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All, E iTABLISHED 1865. ==== - S. C AT 31 11C1 2 i,190 1.W JUDGE WITHERSPOON DIES AT YORKVILLE, "A UHIt1sr1AN OiN M114% AN. A TRUE NOiL..3AN." Deeplv Motrned at lia 11111omo -- irl. f sketch of aliti P"bile Services to Uirl State in Never..1 Calameltis. [Special to The State.] Yorkville, March 24 -Judge Isaac Donnom Witlierspoon passed peaco fully away at 3 o'clock this morning after an illness of twelve days with pleurisy. His death was as calm as the slumbering of a babe upon the breast of its mothor. His age was 08 years. Jodgn Witherspoon was an elder of the First Presbyterian church at this place, it Christiin g0n tieman and true, nobleman. N worthy obj-)ct of charity or benevo lent, was turned away by him and in his legal practice he never refused to give advice on account of the poverty of the applicant. During the dark days of '76 he was the lead er of this county in the re1emption of the State from Radical rule. He was beloved by this community and his decease falls heavy upon us. He leaves a widow and two children, Miss Lessie and Dr. William I. With erspoon, of Shellield, Ala., with a large circle -f relatives and many friends to mourn his dep,irturo. ISAAc DONNOM wITIERsPoON. Isaac Donnom Witherspoon was born in York and was one of the sons of the lion. 1saac Donnom Wither spoon, who was for many years sena. tor from York district and one of the leaders in State politics. His wother was Miss Reid, of Norith Carolinti. He belonged to the historic family of Witherspoons, of which the Rev. John Witherspoon of Princeton col lege, signer of the Declaration of Independence, waq one of the mo.t conspicuous members, and Robert Witherspoon, coagressm-in from South Carolbo another. The young Donnom Witherspoon entered the South Carolina college and gradti. ated in 1854 along with James Lowndes, Benj,unin I. Stuart, J. 11 Brooks, Hayne McMeekin, Rev. J. R Riley, former Judge C. P. Townsend, J. H. Whitner and others. Then he pursued the study of law, and on his admission to the bar entered into partnership with the late Wm. B. Wilson, and the firm practiced with great success. At the beginning of the war, Judge Witherspoon enlisted in the Twelfth regiment and served until delicate health caused a transfer to the branch of the treasury department of the Confederacy stationed in Columbia. York County was spared by t he federal armies, but suffered worse devastation, if possible, in 1871 and 1872 because of the brutal Ku Klux raids of the federal troops, when Maj')r Merrill, 1mn officer in the United States army, receive'd $200 re .tard for the arrest of every al leged Kui Klux, innocent or guilty. Judge Witherspoon had his hands full assisting his friends and clients. Not for years did the county recover from this draggonnade. In 1876 a determined effort was made to throw off the Radical yoke in York. Judge Witherspoon was nominated for sergator by the Damo crats and after a stirring canvass was elected with the legislative and county tickets. He came to Colunm bia and was of great service as one of the Democratic leaders in the senate in which the Republicans had 18 members and the Democrats 12, and were trying to seat Senators Gary, Todd and Maxwell, besides placing Lieutenant Governo- Simp -son over the senate. The strigle was long, but was attended wit,h suc cess. at