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THE WEEKLY LEDGER, PTIILWIIKU EVKKV EKIDAV DA Th. Limestone Printinf .nd PuWl.hin* Co. $1.30 per Year ^ R; O. SAMS - t>< 1894. SOME things we need. TIh* trimly mmon Is upon us. .Mnrrli ust'il to Ik* tin* fashionalile inonlhin that |Kirtiriihir Hiul |K*rhnps shf >till preserves that umutviahh* rcputntio'i. hut Kfhruary now not only ht raltls •Mart-h. hut vies with her for the palm of vietory. We are not opposed to Kehruary, Man h t>r April. t)lil earth wet with the frosts ami snows of Winter needs these searching, drying winds as well as the lengthening tlays—tht* increasing altitude of the sun, and the gentle showers of Spring. Hut the-windy season is tin* tinu* for “fires.'' and fires we dread when we are not pre pared tiM*opc with them. We have heen ii|s»n the deep when winds blew, and li^htcninirs flashetl and the storm ra^ed and we fi It help less, for we were helpless. It was very little comfort then to thin!; that the atmosphere would he all the purer after the storm. What we wanted was a firm footing on solid ground, and not longer to In* rocktd in the'‘cradle of I he deep." Nearly equally helpless would our town he had we to contend with a ‘ fire” in its unrestrained fury. What is our con dition to resist or extinguish a fire? No water except w hat a few shallow wells might supply; no fire engine; no hook ami ladder company; no bucket brigade; not the slighest or ganization to save or protect life and property. Perhaps we have lieen for tunate in not having had any very destmet ive fires in our town. So far asweran remember not a life has been lost, and hut few buildings have been destroyed. In this we have been fort'unite hut might it not he that this very immunity from danger or from loss has lulled us into inac tivity? Let us look at the situation. Even if in the future as in the past we are exempt from large fires we an* at the mercy of fire insurance compa nies. and live in dn*ad and in fear. Fin* insurance companies are not to for charging such heavy JVhen risks an* great, prem- Ik- correspondingly large. /p^Achants Iq our town cannot ymsuranee on their stock of gobn/at any rate; others have to pay the heavy rate of six |>er cent.- Can any business stand these no rates or these heavy rates and pn>spcr? If it does it must he either through the closest application, with the licst ap plied business methods, or the con sumer is charged more than a legiti mate pmfit. We are working under a heavy load which not only n*tanls our progn*ss, hut others an* kept from uniting their fortunes with oii^yi We are making rapid strij </r invasion .- •11 as in name. A few more mfacturing industries established our midst—the opening up of a few more quarries of our valuable ores and we will be far on the road. Let us keep step to the onward prog ress of the times and the demands that are upon us, and not Ik* laggards inlPhc race. Gaffney needs water. Not water that has to Ik* lifted by windlass or pulley or elevator, hut waU*r under pressure—under high that can Ik* forced over store I ling or factory or college and fata moment’s notice. Are there liculties in the way? Yesl Are by insuperable? No! When was [overreached except through dif- Jties. Rest is all the sweeter ’tis earned through honest toil. Lkikjek expects to agitate this subject j»nd continue to agitate it until our people are awake to the ne cessity of taking action. OUR MINERAL WEALTH. Wg, are pleased to publish a com munication focm Jtt. Edwin Walters of Misouri. Mr. W. has heen attracted to Gaffney by its wealth of mineral ores of various kinds; its porcelain clays, its valuable building material of stone and of wood; and by other things which the eye of a ininerologist for geologist alone could detect. For a long time we have known that there were valuable minerals all around us. Repeatedly has our sec tion been visited with the view of lo cating this hidden wealth, which only shows itself sufficiently to tempt the avaricious. The time will come when Gaffney will be the shipping >int of a large area teeming with ^ealtjp now stored away to reward [10 uses pick and spade and ngeide of our finest lime rock quantities of marble. Ho [e know most of this is on the • ‘ ‘The Cooper-Limestone |fe,” and within our incorpor- I limits. Does this institute need f endowment? Hhe will receive It lien her marble quarries are opened nd its products arc sought after far ?ear. are glad to have Mr. Waters jnnd report and develop—and that his scientific inslghfj him to the very source of OUR COTTON F‘on** of tin .