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the DARLINGTON NEWS, f 0BI.I8B» *YtETTHCE8DAT MOEMIMO HENRY T. THOMPSON. PROPRIETOR. f ER<9*‘M Per Abeb* ta A4tbbm. ••••••••••••••• 91.00 Oo® SooBt®* Mcond lns®rtton..60 snbs®^IBBt iBMrtioB.60 C on tr*3t »dTerti*emenUin§®rUd upoa th® most rtMOBBbla taraa. Uarricaa Notlaaa aad Obitaariaa, aot •xcredi® • ai* IlBae. iaaarUd fre®. DARLINGTON NEWS. A Modest Little Maid. I mb a modcat liUla aaaid. Who Ikiska it more potita To bid a bob “food eTening” Tbaa bid a bob “good night." Aad if tba hutnan membara Ara intradnead by hia, I aiwaya aall aa ara an arm, A lags "lower limb.” I am a modeet little maid Who aorar goat ta bed, Bot to my ebambar I * ‘retire” Moat-properly ioetead. Aad wbea the ehaate Aarora Unaaala ay alaopy ayea. The act which aoaa call gattlag up I daatgaato "to Hae.” I oarer apeak of feeliog sick. Bat aay that I am "ill,” Aad beiog in my dreseiLg gown, I etyl® as dishabille, la tact, I always hesitate To can a spade a spade, Bacauae, yon sea, I try to be A modest little maid.—Jto6«rt Grant The Sporting Reporter’s Account of the Wedding. Thesporting reporter of the Timet Democrat web seated at hia desk with a bad eigar in bis mouth and busily engaged writing up a thril ling disciiptiou of the horses to be entered at the Spring meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club. When the city editor suddenly exclaimed : “By George I I almost allowed that Thornberg Holiman wedding to escape my memory, and it is going to be one of the touiest affairs that has happened in Mew Orleans einoe the war. I guess, Bunker,” be said, addressing the sporting reporter, "you had better go down to the church and flx up the wed ding, as all the real of the staff are engaged. Do yon think that you can do the subject justice P “Yea, Sir.” “Well, go ahead, then, and give * tall and graphic account of the bridal party aad the ceremonies.’* The sporting reporter, with race horses chasing each other through bis brain grabbed hia bat and dis appeared. In the course of an hour be returned, and, seating himself, commenced writing. Wueu he had finished the report, he tnrned to the city editor and said : “I’ve fixed up this wedding in high style, and if yon don’t object, I’ll read it to yon ! The city editor had co objections to offer, and the sporting reporter began: “At an early hour the church, which bad been previously decora ted with evergreens, and the two tracks leading to the altar covered with fiowers as bright as jockey colors, was filled with a large crowd of people who were anxious to see the great matrimonial raoe. Soon the minister ascended the stand, looked at hia watch, and while be waa doing ao bell tapped and the bridal party was seen coming up for the start. The bride was a beauti ful little filly, with a broad, smooth forehead, on which rested a forelock of soft flaxeu hair, which indicated gentleness and mettle Her eyes showed spirit, aud although she waa eoupiod rather short, her form, from her welipoised head dowu to her sleuder fetlocks, was simply perfect. By her side, as site came op the main track to the miuister’s stand, pranced an old bald headed stallion, slightly sway-backed aud stiff in the joints, who waa evidently bar sire. He looked as if he bad been on the turf for a great many years, and bad made a good record. The bridegroom waa a splendid looking fellow, and stood about, 171 bands high, deep in the breast, brand across the hips, aud small around the flanks His b ir was a chestnut brown, and be had a proud look, which clearly proved that bts pedigree was floe. When the cere meny was over be sparred up to bis bride, aad as he escorted her down the flower covered track he stepped high with bis neck bowed, and the vast eono nrse of people expected every minute to bear him snicker with delight and see him 'reach down and bite the bride baek of the ear. The costume of the bride attracted the attention of •very one present, and elicited ■any exclamations of surprise. She waa attired in a handsome dress ot don-colored stuff, to whieb was at tached a dappled gray basque o! the same material trimmed with a sorrel fringe, aud looped with dark boy ribbons and roan tinted lace As tba bridal party were leaving the ehorch, the ” “That will do,’ remarked Uie city editor, with a cold gutter in his eyes. “Do yon expect that report logo in the paper f Do you imagine that yon can, with impunity, call Ool. Hall man a bald headed old stallion, with a sway back, aud bis dabgh- ter aa acknowledged aociety belle, a Ally witb a flaxeu forelock f Mo, sir, Ool. Hallman U an influential ditizen, and will demand satisfac tion. Yob will be compelled to shift the responsibility on to the proof tender, sod swear that be made it “bald-headed stall ion” when you wrote “benign statesman,” and call ed the bride a Ally when you pic- tend bar as a “fairy ” This will oaorotbe proof-reader to be mar- VOL XIL NO 46. dered even while he ie batebering some article, and the blood of an innocent man will be upon your head Yon mast alter that report, or it will not go in the paper.” A Good Move. (Floreaoe Tim®*.) Recently the Darlington Mews made an earnest plea for a day train from Oberaw to Colombia, and since then the matter baa been thorough ly canvassed by the people, and now there is a likelihood that it will receive favorable consideration by the railroad autboritiea. Hereto fore the eastern portion of the State baa been almost completely cot oft irom Colombia, aad that city has been unable to draw any portion of this pari of the State to herself be cause of the inconvenient night schedule of the traia, which were the only ones that were ran. The Board of Trade of Colombia has ta ken active steps in the matter. The action of the board is timely. The present schedules make the people of the Pee Dee section and of Columbia strangers to each other aud bar all approach to business intimacy. [Heny Herald.] We are glad to know that efforts are making to secure the running of a day train between the Pee Dee sec tion aud Columbia during the Fair. It is very inconvenient, according to present arrangement*, lor per- sens from this section to attend the State Fair, aud oonseqently very tew go. Attendance upon the State Fair woo'd be a means ofacqninug more agricultural knowledge than could be otherwise obtained in a series of years, it at all. It affords ns pleasure to second the efforts of tbo Darlington Mews in obtain ing this concession from gibe rail road. DAEUNOTON, S. 0.. THTOSDAY. NOVEMBER 18,1886. WHOLE NO 619. job mmumi Our job J®(j irinn bi i®»uppli«d with avtry facility- neceuary lo eoabi® us to cowpaU both as toprice aud quallt/ of wort, with nrxm thosv ol tb® citi®®, aud we guaraatea satii, faction in every particular or charge nothing for our work. Wear® aiwaya prepared t® fill orders at abort notice for Blank*. Bil Heads, LetUr Heads, Cards, Hand BN)» Posters. Circulars, Pamphlets, Ao. All job work muit be paid for £Peo be* Index.] The Darlington News, the Co lotnbia papers and the Colambia Board of Trade have been making a lively effort latierly to baveaday train |int on the W, O. A A. Road to Columbia. While we can hardly hope, should the effort sacceed, tor the train to reach this far, yet for the sake of suffering humanity we most baartily commend the move ment and hope it may succeed. There is no more vexation* railroad delay on this continent than that one has to suffer in making the round trip from Florence to Colum bia. [Marlboro’ Democrat.] The Columbia Segitter informs us that the Board of Trade of that city will take steps to a better line of communication witb this part of the State. We aertuinly will appie- ciate a daily mail irom the Ca|«>alf Push the matter, brother, aud give us the Register every night. (Marion Star.) We are glad to see the effort be ing made to have a day train from Columbia to Florence, and hope it will be successful. It is an awful tiresome trip returning from Co lutubia to any point this side ot Florence. ease clear from the groand and guess od its weight. He performed one of the greatest feats of strength ou record after he had reached the age of seventy-live years. He lifted two twenty-tonr foot iron rails by grasping one in each band, and walked off with them. The fails were resting on wooden horses, so be did not etoop down to lift them. One day in hay ing be wae going from the field with his men to the hense for dinner. The? were walking along the road together when one of his men, for mischief, came op behind him, and, by a skillful trip, threw Carpenter down. He gathered himself np and said nothing about it. He walked on to the boose, and after dinner, when retnrning to the field with bis men, they came along to the place where the man gave him the fall. He suddenly turned upon the man, and, grasping him by the shoulders and the seat of his trousers, lifting him and bnrled him high in the air above him and over a seven rail fenee, by the side of which they happened to be walking. The man came down in the meadow a row or more from the fence, considerably shaken np, but not badly hart. Mr. Carpenter was not a gigantic man in size. He was abont sia feet tall, and app'* .red mnch less than that, owing to his ma-sive build. There was no superfluous flesh upon him. bat the muscles ot his shoulder* sod neck seemed to be piled upon him, so great was their size. This gave him a stooping appearance