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DARLINGTON “IF FOR THE LIBERTY OF THE WORLD WE CAN DO ANYTHING VOL. II. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 18J)2. NO. 35. JUST TMMT-OTE mR8 AfiO Tie War Bttweei States was BfKM. April 12th! Thirty-one years ago on-this day the first gnn sounded the prelude to the great war drama, the curtain of which fell four years after ward on the dead lx (dies of nearly a million of the actors and a loss of billions of dollars. The echo of the last stroke of four from the historic chimes of St Mich ael’s had scarcely died away, .when a group of soldiers gathered around a mortar in Fort Johnson, Charleston harbor, and waited, watch in hand, for the moment when the signal should sound the tocsin of mil war and the death knell of eighty years of peace. A half hour later, obe dient to the orders from Gen Beau regard, followed a flash of light, the thunder of a gun and aneleren inch shell traced its pathway towards Fort Sumter with a long, thin Hue of fire. Another quickly succeeded, and the chorus of battle began. The first of these shells was fired by Capt. George S. James, the second by Lieut. Hampton Gibbes. Among the officers in the mortar battery were Col. Janies II. Chestnut, ex-Uuited States Senator, Captain Stephen D. Lee, subsequently a lieu tenant general, and Col. Alexander 11. Chisolm. These officers were the aides of Gen. Beauregard, by whom his final note to Maj. Anderson had been conveyed to the fort. No pen, tongue or canvas can accu rately i>ortray the scenes of that April morning in the city of Charles ton, when the inhabitants were start led from their slumbers by the first guns. Lights flashed, as if by magic, from the windows of every house,and in the t winkling of an eye an agitated mass of jieople were rushing toward the water fronts of the city. Grave citizens, usually distinguished lie t heir dignity, hurried along the streets dressing while they ran and madly shouting hurrahs. There were men without coats, women without hats and children in their nightgowns, all hastening to the same [xiint of view. The fashionable promenade known as “The Battery,” presented a con glomeration of persons in dishabille, who. at any other time, would not have thought of violating the soeial conventionalities of attire. And there, with pale faces and eyes sharp ened by the strange fascination of the scene, the multitude remained hour after hour, peering into the darkness and watching the progress of the fight by the flashing of the guns. lu a few minutes all the batteries that environed Fort Sumter had 0|H*ned fire, or to use the words of General Ripley, then commanding one of the islands, “ring their break fast liell for Major Anderson,” but it was two hours liefnre the latter re sponded to the call. Hardly, however, had objects of the low coast lieconie well defined among the shadows of the morning, When, as if wrathful from enforced delay, there suddenly poured from the parapet and casements of Fort Klim tot tl storm of iron hail. The Itlnriiinr Instantly ran through the eily “Fort Sumter has opened fire.” The battle now raged with fury, and the fiery messengers from laith sides followed each other with spiritel haste. Short, sharp spurts of flitme told of bursting shells in and around the Iteleagnred fortress over which float ed the only flag of the stars and stripes to lie found on the soil of Kouth Carolina, while splashes of aprav or clouds of crumbled brick marked the ugly force of round shot striking its fare. Dispatches were received hourly by Beauregard, the conimander-in chief, and communicated to the peo ple by bulletins At first the proud Carolinians were inclined to relad at the authority of a strange commander but there was something in the proud physiognomy, the dark eye, Arm lip and massive chin of the great Creole that told of hidden |>o\verand inspired confident c. ami it was not long before thele r •« f Conln rasnnd Churnbusco was enthroned in the hearts of the people. A curious blending of humanity Was to lie observed among those who tnanned I lie Confederate fortifications In their shirt sleeves, with heads hare hnd features smoke-begrimed, work ing heavy Guns, were the gentlemen Whom yon met only a few days liefore Ut the Charleston club, elegant types of wealth and leisure. Here was a ylergyumn and sum* of bis deacons, there a bank president and clerks, and yonder a group of planters who could give you more points on theage and quality of wine than on military tactics. Many of these gentl-men mver had heard a shotted gun before that day, and yet, with a mixture of chivalry and recklessness, would spring to the •ircst of the earthworks after each fire to watch the effect of their aim and then cheer for Maj. Anderson as his