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Military visitors from Kuropo lmv? Always boon surprised at tho lux nest with which strangers havo boen al lowed to Inspect American formica tions, often bolng allowed to roam about wherever They pleased without n permit. Recent order# have been Issued which In cortaln eases, at least, will impose much greater strictness In this respect, Tho Commandant at 8<"ort Hamilton, /N. Y., has received In structions frogi Washington to refuso ml mission to strangers, and wicket Urltlsh spies seeking to hiy bare o\ir .weakness will hereafter bo UepL-fit a distance. , f . ? in A Story of Glftrtsto rJaJ j ?tho Kngilsh preas deems ItMn Inter iestlng coincidence that l'rosldont Krilo-; ger lost a thumb by aeeldent, while Gladstone lost a flimcr. It Is recalled that Gladstone, In describing the am-' ?potation of his llngorr once wild: "Tho inbseneo of pain sometimes anlouuts toj ^pleasure. It was oiico my fate to havw n flngor cat off, and I recollect per-* fectly well that wh6n tho surgeons' .ceased to lmek me I was more delighted,' ^than I can express. 1 thought I never '.experienced so lively a pleasure." mm ? THE ACME OF TORTUKE. _ , m "Tho Hatli," Oiico 1'nrtl In Italy for" \ Capital Punishment, ' Tho punishment of tho bagno (bath),; ouo of tho most cleverly cruel Infliction^ ever devised by an otllclal of the torturo chamber, was administered in Italy,; probably hi Venice, where the water of the lagoon^ played ho prominent a part In Its penal system. ( Tho prisoner was placed In a vat, tho sides of which wcro slightly In excess of tho aVorago height of man. In order to hold in cheek tho rising tide of water, which ran iriv? tho vat In a constant stream, tho criminal was furnished with a scoop with which to ball out tho .water as fast as It came In. r Tho respite from death by immersion thus obtained was more or lean prolong ed, according to the powers of ondnr n nee possessed by tho victim. Rut, Im agine tho awfid torture, the exhausting und even that hideously grotesque ef forts, tho Incessant and plilleya toll by night ahd Oil.v, to stave off tho dread moment fast approaching, when, over t'omo by sloop and fatigue, ho was un? nblo to strugiflo any longer against his tu,c:' Frcm n Prominent I'ltrgvimin. ? . CI. I.NH, Fl.A. I \xi\* ftfTl ctml nlHr>("?,?iiiiL or Miinn k in* rtred nkln dlne/me, for iiinre th.-urfrMri-niy jean1, and In add 1 1 ton 1 1 prcM-ript Ioiih from a Krenl ninny tiromlnt'iit pnyi.iciniiH I liail iiued ev< ry. IhiiiK l knew of, rcn mint-mled im cm ni lot i kin di*?nso". without tho '?Huh test benefit, Several muni lis ?.?<> one hex o: Tkti i iiinkhik Kiven me, a n! fly i in iiNa I have l, n a ( uroil. Throo months lisvi' |>nsHo?l, anil i u siirit of 111 lei urn. 1 tdiftll ei'ev remember t ho linkers ? this valuably remedy with kj-uIIiu'Io." ' Kkv. A. c. 'iMt.vun. J box by mull for Mh\ in stump*. J. T. Snrr rui.Ni:, Savannah, (la. i-. - - When Naturo Nfeoils Afls'tdnnce it may bo boat to render It promptly, but ono tdiould roaiomhor to iu? V. even tho most porfoct romolloi on,)y when ncedod. Tho bort anil moat eimplo and gontlo remedy is tho Syrup of Fi.jn, manufactured Wy tlie California Kiy Syrup Company. Wo will kIvo $Ii)i re wa I'd fi?r any earn of ca tarrh that ennnot boon rod with Mall's Catarrh Cure. Taken internally. F. J. ClUt.NKV ifc Co., Props., Toledo, O. FITS * topped free by Tin. Kl.lNK'rt O IIP. AT Nkhvk Kkstoukii. Noilts after llr-.t day's u?o. Marvelous euro*. Trent lue and J'J.OO t rial bot tle fro6. I)r. Kltno. 931 Arch St., Pblla., Pa. A company recently bought .'101.001 ncros of cypresses In Florida nt II fly coats to $2 au uero. Moro iliwirfs irn I'lvtiicnl t>jr iiiletf brown limn by any ( li iitx- I i*e Wliy rim nurli ter rlblo cIiirh when you know t lint li .M.iiiV I'lofttlnif Dornx Hou|i In ^biol u I<-1 y |ni,-oT \oiir Ki-nrer 'i'1* it or will not It tor you. In roil wrapper* only. Tho Arizona Agricultural Kxperlmontal ftintlon ha.i madn puocavilul oxperlmouta ia tho culture of rnmiii. Wo have not boen ? it bout, } I 'i^o's Cure for /'onsumptlnn for 20 years, i.i/.zti: Kciiltici.u Vamp St., UarrlMburK, l'a.. May I, ".'1. Mm. WliiKlow'sSoothlnij Syrup for rhlMrru lectlilns, softens the Kum?, redu?-es in Ham ma tlon, allnys pain, cures wind colic. iV. a bottle. If nflletcd wlthKoreeycRUse l>r. Jsuno Tliomii. hoii'k l'Jyo water. I)rvij;i?l*ts sell at -?