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TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS-THE NIGHT THE ^ VST, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANT MAN. WAIiHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 13, 1893. VOLUME XL1Y.--NO. 15. THOMPSON, SMITH & JA YNES. New Goods and Bargains ! (?ol?.] Medal, Fancy Patent - - - - - 50 Highest Patent.- 4 50 Good Family - - - - - - - - " 3 50 SYRUPS ! ....od New Orleans Molasses Best Onen Kettle New Orleans 35 / RICE ! i Good New Orleans Rice Best New Orleans Whole Carolina Head SEEDS-Ferry's and Buist's Garden. ""&ATS Texas Red Rust Proof, 60 cents. POTATOES J ?arlv Rosejuwl Karly Goodrich ^jfovats^^^tatoes - x'2 00 75(5 1 00 Peas, Corn and Meal, 80 cents. StricV^ j>_ on l?ome-Made, 1 GH cents: lower grades cheaper. TRY OUR BOSTON BLACKING FOR GENTS' SHOES. TRY OUR GILT-EDGE BLACKING FOR LADIES' AND CHIL DREN'S SHOES-BEST ON THE MARKET. SPRING GOODS. DRY GOODS, ?pTIOXS, HATS, SHOES, Etc., arrmng'now. Don't fail to call on us before you buy. We will save yon money. Respectfully, O. H. Schumacher. GOODS DELIVERED FREE. March 16, 1893. ?e Presidents are Lensr-Lived. ^.r" Cincinnati Tribune.j Allowing table, giving theil '/the date of their death, ol / '. ?''/^ho have served as Presiden! A United States; shows that they hive been long-lived men. Tia youngest to die were Garfield, wbc w is assassinated at th?' age of 51. arid Lincoln at 56 : George Washington, 07. Job ? Adams, 91. "Thomas Jefferson, 83. James Madison. 85. James Monroe, 73. John Quincy Adams, 81. Andrew Jackson, 7V. Martin Van Buren. 80. William H. Harrison. 63. John Tvler, ~~. James K. Polk, 54. Zac^?- Tavlor, 66. .. JP nore Ti. V x erce, 65. J ??hanan, 77. v S. Lincoln, 56. -S^A Johnson, 07. ^v-^v ?ri S. (^raiit. 63. Rutherford B. Haves, 71. James A. Garfield, 51. Chester A. Arthur. 56. Grover Cleveland is living at the age of 56 and Beniamin Harrison at Vol ' William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln and James - A. GarrjeU! died wbile.in office. John Adams lived 20 years after leaving the office, Martin Yan limen t 22 years, anil John Quincy Adams 20 years. \ ' -- ' " LSE >ii.rnvr. is HES NV<TS.. The powdered sulphur sold y al! druggists is a cheap and handy preventive of parasites among young chickens. After a hen has been set ting until well established, sprinkle ? *? handful upon lier eggs wher \ *?, and upon every part of thc for a li't?e distance arounc it. in&.? .! en she is on the nesl disturb her just enough to make bei bristle, her feathers, and then dusi another handful down part of hei "?ody not in contact with the nest md do not omit to spatter a pincl jnder each winsr. Then when thc hickens are hatched, there will b< o vermin wlatever to leave the her nd gather upon the yourig, - i is fre iontiy the case when no, precau ons are taken. O ne thorough appli .?on, such as we have described .11 stfSce.-RurulJIon^.. Bjacklen's Arnica Salve; "he best Salve in the world for outs ases, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, feve es. tetter, chapped hands, chilblains ns, and all skin emptions, and posi dy cures piles, or no pay required. I .-.aran teed to give perfect satisfaction aoney refunded. Price, 25 cents pe: For sale by the Norman Carroll Co What Good Roads Would Mean. , CoIeman\s.Rural World.] They would make it possible for the farmers lo take advantage ' promptly of the highest market, no ' matter what season of the year. They would save him days and weeks of time which he wastes every year wallowing through the disgust ing mire of dirt roads. They would reduce to a minimum the iv ear and tear on wagons and carriages. They would lessen the expense in ? keeping horses in working order, and vastly ?ess horses would he required in the country t<> <!<> the farmers': ?work. They would require less expense | to keep them in repairs than the dirt j roads. They would make it easier for team to pull several tons over their smooth surface than to drag a wagon through the mud. Tin y would afford early communi- ? cations with the outside world at all I times of the year. They would spare the farmer many vexations and nervous strains. They would practically shorten tin distance to the local market. They would increase the demand for c< untry and suburban property. They would be free from dirt in summer and mud ruts in the fall, win ter and spring. They.would bring every farming community into closer social rela . tions. They would make an evening's drive a pleasure instead of a vexa tion, as it is now. They would do away with the absurd poll tax and supervision sys tem in places where it is still in use. They would be, in short, the best possible investment to "the tax-payer if built and cared for by the national ; government and paid for by national , tax. All these they would do unless experience goes for naught. SARATOGA CHIPS.