in a crowd, a casual observer would not be likely to pick him oat for one of the strongest men that ever liv ed. Mr. Carpenter is living at the present time at Granville Corners, Washington i onnty, M Y., bis old home, or was living there the lust time I beard of him. He mast be over eighty years of age. A Modern Sanuoa. [From tha Troj. New York, Time*.] I propose to give yoa a short sketch of the life of a man who was little known outside of the village of Granville Corners, in Washing ton county where he was born aud spent the most of a long life. It is known of him and can be proved, that he haa performed feats of strength unsurpassed by any man that has lived in ancient and mod ern times, excepting, of coarse, the Biblical Samson. His name is, or- was, Stearn Carpenter. His occu pation was that of a farmer. Being uatantliy of a very quiet, peaoefui disposition and a member ot the so ciety of Friends, be never did any thing for display to attract atten tion, but the feats of strength be performed were done more to satis fy himself and to see bow muoh be coaid lilt than anything else. All bis lifting was done by main strength, without harness of aay kind. One of bis greatest feats was lift ing a box filled with iron, whion weighed 1,900 pounds, which ia eqnal to lifting 3,800 pounds in s harness. He lilted it with ease witb bis tisuds by grasping a rope or chain which was bound around the box to secure it. He did uot know the weight ot the box of iron at the time, and was afterwards heard to say that had be known it weighed ao near a too be would have |mt ou the other hundred pounds and lift ed the whole. At another time be lifted a cannon that weighed 1,400 pounds and shouldered it. At Com stock's Landing, on the Champlain eanal, near Whitehall, one day while waiting for a load of merebau- dise, he lifted a banal of white lead witb ease. His neighbors, when killing hogs, it Steam bapimoad to be around, would ask him to guess the weight of a bog Just killed. If it happened to be a big ane, weigh ing four hundred or five hundred pounds, he would stoop down aad twist his Augers into the bristles, aud in that way would lift the our- The President’s Double. As the ushers began to gather the crowd together in a semi circle in the East Room, awaiting the President's entrance for hia regular Monday reception, they gave a lit tle start when they looked towards lie South window, for leaning sguiust the pillar near the Green Room door was the tac simile ot the President. At first the ushers thought the President had eome into the room before them, but a second glauce showed their mis take, for beside tbe living picture of President Cleveland stood a lady and a little baby boy about two years old. The ushers turned to a number of newspaper men who were standing by and laughed at the mistake. Soon the President came in aud took his place, but the man that looked like him still leaned against tbe pillar aud gave every one a chance to compare the two men and thus see the resemblance. Tbe only difference was that tbe President weighed a hundred more pounds than bis double. At last tbe President’s fac s;mile gathered np his little boy in his am and call ed his wde, aud got into line aud in due time reached the President. Every one who has seen Robeson and Craue play the “Two Dromios” has laughed heartily when the two meet faoe to face for tbe first time and see tbe reremblauoe between each other. Or, again, a great many people have seen that nonsensical farce the “Two Johns”—aud per haps the President and his fac sim ile are better described in size by this contrast. These two meet af- leriunumerable escapades,in which one is taken for the other. They, too, are surprised when they meet face to face. When the President’s double came np to shake bands w th him to day, every one expect' t d to see the same scenes enacted iu tbe White House, but they were disappointed. Tbe President look ed at the gentleman, smiled a little —perhaps at tbe likeness—-patted the fat baby ou tbe cheek, shook hands with tbe wife, aud the erowd passed on. There was a disappoint ed party who had waited to see what the President would do when be saw the man that looked like him.—(frr. Baltimore America*. No Use. (Froa tk* Arkoneaw Traveller.) Backwoods School Teacher (to boy:) “How far have yon gone f ’ Boy: “Aint't sever been very far; ’boat ten miles from home, I reckon.” Teacher: “I mean bow far have you advanced ia your hook!” Boy: “Over ter this hers pic- tnr.” Teacher: “Why, that’s were the first lesson begins. You oau’t spell, can you V Boy; “Ken spell dog ao’ dam, bat ain’t no great shakes ou bird an’ bossily.” Teacher; "You little rascal, yon must uot talk that way. Did your father ever bear you talk that way T Boy; “Mome.” Teacher: “Tbeu I’m glad that therafe some cue whom you re spect.” Boy: “Mo usefa talk's that way beto’ dad, for he’s deef. Bf er boss wos ter fling dad be couldn’t hear hiaaeV hit tbe ground.” Grain and Grass in the South. (Marlboro’ Okroniele.) Dr. W. L. Jones, tbe accomplish ed agricultural writer of tbe Sonth ero Cultivator, believes with enthu siasm that the grains and grasses will grow in the Sonth. They should be planted early, however, he thinks preferably in September. A good strong autumn growth will bo to them iu tbe South what winter snows are in the North. On light, thin soils it is better to sow grass seed, withont any other grain, aud he insista ou heavy seed ing, with very thin covering, and tbe thorough nse of the roller. Dr. Jones finds that what is call ed tbe winter grazing oat of middle Georgia withstands cold and does uot rust, as far as be has bad expe rience of it His crop was sown October 30, though that is rather late. With barley and rye bis ad. vice is as follows: To some extent barley and rye can be made to take the place of fall oats—barley on tba richer aud rye ou tbe poorer lauds. Witb these cover the bare cotton fields during the winter aud save them from washing and leach ing. Simply barrow in tbe seed— don’t break np the laud aud in crease the facilities for washing When green these crops can be cut and fed to horses aud cows ; when matured tbev can be harvested, threshed and groand and make most excellent stock feed. Rye straw commands ready sale for fill ing in horse collars and otber pur poses, but tbe stalls aud stock yard may well dispose of it all. Our soils cry aloud for bnmas—let us take every opportunity to supply it. Some one has suggested that oats and rye might be sown together— if the oats should be killed the rye would not aud tbe laud wonld still be occupied with a desirable crop. We see no objection except the un equal ripening of the two cropa. but as rye will remain standing withont waste lor some time after it ripens it conid wait on the oats. [Ji>on tbe whole tbe soggestion strikes us as a good wue, worthy of being tested by trial. Tnrnip Pasture. (OurCoynirjr Home.) Few farmers in the country know the value of a turnip pasture. e generally like to take things too easy to pal iu turnips and gatbr-r tb. m, although they will help oat wonderfully with the fattening cat tie and sheep, aud most excellent for the young stock. Hardly a far mer knows what nice mutton tur nips will make, aud that turnips have made English sheep so famous aud the mutton so sniierior. There is another nse turnips can be put to of great importance, to make pas ture or total alter the frosts kill tbe grass, aud even after quite cold weather has come. Ou most every farm there is a field of ran out mea dow or pasture, which could he plowed np and fitted iu August for turnips to feed oft ou tbe ground. Tbe laud need not he plowed deep, but it must he made mellow, aud well manured on the surface either with yaii mauare or superphos phate. The eeed may be sown broadcast aud covered with a brush harrow or by the rain, A plot ot groand well fitted ia this way will afford a large amount of food, aud be iu a most admirable condition for any kind ot oiop to follow. We consider the turnip pastures so val uable that we repeat the sugges tion. It is a more excellent plan than summer fallowing. West Point Cavalry Drill. (New Fort Moil sad Expreee.) One of the greatest eharms about these fellows is their dainty and scrupulous neatness. They are scrubbed, psi boiled, sandpapered and hung out to dry every day. From the top of their closely crop ped beads dowu to the toes of their polished shoes, there isn’t a speck. Tbe collars that stand np like iron aud almost cot their aara off have a supernatural gloss. Their white duck trousers are immaculately spotless One short boy here is reported to have niuety-aeveu pairs of white trousers. Uncle Bam provide# them cheaply aud baa them washed for next to nothing, besides which every class in grad uating leaves a large supply to its successors. Tha short boy with uiuetj-sevsu pairs waa popular. At 11 o’clock every morning cav alry drill is held ou the parade This is very interesting, although not nearly so much so when it takes place in the vast riding hall, as it dees in bad weather, nor /at as a regular skirmish drill. A few mmuies before 11 a squad of troop- era lead out the horses. These ara nearly all thorough brads aud splendidly grooweii. Although per- fectly trained in cavalry evolutions they are none tbe lass restive and full of fire, and tbs cadets are to it that they don’t gat too gentle. Presently tbo bugle sounds “Boots and aaddloa,” and the cadets come tram plug across tbo grounds by fours, instead of the dainty white trousers and dndisb gray costa, they wear a serviceable gray riding dress aud carry sabres. The first class men have the choice of horses, and they of oooree take the wildest aed most restive among them. After the choice ia made they stand in line, every cadet with hh band on bis sad«lle, waiting for the word from the cavalry officet who superintends tbe drill. At the word every man is in tbe saddle at the same moment. Thsn the evo lutions begin. There is no rising in tbe-saddle nonsense taught here. They are ms do to ride witb long stirrups, their toes well out and their knees well in, and they sit like centaurs As they dash across the plain at a sharp gallop, a cloud of dust rises, through which the gray line is visible, accented by the color* which flutter brightly from tbe firat rank. Above the thuu ler of the horses’ hoots and th clatter of aabera in their scabbard* tbe officer*’ voice cats the air, » m' they torn aud wheel abont Bout times the line tunis, us it were, on * pivot and describes a half circle around tbe man in tbe center. Again they form two lines and turn ou a doable pivot. Presently the order is given to uharge withdrawn sabres—a beauti ful sight as they rush forward, every glittering blade at the same angle, the long line of men aud horses moviug like oue, wbeu there are uo needle guns and ohassepots to s|»oil this dangerous mausotiver —daugerous to the cavalry, that is. Then, after an boar of galloping and dashing aud whirling aud clat tering, the line forms again; the bugle is beard, the troopers appear from unknown regions. At the- wotd ot com maud every cadet drops to the ground simultaneously, the horses are led off in oue direction to be rubbed down, aud tbe cadets march off iu another, also to be rubbed down Cavalry drill is over. The Georgia Alstons Tbe suicide is announced of yonug Rebel t W. Alston, of Georgia, in Washington. Alston through the influence of Governor Gordon, was employed ia the sixth auditor’s office bat, thinking that he deserv ed a better p ace, he I became morose aud finally took his life. His fath er, Col. Alston, was a prominent man iu Georgia politics and a stanuch suppor er of Geu. Gordon, Col. Alston’s death was uo less tra gic than ihut of his sou lie was killed six or seven years ago in the State Capitol at Atlanta after a des perate duel with Uapt. Cox. The trouble grew out ot politic*. A strange fatality seems lo run through the male members of tbe ' Alston family. They have always beet, men ready to tight, aud but few of them have died wiih their boots off. Three uudes of tbe young man who killed himself fell in duels after they bad killed one or more men each iu similar encounters. The graud uucle of youug Alston, whose name waa Robert Alston, killed three men iu duels in Florida aud the Governor of that State of fered a reward of 42,500, One day there rode up to the hotel at Valley Forge, (ia., a man on horseback, wbo coo'ly read tbe offer of reward posted on the doorot the bote', aud went in aud got his dinner. There were about fifty men in front of the hotel. When tbe stranger came from tbe dining room he found him self and tbe offered reward tbe sub ject of their couversaaou. Several of them expressed a wish that they could meet Robert Alston, saying that if they did that 92,500 would be theira. Walking coolly up to them, with two drawn Derringer*, Alston announced himself, and ask ed any oue who wanted the i ward to take him. Mo oue moved. AI aton mounted bis horse and t rolly rode away. Death of Frank Walworth. Frank H Walworth, who killed bis father Mansfield Walworth, at tbe Btnrtevaut House, Mew York, JuueS, 1873, died Friday at his home, at Saratoga, M Y., of pneu monia, at tbe age of 31. He leavea a wife, tbe daughter of the late Gov. Brainlett, of Kentucky, aud oue child. He wae a grandson of Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth, a noted lawyer of Mew York State, and hia maternal graudiatber waa Col J. J. Hardin, of Illinois, who waa killed at Beueua Vista. Frank Walworth’s murder of bts fetber crested a great sensation at tbe tint a. He waa impelled to the deed by tbe tact that bU father from whom hia mother had obtaiufd a divorce oo the ground of orsei treatment perdiMteutiy annoyed the family by writing letters threatening Mrs. Walworth and blackening her cbkracter. Frank having warned him iu vain to doaist, finally, alter a stormy interview, shot aud kined him. Youug Walworth waa de fended by Charles O’Conor bot was connoted of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to State prison for life, but was pardoned by Guv. Robinson it 1877. Be was admitted to the bar in 188L Lite baa uo wretched uesa equal to an ill-sorted marriage—it ta tbe sepulchre of the heart, haunted by gboats ot lost affections and hopes gone forever. Stonewall Jackson and the Cadets. (T. M. Boyd, in No®. Bivouic.) My introduction to him, when I was a cadet and fonrlh-class tmtu, is hh follows In September, Major Jackson returned from hia summer leave of absence, was at his post preparing the second class for its course in applied mechanics. 