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A TRIAL ORDER,. , ,
We do work as cheap as any Is- -
' gitimate establishment -Oar
work guaranteed. ,
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vol. xn.
, T lEXTNGrTON N. 0, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16.1894.
NO. 39.
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lira. Jf. E. Wade -
.' ewB, Ten. ' . '"' 1
: .. - r; . " . I.
A Helpless Invalid
Kidney and Llvr Trouble
. , and Nerveur CbMty i'J
10 Years of Suffering Ended PJT
Taking Hood's. .".''
"0. L Hood ft Co., Lowell, Bull
The effects of Hood'i Sartaparilla In myjaasa
hay Won 'truly muVefcxii. It tir nrjiaMS
any other medlelM I hare eyer" taken.. For M
yean I wu troubled with torpid Brer, kidney
trottbft'W'ftetroUl deflnty.Btt-wl
- A Helpleie Invalid. 1
' I bT been takln ttrfe't rprl orrthre
pootbi and f (eel tbat I mured. ' I feel beoe?
now than I hare' tor riiteen yean. I thank
. Ood rt, or my health, and C, I. Mooo a vo.. ;
aecoiuL twood'iapbiU,'T h4roaii
Mnrfjirf it tn .11 mv neiohbon and aereral.of
them an uilnt Hood'i Saraapartlla with cood
reiult. I am 53 years old and feel better than
did at 40." Mna. K. Wadb, BtonewallTeam'"
Hood' Pills easily, yet prompUy and
efficiently, on the Uver aifi bowela, vt a
fn4.
" OtnMTs feel it y duty, m
well ai
Meunre, to publldi, inuolkited, to the wona vm
beneut reouved (rant pe, Milii- ScfToi)tiv(
ItrMeniEa. I was ixnczcn qtwa witu
..ni it.nnmniirjitlnns. amold Dujoo vary-
' it.a vli.l rttiiA nmusHton
Ion f tbe.beart atodbelow lower rltt paln)nfc9,
Snn,ehorthe.of Urottih,liiepicssnei'a, v.ctkocij
wouldhelenlkno tbroUisd of ny JMarM
enuld be beard acro a ns hkjoi...
sUAont aha ! A ' friend JeoojB"
fwmded yonr remedlea, iba M cureo oy ur.
: Mllerremediea. inaretueB
... near w.-.
u... u Mi an la nnrrnsu.
al, I bay no mot
" -i . .1 uVl. Af iKa KAovt. am m tmw t MASS
ClvpenmCltri Kantt , I , . ,I ft. Caww
SOLD ON A aQSIVIwK OUAWAWTIC.
TRY DR. WILES' PIIL8.50 008ES ? PTS.
LeMens Pain, Insures 5a
Lite of motbet and Child
My wife, after having used Mother'
Friend, v$asaed Hnfjogh yh (oflta)
with little piih, WU STRONGER kt ONI
hour than in week after the birth
of 0forrMribil4-.J.JiMsGoUltJCp
Bean Station, Term. . , .
MoT-nuns' FrrBirp'robbrt puih'oflts
fierror ana w,nf n-'" u 14,. aavo tne neu-
EptcKl M iny damt, ciutve, nnpma. on n
cHptvf prtce.lijDpwbottle, Fo,BUb7U Drag
: ,tj n i ii T I x
TCievBabWwaki wVrrrnrMtora:'
Whea the, wee a Chad, ate cried tHpflaK
WnMiaae beoaaie klm, the olun toCaatoria.''
WJahaliadCihlldren
WlLLUM EltW t'illiSTtjM"' '
Penires to call the attention ol hia
u-.r)lfriei"""l''"''m'""'to "", ,,''
f,al)b'is . .loibp ., . -4, "W
l and bftok of tha ouurt house.' i-vfyr
body la treated alike, whether tnwn or
oouii y rffnleihc,n tby l)0Uie 84 e
,a Vm ,. who dmire work done in
r v i bo waiU't-ta Atthrtribmea1
t. rit. (llean towels, sharp
)- ".)l a"tntiol pteoludoa
au
r t t .rsitch. Work exe.
1 ''!it afcvlea..' l
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MB TELLS III tWI STOBT.
The .'bistorT of Geortre W.
