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Corn is a vigorous feeder and responds well to liberal fertiliza-, tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fertilizers containing not under 7?0 actual Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. \ i ? nit iVra-h?th?- results of its use by actti.il ox|k rim.m ? tht i?? . tutu ... , Id in a 'i: tie < wli h wc iul i*h .mil w I -,;ully i Ji.id any t'.i: :i.? : ;n \ ? i w. widwiiti br : \'.l KM \N K \\A \V< ?K Ks, yj N.i>??iu i-it.. New York. A Fearful Charge. t ' Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to pay why the sentence | of death ?li:^! 1 not he parsed upon1 you ?" A to! nm hush f<? 11 over the' crowded court room and everv t person waited in almost breathless expectation f'<>r an answer to the .fudge's <juostion. Will tln? prisoner answer ? Is there nothing that will make him feel some sign of emotion? Will he maintain the cold, indifferent attitude that fie has shown through the long trial even to the place of execution? Such wore the thoughts that passed through the minds of those who had followed the case from day to day. The Judge still waited in digni-1 lied silence. Not a whisper was heard anywhere and the situation had become painfully oppressive, when the prisoner was seen to move,his head was raised, his hands were clinched, and the blood had rush-' ed into his pale,erf worn face,hi-' teeth were firmly ?.-t,and into hi? haggard eyes came a flash of light. ' I have! Your honor, you asked me a question, and now I ask, as the last favor on earth, that you will not interrupt my answer until 1 ani through. "I stand before this bar, convicted of the wilful murder of my wife. Truthful witnesses have testified that lam a loafer,a drunkard and a wretch, that I returned from one of my long debauches and lired the fatal shot that killed the wife I had sworn to love, cherish ar..i protect. While I have no remembrance of committing the fearful, cowardly and inhuman deed, I have no light to complain or condemn th verdict of tilt1 1 go. id men who have a.-K f<l as jurors m the rase, for the verdict i- in accord ance with the evidence. "Uill may it please the court, ! wish to show* th.it ! .tin not alone responsible for tin* murder of my wife !" This start ling statement created a tremendous sensation. I he .1 udire leaned over the dc-k, the) lawyer- wheeled around and laced the prisoner, the jurors looked at each other in amazement, while the spectators could hardly surpress their intense excitement, ft i 1 tllO?? /iA?ifi??n'ol , ! - ...... .... .. i ui-it 111 i in* ii r m, distinct voice: "I repeat, your honor,that I am not the only one guilty of the murder of my wife. The Judge J on this bench,the jury in the box, , the lawyers within this liar and ( most of the witnesses, including ( the pastor of the old church, are . guii.'y before Almighty 'rod, and , will have to appear witn me be-1 ] fore Mis Judgment Throne where 1. we all shall be righteously judged. ' "If twenty men conspire together for the murder of one person, the law power of this land will arrest. the 20, and each will be tried, convicted, and executed for a whole murder, and not one twentieth of the crime. "I have been made a drunkard by law. If it had not been for legalized saloons of my town I never would have become a drunkard, my wife would not have been murdered, 1 would not bo here now ready to be hurled into eternity. Had it not been for the human traps set out with the consent of the government I would have been a sober man, an inductrious workman, a tender father and a loving husband, l.ut to-day my home is destroyed, my wife murdered, my little children ?(Jod bless and care for them ? cast, on tiie mercy of a cold and cruel world, while I am to be murdered by tin? -trong arm of the State. w i 1 I ~ vivni iv a I I it'U I w I CI Willi, but as long us the open saloon was in my pathway, my weak, diseased will-power was no match against the fearful, consuming, agonizing appetite for liquor. At last I sought the protection, care and sympathy of the Church of Jesus Christ, but at the communion table 1 received from the hand of the pastor, who sits there and who has testilied against me in this case, the cup that contained the very same alcoholic serpent that is to he found in every bar-room in the land. It proved too much for my weak humanity, and out of that holy place 1 rushed to the last debauch that ended w ith the murder of my wife. "For one year our town was without a saloon. For one year I was a Hober man. For one year my wife and children were supremely happy, and our little home a perfect paradise. "1 was one of those who signed the remonstrance against re-opening the saloons in our town. The fi utniK i ii iuui lei li nl* tliic liirv .? ??? - " ? ?- J"? J be found to-day on the petition certifying to the good moral character of the rumsellers, and falsely saying that the sale of liquor was necessary in our town. The prosecuting attorney on this case was the one that so eloquently pleaded with the court for the licences, and the Judge who sits on this bench and who asked me if I had anything to say before sen tenco of death was passed on me, granted the license." The impassioned words of the prisoner fell 1 ik* coals of lire upon the hearts ot those present, and many ot tin* spectators and some of the lawyers were moved to t'-cr-. The Judge made a motion - if to stop any further speech on the part of the prisr ncr when the -peakor hastily said . ' .No' no! your honor, do not close my lips. 1 am nearly tl rough, and they are the Iri-t words I shall ever u11 r on earth. "I began my downward career it a saloon bar? le^ali/ed and protected bv the voters of this Commonwealth, which has received annually a part of the blood-morn v from the poor, deluded victim. After the State had made me a drunkard and a murderer 1 am taken before another bar ? the bar of justice?by the same r.,....,.- ..r 1 .1 I M im i,?