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jtomcMMS Drpartmcnt. The Pronoun He.?A brother of the Indiana Conference, a very estimable man, and able preacher, has ah incurable habit of always annexiug the pronoun "he" to the name of any person to whom he is alluding. This habit even follows him into the pulpit, sometimes with ludicroqs results. This was particularly the case on Sunday when before a large congregation, he arose and announced his text: "The devil he goeth about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." Looking impressively over his goldbowed spectacles, he began: "Brethren and sisters, my subject naturally divides itself into three heads: First, who the devil he is?" The congregation was slightly startled, ? but preserved due decoru m. "Sppnndlv. mv hrpthrpn. where the devil is he going? An old class leader put his head down and stuffed a bandanna in his mouth. The choir shook, and a little girl in the gallery tittered. "Thirdly my brethren, what the devil is he about?" This was too much for the congregation, and for once there was a peal of laughter in that church. The quarterly oonference discussed the matter at its next meeting, but the pastor still sprinkles his pronouns promiscuously. An Andover Woman.?This story is told of the wife of an eminent benefactor of the town, whose residence was on the "Hill." One day while the lady was in the midst of preparations for the midday meal (this was in the olden time when people got up in the morning and had dinner at the proper time) a caller was announced. Hastily leaving the kitchen urTtai>A aha wn? nvarsafilnc nnerations she entered the next room where the visitor was. The door between the two was open, and pretty soon the lady broke off the conversation and called to the "help" in the kitchen: "Nancy, does the kettle boil ?" "No, ma'am." Then the conversation was renewed, to be broken again in a few minutes by the inquiry: "Nancy, does the kettle boil?" "No, ma'am." "Then take the pine stick in the corner and put it on the fire." This was presumably done, for shortly after, when "ma'am" repeated her question : "Nancy, does the kettle boil?" "Yes, ma'am," was the answer. "Then take off the pine stick and put it in the corner." This shows a spirit of saving hardly to be surpassed.?Boston Record. A Good String.?A well known druggist in this city, was filling an order for a lady the other evening when a hawkeyed young man whose raiment bespoke hard times stood by without making any errand. As the lady went out he was asked what he desired. "Poionfir.fliTQ oonfo f n nov fr?r a nicht's lodging, please." 44 Well, you won't get it." "Very well, sir. You put up quinine for that lady ?" "I did." Suppose I follow her home and raise the. query of whether you didn't make a mistake and put up morphine ?" "But it was quinine." "No doubt, but just to show you how a word will upset some people I will run after her and" "Here! How much did you say you wanted?" "A quarter, please." "Ana as you probably haven't had any supper here's fifteen cents extra." r4Thanks, sir and may you never make another fatal mistake. Good night!"? Detroit Free Frees. The Sermon Bore Fruit.?Dr. Douglas was once astounded at the sudden and somewhat remarkable effect a sermon of his on economy had on an old woman, who was a member of his congregation. A few days afterward the old woman stopped the doctor on the street and said : "Doctor, that sermon of yours on the subject of economy was the best I ever heard. I never was so impressed by the duty of being economical, and I concluded to practice as well as believe your advice." "I am glad to hear that you are pleased. What have you done, if I may inquire?" "I have reduced ray contribution to the church from $12.50 to $10." The best part of the story is that the old -1 At t- A woman was really in earnest ana mougm she was simply doing her duty .?Pittsburg Press. Solomon's Plan Didn't Work.? Judge Dicken of Henry county, Ga., was called to preside at a trial the other day fer the possession of a negro baby. There was so much hard swearing on each side that the judge was at a loss to know where the truth lay, and bethinking himself of Solomon in a like predicament, he grabbed the baby, and, as a local paper says, "reached down into his girale and pulled out his bowie knife, and proposed to do the fair thing by the claimants by slicing the baby in two. Both claimants, thinking the Judge had a right to divide the baby, rushed frantically up to him, saying: 'Boss, don't kill him. You may have him.'" ? Advantage of a Town Clock.?Portage (Wis.) Girl?"Oh! you Omaha girls haven't any spunk. Why don't you form a mutual improvement society like we did?" Omaha Girl?"Why, what has your society accomplished ?" "Wei!, we held fairs and did all sorts of things until we got enough funds to purchase a town clock. When it strikes it can be heard everywhere." "Of all things! What good has that done you ?" "Good ? Why our mothers can't set the clocks ahead when they see a young man coming in the gate!"?Omaha World. He Gave Up All Hope,?"Prisoner," said a Nevada judge, what have you to say to this indictment; are you guilty or not guilty?" "Before I answer the question, Judge, TM llto tn qdIt vr\nr TTnnnr if thai, lit.tlp spectacled dude is all the lawyer i've got." "That is Mr. Ferguson, sir," responded the Judge, sternly; "I have appointed him to defend you, as you seem to have no counsel." "Judge," said the prisoner, sighing heavily, "I'm guilty."?Chicago Tribune. ? J@?* "So you've been out west?" he queried of a citizen who returned the other day. "Yes." "Lots of suow out there?" "Millions of acres. I was snow-bound on a train for fifteen hours. There were twenty-two ballet girls in my car." "And your wife was with you ?" "Alas! yes." "Great Scott! but how you must have suffered!" What if He Hadn't.?They were popping corn together and having a real sociable time, saying nothing, but thinking a great deal, when he broke the silence by the sage remark: "How nicely this corn pops!" Her reply made him prick up his ears. It was: "You see it's got over being green." He popped at once, and was sent to pop to "popy." In the Bottle.?Judge?So, Patrick, you beat your wife? Prisoner?Yis, yer honor, but I was drunk. "You should try and sober up." "Sure, I am afraid to sober up." "What are you afraid of?" "Me woife, sir; whin I'm sober she bates me."