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i\ wS HU lill IL LL '^^m^?j^^^^^^ J is lill ci TO THINE OWN SELF ?E TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE '^^^ NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY KEITH, SMITH & CO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FE BRU AH Y ?), 1882. VOLUME XXXIII_NO. 12. T K A {K ^ Jg neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No Prepnratlon on earth equals ST. JACOBS OH. na A tu fr., nitre, ahn?tlv and cheap External Keuiedy. A trial entails lint the comparatively trilling outlay of rsrt <vnis. ami every one suffering willi pain can have cheap and positive proof of its claluis. Directions iu Eleven iAiiguRRCs. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A.VOGEIiER & CO., Ualtlmorc, Md,, V. 8. p;(;>' If you uren ti.ani./.>;.yir y.iu fir?rt^"r'i''->Vi W ofl.U. :;K:?.?V?-?(:<. ?H-./III?.! of I. 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M an ohroluto r.liind Irreststn H'hle eu io for Blilrunbo II est) p|iisi. of opium NEVER FAIL BoM hy timer trista. Hondfi Diroulat, HOP nrrraia U'l'll co., Itr.rliMlcr, N. Y A Toronto, On!. Ifyonaroitm ply won I; tutti low niitri ted, try ttl lt r.iny "jttvoyour Rl Ito. lt hno 3t.v?d hun droite. April 7, ISSI 21 sly Final Discharge. "I^fotico is hereby given that tho tinder JL>I signed will apply lo Richard Lewis, Judge of PrubutO, in his ntlicc on thc 13th day of February, 1882, fur bis final dischnrgo us administrator of liouck G. Sligb. deceased J. Il sLiaii, Administrator. January 5. 1882 7-4t. PUBLIC SALE. ?W. A.. XSLX 1STC5> "IVILL offer for sale at Mountain Rest Farm 11 on FRIDAY, the 10th day of February next, his Household Furniture. Farming Imple ments, Wagons. Slock, kc. Terms cash. January 20, 1882 10-21 Fifty thousand schools cost, probably, about 8150,000,000, or about one-ninth as much os tho liquor bill of tho nation. Thc support of 50,000 ministers of Christ costs, perhaps, ?50,000,000. There are four times BS many ngenoics to destroy tho pcoplo of this country as there aro agonoies to sovo them. Them arc three teachers of crimo and pauperism to one of morality and thrift. Ten times in muoii money is spent for thc destruction of men as for their Having. MRS. PARTINGTON SAYS, don't tnko any of thc quack rostrums, as (hey are regimental to tho human system; but put your trust in Hop Hitters, which will euro general dilapidation, costive habits and ernie diseases. They saved 1*1100 from a severo extract of tripod lover. They aro tho tie plus ttiium o? medicines.- Boston Globe "An infidel young lawyer, going to tlic West to settle for lifo$ made it his boast that ho "would locate in some place where lhere were no churches, Sunday Schools or Bibles." He found a place which substantially mot his conditions. Hut before the year was out he wrote to a former classmate, a young minister, begging him to come out and bring plenty of bi bles and begin preaching, and Start a Sunday School, for he said 'he had "become convicted that ti place without Christians and Sab baths, and churches and Bibles, Was too much like hell for any living man to stay in."-Exchange. ALWAYS RBFRRMIINO.-A delicious odor is imparted by Florieton Cologne, which is nlwnys refreshing, no nmMcr how freely used. A Worm TO MOTHERS.-.Mothers should remember it is a most important duty at thin fearon to look after tho health of their fami ' lies and elconso tho mnluiia and impurities from their systems and that nothing will tono up tho r-tomach and liver, regulato tho bowels find purify the blood so perfectly ns Parker's ("linger Tonio, advertised in cur columns. Post, Sec othor column. Mischief Makers. 0, could thoro tu tho world bo found Sonic little spot of happy ground Where village pleasures might abound, Without thc village tattling; How doubly blest that placo would bo, Whore all might dwell in liberty, Freo from all tho bitter misery Of gossips, endless prattling. If such a placo was really known Darno peuce might chum it os ber own, And in it she might fix her throne Forever and forever. There, Uko a queen, might reign and live, While every ono would soon forgive Tho littlo slights they might re?oive, Aud bo offended uovcr. 