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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
CLEARINGHOUSE Returns.
The Boom Is Still at Galveston and
Stagnation Mt pittsburg.

Bosros, Jan. IS Following is the clear
ing-house statement for the week ending
January Il, as compared with the CORE
spending week of 1890:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
Great Fire I'm BnfaIn.

BUFFALO. Jan. WaIbridge Il Cos.
hardware store burned this morning. loss,
S2a5, 90.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Skewered and Cured.

First I was skewered and then I
was cured" says Jones, and he laug ghs
heartily over MS little joke. Well, let
him laugh. Let laugh who wins. He
was skewered through and through by
dyspepsia and its attendant train of
ills. He was cured by Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Do you
feel dull, languid, low-seirited; ex-
perience a sense of fullness or bloating
after eating, tongue coated, bitter or
bad taste in the mouth, irregular ap-
petite, dizziness, frequent headaches,
nervous prostration or exhaustion, hot
fushes alternating with chilly sensa-
tions, sharp, biting transient pains here
and there, cold feet, drowsiness after
meals, wakefulness. or disturbed and
sleep, constant and indes-
feeling of dread, OF of impend-
ing calamity?
These are symptoms of Bilious Dys-
pepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will subdue the cause, if taken accord
ing to directions, for reasonable length
of time, or money paid for it will be
cheerfully refunded.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
LINTLESS COTTON.
The New Discovery Will Cluse Fertilizer
Factories and Revolutlonize the
Country.
TSpartanburg Herald, 2lst.

Mr.. H. T. Ferguson, Of Woodruff was
in the city yesterday and he brought a
staff of his celebrated lintless cotton
which has attracted so much attention.
This stalk contained about 800 holls,
each filled completely with large plump
seed. When ripe the seed are perfectly
black, resembling much in appearance
the seed of sea island cottou.
Lintless cotton has has come to stay.
It is not a freak, but an entirely new
variety, which comes true to the seed
every year. Mr.. Ferguson has taken
much pains to get the variety perfect
and this year he will have enough seed
to plant the entire State.
The estimated yield with moderate
cultivation on ordinary land is 400
bushels to the acre. 1t is as easily
gathered as the ordinary cotton, but
must be gathered just as the bolls
crack, else the seed will drop out Of the
boil.
Mr.. Ferguson is confident that lint
less cotton will revolutionize this coun-
try. Four hundred bushels of seed to
the acre is equal to several sacks Of
guano as fertilizers and the cost Of
raising the four hundred bushels is
nothing compared with the cost Of COM
mercial fertilizers.
Mr.. Ferguson is constantly receiving
letters of inquiry regarding the new
plant and expects large sale of seed.
He says the yield of oil is about one
third more than ordinay seed.
He had on exhibition also stalk Of
cotton which he grated on persim-
mon bush. The leaves of the plant
bear somewhat of a resem blance to the
leaf Of the persimmon, but yields no
fruit. While it is curious and a fact
not generally known that cotton could
be grated, the discovery is without
practical benefit.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
A Good Way to Rest.

From Lecture by DR.. J. H. Kellogg !
When a person is in health, change
of occupation is the best kind of rest.
If your legs are tired you can rest them
by using your arms if your arms are
tired you can rest them by using you;
legs; if one part Of your brain is tired
you can rest it by taking up totally
different line of mental work. Diff.
ferent sets Of muscles and different
parts Of the brain become congested
by prolonged use, and change draws
the blood elsewhere and allows the,
over-wearied parts to become refreshed
by the oxygen which fresh blood sup
ply brings in. If man works con-
stantly at brain work without indulg-
ing in muscle work, the waste matter
accumulates in the brain and is not
permitted opportunity for oxygenation
and removal. Intervals of deep breath
ing are exceedingly restful, especially
to the brain-worker.
Work is healthful, and it is very
seldom that people break down from
over-work. They break down much
more frequently from lack of care of
the physical machine and from table
and other excesses. The digestive or
gans frequently give out from being
overtaxed, while it is very seldom that
the brain or the muscles fail as the re-
suit Of any direct strain.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
TRIMMED TO SUIT HIS TASTE.
Why an Cid Confederate Soldier Was Lib
eral In His Charity.

