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EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. lile) IIUINUK ? trlAKljJi. AN ABLE EXPOSITION OF THE DUTIES OF GRAND JURORS. The Advice niul Suggestions Ol' Judge Wlliluin If. Wallace nt ?he Feb?1 ti tivy Terni tSBH, nt 1,aureus, S. <'. lloportod Expressly foe The Advcs* tlHcr by Slenogrnltor haw. Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen: It luis long hoon the custom in this State, ns it was tho custom in timi country from which wi; derivo tho usage of our courts of justice, for presiding judges in our Courts of General Sessions while instructing tho (Jrand Jury ns lo tho peculiar Hature of their duties in connection with thc Court, to address thc pub lic through tho (?rand Jury upon topics connected with tho public administration and with tho means of tiio promotion of tho general Welfare. This was not required ns an ofllcial duty; but tho custom and tho object extenuate tho prac tico. This morning, however, I do not feel disposed to observo the general custom, and 1 propose to limit my self to a very brief exposition of tho nature of your duties us a Grund Jury strictly and with tho modes of thoir performance. This duty is not imposed upon tito presiding judge by law, because you are take!? from tho body of the county, from tho varions vocations and human pursuits, and aro presumed not to bo familiar with tho technical methods which tire required in Courts of Justice in tho perform ance of your ofllcial duties. It is, therefore, made the duly of tho Jud ?-o by tho law to explain to you Whet your duties are, ami bow they aro to bo performed. The J migo then gave a terse ex planation of tho duty of the Grand Jury ?ti passing upon the bills of Indictment. DKLIItKUATIONH TO UK S KC K KT. There is another rule and ntl im portant one in connection with Hie deliberations of the Grand Jury. If you observe closely you. oath you will .nee that it is emphasized there "your own counsel and your fellows' counsel you shall safely keep." What docs it mean ? You have sworn that-all of you, that you will keep your own counsel and tho counsel of your fellows In tho Grand Jury room, lt means that tho deliberations of the Grand Jury arc to constitute an inviolable sccrol. Nobody, stated as a gener al rule, must be II ade aware of what transpiros in the Grand Jury room; how any man votes; what his opinion ls; what be says in dis cussing the parties or tho credibil ity of witnesses. You have sworn that no statement, that no ofllcial action of a Grand Juryman In tho Jury room connected with your de liberation shall bo rando public, not at this torin-it does not mean that, no limitation hero j but forev er and forever, ns long as timo lasts. Tho petit jury don't take any such oath. You do. You have taken lt. Now, why ? There is no rule, gentlemen, of tho common law for which there is not a wiso reason, if wc over can get down to lt. It is tho grandest system for tho Administration of haman jus tice that ever was Invented by hu man ingenuity. And I am bound to think that tho fart bei wc depart from Its rules tho more apt wo are to full Into error and Injustice. But, ns I have already said to you, you aro not to reveal tho secrets of your Grand Jury room. And why? Simply because you aro charged with tho most sacrod and respon sible duties. You aro clmrgeti With tho rights of your fellow man, willi his character and with Iiis respectibilily, than which what 1 can moro seriously nt?ect him In this world? Tho law d?sires to : surround you with all tho agencies and appliances that will leave your Judgment free and absolutely free and unbiased by any consequences or considerations of consequonccs that may ensue to you outside of the Jury room in conseqitopco ol your conduct there. Thia Grand Jury ls a descendant, of grand ju ries that woro instituted centurie; ngo. The original reason for tho Instituting of tho Grand Jury was Lto intcrposo a protecting agency ?between absoluto power on one hand and tho right of tho people upon tho other. When absolute rulers, governed by caprice or whim, or tho influence of those who woro operated upon .by those considerations, took any citizen by force of arms and put htm In tho Jail und charged him with crime and pul lum upon bis trial, there was u revolt in tho race which ab horred such Injustice and tho Cl rand dury wai interposed, and tim law mudo that only those shall bo bold in custody that tho (?rand Jury says shall bc tried. They did not mean whoo thal oath was devised that tin1 action of