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i do not remember to have
made that remark, said Senator
McLaurin, to the audience. There
was time, however, when every
free silver Democrat OF any prom
inence in Washington was talking
that way, Sjbley, Bryan, TilIman,
myself and others were trying to
do all we could to unite the silver
forces of all parties. Gov. Evans
was eleeted to the Chicago conven-
tion on the free silver or bust
idea, and lpresume that Dir Strait
was that way too. Cheers for
McLaurin.
The doctor seemed to think that
an effort was being made to put
him in "A false position, and in a
'now-l- have caught you, in anoth-
er' tone, he stormed:
did you hear me SAY thatI'
McLaurin-I never heard YOU
say anything about anything, doc
tor; laughter and applause but
| took it for granted that the pco
pie of this district were that way.
and If YOU were not that way, then
you did not represent them.
Cheers and cries of Get down
Strait.
Strait failed to say where Nc
Laurin 5 alleged remark was made
and McLaurin suggested that pro-
babfy it was at the famous Will
lard Hall conference.
Strait, (snappishly)-I was not
there, sir.
MIR McLaurin very pleasantly
i was. TCheers for McLau-
rim.
McLaurin, still unable to locate
the place where he was alleged to
have solicited Strait as recruit
to Popllism, went on to tell about
the Willard Hall meeting. 1t
was n gathering of free Silverites
of all parties, with view to trv-
ing to get together. He had toI
the meeting that South Carolina
would work for free silver natur
ally; but the free silvcritcs would
not leave the Democratic party.
Senator Stewart had jumped ON
him and he told Stewart that there
would be no sense in such Il move:
that ~outh Carolina siIycritcs al
ready had control of tho party.
organization, and that an attempt
to form a new party, would only
mean local division to no good
purpose. TO prove the wisdom
of what he said, the senator cited
the case of North Carolina, which
in the last election, elected II Re
publican governor and gave Bryan
a majority of 20, 900 votes. and
concluded the senator, what the
people want now is live, honest,
intelligent and energetic represen.
tatives, and hereafter | believe
they will lay the hand of affiiction
on all nonentities who act, as
stumbling blocks in the way of
their getting their just demands.
Long continued applause, during
which DR. Strait subsidized.
Continuing, Senator McLaurin
said be had never belonged to the
Populist party; but that he respect
ed the ropuiists for they had
made 4 fight on principle with no
hope of winning. Then he went
on to pay high tribute to Senator
Mayfeld for his manly action in
Withdrawing from the race, and
said that he hoped the others
would have the manhood to do
likewise when convinced of .he
error of their way Then he
told about the Populist platform
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had been singled out because he
had worked han der than any of
the others to combine every in
huence to do what he had been
lledged to do, then he must con-
Tess that it was his own fault.
[ Applause.
Next Senator McLaurin took
up the question of free raw ma
terial, about which the other
speakers had tried to make so
much impression. He read from
the Democratic platform of 1892
and showed that at that time the
party advocated this policy, and
he then read from the platform
of 1896 to show that free raw
material had been eliminated.
The party had tried the principle
advocated by Governor Evans,
found that it was impractlcable
and abandoned it. Then he went
into an explanation of the fact
that the annual requirements of.
this government are between
$500, 600, 600 and 5000, 600, 600.
and that this money must be raised
by tariff duties. Then he explain
ed how the Democratic platform
required those duties to he levied
without discrimination on the
products of one section against
another, and bow every vote he
had cast was in direct and absolute
accord with that platform. The
audience signitied its approval of
every point.
"But | am not here defending
my record" " the senator explain
ed. "The people of South Caro-
lima are a reading people. They
know where l stand. Every man
in the state knows that / am not
Protectionist, [AppIause1 and it
Is an insult to their intelligence to
say that | am. Cheers. have
been returned to congress from
my district four times, and whyg
Because | tried to do something
to earn my salary. TCEeers.
Senator McLaurip here referred
to the outIardish charges that had
been made against him, and among
other things, the attempt to be-
amlrch him for having voted
against the Jim Crow car bill.
Without mentioning names. he
pointed to Mr. Finley, and said
that the senate. from York. with
whom he had the honor to serve.
had done the same thing, as did
also two thirds of the members of
the house. 1t was not, however
because he was opposed to the
principle of the bill; but because
OF certain provisions which, If he
had remained in the house. he
would have remedied.
Then he spoke of the attempt
to besmirch him by insinuating
that he had bootlicked Reed into
putting him on the committee on
ways and means. "Who put
Bailey on this committee he
asked, "and who put Charles F
crisp there, and who out VIM j
Bryan therei Was it not this
same Car Reed, the speaker of
the Republican house, and did
they bootlick him to get the place.!
Is 1T by such arguments as these
that these men would drag me
down in order that they may get
the seat that was filed by Hayne,
Calhoun and McDufie! And for
what! Only to draw the salary?''
Cheers and voices That IL.
but we are going to send you
back"
Ihe senator next explained that
fba to,;u 4 IN
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Registration Books Open.
Aug II, 1S97-1mo.