*?' a bottle. , Pxlremo tired foellng nfrtlots nearly every body nt this sonron. Tho hustler.q oeuso to push, the tireless grow weary, Iho ??ner getio bocomo onorvated. You know just what wo mean. Bomo men and women eudeavor temporarily to overcome that Feeling by grout foreo of will. >15ut this r Is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully wpon (lie nervous system, which will u- .t lom; Ftond FUeh strain. Too many people '"work on their nerves," and the result is seen in un fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pr<>s trutlou," in every direeMjn. That tired inn Is a positive proof of thin, went, Im pure blood; for if tho blond Is rich, red, vitalized mjd vigorous, it impart;; life end energy io every nerve, organ nnd tt*suo of tho body. Tho necessity of taking Hood's Barsaparllla tor that tired feeling Is, there fore, apparent to everyone, and tho good it will do you Is equally beyond question. Jlememhor that v Sarsaparilla jls thi OnoTrucDlocd PnrM-r. Alldi uk*!*!- SI 'Prepared onljr by C. I. Hold A I,, well. Wood's Pills operate* ST5 c!?n MM AND BOYS! Want to learn *11 About * Hon* f Saw to Pick Out * Aood On* J Know Impcrfiv J tlon* and m> Ounrd ??*'??' Fraud t D?t*ct an I Kit ft ? Cur* when taui* It ?OMibl* t Teiptha ajrr by Ih? T??lh t VfbH (OCAll Ui* Different r*rt? of til* Ani mult How to Sho* a HorM I'mprrly I All l hi ??d Otbtr Va Information can I ? i>:.|4'r? U>f rMdlm our If.i.l'^TKATKI) lloRHK HOOK, whUb w? trill for.var.1. |>v>?t rc?t* t? MMtMi BOOK FOB. HOUSE. M* ??/ W rsrll S!?I IRBY TACKLES . TILLMAN. SI'KKOIliOS DKUVKIiKD IUCKOHK THE 8TATK CQNYKNIION. ? ? A re Keforiners to He Merc TooIb lu the HujmIs of Any Mum? + Jtylow will l>o found State Chairman Irby's ami Hen&tor Tilliuau's speeches before the Htate Convention at Colum bia lust Wednesday. SP.NATOn liuiv'n HI'EBCH, If I >voro to consult my own fool ings I should not utter a word -on thin question ; hut, Mr. President. 'occupy ing the position that I <lo, holding rt high trust as the guardian of tho Dom oeroey of Houth Carolina, wor0 I to faiWfi respond for tho grand old party when sho has beeu challenged, (and shaino for it) by her greatest bonefloi ary. I say, Mr. President, not in ill will, but in truth ond eandor and honor, to the ncoplo of the Htato, that when thin "10(Jgotlold Domoorat, an he has so proudly proclaimed himself upon this floor, challenges the party over which 1 have tho honor to preside, that 1 should be recreant to my duty if 1 did not defend it. When this Kdgefiold Democrat who wos tnkeu from a lowly position, but an honorable one, j?ud raised to tho highest in the gift of tho people of Houth Carolina, proclaimed himself as an "Kdgolleld Democrat." 1 must Hay that 1 know boforo what on "Edgo fiold Democrat" was. (Applauso.) Mart ( lai*y was an "Edgefield Demo crat." (Applauso.) Hut, Mr. President, Mart ( lory was not that kind of an Edgefield Democrat. IV! art Clary was a Houth Carolina Democrat. (Cheers.) Now, Mr. President, where aro wo ? I regret that I have to talk so plainly nit i am talking here? who aro we? What aro we? How came wo here in this convention? You have all heard of the manifesto that was issued in 1800. It iH a prominent document. Tho people of tho Htate have a right to know about it. fdiud something to do with tho revision of that document bo fore it was issued. That document wan at lirst so framed that it addressed all the people of tho Stato ? white, black, Republicans and Democrats alike. 1 entered my protest that un less it was changed, I, as a Democrat and loyal son of the State, would not go into it. 1 was willing to make tho light under tho maehinory of tho party; to capture that machinery that tho people of the State might control, and therefore at my suggestion tho words, ??To the people of tho State," which included oil elasses and complexions, were changed to "To tho Democrats of the State," and the words, "We will abide by tho result of tho September convention," inserted at the end. I insistod upon that because I was a Democrat, and unwilling to destroy tho Democratic party of the Stuto. Under that flag tho people of this State put tho government of tho Stato into the hands of the Reform faction. Hut for that pledgo in the manifesto tho March convention wottld have