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Mr.. Eber G. Allen, formerly In charge
of the penitentiary guards, tells the
Piedmont Headlight that superintendent
W. 4. Neal charged his travelling expenses
to the State when he went to q political
caucus in %Spartanburg three or four years
ago, and says that he can prove it. why
has Mr.. Allen kept this information from
the public? III was culpable In Neal to
make such a charge, has not Allen been
derelict in suppresslng the fact so long,
A few more campaigns and the material
will be at hand for q book of revelations
that will be deeply interesting Green
villc Mountaineer.
"A woman has just died at Teign-
mouth, in Devonshire, England, who was
certainly one of the most logical and con-
sistent Of her sex. One evening, In 1858,
when she was 3S years Of age, and In per-
feet health, she retired as usual. Next
morning she said that bed was the most
comfortable place in the world, and an
nounced her intention of remaining there
for the rest of her natural life. This de.
Termination she has calmly carried out
"A company has been organized at
Lacon, ILL.,, for the breeding OF black and
maltese cats. A farm Of 100 acres will be
purchased and in one years time 1t 10 eX-
pected that the number of cats thereon
will reach 10000, increasing to 100, 600 in
another - months. The skins of such
cats sell for about Is cents apiece, and IN
raising them in large numbers there 10
money in the business.
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Bees arc Valiant Soldiers.

History records two instances in
which bees have been used in warfare
as weapons against besicging forces.
The first is related by Appian Of the
siege of Thcmiscyra in Pontus by
Lucullus in his war against Mithri-
dates. Turrets were brought up,
mounds were built and huge mines
were made by the Romans. The peo-
pie of Thcmiscyra dug open these
mines from above and through the
holes cast down upon the workmen
bears and other wild animals and
hives or swarms Of bees.
The second instance is recorded in
an Irish manuscript in the Bibli-
thcque Royal, at Brussels, and tells
how the Danes and Norwegians at.
tackled Chester, which was defended
by the Saxons and some Gaelic aux
iliaries. The Danes we're arrested by
a stratagcm, but the Norwegians,
sheltered by hurdles, tried to pierce
the walls of the town-when, what
the Saxons and the Gaiedhil who were
among them did was to throw down
large rocks, by which they broke down
the hurdles over their heads What
the others did to check this was to
place large posts under the hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to
put all the beer and water of the town,
into the caldrons Of the town, to boil
them and spill them down upon those
who were under the hurdles, SO that
their skins were peeled off. The rem
edy which the Lochians applied to this
was to place hides outside on the hur,
dies. What the Saxons did next was
to throw down all the beehives in the
town upon the b~esiegers, which pre-
vented them from moving their hands
or legs from the number Of bees which
stung them. They afterward deslstec
and left the city.
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The Alaska Purchase.

Spain may have soon regretted the
sale Of Florida, and France the sale OF
the splendid empire known in history
as louisiana but Russia surely did
not expect to regret the sale to this
country of half-frozen Alaska. She
sold it for 81, 200, 900. At the time it
was thought that Russia had the best
end Of the bargain, although she
claimed she parted with Alaska be-
cause of her friendshipfort this country,
and her belief that we should control
American territory. The land thus
sold was held by right of discovery.
It was first seer by Captain Boring
without the h), a Dane, employed by
Peter the Great. This was in l74l,
and Russia held it until its transfer
to US in 1867.
Ever since that time it has attracted
attention. It has been a rendezvous
of prospcctors. It's seal herds became
a source of wealth. Coal was soon
found. Valuable timber, in the
southwestern districts, was located,
followed by discoveries of silver and
gold, and even of petroleum-the un-
kindliest cut of all, for Russia is very
proud of her gushing petroleum wells:
Alaska is indeed a land of mineral
deposits. True, the Klondyke district
is over the line; but the prospecting
that Alaska will soon be subjected to,
will doubtless lead to the finding of
rich additional placers within the
boundary meridian.
Next season it is not at all improb-
able that a single vessel will bring to
Seattle or San Francisco as much gold
as Secretary Seward bargained to pay
for all Alaska. We bought wealth
locked in by %frosts, and American
skill, endurance and couragc-working
perhaps under a cabin that serves at
the same time as dining room and
bedroom-havc broken natures locks
and brought to the use Of mankind
the wealth that has been accumulating
ever since Alaska became dry land
atlanta .TourDUI
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Died For his Master.

