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*>K, TAJbMAQK'S HI/MM Y Til KMK, l'oter I ho < J rent (luvo No Mor?? Thorough DIkkiiUo Than I ho (iai'b oftho feasant Woman Save to the <^uoon of Tlr/ah. T?:\r: "Why feigned thou IbySCdf 1 9 bO atv Ki'iys xlv., ii. In tho palace of wicked Jeroboam tlaufo in K fctdk ohlld^H vm yMog ohlld. MuiUohica havrt failed; skill Is oxhnusted. Young A'?l jan, tlio uniicc, ban lived long otKnigh to ho odin'o vovy popular, and v *> t hu must dh' <>'?? 1?5? ipmo supernatural aid bo hIYoihIo-I. X>0Uttl i'O m 03 up Iho 1 r? >U' I :? i r/- i>X tho palaco and swings buck tho door of th .dokroom of royalty and stand# looklag at thtejjtlylag nrfncowlth iho dart uplifted. Wloktni .lero boaw know* I hat hu baa no il ;bt to ask any thing of iho Lord in tho way o t kindness. ' lid know that his ptayofvi v?*onhl not ho an swered, and >o hi' his wlfo tin tho doll <-ato and tender mlwlon (d Iho prophet Of t ho Lord in Shlloh. putting aside her royal attlro, alio puts on ilia garb of a lHWnnt wo man and tjliu'ts ori'fho roa I, Inroad of ear* rylng gold and goms as sho iwifthl havo oar rlod from tlmpalaeo sin* oafrlf's onlythoso which sot;ni to mdieato ibht *h? belongs toThft peasantry- a few loaves of broadaiul u low oraokuols and a orasu of houoy. Yon <|or sho hoodo I and vellud, Iho greatest lady la Ail tlf* kingdom, yot passing unob f>orvod. No ono thatmots Inn- on tho high way ha* any Idea that shot* tho find lady ia r.U tho land. Kho la a tjueen in disguise. Tho fact ia ihafToter tho (Iroa't working In tho dry dooksof Mnantnm, tlio sailor h lint and iho .shipwright's ax k'avo him no in>ro thorough disgulso than tho garb of iho j^-n aftt woman gavn to Ilto qucou of T>rz ill. Hut lli" prophot of tho l,or t naw tho deceit. .VI though IiIh physical eyesight ha I faile I, ho Waft dlvlnoly illamined, and at ini" g'an.'o looked through tho imposition, and ho criod ?>ut: "(/'ocn?? in, thou w'fo of Jeroboam! Why feigaest t lion thyself to boanothorV I havo avll Udtngs for then. tt?t the- back lo thv house, and when thy fuel i<u: h ilia gato of ? t ho city tho child shad ?1 i <*. " .Slit' had a right l<j ask for tho roco very of h"i ^n, f?ho had ao right to |>ra?'U'.'o an impo;ii.i n. liroknn hoartod now, sho ?lar|n<t On !lf way, tho taars falllnj; on tho dust ol (ho r ad nil tho way from Hhiloh lo Tir/.ah. Itrokou ttcartod now, s?h" Is not caroful any inoro to hi do hor queoDly calt and manlier. 'Into to thn prophucy, tho inoni'-nt h?'r foot Ion ?!> tho Hato of tho uity tho child ? 1 i ? . A ?> .shu kocs in tho soa! of iho child jjoo.s ont. f'ho cry in tho oily palaon Is jolno I l?y tho lainciitntioit of a nation, and as llif.y carry jojv I Abij ih to hfci gravo tho air is llih'd with tl!" voicc of eulogy. fc?f Iho depart <' | yma h ami iho (* r. >:in ' ?.?f an aft!ieU:d kiu^dt-ni. It i? for no tiisii/nill'Miil puri?? clhat I pro hont you tho thfiliina "l"i'.v of lhotc\|. in j tho nrft i>ln<*o i Icurn thnt w ????. ? dti<??-? in- i volvcs other", tryiiuj t>> nt ?t !. ?- Ihoni It.Hdupo^, | it.s allica and Us .scare;:. >;i(-t, J ??j- I '.i.un pio post.'d to hoodwink I'm IiiiM'k prophot. 1 1 * ? \v did ho do il? 1 > t 1 he g.? an I do Dm work hlmf>dlV No. I! ? s.-nt his wife (r> do ti, llors Iho porii of expo, urc, hcr.i tho fatiuu" of thy way, lit is tho c.\ ??.?nii"n (d thu plot, bif'.nol h lie. I ii 'pilly i-; a Nra'.'.t'al il is a ?;r"at ^?var<l. II lay>iho plnn an I j;o|s s^mo otic ftlso to t'Jtueulr it ; |'0i> ihMvn Iho gunpowder train and gets somo onoci-oto lom h il oil", conirivt'fc 1 1 1 Is < ? 1 1 1 < > f an 1 H' ls s:<uio ono el. so to ? Work il; Claris a 1 1 o. J< n -1 gel ?otniiin one olso |<> tlroulato (I. In iV'iitlv all Iho groat crimes of Iho world it is found out thai IIh'.mh wit t nlannud Iho arson, lite murd- r, tho lie ft, Iho fraud go free, whllo those who weio tloeove I anu cficatoil an I hoodwluko I into inooon* ftpliaoy clank the chain aa I mount tho gal lows, .? Aaron llurr, with ht>arl liih-.l with lmi>m-< it y mid ambition, i<Ioih for th ? overthrow of Iho Vnitod Htatc.s (lovurani nt an 1 gt'l.sc.ff with h fow throats and a liill"fen,-.urc, whllu Bleniiorbajwelt. ilo* loatnod Hlenn< rhafsoit, ? tlio fiweel toiriporod H5eunf,rl?a?wott, is c.oyod by him from tho nr.'htr !;< and tlm laboratories and l ho gamuM and t ! i? * hon.o ; on iho banks of tho Ohio Itivr, an i; his for IUU09 aro f-eaitoro t, an I ho It thr<>wa Into \ prison, ami his family, hrought an isi lux ury, Is turned out to tile, .\ I > ..nitiiiMe Aaron Jliiir has II comparative);, easy. ft\vo> i lem pore I hleuncrlmysett tins it lutrvl. H-mettici Arnold proposed to Ft'li oat tho forta of tho United .Status; l osurrcn.le.r tlio llcvo; ulionary army and lo dtMr?>y the United Mtutes tlov ernment. He gets tiff with hia ftoekcls full of aoundp Bterliay, whll" Major Andre, Iho bravo and Iho millifinl . i ? dec >\ ! into Iho ? conspiracy and sultcra oa the gM.?het oa Mie ban kit or tlto Hud- on; so that even tho literature? iho inart'lo fthlamro that eom rtlenloratod thai uvotil ? has liceu hla.stod l>y mkiaight dt !>(iiiradoal. 