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THOS..J. ADAMS, PROP'E. J
VOL i.-NO. a
THE BELLS Al KUSS I HE SNOW.
0 Christmas, merry Christmas'!
It is ?eally co nj? ?gain, j
With its DjenjurieK. ?nd greetings,
With its j ?y and with it* nain.
There's a min^r in the carol. '
And a shadow in ter iigbt,
And a spray ot cypress ;'.vining
With the bolly wrcnth to night..
And the hush ?s never broken
By laughter light and low.
As we listen in the o'.'ir!:^ht
To the "btlly acre ss the -r.ow."
. 0^Chr??fma8. mprrv Christma? !
'Tis not so very !<">ng
Since other voices blended
In the enrol xml . ?.irg !
If we could nit, he-ir i bern singing
As they are sistine ?ow,
If we could bul see tte .-..lining
Of the crown on ??eli dear brow.
There would be no s-ich to smolhf r,
No hidden tear to H w,
As we listen in the starlight
To the " bells ocrcss the snow."
O Christmas, merrv Christmas !
This it nevei nitre a n be;
"We cannot I ring again ihe.daya
Of oar anabadhwed u'-^t.
But Christmas, happy Christmas,
Sweet herald of gu-, d will,
With holy songs ot gi ?ry,
Brings holy gladness still
. For peace and in pe maj brighten,
And patient l"Ye may ^iuw,
As we listen m ?be start-gh i
To the " bel!? ?.cross I br SLOW."
TBE IMHTOh'ft tatisTWAS^
Dr. Alexander Audover threw him
self into the big leather covered ctmir
before his effive fir* with a we.,ry
sigh. He was A fine j. oking man ol
30 ; not h?tideome, bur {?oble atd
manly looking-T-one to be trusted
forever, witn hits ' road, white brow
and grave, clear, ry. ay ' eyes. BH
lips-, too, under tin? tali biowa ba?rd, i
were as fine HS a woman?, without ?
lacking in etreugib und ri.'Di.'ie?-?.
Dr. Andover 8 wKs OU- of those
grand, kit dly natures which seen? i
made ior lendern and conifor?en?. But
fate bad lamely ft owned upon him.
The bank io which the greater p*n
of his snug little fortune waa deposit
ed had tailed, and directly upon thru
came the news thai t:uate mining etock
in which Le ?.K? icveeled w;-?. worth j
less, or near-y eo. The doctor did j
not. le?r poverty bias* if-practice
brought Lim ? comfortable income,'
for th? ri?:h appreciated him >us well
aa the pour-but mi U s ?way ?u .-. dis
tant ci y there ww? a lovel j girl whom
he had hoped to c-tii v. :tr- by Christ
mas time Agni veiny, (,.;u^h ,.ot
wealthy herte l, had been extravn
gantiy educa:td by her uu?ie, io
whose luxurious ho.-u;- ch?? Jiv^d. ii
had never cpietiioned ii tie kr??**
anything abbat work-Tic; idea in
connection with Maud Everleto wa?
absurd. He IUU-I givti :?<-r up; lhere
Was no doubt lu his mina abc-u*
that. Il-: contd not ?u-? arr to ehf.re
the fate a pour ; hy sic:-in who dc
pended upon kn: tera-?ur ?? livi?g.
So Dr Andover bi, \ v.r,?u ?, Le:r *
brave-??ir^wp?i !??vr j- st H Z?C:,;'I be
*he> time ; v . itrji weil '? > . ..?
^ci ol ^E?V .?lu'fe? 11. rt ts,
j?e??ng htr' lnia ber engage
TJt^vy-ejt-hiXO.-ij?b.-.d received j:o
answer, altbt-ugu u LUW 0:.mi
maa-week. He. txperiet?c?d a ti un
sense of desolation M..od had not
loved him, alter ail.
The office fire smoldered to nthe.-,
and still he eat there, still aud ead,
until Irom shetr exhaustion u? fell m
to an uneasy slumber. A Lour mid
night he awoke, aller: ??ely bu-mu g
and ehiverint% while a du.i pan.
throbbed iu his temples; <u?i -Alen
his landlady Crime i'i me morning u>
.Call him She ?0U1.U h:m -:n 'blt ty ?13
from his pillow, ?rVr-'.-h --.wi tait de
lirious.
Maud bad returnee!, the e. g
ment ring. Dr Andover receive:
the package in ellet-c;', awl ilif.
Derby looked at ?>\m wttti a ete*u?i.i
en expresi?n.
"I thought yon would be please?!,
doctor. I've come to k.o-v M <??;<
Everleth'e handwriting, yon s?*e, -\ud
I supposed ?.he hud seul yuii a Cu nm
mus preseai Tho package caiae two
days ago when you wno deiiriou ,
and I Kign-d th?: registty card nur
made bold to send the i adv K leie
?ram, notifying hfr r,i your illness
received a tele^n-m. ;ti return eta
ting that MIKS Ever.eth vould star
at once to cornu to yen. ?be t?l\
pxcbiibly be heit* toddy."
"Today!" Mr. Andover listened
to kind Mrs DerU' in bewilderment
What did it all meau ?
Christmas morning came*brigb
ard ire-sty-a day after St. Nicholas
own heart-and the doctor, a. tr fi'
better, although weak and liguai
opened his ejep t'? close tL.m ag?ii
imme-diateiy with a tillie pang. Tdd
was to have been Lir wedding day
The laidl'idy, who had been like ?
mother to Lim. cane pr-eently, wit.
a very smiling expresmon upon he
broad face.
