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ITO be continued.
OurPhoephate Iaterests.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 4.-Phosphate
Inspector, A. W. Jones, to-day made
his annual report to the phosphate
commission. He says that the great
bulk OF the phosphate rock shipped
from this state goes to foreign coun-
tries. The market has held up we'll
during the past year and the demand
for grade river rock is unabated, al
though the Florida phosphate people
are making desperate sffort to push
their goods or foreign markets. Large
quantities of the Florida phosphate
have been put on the market, but still
that article is an unknown quantity.
The total number OF tons of rock ship
ped last year, ending August 3lst, 1881,
was 169,292. To the same month last
year 237,l49, making a decrease this
year in royalty received by the stateo
$31,59l. The report of Inspector Jenes
further shows that some of the COM
panies have been steaming and drying
the rock In order to make it weigh less
and thus save the royalty. He claims
that the companies who have thus
manipulated the rock are the Coosaw,
Carolina Mising company, Beaufort
Mining company and the Farmers
Mining company. He says that these
mining companies still owe The state
on rock minsd since 1871, to the present
time the sum of sl2S, ,0O0.-Spartanburg
Herald.
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KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Nov AT an
early hour Ills morning 200 convlcts at
Oliver Springs were liberated by band
Of armed ard mounted men, who rode
into that p!ace from the direction OF the
mountains. After iiberating the prls-
oners the s;ockade was set ca fire and
burned. The conyicts for the most part
we're furnished with citizens clothes by
their !ibera.ors. The band had no
lroub!e in setting the conTicts free. The
Guard was evidently overa"e.i and Of
cred 10 resistance.
IL is reported that 1t is the intention
o: lie miners to l!berate tie conVicls
no4 coniinct, at Tracy City, but no con-
!ismaticn nf this rGalcr can be had at
present. I: is a>t,mated that there are
1t lcas, 500 couv.cts at large, who have
been giveu their liberty by the miners.
The govor1or ;ctC early this morning TOR
Naslc;Iie. \ good deal Of speculation
as &, the reason fer his visit to that city
Is iudaiucd in.
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Crushed by the Journal.

COLUMBIA, Nov. Nv. J. Thack-
ston, lately Chief Clerk IN the Office Of
the Superintendent Of Education, has
been aray from his work now over
two months. His absence has caused
considerable comment in view Of his
connection with the Palmetto School
Journal, which was severely attacked
by the state press when the circum-
stances Of its issue were known.
Mr.. Maytield said today that be feels
confident that Tlackston does not in
tend to return. lie has not sent In his
resignation, but be supposed from the
tenor of his letter that he meant him to
understand that the position was ys0
cant in September. Thackston was
granted two weeks vacation, and he is
now in Chattanooga. His action is very
strange to those who know him. He
was assailed right and LETT on the
School Journal question, but all OF bis
friends believed him innocent of inten-
tional wrong doing. His friends, even
the best OF them, admit that he made
a grevious mistake in the matter. but
none of his political enemies ever charg-
ed him with Intentional fraud,
The criticisms Of the state press and
the public seemed to have been 700
much for him, and he has given up his
position.
Mr.. May6eld had perfect confidence in
his assistant, although he admits thst a
great mistake was made in the School
Journal matter. Mr. May1eld had moth
ing to do with the Journal beyond CIV
ing certain facts In connection with the
business Of his Office.
Unless some may think that there was
a shortage 10 accounts, it may be as
well to state that Thackston had no
control over any money passing through
the office. His continued absence and
leaving the state permanently must be
ascribed to his desire to avoid criticism
on the mistake he made in the School
Journal matter and avoid giving the
present administration any further
trouble as member OF it.-Spartan-
burg Herald.
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TIVE SHARP Young seoundrols.

