The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, October 16, 1895, Image 1

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1 J . J Vi BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16,1895. VOLUME XXX.- -NO 16. HATS! NEW* line of HATS just opened, consisting of all the Latest Shapes in Alpines and Stiff Hats, A good Wool Hat for 25c, something better at 50c. Five dozen Alpines, new shapes, best value ever offered, at only 74c. Splendid line of Cloth Hats, in assorted patterns, for Boys, at 25c. If yon need a Fine Hat we have 'em-up to $3.00. Neckwear. Just in, our second shipment of Neckwear this season. Nice line of Cravats and Bows at 25c. An Elegant line Cravats and Bows at 50c. If you want to be in the style you will have to come to us for Neckwear. NEW LINE OF UMBRELLAS. We have doubled our Stock of Clothing to give a better selection to our steadily increasing trade. Our line of | Suits surpass anything we have ever shown. Come in and look, as we want to show our Goods. Respectfully, B. O. EVANS & CO. Below we mention a few Goods on which WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY! Doors, Sash and Blinds, Builders Hardware of all kinds, Syracuse Turning Plows, Syracuse Subsoil Flows, Rubber Beltiner, Leather Belting, Machinery Supplies, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Inspirators, &c. Sporting Powder, Blasting Powder, ?t Shot, Loaded Shells, 4c. When in tbe market for any of the above named Goods, or any? thing in the Hardware line, you will do well to inspect our stock and get our price before you buy. Yours truly, BROCK BROS. Figures Talk! ?T>ELOW WE GIVE PRICE* ON A FEW OP OUR GOODS. REMEMBER, >:- X> WE CARRY A PULL LINE OF? Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Staple and Fancy Groceries, etc., etc. We can only give prices on a very few things in our limited space, bot a straw will show which way the wind blows: The beat yard-wide Sheeting at only 5c per yard. The best Indigo and Turkey Red Calicoes 5c. per yard. A good Outing Shirt for only 15c. Shoes from 20c. to $5.00 per pair. Hats from 20c op. ??: We have the largest and best Stock of tobacco in Town, from 10c. per pound * 'to 50c On GROCERIES we are acknowledged to be tbe leaders of the Town. Sugar % .20 pauods for 11*00, Coffee 6 pounds for $1.00, Soda 7 pounds for 25c., Soap 7 tare for 25c Youi s very truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. PROPHYLACTIC?" Preventive of Disease." THE PROPHYLACTIC TOOTH BRUSH! Unlike other Brushes in Construction, Use and Results. IT CLEANS THE TEETH! -FOR- SALE BY ? ORR &' SLOAN. "THE BOYS' STORE! 99 T3 ESPECTFUIiIjY invite one and all to call and inspect their NEW STORE and : JLl? FRESH STOCK OF GROCERIES. They are in the? New Store between R. R. Cut Bridge and Hill Bros. Drug Store, On North Main Street, and are receiving FBEAH GROCERIES every day. Below is a list of a few things that have already arrived : N. Y Biscuit Go's. Pine Cakes, Crackers and Nic-Nacs, Blank & Bros. Fine Can dies, Clemson College Fall Cream Cheese, Half Pound Can Columbia River Salmon, V Dixie Baking Powder?we give a spoon with every Box we sell. Come and see it. Can Goods of every description always on hand. Also, Country Produce and B Vegetable* in season can always be found at "THE BOY81 STORE." Honor us with a call, and we will endeavor to make you feel repaid for your trou l tie. Yours very respectfully, ..thebo*8,.{russell i BREAZEALE. P. 8 ?Prompt City Delivery._ ?? -?-????-?? i k I If yon want to see Pretty Things, I in Endless Variety drop into that Jewelry Palace, Next Door to Farmers and Merchants Bank. jBRIDAL PRESENTS.BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, World without end, and at PRICES that will make you SMILE. ft I have certainly bought tbe largest and prettiest Stock ever opened up in this City No trouble to find what you want. NOVELTIES BY THE CART LOAD. A visit to my Store will knock tbe blues sky high. ENGRAVING FREE. tBS~ No trouble to show Goods. Eight-day Walnut Clocks $2.00. WILL. R. H?BBARD. WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS. I Proceedings of the Road Congress in Columbia. Columbia, October 3.?The Road Congress met in the Senate chamber I i this morning, with a full attendance. The committee on amendments to the county government law made its report, which was considered by sec-1 I tions. Following was the report of j the committee as it was adopted by I the Congress: Your committee on amendments to the new county government law beg leave to report that we recommend the following specific amendments to the original Act, and also submit for your consideration some general sugges? tions. We also recommend that a permanent committee on legislation be appointed, who will be charged with the presentment of the proper au-1 thorities, and that these resolutions receive the endorsement of this Con-1 gress: I To strike out Section 5 and insert in lieu thereof, so that the same shall read: "That one competent and dis- j erect freeholder in each township in the several counties of the State shall be elected by the qualified voters of such township at each general eleo-1 tion, who shall be known as the town ship commissioner for such township, whose term of office shall be cotermi nal with that of the county Supervisor for the said county elected at such general election, and until his succes? sor shall be elected and qualified. In case of a vacancy or in case of a refu-1 sal of any person so elected to serve as such commissioner, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, upon the recommendation of the county Board of Commission? ers : Provided, the said Commissioner