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- Lmal, lie «n<l mtrv- ! dob Printing Executed prorntitly ADtl in tU b*};>t styles uti the PEv»i*Lli Press es. Vol. XV. Alliance Department; j The House of ^RepreientntiVes. with a (MBl'S DAV PROOMMM AdopU'd ah the County Organ by the* Couu* tv Alliance July 5th, 1 SMI. M. J. PATE, Associatk Editor, To whom all (Communications on Alliance Matters should be addressed. OITlf'ers of the t omit) Allianr*. , W. IT. Duncan, President. 1.. H. Toole, Vice President,' VV. 8. Ilamiierg, Seeictarv. A. F. Free, Treasurer. W. (J Britton, Chaplain. T. 8. Weeks, County lx?cturer. , W. A. All, Steward or Assistant Lecturer. W. K. Sadler, Door Keeper. K. K. Harley, Assistant Door Ke«*per. -ixm lar^e hiajority, has failed utrerlywto carry 9411 a single pledge to the- people., With a few worthy and remarkable ex- ' ceptiona from this State and Georgia, the House.has often .been without a quorum when matters of importance to the people \veretO:be parsed upon. The presence of our lamented Brother, ^General Stackhouse, is sadly missed, fur he was one of the few worthy' and de termined foes to monopoly who could always be fouhd at roll call ready and willing to do fail whole duty. As the Alliance heartily endorsed this noble farmer aa a representative" man, so we pledge tH«Lpeople of the Sixth District PRELIMINARY OUT- ‘ LINE OF IT” By FBAHOia BELLAMY, Chalfmnn of thr Executive Committee of the National Public School Cele bration of Columbus Day. A uniform programme for every' loeal- F. II. Creech, Bin t iess Agent Executive Committee—C. B. Free, W. W. 1 !sl» It. Fatrick, W. A.Fanst. Trade. Comndttce—G. M. Hunter, E. II. Dowling, J. M. Lhm r, W. A. All. Committee on Good of the Order —.1. C. Mc Millan, (’. M. FAenQcki, W. T. Cave, J. K. ftueUiug, F.. B. Guc«s. pieugw in®.people oi u.e .-.aim o . ; - t - n Aim>rica to ])0 n8et J on ColnmbUB to endorse as his successor one worthy , ^ , _ , n_ ww«TK»|wrnrra*r irr-tn.if i.min it) . wukHlje. jltOlcii. ment of this review. The streets can bo cleared by the jioTice, the inarching col- nuihs of'. children can lie protected hy lines of militia or of some other local | organirjition oh both sides, and the movement* may be made as,, safe as in the schoolyard itself. The afternoon ^celebration by the citi- gena may also inclnde a Mhha Mooting at the public hall. This meeting, how ever, in many localities, will occur in the evening. Animportant place in the exercises of this meeting'fchould Iw given to the free schoct as tlie characteristic product of the four ceutnries of Ameri can life, and aa the-safeguard of our AN ADDRESS Of the Darlington ('oiinty Farmers’ Alliance to (be People of Darlington and State of South t'aroliiA. The (hrttes of the farmer mclude very nuirh more, than the cultivation of the land slid the production uf crops. |'p. 011 him, im^re than ii|Hm any one eUe, «l«*|MMids tli** characlor of puhlh: iustitu- lions and the welfare of all classes of imople. Wifh liini niMinlv rests the re- e|MMisibility of giMolor bad goverouient. There I* a great awakening among us in matters iiertaining to our righU and duties. The Farmer* Allianee D the result of (tie dlft-atlsfarthm* pitHlui'etl l>v an un- ju«t system «u distributing the Imnellts and tnirdens of public institulioii*. S&atnaiuaaof all panic*, w hile j|ib*. mrrihing to the fundtmental doctrines’ of our govnrnment, am found advo«*a- ' ting iweasiire* and parties subversive of * them. For a score ol years they have lieeu planting seeds ihroughont ihw in- iliislrial and ennimervial system utterly at variaiof with the dm-lritie of nqiuit rights. To-day we are rurseil * with I iirtviteged cl»*«e*, existing by virtue of legal enact uu-nts, to as great a decree a* mait\ of the nation* ol Europe. Mouo|m4)' is the arch enemy of In- , •lustry—the |io|itical in«o*ier of iiomI- vrn tlioes. It has coine to tie acoiislaol, ever pre eut moHliee Is* fr» ment. It rvar* Its h«‘ad in every field; It clutclirs at the thmat of every hone«t |«d|er; It hearts the puIdtr hlghwat ; It inieresta evert (Market; it isn*ttrenched ( In < ourt aud (ongress alike. As a fmiltieal force H dioulnutes hnth the great pnriie*. Its u-iiileiiries are to ward arbitrary. des|wHic goverMiMent; In the absence of legal * nai tm -nts IV , n UJ make a l.iw unto itself, ss i* f.ro». n a fra days since at the Carnegie Nm 1 Works, n great Inm monopolt of IVnn- »yIranta, where a force of men, cm- pp»veil hy ansHltcr great UMUoqrdy. are j linoigtii 1 rmo a dUt»Mt Mai* to lake th<* law into their hand*. The h‘»<n» of this gr at monster I* htdng made in this Mate; they are the •Modern contrivances called eorioira- * l»W*. T lie foei*e of natMre, ike natural pro duct* of the