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NEWBERRY, S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL_9, 1891. PRICE 1.50 A YEAR ".,O ETRY AND BEING A CHRONICLE'o BY DR. 0. B. MAYER, II.-POETRY. "And it shall be in poetry, too," he continued the next day. This last wa, rather a hardy resolution; for up to the eventful Sunday, when Bekky Bright'a foot caused such perturbation in hi" head, David Hartman's ideas of poetry had been quite vague. The specimens of versification which he had studied did not extend beyond what was con tained in the Lutheran Hymn Book, and those insidious little scraps of printed paper found upon sugar kisses; but be always used the word hymes for the former and kiss verses for the latter. Behind the word poetry he thought something beautiful must be hidden, if he only could see through it. He was, however, at last evercoming some of the obstacles that withheld him from wanderings beyond the limits of matter of fact life. Often did he feel inclined to shake off the influence of his sister Christina, or Teener, as he called her, -an irretrievable old maid, as bitter as her own weight in aloes. She had for bidden him to seek the company of the girls, "Who," said she, "jes catches a young feller as a boy catches a June bug, and they ties a string to him for him to buzz around 'em ontel he can't buzz enny longer, and then they lets him go with the string a hangin' to him for a everlastin' hobble through life. Then they catches another one and sarves him the same way, and so on. Keep out'n their clutches, Dave. Ef one of 'em squizzes your hand don't you squiz back, or there'll be no help for you." He was beginning to doubt the soundness of his father's advice, who, having been occasionally van quished by his mother, often whispered to him: "David, my son, beware of wimming." Bekky Bright had long been "setting her cap," as the saying is, to catch David Hartman, not as a June bug, but as a bona fide husband. He was hand some and industrious; and Bekky, who was.a worthy member of the church, had no recollection of having heard him use profane language. How far she had succeeded has already been made known. It only remains to be mentioned, that in spite of the bitter ness with h rehended the conduct of young peopl and the cautionary whisper of b father to "beware of the wimming," new order of ideas and sentiments we: being developed in his mind and hear for the generalization of which tt name, poetry, was growing in farc a with him every hour. What Were b etchings on the colored egg? A poen r --the theme, "Love in a cottage"; ar the muse, to whom he appealed for is bspiration, Bekky Bright. -He was no tian admirer of beauty; he had his stal dard established, and that standard wi k Bekky Bright. He was going to writ b a letter,-it was to be in poetry, to and it was to be addressed to Bekk Bright. On Friday afternoon before Eastel David took down the slate that hun along with the almanac above th mantel-piece, and proceeded to hi father's gin-house, where he lail himself fiat upon the screw-swee: after the manner of sailors upon th bowsprit of a ship. He placed th slate at a convenient distance above hi face on the sweep, and after ponderini some minutes ventured to write th following couplet: David Hartmnan is my name, and singlei my life, And happy will the gal be wat gits to be in wife. But a moment afterwards, he rubbe< it out-all trace of it; for his conscienco 2" accused him of plagiarism, in mued as he suddenly remembered havinj seen the same lines on the fly-leaf o his friend, Martin Sawyer's Hymr: Book,-the only difference being th4 substitution of his own name for thal of Martin's: besides, it was too boastful for his unpresuming nature. He ac cordingly replaced it by a stanza whieb ran thus: When I kin read my titles kleer To menshins in the skies, I'll bid farewell tO every fear, And wipe my weepin' eyes. "Wy that's a hyme !'' he exclaimed, as he again rubbed out what he had written. After kicking his feet alter nately in the air, and scratching his head violently, he produced another couplet, which was more successful as far as it went: here it is: My head's a akin, my heart's a beatin'; .I has no wish for sleep nor eatin'. This was original; and possessed the additional merit of being true; for his restlessness and loss of appetite were the main facts upon which his sister had based her suspicions of his meta morphosis into a June bug, and whbich had occasioned his father and mother so much uneasiness about him. David, however, could not proceed another line further. He slapped his forehead, groaned, kicked and tore his hair, but he could not advance: the inspired labors of David Hartman like the Fayrie Queen and Don Juan was doomed to remain an unfinished effort of genius according to the usual meth ods of composition,-though the plan he soon afterwards adopted succeeded admirably. It is said that people in love are ex cessively irritable. The vast number of suicides and duels among lovers is p roof of this. The most trivial disap pointment disturbs the temper, and hypocrisy. David had no experienci in disguising the state of his feelings poor fellow ! he could not, for he wa, honest-..honest to eccentricity. A mo. ment after he had torn his hair, hE = the screw-sweep, and hold before him drove hi, gh it, - thereby undred pieces a: pane of glass. "I know wat:- "lie cried aloud, and "I'll be di- 't d it." So be hastened to the stable, saddled his horse and rode away at full speed. About two miles from Mr. Hart" man's, in those days,was thestore-houst of a jolly old gentleman by the namE of Gelthart. On the same Friday eve ning just alluded to, a party of severa youngsters of the neighborhood hac gathered at Geltharts for the purpos of engaging in the sport of throwing "long bullets," and discussing the besl way of enjoying themselves during the Easter holidays near