any single grand juryman should bo subject to tho ca| rico of him who exorcised pow er, nor that tho grand juryman should possibly apprehend injuri ous consequences to himself if ho should pul himself in opposition to the wishes of power; and they said, therefore, that bo must swear that every thing that transpired in tho jury room should bc an inviola ble secret. Th?; king on his throne bas no right to extort it from him, und that was the origin:;! reason of tho Institution of Hie oath. Even lie, in tin; country where kings reign, hus no right to demand from ?i Grand Juryman "what did you say 7 What did you do? Did you uphold my purpose in your transactions as a Grand Juror?" ot u LAWs AUK WHITTEN, You have other duties that are very important. That large biol? lying lhere contains tho statutes ot South Carolina. Thal contains thc rules by which tho local govern ment in 1.aurons County is organ ized-not ?inly Laurens County but the government of South Carolina through nil its branches, executive, legislativo and Judicial. They ure all organized right there lu that Constitution and S tal utos. Gov ernment is necessary; we all con. cede that. It ls not noce sary to argue that. As long na mau is m.in, ii;-.til th;; inilionitim comes, Wv; must have sonni sort of govern ment here in order that those who ure disposed to transgross upon the rights of others may bc restrained and Hie right ol' the weaker upheld, in order to administer govern ment men must have power. You have the power. You have got it righi now, Gentlemen of tho Jury, to p?ns upon the right of these peo ple to be tried. You must bu able to say, "This must bo done and that shall not be done." That au thority is given to tho officers of the State by the law ami when they exercise it within thu limits of the law the whole material pow er of the State is behind thom t? enforce their demands and theil commands. Their duties are laid down there in timi hook, lc pay* what they must do and by impli cation says What they must not do Now, you know human nature. Tlie frost ol winter bus fallen upoi tho hoads o? some of you. Yoi know when man has power lie i: apt to abuse it. Il be has powo over bis fellows by long habit am uso be is apt VJ exercise lt vigor ously; when dominated by tempe or wrong Impulses, or ii thousuni other causes, be is apt to abuse il Men in ofAco exercising olllciii power are apt to abuse it; the his tory of Hie world is full of exam pies. DUTY TO FIND I lt lt KU U I. A KIT I KS, The reason for tho Institution t tho Grand Jury that I have Jus given you ls an example of it. Whero a king upen bis throne OJ ercising absolute power was won to oppress ids subjects. So by rei son of that tliis country is lutppil free from a dominion of that sor j and it appoints its ofHcers for go* eminent and prescribes its rules I tho Statute book thal I told you o making them responsible for the doodv. Whorothere IsmiscondlK oppression, Injustice, mlsfoasanc or malfeasance, 1 lion Hie law pr vides that they shall bo punlsho it ls, therefore, the duty of tl Grand Jury to sci? whether or m the dublic administration of tl affairs of tho County is conduct! according to the requirements tho law. It gives you an Inqult torlal or a vlsltorial power overtl Sheriff, Clerk, mid all other office wdio assist lu administering tin; 1 ternni affairs of the County, Who tlioro has boen misconduct In < lice; where Ibero ls a violation law; where there ls oppression the exercise of power and nutho ty, tho Grand Jury is tho pro| person to timi it out and when th do Hud it out tiley caft tho atti (ion of thu Solicitor to it, snyiti "Hero ls tho fact; hero aro tho w ncsses to provo it;" and bo chargeable under law with bril lng that officer to trial. Upon i othorhuml whore nu officer han fa i th ful and ofllolontly dlsehrrged Ids duty, li?; ins rights just us. posi tivo upon thu ono hand us tin; pub lic huvo rights upon tho other. As tho public hus tho right to pun ish him loi* failure to di se h nogo bis duly or for misconduct in ollie", when his m il tor.; of administration have been examined by '.bc Grand Jury ho has a right io nd; from tho Grund Jury timi th \v sh ill tell the public be has (llsellUlged hi* du ties according to law and faithfully and for tho good of thepublie. Thoro ls no Incentivo to well doing that ls so positiv*? in ?ts Influence ns tho approval anil applause of ones folio W-CitixoilS when ho bus discharged and performed u publie duty well. A HAPPY EXEMPTION. If you should lind anything wrong in thc county oiilecs you should