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The PLANTERS LOAN and SAYINGS BANE, AUGUSTA, GA., Organized 1870. Oldest Savtasra^ Bank In Eastern Georgia. Largest Barings Capital In City. Fays Intereet and Compounds every 0 months. THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898. VOL. LXIII. NO. 34. TWOISC *? ? With gallant step and flashing eye, and swelling heart and courage high, One marohes gayly down the street . To martial mnslo loud and sweet. All Is beforo him-naught bo knows Ol deadly wounds from larking foes; Oaly the ?lory of the brave He sees, iu flaps that proudly wave. With flushing cheek and hopeful smile, Ho waves his farewells, bat the while A sudden toar all quickly dric? Bhows the warm heart he cannot hido. The other, bont and old and gray, Watohes him gayly mareil away; Adowa tho scarred and wrinkled cher, c Unbiddoa teardrops slowly creep. * By "Ward Macauloy n ^HE Benior partner, Mr. Pani Dockfelt, of tho firm of Dockfelt & Free man, No, 126 and 128- street, Buffalo, N. Y., sat in his private office engrossed in the affairs of one of the largest retail grocery.stores in Buffalo, Ho was a tall, spare man, and to au ordinary observer bib appearance was very pre possessing. His clear-cut, kindly face displayed character in every line -the face of a shrewd yet Btrictly honorable and thoroughly sympathetic man. ' Indeed, Paul Dockfelt was a man of high and sincere aims, as well as of r/rtblic spirit, and his numerous friends-, wero contemplating a move ment to nominate him :for alderman from his ward, . At the moment when Mr. Dockfelt had dipped his pen to write an impor tant business letter, he was interrupt ed by a loud commotion in the main Btore, the character of which he could not determine, as his office was en closed. . After listening impatiently for a moment, ho rose and strode out into the store. AB he entered tho main room, he observed that the dis turbance proceeded from the cashier's office. ?.U altercation seemed to bo going on between the cashier, Fred Thomas, and the head clerk, Edward Balfour. Fred' Thomas, although he had boen in Mr. Dockfelt's employ but Bis weeks, was already a great favor ite with his employer. Indeed, it was whispered ^uiuug the clerks that, in time, the firm name would be Dockfelt & Thomas; for Mr. Dockfolt bad no junior partner at that time, Biohord Freeman having died some time before. For tho sake of long standing, however, Mr. Dockfelt re tained the old firm name. . . . Mr. Balfour was also qnito a favor ite with Mr. Dockfelt, in whose em ploy he had been about three months. It was with great surprise and re gret, therefore, thai Mr. Dockfelt saw thc young men engaged in a quarrel. He walked up quietly behind the en raged clerks, who were so furious at each other that they did not notice his approach, and tapping Mr. Bal four on the back, said, in a stern voice: "What's the trouble here, Balfour?" "Trouble enough, sir," repliotl the head olerk, wheeling around and ad dressing his employer. "I sent a oheck for twenty-five cents down here, together with a ten-dollar hill, and now Mr. Thomas is abusing mo for sending him an empty carrier. " "How's this, Thomas?" demanded the astonished grocer. "I'm sure I don't know, sir," said Thomas. "All I know is, that, just now, Mr. Balfour's cash-carrier carno along the wire. I took it down, and finding it empty, thought Mr. Bal four was playing a trick on me, so I sent the carrier back-empty, of course." A minute later ho comes rushing up and angrily demands the cause of my sending him no change. That's all Ikno-v aleut it." "Mr. Thomas," said tho merchant, sternly, "give Mr. Balfour his change. Mr. Balfour, you may take it t . the customer. Then return immediately, until we settle this affair. Hurry!" Briefly, the cash system used by Mr. Dockfelt was as follows: Each clerk was provided with a small blank book, opening at the top. Each page was perforated in the middle. On each side of the perforation the clerk wrote the amount of the sale. He would then tear across the perforation and send the lower half to the cashier's desk in ono of the small cash cups or carriers commonly used in a retail store. Together with this check, or "tip," as the detached slip of paper is called, the salesman would enclose the money. The cashier would put the tip on a bill file or spindle; und thus the amount on the spindle belonging to each clerk should tally with tho to tal of the "stubs" in his boolj. This is the method in general use in retail stores. When Mr. Balfour returned, the merchant said, sharply: "I suppose you have no objection to being searched? Each of you may first describe the contents of your pocket books. Balfour?" "Mine contains three silver dollars, a 85 bill, some small change, and six car tickets," answered the head clerk. "Thomas?" "Mine contains two fives, ono sil ver dollar, some small change, two postage stamps and three car tickets. " Mr. Balfour then produced his pocket-book, and it was found to con tain exactly what was enumerated. Mr. Dockfelt searched the clerk's pockets, but nothing suspicious came to light. He then went through