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WHY IS ;T so? \ Some find -work where some find ' est, And so the weary world goes on; I sometimes wonder which is best: The answer comes, when iife is gone. Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake, I And so the dreary night hours 20; Some hearts beat where some hearts break; j I often wonder why 'tis soSome wills faint where some wills fight: fc-s????'^ui^rfOvettw- ^rit and some the field. I often wonder who are right? The ones who strive or those who yield, j Some hands fold where other hands Are lifted bravely in the strife: And so, through ages and through lands, Move on the two extremes of life. Some feet halt where some feet tread In tireless march, a thorny way; Some struggle on where some have fled; Some seek where others shun the fray, Some swords rust when others clash: Some fall hack where some move on; Some flags furl where others flash Until the battle has been won. Some sleep on, while others keep The vicils ol the true and brave; They will not rest till roses creep Around their name, above a grave. r ISABEL; ) OR ( TVnm Shop to Mansion. rhe^Romantic Story of a Dress Maker's Rise in Life. - '* * t By Mrs. F. M. Howard. ? ' * x _ [Copyrighted, 1551. i . -- CHAPTER IV. ' ''No," he answered, gravely taking her hand in his, "no one could do that ; she, my first love, holds a sacred shrine in my heart that none else can occupy; but, my wife, you can fill your own place, and that is fast becoming a dear one." He drew her to him, and, placing his arm about her waist, pressed his first kiss upon her lips in the presence of the smiiing face looking down benignly upon them. Love; it was the first time the subject had been approached since their first meeting, and Isabel wondered what love would be like when it came. She had dreamed of love. TVhat girl has not, and thought of it as a turbulent, overmastering passion, unbounded bv reason or common sense. At ieast that was the version of it given by the story-writers, and she was positive there was no such emotion in her heart for Mr. Falconer. He was simply a friend?a kind, true gentleman?who had rescued her from her trying life of poverty, and brought her to all these delightful things, and she respected him above all men whom she hi?.d ever seen. Friends may exchange a kiss, and she raised her lips to his without a tremor, and hoped for the day when kisses mipht be a symbol of a sweeter, deeper feeling than friendship. "ifrs. ilontford." Isabel was seated in an easy rocker in the housekeeper's room, "llr. Falconer has given me permission to fit ut> one of the rooms to suit my own taste, and I have come to you for assistance, as of course I wish to consult his tastes also, and you have lived T.vith him so many years that you must know him well. It is to be an evening room, where we can meet for quiet rest after the day is over, and I wish it to be thoroughly restful and cozy." "Yes, ma'am, I think I see what you wish," said Mrs. llontford, with her little courtesy. She liked this new Jlrs. Falconer, with her quiet ways, so far removed from haughtiness or patronage, though with the rest of the family below stairs, she had a little natural curiosity in regard to the sudden marriage; she checked it peremptorily in the sen-ants under her, and she was by far too well bred to express it, by word or look, in herself, yet she could not help seeing that their relations were quite different from those of the first Mrs. Falconcr, -whom she had tenderly loved, with her husband. In a certain sense this pleased her, for it would have hurt her to "see another taken at once into the tender companionship en joyed by the first wife. u Sir. Falconer likes bright, rich colors ma'am," she said, thoughtfully, "but he despises fashionable fancy work," and she smiled at the peculiarity. "The first Urs Falconer never d:d any of it. Have yoi seen?V and she stopped, fearing that sh had touched on forbidden ground. "Yes," replied Isabel, gently, reading her thought; "I have seen it, and it is very lnvelv and touchmsr." . "Then, ma'am, you have some euide as to Mr. Falconer's tastes/' replied Mrs. Montford; "only, of course, you would not follow that as a model too closely. Mrs. Falconer always had blooming plants in her room, but they would not bloom for me after she was gone, and I gave up trying to care for them there." Tears came in her honest blue eyes as she spoke, and she wiped them J away with the corner of her ample white apron. "Mrs. Falconer must have been a rarely sweet and loveable lady," said Isabel, sincerely and feelingly. "I do not wonder that she was so well beloved."' -s "Thank you for saying it." The words formed a new link in the chain of Mrs. Montford's kindly feelings toward the new wife. "It does you honor, ma'am, to be c- - willing to give the first wife her place in our hearts. So many ladies that I have known ihat seemed to think the first "wife should be forgotten out of respect to the second." " Oh! no, no, Mrs. Montford." cried Isabel, with earnestness. '-I should despise Ss*- myself could I cherish such a feeling, and I honor Mr. Falconer and yourself far more than I couid had you suffered your love for so sweet a lady to give way to the claims of a stranger. True. 1 hope to be loved and respected by you. also, but not at the expense of your loyalty to her;" aud, rising, . she offered her hand impulsively to the housekeeper, who took it in a friendly clasp which came from the heart, now completely won over to her by the few simple; womanly words. u I wished to speak tc you also in regard to Oracle," she continued. "I should not blame you at all if you felt some natural jealousy upon being caiicd upon so unexpectedly to give the child over to th<? care of a step-mother; and being- totally unaccustomed to the care of children, I do not feel competent to undertake the charge without your assistance." She could not have chosen her words better, and Mrs. Montford's face lighted up gratefully. "I will confess, ma'am, that I aid feel it,"' she said, frankly; "any. one would with a heart, Mrs. _ Falconer, after having the care of the sweet child from her I Hi I J Hi k I J | ;?/.* tj Kf . i^i>V : N.v pn-'v*\ ' ./? "V >J ' ' ;! ? > 'I > *\i i l I r; Vr V ;! ' '> i\ H I .? ' J * I V ' f-'r=\ 'i 1 ji ; WC? \\ V<5u,;!*/ ////] t\J L?V * \j"M! m I ^ rv ' " >' \ ':' M 4% THEN MA*AM, YOU HAVE SOME GLIDE." u:??v * r 3 ^ ^ .3 , uniLu uu\j i rwicwu auu ^IUUUCU n ; find that you are likely to be a wise an( j kind motherto my darling"' Icertainly desire to be,"" replied Isabel earnestly; ' she seems a remarkably swee little giri, and does credit to your training.'1 "I'm obliged to you for your good opinion. Mrs. Falconer," replied the good woman, with gratitude; -she's the very ropy of her dear mother, ma'am; to be sure she has her little pets and naushties. the same as any child; but love, ma'am, will conquer her where punishment would break her little heart. Her pa was so broken down by his sorrow that he didn't seem to remember much that he had a little _ child, I - " ? ...... until o* late, anc the little creatura has i pined for love amazingiy." 