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A BI iALT T I DR. TALMAGE PR CE F" RE P:- Y _-' -V ' The Birds oi tha EiAvens Ihst h -. Z:T. the Lord HAsj T d e Tr of God. Dr. Tant;: most r the west aIni "i of In.a:, s: e n to va1t m car.01 of dla the la tryn.: Kingc'x brea. :i and :i0. The orn terestmn u her aponti c teachin ostricbes of ' do not tak'e eniouh n the eagle svm wingrsan"!'Iy a-,-V solitud-e: the I the naiz the lap-w God in Le Z bill of !"re. I wou- lk as he went threu: pencil,brming dor of heaven. his un all Christendo.' of Goel morning, lie heso bursti' throuza th 1 k sider their fe.:'er, - conveyance t t e br.o of the neck, the eve, 1th h"'d eye' graduating tae ;t these birdS 1 ca--enp chestra. Thank G6 - lark's earol. and t : called by the ancie ib cause when tlhe fowL ' h ew zvntest as to who d:1y the hi the eacle swn:: neas the back ofthe eagle, after the eize - hausted, sprang up ame" Ingh r, called by the ancie'tz :ne - Consider those of the:- th crowns and crests. ered imperais. And.. % e bird's serenade in the e r " Look at the'beted k"ng'oe,' dart from sky to water. Liten t 7 of the owl, giing thvia ke. And behold the c a.nder , a '.z battlin- wi:h the reindler- I whether an aguariu La )r aviI altar from which to wo-hn "Gt . There is an incident in -:y t-:0 h ! all the ornithological cif ae .v k, o The grain crop had :cut 1 was in the lani. 1: U C7 Cherith sat a miniser o: ing for something to eat. 1 h h n go to the n heighbor: T- c'e wt en bors; it was a wildernss. not pick some of the herrie:/' 'nere Ar none. If there had hcn: thev w aa C have .: dried up. Seated cue morning at t n r, of his cave, the propet'C sees atlcz o. torZ approaching. Oh, if they were only par tridges, or if he only had an arrow w:zi which to bring theta down: D as he come nearer, he finds that they are n co mestible, but unclean, and the them would be spiritual da'. t strength of their be"'t, the leng"h of 'her wings, the blackness of their co' - te) loud, harsh ';cruek. crack, prove :"e:::t be ravens... They whir around ab the pog head, and then they c'm on'ttr;w and pattsc on the lere' of hi li,~ amio the ravens brings "'a1.ada rr brings meat, and anter tive nt. their tiny' cargo they wiv i* come, until afer aw"'!" t ro enough, and theseblk t n derness table a.re goe Fo x' and some saiya whl ye vr, n evening, a breahas aani.. ed as thes"e ravens ra.n ou n n "crack, cruck: Guec"' where the ' food from Theeod ra'ni '.-t from the kitchen of King Ah"b. Ote that the ravens got their foeal :'re~ Obadiah, who was in 'he 1"i U'*'s persecuted. Sonic y h re brought the food toth-ou 7 and that Elijah had "ny"o'cc . n get it. Some say tha"t te wli improbable. for these wX 4i era and the food they carre wa~ th" tr of living beasts, ana teaecr unclean, or it was carin an d" Wo" have been fi' for the prop.hel. Some Mty they were not raver.s a' al, but ta word translated --ravens" in mytxto to have been translted x Arbs'. 'would have read, "The~ Ar&s irauh r and flesh in the mornin ad bread i' .. in the evening." Any'hin; 'u .h m a Bible to be true Hew away at this m"'ace untla miracle is gone. Go uon wia: tic '"iJ... process, but know. my bro: her. tha v are robbing only one :nan-ar.th yourself-of one of the most comi' beautiful, pathetic and triumphant a"ea sons in all the ages. 1 can tell you who these purveyors were. They wre" ratv I can tell you wuo frei.;h:ed them w%" provisions-God. I can tell cea a ho launched theon-God- I can tel yv 'i::r" taught them. which way to S-o.Ie tell you who told themn at what cave :' "wo -God. I can tell you who introduced i' tv to prophet and prop'net :o ra' en-:. There is one passsage I will whis:'er nyu ear, for 1 wotad not want to ottor :t "'ca, lest some one should drop town undieris power, "If any man shall take awa frm the words of the prophecy dit th. 