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VOL. XXIX. LEXIXGTOX, S. C., WEDXESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1800. XO. 12.
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OTHER NEW EILL3.
Mr. Scarborough?To autbo? ize the
construction, maintenance and operation
of telephone and telegraph lines
in this Stato ami to provide for the
assessment of just compecsatii u for
each rights.
Geo. W. Brown?To amend the
act providing for the appointment of ,
magistrates.
Tbe^bill to amend the code of civil
procedure passed its fical reading. |
SECOND READING BILLS. ]
Mr. Graydon's bill to amend tbe
law regarding magistrates as it ap- 1
plies to Abbeville county, and Mr
Scarborough's bill to require mem ^
bers of the State board of control to (
gi?8 bone! in the sum of $2-5,000 ]
passed their second readiDg without ]
debate. 1
TO REPEAL THE LIEN LAW.
Debate on Mr. Yerner's bill to repeal
the lien law was resumed. When
the discussion was adjourned Mon- j
day, Mr. Woods had the floor. He
said that he did not care to resume
f his speech.
Mr. W. J. Johnson then obtained
the floor. He said that despite the
many assaults upon the lien law it
stands today. It stands as a skeleton
credit, upon which the poor man
is enabled to obtain loans before a
single seed is placed in the ground.
It stands to enable him to pay his
oblig&tipns and his taxes. The repeal
of this law would take away the
freedom of the poor white farmer and
would practically reduce him to
bondage.
Where is the necessity for the re- *
rvonl nf tVkia lam? A mart ia nnf f?rvm_
j/v?l V* vu?0 AC* 'I 4X U14U to UW VUIM
pelled to give or to take a lien. It is (
an easy and honorable mode of
credit, and what would the poor man
do without it. Libor could be lightly
regarded a3 capital.
Mr. Marion of Chester said that be
- had had no intention of speaking
upon this bill until Mr. Johnson had
made his speech, but he was compelled
to state his position in justice
to the people of Chester couDty. He
said that there is no question of
greater importance to the agricul
tural class and in consequence to all
other classes of professions and labor.
Tbe underlying question has not
been touched. It was this, i3 it not
a fraud to give a lieu upon a crop before
it is planted. It would be better
to do away with the law and to
mortgage tbe laud upon which the
crop is planted.
Mr. Ashley asked if it v/ould be
worse to mortgage the homestead or
to give a lien on tbe crop.
Mr. Marion said that it was wrong
to give a lien on labor which has not
been wrought, on miscle never
brought into play. There is a condition
of cause and effect between the
depressed condition of the country
and the lien law, and it is difficult j <
? . t <I .
for people 10 see now umjuibuus iuv < i
lien law ia. There are three classes ]
of farmers, the large land owner, who <
ia compelled to rent or let go uncul- ! ]
tivated a large part of their land j j
There is a middle class which plants 1 i
its own land, and then a tenant class, <
which must till the soil of others, i '
*
He claimed that all three classes I
were hurt by this law. If you place \ j
this instrument of easy credit in the j ]
hands of this poorest class of firm- j |
ere, you put him on the down grade | ,
to ruin. It is an alluring bait, and ]
many take it, and it is the duty of i
the general assembly to offer protec i ,
tion to these people. i
Mr. W. J. Johnson asked if small j
farmers would Dot be compelled to
give up their farms, and would not j ;
large farmers have more laDd. ,
Mr. Marion said that he thought j (
that condition could be no worse than i
at present, for the lien law was now
driving men into the cotton factories. J ,
The repeal of this law may work j
injury for a year or two, but there
will come a time when the people
will be better i ft*.
Mr. Stevenson made one of his 1
strong speeches against the bill and
in favor of the lien law. He was a !
lawyer but yielded to nobody in his j
? respect for the farmer. It was for
4kr>c? rwir farmprs who. exercisitcr
I>ui/nw i/ _ ?/ . ,
1 7 ? ' |
the liberities of the ballot box, had ;
sent him here, that he vauttd to
plead. The other classes could take .
care of themselves.
He laughed at Mr. Teit?:a argu
ment on Monday when he said that
the repeal of the lien law would reduce
the price of cotton. He said
that the repeal of the lien law in this
State could never reduce the price of
cotton, for the number of bales
raised in this State was not a diop
in the bucket.
