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schools in Texas.

Texas Is eYpcndil.g about $4,000.
600 annually on her public schools
Nnd half Il million more ON the Stat,
| University, Agricultural College and
schools for thc deaf and dumb and
blind. The school fund is growing
from tine sal" of pulic lands and
other sources ut the rate of NOR,
tllHn Sl.O0o,0OO yearly. TO the in
come from the school fund is added
the proceeds OF local taxes levied for
ttI'N purpoN,' The State Ef, Il school
rop"lAti0m "i som" half million.
"h"ut one .nlnfh rulurcd. Normal
schools for 10th white nnI rolorcI
pupils are supported by ih% State.
"nd there ai">Omc3OOO cOlOrpl teach
rrS employed in the culorrl schools.
Texas dOca much better so iar ns
itn.th Of term and salaries OF trncE
"i", go thnm tlir other Southern
states. Teachers there earn fortv-
tive dollars per month on I'm average.
winch Is above the average for the
whole cUuntrN-thry teach about six
months in tn" year. The number Of
irach"rS employed Is annually mn
rrraSlng. and the expenditures ON ~.
count OF schools will be S5OO.o
arS"r TINS year than laNi.
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Has the Alliance Been Swindlctln

lin" Farmers Alliance EXCHANGE mt
DnllitS. TrN.. has suuandcrcd nearly a
million and II nalf Of dollars of the
Iarnrr" money during the past three
weeks. There is widespread liscon
tent IN the subordinate Alliances. 1t
IS alleged that an investigation has
been d"ln"nhci and prominent ALI
Hltr" ln"n promise some sensational
Developments They claim that II
cn;"rlr OF politicians ut Dallas and
elsewhere m" running the order for
sci! interest. -New York Void.
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'. UEFFEKSON lJANIS.
Beauvoir House, May /, 1890.
southerners to Honor Union Graves

Hon. Hugh n. Washington, a
prominent Democratic lawyer of
Macon, Ga, has accepted an invita-
tlon from the Grand Army OF the
Republic post of that city to make
the annual memorial address at the
decoration of the Union soldicrs
graves at Hendersonvllle, this month.
The post has also invited the South
cln Cadets. IL Democratic organiza-
tion, to attend and fire Il salute over
the &ravcs of the men who wore the
blue. The colored military companies
OF Macon have usually performed
TINS service
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The approaching NuptinlS

Miss Winnie Davis is really to b,
III Irried to Mr.. Alfred Wilkinson, of
Syracuse. Mrs. Davis has 80 inform
cd Colonel William II. Ross, of hIa-
con, i'll Il letter received by that gen
tlcman which reads Us fellows:
Dear Colonel Ross: Not that yo,,
havo not probably heard it, but my
kind regard for you causes me to ali
nouncc my daughter s engagement to
Mr.. Alfred Wilkinson, of Syracuse,
y. \. | think the young couple have
every chance of happiness together.
My husband knew and liked him and
appreciated that Il regard which had
existed nearly four wears could not
be uprootcd. Send yourgood wishes
for her as she sails on her return
home on the 10th of May. I hoped
to JON her there. but find | cannot do
SO.
With kind regards to Mrs. Ross
and a large portion for yourself,
am, faithfully yours,
Y. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BeauVOir HOuSe Nav 1900
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C'ataIrll.

