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IN THE MOUNTAINS. A Thrilliti tend ltemarkable Story. In the fall of 1870 1 was traveling eastw ard in a stage-coaoh from Pitts burg over the mountains. My fellow travolors were two gentlemon and a lady. The oldest gentleman's ap paraLce interested me exceedingly. I in years lie seemed about 50; in air anot iannor he was calm, dignified and polished, and the contour of his features were singularly intellectual. Ie conversed freely on different topics,. until the road became more abrupt and precipitous; but, on my directing his attentiou to the great altitude of a precipice, on the verge of whloh our coach wheels were leisurely rolling, there came a marked change on his countenance. His eyes, lately filled with the light of intelligence, became I wild, restless and anxious-the mouth I twitcht d spasmodically, and the fore- I head was beaded with a cold perspira- I tion. With a sharp, convulsive shud- I der, lie turned his gaze. fromthe giddy height, and clutching my arm tightly with both hands, he cling to me like a drowning man. " Use this cologne," said the lady, handing me a bottle, with the Instinc tive goodness of her sex. I sprinkled a little on his face, and he becaime more composed; but it was not until we had entirely traversed the mountain, and descended into the country beneath, that his fine features relaxed from their perturbed look, and assumed the placid, quiet dignity that I had first noticed. " I owe an apology to the lady," said he, with a bland smile and a gentle inclination of the head to our fair coin panion, "6 and some explanation, and to my fellow-traveler also; and perhaps I cannot better acquit myself of the doublo debt than by recounting the cause of my recent agitation."g " it may pain your feciings," dell cately urged the lady. " On the contrary, it will relieve them," was the respectful reply. Having signified our several desires to hear more, the traveler proceeded : " At the age of 18 1 was light of foot and I fear (he smiled ) light of head. A fine property on the banks of the Ohio acknowledged me solo owner. I was hastening home to enjoy it, and delighted to get free from college life. The month was October, the air bracing, and the mode of conveyance a stage like this, only more cumbrous. The other passengers were few-only three in all-one old gray-headed planter of Louisiana, his daughter, a joyous, betwitching creature, about 17 years old, and his son, about 10 years of age. "They were just returning from France, of which country the young lady discoursed in terms so eloquent as to absorb my entire attention. "The father was taciturn ; but the daughter was vivacious by nature, and we soon became so mutually pleased with each other, that it was not until a sudden flash of lightning and a heavy dash of rain against the windowa elicited an exclamation from my charming complanion, that I knew how the nIght passed. Presently there came a low rumbling sound, and then several tremiedous peals of thunder, accompaniedl by successive tlashes of lightning. The rain descended in tor rets andi an angry wind began to howl and moan through the forest trees. "I looked fr'om the window of our vehicle. The night was as dark as ebony ; but the lightning showed the danger of our road. We were on the edge of a frightful precipico. I could see at intervals, huge, jutting rockcs, far away down its side, andl the eight made me solicltious for my fair comn patnion. I thoeght of the mere hair breadths that were between us and oter'nity ; a single little rock in the track of our coach wheels, a tiny billet -of wood, btray root of a tempest-torn tree, restive horses, or a careless driver. Any of these might hurl us f rem our . sublunary existence with the speed of thought. "Tsa perfect tempest,' observed the lady, as I withdrew my head from the window. ' How I love a sudden storm !Thore is something grand about the winds when fairly loose among the hills. I never encountered a night like this, but Byron's magni ficent description of a thunderstorm in Jura recurs to my mind. But are we on the mountain yet ?' " 'Yee ; we have begun the ascent." " Is it niot saidi to be dangerous ?' " 'By no meane," 1. replied, In as easy a tone as I could assume.. " I only wish it was daylight, so that we might enjoy the mountain scenery. B~ut what's that ?' and she covered her eyes from a sheet of lightning that illustrated the rugged mouniitalns with brilliant intensity. '"Peal after peal of thunder instantly succeeded ; there was a very volume of rain coming down at each thunder burst, and with the deeper moaning of an animal in dread ful agony break ing upon our ears. I found that the coach had come to a dead halt. "Louise, my beautiful- feliow-travel or, became pale as ashes. She ixed