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Til People Presses. Mrtvantll*' and mU-. :—wllaiwKia-:— . dob Printing Executed j»romi>t!y and in the b Jht atiica on Uic hEoVu: i’reaa +C- A. I. IUUU ATTORNCV-A Kara well, H. Moir.v U» k*nd i»h r«*w»» hiia and iintitvr«4l •Ntteis t.»r r<uk*. H ill xah-a of rh ar^e) and timbef lufKl** need l>u) hclioolat deimn• ;ty claime.H =^= V.ol. XVI. BARNWELL, COURT HOUSE, S. C., SEPTEMBER 8, 1892. v ^ Alliance Department. Adopted a* the County Organ by the Coun- tj" AUlanw July5th, LJWW. M. J. PATK, AaaociATK Editor, Te> whom all PfllllimilliatliMjii on Alliance Mattrrt* sliovdd be ael«lnsK«d. ^ - Ofllre^r* of the> I'otmty AlManr*. W. H J . Duncan, I’rcsidcnt. L. 11. TeKjle, Vice President. AV, 8. Hnmbe’rg, Se cretary. • A. F. Km-, Treasurer. „ * ' ^ AV. O Hritton, Chaplain* “ T. 8. Weeks, County Lecturer. W. A. All, Steward or Assistant Lecturer. W. E. Sadler, Door ReriKT. H. K. Harley, Assistant Door Koc|>er. D W>Jtetli£u£4, «e'wiiiu at Arnrsr^ F. uT Creech, Husiness A cent. Executive Committee—C. 8. Frwr, W. W. Patrick, W. A. Faust. ^Etad^Committee—O. M. Hunter, E. 11/ ifowiing, 4. M. Ulmer, W. A. All. Committor on Good of the Order—.T. C. Mc Millan, C. M. Fslenfield, W. T. Cave, 4. K 8iH‘H||j>C, F.. B. Guess, — — - - ('•ilia’s C«n4IUon and Muncon. The cotton year ended on Wedneiu f u*y, aut Aui;u«t. Tlic crop is stated l*v See rotary Hester, of the Now Or- ' Iran* Cottoui Exchange, to Ih* the lat-. gc«t ever made, aumiinimg to t Wale*, against 8,i;M..M*7 last year and 7.111^72 the year before. The St. I .mils Ke.nihHc of Friday ' •aya In It* weekly rejiort that “the cot- . ten crop Ka»i of the M i«si»si|*id, taken a- * whole, U considered uiifavoratde. | Arkansas, I.ouUiaua and Indian Tarri- j tory are below an average; Texas |s e*»n* idrred very fair; with a rctlueed aerra^s * «w —iM.ia ■—ony -r The |..M»re*t apots in the cotton lerrlu>- , ry arc iWcce luiibrct (rod Teaca, la j * Ahtlicma and Smith f‘ar**Mna. The rmp U rmialderably later than usitai. Jt«4i ccrmc and caterpillars arc getti ig more nnice»cwi . ball heve cm 4wwe any , great Haavage a* yec*' Tbe trail* l*We i crreai and Market Mepmtrr issued •■a tbe lat in*t , sat a **value* id cott«>n are bswer than have leeu bnuc a the tlfat dag *d •sep** m- her f«*c the |*c*t f»<njr yearn. There , wa« cne time, daring greet Anatts tal •«aialr« and revu|«»ib*rwi la Ecmpr, c |»ec rastimi aold Iwact (baa today , but Wdlke I be pccwrn, erep tblng ucc de- • pti aaert. 1 hr i hclrra epblrrulc imw 4ev a*ta« t ting \ur:hrrn bceispe and terr«*ri*.ng * t«r< at priiala hy |ta deadly atari h la iONQ FOR THEOH^-DREN. Oh, if I could >iing'Ah<5 song I would, Do you know wl>at that song would bcP 'TwouUl be one to ring „ And )ov to bring From the east to the western soil The childr«n all I ts clarion call Should ocho With hearts grown glad. And everywhere w ~ Its cheery air Make sorrowing souls less sal, . .i'j _j£ab- r ==^=r--- : -.-- " 4' • " ’ T ^" " — It would hold the noto Of the linnet's throat And the meadow-lark's trill of glco^ — And the katydid's dear Little chirp, and queer, — *frinigt rfrtTnaaf..q»* oblrli ■ Je& -, ’ ' l^ie cricket's chlr And the velvet whir^J_ Of butterflies' wings; and the hum Of busy bees And the talk of the trees. When th« wild wind* wandering coma. a bit o’bread an'meat by the way, it calm and not unhappy melancholy, wouldn’t hurt.’* / , 'She was sitting in a roekiit chair, her “I'll try,” answered the tall trHrtlp.• haflds on the an^, her look 4 “I'm goin’ to ask the kids yonder, lir^t, "—' - ’ - if any o’ ray people atill live here. The tall tramp htrode oyer to the two J boys. His companion shambled down were not keenly painful. ! the embankment to obtain, at the turn The tramp read that much upon her 1 table near the locomotive shed across face. Presently, without a word, he I the railroad, a red-hot cinder with which turned about and luvricd away, closing i to light his pipe. the gate after him. j “Do you youngsters know people When the two children told nlmut j here hy the name of Kershaw? began their ^visitor laier, their mother said: the tall tramp standing beside tho two “You mustn't talk to strange men, boys. — Tommy. You and Mamie should have Moth remained sitting on ,thg p-ass. jppafcfej ini iij A JUDICIAL KINDERGARTEN. | F.flTcettvo L’ne of a sl«n l.nnfiruage In Sen* tcnrhif; a I’rGoncr/ WHY UWIW '1*1 gww— POPCORN POPS.