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1 POPULATION OF UNION. | . rflTTfl TTATT/YAT TTTIITPQ ONION'S ADVANTACE& |l | J
XT. S. Census 1890 1,070 j I I I Bl. I % II I % I I Wfl Bl 1In Joly, 1890, Union will hare | 1
Police Census 1895 2,990 ; B I I I I i I V I 1 V V I I I V I I I Jk f more Sptndfestb&n any other in- ! J
Estimated now 3,500 j , B B B B M w B X. ? 1 ^ B JL Jl V JL JILsB 6 corporate* place in the State. j j|
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VOL. XXVII.?NO- 17. UNION SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 24.1896. $1.50 A YEA it
TILLMAN WILL NOT BOLT
Thinks the Silver Element Will Con'
trot thelhlrago Convention.
A reporter for the Cineinnatti En
quirer had an interview with Senatoi
Tillman before his great speeen ir
the campaign for free silver at Lex
iftgton, Ky., in which he was rathei
emphatic as to the control of the convention
at Chicago by the friends of
silver. The reporter says:
Mr. Tillman is a man of striking
personality. Full of fire and energy,
and he possesses an inex'.taustible
fund of humor and cleverness in illus
trating his views.
"I ano greatly pleased with the
course of the Enquirer in defending
tha interests of the people, said the
Senator, "A large majority of the
mctripolitan press are against silver
and with the other fellows, and it is
gratifying to know that there is one
paper which has courage to speak
out."
"What is the nurpose ofyourpres
ent tour Senator?"
*?T am An mv wa? Wauf fft
a meeting of Democrat* in convention
at Denver next week. There isn't
much of the Democratic partj left
oat there, but the Populist made so
many mistake* and had so manp irresponsible
men in command that
they have lost their grip. I have believed
for several years that the only
salvation of this country is a union
of the West and South against the
East: It is time we begin to protect
ourselves from the wily New England
ers, and I want to extend the hand
of fellowship from the people of South
Carolina to those of the great west."
"Ilavc you an idea that the silver
element in the Democratic party will
control the nationai convention at
Chicago?"
"I uont think that there is any
doubt dbont it."
"But suppose thqy.. dont* and the
gold men make the platform, what
then?,'
"I will not concede that such an
event will happen, but. in 'the event
that they do, there will be a split in
the party, that's sure. Tee peopled
South Cerolina will not stand any
foolishness. We trill be for a silver
ujae in the Democratic party if pos
sible, but if notwill vote for him out
of some other party."
"It is said that your colleague.
Senator lrby, is leading a fight to
keep the Democrats of your State in
the party ranks, and w bile he wishes
ilicm to favor free silver, yet he wants
to bind them to support the nominees
of the Chicago convention."
"Thats true; but he isn't making
any headway* He offered a resolu
tion to that effectin the mcetingof the
State committee last Tuesday, and
got a votes out of&l. The people of
Savuth Carolina can take care of that
matter themselves, and they wil not
bind their delegates to support the
nominee of the national convention
on a gold platform.'
"Upon what do you base your
"piutati that the sliver men will con*
trol the National Democratic Conveniiou?"
"I believe Luai the South will be
solid for siluer, as well as the west urn!
some of the Central States. The
wave is on the increase, it' you can
the papers to tell ?he truth."
'/Who is your choice for President
the silver ticket?"
''Some good man who has buttled
for silver. It wont do to take one
of the fellows who falls in with the
title. We want everybody to be
with us, but those who arc nominated
must have been all right."
"Suppose Cleveland or Carlisle
were nominated on the Democratic
ticket?"
Then its all up with the Democratic
party. Neither of them could
carry a State in the Union, and
Cleveland would have hard stork to
jfet a county. I tell you I wow hi
(further vote for good republican tln.n
Carlisle, even John Sherman, be
.cause shcirmun had been consistent
mm! Carlisle has not."
"Is there any t'lnuKy of a split in
the Republican party?"
"1 think that the five Senators jyho
pf fused to vote for the tariff' bill,
iCtwUA Teller, Mantle, Dubois and
Canwnv, >v i 11 surely bolt thcii party
ijfa gold platform is made at St. Louis"
"Don't you fib;!}k that if the gold
iinen are beaten at they .ill
.bolt?"
