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P1M1M8UBD KVKHY TUFSDAY. ? URCRIPTIOK Sl.fJO VKH VKAH THE m Ml HIS FORTUNE. Id all London thcro was not a more entirely admirable 'spociincn of bis , Ollis? than Sir Philip Tredgold, raanag- , lug partner of the great banking firm, Messrs. Smith, Billery & Tredgold. Enterprising in bis operations, honest in ail his dealing, oontAderate and even generous In his treatment of bis subordinates, be was to those about him the very ideal of what an English business man should be. His history was the best evidonoe of his character and capacity. Forty years boloro be hud been taken into the employment of the firm as an act of oharity. He was then u lad of seven* teen or so, und having lately been left a penniless orphan- and being a dis tant and humble relativo of tbo lato Mr. Samuel Slllcry, that munificent gentleman thought proper to provide for him by giving bim u junior olork Bhip in tho cashier's department. For a considerable time his abilities and industry attracted no attention. At length, however, they brought him to the notice of Mr. Smith, thon lue head of the flrin, who appointed him his confidential secretary. From that moment1 young Tredgold's rise was ^..rapld. ' Mr. Smith's respect for and COufidbnco In him grow stronger every day, and when, somo year's after, a breakdown in Mr. Slllory's health (in duced, it was said, by u too free con sumption of alcohol) led to bis retire ment from tbo activo affairs of the partnership, his place therein was taken by young Tredgold. Hitherto tho b.ink had beon a West End concern, with a branch in the city. This city branch now came under young Tredgold's management, and In his bauds It rapidly developed Into tho chief ofllco of tho firm. Later on, when ago compelled tho retire ment of Mr. Smith, Tredgold succeed ed, as a matter of course, to the general management, and to a share in the partnership. Since then tho bank had steadily advanced in importance and reputation, until it was ranked among tho greatost and most powerful private banks In London. The man who could make such 11 position for his business or for hirasell must obviously have been clear-headed, resolute aud practical. Yet, strange to say, ho was tbo victim of one craze which was ridiculous enough to excite the derision of a child. This er?/., was an unspeakable and almost insaut devotion to.the memory of an old black cat, with u great, white, half-human face. Whero tho cat originally eauu from no ono exactly knew. PeopU who were intimate with Sir Pnilij when ho was a comparatively younj; man remomoor it as a petted enmpan iou of Iiis before his marriage. Aflei marriage he continued as foud of it a: ever, and even his children did nol take his affection away from it. in deed, in tho early years of tlieit wedded life, young Mrs. Tredgoli frequently complained that, ho caret more for that cat than for his wif* und children put together. 10* en when the cat was dead Mr Tredgold could not bear to part witl it. lie had it preserved and placed it a gloss case in nis private ollice at tin bank, it stood on a pedestal, close tc his writirg table, and as he worked il seemed to watch him with its big graj eyes unceasingly. Strangers, wher visiting the banker, wore startled ant fascinated by tbo weird appearance ol tho thing, and its presence there gave riso to tho most fantastic legendi among the bank clerks und bunk custo mers. As Tredgold grew older his infatua tion seemed to increase. When lie received his baronetcy ho chose as his crest u black cat, with tho motto Fortnum dedi. This motto appeared to express his firm belief. To his ton Francis, who had now joined him iu the business, he constantly referred to the cat as tne founder ut tho family fortunes, and charged him to preserve it when bo was gone. It was a chill November night. Sir Philip's infirmities had grown rapidly of late, and the approach of winter had gieatly aggravated them. The banker was now sitting in his easy chair before a roaring tire and guarded ou all sides from every suspicion of a draught. There wue no ono with him but his son Francis. " Frank," said Sir Philip, suddenly. "I'll never see anothei summer." "Oh, father, father, don't talk like that," answered Francis, in a sur prised and shocked tone, " 1 hope you'll seo many more summers, aud winters, too." "Yes, you hope it, but you don't believo it," said Sir Philip. " No, my lifo is praotloally ended. "Frank!" Sir Philip went on after a mom'ent'8 reflection, "you know under what cireutr.stanees 1 entered tbo employment of our firm. God knows 1 was glad to get any employ ment at tho time, though the bread I earned ox the bank during ttio first five C(.- fiix years was tho bread of bit terness und humiliation. 1 don't want to speak ill of a dead man, but for _ truth's sake, 1 must say that Slllory, who gave mo the post, was ono of the meanest aud most brutal creatures it has ever been my misfortune to meet. How ho and Charles Smith camo to gether. I newer could and can't to this moment understand. Mr. Smith never faid (;r did a cruel thing in his life; Sillery was never so happy as when ho was insulting hi* subordinates. I, being under an obligation to him, and being too poor to bo able to reseot auy treatment, was tho favorite object for his blackguardism. Tho misery that man wantonly inflicted on mo is as fresh in my mind to-day as it was fifty years ago. You know you aro called after my younger hi other, whom you never saw, and who died years ago in India. When ra.v father died* Fratik was at BC\Km. I contrived, by starving my ^olf, to keep him there until ho was nearly eighteen. Tho only prospect he had in lifo was to join moat the bank, and knowing the agony ho would have to suffer, I kept him out of it as long hs I could, with a sort of vague