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--------?? ??-?? ru bushed every' t?esDAy,, ONE HOLLAH A. YEAB. 'WBW^x-m?u?.. . . .. ?< Story Tellers in Congress. by amoj* j. C'ummingh, of* t\. y. At a first glance this Congress would ?eem tp have mor?> than its proportion ol story teller*. Too stories, however, boar no comparison to the number of speeches made in tho House Anec dotal Illustrations uro really vory few. Home aro stale, whilo others are quaint and original. All aro acceptable, for without thom discussion or . debate would be dull Indeed. The flrs.t 'story told on the floor this session came frem Mr. .Cooper, of Florida. The-House "had been in session ton days before thu anecdotal vein was rev ealed. Cooper's *tory 'Illustrated precisely a point which ho was, making In an anti-silver speeoh. He could not reconcile him* self to vote for a measure which would make fifty-seven eenta worth of silver a dollar. If this was doue ho thought bis people ought to reooivo a dollar for overy-iifty-sevan cents' worth of cut ton, tobacco, yams and oranges. He did not say that he supported such a proposition but Informed the House that ho would munage to bold his con science in abeyance. " Aa acquaintance of inino," said ' Mr. Coopor. " was cow attoruoy for a certain railroad. Mb duties were to \ go around and rosist claims for cattle .' killed on the track. He resorted to ] legal quibbles and dolays, and continu ed in sorvico about three years, whon the railroad company discharged him. Thoroupon ho becamo a vory active and zealous promoter of liko claims on tho other side One day as ho was ad . dressing tho jury In a justice's court ho bocamo vory sovoro not only upon tho company, out upon tho attorney representing tho company. Finally, tho other counsol could stand It no * longer, and throw his record at hlra. "Didn't you for throe years repre sent this railroad and resist just such claims as this, doing what I am doing, only a deal more ?" Wheroupon tho indignant cow attor ney replied : " Sir, for threo yoars I held my consoionco in aboyance, but uqw it is broke looso." To ollnch tho anocdoto Mr. Coopor said that he had not held his conscionco in aboyance, but if bo was to do It ho wanted to Bee some tangible bonofit for , his people. Tno noxt anocdote was related by ' the Hon. John C. Hutchoson of Texas. It was an old-ttmOr. Josiah Patterson, of Tennessee, had happened to remark in his antl-sllvor speech that we had como to tho fork of two roads. Mr. Hutcheson was making u silver speech and said that*If this was so ho would stand where tho colored man In tho con gregation stood. Tho minister said "that broad road am de road that loadeth to destruction, and straight and narrow am do path that loadeth to eternal damnation," and these wore two roads montloncd in Scripture. At this an old darky in the congrega tion jumped to his feet shouting. " If - dat am do e?so den dis yore nigger takes straight to do woods." Mr. Hutcheson said that it might bo that ho should bo obliged to take v straight to tho woodHvhut if he did ho J wanted tho Democratic party to hew tho way, and ho wanted tiio gentleman from Tennessee to be present to chop along tho lino and help his party throught tho wilderness. The next yarn caino from tho lips of that classic scholar of Harvard, Dr. William Everett, of Massachusetts. He Was amazed at tho dotermlnatlon of some gent lemen of all threo parties, Democrats, Republicans, and Populists, to find politics somewhere in somo part of tho silver dieussion. They had a wonderful nose for the political cat in every bag of meal presented to them. It-reminded him of what happened in .a certain poor religious congregation in England. Tho congregation wanted I,._1_I,.. I.... 41. .?to procure new hymn books, but they " wero vory poor and could not afford to pay tor them at tho ordinary prices. Thoy understood, however, that a cer tain groat advertising house, a busi ness house that made patent medicines, was willing to furnish thom hymn books at a penny oach if they would allow somo advertisements to bo in serted in tho books. Thoy thought that would bo no special harm, that thoy might have a few pages of adver tisements bound up with Watts and Doddridgo. They agreed to tho pro position. Tho books camo duly print ed, and they got down to the church on tho 24th of December. . On Christmas morning tho model Christians, who bad no thought of any thing but religion, got up to sing. Their pastor gave out by tho first line a vory familiar hymn. Immediately tho congregation arose to their feet, and in a few seconds woro aghast to find thouiBolv^s singing : Hark ! tho herald angels sing Boocham's pills aro just tho thing. Poaco on earth and mercy mild ; Two for man and ono for child. The House, broke into uncontrollable laughtor and cheorod Dr. Everett to the echo. A laughable story was told by tho Hon. W. J. Talbort, of South Carolina, a day or two afterward.. Ho said ho had listened with a giVat deal of earnestness to spooehes on both sides of tho question. Ho had listened so seriously and patiently that sometimes ho had boon In tho position of tho lit tle boy whose mother, in making him his first pair of trousor, put tho front in tho rear. The little follow started for school the next morning, and walk ing choorfully along until ho looked down and discovered the situation, when ho burst out crying and whimp ered, "1 don't like those pants ; I don't know whether I am going to school or going back homo." Tho South Carolinian's