The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, April 14, 1887, Image 1
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Vo1 XVI. I'LUKES ,
PICKEN, 8 . U., IIUtRSD)AY, APRIL1,.8.N.2
TIMELY 'I'OICS FiR FAI MERS.
HOW ''O 1DO1 PAYING WVOI{Ij A'i' 'T'Ii'I
Suggostions of .1ntuer'eht from a in Antl ri
tattve Stiuru,,.
(W. L. Jo e; in thtS uthe ('u:tivt n.)
The farmer's campaign is now fairly
begun. His plans have lwo ero this
fully mature(1. '1o execento them is now
the matter of supreme importateu. How
often failure coies just at this point!
Men who can toll you just how a thing
should be done frequently lack the
c.tpacity to do it themselves or have
others do it under their direction. The
thing called ''executive po er," how
far-reachiag and iraportaut in every
avocation! How indi:pens;t1bl to the
farmer! Ho must inautage labozers,
stock, machines, manures, t,oi, erops 01
various kinds; lie miet 1?ghtt cold, heat,
storms, rains, hoods, drougit, insects,
blights, rusts, niildews and Ildasts. A
great many distinct things mu;, ho made
to work together for a givin e''d. J lou",
multifarious the operatios whi i final y
terminate in a hale of c~tton or a bu'Iel
of corn! ALd yet wearU tolt thi, any min
can be a farnier. Yes, tmy on can put
seeds in the ground, ny one can hoc
4 grass, any one can walk bel itoI :a plow
but is that all? When to plant, how to
plant, what to plant; when to; 1.!aw, how
to plo'.v. What breuadi of 1n uowltge,
what discrimliati ug j o ltheelle ( Ium(,
demand! Let the youths w'.hio ie] these
qualities go to tie citie; tiu counltry
has no plaec for them.
But to matters IoW directly in had.
The )lanting of the cotton ceop con
fronts us--shall it ba early or at''?
Opinions dil'cr. WeJet si)'i ieice fails
to decide we Can only app iit g' neral
principles. It is qute curtain that plants
have somto d(egrt o tstieltv-Iliat
they are mlloa;isin to snic '.ilt 1,t.
climatic conditionv . i (l (,i .y t' .i it
fron the North, p' ittei in tl.t e 'il i or
severl years, wituit a r'e n 1in)O) -
tion, acuuires a la.r htbit o n
low is thin? 'lTe pnt e. .' ,
ceived of as ]avin:; an itn bi;xn wncl
enables it to autiei >ate the ;cti ;' leit Ii
of our seasons and rt'ni:t . 'rwt
accordingly; and yet it beh,av ust o
if it had such intelligence. ; -in, our
native corn, planted very c riv in t ihe
spring, tends to produce naier h;iks
but larger ears that'. t_ ".-c:l'
the season. May not a s ntt t. e.i
develop in early-pilantt Cottla ili
cold Of early Ip'in)g chis tlti tt.icl i
plant a1d ti:'eds. i i.
Threat of extirniLiIiat1 l\ ;
the reproductive prot h .
'le little cochle-iurr wi nu u
late in sunlner, evenl the to :: .;n
grow more thani ti i' , i
1avIt I JIlo allnd Itia ;u i i .
trop]ieS cutton ; \S ito,(,Lt u0 a tin e
but produces lttlo trut; in toe eiate
zones it is dwaricd in siztt, i:e . 'rat d
in fruitfuln,s. '..y it not b, .:a tih
chithing it gets i11 e:'ly r-_i ; r1ti,
poses it to 'ruit.filne.? l It h eIII
that young plants very soon ii' :th , I
of gr'ow ti they 100 t .t p 1 (1
the Fefus ). i tl , s t :; , h'
large, lhiiixuit La] tny ', iin to Itnve
to carry it OUt to the ii.
Our muividu;al eilt ' ;. I,: Im
favor of t'ary-planit coit i. It i'
not grow onl ate I: 1rl, *'. c,)t
(ut:lntly holieaut hit reth(r to 'a'l:, ' b
fruits [letter, oi,ns early and cii he
lOUsed adit old eIl'y In th 5tsn
TheI, again, eal' inntll i tit' ap,t
to 111 ' ood s'' it I , , Li I. i. the.
usualll.y enouitgh miii turt' in' ih soil to
ho too dry. Atter i tryog "pt r ' and'
other mioderni modeil o lan tei ni cit on,
wei hiave' gone hack to iu ' inl-timei
method of covering' seed '. iti h. iiei ist
by a double-foot plo and.'. itin:r knock
ing off withl a board oir len ling d ownI
w.ith ai harrow. Cotto ci ea w ..ill ntoh
. conie up through a thlick covingi of
earth, bunt theiy will sprog i ad
ready to colli up whe ilo'A cov' (i '1,
promiptly when lie sup~e:inu lii it I
removi'.ed by boaird or' barirow. I r in i
mind, this knocking oh' or L ra n ii
not labor lost; it is realty eiin ablntt o
a first working. F Or two yen iwe; iinve
tried the broinleast harrow'.inig of cotton
with a smloothting harr'ow.. ]t w.as donte
the first tinie just as the cotltoin ibegan to
conio up]. 'he harrow..'ve 1wa 1 run ihqly1
b across the rows. About a week~ stte it
was run again at right angles to tIe lirit
It may b)0 irun s<pia irely aicross the row's,
butnmever up ant' dovi ttiemi, forin't the
latter ease it woul ano certa. Cinl] y ii
jute theo stand. Whier" thie huai wa. s
wvork wa'.s vi y sat idIi.actory,; I a i wher'
land w..as not peneei'(tly cleani, lte stan
fallen since theia soil wtas slWted b y the
plo0w, the harr'tow teids io runio a' - ep;
where the soil is ecrustedI it wer iinely.
If 011e dioes not ise a hai'rrowV the
scrape shiould be st' rted juast as sooni is
the lirst cotton nurke'; its appt aance.
T1he winig ntext thet iotton i shoul d be at'
perfectly flat and the ciito 'i I idi'' Iso
closely that the two itlrrows'1 abaot
meet. Vcry little diitt wil b throwni (i,IoIn
the young cottoni, and avent it 'o('i, i
4 '.'will riot intterfere ser'iHOuly v. ' b
coming up. Shtould Iin'e( mjomuI iie
ciristed, the erust will be rotiiekn; , ''I -
over, t,he grass which usually c(n lii
withtl thie cotton w.ilt be kjil 1
contributes mocre to thie cas, h
w.'orkimg of a cott )a crop) tha t
plowing it early and plowing~ it often iin
tihe early stagis of growathi. We generi
ally leave too) muich for the lio to iho.