"Vcs, I do, and lot them go. W o
vWi)l & v/.o the name and the good will,
which i* v. vth a, heat), cap ?j?j'ally 'n
S'.-iith. j tinuiv convinced
I. .
iliat .nilvcr will win the fight. I wi
be a delegate at large from my Stat
timl if some of the present Senator
don't leave the Chicago conventio
with me if a gold platform is adoptee
I pity them. They will lose thei
' jobs. This is true of Vest an
1 UrocKrcll of Missouri. If they don
leave the gold wing of the Deinocrati
r party in that event, the people c
j their State will leave them."
"II ave you never rcgretten an
part of your speech in the Senate i
> which you were so severe in denuncia
tion of Cleveland and Carlisle?"
1 "Not one word of it. I have re
coived not less than *20,000 letter
from every State in the Union com
1 mending iny course. The people ar
> with ino and so are some of th
! Senators, if they are not afraid t
* say so. Not long ago a well k no wi
Southern Senuior who isagcntlemai
1 and an orator, came to me anil said
! Tillman, your speech was all right
but don't you think you might hav
left some things unsaid, for instance
that reference to manure on a pitch
fork was a little rough? I reply t
' this: 'Mv dear sir, my farmers in th
South understand that illustratioi
better thsn anything 1 could said
and they appreciate the aptness o
the illustration."
"In your short experience in th<
Senate, whom do you consider tin
ablest Ccmocrat?"
"Vest of Missouri. lie is a grea
man and fearless man. Morgan am
Daniel are also very able, and Dav<
Hill is a shrewd parliamentarian.'
"Who is the greatest Republican?'
"To tell you the turth, none of th
members of that party have im
pressed me very much. I suppos
that Sherman and Hour are the best
V.... o.*,*.*U II,* io .. o.*..,..
a, v?i cj/itiiv kji i t iivi. iiw 10 a. oiuni
man, but I don't consider him a lie
publican any longer. Wolrott i
talented, but he broke his neck bj
his speech against the Monro*
loctrinc. I have had as many letter*
from Colorado as any other State
and they all roast Walcott; beside*
Wolcott is inclined to stick to hii
party no matter now the St, Loui:
convention treats the eilverquestion.'
"Whom do yo think the Republicans
will nominate for President?''
"It looks like McKinley. Th<
party is going to try and sidetrack
the silver for the tariff, but it won't
go. The people will not be deceived
in that way."
When asked if lie were a Presidential
candidate. Senator Tillman turned
the quention off with a laugh, and
declared that he was simply on a
mission of peace and good will lbi
good money and govcamnent. lit
talked entertainingly about the Soutli
and told bow he had overthrown
the old South Carolina office holding
aristocracy. lie said tlpit Jtis Stat*
had alwavsiial the misfortune tc
have only the one party and a lit tit
ring had parcelled the olHeos oui
among th(anselves tor many years
The abettors ol"negro domination hat
forced the white peoplo to unite, ant
all it was necessary to do was to natn<
a ticket and all the white people hat
to do was to vote tor it without an>
question. his fight ngainsf tin
ring he was opposed l?y every pijpei
in the 5*tate except a lew eountiy
weeklies. The people had won then
as they would d ? everywhere, when
they had confidence in their leader.
?
All AJHr.li ft A N CITIZEN
The true gruatnesw of Aujerjcu;
citizenship was the subject of ui
address by Justice Brewer, of tin
United States supreme court, at tin
dinner of the Phi Beta something
else society in Philadelphia the othci
day. While in the days of impcria
Rome, he the declaration: 44
miii 11 It mm,ii nitiiton ''' u:m si dumb.
? w rff .V 1.,
port and welcomed throughout tin
civilized world, "I am an Americai
citizen," is u grander declaration
It is to-day the highest human tith
'0 honor and respect. The great nes
iwwpyer, he said, does not lie in tin
the enjoy j^v^t of the many privilege
and blessings of .in, but it
the duties and responsibilities whtol
How therefrom. ,lt. is not what ou
fathers wrought, nor what we liav<
and enjoy, but what we do that attest!
oyr right to the inheiritance of oiti&cusfiip-'
1'e advised his hearer
not to Hatter lf.ou,scJve? that all tin
the difficulties attending our nunoW
life had been passed. Many question
had been settled, but new ones liuv<
arisen more subtle and complex thai
ut/? our fathers faced and solved
lie reteriuoi to this also a-j the
of n*: /?!' " aii'l said there ip not v.
ailment of the body nor an ill of tin
II body politic that someone is not stand
ing on the street corners shouting!
"s that ho has a patent for its cure. The
n measure of their wisdom is the same.
