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We have been told, time after time,
^ that early rising is a wonderful
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of a man's life. To those who
are tempted to self indulgence in
sleep by a natural tendency to ease,
or a lack of incentive to early rising,
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the injunction is gooa enougu, auu
should be enforced. But with a
majority of us the danger lies in the
opposite direction. The demands
upon our time are so many and so
pressing that the longest day is sadly
too short for the work we would like
to see done in it. We go to bed at
night with the unpleasant conviction
that something is being left half
unfinished, and tomorrow has already
enough duties of its own to occupy
its hours. So we get in the babit of
f . v scheming how the day may be made
a bit longer by stealing a fragment
from both ends of the night. We
then flatter ourselves upon having
stolen a march from Dame Nature,
aDd cheated her out of her own.
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we Jeei uuue iiic nuifCiVi tuc tuau^i,
and tbat the tooth of weariness
which sometimes oppresses us is an
unwortbv inclination to slothfulness
that
ought to be kept in subjection.
Time, however, tells another tale,
and a few years will prove that the
human system must have the appointed
hours of sleep and rest, or
serious consequences will follow.
"When early rising is practiced it
must be preceded by early retiring.
"We are told that a large p rtion of
people who have lived to an extreme
^ old age were early risers; butitiswell
to understand that they are mostly
14 agricultural laborers and country
people, living simply and contented,
| and going to bed about nine o'clock
in the evening, without a care to*
ruffle their sleep. A schoolboy on
his holiday does not rest more
soundly; and it is unreasonable for
the ordinary business man, who has
hands and brain actively engaged
until almost midnight, to attempt to
keep pace with Lim in the morning.
vnol from m
JLiJCiC io uV 1 cai guiu
^ self of the needed rest. The day
may be lengthened, bat it is proportionly
weakened, for loss of sleep
means loss of energy. s
There is a story told of a ccrta'n
tradesman who was in difficulties,
and wen* to his brother for assistance.
On his arrival he found him in bed,
and had to wait sometime for his appearance.
'T am surprised at you
staying in bed so long," said the poor
relation: "I have been up three hours
at least." "Yes," replied the more
fortunate brother; "but you see when
I do get up I am thoroughly awake."
The hint was more forcible than
thoughtful, yet it contains a lesson
that is especially applicable to those
who are trying to gain for themselves
a livelihood and a fortune. He who
has secured enough sleep has secured
.one of the safeguards against the
encroachments of disease and mental
prostration. His nerves are steadier,,
his intellect is clearer and keener,
and the business and responsibility
of life are attended with a degree of
comfort and efficiency that are other
r-k wise unattainable.
A few days ago two gentlemen met
by chaDce in our saDctum. They
were quite youthful in appearance,
and inexcellcnt health. On comparing
notes it was found that both had
been in the military service during
the "late unpleasantness," but upon
| opposite side. Their youthful apj
pearance led to a banter as which
was the elder, and it was agreed that
I each thould mark the date of his
birth on a slip of paper and place it
in the writer's hands, when it trans- !
pired that the ''wearer of the gray"
was senior by some seven years. We
confessed our astonishment, for he
was by far the younger looking. 'T
am a great home body," he explained,
"and having married soon after the
war, I have scarcely ever missed
j retiring for the night as early as nine
I o'clock. In addition to this, my
| habits in life have always been sim;
pie and temperate."
! He was a man fifty years of age
who did not look to be more than
thi-ty five all owing to simple and
regular habits of life, with a due a11
>tment to "nature's sweet restorer,
sleep." And nature will never be
cheated of her requirements without
writing her protest in indelible lines.
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A New Ananias.
