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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1893. _VOLUME XXVII.--NO. 30. The Best Hair Dressing To restore and preserve the fullness, beauty, and color of the hair Is "A number of years ago, by recommenda? tion of a friend, I began to use Ayer's Hair Vigor to stop the hair from falling out and prevent its turning gray. The first effects were most satisfactory. Occasional appli? cations since have kept my hair thick and of a natural color. I should not think of doing without Ayer's Hair Vigor."?H. E. Basham, McKlnney, Tex. er's Hair Vigor -Prcpand hy Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Haas. Sold by Druggists Everywhere, Ay mm mm i IN* STEEL PLOWS AND PLOW STOCKS! BLACKSMITH OUTFITS DOWN, WAY DOWN. Two Hundred Dozen Axes, THE B EST IN THE WOKLD. We Defy the World in Quality of Goods and PRICES. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. CUTTING HIGH STUBBLE. Next to Farmres and Merchants Bank. will. r. hubbard, JEWELLER If you-want to see the LARGEST STOCK and the BRIGHTEST PLACE to Town Joat drop In wid. see WILL. HUB BARD'S JEWELRY STORE! SOUVENIR SPOONS. LQVE CHAINS. DIAMONDS, GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SILVERWARE anD NOVELTIES. J&* It will pay yon to give me a call before buying. I don't sell at Coat nor throw in a Chromo, but make a living profit on every article. ?t* Correct representation. Polite attention aud promptness. WILL. K. HUBBARD, Next to Farmers and Merchants Bank. Dean, Greer & M^oore. Remember we keep at Low Prices Sloes, Hats, Groceries, Bit Ms, M?s, Jeans, DOMESTICS, Ar.d many other lines of Goods, b it, call especial attention to the above. Give u o?l, and let as SAVE YOU SOME MONEY. Yours truly, M. A- DEAN, JFre? City Delivery. , WALTER H. GEER, D. L. O. MOORE. AT PRICES The Greatest Bargains in Furniture ever offered in South Carolina are offered at c. f. tolly & s DEPOT STREET. X They have the Largest, Cheapest and B< t Selected Stock in the State, and challenge any Furniture House in the State lor a comparison of prices. WALNUT and OAK SUITS cheaper than they can be bought from any Factory. BUBE AUS at prices unheard of before. PABLOS SUITS cheaper than any. AND EVERYTHING in the Furniture line. Come and see for yourselves and be convinced that what we say is true Come and look at onr Stock, whether you want to buy or not. We will ba phased to show yon around. Caskets and Coffins furnished Day or Night. G. F. TOLLY & SON, Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. LOOK HERE! CA-TCH ON TO THIS! r . ? have loa many Good* to carry, therefore for the next SIXTY DAYS we oferoor LARGE and HANDSOME STOCK? AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, CONSISTING OF Millinery, Notions, Shoes, Handsome Dress Goods, Priostleys Henriettas. Alia, fee haudsarawt lot of SILKS, in all the new shades, that has aver been braucht to this market. Ladies' aad Misses WRAPS and JACKETS in every stole. Glance at aar Bargain Counter and see what you can do. "Oane one, come all, And got your shane of all." f hanks for the put. Respectfully, LADIES' STORS. AN OLD TIME SCENE. Slavery as it Existed In the South Fifty Years Ago. One of the most interesting exhibits that will be presented from any portion of the entire world, at the Columbian ex? position, at Chicago, so says tbe presi? dent, Mr. Higgenbotham, will be from the South. We all should feel proud of this grand presentation, as it was created and will be fully and truthfully presented by one of our best known citizens and neighbors, Major T. H. Blacknall, a man well and thoroughly qualified to create, present and thoroughly carry through such a taking enterprise, the character of which is historical, educational and national; and we dare say there will be nothing presented to the people from any portion of the world, that will create so much thoughtful investigation as it is directly connected with the past history of our Southern homes, also of the entire United States and Africa. The subject is "Afri? can Slavery as it Existed Fifty Years Ago." Major Blacknall in talking about the enterprise yesterday said : "Id the great change of events that has Leen euacted upon the stage of the new world since its discovery by Colum? bus, there is no single line more inter eating, important and instructive than that associated with the institution of African slavery, from its inception to its destruction. "The importation of tbe uncivilized African from the jungles ot his native wild, of the Dark Continent, and the various stages ot his existence in his new home as he progresses under the dispen? sation of divine providence from the benighted condition of a barbarious sav? age, to that of a free, civilized Christian? ized American citizen are all of profound interest. "As a historical, cation;1 and educa? tional feature, in the great calendar of tbe world's history the subject In rela? tion to tbe past, the present and tbe future, is of universal and paramount interest. Viewed from the standpoint of great results, no grander achievement has this country accomplished than that of civilizing, and restoring to liberty these strange people. "It is proposed to present to-.this civil? ized world at the great Columbian expo- i sition at Chioago in 1893, a representa? tion in vivid reality of all the various phases of African slavery from the be ginning to end, embracing scenes of overwhelming