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f 'm i~? / VOX,. VIL iro DOLLARS AND A'HALFJ : * i t Weekly W?K?s Of Female Dispensary Kmployes. State, June 20th. Two dollars and a half a week! ( This is the sum of money the State of South Carolina is paying its wo- < men for their hard labor in its big gin mill. It is the salary they were 1 paid when the roll was called on Saturday evening last, and it is the ; sal^ptohat caused the most of them to quietly quit their jobs yesterday and lea*e vacant seats to he filled by ( others who were willing to work for , that pittance. Behind the sealing i and hibehing tables yesterday there ! were now faces, few of those who ' began work with the dispensary, not i knowing what their salaries would . he, being there. Forty one cents is the amount for which the women ' employes are required to work from 7,^j#:lock in the morning till G o'clock in the evening with one hour for dinner, and most of them have i to handle over fifteen hundred hotties each day The new faces around the table attracted the attention of the representative of 77te State ,and inquiry of the authorities elicited the informa Lion nun -some cnanges nan. ueen in a de." It did not take much investiga- 1 tion to ascertain that the eratwhih* ' employes had declined to continued at the salary, ami further inquiry developed the exiifcfc amount of such 1 salary. The statement is made that when the time for the payment of 1 the salaries arrived on Saturday af- J ternoon an explanation was made in ] which the authoritiea regretted the low salaries, hut placed it upon the 1 ground that the business would have 1 t r% )\n lmi rintil llute/nwrlilu ( *v WV iviu IIV\* fciivi I' 'J UwlVI g lll^iu would be any raise. It was intima- 1 ted, too, to most of the workmen that the amount would hardly, at 1 any time in the future, exceed $1 a week. Only a few of the boys who began 1 work last week are missing, and all the men seem to bo on hand. Most 1 of those who have taken the places 1 of the women who quit, are young girls. ' But the change of force did not 1 Ihave any visible effect on the work 1 Jit the big mill yesterday. More 1 room was made for additional sealers and everything is going on with a rush. It was found during the day that the packing force was too small and increased this morning. 1 The establishment is now turning ' out about twelve hundred gallons of 1 liquor a day, but Mr. A. .1. White, | the Cincinnati lienor . an. who h?? I been at the dispensary since the start, says there is no reason why with a 1 . slight increase of force tho hi# mill cannot turn out a carload?fifty barrels or 2,200 gallons?a day. News was received yesterday to; the effect the Sumter board is going to establish two dispensaries in Sumt?r county, one at Sumter and the Other at Mayesville. As flu evidence of the nearness of the approach of the operation of the dispensary law liquor men seem to be getting reckless. Last night the proprietor of the store of the liichiai.tkWine Company went home and left Jje rear doors of the place wide opem The police found them so | and closed the place up. The Queen and the Casket. It is said that Queen Victoria once presented herself before the ' keeper of the Treasure Chamber in Windsor Castle with a request for the richer of the two small caskets in his custody, made each of one sol- ! id crystal, exquisite in-workmanship and very costly. Selecting the rich- 1 or and finer of the two sho drew from her pocket a copy of the 13ible , and locked it in the casket, which was then returned to its place, richer than ever for the new treasure it rtulfc^ned. I Bible stored in that shrine was General Gordon's. It had been his daily support and solace, and was with him at Khartum. It was worn and marked with the thousand notes of drily use and daily study, j which indicated the relation of its hero-owner to it and what it had boen to him. Wo give the story as we have heard it. Treat it as wo will, as par able or as history, it is a striking illustration of what gives supreme , value to the Bible and of its true relation to men. It was not a new i copy of the Scriptures, fresh, un- i sraed and unused, that was thus i royally set. It was not selected for i ? the beauty of the binding, the richness of the materia], or the excel- , lence of the workmanship. It was ( chosen because it had once borne i the relation it did to a heroio life. | It had helped to create that life, to ] raise it hip;b, to make it pure and , Strong, to (ill it with faith and light , and hope. The Queen's act was the i ^ommenjnr^'ip of a great victory ] AlsV fvice, the greatest se^r- | mil - f Jn. oe rendered to a man i 1 g him to develop