The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 21, 1896, Image 4
ffve's Greatest Sacrifice....
My brother Hugh and I woro twl»»,
Md JoYod each other with • fenror
that k**w l» intensity a* wo advanced
in year*. Perhaps the peculiar afleo*
Itch which is said to exist between
twins was strong In us. >. ...
Our borne, a Uulo cottage of rough-
hew* stone, was lituited In one of the
wild but beautiful vales that lies norjfc:
of Bala. J’lw;
We plajred together, Hugh and I;
climbed the rooky hills toiyoth^r:
boated oa the tiny lakelet together,
and, when we were !* old enough,
tramped over the hlllp. to school -Vo-
S ether. We were inei parable. The
anger* of one were the dangers of
the other; his sorrows were mine, and
my joy* were his. Bo our live# passed
In simple, childlike happineee, until
we were 18. when a thing happened
that strained the strength even of our
love to its very utmoet teoslon. •
We would either of us have willingly
■Mfea gin
and cheerfully died for her—the gir
we loved; but we would also, if there
had been need, as cheerfully and wll.-
inffly died, for each other.
Nfttiy timec wo walked together to
her home at Bala and pulled across
the lake. Sometlmee Hugh rowed and
she and I sat side by side la the stern
and steered the little boat; sometimes
the position was reverted, and I pulled
while ho sat by Jennie’s side and held
the rudder Hoes. But itoould not go
on so always. We knew thet she oould
not make u# both happy, though, so
far, as we thought It over, she had
'shown no prefer, uoe for either, unleee.
ae I souiotiuies fancied, her eyes rested
longer, and with different expression,
oa me than on him. 'Yet It must oome
to an end, and so, oae gloriously bright
summer day we strolled arm la arm
up the mountain side aed sat dowo at
the turn of the footpath, from whence
we could sec the white oottege and the
*bawsiiful lake behind Ik
ykiftvwas there she lived, and oh,
^>^0 gase lovingly, with fi
(lancing
In the »'JDlij<|
which end
any addreee, and hie letter* were posted
at wldaly separated place*. He was
an engine dnver, and that was all we
knew.
*But there was one thing he never
omitted in his letters, and that, though
we knew It was there before we saw
it, always made our eyes fill: " Give
myjove to Jennie,” v
We were going to bo married early
in the spring, and I was looking for
ward with ardent longing to the con
summation of my hope*. Happy time*
they were, and to-day was happier
than that in the summer, when, the
farm work being done, she and I went
for a holiday to Chester.
On our journey back a strange,
awful thing happened. I was close to
Jennie ; bur hand was in mine, uml we
were dreaming of the happy time to
oome, when suddenly we were aroufced
the shrill whistle of the engine,
- say. rather, as a gem is encircled by
ttw metal which protects it ; aed the
cottage, with Its aliagiag Ivy aad
las mil
fair rc .
how it took* to us
ae sot of sparkliag
g hills, aor evea of
eliagiag ivv
tad soeated hoaeysuckle,
which she—fairer a
they—-had
that day. Yetltwi
lake, aor of swelUag hllk
the osabowed cottage that we thought,
but of what we kaew was la that oot-
tagu; tees the osatre of Urn whole
tagrrr. the iewel la He oaekvt
‘•Jl*," at last said my brother, aad
hie votes souoded far away, so foist
was H, sad choked wlU
weoaaaot always he
me that wbtehever of ee she takes,
you or me—aad we will take ao ss-
fair adveatagu, oae aver the etae^
me that you will still he frtaad
la the
shall oome betweco aeJ 1 '
I dared aot trust myself to speak,
hat grasped tight the hard, rough
head he held out to me. Thau,
with oee tea|
leas la
traetfel
with a
by s ,
and a few second* after the carriage
began to rock violently from side to
side. I cannot say that I was not
alarmed, but when Jennie put her am
around me and dung to me for protec
tion, as trustfully as a child to its
mother, my courage returned. For 1
was proud of that implloit trust, so
that I forgot my fear in a feeling of
sweet responsibility. Almost Im
mediately the train began to slacken
down In speed, aad at last came to a
standstill, and at the same instant we
beard a fearful crash. Then all was
sllenV , _
i let down the window and looked
up the line. Great soft clouds of steam
were rolling silently toward wei-that*
under surface glowing a dull ••to a*
though dyed with blood dur train
was without engine, ao^.'as the steam
slowly drifted away, and our eyes got
accustomed to th£ gloom, we made out
about a coup 1 * of hundred yards up
the line, •'•o engines locked together
a* in e death embrace, while th^frag-
meou of the goods train lay scattered
Mtaai."
~g m
HI.
