Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDEKSON. S.C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APKIL 11, 1894. VOLUME XXVIII.- -NO. 41. ras GARDEN SEEDS! IJVITROIFTTSXOIV, / Three Papers for Five Cents! ? A.T TODD & EVANS'. DON'T send your $1.50, $2.00 or $2.50 Money Order to New York or Boston for a pair of FINE OXFORD TIES when? GOSSETT & BROWN will not only be glad to fill the order, but even give you something BETTER at the SAME PRICE. Send them from $1.00 to $2.75 in either Money Orders or Checks, and they will send you by Ex? press just what you . order, and . if not satisfactory money will be refunded.' The prices of our line of j Oxford Ties range as follows: 50c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.75- $2.00, $2.50, and the prettiest line on top of the earth at $2.75. Either send your money or come to see us. We are still giving Bargains on the 75c., $1.00, $1.25 and $11-50 Counters. Ken's Pine Shoes amving everyday. ; A big lot of Bicycle Shoes just received. 30SSETT * BROWN. AFTER THE RUSH IS OVER," YOTT CAN FIND WILL. K? HUBBARI), JEWELER, TSfext Door to Farmers and Merchants Bank. "WITH A FINE LINE OF EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE! Promptness in Everything.. Largest Stock, Lowest Prices. Finest Goods. Polite Attention to All. DON'T FORGET that I can and will save you money on any imgin my line?WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, ftftJVENIR SPOONS of Clemson Agricultural College of my own get up AKE YOU HUNGRY ? JUST NOW it is a difficult matter for the housekeeper to get up a good rsquare meal without a great deal of worry and trouble, but if whey will vwit my Store I can soon make them happy. I have everything needful for the appetite. My stock of? Flour, Syrup, Grits, Bice, Cream Cheese, Potatoes, Canned Goods, Li d many other good things, too numerous to mention, is always complete. I also keep a fine stock of CONFECTIONERIES, TOBACOS, CI Give me a call. No trouble to show goods and quote prices. . Yours to please, GL F BIGBY. THE BIGGEST LOT OF READY MIXED PAINTS, OILS, COLORS/. VARNISHES, STAINS, GLASS AND PUTTY, * Ever Brought to this City. OTAEANTEED?your house repainted without extra charge if Paint does not give entire satisfaction. TODD & EVANS, Druggists, ANDERSON. S. C. 1845. 1893. THE OF NEWARK, N. J. AMZI DODD, President. Assets: Market Values, $51,395,903.59. Paid to Policy Holders since Organization : $124,558,722.55. Surplus : Massachusetts Standard, $3,661,250.01. ?.?_ [: Policies Absolutely Non-Forfeitable after Second Year. IN case of lapse tbe Policy is continued in force as long as its value will pay for; or, If preferred, a Paid-up Policy for its foil value is issued in exchange. Alter the second year Policies are Incontestable, and all restrictions as to residence and occupation are removed. 1'ash Loans are made to the extent of 50 per cent, of the reserve value, where valid assignments of tbe Policies can be made as collateral security. Losses paid immediately upon completion and approval of proofs. WEBB & MATTISON, Ifanagers for South Carolina,_Anderson, S. C. SEED BARLEY AND RYE, FLOUR, HAMS LARD, And a Fancy Line of Canned Goods, For sale at Low Prices by D. S. MAXWELL & SON, NO. 5 CHKJUOLA PLACE. 0-scre Farm to rent. From Texas. Tyler, Texas, Maroh SO, 1894. Editors Anderson Intelligencer: The railroads have announced a rate of one, or half fare for those who attend the Southern Baptist Convention In Dallas May 11th. Great are the preparations and expectations all over the State con? cerning it, especially at Dallas. All denominations, the Mayor and citizens generally, are working together with the Baptists to do all in their power to make the meeting a grand sncoeos. We are expecting many thousands of our friends and loved ones all over the Union to visit us then. The First Baptist Church has sent special invitations to a score or so of the most prominent members of our church in the United States, including preachers, editors, college presidents, millionaires etc., etc Now as to the. beat route from South Carolina. I have trav? eled a number. My choice from Atlanta is over the famous "Battle Ground Route," via Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Nashville, cross the great river at Mem? phis on the Cantilever Bridge, one of the wonderful structures of the world, thos avoiding the danger of a stoppage on account of high waters as is the case every spring. This is the only bridge south of St. Louis. Then take the Cotton Belt, one of the famous railroads of the Southwest, and, for its many and con? tinued favors to us in Texas, is called the '?Baptist Road." The "Cotton Belt" will land you in Dallas. I have tickets over this and all of our prominent railroads, and fine' courteous and kind officials with them atU ? Bro. Seasholes, pastor First Baptist Church at Dallas, and a number of others are arranging for an excursion to the City of Mexico just after the adjourn? ment of the convention at reduced rates; also, in July, to Toronto, Canada, to the national meeting of the Baptist Young People's Union, visit many cities, via the large lakes, Niagara Falls, etc I expect to take-. both trips and will be glad to have a large company. I receive the Intelligencer weekly, and is the only paper of my mail I have forwarded to me in my travels over this great Stute as agent and traveling corres? pondent of the Texas Baptist Standard published at Waco, Texas, Dr. J. B. Cranflll editor. You doubtless heard of the burning of the office and all its con? tents January 18th. It was a heavy loss, but not an issue was missed through the kindness of fellow printers. It is a 7- col? umn, 8-page paper. I think, and many thousands agree and say, it Is one of the Lest religious papers in the Union. We have able correspondents in many of the States and freighted with Texas news and affahs of general interest. If