The lien law enabled a man to
start the business year and to plant
his crop when otherwise he would
have had no money. How is a man
to get out of deb't, or to prosper in
the world bv selling his horse and
hiring out to neighbors. This would
be the result of the repeal of the lien
law.
The repeal of the lieu law would
entail a servitude which should not
be permitted. It would take away
liberty of action ;;nd the liberty of
contracting. It is the poor man who
needs protection, and instead of being
protected he would be crushed
by the repeal of the lien law. It
would make the yeomen of this country
a seif and a bondsman. It would
take away his support. It would
make him no better than the negto
hireling.
It makes the yeoman of ibis coun- j
try a serf and a bondsman. It takes j
iway the foundations.
Mr. Sharpe asked who ever heard j
>f a man having liberty under a lieD. |
rhe lien law is a gross tyranny. Ho !
appealed for the repeal of this law. |
He was committed to Lis people to i
rote against the lien law, and he j
vould do so. He knew what the !
'arrner wanted, and he would vote j
'or the farmer. Josh Ashley inter- !
upted him with a question as to how '
he "one hoss" farmer jvouhl live if
he lien law were repealed? He replied
that there are more "one hoss*'
'armers in the State than any other !
dass. The "one hoss" farmers sup- :
ports the lawyer, the doctor and
?very other class. That class calls
or the repeal of this law, and he
vas goiDg to vote for its repeal..
rhey could get aloDg without it, and
;hey would do so if the law should
>e repealed. Mr. Sharpens speech
created a very favorable impressicu.
Mr. C. P. Sanders, representing, as
le said, a thrifty and prosperous
;ounty, stated that for thirty years
re had watched his county prosper
mder the lien law. He had seen
hese farmers accumulating property
mder the lien. Had it not been for
his law, these farmers would have
:?een compelled to hire themselves
;ut. If you take away from the
'armer the right to get credit you
oind him hand and foot. Iu the last
rew years the number of liens in his
jounty has decreased fifty per cent,
hrougk the operations of this very
ien law. For through its operations
hey had obtained credit and were
w it, enabled to save monev and
juild home3. In a few years more
ij the operations of this law the '
firmer will become independent.
Mr. Jeremiah Smith said the farmers
were not fools. They haven't
isked for the repeal of this law.
Haven't they some organizstion ali
)ver the State? If they want' this
aw done away with, why doesn't the
illiance send representatives here to
isk for the repeal of the law? Because
they don't want it repealed, j
The farmer knows the advantago of j
the lien law. The rich farmer is the j
man who asks for the repeal of the
lien law, so that ho can gobble up
the little farmer. The merchant, too, j
would rather have a mortgage than a I
0 0
lien, and he wants it repealed.
Labor is capital, and should constitute
a basis of credit. If you say j
that it is not, yon legislate for capi- j
tal and against labor. If the lien ;
law were to be abolished, it is but
right to do away with mortgages on
crop5, too. He knew brave, true
Confederate veterans who gave liens,
on-? ti n-prf honorable men Nor
UUV4 U UV/
were they suffeiiDg. He gave notice
of an amendment if the bill was not
killed anyway.
Mr. Sawyer said that if they should
take away the liberties afforded by
the law, they would drive the farmer
to working fur wages, ?8 or ?10 a
month on which to support a family.
The only man who had asked him to
vote for the lien law was a lawyer
owniDg landed estates, but he had
had farmers to beg him to vote to
retain this law ou the statute books.
Mr. Bocct said that every (lass,
profession or trade in the Slate was
dependent upon the farmer, and upon
th? farmer s fcuecess or failure do
| pended the welfare of all others. I'he
j operation of the lien law festers exj
travagance. It is too much like j
! dealing in cotton futures, an aboui- i
j icable crime, and be was, therefore, |
| opposed to the lien law.
| Mr. Mobley asked if Mr. Bacot t i
| were a lawyer. Mr. Bacot replied I
! that he wap, but his clients were !
j
j farmers, and he himself had farming ! i
interests. I 1
Mr. Blease said that the men who j
take liens pay a high rate of interest j 1
and get a small amount of goods. I
If a farmer has an open account and j <
a lien, and takes a bale of cotton to j
pay off the lieD, the merchant will I
close the open account in preference j
to the lien, in order to keep the farm- j
er under his control. This lien law !