By tunning the j low early, propel]
anad ofteni t hoc-work may lhe y; ci
roidhicedl. O.)nie ting is ver'y clear, that
unless th e cost oif produet ion ean be ie
oduced ther'e w.'ill bo very little pr'olit in
cotton tat presen t prices.
As soon asu cotton-planting is finishedl
earlhy-planited Cot'n wil be1 re'ady for it
first working. If planted in '.aler-fur
row manure may now h)o droppedl near
the bill of corn, and the first piowingp
will cover it up. In [his ease also set
the wing of tim scraple ne(xt the corn so a
it will run very flat tad thti:ow (only at
modeorato quantity of oditt int) th lowater
furrowv and about [the corn. I t is uito
injurious to corn to dirt it hiea'ily when
it is young, aid ioree it to trow. oiut
na3w roots near the sutrface beo ire it is
ready to do so. Corn nural tow
out new circles of roots at nuccessiv
joints, one set above the other, but n(
aill at ('l(ce. A considerable interval (
timte tltpses between the formation c
suce!(s'ive whorls of roots. But de
dilting interferes with the course
nature and causes new roots to fort
)rematuroly. Again, by only partiall
filling the water-furrow at the first worl
ing, more dirt is thrown into it at tl
second working, and covers and smoti
ert grass most thoroughly, dispensin
with all hoe-work. Where corn is no
p)lauted in the water-furrow we hay
found it an excellent plan to use a twiste
or turning-shovel, and starting in th<
center of the middles bed u) with h
side next the corn. The last furrow cai
he run very near the corn, dirting i
lightly, but enough to cover up yolm
grass (lictuilly if it is dono earl
"1no1Ulgh. We contend that a hoc nec
nOV('r clte1 IL coriield. Such sidin
;ies good opl)orttutity to 1)Ut Imniuur
on each side of corn to be covered at th
uext working.
We r(eJ)at tlo recommendatiou here
tofore given to supplenent the cor
crop with one of the recently introducet
milets or sorghunis, as kaflir corn 0
millo maize. lKatiir corn is nothing likl
ordliiary corn; it resenl es nmilo nmize
iu ha,:s a dwarfer habit and 1niturt
(I)r'lier. It and nillo ntize have bee
wvidely ui(vertised as forage crops; w,
valtue tham nore for their oeed I, whicl
are about as valuable as ordinary corl
for stock f,d. If not more valuabl
i han corn, why plaut themu, 1 ks one
lc('ausc they stant drought better, an
wiIl make a crop where emn woul(
utterly lail. it one is torcl to rei
upon thin uplands to make corn, lie hal
Ibi't'(r plantt atlir corn or an carly ma
in ring strainl of millo maize, rather thai
C0:anlUnt corn. T1lle former is mucl
10wre c(:blin to pro(uce I crop un(del
the couditions mcntioned-especially ir
a dry seson-tluin the latter. Plant
10 (11 1n 1 to' hmd11(ls and oil fresh rieh
1nds, b ut Cu)f1ine it to these, t!!td )la11n
h:l'ir ()rn ( on thin uplhils. 'To tlhos
who have never cultivated the latter, w(
ny. it; en)rcure is imilar to that o
c;i' V e)l -nothing 1)e'uliatr o
WI;niL.tl'U 1 I.4. 4
ilin1;; S sup ple' 1t holmlo iS iO fore
1111 0) 1I t uy)oIUU rtlln t. of al l 11ol1em11
o 1 ('1 t ll--- n -a 1 1. Is useh :; to at
emlo,t 11111 oveaent of iuy ( ud unti
. farn i m1adc S0if-Sp)rtin)fg. 11
n ill cetainly fail ii h buvs pr.1\510iions
hlte x'p1uriellce of the Ist' tW e1 % year:
: most thiurougiy demolstr'ated this
I where you will, the mlen \ hi0 rais<
h1p111ios at home are tie prosperou
lom'ers. T''heir land(s are not miurtguge(d
4h.y d) not he'vc to 1sk i1mei('1inta It
11 111t he. For this we stire i ever
11'(pf n.h wi. help the fr.rme' to i i
u ,i"pmtisnon- he needls; kailir corl( an
1 ; 1 1 5Ils li 5 e1'\' 1 ver 1 i sin
i 44 44 1 "i. it .i;(',.,1., '1J4 ' ar e
Ill , 4 ":c ll . 1 10 4 I) ;0 1):utn 4I i (1(
1,r ,:r ii). or that.; ordo iar:
l' _'t , )'.+ I' 1L' 11 0 5l ) '' 01' 115 1
10 ,' 1;.. 1. (0 v. iii 1OOli"."t I
151 ; 1i e Jj'l( no1 IIIU(afSiont to hun11t U1
in'' ,i in erup115 1a a sub15 stitut.. it 1
urged lp)oll every iai mcr, will) i.;t ii
,ho t 14 for4e, or lik'ly to ba', to so\
o0td 0uothL of laond5 inl drilled! ('on
ba lanh .it 1ma1y h sowni at 111a
hin r 10111 A pril to Atigust, but t 40 earl}
wnt Itr Ihe n1 111st "tlisact - 11US
1+ to 1 1,11(' d. ( 1r11p1ar1 I lie huid v'''i
i o1' ilyIV b1 r(' e p,a(i l)io;im;, roll
i0 Old barw111ins''n; 1mui hli lo)1
is,t Oj +: t (o i bi:it plen1 y5 Ul :1ie" an1
)i 44 i :.u 1 bat OndOS mly l1a
1. t1wov to tiir ine'ij-S 1plrt, and
"'. 1 ) t'4 l1541111' 11ll1 ;'.VS'). '1 1114
tlliuk 1 1n: ' rn 01 hou1 :-11 iht lie 111011 \'er\
ILkily to u ke I11e :alhI viy' small
01 coul i cry lhrge stalks i te objCe
t1ol)m1b),, but il ea1 plant has not thi
>1pportnity1il of ueveloping itself prettty
i >or4.ugly, the forage wvill lack qiuaility
t1 \Ill be taisteless anld not. relishled by
J44 F.el ;,bd k ou4ght to ly
hloluhl not1 be gathered until the littI4
\ ther veig vahmuble food crop,
e4 n (4 ay4~ b. stalrted the lhst of thi
iI11ab is (arman millet. It is an ex
(cat.1)y )' r 11ng, nuiki tiu f01 orae.'t
.4r4.<r 1enp 1thm 111iiny othier, unlest
*poon be41 nido111(I of clover lhay an10
m1 '441m1 res"peets, it is aL better balance
foo.01 It calls for' rat her ichl land1, bua
11nd p4irely prepared. Stable manure,
atltn ' ed ''ineat'l, ammiloijatedl lertilizen
:>r' compo1414ts w.,1 il aswe'r. The 1411'
,ald( iti be~' prlmred, as5 describe abo1ve)') 4(
((own on1 mi acre0 aund verny lightly har
1'owed m an iid then rolled. All sniudi
seeds, whicb mlust bo pdlanted shal4low
should hibe rolled afte thi'Iey ale barr1iowei'
iii. Jt insuresc both moi'e prompt111 am11
mlorte certamii grinlatjin (of the seed
R emiember thiat (Germa m11111illet slumhl
he~ cut ) romptlJIly as sooini as blooms apl
p<(ar', tIle seed form anid naltiure yer'
lulicIly after'i the blooml, unusu,dlily s(o
uitil it is in>It desi rale to let thle seet1
am41ture'. 'They atre so mal thalt then)
aice not1 proplerly mas1~tica4ted, maly swel
mi stomaclh 111id do( 11arm1, or e(l pss
i.rnrough undigested and1( are lost. T1h<
extrm 10 nso ( wlith il which this mii Iet i
1 ut 11nd iiredilso51 commnends it to) ou
highi esteem; it hias delOded aIdvarltagt4
ov4er4 ('011 fora;ge in1 thlis respect.