last. After Senator Je'ter became acting governor, Judge With erspoon was chosen president pro * tenm of the senate and served as such until he was elected judge of the /Sixth circuit in place of the unique Thomas J. IAIackey. HIe hadl pr. viously formed a parln'-r.hip with Charles E. Spencer which was now dissolved. ,After set ling several terms, Judge With'erspoon volun tarily retired to private life and re sumed the practice of law. He was actively engaged at the bar at the time of hi8 death. Judgo Wdit hI's I ooln i Iiod A'Mi" Wright, dtmohtr of ( \\''li Im WVrighit, Who wvas the pro.-h"ent ml:d chiof blilder anl o%vm.l-of the K.in'It lniltaii raiIlroud. Ile had wt childron, Dr. % illiaml I. \\'itherspoon 11111d MIsS isho \\Ihertipool, toh of whoml, v;ith their mother, servivo him). 114) has two brothers livin(g, Dr. J. IIairvey \WitherspoI ad Mlr. -Jost.ph Rt. Withe rspoon. J idge Wit heruion 0 Was a consi r vativo man, a good Citizen a ind a Safe Counsellor. H1o had y friend ns throughout the Stato who w%ill be dIouly griev,d tithit ho hiai s ) soon followoild his frioni 1111( colimglnv, Judge W. I. Vallaco. Jmoge Fra,wr, atiother contoinporary in t ho recon struction and sibsiueitly on the bouch, died not fonr mothis zigo. The Southierat'i, 31..lisallipi %1ctiry. [Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 21 ] The victory of the S mthorn ail. way Company beforo t1h1 rIlreid comnlmaiiSiou of the stato of Missi,. sippi is i splendid tributo to tho showing made boforo the olllcers of that railroad. The cao grow ont of flho purchase by the Southern I? iilwiy compan.)y of the Mobile and ( i i > railrol, run. ning north from Mobile to St i passing throgh Miksissippi on itm way. The cry was raised Ihat the purchase was violativo of the laws of compet it iol, and t hat t(e Sal should not be invalidated by tho actioLi of the State Railroad comill lissiol. Be fore that body it wvas showni that the M.obile andI(I Ohio (lid parallel the Southern; that its north aild soulli line crossed th bout herti's pa1t andll West. lines 9cO at right. angles and that itstead of curtailing cmpIPtI tion it really extended tihe competi tion of the Soulhern rilwvay ms against other railways in the SItate of Mississippi. It was also S VsIow1 t.Aat it had never 1!en tho policy of te Southern Railway company to carry dead elds or unworked line-; that every milo of track was wvoi kod for all it was worth, and that, it was in this spirit tihat the Southtrn do. sired to entor Mississippi. Tho'plea was so straight-forward and convine Ing that. the Commission tinanimuously dismissed its action against the Southern. To the people of Georgia, to whom the working of the Southern system i4 so Well known, the action of thle missi-sippi commission is 110 Stur prise. Ten years ago the anti-rail road spirit in-Georgia ran very high. Since that time the Sout hern, under the presidency of Mr. Spilncer, has dealt so fairly with the penf.ie, anfd h 4s so promptly met every local er - t rprise, thait this feelieg has c<ny pleteily disappeared. Oilher rail roads have co-operated, and all paist ari tagonism has dlisaippeari d. This is true not Only of the political feature, but of the appeanls to State railroad commrission1s on ini portaunt issues. Mississipipi, therefore, is to be con gratulated up~on its determiirnation to euncnirage rat her than