-Saratoga chips I or fried potatoes are prepared in j thin, paper-like slices, and crisped, ! but not burned, in hot fat. The se I . cret of preparing them properly 'lies j in cutting them first in the thinnest * j slices possible, and soaking them for ! at least six hours in ice water. This ! last process draws the starch out. of j the potato, and is; positively neces ) sarv to success. THE QUARREL OVER WHO SHALL CONTROL THE FEDERAL PA TRONAGE Ki SOUTH CARO LINA, AMONG OUR CON GRESSMEN AND EX CONGRES?:;EN. Two Newspaper Accounts cf the Hear iujr Given to thom bj Post master General B?ssell. [Special to The Columbia State.J WASHINGTON, April 5.-The hear ing given the Ocala Congressmen by Postmaster General B?ssell to-day was a mighty interesting proceeding, j It was held in the Post Office De ! partraent at 3 P. M. and lasted until : 5.:J(i. There were prosent Senators j Buth-r and Irby, Representatives Shell, Strait, Latimer and Talbert ?and ex-Representatives Johnstone! i and Hemphill. Senator Irby having j taken his private stenographer.along, j Senator Butler engaged one also. Irby and Talbert were loud and d?liant : Strait and Latimer subdued ; and excusatory; Sholl rather shy; Butler, Hemphill and Johnstone cool j and keon. j Senator Irby started out by say j ing that, while his side was armed j only with facts, he had the authority ?of a gentleman for saying that Sena ; tor Butler had como stick in hand j and pistol in pocket. Senator Butler challenged the uarae j of his informant. Irby said it was J. H. Tillman. Senator Butler said it was false; j he had never carried a pistol in his I life ; he was amazed that his col ! league should repeat so ridiculous a I statement in this presence. Latimer spoke first. Ile claimed 'he had always boen, and would I always be, a Democrat; that whiie j he had opposed Cleveland's nomine ? tion, he had acquiesced !<>v anil I helped elect him. Mr. Hemphill said the question ! was wi thor Democratic patronage : %%-ould be given to aid in opposition to Democratic principles. Ile had the right, as a private citizen, to ! make recommendations for office, and ? would continue to exercise it. The : majority against him in the primary | had on ly been 173, and h? repre- ' sented more Democrats than Strait. ; Ile was surprised to soe these gen tlemen here. If he had, like them, ; claimed that Cleveland was not a Democrat, he would not, like them, be found asking favors of Iii m. Strait said that any assertion that; he was not a Democrat was untrue. ' Mr. Johnstone made a masterly summary of Latimers record in oppo sition to Democratic principles, and asked question after question touch ing his presence at the St. Louis convention, etc., which Latimer didn't ? answer. He propounded these final [ questions with great impressiveness,, telling Latimer not to quibble or ! evade : * First-"Do you hold the Demo- ! eratic platform adopted at Chicago j to bo superior in its binding force-: upon you lo tho platform or princi- ? pies of any other party organization ! or body?" J No answer. Second--Do you approve of, and aro you in opposition t<\ the plat form of the Third Party adopted at Omaha ?*' i .v- f .No answer. Senator Irby asked Mr. Johnstone | if he hadn't voted for Latimer. John- j stone said he had, as pledged in the . -, . I primary. A similar question was subsequently asked <>f Hemphill as! to Strait, and a similar reply was. made. Mr. Talbert made a stump speech, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, and pounded the table until the noise resounded through the cor- \ ridors. He insisted that this was a humiliating spectacle; that he had! always been a Jeffersonian Democrat, ! "opposed to corporations of all kinds! and all classes," and that tho others i ran on the same platform and were j in tho same position, which he claimed was Democratic. Mr. Shell said he was not called on! to defend his Democracy, as there' was no question of it. Still ho cher ished Alliance principles as equal to any other. He ha l attended Alli ance conferences in Washington with Johnstone in the last Congress, and could say that no man contributed more to the success of the Alliance demands than did his friend John stone. Latimer claimed last fall that John stone had taken home from Wash ington letters from Livingston. Irby, interpolating: "And Watson and Macune." Jc?hnstone : "I didn't do anything j of the sort." Latimer: "And from Tillman,Ever ett