any one of your readers desire to see it, send to the office, and sample copies, any time and in any number, will be gladly sent them. My letter to you last October was copied in the Standard, with kindly comments of you and others by our editor. I find from your columns the gardens, orchards, farm work, etc., 1b about as here. Freezes this week have killed much of above products. All was so favorable to March 20th. We have for months been rather dry, but we have had plenty of rain lately, and vegetation and work, because of an early Spring, was far advanced. I have traveled many thousands of miles in last several months, blessed with good health and fine success in my work, and with the duties of my work is to preach everywhere I go. Everyhody is kind "to us newspaper men," and of the many pleasant experiences is the meeting of acquaintances. I am going via Hous? ton to Galveston this week. Bro. A. W. Lamar, my loved friend and former class? mate in the Seminary, is the pastor of the First Baptist Church there. I meet South Caraliniana everywhere. Near Jefferson, Texas, a few weeks ago, I found about twenty-five families, mostly from Oconea, and several from Anderson County?viz: Davis, McGufflns, Elling? ton, Price, Mrs. Jeffie Duncan, grand? daughter of old Father Simmons; Mrs. H. 0. Latham, (nee Wake field,) and her daughter, Mrs. Hunt. A few days be? fore at Big Sandy, 23 miles northwest of Tyler, I visited Mr. Calvin Kay and wife, Eugenia Drake Kay. Such a nice family they have. They take the Intelligen? cer, and I find it often, as last year at Marlin, Texas, with John Jolly, and there learned the sad particulars of the death of that brave and noble patriot, Manse Jolly. This week I was at Oak Wood, Texas, 17 miles southwest of Pal? estine. I met Mr. Robert Mayes, and his wife, Carrie Haddon Mayes, who married in 1871, just after their graduation at Due West. I oou'd name, I believe, hun? dreds I bavetnet in my rounds known to you and your readers, and will say if any one wishes and will write to me tell? ing me of their friends, to call to see them, or I can be of any service to them, I would be happy to render it. With love and best wishes, Edwin C. Rice. ? James Pretlow, an old|soidier, aged fifty-two, living at Daver, Ky., has re? covered his speech after being deprived of it for over four years. In January, 1890, Pretlow became suddenly dumb while- sitting in a grocery. One night last week, about 11 o'clock, his wife was awakened by a yell from her husband, and was astonished to hear him call her name. The gift of speech so suddenly taken from him bad, after many years returned. Pretlow has very little control over his voice. ? James B. Dill, of Orange, N. Y., has a bay horse named Jack, which cannot be purchased at any price. Not many days since while Mr. Dill was standing at his stable door holding Jack by the bridle he heard a scream, and recognized the voice of his little daughter. The horse jerked away and ran to the child. The little girl had been attacked by a very large and fierce cur dog. The dog bad already torn the child's dress very badly. As the horse approached the child he roared up on bis hind legs, and came down with crushing weight with his fore feet on the dog's back, causing it to release its bold on the girl. As the dog was about to rise again, he let fly his bind legs and gave that animal a kick that landed him ten feet away against a stone wall as dead as though a dozen bul? lets bad crushed through its brain. The child was only slightly hurt but greatly frightened. Mr. Dill has given orders for this horse always to be supplied with the best of food. Bucklcns Arnica Salve. The best salvo in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund? ed. Prise 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill Bros. Hall's Catarrh Cure for sale by Wilhite & WiJhite. SA2GE PL?NKETT. The Cold Snap Wai Sever* but the Old Man Is Cheerful. Atlanta Constitution. Brown has always said that you never know what a man is going to be till he dies. Now he is figuring to decide at what period of time a thing can be put down as good or bad. Often through life we have seen blessings turned to calamities and calamities turned to blessings. In the days of slavery I knew an old negro who had neither hands nor feet?he traveled like a frog, and was forever bemoaning his condition. After the war some northern soldier took him North and to Europe, and as a curi? osity he mc.de lots of money and came back to Georgia the richest and merri? est negro in the State. Brown and I tried to count on our fingers, the other nigbt, the bright geniuses as .children who have accomplished noth? ing in life. We couldn't count them so easy, nor could we count with more ease the "clod-hoppers" as children, who have proved a surprise in what they have accomplished, but, accord? ing to Brown's philosophy, we will have to wait till the end of time, then retrospect all the way and put to? gether everything before judgment can be correctly pronounced as to tbe good or bad of either. I guess it would be sweet to live under praise as a genius in verse, as a hero in war. as a benefactor to man? kind, but the qualities which entitle us to this, as measured by posterity, are hard fighting?not a generation of mankind views things through the same spectacles. But I think it easy to figure out the most peaceful life to man as measured by our own observa? tion. Brown says farming, I say farming and all our folks say farming, yet it is hard to convince parents, es? pecially mothers, that their sons should not be Shakespeares, or Cice ros, orEdisons, or something else, that in the striving to reach nothing is accomplished and a peaceful life on the farm is sacrificed. If the same time was spent striving to have it fixed in the young man's mind that he should stay upon the farm and follow rural pursuits, as is spent in making him believe