1, he said, as that of the man, who to
ir exterminate the rats in his barn set
d tire to the barn. In conclusion he
t hoped that as the new century opened
c its gates of splendor for advancing
>f humanity every member of the organisation
might bo permitted to pass
y through and walk as the herald, the
n prophet and an author in the twontioth
century's glory.
, DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
______ ?
3 County Chairman Veake Inati Hli Call.
Aeiing Uod^r the Followinf Rtaolutione
Resolved, that each county chaire
man be requested to cull a meeting of
0 each Democratic club in his county
n to be held on the second day of May,
11 189U, for the purpose of organizing
tho clubs tor the ensuing election; of
election o' e executive committemau
e to represent the club in the county
'? executive committee for the ensuing
two years; of electing one represent0
alive for each twenty five names or
0 majority fraction thereof on the club
1 roll at the first last proceeding prir,
mary election to represent the club
' at the county convention to be held
at the county scat on the first Mon.
c day in May; and he is further request
n cd to call a meeting of the Democratic
connty convention to be held ut the
' county scut on the first Monday in
May, 189ti, at 11 u. m. for the pur
? pose of electing a county executive
, committee and a State executive committeeman
for the next ensuing two
e years; and of electing the number of
representatives to which tho county
e is entitled to represent such county
in the State Democratic convention
1 to be held at the State capitalu&ttlie
third Wednesday in- Mayr
8 That the clubs and countys convenf
tions in their actions hereunder will
5 be governed and guided by the Con
s stitution of tho Democratic party of
* South Carolina, adopted in the State
4 convention, at Columbia, S. C., Scp~
5 teiuber 19, 1894.
J All Democratic clubs will act under (
the above immediately.
C. H. Peakb, i
County Chair |
; A BLAST FROM A SILVER HORN.
t
L Editou Ok Tiik Times: I desire to <
answer a question that lists I teen urged
upon me as to how I voted on the J2.00
road tax. Now as the question by many (
i has t?een direct to nu; as to my individual '
L courat* in the matter. 1 wiU cheerfully ;
i answer atul furtuer state briefly, soiue of ,
the facts as to the time the work was
k done.
In 185U f5i?artanburjj made a com- 1
1 mendable elfoit to have their eoininuta- t
i tion tax reduced to onedollar, and Union ,
was put in with Spartanburg and passed
[ tiie llou>e. When the hill went to the 1
Senate Union was taken out an I tie* bill '
) sent back with Union e.onnly raised to
; ?2.00. I moved to reject the Senate
[ anieiidiiient and hold our enmity to ?1.00.
but the move was voted down ami Senate
j amendment was accepted. Tuat is the
history of 04 session, wnieh lived ?2.0J
i eoiiiuiiitalion tax. In 00 (tiie last session)
j the Union delegation done more work
j fl think) than any other to have tax
reduced to ?1.00. and not put a comJ
mutation taq on bays. That isallcx.vpt
3 the shutliuig to get the h.ll killed by a
I* committee of freeeonferenee, which coni.
mil tec Ijxed il up and the report says
that not much good w.ts done. I don't
' know for 1 have not had the opportunity
> to see the lull since tlieeoinmit tee handled
it. L am satisfied that the coinmittcfrom
the Mouse done all that could have been '
done. 1 am glad to see I he people in- \
j vestigating. If we had dome nioreinde)|cudincnt
thinking siikI investigating i
1 titan we have. we would have, no doubt, ;
P been better off than we art*. 1
e It is alninst too late to resist after tlie
, shackles have Ix-en fastened. Now voters
1 of Union county I will not in my weakr
ness attempt to ;ulvi.se, only surest tin*
' iin|K?rUinee of registering. J)o not think
1 the buttle or rare of life is over, our all
depends upon the wise and independent
use of tin*, Imllot. Something hits to be
B itoptt cbecj* fitw}, ?mmI !???*
I ipiiekly. A wuifgiigo |);tf iiuoij planed
. on evu.y home in South Carolina aijd
[? every Statu by the present national
adniinist ration. A bonded gold debt of
about million dollars in addition to
B the old debt lias been put ujioii us. They
s are fraudulent InhmIs and have been
, gotten up in dishonesty and made payable '
infold. (honest money Micyrnll it.) It .