shall during his term of office be exempt from all road and jury duty, and he shall receive such compensa? tion as shall be provided by law, not to exceed twenty days in any one year, at $1.50 per day, without mileage." To strike out Section 6, and insert in lieu thereof the following: "That township Boards of Assessors are hereby established and provided for in Section 5, and that the township Commissioner ? be chairman of the j Beard of Assessors, and the two addi? tional members of the township board shall be appointed by the county Auditor. The chairman shall be a member of the county Board of Equal? ization." I Strike out Section 7, and insert: "That county Boards of Equalization be hereafter composed of the township Commissioners: Provided, Section 5. of which Board the Supervisor shall be chairman and the county Auditor be clerk." I Strike out Section 8 and 9 and in? Bert in lieu thereof: "That the said township Commissioner and the town ship Supervisor shall constitute a county Board of Commissioners, of which Board the Supervisor shall be the chairman. That the county Board of Commissioners shall meet there? after on the first Monday in January, April, July and October of each year at the county Court House for the transaction of business, and the ma jority of said Board shall constitute a I quorum : Provided, that the chairman may call an extra meeting at any time. That at the first meeting of said Board they shall elect one of their number who shall be a member of the State Board of Equalization and who shall perform all the functions of said office as now provided by law." I Insert at the end of Section 11: "Provided, that the county Board of Commissioners shall have the right to employ overseen), or foremen, to su? perintend the workings of the high ways, whether the contract system be J adopted or not; and provided further, that the county Supervisor shall have the right to employ and use convict labor, as he may deem best, whether the contract system be adopted or not." To add to the end of Section 15: "Provided, that all commutation taxes shall be paid as herein provided dur? ing the collection of the State and county taxes, immediately preceding the year in which it is intended to commute." That it is the sense of this Con? gress that the new county government Act be so revised and amended in every particular as to embody thu amendments suggested by this Con gress; so as to relieve the confusion existing as to the official designation of the county Board and to correct all the grammatical errors appearing in the balance of the Act caused by rea? son of the proposed amendments, it being the sense of this Congress that the official designation of the county Board as provided for shall be the county Board of Commissioners, and that provision should be made for all lands and rights of way to be conveyed to the county Supervisor and his suc? cessors in office. I We request the Legislature to define in such terms as shall be clear and un? mistakable what shall constitute an able-bodied male citizen, and suggest that the age for road duty be fixed at the age from J6 to 50. That we be? lieve all persons not students and teachers of schools and colleges, and in actual attendance thereon, and who are not paupers, and who are not suf? fering from loss of limb or limbs should be required to work the public road, exempting only the persons aforesaid: Provided, that Buch coun? ties as may desire an especial age and other exemptions be given the same upon the recommendation of the county Board, and that no physician's certificate of disability should be re? garded unless the same be duly sworn to. before an officer authorized to ad? minister the oath. We recommend that such provision be made by the Constitutional Con? vention and Legislature as shall give the freeholders of each township the right to vote and decide upon the question of issuing bonds for the con? struction and improvement of its high? ways, and to issue such bonds under such regulations as may be provided for. We further recommend that an Act be passed requiring all persons claim? ing to hold commutation tax receipts to exhibit the same to the warden and that an Act be passed making a verbal or written notice left at the residence of any person liable to road duty or delivered to him in person to be deemed a legal notice to work the highway. The following was the report of the committee on the enlargement of the jurisdiction of Courts of limited juris? diction : We, the undersigned committee to whom was referred the resolution looking to the enlargement of the powers of Courts of limited jurisdic? tion, so as to enable them to impose sentence to work upon the public works of the county, beg leave to re 1 port: That we have consulted the judi ciary committee of the Constitutional Convention and we are gratified to state that the said* committee furnish? ed us with a printed copy of its report, which we submit herewith, by which report it will be seen that the resolu? tion of the Congress is embodied therein and had already been consid? ered by the judiciary committee, but we took steps to urge its passage, as one of the necessities of the present conditions in the"various counties. "We are pleased to state that we be? lieve the same will pass. F. J. D. Felder, J. 0. Gripfn, John Lyon. On motion of Mr. F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, it was resolved that the Road Congress hold annual sessions in Columbia each year during the first week of the session of the Legisla? ture. It is the purpose of the Con? gress thus to decide upon legislation desired, and be in position to urge the passage of the same by the