The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, August 20, 1891, Image 1
V O .P IC K Il-NN , S . , I1891.'-'s lr t-, "U
A POOR INVESIMENT.
YOU HAVE BARGAINED YOUR SOUL
AWAY FOR NOUGHT.
Dr. Talmiage bliilwa uow thi Fooll"hi Simle
to M11atit amt liow it May no lte-iedle-l.
Christ'l 1liamlI Will flly You iek.
' l;P1EKA. KAN.. A twust 9,!).r. Tal
ima. reached dhis city yeste-da; in the
course of his Western trip. lie was
warmly welcomed by tle citizens who
cane in large ntinhers to hear the fit
inous Hrooklyn divime. The siibject of
t,he si e mon for this week is: "A poor
investment, and the text Isaiah lii: 3:
'"Ye iav(e sold yourselves for nouht;
and 3e shall be redeemed without
m11oley."1
The Lord's people had -one head
lg into %in, akmi as a uitiishimleit they
had been carried captive t. Babylo'n
They found that iniquity did not pay.
C3russeized Bbylon. anud telL so sorry
for these poor capLtives that. without ~a
dollar of compen.-ation, he ICL themll !p
home. So that, literally, it) text was
fulfilled: "Ye have sold c iselves f*or
nought; and ye Shall be redeemed with
ouit. 11oilcy.''
There is enougih Gospel i this f r fifty
sermons. ThMere ate 1ersois here who
have, like the people of the text., sold
out. You do not seem to belonv either
to y urselves or to God. The titledeeds
have bel i passed over to 1the world,
the flesh, aid he devil," but the p;r
chaser never paid up. "Yehave sold
)ourselvem for nought."
W h ti a man lnses himsell over to
1l- world le expects to get some ade
(uate collpensa'.ion. IIe has heard the
great things that the worl(l does for a
ian. and lie believes it. Ile wants two
liin(ret an( fifty thousad d(ollar. That
will be horses and houses, and at suniier
resorit, and jolly compnionship. To get
it lie parts with his physical health
by over work. 1ie parts with his conl
scit ite. lle parts with uich domestic
eiijolliet. Ile parti wit.h opportuni
tit a for litei ary culture. Ile parts with
his soul. And so lie makes oyer his
enti e nature to the world. Ile does it ill
tour instha iments. lie pays down the
first intallmeint, iaid one fourth of his
nature is gone. lie pay down the sec
ond in4tailment. and one-iill of his
nature is gone. Ile pity down the third
inlstallheint. and three quarters of' his
nature are Lone; and atter many \ears
lave gone by Ie pays down the lourth
installment, andl(] o ! his entire nature
1a gone. When lie come up to the
world and sa s. ";tood morniiv. I have
delivered to 3ou the gomis. I finve pis
ed over to you my body, my mind, and
my soul and I have come down tocollect
the two hundred and ifty thousand
<lollars."1 "-Two hundred and fifty thous
and d(1ollaI'?'' st3 the w011d. "What
do you meanf? "Well" )ou say, "*
-olne to coflect the iionley you owe mc,
ctnid I expect you to fulfifl your part of
tihe contract." "But," says the world,
"I have failed. I am bank rupt. I can
not possibly pay that debt. I have not
for ia long while expected to piy it."
"1vell," you then say. "give me back
the goods." "Oh, no," says the world,
"they are all gone. I cannot give thei
back to %oi." And there you stand oi
the copqines of eternity, your spiritual
character -one stalering under tile con
sideration that "1% ou have sold yourself
lor nought.''
I tell you the world is a lIar; it does
not, keel) its promises. It is a cheat.,
and it ilecces everything it can put its
hands 0on. It is ai boguis world1. It is a
six-thousand-year-old swindhler. Even if
it patys the two houndred and fifty thious
and dollars for which 30ou conitactedl. it
pays3 thenm in bonds lhat, will not, be
worth any thing ini a litt.le while. ,Just as
a nmanimay pay down t(en thousand
dollais aIn hard cash and get for it worth
4 less scriji-so the world passes0 over to
'3e0 the two hundred and fifty thusaini
dollars in that shape which will not, he
worth a fartingit to you a thousandth part
u,l a1 second( alter loui are (lead. "Oh,"~
how." Oh, my brothier! you neved noit
worry about that. Th'le worl will buiry
yo oon en11Cioughi for sanlitari coin.ideria
tions.
P'ostmnorteemm(iolumnts are (ifnio uise
to .301. Th'ie t.reasures5 of' this worlo will
not pass8 cenit mn the tuture world; and1(
if alt the wralth of the lBanki of' Eng
land weie put ini the pocket of1 (our
shrioud(, and( 3011 in t,he midst, of tihe
,Jordanih of death were asked to pay lhree
cenlts for your ferriage, you1 couIld not (do
it. T1het e comles a miomient i ', our ex
isttence beyond which all eart.hly values
huhl; andl numny a man fias wakem dI up
inl suchi a tilne to find flhat he hatS sold
outt for (etelrnity, illta has not1 hino t.o show
foir it,. I11hould 1as son1 tlhink oIf gingIi
to Chat ham street to buyi silIk pochket
ias to go to thlis world expettiig to find
anly permanuientL hiapiness. f has:' de:
cei veJh and1 deluded every man wii iho hauS
every put. his trus, in it.
hlitory tells 1u8 of one ~ who n sol ndi
thai~t he would have all his noses gria i -
ied iat 01ne iandt hle same)1 t.iime, li h le
expenidei thoutsants of' dolhius o n ech
eense. I Ie enitered a room, and1( the' e
were the first, musielans of thec lanai fleiis
ing his tar, anid there were fine lpicturcs
fascinat.mg his eye, aiid there weie t(ostly
aromnatics regahnig his nostril, amnd there
were the richest, meats and wines and
frits, and coniections, pleasing the aip
ilet,ite, and there was a soft,couch of sin
.ful mduItlgence on which he reelioed
and the man dleclared afterward that lie
wvotld give tenl tiies what.hle had aivent
if lhe could lhave (one0.week oh such enjoy
wuent, even lhoughi he lost, his souil by it!
