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THE EO PE'S JoRNA VOL 9.---NO. 46. PICKENS S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1899. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Silver Dollars Given Av Greenville, E We have placed int our store Silver Dollars. We have had made f will unlock the box. With every C given a key attachel to a tag. Keys month after October 1st, and the H1c be given $5.00 as i present. This is a new and novel way we h in cash what we have heretofore paid greater number will be benofitted. AT SMITH & You will find the I Men's Wear at GREENV Sole agents for .Sietson's Stiff I1ats. Si CAPT. JOHN PAUL. JONES. AMEILiA'S GIAT NAVAL HIIlO. The Proposition to Bring Back Ilis Remains to tihe United States-lis Home Was in Fredericksbuirg, Va. The Fredericksburg correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch gives the following informant'on in rogard to John Paul Jones, which will prove interest Ing to our readers : " The announeqment that the re mains of th : uistingukihed naval hero, .lohn Paut Jones, have been located in Paris, France, brings to the light that the deceavnd wa once a residetnt of this city. According tu the rpcords of the county couro,ho came hero in 1773 It administer on the estate of kid brother, Wm. Paul, who lived hore until 1772 Williem caeC h'e-re in 1760, and shority afterwards entered the mercantile bus iness, in which he was engaged up to thn time of hl death. The store occu ped by them Is on the corner of Main and Market struuts, and Is the same building in wh.ca George Webingtoa ,was made a Mason. Tradition also says that one of the rooma in the building was ud by Julhu I'tnul during his resi dence here, wuich was nearly two years, as his lcd-ging quarters. It. wai, also during his citizenship hero that he received his appointment from the Colonial Congrcss as lieutenant in the navy. " It was here, too, that he added Jones to his patronymic, which, it is said, was in token of the friendly act of Col. Wilie Jones, of North Carolina, who became his hondsman for .9500 when he administered oin his brother's estate. His first assignment after r . ceiving his api.ointnent as lieutenant, whlci occurred on Dec. 22, 1775, was to the Alfred, on the deck of which, it is averred, he, himsulf, raised for the first time aboard a vossel in commis sion from the Continoutal Congress, the flag of America. Aboard this vessel he made the cruise to the Bahama Is lands. I May, 1776, he was assigned to the Providencu, and in October of tht. year was given a full commission as captain. By this time he had ac quired the full couhdence and esteem of the marine committee of Congress, and in 1777 sailed in the Ranger to Brest. On arriving there, and aftler some negotiations, in which he dis played much adroiness, he obtained: a salute from the commander of the French fleet, which, it Is said, was the first notice of the kind the Americsn flag had receIved. All through his his tory the records show that wherever he was present in battle success at tended his efforts. At the close of tile Revolutionary war he was offered an important command against the Turks In the Black Sea by the Empress of Russia, which he accepted with the stipulation that he was never to re nounce the title of an American citizeki or be called upon to light against F4rance. " The skill and bravery which ho al ways displayed attracted the attention of all Europe and America. England, consequently, became so incensed at the boldness of hIs operations, carried on directly under her own eyes, that the British minister at the Hague, and the press of Britain generally, endeav ored earnestly to sup press his growing reputation by coarsely but vainly en deavorIng to brand him with the epi * thets of rebel, renegade, and pirate. Upon his return to the United States, in~1781, Congress unanimoualy ad1opted the folowing preamble and resolu tion : " Whereas, That the Congress en tertain a high sensoof the distinguish ed bravery and military conduct of John Paul Jones, 109., captain in the navy of the United States, and parti cularly in his victory over the British facigate Serapis, on the coast of Eng land, which was attended with circum stances so brilliant as~ to ex :ite generad applause and admiration : "L Rasolved, That the miniseor p)!edi potentiary of these United States corn mnunicate to his most Christian ma: jesty the high satisfaction Congresi has received from the conduct and gal lanta behavitor of Capt. John Paul Jones, which have merited the attention and appirobation3 of hIs most Christian mnit jesty ; and, that his majesty's o11or U1~ adorning Capt. Jones with a cross.ol military merit, is highly