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iPMA( 01 ISIIM By PEROY RUSSELL. [Copyright. l800. by hm Author.] CHAPTER 1. ft was i strange and singularly im. pressive Fcenv. All the houses of th very aIncient Dravidian villago were il hun inlated m12o0o or less by 111then ves Fels coitiaining oil and wick. Not only (dj(i these lights bring out into relief against tho growing darkness tho out. lines of tiet various buildings, but they I.%(1 h2een2 placed, with that patient, painsrtaking and indifferenco to individ. 1al libor peculiar to Asia, in tho eclefts jf trees. They lighted up tho great ban. yan troe, the special pride of this Tuil ,r Dravidian region, for it watsi a tren of iore than 1,000 Irinks, sent down front the enorilous branches, covoring 11ere&'s andl form 2ing at solrt of natural syl vail tliuple, and they were to he seen zlowillg alni( the fiagrant, floweI's of its 1:11arindIs that shaded the bungalow of Salihih KanIII.y, the ililigo plalnlir, ani(d -.om (if these lam11p wit reo (e sh il ing out starlihe froln the distant hill top'; and shedding a tit fil light oxve1' the dull bluish green (and pale red ilowers o)f his indil'go phlanl tation11. Far on t ho right, too, the huinip brougiht in22 ostiing relief the st atelly g(ipu111in, 011 towerS, at the (nt rvance of a tel) ipl. all civered wit h str 1g 11 grIote'sq1e' figuo S, 111 d presevllt ly callior a bulrst l of irew(v'r fil lowedi 1hv an11Ohir an2d ano111thI r, which for anl in1statit bro1 gh'l* gt uis the w hole hu:2l- into() cl22 ar viw., Shw52 ug he112 1a12d1 Il il ' 11:11 vi .4 ill 221h ' ' w hit' lt1'5(sl . 1114d thtlen faiditg :lll'2iilly into g]142121, Iight'd onilyv by the 1111y t willktillg sia'i .'' 1llip1s. I a wov d, it wa lt tietpav.li, I.r fle t (f light, andt( it hadl bi'lilghl 11ila1:y St i'aigeis illto rtl~n ilw hi''h, th i Igh llt :Ili ill Sig)21it'le2i) stlerk (Inl 1 vi ti t ii;2(ilo 1221ueial uivey\ t' (i i ia va4 m2 its (w n t s ill)lioll :1 Illit'e oft' i22ll i1' il li) :2i12le , l1(20.t illg 1-l222 lt t12 gr:il1Ow h :22 olit I t. f t 11 hc I lt l h2 22 t. Il v1 llt i Jlp -' ill all st-II .1 11, 122ll India. Ill I ' v 2.2221a, s IL l ' .l1i1 it'elill )I.\\ till w 'n ' . l t' -1: 1., w ere Iwo dllr 'jias-C'hat'Is XaleIY and( Da id Re S2, bi.' 2 I:irn . 'D(I llu know, MISS, '' ;1S id 1Ih for ler. I'ii ,orrv I hit I 222'isteri go (ill thi~ fIj-liii i1ran . I h.! ]w id1a this f2east wI.sd r tha t it wOllI hing inl The12 :2 r1 w 112 1t (li il 30, wii a n2, I -w, u211ight I rch10 i, aI 2 righ1. ilt 1 u1 andi a ge'1-l22i 12 122 :. 1, 2 lit. 11 2 i i l t "F 10 h rai !"' ( )r11 ti his pat - W , 111222 I i ll ifs 12 2 1 J 12 22, toill Iwr. "\-2 vIn I pit pr t I:e: to SAY2 :. I'llc t2 l I 22 I , iIi I I11. I221.2 12'-n ( I W11.y a 4 nin itoM is I iln he:I l f?" ii , witi is I rcl2 , 1, 1 gen2ial al'' l m !r, d i n nt aIt i 1111 chin. h ?' 2 122' ip-w,'' ol' 1122- 2;gtney, 1h u it'S t1'lish a11 th1 6;u:.e.l i r a i it'lilng in this beastly 1m2e, 1t 1 11; 0y h : ft h, vi2it a(til 12to the :. ''1-r22) nexiuwde hea12t(Vup '1lit,2 12I10 1) V122 w, ' W 4. 21122 1 111) th" t 1!z1,, wh,01h f shly 1 ii evnls- s thl e I his ;lie \Ioatest. winl th1 uni ves'. " "Alue1- of12212 thei prodh~ucts,'(' correc.tod 11ti2- 1' 122. 112 "Don't1xagg.rat1e, 212 wha t , ''oevtnuh, anyh, '' was2r' t ho rely not Iil inbloie hryug oisi thisOhe Wo 2ha aret peoit her or sh5 4 2te~kin" ~blt11112 '1 *s sre hed it, witou;'plin, 1 [)2 O' lV'1 o looke rather ixdly oalt his fr12enhd an hoer,(111011 ho-asked, "Of 122se - o di21d5 "OSh, nie. )2askiau wt ith11211 he."1 Ross 1tuc th lei table athii's t:2lhov ancl ma11 l',o'2 imh 2(''h12se s eit rat 122 l, an iigo''Oh, it's lXlyto2ii tha hrile h12 1)2J bey1 n 1I(ith e2 ail-theri, whee you2 (lI 12ng1 t1o 121o her itardin g's~ :iiln-1-in teach 12ei you5 know2 nd eta i siec(f 12a''I' that(I 12he2 conl(not22 dio app unl'2Es 3'22 low , i i2's th 1natter with122 yIf 11(1 e ni2ght ?i There's:2( nohing to.Ii haey (1both t r abou, 2:t. WhenLi.lan. ii her(,1she dor and212 doctrin212s unti'l1 lit s2' i dk of -lve 21it v 2221) ell '21y-ao an I has d a lit tio oft- herI)goodness .12ut( 10n-h't yo "21i1r WhOt news?" htyor i1t "Why,-I -t~ 1 (hnly thif 112' o (of 21''t he lead di22:r2 in22 1)ar1l10 v been oldi 2d yuvi how2 thI 22111 blit faet idf all th1eY~ oh1(2 u teach Nl.2 i . Jlln 't you heard23 t hae 'enlli1 lul beiy 51aid ofgat xolater whatrhapen S(L1C to tnuko gt r'iy ooth ly. i' s1:rib, 111121122 ifh nn tas hng Rlid 5(n slehowiaue---a beuiftuing ('harb- Karney?