1> noiiiet AraoUt has It oa?y. Major An !ro has It hard. I havo noticed that nine tenths of tho?n who naffer lor crlmea tiro merely tins ^atoilite.s of siomo Irrctit villain". It<iumiiiiious fraiul i.s a jag^h'r which' l>y sleight of hau l and leg? r domaln nbike* tho g. >M lii>tl it ntoio appear in Homebody t>'?t<'s pooket. Jeroboam plots tho Ho. contrives tlio ii< ?pr>r?ilion, and fjels hi>? wlfo to execalo il. Hlaml off from all impopition and c|il?vincry. Do not coii' ont lo he uny body's? dupe, anybody's ally in wicked ii us*, an vho.l v V v.-., I, , it . Tho story of Hid i i t al. o impresses mo with tho fa<;l lhal royalty s< metimo* | asses In di^uiM', 'J froek, \li"' veil, tho hood of th" peasant woman hi 1 tb" queenly eliar actor or this woman of Tiraaii, Nobody sus. jiiactod that tdm was a queen .'.r a princess it? 'ho | al-SO(l i?v, hiif si 10 was ,?n -?l u< imu'li a queen its titouuit she <<?>,, <| in the jribici', her robr.s (net usbal will) dinmonilf. Anlso all around about us therti tiro prinovsvf.i and queens whom tho world tb <ui >t Tlicy tdl Oil no tin otto ?>! run.iiy, (hoy riilo in no chariot, limy nlieit n > lnfr./.n, tlmy inako no pri'leiifco, but by ihu yrao;) of(iol tj.oy ;tro prineiw-e.s and t h<\ at" qijoens; Jjmi limes in thoir poverty, *omnliiu?s In their fiolf-deniai, Kcmi'tilticii in their haul ?l rubles of (!lirb>tiaa service? lind knows Ihoyart) queen*. Thy worhl ?!??-? not roeoit lil/.e them. Jloyiilly | ?i'?lnt^ in ? ? i> ?^i? >-??*, Kintffl with ml tho I'niwn, conquerors without Iho ,pnbn, mnpre.'rsrw without th-jow-i. You fcftw her yo tcrday on tin* \ oil hiiw U' llilny important in l"?r n j?j ??-??? a t*? ??, but him Is remnant fiv.tr a viu-l realm o! yjrturo mi l j.;ooiliicss? a loabu vaster than .jei-oh.eir.i over looked at. Vutt w.ni down into llm hou?o of ileMitution and want and hiiIV 'ri/i.'. Von Kaw tho stoiv ? > f tti .1 wiitt? n on ( > . <? Wiislcd hand of t !;t* ni< ;! ?? ;i t h >? pi!>> cheeks ??( the children, mi tUo empty bread trav, OI? 1 ho lirelc.-s It t ? i ? ? , on (lie broken chair. You would n- t I :i\?? Kiwu a dollar for all tho fui ait urn ill tho huu-e. I'iit by the Krnen of Hoil Hio i- a prlneo*. Tim ovoreceifl of the p ioi ^'tiit' t h ?- 1"** and db:eu-s the criu'."' mi l fay, "It's a j aiijvM*." Tlmy tlo not naln'.o that (!od lim burnished b r her a crown, and Hint a l- r .> ho tuts j; .t tbroiiKh the fa'iKUia^' i v.ii y from Tiiz.i'i t-i S h i I >h and !i Mill Miio i * to Tirz.ili tli' ro will b<> a tlirrne vf i ;v .-a wltt-Mi i kIii* shall rest buevcr. <'? t ;?? veiled. Ai llueiitfo hidden. Kicrir'l rapt i;i -s liu-lied n . A 'pieen in luapk. A prlu ? ??'.*,< in dis^uiso. Whni you- ijifiik ol a ? | it ?*#?! i you d> i ? ! ! think of Catherine of Itussin, or Maria i Th"i".sa of fii-rmany, i<r Maty, nil con of ] Hoots. When you t!jin'< < f a queen, you j think of a plain woman wh ? sit opi'Oslto your father at the table i. r walk** I w itli liiia down tho path <?f lib: ar:u in arm. sometime.-* iA'llm 'I naoV:<-. i\ iiu' I aiiouo'. siomviinte^ t>/ .in* i;riv'\ I'm ;>iw.:vs j . v ~fi". ? your lit tlo sorrow ? an l ! J 1 1. \ f|iu?rr?l?, lis!i'iiir>; to v ? v .-i-.ii ? |. .i . .. tolling wli'i tho nei-d:.1 u- at th" nr.in^ wlionl, and oil eol-1 iil-n'? tu -\in ; v-at u;. i<nu^ iiikI warfn. And tin-ii mi tb-.( d'uin >! ty M'hen sho lay a-dylni*. i ut'tri.r ih - > thin bands that had tolled l^r you I?>ny, put tlnK thorn toyotlier in a .i.vito; j .r-? >??** eom mondlnj,' yon to that tb-d mi whom sii-> had faUKht you lo truct. Oh, 5;ho w;ii tho uiieen, ^bo waa tho u !oon! You cannot think of |?.?r Jiyw wlthoui tavluK tho ilnopest emotions of your bouI Mirrotlf nntl you f???l as if you could ory uj< lhout<li you we.ro now sitllm: In Infancy on her Inp, and If you call her ba ?k tO ftpenk your iminc th" tondcriicsj' with which sho oncn si*oko you would bo willing now to throw yourself on tho soil thaf^vera l)or (travo, crylnif, ' Mothor. mother! Mi, nho was the quoen! Your father know it. Youkndtrit. 8ho wa<< tho guuon,' but tho queen ta dUguigo, Too world did not ro oopnirstt,. Bttt thwwinw n Krnn<W? dlsffnlalnff. ThtJ wvo*(i?of ?*m?t honflo looked out of tho aiid Uosaff. tht^t tho t currying heavy bunions, rind mtf of them were hobbling ^ou r ??d lie ??nr wm? lyln^ nt the gato n? J " ' " """ hetr I L ?ben?4" mmm MLl whWh shook tho hil'a aud wokailtftho herd*. Tli a dr?t fow night# Ho hat boon el oping with tho hostlow nud Iho oamol ilHynrs. f or no oho know thoro w||# ft King /u town. Ho wont among r tho ?tootorji of tho In w, aatquadins? thou, f?r without any rioctorV xtfown H?? know rooro law tluu any doctors Ho flshod with Ho fishermen, Ho smoto with HI* own hammer in tho carpoutor'ft shop, Ho nto raw corn out of tin* ibrid, Ho frl?d Ash on tho bunks of (lonnoilirot. Ho washowlod nt by onwy pooplo in tho tombs. Ho was splashed of tho hin t of tho 00ft. A pilgrim without nny pillow, A ftlok man without any moilioainout, A mourner with no aym? pnthcti ' bosom in which Ho ooulri pour HI* ton fit. I>i?gulao nomploto. I know that oc* ca-doimlly HI* dlvlno loyalty flashed out an whim in "hoaiorin on O illloo, as in tho rol wlno at tho woliing bunquot, as when Ho f tho slmoklod rio? moniao of Ondura, as whon Ho turnout a wholo .school of flah into tho not ol