could do. Of tlie nineteen men who made the fearful ride, seventeen were dead, their forms crushed out of all semblance to those of human beings, while the two who were yet breathing have no hopes of recovery. Their comrades bore them out of the ruin, and awaited help from above, but any aid that could have been given :hem was I useless. Tiie Anaconda mine is the biggest iu this territory. It employs 4U0 men, and was reopened, after a long closing, October 23. The fact that it was reopened on a Friday was commented on at the time by superstitions miners, and many were afraid to work in it. School Children of the State. Saturday Superintendent of Education May field compiled other figures concerning the schools of the State, which arc even more interesting than those alrerdy given. The statistics following are taken from his annual report, and show the comparative numbers of pupils, by races, tor this year as comcomparcd with last vear. In the average attendance the figures presented show a slight decrease, but Oconee County is outstanding and last year its total was 2,415, which would m <ke a uniform increase. In the enrollment figures Oconee is also left out. TOTAL ENROLLMENT. White?Males, this year, 40,401; last year, 40 300; increase, 131. Females, this year, 43,588; last year, 43,102; increase, 480, Total whites, this year, (J0,079; last year, 80,372; increase, 707. Colored?Males, this >ear, 55.137; bust year, 54,131; increase, 1,000; Fenu-les. this year, 00.330; last year, 58,757; increase, 1,579. Total colored, this year, 115,407; last year, 111,888; increase, 3,579. Total males?This year, 101,022; last year, 100,491; increase, 1,131. Total females?This year, 103,924; last year, 101,709; increase, 2.155; grand total, this year. 205,540; last year. 203,in. o j<v? JLtx, ?,-IIJU, AVERAG E ATTENDANCE. White?Males, this year, 33,700; last, 34.003; decrease, 327. Feroales, this year, 32.024; last, 33,002; decrease, 1,068. Tota' whites this \ear, 05,709. last, 07.185; decrease. 1,475. Colored?Males, tnis year, 3S,203; last, 38,203; decrease, 00. Females, this year, 42,105; last, 42,351; decrease, 150. Total colored, this year. SO.303; last. SO,014, decrease, 210. Tatals?Males this year, 71,909; last, 72,350; decrease. 387. Total females this year. 74,240; last, 75.443: decrease, 1,224. Grand total this year, 140,188last. 147,700; decrease. 1,011. The Little Children that are Gone. Why do they come, asks the Chicago Advance, these little ones that enter our homes by the gate-way of suffering, and that linger with us a few months, uttering no words, smiling in a mysterious silence, yet speaking eloquently all the nme of the purify and sweetness of hoaven? Why must they open the tenderest fountain of cur natures only to leave them so soon, choked with the bitter tears oi loss? It- is impossi ble wholly to answer such questions of the tortured heart, but one can say, in general, that these iittle temporary wanderers from a celestial home, ccme and eo because of the great love of God. It is an inestimable blessing to have been parent of a child that has the stamp of heaven upon its brow, "to hoid it in oae's arms, to minister to ir, to gaze fondly down into the iittle upturned face, and to rejoice in the unsullied beauty of its smiles, and then to give it back to God at his call, with the thought that in heaven, as upon earth, it is still our own child, a member of the household, still to be counted always as one of the children whom God hath given us. Such a love chastens and sanctilies the hearts of the father and mother, carries them out beyond time and sense, and gives them a hold