his char- i it. I - j ncter, to l>o what he is made to h<?, and to do what he is made to do. This is the place the Bible holds in the history of the nations which have loved it ai d lived by it. This is the place it is destined to hold in the life i)f the race redeemed. Redeemed and sanctified humanity is to be the crystal" shrine of tho woll-used Bible, which will have ottidetl, supported and inspire! it through the long years of its warfare. This is the supreme usefulness and the supreme glory of tho Bible. It will turn every life which is committed to its guidance into h victory. It possessors for every man,'in whatever condition, the art of defeating sin. of defying fate, and of realizing the divine plan <>f life. iLmay not solve all doubts; it ni ly not clear away all perplexities; it may not toll us alt wo would like to know; it may be silent where we wish it would spouK; and when it speaks it may not always bo in a voice which has one meaning to all men or a meaning which is caught easily at first; but it shows men how to live and what to live for, It gives the sorely per ploxed and baffled existence of ours itij' proper direction and its much needed support. The best service to a man in this world is not to help him 011 with money, but to show hint how to livef wimi io aim at ami nvo lor, what to find peace and satisfaction in, and so to lead him to that divine philosophy which is the heart of that life which (Jod means to he a Ulessing t,o every creature who shares in its mystery. The Hi hie never yet failed to do this for every one who went to it for this service. I Kb as provided a solid, hopeful, rational and inspiring theory of the world, of its origin, its government, its purpose, and of the inner aim and meaning of life. It has taught the supremo value of truth and righteousness. It has givan a theory as to the awful mystery [if sin and a practical solution of its dark problem in the thousand and ton thousand times ten thousand examples it is daily giving of holy lives trained amid sin and in spite of sin, upon whom sin appears to have no power except perhaps as it drives them hack the more earnestly into the divine hope the Hihle has sot bofore them. Haul sneaks, as the. lawvars snv. I ? ? ? . J 1 ad rem when he defines the nature and the aim of inspiration in describing it to Timothy as "profitable" and then goes on to say for what it is profitable, "for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of (Jod may be thoroughly furnished unto nil goc^l works." This is a view of Scripture which transforms it into a friend sent to aid us in the perplexities and the responsibilities of life. It is a help in right living, For this end it provides the theory of what the right life is, the motives that support it, and correctives to bring our wandering lives back to the right line Amid all our clamorous vociferation for a Bible that is more than this, for a Bible that is less than this, for a Bible that is different from tliif, the well-worn Bible in the crys till shine is the true and touching illustration that this is what it is.? '/'Ac Independent. News and Courier says: ' Some of tlie most remarkable coincidences extant are, in some unacountable manner, astronomically speaking, correlated with the earth wave of Tuesday. On Tuesday, June 20, 11 hours, 10 minutes, P. M. the summer solstice (even day aiuUeven night and beginning of summer) occurred. The sun also entered Cancer, one of the signs of the zodiac, and near the moon's first quarter and near the flood tide. This is, truly, a rich field of investigation for the astronomer." The Newberry Herald and News BHV9' ?J The county hoard of control for Newberry County hCd a meeting last Friday and appointed K. C. Mayl>in the dispenser of liquors for this place. The Ilerald and News stated two weeks ago that he did not have a majority of tho ^free hold voters to his list, and we have no reason to change the opinion then expressed. No doubt that ihe board thinks otherwise, for we believe they intended to act in accordance with the law. Rosins Take a Tumble. Says tho Savannah News: Hihg grade rosins have taken a direct tumble during the last day or two. Up to Saturday water white rosin was up to $4,25, and other high grades were up in proportion, having been forced up by heavy orders placed here. On' Saturday the high grades took a tumble of 10 cents on the barrel, and yesterday tlmy fell off 25 cents nrlore, making ami 1 of 35 cents per barrel from the highest price they reached. The lower grade have fallen [>ff 25 cents per barrel from the highest figures they reached this senson sinoe Saturday. Tho naval stores men hardly know what to expect from the market, but it is hardly thought that those high prices will p?