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A Tale of To Jokers BY CiIARLES ii. LEWIS. It used to be the irm of Baker . White, but Baker purchased White' interest in the firm, and then the sigi read, "John 1. Baker." It was jus after this hange had taken place tha I was made head clerk, and that u stranger named Charles Villian Thompson appeared in the town o Greendale. Our business was that of a general store, and Mr. Baker was the owner of a big woolen mill in the town. 'Tho rear end of the store, with an entrance on a side street, was divided off and rented to the govern mont as a post ollice, and there was a door communicating from the store. Mr. Baker had a large safe in the store, and in this the postmaster kept his spare funds and stamps. We had three clerks and a bookkeeper, and it was rare that any of us had an idle hour. Mr. Baker was a jolly, good-natured man of middle age, who dearly loved a joke. People used to say that his hearty laugh was as good as a tonic. Mr. Thompson arrived in Greendale one afternoon to search out soei long lost relatives. lie was also jolly and good-natured and middle-aged. By the laws of magnetism it was perfectly natural for the two to come together and joke and laugh. This was just what happened. They liked each other so well at first sight that Mr. Thompson forgot all about his lost re latives, and Mr. Baker lost an hour out of the busiest part of the day. Uow ever, as he got ready to leave the store that evening, he called me into the private ollice and said "Charles, you saw a Mr. Thompson in the store this afternoun "Yes, sir." "Iie's a stranger in town, looking up some relatives. Very nice itan ha : ha ha : Tells a very funny story. and it does me good to hear him laugh1. You heard us laughing. didn't you. Charles'.' Yes, sir." " \es-um '\ ell, you may like Mr. Thomnipson, and you may laug. and also make him laugh. but keep your eyeoon him just the samte. Ie's a very jolly man, but I've got an idea that he can be very serious on oc casions. There are times when our safe holds large suts of money, and M r. Thor.pson may covet those greenbacks. Laugh with him, my boy, but watch him at the same time." 3'r. Thompson soon began dropping into the store in an oIl-hand way and making small purchases as an excuse to get a general look about and engage the ditlerect clerks in conversation. le appeared to " take to" ie as much as he did to Mr. Baker, and to make a dead set to win my favorable o 'inion. As a matter of fact, he could heat any drummer on the road telling a story, and ell lii eonundrums were new and full of surprises. But for 11r. Baker's words of caution I should have taken the man as he evidently wanted ime to, and after a week sh.ould not have hesitated to seat him alone in the; ollice. As it was, I laughed with him, but kept tmy eyes open. and after a few days I thought his objvet in dropping into the store was to get a close look at our big safe. The safe had a combination lock set on four letters and charged every few weeks, and only two of us had the word. At that time the word was "' Jose." After a few days, and one day soo,n after m' ri. 'Thomnpson had sp)ent half an hour in the ollice with M1r. Baker, the latter called mue in to "\Well, Charles. do you lind our Mr. Thompson a ver agreeable man ?" " es, ir'," I r'eplied. "Tells a very funny story in a very finy ayha ha: ha| Never re eashimself, and never gets oti any thing old. .\lakes you latugh, doesn't he' "Yes. sir. "Yes, of course-ha Iha !ha ! How ever, keep youir eyes on him just the same. I think lhe comes in hereo to look at the safe, rather than to joke, and im giving im ever'y chance to inspe''t it. I think he will invite you to pass an evening with him p)retty soon, and if .,o you had bettei' accept. Laugh with him, Charles-laugh as hard as you can-but at the same time be n yurguad.The funny Mr. Thuompson-ha: ha :ha : Mlr. Thomp5on had the best room at the bent hotel. It came to pass that he invited mue to spend an evening with him, and he had cake and wine and song and story, arnd I never en joyed myself better. By and b)y, as we laughed and joked, Mlr. Thompson turned the conversation to orthogra phy and its blundere, and it caime to pass that he asked nie to write down twenty words of four letters each.I wrote '"John,"' -lile,' "l)ash,'' "BIll'' and enough others to make up the twenty, but I did not wr'ite "J.ose." Mr. Thompsion knew that the safe was set on four letter.,. In asking me to wr-ite down twenty wo)rds of four' letters each he might r'easoniably count11 on my writing the safe word. I might have done so, excep)t foi' Mi'. Baker's cau "Yes Charles, lie was after the word--ha ha !ha!" laughed my em Ploer next day when I relatedl the Incdet. ' r lhomnpson is a& very fun hean, but I think we are funnier thnh s. l"eling quite sure that one ofthe twenty words is the word he Is aler hi next move will be to got t the store sotte night and make tryfora th et tents of the sate. We right olauh la le.