Child' life -M Interesting and
should prove valuable to jouog
men. The following is the story
m told by himself in a newspaper
cle onbliBhed about two tears
.t'-ii WU' be found exeeediariTM
lnwregtins at this time : ,- ,
ueaa to suppure myseu wueo
ras JmelTe T&ara "bid. and . JL
hate never been dependent on
others since then. IfhadhM
sorhe schooling bnt not much": 1
never went to college, not because
I did not think a college career
inigbt not be a good thing for
thidewUPfiPnld afford. itind who.
conia mate a gooa nee 01 it, out
btbuse I aid1 not ftiel' that'll DM
V ' ' " "a m !
lo importaBlf .foil-, me as t. be
eajning.mjr. own living. .'When' I
left home to come to r tnladelpmal
tef triT'ielativeB" said that ; II
Idioen hayfljenQUKt of,h,at
ana woola pe comins dack again.
ut I made nVmy' tnirid 'tnai
onid ntfver-gO' fcack I would
Mfcqeed ; had ,efljthfc ihftpowej
i"H fair ImttftW dlrHms?TJ
toPhildi3lph wit h. 13., in
ocket. 1 fonnd board and
gmgs for ,2.50, and ib'en Ij&6-
laoe as offlae bor for 6. -xnai
cave me a surplus of 50 cents a
-a " a , s .
i aia not roereiy ao ms
wojrk that I was absolutely re
quired to do, but 1 did all 1 could,
and put"my heart" into" it'.' I
anted' dt employer to feel that X
as more usefnl ,to him, .than he I
helezpectod me to be.
was not atraia to clean ana
sweep ana periorm wnai migns
be cbnejdered by some young
Kentlemeu' faowada' a8umenlal:
wojrk, and thereioM Jseneatb them.
I aio).,not tnint.it beneatn; me
then, and I shbnla not new. If U
wek-iyneoeMarf Ibldweed ootr
my office today ; and, X f ten ffiJA
Dupdles. nut
tn came
1 sdme:
His father had died, and his
mdther could not support him,
and he wished tb support hiodBt-lf.
I10oked,at Jm, ,snd,saw that M
uaa on very nice cioines ana am
glcjves: ' Tasked nitri if he' wottrd
ikp (o we a yiieeipafrflw.
l-vi'-:
sw
w'ould
Wrh'if hb would ofbieot to foarrying
DUPai68(; ..Wreil w ,wbu, I wuvuw
Ut barrv bundles either. He was
Ijke'ntafij youUg n, wmria
must bay I dDnHave inucfe syrat-
fMan aTe all brothers, and what la
worthy"0f one te'nof unwoTthy '61
ant onet t.Th4 Bible says it is
what isometh. out of the month
ttiot rWlfith a 'man. fit' 'is "not
wok, but chara'cner," tb. tan'Oo
discreditable. ;' v . ' . .
But a man can be. industrious.
and ; yst his 'intirry" inay 'tlbt
acDievft. ;TOifln. vaiuauui treui
Ton must not pply work,, but yon
musV order your work With ihtelli-
You must' be preparing
the! .way .o what yop intend to
become as well as do what lies to
your band ; wniifft'was wwaing
as f errand' and offifie boy X im-
nrdved such opportUnitv as 1 had
to read books and to attend book
balks, : so,a to t learn, the,, .market
vaUiejot books and anjwurjjz else
that 'mignli' be useful to meTiere-
Utrnti-""- ' ''''" ,.. ' '':
It.wss.mv.aini.alwva to bo,.la.
nosition where I could use mv
best talfehts W theTbst,a4yantage.
I fixed my ambition high, so that,
even .if I did not realize the
highest, 1 might at least 1 always
be ; i.tendirjgM upward. K Wftn
should not tnly tise his . faculties,
.bp neVdnsWi dfvel6plng thttn
so that. hean Ao more... If .yew
irfmp-at a thing with yon
our, whole
V t t
heart and mind, though yon may
not be exceptionally . able, it' is
wonderful how much you tosy
acdonibliBn .V-v.-,'-- ' "
''$ut if you are half-hearted you
iilj fail. You must not yield to
me; 'temptation- to rfclat y6ur "ef-
furts and turnff and'atnusayeor-f
sell. When i was youug.f ..nye
neaf a tbpafre, and mapy o rbe
actors knew toe, 4nd I might have
rim iu any time and witnessed
tliaj perforro-nce without having to
pat fr ii'. "t;.li'cr boysvacqutufa-'
tannusjof.r
. used to do, it, and
1'Would l.:
.IihoucLl'i
i t have gone to. But
ovef, aad I faj&Je'iip
mvl miud'.t' at
It would . cot.' "4
never did. .ThU
tany be Called taat,
meTmarosfH or ' hp
u.J Lot tnake
y-,it'i
Loontrarv I waa alwa.i cLe, ..al
tnr.k pleasure in doina it
v
; tue otner any . a
to me to see if repaid
smplbyinent far him.
le. seemed snrpnsea anai. an?