failed. We eamo in claiming to bo Demo crats. Wo aro enough Democrats to elect our governor twice, and that dear, old, rotton party, aw some call it. now, was good enough to clect soiuo people to tho United Htates Senate, but it ain't good enough to elect some pcoplo to tho Presidency of tho Uni ted States. Now, that's what's the matter with Hannah! (ApplaiiHo and laughter. Are we, Reformers of South Caro lina, to bo mere tools in tho hands of any man ? Aro wo to acknowledge the fact that we aro carried in his breeches pocket to be delivered at any minute ? I will tell you, sir, that I for ou&jun not to be carried in tho pocket oRany man, I was opposed to bolting /n 1 HIM), when I think my friend, the Kdgolleld Democrat, thought a bolter worse than a Rad ical. Am I. the legal head of the Demo cratic party, to sit tamely as a sheep and allow the party to bo delivered in to the hands of the enemy ? ()h, my dear Reform friends, 1 nuij talking plainly and honestly to you, and if you fall but with me, I am sorry for ib l'our years ago you woro such Demo crats that you required tho electors nominated by this convention to nign a pledge to vote for tho nominee of the Democratic convention. Tho idea of I S nu n out of 911 going into a convention and saying to the balance, "We have got to tlx this plat form; wo have got to name the man, and we have got to be above suspicion, or we are going to bolt." Why, that's simply rebellious. If that's the way you are i;oing you hail as well stay at home. Why not propose to turn tho wholo matter over to South Carolina ami let her run it. The convention ought to instruct its delegates to abide by tho nomination. The free silver men need not bo afraid. They will control the convention by at least a hundred majority. And yet you say we must go there and run the thing or bolt ! Hero in a possible candidate foi Presidential nomimtti. u ' within tho hearing of my voice. I have no objec tion. If they nominate him in Chicago I will <to as much for him as I have mi_for him in South Carolina in tho past, atuTS^think every ono will agreo that I have <n\ne as much as any ono else. He is wiling to go into that convention and take pot luck with the others, and yet here is tho convention dodging the issuo. Why, you delegates hero don't represent 5,000 votes ir. Houth Carolina; you didn't make a test of the thing in any county in tho Htate. There is no use in talking about it. There aro 1 02,000 whito Demo crats in Houth Carolina, and yon may go from county to county, and I will guaranteo that wo doh't represent 10, 000 men any way. And yet you aro going to break tho record of tho Dem ocratic party with a possible Presi dential candidate in our midst, by dodging thbr issue. J*et us for decency s&ko Abide by the result, whatever it moy bo? for Democracy's sake and for poor old Houth Carolina's sake. Here yon aro endorsing a man for the Pres idency on a platform, saying, "If you don't do our way wo will walk out." Voioo ? "Walk whore?" Houator Irby? "(lod ubovo kuowsl Wo will ull bo anltamcd of this foolish ness iu throo yuurs. A boltor never amounts to anything and its only two or throe yours when, .you boo liim ooiu ing buck and bitting down oa tho mourners' bonob. Now, Mr. President, in conclusion, this is my lust offleinl uet us chairman of tho Demooraoy of thoHtato. Wo hftvo had much troublo ? whon Curoliuiuns divido both sides huvo troublo. Wo huvo boon successful beouuso wo clung to Democracy. If you hud deserted it, un eomo of your leaders, who don't liko mo now wanted to in 1M1)2, ami who would huvo gone if I, as head of tho j??r ty , hud not hold them back, wo would never huvo accomplished what \\t) have. Tboy picked up Mr. Jtowdou, who i? emmoi eutious und honest, and pitched him iu tho Htrcuiu of Populism; but they came back uud behaved themselves whon they uuw whatu rough timo ho had of it. And now, sir, lot mo Hay that if I loso tho friondship'of every ^ Reformor and every Dofuoorut iu South Curolina it will bo tho proudest act of my lifo that my last otHoiul act as chairman of tho Democratic party of tho Htuto, was to sound u warning to my frionds, to tho ltoforinors of Houth Oarohnn not to desoi t tho parly, if we do, white civilization, to say nothing of 'white supremacy is gone. Whenever wo di vido and go Juto another party, tho breach thut in only