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T E RMS: PutlLUcd cvory TUu?'fjil?y scorning. For subscription, #1.50 per annum, strictly in advance; for six months, 75 cont? ; for four months, 50 cent?. Advertisements Innortod at ono dollar pur square of ono Inch, or loss for tho first Insertion and llfty cents for each sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding live linos, Tributos of Kospoot, Communications of a personal character, when ndmlssablo, and Announcements of Candidates will bo charged for as advertisements. .lob Printing nontl> ?nd cheaply oxocu Nocosslty compels us to adhere strictly to tho roqulromonts of Cash Payinonts. TEACHER'S COLUMN. -o-1 (T^P All communications intended for this column should bo addressed to S, P. Stribling, School Commis sioner, Walhalla, S. C. Tho law requires all toaohers in tho publie schools to mako contracts with tho trustoes of tho distriot in which' they propose.teaching before they opon thoir schools. We would suggest that tho trustees ignoro tho teacher's claims who refuses or neg lects to comply with tho law in this respcot. Tito Board of Examiners for Oconeo propose asking tito Leg islature at thc ensuing . session to discontinuo tho public schools of Oconeo, and that it clothe tho Board of Examiners with thc power to ap ply so much of the publio fund as may bo necessary to survoy the county into school districts of con venient dimensions and that tho re mainder of tile fund bo applied to the construction of good school houses. . If we should succeed in tho above proposition, then there will bo no public fund for the next fiscal year. Wo .would therefore suggest that tho contracts be made conditionally, or tho opening of thc schools he postponed until after thc next ses sion of the Legislature. Scheel Trustees. Section 1,011 of thc School Law requires : "Tho Board of Trustees shall hold a regular session in their School District at least two weeks before thc commencement of any and every school term, for tho trans action of any and all business neces sary to tho prosperity of schools." Allow us to pitt ff?f > -Ity to tho Trus tees the propriety o." holding l?tese public meetings in id the districts, and at these meetings to require all parties who have matters of business to bring to thc attention of the Trus tees, to present them at thc fi rsl. meeting, to determino tho basis of apportionment, to locale tho schools, to regulate thc opening and closing of tho public schools, to require tho teachers to present their cirtiiicates of qualification, to enter into con tracts with the Trustees, to make out their monthly reports and pre sent thom with their daily registers on thc first. Saturday after tho close of each month, al which lime thc Trustees shall draw an order in duplicate on tho County Treasurer for thc amount due such teacher, if they approvo his claim (Sec. 101 li). This system will necessitate four days, one before tho schools open and ono after the closing of each school month. Wc would also suffi (/est that, tho -Trustees assure them selves of tho accuracy of thc reports before they approve them ; also, that they require tho ti 'achers to present their reports on the regular days of meeting, and no other, unless pre vented by a sufiicicnt reason. These regulations will work no inconven ience upon any teacher, as notice will bc given of thc various Hoards at least one month before the meet ing takes pince, and should it bo somewhat inconvenient, iL should be remembered that the Trustees get no pny for the services which they aro roquired to render, and that a chari table consideration should be exor cised toward these gentlemen. Tho publio funds arc placed in tho hands of thc Trustees as custodians only and should bc expended on a just basis; that is, every teacher of like, grade should receive for his pupils tho same pet' cent of money. Equal and exact justice demands this, and it is eminently right and proper, as all men are required by law to pay thc constitutional two mill tax, whe ther they have children to rcceivo thc benefit or not. Thc rights of the people should receive due con sideration and should bc acted upon with unswerving justice. S. 1\ Srmiu.iNii. ?--??^ How's This. Wo offer one hundred dollars roward for any caso of catarrh that cannot bo Cured by laking Hall's Catarrh (aire. F. .1. eil KN io Y A co., Proprietors. Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned-, have known F. .J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and be lieve bini perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry ont any obligations made by their linn". West A TrUftX, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, Ohio. Wabling, Kilman Ai Marvin, Wholesalo Druggists; Toledo, Ohio. K. ll. Vail I Imsen, Cashier Toledo Na tional Dank, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon Ibo blood and mu cus surfaces (if tile system. Tesl bunni als sent, free. Price l5c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. ^ ^ ^ . ^ . ^ " ^ ^ ^ I ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . , To Th lue ?wu Mclf ase True nud It Munt Pollox um the Night the ?ny, Thou ?aua'i Not Then lie FnUc to Any ?ifau. B?< THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYNES. WALHALLA, SOUTH CABOLINA, SEPTEMBER 12, I88?). yOLVMB XL_NO 87. Dotti from Onkway. OAKWAY,S.C., Soptombor 7, 1889. DUAU Ooint'KR ! Orops gonornlly look woll, particularly corn. Cotton is nlBO looking woll, but in our judg ment it is goiiig too much to weed mid in not fruiting ns it should do, to make tho orop somo aro antioipftt ing, nnd such is tho opinion of tho I loading and close observing farmers in Ulis sootion. Among tho many recent improvo monts in this seotion wo note neat farm residences hoing built by Orango Ilaloy, Asberry Cox, John T. Mar tin, Lewis Jaynes and others. Thoso ave all h?ht', voll built and comfort ? blo cottages. A vory interest! ig meeting wound up at Now Providence on Sunday Inst, with eleven additions to tho church, liev. Di B. Waite, the pas tor, assisted by Revs. J. II. Stono and W. W. Leathers, conducted tho mooting. Our little town, which is second, if not first, in importance, on the mail routo from Westminster to Westminster, has boon plnccd ut a great disad van cage by tho recent change of schedule. The mail which was formerly duo hore at 7 o'clock A. M., does not arrive now until about 5 P. M., which virtually platos us one day behind, and that just to please tho whims of thc mail carrier and possibly make a few nickles for a postmaster, whose greed j oxceods his enterprise and public spirit. Tho young mon of this commu nity havo organized a base-ball club. They meet at tho residence of Mr. J. II. McGuftin. Messrs. Hutchins & Beard.cn aro filling their large store with goods for the fall trade. They have, done a largo oredit business this season and expect a good cash trade this fall. Mr. J. .T. Haley is talhing of start ing to New York this week to lay in his stock of fall and winter goods. He went last fall and says it pays well to go once a year. A petit ion has been in circulation for the appointment of J. J. Haley as postmaster at this placo and has been very numerously signed. Thoro will be preaching and bap tismal services at Bethel church, on next Sunday, by BOY. .1. II. Sullivan. DAX. Tlie Village Tattler. This is a species of the genus homo of either gender, and indigenous to all countries and climates, but is most frequently mot with in towns and villages of the so called lug! ly educated, civilized countries. This industrious, never tiring, never sleep ing animal contributes moro to keep ing up strife and sinfulness in society than any other known source of evil. With the oyo of a lynx and the sonso of hearing developed to such an ex tent that they can hear a mosquito dance a "horn-pipe" two miles dis tant, they are ever on thc alert for the smallest microbe of evil news that it set afloat, and it is at once rehashed, redressed and magnified, and dealt out with a lavish hand. A good name besmirched is their special de light, and woe be unto the unfortu nate sinner that incurs their displeas ure. Kvcry indecorous step of bis or ber life will be uncovered and en larged to such an extont that they will have to fold their tents and steal silently away. Thc inventive Yankee has ne\cr yet devised an armor that the poison of thoso evil doers will not penetrate. The work of years in building up a name and reputation will be destroyed by this indefati gable creature in a day.- Picken a Sentinel. Mercurial Poison. Mercury is frequently injudiciously used by quack doctors in cases of mala ria ami blood poison. Its aftereffect is Worse than tho c,!ginal disease 1$. lt. B. (Botanic lP.yurf Balm) contains no mercury, but will eliminate mercurial poison from tbesystom. Writo to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, fla., for book of con vincing proof of its curativo virtue. A. I?. Britton, Jackson, Tenn., writos: "I caught malaria in Louisiana, and wlion tho fever at last broke, my system was saturated with poison, and I lind HOICH in my mouth and knots on my tonino. I got two bottles B. B. B., which healed my tongue and mouth and made a now man of mo." Win. Richmond, Atlanta, (?a., writos: "My'wife could hardly seo. Doctors called it syphilitic iritis, lier oyes were in a dreadful condition, lier appetite failed, she had pain in her joints and hones. Her kidneys were deranged also and no one thought she could bo cured. Dr. oillam recommended n. R- h. which she used until her health was entiroly re stored.'