imp" that something more tolerahle might bo in store for him. "By a st range eh a nee something did turn up. One day a gentleman from India called at tbo bank on busi ness matters. I had to converse with him while his affairs were being at tended to. In the conversation it oame out that the gentleman was an old school fellow of my father's. 1 told him of myself and my brother, and ;asked him as to tho chanco of retting a situation for my brother in ndia. To ray delight the noxt morn ing I received a note from him, saying that he had secured tho nomination to a post of a most charming nature in Calcutta, and if my brother eared for It ho might have it. Of course I ac cepted for hlrh' with ocstasy. " 1 confess when I accepted I had not thought of tho expensos of outfit. India was further away then than now, and I soon found ftiat, even with his passage patd^-whioh was done by his employers *' outfit could not bo obtained foJTA than ?50. I did not JLWLtW Ir-lings. In despair I a loan. He reeeived [Ith derision, tilling K?or mo and my " him furth bcggifHy pack. His brutal bobavior only ma'lo mo mor-i anxious to save m s irother from tno ignominy of boinji bis servant. There was only one way of doing this. 1 went to u mocey lender. " Moses Lovlaon lent me ?30 on my giving him a Hill for ?100. payable In twelve month**. My brother from his arrival in India would buve a good valary. Ho promlHcd before the bill became duo to transmit to me enough with what I could save to meet it. "The outfit was bought, Frank' tailed, and nine months passed. Then I received a letter from my brother \ saying he bad been very ill, and as yet, la consequence, bad been unable ' to save any money to send me. Nearly three months more passed. Then I i received another letter, asking me to I renew on any terms. Frank had been '? unahlo to put by anything. Ho had had to make good a loss due to tho dis honesty of bis servant, if bo only had six mouths more he could send me two or tbrqo bundred. I went to Levison. At first he refused point blank to re- ' new, then ho consented to renew on | recoivlng ?20?all my savings during tho year?and another bill for ?200, payable in nlno months. I accepted the condition?1 could do nothing elso ?and wrote to my brother. "The nine months slowly passed. During them 1 had several cheering letters from my brother. Ilo was doing well and saving money, and he was coulldunt he could send me ?200 In time to meet tho bill. Lovison on tho other hand called at the bank sovcral times just to see that I was still there, and to assure mo that if ?200 were not forthcoming on the vory day, ho would in form my employers of tho whole transaction. " As tho day of reckoning drew near my anxiety became Ooopor and deeper. During tho last month I aroso every day looking for a letter from my broth er, but none came. At last the final day of the bill's life broke. No letter from my brother arrived. "On that day of agony I wont as usuul to tho ollice. lu the afternoon I was sent to tho city branch with two hundred sovereigns for Sillery for romo trunsuctltmu in which gold bad to bo paid. When I arrived ho was , iu his private otllco. Evidently he had been drinking and was only half awaro of what ho was doing. Ho re ceived mo witli a torrent of abuse, took the monoy from mo, and ordered me, as I bad been lato in coming, to wait at tho otlleo nftor tho rest left until he returned. Shortly afterward tho work for tho day was tinished, the bauk c osed, and I was loft there alone to await Sillery's return. "1 sat thero dumb and half (load with misery listening to tho rain beat ing agaitibt tho windows. To-morrow was tho day of reckoning. Lovison would domund his money. It would r not bo forthcoming. Ho would keen his threat of tolling my employers, and I should bo kicked into tho street. : What was before mo then ? Absolute t starvation?nothing else?po?sibly the < jail, for tho days of imprisonment for ' debt were not then over. " How long I sat thoro I can scaroly J say. It was very late, however, before Sillery returned. He was drunkor ' tl.au ever before aud iu a more than ( usually savago temper. Ho went to p his private otllco aud tumbled about there among his papers for a time. , Then ho camo out aud demanded if 1 know what ho had done with the money I brought him. I told him 1 [ did not. Ho swore at me, and then \ turned back into bis otlice. 1 heard I him cursing various women and calling , them thieves, and then it struck me that, instead of attending to his busi ness, ho had found his svay into evil company and been robbed. Shortly ? afterward ho stumbled out of his room 1 and, bidding mo to lock up and bo gone, 1 left tho bank. ' " 1 proceeded to lock up in u slow * and miserable way. As I did so, it ' occurred to mo that Sillery had chang ed his overcoat for a mackintosh 1 before leaving tho ollice that after ; noon, and that possibly ho had left the ' money ho supposed ho had lost in tho ' pocket of tho ovoreotit ho had thrown 1 otT. A sudden curiosity possessed mo to know if this was so. I relit tho lights I had put out, reopened tho private ollice I had locked up, and went in. I folt the pocket. I was right, lrfchauinng his overcoat ho had for gotten to transfer the. money. "God help me, Frank, a thought just then Hashed into my mind that put me in a fever. Hero wore two ' hundred pounds?the amount 1 needed I next day to save me from ruin. It was In gold, which eon Id not be traced. Its owner believed he had lost it, under i circumstances too discreditable to I allow Inquiry into them. He was rich, and couid easily replace tho money. He was my oppressor, and I owed him no lovo or duty. Why should I not tako this money, and savo myself from dest ruction ? "Frank, never ho hard on a thief till you knosv all tho circumstances surrounding