- Jtl-iuy ol his grateful patients ha
remembered bim with ?'tif 1 ? ttl
Christmas token, and Mrs Derby ba
placed them apon the *ujaii eUtrd n
-ids bedside, but. m w she held in ht
hands a nm-il i pack*ge addrew-ed t
him in a l?m Inr lady's hired an
registered in >? distant ci'y.
With tre m lilil?.! ii-g?iy be tore *(
the wrapper ti t?..e liny package, nt;
opened a jeweler's caye. 1 bete opt
ita bed oi pur^e Irfy H \>: i-, gf>!
fitiger ring, extraordinarily wide, ii
inside of which was completely co
ered with fine lettering. And T
Andover read then* the grand o
scriptural worde which had arisen
the bearl of the ??ir1, who thus pro
ed herself worthy ol Lim, when k
letters had come to her alter mai
weary days ot delny :
Eutreat me not to leave thee, or to i
turn from following ai;er thee ; ter whil
er thou geest I will go, end where th
lodgest 1 will io?.'ge ; thy people shall
my people, ard thy God my God ; wb<
f ion chest 1 will rise, aud there will 1
buried; the Lord do so to mo and rn1
also, if aught Lut death pa?t me s
It was nearly noon when Ma
herself came. She bad removed 1
wraps in Mrs Deiby's room, and
ter a light tap cn tte Eick man s di
she ebtered.
Alexander Andover he'd tbouj
her lovely in her exqui-ite party t
carnage and home tniets; but ne
had she seemed eo Bweet and graci
and womauly aa now, when in
plain gray traveling costume,
lovely face a little pale with
; ness and excitement, her monti
uious, and her dark eyes p
with solemn light, she glided
ewiic, noiseless way across th<
? to hm fide.
"My darling! Myownswee
; hearted darli? g I" cried the
; clasping both arms about ht
'? drawing her face down to his <
And presently, alter the first
: i?:g was over, Miud explained :
: " Y<>nr letter waa ' delayed i;
j wny. I did not get it until a
! 'xso. You remember the grea
ol gold you sent me from Cal
j two years ago? Well, when
: vour letter I took that gold
i j - Weier and had it made into i
j And rheo after I received Mrt
by's telegram I . made uncle p:
tu bring me to you at once. 1
have come alone if he had not
with me,'horrible and unconve
i al as ojy iashionable friends 1
j bavn called me. Why, Alexi
i what a ?Hy butterfly y u m asl
j thought me! Do you think I '
' csir? for richea without you ? A
. you think I am good for notbin
j te dat?e the german and pla;
[ piano? I assure you, sir," and
: abo doubled one small, white ha
I a threatening manner under his
i note, '"this hand which you cot
j so wenk and usvlees can make
: delicious bread and pies and c*
? Can even make beda and sneep
j wash dishes. Aunt Alice nevei
j lected the most impor ant ? art (
j education, and I am sure I
! make a most excellent wile for a
j man-that is, Alexander," and
j sue flu hed up gloriously, " if
j will b ve me."
I Pr. Andover smothered the
! word against his ?boulder, ant
j econ a? she could free herself
: his unceremonious emtraceB she
gan ar sw to coax and wheedle
HMO Pome new plan of ber OWE
which lie at first objected, but fi:
yielded. The result waa that i
o'clock that alternoon Maud Evei
was made Dr. Alexander Andoi
... ?fe, arid at once asserted her
thorny by taking upon herself
dime?- ??! a curie.
Ot c:ii2r>e under euch treatmen
recovered rapid y, tn J every
crew t'> apprtcia'e more at;d n
!he loyally ai<d worth of ?be BV
i' tie wom-xn who had not failed I
lu bin dark hour
? -?o-- ? ' ??
! tie KavcDoo^ Ltmattc hsyluu
Tt.e amount of money propos?e
be appropriated tuis year tor
penni -.nd charitable instituions
."Saith Carolina is $168,438. ?
Pea tentury costs but a trifle, i
n? expected appropriation lor i
D-??t Dumb and B.ind Aayium
$10CM0. The Luffatic AeyJum
Columbia, tht?eiore, swallows
nearly the whole ol the vast s
.?.hieb is asked for. There is nothi
e?pyciaUy surprising' in this? Ii
. tu.-* -to "ll? ?sBwi
i'.T tat m?irj?enance of TEo~Asyn
a?d the canstiuction o? additio:
hulloing* was $151,515 42, and t
r-aiim&ie of the Superintendent 1
ti?e prese.vs year-is $116,122. Tl
includes $1S.422 lor completing t
ceutrai bunding.
The expense of the Lunatic Asylt
is appalling. It cost6 nearly aa mu
us the combined executive tad ju
. i*i departments ol the State gove:
m-rnt. It costs three times as mu
as is p: o osed to be given ?p the oe
cntiotial department, including t
Appropriations for theCiiadel Aca<
my and tte South Carolina Univer?i
it cost last year nearly onehaif
touch aa the interest on the pub
iieot amounted to Uulees some w
be lound to curtail us demands, l
Lunatic Asylum, in a few years, Vi
e ?i up the whole revenue of the St*
Tue. ordioiry taxpayer will only fi
-atety {rom crushing taxation by ta
ing retrge in the Lunatic Asy:um.
eeit. The truly crazy persons ?
tbose who continue to pay taxes, a
aro content to be BO imposed on.
