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. $rootid (0 ^grimllurc, iortirultar^ and the Currait Itrirs of (he Mil "? ? >r ' 'I UNION C. U.. SODTH CAROLINA^mrAOT 11, 1889. NBMRER 9 *T ? ' .1 ? ' " I I I - : - EOut, Sellin, READ CAI SD REI 'NN bat< always been (hit* HCCliOU 4 *%' '? . '-3l, . I I HAVE now made the greatest elfo thing, if possible. And if Goods sacrificed era, 1 can convince them that the Goods ARE SAC] Seal Plush Modjeskas advertised at houses at $16 50 to $20, I will sell at \ Misses Newmarkets, fine Goods, at | Ladios " " nice " at \ Those Goods arc worth double what ' I havo tho fashionable Tricot from ] flfc Those Goods arc 54 inches wide. * Cashmeres, double width, from 14 ic T have all dress trimmings, including 55c. worth 85c. Worsted dress Goods 1 Jeans, Flannels, Ticking, Towels, W BOOTS AN: . HATS AND _?[Y STOCK o: is acknowledged by every person, to be ha re ever seen above Charleston. * I have thousands of other articles tin tion ; hut if you want as many Goods for $15, DO NOT FAIL D. 0. P. LEADER AND CILA May 27 2: rntjJir which an nvswroocs ^ should bear iu mind is this: withe::: c, strong, healthy, wholesomo blood in ' thoir veins they cannot bo either well p or happy, and it is from tlio food wo eat n that blood is made. About tlio most CJ ^ that medicino can do for you is to rcg- p * ulato tlio bowels and secretions, in- ^ creaso tlio appetite, and supply any C( constituent that may bo absent from ^ tho blood, such as iron. etc. Over ^ eating is tlio most fruitful source of r tho dreadful mischief of indigestion. ^ Young growing pcoplo need substantial diet to build up tlioir frames: u hard out door workers rcquiro good 0 and abundant food; miudlo aged v people who do not work should eat 0 most sparingly, and of a diet not too n much mixed; tho old need still less to ^ sustain tlio system.?Casscll's Family g iuuguzuic. A New Textllo l'lunt. ? Consul Williams, of Rouen, reports : that M. J. Do Turck, of Lille, a manager of spinning mills, lias brought to I light a toxtilo plant of Cliineso origin . which ho has culled "exotic llax." ltis only about half the prico of ordinary j flax, and tliofinestlaco orthostrongest cord can be inadc from it, jus well as a c great variety of intermediate fabrics * ?such as tablecloths, napkins, etc. 1 [ Tho material can bo spun without K combing, and worked by tho ordinary llax machinery. Tho rofuso liber re^ semblcs cotton, and can bo worked in B tho sumo manner. Tho exotic tlax ' 1 ^ uhint is tho "dolichos catgang" of 1 Cochin China, called "dan in Ton- 1 quin, and bears (ho doliquoor Tonquin bc?in. It is cultivated on lands near ' tho rivers or tho sea.?Cassell's Magaxinc. j ; A Garden in tlio Ilcscrt. Maj. Mills is now stationed at Fort Grant, A. T., and his engineering skill has changed that post from a desert to a garden. Ilo has put in a system of water work's there, piping tho water several miles with entiro success. Seven fonnlainsandasnir.il lakondorn tho grounds and a luxuriant growth of grass envoi's tho sand. One lienefit derived from the water works system is a noticeable lowering 01 mo temperature.?1C1 Paso Times. Marring;" Anions Iluimlaii I'rnAar.t*. Mnrriago must bo a failure among tho Russian peasantry. l/'pon a convict ship conveying women only to. Bagalicn, 75 per cont. of the prisoners had been convicted of killing their husbands.?New York Sun. I Oni Selling OH IEFULLY MEMBER, (lie T.eader of Low Prices in >f country. ft of my life to clean out the whole in prico will oonviuce the closest buyEtlFICE D . Evrick's Ridleys ami other large ?12 50 and $15. ?2 50, $2 75, $5, up to $5 50. $3 25, $3 75, $5. wo ask for tliem. L9c. to the finest grades at G71e. to 30c. watered silk, which 1 will sell for Tom 4c a yard up. liitc Counterpaincs, very cheap. D SHOES, TRUNKS. F CLOTHING * , I the largest and best selected they it space will not admit me to inenfor ?10 as can be had elsewhere TO CALL AT LYNN'S, ' MPION OF LOW PRICES. L tf Tho Nora is tho giorv of St. Petersurg. It is tho soul of tho city, the iuso of its being and the secret of its neatness. Every ono knows that St. etersburg stands on tho Neva. I>ut o ono who has not lived in tho city in imagino what tho Neva is to