*evtnl again until later in the season, if at all. <"'* f ** ' 'Be True to Y CONWAY, S. cT, THE PALMETTO BAR ROOMS- 1 i A Rush To Get Them Open All i Over The Strte. ' j Special to News and Courier: Columbia, Juno 20.?The people ] of the State are beginning to have a < distinct real ization of the near up- ! proach of ?!.e enforcement of the j dispensary law. The liquor men and those in charge of the dispensary appreciate the fact that what is ?o j bo done before the law goes into i effect has to bo done in short order, i The liquor men, whonovor possible, J are disposiug of their stock in bulk. ( The dispensary is making every pre- , parution to supply the demand which i they expect to result from the with drawal of the regular liquor men ' from business. The bottling is being carried on with as much dis- ' patch as possible, and the authorities ' think that they are now a long way ahead of the procession. The clerical force lias been filled out and Mr. I). A. (?. Ouzts, of 1 Kdgelleld, a practical business nmn, I has boeti selected to take charge of ] the receiving and shipping depart- 1 nients. ' file dispensary has made a big hole in the stock of whiskey received 1 from the Mill Creek Distilling Coin- ' puny. Two rows of barrels have ( been taken down and arc now empty < and the barrels are offeree! for sale. i The work is going along very satis ] faotoiily and iho hands are showing | a decided in the handling of the whiskey. Tho announcement is made that the dispensary has been paying, and will continue to do so for the present, at tho rate of 50 cents a day. TJiis rate of pay applies to women and children who are employed in the bottling sealing and labelling de part men ts. The rate of 50 per week was made upon a basis of live days' work, and was given out by one of the women employed at the dispensary, It is stated that two of the old force have quit work because of the small salaries paid. The dispensary to-day began the bottling of XX or ** whiskey. This is tho second grade of whiskey to be gotten out by the establishment. In a few days the work of bottling the XXX goods will begin. The supply , of wines is beginning to ariivo and | is bein?r stored in the main cellar of . n j the building. , The dispensary authorities are making arrangements to purchase domestic wines from South Carolina manufacturers. It is said that Mr. B. Harmon, a good Conservative, will be appointed dispenser for Lexington County. It is^oxpccted that there will be twenty-live dispensaries open by the lOthof.July. In several counties there will be two or more dispensaries. It is 8aid that three or four dispensaries will be installed in one of the exprohibition North Carolina border counties. The constables who are to look after the enforcement of the law are being appointed every day. Commissioner Traxler says that he expects to start shipments to county dispensers about next Saturday he thinks that ho can then manage to fill all orders. He has just received a big'order from the dispenser at ( Abbeville. Columbian Letter. CKegular Correspondent.,) Tho miiiiy thousands who attended the World's Fair last week have mason to congratulate themselves i that the weather left nothing to he i desired, as tho thermometer did not | register above seventy on an average, and sight seeing under these < conditions is pleasant* It is no < woi^der that the attendance was so large, as tho week was crowded foil of many interesting events. i She who has acted so American < and independent life is on her return to her native health. We refer to | the Princess Eulalia. Would that . there were more women like unto ( her. Fi no clothes and grand rccep- ' tions have not turned her head, and tf?e entertainment she has received , by Chicago's "100'' was 110 more than her due. She whs present at ; the oDeniny cremonies of the Snan. a n i ' .J ish government building. A farewell banquet was given to 1 the British commissioners prior to their return home and it would be j more easy to mention those people j high up in society, the professions i and commercial pursuits who wero J not there than those who were. The King's Daughters and Sons i opened their congress last week in < memorial art palace, and papers on < moral and social reform in all, its I phases were ably read and talked i abont by those indentifled with the work. There is no dispute > but , what there is ample room and scope j for work of this kind and no lack of ( material. I It may not be known to many 1 that Gov. Russell, who was present i with his staff atjhe reception given i our Word, Your Work, and A THimSDAY - ^.. . i .. ... because