The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, October 25, 1888, Image 1

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FARM, WATER POWER, .'; - AND ' . ? . ? ' - MACHINERY FOR SALS. ?will .sell (if not; 3old previously) at An | darsoq, S. :C, 9pSalesday inNovem i at.the usual hours of sales, 80$ acres of uand, with Grist;,Saw.and Sorghum Mill, - : Cotton Gin and Press,-24-feet oversbotjwa> %*f&$ic wheel,!:lOto 12 horse power? all in good running order,--situated 8miles west of Anderson, 2 miles west of Denver, adjoin? ing lands of J. B. Do?tbit and others. ; x . -Terms of Sale-^One-tnlrd cash, balance :\- ? ontfand two years, equal installments, with 10; per cent interest, and mortgage of the place to.aecure purchase money. For information see J. W. Bowden at Denver, or the undersigned at Anderson. ^'^BM?ser.to P?y extra for papers. J.30YCB BURRISS. Assignee. Oct 11,1888 14 4 ? SHERIFFS SALE. ?k-'/v ????-:.vSt*ii-?F Sdtr? Cabol?t.4;?' ; ? - ? C?xnxri ?f Anderson. :H ? ^Vv Humpri reys." Master, vs. Nancy J. : v - ?; . Strickland; j _ ' = v?TN-obedience tc a Judgment of Foreclos X \ure in- the above entitled action, I will ^-^seU at Anderson 0. Hj B.X}foh Salesday in November next, the mortgaged premises " [below described, to wit r ~ . All. that Tract of Land, situate in Hall Township, of Anderson County, 8. C, ad ;^;-:gbmihg.riSmda:;?C James Thompson. Lent Hall and others, and:knbwn as the Robert Hall Traot'.of the late. B..A. Strickland, deceased, containing ?3 acres; iii?re ?r less. T?tiis pFSaxE^HOhe-half cash, and:the rem8lnder::oh. a credit of twelve months, ':>:! with interest from day of sale, to be secured -by bond and mortgage of the premises, with-leave to anticipate-payment at - any y--:.:'.time;v'-; Purchaser to pay extra for jpapers. .-" W. L; BOLT, SaBsi ?J-":" Sheriff Anderson County. ^ ;" Octll,18?8 V. 14 ~ . 4- . - SHERIFFS SALE. : ' THE-STATE OP.SOUTH, CAROLINA, Anderson County. ' W. W. Humphreys, Master, vs. Nancy J. ; ...-Strickland. "N; obedience to the Judgment of Fore L--- closure, "made by his Honor Judge J. J. Norton in the above entitled action, I will .. sell at Anderson C. H., S. O., -on Salesday in November, 1888, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: ; - All that Tract of Land, situate in Hall jOiTownship, anjoining'lands of Jas. Thomp? son, Lent Hall, and others, known as the McDowai Tract ; of the late B. A Strick-1 land, deceased, containing 166 acres, more Termi? of Sale?One-half cash, and bal- I - anc?j?rta; credit ofitWpive'months, with in-1 texeSfroni day, of.sale, to.- be secured by a bond and mortgage of the premises^with leave to anticipate payment at any time. ,v~r Purchaserto pay extra for papers. WM.L..BOLT, Sheriff Anderson.County. - '. Oct llT 1888 .J. .14 4 MASTER?? |SMiE^ STATE OF SOUTHT CAHOIilNA, : Anderson Couuty. ' .' In Sie , Court oft Common Picas. ... ?% Wm.A.Hall, etal. vs. Margaret E. Hall, et aL?Partition. -.. -TN -. obedience "to the' order of-Bale in the . ?.- rJL': 1 ? above ]entitled action I will sell at AndersoQ^G; H.,-.S/0.j7on^Salesday in No ^ vembef next; the. lands -below described as. ?'?tbeReal Estate of FentoaS. Hall, deceas ?-;<ed,' to wit: ? Tract No. 1, sitnate in Anderson County, and containing 107 .acres, adjoiningNo. 2 of said Estate, Mrs. Waters; J. H, Young | and others. : . ? - ?. - ?-:-: - Tract No. 2, situate in Anderson County, S.^CL?c6nta1ning 119 acres,*; more ;or" less; adjoining No. 1, D. H.-Hall, arid others. * ' *i^rmWofr8al?^ne^tliird -jot Jne^jpur^ chase money and the costs to be paid 'in : cash; the remainder oin,. a credit. of one. -t; and.two years, with interest from day of . sale,'"with leave to anticipate payment, se? cured by bond and a mortgage of the prem? ises. ' Purchasera to pay extra for all ne W- ? cessary papers.: i .' :-l W..W. HUMPHREYS, Master. ::';^?ct 11'1888 ; 14 . ' --4 ; ? ? M ASTJBIVS ?? -SAJLeV P' STATE OF 'SOUTH CAROLINA, AnDEBSON COUSTTT. In the Court OpmmonJPleas. - .Thomas A. Sberard and Thomas A. Sher ,-ard. Assignee, vs. J. B.-Newton and -. Eliza Newton?Action to Foreclose Mort gage-.: PURSUANT to the Judgmeni of Fore? closure made by his Honor. Judge Norton in the above entitled action on 3rd March, 1888,1 will Bell at Anderson C. H.t S. C, on Salesday in, November next, the mortgage premises below described, to^wit: :-... All that Tract of Land, situate in Ander .;/--iOn County, S^ VC, containing' 100 acres," ;-.v-;m?ro or less^adjoining lands of J. G. Hall, John Spearman, Elias Spearman, and oth '\-::era.: - . - -: .'. -Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and. the ^' - balance on a credit of twelvemonths, with 'V- v interest from day of sale, to be secured by V-:^: bond^'and' mortgage of the premises, with r-cleave.-to; anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. - W- W. HUMPHREYS, Master. :l -? Oct 11. .1888 .. 14 . 4 : . ' - MASTER'S SAIiE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, . Counir or Andsbsoit. In the Court Common Pleas. Elizabeth Smith vs. Loucinda Shirley and others. - . T)URSUANT,to the-order of sale made J_ .'.. in the above stated case, I will %ell at Anderson' C. H.j.S. C., on Salesday in ?r' .:, November next, the Land below described v as Real Estate of Mrs. Mary Ann Brock, ^ deceased, to wit: ..AU.that Tract of Land, situatein Ander son County, ,S. C, containing 98i acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Joel Smith, Samuel Ragsdale, A. B. Shirley, ' arid others. ..Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and the balance on. a credit of. twelve months, with rV: interest from day.of sale, secured by bond ^.^-V'?nd mortgage o? the premises, With leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay - - .extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Oct 11,1888 14 4 MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Akdeeson Cookty. .r^d-: ' In the Court of Common Pleas. Joseph N. Brown vs. J. W. Rogers, etal. T)URSUANT to the order of sale made jS_' in the above entitled action by bis Honor Judge Norton, on 4th of May, 1888, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on Saiesday in November neit, the^premises ; 7 below described, to .'wit: : 1; All that Tract-of Land, containing - sixty and one-fourth (60?) acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, S. O., on i/ : waters of Little Beaverdam Creek, adjoin? ing lands of B. C! Martin. Mary J.Rogers, " D. H. Rogers and others. 2. Also) all that Tract of Land, contain - ing eighty-nine and three-quarter (892) H| acres, \ more or less, on waters of Beaver ': dam Creek, adjoining lands of Alexander Jordan. . {'??:.' .- ['.". : . .' Terrris of Sale?Cash. Purchasers to pay .extra for papers. ? W. W- HUMPHREYS, Master. .. Oct 11,1888 14 4 MASTER'S SALE* : 8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ;c0uhty of anoerson. In the Court of Common Pleas. C. C Reed, Asslgnoe^vs. J. D. Burton.? j' F^reclbsure. IN obedieDoe^fe the Judgment of Fore ? cldstfr?-552k:ifh'0 above entitled action, T will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on :. Salesday in November next, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, containing 106 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of I Jesse Cann, H. J. Burton. G. F. Burton " - and ethers..situate in Anderson County, : South Carolina;Vv ' .Terirts.of Sale?Oue-third cash, and the " ^balance on a credit of twelve months, with ^interest from day of sale, secured by bond Vand mortgage of- the prennsw, with leave ;St6~antic5pate payment.. Purchaser to pay i> extra-lor papers. - ;W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. ^?i"Oct'HM888 " 11 - .4, . 