4iLet us hope that we can bring her up to i a happy, as well as a useful, maturity," I siiid Isabel: ' certainlv if love can aocorn- ; plish it, there need be no failure." The room which Isabel had chosen for her experiment was one having a spacious bay window, looking out upon the la;vn, with its cool fountain and a lovely figure cf Xiobe nearby; the carpet, which was of a set. figure in dull browns, was replaced by a rich velvet, having- for its groundwork a warm brown tint upon which was scattered tiny bouquets of bright rosebuds and leaves, with ferns, whose delicate fronds suggested the fragrant forest at every step. Crimson and white were the prevailing colors, and the light shone softly through the crimson curtains which were overhung with elegant lace, giving an indescribably soft and beautiful tint to the room. A large round table occupied thecenter, upon which was strewn the late literature of the day, s handsome desk and book ease combined a-Yorded facilities for reading or writing, and light easy chairs, adapted for rest rather than show, stood in cozy disorder ready for use. A large sofa covered in crimson plush, with deep, easy springs, and soft downy pillows at cachend, was the very embodiment of restful repose. An upright piano at one side provided for musical evenings, but the bay window was the crowning beauty of it all; a stand of blooming plants contrasted beautifully with the lace curtains, and a running vine was pinned over the curtain, reaching up and forming an arch of green. A gilded cage hung on each side, and golden canaries trilled their happy songs unceasingly. Isabel had procured a copy of a locket picture of the first Mrs. Falconer, which Uracic wore, and this, beautifully framed, was hung in an admirable light, the smiling, tender eyes looking down upon her as if in commendation of her work, and in one corner there was a deep cornice across the top, from which was suspended curtains of handsome lace looped back with crimson ribbons, and m the little alcove thus formed stood a pedestal, on which a merry, laughing little cupid looked out mischievously. " "Won't papa be pleased,'' said Grade, inn'u-mrr nr. thfi whole with an innate artistic delight. " I hope he will, my dear," was the reply, "and we will try the effect of our work upon him this evening." The child could hardly allow him time tc finish his dessert of fruits and coffee, sh( was so eager to show him the surprise, and danced along before him like a sprite, as he followed her leisurely with Isabel. " Isn't it lovely, papa?" she cried, eagerly as she threw open the door and revealec the pretty room flooded with a soft, pial light. " Yes, my dear, it is beautiful," said Mr. Falconer, taking in the details with critica eyes; he had not as yet had any revelatior of his wife's taste, and the result pleasec him greatiy. His eyes fell on the picture of his wife with surprised and tender delight; it was such an unexpected and thoughtful attention, and he appreciated it fully. ' How did you get it?" he asked, gently. '* From this." she said, touching the 1 TfV-n\-?Vi (Zvr*r*yc> tr/>rp 4iT thnncht. would be a more gentle and kindly family if we had the influence of her sweet face with us." He looked at her gratefully. "Your thoughts are beautiful!}- harmonious, as evinced in the furnishing: of this home room," he said, his voice lingering lovingly on the words; it had been five years since he had had a home in the fullest sense of the word, and he was an intensely homeloving man. ' I did not get every thing which I might have done to complete it," she said, looking up ac him?she. too, had so longed for a home?'-but 1 thought as we each came across any thing particularly appropriate for it tnat it would oe pleasant to have room to add our offerings from time to time; it is our home shrine, you know!" ' See, papa, here are your slippers and dressiner-erown." said Gracie, bringing the articles from a little clothes-press, and interrupting, with a dash of the prosaic, the scene, which might have become senti mental. Isabel had given her this little task as her special duty, and she delighted in it with a loving child's pleasure, flitting about him as he made himself comfortable for the evening, hanging his coat upon a hook in the closet, which Isabel had placed within her reach, and putting away the discarded boots with neatness and precision. 4 'What a helpful little maid it is," said Mr. Falconer, patting her head tenderly, as she brought her little wicker chair and sat- by his side. "She is mamma's little right hand already," said Isabel, affectionately, and, indeed, she spoke the truth, for she did lean upon the little girl, as a source of comfort and help, in becoming accustomed to her new oosition: the child's lips had taken up the title of ''mamma"' very readily, and the sound was becoming very sweet to Isabel. The new garments came home in due time, and it is not to be denied that their owner tried them cm with a thrill of gratified pleasure; she loved rich and beautiful things, and she enjoyed the glimpse in the glass of the well-dressed reflection of herself. ' This Is exceedingly becoming," said ilrs. Gould, the shop-woman before mentioned, who had been sent with the dresses to make any needed alterations; it was a rich garnet velvet, made up with just enough sparkling iridescent trimming to relieve its plainness, '-and that real lace set is just the thing to wear with it." Another, an airy black lace, looped up in every avaiiaoie spot witn uny goiu suns which gleatned in and out like fireflies. ''You must wear natural flowers in crimson with this." said Mrs. Gould, "either rosebuds or fuchsias." A rich white brocade satin combined with creamy lace was the next, and Isabel was a* near being- a beauty in it as she would ever bo. "Purple pansies shall be my flowers when 1 wear this," she said, half in soliloquy, as she stood by the glass, while skillful Mrs. Gould took out a stitch here and there in me Grapery, UIIU lOUpt'U il mine cii mui-aaj . "Yes. Mrs. Falconer,'' she replied, "there is a harmony between the sweet pure flowers and white which all do not recognize; to my mind there is nothing so purely elegant in dress as white lace, and this creamy stuff is of such a delicate pattern." The riding habit came also, and fitted beautifully. Isabel bad a fine