We hurried toward the soeee of the
accident The heavy goods engine lay
oe He side, aad jammed betweco Heed
the rooky haea was the
eagiae. The Are bed
out aad the dyiag ember* glowed with
a d*ll red light, as they lay spread
out oa the ground, among fragment*
I of wheels aad twisted rode. From
I uader the goada eaglaa ae dragged
fallow with maay groaae. for
broken, aad the eecapiag
tooled him fearfully, aad
then, with half hie body crushed b»pe-
laaeiy uader a taagled ma*» of Iroa aad
with his eyee
aad bis bead hurt Of course, you
wouldn’t hear of it sir, there’s many
a hundred dooldenta that people never
hear of, because a railway man’s life
Isn’t of much account aed l! one's killed
Ibeyean easily get another. At any
rate, that’s why we were told to take
the excursion back.
r?::
poor fell
leg was
>oj had i
Ob 1 'twee a horrid sight It turned
| me slek, aad I triad to pmveat Jennie
| seeing IV But she. uagrr^to^*#^ of
the peer, wounded dgure lying there
so helplessly, aad then gave a
of aaguieh aad elaag more el
ward
strani
•Mai _
nor where the curves and Inclines
oome. However, It had to be done,
and so we backed down In good time
S d waited for the signal. Just about
o minutes before we were due to
start you went up the platform, and 1
saw you and the young Ikdy get into
one of the carriages. I didn't know
how it wat, but somehow your fades
seemed strangely fs miliar, and I was
wondering who you were, when sud
denly he saw you and gave a great
start, aed the blood rushed into his
face. Then he looked at mo wit i such
an appealing, miserable look, that I
felt quite scared.
“BUI,’ be said, in a hoarse whisper.
'It’s them.’ I knew in a minute who
you were then, but I didn’t like that
look; it was just as though ho was
going mad. y However, there wasn't
much time to think of it; for just then
the signal was given and we were off
We went splendidly and rattled past
the station in lino style, until, just as
we got on the single line, we saw this
goods train slipping along toward s*
at a fearful rate down the Incline, and
knew that in two minutes at moot
there'd bo a smash., She was long Way
off, but. then, yon see. w goods traia
has no brakes, and we hadn't any worth
speaking of.
“ft's awf’J, sir, when a thing comes
to vou Uke that, just wbon you are
least expecting it. You feel choked
like—as though you must do some
thing, and don't know what It Is. Hugh
turned off team and whistled, while I
screwed down the brake until I board
the wheels grinding on the rails, but
we both know that we could never stop
in time, or, if we oould, the goods train
would be smashing into us before we
oould reverse.
Suddenly Hugh sprang on the tender,
yelling nut like mad : ‘BUI, she's in,
she's in r
“ I didn't know what he meant, but
I saw him fling himself over the hack
of the tender, ja front of the carriages,
and a few second* after I beard ths
clank of iroa and knew he bad uu-
liaked the eoepllngs. How he did IV
air. I don’t know. He must have laid
himself over the buffers somehow aad
leaned over, liftieg the heavy I lake
** la tee swooed* be was beck, about-
iag madly: .“Off with the brake,
maa. off with the brake' I began to
understand what he wanted to do, and
uesorewed the Drake : and thea, uader
a full head of steam, the engine left the
carriages hehlad. ‘ Bill,'he shouted,
jump off. jump o«r Of osarss, 1
wouldn't, aad said so. He didn't stop
to argue, bet turned to el toed to the
User, pushing It as far opea as It
would m, still sheeting, Jump off!
‘•LOW DOW*
A rromlnent
Governor Bvane
Helmed.
Into
tor Ordering Hie
J. Williams, of Edgefield,
(■pad
and it was seized by the dispensary
constables, which led him to mane the
following statement:
“ I was at Edgefield on last Monday,
and, much to my surprise, I learned
that a barrel oLbeer. thlpped to me as
a member of the State board of con
trol, bad been seized by the consta
bles. It had been shipped without my
knowledge, I suppose as samples,
since 1 am charged with buying beer
for the Btate dispensary. It had been
at Edgefield for two weeks,
“Governor Evans went over to Edge-
field, and learning that the beer was
there, ordered the constables to seize
it. Alt this happened without my
knowledge. At the same time the
beer wo* at Edgefield a keg of contra
band liquor was shipped there to
another party and seized by the con
stables, which was released. Why
this different treatments I am charged
with purchasing beer to supply the
people and should of course k"«r» * ui".
am doles’, and sesert that It is pro-
oud legitimate for me to receive
THC CLUffUfP mi
°±
peran
nt now
2o and
itaih to
ly to
there, oltoeUy, I
a great sorrow.
la
“Jim, Jim T efce exclaimed. “ don't
you owe who It lef It's Hugh "*
I ^Agi Baft it wee, la his rough, oa-
1 glee driver's clothes, with a deadly
i nalseasi showing through the |
| hie taeu, aad great drops of
ee hie hrww. We Ihoaght hit
at I rat,
did
1 am care
sh'r
for 1 kaew she
th.
as though
taken
straags,
__ ae we had gwaa up. Aad so. for
the future, we never weat to eee her
ah oe.- little, simple
i ea different day*; ead adv*r
either rwtare without
leg him ea the way, w see by
taxi iiiinhT 11 h*1 TitM
But theru was aothu _
lag baiow board. We could always
took can another straight lathe
give the honest grip of ths head,
walk heme tog> iu*r ae we had always
tonal*
tor mm
aaad to pale bfm,
aware that my
wall aad truly ae 1.