himself a great something or other, there would be fewer disap? pointments s.nd many more peaceful lives in all the land. There is no need for disparagement to any calling, but let the old "hayseed" have his share of prahie in the presence of the young. Why not point to the old red hills as we travel along and say some? thing nice about the man who dug the ditches, who stopped the washes, who planted the green grass where the cat? tle graze?point to the shady groves and call the man a benefactor who has tended and protected them and beau? tified the lawn about them ? But it is not so. As much as we ever do, as a more than usual pretty place strikes ' our eye. is to ask: "Who settled this place ?' and the answer is more than apt to be a careless: "Mr.?whatyou callem," and the subject is dismissed to talk about some weasly fellow who wrote of pretty landscapes from a gar? ret, and whose heart never beat under a touch of nature so true, so sweet, so grand. These old red hills are eter? nal, and ye who lends them charm builds a glory as lasting as the rocks, as high as heaven. I may get cranky on this magnify? ing of the plowboy, but the disposi? tion to look for glory anywhere but on the farm has grown so unanimous and has proved so disastrous from my observations that I think it time for the subject to have its cranks. And it does not apply alone to the boys. The girls need to be encouraged to understand that in a country life lies more honors than found in the milk? ing of oows and the setting of hens, by common acceptation, indicates. The sweetest morsels in literature were inspired from looking upon coun? try girls?the country itself is all too ready to disparage country life or country folks. A beautiful thought is in every wave of the cornfield and in every hue of the cotton bloom; the hand may be rougher which causes these to grow, but the heart is as ten? der, the brain as strong, the virture as pure?country people are only less in any way by virtue of failing to "blow their own horns." I didn't use to believe in a fellow "blowing his own horn," but I do now. I have watched it, with persons and with communi? ties. He than thinks himself better, his calling better, his family better, his home better, generally get other people to think the same way after a while?though it be a virtue to abstain if success was not delayed thereby. Bight now is a hard time to enthuse people on the country-idea. The cold snap killed everything that could be killed and throws a damper over the prospects. Some will wear long faces, because they will tell you fruit is all killed. Fruit is one of the things that cannot be killed?not in March. The "oldest inhabitant" does not re? member of ever fruit being killed in March. The crop will be short, but better, if not killed at the full moon in April. The green truck of the gar? dens is what me and Brown are griev? ing over. Wo had fortified against the rabbits, and our English peas and other green truck were spreading them? selves, but they have "gone where the woodvine twineth," as the young gen? eration would say. But we have not suffered as bad as some. Whole fields of corn were looking fine on some plantations and it was killed too deep to ever recover?they must plant over. The greatest injury will come from the belief that cotton in the lower country has been injured, causing some to replant in cotton what was already in corn. These will howl next fall about the low prices. All in all, taking the winter as it has been, there should be no grumb? ling, but all of us should feel thank? ful. Never were the people in this section so badly prepared to meet a hard winter as they were in the one just ended, and never before was there so mild a winter sent upon us. The Lord was kind to the poor to such degree in this that no grumbling should be heard now. We can all throw up our hats that it has ended and gather the dogwood blossoms and honey suckels with a springtime cheerfulness unmarred by a l:ear of its return?she am here. Already Brown and I have been bending the sapplings for the children to swing upon, down by the spring, and were present when the baskets were opened for dinner?this is the next thing to having "green truck." The cold has been sufficient to make us relish the springlime, not so cold as the bleak northland, nor yet so pleasant as to make us unapprecia tive. Brown is now singing the old song: "We have spent some happy hours to? gether, But joy mu9t oftsn change Its wing, For spring would be but gloomy weather. If we hal nothing else but spring." Sarge Pl?nkett, THE DARLINGTON TEiGEDY. Souihtrn Chrislixn Advoeale. About ten days ago several State constables visited Darlington, S. C. and began a search for "blind tigers.' This had been done on former occa? sions without resistance, and few, if any, apprehended any serious diffi? culty at this time. It soon became rumored, however, that the private residences of some of the leading citi? zens were to be searched. Whether or not there was any real ground for this report we do not know; be this as it may, the citizens became greatly incensed and determined to resist such invasion of their homes with all the force at their command. The rein? forcement of the constabulary force and the appearance on the scene of a military company from Sumter only tended to increase the excitement, and a collision between the armed constabulary force and the incensed and excited" citizens seemed im? minent. Meantime the search for "blind tigers" in business houses, etc., continued without hindrance, the constables being accompanied by the Sheriff and Chief of Police. Thursday evening the Attorney General of the State appeared on the scene and took counsel with the city and county officers, the Chief Con? stable and some or the leading citi? zens. The troops from Sumter re? turned to their homes, and it was re? ported that the State constables, or most of