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The Kindness Of ?oddard Goodenouofi. By JOHN J. A'BEOKET. TUo yotmg mau bad tho air of not understanding tho reason of this aud wan uot particularly cordial. But ho ovideutly made up his mind quiokly, for ho replied, with hardly any hesita tion: "Very well. Will you como up stairs to my room? Though I don't seo what tho-can waut of me." Ho led tho way to his bitting room and invited the "reporter" to bo sooted. Goodouough selected a chair which commuudod a view of tho bodrooiu and the bod. In n swift glance ho saw thuttho box was there and also saw that it must buvo been romurked and moved by Mr. Whenlor, for it was several inches near er tho side of the footboard than ho had loft it. He breathed inoro freely. It was probably all right, aud ho was half sorry ho had como. Ho must not "queer" tho poor wifo and spoil all he had douo in her behalf by any false move. "Mr. Wheeler," no said, with tho easy, somewhat familiar air ho imagin ed a roporter would assume, "tbero has boon a ropurt handed in nt the oflloe that somo important move is meditated by a largo estate of which you uro one of tho executors. Can you give any de tails about tho matter for publication?" Tho other young man had sat perfect ly motionless, his eyes fixed on Good enough unwaveringly. Ho kept thoiu atill moro steadily?in fact, rather piercingly?fixed on him as be replied, with somo decisiou: "You will Jiavo to bo moio specific. I haven't tho least idea to what you refer. " "Tho report was that you and the oth er two executors bad withdrawn impor tant documents from the safety vault aud were to arrange tho details of this transaction with tho heirs very soon," rotumed Goodenough, trying to meet tho other's scrutiny with nonchalance. Tho young man had taken in his vis itor in every detail. Boforo answering him ho quickly arose, stepped to tho door of his apartment and locked it; thou locked tho door to tho bedroom. Goodenough began to feel that ho was iu for an adventure. Ho was not abso lutely comfortable. Tho young man came back, stood in front of him, aud, letting his right band swing round toward bis hip pocket re marked with great deliberation, "I have nothing to do with any estate, I havo never been nu executor and know noth ing whatever of the subject of which you speak." "Perhaps," returned Goodenough, a little lamely, but acting on tho inspira tion of the moment, "it may havo been your wifo who is the person interested." Tho young man's expression showed a trnco of irritation, but his coolness did not forsako him. "I havo no wifo aud uover had ono. Will you please stato at onco wdio tho devil you uro und what tho devil you aro after?" These questions wero put savagely and woro rendered unduly or at least unpleasantly emphatic by his drawing a small six shooter from his pocket with a businesslike manner. Ho held it with his linger ou tho trigger. "I nm afraid," snid Goodenough,feel ing a movement of temper himself, but striving to retain bis composure, "that I am u tremendous fool. You may help to couvinco me of it. But, first, do yon object to telling mo what that box of documents is doing on top of your fold ing bed?" He was so confident that Mr. 'Wheel er had seen the box, from tho fact that it had been moved, that ho hoped to forco his hand bv showing thus ahmet Iy blSOwn knowledge ?TTt. "Despilo t?,o young muu's control his countenance betrayed tho most utter surprise. Re covering himself quickly, ho raised tho rovolvor, covered Goodouough with it aud said sternly: "Take the key out of my pocket and opou that bedroom door Take dowu tho box and bring it hero. If you mako tho slightest movement ex cept to do this, I promi.so you I will i.hunt, und there will be great likelihood of my killing you. That would be high ly disagreeable at this hour of the night and boro, especially as I tun more than half disposed to tnko you at your word and believe that you aro only a fool." "I can assure you that I havo no doubt on tho subject now," replied Goodenough with conviction. "But if you will allow mo to explain"? "I shall assuredly do that," tho other replied emphatically, "but later. First, this box?how came you to know it was there?" "I put it tbero myself," blurted out Goodenough sheepishly. Ho had opoued tho door, and as ho ghmecd at tho box, which scorned to hisexcitod vision even noaror tho edgo than when ho had first soon it, ho said boldly, "You must know that it is tbero, for ic is much olosor to the sido thau where I put it." Tho young man glanced quickly at the box. His nostrils flurod, and though he retainod his astounding coolness tho color in his oheeks grew fainter. " We will discuss that later, " he said incisively. "Since you put it them, you can take it down and throw it into the street through tho bedroom window Yon havo as much iutorost as I in bau dliug it carefully. " Goodenough got tho chair, climbed up and possossed himself of the box. Im pressed as ho wns by tho othur mnu's manner, ho was not without a distinct Benso of foolishnoss. Tho box was near ? ly a foot nearer tho sido of the foot board. Of course it could not havo trav eled there by itself. It might all bo a ?plendid bluff on tho part of this cool young man for somo reason best known to himself. He took tho box carefully, howover, being as much concerned with carrying out those second oxplicit directions as to Us disposition as ho had beon the first. As ho took it ho folt a little crawl ing movement undor his fingers, whioh wore grasping tho bottom of the box. In his wound up condition it was al most enough to mako him drop it. But the set, white face of the young fellow and tho fidelity with whioh he kept him covered with the pistol were aids to control. "Hold It as steadily a* yon oan and don't let it drop. Pitoh it out of the window, but put your arms through first. Do not throw it from the inside of the room," aaid his host. Heartened by whioh advice, though readied toe window, streichen well out aud flung the box into the Btreot. A frightful detonation followod. This was accompanied by the crush of shat tered panes of glass in the neighboring windows and its sharp oracldo as tlio fragments dropped to the sidewalk. The wiudows of Mr. Whcelor's apartment rattled with the concussion, but wero not broken. With a