'ok shall take away his part ut oftebKo life and out of the lilyivty. While. then, we watcht the ravensfedn Elijah, let the swin uove of 'i 31-"i sweep down the sky witth divmne o, n on outspread wing panse at te i' of "er soul hungering for cornort. On the banks of w.hat rivers hae ee the great battles~ of th'e wr While you are looking ovr t :" of the world to a:.swer that' I' wil l you that the great con~lc etod i .o n. the'a Potomac, on the iludson, on the 'I *"i'?P on the Thames, on the ':-.anni . Rhine, on the Nile, on the Ger. "" s Hoang Ho. It is abatte tht '' e ing on for 6,000 years. The troopse~ne in it are 1,6,000ou,c'k and those wh e fallen by the way are vaster in miii:-'rt'' those who march. It is a bate 'or re d. in their pictu.re: Itudy w.'M. their er feet on a dania?k oeou: a" I - t world is a reat scne l--a It does no: -eem se o :c : :w for the absolute necesite ea'i e tenths of the tre s fatre. s o morrow. Who istat:n ' Colorado 'ills or tean hi. a 'y 1 factory, or gomngtra: rto bank. or measuri. a ... on:. Hie is a champion se:t ".arth in beh - home circle that has to i e c:ared half' ofsome chnuc of Godc tha supported, in behalf of son aey~ " that has to be -ustaied W > man bendin ove th.e -ewir "ne' carrying the 'iundie. or wee or :nendo:::" a::'t th e washt'': 'il l D L~ord's rin, want, w'hic c- Ics crush her antih the va-t :'"jo"" "home rule,"L home t ue there :hl ea are: shall 1 rI rent: liew ettacat:o nappiestna preacher ons. I o marsh o o amn aut for "rv-e: Notice, in : < --' -- - T i S- 1n i c r wabes for Elijlah to have r y. heI ;t usrte on I1:st r)ck1. ,is bank o 1 he u for you, and' I Lt hat:e :Cac for e git. He a !"-.t ie cn.ha:esip, If it were nee-sar-:. iie w ,id uo fromt u Bcvens re eun'v frn and~u c o- ~ i h - 0 .etni lie!:n iow t and frot ta to - n a :hs eryof :he tex: dx T1 no or-, E) fto hoard up :i-rp T7! - y id~ not cra noizgh on . e week Teeh% 'i n , 7rniun to last until to Tey o' "e twice a day anu ~'r one ytoe Yu know I t t : the N% rt - a-u-Flina: we wa the Ia - r 'rears \o tL "e r" c)"1ne in t' Washington h et- iat r of Egml thn you have n n: ren , La Cf v'e1e. Y-u Say: "A " I i ,;very poetic, 'ut yc "y have the e :. ve me t'eni e-ig-S t I . ,"' 0b'itUP -l and - e :.a ,I den t know w"" vrei ohe nex ' ae Vet::e n Aom r er7o-ic in the morning jus- look up v. yo u wi - ee black pt on the v y yo-,eau w er.r the tlpping Of win;- mn '-ead tt Egr A. Poe's insane raven :L"n- on the chamter door. "on;y th .u no mre," You will find Elijah' wo rove!, or :wo ravens of the Lord. the no . I're'd a1d the other briUin eiutcher and baker - In reso ut-ce. Whe, the ci e . .e'eged ard the inhainan e"r'"" 0f ''e :ure t1 tides washei 'he beac a nver before,. anda nee.r 'u e :~ough sheli Nh to feel the ' G '-i"n~l Tiire istnotmiu .iory tells us that - * d ' ere was- a great drougi *:: 'n El-ex. on the roek - v either s-wanuor -t-r p -f peais grew utt I ed " 1" measures, andl th er "VUes euouigi, promtiflng as b- .' Icangiveyvouafamniy ne-.-pain back there we d "et 'n 'nnetect. N.ew '-n Tiem~r di"-:"o"aed f'rom the hi!s -' on the hills drov r wa"ed y :ovor the valleys, anu ei I ''fyr~ ed~ at th Welis an~d fountaisb ' ~i.nrs .'t:-these after awiieh e toto :2. ::. the ":elihbors said to M\r rB . e of wt-"- I -uali speak: "Y ou :e n: sol v~r -ecs and herds down :iny:nrre.Ourwells are giving out. r. !Gisre, th alnCritn an, oath-d e~l hs finii o t.-: a ain wi'h is :r~ to ,-:'-,. 'saes of the hous '-ob aze was then in vogue in ? "na-ctard -n theinr knees be:fore GaldY :e" crted for water, and the f-unily story i rI'tp "hee w -.s weepioig and grat sobbinga:tt oirar : '" *~ f"mi "': mc: not pcri:: r 1ek f w~erail tfat the herds an" tu To a~iv rse ro~ tle atar. --r. Bird I -e. he i im 10,too his staff and walked !o. on' c;'r th'ills and in a place where i' i adc bee 'co e-'of t'"'es without noticing ay tins pr it-a he saw' the ground was rv, di, an 1. ne took h's -tad' andl turne p '~ groud, and wate" started, and hejc ek'r"edto is servants, and they came an~ . -ocht ' a:.s and bucts until all the fara y'::d allto: iiti.sks and the herds were~ re o~aate the' mue trouanus reac- - :i rom' tha i.e down to the'house ant ^ w-: ,/tevater ti-awed, and it 15 a ui- - N 'r I cai tat eld gandfather 1lijah,anja cal ia r ho'k that b"gi to roil then, and I role tt.the broot Cherith, and the a osn: :ead to all who near it is wten rt I-- are 'rn r.a ?tres o. circumnstances, r. -y an" a'g - ag ana nray, and pray and Ito .low d:,'s tha' p"ago;: go' "TheE u-::: hall depar'tand the hills be re- a ed bu 't y "otn 'indness shall no or merha-ie, if your ame iaim, u your hu&bnury, fail, 10o.