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the tgmuM Q?vtxtim. PUBLISHKD EVERY TUESDAY. OWE DOLL/All A. YI-3AR. THE RECONCILIATION. It was & close, Bultry, summer after noon, with scarce a breath of air stir ring, while the sun poured his scorch ing rays from a cloudless sky. All about the old Burton farmhouso a doath-ltko stillness roigned. Thoro wore no sounds of voices from within, no creaking footsteps on the uncarpoted floors ; while without, even the songs of the birds were hushed. Tho dingy, forlorn-looking house, with its un painted, weather stained oxterior, its low doors and its small windows, was oven more desolate and forsaken in appoaranco than was its wont, and at | first glance ono would have thought it completely deserted. Hut a closer ob servation proved that suoh was not tho case. Isaac Burton, old and gray, and bent under the cares and burdens of years of trial and toil, sat on the doorstep of his house with his face burled In his hands, now and then easting a furtivo Slance through tho open door in tho Irection of a bed In tho corner of the room. While ho sat thero tho sun crawled down tho western sky, easting its shadow obliquely through the open door, yot ho soomea unmindful of tho fact that timo was passing. Rising from tho steps finally, ho stood an in instant listening to the slow, rogular brent)iin;: that came from tho bed, then walked out across tho neglected yard, muttering, half audibly; " Sho sleeps well, but I don't liko the 'poaranco of her*faeo." Reaching tho crooked rail-fonco that separated tho yard from the public highway, old Isaac stopped, and for a little whilo stood looking down tho hard, white road that ran through tho long, straight lano to tho east. The road was deserted, not a living object being visible on all tho two milos of it that lay within his view. "She ort to have the doctor," ho muttered, "yit I don't liko toloavo hor to go un' fetch him. She looks mouty quaro 'bout tho faco un' ovos,, an' I'm ufuord she's bad tuck." Them after a short sllonco: "If only somebody was passin' this way, bo's I could send word to tho mill an' git tho doctor." 1 Thon Isaac east a look in tho direc tion of tho ridgo, u fourth of a mile to tho west, whore a small log-house, sim ilar to his own, stood, and something like a Bigh OBOftped him. Shaking his head sadly, ho turned away. " Neighbors 'd bo powerful holpin' and coinfortin* just now," ho mused, " un' I'd give a noap if wo had some. I never felt lonosomo when Lindy was up an' about, but now sho's down 1 feol liko half tho world is gone, an' It 'pears liko I hone for somobody to keep mo company. Them pooplo," nodding to ward tho house on the opposite ridgo, "ain't no neighbors, an' no matter what comes 1 can't go to thorn for noth in\" For some timo old Isaac walked to and fro in tho little path loading from the gato to the door, then again ho wont and leaned over tho fence to look down tho road. Instantly his faco brightoned and a glad ".Ight camo into his oyes; for, away down tho 'ano, ho saw a man approaching. Nearly a quarter of an hour passed boforo tho latter eamo up, but Isaac waited for him, and accosted him at once : "Sam, I fiovor was so glad to soo anybody as I am to see you. Are you goin' over to tho mill ?" " Yos," Sam replied, after eying old Isaac inquiringly for almost a minute. " What has happened, Ike V" "Lindy is bad sick, Sam," Ike said in a low tone, "an' all night an' all day l'vo been stayin' with her alono. 1 knowed, too, that sho ought to havo tho doctor, but I was afearcd to leave her, an' there wa'n't nobody to send. You can tell him to eomo when you git to tho mill." "Yes, I'll tell him, Ike, an' if there's anything else 1 kin do for you I'll do It an' ho glad to." "No: that's all. Tell him to come as quick as he kin, Sam." "Yos, I will. But you ought to have somebody to stay with you, Iko. Somo body to help 'bout nussfn' and 'tondin' on Mis" Burton." "I know that," Isaac replied with a sigh and a slow shaking of his head. "I'd glvo a heap to havo somobody here, but I can't git nobody now." For a moment Sam was silont, east ing a glance, liest at Isaac, then at tho house on the ridgo to the west. Isaac saw tho action and understood. " No, Sam," he said, half sadly, half vindlcttvoly. " I'll noyor go thoro for ft favor, novor!" " In a cuso like this things ought to be different," Sam suggested. "Peo ple ought to forget and forgivo, Ike." " Mebby so, Sam, mobby so; but thoy wouldn't feol that way. All that's been said an' dono in thirty years can't bo forgot in a day." It was a little whilo boforo Sam spoke again. He wished to proceed just right in his kindly purpose?that of reconciling two long estranged fam ilies?and for a time ho was at u loss how host to do it. Finally ho said : "Iko, if Mis' Martin felt inclined to conic, you wouldn't object, would you?" Isaac shook his head. " Sho won't feel so inclined, Sam. It ain't natural that she should." " I don't know," Sam ropllod. " Mis' Martin has a kind heart, an' sho is sympathizing with tho sick an' tho needy. Shos a good woman, Ike." " Sho may be, but I ain't ready to say so. It's boon thirty years since my family an' tho Martins havo neighbor ed, an' in all that time not a word ha* passed botweon us. It's bard to forgot an' forgive aftor so long, Sam, an' I 'low Mis' Martin can't do it. Sho may bo a good woman, but sho ain't good onough to do that." Sam suld no moro, but wont on up the road toward tho mill, whilo Isaac roturned to his sout on tho doorstep. Lindy still slopt, nnd as hor