^ K. P. B. Jones. Atlanta, Ca., writos: "I was troubled with copper colored eruptions, loss of a opel ?tc, pain in back, aching joints, debility, emaciation, loss of hair, soro throat and great nervous ness. B. B. B. put my system in lino condition." Fish or ito Flail. Editor Larry Gantt presents thia trriovanoo in tho AthoiiB fGn.) Hau lier : During tho lato excursion of tho Grady party down tho Savannalt Uiver, wo hoard on every 'hand com plaints from tho peoplo about tho Augusta dam stopping tho run of simd. Before this obstacle was placed in tho river shad fishing was a profitable business, and many men who owned.fisheries found thom far more profitable than farms. Besides, they wore a great comfort to the people, for they were enablod, dur ing the running season, to purchase nil the Ash they wanted for a more song. Often a wagon load were caught at a single drag of the Reine. Kot only was the Savannah abun dantly supplied with shad, but .all tho tributary streams, and oven small crooks swarmed with thom.' Hundreds of people would turn out, and in a few hours capture enough fish to feed a county for days. But as soon as Augusta built her canal dam, this business went by the board, and shad became as scarce in tho upper waters as hen's tooth. Not only a profitable business was destroyed, but the people deprived of their ohief luxury. Every shad they ate had to be brought from Au gusta, and an extortionate price paid for it. The Savannah River simd is considered up North thc greatest de licacy iii tho fish line, and ns tho Augusta dam proved an insurmount able obstacle for the passage of these fish, of course thoso living below that obstruction reaped all the bene fits. A so-called fish way was placed in the dam at Augusta, but a shad had as well try lo scale the Eiffel tower as to pass through it. Thc few fish that made the attempt were found in the traps below, broken to pieces by the force of thc current. There is no doubt about there be ing a groat wrong perpetrated on the people living on thc lipper wa ters of tho Savannah, by depriving them of their fisheries, and tho Jianncr editor determined to investi gate the matter and see by what right and authority a city could block thc channel of a great water OO.ursti for its individual benefit. During our recent visit to Atlanta we searched the State library for all reports bearing on this subject, and also to discover by what authority the Savannah River was given en tirely lo Georgia. This is a solemn treaty made and ratified between Georgia and South Carolina, and in closing the Savannah against tho free passage of fish-which the . Au gusta dam certainly does-Georgia violates this compact, and wc be hove the people of Carolina can force her to remove that obstruction. But it will not bc necessary to de stroy this important manufacturing enterprise to re-establish a channel for thc migration of shad. A fish way can bo made in tho Augusta dam by which the finny tribo can go nj) stream. The fish-way at Augusta .should be made by legislative, en actment to build, if it costs |50,000 or more to do so. Such fish-ways are successfully used in many dams up North. By permitting Augusta to blockade this great river the Le gislature not only violates a solemn treaty with a neighboring State, but also works injustice and hardship on a large class of her people. Fish' culture is now a most impor tant matter. Mr. Henry W. Grady tells ur. that the United States Fish Commissioner stated to him that he could raise more meat in thc streams of Georgia, if they were left free of obstructions, than thc land could produce. The immense population of China is chiefly fed on fish, and then? is no reason why our own State should not enjoy this saving and luxury. The government will stock any stream with fish where they have a free passage, and so soon as a good fish-way is built in the Augusta dam, we can have several million young shad planted in the uppor wa ters of tho Savannah. To tho foregoing, . the Augusta Chronicle replies a follows : The complaint of tho up-country that shad do not ascend is an old one, and was heard very many years before the canal was built or even dreamed of. As far back as 1802 an Oct was passed which