her eyes on mine with a look of anx loous dread, and, turning to her father, she hurriedly remarked: "'We arc on the mountains." " '[ reckon we are,' was the uncon cerned reply. -" With instinctive activity, I put my head through the window and called to the driver, but the only answer was the moaning of an animal, borne past, me by the swift winds of the tempest. I selized the handle of the door and strained in vain--it, would not yield. At that instaunt I felt a cold hatnd in mine, and heard Louise faintly articulate in my ear the follow ing appalling words: "'he coach is moving backwards." " Never shall I for'got the fierce agony with which I tugged at the coach door, and called on the driver in tones that rivalled the fierce blast of the temp~est, whilst the conviction was burning on my brain that the coach was being slowly moved back wards. "What followed was of such swift occurrence that it seems to me like a frightful dream. " I rushed against the door with all my forco ; but it withstood my utmost efforts. One side of our vehicle was sensibly going down, down, down. The moanIng of the agonized animal become deeper, and k knew from his desperate plunges that it was one of our horses. Orash upon crash of thunder rolled over the mountain. and vivid Rashes of lightning played over our heads. By its light I could see for a moment the old planter standing orect, with lis hanids on his son and daughter, his eyes raised to heaven, and his 11ila moving as if in prayes. I could see Luis turn her ashy cheek oward me as if imploring assistance; ind I could see the bold glance of tne >oy Aashing indignant del ance at the war of elements, and -the awful danger hat awaited him. There was a roll, 6 desperato plunge, a harsh, grating ar, a sharp, pieicing scream of mortal error, and had ut time to clasp .ouiso firmly with one hand around ,er waist, and seize the fastenings 6ttached to the coach- roof with the Other, when we were preolpitated overi he precipice. " I can distinctly recollect preserv ng consciousness for a fow seconds of ,ime, how rapidly my breath was be ng exhausted, but of that tremendous lescent I soon lo'st all further knowl dge by a concussion so violent that I vas instantly deprived of all sense and notion." The traveler paused. His features vorked for a minute or two as they lid when we were on the mountain; xe passed his hands across his fore lead as if in pain, and then resumed i1s thrilling narrative. " On -a low couch in an humble room >f a small country house, I next open id my eyes in this world of light and hade, joy and sorrow, mirth and mad iess. Gentle bands soothed my pillow, fentle feet glided across my chamber, mid a gentle voice for a timo hushed 611 my questionings. I was kindly ,ended by a fair young girl of about .6, who refused for a while to hold any !iscourse with him. At length, one norning, finding myself sufliciently re iovered to sit up, I insisted on know rF the result of the accident. ''You were discovered," she said, sitting on a ledge of rock, amidst the )ranches of a shattered tree, clinging ,o the roof of your broken coach with >ne hand, and the insensible form of a ady with the other.' "'And the lady !' I gasped, scanning ho girl's face with an earnestness ,hat made her draw back and blush. " 'She was saved, sir, by the means hat saved you-a friendly tree.' "'And her father and brother ?' I ipatiently demanded. "'We found both crushed to death 6t the bottom of the precipice and we mried then in one grave by the clover >atch down in our meadow.' "'Poor Louise ! poor orphan ! God >lty you !' I muttered, in broken tones, itterly unconscious that I had a istenor. "God Lpity her, indeed, sir," she aid, with a gush of heartfelt sympa hy. 'Would you like to see he- ?' she 6dded. " I found her bathed in tears for her indred, and she received ie with orrowful sweetnessof manner. I need iot detain you by describing the offorts made to soothe her grict, but briefly Lquiint you that at the last I succeed d, and 12 months after the dreadful >ccurrence which I have related, we tood at the altar as man and wife. 3he still lives to bless me with her milos, but on the anniversary of that ierrible night she secludes herself in er room, and devotes the hours of larkness lo solitary prayer. " As for me," added the traveler, ivhile a faint blush tired his noble brow, "as for me, that accident has educed me to the condition of a physi al coward at the sight of a mountain precipice." "But the driver," asked the lady passenger, who had listened to the story with much attention, " what be came of the driver, and did you ever learn the reason of his deserting his post ?" " His body was found on the road, within a few steps of the place where the coach wont over, lHe had been struck (load by tile same flash of light. ning