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I The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S.C. Published every "Wednesday at 52 a year in advance. Wednesday, June 1, 1892 Higher Plane. ?v Tlio Columbia Register announces a desire to conduct the political campaign on a high, . er plane than one of mud-slinging. In that proposition we fully concur, and, in so far as this newspaper is concerned, we expect to try to be respectful and just to all. Viewing the situation from our standpoint there is absolutely nothing in this campaign ?except the ollices, and we care very little *- as to who gets them. This newspaper expects no office, and expects nothing from anybody which its editor does not earn by hard work. It will make no difference to us, or our kindred, whether Tillman orSheppard (selected, but we reserve the right to vote as we please in the primary. If our contemporary, the Register, will allow the suggestion, we would express the belief that that paper would raise Itself In the estimation of many people In every walk ol life, If It treated political opponents with a little respect and some courtesy. The candidates in the field against the office-holding gentlemen are of at least fair character, and their supporters are men not entirely devoid of respectability. Our contemporary being a mart of good ability himself, and having had a large experience In journalism, certainly knows that the calling of nanus is not a commendable practice. We will not characterize the act of a gentle HJitu ill caiuug u vimiici cunui, v?u Granny," "Me Too," and such other pet names, nor Is it necessary to speak of the habitual practice of speaking of the opposition candidate's supporters as "Sheep," and the "Ring-rule crowd." We presume in a court of justice, if the question of respectability was made between the two parties, that neither party would be awarded a monopoly of the decency or respectability of the country. The Register's warfare on the unoffending portion of our citizens, and Its appeal to the prejudice of the many against the few may avail for a little while, but such a course Is ruinous In tbe end. All the people cannot be fooled all tbe time, and there may be a time when tbe Register might be glad to have the patronage or some of the very people that it is now so vigorously insulting. As an object lesson, we would cite our brother editor to the career of the Charleston World. For awhile that paper pursued very >. much the line of policy which is outlined by the Register. For a while the subscriptions poured in, aDd the Governor and other officers gave It their support for a short time. Wheu the Government withdrew its support, the Alliancetuen bad to do as their leaders directed, and so tbe World went down as quickly as it rose. Having already arrayed Itself ugainstone portion of the people, it was without a constituency when the Alliancemen withdrew. The only way to make a newspaper a suc' cess is to print a paper for all the people in Its legitimate field. The territory and the population is not large enough in this State to make a succcss of a paper that fights one-half the people, and is printed lor a single taction or coterie of any party. And even If it were large enough and the population sufficiently numerous, where is the sense, the propriety or the policy of arraying one-half the people against a paper? The public have not only a right to know an editor's political bias, but they should dc. mand an expression of ills opinions. Tills does not necessarily involve an insult to political opponent!;. The expressions of political views, or the advocacy of a particular lineof policy is quite another thing from oll'ering insult auti rldl?cule 'o those who do not agree with the editor. The Prohibition Convention. W' The prohibitionists of this.State held a convention last week in Columbia, and determined to take a hand in the corning campaign. In this we tliiuk they did right. There never was a time which was more favorable for the agitation ol this question, and all lovers of temperance should now put forth their best efforts. All candidates should be given an opportu nli:y todefine their position.and no prohibitionist should vote for any candidate for the Legislature who refuses to give an unequivocal definition. The Executive Committee should prepare the questions and the same should be put to the candidates iu every county. The Executive Committee should not do as others have done, neglect to provide for the enforcement of a prohibitory law?if enactud. Heretofore prohibitionists have been satisfied with the enactment of a prohibitory law, without making even the pretense of a provision for its entorcement. The law will not enforce itself, and it is unreasonable to suppose that a neglected law, with no oue to see that it is enforced, will stop the sale of whiskey. let the committee give candidates an opportunity to pledge themselves 011 this point. We need an officer, in the pay of the Government, to look after the enforcement of this law. The sale of liquor is generally believed to be au evil, If so, then we as a law-abiding, as a moral, or lift 11 ChriNt.ia.ri nnrmle slmnM nf. Ipnsl make an eltort to stop it. We hope the Executive Committee may do their whole duty, and the people will do theirs. The election of Tillman or Sheppard is a matter of trifling importance wheu weighed against the liquor tratlic. While the Press and Banner will not espouse u personal canvass for any man, yet we expect to exert our utmost power to advance the cause of temperance. If there are live candidates for the Legislature pledged to the prohibitory law, we expect to vole for them regardless ol their political opinions, and we will strive to see that the cause of temperance In Abbeville county wins at the ballot box. The temperance people are very much in earnest In this matter, and we will be disappointed if they do not work lor the glory ol our Maker, and for the welfare of their fellow-man. Let our preachers everywhere preach on this subject, and let every conscientious Christian vote to remove the temptation from our weak brethren, and let them use their influence In favor of closing the doors of the Institutions that entice our young men to habits which lead to inebriety. The Cotton Plant has an editorial which, we think, contains a threat to bolt the Democratic ticket at Chicago in case the National Dein ocranc VsUUVCIlltlUU iciusca iu mni^L uic * 'Uiiiil platlorm. We are not authorized to speak for anybody, but we venture to suggest that there will be oue delegate from South Caro Una who will not bolt or go into the Third party, and that delegate in Air. 1. H. MiCalla, of Abbeville county. We don't think Governor Tillman or Senator Irby will bolt. We have had nothing upon which to base an opinion as to the other delegates, but we can't think many would bolt with Mr. Stokes. Caught. The tale of the duplicity of President Polk in the matter of paying back-pensions to Union soldiers will be found Interesting reading. &?'' :: Eg-ar*.. V.' %' > * Why Sot fio to Church ? Abbeville may be said to be n city or churches, but many or our citizens do not regularly attend divine worship. We do not pretend to account for this state of tilings, but we speak of what we believe to be a fact. We have more fine churches and perhaps as many empty benches on Sunday, as can be found elsewhere in any town of equal size. If this Is true, there Is a cause. It is not sufficient for the Christian todraw the skirls of his garments about him as he passes the loafer on the corner, but he should, as ? laborer