1 wu* in cadet parlance, "a p/efts,” had been in school about a month, and had heard tr< in the old cadet* won derful stories of M^jor Jackson's strickness iu adhering to discipline. One day almut ten A. M.. as 1 was going to my qnaitersfrom theulu**- room, 1 was hailed by an officer, as 1 supposed, and called into a room on the second stoop of the barracks. There I found weveral cadets, dress ed iu the blue coats, with swords and Hashes. The one who hud hail ed me said rather sharply to a sec retary who was seated by a tab e and busily writing, "Make out tint requisition aud send it by ibisp/rix) to the quartermaster, anil you. fel low, take it to that office pointing to a room, og,q that officer there to sign it, uud then go up town and bring what it calls for. Re quick about it,l must have it here before dinner roll-call.’’ I touched my, hat aa I had been taught when 1 w|>uke or was spoken to by an officer, and walked bnakiv to the door of the room that bad been designated, j knocked, a cadet opened the door, aud asked what I wanted. I in formed him that I had a paper for ttie officer iu there. He took in the situation, and allowed me to enter, 1 walked up to the officer, who was seated ou a rostrum, looking at a book before him. Bef re he had time to raise bis eyes, I bad doffed my cap and was presenting my re quisiliou iu as ;»olite a iiiauuei as I could assume. He took the paper, give it a hasty glance, aud wi hout changing countenance, pointed to a tiencb near him aud ordered me in wait until be dismissed tbe class. The cadeta who were not at the blackboards gave me a signi.1c.\Ht look, and with difficulty concealed their merriment. I was woefully uncomfortable, but kept my seat until the reeita tiou was concluded and cla>s dis missed The offic r or iustnjotor then addressed me with a kind, pleasant smile on his face, "Do you know what this paper containsT” 1 had ris'-n ;om the si*at I occ pied and gtoou oefore him, cap in hand ; in reply to Ilia question, 1 told him- how it came into my possession, ami what 1 was ordered to do with it. That I did not know oredialt the officers, aud as the gentleman who gave me the older wore a blue coat, saah, and sword, 1 supposed be had authority. He said he did uot ueusure me at all, that the ct- dels were in the liab.tot quizzing the new comers, and some oue was paying a joke on niv. The order i brought was a begin requisition for bigb beefed socks, piok'ed crow burs, and a box of Byex’s best ci gui'H. I bad uot dared to o|>eu the order, a u d when advised o f its absurd nature my em barrassment was paintul. He ob served this, and to relieve me, ask ed bow long 1 bad been at the iu stitution, ftoiii what part of tbe State 1 hailed etc. Ilia manner before the class was stem, be sat erect with his coat buttoned to tbe chin, but now be was kind and pleasant, aud. I shall never forget my first encounter with Btouewall Jackson. Intemperance, [Hob«i t G. Ingiraoll Intemperance cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength aud age iu its weakness. It breaks the father’* heart, bereaves the do ting mother, erases conjugal love, blots one filial attachments, blights parental love, and brings down mourning age in sorrow to the grave. It produces weak jess, not strength, aickuesa, uot health, destb, uot life. It makes wives, widows, children oipbans, fathers' fiends, and all of them paupers and beggars. It covers the laud with idleness, misery and crime. It fills our jails, aud demands our as> lams. It fosters quarrels and cherishes riots. It is the life blond of the gambler, the element ot tlm burglar, aud tbe prop of the highwayman, it crowds the penitentiaries, and turuisbeh for your scaffold*. It couuteusti oes tbe liar, repects the thief and esteems tbe blasphemer, it barns men, consumes women, detests life, curses God, aud despises heaven, it degrades the citizen, debases tbe legislator, dishonors the sutes’iian, disarms the (Minot. It brings shame, uot honor, terror, uot safe ty, despair, not bo|ie, misery, uot happiness, and unsatisfied with tbe havoc, with the malevolence of E fiend, it poisons felicity, it'll* peace, mine morale, slays reputation, wipes oat national honor, then Car nes the world, and laughs at Ra rain. The Throat and Lungs are sen sitive organ* and if diseased should out be neglected, Hughes' Lang Cordial ia a valuable remedy for all pulmonary troubles. 