y AtCO ORDANCE with the Act of
lSo6 providing for tho registration
ofeIeetors, the books OF the Supervisors
OF Registration will be open at the
court house ON the first Monday j,
each mouth for the registration ofelec
tors entitled TO registration and keI
open for three successive days in eacI
month until the general. election OF
q. iSS w. G.. \. Porter,
r. NJ. Kirk.
X. J. Flynn,
Board of Registration.
Nov IS. ls96-tf.
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of Notions, such as handkcrchiofs
Ladies and Gents, Hose, etc, etc.
H. -. Oh .r.r.v X lsro
1=.nzzszszsrzzzszszuusszssussxgsYszs,rs-.z,.z,,.
though he had fuIl nar,,is.io, l.,
give out the facts, he had ro.oIro1
not to do it. even if if sbo,,L1 oos,
him his election. Rut ro;r+od H..
the other candidates ne tbo hIoo,,
est hearted william, capobIo of or,
thing that was low and moan ond
constantly napocd and ooorod ho
was so hurt at Chester that for
reasons he could scm cclv cxnIoin
he gave up his secret Nh. N,v-
field had come to his room, ,ft,n
the speaking, and he had given
nm all the facts. j w Bowdcn
was his friend. White he WA,
sick in Columbia, and while hi,
vile was also sick at his home.
howden had nurSed him for 10
""yS ike woman. During his
cohVelescence, Bowdcn had told
nin' OF MS determination to issue
Il manifesto for the organization
vi IL IopullSt party in this state.
lie urged and plead with Bowden,
pointing out the effect, and assur-
ing MN That no good could be
accomplished. AS the result OF
Ills Pieaoihg, bowden was induced
~ striNe out that portion of the
p'a'ior'h "nlch applied to the
parry III the state. And that was
Ill ''ie'e was or IL.
during this recital, which was.
OF course, made in more detail.
senator McLaurln unconscIously
showed evidence or strong emotion
'''' quite IL number Of people in
'"e audience were observed by the
reporters 10 dc III tears.
Continuing Senator McLaurin
'a'd that h" never, under any
circumstances, cherished hatred
for amy man; but when he felt
S"cA feeling arising in hi, heart.
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ESThBLl>Hh ID 1872
Ne Und0rSGll All Others In
Groceries.


~ pounds granulated Sugar for 81 90
n pounds light brown Sugar 90
.s' We have the cheapest line
OF Chewing and Smoking Tobacco
IN town. Also we carry Il nice line
OF Notions, such as handkcrchiefs
Ladies and Gents Hose, etc, etc.
R- -. Oh Ar.r.N X BRO
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ne release Of Mrs. Walter NJ. Castl.
ms oeen followed by an alarming n.
crease OF kieptomania in the West Frd
u london. One leading storekeener
states that he has been Obliged 10 tars
the law In his own hands, recoyn;z;na
.ne utility of legal proceedings ana
enat the disgrace OF the arrest fans
upon innocent relatives. The store.
Keeper says that he watched a wellstr,
40 iaoy' and caught her stealing xey.rs,
'llnes' Finally he took her to his NJ.
sa'e ONCE and offered her the choice =,
arrest or summary chastisement ths,
ana there. She accepted the latter and
me proprietor left her with his sister
'ne manageress of the store, who tber
oircned the lady until she howled ~.
Mercy ana solemnly swore never to i,
: aeain.-N. Y. Home Journal
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SCIENCE AND iNpusrax.