Catarlh is Il most Disgusting uil
mrnt and yet many umcccssaril,
suffer with the disease. They vii
try local applications, which do II,
good whatever, but fail to try sucl
constitutional treatment as is afforded
by II use of B. Is. B. (Botanic Bloot
Balm,) which removes the mucous
poison i'll the blood and thus crad
Gates the cause of the disease.
n. G.. Edwards, Lampassas Springs
Tex, writes: 81 was greatly annoyed
with catnrrh which impaired my
general health. The discharge from
my nose was very offensive, and
used various advertised remedies
without benefit until finally the us,
OF Is. Is. B. entirely cured me. / an
proud to recommend blood rene
dy with such powerful curative viz
tues
b. G. Kinard Il Son, Towaliga, Ga.
write: I'VE induced q ncighbor &c
Try Is. B. b. for catarrh, which he
thought incurablc as it had resisted
I'll treatment. 1t delighted him anG
contmuingits use he was cured SOUND
and we'll"
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.-GcorgcIimmcr,a farmer ofNIays
vile, Ind, saturated the hides of his
tWo COWS with kerosene oil to kill
vcrlnin, and afterwards took red
not iron and started to brand one OF
the COWS, when in an instant the AMI
mai was cnvclopcd in flames A
stampede followed. The bulninu
COW mingled with the rest of the herd
"ntll all eight of them were mass
{. flames. They rushed into barn
setting fire to it. a hay stack was
next ignitcd and consumed. and pan
dcmonllm rcigncd. The barn was
saved. When all was over it was
found that the vcrmin were dead
and so were the COWS.
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they will moist some signal oi dis
trcSs However weak and feeble il
may be, Christ will never see il. and
| bear down upon thc helpless craft.
and take tucm on board: and it will
| be known in earth and IN heaven
| how narrowly they escaped d--"c "cScape,I
as with the skin. of their tccth.'
! There are others who, in attempt
| ing to come to GOd, must run be
| tween IL great many business per
plcXltlcS. Ii Il man goes over to busi
ness at 10 o'clock in the morning.
| and comes away ut ; o'clock in the
afternoon he has SOmo time for re
liGlon; but how s)lall you find iimc
for religious contemplation when yoll
are driven from sunrise to sunset
and have been for five years going be-
hmdlR business, and arc frequently
| dunncI by creditors whom YOU can
| not pay, and when. from Mun,My
| morning until Saturday night. You
arc ludgin% bills t!at YOU cannot
| meet You walk day bv day in un-
| ccrtaintirS that have kept your brain
| on fire for the past three years. Some
with loss business troubles than yOll
have gone crazy. The clerk has
heard u noise in line barl; cpuut;uv,-
room. pni gone i'm and fn,,rl iLc
chief man Of the firm II raving mani
ac; or the wife has heard the bang rf
Il pistol in the back Darlor. and cone
in, stumbling over tine dead body of
her husbanI--n s,rici,lr. There are
in this house to ,lav 500 men pursued,
nornsScI, truIdcn down and srolprI
by business prrplrxitirs. and which
way to turn next they dunot know.
Now God will not be harl ON vou.
He knows what obstacles are in fine
way of your brins II Christian. nnI
your first effort in tho right ,ircc-
ton He will crown with success. Do
not LET Satan, with cotton bales md
kegs and hoyShcuds and counters,
and stocks OF unstable goods, block
up your way to heaven. Gather M
all your energies. Tighten the ,sirdle
about your loins. Take VII agoniz
ing look into the face OF God, and
then say, "hrrc goes one grand effort
for life rt.rurl," and th.r nnurI
away tor hraTin: r.c'pin% "as With
the %k'n OF your t""tj.
IN The l&:,t ,Ijy it will by fntuId tlol
!IU%h ha!ilnrr ,uiG John Knox and
iiuss and Ridley were mot the Great.
est martyr l,ut Nhristinn urn Who
went up incorrup from thrrontamin
ntious and prrplcXiti"S Of Wall Street,
Water Street, Pearl Street, j;road
Street, State Street 3nd Third Street.
On earth they were called brokers.
-, Il. i.
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-DIr John G.. Minis, II resident OF
Darlington county, S. c., committed
suicide on Tuesday by shooting him
self i'll the left sido SO that the bal
pierced his heart. A common rovol
yer was the weapon used. Mr.. Minis
was II married man, with several
children. No reason can be given fo1
his deed.
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try JERSEY FLATS. A'sVfes1ss Vfees 1ssy
LMDER'S LIVER PILLS

Re1sTe the bile FROM she sSstsn' cure a.
bilioxs ttsdbls.. and prsvsnt sAalariAi di'saseA
For sale BY all Sressi:ts and nerohaAts at
ossts a hsx. or sasilSd en- roSsipt ofprioo by
THE BARRETT DRUG co..
A50USTA, GA
rAWB 9HLVERB PILE6 [Babl6s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-12
A Now Cook Book.