Iiis crime. Sometimes these are so strong as to master the most honest of u-. They were too strong for me now. 1 took the money. I hid it deep in my inside pocket. I rearranged the overcoat so as to leave it as I foui.d it; then I turned to leave. " As 1 did so a sight met my eyes that paralyzed me with terror. On ono sido of the private ollice was a window into the staircase leading to the upper stories of the house, which were separately occupied. Tho blind covering the window was drawn, but not completely down. At tho bottom corner, between the blind and the siW, 1 saw two eyes gazing intently at me. Before I cou d rocovor from the shock they disappeared, and 1 heard a slight noise on the stairs a-> of some ono steal ing gently away. " I was discovered ! To-morrow I should bo in the dock ! Mad with ugony and horror, I toro tho money Irom my pocket, and rushing to Sillery's I overcoat, thrust it back where I had found it. Then I turned out tho Ughtl, again locked tho door of tho private ollice, hurried to the street door, went out and relockcd it. And then, still full of fear, I hastened oil to the lodg ings of tho bank porter and thoro left tho keys. " How I got homo that night I can not tell. When 1 did roach home I found a letter from brother awaiting mo. It contained a draft for ?250. Tho letter had been delayed by tho rough weather encountered on tho voyage. If it had come only twolvo hours earlier it would havo brought me unspeakahlo satisfaction. Now it only seomod to added to my misery, for what its earlier arrival would havo prevented had occurred?I had been false to my omployer?I had been a thief?and somo ono whom I know not was a witness of my crime. " I need not dwell on the horriblo anxiety whioh filed mo all tho next day. Every messenger who camo to us from tho city branch soemod to mo to be sent with tidings of my crime or contemplated crime. When the day was over and nothing evil had happenod, I went homo only to dream that tho morrow would bring tho rev elation I dreaded. "Week followed woek, but still no suspicion of my dishonesty got abroad. On the contrary, Mr. Smith develop ed a strong liking for mo, and promot ed mo to be his confidential secretary. Tho fear of discovory gradually dlud away, and a belief or fancy that tho eyes 1 8uw at tho window woro a sort of warning sent from Heaven to prevent the contom/plated robbery aroso in my mind. This was strongthenod by what I subsequently learned. It seemed ! that in the/ raorniog after his drunken bout SIPery remembered whore he had loft the gold, and hurrying to tho city, had obtained tbo koys from tho hank portjer and had gone to his private otllco. I/jo found the monoy. Had he not done/ so, ho would have known that I whs, and ( aiono oould bo, the thief. It was. thon, thoso oyesiat tho window idiieh saved mo frorn dlagrac-j jxpd ubaoJut? ruin. V ?HbL^l .a_. " Several mouths later I was sitting alone one dark afteram n In tae private ! ouiue investigating some transactions j of cillery's with which Mr. Smith was dissatisfied. The lights were burning, and everything wa? just at* on the nigutof terror. I heard a slight noise at the window. Looking up, I saw between the blind und Mio bottom of tho window into tho stair-case Ibu bume two eyes a* looked down on mo that night. 1 j*az-d at them startled and scared. As 1 did so it struck me that they were not human eyes. Gently approaching tho window I drew up the blind. Tbero on the window sill sat their owner?a big black cat. with a great, white, half Uuinan-look lng face! "I made inquiries and found that tho cat belonged to tho old female caretaker, who lived on tho top floor of tho building. I bought him. You know tho rest. ''Can you understand now, Frank, what 1 mean when 1 say it was that I old oat that made my fortune?" ***** ? ? Sir Philip Tredgold Is dead. Sir 1 Francis, his son, is dead, too. Sir Philip?the founder's grand tarn?reigns ' in their stead. But the big black cat, ; with its great white, luuf buman-look | log face, still Stauda in tbe private i olllceof Messrs. Smith, Sillory & Tred gold's bank, watching over tho fortune ; of tbe Tredgolds. THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONSTITUTION. Adopted by the Democratic Stato Convention Hold September lO, 1804. Article I. There shall bo ono or more Democratic clubs organized lu each township or ward, oacb of which clubs shall have distinct title, "The -Democratic Club," and shall elect a president, ono or more vloo presidents, a recording and corres ponding secretary and a troasur?r, j and shall have the following working ! committees, of not less than three 'members each, viz: A committee on registration, au executive cotnmlttoe, I and such other committees as to each i club may seem expedient. I Article 11. Tho meetings of tho ; clubs should bo frequent after the I opening of tho canvass, and some ! momber of tho elub or in/ited spcakor ' deliver an address at each mooting, 11 practicable. Tho clubs shall meot on ! tho first Monday in May and tho third . Wednesday in May respectively. Each I county shall be entitled to doub'o the I representatives as it has in tho Gener al Assembly in State nomination?. . ARTICLE III. Too president or live members shall have powor to call an extra meeting of tho club and cue 1 fourth of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi ness. ' j Article IV. The clubs in each \ county shall be held together and oper ated under thoioontrol of a county exec Utive committee, which shall consist of ono member from each elub, to be \ elected by tho respective clubs. Tht executive committee, when olected 1 shall appoint its own ollieors, whosha! ' not necessarily be members of sait ' committee, and li!l all vacancies wbicl: may ariso when tho convention is uol in session ; pi cvidod that an