faco as white as a sheet and his legs so weak ho could hardly stand Goodeuough tottered to the nearest seat and foil into it speechless, regarding the young man witli an oppression of horror. The other still kept tlio pistol pointod at him, but scorned much moro at his ease, nB if relieved notably. "You will not object to my searching you probably aftor this little episode, which apparently," ho laid a stress on tho word, "has been more of n surpriso to you than to me. You must admit that I havo reason for mistrusting a stranger who kindly provided mo with snch a companion for tho night as that littlo box. Do not bo alarmed," ho con tinued lightly. "I am Hourly certain that you wero only a dupe. But ouo must tako ordinary precautions." Ho quickly wont through Good enou?irs pookots with his left hand whilo ho kopt thecockod revolver aimed at him all tho time with his right. Naturally tho pockets rovealed nothing moro dangerous than a match safo and a pookctknifo. Goodeuough had kept his arms stretched straight up all the time With tho most earnest spirit of co operation. "Yes, yon nro only a fool, I think," tho other romarked when ho had satis fled himself as to the contents of the other's pockets. "Even that unflattering remark may havo to bo qualified wheu I hear your explanation. If you nro not criminally involved in this attempt on my life, I should suppose you would bo as eager to make it i.r. I am to hear it. Where did you get that scarf pin?" ho asked suddenly. "That," replied Goodeuough sarcas tically?bo was Retting Iiis wind now ?"was given mo by your wifo through grntitudo for my kiudness in restoring tho box of documents so necessary to you as executor of this great estato. HY. life's happiness depended on my getting it back Leforo you had noticed its nb eouco and putting it just whoro you had loft it." "Olga!" exclaimed tho young man, nodding his head. "I was suro it was she. I am not surprised that sho fooled you. I must already apologize for quot ing you so literally against yourself. Como into tho other room and let mo bear how sho worked her littlo gnmo. What a woman.!" nT certainly want to tell you tho whole tiling, and you can doubtless throw sonio light on my dark end of tlio story," replied Goodeuough as he fol lowed his host, who had pocketed his pistol and preceded him iuto tho sitting room. Tho young man poured brandy and soda into two long glasses and present ed ono to Goodeuough, who accepted it with alacrity and took a big draft from it. Tlio yoting man, who had not lost hia sang froid throughout, was now tho debonair host, as much at case as if ho wore entertaining ou agreeablo and habitual evening caller. Ho pushed a tray of Russian cigarettes as lurgo as ono'a littlo finger townrd his guest aud, having lit one himself, listened most attentively without interrupting him ouco, whilo Goodenongh, who begnn by giving his full linmo and address, re counted the wholo story of his conuoc tiou with tho box. "I can hardly blame you," ho said when Goodeuough was through. " You were simply too quixotically kiud to n fascinating and helpless woman. It was a manly instinct, generously obeyed. A clever womuu, that. Sho must have made up most of her story whilo she was With you iu tlio cab. Everything, your self included, played into her hand. The story, under tho circumstances, was plausible enough. If she hud not got you to do it, sho would have got soino ono else or have dono it horself. So don't fcol too badly over it. No barm has been dono. "That dark man with her is undoubt edly ono of tboso Russian nihilists who aro skilled in making explosives and in fernal machines. It was an excellent brand ho solectcd on this occnsion. And tho devilish craftiness of making tho littlo box bo that it would run r1 >og on its own legal All it wanted was a start in lifo If it had dropped from tho top of the bed to tho floor, as it certainly would havo dono had yon not called, the infernal thing would hnve exploded without a doubt. It mado quito a nice holo in the street nud dumagod plenty of windows. Tho polico will probably bo np bore soon to know if wo can givo any information about it. I suppose you will allow tho wholo truth to come out. Tho cabman will probably toll what ho knows, although I'm not suro how far ho was in himself. Those nihilists are wonderful boings. I fancy it was con sideration for me more than for yon that made, hei' I elect a 1 U hi er tired < a!) and order tho onbby to drive bore slow ly. Sho didn't want the littlo bomb 'to wasto its Bweotnesa on tho desert air' by only annihilating you and tho cab in tho street. "But you aro probably curious to know the why and wheroforo of this at tompt on my lifo," continued tho young man, after taking a pull at his brandy and soda. Ho blow a fragrant puff of Latakia from his fat cigaretto and stretched out more comfortably in bis ohair. "I am Prince Sorge Malatopsky, a Russian. I have been in this country ?ix months. Hero I assumed the name of William Wheeler, feeling that with my income, a very small ono, and my manner of life, my title would only be in the way. Russians learn to speak English so well that they can hardly be told from tho natives. I add a little to my inoomo by writing. "Shortly before I left Russia, by a mere stroke of inok I discovered a ni hilist plot against a high offloial who was a stanoh worker against these mis erable revolutionists. Owing to this discovery the ringleader, a young Rus sian, was pnt to death. lie and this Olga Earanoff, yonr beguiling woman friend of the cab, wore engaged to be married. I have learned lately that ihe ?oLomnly swore to have my life as a jouitio.iend to nihilism and herself tor her lover's exeontiou. "About a month ago," oontlnued the otincQ. "I nocdod a stcrcinry '?r ew> work t. bad in liiinfr: TflTs' ydungwdm au presented herself. I had never soon hor boforo. I must admit that sbo filled tho bill admirably?prompt, neat, quiet and never a mistake. Naturally bIio got to know my habits thoroughly. Ah u matter of fact, 1 am as methodical ub an old virgin and in many respects as regular as a clock. I invariably return homo about 10, for instance, aud retire at 12. "Sho was u fuscinatiug womou," said Priuco Malutopsky thoughtfully aud with a faint smile, "oaptivatingly proper. With a childlike insensibility to conventionalities, sho was, on tho other hand, so modest that sbo would not allow uio to touch hor ungloved hand. I did not know then what an aching hatred for mo helped to fortify hor in this maidenly reserve In subtlo ways sho was wonderfully alluring. I think it was very natural for yon to moot her wishes In tho cab. During tho day I urn out a great deal, and it was my own suggestion tout sho should have a key to tho apartment and como iu and do the writing ut any time. "A fortnight ago I received a lottor from St. Petersburg telling mo that Olga Baranoff bad gone to America aud that she bad sworn not to return to Russia until Mio had sent mo to my forefatherft. 