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SORGHUM SUGAR.

Ii ia now q good many years ago since
sorghum was introduced among US. Its ad-
vent WIS ushered in with the most exhilar-
aiing assurances and the most unbounded
expectations. Every farmer was 10 raise
the sugar consumed at his table as he did
the milk. The children's allowance of
candy and of sugar in their coffee was 10 be
ample, yet the monthly sugar bill was 10 be
an infinitesimal affair compared TO the ex-
pense of the cane sugar and the monopolist's
tribute that is exacted along with il. These
hopes proved in the main unwarranted; a
not very agreeable tasted molasses was all
tbst could be obtained, Still the sorghum
plant was an acquisition, as is proved by its
retention in cultivation. Experience as
10 the soil fitted for the plant, the time
Of cutting and the manner OF
preparation to turn the juice into
sugar has at length proved that good
sugar can be made from sorghum at profit.
The accomplishment of this result is a mat
ter for rejoicing, and gives room for the hope
that the time is not distant when this coun'
try will be dependent for sugar only upon
ia own resources. improvements in the
manufacture Of sorghum sugar prove that II
cannot be made in the farmers house witt
that simplicity of manipulation that was at
first expected. Sorghum works are found t.
require multiplicity of evaporating cans
70 that each owners cane, and each day
cutting, can be treated separately. Bone
black alteration is required, and proves verl
successful. The complete separation of SD
gar and syrup by the centrifugal method
doing more than had been hoped for in max
ing sorghum sugar future production o
our fields, and a source OF revenue to tn
farmer. Where thousand neighborinI
acres are devoted to the cultivation OF sor
ehum, a $4,000 mandatory will turl
the Juice of the cane into goo
white sugar, equal to that obtained
from the Louisiana cane. For sorghum
sugar Chicago refners are now eager bHyer'
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Mother Goes Mad over der sons Dis.
grace.

OdAIiANooGAs 1Ehh., N0vemb Der oU.-1 ne
Times publishes the following sad story:
"a peculiarly sad caae, which will appeal
to every mothers heart and arouse the deep
est sympathy throughout the community,
developed yesterday. A fond mother goes
stark mad over the Disgrace heaped upon
her by recreant son. Our citizens will re-
member the robbery OF two fine horses from
J. M. Wilson, on Waiden's ridge, over year
ago, and how they were tracked for weeks,
and finally captured at Bowling Green, KY.
Henry Orange, youth Of perhaps eighteen,
WAS found with the horses, and was tried
during the present term of Circuit Court,
convicted and sentenced 70 the penitentiary
for four years. The case attracted consid-
cradle attention, and during the entire trial
his mother, Mrs. Wash senters, sat BY his
side and watched every proceeding with the
most intense interest. When the verdict
was announced it seemed 10 fall worse
on her, and she bowed her head in the
most poignant grief, but did mot utter a
sound. She was led from The court.room
and taken 10 her home, and for several days
seemed to lead dazed existence, appearing
to hardly recognize her best friends. Her
deep grief preyed upon her mind day by
day, and Monday night she began TO show
signs OF insanity, aHd yesterday went stark,
staring mad. She imagines that her brother
is being prosecuted and will be killed, and
thinks her son is about TO suffer death; in
her terror she screams out and asks for pity
for her boy. Her rawlings are heartrending
She is about thirty-two years Of age and was
strong, healthy and industrious Her physi-
clan, DIR. McReynolds, thinks il is merely
acute mental alteration, and hopes for hei
earlv racovarvO
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WOMEN DOCTORS
And Their Maternal Sympathy for Chill
dren-Its Magical Effeets-American
Judgment Of Langtry.
Vulgar Marriage Customs in Queen
Anne's Time-WOmen Learning
Their Duties as Mothers.