A B iffalo ma j is teiliog bow he
was out guoningands iw a deer across
i the river. Just as be was about
| to shoot the animal he looked dowD
j the river acd saw 500 ducks swimi
micg op. A second Ja'er he 1 oked
j rp aud saw 500 s*ans swimmiig
j down, llo ra:Sid his to fire ct
I the detr, but the gaa exploded. Toe
| balitt crossed the river killed the
! deer; the barrel fl~w down the liver
and killed the 500 duckt-; the butt flew
: up the river and killed the oOOswaDs;
j the txplosion blew Li to two milts
back into the woods, where he fell on
| 500 rabbits and killed them all; his
j rubber bcota flsw into tie river, and
when he hauled them np thiy were
! full of lobsters.
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Cherokee Notes.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I am still alive. Don't think I am
dead because you have not been
hearing from me. I am still up and
| doing.
Miss Emma Julia Dreher has been
j spending a pleasant visit with her
cousin, Mr. H. P lioberts, and famj
ily. Her visit was certainly enjoyed
by all. Come again, Emma, we are
glad to see you at any time. \v nne
she was spending that pleasant visit
; with her cousins, a young man
called to see her and, at his surprise,
! she made him a present of a tiny
i little rabbit.
I
Did we ever get left going to the
! commencement? No; but I think a
: young man almost got left by falling
I in a hole.
The farmers of thi3 vicinity are
about through chopping cotton for
j for this season. I suppose some of
| them aie beginning to think of lay!
ing by some of their old corn, but
| harvest is here and they are busy
| cutting their grain. It seems that
! the rain has set in for the harvest.
Girls, have you forgotten that it is
' leap year. I heard some boys say
j that they were tired waiting for the
; girls to come to see them.
Miss Carrie, the beautiful and
I charming daughter, of Mr. H. P.
' Roberts, is the guest of miss Emma
Dreher.
Rev. W. A. Deaton has organized
; a caiechatical class at St. Michael's
church. It met for the first time
: last Sunday evening. Kis talk was
i very interesting. This class will
meet hereafter every preaching Sun
: day afternoon.
Miss Emma Dreher returned
home Friday, after spending com
mencement with Miss Ethel Barman.
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! SENATOR IRB1 WITHDRAWS.
lie Will Not Make the Race for
Re election.
He Tells the People Why?His Recent
Political Course Has Been
Misunderstood and He Has Been
ArisiiirfTcrpd?Hp Will Not Sue for
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Favors From the Antis.
Laurens, S. C, June 17.?In a
short interview with Senator Irby today,
jour correspondent asked this
question: "Will you be at Manning
next Monday, Senator?"
The Senator answered: "No, I
shall not attend that or any other
campaign meeting as candidate for
the United States Senate. I had intended
up to a short time ago to ask
for nomination at the ensuing primary,
but have concluded not to enter the
contest. From advices received frcm
different sections of the State I conclude
that my motives and official
acts for the last year have been misunderstood
by the faction of which I
was a charter member. It is apparent
from these advices that I must
antagonize those with whom I have
cooperated politically since 188G. It
seems that the entire machinery of
the party government has been or
ganized to humiliate, defeat and destroy
me. This would not have been
but for a misunderstandirjg of my
motives in opposing the equal division
of delegates to the Constituiioan,
the defense of the name of Butler in
that convention, my opposition to
the plan of suffrage as adopted and
the uncompromising poi-i ion taken
by me in opposition to a bolt in the
late State Democratic convention. In
addition, if I were to run with my
old friends organized against me, I
could only expect support from those
heretofore my political opponents,
which would be distasteful to me as
they owe me no favors. In arriving
at this conclusion, I desire to say
that I cherish no spleen towards
those who I believe misconstrue my
motives and political course recently,
and confidently anticipate the future
to vindicate these positions and
policies/*
Paralysis as a Emit of Nervousness.
From the News, Indianapolis, Ind.
McCordsville is a quiet little village,
sixteen miles northeast of
Indianapolis. Here lives in a
modest cottage with her parents a
patient sufferer, whose afflictions,
borne without a murmur, have been
known to all the countryside. Her
name is Anna Naglej, and this is the
story as she tells it:
"I was a healthy, happy child.