acceptable tc Congress." "Tnis was in honor of the cross -o military merit anid a magnif~cont gold. mounted sword which was presented t( hIm before his departure for Ainoricm by the King of L"rance. In 1787 Coil gress also voted him, in commomora tion of his brilliant and valuanle ser vices, a " medal of gold." .In Decem ber, 1787, he returned to Paris, whore at~or a year of ill hoa~th, he dIed or the 18th of July, 1792 aged 45 years During hIs residence there he wa g iven the important trust by Presidern Washington of treating with the Doj of Algiers on the subject of peace an< ransoml of A\mer-ican captives. So fa as is known lFredericksburg was thi vay by Smith & Bristow outh Carolina. a handsome Oak Money-Box containing or us a mmber of keys, sone of which ash Purchase of $1.00 or more will be can be tried the first Saturday in each iders of Keys That Unlock the Box will ave of advertising, and give to our trade for advertising, with the hope that the BRISTOW'S )est of everything in Popular Prices!! ILLE, S. C. e our special line of Men's $3.60 Shoes. only- home he had in America, and la view of this an effort will be made to have his remaine, when they reach America, brought here for interment." The'following oflicial declaration has leen issued from the headquarters of the American-Irish Historical Society in Boston relative to John Paul A and contains an admirable suminar) oi his life and achievements: "The American-Irish Historical So ciety las heard, with much pleasure, the proposition to bring back to these shores the remains of John Paul Joned. " We cordially endorse the idea and bereby express our hearty readiness to co operate in this most patriotic un dertaking. " For one hundred years the remains of this gallant American oilier have reposed in the soil of France-France, our ancient ally and present friend. For one hundred years his memory has b'een an Inspiration to the American navy and his deeds are forever treas ured in the archives of the nation. ' Though his remains have been sa cre(ly guarded by 'rande for -a cen tury, it is but fitting that they should at last have a final resting place in the Unted SW :,- a land ho !oved -. much and for which he fought so bravely and so well.. "John Paul Jones will long be ro membered in American naval annals as *o, of theomost beroic officers who cder 5sv6re allegiance to the Constitu tion and theoliag., Fuitful in resource, prompt to act, bold in the face of tre mendous odds, utterly devoid of fear, he upheld the banner of the Republic on the high seas and carried it even into the country of the enemy. "Born in Scotland, 1747, he died in France in 1792. Coming to Virginia in 1773 he inherited the estate there of A deceased brother. At the outbreak of hostilities between Britain and the colonies he offered his services to Con gress and was made lieutenant in our infant navy. " Being assigned to sea duty, ho quickly showed himself an intrepid offli cor capturing many prizes from the British and striking swift and sudden blows for the cause of liberty. " In the fall of 1776 he Was promoted to captain and continued his gallant prowess, against the foe. In 1777 he took the U. S. S. Ranger to Europe and the next year received from a French man-of-war the first salute ever given the American flag In foreign waters by a European war ship. "' In Apr-il, 1778, he descended upon the English coast, landed -his blue jackets and mnarines, scaled the ciff I of Whiteheaven, slpiked thirty-eight British ca'nnon and spread consterna tion throughout the country. "-While commanding an American and French squadron in 1779, with the 'HBonhoni mne4Mehard-A as- his flag shi p, he met a British squadron off the Scot. tish coast convoying a merchant Ileet to the Baltic. With night fallen upon the scene, he attacked the enemy and for three hours waged desperate bat tie elY F'iamborough Head. " it was on this occasion, after the combat had long progressed, that thbe Biritish commander haughtily demand ed if he wished to surrender ; to which Jones made the immortal reply :' I haven't yet begun to tight I' So the battle went on. Jones lashed his flag ship to the British 44-gun ship Sora phis, and with pike, cutlass and pistol fInally compelled the latter to striko her colors. " Soon after the British ship, Count ess of Scarborough, 22 guns, also sur rendered to the valor-ous Americu otlicer, whom the British government had graciously termed a ' pirate' andl would gladly have hanged at the yard arm. Capt. Pearson, of the Seraphir, was knighted by the British King as a sop to his feelings and a ruse to main tain *'British gallantry ' in the eyes of the wqrld., Upon hearing that the foe wim-he~ defeated