?Texas Si/tings. The difference before and after marriage is thus illustrated by the Texas Siftings: "Stiggins married his type-writing girl. Before they were married he was in the habit of dictating to her, but after marriage she dictated to him, and very successfully, too." k. <f atm and fireside. STICK TO THE FARM. Had we the ear of every young farmer in the Southern State*, we would say to him, and repeat it over and over again, "Stick to the farm." Ennoble your calling. Educate yourself for it, and by judicious experiments, close observations and untiring labor and painstaking, make it the source of mental improvement, pleasure and profit. When we say educate yourself for it, we do not mean education in the schools and colleges, though we think that in these far more attention should be given to the branches connected with agriculture. We mean that the young farmer should, by a judicious course of readingand think ing in tne intervals oi iaour, ucquuc cuemtelligence that is indispensable in his calling. Let him read attentively short elementary works on geology, chemistry and plant physiology. The necessary books can be got for not more than two dollars. Having laid the foundation in these, let him continue the course through life by subscribing for one or two good newspapers. We don't mean agricultural papers which treat of nothing but the one subject, but good weekly newspapers, from which he can store his mind with information on all topics. Nearly all the leading weeklies have a department devoted to agriculture, conducted by a competent editcr. A society of young farmers in each neighborhood would be a most valuable adjunct. Let him make experiments of his own, cautiously, and daily learn something by observation. It is a certain fact that every acre of land, if ithasa medium subsoil, and is pretty well drained, can, by careful tillage and judicious use of home made fertilizers, be made to yield twice the quantity of cotton or corn that it yields with the ordinary tillage. A careful selection of seed alone will always increase the crop, and if persevered in may double the yield and give a permanent variety, valuable not only to the producer, but to his fellow farmers. Let tne young farmer give his attention to these things, addihg daily to his knowledge, adding yearly to nis profit. It is undeniable that agriculture isthe civilizer of mankind and the ultimate source of the wealth of all nations. Let every r ?? ??air\f Kionullinrr young IHrujtr, uieu, uc jjiuuu ut iiuiuiiiug, and seek to adorn it. We are aware that a spirit of unrest is abroad among the young farmers of the South. For some years their labors have been hard, and their profits small and slow to accumulate. Many of them fancy that a surer, shorter, less laborious road to competence may be found in the professions, in trade, or in other kinds of labor. In this they are mistaken. The depression is widespead?wide as the civilized world; it permeates every avocation, every rank of Society. The professions are overcrowded. Here and there is a professional man who acquires competence and fame ; but for every one of these there are scores who eke out a meager subsistance, very many of them not knowing how they are to pa: their board or house rent at the end of the month nor their grocer's and butcher's bills at the end of the week. One reads and hears of the successful ones, but not of the others; just as one reads of the few who draw the big lottery prizes among the news items of the public prints, but the names of the thousands who draw the blanks?never! And in the mercantile business?few young farmers can form a conception of the physical and mental labor the merchant and his clerks and other employees must undergo. For the former, days of toiland sleepless nightsofanxious thought! For the latter, days of unremitting slavish work, uneasy doubts as to what the future, with the vicissitudes of trade, may bring! Homeless and without means or employment I Can our young farmer friends fancy the full meaning of these words? And how many merchants succeed in their business? We have it stated, by good authority, that not more than five out of a hundred retire from business with a competence. The other ninty-five see their capital slowly melt to nothingness, or is ? + "no fall cuinnn thnf. hrinO'S ovvcpt a naj aw \/nv ivn um w^/ ? ?0.. bankruptcy and ruin to the merchant and loss of position to his employees. And what of the other forms of labor in which millions are engaged? "What of the great army of wage-workers?is peace, and plenty and cotentment found in their ranks ? Is there no unrest there ? What of the privation they and their families have endured for years? Andremember that most of them are without homes of their own. What of the exactions of which they complain (whether justly or unjustly we shall not stop to inquire). Consider the strikes and lockouts of the present decade, the thousands who are thrown out of employment, the days, weeks, months and years of enforced idleness. And remember that every strike and lockout is a sharp two-edged sword that cuts both ways. Employers and employees alike suffer. Let the young farmer compare lots with all these?the professional men, the merchants and their employees, the wageworkers and their employers. His homestead is his own, safe to him and his beyond peradventure. It is his capital-, that cannot pass from him by slow degrees, nor lost by one calamitous stroke. For him there are no strikes nor lock outs; he may always find employment. He has always a roof to shelter him and his, and food and raiment for both. For every farmer can make, with reasonable care and industry, a supply of everything he and his family need for food, except sugar and coffee. After home supplies for man and beast, which every farmer can and should make, there comes his money crop. For the farmer in the South that money crop is, and for an indefinite time it must be, cotton. We, of course, except localities like that contiguous to our "Magic City." We say it is and must be cotton. And, spite of all that has been said and written derogatory to our great staple, it is the best and surest money crop in the world. Either in the form in which it comes from the farm or as manufactured goods, we send our cotton to every part of the globe. The demand for it is universal, constant, insatiable. Compare cotton with the staple money crops of the North. Take wheat, for instance. Two acres of fair average land yield thirty bushels of wheat. Two acres of like land in the South yield one bale of cotton. The cotton weighs450 pounds, the wheat 1,800 pounds, or four times as much. Still, the cotton will bring considerably more at its ultimate destination than the wheat will. Discrimination and competition may modify the economic law, but the law itself is axiomatic. That is the best crop which comprises the greatest value in the least bulk and weight. Moreover, a considerable per cent, of the mineral constituents of the soil is exported in the wheat, and to preserve its average fertility, the fanner must replace these by the use of bought fertilizers. Cotton exported takes nothing from the soil, and to preserve its average fertility, it is only I nnnnooofir that +Kia former rnetnrA tn thp II4V/V/VOCU1 J illUV WIV JUtUIVk AVfcJ?>v??xs vv ? < V soil the seed taken from it?either the raw seed or the droppings of animals fed on it. Again, England and the Continent grow I wheat, some of the European nations rais! ing large quantities for export. India, I Australia and British Columbia have be! come formidable competitors of our wheat ] growing regions, and new fields are being j opened up every year. Years may come j when the flush supply of wheat abroad ; will reduce the price so low as to stop its 1 exportation from our country. But the ex' portation of cotton will never be stopped. | As a producer of the cotton the world : wants, the South has no rival on the globe ! and never will have. j In presenting the merits of our great i staple as a money crop, we would not disi suade Southern farmers in favored localities from producing otherthings instead of cotton for market. Dairying, gardening, fruitraising, and the growth and fattening j of beeves, sheep and hogs for the butcher, are, in many places, far more profitable than the raising of cotton. But except in such places, cotton is our best money crop, and for the reasons we have stated, the best money crop in the world.?The ATew South. THE STAR OP BETHLEHEM. The New York Herald has recently d( voted a considerable portion of its space t the so-called "Star of Bethlehem," and il descriptions have been copied intw othe papers far and wide. The special stirai lus for the effort is the expectation by som people that the star which burst upon th vision of TychoBrahe, November 11,1571 will reappear in 1887, its period as a varit ble star being assumed to be 315 year; The prediction is based on the recorded o< .currence of a similar phenomena in th years 1264 and 9(54. As these three date are separated by intervals of 308 and 31 years, and as three previous appearance at corresponding intervals would carry u back to the beginning of the Christian erf some would-be wise man has jumped t the conclusion that this star is the on which appeared on the birth of Chrisi The hint has been so extensively accepte that a great many people are on the qu vive for a sight of the stranger, and seer to await it with confidence that there ca > be no mistake in regard to it. A little closer acquaintance with th facts will suffice to show that the whol thing is blunder?at least so far as identit may be claimed for the star seen by Tych with that reported by Matthew to hav gone before the wise men o? the East i their search for the infant Saviour. Th language of the Gospel is that the sta went till it "stood over where the youn child was." That means that the sta must have been very near the verticf when it passed the meridian above th pole, in which case its declination we not more than 32? north. The apparitior referred to as having occurred in subs* quent years were visible in not far fror 60? of north declination, and could neve approach the point overhead at Bethlehet so nearly as the midsummer sun comes t our zenith. It is evident such a star coul not fulfill the conditions laid down in th gospel, and reappearance in the latter pai of the nineteenth century could not b properly regarded as forming a connectin link between us and the scenes enacte near Jerusalem 1,891 years ago. There is really no proof of identity b< tween the star seen by Tycho and thos strangers which blazed out in earlier yean The positions of none of them except th last were noted precisely enough to enabl the astronomer to draw a connecting lin between them. But it is not beyond th range of possibility that a variable sta should exist with such a long perioc iUAt.nU * *. /Ia m/wA * K ft n?nnc lllUUgll Jt IS U1111CU1L IU UU IUU1C l/HOll {^UCi at the conditions that would cause a stu to blaze out at such long intervals and di out to invisiblity during the lapse of sue enormous cycles. Several cases of varij bility with less time are known, the mo: noted examples being Algol, which got through all its changes in a few days, an Myra, which requires the largest part of year for the details of its performanci But those and all other known variable keep in the same point of the heavens, i referred to the earth, while passing fror dimness to effulgence and back again t the phase of faintness of light. There i no reason to think that an object, variabl or otherwise, can describe a journey e> tending oyer a twelfth part o' the circuir ference of the sphere and return at the va: lineal distance that separates us from th nearest fixed star. Such an idea involve what may be called a mathematical at surdity, which must be accepted by thos who expect to see the Star of Bethlehet shine out in the constellation of Cassiopet which is where Tycho saw his marvel.Chieago Tribune. THE RATLKOAD LAW. The Inter-State Commissioners are gc ing to find themselves with about all th work they will want for the next fe^ months. A Washington dispatch says The indications are that they will ear their salaries pretty thoroughly befor they reach the easy spot in their job: There are now about 150,000 miles of rai road in the country, running through n less than forty-five States and Territoriei and an attempt to supervise and pract cally superintend 150,000 miles of roac enough to go six times round the world, i - ** '1 i/ ? ?a^rpWnn K A OI liseil H preuy luugu juu. iucu Hie are noDe of them practical railroad mer and however anxious they may be to d what is right in the matter, they will fin the task of reaching conclusions a ver, difficult and tedious one. The railroa people are about the smartest that th country affords, and they have evidentl 'got it in" for the Commission. One coir pany, it is said, has a list of some, 2,50 questions prepared