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t Horn lo RndOM. t ukm IMto 4# atnz: MM Is 1$ *M MrarUMM *«• »*•/ m«. Mb* ««* |*f to lb* ooaclutlo* that •umaoktad U aa oppr*M*4 cla** ol batojr*, Ihougb taking bsrtolMor ao esarapl*, a moooiI C raon would have found tbai hard to Have. It wa« true that they -aha and Ktlaa—had been resolutely en- dearorlng to pay off the mortgage on their little farm, and that their pro gress bad been slow. They had denied themselves many comforts and Elias, though obliged to keep one hand, had never seemed to think It necessary that his wife should have any help In tne house. Indeed, she had never thought so hersel f. She was a vigorous little woman, and the work was not unu. ually hard, only monotonous and constant. EUas milked the cows, churned the cream, fed the calves and brought the wood. The well was at the door and the cistern was In the kitchen, and If the house was small, It was very conveniently arranged, and much more easily kept clean than a large one would have been. The larder was always supplied ; for Elias was a good provider, and rightly thought it poor economy to stint bis table. Lie* his wife could think she be longed to the oppt eased v leas of women a mystery Hat the artfcle she bail been reading •*• by "one of the •iroag mmUcd on—. nho dneuweew baa* an Wyaato. lb* baas* an a en*l *omaa s Ilia la general, g*. .< d slasacy . "wasting m three times a day * said the 0f i« mwaatoawan T' at s sa bt M and la Bv* mlaato* II rolled i great guidaa ball*, opal and On sweat. Hut bow bwr arms aad should ers ached. ** I bad forgotten that churning waa such bard work," she said to herself. The next day there was a circus in the neighboring town, and Jerry an nounced Lis Intention of going to see It. . Accordingly he trudged off soon after breakfast, telling Mrs. Hopkins In an Independent away, that she need not look for him till she saw him com ing. She had a vague apprehension that be Intended a long stay, as Jerry’s, habits were not above reproach. When noon came, the squealing of the pigs reminded her that they lived by call' g, and as there was no one eWe to supply their wants she put on her sun bonnet and went out to the barn. The corn was In the crib, and after an indefinite amount of tugging and panting, she succeeded in getting a baa kelful. This she found waa too heavy, so she waa obliged to unload part of It. There were a dozen or more all squealing at <>oca. II.iw could she ever get enough to them to stop that dealaaiag Tbe sue sbooe down with scorching «nal aad Mr*. Ilopklaa to 11 ad hack aad forth between tb# pea aad lb* crib for * ml leamad to bar a small stomlly. I'—— ■■■'W to—««»«» ■—»»W W»etw U m mmm wi a* »«m m JM—tsMbla T— _- rwi*ivuM~ tbMr • ■iiAt—iaa.r* •San iMM h Mto taaa^ianBanfwikM^t’^Mna TW^nnnla Mn I Wl w«aa Mn to na Mv a fpaii I f*ra«ab#4 to atoM&r Mi afeiiwawe ywsag wmtoaa to Ima-w tbai it la tomb wf >*wallstol TyW. m4 to k*»af la aabt KwlaHkilMiMC Uto *.gh a^ymrwaw.sbarmlay mum •• P-^ a iw^atis. aad aaywyaMa tomtom tor tbs I am ms llatoe. Wtob.nfUm l». Mlcm ■! wbo b tow4 to toto lb V mwna, toMPnMM 1m—mam ab b mto* tb* gaatlar sea. aad bis* tbat tb y n lira Itaa«lr4daw to tb* daawbtaf .^ _ • ■ - •• a a amswasie It Ms aad Mr* blWM* to paMta, V M b tbe aaa* mt aaotbar bane tbrtfty aa ba lived o* tb* farm, but wbo Daally ylaldad to bin wife's aa traatlaa aad moved to the city. Than ba took to drink nnd bad way* and dmd with delirium tremens. Surely them wore far worse things in life thnn living on n farm and doing house work. Indeed, since Mrs. Hopkins had be gun to count her blessings In this ne gative fashion, she was surprised to find how little she bad Vo grieve over, and hop much to be thankful for. Her recent discontent rose up before her like an accusing angel. She felt as hamed and repentant tttat she had even In her thought, murmured at her condition. She had a good, noble hus band ; she would love and appreciate him as he deserved. When tbe sun went down that night Mrs. Hopkins was a stronger, happier woman. Jerry returned in time to do the chores, for which fact, after her experience In the morning, she was thoroughly thankful. Mattia Smith, a neighbor’s child, came over to stay with bar aatll her husband s return Aad la a weak he was at towaa again Hks father waa daad. But be fousd bis wil* a sympathetic comforter aad a "sharer of bardaaa. never