statement was rocoivod with groat laughter. Not long afterward, in referring to tho desperate effort of tho hankers to choke off tho silvor men, Mr. Talbort said that charity forbade that ho should say that Congress was influenc ed by thoir action. Every man, how ever, could think, if ho did not speak. To illustrate his idea, he said that down in South Carolina there*Was a man who hired a lawyer onco to eon duct a case in court. As tho lawyer was not talking exactly to suit him, ho got up to make a fow remarks himself. Tho judge, of course, mado him take -his scat. He got up again, and the judge made him take his soat again. A third and fourth tiino this happoned, and finally the old farmer got up and said, "Well, judgo, If you won't lot m? talk, won't you lot mo think ?" " Why, certainly," ropllod tho judge. " Well, iudgo," ho said, " I think yon and all these lawyors aro a groat sot of rascals. In referring to the allegations that tho Sherman act had caused bedevil* mont In tho country, Mr. Talbort said that passage of tho aet reminded him of something that happened In North Carolina just after tho war. Gen. Kil patrick camo through the town going homo. An old Union man namod Itoark, who had a very flno horso, went out to meet the general. Ho rodo up to him and thought Kllpatrick know him. ?'Cood morning, general," ho said. Kilputrick roturnoa tho salutation rathor gracoTully. Thon turning to one of his men who was riding a vory poor horso, ho said, "Get off that Korfte." Addrcuslng Roark, he con tinued, ''Got down off your horso." Hoark did as ho was told, and thon ?Kllpatrick said, "Chango your sad \lo?." Turning tr> Roark again, he iid, " You get up on the poor horse." as ho was commanded, and lllpatrtek statt, od off. Turning >ward I:on Roark said, "Can I speak to you ?" M Yes," replied the general, " talk quick ;J must to golng;,r " Well," ?aid Hoark, " I just waut to aly to you tliat I have been swapping omm forty years, hut this is the first time l ever traded without I had any say in it." So it was witb the people. They had to t-.wap tbolr money for gold, and they bad no say at all because of the legisla tion which was forced upon them. In roferring to Mr. Barter's speech, Mr. Talbert said that it reminded him of the man who was inquiring of a lit tle boy standing on the road the way to a certain house. The llttlo follow roplied : " Well, you go this way half a ralio to another road ; then take that road and go about a quarter of a mile and you will find a blind path which will lead you to a swamp ; then go up into the middle of the swamp until you lind a tromendous big tree ; then go up into the fork of that tree, and then if you ain't lost I am dot rotted if I ain't a Dutchman." ? "That," continued Mr. Talbert, *J is about liko the talk of my friend from Ohio. I tried to follow him, but he tirst took me into a swamp, then into the fortrof a tree, and finally I was completely lost." Mr. Talbert in his speech said that ho had never written a speecji, as he did not liko to bo bothered with notes. He undertook to make one with notes once und got them all stirred up to gether and made a complete failure. It reminded him of what happened to the old preacher down South, who told the boys what portion of tho Scripture he Intended to read for the morning les son. Tho boys, finding the place, giued two pages together. Tho next morn ing tho old preacher began to read at tho bottom of one page : And Noah, when ho was a hundred years old, took to himsolf a wife, who was Then, turning ovor tho loaf. A hundred and thirty cubits long and forty cubits wido, and made entirely of gopher wood, and pitched within and without. This puzzed tho good old preacher. Ho toDk off his spectaclos, rubbed them, and vorillod the verse. " Woll," he said, attor drawing a long broath, " brethren, I had not soen it in this here book before, but I knjw it is true or it would not have boon bore. It is an ovidenco of tho asser tion in another portion of the Holy Bible, that man is fearfully and wonderfully made." It was an old story, but one that throw tho llouso into convulsions. This brought down the House. While the Hon. Charles L. Moses, of Goorgia, was speaking for free silver he was much unnoyod by questions from Gen. Grosvenor, a loading Republican from Ohio. Mr. Grosvonor was very pressing with one of his quostions. Finally Moses turned to him and said : " My friend, I had almost forgotton you until you rose in your place yester day liko the Rip Van Winklo of a past ora. You Republicans romind mo of tho old negro's terrapin down in Geor gia. IIo cut tho head off tho terrapin and tho noxt morning found him crawl ing around tho yard, and exclaimed : " That fool torrapin don't know ho is dono dead yet." Tho laughter and applauso was ter rific, an? Gen. Grosvenor made no further attempt to interrupt Moses. Ono of tho bost stories told in tho de bate on tho silver bill came from that brilliant young Congressman, Lafo Pence, of Colorado. He said that tho peoplo in his country could not discorn tho difference between the dollar of tho Treasury to-day and tho dollar of tho Treasury under John Sherman. To illustrate this fact ho said that back in Marion County, lud., there is a lit tle town on tho Johnson County lino of about 300 people. A stranger camo into tho town ono Sunday, and walking out from the hotel saw a little white church and u crowd going in. He noticed that it was a Lutherun church. Ho wont on and in tho next block saw a littlo brown