«*nd b 1 * 14 * maDJ'Jfvd rot- * ,tt .«ories in the South. It is >eautifully and conveniently situated In the eastern portion of the town fronting the R. A* I). railway, with lands joining the right of way of said roAd, and with every facility for re ceiving and shipping. This factory is always running except the twenty- four hours of the Sabbath. Day and night can Ik* heard the busy hum as the many hands employed glide noiselessly about their ap|s)inted tasks. A class of goods is here man ufactured that is of finer grade than that made at most other mills in the South. Even during the trying months of last summer there was sill'll a demand for these ginxls that there was not the least cessation in the work. With Mr. A. N. WikhI, President. Mr. II. I). Wheat Super intendent and Mr. M. <«. Montgom ery, Isiok keeper, everything moves along harmoniously. When shall we look for a call to increase the sto* k? few |H»r- Our Resources. To the Editor of Tin: Li:d , :i:k: Hy request I will enuim rite a of the items of resource of this tion of tile Palmetto Slate. Every visit to this eoiintry in the capacity of a geologist and civil engi neer impresses me more and more with the great and varied resources. The day of one-idea farming is rap idly drawing to a close. Spartanburg county commenced to fully realize this some time ago. The result is the county Jias built manufacturing plants until it is one of the foremost counties in all the South. Hut the development of resources has only eommeift ed Cheap fuel and’ i iimensc water power are two items of vast import ance. Among the most inviting enter prises for cnpitali-ts at Gaffney's or its immediate neighliorhood may be mentioned a pape mill. T ibn* is plentiful ami cheap. <>ur forests would afford th** wi od-pulp and our hillsides the white clay for tiller. Our streams—especially Hroad river—af ford ample power. For wrapping and other coarse pa pers. Johnson grass, palmetto, yucca. I»ear grass and many other plant would afford abundant tibre. Gaffney's should have a large oil mill. An oil mill would call for a soap factory to utilize the oil. As is well known, cotton seed oil makes the finest toilet soap. We need a large furniture and coffin factory. Fine cabinet woods, cheap labor, water power and every condi tion necessary are certainly present. To the west of Gaffney’s is tine Iron ore. We have limestones for flux as well us for the manufacture of lime. We probably have ns'ks suitable for ce ments. There are reasons for believing that this neighlHirhixsl will afford )drtm- btigo or black lead, corowdum or emery, monazitc or sand for making glass’ for electric lighting, clay for fine tiles for jambs, Hmirs. etc., ctf^ It ^difficult to find a suitable place leave off the enumeration. There re scores of items that might J»e mentioned. Hut lM*ing a stranger to your readers. I have, perhaps said enough. * i'ermit me to say that with im proved machinery, the gold of tiiis neighborhoiHl will some day be an important item of material resource. Edwin Walters, Late of tin* Missouri Geological Hur- vcy and scientific editor Kansas City Journal. Dr. Greer's Scheme Launched. The Rev. Dr. David II. Greer, pas tor of Ht. Hartholomew’s Church, on Madison avenue, near Forty-third street, opened yesterday the loan bu reau for which he lias been preparing for more than u month. Offices were established in the rooms of the parish mission at No. 20!) East Forty-second street, and James A. MacKnight was placed in charge. “We made our first loan today,’’ said Dr. Greer last night, “and from this time on we expect the bureau to go steadily ahead. Under our rules no pawns or pledges will he accepted, but money will be loaned in sums not exceeding $T)0 on household goods un der chattel mortgages. A uniform rate of interest at t» per cent a year will be charged on all loans. We will proceed very cautiously at first, and if the plan succeeds as we hope, branches will be established in differ ent parts of the city. Already a number of men of wealth have become interested in the scheme and have volunteered to advance money as we need it. Resides all this we will probably go to the legislature and ask for a special charter under the pawn brokers act. Preliminary steps in this direction have already been tak en. “Our chief idea in doing this is to enable honest mechanics who are hard pressed financially to secure tempo rary relief without the necessity of appealing to charity. We want to demonstrate that the man who works will meet his obligations as carefully as the capitalist. In dealing with them we shall follow strict b usiness principles. Of course if a man who has borrowed meets with misfortune and is unabletopay the amount of the mortgage when due we will extend the time. Interest payments however, we will expect promptly. Cure (or Headache. As a remedy for all form of Head ache Electric* Ritten^jj* proved to Ik* the very a j>i*rmn- nrnt habi tual ence proc dy Macon no Longer a Paradise for Gam blers. Macon. Feb. lii.