rarlh. the c«|aal gifts i»l Iiod to all the eliililmi uf men, arv a ailed up t^y the oinnl|irescut cor|Mirathni. * The g<MM|s, the llglil*, the liendltV(Made liialti*rs of eor|«»ralc oancrsMp and distributed t«* the feu, w hik* the uiauv are shut out a fairparth i|>atlon. I’utdic I ust r u me u t a I i 1 o-*, lie railroad, rite telegraph, tiie hnani'iai system drill euortmiiis reven ies into private 4*«r|t«'rs, w lute t hrv exist under a n«irmal «*oii«lition ol public control. I hi* con- ilitloii i* an economic alis.irdity. No Mdutloii of the great problem of e«|uita- tory cxtrcnscH of the Wc Her. in the organized eft'ort to do- ' grounds, will give a significant unity to stroy this great reform movement the . America’s celebration of ita 4(K)th anni- Iicad of the monster, monoixdy, the ! versary. Acc^jdiugly tlie anpefintend- money poaer and the corixiratiftn. I rnta of ednca.Wj, when they adopted To the honest and conscientious com-: || 10 plan of a national public school cele-. moii people who will not be blinded by ; 0 f CulntubnaDay, Inatmcted tho igno-.-r ———— r>nr« «f Uwiennit «"■«>"*•« f'm'l . cwl pruKramme, WM.tical lur «v«t nnd village iitdhe-ermntry. T'e’fW.s'nioti T buditimons. ./or. th*: r mwul tma paygami *■ 1 j »rt F evssek ev* 4 e-• iCk,* 1 - o 1* evss I. I « , . • sham party battles, ami kept ' n ‘if n,H ‘1 executive committee to prei»are an offi- ,>f the great economic cond.rt^nv { ] identical for every city under which they live, wo appeal w ith , 1 eoiiti(Ieiu*e; w ^ro frit fear tlie remilt, for victory Is already l»» our grasp in j this good State, at.d we believe will fol- , Tow in dm* Season alt over our great re- Tlie public school pupils, who are going to have the lead all,over America in the celebration of the'400th anniver- tary of the discovery _ of America by Columbus, are already asking how Co lumbus looked. „=- r Many leading American publications have recently contained timely articles on-tho great discoverer,“mid the variety of portraits which has accompanied these articles has been surprising. By the highest authorities it is con ceded that there is no likeness of Colum bus whose claim to consideration is in disputable. From Oviedo and his own son Fefdi-. have ^ descriptions of his- appearance, npon whic h must lx? based our judg ment of the alleged portraits. From them we learn that his face was long, neither full nor thin; hi> It knew IsfOiTaAnlto as well A* «lkt Is-hlliK tH I u lf Know h**r k»*hI ohl mother; (irap ful to the «lof lux iiiaid, , From whose reach It scMom strayed. It was wont to serenade 1/vsbia, au<l none other. Victim to Pltitonlan wfath. Now it ho|m atoiitft.(e r*ath Downward, dark ami uarrbF? Malolictions on thy head, Ureu»! See ||oa w t«arfnl r**l the Mniitw.Mii aiaa4»iat) Oceans fur t hat sparrow -Kuip-nu Field in Chieaip> New*. IN LOVE AND WAR. public. By order County Alliance. —— J.W. Kkroison. Acting I'rrsideut. W. II. I.awrkxck, Srcr^fcarr: . A Realty AbsentniWolrd Woman. ^ A n alMtentiuiudeil wmitan jntt herself on itv-ont tk<* other tnomin^sm a rnxM t<»wu car. whh*h she Isambilllt'"Kfith svenne. bound east. She paid her fan*, auid ‘'Third avenne" to the coadtihr, took a second nickel f<w lier ticket on tlie the oldest American writers. The names i of the anthors cannot be announced yet, . but the general plan for the exercises of | the day is ns folloWa: The ofiicial programme provides for I A Morning Olrtimtloa. Tlie pupil* of onr pnldic ai*lioola are to gather on Oct. 1M, at the muni hour, in their school house*. lint instead of ' tlie'regular nx’itations the nuirniiig !4 to ! be devoted to < \< 1* fitting Un an- least one of Hie ejiottkors should deal with this subject. Moreover, “The Sung of Columbus Day,” wing at the morning celebration i» nil the Aclnxds, might lx* repeated by the general audience in this mass meeting. While in, some case* it ch ^ >k bon,* rather high; hi* nose nqni- j may be imp«»*sibbf fur the school* to be ! t*ve*Hgbt gray; bi* complexion! The story of a country village ia the present en masse at the public meeting. ! f ftir ftn(l ’ Up to tbe ug<> of story of its store. they may at least send delegation*, thirty hi* hair was of light color, but « «ThaL wond«*rful place wlicre the mail ! prominent scat* shonld be reserveil for became rapidly gray after that age. It and the molnsSfea flow .from a common J la tlie face of these, sonree, so to siwak—wkero yemr lawcr! detaila that imt one of the portnit* give* am! outer man. your mental nnd pliy* * wux—an they both, her. She wa’n’t no more like j them then nothin at all, and they I tried project* with her. *‘Her father wanttd lief to be a boy, an he nlluz felt a* ef she done bint when she wa’n’t. Ho wanted ter make a law yer out uv