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ISSTJB3D TWICE A WBBK?WHDN'ESIDAY AND SATURDAY. i. m. grist & sons, Publishers. J f jfamili) glctrapiicr: Jfor the promotion of the political, gwiat, Jfgrituifural, and Commercial Jntppts of the jSoufh. J VOL. 42. YORKVILLE, S. O., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1896. ISTO. 89. WILLIAMS TRAGEDY. Sensational Trial To Come Up This Week. FACTS DEVELOPED AT THE INQUEST. | Wa? It Murder, and If So, By Whose Hand was the Bloody Deed Accomplished ? These Questions the Jury will Answer. During the term of the court of gen* ? ? it AvrvAoto/) erai sessions now sitting, m is that there will be tried the most sensational criminal case that has come to the attention of the people of this county"; at least during the last 20 years. We have reference to the case of the state against Marion R. Reese, Daniel F. Luckie and Mrs. Ellen Anderson for the murder of Charles T. Williams, at Blacksburg, on the 6th day of February last. The trial will probably be commenced today or tomorrow. This case is of especial interest, not only on account of the prominence and standing of the accused ; but also charles t. williams. Charles T. Williams, the man who was killed, was about 30 years of age. He was formerly station agent of the Western and Atlantic railroad at Tunnel Hill, Ga. He was a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, and probably also a member of other fraternal societies. He was wellknown throughout north Georgia, and is said to have been quite popular socially and otherwise. He left a wife and sev- , aral children who, it is said, are now reasonably well provided for with insurance he carried on his life. Among the stories as to why he went to Blacksburg, is one to the effect that he was trying to , bring about another reconciliation between Mrs. Anderson and her husband, Mr. E. D. Anderson. This, however, we are unable to state on better authority than rumor. on account of a certain elemeut of mystery which, it is claimed, surrounds it. Although The Enquirer printed a full and accurate story of the cir> cumstances surrounding the killing, immediately after the occurrence, and has closely kept up with all the develments since, for a better understanding of the situation, it will probably not ? De a amiss 10 go over wie wuuic lumg again. While returning from their work in Blacksburg, at about 9.40 o'clock on the night of the 6th of February last, two young clerks?Messrs. Jim and Ed Duff?stumbled upon the body of a man lying on the edge of the sidewalk. It was just opposite the residence of Mrs. Sumner. The first impression of the young men was that their find was some unfortunate who had imbibed too much liquor. Striking a match and commencing an investigation, they found that the man was a stranger. There was an ugly bruise on the man's face, and blood on his neck and in his hair-; also a small puddle on the ground. The body was still slightly warm ; but the man was dead. The tinders of the body, of course, lost no time in raising un alarm, and within a very few minutes quite a crowd had collected ; but the identity of the deceased remained a mystery until the arrival of Mr. J. W. ThomM. R. REESE, Who is charged with being the principal in the case, is a native of Warren county, Ga., and is 40 years of age. He came to Blacksburg in 1879, and as a dealer in real estate, soon acquired property and prominence. In business matters he was straightforward and exact, and outside of business he had the reputation of being especially charitable and sympathetic. During heavy snow storms and on occasions of great distress in Blacksburg, he has been known to make the rounds of the town in search of the poor and needy, and from his own means voluntarily sup ply them with food and fire. He was also a liberal subscriber to church work. Since the tragedy, and during his absence. stories have been circulated that seriously reflect upon his morality, and, from circumstances, quite a number ol" Blacksburg people believe these stories to be true. Others assert the contrary. As a reason for leaving Blacksburg after the finding of a verdict by the conorer's jury, Air. Reese says that the general disposition seemed to be to make him guilty, whether or not, regardless of facts, and he thought it best to get out of the way until he could secure proper legal advice. son of the Merchants' hotel. He at once recognized the body as that of a guest who had come in on an early " morning train from Atlanta, and regis- 1 tered as "J. H. Williams." <3 After the organization of the jury of c inquest, a search was made of the t body, and in the pockets was found a a number of cards bearing the inscrip- " tion "Charles T. Williams, agent W. c and A. Railroad, Tunnel Hill, Ga." 1 There were also several railroad pass- *' es, one of them made to "Mrs. E. An- t derson," to some point on the Western c Atlantic railroad. In the inside of his t tightly buttoned vest, there was a J Smith & Wesson revolver with all the d chambers loaded, and in another pock- v et there was a letter postmarked "Blacksburg," and addressed to "Chas. i< Williams, Atlanta, Ga." Along with t the letter was two notes, without en- b velopes, and evidently written in s Blacksburg during the day. The en- velope referred to contained two letters. One of the letters was in the handwriting of a woman, and the other in the handwriting of a man?very likely a copy of the answer to the first. The notes were in the same handwriting as the woman's letter; but here is the whole correspondence; which was neither addressed nor signed: Letter in woman's handwriting: Enclosed find 55. Will you sign the enclosed receipt and send to me at once? Pardon what may seem unnecessary prudence; but in case you have kept a copy of the note you returned, I should, according to law, have to repay it when presented in April. No matter how my letter was interpreted by you, it was intended to mean "when the note was returned when due." The remaining 55 will be sent you on receipt of the enclosed blank. I also return the unused pass. I shall never need it, as I have mogt likely made my last trip over that railroad. "Regrets? Where is the beauty and the fragrance of the rose trampled in the mire? Where the inno- a cence of betrayed girlhood; where the si summer sunshine when icy fetters bind c< the world." Dead! and not more dead ir than my heart is to everything." si Excuse my asking for enclosed receipt. s< Once I would have entrusted you with ei my all. Now, though the earth fall, yet? st Answer, or copy of answer in man's jjj handwriting, the date line standing for Atlanta, January 30, 1896. ie A?1?30,1896. n Your letter just received. I do not ^ know your object in asking it; but for the m first time I snail refuse to comply with P' your request for two reasons. 1st. It is sl not the way to do business; receipt for _ money before you get it. 2d. Because h you say you won't trust me. I sent the c] note upon your request, trusting you. No . matter what your opinion of me is, I am honest and would not steal ?5 from any- s( one, much less you. I have made ar- \\ rangemeuts to go to your place in about a C1 week. Shall I do so or not? I simply prefer to talk face to face, not to ask any 11 favors, etc. Of course, I would not be r( seen there, go in and out at night. Write me here, general delivery at once. I will be here a week loneer. 1 kept no copy. P Copies are no good. If you desire me to tl -vv V. . ' f * t,! LjWt * sN % jw:' SCENE OF THE The above is a photographic view of the w the left is where Mrs. Anderson resided. ' Reese, the next that of Mrs. Roberts, and body of Williams was found on the spot ii ond bridge, and just opposite the residei Mr fi_ M. Moore, in which Miss Mary F lot just across the sticet from the residences scene was photographed for Tiik Knqui American \ iew Company of Blackshurg. go, write instructions as to how I must see r< you. I can wait until all in bed and see you in your room." Note No. 1: n It is impossible for me to see you. *Ll Please, please don't ask me to?you know (' it is best not. I swear to you by all that li is holy I will see you again real soon. ? But, oh! I can't now. I have never asked you many favors, grant me this one. Whatever you do, don't come in here for my sake. I forgive you all the Note No. 2: No, I am not too sick to talk ; but prefer not to see you now. If you think it best to make yourself known here call openly. 