they once had a battle at l ind erected a monument on Bunker s Hill, back in Massachusetts, is one < fo the youngest among the several J governors. The bright uniforms 1 md gold lace set many a young t woman's heart IIuttering, and perhaps some of uncertain age can be i counted among them. It was a I grand a air, ur.d many' notables j? gathered, helping to make the oocu i nion auspicious. j I The noxt timo Director General Davis issues a photograph privilege, it is dollars to doughnuts that Pho- 1 tographer-in Chief Arnold will not ' interfere The council of udminis- J [ration luive caused him to eat hum hie pie be auso he lifted several of these pcrmh and said council re i solved that General Davis could ' issue all that kind of permits he * liked, without brooking tho interferon e of said Arnold. Ti.i> time it was tho <juill drivers ( jf Illinois who spend the week t wnong us, for the Slate Press nsso. ciatmn gatnereu trom near unci far | iiul had a royal time. While fakirs in all lines are mimerious, there is an especial pestilential multitude of those soiling pictures, maps and guide books of the grounds. They cry them in /our ears at the railroad station, boat landings and at the gates outside the "Official Guide." If ttio visitor will bear in mind that there is but cue "Official Guide," that it is the July guide sold within the grounds, itul uwai' entering the fair before purchasing, ho will avoid a petty im position. As the genuine "Official Guide" sells for 25 cents, (here is not much nt.stake, but it is just as well to avoid even a small swindle by the outside fakir, if you cure for i guide hook at all. The genuine guide book is an especial and for | those who wish to make rapid work jf seeing the fair. The hotels and boarding houses in Chicago have been stigmatized Loo much in regard to their charges itul right here wo want to set people right Plenty of good wholesome food can be had at 25 cents per meal and rooms in hbtels and boarding bouses from *1 per day up. We know whereof wo speak, and it's time that many papers should stop that cry of "extortion." Prices are scarcely any higher than under or linary conditions. There are exceptions to all rules, and there perhaps are a few oases where overcharges have boon made, but the frnnorul public are well ami reasonably sat- i sfiecl. Such is tlio verdict of many who have been here, aiid are recom- ] mending their friends to come. i Last week was olio to have a good Lime in, and no one seemed to enjoy- J joy it more than the sons of the : fatherland. Gorman day, the uni- ' versarv of Kaiser William's birth, 1 Irew largely upon the surrounding j states and country, and the result ( was a troyiundous multitude went through tno gatos. What with pa ( fading, music, speeches, wining ami ' [lining and fireworks to bring to a 1 fitting climax the day's proceedings, it is no wonder that notwithstanding 1 the immense throng, everybody was ' ?ood natured and bad a good time, but then that is characteristic of our 1 German friends. Arkansas among thoso that opened their doOrs last week, and credit is , duo the women of that state for the interest they took in gathering the funds to erect so line a home. It whs a joyous si 111 10 see so many prdlty southern belles and dames at ; tho dedicatory exercises. Handel's "Messiah" was given by an orchestra of 114 musicians and chorus of 500 voices, \Vith four prominent vocalists as soloists. VVoids fail to describe tlio rnngnificent rendering of this well known oratorio, but sulTlce it to say that those who were present will probably never forget the spontacous uprising of tho audience when the chorus of tbe hallelujah was begun. Those who were fortunate to have been, ono of the thousands who attended the rendition of Handel' sublime masterpiece tho "Messiah," will perhaps recall in after years, the silent, intent enthusiasm wiili which it was received. Prof. Tom lins has shown himself to be a skillful and competent conductor and led the orchestra of J14 instruments find chorus of 500 voices with a steady band. Kvory week shows very marked improvement in the placing of exhibits. Since Franco opened up her rnagnifloonjrdisplav in the man* ifaotures building, it has seemed to inspiro other exhibitors, so much so that Chief Allison will have dec 1 earsd, by time this letter is read, his iepartraent finished, and intents having a glorification in honor thereof. The country which gave Columbus birth- hoover whom all this fuss is about?has just reason to be piDtid af her exhibit in tho liberal arts building. Italy's contribution is varied uud handsome and every cily in that peninsula is represented in jome way?Leghorn hats made in, K