had been thu. -k nighted, Jones ilt'y obserydd 'Well, he 'deserved ItV; and If I fall on him -again.I'll make a lord of him.' " This, then, 'was John -Paul Jones, whom the American people now pur' pode to descrvcdlys honor. ThIe was the type of man to- whose lion hear~, and courageous 'deed s te at-yA meri cah navy owes so~ milba'. Such men, too, were-'O'Brien, Barry, Hopkins and other early commandeis ; witfrPorry, Rowan, Porter and LFarrag it of later times.. Worthy they -to. rank with Pewey, Schliey and Sampson ofpvur own day. "Yes, bring back the remains. of John Paul Jones I Let the-drume roll, the trumepets blare, tbe bells ring, the cannons roar. Los flags be dipped and - arms proesented as the cortoge passes - by. Fer here was a man who helped ,establish on a secure foundation the irepubl-ic o~f -Washington aud. the fath .ers, and who bravely defied British * might at sea as hls compatriots did I upon the land. Et lernal gratitude to John Paul I Jones, and may the principles for which they fought never perish from the eart." REIAOIES HOMD1 AT DAYLIGHT. Bill Arp Takes a Nap in a Chair-The Ohildren Think Thero is a Burglar In the House-HIis Wif'e Recognized the Snoring. Left, left, ieft I That, Is an ominous word-I don't like it. Last Friday night I closcd my mission down in Ala bama-a most delightful week with balmy weather moonlight nights and good people to cheer me. I retired happy to dream of home and the iittle grand-children and the lignt that would be shining in the window for me on Saturday night The porter was to call me up in time to take the 2 o'clock train fur Chatta nooga, but alas I he did not do it, and I awoke to find that the train had passed and I was left, left, left-Oh ! :the misery of it. Shakespeare says that there is no philosophr can en dire the toothache pationtly, and I will add, or being left by a train when far from home. There is a gonenos about it, for the train has gone. The next train would not connect at Chattanooga and I would have to stay there till another 2 o'clock in the morning. But all's well that ends well. About daylight I reached my home. All was still and sil-nt. The good old dog was lying at the door and gently vwagged his bushy tail. The door was looked, but the window sash was not, and I raiscd it slowly und softly and was soon in the nitting room, where there was a good comfortable sofa. I kn6w that the door to our family bed room was locked, and I head some faint familiar nasal sounds that as sured me all was well. The diagnose Nas right. In a few minutes I was asleep and playing on the harmonican myself. My heavy base echoed to the tenor in the other roum and awakened one of the girle, who whispered: "Mam ma, mamma, there is somebody in the front room." " It's your papa," said she. "I know his trombone-be still and let him sleep, for I expect he is almost worn out." It was 8 o'clock when somebody kissed me while I was dreaming of the soldier boys drilling and the cillocr said left, left, left at every te). Rousing up I received t the family eu-braces, and two little children came running in and climbed all over me and made me happy--Oh, it beats war, or politics, or a dog law, or aiything. I was escorted into the dining room to breakfast and saw at ai glance that the room had been re papered with a tinted olive green paper and the bordering matched it beauti- 1 fully. The doors to the parlor woro wide open, and that room had been re panered, too, and was lovely. Somehow I never could make as much ado over pleasant surprises ai my female folks expect, but I did my best and have expressed my admira tion several times since. Before I left they had talked about the old paper 1 that had gotten dirty and was falling off and said that if I would got the paper they would put it on, and 1 as sented. I am glad that I did, for if I had ben at home they would have put the harness on me and made me wait, on them all day, for I am the boy. I met a man down in Alabama who < said that my letters were demoralizing the women of this country and putting now bdrdens on the men. " Why," said he, " just look at me-I am fifty Live 3ears old and weigh nigh on to 200 pound5, and yet my wile wanted me to climb up a step ladder yeste-day and fix the curtains back, and I told her I couldn't, and I wouldent, for the ladder was old and rickety and I might fall and break my neck or some of my arms and legs. Well, sir, she laughed and said: "Bill Arp climbs ladders for his wife, and plants flowers, and strawberrius, and nurses the grand childr.n, too.' 