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? TO THINK OWN SELF UK TKUK AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THU NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN. N?SW HUH lit?, NO. 120.-VOLUME JLI.-NO. 3ii. EVERYTHING NI HATS, GC WELL A! FROM TI LINE RIG l*liorio 17'. A RICH MAN'S WAR AND POOR MAN'S FIGHT Genor.il King Tolls an Interesting War Story His Men Aroused. "I can tell you H nun the very downfall of tho Confederacy hogan," ?au! General Floyd liing, ol' Louisi ana, as wo sat down at breakfast a few Sundays ago, "it was when the tuen of the Southern army got it into their heads that it was a rich man's war and a poor man's light." "That was a strong expression," I remarked, "when did it lirst become current V" "I never will forget thc time when I hist bearii it," continued General King. "Von know ilia', I was an ar tillery ofliccr and er. ter ed thc ser vice when a mere boy. At li'st some of thc men did not like inc, because of something in my manner. In time, that wore away. I and my men had marched together. I was always with my command and saw that their wants were attended lo. Thc men were very kind to mo and when we were encamped Choy always built inc a hut of their own free will and without orders. They also acquired a habit of sitting around tin- door of my lint discussing the situation in a friendly way and ask ing mc thc news. "In thc winter nf 'Of) 1 was a colo nel of artillery and wc were in camp near Richmond. I gradually began to notice that thc men had fallen out rd thc habit ol' gathering about my quarters. I asked mic ol' them what it meant and received no satisfactory answer. Late ono night, wh.cn I was asleep in m y hut, I was awakened by thc tramp of men. The ground was covered with snow with a frozen crust ami 1 could hear tho noise of feet crunching thc crust. I listened .md found that thc number was con stantly increasing and that all thc men wen? evidently gathering in front of my hut. I got up ami dressed myself wondering what it all incant. Can if bc mutiny? I asked myself. For a moment I thought of putting on my pistols, but I quickly discarded that iden and stepped out of the hut obviously unarmed, There, standing together in perfect silence was a great crowd ol' soldiers ol' my own command. "I sfooi] and gazed at them in silence and they, as silently, returned the gaze. Thc silence became em barrassing. Presently one ol' the men stepped forward and clearing his throat with a nervous hem. I (ian almost hear that 'hem1 now, ami I distinctly remember the soldier. Ile was quito a small man. " 1 Wcuns,' bc began, 'has sotni thin' we want, to say to you sir. We've been with you now, inoro'n three years. We want to say in the beginnin', that we've notliiu' agin you, and we don't mean to gel up no mutiny, nor nolbin' (d' that sort; but we're o' this, we've marched with you bare footed often without unthill1 to eat. We've lit with you and ain't afraid ol' fighlin', but we don't see nothin' in it for us. This is a rieb man's war and a poor man's ligbl.' "1 was startled and greatly im pressed willi this declaration," con tinued the general, "and as 1 w nu known to he the owner of a number of slaves, and was, therefore, what was considered a rieh mau, I asked whet her this complaint was leveled directly at me, or whether it was common in t he anny. " 'We've told you,' continued the little spokesman,'we've gol nothin' agin you. This idea is all through the army of Northern Virginia mid it is all through the other armies. Tho moil has Leen witchin' what Congress is dolli' up i.u Itichinoild, ami we've been ihinkiu' ami talkin' over m ittels nuning ourselves. We see thal any man who owns twenty niggers is exempt. Wi! see that rich dllicei'S git Soft places, if they want'em. lt seems to us thal this war is all about, niggers and propert y. Now, wc don't own no niggers ami as to property, we've got mighty lit tle of that, and so, as wo told yon, sir, in tho beginnin', wo don't see e Sell Y SW IN MEN'S HA' ?LF OR OUTING S A COMPLETE ] IE MANUFACTUE rHT THROUGH ! Duthil)1 in it fer UH' awl we're think itl1 we'll quit.' "I uaw that the matter was Ho rions," continued General King, "and I had quite a talk with tho men. I told them that HO far as I was concerned, I waa not lighting for property. I owned negroes, but I never left my command a single day to look after them and never would. They might go where they pleased so far as I was concerned. 