in the Lord's vineyard, invite 'him to the | KUiipir. It Is not sufficient for the preacher to pro nounce anathemas, in the presence of empty benches, upon those who are beyond the call i of his voice. More than this is nceiled, lias he made his services interesting? That is the question. If he has done so, has the congro. gation done its duty In making welcome the stranger and the wayfarer? If they have not, have they done their duty ? It is common for Christians to excuse themselves for the absence of those in tlie highways, by charging them with neglect of their own highest duty, while making no effort to bring them Into the church. Do they not seem to act sometimes as if they were not their brother's keeper? It must be bcneticial to any member of the human family to attend divine service. II matters not what the motive for being at church?whether to show fine clothes, to see a friend, or even to gain the good opinion of the church members?it is well for him to be within the sound of the preacher's voice,cvcd for a short time. There is a purity and a holiness associated with the divine worship In the>e temples which invariably benetits ond i.viiits the individual. If those who stay away from church could realize the educational advantages?to say nothing of the spiritual side of (lie question? of listening to a learned discourse from any Bible text, they would be more frequently at church, and they would, therefore, tie better educated, and better prepared for the every day pursuits of lile. If there be any who shrink from going into any of the churches, they might go into the Court House on Sunday morning, where there Is always the greatest room for everybody It is the people's house, and those who worship there will oe glad of the presence of auy and all. But. to go to any of the churches, for whatever motive, is better than wasting the time in idleness around tiie street corners. The Sunday 3Inil?. We respect the objection which pious people urge against the Sunday malls, as long as they have no Interest in receiving I tic mails on that day, yet we withhold judgment in the cases of pious prattlersand religious ranters against the Sunday trains, as long as we know tbey are the first to avail themselves of the advantages of a Sunday mail. Take,for instance, the Daily Register. That paper mado a very effective appeal to the religious sentiment of ttie country on the question of Sunday trains and Sunday mails, but took good care to be among the very first to avail itself of their ad vantages. The Register corncs here on Sunday. When people quit eating warm dinners on Sunday, and refuse to go for their mail on Monday until the usual hour for receiving the mails on week days, we will always believe In the sincerity ol their opposition to.Sunday trains. Hut we too often "Compound for sins we are inclined to. Hy damning ihose we have no mind to." And it is hard for us to believe that any printer is, in reality, opposed to the Sunday train, as long as he eats warm dinners. Will a Citizen be Deprived of His Suirrajre? . It Is said, that a clique, coterie, or combination of some sort, have under consideration a proposition to rule a majority of the candidates oil'the track in this campaign, and to effectually bar out a majority of the political far nfflw. 11 is alleged that a com-I mittee will assemble at Abbeville to name a list of candidates for each office, anil to nuuie the men for whom the people will be required to vote at the primary election. The people of this County, no matter what their political opinions, love fair piny and an even chance for every man. If. therefore, any little ring should conclude to appropriate the offices to themselves, while rutins others off the track, they will likely hear of some vigorous kicking, and they needn't forget, tinfact that the prohibitionists are present and will vote. It will not be an easy matter for any set of men to gobble up the offices at the next election without giving every man u fair chance to run. .Self-respecting Tillmanites will protest against any such usurpation ni'thf-ir ri*_'ht to vote for the candidates of tlieir choice, and the anti-Tillnianitos will deny the right of any set of oftlce-seeUers 10 shut them off Iron participation in the election. Prohibition in Augusta. Wc are real glad of the ftgi'ation ot thin subject in Augusta at this time, aR it will give the Chronicle something to do. Although the campaign has just commenced the Chronicle has already begun to call names. We do not know how It is in Augusta, hut up this way there are some very good men and some very respectable women who favor prohibition. In fact, it seems that the prohibitionists will average up to the standard of the average anti. We believe a prohibitionist may be as honest as the onti-pro. hibitionist, and we think It the essence of presumption fortheantls to pretend to sneer at tbe prohibitionists and call names. Xew Story. We publish this week the opening chapters of a serial story, "Janet Lee, or in the Shad ow of the Gallows," which will no doubt prove interesting to many readers. Begin at ouce, and read the whole story. THE KITCHEN WASTE. ?- ? Should not be l'ilrSieU out or tlie Window, but Should be I'ut at Ihc lioois of Tree*. Yes, it Is a nasty habit of pitching out of the back door a failful and a dipperlul. now ami then, ot greasy water, and a handful parings and the greater waste of the kitchen that breeds fever and bilious diseases. The waste disappears for the most part in I lie soil and t hat is the key to the mischief. The soil gets full alter a time and evaporates and ilie hot sun breeds gases that float round and enter the bouse. This is true not only of the cheaper, poorer houses and careless families, but well-lo-tlo, intelligent people bave spots behind their houses saturated with slops. In populous towns no amount of supervision can prevent a great deal of filthy evil. Hut iu the country towns slops should be carried out to trees and poured iu small <|limit it ies here and there as fertilizer. Trees will take up a large <]UIlllMl.y "I w ?. ici nuu cmirim ivji n. There must be simply constant intelligence in the disposal ol waste. THEY ALL CAME. 4'alliotin Falls ('(tines to Abbeville in a ltotly. Mayor Gkok<;k M. .Smith, and all Hie eitizous of C.ilhoun Falls, except tlie depot agent, came to Abbeville lust Saturday night and remained over until Monday. Mayor Sinit.li contemplates moving his store nearer to the centre of the business portion of the town as soon as his new store room Is finished. The health and order of thai town is excellent. At present there is noi a case of sickness in town, and no arrests have been made in a long tline. That town lias no ui-e lor either u graveyard or u calaboose. At llucldons, you will see some rich novel ties In wash dress goods. A new lot of bugles Just received. J. T. Simmons, Abbeville, s. C. ' THE STATE CONVENTION. * ; I Its 1'iicniisiitiilionnl Act in Ariojtliitj; i Hie Alliance Plfttlorm Hum 110' Kimling- Iniltieiice nil Anybody. The Third party lliivor (liven to the convention last week by the revolutions adopted c does not amount to much. The resolutions t only reflect the sent i men is of the individuals, I wiio voted for tliern and have no binding el'- U feet.on the people of the State.?Anderson 1 Journal. n Thpw is no third party flavor in any ot tiie | resolutions passed by the convention. > Those resolutions reflect the sentiments or < seven-eighths of the Democrats ol South Carolina Kvery mnn who claims lobe a Democrat is hound hv the platform of this party?Columbia Register. Section