I
ered tuat ne aian. inina. ue
'liks' th'atr Then' I asked
eeltiog on and in a way to become
something. And. that , sort , ol
pleasure is, after all, more Teal
ana lasting ttan is to be got xrom
going to a theatre wnere on
might be doing something useful.
As time went on I kept better
uK tP7 position, and when J. had
an! Office in the Public rIedger
tiding I believe I said to myself
U ;some time I will own) this
paber.'"! At any rate X directed my
wdrk'In such away that,. when
thf tiipa pame that I was able to
bujr it, was also able to manage
it rightlv. There is little use. in
irocuring a. valuable property nn
bcb yon,.59ve trained vouraeli "to
usfc it in' a proper manner, The
chsnges that I made in the Ledger
at rst hadi the eilect of decreas
ina itheirculation; bnt before
loqg, it increased again, until it
3atly surpassed what it had ever
n before. I have always be-
lieyed 'thaji it'is possible to unite
success'"' in "business with strict
mcjral integrity. I am aware that
ma ny people think that the ethics
of businessmen; of politics, are
qu te lishrjc huxd that a man
majy .da things in his publio em
pldjraeDt Whioh he will not think
is fight to do in his domestic or
nrivate me. I do not agree with
this viewer; and - if the record of
my life batr any -value it is to
sho w that t"least it is not neces
sary to success in business that a
man shppld ,mdo'f?9 in "sharp''
Prtcfiwsi bob even it were
necessary, still u would not follow
mat 11,'iuwino wain an ere are
higbjer.aatielajiHona.tliap the mere
gettwgtWy Wtd'iiobea ean
noBQmpisirAate'iai'inojKfor the
oopsriloiii8oeiMj;.of:iavjt)g lived.' a
dishbn4bm(f:eelfl8hilife, :
. dlx"' i'j '-ltitutl-l'lL i a-
n opeajtiug oi BeiBaoness!. leaas
on, tpipeAb oXigeWosity. ' I
on
think the habit of generosity may
be j cultivated hie other -j nanus.
And I have, telt that t is, a, great
mistake ;to put' bfi being generous
unut a'ftitr you. ate ded,.: In; , the
first; place jpii: tbfl pteaddre
df fitnesVing' 'ihi' good that ;ybu
majr Ao ;ind,- again; Jdo " dtte,i.oan'
administer yonr gitts lor yon as
jrell as 'you can ; dO it: for 'yonr,
self. ! It is a fjreat pleasure to. bw
broucht into personal relations of
that kind, and to make people tee
thai
on ari por r; pnnanmropist
in Ithe abstract bnt that you are
interested in them personally and
carb '.lorVtheif . 'elWe. 1 Inrihai
way.you benefit them not merely
in i natural way, but . you make
them ; feel that men ' are, i really
brothers, and that thev were made
iHo ielp ene anQtfteKi' Thtr feeling
irjil pus
themselves.
Put yctnrseli n: ajl yen $6 H
itinera ew -inai yon are were,
'o' not contribute to a. chariatble
tund, but go yourself aud.UnlpIt
may , seem an inconvenience at
.first, - bui.' soon you! .will' -dome ' to
oonsideff't wqrth' ;atiy inconVen
Pienbe. vt? - i-
Jeroaps i pugnr, to Bay a, woru
majb should ohoose;!fdr' himself in.
lira.. xoa b.onld' ; try ; to : mage,
companidns ol the best .people
youcBQ ..Decome :Hcquaiaieu wiiu;
In jordei to.do tMajoa moBt nave
something in. youreelf thafrVmay
be h return to them Sot what, they
givb voui ?.Illti?hot n'ece'iaaW. for
this purpose, to be A fgWiiuSj'.-or.;
nave a remarkable lnteiieot, or
extraordinary erudition. But,1 be
jourseu.apd be a man. and, ,Learn
to think'of others! b&f ore yourself,
and you. will have friend 8 enough
'and of the best, " To be intimate
with the masnanimona . and - the
noble aids to prm - tfose dnalities
In ones6if.' ' A "man is known by'
the company' he keeps,, and, those
who know what friends you have
ill be able to forma very coireot
fiess of what ybu 'yourfielf . are
on should see to it that his es
'timate be 4b hitch as vonr oopor
ttoriity mat sfeiore. , ' 'l '.'i-
- . .