< out h r r'aves. If you have 'n your despond. :e i.a: Go-i exn tria ad condemned hima I i::- 0; terneay, I move today for a tie w. nt 'is .'ixorrahy o' your life is everW r' 1""' will te!! yo""::. the first chap'- IW r, :' t'-' -niddle chiapter, and the last wilbeaout i" it is written ae..n te.stc' ete r about mtercy, the ena t :Co:: mecythe lat: chap a't" a ur" re t- erev that hoveredl r r yor -ve. The mercy tha 'wil I ''', i:-:vr o th ti ecx' "mpresses me 1 unexcee~al:aldv-:hCmnl imti e se)X x n~ ~~~i~ the ooioEij itou'd 't rp- It-. Uut no. It *. , Ut e c:our st freell an ..Nr utoIta e o s .' - i a :. p ien i y ek::g ot th eys - ei 2an . r o("'o nan; 1.3 ows wih vul "1'' ca' uti' .e 1.l: -: e cut fol r treyaurO in he.aven. %-N L :Ce br :- van salv: . :C W:11"':1* 'iILV I WI - c er -- 1.6a h .an~ y a rne!to 1. : 1 ou: z i! rn r1 MVIUi 1; :1 11 1 1 u ar) 4e .1 .rn i h1ty tue to ".7, Ge03--r w o; . Ua lI voll t'W o a etha woluan thLn you uL s it to 1 ttit iVV n t.ght you the sanc uh. it i.- a dtLrL S doI ner ore: it w. te ar shadow (,ni .r c1se:i was i i ..itk sh tes h!:-k :ren'.e: ;t w s a ra-ven: it was . . rL e this peofple teu e .rovidlences do not always mucan ad c: d that hLack provideuces do .tt a::y mea) retrogressionI C~idre of GoCd, get up out of yLur de - i The L:r.1 never had so ianv e : he ns tuayi . Fling yoir fr i 'vrr to t ie Win,. SouietiiueS iider '.e . i oC li e you fee' like my litie ;giri , - earz, Who saitl unler some clildish Ion, -0h, I wisi I could -o to heaven 1I ee Go I and pick tlowers:' 1lie will let ya ihen the right time c-nies to pick yrs. Unti then, whatever youl wrint, :ay for. I suippose Elijah pr:.ye.d pretty cl all tile time. Tremzendous work be u i hin. Tremendous work before Lim. d has no spire ravens for idlers or for opie who are prayerle;S. I put It. a1 the Oldest shape po ande. anu I am, wni-i*.n to N my eternity on it. Ask 6od it t!e ! way -or what you want ant you shall Lve It if it is beSt for you. Mrs. Une Pihey o. Chigo, a well known i"-tian wonan. was kIt bLy her hus;ina a ldow with one h:lf 1-Llar and a cottae le was palsied and had a mother t0 years - ae to support. The wi-iowed soui every v Ge A for all that was needed in the tiehold, and the servaut even was aston hed t thle precisicn with whic'a Gol an ;ered the prayers o; t:at woman. i1tM by m, irn te y ite~n. (n11e .ay rIing froun e fumily altar, the servant said. "You :ve not asked for coal, and the coal is tt.* Tiien thy stool and pr::yed for the coal. re t:our after that the serv::nt threw open e' dortii- and said. -the coal has coane.' A n-:rus man, whose naIe could give yo. ti set-as never hefore and never si:ce -a supy of coal. You c .anot understand 1 co. h'vens: Rave-ni: My fiend you have a right to argue from 'eccdeuts that Gd is going to take oare if ,I. Has he not done it two or three times -ydv. That is raost marvelous. I look e ani wonder that God has given mie oI tr tiues a day regularly all ny life e, never rii-s-it. but once, ani then I '~s LO'-t in the mnouultains. but thait very ut-arag and that very night I raet the ra (lh. the L~ordi is so good thlat I wish all his 'oie woul.d trust him with the two lives eItie vou are now lving and that. which -eryv ti'ek oftihe sva:ch an. levery stroke CL e .C ctin:'rni you ts apro:Chinz. Breiad yrLi ittimortal sot conies t Oday. See: e'viztton the pitr:ttr. They alight tne b::rks of all the terws. They swn nong the arches. Rtave::-: R'Lvens: "*'e' t :aro they thnt hunt-er after rightieous"e--. r tiev shall be :lle-l. T :I th 'in t:e, tind t'he sorrowing,. and the tei'-pred, liverance conies this hour.' Look down d you see nothing but yonr 1 sprtul de rmities. Look ir:tek, and yout ~see noth It wasoted. opportuinity. Cast your eye for trd, nd you h:tve a fearful i-o-king roil r' ju1 timent rind fiery ittEign tnin whlten a devour tthe adversary. 