-we must keep) rihtmpon-luing with the funny Mr. right on watching hhm-u1 a h Our general customiwst k aj th store Open until nin O,waoc t eept,e and the l)ost oillece alock hadto tiht, hour. Mr. Baker was tI hirld to leae Then the bookkeeper would gto ladve, would be followed by th glek, and it w asrmy duty to 1 hanef unle aou belforet neain an sthings to rights befe lavintg. y and by, towardis Theompson the month, the funny Mr, nine, so as to ba th P la n aou On two evenings ha oani mnan to go ten O'clock telling atoe taned me til began to0 get suspicious Ilfhad as tlosns, I sought advice of M i no " Ah ! that funny Mr. B' aker. ha! ha! ha!I" laughed i'n opo. as he leaned back and yumploye, hands, " His time Is drawin ve near. As near as I can fIgure it game will be this : On the night the 30th he will manage to be the ha one in the store with you. As you a ready to go be will seize and bind a: gg you and then go for the sate. ,i 1e very funny, Charles-ha ! h " But,I don't see it, sir !" I proteste "Don't you ? Well, you go rig along and let him earry out his >)la If yoAh don'tl fiht back he won't hu you, We will play a little joke on i jokeful Mr. Thompson." On the afternoon of the 30th M Thamneon droppe _~adpssdJ with Mr. Baker for half an hour, and I we heard a groat deal of laughing in the private efli ho. At eight o'clock in Ithe evening tuo postmastor had about $2,000 in our safe, and the amount al together was about $22,000. It was a dark and rainy evening, and there were so few customore in the store that I lot the clerks go home. At nine o'clock, as I expected and counted on, Mr. Thompson arrived. It was a walk of live blocks fr"m his hotel, and he would not have come out in the rain, except that he was exy'ecting impor tant letters. He got none, and the post ofico closed after his inquiry. As he came through the store I was all alone, and there was no doubt in my mind that he was pleased to find things thus. le took a seat on the counter and began smoking and asking me to guess various conundrums, and at half past nine o'clock tho streets were quiet and the hour had arrived for him to show his hand. I sat in a chair facing him and only a few feet away. Of a sudden, and while he was smiling and laughing, he put his hands on the counter and leaped forwards and land ed full upon me. I was carried back wards to the floor, and he had his hand on my throat and his knee on my breast before I could put out a inger. " Be quiet and sensibie, now ' he cautioneL. I am Mr. Thompson. Sometimes I am funny-sometimes not. There is no funny businLs8 hout this. :f you keep quiet. I sha'n't hurt you. If you don't, I'll use you mighty rough :" I had no idea of struggling with him. He took from his pocket pieces of rope and bound my arms and my ankles. and when he had finished, said : " I'm after the money in the safe, of course. and of course 1 shail get it. It will save time and tiouble, however, if you will give me the word. If you are obstinate about it I may bave to hold a lighted match under your nose." I refused him any answer, and after a minute he passed into the private ollice and began woh king at the safe. I could hear but not see him. ie saw t:at all the doors were locked before 1h- left me, and on such a night as that he had little fear of being disturbed. lie took the list of twenty words I had iven him and started in on the combination. He had tried eight of them, when Mr. Baker and two police men suddenly rose up from behind a screen, each with a pistol in hand, and Mr. Baker called out In great good nature: " Ah, there, you funny Mr. Thomp son, but this is an unexpected pleas ure ! I was just dying to hear one of your funny stories, but I hardly thought you'd call at such a late hour:' Mr. Thompson was struck dumb for a moment, but he was a man of cheek as well as of humor, and, after catch ing his breath, he answered: " That you, Baker ?-ha ! ha : ha Did you ever hear the story of the man who dreamed he was a horse ," " No, never (lid. If you are feeling well to-morrow, come around and toll it. I know it must be funny-ha ! ha ! ha' Were you trying to work that combination ?" Why, yes, I was trying, but have had no luck. You seem to have ex pected me here to-night." " Yes, hai ha ! ha ! Say Thompson, doesn't the situation strike you as rath er funny ?" Yes, devilish funny--ha ha ha !" Same here. I shall miss you more than I can tell. If you have time be fore you go to State Prison, I wish you would write me out1 a few of your b)est jokes. The one you were telling me yesterday was a regular- corker-ha ha ! ha I'' And for a qjuarter of an 1hour1 more the two continued to joke each other, while one of the p)olicemen came out into the store and released me.I didn't feel very mirthful over the affair, but Mr. Baker slapped me on tile back and exclaimed : "Charles, my boy, you mustn't hold any sp)ite against Mr-. Thompson. He's a very funny man, and if he could only stay in Greendale a few weeks longer I'd get fat laughing over his jokes ha iha ! iha. Say. Thompson, tell him the story of the old maid and the gob lin-ha ! ha ! ha !" " I-I don't feel as funny as usual, for some reason," rep)l iedl'rl Thomson. " The fact is, 1 think I've got myself boxed up1." " Yes, just Bo," replied M r. Ilaker. " I don't suppose any funny man can feel funny when he's boxed up. If you haven't any more jokes to relate, the police may walk you1 over to the-eala boose." T1he funny Mr. T1hompson took his5 dose like a man, lie had pliayedl his hand and lost, and he was nlot theO mlan to kick about it. lie attempted no de fence, but saId hIe was probabily walk ing in his sleep. Ie received a sen tence of seven years, and before he was taken away Mr. Baker ,vont to the jail to see him and say : "' Well, Thompson, any new jokes or conundrums before you ai-e olf ?