The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, April 27, 1887, Image 1
V^L. XLIH. ^ WINNSBORO, S C., T^NESDAY, 4PRIL 27, 188<. ^ NO. 39.
"OUT OF THINE OWN MOUTH."
DRAWING THK I>EAi)LV I'AJjJjJJJZLON
FAK3IEB TILLSl^N.
x Senator Yomnans Justifies His Pre%ious
Assertions !>y Quotations From Captain
Tillman's Speeches tind Writings.
(From the News and Courier.)
Captain Tillman in his reply to my
last letter spoke of my floundeiing and
dodging and said it -was fanny to see
how I about faced, etc. Leaving the
0 application of this language to the judgW
ment of the public, I shall merely remark,
if Captain Tillman saw any fun in j
mj !?5b leirt/CTXfc LUUijb UUtVC *Jt;?LL UI It >"XV
peculiar kind to provoke a reply in
-which the compass of his complaints
ranged from the heavens above, which,
he claimed, -would not open and shut
when they ought to have done so and
thus prevented his success as a farmer,
down to the tampering of the devil, who
enticed him in debt and worked financial
failure. He says I &ot whatever they
putin my gun, not knowing whether
it was lead or dough, true or false.
Captain Tillman furnished nearly a?! of
my ammunition, and not only he but
the public will have ample opportunity
to judge of its truth or falsity after the
perusal of this letter.
He says the committee which selected
the ten names t<T constitute the new
board of agriculture knew how utterly
fftlcA ifi rnv fts<a?rfir>ii that ! => TinmiTifl+iJ?
himself for one of the successors, of the
present board?that he onlj nominated
himself for one of the trustees of an agriculture1
college. Captain Tllaian does
. col positively deny the chargt, only by
iiidii action, which I do not iny more
accept than the indirection by ?$viiich he .
designed to wring a double tux in guano
out of the fanners' pockets, triaking
they would not feel it because tfey did ;
not see it. In his speech in Is o\; ruber,
Captain Tillman said: "The ccn' ol of ]
the college and bureau of agi^ilture ,
would have to bo under the same ward" '
?the board of trustees, for one c^which i
he nominated himself. In his prbosea J
bill to establish an agricultural c liege i
and reorganize.the agricultural bxreau, he
says, in Section 2: "That T K. '
Korris, Johnson Hagood, M. L. Doald- {
son, B.'A. Love, E. L. Rivers, ElT. 1
Stackhouse, A. E. Davis, B. R. Tiling, c
Allan Johnston and D. P. Duncan re 4
hereby constituted a board of trustees^
the said college, and they and their sa- e
cessors on the South Carolina board < c
agriculture auau. wcaw, urgHn rzc uu ?
govern the same." Ammunition furr t
ished by Captain Tillman. See Xetf t
and Courier, December 4,1886. Capt&V a
Tillman says: "As for leading the far*-* fc
f ers of the State, I have never made an \ i
such claim." Captain Tillman, in hi\e
letter published in the News and CoxrriW
er, January 26,1SS6, under the caption}^
"Captain 'Tillman proposes to be th&\
agricultural Moses," says: "The pent-up 3
indignation of the farmer, has found a l:
voice through me, and the masses of our 'i
people are ready to follow any one, how- :
ever insignificant, who has the boldness
to lead. I did not commence this agita- '
y - tion with any such expectation, but I j
<; . " should be a coward to refuse to lead, at j
least till we organize. The farmers can :
then choose their own Moses. I feel it <
my duty to do this much, and try to '
direct the storm I have raised till such :
an organization is perfected. The way ;
out of this wilderness is very plain. Even 1
I can lead you out." I
v "Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us ;
To see ourselves as others see us!" !
, And Captain Tiliman says I have j
/ . "brass enough to gild a church steeple!" i
IAHaw 01
JXgJWil, ill JJMS ICUl'Cl VI JL^K/XKUMJlJ MX} |
1887, Captain Tillman says: "It is small ;
wonder that I am accused of trying to
feather my own nest by acting as-the
agricultural champion." Captain Till/man
says 4 'Governor Hagood has had no
Connection with the board during the
time when the incompetence and extravagance
have been so rampant." The
^ chief charges of expenditure, &c., preferred
against the board by Captain
v Tillman were the purchase of the agrir
cultural building, the phosphate litiga|
tion, the publication of the hand-book,
| and the emigration bureau. The buildgJ
ing was absolutely necessary for the
^ proper discharge of the duties of the
department. It not only contains the
usual department offices, but furnishes
ample room for the extensive chemical
laboratory of the department and storage
for the splendid and complete exhibit of
the resources and products of the State.
Its capacious hall has been used for various
agricultural conventions, and the exS
tensive accommodations of its second
floor. furnished haJls and committee
ft . rooms for the Legislature at its last sesP
eion. The department has been offered
$10,000 more for the building than it
cost, which, including repairs, amounts
to $24,092.62, and is now valued at
?35,000.
The other three undertakings above
enumerated were inaugurated during
Governor Hagood's term as chairman,
'the first two at his suggestion and the
last under his own resolution to elect a
superintendent of immigration with a
salary of ?1,800, for the promotion of
immigration, at an expenditure on the
basis* of ?10,000 for the then present
year. (See minutes of the board of
agriculture.) My purpose is not only to"
show Captain Tillman's ignorance and
inconsistency, but that these underr
takings of the board, some of which
have been questioned by more than one
of the 4'weekly newspaper" statesmen,
have the endorsement cf one of the
ablest financiers and the most sagacious
> -u?? -a? ^
PHSHl 5B IHMiII yuvav
life since the inauguration of Hampton's
administration.
Captain Tillman says: "I have never
at any time accused the State officers of
. maladministration or extravagance.
Captain Tillman's letter, September 25,
r' 1886: "These persistent personal attacks
HF-. Mwntended to draw me off from exW
pIKng the incompetence and extravaV,
ganoe which have characterized the manBl
agement of the department of agriculture.
The management in the department
of agriculture is only a specimen.
P& J^he-State Government is run on the
8?^**''same principle." Captain Tillman's let
rtar^ October 16, 1SS6: "I have never
ijsedthe word corruption or anything
Eriich -would imply it in connection vith
&e"State administration. I have charg-I
extravagance and 'imbecility,' bat it can
not be shown that I have ever separated
^ ' the legislative from the executive branch
of the Government, or held the last as
" . responsible alone for the ills Tre bear."
CJaptain Tillman's speech, April 29,
k |8?6: "Qh,.it is pitiful that in the short
^paee of ten years the purity of motive,
l- aident patriotism and useful devotion to
* duty, -which made possible the redemption
of the State in '76, should be succeeded
by this political leprosy which
-V aow permeates our entire government
fabric." In his letter of the 21st oi
OT; February Captain Tillman says the
E&. aleven lawyers in the Senate "should
p*""""' ioaye deferred to the opinions and wishes
i of the farmers outside of tlie Senate,
| -who had met twice in convention and
j asked certani things, rather than to the
| partisans and tools "within it," In his
] letter of March 21. he says, In regard to
j a resolution offered in his April convenI
tion, "its adoption followed as. matter,
of course, and proved nothing," and
that a report of its committee on resolutions
is such evidence as a negro graduate
would not produce in a trial justice's
court. Captain Tillman says, after
Governor Thompson's address, he arose
and denounced the charge that he had
made acoi^ .tions of maladministration
and extravagance against the State
officers as a he. The News and Courier
reports Mr. Prince, of Anderson, as saying:
"The charges were specifically
made in the remarks of Mr. Tillman."
