The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 08, 1898, Image 4

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NKW COUNIY <JOVI<;KNiUt:N 1" BILL. Oueoflhe Mu?i Important Measures I mi o(I'.n < (I lu the heiittt?. Senator D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, is the author of uuu ol tho meal Import ant bills introduced in either house uf the gouural ascombly this session. It is to provide a system uf county gov ernment for the vurious counties el ttio Slate and proi/Oacs sovorul radical changes from the prt sent law, which since its enactment bus not lailtd to I havr several amendments to it cllorod I at each bossiou of thu legislature. Tee object of Mr. Henderson is, if ptwlble, to secure a uuiloriu law vvlilUtl will prove satisfactory to all tiio counties. With that tnd 10 view bo OrtfelUlly prepared a bill. When tbo disoussiuu of it cauiu up a number of amendments weru offered. These, wiin tlio bill, :wero submitted to a ^1" eiui com mittue, and tbu tollowtug bill is the resu.t of tbo combined wisdom of tlio Senators Constituting that committee: Suction 1. ThHt tbo present boar-is of county commissioners aud township commibsiouers in tho various cnuutits of thio Slut shall continue in office un til after th : fn>t day of February, A. D , 18?U and until their succesoors hertiuuiter provided (or ahull qualify. Sec. 2 That tue otUce of county su pervisor, ao now provided by law, ?hall continue, and tlio successors of the present supervisors shall bo elected by tbo people at the next general election, with a term of utlioo for two years and until their successor shall bo elected and (i lulifiud; and sucb supervisor.-, snail receivo the pay aud execute tho bond as now provided by law, except in county of-, where the salary shr.il be $-. Sec. 3. That the governor shall, im mediately alter the next general elec tion, anil belore the first day ol Febru ary, A. 1), 1809, by und with tho ad vice and consent of the Senate, and be fore the. first day of Kubruury of each succeeding two years thereafter, ap point two persons from each county, who shall be known us the advisory coinmisoiouei s ol t ho county, to act with tho supervisor in governmental matters of tho county. Tue supervisor shall lie the chairman of the board of county con. niissionoi s solo bo consti tuted; ut.d said board, at their first meeting for organization, shall elect a Clerk, who shall receive, such PUlarv as st.alt bo lixed by baut board at their ilrst meeting, the Mime not to exceed the bum ol $200 pt r annum. Kach of said advisory commissioners ahull re ceive the sum of $3 per day fei- each day actually in service, m t to i xceed 2? days lu tacli year; aud .-aid advisory commissioners sbal , upon their ap pointment, qualify as other cent.ty of ficers, tinu receive their commissions from the governor and seeictary of btute, without charge. Sec. 4. Tnat < n the first, day of Feb ruary, A. D.. Ib'Jl), the i. Hi. out county C0mmi8slouei s as now provided by law to be appointed oy the gov< rnor shall bo a boos in a; and the jurisdiction, powers and auties no at devuived by tuw upon tbo ct uniy supervisor and tue ap pointive boarus of County and town ship coinmis iotu r? is hereby involved upon the boards of county com missioners lu i e u prtvidcd for, to con sist ol the county supervisors uad two auvisory ooramissioneis. S^c. 5. Tue boarus ol county commis sioners atid township commissioners now appointed by the governor, after the appointment uoo qualification ol the auvisory commission,.is provided for lu this aot, shall continue lu i 111 jo as beams ot c> uniy assessors and to* uship assesbOi s unt.l thou mice s-ors shall be appoiuieo, ami tin governor of this State is hi ruby auti ONZed aud em powered every two years to uppon.t such boarus of county assessor* and towi sh p ucsesbors us are now provided by law tor the appointment ot county commissioners und township cominis fcionero. Buch boards shall serve for twoytars from the timo of tbotr ap pointment aim until their successors uiu appointed und qualified; their terms to bo coUiminous with the governor who appoints them. And tin y shall receive tho pay now alloweu county commissioners and township commissioners when acting Ubassessois ol propelly, and have tho powers unit dutus which are now ue volveo upon such boards. Sec. ti. That sections 1 and 2 of an act upptovco Uth March, 15'Jti entitled "an net to umenu sections 237?, 237? ano 2402 of voiumu 1, revlseu stututeo ol 161)3 be, und the sumo uro hereby, repeated. Sic 7. That article 1 of chapter XLlV, r. vittd stuiutts ol South Caro lina, of 1803, entitled "jury com mis slouers," hi., und the same uie hereby, re-enucteii und muUe of lorco in wor?s as foliows: Sec. 2373 Tho county auditor, the counly Li i a.-in er unu tho clerk of tbo court ol com tuen pitas and general bos kions of each county bhuil constitute the Loam of jury commissioners for their respective counties. S c. 2371. That the said county auunor, county ti t usurer and clerk of the court ol common pleas und general sess.ons shaii perform the duties re quired of them a? jury commissioners without compensation. Sec. 237?. The board of jury com missiouiis of taoh county, snail once in every year, uuring the month of Januury, prepare a list of such lnhubit aots ol their respective counties, uol absolutely exempt, as they may think Well qtiai.fi u to serve as juror-, of good morui characters, of souud judgment, and free from ull legul exceptions', which llstshull include not less than ono from every twenty voters, nor more than one Irom every ten voters, ol their re pectivo counties, to bo se lect! d without regard to