However that be, oae bright day.
the brightaot aad meet glorious la all
that gtortoue eommar, I told her all
my titoughU aad asked her to be
mlae—to live with me always. I ooeld
aut bale IV Borne thing withla me, of
which I had ao oo
speaking from my
all my power aad will
fitom me aad glvea to
throbbing soul within.
But though my heart th-Uled with
lataeeint joy when 1 folded ay arms
round her, and she lifted her laoe lx
love aed trust, and I kissed her. even
then 1 thought of Hugh, and felt like
* a mean coward, a sneaking, under
hand supplaater, as though I were
taking a cruel advantage over him.
Bo when 1 went home, my joy was
tempered with a foaling almoet of
shame. For the first time la my life
I was unwilling to meet him ; for the
first time unable to look him In the
face, and as I saw his figure In the pur
ple distance, I felt that I would do any
thing to avoid the eager scrutiny of
his eyes.
It was as I feared, *for, even as he
came toward me with his arm out
stretched, ho saw how If was, and
stopped, still mechanically bolding
out his hand to greet me. Tbo while
a great sorrow swept over hla face, he
tried to smile and wish me. joy/ I took
him by tbe hand and led him into the
ash wood, where the shadows lay
deepest, and, with much stammering
and hesitation, told him all. Never
shall I forgot the deadly pallor—the
look of agony that seemed to have
frozen oo his handsome Sun-burnt face,
j^thw the tears fill his eyes, and his
broad chest heave with his‘strong,
maulv emotion, and longed to comfort
him.* At last, in a low, trembling
voice, bo said: “ God bless thee, lad
—and Jounie* too”; and then, with his
hands clenched and his head low down,
he staggered slowly away. And 'I
sat thure feeling that I would rather a
tboussod time:* have died than have
'caused him that cruel pain.
Once omp did I tee him after that;
for when at last 1 mustered courage to
go home, they told me how he had
gone i«. and kissed them one by one,
with tremulous lips, and while they
were wondering fearfully why ho was
so pale, had g‘ m- out and bad not come
m.i si
his
We s
Jeeslss
«y«*
faiatly
kelp kin: we oeaM aot mov* that great
oiass of steel, aor ooeld we draw hla
away from It, for, evea as we touched
him, with a vague Idea of saving bias,
he groaasd In agoey. Aad so, Uuiegh
It made us falat wttb horro*, wu kaelt
by his side aad watched the tide of life
quickly ebbUf.
His right bead was crushed uader
but his left wee free, aad as
tenderly aad goatly stroked it
—all greasy aad sooty as it wao—hi*
lagers closed ever hers aad held them.
It seemed to give him relief, fur
smile, mire beautiful thea 1 bava aver ,. ,
a the faoe maa, either before or trftto
lit Op hie faoe with a
Jim,” be pealed, aad his
ro,
jam* off I*
“I thought of my llttl# ease at
eir, a«d ml la a twlakllag Ilka a
of llghtatag, I saw them fatherless
1 wy wile wcepiag bitterly for mm
tor ae tastaat, 1 thaught of jamp-
lag off. Hut It wasoaiy for ae tastaat,
for evea a* the thought oeas. some
tills* told me my duty was to stop
Aad theru 1 stopwed. aad now I'm glad
I did.
•‘ Bill,‘ he ertad. teraiag to me with
a wild
light of trleasph^fs hie eyee,
tall save the paseeagwrs
Jeeatoaad Jim. OoeH yoe eee,
Ws shall
1 Mop th*
the Ilea;
Map^jird
falat aad low
a* ay- throe
marred by the
ke**.
XL
yean ps-*ed
i of beppinra* oelyjl
pt that last sad xeene. 1 re
bU agoey; saw, over and
bis boaviag eb«et: l.eard
knew that be
Ipwuis. I
th* tment happf-
mm
•O low
y ear close to his
the whispered words,
maay minutes—pray God—it ms* he
short. It was for your -cakes. 1 sew
you—oa the train. Kiss me, Jim—
kies me, Jeaaie-oely once—the first
-aad last -I'm coming home again.’'
In slleaoa, with eyes brimming over,
wa kieeed the pale Upe, aad, gently
wiping tbe death drope from his fore
head, waited for the end. It was not
long. We saw the film fast dimming
bis eyes, the eyelids gently elusing.
We saw the lines of agony oo hi* faoe
gradually softening, the panting of his
heart quieting, avd knew that the end
was oome.
With one sweet smile—In which it
seemed to me there was more of
Heaven then of earth—one last con
vulsive effort, be placed Jennie’s hand
in mine, and whispered, “Jim, make]
her happy.”
That was all. Tbe poor, bruised
body Uy still—the spirit hod flown.
Hugh had “oome home ” at lost.
