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i:X-rKKSII>KNT l>AVIS.
l\x-1'resident l)avis seems to he
losing his intellectual balance and is
becoming as garrulous as an old
woman and not half as particular on
which side of a subject he talks. At
the camp-mooting on the Missippi j
(iulf he approves Mrs. (MiapinV ar i
guments against intemperance, when
a few days antecedently he had writ - 1
ten ti letter to Texas condemning j
prohibition, because, forsooth, it is an
invasion of individual rights and
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would involve serious political complications,
and that, the country is j
already
too much governed.
Wo have entertained a hi?rl? opin- i
ion of Mr. Davis' political wisdom
and judgement but such utterances
as the above will lower the public
estimation of his christian disinterestedness.
What are laws enacted
for? Is it to conserve the individual
or tie* social rights of a community?
Society demands legislation against
all manner of evils for its own protection
and conservation. Individual
rights cannot be considered where
they conflict with tin social compact.
The design of prohibition, we
opine, is not the reformation of the
habits of the confirmed drunkard, but
is educative and intended to prepare
the public mind and conscience to
recognize and acknowledge the
odium of dealing in whisky. It
would be a dillicull task to educate
the public mind to this plane of morality
without the assistance of prohibition.
The tmly method of eliminating
the whole whisky trallic from
governmental control and responsibility
is by absolute prohib'tion.
Prohibition relegates the business to
the same category with theft, adultery,
arson, murder, etc.
When the law attempts to regulate
an evil by allowing license, the law
should be held responsible for the
crimes committed bv its sanction.
Is not whisky sold under license authorized
by State enactment the
cause of more crimes than any other
one thing? Where, then, i.s the consistency
of the State's punishing a
criminal for the commission of a felony
under the influence of, and maddened
by, whisky purchased at one
of its own licensed saloons? Would
not a private individual under circumstances
similar to the State fool,
to some degre, criminally responsible?
and would not the courts so adjudge?
Can legislation control and
regulate an evil of such magnitude |
ns this, so as to restrain it within
harmless bounds? As well tell us a
simple congressional enactment, forbidding
the waters of the groat Miso
n
sissipjti (lowing into the (iulf, would
produce a suspension of the law of
gravitation and be implicitly obeyed.
The safest and surest remedy for the
evil is prohibition.
WHAT GISN. I.IOIO THOUGHT.
"The late Maj. .Ion. A. Kngolhard. of Wilmington,
told the writer thin. Tie aula lie wan one
nlglil in (Sen. A. I'. 11 i II'h tent when he asked that
spTendld soldier which wiih the l>est brlgude in his
Division, lie said Coke's North Carolina; which
next, Mcltae's North Carolina; which next^ lie
thought r moment and said; "It lies between
Lane's North Carolina and Mahone's Virginia."
The above is taken from the \Nri 1 mington
Star in its comments upon
an editorial in the Richmond DisjKitch
which spoke of the distinctive
reputation of the North Carolina soldiers
for "bull-dog tenacity in holding
a position."
The Star is right in some particu
Jars and wrong in others. The |
North Carolina brigades from Hill's
Corps did better work at Gettysburg
in Pickett's charge than Pickett's
own men. This is a historical fact
that cannot be successfully disproved.
The however is wrong as
to the best brigade. Lane's was by
long odds the best brigade that went
into service from that State.
As to "bull-dog tenacity" MoGowun's
Brigade had something of it. In
both cases of retiring across the Potomac,
McGowan's Brigade was selected
as the rear-guard and showed
the requisite tenacity.
\t Spottsylvftnia on the 12th of
May 18(14, Gen. Leo in person rode
u liatf-jnilo up the line to get MoGowan\
lirigado to hold tho "bloody
angle." McGowan belonged to tho
same Division as Lane and Scales
and Gen. L&o called particularly for !
MeGowan. Oen. Leo knew what he j
was about and the brigade justified |
his preference. "Actions speak loud- i
or than words. ^Abbeville Medium '
We have a distinct, recollection of
the transfer of McGowans brigade ]
from another portion oi the line to |
this "bloody angle." The brigade !
was not cognizant of the destination
or the duty designed for it to do, but
was not h>?g left in ignorance when
it filed toward the angle. The imx?-'
^ pression was general, however, that
some hard fighting was to oo done
and it was literally realized. The 12th
of May 1801, being the most*ttncom*
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fortable, disagreeable day we experienced
durintr tho whole war.
n
There was a sympathy, confidence
is/n'if <fi cov/m dovolo|u)d umon<r tho
three brigades of Lane, Mcliowan
and Seales'by frequent experiences in
places that (rifil man's souls, tlint
alij*n them together in a li^ht and
they would as far and stay as
loni* as any tlneo brigades in tho
army of Northern Virginia.