is putting the negro in control cf the I
farming situation, for a white farmer j
can get credit without a lien, and a '
negro could not. I |
Mr. Mobley said that he had advo- j
cated the retention of the lien law on
the stump. He said that the merchants
had been held up as hyenas 1
because they took liens. That was ^
unjust' The merchants were not 8
Shylocks. There is not in his county f
a respectable farmer who cannot get
money on a note. The farmers know c
what they want,.and asked that the t
lien law be not repealed. He jump- 1
ed on Mr Verner's free silver dec- ^
trine and said that ho (Mr. Mobley) ^
was for free silver and Bryan. E
Mr. Means said that the provision
of this bill would put South Carolina r
on a better basis. The bill merely i1
proposes to do away with the lien a
law, and would not repeal the "common
law*' permitting farmers to bor- h
rnw mr.npv nn errmrinrr r.rnna. The V
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lien is given before the crop begins f
to grow, and in the first three months f;
of the year the money so obtained is n
used up. The repeal of this law I
would teach the people economy, and n
they could get advances on the grow- b
ing crop under the common law. t:
Mr. Gantt said that there was no t
demand for the repeal of the lien n
law. If the repeal of the lien law h
was made an issue in the counties of c
the State, he thought that it would t.
be defeated. If you repeal this law q
you will force the small farmers into ti
the cotton mill. He made a strong h
speech against Mr. Verners bill. c
Mr. Rogers had exerted all his i'
efforts in this question last year, and e
had failed. The whole theory or the k
law was wrong. He was heart and d
soul in favor of the repeal of the law. b
Mr. Wilson said that he didn't like f(
to shut off debate, but as a great n
many had spoken he called for the
previous question on the whole mat- p
ter. The house agreed, and the viva I
voce vote was taken, Mr. Verners bill 1<
was defeated by a vote of 61 to 45. fi
The clincher was put by Mr. Ashley, g
The House bill repealing the met \
ropolitan police bill has received its a
third reading in the Senate, the *
House concurrent resolution directing
an investigation of the merits of *
the revolutionary claims of this State ^
against the United States was passed 1
to a third read in/* and sent to the I ?
w o ?
House. 1
The Congressional re districliDg
bill has passed the House after a hot 1
fight. Erird and Snirpe voted 1
against the bill. ?
A bill has been introduced to pre- j ]
vent the use of the Palmetto tree on j <
dispensary bottles. j (
The repie.entatives and senator j j
from the so called Lee county, have j |
been unseated, but with a provisbn j "
that they shall receive their mihge j (
an per diem, because theactcrea'. n* ! <
the county of Lee has been declared ' ?
unconstitutional by the Supreme ; (
court. I ,
The re-di?tricting bill being under j .
consideration, Mr. Itagsdale, wt*> j
i held the floor when reces9 was taken, j
j said that if the Dibble law is con- |
| stitutional it will be in favor of a few I j
| mediocrites in congress and out (f | f
j it. The "mediocrites" was not in- j
j tended to apply to the entire cor- ! ^
j giessioual delegation, but be said j .
i # # ) 1
i that if the bill was defeated it would i .
be through some mediocrites in cor- ! ,
I 1
! gross and there were some. At the j ]
; last session of the General Assembly j
j this bill had come up. The Geaeial i ,
i Assembly had be(n importuei d by j <
j congressmen not to pass the law at J ,
! that session bat to wait until this j <
j
j tinif, audit was said that their agcn'.s j
I were at this session working for the ;
j drfeat of the bill. He said that the j
I imp was a more elctpient argument j
! than any he could make. There had
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never before been a gerrymander j
where a county has been dismem- ;
bered. Th<? Dibble'law is unfair to
the smaller counties, for it was en
acted with the understanding that it
was not to bo in force longer than
necessary.
Mr. J. IT. Wils.cn of Sumter said j
ho was not here with bis eyes look ;
ing toward Washington. Repleaded I
that his people be treated fairly. He ;
was a member of the House in 18S2 i
1
when Sumter county was put in j
;he "black district,11 against bis ram- :
jst protestations.
Mr. Winkler claimed that there was j
10 injustice in the present formation j
if districts. Was a siDgle Demo- '
:rat in South Carolina kept from vot- i
ng therebj? He was surpiised at j
,hc statement of Mr. Ragsdale that j i
he present alignmeut is dishonest. i
iYhere was the dishonest)? Why j
lid the gentleman from Fail field I
?ay that politicians were trying to I ]
lefeat the bill? i <
Mr. lingsdale, interrupting, said J :
hat "because one congressman was ;
mown to have been here and others j ]
ient telegrams begging for the dc- j
eat of the bill."' ! 1
Mr. Winkler said that be had re- 1
eived no such telegram and had not i
leard of any such thing. It was
iuiuii to me congressmen wuu weie ;
>00 miles away to bring such charges. \
rVhere was the dishonesty of the i
uesent arrangement of districts? j
Mr. Patton springing to his feet j
eplied that it was dishonest in that j
t annihilated the vote of Richland j
nd other counties.
