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~ l)ltl?AMI?A.NI>. Wh*T O'I?S? J'1?, whispering lindon nhoio t?ttfo? HRhtost breeze, Whnr? tmSVl b)rdB mRk0 ?"Bio shady trccsi Unwn^i Jiblie to Ungot "ibttbblhiR stream, A Sn?i^m^ eo? k murmur Krowio'rom?miSowd. M*W,no mo,Vvhat Bhall bo Ah n,?..ii ? , &lofanclos Mr??^r0 thwn truo No^t\Ulo awftV% nothing >Aud vanish from tho vlowl tfond thought! But coaso rophilng. rorclmnco Us happier thus To loavo uu8Qlvod llfo's llddlo Nor ?Bk what waite for 113. MAGGIE'S ELOPEMENT. "You always tiki act queer, Jim." So said Mrs. Wigfallono night to nor husband, and siro folded her arms across hoi* breast and looked at him re proachfully. Mr. Wigfall was a successful farmer. The school of experience, ho said, had cost him a good deal, but he had gone through it and boon profited in tho end. He always claimed lo have "ideas" of his own, .which, somehow, ho invariably contrived lo carry out in away to suit himsolf. This was tho first time during twenty years of mar ried life that his confiding spouse had ovor questioned his methods, and it surprised him so vory muoh that ho could only look at her in dumb aston astonishment. "Now, toll me what in tho nanto of common sonso has sot you so despera tely against Ted Minter?" she asked, with aspority in Ivor voice. "I always thought you had a vory high opinion of him hoforo, oyor smco ho was a boy." "Ho hasn't any spunk, and, what is worso, ho isn't hkoly to have any as long as ho lives," replied Mr. Wig fall. 4 'Pshaw, Jim ! You know bettor than that. Ted has got grit, and you know it," cried Mrs. Wigfall. Thon sho ad ded, as a clincher: "Ho always man ages to como around and seo Maggie wren ho wants to, in spite of your throat to shoot him on sight." "Maybe ho docs manage loc?me. But ho doesn't want to seo her very had oxeopt when T have thy back turn ed, or am away from home." "But ho always comos in at tho front door," insisted Mrs. Wigfall. "And always goos out of it, loo, in a hurry, when I show myself. It is lucky for him that the cap snapped on my gun when I shot at him to night." Tho gun was empty, Jim," laughed Mrs. Wigfall. "Plow do you know." "We examined it this ovening before you came home." "I'll lock that gun up after this, so you women folks can't meddle with it. And next timo 1 snap a cap at Ted Mhitor somebody is going to get Urt sun^lTu^^?^ Mrs. Wigfall, in prosuasive.tones;- -?Vvqthc ' Jle?hY.7=i1? of yourself. I never dm , vnT??* against you before, bofore, hul r'A?*^* thing my wholo heart is interested. ' and 1 will seo that Maggio and Tea got one another if they fool that way inclined." "And I have made up my mind that they shall bo kept apart, said Mr. Wigfall. "Well, thon it is Ted, Maggio and myself that you will havo to fight and wo will see who wins in tho end." "I've got an idea, and I'll bet i that," muttered Mr. Wigfall. A couple of dayslfT^or Mrs. Wigfall and her daughter Maggio wore sitting On the poach in tho warm ?pring sun shine, tho former shelling tho season's first moss of now peas, and the latter ' busily engaged with hor crochet need le. "Ted sent mo a noto this morning by Cousin Tom, saying ho was coming h?re this ovening, said Maggio. "Now mamma, can't you manage to keon papa off tho porch tonight, so ho and Ted won't get into any troublo?" "I don't know Maggio, but I can try," replied Mrs. Wigfall. "I wish you and Ted would hurry wp and 'come to an understanding hoforo your fathor becomes plumb cantank erous and does something desperate, " and there was a look of anxiety in tho mother's oyes as she stopped her work a moment and looked tip at hor daugh ter. Ted wants mo to run away with him and marry him. Ho just begged mo and bogged mo the other evening when ho was hero." "It is a bad business at best, this running away,w half mused Mrs. Wigfall. "Thero is no lolling what father would do then. You can't count on him from one moment to tho next. " "Ted said ho wasn't afraid." "No; ho would risk almost any thing, I suppose, to get you." "If ho asks mc again tonight, mam ma what shall I tell him?" "I roally don't know, daughtor. Then, looking up, smiling, sho asked: . "What would you like toll him?" Maggio blushed prottily. She sprang up from her chair, ran to whore her mothor was sitting, and put both arms around her neck, "I would like to say yes," she whis pered shyly. "I novor would ac knowledge to Ted how much I thought of him, but to you, mothor doar, I can own np that I would do almost anything in tho world lo make him happy. I would go anywhere with bim. There was a happy gleam in tho mother's cyos as sho looked at her daughter's protty face. * "I know now it feels, my doar," sho said. "It comos to all of us, that fool ing, soonor or later, and then it oithor makes or mars our lives." "But what must I toll him, if ho asks mo again tonight?" Maggie whis pered. "Toll him what your heart bids you say." "Thon it will bo 'yes.'" After awhile mother and daughtor loft the porch and wont into thehouso. As they did so Mr. Wigfall stopped out upon tho porch, through an opon window, and an amused smile played around his lips. "It works like a charm," he] mur mured, as ho went down tho front stops and wonded his way toward tho barn. After supper that ovening, whon Mrs. Wigfall was trying to think of some scheme to kcop hov husband in side tho house he approached her. "I thought I would go into town to tho lodgo to night," ho said. *'I shall probably bo away till mid night.>f Mrs. Wigfall tried to look disap pointed. "You aro always going away ?orno whoro and leaving mo at homo to take caro of mysolf," sho said with a little pout. 