1;Lt look upt'. d you IliehoiL the whiped shiouldersi of :. teree .ing Chri1, and the facee of a tat i'' God, and the irradiation of an open hi heven. I hear the whirl of thecir rg. 11o you not feel the rtush of air on r cheek? Ravens: PRavens: The: e is only one que~stion 1 want to ask: >W t-.ny of this audience are willing to ist God for the sutply of their bodies. and st thie Lord Jestus Christ for the redempn n of their imtmortal SOUlSL Amid the clat of the hoofs and the clang of the whee'-s the jul-lcnt chariot, the whole matter 1 be desionstrated. T~e suddent deatth of Dorroh J1Tbesan lored,ear. Jalapa,. New berry Coun:V , ca"-sed Carorner Lir.Asay to ho d Suest Monday night anda h r. reurne a verdict tha'tuhs deatv s c sed by strycbnin~e poisoning,0 e dog being administered by ia on Ei. ton, rthite, it io pposed, 1! e:nk of whisdey. on Surnday after ion, when Uort'on called Johnsou ie and handed hi~n the bottle :ee is no rlositive proof of this temen~'t. but it is known that Hur n had bought some strychnine, he i, with which to kill cro;;s, and terwards returned to the party from bc.m he obtained the drug, and med him not to mention the fact of s getting the poison. Johrnson be me quite ill soon afuor he tocdt the cia. but deadly drink, and grew orse until he died. The two mencu are Ce unfrieIndly terms aoutt a wn an, but no one thought it would de lp suee an atfair. The Weather and Crops. T'e Utit~ed States Weathor Bareau i repoir: of eroo conditions for the eek ending May 1L, says: Inth ales of the Upper Mississippi andl issouri valleys the week endir~g a 10 has beena the best of the .ma nand exceptonally favorable far ringjl~ operations and growth o ops n the Southera S at s the! nditirirs have heen less favo.Qah i~g too coa1. and tn some 1''ioa-s o dv. In thrSouthaerr- ttes core s ery g enera!!y satfered rom' tht vas of insct!s anid f6t i-a1w te raue. Cotton has 130t mn avo 'le progrus over the cera aris ster' portions of the cottt' belt ti hter being2 too coo9l, compli Is Mu.ry by lu.. cs b.-i o uite ;.:en . hl~e rait is ietuded io some seI Gxreec5 V iakes a H1'ut. The G ee glnbtiL Pii 1 u:'.s and i. e rLflt(med biat N 1. 1-4 captura e os fAut owr, a ldt 1.r ':vi mU bI oard. ho TujrkB;:i Ies Lx (OtLi s. c.. Marin rii ( 1r- hu~ d 1. a, i e VAN , Oc A~IN AT THE STATE rr A C_ s~ ' s 'a S v 7 S. t-f u I r; uJ bl!: 00 OVi j _r T u4 cy c asiu.O2 TL~r offlee hoos nen s zw- held by Mr. XC'' YIii.en- n~ hs for irpuanv vears betn .r~"nas arriorno his ra~ce in so: C q. LES~ ps DOLL!Ca rcord hesq ~ for himn ni:try ela! miz 4 rd h as -a'd do -a u z imn rn u cl I! ca'i n. ~ t timc-, 1 Ut -. nre ye qt-~i'xid hs auIlity. T*ne i sent M'ier wil OouuOies _,(A be k;own uni.! he meetki 'Y of uebe)ard 1-1 C:i e.C 0. I iiMI .h~Uth, b.At Er,: is ?~o q".es'ion cf t'e fact tbat cutavw bt-nu preferred aga& ist h 1t* ;-.:-e."tdaat tte opcSa !On J *;J;,cs-, , of , Ev~S ~ e memi lb s , t i , q Y1 sv a* 'v,- prof,-ssors d . s 'd i'i. Vs led b y P;:o. Gr c I-e moiaLL' agairst Prsi * ;)!, allr wtr! maj! t o Lhe local rc,, yb- r; - F tlie bor of tr;-a'tpes, atd bonY-if tine ftc-iltv a' ,k to lave Srts~d-c. M .1t (m ep-.-e , and -.Yoe of :J er 7 r ri12 er el,,ced ia his Fs'ed. am W;S ~O~L+ha Prof' 7".. d ',t tnC Iaind epota f,. the -Cclcle that prct a who, tis ~re 'ciraIi.-'u~.ve c 'ai, Nvill bn .,u t ~w 3 v his crmliue~s iq tr.:e cnp.ix't c-f I rsid'ia. Miller. At taL-i ita~~'is hardc to lesr'u th'e exact 'ruef thi~e cbzr-)e(s ruade by "-e or1i acut ioii of a~. s -cidc chara-.-er ; y e -r d - - t - t Le e ff ec: L. l>s&~Miiers dcp,-.rtn,_nt "has r ot b~~~-ro fr~(- - - c'c. Ions as scorre Sof tn-t f;,_cat% tioug,!"t that it soi; ': li, v A : d 1'r is .;si 1 Uflr -a tn' ,t he isu- -d cnL'24 f the c~ai' co!) - ! oIf t' other- mlm' rs o :e -i]ty v el iop petd 'FromD th-e Ir wih .:t s ziie sist bis is & on - in o a )it fP 'Ac CD Nass w:N A 3 V o7Y. a ~ ~~~~~n T16 Feo ,-ya a o c 1rt U; f aI d. Yt c b, de f C * ~ ~ ~ I "C U- 1 I IiO -z I .. j- K-eoy Wes' udr eo :C ria nwt H- c inur GXa Ga -: 'e ci- a L re - e a e i Lu C : s c e i - a 1 'r-- .d s -pci 'av.'. c i i can-ey ren-d r.--er. L-:,o' coanas nd)%rsued ins veescrht he fled thde enl tkas1,; at Cabc uz fU y r.cz D>. it is id t.at s. s bv-rewee iez:es an d S.) tiomnydr .Z-der, e 1i mca .rth the ;:anl ~ener id Bnot a o. Hsx .t to rersce i isM oEuznloby - dfa itiy t he would la:h a beaac d Waiia f:rc flO it e o and ecei time tranped ut of ali-ne Wtrc he a:o d e oaffaircese n e., in a le ar to a S istiole tL Genoral thnos laid. as trnp for tein len te awtack, hea s hi smul tri.ng thea i:sh L- &ent ce, The eingtoinjk:aoebl or ;a!