inlta Ied interest 1has 1beenl develope(
4f DII In the gr'oul:'dpea~ crop onl a1c(omri
144 in 4lIuetion1 of the varIietd teirmet
45'4is." We do) noit know jits origil
(IC hin4iry, but1 (on Iri .1 hav.'e foaund it
L 11 r11)1, 14:lish'g thI' tligilig 41. thien
4p1t1 easy (On -eit.able hmd'. that i
'the 114 ndy~ and. wi 'h lime in the soil
junctli i' toth foo crops of1 the fann1
.-ealrce(ly~4 antiong i4s better for' i.ttini
Iantedl It (onlI; it. is betler to. shell am1
plant1' the uoer oil of the biud; they, wi
t4o14n up, l(h4 m or iiicly; drop It h t dt.w
two feet in the r'ow.
In4 this conlnect.ioni the swee(t pa tabt
sholdlt r(ce1ie attentin. TIhle 11ar4
eatrly varieties., like th td I)i.in
yam, and thle closely lalied red oki. 'it
y(ellow flesh, .are unsuiirpassed a beh
feed. If the Slips are put out tl'e thn
of May,,hogs may be turnedl en thou
b)y thle first of Seiptembi.r, or er,rier, 13
kopt on them till the midl of Octobei
anti then turned upon tile groundporn
o and by the end of November be ready
t for the knife. It is a mistaho to suppose
>f that farmers cannot raise their meat to
f advantage at the lresent low prices of
p bacou. A farmer can raise almost any
f thing that he ieeds on his farm cheaper
n than ho can buy it. In the mutter of
y meat, all that IS required is that he
- slhould arrange properly for it-not do
e pend exclusively, or even largely, on the
t- corn-crib. Grazing lots, lJernuda and
g clover, Johnson g.ass lots for hogs to
t feed upon rootstoeks of in winter, plun
e orchards, wild cherries, seedlilng peach
r trees, acorns, porsinmons, etc., together
o with sweet potatoes, peas and ground
r peas, prlsent a cheap, inexpensive bill
. of fare upon which hogs ean he very
t easily raised and fattcl'(i. We aie not
enterprising eliongh; we work on froni
c year to year in the same ol1 ruis, raising
I eorn and cotton ind little else, and
trusting to the cotton crop t- supply all
0 our wants. \e.r aifter year we have
o failed, but hom never dies. The fault
is 1i tie seasons, or the guano dealers,
- or thg mcrclhants, or soniet"bing else; we
1 are blind to the fact that it i: chiefly in
1 ourselves and our methods. We give a
r thousand excuses for our failures, )ut
a never the right. 011e. Now, before it is
too late, put soime of thu lantd you hid
a prepted for cotton in sweet potatoes,
i some in groundpeas, somelo in kuilir corn,
somc in (iermanl millet and sonie in
1 forage corn.
NOT 1s 01' SOU'TilnN P1it(; 1. ,
1 A wood working factory is to be
1 erected at Longwood, Fla.
it is reported that a hox factory will
1be )uilt an Judsonia, Ark.
The Presbyterians will 1build a .10, -
i000 church at Fraitnklin, 'enn.
A large brick manufactory has been
i estublislhed at l)arlington.
A large tobacco factory is reported to
be (reeted at Knoxvilie, Ten.imi.
It is reported that a calliling factory
will be established at Lowry, Va.
J. 0. (oss is erecting machinery for
a shoe factory at Anitiston, Alt.
A )U,'00) eompany lis 1b(een fOrn-ed
- it ,iAnim on, Ala., to build gas wori;. )
iA comlpany lts been ( r'ganltiz tl at
ill e, Va., to build a street rid rotad.
Several parties at Kingstun, N. C.,
contemplate establishing a tarielt ftory.I
\Villiau Craig is erecting naclielr
at Knoxville, Tein., to lallufacture
shoes.
A company is being organized to
1imlild a tobacco factory at Clarl.v ile,
It is reported that a canning fastory
is to be etablihdcd at Knoxville, Ic;n.
A company Vii] p)roibiy I tno a
at Catiinooga, Tifan., to mul:ftu. ilre
a jNtnl'lit l;unp.
C. C. Post and el;l is i:v' m nizd
t a comn;y at ) ulsvit(, U. to i ret
a canning factoty.
It i0 proposed to organize a :--U,1''
stock company at Til)adaux, I-, to (".
tablisl a canning; factory.
1 TI sum of .25,(0 a)s be(n rai< ( h t,
crcct a purk packing est-abli linuent
Colunbia, 'I'enii.
h.ltt' (_'lluttanl,ooga IaJ)er liox (omn:
- i\., (mitunun a, Tl.'e.in., w:ill enul;r .o
thlir factor'y aibouit :Ml.iy .1
I is re)oril t]hat .ir. Madiin, it.
( rardeaul, ?>., wnil l establ ish a lurn -
tuto itactory at 1'lcrence, Ala.