'Yes," said I 'that's| what he writes, but I don't, believe a word of It. Hie thinks that you Womeni are going to be allowed to vote prettyI soon and he is just, fixing to be electe-d."'1 " Now, see here, Mr. Arp, I fought four years in that, dogond old war andi now I am gettin' old and fat, and I'm I not gwine to climb ladders and tend< the flower garden just because you do ; that. bA, if you really do it, which I don't believe." And the good, jolly I old veteran laughed immensely. i Next day I made acquaintance with a conductor on the Alabama Groat, I Southern and he comforted me by say ing that my letters gave good example abnd good cheer anid pictured what, homne ought to be. BalId ho, " we have nine children at our house-all under< age, and my greatest pleasure is int meeting them wnen my run is off, and in helpmng thbcm and their mother to fight the battle of life and be contented and enjoy what we have got, and be thankful to God for his tender mercies. Running a train half night, and half day is hard work, but I enjoy my home and my family all the more when I get with theom, and they are all gladder to see me." I like that man and that kir.d of talk. Wheu our people realize that, home is the best place on earth, and the moth or 1o its dearest inmate we will have an Ideal commonwealth. Coleridge says: " A mother Is a mother still The holiest thing alive." Ly ttleton says: " Tne lover in the husband may be lost But the wife ia dearer thban the bride." I All thegreat poets have paid tribute to the home and to tho mother, for home in net, home without a mother. Of course there are many married wo men who are not mothers and do not wish to be. With them children are intruders, and the pity in that their mothers had not been of simIlar mInd. In New England and fashionable Nortnern circles the meitcrnal instinct has bacn smothered, and has gone into an "innox ious desuetude" as Mr. Cleveland would say. And good gen tie 'Tom Hloward said that a Boston mother wouldn't have but one or two children, and she wouldn't, have any if she didn't want an heir to inherit, the estate. IEila Wheeler Wilcox wrote a remarxc able letter two year-s ago on the de cay of the mnaternal instinct, in New IEngland, and' the great, increase of divorces and voluntary separations. Mary liront Rid has recently publish ed an article on the same subject as applicable to iFrance. She says that the fashionable women of the period wont, even dreso like women. They despise hips ndl try to hide them. TIhey nrefer to be a slim n race horses, and to conceal every sign of a maternal form. Children are intru lers they say ; and if by chance they have any they are put out to nurse and to be reared by unmotherly hands. What an awful picture this is-what a sad descent from the motherhood of aur mothers-what a counterpart to the Savior's teaching when ho said, " Sufor little children to come unto mue for such 18 the kingdom of heaven." Nearly all the groat men of .the world have bean nursed by noble mothers, and it rjAict s me to know that Mrs. Sarah 3utwt, of Brunswick, has a book novt in the press with Lippincott that will I rescue from oblivion the mothers of many of Georgia's great and good men. Witt her It has bon a labor of love. [low our biographers from Moses Jown have lauded the great men but paid small tribute to their mothers. But the highest heaven Is reserved for them, and an eternal fame that ivill not pass away like that the great sien acquire in this changeable world. Mas, poor Dewey ; how soon did his garlands wither. But we 'still have Schley and Brumby and Hobson left, Ind a host of les.'or lighta that illumi ate the Southern sky. 131.1, AnP. G1TTINU 1EADY FOR TEi' CENSUS I -The first annual report of thu diree or of the census has been submitted t ,o the Secretary of the Interior, and Nhile it Is a brief document, it is full A interobt. The report opuus with a letailed tatement of the preliminary irganizatiou of the ofice and at synop ds of the carly work, which is well inder way. The forms that will be used in cnu- f nerating the agricultural products t tnd-the population have been practi ally determined upon, and the c livision of vital statistics Is carrying )n considerable correspondence witli I ,he various boards of health through- I )ut the country. It is the purpose of he director to secure a uniform sys- I ,em of registration of deaths, so that s noro reliable statistics may be ob- I alned. a A plan has been mapped out for the elention of expert special agonte, to 8 >o employed in the collection of sta- a Istles of manufacturing industrcs. ['ho industries of the country have cen grouped into sixtcen classes, and I 6n expert will be put in charge of one >r more of these classes and have lin nediate charge of the special agents t vho will be employed in the collection d >f these statistics. A special agent, the report says has c >eon appointed to look after the onu- t noration of the products and popula ion of the rlaralian Islands, and two ,)ecial agents have been meIset.pd and Lre already occupied in arranging for I ,he census of Alaska. Two hundred and ninety-five super- j r!sors of census out of a total of 297 1 iavo been appointed and commissioned I )y the President. McLAURIN'S ViEws.