[Col. Sterritt, in the Galveston News. !
Speaking ofthe Grand Army, l heard
story few days ago worth repeating.
AS it was told me it runs in this wise {:
At one Of the encampments Of the
Grand Army of the Republic there was
man sitting on the sidewalk appeal
ing to all who passed for aims. His legs
and arms had been shot off and he was
blind. On his cap he had an appeal in
the words: "Pity blind and crippled
veteran" He explained to all where
he lost his limbs and his eyes. One Of
the old veterans would give him a
nickel, another a dime, and now then
he would get a quarter. Finally man
stopped in front of him, and after hear
ing his story said: Here is five dol
lar bill" The tears came from the sight
less eyes of the beggar, and be said
"NVho are you that are so generous?
To.l me your name, that 1 may remem-
Der and bless it," The man replied that
il was unnecessary to give his name, as
the money could be enjoyed as well
without it. The blind man insisted,
and finally the donor Of the bill said:
"Well, if you must know, I am an old
Confederate soldier; and if you want to
know why I give you the amount Of
money which pleases you so much, I
tell you 1 give it to you because you are
the first Yankee soldier I have ever
seen who was trimmed up to suit my
TASTE"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27

Ifwolnan understood better now to
establish and maintain a home by
means of this practical training, young
men could afford to marry Oh compara-
tiuely small salaries. Inasmuch as
as our girls are too extravagant (they
want to begin where their parents left
off young men instead seek the clubs,
and club life, which we all know en-
tirely unfits them for the quiet enjoy
ment Of domestic life. In fact it Is
usurping the home too much. Young
men frequently 60 to the bad, and the
girls are dragged with them, like
maelstrom.
If we want to preserve the chastity
of our young people and the peace OF
our nation, our young people must
marry; and let us stop talking about
girls going to business, and OF what
kind of {. dress reform is necessary for
such purpose! Let women be clothed
with purity, and have 1.-THE ornament
of meek and quiet spirit" of old-fash-
ioned Gospel description if they wish
to fulfill their mission in life, and Chau-
tauqua may then busy herself with
more exalted questions Of woman's
needs. CLARA CoNANT gibson.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
PRAYER FOR INGALLS,,
And a Story of Kansas Girl Who Mover
Saw Saloon Until She wcdffo
Chicago.
From the Chicago Herald

According to the Rev. D. J. Holmes,
pastor of the Lincoln Street Metho-
dist Church, the only way for the Re-
publican party to save itself from de-
struction is to make prohibition the
main plank in its platform. From his
pulpit the other night Mr.. Holmes
thundred against the "evils of the rum
traffic."
"What is the cause of the decadence
Of the Republican party in New York,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois? This decadenee, this loss
of power, is due to the abandonment of
great moral issues. The rank and file
of the party believe in and want to
stick to the great moralissues that have
a patriotic bearing. But the leaders
what of them? Well, let US pray for
them; many of them need our pray
ers."
Every head was here bent in prayer.
When the paster gazed on the up
turned faces again, "John J. Ingalls,"
he began.
"Pray for him ~ a man with soul.
full voice uttered.
Heads were bowed once more. The
minister resumed:
"John J. ingalls, was classmate OF
mine and I have always regarded him
as a friend, but it would have been
more seemly for him to make merry al
his mothers grave than to joke as he
did in Wisconsin, a few days ago, at
the alleged failure Of prohibition II
Kansas. Join J. 1ngalls's joke was
not founded Oh fact. A granddaughter
of mine visited me from Kansas last
week and she lifted her hands in hor~
ror when she saw a saloon on Madi-
son street. 1t was was the first one she
had ever seem"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
One Practical Experiment in Less Cotton
Lancaster Ledger.

