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The Press and Banner.
ABBEVILLE, S.C.
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1887.
wliat I>ocm it Went) ?
Several weeks ngo the surveying eorps on
the Chester, Greenwoou anu aooevuie mm- i
road between Abbeville and the Savannah
River was disbanded. Their tents and other
goods were deposited in Abbeville. Yesterday
these things were shipped off on the railroad
to Union. Notwithstanding this move.,
ment of the surveying corps, the friends ofi
the road are seeking the rights of way along,
the line from Abbeville to the river, and we;
learn that our people generally are willing to,
:glve that much, although the people of Mag-1
jiolla township have no idea of taxing them- j
selves for the road. We presume that there:
"are few land-owners in Abbeville county j
who will withhold the right of way from tlie :
road. The outlook, on the whole, seems good. |
The stockholders of the road will meet In]
Greenwood on the 20th instant, when important
action will betaken looking to a consol-l
idation of the road with the Georgia, Caroii-j
na and Northern road.
The Southern Christian Advocate. '
The first number of the Southern Christian
Advocate, printed at Columbia, under contract \
with Mr. Calvo, came to hand last week. Like
everything that comes from Mr. Calvo's office,
It Is beautifully printed. The size of the i
paper is much larger than it was under former
contracts with theCharleston publishers, i
The Methodists have reason to be proud of j
their new paper.
We learn that our citizens on the Savannah
; side are looking with ifore favor upon the,
i! Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad,;
and that the rightof way will be lreely given. J
The necessity for the road is so great that it is!
<o be hoped that no obstacle will be placed in
the way of its progress or locatiou.
Mr. "W. J. McKerall, editor of the Marion
Star and the Cotton Plant, has bought an interest
In the GrecinHnc Xews,and the Cotton Plant
will be henceforth printed at Greenville. We|
extend good wishes to the new firm.
OrR Judges, we believe, continue to grart
"ball to murderers of every degree. As long as
our Judges do this, we need not expect to see |
the crime of murder punished.
THE NATIONAL BANS OF ABBEVILLE.
First Annual Meeting of Stockliold
crs ? .Satisfactory ItesnlJs for tlie
First Year?The Old Officers Re-|
elected.
The stockholders of the National Bank atAbbeville
metlu the President's olTk-e yester-!
day.
Out of five hundred shares, four hundred
and twenty-four shares were represented in >
person or by proxy.
A full showing was made arid every detail |
of the practical workings of the institution;
for the first year was dismissed.
The meeting was entirely pleasant and altogether
satisfactory. All the capital stork w is |
not paid in until May,and with theextraor-j
dinnry expense account incident totheopening
of a bank, a dividend of six per cent. I
could have been declared, if it had bepn desir-1
ed. It. was thought best, however, to keep the
surplus on hand.
One very cntUfying feature of th" meeting
was the reading of some pleasant h'tiprs from i
distinguished bankers in distant parts of the j
State who had policed t lie reports of the hank. <
These let lei's spoke in most gratifying terms ;
of ihe success of the h?nk for the first year, j
As fares we have heard, every stockholder is
abundantly satisfied.
The meeting lasted for.a considerable length j
of time, at the conclusion of which lh<* fo'low
A. II. Wardlnw, L. \V. White, J. N. Young, |
George W. Williams. Wm. II. Pin ker, J. Allen
Smith, R. M. liaddon.
The stockholders meeting thou adionrned,
when the Directors met anil re-elected the old |
officers, as follows:
A. P. Ward law. President.
L. W White. V!oe-Pre,sldent.
B. S. Barnwell, Cnshier
K. II. Wardlaw, Assistant ("ashler.
The hunk is in a good eoiulitioii financially,
and lt< officers possess the eonfidenee and1
pood-will of all our people, an<l the usefulness
of the institution will iucreuso from >tar to
year.
MT. CARMEL NEWS.
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Pari ies?Snow?Rn 11 rond?Visi tors ?
Xcw Comers - - - Sunday ScStool - - Knrthqnnke
? I.ottor-IJox - - - Itnsi-'
^ ucsv 4 c.
Mt. Cat:mkt,. Jan. 11,1SR7. i
On Tuesday night 4;li Inst., quite a pleas-!
ant "pound parte" was given at tlie residence >
of Mr. W. T. McDonald, where mirth, iiiumc, i
song and Happy New Year greetings were en- i
Joyed by nil.
On Wednesday night. 5th in sr., the youngj
folks bad a pleasant gathering at Mr. J'. A.j
Covin's house, where they enjoyed themselves j
by tripping away to inspiring music, in the!
gay whirl of t'ie merry dance.
On Wednesday morning about day'lght n '
*!i:ht sho:?k of the earth was felt, lasting only !
a few seconds. j
Snow ou 5lh and till about two inches dep.!
and high winds now prevail. It is bitter \
l-OUI.
.Mr.Cuter and family, of Anderson, have!
jjioved to this place. We extend to them a:
hearty welcome.
Miss Ellen Watson, of Georgia, is visiting
friends here.
Miss Eramn G. Bovkin is on a visit to Edge- j
Held.
_ The Methodist? of Mt. Cnrmol. hnve oriran
^ ^-^Ized aSunday School with Mr. W. T. McDouvltl
Superintendent; Mr. J. P. Smith, Sec re
tarv and Librarian. We hope to do much :
jood In this field.
~ AVe are glad to report and upon stood authority,
that with a liberal subscription from
the peop'e of this place. the Chester. Groen>v-oo'l
and Abbeville Railroad will run via
Mt. Carinel. As there are men of influence
and means already interesting themselves, it
only remains fur those who are interested
?l?le and willing, t? he up and wide-awake.
Then let thegood people of Mt. Car me) aronse.
themselves and no longer sleep ov?t their
right*, but call a meeting, and take siyh
fiteps In the matter as wilt show to the world
that we are interested and are willing to do
nil we can to bring the read through onr:
fast growing town. Let us strike right away,
as this will put Mt. Carniel on a boom.
Sunday was a good day to sit by the fire: no
service In town.
Could the eht rprisln:c edilo" of the press
and TSnmier give the yo- mg folks a column
for letter-writing and nail it. the "LetterTMv^o
I ft u'oiilrl hn nniAVAfl liv thorn
and would increase the circulation of his paper.
What say the correspondents of the
Pre** and Banner?Khali we have a "LetterBox,"
or not? Let us hear from you. one and
all. We offer this as a suggestion, and "nope
the editor will thlnlc of it.
Business is improving a little, although no
-v cotton Is cumins In at present.
We hear complaint from some of the ladies
about boisterous conduct at nisht in the
strec-ts of Mt. Cartnel, greatly to the annoyance
of families living near Mie business part
of the town. The town council should look
after this and consider the requests of her
good and law-abiding citizens.
Mr. Mitt P.tselml is sick ; we hope not serious,
?uch as "heart disea?<\"
Mr. W. T. McDonald Is going to engage In
the poultry business this year for a livelihood.
Farmers are fearful that the late sowing of
oats is much damaged, if not killed. M.
BRADLEY LETTER.
tVtiat tfic Farmers M?*( I>o, and
,\l hat the "l'rcwi and Banner'*
'Should I?o.
JitJAiir.KY. S. C.. January P, 18.'".
Plenty of snow and very cold; trade is
.dull; times are h,ird; taxes very high ; money
alarmingly waree.
...... I.. Ihla tn.Sir 1. tinrln wwl 'lV/i
daily repeating the words-of our Saviour
when he was suspended on the cross: ".My
God, iny God, why hast thou forsaken us?"