Legisla? ture. Before adjourning several members of the Convention expressed them? selves as being delighted at what they had learned at the Congress, and said they were determined to go home and work with great vigor for good roads. President Scott thanked the Con? gress for the courtesy with which he had been treated and asked the mem? bers to go home and form county asso? ciations for the purpose of building better roads throughout the State. A resolution recommending the for? mation of county associations was adopted by a standing vote of the Congress. This afternoon, near the city, sev? eral road working machines were test? ed by the Supervisors, and the relative merits of each passed upon.?News and Courier. _ Giving Oar Best. Mary, who had anointed the Saviour with the contents of that alabaster box, gave the best she had to him. It was an act of gratitude for what he had done for her and her friends. Was there waste in her giving? Iscariot thought there was, and he complained. But the Saviour com? mends Mary for her loving gratitude, and condemns the avarice of the com? plain er, who said in effect: "What an absurd thing for her to spend a whole year's wages in making such a pres? ent ! What foolish things these wo? men will do, when their affection is strong for a man ! They will sacrifice anything and everything to show their favor and love." He said: "How foolish-she is ! Good girl enough, but how little sense she. has to spend a whole year's wages in making one present 1 He will forget it in a few days. She will have lost the money, and he will have received no good. It will all go up in perfume. It won't be two hours before this room will be just as it was before, and all the smell of the precious perfume will have as? cended in gases, and there will be nothing left Why was not this money given to the poor ? These costly din? ners I" Doctor ConwelL commenting on the above, says: "Judas opposed these costly dinners because what was not paid for the dinners he could steal out of the bag. These costly churches, these costly things which bring people together in fraternal union! Oh, yes, there are plenty of Iscariots still to criticise that sort of thing, and say you ought to give the money to the poor. Yet the maintenance of the worship of Christ is of the highest possible importance to all the poor. I remember a few yearB ago, when we had our Christmas decorations here, Borne one was criticising our extrava? gance in laying out so much money for flowers?although the amount was not great, and never is, because it would be wicked to be knowingly ex? travagant. But the very presence of those flowers drew people who other? wise would not have been there. There are in the Church to-day some of our most prosperous, charitable and valuable members brought to the knowledge of Jesus Christ through those flowers. Where worship is hon? estly expressed, where love finds its expression in the honest desire of a person to worship, and shows its ap? preciation of Christ, it is acceptable unto God, and God blesses it for the help of man. Mary's money was not wasted." This was the judgment of Jesus. Mary made a present to him that day in Bethany which he approved. The best we can give to him in love and service is not an extravagant gift. They Let Him Smoke. The following story of a German Diogenes is perfectly authentic: When King Frederick William IV visited the Khine provinces, in the year 1843, he called at the house of the oldest man in his kingdom, age 106 years. He found him comfortably seated in an old armchair, smoking a pipe?his inseparable companion. On the King's arrival he rose to his feet and stepped foward a few paces, but his Majesty made him sit down again and talked to him with the greatest freedom, the old man puffing away at his pipe all the time. When about to leave the King asked him if he had any wish that it was in his power to gratify. "No, thank your Majesty, I have all I want in this world," was the reply, "Really I Just think for a moment; we mortals have generally some par? ticular desire or aspiration." "Well, sire, now I come to think of it, I might have a favor to ask. My doctor insists on my taking a walk every day on the ramparts. Every time I pass the powder magazine the sentry shouts to me from afar: 'Take that pipe out of your mouth,' and as I walk very slowly, my pipe goes out every time. Now, if your Majesty would be good enough to order the sentry to let me smoke my pipe in peace all the way I should consider it the greatest kindness you could con? fer on me for the rest of my natural life." The order was given and the old fellow enjoyed the privilege for more than two years and died at last with his pipe in his mouth.?New York Herald. ? The Darlington, Wis., Journal says editorially of a popular patent medicine: "We know from experi? ence that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is all that is claimed for it, as on two occasions it stopped excruciating pains and pos? sibly saved us from an untimely grave. We would not rest easy over night without it in the house." This rem? edy undoubtedly saves more pain and suffering than any other medicine in the world. Every family should keep it in the house, for it is sure to be needed sooner or late. For sale by Hill Eros, SARGE PL?NKETT. The Pari That the Negro Has Played Since Emancipation. Atlanta Constitution. Whenever I get to studying about the negro, I cannot help but think how frail is human judgment upon great questions. If such men as old Horace Greely and Thad Stevens and Summer?such as these?could look upon the pros? pects of the New England States to? day, I would not be alone in my aston? ishment of the turn that matters have taken. Years ago the New England politi? cians used as an argument against slav? ery that the South would start manu? factories and use the slaves as opera? tives. This kind of talk was used much among the mill operatives of the North whenever any agitation of the tariff came up. The . stump speakers fired the minds of the operatives in j this way, when the probability was that the South had no thought nor desire of being other than an agricul? tural section, and to-day if slavery existed the New England mill opera? tive would be secure in his situation and the mill owners would not be menaced by a competition that they cannot withstand. 