the same operation with Thomas-with the same result. Next, Mr. Dockfelt examined the cash-desk, and ascertained that there were no $10 bills in the drawer. After instructing Mr. Thomas to charge the missing sum to loss and gain, the merchant retired to his offioe to ponder the mystery. How could it have happened? He had searched both the clerks, but he could not resist the conviction that, if the money had been put into a cup, it must have reached the cashier's office. Either Mr. Balfour or Mr. Thomas was the guilty party; but to determine w-??k 5LDIERS. Swiftly the years sweep back, and lo! A vision of the long ago. Tho earoo gay throng, tho crowd, the cheers, Tho martial airs, tho flags, tho tears. illmsolt 50 bravo and young and strong, Ono of tho noblo, gallant throng; A rudo arm jostles him-and thou -, . . Back to to-day he ?omes again. ^ u m And nobly forcing back tho cry 1 ~ '. Of longing "but to do and die"- ' With trombllng volco ho weakly cheers, And turns asido to hide bte tears. God bless tho young! God bless tho oldl F jr patriot hearts of purest gold! Aud o'er them both, tho noble bravo, Our Flag of Freedom ever wnvo! -Kansas City Star? "ELT CASE? 1 was no easy task. To bo sure, of the two men, Mr. Dockfelt preferred Mr? Thomas; still, he could not help seeing that his favorite had the better chance, not only to take the money, but to secrete it as well? Again, if Mr. Balfour wished to steal, how much better it would have been to sell tho goods and pocket the money? This was ? strong point against Thomas. Tho only possible * reason why Balfour should have sent tho empty carrier to Thomas was to create a suspicion against the latter, in case either was suspected of theft. Whoever the thief was, Mr? Dock felt said to himself, he was certainly the most daring, as well as the slick est of rogues. The very next morning tho mystery deepened? Mr? Dockfelt was again appealed to by Mr. Thomas and Mr Balfour, who made the same statement as on the previous morning-a bill had been sent to the cashier aud had dis appeared. Mr. Dockfelt again searched each of tho clerks, bat did hot dis cover tho missing money, which was in this case, a twenty-dollar bill? Mr? Dockfelt was very much pus Sled? What bold or clover thief was this who dared to steal the very day after tho first theft, when ho must know that the proprietor would bo keonly watchful, Wheu the samo thing happened ou tho next day, too, Mr. Dockfelt was perplexed and exasperated beyond words, for he saw, if this pilfering continued, that he might be seriously affected. Yet ho did not wish to dis charge, both of tho clerks, as this would surely prevent his discovering tho guilty party. On tho morning of tho fourth day, when he arrived at the store, Mr Dockfelt was much incensed to find tho doors Vot yefc~op?n*xl,- .al th on pl? it. w?s later by ten minutes than tho usual time. Ho opened tho store him* self, aud waited, impatiently, for the clerks to arrive. Soon tho shipping clerk appeared, to his employer's great relief, for ho had some ship ments which ho wished to send out as early as possible. Then the other clerks began to arrivo, and among them Balfour and Thomas. The for mer was ono of tho first to take his place, and ho soon made a sale. Now, tho store was built, as gro ceries often are, in two divisions, so that it was impossible for Mr. Balfour at his post to see who was making change. Mr. Dockfelt purposely took Mr. Thomas's place, just as tho car rier came along from Balfour's coun ter. The proprietor was carious to seewhothcr the money would be there. He took down tho carrier, aud found tho tip and bill there, exactly as would be expected. Mr. Dockfelt stayed at the cashier's desk for half an hour or moro, and every time that Bal four's carrier came up, the money was safe. This certainly looked bad for Thomas. Thc next day the climax was capped -and more than capped. Mr. Bal four was down late, so Mr. Dockfelt undertook to wait on a customer at his counter. The geutlemau bought somo miscellaneous groceries, and gave in payment a silver dollar. The change for that arrived all right; but tho uext customer tendered in pay ment a $5 bill, aud Dockfelt sent it along to the cashier. The cup came back empty. Mr. Dockfelt lost his temper, and rushing furiously up to the cashier's desk, demanded of Thomas what had become of bill and check. Thc cashier merely replied that ho had received au ompty carrier, and so re turned it. "Very well," said Mr. Dockfelt. "Give mo my change and then come into the office. Simpson will keep the cash." Mr. Thomas was very sober when he entered the merohaut's private office, and had nothing to say when Mr. Dockfelt remarkod, pointedly, that he was sorry tho theft had oc curred. Mr. Dockfelt continued: "Fred, have I not always been kind to you? Have I not done my best by you? Tell me, have I ever treated you meanly?" "Mr. Dockfelt," replied Thomas, "during the short time I have worked for you, you have always been the kindest of employers. I also think that I have tried to serve you well and faithfully. Therefore, it grieves me sorely to see that you must now