No corn, no wheat, no oats, no home-raised
pork or bacon, a few poor eittl<! and mules
about hull" covered with mortgages. It seems
that the wolf Is at tbe door. Generally, you
must, cry aloud and spare not, and use all
the means that are within your power to envouraire
them to make one i*ore Herculean
effort for life, liberty. ni;d independence, and
my word for it. if it is itade Willi a resolution
to succeed, with prudent mnnuiremeiit
mid ccouoini/.inj? ere the dawn ol" another
year you will see tbe farmers and the country
generally iu a much better condition
th in they now are.
Such papers as yours car. do much to shape
the future progress of our country.
Tttk hard times continues, and tlie hard
pressed creditor urg<-s iiis impecunious dcblyr
Willi more pcjiisicucy tUau ever before. ,
THE CHINAMAN'S SINS. I
UNFAVORABLE TRAITS I!? CHINESE CHARACTER?HIS
OPIUM HABIT?HIS
LACK OF TRUTHFULNESS AND
HONESTY.
Scrnton by the Rev. 31. W. WliiliimJ
Delivered hi Use Mottioilist Church
nt Abbeville in the Union Meet- |
ias":. January 2, 1SS7. J
One who has lived anions the Chinese for(
sixteen years says, much that, ho has
seen "would do honor to any nation or kin-:
dreil of men."
The Chinese are not warlike, though they j
arc patriotic; they are polite ana afliihle;:
they have great respect to age and are cener- i
ally free from that pride which would lead
them to despNe those who are in a lower pecuniary
situation than themselves. While,:
however, there are some traits eormnondahl". '
the laid traits alas! greatly overbalance the
good. We wouUl call your attention to some;
of the unfavorable traits of the Chinese character.
INTOXICATING DRINKS?TICK OPIUM HA HIT.'
(1) Intemperance. The art of distillation!
is generally considered by us to have been;
discovered between ninehu died ami a thou-1
sand years ago. S-ime of the Chinese, hnwcv- j
or. profess an earlier knowledge of this aril
among them.
They claim it as having been discovered by]
one of th"ir number ata period in which, \r.:
fwtniiinn. would he more than twoj
I honsand years >>H'ore the beginning of t.he
Christian Kra. The discoverer handed some
Ii<ltior t<> tlir? reig;>in-.r emperor (o drink. The :
emperor simply tasted ii and snid. "Coming
ages will make this their ruin." A philosopher
in mentioning thus? things among tho j
emperors which rendered th?m particularly }
illustrious said in praise of this cmpetor. "He
hated the taste of wine; ho loved virtuous
deeds.'' Tlie discoverer was banished by this,
emperor, and his name handed down in dis-l
grace.
The uspof intoxicating liquor is condemned I
by the best writers among the Chinese, it I
has been said by one of their writers: "Heav- i
en sent down the decree at first, that ardent;
spirits should be made only in use for sacrifice*.
By this we see that they are regarded
as having been perverted from their proper;
use. Formidable roheliions and the ruin
both of largo and small states have been at-!
tributed to the use of ardent spirits. The;
people were once instrnet'-d tints: "Let the I
occasion of n national drinking he when sac-1
rificex are offered, then use it moderate- j
ly, so as not to become intoxicated."
An emperor said to one of his governors:
"In respect to drinking carousaN, don't fail:
to apprehend every officer, in order to return I
him to me; I shall probably punish him with j
death." In an imperial edict, it is remarked,
that it is generally seen that In five or six |
cases out of ten involving life, which cotne i
before the criminal board, the evil has Arisen ;
from spirituous liquors.
The intoxicating drinks anion? the Chinese!
are of various kinds. The most common is j
made from rice. It i* common for the Chi-1
nese, when they drink to excess to drink in!
private. I cannot say certainly that I everl
vow dii.iumiin Intoxicated. I once, and;
only once, saw it Chinaman who exhibited
the appearunecof a person untlertlie influence >
of arilfiit spirits; but I was told that tiiis per- i
son wa? deranged. Jf this was tho ease, then j
I have never seen a case of drunkenness in
China. I
In China there arc taverns in which travel-1
lers may obtain ardent snlrlts; whether or
not there are any places tiiere correspoding to
our bur-rooms is not very clear. Some writers !
sa.v thorn arc; some say that there are not.
the custom of drinking the health is some-j
times followed by intoxication in our country;
hut if reports be true, it can with didicii'ity
be followed by intoxication in China, as
the cups used arc said to contain but a few
drops |
In connection with the subject of intoxicat-;
itiKdrinks a 1110112 the Chinese, we would re-;
mark, that they will sometimes prepare an I
article far more injurious than anything they :
themselves use, and sell it t.? A me: lean or1
European sailors. They prepare an article
that produces not only an intoxicating:, but a
maddening effect. It has been described as
"caiisiut: a state of drunkenness more fero-j
clous than that occasioned by any other spir
its, and leading t'? riotous sceiu-s of the great- j
est enormity." It is said to be composed of;
alcohol, tobacco juice, suvrar, and sometimes
arsenic; and when taken in considerable:
quantities, not only destroys the reason and
senses of man. but at intervals t hrows him
into the nuift violent paroxysms of r:i?e.!
The name by which this liquor is called j
means "thrice fired."
f>r intemnerance in China'
X il?T HI VOV is
opium. Tin- Chinese nlways smoke opium
in private*, and they lie down when tiny
smoke. BeirtTiirs hav been known to use for
the-purchase of opium, money that hud boon
given to them forthepuscluise of food. Thus,
alas! it i? in <'hina, in She love of opium, as
it is in our own land, in the love of ardent
spirits. A m:m in our own country will
sometimes, through the love ol strong drink,
forget the wants of those whom th?* teachings
of revelation ami tlie laws of ljhlurc command
hi in to support.
Opium, or the''olack weed," (as it Is sometimes
called) is so expensive in China, (lint
when a poor man is known to use it, It is supposed
he has stolen either the opium or the
money with which he has purchased it. I
was inforni"it in China that it was worth lis
weight in silver.
Rev. X. CummlnL'S, a Russian missionary,
says of opium: It undermines health, ruins
character and destroys life, its victims hecome
useless rnemiiers ol society, and a burdeu
to their friends. They lose all regard for
their own comfort or that of their families.
They even sell the clothes of their children
and tlieir wives, and finally they part with
their own, to obtain the m-nins for gratifying
their appetite. And when all other resources
fail.children and wives must themselves be
sacrificed. These are mercilessly sold, that
husbands and fathers may be able to obtain
opium. Such is the ellect of the drug upon
the family. Its Influence on character is
equally disastrous. It bezels in its victim a
perfect recklessness in respect t'> moral principle;
ami there is no species of dishonesty to
which they will not resort. They soon become
addicted to the commission of crime;
ari l they persevere In a course of wickedness,
till an outraged community casts them out:
after which they wander us vagabond*
through the streets, heguing the means of
subsistence, and finally He down and die of
cold or starvation."
A writer tolls us that "the use of opium is
Increasing t.> an alarming extent, and plunging
hundi'cds and thousands into irretrievable
ruin.'' He says "the disastrous eBeets of the
use of opium, in a country so thickly settled
as China, in'i.-t be gr**at beyond all calcnlulalion.
We see but little of its doings, because
we are so much shut out from the people.
Could we have const int. intercourse with all
..n inw, families, enter privale abodes,
we would nod t.ibt tin<i that a largo amount
of the pauperism, crimp, disease and dcu:h
may lie trace;! to this prol'lie source.''
This poisonous utu-r (raised troin the poppy
! mostly in India) was introduced in China
with the knowledge, aiul it may lie snid with
the sanction of a government that may bo
| called a Christian aovernment.