Ahi! that was the rut)! Ile did lose his
soul1 by it! Cyrus the Coiiqueror L,h suighit
for a litt,le while that lie was ma kIng a
line thing out, of this world, and1( yet be
lore lie camie to his grave lie 'wrote outl
this piltiful eplitiaphl for his mloniumntt,
"I anm Cyrus. 1 occupied the Persma
empire, I was king over Asia. ih-gr ..dge
mec not this mloi.umlent."' But the worlid
in after yetars plowed up) his seplclhire.
The world clapped its hiands and1(
stam ped it.s feet, m1 honor oif Charles
Laint, but what (does lie say? "I walk
upI and down, thinking 1 am happy, but
feelIng I am not." Call the roll, and1(
be qutick al:out it. Samuiel .Johnson, i,he
learned! IIapnv! "No. I am afrni(l I
111azlitt, tho grett esiltyist! IIapp'? I
"No. I have been ifl'or two hours and a ti
half' goint! up and doil Paternoster t
tow with a voleanlo Im my1N. breast.'' I
Smollet, the witty author! Iappyy? I
"No. I am sick ofi praise and blame, im
1Ind I wish to God that I had much cir
olilstalnces around Illt that I could w
t.hr1ow nily penl into oblivion." liuchanl- 0o
mli. the. wor.4d--renoWned wrliter. exiled I
fIoi his fwu colitry, appeaiing to I
Illenry V,Ill. for protection! I lappy? si
"No. Over iomtaiis covered with w
Snow. anid th1rou.!1 villIevs floodid w itl is
raill, I cole a Fivitive." moliere, the -1
popiilar dra iliaticaitc-ath! 1a ip3y ''No. It
That wretch ol ati auctor just 110w recited II
'our of my lines without the prope- ac- di
ent, and gesture. 'To have the chilfren it
of my brain so hunv, drawn. and quar- ha
tered, tortures me likf a icnICldemn( er
spirit." I
I went, to m e a wvordffhui di,-. As I bI
went into the hall I i iw its tllor wias w
teswellated, an I its wall was a picture w
'10alery. I thund hs death-chamber a
141lid ed With tapestlr utiil it sceied as M
it the clouds of' the settin-z sun had set- C
LIed ii th room. The man had given 1
1iLy p: irs ti 1the w)rld-hi4s wit, his
itme, his !Ieius,'his I halt. Nohi oul. 3
Did tile World cole ij to stand by his
teMit-bed, and clear,in oll' the vials of o
bitter medicine, It doWn any comipen- te
ition? Oi, tno! The world does not 1
like sick and dyin! pozople. aid leaves (I
them in the lurch. It. ruined this man, I
mid then left him. Ie had a magilii- tc
ueiit funeral. All the ilinisLers wore m
swart's, and there were >r v-i bree car- m
rimnres in at row; but the departel man h(
ippreciated not, the obsequies. i
I want to poersuade mV aud1(lieIIeC that Li
this World is I-, poor in11vcstileit; that it V(
d!oems not paN Iilety per cent, ol' satis- 1)
faction, nor (i?ity per cent nor twenty SI
per cent nor two per cent. nor onle; Li~t a
it gives no solace whie a dead babe lies d
on your lap: I hat it gives no peace when
ConScience rinIs its ahirm; that it :ives tr
nio explanation in) the qiky of' dire trou- n
ble; and at the time olf your decea,e it Lc
takes hold of' the pillow vase, and shakes C'
Out the feathrer, ald then J(lts down in m
the place thereol' sihs, aid groans, and i
execrationls, aal then ml akes vou put h
your head onl. it. Oh. Se who have tried b,
thik world, is it. a satisittLorv liortion? el
Wiould you advise N.our hriend. to make h
tie 'investineit? No: "Ye have sold 01
)(111ursIves f1ur iou!ht."' Y 1our con
scieuce wveit. Your hope went. Your '
lible weit. Your heaven Went. Y our U
God went, When a sherill'under a writ o
trom the corts sells a mn1:11 out., the otli- b)
cer generallv leaves a few chairs and a I
bed, and a few cup-i .anid knives: but m t
Ilhis awful venlidue in which vou have c
been en--a-ed the auctioneer's mallet L,
has conic down upon body, inind and tl
soul: Goinig! Golne! "Ye have sold ('
yourselves for noi-it."
I low could you do bo! )id vou think e
that vour soul was a I-re (rinklet which
loi a 1'ew pennies you could buy in a toy
slope Dil you thi'nk that your' soul. I I'
once lost. iiht be found aain if you '
Went out with torchs and lantern "
Did you I tink that your soul was short- c
lived, and that, panltinlig, it wouhl soo e
lie down for extinction? Or had141 vou no
idea whfiat yori soul wa., worth? Did h
you ever put, yoir Iorefin_ers on1 its eter
nal pulses Ilave you not ift the
quiver oi' ts ieerless winn 1*.ave you I
nIot kilowi that lifter lavling the botly,
the first step of' pour -'ouil reachoe to the b
stars, and the next step to the fartherest h
outposts of God's uiv-lerse, and that it
will not die nitil the day whlen tfe ever- 8
lasting ehlovah Jxohiries? Oh, m broth
er', what piossessed v'ori that,YO ytiuhold a
part with your soul so chfeay p?You '
have sohl i youriself' for iiouht." ''b
lnt, I have soime good news to tell a
.\0u. 1 want to enga&re mn a litigaLioti a
for tire recovery oif thart soulf0 l'yours. I s
want, to1( shotw th at \ou havI ne been'u cheat- Li
ed out ofi it. I want to prove, as I will, P
I ha t you1 were i'X razy1o that, sub jecL.
atnrl thfat, the world, ulcier such eritn
staniitcs, flmf noi r'i2ht,( to take tihe title- e
deed( fiOlil yen; arid ii' 34)o1 w ill join me 1 '
shial IgetC a dlecrece!rom tilehli' aaneiry e
thle l44>.ni.sSion of~ *s 41a. 54oul. ' )hi, you'
say, "1 amr alraid of lawsuits, thier are' o
so e'xpenhsI .e ;iai i iniot, pay~ the u
cost.'" TIhen h iVre yH ou l'gotLten the (
last, hall f m\ u' iuxl? -'Ye hiave .ofd C
y ourself' for nioricha anlil ',e shia!f be re. t
dleemled wit,bout mnire v.''