that blin~led the restive horses.' And thus ended the thrilling and remarkable story of life. THREE TAKES OF ROMANCE, The D~uke's Vendetta; a Stor~y of Venice and Houston. Over the scene hangs a deep star studded sky. It is midnight In Venice. On the balcony of a magnificent ducal palace on the waters of thc Adriatic sits the Countess Giuccioli. By her side is Pete Skidmoro, the talented young American palalter. The brilliant but soft light of an Italian moon floods the marble stop)s of the palace and the crystal sea wvhere shadowy gondolas wind in and out like the mazy figures in some half-remem bered dream. " Do you love me ?" acks the coun tess in low, over-ripe tones. "Easy," says Pete, kissing her jewel ed hand. As he speaks a black gondola giidea pabt, and something is thrown and falls at, the feet of the countess. " Copo di Baccho !" she exclaims. " It is a vendetta !" The gondola glides past again, and some1 oneO in it hisses some words ir Italian through his clenched teeth. " That must be a steamboat," says Pete, " and the escape valve is out of order." ".1t Is the D~uke Rivoli," says the cou ntess. " He loves ine to distrac tion. You must fly." " Why ?" " He has declarecd a vendetta." " What's that '9 Anything like a div idend ?" i Do n->t je:mt. Fly, oh, fly, ore it is too late. One kise, and then fare well." As Pete Skidmore kisses the coun tess another prolonged hissing sound comes fr-om the gondola. Pete looks up at the summit of Mount Vesuvius in the distanco. " Sounds like we were going to have another eruption," he mutters to him self. Poete then puts on his shoes and goes back to the palace where he II. It was twenty minutes to 6 o'clock in Texas. Pete Skidmore has finished his art studies in Venice and has returned to Houston. Hie has arisen early, and, to oblige an old friend, is painting a bai-n a dar'k-r-ed color for s-i, one-half in ad vance. He often sighs when he thinks of Venice and the dark, languishing eyes of the Countess Giuccioli, and through his head runs the refr-ain of a song she ured to sing. " Barcip a bettal muppa ganon mne." Suddenly the ladder is jerked fr-om undler him, and he falls into a bucket of paint He colors quickly and iles to his feet. The Duke dl Rivoli stands before him. " Zis cs zo vendetta to ze death I" hisses the duke between his clenched teeth. "I havecomno to keel you." " What for ?" asks Pete. " R-r--r-r-revengo ! " says the duke. " lor w hat ?' asks Pete. "I married z acounltOSs !" Iii. Moonlight on tle Adriatic. " The Dunhess fivoli. nee Giudahit waits upon the balcony. A gondola glides to the steps and the Duke di lIuvoli springs out. The duchess hastens to meet him. "Did you kill him?" she whispers. I did not." "What I Did you fail in your mis sion ? It is possible that a Rivoli could declare a vendetta and then let it go to protest ?" " Peace, Fiammetta," says the duke. "I do not deserve your reproaohes." "What did you do to him?" "I loft him running a weekly news paper in Toxas." The duchess sinks down, coveri her race with her hands and shudders violently. " Oh. Luigi I" she sobs. " Revenge Is all right, but was thero any need to be so inhuman ? You should have killed him."-Houston Post. SLAVES AND SLAVERY. Facts anad Flu-res From the His tory of the Traffle. It is estimated by competent author ities that for every slave brought from Africa to America ton Africans were killed in their native country during the capture. The same authorities assert that of the number started from the Dark Continent for the now world oae-lifth died during the voyage and one-third before they became hardened to slave labor. The fit-st English ship regularly ongaged in the slave trade was commanded by Sir John Hawkins and was named the Jesus. Qaeen Elizabeth commissioned the comman der, and gave him as a crest a fettered African slave. During the last century the British Parliament passed laws rogulatiug the slave trade. Their provisions were intended to regulate the attention given 6o slaves on board ship and to insure a plentiful supply of food and water. In 1780slavc-y was abolished in Pennsylvan ia by grad ual umancipation; in New Hampshiro in 178-1, and In tho samo year this example was followed by Connecticut and Rnodo Island ; emn anoipation caine in Vermont in 1799, and in the samne year i Ne w York; in New Jersey the slaves were compelled to wait uatil 1804. In 1816 the National Colonization Society was formed, comprising an members many men of prominence in both the Northern and Southern States. f ts object was to assist the emigration of free negroes from this country to Africa. The only substantial result of the movement thus inaugurated was the establishment of Liberia. In 1787 a society was organized in Pennsyl vania toamellorate the condition of the slaves in this