them, would leave on Friday afternoon, all the suspected "blind tigers" having already been raided. Anxious and conservative citizens be? gan \)o breathe a little easier on Friday morning, as the danger of a bloody conflict seemed about to be removed. The town had never seemed so quiet as it appeared to us as we moved about among the citizens on the pub? lic square on Friday morning and du? ring the early part of the afternoon. The citizens from Florence and other neighboring towns who had come in to assist the Darlingfconians if necessary, had returned to their homes. After dining, we went down to the publio square feeling assured that the dan? ger of bloodshed was past. There was no unusual crowd on the streets, there was apparently no undue excite? ment. The stillness, however, was that which precedes i.he storm. - The constabulary force to the num? ber of eighteen or swenty assembled at the Cheraw and Darlington Depot, about a mile from the public square, for the purpose of taking the train. This was between three and four o'clock Friday afternoon. The citi? zens for the most part remained at their places of business and on the public square. A few citizens had gone to the depot, some on business, some out of idle curiosity and some perhaps to speed the departure of their unwelcome guests. The constabulary force was armed with repeating "Win? chester rifles and side arms; a half dozen oitizens or less with pistols. While thus waiting for the train two lads of the town got into a quarrel and a fight. One, being a near relative of the county dispenser, was encouraged by some of the constables; the other by some of the citizens. The Chief of Police arrived on the scene and stopped this fuss, which had been re? newed by the two boys. This difficul? ty led to a dispute between one of the constables, McLendon by name, and one or two of the citizens. During the quarrel McLendon, against the protests of several fellow constables, drew his pistol and commenced firing, killing Mr. Frank ISTorment, who, it is said, was unarmed, and wounding Chief of Police Dargan. This was followed immediately by a general fusilade by constables and the five or six armed citizens. The firing lasted hardly more than a minute, but re? sulted in the killing of Norment and Redmond of the citizens and Consta? ble R. H. Pepper. Chief of Police Dargan, Mr. Lucas and Mr. Lewis Norment and Constable McLendon, were wounded. Others of the consta? bles were wounded, but managed to escape. The firing over, the consta? bles took to the woods. Chief Dargan. mounted on his horse and with the blood flowing from his wounds, dashed up into town, where we were standing, carrying the news of the fearful tragedy at the depot. The The citizens immediately armed them and started in pursuit of the constab? ulary force. The Darlington military company, with the Sheriff at the head, double-quicked to the depot, but of course reached there too late to be of any service. Posses of determined men scoured the country for many miles around until late Saturday night in search of the State consta? bles. They were then called in and the search given up, all of the consta? bles, it is believed, having made good their escape. The news of the tragedy spread with lightning rapidity throughout the State. The Governor ordered out the Columbia troops, but they refused to respond, preferring to surrender their commissions and disband. The ex? ample of the Columbia companies were followed by those of Winnsboro, Sumter, Manning, Charleston and oth? er places. By Saturday night, how? ever, several companies of State troops had reported for duty in Columbia and were quartered within the walls of the Penitentiary. Finding that the State troops could not be depended on to obey the orders of the Chief Execu? tive, volunteer companies of citizens in sympathy with the Governor were organized, and two or three of them are now quartered in the Penitentiary. Sunday evening a special train carry? ing about four hundred State troops under command of Gen. Richbourg left Columbia for Darlington. They arrived at 9.30 p. m., and were met by the local military company. Every? thing is quiet at Darlington and has been since the fatal tragedy of Friday afternoon. During Friday night mobs forcibly entered the dispensary at Florence and destroyed the stock of liquors. A similar fate, in part, befell the dis? pensary at Timmonsville. A move? ment to destroy the stock of the State Dispensary in this city was pre? vented by the counsel of conservative citizens. Saturday afternoon the Governor issued a proclamation declaring Dar? lington and Florence counties in a state of rebellion. The telegraph lines have been taken possession of by the State authorities and no messages j are allowed to be sent or received I without inspection and approval. The railroads have also been forbidden to run any special trains except as order? ed by the Governor, and they are re? quired to hold themselves in readi? ness to transport troops at a moment's notice. Since Friday evening the Governor has remained at the Executive Man? sion, which is guarded by troops. Guards have also been placed at the State Dispensary, the State House, the Union Depot and the telegraph offices. From the Mansion, surround? ed by his friends and legal advisers, the Governor is issuing his orders ana exercising his authority. It is said that as soon as the safety of all the escaping constables is assured and the excitement subsides the troops are to be withdrawn and the civil law re? stored. The excitement in town and coun? try, from the mountains to the sea, has been at fever heat. Here in Co? lumbia particularly the tension was very great. The course of the Gov? ernor is most bitterly condemned by his political opponents, and as heart? ily endorsed by his supporters. The events of the past few days have widened the breach between a once happy and united