-h221' would tho but~i 131 inalyro yo2 lel(ulkolwitha your list-ei hj'.nlhan, as beepis onedAm 1(2 yet-~'I? pl sd-n h ace ofslfW112212 all121 this yor11) 31et1your0 1)i121r goutol hati: ol wonnust wn he ilto onet (2 ar'l to(2 pritectl he hlettr tLhan N aciban haIrlsl tarn you aoanl d o ol"ow ndios spant phr varo htoantia n taoo grt cit Karbllyoblo nay totkh tisvryco ly.ssi tartd 001w a littl hntho. tHe wose Iusivarl, but nowha ha drnd atinie cool, eahowling a1beautifu seo not hit toeth, ad iu fruing "M ofar coldo, don'it lay thoco roya Bonc blere akIntohi qurea wth your pr aosi "Tntst n rbht." observed arue S.New be a sonsible follow. When yoi joined mo, you told me you wantoi money, and I took you into the concori becauso I know you understood how t4 vat, ferment and run off the stuff. Yoi certainly never said you wanted to turi missionary and proach to the scum o: this bonighted place like my niisguidet sister. Soum, inded I Do you think moi liko that Brahman, Prohraida, who call ed on us yesterday aro likely to be con verted?" And Karmoy fell back on hit couch and laughed a little, low laugh. CHAPTER II. Never were brother and sister more un. liko, morally and physically, than Lil. ian and( Charles Karnoy. Left orphans with 0qual fortunes, Charlos Karnoy had been advised to try indigo planting, and he indiied his sister to accompany him to .ndia, sol being desirous to originate at zonai mission and full of truo aid genuine enthusiai for tle propagat ion of Christianity in India. In truth, Charles had behaved with some deception toward his sister, who was ts guileless as she was good. le persuaded her to lend him her portion, and there by he had been enabled to procuro his plantation1, and ho for his own part was resolved to mako a fortie. To this end ho abandoned all idea of marrying yet awhile, or of amusing himself in tho style of niost members of his class. Ilo had taken Ross, a cool, clear headed young Scotchim , and his little capitall into the concern, in return for 0110 twelfth of the not prolits aid a vast amint (f1 slwcial skill that young Ross had Sonlwhow ,i''uired in the prepara tion of iluligo 1'or narkets, tho process being inl Son'ii' respects quito as delicato ant1d invhviig as much uninterrupted a1. ttntio as briewin g. When iess took up his residence On the p1lantatil n, le simpnjl3y thought 'it first ihat Kanjwy l was ralier a cold, sltIli is I t (Iof llw, Who was entirely asolw i in pratt iing all kilis of eConi llntirs, atiil that his lotvely sister Vas a viion, in irwt icable and somewhat ee,-ntr'i sort (f y1o1ng ldy. Sho cer ainl <t! press iintr brother on the sub j f 1 a4iyu'I. "gr:w' bwfore meat' and Volubl reinil in10 how his Ilindoo n) ighbors1i:4 wieri f:6ihu-d to light lp cainl phr, inl th rvining before the pictille in th ir himisc (4 RIiania or Krishin id to d-ral t11,u with fresh flowers. "And sall wve," she woild ask, ''let ours, he outldone b)y heathlens and idlat'rs?'f IT' there was a conti tnual coiffict lwteen c brot her and sister oni the Suibject (if mnoney. Ljilianl, her broth I. dwial-hltl, was always inaking de 11antis 11n hlin onl acouonit of her. pro. tiges aroundi, and le alliried that .11ll the biggars, hypocrites and raseals, iiale anl feiiale, of th locality pr ttdnled to listen lo hur preching bleeniso they kint'mw that by doing So they would be five it.o her purie. E'lvryhody who has lived in India in tiinately among th people knows what a eirs and scollrgo dlebt is to tille inass es. The native of Iniia, if. has bieen apt ly said, is alway s inl debt, an d nrt rfinges aini funerals alik are terriblo SOurce(S Of puniary trouible, aind w\hen it wvas fouid that the lilm salihi at the huligalow of Sahibs Karney al3 li5os was ilnsi1y pesuladed to aid any on 331 whc wmill listen to her piacbing and ro cive her iracs it was cerain 333 at,1 the was some3' trulh in i Kar'ney 's COilplainiti ats to is sist er beiing oftein v'i(tiinizel' liy imposl)tors'. Of lat31, hiowieer, ROSS, who wai eluiionsi lif h3is oiwn wich' voro 1no much1'i to theii glory and11 praiso of hi: 11litne. Ie was not513 . ati this peiod'ii~ him1 Slf1 whiiat. cold hoIbi called a irel igiom: n13113. In truith, ho w~as of t ho typc ( sto011ly, t inpert.'atte, hardwork inig y'oun a n13an1 of till day13, anioius, like si 11nan1 vaguel not ionls as to what lie should Ii no311,.I alays aigree wvith is s Ka:rnelv insens3ibly3 under10 thet siiell of' herl inth CIandAnendin yn imtis n o - If ever thiere wais a Iliving embliOd - mentf of sympalnthy on this ('arthI, it wi ('crtily13 ftoli ht fuiid inl Liian1 Karn'ies Slit symiipathItized uIp to3 a cirta11in pis i wiltt'hr s'l fish briother'l 1133( 1mo311 a3 lowanenl'i forl htitnd (31~ h (is horteoiing SIl shei harly v thou lltght ait 3a11, ar131 sht wasI11 a 313un3onseiouis of hier perlsoni charrasl 511 as t niighinizgale is of ifs 5vI th1315 tI t' for'gettIinig 13e igs who3( liv miltrei in) th il ife of t hose'3101 abu thii thani ini thi ownv, and11 she did1 goodt~ s far ats her polwersN permlitted withlou premei~iditatio 1(1 r13 effort. When'3 he blothler had1( wvondere'd ho(w she,' ai 1ad reOfinied and~ initellectual, could brin herself to (como( in conitact withi th; hiidelous and( lagged, and1( often anythIin1 bIut agreeablle to the ol fact or'y sense1, OV inlg to tile ghioo wherewith they wei o(ften3 an~oinltell, sho simiply looked a e he hiad ever thlought