fourof theconstit.ution of the Democratic parly of South Carolina provides that? "Kvery Presidential election year those County Conventions In May shall elect delegates to a Slate Convention called for the purpose of electing delegates to the National Democratic Convention, and to elect the member-, of the National Democratic Executive Committee Irom this State, and such fit ate Convention shrill cxcrcixe no other pouter." As the Register and perhapsother Alllancc papers have exultlngly thrown their Ocala platlorm in the face of the Democratic party of this State, we have quoted the above extract from the recognized Constitution ol the party in South Carolina. P.y that Constitution the Democrats of the Stale propose to stand, and Democrats everywhere may imbibe the Alliance doctrine, ac- 1 cording to the dictutes of their own Individ- | mil consciences, or tliey are at liberty lo t.nrustaside. as so much rublish or bom bast I the unconstilutioual acts of the State Coil ventton. Under no clrcumstanccs had the May Con- i vent I on any right 10 adopt a new platform, mid the majority of the non-Alliancemen 01 this .State will resist any such usurpation of i ineir rights, and will foreverdenouuee the i unlawful act whereby it is proposed to force down our throats doctrines which are sun- I versivt-of true Democratic principles, andft I contrary to the forms and laws which claim i ti> dispense Justice. The Alliancemen of that I Convention had no right to drag the platform of their secret and oath bound organization I Into the Democratic Convention and there, i in an unlawful, unjust and despotic manner engraft their measures and their plans on the I plat form of the political parly which rescued i the State from the hand ot the alien and de- I livered us from the grip of the giant. I The act of the caucus by Alliancemen can- i not bind the Democratic party, and the members of the secret society need not seek to | bind, a* by letters, the free born citizens ot this State who owe to the Democrat ic party i their freedom, their liberty, and their right to i the pursuit ol happiness. i If the Democratic party Is bound to take on the principles and measures of the Oca I a ] platform, which are sure to bring National defeat, it must be done under the forms ot i law, and under the semblance of authority. I The National Convention may adopt the < Ocala heresies, but even i'' the National Democratic Convention should refuse to adopt the measures which strike at the liberty and freedom of the American citizen. limuysun | be lawful lor the August Convention to adopt them, and If such result Is In store for us, then remembering the recent oppressions of i the Northern Republican* we could not oHl 1iate with them. Remembering the evils of Republicanism, with the record of the leaders of the Tiilrd party confronting us, we would retiew our allegiance to the Democratic; party, nnd take in the Ocala platform and vote for whatever candidate the party may direct, but the Alliance. through its influence in theCotivention, need not expect to include thts editor and this newspaper In its ranks, except by legally constituted authority. The i\luy Convention was expressly forbidden lo compromise the party by any such action a* the adoption ol the Ocala platform. The Conservative wing of the Democratic party .desired the May Convention to adopt the primary election plan lor Stale officers, but when it was learned that the Convention could not legally do so. they, in obedience to law, receded from their request. The Conservatives were willing to abide by the Constitution, even when it was to their hurt to do so, and our Alliance brethren will be required to obey the same Constitutioneven the one which they themselves set up for the Government of ihe Democratic party. We have nothing to say against the Alliance, and have nothing to urge In opposition to the Individual members of that organization holding any views consistent with their own consciences. We do not doubt the Democracy, the sincerely or the honesty of any man who gives his allegiance to that organization. The objects of the organization, as pronouiieed in their constitution and laws, as far as we know them, are good, and If intelligently and faithfully carried out would be of inestimable benefit to the country, but when politicians get hold of the farmers and propose to lead them in new and strange paths,and when it Is proposed to raise hopes which can never be fulfilled, it is time lor those who have not lost their heads, to speak out. When it Is proposed In an illegal way to engirtft their peculiar heresies on the platform Wi 11IC lM'iutn i unu put vj , ante iwiw %???%.. vw become, so to speak, members ol the Alii- i nnt-c, even against our will, we have a right to i protest and we do protest. ENTICING LABORERS, The Off K('|)(>iiU(l Trial or 1111 Interrsllni; Casc?Cariiicm Ciitcli a Hint. Trial Justice R. E. Cox of this village had an interesting case before him last Saturday. On.- man Indicted another lor enticing away a laborer. It appeared from the evidence as wc understand it Dial, the defendant had employed a laborer, without knowing that he was already under contract, and sent his agent with a wagon to the fatm of the plaintiff for the purpose of removing I hi; goods of the laborer. The plaintiff protested against the removal, alleging that lie objected on the ground that Hie negro was under contract with liitn, and that he had advanced money to the laborer. The plaintiff told the aijeiit, however, If the principal for whom he was acting would refund the money that the laborer might go Willi him. 'P> ? tn id llml tl,n nrl r?#?i no I would pay the money, and the laborer was taken away. Demand being made upon the defendant for ttic; money which tils agent had promised, lie refused to pay. The platutill then sued the defendant for enticing away Ills laborer. The defendant, pleaded not guilty. Upon trial theiiuestlon involved was: Was the principal bound by the unauthorized act of his agent? , If so, should the suit be brought for the amount so promised, as In the ease of an ordinary debt, or should n criminal prosecution be issued for the unlawful act. The jury took the view thnt the principal, was not bound lor (he promised money, but held that the principal was bound for the un- 1 lawful act and subject to the result* for enticing away a laborer. That the promise to re lease me mower on coiiouion 01 ui? jju.vniciit of money. <lid not iu fact release the laborer until the money was paid?payment beint refused the lndiclmenl neld good, and the Jury rendered their vi-rdlct accordingly. The Trial Juki Ice held lo the other view, namely : that the money promised stood ex- , act.ly as any other debt, and that 110 action lor criminal action could stand. He overru led the verdict, und granted a new trial. 