tho dlsoourHgo I boat mao, as whon Ho throbbed life Into tho shriveled arm of tho .MCftb'tl^, but for tho most part Ho wiii In disgulm. No oimi ?aw tho Klug's Jowols in His sandal,' No Woo Haw tho royal robo in Ills plain coat. No oiiq know that that f>U|ltor U'sm Oljtrtat ownoil all tho mansions in which tlio hlorarohs of heaven had tholr hab. 1 1 at Ion. None kmov that that tiuQgorocl C'h r 1st owned all tln? ol I vo proves and all tho harvests whloh ?hook tholr gold on tho hllta of I'utosHuo, No 0110 know that Ho who Haiti ?"I t hi Nil" poore.l tho l'Juphrat<?? out -ol His own ohalloo. No ono know thaMho ocean lay In tho palm of His hand liko flfcriowdrop in tho vaso of a lily. No ono knowijiat tho stars and moons and suns and galaxies and constellations that in a re hod on ago aftor ago ' wore, ai compared with His lifetime, tho nparklo of a llroftv on a summer night. No I ono Know that tho sun in mldhcavon was onlv thoshadow of Hi* throne. No ono know that Ilia crown of unlvoral dominion was covered up with a bunch of thorn*. Omntp olonco slwath la a human body, Omnia* cicnt'-o hidden in it human oyo. f nilolto lovo iinailag In a human heart. Kvorlasting har ponies subdued Into a human voice, Kov alty en masque Ornnriours of heaven in | earthly disguise. My MiMoot atso i in presses mo with how pooplo put on masks and how tho Lor. I tears lliein off. it was a terrible moment in tho ? history of this woman of Tir/.ah when I ho prophet ft'.'coslO I her, practically saving: "I know who you aro. You canuot cheat mo. Yon cannot linposo upon me. Why feignoat thou thyself to bo another'/" Mho had ft i il<li t to ask for ttio restoration ot hi r son; di? had no right to p radio? that false' It Is never right to do wrong. fiomotimcs j you may bo ablo lo conocftl an afYalr. It Is not necessary to lell everything. 'i'hero is n natural procure to tho lips which seems to indicate t hat silence sometimes In right, hut for tb'Uld ? tleallng, for moral shnflling, for ?ounb*rfcit and for sham flod has nothing 1 iii t nnailr'Uia and e.xpoduto, Ho will tour ?IV- th" lie He will rip up tho ptuplrlolsm, I II" will Ht'iilltif I let nmhusoadn, Thorn aro I people w Ito n re just ready to ho dupod. I'liity mum lo' ho waiting to tie deceived, i'hey behove in ghosts. They saw ono Iht'iitrcl ves on >e. They heard Hoiucthlng ? 'rang" 111 an niiliihabiliul house. Citing along t ie road one night, Hompthing ap proached lliom In Whlto and crossed tho t ja l. T ii" v w<??ld ihlnk It vory disastrous lo eouut tho number of carrlag.'fl at a funeral. 'I'hoy heartl In a neighbor's houso soincthing that porP'ii led death In the fa'nily. They say it is a sure siifn of evil If a bat lly Into tho room on a ?ummor night or they sue tlio nxion over tho loft shoulder. Iliev would not for tho world undertake nny enterprise on Friday, * forgetful of tie) furl that If they took ovor,tho oulondui of , lie world they will sue that Friday has boon Iho most fortunato day in all thu history of lite world. - As near as [ can lull, looking over the cal endar of the world's history, more gran I, bright, beautiful things have happened on Krblay than any other day of tho wvo't. Tiiey woviltl not bog In nnvtliing on I'Vblny. They would not (or tho world go l-ack lo tho liouso for an'ytlilng after they had on^o st, ti In. I. KUc.h Pfloplo nro roady to ho dupod, Ivnoj'anco comes tiling, perbao.i in tho dis> guise of medical M Men ; and c irrles them eaptive, for tlmre are n< >vays Ht>DO jn-n wIi j have found some M range and mystorlous weed in some .strango place anil plucko I It in I he in on shine, and then t (toy cover tin* bnara fenci<H with M e ud vei't Isnuieiits of "elixir" and "panaceas" and "Indian tnisiure.y and "in< ITaMtt cata|jlasins" and "unfailing ills* ta'ee'.ants" and "lightning sa'vett" and "iiisiiiniaULvais otntinent.*?," enough to f-tnu ;.nd Keaiify and poulllco and kilt half Iho race. 'I'hey arc all ready lo l>e wrought upon l.y such ittipos Hons. Ah, my friends, do not be uatoug yucli ditppf! I?i not not thft^part of Mich person-* as I have boon deseribtog. Stand bacU Irom a'l chicanery, from all iHi P'jsillon. Thoy w ho practlco such Inspositlob shall be exposed in the day of (lod'a In ligv nation. '1 hoy may rgnr great fortuni^, '>ut, l Itclr dapple giaysXvill 1)0 arrctod on thy load sointt tlay, ay tVas tho ns.s by tho arig/l of (i"tl withdrawn t.vv?.i?l. Tint liuht of. tho Inst day will shino through all s'.tcli subtor luges and with a voice louder than that whk'lu needed tills imposition of tlio t?