1 have changed my notions about the negro to such an extent that I feel shaky on all questions of judgment, but it makes me smile to think of how little the Northern mill operatives think of themselves when they remem? ber how they used to throw up their hats for abolition and of how, since the irar, they lent their aid in making the pursuit of agriculture in the South so demoralizing. ; We folks down South used to say that the negro would never be free, but they are free, and they were freed by the North. I never did believe that a negro could be educated, but he can. I have I seen the day when I would have thought it all right to lynch a fellow for bringing the New York Tribune into Georgia, and yet I saw the time when Horace Greely was bragged on and I, myself, waltzed up and voted for him. When Thad Stevens and Sumner, and many others, were so severe on the South after the war, and said that the negro must vote, I thought the world would sink if they did, but the world did not sink, and to-day the South would kick harder than the North if any move wa3 made to take their suffrage from them. I have watched the negro for a long time, and my judgment has been mighty bad as to his outcome, and as to the changes. The young generation of whites need stirring up just at this time. They need not be deluded with the idea that because they are so much better than the negro, there is no necessity for them to make any effort, for I tell you that the men who get the situations and do the work will have the money, and money-will make them property .owners and respectable to an extent that may be surprising. I have had many surprises in the past thirty years, but it tickles me that the yankees are surprised, too. There is one consolation that is sug? gestive by the remembrance of what a time we had during the war, will be all right during the next war. Going to the factory during the war was as big a thing as going to California would be now, and after going you were in good luck to get a bunch or two of thread. There waB mighty few factories in Georgia, and they were only factories to make thread?at best a little white cloth. These were al? ways crowded, the women from a radius of 50 miles congregating there. It was a sight to see the women and chil? dren camped around these factories waiting for an opportunity to secure thread. The factory managers requir? ed these women to form in a line and march by a window, or door, and take their thread in turn. The rules were strict, and if a woman broke ranks she had to go foot. Thus it was that many a poor woman had to stand in line for several hours before her turn would come. It may seem strange to the young generation, but it is fact, and that is why I have often said that yankees knew nothing of war and that Southern women done the real Buffer? ing. I have seen sights at these factories I that seem strange in these times. nne I time, I remember, when there was I seven or eight hundred of these wo , men in line, some of them having been [ there till they could hardly stand from weakness, there came word from the factory managers that no more thread would be let out for Confederate money. The information was that the women must either have meat, bacon or gold, as the factory had as much of the Confederate money as they could find storage for. This seemed to strike the women as wrong, and without any previous un? derstanding they made one grand rush altogether, determined to have the thread anyway. A scene ensued, the like of which was never seen in Georgia before and I hope will never be seen again. The factory with all that was in it was soon at the meroy of these desperate women, made desperate by the wrongs heaped upon them by speculators while their husbands were away fight? ing the battles. They sacked the mill and scattered to their homes in the full belief that their actions had been justified. It may seem wrong now, and it did look bad at the time, but it was war times and it was hard times, and the young generation cannot imagine how these poor women had to stint and suffer while their husbands and sons were away, acd, besides, they did not have much use for the men who kept out of the war by running these factories. Bight here I am reminded of the devotion of these Southern women. As hard as it was for them to get thread and wool, the most of what they did get, was used in making up clothing for the soldiers. The sending of a box to the army was a great thing in those days. Whenever a chance was offered to get a box to the army, the settlement would get together and pack it full. Each woman would come with her package done up and addressed, and when it was packed away in the box, a prayer went up that the loved one would get it. But it was often~ very often, that such boxes never rwkhed the men in the field. When this was tue case, and the women found it out, they would set down and cry an hour or two, and then get up and go to spinning and weaving to make some more things for the next