answering missiles came shrieking back. The aggregated wealth of the companies might have been counted by the millions, and the old historic names of the State, Rntlcdge, Rave- nel, Pinckney, Lawrence, Huger, Rhett, Calhoun. Middleton, Maui- gault, Hampton, Preston and others, answered to the roll call “here.” Col. Thomas Sumter, the grand son of “the Gamecock of the Revolu tion,” after whom the fort named in 183J, was a piivate in the Palmetto Guards; ex-Governor John L. Man ning, grandson of one of t he conspic uous heroes of Eutaw, was also a pri vate. The venerable Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia, seventy-four years of age, was a private, and having traveled all the way from Virginia for the purpose, was allowed to fire the first shot against Fort Sumter from what is known as the iron battery. Fires were kept blazing in Charles ton harbor during the night for the purpose of detecting the launches of the distant fleet, if an attempt should be made to relieve the garrison. The second day was ushered in clear and bright, and the air was la den with the perfume of earlyspring flowers. The flags of both the contest ants were flying with stately defiance, and as the first sunbeams touched their folds the thundering intona tions of the heavy artillery told the listening multitude of the renewed strife. The garrison of Fort Sumter were on their last rations. Thei.* break fast that morning consisted of pork and rice, the last of the rice lieing seived at that meal. After this meagre breakfast, the first relief under Capt, Abner Doubledav and Lieut, G. \V. Knioer, o|*ened the re turn tire. This was about 7 o’clock. From Fort Moultrie General Rip ley was throwing hot-shot, and about 8 a tall, steadily ascending column of smoke was observable on the south ern portion of Sumter. First it was thin and pale, but every moment it grew darker until, shooting out from the base of the black pillar, great yellow tongues of fiaiues could lie seen lapping the tops of the barracks and officers’ quarters. The first im pression was that Major Anderson was signaling the fleet, consisting of eight war vessels and 1,380 nicu which hnd been sent to the rescue, but had remained idly at anchor and made no sign of help. At 10 o’clock the fire reached a magazine of shells and grenades and a terrible explosion ensued Hint caused many a heart to stand still, for the men in that beleagercd and burning fort had many friends in Charleston who were watching it with the keenest Interest, When the explosion took place a young girl who was present with a party of her schoolmates, was seen to throw up her arms wildly in the air and exclaim, “Oh, God my brother!” She wag the sister of Lieut, Jeff C. Davis, one of Maj. Anderson’s officers, who afterwards Wamc a Cniongen eral. During all this trying period when, the fort was in flames, and the air like a blast from a crater, Maj. An derson continued to send occasional shots to the different batteries around him us if to show to the world that ! he “died game.” At every flash from the muzzles of his guns the Confed- 11 rates would send up cheer after cheer for the gallant defender of the fort. Three times the flag was lowered ' as a signal of distress to the Federal flirt in the oiling, but no response ] followed, and it was left to Beaurc I ;rurd to render the mere'f il assistant e I ° 1 for which a call had iK-eii made ; ('apt Stephen D. lar, Col. \V. I’orch- jer Miles and Roger A. I’ryor were j dispatched ujiuii the errand. At 1 o'clock a shot from Nulli- : van’s Islind severed the flagstaff and brought down the stars and stripes. They were replaced, however in about fifteen minutes by Private Hart, of New York, under circumstances of great daring. At the reappearance of the flag the laiat with the aides of Beaure gard, who had lieen seat to offer ns- sistauce, turned back,'but meanwhile cx-Senator Wigfall, of Texas, a vol untary aide of Beauregard, accom panied by Private Gourdin, of the Palmetto Guards, pushed off from Morris Island in a small boat, and, showing a white handkerchief on the point of his sword, proceeded to Fort Sumter. Being conducted to Maj. Anderson he complimented that offi cer on his gallant defense, and stated that to continue the conflict under the circumstances would be tounnec- cessarily risk the lives of his men under his command without com mensurate results, Col. Wigfall, said that the troops would cease firing ns soon as the flags were lowered, and he offered the terms of surrender submitted by Beauregard. “Then,” said Major Anderson, “I must surt render; I have no other resource; we arc all in flames, and my men will shortly suffocate.” Accordingly at 1.05 o'clock on the 13th of April the stars and stripes were lowered, tiring ceased and Fort