North Carolina Newspapers

I ! 1 THE CAUCASIAN. PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY. MAKIO.N IJL'TLEK, Editor ft Iropr. BUBrfCUJITION KATES. OXE YEAR, - - - - 11.00 8IX MONTI LS. SO Entered at the Port Office at Gol'tenoro, N. C. u second-clan mail matter. READ AND YOU WILL KNOW. - Last wee k we common W-d ujon the operations of Action 2071, 2G74, 2G73 and 2G7G of the Election law, in a general sense, pointing out where in the game would be improved by the adoption of the amendments pro posed at the late session of the Gen eral Assembly. We intend to con tinue the discussion of the law as it is and as it would be if amended from week to week in The Caucasia??. We do not publish another installment this week, for we wish to ventilate section 2C7C further. No doubt there was more injury done to the people, in the election of 1S92, under this rection, than under any other of the whole law. Reference has been frequently made to the secret circular issued by Chairman Simmons. He intended to take tne people unawares; and in miny counties, notwithstanding the efforts to counteract his work, the voters were unprepared, and his sub ordinates, the registrars and election officers all Democrats irot in their fino work. IJut the foundation of it nil was the deliberate decision of the Su preme kCourt of orth Carolina, in the case of Harris vs. Scarborough, 110 N. C. Report, page 232. The principle method of cheating, under mection 2G7G, was suggested to the mind of Chairman Simmons by that decision. The opinion of the court was writ- ten bv Justice Averv. The law re- fered to provides that "no registra - tlon shall be valid unless it specifics. as near as may be, the age, occupa tion, place of birth "place of resi dence of the elector and full name by which the voter is known." The Justice, in his opinion, said: "It was the duty of the elector TO MAKE THE ANSWERS AS SPECIFIC AS THE STATUTE REQUIRES THEM, AND THAT TAE REGISTRAR, IF HE READ THE HEADINGS CALCULATED TO ELICIT THE REQUISITE ANSWERS, CERTAINLY DID ALL THAT THE LAW REQUIRED OF nm." So the court, in effect, decided that if the answers were not specific, the RESPONSIBILITY RESTED UPON THE VOTER AND NOT UPON THE REGISTRAR. The court decided that it would not be sufficiently specific for the voter to simply give as the place of his birth, the State, (for instance, North Carolina) in which he was born, but that the COUNTY of his birth "would generally be deemed sufficiontlvdefi- nite." Perhaps the statute, enacted to do mischiefs might War the construc tion given by Judge ATery; but the injustice of its application to the in dividual voter is made distinct bv the counter opinion, in the same case, of Justice Clark, concurred in bv Justice Davis. Of course Chairman Simmons took great pains not to mention, in his circular, Justice Clark's opinion, but was very care- fnl all ,v. .- 1 1 .... 4. m , , .(1 . . , tion officers know the drift of the de- . . A, , . . ciMon oi ..usuce Aveiy.. L-et it be understood that no criticism is made upon the Supreme court of North Carolina, except in so far as such criticism may be made by Judges Clark and Davis. Attention is called to the lang-uasre employed bv them. which may be called rather salty. Said the minority (construing the Very same law): ."The response giving North Caro lina as the place of birth is indefi nite. But it was error in the eourt to bold, a a matter rf 1at. thai- pro sk this was the fault of the voter and -invalidated the vote given by him. Whether it was so, or not, dependeed upon the facts of the case. Ifthereg- istrar, wnen such response was given, had asked for a fuller and more defi nite response, and this had been refused or not given, then there would have been conduct on the part of the, irr. nfl-Wi n ,ictr ir yai i which might be justly held asuffi- rient proof to deprive him of the right to Tote. But the registrar is the office of the law. He is appoint-1 ed to make the ' inquiries and set u uie rvpurs. . uen, m response LiallTrAe' ine he had compUed with all that was required of him, responded 'North Carolina he was sruiltr of no diso- Alienee of law which deprived him J of the right to vote. If the response S. IS. A. Jr. were published, 11 giy was not suficiently defiaite, the rep- ing the lie to the false and slander- -enwuTe oi me iaw, uje registrar dray appointed sworn and Panl to perform the datv of taking theresns- i j u i . iuvu, suviuu iuiv aA.tru iur tire- , v v , , j . , . . tor to respond more particularly, axj rs of the Order, still m- ip the registrar failed to do so, sutrti t!ta-tce f Qhds of the Alliance the neglect of DfTY was on the nad been used to farther the inter pakt of the registrar. The elec- ests of the People's party; in short tor might well be justified in taking they used all their devellsh inenu the acquiescence of - the officer as a ity to still further arouse the parti- ' : ,. ."T "r " . -I L'fci Jilt.fr it would seem, would make there-is! t ration of roters not an impartial ob- servance of regulations to protect the eleetorial franchises and to prevent frauds upon it, but wocia rotxisH opportunities whereby tee trust- ing the rwvAEr, the rsEiLLED os " "I The quotations from this remarka- ble cas have been made at consider- J able length. The words of Judge Clarke are a sufficient condemnation ( f those of Judge Avery. TVe have uac tnf vno were not in the ee quoted them to show that ideas of mt PoE&a cauens scarcely knew humanity and jnstiee have not been Sf tiey ere o&ig on. 