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PRESIDENTIAL FINANCIERING. what the chief magistrate ? an bate by careful management. It is a question whether President Clevelahd. steaming away on :< little lighthouse tender to shoot ducks, does not feel a poignant regret at stepping down from the Chief Magistracy. He has always professed to regard the duties of that great office as a grievous burden, assumed at a personal sacrifice for the benefit of the people, but a shock must surely attend the descent from such jmwei to the position of a private citizen. When tl?e populace along the route of the in augural parade cheered themselves hoarse the other day, the outgoing President paid no attention, realizing that the applause was for Major McKinley and not for himself. "The King is dead ; long live the King." Mr. Arthur left the White House a disap)x>inted man. lie had made an excellent President, yet the jtcople refused . to give him a second term. There were many who saiu umi nisoenin was Hastened by the blow to his ambition. Yet he might justly have le'cn esteemed a favorite of fortune, and he left nearly a quarter of million dollars to his son and daughter when lie died. It is safe to say tliat very little of this money was saved out of his salary while he was in the "White House, for ho lived like a prince and enjoyed nothing so much as the U*p.towal of a hospitality that had no regard for cost. Mr. Harrison has found consolation for tlie loss of his place in fueh opportunities for money making as he nevei hsid l>efore he elimlteil into the Presidential chair. Ten thousand dollars a ycai for a few lectures at the T.eland Stanford University; huge prices paid I'm literary articles sought by editors for tin sake of his name; enormous fees I'm legal services rendered to corporations? inese ami oiuer niiiiivs i>i cash supply luive proliably swelled liis income lievom what it was when lie occupied the Wliiti House. The chances are that Mr. liar rison today is worth nearly half a uiillioi of dollars. lie was one of the most ceo noinical tenants that the Executive Man sion ever hatl. and it is well within tin mark to estimate that lie saved .tI Ju.iiiw out of his salary in the four yearn of hi; incuinlM'ncy. The size of Mr. ('lovebird's fortune i; n matter of speculation. When he lh> \ >eonine a tenant of the White House In was a ]hh)1" man. com|Ktrntivolv shaking Certainly he was not worth am jiroltnhly not hail that inuch. Today. i not a niillionaire. lie may he rated Hon to that enviable mark. IIis silarv du ring his two terms as 1'resident alfonlei . a surjilus which was very profitablyin vested. There litis never liecn aii> c\ tmvaganep in expenditure at the Kxccii tivo Mansion during his tenancy : yet hi horses and carriages have Uen the i'mo that money could buy. and hiseoimtr licines have lieen mainttiiin d on a eoMl; scale. On the other lstu.d. his real ?stat investments have lieen very profitable and tlie value of (Jray (.bibles now. will 100 acres of land surrounding, is not les than f2.".0.oo0. Major MeKinley. titter a long petioi of financial trouble, must tind grea relief of mind in the prosp?*e? of ; n in come of ?."?0.ooo ner annna for the ncx four, and jn'rhtips eight years. The oft vejieateil statement that .tin* amount i scarcely adequate lor the support of ill dignity of a President of tla* I"nit?*? States is pure nonsense. It is safe to sa; that a careful person occupying that of tice could get along with comfort 01 $10,000 ji year. He could do it oil nutcl less if it were not for the State dima is half dozen of theni annual!) wide! costs ultout $."i00 each, including wines If he chose, he might cut down l!o* inn one-half, and earn the applause of tin IV. C. T. 1*. at the inline lime, 1; refits jug wines to his guests. You see. when one is provided with ; house, a stable and groom-*: c. n.