'Twas just planning howl could givo you a pleasant ovoning at home whon you came." "Oh, well, if you havo sot your heart upon it. and wish mo to spond tho ovoning at homo with you, I'll do so rathor than mako you fool disap pointed," smiled Mr. Wigfall. "No, no," sho replied, hurriedly. "I was only teasing. Meggie and I will Hud something to koop up employ ed aud amusod until bodtimo." Mr. Wigfall smiled knowingly, and nodod toward the house as ho rodo away. "I caught you fairly that time," he chuckled. "I won't have to snap any caps on an ompty gun to night, if I Qti\',r loi?" oiioyh." Xiu?, somehow, Mr. Wigfall did stay away long onough. Ted and Maggio occupied tito front porch all by them selves, and boforo tho formor loft that light tho latter had consontod to olopo willi him and bo married on tho following Wednesday night. During tho few days bot ween that night and Wednesday, Maggie and lier mother wore in a flutter of ex citement, and many woro tho whis pered consultations botwoon tho two, whon Mr. Wigfall was so near that they feared ho could hoar what they said, if they spoko in their natural voices. It must bo admitted that amove had been mado in tho game of which Mr. Wigfall was not fully cognizant, but tho smile which oftoii played around his mouth, when ho saw his wife and daughter togothor oyoing him sus piciously, was not vory sinister. Tho ovontful Wednesday carno at last. It was a cloar, bright day, full of che perfume of new-blown llowers and sweet with tho south wind coming in from tho sea. Aftor dinner, when Maggio was roady to leave homo, ostensibly to spend tho night at a young friend's houso, sho wont to whoro her father was silting, put her arms around his neck and kissed him atl'eetionatoly. Mr. Wigfall*oycd hor questioningly and somehow thoro scorned bo a blur on bis sight as their glances mot for a moment, which mado him blink his oyes Both appeared as if they wanted to say somothing, bul for some reason thoy parted in silonco. Mothor and daughter, on tho other hand, whispered togothor for sovoral minutes, and whon Maggio rodo away there woro tears in tho oyes of both of thom. That evoniug Mrs. Wigfall's heart became loo heavy for her and she wont to hor husband and imparted to him tho secret which weighed upon it so heavily. "Jim,"' she said in a choking voice "Maggio and Ted have run away ant' got married." Slio fully expected to seo Mr. Wig f ul ? ?ly into ? terrible rage, but, in stead, was vory much surprised to seo him smile, as if ho woro fully satisfied with tho tum events had taken. VI am glad of it," ho said. "Mrs. Wigfall was doubly surprised now. "Glad of it, Jim? Why, I thought you woro opposed to tho match, and doing all you could to break it up." "Don't you remember, dear, what a hard limo wo had lo koop up our engagmcnt for twp...years, -before- wo wore married?" lib asked, chucking her playfully under then chiu. "I didn't want Maggio and Ted to go through tho same trying experience So I took it into my head to opposo tho match, knowing that was tho only way lo hurry thom up, and you must anknowlcdgo thal I have succeeded." "You always did act queer, Jim, lawj^dMrs. Wigfall. But there was . oiS^iftftli^htesl reproach in hor voice notfr^^ Timce as sho sltwi'eljs ?any rowel Domoerat. . ,1 ttirnd - Not Yet ltvokon. An Au rara special dispatch to tl Chicago Inter Ocean soys Kdnoffi" Brown Garman of Kanovillo, I)W originator of tho famous lotter char system, which was widely discussed recently in tho paper?, aud was slavtoi by hor for tho purpose of collecting cancolled postage stamps, still receiv<tf?] sovoral hundred loiters por day, "al though tho end of tho chain was sup posed to have been /cached several months ago. Recently among tho let ters recoived was ono from Henry Clancy of San Diego, Cal., inclosing a check for $500. Mrs. Brown Gar man's lotter chain was started about a yoar ago, hor unique soborno hoing to secure 1,000.000 cancoled postago stamps, which sho hoped to soil for onough to pay the expense of hospital treatment for her crippled sister-in law, Mattio Garman. Sho wrote let tors to three friends, who in turn woro lo each write to threo moro, and so on until tho number of CO was roached. Tho chain was thou requested to stop. Each person receiving a leltor was to sond ten cancelled stamps to _Mrs. Garman. Tho results wore wonderful. For a month letters poured into tho littlo Kanovillo postollico at tho rate of 20,000 a day, and Mrs. Garman es timates tho number of stamps rocoived at R,000,000. Tho crippled girl has been sent to a hospital and can bo eared. This will bc pleasant nows to tiioso who aided Mrs. Garman in her work of lovo and dovotion to a orip plcd girl, who, os will bo seon by tho above, can and will bo cured. A Toni bio Fall. CHICAGO, Aug. 13.--At thc mam moth coliseum show building, which is being erected opposite tho World's Fair grounds on Sixty-third streot. this afternoon, Samuel McCamoy anil R. McNeil wore instantly killed by tho falling of a massive cross beam of iron. Five hundred mon wore at work in tho open space bounded by tho four walls, placing and boll ing iron girdors which aro to span tho width of the structure Mc Carney and McNeil were porched on ono of tho girders, 150 feel in tho air. They crept to tho centre of tho boam in order to put tho holts in position, whon tho two mon foll itJ shako. Tho ends had not boon i asten-1 cd to tho walls. Workmen shouted from bolow, but tho warning carno too late. Tho groat mass swayed for a moment, thon overbalanced and top pled to tho ground, carrying tho occu pants to their dcatii. Their bodios woro shockingly mangled. Tho scores of workingmen barely had time to os capo hoing struck by tho falling beams. A I'oor MikvlcHimin. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 13. Without intending lo shoot either of I thom, Charlo? McGoniglo last night ? shot and killed his father, a ranch ownor, near this city, and fatally wounded an Antonum blacksmith named Evans. Ho surrendered and was brought hore by tho neighbors. Tho murdorer had slandered Evans' daughtor{and that caused tho tragedy. Evans, his wifo and daughter, drove to tho McGoniglo ranch to forco him to retreat. Young McGoniglo first) shot at Evans, but killed his own father, and ho then fi rod at Evans' daughter, wounding hor fathor. Tho Gi OOH ICyoil Mounter, CHOWN POINT, Ind., Aug. li Sheriff Haynes has captured the wholosalo poisoner who drugged a pail of water with strychine at a dance at Horsoford Park Monday night. Char les William's wife is tho guilty ono. She did it to got Williams out of tho way so sho would got tho hoary lifo insurance ho carried. She says siio put tho poison in tho water becauso lier husband was paying too much at tention to sovoral girls and wanted to kill thom all. Tho four victims aro worse today, having a rolapso this morning, and also convulsions, Mrs. Williams is in jail. A FREE SILVER MEETING. SENATOR TILLMAN SPEAKS TO THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE? no Thluhft lt ls Timo for tito ITroo Silver Mou to Kully--Ul? Siiooolt In l*ull--Wlmt tho rittuH nuil Puntosos Aro. CONCOHD, N. 0.. Aug. 14.