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THE OLD LOVE. Oh, let thp old love wake again, It only sleeping lies Oh. let the old light break again From out your dusky eyes. Dear Heart, I've wandered lonely To many a haven fair, And found them sunless only Because yon were not there! Oh, let us haste to say again Our pledges fond and low, And let us reel love's day again Within our bosoms glow. Sweetheart. do you not feel it, The tenderness of youth? Your eyes, your eyes reveal it, And they are God's own truth! Oh. let your dear head rest again Upoh my heait at last, And when those lips I've pressed agaiu One kiss will mock the past. True Heart, your graceful lashes Are wet, but not with pain, For from your eyes there flashes Love's sunlight through its rain! Oh, let the old love wake again, It never should have slept; Come, let my glad arms take again The joy they should have kept. Fond Heart, no more of weeping, No more the past recall, For we are in Love's keeping, And loAe is all in all! A STORY OF WESTERN LIFE -BY THOMAS P. MONFORT. The reader may be inclined to look upon Scraggs as a changed creature, and decide that he has undergone a change of heart or something of that sort, but such is not the case. He is Scraggs still-the same in heart and principle that he has always been. The truth about Scraggs is, he never was as bad as he seemed. Like a great many other successful business men, he knew how to look out for his own interest, and made it a point to turn every dol lar possible into his own pocket. In do ing this he did not stop to. consider the welfare of those with whom he dealt. But outside of business Scraggs had a heart, and he could, and did, sympa thize with the needy. Scraggs was charitable in his way, but he never mixed charity and business. When John Green came down from Seraggs' office after the interview just described, he found Harry Pearson awaiting him on the street, and the two men walked away together. They had not gone far when Harry re marked: "Scraggs is a pious old ahap, ain't her" . "He seems to be a much better Inan than I thought," John replied. "Yes, seems to be," said ilarry. "It's not very hard for some men to make appearances, though, is it?" "I don't know what you mean, Mr. Pearson." "Oh, I don't mean anything, only that of course Scraggs' pretended interest in your welfare is nicely put on. The idea of Scraggs feeling an interest in any body.Thtsr ,Gre. "Do you suppose he didn't mean what *he said?" "Why, so far as letting you have the ~money is concernet, no doubt he did. But what sort of terms would he make "I don't know," said Green. "I never askced him about that. I don't suppose, though, the terms would be very liberal, but let them be what they mnaylIam glad to accept them. .I am not in a situation n. w to cavil over Sermas. .I must have money at any cost, - audSeragg~.s the onrly man from whom c aagetat." "Yea are mistaken, Mr. Green. 'Ehere is another plae to get the money, and I will help you to get it. You must not take it from Scraggs, be eause he only wants to get you in his power. He would loan you twenty-five or thirty'd]ollars on your chattels at ex orbisant interest, and if you failed to tiake uy your note promptly to a day he would close you out. That's his pur pose and a nice little speculation he -"CBAGGS, I MISJUDGED YOU." uld.make of it. But don't you do it. Don't put yourself in his grasp." "I know," replied John, "that Scraggs makes it a point to drive a good bargain; but still he has been very fair with me. He hunted up a cus tomer for my lots over there at Para dise Park, and begged me to sell out and save my money." "Yes," said Pearson, "and what was his purpose in that? Was it to serve you, or to make a good sum of commis sions for himself? Scraggs would raither some other man than you would lose when the other man's loss means fifty dollars in Scragg's pocket. The worst of us can afford to be honest and gen erous under such circumstances. Of course you can do as you please, but as a friend who has no interest in t'he mat -ter except ,your good, I say keep away from Scraggs. I can help you get the money, and. if you wish it, I will" "Where can I get it?" Green asked. "I have a friend up town," said Hiar ry, "who has a little money to loan, and though your security is not exactly in his line, I can induce him to take it. I wish Ihad the money for you. IflIhad -you could have it at low interest and on a!! the time you wanted, but unfortu nately I have very little of this world's goods, having lost heavily in Scraggs' boom over at Paradise Park." "Were you a victim to that boom?' "I was. I went into it on Seraes' representation, and like vou :nd all the rest I got stuck, while Seragg~s gt rich. Scraggs has plenty of money. but he knows how to keep it." . John's faith in Scraggs was of a recent growth and consequently easily; shaken. and it is no great wonder that he in clined to Harry Pearson. Moreover, Pearson's talk and manner were earn est, and his estimate of erag was quite plausible. to say th:- l'as.t. John decided to a'.oid Seraggs andl accept the loan from Hlarry's friend, and accord ingly went to that friend's ofdiee without delay. . - - CHAPTER XV. *Harry's "friend" proved to h4 onie of those benevolent gentl~emen fimmd im almost every western town. who make it their business to "accommodate" secnrity. His offiee was in a do-ible up stairs room, and when John Green en tered he found a dozen or- more men sitting in a row along one side of the first room, which was evidently a wait ing-room, and Harry motioned him to I take a seat at the lower end of the row. Presently a door connecting the two rooms opened and a couple of men came out. One of the men was plainly the "friend," while the other