>x'.: "CouhkJ^, thcMi wlfo of Jorob(>am. Why Mgncat Utou thyself to he anotliei?" With a volco louder thai! that tlo I will thunder down into midnight darkness and doom and death a'l two faced men, and all charlatans, ami all knaves, and nil jockeys, anil all fwindlers. Heboid how thovpeop'o put oil tti > masks, and In-held how rt^o f,ord tears t hell) olf! Jlyaubject also Impresses mo wiTh bow pieei'e ami aecurato and pnrtlcu'ar are Clod's pro Vid'Micey. Just at I hit moment that woman entered tho city tho child died. Just us it ivii-" prophessted, so it turned out, so it always turns out. Tho event occurs, thu death takes phe e, tho Nadoii is horn, tho despollftin is oveithrown at tho appointed time. ? tod drives tlio universe with a still Lit-- i^vout.s do no just happen so. Thinv'* <lo not go slipshod. In all tho boot, <>c (tori's provl loaoes tli to i" not ono "if." Clod's providence.) are never caught iu dishabille, To Clod (here aro no surprises, tio <lisap? point nients and no acei-lcni *. Tho uso-tt tn signiib' ml event flung out in Iho ages is the ooiiir"et lug link between two great chains ? the chain o! i ternltv past and tho chain of oiomity to conic. I am no fatalM, but I should no complott* ly wret clied if I <t i <t not feci |hnt all tlio a' falrs of my lifo aro In Clod's hand and ad that pertains to me ami mine, just as ?;??r j I a I illy as all tho affairs of this woman of Hit) I t< xi, as this child of the t?i\t, as this king of I Ihc text, went In Clod's halt t. You may ask I mo a hundred fpcstlons 1 cannot niiiwer, I but I shall until the day of mv tlealli belicv.t tliat 1 am under the unerring euro of'Oori, I anil tint he.ivcns ntav fad, uud the world j may burn, an I I no judgment mav t linn lor, | ami eiernai age? may roll, but not a h jii'tdiftll ; fall from my head, not a >hiidow shall drop on | my.'path, not a sorrow shall Iransdx my heait i without being tlivineiy arranged -arranged | by a living, sympathetic Father, lit' bottles i our tears, lie efitel.es our sorrows, and to ' t he orphan Ho wdll be a Father, and to Hie | wbb.w* lie will boa husband, an I to the out I cast He will b ? a home, and t<> the nio-t inl>i eraliie wretch that this day crawls lip out of the ditch of his abomination crving for merev Ho will be an all par toning Clod. The rocks shall I urn gray with age, and the for i-st.s shall bo unmoored iu this but hurriiraue. Hud the sun shall shut it.' Ilorv oyelid, and th? stars sh ill drop liko blasted |lgs, and (lie continents rdiall go tlown liko auoliors in tho tloop, an t tlm ocean shall heave Its last groan anil lash itscli with expiring agony, and tho world shall wrap itself in a winding i-fyoet of (l?nie and leap on tint funeral pyro tit tho judgment dav; but (lotl's love shall not rite, u will kin. tie its suns aftor all other lights liavo gono out. It will bo a litilowy sea after the last ocean bin a wop I it? self awav. It will warm itself by (lie (ire of a consuming world, it will sing while tho archangel's trumpet is pealing forth ami tho air is tilled with tlio crash of broken sopul cher.s and the rush of thu wing* of tliw rising [ t.c.id. oh, may Clod comfort all this pcopl# | with tfcH Christian sontinionil ? Tho man Mho risks his II fc In tho in. tSrwf <^f acioned nn<I (ho welfnro of mankind if. to ho applaudud. But para; chuto leaps, <llvcs from great heights nots, holnj? shot from cannons, run ning oji wheel!* Vltli railroad tiv.lnn, ami all (lie othor sensational ox* hlhltlons which enter to morbid miuda, achlevo nothing, provo nothing of value, and at least call for official tl^j?|C vontion toThc extent of requiring ex. hibltors to furnish safeguards again *t .the .clftvmbtcr of. tho perfonufcr.-JTbls * dotteiw^Wte eonntrtejf.aiid such pors furn>a nC4>? as aftf^totjaustftptlfrla t? such attanumli ir? pfoblWt*!. CIRCUIT A8SIONMKNT8. "v Where 1 1)0 Judges Will Hold Court DurliiK t ??? Coming Ye(tfv TboBtuto ^jipremo Oonrk Ifiw mado itH nasignmootH o I circuits for tho judges during tl?o year 1897. T^oordor in 11 h follows; Tho llrht session of tho re?pootivo circuits will bo held by tho oirouit judge* i\h follows: First oirouit by tho judgoof tho Hixth circuit. * Second circuit l>y tho judgo of tho Hovcnth oirouit. > Third oirouit hy tho judg o of tho Kighth circuit. Fourth oirouit by tho judgo of t ho Fir?t oirouit. Fifth circuit by tho judgo of tho Sec* olid circuit. . ?, Sixth oirouit by the judgo of ' ttio Third oirouit. Seventh oironit oy tho judgo of tho Fourth oirouit. F.ighth oirouit l>y tho judgo of tho Fifth circuit. vjfho Hocoud session of tho reapeotivo oir&u'lta v will bo hold by tho oirouit judges ite follows; 1'iiht circuit by tho judgo of tho Fifth circuit. ?Second circuit by tho judgo of tho Sixth ou'ouit A Third circuit hy tho judgo of tho Seventh circuit. Fourth circuit hy thu- judge of tho Eighth circuit. / \ Fifth circuit hy tho judgoof tho First circuit. v Si.\th circuit by tho judgo of tho See ond circuit. v Seventh circuit by tho judgo of tho Third circuit. Kighth circuit l>y tho judgo of tho Fourth circuit. The third uciision of tho respective circuits will bo held hy tho oirouit j il i Iges i?h follow k: 1*'i rut circuit hy the judgo of tho Foul th circuit. Second circuit by tho judgo of tho Fifth circuit. Third circuit by tho judgo of tho Sixth circuit. Foil! th circuit by tho judgo of tho Seventh circuit. Fifth circuit hy tho judgo of tho F.ighth circuit. Sixth circuit by tho judgo of tho First circuit. Seventh circuit by tho j u ? ? of tho Second circuit. Fiyhth ciiciiit by tho judgo of tho i'lu/tl circuit; J i kn i? v Mt'Ivnn, Chief Justice. Allenl. I!. IJ. Bkooks, Clerk. TNIC WOMKN INpANK. Their l>ep?wtt incut- Is M(ipIj Over ? Cro wded . Tho 1'oard of Ivcgonln of tho llospi tnl lor Mjo Iiikiiiio hold a regular monthly mooting in Columbia laot wock. Tl wan a mooting of ii routine oharaotor. Tho total populntioii o? tho Hospital in Bllv sit proHouf,. jfixteen \ boing din V charged. Tho Superintendent was instructed .u prcpavo it hudorical tkctoh of the Anylum mid incorporate it in tho annual report of tho Hospital, this bo i'lg tho find report since tho imtuo was changed. Tin; annual meeting of tho Uegeiita will l?o hnld on tho 28th iust., when tho olhoorH will mako their annual reports. In speaking of tlio condition of the Hospital, Dr. iSabeook said: "Tho depart inont for white women in much overcrowded. There aro now i!U:i uhit.i females in tho Hospitiil, against *.!