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The herald., 1895-08-25

and vengeance whoever has recourse to
the law"
On this account even the honest people
consider it a good work to hide an as
sassin from justice ana refuse evidence
against him. Those who had the uemer-
ity to aid the police in the slightest way
would bring down the speedy vengeance
OF the society upon their heads.
An Italian writer, skilled in the lore of
the Malta, describes it as Il union of per-
sons of every class, of every profession,
of every description, who, without nav
ing any regular and continuous tic. are
always agreed in promoting their mutual
interests without any, consideration of
law. justice or public order. 1t is the
medieval sentiment OF one who considers
himself able to provide for the protection
and safety of himself and his interests bv
his own powers and personal influence,
without regard to the authorizes OF the
law.
Every section Of Italy has its band of
Maiiosl. Certain crimes are adopted by
each band and the WORK is restricted to
its own district. Member are regulated
by statutes and absolute obedience to
their chiefs. They recognize each other
by forms OF speech and q peculiar slang.
In the cities the Malta is so conducted
that its mem bers can live well without
working. 1t has developed blackmailing
almost TO the degree of an art. 1t draws q
profit from every trade in which Sicil-
ian is interested. AZ an auction sale even
the intending purchaser is inform ed by a
significant looking man that some one
else wants the property, but if he will pay
q certain price in the interest of "the
poor" he can have it. He must buy off
the Malta. In elections the candidate OF
the Malta is quite sure to win. His sup
The herald., 1895-08-25
WOES OF THE BROTHERLESS GIRL

The girl who has grown up among girlj
alone, who has had no brothers and
terrible loss os delightful intimacy
no brothers friends, is very sincerely to
be pitied. Her mind in this case may be
wholly feminine; in it there is no touch
OF comprehension of the masculine. Yet
she may marry, and have to learn by ex-
periencs what she might have known by
4 kind OF instinct-that mon are not the
same as womcn. 1t is impossible for a
man to renlizo how deeply wounded such
girl may he before she learns to accept
facts as they are. Before the honeymoon
is over she discovers What she considers
an unacconntable want OF sympathy on
the part Of her husband. In all matters
relating to herself she is still genuinely
interested, but the home letters seem to
bore him, or he shows frankly that he is
only interested in them because she is
reading them aloud to him. He forgets
things she tells HIM about her friends,
and is curiously inattentive to details.
he even leaves the little pin that she
bought as a surprise for him lying care
lessly about. and when she makes HIM
up flower for his buttonhole laughs and
asks her if she wants to make him look
like AIRY ont for holiday. She discovers
one of the silk handkerchiefs which she
herself embroidered with mis- initials has
been used 10 clean out pipe. She hides
her feelings, but she is so used to en-
larging the importance of little things
that these seem to betray the fact that
her hus sband does not care for her rs he
did.
\ When the honeymoon is over and they
are settled at home the same want is APP
parent. For one thing the man never
says he loves her as he did at first. He
may show ii in hundred ways that are
far more costly than words. but woman
who is wholly "A woman and nothing NOR
wants words. She is always imagining
things. She wants him. and him alone.
but he often goes off tor whole day
hunting or shooting, and seems to enjoy
it, though she is not there. The bitter
thought that she is learning by expert
ence that "a mans love but a part of
mans life is makes her miser able, and
if she is d jealous woman she will end by
making every one else in the household
miserable, too. But if she Is sensible the
heartache will die away, she will get to
understand her husband. and learn her
self to become self-controlled and refrain
from worrying him about the small mat
ters that up till then have formed her
world. The girl with brothers will prob
ably learn her lesson before marriage:
she knows that mon are different from
women. neither better nor worse. but
different, and she will havo no cherished
ideals to overturn in the honeymoon.
Argoraut.
The herald., 1895-08-25