interest, as true to nature as nature is to itself, and that will inci? dentally convey to the mind an object | leesnn of what, through the instrumen? talities of divjoe providence, has been done for tbe African race. ' in presenting this important link in tbe chain of historical events at the great exposition, nothing will be done or said calculated in any way to wound tbe feel? ings of a single visitor from any point of tbe civilized world, our sole object being to supply a link, without which the great cbain of events connected with American histo.y would be incomplete. "We propose to display at the World's ! Fair a complete ante bellum Southern slave plantation, not on canvas, but in living reality, consisting of tbe mansion, ginhouse, cotton press, negro cabins, in fact, every house and every equipment that constituted the make up of a well regulated Southern slave plantation fifiy years ago, together with its quoto of negroes?about 100. The entire planta? tion will be enclosed and concealed from view from the outBide by a wire netting fence ten feet high, closely covered with green palmettoes from South Carolina. The gate posts at the entrance and exit will consist of palmetto trees twenty feet high, transplanted and growing as in their native clime. Upon entering the first gate of the enclosure, there will meet your view a genuine African settlement of men, women and children, removed from Guinea, the native land of the first slaves imported to America, showing buts, mode of living, their working im? plements ; and everything of interest pertaining to their barbarous existence will be brought over with them, demon stratingjtheir benighted condition even in this enlightened era of tbe world. Passing to the next scene in order, tbe visitor will behold an ideal Southern slave plantation with all its concomitants and appliances in complete working order, as will be hereinafter explained. After witnessing a true and faithful ex? hibition of this stage of slavery as it ex isted for more than two hundred years, you will, as you pass out of the second gate of the enclosure, observe a beautiful modern cottage with all the comforts and conveniences of Southern life, owned and occupied by a negro family, well edu cateti, cultured and happy, and exhibit? ing high civilized tastes and habits of life, who will receive you with as much dignity and politeness as could be ex hibited by tbe most cultured white peo? ple, thus demonstrating tbe wonderful vicissitudes through which, in the ap? pointment of divine providence, these people have passed in tbe course of their progress of two hundred years from sava? gery to enlightenment, and what this great and glorious country has done for tbe African race. ' There will be no exhibit that will compare with this great link in tbe cbain of American history, which will com- j mand the attention of all the multitudes : who will throng to the World's Fair? ! the event of the century. "In presenting a living picture of African slavery for tbe amusement and instruction of the visitors at tbe World's Fair, we feel that we would bring to the attention of the civilized world a subject that is of universal interest, aud that is at the same time associated with the greatest eveuts of American history, which is in every respect educational, historical and national. "The full plan that has been consum? mated is an ideal Southern npgro slave plantation as it existed in the Sou'h forty or fifty yeare ago. "Nothing will be added to or taken from it. It will be the old time .Southern plantation taken up literally by the roots and transplanted in Chicago. "It will consist of the entire old and original buildings, removed direct from their present foundation*, not a plank, log, board or nail misplaced. It will comprise the following houses: The mansion, or master's house called by the then slaves the 'great house.' The dwelling houses of the negroes will con? sist ef the old original log cabins, with stick and dirt chimneys, called the quar? tern, all furnished with their old and very odd trappings, made mostly with their own hands. The other houses will consist of the cotton or ginhouse, the quaint and cumbersome old cotton press, with its immense long levers, which have now passed out of use, the corn crib, the smoke or meathouse, the general farm or workhouse, containing all the old and rude appliances for making the clothe to clothe the negroes, viz: the loom for weaving, the spinning wheels, warping bars, cards for carding the cotton rolls, in fact every appliance that was then used will be presented in full operation during the Fair. "We will show the cotton and rice as growing in the field-; and the genuine Southern mules pulling round the levers which propel the machinery, separating the lint from the cotton seed. From the giohouse the cotton will be taken to the cotton screw, and put in the regulation bales of 500 pounds, ready to ship to market. In front of the corn crib will be a large pile of corn in the shuck, and the negroes wili congregate arottod it and exhibit one of their original, attrac? tive and most enjoyable to them of all plantation spcrts, a genuine negro corn shocking, never seen anywhere else; where they will sing their corn shucking songs and when they find a red ear of | corn, they will hand around the jug and all take a drink?as they term it taking "born," and then wrestling, danciog and other antics around the corn