--The Wash ngton currespondent of the Charles ,on ivcning Post says that S.nator VicL.Aurin, of South 'arolina, has re ,urned to Washington for the session A Congress. The South Carolina Senator is one of the few Senators roin the South who upholds the course )f the administration in -its dealing wit~h the Philippine problem. He will, luring the coming session, continua to support President. McKinley In his roreign policy. The Senator, it Is 3aid, looks upon the coming secssion as being a most important one, and abide from the Philippine question, there will be many problems to be brought to the attontion of Congress. Senator McLaurin says that in com non wit.h other sections in the South, lce State of South Carolina is sharing in thec prosperity which seems to be general all over the Union. Hie says ~hat not only are the cotton factories paying handsomely, but the cotton lianters are doing bettor than they uave done for a long time. Early in .he year they did not, realize that the otton crop would bring more then five ~ents at the most, but the Benator s'ays n his State they are getting seven ~ents. The farmers of the State, he ays, through the most rigid economy vhich they have been practicing for he past ive or six years, are com )aratively out of debt, and many of hem have succoeded in laying up omo money in the banks, manny of hem having quite a snug little sum. ltogether tihe Southern st etion of the ountry is enjoying more prosperity ,han for several years past, and is in a nest, enviable condition. Ti1li H vi.: No CiaAPLrA NS.-It has nore than once been poiuteou out thatt Thaplain st.rvico in the l'hilippines is not attractive to those most particu arly interested, and all manner of ex ::use is resorted to on the part, of the reverend gentlemen to avoId being sent there. The War l).partma~nt kceels as qjuiiet as possible ab)out it, but the fact is said to be that, the large majority of the regiments in the Philippines have no chaplain. The folbwing is an extract from a private letter just received from an enlisted man in one of the volunteer regimen ts: " You ask me what kind of a chapiain we have out here. Well, I must tell yrou I have not heard the Word of God spoken since I have been on the island, for we have no chaplain with us. If we had one lie would have to talk to tas on the firing line, and I don't think It would be well for him. Let haimn waIt until after this is all over and thben he can tell us all about, the love of God." -The Troy 10xchange bank at 'Troy, [iI., eightnen males from St. Louis, was wrecked by safe blowers about, 2:30 a. m. Saturday and everything of value in the bank was taken, about, $5,000. The robbers escaped in a carriage unmolestedl. They were seen going toward Ed wards yullo, the county seat, of Madison coufn ty, shortly after the burglary. Sher liT Kuntzo organized a posse and went in pursuit of them but without result. The noise of the explosion was heard a mile from town. Nitroglycerine was used. The doors of the safe were b'own through the counster and carrIed to the front of tihe building, 200 feet, distant. -The total enrollment of children in the school of the United States is said to be 17,000,000. A GOOD TAR HEIOL JOKE. Elow a Young Lady Caused Her Father to Frighten Away Her Beau. The Charlotte Observer tells the ollowing good story of a recent occur enco In North Carolina: Mr. Jonathan Edwards, of Asheville, s a very succeesful business man and 6n enthusiastic sportsman. le lately )ought for himself a now gun, and I while impatiently waiting for the sea on to open ho would get out his now run, handlo it with alfection and dis ourse on its merits and beauty urtil ils wifo and especially his fair daugh or, Mary, became weary of oven the ubject of guns. And yet, after dis overing that his gun was not as in creating to others as to himself, he 0cded only an intimation to make uin bring it out for exhibition with ileasure. Miss Mary Ed wards had a beau and he rather liked him, but hold him t onewhat at arns' length-on proba ion, as it were. Miss Mary had a lov. ng hoart, a sparkling eye and a keen enso of humor. Her boau, Mr. lichard I Nildman, called to see her and they hatted pleasantly in the parlor % hile 4r. and Mrs. N'dwards made thtmaolvns I omfortable in the sitting room across he