1 appealed to thc men to remember thc many battles in which we had fought together and not to desert me while the war continued. I was lighting for our States ami not for property, I told them, ^nnd I sup posed that was what they were lighting for. " 'We thought so ourselves at thc start,' responded the spokesman; 'but we don't like tho way things are goin'. It looks as though wo were lighting for other folks, and for soinclbin' wc ain't got no inter est in. We've got uothin' agin you and wc know you've stood with us right along without ever gcttin' a day's leave of abscence. You've been with us through many a tough light and you've taken the bcBt care you could of your command, and wo like you, but wc don't like the way things arc goin' on.' "I again spoke to them,"continued thc general, "reminding them bow long we had stood together, ami urging them to stand by me to the end, for their own sakes and for the sake of thc. cause. They gradually dispersed, making no promises, but as they were still with me when wc surrendered at Appomatox, 1 think my np;?eal must have had some effect. "It was not so, however, in all commands. Tho idea that it was a rich man's war and a poor man's light spread like wild ti re through the anny and desertions rapidly run inlo the thousands. Von know how our men loved Lee. They used to half jealously speak ol him as Ole .Marse Robert and their trust in him was so complete that they would Iii' down ti? sleep like children, with out a thought of danger, in any po sition to which ?ie assigned them. Marse Robert knows what he's about, he'll take care of us.' So deep was thc affection and respect that they would receive him in silence and with loving looks when bc came among thom instead of greeting him willi noisy cheers, accorded to some other commander. Vet even their Live for General Leo could not stop them from deserting him, when tho idea got firmly lodged in their brains, that it was a rich man's war and a poor man's light. That was what broke the Confederacy before (irani began bis final hammering of our army." The general mused in silence for awhile and then suddenly lifted his head and asked : "What do you think will happen, some day, when ibo people nf this country awaken tn thc Incl that this is a rich man's government, for which the poor man pays?"-Jory Simpson's Bayo net . Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot n ach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure tlonfncss, and thal is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an ihllamcd con dition of the mucous lining of the eusta cl lau lube. When this lubegots inflamed yon have a tumbling sound ur imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely (dosed deafness is thc result, and unless the inflammation eau be takon out and this tillie restored lo its normal condition, healing will he destroyed forever. Niue cases ont of ten are caused hy catarrh, Which is nothing hut an inllamotl condi tion of lin* mucous surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case id' deafness (caused hy catarrh) that cannot bc cured by Hall's Catarrh ( ure. Send fol circulars free. |<\ .1. CH KN KV A- co., Proprietors, Toledo, < iliio. Kohl by druggists, Iud Hall's Family Pills nra tho best. The World now uses III,OOO kind id' postage stamps. There arc thirty species of tobacco. rs-LIGHT DRIVi: HATS, WITH FA: LINE OF STAPLE -ER. COME IN Al C. W. Bi GOOD WORDS FOR ALFALFA. Sumo ol the Pooplo of Nebraska Call il thc Mortgage Litter. Alfalfa ia the great crop of the middle section of Nebraska. There ?H less labor and more profit in it than in any other. It is what they call a "dead cinch" every year. Neither drought nor grasshoppers nor any other of tho evils that have allletcd thc farms of Nebraska ever interfere with the alfalfa field. It is an audacious and a stubborn plant and will grow tn spite of all obsta cles-on the clay hills and other places where the land is not good for anything else-and the wisc farmer makes profit out of that per versity. They call alfalfa a "mort gage Hitor" out herc, and it has as sisted in thc payment of a large por tion of the farm debts of thc State. Alfalfa is the Spanish clover. In every town of Spain and South America long strings of donkeys come in every morning with every thing but their beads and their pipo stem legs concealed by their burdens of alfalfa. Thc peons sell it on the curb stone to feed the cows, thc pigs and tho goats or thc poor sad dle horse of thc proud hidalgos. Ont in Nebraska they convert it into beif, mutton and pork, and it is by far thc most certain as well as thc most profitable plant that grows in that region. Altalfa is comparatively a new thing in North America, although it is as