pile will present such scenes as were never wit? nessed anywhere else, and have become things of the past. "The negroes will have their 'possum and coon dogs?a distinct breed?and there will be seen the 'possum' as brought in from the night hunt, with his tail in a split stick, and carried over the negro's shoulder, after which will come the cooked 'possum and taler,' the negro's ideal dish. There will be placed off" in one corner of the yard, the most enjoya? ble of all bouses to the negro?thrj frol licking house, as they term It, where they all meet on Saturday nights and holidays, dressed in their Sunday best, and have their singing and danelng and pltys of all kinds. Here you will see some of the moBt original and highly interesting sights ever witnessed, and the music of the fiddle, banjo, bones and tambourine accompanied by their vocal music will be grandly wonderful and strangely melodious, such as you can bear nowhere else on earth. The danc? ing by the men and women, old and young, (as a negro never gets too old to dance) will thrill spectators with delight. Some of their modes of dancing, as in old slavery times on the plantation, consist? ing of the 'pigeon wing,' 'dog trot,' 'buzzard flop/ etc., etc., will be exceed? ingly interesting. "There will be many other true and attractive features, too numerous to mention, and the whole will be so real, when our representative men from the original slave states visit the Fair and sea the Southern siave plantation, as here represented, tbey will verify the presentation as honestly true to the most minute detail, and what they Bay will be the authority to the entire world. What we have now to present to the present generation will soon be obliterated. The old cotton plantation during slavery times, the old original slaves, the gin house and cotton screws are steadily passing out and will soon become obso lete, and all the coming generation will know of them is what they receive from books. "Here you will see it in its real, natural, living state. "There have been hundreds of repre seDtations ef slavery as it existed in the Southern States in the way of shows, negro minstrels, tableaux, descriptive books, etc., by parties who in many in? stances never saw a slave plantation. What we will herd produce will be in every sense of the word an absolute reality?the actual thing itself, whiob Tery few of this generation ever saw. If you will reflect one moment you can very readily see that our exhibition, taking it in all its historic and national bearings, will excite more comment and interest than any exhibit that can possibly be presented from any ether quarter of the world. "Our country, from its foundation has been greatly interested and troubled by this one great question?African slavery. Not only our own country but the entire civilizsd world, and from the little spark it kindled into an immense flame thut came very near consuming the greatest and grandest country aud people on this earth. "In making this hietsrical exhibition of the old Southern slave plantation as it really and truthfully existed in every detail, the farm or great house to be used is the identical one in which General Johnston surrendered to General Sher? man in April, 1865. As a memorable war relic, this will excite a great amount of interest, commemorating, as it does, an event which consummated the actual freedom of the Southern slave, and ended the most powerful atiuggle the world ever witnessed?a struggle of which slavery was the occasion if not the direct cau je, and which cost millions of | lives and billions of dollars." Major Blacknall has organized a $300, 000 stock company and abont all the stock has been taken; he has-also bad the South Slave Plantation Company protected in the patenc office. ? The Revised German Bible has beeu completed. For nearly thirty years critics and scholars have been at work on it. ? The report of the interstate com? merce commission shows that 2,600 rail mad employees were killed and 20,140 injured in railroad accidents during the year. Of these 415 were killed and 9,481 injured while coupling or uncoupling cars, and 598 were killed and 3,191 in? jured by falling from trains and engines. These two classes of casualties claimed the largest number pf victim*. JOHN C. HASKELL. A Tribute from Robert B. Hemphlll Four Years Ago, Editorial in Abbcviik Medium, June 6th, 188!). The Democratic State Executive Com? mittee met in Columbia last week to elect a member of tbe National Demo? cratic Executive Committee to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of tbe late lamented Capt. P. W. Dawaon. Hon. John C. Haskoll was unanimously chosen for tbe honorable and important posi? tion. No better selection could have been made. Hb is in the full vieor of his intellectual powers, has fine executive talent and is a devoted party man. Col. Haskell is a native of this county and Abbeville is protld of her son. What? ever station he has filled and whatever duties he has been called upon to per? form be has always reflected credit upon the place of his nativity and gained hon? or for himself. During the war he com? manded a battalion of artillery and upon nearly every memorable battle field of Virginia tbe roar of his well directed cannon emphasized bis love of South Carolina and hia devotion to the cause of conetitutionaK^-overnment. He was with LongBtreet and we fought under A. P. Hill. Once when we were hard preBBed