'That is the only way I can see you; but please not. I* will write you fully later. I am sick with measles; also Foster. Am sorry it is the way it is. Do not write mo again while hero. It is much better not. Believe me I am sorry. The railroad pass and the notes gave the jury the first clue to the mystery that seemed at all tangible. The name on the pass and then the reference to "Foster" and measels, pointed to Mrs. Elleu Anderson as Williams's correspondent. Foster was Mrs. Anderson's ' little daughter, and both were just recovering from the measels. The spot on which the body of the deceased was found, was only about 75 yards from the residence of Mrs. Anderson. \\ The investigation was continued. ." Mr. J. H. Hughes testified that on (] the night of the killing, at about 8.30 b o'clock, he met Mr. M. It. Reese and d Daniel Luckie on Main street. They " were on opposites sides and were look- tl iug into the stores as they went along o as if in search of some one. ^ Miss Mary Farrington, who was ? boarding at the residence of Mr. G. M. b Moore, just across the street from the t,( spot where the body of Williams was found, and nearly opposite the resi- tl dences of Mr. Reese and Mrs. Ander- tl son, testified that at about SI o'clock jJ she was sitting in her room reading. She heard three pistol shots?first one h and then two more. Looking out of ' the window, she saw two men walking down the street. They were opposite si the residence of Mrs. Roberts. One of ii the men said, in a subdued tone: s Hush!" not a word about this." Then one of the men entered the resilence of Mr. Reese without knocking ir striking a light. The other went to he side door of Mrs. Anderson's house ; md in an excited, nervous voice, said, 'Let me in quick !" The door was >pened from the inside, and by the ight that came through the aperture, vitness recognized Daniel Luckie. In he meantime, witness heard a scuffling loise that sounded as if it came from he ground opposite the residence of drs. Roberts. Later on she saw the lead body of the deceased lying near ehere she had heard the struggling. The testimony of M. R. Reese, Dansi Luckie and Mrs. Anderson was of he same general purport. Reese had een at the residence of Mrs. Anderon from 6 to 9 o'clock. He then went DANIEL F. LUCKIE. Daniel F. Luckie, one of the accused, is brother of Mrs. Anderson, and was reding in the same house with her. At the ironer's inquest, he claimed that he was i his sister's house at the time of the looting, heard the shots and went out to >e what the matter was; but could discovr nothing wrong. Miss Mary Farrington ated that a few minutes after the shootig, she saw a door of Mrs. Anderson's ouse open, and by the light from within, iw a man whom she recognized as Luck, enter. After the verdict of the coroBr's jury, Luckie was arrested ; but es alienuams on iue iiuur were anncu m n handsome street costumes; the bride zi holding in her hand, a beautiful bou- ai quet of white carnations and maiden ai hair ferns, and the other ladies, choice d collections of white chrysanthemums; h; and, altogether, they presented an im- ai posing appearance. The following are bj the names of the attendants, viz: Miss si Eugenia Marion with Mr. J. P. Alii- f< son ; Miss Mattie Allison with Mr. J. oi P. Marion, Jr.; Miss Reynolds of pc Greenwood, with Mr. P. L. Hardin d< of Chester ; Miss Josie Black of Ches- b< ter, with Mr. J. Hasel Witherspoon It of Lancaster; Miss Lela Lathan of ti Chester, with W. C. Hough, Esq., of ir Lancaster; and Miss Amy Barber of vi Chester, with Mr. .Lucius Howze of Chester. The neat little church was beautifully decorated with the choicest flowers, di evergreens and autumn leaves and ai ferns. fr As soon as the ceremony was over, o* the party repaired to the railroad and di fKrt Mrt?r% fnr fliootof urKon Ol IUUIV I'llC l/i ai u iv/1 vui/ovvi j uuvu vuvj dispersed, the bride and groom going t* off on a bridal tour to Washington, di Baltimore, New York and other places. *1 The hospitality and friendship of 8* the people of East Chester were most P marked, and will long be remembered w by the visiting friends. The high es teem in which the beautiful young bride is held by her friends and ac ^ quaintances, is shown by the many r nice bridal presents, which she re- *? ctived. P1 t nt Diversified Farming.?The one crop system followed up, will breed disease, no matter what the crops and, will in a measure, if not wholly, prevent its development. Diverse crops on the ?