The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, March 16, 1887, Image 4
HE WILL PREACH NO MORE.
The Rev. Dr. Armstrong Renounces the Chrig.
tian Ministry.
(From the Attanta Constitution.)
Every one remembers the trial of Dr.
J. G. Arnstrong bv the ecclesiastical court.
on charges of intoxication and conduct uin
becoming a minuistcr.
No one has forgotten the genera. regret
over the annOunLtIcIt Of Dr. ArnStrong
conviction and the sb unseitlence o!
the Bishop silencing his eloq'ent voice is]
the sr'ace of tive years.
The scoquel to thnt memorable trial and
sentence miay be read to-day. Dr. Arm
strong will never preach again.
since int, 1onv~tict li e uas been in the
insurance btsiness. Although suspended.
he was still a minister.
In Augusta a short time a. i attended
an insurance banquet. It is clamed that
he was intoxicated there. Ile denied it.
however, and his friends denied it. Within
the last two weeks a number of afidavi
have been made to the effect that he was
intoxicated at the banquet, or on the day
afterward. These aflidavits were lodged
with the authorities of the church. and an
Episcopal minister wrote to Dr. Armstrong
that tLe only way to avoid another trial was
to renount: theuministry. Dr. Armstron
at once telegraphed that he would renounct
the ministry of the Episcopal Church, and
the Conxtn'1t-A infornation is that he did
so last Saturday.
When spoken to about the matter by a
Con.titationl reporter. Dr. Armstrong would
not talk. le was much surprised that the
news had gotten out. He said he had
nothing whatever to say concerning the
matter, but would let his course become
public through the regular channel.
A gentleman, who is a friend of Dr.
Armstrong. said, however:
"The letter has been written. I have not
seen it, but 1 understand that it recites that
the doctor desires to relieve the Episcopal
Church from any responsibility whatever
for his action, and desires to be relieved of
any responsibility to the ministry. The
reasons for this, I believe are that he felt
that he could not, with consistencv. or
with dignity or peace. maintain a relation
with a church, the authorities of whiclh
were unfriendly to him, whether justly or
unjustly. He felt that he would have tc
either renounce the ministry of the chiurc'
or leave Atlanta, which he had determined
to make his home. le chose the former
co'urse.
The gentleman was asked what Dr. Arm
strong would do in the future.
"I do not know," lie said. "For thc
present, at least, he will continue in the
Nhe Equitable Insurance Com
pany, which is p1,h-'I at and profitable. I
think, however, his wholeirdlmation leadt
him to public speaking. and I hiemthat
will be his final course in some form oi
other."
A Remarkable Faith Cure Reported.
The Pittsburg papers report a remarka.
ble faith cure from Banksvilje, a mining
town two miles from the city. As the story
o, 3aggie Beadling, the 16 year old
uhter of a coal miner, had been bed
ridden. Frequently of late she had lain in
a trance, or comatose state, for days, and
when she would return to consciousness
she would tell her friends that she had
been to Heaven. In proof of the story of
her transition she told the names and de
seribed the appearance of relatives who
- bad died before she was born, and of others
whom she knew when they were alive. In
October and November last she lay in a
comatose state for several weeks, during
which time she partook only of a small
quantity of liquid food, administered to
her by attendants. When she revived she
claimed to have received divine communi
cation to the effect that at 2 P. 31. on Feb
ruary 17, she would be raised from an in
valid's bed entirely restored to health.
Thursday afternoon, it is asserted, her
father's house was tilled with friends and
curiosity seekers. Promptly at 2 o'clock
the young girl arose from her chair with
her hands and, flinging them aside, walked
about the room, to the overwhelming as
tonishment of those present. The cure
seemed completo, and she jumped about
the room like a child. The news was
noised about, and almost the entire popula.
tion of Banksville turned out to see the
wonderful ease. Her parents wept for joy,
and the greatest excitement prevailed. 3Iis
Beadling was seen by several reporters.
and she pronounced herself well. It is the
belief among the neighbors that the young
lady was sincere in her claim of affliction,
and her recovery is regarded as a miracle.
A Washington hicandlal.
There is a scandal agitating social and
club circles which is now on every tongue.
So much is this story turned over that it is
now as widely disseminated in Washington
as if the details of the story had been pub.
lished in the World. The story involves
an ex-diplomat who was once an ornament
in the American foreign service. For sonie
time it has b-een a source of wonder how
this retired official manages to live and go
about in good society as he has done, as
evey one knew that he had no private for
tune. Recently a well-known public man
missed some valuable jewvels from his house.