1 ntn afraid now, thanks to you, that Mi" will ?ot keop that oath. A minute do .iptionof ho woman was given, and I recognized my invaluable soorotary at once. "A week ago I told her that tho work was done, and with somo pretty com pliments on her efliciencv aud regrets tout 1 no longer TuieT any "ifeed of Der services I discharged her. Sho mado no domur and showed no traco of dissatis faction. Sho asked for a letter of recom uioudatiou. This was probably to soo if I would betruy any disinclination to vouch for her character, which would, of course, havo shown that 1 know more of hor than I had let on. I gavo her a most llattering lotter. Sho handed mo spontaneously tho key of tho apartment and went her way. Of course sho had had another key made boforo this, and that is tho ono sho gavo you. There may bo more out. I had bettor havo tho lock changed. "Well," concluded tho prineo, blow ing carefully another round cloud of smokofroin his mouth, "I have not seen tho fair Olga since. I engaged ono of tho keenest detectives I could get to Bindow her constantly and report to mo every oveuing ut 12 o'clock, lirst, that ho should not bo observed, and, second, that this little devil, who is more cun ning than a dozen detectives, might not work some game lato. Considering what ho must havo observed today, I am sur prised that ho should not havo beou hero beforo thia Now we havo got something dclinito to hold her ou. A clour case, in fact. I am anxious to sco him to llnd out tho promptest way of getting her arrested. But it is only 11 o'clock. There ho is now, I fancy," ho exclaimed, with more animation than ho had yet shown, as a knock was heard at tho door. "I'll tell you. Go inside tho bedroom tbero and stand just out of 6igbt. I would like to seo how bo will toll tho story of today as compared with your version. I'vo never had a chanco to toBt him thoroughly beforo." Ooodeuougn felt that another dis ngroeablo rolo, that of eavesdropper, was being assigned him, and once muro bis kindness led him to accept it. Some consideration is duo to a mau whom you havo nearly blown to pieces. Ho had bandy plueed himself out of sight when Prince Malatopsky unlocked tho door leading into tho passageway and thing it wido opon. Ho hud hard ly douo so beforo u tall, sparo man, wdio had first darted a swift glauco around tho room, sprang on him with tho great est fury, clutching bis throat in Iiis fingers. At tho same time ho put a sinewy leg behind tho prince's and flung him violently to tho floor. At tho first sound of tho affray Good enough started into tho sitting room. He was just iu timo to soo tho dark man raiso his right band with a knifo iu it above tho fallen prineo. Good enough sprung forward and grasped this uplifted hand with both his own boforo it could descend. Tho dark man, who seemed madly desperuto, foiled iu his attempt, sprang to his feet liko a cat and, finding that ho could uot wrench his right hand from the other's hold, lot drive a ter He was fust in time to see the darn man value a knife. riflo blow with his left whioh oaught Goodenough straight botwoen the oyos. It knocked him souseloss. At tho same moment there was tho sharp oraok of a pistol. When he onme to, ho found bimsolf strotohod on the bed, with Prinoo Mala topsky at his sido oalmly applyiug a towel wot with ice water to his head. He looked around, da/.od, trying to re call the eveuts which had preceded bis lapse of cousoiouHiiosa "Good I" i a ill tho priuce in his oool, encouraging voice. "You will bo all right uow?no groator harm than a big bump between your eyes, and 1 have seut a mossr.uger boy down to Delmoni oo's witb a note to tho ohef to kindly Bend me a raw stouk. That will help to mend your cinntouanoo." He passed a small vinnigi otto, such as women use, under Goodon vngh's uoso while saying this, and the pungent salts holpcd to dear his head. "What a pleasant even ing this has been f0V you I I seem to bo the favorite of fortune tonight and you tho victim. Thank you for saving my life Just now. That may bo somo con solation aftor your provious efforts in my direction. Aro you nil right?" "Yes," said Goodenough, thoiiRh ho was feeling all wrong, his brain throb bing and a dull pain iu his bond. "But thc*-.thAtmjul Where is ho? ThafyuH th? feTTow who was with uer roin*. Look out for hi 111. " "My dear follow, I havo looked on' for hini," said Prince Malatopsky, sod I lug gently. "Ho is lying in there," ami ho gavo a careless side nod toward tie sitting room, "with an undigested bill lot in his system. 1 imagined he migli bo a friend of Olga's. This is her lieh dav. The beittrar died in tmat Dain I aui happy to say, 'and cursnig Kie hi ii very impolitic way He was not a thor oughhred like Olga We found a ticket ou him for Montreal She is probably on her way there and will wait for him in that city, if sho gets there He must havo wished to assure himself of the success of your endeavors iu behalf of that lady When ho saw that tboy had failed, ho attempted this reckless coup How pleased Olga BuranofF will be when sho learns that sho would have succeeded in blowing mo to atoms but for you and that this beggar would have killed mo except for your frieudly presence. ? "But now, my dear fellow," said Prince Malatopsky, witli businesslike directness, "I havo got to go to police headquarters with tho officer out there to semi ndvices along tho route to havo my active country woman arrested at the first point they can grab her. I shall try to see if I can prevent our passing tho night in a station houso. It is too bad that your kindness should havo led you into such a muddlo, but, of course, I