Material ia now being gathered for the
Ne,cs cook book. which 1t ia intended shall be
the most complete work OF its kind, and will DO
great aid to the housewives OF Berkshire. We
append u few OF the prescriptions:
Clear SOUP Take two pints OF water. wash them
thoroughly on both sides pour into dish something
Plum Pie Get some dough. hammer out front and
back breadth line dish with sesia put In
Ing OF dough, Hi the dish with Brummsis cough drops
put on tho top crust feather stitch around edges and
bake in q tinker'1 furnace.
Pound Cake-MiN up some four and things put thsm
Into dish bake for while, then screw In tho handle
and commence to pound.
Stomach Cake-Line a small boy with green apples
and cucumbera This can be prepared at short notice
Calves Foot Jelly-Get trusted for a Chicago calf
they have the largest feet-cut OF the calf which
be used for making hash or chicken salad; wash the
feet. thicken with glue add rev moiasses strain
through cane seated chair pour Il into blue bowl
with red pictures OH 1t set 1t in the shade TO tough
Then send 1t t. sick friend
Ice Cream-Dry a piece of Ice in the sun. stir in soma
cold cream vaseline. fan II until Il freezes RArush
with Christmas green's This should be with the
soup.
HaSh-Chop up everything add some ready mixed
paint then throw Il away.
Sot.boiled ERgs-Put setting OF eggs into kettle OF
hot water at n:J let them boil until the clock strikes
serve on half she'll
To Remove Stans-To remove fruit stains from q ia
b,ecloth saturate the cloth in benzne kerosene and
coal OIL sprinkle with gunpowder; apply u lighted
match.
one two three Cake-One egg two four three bounce.
An inexpensive Dish-Buy n ave cent plate
To Drop RRgs-Let go OF them.
Lemon Feline pie plate with pun paste (soe page
o27al put IN your lemons build lattice work tho
top and bake three weska
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Boston's Rare Old Ivles.
Prom the Boston Adr,rtfser.

The good people OF Brooklyn are extremely
Interested in tho growth aud progress OF certain ivy
vine which has In the three four years
ed in partially covering the front Of Seventh avenue
block 1t 10 treated In THE suS as remarkable Affair
and the prediction confidently made by umnary
that the vine will in time the entire of tho
block ThE Sun should send one OF Its bright young
mon to Boston TO write up tho iyeS OF our Back Bay
and South End When he shRl cast his eye down Boyl
ston street and behold the yerdant Gores which hide
the tAcAdeS of tho buildings from Park square Cooley
square. wavinE hutterinR mass Of verduro Chamber
ing even 10 the peaks and gables and struggling to reach
the lofty tower Of Trinity and the Of tho new
Old South he will back TO New York with some new
ideas concerning ivies Let him not at once but
tarry for month and Boston will then DO able
to show him display of exterior mural ornamentaton
unexceled on earth
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IIandWritlng.

The correspondent who wrote to us tho
other day with regard to the faulty instruc-
tion in penmanship in the public schools,
touched upon matter of Importance.
The average handwriting Of our people is
bad; worse, probably than that of any other
nation. 1t is either Grabbed and illegible or
OF mechanical character, In which all indl-
Vlduality Is lost; and poor instruction is
chiefly responsible for the evil. Instead of
Improving upon nature, our haphazard
method peryerts 1t, with the result that
boys and girls whomight write well if prop
erly taught go through life cursed with bad
chirography. How could it be otherwise.
when their teachers set them the example in
that respect2
The run OF our school teachers write a
poor hand, without grace. beauty, or dis
tinction. When it is legible, 1t is apt to be
vulgar and commonplace. II gives readers
OF their letters an unlavorable conception OF
their characters. education, and breeding
and letter is often the first introduction OF
a. RdYlaR9b and from II ths recipient
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4 BAND or METHODIST DEAcoNEssEa
Mrs. Meyer OF Chicago Explains Thsir
Methods OF Work.