her; be’a dedd in love with lawin, ole man Wilson ia: bat yer might Is-tter try ter make a bonsrake out of wlialcbonea an gristle c* to make a law yer outer Maine. What th’ ble man said \vuz Gospel, though; she felt sorter Kke dm better not make him no thofe hanl f'/'elin. after not bein tliat boy bo wanted. “Her mother meant her tor be a good housekeeper an put np p’serves an make pie kies: an Maine would stan at nwriw^CT'fWRlt gll 1 kfMDWTfWP Tbe executive committee is now en- t , . - . i deavoring to «*cure contribnti.ms from I ^ repr-eotAUveaof the pupils, ami ofto \ miw t 1k) admitted nivemary. Th»**>« exorcise* may lx» him pie or eialx.mte, acconling to the rr- ^ etmrcee of the arkonL Many sclnsds elerated. and. dotting her pmwr. gimv* mn dmititl*** do Httle more than mm herself over to *o*ue evidently alMortrtng the official programme, adding to It tbe thrmght. The car vra* full of changing pco|4*. as la nmial with cfXMtoww cnm. and a moment later the conductor, making hla vxmud again, notk-cl the nlekrl ami me chanically rem ind f«w |t. TI»e woman gave It to him without a vmrvl ami rode on. Xmr Fourth avrnne eke svnkk-wly startf*l out of her refliwtions. g!atire<l anunel. saw that she was near her d*w- ttnatkei. t.s»k out a thlnl nn ke| to have old. familiar national aong* and a few aprechea by leading cltisena. Other arbools with larger rewmrre* are Hkely to ratmd tho progranime with addi- •re k her Uravr* r Tbinl avettne WtMl •r |«umw ,i b* r atfslw the pnhlic «•%% uersliip of puhlh* instril- lucnts, puhlh* ownership of natural loree«aud ui.tieriaD. V The Farmers’ Alliance, a* an organi sation, Ik the natural result «*l ike neg lect of ((oliiical partlea to consider lunuie qtU‘sU<nis from the «t;ini||»oiiit of merit rather than of party advantage. The farmer* have hecoun* u» ary * itli tin* hnlg drawn i|Marrcls over niiniite ami liarrcn coniest* of merc-place- liuiiU'r*. Tin* aiiinio<kitb'« of a contest fought to a li;iish many year* ago ought to have Imm*u hurled long ago, ami would have hcei! except lor the partisan* who louud |M>liiieul capita! in keeping alive ilu* ciiiuilic* :im! jealoiiMie* ol the sec tion* again*! each other; the hlood\ fcliirt.wuvrr* at tin* North and West,the big general* al the South. The Allianee^eek* to unite the people into one liariiioniotix nation with equal rlgkta for all. Tlie agriciltturAl 8oiith, West ami Norihuot must ami \\ ill com bine to protect ihcm-clves against the 4*apiuli*tle East, whose hurden* bear li* to the earth. We seek t» limit the |Miwer ami curb the rapacity of corpo ral inn* We *e)*k h> reiorui I he itulu*- trial *y*P'ni, to tin* end that products of it n*o«1y ami ••n«*«» mi In »n»-duiin«»n |W f -n fern*bed tbs* f*odnc4< This time she J«r>4fered blltt the nickel, whb h he w<•old «t«4t>lb hare tak"U rare for the tstmrution «4 an obi g«-otl*vti*n SeMte*| Of^M^lte “Madam. - hr sold, “rua have almnly pabl rofir fare twVe " TV woman »tart«*i ami l<s>hed co*»- fns**l, then a light «lawNe»| on her fore,' she thanked thr g*T.t U ta *n. |sit her nirkrl into her |e*r»»* ami thr pNWe dr*q- into a tiii «i«-t!•-us p>s*k* t iH>m* wh*r** ta tbe brn k uf her drrss Jnst as Thtnl avenue vrw* reached. When hart area she was hurtling up tig* rtain strag gling to n«h the pnrw nvrt In smreh *4 the herett4«<«e to** roNVu Nk'Nl Nl> heL— New York Timrw Tl** I I tMMMl 9 Ikr | cm!IgMMh* One night in lie* tent I heard a ccw laty Itdl lid* stnryt lie Was with a lag •sittit moving cattle, ami tae- day. *• •me- wlwre near the line os-iiorattng t*ob>rmh* fnan New Mrvh>», they ei»«*si(it. rx*l a settler * eai in which had 1-. *i pfetinder- •*l bv India? *. The sett h r ami hi- wife ami r-IiiMn ?t ha*l Iweti ktlh*l. Tin* f«ax*- man was *• nt for. ami he tmnieilu*rely - r* >1 that th«* eatth* Is* alhtwed to tak'* care wf th«‘TU’ I»iy*rvr**tit affer fb ti«*< set out at cm* (VaiaJ featnn- rh«s as or urvl pageants, etc. imln ntnal all sc)ms>1* WtSlhl t U< given to tl ll A- • ?e« ial Uimdc bv ra, bl*t«aVal exer-mrs. te. The largest lilvrty f**r mr» nnitv ami loMe Is left to »nd the exeenttre c- sniiilttea umge a be*al variety to ha oArls) progrsmtm*. will con I It•i*«* 9ft ffi f t Tmi m ltt*i % A Ta* A Ter • *»-• tmtvvvmt' "A aaan *** m wr. a «it TW l(ON- lot t*regreqif< ««ist of tho Edhtwlng fn *%a a »ii vi*«. rot l*i m )tUI i*« (sraas •* VMS t«*v (Ms k. tbs lev! stealer mi •r fertteg Wf a TWOOg tadl tv sit The waig. tho addnaa and t Will at! he tViglnoJ. pre|mftd re| •or the cele lira thai Uy autmr uf t of American wrttrro. Df fha !