at hand. WhilE they were resting from the severe exer cise, the clattering of a horse's hoofs was heard, and a horseman at full speed soon maae his appearance. "Wy dat's Dave Hartmau," said on( of the young men. "Dat's a fack," exclaimed another. "Some one or udder mus be a dyin' at his house," cried a third, "and he i comin' arter the burryin' clothes." "Wy howdy, Dave," they all en quired together, as David dismounted "wat makes you ride so fast?" "Can't a feller ride as fast he want; to?" answered David, somewhat petu lantly. "Oh, cirtingly," they replied, "bul how's all at home?" "Tolluble well," responded David "Good evenin' to you, Mr. Gelthart." "The same to you, Mr. Hartman How does your copperosity seem t< sagaciate?" inquired that jolly gentle man. "Jes middlin', Sur," replies our poet "Have you got enny sugar kisses left?' Mr. Gelthart ludicrously assumed the gestures of alnian endeavoring to an swer a difficult question, and then said "I think, Mr. Hartman, I mout havE on hand yet about six or eight bushels Kin I measure you out a couple o pecks?" "Only one duzzing, at this time. Ei my experiment turns out well, I pre haps may take all you have." Here, a loud laugh arose among the bystanders, and one of them looking mischievously at David remarked: e, courtin'. The thing is a gettin' mc sous fashionable in these times. Ther a Conrad Felsgruber a layin' hiss re liable to Suky Hosenstricker, and th t say that Martin Sawyer is settin' 1 1e to Bekky Bright, like a sick kitten a hot smoovenin' iron." isHad the hand of a corpse plung an icicle into his heart, his soul cou not have been more frozen than it w Sby this announcement. Pocketing I Skisses he remounted his horse, and le .. as precipitately as he had arrive a That evening he sat silently in ti e piazza of his father's house, more mis< Sable than if he had been condemned die. "Come to supper, David," said b ~mother to him, in a kind tone. g"I don't want to eat, mammny,"~ mu e tered the love-sick youth. s"Well, David," commenced his si i ter,"youjes oughter l.e ashamed of you pself to let Bekk-y Bright get the uppi ehand of you in that sort of a way. Au elook here, Dave, Bek's got to do a day sowin' for us for breakmn' our slate." ' Wy sister Teener, she didn't brea ethe slate. I broke it myself," remior strated her brother. "Yes," continued Christina, ''but sl was the occasionmnent of your breakit Sit. It oughter have bin broke ove your head, you saft-hearted nix noot! Iyou !" "Oh, don't be too hard on Dave, pleaded his mother. "Poor boy, hei not well. Go to bed, David." ~'He rose from the bench on which h was seated in the piazza, and passe through the house without saying word; but before he entered his littl room his father tapped him upon th shoulder and whi'pered to him: "David, my son, I have often saii to lyou, and I say it agin, bewar of the wimming." When he had entered his room anm carefully shut the door, he lighted hi candle, took from his trunk his writini mateMeals, and then placed the suga: kisses before him on the table. H4 then carefully zemoved the little verse lets folded, and attached to them. HiF next step was to arrange them in column, and then fixing them by placing a ten cent piece upon each one to prevent the wind from disturbing their order, he copied them off as they stood,-obtainiiig a sum total as here exhibited: Dear maid, no mortal tongue can tell How much 1 love you and how well. Oh tell me now, fair maiden, will you marry! If so, just name the day-don't let us tarry. Cupid's sent his dart Right through my heart. What is the use to be so cruel? I am sure that I will. Miss, if you will. My soul is dark:-in words of measured 1 ngth and slow I from my heart do heave a heavy load of woe. Charmer of my life Will you be my wife? Know then this truth. enough for maun to know, IVirtue alone is happiness below. I expect, before a week is passed, that you will Occasion, or a wedding, or a duel. Some people say, "to love is weak, ay. wick ed." - Bat they are those who've loved and have been kick-ed, I wish I was a humble be, And you a rose upon a tree. Oh, name the day ! or would you rather M1id of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh give me back my heart. David read and reread what he had copied; and at length sprang to his feet and wrung his hands with delight. "Well, well, well," he exclaimed, "this does beat the hollyhocks ! Wy, it's as easy to do as to fall asleep when a feller's got a gLod cawnsbunce. Now, jes to think: here's Mr. William Hou zeal, who larut me and sister Teener to read and write, and me to cipher, he now and then borrows books from his kiupeople, the Summerses, and not long ago he fotcht home a book wat is called the 'Dishearten'd Willage,' writ by a Mister Oliver Goldsmith. Mr. Houzeal says, it took this man nine years to write it, and half the time he was at the pint of starvation; and I don't wonder at it, for it to take a man nine years to write three hundred lines. Mr. Houzeal, he told me, it was in his opinion the poortiest po'try he ever come across, and he adwised me to read it. Well, sur," apostrophising his invisi ible friend, "I undertook to do so, and of all the trashy nonsense that I ever did see I never met up with its equality. No, sur"-with emphatic action that shook the house,-"I never did. Now here in about a quarter of a 'our I has wrote twenty-four lines of about as nice po'try as you kin find ennywheres. It's burstin' full of love;-and po'try is fit for nothin' else but for love and re lijia',-for songs and hymes. Ef I hadn't broke our slate I could now make' a cackelation,-but I kin get poorty close to the truth of the thing by tetchin' the pints of my fingers. Now, twenty-four lines in fifteen minits would be about one hundred lines in a 'our, and wat would a day bring forth? The expeerimint has turned out about as I expected, and now I shall buy up all the