a Ibout. was the( souls. In facet, Chalesl' Karnely, w I 1Il(l 13uld noti ave crossed1 tile road( to sus 1 31 native frotin drotwning, e'xcept for' pul . lic oiion, saltistledl such conisciencei he had bty saying thait no dloubt his si ter enijoyed what sho did. Whyl3, thei e shoulId h1e inter'ferl w'ithi h'r pleasuire Her money wats in his factory, and11 a no had to do was t~o taike care that at drew as littlo froml 11im3 as~ piosibl. Accomlpanlied oly by Nasibuan, wvi generally formed1~ Liliiani's botdyguma en these issions1 of mercl'(y, Liilian wa on ber way to the indoo10 woman313 wI had1( expressedl s0 OJarnest ai desirot to 51 her, anld as she p~resses (on it is ('asy3 I pereeivoe that she is no1 commo3n0 mlorta Lilian was of the muiddlo height, singt larly fair and -delicate of ski, with somlewhat aquiline profIle that lost i softnes1s what it suggested1 in force. Ik hiri was~ goldeni, and1( her eyou. of warna I syriipatheotio brown, reoflcetcd t hie innat~ kindlness otf her nature. In3 order th 3 iliori r1ead1ily to obtain admission int t till hiou'es of tile people Lilian, greati -to her1 brothier's annoiyanice, had adopt 1 ('t ihl 'o0tum oil'(f tihe counitry to somi t e~xtt, wEoarin3g over her oridinlar; e clothiing a silk cloth abonlt 12 yalrd Ii long and( at yiard or tw'o widel, 01n0 e3 gathe(redl in folds he~ld to the left sid -ai thn mi1r(3( voujr.rlt waist and brought up 6vor tfho right shoulder and down the left side, where, being tuoked in, it fell down the front in graceful folds. Lilian wore silk somewhat against bor inolination, as she wore fiue gold bangles on hor arms, but she found cor tain advantages in being well dressed, Rho said, and a facility thence in gain ing the oar of those who otherwise might have refused her an audience. Tho Hindoo woman mhe was visiting had long since accepted her as an ustar din, or toaohor, and would soon, Lilian believed, becomo formally a Christian. On approaching the houso, therefore, sho was surprised to see outside a young Hindoo female stooping down at the threshold and tracing white lines with dour-a charm, she well know, intended to ward eM1 evil. This woman had smeared her face and such part of her body as was uncovered with a solution of saffron aiud witer to mako herself look "fair. " This was one of the super stitious rites from which Lilian had, she imigined, quito weaned her friends. The house was built of sul dried clay bricks, whitewashed with chuniam and having inside tho ontranee the usuil room with a pial, or raisei alcove, oi each sido for receiving visitors. Lilian, followed by Nasibm, went in, the Hin doo woman outside simply saying that they could enter. There seemed, Lilian thought, sono thing very strango about tho placo that day, but sho was anxious to so her friend and hurried to the portion of tho house sot apart for females. She went in, and then, inured as sho was to much that is trying and startling, she stood for a moment petrified. Beforo her, on an evi dent bier, in a half sitting posture and covered with bedelothes, she beheld her lato pupil with the fatal ground rice aid betel showing between her lips, and onl her foreeliad the trident mark of Vishnu. Ljilian know well t.hese secta rian marks mado with sandalwood Ist(o and us)ed to delote what god is worshiped by the person who bears them. Her faco flushed with a righteous indignation. She exclaimed in Tamil, "Who has dared to do thi'-'' and step ping forward took her hamikerchief and eriased the syibol of idolatry. Then, taking s(1m of the paste iat she per elived in a jar close by, she ma ide a cross on the brow of the dead wioan, in the impuilse of that pisusionato mo imont hardly thinking what she vas doing. While thus engaged a man, treading inaudfibly on his shoeless fevt and wear ing tho sacred thread hanging from his left shoulder to the right side, stolo soft Lfliav., folletted hI iyoKsihan, 1iCent in. Ily ini, and as Liia n drewv baek confront tonie, " Why have you done this?' "IBeenuse slhe is Christ's,"' was tho spontam-~ous repily, and the fearless and Syet, k id, co i a:--m' -: met h)is '1 wih Iia pow .. a isi feh though ho A '"She is Vishnu's,'' ho replied, and I. this timo his voieo was harsh and1( 1- threateninug, It "she wold~ have b~een bapt~ized. You se know t hat she had lnarned to abhot Ie your moneistrons creeds and unbIearalbb 5- cruelties. Yo~ u have noe right to0 miarl her withI you. idol1 signs." "Thu memn sahi," said the Brahma Li gravely, ''is unljust aml illo gicalI. Di 5 of thei' Lord your ('odh was all 1mIighit. -iiitl t hat his eyes s(1' everywhere? Well, it whereI iste ditforiece ini what you cal iour idois ? You say t hnere is no Silvatfit Swithout faith, hut we ha~ve faiith too. SWhy do( youi (como here to ve'x (our peoi pe 11 andl maktle themu dhi, a1s this womairu died, ini despatir?"' ilian1 hand encoteredt~0 this iBrahmarii before, Hie was Prohiradai aid don(1(111 to dlestroy thle infuence of lher mission. '3 ary efforts aimong theim. She looked at t him re'solutely. ''You meanl~,"' she said, ''1)by dyinig miserably in despair that shi C (tonflictinig ereeds. Let the work o "Christ stay. Evil will certainly bofal whoever dares to remiiove it." Lilian d~reow herself up) antd looked do flantly lat tio Brahmlan, thO mioro so ai 0she know thatt lie wvould not pollut himsel by tolucing a corpse, but thl next mnoment she felt ai kind( of sicknes comne over lier). Was it some1 emnanatio: Sfronm thle biter or waIs it thlit st ranlge, fell 0intensely penetrtatin~g eye oif Prohrada(l~? 