the "war-horse" came to our re? lief. We still have in our mind a vivid pictuie of John C. Haskell as he came upon the field. He rode a fine horse, whose arching neck and dilated nostrils showed that he was at home amid the noise of battle. Col Haskell's slouch hat encircled by a handsome golden cord, and the cape of his military cloak brought out in bold relief bis soldierly figure. The earth trembled beneath his hurrying guns as they whoeled into position and unlimbered. In a moment his blazing Napoleons had thrown the advancing hosts of the enemy into confusion and turned tbe tide of victory. Col. Haskell has but one arm. He lost the other at the battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27,1862. How it was lost may interest our read era. Gen. l ee had crossed the Chicka hominy and was advancing on McClel lan. Tbe battle of Mechanics vi lie bad been fought on the 26th. Jackson was coming on tbe field having made con? nection with Lee's forces, Haskell was serving on tbeSl?ff of Gen. D. R Jones but being indisposed he remained at headquarters for some time after Gen. Jones had gone towards the enemy. This did not suit him and although scarcely in condition for any exertion at all he mounted his horse and rode for? ward. He found Gen. Jones and Gen. Magruder on high ground on the south side of tbe Chickahominy. Beyond tbe river in plain view the enemy were hurrying forward in dense columns to overwhelm our forces. From recent heavy rains the river was out of its banks. There was no bridge to cross, but it wps necessary to convey informa? tion as to the movements of the enemy to Gen. Lee. Col. Haskell rode a re? markably flue horse, once the property of Gen. Turner Ashby, and he under took to deliver the message. He quickly made his way to the river, and soon the noble horse and its gallant rider were breasting the rushing waters. A line of tbe enemy's cavalry pickets caught sight of the daring rider and opened Are upon him and continued to do so until he reached tbe north side of tbe river and disappeared in a body of timber. Tbe message was delivered, and Col. Haskell remained with Longstreet until late in tbe evening be was directed by Long street to order R. H. Anderson's brigade forward. He did so, and going to tbe front he found many men scattered and broken. He collected about 200 of these and forming on the right of Whiting's division with a 'stand of colors in his hand advanced With them to witbin about fifty yards of the enemy's breast works. Here his little finger was shot and broken and bis horse was shot and brought down to his knees. He pulled his horse up and spurred him and the animal carried him and the flag right in among the enemy and fell dead catching Col. Haskell's foot under him. For some time it was impossible for Col. Haskell to free himself. As he fell a Yankee captain dashed a t him and at? tempted to take the stand of colors from Haskell's left band but Haskell bad a sword Bwung to bis right wrist by a sword knot and grasping it he struck at the Yankee who by this time had drawn his pistol and fired striking the star from the collar of Haskell's coat. The Yan? kee kept grasping for the colors with one hand and firing bis pistol with the oth? er until Haskell freed himself from the horse. Just thvu the Yankee turned und Haskell struck him full on the top of the head bringing him to bis knees and as be turned with the pistol still in bis band Haskell ran his sword through him kill? ing him almost instantly. Haskell then went to the left and came again to the men be bad collected and found them in front of the twenty fourth gun battery wich was sweeping the pla? teau in their front. They rallied to a man around the flag which he still held in his band and he led them forward with Hood's brigade as it made its sec? ond charge. At the very cannon's mouth his arm was torn into shreds and be fell still grasping the colors. There he lay until night bad closed the conflict when Gen, Whiting, passing by, recognized him and had him conveyed to the field hospital where the wounded arm was temporarily bandaged and he was sent to Richmond. A few days afterwards the amputation was performed. Bncklens Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, SoreB, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil? blains, Corns, aud all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded Price 25 cents per box. For Hale by HillBros. ? "Sappoae Columbus hadn't discov? ered America, Willie; would you have liked that?" "You bet 1 It would o' cut jograpby down one hfllf,,? THE OLD HOMESTEAD. The Wanderer Returns to Find Poverty anil ho Gives Happiness to the Old Folks. "Hello, Jim ! Where have you been lately ?" Rbouted a broker, the other evening, to a portly, finely dressed man in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue Ho? tel. The gentleman stopped, shook bands with bis friend and replied ; "I've been borne to seo my old father and mother for the first lime in sixteen yean, and I tell you, old man, I wouldn't have missed that visit for all of my fortune." "Kind of good to visit your boyhood home, eh ?" "Yes, indeed. Sit down. I was just thinking about the old folks, and feel talkative. If you have a few moments to spare, sit dowwn. light a cigar and listen to the story of a rich man who bad almost forgotten bis father and mother." They sat down and the man told his story: "How I came to visit ray home hap? pened in a