suspect me of dealing dishonestly with you. In this matter, however, you are mistaken. I am innocent." "I wish from the bottom of my heart, Fred, that I could believe yon," answered his employer. "But how can I? You say you are inno cent. Then who did steal the money? You surely don't accuse both Balfour and myself of conspiracy against you? You evidently did not know I was clerking when you secreted the money." "Then you believe me guilty, Mr. Dockfelt?" "Yes, Fred, it is not possible for me to come to any other conclusion." "Well, then," said |Mr. Thomas, "what do you propose to do with me? Have you already sent out for an officer to arrest me?" "No, Fred, no. I called y or. to give you another chance. Sm ender the stolen money, apologize co Bal four, and all will be well." "Did 1 not tell you I was inno cent?" cried Thomas. "What, then, have I to surrender or apologizo for?'1 ?'Well, Fred, I'll leave it open,'' said Mr? Dockfelt. "If anything more 13 stolen, I'll discharge you. You may go back to your desk now." The next morning Mr; Thomas came down as Usual, and was at work in the desk, wheh, as on tho previous day, Balfour's carrier came along tho wiro, this time in company with two others; A minute later Mr. Thomas called Mr? Dockfelt, saying that three empty cash-cups had been sent him, Wiiile, at tho samo time, tho clerks for each carrier were clamoring for change. Natuially, Mr? Dockfelt flew into a towering passion, ''Leave my store,'1 said he, "You aro by far tho most brazen rascal I hove ever seen in my lifo. Leave ot once I'* "But, sir "But nothing. What yo* have stolen will more than pay the amount of your Balary now due. Go! or, I swear, I will have you arrested!" Thomas saw that it would be Worse than useless to expostulate with Mr, Dockfelt. Nevertheless ho was greatly pained to think that hi? em ployer and friond should considcf him guilty of potty stealing. Ho took down his hat and overcoat and left the store. On the following morning Mi, .Dockfelt arrived early, as ho w?s to be his own cashier. In fact, ho was the first man in the store, with the ex ception of the shipping clerk. An un expected customer came in, and Mr? DoOkfelt made a sale, and, forgetting that there was no one in tho cashier's desk, sent the carrier along. He quickly remembered, however, and, making chaugo for tho customer from his own pocket, followed the cup, which had barely passed out of his sight, He advanced into the desk and took the carrie* down. Mar velous! Could he believe his eyes? Both tip ard bill were gone, If Mr, Dockfelt had ever beett be wildered in his life it was at this mo ment. He was positive ho had put the money in the carrier, and equally ?ur? it was not thete now. Ho shook the cup, and hunted carefully about the desk, but in vain? Then he mut tered, half audibly: "There is but one thing to do in such a case as this. 1 will see my friend, John Garner, the detective, and let him straighten out the mystery, if ho can. " During the course of the afternoon, in response to Mr. Dookfelt's message, a thin, awkward-! joking man entered the merchant's private office. Mr. Dockfelt held out his hand cordially. "Well, Garner," ho cried, "I con truthfully say that I was never more glad to see you in my life." He then gave Garner a complete history of the affair which had so perplexed him, and concluded: "I havo prepared a statement of points, which you can studv at your leisure." He then hauded Garner thc following: lt Theft always occurred on the first sale in which a bill was tendered in payment. _ 2. Thett always tulls, never* sirv?rTT 8. Theft was generally between Bal four and Thomas. 4, On the last morning several cups were stolen from. 5. Dockfelt himself put money in Carrier, which reached its destination empty. : Mr. Garner put tho paper iu his pocket and asked abruptly: "Who opens the store in tho morning?" Somewhat surprised at the question Mr. Dockfelt replied: "Charles Hurst, the shipping clerk." "That is all, for the present," said . Garner. Then he oroso aud left tho ; office. . i During the next' few days there 1 were repeated consultations between 1 Garner and Dockfelt, each timo the : detective being in disguise. Tho third'day the disguise was so complete ! that Mr. Dockfelt greeted thc entrance ' of an apparently ill-bred and boorish I fellow with a sharp- "Well, sir?" 1 Tho detective bent forward. "Gar* : uer," said he. i "Well, well!" cried the merchant. ' "Your disguise is complete. How is it? Havo you solved the problem?" i "Havo I solved tho problem? Well, 1 my dear Jir, it's one of the most peen- '. liar cases-yes, I think I may say I 1 have." Mr. Dockfelt ot onco become all ' eagerness. His cheeks glowed with 1 excitement and his eyes shone bright ly. "Well-Mr. Garner-let me hear 1 about it!" he exclaimed, drawing his 1 choir nearer to the detective's. ' Gorner took a small vial from his ' pocket and said, "Look at this." 3 Mr. Dockfolt took the bottle aud ' saw it contained a scarlet liquid. "ll ' don't exaotly see tho significance of 3 this," he said. "Wait," said Garner; "hear mo | throngh. Charles Hurst, the shipping clerk, is