White frost was seen at Wellsvillo
N. Y. on August 7th. Therniouieter
registered about It) degrees
A beer kettle holding seventy barrids
of boiling water exploded the
other day in Milwaukee and scalded
seven men, six of whom died that
night.
Allan Francis, the United States
Consul at St. Thomas, Canada, who
was in jured in a recent railway disasj
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H i nirir, i> IIIMU, I l<" WHS N'VI'IIIVthree
years old.
Six men were killed outright and
a number badly wounded in a lieree
liidit at the Manchester polls, Clay
County, Ky., during the recent election.
Tistols and bowio knives were
freely used.
ICx-Coimrossman Itainev, of South
< 'arolina, whose death is announced,
was the first colored Representative)
who presided over the deliberations
>f the House. This occurred during
the hnio session of the Forty-third
Congress.
The Texas election has resulted in
the defeat of the proposed amendment
to the < 'oustitution prohibiting
the manufaeture or sale of intoxicating
liquors. The canvass was a hot
one, and the anti-Prohibitionists
claim a majority of fit),(KM) to 100,000
votes.
A representative < Minrleston meeting
(August S) of professional ami
business men adopted unanimously
a series of resolutions expressing a
desire thai the President and Mrs.
( Mevelaiul should visit ( 'harleston,
and retpiestino the t'itv Council to
extend an invitation to them and
obtain, if possible, an early acceptance.
A careful and reliable census of
tla* population of Chattanooga shows
30,003 inhabit tnts. This is an increase
3-1 per cent, in the past twelve
months, and 3011 percent, since 18S0.
The census just taken is the result of
a house-to-house canvass. The increase
in nianufaeturiiiif and coinmcrcinl
interests is as oreat as that of
population.
Charles II. Reed, (Juitoau's counsel,
who jumped in the North River,
Saturday, and was committed to llell
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rvuf iiospiuu lor examination us to
his sanity, was examined to-day
and pronounced insane. lie is
suffering from melancholy. 1 [o hecame
a resident of New York after
leavino- ('hicaoo. l-'or some months
past lie lias lived in Now Jersey.
King I hivid's treasure amounted to
*3.000,000,000. 1 {educed to tons it
would lie 0,250 sullicient to load 12,500
camels; made into a rod one
inch square it would reach 1,250,000
feet, or 230:j miles; a rod one-fourth
of an inch square, nearly 1,000 miles;
cut into three feet lengths it would
make 1,000,0(50 pieces; put into a
fence six to the rod, these would
reach 217,777, feet, or sullicient to
make a good fence over fifty miles
long.?J'J.v.
The 1 )einocratic State Convention
of Virginia mot in Konnoko, Va.,
August -4tli and adopted a platform
defining the principles and policy of
the party on certain vexed questions.
It advocates the settlement of the
public debt on the plan proposed by
the Kiddleberger bill endorses Cleveland's
administration, demands the
immediate repeal of the internal revenue,
favors a modification of import
duties so as to confine the amount
realized to the necessities of the coveminent
economically administered,
and then declared its policy in relation
to matters of local importance.
A few evenings ago a family in
this place, after supper, retired from
the room to the front piazza, leaving
a lighted lamp on tho supper table
During their absence a puppy wont
into the room, caught the table covering
in its mouth and pulled it off j
the table, upsetting the lamp and i
causing it to fall on the floor. For- \
tunately the oil did not explode, i
We mention this circumstance to!
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miuw now strangely nres sometimes 1
occur, and this instance how romarka- 1
Ido it was that the litfht was ox tin- j
mushed l>y the fall and n() ?
done. Khir/strcc Hecoi'd ^
There -re many n"(l diseases
wheh affect Stock i??<1 cause; serious inon
venicnce i*n<i kms to the farmer and in
his wM, wh><U may lie quickly roinidied
' hy tin* use of Dr. .J. II. McLean s Volcanic
(HI Liniment.