and Moses." Shell said Johnstone had repudi ated the sub-treasury bill. Irby asked if "toe hadn't supported the sub-treasury scheme. Shell said he had ftkvored the finan cial aims <>i the Alliance. * Johnstone emphatically denied that he had "supported the sub-treasury. He had made his fight against it in 1890 and last year. Shell admitted that Johnstone had said he didn't agree to the fiat money and unsound money doctrines of the Alliance. Postmaster General Bissell a Irby if he wished to say anythin Irby said he would wait until 1er had spoken. Butler said unless it was distir understood that his colleague running this conference he w not be dictated to by him. Whe was to speak, be would speak, not until then. If Irby desiree speak, let him do so on his responsibility, and not attempi dictate to him. Irby denied that he sought to tate. If Senator Butler stood \ tral between the "reform" and "a reform" factions in South Carol and wished to remain in that j tion, then he cheerfully accorded ! the right. He had not been so garded up to this time. Butler ironically thanked him his kind permission. Irby spoke with passion and vehemently that he could be h( in the corridor. He said he st there as the State Democratic Ch man and was surprised, mortil humiliated and chagrined, in comr j with all good people and true De ' crats of South Carolina, at this in* j sition into the Democracy of tl representatives. He argued that trio were true Democrats, who : submitted to the action of national convention. They defeated these men who were r here trying to injure them in ll party and put a stigma upon then Hemphill tried to interrupt h j but Irby shouted his refusal to interrupted, saying Hemphill was a representative of the South Ci ?lina Democracy. When the Th - Party ? showed its head in So j Carolina I fought it as zealously : honest!.*- as any man in the Uni '.states. Hemphill and Johnst< hadn't been for Cleveland until was elected and there was a chai to secure crumbs of office. Johnstone tried to reply, but Ii refused to yield. Irby said he v responsible outside foran\thing said. Irby went on-to say that Jo! stone and Hemphill had folded th hands in 1890, during the Ilask movement, but now came here impeach the Democracy of the m who had beaten them fairly as Den crats, and who were as true Den crats as any in South Carolina. Senator Butler said they had hea enough oratory and he didn't thi it necessary to say anything. 1 had been invited there by the Po master General to be a listener, nol speaker. As a representative South Carolina he, too, thought tl a humiliating spectacle ; but the gentlemen had brought the humili tion upon themselves. Irby : "I deny it." The Postmaster General admo ished Irby that as he had refused allow interruptions he must not inte rupt. Butler to Irby : "I don't intend submit to any insolence from yo That sort of thing may be "very w< for a township meeting at home, b it's not very becoming to act in th manner here, and it's not going win. I want that distinctly nnde stood." Senator Butler said he had notl inr- tx> do with the black listing. I would be ve:y glad to be relieved ? all the cares of patronage. Strait asked Butler if he regarde bim as a Democrat. Butler: "You must vindicate yoi own Democracy. I've not impeache it." Strait : "I don't care whether yo answer it or not." Butler: "Then it was a great in pertinence on your part to ask me. . Johnstone said he had alway opposed the sub-treasury bill. 1 was not true that he had taken hom letters from ^lacune and Watson, c Third Partyites. 'Some Allianc friends who had learned to like hil had written to some gentlemen ii South Carolina in his favor, and li had taken home that letter. He sai it was not true that he had folder his hands in the Haskell campaign. Hemphill said that he had mad three speeches for Tillman. Irby : "It must be so, then ; but didn't remember it." Mr. Bissell did not say when b would render his decision, or what i would be, but two incidents are sig nificant. When Latimer said he would vote with the Democrats on the organiza tion of the House, the Postmaste General asked him : "Which is mon important, the organization of th< officers or the principles of the party?' Latimer was rather stumped, bu I replied : "I think the principles tba effect our people mor? importan' than the men in office." The other incident occurred aftei the hearing, when Latimer tried te ask Mr. Bissell something about hi; home post office, Anderson. The Postmaster General replied : "Pl hear you some other time." Latimer : "I just w&bt to ask yo? one question about it." Mr. Bissell : "I don't care to answei that now." Z Latimer, Strait and 'Talbert took the first train back to South Caro lina. It is presumed that they are tired. .' * ' k ? - ? : Postmaster General Bissell not render any formal decision in case, but it is regarded as pretty tain that he will begin soon appointment of postmasters at ! suggestion of the Conservatives* j reiterated to-day his determina ! not to regard the recommendat of Congressmen as final. and no appoint postmasters" from bey the delivery limits of the off These are, of course, adverse to Ocalaite policies. [Special to The Columbia Kegistei WASHINGTON*, April 5.