people, and broth? ers stood armed, ready to take the blood of brothers. It is a sight to make the angels weep and ought to drive every Christian patriot to his knees. Since the Darlington tragedy last Friday there has been no further violence or bloodshed, either at Dar? lington or elsewhere in the State. But our people stand upon the crest of a burning, seething volcano, and a single imprudent or thoughtless act may throw us into all the horrors of civil strife. We have thus given, without com? ment, a plain account of the Darling? ton tragedy as it fell under our own eyes and as we received the particu? lars from reliable eye-witnesses; to? gether with an outline of the more important events that have trans? pired since. We have made no at? tempt to point out the moral lessons to be learned from this sad rehearsal. They speak for themselves to all who will hear. More eloquently than we can put in words they tell of the fearful curse of the liquor traffic, whether conducted by individuals or the State; of the growing spirits of lawlessness throughout the Common? wealth ; of the fearful consequences of unbridled passion ; the unwise ex? ercise of authority, and of blind and malignant partisanship. And these lessons are for all?for both political factions alike. We sincerely trust the worst is over. Let our people put aside all bitterness and wrath and return to their daily work; and let us all unite in the pray er'GOD SAVE THE STATE. Cotton Manufacturing, A North Carolina dispatch says: On account of the depressed condition of the bag and yarn market the Her? mitage Cotton Mills and the Boyd Manufacturing Company, both of Reidsville, N. C, have decided to shut down until trade revives, having as much stock on hand as they care to store. These mills are the only ones in North or South Carolina that have shut down this year, as far as known. Two months ago there was a feeling of uncertainty about the regular running of the mills at Charlottsville, N. C, which is a cotton mill centre, but it" said that all of them, nearly a dozen, are running on full time and there is no probability of their ceasing to do so in the near future. A prominent New England manu? facturer, who had been spending some time in this State and South Carolina, said that there were six large New England mills that he knew person? ally that would probably remove their plants to the South during the present year. Three of them had already definitely decided to do so, viz : BHbs, Fabyan & Co., the Dwight Manufac? turing Company and the Massachu? setts Company. Ea?h of these, he said, would build mills with a capacity of over 50,000 spindles. "But," added he, "the town that sits quietly down and expects a mil? lionaire to drop down on it and build factories will find itself disappointed. The wise, experienced, conservative Northern manufacturer wants to sub? scribe to a mill to be set down along? side a mill that is already successful. Times appear dull, I know, but I am convinced that the South is ready to boom right along if the Senate would hurry up and pass the Wilson bill, or at least settle the tariff question in some way." The Pacolet Manufacturing Com? pany's Mill No. 3 will put in 225 additional looms, making 1,023 in all, filling the mill. Samples of beautiful colored damask and chenille portieres and table cov? ers, made out of the Victor Mill, Charlotte, N. C, yarn, are exhibited by the superintendent of that mill. The goods were manufactured in New York, the damask being for upholstery purposes. Atherton Mills, of the same town, exhibit beautiful lace cur? tains made out of their yarn. The Tuscapan Mills Company, of Wcllford, S. C., has been incorpora? ted. Northern capitalists are largely interested. The capitol stock is to be $150,000, nearly all of which has already been subscribed.?Fall River Herald. Do Women Know That canc-seatcd chair-bottoms that have become sagged may be made as tight as ever by washing them with hot soap suds and leaving them to dry in open air. That embroidery should always be ironed on the wrong side, on a soft surface, such as heavy flannel or felt? ing, with a clean white cloth over it and should be ironed until thorough? ly dry. In this way the design will be beautifully brought out. That flies do not like the odor of clover, and that a bunch of these blos? soms left drying in a room will effect tually expcll them. That traces of mud may be removed from black dresses by rubbing the stains with raw potato. That covers of lard pails may be utilized by placing them under pots and saucepans when the stove is too hot. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi? cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney ?& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer? cury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. J^Sold by Druggists, 75c. ? California has a 3,300,-acre prune orchard, Living One's Life Over. If it were possible for people to have the choice of going back to their infancy and live their lives over again we wonder if many would be found to avail themselves of the privilege. We can fancy that if it were a question of selecting certain portions of one's life for repetition many persons would be glad to do that; but he or she must have been exceptionally happy who would be willing to take the good and bad together and to repeat from the beginning the experiences of a whole life. With all our natural dislike to the idea of growing old, and the innate dread of death which even the best people feel, most of us would rather face both of these evils than to return to the starting point and endeavor to make more out of life than we have done. "I am very thankful to have got this far without making any worse mistakes than I have, and fear that another time I might not do even as well," is generally the thought that comes to us when the question is asked if we would like to live our lives