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THE PLATFORM ~ t AS ADOPTED IIY THK (J()LD j STANDARD DEMOCRATS. FavorsT:irliT for Revenue Only, Currency Reform and Economy In Public Expenditures. Below can be found the full text of tho platform of the Gold Standard Democrats, adopted in convention at Indianapolis, Iud., Wednesday of last week: This convention assembled to uphold the principles upon which depend tho honor and welfare of the American people in order that T in.n /mipii t ^ i lier.ii<flwMt? ? TVS,... ? n .. lun t/ouivviaio HI?\M?^UWUV IUU ^ ui<^u liidjr unite tueir patriotic efforts to uvert disaster from their country and ruiu from their party. The Democratic party is pledged to equal and exact justice to all mou of every creed uud condition; to the largest freedom of the individual contestant with good government; ^ to the preservation of the federal govornmont in its constitutional vigor and to tho support of the States in all their just rights; to economy iu the public expenditures: to tho maintenance of the public faith and sound inoucv. ami it is opposed to puturnalism and all class legislation. The declaration of the Chicago convention nttack Individual freedom, the right of private contract, tho independence of the Judiciary and the authnritv of the President to enforce federal laws. They advocate a reckless attempt to increase the price of sil-. vor by legislation to the debasement of our monetary standard and threaten unlimited ..r .......... i... .1 1COUV9 \J% ? V III" mJ>V'IIIlll'"Ul? They abandon for Republican allies the Democratic cause of turilT reform to court tho favor of protectionists t their fiscal heresy. In view of these and < titer grave d?. parturcs front Democratic principles, w,? cannot support the candidates of that con vcjjtion nor ho hound by its acts. The Dem^^^cratlc | arty lias survived many defeats, but ^^could not survive a victory won, in behalf of tho doctrine and policy proclaimed in its name ttt Chicago. The conditions, however, which make pos-( 1 eiblo sttch utterances from a national con-: ventlou are the direct result of a class legisla-' lion by the Republican party. It still pro- ! claims, as it bits for ten years, the power and j duty of th?? government to raise arid maintain prl ccs by law., ami it proposes no remedy for existing evils except oppressive and unjust taxation. ^ The National Democracy here reconvened.' therefore, renews its declaration of faith in Democratic principles, especially as applicable to the conditions of the times. Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, is rightfully imposed, only for public purposes, and not for private j gain. It amounts is justly measured bv pub-' j lie expenditures, which should he limited by ' scrupulous economy. The sunt derived by j the treasury from tariff and excise levies is| j affected by the state ot trade and \otiime op j consumption. The amount required by tic j treasury is dc'.gnniiu d by the appropriate; s. made by congress. 'l ie demand ot the He- j publican party for an increase in tariff, taxa- ' )llon and its pretext in the dcilcicuey of rcve- I lines, which has its causes in the stagnation ! ot trade and reduced consumption,.duo ons tiroly t?? the loss of eonlldenoe that let;, fob' I lowed the Populist thrial of fr | and depreciation of our mo!:<-\ mi l the it publican practice of extravagant appropriations beyond tho needsin good government. Wo arraign and condemn the I'opulistic conventions of Chicago and St. Louis for their : co-operation with the Republican party in creating these conditions which aro pleaded in justilication of a heavy increase of the burdens of the people l?y a further resort to I protection. Wo theroforo denounce protection and its nlly, freo colnngo of silver ns schemes for the personal prollt of a few at tho expense of the masses and is the two parts which stand for these schemes ns hostile to the people of the ropuolle, whose food and shelter, comfort and prosperity aro attacked bv higher taxes and depreciated money. Iu lino, we aillrm tho historic I)ein. oerntic doctrine of tariff for revonuo only. We demand that henceforth modern and liberal policies towards American shipping shall take the place <>f our imitation of the restricted statutes of tho 18th century, which have been abandoned by every n aritlme pewer but the United States, and which to tho nation's humiliation have driven American capital and enterprise to tho use ot alien flags and alien crews, lmvo inado tho Stars and Stripes an almost unknown emblem in foreign ports and have virtually extinguished (the race of Americau seamen. Wo oppose tho pretense that discriminating duties will promote ship; ing; that scheme is an invitat tion to commercial warfare upon tho United { States. un-American in tho light of our commercial tr.