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.. y? J VOI,. VII. the devil delighted, lie is Highly Pleased with the ' y South Carolina Dispensary. Special to The Columbia Journal. Florence, S. C. May 25.?The Motholist Church, of this city* was crowded last night to hear the liev. ic rv vr..1,1;.,,... .. M.-J* V. iv (tVOUIIj iUttUUU) l\ lecture on the "Dispensary."" Mr. AVatson is the Grant! Good Templar ofytye >v 0. G. T.,*)f this State, lie is a graceful aud eloquent speaker and judging from his lecture, a deep thinker. t\ Among other things ho said that f ?. it was hard to tell which was the \ worst of the two evils: The barroom or the Dispensary, and if the devil .*> was called upon to decide on which side he was on, he would rise up and say, "Where am I at?" \ lie said that the most dangerous part of the whole thing wao that the Legislature had tried to make liquor selling respectable and that is what thj devil has been trying to do all the t'me. He vividly described the joy of his Satanic majesty when he heard that the Legislature of South ? Carolina had come to his rescue, and t was doing a thing that was impossible for him to do. A boy ruined by Dispensary liquor, he said, is as much ruined as if he got it from the lowest grog-ship in the land. -V He said that several weeks ago the r Tillman leaders met in Columbia ostensibly for the purpose of discussing the railroad eases, but he was informed by a reliable gentleman, who was present, that they decided that if they did not sucoeod in es tablishing Dispensaries throughout \ the State to call an extra session of 1 the Legislature and eliminate all I rights from tho bill favorable to prohibitionists, and place that right in the power of the State govern ment. ) lie paid his respects to "Chris ' tian" bar keepers, and said that if their hearts were right there was something wrong about their eyes, where their brains ought to bo, br' lie said that the Dispensary was nothing more than the same old *J whiskey devil dressed up in State Jl .inaliy uniform, with brass butttons and a " < >/(j death. sword. It is now run by "big bugs" ^ 7 instead of small ones, Hecoucludeu ~' [remarks by saying that "prohiMr. Joseph K. n is <vlmt South Carolinians do ling house whb burii^ at the hands of the Logisday, It ia thought P Prohibition is what we *ii *wugnt for, prohibition is what we ^ F ' voted for, prohibition is what we *ani1 want, and prohibition we will have." Columbian Letter. (Regular Correspondent.) The weather last week was cool and pleasant, and made sight seeing comfortable. Dedication exercises were the order of the week, and the homes of Canada, Minnesota, and Illinois were all made ready, not tqynention tho opening of the ChinesoTheater and the old Vienna village. . , fnfc* The discord over tiro music ques\ t-ion has culminated in Theodore /Thomas being' asked to resign Iris oomewner position by Director-General Davis, nated a to' The musical exercises held at noon teu in festival hall are becoming more popular every day, as attested by the crowds who attend. That sort of is more in touch with the public's? fayor than the high-toned, one string symphonies of tho masters. Many of tho state buildings aro keeping open house, and receive visitors with much cordiality, especially so among, the courteous and hospitable southern homes. As if tho people were liabio to overlook old "Liberty Hell/' it has been placed at the entrance to tho sho" Pennsylvania building, which builmuj ding is an exact counterpart of the )r' cit^ hall in Philadelphia. The electrical display is something long to be remembered, and the evenings when they take place, will draw crowds to witness the beautifijl sight. ^ -v^iey are having troub'e over in Midway phdsance, as the tenants claim the exposition management have failed in many particulars to keep their agreement. As night comes on, darkness reigns supreme along this avenue and tho exhibitors claim they are losing much money. As if to entice tho rmhlie into thoir den, a free exhibit is made of a man among the lions. He fires off pistols, put his head in their mouth, and feeds them raw f meat from his hand. As a lady remarked, Daniel was not in it with this tamer of the "King of the Forq/? t^The memorial art palace situated on tho lake front, loot of jkdams stroet, was formally dedicifted last week, and immediately taken possession of by tho world's congress of representative women, and many prominent in the. varied departments of womens, work were present and took part. It is intended to have these