-ha ! ha ! ha !" "Noting to-day," was the reply. "Say, we used to swap) some1 mighty "ood things, didn't we v-ha ! ha!I ha! Hang it, I wish you were going along withI me." " And we'd keep eacih othler laugh ing from mornIng tili nighlt. Sorry I can't, but I'll see you seven years later and we'll have lots of fun." And it Is the solemn truth that two days after Mr'. Trhompson ieft prison hIe called at the store and visitedl with Mr. Baker for two or three hoursm, and thley slapp)ed each othler on the back and laughed until their sides ached with the exer-tion. LIA R) ON T IC COUNSICL. --Tho fol lowing exp)erience of a Mississippi lawyer was related by himbelf to the writer many years aigo. He said: "1I was defending a prisoner for horsestealing, and seeing no other means of defending him, under tihe circumstances, I set up1 thle plea of Insanity. I argued it at length, and read many extracts from works on medical jurispru lence, and had tile paitiont attention of the court. The pirosecuting attorney did not attempt to rely to my argument or contiovert my authlorities ; I seemed to have things my own way, and whispered to the prisoner that he needn't be uneasy. Then camell thle judge's charge, in Which he reminded the jury that - there was no dlispute between counsel ,as to the facts of the case. Indeed, a there could not have been, for several y Wtnessos had sworn positively that sthysaw my client steal tihe horse. eA o hut' concluded the court, the plea echarge y11as been set up, and1 I yda taou, gentlemen of tihe jury, idtad itrhould dreceive your very grave it an beiouedeber.ation ; but I must my elowe tposay, gentlemen, that for d. case, I can discrove nof edn w.io at insanity onerhe rr onfeidno n. excep)t, pnerasnh thIle onV r't counsel," th' e selection of his te -Can a minister wownesi r. his sermons be Pprlyh aes for is Ivagrancy ? eryarsdfo WHAT JS VANITY? By LADv CoOK (nee '1NNvEss1E CLAFLiN). Contributed to tireenville Mountaineer. Most people are alive to the imper fections of others ; few, however, per coive their own. To know one's self is the most dillicult of all knowledge. There are none so ill-favored, for in stance, who will not admire themselves in a mirror, because they see not them selves, but some ideal individuals. Ann with like partiality do we regard the good and evil qualities which form our character, always esteeming ourselves, no matter how despicable we may really be. Hence vanity is the pro dominant and universal vice. Thus a pious philosopher said : "What blind eth the eye, or what hidoth the heart of a man from himself like vanity. Lo! When thou scest not thyself, then others discover thee most plainly." Cogan delines vanity as "that species of pride which, while it presumes upon a degree of superiority In some par ticular articles, fondly courts the ap plause of every one within its sphere of action; seeking every occasion to display some talent or some supposed excellency." Thus vanity is vain-glory, and arises from a desire to appear wiser, or richer, or cleverer, than we actually are, and consequently is a sort of iiuposture, often offensive to others and injurioub to ourselves. The extraordinary circumstance about this failing is that it attacks those who have many estimable qual itee, as well as those who have few or none. Peer and peasant, lady and waiting-maid, are, in their distinctive ways, alike subject to it, and the more acutely they are affected by it, the greater is their self-degradation and loss of genuine esteem. They may succeed in acquiring the lip-service of p,arasites and fools, but in doing this they must lose the good opinion of those whose regard alone is worth having. Huno, the historian, in one of his Essays, writes on this subject with hih usual power and lucidity : "A desire of fame, reputation, or a character with othero, is so far from being blameable, that it seems inseparable from virtue, genius, capacity, and a generous' or noble disposition . . . wherein, then, consists vanity, which is so justly re t arded as a fault or imperfection ? It, seems to consist chiefly in such an in temperate display of our advantages, honors, and accomplishments; in such an importunate and open demand of praise and admiration, as is offensive to others, and encroaches too far on their secret vanity and ambition. It is be sides a sure symptom of the want of true dignity and elevation of mind, which is so great an ornament in any character. b'or, why that impatient desire of applause, as if you were not justly entitled to it, and might not reasonably expect that it would for ever attend you? Why so anxious to inform us of the great company which you have kept ; the obliging things which were said to you ; the honors, the distinctions which you met with ; as if these were not things of course, and what we could readily, of our selves, have imagined, without being told of them." Montaigno says: ''The corruption of the age is made up upon the particular contributions of every individual man. One contributes treachery, others in j stice, irreligion, tyraniy, avarice. and cr-uelty, according as they are of power ; the weaker sort contaribute foaliy, vanit,y and idilenecss." Thue word vanity includes within its meaning all sorts of emipty delight or frivolous dis p)lay, all unsubstantial p)ageants and p)leasuries whose end is merely to grat ify wecak p)ride, and all the little osten taitions which are intended to make others think of us more highly than we deserve. It is derived eitherm frm the Anglo-Saxon verb f?