'Tis mischief-makers that remove Far from our hearts that warmth of love, And lead us all to disapprovo What gives another pleasure. They seem lo tuko our part, but when They've heard our oa res, unkindly then They soon recall them all again, Mixed with their poisonous uicoBurc! Oh! that tho mischief making crew Wore ull reduced to one or two, And they were painted red and blue, That every ono might know them; Then would our villagers forget To rage and quarrel, to foam aud fret, And fall into uu angry pct For things so much below thom. For 'tis a sad degrnding part, To make another's beso smart, And plant o dagger in the heart Wc ought to love and cherish. In quietness, with all aiouud, While friendship, joy and peace abound, Let mo in happiness bc found, And angry feeling perish. Tho Election Bill KU KL TEXT OF ITS MORE IMPORTANT PRO VISIONS. Thc following oro thc moro important provisions of the Election Bill, as finally passed by both Houses of thc General As sembly. SKHTION 1. All male citizens of thc United States, of the ago of twenty one years and upwards, not laboring under tho disabilities of tho Constitution, without distinction of race ot color or former con dition, whosliall huvc becu a resident of tho State for ono year, and in tho couuty in which ho offers to vote for sixty days uext preceding any general election, shall bo entitled to vote: Provided, That no person, while kept in any almshouse or asylum, or of unsound mind, or confined in any public prison, or shall have been convicted of treason, marder, robbery of the goods or chattels of n not tier with or without violence, whether taken fruin thc person or other wise, or of duelling, shall bc allowed to vote. SKC 2. All cleotors of thc State shall bc registered as hereinafter provided, and no person shall bc allowed to voto ut any elec tion hereafter to bo held unless registered as herein required. SKC 3. Un or before thc first doy of March next, and on or before the same day in every second year thereafter, tho Governor shall appoint, by and with thc advice and con sent of tho Senate, if in session, and if not io session, 8ubjeet to removal by the Gov ernor, by and with tho advice and consent of tho Senate, one competent and discreet person in each county, who shall ho a quali fied voter thereof, und who shall hold his office at tho county scat, who shall bc known as thc supervisor of registration of suoh county, and whoso duty it shall bc to superviso the registration of tho electors of such otiuuiy ns hcrciu specified. Tho said supervisor of registration shill keep a rc? cord of his ofticiul oots and proceedings. Tho term of his office sholl bo for two years from tho date of his appointment, who shall continuo in oflico until their successors arc appointed and qualified, and he shall not be eligible to any other offico during tho term for which ho is appointed. The Governor shall have tho authority to nppoint un assistant supervisor iu oaso of tho inability of' thc supervisor to act, who, when so appointed, shall havo all tho pow ers and bo charged with tho duties of tho supervisor, and shall receive iivo dollars per diem when ootuolly employed. Tho Governor shall also appoint, two assistant supervisors of elcotion who shall servo without compensation-who shall sit with tho supervisor in all eases where thc supervisor shall refuse to register tho op? plicant. SKO. 4. Tho Soorotury of Stato shall, by tho 1st Match, Anno Domini 1882, cuuso a sufficient number of registration books nnd blanks to bo proparcd, so that thoro shall bo two of the said books for cooli precinct in each county, whioh books shall bc ruled in cot tun ns, with proper headings, so as to indicate tho nome, agc, occupation ond placo of residence of each doctor, with n separate column to tho right side of tho pago for all such entries os moy bo neces sary. SKO. 5. After tho opproval of thia Act, tho supervisor of registration, in tho months of May and June next, sholl moko a full and completo registration of all qualified voters in tho following manner; Ho shall givo throe week's' notice of tho times and pinces of rcgislrition by advertising in ono cr moro county pnpers, or by posting in a public phiCC in each voting precinct, whore no paper is published in tho county. Tho time for registration shall not bo leas thou tbiee days at eoch registration prooinot. Immediately after closing tho registration at tho precincts, ho shall open his bi? t tho oounty scot, to oorreot errors iu r trotion, mid to register suoh electors as failed to register at thoir respectivo pre cincts, and who shall then and there prc? sent themselves then