1 This is the thlid trial of the cause, and it will now come up for tiie fourth time on the 171 It. The statute under which tbls action was brought is as follows: "Any person who ahull entice or persuade, by any means whatever, any tenant. K?rvunl, or laborer under contract with another, duly entered into between the parties In the presence of one or more wltuesses, whether such contract be verbal or In wilting, to violate such contract, or n? employ any mnoreri knowing such laborer to be under contract, wlili another. simll be cleemeil guilty of a | misdemeanor. and. upon conviction, shall hu . tined not less lhau twenty-five nor more than | <;ne hundred dollars, or be Imprisoned in the county Jail not less than ten nor more lhau thirty days." Speaking for the Press and Banner, we think the entering into yearly contracts with laborers is often a mistake on the part of both landowner and laborer. The relation of employee anil employer should be dissolved whenever either party becomes dissatisfied. An unwilling servant is seldom profitable, and the employer often has reason to regret the enforced service ot an unwilling laborer, j The history or experience of the country would lead us to believe that yearly contracts | In a majority of cases are expensive and 111-1 advised, and we believe the plan of ailvane*. Ing money or produce to laborers is nearly al- ( ways attended with unsafiHlnctory results. | The man who pays a laborer in advance does j an aci lor which lie is aunosi sure 10 vuuer. | We .Still Stuml on flic Old riitllorni. So far South Carolina Is the only State that has Ijt'on aUlc to Incorporate Into its platform all tin; demands of the Alliance. 11 has done a good work.?Cotton Plant. That. Is a mistake. The convention of the \ 18th instant, met for the specific purpose of 1 electing delegates to the National Convention. Ugder the party constitution it had no power 1 to <to any other binding act. The convention t recognized that inability by passing resolutions, which show opinion perhaps as well as j a platform, but which are not a platform. The August convention will formulaic a plat- ^ form, which will probably incorporate the \ Ocaia demands, but until that is done the party stands on the platform of IKUU.?Barn-1 wejl People. J mtmm ????? a BROKEN PROMISES. lave liio Allinnee i'ollt ieinns Been Able to FtilWil Their Promises? { Have not (lie People Iti-cn Disappointed ? Tlie Alliance iiscif went baclc on Its , corner stoue and chlel pillur?"equal rights o all and special prlvileees lo none"?when t excluded tho members of the educated pur- , mlt? from Its ranks. Nearly every man who , iad any money or education was excluded In r vords. iinvitiir pvohifiofi frr?m t.'npir confidence I learly all meu prominent, for their expert:nce. i.uelr education, and their proved personal worth, they sought new anil Inexperl'iieed lenders, and. although these leaders tfere perfectly honest and sincere In the beiet that they could advantageously lead the jeople into new and untried fields, the result tfns been most disastrous to the confldinjr people, who contributed so much of their money, who yielded so muc.h of their valuiblejtlme, and who so blindly and so Implicitly followed them. Some of the facts which resulted from this MXanlziition have already >ione Into history : 1. The organization of the Alliance cost money in dues and Incidental expenses to private members who had nothing to gain In the easting down of one man aDd who had nothing lor which they could reasonably lor In the raising up of another. 2. The lecturers that have trnmpoosed over IKn/>niinli*u *lts1 c/k iV.r lurtrp fnPK wlllcll WCTC 4 collected from Hie pockets of the ninny. The advise in reference to tfte holding of notion has cost the South millions of dollars. 4. The Alliance warehouses have cO!>tlarge . aumsof money, which. In some Instances , were paid by men who could 111 afford to In- , vest the money. 5. The storing of cotton hns subjected nmny planters to expense of storage, insurance, nnil advances with no other result than : Ijetng forced to sell at greatly reduced prices. 0. The holding o( our cotton was advised !>y Grand Lecturer Terrell at a tline when it Is n-asonable to believe thnt the farmers of Ills own State, Texas, were hurrying their [. otton to market. 7. The mi si ending statements which Mr. Wlllets and other AlHancetnen made in the tilegallon that the United States Government had built warehouses for the liquor distilleries, mid therefore should build warehouses tor the cotton, corn, rice,potatoes, liny, and oiher larrn products. The official statement is now made that the government has never built a warehouse tor anybody. X. The Inconsistency of trying to destroy ihe Na'tional Banks, and at the same time filing on members of theAlliancc to establish Fanners Banks. The Farmers Banks Have oeen established at personal Inconvenience to many of the stockholders. We attach no blame to any one for leading the farmers Into such a scheme, as the leaders were no ioubt honest. We are only recording facts. 9. The Democratic Alliance politicians promised to reduce taxation. A slight reduciIon was made In the levy Mil* year. An In reiiKfU uppropriuiion ?iia mauc nuu n Jeflclency will hereafter appear. The state find ('(niiity deficiencies will have to be met, when Hit; levy will probably be Increased 10 a lihtjaer llgure than it lias been since 1876. Trie proposition for the General Government to take charge of the Railronds, would bean net of centralization, and a surrender of some of our State rights'. We would then have no more control of the Railroads than we now have of ihe malls, and Republicans would till every position. \VV would be deprived of a'l taxation from this Immense property, ana would be forced to Incur a National debt of gigantic proportions, to pay the interest of which would be a burden as long as we live. The interest on the debt which we would bave to pay would certainly be equal to the tax which we now receive. Suppose then, Instead of receiving annually i quarter of a million dollars we had to pay a , quarter of a million. The citizen caunot sue Lhe Government, and therefore he could not ;ue for damage which he might sustain from ?im n.iirrmriu tiim ("internment, might net be willing to pay lor brokcu limbs and crushed heads. The demand for the free and unlimited coinage ol' silver Is n subject oi which nine-tenth :>!' those who clamor lor it, know literally nothing, and this editor limy certainly he tnuluded in the list of the nine-tenths, but reasoning irotn common sense and Justice, It seems wrong to give tbe mine'- a coined dollar lor TO cents worth of bullli n If the Government buys the bullion and casts It into dollars, under tbe present law, the Government makes the difference between the price r>f the bullion and the dollar. Ah well ask the Government to gin and pack our cotton free of cost, as to cast, the miner's seventy cents worth silver bullion Into money and stamp It a dollar. We believe, with the exception of the boycot of the Jut<> bagging, tbe leaders have led Lhe Alliance to defeat. Tbey staled that the per capita of clrculaIion was a very small amount, when the official figures show that we have a much larger amount in circulation thau they represented it to be. in almost every other Instance, their statements of facts have been either erroneous or slse the conclusion of lacts which they drew rrorn actual facts, were misleading and conr%'*>r\r in fli** Itw.fy tic tl?