to antgonizo the development in that State of i e business and the Lbroad aind liberal spirit of the Southern railway. Bears the The Kind You llayo Always Bought Biguatore "Helen Ii~ Nation." When Mrs C.trrio Nation Desi res some recreat ion Or lively oupatimn With due deliberation, She makes a demnstr'aiIon Against initoxicationi. [iProm The Balt,imore II"rald ] There seems, indlec I, a fascinatIon To Mrs. Carrie Nauion, In her cour--o of muti lation Toward removing this proufaniation11 From Kansas' popliIon. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of She-WVhat is the term applied to one wh'lo signs another person's name to a check? He--Five or ten years iusually. SIVl ,i I l it I(M iaii VU, I we,-o i ort i ,101 .lj (J'r e- tie S l n Ii e , jl. (ll(( 11111in '.1il'l * I. ,o 1: ):itt ,1al i O, lInk !'r)1( i . h t .s, 114 (i'i.) Danner.lic i, w1) rat l rIi ng 111111 4III , ee oil ,v bean{.1jfu 1141 i~ii' wd Wit'111-Ilnll;t I )I tr1 ibute' t h->ira (LI barn, Ii ach11 r 'fthe innle :t Inwm, (l'Th -vl )f th1 Im ,i " Ilbr wI 1o fI :rnli Ifr n,a io o Ii in theN 11djutanlt monl of the l o n08. -er d11 - or , I <ht by I'II; . M tj , 11I erlj i e or'4 r, : I Il ei .. 4. I r i e1 gl o f ex Il ra t fromrm. ht o Irt;c i , w I'I ho fu I poI I I lo-m, w ich L havo cor v,d i n my11)N notil-bOok (IVer)' mwe I Il a : I r. It it; wurtIby of rve, ord ( t t th Iis ;on of t h l . 1e 1 1 -rodI x- ed I to (no a f, et anm i mu o mid martial oulo, fy bult tho World has 1.11mwn, and that1 ionth bwvn ats111 13, 1n. m . il of I i- f-pet. '. 1 ho firI St, of fhl l, tatit nts1110 i, provoln by th fa itct 111 ita v hoitlout m v IL(t a letis t o I x -I >doi atWints, Ith wo: ilt4.r f ilt words Ilyvi, In (the fifly years tinco the11y ver, wrilt,11 , rmeli ntid th holo V(.r,11, Find bei'n hitid ho'd ('n bN Eg. r i.h speaking pvol. vvI. wh,re I to :iebrato their h0114 d dead who >ae (Id aw ly iu Sai.lO 111 Cli. wanlhbtiol.ieods, th resting phico >f Englis hoes is mina by I-Ii 4 1 lbe111ju l) il If ,%t -11di3 l au pt f Iara's Imlt eh b Nwor df, anid y,t lintitd did not llow fr. q w% homl ,bo borroIel5d wlen hIl" wrwo the01: On falli's. --ermial euoigi lbul.d Th hi. - ki lt ent1 111*-. ,r: i, lnd -olory gui arlis, with " l ti |1111 r lid, The bivolil1e dif tho deu li P (ha ihk) HUNnyMolls Characlie, r 1f th po vm -, iasa bl...sing, Silet it 14 doubtful if Oti ft-eIld l overlS nIen >f t e U n i t d l t ts W o u l d h v * " d hto j lH in snch flivish faishioll ,t 1m111411111lizing th 1a, d of dho U11ildn Lriy, hid thtey bee rIe cogniizod in hm prodnevt of thm gvni1s of it s''l lier and oiie of lilh- othbmrhid(e. In ky e:se, thoy didi nlot know. tinld vtiy ntionl icemotery il Amoric mng gaillmd Other4by, Sinceo 1they lme lot olyk tho mlost a11propriat60 buit he1 onIly -'ppropriato-linles for tuchl at Mrposcl. 1b. Over 11h0 gaitoway of tho national Iwilltery ait Washing-ton tho famloul-s irst btaliz-1 is mngralvod, lind ther., Ce, le ' I tti V ft U I 1- rI c r nvty T n ' I hI:i, ew e lie w I hw .r of t t att daty Wae ''vi etry o r dh-at h1"* lI ht.: A Ih ! it0 , 1 ! e ll'et rag d. ()'cr :a l th ee iis, plai , (r I'vi'! !i - . , ! lit hwl agi ed I -- vk ne : i m , l f .spail.: Aid -;'ill ,-I. iomn W Iw ilt lewl, Sti ! e 1 1 het- r ii- 'h ; N.\dv i~L cV rt Ii 'tct iii S I] k I t h 1i h 1his -trne.h - m c l bide. 'T v:t- in lu, hour thh: :;'err commniaa (Ice 14) I 1t f ,, , ee '.