*- upon their.e.r witih bu in linfar: i ile :.he escort hecd thir ie T ci's forei s said to have bzea betwEen 1,1!-00ar-d 2,000 men. Ger . qal Garcia, ith 1.000 meni. aeso wited for the convoy, the agues from Bay-omo. Hea as tod b- his ccoul. that there wa---.s a Isre 6Spa:isa force -.llwi ,-he!orly pr beced male train, and su r --ig t tick he aillo rdthe ria-k au.es and saller cacort to pass,'a d piaoed hlis ein :a ade tautageous phen a vs)ion -gait the comiL of General Lnos. W ,hen the, column was withlin Short r~-ge the azia nts nened ar ire. The tract was de--adiy. T e Spansh re urd te fire, but w i'. hitn e yesuh. thon aros e te rl1 cry, "E' mac ' at-d OCZ.or3 tfe rukshe could be cloed or a Fquma formned, Gai ei,: s vete:r-,s wer XL pantnm. -,Is bas g-eralRly bena te caze, the Ss b~infantrY. havin-g e-:a ne sub jcdta he.vy re,did no-, ong op tosa ihe machete ith tae baonet md froc br-oke and ran. e nsureutti fo.rlcs were tLen, diveld, one ovision pursaing Genered Ler-s, and th, oihu er u oing to cature toe arms anid pro visos hTud Sp..nish coxm nde. with the reb.reating uai body, C s har4sed for ;en miles. Hz-e dccd to abandon the regular oaroad bc Lo Marzaillo, fearinr e would be itetr ctzpted, as Genieral Rezy hiad been a few dayvs befhre. Thae, onLy way he Saw to s-re ae remnant o Lhis fore:--. -is to m-ke for the co.st ,,,t a poit Man, miets from a z;1ncLa. ]He afah early forty iles, reched J pe C..v z, ia sin word to Ianzanillo. A pas foger s:.eaa er was pressed intro ii-a' carried t he esrl diers back to Maza.to. e fi-rce fls The r iatner st swif. .heire trre ther tquey r ol aal o car-e~ 31oneye.~u. In dsr. i Aoan he bank o the C yar Foe vie in Nkrt I t:oln e r mi le~ sa bue ie wich a heenr y ,er bench.r he~ sain-.t are hu c. ino morevi cr les frc q ntov f~l soyrc Ow-rvaiol a Irmr -'n imtt nth tum of moey bf isrich hsL neah orcrpagins theId ~her frehrs Hpv I uh nr. 1uces 1 ~a au m~ u orm~n years ah- roefundps mitern to -epo the Lo teos h he grs whren, be hsern~red to ar here invaily eanristef o t-atei te inure ere peuayce raitod by!a theciarictdas aod.: Erjniandti knwedg f he futurv~ e wo periec ts au na'obnr, wieoti dut, itna obly atf Ia thaille rs o vaea rohset.dsit e i mr mTheionpcae frovae o occaltsoue Overv tation~ h~ suoasn hi tha c toe a incqe ruad,~ bail sme eari s? sn how nderfsad ofthe yea upo hims to accwen.t the sprs uio of h ohn tey* bui n the iher roun the lo -tse would. setioe d ar it sipjl n Ida inan oftha pirole um-rstood pemc faietd byt s cei inseo-cts ad cnrl, a b serVice ~to our atona wetheor cau at atedt and hsecret. iO w.st e Peple v sca.e of eanet r very traly say tho Y'nons:trsij tie fn ineqculivi:-s oft taty Cs shownr in Bterfso the Rwabcisi cato accioedest o ther pc ropsionsof he Hon.J.u dctu5ari tou ptoadu an Eyptan e dtta o the intestiof poe South wL.r ws a uairad si. rot I ef sinooibas d upriartheifact that as She~ R ipauliiabsu control te a'ove-dnra iforthnet focurers~. ate rest, anad igh protectc wasro to aeithe>iy of the ge'sv'te-rment for tiOt tione, it shul b appiled far' arnimpctr r!li o a! r are i intres~et.n~ B u h R-usiens, tre t thea tret of theirspei -ftricnd. dh maua1 rr n tretth ua.'nen ' idaou tepotci po0y1 hc st gadteitrs. pers ofall thes. asoltel refsed stpoe erand of* -h aufac'urers eros flgstpee>onT1e g W 3MN' R::''-1T S !-ONG A.GO. (t~ n! ur-.-. 'di 1,71 nI 'a A.: c T);" *t-t it-~s w ? (3 c -I al r V7t 1.,fl t' ia- (" ' at a r:1 y e c I ee tin h ,' h- t* oo-'~e' -) o Pcqxain t-. is u' ur-vv -e 0 'u.-f"J '.-,: to. 0-A1 te ae'--u m- Ior hh>-l 'st Ii. ndu tr la., hssdt la~v i r h i urnti -tor~ Lvrykn -p~t.sauet..ae th adr;_.sna' 111ia vrt b n;,ah to benoae a q--r~ ih theo tareats aud cihr I yad." -iS tid memorial. ' A -or dtaw hear sb u! t. reor P.-'r:! h 11.