11 gives speedy ami permanent rejifif. Drug- gluts keep it. Cash on Delivery. *' - -11 1 11 n — Topnoody. [From 111® WtabiBgion Criilc.] Mr. Topnoody threw down hia newspaper with n u uttered objur- gaiion, and looked across the table ut bi* wife. “What’s ibe mallei t” she inquire ed. “This confounded civil service re form twaddle makea me sick,” he exclaimed. "I don’t see why it i* that a lot ot men can’t do their only when it is marked ont clearly before them.” "Did you order that coal to day T she asked irrelevantly, but with t\ uew light shilling iu her face. “I beg your pardon, my dear,” he asid, picking up hia piper a^aiu, ‘‘that’s got nothing to d, wuii civil service refoim,” "Did you order that coal, I said’’ she |tersi*t d. "N no, ray dear,” he hesitated, “I torgot all about it. But IT do it the first thing in tbe morning As I wa* saying, my dear this civil service reform,” "Don’t talk to me, Topnoody, about civil eervfev reforei.,” sbo **i(| hotly. "What you want to devote your time and attention to is dome stic service reform. There isn’t a lump of coal iu the celi/ir j the board* are otl the side fence ; that back yard look* like a pig |M3H j there tiiisn't b-'eu a stick ot kind ling chopped since Saturday j you havu’t given me a vent of money it) two weeks, and the cook is goin* to leave in the morning. You may think that'* tbe way to do thing*' Topnoody, but l want to say to y ou that I’m running this administra tion now, and it you don’t atop fool ing with polities and attend to bun!, ness you’ll hear Irom headquarters after a fashion that will make your bead swim. Civil service reform indeed f” TopuoQd; never said a word t he knew better. A Good that Fruit Dera il is us a fcbr.fuge that Iruit has its highest value with both old and young. With the approach oi what the poet call- the mr-luncbnly days of the y ear, our bodies if not key, ed up to the pitch of (.erfect health, are sensitive to the changes of tem perature, especially if the air is sur charged wiih heavy moisture. At *iich a time we are liable to fever* and to chills, which Irom a neglect ed condition • f tin* body and from consequent low vitality may easily change to a congestive ami danger ous form, in this case the value cf tbe acid of fresh fruit is easily indi cated, and tbe result of it* use is speedily shown in the breaking np of morbid conditions, the brighten ing ol that physical barometer, the tace, apu the elasticity given to the step. Aa is wi ll known, our habits of eating and drinking tend oontiii. ua Iv to super exci'etueut of blood and brain and lo tbe development aud exhibition of the purely animal part of us. Too many of our foods arc admittedly prepared for the stimulation of our passions, and as lor alcoholic drinks, none will deny that they are need, even pore, be yond all reason ot safety. A” the doctor well says, th - substitution of trait for stimulants would relieve much of the need for restraint on wrong doers. This is certain, for our beads would be clearer, our blwod cooler, our nerves steadier, our impulse in re subject to reason, and life would be 100 per cent, bet ter than it is to day.—TAs Cuitine, Modesty. . (Church Meaiengsr fiplMopst.) Victor Hugo calls modesty “the epidermis of the soul,” and it is well saw). We sy upsthise with tbe yoang wbo «re bashful aud retiring. They suffer more than others know. But i* there uot danger of oar y onug, e*|»ecially oar girls, hemm ing less modeet than they should be f 11 may he largely owing fo our public schools and their meth od* ot forcing their pupils forward; but to whatever it may be due, we •barge parents to see to it that tbe home influence counteract it os far as passible, aud that their children grow up modest above all things next to morals and religion. Bet. ter ignorance even, than an immod, esty that vfetuallv uusexes and a boldness which, so far from being an advantage in woman, is a dis grace and a dishonor, Go the Jury Hays- ‘Well, Jerry. 1 see that you don’t keep y our saloon open oo Saadsy.’ ‘Bo the Jury save. And I under stand that y on don't keep a gam. tiling bouse, George* •Oh, no, Tbe Jury has decided that 1 don’t and they oagbtto know 1 ‘This jury system U a great iking i*i.'t it!” *Oh, gr*rat J The conn try oo old n’t get along wit) oat it. By the way, drop around at Mo. 134 eosse night and play a little.’ •Thank* i wit*. And any Bon- day you're d« wn my way atop 11 and g* t a drink.’ Bhrtner’s Indian Vennitofe is perfectly safe and easily admints tered. It ia ebeap and will sir* satisfaction. Try R, Mmi . hat