'Ihe banished from the minds and hearts ofall our judges. " - outengromeiit to be pased by that 4 body in the same indecent haste. - The Supreme court consists of five Bei notiSed by telegram of such members. The court gives to the high handed proceedings your State statute a narrow construction, by a majority of one; and this is to the effect that the registrars may mil lead, and are not required to guide the veter: to deprive them of their rights and not to protect the suffrage. If any apology is necessary for quoting m largely from the opinions of a court, the excuse is that it is by nch examples the people may 1 made to understand, how the whole powers of the State, not only its executive and legislative powers, but even thoe of its courts, are ex erted to ob&truct voters who do not belong to the dominant party. The statute itself in an outrage, and that portion of it here quoted, is one of the amendments of 1SS9, made to save North Carolina to the "solid south" by foul means if necessary. Not only are the registrars clothed witb extraordinary powers, but the courts, it seems, instruct them, in ef fect, to evade their manifest duty, at the expense of their citizens. And as a treneral thing these officers are swift to avail themselves of their in structions, and are encouraged to do so by the chairman of the Democrat ie Executive Committee. Under the circumstances, is tt to be considered strange that, in 1SU.J. an attempt should be made in th legislature, by the patty injured, to now so amend the law that no such decision as that of Judge Avery could be possible? We hope our readers will save this copy of Thk Caucasus, foi the sake of the noble words of Justice Clark, concurred in by Justice Davis, extracted from the case of Hairis vs Scarborough- Let them be read to any Democrat who is willing to hear How many papers in North Car olina will help us to put these facts before the people! So faxas we can wu turn on n 1'tfht, and we hope our patrons will aid us to the full extent of their opportun- 1 ities A LETTER FROM THE STATE PRESIDENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE CF NORTH CAROLINA. on III i. t IKt l I -K NO. OFFICE OF HAKIOX 1H TI.ER, President N. C. F. S. A. (iOLDSBORO, X. C. Mllicll 1 J, 1SV'3. To THE MEMItERS OF THE SUK-ALU- ances of North Carolina: On Feb. 10th the State Execu tive Committee and State President of the X. C. F. S. A. sent out for jour consideration and action a joint address, liecent events make it necessary for me to supplement what was then said. The Executive Committee, lam eure, would join in this address if they were in cession. I1 of yon have, no doubt, learned through various sources of the at- tempt of the legislature to npeal the charter of the btate Alliance. This action was taken by that bod without cause and without evidence or even the shadow of proof that the Alliance had in any way violated the terms of its charter! To say this is the most high handed, unjust and cowardly piece of legislation ever attempted by any legislature of North Carolina, is to stale it inildlv. And as your chief officer, 1 feel that it is my duty to give vou the inside of this matter as I see it. We think we state a fact that no one will question, when we say to begin with that the majoritiy of the members of the legislature of 1893 were not friendly to the Alliance as an organ J . ,. k. izauon; as a nou-panisan orgamza tion thej fejim and haUHj ;r for u WOuld lie uatnral for partisans to do so. Under one consideration only could they love it, that is, if it w ould become an intensely partisan orfran- izahou, and be a partisan for their FJ But there weie still other persons who were behind the legislature who urged that body to take the action that it did. ho were they? They were the same persons who" tried to prejudice vou against the officers and management of the Alliance last samcaer ad fall, by wilfully lying while they knew the truth; they' are the men who charged that the nnds of the Alliance were bein used to to pay political speakers and to run iaruNiu papers; iney are the men ii ,i n uu ttunscu. uu ooc io aitenu vour Alliance meetmsrs nor to Day vour , - - . -. uues; iney are tne men who advised Joa todisland the sub-lodges and retunfyour charUrs. These are the same men who stood behind the scenes rroniDtina- the legislature ami instigating it to take such action. Even ihe J0jnt Address.: signed by the State Prudent and th Executive Committee a majority of whom are Democrats, was issued, aud the several cards written bv Bra W. A. Graham, the Trustee of the 0us charges, these same malicious cowards and covert enemies of the i!;OT, , , . , Alliance some of whom, who claimed sau prejuoice or tne legislature. On thei presentations &ou2h that Pofeed that it was on other Pnnd:3 &nd for other reasons) the house passed the bill repealing the charter of the State Alliance. .It was decided in a secret political caucus to force this bill through without a debate or giving any one a neanng. ne programe was carried out in the House. In fact the bill was passed not only without givin a hearing in committee, not only without allowing a debate oa the floor, but even without being read OQ the second and third readings, so President appeared next morn in and demanded a hearing. Jle was at first told that it was no use, that the bill would certainly pass a was. Pat we demanded and forced a hearinir. When the committee wa- asked