ollU'er n ' elected who is not a member of tht committee shall not ho entitled to < f voto on any question, except tho chair . man, ond then only in case of a tic voto. Tho tenure of office of the ex ' ecutivo committee shall bo until tht [ lirst Monday in May of each olectior , year, at which time the county eon ventlons shall be ealled together tt 1 reorganize tho party. Every Pres! ' dential election year county eonven tions shall bo ealled by the executive committee on the lirst Monday in May, ' and shall elect delegates to a Statt convention called for tho purpose ol electing delegates to tho National Democratic Convention, and to elect ' tho member of the National Democrat ' ic executive committee from this State. Tho State convention nhull be 1 called by tho Stato executive commit tee to meet every Presidential election year on the third Wednesday in May, and every Stato election year county and State conventions shall meet on the first Monday in May and tbe sec ond Monday lu Mt'y respectively. Article V. County Democratic conventions shall be composed of dele gates elected by the several local clubs, one delegate for every twenty live voters, as shown by the club list made at tho preceding lirst primary i election, and one delegate for a maj >r j ity fraction thereof, with tho right to I each county convention to enlarge or I diminish tho representation acccord : lng to circumstances. Tiio county j conventions shall be ealled together '>y tho chairman of the respective oxecu ! t;ve committees under stich rule, not inconsistent with tho constitution nor 1 with tho rules adopted by the Stato : Democratic exooutive committee, as j each county may adopt, and when as ! sera bled shall be called to order by tho ' chairman of tho executive uoinrnlttee, and tho convention shall proceed to nominate and elect from among its members a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer. Any county may permit the formation of a now eiuh or clubs hy a majority of its members. In all cities with a population of 5.00U and over there may bo two clubs in each ward ; they shall ba organized in obedience to this constitution, as are tho clubs olsowhoro In this State, and in organizing said clubs they shall havo representation in tho county conventions respectively as said con ventions shall declare in accordance with tho provisions of this constitution. ARTICLE VI. For tho purpose of nominating candidates for Governor, 1 Lieutenant-Governor and all other State olllcers. including Solicitors to their respective circuits, i"t(l Con gressmen in their respective di sriots, and Presidential electors, and United States Senators, by the popular vote, and all county olllcers, except trial justices and masters and supervisors of registration, a direct primary elec tion shall bo held on the last Tuesday in August of each election year, and a second and third primary each two weeks successively thereafter. At this election only Democratic white voters who have been residents of tho i Slate twelve months and tho county I sixty days proceeding the nextgonoral eleotlon, and such negroes as voted the Democratic tickot continuously since, 187f>, to bo shown by tho certificate of ten white Democratic voters, provided that no person shall bo allowed to vote excopt his name be enrolled on tho particular club list at which ho Offers tt> vote at least livo days before tho day of tho first election. Tho club rolls of the party shall constitute tho registry list and shall be open to inspection by any member of tho party, and the election undor this clause shall bo hold and regulated under the Act of tho General Assembly of tills Stato, approved Decombor 21, 1NSS and any subsequent Acts of the L sisla* laturo of this Stato. The Stato exec utive committeo shall meet on tho Friday after oaoh primary, or such other timo as may bo des gnated by tho chairman, to canvass tho voto and declare the result as to ail State officers, Congressmen, Presidential eleotors and United States Sonator. All contests shall bo hoard lirst by the county executivo committee of the county in which irregularltios may have occurred, aud may bo reviewed bv tho Stato executivo committee, whose, action shall bo final, provided, that no vote shall bo counted for any candidate who docs not tile with tho chairman of tho State executivo com mittee, or with tho respective chair man of the county executive commit too", a pledgo in writing that ho will Abide the rbSUlt Of SUCh primary and support the party nominees, and that ho lb uo^^nor will boAbccomo the can di?ntc of any faction, either privately or publicly suggeste 1, other than tho tegular Democratic nomination ; pro vided further that no candidate b > , declared nominat d unless he r.ceives a majority of the votes cant. Aktu.'LK vii. Tho officers of the ?State Convention -ha'! bo president, oni v e.-president from each Congrea- : slonal district, tno secretaries and a ; treasurer. Autiolk vii. Tbo State executive committee shall bo composed of one j member from each county, to bo j elected by the county conventions on the first Monday <n May of each eleo- I tion year. When elected said oxocu- ! tive committee shall choose it9 own ', otlieor?, not necessarily members thereof, prior to said election: Pro- ! vided, that any officer eo olocted who . is not a member of tho committee shall I not bo entitled to vote on any question, J except a chairmun, and then only in I case of a tio vote. The State execu tive committee shall meet at tho call of tho chairman or any live membors, and at such times and place as he or they may appolut. The member of the National Democratic executive committee from South Carolina shall be elected by tho May State convention j in 1800, and every four years there after, and vvhjn o'ected shall be ex 1 otlicio tv