husband sat listening to her breathing, his thoughts ran ovor tho conversation ho had Just had with Sam Gross. "I'd bo glad to havo Mis' Martin here," ho thought, " but I ain't no right to oxpoct nor to como, ovon if he was Christian onough to forgive an' forgit. Throo months ago, when Martin lay sick, I never went about him, un' ovon whon ho died I kopt away from tho houso, not so much as seoin'him buried. I ain't no right to expeot her to bo moro forglvln' than mysolf." * When Sain Gross arrived at Mrs. Martin's house ho wont in and asked for a drink of wator. Sho gavo it to him, then asked him to stop a whilo to rest. "I'd bo glad onough to," Sam ro {>lieo, mopping tho porsplratlon from us brow, "but I'm in too much of a hurry. Comln' by Burton's just now, Iko ho comes out and says Lindy is bad tuck, an' that ho's afeared sho's goln' off. an* ho asks me to sond tho doctor up, so I'll bavo to git 'long as peart as I kin. Poor Lindy!" Sam wont on, after a short pause, " I 'low that doc tors an* medicine an' sich likes ain't goln' to do her muoh good, 'less'n she has proper nuusin*. Iko can't 'tend on her wuth shucks, no matter how hard be tries, an' if ho goes 'bout in sight of 'or with that forlorn, sad look ho woars, ahe'll dio shore, jest of that alone. She needs a good, oheorful woman nusa, Mis' Martin, seoh as you'd be, now." Sain stopped and waited, as if for a reply from Mrs. Martin, but she did not spoftk, and ho went on : " In dhses like that," ho said, " it's a ?ro?t pity folks ain't got no neighbors, or good neighbors is a power o' com* fort to the sick an' them as Is related to the ?lck. There's no knowin' what good nussin' would do for Mia' Burton, ner how consolin' a word o' sympathy would be to poor old Ike in his Ionell ncss. I feel fer them poor critters, Mis' Martin, an* 1 do wish somebody would be neighborly with 'em." Again Sain paused, but Mrs. Martin said nothing, and he saw that he must speak plainor in order to make the im pression he desired. "Mis' Martin," he continued, "life is powerful short, an' if people expect to prepare fer eternity tney ain't got no time to wasto in useless blokerin s. Them as expects to be happy in the next world can't afford to spend their time here In contentious. Fer my part, Mis' Martin. I'd hate to let a cross-fence atween two farms stand betwixt mo an'' my neighbors, much less betwixt me an' heaven. Now fer thirty years that cross-fence up there lias kept you uns an' the Burtons apart, muk in' you enemies when you ought to r' been friends an' noighbors, an' it was all on account of contentiousness. Either family would 'a' made dp in a minute if the other would 'a' tuck tho fust step, but neither would budge an inch, an' so it's gone on an' on, all of you bein' as miserable as sin. Mis' Martin, 'tain't right. People as hopes I to bo fergive in tho next world must fetgive in this. I put it to you, now, Mis' Martin, if I ain't right?* " Sam, you are right," Mrs. Martin replied. "That cross-fence trouble has caused me ituany sorrowful days, and thoro never has been a time whon I wouldn't gladly havo buried the strife and made friends with the Bur tons. But I thought the first advance toward a reconciliation ought to come from Isaac. He was most to blame." " Miss' Martin," said Sam. ' I don't know who was most to blame. I ain't no call to speak of that. But this I know : If a person Is a true Christian, an' wants to so act, that person musn't stick at no fine p'ints; an' in a effort to fetch about a reconciliation he must be wi 11 in' to go moro'n half way to meet t'othor party. Soriptur' says, Mis'. Martin, to 'do good to thorn that despitofully use you,' an' as Christians we're bound to do it." Sam spoke with deep solomnlty, and it was plain that his words had a great effect on his auditor. Mrs. Martin was a Christian woman and she moant well, but, like many other good peoplo, she fouud It hard to humble nersolf. Thoro was a long silence, during which a conflict between duty and prldo waged within Mrs. Martin's bosom. "Sam," she said at last, "do you think Isaac would not resent my com ing into his house V" "I know ho wouldn't," Sam replied promptly. " More than that, Mis'Mar tin, I know ho'd wolcomo you." "Thon I'll go Sam, an' lot tho out como of it bo what it may, I know I shall fool tho hotter for goln'." Sam started on his way, happy in tho thought of what ho had accom plished, and hoping that his efforts might lead to tho burial of tho dif ferences that had so long kept tho two families at onpmlty. Mrs. Martin went immediately to Burton's and when old' Isaac from his scat on 1 lie doorstop saw hor coming up tho yard-path ho was moro surprised thun ho over had boon in all his life However, ho composod himself suf ticlontly to glvo hor a fitting rocoption and remove from hor mind all fear of hor visit be in;;- considered an Intrusion. At first thoro was an air of restraint about tho that gradually died out, and in time actions and conversation of both, butthoy became easy and natural in their doportmont. Tho doctor camo, but ho could not give Isaac any oncouragomont, for he found that, 1Amly was in a dangerous conditiou, with littlo prospect of im provement. "She is very low," ho said, "and wo can liopo for no change for the bettor. I'm afraid she cannot last long." And tho doctor was right, for day by day the sick woman sank, and aftor tho lapso of a wook sho olosod hor eyos on earth forever. All through tho week Mrs. Martin stayed by tho bed side, devoting boi-Molf to tho invalid as faithfully as over