the cause of all this trouble. He and Thomas are in lovo with the ( samo girl. Thomas has been ac- 1 oepted-Hurst burns for revenge. I * suppose I was tho only person who ? knew the secret of tho powerful com- 1 position you seo in that bottle. But . it seems that Hurst has discovered it 1 also. Watch the effect of the stuff." Garner took a small piece of paper 1 from his pocket, laid it on the table 1 and uncorked the viol. He poured a ( small quantity of the liquid on tho ( paper aud in ten seconds all that was \ left of tba paper was an almost iuipal- ; pable gray ash. "The effect," said Garner, "of the 1 composition upou the wood bottoms J of the carriers is to render the wood ? soft, so that it immediately absorbs . the ashes of the poper. Hurst, every 1 morniug, put some of this liquid in 2 Balfour's carrier-a very small amount 1 indeed. The money was, of course, 1 destroyed. I think I can explain the ? counts in your statement," he added, ] taking from his pocke* the slip of E paper which Dockfelt had hauded him ? a few days before. "Theft always oe- * curred on first bill sale of the morning because the liquid used was only strong enough for one bill. The loss j was always in bills, because any metal is proof against this strange composi tion. The theft was always between Balfour and Thomas, because Hurst ?ranted to make a mystery about it in ^ the beginning and then suddenly con- ^ viet Thomas by having several cups j stolen from. This also explains count ^ number 4. It is needless to expiain , why the money did not arrive which . Mr. Dockfolt himself put in the car rier. Hurst had not provided for this contingency." The grocer was both astonished and i delighted at the unraveling of the - mystery. "You aro n deucodly clover A 1 man, Garner!" lie cried. "Now teil me ?ow on earth you got tho facts, -so far as Hurst is concerned." "Easily enough," replied Garner^ "As you know, j am interasted in: chemistry, and have often experi-' mented with the Sttiff Used by Hurst?-' I saw ininiediately how th? deed ~ done. The next thing Was td termine who did it? I learned w opened tho store overy mornings [ finding that it Was Hurst, ? at on began to pry into his private afFairs-^ p.s a detective must, you know-aud learned that he and your cashier were ia love with the same lady? Tho caso waXjasity brought to a Conclusion wlieD, by carefully searching the ship-; ping room, ? found two bottles of this, liquid;'? :M The s'eqhel is not hard to guess? The firm name of the great Bufiald grocery house is how Dockfolfc & Thomas; ahd the lady for whom Mr< Thomas Was unjustly and mysterious-*4 ly persecuted is now his admired and devoted wife? Hurst was not pros'ef Outed for his villainy, but it is un-j necessary to say that he is ho longe* shipping clerk uhdei Mr, Dockfolt.-^ Detroit Freo Fresa? BOILING WATER WITHOUT FIR?, It Caa I!o JDono by Stirring tv lt li ti Pad., dh- For Fi Vc notus. It is possible to make a pail of wa ter boil withoutepntting it oil the fire and without applying external beat to it in any way? In fact, yoU can mako a pail of Water boil by simply stirring it with a wooden paddle. The feat was recently performed in the physi cal laboratory of Johns Hopkins Uni versity, in Baltimore, Md., and any Ono may dd it With a little trouble and perseverance? All you have td dd is to place your water in a pail-it may be ice water if necessary-aud stir" it with a wooden paddle. If you keep at it long enough it will certainly boil. Five hours of constant and rapid stirring are sufficient tc perform the feat successfully? The Water will, af* ter a time, grow warm, aud then it will grow hot-so hot, in fact, that you cannot hold your hand in it, and, finally, it will boil? Professor Ames, of Johns Hopkins, annually illustrates some of the phenomena of heat by hav ing one of his students perform the trick in front of his class. It is a tire some job, but it is perfectly feasible. The point which Professor Ames wishes to illustrate is wha'< is known as the mechanical equivalent of heat, By turning the paddie in the water at a regular speed it is possible to find out just how much work is required to raise the temperature of water one degree. The best measurement so far made, and, in fact, the one which is acceptod as the standard of the world, is that which was measured in Johns Hopkins college. Heat is developed in almost any BUbstanco which y3 subjected to con tinuous or very violent action. It. is - on old trick for a blacksmith to forge with.0Jxt-_fke^. - Lnn^r_^c^ilnjiie(L_an.d violent hammering on two pi?ces of" wire will beat them to such an ex*, tent that they can be welded together. A lead bullet, if shot directly at a stone wall, will develop heat enough by the contact to melt and fall to the ground a molten mass. There are many other occasions wherein this mechanical development of heat be comes manifest.