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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-15

Mr.. Z. /. Jewell was at Berlin over
sunday.
We. Keuucy was At home from Au-
burn over sunday.
\ large congregation heard Rev Mr..
Beans sermon on dancing sunday even
ing
Mrs. C. l.. Buck has been visiting the
family Of G. +. Buck 81 Snow's Falls the
past week.
The cantata "Rebecca" i in prepare
ton, and will be presented before long,
under the auspices o; the Epworth
League.
Next sunday morning at the Congre-
gatioual church there viii be special
Christina, music and sermon appro-
pirate 20 the occasion. 10 the evening
~Christmastidt" service will be held.
IL isn't so easy cumming your fare on
"A hob-tail car. after all. \ Democrat
man tried IL the other day, not inten-
tiouauv. but To- tt OF absent minded
ness and though there were eighteen
Messenger, aboard. the motorm3u Was
"on 10" him. and pulled the string on
him before he let him get OF
The ladies Of the VI. Z. Circle will
serve Green Leaf Tea At the veStry
"Wednesday evening, Dec. l6th. This
will De- "A most unique aud novel affair.
After tea programme will be given con-
.istipy OF selection, by our noted humor-
Isl. A. +. Morse; solos by Miss Cook,
Rotations. etc. \ cordial invitation l.
extended 70 all. Come, buy green Leaf
and lind your partner for tea. AdmiS-
sion L. cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-15
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Always in season. Hopkins Steamed Hominy
tHulled Corn.) Elegant lunch In MIX. OF can, loo
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-15
vhe Oxford democrat.
SOUTH PARIS.
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Mails arrive al post Once ron sr,r, e S,s'a
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

lianceman until he became LAWYER,
but that was the only reason he was
not still one. These were the only
Two speeches OF the morning hour, and
president Elder announced an inter
mission of an hour and half for din
her, mere was no regular spread, but
each ftmily or group had combined
and had dinner to themselves.
Af.er dinner Mr.. Wilborn made a
short but earnest appeal to farm
ers to fight the cotton tie trust,
which has put up the price arbitrarily
from II cents bundle to $l.3O. He
announced that such rise in prices
meant the extortion from the cotton
farmers OF about Sc, ,000.0 600, an amount
which II put in paper money and
stretched end to end would reach near
ly to the moon. He said that Col. ID.
Z. Duncan, of the Alliance Exchange,
would be present today with samples
OF wire tires which were perfectly sat-
isfactory, and which could be bought
Tor much less than the trust tie. He
appealed to farmers to buy this and
thus down the trust, as had been the
case with the bagging trust.
In connection with that it was learned
that tho farmers of York generally
have been using the sugar sack bag
glng which costs one-half what lutte
bagging does and which is obtained
from New York. York County cotton
mills consume nearly all the cotton
raised In the county, and the farmers
nave been buying the second hand bag
ging from the factories and thus it Ia
used over and over at very small cost.
Those who have pursued this plan saw
1T has proven entirely satisfactory.
Mr. Elder then introduced Mr.. May
held, who spoke for about half an hour
on national issues. He has given the
subject OF money careful study ana
was in position to clear
ly point out the evils of the present
system which he did and the only
remedy is sight-the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
MIR. Robinson spoke next and got off
several good jokes which kept the
crowd in good humor. He spoke of
the necessity of good roads and what
a great saving they would be to the
people. lie touched lightly on nation
al issues, saying that subject had al
ready been fully discussed.
This concluded the regular speeches
Of the day, but Mr.. w. j. Gaines, agent
for the Cotton Plant and the Exchange.
made an important address of forty
five minutes in length. Mr.. Gaines
started of by asking Alliancemen to
give their solid support to the Cotton
Plant and the Exchange, and getting
he gave a good, common
sense Alliance talk, perhaps the only
genuine one of the day, because it was
a practical one as to how the order
should go about to accomplish it's pri-
mary object. He cautioned members
to pay attention to business first, and
be very suspicious of oily-tongued poll
tlcians. He scored the bagging and
other trusts and showed how the money
mongers were trying to get possession
Of all lands by loaning money on them.
His advice to them to beware of all
such schemes was very appropriate and
was convincingly put. He made good
Impression and naturally took in a
large number Of orders for the Cotton
Plant, the official organ of the Ali
ance.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04
commercial value to considerable less