Sumter virtually passed into the possession of the Southern Confed eracy. The appearance of the fort at that time defies description. At every turn the eye rested upon ruin. Fort Moultrie also bore evidence of the careful attention paid to it by the Federal arlillcrists. It was here that Capt, John Mitchell, Jr., son of the Irish patriot, for the first time dis tinguished himself as an officer. Strange to*say, notwithstanding all this exchange of iron compliment, not a single life was lost. The evacuation of Fort Sumter took place nliout noon on Sunday, April 1-1, and the garrison took its departure on the steamship I sable. Dressed in full uniform and wearing their side arms, they marched out to the tunc of Yankee Doodle. Maj. Anderson looked careworn and des pondent, He was a fine specimen of an American officer and gentleman, and no one more keenly than General Beauregard, his associate in arms, sympathized with the gallant soldier in Hie bitter mortification of the hour. Maj. Anderson, in common with ail the oflieers of the fort, had lieen the recipient of Charleston’s choicest hos pitality. The flag had lieen saluted by the AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. PAYNE. He Is Asked to Substantiate Certain Assertions In Regard to the Late Governor Orr, which Appear to One who Knew Orr well to be En tirely False. Washikot )X, April 19,1892. Dear Sir: A friend has sent me a copy of the Register of the 10th in stant, wherein, under the headline of “Reminiscences and Recollections,” I observe a letter signed by von to the Cotton Plant, and dated March 25, ult, in which you assert that in Col umbia at a public meeting of Re publicans “to congratulate each other on the fact that North Carolina had just cast her vote for Gen. Grant,” you heard Governor James L. Orr make a speech in which “he said th e Southern |ieoplc generally ought to congratulate themselves that they were not hung to a man as traitors and rebels, and that they ought to he exuberantly thankful that they had fallen into the hands of such mag nanimous conquerors; that it was now the manifest duty of the Southern people to put forever behind them t he history and traditions of which they had heretofore lieen so proud, and conic forward into the new light of the now gospel of carpet-bag evangelization, as North Carolina bad done, and a great deal of the same kind of talk.” From the jR-riod of Governor Hit's candidacy for Governo.1 in 1833 until he sailed for Kt, Petersburg as min ister of the Cnitcd States in 1873 my relations with him were very close and intimate. In 1838 I suggested his name and secured his election as Judge of the 8lh circuit, and until he received in Iowa my telegram of his election he was not aware that his name had been considered in connec tion with the position. My recollec tion is that he received every vote of both Di moernts and Republicans. He did not accept it, however, until tlie almost unanimous and most ur gent request of the Bar of the circuit led him to feel that it was his duty to do so and to decline a most, desira ble professional offer in St. Louis with the guarantee of an income more than double the salarv as Judge Baptist Responsibility. g necessary traveling discharge of fifty guns. A gentle-j afte ,. ,i 0( i nc ti„ man standing near Maj. Anderson asked if thirty-four, the usual num ber, was not sufficient, “No,” re plied the old soldier, bursting into tears, “It should be a hundred, and that is not enough.” As the steamer moved off cheer after cheer rent the air. Kveryavail- able site along the coast and in thej lril tei . nu of ( . 0 urt for them, city was occupied, and every conceiva- withstanding he had made hie species of water craft had its com plement of guests. Tho strictest churchmen forgot their afternoon services ami watched and shouted with the noisest of the worldlings, maidens, young hurrahed until People stopjied had line while old men and men and children they were hoarse, and shook hands that, day who never exchanged civiltics: and wines were drunk at clubs and dinners that for more than a century had Ir'cii held in sacred keeping for no other expenses. Thereafter, through the united personal efforts of I he Abbe ville Bar, Ihen (and no doubt still) one of the ablest and most honorable in the State, their county was added to his circuit. On thepersonal re quest of (he Bars of several other counties he was assigned to hold ex- Nut most strenuous and vigorous campaign against F. .1. Moses for Governor in 1872, he was, after four years of judicial service, re-elected Judge in that winter, and my recollection is that he again received every vote of the legislature. All of these well-known facts seem exceedingly smgular if you are cor rect in yGur statements of his speech. But, besides this,the language and views which you impute to him are so wholly at variance with his wdl- purpose than to fitly celebrate a great known sentiments, his patriotism and epoch. So ended the first and only i |,j s slrom; feelings for his fellow- bloodless battle of the great eml ....