John knew to be a farner, and he rightly judged that he had been getting an "accommodation." The farmer depart ed, and the "friend" signed the mau at the head of the row to come to the next; room. The "friend's" uame was Mills. and it was by no means an inappropriate name either, for ho was a "grinder." and resembled the mills of the gods, insomuch that he ground the grist that came to him exceedingly fine. The reader. however, will learn more of this by and by. It is our business at present to follow John Green. Doing business with Erastus Mills. the money-lender, was like doing busi ness with the flouring mills---each cus tomer had to await his turn; so John, from his position at the foot of the row, a position which he did not hold long, however, since other anxious borrow ers rapidly filed in, had plenty of time to watch the proecedings and observe the workings of the place. Looking along up the line of waiting men, John thought he had never seen a sadder lot of faces in all his life than these men presented. Somehow they impressed him with the thought thatthey were victims awaiting a terrible doom. and he was unable after the lapse of a few minutes to 6is associate them in his thought. from a string of condemned culprits who were awaiting their turns to be led out and guillotined by Mills, the executioner. John saw that the men were chiefly farmers like himself, and he knew that like him they had come there as the last resort to raise money to buy bread for their families, and even in his own deep distress he pitied them. They were a sight well calculated to touch the heart and claim the sympathy .f any human being. Their sun 1.ronzed features, swarthy and deep lined, told only too plainly the st-ry of their sufferings, while te restless roving of their eyes and the uneasy moving of their limbs be trayed all too well the anxiety of their minds. They were thinking of their loved ones at home-of the wives and ch".'ren clethed in rags and pinched with hunger, and of the wolf that hovered about their thresholds, and the .icture was forbidding enough to make their hearts quake. They real ized how dearly they would be required to pay for Mills' "accommodation," but even this dearly-bought favor this longed for and prayed for robbery -was by no means assured them. Mills was particular about his security, and even at the exorbitant rates of interest he charged a man must put up choice chattels to secure ever so small an "ad vance:" and these men, knowing that, trembled with anxious fear lest they should be turned away empty banded. After the lapse of near an hour, dur ing which time Green had studied the faces of his companions, and drew pio tures of this one's an d that one's cona tion, he made bold to break the death like silence and engage the man next him in conversation. "My friend." he began. "our business here is evidently the sa me. I came to try to get some money on my farm chat tels, and I judge that is the object of all these men. "I guess it is," replied the man John had addressed. "That is my object, at least." "Do you know," asked John, "any thing of this man and his methods of doing businesr,?" "No, only from report" "What (loes report say of him?' "It don't sa'y anything god'd, my friend. nor anythin.g calculated to tickle us poor devils who have to come to him for 'favors,' as lhe calls them. It says he has no mercy on his customors, charges them outrageously for a little money, loans only for thirty or sixty days, and if payments are not met promptly to the day your property goes at any sort of saerifice to pay the debt" "It's a shame and an outrage," said John. "Yes," replied the other, "it's worse than that. It's legalized robery. Our laws permit this man to come here like, a vulture to feed off our misfortunes. There is nothing to reatrain his avarice, nor law to hold him in check, and his charges are governed by our necessities. He knows that we are compelled to bor row, and that in our present straits we are glnd to jump at any kind of terms and make any sacrifice, and he is not slow to avail himself of that advantage, and the terms he makes us are such as Shylok made with the Jew. It is a shame and an outrage indeed, my friend, but it is useless for us to fight against it. There is no law to protect us, and we have no reason to hope that there ever will be. Laws are made to foster and protect the Interests of the ealthy, and our interests are not taken into consideration. Congrees is always passing laws to protect this in terest or that, and appropriating money to foster and encourage this or that in dstry; but did you ever know of the farmer's interest being considered?" "No,".said John, "I never did.." "No," replied the other, "and you never will. We are not in a position to be of use to the politicians, and they cannot look to us for financial assist ance, therefore we are not worthy of their consideration. The manufac turers, the railroad companies, the ship owners and all other rich corporations must have millions of dollars In subsi dies to enable them to amass their mil lions more surely and more rapidly. But did congress ever dream of making an appropriation to aid the poor west ern fsrmers in their strugglee against every inmaginuble obstacle? No, indeed. They are left to fight it out alone and unprotected. They are left to the mercy of drouths. pesta and grasping money lenders. And yet the farmers are the salt of the earth. Without arrogating anything to ourselves, we can claim tht we are as necessary to the world as the best of the giant corporations. We produce the food of the world, we improve and beautify the land, we add to the country's wealth, and yet we are not fostered or protected. If we fail to produce food to feed our wives and