'Never had she seen such eyes as hi Sbefore, never had she dIreamed thait hu man1! (eyes cou)ld emiit suh'l ai con(centrate 1;malignity and11 power of e'vil, never has she seeni( 11) a man'ee SO l ike t hose C Ithe (dread cobra. She half turned away and1)1 thlen) was obliged to loo0k agalin, anii again she felt sick and11 weak. Tlhos (eyes shot out miagneltic rays thait taisei niatedt her as theO snalke fusc inaitels th1 b irid. Priohiradai remaliniied silent, thle' olis eye5st oIgely altered. They shiranl tup inlto their uisuall Sly charan1'cte.r, resem) blhIinig t wo sina~ll bilick he'ads with on: a trace of those latent fires wvhichl hmi setemeud to1 setrch her' veryI brain. hi a spok as belforo gravely: "Th1o menIlt sahlibI is braive, butt not veriy kind or~ po r ito to our gods.. I say she will ctome ti rour timple, and I say Shlt will worsili therent, and1, I saty, too, t hat shle will offt' up)1 to Vishn al 11lie wt'al th tha t Sail Karney, her brot11her, hals Itaken fron: lion. Oh, don't thinik t hat we poor Brah. mans ar ignotraint idiots, that wo knlow nohig. Christ iaus I Why, in thIis 'ouin. try it is bhll imioui(Ls to live ini a strevi' 'without a temuplo, but how~ mnil~y 0' your streets have tempiles? Christ ians!' And with that word, uttered in an in. tensel cnnntnmptuous tone Proada lef Liliatti vhore slio stood, for tio itrs tmle inl all her experience of missionary work 111m1ong the natives thoroughly un norved and frightened at sho know not what. Ieturning to the bungalow, Iilian had encountered Ioss. He perceived at 01100 that sometlihing had happOned, and although she was not as a rule given to speak of hor own persontil adventuroH, she littlo by little communicated tho in cident of her encounter vith tho Brth lnan. lHosi folt and looked serious. "Dear Lilian, " ho said-"let mo no address you-bolieve 3n0, I sympathize completely with all you do and desire. I know how hard you find it to live with your brothor, and I know how ut torly single minded you tro, but you nitutst not run into poril. Yours is a lifo too precious to be exposed to danger. You must not think that I am given up to worldly 0taro as if lifo had nothing elso. It is not so long sinco I thought what ei it avail to convert oven a few hundred out of thoso countless millions? I think and fool difi'orently now. Wo have individually only individuals to consider, and I had meant to work and lielp you, but you iust let io protect you as-as your brother would if he woro only myself." Ross felt and looked awkward as 1i0 got out these words, but Lilian re coived theimt in all simplicity, and rightly hold them an incere, which they wore. Sho gave Ross her hand frankly and welcoied him as another helper onl her side, and ho felt within his secret self thanwt noxW t ill venIts to touch oti the love lie felt for this self denying girl so entirely itsorbed in others would bo a sort of profanity. No, ho must work, hopo and wait. (coNcIU1l) NEXT WVEEKt(.) TILLMAN'S OPINION OF MARK HANNA. THE DISGRACE OF THlE LATE CA3PAIGN, The Ohio Statesian is Rlevardled for the Wholcsale Prostitution of tho Amerlean People-The Need for the Election o(' Senators by a 1i rect Vote. it. E. Tillman in the N. Y. Sunday VWorld. The attitude of tho World in the last eamllpaign was ai disappointment to it, friends who had expected that it would linally come out for freo silver and then give Mr. 3ryan a hearty support. But while Democrats were disap pointed that the great Democratic daily of New York city assumed the lttituide it (lid, the telling blows which it has dealt to trusts and monopolies ild the courage and persistence with which it leads the fight against corpo rations and their high priest, Mark Hanna, must command the admiration of every ti 1t patriot. We are making history very rapidly in this closing lustrum of the nine teenth ceitury and the two opposinl' forces in American politics, the people and organized capital, are alread) marshalling their forces for the con test of 1100. The last election, al though it witnessed th1e triumph of motey, is acknowledged to have set tied nothing, and every student of cur rent events must ralize that the non dition of antagonism between tman and tmoney of our' country is becoming more and~l mfore accentuated every day. As soon1 as it becatme known that Senator Shermilanl would teceive thte portfolio of State in