I The secular press in England has not lienii
silent with rcl- rcnceto this outrage. The ed-"
[itoroi a London periodical remarks: "We
systematically and insolently infringe the
; laws of a country with which we are at peace,
' expressly for the purpose**!' diirnsinsr a poison
j anions; tiie people, which it is estimated destroys
at least two millions of them every
year; and what is worse than even this wholesale
a est ruction of life, sinlfs multitudes of
tliem into an abyss of sensuality and debasement,
where they are transformed into worse
than brutes. 'An opium house,'said an eyewitness.
once cited by Sir Hubert Injilis in the
Ilonse of Commons,'Is the aiit<"chumlier of
hell.' He says lie saw on his tirst visit to one
of tliem, Malays and Chinese, old and young.
ii> r.nu iii one common herd, wallowing
j in their MMi, beastly, sensual. dev'Ji.sh." Of
; the iiHMi who are content to draw the wealth
liy which tliey are enriched, iroin litis ii.nl
| sink of debauchery, what can he said? Or
what.avail will it he to say anything? If
1 thfir wiiiscioiui's were imt dead already, one
would Imagine that even in the midst of the
splendid mansions built ami uaruished out of
tin- protltsof this acni'scd trade, they would
nightly he haunted l?y visions of the glini'tly
and cadaverous witehes who hy their asrcncy
are constantly hut led Into the perdition til"
body and soul."
We have been speakini of England's participation
In the opium trallie. Thouirh she
, lia< been so sirenuoits In her opposition to
the s|jiv" trade: tliouvh one of her p.e*ts has
said, "Slaves cannot breathe in KiikUiihI,"
| yet. there are many in China that are hreaMiism
out a miserable existence, slaves in the
lowest s'-ush, and made so hy thcopiiini taken
in Kmjlish vessels to thai, heathen land. Xor
have Americans, in their Indivi lual capacity,
been free Irom blame. Our American consuls,
in some of the ports of China, have been
largely interesied in the profits of the opium
trade. X?? wonder if Chinese -liould manliest
opposition lo ircli'.'ion of nations who
seem bi-ni on minin-i thetn.
One who lived in China makes the following
statement: "A man used about forty,
came to nie lo tiud employment as a teacher,
lie was then (four years ail") much emaciated,
stooped a* he walked and his snllow countenance
led mi; lo ask him if he did not
smoke opium, lie readily confe-sed that lie
had indulged himself forahout twoyears, hut
finding the habit lapidly preylmr upon his
health, and diminishing his property and
blasting his character. In- was alarmed ; and
in order to break itofl altogether, he wished
to come and live wi'h me, where he wouid
' " I t?i?ntiii!on to smoke. He said he i
smoked to exee?s, sj) jinlin;t most of liis time
for thpse t \v? years. either siitnkintr, or under;
thfl efieets of the dnur, ami litul expended in
tills luxury about two thousand dollars miDually.
In order inure fully to carry liis designs"
of reformation into cflTcct, In- had
homrht some strong Manila to ha ceo, some of.
it saturated with opium, which lie hoped!
soon also to lay aside for the weak Chim-so
weed. I gave him a trial.and for four months
or so, ho mended apace; his improvement'
.was uiilccC vwy-trucouruging to iiiun>i-ll. At
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i the end of this time, ho went trr Singapore,
I nil In, whore he remained six month*. On
his return to l.'hinsi, he asniti lived,
nt my house, and f"r si time, things
went, on very well. After several months,
' t.i? t.W?. nfTotiulvn lirp:itll
led ine to suspect that ho hft't yielded to ills I
[ apnetite. hilt oil being charged with it., he
aiJirincd wilh itn oath, and wished me to understand
that, it was the strongest asseveration
he could make, that lie had not touched I
[ the forhiddden thing. This no reiterated!
again and imam. The fear of lo-dng both hisji
j place and character, on beina turned away
from my employ, were, he said, the principal |i
I reasons which led him to abstain. Ills eon- <
stant cough, he said, obliged lit in tf? take tnedl
cine which was the cause of his sallow looks. I
I However, he went from bad to worse, grow-1
| ilia weaker and more attenuated, and evl- j
dently fa-it verging to the arave with consumption.
After his death, I ascertained!
from the most unquestionable sources, even
from those who lived in the same room with I
him, that he had been in the constant habit j
of smoking opium ever since he returned I
from Singapore, and had engaged them to
keep silent. His own repeated declarations :
before his death,exhibited <mch an utter pros-1'
tration of all moral principle, a mind so dead <
to all reasoning or entreaty, blind to the oer-1
lain consequences of continuing the habit. j
that one is almost ready to say that lo see the j
? -r - ?*?i iit nn/1 ;
uiorai smsnipiuiium a iu.ui * , }J
dead (from the habitual use of that which at. j
first was looifiwl upon with disapprobation) i
is even more sad than to behold the decay
and death of the animal life. A long contirmcd
and habitual opium smoker in China,
is. in ordinary cases, far beyond the reacii of 1
moral suasion."
THE CHINAMAN'S IDEAS OF INTEGRITY.
(J) Dishonesty. The Magistracy is corrupt. 1
For example, otliceis are paid by government ,
for tiic prevention of smuggling, but the sal- J
aries of these olllcers are not sufficient for
their support; therefore these officers fre- '
quently receive a sum of money from the !
smugglers as an inducement to permit them 11
toMnug.:le. They are paid hy government '
to prevent smuggling, and they are pnul by
smugglers to permit It; so that they receive 1
two salaries lor two opposite kinds of busi- 1
nesK. ;
A law was once made that no new house
should he built in a certain town, anil instead 1
of the magistrates preventing it, they would
receive a bribe and allow a man to build.
By the favor of t he emperor, donations In
time of famine are sometimes tna'lo to the )
poor; iut. the musrist-ates defraud the people
and tn?is the donations are not received. So
too it has been sometimes ordered, that some j
of the junks or Chinese' boats which have
commenced to rot should lie given the poor '
as firewood; but the officers sell these, in
Siet'.u r>i usmu mum .k.lw. ?? ....
Keepers of prisons have b<>en known lo present
bills for two coffins, when there have |
been two deaths. They would then have 1
but one eotiin made. In which they would 1
pi ace the two bodies, and put into their own
pockets the money with which 'hey have
purchased a second coflln. Thus they are not
('(intent with robbing the living; they must
also rob the dead.
When r magistrate is waited upon by an
injured m?i, he will sometimes say that, the
evil act was not committed in his district,
and thus endeavor to rid himself of the responsibility.
A Chinese merchant was once robbpd of a
cargo of goods which was on board of a boat
on Its way to the place where his store was
located. lie went to the nearest magistrate
for redress, and carried a sum of money and
gave it. to him, as a professional fee. The
magistrate kept the money and directed him
to a magistrate of another district, whose
duty, he said, it was to attend to it. The merchant
not knowing how much more money
j he would have to pav, and having little or
none, returned home, without receiving any
compensation for his loss, neither were the
robbers punished.
so litilc confidence do the Chinese place In
each other, that when a man goes to market,
he sometimes carries bis own steelyards with
him, that he may not be detranded; and
il lie sees proper, he weights the articles in
the pre-encc of theone from whom he makes
i his purchases. We know that an action of]
this kind would be regarded among us as one j
of the greatest insults.
On oiic occasion I rented.a nonse in i
I was.spoken to concerning the house by my
Chinese teacher who informed mo t?>nt it belonged
to a very wealthy man. This man
was generally known, being considered, as
lie would be called in any community. a
prominent citizen. I afterwards found out
that iny teaelier had stated correct I y concerning
the ownership of the house. The teacher
came to my residence accompanied by two
finely dressed Chinese, one of whom he introduced
to me as the owner of the house.