St. etersburg. Even tho Russians them>lves do scant iustico to their magniii?nt river. What tho Adriatic is to reuico, that tho Neva is to St. Petcrsurg. Tho city is as if built on the iver, and seems almost to lloat on the rater. One-third of St. Petersburg is built pon tho islands which lio in tho bed f the Nova, and which aro united rith tho mainland by several bridges, pencd for an hour or two in tho early oorning for tho passage of ships. )cean going steamers can therefore team through tho heart of St. Petcrs?urg, and tho sight of these great ships, .ncnored opposito tho palaces on tho )uai do la Cour, is almost like that of nofunnelsof the steamers amid thofolago of tho trees that lino tho canals at Rotterdam. Many of tho most fashonablo houses aro built along the anals, and tho views of tho Foutanka rom tho bridgo between tho Aniteh cotr palaco ancl that or tiiouranci uuko >ergo is 0110 of tho most beautiful city icones I hftvo ever beheld?\V. 1. stead in Contemporary Review. ExppricncfH of the DnigRlst. I supposo there is no one, not even a physician, who holds lifo bo peculiarly in iiis hands as a druggist. Tlicro is no prescription brought us that has not a life hanging in tho balance?by our mistako or correct filling. Errors by drug clerks aro not common, and if one is mado it is herajded throughout tho country. But people aro exceedingly nervous, noverthclc. s, especially huhes. They send a prescription wo have tilled sometimes three or four times to us to know if wo aro "suro it is all right." Wo have repeatedly to assure them, but often they rcfuso to take tho doses. Tliey imagine tho "coloring is not just so," or the tasto is a trillo dilTcrcnt from tho last. They aro difficult to satisfy. With men patrons, unless with rnoro serious cases, it is only a question of cigars or quinine. They drop in and take quinine in all imaginable quantities from two grains to fourteen, either in capsules or soda. What customer do wo like best to sec? Why, the gil l who has tho crazo for toili t articles. Sho spends more money than a dozen hyjK>chondriaes or genuino sick people. Yes, for financial results givo us tho dainty girl.?Drug cist in G lohe-Democrid ,1 (THE MANUFACTURE OF OAS. A Simple Explanation of the Way Uh in hinting time Is Made. How few people can intelligibly explali Borno of tho most ordinary tninga h every day life. An official of the cit; gas works was hoard to eay not long og* tliat if lio might judge by the number o times ho was asked for information, no nioro than two people in ten knov how common illuminating gas is mado They nil seem to understand, ho said that it comes out of soft coal, but ths^ aro ignorant of tho process by whioli it t extracted. YVo do not doubt this at all for it is tho common things that wo ar< apt to overlook in our search for infor matiou. Now, let us give yoii a simple explaija lion of gas making. Break up a piece oi bituminous coil into small fragments auo fill tho bowl of a clay tobacco pipe wltl, them. Cover tho mouth of tho bow! with wet clay and then thoroughly drj it. Put tho bowl of the pipo into a fire where it will get red hot, and you will soon seo a yellowish suioko come out ol tho stem, and if you touch a light to the smoke it will burn brightly, for it is nolliiug moro or less than tho gas from tlio coal. You cnn purify and collect this gas in u simplo way. Fill n bottlo with water and turn it upsido down in a bowl of water. You know the water will not run out of tho l>ottlo because tlionir pressure on tho water in tho bowl will provent it. Put tho end of tho pipe stem under tho mouth of tho bottle, and tho gas will bubble up through tho water into tho bottle, gradually displacing tho water, and if tho pipe were large enough to make a great deal of gits tho bottlo would be entirely tilled with it. Yon bare peen mcir/mienSe quantities of coke which they havo at tho gas works; that is what is left of the coal after the gas has been burned out of it. Coko is carbon, only a small part of what was in the coal having gone off with tho gas. Take tho clay covering off your pipe and you will find tho bowl filled with this coke. Now, that is precisely tho way gas is made in large quantities at tho gas works. Instead of