report it. Ilappilv for South Carolina that very seldom happens. Wc lion1 in South Carn elian have u happy exemption from those lapdcs from duty und from right und from thc common rules ot honesty lo a very grout extent that unfortunately prevail in other sections of tin; country. Thal can bc promoted by tho Weight of puV.lie opinion; nm! where public opinion should prove inefficient lo accomplish Unit an.I when tho demands of Un? public require (hat honesty of administra tion shall elia rae ter i/.o the conducj of Its public officers omi that con demnation and infamy is the pun ishment fora failure to .attain to a successful end in that direction, ii ls then nnd only (lion Holt Iho DOW' cr and agencies ol' tho law arv' in voked to bring actual physical pain as a restraint by punishment lt KS PONS l HI h IT Y LASTS A Y li AK. NoW| you aro tin' (lrami Jur.v for thc winde year, three terms. This is tho Spring term; you un tho Ci rand Jury mon for the sum mer terms und until another drain Jury ts i m pan iud led mil sworn; ami during nil that (imo m y an ofllciul capacity Hus responsibility rests upon you; you aro churgci with the duty as thc representa lives of tho people, organized ac cording to law, of making your solves acquainted w ith tho publh administr?t ?on, und seeing that I is cflicicnt and faithful. I NEO KM Kits EVIDENCE OF DECAY I don't know bow it hi in Lau rons, bul it is not infrequent ii some parts of tin; .State for com m ll mentions to bo addressed to tin Grund Jury, advisin ; thom tba certain violations of thc law hav taken place or aro taking place ii certain parts of the commuuity. Now, the Grand Jury is not a di lectivo agency to go around hun! lng uy crimo asking for informs Hon about violations of tho law. It is always un evidence of docu when informers swarm. Thei shold be in a free ami manly con mundy nu ncrossily lor informer RVOry citizen should feel tb weight of the responsibility of cit zenshlp to that extent that wolli roqtllre him in the discharge ol li duty us such to bring to punis! incut violators of tho law. Tl law is tho only ruler wo have. Is our klug; und if we desire tb: penco and good should bc proser . ?], that everybody should bc seen? in person and property, then v should lend nil tho vigor to In that is necessary to accomplish th desire. That ls <lo:u> simply 1 awaking tho agency of iii . In whenever its terms ure violated. It is not necessary that I sh ni! elaborate this Idea, every Intel gent mun cnn seo it. RB8PON8IIIILITV OF ( ITTZF-Nsii i If it is desired to develop o free Institutions and to make pro orty secure under our laws, th force and efficiency and vlg should be given to tho law a when lt ls violated it should invoked to vindic?te itself a protect tho commun'ty; nnd eve good citizen should feel that r ponslblllty upon him us a eilis beean e bo is ll oitl/.oil. bOCUUSO is n free citizen, because ho ll' in a land of law, in order Hutt fr dom and (hose laws may be per tratet' to bis children und to posterity indetlnitcly Hint tho 1 should bo enforced sind Invoked all occnslons. There should he accusation outside of thc law, action outside of tho law, when 1 er that is done tho law is weak led; lt ls thrown into conlcm ' and when tho law is weakened i thrown Into contempt every citizen is injured in his person anti in hi> properly, because th? provisions for his protection and lor his secu rity aro weakened. Suppose, now, the law was deficient in vigor, was not able to vindicate itself, wai not able lo preservo (lin peace of Hie community and tho security of per sons, was col able to punish crime. LUT TUE LAW VINDICATE ITSELF What is the necessary conse quence? If tho law is not able to . lo it, thou there ls general insecu rity of person and property; ami it is (lie history of tho world that when ever there is general inse curity of person and property there are organizations for mutual pro tection which become the most domineering and horrible, tyrants in Hie world; and the only refuge for tho community from such or ganisations ii to put the govern ment in (lie hands of ono man and make him responsible for (?ie wel fare of person and property in tho community. The republic drifts into the hands of a monarchy and a despotism Just in proportion ns the law is weakened and rendered insecure for tho protection of per son and property. Ko w hen ver a citizen goes outside of tho law for the vindication ot rights, just lo Hint extent he is taking a step to wnrds the destruction of flic free inst if ut ions of (be cou nf ry in which lu* lives. Lot lilni invoke Hie law, lid him demand the rigor ous enforcement of the law if be desires to live under institutions that our fathers aeliolved for us, knowing belter (han we do bow valuable (hey are. Not only so, but will-never a citizen (ravels out side of (lie law, combines with oth ers for tho OIlforcenK .' of what be. supposes (o li<? a sort ol' irr.