who were the parties that were asking for such action on tbd part, they ref used to give the names of the cowardly sneaks come whom no doubt were not far off o at the time: when asked for wha reawns they were about to ass bill without warning, effecting man thousand of our citizens they eiuipl pointed to the preamble of the bil which set forth that whereas some Allianceincn wanted to draw their money from the Business Agncy fund, and whereas some were afraid that they were personally liable for any debts of the Alliance etc, tha therefore be it enacted that the char ter be repealed etc. These charges were not valid and no one appeared to father them. liut realizing that we were not before a court of justice but a partisan political body, we of fered to accept two annulments to the present charter of the State Alli ance covering these two points. At tirst it seemed that thi3 would be ac ceptable to the legislature, but in fiC how could that body refuse to accept amendments covering all that any one (though unknown to us) had ever ased for." But there was a hid den purpose behind all this and the cowardly schemers were forced to show their villainy. If thev ac- ceptcd our amendment, they did not accomplish their secret purposes, which was to cripple and destroy the Alliance as a business organiza tion. They hesitated they caucused for nearly a week, they called in dis tinguished lawyers to labor with them in their evil designs. At last they dtvided on a lot of amendments that they thought would accomplish their purpose, and these they rushed through both houses without giving time to those concerned to Consult ai:d to have i hearing. The State iSecrrtary sends you a copy of these amendments so you can read and see the animus of their action for yturself. Now, brethren, no matter what your politics are or has been, if you be Iteve in equal justice can you endorse such action.-' 1 he same powers and influences that have feared and fotiglit the Alliance from the begin ning, though sit time? less opeuly, are ww trying to crush the organi zation by legislative measures. There has never Ik en a time w hen organi sation was more necessary. These lowers which are workiug to the Jetnnient of the farmers and labor- t lit ors, smd which have beeu lighting the Alliance, lveanse in that way only could the people protect them selves, are to-day organized and will stay organized party or no party. Then what is our duty? Clearly to stand together and-keep organized for co-operation aud self-piotection. No true Alliauceman will desire to withdraw his money from the Busi ness Agency Fund, and if there are some who do, let us le ready to fill the hole and see that the fund is not reduced. The State Business Agency is still only in its infancy though it has already saved the peo ple of this State millions of dollars. In short the Alliance has done a grand work not only in its business department, but in rousing aud edu cating us all to our duties and rights as citizens. The blindest and narrowest paitisan in North Carolina can not deny this. In conclusion, brethren, I must urge vou, as you value vour liberty, as you love y'onr wife and children, never to let vour organization go down, but keep it iu- l 4. I ? A 1 wtv auu ma&e it grow ana prosper, tnat it may prctcct and bless man kind. Marion; Buti.ee, i'res't N. C. F S. A. e s tart a continued storv for the children this week, "Daisy's Jewel Box." The first chapter will be found under "Children's Corner." Under '-Woman's Sphere' we pub lish this week a short sketch of the Rives Sisters The continued Story "My Lady Tongue" which we are now running is written by one of these sisters. 1 he hrst issue of The Wayne Dnpliu Review, dated March 24th, a paper started at ML Olive, X. C, by Mr. Arthur Whitelev is upon our table- While it is a "patent outside, it will be a pretty good local paper for a town the sue of ML Olive if it keeps up to the present standard. Last year the politicians and the partisan papers told the people that it was over-production of cotton that was the matter with tbenv so they made less cotton and more corn. Now- they say there is an overprodnc tion oFcorn. But why does not cot ton go up? The people thought that 'that man was pronounced blessed who made two blades of grass grow where there was only one" and they are beginning to realise that it is true now, were not the laws of nature and nature's God tampered with by unscrupulous speculators and gam blers. What is government for if it is not to protect the rights of the people and guarantee to every man a free opportunity. When there is no government every fellow fights for himself; but that government, is worse than none, that goes into part nership with the few to oppress the many. - lne people caa remedy this with their votes and thej will do i Col. Elliott F. Skepard Xcd CoL Elliott F. Shepard, editor of the Xew York Mail and Exnress died last Friday. The doctors were preparing to perform ar surgical co pers tion upon him and administered ether. While the ether was ttkin? effect he began to hate trouble in breathing, and died before the phy sicians could relieve him. Subscribe to The Caucasian $1.00 per year. :WIMM uws ra mm STATE. A KtrMs leth. A small white bov in Matthews township, named Johnson, met with a sudden aud strange death on Last TbursdaT. He was a scholar attend ing the school at Loye Creek church about two miles east of Siler titv, and on last Thursday mornlDg he was found