/>v rnn11 v pvlfitoil. Tlie.v claimed that. the Koveruincnt. had built warehouses lor the distilleries and therefore should build warehouses for the farmers. , i'lie ollichtl slaleincnl-'ls made that the Government lias built 110 warehouse for anybody. They claimed that the Government was not only corrupt but extravagant., and that If Lhey were put Into power they would, to a ureat extent, relieve the couutry of their burJens. The result has been that, as far as we know, the Alliancemcn, when in otllee, have been cither uuwllilni; or unable to accomplish any notable good. If they have done anything, except to draw the sa'arles we are uot aware of the fact. They advised the members of the Alliance to hold their cotton. The result was that the soiunern planters 10*1 anvwnere irum SlO.OOO.uOO to *20,000,000 mi the crop of 1800. Tliey advised the building of warehouses in which to store their cotton. The warehouse builders and the cotton storers can tell how they come out. The.v preached from every stump the idea that the town people were arrayed againstthe country people, thus covering up their own intentions of exciting the country people against the town people. They even pretended that opposition to their false and misleading doclitues was warfare against the tanner. fl'h.l. ?i uiiflitoa Union rtfl Ifll I prl Mio Idea of farmers giving closer attention to their farms. an n mentis of bringing prosperity, auri Insinuated that .such advice bad been Klven by others with a view of directing attention from official nine. COLLEGE CHIMES. Many Paragraphs of Many Kinds from Due IVpnI. Duo West. S. C., May 30, 1802. Mrs. J. S. Moffat of Chester is visiting her parents. She has her two children with her. Mr. Andrew McCauxhrin of Newberrj has been visiting the family of Prof. William Hood. Mr. .1. S. Brlce of Yorkville who lias lieen vUlting his mother returned to his home Monday. He is a rising young lawyer of York L'ounty. Miss Taylor who hu8 been sieK ni ine f erralo College has Improved so rapidly Hihi Bhe was able to go to her home In Lancaster on Wednesday. She went to Albevllle and look the popular G. C. <fc N. road. Mrs. Morgan of Greenville Is the guest of Mrs. II. P. McGee. Mr. James P.rice of Winnsboro paid Prof. Kennedy's Jamily a short visit last week. He returned lo his home on Saturday. Mr. It. S. Galloway and Mr. M. B. MeGee fittended the Convention of The Prohibitionists. The politicians hardly know how to lalk to Mils element, and they do not know what Influence they will exert In the coining campaign. Miss Nannie Todd, after a most pleasant visit to Iriends and relatives iu Laurens, is at home again. Tliere was a call meeting of the Second r? ..... .i.? A li l> t'l. httl.l ni rrrsiijuij ui uk it. t. v>i??? .., Ihls place <111 Friday, lo moderate a call from Lho congregations of Cedar Springs and Bradley tor I lie services of Iiev. James iioyce, 01 Louisville, Ivy. Kev. J. U. Muse and Mr. Watson attended Hie meeting of tie Second Presbytery. A lurue h limber of students went to Erwin's Mill on Friday to fish. They report a line Lime, and eauutit some tisli ltev. O Y. Bonner preached at Union Acad- 1 *my on Sabbath. In his absence his pulpit lvus oeennieil in the morn I ml' by Mr. Grilliih i if ilie Seminary, unci iu the afternoon L?y l)r. I. M. Toilil. It was announced on Sabbath that Thurslay nisrlit, beinir ilie lirst, Thursday nljjlit in lune, would be the regular time lor the meeting nf the Foreign Missionary Society. The Due West Hiole Soeiely will hold its reenlur meeting <>n Saturday. I ho 4th of June, il ID o'clock. The sermon will be preached ny liev. J. AI. Todd, I). 1)., of Ktskine Colleat*. The Phllnmnthesm Hall isa beauty in its new dress. Work is going ou In the inside as l*thi as possible. The white wash brush Is beins applied Utile vigorously in some parts of our town, fills is a sure Htgn of commencement. Some ?ther parts neeil It. I MlssStatlu Wideman Is visiting friends In J :own. This is the season of commencements and i nviti.iion-t. While winged messengers (III j he air mid the malls. The girls ask for them j hese days, just like Mils was the only com-1 nencemeiiMlmt was over held, and that 1 f .hey missed this opportunity, they would bej I.w.i/, ?..L-..i.i- ?t. i.mint llioni h\' tllfi i I lens ,iii\v, Mr. Oliver Johnson is oil' on u visit, anil left; >nly h report behind to say where lie liadt ;one, mill lor what lie hud gone. It. i o [ A lot ol wiille vests which will bn sold nt I > lie on the dollar. Call early, P. Uosenbeii; ?v I? :o. 11 Another lotof the latesl. style straw lint!' list, received. J\ Iloseiiberg A Co. EEMARKS ON TEOCTBLE. i l Philosopher's Thought* on Mntlcm Which Come Home (o Every One of Us. Sdltor PreBS and Banner: !j Without Hloppinn to define trouble, taking r t lor grunted that we all know what It Is, yet r * -i ?-! -? ? am nm>ho>\o n hnrxlr In * ' 1/ Wl/IMU IHftCM L'JI?|?n;i l/l pvi UUJIO I* wvw? jlvft its meaning. We will proceed to considsr a few of Its causes and ellects, its good and p !Vll. ,, The causes are so numerous and often so ] rague that It N difficult to enumerate or to " lasslfy them. They come from every quarter ind in every sulse, from where we -least ex- . :iect them, and in shapes never thought of. J They come like clouds ol devouring locusts, " iapplng our vitals, sparing neither mind nor jody, and from whence or why they come we X ;an hardly realize, yet they get here and come " to stay. There is no remedy; there Is no es- ~ sape, be we evi-r so good or ever so bad, they " consume us all the same. They come In ha- Jj Lred, they comfc In love; they come with foes, ' they come with friends; they come with the Granger, they come with the darling of our . losom; they come alone, they come in pairs, Lhey come in multitudes; they come to Ihe 4 ^oor, they come to the rich ; they come In the * lay, and In the night; they come all the lime. None are so strong as to be able to . overcome them ; none are so feeble as to be spared by them. They are present In victory. Lliey hover over us in defeat. There Is no refuge. no shield, no protection from them, they f are ever with us. As for cause. We can name nothing that is not a cause. Our pleasuros are clothed with f ?.1-.. ...... ,.f Ihnin ntfr 1 wishes gratified end tn them. Go where or when we will they are with us. They are tlie first to greet us in life-; the last to part with us In death. They come In all shapes, sflme times small and pointed like needles piercing us in every pore, some times ponderous like ' mountains overwhelming us in despair,some ^ times as twisted cords of pains drawing their : llKhtening, crushing bands around us, some times they come from within and llkedyna- 1 mite tenr us asunder and go forth from every tlssure. caused by every Imaginable clrcnm- , stance, resulting from every Imaginable exertion. The effects are almost, If not quite, as numerous as the causes. They blunt every pleasure and sharpen every pain; they with- ! er us in youth, and weigh us down'In age and ' afllictlon; they blignt ambition, cripple pros- | perity. and crush hope, often making life it- ! self a burden almost unendurable, while tor- ' turlng us with death. Thsy are contrary to ' tiurnun arrangements, auii ibwart all huruuD calculations. While children and loved ones are pick, and it seems as if we are to lose them In death, we are pressed down by trouble, HUd try every remedy, endure privations and fatigue, with unmurmuring patience and fidelity to restore them to life and health, only to become a source of new and untold troubles, by imgratefully spending their health and ability in doing those things that add new and sharper stings to our troubles, and become tortures rather than comforts during the balance of our lives. Who can describe the anguish that wrings, as It were, bloody sweat trom our hearts, when we strain erery nerve In our power to assist our loved ones on In the struggles of life, and they do all they catto thwart our ellorts and desires In their behalf. We tire told all things have their use, nnd II properly used are beneficial and good lor us. it takes the eyes of wlodora with spectacles on to see the use of troubles when they come hi mi tulth u hnmn nn fjixt.inir nAii tosslnz US in distress, and swallowing and consuming us In despair. While writing the above a friend chilled In * and read It. He remarked, "Your prellmlnary Is too long, get to the other end?the ' good end of your subject, and let us He? ' whether it to any better than this end or not." I And whlie he did not say so, I suppose he ! meant If the other end was no better than 1 thiB It would be as well to drop it, thus knock- ' ln?r the spots out of my vanity. The whole thing Is preliminary. We arc f going through a preliminary irlal by troubles . to see what we are tit lor. We are curried, 1 scraped and scrubbed by troubles all through lite. One never ends until at least two tnoie 1 have be^uu. It was remarked in the begin- 1 ning or this piece that troubles were the tlrst to grtet us in life, and the last to say farewell ! in deatii, and now the question arises, will 1 the parting then be final ? May they not follow us In the great unknown future? May ' they not be Improved in excruciating power una uuruouiiy oy me uuiingr- m uusu .