recites that the Savannah Uiver had been so ob structed by dams, traps and other obstructions as to almos? totally pre vent the passage of fish to Ihe back country. A linc of $20 per day was imposed on those keoping up such obstructions, and it was made the duty of all magistrates to soo tho act enforced. In 1809 another aot was passed which reoites tho exist ence of tho same ovil and raises tho penalty to #100 por day. Offenders were made subjeot to indictment, and commissioners were appointed for tho Counties of Richmond, Co lumbia, Lincoln,' Elbert and Frank lin to seo that the river was kept clear and offenders agaiimt the act brought to justice. To like offcot Acts woro passed in 1812,1816, 1829, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1887, 1S09 and 1842, all, as will bo seen, before the construction of the canal oven in it* ov5i?ion.l fono, AIM! mor'?- tba!) thirty years beforo tho building of tho present dam. Thoso statutes aro all of tho same tenor. They de clnro that the river is so much ob structed, partly by nature and partly by many that tho transit of fish to thc upper waters is almost totally provonted, whereby tho citizens of thc counties up tho river wero de prived of that articlo of food. Each Act intimates, by the additional pro visions it contains looking to tho freo passage of fish, that the statutes preceding it had failed to effect. Tho repressive legislation wentt so far that tho commissioners woro nt ono timo authorized to call on the sheriff to summon thc posse comita tus and forthwith destroy all ob structions. In another Act it is pro mised that tho militia may bc callod out for the same purpose. Is it possible to road this legislation without seeing that the fish did not ascend in those days, and that tho complaints of the up-country woro unintormitted? Each of the com plaining counties had its own set of commissioners charged with the duty of keeping tho stream clean; their powers wero ample; tho whole ma chinery of thc courts, and oven tho military arm was put at their ser vice. Either tho commissioners shamefully and grossly neglected their duties, or the failure of the 4X<*\\ to ascend, while attributed thou, as now, to obstructions, was in re ality duo to other causes. It seems to bc taken for granted that lioforo thc. canal dam was built thc river swarmed with shad, and tho upper counties hauled them out of the stream by the wagon load, but the statute book of the State does not say so. To the contrary, it shows that for forty years before thc canal was projected the fish did not ascend, despite constant OiTort to remove the obstructions wilie1! it was supposed deterred thom. May it not in reality be the case that for many years back, as fai back, indeed, as tho beginning oi this cjntury, the shad, for reasons best known to themselves, were de serting thc head waters of thc Sa vannah as a breeding pince? Wc know so little of thc habits of thc finny tribe it is difficult to answei authoritatively, but one thing wc dc know, and that is the fact as evi denced by thc legislation cited, thal tho dearth of fish in thc upper Sa varnish is no new thing. _ . .. --- The Townville correspondent o thc NeiOB and Courier^ of thc 29tl August, says: "A meeting of consi dcrable interest, which had been ii progress in tho Presbyterian oh ur cl herc for six days, closed yesterday Some fifteen persons, all of whoa are young, united with the church Thc pastor, POY. T. C. Ligon, wa assisted by the POY. J. Lowrie Wi! son, D. D., who is pastor of th Presbyterian church at Abbeville Dr. Wilson is a preacher of rar merit and has had withal a rathe remarkable career. Porn at Aliaba had, on the river flanges, in Pritis India, where his father, thc late Ke\ Janies Wilson, was stationed as Presbyterian missionary, his earl youth was passed in that far-o: lund. Returning lo this countr with his parents he received bis lite rary training at Stewart Colleg? which is now thc Southwestern Pro byterian University, at Olarksvilh Tenn. His theological course wa not taken, however, till the close c the lato war, when he attended th Theological Seminary, at Columbi! S. C. Ile enlisted in tho Confcdc rate service in the Gild Tcnnesse Infantry, and was several times sc verely wounded. A deep scar o the side of the face records a vcr narrow escape from death. Ile lot a leg in an engagement near Drew ry's Bluff, below Pichmond, on th James, in thc spring of '64. A Safe I ii vost mont, laoiic willoh is gunrnutcrii to bring you ?ntl factory results, qr in eascnf ft failure ft return i purchase |?rlco. Oh thu wtfo pian yon cnn in from our advertirn-U druggist 'ft liotlloof li King's Kow Discovery for Consumption, it gtlftrAiltOCri to bring relief In every case, win used for any affection of Thront, f,linga or Chu.' mich as Consumption, Inlinemint lon of Lung Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Crou etc., cte. It ls pleasant anti agrcciiMo to tast perfectly safe amt ?'nit ni ways ho depended lipo 'i'rlftl houles free at Norman Drug C^'o.'s Uri Store. .