und there for that pur pose, entering tho namco ot' such voters ia his book for their proper prooiucts. At thc conclusion ot' tho registration herein before provided for tho supervisor of regis tration shall revise tho list; and in oaso it bc mado to appear to his satisfaction that there is a qualified voter ia a prcoinot who has failed io register, ho may, upou Buch ovideaco os ho may think necessary in his discrotion, permit tho name of suoh voter to bo pl ired on aid list, andj to issue a certificate therefor. That for the purposo of registration, caoh township us now laid out and defined bc, and is hereby, dcolarcd a registration prcoinot, and in those coun ties in which there- arc no suoh townships, that thc*parish as formerly known und de? fined bc, und is hereby, declared such pre cinct, nnd io tho cities cf Columbia und Charleston each ward shall bc a registration precinct. SEC. 6. When tho said registration' shall have been completed, thc bootes shall bo closed, and not reopened for registration, except for the purposes and os hereinafter mentioned, until after tho uext general election for Stuto officers. After tho said next general election thc said books shall bc reopened for registration of such persons as shall thereafter become entitled to register ou tho first Monday in each mooth, to and until tho first Monday iu July, inolusivo preceding tho following gcnerul election, upon which last named day thc same shall bc closed abd not reopened for registration of such eleotors on tho days above men tioned, until thc first day of July preceding a general elction, when tho same shall bo closed as aforesaid until thc said general election shall have taken place. SKO. 7. Bich elector in thc State shall bc required, at thc time advertised for his precinct us herciubefuro provided, to appear before tho supervisor of registration at thc place advertised, and make oath before tl o said supervisor, which oath thc said super visor is hereby authorized and required to administer, that thc facts then and there to bo stated by him us to his name, age, occupation, and plaoeof residence, and du ration of residen co in county und Stuto, ero true, and thereupon tho said supervisor shall enter thc name, ugo, occupation und placo of residence of tho elector in thc ap propriate column in hts registration book, lie sholl make and keep a list of thc con tested applications for registration whioh he rejects, and report thc Hume for hearing be fore the assistant supervisors heretofore re quired. SEC. 8. Tho supervisor of registration shall determine ns to the tegul qualifications of any applicant for registration by num mary process, requiring oath, evidence, oi both, if he deem proper, subject to revision hythe assistant supervisors nm) himself in all oases where ho has refused to register the applicant. From thc decision of thc supervisors of registration any applicant who is rejected shall have tho right to a re view thereof by the circuit courts, provided he give uotioo in writing to tho supervisor of such review and tho ground thereof, within (ive days after the day of rejection, and institute his proceedings within ten days nftcr thc filing of suoh notice. SKO. 0. Any person coining of agc, and becoming qualified as an elector, may ap pear before tho supervisor of registration on tiny day on which the hooks uro opened as aforesaid, and take oath as to his ago and qualifications os herein before provided, nnd if thc supervisor find him quo I i lied, ho shall enter his natue upon tho registration book of tho prcoinot wherein ho resides. Such person phall havo tho right of appeal os oforesaid, in case the supervisor shall God him qualified: Provided, That in cose a person shall not bc of age to qualify him as an elector on thc day of thc closing of tho books of registration before any general election, but shall bc of such ago os will qualify him as such elector before tho said gcnerul election, and shall appear before thc supervisor of registration and take oath thereunto, and tho supervisor shall find him qualified, he sholl enter his name upon thc registration book ns oforesaid. SEO. 10. Each olector registered ns aforesaid shall thereupon bo furnished by tho supervisor with a certificate which Bhall contain a statement of his agc, occupation and place of residence, as entered in thc said registration book, nnd which certificate shall bo signed by tho said