Four years ago last May I became
partially paralyzed, and by January,
1892, I was utterly helpless and in
bed. I lay until April. I had the
best medical attendance that could
be procured, but nothing could be
done for me. One day I chanced to
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from a man who had been cured by
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His symptoms and sufferings as he
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and sent to Mr. Quiglev, a
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He is not a life wrecker, nor a family
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i a party political poltroon, nor a bribe
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News from Along the Congaree.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Wc have been having' tine rains
and the croDS of corn, cotton and
potatoes
are booming, and the grass j
ain't doing a thing but growing.
I tell you the old married men and
the young bachelors are kept on the
move sure enough. They ain't got |
time to feed cats now. The young '
bachelors on the cedar grove planta- j
tion have finished cutting their ;
wheat and it will make a fine yield, j
They will commence to sow down !
peas for hay and lay by the early I
planted corn.
The young man from the Congaree
was not as fortunate as the young
bachelor from Rocky Well, for he
did not succeed in trading horses (4)
l:. I l __ a. U'?ll
tor ms uesi gin, as uie xvoc&y ?? cu
bachelor succeded in trading his cats
and pet dog for his best girl, and
that is the reason it is cat and not
cats now.
Mr. Eiitor, you can say to Miss
Bonnie Belle, I think my friend Wm
A. Geiger is too old to step bo high
and smile so sweetly on the girls.
He cannot be caught with chaff. If
she had known him twenty-five years
ago she might have wrote as she did.
Ask her if she ever gaged a crows
happiness in a large field of corn.
They must have a new kind of
cats around Rocky Well to have
shoes for them. We, on the Congaree,
have all we can do to buy [shoes
for ourselves and let the cats take
care of their own feet.
I am afraid my friend, Mr. Jacob
Geiger, will not be a3 successful as
Mr. B. R. in disposing of his cats, as
the pater and mater families are all
supplied with feline pets in this part
of the country, so you see if he has
to depend on his pets to win his best
girl, the poor fellow will certainly
get left. Tremain.
June 12, 1896.
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Wliy They Don't Go.
Purdette hits many a nail on the
head. How like human excuses are
the following:
"So you are not going to church
this morning, my son !
"Ah, yes; I see. The music is not
good; that's a pity. That's what
you go to church for, to hear the
music. And the less we pay, the
better music we demand.
"And the pews are not comfortable
That's too bad?the Sabbath is a
day of rest, and we go to church for
repose. The less we do through the
week the more rest we clamor for on
the Sabbath.
"The church is so far away; it is
too far to walk, and I detest riding
in a street car, and they're always
crowded on the Sabbath. That is,
indeed, distressing. Sometimes
when I think how much farther away
heaven is than the church, and that
there are no conveyances on the road
of any description, I wonder how
some of us are going to get there.
"And the sermon is so long, always.
All these things are, indeed,
to be regretted. I would regret |
them more sincerely, my boy, did I j
not know that you will often squeeze j
into a stuffed street car, with a hun- |
dred other men, breathing an incense ;
of whiskey, beer and tobacco, hang \
on a strap by your eyelids for two {
miles, and then pay lifty cents for !
the privilege of sitting on a rough ,
plank in the broiling sun for two j
hours longer, while ia the intervals [
of the game a scratch band will blow
discordant thunder out of a dozen !
misfit horns right into your ears, J
and come home to talk the rest of
the family into a state of aural pa- !
ralysis about the dandiest game you {
ever saw played on that ground.
"Ah, my boy! you see what stay- I
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velops a habit of lying. There isn't !
one man iu a hundred who could go j
on the wituess stand and give, under j
oath, the same reason for not going j
to church that he gives his family
every Sabbath morning. My son, if
you didn't think you ought to go,
you wouldn't make any excuses for
not going. No man apologizes for
doiDg right.
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A young man in San Francisco and
a young lady in San Jose were for a
lime very much in love with each
other, and dur ng that period each j
wrote the other a two pound letter
every day weighted down to the limit
with kisses and expressions of love.
But they quarrelled a few weeks ago.
"Send back my letters,'' she wrote.