factional will bo wideucd and mudo permanent, and white civilization in Houth Curolina will ho destroyed. My frlouds, it it? the greatest blonder that has over been mudo in Houth Carolina, and you will hco it. Ifwofltund together wo, will go to Chicago, or our delegates will go th?ro (for 1 don't think I'll go) (laughter); and bo received as friends. Hut if you dodgo this you will bo hissed as traitors and enemios iu -dis guise. KK NATO 11 TJLIjMAN's 8PKKOII . Mr. l'rosidont und Oontlomon of tho Convention : Wo huvo had many remarkably interesting exhibtions, such as our past history hasnovor Boon the liko of. I suppose that so ill-as sorted and uncongenial a combination us tho ouo that has exhibited its von oui here on this iloor has nover boon equalled. Wo have had hero a man who has boon honored by Houth Curo lina n great deal more than ho hus hon ored himself? ' Heftator Irby ? "That's a lie!" Houator Tillmuu's reply was lost in a storm of cheers nnd counter cheers, while a prominent Reformer of tho dispensary foroo lugged iu a huge pitchfork. Hciuitor Tillman, continuing, as soon us tho storm had somewhat subsided, said: Wo have had this man, u repre sentative of tho people of Houth Caro lina, undertake to speak to us hero as a master, and toll you to your teeth that you uio not representing tho peo ple. I pray Clod, such assurance I Why, ho could not have been elected to this Convention if lie had not mudo a combination with the Conservatives. And what is all this about? Is there a syllable in the principles that wo advo cuto that' is not Democratic? Tolk about bolting, I know that our peoplo despise tho idea of a man goingoutr.nd pulling in the negroes, but two of tho xnou who have spoken hero huvo done it. And still they eomo to us and say, "Don't even hint at a pro posal to go to Chicago unprepared to lie down uud lot tho Hliylocks and gold bugs trapr'plo on you." ' I have been doing more than ony other Democrat iu Houth Carolina to bring about a revival of ..tho hopes of the Democratic party in tho nation, und muko it go forward as tho party of tho people, rather than as tho tool of the moneyed classes. Two years ago, when I was runniug for tho senate, I told the peoplo of Lexington county about tho rascality uud treachery of Cleveland, and said to them, "If this man is a Democrat, I am no Democrat, and so help 1110, Clod, you will never find mo iu alliauco with him." (Ap plause. ) You are told that the Hhcll manifesto, (which I wrote, if you want to know it) was altered at tho diroctinn of tho senator froiu Laurens. Mr. President, when tho Reform movement started in l.SMii, and Richardson was nominated in the opera house, I moved to muko his nomination unanimous. And again, in when tho machine was too strong for us, I moved to mako it una nimous. Hut when I was put forward by tho common people, as the expon ent of tho new Democracy? tho only real Democracy wo ever hod iif*Soutli Carolina, as the other whs otly an oli graehy theno men got up and wont out. Went where? They went to tho negro and begged tho Republican party to Mistuin tho old oligarchy and retain (hem in oftieo. And now they to eomo to us and say, "You must^obev the national Demo cracy and crawl in tho mire for it." Jefferson taught no such, and Jack son taught no such doctrine as this. What aro parties ? They are orgatii- [ zations to accomplish what they believo to bo the best policy for the govern- j ment. Tho Democratic party has fol lowed its lender, Jefferson, f?r moro than n hundred years and clung to his principles uutil four years ago and mow they say we must r.ot bolt! Thcra is no obligation to a freeman to stand by a party that has deserted its prin ciples just because it is labeled Demo cratic. We have been hampered by a negro majority in Houth Carolina, and Democracy meant whito supremacy and nothing moro. Hut now, no man can claim that I did not, in tho Con stitutional convention, rise above per sonal considerations aud ondoavor to Kivo the peoplo of tho Htnte an organic law that would last for all time, and insure them good government. And ' now I can turu to theso men and say to them that wo are ready to moot them with their negro vote. If they want to draw tho inane with the Democracy, howover, let them do it under tho namo of Democracy. He (pointing to Henator Irby) says that the