pipo bowls they use big retorts, and these arc heated red hot by furnace, for tho firo mutt 1)0 outside of tho retorts. Heating coal red hot in a closed retort is different from burning it in tho open air. A large pipo from tho retort carries off tho product of tho coal, consisting of steam, tar, air and ammonia, as well as gas. Tho ammonia and the tar go into tun Up, and tho gas into coolers, and then over lime, which takes lip the acids in it into tho immense iron gas holders which you have seen at tho works. These holders aro open at the lx>ttom, niul stand, or rather swing, in tanks of water, being adjusted by means of weights. As tho gas comes into them lii'.y?Le<>_U]> out of the water, but the tho gas cannot escape. The large gas pipes, or mains as they nro called, connect with the holders and conduct tho gas through tho streets to the ho"?os where it is used. Tho pressuro is given to tho i^.is by liio weight of the iron holders, which aro always bearing down on the gas they contain. I low to L.lvo Long. Milk is not always admirable as a dinner drink, especially wheivfish plays any part in tho menu. Tea or coffee taken with meat is simply suicidal. Theso hot leverages turn tho moat into something resembling leather, and tho result interferes sadly with digestion^ The man who desires long life most not givo a placo to "high tea" in his daily programme. Of tea itself it can irmly bo said that it is harmless if not taken too often or made too strong. Tho American lady who after several calls and a cup of tea at each remarked that she could "always worry down another cup" was probably unaware of tho mischief she was doing hcrbclf. No ono ncod totally abstain . from tea if they only toko tho precaution ' to buy it good, not tomako it strong, not to let it infuse-long, never to take it more tlufn twice a day and to abjuro it after 5 in the afternoon. The morning tub is indispensablo to all who whh to live a long and healthy life. It is true that thero huvo been centenarians who have known nothing of this luxury, but their longevity has been in suite of that fact, not becauso of it. The bath is Rood, but not too much bath, Walking is good, but it must not bo overdone. Dickons overdid it. Most'of us, however, underdo it, and scarcely walli enough. Flesh accumulates upon us ir middle ago becauso wo do not tako suffl ciont exercise, and then wo give up lonp walks becauso wo arc stout and conse (jucntly lazy, thus roversing tho procesi of cause and effect. Tho hoaith suiTor seriously, and a way is opened to man} maladies.?Cor. London News. Wllil Ilur.io of tlie riultis. So much has been written of tho hors of tho plains, which, foaled upon th dew kissed grass of tho prairie, has novo known a halter or tho touoh of a man1 hand, that dcscriptivo roferenco to thei fleetnoss, wariness and oftentimes thel graceful l>eauty, particularly among th stallions, would at this day lack interesl Ilut ouo curious fact is known to be few asido from tlioso who liavo followe them for hundreds of miles and studie their habits closely. If there aro enong in a band these animals group by thii teens. With every stallion thero ai twelve mares. What becomes of tl weaker males whom tlio stronger tigl away?whether they bido their tlmo 1 got 1 ho quota of females or, in tlio do I-ondency of equino Iwichelorhood, go o alone and starve themselves?is n< known. Tho matrimonial regulations! liie wild horse, however this may b allow to each male [twelvo consort and, the remarkable featuro is, no mor They draw tho lino at an even dozei , Even when the bands that roamed the great plains, then tenantless except I other wild creatures, numbered in tl hundreds and inoro than u thousand tl 1>: caliar division into familiea<wns plain noticeable. They kept a littio apart ai never voluntarily mingled.?Colony Cor. Chicago Tribune. . Now York city lias 427 miles i ptrcet sowers. THE FREE KINDERGARTENS: ^ f> Professor Adler Explsini the Froebelleik Method?Interesting Work. a Thero aro so many mother* who do a not really know what tho method of f the kindergarten is that I shall quota p Professor Felix Adler, an acknowlf edged authority on the subject, who?