«f of Ab|ge»brr this jiMsfeoviVo . tv vff evavpbfe fsaew, fmbt •i thr •nil •>/so hr ari ifrras Ike cka t mittre. it Iff ull * mtim Ike eovafry. iffplwvtafa wb Ike rurev/tts of the exerciaea of the afternoon might Is* H-"i_rncd to ihem. In throe vmyx, and in others which will suggeet theinaelvcs, tho I aet»wls May I<ra4 in tlie general pnhlic oleervance by the citizen*. Thi* doininniiee of tlie uchfMil* 1 in all the celebration* of the day is de- ' Birable, bcc»n*e tho object of the pnldh* | school celebration of (Adambus Day D not merely p* awaken in the pupil* an : hmtonral and laitriotic intereat in their ; country, but alivite impres*tin the peiqilf ' of America that the free institution* of the United State* gra tho product <4 free ami nnivwtaal education. The attcntbai of the American tmblic m this 4B0tb anniversary mast he di- frcte»l ftwrildr to the fact that the free N*h s»l lias given to our lam! ita di*t!n- gui-hiag rinltzatifm, ami that the ho|<e ■ft the cotning century lim mainly in Cfanmitting to the puldic srhotds defl- uitrly the work of training the roaring rulers to the duties of ritiaenship. —i mi -1—- -1 OCT. 21, NOT OCT. 12. At the instance of the r-armtiw rmn- mitt«w *.f the national polity srhutd cel- Thra.iun t4 ( - -In ml km |b *. a hill wa* recently tnttxalnred in rtaigea** imrtrnrt- lug Prrsidmi I lam wi to Isam* a pror la- mafWai making ("fdamlma Day a gen evai holiday, la the tntr r*wt uf srhtda. - ly area racy this lall wlaely oathurtaf*! th i rhongs 1*1 date fr<an Oct. 12 to Out. 91. It has passed I*ah bnueea of con gnwa and moat red the preside si’s slgno tore. # Alswa all ether date* nearly envy pajal In «»ur jsilJw* arhunls rvmrutl era that (.’•flamlm* disr«fvervvl Amenea Oct. 12,1192. They will all want to know why the tooth annlrv rmry fall* an Ort 21, l HOC. Fig many rentarir* the calendar in etttate.l |>y J alias t *avar, km>wu os the or. was • •vuufoaly arcr|4 I iHaiar assmueil that there , great discoverer a* he lir«M. Tho eiirHeet claimant for considera tion 1* a w<xjd engraving by Paolo Oiovio fc published iu 1075, which we grir®. t TTH Next it graving c 4nt *4 anti nitty la the en *1 the Ifc- Uw mgtralt. It • I •I •i' t 1, »I*>WI Oe|v»l brootl ami lut the Dutch in a mark* -l «l nut curre^p * :d with Vjp. rated dmrnptbais. Da that the origin si t-anvaa was taken was |«VqVe4 order uf Ft nUnaml. the k * a »g thfve oa*- short amt tract rrhitira of i gn e. I| floe* tf(4 autheutl- Dry claimed from which it femu Mu >y ing. Ju! #st the foreman nml tlie j»i*riet?cf *1 men. (bM e Ilu In* lie sllow**! Ins while tie* row TtblUn* TTifi'A |x\r unr ciaumatebd l*y rthcr tvr«» by el- party r.tvne lack in a day wiiltout kieitugatix tract*uf tiw Indian*. Anoth«*r pnrtr came Ixw k in two da>** without finding tiny trn«*eof the 11^11:111.*. but at the end of th»- thinl day the third |tarty rivine Imek wli«M>piiig ami ytlling and bring off tin ir pi-tol*. they lunl found tin* Iiidinus, kllh d every me* of them and cnidured their |*»ui«-*. Cor. Tojx’ka ( npitul. Tlie Ire ln\ii«lf>n. On )*<*th *ide* of the Atlantic equally, the intercalation of fosidlized forests ix*ars autheiitir wit in*-* to tbe swii'ping over the laiul of two great waves of ice invasion. Tint; tre*** nmnifestly grew where the glacier* liad l»een; again the glaciers cr? pt /orward t«» coiihtitutu theiinadves the sepulchera of tbe trees. Tlie seo.md advance, however, fell short of the first, and aucceided it at an un known interval of time. Upinioiis are much divided as to its true .-igiilficance. Dr. Wright incljnesloconiKH’t the “forest ImmIs*’ with iiu reiy partial oscillations of Evm 1 If rndhl ing to s-l.li *1 tl 1 tht* pro- ds iy» it I A ) -ear. But a* thi*I graumi e, t-Xe* V 4 |wrto)** a r* r w *prr< rbe* ule tl te year 11 m iftiil le* an a1 tin KMtuU j sod N* nt** fan* altar na»»*s ■a! | - HM , tto to • __ — . It ...rt. .11 ^ ill H tthol it runvetioa > cervnt* < <|U*t w ill to ini fr ^1 k O and Vr rtf la 1g AIUB rer tl ^ I 1 ,ur i" * nt f*ir whk'lt I wnrilti <4 the ( x** a*t*ai. | It It-x | v.-1 O BtlMT ‘i’*' 1 'If.»« 1 FKl. But fur m-Im n*l* wl teb •V Iff !•! i or- It arms f-aiiul •w • ll ry t* 1 » refu nu th’ 1 range a to..ro • tiriclt*«l 1 Tutnlti x* a ra leada r, awl tto Or rgori an ra Jettdai nniti’**r (4 «4l tor *pl*i 1 *1* . ? 1 It* • feat lire* on t* ad •ptol. In on!« rr la ct*rr Bet the may te 1 at the MUiu t lute Mi ge*ti*J l by rr rur* t •ut! 1; • old t Mi*' itdar ImmI ma*le | , lav vA’ ■entile 4 ITMHHllttTi •MMMMMMMHi *l-t j t wrre '!r •it"’ *1 cm Ml 1 <>.t | industry iiihv tw* laiily dist-rihuted. Our task will not be finished till ' tho ice front.-dAlinburgjh Review, these results are accomplished. The 1 - 1 ,r. . 1 .—_ Allianee wasjiot horn in a night 1101 of •' I will it peri-h iu a day. IVe a*k the lai nier* and meehatllw onr country ; who are the enemies, o' the AlliHiicH to-day? Who have thrown otf their ma*k aud .are tn-d.av light ing the principles we hold so dear ? Their name 1* legion, their power iu\ r iimmisc. The party newspaper, almost w ilhouf exception, the great dailies t>f the money centres. The press has come to be for tho nio.