-gular right, pushes Hie law aside, be commits a crime himself. lu pun ishing crime he perpetrates a cl ime. Sn >os," men should baud together for the purpose ?d' (hiving human lifo outside of the law, and in pursuance of (heir pur poso they actually do take human li:"** wita out a trial provided according to the method provided by the whole community. What is Hie nature of tho act they commit? Did yon ever think of it ? They have wil fully, intending to do i!, shed hu man blood, taken human life, and thai, gentlemen, is the description of murder. Who, when he pauses (o think, will stain his soul with murder. Hear IliCSO filings in mind; they may conic lo you sometime and cause reflection that might not have come without this suggestion. I take it, of course, Hint you ure ropresonlative citizens of tho coun ty, else yon would mit be there. As representative citizens of the county I have nddrcssed these re marks to you in relation to your spociflc duties ns Qrand Jurors and have added this much, without or iginally Intending lo do it, with regard to your general duties as citizens. i iii I Arpon Pensions. There Will never be any real na tional peace und brotherhood in (his country until our soldiers ure pensioned too, and put on nil equal fooling. Like the obi fellow and bis bull, we cnn pass ?Mid repass, but there will be no affectionate familiarity. Hack pay and arrears will havo la ?co mo and slander will have lo slop. Our boys did just as much fighting as they did. It was a family quarrel that the north bad boon bringing on for fifty years. Wc didn't want to light, nohow. Wo just wauled to dissolve tho pattlicrshlp mid be let alone, and they wouldn't l it us alone. They invaded us on our own territory, and we never did put a hostile foot upon theirs lint once, and then WO found their lands ponied and in st rude rs warned off ai ld no shoot ing allowed, and so we didn't stay very long nilli caine back with nine ri ty. Wo tin light WO had some stato rights, but. they said we didn't. Wo think so yid, and may be they will think so too, BOOiior or later. WllOtl congress takes pro tection ofl'ol lumber, .Maine will be lighting mad. When wool ls made free, Ohio will shoot Off her mouth if she didn't hor guns. Obi Hill Young was a powerful union man until Sherman came ulong and took his corn and bidder, n nd mules, mid cattle und didn't pay nor stop to give ft receipt, nor say ''I'm min n obliged to you, Upele Hilly," but Just went oh like bo didn't live there, und tlien begot desperate and called fur bis gnu and swore he'd bo dadblasted If ho light'em forever and ever before he'd be hornswngglcd in any such way. 4* A WORD FOR LAURENS. HiNTS TO THF. BUSINESS MEN AND ALL WHO WISH TO UNITE TO PUSH OUr.' TOWN OVER THU HILLS. Tho wondrously wiso mid Provi dential .lt lor of nil creation, of all wp;os, han assuredly blessed our town. Deuce hcmticth from the countonunco of our people, brigid anticipations illuuiinnto our event ful career, and new fields of indus try und avenues to business causo us lo press onward undaunted by tho overwhelming billows of the past. Lc us (ding lo Hope and Per severance ns our wnteh-WordH, and with the sumo wondrous wisdomic guidance wo will "get there" ero our spring-timo ?if life scarce bo o'er. Laurens is blessed with n sa lubrious climnfc. 1 almost wonder how our kind M. Ik's subsist. If it were not for their immense wealth they must needs migrate to a more unhealthy clime. !..Mirons can boast of faithful journalism, ('ol. Tom Crews, who luis held Hu; Jleral'l to the 1 roOJiO for moro than a score of years with unswerving ability and irrcprouoh ublo Integrity, und since w ith thc assistance of bis (dil cien I and saga cious colleague, Col. ll. c. Watts, continue to frown down tho wrong ami mike crooked paths straight with honoi to their profession. While oui-daring young journalist, Mr. J. C. Uurlington, the founder and proprietor of TIM; LAI K:.NS ?l> VK KT I.S Kit, stands lint-footed lind lev.'MUM led af tb . helm of his journal, fearless ol' thc onslaught of d es pol s and for justice and right, ns courageous lo defend us wen- tho gloriously bravo lilli;* bund ol Spur in na nt tho pass