-- t VO T;- 'l! w r li I Iis, ! v lw!o h i nd 'lY i I a ' i%---i to(of1'w i -- lot(, -f --'. (I l t- it[li- le. erVg ) t) li b t- urt-s r A d I I Ihe le iknd th -ons Woul I J ee I'e(t' i 1e' tl \e Thlt ir h1vt S f.)r "Ilry, to I. mally -et I'ti. "i 111, siew. ''e 'k -'er A Ii - t , I ra' s p :I i -I A I d n Ih I' l , in ky ha- SwvI t A h ie I mIll- in :d. ee-d t ehain1), r'ho rnv, W's veum ()r e ngk-'s liight, O r z-' buh - ivr' - I liilitive Illy A lle lwait' s cach sIllIIl l evight That- fro."n I W'k r that dread fray. is S .4o tho <hark alil hII14dy groun,, Y .- in 't, lit I h . r l ti , WhV re 0CSlI It ane' SIe t and t0lm UC IT's s un11d Your w lwl) h 11-role soil Sll i ho pmr ltter' srave e , Sh vinall .s fromi lI.Itt a r H v iches The a Tw, (if her br1-av2. Thu, 'eal l) th h ll, irwit rnll they rest, l'Is' r frfi I l( e ' ti ! l. i*oi it to t it'. 1 : 1 C . s I rea it, ( ) In .I I L : !- * -:, b i Ci - Ili (1 Initn.- 01 r ivc -ky Sluih- S,( e . w l 'h il here, \ta c lendlco - .O1 1'! !.4rt s wat ll The hi t- ronw!' 10 1n-1r. it w icm t cO-Om: d nivi sait ted de:tli Waer as tA hi0o<w wo gnvv; -\(i IaPlOe us 1- e :cl, L, I :. t et a 'hw hera:: pmho r giavl: N I- -hiiiI .our ,rl ry he. for,_,t W : ' fanio h r r(f i lt 11 tepifc, ( i no lr , - p ' Im.t i c -ed sOt, Whivre vah>r pr-Ouliy -.!UvpS, Yoll Illarble il y,o rel'V voive!..'s Ston e I d m g 'tIlt It ' mll! !a ui t- u, W ilen ltall.\ i vanlis'I. d gei lath flown, Th1W n: how yv ft-11, Not, w r ik, nor ei;aitge, nor winait. s lAighi, l ti ii -iV remliorn il' st dool, ShaIII diml onv ray of gif:r 'I light That glit bb syour 0. atl stuimb. ItOL.DINi 1'ti) 0 OFryggy.. aterlt cti n rr#,to A-,.tri' ey It-neralli o HE-o oi ilo f I j (ThuStat March 27 ) Ass11istant11 e to rn oeyjf Gnraisl nnter hasg rndere ite follow5ingt.1( opeio wie''tten b .l quet, ino regarnt tote const im oal provision11c againtejhiol ingeee (jIwoc cilc I. , whie he willl eo Iin. 011 -rfthee (leqtes (Itleof h cStt(, Dtear S:eiir: ton e'isi tb advied whetherlin a ero (can' hteld th licesfr' ofltl nogilstrat Iln' Un'ritedo Stte com-11 mis itn rI aet, ts he sam ti. A icrt ie 1I, s0~eeio 2e of1 thI e ons'ti,tatlion if lech;e proies:eIctE "Btino p)en sll h)Ohliwotioo hnr or proi tt 1( Ielofi at1)0 the saime time:l( Pided,X 11jThact a piery hohtlling05 antrcillicra atin'r mtistIratc e nd a nie tedt X rStates o.j mindsionvr aho' Xolr owithin te it val lind dow' precribo tho pro reqilit-4 and eonvditions for holding St t o ollice, and onlo of t.hps in I nt, Ith o:li'.holbhr sho.11l not, holdo( ainy ot hor ( liko excopt thilat. of nottary pub. 1ie 01r 10n (flivo inl tho militia. This smctioll is sistitined by Moeochai on niblie Oflicert, par. .1:0, anld a tho. roughly disvi-s"ed caso to bto found in i t i Ith Inid(. 1'. 22: (63d Ameri enn SI. RportS, p. 278). Th'ierv is also another conclusivo r" llitl a W hy tho sitinto person annnot, hIoL ' tho flices under discussion at tho Sinomm ii That is uponl (he ComienllW lav ground of iticoiipatibil ity,. As 1'ated by oursupviemo court. lin ex partto 1ilundwtro comnpanly (-19 8 C . .1), "inlcolinpittibility inr oflico , xists wilee tho na11tu1ro ansd duties of tile two ('1lices airo such its to reider it imoproper from consideratio of public policy for on011 inculmilbenlt to retitin both." It is uinncesstary to defiio aln who dtit