* t explanation should serve to convince 7 them of tho desirability, even tho ne. cessitv, of this training tor children. , "What is tho system of tho kinder7 garten?" I asked. * 9 "It is a means of developing chil, drcn through three different channels. I First, knowledgo; second, duty; third, - social lifo?and all in tho form of play. Thero is a serious mooning underlying tho games. Knowledge is given in i r_n ; *" * l | -uo luuowjug inauucr: xuroug/i t ! blocks r.nd squares ^ind tablets tho i childron aro taught to rccoguizo all I tho different geometrical formB. They r soon know tne shapo of a i*eotanglo i and sphere and so forth. They never , I have any oxorciscs in counting, but ! aro incidentally taught to count. Exi eel 1 on t training in the color sense is i givon by matching colors in their i weavinglessons and by tho use of the color chart. In all their occupations special attention is given to educating their taste for the beautiful. "Of special importance to children is tho influonco upon them of social lifo. Froebel, tho founder of the kindergarten, recognized tho fact that association is a powerful instrument toward shaping tno character of children. Tho children are taught at an early ago to obscrvo politeness to each other. The kindergarteners themselves aro especially trained to avoid all harshness Kwi llm mn?t. ot?lfloV? - -f conquered by gcntlo means. AfT^ilH" mosplicro of relincment pervades tho whole kindergarten. Special import- 1 anco attaches to games. By means of ' games children aro tdught kindness to ' animals. They represent difforont animals themselves. They aro also taught to respect tho different trades. Tho scissors grinder is 0110 of the' heroes of kindergartens. Tho song of ' ( tho shoemaker never fails to awake 1 tho ioyfulcst echoes. But especially ' tho lovo of tho children toward their i parents is dovolopcd. Songs about i mother's love and father's kindness e aro great favorites, and their tlicmo is harped upon in endless variations. As to tho freo kindergartens, they aro especially helpful to tho poor. 1 Children of tho well to do aro cared ' for, if not by their mothers at least by f their nurses, but children of tho tone- ? mcnt liouso poor aro too often left to j play in tho hallways or on filthy J streets, whero they aro exposed to tho worst examples. *Tho kindergarten c system means really organized play. ' Tho good it does, considered in tho I Jicgativo form, is in keeping child^TV o ,out of mischief and from beinL* 1,, hun tho idea of ^ kindergartens, Professor Adler an- y' swered _ _ ? |] "Mv interest, in seeing tho c-iuvuiion J of tho working people. It was a plan j of new education as a means to that r end." ( "ITavo freo kindergartens been es- ^ tablislicd in other cities?" f . "When I was in San Francisco, sov- ' oral years ago," replied tho professor, 1 "I delivered an address on the subject ' of the freo kindergarten, and tho idea ( was taken up very quickly. Ono was , established almost immediately, and ( sinco then others liavo been started. In Rochester a short timo ago I also talked on tho samo subject, and fivo ' freo kindergartens liavo been opened there." I "Bo you find any difficulty m ob- ] tabling tlio support you need to carry on tho schools? "No," answered Professor Adler, "although it takes about $20,000 a year." " AA 1 A ?.A. r* / mio migni. uappuu iu incut xri-uicssor Adlcr in that large, bright room in Cherry street, whom tho children assemblo every day, for it is tliiAjugh-y his endeavors that tlio class has been formed, and ho looks in thero sometimes to see how tho work is progressing. That tin children camo lero last year for tho first time one 1 may learn from Miss Gordon, tho 1 young lady who, with a pleasant ' smile, starts them in at their morning work. But during a few minutes' stay in tho room it will be discovered that thoso of tho children who aro 5 : and G years old liavo received moro 1 than a few mornings' lessons in the little work they aro already engaged ? upon. Small boxes about tnrco inches squaro have been given them, and be3 foro being allowed to open them they 3 liavo been placed in symmetrical pof sitions on tlio tablo. Ono thing after another is talked about?tho shupo of tho boxes, how many 'corners they have, and so on, and then, following