-Thoro was a largo meeting hore yesterday of free silvorltes, tho number presont ho ing ovor three thousand. Tho speak ers woro Sonators Tillman of South Carolina, and Boiler, of North Caro lina, and things were said by thom which show that tho formation of the now national silvor party hinted at up at Tirzah, isa certainty, and that Mar ion Butlor, tho now North Carolina Populist Senator, is pushing tho South Carolina Senator as tho loador of tho movement. . Both Tillman and Butlor woro mot at tho depot at diil'oront hours, and driven over into tho town in a drag pulled by four mnguilicontbays, hoing escorted by about 100 Populists on horseback. Tho speaking took placo on a stand in front of tho county court houso. Tillman was several times loudly applauded. Butlor spoko for nearly three hom's, and was cheored? to tho echo. Thoy stood on a platform covorcd with hoavy paper, bearing tho inscription: "Freo silvor, 10 to 1." On tho squaro was a lomonado stand bearing tho inscription-, "Tho Till man Dispensary." Senator Tillman bogan by saying ho had just roturncd from tho groat Gotiiam with its millions of peoplo and billions of monoy, and in threo speeches thoro had tho opportunity to "feel of 'om," not, however, on politi cal questions. I am glad to get back. I feel at homo and among friends. Wo aro poor, but wo aro honest. That country is rooking with corruption, and wallowing in'wealth. Wo aro locally freo but nationally onslavcd, feel likol am talking toTillmanitcs in ono of our northern counties. Wo aro tho same nnoplo anyhow, tho same in blood ar. .tin tradition-tho boundary lino botsveon tiro two Carolinas is only a ge ographical division anyhow. lean thoroforo touch your sores and point out tho places whoro thoy need a little ointment, for I havo felt tho shoo pinch myself. Tho Southorn peoplo aro the poorest Anglo-Saxons on this continent; thoy aro tho most homoge neous peoplo in tho world. At tho North, tho foreign olomont has como in, while wo aro nativo to tho manor horn. Tho cn tiro South has been hold togolhor sinco it was overpowered, by tho paramount issuo of white suprem acy. This solid South is ^dissolving. It is breaking up. Wo gavo allegiance to tho Domooratio party of tho North, because it was tho only party that kept tho heels of our former slavos off our necks. ? Tho Democracy in my Stato has never had any other significance than 'wlilte supromacy. Party ties have loosoned thoir grasp and othor issues have como boforo us. Wo had no oth er party to afliiliato with but tho Na tional Democratic party. Within the last few years other issues than tho raco questions have becomo of absorb ing intorost to tho Southorn people. Wo havo como to realize that tho pro ducers of the country were systematic ally robbed by a vicious financial sjt, tem and that, while wo earned money, othors on joyed tho fruit of our labors. How havo our people been educated along theso lines? Allianco has done it. Tho Alliance sprung up in the West and spread like a prairie fire eastward and southward. It taught a doctrino of placing partisan political questions to ono side. Tho Democracy has always been for freo silvor brits ,3.\&tfovm. hut it. hns never hftnn nhlp tr? iitig any rolief to thc peoplo because it never at any hmo controlled all 1 three branches bf tho government. ' Tho Republican alway? represented tho clashes and stood for gold mono metallism and thoir attitude on this : subject, together with their malignant 1 warfare on tho Southorn peoplo, kept ( us loyal to the National Domooracy, ! till our producers had almost roached tho starvation poiut. In my Stato wo i liad tho ground cloarod, broke and I ready for tho seed, and when tho Alli- i finco carno, we reaped a harvest. Voieo-Wo did too. i Tillman-But you didn't got it as 1 soon as wo did ; nor in tho way wo did. 1 You slulfod off. Wo didn't. Wo look ehargo of tho Domocratic party and 1 ran it. You went outsido and got ! whipped. Tho machino was too strong i and you got beat. At least 3i?,000 of ] tti^WOTrran's-oTTrHinaiiites in South i Carolina wcro anxious to go out. I i said no; wo've got tho only original ] seed corn of Domocracy in South Car olina. Tho minority claim thoy aro 1 Democrats, and that Tillman and his < party woro populists. Tho namo Do- < mocrncy means tho rulo of tho majori- 1 ty and that's what wo have. Wo suok- i od tho principles of Domocracy with ] our mothor's milk. Wo aro Domo- ] crabs still in ovory fibre of our hoing. 1 Senator Tillman then told of how ho < bad fought Clevoland at tho Chicago < convention. Although wo were indig- i nant at his nomination I told our peo plo that wo could not go out of tho party; that wo had gono into tho pri mary and wo had to stay. Wo kopt tho Domocratic party to its moorings. Weaver rccoivcd only 2,400 votes in tho Stato. Clovoland thon turned down our Allianco Congressmen in regard to tho patronage which was given to our oppononts. Clovoland thought his mess of pottago would buy us. Poor old fool I (cheors.) Wo hold to tho party and you could hayo done it, and so could tho Populists in Goorgia and okjowhoro. You retired and committed a great blunder. Othorwiso you would con trol tho machino now. But at tho last election tho Domocratic party, whilo Ransom and Jarvis wero disputing as to which should ho Sonator, and no ono considered a Domocratic dofoat possiblo, brokoup. Tho young man hero (pointing to Sonator Marion Butler) quietly cooncd up tho tree, got tho permission and away ho wont. (Cheors.) Thoro is this advantago in tho breaking up of tho South polit ically. It has broko? up tho North somowhat. Aslongnstho South had remained solid, hooked togothor as with a band of stool on tho raco issuo, tho North undor sectional appeals