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# \ B*te» of A4rertUiaf. Onefaek, ob« insertion $t 00 <• “ e*ch »ub«equeri( ifiaertion. 80 cent* Quarterly, Brmi-aanual or yearly contract* made on liberal terms. Contract advertising is payable 80 days af ter first insertion unless otherwise stipulated, communication will be published hn- itrcompanied by the name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guaranty of good faith. Address, THE PEOPLE, Barnwell C. H., S. C. South Carolina Railroad. t - ', * ■ ■ Tr \ CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. (This Up Day Passengers. Train does not connect with Train for Columbia at Branchrille.) Leave Charleston „ — 6.45 a m 44 Branchrille ’ 9.55 a m 44 Midway - 10.20 a m < 4 Bamberg 10.28 a m 41 Graham* 10.43 a m 44 Le* * 10.57 a m <1 Black ville 11.03 a m <4 Elko 11.17 a m 44 Willigton 11.26 a m ii Windaor 11.48 a m 44 Montmorcnci 12.08 p m 4 4 Aiken 12.21 pm Arrive Augusta 1.25 p m Down Day Passengers. (This Train does not connect with Columbia at Brauchrille.) Lhare Augusta Atken “ Montmorcnci " Windsdt “ tfillistod “ Elko '* Blackvillo Lee's “ Graham's “ Bamberg “ Midway “ BrariShtllle Arrire Charleston KiciiT ixrnkss. t.eare Charleston Arrire Augusta Leare Augusta Arrire Charleston Down Leare Blackrille Up Leare Blackrille Train for 3.30 p m 4.40 p m 4.53 p m 6.18 p m 6.34 p m 5.42 p m f>.59 p m 6.07 p m 6.21 pm 6.37 pm 6 46 p m 7.26 p m lo.iopm 10.(5 p m • \t> P V20a 8 20 a m 7.30 p ni 6.0t> a tn 11.25 p m . 4.30 a m Connects with Trains at Brauchrille for f Columbia. rBCIOHT AKD ACCOMMODATION. are Charleston 7.40 a m Arrirs Augusta . 9.35 p m Leare Augusta 6.(Ml am Arrire Charleston 6.15 pm Down Leare Blackrille 10.24 am Up Leare Blackrille 4.66 p m Connects at Branchrille with Train for Columbia. ^ OVHU Hr Magnolia Passenger Route. PORT ROYAL RAILROAD, 1 ArocsTA, Ga., Jan. 4, 1879. | The following ptsseneer schedule w ill be operated on and after mis date : Baldoc 12 07 Down Baldoc 3 30 Up Allendale 12 30 Down Allendale 8 00 Up OAilt rAsssxcF.n train. Going South. Leare Augusta Arrire at Yeiaassee Leave Ycmassee Arrive Savannah Leave Savannah Arrire Jacksonville Arrire Charleston l eave Yemassee Arrive Beaufort Arrive Port Royal ArHve Augusta Leave Y'cmassee Arrive 1 emassee Leave Savannah Arrive Savannah Leave Jacksonville Leave Charleston Arrive Yemassee Leave Beaufort Leave Port Loval 10 00 a m 2 05 p m 2 It) p m 4 35 m 4 45 d in 8 00 a m 9 00 p m 2 45 p m 4 02 p m 4 IT p m 6 "0 p m 1 30 p m 1 20 p m 10 25 a m 10 13 a m 6 50 p m 7 15 A m 1 OOp .n 11 23 a m 11 (X) a in Trains run through between Augusta and Savannah without change, making close con nection at Savannah with A. A G. U. R, train for all points in Florida Ua Ktt*rc checked through. BK0~Through tickets for sale at all princi pal ticket offices. Robert G. Flemiso, General Superintendent. J. S. Datant, General Passenger Agent. 01 Up, Columbia & Augusta R P. y ch ange of schedule.. Cn latnTTr, Coi.i nni t .2 ArorsTA R. R. GaNtn ii. Passeniikii Detaiitmknt. Colcmbia, 8. C., Dec. 27,1878. The following passenger schedule will be operated on and after this date: .At*. 1—A%/tf Express, South. Leave Charlotte, 1:00 a m Arrive Columbia 6:00 a tn Leave Columbia 6:05 a m Arrive Augusta 10:00 a in No. 2—Night Express, North. Leave Augueta. 5:55 p m Arrive Columbia 10:00 p m Leave Columbia.. 10:10 p m Arrire Charlotte..3:10 a m No. 3—Day Passenger, South. Leave Charlotte ^ 11:27 a m ArriveColumbia..., .. 4:10 pm Leave Columbia. 4:15 p m Arrive Augusta, 8:30 p m No. 4—Day Passenger, AortA. Leave ARgbsta L 9:00 a tn Arrive Columbia 1:20 pm Leare Columbia. 1:80 p m Arrive Charlotte 6:30 p m These train* stop only at Fort Mill, Rook Hill, Cheater, Winnaboro, Ridge way, LeeaviKe, Bateeburg, Ridge Spring, Johnston, Trenton and Oran* iteville. All other stations will be re cognized as flag stations. T. D. KUNE, Sup't John R. Machcrdo, Gen. Pas. Agent. Savannah and Charleston Railroad Co. * CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Jakcabt 1, 1879. The following Sshedule is in effect at’this datei Past Mail, Daily. Leave Charleston - - ■e - 7 15 a. m. Arrive at Savannah - • . 