congresses, during the next six months.,. under the title of the World's Congress Auxiliary of the 'Columbian Exposition, and many subjects suoh as medicine, tetnpeianoe, music, religion, education, etc, will be ably presented by bright _ _ minds familiar with the subjects in hand. The exhibits in the builder dovoted to mincing and its kindred industries are fast assuming shape. Pennsylvania at present is very prominent therein with the exhibit made <>f the fifty-foot pyramid of coal. Kentucky, not to be outdone. will have when completed, a very fine pavilion to show off the mineral won th of her domain. Michigan lias reason to he proud of her exhi bit of copper seen >in its finished condition, and as it comes from tho mines. Although the new governor-gen eral of Canada hails from Scotland, yet he and his good lady, countess of Aberdeen, seemed to take a great deal o,f pleasure and interest in the visit they made among the peasants in the Irish village. Ample provision has been made in case of lire, as a full-fledged lire department is in operation, and a patrol boat, the Fire Queen, is in readiness at all times to do her duty. It is high time the proper authorities gave some attention to the fact that the free toilet conveniences are kept in a condition fit for use. The company to whom this concession Was granted, take good caro that tho pay closets arc all that could bv desired in that respect. The admissions last week were about 100,000. There is trouble over the official catalogue of the art gallary, especially among tho Frenchmen. *A visitor in looking up a l'(3hrist on the Cross," found it was "A Wounded Dog" in the catalogue, and where the "Rights of Man" was, the catalogue took you to an angel dressjxl urnnf nnnrAinnntn t/\ Ofl? V\l 4. VI II Vll? IIV1 '*1 'I71 vi'i atnv/ IV/ */U in the shade. There are six miles of painting in this art gallery, and one who visits these institutes much knows what that means, that it is a tiresome journey to view them. The sunshine last week had mush to do with making the grass grow and llowers bloom, and anot her such a week will see oven marked improvement in this respect. It is well worth anyone's time to walk through Midway plaisance, oven though you do not visit the many villages and other attractions found there. Certainly'such a mixture of Jew and (Jontile, Heathen and Christuin were never so congregated before, and many of these strange people will not return to their native, land. The editors in their national convention last woek and part of this, seemed to have mixed a great deal of pleasure with their business, and they return to their paste pots invigorated by our lake breezes, and to continue the good work of saying kind woids, for the Columbian .Exposition. The driveways are finished, or nearly so, but an edict has gone forth that no driving is to be allowed, except for the delivery of supplies late at night and early morning. 1.1 ll /it.M H ? ? * iiiveil ine "oiKes' come unaer tins head, and are barred out. Some of the Columbian guards are a trifle saucy and too oflicious. They seem to forget that they are required to begontlomen under all circumstances, even though thoy are dressed in brass buttons, black braid and blue uniforms. To judge from the numerous hotols erected for the entertainment of World's Fair visitors, saying nothing of the old established" ones, and many boarding and private lodging houses, Chicago will have no difliculty in taking good care of the multitudes, even though all of China were poured in on us. Rest assured on this point, that ample preparations have been made. Washington Letter. From Our Regular Correspondent. Washington, May 22, 1893. There is a new flag in town. It is the royal banner of f^pain, and it proudly floats in the balmy May breezes, in full view of the White House, and yet tho most intense American has no criticism to make becaf ic of its presence. It tlys over the i >tel at which is quartered the royi/ representatives of one of the oldest courts in the world; that of jyaiu, iu Tvinuu mis comment ovvos an everlasting debt of gratitude for having furnished Columbus the mejuis to discover a country destined to become, not only greater than any other country in the world. The royal party is headed by the Infanta Eulalie, who visits us as the proxy of the Queen Regentpf Spain, who was by special act of Congress invited to grace our Columbian exposition with her prosonce. None of the perplexities which noddleheaded toadies predicted would follow the arrival of the Infanta and her party