member of tho State execu tive eoinunittoo. Vacancies on said executive committee, by death, re signation or otherwiso, shall bo lillou by the respective couuty executivo committee*. Tho State executivo cominltteo is charged with tbo execu tion and direction of tho policy of '.he party in this State, subject to this constitution, tbo principles declared in the platform of principles, and such instruction, by resolution or otherwise, as a State convention may from tiino to time adopt, not inconsistent with this constitution, and shull continue in j oillco for two years from tho time of election or until their successors havo been elected. I** any vacancy occur In the State ticket or of electors, by j death, or other cause, tho committee ?. shall have tho power to fill the /acancy by a majority vote of tbo whole com mittee. ARTICLE IX. Tho voto in tbo re speotivo count ies for all of tho State officers, Congressmen, Presidential 1 olectora and United States Senator 1 , shall bo transmitted by tho chairman 1 j of the respective county executivo committees to tho chairman of the r : State executive coiumitteo as early as 1 practicable after each primary, who shall proceed to canvass the vote and 1 1 declare tho results. > article x. Whon tho convention , assembles it shall bo called to order by i tho chairman of the Stato executive , j committee. A temporary chairman 1 1 shall be nominated and elected by tho . ; convention, and aftor its organization j tho convention shall proceed immo . 1 diatoly to the election of permanent j officers and to tho transaction of busi { i ue&s. When the business has con . ' eluded it shall adjourn sino die. . j article XI. Before tho election i hi 1800, and each election thereafter, > ; tho State Democratic executive com ) ' mittee shall issuo a call to all candi , dates for State ollices to address the 1 people of the dilToreut counties of the I State, lixiug tho dates of the meeting, 1 and also inviting tho candidates for t Congress, United States Senate, dele 1 gates to the State convention and for ) Solicitors, in their respective districts 1 and circuits, to bo present and address - 1 the peoplo. At such meetings only 3 ' tho candidates above set forth should . j bo allowed to speak. ); article XII. It shall be tho duty of 1 each county executivo committee to - appoint meetings in their respective > counties to bo addressed by the candi - dates for the Gneral Assembly and for - tho different county offices, all of j whom, except Trial Justices and Mas , tors, shall be elected by primaries on ) tho last Tuesday in August of each f election year under tho same rules i and regulations hereinbefore provided, i article XIIl. Each county dele gation to a Stato convention shall 1 have power to lill any vacancy therein. ' Article xiv. Thh> constitution may be ametiued or altered at the reg ular May convention of tho State or at any convention called specifically for that purpose, which shall specify the changes to be made. article XV. Any county failing or refusiug to organize under the pro visions of tiiis Constitution shall not have representation in tho State Dv'.inouraiic (Jonvention. J. L. M. IRBY, Chairman State Dem. Exec. Com. D. II. T0MPKIN8, Secretary. weiuiiinu the mails. The Work Done by the Post Oflloe Department Lost Mouth. Every four years the government 01 uer- a weighing of Mm- mailson all the mail trains of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining what sum is due the various railroads of the country for transporting the mails, as tiie. compensation is lixed by tho num ber of pounds carried over each road. It is impracticable to weign the mails every day, which would be the proper method of course, as it is a very big job and reqniros extra assistance on every postal ear, so that tho expense would he enormous, but, the govern ment undertakes 10 make a cio<e ap proximation upon which a definite conclusion is roaohed. Tho whole count r y is laid off into four divisions, and the weighing of the mails if ourrled on successively in each divi sion. This year the fourth division has been tho .-pin ro of operations, and for the past month the weighing pro C' '8 has been going on in tno Stales of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and asm ill por tion of Louisiana. Tno plan of the g. vorn normt is to weigh the mails oc Oi.eli train for not. less than thirty suc cessive working days, by which a general average, is secured, and from this average tho volume of business f >r the next four years is determined. 1 Tho government takes its chances for ' a reduction in the volume o! business, \ but. the probabilities are all in itfe favor, as tho postal business is constantly on ? the increase in this country. The time designated for tho weigh ing of the mails in this territory ex pired on the 30th of March, which In ' ein.led thirty working days and five I Sundays. The railroads transporting the mails on Sundays get an advantage in the general average, a-4 the daily amount is ascertained by dividing tho grand total Into thirty parts, which increases the average of those doing Sunday work. Five hundred ciork-? and one hundred und lifty weighers havo born employed since tho 2(ith of February in collating tho facts upon which to base a cir culation to fix tho pay in this division, and several weeks will be required to tubulate tho figures before it will be. known how much each railroad will receive from tho government as compensation for haul ing tiie malls for tho next four years. Tho lolal cost to tho government in this division " ill not bo less than $2, 500,000, which will bo distributed each yea' |imong tho railroads, and thus help to maintain and improvo our transportation facilities. ?Houston Post: "A Houston moth er was much astonished yestorday. Tho children had