1 00 p. m. Arrive Port Royal - • • 4 17 p. m. Arrive Jacksonville r ' u * • tt 35 a. m. Arrive at Augusta '•* • ‘ 4 1 30 p. Dl. Leave Savannah - - • * 1 15 p. m. Afeiva Charleston - 0 OOp. m tm\ Night Train, Daily. Kara Charleston - * ■ 8 10 p. m. Arrive Savannah 6 40 a. m. Leave Savannah - - 9 00p. ro. Arrive Charleston - m m 8 00 a. a. NpefflU tiumti* VOL. II. BARNWELL C. H., S. C.. Pullman ears on al> Night Trains. C. 8. GADSDEN, Engr. andSupt. S. C. Boxtrios.G.r. sadT. Agent. [tor the People.] “!N*w Is the Accepted TImse,” Bpibit 1st: O elumberer, arouse the*! No longer de lay! Go, work In Ood’s vineyard. He calls you to-day; O sleep ye no longer, the day dawneth, see! The Lord of the vineyard stands waiting for thee. Biitsbr’s Reply, 1st: Sweet Spirit by thy power, grant me yet another hour. Let me linger yet awhile, God shall have the morning toil, v > Scarcely yet has dawned the day, sweetest Spirit, wait, I pray; Spirit tan: O loiterer, arouse thee! The morning is passed 1 The shadows of evening are lengthening fast; Why stw»4 ye here Idle, the wages are free. The Lord of the vineyard still walteth for thee! Sinner’s Reply, 2nd. Gentle Spirit by thy power, grant me yet another hour, Earthly pleasures I Would prove, earthly joys and earthly love, God shall have the closing day, Gentle Spirit, wait, I pray I SVirpt 8bd: O sinner, arouse thee! The day-light Is gone! The Cold d«Ws of night around you are thrown! Escape for thy life! To the dark moun tains flee! The Lord of the vineyard yet walteth for thee! Sinner's RE^Lt. 3rd: Spirit, Spirit, go thy way, I’ll call for thee another day! Let me linger in these bowers, I’ll welt on theoln life's ripe hours. Time enough yet to watch and pray, Spirit, Spirit, go thy way! Spirit’s Flight. Hardened sinner fare-the-well! Hasten on the road to hell, I have begged and persuaded, but cannot compel! I can woo thee no longer. With sorrow I got Tho Lord of the vineyard is waiting no more! 4 *■ —* The Importance of <j.ood Com mon Koads. We take the following extracts from an address of Prof.Sanfprd.ofGsorgia, on •* The Importance of Goo^ Oommon Roads”: The cost of any article comprises two element* ^ let —If# *Atual production ; 2nd—lu transportation to market. As ons of the grand alms of Agricultural Associations is to diminish the cost of production, so another, not less important, is to lessen the cost of transportation. The fanner watches, with intense anxiety, the influence of the seasons, and yet the effect of cheap and rapid transportation is hardly less important All feel and acknowledge the great utility, indeed, the indlspensableness of railroads, but very few ever Imagine that, valuable and even necessary to society as railroads are, because they annihilate time and space, the common roads of the country, those which lead from neighborho d to neighborhood, *r which connect the farms with the market towns of the county, are far more valuable and necessary. Roads keep pace with the progress of civilization. Wherever wo And ft high degri-e "f intellectual culture, civilization and refinement, there we invariably find roads of the most perfect character. And the converse is equally true; that where a people are but little advanced In civilization, there we find roads corresponding to this backward state of society. In England, France, Germany and Italy of modern time, and in the Roman Empire of antiquity, we find their roads surpassing those of all other nations. It may at first strike us with surprise, that manners, culture and morals should bate so intimate a connection with roads ; but the fact Is indisputable that no nation which had not previously provided facilities of Intercommunication among its several districts, by means of good toads, has ever made any eminent advance in science, culture or civilization. A question may be asked : Do the roads make the civilization, or does the civilisation make the roada ? lam inclined to think it is a little of botbi The Influence of roads and civilization Is intimats and reciprocal. But whether roads are the effect or the cause, it is plain that the existence of good roads Is indicative