( same soil is measurably a preventive fl and as well a rejuvenator of the soil. Corn following corn, or wheat following wheat for a series of years, is the prime cause of insect pests; whereas ^ an absolute change, not only of crop, j but of variety of crop, so as to induce a change in the method of cultivation, in the habits of plant growth and the ^ demands of soil, will be very apt to prevent the development of insect pests.?American Farmer. ^ ?j War How to catch fish is a study, j, How to lie about it comes natural. ^ irn. It was a matter 01 general rumor lat the cottage in which she lived was le property of Mr. Reese; but the nderstanding is that this will be denied, 'or sometime previous to the killing, run men gossip had been dealing very arshly with her name. There will, very kely, lie reputable witnesses, however, i testify that this gossip was unfounded. ix years. He used to visit her family a Georgia. The last time she had eeu Williams was shortly after she ?spective houses and retired. Reese id not know the deceased, and had ever seen or heard of such a man un1 he saw the dead body. Mrs. Anerson admitted that she knew Wilams ami had known him for five or MRS. ELLEN ANDERSON, The woman in the ease," settled in lacksburg several years ago, and went ito the millinery business. It was unerstood that she bad a husband living, ut had parted from him on account of a isagreement. Afterward the husband line to Blacksburg and there was a rent rriage. Mrs. Anderson claims that lis was brought about through the good dices of Charles T. Williams, the debased. Shortly after the re-marriage, Ir. and Mrs. Anderson loft Blaeksburg, nd sometime later Mrs. Anderson came aek and took up her residence in the ottage shown elsewhere. The tragedy >ok place several months after her re iped'during the uight and was not seen jy more in these parts until, in comany with Reese, he surrendered to the leritf in June last. ome, and without removing his lollies, threw himself on his bed. bout 10 minutes afterward he heard ime shooting and came out to see hat it was about. Luckie bad also ime out, and the two had talked the latter over from the piazzas of their ispective houses. Unable to see anyody or arrive at any satisfactory exlunation as to the probable cause of le shooting, both went back iuto their - ' V- . .Vv . -? ' TRAGEDY. ?ene of the tragedy. The first'house on I'he next house is the residence of Mr. the fourth that of Mr. Sumner. The idicated by the white cross, by the secure of Mr. Sumner. The residence of arrington was boarding, is on a corner of Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Reese. The irkk shortly after the tragedy by the had come to Blacksburg. He had come there as a mutual friend of herself and husband and persuaded her i to forego divorce proceedings that she had instituted. She admitted that she had written the notes found on the a body of the deceased ; but said that y she thought she was writing them to i her husband who was dodging an ar- ? rest warrant and was afraid to show e himself. Mr. N. W. Hardin asked ? how it was, if this was true, that she t was unwilling to have her husband i 1 * ? ? an/1 (nnn^Afl #. come WJ sets IICl av uigun auu nauwu |j him to call in daylight. At this ques- r tion she seemed confused and she failed to answer. c The investigation of the jury con- b tinued from Thursday night until the 1 following Monday afternoon, when a a verdict was reached to the effect that a the deceased came to bis death from a t gunshot wound inflicted at the hands of M. R. Reese, and that Daniel Luck- g ie was accessory. Afterward Mrs. o Ellen Anderson was included in the b verdict as an accessory also. v When the verdict was rendered, Mr. b Reese was not to be found. Luckie t and Mrs. Anderson were placed under arrest, and Luckie afterwards es- h caped. h Mrs. Anderson applied for bail, which t was granted. Then, at the spring 9 term of the court, she demanded a * trial. The solicitor was not willing to P go into a trial of her case without the ^ others, and refused to accede to her demand. Shortly before the June D term of the court of general sessions r convened, Reese and Luckie surren- a dered to the sheriff, and, during the ^ term, also demanded a trial. On ac- " count of the absence of certain material P witnesses, the solicitor was not ready J and fuiled to give out the bills of in- ? dictment. As the next step, Messrs. Reese and ^ Luckie made application for bail before Associate Justice Jones, and bail was granted in the sum of $3,000 for Reese, and $2,000 for Luckie. The * defendants are represented by Major ^ James F. Hart, Thos. F. McDow and ^ General Leroy F. Youmans. The ~ * ? - ? ' ~ -ak.annmin/1 K.t C/lli/lifni* ^ biHic is rcprcDcmcu uj uvuuuvi nun?j? and there has been a story in circula- ? tiou to the effect that he would be as- ' sisted by Hon. W. C. Glenn of Atlanta ; ?