5 & L?NGSTON, ; Uli} : . THE . AHB EVERYBODY TELLS i PRICE FOR TELLING PRICES COME AND SSE (TOE LINE OF DRESS GOODS, Embracing all the New Fall and Winter Fabrics, in all the various new shades. .Greens, from Myrtle to Beseda; Mahog onys, Terra Cottas, Gobelin?, Gre;s, and an endless variety of Stripes, Plaids, Checks, Etc.; ail the new.-imported Cloths, fresh from the foreign looms* Henriettas, Bayetines, Alma Cloths, Imperial Serges,Cashmerett?, Raye Stripes, FouleB, Etc~ ?nr line:^f,Dress.| Silks, "Velvets and- Plushes is - complete. ??s ? m :M ?7j t - .. .. v , . Weiegin.with nice Felts at 50c. to $2.00. . "- * f ? ??' .v.''.: Straws from 25c. up. Ribbons, Moires, Glaces,Gros Grains; Failles, Velvet and Ombres. The largest, cheapest and toniest stock of Ribbons tobe found any where. Velvets, Plushes, Persian Goods, Cashmeres, Silks, and all the Beautiful Novelties that delight the eye this season. With, especial pride we Tequest the in? spection'of ocr Pattern Hats, the result of weeks of careful study and almost' endless research among all the leading importing hbuses'tff.'theigreat Northern cities, so as to iod .something:- becoming, and to suit the pocket book of each of | our many friends and patrons. Trimming Department Includes -Passementeries, President Braids, Guimps, Milanaise Trimmings, Fur and Astrakans, Bandeaux, 'and an elegant assortment of Dress Lining*, Buttons,.&c, to suit the different shades of Dress Goods. Ladies' Underwear. The cheapest, most stylish and elegant line of Ladies' Underwear possible. Also, G!oves, Hosiery.! and Handker? chiefs, from the cheapest to the finest. Remember, we take special pride in this Department, and with the aid of | polite and efficient Sales-ladies it is always a pleasure to show our Goods to everyone. Dress Making. MISS MALLALIEU has returned and taken charge of the Dresa Making Department, with skilled assistants. ?aT We bought our immense Stock of Goods direct from Manufacturers and Importers for the Cash, aud the idea of any house in the country underselling us is simply ridiculous. We will guarantee our prices in auy line at least as low, and in many instances, much lower than other houses. The crop prospect was very promising while we were in-the market and we overloaded; but if there is a particle of truth in the old saying, "Goods well bought are half sold," ours are as good as seven-eighths gone already. BST Don't be tempted by any so ' '?d bargains until you have seen our I ods and heard our prices. Our plan is not to sell one or two^ articles away* under value as leaders, and then make up the loss on something else, but to give the full worth of your money every time, whether you are posted or not. We have an eye to the future more than to the present, and propose to merit the con? tinued confidence and patronage of the people. Very respectfully, R. S. HILL, Andersons. C. HILL & CO./ Pelzer, S. C. B. S. HILL & CO., Hartwell, Ga. .43 THE ROD IN: SCHOOL, BUI Arp's Views About Whipping Children. Atlanta Constitutum. Whether"the bad boys'should be whip? ped at school or Dot seems to have pro* voted discussion all over the land. I bave received several letters from teachers Upon thai subject,. and the-sum of them !all' ia that home rule is a bigger thing than rale in the school room, and if a boy is governed at home by fear of the rod nothing else will govern him at school for a while. Time and association may gradually educate him out of it. Professor Boyd, of Bell County, Texas, says: "I taught one year in a commu? nity that warned me in advance that I would have to be 'mighty tight' with the boys or they would run over me, fof they were a bad lot., And they were. I had so much whipping to do that I sought another field, and there I found an affec? tionate, kind relation between parents and children. I had no trouble in governing that school, and never used, the rod or the ferule;. ' The parents sie more respon? sible than,.thb, teachers, He must for a time follow their lead or lie will have no government. The old way. produced great men like Washington and Jefferson and Ben Franklin and Madison, and it will not do to make a sweeping innova? tion. We are apt to swing from one I extreme to another; and in departing from the old iron rale, to adopt a system softer than wax. We still need the firm: ness of otir fathers without their stern reserve. We need a closer companion* ship between parents and teachers and children. When this comes, and not till then, can the rod be safely abandoned at home or in shcool." Another teacher refers to Solomon and Moses for authority, and says that even the Savior used a scourge or a whip and threshed the money changers out of the temple. Another declares that "the trouble is in the average teachers' unfitness to gov? ern. Fitness to teach and fitness to gov? ern are.very different things?' I believe that the discussion will do good. It is interesting the parents all over the land, but it will never settle down to perfec? tion, for there are parents in , every com? munity who ate not fit to be parents, and so there are boys who fear nothing but the law and its terrors. Old Father Adam made a bad start in raising Cain, and the race has not improved any to speak of. While ruminating over this subject my. mind unconsciously recurred to a story that my ^father jtold us ajlpng.time ago. It may be an old Btory to old people, but your young readers have not heard it, and so I will relate it for their benefit. Uncle Tom B?ker was ranch of a man. He had been wild and reckless and feared not God, nor regarded man, but one day at a camp meeting, while Bishop Gaston was shaking up the sinners and scorching them ? little over the infernal pit, Tom got alarmed, . and before the meeting was over professed religion and became a zealous, outspoken convert, and declared his intention of going forth into the world and preaching the gospel. He was terribly in earnest, for he said he had lost, a power of time and must make it up. Tom was a rough talker, but he was a.>good, one, and knew fight smart:of i-ecripter," and agood many of the old ?faahipaed'-hymns by.heart..' The confer? ence thought he was a pretty good fellow to send out into the border country among the settlers, and so Tom straddled his flea bitten gray, and indue time was circuit riding in North Mississippi. In course of time he acquired notoriety, and from his strong vigorous language and muscular eloquence, tbey called him "Old Sledge Hammer," and after a while "Old Sledge" for short. Away down in one comer of his territory, called the "Devil's Roost,"'there was a blacksmith shop and a Wagon shop and a whisky shop and a postoffice at Bill Jones' Crossroads, and Bill , kept all of them, and was known far and wide as Devil Bill, so as to distinguish him from Squire Bill, the magistrate. Devil Bill had "sword" an oath that no * preacher should ever toot a horn or sing a "hime" in the settlement, and if any of the cussed hypocrites ever dared to stop at the cross roads, he'd make him dance a hornpipe and sing a hime, and whip him besides. And; Bill-Jones meant juBt what he said, for be had a mortal hate for the men of God. It was reasonably supposed that Bill could do and would do what he proposed, for his daily work at the anvil bad made him strong, and everybody knew he bad as much brute courage as .was necessary.