of the progress of a nation in general thrift and prosperity. In many districts of Illinois abd Indiana, corn is sometimes actually used for fuel, Instead of coal, as the transportation to market would cost more than the corn would sell for ; and this waste, as it seems to us, of grain, results from the want of good roads. The rich silver mipes in many parts of Mexico are comparatively valueless, because the roads are so few and so bad, that the expense of transportation would exceed the value of the metals dug from them. The same want of roads prevents the transportation of engines and other heavy appliances for working'the mines. In Brazil, cattle are slaughtered eimply for their hides, while the excellent beef they furnish is allowed to rot, or to become food for vultures, because from the want of roads It will not pay the cost of tiansportation to market. Nor are these merely isolated Instances. How many sections of our own country might be made doubly valuable if the access to them were easy and practicable. What immense quantities of the finest timber, growing In the forests at present Inaccessible, from the want of roads, might be made a source of wealth, by opening easy and cheap communication, In the shape of good roads. The benefits of good roads may be arranged under two general heads; 1st—Those which affect the moral, and 2nd—Those which advance the material or commercial Interests of the community. As an example of the first, we may take the change which was affected In the high lands of Scotland, by the Introduction of good roads. The Scottish Highlanders lived In a rugged and mountainous region, completely shut out from the rest of the world, the only approach to their wild region being along paths so narrow as barely to afford room for the passage of persons on foot, or of a single horseman. Their isolation from the world resulted in making them a rude and clannish community. Marshal Wade, an eminent engineer, was ordered by the English Government to open a great military road through the highlands. The result was, it is said, that hla road did more for the civilization of the Highlanders than all the preceding efforts of the British sOvetelgnS. Aboht a hundred years ago, there was a benighted district of country in tfie southeast corner of France. The inhabitants lived almost entirely cut off from the outside world, Shut In by the mountains, over which there wore no roads, or none worthy the name. A Moravian minister, by the name of Oberlln, was appointed a missionary to this people. Instead of proceeding at once to preach the Gospel to them, be proposed, like a sensible man, to improve their physical condition, and became practically an engineer. He represented to the people how mnch their physical condition might be improved by having good roads, so that they might import the comforts OMlfe from other parts of Frans* To this the people were gt first violently opposed,as they had become habituated to their indolent and comfortless style of life. Their fathers had made such roads os they had to answer all their purposes, and they could do the same. Oberlln persevered and finally led out all bis whole community to open a road. Then followed the building of comfortablt and substantial houses, Instead of the mlseiable shanties In which they had formerly burrowed. Aftetr this transformation in tbelr physical condltlon.Oberlln proceeded to introduce schools,and preached to them the doctrines of a pure Christianity. The change that ensued In the whole moral and physical aspect of the people was a wonderful tribute to the civilizing Influence of good roads. Various schemes, such as direct trade, foreign Immigration, etc., have been proposed within the last few years, with a view to develop the resources of our State, but t verily believe that a good system of town and country roads would avail tenfold more to promote the wealth, prosperity and strength of our State. Our’State is now, and probably always will be, mostly an agricultural country. Everything, therefore, which serves as an auxiliary to agriculture, should be fostered aad encouraged. A system of good common roads would afford