He placed the matter in the hands of a pri
vate detective, who traced the missing arti~
cles to the ex-official. The further devel
opment of the case showed that a lady
member of the public man's family had
taken the jewels, and the ex-official who
had been devoted to her, received and dis
posed of them-whether for himself or
the lady in question has not been made
clear. TNo arrests have made. The private
detective was paid a handsome sum to drop
the case.
The Direct Tax Bill.
Contrary to the expectations of the friends
of the measure, the Ilouse Judiciary Comn
mittee has agreed to report favorably the
Senate bill providing for the repayment of
the direct tax collected from the States
under the act of 1801. Whether there will
be time, in view of the backwardness of
the appropriation bills, is a question. MIr.
Culberson, of Texas, offered in committee
a substitute for the bill, which, had it been
agreed to, would have largely benefitte-d
the South. It was based on the idea that
the Senate bill only carried with it, partial
justice. This substitute retained all the
features of the origrinal biti regarding the
return of that part of the tax which the
States had paid and the remission of that
part which was still due, but it went ftir
ther and provided that the States be paid
all the amounts which were due to them by
the United States go.vernmnent and which
had been withheld on account of their in
debtedness to the government, growing out
of the direct tin: that the owners of land
sold for non-payment of taxas be returned
the amount paid at the sales, after deducted
costs, etc.: that the amounts collected under
the tax on raw cotton be refunded to the
Southern States, which :.mounts should be
held in trust for the producers.
"FraIlty. Thy Naimet i< VWman.'
! llam t.
That she is frail. "ctn n b- j
"Tis true, 'tis tu 'ti a pity,
And pity 'tis. 's~ tu.
Dr. Pierce's lFavorite Precri'ption" is
the best restorative tonic for physical frailty
in women, or female weanesstc"es or derang'e
ments. By druggist- . Prie reduced to
one dollar.
A driving rod on an engine of the passen
ger train en the Baltimore and Ohio road
broke two miles from Tiflin. and struck
the cab with great force. Emgineer Rt. IR.
Bramble had his skull crushed and was
thrown froma the enginec. Roadi Supervisor
W. HI. Bullock and tiremian A. L. Jones es
GENWERAL INEII 9 NOTES.
Cholera has appeared in Sicily.
The New Jersey Legislature has not
elected a Senator.
New York's retail liquor dealers are boy
cotting the pool brewers.
State of siege has been proclaimed at all
Bulgarian towns on the D:nube.
Ex-Aldernian 'JONeill was taken to Sing
Sing prison to serve out his Semence.
Cotton Seed Oil Trust certificates ae be
ing largely dealt in in the money market.
Two negIro incendiaries were hanged at
Sidon, 31iss., yesterday by a mob.
There is a split betwcen the new German
Liberals and Socialists.
Fifteen buildings and contents were de
itroved at South Boston. Va. Loss, $150,
0001.
The Senate has conirmed the nomina
tion of Daniel Maone as Collector of Cu
toms at New York.
Beede & Bray. lumber dealers of Minne
apolis. Minn.. have assigned. Liabilitie
fron $0.000 to $150,000.
The British Parliament has bceen asked
to grant another quarter of a million pouuds
for the expense of the navy.
The Texas investigation goes monoto
nously on. It will have been completed in
due time for the fall campaign.
The National Printers' Protective Fra
ternitv are in session at Kanmas City. The
convention will last three days.
In the Texas inves1i4ation, counsel for
the prosecution commenced the submision
of evidence in rebuttal.
The compositors on all the newspapers
and job offices in Milwaukee, Wis., went
out on a strike for an advance of . cents in
the price of composition.
Mr. Armour and his party are in the
South with a view of establishing cotton
seed oil mills, in opposition to the American
Cotton Oil Trust Company.
Adams Express Company has extended
its service over the entire system of the
Ohio and 3Iississippi railway, amounting
to upwards of 625 agencies.
The Hungarian delegation have unani
nmously voted urgency for the special mili
tary credit, and referred the matter to the
Budget Committee without debate.
The National Zeitunq says a third dona
tion of $2.500 has been received from
American Socit'-st's to assist in the election
of Socialist candidates to the Reichstaz
At Winchester, Va., Sunday night was
one of the severest nights of) e winter,
the thermometer going dow ' 16 degrees,
with the wind blowin- , e.