gone In another room to play, and presently sho hoard nor ten-yoar-old son 9ay to his younger sis ters: "You llttlo fools, you ain't got as much snnse as an old hog. If you don't bellove what I say you can go to tho dftvil."' She grabbed a switch and cri'd, "Willie," but sho had pro-ienoo Of mind enough to bit down and fan herself, win n Willi?shouted: 'Th it's all right, mtt; [we're playing, we're laving a Sam Jones mooting.,' J Highest of all in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Southern Progress?Special re port* to the Manufacturers' Record, covering the business Interests of the South for the past week, show that tho negotiations for the capital for a $1,000,000 stool pianiut Birmingham, although not yet closed, aro expected to be settled within a few days. Ex tensive improvements in the way of in crcasod docking and wharf fucilitlesat Pensacola {are to bo added at a cost of $150,000. Tho Illinois Central Railroad announces that It will spend $450,000 on Its wharf und elevator Im provements at Njw Orleans and about $050,000 on increased track facilities. A cotton mill at Andorson, S. C, will duplicate its present plaut at a cost of $250,000 ; a now company is being or ganized at Harmony Grove to build a [ 15,000 eplndle mill and ono at Lincoln ton, N. C, to build a 5,000 spiudlo mill; a $75.000 packing and cold storage plant is to bo built at Baltimore ; a $500,000 coal and clay company has b-^en organlzod at Culvert, Texas: a *.">0,000 lumber company at Warron Texas; a $100,000 construction com pany at Norfolk ; $:io,ooo to bo expended in tho enlargement of tho grain ele vator at Norfolk, and^of miscellaneous enterprises there has been a large number throughout the South gener 'y during tho past week. Two Full HIouui Ina Month. Tho occurrence of two full moons in last Dccomber exoited considerable in terest, aud with many tho query is, When will thoro bo two full moons in ono mouth again? It is not Infrequent for two like phases of tho moon to occur in ono mouth, as there aro only 29% days in tho lunar month?from ono phaso of tho moon to tho liko phuso uguin. There were two first quarter moons in May, 1805; two full moons in Deceit-her, 1895, nnd thoro will bo two lust quartor moons in Augcst, 1896; two now moons in May, 1897 ; two first quartor moons in November, 18! 7, and two full moons again in August, 1898. ?Springfield (Mass.) ltopublicau. An Evolew? Eden. Tho little hamlet of Aliceton, Jeffer son county, Wis., enjoys tho distinction of being the only Wisconsin settlement of any size without a woman resident or inhabitant. The village was platted a yoar ago.j immediately settled and named after1 Alico Aspiuwall Metcalf, daughter of J. A. Aspiuwall, ono of the very first settlors of the county. At present it has a "star route" mail servico daily, a dry Roods and grocery store, butter and' chqcsn factory, blacksmith and repairing shop and a resident population of per haps a hundred men. It is known as "tho town without a woman."?Chica go Tribune. A Chance For Zola. Zola, according to Lo Figaro, really stands a ohuuco of being elected to the Academy in Dumas' place. A secret can vass gives him 17 votos, it is said, ono less than half of tho present membors, and there aro three vacancies to bo filled boforo they voto for a successor to Du mas, which may givo him his majority. The'SoTtan's Palace. Should tho sultan bo deposed by the great powers ho would bo succeeded by his youcgeBt brother, who has been kept under such strict seclusion that he may bo either a cipher or un idiot. Raschid Effeudi is confined within the palace of tho Cberagun together with his harem and his ofiicers of court. Practically he is a state prisoner. Ho is not allowed to rocoivo a singio letter, book or newspa per or visitor from the outer world. The sultan'b lifo imsido tho palace is of tho simplest kind. Ho rises at G o'clock and works with hiH secretaries till noon, when ho breakfasts. After that he takes a drive or a row en tho luko within the palaco purk. Next ho gives audiences nud diuos at 8 o'clock. In the cvoning ho is often to be found playing duets on the piauo with his children. Ho is fond of music.?rLoudon Tit-Bits. What a victory it will bo for Clara Barton if she shall Succeed in bringing tho grand Turk to terms! Her triumph would mako her one of tho "great pow ers." May sho win!?Now York Rocord I er. Nervous Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Prolongod derangement of tho nervous system not only affects tho brain and mou titl power-.i, but dvVolopsdlsoano in notnoof tlio vital organs. Tho most dangorous of these Indirect rooult.4 la when tho Itoart is affected. This was tho enso of ilia ?ov. N. P. Surface, Fawn Rlvor. Mich., who write* under thite of Fob. 11. 1395: "Fourteen years ago I had a slight i troho of paralysis. Overwork brought on n rvous prostration. I was exceedingly nervous and tho exertion of publlQ tfpcaKing .?.?.ti-.-.: heart palpitation that Mux-atom .1 my lifo I used two boltloa of Dr. Miles' ..? Ilouri Cu:o for my heart trouble and two of l>r. Miles' Rostorativo N< rvlno for my norvous ncssnnd feel better than I ever e.:|>ee;cd to feel again. I can speak for hours without tiring or having thy heart flutter as it for merly did, and I liavo yon to thank that I am allvo today." On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Bool: on Heart, and Nervous Disorders FREU by mall. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. miles' Homcdio i Restore Seaitli. i PLUG The largest piece of .good tobacco ever sold Tor 10 cents and . The Scent piece is nearly a? large as you *get of pther* Digb trades for 10 cents Who is Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable Hair Gutter and Shaver, IN ^NDEUL.A HOTE and a] m Tbc old method of touching was tho teaoher, tho book, tho punt), or In , other words the book between the 1 teaoher and the pupil?a barrier whleh ftupHr ?tos ?.he?q?ark of intores ; hut tho no. Rnll correct ttVtthod 1? the hoik, the teaoh'tr, and tho ruull. Hooks f ? u! rve tn *!? ?!, >!