there dead, his body hang ing on the outside of the school house with the window on his neck. It is supposed that be, being the first to arrive there that day and finding the door closed, at tempted to enter by raising the win dow, which accident!? fell on his neck, and either broke it or choked him to-deaih Chatham Record. Hotel at ML rUcah- It was reported yesterday that Mr. Geo. W. Vanderbilt has tmrchased isgah aud will build a large a and e!eant hotel ou the ton of the mountain. This mountain is 5.737 feet above the sea level, there fore it will be the highest elevation upon which a hotel is built this side of the Itocky Mountains. The citi TPflA IIVinfT nrar ann naninrr l-irwl ML Pisgah gave us this information yesterday, stating that they had sold their land to Mr. anderbilL Ash- ville Gazette. Diploma For Ut Millstone. Mr. J. T. Wyatt, the millstone maker, has received from the North Carolina Agricultural Society a di ploma for the best Xorth Carolina millstones exhibited at the State Fair last October. For years Moore coun tv has had the honor of f urnishins the best millstones in the State, but must now yield the palm to Rowan. Mr. Wyatt is to be congratulated upon having won such distinction. Salisbury Hearld. Fled With S2.400. The Governor has offered $200 re ward for the arrest of J. M. Benson, Treasurer of Harnett county, official information having been received that Benson had taken $2,400 of the county funds and fled. The belief is that he has gone to Texas or Mex ico. The saw mill of the New Berne Lumber company was burned on the 23rd insL The Mount Airy granite ouarries are filling an order from Philadel phia for $ G0,000,000 worth of stone. Gov. Carr has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of James Morse of Cleveland county charged with tne murder of Wm. Turner. Mr. Kaney, proprietor of the Yar ooro House at Kaleigh, has trans ferred his lease to Mr. Lewis T. Brown, for years the chief clerk j-ue ciuzens oi inanotte pre sented Mr. Moody with $500 for his services there. 400 of this amount he gave to the Y. M. C. A. lujbL L. Jones, who last Julv murdered William Smith of Lincoln county, and for whom $200 reward was offered, has been captured in xe&s. Two convicts, Jim Patterson and Will Jones, the former a white man made their escape from the stockades last Saturday, so says the Charlotte uoserver. Asheville is to have an atrricul turnl school. The Superintendent is io oe a graduate of the aoricul- tu ml department of the Cornel Urn versity farm. Gov. Carr offers a reward of $25ft for the arrest of Add Sutton, of oampson county, wno is charged with me murder of John 11 Kobinson, of tne same county. The Dnrham Sun savs Mr. P. T Duke will commence the erection oi ten or twelve acres of houses at an early day. The lots have been staked on ready to begin work. Mr. Schoofi-ild the Virginia Fvnn gelisL began a series of meetings in luueign on Sunday last He is said to be a nne preacher and evident! fully consecrated to the work. Secretary Eugene Hassell of the North Carolina Teacher's Assembly has had up to date over 400 appli cants to go with the teachers' excur sion to the orld's Fair. The limit is i,vuo. Salt water in which to keen live fean. naier usn at tne VTorld s Fair is io oe ootameu at Morebead. Five immense iron tanks hare arrived at Morehead for first supply. The tanks hold about 4,500 gallons and just ut a car ouut tor the purpose. Mr. Moody's meetings at Wilming ton closed Friday evening and he left tnat night for his home in Xorth field, Mass. Miss 'Tyson his assist ant, remained in "f ilmington until Monday. The attendance generally mm go. uuu couiu get seats in me compress and the interest nn questioned. . The Mooresville Eegister savsj One of our young townsmen rode out last Sunday 'eve to see his best girl in the country, and as misfortune would have it his horse fell threw the young lady out of the buff- j auvv uic uiuu. oar young friend nas our sympathy. Why, brother, yoa sympathize for the young man only. Don't the young lady deserve" your sympathy also? Go at once and snnl Ed. x wo- The Carolinian savs: Thursday week, at Bullock's store. Gran villi county, while the school boys were piavmg oau, an accident occurred, resulting in the death of a boy named jimmie .trans. Me was standmo- let the bat fly back, striking roans ju.. wa v utau, ure&nag Bis skull in a horrible manner. The boy lived Saturday, when 1m? died. He vas about tnirteen years "old and son of Jtir. jona . .vaas. A boiler in the FloreneA mills, at Forest City, exploded Mon day, wrecking the en sine room n? a portion of the factory bnfldinff and doing other damage. Theire man was instantly killed z and ax others were serionslv tob of whom wiU die. Among the in. jnred was the superintendent of the mill, who wajbert bj falling Um ber, The force of the explosion wai so great that a "fire ton boiler was blown fifty yards from its position. The shock was felt in Uutherf ord- ton. seven miles distant and caused considerable excitement, the people thinking it was an earthquake. The danuge to the mill will be repaired as soon as possible, and tne mill put in running condition. Salisbury Herald. ISTJJJJXOlSr AT,. Tbo Uroat La-aaskiro tot to a Striko The Federation of the Master Cot ton Spinners and the Amalgamated Association of operative cotton spin ners met Friday to discuss the terms for the settlement of the strike. Af ter a meeting of twelve hours with the intermission, it was agreed