'Te Arilkansas .1umup and Pi11 pe (m
1any has been incorporateidi at Litli
B>ek, Ark., with ). (. .J on's as pr(tsi
dent.
It i rporitied that a coimplany will be
formed at Nashville, Tenin., to establish
pottery anld terracotta woi kn.
Thel(.1c Jinliam anning and111 E'iaporat
inog Comnpany, caplital stock .t2,< II, haos
been incorpjoratedj at ,Juidsoia-, Ark.
(Caiiming A S(on, t;elima, Ala:. , have
puirchiasedl mnahiniery to doubi le thei
capaity. of theirm cariage anid wtgomi
. S. For)nny ido Samue 11 i.Nw
b)erry, of \\'ythievillIe, \'irgn ~,i:t
Thei Central Maufacturing~ and .1mn
pr ovemen t C~omp~any hsm 1been formied it
Lovemly Mlount, \'irginiia, andl will st it m
brick works and a wood working tactiiry.
Thme Gate City iLand Coimpiny, ceipital
Itok(l0,(000, las iwtn licarnorated :1
l1miimininunai, Alam., toi starit an'nmnf;c
tur ing tiown ab)out live mites f rom J ir
(. T.' Cast, J1. A. .1H. Hell andl N. \\'.
D yer hanive leased a budinig at A lt ,
(hi., andm will lit it op withI n iacniwn
lor at soap factory. The liw'~ ill be kloonh I
as thle G eorga 5oa Company.11)1
Thne liessemitr :ManiufaIctuing Corn-mm
lpany, capIitail stock '*5,00,( ha1be
orgaizedii att liirmiigham,i Ala., tom nmt
u facture ait IJiessenmer, 'ash, door ,~s ltnd
b lindus. S. T.1. ;rittle I is Prsident( t, andm
A. S. Camp, Secretatry anid Trmeasu-rer.
TheiI Hilenia Street IRailra Compani( vuifii,
cap)itatl stock .930,0, has been * 'raiild
at I [elena, Ark., with Greenfiiield (uaiii
as5 presienct, I). T. Iiargra Iven, seCctary,
amlit S. II. IIoneur, t reasuirer. Time
cm ipan y will buoild theiri romad at onice.
Pr m in m 'n- .\ rthm ti .n To (tO ,
I i m ii ' ii i t b ig , at I i
Th lIe Jires ii then townmi of ( North Cart
i hna ar1e parit('icularl deitrutiv\e I,mi
berton was the first to Omirer, thenm \\il
son, anid iiow ( )xford.l Th Iire ini the
a mst-naummud ttown (letm,y( c the )ineoss
houses (mn one street, limit id nomt r aIh
- ~inti strmet. Noine ot tIe ton n is re
-) pared for tire. They have. ani ut Ierly ini
s sumihiciemnt noupply of waiter, anid not mi'umv
of them have thin needed (mngi mnes an'd
upl)mrtusI forn puintting (nit firet. Ior
liurty or forty years )x f'r had bu1( Int two
or three bilings burint, onie a smitke
house. Dut for thme lot thirty-tive yearsn
Jit has muiYered frnomu maiiiny limes, a11ml ini
851 or 185n maiinmy bmuine>; housis Swti
burned,m m causing at Ioss of sommme 3:',0
or ),000O. Not niimmy imnthcs igo a firm
Ibmurnedl hle (old hotel and1( somie stoines.
Now twentimy-mighit toines are in a.,bs.
hi 1m The removal of P'rof. Sanbon, mmf N.
II. after inmg p)rloonneed ineurable by
mt a score( of hy siciansa, from LOs Vegms,
ni N. M., to his home, wais emffectedt by ad -
01ministeing Di( r. i arter's ironi'Toonie,
r, wihih has restored him to lisa former
3. good health.
Long Tis,. AIo.
in the current nunber of tho South
orn Bivouac there is tan account of the
duel )etweeu (ienera Jlackson and
Charles )ickeuson, derived from the
late ( iencral W. (. lardiing, of Nash1
villc, wi aich diilers somewhat fron the
accep-d story. (Gatnral IIarding said
that the duel grew - ut of a quarrel on
the race-track betuween Jackson and
JTos(eplh Ervin, 1)ickcsion's fatlher-in-law.
Dici:knua(,1n t>iik i p the pitar11rel and the
(111l tollowl't1. 'The o)th(1r eteotut of
the ai;air otrrates that in li,; Jfackson
becamno ivlva <l('(i ilu (iarrtel at the race
track waith a Mr. vwan, aamd hI found
.1)icelh 's t w iia11l( at m1.iv('I vU It rod nteed
into the hit ttt W'at t by 1 ivn n1a. .1)iek
(ns1n lad Ipv' aiu;ly nde uis'araing
rei,tmtrks) btouI \1it M5. Jali)n :and the
(iene.ral hiaad rena ustrated wyitIh lr.
1'rymil ab,oui .icu'nsua's spee'ch('s, say
log th,at 1h ja.ld tnt <purrR w15(1 With the
latter, vi t a ; u;se( by J tkson's1
('uenies itn NaLsl ille. Swi's letters,
however, e\\wel the feeling between
(Geuerial Jackson and )ickenson and re
salted itt t.be fatal duel. 1
.ue,am in a Coeratsation with hard
ig ti dclared that te was frigitened i
when ie waat on the field with Dicken
Son. '1 hnw hitt,'' said Old hickory,
"'to i' a (o)1, irave, determined iman,
ant(d th a .s:h, l tot -1 eVer saw, aid I iever
c'sxp( (t-d ta have the hield alive. I owe 1
myv: Ia to the tastion of the d-ay--the I
iiull- hts d ( coat. Th is and the i)eenliar t
confora( ion of iy iclih sunlonu chest i
we"re at I et. saved ImC. DUickenson's '
Iblllt is'ii what al))eared to bie the 1
atre a IV ialy under the right arim 1
diit the iaiI graz(:d may hbreast-iaone. . 1
had gilte oniott the field determined not <
to lire at J)iekensoni, but to discharge 1
tmly pislol iu the a1ir, having 1:0 ground 1
>t purrel w\ith himut and not wishing to
an t aa hi rt of Iis haal. My <iaralel was i
vith his father-it-law, Er\in; but when
I. felt, myself shot, tinder the iti')relssion i
hat I tad rteeivtel a mtnortal wout1h anld 1
tltarting uin('r tlis b a elief and the 1L-,
cal pamit, . t ret the fat a shot, ad1(1 no i
t of m~y iie hrvO I ever regrettcd so i
itil! a.i
" 1 tider the ()iiditiols of the mlie3ting i
e ltalI a right1 1to reservo tte dire, be
:aiie .I knt.\s that I )icketson cout,t shoot a
5) ntucl tore (uiickly thai 1 cauld. It I
,aas ie:' 'a isserted iii the )u1bi( lrints,'" i
aid )id .1ihu'Vry, "that 1 tdv:aced on
Diehctts(it to deh,ver my shot and that
1(: gav"e baeh, hoth of whiih statenets
ae als,t' sir. I ttoodui itt my plaice whien
Sliired mt al Dicd enison remiainitte iii his,
ri) ;ving iyt a,-tt ilie ita Cit, br'aive
anmttt, as hea
(G tal a5 ltaraitng sald that tat iais same
i:tc'rvi(w \, hioei waS the last he ever
a.l w\;h Ge ;odu .iuekson, ti't ;ter
t'-i'.i a \,._t a ; '';t':,ti"innU ta t(" v.l)ou
"latn- woli. gre Ly mibtb'' l abocut
ihu ' a t 'v1r' I a b'l'(ie te l')(r. I
n.. t ta en d tiin of tent.1' '' with
I' JiltHtl"i'nt ap iovt';d It. I som1ie
tli a f 101t(1t it 11 tt'c ary evenl t' i tp'event
tie :h('d inlg cf l)L'a'ad.