- xum Is the most important question in tbe problem, how will it be lu tliul life that bus no end ? Some of our Christian friends tell us that (bey harness and ride troubles through life us comfortably as if they were on downy beds ol ease, if it be irue tliul troubhs furnish transportation to the fields of glory in tiiu lar beyond. then they are blessings lu disguise, and should be used as such. '1 he same authorities tell us it troubles are not bridled and controlled they will surely rlcio aud drive us In tbe road that leads to torments unspeakable. it is well lor us to look into this matter. The great Master voluntarily took trouble on himself, knowing that it was a proper prepa- ' ration lor redemption and salvation. ' Another frienu came In here and the foregoing was read to hlin, and be staled that he ' agreed with all exceut that he nover knew < trouble to come alone, that they always coiue ( in pairs or iu tbe plural. So we beg to stand col lected when we said they come alone, In pairs and multitudes, by striking out alone. < We WOUIU Ue gluu lw recuru ?> . '? uicic >?t.o some otber way ol getting into the kingdom 1 without troubles, but uh mere la no escape we 1 had as well lace the music. 1 There Is nothing equal to troubles and espe- ' clally financial troubles, to take pride and ' vanity oui of us. If we had the resources we 1 would set up a little kingdom of our own,and 1 strut around with us much pomposity as a 1 jnckdaw with peacock feathers oil, hardly ' deigning to speak to or have intercourse with ordinary mortals, only to show our superior!- * ty aud their .inferiority, by financial trou- 1 bles we find out the stnallncss of our make up and how much less opinion others have of us than we thought they had. People that have never felt want cannot ap- 1 predate plenty. As hunger sharpens the appetite, so troubles sharpen our enjoyment oj ( ea.<e aud rcpo.-e. Trouble tames the haughty and restless spirit and causes it to yield to proper control nnd rule, and paves the way 1 aud increases ttie de.-lre for resi und tranquility. Res* is sweet to the worn-out mind und body that has been probtrateti una cast uown by troubles, while those who have never beeu fatigued tire of rest and ease. ' We caunot properly enj >y vealth and bon- 1 or* tbat we did not win by our own exertions. Parents that have had to sacrifice their own ' coinioris and pleasures, endure fatigue and want in the rearing of their children, have a deeper rooted feeling of love and affection for tbern than those who have had no such ne eensltles* Perhaps heaven Itself would not be a lit place for those who had neverdoue or sutruied anything to merit it. Reward implies merit, merit implies duties done, duties , done implies self-sacrifice, and self-sacrifice tits us for reward. Soul* and bodies that have never sutlered are unworthy of existence, and are nonentities or nobodies, only tit to fill the slums of cieation. Man must be tested and severely tried before he can be pronounced the noblest work of God. 1 All nature Is subject to tumultuous convulsions. The waters are in eternal commotion, the air Is never ut rest, mountains Hie torn ' asunder by volcanic fires, while forests are riven with the bolls of heaven, and the earth 1 is swept and devastated by storms and qulv- ! ers and quakes under the terrible power of ' the unknown Internal forces; every where we ! turn or look, whether to the clonus aoove, or i the billows of the bottomless deep, commotions rule supreme. Nations are built or destroyed by turmoil, aud a life without Incidents is not worth living. in the final great count up, he that can show most troubles endured aud subdued, will count for more than it myriad of softshell, easy-going bodies unworthy of souls. The day will come when perhans the gratification of our grandest pride will consist In recounting the victorious conflicts with the great multitudes of troubles in life, which we dispersed like phantoms In a wind mill. The man tlint is able to perform his duties under all circumstances, that bares his breast to misfortune aud accomplishes his purposes, let what will come Is the man to lead where but few dare to follow. He Is a hero of the grandest type, and worthy of all admiration. There Is no crown so Illustrious as the crown of thorns worn by the Muster of heaven and earth. From the creation down to the present the Church and State have been in a continual state of eruption, and as a matter of fact the , Church or State would die of black rot If allowed to remain at rest. TheChurch built 011 11 rnCK, IflOUgn IIIWR <4? a uuuu, nan men . buttered by (.lie hosts of its enemies lor cull- J turlcK, Is hi 111 lirnieruiul brighter than when 1 Ilrst assailed. II the Church or state were allowed 10 remain in a state of luxurious ease 1 they would become mouldering masses of * corruption. It takes convulsions and up- ' lieavalK to keep them clean and bright. Like ' the members of the human body they must ' be kept in constant use or they perish, and us * t rule, that, that lias been the cause of the J most suHVrlug, has in the end been the cause jf the most good. Religion itself has been the greatest trouble ' ?vcr endured by the human race, and lias L'MUseil as much pain and bloodshed as all jther causes combined. It bieeds more discord than all else, and yet there is lio'hing squill to religion in soothing and consoling ' the alliicted. 1 Trouble is a two-edged sword, cutting each iV.iy, building and destroying at the shiiio I , lime. Without it neilher good or evil could V it seems not best for all things to tie J 7ii.fl Thaw i? ii !iit>i>i)iiiL? ulaue In irood. and if you go beyond it is not good. " j ' I four i have gone beyond the stopping >lace, so good-bye. Flicker. Ire. Ice, Ice. ' v I nm now prepared to ship Ice for the sea- ( ;on and have better facilities than ever tor hipping, having eight express trains per 1 lay. Ice packed imincdiateiy before the dejarture of trains. Orders by mall will have . iroinpt attention. Write tor prices. ' \V. 11. Bailey, Green wood, S. * - A- :*' HERE WE ARE AGAIN. 'ersQiiiil Paragraphs mid Jinny Hattor* of Co ill im-nt. r (Jruen wood, S. C., May :J0.1S92. Mr.,A. J. McOughiiu, of Newoerry, has ecu oil a lew days visit to liis niece, Mrs. tt. . nniht. Misses Eliza and Carrie McGee, of Turkey 'reek, are visiting Mrs. J. W. Sproles. Our farmers are well pleused with the crop rospecis. Our military company stood their Inspeclon Friday evening, alter which Gen. Farley nadethein a speech which wan entirely free roin politics. During the last ten years Greenwood basenoyed a steady and permanent growth, which las come nAt as a booio, but iroin the natural dvantages we have. There Is now,?even Kith the stringency of the times,?no evilenceof aces.