W e find no particular fault wi
the mf.uagement ol the Asylum. T
radical ot pction ia that there ?re 1
many persona lhere who are euppor!
aud guarded at the expense ol 1
? estate. Besides this, a considera!
1 uumber of persons obtain admiwi
to the Any lum who are entirt
I harmlees and need no aupervisii
The KUperintendent says, in his
purl, that a colored women, wa* s<
t to the Asylum who is over 80 yei
s ,,id, and whose " insanity is sic-;
- dotage." From another county v
. tem a young negro man who had b<
it removed enly twenty four days
?. fore, and yho is a good natured i
beeile who is able and willing to
a -ift lu many simple industries. 1
li eupentiter dent says, too, that it
r uut surprising that the death n
should be high, aa the authorities i
d compelled to admit, without discrii
I? ni'ion, idiots, paralytics, dotar
?1 drunkards and epil?ptica, as well
it ail classes ot the insane,
fr It is expected that the avert
n number o: inmates of the Asyl
d this year will be at least 680. T
i.uuibt-r, under tho present law, v
ff include many persons who ought i
al to be a charge upen the State, a
?? need not te sent to any Asylum. 1
.d -uperititcudent says :
if .. It .ia oten charged that the A
v ?um is ma:ntair.iiig at the expense
'.- the State many persons who ors i
ld fit subjects of its charity. It ia tr
in but it in not our lault. No one is t
v united except in strict conformity
ii* the law. In this State there are
ty institutions lor the defective clas
except th9 Lunatic Asylum and I
rc- Institution for the Deaf and Du;
fa- ttUd Blind. There is no hospital o
ou ?ide of Charleston. With few exci
Bbs none, there is nowell appointed coi
'il ,v poorhouses, and in popular estie
re tion it'is more respectable to be in I
.nd Asylum than in the poorhouse. Hei
it happens that many paralyti
ud simple epileptics, natural imb?cil
1er per?ons help'essfrom o:d age, 8
af inebriates, and, in Bhort, all th
Dor who are troublesome at home, i
sent to the Asylum. If we dischai
sht them they are soon recommitt
ind Mun? of theoa are really objects
ver charity, but their proper place is i
nus in the Lunatic Asylum."
her j This explains the nature of t
her evil. Who is to blame? It is
sorted, by the superintendent o
Asylum that " the chief r?ej
bihty rests with the physicians <
l?tate." No persons can be adn
to the Asylum except upon the ci
cate of two physicians. Their e:
nations are often hasty, and in
conduct there is " a certain can
ness which comes from a want ol
predation of their real reaponsibil
We are amazed that the Legisli
does not take decisive action on
subject. There ie wrangling anc
bating for hours over a proposit?
epend a few hundred or feW thou
dollars with manifest advantag
the ?State, but hundreds of thous
of dollars are allowed to be swal
ed up by the Lunatic Asylum \
oat protest, and almost without
mark.
lt ?B all very well talk 01 cha
ble care of persons of -unsound rn
and to peate of humanity and
rest. Charity begins at home. T
is no true charity in compelling
State to take care of those who
be taken care of j ust as well by t
friends. There is no true charit
burdening the taxpayers for the i
[ of persons who are not lunatics,
are only sent to the State Asylur
save their friends the trouble and
pense of looking after them,
have always thought that each con
should be made to pay for its <
lunatics. 1 he responsibility will i
come nearer home to the officers
the counties, and they wilt be t
jected to closer supervision. W
the lunatics can be bundled off
Columbia and can be taken care
at the charge of the State, there
much less inducement to be vi gili
Indeed, some county officers n
think that they show their smartrj
by sending up a larger number
lunatics than other counties can i
ai ch.
In ord?- to place the responsibi!
for the over-crowding of the Asyli
where it belongs, and at the sa
time impose a wholesome check np
those who are responsible for filb
it, it is BuggeBted that the super
tendent of the Asylum be requir
to give ia his annual report, in cc
nection with the name ol each paii<
received, the physical end men
condition of such patient ?nd t
names of the physicians upon wh(
certificate he was committed to t
Asylum. Physicians are sensitive
tbe criticism of members ol their ov
profession, and will hesitate, it is I
li^ved, before advertising their o?
carelessness or incapacity by sencV<
persona to the Asylum who are n
proper subjects for the care of tb
institution.
The Board of Regents, in their r
port, say that they urgently commet
to the representatives of the peep
of South Carolina "a liberal and co
tinued care of, and consideration fo
this institution, es appealing to the
patriotism, their philanthropy az
their Cbriatianity>*ith tbe frll u
surancc that thejkApw ^-???j- Al
fulfil the purposes of ?hese sacred 0}
ligations." No one wishes to evad
any proper obligation, but there is n
obligation whatever to accept ell tb
patients whom careless physicians 0
careless county officers choose to seo
to Columbia to be maintained at tb
public expense. An obligation quit
as sacred as that of caring for tl
lunatics is the obligation to exercit
the strictest economy in spending th
mon*y wrung by taxation from tl
people of the Sute. In these timei
the working men, in particular, fin
it difficult to make both ends mee
The Legislature may actually be tal
ing bread from the working people <
the State, ti - laborers and mechanic
when it piles vx on tax for the Lum
tic Asylum, instead of framing euc
laws as will prevent any further in
position upon the charity and libe
al lty of the people.