country. Benjaiin Franklin was its first president. A little later a New York society for the same object was formed. John Jay was its first pi-esident, Hancock its second. Similar societics were soon formed in several other States. In 1783 the Supreme Court of Massacbu setts declared that the clause in the constitution " all men are created free and equal," was a bar to the ex istonec of slavery in that Common wealth. In 1870 serf liberation came in Rou mania. The Boyars, or country land lords, were allowed the option of giv ing half their farms to their former serf or selling the whole at 26 shillings p~er acr-c. The word slave or- slaves occur-s only twice in the Bible, once in Jer-emiah 2: -14 ; the other time in Revelation 18: 13. 'rho word bond man, servant eor their equivalents, Is of ver-y fr-equent occurr-ence. In Sparta young lads were tr-ained to beat and even mim-dder slaves fur amusement, or as a practico in arms. During one night no less than 3,000 unfortunates were thur massacred in the streets of Sparta. One result of Russian slavery is the fact that nearly all Russian estates at-c mortgaged to the government until 1912 as security for the advances made by the czar at the time of the manumissisn of the surfs. After the .Jewish war- and the capture and de struction of Jerusalem by Titus se many Hebrews were sold into captivity that the price of slaves'in the East, Asia Minor and Greece, wvent down to about fifteen shillings. The slave trade in A frica has desolated a tract of countr-y extending fifteen degrees on each side of the equator and clear aetross the continent, having an area of 4,000,000 squar-c miles, or a fourth larger than the United States. Russian emancipation of the serfs took place in 18611. A t that time 22,000,000 serfs who had been the property of 103,000 noble men werec given their freedom. The cost of the emancipation to the gov went was ?65,000,000. The prosperity of the newly manumitted setrfs in Rus sia is shown by the fact that in 1879 the former slaves owned 186,000,000 actres of latnd. In 1815 the Congress of Allies, which assembled at Vienna to readjust the aff'air-s of Eumrope, p~assed a sttrong resolution against the slave orade. It is computed that 10,000,000 In dian slaves 'perished from Spanish brutaity dut-ing the -century and a half that followed the discoviry of Amnerica. D~uring the "' hundr-ed days" Napole:on, in the tmidst of his prepatra tions for war with all the reCst of NE roe issued an edict abolishing the slave trade. In the D)utch West Indies the slaves wcro etmancipated in 1863. It isstatedl that, 46,000) wor-c freed, their ow net-s be ing compe~tnsted at the rate of ?32 for each slave. D~uring' the sixteenth, seventeenth and 'oighteonth centut-ies no less than 3,000,000 slaves wet-e car riled by English, Frmench and Dutch ships froem Africa to Amet-ica. In the Ronmn slave mat-ts, slaves from beyond the sea, that is, ft-em Afr-ica, had theit- feet chalked and their eyes bet-ed to indicate the place whence they caime. The King of Da htomey and othet- African monat-chs estimatoe thoit own dignity by the number of skulls of beheaded slaves thety are able to show about, theit houses. 'Tho Spanish adventurers who conquemred Mexico, Cettral America and Peru, took back with them to Spain great numbet-s of indian slaves to -sn hmance their dignity. In Rome the slaves of a man of rank gave thmem 831lvos airs on account of the position of theirm mastet-, and their pmrecedence was admitted by the slaves of humubia men. Trhe utnder-takem-s of Rome kept fetmale slaves to act as professonal tmuurne mis. One who coul.' really sted tears anU i iuate gric' with sucjess brought .as much as $700. Slavery was abolished in Breall in 1889, when there 'tre freed 800,000 males and 700,000 'emales, the ownom-s being comp'ensated at the rate of ?30 to ?100 for- oail' slave. The beginning of A frican ala iory in this country was in 1619, when twenty negroes were br-ought from Aftrica to Vit-ginia by a lDutch ship and sold to the colonIsts as slaves. T1ne stor-y of Pocllio thrtoing dislobeCdioni, slaves ito his fish pondsl to fattont his (carpl is told wilth such particularity by several historians that it is impossible not to baileve in its truth. The Missoitt- Compromise ocoupied the attention of legislators at various times from 1817 to 1182.1. As late us 1800, 4,000 -African slaves were an nually transported from the Dark Ontinent to Cuba. The repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the enact mont of the Kansals and Nebraska bill. was in 1854. The number of slaves orOncipated in the United States by Lincoln's proclamation in 1863 was 3 980,000. A do6tor brought in the slave markets of Rome from $200 to $600 according to his -reputation for skill. During the sixty years ending v Itb 