IV.
I know not how long we knelt there
reverently, oot daring to speak, but
with the tears streaming down our
faces—tears of which I have nevvr
been mhamed. But, aq I helped Jennie
up and w»* leading her away, it ill
sobbing, some one touched me on the
shoulder, and, turning round, I saw a
man whom l recognized instantly as
the stoker of our engine. His left arm
was hanging loosely and helplessly in
a rough sling, which some thoughtful
passenger bod extemporized. He drew
his right hand across his eyes, iu»4
looking not at me, but at the dee,,
said : “ You're his brother, sir aren’t
you?” I nodded—I oould not speak,
for at the moment any words wou d
choked me.
•* 31r,” he said, " I know all about
you and the young lady. Him ”—it
did not need anything to toll me that
he meant Hugh—“ Him and me wore
pals. I went to the shed, sir, just two
months after he did, and weSre just
stuck together like brothers ever since.
And, sir. he has told me many a time
about you. He was never jealous of
you ; he always said that you deserved
her, and would make her hAPPler than
'Bill, we shall save
lad. how it will be
gauds train by thrwwlog It off
aad the oerriages or* oeorly
now—took r 1 glanced behind
traia of carriages was a h sad rad yards
sway aad sloe lag dowa rapidly: th*
y r— were saved
... .... i.,... save 'or ILq pant.ug 'f
tbe eagles, w* gripped cock »itier's
hoed ami waited. Oh, that waltiag ’
1 felt say beard—ay heart thump-
lag Ilka th* eagle# I leal L I tried to
bet ay brala wee la a whirl. I
ad for U>* tension to cease ; for th*
to roaa. Just thee the goods
t (-appeared round the curve.
. ~ ^ | They hadn't see* us, for th* stoea was
*eS*e was **• ® ut !»*taatiy we heard the eharp
per
jiomples. Even if it is improper, I am
not responsible for shipments mode to
me witnout my knowledge.
“Now the Governor has frequently
ordered seized liquors released (some
of it consigned to bit relatives), which
was shipped contrary to law and
clearly contraband and forfeited to the
State. He has frequently petitioned
the board of control to release seized
liquor, and all these releases deprive
tbe Stato of valuable property; besides
it is nearly always consigned to enemies
of the dispensary law.
“ He bos made an arrangement
whereby he can nullify sections
31 of tbo (^sponsory law and retain
himself the right to keep contraband
liquor out of the haads of the board of
control so that he can release It, for no
other purpoee, in my opinion, than to
make vote* for hiaself for the United
States Senate. 1 have a case in point
where h has taafifl som ifif Ml bltter-
eet ene....cs.
“I understood tbe Governor is tbe
frequent recipient of gratuitous liquor*
himself. Now laa't it obvious (with a
view to ail thme foots) that he Is
proaptoU by other reaeoa* than a
desire to strictly enforce the law?
Now wl.oi are those reasoas ? Eviden
tly to rent bis spleen on me aed to
punish me If puraibi*, for no other
reaeoa ih*a that I have refused to »ur-
I reader ay coavicuoae aed aaahooo
aed toe ty to hla. I shall always re
fuse to go to any maa or set of men
[ for ord ra. but shall always eserclse
' ay bee*. j-*dgffi*-*t aad prefer to be
booeet i . .milt'o* aad rofaoe to perjure
myself tc.emtlag to ay ooeeunettoe
oi the *w) to got aay man out of a
bote, evea tboega he be Governor of
the btate.
*• Especially did I refuse to do this,
as n part of these anlawtaliy appro
priated faads for a Btate exhibit at
Atlanta were used to bare a steno
graphic report aade of bis speech ae
aa advertise aval of hiaerlf.
••While | regret the necessity for
thee* statoaeata, I shall always be
lyself. 1 desire to say that
ao such low down
tricks to puaUb the Goverwor, bat will
b* teeu«i heluiag up hi* band* aad as
sisting hla so far as It lies la ay
C wrar i» the ealesaetaaet wf all ta*
■a With these stateaeeU I wash
ay haads of the whoto aalter."
Southern Baptise Convention
a Btormy Debate on Tea-
lice.
Tbe 51st session of the Southern
Baptist Convention adjourned at noon
on the 12th Inst, to meet next year at
Wilmington, ,N. C M the first Friday
following the first Sunday in May.
When the oonveatlon convened, but
few delegates were In their seats, but
the auditorium was soon comfortably
filled. The reports from tbe com
mittees on young people’s work, and
finance, ana business of the Sunday
school board were read and accepted.
The committee recommended that
arrangements for printing be left to
the discretion of the Sunday school
board. Enrollment committee report
ed that 810 delegates out of a total of
1,162 accredited to the convention hod
attended. A long and heated debate
was precipated by the introduction of
a temperance resolution by J. B. Oran
fill, of Texas. Dr. Cranfill was vice
presidential candidate in 1892 on the
K 'libltioD ticket. The resolution
advanced ground against the
liquor traffic in oil ramifications, and
advised the expulsion by the churches
of members engeged in the business.