nurso did, receiving tho blessings of her charge and heart felt gratitude, of Isaac. Then, whon all was over, sho returned to hor home happier than sho had boon for thirty long years. A year passed, and tho people of Possum Ridge began to wonder If the cross-fence trouble was to bo rovived in court again. The time for whloh a stay of proceedings had boon granted had nearly expired, and at the next sitting of tho court tho caso would bo called up for further action. Isaac and Mrs, Martin had become neigh borly, but neither of thorn had over mentioned tho orosa-fonco, and the mutter stood just as it had before Lindy's death. Peoplo had talked a great deal about it, some conjecturing that old Isaac would dismiss tho caso aftor Mrs. Martin's kindness to his wife, somo maintaining that he would not, and somo going so far as to predict that Mrs. Martin, in tho forgiving dis position of her heart, would dismiss tho cuso herself. Sam Gross heard all that was said, watched proceedings quietly, and ovon ventured to speak to each of tho parties soparatoly, In the hopo of having tho atfair settled amicably. But still ovorything re mained in doubt, und but a wook must clapso before tho coming on of court. Mum shook Iiis head sadly, fooling that, after all, his efforts had fallen far short of his chorished desire. l ate ono afternoon old Isaac donned his best clothing, and taking down his cano, walked up tho road to Mrs. Mar tin's. Tho widow received him graciously, inviting him to a soat on the long, rambling porch, and oxort ing hovsolf to the utmost to mako him fool wolcomo. " Mis' Martin," Isaac said, aftor i hey had exchanged a few common place remarks, "you know, of course, that tho cross-fence, suit is to como up in court next week V" " Yes; I know It," tho widow an sworod sadly, " and I wish with all my hoart that it wasn't. I'm tired of it." ?"So ami, Mis' Martin," Isaac said with a slow shaking of. his head. " I wish now that cross-fonco had novor existed. It's been a sourco of sorror to all of us, an' muny's tho time I've regretted deeply that the suit was ovor brought, an' I've rogrottod it a thousan' times moro than cveV darin' tho last year." " So havo T," tho widow roplled. " If wo could only all boon frionds an' neighbors whilo Martin and Llndy lived. Wo'vo missed a groat deal, Mr. Karton, by our contentions, an' now that t'other two is gone wo ought to try to livo hotter an' happier lives. Wo ought to drop the old suit an' bury our differences. Don't you fool so V" "I do. Pvo folt so for a long time, Mis' Martin, an' I come hero this evoning' to talk the matter over an' see if we couldnt' agree to a plan of sottlemont. I havo a plan to oifor, Jano, which, if 'twas agrooablo to you, would settle tho troublo forovor." Mrs. Martin arched hor oyebrows in surpriso when Isaac spoko her first iinine. for that was tho first time in bis lifo that ho had shown such familiarity. Vet sho did not scorn offendod when he drow his chair noaror hors and looked Into hor faco with an unmistak able tondorno8s. "Jane," he wont on, in lor, soft tones, " we are glttin' old, an' we're all alone in the world. For thirty years we've been as strangers, an' we've oaoh helped to saddon the life of the other, we can blot out the old trouble, an' the lino-fence with it, an* I feel that wo ought to do it. It's our duty to forgit the past, an' in tho future to try to make up to oaoh other tho bappiness we've raissod. Y/e oan make the farms one, Jnne, an then there'll be no need of oross-fence, an' we kin make our lives an' interests one, au' then the-e'll be no need for more contentions." Isaac ipaused, but as the widow did not raise her eyes nor attempt to apeak, he went on: "I'm a lonely old man, Jane," he said, "an' I want somebody to keep me company through my few remaining years, an' 'nobody would suit mo like you. I love you, Jane, for your kind ness to Lindy. an* I want you to for give me for all of the past an* be my wife. We can be comfortable, an' we can cheer each other In our decllniug days. Jane, will you do it ?" The widow lifted her face, beautiful in spite of its age, and, looking into Isaac's eyes with an answering tender ness laid her hand in his. "Yes, Issao," she said, "I will be Iour wife, an' will faithfully try to fill iindy'a place in your home." A few days later the old couple wore married and 8am Gross, who was present at the ceremony, took to him self mueh of the credit lor the happy terminution of affairs, and not unjustly, either. Isaac immediately threw the old suit out of court, then put men to work to tear down the line fence and turn the two farms into one, just as the owners had turned their lives and interests into one. Thus tho last vestige of. the old trouble was romovod, and the two surviving litigants entered on a quiet, happy existence, at peace with all tho world.?Frank Leslie's Weekly. bi-metaiaao convention. Governor Tillman Is Made Tempor ary Chairman?The Attendance ia Small. St. Louis, Oct. 3.?There woro about 175 delegates present at the first day's session ? of the Pan-American Bl metalllo Convention. Ex-Congressman Frank and Governor Stone welcomed the delegates to the oity and State. 