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?MiM 1 i s y "fiJ m BY E. B. MUKRA Y & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1885. VOLUME XX.---N?, 46. i WILHITES' ARCTIC SODA WATER, BETTER THAN EVER ! Twenty-Five Tickets For $1.00. When you come to the City, and wish a good, cooling, refreshing glass of Soda, Vichy or Congress Water, go to WILHITE * WILHITE And call for Soda Water with "Red Orange Syrup." Beats the world. Strawberry, Raspberry, Pine Apple, Banana, Sarsaparilla, Vanilla, Orgeat. True to name, and of best quality. 25 TICKETS FOR $1.00 Good for either Soda, Vichy or Congress Water. Congress Water relieves Headache and Dyspepsia, and is one of the best mineral waters sold. ICE CREAM SODA WATER IS NICE. TEY IT. WILHITE & WILHITE. May 14, 1885 44 H Go Tell all the People for Miles Around !" -THAT JOHN M. HUBBARD * BRO. ABB PREPARED TO SELL MORE JEWELRY, MORE WATCHES, MORE SILVERWARE, MORE CLOCKS, &C, AflT PRICES MORE TO YOUR NOTION. THAN EVER BEFORE. EVERYTHING in the ahape of a Watch, Clock or Jewelry thoroughly repaired. _FakS, 188? 30 j_ WE BOW To our Friends and Customers who have so liberally patronised vs in thc past. We desire to return thanks, and offer our usual Spring and Slimmer Greeting ! WE AUK PREPARED TO OFFER BARGAINS IN ALL KINDS GENERAL MERCH SUPPLIES FARMING IMPLEMENTS. . W^ A&k&? -AGENTS FOB Daniel Pratt Gui Co.'s Glni, Feeders and Condensers. Barbour Machine Co.'a Cotton 8eed and Grain Crusher. Empiro Thrcahors, Engines and Saw Mills. . ' _ " Champion Reapers, Mowers and Binders-tho world-renowned Harvesting Ma chine?, whioh havo been ?old and used In Anderson and adjoining Counties for tbe-naat wn years, and for durability and economy there is none to compare with the Champion. We wonld also mention the Count's Home-made 7-Fingerod Grain Cradle-a 8 >uth Cvollna production-Of which we ?old during the soason ot 1884 several doton by way or introduction, and have made arrangements to furnish them thia soason again to all who may detire a Rood home-made Cradle. ... %. .... Oar "White Hickory" ono and two-horse Wagons are well kpown throughout this wui"[y, and speak their own praise. .. . I ... . I iv ' . . The Thomas Smoothing Harrow and Perfected Pulverizer rs an implement that ?nould be on every farm. They can be used for cultivating crops of Corn and Colton, " well as in the preparation of tho land for planting and sowing. Call and see them. The ^WUon'' Patent. Heel Swoop is growing In favor ?very day, Invented and tnsnufactnred In Georgia. Used and recommended by the late J. C. Fnrnian, tbe great intensit? farmer of Goorala. The blades being adjustable and easily changed, make Ra cheap ?nd desirable Sweep. We are taking orders for future delivery, and would ask you io call and examine it' We also sell th? Mishawaka Sulky and Walking Turn Plow In all siwa. Va Thc tm ChewinTTobacco in the inarki*, made by 9gW?? Ver.sb e. o/ go ??burg, Vs., embracing the celebrated brands of "Blue Joans/' ^Rapiden," "True Blue' and hand ?1,M trial?ked-a good chew guaranteed. Other makes and grades also *n McCULLY, CATHCART & CO. _ Andarson, 8. C., A>ril 80, 1885 " ' " ' ' ""''^^ei^BSB^asssj?^ FI?H?NO TACKLE, HOO?K? and XuINE^B OIT ALti KINDS A* SIMPSON, REID & CO 'S DRUG STORE, WaverJy April 52, liSfl ; *4 ARI? RESTING. The Experience- of a lecturer-How the Home Place lias Improved During lils A bee nea? A whole week of reat--aristocratic rest. I've been putting on airs of a gentleman and strutting around Rince I came borne, but my time ia moat out. Delicate bints Rro made that various things need looking after. Little coops ! are wanted for the Spring chickens. Some blue grass sod must be hauled to I cover a new square in the front yard. ! There is whitewashing, which I under stand, has got to be done, and the car-1 pets must bc takeu up and beaten aud put away. Ob, my country, ?a there no reit for the weary-I find that the idea prevails iu my numerous and interesting family that I have been off on a long frolic and have feasted on tbe fat of Texas land, whereas I never worked eo bard in my life, and was never so glad to ! get borne and rest. For two long mouths j I was on a perpetual strain trying to please-to please new people, every day trying to play the ohilosopber and the wit, and feeling utterly unfit for both trying to say Bmarl things, and repeating them over and over aram to new folks until I felt ashamed ot thom and waoted to beg pardon of my own jokes. But the joko is all over now. There is no joke in taking una carpet and beat ing the dust out of it. My folk? havo done a power of work since I have been gone. There aro three acres of ground around our bouse-three acres of grove and front yard and back yard and spring lot, and it bas all been swept and gar nished and looks like it bad been raked with a fine tooth comb. New steps have been made at the front gate. A new fence at the foot of the bill. The old hen house with nil its accumulated ver min has been torn down and moved away. The old wood-pile cleaned up and concentrated. A new ash hopper rigged up, and the garden is a model of nice walks and straight rows and thrifty vegetables. This gardening buBine&a bas always been my work and my pleasure, and when Mrs. Arp would como out in ber sunbonnet and calico apron and sorter oversee and encourage me I was happy. But abo had it all in charge thin .limo and wanted to surprise me with her hor ticulture. Well, I have known for over thirty years that she could do anything abo set her bead to, but I didn't kuow tbat she would ever set her bead to