huvo materialized, She has been treated with all the courtesy due a lady, and she has shown herself sensib'e enough not to ex/ pect any royal flapdoodle in a country where royalty is unknown, although every honest tnan is a king and every virtuous woman a queen. She was met at the railroad statioifby Sec. Qresham, as the personal representative of the President, and escorted by two troops of U. 8* \4 , 4 Be True to ^ "ON W A Y Sfc C. cavalry to quartors that for luxurious furnishings aiul costly magnificence are doubtless fully equal to those to which she is accustomed at' home. Saturday morning, accompanied by her husband and the rest of her suite, the gentlemen being in full court costune, the Infanta made u formal visit, to Pr#?siiloiit ami Mrs. Cleveland, and delivered the, message with which she had been entrusted by the Queen Regent. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by all of tho ladies of the cabinet who are in town, returned the visit. To morrow evening a State dinner will be given by President and Mrs. Cleveland in honor of -the country's royal guests. On Thursday the Infanta and her party will go to Now York ro remain sov- I eral days, after which they will go to the World's Fair to remain as long as may suit convenience. From tho time the party stepped aboard of tho U. S. Dispatch boat from Dolphin in New York harbor they bocanio the guests of the U. S. government and until thev shall take their departute from our shores every expense incurred in their en tertainmeiit will he paid by Unci? Sam, who, although not royal, is rich and boasts a more hospitable heart than ever heat in any king's broat. Ho has placed all iiis broad possessions at tho disposal of Hulalic and her party and if they don't seo iust what thev want thev have i u ^ %f only to ask for it and it will l>e forthcoming. About 000 delegates are in at ten- | dance upon the hundred and fifth general assembly of the Presbyterian . Church in North America, which j has been in session here since last Thursday, and will probably continue a week or ton days longer. No better evidence could bo givon of the great public interest in '.his gathering than tho fact that two Washing n t ton daily papers are printing full stenographic reports of its proceedings. The celebrated case of Dr. Hriggs will bo settled by this assent blvIt is now certain that the unregistered Chinese will not he deported, unless Congress appropriates a largo amount of motiey, the administration having decided that it would require all the money now available to de- | port those Chinaman who are in the United States in violation of the act of 1884. Senator Jones, of Nevada, who is j ranked among the ablest advocates , of the free coinage of silver, says ho ' does not believe that the Sherman I Silver law can be repealed at the I : : /? i i uuiiiuig session or congress, unless an agreement bo readied upon a substitute that will add an equal or a larger amount of money to that in circulation. lie thinks the greatest panic this country has ever seen would tollow its repeal without providing something to take its its place. He also thinks the present financial troubles should be an object lesson to tho whole world which ought to bear good fruits. According to a decision of the U. S. Supreme Court, dealing in options on the future delivery of cotton is not gambling, or at least that it was not gambling in the particular case involved in this suit, which was brought by a New York firm of brokers against an Alabama customer who had been speculating in cotton ,1-1. ? 1- .t K'l ill 1111 (J UOIIYUJJ) IIIIUUJJII IIIOIU, for ?20,000, commissions and money advanced. The defense was that whole transaction was but a sc \es of wagers and therefore illegal. The Court decided the whole transaction legal and Ttre customer will have to pay his losses. Healthy GirlsIt is impossible to imagine a pleasant home with a cross wife, mother or sister, as its presiding ymius. And it is a rule, with exceptions, that good appetite and sound sleep induce amiability. If with these advantages, a girl or woman, boy or man, is still snappish or surly, why it must be duo to her or his total depravity. But as yet this soundness of bouy is one of the things to be aimed at and striven for, and the young girl very conscious?as she should not be?of back, and throat, and head, and nerves, wishes she knew how to beautifully healthy. Some things she should not do; she shouldn't dose herself, or study her case, or plungesudddenly into vigorous exorcises. Moderation is a safe