the Cabinet of Mr. McKinley the qjuestiotn of his sitccessot camne pr'ominenltly to the front and for two mnoths the figure of Mark Hianna has loomed plortentiously above the horizon as the man wvho was to take Shermau's placO in the Amect ican (louse of Lords. There have been reports, interviews and sutrmlses almost daily lead ing tile people to believe that Govetnor Bush nell and Setnator lVoraker would resist the demand for Mr. Hlanna's app~oint mlenlt to lill the Senatorial vacancy Thlere were patriotic Americans train edt in the old school of our politics, h otht Democrats and Republicans, whlo loped that ollicial subserviency would 'lot stoop) so far and that the great State of Ohio mtight have as its repte -entativo in thle Sento ono worthy to nIeccer. di. Joln She rmnan. ilutt the "husitness methods," for the ie.- time made 1111 fLn il iar to the Amern 'tnn pleopile in the recent Presidential I nnivass, htave been too strong. The ntews came to its within ta week that lanna is to be the inext Senatotr from Ohito. Orgaizied capi titl liautts In the tie' of Amtertican ieopIl the~ comm is. sieni to at setat itn the Senate wrung from a reluctat executive, atnd the 4th of March, whIich will witness the with -'drawal of Sherman, will be followed swi ft 13' by thle entrance into the Senate enlatmber of a man wh lbold0(1ly and un bliushtingly boughlt the Presidency fot Iiis fientd tand patron. I say ptatron, for I am not ready to use a harsher term whlicht, however, Ii lioating in the tmindis of the pleople, nora to believe that Mr-. McKinley will per mit himself to become the more puppet and tool of Hianna and the men ho rep resents. T1he two men0 are very intimately as sociated and one owes the other much, very much, butt I shall hope to see the new President perform thu ditties oi hmis high ollico in a mnanner thlat will S reIleet credit 'on himself and tile mul 0 1lionls of truc( .s *.ec .an lW ha iMed fo: e himi, rather thtan lendl Imsel f to thet a ,chemlo of the conspirtatoirs whio aret a preai ng moa 'ly onward either to defeat or revolution. 'l'Te A~ttncriean people have (lone a zrea-t dletl of thinking sinice the No' Svemb er election and tihe masses hlave. - learned a gtreat dleal about tile true nla 1 ture (If the isues presented in tile last C it Is fortunate for those who have not dlespaired of tile lepu~blic ando who~ blieve in thle capiwty of mon fot self ~ overnmlent thlat Mark IlIanna is to en -ter tile Sentate. Ilis advent marks a furthetr stop) downward, a "'lower deep"' in tile dlehauichety of Amnerictan pol01it es . TFhe elI etion to tile igih of < ice if his l)emuocratic predecessor by - bribery htas been chargedi with mutch Sshow of truth, and no evidence to d is Iprove it over saw tihe lighlt of day. What, with thle fact that, Ohlio cast one votO inl tile trecnt election for ev ery the and 11(1tl ree-quiarter inhlabi tanlt s anud n- -' - a'.m manipulator of that election tr-anipianted to the Senl aite--it Is easy to see thlat tile down ward course, the ''easy descent, t~o bI i," is being raidly trod. The "'buit ness~5 methlods'' wi cih have broughlt about these results aind tile reward ciaboed anld obtatined so unblushingly multst mark an ep)och inl American h1is tory. 'Thie seat filled by bltil', honest old llen Wade and ''Grand Old1 M\an," Al lan Thurman, is to be occuplod by Mark [Ifana, and tho question natur ally presents itself. what Ia the ran for thus honoring this ihan ? Is it be. cause he has oppressed and robbed labor? That he is In fact the cm bodiment of modern Republicanism which is more cruel than the ex slaveholders of the South and knows no God but Mammon ? Let the cause be what it may, the American people have only themselves to blame for the conditions In which they now find themselves. The etrug gle for the control of the government by the trusts and corporations has caused us to witness strange sights within recent years. The Federal pat ronage and the possession of the veto power are the prizes fought for in the Presidential election. A seat in the Senate, which is the fortress of the wealthy classes and fa vored interests, is becoming so valua ble that the election of a Senator in any State, North or South, whot e mon ey can be used, Is no longer left to the people or their representatives. Par tisan feeling runs so higb as to threat en rioting and bloodshed. Witness the scenes in Kentucky last spring, and see the situation in Oregon now. Then the elections for Senator in South Dakota, [daho and North Carolina are too re cent to need more than an allusion. They all cry with trumpet voice for the election of Senators by a direct vote of the People. The robbery of the people by still more oppressivo legislation than they now endure cannot be accomplished oxcel)t by legislative action, and a vote in the Senate in the equally-balanced condition of parties becomes more and more a prize to be fought for and alas, 1 must say it-bought. The