When a nan gives up his life for
another. posterity crects a monument
to his memory; but when a dog dies
that his master may live, men stop
and think, and John Walker, Of Ro-
selle, N. j., was doing a lot of think
ing on Saturday night. He was face
to face with death, and his dog had
adverted the blow.
Walker left his house early in the
morning for a stroll. His dog follow
ed him. He tried to drive him back.
Then master and dog started to walk
along the Jersey Central railroad
tracks to Elizabeth.
Midway between the stations Walk
er met a heavy freight running rapid
ly eastward, making enough noise to
deaden all other sounds. Walker
stepped to the wcst-bound track. His
dog, which had been running ahead
after birds or lettering behind to make
short and noisy excursions into the
bushes, closed in on his master when
the train ncared him.
Walker was careless. He never look
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if asked cannot give you an intelligent
answer to the question What COM
pany or regiment did your father serve
in? Now let the fathers fill out their
record in proper form and have same
placed in the record book of the camp
of which he is a mcmber-which will
at our demise be taken charge of by
the sons of veterans, and his record is
there for the scrutiny of future gen
erations. And again, if son or daugh-
ter arc ignorant of these facts, 1t Is
but fair to presume that the wife is
also, and in case of death Of the hus-
band how can the widow get the pen
sion she may be justly entitled to.
We should also scrutinizc very care:
fully records of applicants who served
in commands from other States. Many
adjoining States arc now drawing pen.
sions from US who are not entitled
to same. This, [ think, is the great
weakness of u present pension law.
-R0cE Hill Herald.
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ed behind him, and did not hear nor
600 the Rnual Blue nxnreSs. Brake

ed behind him, and did not hear nor
sec the Royal Blue express. Brake
men on the freight train shouted
warnings. The engineer of the ex-
press train blew his whistle, with no
avail. 1t was too late to stop, al
though the engineer was trying to do
50. Walker plodded on.
When the train was nearly on top
OF Walker his dog sprang at him with
a growl. Walker turned, saw the train
and stepped aside in time to avoid the
cars as they swept past him with a
oar. Not so with the dog. The pi:
lot of the engine struck the animal
and tossed him aside.
When Walker recovered his senses
he looked for his dog. The faithful
animal lay dying, with his back broken.
Walker carried the dog to the side
of the track. The brute licked his
hand, feebly wagged his tail and died
in his masters arms.
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"A Judge down in Kentucky de-
serves to go to the head Of the class.
He charged a jury the other day as
follows: eff you believe what the
counsel for the plaintiff has told you,
your verdict will be for the plaintiff !;
but if, on the other hand, you believe
what the defendants counsel has told
you, you will give your verdict for the
defendant. But if you are like me
and don't believe what either Of them
said, I don't know what you will do"
It is needless to say that, having full
confidence in the Court, the jury dis
agreed.
A 81, 200 farm in Tennessee has
been paid for wholly in hens eggs,
the installments being RENTED daily,
sometimes at the rate of three cents a
dozen for the eggs, delivered in four
dozen lots.
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STUCK.