church, and was supris ed to see that it was also a Lutheran church. He went back to tho hotel and told tho proprietor that it struck him us strange that in a littlo town like this, hardly ahlo to sustain ono church, there could bo two churchos just alike. " What do you moan ?" asked tho landlord. Tho stranger told him what ho had soon. "Oh," replied tho landlord, "you are mistaken. Those two churches arc somowhat aliko, but not just alike. Ovor in the white church they believe that the serpent tempted Lvo, and Eve tempted Adam, and Adam fell; hut over in tho brown church they think that Adam was a bad egg from the start." ? Tho majority of tho good stories told in tho House come from the South and West. Tho aro usually original, and given in dialect. But in tho crowd of new members who have entered tho Fifty-third Congress there aro none who begin to approach John Allen. His drawling intonation in dotailing life in Mississippi touches every Con gressional midriff, and throws the House into convulsive merriment. BILL ARP'S TRAVELS. A TRIP THROUGH KENTUCKY AND OHIO. He is Favorably Impressed With Louisville? Ho Invades McKinley's Kingdom and Finds Out the Cause of our Recent Defeat. Atlanta Constitution. I have long considered Louisvillo tho Queen City of tho South, not only in tho magnitude of her commorco but in tho character of her population. There are more high-toned, culturod people in proportion to population than any other city, more colleges, literary and religious, more notable ministers, lawyors and editors and more intonso independont Southern feeling. I was called there to deliver an address in behalf of tho ox-Confedorato soldlors, not to revivo any sectional feeling or any of tho bitterness of tho war, but to raise money for tho dependent Con federate soldiers, to keep thorn from want whilo thoy livo and to bury them decently whon thoy die. This humane and patriotic purpose commends itself to all people in Louisville, and I had before me many Northern people and federal soldiers who gave willingly to the cause. I was surprised at the number of Confederate veterans who still live, for Anno Domini is working on thorn everywhere, thinning their ranks. Unpcnsioned soldiers do not livo forever nor do they inercaso in numbers as tho yoars roll on. Time cuts down all Both groat and small. I?.??>(? i) t tho potiBioned soldlor. And this rominds me of a hurried visit to Ohio tho other day where McKinley had almost a walk-over in tho late olection. In tho town whoro I stopped for a day 1 learned that most of the Democrats voted for McKlnloy becauso Hoko Smith was helioved to be opposed to federal pensions, or at least was ext ihiting a vory inquiring mlud about them. This ponsion buslnes is tho vital question up north. It is their salvation, and. you might just as well make war upon a man's religion ns upon tho soldior's right to a pension. Moro pensions and bigger ponsions is tho demand, for if tho soldier or his widow or his ch ildron get it tho outsiders get a whack at it, and it soon bcoomes distributed in tho community. It averages over $100,000 to each county in Ohio and is paid out twico a year. Just think of that sum coming into a Georgia county every yoar world without ond and coming for nothing. What a glorious patrimony it would be ! Then would wo sing, "Hard Times Come Ag'in No More." How it would help out a short wheat crop or half a cotton erop! How I it would help us to pay tho preacher and savo tho hoathen and buy the girls some elothos! No wonder thoso folks up north hug to tho pension laws, whether they are right or cot right. Now, every just man known, of course, that our soldiers have as much right to pensions as theirs, and it will be so set down in history, but the tide is against us, for whom the Lord loveth He ohasteneth. And so we have to do the best we can. These good people in Louisville have got an association that makes provision for them, and while they can't pension them, they (*et them something to do. Captain .leathers hi the leading spirit of this good work and he has such men as General Basil Duke and General Taylor and Major Davis and Captain Huston and Dr. Broadus and Dr. Hemphill to help him. All the best people encour age them. One daf*f a dilapidated man on crutches called on Captain Leathers and said: "Capen, I heard that you1 were look ing after the old vets of the confederacy, and I thought I would call and toll you that I am one of them and would like to havo a good square meal on?e moro. It's about dinner time and I haven't had anything to eat today.'* He had a good, honest, suffering face, but the captain dident believe him. "Where were you wounded?" said he. " At the battle of the Wilderness, on tho 10th of May, 1864said the man. " What is your name r" said the cap tain. " William W. Beazley," said he. The captain was vory busy, and as ho handed the old vet a dollar, said : "Now go and got something to eat; then go to a barber's and get cleaned up and come back here at 3 o'clock. I wish to talk to youj' Precisely at 3 o clock Beazley hobbled in, leanod his crutchos against tho wall and sat down. Ho was much im proved. " Now, Mr. Beazloy," said tho cap tain, "I want to cross-examine you, for we havo no moboy to waste on im postors. Whore do you live and what have you boon doing and what regiment did you sorvo in ? Tell me all about yourself." Beazloy smiled and said, "That is all right, captain. I'm not afraid nor ashamed 'to givo you my history. I was a private in Company