(> I on December J. Were it not lor tho expected completion of the Dix i*< >t t .i}?o by dsn nary, it would only bo a question of a fcW days when coun ty olhecra would lnivo to bo notified that white wonji n cunld only bo re oieved an vacancies occurrcd. While thin 1 ui*i been cdjnmon in neighboring States, it has bflcn avoided in South Carolina up to tUo pieiicut tiino and every otlort will ha niado in I L?o future to prevent it." Sjicuking of Dix Cottage, Dr. iiab cook on id that it would accommodate about ii.i ? ty 'people, n'ul when it could bo UHcd tho* congested condition of tho population vonld bo greatly relieved. H was practically ready now cxcopt as Ja? furnishing ? all tho heating c.nd plumbing having been put in. The ladiovof the State lmvo iicvu appealed to in behalf of this cottage, i'o which a goucrouu re:>pon?o ban been lur.dv1, but, fin tlur contributions arc ut^deu L-v.'i Vj.'j be ^n.loftill.y iccc?vcd. wotiVn iiKKK. \ ,\ e \v I. aw I'niposptl In (irorglit W hlcli Would Suit Well. The Columbia State nays tho man who gets Hitch a lull through tho South Carolina general assembly mh in described in the following extract from tho Atlanta correspondence of tho Macon Telegraph, will certainly win hundreds of Htniinch friends through thin State, where bicycling is no general: r.Mfir. Bowdro J'hinizy i?f Augusta introduced a bill that will d'ubtk'MH cause Hitisfaction among thousands of bicyclists of tho State. It providea hint nil railroads iri Oeor gia shall carry bicycles at baggage, the Mime nr. trunks, and thin without tlic owners being obliged to box or ernlo them in any way. Tho bill how ex er does not propose that tho milroada .shall bo compelled to carry as much weigh in bicyclo hnggago as i/i trnnkv, but restrict.* eaeli,. ticket to nno wheel. At present most of thu 'railroads of tho State nriko a chargo of 'J"> cents i nch for bicycles whore the owner is riding on n first-class ticket. The ronds claim that wheels are mu/h more trouble than ordinary baggage and much more liable to damage, and the charge is jit*4itfe?l on that scor?\" Ha?l for I ho Novel. ITcre Is a bit of a story, borrowed from the American, which may prove a comfort to 'writers whose books are badly treated by the press. Bad colds aro more or less common. Mrs. Cntlyle had abundant reason to know that hddtly condition had much to do with the work of a literary per son. Once, when Miss Jowsljtiry, writ er, Was staying wltfl the 6ailyles at 'Cholflon, n cntler InqnlreiJ for her, "Yos," tvn^Mrs. Carlylc's answer, "OenjUUnc Jewsbury Is here, but she I* K>oni with a bad cold, and Is reviewing a novel." 8ho paused aud then Added grimly, as If thinking to her "I nui sorry for tho novel tint Is ro? v lowed hj Gcraldlne when ?bo in# a WT" .. J fOll FARM AND (UttDKN, _JJd jj r ODAI'K VINRH NBAH HOVWt Thore is no better plftco for ft grapO tiuo than noar ft dwelling house, if oU theBouth, Kaator Wtrt: The Bunshiuo falling 011 the building givos part of its warmth to tho wood or brick, and part of it in rofleoted baok upon tho vine. Tho w?rh>th that is itb?orbcd is given oft' at night amlaftor cold weathov comes. IJositloH, in ft dwelling h0Uft0 80Jnc of tho warmth of iiroH 080?i?c? through opened win dows, giving tho vino, pMntod so thftt itn branches extend over Iho kitchen, sovoral degrees higher ? temperature than vluoe have plantod nt ? distance from any dwelling. Varieties of grape* I hut will not ripen in the opon air will ripou thoroughly if given tho slight xprotootion which tho warmth from a hu minor kitchen affords.- Boston Oul tivfttor. (IOOi> Wlrt'tlMVAftHi A good, durable whitewash " n?ao ftH follows. Take half ybushol of freahlvburnod 1 i m e, bXttkA it with boil ing water ; coveivfUlurinK tho process, 1o keep in tho sfcam. Htjt?fl? tho liq uid through a llutwuovof and ftdd to it sovon pounds of salt, previously die Bolvcd in wftrm w?tor,-ihroo pounds of Kround-rioo boiled to ft thin paste and Btirredin boiling hot, liftlf a pound of powdered Spanish whiting, one pound of ?loan glno, which has boon previ ously dissolved by soaking it welt mid then hanging it ovor ft slow liro in u small kettle, within a largo one filled with water. Add live gallons of hot water to tho mixture, Htir it well, and lot it Stand ft few days ooverod from dirt. It must bo put on quito hot. Por thin purposo it can bo kopt in ft kottle on ft portftblo furnace. About one pint of thin mixturo will oovor a Kcpmro yard. --New York ljcdgor, HINTS ABOUT HOIIHHH, A few horses, like pooplc, aro bad tempered and vicious by naturo, but they aro more rare than human beings of