Frank Eaton, son of Dr. T. T. Eaton,
pastor of Walnutj^gt-et Baptist Church,
traveling abroad, objected to it
ist, as a political manoeuvre, then
denounced it as an efio-t to reflect on
his father, w hose cb T rrctr bar had as
raenoberi for many years, two well
known distillers. Ho referred to the
late Doctors Manly and Broadus, the
pillars In the church, as upholding Dr.
Eaton’s past action, and the debate
became quite acrimonfus. Finally
young Eaton, falling to secure post
ponement o! action, offered a com
promise amendmen*, which expressed
the hope that the action proposed by
the resolutldn, might in time be taken
by the chure-Qes, and added, os a rider
that we hope the time is com leg when
Bspttst churches will not retain in
their fellowship members who fail to
render account for miseion money held
in trust. This wai a back-handed slap
at Dr. Cranfill, and referred to an un
pleasant incident of past bistory in his
relations with his State convention.
It reopened aa old sore, for Doctors
Eaton and Cranfill have been at odds
for years. Elton’s amendment woe
tabled, and the resolutions finally
passed almost unanimously. A resolu-
’Ion woe carried, recommending to
•ue Foreign Mission Board the e*tab-
shment of Bap'.Ut mission* in Polee-
ilae, with headquarters at Jerusalem.
After thanking th* press nod peo
ple of Chattanooga, the convention ad
journed.
ft ILL BK A NAKKOW MARGIN.
Ptgbt
ALL BOUTB OP PARAGRAPHS.
Called from Various Bowroeis and Ite-
to Numerous fiahJectA- *
E
Owing to 1U health Dr. Atkinson
will resign the presidency of the South
Carolina College for Women.
—The free pubUcJi^rary oi Colum
bia, the beet work yet undertaken for
*actical progress, is now an assured
'act.
—Dr, A. N. Tally, who for years has
served on the boarel of regents of tbe
State hospital for the Insane, has been
succeo eu by Mr. J. P. Glenn, of Ander-
BOn ‘ ,5,--
* —The cannery at Prosperity will eloee
an order for 600,000 oafis for June ship:
meat. They have about 40 acre?
planted id tomatoes or will have, and/
they expect to pack 4,000 or 5,000 cases
this senson?
—The Supreme Court of Illinois has
decided that a druggist has a right-to
decline to sell soda water to a negro
if he pleases to do so. The negro gets
knocked out every time he raises a fool
issue of this kind.'
—Tha farmers around Rock HiU
have decided to plant about 165 acrek
of tobacco. The leaf raised in this
county is exceptionally fine, sellini
much in advance of the tobacco raise
in the lower partttjft.8tate
—Hey. Alexander Sprunt’ of Rock
M«-aatur Hill KWcwres <
oe Mlvsr at Chicago-
>li ! ^
h# gazed up 1
ild
that I had to' •kUUe aad knew they »*f* dolog
• Mo* n-Lch ! t“«l r to stop. I saw Hugh glance
I Is-Je ust - : M«l«kly from tbe goods train to the
«) it msf be c trrloge* and his eyee lit up once
' 1 1 ilh a great, ulumphaat joy a*
1 to the sky : thea, before I
tay a word, or lift a finger, he
eetsed notd of me, and crying. ‘It's
your only chance, lad f lifted me clean
off the engine and ewung me on to the
bank. 1 remember falling and hear
ing a dull crash, a fearful scream, and
then all wse eilent. '
“That ie all, air,” he continued,
X irulog from me to the crushed figure
under the engine. “He gave his life
for you.”
Then kneeling down, he took Hugh’s
cold hand iuto his own, and tenderly
care <m d It, the team—no shame to
him—rolling down his cheeks, and
said:
“God bless thee, Hugh, my best and
only friend. Good-by*!” and walked
slowly away.
— Rich!i.ond Star: On the 30th of
next mouth Richmond will witness tbe
g- eatoMt gathering of veterans of the
Confederate armies that has ever
tak-io piste a since those soldiers sepa
rate d to their homes. Never again
will it be possib'e for such a number
of these o:d soldiers to be gathered
into oao encampment. Each suceed-
ing year sees a large number of those
who worq the gray crossing the river
to join their comrades who are “ rest-
1 ig und u‘ the tree*'’ on tbe other side.