a ward ol totobV Vk> too •tog t%#ki l | • MMft fc to dto*4 BMMik MbdMto Mini Ml § •• M %Mdt Mb# mm mm m0 iffMMN m H » M iM Mi ga sto% «kl I M^W# ft lto» iuMto tors' « *4 MM4 wmmm mm ^ *mm ^<0 nmm i,+4 •*$*'•* M to-*' I M towNi • * 4 tbiagsof Ufa la tbla humbl* meat. They ballav* that w properly maaaga aay bus I naas If sba Is trained (or it sad will clusoly observe all tbe details aad attend to It beraelf. Experience has taught them that agents were not a success, as they very sion began to trade on the supposed incapability of women as business man agers and tried to deceivo them by charging for work which was never done. Their farms, which aggregate 4,^00 acres, were inherited from their father. John D. Gillett, a well known man of Logan County, nine yeans ego. These young women, practical ag riculturists, having picked up much of their knowledge going over the farms with their lather, and disgusted with their agents, took charge of their own farms. For the first few years after they assumed the management they devoted their entire time to the farms, and now tbe land yields twice as much as it did at the time of their father’s death. Corn Is their principal product, and the average \lald Is sixty bushels an acre. They have drained a lake of 400 acres by digging a ditch a mil* and a half long. The farms a divided lain small sect loos, which are ttilsd by toaaeto with whoa they dl vIds tba crops. To* a* womaa r.ds thirty aad forty mitaa a day oa tbalr tours af laspactloa. which are way of kaow ag abao tony Mm * seG .t< sba pr« f ma to (arm tag aad ibiak* I •■—sea who has a fcaowlsdga af tba I Amy la aatos as asms* to i aoas aaf obUa they toliaos bba assaaea *atob *as to ag*<ew toma they rswu>| ag- - —ao-m kspwrtmM to sa-sgavsa taesa •• a* aaa* >b*0 they are aumtag . says tbsrw Is aa —«rk MMMb a . Mra. Daadrtdp to tba daughter of President Taylor, ami praoids of tba Wbito lloaar functiona during her father’s brief occupancy —a little over a year; she lives in Winchester, Virginia. The only surviving daughter of President Johnson, Mrs. Martha Johnson Pat terson, lives in the old Johnson homestead at Greenville, Tennessee. Mrs. Ellen W. Grant Sartoris, the only daughter of President Grant, is now jiving in this country—since the death of her husband—in Washing ton, D. C. The only daughter of President Hayes, Mass Fanny Hayes, passes much of the winter in travel, and spends her summer at the Haves homestead in Fremont, Ohio. Mrs. Mary GarBeld Stanley-Brown, the “little Mollie” of the Garfield family, lives in Washington during the win ter and at the old family homestead in Ohio in the summer. The only daughter of President Arthur, Miss Ellen Herndon Arthur, lives in Al bany, New York, with an aunt, anu •pends much time ia travel. Mr*. Mary Harrison McKee, the only daughter of Pram deal Harmon, Uvea at Saratoga, Saw York, and tba C tow land childfro, of course, era at Pw pfiru tb* farmer anarewly gats any profit on tbs into of his oxen, because the whole commerce of Austria, includ ing tbe oattle trade, ia in the bauds of Jewish middlemen, whose ^protec tors are the Jewish legislators and bankers—(hridian World. lb* kmsa l*4ga it (% KHmavb The new .Chinese minister to this country, Wu Tipg Fang, *18 said to be an excellent English scholar, and is undoubtedly a very liberal, pro gressive man. In Saji Francisco, the Christian Chinese gave him and his suite a reception. The minister gave a fine address in a packed church in English, and one in Chinese. He advised the Christian Chinese to re member their missionary teachers, who had done so much for them. He told them they were free to adopt the religion of this country and to unite with any denomination they saw fit fSlB-is tba every wlab lb tellrvli la tba back, ktda«)e. Ilvar, and every part ol the urinary [ It corrects tbabUWy to hold urine nod scalding pain In passing It or bad ef fect# following us* of liquor, wine or beer, nnd overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to uri nate. The mild and extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root U soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists,' price fifty cents and one dollar. For a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sen free by mail, mention The Barnwell People, and send your full post office address to Dr. K Imer & Co., Bingham ton, N. Y. The proprietor of this paper guarantees the genulm this offer. •f rta«* Tw Pstnk* Lbs lb* mm 1 . t There are four good habito-^pu ac tuality, accuracy, steadineaa, and dispatch. Without the first of these lime is wasted ; without the nroood, mistakes the most hurtful to our own credit aad laterast, aad that of others, may hr committed ; without tba third noth tag aaa bs wail daw; aad without the fourth, teeo o* ubsrh N to uapuaftMa tu to to tower' Hr whs masetafue baa •aaMry*! ed Mb- -UWV atoms IB fteut. US * jta the juu^ateuw^^to^^lNiug genuineness of SOUTHERN RAILWAY. -CIU nrrwovi *iu uwm «*«••*• *f r*—» r aa*** us* a .