form and carriage, and was capable of great improvement under the transformmgtouch of dress, and the dark navy blue of her habit was very becoming, as well as the hat, with its long, drooping feather, which reached nearly to her shoulder and mingled grace full}- with her curls, which she wore habitually now, as Mr. Falconer liked to see them. "A suitable length of time in which tc dress is-a luxury in itself," said Isabel, as she stood before her mirror brushing her hair, and recalled Mmc. Arnot's, where the tired girls were obliged to be on duty at such an hour, ucaer au circumstances. -i think, dear madam, if you are expelling' to see me behind your counter again in one year, or ever again, you are doomed to disappointment," and she lauehcri a low. happy little laugh, as she pinned back her curls with a silver arrow which Grade had given her the day before. "Will you ride this morning?" Mrs. Falconer. it was her husband's voice which interrupted her laughing soliloquy. "If you piease," she replied; "it is a rare moraine:." ' Then be ready, and Tom will have the horses at the door in a half hour," he said, as he turned to go down. The pretty chestnut marc arched her neck coquettish!}* as her new mistress appeared. Isabel loved a horse dearly, though she had of late years had little opportunity of cultivating their acquaintance, but sne admired their dainty thoroughbred ways, J !J .?lt ? ifcuu UUUiU vVll ci ti.iiiuov iwuun; as a man. " I am sure we arc going to be the best of friend*, pretty Doily." she said, as she held a lump of sugar in one hand and caressed her glossy coat with her other. Doily, thus propitiated, turned her large liquid eyes upon her mistress with a look of almosthuman intelligence, crunching the sugar in her strong white teeth. The riders had been gone but a fewmoments when a carriage came up the drive. "Bless me if it isn't, Mrs. Stanford,'' said Mrs. Montford, in a flutter, as she hurriedly smoothed her hair and went forward to meet the visitor. That good lady had resolved upon a strategic move, thinking: that if she could surprise the enemy she would have a better opportunity to judge of its resources, so I she iiacl sent no intimation of tier arrival. Her teen eyes were on the alert to ob- ! serve any tokens of unwelcome changes or j ?<\f( ' . j f; f" m v?v m ite j? a -v : 11 ' f J i i Piui-L r i.l. I -/ *' i ' .h !== MlCS. MONTKOltD MET I!EK IN THE HALL. innovations as Mrs. Montford met her ir the ha.iL ' Mr. and Mrs. Falconer have just gone horseback riding," she said, as Mrs. Stanford met her greeting with an inquiring look. Mrs. Mont ford was not an ardent admirer of Mrs. Stanford; that lady had always assumed an air of lofty patronage toward her, especially galling to her self-respect, and had in addition shown a disposition to dictate in the management of her brother's household, a proceeding resented by the experienced housekeeper, who rightly thought that, as long as the master was satisfied with her methods, Mrs. Stanford had no occasion to interfere. \iVc sr.in ford was nsnailv too well bred and discreet to discuss family matters with a hireling in any capacity, but in this case her curiosity got the better of her judgment. and she said, in a half whisper, as she sank on the drawing-room sofa: ' Prav. Mrs. Montford, what do you think of the new Mrs. Falconer?" 'Think of her, Mrs. Stanford," replied Mrs. Montford, heartily?she read curiosity and disappointment in "the tone, and took up the defensive at once. '"Why, I think she's a born lady, ma'am, and that your brother is a lucky man to have found such an excellent wife." Mrs. Stanford was confounded. She had said: "PoorMontford," many times since hearing the news and expectcd to find the housekeeper in a state of jealous ill-humor at this sudden invasion upon her long-estabiUhed position. She had said "Poor Gracie," also, and nad made it a part of her plan to take tne child back with her to New York for an indefinite stay, as a missionary proceeding, to remove her from the atmosphere of the new stepmother. "Poor Gracie" came dancing into the room, hor cheeks rosy with health, her little face beaming with happiness, and dressed with the most perfect taste, a dosided improvement on Mrs. Montford's rather stiff style of juvenile adornment. " Oh, auntie," she cried, lipapa and mamma will be so surprised to see you!" "Mamma, indeed," exclaimed Mrs. Stanford, inwardly, as she drew the little girl to her cmbrace. "So you love this new mamma, do you, my dear," she said aloud. "Oh, yes, auntie," cried the child. "She is such a dear, good mamma, how could I help it?" "And papa, loves her, toe, I suppose," said Mrs. Stanford, artfully. T f'nnon ar\ 11 -noWHorl fh<a Htf.lA * > ilj ? J A O jJVOV JU) A vy*ivu. VMW girl; '-he don't say much, but he looks at her. Mrs. Stanford laughed, as she said to herself: '"He can not lock at her for the sake of her beauty, certainly." Meantime the husband and wife were having'a delightful ride in a beautiful park, with no idea of the arrival in their home. Isabel found that her early practice in bareback riding was of use to her, and after the first awkwardness of the mount and starting was over, she sat in her saddle with ease and fearlessness, and could guide gentle Doll with scarcely an effort. "I'm not sure that you will need any lessons," said Mr. Falconer, admiringly, as he noted her erect carriage. 4iYou seem to be a natural rider,'and with daily practice you will do nicely. Doll gallops beautifully, when you become enough accustomed to the saddle to try her." Isabel's cheeks were glowing with exercise as they reached home; her hair, which the breeze had blown into a state of fluffy disorder, crept out from under her pretty hat in little moist rings upon her forehead, and she was smiimg happily at some sally of Mr. Falconer's. tit/*-,- linrrr>iv>i} o mninpnt. in the hall after Tom hud taken the horses, and Mrs. Stanford had time to brace herseif and put on her most aristocratic air before Isabel, followed by her husband, entered the room. Mrs. Stanford had made no allowances for the beautifying effects of happiness, the change which "peace and plenty" coming into a starved, cramped life can make, and she could scarcely believe her eyes when she saw her brother's wife and recognized "that homeiy girl" in the tall, graceful creature, the once thin face plump and ruddy, the eyes, heavy with overwork and discouragement, now bright and sparkling, and she commented within herself: "Goodness! I shouldn't have known her." "My dear sister!" said Mr. Falconer, taking Mrs. Stanford's hand in his, "this is indeed a surprise, for we expected a telegram before you arrived." Then, with as much respect as if presenting a Duchess he said: " Let me