* Uncle Tom had theardt;:ok;rtheJej?tbre?ts;;' and was advised to take rouodance, and never to tackle the cross roads. He accepted. this advice for a time, and-left;that; people to the bad influence of Devil Bill and the devil, but it seemed to him he was not doing the Lord's will, and whenever he thought of the women and children liv? ing in darkness and growing up in infi? delity be would groan in spirit and exclaim "What a pity, what a pity." One night he prayed over it with great earnestness, and vowed to do the Lord's will if the' Lord would give him light, and it seemed to him as he rose from his knees that there was nu longer any doubt. He must go to the devil's roost. Uncle Tom never dallied about anything when bis mind was made up. I He went right at it like killing snakes, and so next "morning as'a habcr'paRsed oiThis way to .BilL, Jones's shop, ,Uncle..Tom said : ^'My'friend.Vwiil you please.carry a mea -8age"toTBilrJ?ne8 for me....Tell him that if the Lord is williu* I will be at the cross roads to preach next Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, and I'm shore the Lord is wiilin'. Tell him to please norate it in. the settlement about and about, and ax the women and children to come. Tell Bill Jones I will atay at his house, God wiilin', and I'm shore he is wiilin, and I'll preach on Sunday, too, if all things are harmonious." When Bill Jones got the message be was amazed, astounded and his indigna? tion knew no bounds. He raved and cussed at the "onsult" as he called it, the onsulting message of Old Sledge, and he swore that he would hunt him down and follow him to hell's half acre and whip him, for be knew that he wouldn't dare to come to cross roads But the nabors whispered it around that Old Sledge mout come, for he was never known to make an appointment and break it. There was an old borsetbief who used to run with Murrel's gang, and he said he used to know Tom Barker when he was a sinner and had seen him fight and be was much of a man?"Gentlemen as shore as you're born he's a bad 'in to ondertake." So it spread like wildfire that Old Sledge was comiDg, and that Devil Bill was gwine to whip him and make him dance and sing and treat to a gallon of peach brandy besides, Devil Bill had his enemies, of course, for he was a hard man and had gobbled up all the surplus of the naborhood, and these enemies had long hoped for somebody to come and turn bim down. They, too, circulated the astounding news, and, without committing themselves, said that bell would break loose on Saturday at the cross roads, and that Old Sledge or the devil would have to go under. On Friday the settlers began to drop in, under pretence of business, but really to get the bottom facts of the rumors that were afloat. Devil Bill knew full well what they came for, and he talked and cursed more furiously than usual, and he swore that anybody who would come expectin' to see Old Sledge, was an infer? nal fool, for he wasn't comin'. He laid bare bis big strong arms and shook his long hair and said he wished the lyin' deceiving hypocrite would come, for it had been nigh onto fourteen years since he bad made a preacher dance. Saturday morning by nine o'clock there were more PERSON, S.C TE people at the QroSd roads than" had ever gathered there befof e, and Bill Jones Was mad at their credulity, b?t he had an e?S to business and kept behind his counter, and sold more whisky in an hour than he had sold in a month. As the appointed hour drew near the settlers began to look down the long straight road: that Old Sledge would come if he come at all/ and every man, Whose head Came in sight just over th? rifle of the distant.hill was closely scrutinized. More, thafj once they said: ' "Yonder he comes; that's him shore I" But no?it was not him. Some half a dozen had old bull's eye silver watches, and they compared time, and just at five minutes to eleven the old horse thief- exclaimed : "I see Tom Bar? ker, arisin' of the hill. I hain't seed him for eleven yearsj but gentlemen) that ar him, ot I'm a liar.'' And .it Was him. As he got nearer and neafer a voice seemed to be coming along with him, and some said, "he's talkin' to hisself." An? other said, "he's talkin! to God Almigh? ty)" and a tl other said; "111 be du med if be ain'.t a pray in \ but very sooft it was I generally agreed that he was flingin' a Eime. Bill Jones was soon advised of all this, and coming to tbe front said dam'd if he ain't a Bingin' before I ax'd<him, but I'll make him sing: Yankee Doodle when be comes, and I'll pay bim for that onsulting message. I'm not gwine ter kill him, boys. I'll leave just enough life in his rotten old carcass for him to git away on, but that's all. If any of yon want to hear Old Sledge -preach you'll have to go ten. miles from the road to do it and wait about a month on tell he can talk.1' Slowly and solemnly the preacher came. As he drew near he narrowed down his tune and looked kindly upon the crowd. He was a massive man in frame, and had a heavy suit of dark brown hair, but his face was clean shaven and showed features of firmness and determination. "Look at him, boys, and mind your eye," said the horsethief. "Where will I find my friend, Bill Jones?" inquired old Sledge. All around they pointed him to tbe man. Biding up close, he said: "My friend and brother, the good Lord has Sent me to you, add I ask.for hospitality for myself and my beast;" And he slowly dis? mounted and faced his foe as though expecting a kind reply. The crisis had come and Bill Jones met it. Tbe settlers all leaned forward with" eagerness" as he said: "You infernal old hypocrite. You cursed old shave-faced scoundrel. Didn't yon know that t had. sword an oath that I would make you sing and dance and whip you besides if you ever dared to {>izen these cross roads with your shoe eather? Now, sing; dam you, singj; and dance as you sing;" and he empha? sized his command with a ringing slap with his open hand upon the parson's face. Old Sledge recoiled with pain and sur? prise. ? Recovering in a moment, he said : "Well, Brother Jod'-" I did not expect so warm a welcome. If these be your cross roads manners, I suppose I must sing, and as Devil Bill gate him another slap on bis other jaw the parson lifted up his voice with "My soul be on thy guard," and with his long arm suddenly and swiftly let fly and gave Devil Bill an open hander that nearly knocked bim off bis feet while be continued fn a splendid tenor voice : " - ? w ''Ten thousand foes arise." Never was a lion more aroused to .frenzy than was Bill Jones. With his. short, powerful' arm he made at Old Sledge as if to annihilate him with one blow and many horrid oaths, but tbe par? son fended off the strokes as easily as a practiced boxer, and /with his left hand dealt Bill a settler between his eyes and staggered bim as be continued to Bing i "Oh watch and pray and fight, The battle ne'er give o'er." . Bill Jones was plucky to desperation and be saw that the.settlers were watch? ing bim with bated breath. The crisis was at hand, and he squared himself and his clinched fist flew thick and fast upon the parson, and for a while disturbed bis equilibrium and his song. But he .rallied quickly, and began tbe offensive as he sang "Ne'er think tbo.victory won j Nor lay thine armour down.'* ? With blow upon blow be backed hi* adversary squarely to the wall of his shop, and there seizing him by tbe throat with one band, be mauled bim with the other as he sang: "Fight on my houI till death." jj .In a moment the throat clutch" did its 'Work. Bill Jones turned black "in the face and Bank down upon tbe ground whipped and as humble as a wet dog. Old Sledge called for water, and with his own handkerchief bathed his battered face and helped to restore him and begged a thousand pardons. Devil Bill was soon carried to his house, and was cared for by his family, while Old Sledge mounted a box in front of tbe grocery and preached righteousness and temperance and judgment to come to that people, and sure enough he stayed at Bill Jones's house that night, for Mrs. Jones was a far better woman than Bill was a man. The next day he preached, as be had appointed, from tbe piazza of Devil Bill's house, and Bill heard it all, and was con? verted and joined the church, and it was always said and believed that Old Sledge ma".Jed the-grace into his unbelieving soul,.and it would have never got it any other way, ? "4 Bill" Abp; r>Sitt -'????? ? i '? More Awkward than Gllpin's Bide, Louisville, Oct. 17.?Until recent ly cattle, pigs, goats, and, in fact, stock of all kinds were allowed to roam through the streets of this city without fear of molestation from tbe authorities. Three weeks ago a stock ordinance was passed, and they-are seen no more on the fash? ionable boulevards. It was just before the change that a very ludicrous scene occurred on Fourth avenue, and it was one which fairly convulsed all who saw it. An alley separating two large dry goods stores was quite a rendezvous for pigs. In this alley a deep, dirty hole was a favorite place for a very large bow. One day this huge swine was fast asleep in this hole in the alley, when Mrs. M?, a well known lady, had occasion to pas3 along the alley. She noticed the hog in the gutter, but thinking it fast asleep, and not wishing to give herself tbe trouble of passing around, she determined to step over tbe big pig. She is a very small woman. . She got one foot over the dozing swine, and was about to pass safely, when, much to her horror, tbe sow awoke and started on down tbe street with Mrs. M-squarely on her back. Fearing she. would fall off?in fact, scared half to death?the lady grab? bed the ears of the grunting 3wine as the latter galloped down tbe street.- Tbe more the unfortanate lady screamed the more the bow grnnted, and the small boy and tbe passing pedestrians fairly wept tears of hilarity over tbe funny sight. A number of people began a chase, and tbe race bad become quite exciting, when the unfortunate Mrs. M-lost her hold and was dumped into the middle of tbe street, while piggy herself continued on her mad career. Of course tbe lady was assisted to a neighboring store, whence after being brushed off, and after a plentiful supply of smelling salts had been administered, she drove to her swell residence in a coupe. But it was awfully funny, the Bcene. ? The experience of years furniBhee the most convincing evidence that thou? sands of lives are annually saved by the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It Bpeed ily cures all affections of the throat bronchial tubes, and lungs. [TJRSDAY MORNINC THE BENIGHTED CHINESE. ftoelal and Political Conditions In the Era Pke. New York !Pimc$. Residence in Ohina and a study of the present condition and past history of the Chinese throw a flood of light on ques? tions naturally suggested by the bill to exclude the Mongolians; and show that the causeB of their non-asSimilati ve na? ture reach back and down far arid deep. The analytical observer of public events has not failed to notice that the agitation against the Chinese is a peculiar one. It is not raised against certain specified classes of Chinese, bat against them as a race. Against no other nation is this wholesale discrimination made or sought, Laws have neither been enacted nor proposed for the complete exclusion Of the English, the Irish, the Scotch, the Welsh, the French, the German, of any other European people as a nationality, bat for the proscription of paupers, idiots, criminals, and contract laborers, from what country' so?vef the? come<. Current discussion of the Chinese .pfoblem has made the public familiar with the proxi? mate causes , .for ibis discrimination against , the. Mongolians'?tbeir moral, intellectual, social, ana industrial degra? dation and their strange and almost unique incapacity for assimilation with the spirit of our political, industrial, and social systems. The alembic of civilized associations and environments in this country seems utterly powerless to trans mate them. The people of no other nation on the globe, not even our Ameri? can Indian*, are so refractory when placed in the midst of the p'owhrful. forces of American civilization. It is true, in a deeper and more Berious sense than the author said it, that "for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinee is peculiar." Many people have wondered why this people, who emigrated from the Sooth Caspian country into China twenty-four centuries before the Christian era, with the resources of Western Asian culture? a knowledge of writing, astronomy, and the arts that primarily, minister to man's comfort?should in this late generation be so inferior to us that we can neither endure them as they are nor transform them as they should be. Seeing the ap? proximate cause for their exclusion, their uufitness as a race, the spirit of investi? gation seeks* the-more remcto causes-^the causesi of that' unfitness. ..! -j. Stated in the briefest terms, the Chi? nese are not a progressive nation, first, because they appear incapable of self civilization from within, and secondly, because they are impervious to civiliza? tion from without. Their incapacity for self-elevation may be noted first in their system of govern? ment. A hereditary despotism, it has rarely bad at its head a man of great capacity. Under marriage customs, which place practically, no limit on a young Emperor's indulgences upon his arrival at age, it is a marvel if he do not mentally and physically incapacitate himself for the functions of government by the time he ought to bring his greatest powers into action. The Chinese throne has been conspicuous for its lack of great, strong, formative minds, and it is so -hedged in with form, ceremony and ad? herence to precedents that unless the incumbent be a man of supreme ability he falls under the guidance of bis entour? age, and although an absolute despot, he makes little positive impression on the government of his people. The provinces, are governed by viceroys or Governors, who, so long as they follow certain min? ute directions laid down for them, are at liberty to manage affairs as they please. And under them the mandarins do the same. In the matter of taxation, if the tax gatherers turn over to their superiors their expected quotas, too careful exami? nation is not made into the amounts over and above those sums which they have extorted from the people and put into their own pockets. The civil service is honey-combed with corruption. If from no other evidence, this is apparent from the fact that officers with utterly inade? quate salaries retire with ample fortunes. Mondarins, as a rule, seldom enter oflice with large -possessions; and it is a reasonable deduction that the wealth with which they smooth their declining years is illgdtten. Occasionally, the official who has been more successful in feathering his nest than in concealing the fact, excites the jealousy of bis superiors and suffers in consequence. Hang E"e, who was superintendent of customs at Canton prior to 1859, resigned his seals with a fortuneof 300,000 taels, ($500,000,) notwithstanding his salary was enly 2,400 taels a year, and the necessary expenses of his yamun (official residence) were 8,000 a month. He was ordered to Pekin, and before he had been many days in the capital one-third of his $500,000 bad been transferred to the "inside pockets" of the members of the Government. Oc? casionally severer punish mentis inflicted; but the crime apparently consists of being discovered, not of fleecing tbe people; and, judged by the American standard, tbe civil service is about tbe most corrupt on the face of the earth. In their crude administration of justice, without juries or legal codes, the same venality exists, and when cruel torture of witnesses fails to evoke testimony, warranting a precon? ceived verdict, the desired end is not ihfrequentyobtained by sufficiently "in? sulting" the magistrate in the sense that Pooh-Bah is "insulted" in "The Mika? do." Without a strong elevating force on the throne to lift them up, without represen? tative government in which they can participate and raise themselves (if tbey wanted to,) without a well-developed and equitable judicial and legal system to in? sure justice and encourage right living, with nothing to stimulate invention, to ameliorate the condition of tbe race, without anything to develop virility and stamina, with almost everything to pre.