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WHOLE NUMBER 882
Cancer
case as
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np the
formed
my
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Mrs. Laura E. Minis, of Smithville.Ga.,
says: "A small pimple of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
-began to grow rapidly, notwithstand
: ing all efforts to check it. My
eye became terribly
inflamed, and was so
swollen that for quite
a while I could not
see. The doctors
said I had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex
hausting their efforts
without doing me
' any good, they gave
hopeless. When in
father had died from
the same disease, they said I must die,
as Hereditary Uancer was incurable.
" "At this crisis, I was advised to try
. S.S.S., and in a short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
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Free Silvrr Wins on flie first
BMlIut Carncil by a Vole of 47
to 33-11 is the Same as That of
Sianlry Mattliews in. 1878, ami
Provides Tor tlie Pajineut ol (lie
(jiivrriiiuent RoniU' in Silvrr.
AVashington, Jan. 28. After
a debate, animated at all times
and occasionally acrimonious,
which occupied the" greater part
of this week, the senate this even
ing, by the decisive vote of 47 to
32, passed the Teller concurrent
resolution. The resolution is a
practical re-affirmation of that of
Stanley Matthews, in 1878, and
is as follows: "That all the
bonds of the United States issued,
or authorized to be issued under
the said acts of congress herein
before recited, are payable, prin
cipal and interest, at the option
of the govermeut of the United
States, in; silver dollars of the
coinage of the United States,
containing four hundred aud
twelve and one-half grains, each
of standard silver; and that to re
store to its coinage such silver
coins. as a legal tender in pay
ment of said bonds, principal and
interest, is not in violation of the
public faith nor in derogation of
the rights of the public creditor."
All efforts to amend the reso
lution were voted down by ma
jorities ranging from 5 to 29. Mr.
Lodge's gold standard substitute
was defeated by the latter major
ity. ; The vote on the Lodge
amendment was yeas 24, nays 53.
-," The events of the day pleading
up to the final vote were full of
interest and importance. It was
a field day for the orators of the
Senate, no less than 25 Sen'ators
embracing : the opportunity to
speak upon the subject under
discussion. That the debate was
interesting .was attested by the
attendance iu the galleries, which
were cowded, and that it was
important was evidenced by the
statements of several of the
speakers that the discussion was
but the preliminary allignment
of the great political parties for
the contest of "i 900.
From 10 0' clock this morning
until 7 this evening the ' contest
was continued. When the vot
ing began it was evident that
party lines were being broke on
both sides of the chamber, but it
was on the substitute offered by
Mr. Lodge that the first break
occurred. On the republican
side Mr. Allison, of Iowa, and
Mr; Burrows, of Michigan, did
not answer to their names on that
roll call and many of the repub
licans voted directly against it.
Upon the final passage of the
resolution some republicans who
supported McKinley and the St.
Louis, platform in 1896, like
Carter, of Montana, Chandler, of
New Hampshire; Clark, of Wy
oming, Pritchard of North Car
olina, Shoup of Idaho, Warren
of Wyoming, and Wolcott of
Colorado, voted for the resolu
tion, because, as Mr. Wolcott an
nounced, they did not believe the
resolution committed those ..-who
supported it to the free and un
limited coinage of silver.
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The Home The Swiftest or All
Animals.
According: to a,recent 'Erticle which
appeared 111 The ChicagoTimes-Hrald
the horse is the swiftest of all animals,
not even excepting the antelope. Says
the writer of this article: "I believe
that the horse is the swiftest animal in
the world. One hears strange tales of
the speed of the antelope, the white-
tailed farm,the springbok,the elephant,
the jack rabbit and the wolf. The fas
test of these is the American intelope,
and I have never seen one that a good
pony could not beat. As for the rabbit
or any kind of deer the horse will sim
ply-run over him. Taking into con
sideration the fact that the horse gen
erally carries mora than 150 pounds of
rider, saddle and gun, one gets an idea
of how much superior he is. A speedy
pony will outrun a greyhound. I have
seen this tried. It is customary among
the men who use them to give the dogs
all the law possible iu order to avoid
riding over them. In hunting with a
brace of very good coursing hounds
five years ago it was found that there
were five ponies in the party which
would out foot the dogs and one of
them a grey of undoubted mustang
ancestry, if given the bit, would do his
best to run over them and kill tnem.