that the spinners should accept a leduc tion of seven pence in a pound in their wages. Terrible Cyrlono I'm- ap th Mlaei ippi Valley. Not a Soul Left at Tanlra. Miu. A cyclone swept over north Mis sissippi and west Tennessee Thurs day evening, leaving ruin iu its wake. Tunica, Miss was blown away aud several people were killed and injured. braka After Iter Officials. The Nebraska legislature has adopted a resolution declaring that it had been shown that several State officials are guilty of malfeasance or negligence and provides for the ap pointment of an imieachnent com mittee. Appointed Statistician. Washington, March 22. Jndge Henry A. Robinson, of DecroiL has been appointed Statistician of the Department of Agriculture, to sue ceed J. R. Dodge, Statistician, who ha3 been issuemsr Government crop reports for many years. Mr. Cleveland has apppointod Gen Wade Hampton Commissioner o Kailroads. - Senator Harris ha3 been elected President pro tern of the United States Senate. It is reported that the gripp, in a more violent form, has again made its appearance in Xew York. May the 30th has been fixed upon as the day for the removal and re interment of the remains of ex-Pres ident Jefferson Davis to Richmond Ya. Maj R. L. Rayland, known as "The Tobacco Seed Man." died at his home near Hyco, Halifax county Va., on Sunday, the 19th inst. H was 70 vears old. Henry Clay Smith (col) of Birm ingham, Ala., is thought to be the coming man for Minister to La oena. ne is a lull Diooued negro it is said, but a man of fine intellect: a lawyer by profession. It is reported that Cleveland and Carlisle have sent an agent to Lon don to sell fifty million dollars Gov ernment bonds for English gold, which means to tax the American people for the benefit of the English money power. Memphis, Tenn., March 23. A cyclone swept over north Mississippi ana west iennessee late this eveumg, leaving ruin in its wake. Tunica, -Miss., was blown away, and severa people were reported killed and in jured. The wires are down in every direction, and it is difficult to get aeiaus. VVarlp Hay 11, Minister Durham at Port An Prince, Hajti cabeled the Department ot fctate that the insurgents had crossed the Haytian frontier from San Domingo an that a decisive bat tle had been fought Charles Do Iswp GoJlty. c aarle3 de Lesseps, accu sed of corrupting the miuister of public works, Baihut, to support the Pana ma lottery bill, has been found guil ty oy me jury, nainut, who con fessed his guilt in open court and Blondin, who acted as a go between in the bribery of Baihut, were also lound guilty. All the other prison ers were acquitted. These are Ma ntis ion tame, a Panama canal di rector; M. Sans Leroy, Ex-Denntr. acens-id of changing his vote in tfie committee on the Panama bill as the result of bribery; Senator Beral accused of being bribed bv Baron Reinach, and Deputies Dugue de la Fauconnerie, Gobron andAntonio 1 roust, accused of corruption. A. Vomatala Soak. Panama, March 2LA tremnd. onsiy destructive phenomenon has occurred in the department of Cauca, m tne liepnDUc of Columbia. The volcano of the Sotara has been nn. usually actiye, and the people of that region are greatly excited by the rambling of the earth, and tb extraordinary violence of the vol canic eruption. Suddenly while th volcano was belchinsr forth flama ana smote to a ereat heisrbf iha w eartnDeganto shake as if a most violent convulsion was in nm?m3 .mm . a and the mountain ridge calledlCruz JLama suddenly sank along its en tire extension. The inhabitants in the vicinity who had a chance fci cape, fled in terror from thp and not too soon, as the sunken ride "i uiree rivers ana added devastation to the terrors of the wthquake and volcano, There are twelve persona known to have per ished, and manr cattle dMtmL and more destruction is feared, as rivers wnose channells have been obstructed are riano- nnir Great safering prevails in Cauca! usually the most flourishing U. partnient in Columbia, and. many people are starving, owinw t faflure of crops, and this new unex pected calamity has added greatly to the general wretchedness. The Mayor of llcscow the 22 nd insL He died on the nnt moTPina It is thoueht the cri is an iratoome of a nihilist plot : It is asserted that the great cot- touestJite :in Londoa that has been, under way for about fW xaonins is approaching its end.- Th employeea "have agreed to a compromise. MY LADY'S TONGUE CHAPTER IV. uLtl Aw you ttiuer BaghUM X1, cvoviiiwi tnw lhl th rUU b w MUla to lh9 Crelifhl- n ChrisUnaa Ere. toet Tbt will ut do tlv lt in world. VVliat wrocgf Kbe Ued berwtf back Uu to Va arms of tins big chmir wttb a petUnt ft- are. -rn thiBr the ctvhI ' Iku?btoa aat a moment fasf tdJy into the fira. -Juvi.th." htf aaid, at 1L cn t yoa tsU ... .rl I miirht, helD Too. vou Wowt coukln l! Ttw couklo'tr she said. till whmentlr kuitUns ber cbcstaa LrowL whjtb in that poiUoo were absurdly ! Vn hr father's. '-Nobody ess. I cant iti, iniDoibl to ezprcas tb rebellion ,i.r.i into that one "Oh! dearr Tbo nm wu.td to reverberate witb it. litugliUt euU think of abaolutely noth in sr u say j l ben, o bo lr-tl aloog'to. wrJ erntr the drK:n re. unui oe it mid rest b: ana on the arm ot her chair. Tc.;t.ii." bo rg.ti. -Do, Judith. One rta n :vi-r n U. 1'erbapa I may be tha .ery otia to Lv!i y.a., But fcbo No." Terr curtly, and stamJ over hi beat! into tha Are. l'r.i(.iiT. however, aba burst forth -IV a there ever soch a wild place as the Tniv riY of Virginia, do