rule to begin with, and, indeed, to keepjon with. Moderation in study, in work, in exercise, in everything except fresh air, good simple food nnd sleep. Kew people have too much of these. The average girl, at home, can find no more sanitary gymnatica than in doing part of the lightor hou8ework. T*?is sort of exercise has object, and interest and use, which raises it above mere drill. Add to this a merry romp with younger brothers and sisters, a brisk daily walk, the uso for a few moments twice a day of dnmb bells in a cool, airy room, and it is safe to predict a steady advance toward that ideal state of being in which wo forgot our bodies.and just enjoy ourselves. Examiner four Word, Your Work, and 1 , THURSDAY ] COL. DONALDSON'S lyOI'LY | TO TIIIO II10 AIM, I CHIT. Col. Donaldson lias sent 'he following reply to an editorial in the Piedmont Headlight to that paper for publication, and requests that it be published also in the Cotton Plant: To tho Editor of the Headlight: Vour issue of tho 12th inst. has just heen handed me. In your comments upon my reply to 44ov. Tillnvon's attack upon mo you say "and we further ask Col. Donaldson can he advocate Alliance principles and then indorse tho nomination of a man at such variance with them, as Mr. Cleavland is known to be." Again ,you say?referring to my advocacy of Mr. Clevland?"this is the only porton of Col. Donaldson's letter 111 which tho Alliance men of our State are interested." Well, there is no accounting for individual opinion in this matter, 1 am glad to believe, it is not,and as I will show ought not, to bo the opinion of intelligent Allianceraen generally. In the first place you start out on false premises and discover the fact that you are ignorant of the first principles of the Alliance in that you mix up in a conglomerated mass the Alliance with politics, without even an attempt to discriminate or distinguish tho one from the other, and just such confusion of terms and , misleading statements, as you in ( dulge in, as to the purposes, principles and aims of the Alliance, is do ing more harm to the Order, in tho honest attempts that are being made through it, to hotter the condition of : tho farmer than, perhaps, anything , else. Whether intentional or not, such strenuous efforts on the part of newspapers to direct and control the Alliance in politief, make them, ( though professed friends, the worst enemies the farmer has. You say the only thing tho Al liance is interested in is my endorsement of Mr. Cleveland. Do you suppose you can thus lead Alliancemen who road your paper, to believe that it is of no interest to them, when the President of the United States is , told that the President of the South Carolina Farmers' Alliance is not fit to hold office? Most of the members , of the Alliance are 21 years old and will be apt to make up their own 1 . A I 1 minus as u> inai. Now what about your apparent ignorance of the first principles of the Alliance? If you will turn to page 0 of the Ritual you will Hud that when a candidate is presented for membership the Pros''dent repeats those words to him: "Before you proceed it will be necessary that you take on yourself a solemn obligation which I assure, will not conflict with the freedom of your political or religious views. With this assurance are you w iling to proceed?" In the fac? of these words, with which every member is familiar, you pre- 1 sumo upon the ignorance or political prejudice which you evidently sup pose to exist in the Alliance in undertaking to arraign me exercising my freedom, as a citizen, in politics. Suppose Mr. Cleveland has not endorsed the Ocala platform. Did any one of the other candidates for the Presidency do so, except Weaver? Three of our delegates to Chicago voted for Ilill. Has he ever given tho remotest intimation that he fa vored tho Ocala platform? If not, why not arraign Governor Tillman, , Senator Irby and B. P. Perry for voting for a man so 4<at variance with Alliance demands?" Thirteen of our delegates to Chicago voted for Boise. Ilavo you ever heard that no favored a single plank in tno Ocala platform? If not, why have you not cited theso thirteen men to trial for not supporting the candi date who was in accord with the Ocala demands, namely: Weaver? If you think tho words of tho Ritual which I havo quoted are of no force or effect, and that the Alliance hinds men's consciences, why don't you cemo out squarely and say so and admit that you think the Alliance ought no longer stand as the only pure and unadulterated farmers' organization, for their distinctive pro* lection and benefit, hut become a political party a freo omnibus for the transportation of demagogues and political dead beats into office? 