"Return mine first," he replied.
"If you had been a gentleman you
would not have waited for me to demand
their return," wrote she.
"Ethics, for the use of women only,
don't go,'" he responded.
Then there came a pause in their
correspondence. The young man
wanted his letters very badly, for he
knew he had made a fool of himself
in every line of every letter. The
young lady wanted hers, because any
one would think she was crazy to fall
in love with such a brute.
"Send my letters on April 5th, and
I'll send yours the same date, so we
will both get them at the same time,"
wrote he.
"All right," she answered.
Each waited to see if the other
would really act in good faith and
send the letters, so neither received
them.
"A man who has so little regard
for bis word," etc., wrote she.
"A woman who would deliberately
attempt such a confidence game," etc.,
responded he.
There was another pause in the
dorrespondence, during which both
tried to devise some way of effecting
an exchange. The idea of a third
party occurred to both, but was
abandoned. The intermediary might
read the letters. Finally the young
man decided to go after them. He
effected the exchange, and now the
correspondence has been resumed.
"You know, dear little sweetheart,
that I was just teasing you," wrote
ll9.
"You horrid boy, to treat me so.
I have a notion never to love you
again," answered she, and there will
soon be another stack of two pound
letters to exchange.
Ethel Gjtrox: ' Papa, you must let
me marry Ja,k. lie says be positively
ceniot live without me another
day." Old Gotrox: "This is more
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Fourteen veterans of the war of
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whose incomparable Sa saparilia is i
known and used everywhere, ba9 j
pas3?d its half centennial and was
never so vigorous as at present.
Some one has s rid that the man who
bus an itching for success must constantly
keep scratching. L-jzinees is
the only sure inoculation against the
disease.
M'KIXLEV AXD HOBART
Are the Standard Bearers of tlie
Republican Party.
The Gold Standard Adopted as the
Financial Policy of the Party.
Teller and other Silverites Bolt
Amid the Snears and Jeers of
Their Erstwhile Political Friends.
The Rotten Fabric Upon Which
the Candidates Stand.
The Nation of Republican party assembled
in convention at St. Louis
1 ist week for the purpose of nominating
candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States
and to arrange for the National cam
paifin. For weeks before the meet
ing it was an open secret that enough
opposing delegates would he unseated
to insure MeKinley's nomination on
the first ballot. This program was
fully carried out regardless of the
merits of the question of differences
between the contestants and hence
his nomination was no surprise.
Much speculation has been indulged
in as to who would secure the second
place on the ticket, and the one
who succedcd in shaking down the
plum was the one least expected to
do so outside of the McKiuly managers.
There was also much diver
sity of opinion as to whether the
party would be committed to the
gold standard, or a straddling financial
plank would be adopted.
The adoption of the gold stand
ard was the occasion for tho withdrawal
of Senator Teller and other
delegates from silver States. The
platform is but a rehash of unredeemed
promises and pledges, in
which, judging from the experiences
of the past, there is no dependence
to be placed in them, and the carrying
of which was never intended.
The following is
THE PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the I'nited
States, assembled by their representatives
in national convention, appeal
ing for the popular and historical
justification of their claims to the
matchless achievements of the thirty
years of Republican rule, earnestly
and confidently address themselves
to the awakened intelligence, experience
and conscience of their countrymen
in the following declaration
of facts and principles:
A PICTURE OF DEMOCRATIC RULE.