- -' Frosh French candy at Darby A Co's. What 1 S my in tho Up*Couutry. [Kditprinl Conospoudonco SumtorWatoh inan.J . An enforced sojourn of nix weeks : in what ?B known to ns ns the up country, has renewed my acquain tance with Homo conditions of life, and enabled me to form that of others, a description of all of which may bo of intorost to tho roadors of this journal. ###*#* #### For some years past, grape culturo has attracted much attontion from tho more advanced agricultural thinkers of 'Greenville and Oconeo counties. Tho climate awl eoM np poar co be thoroughly adapted to thc growth of tho vino, and tho timo is not far distant when most othor crops must give placo to it in that section. Ten years ago, vineyards were unknown; now thousands of gallons of Wino aro annually shipped from Greenville, and in tho summor soason, no table is too poor to afford an abundance of grapes. Tho in dustry is still in Us infanoy, though many oar loads of grapes aro shipped North and South. Thus far it has been impossible to divest grape growers of tho idea that sugar is necessary to make good wine, but they will undoubtedly discover that they must look to claret wines alono for their money. ,f . Thc grape industry lias advanced furthor in tho neighborhood of Wal halla than olscwhorc in tho State. Mr. Wieoking of that piaco ships large quantities of fruit to Birming ham, and on the day of my depart ure I saw Mr. Wanner loading a consignment (to Charleston I think.) This town ?ormorly controlled a largo mountain trade and was a shipping point for cattle, but thc ox tension >f tho Western North Caro lina road bas turned much of this trade in another direction. The fu ture of tho place doponds upon tho wino and stock industries. Number of high grade horses and fine mules are raised annually, and at a stock show in Pendleton some days since, no less than sixty mulo colts woro shown in ono lot. A wino and dis tilling company has just commenced business in Walhalla, and some idea of its first season's work may be ob tained from thc fact that it has made 1,000 gallons of blackberry brandy alone. Walhalla is a very prosperous town, which annually furnishes large quantities of produce for thc con sumption of other places moro ad vantageously located from a com mercial point of view. It ?B, also, a summer resort for hundreds from the coast region, and ranks among tho pleasantest and healthiest of such resorts. Thc grain and fruit crops of this section aro tho largest for many years, but tho season was too lato for cotton. Cheohco Valley, in tho Western part of Oconeo county, is thc prettiest country I ever saw. Extensive fiolds of corn boar evi dence to thc thrift of the people, while the circling mountains furnish a background ot varying and end less beauty to a picture which has few equals in Amorioa. From this place I visited the exotic town ol Highlands, N. C., crossing in a jour ney of 22 miles, portions of three States, and traversing a road whicli nothing but thc energy and perse verance of a Yankee could have con structed. Thc town is situated al an altitude of about 4,000 feet ami possesses a climate unrivalled for itf dryness and evenness. The inhabi tants are principally Bottlers fron tho Northern States. Tho onlj communication with the outside world is by stage lines to Walhalh and Seneca. Tho temperature ii too low for thc successful cultiva tion of anything but grass, clovei and vegetables, but these grow t< perfection. Blackberries are per fectly green in August and Knglisl peas have just become large enougl for tablo use. Many boarding houses aro filled with guests during the summer, among which I can no do less than mention specially tba of Mr. Smith, of Pennsylvania whore I received unstinted hospi tality. Mr. W. F. JJ. Ilaynswortl was with me thero and will join m< in my remembrance of our kind hos and hostess. Highlands is certainly a mode resort for those afflicted with pul monary troubles, and all seeking groat altitude and freodom fron dust, dampness and heat. The uniform kindness and polite ness of all thc up-country pcoph will attract attention from the mos careless, and one cannot leave then with