The pupers were prepared, and as it is common
in China to pay hou-c rent or a part of j
it in advance, I settled for it and look a re-j
ieeipt. My teacher was not a professor of the i
iChristian religion. I afterwards ascertained:
t that this teacher had deceived me; that there j
was no ownership in the property on the part j
of either of the Chinese who had called. One
of them, however, was secretary to the;
i wealthy owner, and rented the house to me
for a certain large sum. IJe reported to the
owner a smaller sum, and paid this smaller
! sum into the owner's hands. My teacher was
; a partaker in the fraudulent transaction, liavl
ing doubtless received a sum of money for
: the part he acted.
| I wtnt with a Con-rregationalist missionary
| to see the owner. When the case Wits staled
liesaid that the secretary had cheated him, as
i well as myself, lie knew that he was responsible
tor the doings of his secretary. He enj
deavored to evade making reparation : but he
was told that p-rhaps the subject would be
brought, before the American Commissioner
j This lia'l it? efleet. It was finally agreed that
| we could divide the lo-s. My teacher having
heard of this matter, left, the city. Now, sup:
(losing that there was no impropriety in what
, the secretary had done, the conduct of my
i teacher could not be excused. He took advantage
of my want of knowledge of the real
, ni.tvcui ioik ? >??. (
TJIK LACK OF TRCTIIFULXFSS? A NATION OF
PEOPLE WHO DISREGARD TRUTH.
f (3) Truthlpssness. Of an Emperor of Ohinn,
' It was said?"The Indignation of his Majesty
I has been aroused. by tlio unprincipled and
; corrupt conduct of sonic high ministers. ini
eluding Hie princes of tlio blood His anger
i?directed against th<-ir conduct, in general;
1 the particular ca?e which excited it, is that
. they passed a urund military examination,
an individual wholly ineapableof performing
I the military exercise required.
j This Ktnpemrsays. In subs'ance. "we have
' dlreets'l the government of the people for sixteen
years, and it seems that none of our
Princes iind (Treat Ministers can yet see, that|
I all we seek for is comprehended in the onej
| word, truth."
J Another Emperor snys: "to speak straight
: Oil, telling tttC SllllpiC U lllll. I* nim.. ..I,. ,
vant?, the oflleers of eovernment, never do, l
i or will not or cannot do."
This is not- confined to officers, l>nt extends |
j to all classes. Of course. Chinese, as well as!
! people of other nations, know that some trnth j
; is iiec<'.s?ary to the preservation of civil society.
We do not mean, therefore, that :i China|
titan tells a lie every time he makes an usser-|
jtion. Thl<, w? know, would be Impossible.!
Hut the Cliinesc come nearer to lying withcutj
; a motive, than any pcohle we have ever read !
! of. Kvery Chinaman knows that every Chi-i
| natnan will tell a falsehood, if it suits his!
interest or convenience to do so.
j Some have supposed that the Chinese who!
| profess the Christian religion, will likely doj
i more goo:I. exert more influence among the
' people ot their own land than missionaries I
j from Christian lands. Th?\v naturally sup(
pose, that if one raised an idolater turns from !
i iieathenistn, he is better prepared to talk .
i with the heathen on the subject, of religion,!
I than'those whose who have received a Christian
education; just as we would suppose a I
reformed-drnnkard could make a stronger ap-j
! peal on the subject of intemperance than one
! who had always lived a sober life. Now, if!
we believed 'he reforme.1 drunkard was aj
I man of truth, of course lie could accomplish |
[ liiuch good. and inljuslit exorcise a favorable.1
influence; but if we have no confidence In
his word, llie (-i?p would he different. If we
i believed lie professed reformation while he|
did not. desire It, or professed it only for a
| time t<> gain a certain object, his appeals
| would lie made in vain.
Now. as every chinaman knows that every
I Chinaman is uuilty of lyintr, why, when tlie
professed Christian Chinaman arises to adjdress
his countrymen, one of the first
thoughts, doubt hss, that occurs to their
. mi litis is, "Does the speaker speak the truth ?
; Is he sincere in what lie utters? >Ia,v he not!
have joined himself to the Christians to gain j
, some worldly end ?"
j Chinese know that Chinese will deviate'
: from the truth for the sake of money; conse-j
! (Hiently. tliey view the China man with suspicion"
when he talks to them of havingi
I changed his religion.
' I have sometimes requested a Chinese)
preacher to go In advance nl me to the chapel i
j and open services, and on my arrival at the j
'chapel, I have found that the services were I
j n-ot commenced. The preacher has told me!
that he could not. ga'her a congrec-iiion. I]
would then go to tl.edoor and invite the poo-t
pie in, and fliey would enter and a congregation
would he gathered in a short time.
We inu?t make some allowance, it Is true,!
for t he curiosity ?>f the ncople; their wish to
| see an American or Knropean and hear him
...if. i..., .... /l.nm tlm u'iiiiI /if confidence'
which ('hi tinse Iik ve in cneh other is a ennsid- i
cruMi> iihstiiclo to their uivlnsi 11 favorable
hciii'ins to one of Uncrown nation. 1 do m>t|
say that a Chinaman ikiii never eolicct u con-.
gregation, or nev.-r gain the attention of n j
: coiiL't'cuuiion : still, the -rood which ChineseI
preachers win accomplish has been some-,
timesoverrated h.v those who live in Chris-!
tian countries.
Willi ns one of the greatest ln?ul's which n;
man can r.U'-ris tocharse us with l.vinir: Willi
t he Chinese. it. is regarded as one of tlic least, I
or none.
It Is a very common thin<r for thcChlncpe
to charge each other with tclllim falsehoods,!
ami tliey seem to care very little for the aceu-j
sal Ion. They are so apt to charge each other j
with falsehood, that. I hey are sometimes ready
to suspect that. American or Europeans who
are with them, are addicted to the vie.
On one occasion I was distributing tracts. I
distributed until my supply was exhausted.
A little boy came up and asked inclorone, J.
told him I had tio more. At once he accused
mo of speaking falsely. Now, he did not'
uieatt to itisult me.
The Chinese do not mean to offer nn Insult,
to any one by making a charge of falsehood; |
nor does the Chinaman accused regard the;
charge In the liijht of an Insult.
If we become acquainted with a man In
America, and won after our acquaintance detect
him in a falsehood, we nt once conclude
that he is a had man, and It is hard for us to
think that he has anything amiable about.
mm a whinr enva however, with reference
to the Chinese, that If we meet with h Chinaman
who tells lies, we must not from this,
suppose him to he a mean man, for all Chinese
are truthless, and you may find on acquaintance
with this Chinaman much that Is worthy,
of praise. I
A missionary once left C-inton for a short I
distance, in company with his Chinese teach-!
er. The Chinese teacher was afraid, if It was
known that he was closely connected with the
missionary, his countrymen would Injure
him. He therefore told those among whom
they travelled that lie was a painter. Here
was the case of a man who in his own country. J
was a literary man, yet he did not hesitate to
tell a falsehood.
Some may say, that this Is an extreme case,
rs fear wit* the* ground of the falsehood; but
this Is only one of many cases that could be
cited.
In America, the custom Is for tho people to
felt tho truth; t tic exception is. that people
will toll falsehoods. In China, tho custom Is
for people to tell falsehoods, ant3 tnis custom
is without exception as far as I know the character
of the Chinese people.
During a war between England and China,
the English forces went up the Canton River
to storm and take the city of Canton. The
Chinese officers p;Wd a large sum of money to
ransom the city. The English left. After they
were gone, the officers told the people, that
the English had returned?that they had gone
away, because they were afraid.
It would bo naturally supposed from what
hits been said, that tho Chinese aro flatterers.
Fheir politeness frequently leads them not to
r>nntrndtot, u-hat the missionary says, and
even to assent to the truth of It. "Missionaries
have sometimes wished that the Chinese
would nol he so re:id / to yield assent; for if
they would contradict wliat the missionary
says, tire way would l>e open for the discussion
of religious mutters. But the politeness
r?f the Chinese frequently causes them lo keep
back I heir thoughts and prevents them from
speaking candidly.