Jbnt perhaps I cannot better
suih np advice to young people
than to say thaf 1 nave -rooeivad,
still Ond, the greatest pleasure
iv life1 in "doing 'good to others,-
Do! good.oonstantly, patiently and
wwelyj and yon will never ? haye
cause to say that jour, life; was
noi worth living,
. pMallartaliMir.
80 eminently roeceasfni has Hood'i
BrBapanna been that many leading
oittieni from all over the United State
fiuniBh t''!moniahi of onrea whiehaeem
altnoatnu ona. Food's SarwipfirUla
Lis not an ar tbuttiie ripe fruit of
induHt.ry an.i . u poaattmee i"trt
food's ril'fl cureFausoa, Eick Hn l
a'ie, In(3'""s,.un, Liousuena. Boldly
Wju-ur: .... ... -.-
r.heurr"" n a t' r'' "W 13te
t1" ib t . 1 . it re
1 -r of i " . i -., ,v.L. x
a i.. e L Xt
SABSS FLCSKKTT.
TIM Old Mmm BTemraaiwfthw Wick.
. ' aaa af caleaie,
Atlanta Ooutltatloa. 4 . v "; ; ,
1 The weather is fine -and the
farmers are beginning to stir the
ground for the next crop. -I
That the farmer feeds the world
a to well known to. waste time
Mating the fact. Bo important he
is, and yet he bas less to do with
forming or diotating the policy of
the government than any - other
class of folks in all the world The
nigger is clear ahead of the firmer
tn political importance, and the
heathen Chinee i gaining (round
mighty Mat. the farmer knows
his importance and he 'feels the
slight, bnt it is next to impossible
to get them to profit by the know
ledge of their importance or to re
sent their slights by united efiort.
At in politics, so it is in the mat
ter of pitching their crops. , They
pay but little attention to; each
other in this and so lose benefits
rightly their own if .they were to
plant intelligently and act oonceru
Bight now one reighbor is nosing
round to see u tie can t Blip in a
big cotton crop nnbekndwins to
the o.ther neighbor, while all of
them know and preach the doc
trine of "less acreage " v Let'em
rip; i don t care, for- next fall l
wiu naye a gooa nme laugning
when they . are cursing the low
prices. - . ..- . '':?''' ,
Anyhow, we pi the south should
bp thankful I. feel that we
should when I read of the great
distiess in Chicago. - But I am
not surprised at anything that
happens to Chioago. I have been
there and a more ungodly place
was never upon this earth. ) It
was in this great city that I felt
more than ever before in my life
like exclaiming "God bless - old
Georgia! God bless' the Qonth 1'
The immorality one sees there is,
enough to inspire te Bantime&t
above. ,i ia city of foreigners.
Noi Akerioa there. ' Everywhere
and everything smacks of the for
eigner. I would not give one day
bf hearty greeting that is present
j. always in Georgia for all the so
ciability that a mesne wowa
bring from xnese, lonmorai, cold,
buin.&fts-bentjr foreign-aired peo-
plal of Chicago.' ' The wonder to
ma is mat tne uora aoes not
smite the whole State of Illinois,
ratioh less Chicago, for the sins of
thiji great city. I have' talked to
men from London and they tell
ma that Chicago has more sin n
wbjci 'aie suffering here, and 1 am
xri ot any who may toorn the
idea "ol , the Lord punishing for
suqh immorality 1 s is to be met
with in Chioago. ' I have heard
iitAV man's extremity ' was God's
opportunity. I hope tbat Chioa
1(6 1 wilt be bettered morally by
bepronble. I tdld Browii' this
mojrniti-that i tellf flW calling
o6n' air 'the world to 'pray for
Chicago,' but I know that 1 would
be laughed at if I did. Anyhow
my! remarks to Brown caused him
fo rememben a little story which
had fftfijetle, and. rowft . Wauta
me-to give it here, as 8,0. evienoe
of je'beBvg'-jei some eSioacy in
rSrayert-''' i' 1 ' -,
Brown's little story dates from
Wejdowecj 'Bandolph County,' Ala.