! commercial value to considerable less
than half OF an average crop.
Pears were excellent in few places
only, and generally suffered the same
injury with like results as apples and
peaches did. Blight affected fruit
trees seriously, and in places where
never before known.
Plnms, apricots and cherries were
failures.
Rice continues to grow we'll, and
much OF it is heading. AS far as
known no damage resulted from the
nigh water on the Santee, Cooper,
Edisto or other rivers in the main rice
region.
The reports on grapes indicate a
uniform excellence of condition
throughout the State, with local ex-
ceptlons where they are rotting more
or less, and one report from Lexing-
ton, where they are pronounced q
allure, but this condition will not
apply to the whole county. Tho quality
oil grapes Is pronounced excellent
everywhere. and summing up all re-
ports, grapes are full average both as
TO quality and quantity. The bullace
FAMILY OF grapes are an abundant crop
Cultivated berries did fairly we'll,
and wild berries were exceedingly
plentiful and of fine quality.
On the whole the season was a poor
one FOR fruit, and the main reason
assigned by correspondents was the
excessive heat during May, co-exist-
ing with severe droughty conditions,
and after the heat moderated and the
drought was relieved, insects damaged
the remaining fruit, or the rains caused
1T to rot, so that there was a steady
decline in condition from the time
trult blossomed until maturity.
j. w. BAUER, Director.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04
NICKNANIEs IN POLITICS.
The Origin and Moaning OF Names
Given to Certain Factions.

The Origin and Moaning OF Names
Given to Certain Factions.
New York Tribune.
When the followers of "Sockless 1"
Jerry Simpson and the bewhiskered
PETER began singing the old negro
song Keep in the Middle of the Road, I"
as a gentle protest against any fusion
of their newborn Populist party with
the old Kansas Democracy, they proba-
bly, little thought that they were help.
ing to make history. But such seems
to have been the result of their unpre-
meditated action. They had broken
loose from old party ties, and Joined
their fortunes with those OF the Usage
OF Medicine Lodge" and his senior col
league. They objected to the idea of
being absorbed into one of the old par
tieS, and they gave voice to their senti-
ments In song. That was four or Eve
years ago. Last week they awoke to
find themselves famous. Every dis
patch sent out from ST. Louis contained
some reference TO the middle of the
Road faction In the populist conyen.
tion. IL was the faction which still
wanted to keep In the middle of the
road. 1t declined 70 'turn to the
right or turn TO the left, bpt insist.
ed on the PApnlIsis mai
own i0entityN Ind indivitil .,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

a day and Americans so cents day.
The Discrimination is for the reason
that tho Americans are more intelli-
gent, and, therefore, more valuable.
Our country furnishes fine oppor-
tunity for educated negroes who are
willing to work. They have advan-
tages that they never will be able to
secure in this country, but those who
are only fit for aborers had better stay
here. They cannot do any better in
Liberia"
ANY white men among you?"
only few Englishmen and Ger
mans, sir. We do not want white men
except as traders, and we don't al
low them to own real estate. They
are too smart for the poor negro, and
II we should throw down the bars they
would soon own the whole country.
We know that we are the inferior race.
We have been in bondage for hundreds
OF years. We have aX thought it was
hard; but just as the good Lord kept
the children OF Israel wandering about
the desert for forty years, he has had
us In bondage for our own good. We
are coming slowly, but surely, and after
awhile we will tell the white man to
come in if he wants to, and if he can
make anything off Of us he will be
welcome to it."
Speaking of farming, he says that all
that is necessary is to plant the seeds
OF whatever cropand leave them in the
ground. If rice, the next thing is to
cut 1t; If potatoes, the next thing Is to
dig them. Coffee bears all the year
round, but the main crop is gathered
In January and February. Twice u
year laborers are sent among the trees
to cut down the grass and drag it up
TO the roots. and when the trees get
SIX or eight feet high they are topped.
This is about all the work that is re-
quired.
DO you have any idea OF coming
back to this country to live 2"
NO, sir; Liberia is my home. God
made Africa for the negro and the
negro for Africa. l am q son of the
tropics. Nowhere else can the negro
thrive as there. Why, don't l remem-
Der when used to goout in cold, frosty
weather to pick cotton with Mr..
stewart boys. My skin would turn
white and roughen up while theirs
would get red and smooth. They could
pick the faster, and | could only shake
and shiver. But put us under the
tropical sun of Liberia, and those broil-
ing rays that will rob them of every
energy will invigorate me with that
same snap and vim that they got in the
Old cotton field from the frost. "Now,
goodbye" concluded Moore, warmly
extending his hand. "The first snow I
have seen since left here was from
the deck of the ship away off on the
Ieneritfe mountains. That was as I
was coming away from home. 1t has
been twenty-five years since l have
seen any more"
The principal 'objcct of Moore's trip
down in this section was to visit his
father, June Hanna, who still lives in
this county. Hewas accompanied on
the trip by a daughter of his partner,
solomon Hill, whom he introduced as
the wife of V. L. Miller, of Monrovia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