to be submitted to th Commission for decision as soon as it gel in working condition. A good man others will come to the front wth simila requests for interpretation of the law Taken all in all it seems that the lot of th Railroad Commission is not likely to b altogether a happy one. It is stated in Cincinnati that the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad Comnan will pay no regard to the law, but will d business in its own way. If the Commit sioners call it to account, it will go int Court and test the constitutionality of th law. The principal competitor of th Louisville and Nashville is the Quee and Crescent system, whose officers hav announced that they will obey the ne\ law to the letter. Roth companies hav long hauls of traffic from North of the Ohi River to New Orlelansand other Souther points, and they both have the competi tion of low rates of the steamboat lines o the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. As to the enforcement of the law, Sent tor Beck is said to have recently delivere himself as follows: If the railroads do nc hamper the Commission, perhaps all wil go well, but if they do, if they try to evad the law. we will pass laws to deal with th railroad officials individually and make i a felony. I tell you the railroads mus not be arbiters and decide to do only vvha pleases them. If a railroad will carr, freight for one person for $1 and charge $ to another in the same town and for?th same distance, the laws must regulate sue! an injustice. The same applies to long am short hauls. Look how the Standard Oi Company, in connection with the railroad* destroyed rival companies by chaigin them for freight. These things must no exist. They are destructive to industr; and contrary to justice. This Board c Commissioners will not find very muc] trouble if the railroads desire to carry ou the law. If they interpose and create ol struction we will find a way to deal wit] them. They are nothing but commoi carriers, and Congress has the right to reg ulate them. *EVE? In appearance Eve was exceedingly grn cious and beautiful, full of reticence ant dignity ; people always spoke of her as i lady, and whispered to one another tha she had come of good stock. To her hus band she was full of a wistful courtesy it seemed as if he had made some sacri fice in marrying her, and her devotion wa mingled with gratitude. In Adam ther was less that was peculiar than in his wife He would stand often on his threshold ii the evening and look out. He had forgot ten that centuries had passed, and wa hm Smm /i r\ f V* ? a fl nol sun yeiULMLiy iUl llic ICIUUI WI mo mm born?the wanderer. It was Eve who ii the spring tide returned to the ineadov where the lambs were playing, and sh always went alone. When she came bad she would put her arms around her hus band's neck and kiss him. He did no understand that she was come from ; grave; but he was graieful for the kiss and drew her away to look at the youni sprouting blades of corn. He had be come a husbandman and was skilled ii the tilling of the ground. Eve neve looked happier than when he came horn hot and hungry from working in the fields She loved to set his meal, and lay he head on his knee, and listen to his talk c the wonderful new ways of raising crop and planting vineyards. He was bus; and contented, and there was no regre in his face. But their conversation dii not always turn on commonplace mat ters. On winter evenings they often dis cussed ancient history, and showed : familiar acquaintance with the stories w now read in the early chapters of Gen ois. Sometimes they would quarrel am grow sullen, or violently disagree. Thei Adam's voice would be heard in reproach or Eve's in contention, and Adam wouli /" A walk out and lean against the old swing ? gate that seemed to be the natural bounda ry of his little domain. When Eve saw - him leaning against the gate, and apparently forgetful ot her, she would steal i- up to him 9oftly and they would walk o home together, a new light in their eyes, ts All age had passed from their faces, and !r there was majesty in their least caressing i- touch, for they had no suspicion of intrude ers, and thought only of each other. Aftei e these hours of reconciliation they would 2, speak of quite another time in their lives, i- when evidently there had been deep ac3. cord between them ; then and then only, > was Eve heard to laugh, a silvery ringing e laugh, full of unimaginable mirth, and 's Adam, drunk with the witchery, would 9 grow eloquent and tender.?Michael, in the ;s Contemporary Revieiv. is i, A LIVING ISLAND, o The alligator is not in any way an ate tractive animal. On the contrary, it is t. about as repellant in looks and disposld tion as any living creature very well can i- be. And yet in one respect at least he is n to be envied. It can go through life withn cut ever needing a dentist, unless it be tc eat him ; for it never keeps its teeth long e enough lo give them any chance to decay e or ache or get out of order in any way. y When an alligator's tooth is worn out, 01 o broken, or in need of any kind of repair, e it drops out and behold a new one is ready n to take its place. But I hardly need say e that the alligator's teeth are a joy only tc ir itself. Another peculiarity of the alligag tor is its ability to sleep. Like other repir tiles, it is so cold-blooded that it likes il warmth and hates cold. It needs water, e too, and as the dry season and the cool is season common together in Florida, there is is a double reason why the Florida aliga5 tor should go into winter quarters. II n buries itself in the mud after the mannei r of its kind, and settles down for a long n nap. Sometimes it happens that grass and o quick growing shrubs spring up on the d back of this animal. As a rule these are e shaken or washed off when, with the firs) t warm rains, the aligator rouses itsell e and makes for the water; but occasionally g for some reason the mud clings, and with d it the plant growth, so that when the halfawakened creature slides into the watei and floats stupidly off, it looks like a floatie ing island. In one such instance, a plos. ver was so deceived as to build its nest ic e the plant growth on the alligator's back, e The living island so freighted, floated e siowjy aown me stream uuui iu who iw e ticed by a party of boys who were out ir fishing. They saw the plover rise from i, the little island, and, suspecting a nest tc is be there, they gave up their fishing and ir rowed out to it. They never suspected the e nature of the island until they had bumph ed their boat rather rudely into it once 01 i- twice, and so vexed the alligator that il it opened its huge mouth with a startling sud-9 denness that brought a chorus of yells from d the nest robbers, and sent them off in s a fit mode to sympathize with the plover 3. which was fluttering about and crying pitJ8 eously at the raid upon its nest, the angei is however, for the alligator, having at lasl n been thoroughly aroused, discovered how o hungry it was, and dived down in search oi is food, thus washing off island, nest and all e The story of Sindbad, who landed on s c- living island and kindled a fire on it, has ?