—Judge Rsrletthns imposed tines on several gamblers against whom true bills were found by the grand jury. The highest fine im|)oxeu was on a while man in the sum of $400. The least was placed on a negro who pleaded guilty. He will have to pay $125. Macon used to be the gamblers’Macea, hut that era is over. In days gone by it was a.pamdise for them, but it is no more. Judge Miller was the first to break up their huisincss and they never relliod. High tines and imprisonment caused them to seek more inviting fields, and therein they have abided, until re cently, when a few concluded they would venture hack to their old haunts, hut they have already paid the penalty and devoutly wish they had not turned their faces toward ths city. A Rare Occurence. [Atlanta Journal.] It transpires that Judge Gresham, just before lit* went into President Cleveland's cabinet had his name stricken from tin* pension list. Judge Gresham was a gallamt sol dier, and received wounds in the ser vice which entitle him to a pension. lie is a poor man. and to surrender his pension was a serious sacrifice for him. Hut Judge Gresham, for some reason, thought that he should renounce his pension when he entered tin* cabinet. and he did so without any notoriety or the slightest effort to make capital out of the net. Very few examples of this sort ran he found. The fashion now is to trump up pretexts on which to get pensions. The man who voluntarily gives one up is a curiosity. No doubt the pension grabbers con sider Judge Gresham insane. His conduct is in striking contrast with that of General Dan Sickles, lie is drawing pay as congcssman and as a retired army officer. Sickles is a rich man hut when some queston was raised about his two sala ries he fought eagerly to retain both and the case is now before the court. There would have been nothing im- pn>|)or. in Judge Gresham's retaining Ids pension, hut the surrender of it is creditable to his high and delicate sense of official propriety. • — Another Aerial Cableway. Regarding the aerial cableway which, as noted in the last issue of the Mani'kaotreks' Record, may lx* built at Wheeling, W. Yu., it is intvt esting to note that this is not the first scheme of the sort in this coun try, Mr. A. K. Maxwell, of Knox ville, furnishes the Manufacturers’ Record the following particulars about such a line in the city. “Messrs. Patton Sr Lewis have just put into successful operation a wire cableway for the transfer of passen gers across the Tennessee river at Riverside, a suburb of ville, Tcnn. The rWit is located on the north hank oisOT* river, and con- sisisotAwo twenty-five horse-power engines, one eighty-five horse-power Inuler and hoist, p.accd in suitable buildings. Two onc-und-threc- eighths-inch wire cables, each KdXI feet in length, spun the river. A car with a capacity of seating twenty is swung under the cables, which is drawn by a five-cigths-inch wire cu bic. The ascent from the starting point to the landing on Longstreet Hcigtiis is 5150 feet, from which point a bird’s-view of Knoxville is gained. It is the point upon which General Longstreet planted ids guns to bom bard Fort Sanders during the war. The machinery works satisfactorily, and as a means of transportation is a great success. The West Knoxville Electric Railway will Ik* extended to connect with the cableway.” Hot Water for Sleeplessness. [Charity and Children.] A most wretched lie-awake of 35 years, who thought himself happy if he could get 20 minutes sleep in 24 hours, said; “I took hot water, a pint, comfortably hot, one good hour before each of my three meals, ir d one the lust thing at night, naturally unmixed with anything else. The very first night I slept for three hours, turned around and slept again till morning. I have faithfully and regu larly continued the hot water, and. have never had one had night since. Pain gradually lessened and went, the shattered nerves became calm and