hlnutter of the serif. \'orlii 11(1o buiy ai
'4our1 n' ny't 1. brong b~. D off.r's andiu p 'hmrs 3
slerfitog imean iloting atL thle gat e 4)1
nie'i .v. II .(1 'ou ii coub 3' buy you salva- h
ti<im, an'' Lten sin 4)1 Wallf stLeet. Ia 0ii
rieii wou'1hlf g) up aiel tbuy outi the ihfte i
andl( fleave us" to slfi, Wir ou.1ies.p liut it
as inione ' s l i not a hi Wl 1tender, wrhant
is? I wvi!h' ansieri: filied! Whiroey i:
Aewe loi '.i linoui:hi the' slhuhtery n
It, waiit' a kiia's n'ond. ft liuris, be e
144tire 1'4if } ro"ii i t4' ;ia li r 414s. ItL inIlist he 0
in1i? f si'4:'a -:lent.uii man thrones and(h
a4 grat'un. 45 cui'nm:ls, 'i et nione seem C
aficr aiiwIiie,the4cl4ck of ni4ht lini lit (
hn'hiem 'tiio .s twve, anuii the silver h
ficiiluu if a yhir swin:'. neros thre U
sk, uni I see tiui lKoui' e lleav'en ris- I
og 11,, ani e hdelocendiis, andit step)s downr i
iromli star toi sll., anid rotu clotud to1 p
clo(tni, hos ri andii iower,: until lie tonrelies
Lire 5he4 overed('lcl ills. andi tiheii on to a
anrothrii' . tis h;ist skui-..tnaped, andr( 4
th ere, at L e sharpf Strioke of' persecu
lion, a1 rift inicari.ainu LIric'khes don, C
arit we i whoi couti n ot fhe redeeimed by -i I
iiiOnc) rro e r'eemed biy fi cious anrd im..
We have in th.is dayv pirofessedl Chris
t.iansi whot alre i'E iri('j&ll iiit m ltiiirf
izecd thait thiey do ot, wvant, ia religion of'
Lt) wan t a reiliuin of brian-8. T1hre liible
sa.p: "In thie lood1)4 iS thu e '' o
atoniemenrit ithon bod.()uA, o
lie, apostle to kiiown? Whit didf he say?
-''Ye iare in deeO.t Oh not id i cor-rupftibleC
tinui.s, atrilieh asalher indro gold, but by
the arecious hi,od o1' Chirist,'' You put
y~Our1 lancet mito theo armii of' our holy re
lii arnd withudraw thle bl1ood, and yo)u
leiave it, a lmere orpse, hit, onily far thne
grave. Wiry did God( cot)mlmn tihe
p)riests of' 011( to strike thle knife imto Lhe l
kid, nnd thn m;at, i'tr tiopgon r
e bullock, and the lamb? It was so <
iat when the blood rushed out from i
0seI imiillals onl the floor of the ancient, I
b)ernacle the people should be Com- i
Aled to think of the coming c.uilae ol
e Son of God. No blood no atone
ent.
I think that God intende(d to impress us 1
it,h a vividness of that color. The grewn I
the izrass, the blue of' the sky, would I
Pt have startled and aroused u-t like i
is dehp criison. It is as it' God had i
tidi: ".Now, Sinner, wake up and see I
hatt the Saviour endured for yov. Thit
not water. This is not wine. It is
ood. It is the blood of' my o.Vn Son. I
is the blood of the Immaculate. It is I
e blood of' God. ' " Without, the sied- i
tg of' blood is no remission. There
is bevii many at mati who in court,s of*
w has pleaded 'not guilty," who nev
theless has been condemned because
ere was blood found on his hands, or
00d found in his room; find what shall
do in tile last, dv if it be sound that.
. htv- recruoilled the Lord o. Ar ory
id halve never repvwlted of' it'e Vm
ist believe in the blood or die. No
capet. Unlesis you let the sateriiie of*
!Mus 1) it yiur stea-1 vyo yursei'tl ulst,
ilfer. It is either Christ s blol or
)ur blood.
"'Oh". says som1e on1e, "the thou.ght
'0blood sickens tIe.." Good. ' God in
nded it to sicketi You With your sin.
o not iat, as though you hiad nothinz to
> with thatf, Calvarial Ilassacre. You
td. Your sins were the implements- ol
rture. Those implement,s were o0
ade of steel, and iron, and wood. so
ulih aS Out o your sins. G uilty of t,lis
MbiCide, aindl this rtegirindt, aun:1 this
-icide, confess Nour guilt todaty. Tell
ousald voices of heaveu brimg inl tile
rqlct against you of guiltv. !uilty. Pre
ire to die, or believe in that blood.
,retch yourself out for the sacrili-e, or
:eept the Saviour's sacrifice. Do 11ot
ng away your one chance.
It seIS to me as if all heavet were
ing to bid in pour soul. The litst hid
makes is the tears of' Christ at, the
mb of Lazarus; but that is not a hig,1
iotuglh price. The next bid heaven
akes is the swcat of Gathsemane: but
is too cheap a price, The next bid
3aven makes see - s to be the whipped
tck of Pilate's hall: but it is not a Iii-hi
ioughi price. Can it, be possiblo that
aven caiiot buy vou in? I eaven tries
ice more. It savs; "61 bid this Liume
r t iaL man's soul the tortures of
hrist,'s martyrdom, the) blood oil his
mi p'e, the blood o his cheek, the blood
a his chi, the blood on his nand, the
lood on his side, the blood o- his knee,
ic blood oil his root-the blood inl drops,
1e blood m tills, the blood in poofs
Jagulated beneath the cross; the blood
Hit wet the tips of the soldiers' spears,
ie blood that, plashed warm in the faces
I his enemies.'" Glory to God, that
id wis it! The highest, price that was
ver paid for antling was paid for your
[)ull. Nothing couli buy it hut bloou!
'lie est,ranged property is bou.;it, back.
'ake it. -'You have sold 3 ourselves
>r nomrlit.; and ye shall be redeemed
'ilhout imoney.'" 0, atoning blood,
leansing blood. fife-iving blood, san
Lifying bh>od, glorifying )1ood of Jesus!
byllv lot burst, into tears t, tie thought
(t for thee lie, shed it.