to ?ho okhvotors to voto as they shot, re mained solid also. Tho signs of the times point t to a {;cnoral breaking up, and a now al ignment of parties. Tho masses have boon blindod by a vanni press. Nows papors bought up by tho monoy power aro looming with all mannor of so phistries and falsehoods to bofuddlo and confuse thc minds of tho po?plo, So help me God. I'll stand by tho par ly if itpurilios itself, but I will novor follow any moro rasoals and thieves. (Cheers) The best definition of patri otism is enlightened solf-intorest. Whon you lot it go only so far as not to imposo on your noighbor you aro a patriot; if not you aro a rascal. Tho whole situation is boiled down into this question : Shall the people govorn this country for thoir own be nefit, or shall the monoy powor govorn it for tho bonoflt of a few? This is abovo everything on oarth .. Tho old Puritans ran thoir government on this ?apposition. Tho world wan oroated or tho saints, and wo aro saints. (Cheers and laughtor). Thcro is only one ?ide to this question. I'vo road all tho gold bug speeches, and they have noithor foots uorargumont to 'sustain their position. But some will say to nie: "You ave a Puritan, when you deny that you can bo wrong, while ohavging othors with orror." IAY?SII that thoro was some niau hore to get up and throw rooks at mo -gold roc?es. I wants to - pitch luto somoboil"'' so had that ? am almost ready to pitch into Butler a little, for I am such a rock throwor I. hardly know how to make a speech, along any other line. Money is tho modium hy which wo oxchaugo commodities. Bartering was a cumbersome scheme. Somo thing of value was neodod for a me dium ; gold and silver coin flt thcyfc?l?. For a long timo those mot?is woup ex changed by weight in all counties, But this too was cumbersome. TTho fjovornments coinod tho two motaVs to acilitato oxohango. Tho world Wt along vory woll with this sohomo. It's only in tho last twenty-five yoars'yoU hour thom say wo want only ono. of these mutais for a 'standard of^varW, and lot that bo fixed. .Theso-trwo metals havo an intrinsic value- Tho only "other money is paper money, and pro*' miscd to pay tho gold or silver. This is u provision of law. Carlisle says law cannot affect tho value of these metals. This is falso becauso gold is mado tho standard. You can carry it to tho mint and got it coined. You can't do it with silver, because it is contrary to law. Melt a silver dollar and a gold dollar. Tho sil vor iuwj dol lar will bo worth only 1?0 contar tho gold bullion is worth ?O?T Law makes it so. Go and getif roof and seo. . Gold is as much fiat monoy as sib Tho law says a silver dollar is a dollar and thou that it cannot bo recohila. And this is tho wrong that is dKho you- silvor is d ri von out and dotted mintage. Political economists, are mill unamimous on tho law of supply mid demand govorning price. *. I If articles aro plontiful. tho prir.es go down, and vico versa! So it is with gold and silvor. As long as tho com ago of both metals was tho law tho would prospered. Tho description of silvor as a money molal and refusing it mintage destroy ed ono-half of thc money of tho world and tho consequence has boon a con tinued and prolonged fall in prolong ed fall in prices. Tho result of this conspiracy against tho people has beon ground botwon tho upper and neither mill stones till thoy can't ?ot another drop of il, (Applause.) Ii you con tinuo to support this scheme of robbery by your votes, you should bo put in a lunatic asylum. Why was silver do irlonetized, sneaked through Congress and signed by tho Prosldont without anyone knowing anything about it ex cept those who worein tho conspiracy.? In 1873, when this iniquity was pr'tf petrated, the United States owed 500,000,000. Sherman and his crovM decided that if they cut ott half of tho yard stick thoy could increas tho valuo of this debt to those who held it The panio of'73 followed tho domonstralon act, but it was soveral years before the people found out what was tho matter. Tho agitation lor tho remonetization of silvor resulted in tho passage of tho Allison-Bland bill over tho President's volo. This, however, only provided for tho purchase of $2,000,000 of silver a month for coinage, but not for free coinage, lt was a compromise, tho host that could bo obtained at tho timo. While thoro was a majority in favor of freo coinage there was not enough majoi'ity to override a veto. The gold bugs then mado dire predictions of disaster, because of the declaration by Congress that all ot tho obligations of tho govornmcnt wore payable in coin, and Tho partial rehabilitation of silvor J \ -wa&?A&-kyJlie ^pUL-buffS tiv\t__t! i!fTf^fliM1-^ y 1 ,''"', national credit would bo injured and that the dobt could not bo refunded,! Bxcopt at a very high rate of Intorost; but tho prophets wore liars thon, as Lhoy ave liars now, for the bonds woro refunded at 3 and 3? per cont., and somo wore ovon continued at 2 per cent, rathor that accept the monoy for thom. Now, thoy tell you that a sillver dollar is worth only 50 cents. Thoy loll you that we want to pay our debts in 60-cenls dollars. Lying thieves, they are, when thoy say this, for wo aro paying thom with 200-cout dollars. Po illustrate: India is on a silver basis and tho Indian cotton farmer when he sells Iiis cotton in Liverpool boys $2 worth of silvor for ovory dol lar of gold ho receives, in offect receiv ing 10 cents a pound with which to pay dobts, while tho Amorican farmer receives tho gold and must pay his lobt with it at tho rate of B cents I pound for cotton. So it is with wheau Carlisle says that if wo rostoro sil ver to free coinage we will rob our lear English creditors and Northern jredilors. I'vo no patience with tho follow who says stand still and lot me ?ot that other dollar. (Ohcors.) This whole scheme, and all tho plans and predictions of disaster aro simply to frighten tho people into romaining linet, whilo these robbors stoal our jarnings. They say that tho govern ment must go out of banking. What is it doing m banking? This means Lho retirement of over flvo hundred million of paper monoy and silvor cer tif?calo and greenbacks, and tho issu