old as history in Europe. Tho legions of Caesar and Alexander thc Great fed their horses upon it. It was introduce'", into South America by the Spmiards, and nourished thorn for t'.ree centuries before it was brought to California, where its usefulness was soon demonstrated, and it gradually worked its way eastward over thu mountains into thc dry portions of thc prairie States, where it is now become tho most im portant staple. Alfalfa will not grow without water any more than corn or wheat, but it ! can get along with less and its roots will penetrate thc ground to a depth of thirty feet or more in search of moisture. lt is said al fae fa roots have been found sixty feet from thc sui face, roaching thc very artesian basin. It thrives best in porns soils, which offers thc least resistance lo its roots. On 'ood land it produces four crops during thc season, from one toono-and-ah iii lons toan acre, ami a fifth crop that is used for hog pasturage late in thc fall. Cured alfalfa sells at from ?.! to ?7 a ton, according to the supply and location. Not less than ?'20 in cash an acre ought to be derived from alfalfa in ordinary circumstances. One crop of seed, about four bush els to the acre, is usually saved, and sells for about ?M a bushel. There is a ready market and an increasing demand. Tho bay from which the seed bas been thrashed is fed to horses, but is not good for fattening cattle. A by product of thc alfalfa fields is boney. Nearly all the Nebraska farmers' wives keep hives of bees, which feed upon its purple blossoms. -Chicago Record. Millions will he spent in politics Ibis year. Wo can't keep the campaign f;o lng without money any more than wc can keep the body vigorous without food. Dyspeptics used to starve them selves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests what you eat and allows you to caf all the good food you waul, lt radi cally cures stomach troubles. .1. W. Hell. Tho city council of ('hester bas imposed a license of $600 on ciga rette dealers in that town. Like a number ol' other good things this Ordinance will be all Hgllt il' Chester can on force it. Since ISI'^J the population of ling? latld, Scotland and Wales has in creased 7f> per cont. Tim wall llowor is often thc only girl in the ball that can make a cake. You will never lind any other pd! so prompt and so pleasant as DoWitt's Lit tle Karly Risers. .1. W. boll. NG HATS, DRESS I NOY BANDS, AS 5 HATS, DIRECT STD INSPECT THE fllUKNICHT. Beaten. Ability to meet thc demands of n great emergency is not coull ned to the stenier ?ex. This is a true rela tion of what OOOlll'ied in Detroit sometime ag?) : Tlie husband has morbid spells with such gloomy imaginings as pie ture life not worth the living. On the day in qustion he bad an acute attack ot thc blues, and it is worth mentioning in thc same con nection that be bad eaten liberally thc night before of broiled lobsters, nailing generous libations of wine ns an aid to digestion. Ile was up at thc usual hour; but thc courage that faces existence had oozed out, and bc went back to bed after calling bis wife. "1 must tell you," he began with lengthening face and melancholy tones,"that I am beaten. What's thc sense of eternally getting thc worst of itV* There's nothing to do but throw up thc sponge, and I want to do it without oroating any scandal. I'm not going to jump in thc river, take poison nor chloroform myself ; but I'm just going to (dean my re volver. There will bc the oil, thc rags and the steel rod, showing just how I was at work, and all that can bc said is thal I overlooked a loaded chamber." She acted as rapidly as she thought, and inside of a minute she was at thc bcd side again with that samo i revolver. '-Dick," with impressive solemnity, "I'm going to save you all that trou- i ble. As wc aro ono I have thc same | right to do thc deed as you have. It will bo an accident; I will get loads of sympathy, and-" "Heaven!^! Kit; point that thing the other way. Look uni. It's self acting and has a bair trigger. I thought yon had some sense." "lint you said, dear-" "Said nothing. What in thc deuce do you mean by taking a sick mau at his word ? Thumlcrnf iou !" as she gave thc weapon a careless twirl. Out he Mopped on the other side and under tin? bed, ?ind she pretended that she was going to shoot under the bed, too, till lu; ad mitted that he wanted to live to be a hundred ami begged for a show. (Il-N. JOHN A. to Whom a Handsome rtomimciit w, OASTOIIIA. Un?ra tho j$ H>8 Kimi Yjjjj Haw Always Boupjit Clear i-'.t Ideiiee. "Charlie Youngpop's baby ls begin* tiing lo talk now." "lins Charlie booti hoeing you with stories about it V" ".No. bul I sat near him al the lunch counter today, ami I heard him say ab sentmindedly to the waller girl, 'Dim me H Jlnky wnter, p'easo.'" Catholic Sta mia rd and Times. OASTOIIIA.. Boam tho _/) Nit Kind You llavo Always Boupjit Bigmituro f of C-?