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17K7 Colvhnitioii ol* tli<> ('imstitutionul
<'out eniol 1SK7.
Active preparations arc now tfoin^
on to celebrate in a proper way tin*
centennial anniversary of the I 'nit???l
States. It lias lived amid sunshine
ami storm for one hundred
years. It is not our purpose to com
inent upon its provisions or to review
its history ilurino the wear and tear |
of a century. Wo desire simply to
further tlio object that the eoinniittoe !
in charge have in view, to call atton- '
tion to the significance of the event,
to contribute in some dogroo to t!i?*
success of a commemoration which is
designed to kindle a patriotic spirit 1
and to strengthen the bonds of the
I nion.
The address of the (JonstitutionaI
(Vntenniul ('ommission to the peopie i
of the I niteil Shit itlwuuo tliii ? '
. .MMMf n UIU OIMI - 1
it and the philos<?|?11v of the proposed
celebration. The committee sav:
For the third time you are summoned
to Philadelphia the city of
the declaration of independence the
city of the Constitution. It is the
Mecca of America. Thither every
lover of free government, every stu- i
dent of the politcal achievements of
mankind, every citizen who values
the blessinirs of liberty or win. has
enjoyed its protection and its benefits,
should find his way. It is a national
celebration. It is the People's
Jubilee. Ibit a few years a?n> the
inhabitants of frozen Iceland met on
their Law Mount and celebrated,
with Hontr and saca, their one thou- I
sandth anniversary. Put a few days
since millions of Pritish subjects rent
the air with their acclamations upon
the ci '"Miction of the fiftieth year of
the reiirn of their oracio.is Queen,
(fur National Memorial Celebration
is of far deeper sitfnific.ju.ee than
these. It relates to the completion
of the structure of our jfoverninent
by its architects and builders, and its
solemn dedication to the service of
the people and mankind. The hour
when that auoust convention pre
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muni nvcr m >\ IIMIIII iriOII illKI I 11II 111 - |
inod l>y the wisdom of franklin,
llaniillon, Minlison, Wilson, Lano.
don. Morris, (ierrv, Sherman, Klls-j
worth, Livingston, l)ickinson, Cnrroll,
liutlcdirc, I'inckney, Baldwin j
and their immortal associates coin-!
plctod it.-, work, and or. tlio 1 711? ??f
September, 1787, committed to the;
people of tlic States for their approv- 1
al that ifreat charter of (ioverninent,
now known and honored everywhere
as the Constitution of the United
States, marked the most momentous
epoch in onr history. The labors of
that day preserved for all time the I
precious fruits of freedom and selfgovernment.
Unique in origin;
without a prototype in dosion; of ondurino
strenot h and of phenomenal
success in the history of political phi- )
losophy, the Constitution stands
alone. Tested by danger and adver
j sitv, as well as bv peace and pros- j
polity, endeared to us by tradition j
and hallowed lly experience, it has
become the object of our reverential
and atfectionate regard. To it no
American uiind can be too attentive,
and no American heart too devoted,
and it is believed that the people will
gather, us they never yet havo a11?ored,
to commemorate l>v appropriate
oxercisos tho great work which was
accomplished in Philadelphia l?y the |
statesmen of the revolution, and to
return in a devout and heartfelt man- '
nor their thanks to Divine Providence |
for the blessings which they have en- \
joyed during a century of federal
constitutional government.
The programme of exercises framed
and outlined by the committee is
appropriate. Provisions have been
made for an oration I?v Mr. Justice
Miller of the Supreme Court of tho
United States, and for a poem hv a
national poet in commemoration of
the signing of the ( Constitution.)
There will be a military display, embracing
representatives of the United
States Army and Navy, and of
the militia of the several States and
Territories of the Uniion, and a I
I grand industrial processional display.
The President of the United States
will preside in person upon the 17th j
of September. Invitations have been
| freely extended to representative
men of every class and to the various
civic organizations and associations
of tho Union, in response to which,
we are told, "from north and south,
east and west from every corner of
tho Republic come the hearty as- .
suranees of co-operation and patriot- 1
io zeal." "Dome tnon," the committee
add in closing their stirring address,
"citizens of America! to the
city of the Constitution. Revisit the
hallowed ground of its birthplace
Review the scenes, recall the deeds,
revive' the memories of the great
statesmen who framed it. Renew
your vows of fealty to the ('(institution,
and thus knit in closer bonds of
union tho members of our great Republic."