"No," 81ay8 zome One, -I wil.lhave
ot,nlmg to (to with it except that, like
t enleilies of Christ, L LMLt bot! mii.
aids into that carnage and sL op up
oth palis full. antid throw it (411 ily
ad and cry: "Ilis blood be Oil us -aId
ii our children!' "' Can lyou do such a
iockiig thingi as that? .Jlst ruh .our
and)(kerchiefl across your brow. iand 1look
m, it,. It is the blood of t,be :-on of Godl,
bom11 you1 havtte de0spisedl and1 dr1iven
actk all thlese years. Oh, do not, do that
Iiy longer0! Comiie out, boldly and1( tfrankl y
mi( honestly, andi tell Christ, 30ou are
n'rry. YIon cannot, alf'ord to so rouglly
'eat, him, upon01 whlom eve0ry'tingl de
I do not know how you will got,away
an il, his sucject. You see that, you ar'e
41d jul , and that, Chirit, wiants to bu y
oul back. There.i' are4 tree pers'ons5 wh>
01m1 afther 30ou todayp: 4;od, the l"athaer;
odl, the son; God, the 11o)y Gp(host..
'hey uiite their three 01mnipoitnces in
14e miov,eent 14)r 30111r silvaitioni. YIou
til not, take tip arms aainst. the TJriunec
od1, wili 3011? Is there einougeihmus
Ie ini your' arms 14or suchl ia coOiibai By
he! higtest thrione~ in hieaven, and1( by thle
cepeOst, chiasmi in hell, I beg you look
ut. I'nless you1 allo0w Christ to) carry'
waly 3441ur 51ms. they~ wvill ciarry'p you
way'. Uinless you allow Christ, Lio lift
(lu up,I tbey will dra4 30l (uowni. '1'htere
011 only11n hope for y'ou, and that, is the
food. Chriist , t,he smi-olleing, bearin141
01u1 tran.ressionis. Christ, the sureiL'',,
.y'inig your1 (1ebts. ChistK , thle dlivmea
'' r'us. oseningit y our Ilhibvlonish ia pi
Wouhli14 you)t noit like to1 be free? I 'e
Ithe price0 of 'pour li 1)rat, i. n --not
ionoey, but blood44. 1Ittrble fromi head
1>foot., no4t, btcaus 0115 1ear your11 pres0
nee0. butl because I leart thlat, you will
1iss .4)our chatnce of' immor'tal riescuie.
'hits is the altfernat,Live dIivinely hput:
lie that, believ.th on the Soni shall have
ver1'lastin-' life; and he that, beli1ev th~ not
ni the Son shall nIot, see lifeo, hut, the
'athi of Godl abideth on him.'' In thet
st, dlay if' you no0w rejec4t, Chriist,, ever'y
irop of thant sait' icial bloodi, istead of
leadinig for y'our releoase, as it wold
aIVe p44leded if you had( repentedL43(. wil
Ieadl aga1inXt, you1.
() Li,d God~ of1 t,be juIol aent dayi'!
vort, thait callait!!I L1t, 11s see the
(lick flash of)1'b ne tert that, 5lays the
inm but saves the sinnler'. Sti'ike, 'o 4,nip
telnt God, f'oir the souP's deliverg;nee!
lcat, () etrnal s(ea! wit,h all t,by waves
ain t,be bar11ren heaebc ofd tht, r'ockp
4)u1, and miake it, tremble. OIh! thec
ppre1Csiveness05 of the hour, the mitmte,
he~ secondI, 4)n which the ,4)uP1s destinp
fiveris, ando thits is thait, hou4lr. ftat min
te, that 84econd(!
S.m* 'pears ag44 there came11 do1WI a
ierce stormh on thle seacoast,, and a ves
e- l)t tn the breakers and1( was uioinig to
n(ces. They thre'4w upl some signIals of'
listt'ess, and( the peop01)e on shoire saw
.hem. They.c put ouIt inl a lifeboaft. They
-ame( 4on, and1( they saW the po'ir sailors,
ilmost, exhausted, el nin~ig t.o a raft; ail
l10 afraid were the( boatmenOl t,balt thle mein
vould give up1 be'fore they cot to them,
,bey gave them thre'(e rounds of' cheers,
mnd criedl: "IIol on thiere! 1ho1( 4)n!
Well aveou!nn" Alter.nwhin the boat
:aIC up. One man was saved by hav
n- the boat-hook put in the collar of'
'is coat; and simoe in one way and soine
n another, but they till got Into the boat. D
"Now." says t,hi caltaill, 'lor the
hlo0rC. PUll away now, pull!" The
)cople on the land were afraid the life
oat had -,one (lown. They said: "1ow
Oin!, the boat stays. Why, it muist have
)ceen swamped and they have ill per
shed togeher." And there were mien
umd Women on the pier-hIeaud and Onl
he. beach wringing their hands; and n
vhile they waited and watchled, they tj
aw something loomm-g tt) through the y
uist. and it titrned out, to be the lfe- 1i
)oat. As sooni as it came within speak- ii
nig distance the people on1 shore cried t
mut: I Did you save any of them*! Did
ou save any of them? And as the boat d
;wept through the boiling surfand came ,t
,o the pier-heaf. the captain waved his
land over the exhaust,ed sailors that lay
tat oi the bottom ol the bottom of the
joat. aud cried: "All saved! ''hank
Nod! All saved!" S. may it 1#e today.
hle waves of your siu run high, the e
iL-tirm is on you, but I cheer you with a
this Gospel hope. God grant that with- s
in the next ten miniuttes we may row '
wvith you into the harber of God's mer. t
3y And when these Christian men
gat,her aroumH to see the result o' this
service. and the -lorilied 1athering on
the pier-heads of heaven to watch and
to listen. may we be able to report all
saved! Yonig and old, good and bad!
All saved! Saved for time. Saved for
eternity. "Aud so it. came to pass that r
hey ll esc:Ied al'3 to land.''
8
KANSAS CAN'T GO IT.
Iaiiu,rts, of Repu,d iatia oI)(f thle suni-T'rea
CnicAuo, Ill , Aug.5.-A special from
Topeka, Kan., says "A siisation has C
hi-en catied in alliance circles in this
State by the piblicat-ion of open letters
from W. A. Harris and C. W. Shum, C
prominent leaders in the people's party, a
protesting against tihe sub-treasury
scheme. 11arris is regarded as the safest
leader In the alliance and would have
bueen elected V'nited States senator in
the place of Petfer hall lie not. been a
Confederate colonel. Shuin was the
peuple'S party candidate for lieutenant
guvernor last fall. -Sut-alliances
throughout Kansas Ill is inionth will vote
nti the sub.treasury scheme to decide
vh-ther it shall tbe Incorporated in the
people's party platform, and the indica
tiots are now that it, will he defeated.