-t part business enter prise, run for the money or political )dtindcr. Its influence for sale. It iiiaiinfacturcs pnhlic sentiment on con tra* l. Thoroughly venal and mercena ry, it would strangle the Alliance, and its principles for the money to bi^h.i*l of the plutocrat and the cor|*qration. The usurping shylocks, without excep tion, are it* eticmle* The business ex ploiter and- gambler In- futufeV the party lead- r and chronic office holder wf.tiid all rejoice at our downfall, and Itually the great mas* of the |N.*op|e of' hll <H*citpations who refu-«* or neglect to , think for them sc Ives, but <trfft along In the current of parti" isditic*. Tbe cd- ueaiiou ami «x*nveision of- this great; r1a«* is rapidly going on, and theii cou-'| version D tlie great and only luqie for (he future of our country. To thi* great elasi of 4|*u»cst but imJifferei t im-n, we a*k y«u ta gi' v* our principle* aud iimiahd* a filr and impartial rx- amiitalioii. if wr arc right and there , i> cause for lUr alarm w«* lifiv* stumded, Wip u% a i k vauir,*jt«u|*atLy »n*l vote* F»r at lbs* kalbrt box. must lit** grral frwrefu I| ddmaiirt*! rt v ra t tbr au.-ri *1 alt patrbrtV In lla MkdtffrvvZK#. n> fkv\ aoul ■■ms*, trri .ufNV* «w*N|mkt «rt Jwnr mr#- Krnres In Kngliiml. English imr fem*ca Lave the apjiear- nnceof Isong Isttloin sole uj>—somewhat as an \ looks when inverted. But it is all right; lumlier is scarce there, and it isn’t necessary to have the bars so close together up whe^cjhc horses ahd eattlo are a« down W'hert'the sheep ,and pigs would lx? tempted to crawl through.— New York bun. * Sett Hu j; Her. Mr. Itichclmpp—Miss Beanti does not seem to l>e a very warm friend pf yours. 'Miss Frettl—N-o, I Ixdicve she nnd my mother had some sort of a quarrel whin they were gi»K—New* York Weekly. . I j '7 , J NatHrAfv j w We went nang into tho ieelx'rg and slid off to one side. Tho ship fairly shivered.” That w as natural. Lthiuk I’d thiver, k> rloso to an icoWg.—Ilanxr'u Bazar. 5 (4 1V*2 lircaro* O't. 15. A* tho rrr.Hr was f-xind to Is* exactly 3 day* m t'M year*, tltu Gragunau calcnda*' muittM tlie leap year from every ceu tai'.il year, exee}itliig th ■** which were* divisildu by 400. Tint* tin* yean 150U. 1 Tun and 1**)0 wen* not leap year*. A* above Mated, thi* reformation took place in 1202, and 10 day* w ere nnittisl fr«>m the calendar. But as Cobtinim* di*«*overt*l America previous to the year 1500, which reckoued hy tho Gregtirian calendar would not be a leap year, there would Is.* but U days K> omit. On Ort. 21, 1H92. the sun will oecnpy the saino relative ]si*ition to the earth ns on The memorable Oct. 12, 11U2. The Gregorian calendar w a* not iu- tnslucoil into Gn*at Britain until 1751. jiopular ignorance aud prejudice ,up to that tim« sureefwfnlly opposing it. By the masaes of the jsxqile it was believed that tho obliteration of 10 days would shorten their lives. It is remarkable that Russia btiil adheres to tho Julian reckoning. We have already. .announced the cTTango as in the interest of scholarly accuracy. The public school stand# for enlightenment and progiess, and it would not lx? in keeping with this spirit to compute the four centuries that will intervene between the dwte id- tho dis- First That tho civic celebration oc- covt .i y and the date wo are to celebrate enr in tho afternoon, so that it will imt j,y an erroneous calendar which had its conflict with the moniiug celelnations j a y and. was discarded more than 300 which, are going on in ull houses. _ Thr l*Mbllr BrhaM.I 11»«•, it i* to Iki iwnemlim*!, are to tie tlie ■rene* «*f thi* luoniitn; crW-1catbm. A* far a* |*»»*il»U* in t^u h M’bo*d Imuim* all the mom* nmliT'tiM* Miitn* priiM*t|ml *h«mld rtiuitu in having lln* •miiK* < xer- cise*. The parent* nnd fii«*uds) f the pupil* *honhi he bn»aght t«»geth< r. Fiimily interiwt* on ('olumlmx Day •honld lie mode to center in I lie juir ic- ular scluxil house the children attemL In tlie’coiintry tho day ought to to made a real tudiday. Fan i and h«mse- ludd work might well lx* relinquished, anti Hie faiuille* of tlie 1 district might come togejher at tlie school house with their picnic luin he* prepared to make a day of memorable festivity. The com memoration exercises of the morning being over, the afternoon might heTle?