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AS OTHERS SEE US. FREVARICATOR8, FALSIFIERS, AND PLAIN LIARS* Poor Hum au Kuture Imm'.umI Untn^rolful. ly?Lyhm front Counting Ilooiu to Shop, from Drowlae Kooiu toKll?t??ai ud Yot Nobody Jie<?lv?U for Any iHsnjtth of Time. Nkw York, March .?.?"Tue Plague of Lies" wa* selected by Dr. Tulmogo for the subject of the liftli of hie dis courses on '?The Plague? of ThosoThree Cities," which ho ? preached to-day. Both at the morning service in Brooklyn and at the evening service under the rusplces of tho Chrlstiun Herald in Now York, the vust buildings were not largo enough to hold more thun ono-half tho crorva who clnne to hear tho sermon. His test was Genesis Iii, 4; "Ye shall not surely die." That was a point blank lie. Satan to'd St to Eve to Induce her to put her scmt-clrclo of white, beautiful teeth. In?o a forbidden apricot, or plum, or ?cach, or" app'o. lie practically iaid to ev, "Qh, Jive! Just take a hito of this aca you will ho omnipotent and omnis Cent? You shall boas gods." Just tho first lie t?pt was ever told in our world. It opened the gate for all tho falsehoods that have over alighted on this plunet. It introduced a plague that covers all nations?that Plague of Lies. Par worse than the Plagues of Egypt, for they were on tho banks of tho Nile; but this is on tho banks of tho Hudson, on tho bankBoftho East river, onthobanks of tkO.Ohio, and thcvMUslsslppl, and the ThameB. and the Bhiuo, and tho Tiher, and on both sides'of all rivers. Tho Egyptian Plagues lasted only a fow weeks, hut for six thousand years lias raged thlaj'laguo of Lies. There are'tvlnjndrcd wuys of tolling a lie. A man's entire htb niay bo a false hood, whilo with his lips lit ~'ny not once directly falsify. There aro those who stato what is posflivoy untruo, but alter waids say "may bo," soitly. Theso dopartures from tho truth aro called "white lies;" but thero is rcully no such thing as a white lie. Tho whitest lio that was over to'd was as black as per dition. No inventory of public crimes will ho sutllclcnt Uki , omits this gigantic abomination. Thero aro men, hTgh In church and stato, actually useful, self denying and honest in many things, wVo, upon certain subjects, and in certaiu spheres, aro not at all to bo depended upon for veracity. Indeed, thero aro many men uud women who have their notions of' truthfulness so thorughly perverted, that they do /"notkimw when thoy nro lying. With many it is a cultivated sin; with some it seoms a natural hiflrmity. I have kuowu peoplo who seem to havo been horn liars. TL e falsehoods of their lives extended ftom cardio to grave. , Prevaricationb, misrepresentation, and dishonesty of . peech appearecHu their first uttcrauces, and were as natural to them as auy oi ', their Infartile diseases and were a sort of moral croup or spiritual scarlatina, But many have been placed in circum stances were this tendency has day by day, and hour by hour, been called to largor dovelopment. Thoy have gone _ JrpnxftUainment to attainment, and from onus to cTa^?r**^l>thar' havo bee onto regularly graduatedTTars. The air of ho city Is filled with false hoods. They hang pendant from tho chandeliers of our finest residences; they crowd tho shelves ol some ot our mer chant princes] thoy HU tho sidewalk from curbstone td browu-stono facto?. They cluster around tho mechanic's hammer, end blossom from tho cud ot tho mer chant s yard-stick, and sit in the doors of churches. Some call them "fiction." Some stylo them "fabrication." You might say that they wcro subterfuge, disguise, delusion, romance, evasion, pretense, fab'o, deception, :nlsrepreson tatlon.but, as I am ignorant of anything to bo gained by the biding of a God defying outrage undor a lcxlcographor's blanket, I shall chielly call thorn what my father taught me to call them?lies. I s'ja'l divide them into nrgriculttral, mercantile, mechanical, ecclesiastical and soc'al lies. First, then, I will speak of thoso that "? 8|lkta??orc particularly agricultural. Th^SMlEfgflflnicthlnf' in tho perpetual presence oTrmxTOlfflfe^^^ to mak^a man pure. Tho trecs^^vcr.-^issue "false stock." Wheat fields nro always honest. Bye and oats novcr .move out in the night, not paying for tho place they have occupied Corn shocks never make night, not paying or the placo they ha\ e occupied. Corn shocks never make false assignments. Mountain brooks are alw*ays "current." Tho sold on the ({rain is ue^ er counterfeit. The sunrise never fiaunts to falso colors. The dow sports-only genuino diamonds. Taking farmers as a class, I believe they are truthful and fair in dealing, and kind-hearted. But the regions sur rounding our cities do not always send this sort of men to our markets. Day by day thero criuk through our streets, and abt ut tbe market, houses, farm wagons that havo not an honest spoko In their wheels or a truthful rivet from tonguo to tall-board. During tho last tew years thero havo been times when domestic ccon>: My has found red on tho farmer's Ork >n. Neither high taxes nor the high price of dry-g'oods nor the ^exorbitancy of labor, could excuse much that tho city -has witnessed in tho bo havior of the yeomanry. Jly tho quiet firesides in Wcstchester and Orango counties, I hope there may bo seasons of deep reflection and hearty repentance. Itural dislrot? are accustomed to rail at groat cities as given up to fraud and e^ery form of unrighteousness; hut our cities do not absorb all the aboi.dnations. Our citizens have learned tho importance of not always trusting to tho sizo and style of apples on the top of a farmer's barrels as an indication of what may be found farther down. Many of our people ara accustomed to watch and see how-correctly a bushel ol bcots la measured; and there are not many honest milk-caus. Deceptions do not all cluster round pity halls. When our cities sit down i>! v.ccp over thoir sins, all the sir rouiuitag country ought to come to and weep with them. Thero is often hostil ity on the part of producers against tra ders, as though the man who raises tho com was necessarily moro honorable than the grain dealer, who pours it into his mammoth bin. Thero ought to ho no such hostility. Yot procTucers often think It no wrong to spntch away from the trader; and they'sny to tho bargain maker, "You get your monoy easy." Do thoy get it easy ? Let those who in the quiet fiold and barn go}, their living exchange places with thoso who stand to-day amid tho oxcllemcnts of commer cial life, and seo if thoy find It so very easy. Whilo tho farmer goes to sloop .with the assurance thnt ills corn and barley will bo growing nil tho night, moment by moment adding to his rev enue* the merchant trios to go to sleep conscious that that moment hi* cargo may be broken on the rocks or damaged by the wave that sweeps clear across the hurricane deck; or thnt reckless speculators may, that very hour, he plot ting some monetary revolution, or tho burglars be prying open his safe, or his debtors flceing.the town> or his landlord raising the rent, or the fires kindling on the block that contains all hU estates. Easy! Is It? ~QoC hcIp.thcmorchnntM. If Is havd to havo tho palms of tho hands < bllstMtfd with out-door work but a more k dreadful process when, through nicrcan t Ule naxiettCB, the brain !s consumed I is-.. In tho next place we notice m? rcan-1 tile lies, those befoio the counter and behind the counter. 