GRFTIN, Oct. 29.-Twe sharpers did
up few Jackson. Ca, people last week,
aad GriffiE liyerynan Is noW trying
10 ind she couple with team they
borrowed. In jackson they represent
Cd themselves a. agents OF a merchant
tailor In Chattanooga named Cohey.
They took a few orders for suits, re-
curing cash deposit. After working
jackson they skipped to Locust Grove
and were driven through to Griffin Sun
day night. Early Monday morning
they called at Griggs's livery stable and
wanted a double team, representing
themselves as cotton men, and said they
wanted to work the surrounding coun-
try and would return Tuesday after
noon. They have failed to show up as
yet. They were working towards Co.
lunbus when last heard from. Bots
are young aen. Oae is slender and the
other stout and stumpy, probably not
over five fest high. They are dressed
nicely and are evidently Jews. They
registered here under tho names Of +.
+. Steiner and Ben F. Eius.eiu OF Ne.
York and St. Louis. Unless they frade
tho horse they will probably be caught.
They left here driving pair OF gray
horses TO a top buggy.
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broke his home, his hope, his heart and
his life, and God has taken the poor old
sufferer home
81 do not know" said Mills after
short silence, "why you should say such
things to me. have not robbed that
old MAI, and am not responsible for
his mis:ortunes!"
''You loaned him money on his pos
sessions, Mr.. Mills"
"Yes. and like the rest OF you people
he was glad to get it.
Eyes. he was glad 10 get it because
want drove him to such cxtremitics.
But that did not give you the right tc
rob him with eXorbitant interest, and
order the sale Of his property to pay
debt of less than tenth Of its value.
Mr.. Mills, the worlds view may be
what it will, but with God robbery is
robbery, whether you do it under the
law or in defiance of it. To force a fell
low creature under necessity to give up
his property to you, is not far different
in principle from forcing him to DO SO
at the point Of arms. The desire to OBJ
tain what is not yours and what you
have no right to take is the same in
both cases. and there is no moral dis
tinction between them. In either case
it is robbery. 1t is taking something
for nothing"
Mills WINGED q little under these
words, for hardened, unfeeiins wretch
that he was, he could not help but sec
the truth of the remarks. Perhaps il
he had been a man with the least
particle of conscientious scruplcs, ne
might have shown some sense OF
shame. AS it was, however, he only
made an effort to cxculpate himself
from the charge, and place himself in
the position of benefactor by saying:
Il loan you people money as b"si-
ness venture. Like You, and like man
kind in general, l limit my profits by
the necessity of my customers. You
sell your products for the highest
prices you can get, and do the same.
That is law Of business Further
more, if you people Go not want to ac-
cept my terms why do you come to me
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Her TIfHBR'S VICTIM.
A STORY OF
WESTERN LIFE
THOMAS P. MONFORT.

The reader may be inclined to look
upon Scraggs as changed creature,
and decide that he has undergone
change of heart or something of that
sort, but such is not the case. He is
Scraggs still-the same in heart and
principle that he has always been. The
truth about Scraggs is, he never was as
bad as he seemed. Like a great many
other successful business men, he knew
how to look out for his own interest,
end made it point to turn every dol
lar possible into his own pocket. In do
ing this ne did not stop to. consider the
welfare of those with whom he dealt.
But outside of business Scraggs had a
heart, and he could, and did, sympa-
thize with the needy. Scraggs was
charitable in his way, but he never
mixed charity and business.
When John Green came down from
Scraggs' Office after the interview just
described, he found Harry Pearson
awaiting him on the street, and the
two men walked away together. They
had not gone far when Harry re-
marked:
'.Scraggs is a pious old chap, amt
he?'
"He seems to be much better man
than thought" John replied.
''Yes, seems to be-" said Harry. "1t's
not very hard for some men to make
appearances, though, is it?''
ST don't know what you mean, Mr..
Pearson"
ssOh, don't mean anything, only that
of course Scraggs' pretended interest IN
your welfare is nicely put on. The IDEA
Of Scraggs feeling an interest IN any
body. That's rich, Green
500 you suppose he didn't mean what
he saide'
"Why, so far as letting you have the
money is concerned, no doubt he did.
But what sort Of terms would he make
yoa?"
81 dea't Ensw," said Green. 81
never asked him about that. ] don't
suppose, though, the terms would be
very liberal, but let them be what they
may am glad to accept them. am
not in situation n.w to cavil over
terms. asst have money at any cost,
anaS~asgsis the only man from whom
I can getit."
tYoa are mistaken, Mr. Green.
There is another place to get the
money, and will help you to get IT.
You must not take it from Scraggs, be-
zcarsa he only wants to get You in his
power. He would loan you twenty-five
or thirty dollars on your chattels at ex-
orbis2nt interest, and if you failed to
take up your note promptly to day he
would close you out. That's his pur-
pose and a nice little speculation be
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and beg me Tor taVorS? Gou are not
compelled to come"
eve are compelled to come, want
drives US to it," the minister replied.
''As to it being a law of business to
govern profits by necessity, ] have very
strong doubts. 1t is not the law Of
honest business I am sure. There is a
wide difference between necessity and
demand-at least between the necessi-
ties of such times as these and the de-
mands OF ordinary times. In the mar
kets of the world we sell our products
for all they will bring, and in that mar
ket you have perfect right to SO dis
pose OF your money. But we do not
sell our produce at exorbitant prices.
When we find a fellow creature suf-
fering the pangs of hunger we do not
compel him to pay US his last cent for
a morsel of food. But that is the prin-
ciple upon which you work, Mr.. Mills,
and cannot think it far short of rob-
berry"
Mills flushed with anger, but seeing
that it was useless to argue, and per
haps not being disposed to do so any
way, let the matter drop, and sending
out to have the remains of the old man
removed, resumed the order of business
and went on with his ruthless, heartlcss,
grinding process.
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Democratic Downfall.