cannot regret it too deeply, aud 1 know you aro too good to do so. This vinaigrette." ho said, with a genuine look of merrimout, as ho held up tho dainty baublo, "is tlio fair Olga'a It has most appropriately helped to rovivo you. For sho can't havo any ill will to ward you. You did your best to holp hor as loug as you could. " It was proved later that pho hadn't any ill will toward him, for whon that frngilo, modest young woman was as signed Siberia for a lifo residence as tho ultimate outcomo of that hot day's machinatious boforo pho obviated tho need of so tiresome a journey by poi soning hersolf sho wroto a lottor toGod dard Goodeuough which brought out strongly a graceful trait iu her singu larly composite cliarnctor. Iu it sho de plored with perfect simplicity that sho should have been forced to seemingly misuse tho uoblu kindness ho had so chivalrously shown to her iu hor dis tress. In tho same breath in which she doprecated his entertaining any harsh fooling toward her, siuco in very truth sho felt his kindness deeply, sho de clared that sho would dio with gladness could sho have tho orowning bliss of holding for ono momenta dagger in her hand whoso blado was buried in Mala topsky 's heart. Sho had sworn to tlio dark man, her associate, whom sho had ovor kept at arm's length though ho was madly in lovo with her, that in case of Good enough's failure if ho would ssoure hor this happiness, oven vicariously, sho would marry him at once. Goodeuough lias not wholly abjured being kind, but he is more warily be nevolent. Ho is a stauch friend of Prince Malatopsky, who does not take it at all ill that hu is very fond of wear ing his opal scarfpin. Goodeuough also preserves Ulga Baranoff's letter as a re minder of tho moat exciting evening of his lifo. In tho beginning ho used to feel that ho ought to check an inclina tion to thiuk with pity of tlio poor lady, but later ho deliberately ndmittod this feeling of compassion for hor as a perpetual inmate of his heart. This again is duo to his kindness, without doubt. TUK END. ?In Cnnaua tue man or woman who wants to sever the bonds of matrimony must go boforo the dominion parlia ment, and tho committee on divorce in tho senato tukes up tho case and goes over the details very thoroughly. If, in tho opinion of tho committee, the testimony warrants tho granting of a divorco, tho report to that effect made, and both bouses concur in t bill giving the required relief. There is hut ono cause, however?intldolity to tho marriage vow?that Is recognized as a busis for divorco, and on no other grounds will one bo allowed. Tho re sult of this system has been that legal separations after marriage are very rare in Canada, but ono in 100,000 or moro, whereas, In a good many com munities whore tho laxorlaws prevail, tho percentage is as high as 1 in 20 Tho plan of requiring legislative In stcud of judicial procedure to annul tho ties of wedlock has thus proved its superority. Men and women under stand when they marry in Canada that tho relations thus created are almost as permanent as life itself and they conduct thomselves accordingly. The Canary Islands.?Boforo tho present war closes tho Canary islands may becomo tho scene of conilict between Spain and tho United States Tho Canary islands lie in the Atlantic ocean uot far distant from tho eastern coast of Africa and several hundred miles north of tho Capo Vordo islands. They comprise seven members, of which TcnorllTo and Grand Canary are the lurg'JBt. Theso islands enjoy tho distinction of being among tho oldest of the globo in point of settlomont. Thoy woro known even to tho ancient Greeks, who gave thom ths appella tion of tho Fortune Islands. Spain did not come into possession of tho islnnds until tho boglnning of the sixteenth century, and she paid dearly with her olood and troasuro for tho supremacy which she established over them. With respect to tho resources of the stands, they are numerous and abun dant, consisting of products which are nativo to tho temporato zone. The cli mato is perennially mild and beautiful. Tho famous peak of TenorilTo rises from the Islpndof tho samo name. ?If proper attontion is paid to tho baking a pie may bo easily slipped off of the tin as soon as It Is dono and will bo a delight to tho family, so far as tho crust Is concerned. In baking very juloy fruit pics lino your tins with tho crust, fill with fruit well sweetened, then cover with strips of crust In dia mond shapo or in squares. Now firmly press ono ol tho Btrlps of crust around tho ends over tho edge of tho cross strips and bako in a qulok oven. These can also bo easily Bllpped from tho j tins and In appearance they aro very inviting. ?At a Bible-olass meeting lately held In n country town, tho passage in the New Testament desoriblng tho Sa vior's rido into Jerusalem "on an ass's colt," was tho eubjeot under consider ation, and tho pastor Inquired: "For what purpose did tho people throw branohes of palm treeB In the way?" This was a poser, but an old deacon ventured on an answer: "I rfiokon," said ho, "It was to skeer the coltl" SAO ENDING OP A TERRIBLE TRAGFDY. DU. BIVINGS HILLS 11 nisi lo Ho AVa? Convicted of Murder "With Recommendation to Mercy?lie Shurpcns a Case Knilb and Cuts an Artery in Hie lliiKh. Tho trial of Dr. Sidney J. Bivings in Spartanburg for tho murder of Thomas J. Triramier attracted a greutdealol attention last wook. Tho defence claimed that Bivings was Insane when he killed Trlmmior. and this churn wub stoutly resisted by tho State. The trial lasted live or six days, and the ablest lawyers wore employed on both ?ddes. Tho Piedmont Headlight gives tho following account of tho closing scenes of tho trial, with tho sad suieido >f tho convicted muu shortly after wards : After lengthy and able arguments by tho counsel, both for tho Stuto and 'ho defense, and an impartial chargo from Judge Klugh, tho caso was given to tho jury. Just as tho clock was striking one on Wednesday morning, ho jury rendered a verdict of "guilty, with recommendation to mercy." The friends of Dr. Hivings wero con fident that ho would either come clear or there would be a mistrial, and the verdict was a great shock to them, but '.ho doctor himself seemed tho least listurbed of unyouo, and no change was noticeable in his face. While being conducted to the