nico of gold bonds. That will f urthor sontracl tho currency. Thoy havo aol only robbed you ; they now want to rob your chlldron. Tho bonds of Lho United States aro soiling away up yonder above par, showing thai the pcoplo of othor countrios and our owij want thom. Why can't somo gob) greenback papor bo as good sa bonds? All of this is intended to wring interest from tho pcoplo. and givoyou a, papor curroncy, based on what? Is it tho intention to havo' tho National banking systom onlargcd on a gold basis alono and make tho govornni'ont guarantee tho notes? Tho bonds and tho greenbacks rest on tho samo basis: Tho confldonco of tho people in tho government. If tho bonds aro good\ why not tho greenbacks? Fiat monoy thoy cry I Tho bonds aro fiat. If ono papor is good with intorost, why isn't tho othor without it? Thoy want tho interest ; that's whero tho shoopinohos. I'vo soonN their diamonds and flnory. My heart bleeds for tho poor foola who aro going to continuo to let this go on. (Oboers.) Those follows up thore aro living hko Kornau lords. No, that's not lt; Roman lords atfi't ift^* with thom? (Laughter.) Wasn't that a fine porformanco o? our Secretary of tho Treasury and President last fall? Instoad of ro< dooming tho papor of tho govornmont in coin as tho law provides, thoy paid it in gold. They created a panio bj! protending that tho gold would all flow out. Under tho plea of maintaining parity, they drove silvor down and Sold up, and they issued tho bonds to uyglod-what protonsol Taking in Son-interest boarfhg papor in ono win ow and issuing bonds out of another Bahll ?ApplauBO.) Such troaohory is enough to mako a man hold lus hoad down in shamo-especially man who voted for thom", as I did. Senator Tillman thon road an'oxtmot from tho Morgan-Bolmont contract Ho also quoted what, Prosidont Clove land said in his message in regard to tho intorost on tho bonds. lloro wo havo tho Prosidont and Secretary com fessing that this groat country witty sovonty millions of pcoplo and sovontyj billions of property is so poor that wei must go out and pay tribute to Shy look. What would* Androw Jackson hayo said to thorn : VBy tho eternal, you must tako what tho govorumoni promised, and git out, or I'll kiok you out." (Cheers.) Jackson rofuied to blaok tho English oflicor's boots : Cleve land and Carlisle aro today Hoking tho shoos of John Bull's Jews. (Loud ohooring.) . , ? ' *, They ar-ruo that if wo restore silvor io tho right our dollars wiii only bo worth 60 cents. This thoy toll to tho working men. Thoy ap peal to tho wage oarnors, faotory operatives and clerks: "You want sound money and os good a dollar as anybody else's dollar ; you want your dollar to buy as much as possible." This moans that we farmers must pay ibo piper. Ono half of tho pooplo of this country is composed of farmors and wo voted it on ourselves. Wo aro no longer consumors, howovor. We aro too poor to buy. Tho army of tramps is increasing. Prices for labor have been driven down. Wo must got a reasonable price for our products before wages and prices will increase. We aro tho basis' of all prosperity ; we "grow prosperous before the merchant can sell us twry goods ; ortho manufac turer can increase the wages of hi? em ployes and give employment to tho ldlo thousands. Tho wage-earner is working at starvation rates because these idle men stand ready to tako his placo, and until thoro is work for all ai f,air wages, this must continuo. This work will novor bo furnished as long os the -farmers aro too poor to buy. Tho homo market has been destroyed by the impoverishment of tho agricul ?irai class and domoniti/ation of sil Vor has boon tho'primo fector in pro ducing thoir povority. What are you going to do about it I Tho shoo pi nobes ; tho blood is OYOII running out. There's not enough pa por money ; there's nothing to baso il on, and until we got silvor back, w( aro goin to suck tho hind teat with nc milk in it. (Cheers.) Thoso who tel you that this is not making, this cou n try a nation of slavos aro eithor liars, or they aro deceived themselves. I told you that tho old parties won breaking up. Thoy liavo been tolling you tho tariff was tho causo and moan! of your being robbed. Whon| Cleveland got in and th? Democrats took charge of tho govern mont for tho first time in thirty yoars did ho call Congress to relievo ui by lo worin r tho tarif F? No. Whet ho got in lie said to Congress, corni 1101*0 and repeal tho Sherman law am stop this. Didn't they keep thor pledges? Oh, my I (Cheers.) Cleveland used his high olllco ant his patronage to dobauch the pcoplo'i representatives. Ho was a Judas What w3i*o they? Benedict Arnolds and worse I (Cheers.) Tho Democrat and Republicans voted together thai for goldbugism. Some of thom wor not millionaires then,but I expect the' aro now. (Cheers.) Now, can't al those people who are opposed to sue] schemes-tho Democrats and Populist and Republicans-como together an< put out a ticket that will stand alaine Wall and Lombard streets? Can' they do. this, under a new name i necessary, and go into tho fight t win. Voice-Yes. Tillman-Well, that's a mighty wea cry, but you people hore aro divide into bitter factions. Ah, I know whn it is to have a bitter personal feelin of that kind, but frionds tho time ha como to put patriotism abovo all part feolings, drop factional feelings to th rear, put all our shoulders to th wh?ol and rescue tho country. Yo have everything* easy of attalnmerj hore in this matter. How will tho Republicans of th Wost anti the Democrats of tho Sout got together? ' S' ?ieo-^?iy'goiiig inter tiuT rop?ns parly. (Cheers.) Tillman-Ali, that's so simple tba you ought to havo a chromo for it (Cheers.) ' But, my frionds, this is all fun. Thi is a time to bo serious. Wo have onl^ twelve months in which to work. Ii that time, if we all haven't come to gether, then our handcuffs aro forge? on us. Wo will havo on tho gold buj bonds, and wo will he in abject finan oial slavery for a generation. I hopi that you havo enough true men her to send to tho electoral college a dole gation above suspicion *, men win would be scared if thoy nominated : gold bug to go homo for fear that th