I;ALTIN0EE. Oct. 39-The Democrats
l;aG d u0nsjeT parade to-day. Tie
sru:.. r&i!iag auh about Two feet Of the
reviewing stead. Oh which were Sena-
tor G0:imaI ard others, lei! prscipl-
t::t.ne about fifty people to the ground.
Among them were Senator German,
Gnptoa, Hon. Robert
u. iicI.ai.,. john 2. Poe, ;iie candidate
sof Attornev General: l. V. BAush-
ni.n, stats Comptroller, aud Murray
Vaa Dive, Secretary OF the Democratic
>:atr Committee. AL OF taest vsre
slightly Injured. Mrs. Frank Brown,
VIZ. q The caad:d;itc for Governor. and
Mis-. Clifton ~. Philips o. pittsOuTs, =
niece q Mrs. Brown, ~ere also slightly
hur:. sel;atcrs Morgan, Butler aud
D!aukbUrr lad iet5 the platform before
the a@cdar3.
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w,,t.a ~ ar,bus,,.a bandits.

PARIS, Oct. 30.-The Petit journal
publishes acNS from Madagascar OF the
massacre by liatives Of the French SOL
ligro forming The escort ofa medical
officer. Tle advices say that DR.. BE-
ziat. tie chief OF the medical staff OF
;he Hreac,l colony at Suboryevllle. was
Gese*EG:,y tie !}et2Iooka River, en
rou:e - h!piu1ga, escorted by eleven
naive soldiers. forming a part OF the
auxiliary French forces in that district.
They were suddenly attacked by band
OF MadagaScah bandits, who opened IRE
on them from the river banks, where
thev had ambushed themselves 80 sue
cessfullg that the French doctors party
was right uader the!r rifles before the
presence CT tbs baadits became known.
GEe native soldiers forming DR.. Be
;.ist's escort behaved 5ravely and
promptly returned the fire opened upon
them fro,n the jllngls. The doctors
boat was kept ghing down stream as
fast as pgss3bie, willie tue escort an-
swered The bandits fire. DR.. BeZlat
was ore 2f the first to su:cumb to the
attack. lie was shot through the body
as be wss enptying his revolver at the
natives hidden on the banks. AS he
staggered, and s>s upon the point of
falling, a second shot bit him, causing
hln to fail irto the river where he was
subsequently, dispatched with assegaies,
thrown BY the bandits from their hid
ing places. Eight Of thenative soldiers
ironing the escort were also killed by
the bandits. who piundrrcd the baggage
of the doctor and took possession Of
everything portable. 4 detachment ct
troops has been sent in pursuit OF the
bandits. bat there is not much prospect
that they viii bs captured, unless be-
travet BY other natives.
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THE OLD LOVE.

Oh, let the old love wake again,
It only sleeping lies.
Oh. let the old light break again
From out your dusky eyes.
Dear Heart, I've wandered lonely
To many a haven fair,
And found them sunless only
Because yon were not there.
Oh, let us haste to say again
Our pledges fond and low,
And let us feel loves day again
Within our boSomS glow.
Sweetheart. do you not feel it,
The tenderness Of youth?
Your eyes, your eyes reveal it,
And they are Gods own truth!
Oh, let your dear head rest again
Upon my heart at last,
And when those lips I've pressed again
One kiss will mock the past.
True Heart, your graceful lashes
Are wet, but not with pain,
For from your eyes there flashes
Loves sunlight through its rain!
Oh, let the old love wake again,
It never should have slept;
Come, let my glad arms take again
The joy they should have kept.
Fond Heart, no more Of weeping,
No more the past recall,
For we are in Loves keeping,
And loAe is all in all!
Her FATHERS VICTIM.
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Here's a HowdY-Dol