encouragement to agriculture. Let such roads be made, and thus afford tnean.) of cheap and easy transportation t© market, and the farmer would. In a sense, become independent. He would not be compelled to haul his produce through almost impassable mud holes, miry lanes and boggy swamps, to a market where he Is forced to dispose of It at unremuneratlve prices, rather than haul It home g£ain, but he could wait until his orop should be called for at his own door, or until he could learn from the market quotations, that It was to his interest to ship to market. I believe that I am stating the truth when I assert that bad roads cost more than good ones. We complain heavily of Radical taxation for the last twelve years, and we bate abundant and just reason for complaint, but I venture the assertion that W6 pay more for the privilege of riding otet bad roads than for all onr national, btat* and county taxes combined ; and this point, I think, is susceptible of demonstration. Now, let ua see Where these taxes come In. Here la a farmer, who, for the comfort of bfmaelf and family,lnve6ta92001nabuggy. Now,on a system of hard, smooth, well-graded roads, the baggy ought to last, In good running order, for ten years. In this Instance, the aanaal outlay for baggies is twenty dollar* Bat what are the real last* la the oase 7 Does the buggy THURSDAY. * JUNE 19, jW 1879. NO. $4. last ten years f On our rough an even roads; with ruts and holaabto which the wheels are constantly faShg, with the momentum of sledge-bammara, we doubt whether the life of the average buggy extend* beyond five years. If this be true, then there an annual expense of 940 for bq 920 more per annum than in tbit of good roads. This extra tttOYp'br annum is, to all Intents and purpose*, a tax for the privilege of using bad roads. And now multiply this Us for every man In the State, who rides in s buggy, and what a fearful arrgy of figures does it bring out; a tax forth* privilege of bad roada What I have said in regard to tbs buggy, hold* good with referenoo to road wagons, carts and humbler conveyanosa, 1 venture to say, that If weoouldgetat the extra cost of carriages, bufRlte, wagons, etc., with the wear and tsar of harness, and the unnecessary consumption of horses and mules, we should be astonished at the huge amount. In dollars and cents, that this fearful array of Items would foot bp, to say nothing of personal discomfort and the wear and tear of patlegoe, which can not be reckoned In detlsrs and dimes, but which seriously detract from enjoyment Again, another heavy tax which we pay for bad roads Is this, that we are compelled to keep a number of herees and pay an amount for their sSfgort, which would not be necessary under a system of good roads. I thiak it a moderate estimate to sdy, that taking all the farms in our State, at least one-fifth more horses are fe4 and maintained to do the hauling ovhr bad roads that wculd not be required on a system of good roads. If this hypothesis be correct, then do we not pay a tax for the privilege of bad roads, equivalent to the expense of supporting one-flfth of the horses and males In the State f Another place where the tat for bad roads coines In, is the lods of time. Here is a farmer who lives ten mils* from Soihe maiket town. He hail a wagon and two good mules ; he loads on two bales of Cotton and starts tor toWn. With the rutty and boggy roads, steep hills and deep mtld holes; ft is a good day’s work to get those two bales to market, dud return tn the da& W* will suppose at a moderate estimate, that bis wagon and team Si 82 50 per day. mw, farmer bad a firm, smooth, wsll-gftUled road, over which to drive bis wagofa, it would be just as easy for his team to carry four bales, as It Is new to carry only two; in other words, be could then accomplish in one day the same amouht of hauling that now requires two days. His team, as I have said, being estimated at 92 50 per day, and his being compelled to take two days to accomplish the work of one, is it not a logical Inferehce the farmer $ays a tax of 92 50 a day for the privilege of using bad roads f NoW multiply this item by the number of farthers