-aties, offering no gain whatever to American shipping, while greatly increasing ocean freights on our agricultural and i manufactured products. The experience of mankind lias shown ttint by reason of their natural dualities, gold i- tlu> necessary money of the large affairs of emnmeree ami Imsi ! jess, Willie sliver is eoiiveuientiy a<lapleil to minor t rnusnetious ami tho most henelieial I uso of I loth together imii I seenfed only liy the adoption of tlm firmer as a standard i ol monetary measure, and the innintenanee of silver on a parity with u'old !>v it limited euiniiv'e Ulldei suitable safeguards (if law. 'thus the iarirest enjoyment of lioth metals is e.ai:,e ! with a value universally aeeepted throughout the world, which . on-litutes the only praepea! lametnllie eurreney assuring the most st iMo ami esj itiuy the host and safest nioie-y for all who earn their livelihood liy latior or the I.ri duet of hll? handiy. They ennnnt suffer wlum paid in the he..; money hle>Wll to man. lait :il" the peculiar and utmost defenseless \ietims of a 1 and t'.nctuntiiu; eurreney whieh oifers eontiliued profits to tln> money hauler at their eo.st. Ifealr/im; these truths, demonHtrated hy lonjr puMie iueonveni ue'o and loss, tin- 1 temoer.Mte party in the inn-rest ol the masses and of eipiul justice to a.I. praee.raliy e.-tahlished l>y the legislation of is;#l ami lMad. the j;old standard of monetary measurement, and likewise entirely dtvoreed the u'overnnient from lank inn' and eurreney issues. To tliSouk established liomoeratie policy we adhere nti>. insist upon tlm mnintcnanceoi the jfoh! stH.niar.l and of the parity therewith ot every dollar issued hy the ffoveriiiueut and are llrinly opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver and to the compulsory p.-.rohaso of silver Inilliou. ' lint we denouaeo also tho further luuinl feaaiieo of tho present, the eostlv patch work system of national paper eurreney 1 as a constant source of injury and peril. We assort the necessi'y of such inlcllhrcnt eurreney lefortu as will confine the government to its hm.liiiiate fine lions completely separating from the bankinjr business and to I nil w.?IU.i . .1 .. .. ? am! lasting la.,!; ?-urr?niit',i*r cnvi-rn an a'.ai Vi;;.i rv!-i. ii, i,ir,iMir< .1 ,n Yolr.tiii* l*y tlit* iii'fil'i <>f In. mi? . 'flu* li I I.I \. |>atri<-l l.?:r .tii'I furra ' Willi v.lili* : I*r?III < 'l<*v. luii'l ll.i- ! 1 I'i u I* al I'liMi Irn.-I, t Ji;,;li nil irn !l'T "f lil4 iii|iiiliil.?iraiiiiiit ;t > v. h titin iiii<l :{? ? at lli?* i:iaii)t< iiriin'c ?.i ? t\ ur.lt-r mi . I . <r . m-at ii:?> !a\. . il-> (i'ifil ri1,; >r<! I rim* rij'lit-; of v?*. y :i:i<S evi i > I ton. lis-:.: M; ! !iLTtitf! -.1 <n>l11>*i <.f fuivicn affair.ami it-. ir.!,- i -r i I'-ao in iiplsoliiiiuf tli'1 <'i hi .. i I . oi '!i<- ii.ition lire (ally ri-<*' rai i i . i;n , arty irnl l.'iil I ii In - j Very I i i I' . I'" fa! 'i r ' I I' : i . Wt r.W>o coaisii n?l (In* ;. i..:a.'i?:i ' j tin* i,r> at |-r aim: r i >i: i f tin-' , 111 .. t"T\ i a I. I M- 'I ' li? ( . :i I" i-rt -si i t?:?* "i .1 r. j irai.il lli it i I'.-i aw.;*. ; : i .\ . I.r.t I la: llio r?'f'.iriii In* *up] ": ! litnl ::<*.?) .? ? ?l I ii*.lil t!i * n.'io' si rat * "i i I I?r?!:stm?-:i! -: ; 1 i l.<* * ra-.i ' !. V. <] ai.v 1 I -tri- t i I'l.oiiiy ia tlif-ii |*. ;.n.i'i,>a< .a<l ia j Ihrni'lminSHtrrillon of t!" fovi*rninonl. IVn I furor urPltrntlOD for the sciiltunoiit of loter- * jiatluiial didputoa. Wwluvyr a Uncial policy ot pensions to deserving roldiers aud sailors of the United States. Tbo Supremo Court of the United States wa? wisely established by the framcr* of out Constitution, ns one of tbo three eo-ordinutn brauehes of thu govursw^Bt. Jte iiidepeu- | donee and authority to interpret the law of the land without fear or Ikto:' taunt bo maintained. We condemn all effort* to degrade that tribunal or impair the coutidenoe and rospcet whieli it has deservedly held. Tito Democrat!** paity ever hna maintained and ever wiil maintain the supremacy of law, i the indepondsuce of in Judicial udaiiulstru- ! tiou. the inviolability ?. ' conttaoi wad the oh iiKiuioii!* n(i jri art cuuim*. 10 li'i-i.-i ovory j lileKul tru-t, oom? itiUion nort attempt a^uiiit-t j tho Jufet rights of broporiy ami the koo<1 or , der of society, in wliieh are bound up tb per.?n? vi our ;>uo|iln. Bel'.evim: tiie.io principle* to Im eisoiilinl l<> ihw woi;-!i. i;,,; of tlio Ji-?| ublk\ \V<> euhr.il them to tiio tujMdutbkluii of tiiU Annul.