ST. LOUIS, NoY. 4.-The board of di-
rectors If the Cotton Exchange today
adoptod the following resolution:
"Resolved by the beard OF directors CT
the St. Louis Cotton Exchange, That
the Associated Press he required to
either discontinue its so callel cotton
news, AS now published daily, emaDat-
ing from speculative deals, OF TO also
give the trade the views OF merchants
and factors who own the cotton, believ-
ing, as we do, that those who represent
the producers should have an equal
show with parties whose stock IN trade
ia phantom cotton"
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Frtghtfut Wreck.

AHkADELPHIA, Ark, Oct. 3l.-Thcre
was frjghtful railroad wreck on the
Ultima Thule railroad lear here yester-
day. Capt. Jack Week, superintendent
of the road, was killed, and several
osher passengers injured seriously. Tie
caboose jumped the track, rolling down
an embankment.
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= Et!Z2srd.

MESNEApoLIs, Mina., Oct. Sl.-A
social frAm U!!lshoco. y. D., says
!i,.e snCE storm ia fHiiing, accompanied
h- high winds. I is drifting through
the 1heat 5aocks and stacks. Further
tnrssiing this season appears lnpossl-
bic. lspeci&l from Fergus Falls, Nina,
says q aleguIar UilzZard is raging. The
ground is covered with snow.
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 2-Henry Murder,
a patient at the city hospital, leaped
from fourth story window and landed
on the head Of Neal Cook, colored.
Cook was temporarily stunned. Wur-
der bounded off unharmed and ran
away
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Water Being Sold.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 6.-Thereis no
more prospect of rain thar than there
was two months ago and everybody
views the situation with alarm. Wells,
streams and ponds are completely dry
in this entire section, and since the ff-
ties nothing like this has been known.
In many inland towns, like Charles
town, water is being sold.
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CHAPTER NV.
zAasY pasRsox... rN zSp.

HARRY PsARsoy's' rEs2SB.
Harry's friend proved to be one OF
those benevolent gentlemen found Ia
almost every western town, who make
it their business to accommodate"
people with short time loans on chattel
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bonded Ssere houses entirely At the risk
OF The owners OF the goods, che GoVern-
men IS il 40 WISE responsible for the
loss Of /, certain case Of cham pagne re-
Gently stclcn from a bonded ware house
II ah:t cify undergoing repairs. The
surlrvof 5 instructed TO exact duty on
he c:.ana oasne just as though it had
been w!tE ..awE IL TIE REGULAR way.
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The Csntcmr. bile Ccurss G: tina EsT.i-
son Administration IL Dealing via. t:is
Pick u Quarrel.
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4 TOUGH RULING Of IMPORTERS.
Acting Secretary S2al&;e- las IN
formed The survey0r Of customs at st.
Louis, Nc, that as goods are p!@ced IL
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LONDON, OCtOSSt ~ TX 1 WV .'s -:
referring to tbs Chilian elHh,ogil',
SAYS: president Harrison vas PEI,
fectly justified in acting as lie dc.
Doubtless minister iSan's &Ep:ia5-
uens ha, turned ont 70 be- TIE worst
that could have been iaaLe. lis actl"n
was notorious violation nf The G?li-
cations Of neutIalis!. BG5 th.re IS 10
reason in the world why The Cni.lans
Should adopt a defiant attitude. Il
they refused 20 make the lnTes-lSati Oh
ana TO punish the guilty persons, they
we're acting undsc the impulse OK IA
snnsass rriGe l. will te necessary iof
the United states, doubtless s1re!Y
against their vii. ID give them Il S,'!;i-
tary lesson. r,
ihe Cbron.cle thinks the a!fs:r Is
hardly maGter fer War CT even !Aoo.!-
iZirg the United states navy. iS SaI3
that Chil; will doubtless l!id 1t i"cr7
prudent to apologize, .!tG:'s:! the as
sH:lants Of American sailors I"d FaJ
compensation rather thsH 70 ::s; he:
,roncisGs In an encounter ~! i"c
| nited States.
The Post, after -enlarki0g taa; ti:o
naval in!ericriJy of the UnlitI .,.:itt.<
will lnska It difficult ior hsc - u0erca
Chilli, expresses tbs tio!c Ia: a~:a I'@t
It's Will modify ti:rir &cti:H,'> "c;oIs
a:OceeOtng TO ::o<t!llt!e5.
The Post l;.en snteic i'!1o ~ s!a'o-
Ts.to argunnenc, q:,otins. iroa: &oti'97.-
ties on iaIernat;osai Law: Aid giF!At
practical ;nst-ncss to pioTe tie IN
validity Of .hiiui.tor Egan's views on
tie ex-:erritorial authority 81 s!!o
! n;tsG .s.ate3 legation, aaa coGc:&des
tnat the "Sh~le question IS s. ln!T@;-
t.nt that lie ac.lc;, o. The CE.teI States
nill BE- awaited With lnterea5 every
~herc. and not wirHop. anxiety q The
pccspecS CT confusing revolution o.:
International customs.
I TOUGH RULING OE IMPORTERS.
Acting Secretary :2ai&ie- las III.
formed The Surveyor of Customs at st.
Louis, Nc, that as goods are placed IL
Blue-grass blade., 1891-01-10