of Thormopylie. If Mr. Cl, Ind hi ^ way we would soon havo a city. 1 ."l us profit by his opportune suggestions und press with greater vigor on. ('addi the m mt u Tuc tu ri ng fever! Our Industries ure numerous, mid scores of them could bo mentioned which can bc proven largely profit able mid shown lo (lourish from the material ?md products of our ('.nin ty. Cities uri' built by ru 11 roads and manufactories, ?ind sustained by agricultural bucking. Laurens lins tho railways and ?ts substantial ag ricultural surroundings as any com munity. Why not have thc manu factories? At present Laurens is tho most oligiblo town in upper South Carolina. You can approach herat lightning spoOd from North, Hast, South and West. Her facili ties for (hung a iorgo business are unoxcollcd, und aro developing new realities every day. She is tho cen ter of ?i groat agricultura] wheel, tho bub-tho attraction of seven or moro prosperous counties, constitu ting Hu! spokes in this mighty wheo! of commerce, whose, trudi; pours into our market as constantly as tho seasons come, filling tho collers of ber wide-awake business mon-a remuneration for tho in dustry and push displayed. Her mendiants arc thc equals of of any city for intelligence, sobri ety, sagacity and general business capacity. Como to our town in tho fall mid winter und you will im agine yourself amid tho great Northern marts of trade. Wagons laden with cotton and people from seven counties united and engaged in trafile. On every sido can bc heard Hit! cheerful notes of thc lui/./, of business. Visit our Depots. At tho Old Reliable you will observe merchandise of every description consigned to Clinton, Uoldvlllo; Kinnrds and Jalapa from our en terprising merchants. Cross to the O.J Ii. ?V. B, Depot and you will find tho accommodating Agent busy writing bills of lading and receipts for goods, such ns corn, Hour, bacon, bogging and ties, hardware, stacks of furniture and dry goods from our wholesale merchants to con signees ulong tho (J., L. & S. OiUl G. & L. Railways. U ls marvelous. Noone would imagine thc business dom? in this lino. Wv* have thc "boxs" cotton mar ket In the Stute, and our numerous, handsome and Jovial buyer < keepit lively, und have made our fa rill or? hundreds of dollars by pitying full I values for thc staple. Every organisation, institution and enterprise is flourishing. Our churches aro to lui enlarged und handsomely furnished soon. Tho educational interest nro progress ing most satisfactorily. In fact, tito w hool of nrogress is in motion, and everybody is pushing. Our on gl neo rs, pilots nnd captains must koop it moving In tho righi direc tion. Th ero uro Tunny tilings of vital Import unco to tho progresa of our town deserving immediate atten tion. I will he delighted to hear of our Hoard ol* Tr . do meeting nt an early day to discuss th eso questions. Men of Laurens, keep tho great wheel of progress moving. Vonni! ure comparatively young men, With thc .advice of older heads and thc ouergy and push characteristic of yourselves, you cnn accomplish most anything. Tho eyes of your neighbor towns, nnd of n greater source, art? upon you. Why bc con tent when your possibilities ure so great ? Much grntulatlon is yours for past achievements. Von have Ibo vantage. Bo yo not deceived by apparent prosperity. Lei not your talents bu Idle. Talk. Push now . A I.KXANDKK. Olli WASHINGTON LETER. [Prom Our llogulitr Corro-ipondout ? Washington, Feb. 17th. 1888. During tho ??resent session of Congress, wiiicli lins bocu in session a little over 1 wo mont hs, more than 0200 bills have boon introduce I in thc House of Repr?sentative?. Not one fortieth of them have passed, and before dual adjournment, tho number ol bills presented and refer red will probably have reached twice thal number. I The life of n Congressional bili is rather interesting. To give you some iden of i lie ret 1 lupe that a bill must encounter, it ls only necessa ry to say thal a full-grown bill must j be printed six limes, und must pass through Hu* hands of al least tweii- ! ly-flve persons bo foro il can bo numbered willi tho Iii iv - of t ho lund. There seems lo bo a growing dis- j position on tho par; of Congress to regulate, or rather io restrict the publication of certain mailor in tho press-such as lotteries and gill i n- 1 tcrpriscs. Thirteen bills of this character introduced in ilia last Congress, and eigUt or niuo have boon brought forward in tho pres ent. Tho House Commit-too hasropor (od adversely tho bill to license railroad conductors, and this ls