^V China and the Powers. Tho Atlanta Journal has compiled lu ene important dales in C'nincse | affairs : 1812-Treaty of Nankin names certain open ports and cedes Hong Kong to tho British. 1851-Taeping rebellion breaks out under tho pretender Tien Tah. j 1858-British and French allied forces proceed toward Pekin and take Pie Ho ports. Juno-Treaty of Mien Tain guarantees freedom of trade and toleration of Christianity. 1850-United States Envoy Ward arrives at Pekin and concludes com mercial treaty November iii. I860- Anglo-French expedition. Allies Uko Taku with lows of 500, march to Pekin, which sui renders on October P2tb. New treaty signed October 24th. November-Russia concluded treaty, with Russia ob taining free trade and territories. 1804 - Gordon's SUCCCHS against Tnepitig. 1808-Chinese embassy, headed by Anson Burlingame, received at Wash ington and treaty signed. 1870-Massacre at Tien Tain of many French Roman Catholics and converts. 1870 - First railway in China opened (ll miles) at Shanghai. IS77-Decrees of equal rights to Chinese Christians. 1880 - New ti oatie? with the United States signed. 1880-General proclamation for protection of Christ ion missionaries and converts. 1888-Railway from Tien Tsin to Taku oponed. 1801-Anti-European riots; em peror decrees protection for foreign ers ; diplomatic protest; Britain, France, Germany and United States unite Chinese violence. Insurrection in Mongolia and northern China against foreigners, and native Chris linns suppressed after much slaugh ter. 180-1-War with Japan. 1805-Treaty with Japan cedes Formosa. I8H7-Germans seize port of Kino Chou on account of murder ol two missionaries. 1808-January-Germany obtains 00 years' lease of district of K iao Chou, in Sbangtung. March-Russia obtains lease of Port Arthur and Talion wan and ter ritories for 2G years. April-Britain obtains lease of Wei liai Wei for period cotermin ous with Russia's occupation of Port A ri bur. France obtains 00 years' lease of I Hay of Kwnns Chan-Wan, in South east China. 100(1-Boxer agitation against foreigners. Tho quickor you stop a cough or cold thc less ?langer there will ho of fatal lung trouble. One Minute Cough ('ure is Um only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. Yon will like it. .1. W. Hell. WAOBNBR, ns Unveiled in Walhalla l.nst Week. \ Soeiitl IN? moil I ty. "What do you propose to do willi this iniinV" said the stranger In Crimson Gulch. "We ain't go'n to do nothln to bim," said Rattlesnake Pete, "only Jes' show him that we don't feel under no obliga tions whatsoever. We're golu to luke him out un stun him up lu n wagon under s free with a rope inonu his neck, an then we're geln to drive off in ind have any more sociability with din." Washington ?tar. O ^V. JE? T O Xl. X J%. ? hoar? tho ?A Kind You Haw Always Bought The. Ken wee Courier, $1 per year. WALHALLA. Wo lovo thoo, Walhalla, Dear laud of our birth ; We lovo and adoro thoo Aa uo place on earth. Wo lovo thy dear billa, (If Homo aro of rod clay,) And tho Bwoot scented (lowers That bloom by tho way. Though wo live in a city Away down by tho soa, Our thoughts, dear Walhalla, Turn over to thoo. Wo long for thy nights That aro cooled by tho dow, With no biting mosquitoes Wo'll Bloop tho night through. Thy cool Springs of water Of crystal we'll drink, And list to tho birdB AB we sit at tho brink. Wo long for your sconos Of mountains HO grand, Ono peak o'or tho other lu majesty they stand. Your hospitable pooplo, Wo love thom most dear; Kind-hearted and true, Thoy welcome us here. And now you aro fifty. Wo wish you good health, And keep on increasing, Until you have wealth. Wo'll lovo and adoro thoo Wherever wo roam, For you know, dear Walhalla, '"Ibero's no place Uko homo." Qod bless you, Walhalla, To the end of our song, May von grow and expand 'Till you're as broad as you'ro long. M its. Amur. WtKBKNS M A NTH KY. Charleston, s. C. I was wandering through thc grounds of a London exhibition one evening when n short, foreign looking man, clothed In evening dress, approached me and sahl In a low tone: "Have I the honor of addressing Mr. Godfrey Vance?" Ho handed me a letter, saying ab ruptly: "Ile good enough to read thlB letter. It will servo to Introduce mc." Thc communication was from Count Antonio Dclarocca of Milan, whom I had aided some months before by car rying off for him a famous Greek statue from an English country house, lt was very brief and merely said: Slr-Tili? letter will introduce to you my good friend, Herr Fri ta Moakovttt, who I? anxious for you to undertake tor Min a dillleult miaalon. 