Growth of toe tat nolie I Borea,
The third Plenary Council, new i
eeesion at Baltimore, is made the 0
caeion tor calling attention to the r
tnarkable growth of the Cathol
Church in this country. In 17?
there were 26 -priests, 10 church
and 25,000 Catholics in the Unit<
States. In 1808 the number bad ii
creased to 70 priests, 80 churches ar
150,000 Catholics In 1852, whe
the first Plenary Counci1 was held i
Baltimore, the Catholic populatic
was 3,500,000. The second Plenai
Council was held fourteen years late
and at that council there were 6 arc:
i bishops and 37 bishops. At that tin
i the number of Catholics was estiraat<
to be 4,500 OOO. Between the sec or
council aud the one now in Bessie
the church bas had a growth that
j eimply marvelous. The present com
i eil is compelled cf 12 archbishops, ?
) bishops, 72 procurators, mitred a
; bots, supervisors of theological sen
naries, etc., and about 100 priests
, minor degrees. The Catholic pop
s la'ion of the country is placed
9,000,000-by some writers at 11.00C
e OOO-the number of churches is ov
a 6 600 and the number of priests
s pbout 6835. In New York St?
ll alone there are about 1,300,000 Catii
it hen. The Catholic population is n
>? however, confined to the thickly se
e tied portions of the country. In ti
sparsely settled territonee they ou
-number any Protestant sect. In D
)f kota they number 10.000, while tl
:t largest Protestant sect-the Luther
e, uumbe.-B only 7,000. In Montai
I- there are 12,000 Catholics, who O?J
:o number sn y ot her Protestant eei
10 there are only 3,000. Even in Uti
es their number ia 2,000, while of tl
ie Methodist, the largest Protesta
ib sect, there are only 500. The aim
t? the present Plenary Council 13 to s<
p* Us upon the means for governing tl
n- vast and growing religious organs
a- tion. That it is well qualified for i
be work is generally admitted. It
ce certainly composed of men of gre
:B, experience and remarkable ability.
?8, " .-! "?" . '..
ad Rev. Mr. Talmage, m the course
iee a Sunday eermon, said : ** When BVJ
;re den sickness has come and fiei
ge cholera and malignant fevers ta
jd. the castle? of health by etorm we t
of peal to God, but in theee chronic a
iot ments which wear out the streng
j day alter day and week after we
,be and year after year, how little we :
aa- ' sort to God for solsca !"
Tbe Enforcement of lae Payccnt
of Taies.
The Tax Commission, whose report
is DOW before the Legislature, gave
particular attention to the methods
cf enlorcing the payment of taxes on
real estate, which have been found
hitherto wholly insufficient." They
eay that not a ?ingle tax -title Jbas
ever been approved by any Court in
this State. The Courts "hold the title
to be ibe execution of a power, and,
therefore, not sufficient tor the pur
poses intended, unleBa all the. condi
tions of that power have leen fully
complied with. It is no exaggeration
of expression to say that there ie
probably Dot one case in a thoueand
where ell the conditionsi of the power
have been complied with." The
Commission think it possible to amend
the law so as to make the conditions
necessary to aTalicf transfer of. title,
by a sale for taxes, easily capable of
proper proof, and recommend pro
ceedings against the actual property
taxed, with a sale by order ot Court.
The Commission are confident that
the Courts will sustain a title acquired
in this way, atd in the Tax bill submit
ted to the Legislature they define the
ateos i reposed to be Uken.
The plan of the Commission is that,
immediately alter November 30, in
every year, the county treasurer shall
make a list of all delinquent taxes on
real property, and summon all per
sons having any right in any property,
on which taxes are unpaid to show
cause why the property Bhould not
be sold under the lien of the State
for taxes. On or before^cember 15
tho list and eommons must be tiled
in the Court of Common Pleas, and
be published, by advertisement, once
a week for three weebB, in a newspa
per published at the county seat.
This advertisement is made a sufficient
Bervice and commencement of action,
and in lien of personal service. The
different cases shall be tried at the
next term of the Court of Common
Plcae, the Court disposing .first of ac
tiona where no cause was shown why
the sales should not take place,, and
making a eeparate decree in each ac
tion for the eale of each tract or lot.
Where the property is in default
thit is, where no cause why the prop
erty should not be sold has been
shown-the property, *'or. as much 1
thereof SB may be sufficient,'' shall
be eold at public auction under
the direction of the Bhenff, at such
time as the Court may direct, the
sterifl executing .the purchaeer a deed
which shall convey a title in iee of
the property, and upon the produc
tion ot which the purchaser shall be
entitled to possession. The sheriff
shall deduct from the proceeds ol
?als the costs and expenses and the
amount of delinquent taxesj with eny :
taxes which have accrued since, and
shall then dispose of the remainder
of the nrocseds as the. Court may di- j
?DHMBHMBBn^at' th? Auditor]^
:o the amou^BffHgWw^ffeii^^Hp
with costs and expcnete. In cases ',
where cause ia shown why the prop
erty should not be sold, it ia required
as a condition precedent that the re
spondent shall deposit an amount
sufficient to pay tbe taxes on the
property, and the fifteen per cent,
penalty thereon, to abide by the or
der of the Court, and the Court on
trying such ca es shall mrke such de
cisi?n as shall bs "just and right and
according to the substantial merits
of the action."