111 your effort to play upon tho supposed prejudices and credulity of the people, you lay great stress on certain instruction.11 of tho May convention and would make believe that everybody know just how every delegate would act and vote when they got to Chicago. It was found however, that tho delegation worked and voted for throe different candidates and yet 1, who was not a delegate and could not vote, and was not instructed in any way, you would hold up to gaze, and have the people believe, was the onlv man who violated trusts and deceived the people. With such facts before thoin, is it supposed that the Allianco on the people will fail to see the organized political persecution that is now being directed against me? I have, from *the beginning, believed tnat Mr. Cleveland stood % if our Country." JUNE 1, 1S1KJ; nearer to our views than any other Democratic candidate mentioned for the Presidency, and 1 gave the reasons for that belief to the public as early as 18U1, a copy of which I enclose and trust that you, having so severely criticised me, will ro pub lish as a matter of justice. I nave no apology to make to you or to anybody else for my course in politics or in the Alliance, but when tit? Parmer's Alliance is lugged in and ltd lm..nn..ln.r co |?i IIIVI | uvo un avtvu hum jnu tti hvi for political purposes, I fool that I would l>o recreant to the trusts reposed in nie as its head if I failed to defend those principles. 1 have tried wherever I have gone in the 8tate to impress Alliancemen with the fundamental doctrine of the Alliance that it is noil partisan in politics and that its membership is entirely free, so far as the Alliance is concerned, in political or religious views. I have great respect for my brethren who have honest convictions and the courage of those convictions in politics, whether they agree with my views or not, hut cannot say as much for those who de Uounce Alliancemen as holding "with those Wall street gold kings" when they themselves boast of voting the same party ticket. If you ask who is meant, I reply, "thou art the 110111." You denounce Alliancemen who believe in the People's party, which opposes "those Wall street gold kings,'' utul then witn another Hop of your political wings you warm with ;i long crow the A1 liancemou against me for supporting thcMiouiinee of the Democratic party, whom you hoast of having supported as a party man. You even sought for and delighted in tho privilege of bearing upon your own person the electoral vote of South Carolina to Washington to be counted for a man "whoso success you say means utter repudiation of our demands." Is this not a fair specimen of what you call "idiotic inconsistency?" Methuselah was tho oldest man and Moses was the meekest man, therefore David slew Cioliath, is about the style of logic that you employ when dealing with tho subject of the Alliance and its relation to politics. Allow me to suggest that there is ipiite enough intelligence in tho Allianco to meet the demands laid upon it by recent events, in its own way and at tho proper time. Yours truly, M. Ii. Donai.son. (1 roonville, S. C. May 17, 189:1. Weekly W?Mlier crop Bulletin of Soul Ii Carolina for t in; Week ending: Monday May 'J 12, I SDU. I ho temperature of the fore part of tho week was cxtrenily low, causing light frost in exposed localities in western counties, which did considerable damage. The cool nights have injured cotton greatly, much of it dying out. Cut worms continue to play havoc with corn and young cotton. The outlook is discharging for cotton and oats, hut more assuring, however, for corn and wheat. The past few days the tnaxitim temperature has reached 00 or above witli a correspondingly high minium giving a mean of from 70 to 77 degress, which is good cotton weather and a great improvement has been noticed in all crops. The rainfall 1...? Knn.. U..U4-. ... linn UlUII I1U IHIII UUUIUIIIJ^ 111 some of the coast counties and along the Georgia border. vVhat little rain fell was on the 10th, and except in Greenville and Spartanburg counties was generally less than one quarter of an inch. A continuance of the hot weather is badly nocdcd with occasional showers. Along the Georgia border the o n temperature has been too low for cotton much of which is dying. The cut worms are still at work on corn and young Cotton and doing great injury. Com looks well except on