Mr. Sharps of Lexington, point- |
og to Mr. Patton's map, said that it j
pas a map on paper. We are to con- j
ront conditions, not maps. He j
ailed to see the unfairness in dis- !
aembering townships and counties, j
le did'nt think any mistake had been !
aade by the general assembly which j
iad fixed the districts. The ques- j
ion appeared to him to be merely j
o" turn out the old and put in '
ew congressmen. Lexington county j
ad had r.o congressman since the ;
ivil war, but he was satisfied with j
he present distiict line. It was aj
uestion whether the people wanted |
his'ehange or not. He had not j
eard the people demanding the J
hange. The "latest gerrymander3g,?
placed Lexington with Laurns,
and the people of these counties j
npw nnf.Viinor nf papIi ntlipr. FTft i .
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id cot believe the lines to bo dis- ' <
onest. He said that candidates j j
or congress run on their merits and ! j
ot on county support.
Mr. Peurifoy of Saluda was sur- j ,
>rised at the position of Mr. Shsrpe. j j
f that county wanted any honors, ' ,
et her come over with Saluda, Edge- j
ield and other counties and she could ! ,
i
jet them. When the Dibble law j
vas passed conditions were different, !
md tbe lines should be restored as 1
hey were.
Mr. Sturkey had opposed the bill j
wo years ago 011 the ground that it !
vas a new issue. He now opposed
t on the ground that the people were '
satisfied and it was a matter which |
iffected them.
Mr. Hydrick of Spartanburg op- j
oosed the bill. He said that when a !
lew law was proposed a good reason ;
should be assigned for its enactment.
) eld 1 tw should be changed with3ut
a protest against it. Has any i
me ever beard of complaints. This j
is a beautiful map showing symine- j
try cf grouping. "What is symmetry? !
Why not take the crooks and curves j
jufof the county lines if you want
lymmetn? Does intimate acquaint-!
mce with the congressional cindi- [
late3 aid the people in determining j
vho is the best man? To be a con- !
jressra-m a mau should be well known
myway. This map shows nothing :
)f railroads or other means of com I
nut i ration. Spartanburg is closer!
:o Richland than Lancaster by rea- j
son of its means of communication !
xith Richland, and it d >es not want \
:o be in the proposed C .tawba dis
:ii';t. This bd! is unfair. One of ;
:he arguments in favor of the bill is
hat the larger counties will dormant
i the smaller counties.
Mr. Stevenson, in reply to the "pa- ;
[ er map" argument of Mr. Sharpe,
said if Mr. Ration's map was pretty
an paper it is a great deal more than
CO aid he said of the Dibble arrangeu
en-.. This State has three of the
finest ports in the world, Charleston,*:
Port Royal and Georgetown, the two
former in the same district. They j
are represented by one man, and lie |
^ '
cannot work for one for fear of antagonizing
the other.
Mr. Efird said that he had a letter
from "Washington asking him to vote j
against the bill. He would not heed
that letter but would obey the wishes
of his people. This impelled him lo
oppose the bill. He referred to Mr.
PattorTs statement that the people of
Pickland '-demanded." Mr. Patton
V>a Vio/J naod trnnl ".IftlYIrt ml -
ratu uo uau uovu iuv ?? u* v*
ed" in his debate. There was another
tilt between them, Mr. Efird
saying he had heard that there was
no such issue in the recent campaign
in Richland. Mr. Patton flatly denied
the statement and gaid that he
had made a speech in the Columbia
court bouse on tbo subject.
Mr. Efird then*, with a piece of
Bhoe string showed that the districts
as proposed were as "long drawn
out" as the present ones.
Mr. Pyatt of Georgetown, in reply
to Mr. Stevenson, said that the
cost counties did not want the arrangement
proposed by Mr. Patton.
* On an aye and nay vote the bill
passed its third reading. Messrs.
Efird and Sharpe voted against the i
bill. - ! !
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Did Not Satisfy Ei3 Client.