Mrs. Lucy Ryder Meyer, NJ. n, PRINCIPAL
Of the ChicnEo polconcss Home and Training
School and one of tho founders OF the order OF
dcaconcssos In the Methodist Episcopal Church,
told the audience Mt tho Rips Bay Methodist
Church. in East Thirty-seventh street. yester-
day morning, something about doaconess work
A dozen deaconesscs from tho New York school
occupied front seats. dressed in their regula-
ton costume OF black serge. with peasant
cloak of the same, and cottage bonnet tied
about the throat with ribbons u white null.
Mrs. Meyo" had come to the church in costume
with the rc-t, but she discarded her cloak and
bonnet before shG went upon the platform.
nc deaconcSS muvcmrut had already been
begun shU said, before the General C'onfnr.
ence set its olcn nj seal upon 1t two years ago
Dehc0ncssGs under no circumstances arc nj
lowed TO tako vow, and vet We never had one
,eAE. our Chicago home, cNcert because OF iii
heath, or for some kindred reason. They ora
NJ liLurty to 20 without u moments warning
but they never do. D'"S'
il Is necessary to spend in religious work Eo
toro tho deaguncssc, can DO licensed must ia
snent in study. We have proved that ono Of
tho ratio OF 500 per year. and this includes cos
tune lood, and pocket money and Il trip home
Ghc" IN every Two yearsi no matter how far
no dcaconess"s work without salary but
40 not consider themselves rurer holier. or
on some other basis We simply ask that wa
NAV To allowed to work in that way. 1t enables
US US ii ab mHet me snsgr Of Who say q we
this, You wouldn't be doing i oth"rWise.'"" '0'
Al The dcaco ilee' Mrs. Meyer said, We're un-
Episcopal Church, and aimed TO work among
the, rich as we'll as the sick and roor.
Alter The s9r'ice the ieac9nossos, held sort
Cation crowded around thom and took them
warmly yMtnTn Py the hand. Tho deaconeSses warmly
kissed the women and children,
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Nero.s Ballet behind the seen.a.



Procession form" sings out one Of the
leaders. The visitors retreat to one side just
their dressing room. Ye gods. whai dreams OF
loneliness are here. Three-fourths of tho
ladies are spaniards or Italians: All are
young, the majority OF them beautiful. Their
drapery gives one Glimpses OF necks and arms
and shoulders that would make st. Anthony IL
benedict. There are great lustrous. heavy
lidded eyes, aud masses Of blue black hair
and skins Of creamy pallor and lips of pome-
granate scarlet. Here is a young girl stand
ing right under the glare of calcium
light. There are traces Of powder and rouge
on her face, for she; like her companions.
But note the exquisite mou.d ding Of her form.
Il" brilliant darkness OF her great eyes the
dainty curying OF her nostriIs. She talks an
unceasing flood OF soft Italian and little white
teeth gimmer and flash as she talks, Then
there arc other girls. There are girls with state
y. or petite, or slender. or plump, or willowy
forms. There are girls with brown eyes that
which flash. or hazel eyes which question.
There is a regular rosebud garden of girls and
you don't know which particular blossom you
would want to wear even II you could. And tho
bachelor who watches thanks his stars that
the nineteenth century, or the North American
climate. doesn't permit of such girls wearing
such bewitching costumes as these which pass
before him In Kaleidoscope display.
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forms his first and most fixed impression OF
the quality OF the sender
Penmanship, therefore, should be a de-
partment OF instruction in the public
schools upon which the greatest caro- Is be-
slowed. 1t is more important there than
algebra, geometry and three-quarters of the
other branches by which the Board OF Edu-
cation sets so much store. first-rate
writing master Is more essential than great
mathematician, and no deserves higher
salary. Ho IL harder to get than high
ilown new-ranglcd Professor OF Pedagogy
Tho English are good penmep. as their
ordinary commercial letter shows, ana
even the writing Of very many English
mechanics Is clear and dignlfled. The Irish
are even better writer's, and the German
mercantile hand Is quito admirable. But
with us the rule Is the other way. Usually
the letter is n scrawl, or the chirography Ia
of tho copy-booli kind, cheap and poor ana
mechanical in appearance.
Yet there Is no reason why Americans
should not be as good writer's as other reo-
pies, II they we're scientifically instructed In
youth An accomplishment OF great value
and OF practical assistance to success In life,
as our correspondent says, is neglected. as
OF minor concern.
The writing master is functlonary OF the
school who is OF foremost Importance. But
he must know what good handwriting Is.
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Chief Justice Beasley ana tho Bunco Man.