-,..! beUli.', CONVKDKKA'i'K MKMOICIALS. The Churlea Ilroadway House Mov? incut Fully Organl/.nd. The movement inaugurated by Charles Broadway ltoues, of New York, to perpetuate the history of the Southern Coufeileraoy aud oecus 01 aouuieru L-ravery ny erecting a magnificent memorial building, was promoted bv the notion of the board of trustees, whose llrst session was brought to a close Thursday of last week on Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga. Tenu. Corporate existence will be giveu the movement by a charter obtained in Mississippi for the Confederate Memorial Association. The idea of a battle abbey hns been abandoned as impracticable and the structuie to be erected will be called the memorial institute. The board organized by electing (ieneral \V. D.Chipley, oi Pensaeola. Fin., president and Cieu. C. A. Kvans, of Atlanta, tin., vice president. Col. Hubert C. Wood, of New Orleans. La., will continue to act as general manager. The Fourth National Hank, of Nashville, was designated as treasurer and depository of funds, both subject to change by the board at the next meeting, which was set for Oct. 1. at lJollemede, near the hoiue of Gen. W. if. Jackson. General \V. H. Jackson, of Tennessee, Col. ltobort White, ot West Vir giuia. Gen. J. 11. Ilriggs, of Kentucky, an 1 General ltoss. of Texas, were constituted an ex? eutivo committee. Tne plan for raising i tlio necessary fuuds provides for the appointment of agents in each county to make thorough canvass in every Stateiu the South. The board of trust Is composed of eighteen members, besides Col. A. G. Dickiuson, of New York, the personal agent of Mr. Houss. The body is tniulo self-perpetuating and is divided equally into two and four year term members. The charter holds good for fifty v-ars. Fifteen States, the District of Columbia, Oklahoma and the Indian Territory are represented on the board. It is estimated that the institute will involve nn outlay of at least t500,000 before completion. Its chief mission will he educational iu character by collecting together the correct facts at issue in the history of the late war. Cupt. J. M. Ilickey, of Washington. D. C\, was seated us a member of the board over \Y. A. Gordon, contestant. The location of the memorial hull will not bo considered uutil after the money has been raised. Ilcwiiro of the Tight Collar. "Headaches, cyeaelies? Don't wonder. You are undergoing n mild form of strangulation. Look here," and the physician, who lu a twinkling had sighted the foundation of his patient's trouble, gave a vicious tweak at her board-like throat environment. "This fashion," he continued, "has put more of your sex upon the all list than any other of your dress absurdities. There hasu't a woman come Into my office for over a year whose neck wasn't confined In this tortuous way. I have traced more than ono case of congested blood at the base of the brain to this collar fad. "It is responsible for red noses, bad skins and other forms of repressed clrculatlon. "Now, I cinnot insert my finger between your collar and your throat, and yet you wonder why you aro having ho much trouble with your head and eyes. "Itlp up your high collars, my misguided young lady, and tell your dressmaker not to put another bit of binding about your throat. When you do this, l'\\ vouch for the headache's departure." The shirt waist girl Is a trig little body to look at. from her neatly belted waist to lier spiek and span linen choker. It lo half an Inch higher. If possible, this stitlly starched collar, than the one she worn last year. It has crept up .lust as close as it could at tho lobesof her ears, and she wears It lu sublime Indifference to its discomfort. But the tlnio of reckoning is coming. When tho drop In throat stock arrives, i and it is only a question of time beforo I It Is heralded In Evedoni. oh! what a . walllni? thorn will ,i? ?~ I n ..... a.? v \#? n Iir^ai U'U throat beauty! The high collar will have left Its traces In criss-cross lines, discolored skin and ugly nock circles. Then there will be a grand bustle for massage, for cream baths and like remedies. AniJ the woman who has bravely gone About during tho high collar period lu waists with old-fashioned, turned-away throats, will thank her lucky stars that she had tho good sense to keep ont of tho movement/? New Orleans PlCAyunn. Ten T.I?tie Tom. Ttaby clad In his nightgown white, Pussy cat purrs a soft good-night, And somebody tells, for somebody knows, The terrible tale of ten little toes. Right footTlils big toe took a small boy, F.im, Into the cupboard after the jam; This little toe said, "Oh, no! no!" mw:~ !!