Mr. Tillman is reported not as de!
nouncing the accusation as a lie, but interrogating
Mr. Prince as follows: "In
what portion?" The News and Courier
reports that after Governor Thompson's
address "iarmer Tillman arose in his
seat and said he desired to stamp out a
i x 'a. x- J-\- - -j- ?- - **- -
xx, uui is was iu me enect inat ne iiau
''accused the State officials of bribery
and corruption.Captain Tillman complains
about a small surplus which was
in the treasury. The outstanding obli
gations of the State, bearing 6 per cent,
interest and requiring an annual levy of
about $391,360 to meet it, will soon
commence maturing. If our treasury is
kept amply prepared to meet every
obligation, (which, to make assurance
doubly sure, would require a small surplus,)
and the tone of public sentiment
is preserved sound and healthy, we will
bo able to refund these bonds at i per
( <- at. and save the taxpayers in round
numbers ?130,453 per annum.
Captain Tillman says that a resolution
was passed by the April convention and
reiterated by the November convention
that the "inspection of fertilizers is defective
and no adequate punishment
provided for fraud," and that more fault
is found with the bureau on this very '
point than any other. In his attempts
to free himself from the mire Cautain (
fillman came much nearer than lie sup
posed placing the board on solid ground. 1
[? this is the chief cause of complaint :
lien the board should not be censured. .
Cn the commissioner's report of 1885 the
Legislature was urged to provide more <
iffieient legislation on this very point. J
U the last session a bill to this effect 1
vas carefully prepared in accord -with (
he recommenuasicns of Captain' Till- (
nan's convention by the aid of the agri- c
sultural department officials, passe a in *
he Senafe and killed in the House." ^
Captain Tillman evidently thinks, in r
impressing the opinion that the tendency r
if the homestead law was to debaucn ^
he financial integrity of the people and ^
he lien law calculated to undermine j
heir independence and self-reliance, and s
iterwards saying that the farmers have *
>ufc two grounds of complaint against ?
lie Legisiature, I have been* inconsist- f
ni. The'homestead law was inaugu- ?
1 XT. - !.-* " -r% ? "? ^
aieu uy me provisions 01 tne naaicai Q
institution. TLalien law was enacted ^
)ng before the regime which I am de- xfendingand
Captain Tillman attacking ?
ipd attempting to defame was establish- E
? The provisions of the homestead
W are not confined to the farmers, and Q
l ire is no class injustice in the lien law, J*
hardiiliip hitherto experienced by +j
fiords having been remedied by the ^
parity lien law. There being no class ^
if fccein this legislation, i did not ^
?>S*der them as special grievances to c
Dh-*rmers?the farmers themselves be- c.(
in-j -tmewhat divided in their opinions a.
as^cheir propriety. The application ~
af -: ilicease tax on guanos j:o general ^
Stajpurposes when it was exclusively n(
paj-iy- the farmers, and the tax on their rp
sot sand provisions in hand represent- q
Lng ieir annual income, were class ^
grifl^ces, and consequently just ground ^
sf ec Plaint from tlie farmers as a class. c(
Ca *Ln. Tillman says: "It is to be ^
presold that Colonel Youmaris expects y
to babied hereafter, not with money, '
but w 'political influence and votes."
The o '< proposition oi this nature, or w
any c"V, looking to any advantage -D.
whatsc t to me personally "was made Q:
by Ca^ jl Tillman, who wrote to me ai
some t& last spring as follows: "Isn't sj
it abontone for 'Farmer' Youinans to ^
realize-^t he is behind the times, and a}
hasmiv an opportunity? You can ^
'get in\Y the home stretch, if you start to
now, aa.-rwill tell you how, if you will
run up > lugusta and let's have a talk. cj
Write ra. oxd whether and when you b,
oftr? OA*'* __ _ ^ 55 o
mjj. wwj uppuiiitijjg 3 aay, cvc. fo
"Stored r" Youmans did not comply X".
with. "J??ter" and "Politician" Till- th
raan>prc "tion?he was not so anxious w
to be tic^jhereafter with political in- e<3
fiuenee a5?*tes as to embrace Tillman- f0
ibm, even, 1 the assurance if he started ^
then he "*v>cj -"get in" on the' home n(
stretch. I a man would make such th
an ^sihuL-- against another, after se
having writ#Mm such a letter, csn
only be expjS upon the hypothesis ira
that it was dofby a politician who had ba
failed as a plaL -^-ho had failed as a Sc
financier, whcCg "blind and fell in the ^
ditch." Just ? many of these newspaper
contribuL are attempting
to bushwhaok|e Senate, Granger
Wofford and Yanter" and "Storekeeper
YcumaE\j,ve been started by m
Captain Tillman ^ the assurance of th
"gettingin" outcome stretch, would an
be information Mting, if not interest- ea
fn<7? to the publ THa n-ovprpmont. I on
the board of ag\ltare, the Senate,, de
"Granger" Woffoin(j "planter" Yon- Ls
mans hav? this isolation, that one w<
who nas become atonic fanlt-finder cv
and a nmversal grtj er> who has com- Si
plained oi almo. everything, the b?
heavens above, the&^h beneath, and a-'
insinuated against fcjevil down nnder
the earth, who has Vj_ himself a land ?
butcher and a become so free
with his rgly adjeefc tiiat they have J:
grown entirely too ^j0nj signify an
nothing. In the ro&ed conceit of a ra,
visionary brain one*, imagine himself
amply equipped! the experience sn
of nniveKal failure tA^^ijgh the per- *
feet commonwealth o^.e or to in
augurau. me ponu?ttopia of u0ie,
but the sctu$ sense s^^tical judgment
of the ^farming ent 0f South <j*
Carolina-roll.not acce^, ft , of ti*
the "Georgiaoon do*w]lose
ovmer I Sr
saia. he had failea fog^_.fih;T1g else, no
therefore, he m.iso oe g- qqqjjs. of
As I have neither tin&r ^ciinat^n tic
to treat *.ue public to. 'biogTaphieal if
sketch, or :o deai 111 gro^^^ G<
reputable insinuations, ,Q ^ co
endent tendency in oerbQaarte?s to Cc
inject snch a current miv- tai
versv, I do not expect ag^ trespass j*
on the patience of th*^ even ba
though an arrangement &m in. T1
formed, has been agreed ^ ^
the ' 'Home-stretchers to h ^
the Senate, "Granger ;^rd ?and i"PiariW
Ton mans in L; i ~
thiough the medium^ of ^ ^
Cornier, periodical friz w ? ^rQm
the Potmetai Artillery.