gardening, considering how much else abe hud to do. Of course I praised it and went off into uzorial rhapsody, but Ruddenly I forgot my usual discretion and happened to mention that cucumbers should not be planted close to squashes, lor they would mix their pollen and "and what," said she. "Ob, nothing much," eaid I meekly ; "only tbe seed will degenerate, at least tb? gardening books say so, but, I reckon they are mistaken." I got out of it as easy as I could, but still I find tbat tho garden bas been informally turned over to me nod I am expected to finish it. I was reading the other day about old Spoopeudyke bow the old sinner lorded it over bis meek and submissive wife about the gardeuing business, and when oho sug gested the planting some flower seed for ornaments Be said : "What kind of flowers-artificial flowers I reckon maybe you want to plant BO me old bon net wire and a few rags and raise you a Spring bonnet." And when she ventured to mention that n fountain would be pretty, ho said : "fountain ! bow are you going to raise a fountain-where are your seed-do you expect to plant a bucket of water and have it come np a fountain, you old weasly thing." Well, I just want to get hold of him and help his wife civilise him for about fifteen minutes. I know some wives who wouldeut want any help. The old brute. When a woman does her best to please ber husband be ought to appear pleased whether bo is or not. I know some Spoopendykes and I have no respect for them. If the peas in my garden are Borter scattering I am content, for I don't care much about peas no how. The Irish potatoes are .splendid and I can live on them. And there ore some female 8poope*n dykes too scattered around. I saw one in the cars the other day over in Arkan Baw ; she aud ber old man got aboard al a station aud took a seat just behiud mc in the smoking car. They were righi common people-that is, he was. She had a snuff stick in her mouth, and when he motioned her to go in the seal fir.it abe shook her head and motioned bim to go in. After while the newsboy cam? along with cigars and be took one and looked at both ends and all aroma and asked the price. The boy said tee cents. He smelt of the cigar and thet felt fur a dime. The bid 'oman watchec bim silently until then, but she conldeni stand it any longer. "You aint a gwine to give ton cents foi that eeegyar are you ?" "Believe I wil Sally," he said. "Jest to burn up," Baie ?he. "Thats what bits made for Sally,' said he. "Well I do know, said sha," "Ft look at a dime a long time before l'< give it for (hat thing and then burn ? right straight up. If I was gwine to bi a fool I'd be a fool some other way.' By this time he bad borrowed fire fron me and got the thing to bnrning, and ni be puffed the smcke upwards he said "Sally,'I haint smoked a eeegyar in thro months and wo are on a sort of a froid now yon know. You bought a dime worth of snuff yesterday morning, am if you haint burnt it np you've might; nigh sucked it up-so whats the diffract 3ally ?" "Well, it was my money, sah ihe-roy snuff nevar costs you nothln' nary cent." "And roy seegyar neve cost you n otb i n'," said he, and ne ol ovate bis chin and screwed np bia mouth am blowed the smoke away up yonder. Well, I was on his side nf that fight and I think she knew it, for when I bc zan a conversation with bim she turne lier bend tho other way. - For k}few days past I have been goto Ashing. The creek is close by, and tb Ssh are spoiling for the frying pan, aa ashing is such quiet, contemplativo wor sr play, or whatever you call it. It 1 the only occupation I know'of that j common to white folks and niggers, t gentlemen and vagabonds.. They are n equal on the banks of the creek, or aroun the-mill pond, and the fl?b are no rt ipcctora of persons. I bad not enjoye my usual Spring fishing, and so I toongi 1 would make up for lost time. Da after day I have been throwing bait 1 the flnnr tribe, but tho weather h?s bee cold and the wind all wrong and I bai bad awful poor luck. Carl can beat ra any h o n., He catches two to my one a ti does not try bal? so hard, nor watch h cork half sa earnestly as I do. Nabc Freeman can beat roe. He hangs ont minnow . and goes off. awhilo and thc ?roes back and finds a trout and tells ? next day how good be waa for anppc Bat: nevertheless, I like fishing. Eve if they do nibble &qd nibble until thc get all my bait. I wonder What raak) ua bumana love to catch, things and, ki things that are trying to dodge u Nobody wanta tr shoot a chicken In il tard, bot we will hunt all day to kill faw birds, or squirrels, or catch a rabM Wo will wear ont ardollar's ??rifctj plo?hes while hinting for a dtmoVworl ;'< '. .v.'. ? -????$ v of game. Wo tate uol pleasure in pur suing anything that is tame and submis sive, but only hanker after that which is wild and trying to escape. I reckon it is nature, fust nature; the love of do minion. If the fiali or the squirrels would como st our call and surrender, wo would turn them loose and say, "go. gentle creature, I will not harm you." Tho scriptures say, "I will give you do minion over the fish of the sea, and the fowls of the air and tbe beasts of the fields," and when the fish and the fowls and tho beasts say catch mo if you can, wo go at it. But after all it looks rather small in a grown up man or a philoso pher, or a preacher, to sit on a log half a day trying to outgeneral a few little in nocent perch aud drown thom in the air, and all for sport, most all, we wouldn't give more than twenty-five cents for the average lot. But I like fishing neverthe less and tho business is both scriptural and apostolic. It is the opinion at my bouse, however, tbat I am a poor fisher man and that it does not pay and that some other things are more important just now. So I shall quit for a time, that is until tho water gets warm and the sweet south wiud comes breathing upon the violet banks. I never did know wliat fish bad to do with the wind, but Izaak Walton bas settled that question. They will not bite when tho north wind blows. It will change their appetite iu a night. Neither will they bite in the light of the moon like they will when the nights are dark. A dark moon and a south wind makes fish hungry and eager for bait. Some men are fishermen by naturo and instinct. Some wander up and down all day and change their base every ten minutes^and some will nit in tho same ppot all day long. I kuew a famous fisherman in Rome a long time ago who would wager a dollar that he coula catch a cat or a trout, or a sucker, or a bream nt will. He would let you name the kind and then he would catch that kind on the first trial. He know their haunts and holes and habits, and what bait they loved, and knew how to fish for them. I can't do that. I have watched some thing nibbling at my hook for half an hour and jerked a half a dozen times and at last pulled up a little dirty mud turtle. That ?B disgusting and aggrava ting, but when a Tong suflbring usher man accidentally and unexpectedly fiuds a big trout bas actually grabbed his hook and shows fight and darts around aud pitches and cavorts, and lashes the water, and bends your pole almost double and you brace yourself for the great occasion with hope in your eye and your heart in your mouth and begin tn draw bim in and up and out, and just at the inex Kreasible moment of success and triumph e gives a flirt and falls back. Ob, what a fall was that, my countrymen. What goneness, what helplessness, what crush ing, subducing feelings come over a man. He couldn't smile if be was going to be bung if he didn't. It ?B worse than to have a cow die, or to be left by the train. I have experienced that, and gone home as humble ss a wet dog. It is a ten dol lar grief over the loss of a half dollar fish. But such is life. Little things affect UH more than big ones when we have our hopes and our expectations wrought np to concert pitch. BILL A UP. A Despcrato Conflict in tho Land cf Flowers. MADISON, FLA., May 18.-Hickory Grove Church, twenty-five miles from this city in the interior of the county, was yesterday tbe scene of a fatal en counter between three brothers named Langford on one side and three named Weat on the other. Sunday-Bchool wan in progress when the conflict begau, and members of both the families involved were teaching classes within the church. William Langford and his two broth ers were sitting beneath a tree in front of the edifice when John and Eugene West drove un in a buggy. Langford arose and walked toward the buggy as if to speak to tho Wests. Aa he neared tho vehicle pistol shots were heard, but who fired first is uncertain. Eugene West made a move to leap from the buggy, but before he could uo io he was shot and fell to the ground senseless. The ball passed over the rear of the buggy, striking Eugene if the back', near the right ? boulder, and ploughing its way through the body to the skin over the right breast, beneath which it lodged and was subsequently extracted. Another brother ran up and joined the Wests, and a fusil ade in which all of the six men took part was immediately com menced. The firing brought out those in attendauce at the Sunday-school aud a terrible panic among the women and children followed, all running iu differ on t directions for their'lives. Two or three men who essayed to stop the conflict soon decided to run and the belligerents were left an open field. Thirty-five or forty shots were then fired at close range as rapidly as the heiliger-' enta could pull the triggers. When the weapons had been emptied the combat ants closed in fora hand-to-hand struggle with knives. Wm. Langford fell to the ?round perforated by seven ballets and led while the conflict was still progres sing. Babe Langford was shot through the bowels, kidneys and right arm, and also dropped in a dying condition. His recovery is impossible. Toff Langford war shot in the head and his left shoul der was literally hacked to pieces, death nearly resulting from loss of blood from thu wound alone. Six long gashes io other parts of his clothing tell of the manner in which bis antagonist plied the knife. TofTe death is certain. John West was badly cut about the hips, while Abraham West's injuries consist of eight or ten knife wounds io the back: which have laid lt btre from the shoulders to tho hip?. There is a possibility that neither of the West brothers will die. The third of the trio escaped almost without' a scratch. - The origin of the trouble dates back eight or ten years, to the time when. Co !. West and Capt. Langford, both deceased fathers of the participants In yesterday's conflict, who lived on adjoining planta tions, had a dispute, resulting in a feud which has never since ceased to exist be tween their families. Thia Ill-feeling was intensified by the publication daring the political campaign last Fall of con troversial letters of a personal character by John West and William Langford lo the Madison New Era and the Recorder. Subsequently the families had a con ference at Tbomasville, Ga., looking to o compromise, and until yesterday it was* thought the family differences bad been amicably adjusted. Both' families are Amoug the oldest and most prominent io the County, &nd aro to comfortable financial circumstances. Marital tie?, connect each with several other families of prominence, and tb*re are fears in some quarters that the vendetta will lead to still mose serious consequences. Tho coroner waa oo?lfi?d thia morning, and left Madison to hold an inquest. ? r.