UNCLE FED-Hello, Jim Stuckup.
J1M-Hcllo back at you, Uncle Fed.
How's everything? You's de same
old dclvish niger you's always been
for 30 schores and ten, I guess.
UNCLE FED-No, Jim, I heerd sum-
fin Yesterday dat tickled me, too old
as people SEE I is.
J1M-What's dat you heerd
UNCLE FED-Dat you got in nigh
ty bad scrape carryin' your gal to ride.
JIM--Oh, yes, I did. Ill tell you
how it was: l carried my gal to ride,
and whin We started back home we had
to cross q road, one u desc railroads,
and whin we come a flying down to
cross, here comes a tranc, and law dat
gal commences hollowin' and we struck
dat old engine md knocked en- right
straight up.
UNCLE FED-Stop, stop, right dar /;
you We got it mixed or hine part be
fore, n or tother. You knocked
what {?
J1M-We come right down dc track
flying, and here comes de train to cross
de road that 1 done tole you bout, and
my gal blows, or hollows, / mean, and
We u up and knocks de engine head
over heels, and de boxes tumble right
by and down de
UNCLE FED-Hole on, you fool mig.
ger amt you got a bit of sense ? If
you goin' to tell about it tell de trut.
JIM-I'sc dom de best / ken. We
list knocked de train all to pieces and
UNCLE FED-Stop dar, again. You
knocked what ?
JM-De train just knocked us and
UNCLE FED-Well, so on now and
tell all yer got to say. Knocked nuth-
in'-the train knocked you to splinte-
r%ations, and l know some things my
self.
JM-Wcll, I got it straight now.
NV gal blowcd and come like light
ming down dc track and knocked-no,
I mean dc train blowcd and knocked
us both higher and a kite, and knock
ed two arms off my gal both shoes,
and I don't know what else it done to
her, but l tell you somcthin' had to
done, and 1 jist run cause dc boss was
unhitched den and gomez to G. S.
Minors and dc Ten Cent Store and
rot a bottle of Iron Glue and picked
up dc pieces of my gal and stuck EN-
together, and stuck her shoes on, too,
and what you reckon she done tothcr
day
UNCLE FED-(with mouth open lis
tcning)-What
J1M-I met her on dc streets in An
derson and she was so "stuck up she
wouldn't speak to me.
UNCLE FED-You don't say so.
Well, let nc tell you somethin' about
sticking stuck, having been stuck.
b'levc that right. Now, Jim, desc
arc facts about dat G. S. Minor and
dc Ten Cent Store. Use been tradcn
wild him and his boys-no, not his
boys, but his Clcrks-cver since be,
fore he gone into bizncss, and right
now I'm stuck to him tighter den all
dc Cast Iron Glcw can stick dc world
together and let me tell you, Jim,
derc is sights and sights OBJ people all
over dc whole country dat's stuck on
him, and I tells you agin, best of all,
dat man Mr.. Minor is gone off now on
a bizncss trip and sum pleasure, too,
and dem boys in dar arc selling dc
stuff. Jist go see for yourself. Eve
rybody go! And now, jim, lem me
tell you-don't say nuthing about it,
tho'-dem very boys arc running
things just to suit en-, cause dem
prices is lower dan anything is ever
called low. Go sec en-.
THE BOYS, at
c. S. MINORS and
TEN CENT STORY
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Bucklons Arnica SaIV6,

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions and positively cures Piles, o. no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
cd. Prise Is cents per box For sale
by Hill-Orr Drug Co
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WOFFORD COLLEGE,,
Spartanburg, s. O.

Spartanburg, s. @.
JAS. II. CARLISLE, LID, President.
COURSES in Mathematics, Geology,
" Chemistry, Physics, Latin. English,
Greek, Metaphysics, Political Economy,
German, French and His sorry. New Gym
nasium.
The WOFFORD FITTING SCHOOLS is
conducted In a handsome four.story brick
building beautifully located near the Col.
lege. The Head. master, A, Mason Du-
Pre-, and the Matron, live In the building.
Send for Catalogue.
J. A. GAMEWELL, Sec. of Faculty.
August IL, 1897
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"A New Jersey policeman who was
struck by lightning the other day
claims that it cured a chronic case &
rheumatism,
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.g1.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug stores,
or sent by mail on receipt Of price.
pnnKS Containing invaluable information, Of
I rnrr interest to all women, will be sent
tkEe to any address, upon application, by
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ltlsnt,. 90.
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Nj SHOP.
p. Nj. RUFF & co.
A RE equipped to do all kinds of RE-
IN PAIR in Iron-such as on
-&rrr.rr1 DAFT ISDC