you think! she rrvHi, At that, "Oh f said Phil to himself. Dick itad r l c.iurte t-en getting into trouble, and cuit his burden upon his sister's plucky iu!e bbouLlers. after his usual brave -I don't know much about it, you know," . TAiuie answer. What baa Dick been .' Hue i4:ed at him sharply. ' W uoyou think Dk k has been telling n:e :Tij tuingr she asked, in a ratber care ful VOR'O. ' Uow else should yoa know!" Boughton aid, easily. "But of course don't tell tne u n less you wish. M Suddenly she leaned forward, setting one hand back down in the other as they rested on her knees. Her necklace swung forward from her bending throat, and the fire-light cast dainty, circuiar shadows from its beads upon the snowy white of her neck. "Yes, I will tell you." she said, suddenly. Dick is in debt the old, old story to sis tersfor bow much do you suppose!" I don't know," said Boughton, stupidly. He was not thinking in the least of Dick just then. He was wondering how many of those little soft round shadows there were on her white bruast, and whether he could count them if be tried. "Well, then fo- eight do you heart for eight thousand dollars." . ''That's not so very bad," said Boughton, reassuringly. 44 We can pull him through.' 'Wef said the girl, haughtily, on the de fensive at once. Wbo do yoa mean by wef" All at once he got his arms about her. She feti Lis hot breath in her hair, on her throat. Who should I mean but you and I you and I you and II" he went on repeating, in a sort of intoxication. "Judith kiss me !" "Kiss you i" she said, "kiss you! She was absolutely riirid with fury. Was ever man so blind as Boughton! so deaf, one might say. He leaned forward and kissed the pretty blue bow, and the space of .vhite flesh encircled by the blue beads, fie looked up and would have kissed her lips, but was stopped by the furious light in her eyes. He started back and freed her in a noment. "This is the second time, she said, with shut tetth, as he remembered her once be fore to have spoken "the second time yoa have benaved like a beast to me." "Judith I" he said. - es a beast!" she said, biting down on V.ie word, as it w ere, with her sharp little teeth. . VJditb," he said again, "take care take rer ecare!" she repeated. "Take care 'iiat ! Of the womanhood that you don't respect! There! Your lips have touched the in, they are vile I" She jerked at the blue necklace with a xarp movement whjch broke it, and the ;retty beads went rolling this way and that over the far roe and the nolislw! fWr The kitten in the Toby-collar pursued one ibw a cusiant corner, and thought the epi sode gotten np for her especial benefit. One or two rolled down into Judith's bodice. ana leis very coia and uisagreeable, but she was too much wrought up just then to think of physical discomfort. She stood opening and shutting her hands in a sort of helpless gesture of rage. "How dare you treat me so?" she raid, breathlessly. "How dare you I dare you! dare you!" He was on his feet, of course, br this time, and stood facing her with his head well up, and his hands well down in his pockets, an extremely ansrrv man. Th lover was quite taken up with indignation. "How dare turn treat nte so?" he returned, with rather ominous quietness. "Do yoa think it is very er-ladylike to call people beasts!" 'Ladylike T" panted boot Jnfith h for the time being could not resist echoine uuu. - Ajtuyuae sue cnert aPTiin "Ladylike the Dirar' she said fop th third time, bringing down her teeth with a Vicious little snap over the terrible word. Pardon me," he said, bowinar and tnrn. mg on nis neet. Uood evening " But as he reached the door be wheeled anmnant came back to her. "Judif h." he voice ina sne an not at aU find familiar 44 1 meant to ask Ton int nw - - oi course I leave at once. I will crvn- " 4 " " w U W coc some story to tea your father and Dick Good-bye. He went without so much as tnnit. v band, and closed the door, opening it again, however, to thrust a little mtrmt nf way. He did not again look over in her ""wwoii- men ne went SnaUT. Ana sne stood starin? m th fin a. thinking in a rague way that it waa ChrisV masve,and thatshehad better rine for Ttaw mwii.-9 .m . . beads - aad that Boughton had irone, and that ,!tber Period torgotte. her- There was a rigorous wind a-mnn v. Bsrrow tall-ways and the lacamt tr. s na m me distant corner the kitten was htm scrabbling about with one of the faCea beads. It was quite still save for noises, ana the sound of the wood fire, which was busily "treading snow." She stood there until tha m -L, , receding in a golden h&je, and then she turned stiSy, and, suaoptng down, began to p--rk up the bloe beads from tts floor: The 44, aeemg aer meeliar. acannmxi ,- " wmie oreast and held it thuswlule she went on in her laborious Judith did not see Phil aln tmtn irr.K - T' wneB Was twenty-one, aadthecnrllwar had brakea out inafliu horrer. He was a Coiocel on General , BPPeued to be encamped near Chariot ttm : . m . mwbci rum asked hnself : aad the General to diZer. The latimm Jl at "" r "-" ior somereasoa or ether but, much to JadiUi a amazement. Boughtoa Bha watched hiia . m ..yccx uapnragMtoa.the v-Tf1 . W go. She saw quite diazr as tm nwr-.rji . .Tv . - m!WLj away acdvest dfiwa stairs. 