AS will be seen elsewhere the county
alliance has passed q resolution not to
plant but ten acres to the mule, horse
or OK, in cotton another year. This is
one of the best things our alliance has
ever done. It will reduce the acreage
of cotton in this county fully one-half
and will increase the area for corn,
wheat, oats, rice, sorghum, potatoes,
peanuts, etc., by just that much. We
hope that every farmer, whether he is
an allianceman or not, will stand by
the resolution. If they do they will
soon become independent.
If there is one who thinks it will not
pay, we refer him to Mr.. H. J. Thom-
son. Mr.. T. resolved few years ago
that he would quit cotton, only as a
surplus crop. He reduced his acreage
more than the alliance proposes to. He
only plants seven acres to the horse,
but he lives at home. He is indepen-
dent. We were at his home few weeks
ago. It looks like living at his house.
$50 bushels of wheat, corn and rough
ness two years old, ten large fas hogs,
fat COWS and yearlings in his pasture,
fine fields of corn, potatoes and pinders
and only seven acres of cotton that
looked like it would make bale to the
acre. He said that he quit cotton with
fear and trembling, but to-day, in
stead of running on lien for supplies,
he = independent.
The alliance has at last struck the
keynote to prosperity. 1t is better late
than never. Devote your time to dis
cusslng what 70 raise and how to raise
it. Get the best methods of farming
by experiment and give your brother
alliancemen the benefit of your eX-
perience. Do your buying and selling
to your best advantage. Keep posted |
on prices and let politics alone. Legis- |
lation will never make the farmer rich. |
Do this ard your order will thrive and
you'll become independent and pros
porous.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
TALKED TO DEATH.
Her Husband Sees that the Fact is Plainly
Set Forth on Her Grayestone.
T Chicago Daily Ipter-Ocean.

lN14ASeSoO Oo1Iy 4DlS4-OCSdu.
CENTRAL1A, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-Undertak-
ers and tombstone men often meet with
strange experiences. This we'll illus
trated by an incident that occurred re-
Gently at the marble works of Frazer &
Leffel Of this city. A tall, lank man,
with tall, narrow head and a positive
expression on well-cut countenance,
entered the aforementioned establish
ment and intimated to the business
manager that he wanted a tombstone
for his wife. Manager Lefel, with one
eye to business and the other adjusted
to proper expression of sympathy in
his patrons bereavement, proceeded to
show him the large array of designs in
his establishment.
A suitable stone was soon found, and
here the work began. His patron of
positive countenance had more to do
with the inscription than with the style
ofstone. 1t must be just so. He must
have cut on it just what he want and
as he wanted it. He was willing to pay
his money for what he wanted, but
didn't want any assistance to say what
that was. The undertaken tried in vain
10 suit him, but to.no avail. He could
not catch the spirit of his dream. There
was something in this case that out
reached the rigid experience of many
years. Finally the tall, lank patron
said
"Give me your pencil and III tell you
what T want" And here it is:
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Kiss me and I will go to sleep.
ALICE,
First and last wife of
Thomas Philips.
Talked to death 6ytriends.

No date of birth, no dzte OF death is
given. The age omitted. Thomas
had but Two purposes in his mind-one
was to let the world know that he
would never marry again and the other
was to let it know that his wife had
been talked to death by the neighbors.
"There now, I want it just as I write
it; nothing more and nothing less. I
propose to pay for just what want"
Being assured that his wants would
be strictly compiled with, he paid for
the monument and, giving directions
where to place it, departed with the sat-
isfed air Of man who felt that he had
got even with somebody.
This stone is an actual fact, and stands
to-day il cemetary near Boulder, in
Clinton County, Illinois.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
GOV. SORTHEN SAT UPON.
Tie Georgia alliance Refuses to Listen to
Him and Endorses Livingston.