Chief Justice Beasley OF New Jersey, who
prides himself on the rural character OF his
dress and app arance. while on n recent visit
to New York city was one afternoon standing
on the steps of a prominent hotel whom he was
accosted by n perfect stranger. whom he at
once sized up as 4 confidence operator.
1t has been a long time since we met" said
the newcomer In an Hilabe manner.
=. Yes" said the Chief Justice. musinGly,
quite Il long time"
Are you enjoying yourself as usual ?" asked
the man. evidently feeling for an opportunity
to run in his little game.
Yes as usual answered the Chief Justice.
with u sunny smile
Still in the same old business eh ?"
Yes: still In tho same old business"
What business Is tn Its been 80 long
forgotten"
Tho Chief Justices Dyes sparked merrily as
he replied with an assumption OF innocence
which would have donc no discredit TO
nrst-class actor:
Sendng rogueS to !uil"
no confidence man stared at him, and then
suddenly shot oil down tho street. while the
Chiei Justice looked after hi IN with all the In
nuccnce and heueyuleuce Of u Jersey farmer
totally ignorant Of city wiIcs and dcluslons.
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You must be a very dull young man.

After long delay and unnecessary coyness
in submitting TO her contract requirements.
the pneumatic gunboat Vesuvius triumphant
ly passed the last OF her tests on Saturday. She
was re luired TO show that her engines could
develop an average OF $500 horse power: and
"a everybody expected. this moderate demand
was far exceeded. Indeed. she had an official
trial for this very purpose year and half
ago. but the observers seem to have been so
taken up with admiration Of the high speed
she developed that no accurate calculations
were made OF the horse power, which was the
real element called for by the contract. In the
same remarkable way. when her guns were
tried. dummy shells were used whereas the
contract expressly required proJectlles filed
with some high explosive. Secretary TRACY
was accordingly obliged to have new trials
both OF the engines and the guns, although
there was practically no doubt what tho result
would be. The Vesuvius will now soon become
the property OF the Government. Possibly
she will not be exactly duplicated. since she
might be destroyed by the rified guns OF an
enemy before her own pneumatic tubes could
get within range Still. the Government will
probably be DESTROYS 10 give her guns an ample
test. inasmuch as they have thus fer used only
gGn-cotton shells when mounted in the vessel
which was by no means the high explosive 1t
expected to employ.
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The Dullest Mayor.