whether such person live Within seven miles or more than seven miles from the court house; exci pt that in tho count'es ?I Abh, vi.lt, Spui tan burg, Beaufort, 0 lleton, Union und Oi angeburg, the said list shall be pi t pared during the month ol Decembei ; provided, thut in the coun ty uf Ci arieston the number of names to bu placed on the list of inhabitants heretoioio required stiuil not ho less than i 200, tho numu of each of which persons snail be pluced lu the jury box for tho said county in tho manner pro vided for in tlio first paragraph of the section next hereafter ensuing. Sec. 237?. Of tho list so prepared tho boaru ol jury commissioners snail cause the nun.. . tw bo written, each tine on a separate paper or bu lot. and ahull lo d up a<iid pu ces ol paper or ballots so a? to resemble each other as much as possible, so that that the namo written thereon shall not bu visible on tho out side, aud snail place them in a box to be turninbed them by tho county board O' commissioners of their county for tnat purpes ; and It shall be the duty of the clerk of court to kei p said jury box in bis custody. The j iry b >x a iall bo provided with three looks, each different. Tho key to ono lock shall bo kept by tho clerk of court, one by tho auditor and ono by tho trea urur, so that no two ol salt' commii-slonora shall hold keys to the sumo lock. At the s imo time they j>b ill place in a spt clal apartment in the jury box the mums of 1?0 persons, quui fiud by law to serve as j irors, who reside with in eeven miles of the court house, from which shall be drawn jurors to supply d* fluienclts arising from any cause or emergoncy during the sitting of the court: Provided, 1. That in tbo county of Iticbland the number of names to t> placed In the separate apartments shall bu 200, and in tho county of CrarlCtton fa.0, and in tho counties of Georgetown aud Williams . burg 75 2. That in the county of Chester the number to be placed In the separate apartments shall be 60, who lesido within fivo miles of tbo court bouse 3. That in tl e counties ' of Itlchland and Oranyibirg the placed in the isles box shall be 1 addition to *od exolutlve of tho und living within suvon miles of tho ' cuurt him ,i- muy bo plueod both in tbo | regular jury box and tho ta^es box, ox- ; cent iu too counties of Rlchland and Oraugeburg. See. 8. That tho jut'tea to be listed ! and drawn durinp tho months of Dec- | ember, A. D., l?tfS, und January, 1899, j us provided for in thin net, shull bo h.-u d and drawn by tho cUlcord named I iu bectiou 7 of this act. ANDUEW JACKSON'S HOME. A Description of "Tbo Hermitage," YVIiero the Oreat Hero Bleeps. " Tho Hermitage," tho homo and bu rial placo oi Androw Juckson, will ulwuys bu a place of hlbtorlo interest to tho ?hou&unds who may visit Nabbvlllo at uuy time. It is bituated ten miles east of Nushvlllc, on tho Lebanon pike, u beautiful drivo, or can be reached by rait. It was a plantation of 5U0 acres with over a hundred Blavob or servants in General Jueksou's roign. Tbo Hermitage lb a grand old houso of tbo stately architecture of a century ugo, tbo central portion being two stories with heavy columned vorundas, front and back porch, and a ono-story wing on each bido. It sits far buck und is appi cached from tho highway through an avoDUo and circlo of tail piudb und oakb that were sot out by Generul Jackson in 1819, when the oritrinul mansion was bunt. It burned in 1835, and was rebuilt that summor as It no* stands. Then imposing and splendid?with a broad hall entirely t irough it, and u winding stuirwuy to ? tbo second 11 jo" ; tho spacious parlors to tho left, too diniug-room ml j lining ; tho bedrooms to tho right, tho library in tho south wing, und tho sorvants' stuirwuy to the upper Hour?tho pre mises uro quaint und queer enough now, although still impressive and be speaking tho stutely respectability of the occupants. The large Ugurod wall papci und carpets, und tho canopied, old-fashioned bedsteads, remain In evidence of historic grandeur. The Hermitage and immediate 2? uoro? aro now too property of "Tbo L idles' Her mitage a-.-neiat ion " of Nuthville, which was duly chartered and organiz ed in 1889. Tho State Legislature conveyed to It through a bourd of trustees, the houso in which Gonorul Jackson lived, tho tomb which murks his lust resting place, und 25 surround ing ucres to beautify and pre. _rve throughout all coming ages, in per petual memorial of the great man who lived there through 41 /card of his eventful life, and whoso ushes now ro pose bi neuth tho boiI. Tho room In which Jackson ?l d looks almost ex uetly us it did on tho Uuy the creut general passed uwuy. Juno 8th, 1845. Tbo old time furniture is there, und on tho muntol uro the bruss cundio sticks, tho two va.es mudo of Stulls, und tho long muuloi mirror that has ? stood there for so muny years. The I portrait of the wife, Mrs. Rachel Jack son, upon which the horo's dy in-: y. / i rested, hangs on tho wall. In the Qre pluco ure toe old bruss andirons und terrier und reudy laid logs for u lire, which, however, will perbups never be lighted. Tno washstund, with its six pieces of china, occupies its accustomed place. The old bureuu i us upon it tho worn brush used by Generul Jackson, und tho two china smelling bottles, fas Il ium d ufter Chinese mandarins, onco belonging to Mrs. Jackson. Tho ward rohe looks much as it Jld In its old place 50 years ago. Long years ago tho bed upon which Generul Jackson died wus lowered by suwing oil the high legs thut mudo It neciB-ury to use steps to get up iuto it. The legs have been restored re cently, und ulso its old cunopy top. The old historic carriuge, purchased by General