~ to od II7 Jueca3 a ~te law noti ge a:ntls to every e her d ean tf ie resfuse to doW sol;ibai at~u al tio il-nlT. and-r the law ~v'c' ( nond P.'is t o- (A app Ii P e pprtaarly tof orpha Pqazc r Pt t'aheI proes a laros vaR:,' :orma metinzsaiiIo a m- ; t!ar w-i ar- to eild PINY J-an1w jlvie fauna 4illwiad the aw s'r-' Ja ucs~e of thru'r.and flrins be~~~~ ,a thterftre'Tewo V; cmlwi'-soa(rs is f to bealied ortriLy o cmaizitac? ofuorpans P-nag grai V1 punbers a a;Vd~ but urL a o so rs t '-A, tabi A". iiIz T oI 'z t: - mar'p'll'. to ae? thee fais o ery four vears. "en fauom." :b Jsed !heo -'lyo-, a-ow aft.r1 ~~~.Lte!- XLIA~i m ~v-thsar ande idg ps the ar *en- m-eor e ter to b b~e jte. nar uture- . Taet irua P-e,);iLgursgill Lnt lc-rl s e oae this oppnuiI ay for io "-r usad " Cs d - t' -_'Lb*af for par:if'2 b ar:: .;6 s c s t,! a u rT"-idm Tiiur ies ass'pele- 't atdas ties tair co a Ph -,-: bun ItLrd .fuau PMOL-r~p' X. p,*a4 rfa-iwori'- co va-~iLtof- vi wa t ans as - i "2 h-:e pt -flid : a-. tof wi, ows, aftr "'ad- y An z Jue to r o s t~e ad sa, soP);c saae w.di to r.-a !a4ugue a wa'or tv-S pi-Tr o" Liegar .Li,:h a pe r~n S cer toeu.'~ " n n- t- r B3PTIST BRETHEN. ioutheru Baptist-l Meet ia Wilminglon The Wtit-tt MX-tter. 'h 42:d srssioi cf t S'hern '3 C >'o 'er I m sca t-- to ord.er' -iiiant J ,rIthan i n o f . a 1in,-ece Fdv rn -.ntme-enp muse of, th-e FPi-st p i-t enUrch, o- Wimi: z t. N. r. s ziear read the roll o-'dee ts. )2el'aat are's ece upon a L; oazcial 'is, one fr ever; ,25 contriouted to is :rs, aid one from each district c,-ti r. Uoon tbis basis ther 6re entided to seats 1.156 del-t-iec, 727 inancial basis, 429 asc.ieual. SC.rcahua s entit1d to 66 on ti cmi-I basis. 63 present; from associ iCns entidd -o 31, present. 19. In a edt seech. ex Gevernor Nor r-rn c-f Gcrgia nomninated Jonatha - rao of Alahana for pr-si "t, who was uraainiously e:ed. r-ide Haralson has been p ier of the convention since 189 ['he prsernt secretaries, Lansing Br I,. ow of Augusta, Ga., and O!iver F. a Yeoc.y of Mrr3land, were unfani- to nvu sly (cectea. These gentlemen ave. tgether, done this work for the - ast 15 y'!ars. A report was read by Joshua Laver ng ol Maryland fron the board of trus- 3 ces of the Southern Baptist Theologi :l seminary, asking tue corventicn o take steps for the election of rew tnrn'xrs of the board to dll vacaccies ' Etcy made. Some comaluica ions 1ere received: Oe from Amer c1a Baptist Education Society. and ie from the Scuthoin Btptist Cl- I &se coaference. The S B. 0. con- C trenct hvrtiv invtes the Ameri 3aptist EAIucation society to Meet with Lem next year. Dr. J. William Jones offred a res >lution t the TCet that communities a which this convention may meet t iereafter shall not be expec:ed to urnish full entertainment, This was Tumediately tabled. The custom has ; long ob:ainel of free entertain nent that it seems hard for the peo >Ie to change. Southern hospitality s proverbial, and communities do no', vish to loose the oppportunity of howing it. An address of welcome, cordial in ti :pirit and chaste in speecb, was mad a o the convention by J. Mills, E q., )f the Wilmington bar. The pastor f f the church, Rev. W. B. Oliver, rs Liso spoke a word of welcome from ischuich and the other Baptists of oillmington. Tbe speech of response was made be Rev. J. L. White of Ma ton, Ga. At the afternoon session the trustees i the Southern Bantist Theological P eminary submitted a statement in vhich they declined to sit in judg nent on the expression of Dr. Whit ett in The Independent. Dr. Writ ett atso read a letter to the Southern A 3a:>tists, which he prepared today, A 6od in which he made his position A tuite clear. He closed as follows: B "I cannot more stroa.iy assure the Bj rethren that I am a Baptist than by BI Vhat I have recently deciared with C egard to the abstrset of principles Cj et forth in the fundamental laws Of Ce he seainarv.. I am heartily in ac- C ord wi.h my Baptist brethren in C] very dininctive principle that they C told. My heart and life are bound C1 . . :_ '0- 1 T L - _ - _ C. I) with the Bap~ists, and I have noe ugner thoughi. ou earth than to spend c ry days in their fellowshipY and ser-C -lres in the name of the Lord Jesus C< >rrist." At his conclus~on there w'm Cc remarkable demonstration by the :nvention. Songs w ere s ang and a Fi 'us was made to shake the doctor F1 The vice presidents elected were W. G F. Northern of Georgia, J P Eageof G. .rkansas, R A. Marsh ofNurth Caro- G ira aivd J. Leverin4 of Mars land. Tne convention sermaon~ at tight H ras oreached by Rev. R A. VenableH i Meridan, Mt~s. Tne Lnorrinag session on the second ay vas coasumred in the hearing o ee reports from each of the States of he conventiou on home missi.:ns. p )r. C. T. Walkar, a colored areacher p roaa Augusta, Ga , made o::e of the p. 2'os. ic t resting address s:o the mor..