' ia StiMUiM'sum- xpu v, biim !0 a ijiff-1
v honest claim w'illi ' ih'nu*st money, I
e eannot cheerfully entertain the Word j
l) (honest dollar) when I see that it is sink- i
ing the old ship of liberty and slipping I
the homes from a pit riot ir poplr. j
8 We should not set down in |H*ace and '
j submission to despitisni and tyrauy and ,
; 1 '?* so cowardly as io ling a delusion, and?i
8 V?e Itianlttid il.i) j. ii< u? Hu|--ic. 'J'l)e ]
gold standard has now reduced the p.<oplo '
15 almost to want, |
a Will we stall shame or shun the p-ople
|. or men that hai thomanliness t?>tl,vo>v the
, to f:i"C Wljere. if. ielullgs. Will
we continue io 1r\ (o smother that silver
II light in the west that shiiiud foroiirgiiido
ance in 'tbi. 0' we do u share oi me blame
i i
< ' ' i
will l)c tit our (lour and we should not
complain of that which we lielped to ere
ate. I do not look upon free silver at
the cure all, it is only a short step. W<
must have governnntal banks (and state
banks if you want) with a double trouble
standard issued to the people without the
intervention of tlte present banking system.
Let every man register quickly for the
defence of home ami humanity.
March to the polls artnod w ith the ballot
under the silver (lag, regardless of sucli
mortal and artificial terror as now infest
the capitol of our natiou that are mortgaging
our homes and all to I/ondon
and American capitalists combined. Let
the question for every candidate be silver
or gold. That is the issue. I have written
more Mian I expected when I commenced.
If there are any in this county
that hold to the gold standard I hope they
will show their light, let the jwople have
light 1 have no disi>osition to accuse
every gold man of insinoorety or dishonestyit
is far from my intention; but many of
the gold bugs think they have the peopie
fooled (or l think so) and it may be the
snmb uy oiivui men butt am writing
wliat i believe to lie tnie.
Godkbkt B. FOWLRR.
ITEM OF*[RUNT.
?The friends of Mr. W. A. Nicholson,
of Union, intend running hUn for State
Treasurer. A lietter man for the ptam
cannot bo fonnd, and our Piedmont
sectiion will give him a solid ^support.?
Piedmont Headlight.
?Tho warship Indiana steamed out of
the dry dock at Port IWyal last week
without any mishap. Only one tug was
required to start her. She drew 24 feet
6 inches of water in the dock, and 25 feet
outside.?Piedmont Headlight.
?Govenor Evans did exactly right to
veto the bill to prevent the publication in
county pai>ers of the treasurer's statement.
Tin pass ige of this act by the legislator e
was pin-hook economy. The people have
a right to kuow where every cent of their
tax money goes.?Piedmont Headlight.
v. ...
A now V*m nlrninfm* thill 4m 4a Vim
a V nun Mill ?P uo
reported in the IIouso shortly. It will be
a compromise between th? voluntary and
involtnry bankruptcy bills considered In
previous sessions. It proposed tlmt involuntary
bankruptcy may be forced only
when a debtor absconds or conceals himself
for four months with intent to defraud
or has eoneealed his property for ten days
with the purpose to defraud. The title
to the property of the bankrupt is not to
pass from him until actual adjudication.
?Piedmont Headlight?
?The white voters of Spartanburg
Bounty are nearer together than since 1890.
You seldem ever hear polltio-i now disiHissed
upon the street. Ourppoplelaiow
that they a re backed by 9,000 white votes,
ind intend to bide their time, watch the
situation, and plant their ballots where
they will do most good. Keep quiet on
the financial issue. Plenty of time to
liscuss that question later on. No man
ivho is a frien l to his country will seek to
livide the white vote.?iodmont Headlight,
^
P0 .III JA'.PASiOHrfRS.
A in ui can't servo Go 1 and Mammon
in I it 'ither can a minister of the gospel
ill the sacred desk, and retain the repectve
and confidence of his congregation,
in 1 dive into to the eespool of politics.
In every church there are two factions.
>011ucaiiv. ana wnen me minister who
o;v"1hm them becomes a champion of one,
ie mint .mtagoni/.eand alienate the other.