-civaio ries tilled with llowers. olid garden, is ; hike care of them : a hutler. a \a!cl an. a iior.'.Vrvee|M-r- ail furnished v. itlmii eost, as tla? 1'resident gets tiam. then are comparatively few things lilt i<. him to pay for. The lights, fuel and re pairs for the White House come out ol Uncle Sam's pocket, as wi ll as a thous and and one incidentals. Major .McKin ley will have a colored man. mini on tin Government pay rolls as a skilled lahorei to shave him every morning for the nexi four years. When he wants to write; letter he will have the aid of a stenogia plier whose services do not cost linn a cent, and the missive will travel through tla mails without reipiiring apostage stamp. The marketing lor his houschoid wi!! ! < done l?v a .steward, who draws a in Nilary from the treasury, and all the domes tic linen and tahle ei|niinenls w dl 1*- sup plied out of the ^'Jo.ihmi a year whiel Congress appropriates for the mail.ten at tee of the executive mansion. It will 1 Mi interesting to lake the item? of necessary exjieiiditure and see just lion much i>er annuin a ('resident of tlx United States could get along on respectably if he tried. Jlere they are : Food supply for household - - > .V? Wages for coachman and servants. -J.ihm Koeil, etc. for horses _ - _ _ _ soi Clothes for famiiy 1 ,-JtM Incidentals - _ . I.jih State dinners - _ - - l.sni Private entertainments ;?iii Kxtra summer expenses ('..tint Total si i inn Ft will Ih- observed that the mal.e-iij of this Ii^t is very different from tin* i \ | 11 s? * aeeoutll of an ordinal \ householder, such items a* rent, repairs. fool, buhls, etc, 1 m-iii*r oniiltcil. The ;ivi r.iif? > iti/ct would consider himself well otf if In could get l td of tliosccxiM-itdituios. >i\l\ dollars ,i inet)if 11 is idlowcd lor fin eoaehmaii. T-l<1 for the con], mid sjitom I for three maids. These hirelings an paid out of the President's own | :i. ? , There are usually live hoi si* in the i'\ ecutive stable. one of them bring in the oHicial ea Triage and belonguiu to tin (ioverntuent. This nai l ieulai animal ifed at the cost ol tiie treasury, end tin vehicle which it draws is u-cd l?> tin President's secretins I'm \\han-\erpui | loses he elnms'S. I{e-lK-ol: 11 *, e. |iiipny<* the olily lieavy expense is foi (In oiiltii of carTinges. hotscs and harm's . u, ! must lie purehased at ll.e U giiining ? the .idniiiii-dration. Thy hnvoninn . take-. c.ij'e of the stable an ) (' > ! Wiigta Of Hit- tillcro yiooms. T1m? item rf '*e\trasummerox|K?nw"s" I might N? stricken out oy an economical ' President, but it is customary for the i < loel' Magistrate to ha\ea summer Iconic, I it' only o cottage 5 V t!ie sea, and tlio cost ' of that luxury is liable to be heavy. How- j i ver. tlie statement here made will suffice to s><o\v tliiit lie could get along lirst-nde on $2o,ooo a year, while $25,ooo would leave :i cousidcr.iltie margin for luxury, (ion. H rant's pay during his first term was only $2.">,ooo a year. Congress raised it to $00,000 at the lieginning of his second administration, an impression prevailing that the President required a larger margin for the inainteiiauce of his second suninstration, and dignity. The (ieneral had a, good siz?sl family and did much entertaining. IIis wife is a better tinancier than he was. and at the present time she lives a life of quiet 1)11), C.