-atlon ol that growth, theretore iui- people can well dispense wltn the services if Xhe newspaper "boomer," whose contributor are only conspicuous for their exaggerted statements ana gross misrepresentation facts. ;Mr*. A.. Rosenberg and children are visiting a Charleston. Miss Nellie Screws leaves for her home In ieale, Ala., on Friday. .Since the convention the Medium has had loiiilng to say about pseudo-democrats. !Slence is golden. Considerable improvements have been nude on the Interior of the R. and D. depot. V. lorceof nanus are now engaged lo putting Jt is said mat Editor WIIhod has the finest mature lands on Hard Labor and some tine :attie on It. From Mr. Howard's mink tales ve Inter that tney too are plentiful?quite as nimerous as inuie colts were a lew y ears ago, -but the lef-ser of two evils. Mr. Scott, of Clinton, protector and outside'] >verseer for the orphanage, and Miss Reagan md Miss Barksdale, matron and teacher, reipecilvely, are uow at their places. Superinendent Vass will provide for the more desti,ute orphans first, some of whom will arrive .his week. Our people were delighted to find the Press md Banner greeting them at breakfast last Wednesday morning, having come lu on the light train per express. They always count m Editor Wilson doing the proper thing. The boys of the band are delighted with the esultof their entertainment Friday evening. I'hey are very thankful to all the ladles who icrved so faithfully, but are under special oblgatlons to Miss Bessie McKellar and Miss Viollte Marse, who so kindly took the entire irrangement in charge. Even with the prospect of Blaine's nomlnailou, the New York World maintains that we :an and must elect a Democratic President, uif. nrffuu t ho nArmoulio e\t nnll v An t haiihluftf nan ol' our party, whom It does not name. Mr. and Airs. w. R. Dunn, of Donalds, bave presented the Orphanage with h tine young milk cow. This Is a very liberal contribution jnder any circumstances, but especially so jomlng as It does. In part from a Presbyterian family. Aside from Mr. Dunn's naturally 11bjral disposition, and Ills fluanclal ability, It Is ;nough to say tbat he Is a member of Bishop Pearson's flock, every one of whom the Bishop has taught that "It Is more blessed to give than to receive." A person from here can now go and return from Atlanta the same day, remaining eight i.ours in the city. 1 bave always supposed Mr. Gantt, of the Register, to be simply a hireling,a prolessionil Journalist, whose duty it was to write to mil his employers, without regard to his per(onal convictions. Ordinarily, there coulil be 10 objection to mis, provided he kept wiihln the bounds of decent Journalism, but when tie so fur transcends the metes of even an obicenlc journal, as to compare Editor A. B. Williams to a cocoanut full of sour milk with 1 stick stuck in it the travesty is unworthy <ven of the bacchanalian editor of a variety paper, and the dignified press of this fjtate bould hold him personally responsible for til such utterances by debating htm from any if the amenUles of their association. Mr. J. s. tsalley is recuperating ai umuu Springs. Mrs. Klla Donnald is off to Athens on a visit to her duughter, Mrs. A. E. Arnold. Alter spending a few days with lier daughter, Mrs. Arthur Sheppard, Mrs. White has eturned to her home at Liberty Hill. Mrs. Robert Huoter, nephew of Dr. Maxwell, died at his mother's home In Edgefield, ast Wednesday. Mr. H. J. Wilson, of White Hall, has a pig ilx mouths old weighing 190 pounds. The heathen, especially the Chinee, IS a very ;xpenslve and unprofitable Christian, and u miserably poor citizen, even after he Is concerted, trained and educated to the highest possible degree, yet there are a great many jood people who persist In spending men a.td money in this sort of missionary work. To this, of course, we have uo rlglu to object, but simply suggest to the over zealous, thai If they have any spare change above what they want to send to foreigners,?we have here In Lhe town of Greenwood several white famlles, our friends and neighbors, Christian women and children, who are In actual want. Phuv aru nnl hnrfl fn rind flnd n dollar Will buy a nice sack of flour that will do any of Ibein good, while a hundred of them wouldn't learn a heathen the first principle In Christian civilization. Green wood may yet be on a great Southern truuk line between New York and San Franjlsco, and we have no objection whatever, because Ahoevllle Is on the same line. Lightning struck Hartzog Jt Hays' stable Sunday evening. No damage to speak of was lone. Mrs. Lake, of Phoenix, died at the home of tier daughter, Mrs. H. C. Moseley, Monday morning after several months suffering. Her remains were burled at Damascus, of .vblch :hurcb she was a life-long member. Deceased ivas a daughter of Johnson .Sale, a prominent iltlzen, large planter and merchant at Phoenix In ante-bellum days. She was twice married, first to Mr. Watson, by whom two chlliren survive her, Mr. Sales Watson nnd Mrs. H. C. Moseley, of her second marriage a son inly survives her, Mr. Joseph Lake, of Phoenix. Mr. Dew, of Marlon, brother-in-law to Mr. P. M. Allen, has been in town a few days. Miss Sudle McGee, of Due West, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Sproles. Citizen Ashley sent Governor Tillman a loop of fine frying chickens last week. Mrs. Alexander, of Greensboro. Is visiting her son Charlie and other near relatives in Losvn. Messrs. Cal nnd Larry Vance, of Shreveport, tint now In Furman University, spent SunJay wltli their aunt, Mrs. C. A. ('. waller. Selections from the Psalms will be read and discussed it the Y. M. C. A. meeting Sunday even inn at 5 p. m. Miss Daisy Waller hns returned from Lucy Co tit) Institute, Athens, Ga. Mr. C. E. Jordan Is In town. S. DEATH OF WILLIAM C, BELL. rite Career of an Ambitions and Worthy Yonii^ Man is Closed. William C. Hell, son of Dr. J. H. Bell, of Due West, died In Johns Hopkins University last Saturday morning, after a lingering 111ni-ss, uned about twenty-six years. The deceased was graduated from Ersklne L'oHege in 1H3G, taking a high stand for scholi?lilp In his class. lie was an honored member of the Eupheiiilan Literary Society In Ersklne College, and it different times was cnoscu represpnu?tlve >1 I LIB .""Nil;ICIy III L11C |JuullliUCU?lE3ui Ul? iu?t tuition. Afler graduating from Krsklne he determined to week still greater literary attainments. and that lie might be enabled to pursue his .similes at his owu expense, he deter* mined to tcuch. For two years he taught a most excellent idiool at Frlncelon, in Laurens county, where It in labors were highly appreciated by the people who palii liiin lioeraliy for bis services. Jiy economy he ssved tlie requisite money iiid at the end of two years at Princeton, he went to John Hopkins University, where tie pursued the study of the languages for two ^t-ars, until the Illness of his mother caused ilm to return to liis father'* home. Because )f her protracted sickness mid the promise oi <low return to health, he concluded to remain tear her, ami while so doing, lie latigbl school 'or a year at Khlloh church, a full notice of :he closing exercises of which school we pubIshed In this newspaper Just one year ago. uio mniiiur ii.iuino' rpi-ovi're.i some of her ost health, he then returned to Julius Hoptins University, mid was there in the midst jf his studies tor the third huu hist year, ivhen lie was stricken down with the grip. I'luu disease, which Is no respectorof persons, ind which regards neither use, nor manhood, lor childhood, listened Itself on a vital part, rom which ueither Mr. Hell's