over again for if there is any one feeling that in? creases as we get on in years it is dis? trust of ourselves. The very young are very self-sufficient and very sure of their ability to withstand tempta? tions of all kinds, as well as to accom? plish all things by their own strength and courage; but, as the years go on and one failure after another shows us our weakness, we gradually begin to distrust ourselves and to shrink from undertaking anything that may put our boasted powers to the test. It is a common experience of those who are past the meridian of life to look back and wonder at the tremen? dous importance they used to attach to things which now appear so trivial to them, and at the great exertions they made to gain some object which now does not seem worth having. So strong is this feeling it often seems impossible that the person we were in youth and the middle-aged being we now know ourselves to be can be identical; and it is fortunate if the actions of that almost unrecogniza? ble self has not left us, a heavy crop of regrets to be harvested in old age. Those who have children growing up around them would probably care least to live their lives over again. It is far better in their estimation to have the privilege of guiding these other and dearer lives aright, so long as they are spared to do so, and to be able by their own experience and hard earned wisdom to so direct their steps that many of the mistakes which marred their own careers may be avoided. In the parental affection they endow their children with many qualities in which they confess them? selves wanting, and so they look for? ward to putting their life's werk into the trust of their child, feeling confi? dent that he will be able to carry it on much better than thev did. And so all thought of themsehes gradually merges into hopes and plans for those who shall succeed them. Those who have no such rejuvena? tion to look forward to may some? times long to stay the flying years, or think what a happy thing it would be to recover their lost youth and to go back and make more of their opportu? nities than they have done. As they review the past it seems that they might have made so much more of their lives, have accomplished so much greater results, or have acted differently in so man crises, and if only the chance to do so were given them they would seize it gladly. But we believe the far more usual feeling of even those unfortunate beings to be that each year loosens their hold upon life and make3 them more will? ing to have done with it. If their career has been a bright one, then they are thankful for the sunshine that has fallen upon their pathway, and that they have been spared the sorrows which they have seen weigh? ing others down, and would not dare return "lest worse things might hap? pen to them." If their life has been sad, they have had enough of it and long to then hasten over tLe years that still intervene before they can lay its burden down. It might seem that all those who have found life worth living in the highest meaning of those words would be willing to go back and live it over again, but this we do not believe to be the case. Certainly one must think that Gladstone's life has been a very ful and satisfactory one, notwithstand? ing the fact that he has not accom? plished all that he desired politically; and yet, now that he has made his last exit from the political stage in England, and can in the quiet of his lovely home at Hawarden calmly re? view the stirring scenes through which he has passed, it is not likely that his declining years will be troubled with any fierce desires to go back and live them over again. And as to the Hun? garian patriot whose long life of dis? appointment has just ended, we maybe sure he was ready enough to have done with it, and that he was infinitely thankful that he did not have to begin it again. As we have, however, no choice in the matter, and are perfectly assured we shall never have another chance to rectify mistakes m?de now, it would seem to be to our best wisdom to make the best of the one life given us, so that when the end comes it may not find us vainly wishing that time might be allowed us to change this or that which we had done wrong. Mis? takes are unavoidable so long as we are in the midst of the perplexities of life, because we cannot see things and judge of effects as we can when we look back upon the way we have come from the serene heights of old age; but we can at least perform the duties plainly set before us to the very best of our ability, instead of being con? tented with half-hearted work because we are too indifferent or too slothful to make the effort necessary to do them well. It is doubtful if anything else ship? wrecks so many lives as the living without a purpose. And yet the mass of manind live just in that way, drift? ing along day after day with half formed plans and resolutions never carried out, and without the endeavor to do anything specially good for themselves or others. It is not that they are very happy in their aimless, inactive lives either, for we believe the very happiest people- upon earth are those busily employed in some congenial work; and the men and wo? men who spend their best years in "killing time" are pretty sure to have many a weary hour and sleepless night when the mere pleasures of earth upon them, and the future offers no hope of anything better to take their place.?Sunday Newt. ? The unprecedented sale of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup provokes compe? tition; but the people cling to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, Uncle Sam's Mail. There was a big fire up town a week or two ago, and there were a lot of en? gines and hose carts, hook and ladder and patrol wagons?all the usual crowd of vehicles that a fire brings out; and, of course, a lot of persons to look on and much excitement. The fire