During the last 20 years the rot,
ways of the world have absorhad n o : q =
900 tons OF steel, or almost half the tots
product. -
Trees which grow on the nortberr
side of hill are much more d.,rabls
when converted into furniture than
tnose which grow on the southern side
"A San Francisco earthquake-proof
Motel is constructed of iron and in the
FORM OF two hollow squares, one with
IN the other, arranged so as to brace
each other.
The air we breathe needs w.sh.
."s the same as everything else.
AFTER rain has been falling for some
time the impurities in the air arc
round to diminish, and the satisfaction
WIN which we breathe in the washed
ar after good railfaH is an evidenca
tnat our senses bear testimony to its
publication.
"A curious fact, not commonly
SHOWN, about the gait of red deer in
England has recently been published
IN book on Hunting" by Lord |
Eprington. 1t appears that STAG
crosses his legs right and left in walk. |
ing, while with female deer. except
under particular circumstances IN.
PRINTS OF the hind foot will be found An
oirect line with those of the fore foot
according to d. James Camille IN
ne Lancet. the disease called tbe bu-
ionic plague. now raging in Asia. at
aeks rats before it makes its appear.
nee among human beings in the same
ocaiity. A month before the plagus
roke out in the city of Bombay 4 was
osersed that the rats were dying by
Other animals are also ~. i
'cted' but none so soon or SC fatally ne o
ITS. iy as g
-haln is one of the most active rocl, G.
agents, acting upon it botb .
,em'caiiy and mechanically. It dis Il
ives out the soluble part and makes :"
insoiuble part crumble; and me. Ii
anlcally, these crumbling parfs ar. "
lsned on SO that the mightier peaks ,
owe where the forests grow are al.
'ys bare, naked rocks; because ths 81
i'inuai wash of the rain and force Of
WINGS sweep away all the debris:
the naked rock is ALWAYS ca
POSED TO rapid disintegration by frost so
a. wind, changes of temperature. tot
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15
AN ILLINOIS CAVE
"emarkable Find Near the rovv-
Red Bud

| "u wear the Town NJ
Red Bud.
Preparations are being made 70 AZ
piore q. cave which was recently found
" some hunters, who accidentallv dis
covered 1t while chasing a wonndad
wildcat. The cave is situated in a.. -.
gions known as the ''sink holes. I" e;oh.
miles west of Red Bud, Ill. The On
trance is about seven feet in d;or,at.
put after entering the size varies Il
oelng 20 to 25 feet to the ceiling 10 some
places The ceiling is studded with
large staiagmites. Large rocks project
rom the sides of the cave and are cov.
ered with innumerable white points
whicn by dim light resemble st.r.
Inc width does not vary so mucb 49, !.
is ABOUT 16 feet wide at all no;nts
IN the center of this cave flows
e''ean OF clear water, which contains
adiherous small, eyeless fish. A npm-
oel 81 .hem were caught and placed ON
sxn'pitlon here, but they lived onIv
.eW days. The depth of the strs.r. :
rom 20 to 30 feet. Abouf two ,,;,sa
rom the entrance it empties int
arge lake, which varies in den,b fss.s
NO : 49, - ~ iees and lies beneath a cell
ng ABOUT loo feet from its surface.
cneeentiy an exploring party had
,'.a', poat made and attempted to eros. I
l,s fakes but after going nearly hale I
,'ie from shore decided 70 rst,,- c
mere are great many crevices i, 80. i
'ehs. ana It was in some of tbesa .h"s h
,e skeletons of wild s'aoe
'anu supposed to be those of the ,yols Il
'aAes OF an kinds make this cave thai. n
'me ~ Chicago News u
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PUNcENT PARAGRAPHS

what do the coal mon do - a..
weather. papa?" at takes them q
summer to figure up their nrof,ts =, :,
son."-Detroit Free Press. -
Little Man (golf enthusiast,--.wh,
mont you play golf?v Big man (blase'
Wny' because ] object to chasing !
gnlnme pill around COW pasture,s-
-Connoisseu r-"Hoyy dare vo,, a,.;-
sna' mat bureau is 500 years oIdq It Is
no more than 5o.' Dealer-.Oh. tha.
Alno always ages very rapidly.'-Flie-
gende Blaetter. ''
scene, police court. Magistrate Ito
prisoner at the bar)-"You can ta;,a
your choice-ten shillings or six DAYS y
PRISONER (still in foggy condit,onl.-
Tit Bits. s'i.
he-fhose must have been very
lender lines you sent to the editor !"
She-"What makes you think thew yar.
SO tenderT 'He-"He told me he had no
trouble in cutting them" Yonker.
Statesman
Observation-Disclosures
'nenes acquired eloquence and sue
cess by talking with pebbles in ~.
mouth. yes; but men who succeed
nowadays have to have rocks in their
pockets. Chicago Record
First Dentist-"My work is so min
ess that my patients often fall asIeen
while am at work" Second Dentist
ana NINE all want to have their pic
ures taken, to catch the expression Of
engn1 on their faces = Fliegende
"A gentleman called at Logan house
Z the festive days of Edinburgh early
ne ne forenoon, wishing to see the laird
On' sir" said the servant, ..he has some
2mpany wi him." Cried the visitor:
am afraid I have called too soon:
,ey'H not have done wi breakfast I
Deed sir, it's yesterdays dinner 8
ords. Siaoie q
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VALENTINE KILLED LOVE.