box that would be sent. One soldier felt mighty bad for a box to come for his company ana1 him have nothing in it. The women at home knew this, and nothing was spared. Children in those days would sit down and eat dry bread cheerfully when you told them that it was to have something to send to their papa in the army. I believe that folks loved each other more during the war; it seems that way to me. You spread out a lot of good things at Brown's house now and go to packing them away, and I believe in my soul that the children would -have fits. It was not so in the days when these boxes were fixed up for the army. The little ones would join with the mother, and as hungry as they sometimes were, they had no desire to touch it for themselves. It must all go to papa in the army, and it is one of the sad things of the war that so many of these boxes were lost. But the South will be fixed in the next war with some other country when the factories come, and we can all rejoice in that if notning else. Sarge Pltjnkett. Tbe Corn And Wheat Weevil. It is a very simple thing to keep the weevil out of the wheat and corn if you will adopt the proper preven? tive. On this subject the Southern Cultivator for September gives the following: There is practically but one method of destroying insects in stored grain, and this is by the use of bisulphide of carbon. This substance is a liquid, of a slightly yellorish tinge. If placed in an open vessel it evaporates readily, and the fumes are heavier than air. In the literature of bisulphide, it is said to be an explosive substance. I think the word "explosion" is some? what wrongly used in this connection, "inflammable" being correct. It will take fire if touched by a match, lighted cigar and the like, but if a little care is taken not to bring it near any sort of fire, there is no danger in its use. The method of using the bisulphide is very simple, as it consists of but pouring the substance over the top of the grain. It was formerly left in open dishes to evaporate, but this is not the best mode of application. The amount to be used will vary ac? cording to the tightness of the crib or bin in which the grain is placed. But, in general, it may be said, that it will take a pound of the bisulphide to treat fifty bushels of grain if the grain is in a tight place. If corn is to be treated when in an open crib, the amount required will be somewhat more than this. The cost of the bisulphide depends upon where it is obtained. At the drug stores it sells anywhere from twenty cents to a dollar a pound. It is best obtained direct from the man? ufacturer, or else ordered through your local druggist, with the under? standing that the purchaser is not to pay over sixteen cents per pound. In the case of corn, the crib should be filled first before the treatment, rather than several treatments after each few loads, ete. The bisulphide being heavier thar. air, sinks at once through the grain, and kills all the insects within. Fire of any sort should not be brought near until the odor of the bisulphide has passed away. Bats at times also destroy a great deal of grain, but the occasional use of the bisulphide poured into their runs will effectually clear them out.?Edgefield Advertiser ?- ? ? mm Hogs and Fleas. In Home and Farm of August 1 Wahalak enters "A Protest Against the Hog," and no one has since ap? peared in hiB defense. The sister has the sympathy of all thoughtful people, but she is daft on the hog, both in regard to the fleas and to the scrofula and insanity?I nearly said nonsense. As to the latter, where in the whole world is a hardier, tougher race, freer from scrofula and insanity, than the negro. What does he eat ? As for the fleas, the hog pleads not guilty, and will prove his case if given the opportunity. If Wahalak lives in the country the remedy is within easy reach; if in town, she will need the co-operation of all her neighbors, which she prob? ably cannot get. The remedy is: Clear the premises of dogs. Home and Farm readers will hoot at this idea, but let them try it and report a few months later. After they have gotten rid of the dogs they will won? der how on earth they ever tolerated such nuisances anyway. Years ago this farm was badly in? fested with fleas, and as there were millions in the hog beds it was natural to associate the hogs and fleas as cause and effect. But the writer was assured that where there were no dogs there were never any fleas. The former were at once banished from the entire premises, and with surprising prompt? ness the fleas disappeared and have never returned, though the hogs have continued to be one of the principal crops of the farm. Quietly get a bot? tle of strychnine, Wahalak, and go for the dogs, with no let up till the last blanked one of them has furnished a meal for the buzzards, and you will have rest from the fleas, if not from that thoughtless husband of yours.? V. A. Niz, M. D., in Home and Farm. How a Barber Is Trained. A barber has been describing his methods of teaching his apprentices. After lathering, he says, "the great lesson is to learn how to handle the razor with firmness and lightness, and, once that is known, it's half the bat? tle Won. I first practice my lad on a glass soda water bottle. He has to lather it thickly, and with the razor only, get all the soap off and make it quite glossy again. That gives him practice in rounding a surface safely ; when he can do that I make him lather and shave a broom handleclean, without showing any cuts in the wood. The next few lessons are devoted to shaving a hairy surface, such as a clipped rabbit skin, or even a hairy vegetable leaf. This wants a deal of care. Then