We are informed that all tho indications
point to tho success of tho
celebration. South Carolina is expected
to be represented in the par
son of her Governor and by some of
her troops.
The sentiment underlying such
a commomorfttion as this is recognized
as elevated and patriotic. The
mooting is not to rear the column or
the arch of triumph to military heroism
illustrated in the battles of freedom.
lint the object of the great
assemblage is to obov an impulse
C(]uull\^<rh d? ' " nor to those
statafldflfc'- revolution tnose fa
I.^^^Tthe Republic, who.,-, lofty
aim was to embody in the forn. ,,f a
constitution principles of governme.o
that were to benefit not this country
alone but all mankind.?Columbid
lie (/inter.
Subscribe to Tin: Hkhai.d.
Mr. Davis and the Itudx?*.
UllKKNVIM.K, Au^USt 4.
To till /'hi it of of' T/o ATcintt >Hill
(Joitriir: ()u Sunday, July 81, as 1
sat in tliu audience at the Seashore
('amporound, on the (iulf *?f Mexico,
I observed a little excitement, which
was immediately explained by the
approach of Kx-President l)avis,
who was being shown to a seat at
my side. What a rush of memory
came over me, as my mind went
back to the lint time I had seen him
(in [{ichmond during the war.) As
I observed his extreme feebleness,
I knew he would not long be left for
lis to love ami honor, and I thanked
(iod that the privilege had boon
oiven him to know and see, before
lie was railed hence, that although
almost in exile, ho was still the
enshrined idol of the Southern heart.
During the services he did not allow
his feebleness to excuse him from
kneeling reverently upon tno hard
chip floor whenever the con<rre<ration
was called to prayer. I spent
two or three delightful hours in his
company, sat at his side at table
and have enrolled the eventful day
as a rod letter day in my calendar,
lie was invited to the tent of the
president of the Association to lie
down, but hearing I had consented
to speak at <1 o'clock, with all the
chivalry for which "the Old South"
was so remarkable he went to the
tabernacle to hear mo.
I appeal to all who heard me that
afternoon and it was an immense audience)
to say if I did not talk prohibition
first, last, and all the time.
When I left the platform, the Kx- I
1'resident walked some distance
over to where I sat. Taking my
hand, lie seated himself at my side {
and said with emot on, "I thank you
for that oraml speech. I fully en- i
dorse every word you have uttered.
Intemperance is the greatest curse
die nation lias to contend with, 'flic
only question with me is which is
the best way to jrot rid of it/' I
told Ititil liow grateful I was to hint
for his full endorsement of my "utterances,"
and taking olT my silver
hadge I said, "As you agree witli us,
you are entitled to wear unr badge
With an arch smile he said, "Yes, I
am wholly with you as far as you
went this afternoon, lint you dear women
move so rapidly I may not he
aide to keep step. Mrs. Davis is in
fullest sympathy with yen, and
would gladly he here were she aide."
I had hut one hadge so I said
"Please give this to Mrs. Davis, and
ask her t?> join us on Wednesday."
Mere is an extract from her acknowledgement
:
Pkauvote, Miss., .Inly 2(1, 1887.
Mv Dear Mrs. t'hapin: My husband
brought me t he temperance i
I tad we you so kindly sent me, and I
very much regret that I cannot he;
present at your meetings, and wear
the hadge in token of my sympathy
in your nohlo work. I am physicalIv
unahle to wo anywhere, and cannot
stand on my feet a moment without
irreal pain.
With prayers for your success in I
all your aims.
I am very sincerely yours.
V A III X A I) A VIS. I
This is tho history of tho badge so
far, but lot mo toll vou it. is not all !
written yet.
()n Wednesday I spent tho day i
at IJeavoir, I had road in tho morn- |
ning tho President's letter to Mr. j
Lul>bock, of Texas, written before)
Sunday, tho 31st. I told him how
sorry I was that ho had allowed
those men to commit him. He said:
"Kvery mail had brought him let- i
tors importuning him to express
himself; at last Mr. Lubbock, who
had boon on his stall once, wrote a
letter which admitted of no denial."
So he wrote tho unfortunate ltd-|
tor.