\ JM-iIMM" ill \> USUMlglOII. Tin- too field's are 11101*0 than comfortably otT, thanks to a nation's generosity. As for Mr. llaycs, he probably sived some ol'his salary while in the White House, but llie notion so widely circulated by his political enemies to the effect that he was niggardly in his exIMMiditures was ipiite the op|?osite of truth, lie offered no wine to his guests out of deference to the wishes of his wife but behave ekilxirate and costly spreads at public receptions, on one such occasion spending $<?,000 for a collation. These , receptions in the* administrations of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Harrison have lieen wholy devoid of festal indulgence, lluid or solid, notsomuch jus a sandwich being supplied. This plan, though sivoiing . of llanneeide hospitality, |ierlinps, jk?s sorscs ;m imiMirtaut advantage in the fact that 110 hire is extended to'buniniers and other undesirable persons oa the . lookout for ?i free feed. History has ehronicled the disastrous experience of ? Andrew .lackson. when. desiring to c.\. press his democratic feelings, lie invited the jmblic to partake of punch in the White House. The guests got tipsy. I spilled the punch 011 thclloor. and liuaiiy , became riotous and were only induced to . lcjive by tlie stratagem of tiansfering , the cjisks of stimulating beverage to tlie . lawn outside. Mr. Cleveland is ill years old?an age , when a man may think reasonably 01' re1 til ing after a lalmrous career that has s liecn clow ned w ith the highest jittainablc honors?-and it is slid that lie promises to s devote the rest of his life to pursuits of j leisure. A pleasant prosjM et, surely, hut [. he has always 1.ecu an extremely hard i w<mi\ci. iiiiu suon a 11lit11 is UKt'iy 10 ir.iu I ] himself unhappy when deprived. like ? Othello. of :iii ion. Hooks have smoothed tin- (lccliniiiLr of several years | iif 0111 ex-Presidents, bul Mr. Cleveland i is liiirtli> a Imokish man. lit' is not al | 1 all a literary man. though singularly | . facile with his pen la- always wrote liis nns.s'ut s to ( ontrP'ss l?v liantl, ami s almost never was a wonl orphmsoalterotl , in revision?ami it isi.ot at all likely tliat v lie \\ ill accept any o!' the attnietive ofTers v which have already I teen made to him !>y publishers and "syndicates." Tiiat he j will return to tint inactive oi' law seems l", unlikely in any event, inasmneh as his s sneeess al it during lour years in New Vork was very uioderate. In tiiat period j his practice was confined mainly to the I hearing, as referee. of eases handed over _ to him by the courts, t When Mr. Arthur left the White . "il'tiec he had no not ion of n si?;iiin^ hims self to a life of leisure and repose. lie ,. went to New Vork and entered upon 1 certain business enterprises, from wliieli k lie e\|iM-t? d to derive lar^e returns, in. eluding a proieet for a tunnel under i liroadway. Weal estate in the upper , | part of Manhattan Island attracted his speeulative e\is and lie was actually on , the point of hei-omiu- a partner in a iaw firm when he died, a little less than a ! yi ar after he relinquish'd the Presidency. ! Mr. I !a\i s\\cut dire< t from the National . (.pita! to his house in Fremont. Ohio. ule re he spent the remaining years of , his life in difjrnit'ied retirement. soperin. tending' Ins larm and intere.-tiu.vf himself , in eharities. I (?en. (Want '.o'e.i:enjoyed the leisure ! which came to him after he left the Ptvs. iili'iii "s chair. I!is ,'.".and lour mount! the , '.'.olid was tiie e:owui:io evoilt of his . wonderful career. Hut <Ii>;?j>|>??i111incut [ jinn* Intel' with It is failure to secure n . 