Juekson for his own personal use iu 1831, und constantly used by him during his two pre-ul -nt iul ad ministrations, is still ut "The Hermit ugo." Among tho relics and curios belong ing to "Old Hickory," und wticb de light tho visitor, not tho leuBt inter esting ia " Uncle Alfred Jackson," un old negro sluvo, who onco belonged to tho president. H ? shows the visitors over the place, und in his own fushion relutes many intoi esting things about " Mars' Andrew." In tho garden near tho housoIs tho tomb of "Old Hickory." tho hero of the battle ol Now Orleans, und his wife sleeps by his side, awaiting tho resur rection morn. On tho tomb of Oenerrl Jackson is the simple inscripten : GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON. Born March 15,th 1707. Died Juno 8.b, 1845. On that of his wife aro these wordB : "Hero lie tho remains of Mrs. Rachel Juekson, tho wife of President Jack s >n. who died tho 22d of December, 1828, aged ?l years. Her face was fair, tier person pleasing, ber temper ami anlo, her heart kind : she delighted-in relieving tho wants of ber fellow creatures, and cultivated that divine pleasure, by tbo most M> -nil und un pretending methods ; to tho poor sbo was a benefactor ; to tho rich an ex ample: to tho wretched u comforter ; to tho prosperous an ornament; her piety went hand in hund with her be nevolence, and she thunked her Croator for being permitted to do good. A being so gentle and so virtuous, sland er might wound, but. could not dis honor ; oven death, when ho bore her from tho arms of bor husband, could out transport hor to tho bosom of her God." Tho visitor who dri/es to "The Her mitugo " should not full to stop on tbo wuy at tho little Prefibyteriun church, L it by Generul Jackson in 1823 for his wife, und which has ever sinco been Uoed by tue P'esbyterlans. It Is of gi e?t interest, and tho visitor needs not to draw on bis imagination very heavily to soo tho old hero sitting in his accustomed pow. The church is c< zy ur.d comfortuble. A large amount of necessary repairing having been ('one in 1889, now adds materially to tho comfort and beauty of tho Inte rior. Egyptian Cotton in Texas.?An olli I.u ro lur gin test, e >nduet> d under tue direction of tho oflloe of Fiber in vestigations of the department of agri culture at Cuero, Tex., upon Texas grown Egyptian cotton has just been concludedi with rmwt successful and gratifying result*. For several \ears cultural experiments have been carried on in Texas by Mr. W. H. Wentworth, from the Egyptian seed distributed by tho department, with a view to tho production in this country of Egyptian cotton. /. serious obstacle to success has beer tbo need of a proper gin to separat i the seed from tho lint, the or dinary gin injuring tho cotton to a rui nous oegree. but this has been over come by a special form of gin. Tbo engineer export states that the eoton produced Irom tho E/yptlan soed planted In Texas Is stronger than the native Egyptian, as is indicated by tho yl< 1.1 per hour in ginning. This was 70 pounds per hour the fl st day and 70 9 10 per hour tho second day. Tho manufacturers of the gin used claimod only 50 pounds por hours as the output of the native Egyptian. The lint from this test will be examined and further reported upon. The imports of Egyptian cotton aro steadily lnorea<dr.ff and now amount In value 11 over $6 000.000 annually. With tho ginning question settled those who aro Interested In the growth of Egypt Ian cotton In Texas claim that produc tion In thiw country Is assured. ?The English Bishops of Salisbury and Carlisle will both be at Jerusalem at the consecration of tho n?w Angll osn oburoh, to which the Queen ha* given a font, and It Is expected thai ever; courtesy will be extended to authorities of the Groek THF. AULK8T DIPLOMATS. Tbe SpanlHh Minister and Ills WLfto Adepts la Diplomacy. Id an interesting letter to bis paper, tbo WautiiDgton correspondent ot tbe Atlanta Journal Bays that tbe most conspicuous people lu Washington to day are the Spanish minister and his wife, Senora DeLome, incidentally, they might be said to be tho ablest diplomats here also, not excluding the Cant<>n lawyer, Assistant Secretary of State Day. The way in which Senor Dcf<ome and his wife have met every emergency and creditably sustained their country is a marvel to tbe olueut diplomatist in this couutry. I couple Senora Da Lome's uume with that of her hubband for thu reason that she Is his equal, if not his p'.'cr, In thu field of diplomacy. Tho former's conduct through this en tire troublo only goes to prove that diplomacy is a science aud that It re quires years to learn. One false stop on tho DuLomos, part would have pre cipitateu a crlsla lung ago, and those who had hoped to see them take this step are deeply disappointed. So far they have stood between their coun try and tho loss of Cuba. If Spain cau hold Havana as well as the Do Lomes can bold their temper, the In surgents have a long time yet to tight. Without going into the merits of their case, at all, for it is hardly pos siblo for any American to do them jt i>ice in this respect, they have bold not only tbo administration, It might be said two administrations, at bay, but a turbulent congress as well. They have dono it, too, by holding tbelr i mouths closed tight and by keoping I their tempers. Sonera Dc Louie has noue of tbo boauty of Vunus to dlsurm the American Mars, either. Hur bus band, too, Is quaintly bulit and not a prepossessing looking person by any means. What they accomplish they I do through tbe canons of their pro fession and tin use of tbelr brains. Senora DeLoino, contrary to all ac 1 cepted ideas of Spanish women, Is ex I