o tho direction of tho teacher, they aro o opened, tho blocks which tlicy conr tain aro tukon out and placed in differs out positions on tho tablo, till finally r thirty minutes liavo passed and thoy r aro gathered up and put away, o "Wo chango tho occupation cvory tt lialf hour," said Miss Gordon, "forthat ] it i.s as long as tho children can bo intcrd estcd in ono thing. Wo aro in session d from 0 till 12. In addition to tlicso h hours some afternoon classes liavo just r- been started for tho same children. It o was found tliat tho morning classes re?o lioved tho mothers very much, but not it enough, so two hours in tlio afternoon to aro to bo occupied in what it called a s- 'playschool.' Tho kindcrgarfc. n games ff will tako up tho tinio." A ot Turning to tho children, Go<v >( don said: "Several national o, represented hero. There s, Jows. Gormans and Irish. W<^^^ o. tho classes will increuso. We ca^feve a. coniniodato sixty or soventy clii 0f so I liavo two assistants besides tlv ? oc-' >y of two other young ladies, wl rsh*w io como for tho purpose of. gaini lis nerienco as kindergarteners.' <j ly York Press. l, id Or10 King Humbert's gift to Fj"7n0ih'l William was a series of mode c:,ir:e(l r f remains of tho men, women, c |.,,.,,vv( and animals in tho famous Pom. ooo.? museum. V A Colored Claim on the Cabinet. ?Iediaoapolis, Doc. 30.?There are 25,000 negro voters io Indiana?4,000 in Indianapolis alone? and thoy carry the 8tate in pockets, and, what's more they know it. They wont something from the Repoblioan administration and | are going to say so very loudly. In the first place, they want ex-Senator Blanche K. Brnce, who married his wife here and was formerly a resident of the oity: put into the cabinet, and will make a row if it isn't done. yThty) they want -a lot. of other offices proportionate in number and valuo to weight of tbd colored element in the party. The negroes in Indiana have doner been BnHhh'iww " -' r _ D uuuiv/Bj viaav iucii faithful following of tho Republican sUu?/?rd bora no fruit in Federal favor. Tbeir officiea wore few and far between ?not more than five in this city, and merely monial ones at that, and they had the additional torment of seeing one of their race who became a Democrat plumped into a good fat office. Now tbey are goiog to have a fair share of tho spoils or kick. The leading race newspaper of the West, the freeman, published here by Edward E. Cooper, one of tho most prominent cplored men in the country, asserts this very plainly: It says in yesterdays issue; "At no time since the negro becamo a citizen has his vote been'held so important as it is to-day. Upon the aclln.. ~r * * i ... '?u?ui mo incoming administration will depend the condition of the negro vote If tbo Republicans, luce the country four years hence with a record of broken promises and unfulfilled obligations it will not bo so onsv to explain away the neglect as it has been in the past, and it will bo impossible to prorent an irreparable break in the ranks. 'The colored man expects great thiugB of this sew regime, and it will not be to dissappniut him. His increased Itnowledgo has taught him his strength ind he is not disposod to coutiuue sowing benefits without prospect of reaping , tome for himself. The negro veto saved , ho Republican party in the recent con- , est, nnd because of this fact the colored , ocople will, and rightly, demand greater , lonors than have previously been con- , erred upon tbem. Democrats havo ex- , oressed a belief that tbo negro will be ;ivcn the cold shoulder in tho dis- , jibutipn of offices. The llcpublicaus ( an not afford to have this prediction , 'erifiod. jWo maintain that it would ( ^cco^uion ^ rrhcre is no nonsense about this matter, j these oolored people appreciate the iui- , )ortance of their services to the party | Through their vote nearly every Norih- | irn State was carried for Harrison, and , without it hardly ono in tho Union could lave been. The colored people will not >e satisfied with servile appointments They expect all through the North to be iven recoguitiou in some degree equal to their importance to the party. Gensral Harrison will be compelled to recognize them bv the appointment of a color- | ed man to tno vjaoinet. rsoming jess will give thcoi satisfaction. Mr. Bruce's fitness for tbe position no ouo can question/?