c'hil dren they must suffer the pangs of hun ger. If we are without money and coms pelled to borrow it, we are placed at the tender mercies of such meri as this Mill1s. No, congress ner our state leg islaturo~r have any money to appropri ate for the fostering of our interests, nor time to devote to the making of laws to protect us from money sharks." "Tnt's toe true'." said Green, "too true. indeed. Yet we have no power to reme it." "No. rnot so long as money rules the land-uot so long as men can buy their way into einee. Yet an effort ought to be made to effect a change, for as it is we are driiting into a state of serf do, and in a few short years these western farms will belong to land corporations, and we will be the tenants. Ninety per cent. of the farms in this section are mortgaged, and ninety per cent. of those mortgages will never be paid, but will run on until the high interest devours the farms." Imml $ in thrue' & the people in this section ever being able to redeem their farms," John re marked. '"-o long as they have crop failures three years out of four." "No, nor there is not much hope for those fa rne!r who are more fortunately situat!i !,i:.ee in the best and most fa vored parts of the land the small farmer is brr.zy able to live. His products fetch him be ray prices and the little he has to sell only sutlices to pay his taxes and his store-bills. As for us, well, we are satisfied, and feel ourselves fortu nate if, by mortgaging everything we possess except our souls, we are able to raise eknough money to keep breath in our b. dies for a few weeks or a few months- longer." At thi; ptint in the conversation the door connecting the two rooms opened, and an old man with white hair and bent form came tottering out. His frail. withered frm shook and the tears were running down his wrinkled cheeks. He stopped on the threshold, and made as though he would reenter the private office, but M ills had beckoned the next victim in and closed and bolted the door. For a moment the old man stood hesitatingly, then in a weak, faltering voice he cried: "The last hope is gone. and the worst has come to the worst. There is nothing left to me but starvation. Oh! my God, my God, why hast Thou for saken us?" As the old man ceased speaking he tottered to a seat, and dropping into it allowed his chin to fall upon his breast, and in this listless attitude re zained a long time, while great tear .N. "TrE LAST HOPE IS 60NE." drops fell from his eyes and dampet his shrunken. palsied hands. John and some of the other men crowded aboul him. begging him to tell the import ol his trouble. "Ah! men." he said. at last, "mine is a sorry istory. You all know what suf fering is or you would not be here, but I thi:.; my lot must be a little the hrdec <.( av. Four yeus age I lost everythig I pased, no matter how, and with ian wife left our old home and comIC here to live wit.h our son, who ww: a yotng man and had entered a claim. It i. nseless to recount the harthipK an disappointments we underr. vit. for you are ull but too well gecriniat~ed with them. Last fall my son took th fover, and after an ililsess that I tedi through months he died. My wife. anready feeble with age. fol la-wed s*# after with a long r-pell of the mars and yesterday she died. In the mwa~ntime everything that I could se'.i to raise money was sol, and crerything that I coul mortgnige was mort~rg::.1. and yet, gentlemna I have thme sad consiiousne5 of' knnwing that she died of want. lut she is dead, and 1 thank God for it. I never expected that 1 should live to see the day when J vwud rejoice at the death of my love.l1life~ edunpanieni, but such is the e~(as;-. I rejoice over her death be cause 1 :.mow that she i:. now bnyond the' reach~ 'f want. and that the pangs of hun:er can never affect hecr agin Yes. I rejic he'l at her death-the death of my d-arest friendl. because in that I saw her only hope of relief. To-day I came hmw to) try to borrow a few (101 lars with which to bury what remains of her, but lhe." pointing to Mills' of flee, "refused te lot me have it. and now I must go to the county and ask to have may wife buried as a pauper. The farm and everything on it is under mortgag~e, and to-morrow all the house- ] hold things and the farm tools are to be t sold, and I will be alone and penniless c in the world, with no money. no home, I and no friends. Would to God, men, I f had never lived to see this day, and t now having seen it, I have nothing to look forward to but death. That is the ~ only hope and the only consolation that is left me." Not a man in the room but what would have gladly given the old man aid if it had been possible, but the fact ~ that none of them were much better off 'j made that impossible, so all they could do was to sympathize and pity; and i though they attempted to offer words y of consolation, they felt that it was but 3 a mockery. As they remained about him looking I upon his bowed form, his head drooped I lower and lower upon his breast, his ~ nervous hands became more quiet and composed, and at last it appeared that he had fallen asleep. Some one so re marked, and John Green stepped for ward and laid his hand on the wrinkled brow. r "Yes," said John-in a low tone, "he is c asleep, and his sufferings are all passed. t Hunger, want and cold will never affect ] him more, and never again will he feel the force of man's inhumanity to man." And it was even so. The poor old man's broken spirit had fled from its worn-out, emaciated tenement and bounded up and away to that bright, immortal glory, the inheritance of the poor and the lowly who have, like the Master, suffered the pangs and morrows of this life. "He is dead," JTohn went on, "and I thank God that he is. it is better, far * better, that such as he should die than c that they should live to become wan- I derers on earth or objeets of public 1 charity. In calling him away God has t shown His greatest mercy." "It is even so," said an elderly gentle- ~ man who stood near. "This world has no fitting place for such as he, save the1 grave, and it is a thousand times better for him to sleep there than to live out a few more years of wretched existence here." x No one doubted the justice of these r remarks, and not one of all the men in] the rom felt that it was not a matter of rejoicing, rather than sorrow, thatt the ol man was dead. W~hile the mecn were still standing about the silent form, the door to the private ollee opened and Mills came out He saw at a glance that some- I thing unusual had happened, but the cordon of men shutting out the sight, he approached the group and in rough, gruff tones as'ked: "What's the matter here?" The ring about the old man parted, showing to Mills the lifeless form, but for an instant no one spoke. At last the elderly gentleman who had spoken before, and who, it transpired, was a Christian minister, turned his eyes upon Mills and said, in slow, measured i tones: "Mr. Miml, God has had mercy on him to whom you showed none. He has taken the poor old man out of your1 toils and removed him beyond the reach of your greed and avarice. There lies the unconsoious form of one of your vic~ timis. You brought him to his death. broke his home, his hope, his heart and his life, and God has taken the poor old uferer home.'. "I do not know," said Mills after a short silence, "why you should say such things to me. I have not robbed that :ld man, and I am not responsible for his mis.ortunes!" "You loaned him money on his pos sessions, Mr. Mills!" "Yes. and like the rest of you people [e was glad to get it." "Yes. he was glad to get it because want drove him to such extremities. But tbat did not give you the right tc rob him with exorbitant interest, and :rder the sale of his property to pay a ebt of less than a tenth of its value. Mr. Mills, the world's view may be what it will, but with God robbery is robbery, whether you do it under the aw or in defiance of it. To force a fel low creature under necessity to give up his property to you, is not far different in principle from forcing him to do sr it the point of arms. The desire to o-I tain what is not yours and what you have no right to take is the same in both cases. and there is no moral dis tinction between them. In either case it is robbcry. It is taking something For nothing." Mills winced a little under the-se words, for hardened, unfeeling wret<h that he was, he could not help but s;ec the truth of the remarks. Perhaps if le had been a man with the least particle of conscientious scruples, he might have shown some sense of hame. As it was, however, he only made an effort to exculpate hims-lf from the charge, and place himsel f in the position of a benefactor, by say ijg: "I loan you people money as a bu:si ness venture. Like you, and like man kind in general, 1 limit my profits by the necessity of my customers. You ell your products for the highest prices you can get, and I do the same. That is a law of busines& Further more, if you people do not want to ae -ept my terms why do you come to me p l o ." "We ar complled o com, wan ines bus'.uessT famorsure There ista vide diarencole d te ncest wand eand--to leat, bteeniste neclesi eAs o suc teimes as theosens thde goaen pofit riay ties.iy In he mar tn youbs av as pefet ih tow so;is xons ofs*n-, yo m ur . uTee do ao ve ouffreodce aetwe exorbsit pries lmorseleaodst thatei the presi -I- nnot thin it 4ar shrtofro >ey. ">ut to haeIXhe rmins ofthu od a emved, esumedt, the minier repuied. 'And wto with eings rlessfheartesst yvendn procisb eces ts.a-evr tOngdubt.r ihsphat e lawo ConLt usA, I. a., sur. .-herosha npectofrence bweenonecessitdy made eanuatlrepot btoee the nehoshat .iesfsuc imes sas theand the great aelk of the pordte rocku sprdt roml they state bring and frin houna rets.o The maret asht to swedis uring the your money and the donot lourgrdue atc eisrbitatedicel henh the fid a felosphate peopl re ing epagste hungertweto10uno :e i o o pan u forign astket fr morsite of odheu thatida phesphate ive ueponhihe yoawrket but sill he oanno thinker ofa sh of robi Mil lused wnitngerugut se1891 hari as uselessT the sarge, month per aps 23,19 makbing padt decrese this ear letth moalterivdopthe sending 31,91 Tohehe remort of thsetold mn erthedshose tht sorder of business and wero ithdirrotmakesi heightless ndingu prss. h oaty ecam at the bpes c o haveue hus Osiuae thearock areteCosw aolnaMiAingC cov.ny Beauforht ininu comport and the phosmer's oiicomny. He says that thee tini opne l w the phshtoksippe nroc thie state 187e to theoreigntn lera.Thmrkthshlupwl urwo th at yar saondels.un gadea Griveryeek is unobaed tryin bough the Florpeida shtea tepl eire good on Jaoren maths rere unthstis agns of oia phosphat alricl isaanog unown Coaney. hey toa ufer orders ofoc sipr udiring yearhendingsAugustterswor1891 aso they2 sTipo thesm outh Grove neare719 mn dece houht reasfinsn ear inrallty Grigg'seiveyth stale an r31,ed1a dobeem reporetorJns rtemshovss cthtome onfs theym rantes hav been teamurroundn couing and huld etryalty.day caimsr oon. They comanefie tho shove tus et.plThe terokworin theardosCo arbus Miheng coin heaayrom Buot reining compnyn s le and the re' le iin companyg. Tesys tart tese 3. Steicomani en stllow Ethse ofNe ok ned s.Loice 1871,ss they pren e hre they ofl pr28obOabl bugt Her'ralHwdyDo ST.LoI, O. 29.