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LIGHT AND AIRY. 4 ?If >l I III ?lilli .k .Texas .-ii?tia^s. lu II i lui kl . Hotel. T >tiri<t :?/ a?r> .-abl- stout gentleman in Stout Gentleman-Not yet ; llave V?ul ut Gentleman ... -DM yea T?? Ut its!..;, -ri'ooi"! j>oor! I've been lier?) Ihree lay ftiid haven't lietrt a square m il ;. ?t. Stout Oe?tleih.:: ;-i i' .illy - Well, Tv? 1>? : .? tl ...-.':.-. and I haven't had a Tourist .i . - \v.?:. why don't you leave : s- it Gentleman-I can't; I'm running the hotel.-H .. . :>VA.. ?li n i Immortal. r in i Ulttlctili t<i I'leme Ul ? ? > body? Groe..:-- '? ood morning, ?ir, what ?-an Ido . . Sir; .sinSthV-bon't expect any niore'of my -. lal l ii ? half tt II y i oil, and Mr. I-iaru-hil _ .:. -.Mr. Grocer, you von (licet I ? rh* hi tl- r. I-ne voil right avoy. if : ire yegit?ljto cotton s?d trying -.il vat you -..! me :> von hal ii boa grease. Consistent- y. _ ( - n?lstoncy's a j - I tt .. vi"* Hove beard nrid wo '.. -rr. te?. Y el : . v au '. . .?..:: . I iii appear .' ... ! I. Ill _? >st .. i 'ourler ll. Wm Dissipated. In th? chemical l?l^ratory: '.pi-'.:.r. v.l..-?* h... become of T...m AT.pie ton.' Wasn't li - >ttidying with tb'.- class last yearf "Ah, yes; Appleton-poor fellow! A fin? student, hut absent minded bi tho uso ol chemicals-very. That discoloration on th< ?>iling. * " " Notice <t ?" by*?." Why Ito. S milled? There -.vi ..> y .iir,- lady from Niger, wt.., went oui to ride 'ii a tiger; They returned from 'I.-: lido, i the la-ly li ? 1 a imite ..a i:.: face . f the tiger - UOston Trai.script. lu lin- Adjoining Kooin. Bobby !:-'..!.lng intently)-Mo, is pa put tin^ np n stove bi t!.i (iarlori Mother-No, loor ?io is writing with bi u*'-y fountain ; oil,-Tho Bjioch. .\n Outrageous i-rir.-. Young Lady-Whoi lovely passomenterb trimmings; liow much aro they I Clerk-Kif:/ dollars a yard. MIM. "Humph! Tho iden ; paying $30 a yan for trimmings that only show in wind; weather."-. imnha woi id. A Polite ofte r, f^idy-Let me .v .- iomethlng handsome um cheap. Clerk-You cnn gaze on ni", madam,-Tb Bits. Tin Muid Hended Cook. He wallis about with a peaceful fir Al..! lilllie I? "Il bis phiz. For lu? knott - If - i.no Hud ; a hair - 'Li th" nip or butter bo can sn car lt surely is not hi. - Hotel Mail Know- II lu Pince? Woman to tromp, to whom she lias givei borne f uid potatoes)- li you bbc yOn i an -ti i into tin? cowshed whilo you're cathi' then taters; it'.-, rai ni n1 s-> hard, Tramj>-Thanks, ma'am, but I'm no dude - New York Sun. Roiitotlilng ii<- Contd n?>. The bunc? man reformed und ivcni t" sea And though bo could tibi r< i-f or kool un i-nrin?j Or splice a rope, tb?c?ptalii said thai ii? At ohco .? ! ((rent ability In sie.-rer.'. li->-t m (.'ourler. A fatal Delny. Messenger Hoy (toser vam i- I loco's do mwl feine for Mr.-. Smith. I'" do tor say-, she' to take it every half hour, Servant--You an- loo lat. , boy, Mn Smith died three bout's ago, -The Epoch. Impenetrable. '.I'll put a r.. f "?i tiii ., i hotel, That nover will leak "r break," Ai.-i th" builder ?mile i RS ho (hatched Ibo to] wah M third < lass boarding house steak, Hotel Mull. A 1 inn (.rip. They were sleighing und th.- horse bolted "Gi-orgo, dear." Bald ti.- frightened girl af ter tho horse hadria a indoor two, "di you think you will Ix? able to stop him wit! only ont- haed:' fid hit .. \\ hore Hi- ls Now. Upon thc snow, pray, lightly trend; A grave ls here, HS yon . ? ly.: Tis thal of JoilCS Who full said, Tili ivollld lui ' pi i ." 1.1, i;-, -..ti Courlor, Opeil to M iM-rii.si i ii? I '. :-. Stranger ito boy ?a lawyer's olHc*)?*-I'ii looking l"i a legal '.lani:. . Lawyer's Eloy-Sorry, ?ir. bat l.-..'?< jus .topped oil! few Yoi . m. "I il Prii-e? Albert v?tar of Wale?, noir ?\ jYftrS old, s?ys ho (loos not wantali establish mont of bia own until he gets married; un ev.nt which b" bn, not yet oven begun BOri otisly to contemplate. Tho ni kudo of Japan i-- r loser I bcd a* n durk feat?red, black haired, tin k hp?