He did not like them They belong to
his owner and he was jealous "
KORTII CAKOLIXA PEXSIOSl-KISS.
The Krcord ol I he State'
inputs to Its Confederal e Sol
diers A Statement hj Aatlitwr
Ayer. .
State Auditor Ayer furnishes the
following interesting information:
"la 1879, the General Assembly en
acted a new law providing for the pay
ment of $00 per 'annum to such Con
federate soldiers as had lost their
sight, or both hands', or both feet,
while engaged in the service of
the Confederate army; also, providing
commutation in a limited way for lost
limbs. - This act remained in force for
four years, duriLg which time au ag
gregate of $6,000 was paid out. The
annual average expenditure was $2,
500, paid to an average of 25 soldiers,
who received $G0 per annum. In 1SS3,
the act referred to above was amend
ed so as to make the annual appropri
ation to each totally disabled $120 per
annum. During the 15 yea-sin which
this act has been in foice, there has
been paid out an aggregate sum of
$62,000. The annual average expen
diture has been $4,200, paid to annual
average of 35 soldiers, who received
$120 each per annum. Iu addition to
this, the amount paid out for com
mutation of lost limbs has amouuled
to $2,223. In 1SS5 the General Assem
bly passed an act appropriating a sum
not exceeding $30,000 as a pension
fund to go to soldiers who were
wounded or disabled while in Confed
erate service, and to widows of sol
diers. This act remained in force
five years, during which Jime the ag
gregate sum of $149,303 46 was dis
bursed for pensions. The average dis
bursement was $29 800.69 distributed
among an annual average of 3,033
pensioners The average amount re
ceived b3-each pensioner was $9.84 per
anuuui. In 1SS9, the existing general
pension law was repealed, and ono
substituei creating a special tax on
general and personal property, for the
purpose of creating a larger pension
fund. Tnis law provided for the clas
sification of pensioners as follows:
"1st class: Such as received a wound
rendering them totally incompetent to
perform manual labor.
"2u1 class: Such as lost a leg abo ?e
knee, or an arm above elbow.
"3rd class: Such as lost a limb below
knee, or au arm below elbow.
"4th class: Such as lost one eye, or
were otherwise disabled.
"Provision was made by this act, for
pensioning widows of Confederate sol
diers who died in consequence of
wounds received while in Confederate
service, or iu consequence of disease
contracted whi'e in said service. Wid
ows are rated as 4rh class pensioners.
The purpose of the act was to pay the
following rate of pensions: lt class,
$100; 2nd class, $75; 3rd class, $50; 4th
class $25; widows, $25.
' But it is provided that in case a suf
ficient sum is not realizee to pay the
amount such amount as may be realized
shall be paid pro rata. At no time has
the full amount for each class been
paid. The general average has been as
follows: 1st class, $60; 2nd class, $45;
3rd class $30; 4th class, $15. .
"During the nine years which this
act has been m force, there has been
an average expenditure under its pro
visions, of $760,113 05. The annual
average expenditure has been $95,139.
13. The annual number of pension
ers has been 4,873, and the average
amount received by each pensioner
has been $19 50.
"The following is a summary: Dis
bursed undertheact of 1879, $6,000;
disbursed uuder the act of 18S3; $62,
000; disbursed for commutation under
above acts, $2 223; disbursed under
act of 1889 and amendments thereto
$760,113; total $S36.336.
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Letting the Rail Blood Out.
Monroe Enquirer.
As we were goind down street a few
days ago, we were hailed by a gentle
man who was coming toward us at a
rapid stride, and laying bare a brawny
arm by rolling np a sleeve as he came.