_ hut of that be has no information. That the case may be postponed again ^ is, of course, possible ; but that it will R come up during this week is reasona- j bly certain. ^ ?? li MARRIAGE AT RICHBURU. si R. B. Allison, Esq., of Lancaster, and Miss ^ Lois Marion of Rlchburg;. Correspondence of the Yotkville Enquirer. Lancaster, Ocfober 29.?A chaste ^ and elegant marriage ceremony was p, celebrated in the Presbyterian church of Richburg, in Chester county, on ? the 28th instant, at 4.30 p. m. The ^ contracting parties were Miss Lois Marion, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. g Preston Marion of Chester, and Robert tl Barnwell Allison, a young lawyer of n Lancaster, and son of R. E. Allison. a( Esq. At the appointed time the cler- j, gymen rose in front of the pulpit and faced the large audience. Miss Kate Drennan played the wedding march, when the contracting parties, in appro- Bi priate order, and their attendants, n according to the programme arranged, ?? came marching into the church, keep h ing time, with slow step, to the music, j? and took position around the pulpit. p The solemn and impressive ceremony tj was then performed by the Rev. J. t? Preston Marion, the father of the fi bride, assisted by S. A. Weber, D. D., p; of the Lancaster station; and it was 0i received by the spectators as a model oi of propriety, elegance and exactness, v: The bride and the groom and their a; 11 ' ? * - ? at-- a : > i_ iWiscrUanrouo ^catling. A Four Legged Bird. The crested hoazin of British Guina, the only survivor of a race of birds phich are known as fossils, is described n The Popular Science News. The loazin inhabits the most secluded forsts of South America, and its survival eyond its congeners is doubtless owing o its retiring habits and the fact that t feeds on wild arum leaves, which ;ives its flesh a most offensive flavor, endering it unfit for food. The chief peculiarity of the hoazin onsists in the fact that when it is latched it possesses four well developed egs. The young birds leave the nest nd climb about like monkeys over the djoining limbs and look more like tree oads than birds. The modification of the fore limbs begins at once after hatching; the claws f the digits fall off; the whole clawlike land begins to flatten and becomes ring shape. Feathers soon appear, and iefore full growth is reached not a vesige remains of its original character. Professor F. A. Lucas says of the loazin, "The adult birds not only lave no claws upon their wings, but heir thumbs even are so poorly develped that one would hardly suspect that u the nestlings we have the nearest aproach to a quadruped found among exsting birds," One curious feature noticed with a estling which had been upset in the iver was its power of rapid swimming nd diving when pursued Owing to his power the little creature managed o evude all efforts to secure it The rolonged immersion which a nestling rill undergo, instinctively and volunarily, or which an adult bird will enure in an attempt to drown it seems uite remarkable. "E Plurlbns Unum." The circumstances attending the Joption of the legend "E Pluribus t if ? i-1. ~ r\P 4-Viq Tlniforl IDUm iUl wio lliuu-u XJM. VUU 1/U.VK tates have never been fully explained y the historians. It was probably used a coins?and some say upon early ilouial flags?long before it was regu irly recognized by the leading officials f the new republic. The oldest coin earing the motto in full is a colonial mt coined by $ew Jersey in the year 786. The same year it appeared on a nail medal recognized among the colic tors of coins as "the confederatio." his medal was a national token, I beeve, and was coined by authority of le general government. It bore on one de IS stars and a blazing sun, the latjr surrounded by the word "Confedortio," which gives it the name by which ; is known to the numismatists. The words in the headline are unoubtedly from Virgil's "Moretus," a oem devoted to a description of a cerlin salad! In the rhyming recipe he ives instructions for mixing the proper erbs and pounding the same in a morir until the various colors blend as one. ome one has very appropriately said jat "the colonies were mixed in the lortar of the Revolution and came out 3 one homogeneous nation."? St. ouis Republio. The Tea Habit. "The tea habit is growing on the law biding people of this peaceful oommnity," says the Philadelphia Record. The victims drink this beverage as the ardened drunkard drinks whisky. This i the opinion of a local physician of rominence, who has made a study of le matter. 