1 li.tvr told tilm il .it you arc thc one man in Kng lntid wtio can hope to carry ont auch a work with success, and, wishing you all good fortune, be lieve me, yours, DKL.AROCCA. Wo left the exhibition grounds at once, going to my abode. "In the first place, my good slr," he exclaimed, talking In an excited under tone--"lu thc flrst i>hice I must toll you Hint this business ls dilllcult almost to the point of Impossibility. Friday morn ing next about il o'clock Count Hode boltz will cause to be posted or post with lils own hand nt the pillar box facing his house In Percy sireet, May fair, a certain letter addressed to the Berlin foreign ellice, lt is absolutely vital to mo and lo tho cause I represent that that letter should never reach its destination, and 1 am commissioned to pay ? 10,000 to the man who will hand that letter to ino Intact-exactly as he linds ii.' "ls not 3 a. m. rather au unusual hour for thc dispatch of diplomatic com munica lions?" "Most certainly lt ls, but the count ls not like oilier men. For the past four years-In fact, since ho first came to tho embassy-ho has been In the bullit of posting this document between y and I o'clock Friday mornings." "I presume 'hat the obvious and old fashioned method of obtaining the let ter by force ls out of the question. Otherwise we might waylay the per son posting the letter, overpower him and depart willi thc document." "Useless, quit? useless, for lt would simply mean (hat thc outrage would bo discovered almost Immediately, and then the contents of the letter would he telegraphed IO Berlin, defeating our pinna most entirely. No; the essence of the whole affair, my good slr, Is that the letter should be removed and hand ed to mo Without the embassy people having thc slightest knowledge of the fact." Next morning 1 went to Percy street, Mayfair, to survey the embassador's house. Thirty-one Percy street, the mansion in question, was a dull look ing, gray abode exactly similar to the oilier houses lu the street. Facing the house on (he other side of the street was a pillar box-the receptacle, lt Boomed, whero the count was in tho habit of posting his communications to Berlin. lind the pillar box been a receptacle easily sid fled the mat ter would have been as easy as smoking a cigarette, for we should simply have had to di vert the policeman on the heat away from Ibo st reid by ment?s of a fictitious drunken disturbance, and then wo could hnve driven up In a van ami carted thc box away. But I must think of something else. And Iben of a gliddon lhere flashed upon mc an Idea, coming whence I knew not, hut lt seemed lo un; that a voice spoke In my ear, and this Is what lt sahl: "SuhStlttliO another pillar box on the opposite side of tho street. Placard lue genuine box with a notice saying that lt ls temporarily disused and that letters are to bc posted opposite. Clear tho sin ds of tho police by means of n row and wa'? with a van at tho cor ner of (ho street (111 (ho document ls posted. Swoop down, collar the box ami drive off." 1 Jumped hilo a cab and drove to a certain hostelry In (ho East End whore 1 knew 1 should find plenty of my pals, who for a few dollars would throw themselves Into any adventure of tho kind. In a few words I conveyed^ to thom what I wanted done. Two of the meu, burly fellowB, known as Jim Thursday and Bill East, were to devote their powers to quarrcllug and getting "run In" at tho corner of Percy street, while another two were to keep watch nt tho comers of tho street. The remalnlug IIJUU, Tom Rogers, was to assist mo in depositing tho pillar box and removing lt when the time came. Then h new difficulty arose. How was the pillar box to bo obtained? "WlinP ls to be done about getting n boxY' I united tho men. There was si lence for a moment, and then East, scratching his head, said gruffly: "Try old Hennett, tho Iron found er In Goudge street, wot got five years' stretch for passln Hash coln. .B's out on ticket now ami ls up to makin a fancy pillar box as soon ns wink at yer." Having hidden them hold themselves ot my disposal for Dual Instructions, 1 went straight to Ooodge street, where I found the worthy Kennett In a surly mood owing to slackness of trade. Ho smiled when I asked him if ho could build for me a pillar box to the govern ment pattern In tho time at our dis posal. On reaching home 1 wrote briefly to Herr Moskovlt/. Informing him of my scheme and adding that I hoped to have the pillar box and letter safely at my house between 4 and 5 on tho fol lowing Friday morning. 