- a ?Milde, au > u< ) nV?, In the -c-.f-'ii t'-v knowledge, u things of refer* u:e and not the residu um of all truth. That priuce ?mon. j teaohers, Guyot, said long ago, "?.ho i pupils will not need to be instructed in the words of the book, but should bo sont out to observe for themselves, and then questioned by tho teaehe r n9 if ho was utterly ignorantot the subject." This Is par'.iculary true of all sim.ioi based on natural soionee. The Shakers have made a gr.'at hit. Their Digestive Cordial is said tobo itio most successful remedy for stom ach troubles ever introduced. It im mediately relieves all pain und dis tress after eating, builds up the feeble system and makes the weak strong. The fact is, foods properly digested are hotter than so-called tonics. Tae Cordial not only contains feudal eady digested, but is a digester of other foods. Food that is not digested does more barm than good. People who Use the Cordial insure the digestion of what food thev eat and in thi* WHJ' get. the benefit of it and grow sttoug. Tho little pamphlets which tho Shak er* have sent, druggists for free distri bution, contain much interesting infor mation on the subject oi dyspepsia. Ltixol is not a mixture of drugs. It Is oothiug but Castor Oil mudo palat able. Itching, burning, scaly and orU8t\ skin aud scalps of infant* cleansed.and ?? aled and quiet sleep restored bv Johnsons Oriental Soap, medicina 1 and toilet, two large cakes, 2? cts. MAGNETIC NERVINE. im % QCrFORE - AP Is sold with wil'.tr fiiarantoo to cut iorvounPronv. tlon, Fitr., bi/.' no80,Henilnpl<i"... N ou i i.'i'ia ninl Wrk fulnei-H,?'iiu-i'?l byo> COSSlVOUSOOf 0| lUII Tobacco nml A. ' hoi; Mental Pcproi Moil, Hoft rv O 'ho Drnln, c.iur.lutf Misery, Inannity ami Dootr ijr.rreness, Impotenoy, Lo .t Power in olthorsy* ^??amnture Old Au?, Involuntary Loste?, cause, >> ovrr-iiiiiuiftotico, over*oxorllon ol Iho Brain ant Errors of Youth. It ?Ivos to Weak Orunn? i!i?i ?ctural Vigor hihi doubles tho Joys of Iff?! curt .voori b?ca and FemMo Weakness, a mouth' < ir-ni ?lent, lu plain nackauo, by mail to any address, t , or box, 0 lM)Xi>sff>. With every t'> onler WO Iflve i 7? ritten Ouaranteo lo cure or refund the mono) i itoulars froo. Ciuaronloo issued only by our cn ^luoivo agent. THE LA?RBNS BAR. n. V. SIMTBON. (' I) liAHKS'DAJ/l SIMPSON ? B A BKS D A L13, Attorney a at Law, LAURRN8, SOVTH CAROLINA Special attention given lo the Invest"' Kation ortiiiis Hint eolletit Ion of rial hp ?1. W. ItAI.f,. i.. w*. hi si kins. w. w. IIA 1.1 BALL, S1MKINH & BALL, Attorneys at Law, Lauren'8, South Carolina. Will practice in all Staio ami Unltei StHi*?s Court. Spue! it I attention giver oolleotlons. I. T, JOIJ MII'N. W. 15. Rlflft KV JOHNSON & ItlCHEY, ATTOKNKY.s at LAW. OrricK--Fleming's Corner, Morttiv mIiIh of I'll hi Ic Square. LAURKNS, - SOUTH CAROLINA W. H. MARTIN, Altornoy at Law, Lauhens, - Smi th Cakolixa. Will praotlee In ?II ('< nrtNol' Uii? Si.ho Atteniion given to <-oll.-fi inn?. A $25 COOKING STOVE wrrn a compi.;.tk outfit fob Only $12.00. f Delivered to your railroad dopot, all freight charges paid. Read this descrip tion carefully. Thin splendid Conking Stove is No. 8; has four 8 inch pot holes; lGxlC Inch oven ; IX inch lire. box. 21 inches high; 21x26 Inch top; nice smooth easting. I havo had this stove made for my trade, aftor my own idea, combining all ine good points of all medium priced stoves, and leaving out tho objectionable features. Ileyoud all doubt thn best No. 8 i>>klng Stove mads, for the price. Kilted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 'i skillets,2 griddles,3 baking nans, 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 col lar, 1 lifter, 1 scraper. 1 cako polish, 1 Iron tea kettle, 1 Hhovcf. \Ve want lo inaku cus tomers and friends in every pan of the South, for tho purpose of Introducing our business to new people, and to runow our acquaintance, with <dd friends. We will ship this splendid Cooking Stove and the above described ware to airy depot, ail freight charges paid, for only ;,';]; on whon tho cash comes with tho order, This stove is a good one, well made, ami will givo entire satisfaction. Our illustnted catalogue of Furniture, stoves and naby Carriages mailed freo. Address L. F. PADGETT,v 846 Broad Street, Augusta, da. ATLANTIC COAST LI NIC. PASSENGER DBF \ HTM V NT. 'W/nii >:;/< <>, iV. t7., .lA^v// U/, is (i FAST LINE ?HETWEKN? Charleston and Columbia and Up r Sou'.h Carolina, North Ctoic lina, and Athens and Atlanta. CONDENSED 8CHBDTJ i.V. Going WcHt. ' Going ; ist. No. 52. N<. 7 oiiam* l.v_Charleston .\r hi 8 88 .Lnncfl. 7 I 048 .Sumier. .ri ? -? it <>;> Ar.< nhimhia. hv i m 12 I7um .Prosperity. 8 l.i 12 82 .Nowberry. :< oi 1 15 .< llnton. 2 26 1 .'rt .... LMirons ? ? ? ? 2 Oil 2 si _Greenwood_ i 24 8 00 .\ I'bsvlllo ... i_? 5 in .. ?than?. Gn_ 104Inn 7 ;5 .. Atlanta. 8 15 0 05pm . .Wlnnsboro.H. G.< n?:'.inm h 20 ..Charlotte, N. <:.. 8 40 8 15pm Ar ... Anderson, H,0..1.V II ; ? am 4 21 .... Greeenvillo_ injui 2 10 _opartnnlmrg ... II 28 Ran Hendorsourillo N.C, 0 28 0 46 ... Asheville.N.C... s 20 ? Daily Nob. 52 and 53 Solid trains i i:\vcen Charleston and Columbia, 8. ('., ami < arry through r.oaeh between Charlcsii.:. and Atlanta. H, M, RMRRSON, Apb'I (ien'l I'RBBCiiL'er .v ?'. J. RiXENLY, T. M. KMERKON, Uen'l Manager. Trauic Manayiri Columbia, Laurens an 1 New berrv R. R. ?iOfUlU ii im a n Ollt?Mdill i It ?Ml ?4 W ti 184 I -M I '.'I I 12 ! 6M t 17 ! (4 ! 40 I :?."> I 20 lv :*o . iv Uj . ?? H .. ??ii.. t> t.*> . t> ;>i H ro ., IS i-. .. BIN),., i w,. 1 u.V.. 066. . ? 