The coming meeting will have the
elements of tadness mingled with' the
pleasures nod joys of the reunion of
old oomradcs wno will know that they
can never again clasp hands and live
over again the sconces in which they
learned that they could trust one an-
Oitier for uil that there was in perfot
manhood.
ever he oould. But I was certain that
beaeatu his kiad, 401*1 manner, he
must often have been miserable, for I
oould toil that he never ceased to love
her. Do you know, sir, very often
when he's fallen asleep off duty I’ve
seen him smile os sweetly os a child
—Thq appropriation committee of
the House of Representatives of the
( ougress of the United States has re
commended for paeaagu a- bill appro
priating *130,00(1 for a government
building and exhibit at the Tennessee
Centennial F.x;a > sitii>n--tbe celebra
tion of Tenn^Kvet)’* admission into the
Fedors 1 Union. Tbe people of Ten
nt-ssee have given half a million of
dollars, tims gu -rantoeing an expendi-
fae ‘ vtre of at least *1.000,000, for the per-
Acting of demonstration. The Ten-
ne.wep C.-nunnial Exposition Is a
patriot c eiti-rprise, intended to cele
brate a gr.*»t occasion, to enoourag*
the oris and io<.entries knd to promote
fkiioas between the
murmur ‘Jennie, Jennie.' Don’t ■»<»re (-brd’Al
ailss, he’s a hit happier bow, ; different port'of tbe oommoa country.
Is, thoa be ever would have ! • m
—Taking 100 young sod tbe old to
gether, It is lmi«d thet tw« aty-eil
vears is tbo e**-rmge at which people
cl* ie Laod-u Is E*g:o*d eb* Wales
more a baadr -d tbd
aisajs slowly dyiag
WHAT UOV. XVANN KAYS.
When the <♦ 've-wur bed read
a ho* e qe said: *' I 01a sorry Mr. WII*
llams takes an meek to heart the bar
rel of brar Imptoperty shipped to him
aed sr.sad at K .gcOsid. The censta
hie called my atvsetMia to the seizure
while 1 wo* la Edgefield, aad he waa
las true led to maae tOa se'zui s oa the
taw permit* ao suih shipment*. Th*
beer is in lh-» possession of the Btate
aed If Mr. Williams feels that aa In
justice bn* here done him, he has the
same remedy as or./ other citizen
enoee goou* hare been Improperly
seized. Mrmhersoflhe Roeru of Con
trol, under the law, will be treated as
other citlz-m* are*. Tue law is 00 re
specter of persous, and m enforcing it
1 certainly hnvu toe right to expect
the hearty co-operation of the Slate's
officers, particularly tho-o entrusted
with the administration of this law.
“The statement by Mr. William*
that ‘at the same time the beer was in
Edgefield a keg of contraband was
seized and released. 1 Is without foun
dation. Tne facts ares that a ship
ment wa* made by a party of a keg of
whiskey to Eigtfield in the name of
a negro. Thu constable reported to
me, while in Edgefield, the fact and
stated he bad released the tame on the
statement of the real owner that it
was intended for his own use aud not
to evade the law. The constable wa-
publicly censured by mo and instruct
ed never to return liquor under such
circumstance as it citino specially
under the order of Ju f^e Simootou.
“ Tbe statement that I hove frequent
ly ordered packages released is truo,
and lam continuing to do eo. under
the advice of the Attorney General,
os the order of Judge Simonton will be
carried out autil the test case now be
fore him R decided.
“I have, as Mated, petitioned the
State Board, of wnich he is a member,
to release packages in cases where i
was of the opiniou the seizures could
not be sustained. If the State has
been deprived of valuable property,
Mr/Wiliisms states, the responsibility
is on the State Board and n il iuy»cil.
Gov. Evans, continuing, said: “1
am unaware tuat 1 have placated any
of my enemies by the release of pack
ages. if such hod been my object I
certainly would not have seiz'd Mi*.
Williams’ beer." v
Gov. Evans said further, that ho had
never yet released any soiumeat un
less advised by the Att >rney General
to do so, and ualess the parties, regard
less of personal or other ties, had made
affidavit that the shipment was in
tended and would be tsed strictly for
personal use.
It ought to be stated in justice to
Mr. Williams that he did not order
the Ix er nor was he aware of the fact
that it had beet shipped to him. It
was at 11 as a sample by a brewery.
Beaator Hill has bees doing
figuring an tbe possibility of tbe tllvar
Democrats controlling at Chicago, says
to* Washington Pont, aad bo* 00m*
to tbe ouwolusloa that lb* result will
(lapsed upon a vary narrow margin
la foot, he figures ibal II Is quit* pos-
sibia tbal U>* siatae* rotes of Nebras
ka, oae way or lb* otbar. may decide
tbe ouetost Aa la wall known tbero
will bn two do legal ton* from Nebraska,
oa* alleged to be compuaed of Federal
a era aad other sound mommy
and tbe other beta* the raprs-
vea of tbe sllvar faction of lb«
party The Notional committee, which
will make ap the temporary roil of tbo
eoaveailua, bar majority of gold stan
dortf man. it la said, aad upon Its do-
cistoa a* to tbo seating of oae of tbe
Nebraska delegate* tbo whole outcome
of tbe ousrselioa may blag*.
Tbe Pact recently, la eat.male* of
the sllrer outlook, placed liileois first
ta the sllrer and later la the doubtful
co'u-us Senator Hill puts It doea for
#i!rer o t the advice of Senator Palmer,
who rt-'uctaaily admit# that tbe Oliver
men bare tbe machinery of the State.