'Theintoxicating efifeota of ja,' said he, 'are not appreciated as illy as they should be. Cheap or imroperly brewed tea is known to have lused many functional derangements f the gravest character. Many of the ictims, not knowing that their troubles re due to tea drinking, suffer from 1 eadache, and often from persistent diz? iness and indigestion. Despondenoy ad palpitation of the heart are also mong the complaints. Lastly, that read enemy of every man, insomnia, i as many victims among the lot. These re certainly a batch of troublesome rmptoms of which any pernicious drug lould be proud. There is a great difsreuce in the physiological effect of tea i the svstflm. When it has been used > excess for a considerable period, well ?fined symptoms supervene. There can 3 added to the list already given halicinations, nausea, anorexia, prostraon and anxiety and a peculiar kind of itoxication, ending, after hours of igil, in a torpor from exhaustion.' " "8aj "Your Grace/ Boy." The Duke of Hamilton's harriers hunt iring the season in this neighborhood, id the "meet" is a welcome relief om the monotony of rural life. On one ! these occasions not long ago, when the ike himself was present, the services a bright Suffolk youth were requisioned to hold his grace's horse. The ike addressed some kindly remark to le boy, who promptly replied, "Yes, rl" "Why don't you say 'your ace?' " interposed one of the attendlt horsemen. "Say 'your grace,' boy I" hereupon the youngster reverently put , .8 hands together and audibly recited ie words, "for what we are about to ; iceive, "etc. Not so bad for silly Suf- ; lk I It needs scarcely be said that he -esentlyhad due cause for thaukful- < jss.?Gentleman's Magazine. A Child's Letter. Children's letters are usually more j musing and characteristic than their ( ampoqitious because the latter are apt ( i show more consciousness. Here is a j ? ? loffon nnKliuKorl in Be bJJUUlLUtJU UL a AUUtO*, piAU+AUASXJSA .M food Words: "I am now going to tell you the horible and wretched plaege that my mnl- i iplication gives me you can't conceive , t the most Devilish thing is 8 times 8 ; nd 7 times 7 it is what nature itself j an't endure. I am very glad that Satan j as not given me boils and many other ] jisfortunes. This is Saturday and I am j ery glad of it, because I have play half i he day and I get money, too; but, alas, owe Isabella 4 pence for I am finned 2 ence whenever I bite my nails. Isabella J a teaching, me to make some simme j colings and nots of interrigations periods comnios &c. As this is Sunday I will meditate upon Senciable and Religious subjects. First I should be very thankful I am not a beggar." Bottled Bell*. If you are musical, you will enjoy nothing better than "a chime of bottle bells," which, while it may sound very difficult, is really very easily arranged. Your apparatus will consist of two chairs, two long poles or sticks and 18 bottles. The chairs must be placed the length of the stick apart, back to back; npon each stick place nine bottles suspended by a string tied about the neck, with a loop big enough to slip over the stick. Place one stick with each end resting on the seat of the chair and the other resting on the top of the back For a hammer almost any stick will do to beat with. For quick tunes two sticks should be used. If the bottles are all of the same shape and size, they can be tuned to produce all the notes of the scale by pouring water into them. The more water the lower the note, or differently shaped bottles can be used to fill the places when the correct note cannot be produced. It is not possible to tell just how much water to use, for it varies with the thickness of the glass. You may have as many bottles as you like and thero may be two players, one on each side Baw Eggs as a Tonic. A raw egg is an excellent tonic with which to begin these warm days. It is strengthening and tends to prevent that tired feeling so prevalent at this season of the year. If prepared in the following way, it is really a delicious drink: Put the yolk of an egg into a dish with a teaspoonful of white sugar and a teaspoonful of orange or lemon juice and beat lightly together with a fork Put the white on a plate and add a pinch of salt Then -with a broad bladed knife beat it to a stiff froth. Now, as lightly as possible, mix all together in the dish. Then as lightly transfer it to a clean tumbler, which it .will nearly fill if properly made. It must not stand in a warm place, as it soon becomes liquid and loses its snowy look. Any fruit juices may be used in place of orange or lemon, or even brandy if the doctor has ordered it?New York Advertiser. Famous Old Appomattox Deserted. The old town of Appomattox is entirely deserted, with the exception of five or six families, of whom only one, that of a Methodist clergyman, is white. A