supervisor, and no person shall bo allowed to volo nt any other prcoinot than tho ono for which ho is registered, nor unless bc produces and ex hibits to tho managers of elections suoh certificate: Provided, In oaso there shall bo no election prooinot within any town ship or parish, tho supervisor shall desig noto in thc certificate at which of thc neighboring prooinotstho elector sholl vote; and in case there bo moro than one prcoinot in any township or parish, tho supervisor shall likewise designate in tho certificate ut which of tho soid precincts tho elector shall voto. The certif?calo of registration shall bo of thc following form: Registration Certific?te Number - -i-County,-Township, Flcotion Precinct-. Tho borer,- is o qualified voter in tho above precinct and resides ot-, in-Township or Parish, nnd is ? ? years of ?go and en titled to volo ot said precinct. Registered on tho-day of -?-?, A. I). 188 Supervisor of Registration. SEO. ll. '"hat overy olector sholl have tho right to a renown! of his oevtificato without foo or charge, when tho samo bc oouios dcfiocd by limo or aocidctit, upon his I surrendering suoh ooitiGouto, BU defaced, to tho supervisor of registration. SKO. 12. In oaso of tho removal of an I elector from ono rcsidcuoo to another in thc I saino j,rcoioot suoh elector shall notify tho supervisor of registration, and shall aur reudor his ocrtitioato of registration, who shall outer tho faot upon tho registration book, and shall givo suoh elector u new ocr titi into in accordauoo with suoh ohaugo of residence SEO. 13. In oaso of tho romovul of an elector from one precinct to another pro oinot in tho H une oounty, such oleolor uhall uotify tho supervisor of registration, aud shall, by tho said elector, enter tho fifrj; upon tho proper registration book, and shall givo such -iootor a new certificate for thc precinct into which ho has removed. SK.O. 14, In tho case of tho removal of on elector from ono oounty to another, such elector shall notify thc supervisor of regis tration of tho oounty wherein ho is regis tered, aud shall surrender his ccrlihoato of registration; and thc said supervisor of reg istration shill thereupon enter tho faot of such removal upon tho registration book as aforesaid, aud shall give suoh olector a cer tificate of transfer to the oounty to whioh such elector "shall have removed, upon tho prcscntatiou of which tho supervisor of registration for suoh county shall cause such elcotor to bo registered in tho precinct of such county to which ho shall have rc? moved, and shall furnish such elector with a certificate as hereiubeforo provided. SKO. 15. No eleotor removing from ono residence, precinct, or county to another shall bo ullowod to register or vote without a transfer of registration as abovo provided. SKO. 16. Tho supervisor of registration shall, immediately preceding each election, reviso thc registration of electors and mark off thc names of such electors as havo died and such os have removed from ono resi dence, prccinot, or county to another, with? out notifying him nnd obtaining a certificate of transfer as hereiubeforo provided. SKO. 17. At each and every elcotioo th< supervisor of registration shall furnish thc managers of election with one of tho regis tration .books for each prccinot for tho oarc and custody of which tho manager receiving tho same shall bo responsible, aud whiol they s h u 11 return to thc supervisor of reg istration within threo days uftor tho close o election; and no elector shall bc allowed ti voto whoso name ia not registered us hcrc iubefore provided. SKO. 18. Tho supervisors of rcgistratioi shall receive, fur 'their compensation in th County of Chirlcston one thousand dollar and in caoh other county in this State liv hundred dollars. Thc compensation of th supervisors after tho prese ul your to b fixed by thc General Assembly. ****** SEO 24. Thc polls shall bc open at sucl voting places as shall bo designstod ot ' o'el >ck in the forenoon, and close at I o'clock in thc afternoon of tho day of cloe, tion, and shall bc kept opec during thes hours without intermission or adjournment and thc managers shall administer to cad person offering to vote an oath that ho i qualified to vote at this election, occordin to tho Constitution of this Stato and thu he has not voted during this election. ***** * SKO. 27. All bar rooms, saloons and otho places for the salo of liquois by retail sha! be