Visiting at Mr. Davis's charming
homo, presided over by two of the]
most intellectual, roiined and cu 11i- i
vated women of tho nation, I understood
how thoso whiskey politicians
had boon able to delude him into
the belief that there "was loss drink-1
idlt now than ten years ago," and
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that "prohibition . meant the over- ]
throw of State's rights," Sec. In his )
seclusion ho has no opportunity to
see or know the terrible increase of
drunknness. Supplied with the
most advanced thinkers in the world
on science, disfranchised and shut in
with those congenial intellectual j
lights, how could ho realize rum's
terrible havoc, as Senator Windom
says that "whiskey costs the nation
one billion, three hundred and fifty
million dollars annually, besides the
hundreds of broken-hearted women
and cruelly treated children?" How
could he, swinging in his hammock '
1 n
overlooking the peaceful bay, with {
no sound to break the silence save
the mock-bird's orchestral notes or
tho soughing of tho winds amid tho
trees, hoar tho tramp of King llibbler's
army ghastly procession of
500,000 victims marching down, 1
down, down to tho grave?
The temperance people have been )
asloep at this point or that letter
would never have been written.
The badge is all right and will do I
its work, in Gods way and time, for
Lit \ 1* I
-wui uuuau ueiongs
To Iiim, who will avengo our wrongs;
To 11 iin is all our trust.
Though hidden now from mortal eyes,
lie sees the Gideon who shall rise to
save us,
And His word, true as the word of
God is true.
Not earth, or hell, with all its crew
Against us shall prevail."
S. F. ClIAlMN'.
Far !ictter than the harsh treatment of
nu'dh-im < which horribly ^rrip.? the patient
and destroy the costing of tlie stomach
Dr. J. II. Met ''>ans Chill and Fever cure.
Sold at 50 cents a bottle,
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A lteniurkiihle llehijf.
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Nkw Vokk, July 30. To-morrow
will ho tlio eighty-fourth birthday of
('apt. lCricsson. Ilo lives, as ho lias
. lived for inoro than thirty years, at
No. 30 I tench street. There is no
hosier man in the whole city than he,
J and vet no man lives more remote
from its turmoil and confusion. I lis
! whole life is devoted to scientific and
mechanical studies. Social pleasures
he h as none, lie has no visitors hut
those who have business with him.
1 lis time is divided according to rioid
rules, which make the most of the
t Wei11 V foilr hourxi in mmli ilm- !!<>
lias shown himself able to devote
himself to sedentary work for twelve
hours a day for 3(l"> days in the year
for thirty-six years together, with
scarcely the loss of a day. This is
because since ho was forty years old,
('apt. Kticsson has followed the most
exacting rules of temperance in eatintf
as well as drinking. Ono day
with him fjoos as another. He is
tallied at twenty minutes before 7
a. m. summer and winter. On rising,
lie rubs his skin thoroughly with
dry towels, previous to a vigorous
scourino with cold water, crushed ice
beino added to the water in summer,
(iymnnstic exercise follows before
1 dressing. At 1) o'clock a frugal
| breakfast is taken, consisting of e^os,
! tea and coarse bread. At half-past
1 o'clock he dines, the dinner invariably
consisting of chops or steaks, a
few vegetables, brown bread and tea
aoain. Tobacco la? never touches.
The hours from dinner until 1(1
o'clock at nioht are usually devoted
to work, and from 10 o,clock until
miduioht ('apt. Kricsson seeks exercise
in the open air. Durinir work-1
ino hours his time is divided between
the drawing tables and the writing
i desk. The day's labors conclude
with a record of its occurences in a
diary which has one paoe devoted to
, each day never more, never less.
He has reduced life almost to an ex|
a< t science.
The Patent Office Scandal.
Wasiiinotox, .1 illy IJO.?Investioation
into the affairs of the Patent
< lllice by the new ( 'oinmissioncr discloses
even a worse condition of affairs
than was even hinted at a few
weeks aoo. fortunately for the
oood names of the many respectable;
men and women in the bureau, thersj
has been a eltanoe in the head of the
office. Not that tins former chief;
was wholly responsible for what has
taken place, but the men who found I
their way into power under his ad- J
ministration have brouoht scandal j
upon the whole government service.!