I cannot close, however, ,en.
teringmy earnest protest that
reckless incoiisideration w wouja
press forward to the sacrifice -nTm?r ?
innocents as "Outside Obsea^P* ?
I must admit, did one thing | at) '
priate: the .selection of ? ?
plume. Tor, after a most ^ th(
1$
1
troduction of himself, he began observing
entirely outside of the facts. How
ranch it is to be regretted that Lis aspirations
begniled him beyond the press of
his county, where his vanity and his
mistakes would only have met the lenient
eyes of his friends and acquaintances
with a due regard for his innocence and
his years. Thinking, perhaps, that one
exposition of his ignorance might not
chill the ardor of such an enterprising
spirit, and that he may attempt a second
time to edify the farmers, I will kindly
point out several of his mistakes so that
he may succeed better next time, should
he have occasion to allude to the University.
I would suggest a reference to
the catalogue, where he will iind that it
I is not for the education of lawyers, docI
tors and preachers, but that tie cr.ii.lcu|
lum preponderates" in favor of those
I branches pertaining to agriculture.
xveprcsencanve w nartou, 01 JLaurens, is
the chairman of the House committee
on agriculture, and not Dr. Tmdal, as;
"Outside Observer" informs the farmers.
The sinful Senate did not divide the experimental
station, as was stated in three
separate asseitions by "Outside Observer"?in
fact, the station was not divided
at all?the House increased the number
to two, on motion of Representative
Lawton, of Hampton, and the appropriation
was divided between the two
stations. Leaving my young friend of
"unexceptional opportunities for observation,"
and his cozy little deductions
from mistaken premises, in the "Red
Sea," and Captain Tillman to flounder
and dodge and about-face in his "wilderness"
of mistakes and contradictions, I
make my adieus to the "Popgun brigade,"
regretting the indiscretion which
has caused me such a waste of time.
L. W. YouiiAXs.
Sanders, S. C.. Aoril 1. 1S87.
Married Women's-Contracts.
The case of Aultman, Tajlor & Co. vs.
J. Jf. Eush and Eugenia J. Eush, in
which the Supreme Court; filed its desision
last Wednesday night, is very important
in its bearing upon the liabilities ;
of married women. The Columbia correspondence
of the News and Courier gives <
the following synopsis of the opinion:
The action -was founded on two notes ;
jiven by defendant and his wife for tie
purchase of a steam engine. These notes ]
ivere secured by a mortgage on a tract ]
>f land belonging to the separate estate <
)f the -wife, -which mortgage was exe- ]
rated by the -wife, her husband joining {
herein. Two rjAfAn^ps tc-ptp -nnf nr? *
? - " *
first, breach of contract; second, no ?
iability on the part of the wife on the t
totes and mortgage, she being a mar- (
ied woman. The master in equity, to ?
rhomthe case was referred, reported i
hat there was no breach of the contract,
n this report the Circuit Judge (Hud- a
on) ^concurred. The master also re- }
>orted the defendant's wife liable, both c
>y the terms of the statute and because 'J
lie contract was for the benefit of her 2
sparate estate. The Circuit Judo-o did t
ct concur in the last branch of this sec- I
nd section of the report, but sustained a
be master, in the first, holding that.the r
ability of the wife was fixed by the C
lortgage, and he ordered a foreclosure, p
The Supreme Court says: "The main ii
uestion in the case is as to the liability v
?-tko wafeSaaAcg ox SBtttca; Q
ie liability of her separate estate for a
ebt contracted by her husband,' to
hich she was a party, and to secure
hich. she executed the mortgage in si
uestion, although the said debt was not g
jntracted for the benefit of her separate v
state. This brings up squarely the tl
uestion whether a married woman can t<
tortgage her separate estate for a debt
ot contracted for its benefit. * * * v,
he boundary of the question is the &
onstitution and the Act of th^Legisla- &
ire upon the subject of the rights of
larried women." The Court then pro- ^
jeds to examine at length the constitu- u
onal provisions contained in Article q
L, Section 8, as follows: "The real and "
srsonal property of a married woman d
eld at the time of her marriage, or that
hich she may thereafter acquire either iY
gift, grant, inheritance, devise or fc
iherwise, shall not be subject to levy fr
id sale for her husband's debts, but h<
tail be held as her separate property 1*
id may be bequeathed, devised or ^
ienated by her the same as if she were ac
amarried." The provisions of law tl
nching upon this question are also ex2 ce
rastively discussed and the Court de- p<
des that the married woman has not ?
3 right to mortgage her separate estate la
r a debt not contracted for its benefit, m
tie judgment of the Supreme Court is d<
at the judgment of the Circuit Court di
5 reversed and that the case be remand- ai
L with leave tQ plaintiff to apply below b*
r judgment against the defendant, J.
. Kush, for the amount due on the 10
)te.* Chief Justice Simpson delivered m
e opinion. Justice Mclver files a dis- tti
nting opinion.
The practice of having a life's sepate
estate'mortgaged to secure her hus- th
?d's debts has been very prevalent in at
>uth Carolina and this decision "will gi
>set it abruptly. # th
Aoc Too Well Paid. ^
The salary of a District Master Work
m of the Knighls of Labor is $1,200;
e General Master Workman gets $5,000,
d the Secretary and Treasurer $2,000
ch. Some papers, claiming to be fair ra
d sensible, point to these salaries as evinpp
thnt. !wi/?prs r>f the TTnifhtj? nf 68
ibor are receiving large incomes for little
jrk at the expense of men who labor ai
ery day for from $300 to ?800 a year, ui
it the workingmen are wise to put the qj
st men they can find at the head of their N
'airs, and they know that valuable men C<
e not cheap nor easily found. The of
icers are worth their salaries. They th
,ve brains and energy to earn as much in ^
y occupation as their fellow-Knights pay to
em. The eilort to cause dissatisfaction' p,
long wcrkinffmen with the order by pa- ^
ding the salaries of the chief officers is j
nk demagogism and unworthy of a reectable
newspaper.?GreenviUe'Ncics.
m ra
The Asbeville and Spartanburg Railroad,
At its la-it session the General Assembly ^
rected the Railroad Commission to inves- AJ;
pte the management of the Asheville and 0
>artanburg railroad; to see if they were cc
it operating the road against the interest
the people of the State and in violain
of the conditions of their charter, and ds
so, to report the same to the Attorney oi
jneral of this State for action. In ac- d?
rdance with this resolution the Railroad w
emission will hold a meeting in Spar- ca
iburg on "Wednesday, May 4, for the re
irpose of investigating the matter, and ot
,ve requested General Manager E. B. w,
lomas, of the Richmond & Danville rail- n(
"'1 PrrtcMont T? V "WvArlen and Saner
tendent Jas. Anderson, of the Asheville ^
Spartanburg road, and the Mayors of
sheville, Hendersonville, >7. C., and of ^
>artanburg and Union, S. C., to be prest
at the meeting. ' re
__ m
? re
Despise Xot the Day of Small Things. ^
Little things may help a man to rise?a ^
nt pin in an easy chair for instance. Dr. ^
erce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets" arelall
things, pleasant to take, and they ^
re. sick headaches, relieve torpid livers ^
d do wonders. Being purely vegetable, sa
By cannot harm any one. All druggists.' ??