strong, and instead of each night being one long misery, spent in weary ing for the morning they are too short for the sweet, refreshing sleep I now enjoy. Pugilism. [Charity and Children.] After news of.the defeat of Mitchell, by Corbett hud reached Cincinnati, one of our officers was spending the evening with his faimly, and the sub ject was dissussed between the father and son. Duringthe discussion other noted puglistic encounters were re vived, when the farther remarked that Hullivan had never been knocked out except by Corbett. The son, though young in years, has his eyes and ears open, reads, keepswell post ed, knows what is going on, and is al ways ready for an argument, said: Why, father, Hullivan has been knock ed out by another besides Corbett. The farther with a good deal of warmth insisted that he had not; the son said, why father! you are certainly mistaken, he was knocked o ,f by Hall. What Hall? said the fattier. Alco-Hall, said the son. A Railroad Built Without Bonds. A nnthvr tnmt*nfn nf # i ~.i.. -■ - - ■ -- * • * - ** v vA w vs * ft*** people can do when they try is shown in the completion of the Middle Geor gia A Atlanta road, which lias just- been opened from Atlanta to Milled- geville. It is seventy-five miles short er from Atlanta to MUledgeville by this route than by any other. Over tforty miles of the Jine between Cov ington to EatontoVh»* no bonded fcjbt whatever, $450.0^* the stock Jaken and paid for^fcF The ultimate (lc*jpalion of Ha van null. wMBThomas huger. The United States is rapidly build ing up a navy that is the admiration of the world. It was a Democratic administration that started the work, and the Republicans continued it 011 the lines laid down. The government contemplates erect ing at Fire Island an electric light of 2MUHNUKKt candle |M»wer, the most powerful iu the world. It will in* directed toward the sky and thus he seen SO or 100 miles at sea. The first diplomatic appointment under the present administration credited to South Carolina was an nounced last Monday when the noini- 'nation of John Malcomh Johnstone, of this State, to Ik* United States consul at Pernambuco, Brazil, was sent to tin* Semite. It is stated that Mr, Charles Bath gate Heck, of New York City, has left part of his estate (between $2, 000,000 and $3,000,000) to he divided equally among five institutions, one of which is the Society for the Pre vention of Crime. This is perhaps the largest sum ever given hy om man for such a purpose. The Comptroller General will issue a circular this week iu reference to the disposition of the artificnl limb fund which was appropriated hy the Legislature. The amount is $5,000. The fund will he distributed in the usual manner through clerks of the courts, and there will be no changes except that those entitled to the Ih*ii- efitsof the appropriation whodid not receive their quota last year, will Ik given preference this year nlxivi others. According to the reports of tin Ka il road Commision issued last week the November receipts from railn of this State an* $28,t)Ot» more than for the same montji the yci.r lx*fore. The Charlotte, Columbia and rugnsta earned $20,777.83. a deeretu^ of $5.- litil.oO'.Manchester and Augusta, $i,- 448.54.an increase of $375.15; the Port Koval and Wester Cn roll no. $15.- 127.02. an increase of $11,002.57; the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta. $(il.714.21. a increase $|0.3*JI.28; Hu* Port Royal and Augusta. $11.555.12. At the spring meeting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical six-icty, held last week in Columbia Co], Thom as W. WiKslward delivered an intcr- estingtalk on tlie subject of potatoes.” He exhibited speeimnnsof the pota to meal and bread made from the meal. He sitid*that tlie meal could he used in making bread for people or in making fond for cattle and chick ens. His address siiowed that pota toes can Ik* devoted to any purpose in the food line. The potatoes^ Iks ground in a corn 111^ Millionsof P 01 iitoesjyii^iiitRveij io rot hy farmers ■y year, when, if they were used to make meal, they would he saved, as the meal never spoils. Another legal step is taken that will prolong Hie fight between Governor Tillman, of Soutli Carolina, and the eommisioner of patents over the granting of a trade mark for the Pal metto brand of whiskey. An appeal from tlie commisioner’s refusal to grant the trade mark was taken to the circuit court on a petition fora writ of mandamus, which was grant ed by the court. The commissioner