All argument against the study of thera-
Peuiics by woman is rendered futile by such
an incident as this. 1t ia taken from Bird
Bolts, by Francis Tiffany: "The making of
something beautiful, in one shape or an
other, this IL the thing TO yearn for-not the
mere special knack with pencil, pen or vio-
In bow. Way, IL was only the other day
that an ardent young fellow came rushing
IN upon group OF friends with an odd
story like the following: 'Pve seen a new
sort OF artist L want TO tell you about! This
afternoon l went over 10 the New England
Hospital for Women and Children, and the
head physician, woman with a rare blend
ing Of sweetness and light in her face, took
me round through the wards Presently we
entered that of the children, where were,
perhaps, half dozen little tots of from two
to i've, with their attendants. How the
eyes beamed and the hands began to wave
when they saw the welcome face-not nv
ugly mug, OF counsel In the middle of the
floor lay warm blanket, on which was
SPRAYING a chubby faced, haxen-haired
little fellow ,of two and half or
three. "Lat me show you how lie
can help himself onto his feet,n the
beaming doctor said. And sure enough.
when she had encouragingly reached him
her hands, he worked himself up erect in
such creditable fashion that did not wonder
at the banners of triumph hung out from his
proud little face. "Two months ago." she
went on to say, "he was brought here diseased
and half starved. No bones, gristles only,
through lack of proper food. But I'll m axe
brave little man out of him yeti" On her
face glowed look of such genuine delight
over her blessed work that 1 felt an in
stinctive thrill. Ahal an artist in little
children herei The veritable presence of
Raphael bringing out the deep eyes and
glorious brow of the Christ-child on his cam
vas, would not have been more moving.
Happy womanp was my instructive thought,
what life to be thus ever striving to create
something beautiful, health out of disease,
irm-set bones and springing muscles out of
listless imbecility, such a clinging embrace
of love oct of blank past of neglect and
crueltyi Thy Father worketh hitherto, and
thou doat work ~
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temporary contracts amounting 10 nearly
$500, 900 per annum. The Kerns party had
temporary service amounting to about
800 000 per annum. Price had the same
kind of service, amounting to ST. 600 per
annum, and others had large contracts The
several combinations held temporary service
in all 10 the amount OF about 100000 per
annum. The Dorseys had no temporary
service. The members OF the Dorsey COM
bination have been prosecuted; Price has
been Indicted, but no action has been taken
against the others. Several witnesses were
sent before a grand jury il the Salisbury
AND Parker cases, but the'only result was an
agreement 10 submit certain questions re-
lating to i've routes TO commission of arbi-
tration which had held no meeting The
Encouragement says that there is nothing
to prevent the prosecution of these
persons and shat the evidence will be
presented in all its streDg h. Postmaster
General james requested Mr.. Bliss, on De.
cember II, 1881. to begin civil suits, in
the name of the United States, against ring
contractors for the recovery of money ille-
gally taken by them. These suits were 10
be brought under section 4057 of The revised
statutes. Mr.. Bliss replied that he had post
poned action in the civil suits in order that
criminal proceedings might fret be taken.
He had completed the preparation Of evil
dence for the trial OF the Dorsey party, and
ne aodeQ tnaI SO mucn progress mad been
made "iu the preparation OF the criminal
cases connected with the other great combi-
nations, that, so far as l can perceive, there
is no danger that the statute of limitations
can bar anv of the cases" He would send
Mr.. James, letter to the attorney general,
and upon the reception of his approval,
would cause civil suits to be instituted. Mr..
Brewster replied on December 18th, saying
that he would soon give Mr.. Bliss special
authority 10 pursue these suggested civil
suits.
The uttermost penny lawlessly received
and taken from the public treasury" said
the attorney-general, "must be recovered"
The preparation of the Dorsey case and the
preliminary contests consumed great deal
of time. The civil suits will not fail because
of a statute of limitations, and could be
postponed more safely than the criminal
suits The encouragement declares that in
recommending the removal of the five off,
GERS he had only punishment in view. He
did not desire any Office vacated for the
purpose of getting some candidate of his
own into it.
The attorney-generaPs attention was d.
rected to rumors that either Mr.. Brewster
Cameroas, chief OF special agents, or Mr..
James K. Younch, chief clerk of the de-
partmsnt, would be appointed marshal. He
replied that he would not allow any man in
his department TO be candidate for that
position, and that he had no man 10 name
for the place.
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The CAROLS, OF CarroIten.