It. publican chairman, who is to becomi Senator, has been actively at York se curing vottes in tat body. When Congress convenes in extra session he Will himself be a membes of it, and his intimate relations with the new President will naturally give him more weight than any man in the Senate. Thus bribery, the wholesale debauchery of the ballot, is rewarded by the highest honor and influence. The highest honor in the gift of the State is the prize for the wholesale prostitution of the American people. Again I say it marks an epoch in our country's history, and it remains to be son whether the triumph of wrong over right, of falsehood over truth, of d ishonestj and corruption shall be per manent. I repeat that the brazen ef frontery which has brought about thh object lesson is fortunate for the cause of hurmanity and patriotism. "The mills of the gods grind slow, but they grind exceeding fine." Tht people of great wealth who use such unscrupuilousi methods to increase their ill-gotten gains are only damiing up the water. PIEDMoN I' AND 1s PEOPLE. A MoLel Mill City on the Saluda River--Its EdIucatIounal Advantages ---Free Library and Historical So ciety. Piedmont Headlight. The name of Piedmont is suzgestive. With it is associated the name of aeudis tinguished deceased citizen of Green ville County, the founder of the cotton factory enterprise at this place. Also the name of the now president of the company, Col. James L. Orr, whose ad ministration has made his name a household word among the 1,000 people who formi the popuation of this model factory town. In 1872 the first mill, No. I, was be gun building and the mill started in Mlarch, l87(h. Mill No. 2 was built in 18l and startedi the latter year. Niili No. 4 w as commenced May 13, 18953, and started, producing the first cloth, Feb. 261, 18961. These three buildings are joined together and now appear as one 'tructure (100 feet long by 50. 75 and 103 feet wide, respectively four storie high, and contain 35,4-168 spindles. No. 3i mill is just across the Saluda river at the other end of the damn in Anderson County, and is a building 289) feet long by 100 feet wide, four stories, commenced In 1885 and startcd Decem ber, 1889), and contains 23,520 spindles, !naking a total plant of 58,9)88 spin les. lhese mills are on opposite banks of the majestic Saluda river, 11 miles from Greenvile, and U mi'es above Polzer, oin th e Greenville and Columbia railroad. T here are over 4000pleratives' dwelling houses of :3, 41, I and 8 rooms each, hor izontal weather'-boardling and plaster ltd, which are rented at 50 cents per room. There are six good sized frame store buildings, fouir of which are oeen pied by separate firms with general stocks of goods, and two with drumgs. The company owns between twelve and thirteen hundred acres of land, mnostof which is on the Anderson county side of the river. Trhe capital stock of the company is $800,000, but the value of the pilant is far~ in excess of that sum. There are three flourishing chiuriches of the Baptist, Methodist and Pmeshy terian denominations, and a commodll ous two story frame hotel, situated on an elcvation which commands a view of the whole town site and much of the surrounding country. This house is kept'by Mrs. M. A. Callaway, formerly pronpriletress of the Chick Springs hotel, and Is one of the places in South Caro lina where you can enjoy a good segaare meal three times a day, andi a tidy room and comfortable bed. There are two good roomy school houses, equipped with the latest andl most approved furnishings. One of the most importamnt features of this place is the public educational facilities that the the company has prio v'ided, which is perhaps second to none in a town of eqlual size In the State. I 'rof. ,J. L Eskewils superlntenden t, and princip~al of the 4ith grade on the GIreen ville sidle. Miss Mamic Grant, of Mays yileo, Sumter County, has charge of the 3rdnt grade, of three graded classes: Miss Mary Hillhouse, of Greenville, :2nd grade of two graded classes, and Miss Mamie Donald In charge of the prima ry department. At this school there ar-e up~ward of 180 p~upils. On the An derson County side is a school equally as large under the same superintend ent, of which Miss Nan Crayton, of Pend loton, S. C., is princi pal. 11cr d o p~artlmnt is called the 3rd grad e, but, has four gradodl classes at work. Miss Luamh Philips, of Pi'kens County, has charge of the intermediate department of two grades, and Miss ["annie Horton, of Belton, has the primar-y departnmnt, two grad1es. T1here arc In all about 310) pupils attending these schools, or 10 pecr cent. of the population. There is a deeided literary tendency noticeable here over the usual factory p opulation, which may be righ tly cred I ted largely to the fact that the com-| pany maintains a free library of over 2,500 volumes, which Is increased year ly 300 volumes by an annual aillowanmice by the company for that purp~ose. Mr. A. S. Rowell, overseer