1 will not attempt to specify the different forma of commer cial falsehood. There arc merchanta who excuse themselves for deviation from truthfulness because ot what they call commercial custonr. In othe. words the multiplication and universality of a sin turns it into a virtue. There hava beeu large fortunes gathered where there was not one drop of unrequited toil In the wine; not one spark of bad temper flashing from the bronze bracket not ouo drop of nccdle-womau's heart blood in the crimson plush; while there are other great establishments in which, there Is net one doorknob, not one brick, not one trinket, not ono thread of lace, but has upon it the mark of dishonor. What wunder if, somo day, a band of toll that had been wrung, and worn out, and blistered until the skin came oil', should bo placed against the elegant wail-paper, leaving its mark of blood?four lingers and a thumb; or that, some day, walk ing tho halls, there should bo n voice accosting the occupant saying, "Six cents lor making a shirt;" and flying in tho room another voice should any, "Twolvo cents for au army blanket;" and tho man should try to sleep at night, but ever and anon bo aroused, until get ting u,> on one elbow, he should shriek out, "Who's there ?" Ono Sabbath night, in the vestibulo ot my church al ter servico, a woman fell in convulsions. Tho doctor said sho didn't need medicine so much as some thing to cat. As she began to revive in her delirium, sho said gaspingly "Eicht cents! Eight cents! Eight cents! 1 wish 1 could got it donp; 1 am so tired I wish I could get soino sleep; lutl must get It douo! Eight cents! Eight cents!" Wo found afterwards sho wab making gnrmoni8 lor eight cents av'cco, and l!:ut she could moko hut Unco of llicm in a day! Three times eight aro twenty-four! Hear it, men and women, who have comfortable homes. Somo of the worst villuins of tho city are the employers of these women. They heat them down to the last pen ny, und try to cheat thorn out of .that. The woman must dopesit a dollar or two before sho gets the garment to work on. When the work is douo it is shurply inspected, the most inslgnlil cant flaws picked out, and the wages refused, and sometimes the dollar de {osited not given back. The ?Vomen's 'rotec'lve Union reports a cast) where one of these poor souls fluding a pluco where she could got more wages, resolved to change employers, and went to get her pay work done. Tho employer said: j "1 hear you uro going to leave me." "Yes," she said, "and I am como to get what you owe me." Lie made no an swer. She said: "Are you not going to pay moV" "Yes." ho said, "I will pay you " and he kicked her. down stairs. < There are thousands . of fortunes made in commercial spheres that are throughout righteous. God wpll let his favor rest upon every ssrolrj every pictured'wall,overy traceried window; and the joy that flashes from thoughts, and showers irom the music, and showers from tho music, and dances in tho children's qu.'ck feet, pattering through the hall, will utter tho con gratulation of men and tho approval of God. A merchant can, to the last item, be thoroughly honest. There is never _any need of falsehood. yet, how ih>yiy will, day by day, hour by hour, iute"r"-*yhat they know to be wrong. You .-.ay \on aro selling at less than cost. If so, then it is right to say It. Hut did that cost you less than you ask for it? If not, then ytThavtri<?stllea. You say that that article cost you $25. If so, then nil right. If it did not, then you have ialsitled. Suppose you are a customer. You are "beating down" the goods. You say that that article for Which 85 is charged, is not worth more than four. Is it worth no more than I 84 V Then, all right. If it be worth more, and for tho sake of getting it for loss than its value, you wilfully depre ciate it, you have falsllled. You may call it a sharp trade. The recording angel writes it down on the ponderous tomes of eternity ?"Mr. So and So, merchant in Water street, or in Eighth street, or in State street; or Mrs. So and So, keeping house on Beacon street, or I on Madison avenue, or liitteuhouse sqtiu re. or Brooklyn heights of Brook lyn hill, told ope falsehood." You may oou8ider it insignificant, becausu relat ing to an insignificant purchase. You would despise tho man who would falsify in regard to so.ae gr .?t matter, in which tho city or the whole country was concerned; but this is only a box of buttons, or a row of pins, or a case of needles. Be not deceived. The ar ticle purchased may be so small you can put it in your vest pocket, but tho siu wss bigger than the Pyramids, and tbe echo of the dishonor will reverber ate through all the mountains of eter nity. You throw on your counter some specimens of handkorchict. Your cus tomer nsks, "Is that all silk V no cotton in it V" You answer, "It is nil silk." Was it all silk V If so, all right. But was it partly cotton ? Then yo 1 have falsllled. Moreover, you lost by the falsehood. The customer, though he may live at Lynn, or Doylestown, or Poughkeepsle, will'lind out that you have defrauded him, and next spring, when ho again comes shopping, he will look at your sign and eay: "I will not try there. That Is the place where 1 got that handkerchief." So that, by ono dishonest bargain von picked your own pocket and insultod the Al mighty. Would you dare to make an estimate of how many falsehoods in trade were yesterday told by hardware men, and clothiers, and fruit-dealers, and dry goods establishments, and importers, and jewolers, and lumbermen, and coal merchanta, and stationers, and tobac conists y Lies about saddles, about buckles, about ribbons, about carpets, about gloves, about coats, about shoes, about hats, about watches, about car riages, about books?about everything. In