Tuesday last, says the New York Tribune,
was the fitch anniversary OF the last sur
yiying signer of the Declaration OF indie
pendence, Charles Carroll, OF Carrolton. on
July 4, 1921, it was noticed that only tour OF
them survived. Thirty days later died
William Floyd, of New York, and the deaths
of John Adams and Jefferson left Carroll
who attended their funerals as the most con-
spicuous mourner-"alone in his glory.
His last appearance in public was on July 4,
1928, when, being past ninety, he inaugurated
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. And IN
1882 he passed away at the great age oil
ninety-six. Although he LETT but one son,
that son had many, and the representatives
of the name are numerous, the late governor
of Maryland being one of his grandsons, and
the possessor of his fine old manorial home,
some seventeen miles from Baltimore, which
stands to-day in quite AS good order as when
the signer left il. 1t may in fairness be
added tba. his descendants have not been
unworthy of him. Men and women alike
have been gentlemen snd gentleWomen OF I'M
tarnished repute. In these days when s. many
marriages have taken place on the part OF
Americans with titled foreigners which have
reflected little credit either on one side or
the other, and have in some cases been at
tended with circumstances little tess Than
scandalour, 1t is something TO say that no
word was ever breathed against those three
granddaughter OF siguer Carroll who be-
came English peeresses. There was no abb
ject title-hunting on their part, no mating
with gambling aristocrats with antecedenis
of which the less said the better, as has been
conspicuously the case with too many Amer
lean girls who have married rank Of late
years. Lord Wellesley was man OF whom
any woman might have been proud
classical scholar almost without a peer, a
statesman of unhlemished fame; while the
Duke of Leeds and Lord Stafford were al
least worthy and respectable men. Taken as
as 4 whole, the CAROLS are one of those few
representative historic families of which
America has reason 10 be proud, and we
hope that they will continue 10 be worthy
of their past. A conspicuous family Of high
social repute is of great value ID Z commu-
nifty as setting and mainta ming a standard
of morals and manners. The more we have
of such families the better. OF late years
| they have been few and far between among
the conspicuous in New York society, with
a very injurious result to its tone and habits
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lie, Because, al home or al school, one may
learn anything save the one thing that Is Oh
the most vital importance in every year
woman has 10 live The old idea born oil
ignorance and asceticism of the dark sges,
thai the body is a vile and dishonorsble
possession, still dominates. No light OF this
nineteenth century has been strong enough
10 dispel this shadow of the past. Even
where the rights of the body are admitted
it is only in the rarest cases that the facts
that underlie all health or progress are
made plain. Many a girl low in a dIshon-
ored grave has been the text for sermons on
parental government and influence, but heW
many have even limited that teaching
the sacredness of her own body might have
hindered the tragedy? Ignorance is not In
uocenceo
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and ReIlrea 10 The RenEIeuIlaru.

BUFFALO, n. Y, November 30.-R PfitI
Lee, president OF the recently suspended and
plundered First National Bank OF this diy,
was convicted on "Wednesday before III
United States Circuit Court zt Syrzcuse q
abstraciing and misappIying the funds q
the bank, and was sentenced to ten yesfs y
the Erie County peniteutiary. Lee was fp'
tried before Judge Coke, at Canandaisu1
and the jury disagreed. The last trial vs.
before Judge Wallace, whose rulings di fers1
in mary instances from those Of Judge Coz
The testimony which was favorable 10 La
at the previous trial WAS excluded, and II
judges charge TO the jury Was dirsctl3
against the prisoner. the verdict was res
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Ihe AttOrney-GeneraI ID etermi ned that
The Whole Rinx Shall be PI0secuted.