carried this decision to the court of appeals of the District of Columbia, where It was reversed. J. Alpheus Johnson, attorney for Governor Till man, has entered an u|K*ul against the decision of the court appeals, and the case will now hi* hurried to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Columbia State has the follow ing editorial which it would Ik* well for ail of our people and especially the farmers to consider and remem ber: “It was the general declaration last fall, after the cyclone, that South Carolina would only make half a crop of cotton. The United States De partment of Agriculture now shows that she made 82 per cent, of a full crop, only 10 per cent below the ave rage of the South. We wish that our people could get out of their 'hab it of under-estimating their crops and declaring themselves ruined. It doesn’t advance prices, as the state of the market throughout the sea son has shown, for it is discounted on the cotton exchanges. But it does very serious damage here at home, where beyond everything else we need confidence in the future.” It is thought hy those who take cognizance of the “signs of the times” that the cry of “hard times” will soon be absurd. Mills are reopening in many parts of the country, new factories are being built, deposits in excess of payments of the largest savings banks in the United States, and it is now generally agreed that the cause o(Jhe stringency was not over production and reckless speculation but lack of confidence in the currency and a fear that gold payments must soon cease. This fear being removed the return of confidence Is certain and cotinuous. With many the point where the “hard times” pinched first was in their religious and benevolent contributions. Now, why not let that be the point to feel first the effects of reviving business and easier tinanees?-—Uliarity and Children. For scverals weeks we have heard quiet rumors to the effect that u well- niiunu water |iuwer iu this country is to be developed and utilized to run the electric lights in Anderson and also to furnish electric power for all kinds of machinery in the city. The plan appears^^e a feasihiejmc and the parties it encouraged to go terprise. The poto’Civ- unlimited ami (lie '< o/, would open an inv'Ae erson for (he esfj">y/| manufacturing inu. pie should show thaW such enterprises, and when It is known that we are doing our best to help ourselves we will not lack for assist ance from outside capitalists. Let the matter Ik* pushed at oqce to a successful fact, and Anderson will snrely reap the reward of the invest ment.—Anderson Intelligencer. Our Ex-Presidents. [Atlanta Journal.] Ex-President ILurrisnn is right in his determination not to he consid ered “a political deaf mute.” The fact that he is an ex-president is no reason why he should not take an active part in public affairs. On tin* other hand there is every reason why he should do so. Mr. Harrison is still in the prime of life. He is one of the ablest and best informed men in the republican party. He has an ardent love for polities and lias had unusually large experience in political life. It would lx* a sheer waste of energy for such a man to sit down in silence and look idly on at the passing current the rest of his life. Mr. Harrison’s nD'iotmccd deter mination to take a hand in politics is creditable to him. The question, “What shall we do with our ex-presi dents?” has often heen asked. It • has been proposed to pension them. Another plan suggested is that they may Ik* made life members of the senate. Neither of these suggestions is in accord with the spirit of our in stitutions. The right answer to the question asked above is, let thi'in alone.* If an ex-president is much of a man Iu* will take can* of himself better than the government can take care of him. We have had many ex-presidents who were honored as much in retirement as they had been in power. Some of them have been tin* recognized lead ers of their party and have continued to tlie end of their lives to exert a powerful inffuenee on the country. The ex-president who is merely “a deaf mute” was never a big man even in office, and course amounts to very little when he lias doffed his official robes. President Harrison’s resolution to take an active part in politics is commendable. It is evidence of a cheerful spirit, a just ambition and a proper sense of the importance of an ex-president. -• -*»*- •- •— Road Improvement. [From the Atlanta Journal.] Several states are making a well or ganized and systematic effort to solve tin* road problem. Prominent among these is New Jersey, which hasrecntly made great progress in permanent road building. Thirty-six miles of first class stone road have been built in that state in the last twelve months and thirty-thee miles more are nearly eemplete. The popular interst in good roads and the practical work that has been done in that direction is due largely and inffuenee of the New Asso- , t\d nC rot thou Te ache r vU ^ rnC <\to Just at “ehiliiApteehU* ^.^\e hour.’ the soft twilight hour \v little ones nestle in mother's boi The Young People’s 1 My Dear Little Lamb.* Robert McCall Wilkins died M Feb. 18, 18!) 4. ' V* .. \\ 1*** \\ U**‘ . , ,,v- w**; vi «»<* ^4 *i*"’T>t.W • - , ui.vi lD‘U» J u lU y “ , . and sweetly fall asleep did our pn^^vtfihl '|'o \h". ' v clous Robbie folded safe in the arms,1 n\a<Y c % '!viv h e -tea ’ ' \ of Jesus with shining wings and robes ys. c0ltUl \\icn tcU* ' ,l . 1 • of " 'dto. ta!^five 1>V^ Little hands all meekly fi'Med. um « very , Ti >iy 0 th* l ''‘’ •>--*•- * « — 1waMound oV 1 ' Lit tie hands all meekly foldei Hy the tender Shepard lei Loved and warmed andge itly fed : “Suffer them to come.” he said. And now our bright cherub is for ever with the Lord, his brief tread of life is finished, never more will he share the herstage of sin and woe. Bereaved parents, how transcendently is your angel hoy! and how much riches are your treasures on tin* other side! little hands are beckoning you up to his home, and your home. Tlie child shall not come to you. but father and mother shall go to him. In your hitter grief do we hear you in sub missive cry. We trust in the dear Lord’s wis dom, We do not question Ids will. One day we shall know and under stand that “God knew best.” Teacher. Paragraphs for Young People. ™ U>um\°^ e pcs* whoM re ( '*' U ' . trcsseA, ‘ u\y' 0 '' ..1 ' rU ' o< solemn change boy. I just here this day wi ace of ids bright ornam? tan had won t the last time I s:i wrinkled, and trd feared with bitte lie had ended bn God help the poor mi May every boy w story he kept from cry the German, and Willie? my own fault \ on <o> CD h'R' >\A \\nn m*i t\v ? L \>Vnv ,o1>* gvii: r n' 'l\l-l* I on LV.ci* hn 1 : "Rt \ What a dark usually bright, And why i* it ? so many of the dear children are prisoned in dark rooms, some cloud envelops our sunny little town. Alas, it is because im- ill. Simple Faith. \ A story is told of a street y, '"‘‘V others slowly recovering. We miss our “ittie lambs skipping about on our streets, and how it saddens us to realize that these innocents are suf fering tin* penalty of he.editary sin. We thunk the tender physician that he can heal their bodies as well as their sin-sick souls. And we thank (tod too. that no scourge of childhood lays our darlings low, hut only tin* natural causes of our unseasonable and changeable winter. We hope our dear liftle Lucy I the others of the in Hand'’ on our i.ut her said. “I London who had ls>th legs a dray passing over them. i)<\v laid away iu one of tlie beds 1 > V hospital to die, and another creature of the same class was near hy, picked up with f fever. The latter was allov. down hy the side of tlie liii! hoy. Ho crept up to him and “Bobby, did you ever hoar a Jesus?” “No, never heard of him. “Bobby, I went to mission ~ onee. and they told us tin t .1 would take you to heaven when die, and you’d never have n 1 pain, if A any more, and no mere »ou soon to welcome Mercer and a I patient “Shut t horoughfarcs. love (iod and So do we. dear little children. Guess my riddle, smart little boys. It will improve you more than toys: The Bible gives your answer clear, God's hook so precious and so dear. Here is an animal of mighty size, hut like an infant in its habits. Per fectly indepent in Ids home, but to mamma does he cling! He is dreaded by stout hearts, hut not despised by man. Weak, timid woman leans upon him for support. The ocean-tossed sailor, in darkness and dismay, is cheered bv his generous offerings. Tin* t [e storm o in bright sunlight, and ji traveler scorn, mit axed him.” “I couldn’t ask such a grin! gentleman ns lie tu do tiny . 1: i! me. He w mldn't stop to .-'.l 1- hov like n e.” "But ..e’ll don!! t hut y . V “How can I nx him if ! ti know where he live ■s; and . 0 , g. I get there when In >th my leg- broken.” “Bobby, they tol id me il ini; mg school as how Jesus pa—> - t>. Teacher says In goes croond lie do you know h'.'