ceedingly homely, fat, resembling a peripatetic feather bod more than a proud aud haughty beauty. But she Is clever, very clover. And above all, she is amiable, or possesses tho coun terfeit of it. Neither she uor hor bUB Iland got cross at people who do not think with thorn. On tho countrary, they are especially suave aud polite in their manner. Tney entertain with out respeot to Spanish or Cuban sy mpa I thix^rs. Human nature is such that it has to woakoD by a persistent polite ness and give way before those who Btudy how to please. You ofton hear ono say: "Oh, ho is an ass, but I like him." Thut only I follows where som one whom we have originally disliked contiuuos to pursue UB with tbe weapons of politeness aud courtesy. This has dono much for Spain hero at tbe capital. While tbo Spanish across the water, who do not understaud Americans, were reviling us In every way in about tbo Bamu proportion as wo have been reviling them, the D.Lomes have steadfastly kept their tempers and studied how to pluaso tho otlicials of tuis government. It was a studied piece of diplomacy that presonted Sunora D L an 3 on the ariuuf Secretary Sherman aimost the entire evening ut the White House re ception. No one In >een more ubusivo of tue SpaniBb than Jhurman, nut even Morgan, yet to see the Senora smiling up in the old wrinkled faco of tbe Secretary of State, oblivious to every one olue apparently, was a point gain ed for tbe Spanish. And su it will con tinue, to the end of the chapter. If tbu Cuban belligerency is ever recognized tho D. Lomes will bow tbumselv s to the very water's edge and uot shako their lists at this "Uncle Sam "' until tbuy aro too far away to be seen. Bat they love tbe capital of this country. They go every whoro and uumbor their mtiinaL ? friends by tho hundreds. It is possible that even in case ot war, waen they shall have been recalled, their countenances will be more in sorrow than in anger as they bid fare well to dinners ami adulation. I do not know if this country ban ever bad a real live and bone tide optimist for a President before, but It has one now In the full meaning of that term. Senator Lodge was tbe first to classify President McKinley as such. It was during a discussion in ono of tho committee rooms of tho Senato wher Borne ono insisted that McKinley was weak. " Not so," said Lodge. " I ha*e at last discovered McKinley?tho real McKinley. He is an optimist. You may go to him with all sorts of troubles, Imaginary and real, and predict any thing from a war to a protest, and Mc Kinley, will say, 'On, don't worry 5 It will come round all right It in thound? it always does,' he will say, and you will leave him believing so yourself." This is really a happy classification of Mi Ivinley. This uas been his idea regarding Cuba. It is so with Uaan oial reform, and it will contin jo until be is finally renomlnated. He believes that everything works out for the bust, and that no clubbing will cbango th order of events. His faith infect., other people, ten. See how he flna ly got Secretary Gage to bis way of thinking on the currency. A month ago and here was Gage repudiating bimetallism and m .......nng him. olll to more close ly settle the slnglo gold standard, offering his resignation and trying to act according to bis convic tion. McKinley smoothed him down, and what now ? Secretary Gage not only compro mises with himsdf, but actually in his Philadelphia speech on Monday night endorsed the attitude of Chandler con cerning bimetallism?that flimsy doc trine which Seuator CatTery calls bye and bye-met all mil I have often spokou of McKlnloy'n rabbit foot and I honestly believe that he posseases one, one which was caught at the right time of the moon, the pro per place in the grpveyurd and that It was a left hind foot. One must rosort to tho superstitious and unreal to ex plain how ho wields a man of Gage's stamp. Gage is only one of a doz-m. The President has turned Chand-er into an ardent admirer and makes Wolcott do his bidding. He keeps Heed off bis foot and holds the house in chock on Cuba. Quaint Bit9 ok Advick.?A Now England gentlewoman early in tho century wrote the following quaint bits of advice in hor note-book lu a beauti fully clear, even hand : A friend to tbe ladles would take this opportunity to advise them to sup ply their toilets with the following valuable articles: Fi/st?Self knowledge, a mirror showing the form l.i tbo most perfeot light. Second?Innocence, a white paint, beautiful, but easily soiled and r< quir ing continual care to preserve its lus tre. Third?Modesty, a rouge giving a de lightful bloom to the obeeks. Fourth?Contentment, an infallible smoother of wrinkles. Fifth-Truth, a salve rendering the lips soft and delicious. Sixth?Gentleness, a cordial impart ing sweetness to tbe voice. Seventh?Good humor, universal beauttfior. A lady who poesessea all these toilet articles must certainly bo well equip ped. They are probably as efficacious now as thoy were nearly a hundred years ago. ?Tho Arabs of the Nubian Desert supposed they knew all about their country, but an engineer recently bored a well seventy five miles from tho Nile, and one thousand feet above the river, and found an abundant supply of water at a depth of fifty-six feet. When the well was begun the Arabs stood by and jokingly assured the engineer that he would reach water when he got down to tho Nile toVAL ) -? \ a LiUCKY i.OST LbTTBR. Her Husband Forgot ii Mall It and Bh? Forgave Him Wilt Ugly. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Years ago a Clevoluil man gavo his wife a pleuo of what he supposed was worthless MUsourl land, a tract wbicb ho bad taken n settlement from a debtor. It w? a 210-aoro , sootion, and from year u year he sunt the few dollars which vfer? required for taxes. If It hadn't beon for his small outlay ho might hp-o forgotten all about it. Tho property bad been I put in his wife's nami, and a fow ; weeks ago sbo was surprised to re- 1 coivo a lottor from au attorney at j JetToreon City making hoilan otter for the land. It was a ier>; letter, In wbicb tho writer said he had found a ' man who would take tho traut for tho timber that was on it andWas willing to give $1500 for tho prolorty. The i lawyer went on to say tint bo cou- I slderod it a very fair o'Tol Half tbo farm was swamp and the other half rock, and It was positlvity tho tirst bona lido inquiry regarditg tho prop- J erty that bo bad heard of. "The man who makes mo otK - ? an erratic and touchy sort of follow,1 wrote tho lawyer, "and 1 think it wiuld bo will to nail him boforo he ?banges bis mind." i Tho wlfo showod tho httor to her husband, who shared her pleased sur prise. " rimt'n protty good," ti chuckled. " I never expected to get tho tuxos back on It. It's- just us bad as he says it is?half swamp and hat rock. 1 had a man who was prosipctlug out that way to go over and loot at it. Ho said It was worth about 38 an acre. I Sit down and wrl o the Uv/yor that you'll accept his otter and tsk him to j forward tho papers at onco.' So tho wife sat down and wrote tho letter, and just as tho buiband was starting for tho office in a g}eat hurry ?ho always fancied ho was late?she gavo it to him to mail. He slipped it in his inside overcoat pocket, grasped his umbrella and was nil. Onco or twioo thereafter his wifo al luded to tho farm transaction and.won dered when the papers would be along. Tbo husband replied in an absent minded way?ho was full of engrossing business at tho time?and when two weoks had olapsod they both began to think that tho deal had fallen through. One morning, just as the husband was starting for downtown, tho post man brought a letter for the wifo. " Why, it is the JofTjrsoi. City post mark," sho cried. " Let's sco what he says." Sho toro tho envelope open, hastily 6klmmed over a few lines, and thou looked up with a little stiriok. " Head that, Goorgo 1" sbo cried. And this is what George road : "Dear Madam' Of course I know what It meant when you failed to an swer my proposition. You were inves tigating, and I don't biamo you. 1 made my oiler in tho hope that you would snap at it, but it is evident you haven't snapped. 1 didn t dare to put the offer any higher for fear (if arous ing your ousplclons, and perhups 1 got it loo high as it was. Having made my little confession?your uusbauu will tell you It was ull a trick of the trade?I will come down to bu?inerjs. I represent a mining company, and we aro developing a tract soutti of hen and n< o I your farm. Wo will give rou $20,000 cash for it. Th-u's the imit we are all willing to go. 1 will admit that there is another company in tho samo bold, but I feel sure that your advices from horo will convince you that the offer wo mako is a very liberal one. The moment wo hoar from you favorably tho cush will bo dop< sited to your credit horo in the First National Hank. Kindly advise me as to your intentions at the earliest possible moment " Tho husband looked at tho wifo. " Well, by Goorgo 1" ho said. A wild light was in his wife's eye. " Wh?what does this moanV" she cried. Goorgo fumbled in his inside puckot. "Thero," ho said, as ho drew forth the lotter which never wont, " that's what it means." '? I'll have to forgive you thid time," sho said. , " Try It again," ho cheerfully sug gested. " Accept the second offer, and after I send a telegram or two I cun guarantee that it will go." I'm afraid I can't trust you." " i'U carry it In my hand to the ofllco." Zola on Trial.- z>.a i-* now to bo tried for accu ing tue Dreyfus court martial of perjury. M.ijor B isterhuzy, whose published treasonable lottere seemed to mako him deserve coialemu at.i in and dismissal from tho service, having oscaped, tho government has begun tho prosecution of Z >la; and tho students, who do not reason, but who hate the Jews, havo tilled the streets of Paris with French not ng, and with French execrations agatost the man who has demanded justice for tho Jew Dreyfus. Tho secret of the whole trouble Is that French jus tice is administered In socrot, and, so far as tho public knows tho testimony presented against Dreyfus, it ought not to have convicted one accused even of petty larceny. Speaking generally, tho testimony on which Droyfm is suf fering the most cruel punishment over indicted by a modern government seems to bavo consisted of tbo opinions of experts as to the identity of tho handwriting on cortain pieces of paper found in a scrap-basket. In addition, it has just beon avo-ved, so it is said, that tho government came into po.-sos sion of a copy of a list in tho posses sion of the Gorman embassy of French friends of Germany. This list was procured through tbo patriotic ser vices of a woman of tho town, and h contained the name of Droyfua, no' speolfying any particular tnombor of that very largo family. A public trial would have given tbo government'* case to the public ; and if thero v.