lines were promptly iaid out, and policemen and firemen were stationed all about to keep the crowds in place. All wagons and carriages were turned aside, and made to go a block or two either side. Suddenly a horse dashed right up into the crowd which fell away at each side; the policemen looked, and when they saw what sort of a wagon horse was drawing they called out: "Room, room, make way there !" and let the driver go right on through the fire lines; pass the burn? ing building and rapidly on his way. At first persons watching thought it was an ambulance, but it wasn t; it was a big, blue, covered, box-like looking wagon, and the reason it could go unhindered through the lines was because it had on one side the letters: "U. S. Mail." It seems a simple thing to put a postage stamp on a letter, but in re? ality it is a wonderful thing. Aladdin, when he rubbed the lamp in the Ara? bian Nights story that you have all read, called up powerful slaves, who flew to do his bidding. And to stamp a letter with the little bit of painted and gummed paper that the postofficcs sell for the purpose is to ask the aid of a powerful government, that stops at nothing, to carry the letter safely and quickly to its destination. Mail wagons have the right of way over everything else, not excepting fire engines and ambulances. Mail trains and mail steamers must not be hindered in their progress in any pre? ventable way. Night and day, with? out let or hindrance, your letter must be rushed on to the address it bears. A stamped letter is a sacred thing in the eyes of the United States Gov? ernment. No one is permitted by law to open it except the person whose name it bears. A man committed sui? cide not long ago, and on his desk was found a letter addressed to some one away off in Iowa. The stamp was on the letter, and though it had not started, and though the coroner was most anxious to open it, for he felt sure it would throw some light on the man's death he could not do it. The small, pinkish, oblong bit of paper, with the head of Washington engraved upon it, that was gummed up in one corner, was as good as a body of armed soldiers to protect the dead man's wishes. And every little innocent stamp that is used does the same watchdog service.?New York Times. It was Yankee Law. Judge W. B. Bennet, the present efficient judge of the county court of his county, relates the following ex? perience in his early practice: He was a young lawyer in Thomasville, Ga., in the year 1854. One Friday after? noon Col.-, a lawyer in the same city, came to him and asked him to accompany him the next day to the Justice Court in the seventeenth dis? trict. Bennet consented to go. The next morning on the way to the Jus? tice Court Col. - told him he would make his client employ him. When they reached the court the client refused to employ Bennet. The case was called and the trial proceed? ed: Finally Bennet arose and told the Colonel if he had no objection he would volunteer on the other side of the case. Col. -readily gave his consent. The evidence was finally all in. Bennet's client had no case. Col.-arose and addressed the jury and read his law. When he had fin? ished Bennet arose and said, "Col. -, will you let me see that law you read to the jury ?" "Why, certainly, sir," responded Col.-, Bennet looked at the book. It was "Greenleaf on Evidence)" and on the front page it had Boston, Mass. It must be remembered that this was Boon after the Dred Scott decision, and the country was wild with excite? ment and hated the Yankees. Ben? net turned to the jury and said, "Gentlemen of the jury, do you know what kind of law Col.-has read to you ? Why, it is law written by a Yankee. What kind of law do you think these Yankees, who believe it is right to steal our negroes, will write ? The kind of law that we ought to be governed by ? Why did not the gen? tleman find Georgia law on this case ? We have Cobb's Digest, the Georgia Reports and an abundance of good Georgia law bearing on this cage. Yet Col.-couldn t find any Geor? gia law, but had to go away off yonder to that negro-stealing State of Massa? chusetts to find law! This Georgia law must have been against Col. or he would have used it. This ques? tion resolves itself into the simple question whether you will be governed by Massachusetts law or Georgia law." Here followed a tirade of abuse against the Yankees and an appeal to the jury that they would not decide this case according to Yankee laws. The jury left the room and in a few minutes returned with a verdict in favor of Bennet's client.?Atlanta Journal. Where Birds Get Drunk. "Birds get drunk sometimes as well as man ; at least they do down where I live," said Harvey Ellis, of Florida. "I'll tell you how I know it. There is a bush or shrub known as the pride of China, which is quite common down in my State. This bush in the winter is covered with berries on which the birds delight to feed. These berries are commonly called by us madberries, from the fact that over-indulgence in them produces precisely the same ef? fect upon the birds that liquor docs on man. One day last winter iny stable boy brought a bluejay home which he said he found fluttering about in the road. It would lie in the boy's hand seemingly perfectly contented, with eyes elated and fearless, and its head wagged about in a ridiculous manner in its efforts to hold up. It was a jom mon North American drunk, nothing more. The bird had indulged in the mad-berry until it was reduced to an almost helpless state of intoxication. Thousands of respectable northern robins which migrate to Florida in the winter, and who would blush to do such a thing at home, are found lying about in the grossest state of intoxi? cation from the same cause"?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Rudy's Pile Suppositoey is guar? anteed to cure Piles and Constipation, or money refunded. 