There are some fifteen or twenty
more women employed in the office,
than are allowed by law, they heino
put down is larborers on the "payroll,
beiut?* classed with the sweepers
and spittoon cleaners in order t
insure their pay out of the appropri
utioii allowed l?v (' moress. As lie%/
n
fore stated, theso extra women owo i
tlio places primarily to their ??<?od
looks and secondly to the "friendly"
interference of some Senator or Rep*
resentalive, or possildy Somo chief in
the olliee. The respectable portion
of the employees are compelled to
associate with this class in their work,
hut would never min<do with them
in the outside world. (.'ommissioner
Mali has been more than once astonished
at the discoveries he has made:
relative to the way women have been i
crowded upon the olliee pay rolls,!
but he is perplexed by the fact that j
in nearly every case the extra employees
are backed up by promi- j
nent Senators, Representatives, or
department oflieials, w ho do not want
thz-ir favorites disturbed. The ofliIcial
changes in the Patent Olliee will
be watcthod with moro than ordina
TV !l< I Itnir nrn entx\ii ot. !
pocially among those who have l>con |
comb/ant of tin* facts narrated above.
An Incident of Tim Freshet.
Aikkn, July 81.-?Dr. Chnpin, who
lives on his farm a short distanco'
from this placo, was out driving yesterday,
and when within a few yards
of (iihson's bridge the water enmo
pouring in upon him from Croft's
mill pond, the dam of which had just
broken, occasioned by the rains and
causing a flood of water to be turno
ed loose. The doctor escaped from
his buggy and climbed a tree near
at hand, where he remained about
four hours, when ho was rescued by
a boat brought by some one who
chanced to ce him. The animal he
was driving was also rescued, after
its strength was almost exhausted
from being in the water so lone.
The buggy was a complete wreck.
Several mornings sinco Mrs. W.ll.
Utsoy wont to her pantry in quest
of some article, and upon opening
the door she discovered, to lier surprise,
about six inches of the tail of
a large rat snako, suspended from
one of the shelves immediately in
front of her. The consternation and
alarm which she at first experienced
soon passed away, and growing indignant
on account of the intrusion
of such an unwelcome visitor she;
summoned a servant and ordered
that the reptile be captured and summarily
put to death. The order was
duly executed and the post mortem
examination revealed the fact that
the snake was an unusually large
ono or mo species, out tlio duration ,
of its rosidonco in tlio pantry will
over remain a matter of conjeet- :
uro. aS7. (Ji'on/ffxJVt irs.
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Exposure to rough weather, getting ;/et 1
living in (i:uii|> localities, are favorable to
the contraction of diseases of the kidneys
I and bladder. As a preventive, and for tlio
S euro of all kidney and liver trouble, use
that valuable remedy, I>r. .1. II. McLean's
' Liver and Kidney Balm. $1.00 per bottle
Fun on the lCuil.
Kail way tnon are not celebrated,
like cabmen, for having much power
in the way of repartee, but now and
| then they are the occasion of it inoth'
ers. At certain station a porter
promptly offered assistance to a liis-i
j hop, who was more often out of Ins
! diocese than his people liked. He
was a humorist, loved Continental
i trips and carried a j*ood deal of bio*
<ja<ro wiiii mm.
"How many articles, Your Lordshij>V"'
asked the porter.
"Tliirt v-nino" roplieil the llidiop,
| with a twinkle in the eye.
" That's too inanv, I'm afraid' Your
| I.ordship," said the man stolidly and
in iierfeet jrood faith.
"All!" responded the Hishop dryly,
"1 porroivothat you are a dissenter."
j And the porter did not see the ioke.
'This density wa.- well shown on the
North London Railway not Ioiio a 00.
A passenger remarked in the henrino
Of one of the company's servants how
easy it was to "do" as he called it, j
j the company. Me declared that lie
had often taken them in. 'The ser
vant was on the alert in a moment, j
thouirh ho ?rot a ease and determined
1 1 I
| to make the most of it. He listened.
"J have often," said the passenoer
I to his companion, "jrone from 1'road
street to l)alston .1 unction without a
ticket. Any one can do it easily; I
did it myself yesterday.
When lie jn?t out of the train the
servant of the company followed af- j
tor and wanted to know how it was j
done. At first the passenger would,
not oive the information; luit at last,!
for a little monetary consideration, lie
aereed. 'The money was paid.
"Now," asked the ollicial," how
did yon inanaoe to not from I'road
street to |)alstoii Junction without a
ticket ?"