**?? A i iii* i i i 1 ?l iw ^ iim w ii a i im1 * iu k('? This littIr? top Raid " 'Tisn't Quito ritjhl"; This little tiny toe curled out of T/pff foot? j This hi? fop :;ot suddenly sfuhhed; This little top sr<"?? ruefully rubbed: This little frightened toe cried out "Hears!" The little timid toe. "Run upstairs!" I town came a jar with n loud slain! slam! This littlo teeny toe j.t"t nil the jam! A Surprise. TopsIp and 1 Jessie were fretting ready for a Harden party. It was to be a very sifvM! party, l'or they bad only Invited Itv'tha and liarohl May, who lived next ?!<>nr. Tessie spin "d a tablecloth on the bin. Hat stone under the nreat oak, and lies*ic sot ou tlio sand'.viclicH eJ,jckcu BILL ARP'S LETTER. CRITICISMS BY THE PKKSS OF TODAY ARE INTOLERANT. Th? 8njo of Bartow Sors Many Things II? Don't Like. Thero is a latnontnblo usage of the press and of partisans (luring election times, and that 1b the wautou, outrageous ahuHO of the other fellow and the other bide. I huvo not soon any such abase of McKiuloy by the democratic prose, bat tho northern republican journals just teem with the vilest and most malicious slanders of Bryan and his platform. He is denounced and cartoonod as the arch anarohist and repudiator; a tool of the silver mines; a babbling boy; a sky scraper; .a bag of wind, and the puuka of the Platte. I don't know what punka means, but suppose it is some very bod thing like a polecat. His Madison Square speech which Ingalls said was a very groat speech, is ridiculed as an abortion, a chestnut, a miserable failure; and they cartoon him as a little aophomoro sohoolboy orator. This is very bad policy. Tho people of" all parties know that 13ryan is a vory eloquent, smart and siucero man and the reaction comes when such slanders are used against him. Tho jubilant, guying tone of tho republican press reminds ono of Goliath and David? "And whou tho 1'hilistino saw David ho disdained him for ho was but a youth, and tho Philistino cursed David by his goils and ho said come to mo and I will give thy flo6li to the fowls of tho air and tho boasts of tho field." Fortunntoly for tho country both of our candidates for president have characters ubovo reproach and clean records in their public life and are endowed with very high qualifications in statesmanship. Tho ono elected cannot make a law. Then why abuse him? Each has a host of friends and it wounds a man's feelings to hoar his favorite, his leader, his idol, as it were,lampooned andvillified by pennya-liner scribblers, who have no conception of what constitutes true greatness. There is no manliness or good breeding in the modern modes of conducting a political canvass. I heard an old veteran say today that he had not intended to vote for Governor AtUiuson, but since Watson and Wright were denouncing him for pardoning that mau Hinton lu had changed his mind and should support him. "Candidates nro in a desperate strait," said ho, "when they resort to 6uch demagogisrn as that. Iliutou ought to havo been pardoned. Tho governor Las shown more consideration for negro convicts and pardoned more of thom than any governor wo havo had." Hating tho ruilroads and loving tho negro nr? still campaign capital. It is all a lie, of course, for no sensible man docs either to any extent in his heart. He says ho does, so a* to catch votes, but ho knows that ho is a bypocrito when ho says it. Such declarations are about as sincere as newspaper editorials and governors' proclamations against lynching negroes for their horrible outrages. It is all for bnnoombe. I've forgotten that fellow's name,, but T havo always admired him for his frankness. Whon he was reminded l>y tho speaker that everybody bad loft tho house ho ropliod : "That's all right, sir, I'm not speaking for them at all, sir. I'm speaking for Buncombe, my county, sir, and iuj- constituent^ fur it will bo printed, sir." And lie kept on witn his argument. But the way T read it in the goldbug papers the republicans aro not as jubilant as they were. They aro somewhat alarmed even about the state of New York. I seo 111 yesterday's pollers that the rich women of New York city have organized female McKiuley clubs in every ward and they havo parceled out the work and arc to visit t he tenement house s and cauvass among the toilers. 