.Wirtowee," frotil an Indian village,
eaijiB'to be the county seat otBan
dolph when; the county was organ-iaett.';-
Tiie - little' town does not
stand i(6w where; it ' 'was flrsV i"?'-
tendedtnf it shduid stapd, ana
whtre it, was first located. At first
the! iown was on the hank8 of We
do wee ijreek, and there the ftmitna,
the Heflins and pther started on
the! road to eminence. Beneath the
shelter of, a bush atbor.i which
was . then the court ..house,; . these
men. .clashed, their. 1 legal .swords
and-mitdft the wild woods resound.
As an adiunot to 1 this busharbor
court' home was th Oqutty nrst
jail a populu'r'log! The jail -was
.y.a-big popular log lying up.
iA t?nkt, ,,Wedoe s Qtoifc.
prisoner was thrust into trye
- - - r"jJi (.n
g door at the eud.shi iu,
cop A v: Ai l VI Mnapqpsa, nv
erJ( ne of tbe'riyers Qt the county.
A 1 1 proner's t ,inquet .placod ,;the
crijil a. upon a young 'niitn.. 1 ts
aliy' borne .a .gobd1 cba : 'twr
am
jtij yaame; oniy upjrca 01, 'a,
wij.' , Vv 1 umoiliiH -'.'.He .y.' liM:
vii!- i by c'rcY.ft-ntiaVr , ' noe
jtida dt'twasset for the I 'rigV;
; rsiu wn? 1
.1 his 'iuol'
He
it,
it,"
m
ear.
wiiled WJ it ,t I an iorry
toil tne women 'and little children
The night before the hanging
was to take place on Friday was
a terrible night for : that poor
mother. All night she had walk
ed the floor of her little cabin,
Wrineing her hands and shudder
ing at the thought of the rope
pressing her dear boys throat
The rnmble of wagons and the
tread of horses could already be
heard upon the road as the citi
zens were making their way to
Wedowee Creek to be at the tang
ing. ,.';''; (t;. '-.vi t-j : ., '
Tne mother gave way to despair
as ahe heard . these reminders.
Tears gushed from her eyes and
with hands olasped ahe fell beside
the . bed in the darkened rooora
and there poured out her soul in
sorrowful prayer to God. i
"Oh, Lord, , waa her cry, "have j
meroy npon my poor, poor boy I"
The wails of the poor mother at
tracted the passers-by; they drop
ped a tear, some of them, bnt
shook their heads and muttered:
"No hope, he must pay the pen
alty," and went on their way to be
at the hanging. - i
"Oh, Lord, have mercy 1" was
the wail of the mother, there all
alone in the darkness. '
"Ob, Lord haye mercy and
pave my boy t" and away from the
south there came the sound of
of distant thunder.
"Oh, Iord, save my boy ! ? and
the thurder roared and the light
ning flashed. ' ";
"O, Lord, have mercy and save ,
my innooent boy I" and a storm
broke npon the little cabin and
drowned out the wails of the
mother. ,,: ' .' ; '
As I have said, the jail was a
big poplar log; which lay npon
the banks of Wedowee creek. It
was here this son was confined
with the extra precaution of hav
ing'a guard to watch. ..The terri
ble storm, had raised the water
until the creek had busted its
banks, the guard had to flee for
his life and the log; jail was swept
away toward the Tallapoosa river.
The storm was oyer and streaks
of day were beginning to show in
the east when gentle raps at the
cabin door sailed the mother from
her place of kneeling beside the
little bed. .At the door she was
bet her boy. , He had made his
escape from the hollow loir and
stood before his mother in seem
ing answer of her appeal to, fte
Lord. .- 1 '
Before the tovfoi meeting; of
mother and, son had subsided the
sheriff with a, great crowd was at
the cabin to tell the aews to tell
the dying confessions of a bad
man of the county who had been
killed in the storm by a falling
tree.: This bad man had confessed
to the crime for whioh the widow's
son oame near being hanged. "
iJrown says he was saved by
Erayer-i-a mother's prayej bat I
ave always said ha was saved by
a nood. AjUpwi there is no harm
W tiding to let'ns all pray fpr
Chicago.' ! "! : . ;
niaThoatbtaWerEla,eaj,
The eaBine8 .,VV ;tib Ked
people fall into, a mood of remin.