# KEEPING A BANK ACCOUNT. Not One l*cr*on In a Thnii*and f’aa Tetl When They Are Axkt'il. ** Tniy’ilhes pojxw.ra pop? ' Ask the fir; can An Fxperlcrtred f'utltler I.njr* Hown Roirc 1 xeful Kulen, 1. Jf you wish to open nn account -f . iiuc^nseiously on the^jjaper on the 1. Onee upon a time, says thc San Fran* , . _ ^ ^ -wall. She^vas thinking, and evidently l. e}igp Examiner# there was a judge ‘ Ask the (ir:.t twenty lerifned men yfm' with ft bank, provide yourself vvith her tTiougiitv though^ sad,i perhaps, named Itedinan, .who prt'tikledx.ovcr a can find and not one of them will Im pr«rj)vr introdnefion. Well managed big territory, which kept hi»n racing able to tell you. The secret lies in tho banks do not open ivccountA wiSjh stran- from Santa Cruz to Salinas and San structure of the grain, which is very gers. . Luis Obispo. The Spanish population wonderful indeed. ( * *i. Do npt drawn check unless you In the center of each grain of p*tp» have the tmiftey in l>ank or in your pos» corn in the germ of the future plant, session to deposit tost the < It holds the vital eWment of ilie seed, age or generoivity of 1\hat is it like? Well, It in about tho size of a largy pin-head. 1 rhnrtr faif * >ivw ♦! ^4s~> t n stT» bnlnnee was tin* chief race K> Ik* found in that district, and itedman knew but two words in thftt language, which were “Notiende,'’ and wn-, put to the ne<v.s- aity of employing a court interpreter, Tbe smiDit of the soa In It* rhytbf.i would be, And the drip of the brlor-liuund rill, And-fhc Pruken dre»m Of the old mill streura, FV-ttcmt, but fottm-fftK: stilL* * The flutter of fleet, Fine fairy feet. That dgnee till the dipvn appear»; -— And the eunre ef r.iru In the Numtaer nniro, rCuntllnf it# golden Kpears * The tlepof the wheat. And the whlener» nwret Vhen tbe rloverw their mcret. f« R, The •ewmper town e* h.ij T«* ewtrv In the |- .>1, The (tnkle of •upper U U. The rvwh at the nth At the wltAow p*n«, Wbevi the earth pi pw.rbod with drv The etlabtf* had Of p—bilw IM pwik I for the haby'a awwlft. The Omt-' of the Bee Whrw I We Ohio*- k-Wfw btgtl wohU*^ eg nata tw We gWw. The retwbttoB. wlweg, Friep nee p rw the neg. (be feaei neali wp like a fa TW eglwef-j Of abwtew U f mm???<] AlAr 4f%. H( wwwmm “ • W* -k»** M « -idltook--S«» “lTcadr “T1‘?>TTTe~i* said: “No." Tlve tramp was silent for tv moment. | Then it occurred to him that his mother hud taken his stepfather's nrfme aPtl his sister might be married. Therefore he asked: “How about roomily named Coates?*' “None here,** replied one of the laws. P.ut the other said: “t'»xites? That’s the name of Tommy llHckett's grand- i motln'r. you know, Dick—old ! Mrs. Coates.** » The tramp drew and expelled a 1 quick, audible breath. | "Then.” ha said, •this M-s. Coatos must l>c tbe mother of Tommy’s moth er. lbi you know tv hat Toiumy'ii ia«»th- i it's first name UT’ , *•! hes-d Mom coll her Aik* one*.* * 1 The tramp’s eyr* glisteiwsL ••Ami Mr C.vatesT’ ho in M .«lr.*,l *'<*h, 1 never heard of hita. 1 gurtf 1 he dh^l long ago.” * “Ami Tommy llackctt'* father, vsho'a he?” | “Hi'a Ibii hf Amf at iln fi i t|tft"’ albtton. Agent. I tl.tnli they mil him.* “Where <!• <c« this Mix. * ■*»*>*« live?” •"XUe ||v*« vrlU* the lla<*%ettx Wovihl yoa like to are the hoaae? Me Mel Ihrk haa tog*> pwU lioo the way hotna. We'U ( show r<Mt ” **Yes, | w*mtd like V> are the howan * The Kor« an we. noe of them rathe* m4 my. • leefMiy roll** f>t They lad the * »* the At fkcrW 51 T L HIS OTIIKU sKI.F. Tho Vagfmnt Who Hem l ftUl Own - —tBNBtPttMK tvn la •are to parol) ee trade «i aiM— ik« Atlaattr aad k■(Mk~ vldifw chfuM get Ike t ailed ^UMc* live fe»v di.a*tre*>* le Imw•!•■••• At It 1 he mu in mk far any ■wo v■ I. o**t al all ft. #(M**e«c* *1 j j» rt le 1 e«tk laa'tufartateri •4 91" t** A** !•*# I* il»» rtMti.m itf** ••••• r rauuprue the g r mm *• hold la a weld hr adVANM la «l ei| prUta fWedt a |Mle |IU Kve 1 think (bal ai *Ae a art tie mi em t«>e, Immx (root |4 a ever) k ' t e*atv kate llfilte rfi ll rr f •vort |« •and *4 At* hi •rdvr#. If Har fH % k i* iHai p rwfli m | far* got bvr |w*«tp4e |-r*w, •wfar ll N« 000 || ^g| vvfy n plan •Ible dm irlnv warn tk faoin« • plniu f«»rtMi»lalv wxov pi •001 it* miifa can to tto counlrr lie he Make*, la the fWaith •hwaM woMjgh la Maanfart- dtoa tMA.