te -1 v.. . four Country.n rUNE 1893 denoa, gold ctnbrocaded high-heeled dioes from Palermo, silver nnd {old worked out in tiligreo from Florence and marbles and mosaics from all parts of the land of Macca oni. The soloists were excellent, but t is not often that one has the chance ,o listen to such perfect phrasing tnd correct singing as that of the enowmd Nnglish tenor, Edward Lloyd. Ho was compelled to repeat >no of his numbers. When the lallolniah chorus was sung the vast mdienen nrnonil nno m?.l ? ?? v>wv\f y i?w V"iv |>VI OV^II y H I M l so carried away were thoy that many | joined ii\ the music until the very j afters of the festival hall seemed to j jtiiver. t -or ? ? Prof"E.B- Craighead of wofford, is Clemson s PresidentClemson Go] lego lias a president it last, lie is Professor 10. 15. Jraighoad, one of the ablest educa tors in the South. The trustees mot at < I'lctnson last light, when the election was held, ,\'ith the result named. Governor Till nan, Secretary Tinlal and Mr. Wanamaker, of the joaril, returned to this city this -if ertieon, and from the two latter a Ionrtial reporter obtained the infornation. In addition to tho election of the resident the other business was he assigning of the different profesors, all ot whom were present, to heir departments. Mr. Stonewall I'ompkins, of Virginia, recently eleced assistant professor of mechanical jivil and electrical engineering, has icceptcd, and was present last night, lie is a bright young man. having taken a complete course in the \li'l r Manual Training School, af,or which he took ji post graduate Juurse in the University of Virginia, a i. icn of i uk in; ksidkn r. > i.'f *or Craighead tho newly >leot<d president, is in every% way mtitled to the high esteem in which tie is held as an educator. He was hoyn on a farm in Missouri, and spent the early years of his life here; hut his ambition led him to seek a wider Held of inlluence. After completing his academic education, he attended limory College, 11 his native State, for three years, if tor which he took a course in Vunderbill University, at Nashville. Completing his course there, lie went abroad, where he spent six months at I .cipsic, six at a university in Italy, and eighteen at University of France, thus obtaining the best possible education. After completing bis education lie returned to Vnnderbilt, where he taught for a short while, when he was elected to tho chair of Greek and Gorman at WolTord, which po sition he has heldc.-r since, winning for himself the highest esteem of the faculty and friends of that icliool, as well as throughout the State. lie will hardly have any time to lpvnhrt lii mi1 III ?*AOI . vww vy wvitvui ill II .-} in - >T j-'WO I Lion, luit it is possible that lie may undertake to teach CI reek. He is still young, being only iboH140years of age, and has a life jf great promise before him. Ho will bo looked to for the early success of South Carolina's school for farmers, and from him his friends and admirers expect much. The college will open July 6ch and all tb professors will he on hand. ? Leland^Stanford of San Francisco, was horn in Albany county, New York, March 9, 1824 received an academical cducatioi entered the law oflice of Wheatou, I)oolitt)o?fc Had ley, at Albany, in 1840, and af ter three year^ study was admitted 'o practice law in the Supreme Court in the State of New York; removed, to 11 ort Washington. in the northern part of tho State of Wisconsin, where nc was engaged in tho practice of ids profession for four years; a fire in the spring of 1825 destroying his law library and other property, he wont to California, where he became associated in business with his brothers, three of whom had preceded him to tho Pacific Coast; he was at first in business at Michigan HlutTs, and in 1850 removed to Sacramento to engage in mercantile pursuits on a large scale; was a delegate to tho National Republican convention at t'hicago in 1800; was elected Governor of California, and served from December, 1801, to 18013; as president of the Central Pacific Railroad Company he superintended its construction over the mountains, building 5130 miles of it in 21K3 days; he was interested in other railroads on the Pacific Slope, id agriCttltnro and in manufactures. He wan elected to tUo United Stated Senate as a Republican, in the place of J. T. Earley, Democrat, andftook hie seat March 4, 1885' J Improper and deficient Vare ol the scalp will cause grayness of tht hair and baldness. Escape both by the use of tbat reliable specific llail's hair Itenewer. t, A DIRS Needing atonic, or children who wantbuild, tng up, should tako BROWN'S 1UOW IIITTKRS, It is pleasant to tako, cures Malaria, ladU foftlon, Blllommvss aud Liver Com plaints. 