/n-4pean, to wither, to fade, to pass away, to faint, or from WVanian, to wvane, to fall aw~ay, and thus It denotes that which has no substantial baisis, but is in its nature essentially epheamer-al, del usiv~e and evanescent. And yet observe the e*x tent to which this Idle quality is culti vated by almost all classes of mnaankind: civilized and uncivilized, hiigha and low. rich and poor-, l earned and iliitearate. The naked saivaige w ho can display some paltry obaject coveted lby othem-s, struts as though he wer-o lor-d of thme universe. We laugh at the rid iculor-s ness of is van ity. Yet in a thousand ways our- own airs anad affectations arec equ aal iy aibsua-d. We p)rido eoursolves upon so many things w h ch arc either not wvorthi possessing, or, if thecy aret, weo-e not obtained by any amerit of ourm own a. Star-s and garters, a-ibbons and decorations, aire not to be despisedi when they have been wvon by per-sonal vailor or- nobility of condIuct. They are then the outward amnd visible signs of an i nwaard and siriitual worth iness. But he who derivud his orders or- tit,les froma the mncrits oaf another, wIthout coming up to the staLndar-d of the oa'ig il, decks himself in borro,ved plumes to wvhich he has no maoral right. 11e resembles a clown garbotd in the ana tie of philosophy, or- a p)igmy attempt lug to bear- the burden of Atlas. But even worse aire they w ho have obtainedl their distinctions by fr-aud, treiachery, vice, cor cruelty ; the minions of anon am-ohs, the betrayers of the people, the oppiressor-s of the poor. We do wvell to have what is called ''a proper pride" ; to rnespect ourselves and to be jealous of our reOputaition. because this conduces to rectitude of conduct. But we should bewairo of being bitten by vanity. When Onice its poison enters the soul, ther'e Is no saiy ing to what lengths of folly we may be eventually urged. The servant gir-l will ape her mnistr'ess, her mistress the next in rank, and so on, ad infinit um. 'rho excessIve love of dre-css is a poestilebt vainity, and goes fair to do morailize both sexes. It is, however, p)eculiarly dangerous to women. Tro dress modestly, aind even wvell, so that It be within our means, Is dlesirablo. But to endoavor to adorn ourselves beyond this i)oint, or to dress extrava gaintly, is the sure mark of a vain iInd. H> W' miany a deluded woman has pawaod her virtuae-a woaman's noblest jewel-for somUo gawdl out of a gold sinith's shop-wv indow ! How maany a young and inexperienced girl has been led aistray by a paisslon for showy dress ! E0ve is said to have been tempt ed through an apl)e, ller dlaughiters are tempted by rings, trinkets, and line clothing, aind via In puiblie the price of their prIvate dlichonor. If we could only recognize our true wants, porceiving what Is realhly aid vantageous, we shou'd avoid much bear t.bur ning and many useless strain in gs. Hlappiness and peace of mind come w &t content, andi how little is needed Shatisfy actual requiremonts ! A ~ll-ordered home; good, plain food; elligent surroundIngs :simpllle re ~t'eations, and a modoet and womanly demeanor, would carry all through life with domestic happiness and putblic esteem. But wo aro not content with thone solid and permanent blessinge. Our dress must be more expensive, our sor vants more numorou, our cquipages more striking, our houses larger, and our furnituro more costly, than thosu of our neighbors' With the humbler in circuinst,ancer it is the same. All are toiling for that which protitoth them not. Husbands and wives seu little of each other. Paror,ts and chil drun are often barely acquainted, and frequently, although in the same house, do not meet from week's end to week's end. IEither the struggles to live or the promptings of amuitious vanity keep the fathers working from early till late. Thus their lives pass away unrolieved by the true joys of existence, and unsweetened by neces. sary leisure. Well may such say, in the words of the Wisdom of Solomon : "What hath prido pretited us? Or what good hath richcs with our vaunt ing brought us ? All these th ings are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasteth by ; and as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the pathway of the keel in the waves '" l)ougihty liouse, Rich mood, Surrey, Engiani HOW TO PRE1V4NT L YNCHlINGS An E'ducate(i Negr,'s Views on the Southiern Problen--lie leeks to Riestore the Sense of Secnrity Which White Wonien Felt h'ilty Years Ago. Philadelphia Times. NAS1lvit4i., Tenn., October L.