jail Or.Blvings' ?nly remark was, "The d?d scoundrels 'lave persecuted mo and convicted me, md should now bo satlstied." It was twenty minutes to two whon ?be prisoner1 was locked in hie coll, aud ut<>:l() Wednesday morning, whon Mr. Hoyco Dean visited him, ho was hocked to lind tho dead body of Dr. BiVings lying stretched upon tho lloor n a puddle of blood. A Hi adlight reporter at once visited tho jail and through tho kindness of Sheriff Dean was permitted to inspect the colls of condemned prisoners, which aro in a separate section of the the jail. Every kindness common urato with safety had been shown Dr. Hivings. He was given tho rango of three cells and a passage, with water closet und bath tub and other conveni ences. Ho received his mealp regular I5 from a restaurant: the cell ho slept In had a comfortable bod, was carpeted witn rugs, while books, stationery, ?He., wus kept at hand. In lact, but for his co' lioemcnt, tho doctor was as comfortable as if be boarded at a hotel. In sending bis meals, it had been tho custom of tho waiter to leavo a fresh ?<et of dishes and carry away tho set used. But on that night, owing to tho trial in progress, bo left both sets. Dr. Hivings, after being left alone In bis cell, took one of the silver-plated Knives, and going into the extreme nd cell from tho ono ho occupied, de ?iberately sharpened it lirst on the cement floor and then polished the blade olY on a leuther ruzor strop hang ing beside the wall. In order to test the edgo, bo cut a slit in the leather, nd finding tho point of the bludo al most as koen as a razor, went into the uiiudle eeil and, seating himself upon a rattan rocking chair, undressed to his shirt and drawers, and then cut an artery Id his thigh. You could see from the llow of blood that, tho doctor sat in the chair until, through lean f blood, his strength was exhausted, when be fell over on tho lloor. Ho must have been some time dying, for lie hud twisted his head and shoulders under tho tubic, only bis hips and legs showing. It was premeditated and deliberate suicide, and tho nature of the wound ?mows that Dr. Hivings had thoroughly studied anatomy and knew just where to find tho artery In his thigh An unskilled man would havo cut his throat, but Dr. Hivings took an equally ? fleet!ve way to end his lifo, without disfiguring bis porson after death. It was a horrlbio and ghostly sight, the lloor being saturated with bloud, and the brilliant young man in tho prime of lifo, who had such a bright future '"?ad, had deliberately taken Ms own life. i'ho sad death of Dr. Sid Hivings has cast a pall of gloom ovor our on tlro city and county, for tho deceased hud many true friends, und until ho fell u victim of strong drink, was con -ill. red one of the most, promising young mon in our county. Uo in herited a handsome property from his father, and for somo tine had added thereto. 1 bit of lute he had usod liquor to excess, und speculated, so it is sa'd, in cotton futuros, und lost considerable money. There was no doubt about Dr. Bivings' mind being impaired whon he killed one of his best friends, Mr. Trimmler, and thlu suieido proves It. To tho widowed wifo and little orphan child, und that aged and heart-broken mother, tho deepest sympathy of our wbolo people is tendered. May "He who tempers the wind to tho shorn lamb," teach them to bear their afillo tion. Tho deceased was a true friend, and had many noblo traits, and his sad ending and fate can bo traced directly to tho excesslvo use of strong drink. Truly, as Hob Ingorsoll says of whis key, " It is tho devil's host friend and God's worst onemy." Alter tho verdict had boon rendered, Dr. Hivings told one of his relatives to say to his mother that ho would face his doom liko a man, und that sho must stand it, too, and ho would yot eomo out all right. Hut thoro is little, doubt that Dr. Hivings had made, up his mind not to faco tho disgraco of over going to tho penitontiary, and having lost all hopo, decided to end hid life. Ho was a proud and bravo man, and those who knew him Inti mately wore not surprised whon they heard of his suieido. His counsel had worked faithfully, their only hope was to prove that tho accused was Inaano at tho timo of the killing of Mr. Trim mler. Hut tho jury believed that tho prisonor had brought this upon hiin solf by the excesslvo uso of drugs and whiskey, and that some punishment should bo moted out to him. It was vory doubtful if a new trial could havo been soourod, as Judgo Klugh covorod every point, but with tho able counsel his execution of tho sontunoo could havo been delayed for a long timo. Dr. Bivings doubtless thought that his lifo was wrecked and In sheer despora tlon ho orded It. The last timo tho writer saw Dr. Hivings in his coll ho appeared In good hoart and eagerly in quired as to public sentiment, and said ho doponded on his friends to help blm out. Ho thon remarked, " When you and I visited this now jail while it was building, wo little thought at that time that I would ever occupy ono of Its oells." Tho Doctor said ho was trying to boar up, but beforo wo left him his eyes filled with teara, showing that ho deeply felt his fato. Drs. Deaa and Blaok notified tho family of tho horrible tragedy, but of course their grief is too deep add sacred for comment. Mrs. Bivings is a pure and noblo lady,and was a true and devoted wifo. They havo only ono child, a lovely little girl, who was tho idol of her parents. The aged mother Is to bo doubly pitied, for within the lust few months sho has soon two children carried to tho grave, and during tho trial not a spectator entored tho court room and looked upon her sad face, but left with his oyes bo dewed with tears. Tho coroner decided not to hold an Inquest, as ho mado tho necessary in vestigation and found that no ono was criminally responsible for tho death of D>-. Divings. Tho letter roferred to was delivered to the coroner. It was enclosed in u largo, unsealed envelope, on which was written, '?Slt.orilT: Please don't lei any moro curious eyes seo tho contents than you can help." In justice to tlio memory of tho de ceased, and to show to tho world that Dr. Divings was certainly deranged at the timo of tho killing of Mr Trinimior, wo publish both letters. It will bo seen that, Dr. Divings requested tho editor of tho Headlight to