-The boarperf did ecto r ffi therottn Exchnw troday doptod the olon resluthion:mhe "Reoled InJyko they ofdrectrsnof hemSLuis agnt oraxchan ht heo AssoCatdaPress neremed o iher disotine ordes sor salse Jretto irng fro cshelat. Afears orkngs iv erede throughheviw tof mrichnsn ndy calldct rsiwhoow lier cotablev angd aw doublea thoewh represent ierdes sould m e ansi eua rante wto worktehe sokdin torde Frightfuoul WreTusak. tr eon.a frThtfu raeaileod wrec ho uphe lay. Capt. were Workin towriedent fteroad wa.O s iledeand hea ther soutenerstnured serobasly nT aboostece jped the k oname o n Steineand menF iseno e BROTHER JONATHAN APPEARS IN AN UGLY hQLE. jhe C..nemx;1bte cr e: tim t;.: son Adin!w rationx is Dwvsl;:tx w ."I Plucky Southi Amr4r;e::n-.Xy t Pick a ;Urr-I. vas a flitier of cxcl e'ient in - [irch-s ht!re this : norni. over the .iii tiage) press enl'egramn :m func1iig 0 h receipt of an a i f-om the .1 unta to rr n iin (Or the 1Uittl ates, and :- 'in ht Laitirnore's creew were prdcticllyV "ON ea)tted**t" . at parais,-. Naval oflei-als discreit the j.; er tatement and believe its foundation Les in th.. prudeOnt course adopted by vte of abse. to his aih.1,rs nmer hie orent vonidition or e or..0: No word has been received at to. na vy eprtmnent from the commu: re re porting any nr, phase in t a .t the deprbrient of S te a cipner , 1g'ram fr-n Minister Ei IV,, ::-ivec. this i rzn , . The c.Pble,!ra Was tra-at-'dI ;eeretarie L.inine and Tracy werei - Enediately suirmoned and th-- . s a ker coicivet. .At : e..':....:..oi owIng cicla .tatemen: c 1h contentts , Mioister jgan's dispatchd was made "The State departmelint receciven this ornir.g a t-legram froa Minister Lgar, mvted -antigo October 28. in Fhch h Liv' es the followin as the reply of the Cilian (overnment tG tihe Presideni's tlegr oin f O c -tober 23, tking reparation for the rectut mur dr 6f Americ.-i s.ilcr3 in the streets >f Valparaiso: "The riniSter of foreigm anairS it pies that the Governmen"I of te Eiitod %'ates formulates dmanas aind 0 ances threars that. withut t st bieac with acr.imny. ar" 'o - :-eptabe-. nor could t hey b% *ccepr the pre serit cjte' or In any of !:e naturei. le D)t s not doub tie snCi Ly, rectitude er expern-ess .f th ie - .ation on blard the Haitimure, but will recogniize onliy the jurisdictonn thority to judge and puniVh t10 uity in Chilian territory. .ie sny. that the Adniinistration and Jud:cil uthorities have been investigatm~r th tfair. Judical inestigatoi nler bhilian law is secret, and the tlime has ot yet arrived to make known le re sult. When that tini does arrive he Will communicate the result, athough dIe does not recoguiz.e.ny OL.r .I :.hority comnutent to jidge ncri-mal m.ces than that estatiished by th hilian people. Until the t'IrMe arriv':s to diselose the result of thel*!-t; on he cannot admit that th C-isIde-rs n Valparaiso or the silence f his d partment should appear *3 an expres in of tunfriendliness towards the G ,rnment of the United tae. rnich migt put in peril the frienl.hy reatins tween the two countries. No reply has been made to this dis piatch yet. What il!l be i.s natura :s ltogether a conjecture. Thc :nost plausible theory advanced is that t.he suggestiona cndurteoly and ip .m..t cally conveyed in Acting 'crt"ry Wharto's dispatch, that this Go.ern met had no doubt the m sg ould be made and reparation !ffiorned, will now be renewed in the shape If a stern arid formal demnard for sonuc im mdiate assuranlce of proper action on :he part of the Junta, and that :f thecsf enot forthcomfioug Mimst er Aan n.i .ae passage on the Uait miore for tie United States, thus severoi~~pplinatic 'lations between the twio ,oun'tris W.AsmiNGOo, Oct. :3.-The (hih aa rouble was the main topje of discus son about the State and N avy depar.t n~ents today, and the opinionsi m'ost renerall expressed thecre were iiat a lemost rat i not force ri l be.aa m e. A rumior that gaiu. conisidera blie credence was to the eifect thait in ruct;ins have been sent to ade avada )ie vessis tohold thems-lyes in readi es for sailing ordIers. Na:valI aatneir ties assert that our naval force is strong neugh to imipress Chil* 'tith a sense >f the dng~er that lies in the mnainten nmee of her detiant attitude, this coun :r-y having the disadvanitage, however, >f not pos!Sssinlg conueeM Cosiing n~ations. Very few pesons of promimiinnce who ere asmad for an opinion icd:ty about e present aspect of affairs would al w ther nam:;es to be used. senator dmunds and senator Culom were irmong the exceptions. The formner had i interiew withi secretary Tracy this norning. Hie told a reporter that hie as sure this government would be irmi tndI just and would Co the right thing n te right way. ie said he hoped the Chileans would be reasonable enough md sensible enough to act properly. Senator Cullomi said that the situation .ooked. ugy, and he thought the U nited States wold oe obliged to teach Caile i lesson. f the Chileanls did not changue ;heir tactics at once the only thing for hs country to do was to send our vwar ships down there, "ar.d give them: the nschief." Yearly all the naval oflicers who) have serval in Chilean waters .believe that Chile would rather engage in hostnittes with the United S'tates than offer the semblance of an alpOi. It is the chilean nature, they say, to ha se ih~ heir own way or ight, and 'hose ci yers pretend to tbeliev- tha ui.*'' tee L:~nited States backy Larn a'tum n' i s i litlies cannot'b ai~i'd. A diplomats hor ain L-a he I: aot see hw actual iJLtililei co'al be~ vo oided, and in this evt - rrn laval engagement in Cli'ean w.a.'rs eeed be looptedt for'. Thg~e .). h mid, sought loud soundmgfl gryrvd h he y sent one er t wo of thert tsp o o the Pacific coast. ThleCiknb rado was insane, and before( ahileo Arrrogalce could be laid ii the det r 'inite damae would be done to mr! :an coast ities. sOME EN~GL~sH (PtNIoD. L ourox, c'aer J- ?h Tuei- -. :eferrin~t to the# Chiliani neo0,.. isys: 'I'resienit nli-isna factiv juttned in aci as he .! Douf i itless miitrEP' :m nene t ha~s turned outt to be~ the V't. that couli h~ave beenu :nd.I i cd was a notoiou s v i tio . rhe ' 'h 'reason in the world why te ('iaans should adopt a deU:nt *iinuekh..l they refuse to make the in'' wi tka ina to punish the qul.!y persons, tary were actiu uinder the imp-: I m sensate pride. It will be 'e's-':i-s., :he United star.s, du'.lYs s, el itary lesson. . The C Chrelle thinks. the su is uardly mater for var uer eve us>COli th t haCh i.hj will do tIc*:: m 't i u ' sailants of American iAor '"d (f >omplensaiton rather then to . e irciadla(l in n eune .' i' ' a he Th Pest, after :-emvi; . .- M .... aeva l ineri ity ii th 'i d :4 Chilli ii e6"res h'' 1o- .1 "P as w i 1~ moy fl.ir 2i'4 "' *e.-ocerun to U otiftie. The P t -s enten tuf o as el. mte ar ngumenC go.>tin :-re' 'itn-ri tie o oil t o ' i M" 4CC d I. naeract uie is me' to p. vee 'in i~ldt.y ofi Y~ ~ eilter Fzan-, vie as c-n e e erri. il aut..iriTy Cf, t L:at the "wh l1 taio :ss pr h~n t that the i - the Unit c t twill1e awa wah Inteec.t o'v prospec:: of a confLu'ing" riem.no interna tionl:sstm forme d clhe suv'yor' r custanduat St. e huSes er:!rely >at the risk: : i t.e goods, the Govern e is i- no wise responsible for the los o ertain ease of champagne re c *i- :!c.le:i fron a boided ware house .n St v uwi'>-rzoing repairs. The Sr. de -iitri td to exact duty on : e jist as though it had iAn V.iLI; :.Awn Ifm the regular way. ;,a y Arohnr~zed nandits Oct. ::o.--The Petit Journal pl bi.Ihes .m.0111rom M:ilaiscar of the 110 r byIs na, t ives of the French sol wr rm I117W; the tc)rt of a medical wfier r. Tie aivices say tha4t Dr. 3e ZM . L hi f o; 1hw 1mdical staff of t h!'re c~ony at Suborveville. was deedgG i i a River, en rI:e h. :dajanga, escorted by elefn .v s le.zs. formring a part of the mo'larv *rench !orces in that district. They wvere suddenly attacked by a band of MIadr..sear bandits, who opened fire on them' iroin the river banks, where thev had imbushed themselves so suc ce fuil' I hat. the French doctor's party .s ritz uder the:r rities before the rscuce. of the baidits becameknown. e un ti* e soldiers forming Dr. Be t.. escort bchaved bravely and prompNy; tIuied the fire opened upon themom the jungle. The doctor's !oat was kept gping dio'n stream as fast as us.sible, wi lle the escort an swered the bandit-s fire. Dr. Beziat was one cf the first to succumb to the attac:. Jle was shot through the body as 1e es emiptying his revolver at the nativci iu iden on the banks. As he staggtred, and .s upon the point of fahiing, a second shot bit him, causing him to frail into the river where he was subsequently dispatched with assegales, thrown by the bandits from their hid ng paces. Eight of thenative soldiers frontr the escort were also killed by te iandi-s. who plunde-red the baggage of the doctor and took possession of everything portable. A detachment of t-cos has been sent in pursuit of the Iba-iits but there is not much prospect Itt 'ey will be captured, unless be troyed by other natives. Tr'rpa at the World's Fair. C.IWAG, Oct. :1.-It is announced t!at -.tr i~ys of the must magnificent milita:y :-reoinue the country has u-,-er e 'i ebaracterize the dedica o of th-o Vori Fair buildings and the w?iebre~tion of the 400th anniversary (f 'h dilectery of America. These mrises 'will take p'a.-e October 11 to ', i12. at Jackson Park and the lake front. Tea thousand selected National G iard troops. from every State in the I-ruon, vil b: camped here to add to .ne display. A grand military parade and tevie; will take place Tuesday, Otcher 11. and the subsequent days of t! f e-ipmrent will be devoted to reer.: and brigade drills and other miutr! featur of an attractive na t id'lding on Friday, October 14, ilustrations of an attack and defense of a poLition, with all arms of the ser Svie oidicted on miitary priLncipls. Unlike many other scenmes connected with the Exposition, this one has long sin"ce moved from the hypothetical sIate to rictual fact. and to-day gov e rra of caviry State and Territory are Ilar:ning and working for the success , the en; rise. In response to an in vita ion from Col. Edward C. Culp, m a .f the joint committee on (ermoi"l, the governors have select edif *egates to a military convention, She hel I at World's Fair headquar ter3 on Tuensda-Jiy, Wednesday, and T iursday of this week. Gen. Miles, U. S. A.. is expected to preside. P'olk At Emizabeth City. Pluk. the I'resident of the Farmers' ..liance, in speaking att Elizabbth City to-day, said in part: "1 have known farmuers to leave thir crops knee high in grass to go to the court house and f~r hours sit in a hot room to hear hot h~use politicians speak and tell them to stick to the party. They stIck and the danice ot deaIth goes on. "After ' ection day, the sticker said, -alin dar-unessi do .n here, what of the night, anid the ansawer comes:'all 1s well, plo w on.' -Thvy I :tk abou:t politics; the Alli ance is a.s full of politics as an egg Is faull of mieat. Yes. sir, we are into poli bes and in there to .stay. They talk about p:t. What is party ? It is a nice liitle coliar with a chain. I do not care who is nominated I will Tote as I lease. Wiho has a patent right on y oities ? t depended on whether either ; arty recognized farmers as the balance ci power wnether there woulid be a third arty. T1he people have risen in their right and assert that they have a right to help rule this country and they are e in to do it." " Polk then advocated the st b.treasury iii and when he called for pledges to support it nearly every hand went up. He said eigten States were pledged to this scheme. The Tenneoe Troubles. NsoxvictIs. Tenn., Nov 2.