syndicate bought up all the property a few years ago as a speculation, and when the owners got their money and signed the deeds they moved away, leaving their houses empty. The oourthouse was burned about the same time, and a new one was erected at the railway station, about three miles distant, where a considerable town has sprung up. The McLean House, in which the articles of surrender were written and signed, was porchased by the syndicate and was taken down, brick by brick, for removal to the World's fair, but for soma reason the plan was not carried out, and the bricks and timbers are still stored in the vacant houses In the neighborhood. ?Chicago Reoord. An Arctic Christmas. Christmas came almost before we were aware. Sports had been arranged for the occasion, and at 2:30 we assembled. A double row of ice columns led away in dim perspective over the ice covered bay for more than 200 yards, reminding one of an alabaster colonnade forming the approach to an ancient Greek tern? /i/-? ntAKA KOWIKAA n/\1afl plU. V/VDi UiCOC YYUO iOAU UMUIUW |A/*vwf and at each end of the coarse a red torchlight was thrust into the snow. We then indulged in hurdle racing and other sports. It was a strange spectacle, with the wild figures of the Innuits and the fur clad members of the party, now in the cold blue light of the moon, now in the bright red light from the torches, grouped about the contestant, and the towering, gloomy mass of Mount Bartlett in the background. The games were hurried through, for it was cold sport with the thermometer 24 degrees below zero.?Frank Wilbert Stokes in Century. A Bicycle Disease. Mothers whose daughters do a great deal of cycling should know about a new cycling disease. People have been declaring that they have been suddenly seized with a wild impulse to jump from their machines?an uncontrollable impulse which apparently seizes them at the most awkward times, such as midway down a hill. It is no new thing, aft6r all?at least no newer than the cultivation of overstrung nerves among us. People afflicted with this mysterious malady have been overdoing their riding, and the only cause for wonder is tnat cneir ill ireatea uurvuus uyabeuus have not taken its revenge in an even more unpleasant manner. Drapery Tips. It Is well to remember that the draperies, curtains and cushions of a house have more to do with its appearance than all else. Full curtains, if they ore do more than cheesecloth, do more to furnish a room than any other one thing, but you are no longer confined to oheesecloth when economy must rule, for there is a host of pretty as well as cheap fabrics from which tochqpse, and these inexpensive stuffs, snowflake, madras, cotton crape, dotted muslin, etc., are always a better choice than cheap lace, for which a woman of taste finds no use whatever. Women and Newspapers. Frances Willard urges women to read the newspapers. Talking on the subject lately, she said, "Women are a set of passivities on that subject as a class," and adds: 'I am never more annoyed : for my 'sect' than when the newspaper boy goes trotting through at full speed if he finds the car contains chiefly women, never dreaming that they may i want a paper. I clutch his sleeve with a vim and buy one of every variety he has, and ask him what he is thinking aboqj to lose patronage in that way. liossip is nothing but small news, the nickels, pennies and dimes, while the newspaper deals in dollars and V's and X's. So it widens the mind more to read the newspapers than to gossip about the neighbors." The Sneese. Many nations are superstitions about sneezing, but none so much so as the native of India. To sneeze on entering a place of business, on starting on a journey, or undertaking any enterprise or adventure means bad luck for some one either physically or financially. On hearing a person, either foreign or native, sneeze in public a Brahman will inotonflw nrr nrt "T.iro livol" Ann thia cry will be repeated as often as the person sneezes. Among the native soldiers sneezing is especially regarded with superstitious terror, the maneuvers of an army sometimes being controlled by an inadvertent sneeze. A rajah at one time turned back his army from the gates of a besieged city because one of his foot runners chanced to sneeze just as he had decided to give the command to attack. A Brahman priest was consulted and a special time appointed by him to renew the siege before it was deemed a promising undertaking.?Buffalo Commercial She la Everywhere. Women in America, says an Ei^glish paper, are