Frank McGrath, lresident of the alli
ance, who ls been warm in its advo
cacy. has iow come out. openly against
the sub-treasury scheme and a big light
is looked for wien the annual meeting
of the alliantce occurs in September.
Colonel larris declares that "after a
brillant victory lad been won by the
alliance the so-called sub-treasury
scheme was brjught rorth. The scheme
inl its essential featurts is iuodtelled after
the most vicicoius and ruinous practices
we have condeuned, patterned autter
the illeg;timate loaning of money ty the
government to the national banks aid
to rail roads and the ware houisimg and
stora;;e of goods for importers and dis
tillers; a scheme to tax the many for
the benielf. (it the few uid of even the
mlost, doubt ful hentefi t o those few." Ife
iays substantial buisiness imen over the
couitry .ave unanimously protested
agaiimst, it. It is certain to bring about.
the coiplete overthrow of the people's
party it it is not at oice abaidonled."
The Farmers Cajtuirn Kentucky.
L,ot'Jsvinn-:. K. ., Aug. 5.-Late
KentuIcky elcti'A return. ae lalTvorable
in very instane to the ,armers, and
theare is iuo longer any doubt tat. the.y.
will cotrol the ne(xt legiislturie. T1I'muy
are no.tiall Albanace or Pemoleh's Patrty
imen, however. although the P eople's
Il'arty has sutrprised the I )emnocrats by
electing no less than thirteeni of their
canididates. The poilitical comphllexioni
of the house: I)emoerats ($, lIepublhi
canus 17 1 'eolel's Il'arty 13., independent,
Demiiocrtat I. an'd one (listrict. doutatul.
T1 i te himrs of all pbartes niutmbher 56,
buesidIe~ several country michanimts and
teatchecrs whose syimptithy is ini the same
direction. '[hle farm ers, muost of whlom
are A'.hantcemneti, will have a matjority
nii tIhe I)emerat.ic caucus. TIhiere willI
he six ty-eight memibers of the D)emo
eraitic t*:miCus, ne't, coutinig the Iinldpenl
dent D)emocrat ie, w hose aimissioni to
the caucus is doubtful , tand tirty-ninle
oflie he are tarniers . 'Thle ha rmers can,
is they like, elect every oilicur of t,he
I louse, froim the spieaker down.
Ilirown' s (I Dem .) Pouirali ty for cover
tiot is bJetweeti 25,t000 andi 3i.000t, i.s
compiiaried wit,h 16(,000t lir GoYernior
I huck ner at the last. gubhertat orial elec -
ti'ui, wilth 3,I (ialt thle last treatsuirer's
edetion.
'iihe schousa la n it aud.
...Ans ii., a \lo.,- iig. 5.- Se.vei:al
week~s augo t h.e ' I omie F'asci nator
(oimipatny."' of MontrealI, adv ~ert isedl
extenusi vel v a e.o(rdl conltest, ioffer ing
pirizes ranit ngii . fotin eI,(NX)diwn. The
conte sL was lim iited to sub tscribers.
Several hadtIies here beca inn stubseribhers,
ani tIhe othe dii ay each of them me
eis ed a notiace hat, she laid drmawn t,he
thi rd prize, a gold IintedI sil ver tea set,
and askitig hier to reimit .34 90) to cover
cost ot pack i g. P ostmiaster Itising
commeniiced ant investigat ion, antd lhas
mrecivtd at ice tfruiin the atslstanit uttor
ne'y gemnural hiat thie ''Home Fascina
tor ('ompanay" is a fraud. TIhe schemie
has beeni extenusively worked.
Huavel b.V h is ( r,ia nd nmet hie-r.
iLiw Av, N. .J., Aug. t.. -Gierrge
l"oste'r, Jr i., I hue t.hr ee yetar old1 soin of
(;i-irgie Foster, was saved fromi
diown fing TIueisday through thle brav
ery of inis grandmduother, who is sixty
years (1h(. Tlhue chuibi tell iinto a deep
11001lin thei I tahiway Itiv~er. the was dis.
coverOd b y th e o.' hly, lying motion less
ii the bo.ttoim. She pt lugeid bravely -In,
head first, arnI siucceeded in bringing
thin boy to tthe surface. lioth were pull
ed inito a piassing Iboil andi the boy
wa~s p)romptly resuiscitatedh.
IUt tC,ne- limocraice,.
Ooui>sN, U'rail, A tug. 8.-The firsti
election In I ui on n:at ionatl pairty lines
caime olT yesterday. T!here we-re t,hree
tickets in the fiefl, hiowe'ver, the rein
nanut of thue I lieral party, madle up
muostly of repiublicanus, niominiating a
lull ticket. Th'fe Mormoni vote wvasabott
-qually dividetd bet weeni the de'mocrats
anid republicanis. Thle former wvon by a
sumuall lurality over the liberals, who
were slightly nheadt of the ronubhlc,nn.
k BABY'S AWFUL DEATI.
ROWNED IN A TUB OF CONCEN
TRATED LYE WATER.
efI Alone, It Climtbs U1p, (ioea in Head- le
furenmost and Die1-Found Colid and ri
Badly Dipfigured-An Awful I)eati. i
COLUMIA, S. C., Aug. I.-One of the
lost fearful and revolting accidents u
iat has occurred in Columbia in years I'
'as that which ended the life of an w
m1oceOt, pretty and playful little child s
ia sudden and terrible manner yes
-rday afternoon. all
About 7 o'clock the news of the acci- w
ent spread up street, and nothing was
tlked of for the balance of the night.
he story is as follows: w
At the llauskett hoine on the corner di
f Taylor and Henderson streets, a col- w
red girl was engaged in scouring the c<
oor of the rear piazza. Mr. and Mrs. il
Lugii4tus 11olt occlpy the place, and c
little adopted girl child, Lily Wooten,
hIio is only a mere tot, two years and
ixteen days old, was playing around.