thftt class. Tho major i y' of bad norses ar6 made so by unkind or un w ino t reatniont, and most of tho ovil is done while thoy arc yot colts or in tho procoss of breaking. ^ A horsoiuftU ennnot bo too gontle. Tho only way to feed grain to a horso economWilly, bo that ho will get tho most gootVfrom tho amount consumei , )B to teed it after tho stomach has been partly tilled with coarser food; thou digifsfion and assimilation .will bo moro complete, but these minor things aro those of which tho average person never thinks, nays tho New i\>rk Farmer. The time to sell a horse, after you Lave raised him and made him ready for m.gfci}, i? whenever yon nro of fered flKod price for him. By hold ing for a fancy tlguro you are vory apt to lot tho host customers slip by, and the expense of keeping will begin to rapidly diminish tho possiblo profit. It is d< siiftblo to havo the colt, foaled in tho fall rather thiui in tho spring Ho is thop weaned in tho spring, wUcu fresh grass is ready for him to food upon. Kopt- in tho stable through the winter, ho con b* trained and handled ftK ho should be from the Tory flrst. If ho comes in tho busy season ho is more apt to bo neglected. Fast horsemon condemn tho dralt hoi so as too largo for tho farm and too slow for the city streets, while for lire engines and the express wagons tho America.! trotter w.?s tho only auitablo horse; the clumsy draft horso could never bo of any practical use. How much they wore mistaken. PHOTKC-TION I'Oll flllUKP. Although wo bolievo shcop in small numbers may bo allowed to run with oattle wltilo nt pasture without 'injury to thom.wo inoRt emphatically endorse tho idea advanced iu tho following l?y tho American ,fc>heop Breeder concern ing (ho pot) or shod that, should ho provided for tho (lock, however Mnall it may be. The writer say .s : Sheep should be kept strictly by theinsolvc* and with out mixing up with any other stock. This is indispensable for safety and Hiccesfl. Thoro should be sopifafo pint u res, n sepnrato yard with a\pen or shod to it, and supplied with piU'fc water. Tho yard must bo dry and ho well drained naturally or artificially that it will never bo muddy. ? The pen or shed should bo so made that it mnybo sheltered fromwind and rain, that is, it should have tho front nil doors, the uppor part hanging so that they may bo ruised aud support* ed by hook* to bo let down or oponod as may bo noco?<ary. Tbo tlrat, bow* erer, will be very rarely. Tbo lowor door;) are made to open inwafd* or outwards, nil. the lay of th# ground makos desirable, but it is better to Iiayo them open to the outside. Tbo door* should Alternate with equal parts of tbo front, ?o that .when tbej nre opened the front may t>o bAlf 'open and baU dosed. It will be rery rarely that tbe lower door* will need to l>? closed, a* there will be tolHoiedt protection afforded bjTf&ie upper one*, ?nd it i? not well, even in - the Wor?t weather, to feoep iWp quit* abut up. There shonld be seed r**k? aronnd tbwftl and sides of tbflften to five W*- JUS "? ipude ^Hh thd front* aloping f? ItttW back to provout iho aheop getting, hay uooda In the floeoe/Mtutl tho bar* in frout ahould uot wida enough for the shoop to got thoir heads through, ho that tho wool will bo worn off their necks, and so email that they cannot get caught Uotweon thorn and possibly strangled, A sloping buck keeps tho fodder to Iho front alwayo, THK CAMS OK 110 A U.S. Th o London, (liugland,) Road Im provement association linn issuod tho following r tiles fo'r keeping Macadam and Telford pavement in ropair: I. Novor allow a holiqw, a rut or a puddle to remain on a road, but fill it up nt ouoo with ohips from tho stono hen p. '2. Always use chips for patoliiug and for till repairs during tho hunt* mer sensou. Jt. "Novor put froah stonoson tho road if, by cross* picking and ft thorough iU0 of tho ruke, tho aurfaco can bo iiaiCiiitU a?d kept At tho proper strength and soctiou <1. R-jinoinbor that tho rnko.is tho most usoful tool iu our collodion, and it should bo kept oloao at hand the wholo year round. 5. Do not spread largo patohos of stone over tho whole width of tho rond, but coat tho middle or ho?ao track tlrst, and when this has worn in, coat eaohof tho sidos in turn. 0. f ti niodorately dry weather and on hard roads always pick up tho old surfneo into ridges six inohoa apart, and remove all largo and projooting stones before applying,* now coating. 7. Novor spread atonos more than ono atojio doop, but add a nocoud layor when tho first has worn iu, if one coat be not enough. 8. Never shoot, stonos on tho road and crack thorn whore tlioy lie, or a smooth surface will bo out of tho question. 9. Nevor put a stone upon tho road for repairing purposos that will not freely pass iJn every direction through a two-inch ring ; and remember that, smaller stones should bo used for patching and for all .slight repairs. 10. Recollect that hard ^ stonos should bo broken to finor guago thnu soft, but that tho two-inoh guago i?l tho largest that should bo used undor any circumstances whoro no steam rol ler is used, II. Never bo without yonr ring guago; romember Macadam's nd vioe, that any stone you cannot easily put in your mouth should bo broken amallor. 