4<> . t. :i:> . an . ? in "-?nt. i f. iiliinihlii l>?ni hurt Irfno |tul<-utiti? W hilf tin k < Im I in l ittl i taiu SHtth* ' ... l'nwtu'rlty Newbv i v Jtllli'M Gray's l.mio Kliiurd . (i.l.ivitlo Dovi r <' I * ii ? ?in F. K. SQHTJMPERT. A trout at Prosperity I in 4 ?> I .V 4 uS ti v.-i Ii :;."> h W r> i a u -.'1 it 1 OS 7 :i5 7 47 7 r.7 s to S "JJt H ?0 am 11 16 11 Js 11 37 ? tl 4a 11 l> 12 01 11 ft 12 I* If w Pi <; Pi 00 1 Od I 10 1 17 I 20 1 30 POUT ItOYAL WKSTBHN CAB I ollna Railway. "Augusta anil \s! <<vi;k- Short l ino." J. li. Cleveland, ite?eiver. Schedule. In oiToet Fob 13th Liv A Kg list a. H 4*1 All. \r Greonwooi.12 i" pni Anderson.piu Lauren?. I 16 pm Greenville. ? ?VI pin Glenn Springs. 4 06 pin Bportanburg.I w p?n Saluda ? . 4 ? ? m McttUcrsoiivillc. .. ft pm Ashevllle.n 4ft p?.i l.v Aehuvfllc. (i U'? f?tn rrSpartaiibura.II <ftani i li Greenville.I! 4'? am % M rr us.... ,. I l"i i?tn '_<, .Andereon. 920 am "* Greet) wi od. 2 SO i tn Ar \ueustr. 6 I in S.ivani'ah. U 3?i am s ui? pm 12 30 am 7 10 ai u 40 ar ?t OS j>m 0 3ft pm ft 00 an f* 35 an ii 00 pm TO AT11KNP, ATLANlA and POINTS WEST. l.v rsreen?ood.6 23 pm !2!W am Ar Kale-.-S. 1 26 am 12 00 n'n Nurfoll'.7 ou am ?1 w pm Petersburg.0 00 am 5 43 pm Kiehmonu.0 40 am 0 46 pm I v (?veenvillr.II n am 4 06 am l.v a nderson.ft 2u am . Augueti. ? 40am ........ Greenwood.12 48 pm 2 42 pm ArAihcm.303 pm 6 00 pm Ar Atlanta. 4 09pm 46,pm Close eonneotions at Greenwood for ail points on S. A. L. nnd 0. & G. Kail way, and at Spartan burg with Southern ltai lway, For information relative to tick eta, rates, schedules, etc., address W.J. CKAIU, (Jen. Pass. A gout. Augusta. On fc. P. Gureton. Agent, 0. H. Speights, 'Gon Agent. Greenville. S. (J. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Sohedulu In Kffeot FEUKUAKY ?3rd, 1800. OhtHjuvihe.i 10 W l'to.tinoiit. II 00 n m " Wllliiimstoii. 11 23 n m Cv. Anderson TT.... "_*).J*_i!i Lv.Boitou.I'll 4?"n in Ar.jJonnaldjt..I 12 07 P IB. Lv. ?ViuovlTlo. ilodgus . " Prosporlty Ar 1 loluwhla. Ar. OharlostoM. 7....,.' ? 0J p No.!:.|No.l!l| _|yA 1 |0-,J2:_iN.?.t4|NoJO 6 7*5"i Lv_(Jhurloiton... .ArI s?jofltj?^ ti litalil ".'.11 "'_Cohimhiu Iu?i 1205p ".Alstou.. 8o.n I2MI|> ".Knntuo. I i.Mij 1 85p| .Union. I .! 4U|)j i Sor? I 2 6Su 18 iAfk I l j i 4L'p ! .' i.:.;> 11 :ir?J> 1'J 83p 11 OVp " \\i tip I054p I65pl "_JonosviH? (? 13a| l?t*'.i>j ".Pncolol . ?4.H, 2-i>>i> Ar.. K!>iir'iinl<urtf. l.v II >?';< "lO'-'iip f> 4:<k> ;i i >i> l.v.. Spartanburg.. .ArilI ?'?'n-10 1 Om, 845|i Ar_Aahi'vlHn. l.v s :ii<id 7 15p ?A." "P," p. ni. Tiains !."> nnd 1(1 t-nrry ft'o^nnt Pnlbvim ?locphiK ears bot worm Columbia and Asliov i a, er.roun; ?'.:iiiy botwson JacltnonviUd undOiuoliv nidi. Trnlnfl Icnvo Sportnnbtirij, A. A O. aivlsion. poi'thl>oiiii<l, 0:18 n. in.. lt:w p. in., 0:18 p.m., (Viwuiinilo Limited); Nouthbouiul I :Wi n. m., 8:ik". p in., 11 :oT n. m., tVrstUmlo 1 (mi i? !. I Tii ii.s leave OreeiivllUi, A. ami il. lUvtuinn, . >? i. ).<1, .W> ii. m.,'.J:l'! p. m. and 6:'()p, m., tilniled Llmlteill: *?nti\l?i.unl, 2 :"m a. in., n??r( (V > p. in., I: 'A i p. in. i Ves! I Pnllmmi Be nled i .ii , ' i ? i Pi\i'iniui palncu RtonpivK V., W and : . -.n A. and C. \V . it. I4UICKM, Ur.i. snpui lutenilenti Wasliiiiutou, \). C. W. - ri'KK. ?v 'i. PtlH.4. A?'t. ?v .InctoUi 13. t'. iMim ni Trains 05aud . 11 V I IM.P, TruOlA M'n'r. Wit?, iliin on, l>. O. 1 M AH\)\\ I' UT, t > i'-.i v'ik i, Ak t. A:.a:, ;.. la. Southern Railway. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. Condensed Scbedula of Patiengur Trcfa?. Nortlitiound. Jan. S, i?9ft. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. Atlanta, IC.T. .s?r. cross. ItlllOl d .... nalnosvllle .. I.u!a. Cornulla. mi Airy. Tocooa .... V? cid minster 3iitr.il. ... reuiivllle . Si aruititiurg Uluokshurg.. M Ktnir's Mt... " tinstoida .... Ar. ( liarlotui.... ?? Liiiiivllle. Ar. Ittclmiont! ? N?.38 Ks i MTT ~ _.No .\Os.\' .t2 U 00m 1 (xi p 2 2ft p 1 4.'. p b oil p t> 18 p 7 06 p 11 15 p Vi 16 a 2 01 A 2 23 ft 2 141 a 3 1ft a 8 !a: a 4n. a ? 3.1 ii b 111 a li iS it 0 13 ft 7 (ci a 7 :*2 a 7 M a 8 3H ii 1 At p SoW Vo:k . . .1 12 53 ii 7 ?i a ? 60 a U 38 a 10 10 a 10 44 a U 04 a 11 W ? 11 30 a U ;,3 a la JT7 j. 12 42 j, 1 20 p 2 Iii p 3 1? p 4 10 p 4 30 li (?00 p 5 WS p fi 20 p II 26 p 4 00 ft Southbound. I.v. N. Y.. l?,K R ? Philadelphia. Haltimore.... Wadliington. L.V. Kii-hinoiul... J.v Danvlllu. <)i'iiioita ? Oanloi/iA. . King's Mt .. ItiaoKHburg. Ualtuey*. guartaiilmrg (?i. on\ Hid... ('mitral. Yes ll'BtMl N?. 37 ; No. J5 waiiy I 1-ially 4 30 p ; 12 16 11 0 (>.. i' i ? .so a u 20 i> 6 22 a 1 i i ? i' 11 It a 2 00 a I 12 6o p \\ fsttiiinster Airy. Ml. (or l.uln . QnlnosvtllO Bufortl. ... Norurotft. ?? Atlanta, r..T < ? i ? i c.T ? r>o a c or. p us ^ iu 6i p .j ll *j p No. 11 l'ally No. |7 K Hun 10 49 a i 12 lo a .j 12 a? a 11 j7 a j U Mi a 1/ .-up! l Mi a 1 IS pi ?/ 80 a 3 on a 3 31 p 4 p :i w p 8 60 a 4 41 a 4 59 a 8 00 a 1 00 a U vo p 1 00 p 1 b-j p a m> r> 3 IK p 3 ?r> p 4 Vi p 6 4U n ? Vi p e a p 0 t.8 p 7 lop 7 46 p ? 12 1 ' 3>1 j ? Q.'pj ?67 a 7 50 u. 49 1. A f'l a f> 20 A .v. pi i w. r I 42 p ?21 r U. 3'>p ?fto? ?M ' noon. "X" night -Waalilnfrt<>n and f.?mihv,v?torn Xih. .'i; And a* Vestibule I.bulled Through l'tilhuan i.\ ,n in".wean .Now York and Now Orlcai a, via \i i >i Ington, Atlanta and Montgomorr. and Also he* tweoil New York and Memphis, via Washington,. Atlanta ami Ulriiitngtiain. Dining cars. Not. 35 and 36-United Hta'.es Fast Mall 1MI> man sleeping car* bet won. Atlarta, New ??? lean* and New York. Not. 11 Mid 13. Pullman sleeping oar btwroeo Rlclnuond, Danville and Orconsba *>. W. H. OUKKN, Oen'l Hupt., Washington, D. O. J. M. OjOLfi . Traffic M'g'r, Was'jtrigUm, D. *\ T. B. RYDKK, Rupert i>t*ndeut. Charlotte North Carolina. A. TOItK, 8. H. UAJIDWICK, vr . n . iiiim, Oen'l ras*. Ag't. Washington, I>. O.