For the first time since the civil
war the Ameiican people have witnessed
the calamitious consequences
of full and unrestrictad Democratic
control of the government. It has
been a record of unparalled incapacity,
dishonor and disaster. In
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UUIJJ JLlldtl an > o LuaiuigcujciJii ii nun
ruthlessly sacrificed indispensible revenue,
entailed an unceasing deficit:
eked out ordinary current expenses
with borrowed money, piled up the
public debt to ?202.000,000 in time
of peace, forced an adverse balance
of trade, kept a perpetual menace
hanging over the redemption fund,
pawned American credit to aline syndicates
and reversed all the measures
and results of successful Kepublican
rule. In the broad effect of its
policy it has precipitated panic,
blighted industry and trade with
prolonged depression, closed factories,
reduced work and wages, halted and
crippled American productions, while
stimulating foreign production for
the American market. Every con|
sideration of public safety and individual
interest demands that the
government shall be rescued from
the hands of those who have shown
themselves incapable to conduct it
without disaster at home and disi
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UODOr auroau UUU MiUH uc icaiwcu
to the party which for thirty years
administerjd it with unequaleu success
and prosperity, and in this connection,
we heartily indorse the wisdom,
patriotism and the success of
the administration of President Harrison.
Tim PROTECTION ClIY.
AYe lenew and emphasize our allegiance
to the policy of protect'onaa
the bulwark of American industrial
InJnrvfin/lfnoo onrl llio fnnnrlntinn nf
luucpuu.u.v -American
development and pros
perity. This true American policy
taxes foreign products and encourages
home industry? it puts the
burden of revenue on foreign goods:
it secures the American market for
the American producer: it upholds
fie American s'andard of wages for
the American workingman; it puts j
the factory by the side of the farm j
and makes the American farmer less j
dependent on foreign demand and !
price; it diffuses general thrift and j
founds the strength of all ou the j
strength of each. In its reasonable j
application it is just, fair and impar- j
tial, equally opposed to foreign con- j
I trol and domestic monopoly, for sec- I
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tional discrimination and individual
favoritism.
ItlGHT RATES AND THEN REST.
"\Yc denounce the present Democratic
tariff as sectional, injurious to
the public credit and destructive to
business enterprise. We demand
such ati equitable tariff on foreign
imports, which come into competition
with American products, as will
not only furnish adequate revenue
for the necessary expenses of the
government, but will protect American
labor from degradation to the
wage level of other lands. We are
not pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates is a
practical question, to be governed by
the conditions of the lime and of
production? the ruling and uncompromising
princple is the protection
and development of American labor
and industry. The country demands
a right settlement and then it wants
rest.
FOR RECIPROCITY.
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We believe the repeal of the reciprocity
arrangements negotiated by
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tne last uepuoncan aammisirauon
was a national calamity, and we demaud
their renewal and extension on
such terms as will equalize our trade
with other nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the
sale of American products in the
ports of other countries, and secure
enlarged markets for the products of
our farms, forests and factories.
Protection aud reciprocity are twin
measures of Republican policy and
go hand in hand. Democratic rule
has recklessly struck down both and
both must be reestablished. Protection
for what we produce; free admission
for the necessaries of life
which we do not produce; reciprocity
agreements of mutual interests
which gain open markets for us in
return for open market to others.
Protection buikls up domestic industry
and trade and secures our
own market for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
A WL> Fofc LOUISIANA.
We condemn the present administration
for not keeping faith with
the sugar producers of this country.
The Republican party favors such
protection as will lead to the production
on American soil of all the sugar
which the American people use, and
for which they pay other countries
more than $100,000,000 annually.
To all market products?to those
of the mine and field, as well as
those of the shop and the factory?
to hemp, to wool, the product of the
great industry of sheep husbandry,
as well as to finished woolens of the ? j
mill?we promise the most ample
protection.
TO BUILD UP MEItCHAKT MARINE.
AYe favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties
for the upbuilding of our merchant
marine and the protection of our
shipping in the foreign carrying
trade, so that American ships?the
product of American labor employed
in American shipyards, sailing under
the stars and stripes, and manned,
officered and owned by Americans?
may regain the carrying of our for
eigu commerce.
THE GOLD PAXK.
The Republican party is unrereservedly
for sound money. It
caused the enactment of the law
providing for the resumption of
specie payments in 1879: since then
every dollar has been as good as gold.
We are unalterably apposed to every
measure calculated to debase our
currency, or impair the credit of our
country.
A SMALL DA IT TO SILVER MIXERS.
We are therefore opposed to the
free coinage of silver, except by international
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