V lain wlu> takes upon himself i\ Litfb
iikI cxhaultcd mission of tt* disciple of
. Inlst, should leilve temi?oru1 affairs to
he management ofoutsiders, ami confine
limself to the Bible. There is not a minster
in South Carolina so obscure but
hat lie will have his hands full of faithfully
discharging his clerical duties, and
.vitiiout meddling with i>olitic3,
In our journalistic oarc^ wo have
lyatehed many uf ,y\1itical preachers
uid it litis uetti an invariable rule tluit
when they axntimc to meddle in affairs
foreign to their hiIshIoii. tluit they undern
I ne the very foundation of their churches
nut instead of allaying strife, only serve
:o nugiiient discord in their (lock. We
nave now in our mind three flourishing
1 mrelies in Georgia that were almost
wrecked by their pastors trying to mix
;>olitics with religion. Tl\eif Wtttgrt^Hions
\yere soon >\[ \yifls bbd the result
was il?ai those ministers hud to leave
Jicir charges and seek new flelds. On
lie other hand, we can refer with pleasure
(? I)r, C. W. Lane, i?ostor of the 1'resby-.
erian elitireli, at Athens, Ga. l)r. Lane
was one of the purest and liest men we
ver knew, and was respited and loved
>y every one. No one ever hwud tliat
rood old man mention politic* pitlMf {mm I
Hi. dm i^UwV -yf*\
intuit 11 lit* uvea Know whowOffciharaa-j
lidates offering for the suffrage crt Mr
tropic, IIn preached love and charity to
ils fellow-man and Christ crucified. Once 1
Dr. Cane was approached and asked to
jo t?> the j?olls and vote for one of his
ending church uicinlierM. "I have no '
imo to devote to ]?oliiic.s '* tyna hi* reply,
in ' I hits (i a wool raniily to visit tolax
. Hut 1 will do Ix'tter than vote for
uir brother. I --dial) remciulier him to
light in my prayers." While in charge
the church at Miilcdgeville. (?a. )>r.
Cane was in ih?* habit of walking several
uiles every Sahliulli artenioon to preach
n soni ? country church. The people of
. uit town took up a collection and bought
s Y Y
fc y?m <i 9 i
; i Wh. A. Nice
, t " BAH]
1 [ xrxrx oar
Respectfully solicit y
RKPEE8IHT 00MP1HIB WI
? ; ! +9 4 ?
I ?~ ~T~ '
the old gentleman a filne bone and ?d~.
die. But Um first trip Dr. Lane took, he
passed a poor woman in tears. Dr. Lane '
1 stopped and asked her cause of her grief.'
and was informed that their only horse
had died, and they were without means I
to make a crou. "Whv." wm fh?nmmni I
reponse,"I have a most excellent horn
here, for wliich I have no need whatever,
and you moat take it to replace tlie on*
that died;" and dismounting, he left his
| steed and walked back home with the
saddle across his back.
1 We simply refer to the deeds of thb
good old man to draw a comparisoii
between him and those political preachers.
The mission of a minister of God is to
teach tiie bible and inculcate religious convictions
in the hearts of his fellowman.
Now, if there is a grain of religion in
politics we have not as yet been able to
discover it. In fact, there is mors devfi
in politics than anything else we know of.
Therefore, when a preacher takes upon
himself tlie dual task of expounding the
Gospel and engineering a political cam*
paign, the best thing that we can recommend
is that his congregation hold weekly
prayers for the salvation of their pastorV
soul. Ho certainly needs prayer. Thereis
no sense in a church taking up a collection
to send missionaries to China,
when the man who fills the sacred desk b
himself so. sadly in need of converting
over anew.
No one political party can lay claim to
mil f Km ? %
i>n> thvusd, anu ?iku a (fnJKIIf I
becomes a champion of one faction, am'
begins to denounce the other faction, lu
had better stop pecking at tlie little mob
in the eye of the aversga sinner, and get
a fence-rail and priae that political beam
out of his own orb of vision.
It may be charged that it is out of
i place tor a political newspaper to advise
ministeras as to their duty. But we do
not assume to criticise those clergymen
wrho confine themselves to the Bible; but
we do claim that we have just as mnoh
right to counsel political preachers as:
such preacltere have to meddle in politics.!
We do not tnaen to be offensive, or to
personate any one; but if one of our little
stones whistles too close to the ear 01
certain ministers of our county, they art1
at liberty to dodge; and, ns Sam Jones
siys, if one of our rocks strikes them,;
wiry, they can Just yelp.?-Piedmont
Headlight.
? ? -???
v Buy rwiaa uw oa.
I venture to send you the follow,
ing story of an Iriah terrier which
belonged to my lata father, a well
known Cambridge man. One day at I
lunoh, -while Snap's attention was I
for a moment direr ted from bin
plate, onr favorife eat manage^ to
purloin eonpe of bis obotoest ohioken
bpnee. On diaooTering what had bappened,
tbe dog at onoe "made for"
puss, but my father sakl, "Snap, re.
member ycro are not to hurt pussy."
and all was peace again. Later la
tbe afternoon, however, tbe sound
of vehement oat language proceed,
ing from the lawn oalled us to ths
window, and we beheld Snap hold,
ing puss fast with his paws in spite
of her struggles, while he deliberately
and evidently with the greatest
satisfaction lioked her fur tbe
wrong way.?Lqp&mb Spectator.
til11 WS'
IiUrMtl iTldwn,
Miss Bargain Hunter?My dear, I
bought this jaoket for a mere noth*
ing.