ies of eiich of ttoso oflices, but inl gmieral Irmns they havo jeirisdiction inl iniernal roventio laws luil Statto polico regilations. Tho 111 forconent or oil ber inust necesna uily woi k to tho injury or noglect of thIe oelitr. Jin this iinstaeco tho prob 11bility thlit 'e1force rit of tho lawm of <e it( Sovereignty nity interfero wih the eforceieIVnI of tho laws of Ohe oher inay it) reinotv, but tIho fact tillit. such a codit ion is possiblo is Suilicielit. in fiuipply tho principle. Seo Stato V. Buttz, 9 S. C. p. 156. Enduraneo. I low inuch th ih tbat eltay bear, atid yet no1t Ienk! ti.w 1inuc tel le0h n1ay-suffer, anl iot div! I (lit-stion unitcl f ially pailn or. ache (1f tl (I body brings our end iore ntight. Death clihooses his own ittle; till tt is W", 11 All evils iay be boie. We sit ink and shndder at. the surgeon's kiife, Vach terive recoiliig froi the cruel steel, Vhow,u edges searching for the <11livering" life; %et to OIrl sCIs tihel bitter PIN1gs te That still, although tle trebIllinillg flesh he toilr, This also cin be borne. We see a sorrow rising in our way, And try to flee frot the approaching ill; We seevk some small escape-we weep 11114 pray, i'ut wlenl the blow falls, then our hicarts are still, Not that tlie pain is of its shailpess siorn, Biut thiink it cani he bornie. We windt( our life abiout antother life; Wei hohl1( it closer, dlearer thatn our ownt, Aniont it faints, andtO fat;s in deadly strife, I,eav'inig ts stunlined, and strickent, and( aelonte; Blut, tel! we do0 not (lie with those we* TIhis also cant l)e b)orne. lichiold, we live through all things famniine, thirst, ilereav'emtent, paini; aill grief anid mttis All woe ando sorrow%. Life inflicts its worst On soul and hdy', liutt we catitie die. Thongh we lbe sick, and1( ti redl, andl faird, tand( worn, I.o! till things cain lbe horne. -Good Words. T-ils Boy Took te Cake. A wellI-known' l'',giish actor trav eling to Hirmtinghtam b)y the Gre. Western Railway thte other dlay, onl aplproachintg HanIbutry begatn to feel ithngry', and( deotermtined to indtulge in onte of tihe buns for whiich the townl is famous. The train having pulled tip, he htailedi a boy, handed him n si xpence, antd conun!lisioned( im to get "'two Hlanbuirys,"' one of the two i:eing J ust as the tr'aint was abotut to start, thtat b)oy catme rusintg up1 to the car'riatge ini which the now im-i pat ient actor' was seatedi, and 1 hold( intg outt thtreepenice, excililed, with "IIeore's yotur change, sir.'' "Bthter thte chlange, whtere's th<c cake?'' roared tile hunlgry Thespian "They htad. only one left,'' re plied the boy, "atnd I 'il eatin~ that!'" "ManyS good servants 11a-ke ba< masters. Stay where yan 6eln1 . COTTON GROWERS MUST CUT ACREAGE. FA IMCRS OIF 0I 11il CARiOT,1 NA AS(IF,I) TO (PIMiNIZE, Mlsly 11411m of K l mu p Urg p P'rivn--'Tho 'I*&x (,f t ho u-nil fo,r Al leilinI lItje-Ik U4141nty Inamt-i by 'rsvotinni W 1b rn. ('Th0 State, INarch 25] Tho farmers of t It Soit liern St at es -thoso producing the cotton-are btiig asked by thoso whom thoy t liomelves havo chosen to tako tho proper sttps to curtail tho acrongo this year an( provent a starvation prico for tho crop now about to b planted. A short t i mo ago t ho Sout i 0e States Cotton Orowers' Protect ivo a1ssociation was formed by delo gaten from all tit cotton growing St.atm;, and Ilarvio Jord-m of Geor