the name of the Lord Almighty, I arraign commercial falsehoods as one of the greatest plagues in oity and town. In the next place, I notlco mechanical lies. There is no class of men who ad minister more to tho welfare of the oity than artisans. To their hand wo must look for the building that shel tors us. for the garmonts that clotho us, for tho car that carries us. They wield a wide-spread influence. There, is much derision of what is called "Muscular Christianity:" but in the latter day of the world s prosperity, I think that tho Chriotian will be mus cular. Wo have a right to expect of those stalwart men of toil the highest possible integrity. Many of them an swer nil our expectations, arid stand at the front or religious and philan thropic enterprises. But this class, likotho others tlr.it I have named, has in It those who lack In the element, of veracity. They cannot nil be trusted. In times when tho demaud for labor is great. It is impossible to meet tho dn? mauds of the public, or do work with that promptness and perfection that would at other times ho possible. But there arc mechanics whoso word can not be trusted at any time. Mo man has a right to promise moro work than he can do. There are mechanics who, say that they will como on Monday,' but they do not come until Wednesday. You put work in their hands that they tell you shall be completed in ten days, but it Is thirty. There have been houses built of which it might be said that every nail driven, every brick mortared, could tell of falsehood con nected therewith. There are men aty tempting to do ten or fifteen pieces.or work who have not the time or strength to do moro than llvo or six pieces; but by premises never fulttUed keep uU tho undertakings within their own grasp, This Is what they call "nursing" tho job. How much wrong to his soul and in Bult to God u mechanic would save, if ho promised only bo much as he ex pected to bo able to do, Society has no right to ask you impossibilities. You cannot always calculate correctly, and you may fall because you cannot get the help that you anticipate. But now I am speaking of the will ml roak log of promisee that* you know you cannot keep. Did you say that that shoe would be mended, that coat re paired, those bricks laid, that harness sewed, that door grained, that spout fixed, or that Window glazed, by Satur day, knowing that you would neither be able to do it yourself nor get any one else to do it V Then before God and man you are a liar. You may say that it makes no particular difference, and that if you had told the truth you would have lost the job, aud that peo ple expect to be disappointed. But that excuse will not answer. Thero is a voice of thunder rolling among the drills, and planes, and shoe lasts, and shears, which says: "All liars shall have their part in the lake tbat burneth with fire ami brimstone." 1 next notice ecclesiastical lies; that is, fnlsohoods told for tho purpose of advanc ing churches and sects, or for tho purpose of depleting them. There is no uso in asking many a Calvlnlstwhatan Armlnion believes, for he will bo apt to tell you that the Amlnlan believes that a man can con-1 vert himself, or to ask the Armlnlan what the Calvlntst believes, for ho will tell you that the Calvlnist believes that God made some men Just to damn them. There is no need o' asking a pcodo-Baplist want a Bpptlst believes, for ho will oo opl to b?v thnt the Baptist b?llevcs lmmc*slon to bo positively necessary to salvation. *? is al most impossible for ore deaomlnatlo i of Christians, without projudlco or mls;epre scntatloi, to state the sentiment of an op posing sect. If a man hates Presbyterians, and you ask him what Presbyterians be llevo, ho toll you that thoy behove thnt thero aro Infants in holl a span long! It is strango also how individual churches wll{ sometimes mako mlistaiomcnts about other individual churches. It Is especially so Is regard to falsehoods told with rofor enco to prosperous enterprises. As long ns a church Is feoble, and tho singing is dis cordant, and tho minister, through tao poverty of tho chinch, must go with a threadbare cort, and here and thero a wor shipper sits lu tl-o ond of a pow, having all tho seat to himself, rollglous sympathizers of other churches will say, "What a pity!** , But, let a great day of prosperity come, and oven ministers of tho Gospel, who ought to k 3 rojolc d at tho I nrgoncss and oxtont of tho work,?denounco, !?.nd misrepresent, and falsify, starting tho suspicion In regard to tVenu elves, thnt tho reason thoy do not like tho corn is because it is not ground in thoir own mill. How long boforo we shall learn to bo fair In our religious criticisms! Tho keenest jealousies on earth aro church jealousies. Tho Hold of Christian work Is so largo that thoro is no need that our hoe handles hit. Next, I speak of social lies. This evil makes mach of society Insincere. You know not what to believe. When people ask you to come, you do not know whether or not they want you to come. When thoy sond their regards, you do not know wheth er it is an expression of their heart, or an external civility. Wo have learned to tako almost everything nt a discount. Word is sent, "Not at homo," when they are only too lazy to drots themselves. Thoy say, "Tho furnace has lust gono out," when In truth they have had no fire in it nil winter. Thoy apologize for the unusual barrenness of their tabio, who 1 they nover livo any better. They decry their most luxurious e itertalnmouts, to v/in a shower of ap proval. They apologize for their noponr ar.ee, as though it wero unusual, when al ways at home they look just so. Thoy would mako you believe thnt somo nico sketch on the wa'l .was tho work of a mas ter painter. "It was an heirloom and onco hung on tho walls of a castle; and a duko gave It to their grandfather." When the fact Is, that painting was mado by a man "down east, and baked so as to make it look old. and sold with others for $10 a dozen. People who will lie about nothing else will lie about a picture. On a smn'l income wo must innko the, world believe that we a:o afUnont, and our life becomes a cheat, a counterfeit, and a sham. (Few persons aro really natural. When I say this, I do not moan to slur cultured main n"i s. It is right that wo should havo iroro na'.Jratlon for tho sculptured marble than for the -ankuown b'ock of quarry. From many circles in lifo irslncerlty has drlvon out vivacity and onthusiasm. A f rozon dignity instead limits about tho room, and Iceberg grinds against iceberg. You must not laugh outright, it is. vulgar. You must sml.'e. You must not/dnsh rapidly across tho room; you must A?.