ENGINES, BOILERS,
SAW MILLS, GINS,
GRIST MILLS, &C.
All work guaranteed. Prices are such
that will get the work.
Shop opposite passenger depot, between
Oil Mill and Ice Factory.
P. M. RUFF & co.
P. S.-We repair and rebuild all worn
out or broken parts on Bicycles.
August II, 1897 In
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A good old Presbyterian elder,
who was the possessor Of a very long
nose, nee got that prominent feature
scratched, w%hereupon he called to his
son for a piece of court plaster, and
he brought to him the paper stamp
from the end Of a spool Of cotton
thread. The next day being Sunday,
the old gentleman took his accustomed
place in front of the pulpit. The
minister arose, announced his text
and, looking down, read on his elders
nose, Warranted 200 yards and it
was several moments before he could
proceed with his sermon.
= John Hatchett, of Brown Coun-
ty, Ind, found a $1,000 pot Of gold
coin while ploughing. 1t is supposed
that his father, who was rich, buried
it.
WV ]
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MOTHERS FRIEND

is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and sui
fering incident to maternity; this
hour which is dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made
painless, but all the danger is re-
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy are no longer de-
spondent or gloomy; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con-
ditions are avoided, the system is
made ready for the coming event,
and the serious accidents so COM
mon to the critical hour are
obviated by the use of Mothers
Friend. 1t is q blessing to z00ntan.
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- When q mai is so mean and
that nobody wants to have
anything to do with him, his wife
says he has a peculiar dispo-
sition.
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PIP. m. "a" o. m.
Trains 0 and 10 carry elegant Pullman
aleening cars between Columbia and Asheville,
enroute daily between Jacksonville and Cincin'
natl.
Trains leave spartanburg, A. &C: division.
Vestibule timited); southbound 1919 Q. m.
8:l5 p. m, II :S7 q. M, tYestibule Limited.(
Trains leave Grecnville, A. and 9. division,
northbound, 5:45 o. M, 2:3l p. m. and 5:O p. m,
l:a p. M, 1928 p. m. tVestibuled Limitod).
Pullman Service.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains Is and
Be-, 81 and 81, on A. and G. division.
W. II. GREEN. j. N. CULP
Gen. Superintendent, Traffic Mgr,
Washington, d. @. Washington Dc
W.. A. TURK, 8. b. HARDWICk,.
Gen. gnss. As't. Asst Gcn. Pass. Ag't.
Washington d. q Atlanta. Go.
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teed purely vegetable,
and for twenty years
its proprietors have
offered one thousand
dollars reward + for
proof that it contains
q particle of potash,
mercury OF other min
eral Ingredient. Q ~
=. Mr.. W. R. Newman,
q well-known young
man residing al
Sfoupfo0 Wa. fried
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Glad yesterday will soon bring to
The convict kindly greeting
To nOurish soul and body while
His breakfast eggs he's eating.
A Remarkable Work.

The employees of THE MIRROR Office
have just completed a piece of work
seldom attempted in a newspaper Of
flee. We have large list of subscrib-
ers scattered in all quarters of the
United States, Canada, England and
other European countries. We have
just completed an exact schedule of
the distance of every subscribers P. O.,
address from Saltwater, taking into
full consideration departure and ar
rival of mail in this city. To every
subscriber now one year or more in
arrear on subscription we will tomor-
row mail an itemized account of the
delinquency and have decided to allow
a years future subscription free to
each of the first three persons sending
in one dollar or more in payment on
their account. 1t does not matter
whether the full amount of the delin-
quency is RENTED as long as the
amount sent exceeds ninety nine cents.
This offer also includes all new sub
scriptions sent in by mail on and after
April Is.
The work we have accomplished has
been an arduOuS one, and the result
will show to the world that our readers
are of an intelligent class.
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Those Legal Tears.

The question of the right of an attor-
ney to shed tears in defense of his eli
ent has been passed upon by the SUI
preme court of Tennessee, which held
that it was not only allowable, but
among "the natural rights of counsel
which no statute or constitution could
take away" Indeed, says the court,
eff counsel have tears at command, it
may be seriously questioned whether
it is not his professional duty to shed
them whenever proper occasion arises"
The court did not pass on the right of
the client to exhibit emotion at the
size of the bill.-Minneapolis Journal.
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QbaUfaUqUa.