-A* < terence was held to-day in the vate office of the Postmaster G< ral, at which was present Mr. . sell, Fourth Assistant Postma General Maxwell, Senator Irby, ? ator Butler, Congressmen Tait Strait, Latimer and Shell and Representatives Johnstone Hemphill. The object of the conference to permit the blacklisted Congr men from South Carolina an op] tunity of refuting the charges Third Partyism made against tl and of record in the Post Office ! partment. Full stenographic n< of the argument were made Messrs. M. F. Tighe and Blare burg as the official record for Postmaster General. The opening argument was m i by Mr. Hemphill. His remarks w confined almost exclusively to 1 points, to-wit : That the patron did not belong exclusively to Congressmen, "bat also to the dept men???! officers, and to repeat ? threadbare editorials of The A' j and Courier and of The State smirching the political record ! Latimer and Str :t. Col. Johnstone followed Mr.Her: i hill on very much the same line, referred to what be called the Th Party element in Mr. Larimer's T. ! trict especially, and endeavored show that from Larimer's conn ; tion with the St. Louis conventi j and by the charge that he continu to confer with Third Party lead* I in South Carolina that he was not Democrat. Mr. Latimer replied in detail to of these charges and denied each a ; every allegation reflecting upon 1 I Democracy. In general terms j said that while there were diff< . enees of opinion among the Den. j crats of South Carolina, and that ; differed with some of the brethrt i yet when the nomination of Cle ' land was made he went in with : ! the Democrats to support him in I ? public speeches and otherwise. I Dr. Strait, who was included the indictment, defended himself vi lorouslv in a speech in which he ga i - ? ! facts and figures to sustain bis po: ! tion, and to refute the imputado upon the quality of his Democrac Col. Talbert spoke next. He spo with force and emphasis. He d plored the humiliating spectacle pr ! sented to the nation of having Dem : crats arraigned like criminals. I ' said that this indictment came wi thad grace from defeated candidate ! He wouldn't charge that the d i feated candidates had done th j thing, but if they had they deserv? I the worst condemnation. He mai j tained that he was always a Dem 1 erat, and held to the positions he ht ! always taken in his interviews ar : speeches. Ile intimated very plain! to the Postmaster General that his brethren were not Deroocra elected on the Cleveland platfor that he (Talbert) was not a Derm erat. Capt. Shell also made a few ri marks, which, however, did not cove the points at issue, he not being ii eluded in the charges. The closing argument was mad by Senator Irby. He spoke as th Chairman of the Central Deraocrati Committee of South Carolina. Hi speech was an able, exhaustive an yet concise review of the condition existing in South Carolina after th nomination of Cleveland and out c which the present personal charge against some of the State's Cor gressmen had arisen. He attracte the eager attention of the Postn^ ter General at the-outset and held i by his intense earnestness and arra of irrefutable facts until the close c his speech. He spoke boldly, defiantly and ag gressively. He did not seek to toucl the opposition with any phrases cal culated to intimate any compromis after their arraignment of Latimei Strait and McLaurin. He main tained "that the elections in Soutl Carolina, whether primary or final were conducted by him according h the rules of the Democratic party and that if there were any bad faitl or broken pledges that they coule not be charged to the successful can didates. He called attention to th\ fact that the Democracy of the Re formers was not challenged until Mr Cleveland's election offered the hop? of a few crumbs of patronage to th< anti-Reform element. ~~ He laid special stress and empha sis on the inconsistent posion as sumed by the Democrats ^Wfio fol lowed the independent ?novemenl headed by A. C. Haskell against thc regular Democracy in 1890, and the position they now assume of ch