Democratic party was good enough to elect mo as Henator, and that tho troublo now is simply that I want to bo President. I think, my frionda, that tho gentleman has simply miaunderstood tho situation, and that all of this outcry ia simply duo to tho fact that tho gentleman wants to ho Senator again. Ho far as my desiring to be President of the United States in concerned, I tiew \\ limply in this wav: In tho first place, I come from a Stato that is hated nil over tho North boeauso sseession originated hero? I n in no fool. WijtWvor el?o may l>o said of me, no oue liaa ovor accused me of being a fool. Thorefore, when they accuse me of haviug u presidential bee iu my bonnet, they simply mag nify the purpose* and hopes of tny heart. I have done my best to elevate ami liberate the people of Month Caro lina, uiul my nmbition is to do in the national Held in those other down trodden States wh*t I ha vO done here, ff I should recoivo the presidential nominution l should roo*>ivo it with t?? name misgivings which roany of you had when i was nomtutied here iu 181)0; becanae I won hi realize tho greatness of the tank that 1 would have before me. You oanuot expect to overcome soo tioual prejudices in seonriug tho pres idential nomination. Vfi you huw Jit to put me forward, I woujhl load the par ty, aa 1 led you ! (Che era.) And if I am defeated, aa I woulu expect to he, I would Iohq no aleep on aocount of it, but would be just aa contented an 1 would have boon if 1 had. been defeated in the State. / Though wo may split <>u tho Fodoral ticket and have two oloo total tickets iu the fall, thoro ia no re:??on why wo should have a split in State polities. Wo can go on auil nomimte and elect our State and county ofll sers ?s here tofore, unless some of tlu*ia men (horo Souator Tillman's voioo and mauuor expressed great animus) whom tho devil hna taken upon tho riountain, go to tho negro aud try to bxiug tllo black man into Squth Carolina politioa as nn arbiter o( affairs. Hut if they do wo can go right on and take oaro of tho Btate, auyway. What principles have wo abandomod? Voioo ? "Nouo," Thoro ia nothing in tho platform that even hints at tho abandonment of principles. Wo are simply oaying to the Noithorn friends who hay? htood by us as long aa they could keep thoir hands in our pockets, that they can no langer dictate to uh. WKATHKK-UKOl* IIUIjIjKTIN. Issued Hy the South Carolina Climate mid Crop Service. Hol'ow will bo found Bootion Director Hatter's weekly report: Tiro general condition of crops in decidedly bettor than it was on the previous week, tho exceptions being confined to those sections where there was little or no rain, as already noted, and elsewhere to such crops that wero too far advancod towards maturity or wero too nearly ruined by tho previous drought to bo benefited by tho late rains. Corn has made satisfactory advanoo in growth and has boon gen erally well cultivated, is clean, healthy and of good color. fn places it wilted badly duriug the day. Karlicst plant ing is about ready to "lay by." Hut worms did somo damage on bottoms in Kdgoficld County, but genorally worms havo given very little trouble. Late ooru coming up and somo being planted. With tho exception ^of small and comparatively unimportant areas where the stands wcr?, damaged by hail, aud also where it is just coming up, or came up irregularly, cotton is iu fiuo condition. It is of fair growth and improving; is of goodf? hCaltliy color, well cultivated, and only a few sections are threatened with grass, ft is freo frtm insects and disease gener ally. Tho drought did cotton no' ap parent injury, and tho abnormal heat sinoo planting favored its development. Squares are forming plentifully on April cotton. Tobacco growing woll and trans planting is agaiu boing pnshod. Plants continue scarce, and some in bod* arc too large to transplant, so that lauds intended for tobacco are being put to corn. Wheat in tho wostern countioa prom ises a fair yield, but elsewhero it! jioor. Oats uro genorally poor, aud spring oats will amount to nothing. Wheat aud oats harvest quite general. Bug#r and ribbon cano aro iu very goo<#conditon, ami seemingly have uot ip^fcered from lack of rain. Melons genorally in blosiom and looking promising. Have been attack ed and aro dying from a fnhyous dis ease in lower Kichlaud county. Bweet potato draws