- thus a foundation in fact.?St. Nicholas. e KEEP SUNSHINEHrYOUR HEART. >s When women complain that they arc >- "set aside" and the young people neglecl e them, 1 sometimes fear that they have disn regarded the qualities which will make ii them always attractive to the young. II - is a blessed power and privilege to associate with young people, and to them the benefit is lasting. The man whose influence is strongest over young men is the )- man whose heart is always youthful, ale though his head be bald; the man whc v holds fast the experiences of his own boy:: hood, makes them useful in brightening n the boyhood of the rising generation, e So with the women; if she be a woman 3. of noble impulses and practical common 1- sense, becomes lovable and loving, bright, o cheerful, hopeful and helpful, she will ati, tract to herself young and old, and never i- sigh for those old days when she made life I, a butterfly existence, or torture hersell s with memories of youthful mistakes. Nc y attractive woman ever lacks attention i, from the opposite sex, and if she were sc o situated that such courtesies were denied d her she would never miss them, save as y one misses the roses which bloomed on the d table yesterday and will surely be replaced e to-morrow. Even among women known y as ultra-fashionable there is a great good " A 1 44i.l_ ^ n ^ >* ieenilg lowuru lilt: luseuuu guia, a uiu 0 tective admiration, an anxious on-looker, e or perhaps a kind word of caution. It is 's seldom that one sees an envious matron, 01 y hears regretful comments about growing r old. Flippant youthssometiraes speak irr' reverently of "good old girls," "spinsters," e and "dragons," but flippancy is only twin e to ignorance, and these youths, sooner 01 later, find their best counsellors, sincere ads' visers and most patient friends among th y class they once derided, o It is a great honor to be permitted tc i- grow old among the young; a great respono sibility to be their companions and friends: e to receive their attentions which are sc e loyally and lovingly rendered, and toshare n their sorrows and sports. No one need e ever fear advancing years if they keep v themselves surrounded by fresh young e spirits who are quick to see an appreciao tive friend in one more experienced. i- Knowledge is Fear.?It was in the n days of the early railroad, when it was yel new; the days when the journey to New i- York was less of a little jaunt than it ii d now; when greenbacks were not populai ?t here. Onesummermorninga man, walkII ing in happy and feverish haste, with wild e excitementbeaming all over his face, stepe ped into the office of a well-known bankit er." it "I wantexchangeforthisonNew York." ,t "All right. Whatisit?" y The man looked fearfully about him and 2 then brought out a packet, e "It's $25,000 in greenbacks." h "I guess I can do it. Going East?" i "Yes. I'm going to-morrow. I don't il want to carry all this with me. Couldn't ?, doit. Sure to get robbed. So give me a g draft. How much?" it "Oh, see5 ng it's you, one per cent ;$250?" y "It goes." if So the banker made out a draft on New h York and took the money, t "You are going to-morrow, are you." i- "Yes." ? h "Would you mind taking a little parcel n for me and handing it to my brother?" ;- "Certainly. I'll do it with pleasure." The banker went into another room and presently came back with the parcel. "Just put it in your valise, and don't lose it, will you?" J "I'll take the best care of it." a "Thankyou. Good-bye. Pleasant trip." t Arrived in New Y'ork, the Californian i- went to the address and delivered the pack; age. Then he presented his draft. The .- man opened the package and gave him s the identical $25,000 in greenbacks he had e in San Francisco. He carried them all the !. way himself. Q ;- The postoffice department officials are s having prepared a series of new designs ol ;- embossed stamps for stamped envelopes oi a the one, two, four and five cent denominav tions. The head of Franklin has been see lected for the one-cent stamp, and the heads { of Washington, Jackson and Grant for the I a. fltrA nnnf rlnnnminofSnna >* IWU, iUUi 2I1JU mill 11 V C-lCll V UVUUU11UUIIIV/UU) t respectively. The general design of the a new series is uniform. On the upper side i, rand following the oval shape of the stamp g is the legend, "United States Postage," !- instead of "U. S. Postage" as on the stamp a now in use. This new series will be ready r for issue about May 1. The border of the e one-cent adhesive stamp has been slightly i. modified to conform to the design of the r two-cent stamp. if s Insect Endurance of Cold.?It i3 an y error to suppose that severe winters are t destructive to insect life, according to Mr. d McLachlan, an English entomologist. > Larva? may be frozen until as brittle as rotten sticks, in which condition they can a scarcely be said to live, but on the return e of warm weather they revive, quite uni injured by their freezing. It is a noted worthy fact that butterflies and bumble a bees have been found almost as close to i, the North Pole as man has ever ap1 proached. THE FATHER WHO IS CRAZED. The Columbia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle writes to that paper under date of the 6th instant: Through the courtesy of Dr. L. G. Corbett, physician of the male department of; the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, your representative was kindly shown through i several wards of the above named department this morning. Among the many patients that came under my close observation was Mr. \V. E. Good, of York county, the father of John Lee Good, the little boy who was so horribly murdered orf the night of November 30th, 1886, by a band of negroes, who paid the penalty