.i wi...t i. • Diig- come around to this hospital th very night? You’d know if you wi to see him.” "But I can’t keep iny eyes opv My legs feel so awful had. Doij says I'll die.” “Bobby, hold up your hand, he’ll know what you want wlu*t passes hy.” They got the hand up. It dri Tried again. It slowly times he got up ic frame-work or carcass of their hand on needed friend. He once showed bus- into t pitality to a man, but lo! the recip ient wart ungrateful, and on bis de parture never said “Thank you.” Tin* answer to my enigma, with one letter dropped, and and a change of vowel, is used often as a salutation! —Kind words. Jersey State elation. Unlike most assoeiatfon for the pro motion of giKMl roads, this one means huisinessand lias accomplished large results. It has recommended some amend ments to the state road law which w il make it inon* effective. It is promised that the state sliall“pay 4u per cent, of the expense of road const ruction, the township 25 per cent., the indi vidual taxpayers 10 percent, and the country tlie remainder. Another sug gested amendment is that “oyster shells, gravel and other hard sub stances” may lx* used as well as stone. It is bclievd that when the proposed amendments are adopted road con struction in New Jersey will proceed more rapidly than ever. The people of the state seem to be aroused to the importance of the great subject. When will Georgia Ix'gin the right sort of road work? While our politi cians arc thinking of ways to serve tlie people, why do they not pay some attention to this subject? Criminals an Enemy to Society. Tlie Kansas City Star, in a recent issue gives expression to tin* follow ing strong and forcible declaration of sound sense: “Every criminal is un enemy to society. Tlie aggegation of criminals constitutes a great army at war with society. It costs society—the good people of the country—an immense sum oPmoney to protect themselves against the foe. Under these circum stances it would seem that every law- abiding citizen should always act with his own class; extend his sym pathies to the gotHl rather than the had, and beware of doing anything to comfort or encourage the enemy. The reason crime is as rampant as it is lies in Hie fact that crime dtK*s not know how strong law is, or might Ik*. That is the lesson that ought to lx* taught—the overwhelming power of the law. If that were done the innoc ent might sleep, or walk Hie highways in peace and safety. Reprives, par dons, remissions of penalties, delays in the operation of law are favors con ferred on the enemy. It should lx* seriously considered whether society in the present circumstances is in a condition to grant any favors.” Mrs. Stowe Fating. Haktkokd,Conn., February!).—Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is failing fast, and is in such a feeble conditon, men tally and physically, that she is con stantly in charge of an attendant. She will be eighty-three years old in June. Mrs. Stowe lias written noth ing for two or three years. The copy right of her “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” expired last March, and nothing is now reeived hy her from the sales of tljat work. Guaranteed Cure, M e authori ze our advertised drug- hit to sell Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon tiiis condition, If you arc iifflc- ted with a Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, and will use yds remedy as directed, giving it a .ill. voo'mJjb and experience no benefit, j thus called for Flora—the ji buttle and have lowers. Many u handsome A!*V'"M nutmdul my generous little hoy 1 Thieving Willie. I am writing you.dear young friends, a “true and true story;” hut before commencing it let me tell you of a German who, last week in the great city of New York, said, “I am no good in the world,” and what a dreadful thing he thought of doing—taking his own life! Let us hope God held Hint poor man’s hand, and said to him no, no; you shall not. Dear reader, it is your duty to take care of your health and life, thus guarding your soul which is the great Creator’s breath; it is a part of God, hence it shall never die. Where shall it live? If you love the precious Saviour He will say to you when He thinks best, “Child, come,” and then you will be forever with the Lord;” so happy, and free from nil sin, and care, and woe. This German when found on the street hy a policeman had in his pocket a sealed letter containing these sad words; “If I come to my death hy suicide it was all my own fault. I am no goi>d in tlie world, and many friendsand relations I