^. Y. World. k. x A Miraqb at Night.?Carriugton Dak., Jan. 2.?Oo Saturday, between 9 and 11 p. tn. the singular and beautiful speotacle was witnessed of a mirage at night. The day had been very warm ibe thcrcmomoter reached to 60 degrees in the shade, and the condition of the atmosphere was ceitainly unusual The sky was more or less clouded, particularly on tho horizon. Patches of prairie fire were visible at all points of the compass. To the North, South and West thero was nothing in their appearance to attract attention, but two masses of firo to tho Northoast of Carrington wero unlike those in any other direction. Thcso fires were with wonderful distinctness heightened into the very clouds just as in the brilliance of the sunlight the obscure stack is made to assume the dimensions of a lofty tower. Then, again, the connecting link between the real firo and its double disappeared, and there waB a perfect reflection of tho fire in the clouds, individual tongues of flame being pictured in tho super-heated strata like tho familiar fata morgana. At another time the reflected fire seemed to waver in tho air like the restless shimmer of the most brilliant rurora. Tho spectaole lasted until tho fires died out all togotncr. A Terrible Event Recalled.? Ono of the most terrible, as it is also one of the most thrilling, tales that history has to tell is recalled by the announcement in the Scottish papers of Miss Edith Hrydon's marriage in Inverness Cathedral. This lady's father was the famous Dr. Rrydou of the Afghan massacre of January, 1842, the one surviv / wou"ded and faint and weary I ' ** most perilous ride, reached Jello '"hjad to tell General Sale the piteous . y of what had taken place in the vber Pass. There were 10,000?or, ting women and children, 26,000? let out from Cabul on that i'l-star A )urney, and he was the only man had escaped. llctwccn the dark Hb of Jugdullak tho murdorous Afflj^H had their fill of blood. The death n with the gore ofsoldiors, campers, women and their childreu . Dr. Brydou alone escaped. She Disgorged a Snake.?Philadelphia, Jau, 1.?Mrs George Soydei of 2012 ParrUh 6trcet, wilo of Policeman Suyder of tho Ninth District, recently vomited a reptile over two feet long, which resembled a lizard. She had been suffering for ten years, and physicians havo beeu uuablc to afford her any relief. During 1871 she cauie home from a party one evening almost overcome with heat and feeling very thirsty. Sbe went to the hydraut iu the yard and drew a cupful c-f water and began to drink, when suddenly she beoamo aware that something other than water was passing down h>T throat \a no | W results Volioweil, the inoideut was I almost forgotten until January, 1S7S. One uight she awoke with her mouth IT Ido nnnn 1 ' i.vv u|>i.u ai u cuuiuuiii)^ creeping out of it, but before her husband, who bud boen nwaked by her struggles, couid sieze tho reptile, it had drawn itself back into tho throut auJ out of sight. Mrs. Snyder at this time was a healthy woman and nearly 140 pounds, She soon bogau to decline iu health and lost daily until her weight wn9 reduced to niuety pounds. She had an enormous appetite aud no amount of food, however largo could satisfy her cravings for food. To eat bread or any doughy substance wonld make her deathly sick for scvoral d lys. For mounths she tasted nothing but meat and milk. Her family physician, Dr. Miller, thought that dyspepsia was the cause of her sickness, and prescribed accordingly. The state of affairs continued for ten years. Tho reptile hud grown to considerable size aud strougth, and was still growing, and her death was soon expected. She hud never tasted beer until tho early part of last month, when an uncontrollable desire for that beverage scived her. Officer Snyder was surprised wheu lie came at night aud his w ife asked that beer bo procured for her. lie granted the request, and with happy results. The sight. ol the liquor made her sick, but nevertheless, believiug that should bo taken, >he drank several glasses full, ind in a few minutes, was seized with violent fits of vomiting. Feeling faint ihe turned very white and fainted. Snyder placed her iu bod, and in the norning she felt wonderfully improved. 