- voted to games and to social reunions of nrighlstrs, which would make the day a joyous one to millions of our hard work ing population. Tin' Afternoon CrlehratIon, In nearly all cities and large villages, however, the citizens w ill wish*» fonnaF demonstration on Coluumus Day which may he In their own hands. Wherever the citizens are to conduct a celebration two matters should to esix*cially ar- rangtxl:' very positive evidence of presenting tho ic»l ■etf, must get all their ittmnliw—is tbe epitome of all the diffusely written history of the live* teat cluster around It What the store man cannol tell you of every passer by aud’every custemer you are not likely to learn yonraeW, except by unnsnal fortune; an 1 all he doe* 14*11 you ho* the delightfnl |4quancy of hav ing pa**cd throagh the me<ltnra of a rarely *hrrar«l uuihI, gaining more than one beauty *pnt in the transit. *' That wa* vbnt 1 wa*thinking a* I *at in Bijah * •tore, with the mingled odor* 'of calico print aud ilriad appbw. coffee and the straw that crockery M packed hi lighting far •npremary In my notica. 'Bijah * brood bock waa turned to me uxl he w a* sort ing the day’s mail with nanmrnta that made me ee WUe ea him erlf rngar»ling it j con ten to. "IffiS’ Mt-randy BHil." said Thjah: "thiitTI he ateifwit l*»*r pntsinn. I gnea*. Knthrr rflWial lookin, tlx t ia Mr. A*y Fowlrf; hi* wwi John—gone down to IV* livtnonth - be write* ter him nigh very w> t k — rn a nice, rluan hand tie write*, doui John. Here’* a letter fer the m li’dttna'am. Now thar’a hen writtin fer yw! Dully es she is, an jest as aimplu Uka* The letch clicked and the door opened. Bijah looked oarer hi* ebooldrr anil grinned. I was shat oat from sight of aiors than tbe visitor’s legs by a slack line <4 dangling towels, aproos and sucks; bat they were steady, reliable looting leg*, straight am! sir* mg la heavy bunts and blue overalls. ’Bijah nciUHsr tamed onr laid 9* his Iriltr*. Ha stoud tht*re grtaaing. aixl wlnthcr tiie (wraua In tbe doorway wa* grinnuig also, or pkAting my wma*- ■•Nation in (mutumiute, 1 woe Done tbe WtaWT The heavy U«ot* «hnffled and tamed a boat, sti p|w*t oateFle and the do>w •hut ’lbjoh rhucklt*! to hiiuerlf and looked hock to ht* letter* again. “Them ia for young Tbotnp- ■oa. lb * tli' nlitor of our i*qs*r He * ahve -alive an kickia. lie'* lawn oat w«*«t fur * ■|«-I1. an bo think* we're *11 dead su baned. Ais.lx* Ium mmR * great change in The Bugler. 1 tell )« u. Folk* amv lie'll to made ter Bitiurt fur the- way to inn***** raoun 1 inter |s'o|!• ’* affair*; tot it’* lively, it's lively." Tto |xq»*r* went into a aeparate box. and ’lUjah naatued tto letter*. “Metisty Hopkins: mb** • got a heap of money. ‘Moziu b low f<»n<l yer f«4k* i* of ye when yer got a {tile and ain’t no heir* of yer buddy. Site's g?x*l for cm though, ftbc'x ucutu’nn.” “1 aiiptmMc it U miiiAtuil for any one to make much more than their living way up hen*, ixn’t it, ’Bijah?” “Humph! ye*, fit any one. Not fer some on ’em though. Suuu on ’em ix tunarter n gr*?aaed Hglitnin.” Hu put Iu* head on one side and squinted at tho letter he was holding. Jornanl puldisli**! in a |*.rtrai mpport <4 a Titiate'sqnr cauva*. which ky ItM.l tJaaim-d gt YMOP*- 1 - TtiU |Ar- tora buaa the tnarriptiua “('hristtiphuras t'olnmbu*. ’ He cLuiiunl that tto fea ture* were«hi occonl with the dr*crip- thm of writ«>r* rontenqioruneoux with (\4aiiilm*. Tin* )*iiuti*l toarduud Fleiu- hdi ruff he accouiitol for hy **Miming that they . Were tin* addition* of a later hand. Tinvo and other bc'ceMtmrh**. however, jnevented the acceptance of JotuiirU * view*. cukttToruV’ toevnws — , day tlie bciioifl years ago. ^ A CtllnrM. Girl’s Fall. , On Nov. 2s, I-sho^ a schoolgirl namo<l Ng A Soo fell fnan the r»x»f of a four st*•ried house, a-dhdanc*of sixty or m*v- euty feet. Her skull wa* fractured in several place* and tbe right parietal em- itunee wa* dtvply iurprt *etiL Enough tqicill anybisly. one wou!«j *ay. or at the bc>t. to induce lrt»l«*ng idi*jcy! Not a h«l *4 It! Ib exactly six weeks NA* ANa» kit tto huspitai. ■■seeu.ir.^.i‘ skyr tto cHaqra! ffurl. “to a*.pay avnr tgr her txaLiamd »kuU.'—laaMkm ILatetef' > ^ ^ j ka a Second—Timi in tho afternoon cele bration by tho ix*ople ample recognition- should to given to tho public school idea, which ia to lx? the characteristic of tho day throughout the nation. This afternoon celebration will vary with each locality, but tho citizens will gladly accord to tho free sch«x)l institu tion tlie place of honor. This kadiug position for the schools in the afternoon celebration can to eas- ilj* arranged; First, a most fitting feature will be a “rubllo S«-h«ol Uevlew.” Tfc4ti- ■ ^^ If ttore is a. general pr«x*es*ion this public school review may to part of It. and the most honored jxirt. If there is no procession by any other organi zations the school inay_hayo their re view by themselves. Let tho pupils inarch hy in classes ami with ton- ners, 1**1 by their teacher*, tot the army veterna* % north and smith, the blue and tto gray alike, to invited te march with i to schools a* an esevrt <4 bun«ir. A* th** reviewing stand i* rcachffl, wImtw tto d. nitorir* ore axAetuhled, let each i>art of tto j*r>solute tb IfcC qf thi: n. kteJi w\»n cb-**-n» ami wav _ »u^ ).