sugar kisses wat Gelthart has on hand, and gather together all the kiss-verses floatin' about in the neigh-. borhood;-and puttin 'em together like as I has jes done, I think that in two days at most I shall be able to show a piece of po'try of the length of two thousand lines or more as will throw midnight over the 'Dishearten'd Wil lage.' Thus soliloquising David hastly un dressed, and launched himself into the -world of dreams. [TO BE CONTINUED.] THE WORK OF THE GRIP. Chicago, Boston and New York Are Suffer ing from Its Ravages. n- weather continues here, and the rai rs ages of the grip have steadily grow lf more severe and more fatal since th beginning of the present month.. Tb ey official list of the department of healt: ap shows that the death rate for the pre to sent week is unprecedented. The num ber of deaths since March, compare with the number of the correspondini ad period of 1890, illustrates the presen Id condition of things very clearly. Tb as table is made up by weeks. 1890-firs -week 434, second week 498, third wee] s468, fourth week 419; 1891-first wee] ft 491, second week 709, third week 84( d. fourth week 900. e.The returns for tbis week are as ye r- incomplete, but are estimated as above AN EDITOR DIES OF THE GRIP. PLTTSBURG, Pa., March 28.-Nelsor .P. Reed, editor and proprietor of th< ISPittsburg Commercial Gazette, died to night of pneumonia, resulting directl3 t. from an attack of the grip. Iie had been ill-for ten days and confined to his bed for one week. s THE GRIP IN NEW YORK. -NEW YORK, March 27.-For the lasi r twenty-four hours three deaths wern d reported from Ia grippe, making a total 's of fourteen for the month. A WHOLE FAMIILY VICTIMIS OF THEs k DISEASE. -WINCHESTER, Va., March 30.-A whole family consisting of Adam Bar. ley, aged 64, his wife aged 42, hissisteI e aged 68 and his daughter aged 20, have 'died within the past week after a five r days illness of la grippe, followed by pneumonia. They lived near Stephen's City in this county. NEW YORK, March 30.-The health officials report eighteen deaths to-day s and eighteen yesterday fromr grip. Thi's makes 130 in all since the disease made its last appearance. THE GRIP LETTING UP IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, April 2.--At noon today but 65 deaths were recorded at the health department, as against 100 yes terday. Registrair Tornlinson predicts that unless there is a return of the hor rible weather of the past few weeks, the grip el'idemic will soon be a thing of the past. HO0w IT GOT ITS NAMfE. "La gippe"isn't the grippe, ad"h gripe" sn' lagrippe.Th wodi familiar but not high tonied. It is a French term for influenza, but the grippe that we are now troubled with isn't influenza, neither is influenza that "grippe". It is for doctors to tell us just what the abominable thing really is. Laymen only knowv by sad experience what it isn't. Never since the fall of the original Eiffel tower was there a word scattered so widely and in such an astonishingly short period, and the glory of the scat tering belongrs to New York, for the French paper here, the Courrier des Etats Unis, was the first to refer to it as la grippe when its Paris contempora ries called it l'influenza. The other New York papers caught the grip[e from the Courrier, the London journals got it from New York, and away it flew like the"~blizzard," until it made the tour of the world in the shortest time on record. But it is the wrong word after all. What Shall the Harvest Be ? Why ! What can it be, but suffering and sorrow, disease and death, if you neglect the symptoms of a disordered liv"r ? Take Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discove.ly. It out-sells all other remedies. Sold under condition that it must either benefit or cure the pa tient, or the money gaid for it will be promptly returned. It cures all dis eases orising from deranged liver, or from impure bood, as biliousness, "liver complainti" all skin and scalp diseases, salt-rhe m, tetter, scrofulous sores and swell-~T gs, fever-sores, hip jonint diease a noindred ailments. DO YOU PAY POLL TAX? If Not, the Auditor Wants Your Name-A List of Names of Those Who Are Now on the Books. Auditor Cromer, in accordance with instructions from the Comptroller General, has made out a list of those who pay poll tax, said list to be fur nished to the school trustees of each township for revision. This is done to see if there are any persons who are liable to pay a poll tax whose names are not now on the tax books, and if the trustees find any such they are to re port the same to the Auditor. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years.are liable to poll tax, un less exempt by law. The Herald and News, in order to assist in this work, has determined.to publish the lists by townships. These, lists are made up from the ret urns of this year and last year's tax books. LIST OF POLLS FOR TOWNSHIP NO. 2. Adams, .Tno C King. Milton Baxter, Brack Kelly, Mose Baird, Levi Knight, H Sidney Blair, Tom I,ake, Back Bowles, W C Lane, Jno i' Brehmer, Herman Lazenberry. W W Brennon, Howard Leitsey, Thos B Brennan, J B . lindsav, Nathan Brock, Thos H Lominick, Robt B Brooks, Preston Long, W Mark Brown, Jno C Mabrey. Wesley Brown, J J H ,baffett, Caesar Brown, W C. M D. Mnffett, Hampton Buzhardt, Antine Maffetl, Irvin Buzhardt, C u Marsh -1, M Iton Buzbardt, Cornelius 0 Marshal, Tom Caldwell, Birge Maybin, Jno Caldwell, Daniel Maybin, Rufcs, Caldwell, Douglass Maybin, Wm Caldwell, G B, M.D. Mayes, Jno B Caldwell, Nathan bicCord, Jim Caldwell, Wm C McCord. Stafford Campbell, Adam F McCollum, Jno Cannon ,B F McGraw, Jas H Chalmers, E L McG:aw, Jno A Cofield, Thomas Mc orries, W V Cooper, Baxter Means, Adolphus Counts, James Montgomery. G W Counts. John Morgan, Walter, Cromer, Andrew Nance, Albert Cromer, Edward C Nance, Casper Cromer, Enoch S Nance, Jas D Cromer, George 11 Nance, Milligan