-Cincinnati Commer cial-Tribune. About. Submarino Cables. Tho number of submarino cables throughout the world, is 1459, of which, however, 1141 are coast and river cableB belonging to Governments, and of comparatively Binall strategic value, The total length of cable is 102,928 milos. France commands twelve cables of ?033 nautical miles in European waters, and thirty-three cables of 26,* 356 miles in colonial waters; while Ger many controls elevon cables of 3040 nautical miles in European waters, and three cables, of 470 miles, in colonial waters. . In times of war it has always been the practice for tressages to pass with? Dut question through neutral States. For instance, during the recent war, telegrams between Turkey and Greece ?vere forwarded by way of Austria, ?hough direct communication was sus pended. In the Chinese war there was no in ;erruption of the telegraphic service ?vitli China and Japan. But in the ?vent of war with France or Germany, 28,389 miles of cable in the case of France, and 3150 miles in the case of 1 jermauy, would be deducted from the nilcage control of England.-Born's Horn. England's College of Arms. Do you want a coat-of-arms to "em jlazou upon your stationery or your jorriage pauels? Pay your stationer v feo and leave to him the task of jquippinj you. He will find a coat )f-arms belonging to some one of simi ar surname, will give it to you and pou will be elegant in the eyes of all ?vho do not know any better. In England there ia a college of irms or English heralds' college, where ire kept the records of the conferring )f arms. There only can the person )f English ancestry make himself quite mre of the validity of his bearings. The earl marshal's court has power to mposo fines and penalties for unau ;horizcd assumptions of arms. In the ?ollege have been kept for centuries ,ho records of the great. The duties >f the officers of arms consist in mok ng grants and exemplifications of ar norial bearings, tracing and recording pedigrees, proving and registering latents of nobility, obtaining royal li jense for change of surnames, proour ng patents of special procedure and marching records for armorial and renealogical information. - Chicago News. A Remedy For Sunstroke. In coses of sunstroke, where the lead, face and body are extremely hot, ipply cold water to the head. Cold voter con often be gotten from road side springs. li possible get ice vater. If near a hotel put the po seur, into a bath-tub of water about ;he temperature of the body; then ower the temperature until the pa rent is cooled off. Suoh treatment is peneficial in case of sunstroke.-Out ing. _? Antiquity of Artificial Legs._: Artificial arms and legs were in nse in E?jBBBfeji3 S- C' 700, They (veiaH W^atifistB. who wera 'S co. Fortified 6 ir stand Wat: Tho most important of the coast Kfi?Si of Spain on which Admir?t ISV?tson fixed his glittering eye is j^?dlz, on the southwestern coast, be* <iween CaptfSt, Vincent and-G?ibraltar. fl-it is tho principal city of the Provinco j jpf Andalusia, tho gardon of Spain, '?nd has n population of about 60,000 souls. Andalusia is tho themo of the most glowing descriptions of travelers In Spain, and it is often characterized ;j$(f-the.ni'ost beautiful country and the ?no3t climate on tho -globe. In that ] land spring is well advanced in Feb erriary, and there is a marvelous blend Ling of northern and southern Yogcta ^otii ' -Apple and pear trees blossom ?;%ivr'side of oranges, cacti and Loes, and the ground everywhere is jyered with flowers, In tho valleys eton the banana, cotton and sugar cano aro grown, while the fruits of i&iB-reijion are esteemed the best in Spain. '" ? ^'Cadiz is built on the extroinity of a t??guo of land projecting about fivo miles into tho sea and enclosing be reen it and tho mainland a magnifi it bay. The sito very much resom ?s that of somo of the West Indian ies, particularly San Juan, in Porto jco. Seen from cither side, tho city appears as au island, and it is known far and wido as tho "White City." De .??aicis says: "To give an idea of . Cpdiz, one could not dd better thau t^ito the word 'whito' with a pencil -on bluo paper and mako a note on the margin, 'Impressions of Cadiz/" Tho .n?tive? call it "Tho Silver Dish,'' and ?t??has also been likened to au ivory model set in emeralds. Every hohso ijii(rtho city annually receives a coat of f?bitewash, which is glaring and dis agreeable when now, but soon mel lows to a fino ivory tint. For tho uni* iofniity and elegance of its buildings Jp??iz must bo ranked as one of the . finest cities in Spain, and it is said to /Surpass all otr ers in cleanliness, al thpngh the death rate is nearly forty five per thousand. The city ?3 six or soven miles in cir cumference, and is surrounded by a wall with five gates, one of which com municates with tho isthmus. Tho rail road station is just outside tho wall, as aro also many of tho business houses of the place. The walls are thirty to fifty feet high, nineteen foot thick, and on tho side of the bay, where it is ar ranged'in broad terraces, is a favorite /plaice for walking in the cvonings. -TliiftJi- Juaowu aa_?ho ^lamodj^aud I Summands a fine viow over tho sbip .-.--;- ? ? - _' * SPANISH H1^ ping aud ports on tho opposite side of the bay. ; Cadiz is strongly fortified; in fact, tho whole city is a fortress protected by ramparts and bastions. It is de fended by tho forts of San Sebastian, on a long, narrow tonguo projecting westward out to sea; Santa Catalina, on a high rocky line, to the northwest of the city, and forming part of its wall; Matagorda and Puntales Castle, on either side of tho narrow approach to the inner bay, and Fort San Fer nando, otherwise known as the Cor tadura, an intronchmont sotith of tho city on the long narrow isthmus con necting it with tho mainland. > Cadiz is said to havo been founded eleven hundred years before Christ, and even under tho Romans it was a emporium of trade. In the seven teenth and eighteenth centuries it reached the zenith of its greatness, and most of the trado of Spain with her CADIZ AND ITS HARBOR-THE MOLE / colonies passed through Cadiz. In the beginning of tho present century it had fallen to almost nothing. With the opening of the railway to Seville and improvements effected in the har bor, trade began to increase, and it is again an important port. More than a thousand vessels entor each year, of which about half art steamships. Barcelona is p-c-em-nently the busi ness city of Spain, anJ lies on the Mediterranean coast, nea." the north eastern boundary. It was described by Cervantes as "the flower of the beautiful cities of the world," and Washington Irving had many pleasant things to say of it in his day, but now it is the great factory town of Spain. Including the suburbs, where all the factories are located, its population is 500,000. The old city, aa distinguished from the modern additions growing out of the industrial developments of the place, has played an important part in the history of tho world since the days when it was raised by Augustus to the rank of a Roman colony. But the Catalonians, or Catalans, whoso capital it is, confider tUemeelyos first Cato. AST CITIES. t Not Able to Withr son's Fleet. Ians, afterward Spaniards, and for a long tirao tho people did not know whether they wished to he French or Spanish. Even at the present clay they aro quick to protest against any action in Madrid which is not to their j interests. They have been in frequent \ revolt, although in all other respects ? the Province of Catalonia is tho scene of fowor lawless deeds than any other [part of Spain. Barcelona is famous among tourists [for its cathedral, ono of the finest specimens of church achitecturo in Europe, and for tho Bambla, a wide, .-.t_ ISLAND OP CEUTA, SPAI? well-shaded street nearly a milo long, extending right through the city and a favorite promonadc. It resembles the boulevards of Paris in many ro spects. Another famous Spanish sea port is Bilbao, in Biscay. It has many curious sights, the most famous of whioh is tho tree tower. The anoicnt walls of Barcelona wero torn down after a long period of street rioting by the Catalans, who were determined to remove them in order to allow industrial expansion, and their places have been taken by wide streets. To tho southwest of the ancient city is a crest or high hill, which breaks down precipitously to the sea. It is called Montjuich, and its summit is occupied by the Cas _UUo,_do3tqntjuich, a strong fortress, said to have acT?bnrmodgtk-ua ?or.-SOf OOO men. Cartagena, sometimes called Cartha gena, is a small placo of about 30,000 inhabitants, but its harbor is the finest on the eastern coast of Spain and is very strongly fortified. Tho place was founded about 243 B. C. more than twenty centuries ago, and was originally known as Carthage Nova, or New Carthago, to distinguish it from tho" African city. It is now tho seat of a Captain-General, and one of the three largest marino do partinonts. The towns lio on the north side of a deep, narrow-mouthed bay, and its streets arc spacious but not impos iug. Tho stone of which most of the houses were constructed is friable and the wholo appearance of tho place is dilapidated. But a good deal of busi noss is dono, principally from the mines nearby, which aro very produc tivo. Thousands of mon aro em ployed in transporting lead, copper, iron, zinc and sulphur to the port, Large quantities of esparto grass are grown near tho town and it consti tutes one of tho principal exports. It is used in tho manufacture of paper. The town is walled and is over looked by the Castillo do la Concep ci?n, a hill some 230 feet high, within the wall and crowned with fortifica tions. In tho northern part of the place there are throe otho'r hills in side the walls, similarly fortified, and to the east, beyond the railroad which comes in from Murcia, is a high hill, and the Castillo do las Moros. The narrow outrance to tho harbor is flanked by high hills, breaking down by precipitous volcanic cliffs on either side. On the summits are Btrong forts, and down near) the shore are many powerful batteries. The hill on LND LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DISTANCE. tho ca-t is 920 feet high, and is crowned by the Castillo de San Julian; that on the west is 650 feet abovo tho water, and the fort upon its summit is called the Castillo de las Galeras The harbor is sheltered by the island called La Escombrera, two and a half miles from the narrow entrance, which breaks