--At an aly hour this morning 200 convicts at Oiver Sningsl wer liberated by a band of armed and mountcd men, whlo rode into that idace from the direction of the m ountamsr. After liberating the pris oners the :stoekade was set on fire and burned. The convicts for the most Dart -.ver furmsh4ed with citizen's elothes by tir liberators. Trho band had no rot3e in settia:;;the conviets free. The gur wasj evalently overavred and of rdno resistance. 1 i.rertecd that it is the intcution ..mnesto 1:herate the convicts .........E -raed that there are t laM-~ cov~tsat arewho hv The vJ0r 0e1 car.y this morningr for Nille . A good deali of speculation as a te reauufo his visit to that city Deatnyi I11!i' Own Hland. Um-NiTrrVsmi:, S C., Oct. 29.-Mr. dV.. ,ii. Barne~s, cashier of the Bank of tomo, co:imitted suicide this .ne a 4 o'e~iz. shooting himself n ~ oth '.ith ak :38-ealibre pistol. e es ao rookedness in his ac o . -s was mental dlepressin. -dr |ar.;was conn'.eted with the ii r0l.ntuu amiflies of Marlbomo ai h tde is amented by all Last 1.i- l :0 er t o the post oflice and (1ot his ~' psnal &lters. but left all l.. ?tteri :o r the bank in the box. lHe s iiu a-hl n ightan wrote letters, one of' wr- s addressed to D). D). McCall, nei-: of the banki, and another to L .,;.10. : v was forty years old.. and i ,e ... 11e and six children.-i'he u'r i:,mns.ct.30.--The Democrats 6:01 a ~asor pradie te.-day. The ne:. atiZ ai abou~t two feet of' the . .w i neted. on which were Sena ., -mu and ,o.rs, jell precipi urrant li~ty peaple to the ground. Amo t em were~ Senator Gormiau, 1:i'irTsei'*ative Ctoa1, lion. Rtobert .M. Me L. 1 .hthn P. I oe, hli canid.ate r~a Attr: ;.o-ral: L V. Haugh m~m, Mat( ~Corptroller, and Mlurray - ,ive:-. Screte-y of tne Darmocrattic te .. .mittee. AtI of tnese were *l id--ed. Mrs. Frank Brown, e o chies:dida1teJ for Governor. and s ltnW. n'aiups of 'ittsburg, a c . r 3:r. irown, wore also slightly * at'4.rs Morgan, Butlvr and ..bui- nad lett the piatform before te a4i.. I-eil ir -m ll:!llboro, N. D)., says a byhg omds. Rs drifting through tm wh".: -nucks and stcs Further mryin thiSJ'so a'ppears impossi so~c~a fom Frgus Falls, Minn., * a 6:galr blizzar., is ragiu~g. The THOUS& US KPLLED. THE MOST. APPALLING CATASTRO PHE OF THE CENTURY Several Japaneee -cities Wiped Out of Esiatence by an Earthquake-Loss of Life Estimated at Not Less Than Twen ty-four Thousand. LONDON. Octob-r 28.-A private tele gram dated at Rliogo reports a disas trolls earthquake in Japan. A severe shock was experi-need at Osska, a sea port town of 35o,000 inhabitants, on the island of H.,ndo, and in many things one of the irst cities of Japan. The destruction of life and property was very great. So severe was the shock that a nunmber of houses were thrown to the groand and many occu pants were caught in the falling build ings and crushed to death, A large number of persons succeeded in es caping from their tottering homes only to meet death in the streets. There is no means at p esent of estimating the total loss of 1::d; in fact details of the catastrophe are very meagre as all the telegraph wires in the districts af fected were broken by the falling of poles. The dispatch, however, states that it is known that in Osaka alone the death list contains the names of three hundred of residents of that city. LONDON, Oct. 30.-Dispatches re ceived here from Hiogo, Japan, say that the terrible earthquake, which occurred in that country on Wednesday last, des troyed the towns of Nagoya, Gifu and Ogaki. All of the public buildings and most of the smali structures in these places were thrown down. Fire, which roke out among the wrecked buildings in Nagoya, completed the work of des truction in the most crowded quarter of the place. It is estimated that the total number of persons who lost their lives by the disaster exceeds 3,000. Many vessels are reported to have been wrecked in the vicinity of Hiogo. Few portions of the Niphon Islands escaped the earthquake and Kobe suffered com paratively little damage. The number of Europeans who lost their lives by the terrible visitation is small. The various wagon roads are blockaded by immense heaps of debris. Traffic on the different railroads is suspended and all telegraph lines are entirely pros trated. LONDON, Oct. 3L-Advices just re ceived from Hiogo, Japan, report a ter rible earthquake as having on Wednes day last destroyed the town of Nagoya, Gifu and Ojaki. All the public build ings and most of the smaller structures in those places were thrown down. In Nagoya, one of the finest cities of the empire, fire broke out and completed the work ol destruction. It is estimat ed that not less than 24,000 human be ings lost their lives. In the vicinity of Hiogo many vessels are reported wrecked. During the seismic disturbance the waters of the lakes in the surrounding country were violently agitated. Few portions of Niphon island es caped the effects of the earthquake, but the town of Kobe suffered comparative ly little damage. The various wagon roads are blockaded by immense heaps of debris, and railroad traffic is entirely suspended. Owing to the complete prostration of the I elegragh lines, full details uf this terrible calamity cannot yet be ascer tained. The shock was accompanied by a tidal wave, which submerged many districts, causing great loss of life. The towns of Okaku, Kano and Kassa mutsu have been wiped. out of exist ence, few people escaping. Five thousand people were killed at Gifu and two tnousaud at Nagoya. T wenty-three thousand houses were de stroyed at two places. TIhe earthqcske destroyed 50 miles of railway. As details are received the calamity grows in extent. Crnshed by the Jou2rnal. CoMunIa, Nov. 4.