Kcsec.e w exemplified by an anec
dote in Texas Sittings, , .. '.
Johnny, who is much interest
ed in American , history, thought
he would test) his grandfather's
knpwledge ot the subject. - So, as
the old gentleman sat reading bis
newspaper, Johnny began V
. "Grandpa, dq ycflUSnpw wkat
great I obt in ?'; :
; The old man lilted his eyes and
looked at Johnny pyet his spee
tacles.i" 'i-j.f" -"! ;'i-',"4!.:'a
" Wfey;1 ftaid tie, "that was the
yea? 1 married " your grand
mother l"
It is reliably reported that the
criminal docket oi Madison, com
tains about twelve cases at mur
der, and as it is boro. utile while
yet before the next term of oonrt
here 'the probabilities are strong
that this record will be considera
bly augmented in the interval
that must elapse between now.
and then. But the moat lament
able probabilit i that none oi
m toese raa will receive a just tneas
use or pumsnmeut lor ineir rea-
bianded crimes. -
Peacemaker I would u't fight,
t good men.
int Uombutant He fcwUwl me
ialljiar, sur, . . . , - .
i bocoad ; vJoMbatant -An be
cklWd me a lasy loafer.'
I l'eaoeinnker Well, I wouldn't
,.bt over a dirterence of opiuion ;
ytu both may be right '
j That ra"et men live fast lives, U
ldenced by the fact thft, a. ooy
: lnin 1CG4 vi; Ve thirty thii
x v j 1. 9 evcv-'i girl Horn
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: The Bichmond Christian Advo
cate has a summary of , statistics
showing that in 1790 our cities
of 8,000 inhabitants and over con
tained one-thirtieth of the conn
try. In 1840 they contained one
twelfth; in 1860, one-sixth ; in
1880, one-fourth, and in 1890,
about pne-third. . From 1790 to,
1880 our total population .in
creased twelve fold, and our town
population , eighty sixfold, )nrT
ing the last half eenturv f'city
population has increased , more
than four times as rapidly s that
Of , the Villages and, the .country.
In 1800 - we had . only si , cities
with a population of 8,000 or
more.' In 1880 there were '286,
and in 1090 437, . ; ,. , ,
Our JSiohmond contemporary
says: , 'n -: ... f , J-, .-, . a
"Our landj. in many cases so
poorly tilled, a desolation and a
reproach, a waste of broomcedge
and persimmon trees or sassafras
and! gullies,, responds to any
sensible and diligent cultivation.
Industrious people get enough to
eat and good, comfortable shelter
and warmth in bad weather and
lay up stores of necessaries for
man and beast. Despite of "hard
timos"and the"scarcity of money,"
the best information shows that
the farmers of Virginia , and. the
contiguous states, are, as a body,
in far better, plight that the city
mechanics ' and tradesnfen. If
the farmers will . turn deaf ears
to the . cry of the demagogue,
stick to their home and land, re
trenching expenses and aiming to
cultivate smaller tracts ot land in
a more intense fashion, they will
keep Von, top," however the fin
ances of the cities and bank!
and markets go. Political parties
may go to "smash" and be trans
formed into the strangest shapes,
but the men who is on the Geor
gia farmer's "platform" '(the "cor
ners of whioh uphold his house.
his barn, his meathouae, his wood-:
pile, teams, etc., cannot be hurt,
He and his have food and raiment
and can be "therewith oontent,"
owing nobody anything" except'
love." - . . . '
During the recent lone depres
sion it has been evident that the
southern farmers have suffered
much less than the residents, of
towns and cities. , ', They may not
handle much, cash in a year, bnt
they ge their fuel, water and pro
visions without having to pay out
money for them. The; farmers
are not hustling ail the time to
raise L money ; to meet, notes in
bank, and they do. not have, the
weekly and, monthly bills , tbat
annoy wage workers in the, cities.
They have held their own. and in
these times thiaia equivalent to
saying mat taey are on top.; if
they wiU stick to their new policy
04 producing their lood Bupplies
they will be the first to feel the
reviving touch of prosperity, and
they will be very largely indepent
dent ot the blundering and vicious
legislation ox political ; parties.