--i,q ; ?? ? . .f ??'if .- M ' ." ' ..; -. - . - "Ma," said a 12-year old daughter, "I wish I'd been Eve,*' "WhJ^Wld, what fort" "Oh, 'cause.'^'"Because ?bat?" "Sh^ didn't tuvo to drag through so many weary/^^tfp^Jjtfr TUE PIEDMONT FACTORY. A small: Profit OB th? Tear's Work In Spite ot tho Dullness ot Trade. Tho following extracts from the report of Mr. H. P. Hammett, tho President of tho Piedmont Factory, in Greenville County, S. C., dated May 6, will bo found both encouraging and interesting : "It is not information to any ono who is at all familiar with the condition of trade for tho last two or three yean to say that we are passing through a 6casou of depression io all business operations and industries, unprecedented In its se verity and duration. It has not been confined to this continent, or to ai./ 8pecial line of trade, or to any particular industry, but bas pervaded everything everywhere, in every civilized country in tbs world. It is not proposed here to speculate or advance theories as to the numerous causes which have combinad to produce this condition of things. It ls enough for our purpose to know that this depression exista, and that its effects are arbitrary and must bo dealt with as a fact. "Some of tbe effects of this unnatural condition of trade have boon the suspen sion of operations by a large proportion of the uauufacturing industries, thereby throwing thousands of persons out of employment ; tbe universal reduction of wages everywhere ; tho stoppago of the building of railroads nod the construc tion of industrial enterprises of every kind ; tho low prices and consequent un profitable results of growing agricultural firoducts. To these must bo added tho reportant fact, that the war io China and Africa BO checked tho demand for all American goods for export that Baloa for these markets wero for limited quantities and at low prices. AU these contributed to cripple the purchasing power of tho world to such an extent that tho usual quantity of goods could not be sold for remunerative prices, because they could not be paid for. The result was an accu mulation of steck in tho hands of the producers, the prices of which wore so reduced by tho pressure to sell that there was little profit left. Everything was cheap but cotton, which, as a conse quence of a series of short crops, main tained a high prico throughout, but with little profit to the producers. "And while this 1B apparent, and everything bas felt its effects and mi fibred from their consequences, perhaps no great staple commodity in tho country Eas suffered less than heavy brown cotton f;oods and yarns, such aa wo make. Our ocation and facilities for producing them possibly give us somo advantages ovor other parts of the country. "Our profits for the year have been very small, yet we held our own and made a little money ; but it was the re sult of constant effort and the most rigid economy. Reference to our statements below will show that our profits from manufacturing, niter paying all our ex penses, except interest on borrowed com mercial capital, waa $42,126.73. We made our dividend. ($20,000), which we paid on the 1st July last ; paid our in terest, and had a small balance of ?profit left to carry to the credit of profit and loss : Capital stock paid in.1500,000 00 Coat of the property over the capital mock.1219,404 05 Cash assets over capi tal stock, cost of ..property and all lia- ? bilitics. 15,074 64 Balance at credit of profit aud loss.$215,870 40 Total ?ott of property and cash assets.$785,379 40 "Tho cost of tho property over the capital stock, was paid out of the net profits over the dividends, and tba com pany does not owe a dollar for its entire property, and the result is that they have a large properly with comparatively small capital stock. "We carried into effect the announce ment made to you at our last annual meeting, and during tho year put in s steam engine of 100 norse power capaci ty, together with boilers, pumps, connec lions, foundations, engine house 'and other permanent improvement* at a cost of $8,744.87, which has been charged tc property account. Thia supplement 'to onr power was indispensable to the best results ol which the mill is capable, The power is now ample and can bo re lied upon at all times, at either high ot low water. "Our mill, machinery and property ol every kiud ls in tbe most perfect condi tion ; the organization for efficacy and reliability of a high order, and every thing pertaining to it in the best possible condition, to take advantage of the firsl dawn. of returning prosperity, which ii as sure to come at some future time ai that sunshine follows the storm. It ii my duty to say to yob. however, thai there is at present but. slight indication! of returning prosperity; the prices ol goods are aa low and the demand foi them as limited aa at any time darin? the present depressed condition of trade. A New Cotton Plant. Attention ts now attracted in the Sou tt lo * new cotton plant, which bids Cali to provo immensely valuable. For man] years A. A. Subers, of Macon, Gs., hal been carefully experimenting to hybra dise the cotton plant that grows wild ic Florida with ute- common okra. Thc new plant retains the okra etalk and th? fol i ago of the cotton.* Its flower ane fruit, however, are strikingly unlike either cotton or okra. The plant has ar average height of two feet, and eact plant has only one bloom. I This I? i magnificent flower, very much like th? great magnolia in fragrance, and squall j as large. Like the cotton bloom, th? flower is white for several days after i opens, after which it ia first pale pink and gradually assumes darker shades o thia color until it becomes red, when it drops disclosing a wonderful boli. no, abont ten days this boll resembles th? cotton boll; and then its growth suddenly increases, as if by magic, until it reachei the' Size of a big cocoanut. Thoo i ti snowy threads begin to burst from th? boll, but arc securely held in place bj the okrn-like thorns or points that Un? the boll. One experienced picker cat easily gather 800 pounds a day, and fas bauds much more. Were the only saying that of labor io gathering the lint, tin result of Mr. Sube ra' experiment woult entitle him to tho everlasting gratitud* of the Southern farmer. Bat this is no all-there are no seeds in the lint, Ead boil produces about two pounds of ver] long-stapled cotton, superior to tho Sei Island, and at the bottom cf tho bo! there are from four to slu seeds, rees mb Ung ccrairatuon seed. This new cot toi thcreroro, needs. no ginning. Such t plant would revolutionize the cotton in dually of the South.-Florida Tima ?*ion.. , .. . ;.? ? - A colored woman when reprove? for uaduo expression of grief ?aid : "Nov look here, .honey, when de good Lor< .ends ns tribulations down, don't ypi a'p?ee n? '?pect* us to tribulate ?? . - [ .^G>org? WitVagtoa *;M tho orig! nal Go.vernmpnt Frap. PRESIDENT AND PARTY, -gm - . Mr. IlantUU's Katlmato ot the Situation. WASHINGTON, May 18.--Your corre spondent had to-day" a very interesting conversation with Mr. Samuel J. Randall, which, with his cousent, was later written , down and is now, with his permission, j sent to the Herald, after his revision. It will be observed that Mr. Randall speaks with entiro freedom and frankly of the political situation, of the President and tho Administration, and of what, in his judgment, lies in the future as to parties and politics. Your correspondent askod, "What do| you think of the Administration ?" Mr. Randall replied : "In my judg ment it is going ou as welles possible, and I am certain that it {smoking a good impression on the people. I notice some fault finding hore and there, but I notice* also that no one pretends to doubt the sincerity and honesty of the President's intentions. When so great a change of parties after a quarter of a century, lt is impossible but that some minor errors should be made. But the people do not deal harshly with public men for Btnall mictakes in judgment, if only they see them to be houest and sincerely desirous to servo the general interest. I don't boliove that any one of either party doubts tho President's honest and patri otic purposes nor his ability and determi- ' nation to serve not merely his party but I tho whole country." "You think well of the President, then?" "Yes, and the moro I see of him and the bettor I get to know bim tho more I porceive tho sturdy honesty of his mind, tbe single-hearted conscientiousness with which he acta. Some of our men say he moves too slowly. That is true, but ho has an immense work and responsibility upon him. Of all reforms administrative reform is tho moat difficult. To ascertain whero in the immense Government es tablishment bad methods provail and in comp?tent or unfit persons are employed, and to improve the methods and substl- ! lute faithful and competent men to do the work, ls a hugo task, for which even a single Presidential term ls scarcely adequate. What bas been accomplished in the two months and a half since the 4th of March is necessarily only the beginniug. The President and the Cabi net have not had time to look closely I into the machinery of the Government. ' They are at work, and reports from dif ferent and numerous pointu and places are coming in and will bo intelligently acted upon as received. All hU public experience as mayor and Governor has fitted Mr. Cleveland in a very especial I manner for hi? present task." "You believe, then, that with sufficient | time the President will ncc uro the confi dence and approval of his party and of j the people at large ?" "I believo be has these already ; and I j feel certain that be will gain more and more entirely their undoubting trust. I will go further and say to you that if be ?joes on as he has gone, in bis own way, ollowing his own ideas of bin duty to the public, he will be in the end one of the most acceptable Presidents we have ever had. He will, through his success, by the year 1888, as the public adminis trator of a great inuit, oe re-nominated and re-elected, and I am satisfied that the party can do no botter than faithfully stand by him and co-operate with him. The work of reform confided to him can hardly be completed in a single term. The country will re-elect him to secure the completion cf that work and give it the permanence which it ought to bave I for the general good." "Do you mean that the true policy for ! your party is to give tbe Administration a united and cordial support with the distinct object of re-nominating -Mr. Cleveland in 1888 ?" J' "That in my view pt tbe political situ ation. On gonoral principles it must be plain to.any one that we can more easily re-elect Mr. Cleveland than elect a new man. Or, to put this in a different shape, If we cannot re-elect Mr. Cleveland, be having accomplished in part or in whole the reforms desired by the people, then we cannot elect any one. We mnst clus ter arouud him and his Administration, and thus keep our party ; together, strengthen it, and enable lt to meet Ita opponent.! in 1888 with a solid front." "What do you say about the tariff?" "As to the tariff the Administration should be guided by tba sprit and letter of the utterances of our platform on this subject, and a faithful execution of those declarations, without cavil, trill unite our party everywhere and accomplish the tarin reform which both platforms asserted to be necessary. Changes occur in the conditions existing in our country and the countries with which wo ex change productions more rapidly than is supposed. These changes must be pro vided for through modifications in our tariff laws, end tba best time to make I these alterations is immediately follow ing the information and results shown by our system of census roturas." This was tho end of the conversation. -New York Herald. Brother Gardner on Progress. "While dis am de aige of progress," said Brother Gardner, ashs rose up with a force of 680 pounds to tbe square inch. "Do not progress too fast. Dar am eich a thing as- put tin' too much sugar in a sweetcake. "Fri ns tan oe, progress bas carried us past de pint r?har wo kin stuff ole bats an' coats in de winders in place of broken panes, but doan' jump to de conclusion dat you has got to run in. debt for la co ; curtains to keep up wid de times, i "Progress has car'ied us past de pint wbar men believe in ghosts an' goblins, but doan* emaglne dat. you hm called apon, to show, yer smartness hy rldiculin' any of de onaartin passages in de Bible. "Progress bas car'ied os past do pint wbar roi ?gun forbids a man to enjoy els-, j self, but doan' feel called upon to w'ar yer hoofs off in danoin,' or to get so used to a pack of keerd? dat you shunte yer knife an' fork as soon as you sot down at do table. "Progress has car'ied us past de pint of bil in' taters wid de hides on, but dey has got to be paid far all de same, an' iou musn't judge, of a man's character y h'arin' him order Saratoga chips. "Progress no longer permita our sons I to w'ar ont our ole eloze, but whev you ketch a young mac hoein' co'n with broadcloth on his legs an* a paste dia mond in his biled shirt you kin make up yer mind dat Injun meal am ?wine to tako a rniflo of fifty conni ou a hundred. ; "Progress demands dat eur chll'en be eddecated, but bekase yer boys kia figger cube roots au' yer gab chatter French 'dean', arise de chances to l'ara de rust a. good Irado, an' de second do ort of bakin* bread an' cook in' bacon."-Detr o it ires Frets. . ?. ---;-. -i. -.Mr. Sim pl eso n bi a very i rotc i bio ! man, and ia lo the habit of punishing bis boys very severely. - Not long slade he observed that one of his sons needed J a new pair of panta. Ho scolded the boy for wearing .out his clcihes BO, fut. "Pa, no pant* oa& k*? e?y Ihne the way I you hi ta/! replied tbs boy reproachfully. SOME MATRIMONIAL ADVICE. Bill Ny? Glvca Uta Olrla Some Words of Wisdom. "HOT SritiNGS, Ame, April 0,1885. "My Dear SirWould it be asking too much for me to request a brief reply to one or two questions which many other married women as myself would like to have answered ? "I have been married now for five years. Tooday is the anniversary of my marriage. When I waa single I was a teacher, and supported myself in com fort. I had more pocket money and dressed fully as ?oil, if not bettor, than I do now. Wh/ should girls who aro abundantly able to earn their own livelihood struggle to become tho slaro of a husband and children and tie them selves to a man -?.hon they might be free and happy? "I think too much is said by the men in a light and flippant manner about the anxiety of young ladies to secure a home and a husband, and still they do deserve a part of lt, as I feel that I do now for assuming a great burden when I was comparatively independent and ecafor table. "Now, will you euggest any advice that you think would benefit the vet un married and self-supporting girls who are liable to make tho same mistake that I did, and thus warn them in a mannoi that would be mnch more universal in its range and reach so many more people thau I could if I shonld raise my voice ? Do this, and you will he gratefully re membered by ETHEL." . It would indeed be a tough, tough man who could ignore thy gentle plea, Ethel : tougher far than the pale, intellectual hired man who now addresses you in this privato and underhand manner. You say that you had more pocket money bc foro you were married than you have since, Ethel, and you regret your rash step. I am sorry to hear it. You also say that you wore better clothes when you were single than you do now. You are also pained over that. It Boomi that marriage with you has not paid any cash dividends. So if you married Mr. Ethel as a financial venture, it was. a mistake. You do not state hqw it has affected your husband. Perhaps he bad more pocket money and botter clothes before he married than he has since. Sometimes two people do well in business by themselves out when they go. into partnership they bust higher than a kite, if you will allow me the free English translation of an expression which you might not fully understand if I should give it to von in the original Roman. Lom of self-supporting young ladies have married, and nave to go very light on pin monev after that, and still they do not squeal as you, dear Ethel. They did not marry for revenu? only. Tboy married for protection. [This is a llttlo political bon mot which I thought of myself. Some of my beat jokes this 3pring are jokes that I thought of my self.] No. Ethel, if you married expecting to be a dormant partner during the day and then go through Mr. E th ol'a pockets at night and declaro a dividend, of course life is fall bf bitter, bitter regret and dis appointment. Of course I want to do what is right in the solomn warning business, so I will give notice to simple young women who are now self-supporting and happy that there is no statute requiring them to as sume the burdens of wifebood and moth erhood unless they prefer to do so. If they now have abundance of pin money and new clothes, they may remain single if they wish without violating the laws of the land. This rule is also good when applied to young and solf-sapport lng young men who wear good clothes and have funds in their pockets. No young mau who is free, happy and inde pendent need invest his monoy in a family cr carry a colicky child 27 miles and 2 laps in tho night uniese he prefers it. Bui tho*e who go into it with the right spirit, Lithol, do not regret it. ' I would just as soon tell you, Ethel, if you promise that it shall go no far ther, 'nat I do not wear as good clothes as I (dd before I waa married. I don't have to. My good olothes have accom 1.Muhxd what I got them for. I played them for all they were worth, and since I get married the idea of wearing olothes as a vocation has not occurred to me. Please give my kind regards to Mr. Ethe), and tell him that although I do not know bim personally, I cannot help feeliog sorry for him. The Pew of douglass. WASHINGTON, May 18.-An effrrt ls bek'g mado to preterit the facia coming to light concerning the visit of Fred Douglass to the First Presbyterian Church Sunday, and the principal reason seems to be that the President may Ieavo tba church and go elsewhere. There is no question that the congregation is very much agitated on ?ho subject of the. re moval or retention of Douglass, and d? cisive steps will be taken, at once, Some of the members of the congregation have been urged not to maleo trouble by in sisting upon the Vlthirlrawj? of Douglass, as that object . will be ttcompluhea quletlv. ? . r ' .... In fact, it ls tc Jared that Douglass is so mach. woned et the publication of Sunday's episode that he will nat again set foot In the First Preabyterian.Church,' Re declares that thc only thing to bo gained now ia hin, removal from office, and the indications are that a good Dem ocrat will shortly take his place. There is no love for him among bia own poop?o, and they say that ho ls only gettinglue deserts for trying to force himcolt nnd his wife upon the whites. Dr. Sander land, pastor of the church, Is very much exercised over the matter, and declares that an effort bas been mado to umettlo tho congregation for personal r?aacuts. On the other hand, the latter say t?ey will not tolerate Dous-Bu?, . Some go so far as to declare that "Dr. Sunderland will have to leave th? church if he persists in acknowledging Douglass. Thin the matter remnins for tho present.-Dispatch to fft* New Tori Worll . A Valuable Train. Perhaps the richest train that baa passed over any road ia this part of the country, says a Western newspaper, was that which weat over tho Hannibal & St. Joe one day recently. The toals waa composed Of two cara of gold bullion, thrco cara of silver, eight cara of silk and four cara of tea. Tho gold nod eil* ver wera from Colorado, destined - to tba. Philadelphia Mint. Tho silk and toa wera from California, going to Ncw Yo.fe. A Pennsylvania paper, not to to ?ut dono by the .Westerner, claims that tho lonae*i (rain ever seen ott the Lehigh Valley road was one that passed over that thoroughfare about tho samo time tho richest train was coming East over ibo Hannibal & ?t. Too road. I'. ? con sisted of 123 eight-wheel coal cora, all loaded, a-d waa drawn bj a tingle en gine. ; . J-i ?'.ir.-:,. -?' . ? ? ? '.'o. nnfrti ',. VT--..ui?ai, --- - Ok-, Oe, -Ai and Po aro tho four poatoflicea in tba United States whoso namea contain only two Iejtsrs, "Mother's BOT." When Isca.a tail, broad-Bhouldeicd youth stooping to kiss hw mother, while ?he Is occupied at some one of her man ifold household duties, the tears of glad ness fill my eyes, for I know that hie heart is loving and unselfish to the one who was first to love, and caresa him be* foro ho was conscious of it. My mind wanders tn dream-laud, back to a time when this youth lay a helpless babe, pressed close to' a fond, prend mothers heart. How much sue planned ?nd how earnestly she prayed, for hts future happiness I Those dimpled bands resting so quietly in sleep On her breast, beside that little curly bead, what may they not bring to pass, aa great ach", ve menta in the near future, when .inf strength of years bas come to them? The king of the household, blessings on his curly head I His mother's lips part in a sweet smile of contentment, as uer eyes rest on her sweetly sleeping, innocent child. She rises noiselessly from the low ? rocker, where ehe has been sitting crooning a lullaby, without disturbing*his slumber, and gently lays him in his cor.y crib, to enjoy bb) much-needed nap; but she cannot refrain from Btooping to imprint a parting kiss on the velvety cheek. The years have down into the silent past, and I wake from my day-dream with a start, to see before mo in this sun browned, curly-haired youth, thc baby of earlier years. And sa be stoops and kisses her, as she did the samo to him in the earlier years, she smiles up in his face and calls bim "mother's boy." Wo smile, too. through our..tears, as we look on this picture, a sweet one, dear readers, for it seems hard to realize that this tall, robust epocimen of humanity is e "boy.'