- a ug. Vice President J. P. Eagie 0: 8c Lransas preadded: Dr. Henry Mc 8 )>naid of Atlanta, mtesident ~of t.:e 'A' Lme mission board addressed the onvetition on the needs of the bo-ir.. Tae first business before the after .oon session wis the hearing of the. eports of the committee on the report 0, f the Sunday rc'ool board. It we cad by Dr. A. P. M.ontaeue, of Co mian' University, and c unmended carmly the woark done by thle Sunday t chiool board. w A special mass meeting was held atM is at inthe interest of home missions. 2 ter. J. B. Cova, an exiled C Tban, oing missionary work anong his eople in Tampa, Fia , described th-: crious c neck w aich the cause of home 5 .asions had suffred in his native ce and on account of the war r'ith Spain-t {e was followed by Rev. De. J. B. ec frambrell of T-:xas aaod Rev Dr. A, R. p 'e:able of Mississippi. SO:Le of the most p:.winerst men in a be conuvention are laym mm Tne prcs- 16 ient is one of the supreme judges of la Jlabama, and two of the vice presi- at a-nts are ex goveln -rs. -'-reenville v fountaineer. The Cotton crop of 1896 The statements furnished the De- di artment of Agriculture by all the i ailway and water trarsportation '1 ompanies show that from September re ,196, to February 1, 1897, the total re etual movement of cotton from the m tates of production to ports, Nr- i aern and Western mills, Canada, of lexico, and eli other diestinations, w:' nounted to 6.517 125 commercial w ales. Reports from ine - icials of ajl sei cat five of the Southern anils show ,of rtual ceurchasc-s taken from the cur- ea ent crop of 560,114 bates. Th e fivc l :ills niot neara from purchase.t dnr- w iz the same period last yea; 2 4t3 ales. The Department's te>* ship: 2. cad precinct agents show th. 'oc r 'ebruary 1, 1897?. there remmied o a !anrations 362 26S bal es ; in r:~ ure s, 598 727; a. .xnie ; ics 1ot L . a r amres, .2.1 314; c a d de pa.s anic nc ar4s 13U491, caiti.g the total a uotut held on plantations and in l neciar towvns, not iraciuding ary d atten held at ports. 1 494,329 bales a Trc&d to KUil H~esef. Carri' Br >.vn is a e c .'i of the Al- o mf uni-reroity, the wei -.)oL color .1 instiP-utiona of learniag in C-alum-o :ia, S- eisa abut i8 years of .-ge and sae from Winnsboro. asday ioaraia, having stood her ex -niua oncs srmra! days ar she '. s-: to ze unirersity to hear tne results rea6 ai.. Wheu the names 0 1 an who ~s nee 'xc.:'a-i-ns. 1b..:.eado t) a d ra's.r upuear - a sld *-> pa x-uxnination .e a sesiu -.on. A dx:tor was e 0i oned andt 'e lif was saved. th mi.-p For Two Weeks. d Ir J M Eraent, wife of thre post e *r deujmnr, has bee- sleepin;;e irir ek The phis eians cin o undzers aud why sne sleeps. Su*w al rithout paie, and nas nayo' m.e t *-ovement in all the time sh h-as o en sleeping. Her respiration is per-rh tz POWDER Celebrated for its great leavening strength 0 healthfulness. Assure the food against tim alt al. fornis of alulteration common the cheap brands. ROYAL BALZIN6 POWDER CO., NEW YORE. BUT FEW CHANGES ado in the Avsesment of Railroad Property. The railroads of the State have had tir property assessyd for the year 97, thougzh the Izures are subject to ia.nge. The annual meeting of the ate board ef eaalization of railroad operty was held Wednesday in the fice of the cmptroller general, all e menors bine present, and the sessment for taxation per mile was -a on all railroad property in the :ate. The valuation were left identically e same as hst year wi:,a bat three :centior.s. In the case of the Green >nd. Wateree and Branchville road e assessmant was raised from $i,000 r mile to $1.250; the Part Royat and estern Carolina line was increased omn $6,500 per mile to $7,500, and e Spartanburz. Union and Colum a went up from $7,000 per mile to .000 The board will promptly notify all Ie roads of the actioa taken and has >pointed Tnursday next as the day r hearing any protests from the ilroad au:.horities. After hearing ch -orotests. if there be any, the ),rd will anally fix the assessments. Last year the total assessment of ilroad track foi taxation in this State as $22,935,262, the mileage is 2,573. ae total valuation of all railroad operty in the S:ate, including track, as $23 910,162. Hre are the tes; ments made Wed sday. together with those of last "ar: 189. 