'he woman was scouring with an old al
utter kit filled with water, delutted
vith concentrated lye. Mrs. 1lolt's "
wn little child was ill and she and the 8'
urse went inside to attend to it., leav- il
ig little Lily outside. No sooner had
hey left than the playful little one had tr
limbed up on the top to look in. liut 11
lie look was fatal, for she lost her bal- ir
nce and lell headfore most lia the hor- l
ible death dealing liquid...
When found by the horrifled nirst
he was quickly taken oit, gave one
asp and died. A number of physicians.
ere summoned, but to no ptur11e81.
'hte lye had badly eaten the flesh of the e'
ace, arms aid upper portion 01 the i
ody in certlain places.
The little child was a bright little "
reature ant'. was the daughter of a for- 0
ner workman at the railroad shops. L
ler tiother having died when shi was ii
ie week old, she was adopted by M r. t
mdt 3Mrs. Hlt.--Sate- k
NOQUARTER IN CHILI.
I in a W ar' of Exterminaain--Trae ' 'alla
iboomn" in iJanger of minkiug.
BRADFORID, PA., Aug. 6.--The follow.
Jig is an extract from a private letter,
eceived recently fron an ollicer of the
nited States navy, well known in
iradford and at prosent attached to
lie South American squadron:
TV'he insurrection or unpleasantness
Low in full blast throughout Chili, amid
)articularly in and about the central
ind northern parts. is hot and interest- r
jg enough to satiSy tte imost blood r
h11irst.y. The Chilians believe, as did
Beauregard when he asked permission
A the Confederate war secretary to
raise the black flag and take no prison- I
3rs, that war nuans tight and light I
means kill. Ambulance corps arid field
hospitals are to either side useless en.
-imbrances. Surgeons have become
line olliceis and ambulance coI)s aro
ictive ighting orgranizations. No (Iuar
Lr is given and none expected by either
iide. It has become a war of exterimi
nation. Tie military control the elec
lion, and military dictatorship r'eigins
ipreme. A censorship over the press,
he telegraph and mail is carried on.
laimaceda, supreme dictator, governs (
vithout a cabinet, and until recent ly e
vithout congress. At present thie in- ii
mirgents seemi to be having things their c
>i way. I notice in recent copies of' t
.he papers report to the contrary. I
L'hese are all "doctored" reports for
oreign effect. Thoy emanate from
he lalmacidan censor. Several out
>reaks have taken place in luenos I
%yres, others in the inland tow.ns. C
lanks have with excepItionis suspeiidedl
mid trade is generally paralyzed. t
"Te'Tall-apoosa' will never see her i1
intive heath again. She is t ied last to
,he dock at lutenos A) res, atraidl to let,
no for hear she will sink. While all the
irst-class cruisers are (In t,he hioiii at a
ion1 a'doing then grand' for' the eifica- )
ion of the Newport swells, we, thie
~ouuth Atlantic sqiuadrsi, are kept, busy
akinning into somte piort every tiiie
'in thirens uinder tear of' going to
lhe bott.oin of the sea."
'rThouRandti of P'eople sitiledi.
('1 iCiA,o, Aug.10(.-Alfre-d l)owniniz, i
N. II. Tlollmairn anrd thi'ee yoiung wvomeii I
nlerks, occuipanits of the oflice of the<
National Capital Savings, Iin Iding and(<
Loan Association oif N orth A inerica, in
Llhe l{ookery buiildinig, w ere arrest.ed this
ufternooii by nitled St.ate-s Mairshals
liitchcock, Allen and Charles, and the I
-iir e' pistolariy contents oh tbe place'
2aken t o the of lice of I'niitedl States I )is
nret A ttoi'iey Milchrst. IDownring anid
L'ollina~n were taken before the nlited 0(
Stat.-s coin iisioner, chargadli( with Iis- I
ug the ' ni ted States miail If or fraudu11
.-nt puirpIoses and1 lact d under $6,(M )
onid for a hearing Thtltiirsda., An'guist
20. I le thIiroe clerks were niotih d~ 1( h at,
hey were wvanted as witne'Ses att thle
hearrig. It is ch arged( i that. It ineil,
who have b&ein ('onduicting this associ
It ion, have swinudletd thioutsands of pee
pde ftoim every St ate ini the I'n ion an '~I
akeii ini fromj $200x),(J to $350,000, ai,(d
4ve nVliot ('1e penn iy inr ret aiirn. '1lTre
ire two men at liberty, they hiavinhg
wo meni, ;t appe-ars, got away wit.hi
niost of the funtis.
Knaocked iIa,wn by a Wactaan.
Ilit\!inINOllA~M, (olin., Aulg. )'.- -Milis.
Patrick Mc(l iiess was sitting at hier
wvindlow last eveniing wbleu tItobert Ceook(
mdA Albert Shye, two we-ll-kinown ath.t
etes, caiie along amilt-ganl guyinig lher. 1
l'hiere is nothing frail abhout Mrs Mc- I
1 inness, and .she ran out and kiio'leed
4lye dwni. Cook ldi't wait, for nias
urn, bitt iniade good time dlown the
itreet, with Sl.)e just behinid, andt Mrs.
~Ic(liruness at their heels. They dodged
nito a conveilent hall way and held the
loon agalist the iratei Anmazon until
hey were finally rescued hv I riendts.
Ilrs. Mc(iliness deoclares that, she will:
hirash thenm both on sight.
Tarred anti Featheredtu.
SIA TI1C ash., August ii -lather
)uay, a Catholic pIriest oft Sniohiomih,
was tarred and feathered by a iinob this
normung between 12 and 1 o'clock. Citi
tens etfected an entrance Iito his
'esidence, dragged hum from his bed
iAn appliedl a comnplete coverling of tar
uud leathers. The priest fought detsper
itely against his lormenertors, but was
In ally overcome, iIe is aecc.ued of ent ic'
ng chIldren of both sexes inito his roomi
nd there practicing variouis forms of
mmorahity, aft.er stupeftying them. it is
statUd he was removed from his charge
at St. Thomas, N. D., for similar prac
L.ics
ELEVEN KILLED, ELEVEN INJURED.
Tall-End Collision on the West Sh.bre
Railroai.