of the cloth department, Is the librarIan and has been for sixteen years. M r. ii'w~ell is a literary character andl has recently published a book entitled "The Silver fBullet," that Is destined to take high rank among the publications of the time. The librarian Informed the writer that the average is i75 volumes taken out per wee, wic .. shows. reading circle 50 per cent. larger to in habitants than the reports of the libra rians in large oities besides the numer. ous visitors. Mr. E0well thinks thi a flattering compliment to the intIelli gence of this model factory Population. Thoro is also a historical Society at this place, at the head of which is Mr. Rowell. This society is doing valuable work in gathering up data and facts of that portion of the State. All those things arc of Importance to one looking for a good place to live. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. PIEDMON r A IR LINH. Condensed Sc3hdulo or ':aongnr ratn. In Effeot Jia. 18, 1897. Yt Fst.31 N.1 Northbound. No. :9 No. 31 No.1 Ex. - Dnity aily . D3i Sun,. Lv. Atlanta., C. T-12 ( 50i I 1 I 7 4a 4 35 p " Atiatta, .T. 1 35 p '!:0 a s in n 5 p " Noreross...... . .0 a ' 1 i t 28 p " uf r ....... ...... i. .1 n 7 Usp1 " (4ainesville. .. ' '' 2 25 i I o:, a 7 -1.1p Lula.........248 ) 2 47 at iO.l it 8 wit Ar. Cornelia ................... 121 a 8 2 p L . Mt. Airy ...... ............ .. ....... Toccoa....... 8 85 p 8 43 i It 54 a. " Westmlinster ............... 120 l. 4 Sere"a ....... 4 18 p 4 27 a 'I -v p ...... * Central ...... 4 4 p 4 65 ai 1 ) p ...... " Greonville... 6 0j p 5 45 a 2:11 p. " prlanb1)urg. 0 is p a 42 a 3- 47 p ..3. " Gaifnevs.0 H.... ........ 7 22 at 4 23 1)NY a k 7 03 7 40 a 4.; p " Hi)n I's Mt.... ... .... 8 05 a 1 1i: p ' " as onia..... ....... 8 27 A 51p Tia. Charlotte.... 880 p 9 150 a 640 1) 110)p Ar.Danvillo .... 1200 n 1 80 p 112> p 2b0a Ar. Rihatnoud ... 6 00 ai 6 40 p O i00 a. Ar.Washington.. 6 42 a 9 40 P. 9 .1 a " Ialtml'oPiUR. 8 00 a 11 25 P .11 tha 4 pil1a ephIa. 10 15 a 300 a . i t Now York ... 12 43 m 6 20 a 115:s> Ves. I1et.311 No.31 Southbound. No. 37 No. 3: * Dailly. Daily. Dally t'l Lv. N. Y.. P .R.U .4 ;- pM ESE 2i Philadelphia . a ! 55 p 5) a....... " Ilaltiore.... 9 20 pL 11 31 a. Washington.. 10 43 p:11 1., t. 6 201) Ly. Richmond ... 2 00 a12 55 p 200 at .. Lv. Danvillo ..... 5 50 1 20 p 0 15 a 1 1 a Ar. Charlotte .... 9 25 a 1t) 00W 1)11 30 p 5 05 Lv. Gastonia..... .......I 0 0 p1 I p. " 3 1II K In 's M t .... .... .. ... .....;.. " " Hikburg .10 4'n I . .I'32 2 1 " n' nys it4.....1....... 47 t 2 2a 11. " Spara; ninbur,' . i I7 n 12 23 at 3 15 p. " (reanvill i' 21 p 1 20 a 4 20 ). " Contral....... I 1.5p 2 05 a F 55 p. " eoaon...1 25 1 2d aat 5 5 1 p,,17. * Westininstor. ....... ........ 6 5 p 4 Toccoa ....... 2 1 3 15 ai 7 (4p Ex. A M t. Airy ..... ........ ........7 3 SI n. " Cornelia.................... 7 y lt n ' Lula.........113 p .1 0) at 8 y 67 a " Gninsvillo... 3 81 p 4 J5 at 8 :5 p 7 20 a " Buford . .-... ........ ........ 907 P 7 411 a Norcross- -....... ........ 9-43p 827 a Ar. Atlataa, E.'T. 4 55 p a 10 a.t1 a 930 a Ar. Atlata, U.T. 3 p. 6 1) ni 0 3) _8.w a "A" a. in. "P" p. m. "A" noon. "N" night. Nos. 7nnd 3-Daily. Wiashington and South western Vestiltlo Laimited. Through Pitllmnan sleeping cars iet won Now York at nd New Or Jeans, via Washington, Atlanta and Mont gom cry, and also betweon New York and 31emp his, vaavashuington, A tlanta td irmingam. Pull Til sleeping vars between Now York aid Nm Orleans, n connootion with the "Sulanst 1.1m ited" trains for Han Francisco, semitu-weckly, leaving Jersey City Tuesdays ad 8atdays returylng, leavo Now Orleans Wedne--da ds nd Saturdays. This train tals.) carries iijth'm1ona1d Auginsta sleeping cars between D)anvile and Charlotto. First class thorua regllanaa voaches between Waslington and Atlanta. Dininag ears serve all meals on routo. Nos. 85 nal 3--United States Past. Mail ruts solid between Waslhintgtonl 111a1i Now Or leans, via Southrn Raiwav, A. & W. P. R. I., and L. & N. It. 1., being copn tosed of 11ag,"ago car nnd coaches, through wit Iout chango tor passengers of all classes. Putan dralawin room steeping cars betweena Jersey City neu'l 'ew Orlenus, via Atlanta and Motntgaomeray. ).eaving\VWashingtou e.ac'h Saturay, a bturti saleeping car wilI run throngha bet ween Wash Inton and SaCam itjsco wijthot chan.e. N0s. 8ll and 32-New Yor k and Florida Lim ited. Vest (huled tramn between New York and St. Augustiae, dia W'ashinagton, Chariot I e, Co luanaj, Savanahl nud ,laa'ksonvi ll, cona -ist ing of Putlmman drawinag roatm sleopi ng tfars, U'n l. 3nan comnpart mentl cars, Pultnan a)baet~ vat ion cars andl dintng ears,lecaving Now YJorkI andt St. Augustinao (terminal poaint.-) tdaily cenyt Sunayt. This tratin ailso carra tive .wetiaon drawing looma hurfot, slinmg cars betwee~n Au -nsta and Notw Yorkc iA os. II atnd 12--Pualannn slooping cars betwcon Rlichmtonda anda Danvi lle. The Air Liuo 1oli0 tain, Nos. 17 and 18, ho-* tween) Atltanta and Cornia, Gan., danily oxcopa Sunday. WV. H. (1REEN, J. M. cUL,, Washing ton, D. 0. Wua.lh inaatan, D. 0. W. A. rTrUTK, S. H. 11 A low !r1, Wasahington, D). 