- SAX JACINTO.
; Anniversary of the Battle That Freed
Texas from Mexico.
(From the Philadelphia Times.)
There occurs this week the anniversa
ry of one of. the most interesting and
i eventful battles in American history,
j though one but little remembered. It
is an anniversary that recalls the struggle
cf races of which the Southern portion
of this continent was the scene from
the days of Christopher Columbus, down
to our own time. Spanish settlements
were made in Texas a3 early as 1692,
these, however, were merely trading establishments.
Texas was formerly
claimed by both Spain and the United
States, and became the subject of long
negotiation, between the two govern-'
ments which resulted in a relinquishment
on the part of the United States to
the territory in question. 'President
Jackson made an attempt to purchase
I Texas from Mexico, but failed. Theproposition
of Jackson !^>?yq@5aS3 'W5.S'
opposed by our citizens, who
viewecHrfurther extension of territory
as dangerous to the integrity of the
Union. Texas had rather been a curse
than a blessing to any ef its numerous
claimants, being drst wrested from the
natives by Spain, and regained by the
Mexicans.
In the year 1S21 Stephen P. Austin, a
native of the State of Connecticut, appeared
on Brazos river in Te^as to fulfill
and out a contract of his father,- whohad
obtained a grant for a large body of
land which he was to colonize. Mr.
Austin planted his first colony on the
Brazos river, and being a man of uncommon
fidelity and enterprise, his intercourse
with the Mexican government
being marked with a rigid compliance i
with his engagement, for a number of
years he. had the unlimited confidence j
of the officers of the government, from
whom he could receive any favors, and i
in return received the unlimited confi- J
dence of his colonists, and Texas was j
fast becoming a valuable domain. The }
colonists, with-the intelligence, energy .
and thrift so characteristic of their race,
were making rabid advances in wealth i
r j. t?x - ? * -i J
auu wiLuuiu, uui u crisis srnvea, ana ?
wax with all its fury and horrors com- [
Gienced. ?
San* Antonio and Golaid were in the ?
possession of the Texan troops, and a ]
large Mexican force had been ordered to g
operate against them. On the 21st of \
February, 1836, the Mexican Generals t
Sessma, Filasola and Cos were ordered (
X) head one division of the Mexican ^
irmy on San Antonio, Generals Unca j
md Garory a, second division against ?
Golaid, and a third division, command- g
>d by Santa "Anna in person, was to' j
nove as circumstances might require. ?
The first division of the Mexican army j,
appeared before San Antonio on tiie ?
12nd of February, and of the progress ?
>? the siege of the Alamo Colonel ^
Gravers' last letter was on the 3d of ^
larch. He says: "I am besieged by v
housands of Mexicans and with 140 men Sj
have defended the Alamo for ten days ^
gainst a force of 3,000, and unless I ge i a
elief I will perish in its defense." jj
Jolohel Travers and his gallant band did
a a -PAII mi ?
-vixoja, ?o vuxtj \aj a ja.au. jlucjj j
yes, however were dearly sold, and'tho ^
ictorv iTai-nPlf? nvfr+ho xr-r.n Kfrln -L^c
jrrnaira aeieat. n,
THE SA1> JACINTO. &
Santa Anna; flushed with his ill-gotter. ^
access, believed that Texas was in hif; P'
rasp, and with his remaining force ad- w
anced npon Houston's small force or. sa
ie Colorado river. Houston fell bacl ?
> the Brazos-river and from that stream
streated to the San Jacinto river. He .
as unwilling to hazard a battle so long ^
3 hopes were entertained of gaining any
Ivantage by retreating. He intended Fe
^treating to Naeodoches, where he .
new of reinforcements, and it was not ln
ntil after loud complaints from every
narter he decided to stake his reputaon
and the fortunes of Tesas on one
ecisive eflort. . cc
He was commanding a most determ- er
ted set of men who yearned to retaliate to
>r the shameful butchery of their ao
iends at the Alamo and Golaid." An
our before sunset on the 21st of April, ^
336, Houston, with 783 men all told, ^
tacked Santa Anna with 1,500 men, 5,
1 rn. _ . 1 I '
lvancmg wiin me war cry, "xiememDer f0
le Alamo." * The Teams advanced re- an
living the Mexicans' fire to within 13
Dint blank shot before they fired a gun.
1 less than two hours a vanquished foe a j
y bleeding on the battle plain. A few
askilled men were victors over nearly
Duble their number of well skilled sol- jjr
iers, who were surfeited- with treasure
id human blood, and their proud and cr(
mghty chief a prisoner," begging for 0f
larter and mercy,- both of which were ^
reign to his own heart and his OT*n
ode of warfare. Santa Anna, the cap- ^
red, was a heartless demon. The gy
orld, in all its round of brutality, had
3 other sight so bloody and brutal as
l6 slaughter of Colonel Fannin's band
Goliad. Some faint excuse .might be ^
ven for the savagery at Alamo while
ie blood was hot, but the savagery at ^
oliad has all the horrors of cold, calcuting,
pitiless butchery. , th
KESUX.TS OF THE VICTOEi. Hfc
The victory at San Jacinto is truly ?
le of the most splendid of modern or .
icient times, and well deserves to be 1S.
nied- among the decisive battles of the
orld. Its'results are wonderfoL It cr,
tablished the.independence of Texas; .
e establishing of it into a republic; the
mexation of it into, the American .
lion; a war with. Mexico, the conse- J?
lence of which was the acquisition of
ew Mexico, California, Utah, Nevada, Pa
Dlorado and Wyoming; the acquisition ?1<
; the greatest gold and silver fields in ~>.e
world; the extension of the bounda
of the United States from the Atlantic rf
Pacific; the securing of ports on the
acific coast invalur.-le to defense and
mmerce with China and the East ba
idies; securing over" our ground* from
jean to ocean the means of railway
>nnection, and over which several great
ilroads have been built?great conti- on
mtal railroads?besides railroads lead- be:
g through. Texas and the acquired ter- wc
fcory to the City of Mexico, The map bit
; the union changed and "with it the "l
immeiee of the world. Sii
Such are the results of the victory won m<
San Jacinto fifty-one years ago this tui
ly. For all time to come will the 23st
' April, 1836, be regarded as the birth- 116
iv of Texan independence, the day on P?
Inch Texas was delivered from Mexin
bondage. In the magnitude of its
isults, the battle of San Jacinto is with-. ^
it a parallel in the history ^of the
orld. In a very few years there will
>thing left of the heroes of the Texan
volution except the record of their '
;ts and the memories of their appear- nn
;ce. The record of their acts will in- hu
inctively carry the mind back to the st?r
cord of Marathon, Salemis and Ther- P11
opylse. .No other - known historiccords
are fit comparisons. Well may n?
ie citizens of Corsicana welcome the S
w remaining veterans of Texas this ITj!