outraged people would hang thom fo it. This is tho kind of a delegation w uro going to send. Tho Republicans cannot tako th name of Democrat. Thoy hate ou tiamejthoy have spoken of us as "cop per heads/' and all that. We can" lake tho Republican name, for w have been taught from babyhood t liato that name. And * we can't job the Populists and swallow all your bc liofs, for you have too many crank it your hoad and too many crank; lotions. Voico-Wo can't ?0 back to Cleve and Democracy. Tillman (reaching down and grasp ng tho hand of the owner of th roice)-Gimme your hand on il ;Cheers.) Now, my friends, we South Carob dans are going to tho National con volition to support ohly a strong frc jilvor man. It wo don't gdt a Dome jrat, then as a last resort, wo ma; liavo to vote for n Populist. But w will not under any circumstances vol for a Democrat who is not llatfoote JW tho free silvor platform. Tho loaders of tho Domooratlo part liavo left us a shadow for tho sui dance of a party ; we ha^o tho nam left; all tho principles havo gon< Flier aforo why should not you Dom? 3rats go oil' and say start up a no party for North Carolina and for tl United Slates? Voice-Tho other follows might foi us. Tillman-My friond, you go alica? leavo that fooling business for Mario Butler and thoso fellows to tako cai of. It is tho struggle over your loci oil i ces that is keeping you follo\ apart in this State. If you keep c chasing after tho falso Gods ; I ho* the Populists will whip you out. L us do so now and start tao movomoi that will savo the country from ruii Follow our load in South Carolin and I will guarantee that wo will 1er you down tho straight road. ", Voice-Arrtd take Mary Ann But! along in tho procession with yo (Cheers.) Tillman--Well, yes, I'll take Iii along. Ho has said he was willina nut aside all factional and party fee I igs and notions and voto for ar man standing on tho free silver pie form ; that ho wa? *H fo br: in a par with no other pt&l. i hat freo kuS'H Fie is for his country and not for ar arced. (Prolonged cheering.) Sonator Tillman thanked the auc once for its attention, and took li Boat. While tho audience, whioh w composed of more than four-flftl Populists, didn't roi isl i the hot shot 1 gave thom about the cranks they ha ho seemed to make a lasting impr< sion upon thom. "Mary Ann" Butlor, as ho is fain [arly called by the Tar Heels, was tin vigorously ryllod for. Ho was not ? tho stand, having gono up street a fe moments before. Borne old follow i marked that ho had j ono to get drink of Tillman's dispensary and Ti man romarkod that it would ne "mig ty good stuff." After awhilo Marion Butler cat and started out on a speech nearly three hours in length. Ho ' soomed to havo tho crowd at his hock a Ad call. Ho twitted thom about calling him "Mary Ann," saying Grover Cleve land had givon his latest girl that name and had a monopoly on it. (Obeors.) Ho came to hoar Tillman ; every time ho hoard him. ho wanted to hoar him again. Tillman was a !^c?tiocy??w* ?V?JCI lie v/ss IPopviIist ?ci.** ovor and forovor. But how many Donioorats havo you got hi this coun try Uko Senator Tillman? I want you to BIIO W to tho po opio of this State that you havo learned that thero is some thing in this country bigger than all labels. Show them that a Populist will take tho doctrines of Jeff orson and Jackson and Lincoln under any kind of a labol. That's the politics of a opulist and? that is tho truo patriot ho that puts tho wolfare of his coun try above any party labol. ,G3d> savo any man who is a Democrat and is not tho kind of a Democrat, Populist or whatever you may call him that Tillman is. Lu thor had to leave his creed to presorvo its purity. When he had told tho peoplo of North Carolina long ago that tue financial question wo? the question of tho hom* they had called him a country crank. Ho told thom that this was tho trouble, tho thing that was making hard times. Ho repeated at great length his mil lionaire illustration reported in his speech made at Tirzah. He took a hand primary to see how many would vole to porpotuato tho prosonl condi tion . ot tilings. A forest of hands wont up in tho negativo. An honest financial system tho country was com pelled to have at bnco. If shoep wore tho medium of exchange in that State ono man could secure u corner on all tho sheep and ho would havo every body else at his mercy. So it would bo if a gold standard was adopted. Ho wanted a financial system m which ovory dollar had to s ta i ul on its own bottom. At this point it bogan to pour down rain and tho crowd adjourned to tho courthouse whoro ho concluded his speech, which was a very long ono. When Senator Butler comploted his long speech, only portions of which I have givon, tho crowd pressed around him and shook his hands as they cheered him. I had a talk with him about tho proposed now party, and it now seems certain that tho plan of tho f ree-silvor-now-party mon is to go into tho national convention of tho Demo eratic party in tho hopo of controlling it through hard work in each State prior co its assembling. Then, failing to control it, thoy will retire from the hall, issue their call to dissatisfied Re publicans who aro for free silver, and tho Populists, to como in with thom and form a now party, with victory in sight. -Columbia State. THE WEATHER AND CROPS. WUnt Director-IHlur' "Un? to-'-^-S?.y About Thom. COLUMBIA, S. G., Aug. 14.-Thero is considerable improvement to note in the condition of crops in general and corn in particular over tho west I ern and northern counties where tho drought was partially relieved every where and in some places entirely so, except that in Abbeville and Ander son tho showers wore partial and at best insufficient. Thero were general showers on tho 6th over tho upper portion of the Stato, the rainfall amounting to from one to two indies. There was rain in some portion of tho State ovory day of tho week. The rainfall varied from 00 to 50 in Darlington, Colleton, Fairfield, Anderson, Greenville, Clarendon, . 