The sa t"\I reIe;i, atn i i t frottm.
( ' I t it :e 1a -rS. . '.aai"r'a a Ii'a ti; a)
alr. Ioottt is at lost ret.i:: a n(11d
iuitl num,) :h.I)c)tit sociaty. J1a Is thi'
n'1 y atetOr 1. +:\ Diet. \er Iit a iS en.a;th ai(ssed
t a ec:otplinwa(nat. AIst 1etato:., whent
\eii aiil 1lm h itLw well the ht iume
a1::tt ly pr1'ocet'l t) ('N latin to .i n .in
Itey Iate real Iv greater nct ais 1 1:1h you
thiiik they are. 31r. I;eothl Sreema to be
pousst'ssed( lay the tillijile conviction that
' hake'sp mi) anat wIJat te wrtI ae, and
meta of hais maint drrials is (If thte muau
whoti wanits to kniow whther latiuilet wast
a-ally itimet or only feigning, lie was
<peaking af atisa reception at the lI adwin
an the~ [irsi naight.
ati aw mLa tay recepJt iona otna' aaondaty
ao,t, hat et sa'aid ''and i-- 1couiln't
a'e tl Ihie, ai'Ttn you tatbeforea that ciur
*l a (nfat' ed toa maiag one (ta:laeech,
mit ath ' result as nolt verty tncoraingita.
-ataam''ta ye:a' a hae wet, with Ihis comta
pa y t'ao a tp ah-ta o aya tatne ntip bt. A ia
['tat htan '<laeadly rtajatsltd not 'a>t paay
"Iamta it,". a the pap h:lad ~ .at htitat
alit aht ta e at, bIfor antd thtey1 wmiated(
at It e Unt re 't in La oundtaat t iaa' I ttiggfage
anaI ''onaa tasttray andl thte cositanites forj
"iicelilt'"' ha tl nomt atrrivetd. T.ey muitst
p laty somtaetitng' elst', andl thaeIt oly tintg
bLy a a>nbl tab>' 'a tat takt upt i a h ill tat a -
areI' a a-it ) aa thn as of ia. 1~ alo l t~ h icha
pit re eait aoUio.A..k>hwn
>u befor ie I ah aurtia at at aitt 'a lifttlet :
ata I aaltaa a to itt a ," tat abb "'jtand
asaa latt I:tt atr u ata ' Iatita ia , front,
at l tar i; tta; \ive ati " u let." ' -iwet t
tt' 'a''nt veryat proudi' ofj myitt.a spec. a
tat do[ brl mily, i'tougt-. ,Jutt i
["a 'iaat tt Ita tanlL t y tai ngli rti' frot <
[ta t h-- enIte htt.tta \ Vat's t it t 9 \idtoa a
aty i 'a. Somhol oh'ajat tig . '-'lay drow-'
ttttn i 'a the hosal, '\Vta't s ta Wo'st<
tag tat themt tat out've chtatnged Ithe
ta '1, aa,.''I i- t.a"t.
.\la i. C1-vehIu ttall t an iadent taa furr
aia ah eauat i tna itn aturte. 'The con-a
at vaal'try aaaad[I tot baaeas int te (exeau
aye 'routa ab' iec iv al tjIly a~ stitea of ' ae
iietionlat. Sht' haas dievelopedta intoA aa
:aa-tatr tat tao aardainaray mer(it andia htas
Wetly 1tersonttally superva iisead te waork of
bH ne ttr IP'tIr. I T gartdenaerantd htis
[I th:m ah dalt igah t a i tdlienate pratise
at t ahatiottiultala teftorts ligh~Iten-s thte
burde a olataa thir at rk. T h'ey,' at rit tatah
pletia' tenIt bauattiu mtiistress, tand if
netts a 'attandt thtir thaatrts the remtaina
apaota n of tattthe tday tafter hear mtornf
avatit i a aery bhat l itaalteda to them,ra
a (1 ina Ih tat w4[ aing of thae Sttet
aa at andi' Iaw; abiha'iang tai ,t enjay that
maing taa va it; of Mrt. GhI:veltanda tao the
'ataden a. That moarntitg henaltoiattt haer
tt"ual va a, anda, nt''ompIaieditt by) tht
'atntb.ana i r,~ w ae lahraough thea incalosurte
b u ed ta hiaowert bed-ts, aitapintg ttnu
adaiI t tio pluckh it lower. Stat ast
hulin at at.rk imorn ing diresa fad ntt
aovenn fo t~ ir heri heitad, nor1 dliditae wVear
:lovesVt,, bt dehlved ito thte cath wt'iith
he btare It(IItihand.--"roma the Baltimaor'e
A.rtnrican.
Iiii I.ettor Ii. t n ndiii ti,IIng a LieIirewi us
(I rom ltie New York Tiimes.)