8be had tlJU, i ITJ er her toaleu layimar onx tiw. - her nosseas&m k . . Among them waa tn-ll.'Z0- Mtle eiae bow LTST- slender as ever, aad m vTZl" . mm3 wm ll wicrigaaTyToeeamTividBik. ld . - . . r h a rraT um .T1" tt MMT fhjoa of tiat in . tucaer of id lar wtk -..r "tfOBe K with kin.. i TZ1 a-ee lws, c i-da, bra,, ojlrv Am for herself, fecked nrerf ea she had do. T-!?y w that there waa a the brrw. of herey She west. &m t: - - gif waa ot si a3 wreof her reccptloa, WobW he stare grialy. w4 be very Kry to feerf Orwwiklbe Barely lgore her! Or mrv&d be iadaSge la covert sarvasfos that only she could naderataad ! She wadewp her mind at Ut, however , and tammg Ue swob of U-i drawing na $ior, enured abrupUy and oilcay. Tna fc4mol was etaishd in his red Irathern Uf-ry houo, with his gocty Ux - . .inj iviurhKta sit astrnle oi ce f the various spiwi: HgFl thlr. his arms reung oa its ojk s, ana " cow .u I ) . arm. II gotopwhea Judith entered, and came forward to meet ter, holding out bkii hands. "Wen, ylJy Tongue, saH uc, with the smile she remembered. . There was not trace of t .ttcrneaa, or in-uin. of eoldnesa m his voice. It waa atHAiutelT natural, if a trifle mischievous, I attributed to him !, t i - Jx --i; I Ai M(; rA 4T LADT TOXCrS. and somehow this perverse young wished that it bd been" either one f other three, rather than what it was. found spint etiough at her command, how ever, to answer saucily: "Well, Kir Oracle r He still held her hands, and looked down at ber. Yoa haven't changed the least, he said. presently. "Er- that is - have you ?' ".No," she said, with ail berotdcurtaess this time, resenting the still very decided mischief in bis tone. I.T .1 . . 1 . l . v. . and ho turned away to answer. fortnight He was always riding down nnexDected momenta, and n'nnniniy in dinner or tAft. It is tra thit In nuinru. tkn was chiefly with the Colonel concern ing war matter, and what had been, what was to come. etc. Dick had jut joined Boughton'a tori- know all about him as thousrh he had been : ' - in several engagements, whereas be had uvk uwu iu aiir. ue came jiukugz cowii with Boug'htC'n one dr- in all the pi ' e of his new t ,rfiigs,fli ji and really look ing quiie gallant. Judif id still the ad van.ojfe of that hall inch, bet the boy was stunner than at seventeen, and carried hini.ttlt very well. They arrived about sundown, and the Cclonel, being confined to his room by a verj suarp attack of gout, thev hud some chocolate in Judith's "Tea Caildv." The bard times of sweet-potato t-ofiee and blackberry-leaf tea had not yet changed, and Judith's t hwolat was above praise. Boughton Ciisla rather cuikus look kbout the room as he sat down, srd Judi'.h hand- ed him one of the wide, sb-.k-w cups that he remembered It was ail iustthe same. all except the kitten i en in the Toi.v-coUar, who " was now a serial matron with two chil dren, whoh:id each inherited a Toby-collar, as nnicn iiico their parent s as pwKibie. Bouphioa took OD3 uiod his knee, and Dick captured the oilier, while Judith min istered to their mamma with bits of cake soared in the chocolate. 1 if it isn't only a week, from Christmas. Do you remember the way you trotted off and left n nn Diriiima . v. u... IUUUCUIT. ag. Cousin Fhill You do. don't vou. Jtdith said; -Oh. ves." that she ronem. oercd. or course. u5UW44, wno was snioKing one or ine Colonel s old Cuhanaa i ;i mrr.A ,k- paw of the kitten cnh:s knee with the unoc- cupied lingers of his gar bard. Judith thought she delated a smLe the irith the moiK f6- ,8tf drew herseif up, aud a very hauKhty look came over her fair, flrelit features. toiwt1 busily engaged iu toru-ectiug h;s kitten by Fui4inKIia locy-coiiar nan over iU ears, had forpotten that he had nut the "I should thiun I did," he went on. "The and iLe wajron irr.t ...ai? M4vai. .M vuiy fiiiwn aDore zero. oeiore we were half way to the station." IT.t. -I llf. .1 fl aTUlTl avrfW mm--. 7. mm m She would have added two or three cubits v aa va saa.ic?La urni'in mi v idi tar to her stature if she could bars done in KhahAIUnolf .1... v t it . Philip Boughton very much indeed. Wc.l, Jude certainly made a lovelv nrMAlit Alii Af vam i a r. -Ar d. I molt urrito s'tJwSS . don't beheve u'soeen off of ber arm for the last ii.rtc- 3 cars Boe.tou.sowid not repress a ouitklook ioJnd.U.'s direction. She wasmalangaflre- screenoutof o-iect ber locir band, and h could not see ber expression for the shad- ZSlLi5A he pitched his cigar into the fire and went H.v'rrea,. worn that .w . this timer he said, with more of curiosity "j wiuer nagum apparent in nia voice. "Certainly," said Judith, stiffly. Ton were very good in sending it to me, and 1 was very rude to you." She got suddenly to ber feet and stood in front f f him. -Cousin Phil," .he said, fa, a quick, vi brating tone that he ha I sever before heard her use, -I began three letters to yea about that, but I was ashamed to send them. I waa afraid yoa would not read tbem. I was sorry 1 I am sorry," she ended, under her breath. - There waa a pause, but before Tm Wu pea, she had turned back the aleeveof nf gray gown, from her pretty, blue- rtV . "aa naa nmasteoed the dull -Jk. their sapphire aettinga. Here sbe saxl, hoUliug tt out to him; I ought not to hiTe kept iu I a; wars meantr to return it to yoa. " D-J yoa f said Boughto-, in somewhat Ha allowed her to put the bracelet fas hia from the fire wnicb. made daylight la the big, bine stone.' i, n.0000?6 "P1 keep - -- vuiiK up as a sr. " by whyr she said, rather ai..vi. O, wea, because I like to fancy yon more consistent than other women, perhapa. Ton know it wouldn't be very eonsiateet to tell mm wa JO were sorry tor a rudeaesaia one breath, and then to commit another is - s com