It leao«r said that tbe go.d men cannot
qveagvtlbc Ceok county delegation,
which tssy hoped to control, la other
Btate* the free si'ver men bare been
gires tbe orgaalsatioa without a strug
gle, but Senator Uni **>* that be does
not bulleve mat tins ought to he ths
cum at tbu National coarennoa. . Hs
expecL to go to Cnicago at tbe bead
of the Near York ddcgittioa, but erea
should the silrar men seem to be la
the majority be will not *><andoo the
fight until it Is evident from a rote
that they are la'.reached in their posi
tion.
It seems to be generally admitted
that the free sllrer delegation from
Texas will be accorded seat* In tbe
oourcntiou without question. Soca-
t»r Mills says the Democrat* with a
few exc-ptioos, are with the free sil
ver lido, and that the regular organi
zation of the State is certainly for
silver. 1
Ex-Speaker CrUp said yesterday
that he thought the unit rule would
be enforced in all tbe silver States, in
cluding Georgia, since tbe f^old men
bad forced tbo rule on the sliver men
in Michigan. *
Hill, leaves New York. Saturday morn
ing for England. After a bicycle tour
through the country be will Httend
a deleg tte the Pan Presbyterian coun
cil at Glasgow, Scotland
—Th<i annual Alliance ereampraent
and nicaic is to take place at Tirznh,
in York county, on July 30 and 31. This
gathering is an unusual affair, and
thereare always prominent speakers.
Two days and nights will be spent In
tbe camp.
—Rqy. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist mis
sionary recently expelled from Cuba,
has goue to Atlanta to live and con
n«cted himself with the Second Bap
tist Church of that city. H* left
Thursu.-iy eight for a ten days’ trip to
New York.
—It Is stated that tbe Spanish gov
eromeot has addressed a note to the
powers oa the subject of tbe alleged
u.*c of explosive bullets contrary to
the inP-••national usage* of warfare,
which it Isc'almed have been obtain
ed Id th* United State*.
—Mr. J. B- Cleveland, president of
the Port Royal and Western CRro'Inn,.
Bond, has appeared before tbv Rail
road Commission and rucceeded.- to get*
ting the old passenger rates to be of
force on his line. Aside from general
conditions, Mr Cleveland showed that
the March earnings had fallen behind
those of last year fid 00'). Under the
nireumatance* thcLomuiRs oQ fMt jus
tified in uot enforcing the reduced
rates.
—Mrs. U. P. Grant, widow of the
General, bos written a letter to Sena
tor Squire, thanking him for the re
solution which he has introduced in
the Senate providing for a Grant
statue. “1 have long looke^ snd liopcu
for an . xpression of some kind from
me government, 11 says—Mrs. Grant,
ana tfirti k your thought, if carried
out, would be a grand fulfilment of
that hoi*-. I thank you, S - nator.”
The two biggest hre engin-* in
the world are in Liverpool. Those
mH?niPoent specimens of workma -
ship are the most powerful fire eagin s
known, throwing 1,800 gallons of watet;
in a minute; zud aje t 140 fcp; high.
Tbe force with which tbo wa'i r h>
ejected from them may ho troimated
from tbe fact that tbe jt>5 is w rr mi d
to kill a man at 350 feet. .-
Mandy,” said Fu’ roe' 0 rn‘r-?el.
“ wouldn’t you like to br a ’mutu pat d
woman an’goto tbopo 1 !-. >-.u v -te 5?'
•* No. sir,” was tie positiv-j rc| !y, “ I
>rrrp^hink^f*ya»A;ic.^i'r. i 1 .-i fur
„i>mrn ter be try in' to gntotbeSjjk^
“ Why not? u -’Because a wer.ur is
alius smart-enough ter turn b, r 4*3-1
to anvtfcin? that eomes aVng. but
po'itfcs Is all some men are fit for.”
ipany has been organized 10
for silver and copper in
•VI vania. Tbero
throe ores exist
—A com
prospett I
Wav** countv, Pesos
see Indlcatloot tbst throe ores
in paying quantities la the region
about Booth Canaan, aou the ro mpea>
hoe poi" fiAVOUU for aa option oa
» run of load.
-In a uiagat ne article ju*t
‘ iw ~
puMlsh-
: - Wa
lish lax
•1.4 t» 1..
ed Mr. Aadro# Caroegle says
should lot quite wltilag to e'x>
urjr. bet to abolish poverty wo
destroy the only soH upon which mar.
k 1 ad can depend to produce the virtues
which alone can ennh e our race to
ranch a «tlll higher clvitlsatioa than it
qow pu*lerees.