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"My lirst case oi any importance,
said the lawyer wbo went to grow ^
jp with the country and then re- '
panted, was a damage suit for $10,)00.
A can of powder exploded in ^
;he basement of a hardware store,
md my client, who had just purchased 1
i jackknife, was. trying it while oc
;upying a nail keg on the floor above.
3e came out of the wreck minus an (
;ar and then end of a finger, and he
fiaimed that one eye was 'jest a '
eetle bit off.' '
"On the day of my trial I almost
;ell off my chair when my man en
;ered. I knew that the day before
re had run a foot race, pitched horse
ihces and gone swimming. Now he
:ottered into court with two canes,
rad his neck and head muffled like a
nan with neuralgia, sat down slowly md
with the greatest care, and setled
down with a groan that could be
aeard in the street. 1
"'What in creation's the matter, 1
Bill?" I whispered.
" 'Blowed up," he grinned. 'Don't
fou think I know my business?
There hain't nothing on earth that
lin't the matter with me till this here
jase is tried. I'm the worst exploded
feller you ever see. You ask
the questions and look after the law
p'ints. I'll tend to my end of it. All
what's worrying me that I didn't
bave gumption enough to ask for
520,000.'
"Two men helped Bill to the witness
stand, he groaning his beet.
I.T/n tKrt onni/lnnf 1'AllM
JCIUin uia awi j ui iuc av.uutuL) jvu u
believe that be was blown half a mile
straight through the roof and hadn't
a sound spot left in his anatomy. He
was in the midst of his story, and
pity was written on the faces of the
jury, when Bill's woolly dog fell foul
of a fox hound belonging to the
court. They were kuocking furniture
helter-skelter and filling the air with
yelps and hair, when Bill let out a
whoop, jumped over a table, danced
around, encouraging his dog, wanted .
to bet he would whip, and shoved
the judge over a chair to prevent his
parting the brutes.
' Get a verdict.' Case was dismissed.
Bill was fined $25 for contempt,
and was in jailed for three
weeks brforelcould get him out.
Then he told around that I was no
lawyer.
$ tate or Oirio, City or Toledo, )
Lucas County )
Frank J. Cbeoey makes oath that^?
be is the s?uior paitner of the firm
of F. J. Cueney & Co , doing bueine
s iu the City of Toledo, C mnty j
and S ate aforesaid and that said
...ill rv .c tl 0 anm of O.ifl Hilll
L1II11 ?? III ij n-v wv? w. ^ ,
dred I)jllars for each and every case j
of Cttarih that canDot he cured bv;
the use of H ill's C itarrh C ire.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
S voru to before me and subscribed i
in my presence, this 6.h day of
December, A D 1SSG.
f sr T ) A. W. Gleasox,
( ) Notary Public.
Hill's Citanb Cire is taken inter- |
Dally and acts directly on the blood j
and mucous surfaces of the system, j
Ssnd for testimonials, free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The measles and mumps are ragiDg
in this county and in several sections
of other counties in this State.
absolutely
Makes the food more d
ROYAL BAKING PC
Her Opinion of Him.
A Lawyer Who Wa3 Caught L*p
With For Once.
If there is anything exasperating
in this life, it is the lawyer who delights
to bullrag and otherwise despitefully
use a witness, more particularly
when that witness is a
woman- It is on this account that
there is a general rejoicing when that j
kind of an attorney is smitten hip |
and thigh by one of his supposedly
helpless victims. Of such is the following
tale: 1
The woman was on the stand, and |
-_ i i
sue was a very nice itmiinuieu, respectable
woman who kept a cheap j
l
boarding house, ami it was the do '
sire of one of her guests to be dis- ;
honest that had brought her to the '
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court to make him pay his board.
' How old did you say you were, j
madam?"' inquired the lawyer, with
no reason on earth, for an elderly
landlady is no more anxious to lose a
board bill than a young one.
"I did not say, sir," she responded,
lushing to the roots of her hair.
"Will you be kind enough to say,
madam?'
"It's none of your business!"'.
"Objection sustained," smiled the
?ourt.
"Urn!" said the lawyer, rubbingsis
chin. "How much did you say
;he amount was the defendant owed
rou?"
"Twenty-five dollars."
"And for how long was that?'"
"Five weeks"
"That's $5 a week, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir."'
"Five weeks at $5 a week is $25,
[ believe you said?"
"Yes, sir."