\e. There is a round of bows, and grina/and flattorles, rnd oh's! and ah's! niyf simpering, and nambyp.:mbyism?a wp#a of which Is not worth ono good, voundttlo' est peal of laugh ter. From such a hjU^DW round the torturod guest retires r t Ur^ lose ot tho evening, and assures his liostAhat ho has on Joyed him self! -T What a round of insincerities many peo plo run, In order to win the favor ot tho world. 'Ihoir life is a sham and then death an unspeaknblo sadness. Alns. for the poor butterflies when tho frost strikes them I Compare the life and death of such n ono with that of somo Christian aunt who was once a blessing to your household. I do not know that she was ovor offered tho hand in marrlago. She lived single that untarmmelled s.io might bo everybody's blessing. Whenever tho sick wore to bo visited, or tho poor to bo provided with bread, she went with a blessing. She could p.ay, or sing "Rock of Ages," for any sick pauper who asked her. As sho got older, hut for tho most part aur tlo was a sunbop.m ?just tho ono for Christmas Evo. Sho knew better than anyone elso bow to fix things. Herovory prayer, as God heard it, was full of everybody who had trouble. Tho bright est t hi;';;, in all the house dropped from her fingers. Sho had peculiar notions, but tho grandest notion sho over had was to mnlro you happy. She dressed well; auntie al ways dressed well; but her highest adorn ment was that of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in tliQSlghtof God, is of great price. When she died, you all gathered lovingly about hor; nnd as you carried hor o^t to rest, the Sunday-school cla^s almost covered tho coftln with japonloas, and the poor peo plo stood at the or d of the alloy, with thoir aprons to their eyes, sobbing blttorly; and tho man ot the world said, v/lth Solomon, "Ller price was abovo rubles;" and Je9us, as unto the maiden in Judoa commanded, "I say unto thee, arise!" But to many, through insincerity; this lifo is a masquorado ball. As, at such enter tainments, gentlencen nnd ladies appear In the dress ot kings and queons, mountain bandits or clowns, aud at tho close of tho danco throw off thoir disguises, so, In this dissipated lifo, all unclean passlo-is movo in mask. Across tho floor thoy trip merri ly. Tho lights sparkle, along' tho wall, or drop from the colling? n cohort of firel Tho musie charms. Tho diamonds glitter. The feet bound. Gommcd hands strotched out, clasped gommcd hands. Dancing feot respond to dancing feot. Gleaming brow bends to gloaming brow. On v/lth tho danco! Finsh nnd rustle, and iaught-r, and immeasurable merry-making! But tho languor of denth comes over tho limbs, nnd blurs tho sight. 'Lights loworl Floor hol low with sepulchral echo Music saddens into n wall, bights lower! The mas ters can hardly now ho seen. Flowers oxchnngo thoir fragrance for a sickening odor, such as comes from garlands that have lain in vaults of cemeteries. Lights lower! Mists fill tho room. Glasses rattle as though shaken by sullen thunder. Sighs/seem caught among tho curtains. Scarf falls from the shoulder of beauty,?n shroud I Lighta lowerl Over the slippery loards. in danco of death, glide jealousies, disappoint ments, lust, despair. Torn loaves and withered garlands only half hldo the ul cered feet. T.10 stench of nmoking lamp* wicks almost quenched. Choking damps. Chilliness. Feet still. Hands folded. Kyes shot. Voices hushed. Lights out! Suffering In Montana. St. l'AUii, Minn., March 20.?Ad vicos from Cut Bank, Mont., tho pro sent terminus of the Gront Northern Extension, state that tho heavy storm of six weeks ago totally suspended work of all kinds, throwing 2,000 men out of employment. A large number of tho men started to traverse the deep snow to Summit, 110 miles further West, and many porished from cold nnd exposure. The record so far Is seven from freezing, while largo numbers had arms and legs frozen, it is also certain that a great "many havo perished of whom no traces li.?Y" been found, and whoso bodies havo od for wolves aud coyotes. W iY HE DID NOT MARRY. A M<*?t X aufhabt? Story Aboot A. Xoamm Mim und m Hall. One of the most laughable stories of a bovine kind that has ever tickled the ribs of ti e "only animal that laughs"is the one in which Mike Finek describes his ride in the "natural state." on Dea con Smith's Taurus. We defy a cynic, la fashionable trowsers, to read it and not burst a but ton or two off the place to which sus penders are httched. It is simply "enor mous." Mike took a notion to go in swim ming, ami he had just got his clothes off, when he saw Deacon Smith's bull making at bim. The bull was a vicious animal, and had come very near killing two or thru.- persona, consequently Mike folt rather "jubus." He didn't want to call for help, for he was naked, and the nearest place from which assistance could arrive was I the meeting-house, which was at the time filled with worshippers, among whom was the "gal Mike was paying devotion to." So he dodged the bull as the animal came at bim, and managed to catch him by the tail. He was dragged around till he was nearly dead, and when he thought he could hold no longer, he made up his mind that he'd better "holler." And now wo wili let him tell his own story. "So looking at the matter in all its bearings, I cum to the. conolusion that I'd better let some one know whar I was. So I gin a yell louder than a loco motive whistle, and it wan't long be fore I seed the deacon's two dogs a coming down like as if thev war see ing which would get there fust. "I knowed who they war arter? they'd jine the bull agin me. 