The Queen of has signed a decree
making 20 -ent. reduction in the export
inties on gar and tobacco shipped from
CaT
General J. J. Finlev. of Ocala, Fla., has
been appointed by Governor Perry United
States Senator to succeed the IHon. Charles
W. Jones.
Advices from St. Etienne, France. say
that 70 men are still entombed in the Beath
ran collieries, and that there is no hope of
recovering them.
Fire at Three-Mile Bay, Jefferson county,
N. Y.. destroyed a large part of the town.
The loss aggregates about $50,000: insur
ance $30,000.
The Academy of 3Iusic, New York. was
sold at auction to Wm. B. Dinsniorc, Pres
ident of the Adams Express Company, for
$300,000. What will be done with it is not
learned.
The Queen of Roumenia, it is said, fre
quently delivers private lectures to her
maids. Other women are very like the
Queen, only they do not confine their
lectures to their maids.
Speaker Carlisle is being urged by his
friends to decline the Speakership next
year and assume the free trade leadership
on. the floor, with the expectation of walk
ing into the White House thereafter.
The negro boy who saved five lives in
the Gardiner disaster on the Alabama river
is Bebe MIcCaw, of MIobile. Hie has a
reputation for cool courage, and his recent
heroism elicited high praise from all quar
ters.
MIrs. Edminster and son, living six miles
from Henry, Dakota, left that town on
Friday with a horse and sleigh. They
were found Sunday frozen to death ten
rods from the home of a neighbor.
A petition from the merchants and busi
ness men of Providence, RI. I., represent
ing about $40,900,000, was presented to the
Rhode Island General Assembly asking for
the repeal of the prohibitory liquor law.
The Western Iron Association met at
Pittsburg, Pa.. and reaffirmed the card rate
to the great disappointment of the iron
workmen, who had anticipated an advance
in the price and a corresponding increase
in wages.
An incendiary fire occurred at Floyd
court house, Va., destroying the livery sta
bles of T. Jett, burning 14 horses and a
yoke of ox en, besides a large quantity of
forage and faraing implements. No in
surance. Loss not known.
A new trotting association has been or
ganized at Detroit. MIichigan. The States
represented are Ohio, 3Michigan, Illinois,
Connecticut, Wisconsin, New York, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Iowa, MIissouri,
MIinnesota, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Dispatches received from Sofia say that
the troops of the garrison of Silistria re
volted yesterday evening and pronounced
against the regency. Troops are marching
to Silistria from Rustehuk, Varna and
Shumla to quell the mutiny.
The steamer Gaelic from China and Ja
p~an, which arrived at San Francisco MIon
day, reports that a Chinese junk, bound
from Hainiu for Siam, has been wrecked.
and that out of 600 persons, comprising
her passengers and crew, only six are known
to have escaped.
The Tennessee Senate has rejected the
bill appropriating $1,800 to aid in the erec
tion by the Southera States of a monu
ment the memory of George Peabody. the
philanthropist. The measure was dlis
(u ssed at length and defeated by a vote of
14 to 10.
rTe New York and Southern Telegraph
Company, successor to the bankrupt South
ern Telegr-aph Company, was organized
with the following officers: President. Jao.
S. Wise, of Richmond, Va.: Vice-Presi
den:. James B. Pace, of Richmond; Treas
trer, John T. MIoore, of New York.
A peremptory decree has been issued at
MIentone, ordecring householders to demol
islh unsafe buildings. The govermient has
refused to grant thc petition compiled at a
public meeting there, praying that the date
of payment of bills falling due now he de-.
ferred.
Jt. F. Caldwell and Leon Lamiothe have
been withdrawn from the management of
the winter race meeting at New Orleans,
and J1. T. Williams, a well known turf man,
has :o-umned control, and will continue the
metn unil the expiration of the lease of
hetrack, MIarch '(ith.
An investigation is to be ml-e as to the~
c rrupt expenditure of public moneyv by
the corporation of London, on biogus meaet
in:.~. The governmewnt did not dare refu.
oinvestigution. The sittings of the inl
Veuigating committee will be pubiilic.
Anu exlosion coccurred in the Beauhrun
coli-rics, at St. .Etienne. F-rance. Ontly
I me:n were in the mine ut the time o f the
exti 'ion. Six of these have been rescued
uahart, four have been taken out more or
cea injured, and the others are supposed to
be al dead.