;ty-first anniversary of the battle of fo,
m Jacinto. Well may they welcome ^
.e few men who remain of those jFhty" ^
rew themselves into the breach and
ved the empire State of the Union. '
re long the last of the veteran guard ioj
[[win "be under the sod of the land they
redeemed and of which their posterity
now have the occupancy.
i STRANGER THAN FICTION*
. -
Story of a Beautifol But Erratic
Missouri Belle.
(St. Jxmis Special to the New York Times.)
There was printed here this morning a
dispatch announcing that William Preston-Hill
had been paid yesterday by the
Public Administrator of New York a
lafge sum, being his share of the proceeds
of his mother's estate. This payment
is the culmination of a romance
rich in incident. There, was born at St.
Cfiarles, in 1837, Joanna Behrens,
daughter of Dr. Behrens, a wealthy and
prominent physician. The child developed
into a girl of great.beauty, was
educated in a convent and in 1856" was
T. -71 _ xl - J *
wits utjiie ox xne couniy. J? gentleman
who knew her in those days said: '-She
vas born to be a heroine of a romance.
for ^earsjto me^the ^standbe
judged. I do not know if I% have
ever-'seenamore lovely woman since.
She was, I think, slightly above the average
height of women, about five feet five
inches high, I should judge, full and
strong in every particular. Her eyes
were large, dark and well shaded by long
lashes. She carried her head like a
queen. " .
Britton H. Hill was ^at this time a
rising young St Louis lawyer, and is
to-day a leading citizen of this city. He
was faseinated'by the St. Charles belle
and married her. They traveled in
Europe for a number of years, but did ,
not Eve harmoniously. The young wife's ,
beauty and intellect" attracted the gal- ,
lants-of the gay European capitals and ]
the husband's position became so em- ,
barraesing that a separation took place. ,
She instituted proceedings for a divorce. 3
He filed a cross suit, charging her with ]
intimacy with Victor Emmanuel and j
Dther notables. Depositions were taken ]
in two'continents and the case became ]
in liiwsrnaiioiiai scanoai. iixr. hill was j
granted Lis divorce. c
After the divorce was granted Mrs. ?
Ffill, who had suffered in name and s
social position to some extent by the
levelopments of the suit, left the city. a
3he was lost sight of for several years, f
tnd then Louisians who traveled in g
Surope wjote and brought back strange t
tories of the sensational doings of the r
>eautiM and dashing American widow. a
Lt one time she was in Borne, then in t;
Geneva. Then again she was heard of
u Paris and Berlin and in many of the <v
European capitals. She become famous 2
hrough various methods. She cut ri
omething of a figure in politics in both &
rTance and Italy. Mr. Louis Hanson, j
he wealthy New York tailor, advertised &
3r a housekeeper, and Mrs. Hill, under v,
lie name and in the guise of widow, tl
ot the situation. She married Hanson jr
i less than a week and in lesi; than a ^
eek after trouble began. They also n,
rent abroad, where Hanson got some piartling
information concerning his
ife. When they returned divorce pro- isedings
were begun, and af1:er some
taction they agreed to separate.
Final papers were to be signed on
oly 4, 1835. On the day before iLrs. Han- **
>n sent for her husbqpd and auked lam
oise g
fcorm 3?ing Mountain. They were -n
.one. Two pistol shots were heard, and ysople
coming up foond Hanson dead,
ith a bullet through his head. She
ad he shot at her and then committed
licide. She left tee estate for the Pub2
Administrator vo look after and j>.
arted for Australia by way of the .
thmus. She died on the way, and letrsrnd
papers found in her baggage
yealed her identity. The clue was fol- ml
uw?. anr? rftsnlte*} in rmttinfir the wealth
. young Hill's hands.
^ mm rr
The Cotton Movement. ^
The Financial Chronicle, in its weekly ^
>tton review, says that for the week
tding Friday evening, the 15th, the Pa
tal receipts have reached 21,627 bales, SP
gainst 29,308 bales last week, 34,115 ?a:
iles the previous week, and 46,298 bales Fc
ree weeks since; making the total re- 1?]
ipts since the 1st of September, 1886, *e3
091,818 bales, against 4,954,929 bales in
r the same period of 1885-86, showing tb
l increase since September 1,1S86, of
6,889 bales. is
The exports for the same period reach a ?
total of 53,038 bales, of which 38,545 ba
ire .to Great Britain and France and
,493 to the rest of the continent. The 0f
lports into continental ports this week co
,ve been 56,000 bales. There is an in- se]
ease in the cotton in sight Friday night, ?1
34,363, bales as compared with the fis;
me date of 1886, an increase of 42,100 qn
les as compared with the corresponds
date of 1885 and a decrease of 234,- ev
5 bales as compared with 1884. he
The old interior stocks have decreased to
iring theeek 12,157 bales, and were, su
iday nigh,, 173,759 bales less than at a t
e same period last year. The receipts
the same towns have been 5,612 bales frC
a than the same week last year, and gei
ice 1st September the receipts at all aw
e towns are 64,451 bales more than for he
e same time in 1885-86."
The increase in the amonnt in sight frc
iday night, as compared with last year, ba:
15,665 bales, the increase, as compared
th 1884tS5 is 687,581 bales, and the in- cm
sase over 1883-84 is 701,724 bales. to
The total receipts from the plantations jn
ice September I, 1886, are 5,162,804 th<
ies; in 1885-86 were 5,234,889_bales; fo,
1884-85 were 4,725,426 bp'es. . Alough
the receipts at the outports the th(
st week were 21,627 bales, the actual ke
jvement from plantations was only ioc
L53 bales, the balance being taken
>m the stocks at the interior towns.
ist year the receipte -fyoiji *he plants- ^v
>ns for the same 'week were 32,37i pr<
les, and for 1885 they were 12,640 pa,
les. _ crc
- ? ? ? no:
There Shal? be IVo Alps. ^
When Napoleon talked of invading Italy 5^
e of his officers said:' "But, sire, remem- y1
r the Alps." To an ordinary man these ^
mid nave seemed simply m.-.urmouDta- ma
but Napoleon responded eagerly: 1
'here shall be no Alps." So the famous ab<
nplon pass was made. Disease, like a an1
>untair., stands in the way of fame, for- the
ae and honor to mh -y who by Dr. Pierce's an<
jroldfti Medical Discovery" might be afc
aled and so the mountain would disap- ^oi
ar. It is specific :'or all blood, chronic Qa1
ig and liver diseai -s, such as consumpn
(which is scrufiuia of the lunge), pim- ,
s, blotches, eruptions, tumors, swellings,
TPr.snTP<z fin/? trfr>.1rr>r? onmnlointc
^ "? tb(
A Ferocious Dcr. . a c<
- tiu
Two days ago a ferocious mad dog
3hed .into tlie liouse of Minda Miller a ail
ge negress living on one of our back of
eets. She seized an iron rake, and 0b!
inged it into him. The mad dog seized }0c
i handle in his teeth and clung to it till as
was dragged out into the yard by it, ^
xere he soon afterward - died. He had em
Jen three other dogs which the police spatched.