1847 1,02.000 slaves were tran spurted from Africa to the Americas. It Is estimated that not less than 180.000,000 African slaves have perish od to glut the avarice of slave traders. In 1840 all serf in the Austro-Hungar ian district were liberated, their own era being paid in government scrip. In the Roman slave markets slaves were always sold.naked, and those that were not warranted sound wore a cap. After a Roman victory slaves were often sold on or near the battlefield in great numbers foP a few cents each. Roman slaves were often educated men. The doctors, musicians, actors and men of other callings were often slav, 5. The Emperor of China is said to have have 230,000 slaves. Wealthy Romans often owned as many as 10,000 slaves. During the Saxon and Norman times in England children were publicly sold in the streets of Euglish towns for slavos. By the laws-of the Twelve Tables debtors might beO selzed by their creditors and held as slaves until the debt was discharged. British emancipation in the West Indies took place in 183-1. It is estimated that 780,000 slaves were freod in that year. Slavery was abolished in Cuba in 1880. The Dances were the first to abolish slavery in their West Indian posses sions. In 1817 the United States agreed with Spain to abolish the tradoin African slaves. The John Brown raid spread the wildest excitement through the country in 1859. The serfs of the M.ddle Ages wore bought and sold wil the estates, like the cattle. In 1781 serfdom was abolished in the Ger man Empire by Joseph Ii., then em peror. In 1867 the Spanish govern ment doeclared slave trading on the high seas to be piracy. Save in the Ottoman Empire, Persia. Arabia, Siam. China, and the Interior of Africati cunW iul, zaury is now extinct. In the Southern States o, this country from 1833 to 1847 it is stated that 18,600 slaves were manu mitted by their masters. Every weal thy Greek and Roman had slaves who did his copying.-St. Louis Globe Denocrat. PEABODY SCHIOLjARtSHIIP. "'o be Awarded to Those From This State. Superintendent of Education May field received the following from Mr. W. H. ieyne, who is president of the University of Nashville, Tenn.: Dear Sir : The following scholar ships will expire at the close of this college year: Ella May Brown, Anderson ; Annie U. Dean, Dean; J. D. Dunovant, Mine Crock; J. W. H. Dyches, Blackville; Jennie B. Guiguard, Columbia; A. F. Harmon, Lexington; Rebecca J. Len nard, Reidville; Melita E. Lucas, So cicty 11111; Marion R. McMillan, Charleston ; Mary Lou Major, Green wood ; Frank A. Miller, Hartsville ; RI. L. Neves, Tygerville. For nine of these vacancies I hereby nominate the following non-scholar ship ~students, in accordance with A rtiel 3, paragraph 2 of the " Circu lar of Information," a copy of which is enclosed: Lottie P'. Crosby, Anderson ; R. F. Fleming, Greenwood ; Janie C. Gray, Williamston ; Meriton H. .Johinson, Con way ; Luttie C. Jones, Lau rens ; L. M. Lauso~n, Oats; C. C. Lowis, John ston ; Louisa E. Mcintosh, Dovesville ; E. Lilla K(ibier, Newberry. After these appointments are made, there will remain three vacancies to be filled by competitive examinations as per Article 4, paragrap)h 1 of the circular. The students will consider It a kind ness if you will notify them as early as possible of their appointment. It will be seen that an examination for three competitive scholarships will be held. Mr. Mayfleld said that the examinations will be held in his office on July 2i-22. The qlualifications for becoming a competitor for a scholarship are as follows: The applicant must not be less than seventeen years of age, nor more than thirty, of irreproachable moral character, in good health; with no physical defects, eccentricities, or habits which would interfere with suc cess in teaching ; and must make a pledge of intent to teach for at least two years after graduation. The use of tobacco in any form is a disquali fication for a scholarship. The rmin imumi literary qualifications required of all students matriculating for a degree are as follows : English gramnmar, English composi tion, United States Hisatory, geography, complete ; mathemnatics, .l. arithmetic, ..omnpleto; 2. lItementary Algebra, com plete; 3. geomnetr-y, two books (Went worth), Latin, beginner's batin books: Colar's Gato to Cosar. When schiolar-ship students reach college they wvill not be re-examined for admission. Those who desire to compete forj scholarships wouldi do well to com municate w ith Superintendent May liold at once. BlWYOND Dlurr', -Among the many good things told some years ago of Colonel Utley, well known ats a Wis consin editor and also as the hero of more than onle milli1 tary story, is a lit tle incident which lllustraLtes his abil ity to make a good natured joke. D~uring the wvar, while Colonel Utley