found another man so ! increase
the check one dollar more. |
have no instruction or advice to
give, 20 on with the good work.
DO not think this last man is on
your book.
Continue to send to T. s. An
drcws, Marshall Mccain, John
p. Darnall. This one has not
been receiving the paper.
Yours &C.,
WIN. s. FAINT.
P:S. Mind l do not intend
this for publication. This is az
YOU are aware a Prohibition
county, and if any of your friends
do not believe that Prohibition
prohibits, send them down some
Court day with a search war
| rant to hunt for drunken men
| Not one where we had twenty be
fore. Have not seen a drunken
man since Christmas began
While I have not been able t.
get the following names to sub
scribe, think it advisable to SEM
them a few copies of your paper
Think I will be able to send Will
liam Barksdale.
WIN. s. +.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-01-10
brother CO6b'e GubernAtOrl
Team.
(For The Blade.l

OwENToN, KY, Dec. %.
I am in favor Of having an early
State Convention and put two of
our strongest men in the field for
Governor and Lieut.. Governor and
let them do the organizing and
electioneering at the same time.
Let the candidates receive what.
ever means would otherwise be
paid to some one else for orga-
nizing the State. think by this
plan we would be able Ito use a
common expression) to kill two
birds with one stone, Of course this
will be altogether with the State
Committee. 10 My offer it as a
suggestion knowing that the candi-
dates, whoever they may be, cannot
afford to canvass the State at their
own expense unless they are very
sure of their election. How would
Smith and Smith do?
A. COBB.
| Dear Bro.-That depends on en-
tirelv who "Smith and Smith" are
The name sounds like good yoke
and if it's Gen. Green Clay Smitl
under the saddle-or sheepskin-
them's my sentiments, as the ole
man said about the Lords prayer
But as for this other Smith at tn
"off Wheel" for Lieutenant Cover
nor, it makes all the difference il
the world which one of that yer!
prolific family it is you mean.
There's a Smith for instance il
Lexington hat I do not think
would be exactly the kind OF
man for a Prohibition candidate
and then there's D. H. Smith, pos
sibly candidate for Lieutenan
Governor on the Democrat ticket
and then our Bro. Smith, at Frank
fort, who is all hunky and Nigh
make good running mate TO
Gen. Green Clay Smith.
| Do you mean John Smith or hi
brother Jack?
Blue-grass blade., 1891-01-10
A TEMPORARY SPLIT.

This Husband should Vote the Same
Ticket - HIS Wife.
The following extract from letter
from one Of the southern state presidents
Of the w. G. T. U. goes to prove that
holding Of different political opinions by
husband and wife does not, as some
would have rs believe, make havoc OF
the home:
We have a funny thing going on In
this family just now. Ny husband ID
candidate for congress on the Republi'
can ticket, and ! am out for the Prohi'
bition party. The sweetest accord pre-
walls along ali other lines and we have a
pile Of fun over the contest. He offered
10 divide time with me in all his
speeches. OF course there is no chance Of
his being elected, although his friends
ere getting more hopeful. II there wa
h would vote right on all moral Ques'
ton. evep woman suffrage.