In the Btate, who go through the identical process numberless times during the year, and what a fearful burden of taxation it piles up. If this tax came in a visible, tangible shape, or if It were collected by Government officials, backed up by bayonets, what an amount nf righteous indignation It would provoke I But it comes so noise lessly and quietly, that our people bear It With the equanimity of Chris tian martyrs, and indeed seldom think of it ad a tax at all. Tears ago, before railroads bad made their present stride, men doing busi ness on Wall street, New York; often had their residences in the country, six or eight miles from the city. Reg ularly every morning, they came into their place of business by private con veyance, occupying an bout in the transit. Now, the same men have their country seatt on the banks of the Hud son, forty miles from the city; and yet, with the same regularity and promptness as before, they are sseh at their Wall street offices—their trip to the city, in consequence of the im proved facilities for tratelllftfioccu- pying no more than formerly. Al though forty miles from tho city, they are, for all practical purposes, just as near to It as before. The same prin ciple, though, of course, in a modlfled degree, applies to oommon roads. s The CwhMtry's Nee*. A contemporary wisely says: “What our country needs to-day more than the manufacturer, the merchant or the lawyer. Is the farmer. It seems, however, next to 1m possible to get people to realize this fact, or to act on it when they do. la spite of ths hard times ysung men continue to lounge around large cities, where there Is no possible hope of employment, waling for something to turn up, and ottSrly neglecting the opportunities that are presented In the country: The truth Is, people now-a-davs are too much afraid of much work, sod decidedly object to that sort of Hvlsg which has to be earned by the sweat of the brow. They bad much rather live by the sweat of somebody else’s, if they oso." A WO.WORK FIT. STOR vi. Use Uresu W>Uer4oro' Cartawai.' tj Dwarfed by Fornffafleew. The storm that burst over Kansas on the avenlng of frecoraticfa Day seems to have been of a very furious nature. It is said to have extended over a tract of one hundred and fifty by on* hundred miles, and to have worked Its wsy in those doubling Spirals common to what Is called a cy clone. Fifty people are reported killed by It nnd a great number wounded. The destruction to bulldlcgs and cat tle is described as enormous. Details are given of a most extraordinary not to say incredible character. Thus, al ternate houses within a hundred yard* of each other are alleged to have been either uninjured or utterly destroyed. The hurricane is declared to kat* bSen visible to the eye, “funnel Bbdpbrf, >, according to the dispatch of the Her ald, moving “ with terrible velocity, kt times dose to the earth, then bound ing upward and almost disappearing. The air assumed a thick sulphurous smell, and the electric current could be plainly seen and heard anapplog like gun-shots.” Some observer* were near the house of a man named Harris, and we are told that “-they saw Har ris’s resldenoe drawn in the vortex of the cloud completely out of sight, and Jo a few seconds falling timbers rained upon them from all directions.” The situation of these observers must have been far from agreeable, and. Indeed, it Is not easy to under stand how they could subsequently have bSen la a condition to tell tbelr story. Thb line of the tornado is de scribed as extending from Lee’s Sum mit to Blue Springk. Throughout this track great trees haVts been “ wrenched off like pipestems, ponderous rocks burled hundreds of yards, all vegeta tion burned and blaokened, fences houses scattered everywhere, dead cattle and other stock scattered In profusion In horribly mangled mas ses.” The account of the state of the unhappy persons who were killed Is moVe striking. Ail the bodies were covered With thick, bluish, aulphutous mud. The clothing was stripped off and tern to shreds. Shoes were totn off, and the bodies burned And black ened fearfully. Horses, cattle and hog* were caught up on Mr: Harris's place, and carried long distance* and dropped <*tnb*4 al 411 ahana^^U Ihter- vals the cyclone wohld dbihdon the earth and riot at a great height In the air; but khon the earth Would descend again and set to Its Wot k of destruc tion with tenfold fury. Nothing, how ever, was blown ovsr ; that which Was attacked; Whether 4 house or a Sheep, being Invariably CAught Up in the air, twisted and wrenched into fragments, and then daabed down again upon the ground. The day was one of ihtebse beat, and all through tte evenlhg and the bight there were violent electrical demonstrations, but little or no rain. From the statements we have quoted it is manifest that that the hurricane should be pronounced one of the most astonishing upon record, and addition al particulars will be anxiously looked for, such as shall either confirm or correct an account the details of which are so marvellous, if, inded, we should not say so unprecedented. itic Story From Troy: The following very romantic story from Troy, New York, Is but the sub stance of what happened In that city many years ago. The characters that appear as principals have passed awsy, but tbelr descendants yet live among us and occupy honorable position* In society. Twb youhg men who bad passed through college and graduated with honor were studying medicine: They Were fast friends, and Were al most inseparable. They entered so ciety together; and were well received Into the best house*. They Were to gether one evening at a reception in one of the wealthiest mansions of the city when a hew etftf appeared In the person of a niece of the hostess, Who bad come from Massachusetts. 8b* was handsome, and reports ogre* in saying ohe Was As good os she Was pretty. Both of the medical students wore smitten, and for the first tims in their lives s feeling of estrangement came between them. The natures of the two young men were essentially different. One was frank and open as the day, while the other was tacitarn and reserved. Both paid court to the lady; but soon manifested A choice for the more frenk character, and they be came engaged. The defeated suitor seemed to bear his disappointment re signedly. In time the lady went home, and the successful suitor went Abroad, to complete his studies. While Absent letters were received by the girl con cerning her lover which created the the feeling that he Was fAlse to her, and finally ohe Came In his own hand writing bidding her farewell, and stat ing that he was to be married to A lady of rank. This profed almost a death blow to the girl, but Abe soon rallied and sought In every Way to conceal the traces of grief: The defeated suit or was at hand, and again proffered hie homage; and finally, In a tit of pique, ahe married him. It was not long after the wedding before the lover retarded. He could not be made to believe that the one he loved was false by oatttfe. He reasoned that there was cause for her change, and like a sensi ble man, he oommenoed tbs task of un ravelling the myfftCiy. After much trouble he obtained an Interview With the wife in the absence of her husband, and.asan answer to his upbraiding*,ebe banded him his letter of reUnnclation. She was happier than she had been in many days when she learned that the letter was a forgery, Ahd that the lover had always been true to her. She at once renounced her husband, and soon opportunity offered and she procured a divorce and was united to her first and only love. The husband and wife settled down In Troy, and there hs en joyed a long and successful career, and whfco be died, full of ycarffand honor ed, b* was sunounded by bis wife and family. The false friend, who by his wicked maeblnatiohs had Wrought so much sorrow, removed to Lanslnburg, New York, Where be become a physi cian of not*. He afterward remarried, aad hie posterity tt>-day ofccupy honor ed positions in that Bute. In two fam ily Bible* in that city the tnarriagea are recorded among the family ar- thieves. IWttKRaOI.lj'S OBATVOlt; Bob laxorAoil Preaches His Brother 4 * FKaoral “ Dun Friends : I affi going to do that which the dead oft ptdtffteed he would do for me. The loved and lov ing