We expected to have to fight or run,
bat stood until the gentleman came
near enongh for us to see a large boil
ou : his arm just below the elbow.
Pointing to the sore, he said: " Do
you see that?" We told him the boil
was very plain to be seen. " Well,"
said he, "that boil has given me no
little trouble, but let me tell you, the
last drop of populist blood, in me
came through that blamed boil and
now every drop of blood in my body
is democratic." This is a true story.
That man has been one of the strong
est, most uncompromising populists
in the county, but he is now done with
populism, republicanism, and every
other kind of ism and is, according
to his own statement now and hence
forth a democrat. The door of the
democratic fold is open to you
brother.
AXDRKV.S :,rSJD FOR $40,000.
Pror. tiales Sajs the Ieire To
Murder or Steal ny be Re
moved by the Surgeon's
. KuiTe.
Piof. Elmer Gates, of the Smithso
nian Institution. after years of scientific
icystigation, declares that science
will put an end to ail crime, says th
Pittsburg Dispatch. This is the calm
judgment ot a deeply learned man,
who has devoted his l.fe to research.
Prof. Gates announces, not as a possi
bility, but a fact, that the murder in
a man's brain can be lemoved by the
surgeon's knife.
-If a man is naturally a thief his
brain can be cut ar.d tieated so that
all desire to steal shall disappear. Jfo
matter what'cr minal tendency is de
veloped, it can be cured.
It is not a question of building up
will power, of fortifyiug moral sense.
It is simply a question of surgical and
medical science. The only difficulty
and it is one that exists in all diseases
is tracing the trouble to its seat.
Prof. Gates explains the process sci
entifically with the employment of
many technical words that are more
or less confusing to laymen, but the
principle is simple enough.
The brain is the directing power of
the body. It docs not act as a whole
because if it did a man could not walk
and think at the same time.
If it weie divided up iuto compart
ments, for instance, cell No. 1 might
rule the arm, cell No. 2 the eye, and
so on.
If the rela'ion between the eyes and
cell No. 2 be established, and a means
of keeping it under obseivatio'n be
found, it would be possible to deter
mine the influence of sight upon cell
No. 2. It is very much the same with
regard to the muscular system. It
the parts of the brain which direct the
eye are diseased they will not act nat
urally. If the seat of disorder is found
aud the disorder cured there will be no
more trouble.
It is the same with thoughts aLd
impressions, so Prof. Gates says. If
a mau is inclined to murder or steal
.there is something wrong with his
brain. If the diseased part can be
definitely placed, it can be either cut
out altogether or treated so as to be
come, healthy, when the victim be"
comes a healthy man.
The results flowing from this are of
supreme importance to the race. It
will mean the doing away of all puni
tive measures. Capi al punishment,
piisous and penitentiaries will be ban
ished from the world. There will
be places of detention only, and hos
pitals. When a person has committed a
ciime he will be placed in a ji.il until
he is examined by experts, who will
determine the form of his disease and
the caur.e, aud trace it; to the part of
the brain which is affected. The brain
will be laid bare and the raalgrowth
cut away; or, if it is discovered that
the trouble is the result of deea' of
that part of the brain, it will be built
up and made normal. Iustead of send
ing a murderer to the hangmau or to
the electric chair, he is made well and
normal. Instead of blotting out his
life, he is made a good aud useful citizen.
Eight Civil Actions Instituted
Against Him In Sums 1 3,000
Eaeh, Penalties for Failure to
dive F.videuce.
News and Observer, 20th inst.
They are after Col. Andrews.
The railroad commission are man
aging to keep life from becoming
stagnant for the first vice-president
of the Southern railway.
Eight civil actions were yesterday
instituted by the state against the
colonel, as aa individual, to recover
penalties aggregating $40,000 or
$5,000 each. '
The summonses were served on Col
Andrews yesterday afternoon and the
complaint will be filed with the
clerk of court this morning. The
defendant will have until the March
term to answer and then the case
will be set for hearing at the . next
term of court.