1 read McKinley's lottor to these women bidding thorn godspeed 11 nd saving lie was glad to soothe noble women of this country taking an interest in polities. This is no fake. It 's published in the republican papers and to my miml is the first bad break Mr. McKinlev lias made. The idea of encouraging women to go canvassing it* he slums of great cities for votes IooUh like alarm to say the least of it. Mr. Bryan has made no break. Every uttcrano along Ins travels has been in good taste and entirely proper. He has not boasted of himself nor abused his adversaries and wo aro glad to soo that the people, tlio common people, heard him gladly and treated him with the greatest respect. The other day a fake appeared ttint for a while astounded ine. The idea that Bon Tillman had visited Tom Watson to get him to com* down and take a eabinot mention was mountrous, for Mr. Bryan chooses his own cabinet. Ho will not buy thorn, and if he <lid lion Tillninn would not be his broker. The overuse politician seems incapable ??f measuring Mr. Bryan, lie eati'l conceive of a standard tb it is fnr above mercenary or ambitious motives. Neither will Mr. Bryan for a moment encourage any attemnt to get Sewall down. It would be dishonorable. and * lie knows it. What in the matter with Sewall anyhow? Nobody, not even the republican press, has said a word against him, evc. pt that his sou is a republican. Weil, that is hard on the boy, but nothing against tlm old man save a suspicion tha' lie didn't whip him enough mid make him stay in at night and keep out of bad company. Tie se populists pretend they don't like Smvii 1 I t i':m?e he has stock in ft national back. That's nil hypocrisy, Kvcrv one >1 tin m would have it, from Tom Wr.t o.i down, if they could get it. Whenever 1 hear a pop or auyl body else denouncing rich men and banks and bankers I know that bo is a hypocrite in 'his heart and there is a streak of envy and meanness and original sio running down bis bnckbono as big as a feuoo rail. He lias uon *-iy I reached a condition of total depravity, and that's the law.?Biol A>;r in Atlanta Constitution. Republicans, Carry Vermont. The Green Mountain State has declared for i Jositth Grout, Republican, for Governor and J for the Republican State ticket entire Ly u majority that equalled the prediction of tho I most confident Ropublicnn managers. Tho j count in all sections of the Statu shows sub- j stantial Republican gains, and indicate that j the majority for the Republican Srate ticket I will be about 30,000. This is tho largest ma- I jorlty over .given for a Governor in that Statu, the nearest approach to It being in l(J8d. when the majority was 27,CIS. 'f ho ticket elected follows: Governor, Josiah Grout, of Derby; Lieutenant-Governor, Nelson \V. Fiek, of 111c LaMotte; State Treasurer, Henry F. Field, of Itutland; Secretary ef State, Cbauucey W. Brownell. of Burlington; State Auditor; Frank D. Hale, of Lundenburg; Congressman from First District, H. Henry Powered, of Morrisvllle; Congressman from Second District. Win. W. Grout, of Burton. WEYLBR IN HOT WATER. Talk of Forcibly Kxpelllng Illin?Fltz Lee Protests Against Outrages. Great excitement prevails in Havana. Cuba, over Weylea's decree In regard to tbo sugar and coffee crop. It Is believed thAt I' issued the decree will be strongly oppose J. Serious complications arc expected from the Spanish element. It 1b rumored thut tbo Conservative party held a secret meeting and decided to ask the home government for Weyler's recall, and If rofused to forcibly expel him, as was done to Gen. Dulce in the last war. It id understood that Consul Loo has I strongly protested against the notice posted | at the entry of Cabunu fortress, stating that j it the American Consul presents himself there j to detain and arrest him. Consul Leu has ; also demanded thnt Weylor make a full in- I vestlgation c" Charles 'torla'a death. Ratslng Troops for Cuba. A meeting has been held at Salem, Tad., for the purpose of raising funds to assist j Truman Stewart in defraying the expenses j of landing 1,000 colored troops in Cuba to assist the insurgents and was attended by 1,000 people and a satisfactory sum was the result from the sale of refrosments and subscriptions. Another man Is organising troo|?> iu Qreorgiu, and tliey will bo shipped from I Key West about October 1. Mr. Stewart is j * fearless youug man, once n caudidate for the 1 Legislature, und is the chief promoter. Since i his plans have been made public, he has re- I ceived buudrods of letters from military men ' and others anxious to accouipuuy him, aud rnuav douutious. Ilruintucr Hoy and Hero. A hundred years ago tOet. LI. 170.1? the French undertook to relievo tlio town of Mauheuge, on the SauiLre, then besieged by the Austriaus, and the Royal Swedish Regiment was sent forward to occupy the village of I>odriers. The drummer hoy, u lad of fourteen, named Struuli, dodging the Austrian skirmishers, reached the village first, and at once beat a rousing call to arms on his drum. Thinking the foe hnd gained possession' of the village, the Austriaus retired in great disorder, thereby enabling the French actually to-get-4lfche outskirts of Dourt?rs. The Austriaus, having discovered their blunder, returned, and Strnuh had to run for his life. He