>> iinn legalized 1110 lirst l>:ir, and now the law-power will conduct rue to the place of axeoution and hasten my soul into eternity. I shall appear before mother bar, tin? judgment bar of [Jod, and thoro you, who have legalized the traffic, will have to ippear with me. Think you the Jreat -fudge will hold me?the poor,weak,helpless victim of your trallic?alone responsible for the murder of my wife2 Nay, 1, in my druken, frenzied, irresponsible condition,have murdered one, but you have deliberately murdered your thousands, and the murder-mills are in full operation ( I to-day with your consent. "All of you know in your hearts i that these words of mine are not 'the ravings of an unsound mind. ! but God Almighty's truth. Tne liquor trallic of this nation is responsible for nearly all the niur-l ders, bloodshed, riots, poverty, misery, wretchedness and woe. It breaks up thousands of happy homes every year ; sends the husband and lather to prison or to the gallows, and drives countless mothers and little children into the world to suit r and die. It furnishes nearly all the criminal business of this and every other court and blasts every community i it touches. \ r ill Intra It'/nil t lin CI lrw\??o 4 1. n 4 a. "i< a v 1 liC PiUVM/11,1 I 11(1 I . made me a drunkard and a muri derer,and you are guilty with me before (Jod and man for the murj der of my wife. "Your honor, I am done. I am | now ready to receive my senj tence and be led forth to the place of execution and murdered acI cording to the laws of this State. You will close by asking (tod to ' have mercy on my soul. 1 will close by solemnly asking (iod to 1 oyen your blind eyes to the truth, ' to your individual responsibility, so that yon will cease to give your ' support to this hell-born traffic." HOW TO FIND OUT, Kill a bottle or common water glass with urine and let it stand > twenty-four hours ; a sediment or ! settling indicates a diseased conIdition of the kidneys. When ; urine stains linen it is positive ' evidence of kidney trouble. Too j frequent desire to urinate or pain 1 in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WH AT TO 1)0. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Or. Kilmer's Swamp-lioot, the kidney remedv fulfills ??v?rv wish in ro. lieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of , the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, j wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being I compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate, 'l he mild and the extraordinary ell'ect of Swamp- Knot is soon realized. It stand-, the highest for its wonderful cires of the most distress* ing cases. If you need a medicine vou should have the best. Sold by druggists price lifty cents and one dollar, l or a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail, metiti nth 1 vn ui'i'.isi: and send your full r,,,vl < ' *e address to l>r. Kilmer d (' >.. I 'inghamton, N. V. The proprietors of this paper guarantee tlgenuineness of this ofcr. Severe Hail and Wind Storm. damison, S. (!., .1 une II.?A severe hail and wind storm passed through thi- place Saturday afternoon, playing havoc with the crops. In some places the cotton is cut oil' at the ground. Some of the hailstones were as lino, na guinea eggs. Corn is also badly damaged, especially the fodder, 1 which is shredded. Hundreds of thousands have hoen induced to fry Chamberlain's Cough Kemedv by reading what it has done for other*, and having tested its merits for themselves are tod-ay its warmest friends. For sale by F. Mackey tV Co. and B.C. Hough tV Co.,Lancaster, S. C. The Cost of n Dinner. Recently a gentleman who in fond of arithmatic made up his mind that he would find out how much a dinner really costs. This gentleman asked how much a simple dinner that ho was eating cost, and he was told seventy-live cents, lie contradicted tins, and then made out the following statement about the cost of that dinner : The pepper, he said, came from ten thousand miles away. It grew on ? little bush about eight feet high, which must have had a growth of at least five years. The pepper was picked green; it had to he dried in the sun, and tins meant employing women. It took one ship and a thousand miles of railroad to bring the pepper to the I nited Sates. The tea on tin* table mime from China, and the colfee from South America. The cod dsn had to he brought from Maine. Men had to he employed to catch the fish ; other men and women were employed in drying, packing and boxing it. and it, too I..., I ... I... ? i : i.. i u?4i4 i\? iai\i' ti lunjz. riiiiroctu nev. I'lie llorfrof which the bread was made was grown in Dakota ; someone owned the land,and that meant the investing of capital; and then he had also to pay wages to workingmen. The Hour had to he ground, and the building of the null and the plant,or machinery, meant more money invested. The millers had to he paid ; coopers had to he paid for making barrels; and of course the wood of which the barrels were made had to be cut and sawed and shaped, and this meant the employment of more men. Then the Hour had to be shipped over the railroad and handled again by cartmen before it comes into the house. The salt came from the Indian reservation in the ! northwestern part, of New York State. The canned peaches came from California, and they, too. represented the employment of capital and labor. The spices in the cake came from the spice islands in the Indian Archipelago. After the gentleman had pointed out what the dinner really cost he asked what on tho table could bo raised within the limits of tho country where they were living. The answer was: only the cornhread, the butter, ami buttermilk and it was decided that the farm ly could not live on thoee alone. | The gentleman estimated that that little dinner re present oil, directly or indirectly, the employment of live hundred millions of dollars of capital and of live millions of men. It would be ?j11ite a lesson in (ieography for each of the little folks to try to discover where their dinners came from. Senator Tillman's resolution to: an investigation ol the latest sugar - caudal in the Senate failed ol ado j t :on. as reported, lie cause ol t he " personal unpopularity" of the Senator himself, uul of-The disposition to ignore him and hi- unsupportrcd rellec lions upon 11is brother Senators." This explanation will not serve. \lr Tillman made no "relied ions." lie quoted charges made bv a number of newspaper eorrespon dents over their signatures. The nlispositon" of the Senators was rather to ignore the charges be cause lite trail was loo hot lor tlio com fort of some ol their number. ? News and Courier. ? CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Thi f?S- /f . Tutt's Pills * Cure All Liver Ills. Prevention V better than cure. Tutt's Liver Pills will not only cure, but if taken in time will prevent Sick Headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria, constipation, jaundice, torpid ^ liver and kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS ABSOLUTELY CURE. WE SEND *?!) v t 1 r1 II fj r> ~jL. 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