rrmer Dfsfnherits His Douxhte,
hecause of a Comic One.
James Martin, well-to-do farmer
recently died, leaving will by which he
disinherited his only daughter. tbe 70.
suit OF disagreement about a valentine
% years ago, says a Ballietville (pa. !
spec'ai. 1t was a few days before ST
saientlne's day, so years ago, when the
aaughter asked her father for na,.
dress. He refused to buy it for her
Inc girl took her fathers refusal ,n,,,,h
70 neart. On st. Valentines dav M
Martin received valentine addrasse5
70 him in his daughters handwr;t;nr
Il was rough caricature, represent
rag q miser counting and gloatinr owe,
ms money He at once took his daupb.
Ter 10 task for what he considered an Il.
sun. She denied that she sent the car.
loon. There lived in the neighborbood
another farmer who had treated n;ecs
nVing with him brutally. Martins
daughter said that she and This ORR, ~
purchased each a valentine and that She
. sMiss Martin) had bought one ent;tles
ne honest Farmer" while the otba,
sri mad purchased the caricafura r.
SEND TO her harsh uncle In addressins
lHe eneyeiopes the valentines. she said
became mixed.
Out IN spite of explanations Mr.. Mar.
an would not believe his daughter. and
rom that day he never spoke 10 her
'ne soon married and lived on farm
dJoin'ng. and, although the old man
vas on the most familiar terms NTH !:
ne husband and children, he never no
Geo her. He died the other dav. Ieav.
lg an estate valued at $4,000. E
ny MS will he left his widow sao ooo q
nd to his son-in-law the rems;n,ss q
,ovided ne survived his wife. the farm .
IS own daughter. If the son-;n-,a.r n
ed hrst, then the money was to he ~. =,
ded among his three children. r. his - :,
'ughter Mr.. Martin bequeatbed GO -
ckage to be found in his trunk ,;ed ~
IN green ribbon and sealed Win IN
cen wax. When this was opened !, 40
= found to be the unfortunate valen. ',s
= mat had caused the estrangement ol
,ne farmer from his daughter half, ma
luury ago.--N. Y. Press. IN
n -
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COLONIAL RUINS IN GEORGIA.


some Strange Remfnder. 30
cient Settlement.
near the town of Lexington, in the
EASTERN part OF Georgia, are located
some OF the most interesting and his
toric ruins that are to be found IN a.
south The pen of the historian has
Iaiied to record the adventures of those
" whose handiwork these remains Of
ancient Notifications are attribut.bIe
ana the story of the ancient settlement
mas only been preserved in the tra,1;-
lions OF the community. AWAY baca. IN
it'o, hve years prior to the declar.t;on
=. Independence. six men and their
!, iamilies dwelling in Wyoming VALLEY
N the colony Of Pennsylvania. gathered
.ogetner their effects and with their
.amllles started on long journey
toward the south. They were scotcS
rresDyteyians, and, not being 4, t,,oh
with their Quaker neighbors in Penn.
colony, they decided to trv their Tor
Cherokees. -s y ING
through Maryland, Virginia, North
ana South Carolina they took their wa~
ana not until they had crossed tba Ca
river and were beyond the juris.
l'ction OF the lords proprietors Of the
colonies of the Carolinas did tbav nsi
nd wv. ",'nin the borders of the vast
ma fertile territory claimed bv the
.nerokees. The Indians had al that
,n'e become involved in quarrel with
nc white colonists at Savannah anda
sss 10y warfare was going on which
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~ local applications, as they CANNOT rs...
me diseased portion of the ear. Tbers 49, =
Iniy one way to cure deafness, and that =
py constitutional remedies. Deafn ussa' =; =
caused by an infamed condition Of the her mn =
t tSIs t mhnlng OF the Eustachian Tube. When
sound sua, duoe gets lnfiamed you have rumblina
entirely closed deafness Is the result :, a, =
uniess the inflammation can be taken e o,'t
S 5;t TINS tube restored to its normal con-
u;uons nearing viii be DESTROYED forevsr.
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,'
~ " Is nothing but an infiamed cond;t;or,
sase y w Dsa ,ge One Hundred Dollars for any
;annot be cured BY Hairs Catarrh r snas
send for circulars, free. oAse'
F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. ~
Haifs Family Pills are the best.
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Not a Well Day