Lincoln was the first occupant Of
the White House to wear beard and
Grant was the first to wear NOUS
tache. Cleveland has q moderate
moustache, and is the only one of the
presidents to wear moustache with.
out a beard.
Tho Broad riverlin South Carolina
was 90 called by the whites. The In
dian name was Eswan Huppeday, or
''Diyiding Line river" because It was
the boundary between the Cherokees
aid the Catawbas.
k7A bridein Montreal appeared at
tfsf glt t9r with her pet canary fastened
4 lshoulder by golden chsin.
Qs&5ug the marriage ceremony the
goisa into song. 3 3
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

THE DIFFERANCE. Tho late lord
chief justice OF England used to tell his
friends this anccdote at his own ex-
pensc:
Driving in his coupe toward his court
one morning an accident happened to
IL at Grosvenor Square. Fearing he
would be belated he called nearby cab
from the streetrank and bade the Jehu
drive him as rapidly as possible to the
courts OF justice.
And where be they?"
What. a London cabby, and don't
know where the law courts are at old
Temple Barr"
".Oh, the law courts, is it? But you
said courts of Justice"
On his way to his judicial seat the
chlel justice saw at once that line
was drawn in the common mind ba.
tween law and justice. AS if, F. for -
stance, while one was dispensed,
other was dispensed with. YF9
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

AFTER THIRTY YEARS.-The London
telegraph tells Of a curious meeting
that occurred recently in hotel there.
a number OF Americans were'dining at
the same table, although they were un-
acquainted with each other. One was
being entertained by an English friend
and was relating incidents that occur
ed during the war Of the rebellion.
Ihe speaker, who had beena men,
per OF the Union army, said that once
previous to battle he had traded a
pocket OF quinine to q Confederate SOL
aler Tor pipe OF tobacco and u curious
ly carved pipe. These exchanges, he
said, were frequently made. The
Northern sol liers often traded tea and
coffee for tobacco. As he told about
the qulnlue and pipe episode another
Oh the Americans tall, graywhiskcr-
cd man wearing d slouched hat, seem
cd deeply interested.
That pipe and tobacco saved NV
life" said the former Union soldier.
My commanding officer learned
that had it and ordered me to report
for an explanation. While was gone
there wasa Il sharp skirmish and the
killed"
Here the gray -whiskered gentleman
interrupted.
Did not the man with whom Won
traded tell you that be had a child that
was sick and did you not tell him tha
you also had daughter i'll at home?
And did you not offer to let him have
the quinine without taking the tobac-
COZ" he inquired.
Yes, but how did you know" YVES
the astonished answer.
Il was that Confederate" was the
answer.
Then tho two men shook hands and
their daughters, now grown to woman
hood, were introduced to each other.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