he tries his hand on me." If Tronbled With Rheumatism Bead This. Annapolis, Md., Apr. 18, 1894.?I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and found it to be all that is claimed for it. I believe it to be the best preparation for rheumatism and deep seated muscular pains on the market and cheerfully recommend it to the public. Jno. G. Brooks, dealer in boots, shoes, etc., No. 18 Main St. also read this. Mechanicsville, St. Mary County, Md.?I sold a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm to a man who had been suffering with rheumatism for several years. It made him a well man. A. J. McGlLL. For sale at 50 cents per j bottle by Hill Bros, ' Gen. Bratton and the E. E. E. {From the Winnsboro News and Herald.) There are many incidents in the days of radicalism and negro rule which will make very interesting read? ing in a few years to those who were actively connected with the matters pertaining to the country, surrounded as it was at that time by the greatest difficulties which ever beset a gov? ernment in the history of govern . ment. There are young men to-day in Fair field County who have no conception of what our people endured from 1868 to 1876. The Radical government was so bad in the State that an organ? ization known as the Kuklux Klan was perfected for the suppression of crimes and the protection of life and liberty of our people. Much good re? sulted at first, but like all secret or? ganizations of the kind, the tendency was bad and the organization was abused toward the last. Fairfield County never suffered, however, like some of our sister Counties for two reasons mainly and for other reasons largely also. In those days it was a common sight to see the streets on Saturday evening filled with armed negroes, who came in nearly every Saturday for "a big muster." Crops and business had to wait. This brings us to our story. There was trouble with some of the negroes out about the Jack Gladney country and an arrangement was effect? ed whereby they were to return their guns to the State and disband their company. Mr. L. TV. Duval was sheriff and the guns were put in his charge. They were stored in the jail nr sheriff's office, and when the Ku clux learned that they had not been sent to Columbia they met and deter? mined to put every County official to death, as our narrative will afterwards prove. Gen. Bratton was not a member of the Kuklux, but on account of his wisdom, prudence and patriotism he exerted an influence,^y his very course on all matters affecting the public welfare of our depressed county. His opinion was sought in a mysterious way. On a bright, sunny morning, as the General was crossing his back yard, he was hailed by a stranger riding a fiery charger of the Thickety stock. The gentleman asked if this was Gen. Brat? ton, and stated that he was lost, but was truly glad that he was lost at the General's home, for he was proud of an opportunity of meeting him of whom he had heard so much. The stranger looked fatigued and his horse showed signs of hard riding, and the General noticed that the stranger did not introduce himself. He stated that he was going to Dr. Thorn's, that he had crossed Broad River at Shel ton's, was in a hurry and wanted to find the way to Dr. Thorn's. Gen. Bratton had his horse caught and pro? ceeded to ride a near path leading to Dr. Thorn's, the stranger talking pleasantly of crops and things in gen? eral. Where the paths diverged Gen. Bratton pointed the way out to the lone horseman and was about to ride away. The man's countenance became changed, an air of deep concern was very apparent. He asked Gen. Brat? ton to come to a secluded spot in the bushes, and, although no human was near them, he lowered his voice and said: "General, it is not altogether an accident that I was lost at your place. I have been sent to you on a mission. I have been sent because you do not know me. It is against the rules of the Klan, but if you de? sire to know my name lam authorized to give it." The General inteirupted him by saying, "No, I do not want to know your name. It is best, perhaps, that I do not. I see it all; somebody is about to do something very rash; some of my old comrades are in trouble." The man assented to the correctness of the General's surmises and stated that the Klan had met and had passed the death sentence on every County official in Fairfield County because those negro guns were still in Winns? boro in reach of the negroes, that the promises had been broken, and that one of his old command had been de? tailed to lead this terrible expedition. That although against the niles to de? cline, the penalty of death attaching to any man who would question orders from the Klan, this member of Gen. Bratton's old regiment boldly rose in the meeting and said he would not lead the expedition unless a certain man is consulted. "If he approves it I will act." No name was called, it being against the rule to call any names in a meeting of the Klan. Con? trary to all precedent and prestige the Klan agreed that this certain man was to be consulted. The lone horseman lost himself at Gen. Bratton's place. The General was also told that if he demanded the name of his old comrade be might have it?another infraction of the rules. To this Gen. Bratton declined; but he told the stranger that there was no necessity for it; that Fairfield had a "star set" of County officials compared to York and other Counties: they were conducting their offices properly and it was wrong, un? just and a fearful piece of work they were contemplating. He said to the stranger that there has been a long? standing threat that the negroes will rise up and "kill from the cradle