-At this time, when public attention is directed to the discussion of the lynch ing probiem, which is now being con ducted In nearly every large daily newspaper in the Southern States, it is somewhat refreshing to hear what the educated negro has to say, and to learn just what attitude he w ill asbume Prof. W. H1. Count;i;, president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, located at Normal, Ala bama, distinguished himself a fuw days ago by givigg expression to senti ments which at first sounded unusual, and called forth a flood of criticism from at certain class of colored men from the North, who were attending the Tennessee Centennial at Nash ville, but were afterward received bv the press as a most dignitied an~d helpful contribution to the negro pro biem. Prof. Councill is one of the most, eminent negro scholars in the United States, and is favorably known throughout Europe. During his re cent travels abroad he was very graciously entertained by the Lcev. Charles Leach, D. I)., the lIon. Wil 1am l . Gladstone and his Majesty, King l1opold. His po.ition in the State of Alabama is one of dignity, resptectahility, inIIuence and great responsibility, by reason of his judicious and successful managetnent of one of the largest educational institutions in the South. Lie certainly merits the utmost cot:fidence of all fair-minde-d men and women, who respect the senti ments of an honorable and upright citizen. A large number of representative colored incn, from all s-etions of the country, had gathered at Nashville to hold a conference for the purpose of giving all queations affecting the iegro race careful consideration. Prof. Councill was elected chairman, and in opening the cot ference, which was termed "A Negro Council," fhe made a speech that createdl a decided sensation in the Southern States. O.ly a few (lays ago Mrs. W [1. F'elton, a Southern white lady, dleliver ied an address before the St,ate Agricultural Society at Carter,sville, Ga., in which she made an earnest appeal to what it regardled, even by htetr own friends, as t,he very worst passions of mna. She reconmmnded the conti nuedl assassinia t,ion of negroes .who are suspected of the cr1ime of having com itt.ed as saults upon whit.e women. Sihe cim phlasizetd the ianulortance of imatmediate aplprehenision and puniishmitent, in alt cases oif negro maen assaulting whit,e women-but she had nut the fairne-.. to mtention any ot,he.- eases. As regards the position taken by l'rof. Council I, thtis can not be said; lhe evidenet s a l iberalism that is a con' piiment, to his trining. rThe Atlant,a (Ga.) Constitution, the Louis ville (Ky.) Courter-Joournal, the Datily Mercur-y, of Iluntsville, Ala., and a great number of other newspapers have had nothing hut commendatiois for Mi-. Councill, it is no disparage mtent nor- discredit to te culturedI, weli-edlucated and mtore ptrosperoub clement of colored cit,izens to say that the deptraved and ignorant, class among thema must be lift,ed upl morally and intellectually before that class can ap pr-ci ate the w isdomi of men like M r. Councili. In his eloquent address he said in part, "'rhe do 'p relIgious sense, the un swerving lidelity and industrious hand, the gentle, bloodless spirit, of our fathers, coup)led with tbe Anglo-Saxon grit, intellectuality andl respecct for nobtilit,y of soul, did much to overcome prejudice, soften ,aspterit,ies, and have transmitted to us a rich legacy of char acter and reputtation of which angelb might well be proud. Lot us guard tho record of our fathers by tmaking our lives a willing sacrifice on the altars of trut,h and virtue. " in th is connection I urge th is coun cil of negroes to speak out in no uin certain tones against outrages com tmitted against thte honor of womtan re gardieo:s of rae or color, and against, lawlessness of every kind. L et us hurt all the powers of our beintg agins, the fiend, who, in violation of God's holijest law, and contrary to te laws of the iantd, w hether by phtysleal force or in trigue r-obs woman of the mhost precious jewel given by leaven to earth. The frequency of violence to woment is ialarmi ng. We can no now at >p :o ar'gue the nicu points as to t,he cause of the comtmit,t,ing of these incarnate liiends int10 a raco hiitberto wit,h absotlute itt munit,y from thtem. Nor- have ,ve timte to llad that they are not the tru,ted servants of our Southern homes, nor can we stopf to appleal f rom J uge L ynach to thimayjsty of t to civil law, liut, we mnust stamp (out the crime1. Suelliejienmt for' us t,o know that theise crimes are somot timtes comimit,tted by inegroes, to mtake us hang our heads it shtame and go) In sacke.othi and a-hies. ".Let us restor'e thait sense of eurity which whlit3 women felt llfty yearsago in the proesence of our fathers u nder a iy circumstances amid the most for bidding environments. We muls', make the h umbtlest wite woman in time re motest and wildest, part, of our count,ry feel as' safe in the presence of a m - gro man as angelic " lMva" d hi alone with her "' Uncle Toema." Lct us make the white woman of this land and of all lands feol that our lack ar'ms are ever readly, backed b)y hearts ats puri' as truth, as guileless as bab)os, to defend their honor--that we amre will ing to throw our black bodies between t,hem and their assailants, and shted our blood to the last dron in priotecting theom, and hunting down and executing those brutna in huiman rm. "Toll it out so that all the world may hear-print it in the heaven's blue so that he who rune may read-that the negroes in this land will frown down, cry down, hunt down and strike down this crime and these criminals, until not one shall be left in all the land, and a black face shall be a badge of truth, of peace, of protection to innocence. I know that these criminals do not form a part of our audiences, congregations schools, s::cial gatherings, or industrial communities, and yet it is our duty to seek their haunts, and the inlluences which produco crime and criminals, and with a whip of the, law, and the gospel of righteousness, scourge then until vicious idleness shall give place to virtuous, industrious intelligence, and thus purge ourselves, and wash away these foul stains of dishonor from a glorious record transmitted to us by our fathers. 