Roman j. Zudof, who claimed to be
q Russian count, was arrested in New
York on board the steamship New
York, Just as the vessel was about to
sail for Europe. A warrant had been
Issued charging him with failure to
settle his bill at Hotel Cambridge. He
was committed to Jefferson Market
prison and hall hour after was found
hanging to the door of the cell, using a
handkerchlcf in an effort TO Kill him
Sell he died shortly after being cut
down. Since the arrival of Zudofin
this country last year, he has pursued
a career OF swindlng in New York and
Boston, whore no used various assumed
names, his own being Lipman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

1t is again rumorcd in Washington
that Secretary Hoke Smith will in a
lew days be requested or enforced to
resign from the Interior Department
on account OF his attitude in supporting
Bryan and SGwall which is supposed
to be at variance with the views of the
PRESIDENT and the other members of
the Cabinet. 1t Is understood that Mr..
smith proposes to go to Gray Gables
and explain his attitude to the Presi-
dent, but the Secretary himself declines
10 make any statement for publication
regarding the mattSr.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

Mckinley standA as the rich mar, ,,..,.s;j
candidate, and tho v.hArQe az
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04

he had to go on again. Somebody
wanted him to talk about Mckinley.
He did not intend to talk about him,
he said. Mckinley had been harping
on dead issue. He (McKinle looked
like man astride of u dead jackass In
a storm. The speaker then insisted on
stopping, although the crow again tried
TO make him go on. After he sat down
the crowd cheered him for nearly q
minute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
CONTRADICTS EIGHTEEN
Does Mrs. Hillmon, in Rebutta1-Evi-
dence All 1n-Argument to
Jury Commenced.

Mrs Hillmon took the stand, on re-
buttal, for the plaintiff Saturday
morning. Her testimony consisted in
contradicting the evidence given by
the following eighteen witnesses who
testified on behalf of the defense:
That she did not ask W. w. Mich
OILS to say anything in regard to the
scar on Mr.. Hillmon's hand, as testi-
fed to by Mr.. Nichols; that she did not
say in the Nichols room in the Cont
mental hotel in Leavenworth, during
the trial of this case there in 1882, that
! Mr.. Hillmon had a slight scar, and that
it had almost disappeared; that she
said nothing about a scar at all; that
she never said that Mr.. Hillmon might
have had false teeth; that she never
said to them, (referring to the five wit
nesses in the room that if they intend
ed to testify that way, she would with
draw her case and turn Hillmon over
to the authorities; all of which facts
were testified to by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Nichols, w. w. Nichols, Mrs. Nixon
and S. D. Nixon; that she never told
w. J. Buchan at the Planters house,
Leavenworth, in September, 1879 that
Levi Baldwin promised to go to Leav-
enworth with her to get the policies
from Mr.. Wheat, as testified to by MIR.
Buchan; that Levi Baldwin never had
the policies on Hillmon's life in his po-
session, to give to the late Judge S. O..
Thatcher, Judge Thatcher having testi-
fed that Levi Baldwin handed the poll
cies to him, and asked him to bring
suit upon them; that Hillmon never
used tobacco either in chewing or smok-
ing as testified to by several witnesses,
including Hi1lmons brother; that she
never had a sister in Lawrence at the
time w. H. Lamon testified that he
met her sister in Lawrence; that w. H.
LamOn never took the tintype of John
W. Hillmon, that he testified having
taken, but that witness never knew
where it was taken, beyond the fact
that it was taken somewhere in the
west; that she never said that Attor-
ney Borgalthaus represented her at
the coroner's inquest, as testified to by
one or two witnesses; that she was
present at the cOrOner'S inquest only
a short time one afternoon; this in
contradiction of the testimony given by
six witnesses, including three members
of the cOroner'S jury, to the effect that
she was present during almost the en-
tire inquest which lasted about a week.
Plaintiffs counsel then rested their
case.
Considerable discussion then took
place in relation to the arguments of
counsel to the jury, the court stating
that he was exceedingly DESTROYS of
having them to do so at once, but on
explanations being given by counsel
for the plaintiff, to which the defense
made no objection, Judge Williams ad-
journed court until this morning, when
the arguments to the jury will COM
mence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
TO HONOR TILLMAN.