8. S. King, of Kansas, responded. Governor Tillman, of South Caro | Una, was choson temporary chairman, and in his address, charged that tho reduction in the attendance at tho con vention was duo to the power of the press to smother tho efforts of tho masses. The time was coming, how evor, whon tho West and Soutbwould join hands ?H win their rights, if not by agitation by their ballots. He de precated sectionalism, but said: " God forbid that tho moral section should becomo tho slave of another." At tho aftornoon session, the creden tial commltteo roported an authorized convention list or 160, representing Colorado, Iowa, Toxas, Indiana, Mon tana. Kansas, South Carolina, Now Mexico, Arkansas and Missouri. H. C. Walters, of Washington, a dolegate from a Stato whoso Governor rofusod to appoint delegates, was given powor to cast u State vote, as was also J. K. Woathorford, of Oregon, for his Stato. Tho following officers woro chosen : President, Governor Lowollyu, of Kan sas : vice prosldent, M. E. Benton, of Missouri; pecretary, Olnoy Nowell, of Colorado. Mrs. Leaso, of Kansas, made a characteristic spoooh. A commltteo on resolutions woro appointed, and after a speech by President Fiske, of I tho Pan-American. Bi-metallism As j 80Ciatlon, and General Weaver, a rt cess wu8 taken until tomorrow. ST. Ix)U1S, Oct. 4.?-It was nearly 10 o'clock this morning boforo enough dologatos to tho Pan-American Bi metallic Convention had assomblod in Armory Hall to warrant Governor Lowollyn in resuming business. Tho programme for tho day's proceedings was announced as '* discussion," and almost all tho bl-metalllsts came pro Sarod to muko a speech. Indeed, to Iscuss tho groat problom, which tho loaguo dosires to clear up, is the principal work of tho convention. Tho adoption of resolutions as a re sult of tho oratory will be the crown ing action of tho body. Tho committee on resolutions consists of Now Mexico, H. M. Taylor; Colorado, Govornor D. H. Waito; Ohio, Gen. J. B. Weaver; Kansas, John W. Broidonthal; Mis souri, Dr. King ; Montana. J. W.?Pow ers ; Oregon,.!. K. Weatnler; South Carolina, Governor Tillmun; Toxas, O. L. Kickolraan ; Washington, H. C. Walters. Tho eommltteemen were at work on their report at tho Lindell Hotel during tho forenoon. Governor Lowollyn, upon calling tho dologute8 to order, read a large num ber of lottors from prominent bi-motal lists who wero unable to attend. Each of the writers oxpressod his regret at his inability to attend, and went into an argument, moro or less lengthy, sotting forth tho reasons why there should bo two money metals, and why *.ho South and West should unite for their common interests. Congressman Bland wrote a long letter in which be hoped for entire success of the objects of tho bi-motallic convention. Govornor Fishbaek of Arkansas sent a lengthly document In which he pre sented tho argument for tho bi-motallic league and most of tho economic ques tions of tho day. Ho urged that the romody should be found in tho ballot, and not in socession. In contending against the evils of tho day " by argu ment and inlluenco, rather than by Populism run mad." A letter from David Ovormeyer of Topoka, who Governor Lowollyn said was a straight Democrat, said that if both metals were, used tho peoplo would get what was their own, the business of banks would be curtailed and their inlluenco become least ag gressive. With five billion dollars In tho hands of tho British capitalists, it was not strango that they wanted it in gold. ThoJr present necessities mado it en tirely reasonable that thov should favor tho gold standard. The con gress speaks in no uncertain way in regard to tho rights of the masses and , no member would havo occasion to re ' grot Its action. Othor letters woro road from J. F. Doe, A. J. Warner and P. L. Mugontof Fort Worth. Waltor N. Allen of Kansas, who re presented tho "agricultural element," mounted the platform and read a long address, in which ho declared if tho Bland bill had passed it would havo been tho ruin of silver ; that Mexico had no intorost in silver, and wound up by saying that if President Clovol and had written tho lojtter to Govornor Northen, which Gonerul Woavor quot ed yesterday, it was tho only frank statement he had ever mado to tho poople on tho silver quostion. A motion to send a copy of Allen's address to every nioinbor of Congress was reforrod to tho eommittoo on re solution. In tho aftornoon, tho report of tho committee on resolutions representing hours of hard labor and at times heat ed debate, precipitated the first storm in tho congress. At 3 p. m. tho con vention had noarly udoptod a pream ble. Just previous to adjournment tho eommittoo on resolutions report cd. Aftor the uroamblo, which assorted that tho business of tho country was paralyzed for tho lack of monoy and tho condition of tho country was duo to vicious financial legislation, it was re solved that free ana unlimited coinngo of silver was a necessity paramount, tho repeal of tho Shovinan law was opposed, and Congress was called on to urgo the Prosidentl to call an in ternational convention to deal with bi-motallism. Tho further issue of gold bonds was denounced as the aim and end sought in the present calamity by Wall stroet. A olosor rotation and equitable plan of carrier rutos between States was advocated. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 5.?The last day of tho Pan American Bimetalle Convention opened with tho oommittee on resolution presenting a supplemon- < tal roport unfavorably passing upon a position by Warren to take action looking to endorsement of tho removal of tho national capital further West; also favoring the printing and oirou- j lation of the addresses of yesterday by Walter H. Allen, of Kansas, upon the exemption clause of the silver law. The report was admitted withoutjdla- ; sent. The question came then upon the adoption of the report of the reso lution h committee. Delegate Waterbury, of Kansas, moved the amendment of the report by the addition of a proposition presented by Taylor, of Maine, favoring the in crease of the volume of currency by the Issue of legal tenders to be secured by land values. Upon this motion delegate Cochrane, of Missouri, took the floor In opposition to say or do anything in this convention upon the money question other than to fully and entirely endorse the free coinage of silver. Taylor replied hi defenoe of his proposition urging that money based upon Mich security was as safe as the money based upon the honor of our government, as are $340,000,000 of greenbacks. Delegate Waterburry, of Kansas, upon a basis of $571 per capita public and private debt, pleaded for an increase of the volume of cur rency with which to meet it by the means proposed in the minority report. For the majority of the committee on resolutions, Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, spoke briefly, declar ing that it was the desiro of hie com mittee to concentrate the efTorts of the convention upon the. central pur pose of bimetallsm and for that reason it seemed to them unwise to ask moro now, no matter how alluring the pros pect. Governor Walte, of Colorado, begged the convention not to bo dlvorted from the one great Issue. Until the success of bimetallism showed Wall street to have lost its grip upon legislation It was impossible to secure any other form of financial legislation. As to the West and South they could control the policies of the country If it became necessary. He declared his belief that there woro millions of money now in Washington with which to buy Congross, and with such a condition tho South und Wost must unite. Delogato Manning, of Alabama, de clared that the traditions of the South wore for union with tho West in the buttle for freo coinage of silver, but pleaded for tho exclusion of extraneous matter from the platform as a diver sion of tho purpose of the conventions. Delegate Kaggs, of the same state, spoke in a similar strain, also denounc ing tho President as an onemy and be trayer of tho pooplo. Delegate Tay lor, Watorbury and Walto withdrew the minority roport, whon, with a mot Ion to adopt tho majority roport pend ing, tho convention adjourned until 2 p. m. At tho afternoon session tho report of tho conclusions of tho committoe on resolutions was offered providing in the event of tho fail uro of Congreoss to provide adequately for tho uso of silver as monoy for the calling of a national convention In January, 1894, under the ausplcos of the Governors of Missouri, South Carolina, Kansas and Colorado, including dologates from every State and Territory and labor and agricultural organizations, to take action for a thorough agitation of tho quostion boforo anothor elec tion. Pending action upon this tho rogu lar order was called for, and S. S. King, of Kansas City, speaking to tho sixth clause of tho resolution, repre sented tho doings of tho recent gulf transportation conference at Chicago and pleaded for a new route to tho old world, as relief from tho commercial tyranny of Now York and Chicago, as he said. Governor Tillman, of South Caro lina, then took tho floor to close the debate upon tho resolutions' report. Ho declared the financial question pre sented but anothor form of slavory. As to tho sect ions, overy section had and would vote as its interests de mand. As to this he was not uneasy, but he was as to tho adhesion to party making so many men forget that, others havo rights. 'Touching again upon sectionalism and reconstruction, he de clared himself a Hamburg rioter and asked what made him so. It was Ne gro domination. Tho end justifies tho means. He had no apologies to make for attompts to securo honest govern ment by honest men unawod by tho bayonets of Grant's soldiers. Coming once more to tho present, ho took up the statistics to show that tho West and South could control tho presidency and said tho Wost was within nine of u majority of tho college and these men could bo picked up oast of tho Miss issippi. Would tho Wost holp tho South.V GovornorLewellynansworod. What would the Governor of South Carolina ask ? Had not Kansas sent ex-Con federatos to tho Congross V Was not this an olivo branch of peaco ? Was it not sufficient pledge that the old issues wore dead, that tho bloody chasm was crossed and that tho Wost was pre* Earod to do her part ? As Governor owollyn concluded, Govornor Till man rose and tho two Governors grasp ed hands on a common platform amid cheors which subsided only when tho convention exhausted itsolf. At the cessation of the cheors, the question was put on tho majority roport of tho committee resolutions and It was adopted unanimously in form as report ed. Tho resolution providing for tho cull of another convention in January was withdrawn, and after tho transaction of some minor business, tho convention adjourned sine die. ?" Now, Willie," said his teacher, as school opened, " you may recite your geography lesson. Whore is Afghanistan V" Willie hesitated a moment. " Don't you know ?" askod tho toach or. " Yes ; Pvo got it in my head some where, but I can't lav my brain on it just this mimute," Willto replied. A WOMAN'S HEAD is level and her judgment good when she puts her faith in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. There is no beauty without good health. No body expects to beoome really beau tiful from the use of complexion beautifiers. Bright eyes, olear skin and rosy cheeks, follow moderate exercise, fresh air, good food, and? tho judicious use of the "Pre scription." All women require a tonio and nervine at some period of their lives. Whother suffering from nervousness, dizziness, faintnoss, displacement, oatarrhal inflammation of the lining membranes, bearing-down sensations, or general debility, the "Prescrip. tion" roaches the origin of the trouble and correots it. Guaran teed to benefit, or the money is returned. If you're suffering from Cntarrh, the proprietors of Doctor Sage's Catarrh llemedy ask you to try their medicine. Then, If you can't be cured, they'll P*/ you 9500 In cash, (I rr Highest of all in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE CHEATING FOREIGNERS. Whore there is a Will There is a Way How a Neffro Fooled Some Strangers. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier tells this story : Here is a pretty "how-de-do" as they call it. It's Govornor Tillman's hand, and shows how ho can act when he makes up his mind to do a thing. The facts as given and without color j or preiudioe are: A family of Boho- ! mians in some way mado an agreement with a negro, Peter Davis, who claims to be a veterinary surgeon and is popularly classed as a vodoo or hoodoo ! doctor. He was for Qfty dollars to keep the cattle and poultry on the place in good condition. The foreigners claim ed that after the alleged doctor had boon paid seventeen dollars he had tho evil spirits to kill all tho poultry and cattle. Tho agriculturists then thought that tho hoodoo doctor had worked a mlraelo and killed their cattle. They wanted to prosecuto tho doctor and tried in vain to got a warrant in Orangeburg County and from ono or more justices in Richlund. The parties then wont to Stato Treas urer Bates and had him to writo u noto to Trial Justice Stack to investi gate tho caso. Ho did so, and Mr. John McMastor represented tho negro. Tho case was dismissed on tho ground that thero was no law covorlng tho caso. Tho warrant chargod "receiv ing money under false protoncos." The " doctor" was reloosed. Then tho foreigners sought an audlenco with Govornor Tillmun. and finally succeed ed. Govornor Tillmun sent for Trial Justico Stack to como forthwith to his office. Mr. Stack was busy at tho timo, but later went thero with Trial Justico Chirk son, who had proviously declined to issue u warrant in tho caso. Govornor Tillman said that ho did not want tho idea to get out that foreigners did not recoivo justico hero and demanded thut tho "doctor" bo rear rested. Upon these orders Trial Justice Stack issued anew warrant and tho ease is now in tho hands of Solicitor Nolson, Davis having waived an ex amination. Thero is no now evidence or facts since tho caso was first dis missed by tho trial justice. It is said that Governor Tillman mado it plain that if tho negro was not roarrested tho trial justice would ho dismissed. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. Tho Condition of Crops in nil Sections of (he Stato. The following is tho weather crop report for tho week ending Oct. 2 : The weather for tho past week has been benoficial for cotton pieking, which is in full blast with all available force In tho field. Tho eool days and nights sf tho first part of tho week have retarded the opening slightly and allowed tho men to catch up with their Work, although now cotton is again ahead of the pickers. At only a fow stations has moro than ono raiu occurred for two weeks and at many places none at all. Tho rain did but little damage, falling lightly and not being accompanied by high winds. Tobacco in Oeonoo county has shown some damage by previous wet weather. Peas, sweot potatoes and turnips are reported good, but gardens gen erally aro not of much account. Poa vino hay is a magnificent crop. Some parts of Orangoburg county reports indicate peas and potatoes will only run a two-thirds crop. Along tho const tho yield of potatoes is good but tho quality poor. Beaufort county says whore potatoes wero submerged by salt water a*hd were reported as putting on now leavos, the faet has developed that tubers aro forming. Cane, potatoes and peasin Barn well county need rain. Some hay not yet housed in Lexington county was dam aged by recent rains. Pear trees and some poach trees aro in bloom in Chesterfield county. Oat planting is In order in Darlington county. Sor ghum is boing made up with a fair yield. Hogs and chickens aro dying from cholora in parts of Lexington county. Many correspondents think a good deal of small grain will b'o sown this fall. Some oats aro up in New berry county. Cotton Is opening rapidly and with good weather tho crop will bo all gath ered by November 1. Some damago from water dropping off wet leaves and staining tho staplo is reported in West counties. Abbeville county reports cotton noarly half gathered. Thero will bo no late crop or very little in many counties. Estimates still give cotton at about half crop. In New berry county all cotton on red lands is opon and that on sandy lands opening rapidly. Somo troublo is boing ex perienccd in gathoring in Lancaster county on account of so much boing dead from rust and covered with grass. Crop will bo less than last year. All hands aro at work In Orangoburg coun ty, whore very little remains to open. Tho crop is being rapidly sold. Many farmers have finished and tho yiold for the majority of planters will bo loss than a half crop; the worst yield ever known to farmers In that section. Tho crop In Borkoloy county is turning out badly and not thirding itself in gin ning. What sen island cotton remains is