aught but pleasant recollection of these and kindred virtuos. In my wanderings I found m place where lifo can bo spent mor pleasantly and happily than in Sum tor county"; nor did I noto anywhor a more encouraging prospect thai now greets tho produoing class ii our county. Thc credit that is got by a li only lasts till tho truth comes out. Writing for tho Tress. Tho following article is copied from tho Fort Worth (Texas) Ga zette several weeks ago. People who nvo fond of writing for tho uowspapors - should rend it enrof ully und remember it : In writing for tho press uso noth ing smnllor than a half shoot of note paper, ovon though it contains but a ?fingi? word ; white paper is ohenp ind anything written on a little two inches by four slip, is liable to bo lost ;>r blown away. Don't abbrovaito. it is'an abomination to writo "pres.." md "v. pros." for president and vico wcodeot, while tho pei'3o:: who .vritos "Thurs, ovo." for Thursday ?vening ought to bo drawn and pmrtorod. Do not omit words and )xpcot the editor or tho printer to amply them ; tho only^ proper ;plaoe :ci\manuscript that states "Mr. S. nado a good speech ; reply by Mr. I3r(/wn," for "Mr. Smith mado a good mccoll which was replied to by Mr. lirown," is tho waste bnskot. Do lot orowd lines too near togothor or i ittompt to chango a word by writing )vor it. Cross out and bogin in a , low place, or writo tho ono wanted lireotly over tho ono crossed. Do 1 mt mako a "short &" when you want i long "and" to appoar in print. Wo havo known oven this seemingly ilight defect to mako a composing oom smell of brimstone. If you >egin an article and put no head to t leave a space at the top so the odit >r may write ono without palting m anothor sheet. If you aro a ilergyman or tho secretary of a se jret organization, put neither tho ivords "come," "all aro invited" nor 'a full attendance is desir' d" at tho ;losc of a notice of a meeting. If >ho editor docB his duty ho will cross uiporiluous words, and porhnps take i disliko to the writer who porsists ii putting them in. Never write ilp ili both sides of tho paper, unless you desire tho contempt of every body in tile printing ofiice from tho tlovil down. Finally, if you do not know how to spell or construct sen toncos, do not writo for thc press nt all ; it will savo you considerable) trou ble. Fe w, if any paragraphs should bo made in articles that relate to ono subject. TIio matter of paragraph is largely arbitrary in various news paper offices ; some newspapers make a good many and otliors very fow. A remarkable y. ?ii was' recently filed in thc Probate's ofiice of this county. Two bachelor brothers, Wakefield, lived near l?cidvillo. Thoy wore quito wealthy, owning about 5,000 acres of land around that town. They gave thc land on which tho Heidvillo schools were founded. Tho schools were named for Mr. Reid; It is said tho Wake fields never forgave the trustees for not giving their name to the schools. When ono of thc brothers died lie willed tho whole property to his brother. The surviving brother re cently died. His will leaves the whole property to Iiis sister during lier life, then to the Judgo of Pro bato for Spartanburg county in trust for ninety-nine years, and after that time the whole cstato with tho accumulated interest is to go to his heirs living one hundred years honce. If his will could be carried into ef fect the property around Kcidvillo would bc tied nj) to a very hurtful extent. But it is not probable that the latter clause of Iiis will will bo sustained by tho courts. Tho law in this State seems well settled that a man cannot direct tho disposition of his property after death longer than thc lifo of a person living and twenty-one years after the death of that person.-Sjiartanbnrg Spartan. Speaking of widows marrying made me think of an incident that happened near whore I lived way back in thc fifties. I lived noxt to Dick Tolbot. He had fivo little brats. Dick went off 'hunting one day and shot Iiis leg. It was mighty bad weather, and ai, last tho doctors had to cut off his log to save his lifo. Ho lingered along for sevoral months and then died at last. I was thoro the night he died. His wife took on mighty bad. Sonic of tho neighbors went to consolo her, but it did no good. At longth I went to tho seemingly heartbroken wife and told her that poor Dick was gone, and I told her it did no good to "tako on" so. "I can't holp it," said she, and continuing, pointing toward hor chil dren, said J "Just think that these poor cbildron will havo to come un der a stepfather. It is moro than I oan bear."