arg % ' v 0m ? ?: ing regularly nominated and elected Democrats with being Third Party ites. He also called special attention to the fact that the Haskell movement and fis adherents called to their sup port the Republican negroes of the State to overthrow the regular De mocracy. This, of course, is only avery brief synopsis of Senator Irby's remarka bly, clear, logical and impressive de fense of the Democracy as it is now organized in South Carolina. He challenged contradiction of any state ment he had made, and said he was personally responsible for any allu sion or facts brought out in the course of his remarks. He spoke distinctly, but impetuously. Those who heard him say that his speech i wa.? sufficient to establish his repu tation as an eloquent and logical rea soner and speaker. Ile handled the subject and the accusers with gloves off. There was, of course, a good deal of heat in all cf'the discussions, but J j the personalities will probably ? be soon forgotten. Senator Butler, who was invited by Senator Irby, in deference to his seniority, to speak before him de clined, and closed the debate. He expressed his regret that the differ ence should have arisen, that here tofore he bad not interfered with I local patronage, but he charged that ? he had been treated discriminate!) j by Strait and I.atimer, in their fail j ure. to give his ommunrcntions con j sideration. ? Dr. Strait asked him if he consid j ered him a straight Democrat. j Senator Butler replied that Strait must vindicate bis own Democracy. ! Strait said he did not care whe- ? j ther Butler endorsed it or not. I .Messrs. Hemphill and Johnstone in reply said that they advocated ' Tillman in their speeches after his; nomination, to which Senator Irby ! I rejoined that it was the first that he ? had heard of it. j The official record will be given to j Postmaster Bissell to-morrow even- , I ? T ' ? ing. It is generally believed, here i from utterances of the Postmaster that he cannot fail to see the cor j rectness of the position set forth by I the State Chairman of South Caro- ! j lina and to remove Messrs. Strait ; and Larimer from the blacklist. - _ SAVED THE CHURCH. ?' An Incident of Jay Gould's Life. An interesting incident in the life i of the late Jay Gould has been told. ( The little wizard was un 1er unfa j vorable discussion when Mr. ^ood- , rich interrupted with a relation which silenced all. "During the construction of the Texas Pacific Railway," said Mr. Goodrich, "Mr. Jay Gould and Mr. ; Sidney Dillon were on a .tour of in- ? spection. Their train was side tracked in a certain town, with the ! regular passenger waiting for a wild freight to come in. The. passengers ? were told by the conductor that at ! least two hours would elapse before ; they would run again, and that we ; could go up town and see the sights I of a prairie town in the staked plains. "Mr. Gould and Mr. Dillon, with .their attendants, also took in the ?town. Clang! clang! rang out the i mournful dirge of an auctioneer's j bell. "What am I offered ? What {'am I offered?' 'Fifteen hundred.1 j S 1,500/ "Mr. Gould stepped up to a by- ! stander and asked what the sale was i for. The tall Texan, in his Mexican : sombrero in silver and gilt, his buck jskin suit and long moustache and ! imperial, the toy of the hot blast, the glint and shine of his Co-ts 44 j sparkling in the sun, the bandies of ? his daggers above his boot tops, made ! a picturesque figure that only a j Texan ranger can be in his native ! ! Pan Handle, as he ranges down by j the Rio Grande. I "'Pard, this be an knock-out fori the parson,' said the ranger to Mr. Gould, Mr. Dillon an intent listener the meanwhile to the conversation. . "'In what way, pard?' said Mr. Gould to the ranger, using the famil iar expression of the plains. " 'Pard, yer see, the parson built that church^ the tin petered out. The contractor is selling the whole crowd out for his coin. Pard, I'll chip in and help the parson with the bank I busted last night.' Here ht; pulled out from every pocket gold and silver coin until his hat was full of the yellow and white metal. "Mr. Gould, not even looking into the hat at its contents, so intent was he in a train of thought that was occupying his own mind the mean while, stepped up to the auctioneer and asked for the contractor, who was closing out his lien. The auc tioneer pointed out the man. Mr. Gould approached the man and asked him the amount of his claim. " '$1,700 and .costs.' " 'What will you take in settle: ment ?' asked Mr. Gould. w 'I will.settle for $1,500 and d? nale the balance,' said the contractor, 'which will make my bills wjiole and I will lose my *,ime and prefiri? help the church.' ' "Mr. Gould told thVmati to stop the sale. Taking from his pocket several bills of large deno^ir^0"''' he gave them to the contractor and took his receipt in full. A staid old steward ot the church was an attent ive listener, and going up to Mr. Gould, he said : 'Stranger, what are you going to do with the claim V Mr. Gould looked the man over in his calm way, saying: "Whatdo you wish to know for?' 