12. Use chips, if possiblo, for bind ing newly laid stonos together, ami re member that road uwoopinga, horse droppings, sods of grass, and other rubbish, when usod for this purpose, will ruin tho best road over con structed. 13. llomembor thnt water-worn or rounded stones should never be usod upon steop gradients, or they will fail to bind together. 14. Never allow dust or mud to lio on the aurfaco of tho roads, for either of tlieso will double tho cost of main tenance. 15. Recollect that dust bccomos mud at the firqt shower, and thnt mud forms a wet blanket which will keep a road ina filihy condition for weeks at a time,iustoad of allowing it to dry ii) a few hours. 10. Remember that tho middle of the road should always bo a littlo higher tlinn tho sidos, so that tho rain may run into tho sido guttors at once. 17. Novor allow tho water tablosi^. guttors and ditches to clog, but ktioj[i^ thoin clear tho wholo <voar through. ' FA KM a *r> OAKUKJf NOTES. To milk young, restive oows, rniao ono of tho forefeet. Milking should bo <1 o no at tho samo time every ?lny. Milking should bo ilono rapidly; tdownctH causes loss of cream, Milk thoroughly to tho last drop, becauHO tho 1 ant milk is tho best. Always kcop tho hands clean whilo milking, also tho cows udder, and tho dairy utensil#. A liboral application of frosh limo whitewash will ftfd in keeping the cow barn sweet all winter. I'eod and houso tho pullctn care fully, for in thom lien your hopes ,of ea-ly eggs and plenty of thom. Tho llboclo Island Htation soys that milk fever in cows is a brain disease, and is inherited by many cows. liny a couple of thoroughbred cock* orels now for nee next spring. They will grade up your flock wondorfully. Bo suro and provide a, dust box for yonr fowls. Sift coal fishes into it, and perhaps mix a little sulphur with it. Road dust if* also excellent* Properly speaking the roosting place should bo oloaned once a week. though you occasionally find poultry keepers who ?leein out evory tU/, wliioh is a still better plan. You do so with yonr horse, why not with your hens? ... Dou't.Jicep the little mat* of.ohiok ?nu that were stunted in infancy. They won't pay for the trouble and oerUin ly they areikolor o*<tfent*l. II they ar# Allowed to lire with tho real of tho fuwlX you will Jikely ononjjh pot some of their egfennder the first hen. you set ia the spring, and whet kMM . ? r; jjf HAM'* BOftM PtAST*,' #?riiln0 Note* Cillioy tit* WUktA tV fccpcntwce* THE grenteat duty tfl the jneaeut one. , Tbl* world <????? not prouu)to a Christian." ' A bolter thing than rlche* U con.' ten! went without them.- , It I n tho modor otc drinkers ? ho keep ti>o wlwiw | going. Wd should $<2 [</ hot ov l>o anxloua ; about Uod's part of our work," Tho more we love men, tho more wo^ can fcef> fa thorn- to lovo.' Work for Ohtist will full, unleas tt la dono In a Ohrlstllko spirit. Thorp Ih such n thing as ft pray or meeting being prayed to death. Tho preaching tlmt la aimed at tho head, generally mlfescs the heart. S f mado visible .things to tenth un of hotter things that uro Invisible. Fight your troubles one at ft' time, j and those in the front'ranU will run. Tho prayer that starts from ft JMblo , promise, flles'on the wing# of faith. j Whoever lias ft good temper, will ho ; suro to have many other good things. ! Instead of taking tho cross of Christ, i many try to make one for themeelvo?. i If men had to be Judgtyl by men, tho dovll would ho willing to- lay down bis ! club. You can't tell how many friends C3od has In a town, by counting the church steeples. .Some people aro willing to giro tho 1 devil any room In the house except ft j front one. Wonder If tho X-rays will ever bo able to show that a pohtJclau has a backbone. Tho Philistines were as much afraid ] of Samson's eyes as thoy had been of bis great 6 1 length, j. - ~ . j Itounimi of tho Wanderers. At Southern I'lnes, N. 0., Doe. 22-23, llioro ! will bo a Krand reunion from Virginia nud tho ! C arolinas of tho wonilorern from thoso j State.", ami tho Seaboard Atr Lino .will liavo i oa salo tiokot.s Deo. 21*1 sad 22d, yood tu ro- j turn Dueombof 25th. at ono coat per mllof traveled. Tickets will be sold from all pojut# | on tho lino. iff? { 11. A. Nr.wi.ANi>, Uoa'l A^ont Pnsa'r Dop't, AtlnnUw (Sa. K. Siy Jons, rieo Pros. A Oeii'i Maug'r, Portsmouth, Va. j T. .J. AnijI'.hhon, (Ion. Wish. A?t. Thoro h mora Catarrh la tlila feeotlo.i of tho ; aonntry than all other dl^eftsts i>ut together, 1 anrt until tliolnst few year&?fts BuppcBed to to | Incuiablu. 1' or a great Tunny years Uoctort 1 pronounced it a local disease and prescrlbod [ local remedies, and by constantly failing to i euro with local treatment, prououwed it In* j curablo, Science lius proven catarrh to bo u ' const , tut tonal rilsenHo and therefore requires ) constitutional treatment. Hull's Catarrh Curo, ? manufactured by F J. Cheney ?& Co., Toledo, ? Ohio, is theonlv constitutional cure on themar* ' kot. 1 1 Is taken in tern ally In dosos from JO drop* to a toiispoonful. It acta directly on tho blood j Mid mtieouijsurfacos of IliOHjAlem. They offer t ?no hundred dollars, /or aiiy caso II fails tflt.