of their heinous crime in that county on yesterday morning by being lynched. Mr. Good was brought to this city Monday evening a raving maniac, and was placed in the asylum where, on account ol his violent disposition, he required special , attention and watchfulness on the part of the attendants. Since his arrival at the 1 institution he has improved rapidly, and from his answers to the Doctor's interroca , tories this morning it is evident that his , mind has been somewhat relieved of the . terrrible shock and strain brought on by : the murder of his child, upon whom he doted. While in conversation with Dr. 1 Corbett which lasted but a very short time, your correspondent seized the opportunity I to eye Mr. Good from head to foot. Mr. Good stands about 5 feet 6 inches, , his hair is luxuriant black, rolling down from the crown of his head in curly wave. lets; face oblong, upon which he wears a , chin beard and a curly, heavy mustache, of a silky, dark color slightly tinged with j grey; his forehead is not very high and , is free from freckles and is regularly fur, rowed by wrinkles; his eye-brows are . dark, arched and well defined; his eyes ! are of a very deep azure and are rather . bright than languishing; shoulders broad j without being angular; neck rather short , and tapering; his limbs and arms are stout J and in good proportion to his well knit1 ted frame. He is in person about the jr middle height, rathfer above than below it, and is about forty-five years of age. His' mouth is quite handsome, showing, when opert in conversation, a set of very brilliant and well preserved teeth, but when shut there was an expression given to the whole countenance of much earnestness and thoughtfulness; his complexion is naturally fair, but varied greatly with the emotions of his mind. Mr. Good was neatly dressed and still wears a band of crepe around his large black slouch hat in memory of his murdered boy, whose tragic death he has frequently referred to since his arrival at the institution. He knows nothing of the lynching yet, and it will probably be some time before this information will be imparted to him. Few Understand Horses.?It is astonishing how few men there are who know anything about a horse. There is no other animal that the average man is on such close and intimate relations with, or . that he treats with such a gross ignorance , of his peculiarities. The teamster, now, f has probably done little else than drive a horse in the intervals of shoveling coal. [ He certainly knows how heavy his load is, 3 and you would tnina ne ougnt to Know what the horse can do. But when his horse gets stalled the only way he can think of to help the horse is to beat him. This is one of the things that ought to be | taught in our public schools. I would have it made a regular branch of study, and I know the hostler who could furnish a text-book. The school of the Centaurs on the plains of Thessaly was indeed famous in its day, but that was a long time ago, and the drivers of our coal carts are not Apollos.?Boston Post. B&T Discrimination against colored people by insurance agents has resulted in the Eassage, by the Senate of Connecticut, of a ill providing that, if any company refuses the application of a colored person, it must furnish him a certificate of the examining physician that the refusal is not due to race objection, but on grounds of general health and hope of longevity. The bill further provides that, if the application is received, the company shall not require any higher premium than is paid by a white person of the same age, sex, general health and "hope of longevity." This longevity clause, it is claimed by the insurance companies, makes the law practically of no effect, as the actuaries' tables discriminate against colored persons. OUR BREAD IN DANGER. # - The Alarming Increase in Baking Powder Adulterations. Among recent important discoveries by the food analysts is that by Prof. Mott, U. S. Government Chemist, of large amounts of lime and alum in the cheap baking powders. It is a start' ling fact that of over one hundred different , brands of baking powder so far analyzed, com prising all those sold in this vicinity, not one, | with the single exception of Royal Baking > Powder, was found free from both lime and ' alum. Alum is used as a substitute for cream of tartar to produce a cheap baking powder. It costs * less than two cents a pound, whereas pure J r cream of tartar costs forty. Its effect upon the 5 system has been ascertained to be poisonous, and overdoses have been attended with fatal re[ suits. Lime is the most useless adulterant yet ' found in baking powders. It is true that when subjected to heat it gives off a certain amount 1 of carbonic acid gas, but a quicklime is left, one ^ of the most powerful caustics known. The effect of lime upon the delicate membranes of the stomach, intestines and kideys, more particularly of infants and children, and especially when taken into the system day . after day, and with almost every meal, is per, nicious in the extreme. It is said by physicians to be one of the chief causes of indigestion, dyspepsia, and diseases of the kidneys. Chemists have found 12 per cent., or one-eighth of the weight of some of the baking powders ^ prominently sold in this vicinity, to be lime. The wickedness of this adulteration is apparent. The absolute purity and wholesomeness of the Royal Baking Powder?now affirmed by every chemist and food analyst of prominence, and conceded by all manufactures of other brands?arises from the exclusive use of cream 1 of tartar which is specially rofined by patent processes that totally remove the lime and all i other impurities. These facilities are possessed by no other manufacturer. Dr. W. G. Tucker, Professor of Chemis : try in the Albany, N. Y., Medical College, whose analytical work in connection with investigations of the food adulterations in tho l State of New York has been extensive and thorough, says of the Royal Baking Powder: j "Tho cream of tartar employed in its maim! facturo is free from lime which is a constitu' ent of tho improperly refined cream of tartar i I of tho market used by manufacturers of other I baking powders, and.of most of the substitutes J therefor which enter into the composition of many powders, and it is important in this rej spect, as well as in its general purity and ! wholesoineness, tho Royal Baking Powder is i superior to any other powder which I have exI