gi, was mado president. At that. limo it, was dotorinined to do overy thing possible to roduceo the atrenge this spring iii not only this but, other cottot growing StIte. A few days ago the planters of Vordory in this Stato forwarded to Mr. Jordan the following: "We, the farmert of Vordory aid surrouidiig vicinity, realizing the tecessity of reducing the itcrougo in he present cottoi crop now bling propared aid soon to ho planitud, not Olly to securo prices at, i liviig ritte, but to forco pricom oil tho suio basis of liast, fatl for thc cotton now on hntid, and seeing 110 Way by which t.his can be accomplished bit to ask ill the cotton grower to co operate With 11s a"d reutclo tho crvage on third, wo addr(ss you. If ill tih' farmers who rait-o ',(ton to ily ex toent will rod(uco their crtq) on)(-third, and Will shlow thoir wilinlgies to co opurato iii the mnvasure, wo shall tei' cotton (spo(s) advanwo within 601 days, and we shall rea1liZO ' cents for the crop now woon to I plitd. Without this we cannot hope for moro than 5 or 6 contis this fall. "With those gloomy foatires litar. ing us in the rice, wo earnestly o licit co operat ion in) tho cot ton St atow. Now we nak he premident of the cot ton Issociation to call i inlooting nlot later than tho first mNondity of April, to stev Whit call I (1010. "Now should the farmers feel nil itlorest inl this stop, or any other that is ealculated to advanco the prict of cottori and keep it up we heartily concur with thoem. he out look just 110W iidicItes taint cottonl will go down to a price that1 the laboi working for half will aba1don their crops arid we shall fail to get it gath 0cred. "These thongn are not imIpossibili Lios and nlow is the time to p)rovidI aigatinst~ I hem. "This in respectivoly submitted to' he fatrmers for t heit consideration."' President Jordain has1 in the last few (days written Mr. Wailb)orrn, who is pirenidernt of the( as.sociat ion in t hi State urging him to issue at call iand saying "'I shatll issue at cull in all the counties of thin State ( Georgia), and a.sk thart thei samot be dIOn in all ot the other States through the dliffernt p)residents or our State organ iziationis. If somnethling is niot (1011 to check Lthe downward tendoey of tIhe market, thle .'ottoni producers will be almost finIanc'ially ruined next fatll. No man c-tn pay tihe p)resort high prices of guano. mules and1( suplplies anrd sll Ihis cotton at 6 cents anId meet his obhigtione. 1iTe future wvork of tho neociat ion will avail nothing if anl (enormfouls acronige is planrtedl. Trhe fatrmors will lix the price of the staiplo (luring the next 30 (lays." President Withorn of t he South Carol ina associattion: has5 consequntitly issued the following call for the cot ton growers to moet in eaich counhty ill this State and take up the matter: To tile Cotton Growers of South Caro Iiniia: At the earnest request of lion. Hiarvie Jordanl of Gieorgia, presidlent of t he Southbernl Cotton Growers' Pro tect ivo associtiorn, and promnnientl farmiers in this State, 1 issuoe this call for the farmers of our Stato to meet at their respective court houses or the first Saturday in April to considej the advisability of reducing the acre age for the preseit year, arid atlso 1< discuss ways anld means of protect emt manlipiulatious. If the cotton ae"011ge of the South be increased, ti prico of cotton