When a man Is detected in a falsehood in
America, he is ashamed. His conscience may
tell him that lie has done wrong; itnd whether
it does or not. he knows ut. least, that public
opinion is against him. When, however,
the Chinese are detected in a falsehood, if you
fee the blush upon the cheek, it is not. because
they feel that they have done that which Is
wrong; it is not because they feel, that If it
Is known, it would disgrace them; but it is
becaus? by b?lng detected, they see that they
are not ns ingenious as they supposed they
were. Among the Spartans, we know, that
detection In theft, not the theft, waa the crime;
so, amougthe Chinese, detection in the falsehood,
and not th<* falsehood is the crime.
Chinese on becoming acquainted with
Americans or Europeans are obliged to see
that they have some regard for their word.
A Chinaman once wrote a tract in which he
condemned foreigners for several lensons?lor
Introducing among the people, n poisonous
drug (opium)?for allowing men and women
to mix In society and walk arm In arm In the
streets?for sending their fleets and armies to
rob other nations of their possessions; but after
all tills, he adds, that truth is tho only
(rood qua icy 10 wnicn iney can i?j luciewi
claim.
The impression then must have been made
on the mind of this Chinese writer, that
Americans and Europeans have reuard for
truth, and by culling it a eood quality, he admits
its excellency; notwithstanding this,
that man would have told a falsehood as unhesitatingly
and as unblemlshinsly ns others.
One acquainted with their literature, tells
us: "They are condemned by their own
standards of morality and confess their inability
to save them: still they hate the gospel
when they hear it. aud pre madly attach
ed to their senseless idols and bitterly trample
heneath their feet tUe righteous claims of
the Son of God. '
They are those poor, simple-minded, honest
hearted objects of pity, which some suppose?
doingns well as they know how and unjustly
condemned. If they are punished at all?but
they are all guilty of damning sin, th?.v
themselves beingJudgps. having violated the
laws of morality and religion, and having no
provision for pardon they are without excuse
and without hope. The christian's creed
condemns them and their own law and their
own lips confirm the condemnation. The
World of Truth declares that all liars shall
hjive their part in the lake, which burnetii
with fire and brimstone, which is the second
death; and their own law declares "thou
shalt not lie," while their daily lives confirm
the language of their lips from childhood
upward, that they live in falsehood and
love it well. No one acquainted with the
Chinese character ever pretends to trust the
word of nn unchrlstalnizcd rriilimman.
Those lorgest associated with thorn and intimately
acquainted with their character and
hahits never export a pagan Chinaman to
Rpeak the truth when there is a chsince for
him to tell a lie. Yet this very people will
toll you by their own laws and by their own
lips, that it is u vile sin to lie and deceive."
AN* APPEAL TO THE UNCONVERTED CHRISTIAN.
To those not professors of the religion of
Christ, we make a few remarks by way of Improvement.
I. We have spoken of the Intemperance of
the Clilnet-e their addlotodiioss to the use of a
drug that lias sin intoxicating effect?that
weakens the body and beclouds the mind.
Look to yourselves. You are intoxicated
with the vanities of the world; you are
buried In a slumber far more deep than that
which opium causes, and yon, from '.he influence
ot siu, are sleeping nsleop from which
if not awaked In tliis world by the c race of
(Jod, you will never awake until only in time
to see your folly.
While therefore yon condemn tliethonsnndc
that are slaves to an appetite for a pernicious
drug. see to it, that you ?ire not slaves to those
lcelings that, rise in rebellion against your
maker, unci while you pity the victims thus
hurried to the grave, see to it, tlint you are
not tlie victims of rejection of the Gospel of
Christ.
2. We have spoken of the dishonesty of the
Chinese. You may not condemn yourselves
for want of honesty; yon have robbed no
man of his ?old. his silver, his food or his
apparel. But luvve you never committed a
robbery ?
You may think you have never violated the
command?"llion shall, not steal,"' because
you have never defrauded a fellow being : hut
have you acted with fairness towards God?
"Will a man rob God?" ask Jehovah, and
then He replies Himself?"yet. ve have robbed
me." A1id when you ask "wherein have
we robbed Thee?" God answers "In tithes
and offerings." You hnve neglccted to give
Ilim the honor that is due. '"A son lionoreth
his lather and a servant his master; If then
I be a f.iiher where i< mine honor? and If I lie
a master where Is my fear? salth the Lord of
hosts." You have kept from God the homage
of uratefnl hearts and the obedience of consecrated
lives.
3. We have spoken of the truthlessness of
the Chinese. You may not condemn yourselves
for want, of truth. Uprightness makes
your doings; what you promise to your leiiowinen,
you always perform, and vour word
you rejfird as valid us your liond.
All this may be true; but has every promise
that you have made been fulfilledV You
have fulfilled your promises to men; but
have you lullllied rhem to (Jod?
On beds of slelsness and in lime of danger,
with how much apparent sinceriiy have you
promised (iod, that if ho would remove the
danger or restore to health and strength, his
service would lie your work for the residue of
yourllf<?; but the fulfillment of your promise
has been us "ihe morning cloud and the
earlj* due"?"Better is it- that thou shouldst
not vow, than vow and not pay." Break all
the promises yon have ever made to man. if
vuitl. Hif. liino Is cnrnlnc when man will
forget t hese broken promises; hut beware
how yon trifle with prombes inside io God.
"Bo not deceived, God is not mocked."
OUR BIG RAILROAD.
Wlint n Correspondent of the "AnKtiNln
ChronicIc" l?ns to Say.
Athkss, Oa., Jun. 10,-Therc n -e three prospective
railroads coining to Athens, which
are,at tliis time, claiming the atlention of
ourcitizens. Iii magnitude and Importance
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern stands
first. Its northern terminus will be Man roe,
N. where it. will connect with a system
east and north to Wilmington, Norfork,
Washington, New York and Intermediate
points.
This system is said to l?e controlled by the
mighty Pennsylvania Central, which is anxious
for a souihern outlet.
Its Southern terminus will he AtIanIn, passing
through Athens and Elberton. Oa., and
important Carolina points. By almost universal
consent. It is conceded that no road
could lie built Ili:it would benefit Athens as
much as this, und ? :?pil:?lists iind business
men here who bnve rcftmed for years to contribute
to nny proposed railroad have taken
stock liberally In this lino. A largo part of
the S?j.0on required of Athens has boon subscribed
and there will lie no trouble about
raising I he balance as soon as It. Is needed.
The only fair of its failure is Mint the projectors
ami inaugurators of tin-line will sell out
before it is built to the Richmond and I)anville.
whose strong rival it will lie. Our peo
pleare watching with deepest, interest everything
connected with it, ami are much gratified
'hal u purveying corns is n?w being organized
here to locate a line to tlie Savannah
river, where it will meet the corps from Mituroe,
N. 11. Gen. Hoke, of North Carolina, and
Mr. Iloke .Smith, of Atlanta, are the earnest,
advocates, and if,as they say. Its being built
depends entirely upon local subscriptions according
to the amounts assessed. We will
hear I be whistle of its train by the appointed
time.
Its benefit to Athens will he incalculable,
and it Is generally believed, as a prominent
cotton man said a short time ago. "in two
years after this road is built the cotton receipts
of Alliens will be over 100,000 bales.
seed wheat, seed wheat. I'. Rosenborg ft
Co. 11J U
i KM tfVlfilf
WBBPMHMB?W^????? W?HM?
A COLOSSAL LOO JAM.
1
THE WORK OF BREAKING IT UP
WATCHED BY THOUSANDS.
r
Onomtlonfl of I^nmborinon at Taylor** '
Falls, itHun.?>I.iny Feats of Skill. ^
Activity and Paring? llilJy tlio Kid.
Tlio "Whole Jam Moving.