-s, subject, confine and servilize them, it is little to be wondered at that they do not rise, expand and advance. But they do not seem to desire any? thing better. They do not aspire to a higher condition. With an inborn spirit of subserviency, intensified by centuries of heredity, which is reflected in a degree of abject submissivenesa to parental and civil authority which is unknown in this country, they have not the spirit, courage or energy to lift up their hand for any? thing higher than they possess. The same lack of animus which leads full grown men meekly to submit to unmerit ed and cruel flogging without even raising a finger of protest, causes outraged people to neglect one of the most potent means of protection against oppression afforded in the imperial censors. Ooly the most aggravated cases are reported to them, and the rest are meekly tolerated. 'Of individuals who are so callous to their own condition little sympathy for their fellow-man can be expected. - The Chinese have not that quick pulsing sense of the brotherhood of man that unites the American people, that makes tbe afflic? tion of a portion the concern of all, and that causes us to jump with relief and assistance to those in distress?. The overflow of the Yellow Yiver?"China's Sorrow"?pestilence and famine, carry off millions of Chinese, but the disasters do not stir up Buch popular sympathy and such philantropic relief movements as tbe prevailing yellow fever epidemic in Jacksonville, Fla., arouses in this country to day. To an astonishing extent they lack the first great compelling force of progress and civilization?the desire to ameliorate their own and their fellow beings' condition. No doubt this condition of things is due in a large measure to the intense and superstitious reverence of the Chinese for antiquity. We study the past to im h OCTOBER 25, 188 prove upon it; tbey to fwUate lt. Tra? dition and custom are everything to' thettf. They are linked to the dead past by the unbreakable bonds of precedent; tbey are chained to an historical corpse. Their Government, as has been-seen/Is crude; their language, without alphabet, inflec? tion or grammar, is unwieldly and unsuitable for a progressive literature; their blind prejudice against postmortem examinations still leaves them in igno? rance of human anatomy; the functions of the heart, l?nge, liver, and other organs are Settled books to them j they make no distinction between ?eins, and after"leS, or nerves and tendons. By, mere guess work they have hit upon the gall bladder as the seat of courage and assurance, which, according to modern slang, is not so far amiss. In medicine ignorance and superstition prevail, and the medical board at Fekin, in the exercise of its pro? found wisdom, has sanctioned such remedies as dried red-spotted lizards, silk worm moths, t?ftois find oyster shells, dragon's teeth, verdigris, hoar1 a g'all, shavings of rhinoceros' borne, elephant's skin, &c. In astronomy, their Chaldean heritage, they have progressed no further than popularly to believe that the earth is square and dat, and that eclipses are caused by some teonater attacking the sun or moon. Their agricultural meth? ods are of the most primitive sort. And so it goes through all their so-called arts' and sciences.' They have not the inher? ent life and power to break their way out of the cocoon of early superstition. Although as a nation tbey are forty cen? turies old, tbey are yet in the first stages of evolution. We Americans live more in one year than they in forty; we have made more progress in one hundred years than they in four thousand. But in spite of their inherent draw? backs to progress, the past of the Chinese would not have been bo barren of achieve? ment and the future would not be so discouraging of any improvement if the Mongolians were cot to impregnable to the influences of outside civilization. Some of the barriers to foreign influence are natural, some artificial. Among the former is their language. It is almost impossible for a foreigner to learn their inchoate language, which, as has been stated, has1 no alphabet or syntax, which is made up of about 50,000 different char? acters, and in which the slightest, varia? tion of intonation makes a vaBt difference in significance,. The dialect of Canton contains about 700 different sounds. It is a literal fact that Englishmen go .crazy trying to learn it. As a consequence, it is rare, if ever, that a foreign resident masters the native tongue, and our Gov? ernment representatives conduct their offioial business through tbe medium of native writers and speakers, As the gateway to tbe heart and mind of a peo? ple is through their language, this obstacle is a serious one. Besides these natural impediments artificial hindrances are raised. Tbe Chinese Government is as anxious to exclude foreigners as we are to exclude the Chinese, Every substantial conces? sion which tbe civilizaed world has obtained from, and every inch of foothold which it has secured in, tbe. Flowery Kingdom has been achieved vi el armis. One of tbe most striking evidences of tbe Mongolian prejudice against innovations is the utter absence of railroads in tbe country. A few years ago some foreign? ers secured- the right to build a dozen miles of railroad and operate it for a short time. Tbe Chinese viewed it askance, and at length purchased it?not to run it themselves, but deliberately to tear it up. America and China are as complete aoti podes in this respect as they are geographically. We have half the rail? road mileage of the world; they none; and when one considers tbe vast civiliz? ing influence and the great potency for progress of a great railroad system, which brings tbe ends of a country together, gives quick communication among tbe people, excites ambition, opens avenues for enterprise, develops community of interest and makes a nation homoge? neous, it is evident that here one finds a great factor of the disparity between American and Chinese people. While there are a few miles of tele? graph, tbe use of this means of commu? nication^ hampered by the unwieldiness of the language and the impossibility of expressing it in telegraphic symbols, except through tbe cumbersome and inadequote method of conversion into numbers. Another evidence of wilful conserva tiam of the Chinese Government may he cited in tbe recent recall of the Chinese students who were being educated in this country and who were becoming loo much imbued with tbe spirit of en light? ened, Christianized civilization. In justice to .the capacity of the Chinese for development and expansion when remov? ed while young from their own depressing atmosphere and placed in the inspiring and stimulating surroundings of an energetic and progressive people, it must be said that these selected youths showed evidence of bigh powers of acquisition. If all Chinese immigrants to thia country were persons of the same age and ability, and it were possible to arouse in them the same aspirations and ambitions, China