Cromer, Jno F Nance, Wm Cromer, Pressly Nesbitt, Charley Cromer, R Samuel Pazrott, G B Cromer, Silas J Piester, Dave Crosson, Henry Price, Jno G Cunningham, Sid S Price, L J D Darby, A Jink Reid, Ike Darby, Newton N Reid, lesse Harris, W H Rice, Godfrey Dickert, Melvin L Rice, Granderson Dickert, Wm A Rice, Jerry Dobbins, David P Iuce, Peter Douglass, Wm Rice, Shelton Driggers,.Jesse H Rice, Wade Fair, James I Roberson, Ned Feltman, Geo W Ruff, Davis Folk, Thos W Rnff, Walter J Franklin, Jno W Huff, Willie Franklin, Tobe Russell, Harrison Gallman, Drayton Rutherford,Cockley Jr Gallman, Orlando Rutherford, Miles Gallman, Sam Rutherford, Norridge Gibson, A J Rutherford, Sam Gilliam, Claiborne Rutherford, Willie Gilliam, Henry Rutherford, Right Gilliam, Jno Sanders, Dennis Gilliam, Judge Sanders. Ellis V Gilliam, Leonard Schumpert, Wm Gilliam, Neel Simms, Abram Gilliam, Price Singlev, Geo Gilliam, Sam Sligh, Jno Glenn, G W Sloan, ivison Glenn, Jacob Sondley, Lige Goree, Evans Sondley, Sim Goree, Jos H Spearman. Ned Goree, Stout Stepman, Wm Graham, Isaiah Suber, Aaron Gray, Ebb Suber, D E Gray, Henry Suber, Dock Gregory, Lawrence Suber, G W Criftln,Brooks . Sutr Harrison Griffin, Gist Suber, J W b T tiwanger, Abe Suber, Pierce fewutcs. era.. a sv4. '4-..zoo1S cea. to.thie.town and the. Haitiwan e W 2 winiei - Harmon, no Taylor, Jacob e Harmon, Tom Thomas, Andrew C e Harris, W P Thomas, Walter a Henderson, George Thompson, John Y Henderson, Kennedy Walker, Henry Henderson, Nias Wend. Wn H Henderson. Wm Wicker, Chess I Higgins, F W Wier. N Calvin SHingleton, Nathan WikrTL Hunter, W H Wila, nhn tinutchison, Jno T WiamIk SHutchison, Thos W Wlo,Cli SJones, Henry P Wlo,FakJ tJones, Wallace Wionran Jones, Warren Wlo,Gog Keitt, Jos LWls,Her Keitt, Thos W WisnJee Kennerly, Dave Wlo,,es Kennerly, Limus WisnJoW Kennedy, Noah WisnPrs kennerly, Sarn Wlo;mhna Keys, Paris Wrh.Dne Kibler, Jas A WotyHedrn IKmnard, Emanuel Alewne, T Weand, WmH Alewine,Willieer, JChes Austin Pter Wiafet, Jus ISely,Adiphs, aWinms Buthony Bery, oykn, ayin,am Jno A BirdFlecher Mayin, Savin Chapln, Wss Wison,rn J Clar, Dn Witso, Fran ClarkWGilorgn, Feored (ollins Bobon, Hnry Colemn, Hiam iMss, Jesse Cole, IVYWiurpn, JesseL Crooks,Orland Wilsoc, WJllie Cromer, Wisone, Willss Darby Luter Wilson; Thomas DavisWortshay Daiel Dawkns, red rs, endeso TALns To 03.c, n Alewine, Jn C Mecarns, more Aeigne, Edllie Mchrdan, Jame Auign, Petrlad Miardt, Jos Bigre, Adolpus Maodbm. Butrlr Bigney, JBokin, Roebink, Tnos A Bigr, Wdete MH bn, Sade Garown, Bo Fuf MAsideo Cap,iny, Hward Huf,Crac,e Ubicke, Andern Heas, Hyoveatd Clarke, Naan Mett, Woo Pa Calak, Era u Rthor, Fed Gilliam, Bob Morga, Jdge Clean, Piram snes, Jobt Cle, Wsaa Shurph, Rty Crookis, Orandolp Nance, Grant, Heomer, H Wal Sgns, aaytte Urome, Hamn Pope, Willis, HDrsn, uthe Si,Le,ih HDis, ss o Ray, Orando Henderso, Fam ed ers, Brow Hdwkis, Bill Ruer, JnoJ HDg ies, Kirk Suer Ricaonklmr HEges uer, Newtonchrd, Hog.New uer, Orland ar,Jo HEignr, Glenn Soder, anrel Eigne, Jm Jr ubebu, Talla ignr, Wae Suoor, Warre JGnine, Jaob Thom, Jo Gaeny, Hoary Rub, JHorc Gaeny, Howar Tucke, Howard Johneyo, Nthan Turnipseedmade Lyulok, Erasus hther, Wirm Lylesa, Juma W White, udenu Gilesa, Reuben Sahiners. EWmi B GLade, Pic V Sander, J H Kln, Iea Siiharp, ntne Glen Jdg Shlton, Wee Gayben, Btet Young, Bavidm Mawns, Mranop'Smm,tat Hentz, Hampon Simms, Willis Abndes, eny Joiho, GLvia Hernes, eton Johnso, Jimnd Hendrson,Ja Htu JoSube, Jno Fi Aodges, Jackso Jose, Jnt H AHbrais, NKik .JSe, Thoma Hodges. Wob L JSon.r Nwalke Horag. SNewt Suones, Petrlad Hoppm, Jis W Subyer, Wallard AJams,W W Jonn. Emanuele Jekin, Eacod Toma, Jo Jeter, Jrry Toene, Jno Jeteiron Howard Kecker, Rbta Johnst, Tomn Kennied, ade Baer, B Ths Lw,itPre,ient Baer, FMe - Witire, reidets Baker,S,CReueben LyeE,Whitne,Wt Baer, Wm V LWyce, Job M Ranks, Ephda Lileias, obb eaty utilcaleyIeWliga, A J Bire, J Le williams, Wadtew Bayir, Pr e r Youngl, Baam Boozer, JesrcCrckn,ntga ABorm, Edmond Johnsokn, Andrso ABramso, Dounrys Jcouo, Gih.iam ABram, F Clus o Jclougho, i ABramk, Js B Meanso, Tayor Fis Abrown, Presso J Johhs, cDH ABrown, oet L Johnson. Frake ABram, Bltos Jonler, Jer I Buekion, DaEdmn Morgn, Walte ABndron Noesl e oye, oni Bychrdon B esAen nra, Stpno Bykr, Chalein Nenn, aenins Byrd, Foster Nelson, J-ames Byrd, Jno Nelson, Wade Byrd, Julius Odell. B L T Byrd, Loomis Owens, Griffin Byrd. Sim Oxner, J D Byrd, Wade Price, W T Byrd, Wade Quiller, Joseph Byrd, W T Quiller, Preiident Caldwell, Billy Quiller, Samu Caldwell, J calvia Ramage, Drayton T Caldwell J Wi Ray, Isatc Caidwell. Perry Ray, Jno Y Calmes, F-N Ray, W C Calmes, Zach Ray ford, Monroe Caughman, Prince litayford, It esley Chandler, Drayton Iteeder, Tom Chandler, Lambert Rt-id, Mack Lhick, Mazon Itenwick, Charles Chick, Newt Renwick, Dougla s Coates, James Renwick, Jim Coleman, Johnson Reid. Mack Cook, Simpson Renwick, Charley Cooper, Minor Renwick, Douglass Copeland. Brown Renwick, Jim Cromer, Charlton Renwick, 31 A, 3[ D Cromer, J B Renwick, Mitchell Cromer, Jim Renwick, Ned Cromer Wash Renwick, Neil Darby, isom Renwick, Sim Davis, Henry Renwick, Thomas Davis, Jim Rice, Jared Davis, Jno S Rice, Jno Davis, Mack Rice, Ed Davis, Stephen Rice, Monroe Denson, James Rice, Tom Denson, .Tess L Roberson, Cornelius Denson, P M Roberson, Walter DeWalt, Ambrose Roberts, W arren Dillard, Dorsey Roberts, Win Dillard, Thomas Rodgers. Hezekiah Douglass, Simpson Rhodes, H M Duckett, Jno C Rutherford, Jno Duckett, Newton C Rutherford, Noch Duckett. W L Rutherford, Reuben Duncan, Coleman Sal er, Will Duncan, Jno T Sanders, Dick Duncan, Thomas San ders, Johnnie Duncan, Robert sanders, Lewis Duncan, Warren Sanders, Matt Eddy, George sanders, Robt Eichelberger. Jesse Sanders, Wade Eichelberger, sam Scott, Jno W Elson, Wm -hannon, Cay H Elmore, Olbert Shannon, S J Epps, Clayborn Shannon, WillH Epps, Coleman Shell, Robt Epps, Fletcher