3n looking in the bowl in which sho had vomited the uight be/ore, sho diseov:red n curious creature with tho head >f a lizard aud a body not unlike thatof > f sd*.!F?' She rapidly recovered and ; ^oon regained her lcrnier weight and j-optil ) Js preseryed, in pot/ Dr. Miller said that m "all" Bis jxperienco ho has never met with a parallel cane, lie has known of snakes living in persons for months and even years, but never for such a long period. An Experiment in Flax Growing.?A large lot af imported fl ix seed has been received by J. II. McAllister pf the firm of McAllister & Bentz. from a gcutlcman in New Yoik who is interested iu the flax growing industry iu Irelaud and Scotland, and who is a member of a largo importing houso in New York city. This gentleman has been in correspondence with Mr. MoAllster for some time in regard to the adaptability of the soil and climate of this section to the erowincr of flax and the favorable o t o reports which Mr. McAllister, who is himself throughly iuformed on llax growing, was able to give have induced him to send ou a qaauity of seed to bo used in tests the coming season. Tbo seed now in Mr. McAllister's charge, and ho proposes to distribute them to a number of intelligent and trustworthy farmers who will agree to make an experiment are satisfactory,to encourage the spread of the industry with a view to establishing a mill here someday. Mr. McAllister will bo glad to-havo applications for the seed from farmers who care to give tliem a trial, and he will ho ready to inform any who call for that purpose on the details ol the cultivation of the plain. Thoso who know suncthing about flax growing say that it grows well here having boon cultivated ou a small scale in this section before the war. It is to be much more profitable crop than rotton, and if the experiments Mr. McAllister contemplates succeeds, flux growiug might largely supersede cotton growing in this section, ft is certainly well worth the trouble of a careful trial. ? Greenville. Aeics. Unclk Sam Sues a Koiiijkr Railroad.?St. l'aul, Miuu , .Jan., 4. ? Suit was entered iu tfie United Stutos Difrtrict Court yesterday ou behalf of the United States against the North Pacific I^aIIm/va/1 f A f AAAUm* t llA V n 1111 11(1111 uctit vuuipdd v iu 1VUVTV1 viiv of timber cut by tbo railroad compart) from public lands without or authority the suit involves about five million dol lars. An injunction is sought to re strain the company from further doprc dations, which still continue. The pcjti tion is signed hy A. II. Garland, Attor ncy General oftho United States, Geort;i N. Ilaxtcr, United States Attorney toi Minnesota, and Henry S. llobson. snc cial United States Attorney. No sufTarer from any scrofulous disease who will fairly try Aycr's Sarsaparilla, nee* despair of a cure. This remedy purges th blood of all impurities, destroys the germ of scrofula, and infuses new life and vigo throughout tho physical organization. Cold Weather Hulks.?Never leaD with the back upon anything that 18 Col J. Never begin a journey until the breakfast has been eaten. Never take warm drinks and iheu immediately co out into the cold. Keep the bnck especially between tho shoulder-blades, well covered; alao the chest well protected. In sleeping in a cold room establish a habit ofbreuthing through tho nosb and never with the mouth opcu. Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. f j Never ouiit regular bathing, for un- / , ?h|t jL *" ' 1 ? HltllW Ttfb 1'nwi ???-mmmmm cold will close tho pores and favor congestion and other diseases. After exercise of auy kind, never ride in an open carriage or near the wiudow of a car for a moment; it is dangerous to henlth or even life. When hoarse, speak as little as possiblj until the hoarseness is recovered from, else the voice may bo permanently lost or dillicultics of the throat bo produced. | Merely warm tho back by tho fire aud ever continue keeping the back exposed to the heat after it has becouio comfortably warm. To do otherwise id debilitating. When going from a warm atmosphere into a cooler one, keep tho mouth closed so tUat itio air may bo