will go down to 6 COnts nixt fall, which iwil result in th great(st fiInIcial calamity that hum bofalloi tihe -outhern farmor in years. Now is the timo for action, becauso tho prico of the staplo next sesion will bo lixed according to tho acrvago plantod tihis spring. Let, every cotton farmer in this Stato attend these county meetings on tlie lirst Saturday in April, and dotermnin0 to protect thoir peoperty from utter annihilation. J. C. Wilborn, Pres. S. C. Cot. Growors' Pro. Ass'n. It may bo mentioned hero that the Sont horn isHociation is to hold a got. era1l convontion in Atlanta on August 81, nwxt, for tho purpose of roaching i deciioi as to tho host, mthods for tie handling and marketing of the crop now being planted. A iplommaic Afrair. A corain familiar type of Ameri can citizon is cleverly described in Frank Leslio's Popular Monthly for A )ril. "Tim," iiaid Mr. Gilhooly, looking pl) from his shovel to where hiis riid, Mr. lyan, watclied his labors from tIh iliado of a convonient tree, "yez ouglit to go to wurrk." Tim took the romnanti of a clay pipo from his imouth and rellected a moment b-foro ho answered: "Sure, 'M' I wud if I lil onlyv wtrrk to do." "W[hat kind of wtrrk would yez ho likin' nowwY?" ingnired hiis com pantion, wit hI a slight tingo of sarcasm hiis voico; "ridin' im i carriage or sortin' hunig holes in a barr'l fac tory Y" M'. tyfn rem1oved his pipe k)nICO Mor1 1111d spoko with dignity. "I wid liko to giLt a job watchin' other Mr. Oilhooly lookel disgusted. "'So wouild ony mann," ho roinarked sOtent1is1y; "blt if y010 had a woman and chidder at homo yo'd bo throwin' a shovol liko the rest of 114.,' "WulI, . haven't," Mr. Hyan an -wered, in i tono whicli oxplsed perfectly his opinion of his wisdom Iml iot sdl(](inig himself with obstacles t ) Ih i enj miiyment of leisure, Mr. Gilitoly doigned no reply. Cy A sit T" O3 xt . I. Rears the Iho Kind You Haie MWayp Bought Igt aturo Mn'.:(ure, Maigi r.ie for A pri. Two of t he special articles in the AIpril inimber of McClure's Maga. zinei, a1t overy3 fiti ing to this season1 when the no0w life of nature in the '4pring dIraws onr thoughts from cities, mierchiandlis, and1( men to fieldl '1md( wvood. Th'e first of those is a wVond(erful story of the beaver, writ ten by William DJavenport Hu lbert n'rtor a long study of the animal in its home amrid the wilds. Th'e an. thor's uaccount isl mfado compIleto by Sseries of pictures drawn by A. h?aidely'ffo Dogmore, an artist sent into the bPuavercountry for this pur p) )o by thel Maigalzine. Thie second articlo is by3 Martha McCulloch WVil. IiamlJ,anid in it she gives us a georgic 'on "Plonghing." Th'ie reader is borne by the magic of her sympathetic art into a duay's life on the farm, with smunt of clover, song of birds, glint of sumn, and sweet smell of fresh fnr. rows. The illustrationis of the artic!e are as (olight ful as they are distine Live. S. S. McClure Co. 141 lan East 25th~ Street New York City. Bears the lhodf Kmd ou laiAways Boug4I 8ignaturo The Fir'st Stain. D)id any one ever think how little it takes to stain their character? A single drop of ink is a very sn;all thing, yet dlroppedi into a tumbler of clear water, it blackens the whole. And so the first oath, the first lie, ,thme first glass, they seem very trivial, y et they leave a dark stain upon01 your character. Lookout for the first stain.