'hat white men form tobs: that they disregard the law; that they kill in cold blo d, is no ex cuse for our commintting crime. Two crimes cannot, make one virtue. We cannot atflord to apologize for crime we cannot a t rd to protect or sympa thize with the criminal. We can only a ford to do rig lit and fear not before God and the laws of our country. "The day has paz!sed when abuse of the South linds favor in conventions. We live in the South. We are South ern people. The South is our home, and we love its beautiful skies, its hills and vales, its singing brookiots and Ilowing rivers, as fondly as any other people love themn. We pray and labor for her peace and prosperity, we are jealous of her good name and will do fend her honor and interests with our lives. With the spirit of brotherly love, we have a common and a glorious destiny, but with hatred and crime we drif:, toward tie whirlpool of interne cine strife and death. "Whatever is wrong in the South must be corrected in and by the South. I believe there is enough intelligence, enough virtue, and the righteous in clination beneath the Southern skies to successfully solve all the intricate problems which may arise in ou" domestic and social relations. The best black men and the best white men of the South, moved by patriotic impulses, will surely gravitatto toward the common centre of pattriotic action for our comrnton good." CIEMSON'S EX ill ilT. The F'arnter's College Will Make a Very Complete Display at. I he State Fair. The Coluinbia Register says that one of the largest exhibits at the State h'air this year will be that of Clemson College. Prof. Hart, of the agricultural do partment, and Prof. Barnes, of the me chanical department, have been in Columbia to confer with the fair of licials as to the best means of display ing the work of the college students. The Clemson exhibit will occupy the larger portion of the lowler floor of the machinery hall, and will include a working dairy with all necessary but ter making and cheese machinery ; a display of plants, vegetables and flow ers from the horticultural and botani cal divisions, a collection of minerals and metals from the division of geolo gy, and many lield products by the agricultural department ; and a most interesting and instructive collection of engineering work And appliances, among which will be found a boiler and engine, several clectric dynamuos and muotors, electric transformners and alternators, are and incandescent clee tric ilamips, a comp)lete X ray app)iara t,us, constructed at the college by stu dents, turning lathes in operaition and many specimuens of manual training work from the various shops. in this last collection will be soon boxes, shelves, book cases, turned work, in the form of vases, Indian clubs, and balls ; iron work, illustrat ing the use oif forge and anvil, castings fromt gtho foundry, and finished ma chines from the mnchine shop. A large number of drawings made by the college classes will be shown, and many new and novel instruments. it is the aim of the college to pre sent every possible p)hase of its agri cultural and engineering courses, and show what it Is doing for the industriai ed!ucation of the youth of South Care lina. The first and only pictures M rs. Mc ilnley has had taken in ten years ap pear' in the lOctober number of 'Tho Ladies' Home Journal. They form part of a seies of new and unpublished photographs of the new occup)ants of the White House. Mrs. McKinley wore for her picture her inaugurai ball dress of silver and white brocade, at the special request of the President who thought it particularly becoming The excellent portrait of Mr. McKin ley In his oflice was taken in June. 'rho other pictures in the series sl.ow the mnany changes in the arrangements and furnishings of tho r'ooms and grounds, made by the President and Mrs. McKinley. The man mnay be able to whip the lion single-hmatdedl, bitt11 he is not taking chanees, and Is not going to dliadain the - assistance of help ers with hot ironis. L ~ ~...Tle, samne is true of 'a wise mnati whto is -. T having a tussle wvith ill - health. It is barely possib)le that he miay have the naturalI Iiherent resisting power that will enable hiin to colucluer d iseases w'ith,otit the assist ancve of ineteCine, but lhe is ntot willing to take the chanices and1( wi'll not disdain the help of the right retnedy. WVheun a ana feels out-of-sorts, wvhett his head is achey, du tll antd heavy, his body lazy, his nerves jerky, his sleep broken,, his ap petite honieky, his skin sallow, his breath foual and his mtiouth had-tasting, lie Is havintg a struggle with ill-health. IfC he is wise he will takc D)r. .Pierce's Golden Aledical Dis covery. It gives edge to the appetite and maker the dligestion perfect. It invigorates the liver. It, itnakes rich, red, pure blood. 