'So,' sez I, 'old brindle, as rldin. is as cheap as walking on this route, it you hnvo no objections, I'll jist take a deck passage on that ar' back o' yourn.' So I warn't very long getting astride of bim. "Thcu. if you'd been thar, you'd have sworn thar war nothing human in that ar mix, the sile Hew so orfully, as the critter and 1 rolled around the Held? one dog on one side, and one on the other, trying to clinch my feet. I prayed and cussed until I could not tell which I did at last?and neither warn'c of no use, thoy were so orfully mixed up. "Well. I reckon I rid about half an hour this way, when old brindle thought it war time to stop to take in a supply of wind and cool off a little. So when we got around to a tree that stood thar, he naturally halted, so sex l, boy you'll lose one passenger sartin. So 1 jtst clum up a branch, kalkalating to roost till I starved, aforo I'd be rid round that ar way any longer. "1 war making- trucks for the top of the tree, when I heard sumthln' a makin' an or ltd buzzin' -overhead. I kinder looked, and If thar wasn't? well; tbar's no use in swearin'?but it war the biggest hornet's nest ever hilt. You'll ?gin in now, I reckon, Mike, 'cause thar's no help for you. "But mi idea struck me thon that I stood a heap better chance ridin' the bull than what 1 was. Sez I, old feller, if you'll hold I'll ride to the next sta tion, anyhow, let that bo whar it will. "Sol jist dropped about bim. agin' and looked aloft to see what I had gained by changin' quarters, and, gen tlemen, i am u liar if thar wasn't nigh a hall' a bushel of the stingin' varmints ready to pitch into me when the word 'go' was gin. "Well, I reckon they got It, for 'all hands' started lor our company. Some of them bit the dogs?about a quart struck me, and. the rest charged ou brindle. ?This time the dogs led fust, dead bent for tho old deacon's, and as soon us old brindle and I could get under way, we followed, and as I was only a deck passenger, I bad nothin' to do with steerin' the craft; if 1 had we shouldn't have run that channel any how. "But, as 1 said before, tho dogs took tho lead?brindlo and I next and the hornets directly arter. The dogs yel lin'?brindle hollerin' and the hornets buzzin' and stingin*. "Well, we had got about two hun dred yards from the house, and the deacon heard us and cum out. I seed him throw up his hand and turn white. I reckon ho was prayiu' .then, for ho didn't expect to be ca'Peff- for so soon, and it warn'.t long neither afore the whole cong'r'egratlon?mon, women and children?cum out and thon all hands went to yellin'. "None of 'cm had tho fust notion that brindle aud I belonged to this world. 1 jist turned my head and passed the wholo congregation. I seed the run would be up soon, for brindle couldn't turn an Inch from a fence that stood dead ahead. "Well, wo reached that fence, and I went ashore, over tho critter's head, landing on tho other side, and lay thar stunned. ?'It warn't long afore sum of them as was not so scared, cum runnin' to whar I war; for all hands kalkerlated that the bull and I belonged together. But when brindlo walked by himsoif, they seed how it was, and one of 'em said? " 'Mike Finck has got the scummage onco in his life!" "Gentlemen, from that day I dropped the courtln' blzlncss, and never spoke to a gal since, and when ray hunt is up ou this yearth, thar won't be any Finks, and its all owin' to Deacon Smith's brindle bull." Fall Seventy Feet. Jacksonville, Fla., March 20.?A Tallahassee special to the Times Union, says: "Charles L. Norton, author of the "Hand Book of Florida, came hero a few days ago for the purpose of discov ering tho whereabouts of the Florida volcano about which thero has been so much talk for many years. J. II. Staloy, who resides near Tallahassee and knows every foot of penetrable swamp in mid dle Florida, was engaged to go with him. Wednesday evening somewhere noar the supposed great mystery Norton put on spurs and climbed to the top of tho tallest tree that could be found to get a view of tho country. When ho attempt ed to come down ho lost his foot hold nud fell a distance of about seventy feet. For a long while ho was uncon scious, and when conscioucness return ed begged for a pistol with which to blow out his brains and end his suffer ings. Stalev immediately started with him to n point where medical aid could bo had. After many difticulties he reached his home this morning with his suffering companion, and, leaving him thero, camo on here for a physician. Tho doctor lias not yot roturned, but from a statement of tho injuries receiv ed Norton will not live. He is corres pondent of the New York World. They Handled Hint lUnslelr. Chicago, March S3.?Charles B it ton went into tho barbershop of F. Picrfolso Saturday, and seating himself called ou any member of tho Mafia in the shop to givo htm a shave, ilo an nounced that ho helped settling tho New Orleans troubles, being a member of the mob thai stormed tho jail. For a mo mont tho Italians' looked at tho custo mer and they fell on him- cn masso. When the "aveogorM landed in the street ho looked as if ho had been In a Collision with a locomotive. Tho ter rific thumping ho received with pokers, chairs and billets of firewood may result fatally. Last night tho three harbors, Alexander Necozso, Mlchaol Uorelo and Jacob Searo, wore arrested nnd charged with a8aault on tho "aveugcr." Button, It is believed, was not m New Orleans and was simply trying to be lunny. The Hawaiian Volcano. San Francisco, March 10.?Tho steamer Merlposa, from Sydney and Honolulu, brings news that Hawaii's volcano is again active. Several cones have junk from 15 to 100 feet,and some huvo disappeared altogether. There have been many earthquake shocks, but no damage other than tho shaking down of several stone walls has occurred, W. H. G ABBES, Jr., & Co., COLUMBIA, S. C. SOLE AGENTS for LIDDEL & CO. Also Dkalkiu* In Engines of noarlall im1?, Lnomotlyo and Tubular Hollers, Traction and oth er Nounlod Engines of Iho bestand latest improved style, Haw Mills, Grist Mills, Gins, Bos* Cotton Prosaoa, Hhiiiglo Maohines, Plaluora and Wood Working Ma ohlnery, Brick Maohinorv. Cottou Seed Oil outfits, A <?. A largo Stook of ENGINE Flttinga, of ai^klnds and Mixes, in 8tock for prompt dellvory and at Hook Hottoin Prices. BELTING and PACKING at LOW Figures. A large stook of Pumps, ofsll Bizes and styles. DKAKING Mowers, Reapers and Hakes alwaya in stock. nrOur Mr. K. U. B AUG HAM, Laurens, 8. C. who Is fully competent, will !>? pleased to oall to see you, or answer any oommuuloatlon directed to film, and will sell you as cheap as Ii you were here In Person. We buy for cash and pay our Traveling Men a Salary, thereby savlug to* Con sumer Agent's Commission?