-a more testimony against Dreyfus, tin public would havo known it, and the critics of tho government would havi been silonced. Now tho government has no answer to mako to Z la's ac cusations excupt to try him for his utterancos ', but it w.U not do to eon vie tho writer and private cltiz'w as Drey fus was convicted. It is dillicult to un derstand, however, how a caso can b made out against Z?la without expos ing the merits of tue Dreyfus caso. I any event tho affair is be.cOming quit serious enough to overturn a Fronci government.?Harper's Weekly. ?Tho State of North Carolina bar rec ently been invaded by two bundre< Mormon missionaries from Utah, wh are going In pairs through tho rur districts without money or haggay? and depond upon tho hospitality of th people in the sections they visit. Th entire State has baen d'.vlded into di trlots and will be thoroughly prosely ed. Tho missionaries uro workin both for emigrants to Utah and eo verts to their religion. In both din ? tlons they aro having extraordlna> success, says the Chicago it cord. N violence has boon offered thorn Their public meetings on Sundays an largely attended, and by their tue they are making friends in a remark able mannar. ?w. T. Richardson, of Denlson, Texas, has brought suit for dlvoro from his wlfoon rather unlquegrounds. Ti'ioy were married in 1857 and lived together until 1895, when she loft him Her rear.no for going was that before sho married him sho had loved another, who had dlnd. The longer she had lived with liiohardson the more con vinced she bad booomo that one who had lovad onoe could not love again, and she left her husband after thirty - eight years of marriage, on this ao oount. ? Nlohola* McQuillan oelebrated his 100th birthday anniversary m Southold, L. I., by leading a dance ' his siator, whose age is 91 years. THE DEAD DRAP. Droop drap, droop drap, i tho lung an lane'.y nicht. Droop drspi droop drop, ni? hcurt U quick Wl 1 frloht, For ano 1h summoned frna dour li.unn oa 111? au kindly licht. Ttaey'ro Sleepia a', they'ro Bleopin a', a9 warm an psaoofullle Am If cuuld dcuth was far nwa* at wnrk upon tlio ?ca. But oh, liu'u near at hand an toll? u W carlo tulo to mul An will he tnk' tho raven liair or will ho Ink1 tlio Kray ? Or will ho vrng a linger buro at lauchiu, lint whito May? Ob, let him mak' a sign to tnc, for gladly 1 would guot Droop drap, droop drap. In a nicht without a inunc. Droop drnp, droep drnp?it draps n loo'td lifo du no. I alt uii Hhivor by uiysol'?God Bond tho dny Hellt sanol ?Nimiuo Christ to in Block and White, MERE SUSANNE. Whou I first saw her, sbo was Stand ing in her cottage doorway, leaning both bands on her stick. The sunset wits on her face, glorifying the cottage win dows and the littlo garden, and there was a noise of singing birds about her. Her eyes were turned westward. Shu was a littlo old woniatti With gray hair aud a small, determined face. Her lips were thin ami her eyes bright and deep set, with penthouse brows. I lingered, wondering a littlo. From inside the cottage there came tbo con tinual ohoop cheep and twitter of birds. There were canes hung up outside near tbo door, and one even on tbo door step. Tbo old woman looked Btraight across thu flat fields to tho sunset, She had a colorless wrap about her head, and sbo wore a colorless dress and a bluo apron. Tho sunset glorified them all. I thought sbo did not fco me, but as I went by she called to 1110, and 1 turned back. She came down to tbe little gate and said, "Mousiour in ?* stranger?" "Yes, madamo." "And he has traveled perhaps?" "In many lands." "lias lie ever met a tall lad, a sol dier, very fair and handsome, with bluo eyes?" "I have met many soldiers, madame." "But this ouoi Think, monsieur,'' she urged. "You could never have for gotten him. His hair was like the ukj yonder"?she pointed to tho ruim i gold of the sunset?"and his eye.? danced, danced always, lio was alway. merry." "I am very sorryi niadamo, I do not remember him." Sou seemed a littlo saddened and wni turning away when I said, "Youkco] many singing birds, madame?" "They call mo Alere Susanne," sht said. "Come in, monsieur, if you will, aud see them." The OOttagO was two roomed?o::t room wlu ro she lived and slept; I learn ed afterward that tho other was a Bbriiic?empty?wbero sbo went n pray when her in art and hopo wa n uumb. Tbo littlo kitchen was Idled with birds in cages. Shu had to put ono on tho floor to oder me a seat. As for her self she sat down on a Stool in the midst of them. Then she took up the cage from tho floor on to her knee, and, putting in her hand, captured tbo BOllg tt.ur. It was a ohaffiuch. Shu stroked its wings and laid it against her face. It did not try to escape, but nestled con tentedly against the wrinkled cheek. "It knows you," I said. She gave a contented little laugh. "They all do. But 1 won't need them when he comes home. " "Who is he?" "Ho?my boy that I told you of. Somo of them used to nay ho would never come back when they thought I didn't hear them. But 1 know." The twilight was closing in. A grad ual bush bad crept over tbo linnets and linches, tho canaries and tbo rest, hho put Lack tbu bird into its cage and rose; 1 too. Sbo did not ask mo to go again. I went out into tbu little garden and the twilight and continued my walk; but, returning homo tlio same way, I heard a strango sound through (lie Bpring darkness. It was More Susanno crouched up by tho garden paling, cry ing to herself. A few days later I came across her in tho fields, hho was plucking dandelion and herbs for .salad aud groundsel for birds. She told mo that sbo went about Belling them to those of tbo neighbors who had no timo to como aud look for their own. Tbo new green wan springing up around us. Tbo sky was blue. A spring wind wandered about aud blew apart tho old woman's hair on her forehead as sbo worked. "You luavo your birds alone all duy?" I said. "Yes," she answered, "but I hear them singing all tbo sumo." "How, then, siuco your cottago is not noar hero?" "How do I know?" sliosaid, straight ening herself. "It gefs plainer and plainer as I go homo in tbo evening.", aud when I got in at tbo gato they all begin together." Sbo stooped down again, smiling. "It's almost liko hav ing n child waiting for one," she Baid, but not to mo. I thought of her that ovoning when, ? looking out of my window, I saw that : the skv in tlio west hud turned primrose. 