The Dalles of the St. Croix, as the rocky
gorge is called through which plunge the fall
and rapids of the river, are a marvel of
scenery worth a long journey at any time,
j but just at present, for a space of three miles,
not a particle of water is visible, nothing but j
a vast chaos of logs jammed in between tho j
j rocky jaws of the gorge and representing i
I 150,000,000 feet of lumber. Huge trunks of j
| trees, 80 to SO feet long, they lie heaped in
[ every kind of indescribable position, some bolt;
i upright like piles, some at angles of 45 deI
grees, some headed down stream and others
| straight across it. Meanwhile, the whole
i force of the fails and rapids of a great river
j has to work its way through and under the
enormous mass. Of course, the problem is
! how to dislodge this tremendous block, so
that tho log) can float down to the Mississippi,
I and the whole work has to bo done at the
j lower end.
I As tho visitor camps down on the rocks
I overhanging tho river, to watch tho sight ho
! feels for all the world liko a spectator in an
j old Roman ampitheatro about to witness a
fight between men and the ugliest specimens
j of tho bruto creation. Indeed, the choice
between grizzly bears, lions and tigers,
and the terrible forces of such huge tree
trunks with the pressure of an avalanche
behind them, and rapids that can make them
individually leap and spin like so many
howling dervishes, is not one worth drawing
j lots for. The combatants are taken in at a
; glance as a hundred or more men, strong as
lions and spry as cats, clothed most of them
; from head to foot in bright red flannel, and
armed each with a long pole, shod with a
Steel spike and a hinged semi-circular lever,
for clamping round tho logs and rolling
; them over. Throe hundred yards below the
jam lies a powerful steamboat, with a
capstan capable of exerting a pull of 200
horse power, and around which is wound a
hawser, the end of which is carried on to the
jam, and attached to what aro called the
J key stone logs, that is, the logs that evince
j the most obstinate, dogged and absolutely
rebellious temper.
BEGINNING OF THE TUG OF WAR.
And now the tug of war begins. The capI
frtan slowly revolves, the hawser lifts from
I the river, line jets of water spuming from it
I under, the iicrce tension. The upright treo
I trunks writhe and groan and twist, their
1 anarchical bnrk-clothes torn o.T under the
I irresistible police grip in wliieh they are held,
till they are left all white and naked, and at
I last slowly, sullenly, and with groans and
curses of despair, a detachment of perhaps
I 600 logs is torn away from tho main body.
| Aud now tiie fun coines. .Nimble as so many
i cats, the red-shirted, red-trousered lunilwrmen
leap on it to break it up. Here a dozen
nre shouldering away with their levers to
roll o.T a lmgo trunk at the top, here they aro
pushing down under water to head the right
way ? cross-binding log. As Iho units of the
mnss g.'i, more and more dislodged, huge
j boles of shoot up from undenieath, and
I fairly leap like enormous fish out of the
i water. Everything is now spinning and |
' plunging, and an unlettered layman weald !
' us lL?f attempt a promenade down hill on the
sides (if so many rolling ba~rds, as essay the
feats there agile fellows are easily up to.
Down below stands ready aud manned a
rowboat for the rescue of any who should
! fall into the rapirls. But tho tiling is uot to
i fall in, for the risk of drowning is as nothing
j to the risk of being caught and ground up
| between tho logs. Only onco did wo seo a
: man tumble off, but while women shrieked
j and his mutes tore round to a point of the j
' ledge where they could drag him out, tho
! bravo fellow himself seemed to take it as a
' 6imple little incident of the profession.
I Every other time there were logs enough left
I between tho torn off and captured dctock*
I nient and the main army to enable the men
| to leap back from point to point Billy tho
j Kill, as the universal voice had christened
| one lithe, graceful, yet powerful young fel|
low, was always in the lead. lie woro a
' white rose in his hat. Leaping liko a deer
i from log to log he was always at the point
j where effective work was to be done, and so
! great was tho glow of admiration he awakencd
in every onlooking feminine breast that
| he would only have had to leap dripping
; ashore and fling himself, a soused Leander,
j at the feet of any Ilero of them all to hava
i borne her off as his forever.
THE FASCINATION" OF THE SCENE.
Very curious is it to observe how, wlicni
ever a chanco is given for seeing splendidly
| developed human bodies in vigorous action, a
| a perfect fascination sets in for watching tho
. um<! nno nlrl lnrfv. fif a sillCTU- I
I B1&I1I/. IUH? ^ ?
I larly bright and intelligent face, sitting on j
i the rocks, who said she could not tear herself ,
! away frora it, that sho sat there all day long j
! and day after day. On my cravenly and
i materially saying to her that I must really
go up to the hotel to get something to eat, she
! broko out in the most reproachful tone, "Oh,
i let your dinner go; tho men may any minute
! start a quarter of a mile of the jam, and then
j it will be the greatest sight iu tho world. I'vo
I ordered my dinner lo be brought out to me
! on tho rocks." Such enthusiasm was truly
I admirable.
Contagious us was her example, I must,
j still in contrition, confess that I did go up to
, the hotel?some fivo minutes away?and had
just sat down to a bowl of soup, so:no beef
. and canned corn, when a cry was raised:
j "The whole jam is moving!" Billy tho Kid
j himself would have been put to it to make
better time than I for the river ledge. What
, a sight it was! For fully a quarter of a mile
' hi length and (590 or T(K) feet hi breadth, tho
j vast press and throng of tho mob of giants
j were in furious motion. I could think of
j nothing but a countless herd of frantic bulla!
loes leaping over one another and trampling |
i one another under foot, tho irresistible ava- j
! iancho of motion and terror from behind
if. ra.-orvfliin'r fr? tho front.
; *m ? ~
j Indeed, the tremendous jam, thirty to fifty |
| feet in depth, was working perpendicularly
j up and down ns well as forward along all its |
j line. "Whenever a temporary opening was !
| made, enormous tinnks that had been sub- j
; merged deep down would leap out into the j
i cir and on to the backs of the others with !
J precisely tho motion so often witnessed in I
| herds of cattle, ileanwhilo tho wrenching, i
straining and groaning was such that it i
j seemed as though tho wholo mass must- Ikj
j ground up into pulp for the paper mills. For |
j perhaps fifteen minutes this striking sceno |
lasted, when finally the vast body of logs be- j
! camo consolidated again in another jam a |
j quarter of a mile, farther down tho gorge, at j
j the extreme end of which the same process
1 t,? luxmn nver airain.?Minnesota Cor. I
Boston HenilcL
j
| For Acknowledging New I'ubltciitlon<i.
i Sheridan had a convenient formula for !
i acknowledging all the new publications thai [
were sent to him: "Dear Sir: I have reeeivoi {
your exqui.>itj work, and I bavo no doubt I,
shall bo highly delighted after I have read it."
j Fur trimming forcionks &c. Wm. E. Boll.
12-1 !
I Fentlier trimming for drosses and wraps.'
| Win. E. Hell. 12-1 1
My trade in dress Roods never was larger,
anil I will continnp torccelveno\vuoudsevery .
j wed:. Win. E. Hell. 11-10!
I I have Indies to tit and elianze all wraps.1
anil can guarantee a lit. Mrs. Taygart will
i make you one in case you can't get a lit. Win.
|E.lJell. |
Short wraps from :M to -10 with feather and
astrakhan trimming. W. E. Hell. 11-10
Black and brown New Markets in all sizes;
and as cheap as you can buy same quality |
goods in any large city. Win. E. Hell. 11-10;
j Hondo Jackets for Indies and misses in black j
' and colors, with large buttons. W. E. Bell, j
| Fresh stork of ladle* and misses shoes Just
received. Wiu. E. Hell. 11-10
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THEIR METHODS OF TRAINING.
nflrl Ath1?trta>Kll(llcSl
*14,w * *?u?v*a ? Errors
of Trainer*? <??lf-I>enial. -jEver
since athletic sports havo been folowcxl
people hav? put themselves on record
hrough misstatements a boat priza fighters
m<l their methods of training?how this or T
hnt man's death was caused by overtraining
>r too rapid a preparation for any special
cat. No question has brought to light so
nuch gross ignorance as this one. It is not
?ver1 raining that causes the trouble, but insufficient
work, or total negligence of trainag.