low lands. Oats aro poor but some improvement has taken place, some early being cut. Pastures are begining to fail. Much cotton reported red and small suffering from "black frg" or "sore shin." In regard to fruit reports are conflicting. Oconoi county reports fruit in abundance, while Anderson county re ports much of it fulling off the trees. Ahbevillo county says that fruit and berry crops arc good. Aiken reports tnclohs doing well. In the coast counties cotton is growing slow and much dying out and dwarfed by tho cold nights. Corn doing well although worms still at. work* Spring oats are suffering for rain. Cotton planted in Barkeley, to replaco that kjlled by sand storms, is coming up nicely but needs rain. Hundreds of our loads of vegetables arc being ship to northern inurkes from Charleston. They are poorer and only about three quarters of the yield of last year. Uico is thriving. The rainfall is about 4.50 inches behind the! normal since March 1st. Georgetown county reports that replanting is in the order of the day and that early peaches are droping off, rotted and half ripe, from lack of rain. < )ats are looking much i improved. Along tlio North Carolina border | ccld nights have killed out a large t amount of cotton ond cut worms are increasing the damage. The plant | is reported small and backward, general I) of a poor stand and much being plowed up and planted over. In Union comity cotton is being hoed out rapidly with only li crop in the field* Corn and small grains are doing well, oats improved somewhat but are still a poor crop and reported to be a failure in Lancaster Co. In Pickens Co. frost killed some cotton and turunod corn and gardens yellow. Wheat is doing woll except in Union Co. In the middle counties the weather was too cold for cotton, tlio stand is badly broken and fully 15 days behind. (Quantities of cotton reported dying on high and sandy soil. Orangeburg Co. reports that considering the cool weather tlio crops are in a fairly good condition. Much chopping is being done. Corn generally doing good except on bottom lands, where it is bei^g injured by worms. Control Ollieo J. II. llurmon, Columbia, S. (J. Director The Davis Memorial Train. The funeral train bearing tho re inning of Mr. Davis will leave New Orleans over tho Louisville and Nashville Kail road at 7.50 l\ M. Sunday, May 28, reaching Montgoin ery next morning ut 0*10. Here a halt of live hours will he made and the remains of Mr. Davis will he removed to the State Capitol, where he was inaugurated President of tho (Jonfederate States, in which building a special service will be hold. The journey will be resumed at 11. 10 A. M. Monday, May 20. At I. 30 o'clock the same aftoeuoon the train will reach Atlanta, where the remains will bo taken to the Capitol and lie in state for sevoral hours. Leaving Atlanta at 8 P. Mover the Richmond and Danville Railroad, tho train will stop at Greenville, S. C. at midnight for ten or fifteen innutes Tho next halt will be made at (1 roens boro, N. C., on Tuesday, at 7.15 A. M., for breakfast, proceeding thence i? M o ? ... in iv j win?ii) v#) an i v iii^ jil lw. 14 A. M., where also the remains will 1)C taken to tlio Capitol and lie in state until 2 1*. M., whence the funeral train will go direct to Richmond, arriving at 11 1\ M,, May 30. At Richmond the remains will lie in state in the Capitol building until 3 1*. M. May 31, when thoy will bo removed to Hollywood Cemetery, the place of final interment, which was84 lected by Mrs Davis on the occasion of hor visit to Richmond in November, 1801. The railroad companies have authorized low oxcursion rates to each point along the line where the train will stop in order to afford the public an opportunity to attend the ceremonies to be held at such points. Patent medicines differ. One has reasonableness, anothor has not. Ono has reputation- another has not. One has confidence, born of success ?another has only "hopes'. Don't take it for granted that all patent medicines arc alike. Thoy are not. Ret the years of uninterrupted success and the tens of thousands cured and happy men and women, place Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription on the side of the comparison to which they belong. And there isn't a stale or torritory, no?nor hardly a Coiilitiy in the world, whether its people realize'it or not, hut have men ipid women in them thaPro happier becaus of their discovery and their effects. Think <?f this in health. Think if it in sickness. Ami then think whether you can afford to make a trial of the