•! r* Lv fv It * «• r L> r^« v Tliere nre many other so called like nesses of (’ol mu bus. They are widely seatter* <l ami it is not easy to link them with the three shown a tovo, wiffch jirob- ation. But these three have little in common. They would never to taken for portraits of the same ix?rson. The most authoritative descriptions of the stature, complexion ami ix?rsonality of Columbus coincide, and ye$ tho most •Him, now, Jeremiah Wilson, he * a k#*en uv Nolxsly ever g*»t the best o' J an a arhitratin ever sence. , * You Jim ‘ ...... ~. All tlie precedents for celebrating American anniversaries are in favor of correcting the old calendar to the new. t generally accepted ixirtraits are not in For instance, “Forefathers’ Day” in harmony. Many artists disregard the New England is celebrated Dec. 21, al- statement that ids nose was aqnilim* thongh according to the Julian calendar and make it of a decidedly retrousse tho Pilgrims reached Plymouth Dec. ty]x?; others i>ortray him a,s a brunette 11. Washington was bbfn on tho 11th with a short, fat ami beardless face. The -next time we see him ho is a blond with a long, thin face, well covered with whiskers. We always know him, as the ■artisttlroaigiitfully introduces his name; day of February, “old style,” but wo celebrate tho anniversary of his birth on the 22*1 of February, “new style.” The original proposal for tho public school celebration set apart Oct. 12, but tho friends of free education who are pushing the enterprise believed a tod precedent won 1*1 to established, as it named a false date for the observance of an-historical event. This is tin* first ef fort that has ever been made fittimiy to olixerve, by uatiounl commemorative cx- 4‘rcixo*, the achievement of Columbus, ami the right day should be celelirated. For this reason we are glad thatDct. 21 is to to thi* day. We 'want the children of the land to observe an anniversary lath all that name implies, an*! not n»*e-' ooaniy the recurrence of a fixed date, which, owing to tto arbitrary' chaages in tto met hod* «»f com potiDK time, ha* lu»t fcL* »«<NttW'anc*i and ia oar JU) (lua» nut acrarataly mark «4f tto «~<wiury mant. th’olo man but Jim. lott si came in here jest naow; ain't no ’tutor bugs on Jim; when lie gits up Uo’a up for all day." *' ’Bijali grinmxl afid waggeil his head. 1 - “Jere-iniah—Wil-s»»ur be remarked, | and t>lapi>cd tho letter into its pigeon-: hole. Tiie latch clicked again, the d**)r Oi*?mxl and tlie same i»air of logs ap- 1 jiearod in tho very same s|>ot where 1 hail seen them ix foro. - 'Bijafi grinnetl. Presumably the unseen grinm!?*! also, for tliere was too much of ’Bijah’» grin not to to offensive, if it were otherwise. "Whut chu want?” ••Nothin.” ’ ' “We don’t keep that; or, if we do, were jest aout of it.” Tlie big boots turned atout slowly. “Sure ye do’ want no lamiw, are ye?" “Gals go with ’em/’ “Not iu thi* shop.” , “Tliet settles it. ns fnr as I’m con cerned.” and he went away aud closed the door again. ’Bijali looked after him and chuclled. “What’s tho joke, ’Bijali?” “Done’ <*z I’d orter say an'thiu, Rout ines* till twn* eJenn split. .* “After MU’ Wilson died, though, Mame>done better round tto liooune. Mebto *‘f th’ ole man wax ter die she’d take ter lawin. Yo can’t tell; she kin do most an’tUin. “Jcri abaout then, Jim Lane began ter sleeve mound with MaQp Wilson. Smart es a steel trap, to is; ho runs the sawmill np the Creek; hut th* ole man hfitca him like pizen, an he talked ter Maine till she lowed she wouldn’t take* 1 up with Jim. less he wnx wilhn." “Jim I«ane is tho darnedest good no- tun*! /filer you ever see. He’s alias sot a good word all a plitoant smile fer folks, an toll go further out o' his track | fer a friend Ni mast anylmddy 1 know. * “He Ux»k it offdl hard ahaout Marne. an be regly got ui*q»y ari down in tbe mouth alutout it An tlien be gut Ms second wind, an he tried every witch | srny to play ft on tb* ole man. Bat Mkase 1 she got putty stuffy, too, on she doctored cWd never ’pose tor father, an (bar ’twss.” Bijah got off tbe barrel te S rontde of candy holla to a ruay httk* loss who wna so abort go ble under the stork Uwe. sod os *h« ckioed thr dooe of the “Tto half village knew all abaofft H , and they talked it ap. early oa tote. Tto gals they wasn’t stow ter say what r they'd do ef they arns ta tor place. Tto Bngl«*r tank a hood, ao ter an aeerly drove tbe ale fltoa wild. But Ml»* KrterwiN. tbe , lowed that Maine ama right her father. j ** ’Lnnk s tore/ toys Jtia, •ain't I got ao righto at allr on laugtod oa seto st»e aertulaly 4M 4Y atosr ad take tto nepneadbHtSy ef word.