Tho writer's experience dates back to
he time when drenching and many hours of P>
atiguing work were tho ride, and, even with ?dl
their errors, tho trainers of a quarter of a T
enturyago got their men into batter con- tl
lition than tho latter day trainers do.
Tho modern trainers go to tho other ex>
;rcmo, as they scarccly work their charges at K
ill, preferring to havo their men big nnd w
strong rather than thin and overdrawn, ^
Somo have struck tho happy medium, and b;
;hey invariably present their men fn good dSrira.
Tliis is generally accomplished by slow S
ind careful work, which, whilo not being
showy, is none tho less thorough. Ortc of tho t<
most radical errors modern trainers plunge ^
into Ls tho rushing system. They get hold of ^
1 strapping young fellow, who is high in b
3e?h, and think that by tlio driving process 0
they can get him fit in a fortnight They u
generally do succeed in getting him down to *tho
last stage of sparsenoss of flesh, but the s
athlete's strength has also passed away with
superfluous tissue. '
The man looks well to the eye, but ho is
very much like a cardboard house?apt to
fall in if hit in the middle. Many an athlete e
has stepped into the arena looking fit to con- *
tend for a kingdom, while, in reality, he wag c
If^s able to stand as much punishment or 1
staining as hu antagonist, who was fat and e
had done no work at alL Of course, thero I
are some men who can reduce very rapidly f
and retain p. certain amount of physical 1
strength and vitality. Yet even these find 1
constant and speedy tnriuing spells take all 1
tho steel out of them, and each succeeding 1
spell of preparation find them less inclined *
than ever to jump out and take their gruel
with that zest which shows that an athlete <
has lost none of his old power. '
Such methods as these have ruined more '
men than anything else, for a lazy man will <
r)n mnm li.irm in a week than con be undone '
in a month. No one, only those who have <
undergone a severe athletic preparation, ]
knows what is endured during tho first week <
or so of training, The removal ?f the k)oso <
fat, especially that which is insfde, seems to '
engender an all-devouring thirst, and tho i
first thing an athlete does is to resort to- 1
liquids. If he bo a professional it is ten to <
one that he craves for something stronger '
than water. Here is where the- self-denial 1
comes in, for should he give way all thef good '
work done by exercise will be undone in a 1
very few minutes. If he manages to fight 1
tho craving down his reward will Ixs great,
**??? iwm.lii'no' tltiref. will rrvn/ln?i1]v flfean- I '
pear. Tho superfluous flcsli tvIII melt as 1
though by magic and in its place a healthy
growth of muscle will make its appearance.
?Cor. New York Star. 1
Talfcli:? About Hat WrRther.
"Talking about hot weather," said a brakeman,
"that wo hail tho other day was
nothing long sido of whet I've seen down on ,
the Southern Pacific. I was braking down
there last summer, and in some o' them dead,
desert vallej's o' Arizona, where rain never
falls and the sun's always blistering, I've seen
weather that'd remind a man of what's in
store for him after ho leaves this vale o' tears
and boardiu' houses. One day last summer
we were running along in that country whenan
accident occurred such as I s'poso was
never known hi all tho history of railroading.
"All of a sudden the locomotive was seento
bo bouncing along liko a ball, an' tho
engineer was so frightened that ho shut off
steam as quick as ho knewi how and whistled
like sin to call all of tbo men forrerd. Wa
rushed up ahead and ho told us what had
happened, but we laughed at him and! made
so much fun of him that ho finally pulled
open tho throttle ag'in just to show us that
ho knew what ho was talldng about. I hope
to drop dead in St. Louis an' be cut up in
a mcdical collogo if that locomotive didn't
bounce just liko a sbia in a swell. Wo were
all so frightened that wo begged tho engineer
to shut off steam and stop her. What
was the matter? Notbin', tho rails were so
hot that they sagged down between the ties
whenever the engino struck ''em, an' the
wheels were so hot that they were pounding
out flat. Yes, sir, if we'd run a miic furthor
we'd a-had notliin' but square wheels under
our locomotive. None of us had ever seen
an engine run with square wheels, and sol
we didn't try it.?Chicago Herald "Train
Talk."
Ho Smcllecl His Breath.
A bright little 5-year-old boy was visiting
bis father, who belonged to a New York
regiment, in camp.
One day, as ho was playing boforo his
father's tent, ho was accosted in a pleasant
wuy by a sprucely dressed soldier. IIo was
accustomcu 10 using iiouceu?a cuuu iu
camp being a great luxury?but from this
soldier he showed evident signs of moving
away.
"Come hero, my littlo mail," said the officer.
Tho discerning child replied: "I don't want
to; you aro a doctor; I know you are a
doctor."
"You aro mistaken; come here; I am not a
doctor."
But tho littlo fellow only put his head out
of the tont far enough to say: "Yes, you
are a doctor, too; I know you aro a doctor,
Cor I can smell tho medicine on your
breath."
That New York officer never received any
other name afterward during the war.?San
Francisco Chronicle.
Kit Carson's View or CIiuck-i*-r,nck.
Kit Carson, by the way, was a good deal- of
a gambler, and after every payday he could
UO 1UUI1U UUumu a swt'aiuum, m buuu suuuj
nook, ready to seo the boys. At ono time he
said to me: "I have played cards from Maine
to Mexico, and, being of a mathematical turn
of mind, I have ciphered out tho percentage
in favor of the dealer in tho various games,
and I'll tell you confidentially that chuekraluck
is 75 per cent better than stealing."
Chuck-a-luck caused moro trouble in tho army
than chronic dysentery. I have known tho
bravest men in the company to be so carried
away by the excitement of winning and losing
that they couldn't hear a rifle crack nor
tell the difference between the whizz of a
rebel bullet and tho buzz of a mosquito.?
Inter-Ocean "Curbstone Crayons."
Bananas in tho En^liAh Trade.
Bananas aro a lately introduced noveiry in |
the EngiLsh trade. Th07 are brought from |
the West Indies in a chamber in tho vessel,
the temperature of which is caroiully regulated
by machinery. The English people
look at the fruit askance, and suggest that an
appetite for such products is probably the result
of education.?New Orleans Times-Democrat.
To the Tuno of a Fortune.
Ismail Paalia, the ex-Ichcdive of Egypt, who
wjis one of tho chief creditors of Victor Emmanuel,
holds 1 ho bills of the late King Lud?
wig to tho tun* of ?5:1,000.
The Xonon Jersey, the l>o?t thills'out for the 1
money. W'm. K. Hell. 10-27
I liavp a large stock of ladles and mioses j
winter wraps, which will lie sold cheap. Cull; s
and secure a bargain before it Is too late. Win.1 (
E. Hell. H"10!.
TIiitp cnsos of millinery antl dress goods'i
ju?t received. Wm. K. Hell, 11-10,
Fresh stock dress ginghams just receive'!. L
Win. K. Kelt. 11-10]s
Money saved, i? money made. I can snvo|j
yon money on a winter wrap. Wm. E. Hell.
Iiave Mrs. Taszart to make your dress and yon
will be pleased, she guarantees ull work
to tit or no fifty. W. K. Hell. .
Full line of colored Astrakhan for dress
trimming. W. K. Bell.
Florence silk I This is a wash silk for etching
and embroidery. Permanent dyes atul .
superior lustre. Win. E. Bell. 10-27 '
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VOTING IN ENGLAND/ - J
HE METHOD BY WHICH MEMBERfll A
OF PARLIAMENT ARE SELECTED.
be Polling; Place, Ballot Box and Booje j
Writ in and Stamping Ballot#?In Cav?