«r oUhia v < I « mint v r***» li| rh ike (Mild hr ike aH**t the •un. ay tn pc hut the proiThra ill hv m h fk» a loly rrralef at di Oat near the eve»t *a A gvaai grow Vaakawet to the ratlccmd al the t era side «d a l^raoavlvanta tow a talked to ImW t*•ae. nf the *hf'• akrwe where the *aa had *et kr the hew hllta aen-« tW ct*er; a ad t»f the etar% aad id the aewav. whtet twee Ike haaartMp* hrkOel theta 1 woe aotaa «4 toareta rktr. ' g hi erMMt aad *4 *teaa> e*. ^ j i ■ •*; fwwa OtrAtw taalrca la the eay<i*e *Le«l. A rwmtda e moated fe ■**% the I aad to that dtreetUm a h»* natolvr I 11^tit eaaaa lata view , It neacr l a rwawlde grew *>mdrr aa>l ••• train appewrait This rolled f*wd the embankment. Faaa Iwtwnea tw*» fraln < a vtian cinI aft«T Mm atvf' e VHj wo* th. train ■coeVtvg aee«ar*1 fa* he hwrted fr>mi P gwaa skaar aad Tmm T kgih afa llaekett'% Wm-w, ae *4 Nk TW fae Their father said: '‘Ho was probably looking for a chance to steal something. J. I'll let the dog out in the yard tonight.” . And their grandmother: “I suppose he tv'as only a man who likes to hear children talk, and, perhaps, piKir gl- lovvj lie hint no little ones of his own." it Tho trump knew the way to tho ecme- tiT}'.. Hut first he found the house where he hud lived us a Imy. It looked painfully rickety and surprisingly small. So ho hastened from before it, ami went up .hy a bark street nemns five town creek and up a hill, vvlirre ut loftt lie atcKid before the ceme- tery gate. It was locked; so ho climbed «»ver the wall. He went still further up llie hill, pa>t toinl«st<iii«*s that looked very white and tree* that UM*ke«l very green in the mo 1 hi light. —At flte top of the hill he found his father'a grave. Heshk' It waa another irnmnil and at tl»e 1m-ail nf this a plain little pillar. The ironn waa high i>**w and the trauap Was used to seeing In the night. Word 1>y word hr e*'ukl alowiy read npoa tha marlile’lhK lasrriptiim: • tc Uitsm Atfa-It. S. W>«*4 ana ag the ia*a TV* is/Ksmkaw am! at* atfr g wA»| hma la Ilr»rC»Ui», Angwat A ItflC MaowH la tha Ats- yOrar rtvav •»•# iiiisismoK 4»ir u. nmt. enoa W (-4. allf aaAiavmvng ta aaaa ika ala ag a *00*1" Th# tramp Uoghed and than altered A a gfa I w nan We.” he void aland, “what prs «e klnkr H la that's data* daty fug am aadev the gv» mi»*l hem”* Aad al tha tWwqfht tlmt he «*wrd an eves I lent pr*M tiawoms mymtatkm fa* tha aakorewa wfaa had hapfs wed fa* rw* sew* Mr him A fW • n erara I*-A we, he 1 *'*g - 'l t »lrr ||•« it^g oa nor near fa* Aha re Ma MdeC h he Waited ap at tka amtaMe m and awhlad k Oavka^ly II»■ r* at, •* If to ao#* T * * a doe |ahr we’ra rapw tog Wtw«w« Wat h^ Amt fav amt ky he mmrmtwmd tkaA hr war twmg wmirvl f*w. aad hr atgsaAa fowa Ike gram aad flWwa the ermetevy ttyAga * mi mad tka okam tramp, kae* b- * aaa*«krd att the refavr fad mm* la kt» |» «■ .-wsfam, was g*ww tag lm rat wot. Al»* a4v tka e Bia ded anal trata had keraMed tt# advent fay whWAW and pwg tin' l>ig cfrcmL It hiipjx'iusl that rv mur4er«*r was tn lie H<»ntene«|l in Monterey pnd that nn imp^Thint triid must l>o utUmdisl, niileg away, on the same day. Kcdtuait's fn- tcrprc’tiT hud gone off to u fundungo In th«* AvtMs soinewhhrc CfifTd tvmld rn t iVi fmind when ivmrt wivs ojs»ned. and ll«*d- imui was in a fury of impatience. At last, when he eould endure t!u» delay no longer, he said to tho m.wu below in the dock: ‘•VriH«*ner k! the bar rtwtvl np!” “No tiende,” satl tto* man, shaking his head stupidly. '*Y**u don’t savvy, ilo y«m?” evelahne.! the Judge ehnrply. •‘Well. ik» Ton w»- dersf.md this”** rrul Ik* pnKvsvhsl fai gi-stleiilnto vlgofiMislv with Ms hanvlt urvl tmlk*ute tb.e nmtton of rfadm?. Tl»e mart finally <>*fnprrhended and an mm* .tlfilv la his neat. **|*rl» *ik r at tb«> lur. H k* Ihr sentrtvew of this ivnirt thvt y> mi tw taken fawn the piac when* e y**»» < amr *m 9 rfalnv. thw VTtk day *4 June nest, be ka**ms| fay the ms h until r»ne oer »i.w 1 aad may > rm v»mr arwrt Now, K>f which in an oily sniistnueo contiiin- ing nitrogen and pliosphorus. * Emlxvl- de<l in this oily sutotunee in the “nu cleus.” The “nneleuH*' Is the true germ—the essential life-prineiide of the y»|nl 1S- 1 Hchiefly I'oiufM^Ml «if aHuuni n. and is just big enough to Is* sm-n with tha nakisl eye. Nmnll i>s it ii It contains a mystery which no man has ever m>1v<v1 or is ever likely to solve—the mighty secret of re prod oet ion. However, there an- more things of in ten-si to Is* iiotU‘«*<L In the outer rtmeturr of the popr(»rn -tpoakfa-—- f*stbem1 s mo ml the germ an* graa> •f starch, arraugud in lay-rs anil to rrarmhU* a In fart, like are toil rorh. the peraliay ' * ’ I .tW t *• «1 h »re •k* * m sqn-y vHrt*“ - p •# prWMSrV rhimk Ida head In a ribu rt-| f-i at*| r«ml4 witjr ary: **Xa tfatwW. m* rirndfa ” “!• them anyl»<4y ;r» vrvit la fkls wW* raa traaalatr tkat awTal mea fa* vMa pvsarw vA w> * *vt- * 1 Ike ,4 tkr k»tf a »l wrq *4 wdfadsla nod ^wwfaatami la tkr r »wa Tkry wv *v la fSr oawar fa sat oa tkv ovawwarr, ami **mkl *mly slsak* tk*4r k ■swfa armrw fallv “»lr-Tt^* rq-failrwsl tka yv IW • 1 wtaS( (fas.-fal MrlkWM Mat “tH IsmI sfa-w wa- m"Hi fawwvl a iV^li , v Ida wwa wvry fafa log kfa A dm wr%w vs f r»«arv r. Jodfakal ml .4 a*-I lays i, !v kdlogA at - Orrk kei I t*m , H rm at tV- 0*4 lawoa tkr \ They amfaK Wtftr-r— .rtew 4S« ■ • * ws» cads ktgk MOM tfaar Ofit lag Ida famgvaa sAkraa ta tfar Marl tfar gtVm ■ AN to* y w— AWf Ufa •s far 11 ? Alfa. •far fasOsa r *• a for* art at Ufa kny aad fa* tkr halt U*y fa. Aed wdi -Vr% M*g e» tka I paeai avrwr •Mm au yrm wi | <w*«es| tka afamA Hit fa *ag* 'Amg -fa-wa ika ratfaaakaaeat kr Uaos aasav rsd tka tall • sgrswfa as md fa* tkr slkfa «4 .ww *4 tfar iart aad awr**g ks* 1 « k Mtrrwp twwaeatk Ilia ••mated tka oral eo# It i.» IrCOd f«s aw dr It a < • Hgfated ap tSr h ty ry atati fa* «h mm.vII |1 thnwiuh into. 1 i*d tto way t ip tto * nt. follow r«| by tto al ikrv. W ikal fk %fa kik* 4Tt nml M< «ak y. “Ifai ftIV ” whfape- ml fK i*c >4 thv bry** at tto t«*p *4 tto in ttonl .d^nt. Tto tmmta •!•■ ■1 at Ill when ttor Vrartod tto K van h a tto half light It Cl Mill 1 b« ses’n Uu it tto ir ck*thr* were IH-fittl ng. fra red • IKl t*M m. Ttoy wore r.x*t -off halo, the t all m •t». wfaan* face log opm th ever w*H ev»S ”” akootad •tan.!tag aofv Ihr tall tramp 4 A ear. “flat - v gw 'yt.» srw*« e wva | famt tfaam tbs* fa-rw* haw* hmrvvnr., wsm la*eCl(km |t UOkfa kfa w aw wt y V V t gaatraa v W( (V agfa g Of»m a taagsa* faaamdkrirgy far* fc(*» tfar fasltam. fa* afafafa aaa atwa w tw -1 a j* .*•» wotr >4 a a *w fawk* ws 0 m lit elti* -fb aggp |m ki lifa i $%%% kt H I* •"•I r*k 9Wp Ifad * *- • gfa |Wgrtf (talMr la tkr ct.iqlhaa *hjfa It omw v, oa agT^a*^ fmma I Ms Wove wrw> a*s awrvaltvw, at am yliltw fa *4 rlamm ■amod 9- aaa kw • fa^7 fas-t, «w arm* >a tw• • (ntfa-a, mnwaatadlag a vast vvr^s ha-si wt 1 is* twat tk •«| th t After t Udi h* fa* htnss hdl w K-*Wrt IVrvo. * aide I.W *4' » * i * » » 1: wot. WsL r ’. Bi rfaftit m ika . Id *r t hear atwfar t N. Meptons, ta V «!*•»*! l*Aiiaifa‘p| We Ik MARVEbTlNQ ONIONS. Fatttra- tabrenrrwt Hss.lHsc. Mwvbrfa fa g ww«l rmrlsf. In a report of a famlers , imv-ting. Is lea for The Fanners’ Review, occurs the folloaing: As the onhm derelops nnd the crop begins to mature, the bqw turn yellow and shrivel np nesr the hnlh, nn«l full over. This usually occurs slsuit the Wi of August or tho early port of Se|s temlw-r. When the majority hnre.fallen t»rer the crop Is rijM* atul should Is' har vested immediately. If the seeding was lute and the weather is wet in the fall, tin* «mu*ns may not ripen at all: htmrc the grrst ne-'essity of early s eling. The mx’ks uf tho onions arc Hoincliinos Is-nt over to Hasten the ripening proct'iw rfa*an-vnt sod sm*K*th shave •le a g»crfa*r»ar ( hod a plisl* other wav capped bj a «k* was tolng one; tl»»* dert»T. “Here's ycr town at last! And it lookv like a wry Jay place at that; M said the short tramp to the fall one. easting his eves toward the Itouac roofs eaMwnnL The boys, sitting twenty feet nwny, brenme silent nnd eautUmsly watched the newcomers. “Yep,” replie<l tho tall trump. In a deep but serious and quiet voice; “and right aliout here's Uu*. snot where 1 Jumpeil on a freight train tlft«*en years ^ro, the night I rnn vi way from home. That so*'ms like yesterday, though I’ve not l>eeH here since.” “Skipped n g»»od home because tbe old lady brought you a new dud! You THE POLITICAL WISEACRE. * mid he’a p nn as- tjsis 1 uck r«4kcr, said Will Tnclc •nt«'«l tbe t*r>v. he died? “H Th by checking the flow of sup to tho tops^^^p^^j^Q oateh me beiug run out by no Ihi* msy V»e done hy a light hand ro llcrr 8 ^ < »pf a ^j ier i Hilly, you wns msh!” The pulling of tho crop should not l*c , „ x . wu » ’*> * * n i , r. i i* i -.1 r “Mebbe I was. Rut on the dead, Pete, delnve<l after tho onions are ripe, for If ,, i i t .i u.