The U nion eague is ont a great big war
path and eries out that the Democrats, by
fraud. are capturing the country, and prays
for a (heck. They lament the loss of the
Senate. They were in meeting n Wash
ington. ). C., and dd a Lea'p of talking.
An earthiake shoek w*s feh -n the
south side fLo I Iind about :; o'ehck
vdnesday a'te'iron. Windows tn Fire
7,1:m1d ra'tledl. : l t.ia evtr a
shaken. tihe vibration t-tlg Iever:0 min
ed imn haro - v i i .i :
safe kepin
All tepnida ruh
Atrahave c u pl'ra1'h-. wIVr
t be : t m rch : :m" im wi'hin 2
ho)urs.Te uds re- : ha
honi su,:t d to ': o a::o r
e mirocts t be hu :ra. 'e (~ ~it
ct. I. I f
Vinona. \i., w ai en- i h l\:
tier Crawierd. c -red. Crawird h:ul
heen puriing 1 upis from I L i:: intie
"ad become iuival. Ie fnaE' w Ling
i he moIrtirazete ati th trsees~ e :mdi~
\dr. -o;iIn to ' ee hi about al' an
wa:s mderled Ih !te ni ro. who hdpre
p:rdCL himself for tie orril work. i'.
ihis was found cut to pieces. The imur
derer escapea
The Newt .lr'y Rubie'a i ao
spient vestertlv\t in e:uus to e mme
'Iln :1 Demrocrat for wh m they :should
vote for Scnator,. with a view to cating
Governor ALbbtt. Tiey %urtl n i gree
uponl ex-Gov. Iedle n-r ('hance!"r Blun
vIn, but sected I t.' IhoI' XX 0 iS
S. a)erintedent of i he - New Yt rkm d-i Long
Branch r.,ilro:itl. ()n f:c~ first 'hallo i the
joint le-i-lative sussion. Ab'eti rcetl 1ed :
and Blodgett :3) voteS. On tLcond balltot
Blodgt-t received -H. jit entuh to ekct
him. le, therefore. su'ceds Sewell. a
iepublican
The Homestead Exetion.
The Columbia Lecord ag'res w" N
Herald in holding that som i g should
be done with th omestead law for the
building up-Olcredit. In talking with
a lari from another State some time
,.'o, he remarked that his State, too,
had a homestead law, but it was a check
on fraud, and not an encouragement to
dishonesty. Their law gave a man no
exemption from his honest debts unless
the homestead was set off before the
debts were contracted, but on the con
trary prohibited him from setting aside
to his family more property than a fixed
amount, and then trading upon his own
appearance and reputation for wealth,
and thereby defrauding the ignorant.
In our State a man may give everything
he has to his wife, live like a lord, and
when men, ignorant of this secret ar
rangement, demand payment for just
debts, may defeat their claims -n the
ground that le has nothing. And even
if he has neglected to do this thing, our
law still says he can keep 81,5U0 before
lie pays a collar on his most sacred obli
gations. The fact is that we have en
tirely misunderstood this law. It had its
origin in the West, and was in the na
ture of a bankrupt law. Men who had
lost everything in the East frequently
went to a Western State, took up a gov
ernment "section," cleared up the
wilderness, and built them a home. In
the enjoyment of this home they were
protected from the rapacity of foreign
creditors; and this was right. iut these
conditions do not exist in South Caroli
na, and we have no nced of the law as it
now operates. If a a= ee1t'S midr
titne, and gives u everything to his
creditors, they should forgive him wthait
lie cannot pay. But when a nman con
tracts an honest debt, Las the proprerty'
to) pay it, and refuses to dto so, it is d~e
moralizing and diisgraceful for the law to
shield him in his diaonesty.-Spartan
burg Herald.
Wjife HI untin-; in 'tah.
Ab Lehmnan drove into Frisco to-dayv
and bought a Sl100 wedding trousseau,
so to speak. The outlit was ,really an
elegant one, consisting 0t utress stun,
toothpick boots, derby hat and b lack
kids. With his gray hair cut close,
clean shaven and starched, Ab resembled
a college professor. Tlo the obliging
clerk who suggested silk socks and un
derwear he replied:
'"Young man, I've married three gosh
durned fine women, an' 1 didn't spark
none of 'cm a week. They're dead now,
an' I'm goin' to nmarry 'nother one. I
don't know who it'll be, but the gal as
gits me'll have to bc-quick 'bout it.
an' she'll have to take me without no
frilled night shirt an' fixin's.