Old She SEQ For Months Oeu Now
sleep Well, Sat Well, and Paine
Have Disappeared.
For several months my health had
0een falling, and did not have q well
say IN thus time. I had severe pains
- my back, my limbs ached and 1 was
s'less a. night suffered with loss
- sPPesase and severe nervous head
aches. A friend advised me to trv
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After talsing this
medicine for q while I found I was
gaining in health rapidly. l now have
2 good appetite, can sleep well, and the
pains with which 1 suffered have AZ
most entirely disappeared. I am pain
ing IN nesh. am still taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and I recommend it wher-
ever l CO." MISS SARAH SMITH, s11
north Park Street, Chillicothe, Ohjo.
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Ho-To-Dac for Fifty Cents.
Over A00, 000cured. Why not let No To.Rs.
Eays la'1 OF remove your desire tor tobacco!
Cure guaranteed. Soc and 81 90. ali drncr;sts
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IA; nLra a. are a, supposed to have, in common
iacuit;es n avn creatures, certain reasoning
ano yet they are the most fliphtv'
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Inc giant! who brighten us most. often
suEn out 70 be common-sized men on stiits.
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risos Cure i : wonderful Cough n,ed;.
RAJ AZ. ". Plckert, Van Siclen and
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TOT 2 world in which there Is noth;r.
s LEV un1er the sun there are lot of discoy.
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ca, a duii, racking pain--neuralgia. Its s,r.
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=. y? great man ever had time to play check.
S 81 n the middle of the day. = Atchison
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men bilious or costive eat Cascaret
Sa1y catnartic. cure guaranteed. IOc. 2Sc'
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40. go man 1 has good appetite if he can wait
Pa'ientiy ior his dinner.--Atchison Glohe
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Inc man who rides hobby thinks nobodv
else Is making any headway. -'S'0S'S
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people m 1av ~ works hard and gets along lazy
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sJ WY are you so sad, darling ~ She
Al vas Just thinking, dearest. that this (.
Tue last evening we can be together Til r.
morrow."-Comic Cuts. s'"e' TN 20
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s esrl;Is

- .ne bess-in fact the One True Blood Pur,f,e,.
Al druggists Il, six for IS. Get only Hood's
Hoods Pills f Tsod Hs'ga sssssssS,,,v wiz
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III is - the sail the only thing that guides .
I'll: askeu the green passenger. ssNo-S
isid the mate; there are rudders." In
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e nice. l like her," Hope said.
ana The baby's just the sweetest it'll
.nlng, mother: Cherry, her name ;s.
,sh mat cunning name for . hahr:
ana they've got the loveliest Ont ~,
ever saw" eat You
Well, never saw lovely cat--ro.
ye. Mrs. Stebbins remarked. betwaas
bites of her thread. zen
can't we have them over bor g.
we ~ why can't
"e'l' her mother said, II guess |
nayoe we will, Hope"
Lutte Mrs. Judd put away the c.tn;.
,e1ore she went to bed. She cleanad
neii Tor it in the pantry and stood IN
ags up on 1t, fitting them neatly -
e'ner ana suppiementing ones bol
'ws with another's knobs, deftly. sb.
as hummlng tune The warm snot
'vered her heart entirely now.
They're dear good folks. che
mixing. They're real neipbhors
'ere! That's my shelf of brofhar.,
naness' no, sisterly kindness. and tbs
nell. OF it is real incense ON NV lons'
me altar" Then. with parting ma,
she eafnip bags, she went back -
e baby and Cherie. A -
But | guess the dear peonIe 49,. s
en ,he'r eyes If they knew how they'd :
Ned you and the baby up. Cber;s p
dear, and brought you ali that cat, !
= she said. tweaking the car. =,
y ears. Never mind, it's Just tbe q
u'c'ne ! needed. too. kitty-and -. =
go me-Youth's Companion, :