- ' , . ... , citizens and I heir sufferings, however war. Mrs. F. G. DkFoxtaink. much he differed from them in mat ters of judgment, and however short I eterson for May, is a very excel- ,| 1( , v f i( |] 0 f |,j s wonderful ir»- bnt number. I he full iiageengrav- . , • ings “Well Guarded and V ivo l"'™l sagacity, that I beg to impure O’Clock Tea” are both exceReut, and ' ,,f - vo " who .V°" ;lt that meet- the fashion plates admirable. “In the ing. Governor Orr has been dead Isiud^if the Czars by Roslyn K. nineteen years, and the only other Brooke, gives a capital description of , us nK . ntioII ]iavil , g swn | lini Moscow with a peep at the SilxTian . ‘ . penal settlements and the cclebarted j a 1 , art ’ l ‘ Novgorod jail, and is illustrated in a , " ho presided over that meeting.'' very effective way. “The Peacock i What was the date, or approximate of the meeting? Gen. Grant Feather” by Minna Irving, is a:date charming poem, with beautiful il-! was u ip , u ft „. t |m Presi- • rial, “This Mi... and this Wo.na.i” i " ,,l N ” rll ‘ (voM for cannot fail to add to the writers’ fast him eac h time. \\ Inch of these votes gnwing reputation. “For Ruths was it t hat the Columbia meeting was Sake’ by Katharine Alien, is one of interchanging congratulations u]r.ii? Did you read anv contemporaneous newspn|MT account of this meet ing? If so, where and in what paper? I am sure you must realize that nineteen year.-; after Go’ernor Orr's death il. seems very extraordinary that in connection with tho candida cy of his son, who isu Democrat, an other Democrat should violate the the best illustrated stories of the month. “ChristopherColnnilms, by Olnev Tovvne, is a seasonable paper illustruted by a portrait of tbe dir- •jvorer, the Spanish Convent in which he passed several years, his monument ami other interesting pictures. “A Photograph Diary”gives an original way of arranging photo graphs, The household and needle work departments arc tilled with novel desig •v M-yji auRsuvaan. , VIV , son’s Magazine, 303 Chestnut streeL • ♦rust you will not deem it sin- Philudelphiti, Pa. gulnr if the friends of Governor Orr — — ; should want some corroboration of Pheasants first came into England this unnatural charge based, as it is, during the Roman period; they did upon so unreasonable a statement be- not make their appearance in Scot-1 f oro they accept it as true, land much la-fore the seventeenth Respectfully, century, or in Ireland before the Ilf-j \y M . K. Kiki.k. teeuth. I Mr. J M. Payne, St. Matthews, S.C. Not long after the meeting of the Convention at Spartanburg in Decem ber Just, there appeared in 'I’he Bap tist Courier a letter from Dr. J. II. Carlisle, of Wofford College, expres sive of his regret at not having been able to see more of the Convention on account of bis wife’s illness, but also expressing himself as highly pleased with what little he did see of the Convention’s work. In his letter, which breathed the kindliest feel ings of love and respect for his Bap tist brethern, Dr. Carlisle reminds ns for which I for one thank him, that the Baptist, being the largest denomination in the State, is more responsible for the welfare of the people of the State than any other one denomination. Our great num ber, more than eighty thusniid white Baptists, is a matter, therefore, that calls for serious reflection, as well as for congratulation on our denomi national growth. What matters the great number of Baptists, if the State in all its higher interests, is not the better off for them? If Baptists are not doing their duty in building up the morals of the people, then their great number is a reproach to them — their shame and not their glory. Dr. Carlisle was only teiling us our duty then, when, in his letter, he calls on his Baptist brelhern toy brow the weight of t heir great number and influence against the whiskey traffic, against the prevalent corruption in politics, and all else that is sapping the very foundation of society. There are several thousand more Baptist votes cast in South Carolina than are cast by any other denomi nation, and therefore they are more responsible than _ ‘ denomina tion for t he barrooms t hat are doing their work of death all over the State, and for the present deplorable politi cal condition of the State. It can not be denied that South Carolina in all her interests, material, moral ami political, is suffering more from the whisky traffic and wliisy drink ing than from any other cause or perhaps all there causes combined. Now, what, is the duty of Baptists, seeing that, by reason of their out numbering by thousand any other denomination in the State, their re sponsibility is greater for this accurs ed and curs big whiskey traffic? It seems to me that our plain duty lies along tlie following line of action: First. Our Baptist churches should noi; tolerate Iruukardsiu their membership, nor those who make it a practice to drink whisky as a bev erage. Tlvy should no more allow their niembers to go into barrooms to drink wbiskv, than they will allow I heir members to own barrooms, or to keep tlieni. Mo Baptist church that I know will allow its .members to sell whisky, ami yet they will allow their members to buy it and drink it, which I hold is worse. Every church ought to have a rale against its mem bers going into bariooms. Secondly. Baptist, churches should condemn high license as immoral in principle, and as being the very life of t he whiskey traffic, owing to the “revenue” that there is in it. Thirdly. Baptist churches should support tho prohibition of the whis- • key traffic, by constitutional enact ment, as tJiev do in the case of the i lottery, obscene literature and gamb- I I'Ng- ! Fourthly. Our Baptist, preachers ! should Ir*. bold and outspoken in ! declaring the wrath of God against j those w ho make, sell and drink w his key. Such people have no business in a Baptist church, and it should lie made too liot for them in one There is an awful responsibility rest ing upon the ministry in this loiittc I of whiskr drinking and selling. And fifthly. Baptist chinches , should insist, on their members, in all |elections, casing Christian votes ' that is, voting for men of moral, and better Cliristiaa character. When Chustian men pray to God that good men—that ion or him and hi-> laws—may be put in the , of t he country, ami ilien vote us l hey ! pray, the eon 1 .try now so corrupt w ill soon bo purified in State, in county land in town. It is good men more LIVINGSTON AND GANTT. >vel and iisofu! suggestions and jri-ave to make a statement so utterly ■signs. I’eterson is a ncceaaity in llt variance with the well-known sen- erv home, lerms $2.00 a year | , , .00 for six months. Address Peter? the father whilst living, The Record of These Two Shining Lights in the Alliance - Re sponsible for the Third Party in Georgia. [W. II. Burgess in Atlanta livening Journal.] I have watched with much interest the political movement of the Farm ers’Alliance since its organization, and had hoped for great political as well us other reforms when the mass es were better posted on the issues that confornt us. I am not one of those who advise the farmer to stay out of polities. Every farmer, in fact every citizen, should go where the in terest of his people demands that he should go as honest, intelligent voters. When the people act as their con science and judgment dictate the re sult is satisfactory, but when they follow office-seeking politicians they are generally led into the ditch. Some of our Alliance friends are now very much mortified on account of their allegiance, or perhaps it would be better to say blind devotion, to political leaders. For (lopping and inconsistencies, the record of our Alliance political leaders leads the world. We propose in this article to notice briefly the record made by some of the political teacl ers in the Alliance. Less than one year ago Col. Liv ingston, as president of the (icorgia Alliance, brought General weaver and Jerry Simpson down to canvass the Slate in the interest of a new party, because new party doctrine or independent political action was the theme of their speeches. Colonel Livingston alone is re sponsible for their coining. That is lie so stated publicly, and said further that, he was personally responsible for their expenses down here (private car No. 99 included.J The State Alliance relieved him of the latter responsibili ty, and paid Weaver $70 and Simp son $50—invested $120 in good Third party doctrine, together w ith much abuse of both the old political parties Shortly after the Weaver-Simpson crusade old Sister I,en3e came to Georgia. Who is responsible for her coming, I know not, but after she had made her first speech at Piedmont Chautauqua, which was listened toby Colonel Livingston, the Colonel is sued a proclamation through the At lanta Constitution toall Allianccmen far and near to go andhear tlie sec ond effort of Sister Lease, as the like was never before in Georgia. Fortunately we never heard Sister Lease, but if she talked alioiit any thing except Third party doctrine while in Georgia the papers failed to report it. While all this was going on Colo nel Livingston’s organ, then presided over by Larry Gantt, was going each week to the farmers of Georgia full to the brim with Third party doc trine and abuse of the old parties. Larry went so far as to declare there was at that time a third party in Georgia: that 75 per cent, of the fanners were in favor of a new party and all the powers between heaven and the lower country could not keep them in the Democratic party. But where, oh! where, do we find these leaders, self-sacrificing leaders, of I he dear people now? In the Democratic fold (?) Any way. they arc Isith declaring that salvation to the farmer can come only through the Democratic vote. Where they will stand in the future, time alone can show us. And now conies the sad intelli gence that Larry is to run the Till man organ in Soutli Carolina. What will become of the Georgia farmers in th« meantime? This reminds us that Larry wil) have to change his views on his pet. hobby, the subtreasury scli-me, in order to play much part asa Tillman advocate. But Larry's professions of faith arc very clastic, while the Alfi- ance mantleof charity is quite broad. Anyway, it will seem ridiculous to thinking people w hen they remember that Ben Tillman was making speech es against thesnbtreasiirv scheme in South Carolina while Larry was branding every Ailiaucenian with “traitor” who did not endorse the Sub-tieasury plan, not only in spirit, but to the letter. We are sorry that Larry must leave us in this great crisis, at a time when !w declares that there is great danger Keep l of lh- farmers running headlong out offices; of the Democratic party, and th" party Larry so dearly loves. But if it is absolutely necessary for Ijiirry to leave a people once dear to him in order to save Tillman from political defeat, we will try and en dure the separation a id trust he wi 1 accomplish his mission in due time to make the race for congress in bis Georgia district as the exponent of any political party that may then claim him. We know lanry dose not These eighty-old thou- j want office, but like most of our Al- sanil South Carolina Baptists can fiance leaders he is “available.” lies'! meet their responsibility for the[ Colonel Livingston and La-ry, as moral welfare of the State bv living political teachers, remind us of the i , i,,,,. "i 1 country school teacher who, when * ' asked whetuer he taught that the earth was fiat or round, replied that MR. BEECHER'S FIRST SERMON. nix Wldon- IlcKrribfM llio Great I’reach- • i'h First UrouIdyll Semin,i. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher gives an in teresting account of the first Beinion preached by Mr. Beecher in Plymouth church, Brooklyn, in her fifth paper on “Mr. Beecher as I Knew Him” in Tho Ladies' Home Journal. A perfect Hood of warnings and criticisms came to him before his tirst sermon. Donbtless all these warnings determined Mr. Beecher more than aught else that the people of his new church should fully understand liefore he was installed what course ho was likely to pnrsne. He told me that if Plymouth clrarch decided to install, him, it would do so with its eyes wide open. It was upon tho evening of Sun day, Oct. 10, 1&47. Ho sat quietly on the pulpit while the choir was singing. His eyes siainned tho conconrso of peo ple liefore him, Imt it was the look of confidence that I saw. Knowing ns I did something of what ho intended to say, I could not but think, “Will these people accept the lx>ld course he has marked out for his work from one so young looking?” For his ten years of lalior at the west had not rubbed tlie youth from his face. 1 noticed tho almost contemptuous looks i of tho strangers present as they watched j his face. As ho rose to read the Scrip tures a deathlike silence pervaded the ■ great church. But not a tremor was visible in the voice that spoke. With that mellow vifeo winch tlie Brooklyn public learned so well to know lie read the lesson of the evening as if lie were be fore Ins Lawrencebnrg audience. Then as he uttered the first low sentence of his prayer, as his heart rose heavenward, the effect of the preacher became visible on bis congregation, and lie brought bis hearers close to tlie mercy seat. All was changed. An almost breathless solemn! ty pervaded tho church, and tears were many faces. The youthful look vanished and did not return, as in his sermon ho plainly and with great solemnity showed hi- hearers tho course duty called him to pursue. As ho said of these remarks years after: “1 lifted up tho banner and blow tho trumpet in tlie application of Christianity to intemperance, to slavery and all other great national sins. 1 said to those present, ‘If 1 remain here ami you come to this church it must at the commencement be distinctly understood that I wear no fetters, that I will be bound by no precedent, and that I will preach tho Gospel as I apprehend il. whether men will hear or whether they will forlx-ar, and 1 will apply it sharply and strongly to tho overthrow of every evil and to tho upbuilding of all that is good.’ ” After tho close of tho sermon many came to counsel Sir. Becehcr. They were actuated by kindness to him and anxiety for lliechnrcli. Such bold, plain speaking tin y did not understand. They had never been used to it. It would overthrow this young church. “Don't ally yourself to unpopular men oy unpopular causes," they told him. “There is nocall forit. You will only in jure yourself and break up this church.' After preaching a month in I’lymouth church lie was installed as pastor on i Nov. 11,1817. Won the Case. “If you were a—a jury, Clara,” said the embarrassed young lawyer hesitatingly, “l could plead my cause with more self possession. In the courts of—er—of lovj I don't think I stack up as a first class advocate." » “Perhaps you have not had an exten tjiye practice in such courts. William.'' suggested the maiden softly. “That’s it exactly, Clara!" eagerly re joined the young man, moving his chair a little nearer. ‘Tin a green hand at this business: but if 1 could feel sure the jury" “Meaning iiie?" “Yes—wasn't prejudiced against the advocate" “Meaning you?" “Yes—why, then, I might” “What kind of jury are you consider- ! ing me, William?" she asked, with eyes j downcast. than good platforms ami policies that the country needs. There is no bette. way to put down drunkenness than to quit voting for dmikaitlsfor I ollicf. Ij.slv. pice anil holy lives, G’lrist in baptism, ami then walking with liini iu newness of fife.—J. G. ■ )Yilliauu in Baptist Courier. he was prepared to touch either the fiat system or tho rouutl system. “A—h'm—petit jury of course. You couldn’t he a grand jury, you know, darl" “Why not?” "Because wo don't try cases before grand juries.” “I think, William,” said tlie young girl blushing, "1 would rather for this occasion bo considered a grand jury.” “Why?” "Because”—and she hid her face somewhere in tho vicinity of his coat collar—"! have found a true Billl”— Chicago Tribune. Battling I*roHM»«:iatioii. “1 was arguing with an Englishman tho other day,” said a New Yorker, 1 “over the pronunciation of a word, and - finally I said, ‘We’ll leave it to Web ! rter." ‘What if yon do?* cried tlie Eng lishman, ‘that's only one man's opinion, j I’ve heard that you Americans refer ev erything to a dictionary;' Surprised, 1 [ asked what was the custom in England, and he told me that Oxford and Cam- > bridge were the accepted referees. Neither seat of learning takes priced- i ence of tho other, hut over all other , authorities, and if two men can prove resix'c lively t heir claimed pronunciations to lx! sanctioned by tho two universi ties, both are right.—New York Times. Aluminium CohtM. Aluminium is suggested for coining by Sir Henry Bessemer in discussing tho demand for a token a- tho value of one pound. Aluminium is so light that if taken from tlie pocket in tho dark it would ho instantly recognized as neither gold nor silver. Alsolho weight of lead or pewter alloys would make it impo.-sl ide to pass off spnrionsialitmininm coins. —Philadelphia Ledger. lli-ad a Whole Itietionury. When Webster's Unabridged Diction ary tipixiarcd Caleb Cushing read it. through, word by word, and corrected seine mistakes. He sought information from every source.—Green Bag. Mancanlii. Manganin, which is an alloy of copper, nickel and manganese, has remarkable electrical properties. Its resistance hardly varies at all oven through a range of temperature varying from 15 dogs, to 07 degs. centigrade. It thus becomes a superior metal for tho construction of artificial resistances.—New York Times, A BARON WHO WORKS AN EUROPEAN NOBLEMAN LABORING HARD FOR SMALL PAY. lluw It Came At,out That a Foreigner, Who War. at One Time l.lonlxeU by New York'a "Swell Set,” Is Now all In terpreter on Fills Island. King went the pilot's hell, the wheels splashed and wo wore off for Ellis island, where I made the discovery’ which en ables me to tell Ibis tale and right a wrong. Ellis island, unfamiliar to most New Yorkers, although at the very door of their liarlxtr, is the place where immi- grauts land from the steerage of incom ing steamers. It is a place full of quaint and picturesque reenes of human life—a rare place for a philosopher, and I found one such. "Who is that dark featured man with the heavy mustache?” 