would not be what she is to day, and America wonld not be confronted with the problem which faces her to day. From even this cursory glance over a vast Bubject it is apparent that the rea sons for the Mongolian's inability to assimilate with Americans are radical. We see here tbe leaves and branches, but there are long, deep roots/beyond super? ficial notice, striking back into past centuries. China presents great oppor tunities ' and great inducements for enlightened government, but the nation is bo inseparably joined to its idols? literal and figurative?that were tbe most intelligent, progressive and powerful mind of tbe age to be given omnipotent sway over tbat people to day, it would be centuries before the enormous mass, with its ponderous inertia, could be severed from its dead weights, set in motion and raised to the plane which American civilization now occupies. A Bible Puzzle. This puzzle has often been published, but perhaps some of our young folk3 have not seen it. It would be interesting and good practice for any one, young or old, to find the anawer. How many will. A young student was asked: "How many boys are there in your class?" He replied: "If you multiply the number of Jacob's sons by tbe number of times tbe Israelites compassed Jerico, and add to the product the number of measures of barley which Boaz gave Butb, divide this by the number of Hainan's sons, subtract the number of each kind of clean beasts that went into the ark, multiply by the number of men tbat went to seek Elijah after he 'was taken to heaven, subtract from this Joseph's age at the time he stood before Pbaroab, add tbe number of stones in David's bag when he killed Goliath, subtract the number of furlongs tbat Bethany was distant from Jerusalem divide by the number of aochors cast out when Paul was shipwrecked; and subtract the number of persons saved in the ark, the remainder will be tbe answer." ? Florida mourns the loss of the sweet notes of tbe mocking bird. Formerly hundreds of them could be heard singing, hut their nesls have been so systematical? ly broken up or robbed of their young that they are rapidly disappearing. ? It uselesa to attempt tbe cure of any disorder, if the blood is allowed to remain impure. Neuralgia and rheuma? tism are traceable to a disordered condi lion of the blood, and in numberless cases have been cured by taking a few bottles of Ayer's Saraaparilla. I The King's Daughters. ?'&o?t two years ago some very noble women, the greater number residing in New York, all well known es zealous in religious and charitable worts, banded themselves together in a circle of lea for companionship and mutual help toward more earnest work for the furtherance of Christ's kingdom on the eartb. The watchword! .of the society was "In His Name," and no reasonable request made in that form would be refused help when it was found needed in a meritorious c'jtse. "She stretches out her hand to the poor ; yea, one reaches forth her hand to the needy/' "She openeth her mouth with m??ota, gnd in hei1 tongue Is the law of kindness/' were, among the mottoes, and the "King's Daughters*" was the name reverently adopted. A little'Silver cross with the letters L H. N. was the outward sign of this society that now numbers 17,000. Thousands of letters are receiv ed weekly at the secretary's office from all parts of the United States, from Ger? many, England, and even far-away Japan, asking for information as to the means adopted to become oie of the kings daughters .and how to secure the iftoignja of its association, the silver cross. In one of our large city churches ten ladies of the congregation who were associated together in its different charities decided to forf? a circle and become members of the King's Daughters for fuller consecra? tion of themselves to His service and, as was the design of the first circle, for mu? tual help and companionship. During the latter part of Apr'it they met together at the house of one of the members for prayers, reading from the Bible, consulta? tion, and advice as to the most efficient manper and means in their work. One member, an officer in the Girl's"Friendly Society, to gain a personal influence over the girls she had met in her work, deci? ded to'invite a number of them on Satur? day afternoons to her house. There should be a .short programme of music, reading, and conversation, the girls being urged to take part, after which should be added a substantial tea. Another mem? ber determined to visit one afternoon in each week a family in whom during her ber work at the mission she had become interested?a family the regular visiting committee had complained of as'most unsatisfactory. They refused not only all sympathy and advice but material help (a rather unusual experience), in which they stood in much need from long sickness. The mothef was a young English woman, Whose rather superior face, devout attention to the service, and pretty faced children had won the interest of this new member of the king's daugh? ters. The father was a German not a member of the mission, and was reported by some of the teachers a "a regular anarchist." To this family the self ap? pointed visitor started the next afternoon, dressed very plainly, with her silver cross her only ornament. In front of a dirty tenement in a dirty street they stopped, to the disgust of the coachman and the excitement of a crowd of children. As she went up the long flights of stairs, smelled the foul air, heard the loud talking of men and women, thoughts of her own beaUtiftil borne and luxurious surroundings filled'her with remorse for ber past thoughtless selfishness and doubts of her worthiness to call herself a king's daughter and minister to this woman "in His name" filled her mind. An open door showed her the family she was in search of?the woman making.button holes in a shirt with a pile of unfinished ones beside her, the sick boy, and a little girl sewing by her side. To the enquir iog looks she commenced to explain that Bhe was from S.-?'s Church, but before she had finished speaking a sturdy boy of about five, with yellow curls, ran from behind a door, and with the fierce ness of a yeung anarchist screamed out; "I won't have my curls cut off. I do wash my face every day. My mamma don't like you; don't you come here any more.'' The astonishment on the baby face when he saw it was not the visitor he expected, and his burst of baby wrath was met by an irrepressible burst of laughter in which they all joined. The ?visitor told of the new membership in which she had enrolled herself and the intent of her errand, and urged that she. might remain with the sick boy and com? plete the unfinished task while the moth? er and other children should go for a ride and get the fresh, pure air which they needed; and as there was some demur and hesitancy, added, "You will Dot refuse this favor of me when I ask you to accept it 'in His name.'" The request was granted now;. the children brought up some light shawls from the carriage brought for this purpose, and the party hurried off"by little Carl, who feared the carriage would turn into a pumkpin, as he bad settled in his wise head it was no less than Cinderella's godmother to whom they Towed this pleasure. The work which to weary fingers seemed endless vanished quickly before the fresh ones, the sick boy was cheered and comforted with promises for the summer, and the room tidied up before the return. Two more visits and two-more rides taken by the children and their mother the result of which was even more happy, and one family went to the country for the summer and the other remained at home. But the work of tbe Zing's daughter did not stop here. The invalid