50 cents per box. Send stamp for circular and Free Sam? ple to Martin Rudy, Lancaster, Pa. For Sale by Wilhite & Wilhite, drug? gists Anderson, S. C, All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? The King of Prussia's salary is $3,852,000. ? Wornout billiard balls are usu? ally cut up into dice. ? Germany produces more zinc than any other country. ? On the shores of the Mediterran? ean the beet grows wild. ? The Hawaiian Islands have 600 policemen regularly employed as such. I ? Four thousand Sioux Indians are said to be regular church attendants. ? No one can breathe at a greater height than seven miles from the earth. ? The United States uses nearly one-half of the quinine produced in the world. ? Australia has more churches in proportion to population than any^ other country. ? Teacher?What is it, Harry, that, stings like an adder ?_ Harry?The end of a leather strap. ? The Chinese wall is over 1,200 miles long, generally over-30fcefc nigh ^ and 24 feet thick. ? She?"I don't believe you ever fell in love." He?"Probably not: but I've tripped on it several times. ? Some of the Comstock mines are so deep that no means has yet been devised to overcome the excessive heat. ? An absolutely fireproof chimney, 50 feet high, has been built of paper _ in Breslau. It is the only one of the kind. ? He?"Why do women talk so much ?" She?"So men can't. They think the lesser of two evils, the bet? ter." t ? We are all subject to pain occa-. sionally and it is well to have a good liniment in the house, such as Salva- "'? tionOil. 25 cts. ? A young man in Bloomington. 111., known as Baby Bliss, 25 years oipl age, weighs 432 pounds. He is re nowned as a waltzer and footracer. ??Tourist (in Oklahoma): What is ^ the population of this town ? Alkali Ike (promptly) : Eight hundred and sixty-seven souls and 31 real estate: agents. ? There is a remarkable "burning spring" in Lincoln County, Kentucky, which regularly overflows its banks every afternoon at 4:30 o'clock pre-'.' oisely. ? It is said that a frigate bird can fly at the rate of one hundred miles an hour, and live in the air a week at a time, day and night, without touching a roost. ? Visitor: The baby grows more like his papa every day. Mamma: I never thought so until to-day. When I put on my new hat he really looked frightened. ? John Carroll and-Thomas Han? cock, two_ Mercer County, (Mo.) far? mers went to law about a $7 hog. They wound up in the Supreme Court and Hancock paid $700 costs. 'gffl ? The Japanese workmen average less than twelve cents a day wages,- ? yet, marvels the New York Times, the \ contributions last year from converted ' natives aggregated over $100,000. ? Says Sam Jones: "Many people are troubled over the mysteries of religion; but it is the things I thor? oughly understand, and especially the - ten commandments, that worry me." : ? "Hit doan pay," said Uncle Eben, "to lose yoh tempuh, an' good nature am cr gret blessin' to a com? munity. But dah am 'casions when er man hcz ter git mad er be a hypo crit." " \ ? A recent Minnesota law punishes the drunkard by a fine of $10 to $40 for the first offense, from $40 to $60 for the second, ana ninety days' im? prisonment in the workhouse for the third. ? Smartie?"Which would you rather be, the fool you look, or the fool you are ?" Qniette?"Beally, I am so dissatisfied with myself, don't you know, that I'd rather be the sim? ple idiot you are." ; ? A farmer is rich without money when he has a good home, health, horses, cows, chickens, hogs, core, oats, fodder and no wood to buy. All ? these things the town man has to take the money he works for an? buy.* ? The discovery has been made by , a German physiologist that the milk of inebriate mothers contains a small amount of alcohol, and it is his belief that such mothers communicate to their offspring a desire for stimulants. ~~ ? The contest over the will of the ? late Daniel Hand, the philanthropist, of New Haven, Conn., who died in 1891, leaving about $500,000 to the American Missionary Association, has ended by the contestants withdrawing their suits. ? John Hineman, of Memphis, Tenn., lost his power of speech sev? eral years ago as a result of fever. He dreamed one night recently that he could talk, and when he woke in the morning he found that his dream was true. i ? At a recent Connecticut wedding, in repeating the words, "If you know of any just cause," etc., the minister looked straight at a nervous young man directly in front of him. The fellow sprang up with much haste and trepidition and blurted out, "Oh, no, bless me! not the slightest objection, sir." ? "I'm in a peck of trouble." "What's the matter?" "Why?er? you know, I have been paying some attention to old Stockland's daughter. j I've got an invitation to play poker with him to-night, and I don't know whether he'll get mad if I beat him, or think I have no business capacity if I let him beat me." ? "I went to de magician show lars' night." said Rastus. "An' de way dat feller done tuk dollars out o' de ears ob people what hadn't any dollars 'fore dey come was a caution. Fa gwine recommen' him fo'a p'sition in our church. He'd be a Napolcum Bonypark for takin' up de colleck shuns." '? The advance of surgery can fur? nish few more singular illustrations than is supplied by an operation in one of the London hospitals, whereby the breast of a blackbird was fasten? ed to a woman's faco as a substitute for her nose, which had been so dam? aged that it "iad to be removed. The woman, who had been a housemaid in a hotel, had been struck in the*face by a descending elevator, which caus? ed the injury that led to the operation* The doctors killed the bird, and, before its body was cold, its breastbone was applied to the woman's face,and what remained of the skin of the old organ was drawn over it. The operation has proved perfectly successful, with every appearance of the woman's being pro? vided with a very useful nasal appen? dage*