upon the unseen. As things of great value always cost, it is worth all the sorrow to have known this holy affection, and to have this treasure in heaven. xVIoaumenr to 3Ir Davis. Richmond, Va., Nov.A committee representing the Ladies' Hollywood Memerial Association called on Mrs Jefferson Davis to day with the view of expressing the desice of that association to be allowed the custody of the remains of Mr. Davis. Various places of sepulcher were talked of including the grounds of the White House of the Confederacy. Mrs. Davis said that her husband had oftei expressed his aversion to any public, noisy thoroughfare as a place of burial and had desired a quiet, secluded place for himself, where his whole family might rest uear him. She said she had linally decided on Hollywood Cemetery, but had n?t as yet selected the exact "spot. She assured the ladies that as soon as her selection was made and the interment took place | she would then turn over the whole - ~j.:? ? TTr\!Krrj.-nrvl Memorial \S- I I bfUUUIi LI' JLl'yiiJ* ! vva A-1.V1UVI . t ! SyCiatiuu. Mrs. Davis has a sou (Joseph) j | buried in Hollywood. It is also the | place of interment of some eighteen J thousand Confederate soldiers. Mrs. I ! Davis expressed her earnest desire to j ! make Richmond her future home, and | { sail it was no longer a question of any-! | thine bu1; means. If she can make sat- j : isractory tinaucial arrangements she ! j v.iil soon lie back here to spend the rest j of her days. The site of the monument to Mr. Davis will be left in the hands of the Davis Monument Association. Tin-: F;:ess AndBanner directs the attention of the Legislature to the establishm.-nt of a State poor house in J ! place of trie present coun.y poor houses. It claims that there is ik inore sense in having a county poor house than there would be in having a county peniteu- ! ti;irv or a?efltrrrt^v lunatic asvlum. There is force in the suggestion. The j paupers could be better cared for in a State institution. j HorrWi Kistcrr. S> cries. " AN Fr.AXCI C\ N'O'.vtilb-T 4.?Tile f.-lriv iug Oil -sc axvLr-s h; ve be^n ; received per si earner City of Kio i Janeiro: The oarticulars of a serious I riot in the province of Erukien have I reached Hong Kong. The scene of j troubie is Tt-ppua, which was attacked i by three thou-?.ibd insurgents. One?! unfortunate feli'-.v fell into the hands j of the insurgents, who nailed his hands j and feet to a board and cut him up. j The victim was considered to have! bt-en made a sacralice to ih.? Hag. For three days the city field out. The j insurgent.? seized a favorable moment i to send a large force under cover of j their own lire to storm the defence, j The walls were low and were easily scaled. A bloody struggle ensued, resulting in favor <~.f the attacking party. The leader, Ciie:\ was the first one to leap over, and ri.-hingstraight r,o Magistrate's Yamen, he lirst liberated all the prisoners and then searched for the magistrate and his family. Tne deputy magistrate v .ts last seen lighting hand to hand i gainst overwhelming foe?, disputing < 'erv inch of ground. Ac last accounts 1,000 Imperial troops were on the mart against the rebels. News irom Yladivostcck, on September 27, said: Quite a numl.er of lately escaped convicts have been re-1 captured nceni y, some dead and others alive, liussians are paying 50 roubles premium for live criminals and 75 roubles t\;r dead ones if brought in. At Yokohama the damage caused by the violent storm of September 14 was very serious to both life and property. It is now delinitely known that eightytwo lives were lost and thirty-seven hundred houses entirely destroyed. Seven hundred and eighty vessels were carried out to sea or sunk. In addition great damage was caused to crops. The loss to property is roughly estimated at 81,000,000. T"*, r\ T7/TiTT TL7 Y & YT *7* UU X WU VifJ.