1897. hley River...............$ 9,000 $ 9,000 h. and Spartanburg.... 6.000 6,000 & Char. Air Line..... 10,000 16,000 rkeley..................... ),00 3,000 anch. and Bownn.... 1,500 1,500 te Ridge.................. 2,500 2,500 rolina Midland.......... 5,000 5,000. r. Knox. and West..... 1,000 1;00 .r. G.and C....... ...... 2,500 2,500 titral of South Carolina .000 8,00. arleston and Savannah 13,000 13,000 & S. ('4ea Is. brancn). 2.000 2.00@ ar. CA. & Augusta. 1:3,000 13,000. , Ches. (Lan k Ches) 1.750 1,75 N. Dart (Salsbury div) 4,000 4,000 &\ Dart. (Gibson div. 6,000 6,000 eter &N Le soir......230 2,750 L &. G reenville.......10.000 10,oO0 L, New . & Lauirens... 5.000 5.000 s Shore Tertminat... 10,000 10,000 rence Railroad...... 15000 15,000 r. R R (La tabrancii)4,0 4.0 a. Cent & Pen........... .& Western.........2,0,0 ,Ca. & Northern... ) 0,0 nn Springs...........2,0 ,0 een Pond( W' & Branch)4,0 425 .mptcn &~. Branchvile. 00 1,0 rtsville............... ,50 n. & A (Preg branch)5,0 500 \. . (Dart branch)... 600 &\. (S o. & N.C. 1,00...0 rtha'ten......1,000 16,000 rt R~ Ve~ ar 7,500 7,500 Limetto2,000 3,000 Ca . a.......1,000 15,000 Ca a~tc.......,000 2,000 ar~t~non . Ct 4,000 8,20 dt . e~ ra....1,000 1,000 C .z - (V i.) 10000 10,000 itCo ~ 'ti. t~.51,000 15,000 C. A(Cnwa b~6,000 4,000 .&Sin (11A .)1,200 1,2000 rheaRitern.... C.... 16,000 16,000 rt Roalab Auustao.. 17,5 the rg rt Ri-i ~ Ws Ca...... 6,50 7,500s .so Can2 Paii........ 8,0d B8,000olfi ,b.u A (le2i 5.).... 1000 Dug,000 ,so C.as ACnusal, cr)u4,00 sm,000 Cord tandc Isn Cultrging Soany tsof th vriets ofcorin ts.tera es taea hs iing96 the larg ; yIeldd werme by fls: Coares, thifC 25sby anareolclodn Edl asestdn2 and Blount ProlicI 9u (Bulletin fro, J.lF. Dugar).a er ytiglad hntarmme Aasem dinl Geran in tis r espec the s wase unusaicalsing smle, htd th dimmonce Avetreaginglan et of thvarioent mareies reuten a:me yieldr an follows fom teprise and tiBedofte ari. Tis 96l s corn firm avergins tea latir yields thane ino 4labama d Georgia. enhisdr sation the eds wrane boraemad, the samed orn feet !-rn bsels geamid acof e42b ear cr of covaittiesreled a smered than rainls frtom udlt was orplomed vrn the on atve aild oaned in 14 saests de a~tivier enie stateiond Of dy branc>ha bormlnd th criesld c~rnds a thwre the s reatured er 4u of az n acre Tof cotonedo dmea wales epoy the iealksn nirege an cre before tlin ta-e rsu farti zer. On the same ind of~ dsce thanos whene ey were re itedbof oesgr ploeriunder Tps bu ofs corn ana acre The yiedto in ws ess wh the entire rptaks re cut anecred oree pasail.h se tu o p le stalk forepinga clicortn whied t 45c pa bwere sas 25'roa.l lb.ndrp the oi nares rpiti g the foder cresplted an everage., loss o: 2.9 bua an acre. .y wneen fodder is high and corn can fedder pulfling be regarded as fi:able. Hay tuaking would gen ly '>ive better returnes tt-at? fodder lin fr the labor e-nployed. If, w'ever, topping is postponled rather er tfan tze usu4l time for pulling d. the vield of the grain will not How ro se'.d Them. outroir G-uerat Lrton has re 'ed tr..n t o couuties in th~e state reports of the county pension rds as :o te number of pensioners tose asoiesti ius have been aoprov or iceai. Mr. Nortoa says that y are sending in the list oif approv names wittuout stating the reasons a .ver:e upproved, and in some cas wttott aending along the certidi e of rme counaty auhtor which is r-imiHe says the reports are tless to tne State board unless e st-itesments and certidicates ac tpa'ny the reports. He hopes Lt ? i ther county boards will act