1 saw her trudging nomo witn too ngm on her face mid thu singing of her birds in hor cars growing nearor and nearer, till at last sbo turned in at tho little gato. Often aftor that I met her in tho fields or going hor roundH in tlio village. Sometimes whon I saw her talking with tho neighbors I fancied that tho glamour of a spring evening bad w >rkcd a spell and that after all there was nothing un common or evil ubotit her, and thou I remembered tho oyea that had watched tho sunset and tho strango sound heard through tho spring darkness. If in the davtimo I obrncod to pnss her cottage, which stood alone nmong tho sad, cultivated fields, I heard her birds singing and chirping ceaselessly. "Monsiour," sbo said to mo once, "when I am doad they will stop sing ing." She went early to work in the morn ings, giving thorn fresh food and water before starting. Often slio went far afield for herbs. Onco I met her coming homo slowly and hoavily, loaning on hor stick. Dusk had fallen, and tho east was growing tendor for tho moonriso. She nsked mo in that evening. I no ticed that she moved about feobly, as though she were tired out, and ut last she sat down and was silent. "Moro Snsanne," I Baid suddenly, "when is your boy coming buck? How long has ho boon away?" By tho movomont sbo made I know that she raised hor head, for wo were it darkness. "Monsieur," sbo said, "ho mny come any day. Every night I say to myself. 'Perhaps ho will como tomorrow, may be boforo I am np, or ho will meet me coming home in tho evening.' " "Why doos bo delay, McroSusanne?" Her fingers grew restless and pluokcd at her apron. "1 cannot tell, monsieur. Put it is not long aince he went?only a little while, au? " 7 "When iiHi ho go, More Susanne-, uiin wny? You buve uover told tue. When wuh It?" "It was (luriiig tho war, monsieur. 1 ( do not know how long ?go; 1 buve do , memory, but only n little while Bince ( Monsieur will know. Hewentto fight." i Thou at last 1 began to understand. It was 20 years since her boy had gone. She would not have known biin now. Ho was u tall lad, fuir and handsome, I uud bluo eyed to her still, and blie wan waiting for him to come back from a I battlefield which the plow had turned I up u score of times since that lust hultlo 1 hud beeu fought. Tho little room and the darkness seemed to mo to grow very sad. At times eanio a twitter from a sleepless bird, and then tho moonlight stole in aud found us. Mere Susanno rose up. "See, monsieur," sho said, "1 will show you bis room." And she took nie into tho other chamber, It was very bare aud spotless, and tho white moon light was glorifying it?nay, was hal lowing it; for it was a shrine. There was uotbing in it except a chair aud a chest of drawers and the bed nguiust tho wall. Tho moonlight was streaming ou to tho pillow whore should have beeu lying tho head that had slept siuce on another bed of honor. More Susanne stole up and kissed it, and tbeu, kneeling, laid her own bend there. Aud 1 stumbled out into the lit tlo garden and tho soft moonshine and Bhadow, not seeing where 1 went. Sometimes I fancy that her boy came home; that BOlUe early summer twilight ho mot her returning from the fields aud eanio hack with her through the little gato aud into the cottage, his arm about her shoulders and she looking up at Iiis l'aco with prido and peneoiu hers Was it so, I wonder? I Ii e to think that it was. For one morning when l passed by the little cottage stood will open door iu tho early sunlight. Am! the birds had stopped singing.?St Louis ?lobe-D?iiioerat. Teeth and t v tl|-l>'. It is not a generally understood fact that tho condition of tho teuth lias much to do with tho health, beauty and usefulness of the eyes. That au ulcerated tooth will oftou cause extreme inflam mation of tho eyes is true, and a ease is reportod of almost total blindness caused by tho teeth crowding together. A half grown Ihiv, who had complained of al most incossaut uneasiness in Iiis jaws and had been visited with periodical at tiu ks of tho most violent toothache, re tired one night in his usual condition, but upon awakening the next morning it was discovered that he was blind Tho eyes prosouted n most unnatural appoarauoo ami tho eountennuce was ?trained and distressed. After u good deal of investigation it was decided U romovo some of his teeth and see if thl> would afford relief. Six teeth wen- e.\ traeted and '.he boy was given sedativ? treatment. After a few days tho sigh' became normal and there has been no re thru of tho difficulty. Children who up pear to have too many teeth should hi curofully looked after, especially if tbc\ complain of their eyes in any way Sometimes the symptoms urn only sec ondary, but an acute diagnostician win speedily detect tho exact btutu cf tin case.?Now York Ledger Nature's Detectives. When a crime is committed, no matter in what corner of the earth the criminal tries to hide, he knows that probably so in ewh ere or other on the look - out is a detretive waiting to lay his hand on him. When any disease at tack s man kind and hides itself in the human system, no in itter how obscure or COtM plicated the disease may he, Na ture among her great force of de tective rctnr die? has one that will eventually hunt down and arrest that particular disease. Lung and bronchial diseases are among the most baffling complaints which doctors have to deal with; because it isn't the lungs