These actions are brought uuder
section 17 of the railroad commis
sion act which provides that "every
officer, agent or employe of any rail
road company who shall wilfully
neglect or refuse to make and fur
nish any report required by the
Commissioners for the purpose of
this act, or who shall wilfully hin
der, delay or obstruct said commis
sioners in the discharge -of the du
ties imposed upon them, shall. for
feit and pay a cum of not less than
one hundred and not more than five
thousand dollars for each offence, to
be recovered in an action in the
name of the state. A delay of ten
days to make and furnish such re
port shall raise the presumption that
the same was wilful."
It will be lemembered that Col.
Andrews was served on January 24th
with eight subpoenas asking him to
give certain information and produce
certain books and records iu regard
to freight discriminations and the
issuance of free passes.
This information he refused to
give and failed to furnish any of the
records asked for, and out of this
failure grows the eight actions yes
terday instituted.
a iii:al,ti:y hifi:
Writes !" Ir. Ilartmun's Free
Home Treatment.
Mrs. F. M. Badgett, 'si9 Xew
street, Knoxville, Tenn., writes a
letter for publication, which she de
sires all her suffering sisters to read.
Sli3 writes: "Whet: I was 10
ye;us old, I suffered with female
weakness of the worst kind and spent
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the pain. No other liniment that I ever
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all I had trying
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recommending it to all sufferers, and
will answer all inquiring letters."
Any woman wishing to apply for
Dr. ILirtman's free home treatment
has only to send age, symptoms, du
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The medicine can be obtained by
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Drug Manufacturing company, Co
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Decrease in Consumption ol'
Whikey.
Washiiiffton Correspondence Chicago
Record.
The people of the United States
do not drink so much whiskey as
they did jears ago. The anuual av
erage consumption per capita in 1SG0
was 2. SO gallons, and not withstand
ing the enormous increase iu the use
of whiskey in manufactures, the av-
erase has been reduced to .93 of a
gallon. Duriug the four years after
the war, from 1804 to 1808, when
thi whiskey tax was $2 a gallon, the
consumption dropped to less than
one-third of a galjou per capita, but
with the exception of those years,
there has been a steady decrease in
the use of the beverage, until the
average last year reached low water
mark. This decrease is attributed
to au improvement in the habits of
the people and to the increased use
of beei, wines and other lighter li
quors. The increased tax aud the
hard times also probably had their
influence. While the Secretary of
the Treasury and the commissioner
of Internal Revenue recommened an
increase of the tax on beer, they fa
vor a decrease in the tax on whiskey
as a means of stimulating its manu
facture and increasing the revenues
of the government, but the records
show that high taxes have promoted
temperance, or at least caused a great
decrease in the consumption. The
liquor men favor a decrease in the tax
ou whiskey and the brewers oppose
an increase iu the tax ou beer.
. The ri. li man whiskey is HAUPEK bo
eause i; is .i:.oviii;-ly (l.-tiri 'iis. The (Mr
man's whiskey is HA UI'EK, !e-;wse such
oml whiskey heli-s liifo. '1 In.' family lu.-,-key
U IlAUI'EM. lireau.-c ii'. pure. ileus
diiiau;l sirenmheniii. Sold by Mills &
Mills, Wa'lesboi-o, X. C.
IX. It. Hayes's Expensive Dog.
Fremont, O., Jan. 20. The Cir
cr.it Conrt hauded down to-day a
decision in the case of Addie M
Smith asrainst the estate of the late
Rutherford B. Haye3. Mrs. Smith re
ceived permanent injuries iu a run-.
away, the horse having been frighten
ed by a dog owned by the Hayes es
tate. She sued for $25,000 damages,
and, after a hard fought trial, last
ing four weeks, received $7,500
damages. The Circuit Court affirmed
the decision of the lower court.