Anderson and Greenville have *
inditTigcessarV to muzzle the dogs. It ,
a safeguard that is becoming a necessity
re.?tipartanbnrg Herald. "
tn?
The best syjjtem of book-keeping?Jtiefus ir
I to loan thSS^ I110
ISC
W THE HEART OF AFRICA,
A GLIMPSE AT THE" DIAKIES OF AN
EXPLOKEK OP TIIE COX'GO.
The Natives :uiil Souse of Their Savage
Customs?A Blood Curdling Suake Story
and an Adventure with a Crocodile.
(From tbe "tVash'mgton Star.)
A cozy and handsomely furnished
house on P street northwest is the home
of Lieutenant Emory H. Taunt, of the
United States Navy, the African explorer.
Since 1885, when he was sent to explore
the region of the Upper Congo
Kiver in Africa, Lieutenant 'Taunt has
been constantly on the tramp' through
the Dark Continent, searching for inf(foliation
in regard to the country and
its inhabitants. The "walls of the parlors
of his home in this ^ city are covered
xrith interesting-1 remainders of many,
thrilling adventures among the^blacks,
tn the form of long, sharp spears, murr
derous looking knives and various other
implements of warfare and domestic
use.
Not the least important among them
is a long strung of human teeth, in the
centre of which is a small? roughiyshaped
piece of brass. This is a
"fetish," and is supposed by the intensely
sope^titioas natives to be an infallible
charm against disease, pain or trouble
of any kind. Another curiosity is a
nn/a*vrl^r cItAnw/\ne_
J.J XXI V/IU1VUC'
looking skin, and having a hilt, the end
Df which is shaped like'a mushroom. In
:>ne corner of the room there stands a
ong and -wide shield of rattan -wood. It
lias a history. In different places about
ts centre are several bullet holes. The .
lative who bore it was preparing to kill
Lieutenant Taunt, who had engaged .
lim in battle, when a bullet from one ;
>f the lieutenant's followers pierced the 1
ihield and went through the body of the <
avage warrior. i
But by far the most interesting of all J
xe the diaries of jLientenant Taunt's 1
Lrgt year in the land of the blacks. A 1
Star reporter was permilted to read them \
he other night. They read like }
omances, and are filled with stories of ,
dvpntxirp. srir) Tiflir-hrparlf.il aw-tips f?nm 1
be cannibals. " ?
The domestic habits of the Congo ne- t
roes, as related by }Ir. Taunt, are often jiteresting
and more often amusing, j
'here is a certain tribe who shaves their $
eads, only leaving small tufts of hair. <
'hese tnfts are arranged in all soits of u
mtastic shapes and give to the wearer a d
eiy strange appearance. Then there is o
10 chief of a great and powerful tribe v
i the vicinity of LeopoidviUe who a
Lakes his beard grow in the same man- c
sr, and in appcarance as a Chinaman's M
ig-taiL
The manner of burial among tbe na-. Vl
ves is very peculiar. Upon'the death n
: a chief the body is swathed in clothes bi
atil it resembles a hogshead. Then the <j,
jad of the body is shaved clean. The g.
)dy is left above ground in this state Ji
mnr. yWhile
traveling up the Congo Biver
. the" well known little steamer, the
enry Beed, when about five days from d
:e equator, an exciting incident oc- a=
irred, of which-Mr. Taunt says: "At :> i1
xu. we anchored in the narrow chan- i0
;1 for the night. Messrs. Petterson end
illington, with some ten boys, had ^
arted ;i the small boat, and" as she p
ached the shore a large snake, about .
ght feet long, sprang into the boat. ?
lere was a shouting and yelling of t0
lioca' (snake) and in five "seconds the j:s
,ake hackentire possession of the boat. q
ow to kill him was now the problem,
e co*da not shoot without injury to te
ebot t. But finally, after an exciting St
jht of ten minutes, the snake was dis- m
,tched >-)y one of the slaves." It was se
otted, black and white. The natives
id that one bite from it was sure death, th
>rtunately no one remained in the boat c?ag
enough after it entered to get bit- .
a, and Lieutenant Taunt had not gone 'rthe
boat, he having been detained on eci
e steamer. rt':
Anoxner incident related m tee am ry
as follows: The boat had anchored at
small town by the river. Down on t je
nk of the river' a woman and a boy ac
;re fishing.* Out in the shallow puts T1
the river hideous looking crocodiles fis
uld easily be seen disporting chem- F:
ves or bleeping on the sac a bars. G<
ose to where the woman and boy were wi
hing was a large crocodile who* was ^
ietly, every moment, approaching |)e
arer and nearer the fish:is. Hid small 'nl
es twinkled, and every now and then
would tum his head "slowly from side co,
side to see that he was not observed. .
ddenly the people in the village heard
?rrible shriek. The woman and boy ^
d been swept into water 'by a stroke (
>m the tail of the monster. Then he c*{>,
zed the body of the woman, and, tlii
imming slowly to the opposite bank m.laid
it down and returned. Mean- So
die the boy, when he had recovered ib?
>m his fright, scrambled out upon the Dc
nlr nr.f Tri.itir.cr fcn vaII r>v sbrfpTr. ?S rai
uld have been expected of an Ameri- ho
i child. He hastened off up the bank 0D(
where a small canoe was anchored.
mpiag into it, he paddled hastily for
i place where the body of his mother
i been carried. Beaching it, he put
3 body into the boat and started for .
} village. He had not gone far when
heard a shout from, the village, and, j?
>king behind him, saw that ho was be- {v.
I pursued by the crcodile who, after }ra
ving the woman, had gone off up the tra
er and returned just in time to see his
sy carried off by the canoe. The bpy eoi
idled with all his might and the the
>codile followed as fast as he could, the
r did he stop the pursuit until fright- wi
2d off by the canoes from the village ou:
Tying men to the rescue of the boy. we
e natives say thrt this creature will
rays stow away prey, and go for its
.ts to help eat the feast of flesh. ap.
iVhen about eigh+.sa days' journey:^''
3ve Bangala, on the Congo, Xieuten- aa<
[; Taunt was horrified at the sight of A c
5 natives, iie says that they had ^a(
shored to cut some wood for tl en- loc
le. In a short time the boat was stir- an(
inded by a crowd of hard-looking ^
lives. The horrible feature of their y0,
pearance was that each had an ivory
tton on his upper hp. This extended
ne two inches over the lower lip, and
i button, -which was about the size of <
[uarter of a dollar, was buttoned right ur<
rough. to?
While hunting in the woods he found aei
old tom-tom, or c'rum. It was made lj.e<
a log about live feet long. A long,
Long hole was pierced in the top of the r*1"
j, which had been dug out as much VJ
possible. "When struck on either i,?
e of the hole with a stick the log ^
lifted a sound which could he heard a r
several miles. The longer the dis- cei
ice the more unearthly the sound. ho
rhe Congo method of execution is th<
>st revolting. Among certain tribes jtai
?T^erson to be executed is taken out juj
he market place where he is buried :gu
his neck in the earth. Hia brains are
F
I then dashed out and a cord fastened
f around his neck to which is attached a
stick. This is driven perpendicularly
into the body and both left there to
decay.