* ■— 1 H was mostly jealousy. 1 thought mv the weather ahonld l»ecO!no wet ft w*c- ondary growth of the bulbs may take place, which will Feriously injure the crop. The pulling may be done hy hand, and iflorecftsily and qiliekiy, and p^’rhapV as well, by n common garden rake. The onions may be simply lift»xl from the ground, mid left to dry whore they^row, or, as is the usual practice, twi/ or three or more rows may In* thrown into one with; window. By using tho ntke all this can be done vrithout tdoopiug. The drying should continue until the onions nro hard and firm, perhaps two weeks; thou Uiey should be gnUiered. Gather with the tops on, nsiag them as handles. Handle carefully; all brnif'es are apt to cause rot Much handling and bruising arc saved by gathering and hauling in huge eacVn. File the onions ok the floor of k dry bat open and well Tentilafad building, and not over two or fbrw or four fact deep. Here they may be left aa long as warm weather lasts. Bad tha top* may be pulled off at leisure Then be tnquin-d mother couldn't care for mu any more if she could take n sdev>nd liUMhand. My sinter thought so, too, but she wasn’t able to got tiway likn me! Of eoursc^F was wrong. * It wns Ivuish pique drove me nwny. I didn’t fancy having an other man In my dead father's pbuv, either. And I wanted to get around and .see the world a hit. - After I'd gone j 1 often wished 1 hadn't. I'd never hn- iigiued how much 1 loved mother and ~*MS. Hut I was tougher and prouder in home ways than most Uhls. You can't understand that Rort of thing, Pete. And you can’t guess how 1 feel bend book hero for tl ic first time in fifteen * years. Think of it, ] whs just fifteen when I came away. Why, I spent half my life here, Prtie!*’ “f)h. I've rvad somewhere about that —the way great men fed when they ^ialt their native towns.” Tha abort tramp took a elnr pipe from hia enat pocket and stuffed into it a cigar end fished from another pocket. when the onions are needed for mar ls loping, the email eitiaaa are ally sorted oat and eold aa pfakfa t pr*r* of oOMona varies frooily. Ikptca*Her to lUrrk pnraan*sy two to Ns dUUrs per hor- tnrtk is tfaol tfaem to tosrfaN, totof kvfC till Ifae ton torn pnrva “And now you’re hero, RUly, what are you go'n* to do?" “tlnlj ask arofa.uk w hat's become o* my folks, then go away. It wool take long.** "Thrertl he a throagfa coal train along la afaoat an hoar, eoedto’ fa» what like fiagfa«s told aa at Wt.i yvoa fae kaah to \* ; iM-.Wg the »k»v. “W Ixt t! lu*t Will Kershaw' “O—h'yes." yon WtviW him to f i was a long tmir ag**.’*^ The tramp nmde in* other rtutward manifestation of his surprise than to l>e silent and motionless for a time. Presently In- shid in a trembling vou*e: “Yes, to'fore lu-v’.ied. Ik* you remem- t>cr when he died?” no. That waa tvto-n mnrrrma wns ft girl. She and grandmother often talk atou-t it, though. Uncle Will started west, you know, wto*n he-wns fifteen years old. He was standing on a bridge out near Pittsburgh one day nnd he saw a little girl full into the river. He jumj>t'd In to save her, bnt lie was drowned, 'ennse his head hit a stone and that stunned 1dm. They citdri’t know it was-Uncle Will or who. it wns, at first, but mamma read about it in the pnpe-s and Grandpa. Coates went out to see if it wasn't Uncle Will. Grandpa ’dentitied him «nd they brought him back here, but. what do y<>u think, the- doetov wouldn’t allow them to open his, eot’iin, nnd so grand ma nnd mamma couldn’t see him. He’. 1 } buried up in the graveyard, neact Grand pa Kershaw, nnd there's a little monu ment there that tells all nlVmt how he died try in' to save a little girl from drownin’. 