0. Aitlan ia, (as. LIMITED DOUJBL E DAILY SE RVJCE To Atlanta, Charlotte, Augustai, Ath-, ens, Wilmington, Ncw Orleans and Noew York, Boston, Fmtchmnond, Wash ington, Norfolk, Portsmnouth.--Sched ule In effcct eb. 7, 1897. sotIru nlou NI. N o. .103. N o.41. hy New York..........I 0I0 ti 00am Phliladelphaia............ i 1 m 1205~amn llaaltimore ...............1 3 15pmt 2 50tamn WVashainagton ............. 4 40pm -1 30am WE WANT T( Seing2 FO GREEN VI RiChnti............... 8 50pm 05anl Norfolk via 8. A. L..... *8 35pm*0 05am Portsmouti . 8 45pm 1) 20am We(o. ... * 11 28piml I 55am lIeidersoin . 1256am *1 89pm Ar D -rn via 1 A L..... t7 32am t 00pm v Durliam ....... t5 20pmt I 00am Raleigh viaS A L .......*2 1am *3 311)1i' Sanifor -............ 33Sam I 03pn Somle *................ 122am a55pm Watdebr.--........... 10am 6 53pm Monroe.'''''''-''--'5 51am 8 11pJim ........... ( 43ani 121pm --arlott- vi S.A. . 8 30am*10 25pm A 1,-.1.,8 _am 10 47pm N&I, ---.--.. 600in .............. 1) j15amr 12 101)111 G reetiwoot - .-.-..-.-.-. J 35am I' 101 A bbeville 1 3 0.iam Elberton . - - '.. -1am 1 -M0anI IA' A~ieii..... 2 071)"1 ' 4 am L'r Athensr............'' '-1 Ilmn Av Winder.....-''-. 1 51pm .1 43am Ar Atlanta 8A..'''...59im -1 30ain -'...-.-.. -.. -.. -..-.2 50pm~ 5 20ain NORTH1OUND. Jo 8. N o. 402 Liv A tlan ta ...............7 oK).11*12 00n2 Lv Athens............... 100121) n1n3fm Elberton.... ........... 12 -ain I n1 Abbeville ........ 4 i ) G.reenwoo....-.. 209,kam1 6.111)n -ht~l . --. --.-.---.-..... 13aml 6aip Ar' (olimba C N & i,1( tgil - _ _ 1 - ' - - - -.... . i 010pmn Chester.. .. 43ai 8 13pim v Cliariotte via8 A L... *5 amm*loe;)jpj -~lIi -o S - -:.-..--..... 0 15am 1) lopm AI W lilmit on.. ...........i. - 5al 1 3 i - 0 lies...- -- - . .9 1i - 1 am ~\1'~Vih)Ii~lo11 *1231) ,iti )illt S) ities................... U 2m1am 5) fti Rtaleigh .......... ......* 11: 35am* I I :3laiI Ar I)aum via ;9 A . t t A1 I, 0 9pi '7 82nm am...............t 0aImI antf520* m \iciniot(............. S&Iprn $ 1511111 \ asilingtoni v'jaiaeil IUI 101pm 12 31 pmn a1tiluore ..............12 .18am 1 1m Philadel hIlia......... 3-aim 5pm N........................* 6 5:i~n ;231im Ar Pi~'~ko~i .... ...~ 1p~tflk.. bPi pn *7 Imaj - - - - -..... . . 10pm in 5 a tDaily Ex. Sui$1ay. : Daily'E Moniday. Nos. 103 alnd 4(2, "Tho Atlnta Specital" Solit Vest'ibule ' r ln, with 111 ueu l eepers alid Day Coaches betwoen Washingtona nd Alr liutlit. A n , I4r Stieepors between l'ot'.tslctix1 111 I'lliesler. Nos. .11 11t i3, ' The 0. A. 1'. Express." Solid bltit of Iutlman ioelors and Day Coaches we I wel.Pl'ortsmouthI atnd Atlanta. ."0' Tickets, Sloopors -Ind informa tion apply to ticket agent.,. or to B. A. N-WArND, General Agent, Pass. Dept., 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, (la. GEO. Mcl. BATTEi, Trav Pass. Agt., Charlotte, N. C. J., S'T. JOllN, Vice-President and G.mini Mrg. V. E. McB.u.,' General Superinten dent. 1. W. 1. GLOVxi, Trafic Manager. T.. J. ANDERSON, Gen' Pasaungor Agenat. General Ollices: Portsmouth, Va. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Sliediulo In Eoot NOV. 15, 1800. STATIONS. N 1l. ...hmtr....................I I) ...Colu. ..................... Prosperity............. 12 11 p in Nowherry .............. 12 22pn3 . Ninety-six........................12 p in Greenwood....................I 45 1) m .Hodg s . .. . 2 23 1) IA. vilo.......................... X..~Knion .............. Lv.Greenile ........... ~V~llnnu~en 7 10 a in Anderson11 0. a in liT. 11;(~~'ire 2 41 a n 12 2u ~p II (lt'en~veod1 45) P m1 N1~ot-$ix2 25 p in Kr.UhAtlsnta ..................( 9 STAjo1~ TAN N..__N " Piedmnt.......................n 010 m " iallamn' ............... lia.1 1-i a mp 0v.~A~ llron ..'............ 1p S. am Ev~.~......n..... ......O.......I .5 71 3l a Ar. o nnal ....... ......... 1 0 7 m0 10v.~ Ah il 2 . ... .... ............2 11p 4: a n 10"h I8 prenoo......~.......... 14 06 p 7 "1 N3in opySi........... ..patahr .. v 1 2 pm Ar. Co9luiaBp v................un. . 3 50a p m~ Ar. harestn.... .............. .. 8t00y '0a11 p ,' p ...i. A ,on . ." 24p 8 :: Traina 0259 " 10...-.. eleant. " 1i25 n7a0 sl0epia 20'p " ...... Uniobn..... " 1 A0hpvil20p 10roto9aily-1 "et... Jasville od126 (3n58p 11 4ahu lep v. Spart anburg. A. A 0. div28asion8 "P,"ho~ 0.2p. m., "A," .m., 11 .I, Tra~lins Limnnd)1 c'artlegnt 1Pul6a.n raitns leave GprtnburgI A. &nt U. division. ;orthound, S42 . mn., :8:4 p. m., n6:180 p. mn., :150 p. mn., 11:8 a. mn., (Vesibulo Limited. Pullman ServIce. Pullman palace sleeping cars onfgrains 138 and 88, 87 and el, on A. and (.. di vision. Gen. Sutpernitondent. Tiraflo M'g'r Waslihintgton, D. 0. Whntn.0U. n.Ps.A 't. As'tbten. Pass. A g't. ) EXCHANGE Ilc.h/ney R Elorses. Bros. & o. ALE. S. C