1 ftiol)lattd?. ,Willjams^ur^^g)lfl^ffaJ .Lexington and Spartanburg counties; from 50 to inches in Barnwell, Berke ley, Boaufort, Hampton, Laurens, Sumter, Kershaw. Chesterfield. Lan caster, Chester, Abbeville ; over 2.00 inches in Aiken, Nowberry, Union. Edgofield, Picketts, Orangeburg and Florence; at Conway tho week's rain fall was 5.09 inches, and at McColl in Marlboro, 4.60 inches. Tho avorago of thirty-eight rainfall reports was 1.80 inches, and tho normal for tho same period is approximately 1.47. Tho temperature was very even, having been slightly, but steadily above the usual, tho entire week, tho excess averaging 2 degreos per day. Tho highest temperature reported was 08 at Columbia on tho 12th ; tho low est 68, at Santuc, on tho 8th. The aYoravge temperature of the week for tho State, deduced from thirty-one stations evenlyjhsh'ibuted throughout, was 81 degrees, and the normal for tho samo period is approximately 79 dogreos. The sunshine ranged from 57 to 92 per cent, of tho possible, with an aver ago of about 74 per cent, for the State, which is considerably in oxcess of tho usual, and in placos was damaging, whore thero was also oxcossivo rain, causing a steam-like vapor to raise, which was injurious to crops. Thero wero high local winds on tho 6th in Pickons and Union counties, and a severo cyclonic storm in tho vicinity of Santuc, Union county, on tho 10th (Saturday), that broke down a great deal of corn, toro up somo by the roots, unroofed houses, destroyed fruit, otc. Tho- roports on cotton show that while in tho main it has slightly im proved during the week, yet in places its condition has retrograded. Abbeville county roports rust, lico and shedding of forms and the plant' turning yellow. Many other placos also report ;shodding. Comparing its ??resent condition with tho same dates ast year, tho plant is from ton days to three weoks later, lacks uniformity of condition and tho acreage groatly ro duced. A fow sections only roport ns fino a crop as last yoar. Tho regular and some special reports on corn confirm tho roports by coun ties of last week-, except thero is con siderable improvement in the northern and western counties, where the drought was groatly relieved, which Sut latest planting m promising con ition. In Andorson and Abbevillo, but littlo improvement noted; In Chesterfield, Ohortor, Lnncastor and Laurons, tho improvement is most marked on bottom lands of late plant ing. Corn in th oso counties that was planted late in May and early in June is a failure. Tho average fine condl and largo acroago promisos a very largo corn crop! much of which is al roady made. Foddor pulling will be quito genoral this weok ; a great deal has already been gathorod in fine con diton. Tobacco curing continuel and tho roports all agree as to tho Uno quality of tb is year's crop, duo to both tho dtnojs of tho soil for tobacco and skill used in curing. Peas aro ripening and tho crop is a fino ono in most sections, cspooiAlly so whore tlve rains have boon abundant. Turnip, sowing continues as tho con dition of tho ground permits, and there will bo a largo crop planted, Sugar cano anti sorphum aro net doing very woll; Molasses boiling has begun in tho lower part of tho Stato. Tho gonoral condition of ?weet po tatoes show gains, but tho crop is lalo and, comparatively, a small ono, ow ing to scarcity of seed at first and af ter wardspoor condition of the ground for planting slips until quito recently. Gardon truck along tho coast in fine conditon ; olnowhoro about ruined, TILLMAN WINS, "South Carolina," ho. added, "ia a onquored country, She is Struggling mder tlio $2,Q00,O00 willoh she sonda vory year to tho Northern soldiors /ho conquered her. Let the pension ribute bo roturnod to us by Northern oldior who will settle hore." Ho ?uuniorated tho advantages of ils dispensary system, and said that ho principal were tho removal of all doa of profit and incentivo to sell ;tUo irocuriug of a standard artiolo whioh va? sold undiluted, as it was not open id } tho foot that lt was not sold at light, and only for cash. ' Ho was told o stop thou by tho ohairman. There was tue usual applause which tccompauied tho Governor all tho ?vening, but tho and tonco made no ?onolusion as to who won last night's lebate.-N. Y. Suu. A X'ntui I?nnd*U<le, COLUMUIA, Aug. 14.-Fifteen ?o po laborers had a narrow escapo from loath yesterday. As it was two of heir number^ 'Henry Young and Joe Tones were killed, and Riobard Hall vas'sovoroly wounded. The forco of muds, under W. O. Gouoh, foreinau, vero at work digging gravol at tho bot of tho embauKmont lust north of ho penitentiary wall, ana forty or flf y yards east of the canal bank, when uddonly a part of tho ombanktnont lid out as il wore and the top carno umbuuft down, tho stones and earth lying in ovory direction and oausing ho abovo stated fatalities.-State, Life for tho Liver and Kidneys, tho nost popular modiciuo of its kind, is rcoly recommended by Physicians, druggists and others, and tho vonuerful success it hos attained t has won solely on its own merits, md for willoh it has obtained fov it lelf tho appellation of "Tho corning Liiver Medicine ot tho South." ,'Lifo for tho Liver and Kidneys" or 'Ohill Cure," works like a charm and lolls vory fast." A. H. Perkins, Waxhaw, Lancostor Cb.,S. 0. Don't for a moment suppose that ho world or any part of it, will go to liceos whon you loavo it. Tho world s a great deal more necessary to you han you aro to it. $50 OR m Bead This! Hr, Benjamin Boalo, Chicago. Dear Slr:-I have, at dlfforont times, ised three flrst-olass, high-toned and high' >rlood Bowing Maoblnos. I tberoforo felt athor skopttoal a? to a so-called oheap ma lbina giving mo satisfaction. But after a borough test of your now "Suporlor," I Ind myself perfeotly satisfied. In no way ufcrlor, lt is, as its namo implies. In many espeots .superior* Anticipating all ro pdroinonto, lt Insures exMellent work jomblning simplicity and utility In ovory totall. Its complete and beautiful Bland s a fitting casket for the troasuro within, ind your reasonable price makes a first* ilass machino a possibility to thoto by .vhom it is most needed 1 would like to too a now "Suporior" In tho home of every corking woman In tho land. Mun. J. H. KKYNOI.DH. Columbia, S. C., July ll, 1895. Tho Machino above mentioned, with a ul! set of attachments, will bo shipped to my address on ? receipt of NIneteon Doh ara. Write fer circular. Metlon thia inner. 