Accompanied by W. F. Fowler, the
sheep bonanzaite, he startetd for Fill
more, Utah, by team in the morning,
where they intend to rustle for a wife
apiece among the school ma'ams.
Southern Utah Times.
A correspondent of the Cihncinnati Ent
gjIUirer has polled thet mienmber., of th Wes-t
Virginia Leislaiture in re::a:-d to) their
Presidenti::1 preferecte" T1' rrn b
t:oinecd places Ch velal "in Ihe led Vith
20. Biine 10. 11i11 12, Shermt .i1 teaver
4. Thurman :3, Carlisle I and Lincfln I.
Trhree were for either Blaine or Sherman:11,
one for either MI'Donnhd or Thurman', one
for either Iharper or W~ever. tile for the
nominee of the Republican party I ne for
Sherman bcauste lie dlid not thin:' lj'ine
could be elected, one for eithe r Binel oJr
Sherman, but regarded Foraker' ai a very
strong~ candidate. :and was inclineci to giv e
himn a chance on ac(counit of the youngl~
blood he wotuhl enlist in thle lirnht. Tir
tecu were unable to udecideC on a eaimdit.
and one rerusedl to g'ive his choice.
A Stranze' Conditioni or' the" Grounrd.
The citizenis of 'the second wvard. PiPv
burg, Pa.. are mytstined over the sir:mge
comition 'f the ground ini their ldi ('.
wh ich from sonme tunknown cauix h::s 'been
as hot almost as a batker's oven for netar
10 days. 3hm epehv encm
pletoleave thieir houises. the hteat clm
mu nicatedt to t h builig from" ihe' ::roUm!
ben' uInb)erabe Th -i tllar!s are. Ittar
that'even a rollin''-mill h'md i can-t enter1
ground for' theL purp. L tiiln t he
eau.- 0 ofite remarkaie Iet. u :e
nne'as bt'en found. It ibliv' ta
tder banks beneth the I.ne ,an:b:t
hast eiten) iT way thiro'gh the mI ofd
br's on whlich th wad .o Illd I~tn
itiie', excavti , ar t be m ei n !
par:a oft ' wtrd -in t h-: 0 ~ :e:r
i gntur D'' . 'IljtaIJt' of ha tiir . li d 4 :
yien before the(('i pbi an 't as I h'la:.c.. h
BRECKENRIDGE AND BENJAMIN.
How the Two 'men Made Their Escape
froim the Country.
In I he sunner of 1875 I met Gen. Breck
enridge in Richmond. and one Sunday
aftertnon we were sitting alone in front
of the Dailard hotel. I asked him, if not
:ml:isaint. it would be gratifying to have
hii a n accomit of his escape after the
::iof the Confederacy, and how it
-ccurI t hat Ar. Benjamin was separated
I t him. lie replied that he would cheer
filly lo io. and said that after following
Mr. Davis some distance on the retreat he
b me satistied that Mlr. Davis had
iected the most daugerous route. and to
coitina under his guidance, which he
pe'rsi-,ied in. capture would be certaLin and
hnevitalle. - -I decided to pursue a differ
ent course. and. taking with me some
trinv iien and as few as possible. left
Mr. 1avis and his escort and struck off
f.r the Florida coast. Soon afterward
1r. Davis. as I predicted. was captured.
I t with sonie soldiers of the Federal
ary. They1 did not recognize me. and
tot i:n spchially occurred to cause me to
apprehe::d i my arrest or safety. I passed
a suuad of them in a gallop, but no demon
stritin was made against me. nor did
they seem to be aware who I was."
lie then said: "lhaving been familiar in
enrlv life to hunt and travel in the night
in latmucky. I recalled the experience of
my youith. and adapted myself to change
if (ircmit initCes. traveling incognito and
with a few faithful and fearless followers.
In a short time. with nothing specially
nerilous during the journey, we reached
the (ast in safety. We then procured a
small botz and a supply of provisions,
which were easily obtained, as I was sup
plied with some gold, and with a small
pocket compass which I always carried
with me. and with J. Taylor Wood and
t wo others in an open boat we started for
the -cnst of Cuba. In two days and three
ntglits of the most delightful and propt
t ius went her we landed within one mile of
t he iland, our only guide being my pocket
compass. Cant. Wood fell overboard dur
t:he voyage, but was soon hauled in,
a:Vl was not the least disconcerted
alared. le was one of t of
a I found
rIe4*1nds and accommodations; remained
there a brief time and then went to Paris
and( back eventually to Canada. The bal
ance vou nre no doubt familiar with."