\Vhen Oscar S. Straus, now Minister
to Turkey, was being urged for that
oflico by his friends, henry Ward
Beechier, a warn friend of Ir. S .raus',
wrote the following letter. It is a pecu
liar letter. It tells more definitely than
my words other than its own can de
Icribe the broad statesmalnship and ad
vinced 1ositio in of Brooklyn's famous
paitor:
"Ba13iu0Kv , N. Y., Feb. I'?, 187
"Ga tovi (iiivla..o
"I) a.Ia Ma. Pim5sE4oi::i' Soue of our
)teMt citizens are solicitious for the up
oilnt ieunt of Oscar Straus as Minister
'Turkecy. Of h 'lis 11Ifi.t 'there is a
.eneral coii-et itlttt he is persotally
id in attainniits eminently excellent.
"But I amu interested in tiother tlual
tv- -the fati; that lie is a 1l ebrew. The
uitter prejudt _ against Jews wiich oh
aius in many pa.rts of Europo ought not
;o receive any countenmee in America.
[t is because he is a dew that. I would
irge his appolinttueut. as a lit recogli
ion of this rem, arklble people, who are
.1coming large contributors to Anieri
san prosperity and whose inteiligence,
norality and large liberality in all pub
ic measures for the welfare of society,
leserve anI should receive froa the
lunds of our government sonim sicl
'ecogiition. Is it not also a lut y to set,
'ortlh iii this quiet, but ell'eetttitl, nel lied
he genius of Aineri'ui (Goverlleint,
vhich hms tuldl'r its fostering catro pet
)lo of all civ"ilizfld nations and wh1 ichl
reats them witio 'ut; regard to eivil, re
igi( ous or race pecuIiarities as c:ummont
itizens? We send I )ancs to J)cnmark,
.iermans to cermnany; we reject no man
>ecause he is a Frcnchlaun. \Why
hould we not make a crowning testi
nony to the gelius of our 1eople by
ending a lebrew to Turkey? Tie
guorance and superstitioj of meditmval
.urope may account for the prejudices
, that (lark age. But how a thristian
11 tir day ett turn fron a Jew. I cmilut
m1a,;ine. (hrisitianity itself sutckleld at
lie l'oson of Judaism; our roots are in
he Old Testament. We are ews our
elves gone to bl e son and ( fri t.
Ji ristinity is .Judaisma in cvolution,
td it w uld scceni strange Ir the sted
o turn tiaiunst the stoek on which it. was
;rowni. IIl Nilv \\atin .I;i:1 n tli;;.'
-- .-- m. - -.3= -. .
T'1te (flt lt,, on i 31 in t .
'Tli New Yrk 1iniuneial (ir,oniele, in
Is weekly rl view of the cottn Imove
nent , -.tya that f,+r the wokL end!ing
\plril I iia total il i1)ts IIav rec1hed
Il,1) bals, igaint ii .;i,, es Iclat
veak, 1 7, i 1i, td 'sl i te p ''tSI': w: ",
111l 7.!,.' ba1115 thre we \ t, I. , :+
nial;iiig the total recip,tn suin ' t . +
ltei m l , l ili, i ,,i . , 1 ..l hll :tni
1.:;;,: ., hti o t m s n ; i u o
ISY5 -i;, -lhowinig :to in1Crea..ise :(ve i l
tember 1, 1885, i lth),'2 5, ):
the exports for the week t 1aIng tit
ev uing reaichi a total of ' ;,21: i:ed, of
which I ,til : were to (ireat tritaiii,
',t;12 to l'rait nce, mi !,Su)' to thc , t
ol the contiuent. Th'lle i ,ijS)ii it ii
lotinentelports duing i wtk h alvi 1 t
Iem , le ba)eii l e ls.
iT hr e w\as t (c, .: ini i the .-ti+io
sight 1rniay ntilt o1 we,k2 lu tl:t, i.i
p)ared u it tha :. w h.te ti m, :;i :tn
ters' in 1 ,55 . ti'-, . e(1 :: . wh1 h11 i
the coi'rtorresetln i,at l,t me. Al I
liougls oh it7,:i i a eile ;t pI.t )tri'
stn '. l".I.
l'The old in terior stcks haive dci;rta; t
luring the week t,>1:1 biales I';iluiu at
the sume i-riod i tyear. ilh tl e recei1+s
it the samle towns alive ben 1(1 ti l. bihbh;
morethan the samhie week hill' yer,n
liine, Sepitembor I the5 receiptsat all8 th
aim 1,18iti ete in i .l.e 1eliiIe
ihe tota rcispbts~i lraint, uhlitill'
since of pt emer a, 18, wre el ':te,'Ji9
>als;ini I88: lltiil wer 5 0,.11 Iil hales;
nl i881 85Iiere 1707,tale hals. l
houghs theirecieips ofthi ityou port XIihel
>arstlekier sel :01 1 : 11hs lthe' actuail
l,-:17l bales the babine' e belin;-;I'. tke'
5nst yler ther recipSt fomll the. planta
ions forl was iaml 1weekgI w1w:5:
>ales,"I anX o 1 i (l heyX X were111' I I,i:I1
i<r niiht as11 compa'ed' wit last1 year
v ith il 11 ll'it5is J ,:7 1shs and t heI
1er1'") owrll itt: (Mi ill I lI,'! .1 bal1
uI 1 t1I'4lills Ihthe ilI i- Inl I I-I.iI
1) Ii:151in ie (5 m Ih i Ii iti .h in,a:.in I
lAy cresaery ismbeng erhet4colired Mat
he Samicip ainpocuaio,ta
('IlIEA'I'GN( 'llE GALLOWS.
tvi V Il'ICti)'I{S LNChI1:1) AT
YOHCivIL1J.:.
Arltd lt n nter tl,e Co,anty .J ailt nl
or ily l'i,ur1l t14 tieir Prisoners an(1
Ithn ThI''ein t(o 'trICM--N\o Cl to the
(Froun tlle Yorkville EnuiIrr, April (;.)
Yesterday morning opened on the
closing scene of one of the most fearful
tragldies ever enacted in York county.
With the bital lurder of the little in
Iocent bioy Johllio Leo (ood, on the
evening of the 30th of last Nov\emtber,
our readers are familiiar. On tit eve
ning, as the investigation of the jury of
1iniueSt 11111 :ubse(uenlt confessiousl dc
'eulopedl, the murderer:; proved to be
I'rintdley Thomson, Bailey 1)ow(ll, .)an
tol l 'rts iid Mose Lipseolb, with a nu -
ber of hupposedl accessories before the
fact, it lbe,ing believed that a combination
for the purloses of robbery and murder
(xistel uinong th negroe s of thatt neigh
bo rhood, inl I:hlloek's CrLeek town ship,
andtl auldjaelt to i.oald R1liver. everal
of the accessories or aecomlpliccs whoso
ii:na were divulged by the in\vestiga
tioi w\"ere lodged in jail, where they now
are.