hall. " I'm going to kiss you," said Mr. Nildnan to Miss Mary. ";If you dare," said the young lady, I'll certainly make you regrot it." But. I really aml going to," said Mr. 8 Nildman. " If you do I'll go tell papa," said t dlibs Mary, with a twinkle in ber eyo nd without the slightoet attempt to ,et out of the way. Taking her non- V halance for a woman's consent, ho ,rabbed and kissed her. She prompt y whacked him on the cheek with her iand, and then leaving the room and c valking across the hall, said to her ather, with the sweetest of swcet t miles: " Papa, I've been telling Mr. Vildman about your now gun and h ,sks if you wont show it to him." " Certainly, with greatest pleasure," aid Mr. Edwards, delighted to have omc one tako an interest In his now >et. PickIng up the gun he walked vith expectant ploasure into the par or. Mr. Wild man was waiting somewhat oubrting the girl's purpose. . When ho man with the gun came -in the 8 oor Mr. Wildman's doubts, accom- I anica by Mr. Willman himself, went I ut of the window without even taking he precaution to raise the sash. Mr. Edward's looked around at his e aughter dumb-founded. Sho la'gbad ill she enuild no longer stiand. Hold ng her heart in her hands, she said : F'ather, you muat be careful how you ko at Veople with that gun. Really, if didn t know you well, I should have eon sure several times you moant to hoot me with it. You must be more aroful. How am I ever to get narried if you run my beaux off like ,hat? Take the horrid old gun away." Miss Mary and her mother often talk, otto voco, about guns, and laugh to dr. 1l0wards' discomfiture. Mr. Wild nan is still misRing. AN IN1IRCItKHIING S111MaltY. 1'he Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture is a Valuable Docu mnllgi. The annual report of Secretary Wil 3o summarizes an immense amount of valuable work done by the agricultural lepartment during the past, yoar. le comments particularly on the suce:ss ful extension of the weather bureau around the Caribbean sea, giving time ly storm warnings to the vessels of the navy and merchant marine. The department has gat~hered much information regarding the plants which supply India rubber and gutt~a percha, and expects during the comning year to locate in our island possessions3 s zone suitable for the culture of these plants. Trhe United States now import sbout $30,000,000 worth of rubber an 'unally and it, is thought, thbat a large Jortion of this supl)y can be raised in sur new island poseegions. The same s true of Egy ptian cotton, of which we mport $5,000,000 worth annually, while 1e thinks that $200,000,000 worth of tro ual products, which we now Import sach year, can all be raised in Porto .Lico, Hawaii and the Pnilipplnes. Muon work has been done in thbu by 3ridizinlg of grrzins to secure varaeties vhich will rosist drought, rust and old. The bamu methods are being used to prodIuc hardy orange trees mdl sea island cotton which will be mnmune to the fungus disease now at acking that staple. Practical forestry work is being done m a large scale among the lumbermen >f several States. l'xtensive experiments are being car .led on in road construction in cc >poerationu with the local authorities of jf the several States, Including the building of camnpie roads from the ma terials found in dtifoerent localitius and the laying of steel track wagon roads. 'rho third year of oxperlmentatlon with hag cholera shows that, from 75 Lo 80 per cen t. of the hogs injected w ith serum1 were saved. The Secretary strongly recommends a more rIgid inspectilon of our dair-y products tLo coulteract, the injiry the., has been done to this tradol by unsceu puious dealers In the past,. itegardinig seed distribut~Ion the See retary says there is no need for the de( partmnent, to come In competition with the sales of secdsmen, but there I, room for valuable work in the collec ion and distribution of such foreign seeds and plants as arc adapted to this country, but would not, be sccured by private enteorprise. Trea-grob lng experimeonts in South. Urolina arc comm nonded and he not~es tonat thbree thousand pounds of goodt teca were raised in the gardous of Sum merville in the past season. A valuable qjuality of rice has been introduced frome Japan. It is niperlor tw the domestic product, and bhould it succeed in Louisiana bundrede of thou sands of dollars will bo added ,vearly to the rice growing indlustry. 