1 asked him to he walting nt my residence to re ceive tho document and to bring the promised reward with him, ns I would only part with the letter In exchange for the same. All went well, and on the following Friday morning the van with the pillar box, my assistants and myself set out for Torey street, where we arrived nt 8:10. I noticed with satisfaction that the night was very dark, which fact vas of course advantageous, 1 at once dispatched Thursday and East to do their "quarreling iori," the other two men taking up their places nt the cor ners of the street. At 0 o'clock 1 heard loud shouts and curses proceeding from our two friends, nml n moment later two police men were hastening in tile direction of the noise. The coast thus clear, wc drove up to the einhussndor's house ami In u twinkling deposited the dum my box, which was an exact duplicate of the genuine article on the opposite side of the street. "Now for the notice of temporary disuse," I said with a laugh, and in an instant afterward the mouth of the genuine pillar box was closed with gummed paper and thc following no tice posted in front of tho time table of postal deliveries: Notlco.-This pillur box being in temporary disuse. Hie public will oblige Iiy posting com munications nt ibo temporary box across the road. Hy order. This work completed to our satisfac tion, my pal mid 1 climbed hack Into our van and drove noiselessly down a side street, from which we could watch all that happened outside of Count Kodelioltz's mansion. 1 confess that, hardened and experi enced as 1 was, a terrible thrill of nerv ousness went through ino as I stood In that van with my companion walt ing. The return of thc policemen from the station before the conclusion of the business would ruin all; nay, If a chance youth on the way home from n dance were attracted hy the notice on the box and lingered to look at lt, we might he equally overthrown. It was therefore with a feeling of re lief that amounted to positive Joy that I beheld at nbout 3:15 the door of tho house open and n young niau, evidently the einhussndor's secretary, glide into the street. He held in lils hand thc let ter, mid I saw him run up to the genu ine box and peer at il for a moment lu surprise. Then, with some expression which of course wc could not catch at that distance, he crossed (bo rond and. hav ing deposited thc letter in our box, re turned witli all speed to the house. Not a soul was In sight-the street was silent ns the grave. We quickly tore down the notice which lind done us such good service and removed the paper from thc mouth of thc box. Three minutes hiter we were driving away quickly In thc direction of my house. We arrived nt 1 a. in. and found Herr Moskovitz awaiting us In Intense excitement. "Well," he cried, gesticulating with both blinds, "well, have you succeed ed V" "Perfectly," I replied. "Here ls the box and here ls the key. We have not touched or looked at the letter, believ ing lt lo be private." "You have acted well," he returned quickly. "And now to obtain thu let ter." With hands that trembled sp violent ly that he could scarce Insert and turn tho key the excited man knelt down and drew forth the envelope. As he looked at the superscription a cry of disgust escaped lils lips, and he tore lt open. One glance at the letter seemed to suffice, nml lt transformed lilm utterly. He strode across thc room and shook his great list lu my fncc. "Vol,.' Simpleton! Imbecile!" he yelled, ouch word having the malignity of a blow. "You have fulled after all und unido a fool of yourself and me." He Hung the letter at me nml darted from the house, uttering curses us ho rolled down the stairs. I took up the letter ami read these words: Here Mary Anne Master ?itlin tip late tonight, M per usual, willi lils blessed letter rltiu mid .lilt like. 1 'ave a few intuits to rite lo say an 'ow I 'upes Ods linda you as lt leaves me. In 'ealtli an fipirits, tho' dog tired, and plcatt to meet me at the Marble arch ut 8 tiharp next Sun day, (rum lum luvt in (?runor. I saw through thc whole business at once. The mau was morely u valet or butler, and the letter was a Servant's Communication to his sweetheart In stead of nu embassador's letter to lils government. We had como away too B00D.-Pittsburg Press. In India, the Innd of famine, thou sands dio beca.