The witness was patient, but her
temper was not improved under the
strain.
"Isn't that an extravagant price to
pay for board in that locality,
madam?" inquired the attorney severely.
"He didn't pay it, sir," answered
the woman, beginning to turn.
The lawyer gave a little start of
anvrvrico fhan hennmn indinmfint fit
uuir,ui-i - - & -the
very thought of a witness talking
like that.
''Don't be facetious on the witness
stand, madam," he said, assuming a
tone of warning. "This is a serious
matter, madam. I have asked if
your prices were not exorbitant, and
you have seen fit to answer lightly,
madam. Now, madam, I ask you in
all earnestness if you mean to tell
this court that your prices are moderate
and that if I should come to
your house to board you would
charge me $-r> a week* Answer directly,
madam," and the attorney sat
back in his cbair and assumed an
imperial manner.
The witness was not at all abashed.
' No, sir," she said simply. "I
would"?
"I thought not, I thought not,"
interrupted the attorney, bending
over and rubbing his hands.
"No, sir," continued the witness;
"I would not charge you at all. I
would make you pay in advance."
Then the court forgot its dignity,
and everybody laughed except the j
attorney.
I
She Know the Law.
Judge (to witness)?Now, madam, |
I want you to distiuctly understand j
that hearsay is no evidence. How j
oldarevou.' *
Witness?I do not know, judge. !
Judge?Don't know?
Witness?I have no evidence of ;
my age.
Judge?What do you mean?
Wkness?I am told that I am so j
many years old, judge; but it's only j
heresav, and you know that is not !
evidence."
The Rock Ilill Cotton Factory \
Company has asked for the appoint- j
ment of a receiver lo take charge of
its assets anil distribute the same
among its creditors.
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elicious and wholesome ]
>WO?R CO.. NEW VOWK. (
What Denomination.
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Jay Cooke, in 1866, told the writer 1
the following? <kOne day when I was (
putting government bonds upon the
market, I was greatly annoyed by
the clerks telling me that there was
an old man in the office who would
do no business with them and must
! see me. To get lid of him I went r
1 out. He said: *
" 431r. Cooke, l Have tnree tuou- a
sand dollars in gold in this bag. I a
can't do anything with it in the town (
where I live; they aro circulating o
grocers' checks and everything else v
for money, and I am frightened be- h
cause I think I will be cheated if I h
dispose of it. Will you tell me on 0
your word of honor if these bonds c
are sound and right?"'
"I replied: "If they are not right,
nothing is right. I am putting all I
have in the world in them.' S
"After further conversation the
man concluded to take them.
"'"What denomination will you jj
have them in?' I asked. jr
"This was too much for the man. ?
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He had never heard that word used
in connection with business. He
g
scratched his head* and said:
" 'You may give me five hundred
in Old School Presbyterian, to please
the old woman: but I will take the
heft of it in Baptist.'" ai
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Dangers of the Grip. 81
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The greatest danger from La
Grippe is of its resulting in pneumonia.
If reasonable care is used, h
however, and Chamberlain's Cough ai
Remedy taken, all danger will be ti
avoided. Among the tens of thousands
who have U9ed this remedy for ii
la grippe we have yet to learn of a a
single case having resulted in pneu- si
monia which shows conclusively that
this remedy is a certain preventive of <*
that dangerous disease. It will cure tl
la grippe in less time than any other
treatment. It is pleasant and safe p
to take. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann.
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Receipts.
Delicious Fritters?Prepare pumpkins
as for pies, make a batter of f
eggs, flour, pinch of salt and use g
baking powder; then stir in the a
pumpkin that has been mashed and i
strained; bake on buttered griddle; J
serve hot two at a time with powdered
sugar and ground cinnamon
between and on top.
Eggs With Chee9c?Allow one
egg for each person and use individual
dishes. Put a thin slice of
cheese in each dish, break over it the
1
! egg, dust with pepper and cover with
I one teaspoonful each mixed together.
Bake for five or six miDutes in a hot
oven.
Boiled Meat, With Cabbage?Have
about three pounds of lean beef, cut
for boiling and boil gently for one
hour. Clean and wash a small cab
i bage head, cut into eight pieces,
i place around the meat and boil for
an hour longer; then season with a
teaspoonful of salt, and a quarter
i teaspoonful of pepper. Dish sepai
rately and serve.