or bronchial tubes alone which arc affected, but every corner of the system furnishes a lurking place fur these elusive maladies. They change and reappear and dodge about the system under numberless dis guises. They are almost always compli cated with liver or stomach troubles, nerv ousneM, neuralgia, or "general debility." The best detective remedy which Nature has provided to search out and arrest tln-sc perplexing ailments is Dr. l'ierce's Colden Medical Discovery. It lays ar. arresting hand directly upon the poisonous, paralyx ing elements hiding in the liver and diges tive organs. It gives the blood-making glands power to manufacture an abundant supply of pure, red, highly vitalized blood which reinforces the lungs with healthy tissue ; feeds the nerve-centres with power, and builds up solid muscular flesh aud active energy. Porweak lungs, spitting of blood, shortness of breath, nasal catarrh, bronchitis, severe cough?, asthma, and kindred affections, it is a sovereign remedy. While it promptly cures the severe?! cough it strengthen* the system and purifies the blood. SOUTHERN RAILWAV. -SS ?|4?Im4 Schritt.!? tU JOIV 4, 1809, Ar. bonualda. Lr. Roda-ea.. " Or??tt wood - N hint r Ml a " Newl>?rry " Prosperity r. Columbia Onarleetoa ?TfylTVsn No. T 18a l&Oejllfioe I OU 1216p 10 04* i?p II V , OHUs 128p UM-i 2UTp ? 10p ColnaiiCG ? a. A lltOB. . ..Haul . .. Ui.li.?..-.. . Jour ? v 11 le . . .. Panotot. . 0)iarlankiur0 Upari?nlmri . Anhovill*.. "A,'' a. m. bU anV AK^vutT >u villa a** CmMM "P." p. r. Train* ? and 10 carry Slaaplnf oara between Q.luuibU i ?n route dali/ between Jaokeoan ??u. Tralae leave dpartanhnrg. A. a (I <*??*"?-? aarthbonnd. 0 87 a. m . 8 47 p m., ?;p) > -? iVentll.ui? Limited); eou Abound U;M A m :\b p. m., 11:87 a, m.. (Vestibule Uaaitod-I Tralna leave di ..?nvln?, A. and C. <UrWw porthhound. 6:46 a. m. (VeiUbnled Llmlte.il imp. m ?111(1 p. m. and Sin r .bbound, 1 M a> 14*>p. m i Ventfbolad LhaRaaU Fallman Bervlee. Fulln?ax Ml?oe sleeping Oura on TreJaaSSe* ana St, oa A. and O. eti?i ivleion W,H. 8RMN, J M CUL ?en. Suoertut^ndenti, Ti??%? Waaiifnt-ton, 1> U WeajtinjrtaaT, ? W. A TUMK. IL HA1 <W Paae. A?'? Aa'lUen WaahtoaWM.0,' ? A physician in Mobile, Ala., !? julte proud of the distinction of having had at onee four patients under hiB oharge whoso aggregate ugt-a auiuuut to 321 years. Uno 1? 78, another 80, another ?8. and tho fourth &U years ?Id. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Cornicing,! Anhe.lula of l'MWH;<ir Tralti? lu KtTeol J?nu*rr 10, 18?S. North), ounil. Vo?- No. 18 Knl.M lNo.19 No. 38 e?. |N??. :i Ly. Atlau'a, O.T. " Atlanta, E.T. ** Norcro**. " Bufofd.. " Gainesville. " Lola. Ar. Cornelia. Lt. Mt. Airy. " Toccoa. " Westminster ? Beneca . " Central . " Greenville .. ?* Bpartenburg " GhuYnoya. . " Blackshurg . " King's Mt ... . " GaHtonia.... Lt. Charlotte ... Ar. DanTllle_ Ar. Richmond ... 6 U0 a 0 00 a Ar.WaRhln?ii)ti " Baltm'ePRR " Philadelphia ?* Now York ? out hboun.l. II I 'M p Philadelphia i . 50 n' it 55 i> Hulttiuore . I II HI a V ?I p Wiuiliington. |n 15 10 *j j, Lt. Riohmond Lt. Danville . Ar. Charlotte Lt. O&atonta " Knill'? Mt * Blaoksburg " Gartneys . " Sparlaabnrg " Gl'OOUTlllO ... I " Central. 1 " Honeoa. ' ? Westminster I " Toccoa. M Mt. Airy " Cornelia... " Lula. " Gainesville H Bnford " Nororoas . Ar. Atlantn, R. T Ar. Atlanta. (J. T "A" a. m. "P" p. m. "M" noou. "N" nigiit N01. IJ7 an<l UH?Dally. Washington and .Soul h wettern vestibule Lunite l. Through Pullman sleeping oars between New York and New o leanS, via Washington, Ailan'n und Montgoui sry, an ' alee between New York ?n?l .Mein.il. i TiaWa ngton.At Imila anil l'.irmtnghniu. Firm claas the "nigh fan, coaches bolween Washing ton and Amanta. Dining cars serve all neoTl an route. Noe. 'Mt and sn?United States Fast Mai rani solid betvreon Washington and New Or leans, via Sou. hern rim way. A. A W. P. R. K and I.. A N. H ,<., being composed of liaggag? ear and coaoho?. tiiroiign without nhangs foi paassiiRera o: n.i ola.s?es Pullman drawing room sleeping oars botwosn New York and New Orleans, via auhuu? and ntgoine.-y leaving Wa? inrlon each Wednesday and lint , ardny. a touri.i H replug ''ar will run through between Win1 ittgton and baa Franclhi ! without ehanxo. Noa. 11, I and I'/?Pullman Bleeping oars bo ! tweon Riohmond > id O i.rlo to, viiDanvl > I southbound Nos. 11 and 8.", northbound No i The Air Line Up le Irani. Noi. 1,* ami lo, ? ' tm een A'lnnm anil Corned*. <+a., daily ex 1 eepi 8unday. V. S. GANNON. J. M. GULP, Third V P. A Gen. Mgr.. Traffic M'gT.. Washington, I), c. Washington, D. c W. A. TURK, 8. II. HAKDWIO?, Gca'i l'aK? Au't , Aas'tGon'lPass. Ag'u, Washington, I) 0. Allaula, G ?Tbe human race to-day numbers 1,620.000.000, and increasoB 8 por cent every 10 yoar?, accordiug to tho re cent report of the international statis tical institute. This society had set Us heart upon having lu 1000 a j 4m couot of human noses in all clviiind nations, but various governments de clined to upset their census arrange ments made for other years, and tho scheme has been abardoned. Tbo figures, 1,020,000 000, are not an exact count, but as close an estimate as is possible by export statisticians. W. II. MARTIN? Attorney tit Low, Laukknh, - South Carolina. Will practice In all Courts of this State Attention glvou to collections. H. Y. SIMPSON. C. D. MARKS?ALK SIMPSON & BAltKSDAliE, Attorneys jit Law, LAUREKS, SOUTH CAHOL1N A Special attention given to tho investi gation of titles and collection of claims II. W. RALL. 1?. W. HIM KINS. W. \v. BALL BALL, SIMKINS ?. HALL, Attorneys at Law, Laurens, South Carolina. 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