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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.