closed at six o'clock of thc evening pro ceding thc day of suoh election, and rcmai closed until six o'clock in thc morning o tho day thereafter, and during thc tim aforesaid and thc salo of intoxicating liq. uors is prohibited. Any person duly con victed beforo a competent court of a viola tion of this section shall bo punished by fine not exiecding fifty dollars, or by iui prisonmcnt not exceeding six months, or b both, such fine and imprisonment in tho dis bretton of tho court. SKC. 28. Tho voting shall bo by ballot which ballot shall bo of plain white pape of two and a half inches wide by liv inches long, clear and oven cut without or natnent, designation, mutilation, symbol o mark of any kind whatsoever, except th name or names of tho person or person voted for, and thc offico to which suoh per son or persons aro intended to bo chosen which nanto or names and offioo or offioe ?hnll bc written or printed or partly writtei or partly printed thereon in black ink; ant such ballot shall be folded so ns to concea thc nanto or names thereon, and so foldei shall bc deposited in a box tobe constructed kept and disposed of ns hereafter provided .md no ballot of any other description fount in any election box shall bo counted. SKO. 20. There shall bo separate ont distinct ballots for the following officers, ti wit: 1, Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2, other Stuto officers; 3, Cirouit Solicitor 4, Stato Soojtor; 5, Members of tho llousi of Representatives; G, County ofiioers; 7 Representatives in Congress; 8, Presiden tial Electors; on whioh shall bo tho name! of thc person or persons voted for as sud ofiioers, respectively, and tho oflico fo which they aro voted: Provided, Thu whenever n vote is tobe tnken on any spe cial question or questions, n box shall bi provided and properly labelled for that pur pose, and the ballots thcrcforo shall bo de posited therein. SKO.80. Tho commissioners of elcctioi shall provide for each election precinct I sufficient nt niter of boxes to meet tho re quirements of tho foregoing sootioti. Ai opening shall bo made in tho lid of ead box not larger than suflioicut for a Bingi ballot to bo itisurtcd therein nt ono time through which caoh ballot received propc to bo placed in suoh box shall bo inscrlut by tho person voting, and bo no other Each box shall bc provided with a euflioicn look, und each box shall bc publicly oponci und inspected, tu show that it is empty and secure, aod looked just buforo tho opening o? tho poll and tho keys returned to tho managers, and shall uot bo opened during thc election. Euch box shall bo labelled in plaiu uud difMnot lloman letters, with tho office or ollh. -otcd for, and tho mana gers, on tho demand of tbo votor, shall bo required to read to him tho names ou thc boxes, and no voto for any office other than that for which such box shall bo designated aud labelled shall bo counted. At ouoh precinct, a space or enclosure, such as tho managers of election shall deem fit and sufficient, shall be railed od or otherwise provided, with an opening, ut ouo cud or side for tho entronco of the voter, aud uu opening at tho ottier for his exit, as a poll ing place in which to hold thcclcotion for tho Stute, circuit and county o Iii ces. A similar but separate and distinct spuco or cuolosuro shall bc railed off or otherwise provided us a polling place for tho election of Congress ? men, nud Presidential electors, nt such dis tance from the polling plaoo for Stato offi cers as thc Commissioners of clcctiou for each county shall determine ond oppoiut for caoh election precinct. Hut one voter shall bo allowed to enter any polliug placo ut a time, und no one exocpt thu managers shull bo allowed to speak to tho voter while in thc polliug plucc casting his vote. METHODISM [Columbus Enquirer J Nothing better illustrates the properties of heaven than Methodism. Nothing is better to show tho possibilities of small beginnings and humble men. God, in thc workings of his providence, ignores tho plans und means that human wisdom would adopt, lu his ruling little things often becomo groat und what men consider fool ishness is wisdom is his eyes. A century and a half ago Wesley and a few humble adhoronts iu England, becoming weary of the pomp and circumstance of form, longed for what they considered deeper spiritual manifestations aud determined to set up fur themselves outsido of tho mother church. Tho