Shell, Zebe Epps, George Sherrer, Milton Eppe, Jim Sims, Hampton Epps, Jno Sims, Isaiah Epps, Jno L sims, Lee Epps, Hinard Sims, Tom Epps, Mack Sims, Wm Epps, Nathan Sligh, Albert C Epps, Oscar Sligh, Alfred Epps, Richard Sligh, Tom Fant, Henderson Smith, Jim 'loyd, Jackson Smith, W M Floyd, Robt Snellgrove, C C Fowler, Major spearman, J S Franklin, David B Strother, Frank Franklin, Elijah S Suber, Albert iarner, Joe Suber,Jeff iauntt, Texas Suber, Jess siles, Walace Suber, Jim 3iliam,Ted Suber, Sherman ailliam, Jack Suber, Zach H 3illiam, Pink, Swindler, Isaac silliam, Wm Swittenberg, Aaron lenn, Drew Swittenberg, Edward alenn, Lige swittenberg,Edward,jr lenn, Jno W Turner, (=eo W ulenn, Posey G Turner, Geo ilenn, Richard Toland, Smith, lenn, Wm Toland, Robt ;reen, Gabriel Toland, Jno ilyrmph, Belton Toland, Jess 3riflin, Madison Tidmarsb, Chas 3ritin, Sam Thompson, Mack Sarman, Tros L Thomas, Green "arrington, Reuben Troutman, Wm largrove, J C Tucker, Pinckney enderson, Cooper Turner, Tommy ienderson, David Vanloo, Neil ienderson, Henry Wallace, Albert ienderson, Isalan Wallace, Julius ienderson, Joseph Walker, Wm enderson, Peter Walker, Dan lerbert, Jno Weir, Peter liggins, Richard Well, Silas 1111, J Pierce Whitmire, Davi? lipp, Wm Wicker, J M 3ughcs, Frank Wicker, Walter W racks, Jerry Williams, Mose lacks, Jim Wilson, Jack lackson, Jess Wilson, Jima Fackson, Jno' Worthy, Herndon fackson, Sherman Wright, D A ackson. Wm Yovng, Ben ct~ ,?aI~ f tsrr or1 lessings. Nance, Jno TOTAL 298. TOWNSHIP NO. 5. Abrams, Ivy Z Kinard, Bill Abrams, Jno W Kinard Cuff Abrams, Tom Kinard, Henry Adams, Humphrey Kinard, Jno Cordon Adams, Jack Kin ard, Jno Joe Adams, Jim Kinard, Jonas C A dkerson, Jno W Kinard, Nathan Alexander, Milton Kinard, Spencer S Alkerson, Franic Kinard, Wmn Auli, Jno I H King, Walter Anli, S B King, Walter, jr Bird, Arch Lake, Miles P Bishop, Adam Leavell, E L Bishop, C Bluford Long, Griffin Bishop, James W Long, Luther M B'shop, Osborne Mack, Berry E u.10op, Thos M Mlaffett, John Bonds, Jno Martin, Jae P Bonds, Turner McCullough, Jno W Bonds, Wess McMorries, Alan Boozer, Wash Merchant. Stonewall Bowers,,Tom Merchant, W Ernest Boyd, Cross Metts. Spencer Boyd, Edmond Miller, Bill Boyd, Reuben Miller, Bobb Boyd, Thos P Miller, Ed Broolcs, Fed Miller, Geo Brooks, Jno, sr Miller, Isaao Brooks, wviil Miller, Jno G Buford, Carr W Miller, Pet Buford, .u M Moats, S Brooks Burton, Johns Mobley, Albert Butler, Newman Neel, Toney Butleir, John Oxner, Yilt CaIdwell, Jim OJxner, G M Caldweil, Perry Oxner, Albert Campbell, John B Paysinger, Tom Campbell. Reuben Piester, Geo Cannon, John Porter, Nelson Cannon, Moats Reagin, Jas B Cannon, Will Reeder, Bird Chalmers. James MI Reeder, Geo Chalmers, J H Reed, Bill Cnammers, J Spearman Renwick, Alex Chalmers, M B Richecy, Jacob Chandler, Green Richey, Warren Chandler, Lee Riser, Thos B Chaney, Nathan Roberson, Lewis Clark, Abner Rountre-, ON Clark, Alan Ruti, Hilliary S Clark, Boyce Ruff, Jno Clark, Clark Ruff, Reuben Clark, George Ruff. Wesley Clark, Henson Rutherford, Jim Clark, Harry Rutherford, Miles Clark, James Sanders, Milt Cl4rk, JLO Sanders, Spearman Coleman, Cresar Satterwuite, Bobb Coleman, Jesse Satterwhite. D S Connor, Hix Satterfield, Elijah Cooper, Oily Scurry, Hampton Connor, Berry Scurry, Jo Davenport, James 'Shell, Jno Henry Davenport, Jno L C Simpson, (.eo Davenport, - - i'ingleton, Calvin Davis, Alex Sligh, Howard Davis, Berley Sligh, Henson Davis, Bill Sligh, Wm Davis, Howard Sligh, Wm C Davis, .John Smith, Jno W Davis, Martin WV Sitln, Tom Davis, Morgan Speake, Tom Davis, Thomas W Speak, Turner Dean, Mason Stephen, Flemnming Dobbins, WillIe S Stewart, Juo Dudley, Lawrence Stuckmnan, Wm J Duckett, Richard Suber, Albert Evar.s, 013 Suber, Jno F~ranklin, Elijah S Suber, Mitchell E'urgerson, Win Sober, Sebe Clary, Henry Sober, Shed LGary, Humphrey Sober, Walter bary, J C Sober, Will H Sary, Perry Summer, W W , gary, Tom Swindler, Nathan llliam, Albert Swindler, Wm Jilmore, Alex Swittenberg, Allf iRiam, Bill S witten berg, Dump mlliam, Peter swittenberg, Wmn C uiliam, Sa ms Teague, A.iam iilliam, 'limps Templeton, T E uilliam, Tom Th' mpson, Mose lasgow. Geo Th pon a ,lasgow, Geo C Tlnl e 3lasgow, Lawson TukrJo las.gow, Warren Trn,Hey lasgow, Win Tre,Mno Blcan, Silas TunrRfu ;oree, Wash 0O anr,Rao ;ray, Calhoun Wec,A breen, Lewis Wec,obA greenwood, Dr Samp- htan e son Wltir,Eia ;reenwood, Gilbert Wlim,GoWse larman. Adam Wila,Per larrington, Tom Wl ab mt lairis, Richard Wiiiga,no layes, Jlack Wl~i in lenson, Henry 0O isn er till, Jerry Wlo,Mri ackson, Thos Wlo,Nwo ohnson, Edmond Wrmn e ohnson, James WV DWoka,Pn ohnuson, Wm B Wrmn o elns, TomWet,Dk Thompson.Adam DrinerCanTucer Jrore uce Commttee oftrMne Hey la urTa otdaunaer,Mnroe il Twrltit urner, byufus er Wn h ad alr er, iReaing qu an pesonWhfintmpn eat hWb s-sall ot b eliilliams,eera jr a.Thebil wil pobily ery e a Wilon Mati THE THIRD PARTY. Awaiting the National Conference at Cin- ] cinnati in May. [The New York Sun.] The political boomers of the Farmers' Alliance are now turning their ener- I gies to the work of preparing for the i National Conference that is to be held in Cincinnati on the 19th of May with the object of organizing the new polit ical party that is to sweep the country. f Their desire is to co-operate with the I Citizens' Alliance, the Nationalists, the Industrial Alliance, and all other bod- ' ies that can be drawn iut' ,he ranks, t and which are to be induced to send s delegates to the Cincinnati Conference. t Various committees are trying to construct a platform upon which the Alliance can stand with these other t bodies. The Farmrs' Alliance would e not accept the platform o'f the Nation- t alists, who, in turn, would not be satis- s fied with the Alliance platform, nor even with the St. Louis platform, I upon which all factions are asked to t unite. The preparations for the