This in general terms is the manner
in which the pay me ut o! taxes on real
estate is proposed to be enforced.
There is no question that it is desira
ble to prevent the owners of real
estate from evading the payment ot
taxeB, but we fear the Tax Commis
sion have not taken sufficient pains
to protect the interests of persons
other than those who are p.ctually ia
ptS9essionof the property on which
the taxes ?hall not. have been paid.
It may be proper enough that all
the interest of the defaulter in the
delinquent property shall be sold
absolutely, though there ought not
to be any necessity to put the State
in position to profit by the misfor
tunes or oversights cf any of its citi
zens. But what of the case of a per
son who has but a life interest in the
property ? If it be right to Bell his
interest, it certainly cannot be right
to sell aiso the interest of the person
to whom the property should co upon
the death of the person who is in de
fault ?. has a certain estate for hie
life. B. is to have the property ab
solutely upon the death of A. B. is
not in default in any way^but A. fails
to pay the State taxes. Where is
the justice of selling the estate out
right and giving a clear title to C.,
when B. has not been at fault and
has had, most likely, no notice of the
default, or intended sale of the prop
erty ? It will be practicable for A.
to rob B. of his interest, nuder such
proceedings. A. can allow the prop,
erty to be sold by default, and, through
his friend C., buy it for the amount
of tho taree, penalties and costs, and
so obtain fora trifling sum, in thu
way, a clean title in fea simple. B
wculd get absolutely nothing, and A.
who was intended to have tho prop
erty during hie life only, would b<
free to dispoeeof it as he pleased.
It is cot wise to arrange our tas
lawB in such manner that the difficul
ties in the way of borrowing mons;
upon ths escurity of real estate eha!
be ir creased. Non-residents certainl;
will not lend money on real estate, i
it is possible to sell that propert
outright for the accumulated taxe
upon that particular piece of propert]
and on all other property ol the morl
gagor. The lender who seeB that b:
claim can be pushed aside Completel
by the tar lien will be disposed 1
keep his money in his pocket. Whe
property belongs absolutely to tl
taxpayer who is in default, it may 1
proper to sell the property outrigl
by a summary process when the taxi
shill have remained unpaid for ot
or two years. But we see no justit
or good" policy in allowing mortgag
or other special liens to be nulhfie
The mortgagee or other person i
terested should have the right to pi
the taxes at any time within five
ten years, and collect the amount u
der the mortgage or other lien.
[ is not nec?jjs?r? th? taxes shoo Id
, be aJiowectio'? isolate, and a sim
pie ?Jeanfl,cpalisvi8ed,we should
think,- Tphefeb/BO?a otuer than
fhe taxpayer^U who have an
interest ia: the.-arty shall be noti
fied of the ?e'ftf d be given ample !
i opportunity' tMf?tr themselves. \
It may be tlke^Kon ot' the Tax I
CpmmiBeio^^TJ^v^kg djffi. |
caltiea we? 9o? J? means
of tbe ??haB^ which
hftve beH^fW^^anoDnt
for which W>PertyTa eold, ihe
? alance ehali'BPpsed of as the
Court majr^Mri?B, however, is
Bot very' dJePd there is no as
f?T^i^&?5*7 wil1 be flold
at ita io]] ..TM What ja necessary
is that the.SijabH be enabled to
coUact the hf ithin a reasonable
tine; and l?he rights ol' the
owners o/ ^ty, and the rights of
those who Kfiji^bwpon ii, sha}]
be protected.
All this i? jeafiy to accomplish,
perhaps, but t. States have had
euch difficol?i?we now\ieet with,
and their Idi $n. which the Tax
Commie8?on?i? etudied, will help
the Legielafio > overcome the diffi
coltiea. 'J*
The \fpSpbsfiioo.
The aajrn?*!*rf' the Buildings-.
Me?lc?'a ka?7A View 0f the
?lids.
Mr. Joaqojciler, under the date
of flew OrJeaakcember 22, writes
an intereeiing ir to the Pittsburg
?ttpatch in rt*d to the World's
h-xpoeitioa, .^y lo open, from
wirl?h the fc/ing txtracta arc
taken : i
. It ia a fact t?foo could put near
17 the entire biings of Paris and
Vienna which o devoted to iheir
Jaira into the vT^uilding 0f the
New Orleans Cition. It is about
one-third Jarochan that of the
Centennial at s??c?e]pbia. It is bj
all odds the Wt edifi-eof which
history gives iy account. The
Coliseum.at &? a structure which
gave a word to i^rorld by which
io cxpreea magc#, does not com
pass half as audace as this Ex
position at Nf-Orleane. But ol
conree thisja^as lohy. and sob
stantiaJ as the. O^?m. wa*.
The enginee
lighting the
tremendoue tl
eration at the
nial by the ?