&JEL JL j K <*F VOl K : HOlKf). THEN 15UY THE THOMAS STEAM PRESS AND SEED COTTON! ELEVATOR. It is the most perfect system in use, unloading cotton from wagons, cleaning and ! delivering it into gins or stal's. Cotton j does not pass through fan and press requires no pulley nor belts. It saves time a'nd money. TALBOTT & SONS' ENGINES ANI) BOILERS, STATION ARY AND PORTABLE. OLD DOTALBOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED j pouiTmv lArn WOVE FEED I JL IVlVXXV-i ? , ?200 TO S600 LUMMUS AND TAN WINKLE COTTON GINS AND COTTON PRESSES. We offer Saw Mil! lien and Ginncrs the most complete outfits that can be bought and at bottom prices. V. 0. BADHAM, GENERAL AGEXT, Columbia, S. C. THE TALEOTT ENGINE IS L'HB. BEST Feb 19-1 v. COTTON filPIElMPROVIDi j j 0\i: CE?ST I?ER FOf"SE> BY ; i ACT* AE TEST. :o: i At the gin of Mr. F. H. Roberts in Richland Count}-, just before starting his Sailor Elevator one bale had been ginned by the old method. Just after starting the Elevator another bale was ginned from the same pile. Without knowing this fact the cotton buyer offered one cent 'per pound more for the bale ginned with the use of the Elevator. Read the statements o* the buyer and seller: COPY. This will certify that of two samples of cotton offered us today by Mr. Rowan Rose the market value of one exceeded that of the other by one cent per pound. [Signed.) D. CRAWFORD & SONS. copy. Thiss will certify that the two bales of cotton offered as a'bove were both from the same pile of seed rotton, aud ginned in the same gin. One was carried to the gin in baskets ami one through the Sailor Seed Cotton Elevator. (Signed.) J. R. ROSE. The best Gins. Presses, Elevators, Engines and tho best machinery of all kinds, for sale by W. H. GlEBES, JR., & CO.. COLUMBIA: S. c. THE LARGEST STOCK. MOST SKILLED WORKMEN, lowest pricks.. ft- ? AL TLiTftnTilft li/ rtTlVfl oiiiiin laruuM martJie nuns, | F.H.HYATT. j Is the best place in South Carolina c: | Southern States to secure satisfaction in American and Italian .Marble Work. All kinas of Cemetery Work' j a speciality. TABLETS, HEADS I'OXES MONUMENTS, &c. i I Send for prices and full information. F. H. HYATT ii>rnsiv COLUMBIA. S. C. I First Glass Work, j V ery Low Prices. Bupgies, Cairia; "s, Road Carts, Wagons, it*-.. Warranted S- ;ond to none. Inquire of neare-t dealer in these goods, i?r send fur Catalogue?Mentioning tliif [?aper. HOLLFR & ANDERSON BUGGl CO.. BCCKE1LL, S.G., 1 ? { -Or.;- rr ,r-,i Aj $ it i up -U | ?A CrKrA'! OtfiK T6Aj Mi' NO' A<-Aixi i be repeated, so do eot ."-elav i | "Strike While the Iro:? is Hot." 1 r Write for Catalogue now s.nd ay wh <. | pa|>er you saw this advertis :u<? in. 5 ivtaiembei that I 3<;ilev ryt .ng th-.tj ;{j! t&to UL'-nlsisicg a nome- ala aiactu?-| "?ing some thing'? and buying oth> >> i:: ti>e| 5 largest possible lots, which -.'uak;os m<: :o| SuL-in^ nut nil i'iimmntitinn. 3 ? 1 ' - 1 |HERS AttE A FEW OF MY sjTaM i-i LING BARGAINS | | A No. 7 Fiat top Co<-kin<; Stove. fusil Jsize, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 piece* f jof ware, delivered at your own depot. J fall freight charges paid 'oy oie, loij Foniy Twelve Dollars. < * Again, 1 will seli you a 5 uoie Cooiiiu v Jiangs i3xi:jiuc!ioven, j8x2Cinci:top, nt s fted with 21 pieces of ware, for TtJJK | g'i'EES DOLLARS, ana pa;. tae '.eight y.| ?