makers can afford to tako the risk to give your money back, as they do, if they do not benefit or cure you. ltich, Red Blood As naturally results from taking noou a rcarsnpariiia as personal cleanliness results from free use of soap and water. This great purifier throughly expels scrofuja, salt rheum and all j other impurities and builds up every organ, of the body. Now is the time to take it. The highest praise has been won by Ilood's Pills for their easy, yet eftieient action. Sold by all druggists. Price 25 cents. Or, Mlioa' Book.Ueart Uta?M?tr?eat DrngglaU. d _ ^ 3$$; NO. 4(>. CUItltKNT NEWS. Tha celebrated Priggs heresy trial which was carried to the Presbyterian General Assembly on appeal Was commenced in Washington last week. The Presbyterian General .Assembly South is in session in Macon, On. A terrilic cyclone passed through ovci pans pi Kentucky, unio, Michigan and Ontario, last week. Forty thousand dollars datnago was done at Louisville; at Cleveland four men were killed and many injured in the wrecks of houses; from Detroit. Sioux City and Toronto come reports of houses wrecked, steeples blown down and men and live stock carried considerable distances. Advices from the revolution in Nicaragua say the government is overcome and Pres. Tocosa is ready to treat for a surrender. There was a $ 100,000 tire in Norfolk last week. Quito a row in Coiuybia among the members of the Sidnty?Park C. M. K. Church lately. Parson ILolt ami class leader Robinson, who fell out .. . ?. .. i BUlim tliuv "llvt Ull UIU Bllt't'l rtliu indulged in a highly coloredquarrol. Tho dearly boloved sistcren took up for tlio parson and Ilobinson had to be resued from their heavenly mercies by the police "Lynch him!'' was th?> general chorus of tho sisterin. [ndiotmenta and counter indictments are hotly passing and repassing. Presiding Klder Stinson has removed tho black Klder I (art from tho charge. Attorney General Towsend lias filed some opinions on tho dispensary law, which may bo interesting. Tho chief trouble seems to be in knowing who is entitled to sign petitions, The principle --^pinions of the Attorney General are as follows: A person who owns real estate in the county, outside of the town cannot sign applications for county dispenser. A non-resident real estate owner cannot sigh applications. Any county oflicer except member <*f Legislature may accept tho position of county or town uispenser; provided the duties of the two offices do not conflict. It is not obligatory upon the county hoard of control to appoint the one who has a majority of the free-hold voters of the town. A husband whoso wifo owns real estate cannot sign application, unless lie owns real estatft himself. A little red-headed, weak backed negro named Albert .1miking escaped from the penitentiary last week* The account prove^ Jenkins as ingenious a prison-breaker as Hugo's galley-slave. With an old piece of iron and a file ho cut his way out, of an unusually strong cell, climbed to the roof, slipped down u largo scantling which reached nom the prison roof to the ground, 100 feet, by some means scaled the outer wall and disappeared in mystery. Taking in consideration that Jen kins had a curvature of the spine so that ho could scarcely walk, the escape can hardly he paralleled in the history of prison-breaking. Win. Sullivan, white was lynched at Coreunna, Mich., last week. lie . murdered his employer and assaulted his wifo last January. lOight hundred men were in the nu?b and fought for places at the rope and close enough to plunge a knife into the swinging lmdy. ?# ? Ventilation of Bedrooms. The proper arrangement of draughts for t he ventilation of sleeping rooms has perplexed all. One thing however, is certain. It has proved by actual experiment that a layer of air lies against the walls which is subject to verj little movement, even when there is a strong circulation in the middle of the room. It is, therefore, important that a bed should not he placed close to the wall. If kept there during the daytimo, it should bo moved at least several inches out into the room at night. Alcoves and curtains should be avoided. In an alcove inclosed on three sides a lake of air forms, which may be compared to the stagnant pools often observed along ^ho margins of rivers. A few" yards away a rushing tide may be moviug swiftly along, but these placid pools are unruffled by the current.ton Watchman. Baldness is often procoed or accompanied by grayness of the hair. To prevent both baldness and grayness, use Hall's hair Ivonowcr, an honest remedy.