could not escape, however, and fell In front of Dourlers Church, after having himself shot several of the Hungarian groua/liana fliof nnnaiuvl 1*1 ir* The scene had been witnessed by a peasant hidden in a loft, who several years later told it to Btrnuh's brother, \vlio knew of his death, but not of iho heroic circumstances attending it. In 1837, during alterations at tlie church, the ground in front of the building was opened, and there were found tlie skeletons of the brave drummer-boy and seven men, thus continuing the accuracy of the poasaut's story. It Was a Fine Stream. There is a "professional gentleman" In Portland wlic would make a sin-cosful liorro swapper. Having a farm to sell, recently, this descendant of the Pilgrims advertised it. and soon afterward a gentleman called on him to speak a limit it. "Well, judge," said lie, "I have been ovr the farm you advertised and liiul it all right except the tine stream of water you mentioned." "It runs through the piece of woods In the lowest part of the imndow," said the judge. "What! that little brook? Why. It doesn't hold much more than a spoonful. I a mi sure if you would empty a bowl of water into it it would overtlow. You don't call that a tine stream, do you?" "Well, if it were much finer you couldn't sec it at all." raid the Judge, blandly.?Portalud Express. Miss E. E. Ilowell l>?s removed low it-ck of millinery goods to to-- <-ld stand of Murray A* Co.. where in luturo she will bo glad to see and serve l.er customers. A full line ?>i goods 011 hand auc1 ?at reasonable prices, (live lit.-r u call, -It Forgers Sea tern-oil for Life. Pari Becker and James Crogan, tiio well known forgers, convicted of complicity ii the Nevada Dink swindle of $20,000. wer< ?ach sentenced by Judge Wallace at -S:u Francisco to Imnrisoujieut for life. Is impossible without pnro, healthy blood, l'uri- | i:''i nod vltaliMd blood mnlti from taking ^ Sarsaparilla J The be-<t?in fnet the One True Itlooi! l'ur'lier. , : Hnod's PitlS for the liver ami bowcis.. ^'Oc. I I * * Undo llilly" llubbell of Batb, N. T. From the Advocate, Bath, JV. T, Residents of Bath, N. Y., have taken a (treat fancy of late to Lake Salubrla. which lies just outside the village, ami during the past two years a score of new eott ages have gone up on its shores. Choice locutions are becoming scarce auit the early settlers are . careful now to keep what dooryard they I have loft. 't Your correspondent vislteil tli'o [ l.KIM I'-TIIIK till ' I VI I * | > ('t,> I III ?<> wn "infill Billy" lit|bbi*ll in his comfortable cottage uinb'r til" pines. Mr. llubboll established himself at the Luke Inborn (lio boom eomm? (ico.I. uuil bus one of the prettiest looutioiis there. Mr. 'Hubbell suiil that this was the first spring in twenty years ill which be bail been free from his obi enemy, sciatic rheumatism. He thought ho ha<l contracted this dlseaso while running as express messenger on the Krie and other railroads between 1849 anil 1S.VJ, although ho did not feci its acute symptoms until some fifteen years later. Mr. rj llubboll is now the second oldest expref^nian In the United Htatee and recalls many interesting reminiscences of these early days. In t 1876 he went to the Western frontior, and j has suffered from sciatic rheumatism ever , since. 8 peak Luc of the many efforts he had made to get relief from this |>alnful ailment, ' ho said that while in New Mexico he visited t the 1.88 Vegas and Hamas springs, und later r he tried thoee at Manitou, Col., and Little Hock, Ark. Comiug east ho tried the White ? Hulphur Spring. Ohio. St. Catherine, Can., t und Clifton and Avon, In New York, but q without being ablo to get the slightest relief. t As ho advanced iu nge. his trouble became more painful. "Why," he exclaimed, pointing to the farm house of William Hurleeou, about nix hundred feet distant, "I would yell so when those twinges caught mo thut they could hoar me down there." WHIiam II. Hallo-k, owner of nallock's bank in Hath, is a nojdraw of Mr. Hubbell, and last winter he insisted that "Uncle lit ly" should try Piuk l*ill5 for Palo People for bis rheumatism. Mr. llubt>ell Is free to say that ha had no faith in the pills whatever, and only tried them because of the insistence of Mr. Iluliock. Ho hud already triod muin IUIIU it Illimuu remedies UOIorO MO canieto Pink Pills ami as uomo had rendered him the slightest bene lit. lie was pretty well discouraged. However. to please Mr. Hallock, he got a box of Pink PilU. Siin*o then (some three or four months). Mr. Huhbell hus not felt a. single t raco ot rheumatism, and is now on his fourth box of tho pills. He cauuot explain how this marvelous relief ( was effected, but feels sure it was the