1 can read it, but Mamie can't, fahe's my littfe sister there.” The tramp had seated himself on the pi aria step. .Ho- was looking vacantly licfore him. He re mained so until the boy. frightened at his silence, moved further from him toward tho door. Then tbe tramp arose suddenly. “Wcll, M ho said, huskily, “F won’t wsit to see your mamma. You needn’t fall her about me brio' here. Hut, may — could 1 just get a look at -at your rrandma, without her knowing any thing about it?” The boy took Ms stole*’• hand and a.tbdivvr into tk - doorway. Thru be* *afal: “Way, of r>nirse. You caa sett Uev tSfough tk* w.mlovr " Tka UftJup sfa _ _ of tto piq/ai a(M*t kfa fauKft fto4 rna* it ala Berk to, art* ikeaugh aa*- mi tko gfafarfi artadousft ka far fwaoT m atweal Moor. 4% data 4anag tfan !!• l.uVM fat Iti.i.reM OtHre* «*Mk lita W••n.latrful Nm»**te4|^. In every c*><nmuaity. hr i^large nr stnall. you will find on«* «ir more politi cal wivcacrev. lYesIdentlal year thv l*o||tti'xl wto-acre is right In his glory, nnd tor’the next six months he will fairly two! in street corner prophecies apd dry poods-lmt pep,most ic ft t i on ft I nm nt a Ktsv to know now the politieal Wisra<re lives for he divdulus toil as something altogether t<s> vulgar for u man of his massive brntn power to dally tk** Uu k|WJr o»l 1 ■ ir>*)( atuws* ” Aft# sr •I*-- s-twlii VW-kwit) f a m am* .IK! ehnt>' begun W*.qs tv i two hill r*1ml f.s-t Im* *wr gw lit M WMt lait w *• fill trxd th #• npt •uritw k A f»vH to was Miilin g «!•> •pewe. Ttor 1 In* 4l Irifto v«ri m* counter c urrvi tbiuivu k! L* %-t cx n* fly from n h>ng. nsl. in*n \t fa ti t fall) ltd* <pr»r*» I n . ri-» f Hi ■dear. *4 *ru ftaB* %rrr04.' »• J*ara- ^sfatWUfal i»g at a to rots- t fa*ri tb.siwnd WTl mly lni<» tn #(*•! fr» In •S nisi at mtui felt the heat himaev. N ■ »w ct*mcs the nnrv ntnurkable port of tho narrative. “Steering my pum-hute,” Ik- rontlmMsl. “to the c:iMtwar»t. 1 dnppe*! h«-r rapidly t«> clear tto' buildings nlitsMl. nnd. R<ving nothing but honws to d«*veend bn. I Hclcetc'd the flattest I could find and dropped gt ntly down on with. 1 suspccL however^ that be la -ft. 1 ' - A iqiwtntorxidio wadI'tot 1 tho voy- kept tn f'Vkl Hiid rahneTit hy a drudging wife who either takes in wnshlugMkr keeps boarder* to thv end that her iTml nnd mnater may lift up his voice in tho busy haunts of men and declare, as one having authority, “what’s whnt, nnd who's who,” in a political po.isc. be fore the national conventions meet the political wiseacre has it all fitfhrcd out who will he nominated at each, and al though he generally guesses the wrong men, he is not the least abashed, but do- rotes himself for the remainder of the Benson to predicting who will be elected at the polls. At least every threeor four weeks during the campaign he conducts himself in an -exeecdinyly mysterious mander, and takes his aequaintanees aside, one at a time, and whispers a lot of iheoherqnt nonsgnse »to>ut So ahtTSo witlidrawing. He delights in having people believe that, he. is on the inside and knows all of the moves that are going to be made on the political chess board, but he deceives no one and only succeed* • ln_ piaking ft.- very rMrcuirms exhibition of himself.—Detroit Urea 1’resft. * •■ In ('**• of .Sitn«1 mke. Tlic first thing to to- done for a sun- Ktniek man is to take him to the cool est Xpot th»t can Ihj fmind rwar by—a veil ventilated cell»r or bancmeiiL un der ft shade tree, or even in the shadow <4 ft building. Then lonoeu his cloth's and apply cold water In’kla head ood •p.ne —pcrferftbly not lev water—while the 'arms, fags aad chest may be bathed with tepid water enataialag aav »*iaU or ear tom ale uf auto. The hrsfi pUMtfam f*w the patient wfc’to tKis teraA* okem% fa uc*og Oirriril oat m lying ea bu far ft akfa. tor to that pnoiuas tka fafaaM a itt aMT* vaatfy , kau»l ta Um kearfa Tkr aduoiaiBfaaAfasa ei nay aAaukafto MMaalaaa »ei B—ma age from the gardens gives u vivUl oe- c<*iint'of xtniining the eyeu till ho was juvl nblc U> discern a tiny white speck on the blue sky. After what iK-onusl a terribb* length of time, Lieut. Muns- li< l<l became visible swinging under tho pnrftohutivnnd working the valve llnc-s bo ns t> ln.smv ajpe.fc In ailing wben he choso to make It. “Such a complete master of tto* uir,"sftys the «*ye-'.vitncNs, “has never lieenooen before in this coun try.” Tlw bfliloon felLn* was intend*. e<l, In tlu* s« n, wto*re, being fitted with cork belts for the purpose, it was easily recovered. Limit. Mansfield, who looks .for great advantages fn>r:i Ijis ninnagt'- nble parachute In naval op*rati»>Tis, has announei d thqt his ue.-it ascent will be with an entirely new apparatus, spo : cially adapted to military warfare. \VIm*ii BiiNkt*-roi4»u Is Ilnr»ri1p*<i. Nature seems to have provided that no ixitoon which j*i*tn cxternully nhall have any effect internally, und vice Versus - Thiui the most dca<ljy % r.pako venom can lie swallowed with impun ity, the Juice of the Bt»»m:i/*li presuiua* bly d«M «.miK^iug At aM.d rendering It ImrnilesK Many ('xperiiuentx, say* the Washington 1'<««L bara to*« n mode to pn»ve thiiv On oik* oocftsKiti rceonk-d by limutoddt thm! pi*rson •wallowed tha whole of ike potftun that a hi id la* (4*> laln««l fe«m four Italian etj*m wit tom t mifft-rtng any bnd conve*|at-fK-*-s. In ttoa •ante way tlm p.w*n fntai the envew- iHtMvl arrtvwa of S«avh .Vmrrb-wn la* dtoaa can to aw ftlhemxi wHh aafrty, prorbU-1 •mly that iVtv fa m» —1 nd Mi tto U|a» or ia«a|r >4 Ifae a»•avk ufa so regularly pla-rd a» cr>»*.»lliiM* st nut lire, rrvotato. though tltey ttowr grftaul**M pmvnv» pv'fwrttr *4 “potortriim” light. Nem amler the rnfarioropy ttoy have w ry brunt!fal forms. Hrtwrem ea< h two larnm *4 them Is ■ w«»a|y aw*mlwaae, aad *s»r» rttig tto wh**lr fa tto hard mm faraal ravrbqw «4 tto now fryln, .<mfa P'wed <*f *\.»«Tv mxlfar 'Midi a lafifa pm^vwtfam <4 mta»ml •alwfam-ro, aarh •• haw slfaw. fa«taah aad magimato Th*ak what oa mmmmkmc qaaattty »4 antrltMWM hm4 fa tkw* garbed Ml a faitffa •fare far tfar am- «4 tto etakvya ftoat. ftkkk ftc*t •tw*-fa* tfar aittymya ood pbi ■qfa »rw rvmtotonl to tto wewalfad g* r*a maeia|W. affawmaad emmautlaf Ae rtasvk Bad a* yvttmg nmdy ta •yr 'at ^ feywera grata koa pmwfaely tka a»aw •!*•#•#•» as B gram of •odtoaty mw a ft • •MaaAy a raffatv *4 tkeimsaa •gMrma *4 ytoBt Nka tkoaw wfik aol ^ Miwa i«m* 11 w d t A* • on #• r-M 'raa Mad oat I r y«m*wif ky fa| mg, Wt fa tfaM asfa toV favavly «»• welf tk qgk ksov ood tfewa a grata a 10 A* * •ewtfawt |y Tka feaMaa fa ikot tto •Aamfa gv« aa toa to |g^mm% mm fmekwd msma •toktiy aad tto aomfiy mavakvaaea km •ww»w tfar torvva am tkiaea aad aomt medHr vayaw^vA Tie# t #a*awa tkw aoteg tfaftl fa to tto •iamlt tw eapwod. ike ea* teeaol eamkapa fa kmml ««faa aad tka gram lava* tankfa -m€ fasnaatod kftova SNHa Ma (wkfftaol me* or awoa •k*'»wtag the |w*tif wtote «*omk Tkat fa tto totatowfay Tto toot guya aa fa tto fagkt yethea kto4 w itk rnaitt patotml yvafaw fa kaaMy a flarat to tka mam tkat awt tow* Ma faak *4 pMyawta ka toma mammmfdfam, kat aeorty oM «d Ike poto Mwa rafaeif kw market w ye- •faced to Mom Kagtaad A afawy fa twM *4 a HaaoMkavatto tarwwv wfaa had a to*a kftM Bltod mttk f a* wa aearfy bar* » <l ed aad “ftkavked * Tka haUdhag eaagkd fir** ffae y*^»*wa p* gf d ftad ftU rm <e taaaft wave *4 M mllrd *toaa MIL «wa» v» lag up> tkv farm tomse a* that oalf tka vhbaary% were t«# he aaetk. tpM tke faov* ll) hod ta fa* dag oat ft* tke ueSgBlaau w Hk *a"iw •lowela At ye* m at tto kmm tarf «4 awaafaetari ag katt* red y ye «-<aa fa r»mdart*4 <m a amt wale ta i bW-3g»» and elma hrr . afaltomft *4 ' yaeftmgea(4 It being dfatvtlaitml f*e rnfa •tl t-rrr ItoL'aiimlhiatem—IhaalMagtrar ' ft tor, SALT OATHS. ftolr yfalii U« lat •Krtalla fa err tally Am rkHdrea. Ai this s.-ftM.n <4 the y«ar. when rhib dren are apt to he languhl with I Hr up* pmaeh «•! wnrm weather, it fa an eWel le nt time t<> start the hibit of the daily Iftith. if it is not already a port of the regular regime of tile day. With the coming of the new summer und thv hire Hue** of the-i-nrly niaming houm even the aided inilolcnt f**els the impulM* toward e.trly rising, and the very l»ost ! lie ginning of the day is a refreshing bath. Jnlli.vi>*iL by iouhc light frxxtTmd a vlgoYous walk in the olH'ii air. Tbe addition of a cup of rock salt to the’ batli is a gnat advantage, und is espe cially sffidh ing to the nerves of delicate people who find the shock of cold wa ter too severe. Even indoors sm h a path possesses much of the strengthen ing, invigorating qualities of tho ck-ptui wave. Kock sjilt is considera bly cheaper than fine table