make proper corrections in his letters, and ho ex pected his friends to know his dying statements. Tho lottert wero written with pencil, and did not how tho least evidence ol nervousness. They wero properly punctuutcd, and written on both sides of tho papor. After reading the statement of tho doccused, oenned with death before his face, no ono can doubt but i hat. ho was insano at tho timo ho committed tho ollonso for whioh ho voluntarily gavo up his own life. So far as the counsol for tho Stato aro concerned, these gentlemen only did their duty, and will bo hold blame less. Tho following are the lotterd left by Dr. Divings for his wife and mother : SPARTAN BURG. May 9, 1.30 a. ra. Oeur Darling Wifo: I will do to Hght what 1 intended to do when I ] ?d up tho sweet littlo note that you first wroto when I was put in prison. That note, with only a few words written on it, but they wero so swoot and encouraging tb&t I think thoy helped to bring mo hack to my senses?sullicicntiy to let mo. for tho Urst timo since my confinement par tially realize tho awful truth of what l huve dono. Yes, it grew moro plain ly on my deluded brain that I had lost my reason so far as to deliberately walk up to one of my best and dearest friends and shoot him down without knowing tho awful cousequences that would follow so sad an act. Love, you know, and God knowa, that 1 had not ono ill-fooling against poor Tom Trim mlcr. Tom Triuimler had always been a good friend to mo and God is my wit ness, as I write these words, to say that I wus a friend to him, for if it was my hand that took his lifo it was also the hand of a crazy man : and with tho evidence that was so conclusively put to the jury,that they could rondor socruel and unjust a verdict as they did is a mys tery, which 1 am not able to solve. Let them and thoso who persecuted me, so bitterly look you and my sweet baby ch'ld in tho face, and usk themselves if thoy aro satisfied with their vengeance. I ask God to lot this act of my life, the taking of my Mfo's blood, rest on them, and not on mo, because they havo driven mo to it by their cruel persecu tion. So, oh God ! Let it bo charged to them and not to me. Darling swiot wife, take good care, of our littlo one, and 1 want the friends that I have to not lot rest on you and our sweet littlo Paulino any disgrace or dishonor for what 1 havo done, and am driven to do. A prison lifo would bo u hell on earth to mo, and so long as I iived I would tho moro bo grieved by you and those wjio lovo me. God bless you, my sweet, puro, darling wifo, and God givo you tho power urd grace to forgive mo for tho sorrow I havo caused you. Don't you and mother gricvo for my future welfare, for I en trust it in tho hands of our Almighty and lust Judge?a Judge that 1 Know will bo moro merciful than my fellow man. Could I havo lived I would havo dono all la my power to prove to the world that I was worthy to bo mado a froo man. It is tho only ambition 1 havo to live is to bo a good citizen aud try to attond to you and my dear aged mothor for my past wayward life. Love, I would write a great deal moro to you in regard to your future und Paulino's also, but I haven't the timo to do so, in order to bo ut rest so far as tho troublos of this world is con cerned. This act of mine is no quick conclusion that 1 havo arrived at, but I know that taking tho life of poor Tom Trimmler WAS NOT MURDER. I had fully decided to do what I am now about, to do should my enemies succeed in accomplishing their re venge. Before I dio I ask Maj. D. it. Duncan and O. L. Sohumpert if they did not know in their hearts that 1 was not guilty of murder, und believing such, could they forgot that solemn and binding obligation that thoy took when tlioy were made a Master Mason V Let them answer that question und soo do thoy stand conscionco clour beforo God. If so, thon I suy to thorn "So mote It be, amon." Lovo, I havo to wrlto very hurridly and can't tell you all I wish to toll you. Got Mr. Ralph Carson to look after my ulTuirs for me or rather for you. I had him to draw up a will, or ut loast I gave him the ab stract to do so, suppose he has dono so by this time. It is not signed und so it is not legul, but I trust that you will to a great dogreo carry It out. Good bye, purest, swootost wifo, and precious baby Pauline. And uguin I pruy God to bloes you. Havo my body embalmed and put In a metallic cuskot. Curry mo to tho old family burying placo. Do not put uny tombstone ut my grnvo. My memory can livo uny wuy in tho heart of those who lovo mo, and thoso who hato mo can romombor mo know ing thut thoy had thoir rovongo. Aro they sutislicd V Let my good old friond, Co'. Gantthavo this, so that ull t ho.-.e. who are curious enough to wish to know what I havo to suy us a part ing word, road for thomBolvos. Havo mo burlod without uny ceremony what ever. When I urn laid in my cusket lot my friends look on, thut thoy may while thoy 11/o, remember thoso who causod me to lay under their gaze cold in death. Lot thojo who havo helped to persecute, me. unjustly, and those who have so cruelly judged mo come and soo if they bo wish, that the. may tho moro fully roall/.o their fulso swoar ing and false proseoution and falso judgment. Again, my lovo, darling wife and baby and all my friends, T bid you good-night and good-bye. God bless you all, und muy Ho Bavo mo in tho world to come. Sidney Johnson Divings. It is now.'105. I havo writton hur ridly. Col. G. will ploaso correct mis takes. S. J. D. Love, it is now 4 o'olock. God bloss you my sweet, puro, darling wifo. Prison coll, 3.00 a. m., May 9. My Own Darling Mothor: Try and not grlovo for this act of mlno, for I think since thoso oruol jurors and w.'okod persecutors have branded me with tho name of murdoror, it Is best that I ond my existence and trust myself in tho hands of your God, hoping and believ ing that he is not socrual as my follow men. Ma, I know you are a good Chris tian, and as, by nature, you can't re main here on earth many more yoars, 1 fool thut with God's lovo, und sweet, darling lieusio to look uftor you or your fow b&rthly comforts, you will bo well ttikou euro of. Mothor, may Cod bless you In this your trying hour ; and in your Hooting und fow yours. i could not stuud tho thought to livo branded a murderer und drug out u" awful existence in u prison cell or wear tho gurb of u crimlnul, for before (Jod 1 um not ono. Per my deur, beloved mother, I usk Cod to witness what f suy, und I suy thut l hnve not one thing ugulnst poor Tom Trimmier. 