Wheat Gems?One egg, one half
i cup sweet milk, one teaspoonful of
good baking powder sifted in a scant
i cup of flour; mix all together; have
gem pans well greased and very,
very hot; but a little butter in each, i
dividing this amount into twelve
cups or making twelve gems and
bike in a quick oven. They are very
light and perfectly delicious.
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A Wonderful Timepiece. c
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The Brussels correspondent of the y
London Chronicle says:
A truly wonderful timepiece is now
on view in Brussels. The inventor, c
M. Noll, having from the Black For- j
est, spent five years jp its construe- ]
tion and has beaten all previous records
in clock making. This structure
which stands fifteen feet high, 1
produces the facade of the early I t
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted st the
rate of one cent per word for first Insertion,
and one-half oent for each subsequent
insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wishing
to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local column 5 cents per
line each insertion.
Obituarios charged for at the rate of one
cent a word, w> en they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. ?
Renaissance period. The clock, in
addition to its ordinary functions,
marks the four seasons, as well as
the chief church festivals, fixed and
movable, all of which are heralded in
to the minute by automation figures,
choral services, church music or the
song cf birds, according to the season.
A feature of the mechanism is
the hourly procession of twelve apostles
before the figure of Christ, and
the morniDg and evening chant of
monks, who are summoned from the
cloister by the monastery bell, tolled
by the sexton in view of the public.
A representation of the earth's couise
round the sun, and of the motn
rouud the earth, furnishes an obj'ct
lesson iu the seasons, eclipses and
Dther celestial phenomena. The
dock will be exhibited at Paris in
LOGO, and will be probably offered
'or sale, being valued at ?3,000. Its
Movements are regulated by the cab
mdar for the next 100 years.
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An Hone3t Medicine for La
Grippe.
George TV. Waitt of South Garditer,
Me., says: '*1 have had the
vorst cough, cold, chills and grip
md have taken lots of trash of no
.ccount but profit to the vendor,
Uhamberlain's Cough Remedy is the ^
>nly thing that has done any good
whatever. I have used one 50 cent
>ot*le and the chills, cold and grip
ave all left me. I congratulate the
manufacturers of an honest mediine."
For sale by J. E. Kaufmann
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Alger Says He Zs Innocent.
ecretary of War is Called Before
the Investigating Board.
Secretary Alger has been before
war investigating committee by
ivitation and was asked some point-*
3 questions.
"Was the head of auy bureau
uilty of failure to discharge his duty
uring the continuance of the wai
sked Governor Beaver.
"No, sir," replied Secretary Alger.
"Did any report come to you of J.
ay irregularity, or of any frudu-?
mt practices in the contracting for
applies furnished to any departlent?"
"No, sir."
"Did
you, directly or indirectly,
ave any interest in the selection of
ay camps occupied by any of the
roopsT
"No, sir; I never had any interest
1 any camp. I do not know that
y one connected with me had any
uch interest"
"Did you have any interest in any
ontract for material supplies during
he war?''
"Not a cent in any contract," relied
the Secretary, emphatically.
"Does that apply to transport purhased?"
"Yes, sir."
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well
ried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothng
Syrup for children teething. It
oothes the child, softens the gums,
illays all pain, cures wind colic and
s the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-five cents a bottle.
It is the best of all.
Suffering Zn the Klondike.
A Dawson City dispatch of Decernjei
22, by way of Seattle, Washingion,
January 23, says:
"The situation here is gloomy.
The number of sick is increasing and
he six hospitals are full.
"The mounted police have donated
for the help of the poor some $30,300
in cash from their treasury.
This leaves them with but $4,000
;ashonhand. Commissioner Ogilvie
called a meeting to decide on ways
md means for relieving the situation
md a memorial asking for aid will be
3ent to Washington.
"It is estimated that $9,000 will
je required to pay for the treatment
)f indigent patients.
"The death rate this winter has
seen almost as great as in the sumner.
Several stampedes to new
?old fields have recently occurred,
jut in each case the gold seekers
;vere disappointed.'1
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For La Grippe.
Thomas Whitfield & Co, 240
iVabash av, corner Jackson st., one
>f Chicago's oldest and most promilent
druggists, recommends Cham*
jerlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe,
is it not only gives a prompt and
:omplete relief, but also counteracts
iny tendency of la grippe to result
q pneumonia. For sale by J. E.
ivaufmann.
One of the two regiments at Coumbia,
the Second Tennessee, is to
>e mustered out on the 8th instant.
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