Ex1ci1nlent ra.ln high in the neiglbor
li.a of till' rIdll'r, as indignation was
also mianifested tlrrough ou the county.
Th'Ie v'i(ctilnilas an unottendling buy less
tIlun fourte. I years old, the son of well
to-do and1.1 wortly parents, by woillm he
Watsidlolizedl. lu an1 unb fortu Inaliomtent,
is 'rindlle T'.lhniuuson confessed in the
jail, the little boy detected him, Mose,
)an and Bailey, in the act of stealing
cotton from his fathn r's field. 'T.'lo pro
vent exposure, tie cotton thieves b rutal
ly nirrdlered hii. l'riudley :in:i3 this
conltessi>u:
"I went with them after the cotton in
M1r. ;uod's field, and left theml there.
i,tile hnui Iih boy's waist; I hiud his
l~;s \{,s, wa's l'blking; hila, ini Dan
( d '.1 tht' r I('. Wu aill en'1 t awaity by
Ih p 11StUIc hi(ld. I1 uiley hit h1t Iirst
wit Ii lie rock when we tir lst got lvld of
l h 3'u. 1 )aum Saw the 1oy first. Dan
usi: "oss, yolite' is IAle."' Iaie' hit
lirst, and I )sm 1a2. Mose jumniisd on
111iR)hOwela.'
vh a theIl mtertuial 1411 lou of
I '1id1's con C(llfte"si11, the w1olis onU the
(th'(1 hldy of the lIy ourroboratting his
statieinl1n1t 1s to the Ianllner o1 in iitietion.
Aftler thli', Ctc:.ssion1 wait m:Ultt and be
1.11tm ii >,li it h~ i:; r'llSolyiliV (C1'tinil
(It ilh ' 1 i3 I:' Io I lleyiit'', ilel!y,
h)ui -sad to. h II 11en1ti lp teling 01o
he w"sttrn .h the comity foid
\, h, . .1 . tl 13 I1 1 ' of .'Ut l s 1od,
ta t.:tt anti r 'M f t he tli rmlne,
13 1+ i" : \ 1"3 31 . :1 . I '' iii ' . t !t
t,1 I,t 1 3,II , i I', 3Ii ,itl'I lt'd(I thait
3 3 it'.t I I I 1 1 111 w h l 1 at
tiiptCI, Ill th(. t \ of .1)ect.hlber
1 IIh pr,.eturtt an untr1 f'roml Judlge
\\'i' Ill 1. . n trlnsf'trl'ing thllun1 f'or sitfe
kIe'','';, to the jait at Couinb1i,t, iad ont
J i t 1 3 it h y it ;l irited(t awa;y.
Il " to Il i (1.1(.' i s, abi'out 7 ('Clock
t. il m ii 1~l 'ow'i. 111,r!ing, a1 (11wd of
'1 ll \2n1 -l \' 111i 11v it dt 1w , uis3 i
.ii , ', IIIp; :w(: 1!1, tl. h :1ja il, P i :1r5d
'I u s tn' : ttIt ilithan lil,rs aI11( 10ine
irVii 1 I t,i in , mii ,l Ia I I l rii' of
II I I I ii' irin a l 'r I IIIt 1 the
n: 1i,itr. ( d '.d to th i ti11 Io(r1'
:.,i e.,illunlt'ln( ( b 3ttt erint thel V.1 Odenl
tll33 n t h1 1 l Iu'('t till'rn doo which
Ia.. t, the ''h. t' th tin t thei l
ra I1 \\ il l i'ilI till it , t e i . ll' ii tiilt I I l 11 ,
kn31 ke ou31 t and111 Ite cr21owd were. inloving
lIn thle work a31s3 thouigh 1111ey nlican4t bus1
jail. tihe. wh1ole luitty, whiieb, aside
from1 111 the iir nn>strationI 1on the' jul, had
The13 Sheri113 f(ill tihoi wohl-be 34 ynch111
1113n 11, , wh I iwy rin113ined3 unt3:1 la1,4 SaIt
111.c4, toI conduct1(' the prlisonlers from t
I'n * atuniay 11 venin113g hlwy were1 returnedi't I
Ii n:3 3luppo32led thatl thll (2xciteinen13t
.3,' h3333 1:1 133 inch'i1nt 134 the& l.arider 1.
I .I enhI nh:dI, :u11l ('r1 ai11 a11 V fee I :.ling j
1313r :103ni1nary vengea331lwe wa1s3 tlune ing1
und 3,1 h>3'l 1.23hiy 1(1 Ino i t g when2l the uin j31(
1t134hw3 feelig oi Ithe genera1'11l urrent of 1,
131ibhe(. Wiltliellt '111n2 iin4juisiti\ 3112ews- (
j3mper21 11114h inl is 23uggestave3( wa~y, en1
.-nblj 1ct expre2. nI' the opinlioni 133at thle
b3rw woub1It 13ake1 its 4'onrse.12 Lat(e ;Idontiy 1
12venin3g 11h2 1beriil lIlt al sense20 of perlfec(t t
2.eaityl,', 31u3 '3 Yoivill reCtired1 ll)onday i
1ih,1 tth expre13t3li' 443 wak1e'1 lu exti
1313343u33' to) 11nd1 Iivet dead bodiejL', danIg
1333' from1 thilln bs1310 of1.trees ahiniost, within1
33(313 th3 u11:1 snud11 hours1'i, and1 at1 hllf c
p 3 I th3e Sh1eritl, who13 was11 also1 jalillr, wa11i
awakenI b IIy a( 1noise( at tIhe door01. 11ie
ru3h up to1 I tIll ('rowd31 ini his nighit
31r3, and e re1.fus2ing to) surrendei(11r ht
1335s hi viitors pr1oIC1cde to 1111 thlirdi
11334 r 131nd 311 connenced4 on the sa11311 door)1 3
'ont aII I. ully~i) '4iebh:d2 tol s'inihtrLl treat31
1mat onl 31 11ew week1s, befor01. 1Te
3)33b13 -rl wasl poweless22 to) offer resiin1Ice, I
o1321 33333avored'1 134 a1ttract' attennilonl to
hIi ul by'4 ral and( success1222ive' lirinIg (of
un.23 1T44, 13uu3 th1e (ei1eet1 to3 br-ig to)
21 3cn a3 3 i' . pe1rsons14, bult by3 the( tmFi(3
hey3 ar111ied tIle lynlchinig part'y' had11.