pf< - hibly tie- I.ist that will bo heard o(\ that measure. The i ?ouse Judiciary Committee has ordered a favorable report on tho Senate bill to refund the direct taxes collected during t he lat'.' civil war, with an amendment provid ing that money so collected shall be restored to the rightful owner. There is little doubt of thc passage of this act. The Ways and Means Committee has reported n bill authorizing tho Secretary of tho Treasury to invest the surplus in the purchase of Tin ted States bonds. Heretofore this authority was COIlfoiTod upon thal official by virtue of the provision ol the annual appropriation bill. As an issue has been raised question ing his right in tho matter, ii was thought best to finally settle the controversy by such legislation. The. Republican Senators have but two subjects to discuss when they wish to talk for political ef fect. When wear./ of assaulting tho President's message they ave reduced to the necessity of attack ing the mail service in the Wost. Senator Heuglin was to tin- point when ho said Hint if a reform wa honesty sought, the complaints would no! bo sent to the United States Senate, bul to tho Post otb o Departmont, wheio steps could be taken to correct the alleged sher comings. maine's letter is variously view ed both hy Democrats and Repub licans. The former place little faith in his sincerity, while those of tho latter who are unfriendly to tho aspirations of the man from Maine ure more than willing lo take him at his word. On the oth er hand, the ardent supporters ol Mr. Blaine uro hoping that there will bc ll reaction in his favor, which will apparently make thc candidacy of their favorito a neces sity. As a result of the retirement ol Blaine, there aro a number of Pres Idcntinl booms, among which maj l>0 mentioned, Senators Hawley Sherman, Allison, ns well ns (?res bum and Goncrol .sheridan. Ii fact tho Republicans In Congres? ure now thinking moro of Pros! dent-making than Of legislation. Atlast the so-called ovorlnstlnf Blair bill "has again pilxfOd th? Somite" this lime by n voto of 88 t< i>'.). It has been lu throe Congres ses now, and bas occupied mud valuable time, which its OUOinlCi say will be to no purpose. Its Inti In tho House ls problematical, hu most Of the Democrats VOtCI against it before, and the longer till bill has been thought of and talkci of the weaker lt has grown. Tin last vole upon it hy thc Sonnte wa not so strong tts the volo of tw years a ?m. Tho Fisheries Commission hnv ing concluded its labors and si^'iiei a treaty, the same will be SUbmll ted to the Senate to-day. lt oui includes the dispules on tho Al laut ie COO t ? Tho President and party aro ol poctod to mnko their flying trip t tho Land of Flowers carly nc* week. They will not bo sbser .??lite ono wcok. HERE AND THERE. _ Maine has fourteen cities, and Waterville will goon ins added to tho list. Tho avcrago Mexican laborer supports his family on ton c uts per diem, invested lu corn and heans. Thoro oro forty-tlnee log school houses in Iow a. This is tho number glvon intheroport of tlc stair su|>erintoudent Cor 1887. A low estimate puts tho number of persona supported hy all tho forms of employment furnished hy electricity ut 5,000,000. Tho "(.?real She" is tho nanto of tho latest gold mine speculative company lu London. Thc mine is said to Ins in South Africa. During 1887 olovon and one-half tons of po,i ugo stumps-nearly 1 ro,<x>o,ooo in numher - were sold at tho New York post ofllOO. A O reek named Ditnitrius Antippa has just died at Constantinople ut tho ago of 115. Ho lon iv Kobi . pierre, and possessed several of his letters. Thoro were not fewer than 3,450 matricu lated students at Edinburgh university hist year, and tho value O? the scholarship and bursaries which were disposed of was ?-10,000. A train on tho Alabama and Great Southern railroad dashed through n drove of fifty nudes at Akron recently and killel eight of thom outright. Tho locomotive kept ou Its way without leaving thc rails. One hundred and twenty bull fights woro given in tho City of Mexico during tho past year. Seventeen hull lighters woro wounded, and ono professional and two amateur light ers killed. Tho price for tho effectual destruction, of rabbit loitered by tho Now South Wales gov ernment Is being warmly contested. A beady 880 inventions havo been sent in lo compete for tho :'. ,*VI,I. M. Tho Corean never ruts his hair, and ho wears it ia a braid down his back until ho gets married, when ho has th? right toonil it on Ino top of his head. A man is not sup posed lo Ito a man until ho ccu wera- bis hair on tho top of his head. Tho champion "Doncdict" of tho civilized world ls Francois Sau ron, wood ranger o( Saint Paulieu. Ho is (VI years old, mid oil Jan. Ki was married for tho sixth timo to a widow of CO. His last l our marriages havo occurred in tho lost four years. Moro and moro paper is talcing tho placo ot woodwork, Paper dcors uro now largely Substituted for wooden door:. Tho paper doors ero hotter for tho reason that they are lighter; they do not shrink or swell with changea of Weather; they aro mado from sin gle isheet.