strong will nor lis physical strength could dislodge It. in Recourse of a !ew months It lidd made such Inroads on the vitality of his body that lie iank Deneath it, and yesterday the grave at. ihiloii closed over the handsome f.irm and lohleilfeof him who so lately was the hon>red principal of an occasion in that same rhurch which afforded so much pleasure to so natiy. and which reflected so much credit ipon himself. Mr. Bell was a in-in of excellent moral eharicter. He was distinguished and notable lor he purity of his speech, and the correctness if his life commanded the respect of all who cne\v mm, uui uiu iiikiu'si. ?i>w mu?. estlmonlal to his worth as it man and to his ovablecharacter Is found in lheuReclioaate eiucmhrance of his leliow students. The dcccased was Just entering upon a life if usefulness and honor. His dentil Is a rusUii'K iilow to loving parents, who were ustly proud of a son whose life would have rough!, further dlsiinciion to the family lame in after years. There area great many things which ioil will put up with in human hearts here is one thing he will not put up villi?a second place. He who gives Jod a second place gives him no uuue. When we cannot do what we would ti religion, we must do as we can, aud lod will accept us. i. : . v., X A Platform that Heed* Defence. Havannah News. Senator Irby, ofSoath Carolina, InttlxU tbat Mm plntform adopted by the Democratic State Convention of that State last week cod?a & ? ? J Wd - -J tains only genuine uejnocrauo uuctriue*. iv will be remembered tbHt the convention adopted the Oc:ila platform without making any material changes In it But if there is no doubt that the platform contains only genuine Democratic principles why does Senator Irhy tntntc It nccessary to say anything In defence of It? Is it notbeoausejll. needs defending? Senator Irby has assisted In the adoption of other Democratic platforms and he did not * feel called upon to defend them. The reason was thai It was apparent to every one that they were Democratic from beginning to end. But that the platform he helped to adopt last week Is Democratic Is not so apparent. And that is why, doubtless, he Is out In an Interview. The fact is, the platform he defends would, with a lew additions, he a pretty good Third party platform. However, there ts one provision of it thai will be approved, and that is I that the Democratic p/?rty of South Carolina will vote for Mr. Cleveland If he Is the parly's jnomluee. ; Money Circulation per Cnpltn. F a d ce S42..V) Belgium.. 80.10 Netherlands... 28.77 Switzerland 14.60 Uulted Stales 24.16 Great Brltlnn 20.49 Australia ? ...... 16.90 Italy lflJJl Germany 14.28 Colubla 68 Norway and Sweden 4.68 Mexico.... 6.26 Japan 6.00 Russia H.S\ Portugal - 7.61 Austria ana Canada 9.81 Denmark.- 1*2.00 Spain 13.1Jj Greece 18.81 " [ r To Transfer Prints to OImr. First coat the glass with damar varnish, or Canada balsam dissolved in an equal volume of turpentine, and let it dry until it is very sticky, which takes half a day or more* The printed papei to be transferred should be well soaked in soft water, and carefully laid upon the prepared glass, after removing the surplus water with blotting paper, and pressed upon it so that no air bubbules or drops water are seen underneath. This should dry a whole day before touched; then with wetted fingers begin to rub off the paper at flia l\unlr Tf this ho skillfully done. almost the whole of the paper can be removed, leaving smplythe ink uponthe varnish. When the paper has been removed, another coat of varnish will serve to make the whole more transparent. This recipe is sold at from three to five dollars by itinerants.?Chicago Druggist. Her Young Were Saved.?A herd of 5,000 beeves were toiling over the lonely trail from New Mexico to Kan- ' sas, says a correspondent, leaving behiud them, across the grassy plains and valleys, a swath as bare as if it had been swept by the flery breath of a simoom. Suddenly the leader of the herd, a huge steer, started back in terror, gave veut to a snort of warning, and moving to the right passed on. Those immediately in his rear turned to right or left, and their examule was follow ed by each long horned pilgrim as he reached the dreaded spot. When the herd had passed, a wide, trampled track lay behind ; but near the middle of this du9ty space stood a luxuriant island of grass three feet iu diameter. A herdsman rode up to spot and dismouuted, expecting to find a rattlesuake, a creature of which cattle, as well as horses, have an instinctive and well-founded dread. Instead of a serpent, however, the grass tuft contained only a harmless kildee plover, covering her nest, while her wings were kept in violent and constant motion. Seen indistinctly through the grass, she had evidently been mistaken by the steer for a ratlesnake. She did not take flight even at the cowboy, but valiantly pecked at his boot as he gently pushed her to one side to And that the nest contained four undtledged kildee?. Several Good SnffgeutlonM. There was the young mau who was heard to assure the elderly man to whom tie was presentea mai ne was very glad, indeed, to meet him. Now no doubt lie was, for the elderly man was one of the distinguished men of his state, and the youngster was really very modest at heart. But would it not have been in better taste to let the kindly assurance come from the mau of years and distinction, rather than from the untutored youth who had nothing to offer? Worse than he is the young fellow who goes about among his women frieuds as loug as he has any apologizing profusely for not having called upou them lately. "Assuming,that it is a matter of grave importance to me whether he ever calls or not," said Genevieve, scornfully, a few days aeo when Tom Bigbee openl^ mourned his negligence of her hospitalities. Not quite so bad, but still to be regretted, is the young man or woman who tells you that you look "just like a very dear friend." Who cares to have his individuality duplicated, and why, if he must be told it, should not I have the comfort of being the one to J whom the other is compared ? Notice r your sub-cousciousiself some time and J see how much more easily you take J the information when you are told j that the other fellow looks like you do j when you are only that you look like/ him.?New York Evening Sun. / ) {-./'4 The Baby?U'lint 1h It? A London newspaper recently offered a prize for "The best definition of a baby." The following is a selection from some of the best definitions submitted: The bachelor's borrow, the mother's treasure, and the despotic tyrant of the most republican household. The morning caller, noouday crawl er, midnight brawler. The magnetic spell by which the goiis trannsform a house into a home. The latest edition of humanity of which every couple think they possets the finest copy. A native of all countries who speaks the language of none. IIin Opinion or the Paper Sound-Ills I.ogic Bad. Tommy : "Mamma, will it be wrong if I make a kite to-day?" Mrs. Peterby: "Yes, my child. Today is Sunday." Tommy: "Well, s'rose I make it out of The Christian Advocate? Will it be a sin then?"?Texas Sifting*. \ <J& ? The first piece of repartee in the KnIglish language is the instance w here jtwo Irishman were walking under the gibbet of Newgate. Looking up at the gibbet one of them remarked: "Ah, Pat, where would you be if the gibbet had done its duty ?" "Faix, Flannagan," said Pat, an' I'd be walkiu' London?all alone."?Exchange. Over 7,000 houses are owned in New York city by the Astor family, who keep a large number of architects constantly busy. i