* Bijah cherkV* >1 rlaApMl rtke WI1*ua want gettta early totter get the tomp stare s ter tea. Mom* eras agotn 1 ro try way with a wboptdn tomp In her bead, when emnehorty benck«*l ter tMrtfront d*ww.i atoppnl an otwned it wlffioe *Vtm Lone o*aa o-etnnrtin them ‘DonY nay outb in. Maine.' aaya to. an be tor bodily, tamp an all, and torto inter a carrokga that to tod at tto He didn’t ft*4 roonml with no railroad train, bat jrvi turned them borer*' beads fit 1 ’atNuto an wbrn they gut ter tto IlM) Jd/UIM) wus a seizin there es still t*a a tunmr. with*art ary tot er cnoi, on that big Abode lamp e irtimin jest as peart as if it wus <«> tto uto U r home.” Bijsh bbneelf.l • Fearful thing—tto tngratitaede of children, ain’t It? But you'd orter arm Tlie Bugler nex’ m>>rn!Ti. Every dad blattK*! colutue in it brd a big bewl- line. ‘Jim Lane has got his gal. Jim Lane has got his gal.” Goeh! that jnrt proved olo Wilson wouldn't never bur bn*t***l wlien to didn't bust that mornin. “He went wlmopin off ter bis lawyer tar scu what be end do to Jim. Imt Marne she wuz of ago an she writ him tliut she went of f^r own free will: so all ho conM make anyffus* abnoiit wus tho lamp, an they've been a lawin an fool in Margaret Ingeraoll iu Boston Transcript N WUeua’a q«ut at tto stove and Dangrr In Moat Plot. The evils of n meat diet nre being ap- pruciat4#il by many high livers in cities, and tlic*»e im* being counteracted jxirtly by tbe wealthyJn^-mlding more fruits nnd vegetables to tpeir tables during the winter The clic # itp«^* of meat and a peculiar craving which the *y»tem feems to Imve for meat have gradually made it common for city p**<*ple to live almost entirely off meat in the winter months. Meat is eaten three times a day in quantities, and the excessive mu of such a diet is that rheumatic and gout temperaments are acquired. These temperaments are on the increase, and; they are largely due to the excessive use of meat.—Pittsburg Dispatch. Some Pontofllce Figure*. The number of postoffices in the United States thirty years ago was a fraction over 30*000. Now there are 18,729 jioet- oflices In the states and territories west of the Mississippi, and of that numbetf 9,200 are west of the Missouri. Nebraska, thirty years ago, had 45 postoffices, while • -•atop! Hnrrab f«*r tto rstkaul CoimntoaJi paUw »Hn*4 oivbratkua (4 Urt XL .otherwise a lively guessing match might rt*sult. Tlie style of the pictures would naturally suggest the qelebritiea of a f**w conturies agb. Th^y might be taken for Plato, Othello^the Moor, Aluric, Julius Ca*sar, Richard 111 aud a score of others whose fac<a> fig use in l^rftory. Ev<*n a compoHite of tho many ixtriraits conhl not blend or unite4u «»ne the’ dis cordant conception* which we see every* day. We must know Columbus hy his deed*, aud n*4 by hi* picture*. There are 216,330 school hows** in tbe l'mied Statu* and only 3l3 per cent, of th *m are ta cities. Tjti* to • striking illmrtrauou <4 tto et^uomy piatolde in a demw pupalotym. Evvry one uf these M-brx4» utoukl to ropreamited in tto n .tiimal ftonmldaai piiUir *ctortl emt* toniaosi <ai C‘*4«0to» Day, Oct. ti. * H today she has 1,127. Tlie total revenue side, but you know how it is, MnCarson, *• ef the postoffices west of the Mississippi you never seem no stranger.” f-for tlte year 1391 waa $11,730,192. of “Hand over your story, you old gos- J which $7,268,068 represents the postal sip,” I answered. “Why. it would bnro reevij^s of the region west Of the Mis- 8<)nrL In 1SC0 tho total postoffice receipts for the United States were only a fraction over f11.000,000.—Edward Rpeewater’a Omaha Address. " i ’ What Platrona* Ar* Far. • A. weather beaten American citizen* otcMxl on the platform of a railftod coach while tlie train was speeding along ok the rate of fifty miles per boar. U- ‘Can’t stand on' your tongue off if you tried to keep it in.” • 'Bijah laughed heartily at thto polite sally. t • • i “Well, 1 take fer ray tex’, 4s Elder Shx;um says, that beautiful amm. ‘All is fair in loVu an war.’ ” # He came around the end of the counter and sat on an unowned sugar barrel, with his legs crossed and his rough han*l* chuqx -l around hi* knee. “Th* ole man. Jeremiah' Wilson, that ed the conductor, y 1 vueution** 1 bark a spp? 11. he's a Tartar. ! ** Wbat Ho do* know'nothin but hts own way; an aaked tto Mu' Wil»*ifi. # sto never kuuw’d P Abtii but ter gin it to him. He’s gut a trick er torsia n*If*4.«d ssi luokm Uto to waa a.;-an ter tost, an Mu’ Wtlaug. sto wna sit neat. *La ptul'lnl bear lev tov- tor boN-e awstolmt gin in w biao. ■ Itox no* wkj* p4—tor %*9m • 1 vv — —•