General Grant
mg tho exhibit
wearies of these
lude. Bri?y^j
rangement ia OJ-J
worthy ci .th a ; '
paed: after it S
splendor. Oai^he
loTdmgthe whoi
Great ^is^rp
?t?urr'
.. .
place might be'
lemplating the
voJved. We ha
ty five aerea 0
you will go out
try to find a fieJ._
seventy-five acre^
feeble eort of w>.
htre we have on
re cou D( ry ac
arge as thi
you can in son
understand th)
-w "vs "ave WU , -'
sal work that ev?a tbe mo8: colc
To me the bet J"* .
b-6t, most impret-bere? i]
most marveloue ilve; moet beautifi
can be brought L a11 ?bat ia here,
ancient and widf8* ld ,be arm7
stand in solemn "^"gbed oaks lb
and priestly gai06, "*Q their ?r
goard the eipuei?ent? 0I" mo8a *
and down to the00 ,bu,ldlog8 abc
swift river. Bt*0 of tbe gn
?ere, gold and ?? wbat 7?" n
things, ? ibu JI and precie
these gray old f:rn 'irom tnem ali
sive Druids fox^ried aud injpr
companionsh'p^' conternPlat'oa *
j Theee wonder . ~ .. ,
I long been ceJe;Ql Drmd oake hi
! booka el travei/aTtefl in "oog ?
what famous tri Cflnnot say r
but I think it wfeier deacribes th?
or Baron von H*Li_n ,Bavard Tayli
of them, but I Jmboldt'e book I r
They are not di?ew tbem verv w
the great treea \ 1D*be ,8a8t? 1
iesfiesaanddew0' Yo8en"te, lo
glory ; but thev ate la, tfceir g'ga
J are broad-bougl
everP-'i. , ?
? -Jreen. The least
green and .
of thia won?erf]
ter from sun or' a79nue *ould ?
thousands. Anr?rm an arm^
green beneath t? tbe ?ra?8 ?r
tremendous tro*C!l even UPt0
the trunks the f^a* Afld then
way. And far crDB h&ve ft)anc'1
tho spreading b*? and iar out al
rank and green ?uShi fche ferDa ?
There are co
elfffl in the work00* oaXs at7w
and the beaaryi1, But 108 no
singular and r?iT~t!l?a naa ioa
gray and majeaf jW^;? 1
almost tc- the (r? t**T8 that s<
wind, moving to,rth: ^ MoviDS ?
and restfulntea,, aDd fro mth * ?
woether, the ?evea??the cal
ancoren hie he^-r inet,nct;
aa if he etoed ? iD their Prea
deities of time, f"0" 1110 tlit!
Hy own Dril ,
Mexico, in po'infc'T .notlon ia
etruction, ia aot lnterest RC
palm. Yooseef? tj Cart7 ci
er things, or con^L?-08?.?1 ^
least, have been^T? J,ke th*
ia other lands r**eea> or can 08
tiona. ButMej?d ftt other ej
the oldest civil;/00. 13 nmque
nen; ber wondeS??.? thif
much to bMio^K . ^ fih'
eentimental inta#?b '? 'he WI
?pet. And thei
ie
it
es
ie
ce
ea
d.
n?
?7
cr
n
it
producta ore r
Ail these thingsT be70nd, Pa
in a building ap,4? N.W?7?
w aside. The oictrt and 8et mo
O away down in aurea<3Ut? 1uart{
ie This building tj w>r?er ot tne
small, is of iSlHSg? comparu
one cf th3 beer a? fraction,
in the waT 0f^nd brightest
whole ground, f ercbllt>cture c
The action of lL
mentinpromTjtlth8 M?,cao G
a quarter of a* ilconlr,blu,t,n8
teroriBe, the fi^'ili0n S?ld t0 '
eera in charge hf behav'?r cf t
and ability ?dipt;rc 7d tbs c
their work here,Ka^ed ,n Per
?>uch good willlbavf wo? ?or
-*-?cd admir?t
ready, oom m?ui <n , ..?...?.."_
strangers. Tiie Mexican exhibit ia
ready.
j Here you are to *ee bea ps on
heaps of precious st ones, opila, pe^rl?,
diamonds, rubies, indeed all iLiogrf
that are hidden inlier great, ?i?h J
j heart. Heaps and he*ps ot gold, '
rich and yellow from the min*: silver
'in bara and ingots and bricks. Gre t
eeams o? /-ilver and gold threaded ic j
together that have been hidden aw'^y \
in the mountain's heart, where it va* j
placed by God's finger on the dey ?ii*!
creation, until to day." >Tbreade V d
seams and fl ikea ot' silver'and go)d j
that never eiw ?he light until a litt!? '
tima ago; a glittering hmise of g?id j
and silver and precious at,o::ea ia* tu rs :
of Mexico.
Thia ia a climate tb*? rot only U ].?. j
rates but invites, even compels, o!or. ;
Na* dre se ter the ex mple. Trie bound
Ieee blue skies compel aime *ort rf}*- !
liefern" contrast lo their krorioW
monotony. And so the^ green fields'
h^re are fervidly green. Tbere is no
gold ao golden aa are theae orang*
trees. The leavea on the trees are
like banners, and so we have many
banners in the one hue. As you
drive up the new and fashionable
streets here, toward the exposition
ground, yon aee some houa-a that ur?
painted in all the p;wion?te hues OJ
the rainbow. Seme are yellow, p-.>m<
are red, all colore.
And it is not the least bit in bal
taste. In Genoa, under the enm?
kind of skies, the same custom pre
vails. Andi think no one can e.c
ense the Italians of bad tas'e in !L>
mat'er of color. You may remember
bow*constantly Dicken? refera to hi-,
reaidence lhere In Genoa as "th
pink jail." Rogers, the b-tnker poi!,
in writing of the honsrca of this Sim
city, says that they are ?o lull f
color lint it h.? flowered out all ovv'r
the walis.