>od mau, dressed in the uniform of a European gem oral, and with nothing remarkable in bil makeup or appearance, although ho i? tu* obviutc monarch of 80,000,000 peopl*. THE LATEST IN JEWELS. Harban o jewels am very much Ibo fnsbion thliseason, tho nioi-o crude the more effect ive. _ Ono of tho newest things is Russian Jew elry, which had quito a l>oom in thia city during tho holiday season. Necklaces o? ?nany stylos are now seen io tho ?bow cosco. Those ornament? ure no longer confined to the costly HOM S.A afT-drs. bal ar fashionable tu gold, sltv r anti enamel. . ' . .' ! n ? - ' 'ld -Hy oxi>jiw4- . prac' ti ?'. ^bjn ts, di dgm 1 fr.r ma..s use, aro miniatui brush . gold i-iar.dic<s and tiny I- t .?..in1- with gold top?, with which to keep tho board m . rder. Qait< new and very effect Iv? t-> tortoise .!. .:: Jewelry set with diamond*. Bro? ; . cuff button- ! arriogs aro all repie^nte?! In d - ;.-!:> that follow more or less closely tho patt .-."..- sifCli iii gold and s>ilvcr jewelry, i :. re ?- I.*.-., to bo said that Ls new . . tho J . rriugs. SmaU seal rings ar* mu ted by men, who are also wearing f.v . .:. :.! : .. rh _s on one hand. aa a gem set tin-4 and a fan y ring in gil or gold asid : platinum. Count D'Orsay and the Tailor. I: i- i,-, mut' i th it ono .....:.*. ?.'if--5 ' caught in his private dr-*- in : ; m I y a tailor who itt ged, anil said ho w mid not leave til! !: .h id tx a paid his Lill, Count ] D'Or- . list : thoughtfully ?? r a time. ftxhij in- cy 5 upon i package that tho ! j itt to t, i.- r b id il oj < 1 upon a cl rbi- rage ? ? I in a ? ito i - li ive j ni mu* h f that stuff in your shop! .. ?\ ; . ugly canvas? If I wanted it I c lld to-morrow have enough to wrJip up aj? ibo merchandise in thc? !. ck I tho ? .?don't tulle nt:-:.-.. Cometo molo : : ' : nd take my i uria t r ii i ;.. of trousers cut ir ni tin's suadc via c< stating that tho canvas was aol suit fi r a garment, and in a -.. rt timo C >unt D'Orsay was supplied , with tho canvas trousers. At ? ?.'. i ck on ? moon ho eli.:.' K1 tho vast el : . : Crockford% then ono of thc fashionable clubs of London, .:. ! ibc first j-orson whom bo met was Lord ? :: --'.r..c! 1. .lp :. my w rd," said tho noble lord, "you have r. singular garment there - ?th< thjng rare, without doubt. Always tho sante original and charming D'Orsay*.'' Tho count received th- compliment with some confusion. '.lt ia per', ?ps not exactly elegant,'* ho said, '.but it h very handy and fr .?sh. e pe dally ?1 to riding on horseback.'* bi a monts a group of dandies bad sun tho cleves Freni hm: n, . Lord < ... corfield in the main parlor waa expatiating on the originality < ? D'Orsay's ta-to. end n fow days after ward tho I ii! r found himself overrun v ?th , ,r U rs f ir canvas trousers. Lord Chesterfield himself order. .1 a dozen pairs. Count D'Orsay had accomplished his pur;..--j, and tho delighted tailor raino po rn< rb willi hi? tr tbles?mo bill, - Edward Kin ; in Cosmo] olil?n. When Attacked by Pneumonia. .'What js the first symptom of pneu monia'*" wa nske 1 Brooklv n i hysician ' the other day, ? ? "A severe chill," waa ibo reply, , ''V.'hat ought a man lo do who ii j fc, izi: I with . ucli a chill.-" "l?o should-get into a bath tub con taining h t water-so hot that it would redden the skiu-and stay tia ro rs Lng as h? can.*' "What i- the philosophy of such treats mont':" "A ri cl ill, which always precedes pneumonia, indicates llint the blood has g rgod tin hing1*, liter or kidneys. Now, thc first rein? dh 1 sh p is to dissipate tm* blood. The h< t bath does th! lt draws the blood to the urfac -, (ind di si pat - it . over a greater aroa. After having lain in tho bath fin ti I relief i.s experienced, s thc pall* nt sb lid i .