was in command dof a Wisconsin regi ment stationed in Kentucky, he attain ed some notoriety b~y allowing his men to) harbor and protect a poor negro, boy who had ceced from hiJe master. The boy tme north, and the master broughit suit for his value against Colonel Utley. QO day the colonel went, from his home to Milwaukee, and while there he mnesa friend who asked him how his case was progressing. "'Very well," rep~lied the colonel. '.I think I shall win it, although I have the smartest lawyer at the Milwaukee b~ar against me." "Why he isn't our smartest lawyer by any ilans," saId the friend, with evident surprise. "Oh, certainly he is," responded the colonel, with conviction. "Hlow do you know?" persisted his friend. "Know! Why man alive, he atc know ledged It htiimsel f!" ----A writer in theo Londlon Speaker declares that the greatest aid to diges tion Is conversation at meals, end that lanah tei amosnt a cnu.e fr.,sp.--a FREE COINAGE COUNT AT CHICAGO. SILVER STILL L3ADS THE RXCE. The Trend or Opinion Is Towards a Free Silver Platform in Chicago anti Candid(lates to Match. The New York Journal hus received from the Democratic leaders in nearly every State in the Union opinions as to the probable strength of silver or gold In their delegations to the nation al Democratic convention at Chica o. Many of them also discuss the proba bility of the adoption of a unit rule by their delegations. This canvass seems to show that the West and South will be largely for silver, while the East and the middle States will declaro for gold, or at any rate against free silver. .ihese opinions from their character clearly indicate that a crisis in flnan cial matters will be reaclhed when the Democratic convention assembles and that the silver men will very likely control the convention. The deductions from all these re ports can be sen by a glance at the following table. 81LVER. Southern States--West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Care iina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas. Western States-Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Mon tana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, California, Oklahoma (Ter.) GOLD. New England Statos-Maino (,livid ed), Now Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Middle States-New York, Pennsyl vania, New Jersey, Dl3aware, Mary land. Western States-Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota. Southern States-Kentucky. Doubtful States--idliana (divided,) Ohio, Alabama, Florida. The situation in Indiana is thus sized up by one of the fairest-minded and brainiest men in the Hoosier State, thc -Ion. John W. Korn, of Indianapolis: "INDIANAPOLIS, April 17, 1896. "'In lmy opiniou fully one-half, if not a greater number, of the Indiana dele gates to the Democratic National Con vention will be for free silver. The only two districts that I regard as cer tain to send sound noney men are the seventh and twelfth. -This is due to .he fact that the silver men have been aggressivc, while the sound money .non have been temporizing and ver3y :onservative. It is possible that the lelegation may be equally divided. There is no unit rule in Indiana, and our position is that every delegate abould be allowed to vote as he pleases, both in the adoption of a platform and in the nomination of candidates. "JollN W. KERN." As to the Kentucky delegation the following telhs its own story : Louisvi LLe, Ky', April 16, 1896. 'In mly Oi)llion, the delegation from Kentucky to the National Democratic Convention will be composed of " sound money men and 6 free silver men. The sound money men will, of course, be for Carlisle for President. A. J. CA.I OLn. The information from Illinois, from all sources, agrees that a silver dele gation will represent that Stato at the national convention. Fr om Tennessee comes the following from J. Douglass Anderson, secretary of thae State Democratic executive corn mnittee: " Abo~ut-45 out of the 9(1 counties have selected delegates to thec national cona vention. All of these counties have instructed for tree silver except three. which are uninstructed for local rea sons, but they will vote for~ silver. Not a county in the State will instruct against silve3r. Each congressional district recommends to the State con ve3ntion two men as delegates to Chi cago, aind the convention passes on these recommendations and elects four maoro froem the State at large. All the delegates will get their instructions from thae State convention, and the delegation will vote as a unit. There will be no gold men in the convention, except by courtesy, and they will make no effors ta go contrary to their in structions." From the replies of a half dozen well-informed gentlemen in Georgia, all of whom agree in the main, but seem at sea with reference to the