amined. Tho constituents are so proportioned I ! as tosocuro the best results and yield a baking ; powder unequalled for purity, strength and wholesomeness." WILLIS G. TUCKKR, M. I)., Ph.D., Professor of Inorganic and Analgtical Chemistry, A Ibany Medical College. April lo 15 It / ' GARRY IRON RO( Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IRON ROOFING ZeSSStM CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Irou Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS 4C., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 01 pSf Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 WARD'S WOES. Maxey's, Ga., January, 1880. FOR twelve or fourteen years I have been a great sufferer from a terrible form of blood ! f>oison, which ran into the secondary, and final- : y it was pronounced a tertiary form. My head, faceand shoulders became almosta mass of corruption, and finally the disease commenced eating away my skull bones. I became so horribly repulsive that for three years I absolutely refused to let people see me. I used large quantities of most noted blood remedies and applied to all physicians near me, but my condition continued to grow worse, and all said that I must surely die. My bones became theseat of excruciating aches and pains ; my nights wore passed in T u'au t-ndnoorl in flouh anrl afrontrfh my kidneys were terribly deranged, and life became a burden to me. I chanced to see an advertisement of B. B. B., and sent one dollar to W. C. Birchmore & Co., merchants of our place, and they procured one bqttle forme. It was used with decided benefit, and when eight or ten bottles had been used I was pronounced sound and well. Hundreds of scars can now be seen on me, looking like a man who had been burned and then restored. Mvcase was well known in this county, and for the benefit of others who may be similarly affected, I think it my duty to give the facts to the public, and to extend my heartfelt thanks for so valuable a remedy. I have been well over twelve months, and no return of the disease has occurred. ROBERT WARD. Maxey's, Ga., January, 1886.?We, the undersigned, know Mr. Robert Ward, and take Eleasure in saying that the facts above stated y him are true, and that his was one of the worst cases of Blood Poison we ever knew in ourcountyand that he has been cured by the use of B. B. B.?Botanic Blood Balm. A. T. Brightwell, Merchant. W. C. Birchmore ?fc Co., Merchants. J. H. Brightwell, M. D. John T. Hart. W. B. Campbell. All who desire full information aboutthe cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure a copy of our 32-page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known, by calling on MAY MAY, Wholesale dealers of B. B. B., Yorkville, S. C. April 6 -9 ly j. edT jeffebys. XEW FURNITURE STORE. COFFINS. A FULL supply on hands consisting of the following kinds: METALIC BURIAL CASES-adult sizes. WOOD BURIAL CASKETS AND CASESall sizes. GLOSS WHITE CASKETS AND CASES for children. PLAIN COFFINS?all sizes. FURNITURE. Walnut, Maple and Common Bedsteads. Washstands, Tables, and a general supply always in Store. Special orders filled at short notice. REPAIRING. All kinds of Furniture repaired. Terms liberal. J. ED: JEFFERYS. Piedmont .A.ir-3Liiiie. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., South Carolina Division. CONDENSED SCHEDULE In Effect February 13, 1887, (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) I j' j SOUTHBOUND. No. 52. NORTHBOUND. No. 53. 1 : Lve. New York..' 3.40 P.M. Lve. Augusta...: 9.20 A. M. Lve. Philadelphia. 5.42 P. M. Arr. Columbia... 1.03 P.M. Lve. Baltimore.... 8.00 P.M. Arr. Charlotte... I 6.15 P. M' Lve. Washington. 11.00 P.M. Arr. Salisbury...! 8.01 P.M. Lve. Richmond... 2.30 A. M Arr.Greensboro': 9.47 P. M. Lve. Charlotte.... 1.00 P.M. Ait. Kichmona.. mi) a.iii. Lve. Columbia.... 5.23 P.M.. Atr. Washington 8.30 A.M. Arr. Augusta 9 20 P. M. Arr. Baltimore.. 10.1)3 A. M. Arr. Savannah...! 7.40 A M.i Arr.Philadelphia 12.35 P.M. Arr. Jacksonville. 12.00 M. ;Arr. New York 3.20 P.M. DAILY. DAILY. ! il Pullman Buffet Sleeper Washington to Aiken. J AS. L. TAYLOR, D. CARDWELL, SOL. HASS, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager. Columbia, S. C. Februnry 23 8 tf MOTHERS' FRIEND makes CHILD-BIRTH easy. The time has come at last when the terrible agony incident to this very critical period in awoman's life can be avoided. A distinguished physician, who passed the greater portion of his life (44 vears) in this branch of practice, left to child-bearing woman this priceless legacy and life-saving appliance, "THE MOTHERS' FRIEND," and to-day there are thousands of the best'women in the land who, having used this wonderful remedy before confinement, rise up' and call his name blessed. We can prove all we claim for it by living witnesses, and any one interested can call, or have their husbands do so, at our office, and see the original letters, which we cannot publish. All druggists sell it. For particulars and full directions address Bradfield Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga. August 11 32 ly 1887. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1887. Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables ARE still on a boom, and the year 1887 finds me with some of the finest Vehicles ever shown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and surpassed by none. Everything will be kept in the best style. Give me a trial and be convinced. Cincinnati and Colnmbns Buggies Of every description will bo kept. Spring Wagons, Phaetons, Ac., of the best make, always on hand. FOR FUNERALS I have a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence Coach, which will be sent to any part of the county at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. I have a Jumpseat Pha?ton and somo Buggies on hand that I will give a big bargain in, if sold soon to make room for my new stock. HAVE YOUR HORSES FED At the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. October 13 41 tf FOMDRY AND Machine Shop. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he now has in operation, on his lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is prepared to do all manner of work in light iron and brass castings, and general machine work. | BEPAIBIIG, Of all kinds, promptly done on short notice, j Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery of j any kind overhauled and repaired. Resides, ! any class of work that mav be wanted in his shop, he will attend any cafl for repairing stationery engines, doing the work on the premises, thus obviating the necessity o^moyiug'the engine. Prices reasonable. Terms, cash an the coinpletionof the work. EDWARD THOMAS. A 4 3PING COMPANY, IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST.. tifiBv' '''11 Cleveland, O. fir/ "sT Send for Circular and * Price List No. 75. P IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly INTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION, STAUNTON, VA. M. ER8KINE MILLER, President. C. L. COOKE, Secretary. GEORGE C. JORDAN, General Agent. THE immense amount of Life Insurance carried in this country makes it of National importance that heads of families should be able to secure it as cheaply as possible consistent with safety. Especially is this necessary for the millions of men in "moderate circumat'innou whn mnul: flurn tlioir livlnc hv hard knocks and in the face of a competition that is becoming keener and sharper every day. If life insurance is not safe it is not worth carrying, and if it is too costly, the men who most need it cannot carry it all. How to make it both safe and cheap is the problem of the day, and he who solves it will have done a great and patriotic service for his fellow men. The Old Line Companies are certainly safe when honestly managed, but their rates are so high, that only the rich can afford to carry such an amount as would provide for a family, while the great mass of men, and those, too, , whose families most need protection, are compelled to go without insurance, or seek it in the assessment companies or secret orders. The fact that these cheaper institutions are today furnishing more insurance than ail the Old Line companies combined, shows how eager are the mass of citizens for insurance that is within reach of their means. While these orders and corporations are furnishing insurance cheap enough, yet, at best, they can only be looked upon as temporary expedients and not altogether satisfactory. But it is plain, that somewhere between the old line and assessment plans there must be a middle ground, which is not only safe, but just and fair to all parties. THE INTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION of Staunton, Va., has sought earnestly and honestly to find this middle ground. In this search they have, at large expense, consulted and employed the foremost actuaries and insurance experts in this country, and upon their recommendation have adopted a line of rates which is entirely safe, and yet, is in the reach of every thrifty and industrious man who desires to pirotect his family against his death. TV* oB/iflrtuin fhia ucifa rafc. fhflv urlHaH tn ihfl actual death cost experienced by the old line companies an ample reserve, and then a reasonable amount for expenses and profits, but so limited as to compel economical management. So plain and fair and popular are its methods that over three millions of business was done in the first eight months work. Its rates are fixed, and must be paid, deaths or no deaths, but are divided into two, four, or six payments a year, as may best suit the convenience of the applicant. Active Agents wanted in South Carolina. For further particulars, call or send address to JAS. D. PICKARD, Manager, Columbia, S. C. January 12 2 tf THE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY'S Light Running, High Arm, "WBW HOWE," WHICH IS THE BEST SEWINC MACHINE EVER MADE. I CALL special attention to the following features : The NEW HOWE is a new machine throughout, differing in every point from the machines heretofore manufactured by the company. The needle is self-setting. It has the most room under the arm; the perfect Howe stitch; no holes to thread, except the needle ; the easiest shuttle to thread ; the most perfect take up ; the loose balance-wheel; the largest bobbin ; absolutely no vibration; the most perfect tension. It is the lightest running; noiseless, and the most pleasing in appearance. Prices within the reach of all. Call and get a descriptive circular, and see the machine, which is always on exhibition at my Photographic Gallery. PHOTOGRAPHY. I would inform the public that I am yet making PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various styles. Also, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles of pictures. Pictures by the photographic process enlarged, apd all work done in the best style of the art at reasonable prices. Gallery on West Liberty street, near the jail. J. R. SCHORB. April 13 15 tf C. & L. NARROW GATJGE RAILROAD SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at 12 o'clock, Noon, Sunday, February 13th, 1887 : GOING SOUTH. Leave Lenoir 5.30 A. M. Arrive at Hickory 0.37 A. M. Leave Newton 7.42 A. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 8.58 A. M. Leave Lincolnton 9.10 A. M. Arrive at Dallas, 10.11 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 10.34 A. M. Leave Gastonia 10.44 A. M. Arrive at Clover, 11.42 A. M. Arrive at YorkVille, 12.30 P. M. Leaye Yorkville, 12.40 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 1.10 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.45 P. M. Arrive at Chester 2.25 P. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester, 4.30 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 5.05 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 5.43 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 6.12 P. M. Leave Yorkville ! 0.22 P. M. Arrive at Clover, 7.02 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 8.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia, 8.20 P. M. Arrive at Dallas, 8.40 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 9.55 P. M. Arrive at Newton, 11.25 P. M. Leave Hickory, 12.25 A. M. Arrive at Lenoir 1.85 A. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. February 15 7 tf "application for discharge.]^fOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administratrix of the estate of SAM'L G. HEMPHILL, deceased, has made a final return and settlement with the Judge of Probate for York county, and on Saturdav, the 23rd day of April, 1887, at 11 o'clock A. if., will make application for discharge from liability as Administratrix of the said estate. C. E. HEMPHILL, Administratrix. C. E. Spknckr, Att'y for Adm'x. March 23 12 1 5t farm loans, IN ANY AMOUNT from $500 to $10,000, unon six years' time. Interest payable annually. 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