'I am the stew ard of this church being sold. All of the members of the church except myself are in church with the pastor on their knees praying God to come to our help and save our Sabbath home.' "Mr. Gould said nothing, but tak ing the receipted bill and canceled lien that he held in his hand, he gave them to the steward and turned on his heel and walked to his train. The steward entered the church now free and told thc people there on bended knees what the Lord had done. Im mediately a shout of joy and glad ness went up spontaneously from that congregation, the pastor giving God the praise, the congregation giving loud amens, the doxology be ing fervently sung. "The congregation quickly gath ered L: the stree:: endeavoring to find the stranger, who was such a good j Samaritan. They soon found out! that the little man was none other j than Jay Gould. His train had gone and only a cloud of dust on the far I away horizo? indicated where the j little man was as his train sped far ; out upon the prairie. "Mr. Gould has said that the let ter he received from thct congrega tion, signed by every one, gave him more pleasure than when he made a million." SAVED BY A WOMAN. The Escape of Col. John C. Underwood in Kentucky. I met Col. John C. Underwood, of | Kentucky, who was in the city on a : business trip the other day, and found bim to be one of the most delightful conversationalists I ever met, says a writer in the Boston Globe. After . we bad chatted awhile in regard to politics i>nd kindred topics of the ! day, my eye chanced to faH on a square button, which he wore in the lapel of his coat, it was a rather pretty affair, *wiisb a red field and a full cross, upon which were dotted small gilt stars. "That," he said, "is the badge of j' the Confederate Veteran Associa-, tion. It is an exact representation of the late Confederate battle-flag, j: I have the honor to be commander I of the Northern department of the order. "1 was Lieutenant Colonel of a Kentucky cavalry regiment,'' con- ; tinued Col. Underwood. "Our com- ? mand was in East Tennessee, and one bright moonlight night I con- ; eluded to ride away from camp and j take a look about the vicinity. I rode several miles, and, coming to a farm-house, hitched my horse and knocked at the door. A young lady, the most beautiful I had ever seen, it seemed to me, appeared after awhile and invited me in. She and , her aged motlier were the only occu pants of the house, the men of the family being in the Confederate army. We chatted pleasantly for a few min utes, when my fair hostess arose and said : " 'Colonel, you ran a great risk in leaving your ho-se in such an exposed position ; tlie Yankee pi? kets are all about us.. I will go and put him in j the barn.' "She left the room and after a few j minutes returned, when we resinned our conversation. Suddenly sin started up and listened. " 'Colonel, you must go now,' she | exclaimed. 'I heard the sound of horses1 hoofs : the Federals are com ing.' "Rushing out of doors, she led my horse to the back of the house, and I, following her, jumped on his back. The most natural thing for me to j have done would have been to set spurs to him ana get away as soon j as possible. But I could not. I was i young and impressionable and the situation was entrancing. The moon shed a silver light upon the earth, a gentle breeze was stirring, ami the rustle of the leaves in the grand old trees was like music to my soul. And amid these enchanting surroundings a beautiful face with tearful eyes i looked up into mine, beseeching me j to hasten. I could not resist the j temptation, and stooping from my horse, put my arm around her, drew ber closer to my side an 1 kissed her. j "As I did so a shower of bullets j passed over my head. One of them j went through the rim of my hat. I ! was in full sight of a company of { Federal horsemen. No other warn ing was necessary. My horse real ized the danger as well as I, and a race for life ensued. The enemy pressed hard upon me for a time, and more than once their bullets grazed my head, but fortune favored me, and I atjtength reached the Confede rate.iines in safety. Do you won kier that I remember when a kiss saved my life ?" - More people are generous thanj have patience