B. r. Handy, Dear Sir:-If my book
has done you and yours any measure OF
good. am glad, for shoulo not like to
be indebted co you for the whole OF the
deep satisfaction your letter has given
me. thank you for your thoughtful
ness, and l thank you for spending as
much time IN its demonstration. Such
letters pay better than money. was
glad when Mr.. Scribner paid me gener-
Gus copyright. but l oidn't cry; and
next to laughing l think crying is the
most satisfactory exercise OF man s
lungs. May Goo bless you and your wife
and all whom you hold dear. Yours
very truly. ]. III. HOLLAND.
Mr.. Hanhy passed over the Silent Sea
while with Root & Cady at Chicago.
March Is, 1867. He stood on the
threshold of useful and brilliant career
when death took him. but. as dear
friend OF his has said. HE got more out
OF life and did mure good in his thirty.
three years than most mon who live out
their three score years and ten"
The herald., 1895-08-25

porters' ''advise people" to vote against
him. Public work contracts a.e watched,
and tine contractor pays the Mana Tor no.
interfering. The law is SO ineffective
against the operations OF the society that
the people dare not trust themselves to
its protection, but suffer in silence, 10
matter how heavy the burden may be
that is thrust upon them.
Should a Mana mem Der commit mur-
der and be arrested, it is the duty of the
society to prove an alibi, bribe the Jury
or overawe it into finding favorable
verdict. witness who tsstfies against
the criminal suffers the loss of his cattle,
which are killed. or his house is burned.
If he b. q tradesman he is b"ycotted, and
if this be deemed insu tficlent he is assas-
sinated. The terror and power of the
Malta is thus upheld.
In the cities large percentage of the
mem psrs constitute the ManutengoN.
These hide and feed the criminal and see
him safely through If no be caught. They
examine the jury list and decide. who
must be called or rejected. The ju -ors
selected are significantly informed that
the prisoner is innocent. Witnesses are
told that if they testify against the pris-
onor they will have to answer to the
Mafa. Few men are bold enough to ex-
press an honest opinion in the lace OF
these threats. There are cases on record
where honest jurors and witnesses were
shot down IN the streets in broad day
sht few hours after the close of the
trial. The vengeance Of the Malta is
swift.
In the country districts the melandrino
is the cher director of the Malta. He is
apparently a prosperous tradesman or
merchant in the small town. He never
takes part in the actual crimes, but
watches for the opportunity and gives the
necessary information. He receives the
booty and sells it. Italian law regards
him as the worst criminal in the suciety.
Hundreds OF years ago the Malta was
composed largely of the wealthy people.
The herald., 1895-08-25
lilies of Finger Nails in a Generation

The statistical mau who can tell yor
how many pounds of leather you vii
wear from your shoes in a lifetime anc
how many tons of food you will eat, pro
vdlng you live to the Biblical limit OF
three score and ten," has Just inishec
some odd statistics on finger nail growth
cuts away about the one-thirty sec ono
part of an inch of nail each week or
little more than an inch and a half eacf
year. He also finds that the average lengtt
of life the world over is about forty years
that there are 1,300, 900, 600 miles of tingel
nails in each generation.
The herald., 1895-08-25
Keep a-Goin'
If you strike a thorn or Ioset
X aa,, a aopi,,'

If you strike a thorn or Iose,
Keep a-goin'!
If it halls or if it SHOWS,
Keep a-goin'
'Taint no use to sit and whine
When the fish ain t on your line;
Bait your nook an keep on tryin'-
Keep a-goin'
When the weather kills your crop,
Keep a-goin
When you tumbl from the top,
Keep goin
S'pose you re out O. every dime?
Gettin broke amt any crime;
Tell the world yon'r re felin' prime!
Keep a-goin'
When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin'
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin
See the wild birds on the wing!
Hear the bells that sweetly ring!
When you feel like singing-sing
Keep a-goin!
Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1895-08-25

Last August while working in the
harvest field | became overheated, was
suddenly attacked with cramps and was
nearly dead. Mr.. Cummings, the drug
glst, gave me dose of Chamberlains $
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which com mpletely relieved me. | nuw
keek bottle of the remedy handy. A.
NJ. Bunnell, Centerville, Wash. For sale
by Off d Vaughn, Fourth and Spring,
and {. +. Htinzeman, 222 North Main
street.
The herald., 1895-08-25

CoUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT requires i'm
mediate attention. Browns Bronchial
Troches" will invariably give relief. % cents
box.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26