pills which did it, and is now as uthu-lastic in their endorsement as was his nephew. Mr. Hallock. Mr. liubboll now eotnes into Bath almost every day. ami says ho could ride a ! bicycle if ho only had soaio ono to help him on and off. 1 Subscribed and sworn to boforo mo this I 22d day of May, IS'.Ki. ! \V. P. Fi*h, Xotnr;/ Public. < Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People 1 are now given to the pubiie as a:i unfniliiiR i blood builder anil nerve restorer, enr lit: all ] forms of weakness arislnR from a wa'.ery conditioner the blood or shattered nerves. The pi lis are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt ot priee, 5') cents a box or six box'-s for 4>2..r>", by mldreasing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, fiolieuoctadv, N.Y. (From Portsiuoutli. Va.. Star. Aiir. :J?.) I'lie S. A. Ii. Coniplhiieiit(mI by Candidate ISryitii. Tho Seaboard Air bine Rot out a poster inuounciuR reduced rates on tli?.% occasion of .he Bryan notitlcutiou whieh was attractivo tud unique. It was printed with silver ink >n bine glazed paper. A eopy was sent to he Ifomocrati candidate with tho eomplineuts of General lbissr.ngor Agent 'i'. J. kuderson, aud that ueiitleman is in receipt >f a letter from Mr. Bryan, in which lie says: "I boR leave to acknowledge receipt of rour very attractivo poster nnuouuciuR tlio lilver Flyer to tho uotlllcation moetiuR at <ow York. It Is oae of tho most unlquo hings of tho sort eucotintored duriuR tho tampaign. I a:n grateful for tho interest hat prompted it." How's Tills T Ws offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward fc any case of Catarrh tnat cannot be cured by UallVCatarrh C'ure^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j ' r . v. w v_ u., rro|n., luiuun, u. j We, t?? undersigned. have known K. J. Cheney for the lut 15 years, and btilieve him perfectly honorable in nil business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga- 1 lion mad* by their firm. Wkst &c Truas, Wholesale Dm,taints, Toledc, 1 Ohio. i WaLDino, Kinnax /i Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. I Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, noting directly upon the blood und mucous snr- i faces oft ho system. Price, 7-'C. per bottle. bold by all Druggists. Tustinmnia's tree. \ llall'a Family Pills are the beau A 1'ltiui Cure, "I used it for tetter which bail been running ] for five years. Nothing could uivo t cliet un- I til 1 used your medicine, ami one box nisi 1? a llnal cure." Mum. S. t?. Hart, I ross '1 rails, Al.i. I 1 box by mail for 50c. in -tamps. .1. T. SiiPi-ritiNi-:,Savannah, tia. , To* bill for the totnl prohibition of tho sale of liquor to tho natives has beeui carried , by tho Trausvual (.South Africa) Second Volksraad. i AH who use Pobhins' Electric S. .ap praise it J as t!io list, ,-lieaprs. and at rat rc<>tiuni,i-at tninily < soap made, bill if you will try it < ace it will tell ii si ill atron/ur tale of its merits J'kaae try it. Your vioi-.r will supply you. Bridgeport, Conn., Iiii a gas war on hand. One of the rival companies is supplying its customers at twentv-.1vo cents a thousand .feet. * FJTSstopped free ami permanently cured. No j flta after first ibi\'s u-e o l>n Kt.ink's Uiikat NKHvrRufnour.lt. I1'. -fS I rial imtt eand treatise. Send to Dr. Kline.531 Arcli St.. Phlla., l'a, I 1 niu entire!v cured o hemorrhage o lungs I by i'iso's cure for CollsUlliJd oil. I.OI'ISA Ij'inoaman, Bethany, Mo., Jan. \ *; (. Mrs. Wins!o*v'? Son bint; Syrnp for rhtldre* , teething, softens the gem*. reduces ii. .latririut- I '.Ion, allays pain, cures w ind calii. ->c. a bottle. J . I OSBORNE'S Sj<M/n <id ' s A NO U I Boliool of Bliortbaud acmi'MTA. <;a. No text book* u**d. Acta*. iiniinui from d?f of rntariug. Bannmt* p?por?, coi.Ago ourrxaaf *ai ' oodt u?d. Send for bnoa*oin*.T illmtrntoi o?i?- ' Uxu*. li??id cuwprr ItiAn u to/ SoulU*ru oit/. < THEFABQUHAR ! 4ihtr/v^V^PATE NT VARIABLE | Mtdtltnd llirhW. A\i-d K( tk$ Wtrf.? i Ctlu' .' IfVl SAW ?ii ENGINE KfSTSXT WORK* IS 'IN* Oil 111. TT*'r.?i>t*d tb* b- ! mub. lihinfle Mills, Mbcb.cer/, tod J'ttoii.J AjtrlealturM lupnHfiu oX Jfesl l^usilt/ a; Uwtil >-cts. i iJU.'Aiti _ s. x. r.?;?7. nnniM iml WHISKY l.al.itM urnl it ...knout Ui ! U III Krce.Dr .B.M Wooli.ey.avlan ta o\. , J? ?.??? ! I L f'fAirdi}1^2%Li I . kj] bU#itS W.itKL AlLILSl FAILS. ,1 kyl H03: I,V ;; ri j'yriip. 'in :r . < ir. J. VzO Lfcj in t!:.