1 inquired of an employ ee when he had made a landing. The subject of my query was bustling about in tho swarm of foreigners, speak ing half a dozen languages ut the same time; now showing some stupid Dutch man the way to the railroad office; now saying a kind word to some forlorn Polish [x'asant woman; now speaking in perfect English to a fellow official, for the gold letters on his hat told me that he was connected with tho service There was something about the man which at once interested and puzzled me. •Ah! share, sir. an that's the count, as wo calls him, sccin as ho wears them hoy toned clothes and toothpick shoes, but he’s a duccut chap enough for ail that, sir." I now noticed that "the count" was dnI in excellent, almost elegant style, his Prince Albert coat having c tniuly Is-cii in.Me by a Doudon tailor, his trousers f.illing iu faithless lines and creases over a p.|ir of patent leather shoes. Oticeor twice as In-moved aim it 1 caught agiimjiseof a scarlet w ustcoM stlcii ns the extreme swells of I’.nis me fond of wearing. His linen, too. was such as betrays the gentleman, and the careful droop and curl of his black inns- taclie could only have boon obtained by long familiarity with the curling irons. "Here,” 1 reileeted. “is a man who dresses and carries himself and looks like a howling European swell, acting as interpreter for a mob of unwashed cnii grants. I wonder who he is?" lushed tlie question of another man wearing tho official cap. "He's the (hide, that's what ho is," was the only answer 1 could get. An other man called him “the baron." and finally I got hold of the chief of the rail road department, who gave me the key to tho puzzle. "The man you have noticed," sai l he. "is one of the most willing and of! dent employees iu my department, and yon will he moderately astonished v. hen I tell you that he is known and received^ in the best society of a dozen cities, in- eluding New York, Loudon and Paris. He is no other than the Baron deGrnne- hatmi." "What, the Baron de Grunebmu New York society made such a fuss ov» a few years ago?" “Precisely. The Baron do Grune- haurn, whom Mrs. Aster and all the rest of the Four Hundred danced with and lionized.” The baron was bowing to a fat woman enveloped iu an antique shawl with tho same courtly easo he might have dis played iu saluting a millionaire partner at tiio Patriarchs’ hall. A woman was a woman wherever ho found hcrl "Do you suppose ho would mind talk ing with me?” I asked, forgetting my own business iu this newly aroused in terest. "I will ask him,” said the good heart ed superintendent, and he presently re turned with his distinguished employee. A few words put us at our ease, and the baron, not without hesitation, finally ac cepted my invitation to a quiet dinner a few days later. Then ho went hack to his duties and 1 to uiiue. Tho dinner came, and 1 ho{xi the baron enjoyed it as much as I did. Tho conversation was entirely in French, which ho speaks, as he does English, German, Italian, Hungarian, Bohemian and 1 don’t know how many others, with scarcely a trace of foreign accent. "Why, you know 1 came to America about eight months ago at tho wish of my father,” lie said; “hutstop a moment, these papers have said so much that is false and outrageous about mo that 1 am not sorry to have a chance to set myself right. 1 will tell you how my father came to send me to America. 1 had been living at a pretty rapid pace, with gam bling and so on, and had run myself into debt up to the eyes, as I thought 1 had a right to do, being tho only son of a man who is immensely wealthy. Thingscatnc to a crisis about a yeac ago, and I ap pealed to my father, who promised to pay my creditors if 1 would show my in tention of living a more serious life by going to America and taking a ranch out in Nebraska, where ho thought the healthful outdoor work would get me into Ix tter habits. I agreed and came to America with about $20,000 capital, which lie advanced me. That was all 1 could have under any circumstances for a year to conic. “Unfortunately, soon after lauding in New York I made the acquaintance of a delightful fellow who persuaded me to invest my money in Chicago Gas stock at fifty-two. He said I would have $t00,000 in a month. So 1 would and moro had he made tho investment a little later, for Chicago Gas luc: since touched eighty As it was, tho stock broke on some ru mor and my margin was wiped out and I was left without resources. I could not go hack to Europe because of the promise 1 made to my father; I was too proud to beg; 1 was incapable of doing a dishonorable action, so 1 sought such employment as 1 could get, and you havo seen what 1 have found. If 1 havo been foolish and • .ctravageuit I have been the only one to .‘-ufi'.-r for my follies, and 1 am trying to take my medicine, as you say iu America, like a man."—New York Herald. A N«\v l ho Exthigntshor. A new lire extinguisher is composed of a mixture of water and liquid carbonic acid gas, which upon being discharged through pipes at high pressure cause tho rapid expansion of tho gas, converting tho mixture into a spray more or less frozen.—New York Journal,