aro beiaig trans planted and aro doing well. In New berry and Union counties aro being waterod. Irish potatoes nxo not prom ising, aud aro of inferior quality and small size generally. Gardens are somewhat revived, but vegetables aro very scarce and of poor quality? In places gardens aro entire ly ruined. Fruit prospects arc poor. Poaches continue to drop and apples to rot on the trees. It is tho opinion of cor respondents that tho extreme heat was unfavorable for fruit, Fiuo black berry crop in Piokous county, aud generally over tho whole Stato. CLASSKI) WITH T>RC IMMORTALS. Gen. Moorman I'ays it High Tribute to tho Veterans of South Carolina. Adjt. (Jen. Goorgo Moorman, of tho "United Confederate-Veterans, has writ ton a letter to Gen. C. I. Walker, of the South Carolina Division* in which a high tribute is paid to tho old sol diers of this State. Tho letter which .is as follows will bo read with plcasuro not only in Charleston, but by thou sands of Confederate veterans all over South Carolina: . Headquarters \ United Confederate Veterans, ^ "Now Grloans, La., May 1 '2, 189P>. \ Major Gon. C. Irvino Walker, Com manding S. C. Division, U. C. V's, Charleston, 8. C. ? My Dear General: Yours of tho Gth instant received, and I cortalnly thank you for tlio news papers, giving tho account of jour grand gathering of South Carolina ho roes. I yield to no man iu intenso admira tion for the superb courage of the South Carolina Confederates, and I only wish thoif precious lives could be spared, aa long aa the record of their valor will illutnino the pages of history.' This would carry tho grand old fellows through all th? eyeles of time. They certainly do deserve to bo classed with tho "immortals." Fraternally, L Gxoboji Moorman, jj Adjutant General and Cfcief of Staff, ( CAROLINA'S NAVAL CORPS. j TI1KY Ull.li (iKT TIIKIIt l'KAD TICK IN JI NK THIS VKAK. A Slil|? to bo from tho North At lantic ttquadron? The I'ro Kiuniiuo Outlined. ? ? ? ? i ii > '? I I Tho naval militia forco of thin State is boon to have its annual ]>raotioo aboard a Uuitod State* ship. Adjutant Oouoral Watts has just received two letters from Abbib(&nt Secretary of tho Navy McAdoo, giving somo informa tion on tho subjoct. Tho llrst lottor, umlor dato of May 13, says: "Iu reply to your lottor of May Kth, tho department bogs leavo to inform you that u ship will bo dotailed from tho North Atluutio squadron to pro ceed to Cha?leston and Beaufort to givo auch instruction to the naval militia divisions of South Carolina as moy be practtaablo under tho condi tion* named iu your lottor. The samo ahip will instruct tho naval militia bat talion at Now Orleans. "Tho period of iustruotion will bo Rome tiiuo betwoon Juuo tho 11th and 30tli. * 'It baa not yet been decidod wliolh or the ship will procood 11 rat to Now Orleaue or to tho watvrs of South Car olina. It will not bo praotioablo to laud tho men from tho ahip, so none of tho naval militia can stay on board other thau during tho hours of in struotion, during tho day or in tho oveuing. "Thoro ia no poosiblo way in which tho department can provido sustonauoo or quarters for tho naval militia. The instructions given will, thoreloro, bo necessarily limited to auch of tho men iu tho naval militia division at CharleB ton, Mt. Pleasant and Beaufort as may voluntarily go outboard at statod times. I "It is iutendou that tho ship shall put in one week in Louisiana waters and ono week in tho waters of South Carolina. "If it is proforrod to hnvo tho Beaiv fort division go to Charleston, tho on tiro tour of duty will bo performed in Charleston harbor; otherwise tho week will bo divided up between Charleston and Beaufort." Tho other letter, bearing dato of May 14th, says: "In addition to tho information giv on you in tho department lottor of May 13th, relative to tho anmjjtl tour of duty of tho naval militia of South Caroliua. I have the honor to inform you that tho commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic station has boon directed to detail tho samo ship for duty in tho waters of Louisiana and South Caiolina, during tho period of Juno 15th to .Juuo 30th. You will bo informod very, shortly wbioh part of the period will bo devoted to tho naval militia of your State. "Tho coininaudingi3s>^ccr ?f tho ship will be instructed to commuuicato with you directly relatively to tho