boy's two weeks in the country lengthened into all summer, dresses for the children and books and papers found their way to tbe tenement. Returning to the city for a short time, finding her own church closed she attended service at the mission. The German and his family were all there looking so materially improved that she wondered why so little kindness on her part should have wrought such a change, unless because?and so she solved the problem?it was offered "In His Name." If this letter is read by the King's daughter whose experience I have just related I trust she will pardon me if. I may have deviated from the facts told me, and I also trust it may induce another ten to join the army of King's daughters, ? Church Record. Cotton Seed Romance. The "Cotton Seed Romance" is thus told by tbe Atlanta Constitution: "Was there ever a history on this side of Cinderella of the uprising humauity like that of the cotton seed ? For seventy years despied as a nuisance, and burned or dumped as garbage; then discovered to be the very food for which the soil hungered and reluctantly admitted to the rank of ugly utilities. Shortly afterward found to be the nutritious food for beast as well as soil, and thereupon treated with something like respect. Once ad? mitted to the circle of farm husbandries, found to hold thirty-five gallons of pure oil to the ton, worth fourteen dollars tc the ton or forty million dollars foi the crop of seed. But then a system was devised for refining this oil up to a value of one dollar a gallon, and the frugal Italian placed a cask of it at the root 01 every olive tree and then defied the Borean breath of the Alps. And tber experiments showed that the ton of cottor seed was a better fertilizer and a bettei stock food when robbed of its thirty- fa ve gallons of oil than before. And tba the hulls of the seed ma'de the best fue for feeding tbe oil mill engine. Ant that tbe ashes of the bulls scooped fron the engine drift, had tbe highest com raercial value as potash. And that th< "refuse" of the whole mado the bestan< purest soap stock to carry to the toi et the perfumes of Lubin or Colgate Abont this time we began to spell cottoi Feed with capital letters." ? He who steals a littlo, steals with th< same wish as he who steals much, bu with less power. VOLUM > Dining on Horse F'fesfi. Philadelphia, Oct. 7.?Cut up into big steaks and.served as a fillet of beef at a dinner at the Philadelphia Club was the fate of Pandora the famous steeplecha? ser, who was the heroine of the Rose Tree bunts, end known to all patrons of the city turf ra'Ces and to the members of the National Guard. Pandora was shot be? cause of incurable lar?eless. After she had died without a struggle, the choicest meat was cut from her bones and taken to the ensineof the Philadelphia Club where meat was disgulsra as a joint of beef. Dr. Bush S. Huidekopef/ who bought Pandora thirteen years ago, gave* a dinner at the Philadelphia Club, and one of the dishes on the menu card read: ; "Filet a la Pandora." Nobody knew except Dr. Hnidekoper, that the course was a' part of poor old Pandora's body. The guests supposed that the disn was named in honor of the old steeplechaser, whom they had eeen take many a ditch and fence, and come in the winner of many an exciting race. After the filet bad been eaten and pro nonhced very toothsome by the guests, ?tft. Huidekoper remarked tbat be was glad of his guests7 appreciation for his fa? vorite horse/ "for he said "you have just eaten her." The guests looked ?t each other in amazement, and, after a short Interval of deadly silence, there was a roar of laogh ter. Then in an instant every one seem? ed to remember Pandora as be bad seen her at the lost meet, and in reverential silence, the company rose to their feet, : lifted their glasses to their lips and sip? ped in solemn silence to the memory of the old 'gray mare they had jnst devoured. Pandora's first public appearance was at the Rose Tree Hunt, in a hot steeple? chase. The first few years that she was Philadelphia she won eleven silver troph I ies. She was quick to take a fence. At the Pottstown encampment in September, 2887, Pandora leaped over the regimental colors that, were lying across two stacks of bayoneted guns. Colonel Bonnafon bad dared Dr. Hnide? koper to make the jump. He pointed Pandora's head toward the glistening bayonets, gave her the bridle and she leaped into the air, clearing the cold pinnacle of steel and landing on her haunches on the other side of the stacked guofl. Dr. Huidekoper, in speakin; of the dinner,said: "All horse meat is as good as beefj it is a pity tbat horse meat is not eaten in this country." The Bead Alire. * Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 17.?A remarkable and long legal contest of a will has just been ended in a most unexpected manner in Winston county, Ala. Twelve years ago Charles H. Baker, was known as the richest man in Winston. He owned several large plantations and a store, from which be supplied the small farmers for miles around. He discounted notes and in otber ways accumulated a large fortune, a considerable portion of which was cash. Baker was then living with bis second wife and two children, also three sons by a former wife. In the summer of 1878 Baker went to Memphis, Tenn., where be always sold his cotton and did bis banking. When the yellow fever broke out in Memphis he was caught there, and could not return borne on acconnt of the rigid quarantine regulations. After the fever had been raging several weeks, Baker's name one day appeared among the list of new cases and soon afterward the family beard tbat be was dead. . Then his widow filed for probate a will which left her and ber children the principal part of Baker's fortune, and made her Administrator without bond. Baker's sons by bis first marriage contested the wil', and ten years of bitter and expensive litigation followed, the final result being that the widow and her sons secured the bulk of what property the lawyers had left them. The three sons immediately secured an injunction restraining Mrs. Baker from taking charge of the property, claiming that they bad secured evidence of a later will The day after the injunction was served Chas. H. Baker himself, now a very old man, appeared ? at the old homestead and claimed bis fortune. It seems he did not die of yellow fever, but after be recovered, after several weeks, bis reason was gone and the past was a blank to bim. He had drifted here and there as a common tramp, finally turning up in Buenas Ayres, South America, where he was taken to a hospital and under the care of a Spanish physician recovered his reason. He then worked his way to New Orleans as a common sailor, and after many hardships, reached his home. He confirms the claims of bis sons tbat he had made a later will, in which be made an equal division of his property among bis wife and five chil? dren. _ Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 15.?A terri? ble and remarkable suicide developed tonight when the clerk of the Central hotel broke in the door of room, No. 6, and found the body of H. T. Hill stretch? ed upon the floor. Hill was a well known piano tuner and an Englishman who came here just after the war and has lately been traveling for a music bouse here. Sunday night he came to the hotel. This morning when the boy carried water to his room, Hill was walking tbe floor. He told the boy he was sick, and not to have him disturbed. Tonight, when be could not be roused, the door was broken open and he was found lying on tbe floor, bis feet cinder the bed and a quilt spread out under him. By his side was tbe slop bucket one-third full of blood and tbe clotted