Cincinnati t Conference includes the holding of propagandist meetings all over the f country. Stump speakers. are already t in the field in several States. They c are especially active in this, Iowa, and t adjacent States, and they are hardly less active in the States of the Pacific coast. In this State they have begun operations and the New York State Farmers' Alliance is to be organized by President Polk on the 22nd of April. f The renowned Congressman Simpson f himself is to speak in this city next v Monday under the auspices of a branch v of the Citizens' Alliance. The New t England States are not to be neglected b and the South is to be thoroughly can- if vassed. I In Ohio the Alliance boomers are y boasting of their successful work. In b the southern part of the State weekly t meetings are held in the schoolhouses p and candidates are to be put up at the b township elections next month, with 0 the view of ascertaining the propects of a success for Legislative candidates at a n later period. c In Iowa the leaders of the State Alli- r, ance are anxious totake hold of politics. b When President Polk addressed its g Convention at Creston last week he h spoke on the subject in language that r could not be misunderstood. V The Legislature of Nebraska, both c branches of which are in the hands of a the Alliance, has adjourned without g adopting any of the radical measures ii that had been introduced. c In California, Oregon, and Washing- tl ton the business of organization and 0 speechmaking is in progress. c The Alliance members of the Kansas e Legislature have issued a manifesto, in d which they claim credit for not passing a sundry bills that were defeated by the e Republican Senate, and in which they C assail the Senate for its obstructive t policy. -Senator Peffer speaks very t loudiy-bout the political prospects of n the .lliance, and has drawn up for it a r pr ramme of action to be laid before 1 the Cincinnati (Ionfen- inMay b morethe..m raer, ba l _eneunp There is no way^of ascertaining the actual voting strength of the Alliance at this time. The membershipincludes a large body of non-voting women, and a large proportion of the male members in the _North, as well as in the South, are opposed to the formation of a new political party. ARRANGING FOR THE CONVENTION. CINCINNaTI, March 31.--Capt. Power, the national organizer of what is known as the Citizens' Industrial Alliance, is here to arrange for the national con vention to be held in this city May 19, to organize a new political party, with the Farmners' Alliance as the basis. He said last night that at least 10,000 dele gates will be present, representing thirtf/or more States. The convention has not the endorsement of the great Alliance bodies, but individual mem bers are taking an interest in it. Mr. Blair Will Go to China. WasHINGTON, March 23.-Ex-Sena tor Blair has accepted the Chinese Mis sion, and has arranged to sail from San Francisco for the "Flowery Kingdom" on the 1st of May. He has already re ceived his Instructions from the Secre tary of State. WON'T HAVE A. PLEASANT TIME. NEW HAVEN, March 31.--The Rev. Charles Hartwell, for thirty-eigh t years a missionary of the American Board at Pekin and Foochow, China, is now in this city .recuperating after his long service in the Flowery Kingdom. Mr. Hartwell said to-day that Minister Blair, in his opinion, would have a very unpleasant time in China. The Chinese, he said, are very proud and sensitive. They keep track of the news of the world, and are fully cognizant of Senator Blair's attitude on the Chinese question. A DEATH BED CONFESSiON. Miller, or Leaphart Lynching Fame. Tells About Rosa Cannon's Letters. [Special to'Augusta Chronicle.1 COLUMMJtA, S. C., March 28.-As predicted in connection with the death of WV. J. Miller, of the Leapbart affida vit fame, a second "deathbed confes sion" came to ligh t to-day. Thbis re markable document was made to Mil ler's attorney, John Bausk-ett, and, if true, goes far, towards justifying Gover nor Richardson's reprieve of Willie Leaphart. In this confession Miller e says that, being employed as amanuen- s sis for Patriek Cannon, father of Rosa t Cannon, Leapbatrt's alleged victim, he t heard of and read her letters declaring i. thbe boy's innocence. He acknowledges making the affidavit upon which Judge Wallace acted, and to having after wards surreptitiously obtained Rosa's letters and carried them to the gover- I nor. This confession, it believed, would b clear Judge Graham from the charge of a forgery and conspiracy to secure Leap- a hart's reprieve.o "A way ! A way ! There is danger here f tl A terrible phantom is bending near: g With no human look, with no human . t breath, n He stands beside thee-the haunter i -Death !" is If there is one disease more vi than another that comes like the A unbidden guest at a banquet, it is T 'Gatarrb. Insidiously it steals upon B you, "with no hnman breathb" it grad- ti ually, like the octopus, winds its coils sc about you and crushes you. But the-re V is a medicine, called . 'r. Sage's Catarrh Ia Remedy, that can tear you away from uj the monster, and turn the sythes' point fi: of the reaper. The makers of this won- cl derful remedy off'er, in good faith, a P: standing reward of $500 for an incura- E ble case of Catarrh in the Head. A et Sweet Gum and Mullein is nature's O geat remedy for Coughs, Colds, Croup, C Cnsumption and all throat and lung pC troubles.F. ar OUR OLD FRIEND JUTE. 'eace Between the Alliance and the Trnst Cotton Bagging Allowable but Likely to Take a Back Seat. ATLA NTA, GA., April 1.