Wetherefore recommend to ourraiss
roads g reduction OF 20 per cent. on the
rates on fertilizers, aud request that
they put the rate iu effect at once,
waving tbelegai Eotioe ofthirty days.
The State Board OF Railroad Commits
sioners are hereby requested to pre-.
sent this. recommendation 10 the rail
roads and urge their early considera-
tion OF this very important matter.
w. ID. EVANS, President.
j. w. REID, Secretary.
To the Farmers OF South Carolina .
After full consideration of all the alb
normal conditions surrounding our in-
dustrtes, the State Farmers Alliance
in conjunction with prominent agricul-
turists from various parts of the State,
have reached the following conclusions
and have authorized q PRONUNCIATION Of
these conclusions for the consideration
OF all concerned
i. In the first place, we consider it
oil ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that the acre
age in cotton the current year be-
materially reduced. Every farmer
should seek to make his farm absolute
ly self-sustaining. That is to say,
abundant acreage should first be set
aside Tor provisions, so as to insure an
ample supply of meat and breadstuffs F;
then the balance of the crop may be-
with safety placed in cotton or the
money crop.
2. We recommend that the use OF
fertilizers be restricted to the lowest
limit practicable and reliance be plac-
ed rather upon home made fertilizers
that whatever practicable such orders
as are doomed absolutely necessary
should be combined and placed through
the State Farmers Exchange.
3. We recommend further that all
contracts for fertilizers DO based upon
a cotton option as follows: For acid
phosphates per ton {. o. b. Charleston,
lO per cent. to IL per cent. phosphoriC
acid, we offer IT'S pounds middling cot
ton I. o. b. or $40 in currency payable
Nov. l, at the option of the purchaser
at maturity. When freight is prepaid
by fertilizer companies, freight and
at b cents. per pound. Second. For
KANT per ton f. o. b.. Charleston, VIC
offer 100 pounds Of middling cotton
I. o b.. or $ll in currency, payable Nov.
|, at option of purchaser at maturity,
freight whenprepaid payable as above.
Third. For ammoniated goods, 2 IL
per cent. ammonia, (. o. b. Charleston,
we offer 300 pounds middling cotton f.
o. b. orJ$lI in currency payable Nov. ],
at option Of purchaser, at maturity,
freight when prepaid payable as above
lI these propositions are not mot by
dealers in the spirit of mutual conces,
sion actuating this body and demanded
by the necessities of the case, our re,
commentator is that the use of fer
tilizers be discontinued this year, not
as a matter Of retaliation, but simply
because after careful calculation we
are of the opinion that their use a,
higher rates or on different terms will
Involve inevitable loss to the farmer.
1t will be observed that no recon
mendatiOn is made as to cash contracts
Tho reason for this is plain; the enor
mousiy enhanced value OF money en-
a6les the fortunate possessor Of it tt
buy almost on his own terms.
w. ID. EVANS, President.
3.-W. REID, Secretary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

Thonsands ofTbem Ffoatinr IN Il.
Water Along the Coast

Tho extreme cold weather has he
thousands of fish In almost all
the waters along the Atlantic coast
INT many OF them have boon caught
with ease, though there seems to be
some difference of opinion AS to the
desirability of these fish for food.
Some say that when taken from the
water in this half dead condition thew
are unfit for food, while others claim
that they are made all right again after
being picked out OF the cold water, by
placing them for u few minutes in a
more temperate water. AT any rate
the nshermen at many places along tho
coastare taking advantage OF this help
less condition OF the fish, and seem TO
be making u good thing of it. A cor
respondent writing from jacksonville,
N. Y, gives the following account of
the condition Of things at that place
spell:
Owing to the freeze there is an UNI
p~recedeuted catch of fish in New river.
The people are actually catching trout
by the boat loads. The fish, benumbed
by the cold, float about in large schools,
and you can catch all you can put in
boats. One boy, Ia years old, caught
four hundred large trout in one hour,
and In less than two hours he had $2i
In cash. One man caught three thous-
and in five hours and sold them for $24O
in cash.
The inhabitants OF this section are
havinga bonanza. Everybody is fish
ing. business Is almost suspended.
You cannot hire labor at any price-all
gone fishing. The large saw mills OF
the Parmeler Eccleston Lumber Com
pany are idle for lack OF hands. All
have gone fishing.
This is no fish story, but it is solid
facts"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26
THE BARRETT CONSPIRACYs