>eur depot. g wDO N'OT PAY TWO PRICES FOii.? YOUR GOuDS 3 1 will send you a nice plut i Parlor suit,! >1 walnut frame, either irs" co.ebii.ition oil 5banded, ts.e must stylish cc '>rs ..r 30.50, |to your _ru;:road station, ?;?. 'ghi ^aid. ^ i wil: aisoseii you a n;ce Jed:-uios ui! fconskiiLng of Lureau vith gla:L-, l liigLj Shead Bedstead, 1 Wa^hsi ad, : Centre grable, * cane seat chair^ l <.;-.ue '-'at anc pback rocker alitor 13.50, a?ide-: ireigis gto your depot. | Or 1 wiJi send you an cleg-tut i edroorn l?uit witji large glass, i'u.; J .rb lop, tor Sf 30, a:i;i pay freight. S-Ni'.-e window shade ou syrinx roller 9 00 ; Elegant J arize walnut 6 oay clock, 4.o*' ! Walnut lounge, 7.00 j sLace curtains per window, !. > I 9 Icannot describe everything in a small] ^advertisement, but have an immense store! * containing 22,t>00 feet or lioor ruom, with! | ware houses and factory buildings in other j fparts ol Augusta, making in ah the lar-| igest business of this kind under Oae inan-r fagenient in the Southern States. These3 |stor&sand warehouses are crowded withl jfthe choicest productions of the best facto-1 gries. Mi catalogue containing illustrations! sol goods will be mailed if you will kindiyg 5sa\ where you saw this advertisement. II Fpay iieigut. Address, I L f. PAOSETTs ifropnetor i'adgett's Furniture, Stove! 1 and Carpet Store. g 1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA. OA.B r~?~ 11 ? j? ji @ jtcmes all skin } AM D ' f l ! - ! n 5=\ ; r-r r" *, F18 E*3 puiuii dfilaau " ..." - . f. 41 1 tp;i-3'iij .?Bbia*tiOO, - ii'.- i&vcirtton :'or the ccr? of *11 " iifcs, S^*!!:?g5, f^rcrsttai, Malaria, olfl Cbrn;!i i'lrsn that har* raUud ell irtatffitzy Ctarrily ] R gl p e SURES lilnr.mm D'.' cSonS? rti2*!e 'Joapltiau, JK$f i.-?. ;v-t. _i5 KTo pcl>03?d aod who?? blood U !a r.v c--r.Ji::or. <iac to ri>n*:real lrrtgu'artilw. ?r? rppbr cures IKK i, Malaria .h?jI-:. Ir r'... r.vri t*v ten TFoc.'.trfol tonic and blood02" P. ?. P., Prkkir jUh, Pol? Rotf :-ul? 32C3-, Jteprietsrs, Lippmsi's Slock. SA7ASSA5, ?A? Leesville College. CO-EDUCATIOI'AL. PRIMARY, ACADEMIC, COLLEGIATE and COMMERCIAL CQURSEK; Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Elocution, Physical Culture, Cooking, Dress Cutting, Domestic Economy, Weekly Bible Studies. Nine teachers- Enrollment, last yen r 180. Pupils from thirreen counties. Strong moral and religous influence. No bar room nearer than seven miles. Healthful khnt.?on, 700 feet above the level of the sea, 400 feet above Columbia, 128 feci above Aiken. Elegant building. Young ladies can board with the President. Only College in the State that makes provision for young ladies to reduce expenses by doing domestic work. Seventeen young ladies aided this way last year. Expenses for literarv course and board for ten months. ?100 to ?130; music, ?30; bookkeeping:, ?20. >"ext session opens September 23d. For catalogue address L. B. HAYNES, A. M., President, Sep 9-3mo? Leesville, S. C Druggists. Lioairan's Btocfc- SAVANNAH. Gi. Adyic.v 'u Wohsh" | If you wouii protect yourself from P:-iniuI, Profuse, Scanty, Supprcr.seJ or Irregular Men- A ctni-ition you must use . / ? ^ . ) BRADFiELD'S ^ ' J FEMALE 1 i REGULATOR J -I CAKTi:nsriL:.E, April 28,1SS& This rrill oei'ify that f.vo members of my Immediate family, after having suffered for years from Menstrua) Trrejrularity, brine treated without benefit by pbysiclans, were at length completely cured bv one bottle of Bradtf eld's fr'emale Kesiilator. Its -? effect is truly wonderful. J. W. Stsaxge. 2ook to " WOMAN"" mailed FTIFE, which oontataj valuable Inforiaatloii un iJl female -llseaaee. BRADFSELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, GA. TQX SALE BY A.LI- Z>JIUGGISTS.