1 have told tho truth, to help mo God, in ull thut 1 buve told relntive to tukiu > his life. Trusting God to snvo my soul in a better world than this, i will for tho lust timo bid you good-bye und good night. Your loving son, sidney. liess, durling, tuko good care of mu, in tho fow duys while hero on earth. Good-bye sweet, durling Hess. * send u parting lovo to littlo Hess, Jennie, Ben und Doun. Truly, vour loving undo, Sidney, thk bonds hnockki) out. The Demooratlc Senators Control the Situation?Income Tax, Coinage of Soignorage ami Greertbaoks Will Furulah the War Revenue. The war revonuo bill bus been radi cally changed by the flounce commit tee of the United States Senate. The consideration of tho coirmittee's report will engross tho attention of tho Sen ate for several days, as tho provision for tho issue of coin bouds has been totully eliminated, und the Republican Senators for the most part will insist upou tho bond foaturo being restored. Tho finunciul issues involved will buve u strong inlluonco upon the full elec tions, and tho debates are likely to bo iutcnslcy purtisun. With the assistance of Senator Jones, of Nevada, tho Democrats hud control of the linunco committee and adopted their umendmcnts which include u cor poration tux of one-quurter of one per cent-, a provision for the coinage of selgniorago und tho issuance, of 8150, 000,000 of greenbacks. Tho vote to strike out the bond fea ture stood six to livo, us follows : Ayes?Jones, of Arkansas, White, Turple, Daniel und Chilton, Democruts, Jones, of Nevada, Silver Republican. Nays?Allison, Aldrich, Platt, of Conn.: Wolcott und Hurrows, It^publi cuns. Senators Morrill, Rupublicun, und Vest, Democrat, puired, Vest for the motion und Morrill ugulnst it. Tho amendment for tho Issuunco of greenbacks, tho eoinur,o of the silver seignioruge und the tuxution of coi po rutions wero ull incorporutcd b" the sumo vote. Tho Democruts changed their rate of tax on corporutions ut the lust min ute, reducing It from a half to a quur ter of 1 per cent. Thoy mude this re duction because of the uncertuinty us to tho amount of revenue tho amend ment would produce. It wus the gon erully expresscu opinion that tho sum would, even at this low percentugo, bo vory large, but there wus no opportuni ty for even approximating the ligure. This provision is u comprehensive one. it covers nil corporutions with u fow exceptions imposing u tux of a quarter of 1 per cent, upon the gross receipts. The exceptions uro churitable, edu oational, religious und eleemosynary institutions und strictly mutual bone lit associations, the exceptions exempting mutual concerns being mude so us to include only thoso which loun money to their own members. Building und loan ussociutions were exempted from the operations of the bill, but tho House provision deuling with this mutter wus changed, und the language of the exemption In the Wil son-Gorman aot pructicully substituted for it. There was some discussion of tho beer tax during the day, but it wus decided to leave tho mutter as it pass ed tho House, with an increuse of the rebate from 5 to 7J per cent. Tho pro visions in regard to tho tuxution of bankers and brokers bills of lading, in heritances, "futures," proprietary mo dicinul urtictes, etc., wore left us pre viously lixed. Tho house provision for u tux on mineral waters wus stricken out entirely. The committoo decided to increase the tux on manufactured tobacco from 12 cents, the House rate, to 16 cents per pound, und to exempt the stock on bund from the operations of the act. Tho committee also decided to re commend u reduction of tho tux on cigars from $4 to $15.50 per thousand, and on cignrottes from $2 to $1 50. There wus some genorul discussion in the committee us to the amount of revenue tho bill would produco. Tho estimate, of tho Democratic members pluced the amount of 8160,000,000 from the revonuo portion. Tho colnugo of the seigniorage would increaso tho amount to the extent of $12,000 000, and tho greenbacks would make the total $342,000,000 or $12,000,000 in excess of Secretary Cugo's estimate of tho re quirements of extru revenue to meot tho first year's oxpenses of tho war. Tho bill hardly will bo recognizable by its authors when reported, as it has been so generally amonded In both phraseology und rates us to make, it practically u now bill. There aro fow purugrnphs thut huvo not recoivod some attention. Tho changes yet to bo mudo aro only of minor importance, und will deal with tho administrative features, und in some, eases with the grammatical construction of sentences. ?A good doul has boon snld about the Cuban Junta, which has, ut present, churgo of tho insurgouts' sido of the nogotlutlons between tho United States und tho robel Governmont of Cuba. It is somothing of u misnomer to stylo tho body under Mr, Palma a junta. A junta, propely speaking, is u body hnvlng su promo govorning power, und such a right is not claimed by Pa'muund his associates In tho lust. Cubun war there wus a regular junta, but us It was suid to hamper tho operntlons of tho mlll tnry commandors in tho Held such un organization wus not creutod when tho prosontroholion broke out, in Pobruury, 1895. Tho present dologation, which has had its headquarters in this coun try, was appointed in Soptomber, 1895, by Gomez, coromnndor-in-chief of tho Cuban army, und T. Kstrady Palma, a resldontof Now York city, was appoint ed its head. To him was glvo authority to uppoint ministers to ull joriogn Gov ernments und to huvo entire churgo of all Cuban's diplomatic rola'ions. Under this authority Mr. Palma has appoint* ed ministers, of diplomatic agents, in Franco, Italy, Mexico and all tho Con ',ral and South Amorlcan Republics. So well has ho served his insurgent Govornment that ho hae been called the "Cuban Franklin." ?Tho man who is always discover ing faults In his neighbors can soo somo ono worse than his neighbors by taking a peep In tho mirror. ?The reason why so many men never do anything Is because they can not mako up their minds to begin till tomorrow. THK WKATHEK AN? CHOPS. Valuablo Information fur All Who