"()h," saiil the passenger, with a
smile, " I simply walked the distance."
The rail way servant erimlv saw the,;
joke, luit felt that lie had paid for it
rat her dear! v.
( >n the old Stockton and Marline1- M
ton Railway, in the days when that
company took the preachers of the I
oospel at half price, like children, one i
of the ticket clerks, when asked for I
a minister's ticket !>\ a somewhat un- <
clerical lookino man, expre-^'-d a I
doulit as to his profession. "I'll read : i
you one < f mv sermons if you doulit i
inv word," said the minister. "No,
thank you," said the ticket clerk, I
with a e'ioomy smile, and handed the .
ticket over without iinv further proof. >
N ot :i 1 'roll ilii(ion ist.
N kw < ) i i i. 1-; a vs, .1 ul v HI. I)iirin<r '
the Methodist camp-meeting on the
Mississippi (iulf coast, last week Mr. j
Jefferson l)avis was oresent one dav, I
upon which occasion Mrs. Sal lie. F. i,
Chapin, of South Carolina, an elouuent
and effective worker of thej
Woman's Christian Temperance I n- |
ion, made an aildress on the temper- <"
anco ipiestion. ller discourse was an
earnest and oloouent protest aeamst
inteinporenee, the evils of which she
made clcarlv manifest. Mr. Davis
listened very attentively to the ad
dress, and at its conclusion expressed (
privately to Mrs. Chapin his approval <
of its aro'uments Mrs. ('liapiu there- i |
upon requested Mr. Davis to enter ; ,
his name in her hook, which he do- i
clined to do, stating that it. was probable
that, were the question of a
remedy for the existing evils discussed,
they might disagree.
Mrs. Chapin then asked Mr. Davis
to accept the white ribbon badge,
which she wore, and this he also in a i
kind and pleasant manner expressed j
a declination to do. She next requested
Mr, Davis to take the Imdgc
to Mrs. Davis, of whose views on the
temperance question she was inform-j
ed. Naturally Mr. Davis could not
refuse to execute this commission,!
and Mrs. Chapin pinned her badge !
upon his coat. Mr. Davis was leaving
for home and wore the white rib- |
bon to Hcauvoir, where it was of I
course delivered to Mrs. Davis. Out
of tlioso facts havo j^rown and spread
reports that Mr. Davis had avowed at
the camp ground prohibition sentiments,
and even that he had accepted
the society badoe from Mrs. Chapin L
and had enrolled himself amonp- its !
members.
Mr. Davis views on tho prohibition
question are well known. lie
has expressed opposition to prohibition
as an invasion of individual !
rights and fraught with serious poli- i
tical consequences, which views he 1
recently expressed in a letter to 10x- j
(lovernor Lubbock, which was read
before the recent Anti Prohibition I
Convention in Texas. The camp I
oround incident, however, cavo rise j
to some newspaper reports that Mr. j
Davis had aliened himself with the
..... ^
prohibition movement. It may be;
stated, in puxxfuity that Mr. Davis i
has repeatedly expressed himself in ;
sympathy with woman suffrage. ,
ISurlal of a ni^ Mormnn.
Sai.t IiAKK, July 29.- John Tay
ior, president 01 mo iMormon Churli,
was buried to-day. Numbers viewed
the eorjtse as it lay in the tabernacle j
open to the public sioht. A son of
Taylor's tried to tell the audience
how his father had been deceived in (
the Constitutional Convention, that
he did not know of the adoption of'
the anti polygamy doctrine declined
to bo interrupted and thoyouno man
was forced to quit.
In advance of the sickly season render!
yourself impregnable; a malarial atmosphere
or sudden change of temperature is
fraught with danger; use Dr. J. II. McLeans
Strengthening Cordial. $1.00 per
bottle. 1
r **A
weddino ceremony shouldn't 1
pass off too smoothly, 1< or instance,
there should be a hitch of somo kind.
Little <Jlrl ami Hl|f Hear.
Pikknu ia, X. Y., August !. I-ittlo
Matorie Cur re 11 is f> years old and
is us bravo as she is pretty. Mao'trio
lives with lior father in Mink Hollow,
in the Catskill .Mountains. When
Willian Curron left his home this
morning to work at hayin<r he told
his daughter she mioht try and pick
some blackberries close by.