boing picked ; it is of a poor quality. Rice harvest is still in progress in Charleston and Georgetown counties. J. H. HARMON, Director. Contral Olllco, Columbia, S. C. The Nkoko and Yellow Fever.? There was for very many years tho be liof that tho Southern negro was safo against an attack of yollow fovor, but tho scourgo at Brunswick has dissipa ted that Impression. In that stricken city blacks equally with whites fall victims to tho disease It may bo thought that the earolessness of tho colored people about their promisos, tholr Irregular habits, and their occas ional over crowding in badly vontllated houses havo something to do with tho spread of tho fever among them. In old times, it is true, tho negro did en joy advantages, whothor of sanitation or of special precautions ngalnst tho fever, which are out of his roach in tho now order of things. At tho same timo it mustlbe remembered thattheso precautions did not save white people. Whilo, of course, yellow fovor, liko any other disease that has becomo epidemic, carries off moro of tho poorer classos than of those better ablo to use means of prevention, yet this difforenco has novor amounted to any thing liko exomntion. Thoro would seem to bo something in tho naturo of the fovor now prevailing in Brunswick which renders ail classes and races of people subjeot alike to its attacks.? Columbia Journal. Japanoso Pile Curo is the only ono that can be guaranteed, as it is tho only curo. Sold, by Carpenter Brc s., Groenvlllo, S. C. Cases of 40 years standing whore operations have failed, havo been cured by Japanoso Pilo Curo. Guaran teed by Carpentor Bros,, Greenville, B. C. Two Good Shots.?During tho war a uhaplain in a Virginia roglment stood upon a slight knoll watching tho operations of the enotny's batteries be yond. Several men were about him, lying on the gracsand under tho trees, also watching tho firing. The great balls could bo seen in tho air as they rose and fell, and the soldiers about estimated vory closoly where they would light, and gave that spot a wido berth. Suddonly, as a gun boomed and a tiny black spot appeared in mid-air, tho men moved hurriedly, i "Parson," shouted one, "that's meant for you?better look out!" And acting on the suggestion, tho ohaplain stood aside. Just in timo, too, it was, for as he moved away, tho knoll upon which ho had been standiug was ploughed by the immonso mass. That waa very good shooting on one side and close estimating on the other, and another story of fine nmrkmunship is equally interesting. Two single-gun batteries wore having an extended fluol, until finally one of tho gunners got annoyed. They woro somo dis tance apart, and only tho ugly black muzzles of tho guns could bo seen whon ^hey came to shoot. "'Lieutenant," cried the aggrioved gunner at length, " I'll settlo that fel low if you'll stund on this platform with (your glass and inform mo of their movements." So the Lieutenant took his glass and noted. " They're ramming bor I" ho cried, after a moment. " Now they aro running her out; the gunnor has taken his stand ; ho has hold of tho lanyard ; ho is about to?" Bung ! weut tho cannon at his sido, and tho Lieutenant almost fell from his porch, but roeovorcd his balance in timo to see tho othor gun knocked over and over by tho well-directed ball. Tho next day tho Lieutenant and his soldiers woro in possession of tho enemy's camp, and looked up the dis abled cannon. It had been knocked endways ,for just as the gunnor had fulled tho lanyard tho ball from tho lieutenant's gun had struck tho can non squaroly in tho muzzlo and wedged itself there, causing tho gun to burst by its own explosion. It was really a most wonderful shot.?Harper's Young Peoplo. When traveling,always tako a cako of Johnson's Oriental Soap with you ; diseases aro often caught from using hotel soap. Sold by Carpenter Bros., Greenyillo, S. C. ? II. Hoineman, Milwaukee, writes: "Ono box Japanese Pile Cure has cur ed mo of a case of 28 years standing, after being treated by Now York's host physicians." Sold by Carpenter Bros., Greenville, S. C. Notice. Be modern. Don't harass tho system with noxious drugs. Monterey cures Malaria, Nervousness, indigestion and Bowel Complaints. It is simple, pleas ant to taste and leaves no bad elTccts. MAGNETIC NERVINE. 'TIM It (Old With written (juarantoo to euro Nervous Prostra tion, Fits, Dim ness,Headache and Ni'iimii:wi andWnko fulnomv'-flUKod by ex cessive ucoof Opium, k. Tobacco und Alco m aanhft ~"" 1J? V^fe BOlS Mcntnl Dopros -B&FORE - APTER- ?ion, Softening; of tho Brain, causing Misery, Insanity und Don t h j Barreness, Itnpotenoy, Lost Power In olthor sex, Premature Old Age, Involuntary Losses, caused by over-indulgence, over-oxertlon of tho nrnin and Errors of Youth. It gives to Weak Organs their Natural Vigor and double* tho joys of lifo: cures Lncorrhoaa and Fcmalo WoaknoeH. A month's treat ment, la plain package, by mall, to any address, tl per box, 0 boxes ffi. With every %5 order wo give a Written Guarantee to euro or refund tho money, circular:! freo. Ouarautoo Issued only by our ox ctubivo agent. Cakpkntkr Bros., Greenville, S C MONTEREY. 1760. THE MONK'S Eil?DT. IMS. A TONIC. NERVINE, BLOOL PURI PIER Like Cures Like.?The Poison of tho Swamp lias its Antidote in tho Swamp. For Malaria, Nervousness, Indiges tion, Dysontory and Bowel Complaint, ask your dealer for MONTEREY. If ho docs not keep it, wo will send you a largo lK>ttlo, express prepaid, on re ceipt of $1.00. MONTEREY CO., Plorcnco, S. C, Props, and M'f'rs. P. W. WAGENER Sc CO., Charleston, s. c, stato Agonts. What They Say. " Messrs. B. Salisbury & Co. of Bat tle Crook, Mich., who aro extensive manufacturers of Ladios' and Gontle mon's furnishing goods, say under dato of August 15th, 1884 : " Wo have a good many visitors, and thoy ask what ma chines wo use. Wo tell them wo havo used "Tho Davis" for 10 years and they suit ns for our work, hotter than any other, and that wo have tried a good many different mcahines." Tho Ellsworth (Kansas) News snys : " Tho 'Davis' doos a greater variety of work than any othor machine in Ute market, and so woll, while its appoint ments uro so comploto and simple in construction that tho most fastidious 8eo at ouco its superiority. But what pleased our fancy most was tho lino decorativo work, oxecuted to perfec tion itself, sowing chonillo upon cord, silk, velvet and common cloth mukiog vinos, autumn leave inonogrums, rosos and flowers, worked in gold." Greenville Music House, Alexander, Bros. & Co., Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma chines and Sheet Music. Ot aud 111 Washington Stroot Groon vllle, S. C. ?ATMKr\H>?* ?"who are:? WHITENER & MARTIN? They are our Fashionable Hair Cutters and Shavers. Ben-Delta Hotel. Ute. Lv. ASHRVILI.?.. I.v. K.nox v t: le, Ar. 11arki man, Ar. Lexinoton, Ar. LoeiSVILt.it, Lv. Louisville, Ar. Indianatohs, Ar. Chicago, . r \'. & t; ;<? > T. V. & G. Uv.) ei^s: c r. Rj (Lou, So.) (Ponn. R. R.) (Penn, R. R.) (Penn. R. R.) .y. j.- . S:,.? i 4-.jo.-...v.. 7 79 A m. 8:: > a.m. 11: j > A.m. 5:45 p.m. Hi . A fi Dmvill,', IV ?y/n/n <fi 'f t*/; Crescent ? ,i . jPenney '-/a?ig Railroad*. Q KOTE THE ? TI1WE AMD ROUTEe A through Chicago Sleeper via Cincinnati, secured at Harrim?h arrives at Chicago "by Bi^ Four Route at 5:15 p.m. Stop-overs allowed at Cincinnati, Louis ville and Indianapolis. O^XjiXji o.tkt Ott. <WttX*?rm John L. Milam: Trav. Pass. Agt.. , C. W. MfRi'iiv Ticket Agcnti Knoxvillr, Trnn. Ash..' ; . N C. C. A. Ren-scoter, Div. Pass. Agt., B. W. Wrrnn, t; P. v\. T. A., ii n o x v 1 ii ij jbj, t 3B3 t* xsr. The World's Fair Route from the South is over the Pennsylvania short lines , K H W T FROM LOUISVILLE OR CINCINNATI. DOUBLE DAILY TRAIN SERVICE includes Pullman Vestibule Sleeping and Duffel Parlor Cars. Only Route Tlirouyh tho Indiana Natural Gas Belt. THROUGH TICKETS via the6e lines and THUR CONNrcTION? can OE SECURED at THE principal TtCKLT OfTICtS OF 60UUURN RAIlWAve. For special information in RCGARO to oatis and any desired details cokcermko tms firs i'-class SERVICE, pleaue apply in Ptl.son on ny lettih cb TELEGRAM TO litmeh OF the FOLLOWING I ft. H. I.'.O.Y Southern Pass'r Ar, :!. - MSIIVILIr. vrmi GBO. R. THOMPSON, S. t. Pass r ifr r.t, LEXIKCTON KY A. ANDKRSON, D strict Paiu'r Af;c.ii, - LOUISVILLE, It. SiltUkL MOODY, Assistant Cfntrsi V .h t Afci-nt, H. B. Cor. Fourth a:id Vi?o Sis, O.SC.'NKATI, 0. ?SPECIALISTS (Itcgulrir Ornduntei.) Arc the lending nnd most successful spoctatlsta nnd ?111 glvo you help. Young; and mid dle aged men. Remarkable re sults tuivu follow ed our trcatmout. Mnny yeuri of varied andsucccss ful experience In the use of cura tive methods that we i>lniieo\vnan\ control for ail din ^ orders of men who ?Y*have weak, unde veloped or dis eased organs, or who sro suffering from errors of youth and execa r who are nervous and Impotent, Ij1 ho scorn of their fellows nnd the contempt of their friends and com panions, leads us to aunrntiteo to all patients. If they can possibly be restored, oitr own exclusive treutment will afford uenre. WOMF.Mt Don't y?u want to get cured of that weakness with a treatment that you can use at homo without Instruments? Our wonderful treat ment has eured others. Why not you? Try It. CAT.iniin, and diseases of tho Skin, Blood. Seurt, Liver and Kidneys. SYPHILIS?The most raptd, safe and affective remedy. A complete Cure Guui-anteed. SltrV DISF.ARFS of nil kinds cured whero many otUors havo failed. I'XVATrilAT. DISCS A BOSS promptly ?aved In a few davs. Quick, sure aud safe. This Include.! Gli ct and Gonorluca. TRUTH AND FACTS. We have cured cases of Chrcmic Diseases that have failed to get cured at the hands of other special lit!and medical Institutes. _IS KM KMltF.lt that there ts hope for You. Consult no other, as you may wasto valuable timo. Obtain our treatment at once. Beware of freo and cheap treatments. Wo'give the best end most scientific treatment at moderate Eirlces?ss low as can be done for safe and skillful restmcut. FRF.R conaultntlon at thoolD.eor ly mail. Thorough exnmlnatlon and careful diag nosis. A home treatment can be given In amsjorliy of coses. Send for Symptom Illank No. 1 for Mcir No. ? for Women; No. 8 for Skin Dlsosses. All corr.; ipondcnce answered promptly. Business strictly con fldcntl il. RntlrO trentmentsent free from observn Uon. Refer to our patients, banks and business men. Address or call on DR. HATHAWAY & CO . ?* i-a 5outh Broad Street. ATLANTA. O' )ORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAR olina Railway. Condensed sohod ...i.i.tx_. uV. uio taking effect. Sept. 2Kb, l.soa. 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Attorneys at Law* L.ai'kkns, South CAROLINA. Will praclico In nil Slain and United Stniu8 Court.. Speolal attention givuu col lections. J. T. JOHNSON. w. it. KIOfcBY. .JOHNSON & BIOHEY, ATTORNEYS at law. Orriue?Fleming's Corner, Northwest si?li! of Publio Square, LA turns, - SOUTH 0 VROLINA. AV. II. MA KT I N , Attorney at Law, Laurrns, - South ('ahoi, in a. Will praciico In all Courts of this Stato. A t teil nun given to eollfctioiiH.