Objection 1? Made?All Paper Accounted
for.
The polls are open on election day from $ <.
clock a. nt until 8 o'clock p. m., and tha ' 3
-esiding officer, with his clerk or clerks, to v
i duty at the polling station all that timet [ : ~
he returning officers of the borough sit in |.; ; 1
ie vestry hall at the parish church, and the | v'.
leriflf in the shiro hall, to receive appeals i
om persons who may have changed their ( '!; r
>sidencos since the register was completed, or
ho for somo other technical reason are not ! ;
Ho wed by the presiding officer to cast their H._
allots. Tbo polling station is a large room, j
Lvided across by a strong railing, with a ^- ^
ateway in it. The rear part of the room is <
irther divided by a railing at right angles -
> the first, In the rear of the room aro
lbles at which the electors write their bal- i " >v.
)ts. They are divided one irom we otuer aj ;j
igh board divisions reaching to the ceiling ; I
f the room, so that a man at one table can V j
either see nor bo seen by a man at the next. ?>-J
)n the other side of the room and behind the
Bcond railing sits the presiding officer with
i3 clcrk, while in front of him stands the
allot box.
TUB BALLOT BOX AND BOOK.
Shortly before 8 o'clock in tho morning of ' *
lection day a policeman takes his stand at
ho gate. There the presiding officer and his
:lerk bring m the ballot box, still sealed up,
ind the package cf papers. Each candidate is - ,
tntitled to have a "personation agent" at each
Killing station, and in the presence of these
igents tho seal of the ballot box is broken and
he box shown to be empty. The box is
nade of tin, is about a foot and a half high,
ind a foot square. On the lop it has a slit
iboat one and a half inches kmg and a frao;ion
of an inch wide.
In the sealed package of papers-aro, first, a
complete printed copy of the register of tha
x>rough; sccoiid, that portion of the register
tvhich contains the names of the electors entitled
to vote in that polling district; third, a
book containing the ballots; fourth, a book
containing fifty ballots printed on colored i%
paper, to be handed out under the objection
jf the "personation agent" of either candidate.
There is also a stamp with which to
rtamp each ballot as it is given out Tho
iverago register has leaves about as largo oa
those of an unabridged dictionary, and itf ' $
about one-third as thick as that necessary
book. Each page is divided into five v
columns; intha first appears a number, in
tho second the voter's name. Then in thethird
comes his residence, his occupation in
the fourth, whilo the property on which he
votes is described in the fifth and last column. "
The ballot book is like a largo and thick*
check book, the ballots being the checks.
They aro about as largo as the regular small
blotting papers. Each ballot is numbered, a
corresponding number being printed on the'
stub which remains in tho bock. Tho namesof
the candidates aro printed ?i the ballot, a ;,
large blank space being left opposite each.
Abovo each table where the electors write"
their ballots hangs a notice printed in largeletters,
setting forth what tho voter may and
may not do. When theso notices are put in
placo and the books laid out on tho tabic, the*
presiding oiDcer and his clerks take their
places, and at 8 o'clock tho polls are declaredopen.
Tho would-be voter passes by the
policeman on guard at the gate, who allows - .
only 0110 person to enter tho inclosuro at a
time. Ho goes ilrst to the table, and gives hi*
name to tho presiding officer, who finds it in
tho register.
What is your residencci" asks the preside
ing officer. The voter glvesit
"Your occupation?" continues the officer:
and when the answer corresponds with the
statement in tho'register, he asks the voter ttf
dcscribo tho property on which he claims a
right to vote.
PREPABtlNG THE BALLOT.
Not until all the questions aro answered far
accordanco with, the printed form docs the'
presiding offieer offer tho voter a ballot paper.
Front tho register ho takes tho voter's numberr
and writes it in ink on tho stub of the
ballot book, immediately below the number
- - ? * * *- ?-A -J ?
of the ballot, wincn- is prmwu on mo ^uu,
Then be tears out tho ballot paper,- stamps it
with bis stamp, and bands it to tlwvoter, who" .
goes over to o:jo of tbe tables. Then) pensr
inland blotting paper are provided.. There,
as be is directed by tbo printed notico above
the table, bo marks a c ross against the name
of tbo candidate for whom ho is voting, blots
his- ballot, fokls it, and, returning, it to the
table by the railing, holds it up aol'drops it
into the ballet bos. Having doue this, 1h _
makes room for tbo nest voter.
In case any objection is made by fee agent*
of cither candidate, and tho voter insists upoi>
casting Lu ballot, the presiding officer gives
him a ballot paper froinihe small ballot book.
Tho procedure is tho samo as though the man "
were casting aH unchallenged vote, but his
ballot is thrown asido when the votes are"
counted and tho objections to it considered
later before it is counted. If any voter is unable
to read or write, it is tho sworn duty of. \
the presiding officer to go with bim tothff >,
?*> v
table, tell iimi CDenamcooi. iuuvuiiuiuavca,uuLr ,
place the cross opposite tho name that the
voter wishes, anil he must never reveal the .
nanio of the candidate so selecteiL ^
The polls arc closed at 8-o'clock in tho oven- \
in", after having been open twelve hours. S
The presiding ollicer is expected to-be present
all the time; ho is allowed to be absent no'
more than thirty minutes during tho twelve
hours, and for thoso thirty minutes ho must
appoint a deputy. Immediately on tho closeof
tho polls tho ballot bos lis sealed up,, all the
papers and books made into a parcel, all bal- t
lots spoiled by voters placed together and
sealed, and an account made of every piece of
paper used in tho polling booth during ther
day. Tho presiding officer and his clerks,
with the agents, then take the box and pack
ages to the shire town of the county, wher
ho swears to his returns, and when the votes
are counted.?New York Sun.
Paul H. Rayno, tho Southern Toot.
Of slight buUd, and a figure below the*
medium height; he stands straight as a:*
arrow, and every gesture and motion is a
poem in itself. The smooth, rather pale facc,
cleanly shaven, except the bristly mustache
of mingled gray anil brown, is lit up by at
pah* of brown eyes that gleam with the light
of geniality. Perhaps physical debility helped.
to make him more spiritual in his appearance
when I first met him, but I imagine that he is
just tho sort of man to tread the thorny path
of life courageously, preserving at all times,
and under all circumstances, ttio strong ami
telling features of bis individuality. Ho doe*
not appear to bo over diffident: neither is ha
overbearing in bis claims.?Cor. Atlanta Constitution.
All Thnt Money for Nothing.
Father?Well, Jennie, now you've had' a
first-class education, and I suppose yon aro
ready to assume tbo duties of a youug woman
In society. Ob,, by tbe way, let mo see you?*
diploma.
Daughter?I?I?I?IVc lost it, father, II
was burned up this morning by accident
Father?Great Scott I Then I've spent all
that money for nothing!?Tid Bits.
Oortieclli silk. Tlicse goods are put up for
ho convenience of those persons who (Ipslro
o use silk, either for embroidery or knitting
n lengths greater than are usually sold In
ikeins, or 0:1 small spools. Each ball eonaihs
one-half ounce of pure silk, superior
mallty, uhhouuiou lor oeawy aim uuraumi}
>r color. Win. 15. ltell. 10-27
S11U floss la nil shades. A beautiful line of
haded tlo*s. Win. K. Hell. 10 27
Prepare for the winter nnd sccnrea bargain
11 wraps. Win. 15. Hell. 10-37
Mrs. Tagearl will continne to cut dresses nt
i0 cent". Win. E. Boll. KMT
Moss trimming, something new, for dress
rimming. Win. K. Bell. 10-27
Ladies' and misses electric gossamers in all
izes. Win. K. Bell. 10-27
Ladies' and misses' rubber shoes with siHt
iiilng. Wiu. 15. Bell. 10-27