to the grave" and then apply the torch. "But," said the General, "that will never happen in Fairfield County un? less I am warned in plenty of time. There are two members of my old regiment (the 6th) who are among the County officials, and whenever there is any attempt of the kind or anything else going wrong I will be the first man notified, for these two men will warn me of any danger to our people; and as to the guns, they are safer in Duval's hands than anywhere else, for he of all men wants no trouble to come to our people." The stranger rode off without intro? ducing himself or giving any Kuklux's name, and the County officials were never disturbed. But in some way unknown to Gen. Bratton this got to Sheriff Duval's ears, and whenever any attempt was made to prosecute our down-trodden people by Yankee officials or by United States prosecu? tions it was squelched by Duval or some other of the Republican County officials. This act of Gen. Bratton's, the spirit of the Republican officials and the conservatism of our people saved us lots of trouble. ? Why is paper money more val? uable than coin ? Because when you put it in your pocket you double it, and when you take it out find it increases. ? The highest price ever paid for land in the United States, $244 per square foot, was given last week for a lot 36x80 feet, corner Pine and Nassau streets, New York, near Wall street. This was $10,455,440, per aero. We'd sell our whole farm at that rate. The Locomotive of the Future. Is the electric locomotive to super cede the steam locomotive, as the future tractive power on our railroads ? It is popularly supposed that it will, and striking developments are being looked for by the public in the trials that are now being made, both in France and America, with electric lo? comotives of the same weight and poweras the standard up-to-date steam locomotive. From the day that elec? tricity was first used as a tractive force, it has been the fashion to predict the early decline of the steam locomotive, and the substitution of some form or electrical traction in its place. It was confidently predicted that motors of half the bulk and weight of the modern engine would soon be hauling our trains at unprecedented speed, and with that noiseless energy and cleanly operation that distinguishes electric power. This swifter and more silent trans? portation was to be accomplished with less expense than the present method by steam locomotives. It is now some years since these sweeping prophecies were first made and in the interval electric traction has had an extended trial on trolly and suburban lines. It is to-day being tested on standard gage trunk lines; and it is safe to say that, as the case now stands, there are no indications that the future existence of the steam locomotive is in any way jeopardized. In judging of the relative efficiency of the steam and electric locomotives there is one ultimate test by which the verdict will be giver.?the test of economy. Other things being equal, the engine which can haul a given train-load a given number of miles on the smallest consumption of fuel will be the engine of the future. There is no sentiment in a question such as this. It is judged entirely from the shareholders' point of view. However much we might like to see our lightning expresses sweeping from city to city impelled by the silent force, it is certain we shall never see that sight until the day comes when electric traction can be produced at a consumption of fuel considerably less than the three pounds of coal per horse power per hour that marks the performance of the best locomotive practice of to-day. As the case now stands, the economy lies with the steam locomotive, for the reason that the power generated in the boiler is transferred as tractive force directly to the rails, and it is subject merely to the loss occasioned by the internal friction of the engine itself. In the case of the electric locomotive, in addition to this loss by internal friction in the engine at the power house, there is a loss between the en? gine and the dynamo ; there is a loss in the resistance of the wire that transmits the current, and there is another loss in the motor itself. Now this treble loss of power must in some way be compensated for before the two engines stand even on equal terms. What compensation can the electric locomotive offer? It was claimed that it would be lighter, not having to haul a tender loaded with fuel and water. But it is not lighter. The new Heilman locomotive in France is to weigh over ninety tons ; and the Baltimore and Ohio Railway engine weighs ninety-six tons; and these weights, for the work they are to accomplish, are rather over than I under the weights of steam locomotives constructed for similar service. Nor can it be claimed that there is any saving in first cost. A nicety ton electric locomotive cannot at present be bnilt for very much less than a steam locomotive of equal power; and what margin there might be in its favor is largely offset by the cost of the expensive installation of boilers, engines and dynomos, that must be erected at stated intervals along the line; and by the cost of the wiring for transmission of the current. There remains then the question of maintenance and running expenses. [ In this respect, for the first time in i this comparison, we can see a distinct ' advantage for the electric locomotive; inasmuch as the purely rotary motion I of its moving parts is far less condu? cive to wear and tear than the combined peciprocating and rotary motion of the - moving parts of the steam locomotive. As an offset against this, however, there must be placed the deterioration