The average young man who -has
a chanoe to get a start on a farm
should stay away from the city.
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J ' rpUaa M I be Bead Iaawa.
An appeal to the Populists to
stand firm for the Omaha platform
has beeu. issued by the. People's
rarty State , uentral uommittee.
Concerning the bond issue the
committee says tbat while the
Government relieves, the banks
wbfch are suffering- for a market
in which, to loan their millions,
the impoverished people, will pay
the interest and in tie end the
ST,pvir IJ!a te,0,i,U0n U,d
SV' a WI hm 5Bd now, olT
that the proposed issue is the
greateal outrage ever ; attempted
by aay Government in time of
Eaoe, and we urge all citizens of
aueas to" immediately circulate
the aoeompanyiug protest tor sig
nature, to be forwarded1 to onr
Congredsmen." 1
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. The . railroads of Japan are
solidly constructed and carefully '
ran. The gauge is three feet six '
inches, and the oars are generally ,
eighteen , feet long. There, are
first, ' second and third classes,
and the , lares - are . for several
classes one,, two and three sen;
(cents), a mile., The Japanese are
great, travelers, and , more- than ,
nine-tenths of the travel is of !,i
second and third class. , The rate u,
of, - .speed is . uniformly - about ;
twenty miles in an hour. The
trains are run on what is known
as the "staff" system, and a train -is
, not allowed - to leave a station '
where it meets another until the
conductor has Teceived from ' the
conductor of the other train a
symbol called a "staff," which is
his evidence that he is entitled to '
leave.
la the first-class Carriage, which
ia either one room, like, our 5
drawing room cars, or in three
compartments, like the English, , ,
one finds cushion seats, wash
hand bowls and water closets, and ,
generally a tea pot and cups, the ;
former occasionally . replenished ,
with hot water. ?f if this is lacking , !
the, passenger, can- buy on the .!
ftlatfonn at any station a teapot
ull of tea and a enp for two and
a half cents. The tea pot U pret- .
ty enough; to bring a ; quarter in
this country; and i the cup would -
be cheap at ten cents. 1 You buy
the whole : "outfit," and ' could ! 1
it carry away if yon pleased. As
a rule, the pot and enp are left in V
the oar, and about sixty per cent ''
of themarereooveredbitheTender. '; '
The railroads in Japan are
partly owned by the Government ?
and partly by private stookhold- " '
ers, but the rates and rales of the
Government, roads t rovern the -others
also. At all the stations
are. overhead bridges, and cross- -ing
the track at grade is prohib- '
ited, as in England. The stations""
are roomy and neat, the platforms
ampie, ana at both ends' of the'
platform, the name Of the station .
is ; oonspiouousl v posted. ; The
passenger shows his ticket on ,
going through the gate' to his,
train, ana surrenders at the gate
on leaving. K No conductor -enters
then oars. nWa slao! 'miai th
familiar visits of the enterprising -young
man who sells newspapers
and popular books, and who loads :
our seats at home with lozenges,
photograph albuus, comio period
icals, yegetabk ivory, matohos; '
chewing gum and other merchan-
aise. .'.; -" .-v'-.:., -, - ':
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WaitwaB,aaMaiBriMsiMria '
When he was in Wilkesbarre -
lecturing the other evening, some ;
gentlemen asked. Col. , Watterson .
what he thought of . President
Cleveland. His reply' was as fol
lows : 5 "I would say'tbat Grover, '
personally, is a good fellow. He '
is good company, when 70 know
him well, plays a fair game of
poker, takes his whiskey straight ;
and temperately ) and ; all that.
But he seems to lack foresight
He won't be advised. He is bull
headed, he runs away from his
party.1 In short, Mr. Cleveland is
fatal to his friends. 1 1 " ,
A lady being asked why plain
girls often get married sooner
than handsome ones, replied that
it was "owing mainly to the tact
of the plain girls and the yanity
and want of tact on the part of
otJt ?" asked a gentleman. "In
this way," answered the lady:
"Tb Plain girls flatter the men,
nd Ple8 their vanitv ; mLIle
the handsome ones wait to te
flattered by the men, whe haven't
the tact to do it"
A "summer bOaK
to a small boy dre
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