-The Far ners' Alliance and the jute bagging rust have made peace. The proposition of the Cordage Bag ing company to supply bagging at 6. .nnts per yard of 13 pounds, 6; cents or 13, 7t cents for 2 and 7% cents for 2 Las been accepted. These are maximum prices and com. etition may reduce them. It is hought that this nmeans- the sale in ,dvance of bagging for at least half be cotton crop. Heretofore farmers have obeyed the .lliance, although it caused them to iuy bagging at over a dollar per bale xtra cost. Now that the price of jute agging is reduced, Alliance men wiH dopt it. The cordage company represents all iut one of the jute bagging factories in he trust two years ago. The factory left out is said to be loca ed at Charleston. The action of the Alliance leaves the irmers free to buy cotton bagging if hey prefer but jute is cheaper. Few f them, it is believed, will buy cotton aggiug. Cheap Money. The people who would be benefited at rst by a change to cheap money are irmers and others who have property rhich is heavily mortgaged, and who rould be thus relieved of a portion of heir debt. The case of the farmer who as been forced to mortgage his farm a peculiarly hard one. His condition as been growing worse and worse early, for many reasons, but chiefly ecause most of the things he has had buy have been taxed, while the chief roducts of his farm have not. He has een forced to buy at the higher prices f a restricted home market, and to sell t the prices set in the unrestricted iarket of the world. A change to a heaper form of money wouldgive him %lief, provided he were able to pay off is debts at once, but otherwise his ain would beonly in his ability to pay is interest money in a cheaper cur mcy. He would suffer, in common rith all others of the hard working lass, from the inevitable evils attend nt upon cheap money, with the dear oods which such money always brings i its train. Then, too, he would dis ver, in case be wished to procure fur ier loans, that he must obtain them n gold bases, for the mere hint or the >ming of a cheaper eurrency is suffi ent always to force capitalists into the efensive position of loaning large mounts on that basis alone. In the ad the farmer would find that his last Dndition was worse than his first, and dat his very effort to gain relief hrough legislation which promises to Take "money lent he same esult-namel ,ssly in the usiness iR t Century Topics of the Times. The Law of Conjugal Attraction. [From the Review of Reviews.] Hermann Fol, one of the most em nent of living embryologist, while sta ing at Nice-the Mecca of honeymooi ing-had his attention attracted to ti resemblances between young marrie couples. The popular notion th: marrie<1 people "end by resemblir each other" was shared by F01, buth trained vision detected among crow< of young married couples characteri tics that led him to suppose a contrax proposition to be nearer the truth they begin by resembling each othe To put the matter to scientific test k engaged in a series of observations an researches on the photographs of yo~un and old married couples, the results< which we publish in the Revenue Sc entifique. The following table giv< his statistical conclusions: Resemblances Non-resemblances Per cent. Per cent. Tota Young...132. about 66.66 68. about 33.33 1~ Old......38. about 71 60 15. about 28.30 The vividly large percentage of phys cal similarities between young marrie couples is emphasized by the calculi tion that in marriages made at randor --by chance--the number of resen blances would not amount to more tha two in a hundred. Among the non-re semblances were included some ver curious cases, where man and wife though quite dissimilar in every othe respect, yet exhibited in common "eej tain traits constituting an uglines more or less ridiculous." Fy1 infer from this an argument in favor of th idea that candidates for marriage d, not fear the particular forms of ugli ness to which their mirror accustom them. After warning against hasty general zation from results so comparativell 'neagre, Fol invites other scientists t< 'ollow up the subject, and verify : nodify the following tentative conclu ions he draws: I. In the immense majority of mar. -iages of "inclination," the contracting arties are attracted ty similarities anc lot by dissimilarities. 2. The resemblances between aged narried couples is not a fact ,acquired y a conjugal life. "When the spring-time comes," we sually find ourselves drowsy and xhausted, owing to the impure and luggish state of the blood. To remedy his trouble, take Ayer's Sarsaparilla, be most powerful, yet safe and eco omical, blood-purifier in existence. rank Leslie's! Popular Monthly for April The A merican Museum of Natural [istory in the Central Park, New ork city, occupies a noble pile of nildings, he recent additions to which re just approaching completion. It is n institution in wbich every American ught to take pride. The most comn lete description of its treasures, and 2e educational work it is doing, is ien, with abundant pictorial illustra ons, by Mary Titcomb, in the April umber of Frank Leslie's Popular [onthl.y. Another seasonable article Carrie Stevens Walter's account of a sit to Senator Stanford's famous-Palo Ito stock farm. "Some Western Texas ypes" are sympathetically drawn by elie Hunt Shortridge, the poetess of e Lone Star State.-'J. E. Roessle de ribes historic Lafayette Park in Tashington, D. C., and Colonel Nico s Pike contributes a thrilling paper on the dreaded Octopus, or Devil lb. Other elaborately illustrated arti es are "Olives"; .In the Mountain aths of Savoy"; "Dicken's Bleak ouse"; "Some Memorials of Edgar Ilan Poe"; "Sherman aud Porter,"' c. There are short stories by Cecil 2arles, David Ker, William Wallace >ok, Bulkeley Booth, and others; and hems by DouglasSaden,AdeliaBeag S inm tjniani L.