curious way. Six weeks ago, I went down to Fire Island, fishing. I had had a lunch put up for me, and you can imagine my astonishment when I opened the hamper to And a package of crackers wrapped up in a piece of the patent inside, country weekly published at my home in Wisconsin. I read every word of it, advertisements and all. There was George Kellogg, who was a school? mate of mine, advertising bams and salt pork, and another boy was postmaster. I tell you it made me homesick, and I de? termined then and there to go home, and go home I did. "In the first place I must tell you how I came to New York. I nad a tiff with my father and left home. I Dually turned up in New York with.a dollar in my pocket. I got a job running a freight elevator in the very bouse in which I am now a partner. My baste to get rich drove the thought of my parents from me, and when I did think of them, the hard words that my father last spoke to me rankled in my bosom. Well, I went home. I tell you, John, my traiu *?.om ed to creep. I was actually worse than a school-boy going home for vacation. At last we mured the town. Familiar sights met my eyes, and, upon my word, they filled with tears. There was Bill Lyman's red baru just tbe same as ever, but vbat were all the other houses ? We rode nearly a mile before coming to tbe station, passing many houses of which only an occasional one was familiar. The town had grown to ten times its size when I knew it. Tbe train stopped, and I jumped off. Not a face in sight I knew, and I started down the platform to go home. In tbe office door stood tbe station-agent. I walked up and said: 'Howdy, Mr. Collins?" "He stared at me and replied. 'You've got the best of me sir.' "I told him who I was and what 1 bad been doing in New York, and he didn't make any bones in talking to me. Said be: 'It's about time you came home. You io New York rich, and your father scratching gravel to get a bare living !' "I tell you, John, it knocked me all in a heap. I thought my father had enough to live upon comfortably, Then a no? tion struck me. Before going home I telegraphed to Chicago to one of our correspondents there to Bend me $1,000 by first mail. Then I went into Mr. Collins' back office, got my tronk in there, and put ou nn old hand-me-down suit that I need for fishing and hunting, took my valise in my hand and went home. The currant bushes had been dug up from tbe froDt yard, and the fence was gone. All the locust trees had been cut down and the young maple trees were planted. The house looked smaller, somehow, too. But I went up to tbe front door and rang the bell. Mother came to the door and said: 'We don't wish to buy anything to-day, sir.' "It didn't take me a minute to survey her from bead to foot. Neatly dressed, John, but a patch and a darn here and there, her hair streaked with gray, her face thin, drawn and wrinkled. Yet over her eye glasses shone those good, honest, benevolent eyes. I stood staring at her and then she began staring at me. I saw tbe blood rush to her face, and with a great sob she threw herself upon me, and nervously clasped me about tbe neck, hysterically crying: "It's Jimmy, it's Jimmy!' "Then I cried, too, John. I just broke down aud cried like a baby. She got me into tbe house, hugging and kissing me, and then she went to the back door and Bhouted, 'George.' "Father called from the kitchen, 'What do you want. Caroline?' "Then he came in. He knew mein a moment. He stuck out his hand and grasped mine ind said sternly: 'Well young man, do you propose to behave, yourself now ?" "He tried to put on a brave front, but he broke down. There we three sat like whipped school children, all whimpering. At last Bupper time came and mother wet out to prepare it. I went into the kitchen with her. "'Where do you live, Jimmy?' sne asked. " 'In New York,' I replied. " 'What are you working at now, Jim? my?' " 'I'm working in a dry goods store.' " 'Then I suppose you don't live very high, for I hear tell of them city clerks what don't get enough money to keep body and soul together. So I'll just tell you, Jimmy, we've got nothing but roast spareribs for supper. We ain't got aDy money now, Jimmy. We're poorer nor Job's turkey.' "I told her I would be delighted with the spareribs, and to tell the truth, Jobn, I haven't eaten a meal in New York that tasted as good as those crisp roasted ppareribR did. I spent the evening play? ing checkers with father, while muther sat by telling me about their misfortunej, from old white Mooley getting drowned in the pond to father's signing a note for a friend and having to mortgage tbe place to pay it. Tbe mortgage was due inside of a week and not a cent to meet it with?just $800. She supposed they would be turned out of house and home, but in my mind I supposed they wouldn't. At last 9 o'clock came und father said : 'Jim, go out to thobarn :u d see if Kit iff alright, Bring in an *,ryj ful of old eh ingles that are just inside tbe door and till up tbe water pail. Then we'll go of! to bed and get up early and go a-nV'irjjf.' "I didn't say a word, but I went out to the barn, bedded down the horse, brought up a pail of water, filled the woodbox, and then we all went to bed. "Father called me at 4 30 in the morn? ing, aud while he was getting a cup of coffee, I skipped over to tbe depot croes lots and got my best bass rod. Father took nothing but a trolling line and a spoon hook. He rowed the boat, with the trolling line