Pierian Chautauqua Circle held it's
quarterly meeting in the prison chapel
on Sunday afternoon, April 18th. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved. The secretary
made summarized report of the
quarter just ended, after which the
president made a few remarks con-
graduating the Circle upon the excel
lent showing made. The question box
was then taken up and the following
program was rendered.:
"Old Black JOe". Pierian Quartet
Paper.
Modern Language. by Member of Glass c
Paper.
Mind, Muscle and Money. Observation-Disclosures.
.......................B By Member of Glass
Paper.
Sentiment in Business BY Member of Glass
Recitation.
IAN Oriental Romance Observation-Disclosures.
......... By Member of Glass d
Paper.
Future of War;. 80. By Member of Glass A
Dramatic Reading.
"The Croupiers Story. By Member of Glass A
Solo.
Monarch of the Woods. Observation-Disclosures.
.....................B By Member of Glass d
Paper.
Ancient Greeks as Educators Observation-Disclosures.
BY Member of Glass B
Paper.
Books By Member of Glass E
Chorus.
"The Church Across the Way .Pierian Quartet
The Reverend Critic was next in
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order. He said in substance: Il am
not in a critical mood today, not so
much so as in a reflective one engen-
dered by the papers just read. | note
that nearly all of the papers have a
tendency to a general vein of socio-
logical ideas. In addition to the
thoughts already advanced by them
they might very properly add, that no
entirely commercial nation has ever
been great nation. The PhHnecians
and Babylonians were great CONNER
cial nations; yet strangers had to write
their histories. The Greeks, on the
other hand, were always of philo-
SOphical, educative turn, and they
stand today, as ever, a great nation in
Deeds
In the call for ''new business" the
designations OF two members about to
be discharged from prison were ten
dered and accepted in few fitting
words by the president.
Warden Wolfer was then called upon
and in some well chosen words eX-
pressed his appreciation of the educa
tional work being done by the Circle.
He said, in part: "The papers just
read show that the writer's have given
considerable thought to their subjects
and have taken great pains to properly
express those thoughts. 1t is proof
that they desire to improve themselves
mentally and morally. Such papers
would do credit to any one in the out
side world We have men in prison
whose thoughts and aspirations travel
in the same lines as the more intelli-
gent of freemen. The critical period
in the battle of life is not when you
come into prison, but when you go out.
1t is sad fact that man going from
prison has more disadvantages than
the ordinary man. The world makes
note of his slightest mistake. He
must thencefOrth show clean record;
his conduct must be such as to be
above all suspicion. But if a man
thoroughly makes up his mind to, he
CAN regain his standing in the world
The Warden then stated that among
the citizens present were some mem
bers of the "Aunt Jerusha" Comedy
Co., who had just closed an engage
ment in the city, and invited the mem
| bers to entertain us in their own way.
The Thespians responded willingly.
Two of the lady members sang solos
in turn, while two of the male artists
gave recitatiOns each descriptive
of the humorous and pathetic side of
life. Then came the "Irish Comedian"
the ever resourceful necessity to all
theatrical companies. His wit was
bright, clean and fresh. He says: "BOys,
l will give you few Irish gags, and
sing you 'Comeallye' as | heard it
sung myself a shOIt time ago." And
he filled the bill satisfactorily with
clean-cut witticisms that would arouse
the disabilities of the most phlegmatic,
closing with partly-revsed version
of "Brannan On The Moor
The president then concluded the
meeting with a vote of thanks to Mr..
Campbell and members of his company
for the unexpected addition to the Ordi-
nary program.
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TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out a copy or not
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1t is the happy lot of mOrtals that
when in proper enjoyment of our fac.
ulties unvitiated by whisky and reck-
less company we may learn lesson
from the smallest and simplest sources.
Even the bright dart of commonplace
witticism calls to our mind the many
good things of the outer world we miss
through leading life which is certain
to have state prison as division ter
minal. To be the commonest toiler in
the outer world is to be an American
King in comparison with the f1eeting
pleasure resulting from pecuniary gains
of a crooked life.
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We trust that our newspaper friends
will never refer to us as being "On the
fence" 1t is decidedly unhealthy for
us to straddle the fence here on pOliti-
cal or other intent. Our immured COM
munity has teachers on social and po-
litical economy to preclude the neces-
sity or possibility of our doing so, and
their trumpet eloquence, backed up by
unimpeachable Is to 1 Free Lead
argument, is beyond the necessity of
debate, so that we are never in the
slightest doubt as to which side of the
fence we should pasture on.