SYRAcus., Aug. 6.-The St. Louis
:p)ress on the West Shore railroad which
ives here at 1:50 a. i. mlet with a ter. -1
Ac> accident, three miles west of Port
vron tils morning, near what is known
the Duchess Cut. The train was run
ng at a high rate of speed1, and at that
>int ran into a froight train. The
:cck was at awful one, and eleven per
ns were killed. Those killed outri,ht t
L those who died from their in juries
mre all Italians but one. the fireman of
c paj!seiger train. Eleven Italians
ere badly hurt and fotur will probably 1
e. Twelve cars of the freight train
ere wreck:d and piled n) on the tracks,
M)letely blocking traille. The Ital
ni were in the sniokiug car, .Yhich was
mipleteiv wrect4- --Alarddly a whole t
ece ol' timber was left of the car. The
reek ,o:)k fir.e antj the paisengr train (
as burnedl, witl the exception ol three a
eeping cars. The train was made up e
two express cars, a baggage ear, a j
nioking car, a dIay car, and four sleep
g cars.
J. J. sullivan, of Syracuse, was on the
atin on his way to Bulfalo. lie was in
le scCOId car, Ihe one behind the smok
1 car. Ile lial hnia in there but a
tort, ltie heflre the arident occurred.
I uncderstood. from a c a1 v,ersatIon with
ie of t he brakemnan," maid Mr. Sullivan,
that it. w%as a tail-end collision. The
eight train, with which our train collil- I
1. was ruItiting ni -lie passenger train's I
1n1. Whenk the crash caie the scene %
as a terrible 41n1w. The siuoking ear t
as smashed to splinters, and the shrieks
the w-iunded who were inprisoned mn
ie wreckage were heartrending. The
chdentot tcirred about :1 o'clock. I lelt
.e scene on the spevial train and do not
now ivlt. hlias Ietn dlone towards car
a1 for the in.jtired. There were about,
dozen killed. and I should ti*nk about,
venltv injured. Whell I leR, thie dead t
til womialed were 4cattered about on the I
LntId inside I he tracks, and the surviv- t
iL passengers were doing all they could
r t lie reliet if the wounded.''
DIolugt in idia.
MA I)RA.s. Aug. C.-This year.'s mon
)on set, li somue timtie ago in soic points
f I udia dispelling aill lears of failure of
rops iin the port,ionl ot the Conitry where
uits had lallen. There lis been no
iin in t,he Chiingleput, al. North Arcot
istrict, in this presidency. and all hopes
If averting fiiiie have been abandon
d. Tle heat is unprecednted; stand
ng gI'ainl llid other urops haye succutubed
(a the long drought ald all tire withered
nd bturned. Already the ellects of the
cat'eitv of 'Iod are heing lelt and there
S great muffering anmowu! the tbnabitant,
>f the di'trict. Man" deatls from starva
ion have been reported. It is also im
>ossible to get food for cattle, Iasture
ainds being devoid of grasses. ad In
nny places streams have dried ill, ren
ermg it impossible to get water for tea.
Aive stock is dying in large numbers
very where Ii tile distriet. It is Iot
nly tbe tpoorer classes that are sutfer
ig from seareity ot' food. Many natives
t ib easte arte making application to
lie authorities to keep themselves and
imilies from starvation. The district
f Chingleput, cmtains an area of 2,753
quitre niles, and acording to the fig
res of the latest census obtainable, that
F 1S7 I, has i3n.5 inhiab1itants. North
treot contains 15,1% squar(tie miles and
be ptophiti on ini lalced at over two
Aillion.
lng RCailr.nti Dals,
Cii.r tu.E*sTox, S. C., Aug.5.--The big
est ratiroad deal oh the century, has
uist, developed her.'. A. 1B. N orton,
'ice p resident, of I th Cincinnat,i anid
~'ape Feitat ilroi, w ho was here last
va'ek, had recordled ina lIerkleIy couty~
m or t gage fo r 89~ ,I0 'A,00 otn p roper ty
ft thait. road . Theia project is t o run tIhe
ad f roun N orfolk to Chlarle.ston east
f thlie l .\thratic Coast LIie, etitetuzg
lie cityv ont a bridge~ across the Cooper
ver, cros.wing thle A shh-ly river, and
ownt to Sav'annmah. Thel company now
otttrols th o te line bilIt from N orfol k to
otihport, N. C.X, anil is erngged in ('ot
tritinig a line k.omi South port to Con
vay). 'roiti there the' ro-fiv ill bez ex
etidedj Via (Geotrgetowni to (Chlarleston.
l'he cinn hati s puiirchasetit tie frain
hise oiift Mt . I 'leasant anid Little
Sver railrtoad, u itli all thte necessary
at.d anmd grait s. Theia new road will, it
a said gri ve the short e.st rotute north
ii <o wee . to w ini exist ence. ThIie lees
or recirdhing the. motrtgatge amttoutfnted
o $-4 ( . - -A tgust at Chiroti ilo
it ,a.a Four Tihn- i.
Chliho'mtlrE, N. ( .,. .\ug. 6. Ne ws of
rathbet rettmalai a fai.j in the
teiIthrho if lIienderson-t 5 dlripige,
1.1 Juls.'- ehey haere'. T1hte i e of W im.
'r ecamm dledf, anid uhilet' bel laily
er-ei at trtfinihe tI' tum ral .some on' t(
i ered thle hitse atndi sth;te $4() ini
lias sispectedf. it' wasK captutred, a
o)pe jIared arnounmd htis tneck anid he
ats hititg tilp to a limbt. A fter a few
untemtfs hie u ats takleni (dwni antd askedl
f lie awitl cot,nss. i m refused to do0
0 andt( was hibug upl augairi. Th is was
ltiaa toutr tianes, hits sufIfering being ini
eaillIed ach Ii me by I he ti me of'
tang' tg be*inmg prolongt d. A fl.er the
iturtli hanging hncecontlestd, anid totld
Vhuere thle inoilty a as. There was a
rotng idea of lynzchmutg himt anywvay.
(QuiELty D)iMtnoineei Or,
(1oREEN viLLE., S.C.. Aiutust d.-Inufor
ntat,ioni has been received here from
'iekeins Couttty, S. C., that ine negro
vhto re'ci litly commttedf the ripe on
uirs. liow lan:i, a iespec'table~ white
vomtatn of thei County, who Is a help
ess criple, has beeni cauitghit and qutiett
y put out of' the way. 'iThe tuen who
vere- wit,h the piursuinig party have
vturn fed boma' andI rel use tio talk, but
ay thie negro "wvill not btothier anybody
igain3." Ills body is supposed to be im
he Aeoowee lhiver.