-io they cannot obtain food. In America, tho land of plenty ninny Huffer and die because they cannot digest the food they eal. Kodol Dyspep sia Cure digests what you eat. lt in stantly relioves and radically cures all stomach (.robles. .1. W. Hell. Fall Sowing. Do not delay the fall sowing until too late. Whore grain is to bo sown in tho colton fields, you can pick the cotton over and plow tho Bood iu with a sweep. Thia is a far better plan than waiting for tho cotton to be picked and sowing tho grain so late that it is winter killed. If you want to sow clover or rye whore corn is now growing, you cnn do so provided you liavo not "hilled up" your corn rows too much. Crimson clover should bo sown tho last of August or tl?e lirst of Septombor, and there is no reason why you should not sow your corn land in Ulis valuable hay plant. It is roody to mow by tho first of May-in good timo for you to prepare tho land for corn. Wo have tried tins systom of sowing corn land in rye and crimson clover in tho fall, and find that it greatly improves tho yield of corn, Besides giving a good crop of hay besides this general crop of rye and clover, you should sow a rich patch of ead) near tho barn for early green feed. It will bo about thc lirst thing rosily for feeding in tho spring, and will increase tho milk and butter yield of thc cows. Now is thc time to decido where yon intend to sow your wheat. It will not pay to sow upon poor, land, for wheat like every thing oise does better upon good land than upon that which is thin. Ono. should always sow just what wheat he thinks ho eau man uro, and ROW clover with tho wheat, lt is better to farm with a rotation of wheat, clover, and thou corn, and usc your manure upon tho wheal and clover, than it is lo try to make it do for all. If any commer cial fertilizers are to bo used, let it bo upon the corn. Oats should bc sown from thc last of August on as long as lhere is any reasonable chance of them withstand ing tho winter freezes. Oats sown in tho fall generally yield about twice as much per acre as spring sowing. It pays better to sow less land and usc manure and fertilizers upon this ero)), than it docs to sow too much {and. Ki v fall sowing, wo have not found a bolter variety than the Vir ginia gray oat. It resembles tho win ter white oat somewhat, except that thc grain is smaller and thc straw is liner. Thora is no advantage in plowing thc land deep for oats or wheat, especially whore it is under cultivation ; but Ibo soil should be free from clods and trash. Upon clay lands, all fall sown crops should !>:> rolled or finned with tho drag, to prevent tho action of frost from start ing the young plants from thc ground. Does ll Tay lo Hay Chftfipf A ohoap remedy for coughs and colds ls all i Ighfc, but you want, something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? <{o to a warmer and more r?gulai'climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for yon, then in either ease take the ONLY remedy that has boon introduced in all civilized countries with SU -cess in severe throat and lung troubles, "Boseheo's German Syrup." M not only heals and stimu lates tho tissues ti) destroy tho germ disease, hut allays inflammation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rest, nm! cures tho patient. Try ONE bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in t he world. For salo by J. II. Darby, Walhalla. Love Followed Pily. "Ves," said thc village gossip, "John wuz always n-pcsteriii' of Sue about marry in' ol' him, an' she don told him 'no' mora limes 'ri I could toll you." "You don't say." "Hit's true as prcaohin'. Wolli you know John carries tho mail?" "Yes. I have hearn tell ho does." "An' las' Wednesday was a week, Sue was travelin' along with him gol li' lo town, when John ups and says if she did'nt make up to marry him he'd run his horse down bill till all three of 'em wus drowned in tho bottom or tho river." "Do tell." "That's what. Mut what do you reckon Sue did ?" "I.ord knows." "Caught .lohn by the collar, jerked him onion tho buggy, grabbed up a live ratstesnako that wus a-slccpin' by thc roadside, and lambasted John with it till he coulden'l stan'." "Laws ''-massy." "Thon she stomped the snake ter death, an' John-*-ll0 took ter his bcd, wliar ho laid fer t wo weeks ; an' Sue got sorry for him, au' missed him, nu' killed a beef ter make stow for him, an' now what do you reckon ?" "I dunno." "She's rt-goin' 1er marty him." uj PISO' H 1 OWNS WHIM All HSl FAILS. . Cough Syrup. TflMCaGood, Ono In time). Snld hy rtrilgglllU. Kx-Scnalor Ingalls died at Alchi son, Kans., August Ki. Tho average wheat crop of this country is about 500,0011,000 bushels.