| As Mayor OF Albany, Mr.. JAMES Il. MAN
MING seems to be supporting gloriously his
previous reputation as editor Of the dullest
newspaper published anywhere in the world
| We refer, OF course, to the Albany Argus, IN
the consummately dull columns OF which
we find the text of Mr.. MANN1NG's inaugural
address to the Common Council.
VIII II be believed that this remarkable
young gentleman, In a pompous and platl-
tudinous way, proceeds to instruct the Al
bnny Aldermen as to the necessity OF tar
iif reform by the Federal Government
After an allusion to GROVER CLEVELAND, as
lone who has acquired the first place in the
respect Of the nation" Mr.. MANNING makes
the city tax rate a pretext for an excursion
into national politics. in the course OF which
he remarks:
"our people are still compelled to pay directly and
indirectly exorbitant and tsxss under the
Federal tariff law, and IL u proposed NJ Warrington
further increase those burdens Tho budget OF the
city amounts to less than 50 for each nhAbtAnt OF the
city The Federal tarf lawB exort annually several
times this amount from each person in the city.
You can OF do nothing directly except In your
capacity as American citizens to reform this wrong.
which is ally oppressive upon the manufacturing
and industrial interests of Albany preventing the nor
NAL growth Of Its trade and deprviug labor Of It's Just
remuneration. Indirectly, however, by making tho
lesser burden Of local taxation light aS IL possible
you may assist our industries in bearing the much
greater burdens which unjust aud unnecessary Federal
tax laws s,i impose upon them. II the Tariff bill
before Congress should become the law your utmost
endeavorR for retrenchment in local taxation will 10
required Offset the drain upon the citys resources
which that bill will cause"
We should say that only very conceited
young Mayor, and only Mayor destitute of
the Sense Of humor, could have read to the
Albany Common Council this lecture on
subject with which neither he nor they have
the slightest concern officially, and then
have proceeded 10 the utterance OF less lofty
but more legitimate apothcgms like this:
The practice OF sweeping the refuse from the floors
OF stores and dwellings into the public streets 10
repreheusible "
1t Is reprehensiblc, young Mayor MAN
MING, and your business is to stop that prac-
tice. not to reform the tariff, nor to publish
your opinion. as you do later in the same
document, that In this State
" coercion and corruption Of voters dis
graced the Presidential election Of 1888, and
to a large degree determined the result OF
that contest"
You must be a very dull young man.
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To Spring,

In the spring tho SchooEir EkIppoth, the small boy
tOots his baIOo.
tho goslings twitter and tho pigeons bill
and coo.
the ardent lover on the doorstep mildly
walls.
tho playful houSedoR leaves his coat with.
out the tails.
In the spring the drummer huSeG and the fakr spreads
his tent
the festive landlord chucks tho rent up
ten per cent
the flowers blossom and tho bridal cou.
pies swarm.
the hopeful haysssd puts a mortgage on
his farm.
In the spring tho base ball whrleh and tho wabblinR
peEtops spin
the pious angler thinks that lying is NJ sin
tho race course pirate gives you any odds
you like.
the dOwntrOd worklnEmAn goes out upon 4
strike
In tho spring the little wArblen with their music MI
the glen
the busy housewife IpSuES tho boy and
sets lhe hen.
" the bees are hlmminR. fun OF business arc
the ants
the average mGSher sports pair Of check.
90. elsRzIEQRllIh r.,.., -
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a Dry sunday In Krngston.

KINGSTON. May As far as liquor sell
Ing was concerned, this mas been tho quietest
day this city has oNpcriouccd in several years.
In consequence Of the Mirrors declared inten.
ton to enforce tho sunday law. all OF the
prominent saloons wore closed. few side
doors on ha u streets were uuoH TO tho thirsty,
Dul low drunken persarS wero seen on the
streets. Whether tho saloon men closed their
places to-day or did busuo-s on tie Iuiet to
gain favor with the Board Of Excise. which
meets to-ImprrOwt 90 grant licenses. romans 10
TO seen. Mayor hrait however. IL determined
tHNt III al tho sa'oo' Tina huyo fagrRntly vio-
lated mo iaW IN the past shah obey It during
his administration l!cousr or ~ license.