We are anxious to do a little good in this
world and can think of no plcasanicr or
nester way to do it shan by recoiiiincntlin
tine wimue ' ouun i.nre as preventive oi
pniMim inin, c!isu!ii' ion anil oilier wnous
u:z tro ihles that follow iiL-glcc'.cit coi'.is.
James A. llanhson.
Methodist I'uily. .
Atlanta Journal.
Several times in receut years
efforts have been made to reunite
the northern aud southern branches
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The rupture occurred at the general
conference of 1814, and was brought
about by the demaud of the northern
delegates that Bishop James Osgood
Andrew should not hold the slaves
which had belonged to his second
wife; and which,as the law stood, be
came his property when he married
their mistress.The southern delegates
stood by Bishop Andrew, and aftpr
a long and stormy discussion they
withdrew from the parent organiza
tion aud organized the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
The split in the Methodist church
on the question of slavery did much
to entensify sectional bitterness and
undoubtedly hastened "the irrepres
sible conflict."
The feeling betweeu the northern
and southern Methodists was for a
long time very bitter, but it has de
creased rapidly in recent years and
fraternal relations between the two
organizations have been established.
Each sends fraternal delegates to the
other's jreneral conferences, and
nothing is now heard of the former
animosity which kept these two
branches of the same church wide
ipart.
Several tinic-3 the question of
closer relation and even of orgauic
reunion has been discussed in the
conferences of both organizations,
but without any more decisive action
than that which resulted in the ap
pointment of the joint commission
which has recently been in session in
Washington. The commission was
empowered to lormuiate plans ior
uniformity iu church worship and
co-operation iu missionary fields.
The commission has 'prepared its
report, the most significant part of
which is as follows:
"We also recommend to the
general conferences of the two
chuches provision for the reception
of minister from one church to the
other wishou1; loss of orders in min
isterial standing."
IlEECIIEK TO IXGEHSOr.
It is probable that both
conference will adopt this recom
mendation, and if so it will bring
the two organizations much closer
time
since
than thev have been any
their separation.
Among the other recommendation
of the joint commission are sugges
tions for promoting co operation iu
foreign missionary work, including
an agreement to recognize the au
thority of one church over the.other
where new work may be contemplat
ed in a field already occupied by the
other. A common catechism, hymn
book and order of public worship
are to be provided for the two
churches. The Epworth League is
to be recognized officially and meas
ures taken bv both conferences for its
joint regulation.
While the establishment of more
cordial relations between northern
aud southern Methodists seems cer
tain, there is little probability that
organic reunion will be accomplished.
Frank Sherwood was down town to
day, the first time since he had his tussel
with cholera morbus. He say a he drove
thirty miles after he was taken, and ne v
er came so near dying in his life. After
this when he g'-es out in the country he
will take a bottle of Chamberlain's (Jolic,
Cholera and Diarrheal Remedy with
him. Missouri Valley (Iowa) Times.
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The Great Preacher Int It j
Straight t She Itrilllant In-
fidel.
Washington Tost.
Apropos of the recent visit to this
city of the distinguished agnostic,
Col. Robert Ingersoll, a well known
Washingtonian relates the following
iucident, which is said to have oc
curred a number of years ago:
"Mr. Ingersoll was thrown inci
dentally into the society of Henry
Ward Beecher. There were four or
five gentleman present, all of whom
were prominent iu the world of
brains. A variety of topicswere
discussed, with decided brilliancy,
but no .allusion to religion. Mr. In
gersoll was, of course, too polite to
introduce the subject himself, but
one of the party, finally desiring to
see a tilt between Beecher and Iu
gersoll, made a remark about Col.
Bob's idiosyncracy, as he termed it,
The colonel at once defended his
views, with his usual apt rhetoric;
in fact, be waxed eloquent He was
replied to by several gentleman in
very effective repartee.