baud of God was in their work and a revolution commenced in church matters which hus gono on spreading till tho whola world seems likely to become permeated with the loaven of Wesleyan Methodism. From tho few hutnblo and obscure societies which wcro scattered herc and there in Britain, tho denomination has grown into millious und has a foothold in every civilized nud hcuthcu couutry on thc globo. Its influcuce is universally ac knowledged and respeoted. lt docs not claim to bo tho only true churoh nor in thc lino of upostolical acocssion, but only a branch of thal graud, true church which is destined to subdue kingdoms and cooquer thc whole curth. Its simplicity and earn estness commends it to tho wants of thc masses, and forces tho respect uud cou fi deuco of even those who differ from its polity and tenets. It used to be designated as "religion in earnest," ond its final sue-' ?CBS ss an instrument ot'% God will depend upon fidelity to first principles. It is well calculated for tho grand mission of pro? claiming thc gospol to every creature. Its ono hundrod thousand itincraut preachers scattered throughout thc habitable globo, aro indeed a great moral force which must be respeoted and odmircd. No good men, however widely differing in their notions, as to forms and methods, can afford to despise an instrument which God approves. No spirit of rivalry should subvert thc meed of praise lrom nu instrumentality so grand and effective. Differences os to tbo letter oro ndmissablo, but unity of spirit is highly desirable. Methodism concedes thc virtues of all evangelical creeds, and good men arc found in all of thom. lt nets upon that grand catholicity of spirit enunciated by St. Peter when bo said: "Now I perceive that God is no respect?t ot persons, but in every nation'ho that foareth God and workcth righteousness is acoeptod of Him." Statistics of Intemperance. Reliable statistics show 175,8-13 places in tho United States where alcoholic beverages aro sold and over 8,000 distilleries and breweries in full operation; 09,350,270 gallons of spirits oro distilled -n year and 13,347,110 barrels of fermented liquor manufactured. Tho direct cost of this liquor is at least ?720,000,000, whilo it brings an indirect cost of $720,000,000 moro. Tho corn, ryo, barley and molasses taken for tho manufacture of tb080 liquors ts so much food taken out of tho mouths of tho people. According to thc census returns of 1870 tho wages that jcar in nil our manufactur ing establishments amounted to about 8775,000,000; our church property was valued nt$804,000,000; wo paid for edu cational purposes 895,000,000; our public libraries were estimated to bo worth $91, 000,000, whilo wo paid tho eatno year for intoxicating drinks nearly os much as tho wages amounted to in all our mat U foot uri ng establishments, noarly $2,000,000 moro than bli our church property and publio libraries wore worth, together with what wo paid for educational porposcs and more than one-half tho value of all tho labor in tho wholo country. There aro ot least 100,000 engaged in tho manufacturo and sale ot intoxicating liquor in this country. Tho lubor of these mon would bo worth 88,000,000 and tho labor of tho 600,000 drunkards would, at avery low estimate, bo worth $150,000,000 moro, whioh, together with tho timo lost by tho army of modornto drinkors, would moko tho enormous sum of 8000,000,000. i Now if wo odd to all this loss of money pud for drinks, tho labor iu its manufaoturo und s ilo, und material wasted, tho IOEB of timo spout by thoso who drink in rooover iog from its effects and gcttiog ready to re . sumo their lubors, wo ahull find that tho actual cost of tho consumers ivory year ex oceds ?1,400,000,000, being over 8230, 000,000 moro thou tho valuo of all tho labor of every kind performed io this whole country during thc same timo and ncurly two-thirds enough to pay tho publio dobt. If this vost sum of money, which is anou'illy takou from tho productive capital and industry of tho oountry and worso than wasted, could bo directed to legitimato aod useful purposes, it would pay all tho taxes, educate all tho children, build all tho churches and school houses, feed and clytie ul I thc hungry aud nuked, sud leave a surplus which would bo sufficient to pay nil thc interest ou our bonds aud wipe out tho debt itself iu a very few years. Poison for the Peoplo. WHAT IS DONK WITH THE TWO MILLION POUNDS