ATLANTA, August l9.-Gov. Northen
went to the State Alliance to-day, al
though lie was not a member OF that
party, and attempted to overthrow
President Livingston.
The first move was motion by the
J. G. Gibson. The chair ruled him out
of order, and Gov. Northen had to take
the floor. "Mr. President" said he, II
hold that the gentleman is not out OF
order. I know something of parlia-
mentary law, and he is entitled to the
floor"
The answer came amid cheers: Il
am satisfied that you are we'll versed in
parliamentary law aud you know as
well as I do that the gentleman is not
in order until the Convention is reor-
ganized." The Governor attempted to
hold the floor and President Livingston
said sh arply: "Let me suggest to you,
sir, that you are not entitled to seat
on this floor. You are not a delegate
to the convention and you have no
right to interrupt the proceedings at
this time"
The Governor remained standing,
and the President said:
"N1r. Northen, you must either take
your seat or leave the convention"
This raised an uproar, and many Of
the members stood crying: "Put him
out.n Throw him ont Of the win
dow"
In the afternoon session Gibson and
Northen were on hand again with a
resolution that, before the body should
proceed he election Of President,
and investigation should be made Of
President Livingston's character.
With a mighty shout the resolution
was laid on the table, and then a reso-
luoion declaring confidence in Col. Liv-
ingston's integrity and honor was car
ried through BY every vote but one, that
of Mr.. Gibson.
The result of this days work has been
to make Livingston the undoubted po=>
litical boss of Georgia. Holding the
key to the situation in both the ALI
ance and Democratic organizations, he
can do so as be pleases for for at least
year to come.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Total. 130,S23

Thus, since 1880, the South's cotton
have more than trebled
the number of spindles, showing an in
crease from 667, 900 to 100000. Georgia
leads in the number of spindles, having
4s4,9s3, closely followed by South Caro-
lima with 463, ,424, North Carolina being
third with 1912. These three States
have paid more attention to cotton
manufacturing than any others, and
have developed great industry that is
steadily adding to their prosperity.
Other Southern States should follow
their example. The South, which pro-
duces the cotton, must manufacture it.
The total number of spindles in the
United States is Is, ,4G7, 1902, against A.
457, 7,024 in 1889 and $40, ,9S1 in 1857.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Why He Kept Them Near Him.

Hal Reid, the celebrated story teller,
gives the following account of SER
mon he heard in Kentucky sanctua-
ry from the lips of an eloquent colored
Baptist divine, who was known in that
vicinity as Brother Jason. MI. Reid
makes the report under oath, and the
narrative is worthy of more or less Gre
dence. Brother Jason seeing that he
was with his people, talked thus
"Brer's an sis..ren, I gotter CRATE,
good news disser mawnin.' I dun
hadder dream las mite. Yasser, I had
dream dat dun gotter hebben. [Sister
Dilsey in the amen corner, Praise
Gord.']
"Yasser, I dun badder dream dat /
dun got to hebben, an whenst I got
dar I witnessed many sights. I look
way ober in de norf, an see way ober
in de norf all de Methodists, in de
norf way off from de throne. Glory
from the congregational
"Yassir! an I look way ober to de
east, an see all de Pres-but-erians ober
in de east, way off from de throne"
["Ain't I glad we's Baptis, voices in
the multitude
"Yasser! an I look way down yon-
der to de souf, and see all de Camel
ties, down in the souf way off from de
throne. L"DeBabtis'! Babtis' 'MBabtis'm!
the congregation
"Yas, sir, an I look way ober to
de west an I see all de Calf-Iicks way
ober in ther west, way off from de
throne, an l look at de throne, and
whatter do you reckon I see on de
throne? Muffin, brers and sister, muffin
but Babtis, desser covered wild Babtis'.
I"Glory! amen bress Gordr from q
devout sister,
Yasser ! AM I ak de Lawd wy he
hab all de Babtis' on de throne, and
de Lawd say: ["What ? Brer, What?'
from the congregational
He say, de Babtis' such unreliable
raskals he hab to keep 'em wha' be kin
git his hans on 'em."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Jones Private Argument.