B, Fourth Alabama. I lived in Selma. I am a printer by trade and have been tramp ing around hunting work and thought I might got work on The Courier Journal, but thoy said I was a back number, which is a fact, and now I am afloat without a dollar or a friend. My wound has never got woll and I'll show it to you if you wish to see it." " No, no," said tho captain, " who was your colonel ?" ? " We had seven or eight,'^ said Beaz ley, "but tho last ono was Colonel Scruggs. Ho is living down horo in Huntsvllle. Ho knows me. You can writo to him and ho'll tell yoa that I am no Impostor." Captain Leathers did not wait for credentials, for tho man's faco was credential enough. Ho bought him somo decent clothes and sot him up in a little st und by the bank with a few dollars' worth of oigars and news papers and little tricks and told him to soil thorn. " Trade with thatdhnan," said ho to his acquaintances who camo Into tho bank whore the captain Is cashier. "Trade with that old veteran, he was wounded at tho Wil derness." And they do trade with him. He has paid back tho money and Is now making about $12 a week and is happy. I talked to him and found he once worked in Codartown and know all my old-time friends down there and many in Koine. Captain Leathers afterwards mot Colonel Scruggs in Florence, Ala., and the colonel said. "Yes, I knew Bill Beazley. At tho battle of tho Wilderness on tho 10th of May, 18ti4, my color bearer was shot down and tho boys wore about to waver, for they were falling ; ight and left under an awful lire, but Beazley rushed forward and picked up the colors and, waving them over his head, cried out, 1 Come on, boys,' and they rallied oa him and followed.him to victory. That's tho kind of man Bill Beazloy is. But he was shot in tho hip in that same chargo and I don't know whother ho is living now or not. But why do you ask ?" Tho captain told him and he was much gratified. Every survivor of the Eighth Georgia who was in tho first battle of Man assas will feel interested in this, for tho Fourth Alabama fought right bo sides them in the plno thickots, and scores of both regiments foremost fighting, fell among those pines. Bill Beazley was there and he kept on being in the front until disabled in the Wil derness. How many of such heroes Captain Leathers has in charge, I know not, but a number of tho old veterans met at Captain George Norton's ono night, and those walls heard many a yarn. Captain Norton camo from Rome to Louisville as soon as the war was over and soon found friends and kept them. Ho has made a good namo and a slow fortune and uses both with becoming dignity. A slow made for tuno will stick to a man, but a big pile of money will make a fool of anybody on short acquaintance. Captain Norton has a numerous family?a lovoly wife and children? and everything around and about is so affectionate and homo-like that I am obliged to speak of it for it is a model family. I say "homelike" becauso one day the captain hired an old fashioned darky to ?od tho front yard with blue grass. Tho third day ho found that tho old darky had left the front and was putting down somo sod in tho back yard. " Undo Jako," said he, " what in tho world are you doing around horo. I nover told you to sod the back yard. Now, do you just stop It. There is not enough sod for both." Old Jako leaned on his hoo and said : " Mistis sont mo round hero; she say I must sod dis, and I sod it." "Well, that's all right," said tho captain ; "go on and sod it, but don't dig up any moro ground. Just sod that you've got dug up until I get somo more grass." After ho left the old man talked to himself. "Mistis say sod all round horo. Master como along say quit. What must de old niggordo? Mistis mighty purty and step, round liko a gal. I hain't boon hero but two days, but dat's long onuf to find out dat she is bossin' his house. I is gwino to koep on soddin' round hero until mistis stops mo, dat's what I is gwine to do." 'I he cook heard him and told the captain and the captain told mo. It is so home-like that I enjoyed it. Polities seem to have subsided somo what. I dident circulate much up in Ohio. Wo have a boy living up there in chargo of some waterworks and I kopt vory secluded. I dident caro a cent about McKinloy's tK),000 majority, but I did caro about tho old dead lino coming to lifo again. Not a northorn state is now democratic and not a southern ono is republican. That old historic lino of Mason and Dlxon is still tho lino of discord. The fact is if moro northorn peoplo don't move down horo and more southorn pooplo movo up thoro wo had just as wcrll establish the lino for good and bo two nations. Wo used to fuss a hunt run away niggors, but that it all sottled and wo will-give them yailkeos just as many nogroos as they want. Lord holp us all. I wish the niggors did love thom weil enough to divido. We'll koop tho old ones and lot our northern brethren have the now sot. Thon maybe we would all havo peace. 1 saw a mixed school in Ohio?about five hundred whites to fifty nogro ohildren. They poured out of tho big school building at recess and wont to playing, not all togothor, but separate. They have to study togothor and sot together in the schoolrooms, but human nature asserts it/elf just as soon as they get out. ST ho nogro children flock togothor, jl>oth from cholco and necessity, Theory is one thing and fact another, muu Akt. A PROFITABLE PRISON. Tue Penitentiary of South' Carolina a Self-HuKtaiuluK Institution?-A Ltarse Balance In Cash and Ooou Asset*? No Appropriation Will be Aukoil for Next Year. The annual report of the board of directors and superintendent of the South Carolina Penitentiary makes a creditable showing. I Superintendent Neal and his corps are to be cougratu luted on the successful business man agement of the institution. The re port gives a detailed aceount of the year's expenses and work. The aggre gate receipts and disbursements are reported by Chairman Cunningham to be: Receipts.^??0 25 Disbursement*. ..74,0B2 34 Cash on hand.?11,092 91 Estimated value of crop on hand at - present prices (no part of which lias been sold). . 22,000 OOf Amount due for convict hire, etc. 2,215 35 Total.?35,308 20 Liabilities, ineludingthe note on DeSaussure farm, $0,400; two electric motors, ?1,500; guano account, $1,088, and i\M the current exponses for October, 1893, ?3,000. 12,048 00* Leaving on hand.?23,200 00 The institution has on hand fifty milch cows and beef cattlo und ono hundred fino hogs. Tbo Penitentiary has had to pay $088 19 above tho amount appropriated for the trausportation of prisoners. Tbo directors compliment Superin tendent Nou-1 for his successful ,man agemont, and Capt. Alton's work is highly commended. They say : We would also ask your attention to Capt. Allen's report, endorsed hy tho super intendent, where ho suggests that an effort be made to have tho Legislature pass an Act adding to the sontcnco of the convicts who mako their escapo and aro recupturod. Wo are satisfied that this will materially decrease tho number of escapes. Superintendent Neal makes a com prehensive statement and says : On tho 34st of October, 1892, there woro confined in the State Penitontiary and conviot camps 900 prisoners. Received from the County Courts during tho liseal year, 004 ; recaptured, 38 : total, 1,002. Lost by death, 55; by escapo, 55 ; discharged by order of tho Court, 3: discharged by expiration of sen tence, 418 ; pardoned, 30; lost, by being shot whilo attempting to escapo, 1; by being drowned in attempting to escapo, I; total number lost and discharged, 509; leaving this day in confinement, 1,033. Daily average number in prison during tho fiscal year, 924j. Last year tho averago was 844, which makes an increased average of 80$. For a more explicit statement as to the location, description, otc., of tho convicts, I bog to refer you to tho report of Capt. E. C. Allen, which you will lind very full and, I hope, satisfactory. I would especially call your attention to tho re commendation in Capt Allen's report asking the Legislature to take some step to lengthen tho sontenco of escapes who aro recaptured. Wo have made during tho year many nooded improvements, as fol lows : Romodolled tho superintend ent's, clerk's, captain's offices and guards' quarters; improved tho wo men's quarters, commissary, tailor and sewing room and mill house ; placed ample water pipes for fire protection, ono thing that was much needed. Wo also, as you know, bought iu May last two electric motors, 25 and 10-horso power, for running tho machine shops, grist mill and hosiery mill, which will save us in fuel alouo more than tho cost of tho motors. For a moro ox plicit statement as to the improve ments mado during tho year 1 would beg to call your attention to tho re port of E. C. Allen, our efficient cap tain of the guards. You will see from tho last report a cash balunco on hand October 31, 18!?2, $14,125 48. On January 3d, JS93, tho time I took charge of the institution as superintendent, there was turned ovor to me iu cash ?4,198 74 ; from tho sale of cotton then on hand $4,990 22, making in cash $9.188 HO, from which I paid out on accounts of 1892, $534 10, which left us with $4,045 80 in cash to begin tho yoar's operations. Owing to tho depressed financial condition of tho country it was impossi ble to placo tho convict labor as ad vantageously as wo would have done, f mado every effort possiblo to placo tho labor to tho best advantage. On account of the freshets on tho rivers, storms in August, and tho general un favorable year for our farming opera tions, tho crops aro very short. Tho institution has lost at tho lowest estimato from the overllows ulono,.on tho DeSaussure, Speigner and Wolf's farms, $15,000, which will reduce tho profits considerably this year. I am guuLtu, report, however, that wo will bo ablo to pull through next year without asking tho Legislature for hell). Wo will ho ablo to meet all the obligations of tho institution-without touching any part of this year's crop, (no part of which has been sold,) en abling us to hold the entire crop for better prices, if in your judgment it will bo wiso. Wo have furnished Clemson College during this fiscal year with a daily average of 81 convicts, with clothes and shoes for tho same, and in cash ?3,118 49 for guard hiroand incidentals alono. Wo navo also furnished tho Industrial School for Girls, located at Rock Hill, S. C, an average of 01 convicts per day, with clothing and shoos for tho same, since tho 15th day of July, 1893. You will see theso two institutions have been a heavy drain on this institution. Also tho purchase of now wagons, harness, carriage, buggy, PUT UP <?in glass vials, hermetically sealed, and always fresh ? is the way Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets come. When you take pills it's an important point to have them small?provided they have equal strength and efficacy. 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Wtn number of escapes has been large, owing in a great measure to the ??? large number of camps now in opera tion. I lind that when the prisoners ohvo boon shackled the number of -eBcafJes have been fow, .and I respoct ?fu,liy.srecommend that when it is pos mo1 for prisoners to work with them offthat shackles be used. Tho num ber recaptured has been mosteuoourag ing. Tho healthfulneBs of the Institution compares favorably with former years, tho severity of last winter adding to our death list through the effects of pneumonia. In many instances we get prisoners from the Courts who are unable to work, and often having diseases from which they never re covor Tho convicts havo boon fed a large part of tho year on beef, which has proved moro wholesome and much cheaper than bacon. Hero is a section demanding tho Legislature's attention and indicates how many children are In prison when they ought to bo removed from a penitentiary and be in a reformatory or separate prison : Age when Hoceived?Under 20 years, 211 ; from 20 to 30 years, 310; from 30 to 40 years, 81 ; from 40 to 50 years, 35 ; over 50 years, 27. Total 004. Nativity of Prisoners?South Caro lina, B92'North Carolina, 37 ; Georgia, 1?; Kentucky, 3 ; Virgina, 5 ; Now York, 2 ; Alabama 2 ; Indian Territory, 1 : Tennessee, 1 ; West Indian Islands, 1; England 1. Total 004. Tho Japanese Pile Cure is tho only propor application for internal piles and is guaranteed in every case by Carpenter Bros.. Greenville, S. G. Fits, dizziness, hysteria, wakofulnoss, bad dreams and softening of tho brain quickly cured by Magnetic Nervine. Sold by Carpenter Bros., Greenville, S. C. Inflamed itching, burning, crusty and scaly skin and scalp of infants soothed and curod by Johnson's Oriental Soap. Sold by Carpenter Bros., Greenville, S. C. Recommend Johnson's Magnetic Oil for rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, bruises, lame back, it quickly relievos pain. Sold by Carpenter Bros., Green ville, S. C. er* A Now and Oompleto Treatment, cTmsistinii of SUPPOSITORIES, Capsules of Olntmont and two jjoxos of Ointment. a never-falling euro (orPlloa of every nature im.I degree. It uiukott an operation with tho knifo or Injections of onrbollo acid, which are painful and seldom n pornianeut cure, and oftou roRultlnsr In death, unnecessary. Why endure this terrible disease? We guarantee O boxes to ouro any oase. You only pay for benoflta received, tl u box. (1 for t5. Sontbyinall. Guarantees liteiiod by our tigonta. CONSTIPATION Cur8d- PI|0S Prevented, UUIVO I ITH I l\3Vi byJapanesoLlvorPellots tho great MVER nnd 8TOMAClfKF.OUI.ATOR and UI.OOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and ploasant to take, oBpeoially adapted for childron'oueo. CUlXwoa 25 cents. ODA RANTEES lesuod only by Carpenter Bros , Greenville,S C MONTEREY. 1750, THE MONK'S REMEDY. 1315, ATONIC. NERVINE, BLOOI. PL1 HI FI ER Like Cures Like.?The Poison of the Swamp has its Antidote in the Swainp. 1 For Malaria, Nervousness. Indiges tion, Dysentery and Bowel Complaint, ask your dealer for MONTEREY. If ho does not keep it. wo will send you a large bottle, express prepaid, on ro eoipt of $1.00. MONTEREY CO., Floronco, S. C, Props, and M'f'rs. F. W. WAGEN ER & CO., Charleston, S. C. Stato Agents. Is Life Worth Living? That Depends On the: liveoe^. For more ills tesult from an Un healthy Liver than any other cause. When you are Bilious TAKE LIVER \ II) When you are Constipated TAKE LIVER. A ID. When jou leel Dizzy TAKE LIVER-AID. When you have Dyspepsia TAKE LIVER-A ID. When you have no Appetite TAKE LIVER-AID. When your Skin is Sallow TAKE LIVER-AID. ? When you are Out of Sorts TAKE LIVER-AID. No Pain?No Gripes in Livku Aid. A graduated medicine glass goes free with each bottle. LIVKR-A1D Cost nly ?O cl*. And It Cures You. All of the above Manufactured by -THE Howard & willet drug company, AUGUSTA, GA And Sold oy h. martin and b. P. posey, Agents. i' LAURENS, S. C. A POINT WELL TAKKN. But v ohm r Carlisle Had' Thought of It Uel'ore tho Young l?ady suggest ed It. A few days ago, Logan Carlisle served notice on one of the fomale em ployes in tho stamp division that she must hand in her resignation. After giving the instructions to the chief, Logan thought t>he matter was ended ; but not so. It is seldom that a woman gives up her employment without a vigorous protost, und in. this Instanco the secretary's son was put on the rack for an explanation. J After rocoivlng tho notice, the discharged and angry female presented herself at tho chief clerk's ollice. She asked for Logan, and found him. She marched boldly up to tho desk at which he was sitting and said : Mr. Carlisle, 1 havoboon discharg ed from the service und I want to know tho reason.'' Logan was a littlo taken back and the witnesses in tho room became in terested in the littlo scene. "Madaln," ho said, "wo are not accustomed to giving out the reasons for removing otlieials, and l do not think it is necessary in this case." " But, Mr. Carlisle," sho persisted, " I am not at all angry, but for my own satisfaction 1 would like to know. I am in tho classified sorvice and I have always done my work-Vwell, have 1 not r* j " Yes, madam," assontod Logan. "Is it not truo that my c aruetor is above roproacli;?" " As far as I know, madam, you are "correct in that also." " Well, then, is it because I have a sister employed in tho treasury, too ? Is not that, now, tho real reason r" "Well, madam, since you push mo to tho wall and aro so persistent, I must confess that for that reason you wore removed. You or your sister had to go, and you were getting the smal lest salary and we thought that it had hotter ho you. Wo have decided bore that no two members of a family livirf in the sumo hpuso shall be re* ; tained iu this department. You seo the rule applies to you, and you will, of course, have to go." With that Logan started to sit down while a look of triumph gleamed in the woman's oyos. "Well, Mr. Carlisle,'" she interrupt ; ed him, "just one more question and then 1 am done. You say that no two members of a family shall remain in j the treasury P" " Yes, madam, that is what we have decided." " Well then, will you kindly tell me what is to ho done about your father and yourself V" ; Logan wassomewhat taken hack and began blushing, while the few wit nesses in the room begun to titter. Ho soon recovered himself, however, and with a look of supreme dignity on his face, said : " I have been somewhat perplexed over that matter, madam, and as sorry as I could bo of it, I am afraid my father will have to vacate. Tho crowd in the room began to laugh heartily, in which the womaa joined, and soon beat u hasty retreat. Notice. Bo modern. Don't harass tho system I with noxious drugs. Monterey cures i Malaria. Nervousness. Indigestion and .Bowel Complaints. It is simple, pleas ant to taste and leaves no bad effects. 1893. HARPER'S MAGAZINE. Illustrated. Harper's Magazine for 1804 will main* i tain the character that lias made it the I favorite Illustrated periodical for the I home. Among the results of enter* ? prises undertaken by the publishers, I there will appear during the year superbly illustrated papers on India by ! 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The Volumes of the Magazine begin with the Numbers for June and De cember of oaoh year. When no time is mentioned, suDscriptions will begin With the Number current at the time of receipt of order. Bound Volumes of 1 larporV Magazine for three years back, in neat cloth binding, will boson! py mail, post-paid, on receipt of $3.00 per volume. Cloth cases, for binding, 50 cents each by j mail, post-paid. Remittance* .-' euld bo nindu by post I office money order or dveft, to. avoid chance of los?. Newspapers are not to copy ti:!s ad vertisement without the oxpiv.?s order of Harper St Brothers. Address: HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. MACHINERY! Wood Working MflOlllnorv. i liriek toid Tiio Barrel stavo " Glnnlriir " Grain Tnroshlng " Haw Mill Rico Bulling " ENGINES AND BOILERS. stnto AjMurey for Tslbotl .v. Sons' En gine* and Rollern, Saw und (frlsi Mills; Drewers' 'Hfiek MHohinety, Domls? 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Office?Fleming's Corner-, Northwest sUlo of Public Square. LAUREXS, - SOUTH-CAROLINA. W. II. MA It TIN, Attorney at Lhw, Laikkns, - South Carolina. Will practice In nil Courts of. till* Slain} [ Attention rIvaii u> collodions*, -the freshest ft* Groceries, Fruits, Canned Goods, and CONF&TONS v-? at y-T 3 ? a g n b i?r.cEECKr.cai!i!?i^^^nnr!Ct.crrrr.u We have a supply ot 21 }1 ? IKennedy Bros-I SEED RYE. You bad l)etter purchase before it is all disposed of at KENNEDY'S. NEXT DOOR TO . THE POST OFFICE. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE noTUtp. Do you wear thc;-i7 When next In need try a pair. Best In tho world. ,52 50 ?2.00 FOR LADIES $2.00 1*1.78 'FOR BOYS $1-75 If you want afino DRESS SHOE, mado In tho latest ?tyles, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 or $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom mado and look and wear as well. If you wish to economize In your footwear, do so by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes. Namo and prlco stamped on tho bottom, look for It when you buy. W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton, Mass. SolJ by For Sale by tho LAUHIONS CASH COMPANY. Luurens. S. C. DR. hathaway & co, .^?SPECIALISTS^ (ltcBuiat- Graduates.) Ate the lending anil most nuccosEful specialists and ?111 give you Help. Young und mid dle aged incn. RcmarkaMu re Bulla have follow ed our treatment. Many ye <? !*? nl varied andsucci fni experience 111 the uso oi .'Hi a UVO Kiel duds Hint we til?ni> uwmiiiV control for nil dlS . ordorsot men who ?have weak, unde veloped or dla casod organs, or i ' who are. surTciln? iroin errorH or yomh nnd excc? or who nrc nervous ??I'd Impotent, Uu? acorn ol tloir ROjssfollows and ilio gjgSPP contempt of tluir friends und ? om* piinloti". leads us to gimrnnteo to all patients, If ilu-v eon possibly be rentosHid, our owu cvciut-iv'o treatment will afford u cure. WOMEJfl Don't >"ii want to got cured of that ireakaess wan a treatment Umt you can use at home, without Instrumenta? Our wondorful treat ment baa cured oilier*. Why not you? Try It, OAT.inIlll, and diseases of tho Skin, Blood, Heart, Ltvorand Kidneys, ?YPlffljlS-Tlio -n ?t riipid.aafo und cftcctlvo remedy. A complete ( urn Ouuruntcud. SKIN niS?ASra of nil kinds cured where mauy otbora havo miicd. UNWATVKATi nisi fi i iiokh promptly cured In ii fi vv days. Quick, bure mid natu. ih's Includes Olccl an.10. norhuMl. TRUTH AM) FACTS. We have cured cnsea of Chronic Diseases that have failed 10 get cured ?I Hie hand* of other special h ts und medical Institutes. _... *ri.K EM RHBEB tTTnt there 1? hope for \ ou. Consult no other, ub you may wasto valuable lime. Obtain our treatment at once. Beware of frco and cheap treatments. We give the bent and most scientific treatment at modcrato prices?as !??? is ran he dono for safe and nk'iiful trcatmen'. i'ui'.t: roiiHiiltnt Inn at tho oil] .e or by mail. Thorough examination anil careful ding nosls. A hum ? iroatment cnnbeglvon Inamnjorlts of cases, send for Symptom Blank No. [for Men" No. 3 i?r Woment Ko. ;i fc.r skin Diseases. Ail oorr ipondenca answered promptly. Business strictly con fldentlal. l'.ntlre treatment pent free, from oltierv? don. Refer to our patients, bunks and builnoss inoa AddrcgB or call on DR. HATHAWAY & CO i-a South Bread Street. ATLANTA, O' RICHMOND & DANVILLE R, K. CO. SAMUK1. Sl'ENCKK, P. W. llUlDKKOl'EK AND LtEUUKN FOSTKK, Uvoetvei*. Columbia & Urn nvillo Dl? v'Hlon. CondeaimO Sop?lule In ?.-tfect Aug. 13. 1903. Iraloa ruu by 76ib MerUlUo lioie. Between Columbia, St urea and Wwlballa DUlv. No. 11. STATIONS. 11 ftlainjl.v 12 u8am 12 IHpm 12 85pm 12 60pm 12 64pm Columbia . .Alston.. . l'omarta... Prosperity Newberry. . llclvna... .. Ar No. IS 4,10pm 8 80pm 3 14pm KRBpM 2 8Vpm 2 8f?pm 1 80p OD 2 ispm 2 37 pm i OOpui 3 20pm 3 aftpoi 3 3ftpui 4 UOpm 4 SipmlLV 4 68pU) Ar. I.V. ft 3?pn ? 8opul u o6pm Ar Lv Ar .CbappftlM.. Nlueiy ?lx... I Oreenwood.. . llnUve?. DoualdB_ .Uoueu l'iitii . ,.Heiton. Lv . Ii. Ii??i .Ar Andetaon? Ar PendlelOD.... .seucca. Ly ..Sviuca_ Ar Walhalla.... Lv I fttipm l 32pm 1? Niptn 1-2 8?pra 12 16pm 11 03p m 11 4ftam II 40am Helsum 10: r,;1 in 10 00a tu 10 OOani U 30atn Boiv?. Anderson. ' Beiton vill<. aud Green? I Daily. Nu. 11. 12 07 pm 11 4fti>ui 11 .'tOpui 11 ODpm 11 03pra 10 tspro 10 iftptn ?elwovO Colutublu, Alfeld) unil Spartau* im rg. D.d\ j ' Nu. 12 r :; O?uui i.? 3 40,?u A r l (0 mi Lv. 4 2U tili Ar 1 ?OptD \r 4 4t)ptli Ar 5 15pm Ar STA'I l.'NS. A llllt I r''Ii IM mit . It llOQ \v illiaroatou l't !/.< ! Piedmont Daily No. 18. 11 UOaw 12 l" p ?i 1 ' U it< l 1 Ii Ii* 1 I7; lli 2 'S.', III STATIONS. Li I nlnnibla_..Ar - Alaton... ... CnrPale. .... San tue.. ... ?" . Hillen ... ..'. Pacolct... Ar Spartat.burg Lv DhIIv No. 14 3 Iftptn 8 oOpm 2 oopm 1 ftOpm 1 3t)pm 19 21pm io 35pm Between Nowberry, Clinton and Lauren STATIONS. Kx Sun No. 10 11 20pm Lv. 12 nOpnt l ftOpml ?> l?pnil . j nopntlAr .Columbia . Nowberry Unldvillo Clinton . ..Lutirens.. At I i lilpra ! 2 80piu lit 3.*>?in II lOum Lv 10 40? m Between Uodgea und Xlibaville. Kx.Suii.J No. 11 j 3 o;> p?i \,\ 3 2."> i)in Lv 3 40 pml v p STATIONS. [lodges Darraugh'a A Itbevlliu Tb?lv. ,No. 10 Mixed i .\ ??> ftftptn Lv 2 35 | in Ar yl 20 i m , A. ? O. ) . 2.20 p. Limited). , 12.28 p. C Trains leave Ommvlllo s. Division, Northbound. 3.07 n. m., 6.08 i>. m. (VetMihulvd Southbound,3 07 a. tu., 4 42 p. i. ui. (Vestlbnled Limited )a I nilna Ifeave Spartanhnrg, A A C Di vision, Northbound, l-13 a m. :> t>."> p m, 8.12 p in (Vc8libiih'd Limited); smitb boutKl, I fi? ;i n?, 11.80 p Iii, 11.37 a in i V?ailbitled Limited); v* < atliounu, W. N. C. Division, (??'>?> a ni and 2 05 p tu. Cor lloiidorsonville. At-boviH?, llnt fe?prli>*?s. Tralna lenv?? Setter?, A. & C. Divtalan. N .1. ll 80 In &.U2 l i hlMW ind. 2 82 i. W . A. 1 OKK, U >n. Tu??. Agt.a \\ :\ .lllllKlOh, D. < V. K. V.c?kk, ?or?l Siipt., ? oluuihl?, S. t'. W.II.Ukkkn, General Mi ington, I >. t; ... 2 i."> p tu.; SuiitU ! ui. II . llAltDWICK, . (iun. Tttfca. Agl. Atlanta, (in. S. i. Haas. TraUiu M'u'r, Washington, D.O. r, Wasi: i ) I ?IlMtiND A- DAN VI 1.1 K Ii R. Li Samuel ?pencbr, f. W Huidk KOPKIt und LtEUnUN FOSTER, Itu n is. Ailattla CliailotU Air Liuu lUvisitiit. CondeiiHOd senednleof PasaenJ i{or rrtilne in ulicet Sept. 2, Wl'8. Trulns run by Lastern time. NoKTilllOUND. . No 3S No. 30 No. 12 Lv Atlanta. Norern^a.. Suwaneo. Ruford. Klowery Branch (4alnoa\ ille L?h? . Ml. All). Tni'l' II, \\ < stiulnstur . Sonuua. Central Kasley. Orei ii\ illu . ... Ureer'8. ripitrtanhnrg .. i t lllton. i t !OW(IL'IIH, . ... ! UaflnoS _ BlHcksburg . ? Oaatonia, ; \i. Olm rlotto t2:00ii'ii 5:46pm . 7:23pm . I . I 2:22pm ?8:20pm _ sS:4ti|)in! _ Iii O?pm . b?:27pm] i?ilfipm 4:38pm 10:42pm| 5:23pm Bll2-Spml B0:12pm sl222im !fl2fiUam 7:u??rin I:l3am ' l:53ant 8:11 pm 2:80am ():ftOuBk 10:8!liimi It-.oiatu ll:13:ira ll:20nm 11:40am 12:12pm 12:-.2pm 1 :IOpm l :f>2pmi 2:10pnu 2:8?pmi 3:22|>uit 8: l.'ipiu 4:IApm I :.")7pm ft: Klpm ft:17pra 6:48|>mi 6:02pni Ii :ft7pni 7:45pm South wa hd. N".."7 No. 11 Lv, ? i. oloiiu Uastonitta ; Biti?ki ii'trg I 0 oll tie) . Com pen*. i Cliltou .. .. i .-vi- rttinburg., j ?ieor'e. , (Iroenville ? Kttsloy . ? Cepind , s-oiicoa 3.r)nui 4?um I2:28pm W i vihiator. roeeon . Ml. Airy .i . Luli j Claim i.vili.j 8 ! Flowery Branch i Bufortl .... SlIV, 111 ?(',. .. ,, I NororvM.I 1 Ai. Atlanta. I 4 12:00n'n I2:?0pm l :47pm 2:07i?m I 2:80pm ; 2:2S|?m| II :37ain1 8:00pm] 8:80 pml 4:05pm i :8ftpm ftMHipn.ii f>: l.'lpr.i 0:08iiml 0:3?pm 7 : J0[)ni; 7:Mpro s:'jopfii I is: topm ' H:ft4pni, . '.?U^piii 1 l):8t)pm ?ftpm lOsiftpmi :38pm No. 86t IDOOptn Ii :8ttpm 12:28pra 1:1(18? sl:ft."iam ?8:01 am b8: iftum b4 :80am I :? ii a m <! :20pm. PULLM AN CAR -KUYICK. l' Ihnan Palnoo Sleeping (Jar on Train '.?. in, it and 12, 87 and 88on A. .v. r. in viH-nr,, Soa, 11 and 12? Pullman nullet Sl.cper bet v... n w ashitiulon and Atlanta, utiiiii ? betwei'ii Danvilln end (ircenabnrn wliB Pullman Slotipcr to and Iroin PortHinouth and Norloli ?V. A. i UUK, s. Hon. Paf.a, A t't. NViiPltimrtoii, D. t ?. J, A. hODsON, s u; i t i> leiiilont, Atlanta, '.a. W. I!. <i IIKION. Iiiirtou. ii. j i .\ i: i > a it K. ?\ ?,h't.< ion. Pass. A n't. Atllllltll. (ill. SOL HAAS. 11 ntllo Mt.'r, WiiHbington. D. (,. i 'l Man'a'r, SVaab? I?. c. -"WHO A.'R.'Bl WHITBNEB & MARTIN? They arc our Fashionable Hair Cutters and Shavers. Ben-Delia Hote