The Jury Returns Il Verdict of
Guilty and the Defendant is Sen
fenced to w Years.
From The Greenvillc Mo%untaineer:
The Barrett cuso went to the jury
Thursday afternoon, and after being
out two hours they returned q verdict of
Guilty" After hearing the evidence
OF both prosecution and defense, tho
verdict was no surprise. The govern
mont eXnmincd some thirty witnessos.
j. w. Ovens gave tho most damaging
evidence against tho defendant. He
told Ol Barrott's approaching him, get
ting the postmastcrship for him, and
then inducing him to falsely cancel
stamps, raising the amount thirty and
forty dollars a quarter, part Of which
was paid to Barrett. Others corrobO.
rated this testimony, and it was all on
the same line. Mr.. st. Armand. of
Atlanta, was another star witness. He
had bought $05 Of stamps from the de-
PENDANT for $S5.
Tho defense offered no new testi-
mony, but was chiefly directed against
the character of the government wit
nesses. Barrett took the stand aud for
more than two hours ~endcavored TO
explain his actions. The stamps, ne
claimed, were sent him bv The most
masters as legal fees, and some we're
received from two sisters who were in
debtcd to him. The Court with diff
Guilty held the defendant to the urc
OF evidence.
h testimony was closed Wednesday
and Thursday 6he arguments began.
Barrett, who occupied the novel role
OF defendant and counsel, had the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

Magnetic Nervine quiets the nerves.,
drives away bad dreams, and gives
quiet rest and peaceful sleep. Sold at
Carpenter Bros, Grcenvile, S. G.
Why undergo terrible suffering and
endanger your life when you can be
cured by Japanese Pile Cure guar
anted by Carpenter Bros, Greenville,
S. G..
Itching, burning, scaIy and crusty
scalps of infants cleansed and healed,
and quiet sleep restored by Johnson's
Oriental Soap. Sold at Carpenter
Bros, G~recnvillo, S. G.
Rheumatism, neuralgia, headache
and pains of every kind instantly re-
lieved by JohDson's Magnetic Oil. Sold
by Carpenter Bros, Greenville, s.. c..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

Mr.. j. Henry Gullick~a represented
tive of u big gold mining syndicate
with headquarters at Washington, D..
=, has beon'in Spartanburg for several
days investigating some gold mining
property in that county. He has gone
back to Washington, and it is reported
that his company is about to make
some purchases of Spartanburg lands.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, is said to
be a big stakeholder in the syndicate.
Constable j. L. Nunnamaker seized
ten gallons OF contraband whiskey at
the Atlantic Coast Line depot in Sum
tor. 1t was in q keg which was pack
ed In the centre OF q barrel Of grist.
The keg was not exactly full of liquor.
and whent the barrel of grist was shaken
the whiskey made a slashing noise. 1t
was consigned to Taylor & Ball, of
EllOree.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

Ing, writing, reading and planning,
andIdOit all here lying on my hack.
] have my little business affairs TO at
tend 20, and receive ~ great number
81 ylsitore. / never get tired in the
daytime, aud am always sorry when
night comes. The nights are always
long and sometimes fun Of PAIN
The Fancher;family has been a par
ticularly unfortunate one. Aside from
the iliness OF Miss Fancher, IL has had
many Affections. Her brother Jim,
whom she thought so much OF, was in
iured by o train two years ago. The ac-
cidGnt resulted in his death. Mr..
Fancher, who married again after the
death OF Mollie's mother, went to the
funeral. On his return to his home I'm
lProvidence he found his son, by the
second wife, dead. The boy had been
killed while his father was away.
Miss Fancher Is now quite alone as
far as ~kin-people are concerned. Her
father, mother, aunt and brother are
dead.
Or. Charles Il. West, who has at.
tended the famous invalid since 1867,
said, in speaking OF her case: II am
apractical man and do not believe in
spiritualism, but / marveled at some
OF the things l heard and saw Mollie
do. The nine years she lay in q trance
she was blind at times, then deaf, ther
dumb, and then she lost her sense o.
smell. Her sense of touch was the
sense that never seemed to loave
Once, when she was totally blind,
brought her two photos. The first one
was of myself. [ put it in her hand
and, after rubbing her knuckles ovel
1t, she said the picture was of me
The other photo was of my wife, wht
was dead, and in a few seconds sht
told me who 1t was. She could dis
tinguish the most delicate tints b,
touching them, and could read book
in the dark by moving her fingers owe
the words. A few days after a Mis-
Brigham was killed l called on Molli,
for the purpose OF telling her abou
the accident. -. Mollie knew Mis-
Brigham. But, to my establishment
Mollie knew all about the accident
She told me that Miss Brigham ap
peared to her In spirit and told how
she had bsen killed and gave her al
the particulars.
ITO her friends she would oftel
talk of her visions, but she never die
to new acuuaintances. She has givel
me some Of tho most glorious descrip
tions OF heaven. When she was blinc
she made the most beautiful wa,
flowers, and her friends would ask he
how she managed to get the colors IN
shapes SO perfectly. In reply Molli,
said she had seen them grow just so II
the garden. All Of this is marvellous
when you consider that Mollie wa
never taught how to make wax flowers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will DO
the numb, creepy sensation that existed in my
arms, hands and legs. 1 had to rub and beat
those parts until they, were sore. to overcome
possession Of them. In addition. had a
wyaist, together with an indescribablo gene
WAS G. creeping Ii paralysis. from which, accord
roilof; once 1t fastens upon a person. they
It reaches a vital point and the sufferer dies.
a year and a half steadily, but with no par
OF Dr. Miles, Restorative Neryine, procured u
may seem. but q few days had passed before
and there has not been even the sllghtc't
we'll as [ ever did and. have gained. ter,
from lTo to 1877. Four others have used Or,
dation, and 1t has boon as satisfactory in their
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
direct by the Or. Miles Medical 90. Elkhart,
Ind: on receipt Of price. 81 per bottle. slS
bottles for S. express prepaid. 1t IL free from
Sold by Carpenter Bros, Druggists,
Grecnvillc, S. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26