THE !\T?R-STATE EACAMPMEAT.
The Progress Making in Perfecting the Arrangements?The
Farmers Should Attend in
Large Aambers.
(Carolina Spartan.;
Last week Major D. R. Duncan, J. W.
"vVofford and Commissioner Butler, on invitation
of the Governor and Commissioner
of Agriculture of Georgia, attended a meeting
of Georgia farmers in Atlanta. That
meeting was called to consider the condition
of the farming interests and make ar- j
?iuj^cuicius xui a izur in -murium, mis
(ices not come in competition with the in
ter-State encampment at tliis place.- Major
Duncan explained to the meeting what progress
-pre had made here and they looked
very favorably on the enterprise, and'staled
! that Georgia would be represented. Satur
day afternoon, there *wairra/UH?gljB& of the
^tecfehol^ersor- HiTT Euwtmapra?m 'n-tio ,
Court House. Dr. Fleming, chairman of
the Trustees stated that some of the subscribers
had failed to pay the amounts
promised and that in order to make all
preparations necessary more money was
.r eeded. A motion was carried to issue as
much as thirty shares of preferred stock,
at $50.00 a share. This preferred stock is
to come in first in the payment of dividends
up to eight per cent. The Association reserves
the right at any time to Redeem the
stock, paying interest at the rate of ten per
cent, but it is not bound to pay interest or
dividends unless the money is made. . Several
questions looking to the success of the
enterprise were discussed. Large manufacturers
have been writing letters asking
about the space allowed for the exhibition
of goods and the conditions on which they
v.-ill be allowed to come. There are sev
oral things that will contribute to the success
of this encampment. First and foremost
a large crowd of farmers is necessary,
and we cannot draw these from distant .
States or counties the first year. The farm- ;
3rs 01 spartan ourg county are called on to ,
make this a success. If 500 of them will j
build tents and moye their familes in for )
me week and that fact is known before- ,
Liund, the manufacturers will, come with
r.achinery and there will be all so.ts of ,
patent contrivances on exhibition. A small '
.vooden tent that will give shelter to several
x-rsons will cost $10_or $15. The farmers
.a reach can come in the last of July and .
;;:ild their own tents, either hauling lumber
rora home or buying.-it on the ground.. c
111 the poor farmers should attend, because ,
Ley may be able to learn something. All
lie good ones should certainly be there, f
or their counsel will be needed. Those
iving in the mineral belt of the county c
hould not only attend themselves but they
hould have on exhibition specimens of the
linerals and ores of the county. Our f
eighbors across the State line should turn ,L
ut in force, for they are equally interested .
, itn us in the movement. We hope to see
hundred North Carolina families en:imped
here in August. The State exhibit s;
hich will certainly be sent here is worth a
>sing several days to see. One may spend P
ours looking ai the mineral, animal and 3:
i-getable products of the State. The
imes of several persons who are going to
uild tents have been reported and It is our a
( sire that, tilpv nil hf> s/>nt iritn tJiic nffi/vi CJ
jrnetinie in Stay their names Till be pub- ^
?hed. Let them come i1 fry tv-ft ?7~
2TSlate XormSr ColTegeT ^
The Greenville County Teachers' As'o
atioh, at a recent- meeting, adopted a pre- ^
nble setting forth the great importance of *
State Normal College, and passed the fol
vciag resolutions: , ' .
Resolved, 1st. That we, the white teach-'
s of Greenville county, do most respecttlly
petition the different County School S1(
^mmissioners and County Boards of Ex- er
niners, the State- Superintendent of Edu *E
tion and the State Board of Examiners
exert their influence to secure the estab- P
;hment and support of a State Normal
allege for white teachers of both sexes. ac
2d. That we ask the associations of
achers in the different counties and the S1
ate Teachers' Association to consider this
alter and to co-operate in the efforts to 111
cure such State Normal College. m.[
3d. That we most respectfully request S}e
General Assembly to give this subject C1:
reful consideration. ia1
4th. That we ask the press of the State, w<
iendly to the cause of common school
ucatiou, to bring this matter before their
aders.
? tt
The President'* Southern Visit. tOi
8E:
The President has selected a very pleas- t
t season of the year to visit the South. .
le weather is delightful in Atlanta as -well In
in this city in October. Of course the sc"]
esident would hardly think of coming to ob
;orgia without visiting Savannah. He a 1
.11 doubtless find much to interest him at ac,
;lanta, and the Piedmont fair, which will
open in October, will be an attraction, f
t to see a genuine Southern city?the *
>st beautiful city in the South?he must 0
me to Savannah. ru:
The people of this city would be gratified 01 i
a visit from President Cleveland. Tiiey' st?
ve watched his consistent course and UP
artily. indorse it. They have noticed as^
it since his inauguration there has been a ho
mplete restoration of good feeling no
roughout the entire country and a re- th;
trkable industrial awakening in the th;
uth, and they would like to show him 311
sir appreciation of his administration- Ti
)ubtless his plans have not yet been ar mc
3ged, but when they are it is sincerely ca
ped that they will include this city as th
e of the points to be visited.?Savannah do
'ics. ed
ma? tfm a (
Improvising a Pipe. ga
' al
"Talking about ingenuity,"'.said a drum- sei
t to a Chicago Herald reporter, "I want art
tell you what I saw last winter out West, ca:
was" in a train that was snowed in for m;
ee days The company seat us food, Ti
t they didn't sec,! any cigars, and the fo:
in boy's sioefc was exhausted the first su
<f. In' the express car we found and no
afiscated a box of smoking tobacco, but I>;
:re wasn't a pipe on t?e train. Among
i passengers was a Connecticut yankee
lo was just dying for a smoke. He got f
i in the snow and looked around for a [ i
ed or something of that iorS. which he ^ '
;j:lit use in making a pips, but couldn't
d a thing. 'I'm going to have a pipe,
j-how/ ic said. So he took a lead pen,
ooened the wood, took out the lead, *
3, placing the two strips together again,.
iund lii em tightly with tho tin foil which ~7~
ne out of the packages of smoking to:co,
making them air-tight. Then he ; ~
>k an apple, hollowed a bowl out of it,
i had one of the nicest pipes you ever
v. If you don't bolieve it, make one for
ursolf and try it." n
J
in ]
A Mysterious Killing. me
Coroner Xance held an inquest last Satlay,
at Mr. Hollaed Poore's, in Belton
vnsbip, over the body of (My Agnew, a .
iro boy about eight years old, wlio had \
in killed the evening previous. The tes- jony
at the inquest was to the effect tha*
aanuel Agnew, uncle of the dsad ehild,
>k down his gun Friday morning to ! (
Dot at a li&w*. ?nd went off to his work ] (rU(
,vij;<; iie loaded gun lying across the 1 fro
i. Later in the day his wife went oft to [ kar
ieighbor's, leaving her son und the ce- prc
ised, both about ;he same age, in the ^
use, and as she. returned home she heard ;an
) ?Tun fire! It was imoossible to ascer
n liow the shooting t.cak place, and the ft ,
y returned a verdict of death from a sa7
nshot wound at the hands of parties un- .
own.?Anderson Journal^ t
I
ARTEMUS WARD.
The Last Speech Made by the Noted
Humorist- ;
' /' >*,
A correspondent of the New York
Graphic writes: I shall never forget the
last time I saw Artemus Ward. We
were in London, my husband and my- .
self, and learning from a friend that
our Yankee humorist was to lecture .
one night in Egyptianjpll we determined
to be among bis heareirs. I had hfeard
him several times in America, and waft
anxious to see how an English audience
would respond to his new world drolleiy,
his unequaled humor. - ?
The people came in in a straggling . ; |g|
| fashion and occupied the front seats and -V'
I those in the body of the house. Iremember
the lights seemed dim, the dis- tances
dark and solemn, and the archi
iciiniic: uimbuu iii me extreme, ine nau :
was like a huge tomb built for the reception
of de^-apd-gone Pharaohs. On at
settee not far from our party five gentle""men"
sat toge'Sherr I-fancied they were
clergymen, and had come witii?fee_ *
avowed intention of sitting out the exer- - ?
cises in grave and dignified silence.
When Artemus made his appearance it'
was pitiful to sec the ravages disease had '
made in one short year. My husband .
turned to me with the brief sentence, ;
'"The man is dying!" and so he was.
With one expressive glance about the
place, scanning ceiling, lights, shadows, - > /
and semi-darkness, the man took a step
forward, and commenced in Ids usual
halting speech and assumed timidity oi
manner: ..,'r.
"When the Egyptians?built this haH
?the principles of acoustics were not
fully understood?neither, it is ]Dresuma- . .
ble, 1 i the matter ot ventilation been
very extensively?ventilated."
There was a smile on the faces of many, '
but nothing more?and yet .the humor of - %???
the thing was exquisite. I could not keep
iy eyes from the five clergymen, who sat
shoulder to shoulder, like so many sleek,
soft-coated seals. Not a tremor betrayed
that they were conscious of muscles? V : ^
their faces were stern, their lips compressed,
their brows unbending. Could
t possibly be that they were oblivious to 73
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suuuc wit uj. uis uuriebque, ine rare
;hanges in his face? * . r > ?-'fa
Presently the moon appeared in his .
:omical little panorama, wavered, trem>led
like a boat struck by a sudden squall,
Lad then hung as if suspended, limp and
notionless on some lunar hook, midway
)etween sea and sky. " ,'???
Artemus looked quizzically over to
hese live clergymen. I think he. had _ ;
een them all the time out of lie comers " ' ~ c'3
>f his eyes.
"If you will excuse me, gentlemen,"he. -; \-.-i
aid, impressively, "I will go out and see ' _. 1:
o my moon. I think the moonist, a small J i
oj, a fat boy, by the way, an English.
id, who is to nightly manage my celes- ' '%&
ial apparatus, has got cranky or gone to .
teep?possibly is may be because the
udience is so small to-night?though apreciative?[here
a long pause]?that he
? afraid I shall' cut him short two and . -% ' C:
xpence," and with that he went behind
le set nes, pernaps, poor fellow, to gain
moment's respite from pain and to
itch his .breath, for he was panting with
le e.certion of talken even then.- v
tg lis speech, and while Artemus was
?iie the moon righted itself with a treendous
effort, and glared in such a uniie
fashion that first one and finally all
j five stocks and stones, as I had menlly
denominated them, relapsed into
idible laughter, and their white chokers
;gan to wrinkle. ' /
Artemus came back; he glanced at the
ie seats and saw that the ice was brokt.
It was what he had been waiting
id working for, and it seemed, that the
iumph gave him new life. From that v vj
oment those five men were slaves of his '
imor. They laughed till they cried,
id most certainly the brilliant showman
itdid himself. Every movement, eveiy ,'L}
ance provoked peals of laughter. It . as
as if, having put restraint upon
emselves so long, they were eager to
ake up for it. I was satisfied. The
ftAfl snn r>f Amprim> wss lact om?w.
ited, and though the applause _ came ? '
:e, it did come, and Artemtts "Waul
mt home happy. '
The next day he was dead. j-A,
A Cnnntng Creditor. sSome
years ago four merchant credirs
from an eastern city started in the - . V
tne train of cars for the purpose of at;hing
the property of a certain debtor , *
an interior town. He owed each one- v'
parately, and each was suspicious of the
ject of the other, but did not dare say
ivord about it, although they were all
quainted. When they arrived at the
ttion, which was tv? o or three miles
)in where the debtor did business, they
uuu uu^a duuwury IU wxuuu. an
shed. Three got in and refused advance
to the fourth, and the cab
trted. The fourth ran after and got
on the outside With the driver. He . .
feed the driver if he wanted to. sell his '
rse. The driver replied that he did
t want to; that he was not worth more
an SoO, but he would not sell hrm for
at. He was asked if he would take
30 for the animal. "Yes," said Jehu.
te fourth man quickly paid over the
>ney, took the reins and backed the
b up against the bank, slipped it from
e harness and tipped it up po that the
or could not be readily opened, jumpupou
the horse's back and rode oft at
juick lope, while th<i insiders were
zing out of the window. He rode to
awvcr, and had a, writ made out and
rvedand his dfcbt secured, and got
Dund to the hotel just as the "insiders"
me up puffing and blowing. The cabin
soon bought back his horse for 850.
ie "sold men" offered to reimburse the
riunate one, who had found property fficient
to pay his debt, if he would
t "let on" about the affair at home.?
~y- Good* Chronicle.
A Hotel on Wheels.
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1 novel train of Pullman cars has been
?'foiled at the Pennsylvania Kailroad
)ot. The train consists of five cars only
1 will be the New York and Chicago . '
ited express. The front end of the first
is for baggage. The centre is an elelt
library,' filled with extensive book
es, works of art, handsome upholstery,
. The rear end is a barber shop. The
ond is a dining car and every modern
ention is utilized here. The car is fined
in carved oak and green leather.
[Vo of the tables can be surrounded by
.wn curtains.
/he other three cars are sleepers, finished
iglit blue and all the latest improvents.
The cars are all connected by cared
vestibules and the trvelers can go
m one end of the train to the other on
peled floors and not be expdfeed to the
Three more trains wfll be built exactike
this one.
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Saved by a Dog
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)n Tuesday siorcfug at 4 o'clock, thests
at the Bendeiia hotel were aroused
m slumber bv the Deculiar and terrific;
king of a dog belonging to the hotel
prietress. In ascertaining the cause of
disturbance it was discovered that a
lp had exploded in the third story of the
iding and the fire was well under way.
;vas promptly put out and the building
ed by the canine.?Laurens Advertiser. \
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1 souaU instructor?A music teacher.