salt, and is quite as g< mm! for this purpose. It should fa* thoroughly . dissolved, however, so that not one crystal remains. When it is put in a i cobl bath, it is better to dissolve the salt in a little warm water first, though not enough to change the temperature of-the bath percept a bly. It is very im portant that the salt Ik* completely dis solved as a single cryntnl may cut Into the skin. Where a little child is i feverish, nnd restless*a warm salt bath will sometimes induce sleep when everything else fails. Let the temper* alii re of such a bath be Hbout from S.1 degrees to h() degVecn. Ad<La vup of salt to every six gallons of water. Do not rinse off the salt with* fresh water, but dry the child’s skin thoroughly, and mb it down ftith smooth, gentle strokes of the hand. All this h:i* a wo- drrfally parifying cflvct. and a fr»*tful 1*0by will often drop tn steep before you •re aware of At amici' xto-h trealiucttL—* X- Y Tribune. % Soaltary Itaws. ■I 'aan—I em% remtlBf tto tha! tot. mpfawtow *fa b dia* posit. l)an^ tost the cour age or generosity of y<W baak l»y pro* senting of allowing to be pr**m*nte<l mf hnlan-H'. 8. Do not draw a cheek or send it to • person out of the city, expecting to make it good before It can jyasJbljr get Iwiek. Sftinctimes telegraphic advise fa asked nlsuit such checks. * ' ■■ ItoMOtT'Exchange chuffs with ang- b<-Iv This fa noon dfaroverml by yonr bunk; it doe* y«mr friend bo good and discredit* y<»u. « 8. Iki not give ymtr cV.Ark to a friend with the rondithai that to fa not to toe it until a certain time.. lie fa stunr to take an «>i*t-«4-l**wn rtork from anctgfa* bor. |»M‘lt through y«*«r Imafi^faithuut charge niid give him y**ur • berk Um Ik Y««u are mov to g.-t caught. Disroant no tu-e* .rn m> wlathwi notv; In tto mean ing <4 • brink It fa B mrtv tor which nn mine to* pa■■ l4 from tto tnd«wser to the draarer. * A (In not givv Vanr rtork to • atranr gw. THU fa nn 'yen iVaw far fraud, and tf your bank Wwva tkomgk yon It will not farl kHotly towavd y m Y- " krn you w-«nl j<«a r ikerfa owt <4 the try to pay »41U. wrfae tkv mi to i«*kn familk A An, will pat y. mr kook tm Ma gnafal If paw ■raw.I #t • • Iftmt fag tkat wfak tnm« ym to yayla# yanv i I fan t aapto*** f** »n VckaTMkfai ty In torn took nod *t•qd pvMmif Ika • 4^ r« \ a War * ttoan a a ’>ianag Ik Kfakt fmm ae* m*S t< •to, ftwt 4fam \ gk nmd mamt i. mm Wtl tkv took « ft YfamT Mtofadl Tto Xesto fffa Tto vstaral hn4 term amtermil) toi-I *4 art. who* « varefally fa fto nfaatagvnpkryfa aad taravd tov tkv eg mi m. Yet tto ■rrvw ^nrl Vr J rrrt-rf fa tkinklnM tor Iwnattfnl “M^dank. If yog plraav, look ” * *1 to artist * aa inU-rmptad hy a drpevy ratory war* <4 tto hand. “No dirvethma, please; I know jast ho** I want tn fat I have at ad (eg my- aelf in many diffcrrvut pisara, and I know what I’am talking atamt.” She leaned forward hi a care lean way. rested tor elbow on tto table by her side, pn Kxvd one Qnger against tog cheek, ndled tor eyes until bar g hi Dee rented it|M>ti the ceiling, and sighed. “There,** »Iie luunuun'd. in a i*4t cc- - stacy. “like that Au attitude of adon^* .Aivti. ikm’t y-- 1 ! kn^ 1 - ** — —‘ “lint, inadaiu—” ^ ; “Not a word. I know whnt I wapi.**' The photographer merely wished to cnll atlentifiti to the distinction lietween a contortion and un attitude of adora tion. He concluded, however, to vemain silent, —? "There Is only one thing,” tho sitter explain ed, “upon which I wish to Uaro- ymir opipion. 0 —; ' ^ ^ The artist bn Wed. “I can’t really make np my mind- whether u smile or a pensive look is tho more becoming to me.” The artist would not willinglymnder*’ take to decide so delicate and intricate a pro idem without ample study. Ilv essayed to l»H*k respectfully iutercsteib but siiid nothing. T **Ib> I l<M*k totter thusT’ i She ftKMiined un expression approxi mating in severity that of the Oorgoo Medusa. , , ‘•Or thus?” She stretetoff her face with a smflp that would hsvc caused the stoutest h«*urt to quail. “Which do y.m say?" The artist thought of the. delicate meelianism of his camera aud groaned in spiriL • “.My dear mudsm—* *< Kto waa listen ing vagertjt “If you c*mki manage - “Oh, yea; nrrtahily.” “A> tot warn Um* k d.nmlt to ilrekle— Valle right ” atxr rqnBlty bsmannaB . i %