warmed it) its passage through the uoso ere it reaches the lungs. Never btund ?till in o >ld weather, especially alter having taken a slight degree of exercise, and always avoid standing on ice or snow, or whoro tho person is expo ed to cold wind. Kissei) t'utt Til Rut Lives.?When Mr. Cole, th o circus proprietor, sold his stock iu New Orleans, three dun ringhordes that he had owned for years went with the others by mistake. Mr. Colo at ouce bought thcui back, saying that ho would never consent to have tho hortes become tho property of any one who would make them work, and he had decided t> put thcui to painlesn death. * *. Ho proposed bleeding thcui todoath, but W. li. Leonard, a liveryman, suggested that the use of chloroform would b?" n a better and less painful mode. This was Gnally decided upon and a reliable s. mau procured who was to have perforin- , ed tho operation. They were all collect- * ed at tho cirous tent. Thero was Cole, Leonard, tto riders and downs, tho riugmasior, the tumblers and the lepers*. H and the .three pet dun*. CnlRrtg the ; little inaro by namo ho told her to kiss thecal!, jrood bv, The lute llircnt anitncy couTu trtana ?uU T-ntr n . \.<r *' puv uu. vuiu uuu uu piauu iu mivu luuiu to, bo Mr. Loonard promised to find soma ono who would assume charge of them, under them, under a guarantee never to work them, but to keep them iu good -order until death should claim them for the grave.? St. Louis Republic. U'T it Another Race War Story.?New Orleans, Jan. 7.--A special to the Picayuue from Vicksburg, Miss, says: There was considerable excitement iu this county during yesterday over expected trouble at Areola, Washington County, Miss. Several negroes wore arrested there some days ago charged with burning Colonel Paxton's retfidcrieo. It was stated by uoe ol the nogrocs that a plot was formed to murd:r the family also The latter part of the program, however, was not eariied out. It is stated that the prisoners sncccedid in uiakiug their escape. The cause of tho excitement is that the negroes in that vicinity have assembled in considerable numbers and have threatened vengeance, / About fifty Winchester riflos wero sent from this place to Areola yesterday morning, A train was held in rcadiucss all day yestorday, and on receipt of the first news of danger tbo 'Southrons" under command of Captain ScnrU will leave lor thatpoiut. ? Mr, \V. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake City, Fin., was taken wit h a severe Cold, attended with a distressing Cough and running into Consumption in its first stages. He tried many so-called popular cough remedies and steadily grew worse. Was reduced in flesh had difficulty in breathing and was unable to sleep. Finally tried Dr. King's Now Discovery for Cousumpti >n and found immediate relief, and after using a half dozen t.ntt!cs found himself well ami has had no return of the disease. No other remedy can show so grand a record of cures, as Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption Guaranteed to do just what is claimed for it. Trial liAttln fron ill P.itnv'u Writer Slnrn ...... ......... . ... ? ~ - & .. 1U:ni:w8 11 kr Youtii.?Mrs. Phoebe ChesIcy, Peterson Clsy Co., Iowa, te'ls the following remarkable story, ihe truth of which of which is vouched for by tho resident of iho town. 'I am 75 years olcl, have been troubled with kidney complaint and laaie! ncps for many years: could not dress myself r without help. Now 1 am free from all pain and soreness, and am able co do all my own housework' 1 owe my thanks to Electric Hitters for having renewed my yeutb, and removed complctly all disease and pain.' - Try a bottle, 50o. and $1, at J. W. Posey & . Ilros. Drug Store. -9 3 Stop that cough, by the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral?the best spooifio for all . throat and lung diseases. It will allay Inflammation, aid respiration, and strengthen the vocal organs. Ayer's Almanaos are free to all. Ask for ono. t, m - I Call at J. ff. POSEY & BRO'S Drugstore e for puro Stick and French candies, 40-3t The Street boxes will be emptied at 12:30 * every day. A carrier will leave the office r everyday at 12:15 A. M. and visit all the business houses, for the collection of mail h J