•*» Uwvfcte «eS : ps- « «m I bm Ml i •NM# ItoMW ? I. •• r«> *1 a, «. as • u mrn • f * ' • S • 1 mm IMsWM I • ♦ §s> • o • • f ‘ mfi . • s • a ! • • I % * • m . • UU • m a • - * • m# — • • a asm v—a • — •^•"^^****"*^**"*"* 1 "*** | ■temsaee a^emM^ua a# toMW 4 * to a totNa tbfl MAIL tor AM. :r •« • I: ' It 9 • u • • a • a • • •* —• ■ ■ mt mm m mm u lit: — •• ••! !!! ;; M» •*++++ Mo M 4 «M»*4 t toto M> HtosM toto^ toa brsa,.-# rf.St * To all tkis Mr i my UU* ■ thiafe •«• y fori* saviard •>) happy anU f •ba disliked to pain hi she wuuid by tneolioo of Iravlug ihq farm (so *h* decided to let the mat Us • rest until tbe return drive. At the postofflce a number of paper* and letter* awaited them. Among them wa* one from Eiiaa' mother, telling of the severe and sudden ITne** of his father, and urging him to oome to them at once, adding, “ Your father 1* very anxious to seo you ; he thinks it may be for the last time." Then the sheet was blurred and stained with teardrops. ’■ You must pack my satchel, to night, Lennie," he said. ‘M will take ttie three o'clock train in tbe morning. 1 wish you could go with me, but that is quite impossible.'’ With careful hands his wife laid out the neatly laundered linen which Mr. Hopkins would need in his absence, and stowed them away in the ample leather valise. As ho would not reach- his destination before noon, a dainty lunch was not forgotten. Then retir ing to rest, they slept till nearly two, when the lamps were once m ire light ed and Jerry aroused. tj teen was once more harm-sued to the light buggy, and bilh a few parting wnrdir. a clasp and a kt*s in the dark. Elia* bad gem- with Jerry, who mm U> re turn wiib the bor*e aad buggy, and .orasm wo* left e‘>ue How !ue*iy and eil<**t lb* bow*s teamed a* *ba te'e—d ba* a lato Ik Alas wwa-4 to g —se *4 «me*t ap t laJtot tomr j aa dtoBynv* *•’ t»a m am* a V «, a *s-m*s a*.*** w* mS « tawmsat . asawawa bm* saw to-a a* mw —warn* alto* •fto* 4— TWa sAa toil Iw lb mb mg af bmga ibmt maO* »p tba »*m af ilia for b*r beetoad lie roea la moralag aa baa* babww baswaif, lb* irwa, I lied I -a taabatUe cpt tba kite be* bafura awakraiag bar. Tb«a ia Iba wlater ba waal oat la tba bitter cold aad driving sturam to care for tb* salami*, while sba pra- l>arad break fast la tba warm, cosy kitchen. In summer sba aa* protect ed from scon-blog no, aal beating rain, and slifi-og wiad, while Ellas braved them all. To ba sura ba w*» * man, and better fitted physically to endure these things ; but be was ttesb and blood for all tbat, and tbe same conditions that affected her affected him. Then tbe management of the farm—sue never bad to worry about expenditure and income, or debt and credit, or rack her brain to make both ends meet. Elias was what the neigh bors called long-beaded,” and she had childishly trusted all to him. i’erhaps she had not been so interest ed as she should have been. The thought reproached her. Though pracMcaliy she had been a “ help meet,” yet she had not shared her husband's anxieties to the extent of the Scriptural injunction: Heatvye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Chris*.'' She remembered how, wha# she had been 111 he bad been a tender nurse and had *at night after night watching at Tot bedside. Then when she was wall, many a time ba bad come into tbe kitchen after a bard das's work, and playfully snatched tba aloil bwr baada aad wiped tba supper I ba waa so abrar. •arf aa*bay ball gtaa mm • Msltoto ' \ MU tba B«a waa asugs Ba tbaa lawb II ap bad tba G« bin* af Iba cwwd. aad waa water ally soma* bat excited Two ov I bra* frieaUa of tba raacarr, | willing to a bar* tba posaltoa bottle, trail ad bablad. ‘‘Kxcuaa me, Geaaral," sa d Tom, "but 1 kaowed tba store you sot by your fina wines, so 1 soalcbad up a few bot tles aad brought 'em out. Had to watch 'am close since, b-o, or soma scalawag would 'a hooked 'em. Mighty smokey in there 'bout then, l tell you, General,” and Toro folded back tbe rug nod displayed a half-dozen globular bottles In n wire rack. “Wine :”roarea the General, looking at the bottles. “Why, you infernal idiot, you ought to have thrown ’em at tbe fire ! Those things are patent fire extinguishers !”—Rarpei’s Bazar. —One of the most remarkable facts brought to light by the work of the United States Fishery Department is that no matter where young shad are deposited they will always return to that same place next year, even though hundreds of miles from tbe sea. For instance, shad put into the Ohio near Cincinnati have returned there ever since and are not found in any other ^tributaries. They know, therefore, In some way when tbey reach Cairo and know also tbat there Ibt-jr take tne right-band braacb. loth fro® I C**n das saw *®S*M* a Stows teal •a *.(.««■ id itea arowaS a ia an day*, tor Isa ik i*mqA dallara bat sb* caa walk two baadraa m I vs la •p aad dowa tba crowded alslaa of a dry goods store, a baa la a radoettua saia oa. dba bath sc •kill at f*aoa. aad kaooatb not bow to r, but when sba javaltaa a man t ribs Is n Cnrlstmas crowd, tbat mans whole family bowls. Hba U afraid of a mouse and runs from a oow, but a book agent can’t scare bar. Sh is the salt of the church, tbe pepper of tbe choir, tbe life of the sewing rocl»-tv nnd about all there is of a young ladies' school, or a nunnery.” sr i age valeaai* drives *p ov— n I *.** tba divida i * aad tbaa | by ted toVM l.«S toaedki as tb IS SMSto a |paa—I. •» —Arrangements are being carried on by the Department of Agriculture for the making of sample good roads of different methods of construction at the agricultural colleges and expert mental stations in the various States This is to be brought about by co operation of the Government, the local authorities and the manufacturers of road-making marchinery. Tbe Gov ernment will furnish the engineer and instructor for the students and also skilled operators of tbe machine?. The manufacturers will furnish the plant. Tbe city or town where the model toads are built, will supply the mean's to-pay for material and labor. It is planned to begin roads of this kind at tbe New Jersey Agricultural College, at New Brunswick, where a 'und of about $3 QUO. will tie provided bv the local awtborltiea, aad at Geneva. N Y. oowtet bullosa have bean mad* tbs city tba vaparisiaaial stwtioa | lias 1 aad private »*givU -*-• ato—elln# Is | to* tba sggragata I* ate tel 9* Ml “ I gar** I**, bvvn victim ised." Thsts the guess of many a hard working man, who, worn-out. nervous and sleepless, has been fbr months paying exhorbi- r tant bills to a high - priced doctor without a dollar's worth of benefit. Fre- quently' the guess is entirely correct. There are too many doctors who are only lifted out of obscurity by the size of their bills. The business man or working man wbo gets run down and in ill-health from over- work, n«wds the advice and treatment of * physician who is famous for the thousands of cases he has cured* and not for the thousands of (^pflars he has charged. In Dr K V Pierde. of Buffalo. Nt he will find that kind of a physician For thirty years Dr. Pterc* has hewn chief consulting pkysK ian to tbs Invalids' Hotel ‘ “ cal Institute at Buffalo Nr IS lbs duro-rrsr af tesdictas kawsva as Dv M'dtenl Dteswssrf It t# e —an to- asa da—a •—• -sd i We Cut Prices On Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. We drive our business these hard times by selling at Cut Prices. We don’t sit down and croak about the scarcity of money like the old fossils who let purchasers pass on when they won’t pay them great long profits. If you want to purchase a Piano or an Organ come and see us and we will sell you. We have on hand the largest and best selected stock of Pianos in the Slate, including some of the best makes on the market, and we are going to sell them. We guarantee our prices to be lower than any other reliable dealer will make Our terms for lime purchasers are easy. Only a smafl required' and we make the sailing Spot Ca«h Buyers wc will say, you can Organ cheaper from us than !rom any concern in bueioeM.' \Ve keep constantly on hand a full cash payment smooth. For buy a Piano or the Gmtmi* - ** M * toaadS •MaAtoMiy - ir top mm 4# %mp mm mm K l Hi w .. — -