-Chattanooga Times, K?OW?E COU afr R> [WKKKXY,] -K STA H UHU Kl) AT Old Picketts in .840, - -ryVKI> TO- y Walhalla in 1868. Destroyed by Fire June 21st, (887. Re-Established August 11 1887. ^ Tho Drummer's Buso. A short timo ago a drummer from ?brof.i? o????j? ?I u Bangor iivory ata blo and wanted a double team for a ten days' trip into tho country. ' Tho stable man rofused to lot him havo ono, on tho ground that ho was a stranger. Thoro was much discussion ovor tho mattor, and finally the drummer said : "What is your team worth?" ?Four hundred and fifty do?lan:," was tho reply. "If I pay you that sum for it, will yon pay it bnok again when I re turn?" asked tho oustomor j and upon receiving au uttmuativo ropiy ho promptly put up tho cash. Ton days lator ho returned, and driving into the atablo ho alighted and ontored tho office, saying : "Woll, boro is your toam, and now I want my money baok." Tho sum was passed lo him, and he turned and wa? leaving tho place, when tho livery man called out : "Look hero, aren't you going to sottlo for that team?" "For what team?" asked tho ?rummor, in a surprised tono. "For tho ono you just brought baok." "Well, now," drawled tho drum mer, "you aren't fool enough to sup pose that I would pay any one for tho usc of my own proporty aro you?" and ho shook tho dust of tho placo from his foot. Tho Democratic State Convention of Ohio convened-at Dayton, August 28. Hon. Jas. E. Campboll was nominated on tho third ballot aa tim '. D?mocratie Candidate for Governor. Tho convention was harmonious and tho Domooraoy onthusioBtic. Tho following resolutions woro adopted with unanimity and applause: 1. "Tho Democracy of Ohio, in convention assorablod, approve tho declaration of principles mado by tho National Domooraoy in St. Louis in 1887, and ospoofally that part of it demanding a reduction of tho tariff taxes. Wo will continuo tho battle for tariff reform until tho cause of tho people is triumphant. "2. Wo regard trusts, in what ever form organized, as tho legiti mate result of our present tariff sys tem, and wo demand tho ropcal of all tariff taxes that onablo thom to ox tort from tho pcoplo exorbitant, prices for tho products they control." Tho ?South Atlantic says : "Thoro aro 80vonteen cotton seed oil mills in South Carolina located as follows : Greenville, Chostor, Columbia, Un-, ion, Laurens, Greonwood, Abbeville, Soneca, Darlington, Marion, 'Bon-' nottsville, Dillard, Floronco, Kock , Hill, Anderson and Winnsboro. The mills at Greenville, Chester and Columbia bolong to tho Amorioan Cotton Oil Trust Company, and tho others are termod independent mill?.'?- ' In 1884 Wm. Vandovoontor and wifo woro murdered in thoir houso a few miles from Florida, .missoun. Bill Dully, a colored man, was ar rested, tried, convicted and hanged for the crime at Paris, Mo., a low months after tho tragody. Last wook Perry Thrall lay on his death bed. In the presence of death consoionoo roso in awful strength, and tho dying mau confessed that he had committed tho crime for which noor Dully had ??ffored judicial homioido. About ono month ago a young man, named Joe Harpster, of St. Louis, was struck on tho baok of his head with a pair of brass knuoklos by a footpad, knocking him sonaoless, and for more than a month ho lay unconscious. A few days ago ho suddenly recovered his souses, but whon ho did ho was able to converso intelligently only in tho Gorman lan guage. He was born of Amorioan parents, who spoke Gorman, lind that was tho language he first learned. Ho gavo that up, howovor, and learned English, using it at all times, ontirely forgetting his Gem?an, Now ho can romombor nothing of English. Soiontists are wrestling with tho problem. The latest dovelopmont of thc automatic machino is a Doctor Curoall, in Holland. It is a wbodon figure of a man, with compartments all over it, labeled with tho names of various aibnonts. If you havo a pain find its corresponding looation on tho figuro, drop a coin into tho slot, and tho propor pill or powder will como out. Merit Win*. We desire to ,>i?y to our oltlssons, that for yours wo have boon soiling Dr. King's Now Discovery, for Consumption, Dr, King's Now Lifo Pills, Hiiklon'A A m lex Salvo ?ucl Klcotrio nlttors, and hayo novor handlea remodlos that soil as woll, or tint havogiven such milvorsnlsatisfaction. Wo do not'.imitate to guarantor them ovory limo, and wi stand ready to rofund tho pinchaso price If satisfactory rosulO) do not follow thoir uso. Thoso romodios havo wo? their giiiat popularity puroly on thoir moriU. Norman Drug Co., Druggists. It will require 00,000 car* to haul off tho Kanwas wheat,