"Contrary to the expectation of
all, Mr. Beecher said not a word. The
gentlemau who introduced the topic
with the hope that Mr. Beecher
would answer Col. Ingersoll, at
last remarked: Mr. 'Beecher, have
voii nothing to say iu regard to the
question?' The old man slowly
lifted himself from his attitude, and
replied: 'Nothing; iu fact, if you
will excuse me for changing the
conversation, I will say that while j
you gentlemen were talking, my
miud was bent on a most deplorable
spectacle which 1 witnessed today.'
" 'What was it?, at once inquired
Col. Ingersoll, who, notwithstand
ing his peculiar views of the here
after, is noted for his kindness of
heart.
" 'Why,' said Mr. Beecher, 'as I
was walking down town to-day, I
saw a poor mau slowly aud carefully
picking his way through a cesspool
of mud, in the endeavor to cross the
street. He had just reached the
middle of the 01th when a big bully,
himself all bespattered with mud,
rushed up to him, jerked the
crutches from under the unfortunate
man, and left him sprawling aud
quite helpless in the pool of liquid
dirt, which almost engulfed him.'
" 'What a brute he was! said the
colonel. 'What a brute he was!'
they all echoed.
" 'Yes,' said Mr. Beecher, rising
from hischair,and brushing back his
long, white hair, while his eyes glit
tered with their old time fire; 'yes,
Col. Ingersoll, and you are the man.
The human sonl is lame, but Chris
tianity gives crutches to it to pass
the highway of life. It is your
teaching that knocks the crutches
from under it, and leaves a helpless
and rudderless wreck in the slough
of despond. If robbing the lwiman
soul of its support on this earth-
religion be your profession, why,
ply it to your heart's content. It
renuires an architect to erect a
building; an inceudiary may reduce
it to ashes.' "
Royal aukM the tood pore,
vbulciomc and dclkJon.
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POWDER
Absolutely Puro
PROF. StUIEIS DISCOVEKY.
A little girl from town was staying
with some country cousins who live on
a farm. At breakfast the following
morning sae saw on the table a dish of
honey, and regarded tais as an oppor
tunity to show her country cousins
that she kuew somfthing of country
life after all. Looking at the dish of
honey, she said carelessly: "Ah, I
see you keep a bee." Trained Motherhood.
Pills D sem has been expein-d
from The Medien! Asocint iou for ad
vi'itisiiiir coutriry to the eoue."
SqaiiU -".'How did lio adverlisel-'
Tills "Called to lend the prayer
meeting the other evening, lie walked
up to the front and gave out the hymn
The Great Puysician No.v Is Here ' "
-Crjpt.
A thrill nf terror i ex-rineeU v. lien a
t)ias-iv coii;li of croii sMdiuils l!iriiii;li the
lio ise at ni:;:it. Iltii Hie terror soon clianu'-s
,o relief at'er Dm? Minute Cough ir.ro It. s
been administered. Safe and harmless for
children. James A- llariliMn.
Jiast as
Good
as Scott's and we sell it much
cheaper," is a statement sometimes
made by the druggist when Scott's
Emulsion is called tor. This shows
that the dru agists themse Ives r c gard
Scab's
of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos
phites of Lime and Soda as the
standard, and the parchaser who
dssires to procure the "standard"
because he knows it has been of
untold benefit, should not for one
instant think of taking the risk of
using some untried prepa-
eat'i-in. T"fii eitcH4-f !
of something said to be
44 just as good" for a stand
ard preparation twenty
five years on the market,
should not be permitted by
the intelligent purchaser.
Bo sure vou ret SCOTT'S Fmnlsion Km
1 tliat the man and fish are on the wrapper.
50c and $t.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT ft BOWNE, Chemist. New York.
Sajs Animal sire Immortal.
Clevelaxd, Ohio, Jan. 25.' I be
lieve that the lower animals are im
mortal," said Rev. Spiecher, of the
Elucid Avenue Presbyterian Church,
toda. This statement was made ia
answer io a large number of iuquiiies,
which had been received by Dr.
yprecher in his mail daring the last
few days, and which were prompted
by a sermon he recebtly delivered on
the subject of "Physical Evidence of
Future Life.''