-Quick Hales and So.all Profits is our Fort. Write to Mr. Baugbam. or to us direct, and got prices and dlsoouuts. gtf'Old Kngluos traded for. K.R. BAUGHAM, ) W, H. GIB BUS, Jr., & CO., Traveling Salesman, > Lauben?, S. C. 3 COLUMBIA, S.C KENNEDY BROS UNDERTAKES NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, - - - LAURENS, S. C Over KENNEDY BROS., Store. Keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Coffins and Caskets oth Wood and Mctalic, which will be sold low down. Furnished at ny hour day or night. Hearse sent when desired. viy9 KENNEDY BROS., Successor to]. Ho elJiv^WO [ INDIGNANT SONS OF ITALY. The Now Orleen* Lynching Daaou need by the Mew York Colony. New York. March 20.?Fire thous and Italians crowded the big hall ot Cooper Union tonight to denounce the lynchi ug of their brethren in New Or leans. As many more were unable to gain admittance, aud an overflow meet iug was held outside in a drizzling rain. Signor A. DuAngelo presided at tho in-door mocting, and on the platform wero seated about 200 prominent Ital ian merchants and business men of the city. Tho speeches wcro nearly . all in tho Kalian tongue, and wero almost ter rifying in their vehemence. The sonti meut that the Italian race demauded satisfaction for the kilhug of thoir couu trymen seemed to oxprass the opinion of the meeting, aud was vigorously ap plauded. The meeting was orderly in every resptct, and the largo force of police present had little to do. The preamblo of tho resolution adop ted, after reciting tho assaaslnatiou, and tho arrest and trial of the Italians, says a ferocious mob was excited to murder through a mauifesto sigaed by many prominent citizeus and that the oflicials of Louisiana, city aud country of New Orleans, as intimated by the unanimous voice of the press, did not appear -to no tice nor did they attempt to provcut tho awful butchery, so that it can bo practi cally inferred that both the said state and city authorities, together with the so called prominent classes of New Orleans, must share tho responsibility which tho law of a civilized country imposes upon defiant murderers and cut-throats ; there fore the law must take its high and vin dicating course by duly punishing the promoters aud participants of this trag edy. Therefore, it is "ltesovcd, That tho American citizeus ot Italian birth aud extraction assembled in mass meeting of indignation, do here by appeal and apply to the authorities of tho United Stales for tho apprehen sion and immediate punishment of the signers of tho manifesto winch called out the mob. and of all and every part icipant in the assassination of tho inno cent, unarmed and unprotected Italians, whilst confined in the parish jail on Sat urday last. "And bo it further resolved, That all tho Italians of Now York await with calmness nod flrmncss the reparation which our government has requested Irom that of this republic, and that full justice bo made iu this case, according to the constitutional laws of the U nited States." It was further resolved to forward copies of tho resolution to the Frcidcnt ot tho IJ uited States, to the Ohlei justice of the suprome court of the United States, and to tho Italian premier at Home. All the speakers wcro unanimous iu protesting, in the name ol tho Italian colony of New York city, against the massacre of eleven ol thoir countryra on at New Orleans, and were emphatic in tho demand that justlse bo meted out to Ihoso who were guilty of the cowardly crime. The meeting was thcu dwmisaed, and all present were urged to leave tho place quietly and go to their homes. This was complied with, tho mooting'dispers ing in a very orderly manner. In the o i nun or the Orli>. Chicago, March 10.?Chicago is In the grasp of tho grip. The disease seoms to be more prevalent than it was at any time last year. It strikes all classes of society. It Is felt iu every line of business. Five hundred men employed on the WeBtSlde streetcars are laid off with the epidemic, and the company is badly handicapped for help. The South Sldo Company has one hun dred and twenty-five men on the sick list. The North Side Compaoy has about soventy-live men out, while many of tlioso at work are suffering from the disease in a mild form. Large down town stores are having a like experi ence. In one81 ore employing one hun dred and fifty clerks forty are sick. Ten per eent of the police force Is laid up and llfty men In tho lire depart ment aro off. Fifty out of one hundred and ?fty mail carriers in tho postoftlce are suffering. All of the hospitals are overcrowded. There Is scarcely a board ing house in the city. It is said, that has not one to live persons laid up with the grip It is bad at tho hotols and fully one-third of the guests are 111. .To make matters worse for them many of the managers and hotel employees are also sufferers. Such is the dearth of help that some of the guosts by their own request have been sent to the hospitals. Three Children Drowned. Hi h minoii a.m. Ala., March 20.? Isaac Bufnt, a farmer, yesterday at tempted to cross Valley crook in a wag on , In which woro his wito and three children. The crook was mucli swollen, and tho wagon and team woro washed down .'dream. Tho children woro drown ed, the youngest being washed from its mother's arms, while she was clinging to a limb to koop her hoad above water. Ihdort succeeded in rescuing his wife, r sho had rolcaned hor hold of the vain effort to save the bubo. THE LAURENS BAR. H. Y. SIMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. LAJREN8. _ -_-__ S. O. W. H. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. LiAUttftiVj. - 8. C* j.t. johnsom. W. r. rio JIB JOHNSON ? RICH 10 Y ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ovnok?Fleming's Corner, Northwes side of Public Square. LA URISNS, H., - - S.O. BAILABALL, Attirxiti at Law, LAURENS, - -' - - S. C. Oet.22, Sin AY. W. KENNEDY. A TT? It NEY at LAW Special attention gl von t? the investi gation ef tltiss. Laurous C. II. S. C. April I_? ?? . ?'? - ? ???? Paulo In n, School. CiiAitLESTON, March 20? The entire colored population of Charleston was thrown into convulsions to-day by a panicamong the colored children in the Morris street school. This is the largest colored school in the United States, hav ing nearly 1,500 pupils. It was about half-past ten o'clock when a wiry built, bright copper colored man, dressed In the fantastic costume of an East Indian, walked into one of the class rooms of the primary department and began to make a speech to the children. He told them he was a reformed cannibal and used to eat human beings. Ills general appearance bore his assertions out. The colored people have lately been on their perennial scare about the medical stu dents, and were easily frightened. The children laughed at him at Qrst, but he ran at one of the girls with outstretched arms and she lied, shrieking that the man was going to eat her. Swiftly the panic spread and in a moment the entire school was in a panic. They rushed heiter skelter out of the class room, down the stairs, out in the yard ana thence pell-mell through the gates and over the fences into the street. They stood not on theorder of going but went. The excitement spread through tire pri mary to the intermediate department and within three minutes after the first shriek of the frightened girl rang through the building