Eicteel Presieint.
(COLUMnjitA, S C., Aug. 6.. TLhie trits
ees of the South Carolinia college todlay
ninnimnously elected Dr. Jame's Wood
'ow president of that nstitu iiIon. 11is
:atae was presenitedl to the board by the
iomnmitte'e on1 nomninations, and no otni
3r was proposed for that ofllice. Dr.
\V oodrow was also elected professor of
Aiologv. grenlogy and imieninov.
WINDS' WILD WORK.
VASHB0'RN VISITED BY A DESTRUC
TIVE TORNADO.*
wo Peo11e Killed and Scores Injured in
a Circus-The Aninials Escape Front
Their Cages-Great Datnage to Pro
perty.
Asi[LAND, Wis., Aug. 8.-A terrible
arnado struck this place at 4 o'clock
his afternoon, demoralizing buildings
nd tearing things up in general. A
eavy rain accompanied it, flooding the
Lreets for hours after.
At Washburn, across the bay from
Oshland, the tornado's force was more
arious. Business blocks were serious
f damaged and seven people in one
miding were slightly injured. Prof.
Villiams's circus was giving a per
oriance, the tents were torn to shat
era and scores of people were injured,
ut, fortunately, only two were killed
leorge I)edbell and Louis Wilson. The
nimals escaped from their cages and
re still running wild in the streets.
bout (H0,000 bushels is damaged in the
'hicago, St. Paul, Minnesota and
)maha elevator. Several pleasure
rachts were caught on Chequamegon
lay and have not been heard from as
,et. The roof was stripped from the
itield block. The Sweedish Baptist
Jhurch was lifted four feet from its
oundations and turned around, and
imerous small buildings were twisted
ibout.
Out on the bay front half a dozen lit
le yachts were moored. They all
roke away from their fastenings and
vere wrecked upon the shore. The to
al damage amounts to $10,000.
The worst effects of the storm were
xperienced at Washburn, on the oppo
ite side of the bay. The postolice
uilding, a frame structure on Main
treet, in which were half a dozen per
ons. collapsed and caught the inmates
i what seemed to he a death trap, but
>y a fortunate lodgnent of timbers,
hey all escaped without injury, except
,wo women, one of whom suffered a
)roken leg and the other a contusion of
he head Half a dozen other buildings
ire badly wrecked. The roof of the
)maha elevator was lifted up and
iashed into the bay, exposing the stock
)f wheat to the rain. The dry docks
md hoisting engines at the coal dock
were blown over and ruined, and many
Lhousand feet of lumber piled in the
yards of the Iligelow mills were bl:wn
into the water. Several sail boats are
reported lost on the Chequamengo Bay,
but the3 reports are not verilied, and
until the full extent of the storm is
known the damage to marine interests
cannot be estimated. The loss at Wash
burn is probably $50,00.
The Weather and the Cropd.
The weekly weather and crop bulle
tin of the South Carolina weather ser
vice, in co-operation with the United
States Signal Service, for the pait week
was issued Saturday afternoon and it is
as follows, giving much information
to the farmers in the various sections
of the State.
The weather conditions for the past
week have been generally favorable in
most sections of the State to the cotton
::rop. The rainfall has been about the
riornial. with temperature and sunshine
about the average.
The cotton crop is reported in much
etter condition on the clay lands than
Uhose on sandy lands. The excessive
rains of the previous week do not appear
.o have injured the former to the extent
)f those of the latter; while it is true
Lhat the plant has shed some of the
[ormis on the clay lands, but the shed
ling has been much greater and the in
irury much more extensive on the sandy
lands; besides rust is reported and
g reater inj ury imuist necessari ly follow.
In some sections of the State, where
the crop was wvell cultivated and no ex
cessive rains have fallen, the crop is un
exceptionally tine, and a large yield may
be looked for, buit the area is not large
and( is contined to those particular sec
tions.
Cotton caterpi liars have mtade their
appe)tarence on the coast, but as yet no
dhamage reportedl.
Tlhe corn crop is very fine, and as the
Learly corn is now about matured, a
large yield must follow. Some little
damage has been sustained by some ot
the farmers from overtlows on creek
bottoms. T1he crops on the river bottoms
were never hetter, but are later than
usual, andt if favorable seasons continue
for a tew weeks, the yYeld will be larger
Ll'ani foryears.
'.The rice cr01) on the rivers and up.
lainds is looking remai kably well, stands
Koodl and in tine cond(ition.
A Fu-ilon Formed.
Ni:w~ OnRLAxNs, Aug. 8.-A confeir
mene of the Farmers' Alliances alnd the
ifti-lottery D)emocrats at ILa Fayette
has resulted in an aigreemenlt by which
' jioint ticket will be nomil]atedl. TPhe
lFarmers' Alliance will name the Gover
nor, T1reasurer andl Superintendent of
Public Education, and' the antilottery
leaguie the I eu tenman t Governor, Audii
tr. A ttorney General and Secretary of
State, T1hese nommnations are to be
made by a convention elected by all the
wyhit" voters who are opp)osed to t,he lot
tery, and afterward submitted to the
Democratic State Convention. Thue Al
liance aicceptedl this agrcemenut, and at
once nominated Thomas F. Adams, its
l'resident and State Commissioner 01
Agriculture, for Governor. T1hte camn
paign will be almost altogether on the
lottery issuue.
Shot T wo Men.
ATrLANTA'., GA., August 1.--lieze
kiah Arp, nephew to the origInal Biti
Arp, shot two men to death near the
State line in 'Fannin Count y yesterday.
Arp held a claiim against W.- II. Branm
let, who was about to leave the State
and had a yok. of steers attached. This
prod uced a quarrel and Arp shot liram
let through the heart. ]ramuulet's broth
er then took a hand In the rowv and was
shot through the chest, subsequently
dying of his wound. Arp belongs to
one or the leading families of this sec
tion.
lowe His Drans Out.
UNION, S. C., Aug. d.-Mr. Louis, the
agent and operator of the Georgia, Car
olina and Northern Railroad at Car
lIsle, (l"ish Dam) committed suicide to
day by blowing out his brains with a
gun. The cause is unknown. Trhe cor
oner has gone to hold an inquest..
tate.