in his mouth, while I stood in the stern with a silver sbiuer rigged on. Now, John, I never saw a man catch finh as be did. To make a long story short, be cn?ght four bass and five pickerel, and I never got a bite. "At noon we weut ashore, and father went home, while I went to the post office. I got a letter from Chicago with a check for $1,000 in it. With some trouble I got it cashed, getting paid in $5 and $10 bills, making a roll. I then got a joint roast of beef and a lot of deli? cacies, and bad then sent home. After that, I went visiting among my old schoolmate:) for two hours and went home. The joint was io tbe oven. Mother had put on ber only silk dress, and father had donned bis Sunday go to meeting clothes?noue too good, either. This is where I played a joke on the old folks. Mother was in the kitchen watch? ing the roast. Father was out to the barn, and I had a clear coast. I dumped tbe sugar out of tbe old blue bowl, put tbe thousand dollars In it, and placed tbe cover on again. At last supper was ready. Father asked a blessing over it, and he actually trembled when he stuck his knife in the roast. "'We haven't had a piece of meat like that in five years, Jim,' he said, and mother put in with, 'And we haven't bad any coffee in a year, only when-we went a visiting.' "Then she poured out the coffee aod lifted the cover of the sugar bowl, asking as she did so, 'How many spoonfuls, Jimmy V "Theu she struck 80tclethii?g that wasn't sugar. Sue picked up the bowl and peered into it. 'Aha, Master Jim my, playin'your old tricks on your mam? my, eh ? Well, boys will be boys.' "Then she gasped for breath. She saw it was money. She looked at me, then at father, and then with trembling fingers drew tbe great roll of bills out. "Ha I ha I ha! I can see father now, as he stood there, then on tiptoe, with his knife in one band, fork in tbe other, and his eyes fairly bulging out of his head. But it was too much for mother. She raised her eyes to heaveo and slowly said, 'Put your trust in the Lord, for he will provide.' "Then iibe fainted away. Well, John, there's not much more to tell. We threw water in her face aud brought her to, and then we demolished that dinner, mother all the time sayiog, 'My boy Jimmy I My boy Jimmy 1" ?'I stayed hcne lor a month. I fixed up tbe place, paid off all the debts, h?d a good t'me, and came back again to New York. I am goin to send $50 home every week. I tell you, John, it's mighty nice to have a home." John was looking steadily at the head of his cane. When be spoke, he took Jim by tbe hand and Baid; "Jim old , friend, what you have told me has affect? ed me greaJy. I haven't heard from my borne, way up in Maiue, for ten years. I'm going borne to-morrow." i mt? ? - A New Version of an Old Tale. Tbe present Columbian times have recalled to public memory the biography of Christopher Columbus as it was writ? ten by a school boy in the Midlands, Eng., twenty years ago. The master told the boys to write each a sbort.essay on the great navigator, and the following is tbe only one tbat has withstood the ravages of the tooth of Time. We give it complete : "Columbus wa*> a man wbt could make an egg stand on end without breaking it. The king of Spain said to Columbus, 'Can y>u discover America?' 'Yes,' said Columbus, 'if ycu will give me a ship.' He had a ship, and sailed over the sea in the dhect-on where be tbonght America ought to be fount. The sailors quarreled, and said ibey be? lieved there was no such place; but, after many days, tbe pilot called to him, and said, 'Columbus, I see land.' 'Then tbat is America, said Columbus.' When tbe ship got near the land was full of black men. Columbus sa!d, 'Is this America?' 'Yes, it is,' said tbey. 'I suppose you are the niggers? 'Yes,' they said, 'we are ; aod the chief said, I r.uppose you a-e Coljmbus?' ' You're right," said he. Then the chief turned to his men and said, "There is no help fur it; we are dis^oveied at lust.' How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be? lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi? ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Traux, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Mar yin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taten internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. Testimon? ials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by Druggists, 75c. ? A party of bear hunters in Lee Couuty, Ark., recently killed twenty seveu bear in life Cache river bottoms. Tbey got in cjose quarters with some of the animals, and had some lively expe? rience with them. ? At Indianapolis recently Lawyer John Duncan, i, notod pleader, was har? rassing an unwilling witness as only a good lawyer can. At last he got tbe fellow so agitated that he cried out: "Mr. Duncan, are you trying to make me tell a lie ?" "No," responded the attor? ney. "I am trying to extract the truth from you." Whereat the exasperated martyr of the eross -examiner shouted: : "You can't do i t, sir j I tell you you can't A Jiew York Frog Farm. Washington, D. 0. Jan. 20, 1893.? A New York gentlemen, Mr. Horace Hoag, of Orleans County, has a frog farm, which is one of the wonders of the age. The frngs come obedient to his call, understand all his commands, and go hrt-ugh more performances than a To vare band aod a military compauy. He has sp?ot seven years in teaching them, and they have learned all their lessons well. A newspaper