0 * ,K' i ? . . j 'f ;';' MBBHBlgMa / . AT THE CAPITOL. A Tour Through the Big State Bar Rooms . ('hrraw Reporter, I went over to Columbia last Thursday, and while there, concluded to go and see if newspaper inon | would he admitted into Ben Till* , III.'LiTr 1 >i ir >?;?f rnoiil Annnnin^niml by a friend 1 asked if newspaper men were admitted and tlio door keef replied in the adiniiativc, at the same time inquiring my place of residence. I told him t'horaw, but refrained from mentioning The I ( Reporter, for fear Tillman might , have cautioned him against admit- i ting the editors of those papors hostile to himself. Once inside, II was free to examine everything. ' Everybody in the dispensary was j busily engaged in work as the bottling of the lupior had begun that very day. The lhpior was pourod into a trough in the second story, from whence it was carried by pipes into two largo tanks below. Onco in these tanks the stuff ilowed through six or eight small pipes, arranged on each tank, into the bottles which wore placed to bo filled. i nuiu wus an auionuuic arrangemcnt which stopped tho lienor from (lowing as soon as the hot ties bocame full. One set being filled, they were passed along to the corkers, who pounded in tho corks ? thence they were taken to tho women who dipped the corks into molted ceiling wax?next the seal was stamped in the soft, wax and thou the bottles worn arranged along the tloor ready to be packed in barrels' for shipment to the different dispell-! saries. Thus is the bottling of the liquor at tho great State bar room accomplished. The JStuto bar keeper spends nearly all Of his spare time in his bar room and scarcely thinks of anyting ?lab. I saw him walking all about and bossing everything. They say in Columbia that Commissioner Traxler is no where? i Ben Tillman has every thing his own way and all Traxler does is to draw his salary. As Tillman is j going to boss tho whiskey business! in tho Stato anyhow, would'nt it be better, therefore, to do away with the Commissioner altogether and add 4500 to the Govern's salary in consideration of this extra work which he has taken upon himself. Hy this means a saving of $L 300 would bo effected and our "noble Governor" would be suitably rewarded for his great interest on bohalf of the State. Saluted Generel HamptonDenver (Col .1 News. General Wade Ilampton lias had lots of receptions in his time, including some of a very enthusiastic char actor from bluecoated soldiers, but never bad he a reception like ir.toi that put up by .Jim May. That.: ancient warrior for twenty years has mingled himself with the Union '.'a cilic pay roll as a pleasant pastime f*Ml* Ytl Hi i?(f f itnna nf t\nnnn Imt tulmn -V* i" I'1 "b VI UIVVJ v/? J/UHV/V ^ ?? ? I V. I I he heard, that Ins old commander, the man whom he carried on his own broad shoulders across fourteen miles of swamp, was coming west, the war-like throb of the Clan May pulsated again in his bosom and he resolved that, come what may, the general should receive a military greeting at his hands. His mind wont back to the day when he stood in the forfront of the strife clasping the shattered staff from which Hut tered the colors of the South, and he then thought of the next day, when they had all recovered their breath after the hard running occasioned hy a well fed troop of federal cavalry and Gen. Hampton complimented him hy name of his bravery. So the confederate army of Sterliug dug up his beloved old butternut uniform and lovingly girded it around as much of his person as it would encompass. It wouldn't go all tho way round, for Jim's digestive apparatus has thrivou since it ceased wrestling with hardtack and insufficiently masticated shoe leather. Tho army deployed in solid column on the main street and marched to tho depot amid tho acclamation of the populace. When General Hampton's train arrived, Commander May advanced, saluted, gave three cheers and then went into the car, soiled and worn 1 uniform, collapsed hat and all, and had a hearty handshake with his old i leader. Maybe it was a foolish sort i of an affair, but the big crowd at Sterling was very quite while it was * tf?'n8 on> ftn(* when old Jim May with a suspicions' lump in his tluoat, marched back up tho street to hit work, he got a cheer that could Ix . heard out on tho prarie. The First United States Flag i . Do our young people know wh< made the first "Stars and Stripes' flag? Not long after our coloniei declared themselves "free and inde pendent," and started up in businesi for themselves, thoy felt the need o! ;j a banner which should be unliko al V ^ . . s't ^ V A ^ tfffl + . I NO. 