to he jost: ' J i A. Vf ora in ueiei c wi me mute*. In 77?? Baptist, of recent date, Dr. W. E. Hatcher, has a word in defence of the ladies who give sappers and other entertainme ts for raising money for church purposes. He says : If ladies can get up dress making establishments, and by hard toil make money by jt for themselves, of cour.se it ?S equally proper for Christian ladies to'make af>rons, dresses, col lars and other .such things and sell them, and pot the gains thereof in the treasury of the Lord-that is, if they are willing to do it. If a man chooses to start an eating house, and stew and fry and broil and roast things, and then sell them to those who wish to buy, of course be has the right to do it, even though he put the profits in his own pocket. And if a lot of godly women choose to bake, stew, roast or broi'. a lot of things, then sell them at a fair price, get the money and give it to the cause of Him whom they love so much, -Vvliy, of course they have a right to do it. This is so plain that a wayfaring man, (even if he has way fared over several continents ), though a good Christian, need not be so blind as to see anything wrong in a work lik'; this The ladies, of course, know that some - good people will carp and sneer at them for making money in this way, but they (the ladies) -have ever so much good sense, and they will not oe moved by the scowls of the unpercciving. Go on, dear labor ers, for the Master, and make all thc money you can. Fry, bake, boil, broil, stew and roast, scramble, scol lop, freeze, toast, and if there be other ways of mal?ifct ,ood things to eat, adopt them at once, and have your suppers, earn your money and give it to the Lord, and He will bless you. If the Pharisees and sinners come and ask for supper (had as they are they have to eat), give them good measure, charge them a rea sonable {>riee and pu! the proceeds in the Lord's treasury and you will have a good conscience as long as you live. Too Good a Preacher. "IIoWdo you like that new minis ter of yours?" asked Deacon Snaggs of Eldo:- Berry. 'Tra afraid be's too powerful.' We can't stand it." ? "How's that*. "Well, you see, be preached a trial sermvn ?ws^drSubo, and every unre pentant sinner in the audience came up and joined the church. So we engaged him. The next Sunday he preached ou the duty of marriage, and every old bachelor and widower in the congregation 1> oked on to an old maid and was married before Saturday night. He gota five-dol lar fee out 6f every conj.le. But tin worst came Cast Sunday. He preached upon tlie duty of giving all to the Lord, and I hope I may never die two deacons didn't sprain their backs carrying around the contribution baskets, they wen- so loaded down with silver. When the congregatl n was dismissed it was just like leaving a faro bank-there wasn't a cent in the crowd. The house had ail the money. We camt stand such elo quence." Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain .Mercury. As mercury will surely destroy the sen>e of smell and completely derange the.whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti cles should never be used excepten pre scriptions from reputable physician*, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Cov, Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, and ts taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the erm ine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. < heney A < o. Testimonials free. *37" Sold by druggists. Price. ~~> cents ??er t-ottle. AN EGO SECRET.-The great secret of securing eggs is really no secret, says Hit American Farmer, for every experienced person knows that everything depends upon the condi tions. It is not always the breed or the feed that makes the hen lay. The main point is not to make laying hens fat. If you have hens tor the market that are to be fattene i, remove your laying hens. Keep the market hens contine.1 closely, but keep your laying hens at work. Thc secret (if it is a secret) of making hens lay is to have them always busy at scratching. It is something they should be compelled to do from the time they come off the roost ir: the morning until they go on again at night. The laying hen is a scratch ing hen. The idle, "la/.v hen never ? 7 * lays. Do not forget the fact. The smallest locomotive ever built to run by steam will be exhibited at the World's Fair by Henry Case, a jeweler of Glovc-rsvill N. H. Its construction has cost .'ir Case over three year's steady labor. .The en gine is only Si- inches in length, and its weight is only one and one-half pounds. It will run upon'a track ten feet in diameter. An open mouth is a sure sign of an empty head/' *