* Motber-love seema not to realize that ? time's relentless march brings ber baby in a few years to man's estate, and that he is no longer a child, until one dar he will toll her that he intends soon fcc? bring home a wife to occupy the old home henceforward with them. She feels now that the love of a life time must be shared with another, and that she will no longer occupy the first place in his heart, as she always has clono until this news came to her. But stop a moment, dear, selfish moth er, and ask yourself a reasonable ques tion. Does It follow because your boy has found a loving companion outside his home to journey baud in hand with for the future, that the love he has al- \ ways felt for you will be lessened, under the above circumstances? When you married and left home, ?as your love for four mother diminished in that, event? >o not treat your son's wife coldly when he brings ber home as Buch, thus causing hst to feel that you look upon, her as one coming between you and the love of a life-time. She will read at once from your manner, unless you oro cordial to wards ber, that you feel unprepared to receive her and love her as your son's ivifo. She will feel grioved but too proud to allow you to see it, and a coldness will ?pring up between you and your new daughter, which in time may generate a j feeling of positive dislike between you. Your "boy" will soon learn, if this feeling continues in the family, to feel that you think he Vas made a poor choice ?v in selecting a life companion, and that von fall to see wherein be saw anything attractive about her. He will also feel that you ought to love her for his sake, [f for no other, since fae has always evinced so much affection towards you, ind only'now is ho sharing it with nu mber, without lessening it all towards you. Try, and you will soon feel kindly to this new member of your family, and she will also feel so towards you if she sees that you are trying to like her' and make her new homt oleasant for* her. Tell ber how Charlie likes bis soup sea? Boned, or how you faavp always prepared his favorite apple dumplings, and if she feels interested in domestic matters she will like to help you about the house abd the cooking ; ana if yon accept hor prof fered assistance kindly, and let heir, work with you, you will soon find yourself wondering how you could have dode all the housework yourself. When Charlie cornea into dinner, and finds something nicely prepared for bim, - and says, "Little woman, did .you make this dumpling particularly for roo . to* day?" you will be pleased at her reply : "Yes, Charlie, mother here told me just how you liked it made, and I stirred it up." You will see how well - pleased they both seemed to be; and you will Boon say to yourself, if you do not let prejudice blind you to tho fact, how mnoh more to bo desired is Carrie's help than that of a hired girl, who takes no inter-, est in the welfare of your household other than to collect her month's wages, and chip and break up half a set or crockery in three, months for you, os a certain one I have in mind did fori her mistress. ./. One more stumbling-block in th? path way of our future, dear mother-in-law, let us look to before we say good-bye for this time, and that; is, dorrt always, in " speaking of things about tho,house? allow yourself to say mino in placo of ours, particularly the articles in LeVory- . day use in tho kitchen, and food prepared; in anticipation of expected company. It ls not pleasant for a young wife to hear you1 speak (if she has prepared at some pains a nice dish for tea), as younar?' all' comfortably seated at the fable, when you pass this dish to a guest, and say., "Mrs. Crampton, won't you,try.someo* my orange cream ? I have a rj'oo recino . ? , . for it, and am generally quite successful in making it." ; 1 The guest partakes of tho profie.-pd dish of cours o ns oho ia in duty bound to do, or slight yOor(r) nice cookery by ' n, retusal, which the will ??t wound re'dv feelings by doing, and then remarks, "li;, ls just delicious, and you must give rao ?our recipe ; but then I couldn't have alf as good luck as you did with this, if I tried my beat, for you havo such a knftck for cooking nico dishes. I bono you will be able io teach this new wife, here how to cook plain food prudently! for these young cooks, when lett to them selves, often waste fearfully, and they, need to be watched, yon know." This last, though, said in a laughing way, is evidently thrown out to tl alter the mother at the wife's expense, or at least it seems so to her, ir her flushed cheeks are any evidence of ft - > Bot; we wish to bo distinct!? undoratood iu thia siti?te, that we do cot intend to speak. itt fact, of tho mother-in-law disparag ingly, for abo will in a fow years, If good fortuuo come to her Borra or daughter^ family co the case may bo, in tho ehapo of a wa bit of humanity-a. baby, fae grandmother, and .. theft/ her Io va will center there, and tho bitterness of part* tog with ono of her children, will bo swallowed up In love ai tho first meeting with her graodobild. .--rr-.,! '>*?'?: .' . -rr-:. - The Indian Medical QazeUc"records ;he deaths of seven- shepherds in the Belgium districts from hoing! atruck by aallatcnes of the sJae of eoeoeuSut?^ A argo number of animals were killed fay ? Swater Vance says bia wife/-ia Huf fing from "a regula* obbiashloned tea? jommandaiont cold.'; ' ;> " ' ..