adoption of the unit rule, the version of Hon. A. G. McCurry is here given. He will be one of the most promising leaders of the new senate and is an active candidate for president of the body. He says : " In my opinion the State conven tion will certainly adept the unit rule. One district of the li in Georgia will elect gold standard delegates, makineg the delegatIon stand 24 to 2, but the State will vote as a unit, and that means Georgia's 26i votes will be cast in favor of the restoration of silver to itsi place as primary monecy." F'ranklin P. Owen, chairman of the Rhlode Island State commaittee, reports that that State will se3nd a " sound " money (dologation to thbe Chicago cou vention. lFrom Massachusetts the in formation is that the delegation froem that Stato will favor the same. Thea~ same seems true as to the New Hamp shairo delegation, while from Maine wvill go a mplit delegation, thao delegates at large, however, favoring "' soumi money, it, is thaought. Th're New York delegates wvill he a unit for thbe goid standard. The same will ver'y likely be the case as to the Pennsyl vanla and Maryland declegations.'. Southa Caro lna will send a solid silver delegation. Governor i'lvans, among others, re sponds to the Journal's request for in formation, and says: " Our State Is a unit already on thec money question. There Is no posible chanac. of a delegate geing from S .uth Carolina who is not uanal terably and uanequivocally In favor of thae free coinage of silver at iU to 1. They wil' supplort no candidate or lahtforma not ndorsing this 'posi Lion. No i nstrue ltions will be given and none but true moe having thme confidence of thec peo ple will he elected as delegatos in Chaicago," As to thae North Carolina dolegation those telographed seem to agree that at Chicago that Stato will also be r'e presenteod by gentlemen favorng free aoinage at I16 to I. Possibly two thirdh rof thi' Virgainia delegation wudi fiv*,r tree silver. Minnesota, it is reported, will enda~ a "' sound " money dolegation, Kansas will sund a sp~lit delegation. As to the Now .Jersey delegation, It will be for a single money at mndard. The same is reported as to the Wison sin delegation. Connecticut, it is claimed, will send a sound money delcegation. Flor'ida !aeoms in doubt. Wyoming will send a divided dlegation, some authorities think, though the maoirity incline to the belief that thbe delegation fromn thaat State will favor free silver. Ohio, It Is claimed, wvill send a " sound " money deleg-ation to Ch icago. though tbere are grounds for doubting that. The unit rule, it Is generally hold by those whq put themselves on reeord. will prevail at the Denwocratio national convention. MILrjONS IN IT. Strong Company to Develop 1the Cal. houn Falls Power. Application has been made to the Secretary of State for a commission for Patrick Calhoun, Alex. C. King and Vm. P. Calhoun of Atlanta and Granville Beal of Abbeville to servo as corporators of the Calhoun Falls Coul pany. Under the new law, the fees for the commission amount to $211, which is turned into the State Treasury. The Ualhoun Falls on the Savannah River are known far and wide. There thousands of horse power has annually been wasted, but the proposed coin pany intends to utilize th is tremendous voluIne of natural energy. It asks for authority to build plants to develop this water power and transmit it by electricity to its own proporty, the property being described as 12,000 acres of land in Abbtaville County, S. C., and 4,000 acres in Elbert County, Ga., the Savannah River dividing the tracts; to build and' operate factories and to sell their products ; to lay out towns ; to dig canals and waterways; to build electric plants and transmit electric light and power ; and to build connecting lines of railway. The coin pany is to h) capitalized at $2,050,000. in 20,-,00 shares of the par value of $100 each. At least $1,050,000 is to be common stock, while the cornpany asks to be authorized to issue another mil lion dollars of j)referred stock. The sito selected by the Calhoun Falls Company is an excellent one for such an undertaking. The Seaboard Air Line and the Port Royal and Western Carolina railroad will aitord fine railroad facilities for the complany. Recently fourteen thousand acres in Calhoun Falls was purchased by Mr. Patrick Calhoun for $46,000. It was formerly owned by James Edward Cul. houn. For more than a hundred years the Shakers have been studying the re medial properties of plants. They have made many discoveries, but their greatest achievement was made lis year. It is a cordial that contains al ready digested food and is a digeste of food. It is ellective in removing distress after eating, and creats an ap petite for more food so that eating be conies a pleasure. Pale, thin peopb becomes