4 It ptuts vita into every orga:n and fiber of the body. It dIrives otut all ipurities and disease gernms. It imuparts thle glow of health to the skin and the vigor of youth to ( the miuseles. It tontes the nerves antd gives refreshitig sleep. It hbuilds firm flesh, bit does not raise the weight above Nature's noritnal. It esures cf per cent, of all eases[ of constnyttot. All mnedicine stores sell It. Ani honiest dlealer will not suggest a worthless stibstitute for the sake of a lit tle extra profit. The muost valtiable book for both men and - womien is D)r. Pierce's Coiu tion Sense Meedical Adviser. A splen,didl thottsand - page 'voltnte, with over three htun d (red engravings and colored p__ lates. A copy, paper-cov - ~ eced will be sent to anyone sending twenty - one cents In one-cenat stanmps, to pay the cost of iuailinig on/y, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y . cleth.bound 31 Sam,m* TIHIC'SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Annual Report thows that the Road is in Good Condition and Making Money. The annual report of the Southern Railway gives some interesting facts about the financial status of the com pany, the improvements of its property snd the establishment of new enter. prises in the territory of the system. A full synopsis is as follows: The report of the Southern Railway eompany for the fiscal year ended June 30 shows that gross earnings decreased ).87 per cent. Of this, freight earn ings increased slightly, but passenger -eceipts fell off. Operating expenses :lecreased 2.61 per cent., and the )perating percentage decreased 1.25 per cent. The credit to profit and loss tocount was $445,920, making the total ,redit balance on June 30 $1,139,830. 1he company has no floating debt and aus had none since its re-organiz.tion Liabilities of all operated companies ire treated as liabilities of the com pany. The net increase of funded debt tnd outstanding securities of leasehold 3stutes for the year was $2,581,422, and is fully represented either by the Inount of prior lien securities retired >r by the cost of new property acquir :d. Equipinent trust notes of the old -ompanies and of the receivers, amount ing to $307,334, were paid, leaving 279,770 still outstanding on this ac -ount. Sinking fund payments on ac eount,of equipment bonds of the Rich niond and Danville and Georgia Pacific were $179,525. The company has paid ,ash for all equipment purchased by it, %md has created no equipment trusts. rho total increase in the current con 5truction account was $98(,799, which expenditure was all for the acquisi tion or construction of new property. New equipment to the extent of $217, 23(1 was purchased, $89,433 of which was charged to the capital account. The company assumes one-third of the risk on its general ineurance, placing the remainder with the insurance com panies. 'TIhus the company carries $3,0241, (13 of its own insurance. A comparison of statistics shows that during the year freight earnings increased $238,785, 3r 1,1)6 per cent.; number of tons of commercial freight carried decreased 9)1,501 tons, or 1.23 per cent,; number of tons carried one mile increased 100,227,809 tons, or 8.76 pt r cent,: average length of haul was 6119.87 miles, an increase of 10.12 per cent.; average earnings per ton per SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Conden,ed Schedulei t Uftet JUI V 4, 1807. STATIONS. N4 .v. ar estoa..,.......... T 10 a a. O um i ..... ......... s10 " P os ,orit.y ...................... 1 . p a ". Niw rry ..................... Is $6 ? m "rNruty(d-................ 46 p r r.. Fleewo.................. . . 5 m r.IAIev1li ___ -r ren e ... . r~Atlunta . . ...... ............ 8TATIONS. Lv. Green ................... a ". Pi.dmo............ . . .............10 55a,s " Williamaston .......,....11 18 a sq EL~ Inderson ........ 11esa tr. Dhitn ...... .. ...... .... ~ 028 a u *rnwoo. ........ ........... 02 p Ninode.. .......................-2p,m * Greenood....................250 p mu " Ninety-......... .................... I2 Ar. Ch,arleston......... ..... ...... ~ STATIONS. NOIf.1 9Oa2Sp 4....ston. ." 24 p g68a 004a; 125p."......anto ." I 25p p 0O2ia 202p 4..Ui.. " V.I 7 0 0SO 223 " .. Jone.avlle . -19 as 0 54a 27 "'... Pao..lot... 124 ld p .1 25'a 80 Ar.. bpartanburg. Lv 11 45a 6 1 45a 85p ,V . Spartanbumrg.. Ar lI 2a. "P," p. m. "A,' a.m. Trains 9 and 10 carry elegant Pullmanm lanping carshetweeni ColIunbia and As Pivill, mru4diybiwe lcson ville and -Caini asti. Train. leave Spart-anburg. A. & 0. division, iQrthbound, 6:87 a. mn., 3:47 p. mn., 6:18 p. mn., Vestibule L1!mited); aouthblouud 12:118 a. mn. :15 p. in., 11:87 a. mn., (Ve,ctibiule Limited.)' Tratins leave Greesnville. A. and 0. division. iortib bound, :45 a. mn.. 2:81 p. mn. and 8:110 p. mn., Vestibuled Limited)- iouithblound 1:21a,m b:2o p. mn., 12:80 p. mn. (Ve%tibuled Idmmited) Pullman Service. Pullman palace at!uaping car. on Trains8 and )i6, 57 and 11, on A. and C. divisin. W. H. G REEIN, .1 M QULnP Ge.Superintendent. TrmttioWMgwe W'. A. TURK, S. H. H ARD WICK G on. Pass. A g't. As't(Aen. Paas. A Wsaipsten, JA 0,Ata We_ CutP On Pianos, Organs anc Irive our b)usiness these har P~rices. WVe don't sit down >t money like the old f'ossik mn when they won't pay the A'ant t.o purchaise a Piano or Is and we will sell you. V# 11nd best selected stock of P some Of' tile best makes on ti o sell themi. We