1'h~s Sec retary arnks for $10,000 to prosecuteo a technical and scientitle investigation of native drug plants in co-operation with the Pan-Amnerican Congress. -- he minute a .,ce r lets kcill out hoe , ho 'form.' CIHIONI0LE1S OF ZURt&AOlABOAN Chae'co the Prophet. Once a Mighty Man of War, Again Warns the People Against t ho Great Moral Institution o 1101) jamin thle -Illmanite-W ino is a Mocker and Strong Drink is lag Ing, as Proved by Douthit the liigh IPriest and Ouzis the Scribe. Capt. W. G. Chafeo, late of the United 3tates army, has written the following krtiole to the Groonwood Index, o vhich paper he was formerly editor 1 will be remembered that the chroni les and propheoles of Z3racobaboan vore widely road in 1892, and excite< nuch amusement during the storm. >orlod of Tillmanism. The following bronlcles will be read with much In crost: 1. Now when Z3racohaboam was re tirned from the tents of Uncle Sam he lid journey unto his own country even he land called Tillmania. 2. But as he journeyed he was op iressed by a great thirst, and it hanced that there was in the way with Lim a certain scribo to whom he was nown aforetimo. 3. And the scribe spoke unto the rophet saying: Haill Z >racchaboamn, ho prophot. Whither goest thou? It .lightest my soul that thou journoyoth n the , amn way with m. 4. Whereupon the prophet answered nd said I come from the tents of hodar nd journey untoa servant of Benjamin he Tillmnanito, even a dIspenser of trong drinks. 5. And the scribe saith unto him hither thou goest I will go, for ithath cen yet many days since mine eyes ath beheld thoe and I do treasure in my heart the words of a former ruler f our people which he spake unto a ulerof the people which abidoth to he north of Tillmiania. U. Then was the heart of the prophet lad within him and he answered and aid thou speaketh thd words of wisdom asten thy footsteps, my foot shall not %g in the way, for hath not Benjamin uscribed upon the bottles of strong rink the words in the Latin tongue. Animis opibusque parati," which oing interpreted means, "Always eady to take a drink." 7. Having come unto a vendor of trong drink they did pay into his osom a shokel of silver for a bottle oaring the three mystic signs of Ben sin the Tillmanito. 8. Now when they had retired unto back lot where a howor of wood did abor they did imbibe of the strong trink, whereupon their souls were dis lieted within them and they did ex ,laim of one accord: Surely the spirit ol 3enjamin hath entered into the stron waters for though it beareth the sym 3ol of refreshing drink It, hath thi ,asto of the lightningo of the lan( >alled Jersey. 9. And it came to pass that many o aho servants of Bonjamin who did die penso strong drink unto the peopl< waxed exceeding evil, taking unt( themselves many pieces of silver am 4old and Iwould then cry aloud th't robbers had entered into their placel of business, carrying away stronj drink of great value, but no man eve unto this day has ever yet beheld thi face of such a robber. 10. Moreover, it came to pass that i man of the Tillmanites, one Douthit did become high priest unto the go of Bonjamih called "Booze" and chic amongr the dispensers oi "bug juice." 11. Having searched diligently h chanced upon a man, of the countr wnich lyeth over against the rive called Savannah, surnamed Ouzti mighty of person and strong of volc Having fallen upon his neck he ; claimed, H~allolulahi I have foun thee, re joice and be exceeding giac for I have chosen thoe as my chih scribe. 12 Now, when they had come unt the chief city of Tilimnania and enteon into the temple of "Booze" their heart were glad and they did straightwa; pour libations unto the god of Blenji min. 13. Bet Douthit, the h igh priest,, and Dalzts, his scribe, were so subtle of spiri that they did make very free witl mamnple of strong drink and falsely us the mystic symbols of Benjamin on th vessels of strong drink so that mei were greatly decelved thereby an< rnuch troubled in spir t,. 14. Now. when this became noiset thread the elders of the temple o 'Booze" did take council together anc lid cast out, Douthit, the high priests mnd Ouzts, the scribe, from the temple, mod there was weeping and walling bnd blasphemy exceeding. 14. And it, camne to pass that th( migh prniest and Ouzts, the scribe, di( listract the congregations with their bbuse of each other and their frienda lid contend against each other with nany words of evil meaning. 15. But when Ouzts, the scribe, did leclaro that one of the elders of thc emple of "Booze" had wickedly takor uinto himself an unjust profit, of tor housand shekels of silver, the de lid turn uponl him with hot words anc nany and divers writings, until si freat was the strife that all men won lered and shameful words such as 'liar" and "thief" and even yet wore< layintra became in the temple o 'oz"as words in our tongue moan ng ''good morning'' and ''good night. A oxn~i MA! YItLUGu CUIIA.