plump and healthy under it use. It arrests the wasting of con. sumption. There never has been such a ste forward in the cure of indigestion a this Shaker Cordial. Your druggisi will be glad to give you a littlo bool descriptive of the product. Give the babies La xol. which is Cats tor Oil made as palatabi as Honey. -A bald headed man who has heart that the hairs of a man's head are nun, bored wants te know if there is no some place where he can obtain th< back numbers. Nervous Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Prolonged derangement of the nervous system not only atrects the brain andi men tali powers, buet develops disease in some of the vital organs. The most dlangoroums of these Indilrect, results is when the heart, is alected. This was thle caise of the Rov. N. F. Surface, Pawn ltiver, Mich., who writtw under date of Feb. 14, 1895: "Fourteon years ago I had a slight stroke of paralysis. Overwork brought on nervous prostration. I was exceodinegly nervous anti the exertion of public speaking caused heart palpitation that threatened ingy life. I used two bottles of Dr. Miles' New I1eart. Cure for my heart, trouble, aned two of Dr. Miiles' Restorative Nervine for my nervoun ness and feel better than I ever expected to feel again. I can spea~k for hours without tiring or having ruy heart, flutter as; it, for, merly did, aned I have you to thank that, I am alive today." On sacle by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Book on lleart and Nervous Disorders FimE by mall. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhiart, Ind, Dr. Miles' Remnedies Restore Health SA $25 COOKING STOVE SwirH A (OMPETE OUTFIT 7OR 0ny $12.OO.~ I Dellvecreel In o vur railroadi doeot, all a y freig t. carr 1 'pai. itted this diescrip b llion ca,. 'liibv. Thiis spl0led Cooking .Stove; is No.. ,i; b.14* i-r 14 Inch piot holes 10.x ISli ine l- ea ;. inc md ire box, 21 iniches y high ;li ', inen ,op; nico' san.,oth casting. SI hiavoe ~l . h . .ave m,,nle for ny trade y after us., owe cil-a. otaiinleg all theo good e osao ll m ibim j'rie"-d aieves, and ;.eleaef u, he .. -elt I,)n.io features. p 1I 'omin all do, r IIh.- lestNo. 8 eCooking Rio y'e ,,uade, Iis I 4' I o . FaitI ed with2 fbOrn, 2 pu (iov. nW, 4k silleta, 2 griddles,3 y a in an.,,.1 j-. ii 'lfoi-, I eiibow, I col p a,1i eI wir .r I . 2 c's kj pIolIS, 1 iron f ten kettle, I.-<bovil. We warnt, to miakoe eus. y tormern and II ti. :4 In every part of theo SSouth, for the pi i.u ri., of lnt roeleucing our b butsiness to new u.ni 4-. and to renow our pacquainitanle ir h .1 - n...des. SWe will ship ulhi, hauln t ooking Stove pand the abovie dtui 21 b-~ .'' u are to any depo y hntecash.. ,n5 I Ii ht eler. This Sq ative is a .~ . no.', w' ii tado ar d will cata1.,.*. c It I- amnna -.. r'oves and liaby Caurauie umaled free A duro,5 f L. F. PA D O E TT, 64 aaBroa Stt. Au......... Ga , DIAZ 18 FIE, B3UT MUST LICA'i . H 1i GIVeti Six Days Tilo Iit ' aivo Cuba or Elso be Fi'ultherl'ain I ivh. IIAVANA, April 22.-Rev. Albrt, Dia, the American ]1apist mis sionary, and his brother, Aired. who woro arrosted last week hau 1)b_1 set at liberty, but, havo been oril' to leave the country bo-o the A.xph'd tion of six days from the time of O I.h. releoase. MCes. '0,1Leary and I)arby, repre Buttative-s respectively'f TiW >.a delplila ililietin anL Ih'.rper' \\1...x i., who wore arreeted a M . I' ' been releasecd on h h* - ':h w furnished by the Amelwai viu( cot. bU I Latte Iast. night this mesagj -V& wa.(re coived by Dr. Ticnor : I " KEY WA.:wr, 'la., A pri 22.. nor, AIdanta, Ga.---l) not, (*to, ,a' I need protection quik m v trial. I). Dr. Tichenor .It once w ired ! e co1. tents of the mCssage to -eRemey Olney, Congressmlan iImtek a0..i N;r. Hoko Smith, at Washingt omi. Dr. Tichenor has received hLouma.ml of symiathetic lottel-s from a1 over the States, bo I1a1 ny. iii 1 au t., L,;, i -. , a;s been impossible to Imauke even a (IIr-al acknowledgement. of them al: by 1ma1 They are all read with grctt , fic ti0n, however, aUil arc~ plaecu i n 0. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condousod Soliedule in EfITeo FrICRUARY 23rd, 1890. 8TATIONS .JNo.It. 17V. ~ ~ ~ ~ No lIW )1 .... .. .. . ...........T. . n r....................... 1 21 p Ua QGUOUL 12 82o 1ii - eouw0o tr .., ................... 12 62 p li ~Ido............. a'. ........... '1 45 I reenw .- ..... 1 L STATIONS. iedoaont.................. 00 lit l ". WAb illo .... . m. . rson ........... ..... V. nel -.-.................... 1 a-) .r. Don alds . ................ 1 1 ; ) L .w vilo ...................,.. . . odapo ....................... 2':5 , to reanwood................. I : y m " N n t - i .............. . . . . 1 ;0 y) ri Pro. porty -...................... 2 11 p1 Ar. 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