-tcp out < t it and wrap himself in a woolen ! Junket. Don t stop lo dry yourself with a towel, but w rap tho wann wool around you and tumblo j into h. b ..Tho consent ia of opini?n among tho leading physicians of tho day is that 1 pneumonia i an infectious disease. Thai f is. the <ii<--.; o germ is In tho air. and When tho right i hysic?l Condition ia pre sented the disofise takes root and fructi fies. Tho jiopular idea that pneumonia * is confined to cold weat bor ls ah erron? . ous one. There is no pneumonia in tho Arctic regional Ii is mainly duo lo the . Budden changea in cur temperature. By I consulting tho b ?alth I0]>orts of Now York city it will lie found that thc high est death rato occurs in December and February, but that there aro a good many . cases in August.-New York Sun, A Lott Opportunity. Jn tho mom'-irs < f ibo Count <:.. Feb 1 loux, now publishing in Lo Corr? pond ' ent, tho following passage, referring lo thc c >i:;> d'< t;?.t of Napoleon III. < our.,: "Among tho prisoners detained at Mont Valerien Dec. 3, 1801, wad Otib Anthony Chomot. Ile gavo to a lady visitor n number of letters to toko to Paris, and .. i: 'Tell my family I am In no dani.'? r. -, 1 ?t that l feel inc? nsolablo lo have held . tlio destiny ( f France in ruy hand and to , have lot it Blip:1 Nobody understood thc phrase, but tho fact was thi.s: In thc lonstitucnl assembly preceding tho cleo - 1 Hort of Louis NajKilcon to tho presidency, * Choiuct had introduce 1 on amendment excluding the mom bel's of families that had reigned in Franco from the office of president. Louis Napoleon ascended tho rostrum and spoke against tho amend ment so awkwardly, so incoherently, and with au accent so foreign and (strange 9 t'?'t ho Waa ;.H tho time interrupted by tao noisy laughter and railleries, and finally corn-yelled lodi -.; t ignominiously. ! Then Chomot ai' ?0 m d said: 'After tho assembly has heard tho harangue, and ' 1 al! Franco will have read it tomorrow, J there ls no further need Of Uly amend , mont. I withdraw lt.' " lb-that makes himself ridiculous makes himself impos sible, is tho French saying, and Chomot was giddi I by it. But Louis Napoleon ; outlived the ridicule and Incarne master I of Fram e. which would not have been I?ossi;,ie if Chomot*s amendment had be come law, 1 '?iii> Lettor. >:<>ii s Removed i>> Bloctrlclly, i 1 The fair ox owes rtill another debt to , the scientist, A lady ?.clio bad a moloon t her shoulder and whoj from this r asoh, was unable to display her otherwise fair and attractive corporal possessions, has had an electrical operation |>crformed with perfect BUCCOSS. The mole- w?is porforatel with electric needles in oVery dinctlon. After o week tho mole, which had been burned to a black nias?, fell off and h .\ tin-.skin in /<o<id condition. The new ?kin BIIOWS hardly a trace of dis coloration, and she now wiars the most fashionable Iv 'I dresses with impunity and success,- "ow York Mail and Lx pyetw. ^_ .\ Mint tr? Smokers. lt serins to inc that ordinary polite ness, tho honest dictates of courtesy, would suggest to smokers that public conveyances, public audience' rooms, publie eating places, public drinking plaies, ure lor the enjoyment of the w hole public and not for a selfish ina jority. Men frequently come into my ' office with lighted cigarettes and leave I behind them tra? a of their offense, which annoy nie for hours thereafter. JUy w hat right do they do Bof-Joo 1 Howard in New York Graphic. Nut n nu. Wo don't think it will help John Sher tr.n:i much.-New York Sim. THE FAVORITE LETTER. Characteristic Comtncnti ?>?> it by lh< i i. ?Idcatlal 1 ie.il. . I makcuo U.. vi t.'.i*. v!?ar J:>cci. V u.- truly. J ?. L' tnCBSAV : It leola sil r? ; ! v.: I OmoM, .?,:. i 1 .r?t:l 1 vd au I c 'Al II--* ? r - . ti -.. ... before that I Thoug! surev il?! knock his boom sky high At-LtS^N : lt's rt tl .'.* :. that i'i' a ?eut, I .: n't toi rel ..: st I Otu meant T' . t/>. y u s-' ?. til-.- leg it?e i ?'. thu, hi ..... (xi. l testament! BAWLEY li lt ir.*;::* nu-;-.*., it ou?ht to meau y.y With 1)1 ii av ay, Kev; Tr glan I ?a -y lu ino her l*UvcHto Son dlsj lay: ? - MTS cv Ants: '. . r statesman could ?> mbmiilcrStOOd Vr.rk >>:. ... I r. th* mau! -Kew y ris World. Contttlt-g Close nt II md. fj nklh ? stilt says ho ls out ( ( Iii But he wi ? ''. ut hand wi eu the New York count was made In 1^ I.-Cincinnati En quirer. _ Another l!arth?mtilco Ttocory. Tho su] ; -.: '. earthquake in chlo may have been tho ''y;:.-' p isp < f tho li\ r iker boom -Philadelphia Times, BASEBALL TALK. flvtz'-in sign? i With Detroit for ??.7?. Th" uv-A- Milwaukee ground will scat .ySoO. Omni i :. i- organized au amateur baseball asv> ; ition. Thu i ilifornln league sen J? ot 1SSS will ? VI :. . i : - j isslng tlir? ugh a severe attack of ba-.-', all i vc-r, Tho Chicagos will plav n - of games at SloW* Orleans after 1 iving Hot Sj rm--. Ti.- st L nb ls ?tibi to trying to make a .'. i r pitcher iI-a^L-.-*. of tbs T?i< C ilifornln ic i jue hos a J ptcd another eastern ititibvnti n nnd Will have ft staff of rnj-.i Smith and Mu'Suno are said to have marlo nearly #.?) a; ? lastseatou f rextra win niiigg?ni?s i it ..-..?. If tho Cineiiu ul t am clears more than CXf slues . n tho l tnt ti ip, tho surplus will bo divided i.iii ^n .. ..!...- players. It U thought thrt tho southorh trip will cost the Cin ?in itt club in tho iielgbborhb1 I of $l..v.<0, but with good luck ex?, ?cuses may Fr ::. ' Imnha comes w< rd that Vari Dyk?, of tho Oe M lines team, has challenged Sun day, f tho Pitts urgs, t" run him u I0Q yard dash for v-v-VJa ni lo. Many <-( the ; ? ivers who wintered ia Cali fornia are heaVilj .:. . t . Uart mri Fouis, ?ho .-. ? .t, bank? rs, to tho tune of several thousand of dollar^. An- r- ; orts tn: ho bas o:::te recovered tho ti.; . . ... ; aw o| bis right ann, which i a-s been strain? Ifor wino years. Ho attributes id; recovery to band ball playing. Smith ? tn ;.? lo Host II for i .'. ?U0. This is about all Pr? -. !. ? c s ? len will ? ay for him, nnd tho increase in salary will hardly pay lilith".-. >-.\: .-ii-.-* of removing to Boston. Tiornnii lin . ac ?. pto ! tho term of tho Ne?' York dub, but bas not yet signed. Ho says that rather than leave tho New York Hub he wi til i pl ,y for fl,OOO less than he could got clsOwhi rc u.--. ?klyu will have three big threes this jc-ar: i'u-cth'r?. iPa-borg arid Fo-.t/. of S: Louis; D O'Brion, <frr and Pad ford > of the Mobs, an 1 Smith, Terry and Piuckuey, of ti:e hom6 eli h. Athis.ui has ilecllnod to go into tho South ern hogtie, which Laves out Chattan? o?a, i?:.?l tl. Icaguo v l.i hi coln pose? 1 cf four cities-birmingham, New Orleans, Charles ton, S. (.'., and Memphis, Slattery, who will yiay loft Hold for tho New York- loam ii.Xi - .-. oh, was nt ono tim? tho champion amateur legh jumper of Massachu otts. Slattery i* a runner of no nven ability, and bas a 100 yard record of l > .> ? tees. Smiling Miekoy Welch, of ti.o New York club, who is now at Holyoke, refuses to either confirmer tlony tlic r?-p ?rt ii. ... h . would hoi ligti, Ho saifl ho had until March.to cou -. 1er tho math rand 1.:^ decision would then ix.- made public. Harry Wright thinks Pilly S;:r: lay will strengthen tho Pittsburg nine iii baso run? ning. He says; ''They talk about tho llttlo , fellow hot getting a good start off first base, but li - niau lg? - ; i gel to sccou 1 I- fore tho ball. I think lie ia ono of the best lioso run ners In tho league. And lu tho field-weU, he chatr e, ?s*? ytlihig.'1 SPORTING AND ATHLETIC. J. P.. Hoggin declines to sell J? * icc y Ham ilton's rvle.'i.-,' tv (."jj.:, p..-..wu. A big trotting meeting, with $80,000 in purses, i. talki 1 .?' foi' belmont piu-k m S<-?> tcinber next. Charles Marvin says that tho Palo Alta I colts will not come cost next W .ison, but next y< ar bo ? \| . '-ts to bring ou a string that ?ill d?j credit t?j California, A M lino breeding < ince rn has offered |.*/i.. 500 f"r the California stallion Ouy Wilkes, ' The offer was flrst acci pteil and then refused. Tho owners new place tho value at $??0,000. Dan Daly, of St. Louis, has received a let ter from Ike Wow. t!i ? "Spider,*' ?in> is now at Minneapolis, \\'<-ir says bo contemplates M trip to St. Louis to remain some timo, and wants to know if Ibero is a ISO-pound man in St Louis with whom bo could arrange a sparring niateh. A letter bas been received from' Jn!?<? Kii raiii m winch he fays be is ?ell physically 'md doing remarkably well financially, II? further says ho will return lo Baltimore in April, nii'l requests that bis singlo senil, wilieb is now nt tho Ariel boathouse, Spring (.?arden, bo put in order, us hu wunt.s to prac tice ro?-ii)K thli summ? r, Prior's Balaam i: 11 a red hot favorite for tho English Derby, only S to l t eing ofTercd against hint, whilo tho next in favor ls Orbit at 3 to I. Prior's Balsam ls about the tr. ug tst favorito over known for tho English race ul this time of tho year, ami tho general .pinion is that nothing short of on accident rim bring about his defeut. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. In pe?\\.? niel winding carpet rags double them with tho right sidcup. Clothespins boiled n few minutes And Quickly dried oncoof twice a month Ix-como rnoro durable. Nico tahlf cloths and napkins should no?, be allowed to become much soiled, ?>> thal they ?ill require Vigorous rubbing with toop"or in bot water, bronze moy bo renovated and recolored by mixing one p?rt Of muriatic acid and two paru of Witter; free tho article from nil grease and dirt, and [apply tho diluted acid with a cloth; when dry polish with sn jot Oft To tako rust ont of stool rub t b? ?teel with swootoil;ina day. or two rub with fliady powdered snsbjk?*l> limo until tho nut, ail disappears, then oil again, roll iu woolen and put In a dry pla :e. especially if it l?s tablo cn: ?'.'ry. Tl c little white norms which sometimes inako tho earth ?na plant Jar look os if it was alive, can be ?hiv? II out Uy stopping ti.o hole lithe bottom of the jar uni covering tho suth with water .a vi:.ion you havodbsolved a little i ute. I - t thu stnud for Mirerai hours, and it n?>t likely that you will bo tr ubi 1 with th wonna n?v more.-New Y. :k Mail aud Express. RELIGIOUS GLEANINGS. Mr. Moody will n : ".> t > tiie I'nc ?tie coast thia season, as ws < spe< ted. Tho English Church un.on has established a "yearly . ?* .* ... lon" (of tho communion) for it- cl? ccaso<i incmi sirs. Th- : ::.::.. A. I?. C. P. M. for tho ilr>t four months ; thc fiscal year aro (?0,0 1 more thu? : r tho corres, liding period last year. EXIT. JAV'S 0. BOVINE. What i.t.r Democratic Itrotlircn lltlnttol II;- U 11 lt tl i m .ii. '.Vc seo no ,..-. ic ni ir re ison for declin ing to accept tlni letter from James Q. Blaine, written ..i good faith. It can. of coUrse, be .- <; i thu; ne commits hin.-elf :> nothing : re positive than the an nouncement that his name will not. with hi-if. usent, bc presented to the nomi ?ut ir.convention and carefully rcfrair.s :. :: i. ?Og ti e party that ho would :. in any ever.! accept. But with every .va:.. . ma.'..- ? ?:. >?ich evx-ivtno-", as well a-- f r Mr, blaine's notorious! habit of Faying one ihhij a:. 1 menning another, weare disposed to regard the letter as final. This c< : lindon wo have the le.-* difficulty ai reaching because we are con vinced that Mr. blaine would be defeated if nominated, and that he is himself per suaded to tho same effect.-Brooklyn Citizen. .Why Dill Ho Ito It ? Why d: . ho do it? There will bo many theories explaining it. prompted hy ad min.ti? i and anuojouism both, and among them probably ar.: First-Ho vas tired. He had experi enced the fjfearful strain f l ene exciting canvass, a:, i it had told heavily eu han, av. I he m UrUstcil tb? ability of his phf >.<:?'.- t . carry hint through another. .Second-I le wai.afraid he couldn't gt the nominatl a. To havs been a candi dat-1 c.::. - ..:. i ti. :, to appear ia the tuc. ce?ding . nventionaiid bc beaten would he .i fearful blow to a statesman's dig nity, which Mr. blaine is unwilling lo .. 'fiiii I-Ho w u- nfrnl l that if nominated ho Would ha beaten, That had been his f ito once ai '. he -'..ra:.'.; from it again. New York Evening Suy\ Tho l?o.t 1 liitirr for Ulm. It hr.- ...'.:vt*. Mr H'.a:n>i pome time to rea l aright the lesson of tho late election in this pivotal state, and to acknowledge thc : ii lity . : his t ludidaey. Bat Le bas d . lt ntl l.t. The ri : - hcretof re given by The Wi rid why the ll publicans wotild not re nominate Mr. Bhliho were- not accepted by t' . bl Hers'' of the party. Mr. I Uni ac's Par! "message" proved that ho ) mself wn lisp? cd to deny their force. BU! th . ; _. ? th- ti:nation has proved t. . btrong for billi, and ho withdraw.s from the Held. li I. t' .. Uest nctef j.;.? litlealcareer. - NVs York Evening World. What it Indicate*. The letter i nppar idly a peremptory d?clinai c i f tho li n ?tot leading a f >r 1 ra I. ;.?.. hut tho manner in Which Mr. .J ::<.., giv< i: to the press, nr. 1 the refusal :.> say what Mr. Blaine will ?lo if his friends ins! ton hi* nomination, seem to indicate that though tho magnetic man :. m Maine .s la retreat, he has not bumed : II . ri lg . heh ind him.-.St. Louis Ropub Woll, May Ho. Tho est ie mod Tribune reluctantly ac cepts Mr iii.ii:: 's lotter of withdrawal. Coming fr ?rn Mr. Ulai no's organ this Is signitici nt. I) s it mean that the wrrk of coaxing, courtine? and begging Slr. Dial no to bo n candidate is to bc inaug urated!'-New i'ork World. Knew A ii About it. Senator Sh? rman Bays that ho knew nil tho whll-i that Mr. blame would not he a candidate, and it was upon this theory that L- p< rmitted his wishes In tho direc tion of tho pre-ab:.'y to KO before the count rv Sound, far seeing .lohn:-New York World. TIlO 1?, P. Mai Come Too Late. Mr Blaine neglected to adda postscript io';.ii.?; whether or ii'/t be would decline to accept if the nomination were forced upon hun. Mr Jones, in an interview, also evades this Question.-Cincinnati En quirer. Hopeful John. There will he manya Republican candi date wh > will read Blaine's letter with feelings of j y. And i.one will be more h ipeful than one John Sherman, of Ohio. -Philadelphia Time?. Of Cniir^. It ls plain that Mr. blaine han made up b)A mind that he cannot bo again nom! tinted for president, and that if nominated he cannot he elected.-Now York World. M. .m. It. i Mr. Blaine's letter of declination will bo accepted at its face vnluo. lie evi dently means what ]..-> BM'S. -Now York Tho Democratic ward club- of Columbia decided* unanimously in favor <.f tho holding of primaries to make municipal nominations, Senator In gul ls, presiding ofllcor of the United .States Semite, deliv er, d a ?pi edi in that body in Which ho makes a violent attack <>n (ho South. O Ivo Them A Chimed That ia to say, your lungs. Also all your broathiivg mneliinory. V?ry won (lerful inaehinor.v lt i-. Not only th? lal lier ?Ol-passages, hilt HlO tllOUSSndfl . .t little tul-es aie caVlllOS ICHiding from I hem. Whon thoso aro clogged and choked with matter which ?audit not to he thoro, your lungs cannot half tio their work, And what He y do, i,e v CAlinOt (IO WOll I all it cold, COUgh, croup, pneumonia, catarrh, con sn in pf lon er nuj the fane liv of throat mid nose and head and limy obstructions, ali are bad. All ought ti bo gol rbi of. There i-< hi*t one MU ri M av io tret ri ! of t hem. That is io taki ftoschco s Oeruian Syrup, w hich nuy druggist will sell you ni 7 . conts n ' oti io, liven jf everything oise has failed you, you ni.iv depend lipoil HIM ! ll' OOnnllV Settlement and Final Discharge. permission of A. W. Rurnsldo, I'm bato Judge, 1 will settle tho Estalo of P M. M?tn?lou -, flocon sod, nf hi-* office .,| Lauren-('. Hi on tho Dill flay "f April \ s-.<, nf pi o'clock, a. m., and ?it thu samt time w in apply for a final disolinro. All persons having dei.lands ngainsi said ?slate are i,. roby not I fled topuoseni the Ramo, in due foi in, Oil f?r before snit dav.or bil forever barred. And all in debted arc rcfpiirod to make payment bj sahl time. J. M. M LA DOWS, Kxec utor. Mandi 0, 1888 8U st lt is Absurd For people to expect a cure for Indiges tion, linley they refrain from eating what is unwholesome ; but if anything will sharpen tho appetite ami ghctone to the digestive orea;.-, it Ayer's Sar saparilla. Thousand* all over thc html testify to the merits of this medicine. Mrs. Sarah Burroughs, of -JlS Eighth street. South Boston, writes : "My hus band hos taken Ayer's Sarsaparilla, for Dyspepsia and torpid liver, aud has beeu greatly benefited." A Confirmed Dyspeptic. C. Canterbury, of Itt Franklin st., Boston, Moss.! writes, that, suffering for years from Indigestion, he was at last induced to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla aud. by its use, was entirely cured. Mrs. Joseph Aubin, cf High street, l?olyoke, Mass., suffered fer over a year from Dyspepsia, so that she could not eat substantial food, became very weak, and was unable to care for her family. Neither tko medicines prescribed by phys:, ?ans, nor any cf the remedies advertised for the euro of Dyspepsia, helped her, until she commenced the uso of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. "Three bottles of this medicine." she writes, '. cured mc.'1 Ayer's Sarsaparilla, PREPARED RV Dr. J. C. Ayer ?? Co., Lowell, Mass. m??$l; ?Ix boult*, #i. Worth |i * bottle. Emporium Of ?T?sliion. I stn now pr. pared tu meet ymir de mands for Fall and Winter Clot h tog. 1 have tho liest selected stock of clothing for men, youths nun boys, that you can lin I in the City. Tlis ' loads aro corrod In stvlo, make and Amish, rind ni to per* feet in lit mid will hold their shape a* lotig ns the gariivint la-!*. This steel* consist of Sack and Cutaway Suit? in Cashimore,-Cheviots and silk mixture, als} Diagonals Worsted, Whip-oord. Tho leading novelty ls tho Strlpe-Chevi ots in Sack and Cutaways Dicss Suits nf Ktogant mat'-, id niel ? cut-in tho most fitsi??itblej and ; i. litt lng stylos, in whip-cord and cork1 j M-r.-.-.v v .,; imp' : :. I i.'.li*. rub Dress Suits with Dyke ?nftts nu ! vest. A full I f these "g ^ . ' wi h is. I, omi i .; tarantee a pern" '. Ill iii . very i ;. -'. ill.... A lull lin? of ?? nts furnishing i"5ood?< Of every ' desert pt i m, Undi r Wear, 0lov?s linlfdiosc, Collars and enif* cte. ?V beau tiful Hue ?f Neck Wi ar of sill colors and -t\e -. In tho Hat s;.--k you iv i 11 find nil tin leading styles. Thc DI* Nb AP Silk ?nd Still-hats also thc K-*---..! Self conform lng >tiil Hat. tie . . make4 1 " ;' sol. . Agnit for, and can roily ho und at thc I'lmporium. b il los those Other milk? ! < < of hats In a gi at variety oj -;>;,.... Silk, < assim- rc. still nial si :i hats m ali grades un i pri. -, I'lils ls the lurk?St sto >h bl hats I lu.vc ever had, thc pietra, uro of showing io my patrons. Ocnts l-'lno Sh uts Iii nil thc leadley stvlo? aud iii de <. nm mg Uh in y< il will lind the Celebra! d Bmiul.itei sic e in Conun ss. bas . tin.I UUttbii, you will tho Douglass Shoe for men at $3.00 and . I'.MVS nt .?. cv rv ; .ii ginirnntcid. When you visit tie- citv I wonki bn : pleased io have .Vdu tn call Inspect this j lillie, t.-- stock. Tids ?th?? onie jShico whore you ban seti tho corred styles. Hi specirullv, Columl ia S, ' M. L, hl.VU?D, M v new fall stock ls now ready for your Inspect I m, where von Will fi . I the correct <tyb:-s,?nd class of goods as von will lind til t!i?- |.'ni| i i T i ??. of Fi dilon, you will lind i;..- stock coniplcio in every resp c , mid for lit mid make i I lioso giiriiiClits eaiiiiot bo oxcdlloil as i they aro mau ti biol tl red expressly for mc." Von v .!! lind a complete linn of (toots furnishing, mel Hats ot' :.!! styles and ?i ; i ;t I i t i. -. iilso a handsome line o[ shu< in all th.- lutes! -t \ les. I mn much pleased willi my iuicecs for th..- pis; vi ar with this store, an I fol tho eoini.hoc. of tho citizens f >; ?ni m i burg and tho il|.nuiry in iuvenilen I vers to place before them a st rielly ii rsi class clothing house mid nt prices ilia ! cannot bc excelled by anyone. Yo i .vii! hod no IIIIXIHI stock" bore. ;l hiv. ?.ia - I .-I Mr Kr Viii Twittv 111 nhargo ol this ? IHUISO, where bo will he pira-- 1 to sci j all hi- fri. lids, and w iii t ike pleasure in . showing tho now stock. Respect fu I y. M, i.. K INA Ul) j KltYlN TWIT IV, Manager. : Spnrtanburg s. v. Till-; LAI REXS BAR. J. I. JOHNSON. VV, lt. KICUKY JOHN'S! IN A.- IIB 'Hl-;v, ATTORN/. YS A f LA W. Ot'FlCK Flpnilng's Corner, Northwest Hid.- of Public s piare. l.A r lt F NS, ? . ll.. - - - s. ( . \S . H. M A li l ? N, ATTORS'KY AT LAW, LA UHF.N'S L\ II , . - - S. C M. L. *OIMd.A M), A T T <) lt x r. V A T l. A w, l.A I* tl K NS C II.. S. C. Ofiloo over National; W.' n h. m:\.i. i>. CUNI Noll AM, ATTORN KY AT LAW, LAU H K NS ?' Ff.S. W. J. liol.M I N. II. V. SIN? l'SON HOI,MI'S A: SIMPSON, ATTORN H VS AT' i. wv, LJRKN8 C. H., ... s c. N. s. fl AH HIS, ATTORN BY AT LAW, LA URI"NS, s. c. jDr^OiRee over store of w. h. floyd. Female* College. With a full corps of assistants tho iilllirOllSVlllO Female Coll, ge \\??| reorganize and bogil! full s-^-ion Sept. lOth. Ilhorns comfortable. Standard high. Special attention to all P?mulo accomplishments Now and -j londld Pianos, Non-sccfa ' rian. Government parotita). Young ! ladies ..oiler tho llumodllltO COTO Of Mrs. McCaslan and Mrs. X. c .Tor? i dan. Pupils rocolvod ? I finy limo ?ind charged until end of ip'iarler. Hoard $12 per month in advance, Tuition $20,480, ami with classical course ??lo per ( ollegiate your, pav able monthly. We solicit ?ind hope to merit public patronage. Fur any information address, W. M. M cC A Si, AN, Presldont. LAURENS, 8. C., July 20, 1887, ly. THE ITIiXNTRK PALU'K Of .A-iAgviSteb, Of a,. Tho Largst Finest, and Most Stolid House in tlie Soiatii i W< aro now receiving osir Kail ?look of Furniture. Tho finest und ehonnotit o\ er ?i i i. ?MI I tin- i> saving vary inueh, fur wc hnvo for years beon T ?I ill EADERS both in Styl Mind Price - alu 'to s ?< Mur.: on clono margins. Wo have all tito woolla made Into furniture, eonsistlni; of Mabogany, ('berry, AutlnnJ Oak, Imitation Mahogany, Antique \sh, .Solid Ash,Olh i and Walnut. Walnut Suits. .."i. Marble top.* loo) Put lor Suits, Plu?h Wu Fraim ?, $:W to |.V> Ol. Fine Silk Parr stilts, $",.*? Ot) to |30U ?0, Wo carry from Vit? 7?p arlor ulta and rr?.m loo to 160 chamber sulla hi su.ii It will p iv yo i t" . ?me mu? ?00 iH or write for eatuloj{iie an i prjc . lia ?.,.". tS\ rn upplle ilion o Ponte and prion, wo will be ?Ind to ?bou \ ?t brough FL 12 M INO & BOWLES,' The Leaders. S43 Br o GL cl St, A-Ligvi.sta.. Gai _Dealers in Hough,mid Reedy Prepared Lumber, DOGES, SASH AND BLINDS, Moulding's of Every Kind Doors. Mantels, Newels. Sawed and Turned Balustrades. PINE AND CYPRUS SHINGLES \V?- ca? i. ive done al -li ?i t notice ami in good stylo any kimi of tu M cv work. Ii you mein btisiiies* oui! to soc us. Respectfully, GEA .Y& ANDERSON Laureas C. H. S. C ^CesLca.ca.'u.sbirters lilli ? Pili ofe??ii ? fofff| i'-i K??B ALI. Kl NI - i>, \ t i IN, Sl.'OAR, CANDY, Ti t ?nt. PICK I.KS, CRACK RRS, MOLASSES, PEPPER, CANN El) GOODS COFFEE, SPICE, OF ALL KINDS. Car-Loa 1 of Flour just Received. .Uar-Load of Bagging- and Ties. WAGONS -A-INT'D B'LjaGIES All of which wc sill ul liOTTOM I"mi 'lir.s. Geo. 33- Anderson Laurens - so v. YNE & CO., PROP HI RIM ) i:-; or TH E -VT TH h) E IT ? 21 L L A HOTEL SWEET MASH CORN WHISKEY. L U'RENS. S. <'. CLOSING OUT SALE OF CLOTH IMG! 1 ii pstin, ia. Jr?otel Blook .MHbln?^Ss'in;,:V;.:?..^.. -\v:;v.r",i:''M;;:'-:^;;.:'!,.'ii/,i?-luu M>ti ,;,,,,t, yof bo ?ohPr??Mrdl< i?ofpmi Lui,- >?\?e my busluO'is. Tho ?owls munt ....... ' iarsA?ss-^? BMawaffjnai?rpass.?* per? . re in ? ii, KP.STI v, Columbia, 8. c. The Cold Wave Signal ls Floating to the Breeze, but it w ll bo a colder day in August when W. C, P, ROBERTSON Is Undersol d on S ta/plo a.nc3. Fanoy Grooeries! .mctg?MjU] -- TO tho eiti/.ens of Laurena County I announco that my sloe* goods, consistlnu of Flour, Moni, Cora, flacon, MOIIUMOA. Orita, "Sugar, Codee, Rico, und everything usually kent In a Hrut-ctuaa Grocery HOUHC, has Juat arrived fresh from (ho pf rou I (louie r?. cigars and Tobacco . specialty. All i ask i> lo (jive mo a trial. Tho gooda arohorojand tnIW bo sold. v Politest attention will lu? given to customers, and ovory article jfiiar- / autoed ns represontocl, at W. 6. P, ROBERTSON'S Fowler's Block, - - Laurons, S- 0. Jan. 17,1888-6m.