111ii 1 term in the Wlste IInu.se, and lie. last \ears was embittered by linaneial . ruin, which threatened in touch his |. honor. and 1 >\ the distn >s of a mortal [ disease. Andrew .luckson. on leaving , the Kxceutive Mansinu. went hack to . TelUu'ssee. ut'.ele lie devetid his* attention ton fat in. a mil! and a country . store. si\ years later. in lsTo, he was elected to the I 11 i t -< I >l;:hs Senate, hut . within twelve-months he died. leaving unite a i.e."," property. - ( intciiannn pursued tlie life almost of a - | hermit after lie went away from Wnshi j iiiui 11 to iiis home near Lancaster. I'a. i His later '.ears were those of a saddened and morbid man. franklin l'ieree lived thirteen \enrs at (oncoid, N*. II.. alter ' reliiii|Uishin^ the i'l'esideuey, enjoved a leisure that had Uen well earned' Kiil more was an active |?oiitici;ui and laisii less man from (lie time he left the While , I lolls** until he died. lie traveled milch , ;it 'it .ad. I'oik died a few mouths alter ( his retirement, .lohu Tyler returned to , Richmond. was active in public affairs . and sided with his State when it seceded , from the I ni<>ti. aei'eiit iic si enn^ii.'.n....j ' pnst 1111*It*i* the Cmd'ederate<hnenmient. Van i*llI I'll went luck Id liis heme i:i Kiliderlmi.k. oil Hi.- i I mis. ill, where lie , Illicit'iI hilnseh W'lli jmlil ies ilin iii'4 Iniirleeii \eiiis. \V i! !i I lie e\ecpl mn ol' W'ash>1 imtleii lie was Hie riehest el' all the e\ I'residents. , ' I ieliei il .laeksuii went liein Waslii;:;.?. ' (oil Id hi- e>l lie. eaileil the I leriiiita'-je. I l .< ;i i" Nashville, wheie he entertained ' la\ islily. 'I'd the I a \ el hi- ileal li lie eeirnu nided lunch irilueiiei in pelilii .IdIui ? niincv Ail.tins, after n lii.ii;^ I'loin l the l'i i'lenev . i Veil foi li.lieleen yejll*S as I iie Iradei di Ins parly in I lie llnii-e ol llep.eseiit.it i\r>. lie iheil in Hie eliaillher el I he lle'ise, IidW Statuary H ill, anil the-pot whi le he was strieken j is now markfil 1\ a hra-s star set in I he i|ti!'<l lleer. Mn:iree was linaneia!l\ eni j I anns-ed. and Weill Id New A* ?i K In pr.ieljre law. lie Was liol veiy siieees Oil, and died in eoinpar.it ivu pn\er!\ a lew \ e trs later. Madi-oli retired Id hi- Virginia e.| tie. . wliere he liv< d a ver.\ seelialed lil'e. .hi 1'eiseii leinnieil | I Moll! '.lie ill peeii>ii.n\ dilii' nit wlii. I In.llied the en! j?e 111 "l i:is <i?. Iiiiiiiu' >e.il's. .lelui j .V'l.tn.s j?- _ . . >i. ?' iieiiyjh U> see his son ? o n T. OTHERS DO THE ill the Presidential chair. He returned to Quiney, Mass,, where lie lived the life ot' a country gentleman, amusing himself with fanning and U>oks. Washington lived two years at Mount Vernon after his retirement. When he died he was the richest man in the United States, being worth nearly $1.0iH),tNH). Mi-s. A. Invcen, residing at 7*20 Henry St., 111., sulleivil with sciatic rheuniatisni for over eight months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies recommended by friends, * ' ? * 't -1 I t. I--.A ana was treated ny me pnysiciaus, mu. received no relief. She then used one and a hall' bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Palm, which effected a complete cure. This is published at her request, svs site wants others similarly alliictod to know what cured her. The and oo cent si/.es for salo by Dr. F. C. Duke. Guano, Guano! i ? We are prepared to furnish the follow' ing well.known brands of Fertilizers : Standard High. Grade Fertilizers and Standard Acid FJtiosphate. Also the INIOX OIL V-i (.LAND KS A N1) AC 1 Ds. * It will pay you to get our prices be lore you buy. We also have on hand a nice line of Wagons Sc Buggies W hieli we are selling very cheap. We also rarrj a large stock of Staple and Fancy (iroeeries at the very lowest prices I hey can he sold. We will be pleased to have yen eal ai d ? xainir.e our st? ek 1 efore buying, at we think we can phase. Fant Bros. NEW CROP GARDEN SEED 1 0 0*7 i ur iocj e . All verities from 1 cent per paper up. They are fresh ami pure. Wo have BIB'S AND IBS In hulk. They come cheaper this w ay. Buist's Philadelphia Grown Onion Sets, red and white and Irish Potatoes. P>uy your seed from us and you will not he disappointed. H. F. Scaife & Son. Shore next to Fant Bros. $10.00 FOB A $25.00; Sewing Machine. I r vol| \\ ill COMIC A T ( >\ ( r. Iii'l'iin t 111. I Im-.M mI theluare |i|ekec| mil. Yoll call , ?el a l?ii? bargain hi a Sewing Machine j 1 have a IdI dI Dihls. Some of theiu of I he hiirhevt Many of llirin worth . J.'i or mole, I I'll I will elose thrill out al >|o for \inii i 1 iiiii('uiiii'i|iiirk before (in-lu st an* taken. This offer is only for .1 limit fit lime, S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U. 1 u ?1 lil, 1 /' iii TH] BIG ? OF ne Fiji IS STILL HI E. BJ BLOWING. JV P. M. FAlttt, tJEO. MUX HO President. Cashier. Merchants' k Planters' National ^>BANK,v I I OF UNION, H. C. Capital Stock ___ - _ SC.O.tHi" Surplus ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - - ."?(m? Stockholders' inabilities - - - - 00.000 Total - ?170,000 Otlieers?F. M. Fair. President; A. II. Foster, Vice President; George Monro, Cashier; .1. 1). Arthur, Assistant Cashier. Directors?W. II. "VVallaee, A. (I. 11 ice. Wni. Jefferies. T. C. Duncan. .1. A. Faiit..J. T. Douglas, K. 1*. McKLssick. A, II. Foster. WE SOI.K IT YOI'K 1IUS1NESS. A. G. FLOYD Dealer in General Merchandise .. Dress Goods, Clothin^-^ liam A 7 """ lints, Caps, Hoots and ?J, a Shoes. 1 also handle A lull and complete line ol Heavy and Fancy Groceries a: Rock Bottom Prices. Come and examine 1113 goods before buying elsewhere Yours for trade, J. Q. WRAY, Mgr \VK AK1: RUXNINC A TTi iret m ncc Mnrlrpt I We have also a nice line oft Jroccries. ?Wo also have a? F1RT CLASS RESTAURANT. ()nion Sets on hand. Fresh Fish twice a week. Polite attention to all. We are paying the highest ' price for good beef cattle and all other country produce. BAILEY & SEXTON.' When the Grip lias finished with von. von imagine there is hut little of you left. While that mav nut he literallv true. tlie remains are, no dotiht, in a very dilapidated eonilitioii. ami in neeil of prompt and thorough re] tails. My Drug Store Is (ho best oouipped repair slioj> of the kind to he found almost anywhere. Very respec tfully, F. C. Duke. 1*. S. i)<> not, forget that I nial'.e prestiiptioa work a s|n*cialtyt I ^^ jjjjj "** f ~ i j ?^ )l\TTrpr tt^t? An YiYJ. 1 UIVCj " " FMPING AT ' VE DO THE BUSINESS- SEE? SPRING GOODSI ' ' 1 i I Wo have ju.-t receive*! a beautiful line of Percales, Prints, Ducks, Lawns, V> bite ( loads and Wool Fabrics. Now is tbe time to buy up these goods and make them up in time for Spring. Our milliner, Miss E. E. Wilson, is now in tbe Northern markets buying our CTfW m? ?111TMPDV AM 11?AITDV nnnnn i oiuuivur jmiiliiHMl >. ha I rMbl UUUlJd. AVc will have one of ilie most complete stocks ever shown you. Our lines of Ladies and Gentlemen's lino and cheap shoes is also complete. We have some attractive styles to show you. In Men's Boys' and Children's Clothing We can lit both yourself and your pocket book. We represent (latzert & Co., of Chicago, up-to-date Tailors. Fits (JI.'araNtkkd. We also have a full supply of lluggy Harness from ?<> up. Now is the time to place your orders with us for Buggies, 1'lucions, Carriagcsor Spring Wagons Look at our ?3<> Luggy. You can't match it for less than ?L"> to 8o0. ^M.CLURES.??3 j ut A R RIYED NEW STOCK NOW READY. GREAT BARGAINS TO SAVE YOU MONEY. All the iate Styles in Fine Dress nnnHc Shoes, Hats and everything in the Dry Goods Line For Spring and Summer 1897. PRICES DOWN LOW Call and Look at them whether you are ready to buy or not. The Purcell Cash Co All Liquors hottlccl under the I )ispensary UK1U ILJJfllWV label arc distilled and guaranteed by lis. We. have been selling to t!u South for FORTY YF.ARS and we know what yon want. Ask yonr I )is{>onsary for " Red, White anil I)lue lah"l lajuor and an.a t on gelling it. FRKiliARO ?: WORK LAM. Distillers. .iTNcMteue, O. i'lii }.: . aui.on, liv. (JlNCi.v.v.vn, O. <1 j.-J