Aro Interested in Famine; Opora tiOTlH. Tho following is tho woolly bullotln issued by the weather >uroau in Columbia as to the conditim of the crops in this State : Columbia, s.c, May o, i8i?8. The warmest weather of th curront season occurred during tho wok with a maximum tomporatu.ro of 0 on tho ?1th at Oilllsonville, wbilo cor tho State generally the tomperatue roso above !?U on the 3d, 4th, f>th, w.h cor respondingly high night tompouuros, but during tho afternoon andtx;htof tho 6th tli o temporaturo fell ipldly reaching a minimum of 30 on the-iorn ing of tho 7th ut Spartanburg. Tho rest of tho week remuined cool. Tho average temperature deqcod from 44 weekly means was 70, an tho normal for tbosamopelod is upp>xi mutoly 60. Light frost was not' on tho morning of tho 7th and 8t at various places in tho northwegrn counties, but in no instunco was.ho frost heavy enough to destroy vena tion. Tho rainfall for tho wook was o liued to the 6th, ou which dato tin der bhowers occurred over the on^j State, having oeen heaviest to l* northward of tho Santoo river. T rainfall waB light, and in many pla0< tbero was uono over tho northern an western counties and in tho southeas tern group of counties. In tho lutlot section tho ground is very dry and rain would prove benoflolal, while ovor the upper counties rain Ib uesded to soften tho surface, as tho ground Is badly crusted, making it dillieult fo<* sprout ing plants to como up. Forty-four places reported rainfall measurements of which ill wore loss than half an inch and but three of mure than ono inch. Tho average of all measurements was 0.42 and the normal for the samo period is aoout 0 78 inch. Tbero was a lar^o porcontago of bright sunshine ave -aglug 83 per cent, of the possible, and on two clays only did any cloudiness prevail. High winds, attaining to almost tornadlo force in Orangoburg, Flor ence, Clarendon, Lexington and liorry counties, prevailed on tho 6th, doing considerable injury to fruit treos, tonces, and in some instances to build ings, and the cold, high winds on tho following days bad a damaging effect on cotton, corn and tobjicco. Tho first portion of the week with Its high temperature, light winds and bright sunshine, was extremely favor able to crop growth and made a notice able improvement in the appearance of bold crops g? nerally. Duriug this time farm work mado rapid progress. Tbo^latter portion of tho week, however, was below the active growing temperature for some of tho principal crops cultivated in this State, for instance cotton which will not grow or thrive under 65 de greos. Corn has improved generally al though its condition is extremely varied and in but few places entirely satisfactory. Stunds In many places are very irregular owiDg to replant ing, and cut worms havo destroyed stands In many place*. Burly corn ou sandy lands is doing fairly well. In I the western counties a considerable area remains to planted, while in York County holds planted to cotton and which failed to come up to satis factory btands havo been plowed ovor and planted to corn. Corn that is up has recelvod its first and second culti vatton. Tho cool weather recently has given it a yeilow cast. Cotton did fairly well during tho first of tho week, especially on sandy soils where it is up to lino stands and in the more easterly counties is bolng cultivated and chopped out. On stiff lands the surfuce is so crusted and baked that cotton cunnot come up1 reudlly. Tho recent cool weather gavo cotton a severe set-back and a number of correspondents reported the plunts dying. Fields are reported grassy in Edgefleld and Korshaw. Probably more than tho usual amouut of replanting is necessary as whole fields aro being replowed and re planted. Planting is not entirely linishod, but the urea yet to plant is small and confined principally to the upper portions of the State, although planting Sea-Island cotton still con tinues. Tho region dovotod to this variety has been too dry for its best development. Reports on wheat continue favorable except that rust has developed to a slight extent In Anderson, Greenville, Le-xington, New berry, Laurens and Spartanburg counties. Wheat is head ing but tho straw is short. As oats near maturity tho prospects for a full crop diminish in many sec tions, although over the northeastern, northern and westorn counties its con dition continuos very promising. In Hamborg and Harnwoll counties a Ay has attacked oats, while over the southeastern countleB generally it hps boon too dry. Oats aro heading with tho straw short. Spring oats aro look ing lino. Somo rice is still being pluntod and tho stand, color and gonoral condition of this crop has shown marked im provement during tho wook. Transplanting tobacco Is being rushed to completion. The weather has, on tho wholo, been too cool for young plunts to grow woll, but this crop has recolvod no sorious sot-back, although in somo places cut worms and grasshoppers damaged it more or less. Swoot potato sotB aro bolng trans planted, but not as yot to any great extent. Draws aro not very plentiful. Irish potatoes appear tobe doing finely, oxcopt in Charleston and Beaufort counties, wboro thoy will not yield moro than ono-fourth of a crop. Melons havo not shown much, If any, j improvement and have not mado satis factory growth, excopt In Willlams burg County, whoro tho vinos aro growing nicely. Fruit prospects vary greatly through out tho Stato, boing excoeding pro mising in place,!, while, iu othor places there will bo nono. Pears appear to be dropping badly and doing poorly. Peaches give promisoof a fair average crop gonorally, and In Greenwood County tho trees aro overloaded. The winds of tho week shook much fruit off tho trees, although it is thought to the advantage of tho fruit remaining on tho trees. Tho crop of wild borrlea promises to be quite plentiful. Gardons uro backward but aro look ing well and yielding seasonable vege tables In abundance. Largo shipments of gardoa truck and berries continue from tho Char' leston, Williamsburg and Florenoc truck raising districts. j Cinch bugs havo mado tholr u.jfl poaranco on all grains In Chaster and; York counties in thoso sections whoro thoy did so much damago during 18?7J J. W. Baoeu, Director. ?If night air Is Injurious, hoi you account for tho longevity, of owl? 1