"Where was 31r. Benjamin*V" I asked.
"le remained with me only a day after
leaving 1r. Davis. le was aremarkable
man. could adapt himself to any society
or circumstances; could speak French,
German and other languages fluently. He
traveled through the country as a Jew
merchant and sailed from Charleston, so
I learned."
I made a memorandum of this conver
sation at the time and this is a verbatim
report.
Gen. Breckenridge was exceedingly
plcaant and courteous during the conver
sation. but increasing age, disappointed
hopc's and his varied experiences in life
have plainly changed his appearance from
the well proportioned and erect physical
manhood and handsome and striking
physiognomy which excited my admira
tiIn when a college student in Washing
ton ciWy in 1858. where I often saw him
preside with such splendid ability and
curtIly bearing as vice-president over the
United States senate.-Thomas D. Jef
fress ;n Philadelphia Times.
The Slow and Deliberative Jap.
The Jap is very slow and doliberate,
and everything is done on a small scale.
Th'e houses are diminutive and the rooms
like clesets. Because of my desire to
tc-ach the true religion to them I have en
devtled to win their confidence, and to
do this have,.always acted as though I were
one of thIen. On reaching the house of the
1":ny on v-hon I wish to call I leave my
-ites at t. door and enter the room. The
1.-r i co-ved with mats three feet long
b::' tw~o and-' a half wide, lying close to.
tether. making a carpet: on this I kneel
ppitc the lady, who is also kneeling.
ud we comnmence bowing and repeating
-eaningless phrases. Three bows are
tad-' thte head touching the floor between
th' hands, which are placed directly in
e n each bow made slowly, the head
i i~ eld on the floor about the space of
tirse requ"ired to count ten.
A fi r th salutation tea is brought and
placel in iront of me on a little table
bout a fot high, and each one in the
rom~' is servedl in the same manner.
Tris no furniture in the room, no deC
caaton on the walls save in some houses
on' or two scrolls. Many of the pieces of
Iri c-a-brae received from that country are
amient es'pcCialIly for the export trade. For
instance, these minute fans which you
have used so extensively in deccorations
were unknown to me in Japan, and the
li:t le cups and saucers, so artistically and
tasefully colored and so prized by you
Americans. were made expressly for you,
for the Japil never drinks his tea from a
cup with a handle.-Cincinnati Enqtuirer.
The Other Side of the Shingle.
Kate Sann'rn, writing in The Boston
Beacon of Gladstone's optimistir- comn
mv-nts (in Tlennyson's gloomy effort, says:
"'t mke mec think of a country prayer
meig. wh~ere a melancholy young con
vert ros and- enumerated various reasons
fr i-c.oura'ement in the decline of this
tmdl that -o-d thing. An old deacon rose,
as lhe de pindent saint seated himself.
'n'l "-ai' 'I've been considerably inter
eted in Drother B.'s remarks. but I tell
yo ii make a sight of difference which
sie o the shiimdne you look at.' That
was all. i-t it wais a powe'rfutl antidote to
the' y-;n-er.seke' point of view. The
naL ld worker, striving to help his
fell 'w meni. and the grand old hermit
p ~t with his morbid nature, look on the
s:me picture with different eyes."-Ex
tjuixotic Youngsters.
Ev-ery time a rircus or wild west show
:omes he-re wita Indians, cowboys, etc.,
we are sure to have arrests of youngsters
who want ti get off to the prairies. They
t!st eat rh the fever' fi'rm reain~itg cheap
tani thriling romances which are sup
poste:1 t i give' pictures of western life, and
he <-iht of real live Indians and cowboys
cs m.heir' imagination to such a pitch that
h.y will let nothing stand in the way of
:empliag their Quixotic enterprises.
hefir"t act isusually to steal from their
5r:t. as honey is the first necessity.
Te: tey privide themselves with rifles,
revolvers anid knives.-Police Sergeant in
l(obe'-Uemocrat.
E~ngus~h Politica.l Partisansihip.
IXi ral partisanship has been brought
Sa line poinit. when the opinion expressed
y anespaeron a volume of poetry is
av''>vior unfavorable, according as
e pot anid the paper accord in politics,
r the rev"rse. Looking through a numn
er- if En,-lish reviews of Tetnnyson's last
ook.w tin the Conservative papers al
no 1' m::n0ou int tauding it to the skies,
-ni t '* !. -"-al papers in condemxning it.