known to hold places creditably as engineers, auctioneers, firemen, quarrymen, slaters, masons, hunters, trappers and barbers. They are also employed in insurance offices and as detectives. Their reputation is European as well as American. Patience, tact; finesse and intuitive inspirations are peculiarly feminine qualities, while in moral courage and endurance they are second to none, and the waste or neglect of such valuable products is nothing less than a crime in political economy. The epigrammatic French expression, . "Cherchez la fern me," has a double signification, for, go where you will, where will you not find her? 3 1"" 1 Professional Strong Men. I don't think I should care to be a professional "strong man." One who says he knows declares that their average routine is to rise about 8 a. m., take port wine and an egg, lounge around for an hour, go to bed again, sleep till about noon, rise once more, eat a hearty breakfast, do the lounging act again, perhaps take a walk, woo the mat tress again ana sieep cui pretty near uu hour of performance. And so on day after day. All this, of course, to conserve and reenforce the strength that their tremendous feats diminish. It can't be a wildly nxHting life, except for the few minutes when one Is on the stage, can It??Polly Pry in New York Recorder. Mew York's Hirer Tunnel. There is a big hole under North river. Some day it will be a tunnel connecting this city and Hoboken. No work has been done for four years, but the owners of the hole are now trying to raise money in London to complete their tunnel before a bridge can be built over North river. Only 1,380 feet remain to connect the two holes bored from either bore, each of which is now fall of water. This water has simply soaked through since work was abandoned on the death of the principal backer. So far $8,000,000 has been poured into the hole, and only $500,000 will be required to complete it?New York Letter. Make Clothing For Dog*. It is well known that there are dentists in London and in Paris whose specialty it is to fit lapdogs with a set of false teeth. It now appears from a Parisian monthly magazine of fashions that there are tailors and fashion plates for (Jogs. The list of garments includes mackintoshes, Jaeger vests, comforters ?nd respirators, side pockets with a lace handkerchief inside, fur collars, small silk umbrellas, which dogs are taught to carry over the head.?Chicago Tribune. Pat Agreed. A. story Is told by one of Lord Zetland's party, that was making inquiries into the condition of a distressed district in Irelaud. They were crossing a lake. A gale was blowing and waves were dashing over the boat. The gentleman referred to hod been assured that an Irish peasant, if treated well, will always agree with what is said to him, rather than appear disagreeable. It struck the gentleman that here was a good chance to put the assertion to the proof. "There is very little wind, Pat," ho said to one of the boatmen. The answer came through the howling of the elements, "Very little indade, yer honor, but fwhat there is, is molghty sthrong." At the Croe*roads. "John, wher's yer daddy?" "He's out yander gittin beatfer coroner." "An yer uncle?" "Seein how clost he kin come ter bein sheriff." "An Bill?wher's he?" "Well, Bill don't 'mount ter much, an I've hearn tell they're gwine ter send him ter congress ter git shet of him." "An you?what's you a-runnin fer?" "Notbin. I'm the only one in the family what ain't got no eddication, so I'm a-teachin of a school fer a livin!"? Atlanta Constitution. Broad Hints. William Dean Howells' father, who emigrated to Ohio half a century and more ago, used this formula to get rid of an intrusive visitor who had worn out his welcome. He would be called out on some business and would say to the guest, "I suppose you will not be here when I return, so I wish you goodbyl" This was not bad, except in comparison with the superb stratagem ascribed to Gerrlt Smith in such emergencies?as that he used to 6ay in his family prayer, after breakfast, "May the Lord also bless Brother Jcneu, who leaves us od the 10 o'clock train this morning."?San Francisco Argonaut The Word Blackguard. The expression blackguard originally indicated the scullions, kitchen boys and pot washers who brought up the rear when a great man's household was moving from place to place. As these persons were by no means choice in their language or elegant in their deportment, the word was soon applied to those who in speech or action resembled them.?St Louis Globe-Democrat