brother, husband, father and friend died where manhood's morning almost touches bdoh; ahd while the shadows still were falllbg toward the West Ho had not passed on life’s highway poiht, but being weary for a moment; he laid doWh by the wayside, and using bis burden fot a pillow fell Into that dreamlesa sleep that kisses down hi* eyelids still. While yet In love with life and raptured with the world be passed to silence and paibetlh dust. Yet, after all, it may be best, just In the happiest, sunniest hour of all the voyage; while Sager wihtt* are kissing every sail, to dash against the Unseen rock ahd In An Instant hear the billows foat aboV* a tanked ship, for wheth er In aiw or'ouiat uuf braaltera ol the farthef shore, a wreck at last the end of each and AIL Aad every life, no metier of Its every hour is rlhh with love and every moment jeweled with a Joy, will, at Its dose, become a tragedy as sad add deep and dark a* Can be woven from the warp ahd woof of mystery and death. This brave and tender man tn every storm of life was oak Abd rock, but In the sunsblne he was vine abd flower. He was the friend of all heroin soul*. He climbed the heights, and left hli Super stitions far below, while on hla fore head fell the goldeh dawnlbg of the grander day. He loved tbe beautiful and was with color, form an& ffiuaic touched to tears. He elded with the weak, and With a willing band gave alms. With loyal heart And with the purest hands, he faithfully discharged all public trusts. He was a worship per of liberty ; a friend of the op pressed. A thousand times I have heard him quote the words: ' For jus tice, all place a temple; and all sea sons, summer,' He belteVed that bap- plneee was the only good, teasob the obiy torch, Justice the only worship, humanity the only religion; and love the only priest: He added to the earn of human Joy, and were every one for whom he did some loving service to bring a blossom to bis grave, be would sleep to-night beneath a wilderness of flowers, lilfe is s narrow Vale between th* cold and barren peaks of two eter nities. We strive in vain to look be yond the heights. We cry aloud and the only answer is tbs echo of our walling cry. From the Voiceless lips of the uoreplying dead, there comes no wore j but In the night bf death hope see* a star, aad listening loVb Can hear the rustle of a wing. He who sleeps here; When dying; mistaking the ap proach of death for the retuth of healtb, whispered with his latsst breath: * I am better noW.' Let us believe la spite of doubts and dogma*; of fears ahd tears, that these dear words are true of all the Countless dead. And now to you, who have been chosen from among the thany men he loved; to do the last sad office for the dead, we give bis sacred dust Speech cahnot contain our love. There was; there is no gentler; stronger, manlier man." Lees than two years ago a cotton factory was built In Natchex, Mias., every dollar of the stock in which Is owned by her own ftMWwi« 1 and which Is yielding the very handsome return of nesrty twenty per cent on the in vestment In a recent speech before the Mis- stasippi Press Association; Mr. Jeffer son Davis Is reported as having said that bs “ had never yet seen a South ern woman reconstructed.” 1. Tn writing to thit »•«* tn bdatnew *1-' glre joitr ff»n»# m<( Dnt Ofle* *Um* 2. Ru*in«M UtUfiXAt •MUMaUBtiwMfV t* RuUMied ihooTd b* irftttwa on •Jporst* shoot*, snd the object of sack Monrt^ in«ii-' c»te«l by noroosorjr note when required. 8. Arftetoofo? pollicstion sko&ld bo writ ten la e door, legible’ LiUtd, bad on only one' side of tho page. 4. All clioogn in edvertisomSnte But reach ns on Friday. / A HUDEBN HOHANCE. ■(fABC* ssssA PwcbIIww Merit** •f Torn Hrwtker*. The Denver (Ool.) News of a feOenf date says: There was a singular meet ing yesterday in Denver that embodies’ all the elements of a first-class sensa tion. During the war two brothsi* from Cleveland, Ohio, snlttrted fo one' of the many regiments organized id the Buckeye State. Although attached at first to the same regiment, the bro thel* foon became separated, and af ter the battle of 8hlk>h, or Pittsburg Landing; never met again. The names of the