OF AUSBNIO ANNUALLY IMPORTED. Committees of experts tell of adultera tion in food that is simply appaling. Were ingredients which aro mixed with food in noxious it would ?still bo a very groat hardship; but when it is known that tho most violent poisons oro employed it is a marvel that tho whole country docs not risc up and put a stop to such proctiocs and punish all dealers who sell poisonous articles of food. If confirmation of thoso startling statements wero needed ouo bas only to read tho foots recently brought to light in Chicago, where it is impossible to find puro sugar aud where not ten per oent. of tho milk is good. lu that oity thc broad, without exception, is poisonous; tho teas wero uever imported, but aro mado of loaves "faced" with Prussian blue und chromate of lead. Scvcnty-fivo per cont, of tho cream of tartar is white earth, and thc coffee is coated with lampblack. But Chicago is no worse that other cities. Baking powders oro largely composed of alum. Pickling fluid is diluted with sulphutio acid, alum and verdigris to give it a peculiar ftavor. Tho manufacturo of a groat deal of our coufectioncry should bo punished as a crime, for much of tho ouudy sold to children is simply a lump of white earth inudo attractive to thc oyo with arsenical paint und sweetened with glu cose. Costly spiocs aro counterfeited 'ID a j terribly grotesque manner, the flavoring ho ing given by tho raakest poisons. Iti theso and other adulterations arsenic plays the largest part. Wc import annually two million pounds of this deadly poison--ono cent's worth of which would kill 2,800 peo ple-aud tho bulk of this import is used in thc preporntiou of food aud clothing.-Food and Health. Tho Sourco of tho Mississippi Tho new found sourco of tho Mississippi is a sparkling gem of a lake, situated above and beyond Lake 1 taska. It nestles among thc pines of an unfrequented and wild rcgiou of Minnesota, many miles from thc nearest white settlement and just on the dividing ridge which forms thc great watershed of North America. With in a fow miles of it can bc found lakes and streams whose wators aro tributary to tho Red Uiver or tho North and tho Yel lowstone, thus reaching tho sea thousands of miles from thc mouth of tho mighty Mississippi, which flows in a trickling brook from Lake Glazier. This lako, dis covered to bc tho truo source of tho great est river in tho world by Copt. Willard Glazier, on July 22, 188J, is about a milo and a half in greatest diamotcr, and would bc nearly round tn shape but for a singlo promontory, whose rooky shores give it in outline thc shape of a heart. Tho wotcra of tho lako aro uxooediugly olear mid puro, coming from springs, some being at the bot tom but thc threo most prominent riso a few miles book in low, wet land and flow into tho luke in little rills. On tho very point of thc promontory is a spring whoso wators aro os cold ns icc and at which Capt. Glazier's weary party slaked their thirst while exploring thc shores of tho now hike. So lonely is tho region around the lake that for fonrtcon days not even a redskin was soon, und, wearied by tho hardship of this rough country, yot with a feeling of having added something to geographical knowlcdgo, Capt. Glazier and his party were glad, indeed, to como into contact again with their fellow crea tures.-Dubuque Herald. A Tempor?neo Tale. [Bonham News.] Sixty conts invested in whiskey in tho timo of 1869 cost Fannin oounty, Texas, in time and money moro than tho rcvenuo arising from tho whiskey troffio for five years amounted to. Wo speak of tho hw vestment by young Deon. Ho shot Dan Coultor and poor Dan passed into tho spirit land. Then tho McDonald's shot and killed Dean. For this ofFcnoo they woro arrested and ofter continuing tho caso several times, wero tried and conviotod of manslaughter and sentenced to tho peni tontiary. Whilo in jail they wero rescued by their friends breaking oten tho jail and liberating them. Taking this altogether, this sixty cents worth of whiskey killed two men, mado ono widow, caused two men to bo incarcerated and kept in jail at au onormous cxponso to Fannin county and troublo to tho families aud friends of thoso two men and then the expenso of witnesses and ttinls in court, and loss of limo to tho. sheriff and posso, put Fannie oounty tO tho expense of not less than 810,000, and that is just about tho usual per cent, whiskey pays and pays it iu thc same way.