guaranlt, han any other reliable deale ime purchasers are easy. () 'e<iuilred alnd we make t sp)ot (Cash Buyers we will sl )rgan cheaper from us than >ulsmfess. We keep conistai f small inlstr'uments, conlsi VIandlolins, Auto harps, Violii >arts, strmngs and supplies I 'lewin g Machines at ridicul vanIt onle, just intimate it, an<1 ~w you can buy one. Our s ocail and instrumental, is key f the p)opular and up)-to-dIate me. Yours tr XLEXAN DER I ie were .976 of a cent, a decrease of ).0 per cent,; earnings from passen gers doorea8ed $514,997, or 9.03 per cent; number of passengere carried decreased 183,785, or 4.33 per cent. nParesident spencer in his gene ral re ;atrs -oes that DO less than 15manu esta li,h d an t h ne of the Souther J etd cotto0n fa ctories w o rk'in g 13,000 spiwhles a 3,0 looms, the total -coat coe whic thea been $2,000,000. At the clodin of the0ar additional mills 'in elsucdia (200spindles were under Needs No Explaniaton Goos GraLSN, N.CO Au. 4, p97. bore, N. C. *' res Dear sirs;--Please ship usat ne one gross Goose Grease Liniment Wne are entirely out. Don't fail to ship at once. Pl"ase give us jobbers' prics it is the best thing we have ever seen. Yours truly, W. C. JONES & Co. -Car penter Bros. are now prepared t. to sell all of [R. J. Reoynolds' celebrated tobaccoes to merchants at the regular wholesale prhices. Heretofore these popular brands have been ordered from other places, but they can now be obtained at the Mansion Hiouse drug store. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Trotter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eiran tions, and positively cures Piles, or nio pay required. It isguaranteed to give perfect satisfaction0or money ref unded. Price 25 cents per box. 1' or sale by Carpenter Bros., Greenville. S. e EUTHERN RAILWAY. entral Timle lietween Colurmbia and taets. *ouaville. Eastern Timie I1etween CO. lumbia and Othier F'oint. EleFFEt l'VE J AN. 19, 1801. Nothoud.No. 50'No.sWU5 Northbu,,d. Daily. Dlaily. I 3Mg Lv. J'ville, F.C.&P.Ry.. 6 5p 8 26 a iI !a Saiavanah.... .... .. 11 20p 12 26p N p Ar. Columbia . .. ..... ...8 55 a 4 18 * 4 Lv. Chlar'ton,SC&(4RR. 6 liJ 7 10 Ar. Columija..........10 10 p 10 56 a Lv. Augusta, So. Ry.... 9 80 p 2 10op 6 00 p i.raniteville..10 12p 2 S9p 65- p "Trenton............ 10 W0 8 08 p 554. "Johnstons--.. .. 1 IlO 0 5 20p Ar CoubaUn. dep't.217a45p LCo'aBland'gat . 5lO 10 6528 p f b " Wii,nboro......... 6 18 a 6 15 p 5 47P "Chester ............7 ls a 7 ip01 Wp9 " Iock Hill..........7 48 a 7 84 1900 Ar. Charlotte...........8 50 a 8 20u 1, Wa " Danvillo............ I 80p I20a 805O Ar. 1Richmond .......... 6 40 p 6 00 a .., Ar. WVashington .. .9 40 p 8 42 a 45 a "lPhiladelph,ia....5 00 a 10 15 a 18p "NewY York........ .. 620a 12 4,hp 38589 Southboun,d. No. 35 No. 37 Nes1 Ilally. Daily. Daly. Lv. Newv York, Pa. 1t. R. 12 15nt 4 80 pI 0O1na "Philadelphia .... 5 (0la 8 55p 3 80 p " Baltimoro..... .. li8a 9 20p O00p Lv. WVash'ton, So. Ity.. 11 15 a 10 48Bp 20 p Lv. Richmond .........91 55p 2 00 a. .. Lv. Danville .......620Op 6650a 112 a " hrot ......10 20 p 9 856 6 5 15a " Iock Hill........ .. 1 0 p 10 20 a 5 57.a "Chester ............1 117nt 106 65 a 0a "Winnsboro......... 1 a 11 4l a I7 14 a Ar Col'bla Bland'g at... 1 57 a 12 50nn 8 17 a Lv. Columibia Un. dep't. 8 00 a 1 15i, "Johnstons,.......... 51 a 2 5p O0'a " Tren,ton.............6 15a 5 08p 1 8 "Graniteville ........ 67a 8 88 p 10 48.a Ar. Augusta............ 746a 4 15 p 11 20 . Lv. Co'bia, S.C.&G.R 70 Oa 4 001 . Ar. Charles,ton,.........1 00 a 8 00: ILv. CoI'h)ta, F.C.&P.R7 12 47 a 11 56 aj 2 Savann,alh..........i 5 00 4 118p1 11 82 a 1r. Jckonville.9... .00. a__12p SLEL'INO CA It i.~VlEE idpal1e al <.emger servioe between FBe *Nos. 1 antd US-Newv York and Florida Linm ited. Through vestib,uledl train bet,ween St. Augu,sl in. and( New Yormk, leaving eaoh term fial point) (St. Augustine and New York) dail~y excj it Sunday, cOopod of Pullman compar ment sleep ig cars, P',lnman drawing roomt sleeping* cars, Pullmanai obsorvat ion oars and ~otel nhing, cars. Also, P'ullmani drawing ro ocsem cars betwoon Aulgu.ta anA e No,. 87 and H8-Washington and 8outhwe t.ra Limited. Solid Veslibn 1ed train with diaing cars and first elass '.cohe n,or th of Charlotte. Pullman d rawing root, sleeping oars b.etween an aw J yo Saannah, Waahington Rill n sleeping car bet.ween Augnsta and Nos. 116 and 34-U. S. Fast Mail. Tb Pullman dIrawin, g room b,ulfet sleeping na, tween Jack,on v lIt and New York arnd Aw. gusta and C~hariot te. Pu llnman aleepint oars net ween Jackson, vileo andi Jolumbhia, en, roe'as daiy bt wen Ja.cksonville and (Jininnani vi.a W. A. TRKE, J. H. HUAPDII( G. P. A.. Washlineton. A. (a. P. A '.'.e rices Sewing Machines. We d times by selling at Cut mad croak about the scarcity who let purchasers pass n great long p)rofits. If you an Organ come and see .e have on hand the largest manos in the State, inicluding e market, and we are going -our prices to be lower r will make Our terms for nly a small cash payment lhe saihing smooth For. ty, you can buy a Piano or from any concern in the itly on hand a full stocu sting of Guitars, Banjos, is, &c. Also the various or same. We are selling ously low prices. If you I you will beC surprised how lock of sheet music, both t full, andl you can get any songs and music at any uly, BROS & CO