~giMe THE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION. The Legislative Committee of iegairy Blamed the Officers and the Board of Visitors for Innumerable Short comings. The investigating committee of in quiry into the affairs of the Lunatle - Asylum has made a report of its work in general terms to Governor Tillman, of which the following is a copy: CoLUMBIA, March 31, 1891. To His Excelleucy B. R. '1'illman, Governor: At the last sessson of the Legislature a committee, of which the undersignede are members, was appointed by coid. current resolution with power and in structions to make inquiry into and re-. port to the Legislature the condition of;, the Lunatic Asylum. This committee has performed its duties so far-asprtt=? cable at this time and we deem it bothfa. courtesy and a duty to transmit here with to your Excellency an outline~ the manner in which the work assigne - has been done, together with the resuir in a general form. 1. We invite the Governor of ther State to attend the sessions of the coms mittee, recogizing in him the highest: constitutional authority in all maters affecting the well-being, direction and control of this institution. 2. As the time in which the inquiry was to be made was limited, we asked his Excellency to employ a stenogra-:' pher, having in view also the further consideration that our findings or reo ommendations should be based upon-a.x full hearing, which has been obtained and which is now a matter of record with the committee. 3. It was the desire of the committe that its investigation shopld in no sense-'It be open to the construction of -an e' parte proceeding, this fact being im. pressed at and daring the examina-' tions. We therefore examined, under oath, all those concerned in the ma~ agement of the institution and thcese whose duties are directed by such man-: "" agement with an eye at all times to their official and personal responsibility; to the wards of the State. 4. The scope of our investigation in c udes in general terms: SFirst. The duties of the superior otl cers and the manner in which thesi duties were discharged, basing our ton clusions on the rules and regulations governing such officers, their own.evl .; dence and the evidence of attendantis; and employees, present and past, 4' the Asylum. Second. As to the internal economy of the instituticn and all its auxiliaries intended to contribute to its mainten= ; ance. Third. The relations of the number of officers and attendants to the result. accomplished, with special reference to the equitable distribution of work and compensation. Fourth. The expenses of the varou departments as obtained from the. cur - rent accounts and from oral testimony Fifth. The efficiency and value-o State of the methods now practiced, ?As mas compared with a heciTEt a oeidatnn _ - - L . A - 8. D o Rs e y for a development of its -ways means of self-support 5. In order t9 eal intelligently these grave questions, it was necesssy - to take a great mass of testimony, ta deponents in all cases from their eo_ nection with the institution being - miliar in varying degrees with the-sub._ jects under discussion. e-6. After a most thorough examnse d tion we find that the inmates or pa Lt tients, so far as we can learn, are treazei - hamenely by the attendants and wit - s a sympathetic consideration forthi s unfortunate condition. We have in ' v..stigated several cases of cruelis y from patient to patient and severa _tcse of vioient deplorable deaths, bht eteemisfortunes are not, in our judg e mcnt, chargeable to dereliction of duty on the part of the attendants. 7. We find that there is agreatdl di versity of opinjon among the attendants - and other employees as tothequty - and suitableness of the food provided Sfor the inmates and for attendants and employees. There is a great deal of testimony, especially in the male de s partment, going to show that objee 3 tionable meats are often served, ad - that there are other articles of food I which are not such as might be ex -pected, considering the liberal appwo 2 priations made by the Legislature for -the proper maintenance of the Asylum. 2 8. We find that reprehensible latitude - of conduct and absolute freedom from .i , restraint have been permitted to p , tients considered by their keepers and r attendants as violent, dangerous and murderously inclined, which condition - , of things has resulted directly in the a death of patients and the unnecessary~ Smal-treatment of others. These trag >edies, we find, were precipitated by - remissness or lack of j.udgmentafe due notice to the proper authorities 9- We find, as growing out of the facts as related by the witnesses and from the preceding paragraph,. that there has been gross negligence on the part of the officers immediately id -charge of the Asylum. -~ 10. We find that the board of regents eral important particulars, and that the preponderance of evidence further shows that the visits of the board have not been regularor frequent as required by their own laws, and that when such~ -visits were made the examinationis re quired of the regents were imperfectly ' performed in some instances, and in other instances that there was no ex amination of certain wards, to which, , from the nature of their iumates, their attention should most particularly have been directed. 11. We find an incomprehensible in equality as to the compensation- and labor of many of the attendants and employees holding responsiblepo tio00s. 12. We had strong evidence of waste, 4 mismanagement, and ignorance or dis- ' regard of its value, on the Asylum farm, the system of work there and its management needing an absolute revo lution.1 13. There are several other matters relating to our work which can best be understood by reference to the testi mony. 14. We were off'ered every facility by the superintendent and other officers of the Asylum in the prosecution of the investigation, for which we express our acknowledgements. T. J. Strait, M. D.. Senator. H. P. Goodwin, H. R. Committee Investigation Lunstic Asylum. Left Out Entirely. [From the Clothier and Furnisher.] Dashaway-1 stood on the corner for five minutes debating whether [ soud buy a bunch of roses for Miss NP or a necktie for myself, wh came along and saidhe the roses. --