unuerstand, said the Lady Toague, whoseeiced all at once to have WkX W -a . " mtrr ciaiBB to lat titie. . - " Why, yoa see." Phil went, m ' .ww "j very ci'il to return a rtT Mat I ra.iwiu4jvttt w She stood perfeeCy saleat for fuilr a mo- Bjeni. TaerewasBoaoBBd aM efUy crackling fire. Then she beid out hr Ashesiipped the bracelet back into VT M S1 n a Amm, - - a - waeavTery pretty enstons amoer JfifT nt-th custom of taxi4 betrothal krwvM theyr said Jwah, fadtinetry. V "hy, yoa must have tA r t. . Wr put on the bracket asd thea poshed his aweetheartWTaa far the fimtiM Tour haa- is Lie a van. Jcdm. "Is it ! said Judith. .: . Ihcravasskamawmaaiia. atkeatiintisfteraM.M..i ZTl to him by the ana that he still fceiTto JWwa. on -w hair pahin7lt back from her. tezaOe aad -Wk'T? Bh seemed aoddeitlj to hreak.from- a BirtacdKaia. an m, . Tou yon thiak that vow hare ealv u. ffwiaad. Sir Oracte." sbe said, ia a weedy voice. She eves smiled "a htx. she took off the braoefet a&rl lt it . the tahiehetweem them. 4uvaitww uiafc 1 Dl aorry, - ne aaio, gravely, and then the Colonel called to him, Bight B he was goo, and Iw,.,. erral atinutrs wita ti. ,1 t. thumb ani forfla.r, w.k T preUy bine and Cf kk. Z ltwaajatUire dy, a?!,. rather lively kima, u.k ' MlU-MCaxloW. ' i itwasaoentwiBtr brtar,. awn, who were on tfartr w4. , - at Gordo vUte.anJ . itb hd loat iU Way la toUow ltie TO BE COSTlx i rr. EASTER REFLECT Cs What sisuificaDcx'atU ter if Moses inadf the I 11 -. lE? It reoairea no srctmiimi . . , n afta. 4 4 t.4 t . , ai.iaic iiuk iu ailMain if would have Uvn fatal i. tb meniorauon ui uc uav t. . . . . canuot ause to celvbratt verbarj- ui an tintrutli, n. h j Ivan u Christian chiluuti jn.tuat4.xl ujma a fallat v. Thct est Sights of Auierkuti ja Hould nut be eiual to tin Honoring uie rourtn o! ,iuh if iw iiu nuui-unii irutn uj uu to base the natioual jutil.v nation'a natal daj means w.rarii. ! it ia founded npon a historical land because it is a fact a m; the i people UniteiQ anthems anJ t..' She I , .... 1 1 Historically, Kaster u.mta. rates a risen Savior. Spiritual:?, means more than that. For deemer, risen from the jrmv throned in Heaven, typical ..f hs hope and the assured life U jond u I , , , . , tomb 18 tue embodiment f a!U. iliious truth. Jesua predktwU at Messiahfibin Upon the truths of la I il l rr i . a. n I - I Came to reveah A ili y-iuK.; and 11 unon mlsl , r ; oaseu uPn ine mis'Jikt ;i " -m I and the other prophetd w uuU inwinnnmni o n.l f.. t I- i'"w"6""" n.n.uu rt I therefore, gtatldd forth a th- etr. fiignal light of a great and ux.i truth. The waves of ekt j tiei-a all ages have beaten against tliiirj in vain. Voltaire and l'aiue t Uume assailed it from varied tu Ipointa, but thero it ehinw iw luminous than ever. Ingwa would disdain the tools of lh ar- skeptical writers as others in will refuse to use his: but tL I stands Eitster, century after autz I l, 1,1 : V W "cnaaiog millloni : I Vas .a glory of the truth. It is eo-netimes helpful ar d t. epinngto look upon truth ? fresh vantage grounds. If we i:k the truths of the Old Testameat OT It .... jJeSUS StuaieU and proclaiined tb we ptt a Trwtrpr inslfrlu ?i ,t N meant by His descent inhi tt. " auu glOHOJi COrT geuce. ihe books of the Kbte, I written hv ro: . , , written uy various autl.or si ti- j ferent periods of the Wond L'uUfl 1 I 4t.. , . ... , of ""ung BO largely ot lut ai ft lDZ molded by the cnTironmecus J . ttxe WHters, unless IliSpirHi Ei have absorbed inenUblr of. contemporaneous beliefs. CWi m.t;m, n,i -a4i;4;(, political economy, philosor.hr, Kt "c auu iwiuureu sciences oi ar a naMN i j t I . a a a, . wr,l,nS8 01 tH03e il more or leas rrmp-3f ixl wltti r3 I 1 C I I errors- A be most fantastic Y&& Prevailed about the nnsinn'Ti.nTof I O i the nature of the tfentf the structure of the globe, the caa I , ,. cure ox uisease, the movent of the heavenly bodiea aud alii t . . . PnJoCai phenomena known tOE There absoluklr no escape I tne infiltration of these false c . the book, of the j written bj a Variety of anthoS known to each other and lifiif periods widelj separated, unlea writers were inspired bf a enpef existence whom we call God, & whom Christ calls by the prcd? name of Father. There is no e f rom this conclusion bjanyaary rule of logic But the Bible is free from all errors. This one characteristic ' the sacred writings is alone tbep est miracle of the ages. For tb Christ raised the dead He hi the power to raise such a trexaeti historic fact oat of the grave of -trnth. Easter, then, in commtnior' Chrisfi resurrection, commenwfi all truth. It is a beacon Xig&i tremendous significance resell across the ages to the cradle of kind and sweeping onward into & eons of eternity. F.SHIXG IN CONTENEA CR- We hare received several ujqairin about the law paea the General Assembly with rt' to the above creek. The bill i wcpuoiua it in foil for the iei"' tion of those concerned. An aet to protect fish in O" nea creek. The general assembly of enact:. Secnox 1. That Jt thill be fol for r.ny person to place I m water of Contentne Creek iU month to Coward's old br from the first day f February te nrst Uy of Jiay. Sec 2. That any person no'f , the rroriions of this act shu s i gTiiltT of misdemeanor ani j. not exceeding ten dollars for and ercry offence. , u 8zc; Tht this art shall tJ foreo tW and after its ratiSe? In the eeneral Assembly read , times and ratified this the Harch A. D. 1S33- taeen Victoria has gone to I"1 'Aada4w3 tm waatsaz mkr. - . ' '