Hinoere Friend?It looks It.?Ex.
obsnge.
Waal of VoNtkMfht
1 was not married long betore-l
discovered that my wife was bleated,
with the ordinary amount of woman's
curiosity.
One day, while 1 was out, she em
braced the opportunity to piek the
look of my trunk. 1 do not know
what she expected to And, but I
think the must bare been disappointed
to disoover that it was fall
of nothing but biscuits.
When 1 came home in the evening,
she said, "George, what is the meaning
of all those biscuits that I saw in
your trunk today?"
1 replied: "Well, we'ra married
now, so I may as well Mfl you thai
truth. When we wet? Qotwtia#*
whenever I tp.ty yoq % lie* which
wa?> sometime* necessary, 1 made a
apsutal note of it. And when I went
'kerne l would tkfbW a "biscuit into
"mj trunk. One biscuit per lie. If
during the day t?r during the evev\i
ing i told you half a dozep Iwa, f
threw in half a gem bbmaits. Ho
these hiqouib* ^inpply represent the
^umbeir of liee I have told you daring
our courtship."
Hhe said: "Well, my goodness 1 If
I bad only had your forethought end
put aside a little bit 9$ W
ery ope thf 1\ tokJ you, we should
have bad enough bisouits and cheese
to last us for lit*"?London TIMttte
II ? II >1< I
[OLSON & SON, 1
CESS I
b. a. 1
our FIRE ISURANCE.
TH 140.000.000.00, OF 188IT&
> ? le? .? < i
UW WW* Wtrnm<?? U WlaWr.
Tbs enjoyment of the White
nsountains seems to be oonfined,
with slight exceptions, to three or
four months in the rammer and early
autumn, but our White hills are
equally interesting in the winter,
when they are white in faot as well
as in name, and the day is ooming,
let us hope soon, when the beauties
of the mountains will be as fully apDreoiated
under the winter nUtim
M under the lammer sun. If people
ooold only be made to reeliee that,
eren though the thermometer does
00?tiiee ran for below aero, the
she! wted and Its penetrating chill
ore net present; if "city folks" ooold
trif sppreoiate how easy it ii to
Warn do walk on enowshoea, and
whatlartgoratingexercise it is; if
they would stop to consider how
aeaay clearer days there are In win.
ter than in summer, they would perhaps
bo moso willing to forego some
of their numerous aooial engagemeats
and breathe the pure air of
the UMtetaine for a week or two in
January and February.?Boston Qa
fiUOl is one of the boat paved
OMBtriM in the world. The first Na- * ^
poison inatituted and carried oat n
rood system which gave France the
tends whioh are lasting monuments
to the Napoleonic foresight and
shrewdness These roads, always .
passable and reaching all the oen-^
tors of population, are oompetitors
of the railways.
ASMmN b Mm Dm.
friend of nine told me of an ex- ?
j perisnoe ha had that was most peraliar.
He is a lumberman, and waa
fermerly engaged in business ah
Ullwater, Minn. A freshet occurring,
bis offloe building was swept
away, and with it a wooden box
containing a number of valuable papers.
Be advertised for their return,
dull a considerable reward; but
In vain. A faw months later be went
to Donaldeonvillo, La., making his
headquarters there while he inspected
the cypress forests west of that
place. The river came np suddenly
OQt night, end the water surrounded
his house, heaping him a prisonST.
WVm At Uim ??n4niMnn a# a'
ftw days, the river subsided, among
the debris in front of the bouse was
the bos that had been lost in Minnesota.
Zt bad been lined with metal*
and this foot kept the contents intact.
When opened, nothing had
been very eeriously damaged by the
water.?Washington Star.
1W Snr Dome*tie.
Housewife (to new domestic) ?
There is one thing I wish to say to
you. The last girl bud a babit of
owning into tbo drawing room and
playing the piano occasionally. You
never play the piano, do yon?
Mew Domestic?Yis, mum, I playa,
but 1*11 bev to obargo yer 5 shillings
a week aixtry if I'm to furnish music
for the family. *'?London TitBits.
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