present to you my wife. Mrs. Falconer." j _ " CHAPTER V. Isabel took the offered hand of her sisterin-law, saying with gentle dignity: "Welcome to our home, Mrs. Stanford; permit me to hope that our acquaintance will prov< mutually agreeable." Nothing but Mr9. Stanford's willingnesf to find fault in her could have construed the quiet sentence into any thing improper, but that lady, with some politely civil reply outwardly, thought inwardly: "Our home, J 1 ? ^v,/^ TColcAmin<r mr. to 'our iLiuecu : o> 0 .... ? home' with such an air." She could not deny to herself that, after the awkwardness of the firs4, meeting wore off, the new mistress did the honors of the household with graceful dignity, and she found herself involuntarily admiring her as she came down attired in an afternoon dres.? of heavy silk, beautifully made, and worn with an unconscious nochalance far removed from the "dressed up'' jjarvtnu air, which Mrs. Stanford so heartily despised. She had come with the benevolent intention of giving her new relative numberless lessons in deportment, but she hardly knew where to commence and wisely concluded to defer her instructions. She watched every movement, fully prepared to criticise, though Isabel seemed serenely unconscious of the fact. A lady called in the afternoon. Mr. Falconer's "At ttome" caras uau men icw sponses, the most of the recipients'being out of town, but Mrs. Colonel De Long was an old-time friend of the Falconers, and had mace ?it a point to call "while on a flying visit to Uie city. She was the leader of a select circle of Philadelphia's best society, and upon her depended much of Mrs. Falconer's social success. She was, happily, one of the frank, openhearted women whom society can not spoil, her heart remaining in a state ol healthy development, in spite of the re quirements of fashionable iiie, ana lsaoei recognized in her a congenial spirit, and appeared at her best, to Mrs. Stanford's surprise, for she had looked to see her abashed in the presence of the stylish .stranger. "I do believe the girl's effrontery will carry her through any thing," she communed with herself, as the ladies chatted easily on various topics; still she was secretly ploased, also, with the ability oi her new relative to acquit herselt sc creditably in such a presence. "You have reason to congratulate yourself on such a charming accession to your family," said Mrs. De Long, as Isabel excused herself for a moment to bring a book, of which they had been SDeaking, from the library. "Wo shall be delighted to wel come her among us." andthougn iiirs. Stanford received the communication with a sense of relieved gratitude, she was still in a tremor of anxiety lest it leak out in some unlooked-for manner that she had been one of the despised class, among a certain class of aristocrats, ua shop-girl." "What do you think of her?" Isabei had gone to her room, and the brother and sister were a:- ne. '\Reair, Harrey, she wculd be an excep-j tionallv fine woman if it were not?" anc j Jlrs. St: nford stopped abruptly. "t or lae lernoie lact ui<il sue uaa outt'; earned her bread by the honest toil of her hands," said Mr. Falconer, finishing hen sontenc-j with a slightly sarcastic smile, j "Now sje, my dear sister, how differently j you and I view this question; in my eyes J this fact only strengthens my admiration for her, and shows me that she is a woman of | resources and ability. "Yet you do not proclaim it publicly," said Mrs. Stanford, a little irritably; "so you see you are not consistent." "You will admit, however, that the fact did not influence ray choice," he replied, quietly: "you arc only-one of a large circle who have this foolish prejudice asrainst honest labor. The fact will be known, sooner or later, of course, but I prefer that Isabel shall have the opportunity to form certain acquaintances first, after which I have no idea that the knowledge will harm her in the least." "Mrs. Colonel De Long seemed charmed with her to-day," said Mrs. Stanford, reflectively, "and 1 must confess 1 never saw any one who dropped more readily and easily into luxurious belongings." ''You will find that mere externals are not all there is commendable in Isabel," resumed Mr. Falconer, with a gratified smile, "and Mrs. De Long is just the woman to find these out, and with her friendship?but as the rustle of Isabel's dress was heard on the staircase, no more was said. ' You have not inquired for lime. Arnot," said Mrs. Stanford, as Isabel was seated; Gracie was in Mrs. Montford's room, and the three were together; there was a little malicious curiosity in the remark, to see how Isabel would take the allusion to her past life. " I am not aware that I have any desire to hear from Mme. Arnot," she replied, r-nlfllv sVifi refooriized the covert flinc which sought to bring her former poverty to her mind. "Why?" said Mrs. Stanford, elevating her eye-brows with well-affected surprise. 44 3ecai;se she is a selfish, crue) woman," replied Isabel, with more heat th.ui she had shown since she had become Mrs. Falconer. 4'and because she has a little power which money give# her she rules her work-women with a rod of iron." " TCVnit tlmt. w-ailIt nrct.tv little woman?" said Mrs. Stanford, incredulously. " The very same," replied Isabel, wrathfully. "Rising from the most abject poverty herself, she has no pity for others who are poor, and grinds every ounce of work and humiliation and self-respcet out of her girls that is possible. I should like to hear how Lottie and Jennie and the other pirls are, but I do not care to hear of Mme. Arnot." ' She was complaining bitterly of her triais when I was in there la?t," said Mrs. Stanford, ignoring Isabel's last remark. "In the first place, you, who had always bean her favorite, her rirlit-hand assistant? how much of that she putou for my benefit I do not know? (Isabel's nose went up scornfully) had left her suddenlj", Jennie Dewey hud gone soon after, and the girl you cuil Louie was sick ?" ' Lottie sick, dear sweet little Lottie sick," interrupted Isabel; ''did she say ol whatJ" "Her lameness, I believe, which had become so painful that she could not gettc and from her work." "Poor little girl! She is the dearest and sweetest little martyr that ever lived," cried Isabel, pitifully; "it must be the fever sore has broken out asrain, and her parents are so poor th ,y need every penny she can earn." Tears stood in Isabel's eyes, and she was scornful no longer. "Mrs Stanford, won't you go and see her when \UU ICtUUi. "Jfc.' well, that would be a new role for me to appear in,''replied the lad}-; "probably she lives in some low filthy street; really, my dear Mrs. Falconer, that is asking too much, but I'll tell the district visitors or send the servants If you wish." ' Mv dear, dainty sister,'' said Mr. Falconer. who had been a silent listener to the conversation, with a touch of wholesome disdain in his voice, "if the Lord of Glory had come on earth in your time, you would decide at once that a mauler was altoeether too low a place for you to visit Him in, and would no dcubt send your respects by a servant or district visitor." . . "Harry Falconer!" The lady was really shocked. "What an idea; as if there were any parallel between the two cases." . I "I'm not an extensive Bible reader, but I have a faint recollection of something in it like this: 'Inasmuch as ye have dene it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto Me,'" replied Mr. Falconer, quietly. "Pardon me if I seem rude, Mrs. Stanford," said Isabel, "but I recall my request. Piease do not go, for Lottie is so sensitive, so quick to read hearts and faces, that she would detect a proud or unsympathetic thought at once." "Have no fears; I didn't have the least intention of going," replied Mrs. Stanford, with a hard little laugh; "it's quite out ol my line; but speaking of my return, I have a proposition to make. What do you say to lending Gracie to me for a few months. Lillie is gone and I am vory lonely," she spoke feelingly now, and with a much softer tone. Isabel looked inquiringly at ber husband, who answered promptly: "Why no, Emily, we could not think of sparing the child; could we, Mrs. Falconerl'^^ge^ f'P/\ Ko 1 [ i. V UU WiibAiAMUUij Pass Him Around. We clip the following from the Columbia State: "There is a well dressed, prepossessing looking sharper abroad, and the business men of the various citits about Columbia should keep a sharp lookout for him. He gives his name as Goodman, but his actions contradict his name very flatly. He has been getting his fine work in with the merchants of various places, and there are some Columbia dealers among his victims. On "Wednesday morning he arrived in Columbia and walked into the clothing store of L. Epstin, introducing himself as the manager of a cloth ing house in Augusta, and stating that he was looking for a locality in wmcn to establish a branch house. Later he called again, and, stating that he was expecting a check from Augusta, asked Mr. Epstin for a loan of money. All unsuspicious, Mr. Epstin let him have the money. That was the last seen of him. but "subsequently it was learned that he did exactly the same thing with another clothing dealer. The bird has flown and the merchants are out their loans. The fellow is about 5 feet 9 inches in height, is of blonde complexion and his shoulders slope from his neck. Mr. Epstin wrote to IS. Goldheim & Co., clothiers and merchent tailors, at Augusta, the firm the fellow said he was ind Tracfcr^Qv r?>/*?iivPri LUC iiirtJiaga ui, ouu jwwviUMj ivvv*.v? . a reply, ia which it is stated that Goodman was in no way connected with their firm; that at one time he clerked for them, but that was all. They say he did several similar tricks in Augusta, and was wanted there now for passing false checks." Murder Foul. Jacksonville, Fla, July 20.?A Branford special to the Evening Telegram says: "Passengers arriving here on the steamer Bell of Suwanee report that a co wardly murder was committed near Mundin's Point, on the Gulf of Mexico. W. U. Braden, contractor, was the vie tim. He had a camp in the forest back of the point, getting out telegraph poles. Oi'late the camp has been short of provisions and there has been dissatisfaction among [the men on that account. The steamer should have brought down some provisions on Friday, but tailed to do so. A man named lliggenbothen went to Bradeu yesterday morning and told him that he had come either to get rations or to kill him. Braden replied that the rations had not come. Higgenbothen told Braden to get his gun, for he was going to kill him, and fired, filling Braden's breast with buckshot. Iliggenbothen immediately walked oft" and has not yet been arrested. Braden died almost instantly." Rheumatism is cured by P. P. P. Pains and aches in ihe back, shoulders. knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all attacked and conquered by P. P. P. This great medicine, by its bloodcleansing properties, builds up and strengthens the whole body. HIE TKUTII OF HISTORY. EXPERIENCE OF A CAROLINA SOL OILR IN A YANKEE PRISON. ICecollections of Prison Life at Point Lookout, Md-V>"lien Vou Hear of Outrages on Union Prisoners by Confederates Remember this. The Rev. J. JJ. Tray wick, a member of the South Carolina Conference of the Southern Methodist Church writes as follows to the Prosperity J're?s and Reporter: As the question as to the comparative treatment of prisoners in Northern and Southern prisons is up, and as you have requested rue. I will gise below some incidents of my experience at Point Lookout. Md. It will certainly show that all the sinners were not in charge of Southern prisons. There is one fact 1 wish to note, and that is the men at the front, as a rule, were kind and thoughtful of our comfort, and. on the other"hand, men who had stayed all the while away from the front were, as a rule, without much sympathy. CAPTURED. 1 was captured at Fisher's Gap, near Strasburg. on September 22, 1804. Al ter some delay at Winchester, Harper's Ferry and Baltimore, i was carried uy steamer to Point Lookout, }Id, arriving there on October 3,1864. in* rnisoN. On entering the prison we were divested of everything except personal wear and blankets. Not long after our arrival an inspection was held, and in every case where prisoners hud more than one blanket, unless concealed, they were all taken except one to each man, and then those who did not have any were supplied with bankets that had been taken from their fellow prisoners. Barefooted prisoners were supplied with shoes, and a scant quantity of clothing was given to the most destitute. tpim-ft tv.vts a xt) mule r.KEF. The tents were mostly bell or round shaped. They had been refused for use in the Federal army and generally leaked. The rations :.s to quality were, as a rule, goDd. Fork two out of three days, the third day beef, but occasionally the ribs of beef were round, which showed that it was mule leef. Hungry prisoners ate it all the same. The bread was served in pound loaves daily, one loaf to be divided between two prisoners?it was short weight. A pint cup of soup went with each loaf ot bread. Two days' rations were issued on Saturday, and so small was the quantity that men frequently u:e ail given at one time. The ration for a day was about sulli cient for a well man one meal. It was said by the prison authorities to be onehalf ration, allowing three meals per day. I would consider it one third ration a day. The pork was very fat and always boiled. The prisoners never got the lard that came out of the pork, and it was commonly reported that the ,,WA"A' * /\-fV?AHIAhtc thortJ j'iUVU^l tUfll Oliai ftUU VUiWiw realized a vast amount from the sale of this grease to soap makers and lard refiners. The water used by the prisoners was mineral, giving the sharpest of appetites with so little to eat. Our suffering from hunger was indescribable. HUNGRY PRISONERS PRAY FOR SICKNESS. I have heard men pray to be made sick that the appetite might be taken away. The prisoners being so poorly clad and the Point so much exposed to cold it caused them great suffering. Everv intensely cold night from four to seven prisoners would "freeze to death. Almost no wood was furnished. About a cord of green pine to one thousand men for five days?it was a mockery. A CRUEL AND IIARTLESS OFFICER. The Dost was commanded by General L>ames. His nephew, Capt. .Barnes, was assistant provost marshal. These were kind and considerate officers, but the former never was brought in contact with the prisoners. They were under the immediate chnrge of th'j provost marshal. Major Brady, of Xew York State. lie was a sherwd man of nnwprfnl uriminisf.rative abilities, but withal a cruel, heartless man. Ilis whole conduct toward the prisoners impressed me that he enjoyed two things immensely. First, the suffering and humiliation of the prisoners; secondly, the fact that he was their despot. The prison was enclosed by a strong stockade of heavy plank fourteen feet high. Four feet from the top on the outside was a parapet extending all around. On this the guards walked by day and night. They were all negroes, commanded by white officers. The nipht police inside the prison were negroes, but their barbarity was so great that through the earnest- entreaties of the prisoners they were removed some timp in -Tarmarv lfifia. T recollect one sick man who had not been carried to the hospital. His complaint caused him to leave his tent about 3 o'clock a. m. While out he was set on by a large negro guard who double-quicked him, in his riight clothes and weak condition, up and down the street between the tents for an hour. When the brute or-! dered the sick man back to his tent he made fifteen other prisoners comr out in their night clothes and run up and down like a herd of cattle. BARBAROUS TREATMENT OK PRISONERS. The greatest cruelty perpetrated while I >vis in prison was on thirty inmates of one of the cook houses. At the side of the prison, next to the gate, otoo lnnotorl o rmmhar nf lnnc POOk and ?? C40 iV/VUWVU U liviuj w* - ?? q - - eating houses where all the cooking except baking was clone. There was only a street or roadway between these houses and the stockade where the guards walked continually, between two ot' those house~, a little nearer one than the other, one of the negro guards fell from the parapet and was found dead. A contusion was on his head and a piece ot' brick near him. This discovery took place about sunset. No one saw him when he fell. No one saw who hit him. The following night after taps, when every prisoner was in bed, a tile of soldiers rushed into the nearest rnnk house to the scene and hurried the I thirty-two inmates out in the night. I The weather was intenseiy cold?thermometer below zero. They had on | nothing but shirt and drawers?two of them had on socks. They were placed in a block house, which had a door and a hole a few inches wide, without food, I water or lire. They were told that one of them killed the negro guard, possibly all of them knew of it, and when the fact was so made known then all the others could cro back to their quarters, but if they did not come out and confess who killed the guard that the day following the next had been fixed as the time when all thirty-two of them would be shot. So in that bitter weather these innocent, helpless men (not all men, for two of them were boys) passed that i'earful night and next day in the block building, where they were conHmiQiiv ipprni at t.hronffh the little window b> the negro guards who were off duty, they telling the suffering prisoners how delighted they would be to see theui shot. INNOCENT rnrsOXKIIS TO BE EXECUTED. The awful hours rolled on, another night of indescribable suffering passed away, and the day of execution has come. To many of these men a quick death was to be preferred to the slow and cruel death they were then nacsiruy Thf; hour for the execution arrives. All the troops, mostly negroes, off guard on the Point were formed into the hollow square. The thirty-two almost naked. lreezing,starving inen were marched out into line in the hollow square. Major Brady, with the audacity of the wolf tetore eatirg the lamb, proceeded to ask each man if he knew who killed the guard. As he proceeded , I IT" ^ V"1"'"," " ? ' " ? .. j he received a positive no from the he- j ! roic boys first and then Jroni the l rave j j men. lie had not goce far, however, ; j when an alarm whs heard in the direc- j I ~~ yv4-' V>T.\Mir nr 1*0 mfln I I UUli Ui tliC 5IUC. J. vui. VI 11 ?^ lu^u . ! were seen coining on horseback at full ! spe ed and yelling at the top of their j ! voices. It was an officer who had i i found a young man, a prisoner and | employee in the next cook house, who I could tell them something about who killed the guard. SAVED BY A MA.SON. But we must go ba -k one day in the narrative. During that day of cruel mocKings there was one kind'man who visited the suffering prisoners. He was a commissioned otiicer and a 3iason. Among the thirty-two prisoners there was but one Mason, and he gave a signal which will stir the deepest emotions of a brother. This officer lost no time, but set to work to ferret out the cause of the death ot the guard. Major Brady, unfeeling monster as he was, attempted to lind out the cause by torturing innocent men. Of course the proceedings were stayed until the young man was heard from He was placed on a box to testify, but he could not do this until Major JJrady had indulged in some silly, irrelevant questions. lie. however, stated that on the evening the guard was killed he was at the wood-pile gathering some chips for tiie lire when he was hit on the leg by the brick. Smarting with pain he threw the brick back and hit the guard on the head, and he fell oil the parapet. "Whether, said the young man, the brick or the whiskey in the guard caused the fall and death, lie could not say; for. said he, the guard was drunk that afternoon. Then the young man added: I am sorry I did hot know that you were bestowing this cruelty on these men, for I should have come forward and made known these things. " Trnt-T l)T?Tw'AV T?T T T 7 1 Xlliiwrv X AtJL*AiC iviiwjjAJA/. The thirty-two were immediately sent back to their quarters, where thev were clothed and fed, bat three of them died soon after from this exposure, and most of them had impaired health. As for the young man, he was never punished for what he did, but in a few weeks he was acting courier for Major lirady in the prison. While I was not one of the sufferers, I was in the prison at the time, and much of it was related to me by a Mr. Jones, of Georgia, who occupied the same tent with me and worked outside /l.iilr. An ,1r.+ nil. olcn A X 1- 111 1 *11 ftpt.t UCftJljr \JL1 UCLrtll, UJOV.', -.?a. x . A v?v-?w., of Laurens County, S. C., who was one of those who underwent that terrible ordeal of suffering, has a number of times related to me the whole story, lie is a man of character and influence in his community. If any doubt thisstory of reckless cruelty let them write to Mr. Sam Tucker, Waterloo, S. C., who will endorse all I have written, and who lias several times asked me to write it out for the papers. I was paroled and left Point Lookout February IS, 1S65. While free from any special sickness, I was reduced 05 pounds in weight purely for want of sufficient food. What I have written is in no 4- ^ trin.^irtfivonnoc! Knt m^rplv tn U l VlUUiUtlT vuw uuv*vij preserve the facts of history. .Famine In Ku.ssla. The reports of an impending famine in Russia appears to be well founded. "Miracles might yet ward off the danger," says tiie St. Petersburg correspondent of the Locdon Daily Telegraph, "agricultural and meteorological wonders "do occasionally crop out in the nineteenth century^ and a seasonable series of them just now might prevent the record of several centuries being beaten. Otherwise, experts, who base their view on the ollicia! accounts ~? u~ ~ TMihli<hpr1 "in ul slcilc wi. cliv. KJ^/uuaawuvm -?? the tirat week in June by the minister of finances in the official organ of the ministry, have no hesitation in prophesying that the high water mark of desolation and misery will he left far behind this year. Early frost, destructive hail and continued drought have effectually done their work." From all parts of the country the reports are most discouaging, and it is thought by early autumn the suffering will be very great. Already in the province of Kostroma the people are said to be in a wretched condition from insutlicient food. Died at the Ajje of 11.1. Indianapolis, Ind., July 23.?Sarah Davis, i negress. once a slave in Delaware, died here to-day, the Coroner rex ? u ~~ ~ 1 9" VfAm cfArina iiuuiiig uci itxc ai x-j-i. x iui" u?vnv? told by herself, however, it Is quite clear that she was about 115 years old. She lived here i'or twenty years. Before coming here she lived fifty years at Bedford, and for many years prior to that time she lived at Martinsville with a family named Phelps, who went to Martinsville from Delaware. Pianos and Organs. "V \\7 TnTMrn 1 Q.1 Main Sf rHut {1<V I 1.1 . > Y lIVl>JX?t AUI ? ^ ~ lumbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs, direct from factory. No agents' commissions. The celebrated Chickering Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Upright Pianos, from $225 up. Mason & Hamlin Organs surpassed by none.Sterling Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument guaranteed lor six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses both ways, if not satisfactory. Sold on Instalments. Murdered lor Hi* Money. ifrr r <5 p; Tnlv ?An atrc A 1\ XllJUli, ^ . ,v ?. cious critue was committed near here last night. Mr. J. S. Wright, one of our most successful farmers, was ambushed and shot while on his way home. He had been here and drew some money out of the bank, and it is supposed that he was shot for his money. Suspicion pointed to a negro named" Patton, who has been arrested, and it is thought that he is guilty. Mr. Wright still lives, and is conscious, but it is feared he will die. ?State. Train Started Up-Tovrn. Oiiaxgk, X. J., July 23.?Dover express train Xo. 53, on the D. L. <Jc W., jumped the track near the depot this ' - 1 L ? ? " OAA f i/"iC f 11 ??n 1 aiiernoou. mii -wicco vu iug turned. into Lincoln avenue and brought up pgainst the sidewalk. Engineer Hoffman and his lireman jumped. The lattt-r was seriously hart. The passengers were badly shaken. Rheumatism.?James Paxtun, of Savannah, Ga., says he had Rheumatism so bad that he could not move from the bed or dress without help, and that he tried many remedies, but received no reiief until he began the use of 1'. 1*. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and L'otassium;, and two bottles restored him to health. The importune* of purifying tha blood cannot be over-estimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good healh. P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Pottassium) is a miraculous (ilood uurilier. performing more cures in six months than all thesarsaparillas and so-calicd blood purifiers put together. Advice to Worn If you would protect yourself from Painful, Profuse, "Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Menstruation you must use ! RR AOFIFi rvs ^ I FEMALE 1 | REGULATOR ] j Cartersville, April 2?'., 1ss0. This Trill certify that two members of my immediate-family, aft?r having suffered for ! years from ."tleuNtrnai Irregularity, i oeine treated without benefit by physicians, I were at length completely cured'by one bottle of Bradtield's I'emale i3e~uIator. Its effect is truly wonderful, J. W. Strange. i Book to " W03IAX " mailed FREE, which contain* valuable Information on all female diseases. BRADFI ELD REGULATOR CO.. ! " ATLANTA, GA.X FOR SALE BY ALL JDjfxTQGISTS. t ! Mptt Pars tie Milii j| |a Gkeat Oefeu that may not agat a i $ be Repeated, eo do not delay, | j i "Strike While the Iros is Hot." $ j I Write for Catalogue now, and say what* | I 'paper you saw this advertisement in. 11 {Remember that I sell everything that j j goes to furnishing a home?manuiactur-j * ing some things and buying others in theg j I largest possible lots, which enables me to| i wipe out all competition. HERE ARE A FEW OF MY START-! LlN'Cr UARtfAlNS A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full! size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces! of ware, delivered at your own depot, S all freight charges paid by me, foti only Twelve Dollars. 3 Again, 1 will sell you a 3 i:oie ^ookiu 5 1 | Range 13x13 inch oven, ISxl'o men top, nt ' | ted with 21 pieces ot ware, for TJllK-i gTEEN DOLLARS, and.pay the lreitfht to j 'your depot. f :DO NOT PAY TWO PRICES KOR! YOUR GOODS. ? | i will send yon a nice plush Parlor suit, \ I walnut irame* either in combination oi* { banded, the most stylish colors tor 33.50, t | to your aailroad station, freight paid. 3 | 1 will also sell you a nice i>e<iroixjoa uit> gcousistiug of Bureau with glass, 1 mguj | head Bedstead, 1 VV*asiistand, 1 Oentie | ^ table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat ana j f back, rocker alitor 1G.50, and paj ireful 5 to your depot. | j Or 1 win send you an elegant .Bedroom3 j suit with large glass, lull warble top, uu J ?$30, and pay freight. IJNice wmuowshaue on aunnu roller * 401 'Elegant Jar^e" wamuts day clock, 4.00 } W arnut lounge, 7.w| ? Lace curtains per winuow, j..w j i I cannot descril>e everyluing in a sman advertisement, but Hare an immense stoie' ! containing 2'J,000 leet 01 floor room, wiui ! ware houses ana lactory buiiuings in oiner parts ol Augusta, making lu an tne iai-( j gest business ol tms Icinu under one uian-i j agement in tne southern ciaies. lnesc> ptorw.sauu warehouses axe oiuwucU vriin? fine choicest productions ol Uic Dest Iaoio-> fries. My cataiogueconiannng illustrations) foi goous will be mailed 11 yuu win Kino^j Jsay where you saw tuisauveriiseuieau x{ I pay Height- Auuiess, l. f. ?Auatn, f Proprietor 1'adgett's iJ'urmture, olovcg 8 and Carpet store, |lllU-ni^broadbueet^^aUb^a^>A^j *rV. 4 O-flffifi IP-UHjHW | .. :^,ri ; v,' | 11 u .i ?i ri ^ J J' ' P will purify and vitalize your jjl ;.? i?U?o.., -a^HKl app-fiu-and giveyour a J win>if-yifenitoiit.-;ta"i Mioc^th. S A prominent rail mad :: rvr^rdont a: $ }3 Savannah, siiSterog witii ? . t>v??.?P ?9 ?ia, a??.i Rheumatism sa; ,-n;. ^ M P. F. y. novtrr felt so well l.N !:' * ? : y a a.'iT ho oould livo fc i . .;ii >3 always jet P. P. P." |V If yoi are tired out fr .v.. . - <*oo jg t\ cloio oouflueiuent, take !T1 9? r9\ x% jgj :] r. r. P. | ? If you are feeling b"<J!y in the spring ; rfl and out of sorts, take S F. F. P. I m If your digestive organs need toning up, | vl take | 1 P- P- P- I If you suffer with headache, Indigestion, 3 32 UCiJIlICjr OUU ? toag wjf IP P P 'Is y If you suffer with rervous prostration, K ? nerves unstrung and a general let down g? f;? of the system, take I ^ ^ ^ I a For Blood Poison. Rheumatism, Scrof- 4 kl ula, Old Sores. Malaria, Chronic Female g ?| Complaints, take 1 p. p. p. i | Prickly Ash, Poke Root | and Potassium. 1 % The best olood purser In the world. ?f $ L.IFP1IAN BROS.. Wholesale Druggists, g Sole Proprietors, 3 liprmas'd Block. Savannah, Ga. ? DO YOU WISH TO BE KOSJS OF YOl'R OH.\ bn MOUSE. THEN I3UY THE THOMAS STEAM PRESS AND SEED COTTON It is the most perfect system in use, unloading cotton from wagons, cleaning and delivering it into gins or stalls. Cotton does not pass through fan and press requires no pulley nor belts. It saves time and money. TALBQTT & SONS' ENGINES ANI) BOILERS, STATIONARY AND PORTABLE. OLD IX)TALBOITS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED FRICTION AND ROPE FEED ?200 TO ?(300 LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COTTON GINS AND COTTON PRESSES. We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginncrs the most complete outfits that can be bought and at bottom prices. V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL AGENT, COLUMEIA, S. C. THE TALBOTT ENGINE IS i'HK BEST Feb 19-ly. First Glass Work. V ery Low Prices. Buggies, Cairiages, Eoad Carts, Wagons, etc.. Warranted Second to lone. Inquire of nearest dealer in these goods, or send for Catalogue?Mentioning tin? paper. HOLLER & ANDERSON BUGGY CO., SOCK HILL, S. 0 " WHY IT USE OURS ? MURRAY'S !F.CK MIXTURE j It! A J JlO a. GENUINE BLOOD TONIC! MURRAY'S SARSA.PAR1LLA} is a Blood Purifierard Spring Medicine! We are the Manufactures and Sole Proprietors of both. This is the time of the year the system , pr>ni]irp<! a tonir? and the blood a Durifier. Our stock of Drugs. Medicines, Cheml-j 3?.is and Druggists Sundries is complete, i Our facilities for fillini? your orders cannot j be excelled, Vv'e solicit your patronage. The Murray Drag Co,, COLUMBIA, S. C. \ NOTK55T 1 Before assuring your life, or investing your mot:. ev, examine the TwentyYear Tontine Policies of THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY " ' OF THE United States. - A Policies maturing in ^ 1891 realize cash returns a to the owners, of amounts m varying from 120 to 176 per cert, of the money paid in, besides the advantages of the Assurance daring the . whole period of twenty years. - The following Is one of the manv actual cases maturing this year: Endowment Policy No. 64,925. Issued in 1871, at age 27. Amount, $5,000. Premium, $239.90. Total Premiums Paid, ?4,798. JJesult?} * at end of Tontine Period in 1891: CASH SURRENDER VALUE, $8,449.45. (Equal to ?176-10 for each Sivy paiu. IU picimuuis, which is equivalent to a re ?turn of-aUjpremiums paid, with intprp.^t-fl?-7i/f p^r cent, per annum.')" "Or^TO ? lieu o. cash, A PA1D-UP LIFE POLICY FOR 119.470. j (Equal to 5405.80 for each ?100 paid ia premiums.) OK, A LIFE ANNUITY of ?633.55 One fact is worth a thousand theories ^Bj There is no Assurance extant in any company which compares with this. The J Equitable is the strongest company in the wuj iu. auu urausacus ice iai>;e3i uumhwss. | For further information address or apply to the nearest agent of the Society, or write direct to W. J. RODDEY, GENERAL A?E.\T, April 8-3m ROCK HILL, S. C. THE LARGEST STOCK. MOST SKILLED WOKKMEN, LOWEST PRICES Onnih fn-nnlinn MgtMq WVroVo uuuiu uaiumia maiuio nuua, F.H.HYATT, J ;PKOPBIKTOR. Is the best place in South Carolina oi Southern States to secure satisfaction In . /^p American and Italian Marble Work. All bines of Cemetery Work m a speciality. fl TABLETS, M HEADSTONES, >fnVT'Vfl'VTtt trn ItJ) UA^ Send for prices and full information. F. H. HYATT' April 8 ly COLUMBIA. S. C. VICTORY for the sailor MACHINERY. Exhibited side by side with its leading 4 competitors at the State Fair, 1890. 1 -The Superintendent and Committee of j the Mechanical Department, in inspecting 1 those features not included in the Premium List, deem worthy of special mention the Sailor Seed Cotton Elevator, Distributor and Cleaner exhibited by W. H. Gibbes, Jr., & Co. X IIC 3J1 OICJLU UiVOli uuiv/ivuvij) uuu much improves "the sample, facilitates the winning of wet cotton, and saves largely In , labor and cost of handllne. The.Committee recommend to the farm- 1 ers of the State an investigation into th* ? merits of these devices. ^ [Signed.] D. P. DUNCAN, for Committee. W. H. GIBBKS, Jb., & CO., Columbia, S. C. State Agents and Dealers in first class Machinery, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Special.?To test the advertising value of The State, we will sell to any farmer . referring to that paper one of the best Dow j Law Cotton Planters made for 4.25, cash. The usual price is J5.00. I W. H. GLBBES. Jb., & CO. 1 LIPP3A>' BROS., Wiolenle Drnfgfet*, _ - J 3oh> Proprietors. Ltppman''* Mock. gartmuh^Gfc ^ j FiiSESftgf CASES. J 4SrAsk for cataloene TERRY M'F'G CO. "ashvulE. Hi