have to ask forgiveness of. I am weak and worth less in body and mind—all my own fault.” Try and live to make the world brighter and better, my young friends. Let future generations thank GimI that “Merit gave you recognition and a warm welcome.” Now for my story about THIKVINO WILLIE, who was a beautiful, curly-headcd little English boy, with soft blue eyes that won my heart and drew me Into his mother’s store to beg for him as a Sunday schixd scholar. I gained ready eonscent, and delighted was I next Sabbath to have my little Cupid, as I lovingly named him, sitting close ly hy me in school and church, some times his head resting on my sho"ld- er. It was his greatest pleasure to dine with me, and mine to amuse him all of God’s day with Bible stor ies, thus helping the sacred hours to pass profitably away. On these ix*- easions lie would clasp me tightly with his soft white arms and whis|x*r, “When I he a biglioy I will be a Bap tist.” In return 1 imprinted kisses on his rosy lips and asked GimI to make my pet scholar a nobleChristan man. Long months thus glided hy. bring ing my little Willie old enough to as sist his mother in the store. And O, what a lovely store it was! Every nook and corner was adorned with vases and pots irf choice dowers and rich plants. Hanging baskets with long trailing vines dressed with bright lull Is mid eav leaves festooned ceil. ings and gas chandeliers—indeed, tlje the sweet intruders clambered every where. Without was a cool, shady garden crowded with roses, geraniums and so many other fragrant beaut iful flowers that 1 dare not mention them Willie’s mother was a florist, goddess ot bouquet bring me, prized was a "love note” MM»utnuM»n the eve of his leavi ''*>"» lor u vi-it. You may Ufc ’KstUttps copy lor fall. o tears he said : “Bobby, lend me your liar.il; yer elbow on my piller; I cui without it.” So one hand w.is propped u .. when they came in the inon; hoy lay dead, his hand still hid:! for Jesus. You may search world, and you cannot find a illustration of simple tru.-t than of the little hoy who had In mission school hut once. irsi. put And I: How Insects Make Music. [Selected.] The katydid has a wfngthat i> v curious to look at. You have ~ this little insect, I have nodouhl. color is light green, and just \\ 1; ;• the wing joins the hotly there thick ridge, and another on tlie v. 1 On tiiis ridge tl ere is a thin and st skin, which makes a sort of do . - head. It is tlie rubbing of these t. o ridges, or dm in heads, that make- im* queer noise you have heard. Th* no music in it, surely. The ins* - could keep quiet as well as not. and they must enjoy doing it. The katydid usually mak* s ti, -0 rubs with its drum heads, so; cAo •, only two. You can fancy she sn.* >. “Katydid.” and “She did <*>• didn't.” The moment it is diis:, tl . y begin. Soon the whole company at work. As they rest after caci bing, it seems as if they at mv •: other. * Did you know that bees hum i- • under their wings? It is not the -:ir of these beautiful light wings we I It is the air drawing in and out of ; • air-tubes, in the bee’s quick Hn. ■ The faster a bee flies the louder th- humming is. Don’t you believe insects feel? it - d *ed. they do! They have nerve- a : over them, even through their v n and out to tlie end of every fe* |. They suffer just as much a you when hurt. You must rememl er tiiis. and lx* kind to ail the uisc (>od has made. My Father Knows. In one ef the public schools <>t large city, while the school \\a> session, a transom window Hi!-. < with a crash. By some the cry of “tin*” was raised, and a ten i!>'e panic ensued. The scholars rushed Into the street, shrieking in wild i - may. The alarm extended to teachers, also, one of whom, a ; / lady, actually bonped from tlu v. - dow. Among Iniiiureds of elm : . a with whom the building was crowd*- i was one girl, among the best in tin* school, who through ail the frightf b, scene, maintained entire composur Tlie color, indeed, forsook her cheek.* her lips quivered; the tears stood i her eyes; hut she moved not. Aftc onler had heen restored, and her S I • 51 • I i v < * •-* ****** 'rf v- V ** tp their places, the question was asked her how she came to si* so slid without apparent alarm, when even- body else was In such a fright. “My father,” said she, “is a fireman, knows what to do in such a. and he told me if there was a of fire in tlu* school, I must still.” What a beautiful ill of fabh! “My fatl and my father kmi This is tlie gist g ter—implicit, u our heuveul