WASHINGTON, November 30.-Attorney-
General Brewster has directed the attention
of Mr.. George Bliss to the case of the Sails
burys, the Parkers the Kerns party and
other members of the Star-Toute ring, warn
ing him sgainst the risk of losing the cases
by reason Of the statute of limitations, and
declaring that these persons must be indeed
if grand juries will indict them. He has
also instructed him that no expense or
trouble must be spared in the work of put
ting the evidence ia the cases before the
grand jury in all its strength. The attorney
general also says that Mr.. Bliss will proceed,
in the course of time, against members OF
the ring by civil suit, to recover the money
stolen. Mr.. Bliss has charge OF these civil
suits. The encouragement is determined
that the entire ring shall be prosecuted. his
statements in relation to these matters add
emphasis to the recent action of the Presl.
dent, taken upon the recommendations oil
the attorney general and counsel in the
cases. The Salisburys, the Parkers, tine
Kerns party, and others secured expedition
and increase upon routes in The same way
that expedition and increase we're secured
by the Dorsey party. They were old in the
| business, moreover, while the Dorseys were
new corners, and their profits were much
greater than the profits OF the Dorsey party
| The official tables show the amounts OF the
transactions of these persons, as follows:
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In the wrong Hall.

The New York Herald cites the case Of 1
Baptist pastor in Wisconsin, who was re.
Gently tried, and got of with a mild rebuke
for attending a negro-minstrel PERFORM nee
a temperance meeting he sirayed into the
wrong hall, where he found the Performance.
so irresistibIy funny that his moral scruple,
were for the time overcome. The Herald
moralizes On the case: ''There ia no create,
humbug or hypocrisy than the current pre-
tense, in some religious circles, that pastor.
and preachers are better able than othe,
people TO get along without diversion. A
man whose time is spent almost entirely in
contemplating the sins of the world and
hearing of humanity's weaknesses and trou.
bies, is the last one who should be called tc
account for enjoying anything that is funny
vet not improper"
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A big stout Philadelphia washerwoma an,
with a ponderous basket of freshly -ironed
clothes, was allowed to stand in the aisle by
a car full of men, though dainty lady in
silk and furs was promptly given a seal
when she came in, i've or six men rising for
that purpose, and all but two sitting down
sgain. Finally a young man got Up tc
leave the car, snd offered the fat woman his
seat. She dropped solidly into the vacated
seat and screamed at him: mo thanks to ye
fur yer safe. If I'd been thirty years
younger, aud painted and shmeared all over
me face, I'd been offered dozen Gates lone
s0oD
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WAsHINeToN, November 30.-The Star
route prosecution consider the news that the
Star-route defendants propose to go upon the
stand in the next trial and answer the ques-
tions which the prosecution were SO anxious
to ask at the first trial, as too good TO be
true. If, as is currently believed, the prose-
cution is to have, In addition 10 the defend
ants on the stand the defendants account
books in their hands, and the key which will
open ex-senator Powell Clayton's mouth
they will enter upon the next trial with
much better prospects of success than they
had when they began the first trial. Atior-
ney -General Brewster is personally directing
the preparations for the second trial. He
proposes to see that every case, civil and
criminal, against the Stsr-route contractors
is so prosecuted as 10 deserve success
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TIM great value Of Mrs. Lyd

STHE great value of Mrs. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for all diseases
of women is demonstrated by everyday ex-
perience. The writer Of this had occasion
TO step into the principal pharmacy of city
Of lao, 600 inhabitants, and on inquiry rs 10
which is the most popular proprietary med
icine of the time, was answered that Mrs.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound occupies a
most conspicuous place in the front rank Of
all the remedies of this class now before the
nuhIic = To,,,-.zI
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Forgs, at. Hal Vacation.

DAYTON, O. November 30.-The Rev
Patner r. 4; VRiley, priest, from Toledo
", came 10 Dgton last Saturday TO take
part IN the oedieaiion of the new hospital
when was cute gala day for Catholics
the nospi,al being one of the largest in the
WesI, ana vas founded by Sisters OF the
church. In holy man forgot his religion:
garments, and when he struck this wicked
came unusually worldly for priest, and tool
on board 80 much of DAyton's unholy tan
glefoot that ka was run in BY the police, be.
ing as noiselss and helpless as he possibly
could be. He was sent 10 the workhouse
like any Ordinary drunkard, but was par
doned to-day, alter serving five days.
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A WORD 70 Mothers.