':1Th iTh's and Daily News are fairly
lxatialu.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
.t ii oh.ux1 iif Perfidious Plan.
A i:ily called on a friend who had otily
0--itt marri -d a few years, and was suir
.ried t' find her in tears.
"1 :am the most unhappy woman in
osin. and it is all on account of my
Liband.
"Why, your husband lives for yotu
lon. e stavs at home all the time.
Ii" neve r oes away from home; he
er i rings any of his friends to the;
"Ys, replied the unfortunate wo- (1
a:, putting her handkerchief to her
y and -'oldiing convulsively, "thats
ht-ake s me-so mniserab~le. "-Texas1
BRIC-A-BRAC.
A maiden coy. and tall, slim boy -
Sat cooing on a stile:
The boy's lip wore a sligiht moustache.
The girl's lip wore a smile.
"I love thee." quo the biy. aId 'rd: d
That faint and downy lh:
"Anti I." the siren syiv .lihed.
-Would dye it were it mine.
le left that maiden like a,1,ah,
A minute to the mile.
Ah! trifle not with voitis mustache
When sitting on . stile.
A wedding trip-Treading on the 1ride
trail.
What is the favorite decortion
thermometcr: Furbelows.
'Ani interestin;- meeting tf lyri 1.
Knights of Pythias was held inst nigh.
The man who commits s dby han
ing dies of his own free will 'n' a
The "Ioilest inhabitant' h s ni
well, but ie is ant to gt-l rttled ' 1:WS.
American anples arc in li'h favor for
dessert at Loudon dinners.
If a man who thinks too much '4 him
self goes to Washington. he will take rooms
on "'" street.
The beer (Irliker would seen to be. his
own worst enemy in that he maitreatts him
self so persistently.
At Glasgow they are making a 165-ton
anvil 'in twc pieces), on which six steai
hammers will strike.
The late Matt Carpenter once sai,1 to
Catholic divine, "Purgatory is simpnly a
motion for a new trial'
De only difference twixt de proud and
de fool is dis: De fool's got de mos' sense.
Correct, old man.
The virtue which goes about seeking
scandals and temptations everywhere whereI
we see nothing is more sickening than vice.
There is only one female trombone player
in this country. There are a great many
women who do fluting, however.
The woman who -. s
qdRTIni Wiltlobaghan slide mnight be sai
to be guilty of rapid extrava.ance.
Sleigh dealers do not as a rule employ
commercial travelers, still their runners are
all over the country.
Among other receipts is one for making
an "Oyster Loaf." Now why should idie
ness, even for an oyster. be encourn;gel'
The season of annual dinners is upon u.
It is wonderful how many associatiot:s
there are that live and thrive on one good
dinner a year.
A Connecticut minister has denounced
kissing games at church sociables. Evi
dently the parson never has any luck him
self.
"Wine talks," says the proverb: and it is
true, for when a man is full of liquor he
can't hold anything else, not even his
tongue.
Statistics show that the average life of a1
clergyman is 07 years, and of a day laborer
32 years; and yet Byron thought that whom
the gods love died young.
A commercial travelers' society hias
been organized, but, strangely enough,
every member is perfectly familiar with
the grip before he joins.
It is now fashionable to eat pie with a
fork. This is because the crust of the
pastry is often so tough that it turns the
edge of the knife and spoils it.
"What is a lake?" asked the teacher. A
bright little Irish boy raised his hand.
"Well, Mikev. what is it?" "Sure it's a
hole in the kiitle, mutn,"
A despairing swain. in a fit of desper.
tion, recently declared to his unreleati
lady love that it was his tirm determination
to drown himself, or perish in the attent
The female high hat at the theatre ik an
exhibition of bad taste that we couid easily
overlook-if the management would kin
ly provide us with a step indder.
"Does hanging prevent murder? It i
a matter of history that cases are rare
where a man is known to commit murder'
after being thoroughly hangetd.
New York imported two million cabbages
from Europe last year, which indicates
that the Havana cigar trade of that city
has outgrown the capacity of Connecticut.
A woman may be perfectly angelic and
as patient as patient can he. and still not he
able to look calmly on while her husband
draws a match along a pictture frame~ to
light his pipe.
Talking with friends the other day abou
the bringing up of children, Ge-n. Lew
Wallace said: "Train a boy to be brave
and to speak the truth, and you have (lone
your best by him.''