All Political Parties at Denver Will
Unite to Make the Senat tor Welcom e.
DENVER, Nj arch 30-The ways and
means committee of the Tillman club
organized at the non-partizan meeting
of citizens of Denver February 81, has
made arrangements for a silver demon
stration of the people regardless of party
on the occasion of Mr.. TilIman's visit to
this city as the guest of the state Demo
cratic convention in April.
Thus far the details have not been per-
fected. After his eech before the
convention, the Democrats will resign
him to the Tillman club for day of en-
tertainment by people of all polite al
faiths who believe in the cause of silver
as the hope of restoration to our national
industrial prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30

AFTER STEWARDS PAPER.
Printers Say the Senator Doesn't Pay
Union Wages on the 'Sil-
yer Knight

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Stewart and his partner, Carl Brown,
have got into trouble with the Columbia
Typographical union over their paper,
The Silver Knight
At special meeting of the union a
resolution was adopte dire ing an il .
vestiGation into the amount of salaries
which The Silver Knight pays its COM
positors.
The paper was started nut long ago as
organ of the free silver party. The
small amount of cash necessary to start
it was furnished by Senator Stewart
This paper is published weekly, but, al
though it bears a Washington date line,
it is really printed in Alexandria. This
is done because Alexandria is outside the
jurisdiction of the typographical union.
For setting the kind of matter published
in The Silver Knight the standard wages
in the district are $18 a week. The com
positors on The Silver knight ges from
So to 81 a week.
The Columbia union intends either to
get Senator Stewart to move MS office to
Washington, or, failing that, it will insti-
tute a branch of the union in Alexandria
and compel Mr.. Stewart to pay union
wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.
Contract Let for the Reconstruction
of the Famous Old Route.

BALTIMORE, March 30.-A contract
for the reconstruction of the famous old
Dismal Swamp canal has been awarded
by the Lake Drummond Canal and
Water company Patricius McManus,
of Philadelphia. The work is to begin
within 80 days, and to be completed by
January, 1898.
This work will extend over the whole
route of the canal from place on the
Elizabeth, four miles from Norfolk, Va,
to place where the canal empties into
the Pasquotank river, near South Mills,
n. G.
There are to be ten turnouts provided
between these places Each turnout is
to be 20 feet wide on the bottom, and at
least 200 feet long, curving out at each
end to make uniform connection with
the banks.
A feeder about three miles long is to
be constructed to Lake Drummond. The
total length of the canal is about %
miles. Right of way 300 feet wide in
Virginia and 100 feet wide through
North Carolina is owned by the COM
PAW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
PEACHES $1.25 EACH.
dollhouse Strawberries Selling il
Gotham at 1878 Per Quart.

NEW YORK. March 30.-Those who en-
Joy eating peaches, will be pleased to
know that in few weeks they will be
able to purchase them at $L25 each, or
$12 a dozen. Those who are willing to
satisfy a longing for fresh fruits with
something less expensive than dollhouse
peaches will also be pleased to learn
that the strawberry season is almost at
hand, and that even now many straw
berries are coming to market from
Florida and may be purchased at prices
ranging from 20 to so cents a quart, &C
cording to quality.
The usual retail price for good quality
Florida berries yesterday was about 35
or 40 cents a quart. A strange fact about
awberries is that while Florida ber-
ries were selling at the price named, hot
house rawberries were being sold at
81. 20 "cup"-a cup is third of a
quart. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
FROHMAN ENGAGES DIXEY.
He Will Play a Comedy Part in
Thoroughbred"

NEW YoRK, March 30-Chas Froh-
man has secured Heurv E. Dixey. to play
the leading part in a new comedy, Thor
Oughbred," by Ralph Lunday, which is to
be produc ed at the Garrick theater April
20. His part in the new Frohman play
will be a low comedy character, some
what similar to that which he played in
Confusion" several years. The play is
a three-act comedy, and tells the story of
an English squire who, through certain
complications, becomes the owner of a
famous racshorse. An English racing
coach will be shown on the stage. Dixey,
it is said, may become permanently at
tache1 to one of the Frohman compan-
les.