770 WAHREN AVIS,, CHICAGO, XLL. FOR THE . AND Kidneys FOR )YSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION ANDI ALL LIVER AND KIDNEY TROUBLES. Sold wholesale by rhe Murray Drug Cos COLUMBIA, S. 0. Spacial (Sale* (Special prices. Special Tamm* GREAT CLEARING S AIE. . Three ilturitycA ? n>ul Ohui-oU Organs, ??m MW? m ?Koro, mt l'rlmo Cost io to dui s> atholl. r-iUBt be cold, moot? br??ldOB dow?. (j?\n'b carty them tfcret?jE doti onmmov. Clot too many, : ot too many, fildoi-oil. Me?* ttnfca Pt leo np object, firent not e?n. ' i .J 4 Unto adv Rargaftv ?h?*U SUadf. Writ? fov Cheto. ideation thu advarttssxattA'; Raft Pap ?tr. pDDEH &BATB8) MOTHERS R?AD THIS. THIS BJ5BT BK??I??JI>Y. For Flatulent Collie, Dlarrhwa, Dys entery, Nausea, Coughs, Choler* infantum, Teething Children. Cholera Morbus, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, PAlns, driping and alt diseases of th* Hiernach and Bowels PITTS' OABMINAT1YB la the standard. It earrie? children over the critical period of teething, and ta rooornmended by phyalotaus . , Rothe frloiid of Mothorfl, Adulta f||< and Children. It is pleasant to the taste, and never fall? to give satisfaction, A few ?oseo,will demonstrate 1U superlative vir tues. Price aa ote. por bottle. For sale by druggists, and by THK MUBBAY DRIK* CO., Colombia, 8, 0. We teatro to Introduce our Furni ture business Into every community Ju tho Southern States, ana In order te do so lu the o,ulokost time have oonoludod to make some very liberal Offert In bedroom suite to secure nt lotet one custehior at every post Pf? floe lu the next sixty day?. Floaoe read thte lulvortlsoment carefully ,^intl sena ?t once for one of our spe cial offovti. Our greaS offer No. 1 consiste of ono ?oHd Oak Bedroom Bult with Urge dreeier with 90*0* bevel mirror, ono large washetana with ORSO, one 6 ft. , 8 bodsteod f oil vf lath. Tula ault of I ftuiiltuio te worth In any furniture 1 ?toro not lesa than I31..Q0, Do not think for once that lt te a Uttlo ohoap , ault for we assure you lt te not, but a ; large ?ull alte suit equal to anything on tho market. In order to start the salo of these suites and to keep our mon busy and Introduce our business in your neigh borhood, we agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point In tho South fer 910.00 when the cash comes with the order, 'this advertisement ? will possibly appear twice In tute pa per, therefore lt you aro InteresMkt cut thia out and send wlth?l?.OO ned tho sulto will bo shipped to you. It lt te not Just aa represented you may return the suite ut our expense ana ?oui" fl5iOO wilt bo refunded to vovu >ur oat?i?guo containing many fi lus trations of rare bargnlna and bouse furnishing gooda will be sent to you upon application. ..*? The eulto abovo described te a spe cial bargain and does not appear lu tho oatologue. therefore lt la useless to write for illustrations of this suite, and while you are delay In? writing somoeno else ls getting tito bargain. We assure you that wo will not ship but one suite In your neighbor hood at this prlco. After one suite has been shipped In tho neighbor hood tho prfoo will go to at least ?80.00. JL? i?Ai>?K'jp'r, ' 8*8 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. MACHINERY AT ? : FACrOvR PRICES. Every Glnnory should bo equipped with liie Thomas Elevating and Distributing Maohlnory for handling, deaning, ginning ina packing cotton. One single continuous lint flue and con? lonaor for a battery of two or more gins. Revolving double box Btoam press, self* .lacking. NO hands employed except to >ut ties on bale. No belts. No pulllos No screws to give trouble. Saves Iaboi md lnsu;anoe, Improves grado of cotton md makes monoy. Wo offer also an ex ?naive lino of cotton gins, presses, cano nilla, corn milla ana saw milts. Also Talbott, Llddoi, ana Watertown "_.. raglnos. Our Rice Huller, which prepares rico reaay for the table or market shouia bo at svery mill. V. C. Badham, GENERAD AGENT? ^ COLUMBIA. S. Ol itflii'^TTiVfiTri"'i i i im LAND. Why not secure a good plantation? We unke you an offer moro liberal than has ivor been offerea In this country. We will ell you a. plantation for one-sixth cash, minnoo In five years on tho Installment dan, Will further take cotton In payment kt T cents per penna. Wo havo somo four or five plantations of 100 to OOO acres, well imprevea ana tn a ine state of cultivation. Also have quito a lumber of places of all el?es from 50 up to 100 aoros, Those lanas are In the heart of tho fa nous Plodmont Bolt, lying within 2 to 10 ?Hos of tho prosperous city of Rook lim. W. L. RODDEY & CO., ROOK HILL, S. C. Strawberry Plante And In fact all kinds of ptante can bo SET OUTtf hy using tho; MCSHERRY AUTOMATIC TR ANSPL AK TER. &A good driver and two children are all the force nocessary to sot "from three to Qve acres of plants In a day, and EVERY l*Ii?!?,T IS WATERED ?t tho time lt te set ord, and some dry Mil te drawn around tho plants BO that tho fcrouna will net bako. No walting for rain. Sot ont your plants Whou they aro ready. Get a machine and plant for your neighbors, You oan earn enough hi one ioaiion to pay for tho machine. Easy tormsw youd for circulars, price? and testimon?ate. SOUTHERN FARM IM PL BM M NT 00., 240 Meeting St., Charleston, S, C. Mention this paper, COL.'HAMILTON C, JOKES SAYS: UHAK.tOTOB, N. 0 , April 5, 1808. Mn8. JOB JPKBBXW: MADAM: Last year I was anitotcd with wmo skin w'Ouble affecting my foot, pro nounced by my physician to bb Ery thoma. L was confined to my room ferv coK?O-VS?,,;,. months, and was lame for eomo six months DY more. After trying many rameales without offeoting a cure, I rcaoxtoa to your Remedy. After using three bottles I bega n le improve, ana before I had finished the. Rf th or olxth bottle I was practically free of the trouble, Once slnoo tften there recurred aywptoms ot Its return, when I ..gain resorted to your Remedy and agata the treublo disappeared. I boUevo X ?in ?debted to you for reliof ?r?ni a very wrlous affliction, Yours truly, HAHUTTON 0* Jons*. &