Dr. Sprecher gave as his belief that
while life in the animal is immortal,
the animal itself may not have
reached a state of sufficient devel
opment to possess a soul.
A Rabalonian Account or the
Uelnge Macli Older Thau
Moses.
New York Independent.
The announcement by Pere Scheil,
the French assyriologist, who has
given so much time to study of the
collections in the museum at Constan
tinople, that he had discovered a Bab
ylonian account of the deluge much
older than Moses, was so interesting to
the Biblical student that we asked the
discoverer for an account cf it He
kindly consented, and his account, the
first thus far published in America,
and we think, in Europe, will be of no
little interest.
Every Biblical scholar knows that
the Hebrew account of the deluge
found in Genesis has been paralleled
by two Babylonian accouuts. one, that
of Berosus a Babylonian historian,
whose narrative has been handed
down to us by early Greek Christian
writers, and the other that found 011
Assyrian tablets by George Smith.
Both resemble and yet both differ from
the Genesis story. Biblical critics have
differed as to tte age of the Bible sto
ry, the more conservative holding that
being written by Moses, it is older
than his time, and was incorporated
by him into the book of Genesis, while
the newer school of critics were, until
the discovery of the Tel-tl-Amarna
tablets, inclined to believe that the
story was borrowed from Xinevah or
Babylon at the time of the captivity or
not long before it at which time the
Book of Genesis was written
The discovery of George Smith of a
full poetical account of the deluge, on
tablets iu King Assurbanipal's libra
ry at Ninevah.was of immense interest;
but it did not assure us of the age of
the deluge stoiy among the inhabi
tants of the Euphrates valley; for it
was on tablets written in Assurbani
pal's reign, that is scarce COO years be
fore Christ. To ba sure, these were
sa;d to be copied'from tablets in Baby
lonian libraries, but we did not know
how old these original tablet were.
Besides, the deluge story was on the
eleventh tablet in a long poem, com
piled in twelve books, one for each
month, in a quitev artificial way, and "
might belong to a comparatively late
period of religious and literary syncre
tism. The oiiginal Babylonian tab
lets, from .vhich the Assyrian copies
were made, were much desired.
Now Pere Schell ha3 made the dis
eoveiy. To be sure, the record on
the tablet does not amount to much, it
it is such a fragmentary bit; but it is
large enough to make it sure that the
tablet contained the story of the del
uge; and, most fortunately, the most
important part of all is preserved, the
colophon, with the date. It is dated
in the reign of Armmi-zaduga, King
of Babylon; and we know tbat he
reigned about '2140 B. C. That is, we
have here a "precious bit of clay on
which was written a poetical story of
the deiuge at the time of Isaac or Ja
cob. That is enough to make the dis
covery memorable. We learn posi
tively that the story of the deluge was
familiar to the commonpeople of Bab
ylonia, and therefore of all the East
Jfrom Syria to Persia
In a recent letter from Washington, D.
C, to an old friend. Major G. A. Studer.
for twenty yeara United States consul at
Singapore, says: "While at Des Moines
I became acquainted with a liniment
known as Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which I found excellent against rheuma
tism a well as. against soreness of the
throat and chest (giving me much easier
breathing). I had a touch of pneumonia
early this week, and two applications
freely applied to the throat anil chest re
lived me of it at once. I wonld not be
A Warm XViuter.
Mr. W. W. Tarker, in a card to
the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, says:
You may say pou my humble au
thority that I have noticed for years,
and often published in the Dispateh,
that if the weather continues warm
till the loth of January it will be
warm all the winter. I know of bnt
one exception iu manryears. Then
the cold wave came on the morning
of the 15th and it continued cold till
late in Febuary."
Don't annoy others ly your coucrlnn?,
and risk jour life by neglecting a cold. Due
limtk f'.ttirTti f'uv-a on rj ...... tylit? w.!.l
without it for anything." For sale by croup, grippe and all throataiVd lung
J. A. llardison.
troubles. James A. llardison.
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