-- of paper molded into any desired pattern, and they are not dearer thaUWOOdou doors. A Hartford man starl 1 n good Oro in a sheol iron stove in his olllcc, forgot to closo tho draught, locked tho office door and went, to drive. When ho came hue!; bo found tho Oro out; but it had mudo Itself folt before golug out. Everything in tho room waa scorche d, apples <>n a Hholf were baked, and it dog thal bad boen locked in was dead, evi dently suffocated. A rival to Dakota for tho championship in low temperature is Worehojansk, In Siberia. Tho mean temperature in 1885 was 510 dogs, belows ro. Por January and December it. was IV! dogs, below, a:nl fol* July it roso to 00 dens, above /. ro. Tho lowest, temperature in July was SO dogs, abovo, while in January a falito tK) dogs, below zero was experienced. Tins attractive? winter r sort is in latitude 07 ?legs, i'd mina., longitud J 133 dogs. 51 mitts. POINTS FOR GILDED YOUTH. Danglo rings for male Idiots aro promised a run. Pow k'.'.ots are being worn extensively with everyday dress in Pari i. Combinations of moonstones and cat's oyo or tiger oyo stones for gctitlemcu's liuksloovo huttons arc new and popular. Striped neckwear ii to take e. short vaca tion. More and greater variety than over before of broken figures will !?. tho rule. Cane heads aro now popularly made to carry matches, a timepiece, cigarettes, cach ous, gum, pins, chango, scent, ur c ; of rye. In all classes of furnishing poods for tho coining wann Weather connoisseurs thereof will search for rather unique and delicate tints or shadings, Astrakhan gloves with calf or kid palms aro deservedly tho most popular fancy hand covering found in years. They sell on sight nt a rennin sativo pri?e. Some German fashion plate-, havo peculiar styles in collars; they all seem to be com paratively low, and tho front forms a lotter lialf way between u U ami a V. Scarfs for spring ?will hofmuch narrower than were last fall's productions, and, in tho majority of styles, tho outer apron will lu? slightly puffed closo to tho bottom of tho knot. For wear with tho now flannel RbIrtexquis ite scarfs aro shown, made of delicate chocked, stripped and tinted cosbmores. Tho interest in them is enhanced hy tho fact that H. U. II wore one at n recent "meet." A now fad among the dudes ks to carry balanced liotwcon tho thumb and foroflngor of tho right hand a huge cane, around tho center of which is tied a bright colored rib bon with streamers. The iuris tie thom on. Pig furnishers have special figured silks woven for them in Puris, hut say I hey loso in tho long run, ns no less than KK) yards can bo had of any oao pattern, and one Induro will reduce tho profit on tho whole pro duction. Metallic shades, so called In furnishing goods silks, aro popular anti new varieties eagerly Bought, All tho glistening lines of poid, silver, copper and bron ZO have lioen caught and transferred to tho loom, forming n novel and desirable line. -Clothier and Furnisher. _ MIDWINTER BASEBALL TALK. Pitcher Titeomb has signed with t ho Now York duh. Tho International association baa decided to ploy no Sunday games. Tho International association ha? not yot selected a single umpire. Tho Detroits claim to have played 188games lust year. This boats the record, if correct. Deacon White does not cons I dor the Detroit team weakened a particle hy Dunlap's sale? Tho Indianapolis club han abandoned its Intention of making a spring southern tour. A Bostonian stands ready to liear half tho expenso of putting a New England loaguo team in Boston for 'HS, hut ho can find no partners. Tho Olneinnotls havo canceled tho Pitts burg dates- 17th, 18th anil 19th of April. Tho chango intho scbedulo knocked that plan In tho hoad. Tho Birmingham club ls reported ns having signed a deaf mute battery -Jamos Lynch and Fred Hargraves. Both hall from Dan? ville. Dla Tho Louisville team will go to tho not Spring*? on Varch 10 and pi ., ivro t^S ?LiJ,,,: '". -MAn*8* KkAly bas refected all s,