pro- < posed plan of oporationa. I "Aboard of oflicora will report to tho department upou tho charac^cr and scopo of tho drill and instructions given, pereontngc of attendance, form of organization, professional know ledge, disciplino, uniform, efllcioncy iu various ratings, probable- field of usefulness and availability in iimo of war, class of men composing tho or ganization and number who havo ser ved in tho United States navy. "Directions have beon given that all instructions bo first given, as far a?? practicable, to tho commissioned offi cers of the naval militia, and that tbepr bo allowed to instruct and drill their own mon, especially at battery and small arm drill." ? TELRURAPHIC TICKS. Dallas, Texas, Tuesday, suffered a $100,000 Ore. Insurance, $50,000. Tho Lojo's ranch in Moxico was at tacked M^--. ?ay by Iudians, and eigh teen pearson ? mon, women and chald ron were killed. John S. Johnson, tho American bicyclist, was beaten in tho raced at l'aris, Monday by Jacquclin, Bcbono^ and Durand. Tho United Stutes Supremo Court adjourned Monday aftor disposing of 487 cases and leaving a smaller num ber on tho docket than for any term since 187(5. Melbourne, Australia, has loot 43, 435 inhabitants in four yoars, tho census of 1805 giving n population of 437,401. Tho population of t ie seven Australian colonies at tho end of 185)5. was 4,238,090. It is said that Nicholas II, Czar of all tho Bussias, will abolish all forms of corporal punishment in his domains. Ivan tho Terrible, first Czar of Russia, put to death 00,000 innocent subjects during his reign. Tho Queen of England recoivcs from the civil list ?60,000 per year, or ?300,000 ns salary, aud there aro ex tensive provisions made for houuo room, provisions, aud servants. Be sides this, the Queen has a very largo private income. ? \ The citizens' relief committee, ^of Dallas, Tex., raised nearly $1,300 for the anffcrcrs by tho tornado at Sher man and other Northern Texas points. An effort will bo made to raise 85,000 in cash in Dallas, Liberal donations of clothing and being made. How It Stnnda. Thn following la a tabulated fount by States an to frix) coinngo or tho gold standard : States. Frco Gold CoinAgn. Standard. Alabama 22 Colorado ft Iowa . . j! 26 Jltchifraji 28 MaAaacuu??t* , SO Mississippi 1ft Mtaaourl. 34 Nebraska 16 New Jersey. 20 New Hampshire ft Oregon ft , . Pooaaylvanla 64 Rbodd Island / ft South Carolina 1ft Houth Dakota . ft Teimana? :i.r 84 ? Washington 0 2 Wyoming M Dto4rktol<MumMft . . i 2 "J Total .-J". 192 170 Night Wutcliuiau wioled. Mr. Hardtack? Well, what wo tfVAnt la a nlghiwatehnmn that'll watot.. Alert and on tho qui vivo for tho OHt noise, or Indication of bunrhira. Homebody that can bleep with on? oy? and both ours open, un<J not \frald to tackle anything, ?BeoV" AJose Jacktion (tremulously)?! sec. boss. I'll bend muh wlfo around."? Judge. Y... .1 "\Vorlh I por.j 7 Tho property of tho Salvation Ani\y In this country In valued at Homethjf.ig wore than f 4,000, 0t(O. s . . / Students' CJFmMly Prank. 1 ^ Bonio pranking students stole thc*h?u.' man skeleton belonging to the *iU(h. school at Freoport, Me., the other olg^t,, and ran It up by tho hatytarrtft W tjha) top of tho flagpolo on the public k'coui mon. > * ? A Minnesota divine healer wlii per forms miracles by tho laying f>n of bands laid Ida hands on a fatjuer's horse the other night and It will take a miracle to keep hlin out of Stillwater. 7 v ' HiiftMnn War Ship#. ' H^eral ltus?lan war ships are wl u* taring lu Klau-Chan Hay, and Kti?sl:i lias secured la this harbor ono of the most Important gateway's of Northern China. Its position is conv eajci^t to Corea, nail It la ono of the son porta la of I'ekln. A coal Held Is situated Wltji* la 1(H) aille.s of tUo Way, a ad 'iear It Ic on^ of the best Iron mining centers of \Chlna. W 1? I lo the other powers of I'!u rope aro making f^c?? nt the Monroe doctrlae Hussla 1j4 walking off with prises that seemed beyond it* reach a few mouths ago. ....... "Why is It," the Oummlnsvlllo *ag? Inquhed, with the air of ono plensed with the Bound of his own voice, "wliy Is It that the man of 40 or thereabouts, who can realize so well how old he Is when ho la- talking to a youth of IS. seems to forget all al>out It when ho meets u girl of that age?" Willie? I know you were coming, to night. Castleton? Why, Willie? Wllllo ?Sister has been asleep all tho after 119011.? Truth. ^ 1 1 The Blue and the Gray. Both men and women aro apt to feel a little blue, when tho gray hairs begin to show. It's a very natural feeling. In tho normal condition of things gray hairs belong to advanced ago. T Thoy have no business whitening the hoad of man or woman, who has not begun to go down the slopo of lifo. As a matter of fact, tho hair turns gray regardless of ago, or of life's seasons ; sometimes it is whitened by oickness, l*ut more often from lack of care. When tho hair fados or turhs gray there's no nood to ronort to hair dyos. Tho normal color of tho hair is restored and retained by tho use of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Ayr's Cut cbook, "a stoty of curcs tol<l l>y the cured." 100 pages, free. J. C. Aycr Co., I?owcl1, Mass. "Contains More Flesh Form ing Matter Than Beef/' ? ' That is what an eminent physician says :5f good cocoa. The Cocoa made by Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., is the best. See that Imitations arc not palmed off on you. THE GIRL BIGHT. When the girl comes to be a woman ? fook out. If she starts out in vigorous, womanly liealth then it is pretty safe to1' say she will be a healthy, attractive, beautiful woman. The beginning of womanhood is the real crisis in a woman's life. Nearly always something is wrong then in the distinctly feminine organs. Maybe it isn't very serious ? no matter ? the time to stop disease is when it starts. . McELREE'S WINE OF CARDU1 will bring girls safely through the crisis. Taken at the first indication of weak ness, it never fails. "It regulates tho monthly periods with perfect precision." Its action is dircct upon the feminine organs that above all others, ought to be strong and well. , Start the girl right. Don't expose her to the dangers and tortures of dragging weakness, bearing down pains, nervous prostration ?tid the debilitating drains co common t# women. McElree's WIno of C'ardnf, is nMiome treatment. It docs away entirely with abhorrent "local examinations." ?old at 11.00 ? Bottla by Dealers In Nladlclnt. IfemillA Worpblnd Ilnliit Onr?il In !? HitlllKH to 3nd?;i. No v*T till turwU VrlMlfl DR. J.STEPHENa, Lebanon, Ohio. GREY'S LIVER PILLS Kor nil l.lvrr f'omplnlnt", Conotlpallon, llllhumtii. Torpidity, I.lvrr S|n)(f, J:>un Atcl(< ?, < Ic. 8'>lu flrilPiflX* or urrtwMon ?*rcipt of price, 525c. Trial slM, lOc. GREY MED. CO., !4 v-2 Uowi-rj , N. Y. i A ? A quarter spent in HIRES Rootbeer does you dollars' worth of good. . Uilt only hj Tk? Ch.ilM |C. Klrtt Co., fhlli lptpt.lt. A tic. put if* Bitw J (*IIobi. Pokl cr?r/vhcre. fIDIIIIfl *nd WHI8KY-h?Wt?.core?1. Book tent urium ntM. Dr. B. ?. ffOOI.LXY, ITUm, ?*. ^mfSSSWSSt Uao In lima. Hold by dmgirUU. A physician in n New York town, v> ? not far from Albany, writes Septem ber 23th, 1895: "I had a case reoenlly ? that will bo of intorfst to you. An ? olil gentleman had suffered from flntulenco, due to indigestion; hnl j boon so annoyod by It that he had consulted all tfie.doctore in tho ' \ \ vicinity without securing any ben efit. Finally ho came to my office. ( I proscribed soveral remedies which failed utterly. I then preeoribed _ IlipaDs Tubules, which he reported gave him immediato reliof, and he in now nearly cured. I think it would bo on excellent thing for you .to ! 0 inako a strong feature of 'flatulence* In your advert taements, na I find _ them excelleut in almost every oast ? i of that sort." ^ nip*ni Tahnlrn lire ?>1d by drafglBt*, or br null if U.* price (SO ccnt* a~bo*) >? ?ent to The R|mi Cbrinlcal Company, No. ID Spruco ?V, New Tork. S?*vpl3 vial. lOcrnli. " Blight' s costs cotton planters more than five million dollars an nually. This is an enormous waste, and can be prevented. Practical experiments at Ala bama Experiment Station show conclusively that the use of "Kainit" ' will prevent that dreaded plant disease. 0? if not nrfrmi<lnjr clrrul*r? boonw ing but nre practical works, contain ing tH* result* of latest eiperimenti in thi* line. Kvcrv cotton farmer should have a copy. Th?> M ten*. Uffi tor ibe asking. GERMAN KALI WORKS. ? ' 01 NfjMu St., N?w Va* ' f\ D 111 |U| OH MORPI1INF hahtt <inr#4 I ? I VI o i a Kinninior'. Kor iiarMou .ttr?H<l'1ro*? p. O. l*ox No. .171. AflHKVM.MC. X. 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