w. b. Bruce, of Spartanburg
County, employed a colored man by
the name of Scott to clean out an old
well on his plantation last week, who
came to his death In u very tragic man
mer. The well had u wooden wall in
it which had become so badly decayed,
that when he began to work tho wall
gave way and let the whole thing come
in upon him, and he died presumably
o sntfocation, before he could be
e~Xtricated.
R. b. Watson & Sons, of Ridge
Spring, the we'll known poultry raiscrs,
have raised perhaps the largest hen
egg that has ever been seen in South
Carolina. 1t is tho product of a light
Brahma hen, is over three and a half
inches long and over two and q half in
diameter. 1t is about half a size larger
than a goose egg.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

ID Jury Returns II Verdict of
Guilty and the Defendant is Sen
fenced to Two Years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26
LAUGHING AT LATIsrER.

a Cruel Practical Joke which Some
OF his Colleagues Played on the
Member from n Third South Car
DINA District.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

Sunday trains leave Greenviile ac 10 %
p m and MAKE connections for Augusta and
Spartuntlrg.
For rates or information apply to any
agent of the company, or to
W.J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent.
Augusta, Ga.
II. l., TODD, Trav. Pass. Agent.
Room No, g04. DYER Ruildiug
The herald., 1895-05-03
THE STANFORD MILLIONS
Special Counsel Instructed to Expedite
the Case
Bames the United States-Causc Of Delay Due
to Mrs. Stanford and Her
Attorneys

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-L. D. Nc
Kisick, special counsul employed by the
attorney general of the United States to
prosecute the case against the estate of
the late Leland Stanford for the recovery
of about SIS, 900. 900, received his instruc-
tions today to hurry up the hearing of
the case. He lost no time in calling upon
United States District Attorney Foote as
soon as he received his orders, but in the
circumstance nothing has been done in
the matter, as Mrs. Stanford's s attorneys
have not filed an answer to the COM
plant.
Mrs. Leland Stanford was in Washing
ton last Wednesday and called upon the
! attorney general. She was particularly
anxious to have the suit against her hus-
bands estate expedited as rapidly as
possible.
MRS. Stanford is trying to put the
blame on the United States" said Dis
trict Attorney Foote today, "but it will
not do. The cause of the delay is due
| entirely to her or her attorneys. The
subpoena was served on Mrs. Stan ford
| and the executors of the estate about
| March 10Th last. They have had ample
! time since then to file their pleadings
| but have failed to do so. In consequence
| the government could take no action un-
| til the first rule day in this month. Nc
| Kisick received his instructions from
| Attorney General Olney but in the cir
cum stances he can do nothing until rule
| day. The onus of the delay rests upon
Mrs. Stanford and her counsel and we will
l bou 10 ~; ,,1o
"As usual the June rule day will be
| held in the chambers and if no pleadings
have been filed in the meantime the
| special counsel will ask to have the case
| go by default. Mr.. McKisick is ready
and willing to press the suit but, as you
see. he can do nothing towards hurry
| ing matters until Mrs. Stanford has filed
her pleadinps -