-j euro. Send for circulars ami testimonials. : A ddrt'H3 l<'. J. CiiK?BY & Co., Toledo, O. I Fold by DniKgtals, 75c. Hall's Family Pills uro tho beet The ox j eusoQf il??o(orV bills, Keep you r blood puro, your liiKesttoii good aud your nyfitom roKuinr Ht thin aeiiBOti by inking h course of Sarsaparilla The bout ? tn fact the One Tnie Hlnod Purifier, UnnJ(* Dili* nro tho only pills to tnke H90Q $ ? IIIS with Hood"? 8?r??p?villa. c otton. With careful rotation of crops and liberal fertilizations, cotton lands will improve. The application of. a proper ferti lizer containing sufficient Pot ash often makes the difference between a profitable crop and failure. Use fertilizers contain ing not less than 3 to 4% Actual Potash. Kainit is a complete specific against "Rust."' - Al! a bent 'Pota?b~-ihe re-MiIucJ its me by actual ex perimnnt-on chc bc.-t farms In the United- Slates? Is told in a little book which 'We rubltsh-nnd trill gladly mail free ta any farmer In America who will v\iite Ai'U, . CKRMAN XAI.l - oj NatMu St., New York. Hellable Charlotte Merchants Call on thom Hfcen jrou ro foCbarb?u? ; them If yon rtn not ko, nod liave your* tf.miU. In arMtvrertBr adrentWCtHW 1 tfcn tbla papor. gsffi ?' ?r?, SLiOlltiAti ! Wh ot TmuiM feraji aunojrniteo to m? for five i***?:.* ilnlf. recommend It ('.? tlK?se troubled wUjj rli ?x? warm. S4ud aW t??Mr?. Allen Hrown ol thl. ,.(,??? D. D. 8. L l l>ox by m?U tor 00o. m fttftwjp** Mr#, WlnHlow^aocthtng Syrup for $tW?H tewthlnsr, 8oft*n? tbo xu?y?. rtducf^OJnwiM*^.^ Uo?, allays pain, cures whd cvUtoW&T'VSWlii- - The exports from thotlultod States to CJuMj have fallen off from $24,167,000 Jn 18W tO; 97,530,000 for tho fluent year I8W. v j If you Are doubtful ?? to tU? u*? of Dobktatf Blc-c(ru8i>N|>| ami i'Aiinot *o?i>t tbo Mp:rtwn *)f n,illio?? wliousoll, udcrtho t)ycft>*WbaVl.c**A^ o? (lit) inurKoi, on* (rial will convince you, your tfrccir for H. 'Vakouo imttauou. ' ? i'p&r .. t / -l .i.^. ThOfO nro 3K37 colored pupil# enrolled Ujfe dho rvubllo nohoota of Ht. Loulg. M6.j fl5ET. Xbouf olght WoY t-ont, df thoonttre^awH** FITS Stopped freennd permanent lyourefl. H$ fltn nftov ft r,- i <t'?j|M uk? of Du. Kr.iNa'e 0??4* N KUYR U KhT?uuw. JYve ?2 I i lnl bottle and (raaU Uc. Boud to lir/Kllne. K*l Avcb St., ? For Wlioop'nu Cmtgh. Piao'it Cure t? * ?Mnc ' owfu romtrtv,? M. t1. Diktkr, 6T TUroopA,f*Tr Krooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 18W, ' ' . ' ?J-'r Gladness Comes With ft bofcttor>imdorstamlittg~of^b6 transient mituro of tho mupy jphya* 1 ioal ills which vanish boforoproper forts? gentloofTorts^plca$anV^iiorL,.??? lightly dircotocl ..Thoro^ia. <K>pforr tho knowledgo that so many forms of sickness arc not duo to any actual diifc caso, but dimply to a constipated condi* tion r?f tho system, which the plcasaok family laxative, Syrup fit Figs, prompt* Jy removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of inmilies, ft?d Mi every whoro. esteemed so highly by* atl who valuo good health, Its beneficial effects a'tfo duo to tho fact, that it is.tjta /ono remedy which promotes internal c.leanlincss> 'without debilitating Via orga us on which it acts. It is thei-efdra all important, in order to get its beftfr flcial effects, to noto when you pur* chase, that you have tho genuine article, which is manufactured by tho CaljBrorftffj Fig Syrup Co, only, and Bold by all repr u table druggists. , ?? "M If in the enjoyment of igond health* and tho system is regular, tit en mxa? tives or other remedies are not needed. If afllictcdwitli any actual disease, one may be commended to tho most skillful physicians,' but if in need of a laxative* thon ono should luivo tho best.'and^vith tho i well-informed every whero, Syrup of Fig's stands highest aml.is jnost largv used and ffives most geoeval eatisf act^ Ftpa g58 ff* Duslncss tfouru to on Sr? k? SU 'a every county. VWjf' Ba * a promptly to llaordni H 9 rat raa news colltye. opTufKhfisC w FREE! Tre? HtVULVtH \1 l llblUkf I other & ' our off' dventiire ' Bioiics. Iuslrat'e(l ^usand Ai tides Invents, Cur ?1! ?r t?i. ricrtfrr to lnlrodurf^or ll| ?MlMhi ro'j Mlow tu to*n<J in un | vch.r f<) of cur iinut 10 c, d??ri i*i iLclklflO?. Full +c%fn!n*tk? ft-i o*fd PdbCwWr *ev oolj W 9 And fcr \2xt clOrt Ul tfc MC'utlel.-'j turned *tort ar?frt*1 ?<m d?n't ?M??Wff tW? totvorttw tl?N ?Ut w? nk ? -loA't p4j 1 o?aJ Wimton MTg Co., Winston, N. C I(W5- 50 < ALL DmJGCi5T5 n nr mil roe mzfsvmi'BmujntLr The^rlhy Reeej/tflLiS.^ I ENG LEBER G | RICE HULLEB. Tho only ma<;hino that la 0110 oporaMon,. will Clean, Hull and Ji'oiioli roilflii He* putting It iu merchantable oondiiioo, roa<ij for tiiblo use. Hiniplo and cnty to maaago. Wrlto for |?rJ<?C8 (iq<l terni8. AIho UOItN HAW PLANING MACIIliVKS, ami all kinds of WOOD-WOKKINU MA CHINERY and Machinery Supplies. Tnlbott am<l I.bMell Engine* and Boiler* ~~ on hand ot Factory Prices. V. C. BADHAM, K . ORNBBAli AOKST, .,-r, polumb'a, - - S. 0. smokk TUB ^ AmLkmm " ' "Wfierop A Klnt, . If ffth-ttrndr*. 5-Cent CJffiir. No Dangir. In Gmfjt On Wing T'r.Tgyy'rWT"' r'. ? - (Morphine' U In f?o " >i Lin by In r<nm fotn*t**fx ? HAW" MornK/r W-lr tVOr [MtltRt*, SO.OUU Of thti For Terrtw r?Af AdifrtM THK KKKLKY INITIXl t ?e ?T, ( Olombtaj * <