there was not a child in sight. By this time the colored population from squares around had been attracted by the sounds of the children's screams and hud gathered from all directions until the street in front of the building was a sea of black faces. Everybody was yelling at the top of their voices, and for a while it seemed as though pandemonium had been let loose. News of the panio spread as if by magic throughout the city, and by the time it reached the lower portion of the city It had been magnified into a terrible acci dent. The building was said to have caved in and hundreds of lives been lost. A platoon of policemen arrived on the scene, hut were utterly powerless to keep the crowd out. Mothers scaled the fences shrieking for their children, and tho confusion became worse and worse confounded. After a long b tttlo the police managed to clear space enough to allow the children to come out, and thiugs were finally quieted down. The most remarkable thing about it is that only three out of 1,500 pupils were Injured, and none fatally. The man who caused tho panic was arrested and had to be escorted to the police station under strong guard. He says ho is a Fiji Islander, 79 years old, and was once a cannibal. He gives the name of John Charvin and says he dined once with James G. Blaine at his home in Maine. He is now on a lectur ing tour and was to haye lectured to-night in one of the large negro churchtrf. He claims to he a British subject and says he will demand satis faction for his treatment here from the British government. When ho went to the school he was dressed In crimson damask and showed finger nails several inches long and tiled teeth. He denied that he wanted to frighten the children. Mnrrled by the Uov?rn?r. COLUMBIA, S. a., March 25.?The ex ecutive mansion was last night the scene of a brilliant event and the govern or ofllciated for the first time as a par son?his new role. The mansion was extensively illuminated, and at 8 o'clock the governor united in the holy bonds of wedlock by a cival ceremony Mr. Joseph E. Bennau, of Atlanta, (la., and Miss Hebecca Cecilia Wolfe, of Wimm boro, S. C. The bride was accompanied to Columbia by hor mother,;her brother in-law, Mr. Ulyses P. Desportes, and his wife, her sister, Mrs. James II. Bion and daughter, all of Winnaboro. The bride is a lovely yonng Jewess, while the groom ?~ ??*??? gress' A 31 iuer's Wfo an Helreae. Snamok'n, Pa.. March 19.?From the peverty of a miner, earning 91.50 per day, yesterday morning to the pros pective possession iu tlie uveuing or 1165,000, was the financial stride en joyed by Charles Dimmlck, of this place. When Le returned, tired and dust-be grimed, from the mine to hia humble home In tho evening his Wile thrust a letter exul?ugly under hia eyes, and ex claimed : "Charter, we are rich. We are worth over ?33,000. Head it!" Then the excited woman sank wecpiug to the floor. Dimmlck wonderlngly read that his wlto had fallen heiress to a third interest in an English estate val ued at ?100.000, and that shu should start for England at once. Mrs. Dlumick's grandfather be queathed tho property to her father, who was uuable to take possession, owing acouteeted will. In 1855, after having secured a clear title, her father was about to claim tho inheritance, when he was drowned in tho English channel. His daughter, about a year later, mar ried Dimmlck and came to America, set tling in the coal regions of Pennsylvan ia. Two weeks ago Mrs. Dimmlck re ceived a communication from a sister in England to ?ho effect that tho estate would soon be delivered into their hands, and last night a message from across the sea settled tho fact, as she behoves, be yond doubt. Tho two sisters aud a brother aro the heirs. Opposition to the Uiiok. Columbia, S. C, March 20.?The State has fathomed the Alliance, troublo about tho bank to a certain dopth. V os terdav llev. j. A. Sllgh, one of tho inost prominent Alliance men in tho state, was in the city. Ho said that tu .my poo pic were trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill about the bank troublo. When asked about the troublo ho said that tho directors of tho State Alliance Exchange wonld meet in this city tho fourth Tuesday in April to consider it, and eHorte would bo made to have a meeting of tho. stockholders at tho sumo time. He thinks It probable that the whole question will be referred to the subordinate alliances subscribing tho money to put into tho bank, for their action. Tho men who are cieating tho trouble aro conscientious in thoir opposi t;on, aud n majority of tho stato alliances and stockholders are in favor of establish ing tho bank. Tito majority can g -> ahead and establish tho bank, but they wish to bring the minority iu and clear up tho matter. It is better to wait than to rush into such an important matter when thero is opposition, although "it bo iu tho minority. Thus tho matter stands.?The State._ There's the Dinner Bell I What a clattering and a chattering as the children answer tho dinner boll und rush into tho dining room. Oh! the gratification a good appetite affords as our noon day's meal is set before us. But this vacant chair, what docs it mean i' "Oh, that is Uncle Charley's seat. Guess ho don't feel liko eating, bo's got dyspepsia, you kuow." Dys pepsia ! horrors ! Deliver us from dys popsia. What's the use of being plagued with such an ailment anyway? What's tho u??o having a stomach so Irritated and {sore that even one bit of food gives It distress? Why not heal the soreness and allay the irritation and strengthen its muscular processes, by using Botanic Blood Balm. Will It cure? Itccrtnnly will. Many, many a former dyspeptic owes his enjoyment of life to B. B. B. Give it a trial. S. J. Chandler, Richmond, Vu., writes: "No one can nllbrd to be without B. B. B. who wishes an appetite. I couid scarcely eat a single biscuit for breakfast, but sluce taking B. B. B. I clean the whole table, so to speak." The MntlagiiBcar Massacre. PA'nlS, M&.eh 24.