of the system of wiring, and the wear and tear of the engines and boilers at the power house. It is fair to suppose that the wear and tear at the power house?a part of which is justly chargeable to each of the locomotives that it serves?will fully offset any advantage that the electric may have over the steam locomotive in this re? spect. At present there are no statistics available by which a comparison of the cost of labor in the two systems can be made. It is probable, however, that the engineer of a first-class electric locomotive would require the services of an assistant, in which case the ex? pense of the power house staff would have to be reckoned against the electric system in a comparison. There remains then the question of fuel economy. Unless the eleotric system can show a very marked econ amy in this respect, it is evident from the foregoing considerations that a strong case is made out in favor of the present system of steam haulage. The best steam locomotive practice of to? day shows that a modern express loco? motive will produce one horse power per hour on the consumption of three pounds of coal. It is doubtful if the best electric light installations can show a better result. Unless a system of stationary boil? ers and engines can be produced that will furnish the electric locomotive with its power for one-half the coal consumption that is necessary for the generation of the same power in the steam locomotive, we may rest assured that George Stephenson's invention will remain among us for years to come as the greatest triumph of the modern mechanical world.?Scientific Ameri? can. ? "I wish we were rich, John, and could do something for the world," Mrs. B. remarked, half devoutly, half impatiently. "But, my dear," he re? plied, "we can do good in a quiet way now." "Yes ; but no one will ever here of it." Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot, reach (he diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu? tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an Inflam? cd condition of the mucous lining of the Eustach? is Tube When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and v.nless the inflammation can he taken oat and this tube restored to itu normal condition, hearing will oedestroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothiog but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENF.V, 4 CO., Toledo, 0. jySold by Druggists, 75c. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? About 7,500,000 tons of ooal are consumed annually. ? The truth connot be burned, rj beheaded or crucified. j ? We would soon get rich if we^l were paid for all the useless things wjM ? 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Of every man and woman, living i to-day at the age of 25, one out of two 1 will live, according to the tables, to. * be 65 years of age. ? A petrified frog found in an Albany (N. Y.) stone quarry was two feet eight inches in length and weighed . over 100 pounds. ? Every man, however humble his station, or feeble his powers, exercises qf some influence on those who are about him for good or evil. ? Truth and love are two of the most powerful things in the world, and when they both go together, they oan- * not be easily withstood. ? They have found out in Califor? nia that peach stones burn as well as coal, and give out more heat. They sell at the rate of $3 a ton. ? There is always something to oc? cupy a girl's mind. When she dis- % covers Santa Clans is a farce she begins to believe in love. ? A Hungarian penman residing at Vienna exhibits a grain of wheat, upon which he has plainly written 308 words, all properly punctuated. ? 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A woman in the waiting room of t a railroad depot in Philadelphia, the other day, had a great deal of trouble with one of her two 'children?a boy of 7 or 8?and a man who sat near her, stood it as long as possible, and then - observed: "Madam, that boy of yours needs the strong hand of a father.'' "Yes, I know it," she replied, "but he can't have it. His father died when he was 6 years of age, and Fve done my best to get another man and failed. He can't have what I can't get." ? A story is told of a Mississippi? darkey named Scipio, who fell in love with a dusky maiden named Mary, and was accepted by her. Believing that, under the circumstances he ought to give her a present, he went one day to the country store, and, after examin? ing the entire stock, purchased two hoopskirts and took them back to the girl. She was delighted, but pretty _ soon she said, "Look hcah, Scipio, what fur d' you get two of dese hupeiL. fer." "Why, honey," respon ded Scipio, "I didn't want 'eher t' look lopsided." "Whus' 'at? Lopsided? Huh?" "Suah, honey; I got one fur de right laig, an' one fur de lef." The Hunger Care, Dr. Joel Shew, nearly a half a cen? tury ago, was a most earnest advocate of fasting as a means of cure. Fast? ing was a regular part of "the course" at hydropathic institutions in this country many years ago. A writer in Good Health has met several patients who had undergone, at the establish? ments, fasts varying from one to three weeks, and in each case remarkably beneficial results were reported. . One lady whose bowels had been ex? tremely inactive for fifteen years or more was completely relieved of the chronic constipation from which she had suffered. Another was relieved of most excruciating headaches., from which she previously suffered. The great Napoleon was given to fasting. When he found himself ill ? he ceased eating. A dog or a horse, when sick, refuses so eat, intuitively adopting one of the most powerful of remedial measures.