correspondent gives this account of them : "Scattered over the gravel in the bot? tom of Mr. Hoag's frog pond were dozens of big couch shells, but no signs of tbe batrachians were visible. Suddenly be gave a shrill whistle and all at once from each shell hopped a big frog that kicked his way up to the surface in a hurry, where he lay on the water with legs ex? tended and great goggle eyes staring at the occupants of the boat. It was a strange sight to see all thoBe frogs of every size and kind, from plain black to yellow-spotted, lying there with an almost intellectual look in their eyes. The legs stretched out would have been worth a small fortune at any swell eating house. "Attention 1" shouted Hoag, and every leg drew close to tbe body, and the attitude for action was taken. "Form in line," and the trained am? phibians formed in four lines with an old giant at their head, who, Mr. Hoag said, weighed six pounds and four ounces. He was enormous, aud looked as though he had dined on bis weaker brethren for generations of tadipoles. "Thea, St tbe word of command, they performed all kinds of evolutions. Every leg kicked in perfect unison, and they appeared to be thirsting for real fray. They charged with a fiery clan that would do credit to a banner French bri? gade, aud it seemed as though they were animated by the signal thought of doing their level best. 'Then races were held and when a fat mouse or an English sparrow was given to the winner, the cold, froggish hearts seemed to r? joice. At a word they drove down to their acquatic home and each one selected his own shell without effort. They had houses, and knew where to find them. At last the supper hour came, aud Mr. Hoag fed tbe frogs on their usu? al diet of fish, crabs and mice. He fed them each in turn, aud made all jump above the water to reach the suspended food. Not one failed to reach tbe desired refreshment, and when t'ae last frog was fed down tbey all went to their homes in the sea shells for rest and quiet. "We returned to the pond about dark to see additional performances. -Mr. Hoag brought out a musician's stand and placed it at the edge of tbe water. At a signal note the frogs came to the surface of the water and jumped into the stand. "At Mr. Hoag's command they began to sing. Each frog had been selected because of his fine croak. It was won? derful. Their voices rose on the evening air filling tbe place with melody aod giving joy to the heart of Mr. Heag by their excellent performance. Tbe largest and oldest frog sung the deepest base, and tbe little fellow, almost a tadpole, sung a shrill soprano. "Mr. Hoag said that during the bot months their voices were clea-er and sweeter tbau now, but as cold weather came on they grew hoarser and hoarser until the day of their hibernation. An old bull frog acted as bandmaster and gave them the time by leaping up and down with wonderful alacrity. 'It was a wonder of wonders to hear those frogs sing, not with hoarse, guttural voices but in clear, sonorous cadence. At last the performance begau to grow tired, and Hoag gave them the signal to stop. Tbey struck up a tune remarkably like 'Down went McGinty' and all jumped and went down to tbe bottom together to rest for tbe night." Differed WAh Webster. A few weers sgo I visited a graded school in one of too lesser Iodiaaa towns. It was "examination day," and the presi? dent of tbe school board?a large, pomp ous old fellow?was present. I presume that schoolroom was never so quiet before. A reading class w?s called and a bright little fellow rose and, in a moo o looe, drawled through a parpgraph about a massacre in the time of Nero. Ah! um!" int9rrupted the "educr-. tor," "will you please have that little boy to read that verse again ?" The paragraph was given again pre? cisely as before. "Ah! urn!" exclaimed the wise man, smiiiog like a pleased chimpazee, "why do you call that word 'massa-ker?' " The youngster hung hishesd* aad made no reply. "It should be pronounced 'ma-sa cree," continued the board member, benignly. There wfs a pa:oful silence a moment; thej the teacher meekly evd : "Fxcr?e me, Mr. Blank, but tbe fault is mine, I think, if that word h m'soronounced. have told the claos to pronounce it massa ker.'" "But why, sir, may I inquire?" "I believe that Webster favors that pronunciation." "Impossible, sir." "Well, that is a matter easily settled. Here is a copy of Webster's Uuabridged.' Suppose we refer to it." The "educator" seizad the dictionary and hurriedly turned to the word. For a moment bis face was a study. Then he removed hie glasses, wiped them on a red bandanna handkerchief, and replac ing fhem, said very solemnly: "I am perfectly astounded, sir, that Mr. Web? ster should have made such a mistake as that ["?Chicago Mail. Hair Snakes or Worms. There is nothing very mysterious about the common hair-snake or worm to those who know something of its history and habits. They are not transformed hairs, but true nematode worms, and are hatch? ed from eggs, and the minute grubs attach themselves, whenever an oppor? tunity presents, to the larger insects, such as crickets, grasshoppers and ground beetles, and through openings at the joints.crawl into their bodies and remain there feeding until fully grown, then escape, crawling into shallow ponds and water troughs, where tboy are often found in great numbers, hsnee tbe idea that they are transformed horse hairs. Entomologists, wbei collecting insects late in summer, often find specimens containing these hair worms, which will try to escape when the insects are thrown ioto alcohol or other liquids. Of course it is rather difficult to convince those who know nothing of tbe lower orders of animals that hairs cannot be transformed into worms, and all is mystery until tbe facts are known, then mystery gives place to simple knowledge.?Nev) York Sun. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? The man tbat never committed a folly never appreciated wisdom. ? Minneapolis is making 38,000 bar? rels of flour on an average a day. ? To make leather air-tight and yet not injure its flexibility, Boak it thor? oughly in sweet oil. ? It frequently happens that one man invents something and some other man gets tbe money for it. ? If sweet oil is applied to the skin immediately after a blow or bruise, it will not turn black and blue. ? Take advice I Stop coughing at once by tbe immediate use of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. One bottle will core yon. ? Scales are now made tbat will weigh the fame of a candle or tbe smallest strand of bair plucked from tbe eyebrow. ? For rheumatism and neuralgia use Salvation Oil, tbe greatest cure on earth for pain. It is an infallible cure. 25 cts. ? When a youog man goes borne from < church with his sweetheart, be is only going from one house of worship to another. ? If a man strikes another man weak* er than himself he is a coward; if ho assaults a stronger man than himself he is a fool. ? Mother: Do you know why your pa sailed Mr. Blowhard a liar. Tommy? Tommy: Yes'era; he's a smaller man , than pa. ? Tbe buttons of tbe wedding dress of a New York millionaire's daughter, recently married, were made of jewels and cost $100 each. "? Golden shoes are worn by a Shet? land pony belonging to tbe Shah of Per* - sia. This expensively shod animal is only 12} inches high. ? The fleece of 10 goats nod the work of several men for half a year are requir- ? ed to make a genuine cashmere shawl a yard and a half wide. ? The Danes lead tbe world as buttei ' makers. Danish butter bas taken tbe v first prize at most of the World's Fairs, including tbe Philadelphia centennial. ? Mrs. Stevens: John, J do believe I bear a man under tbe bed. John : For heaven sake, keep still, Hester, and maybe I can get bim to make tbe fire in tbe morning. ? Fowls tbat are fed liberally with corn in the evening before going to roost are not likely to Buffer from tbe effects of extremely cold weather. Give them all they will eat. ? What is supposed to be the longest beard in existence is attached to the chin of tbe French sculptor. Louis Coulon of Montincon. It meusres 7\ feet in length and is still growing. ? A bog killed at Solo, Ore., last week was found to have two perfect stomachs . and two complete sets of intestines. Tbe owner never noticed anything unusual about the animal when it was alive ex? cept that it bad a wonderful appetite. ? All who are troubled with Consti? pation will find a safe, sure, speedy relief in Ayer's Pills. Unlike most other cathartics, these pillri strengthen tbe stomach, liver, and bowels, and restore | the organs to normal and regular action. ? Tbe Indiana courts have a curious problem, relates tbe Washington Star. A man who was fined for profanity ap? pealed on the ground that he was on his own premises when he spoke, and had a right to use any kind of language tbat he pleased. ? A Quaker toast is thus quaintly worded: "This is from me and sine to ^ thee and thine. I wish when thee and thine come to see me and mine, that me and mine will treat thee and thine as kindly as thee and thine have treated me and mine." ? In September, 1854, tbe prouduct of tbe only factory in Ameriea devoted to tbe manufacture of watches was five movements per day. In September, 1892, the total daily product of the vari? ous American watch factories was nearly 7,000 watches. ? Ayer's Pills are constantly advanc? ing in tbe estimation of those who use them. Tbey improve tbe appetite, pro* mole digestion, restore healthy action, and regulate every function. They are pleasant to take, gentle in tbeir opera? tion, and powerful in subduing disease. ? Tbey were discussing tbe labor question. "I believe in shorter hours," said Mr. Linger. "So do I," replied Miss Keedick, earnestly. I think an hour and a half is plenty \oKg enough for an evening call. And tbe young man had been there three hours. ? Wife: Herr Zartbeimer is a charm? ing man. Just fancy, he has been mar? ried 15 years and only yesterday, when speaking to me abou: bis wife, be called her an angel! Husband: It is very possible that she is an angel now; don't you know that she died 12 months ago? ? Teacher: Why did Jesus select Simon Peterand Andrew, his brother, to be apostles? Robby : Because tbey were sc honest. Teacher: Hot? did He know they were honest ? Robby: Becaus-j the first time He met them tbey owned up that they bad been fishing all night and had't caught anything. ? Ex-Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, has a new joke. It runs like this- Pat was about to die. The priest bad been called and had administered tbe last ser? vices. Then he said : "Pat, is tbere any? thing else you desire?" "Yes," said Pat. "I want to be buried in a Third Party grave yard." "Why Pat," said the priest, "why is that ?" "Well, your river* ence, saya Pat, "a Third Party grave yard is the last place the devil would look for 8 Democrat,