~-Newshas reached this city of the execution rf Hamiasatra, governor of the province of BcUrona, Maeagacar, and his brother. Recently, Ramlassatra, becoming enraged at the people of his provioce for appealing to the government for protection against his cruelty, ordered tho slaughter, under circumstances of exceptional cruelty, ot 278 men, women and children. His brutal edict was carried out, and tho sur vivors of the massacre wore then forced! to erect a trophy constructed of tho do-" capitated heads of tho slaughtered vic tims of tho butchery. The awful nature of the crime aroused even tho people of Maddagascar to fury, and tho govern ment was compelled to proceed against Ramiasrtra. This it did, with the result horo set forth. Auothnr Cure for ltheuinntlsui. LAKE City, Fla. P. P. P. Mvifg Co., Savannah, Qa. Gentlemen?I had Rheumatism for over six years, and last May was taken down and contined to my bed. My logs and feet wero ba:lly swollen and the color of a red apple, and I was in a fearful condition. I heard of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potas sium), iind after seoing what the ingre dients were?as the formula is on the bottle?I concluded to try it, and after taking tnree small bottles was able to go down town and attend to my busi ness, and I must say that I feel like another man. Am now taking the large size, and to-day I. believe that I will soon bo as likely as any man of sixty-one years of age can expect to be. a. c. Lang. Pianos aud Organs. N. W. Thump, 134 Main Street, Co lumbia, S. C, su.ls Pianos and Organs, direct from factory. No agents' com missions. Tho celebrated Chickering Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebratea for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & Ilaralln Upright Piano. Sterling Up right 1>*auos, from .3225 up. Mason & Ilamlin Organs surpassed by none. Ster ling Organs, #50 up. Every Instrument guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days trial, expenses both ways, if not satis factory. Sold on Instalments. Randall Pope, the retired druggist of Madison, Fla., says P. P. P. is the best alterative in tho market, mil he has handled aud sold all tho sarsaparillas and blood medicines that were adver tised._ Erysipelas?1, L. Irvin, of Thomas vllle, Ga., says ho was afflicted with Erysipelas for ten years and was only cured when P. P. P. was used. Tetter, Saltrheum and Cancer are all cured by P. 1'. P. Tho effects on these diseases are perceptible after the Brut bottle of P. P. P. was used._ A complete Bedroom Suit for #10.00 freight paid to your depot. Send for Catalogue. Address L. F. Padgett, Augusta, Ga._ Mjett Pays tie Alt A Git* ay ORf F.H Til AT MAT *OT again KB RkPKATBD. BO DO ROT d -1 at, "Strirb Whilk thb Iron is Dot." Write- for Catalogue uow, and at<y what -'paper jrousaw thin advertiso nem la. ?. Remember that I a*lle?e ythi ig tbat -goes to furnishing a borne?'nanufacku tog some things and buying othein |n ths -largest possible lots, which emibh- * me t? (wipe Out ail competition. 11 KHK ARB A FEW OF MY START-! LING BARGAINS A No. 7 Flat top Cooklug Stove, full slse, 15x17 Inch oveu. fitted with 81 pieces^ of ware, delivered at your own depot, all freight charges paid by me, for ?. only Twelve Dollars. I Again, 1 will sell you a S hole Cook in * Range 13x13 inch oven, 10x2? inch top, flt Itod with at ptocos of ware, for THIR TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to your depot DO NOT PAY TWO PRICES FOR| TOUR GOODS^ I will send you a nice plush Parlor salt, wslnut framo, either In combination orj banded, the most stylish colors for 33.60, to your jallroad station, freight paid. I will also sell you a nice Bedromos ultl consisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high head Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Centre 'table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat and jback lock or all for 16.50, and pay freight to your depot Or I will send you an elegant Bedroom J suit with large glass, full marble top, for J30, and pay freight.; (tee window shade on sor.'ug roller f 40 Klogant large walnut 8 day clock, 4.00 Walnut lounge, 7.00] Lace curtains per window. 1.00 I cannot describe everything in a small advertisement, but have an immense stere containing 23,600 feet of floor room, with! ware houses and factory buildings luetherl parts of Augusta, making in all tho lar-1 gest business of this kinduuder one man-B agement in the Southern States. Thesol ^tbreeand warehouses are crowded with ithe choicest nroduotlonsof the best facto-j _rios. My catalogue containing illustrations ?of goods will be mailed if you will kindly say where you saw this advertisement. JU pay freight. Address, L. F. PADGETT, Proprietor Padgett's Furniture, Stove and Carpet Store, 1110-1113 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA I ^ Spring Medicine FOR TIRED MAN AND WOMAN. > V V. P. will purify and vttalhee Jfctir ; Moo.i, creato a good appetlteand glvoyOur tvliolu*yG<emto)io am4 strength. ? A prominent railroad tmiifrinttndentat { SnvaunAh, Buffering wiUi M<ilaria, Dytnpp k Ria. r.nd Khotimntism sa; " "*flT -^Jng Sr. I'. P. ho never felt so woll In hUllf c, ana i< t Is as if he could llvoforovor, it ho eouM always got 1'. P. P." If von are tired out fr,c. v.~ ff*.* and close confinement, take P. P. P. If you are fooling b-.?ly in tUo spring mid out of sorts, take P. P. P. If your digestive organs need Coning up, take P. P. P. J9 If you suffer with headache, indigestion, A dobility and weakness, take li P. P. P. If you suffer with rervous prostration, nerves unstrung and a genoral let down jrj of the system, toko P. P. P. For Blood Poison, RheumaUsnv Scrof ':?}. ula, i '1.1 Bores, Malaria, Chronic Female g$ Complaints, tako i'P. P. P. I Prickh' Askj Pak?JRruu1 arfa Potassium. Y\ Tlio best ?khI purifier In Uie world. 8 L1PPMAH ftOS., Wholesale Druggists, rt Bole Proprietors, 'ij l.uTsnN'j Hi.ocn, Savannah, Go. LOV PRICES WJ?i\] TALBwTT SON'S ENGINES AN? BOILERS, SPECIAL ESTIMATES O?iAW MILL'S, CORN MILLS. PLAMCRS AND MA CIHNERYl GENERALLY AT BOTTOM FIGURES. V. G. Badham, Gen. Agt? 4'<?1,IL1IIIIA,'m; ?. Buy tho Talbolt Engine; It i.i the best. 4:0.11 i?iginnisiiies. UPON THE MOST APPROTED plans, with Suction Fan or Spiked Belt Seed Cotton Elevator furnished" 2. competitive prices. COTTON GINS and PRESSES of beat makers. Thomas Hay Rakes.- Desrlni? Mower, Corbln Harrows a?d Planst. Jr . Cultivators. ' ? A largo stock of Portable and Ktatloaary Ginning and haw Mill Englnos ob hand. State Agents for C. * G. COOPER & GO'S Corlls En glnes Lano Saw Mills and Llddell Com pany's complete line. W. H. G1BBES, Jr.. A CO.. Near Union Depot, _ Columbia, S. O; It KAI? TIIENK FlttlJHIli, Farm Wagons, complete with body etc. 3 3-4 In Thimble Skin.939.K0 3 In Thimble skin. 41.00 8}? in Thimble Skin. 43.00 One Horse Wagons, 924.50, 920,50 and $28.50. Warrauted second to none. Wrlto for Circulars. Buggies, Carriages, Road Carts, Ao., ut 10 per cent less than regular prices. Send for Cataloguo. This offer Is for only so days In order to reduce stock?so ordtr at once. HOLLER & ANDERSON BUGGY CO.. ROCK HILL, S. 0? In writing mention this oaper. j