-A specia lispatch from Washington says :"Ai 3x-Congrcssnman from the West, whi 3njoys relations of peculiar intimac with the administration, gives utter anco to a statement which has bee vaguely rumored for sorne time to th elfoct that Gon. Alger has been cor sidor:1 for the position of civil govei nor of Cuba. Though it may seem u:i likely that the President would conft such an important and responsible pi sition upon a moan whom ho took suc pains to separate from connectilon wil his administration, there are certa circumstances which would seem give color to the report. At the tin of Alger's resignation it was said would make a public statement of til circumstances surrounding his retir mont, which would set fire to somr thing around the White House. B the general made another visit to '2Il L'resident Hobart and thereafter not g mowas heard of -thet roatern IS A STORE Full of Bargains! Like the New Store is turning loose in this section. Every day is a busy one at this store. The crowds that visit this store daily, and the piles of dry goods and shoes they take away with them fully demon strates our policy "The best goods for the money, the same goods for less money." All who have done business with us or know us will agree with us in the assertion that since our opening this new store, March 14th, last, we have turned loose more good, round, plump values than any other store that has ever done business in this city. Our Big 5c. and 4c. Counter. 1000 yards 10c. Satine in colors only, 5c. 2000 yards 12ic. Worsted, all colors, only 5c. 2500 yards good Fleeced Outing, only 4c. 1 lot Ladies' Ribbed Vests, only 9c. 1 lot Ladies' Heavy Ribbed Vests only 15c. 1 lot Ladies' Dongola $1 25 sioes only $1. 1 lot Men's $2.25 Box Calf shoes only $1.69. Big values in Dress Goods, Wraps. Lowest prices on Domestics, Jeans, Flannels, Outings, Calicoes, etc. MAHON & ARNOLD, NO. 2xi UPPER MAIN STREET, J. II. Mol-GAN & BOi.'s OLD STAND. Agents for McCall Bazar Patterns. IHANDY RiR'L IPACTOltY AT GETTYS UUm.--According to a facetious Ger iantown man, who has just returned from Gettysburg, there is hidden away in tho woods, a rille or two from the battlefield, a relic factory. It is a two story building of brick, 80 by 100 feet. Twenty-nine hands are employed In it, and the weekly pay roll averages $300. 13 The value of this year's production V will not be far from $20,000, an In r crease of forty por cent. over that of last year. The relic factory was only b huilt In 1898. Tho production, the Germantown man says, consists of old bullets, old cannon balls, soldier but Stons, buckles, swords, pleces of bone 4 and sabre-tasches, all, of course of a very ancient and worn appearance. 0 These are the eheaup'r products. There are, besides, the.. r and more a costly lined. Testaments boredi thr'ugh by bullets, love lettors burnt by powder and stained dark with blood, skulls with big leaden balls lodged neatly in the eve- sockets or the jav, anti the t full uniforms properly punctured and blood-stained, of all the oflicers slain '3 upon the battlefield. The factory '3 makes nothing in advance, thus avoid lng (,vor-stocking. It only runs on orders, andl by night customers call for Itheir goods. They are the in'a keepers, the grocers, the saloon keepers, bakers and real estate men of the town, and whenever it is moonlight they may be seen distributing the rare rolics cau tiously and judiciously over the fild. Visitors there now are more numerous than they used to be. -T-'he fifth centenary of Gutenberg's birthday will be celebrated with much splendor in Mayence next June under the patronage of the Grand Duke of looss. The celebration will have an internatIonal character, and in con junction with it an exhibItion is to be nold whIch will be divided into three sections. The historical section will comprise productions of the art of printing of all timed and nations, and aiso impomoinnts and machines for printing, by which the development of the letter piross printing can be traced from its commencement. The gr'aphic section is to give a display as compre ,hensive as possible of the productions of the graphic arts in their present state of perfection. The machine sec Stiern will show the machinery and im ,piomonts for printing, if possible, in Sworking order. In connection with the exhibition a Gutenberg musoa'ta will e -There is a zinc and lead mine in Da i- vidson County, North Carolina, which -is in the control of an Eingiish syndi i- cate, which is doing well. This mine it carries coppor in its ore, while the ~- other zinc and lead mine in the same hi county which ise(down 600 feet, shows ~h similar ore, but without any copper. CASORIA For Infants a 4~ Children. ;The Kind You Have Always Bought B ears. the ~d Bigaatpre of.