And w) I find the five milea of a] j
proach io the fair grounds, (roto ;.-.<.
beert of the city to the upper *Jge j
of it, a moat delicious and vivi '?
bit of road. The whole way ia'Kron, : I
a greeo grove of magnolia i reea, wi'i: j
theae buming hi'a of color dashed ii j
here and there, ja3l aa n-t ire woii'd
have done it. The ro-*d ir good,pri
feet; the same sort thnt prevails it.
Washington. And tho perfume ? f
roses poured out everywhere H ??re
i? a perfect riot of red perfume. P.r
haps the very next Bpacious doory*rc
aa you dash past up the To?d toward?
the grounds of the exposition ?ill bs
bed ol snowy whit?, A ?now wliit.
se with a t?o?ryaid ol tall abd
ely green maguolia treea, tlea>
rds, and then a little sean'
?i undercurrent ol fervid.;
udall these nuratd un
s-.ppjbir^-and lh'i<
"which you en
youj WHV t
(Hs Accuicplbbatnt^.
George bad proposed and been ac
ceptea. " Well," she said, "1 <ly.
sing and play on the piano and hni
can paint, and ai the seminary 1 v. .
up in the fine arts and political eco::
omy and io>iic, and I can croche
beautifully and play lawn tennis an
and-that's about all, I think.- Nov\
tell me what are acme ol youl acc. ::.
pi ia bruen ts, George ? '
" I Haven't gol any."
" Nut a aiDgle one?"
" Well," he said, with a sigh,
the worst should cjtae to the w< e
I think I might be abie to cook.'
N. Y. Sun. '
NttReJ*! Washtegtoit.
A lady of Wewt Poiut, Mi?e , r
cords a ecene in' Washington nef.;
30 years ago that abc we wh*t a p
triotic man Preeident Buchanan w>
She flays: "During, the administt
lion ol Mr. Buchauan the daug?.t
ot a Senator waa married in W A<
ington. The President, Cabinet a'
many members of Congress w^r*
attendance. After the ceremony t
Buchanan stepped forward to pre?;
hie cocgratui.il rons to the bride
prominent feature of which wss
hearty kise. .? member standing
cloae proximity inquired : " Ia i; .
deraLood that I am io follow sua
"No, air,' replied the i'retident,
is understood that I kibs for the
tion." The bride was a daughtei
Gen. Toomba, of Georgia, the mein
of Congret-a was Gen. McQueen,
South Carolina."
The New York Herald's Bo?
correspondent aaya : it can be st i
now ai an absolute fact that Ai
bishop Gibbons, ct the metropo!'
see of Baltimore and delegate TE;
tolic to the third Plenary cou;
will be made a Cardinal before
adjournment of the present com
or at least before January. Thi*
determined upon at the connel
American Bishops held at Rom?
Nover.ber. A! ter hie elevatiot
the cardinalats it ia likely th?t
will be given a coadjutor, on acci
of the increase cf wo;k- in this a
dioceee.
-. -...fl^..- > ... -
Owing to the largely incre
quantity of quinine manufactun
hone and abroad, the price, of
drug ha-i been reduced to a 1
limit than WAS ever reached oe
A few days ago quinine waa bc
often at $5 an ouuee , in Novemb
last year it hid fallen to $1 75
ptice ruling for ihe past two mc
has been about $1, while now iu
York it ia practically 78 cent?
ounce, this last r?duction, wbic
greatly sta-iled the trade, the
York Tinu? e&ys baa been bri
about by tho eetab?shment c
agency in this country cl the
German nanufactnrjne hons
Bcehruiger, ol Mannheim.
Governor Elect Scalea.ol Nonr
Hua, will rengu bia ae.-.t iu Co
at once. He will be inaogurater
tr nor or Jan^ry Sh.
,rmrvri IS COMT.
.?!> FIXIrS ? S K!-AU? "ir? YOI.:,
NO MATTER WHAT STYLE OS GRADE OP
T
Yon M'a? Wieli!
BUT. remember-the nt tide vv?iich costs the least money
is not necessarily the pb?apcat.: See the po?ut ?
Discriminating buyers talk io us in this style : M We have
LOOKED-AROUS . and heard all sorts <A' highly" colored state
ment?, but wc like yonr GOODS and PXL1CES best; and, be
sides that, you give us the Goods in better shape than w? ?et
them elsewhere." :
WK love to heat" them talk that way. We strive for that
kind of endorsement
Do you wau ta Sard Wood Post BEDSTEAD, nicely fin
ished, with Casters and Yellow Pine Slats, at ?1.75! We
statt there, and go up to-the most costly Goods made.
The Prices Will Always Pi**&ss You.
PLATT
708 & 710 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA. GA.
- tv*?.
ure ? ii iu
'?'JIii ?0 '
f 1 Specialty!
A Urge Stock ol Wood and Me?altc ?TO KP i NS, OASES
and CASKETS aiwa.v?J-on haiei. at, rcHSbtmblc prie s.
f?T Sight rallan;'rear of Store on Ellis street.
PLATT CROTHERS,
0..;.1 im ;?S * 7!0 firuadSL, Afi??sT?, 61,
V \s BI a \> ?vy ^ M vt-A ?i a \_/ ij. vc ^/s,
j 3ILYBR-*?a PLATSD WARE, CLOCKS, &c.