-W. J. Thac~k ston, lately Chief Clerk in the office of the Superintendent of Education, has been awvay from his work now over t wo months. Is absence has caused considerable comment in 'view of his connection with the P'almetto School Journal, which was severely attacked by the state press when the circum stances of its issue were known. Mr. Maytield said today that he feels contident that Ti~ackston does not in tend to return, Hie has not sent in his resignation, but he supposed from the tenor of his letter that he meant him to understand that the position was ySw cant in September. Thackston was granted two weeks vacation, and he is now in Chattanooga. His action is very strange to those who know him. He was assailed right and left on tbe School Journal question, but allof his friends believed him innocent of Inten tional wrong doing. His friends, even the best 01 them, admit that he made a grevious mistake in the matter, but none of his political enemies overcharg ed him with intentional fraud, The criticisms of the state press and the public seemed to have been too much for him, and he has given up his position. Mr. Maylieldhad perfect confidence in his assistant, although he admits that a great mistake was made In the School Journal matter. Mr. Mayfield had noth ing to do with the Journal beyond giv ing certain facts in connection with the business of his office. Unless some may think that there was a shortage In accounts, it may be as well to state that Thackston had no control over any money passing through the office. His continued absence and leaving the state permanently must be ascribed to his desire to avoid criticism on the mistake lie made in the School Journal matter and avoid giving the present administration any further trouble as a member of it.-Spartan burg Herald. Water Being Sold. COLUMBus, Ind., Nov. 6.-There is no more prospect of rain than than there was two months ago and everybody views the situation with alarm. Wells, streams and ponds are completely dry in tbis entire section, and since the fif ties nothing like this has been known. In many inland towns, like Charles town, water is being sold. Fell Four storie. I3ALTIMORE, Nov. 2.--Henry Warder, a patient at the city hospital, leaped from a fourth story window and landed on the head of Neal Cook, colored. Cook was temporarily stunned. Wur der bounded off unharmed and ran away. Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. High est of all in leavening strengthi Latest U. IS' Government Food Report. James F. Walsh, WMOLESALE IQU@OR DEALER, IGHH GRADE LIQUORS' 100Metn st., CArLETn, S. C. H. A. HOYT, [Successor to C. I. Hoyt 0 Bro.) Largest and Oldest Jew. 'ry store n SUMTER, S, C. 25 A very large stock of Britannia watc-, twev veiy best silver plated goods made. 550 Gold Rings on hand. Fine line of Clocks. Wadding Presents, Gold ?en,, andi. Specta cles. A big lot of solid coin silvir just re ceived, at lowest prices. '1y rer .ring de partment has no superior in -he te. Try around first and get prices. tht n come to me. You will certainly buy fro iu e. The BMileyebby COMPANY. 213 Meeting St., OpposAc Cha - lest.n Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. Manufacturers' Agents. Machinery, Supplies, Oils. Attention mill men ! We ,re now offer ing the best and latest inprovod SAW MILLI NOES ANE qNIL1Fl -AND C=3rist M.rkls=7 Iron, Steel, Pipe, Nai, Fitting, Belt Lacing, and a full line of 1'l:oslhate and Mill Supplies. :Ftate agents for THE SCIENTIFIC 681NDhIlm FILLS, piO-Send for our new illustaited catalogue and lowest prices. Agents wantee in every county. EAT AND DRINK! I have opened a first-class liquor saloon in the city of Sumter, in the Solomons building on Liberty street, where I will keep the choicest brands of LIQUORS, TOBACC0, iCARS, and all kinds of smokers' artii es. My sa loon will be managed by a first-!ass bar tender, who will prepare ail ti-e latfstin fan cy drinks at the shortest notice. I have also gone to considerable expense in preparing a First-class Restaurant in the rear of my saloon. My tables will be filled with the very best the market affords, and this branch of my business will be un der the supervision of one who has served as chief cook in several fine restanrants. The trade of my Clarendon Friends s respectfully solicited. Come to see me, tke a drink of something good, and then sit down to a meal that will serve as an invi tation to call again. WOLKOVISKIE & CO., Sumter. S. C. FERTILIZERS! PIEDMONT GUANfl CO., CHARlLESTOY, S. C. IMPOETEIns, iLNUFACTUEs, a: DEALERS IN Safest, High Grade, and Guaranteed Kainit, Blood Acids, Dissolved Bone, Solubles, and Amoni ated Manipulated. Handled by Mr. M. Levi, Manning, S. C. Get prices before buying. WM. BURMESTER & CO. Hay and Grain, AD UAFCTRES OF Eli&El Opp. Kerr's WVharf, and 23i Que'n St., CHARLESTON, S. C. NOTICE OF RECISTRATION. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF CL ARENDON. ~ACCORDANCE WIT{ '1HE PROVIS ions of an act of the General Assembly ratified on the 9th day ot February, 1882, I will be in the court house in MIarning, in the office of the clerk of the court, the first Monday of each month. fo th p urpose of allowing persons coming o: mec sintce the last general election to register. :ad to at. tend to any other business petuin~ng to my official duties. S. P. HIOLILA .)AY, Supervisor Re~gistration Clareroon CO. P. 0. Address: Panola. S. C'. . THOMAS, Ja. J. M. T HOM1AS. Stephen Thomias, Jr.&' Bro. JEWELRY, SILVER & PLATED WARE, Spectacles, Eye Glasses & Fancy Goods, .CmWatches and Jewelry repaoired by competent workmen. 257 KING STR EE1T, CHARLESTON. S. C. Carrington, Thomas & Co., -DEAXLERS IN W.A.TCHES. JEWELRY, SILVERWARE AND FANCY GOODS No. 251 King Street. CHARLESTON, S. 2. BLLMANN BRO.THERS, Wholesale Grocers, 157 and 169, Eaist Lay,