I?y I) o'clock .Mn?orjy had a laroe
dinner pail half full of tempting looking
fruit, when alio was suddenly
startled by seeing a bio black pear
come out from a dense thicket and
come toward her. Ma^jdo said "sho"
a number of times, but the bear mere1V
growled. I lien she picked up
a thick stick and hit the intruder a
crack over the head. At this point
the bear caunht hold of her dress and
be trail dratrointr i?.r into the woods.
I ho little ?riii screamed lustily for
help, and it came speedily in the
shape of her father's watoh-doo^ 'arlo.
The i n tcl 1 iiroii t 1111i111;i 1 seemed
to jrrasp the situation at a glance,
and it attacked the beat in tlx.' rear
so as to mako it drop the child. Carlo
bit the brute so effectively that it
was forced to let Majr^io jn>, and
then the courageous doer kept liirhtin<r
liruin for all he was worth, so
that tin.' child could have a chance to
run homo, and she improved it. After
she ?rot there the whole neighborhood
turned out, and the mountain
side was thoroughly scoured. C:irlo
was found with the blood running
down his sides, and as he wa^t^ed his
tail he seemed to say: '! saved Ma?reit?,
any way.
The pursuit of liruin is still beintr
kept tip, though it is believed by old
hunters that it is hidin<r in a cave.
There isn't tnonev cnoucli in all Catskill
to buy Carlo to-nieht.
The thrillinir adventure is the
tlx une of the countryside, and little
Matrjrje is asked to toll herstorv over
and over a train.
A spotted snake a yard i??i?t*- was
discovered in the thread ease at Mr.
Kvcrett's store on Monday. When
found his snakcship was disposed to
esist arrest, but an axe-handle in the
lands of Mr. l)rau<r|ion soon se tiled
lie issue. It is thought he must
lave crow led up from the eellor dur11Sunday,
and was in search for
nice. .Worllnti'n /)< nmri'tif.
If you splTer pricking pains on moving
he eyes, or cannot hear bright light, and
ind your sight weak ami failing, you
hould promptly use Dr I. II, McLeans
-trengthenin r Kyo S.d . '.Me. a box.
The votiiiK women of Newton,
N. .1., have formed an "anti-vice'1
moiety, having- for its object the
eormeration of young micii. They
|>lod?ro themsolvi's to rofnso tlio attentions
of all voting who use alcholc
Honors in a nnv form.
Sick headache, wind on the stomach,
talliousncss, nausea, are promptly and
urn eahly banished I?v Dr. .1. II. Mel.can's
l/ittle Liver and Kidney Pellets. 25c. per
rial.
Young laidy 1 am convinced that
A lgernon loves mc "
Mamma -"Don't lie too sure of it,
lear . What makes von think so?'1
'I have noticed that lately ho keeps
his eyes constantly fixed on the parlor
motto,'(Jcd IJless < )11r Home."'
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FAIR I)LPFF
Ml, A M? KI'IM A hp
institute
With Military Department lor
Roys and Calisthenics and
Fine Arts for Girls.
REV. J. A. SMITH (Ikadcati: ok
Davidson Coi.dkok, Pkok. ok Lati^ and
tillKKIv, Moiiai, and Mkntai. I'niposoI'll
Y.
CAPT. W. L. FLOYD, (?iiadtatk ok
S. Mii.itahv Acadkmv, Piiok. Matiii:matics
and Mii.itaiiy Tactics.
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sic am) kkkncii.
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MRS. .MARIA LOUISA SMITH,
Savannah, (? \. Hi.hi Scnooi., Tkaciiku
dfVocai, and Instucmkntai. Mcsic.
tcition and BdAIID KKAKONAlll.K ?
Citadki.Cap and I nm okm $1<5.7.">.
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in Skptkmhkk ISsT. Foil ocii Laiiok
ClItcri.all, Addiii.ss
CA1T. W. L. FLOYD,
Fa in Hm'pk, N. ('.
july 21 52 8m.
Wanted?Sheep!!
]> KINO DKHIHOUSOF KSTAHMSII
y ing Sheep Hunch, tlie undersigned
will purchase a large lot of sheep from
parties wishing to sell, |xtying cash for all
they purchase. Send your name, giving
the number of sheep jou have and the
price, to
F. IMF KM & SONS,
lllack Mingo, S. 0.
july 28 1 It
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