! hair? rtcwifij ?r,<Ps???ai?>?iyinfc ?JU'Y. tbr ?irr*i !ir>*. of the above vcoda
! BTr?T lirtf?fftil t6H?? tW? St PR?CiSS LOWER THAN EVER. Agett ior
j tb* BKAZiLiAN SPEGTA?IiE WATCHES fe?] r LOCKS m?i?a and
hvurraht?ir?. W:?. ?Cn WBliSl?RT;
{.Ott LS, 82. -U] 7:??, Pnrati St.. fi tuf rr rentra! Rot*!, tiisnsta.
wes* ?MW??W Ul* w
'JAS. L. Q??NBY & CO.,
STU;C2%SSOKS TO
S'&bi&n SO. Coote..
Have just received and Lave now on exhibition, an ex
ceedingly large and wc !1 selected t>f goods, which they oiler
at prices low eumiglt to satisfy all :
Print*, '- ' j Cfo'MlJg,
i.ireetr.iiond?, j yatf, j
p.up-11-.pit?, ' T i fonts' FtiriiSMiig O.ends, j
Ca*KNi*rr?, I tl??-i?rv, - lt
.?*HU-, Ni eli Wear,
e-nii-Mies | Umbrella-,
.Vcrti.an. . ; Trank*,
ITarri war?,
('rockery.
Glassware,
': invar*,
WoooMiwsr*,
Staple strut Facey
Grocer i <
Bnyglrg ?nd T:?s.
V."- inafce t rpniailT ?ff SUOES, SC cl'Carry ?he l-r^<--st sleek ?'?tsi.ln of t ri! Y.
tve Our 'VAGON YAH? is '?p?n ami fege fur tb- usc <;f our, customer*,
?f? Pull (H: Ttlne paid l- r oKton &ui< i.tlier country proluco
JAS. L. QTTXNRY A CO.,
S-'.t 85. i**4 OaAff.ITKflLt.ffcl ft. V.
re MI WP
b i
r.d !
ETE OPEN!
SAVE fipS^CTP MONEY !
wi. ?c?ras? ? GO.,
, j ART O.VTH8: ;cWA!'fiK TRACK
- AND WILL SELL
:'|Bools. Shoes, Hats 4 Clothing
At Ridiculously Low Prices.
bel
tn-. :
il
tari *
noa- j
i?i',1
tho
neil,
Wd9
1 Of
last
i ro
, be
DU nt
ircb
rhilrj. Ki ii Buttoned shoes, : to n,
MisocA! Henry Pe?Kod Shoe?,
Yon. h's ?m? Soys' Brega**,
Boys'Calf Dtea?FSh?e?.
vVnmen'sStanrtuni I?tdiod Skae*,
IrAic-:*' Sofort I>i?f??. i-.hoes,
Mnt'.i Jir'-.^n.*,
10'
150
75
75
2?
M
ffcrzu.apo??al Price Lid:
r-0 ! Men'.?! Solid Calf Shoes.
;*U j Heavy Roots,
; .? (Jeir bress Boob*,
7:": j " .lo;i?|M Cnn ts.
MI i Ledi?V Tfirnm?d Hats,
i O?? ! rioya' Wool Hats,
J 00 ! Men'? "
??rn'.V Kr:t. Hats, 1 crt
Jt is tiniiLiinoti^lc air^'-.d ?hs.t Ti-?? iiave ^'.r>:rU - ??nil xqoara on tl>? has-? ia
:h? poribaee of our IMMENSR NEW STOCK !
If Money ia rm obi <? ot Of ioteriat to you ? that you rili ?insidsr our
clHir.3 on 7o:tr attention bofor? oiakiu^ y e pureba***.
A Bold Strike tbat we made when I .. inst enables us lo ofter a nl??**ant sur
prise to ell our friends, anti you wiU surely conclude tbnt you missed it. if yon do
not faror ns with sb early cali. In our search for Bargain* we w??re re^anied far
t?evonr> our espoctations, and caught on to porno ?hlnirsih.it fairly astonished us.
Look through our assortment, closely rrnmine nnr BIG STOCK, and you will.rorn
rrali?e that we aro Chock Foll of New Uoorls, nnrl that in p-rery d-n?rtrncnt a BAR
GAIN AWAITS YOU!
Be careful to disr.rhniufttfl lir>;n-ien "Lort Prices f.-r Inferior Goods," and
" Bottom Pricfls for Best Goods " Mihd you, no * leaders" below Cost do we offer
to catch, trails, but crcry srticla sold r?; Bottom. We I??1?: <o remind you, in conclu
sion, thst now is vonr solden oj-.pnrtunlty. Oomo'atonce and bring vonr friends.
WM: MTTDHilSB?I?Sr & CO.'S
TWO ?TOISE9, 739 A Bronc! SI., Augusta, ?a.
Sept. ?, mi.- 42
WHELESS & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
ftsed
sd at
the
ower
: ore.
ugbt
ier ot
; th,
)Dtbs
New
b bas
New I Our Warehouse having been recently rebuilt, with n!i roo?Urn imprj
DUght i menta, we ate prepared to handle Cotto-. upon very fav i ti trai.
)1 an ! Spcciftl Pereofi?il Attention given to Weighing and Selling,
great j
e of -
AUGUSTA,
iCirc
ngr.>B
I Gov
tie Aro ficacral Aven?s for the Ob bruted
Daniel Pratt Remiting Head Gin.
Sspt. 16, 1S94.-41 *