>??. S?ilil |?v ?. "J A Lar^o Band. The largest British regimental band Is that of the Koynl artillery at Woolwich, while the llucst is generally allowed to be the band of the Coldstream guards. The Belgian Guides' regiment numbers more than 100 members. Tho great continental powers reooguizo the military b&ud as an essential":adjunct of every regiment. In Austria and Spain it- is said' that they frequently number us many as eighty performers, and forty is a common numbe- in Russia. Italy and Belgium. Knglnnd in still the only country which lias m opted a systematic government method of educating her military bandsmen and bandmasters. . ? - _ ^ ' ^ ?i . ' y Tho Shah's .Jewel (juart Mcanure. The Jeweled quart measure, owned he late fc>hah or Persia, was sold in London a few days ago for ?2. The Shah used to measure his diamonds ind pearls in It. It is called lu Persia he "dek tzanlnck," and was In the oyal family for ninety years. The Shah's grandfather bad another one. >ut lost It overboard, together with a luart of rubles and emeralds. ^jjprr Gladness Comes With a better understanding of tho transient nature of the many physical ills which vanish before proper efforts?gentle efforts?pleasant i lfoi\ lightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many fbt'ms of sickness arc not due to any actual disease, hut simply to a constipate;, condition of tlie system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, promptly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with milli >nsof families, and is jvcrywhero esteemed s>o highly l>y all ivho value good benlih. It s heneiiciai jlfects are due to t he fact, that it is the ane remedy which promotes internal ileanlincss, without debilitating the argans on which it acts. It1 hen for? ;ill important, in order to get its beneficial effects, to note when you purchase, Hint you have the genuine article, which isinanufaetiir* I by Hie California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of .good health, 2nd the system is regular, then laxatives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended totho most, skillful physicians, but if in need of a l:o:ative, then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Svrupof Figs stands highest ami is most largely used and gives most general satisf actions Reliable Charlotte Merchants Call on tlieni wlien you ro to charlotte N.c. Write llirln Ir you <(< not k<>. un*l have v<>ur order* lllleil l?y mult. In nttswcrliiK advertisements kliiiliy uieiv Hon thlK puper. WTVJflMP KSTWOHK. easona'to Priees rftiftliiltf Wr to News W Thiii-s l't'c. House. PflO VTTTTTT) P l'? M AND!. i:\VS. Li-is W. T ratio t Uftiui UkmAIso Pianos, t) cuii-tV Hieycles* SODA WATER ?S,Mdiiir'v',!. . . i'. Valavr, ;U7 s. Collout; strM. Surreys, Phaetons. Itoaii rations. UUtftflfcb Carts lite. .Muieiliiel urers .Agents Writ T'ot catalogue. S. S. Me ineli A; eo. 5THVPIJ- N: MeCnnslinitl* (o.. BflpPTMft II w T r*??i M)UII i. riJUL- IV i uiuwi i|i? Geo. b. hiss oil co., PKODlTEftS OF Special Petroleum Lubricants Valve, F.nirlne, Machine, shnftina. ('rar.k ('aw .o.nn. Spindle, hpi rm I.hi-'I. Ntratefind, ( n-tor Hat* teas. Uric*. Ta'l.iw ? IIk. etc. Wrlot |>ln. Crank pin. lourual. Shufllnx. Ar.le licit U.tasen etc. Holler Jouip nni'l. Uuhl ci- KooIIuk I'nlnt. tiri.dv'n Scourre. '"It-.n Maine. Ol KICKS AND U A HKtiuVSESi 17 v isS. CoI.I.KHK ST.. CIlAltLuTTK. N. C 'I'hone 150. lain# ill lance connections. ENGINES for GINNING. Most economical ami liuta'ole. Cheapest ami l>est In the market let'.ash. VAItl A 111 ,K KKIC'I'ION KKK1I SAW >11 I.I.N AMI STaMIAltll l.>U PLE.WUNTS (. i;.\ KKAI.l, Y. Semi for cataluuue. A. B. FAftQUHAR CO.. Ltd., t'ruuu) Ivauiu Agricultural M arlii, Varli, l*r. l . promttnceii V.oneless. rrota ft'.tdose symptoms rapidly disappear, irid i*i ire. rlays.1t le ist l<vo - lords of all symptoms are removed. ROOK "I testimonials of n.irai ulons ores ser.t FREE* tmmimgibfeiisiiafe'g itedftbi llll ' \cr UHn^LinM Tjr x- MIXTURE. Tl|i- MI'il.?t Pni! I!e?l Pock.'iK"' >>f SMOKING roBuei) III iIi<* woflil. Ask your ill tili rs (nf It riv II imil von will sure like II. M.-iniifitrrnrisI liy l'iV.!>MoM H>UAt I U WOKKS, Kin k Hill.SC. A Trustworthy T reatment. Iiiilornfil ?ml I'soil by tii?? I". S. <?ovcriinifiit In the Molillors' ami .Naflars* National Homes. If m. I I- 1.1! IiI-T 1.1 to tln> I.I'Jt'Olt, MOID I'll I'M < IT. M. I. A.I' DAN I'My < *111.Oil Ah, IM'AINK i." T?Ht.\( I'M lulliits imil WISH >. ill' I riir.il with little or. no ()iv<>Mlfl>rt. '1 itxl In i .ioin I'r.iin all 14*-sil?lt- ilanc r, address lor iiiforiiiaiion I'llK KIlKIiKV INSTI I'lTK. S'. Wist ri.rni'r l.ady urul Maritfi' Streets ' or Drawer ' !' <'oluml>ia,S.l'. ~ i ./ LEESVILLE COLLEGE. I'nr terms of otir SIX I'llllR SCllOJ.AKS1111*S to voiir county in Voenl Music, Oil I'ainti'uf. Drawintr, 11-.?>k-k-j?ij.>?. Slu.rtlanil. Tyj -wrilinir. Telnxrupliy. ami l'en \rt. write at otn e. No Competitive < xamlliltlOII, L, E. HAYNtS, A. M,. President* Leesvi!2e> S. C,