the forco. of wind and waves, and the town is still further protected by two other forts, the Atal aya on the summit of a hill 655 feet high on the west, and the Castillo de Despenaperros on the east. Cartagena has had a stormy exist ence for more than twenty centuries. As early as 210 A. D. it was taken with great slaughter by Scipio the Younger. In 425 A. D. it was pil laged and nearly destroyed by the Goths. Under the Moors it formed independent kingdom, which, was Jinand IX of Cas Moors retook it, .nish hands again in n was rebuilt 1 by n on account of its it was taken by the ie next year waa re? !:e of Borwiok, Io an concuered by T tilo in 1243. but it fell inte 1276. The Philip H. of I harbor. In 1, English, and i taken bj the 3 1823 it capitulated to tho Frenob, and in 1844 was the scene of an insurrec tion. About thirty years later it re belled again, and on the 23d of August, 1873, was bombarded by the Spanish fleet under Admiral Lobos. Sil months later it was occupied by troops. Malaga io tho oldest and most fa mous of Spanish seaports and has a population of nearly 120,000. It was founded by the Phoenicians, and was brought under tho sway of Borne by Scipio. In tho middle of tho thir teenth century it reached its zenith, and after its capture in 1487 by Fer dinand and Isabella it sank into insig nificance; but in modern times it be came famous for its grapes and wines. Tho climate is very mild, and oranges, figs, sugar cane and cotton thrive. Recently Malaga has taken a promi nent place as a manufacturing town, but most of the factories are in the now part of the town, on the right bank of the river which divides it. Malaga is not fortified, and looks directly out upon the Mediterranean; but its southern part merges into the slopes of the foothills of tho Cerro 1 - - I'S PENAL SETTLEMENT. Colorado, some 560 feet above the bay. On the summit is tho Castillo do Gibralfaro, tho acropolis of Malaga. Ceuta is Spain's pet island colony for convicts, and commands the ap proach to Gibraltar and the Mediter ranean. The Canaries aro all there ia between "Watson and this grim isl and, where, under the cover of for bidding walls and mountains, Spain has tortured her exiled prisoners for oeDturies past. Ceuta is a rock ribbed, rock-bound island off the northeast coast of Fez, Morocoo, and is twelve hours' sail from tho entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar. It might as well be called the island of the seven hills, for from these it derives its name. Of these the most con spicuous is Monte !del Hacho, which looks on* toward Spain like a signal point ret up to say "All's well." Stretching back from tho mountain a narrow peninsula connects the island with the main land of Africa. On this nock of land the town of Centn is built. All around aro fortifications, the high hills put up there by nature and the prison walls and moats built in succession by conquerors and re modeled and rebuilt by their suc cessors and strengthened again by the Spaniards when they made of it a prison hell.- The seven walls coiled about.the town itself fte thick and im passable, save here and there where aroJb^^lnTrdgoB-iaTe.beeii but through. Between each wall there is a deep moat of sea water, set down like a seductive trap to catch any unfor tunate convict who might escape the TREE TOWER AT BILBAO. rigilant guards stationed all around ?he walls. Every one of the seven lilis is fortified now. Up high on Monto del Hacho there is a strong citadel garrisoned by Spanish soldiers. Sere and there tho walls are pierced )v tho noses of cannon, but there is io evidence that they have ever been ised except for signaling, and it is loubtful if they could bo brought to nuch botter use, owing to their im novability. The Canaries, that colony of Spain ?ff the northwest African coast, have >nly two ports of any consequence, Teneriffe and Las Palmas, and the nhabitants aro a painfully peaceful ot of non-combatants, wretchedly de onded, poorly armed and likely to un up the white flag at the first sight >f a war ship. lils Ked Horse-Tails. The Shah of Persia has a privilege yhich he guards jealously-that of laving the long tails of his horses dyed ?rimson for six inches at the tips. )nly the ruler of Iran and his sons lave this privilege. A Matter o? Definition? The Ringleader-"Say, yer Span aid, de teacher sail terday dat youse rae do best boy in do school. Take )ff yer coat an' let's see if yer can )rove it!" Before rain, snails crawl upon eaves. If the rain is going to be light hey lie on the outside of the leaf; if ong and heavy they get on the under iidff . - - THE PORTRAIT. When lonoiy, late and far from love, I cost less through my chamber movo. Or brood, wita sad nura'ie. One gaze yet claims me as Its thrall; My lady's picture from tho wall Looks down, in silence noting all, ? And follows with her oyes. Dear eyes, so tender, frank and sweet, Aye, smiling when our glances meet, As it to bring me cheer, Forgive the thankless humors black Which sometimes drlve'your comfort hack, Vext that herself I still should lack Whose portrait bides so nearl Forgivo me that from you I turn To where, like jewels In their urn, r I Her letters-Ho concealed; That slow I con them, Hoe by lino, Tijl from each treasured-page doth shlno A darno that leaps to mate with mine, Her very soul revealed! 