auwd4l1 1333 toICe, 2-ecur1ed2( the nwn111 they'
lorl' 111143 1ed to 3331s opeed1 by'(21 entig
333t the3 large plate 10ock1 with ani laxe. '
Thle pad .lcks securIing thel doors to sub
4323j4Innty 13pen1 were1 brokenl, but these
we'1c1 relaced.21 by3 11ew3 0111s andI the cells
were 1 left comparatlI1il Oy sa1fely locked.,
live p)risonelrs were11 wanIted, it seems,
iiblt( af (iX 134 1.n1 the former nneainn .
and those taken were Gilea Good, Ba7ey
Dowdle, Prindley Thomson Dan Bob
orts and Mose Lipscomb. heir identi" "
ty was insured by moans of a dark '1an
tern with which the party was provided
As far as can be known, no reistanoe,
or oven outcry, was made by any of the
doomed men. A man whose bnine a
required him to pass near the locality
the hanging, saw the crowd app.
ing, and stepping to one side o e.
road, permitted the entirejprocesuion to
pass without offering any molestation.
Ho gives the opinion that the victima
were mounted. Ho could seo no one on
foot, and all were proceeding along
leisurely a' ' quietly. He saw the party
not far from the spot selected for the
execution of the deed, a knc 11 on the
road leading northwest from the jail,
and only a short distance from the stone
marking the first mile from the Court
Ilouse.
The most interesting scene in an afir
of this kind is supposed to be the bear
ing and demeanor of tho fated wretch,
but just hero our account of this one
must be at fault. We have not seen any
one who said ho was there, nor do we
know whether or not the men bore up
bravely, or whether any words of con
fession escaped their lips. It is vaguely
whispered, but with how much truth we
cannot tell, that Giles Good was re
guired to act as the executioner of his
four comrades, and was then compelled
to tio the knot of his noose. To this
last requirement ho is said to have de
niurred, ejaculating "how the devil do
you expect a man to hang himself."
again it is said that .o words were
tittered by any one during the enacting
>f the final scone, further than one of
them expressed his desire of the manner
>f adjusting the ropo around his neck.
lhe ropes used were ordinary cotton,
which appear to have been used as plow
imes.
As soon as it was possible for the
herifl' to do so, he went to the spot of
tle execution, taking with him two
physicians, but they arrived too late to
render any assistance to the five limp --
bodies they found dangling from the -
trees--four from one tree on the east
side of the road, and the other from the
imb of a stout oak hard by on the op
[)osite side. Life was found to be ex
tinet.
The Sherifl' caused the bodies to be
ut down immediately, and on blankets
spread upon the ground, laid them side
by side, under the branches of the tree
:>n which four wore hanged. Here the
bodies remained until lato yesterday
ifternoon, when they were removed for
burial. Prindley Thomson's relatives
took possession of his body and the
body of Bailey Dowdlo was taken posses
ion of by his father. The other bodies
were buried at the expense of the county.
News of the lynching spread over
town rapidly, and from early in the
morning until late in the day, the scene
was visited by throngs of persons.
Tho colored people, of course, visited
the dead bodies with no loss motives of
curiosity than the whites; but if they
were disposed to censure the act, they
gave expressions in words to no sue
feeling. .1In a group of colored people,
about noon, was an auntie, who had a
letter written by Mary Thomson, the
another of Prindley. The letter was
dated March a1, and reads as follows:
''Mv I )i:a: (UI,o: if lie has testified
that (iiles (Good led him into that mur
dcling scrape, f do believe it, for he
could lead my child better than I could.
Ilo has oljeeted I.prevented_) his mother
f'romi teachinlg him the right way, a}j d
from my child's action what made. hn
believe it he always would minG/ (iles
(hood from ten years old. ICould nut
correct him. 1)o, please, if you break
my child's neck, break (Gile Good's, too,
for my sake. I do want to see my child
once more, and if he is hung I do want,
his body. MAnIY TroMsON."
This letter was intended for the Sheriff,
andl is a key to the bad reputation sus
tained in thme neighborhood by Giles
(iood, lie was suspected of bemng the
chief instigator of the thieving which led
to the murder.
TIhe attitiude of New York society pee
>le toward \Vashington is pieliar, and
hey show their bumptious provincial
sin in a dozen ways. One NwYr
roman who has spenut a couple of sea
eons here remarked kindly that she
ould see a great improvement in the
trt of dinmer-giving smeie she camne to
Vaslunmgton. "(Of coirse New York
linniers have always been perfect, but
aere it is quite a new thing, you know,
his dimier-givmng," was her 1)1and re
riark. Wheni repeated to a few Wash
igton hostesses who have bcen giving
juilers for a score of years thero was an
amuediate temp)est ini a teapot. Now
orkers have the coolest way of making
ist such spieehes about Washington,
nil assuming an air of condescension as
it were very kind in them to be amused
y the capital's doings; yet at the same
uno they make all these pretensions
hey comie here and go the greatest
ngths to get into the lull swim of so.
iety. President Arthur fIrst made the
elights of capital society patent and
ecessile to his Now York friends, and
he fashaion on1ce established keop5 itself
p,. Until the unfortunatoi night when
lie recited " 'Ostler dJoe" Mrs. Potter
huughit Washington social life fascinat
tag; after that she had a chance to see
mo iire frigidi aspect, and changed her
iiid. All hostesses who entertain are
*cut by requests for friends from New
'ork, tihe place of their residlenco ben
inmhasized, as though giin gh ph
anmts particular value. -Fromu aVWah..
mgton Letter.
Manrrh-d WVomien Tlwice Their Ages.
In 1881 the liaroness1hirdett-Cout,tsmar
ed Mir. Ilmartlett, who w.~as more than 80
:a s her junihor, and ?ialai Evanus, or
;*orge Il iott, was muchl oler than Mr.
ross, whom she maurriedl ini 1880, after the
it h of Mr. Lewis. To go further back,
hama. 1Dc Stael, anotheri famious woman of
titers, wvas '1( when In 1812 she took for a
i-tind hausbandl M. (Ie leocca, a young
ricolicllerJ of 25. Probably, too, near
every body can recall Instances of mar
ages like these whih have occurred with.
the range of his own acquail:tance and
i.uoig People less dlistinguishied ; andl such
imonis are frequently reported in the news..
a pers.--New York Suin.
Ana instructor asked a F'renchi girl why
wier iin isreach was feminIne. She rcehed
hat it was probably owing to the inct that
lie boys likedl It so well.