razor. Across his throat was a deadly gash. There was scarcely a drop of blood on tbe quilt or elsewhere outside tbe bucket. Two empty morphine papers were close by. Tbe motive of his crime is unknown. He was only ten dollars behind with his house. Sunday night he called on his sister, Mrs. Newsome, and when leaving kissed her and said she would never see him again. Mr. Newsome was asked if be knew why Hill killed himself. He said he did, but neither he nor bis wife would ever, under tbe circumstances, divulge it. Hill was a cheerful, bright young man, and not at all the sort of a man to be suspected of wanting to kill himself. Hill haa lived in Memphis a while, and has a sister in St. Louis and several sisters here. ? Maude and Willie Haywood, aged six and ten years, respectively, the chil? dren of Mrs. Ida Haywood, played hide and seek at their home, 305 Kent street B&oklyn, yesterday, during their moth er absence, until suddenly Maud disap peared. Her brother searched for ho without success, and when his mothei returned told her tbat his sister was lost Mrs. Haywood notified the police and f search was begun. Three hours latei Maud was found lying in a bigSaratogi trunk in the storeroom of her home. She was unconscious and would have died i confined much longer. It required ar hour's work to restore her to conscious ness. She had climbed iu the trunk tc hide, and the lid was to heavy for her tc lift. Eczema, 1 toliy, Scaly, Skin Tortures. The simple application of "Swayne1! Ointment," without any internal medi cine, will cure any case of Tetter, Sal Rheum, Ringworm, Piles, Itch, Sores Pimples, Eczema, all Scaly*, Itchy Skli Eruption, no matter how obstinate or Ion] standing. It is potent, effective, and cost A Careful Suicide. but a trifle. 15 E XXIV.- -NO. 161 AU Sorts of Paragraphs, -0M ? Commodore Vanderbilt made great fortune of $120,000,000 af&i&gg reached tbe age of sixty-five. ? In Chili the paper money k soJ preciated that hotel charges are abl $600 a day and bootblacks get. $16^ shine. ? If a man knew as much when he] sober as be thinks he does when drat Solomon's sayings would 'be nowhc compared with his wisdom. ? A coroner's jury sat on a v. man* Arkansas, killed by a stone in a'.brai and returned a verdict'saying that^t deceased was rocked to Bleep." ? It is said that a trust (Cabbas Trust) has been formed by growejw[ Northern Ohio to put up the price ; 4 cabbage to five cents a head in the fiele ? Two Ehode Island Ioveers havej beenmarried after a forty-ohr^ye courtship. , A courtship so long as^Iuj must project considerably outside of I State. ? The toy factories are at their busi preparing for the coming holidays, many led in this industry a few ago; now American toys are ship large quantities to the Fatherland; ? While workmen were sawing timb at Fredericksburg, Ohio, they louhdi lock of red hair deeply embedded i large tree. The hair had been there many years, as it was covered by fifty-< growths of the tree. L. ? About the oldest kid who wilW this year lives in Texas, He is on] years of age and his name is Kidd.. We have a suspicion that he is original "Captain Kidd," but as he w vote for Cleveland, we will not give away. ? The ex-Confederate colony in York continues to grow. At al every aocfal gathering may be. seen oflf or two men who won the title , of gen when they wore the gr^y. The South? society, started a short time ago, now: a membership of hundreds, and will si have a building of its own. ? A railway train has just been cu, structed in France for the Empe China. It consists of six carriages, t of which are for tbe Emperor's They are magnificently^decorated^ each of them contains a throne. A'em table for opium smoking is a barbaro: piece of furniture that stands in front each throne. ? A dry goods clerk, who had a affected way of walking, had to go to distant part of the store to fiDd bob goods which a party of feminine-cost mere desired to see. "Walk., this-twai ladies," he called, as be swung himsel off. "But we can't walk that way," a pert miss. "We never learne"" style, you know"." ? Dr. J. J. Boozer of Clinton had o exhibition here yesterday a negro chil which was born dead on Monday morn iog, which had two well developed bodii but only one bead. They joinedfjiboi the breast showed two sets of. arms an legs but one head and face, while th shoulders though united could be dis tinguished. Capt. Wren, the ph, grapher, secured a negative of the cbi which is an accurate representation Laiirens Advertiser. ? A baby born in Kensin^oDjf suburb of Ph ''adelpbiia, the ;other day| supposed by the people in that locaji to ue the devil. It is a boy baby, with, black face, two horns and a cloven foo The people in the bouse decided to.-k the monster, but the child [ astound them by running about the.' room;a] defying'them to touch him. As the sto goes, his mother objected to having crucifix in the house, saying that would rather have the devil. When tl baby, was born tbe neighbors all said tha it was tbe devil sent as a punishment fo: the woman's wickednefs. ? The following order was '*enU_ _ farmer to a merchant in Troy,? Al?| lew days since: "Our father" v.hieb :ai in Troy, Wiley & Murphey be thy kingdom of provisions comerthy be done on my farm as it is insyou; store, give us this day our daily bread forgive us our trespass* on your ;barn ai we forgive those who trespass upon oiirp lead us not into temptation but deliyexF' from mortgages and.our teems from hn grin ess, for tbine shall be. the crop, " mules and the?land forever^ if we don't pay?Amen. If this for ten bushels of corn and three pounds of bacon, fling it in the wa ? On Wednesday morning ofv week Mrs. John Croft of the - Antioc section had just swept up the kitchen, an stooped to move some wood from a co ner, when she was struck by a snake"' was under the wood. Tbe fangs err) the band between tbe tbnmb and fore finger. She immediately gave the ala" and help came. The snake was kill and it had five rattles on its.tail^ doctor was summoned and on his arrival he found Mrs. Croft in terrible agon, Antidotes were * 'ministered, and it w; with great difficulty that her life w, saved. At last accounts the arm w still swollen up badly, but it is thong that she would be all right in a week two.?Camden Journal. ? It is seldom that there is mtfc rejoicing in a big penitentiary, but Monday there was a scene of heartfel rejoicing in the Sing Sing prison of Net? York that has in all probability l ue" ' had its equal in this' country. Mitch Gorman, who for thirty-three yei been a life prisoner, was pardoned, and he marched out of his cell to freedom.! was greeted with shouts of joy from h fellow prisoners. They danced an shouted for joy that "Old Mike" w, free again. When a lad of 20 years of a^ Gorman, in a frolic killed a companion He was convicted and. senteuced to " banged; but bis sentence was finally muted to life imprisonment bad a friend, James Dolan, who that the homicide was justifiable/ went to work to prove it, and after man backsets has at last succeeded in seenrin the release of his old frie: i and class mate. The chancellorship of the Univerai-j ty of Georgia, which has been vacant for tbe past nine months, has been filled'bj tbe election of tbe Rev. W. ?. D. D. Dr. Boggs is one of the .jnort prominent preachers in the Presbyterian Church of tbe South, and is at present in charge of tho leading church of Jiis^de' nomination in Memphis. He ip iraU known in Georgia. About eight yean ago he succeeded Dr. Leftwich as pastoi of the Central Presbyterian Church ?l Atlanta. Two years later he accepted a professorship in the Theological Seminary at Columbia. 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