That air same Jones which lived in
Jones,
He had this pint about him;
He'd swear, with hundred signs and
groanS,
That farmers must stop gittin' loans,
And get along without 'em;
That bankers, warehousemen and SIGH
Was fattenin' on the planter
And Tennessee was rotten-rich
a raisin' meat and corn, all which
Draw'd money to Atlanta.
And th' only thing (says he) to do
Is, eat no meat that's boughten,
But tare up every O U,
And plant all corn, and swear for true
To quit a-raisin' cotton.
Thus sprouted Jones (whar folks could
hear,
At court and other gatherin's),
And thus kept sproutin' many a year,
Proclaimin' loudly far and near
Sich fiddlestlcks and batherins.
But one alfred sweatin' day,
1t happened was hoein'
MY lower corn field, which it lay
Along the road that runs my way,
Whar can see what's goin'.
And after u o'clock had cum
1 felt kinker. faggin',
And laid myself un'neat;l plum
1>t ,>,,, Ia
When long cum Jones's waggin.
And Jones was settin' in it so,
a readin' of paper,
His mules was goin' powerful slow,
For he had tied the lines into
The staple of the scraper.
The mules they stopped about rod
From me, and went to feedin'
'longside the road upon the sod;
But Jones (Which be had took a nod)
Not knownin' kept readin'.
And presently says Jones: "Hit's true;
That Clisby'sS head is level.
Thar's one thing farmers all must do
To keep themselves from goin' tew
Bankruptcy and the devil!
more corn. More corn. Must plant
less ground,
And mustn't eat what's boughten.
Next year they'll do it; reas'nin's
sound!
land cotton will fetch bout dollar a
pound,
Therefore III plant all cottodD"
SIDNEY LAEIER.
AT that time editor of the Macon
Telegraph.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
LAND LOAN COMPANIES.
The Comptroller-Genera Says tho Foreign
Company Must Pay Taxes.
columbia Record, 10Th.

COlumUla RecOru, 13Lu.
Comptroller-General Ellerbe has dis
covered that foreign Land Loan COM
panics and associations have never
made any returns in this State yet, and
he is after them.
The following circular was issued and
sent to the comfy auditors to-day:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 10, 1891.
Circular No. II.
Mr.. Auditor - County,
DEAR SIR: The Comptrol!er-General
is informed that Foreign Land Loan
companies and associations doing busi-
ness in this State have made no returns
for taxation, any mortgage or other
property.
Auditors are hereby instructed to as
certain from Office of Register of Mesne
conveyance or association, and amounts
so invested by such companies and en-
ter them as required by law upon their
tax duplicates. Auditors will send this
office duplicates Of all such returns as
are thus entered upon their duplicates.
Respectfully,
w. II. ELLERBE, Compt. Gen.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
4 Queer Coincidence,
From the Courier-Journal.7 I

FROM the CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, August 16.-A queer
coincidence is being noted to-day by
the employees of the White House in
connection with the death Of Mrs. Jas.
X. Polk. Yesterday mornings mail
brought to the mansion, among other
packets, letter addressed to that lady,
"care OF the White House." It was for
warded without attracting any particu-
lar notice beyond the comment that it
was odd that any one should send mail
matter to Mrs. Polk here, after forty
years had elapsed since her occupation
of the Presidents mansion. But when
latter in the day the death of that
estimable lady was announced, the
oddity Of the incident was doubly i'm
pressive.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
Wouldn't Drink Liquor to Save His Life

CHATTANOOGA, August l0.-Henry
billiard, business man of this city
died suddenly ofheart failure. Accord
ing to the story told by his relatives he
had always been a hard drinker, and
about ten days since swore off: He could
not be induced to taper off, and when
told that his life depended upon taking
an alcoholic stimulant, he refused to
yield aud died firm.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27

A perfect complexion, free from
pimple or blemish, is very rarely seen,
because few people have perfectly pure
blood. And yet. all disfguring erup-
tions are easily removed by the use OF
Ayers Sarsaparilla. Try it, and sur
prise your friends with the result.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
The Growth Of Southern Cotton Mills.

It is necessary to compare very often
the statistics of the South's manufac-
turing interests with the census figures
of 1850, that the magnitude of the pro-
gress made may be more fully appre-
ciated. From Dockham's Textile Di-
rectory, just published, the Manufac-
turers' Record has compiled the statis-
tics showing the number of cotton
spindles in the South as compared with
1880, as follows: