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1'1he: Bluc And The Gray. An l''ii Iig cident of the Cam lIailn ill \irgina Recalled. \\Vhltn tile statue of Stonewall Jacký;oin was unveiled at Lexing ton, V\.. July 21, 1891, not a few sol licers \\l,) ha'l fought against hiit:, w%.ere f,Iund lnioing those who had e'Mme to honor his nwmory, says the Albany Telegram. In a (crowdl If oldhi "C'onfeds" one of thu ,ew ('nion soldiers, a West Vir ginian, prlbably, made his contri 1,,itoi,, to tl'he war stories that fell thlit ,hiv tlicirk as the leaves in Valhinbrosa. "I was down the \,lly bre fighting against old Early." said the Ioy who had worn the blue, "and when we got within striking distance of where mIy Sarah lived- she's now my wife I lighted out one night I went to see stir. "l kneiw she was outside ,of our lines aind if I had known she was iny ,,,rs it wouldn't have made liany dlittlrncte. I was going to see li,,t girl." "O)f (c, uI,'rse," interruplted sonme symlba:htih listener. "V\\ell. luck was against nIe, I was .augllht, taken to Early's head (Iqurtrs, tried. and condemned its a spy. 1ud sentenced to be hanged at 1; ('clo(k the next morning. I was put in an old smokehouse over night, with a sentinel at the door. Presently my guard was relieved and the second watch went on. I am not going to tell you all I thlought about that night, but by and by the third guard went on duty. I knew then that my time was near. I-" "Stranger," sried a voice in the crowd of broad-brimmed felt hats, "let nme finish that story. You talked to the guard through the clinks between the logs; who made h]lim believe that you were a true manll :ad n11 spy. He proposed to you to run for your life, and let hinm shoot at you. You ran; the guard shot; lie was a prize shooter, that fellow, but somehow he miss ed you clean. Hello, stranger, I was that guard!" What can men do at such a time. seeiiig they cannot fall on one anothler's necks and weep like Jacobil and Esau? The crowd cheerled and parted, and the two men gr(:sjed hands. "I have ahlvertis,d for you in thlie (Gazette for years," said the Unieoi veteran. "1 was busy raising corn-no time to read the Gazette," laughed the othier. "Well, this is what I wanted to find you for; just mention what you want." "I've got a fine farm," said the Confederate, proudly, but with no sign of (boastfulness, "a good wife, uandll six chlildren, I don't want any, thinig else that man can give." "All right," said tlhe stranger. "I aini't a rich man, but I've got 511ile 11lilliney, and I c('an get more, andll every hIllar of it is yours whlnilver X.iu choose to ask for it." "C(1,,' a111ng," said the old Con fedrate,, linkinig his arm in the stranmir s; "all I want is for you to 11h11 us hlurrah fo(r old Jack to day. and th,',n go home with me and 5,,, the ,,1,1 woman!"' T. D. 5 JONES TOI CALES O( M N New D)ray. 1 take )hleasuri' ini notifying my friends and tile public that I have sta;lt aII di , llrand solicit their pllt ,,a...ngi. Hamli,.g will be done ,1',,11,,1 and ai11 t m ,111 Iolralt prices. E. J. OLIVIEIR. Weakening on the Negro. The Republicans are preparing to abandon all hope of retaining the negro as a political alley. The latest Louisiana and Alabama elections have brought home to the most hopeful and radical of the party leaders that the negro has an attachment for their Do mocratic friends and neighbors which they manifest oni o:casion in the substantial and acceptable form of a rousing vote. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has been for many years of the firm belief that if the negroes were free to vote and could have their votes honestly counted they would sup port the Republican ticket almost to a man. That paper has been compelled by the authentic infor mation of its own news service to seriously review its former opin ions and admit they were wrong. It does not accept the new phase of the situation in a kindly spirit, but bitterly remarks: The Southern negroes took care of their masters' homes during the iwar, and are now magnanimously helping them to preserve the De mnocratic party: And again: The negroes will probably rush in and save the State in Texas as they did in Alabama by casting their ballots for the orthodox De mocratic ticket. There is nothing strange or un natural in this. The negro needs ` protection and employment. The Republicans of the South have shown conclusively that they can not or will not afford them either. Hence, they have learned the wis dom of ranging themselves on the stronger side, and in many cases cast their political lot with their neighbors whom they know and their employers whom they re spect. Gov. Jones of Alabama, owes his success to the negro vote, as L there was a white majority of about 40,000 against him. Gov. Foster also received substantial support from the black voters, though the exact number is in dis pute. Were the negro votes that were cast for him and Judge Mc Enery stricken from the tally sheets both would suffer some thing of a reduction, and possibly the result would be changed. Gov. Hogg in Texas is counting confidently upon receiving a good deal of the same kind of support, and he feels sure of his election. The consciousness that the ne gro can no longer be depended up on to give a solid vote to the Re publican ticket has had a decided influence on the policy of the par ty in the North during this cam paign. With the exception of a hopeful opinion now and then ex pressed that they may secure West Virginia, to which are added in a less hearty manner Old Vir ginia and North Carolina, there is hardly a politician of note who thinks it worth while to attempt to elect a Presidential elector in the South. This turn of affairs will probably settle the force bill, as the Republicans will have no care to protect the negro vote un less they are sure it will be cast for them. At present few believe it will be, and there is a decided disposition all along the line to concentrate all their available strength and influence in the doubtful Northern Sates. RTipans Tahules cure scrofula. lHipans Tabules banish pain. Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver. Ripans Tabules prolong life. Uipans Tabules : gentle cathartic. lipans Tabules cure iaundice. wiA pure Vegetabl To No minerals used whatever. i Mild and wholesome effect on the W liver and kidneys. Cleanses the Blood of all impu C I rities. 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