0, haunting pictured eyes, I know j How constant is the dobt I owe Your witchery of art! i' I?t you're her counterfeit at best, While here her absolute self exprest, Tells me from farthest oast to west She follows with her heart. -Kev. A. Capos Tarbolton, lu the Pall Mull.Magazine. PITH AND POINT. "That Mr. Hugging has a hard face." Daughter-"It never felt that way ko me. "-Standard. "Oh, Bridget! I told you to notice when the applies boiled over." "Sure, I did, mum; it was quarter-past eleven."-Bangor News. He-"I only paid fifty cents an hour for this boat." Sho-"That's why I like it. lt's a regular bargain; sail."-Harper's Drawer. She-"I hope you were polite to papa, dear?' He-"Indeed I was. I gave him a cordial invitation to moko his house my home."-Tit-Bits. Mi's. Prye-"Tell me, dear, do you ever quarrel with your husband?" Mrs. Lamb-"Never. But he often quarrels with me, the hateful thing!" -Standard. "Come, my child, let ns away to th: fodderland," said the German cow to her offspring, as they made in the direction of the waving field of corn. -Yonkers Statesman. "Do you sing, Mr. Sims?" asked the hostess. "Qnly a little," he re plied. And yet he was in the middle of his fifth song when the last guest took a hurried farewell.-Standard. Muggins-"Do you believe it is un lucky to have thirteen at table?,r Buggins (who has had callers at din ner time)-"Yes! If you've only made preparations for two."-Stand ard. Hicks-"I have only this to say against Charley; that the only eLemy he hos is himself." Wicks-"Oh, he would have other enemies, I suppose, if he was worth it."-Boston Tran script. "How have you taught your baby to talk so young?" Momma--"It's just as easy as can be; I sit down at the piano and sing, and she naturally tries 'to aay something to her papa." Standard. ? _ iiThat," ^id_ihe_man wLo was showinga visitor the" eights o? Madrid, "?LV one of our greatest generala." "Ah!" was the interested rejoinder; "long hand or stenographic ?"-Wash ington tftar. "I refuse to give yon money with which to pnrchane a wheel," said the stern parent. "You are a thorn in my flesh." "And you," replied the disap pointed youth, "are a tack in my path."-Chicago News. "Pa," said the youngest of seven, "why don't you go to the war?" "I have all I can do to keep the recon centrados in this house from starv ing," replied the parent, sadly. Philadelphia North American. Visitor-"What was the strength of the regiment you sent to the front from here?" Kentuckian - "Four hundred and eighty-six colonels, fifty generals, one hundred and forty ma jors and six privates."-Truth. "Don't say good-by forever," she pleaded. There was reason in her re quest. He had been newly half au hour at it already, so hw suspicions that the process might project into the boundless regions of eternity were well founded."-Standard. The Secret of Sardou's Success. .. Victorien Sard?n has lately attri buted his success as a dramatist to his handwriting. With some serious ness he. has been telling his friends that after having tried many managers without success, he finally sent "La Tareine des Etudiants" to the Odeon Theatre in the hope that it might make some impression there. It had been placed on a table along with half a dozen manuscripts from un known writers that were to be re turned without being read. They were on a table in the room in which rehearsals were held, and by chance the glance of Mlle. Berenger, a noted actress of that day, fell on the pile of manuscript. Thoughtlessly she turned several of the pages over, and her eye fell on the beautifully written pages of Sardou's work. "What a wonderful handwriting!" she said. Some of the'actors with her glanced at the writing. So did the manager, rind he decided to read the work which was so carefully and clearly written. The result was that the play was accepted and the writer saved from the troubles which were impend ing at that time. He is a millionaire to-day, but h? was very near starva? tion then.-New York Sun. Holes Up a Tree. A team of four mules of the Fifth Illinois recently performed the seem? ingly impossible feat of running over a tree twenty-five feet high at Camp Thomas, Chiokamauga. The mules were running away, and an army wagon was trailing on their heels. Thc front pair split around a pine tree six inohes in diameter and twenty-five feet high. The second pair crowded on, shoved the first pair literally np the tree, which bent under the weight until the top touched the ground, and the wagon passed over without injury. The tree was barked to the top and bears ample evidence that this tale is true. It is vouched for, however, by Colonel Culver, Lieutenant Colwell and Chaplain Davis.-Chicago Inter? Ocean. The Effects of Hygiene. Twenty-five years ago the Charit? Hospital in Berlin, Germany, harbored 2000 patients at a time. This num ber has been reduced to 1600 in eon? sequence of the superior hygienic de mands of our time