—The ivy la naver us d for Cartel
mo* dev.iroLoor It was oae** rt ii
to Boot us and ooaatiteted nlmowt the
•ule leafy deoorntloo nt the Keona
Snlurna.in. The anrlv Chrietlna dare j
doelrtcg to wean the peop e ffrom
their pagan practice as far aa p
f-H-hade the wee of Ivy, I
hlnlUoe fine lasted •util
and the pre
lb* present
—Tbe city of MoalpclU
Is said to be the first to
kind of wrapping paper la wfitrfi art.
iT be aelit
r. In Eraser,
regulate U.«
Ui
olee of food shall 6* delivered. Colored
paper b afaeolutelv for bidden. IVisi
ed pap-'r and ore moauacripta may
only du need for dried vegetable*
For nil other articles of food new paper
either white or straw eo.ored. most
—la th* Democratic National Con
veatioa of ItfiC there were VI0 delegate*
and under tbe two-third* rale dot vote*
wore a*t ee—err to a choice. Cleveland
received vote* oe the flr«i ballot
Tbe addition of Utah to the Hat of
State* will add four delegates Ihb year,
making a total of 914. and filO will be
to n choice if tbe tbe two
maintained.
nroermary to
thirds rule b
The French say “It lathe impossible
that happens.” This has proved to be
the case with -the Mount Ltbanon
Shakers. The whole scientific world
has been labA-iag to cure dyspepsia,
but every effort seemed to meet with
defeat. Tho suffering from stomach
troubles has become almost universal.
Multitudes have no desire for food and
that which they do eat causes them
pA'n aud distress. Sleepless nights
aie the rule and cot the exception, and
thousands of sufferers have become dis
couraged.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon re
cently enme to the front with their new
Digestive Cordlal^which contains not
only a food already digested, but is a
dtgoa'er of food.
irpromptly relieves nearly all forms
of indigestion. Ask your druggist for
one of their booksJ
—The Colorado Republican Conven
tion bos declared for bimetallism as,
protection, with free silver as tbu para
mount issue. Senator Teller was
chosen to heal tbe delegation Nr
Instructions were given, except obe
dience to his direction*. Early in the
evening a telegram was received from
hkoator Wolcott declining to go aa a
delegate, which simplified matters
and averted the expected fight be
tween the factions.
—The Commercial Gazette sect
letters to all members of the Republi
can national committee stating that
the nomination. z>f-*McKinley nt St
Loals being conceded, it was desired
to gather preferences for Vico Presi
dent. The replies are published and
show that with the exception of three
preferences for Hobart of New Jersey,
ths members of tbo national committee
! favor Thomas B. Reed for -Vic? Presl-
! ilent.
—t’he Wlsoondn Urohi-hitionlst# have
odpoted a platform dec.uriug : First,
lor prohibition: tecoad, -/or suffrage
oaoed upon latolflgtm citizenship,
rather than upoa s«.x : third, forpublic
Hihoo s ‘.sugh* in th-- English language
uul no vpproprutioa tor sectarian
porpo*. »; sad fourth, that silver bn
rustorvd to it* poiitio* prior to 1(73.
I’M* Iasi piank was given a vole tff fit
fin. The chairman gave kta
•aver amid (mat
Laxol, tbe new Castor Oil, Is being
used in hospitals. It is as sweet as
honey. ’ „
—As an evidenceof the great impetus
tbe cottoa milling fhdusiry bos taken
in tbe State, it may be mentioned that
application was mode to the railroad
commission by several different new
cottoa mill enterprises for the special
two-thirds rate allowed on building
materials shipped to such concerns.
The rate is allowed in such oases by
agA-ement wuh the several railroads
of the State. The applications were
all granted.
A $25 COOKING STOVE
v
—The high seas include the whole
extent of sea so far as it oot tbo ex
clusive property of anv particular
country. Tbe rule of Intarnatiooal
law Is that every country bordering 00
the sea boa the exclusive sovereignty
over the sea to th* sxtoet of '
miles from it* shore, bat all beyond,
aad which is not within three mflofi of
ce oiut r c /entry, Is
to all
- :
$12.00,
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rk>.i ci.r*-/ulff
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Kc*d this dMerh^
•iilssdld ~
fnrS 11 fb,. I'M fi.tir s'Inch po* hotis
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htF.i; Xlx-«3 i.-icr
" have had vl-.il
Is liub fire box. 84
toj>; nice siSoots
K.nve u-.vle (or
*111!
zltur my <.*n i.1.k romihlnlng
f» jmiut* of zli n. h i.im priced stovaa,'
M/vtng oat the o’.jeecionzble fasten*.
> ‘n ) mrt ell Uou >4 the lest No. S Ooofe
> St-ivc msUt', f-irth> price PUMd with
C .u, X p.,1 cov. r*. 2 ■killeU, X znddNs,I
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tea ke<*.:a, 1 r:. . ' v-e w ,- t u> aak*SeO-
toiuera and trirn.'t is every pert of th*
fioeth, for tb* 1 u i »•( •** of introUuolugear
heslaen to **e pen K-, and to rseew *er
ssiwitnttuc* wfch -J f r rnds.
W* wUlshlp tbur. tacdld Ooohtng m**e
sad th* sbov* 4**enb ed ear* u any dapea
chart « pi id for only $18.00
»*b .(-.#» *>«h tto* ordsc. This
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