50. others, and belong to them alone. So a patriotic artist designed ono after the beautiful coat arras of tho leader, George Washington; and, with a few slight changes, tho first flag was exactly like tho ono we love to day. This pattern banner was made in the year 1?7T< in the city of Philadelphia. The work was don? by t wo sisters, Miss Mary and Miss Sarah Austin. The house ill which they lived is ?till standing, and is i.. i~ e.. |rui 11 i/VU uiu iv? > iflUV/I 3 IU" V.I HJf 1175 UIU birth piuce of "Old (!ory." It was this Hag that lloated over the ship of the gallant Paul Jones when he won the sea-fight off the coast of Kngland, in 177'J. Ho carried u lirston his little vessel which ran up and down the Hchuykill riycr, and grew so fond of it that when ho was ordered to a higher post he could not leave his signal behind. So when the "Hon llommo Uichard" fought the Serapis, the young commander won his great victory under the shadow of 1 is dear Hag, and during the battle it was more than once picked up out of the salt, water, and saved from Hood as well as Heme. At one time the chief mast, to which tho Hag was lashed, wa< shot awav, and "down fell Hid < i lory" into tho Atlantic. A brave young officer plunged in and rescued if, and nail edit to another mast, and there it hung until the "Hon I lory me Kichard" won tho day. In this groat naval hat tin the conflict was so fierce that Paul Jones had to lash his ship to tho "Sorapis." lost it should sink before tho hour of victory. And he proved himself a wise commander, for after two more hours of haul fighting tho enemy surrendered, and before another sunrise the "Hon Homme Uiehnrd"sunk many fathoms deep. After this battle tho llag was borne by tho United Slates frigate "Alliance" over many an ocean voyage. It is now a tattered and faded ghost of its former bright beauty, but more glorious than ever in tho memories which cluster around its folds. There arc carefully patched bullet holes, and one entire stripe has been replaced by new. It had but twelve stars for when it was made there wore but twelve States, a3 Georgia, the last of the original thirteen, had not entered into the Union. A part of one end has been torn off, and it is now almost square, measuring, perhaps, six foot each way. This glorious old trophy now belongs to the descendants of the young ollicer who rescued it from the ocean as its first naval battle, and, in so doing, was himself cut and maimed for life. When peaco was restored the flag was presented to its gallant rescuer, who cherished it as his chief treasure, and bequeathed it to his children. In addition to its interest as tlie first Hag made for* our country, it has great historical value as being the first" United States banner salu ted by foreign nations 011 the high seas, for immediately after the surrender of the "Serapis" it was acknowledged as our emblem by the French war ships, It is onlv a hit of faded cloth, but all the same it is our blessed "Old Olory," the first symbol of a freo people to float 011 the broe/.es of a new world, and a token of the dear osi ining on eartn 10 tlie neart or all true Americans. ?Churchrncm. Wo never havo rnoro than wo can bear. The present hour wo arc always ablo to endure. As our day as is our strength. I f tho trials of many 1 years wero gathered into one, they ! would overwhelm up; therefore, in pity to our lfttl > strength, he sends first one, then another, then removes both, and lays a third, heavier per1 haps than either; but all is so wisoly , measured to-our strength that the bruised reed is never broken. Wo do not enough look at our trials in this continuous and successive view. Kach one is sent to teacli us something, and altogether they havo a lesson which is beyond the power of I any t^ teach alone. ? //. h\ Mdn i nm</. Reform and "Refawm.' i The Greenville News has invented | a now word -and a good one. 11 is ; "refawm." The Now-, explains the I matter thus: j Reform is a real thing?a thing which the purest and highest, strongest and bravest men of all ages have worked and suffered and died for. "Refawtn" is simply wind? a sound signifying nothing hut a desire for ' votes and offices, salaries and power. '? That is'the difference we make be woen "reform'' ane "refawni." AVo You .^orvoiiH. ?j Are you all tired out, do yon have ' i that tired feeling or sick headache? You can bo relieved of all these symptoms by taking Hood's Sarsapari 11a, which gives nc/ve, mental , and bodily strength and thoroughly ; purifies the blood. It also creates a 3 good appetite, cures indigestion, . heartburn and dyspepsia, si Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy E j in action ani^suto in effect. 25 ,