You will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrlp an invaluable friend. It cures dysentery and
d;srrnea regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie soffeus the gums, reduces inhamma-
nation and gives tone and energy 70 the whole
system In almost every instance where the in
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pain and exhaustion relief viii be found in fifteen
~ twenty minutes after the Soothing Syrup has
been administered Do not fail to procure it.
Price Is cents bottle. For sale everywhere.
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CannIbalIsmtu me soutb ..nx

Mr.. ERNEST SYLvERToN, rich Wall street
broker living in Hoboken, n. j., opposite New
York City, writes: THE excessive strain of nerv-
Gus excitement resulting from stock speculation
and too hi III living made quite an invalid of me.
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LOVE ND MURDER,
La" ana asrimony-A Priest on a
Drunk Z Lodged in the Sta
1on-House.
A 1hieFing baker Gone TO the Peni-
tentiary-lPlucky woman's Con-
testsith a Burglar.

FLORA, In November SO.-James Arm
toms, last nigh made an ineffectuaI attempt
10 XII MS "iie rom whom he was separated,
and 10 COMMIT suicide. The woman, how
ever, is graysy wounded
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Happy Moaber., Happy ohlIdr..i

Nursing mothers should keep their infsu's
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The weight of the Presidents Hand.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 30-The
Ledger says there is ga class of people who
work on the government service only az a
vehicle furnishing facilities for gathering
spoils. And some OF these are in Office;
otherE, and by far the greater number are
not; but they both work together-hand-in-
glove fashion, and thick as thieves are wont TO
be. These have made 4 social atmosphere
that suit, them better, and their influence is
powerful. They have much ill-gotten and
loose wealth among them, which gives them
the means for that vulgar display which
counts for great deal in some circles of
Washington society They make them
selves heard and seen in loud ways, th at
lure and crafty shallow minded people;
they entertain and draw in many who
ought to be ashamed to go, seeing that these
latter must know that the lavishly spent
money of their entertainers mus. come in
questionable if not criminal ways; they are
rble to found newspapers 10 do the sort of
dirty work they want for their purposes, or
to buy at ehea p rates establishments OF the
same low grade already founded. Here are
the ready means by which designing knaves
NAV reach out 10 the heart of a COM
munity and corrupt it; for making false
show of public opinion; for upholding ras-
Gals and rascality; for defaming honest men
and faithful ministers of the law, and for
eulisting numberless adherents, tools. lnstru-
ments, claquers aud champions. And just
such a state of affairs has come about In
Washington, until there is a considerable
body of the population there that has nc
conscience about the public service, and
that has had its own way and sway SO long
| in some directions, that it has grown bold
shameless and defiant, believing that nc
| hand could prevail against it.
"That the picture here presented OF the
| conscienceless character of these people /!
not overdrawn is vouched by single passage
| in the powerful and trenchant letter OF At
| torney. General Brewster to President Arthur
giving the reasons that demanded the remov
al of the disgraceful officials. Some h
says, some portions of this community who
surround these defendants and who have en-
joyed or do still enjoy minor official posi-
| tions, know no allegiance TO any one bu thl
band of robbers and render no service 10 am
one but these evil employers. From motive
| of gain or other corrupt considerations they
are saturated with afinities for these ba'
men, and they have contributed by ever.
means in their power, at the bidding OF thei
masters, to ots,ruct public justice and de
fame its officers, with the hope Of securing
| the acquittal and escape of the worst band o
| organized scoundrels that ever existed sine
The beginning of the government
DIT was upon this ssociety'-this ollgarch
! of faithless officials and corrupt jobbers, an
| upon their confederates, allies, gangs, easy
| going dupes and blatant spokesmen, ramIfy
ing through many ranks in social and ofhcia
life-that the stunning blow OF the Presiden
| faII -, &
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Tramps RIIIed.

Within year 800 tramps have been killed
while stealing railroad rides. Vigilance
committees and railroads are the only pow
ers that kill for stealing.
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evil, TO be permanent must necessarily be gradual
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