''No, sir," said the worldly yotung muan
to the life insurance agent: "I don't feel
prepared to have my life insured ju.dt yet.
I do not care to feel that I would be worth
more dead than I am alive."
3Iary Anderson has made nearly I$5. -
000 during her London engagemar t. It
other girls would only follow her examnple
and lay up something for their futut e hu s
bands, during their engagements, there
would be fewer matches broken off.
Cotton Iseed O11 Prodnets.
Since Italy undertook to preserve th~e
reputation of its olive oil by checking the
mportation of cotton seed juice tronm this
country, the uses of cotton seed oil have
not been clearly defined. But the quantity
f this oil manufactured has increased,.:nd
nt long ago nearly all of the cotton oil
factories were combined in an organizat IiJ
aving about $40,000O,000 capital. 'E hat
ecomes of the prodtuct? Ex-President
Vail, of the Produce Exchange, declared
n Wednesday, at a meeting of p'ersons
ngaged in the cheese trade, that in the
West large quantities of it are iused i
aking cheese, and that this cheese is ex
orted as a genuine product of the dairy
t was shown that the exports of Amer'ican
ceese had fallen from $14,000,000 in 12s1
o $6,500,000 in 1886, and this decline was
aid to have been causedl 1 y adulteratio.
Ftrther inquiry would dtC ubtless disclos
he fact that cotton seed oil is largely used
n the manufacture of lard. A complete
tatement of the uses of a product for
hose manufacture a capital of $40.000t.000)
s required would probably sturprise aL great
any persons.-Eew Y'rnk Tiow..
Frof. Baker for March.
Prof. Baker's prediction for M-areh 'are
s follows: 1st, little clotud'y and win d:
nd, rain and wind, cool: :;rd,. aircld f
ind: 4th, little rainy, col 5th itle'
loudy, cool; 6th, fair' and frost', cold
indl: 7th, fair, very col: shl and Ih
air, frosty: 1 0th, little rainv, (old:Ii th,
fair and nmild: 12th, frost. nlbl day; 1:th. -
tle rain and wind: 14th, little cudy,
Cold wind: 13th, fair and fr.sty: 1b air
nd warmer: 17th, rain: 1> .fga il
uin and thunder, wind ateein::.
eavy ratin and thunder, l'Mgy: ''h, h.avy
rain ~and thunder, sonmehail and win'd: I M
ittle c'lotudy, cold wind: 2nd. nearfly fr.
ind: Q:hinI. fair. fro-t: -7: na rl f't',
frost: 2.irh. rainv. '-: ch. or. cold;
9th, rain. warn-r :Ih aer .Co:
aria.
A~t the ilount binal Paker Club.
I t 1% 1tn nial d c" am' Mr.
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aLd thc ciiickear-a.id
A. . TE11 1" 0av heI N .a
n i !..t liec. s ur,--,t fro i a1 Call
11 whi f iv OCIw wor)'t1 until
Vi. U1 odl'1 an1,~ *tf p-. od)LiLC, l U . Ii
h. 1 . . . :. () li. I' LO L .1
t . . .of Fcbrii trv. anl cO-O~l:,.-d
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tctlt *a (-C t* to tei II', 1J.c I, a -lic & wg. _r
OUt; LaI'e~r . tV1i w ho)li e '-4ee l t -I 11CC( I
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C. Mr%-. t:t' A. I.L~I '1t~i
-.Mr. G~reer is -n U nmest uiratt c-tizen o
Atl ecs. vv0 140'tL'O Cec . ' h'''imer
oit1 f':end- tiliu-h!~ that- lie e iult not ;,,,e
vw loll.-,. a-; the e- lcet' iL w a ii iys
pimk the fotinlatioti of his const.ttOn, bu
inow 1ILouks wult! aml l harty."
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Sevcral 1physiiC:ls hatvc prononcd miy Wl
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.IminwL~ tist d biheI ottles ofI a I ~r-ey
:lVe: tised bloiad iiiciljiifl., whichl lid tue 11?
nlL0re gooil than so intuhi w.ter.
I tar-e usc'l only Mio bottlh of r, . B.1 and!
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beic:i I ii. bi them11 tilmif from t n eu-hiteviIb
,in,! aml now r:IIly ~' '.e 'ihLlec'i.- no
qn )ioi a: oi' lie iipx.lr:rt' of B D.1 over
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