pgrtiei Were Stephen and Harry Elwood. and the town of fewood. Id Kansas, immediately opposite St. Jo seph, Mo., was named la honor of their father, Stephen H. IXwood. The does Of the Wat rmmd the elder brother, Stephen, at Port Leavenworth, Kan sas, and there he was mustered out of th* service. The last he had heard of his brother HaTry Was that ha bad been severely wounded before Pitts burg and taken prisoner. In fact he waspne of that unfortunate command which made the aAsault Upon the works before Flitabarg, after the explosion of the great thins, And few of Which escaped death; wounds or captor*; For some tWo or tfeMe years after the war, Stephen El Wood made eonetaot efforts to asoertaln positively COhoeril ing the fate of his brother. Although morally convinced of his death, he could not eurrender all hop# Without more abadlute evidence. All In vain, however; Ahd b* Wes fully convinced that further search Waa useless, and that his brother Was certainly dead. Four years ago Stephen Elwood; Who was then living on a farm in Dohlpbsh county, Kansas, made a trip to the Bah J uan mine*. He Was so Well pleased with the country that he brought Out hts family ahd settled in that section. He has UVed In Southern Colorado evor since; and been extensively en gaged In stock raising and ooffitneroiai pursuits. He has a large ranch* near Trinidad; and an Interest In a bus! net a boose at El More. In common with many thousands of Otbets, Mr. Elwood caught the Leadvtlie fever last fsll. A visit to thess mines only increased bit interest; and; leaving Ms family at bis ranche, he planted bis stake* ih and arotlnd LeadVitl*; Last Saturday he flam* to Denver for th* purgpe* at *4 he happened to go to the post-office. While waiting his turn at the Window of the general delivery, his attention was attracted to a gentleman who stood near by. Th* ffiot* be looked the more amazed be became; and fin ally, after a strong effort; he ap proached the atraager, sod with some appropriate apology, requested to be favoted with his aame; The stranger stared and also became confused. An • other ffiomeht; ahd to the surprise of the Urge crowd present, the two men fell Into each other's arms, aad ap peared overcome with emotion; As a matter of course, the reader will un derstand that, Ih the stranger; Bteph* en Elwood bad met hi* brother Hatry; whom ke had hot seen ot directly heard ffotn sihee 1803. It appears that Harry Elwood waa wounded and captured, as repotted. He was taken to Chatieetou; S. a, and there became dangerously ill. He remained la the hospital till some time after the war; unable to help himself U any way. It was more than a year before he could walk, or do any kind of Work. Ha tried Ih many Ways to communlcats with his btothet, but, ftota some cane* or other, oeVet obtained any response) «4lM :~.vr. Mlatkfcerry WlB«. Pick only ripe fruit, ths ripet th* better; Remove all leaves, stems and other ttaah as if preparing the berries for the table. Take any large kettle (not an iron on*,) fill it half full of ber ries, adding water soough to just coven Heat gradually to a gentle boil. Have a bag, mads of Coarse muslin, ready; aod a clean large tub. Poor ths cooked berries and juice Into the bag; ptacieif It iu a tub; Squeeze by wringing till the Julco has been extracted. Return this juice to the kettle, add three of four pound* of augar for each gallon ot juice, beat the whole to just a boll and clarify it aa If It Were ayrup. Ba careful not to scorch. When fioJebsd; empty Into A clean vessel, placed Into the position it la to oectipy during th* fermenting period, ahd repeat the fore going directions till full Now take the a pomace” or pressed berries and oook than again, subject ing them to hasty pressure while ex tracting the juice. Clarify aa before and keep this In some convenient ves sel to use for replacing the waste of fermentation. The veeoel meat .be kept full. When fermentation has ceased, rack off aad bottle on some dear cold day in the winter and the work li does. The wine will keep for an Indefinite period, and will grow heller with age. The early pfli catches the cucumber^ Talmage has gone to Ewcpe.