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XVIII.?New Sebies. UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 25, 1887. NUMBlilt .8
From tlio Southern Bivouac.
THE DANCE OF DEATH.
RY. MRS. N. BIir.rrRKY rETERS.
Philander Darby entered the reading room
of the Miocenes. At the granite threshold of
the building he had hesitated, but the power of
habit is strong, and for five years it had been
. his habit to spend from one to three hours
daily in the luxurious apartments set apart for
the choice spirits composing his .club.
lie had hesitated on this occasion, not because
he had ever failed in being a welcome
accession to the groups of young men usually
to be found engaged in tho occupations ef the
place, but, without doubt, because of tho unusual
circumstances environing his ewa personality.
For, the fact, is, it was the morning of
Darby's marriage day.
That evening the multiform benefaotions of
. the uous, to him, wore to bo crowned by the
gift of a wife of hiB own heart's choosing. Undcr
theso circumstances, therefore, it was perhaps
natural that tho bride-groom-elect should
hare hesitated to brave the attention his presence
was sure to cnll forth in the rooms of tho
Maecenas. Luckily, when he entered, there
were not half a dozen fellows present, and
theso were in a group at one of the tables, cvidontly
engrossed in the discussion of some subject
calculated to divide interest with the topio
naturally suggested by the unconscious of selfCODBciousness
of tho new arrival.
They were high-bred young bloods, those of
the Maecenas. The courtesy of thoir greeting
to Darby may liftve bcon a trifle more pronounced
than usual, that was al'# Not tho lift of an
eyelid, as they made room for him, betrayed
cognizance of the happy doatiny they knew to
to be imminent for him. His best man expectant,
Ilardin Qolden, displayed admirablo
finesse in sotting all parties at easo.
'Wo have just been discussing the freak of
fate which has victimized poor Darrow,' he said,
addressing Darby.
fDarrow?what of him?'
'Man alive I Have you not heard?' Why, the
morning papers aro full of tho shocking occurrence.'
The papers I havo neglcoted to look into; I
?I have been otherwise engaged,' stammered
Darby.
Hardin nodded.
I understand. Well, Harrow, poor fellow,
,mct on awful death last evening.'
'It can't bo possible! Why, I walked with
him onCarlcton l'erraco as late as G o'clock,
and when 1 parted from him ho told me he waa
going directly home.'
'Tee, Yet it was not two blocks distant from
the terrace where he was tripped by tho trailing
-r n ?.?]?irrnoh wire. As f?tn foiijfj
havo it, at the same moment thmw* waa a ,
running ? ?P??
nbovc, tbo buffer cuugl.l in 11.. "1 . " ?
lowmotlre rushed ?... drugging 0011,1
like u Sbuttlocook. O.cr .nd O.er ha ? ?
whirled, sometimes .Dor. lb. roofs of .1.. h.?at*.
the wire broke, and ho ?us dropped
nn obrc.ro stroel. mangled "K>J l.felcso.
Dorbv .liircrod, 1.0 made no common!. I
wo, an awful o.ory to bar. h?rd on bu br.d.
morning. How might a mortal ?nu? >... ...
rode as iu the car of Juggernaut, grinding ou
the lives of the happy and wretched alike?
The flippancy of Bret Cosby jarred upon h
mood :
*It strikes toe that's about the style Death
adopted these latter days,' commented tb
young fashionablo, breaking the silence. "He
mi ill-mannered monster that's not got tho ]
lilcness of a French dancing master, when
pounces upon and waltses off to destrncti
with a fellow, as he's done with Harrow.'
'Fata Jtnam invenient' muttered Qrantl
'J here were Giles, Fleming, and Hoyt, as i
as Harrow.'
There wns an uncomfortable pause,
tragic deaths which had befallcu the quart
of their mcr.ilcrs in the past eighteen rno
were not enlivening events to revert to.
^'Thc mare that broke Fleming's ncck'had
landed but a week in this country from An
said Bret Cosby, 'one would think she
crossed continents and seas, spurred oi
three fateful hngs, so speedily did she a<
plisb Fleming's doom on her arrival.'
The fate that overtook Tom Gilos wa
lies strange,' ^commented llardln it 1
chance in a thousand. To be struok at
tancc of fifty foot, by a pin from a passir
comotive is to me the very 'irony of fate.'
1 1 K..?
Tho attempt at pleasantry orvtcu
ble smile. The subject was one that stru
comfortably upon the nerves of the grou
Golden shook himself togetkor. 'It
be the splitting of a hair to me,' he said
cilly, 'to make choice between tlie bolt
and the holt of elcotricity that kilted II<
was hard for u fellow to be done to dee
charge of lightniug when thers was not
in the sky.'
'lloyt had been warned not to touch
tery wires,' interposed Ilnirston.*
Orantley shrugged his shoulders.
I Lclievo you had also warned Jack
n,at beastly Arabian, had
not 10 uiiv? ^
Hardin?'
Hardin absented.
'The Fntes lead the willing and dra
Willing,' quoted Grantley. 'Who wai
warn Giles or Harrow V
For the matter of that,' flippantly
Cosby, 'who can warn against tlio <1
may be lurkiug in ambush for the ti
fellows that leaves the Maecenas?'
Rendered restless by the turn th
tiou had taken, Darby had moved
tho group andwas leaving the room,
the idle words Cosby had spoken,
on as though he had not heard,
doors swung and shut after him.
'After all it may not bo a pittilc!
which ono gees, yeu see, Cosby, 1*
din. 'What happier destiny could i
of a Maecenas bachelor find awaiting him thau
the wifely embraces of a woman like Carolyn <j(
Lomnx. ^
Thcro's many a slip?" quotod Cosby. For- ^
tuno has a trick of smiling on Darby, I know;
but she's a fickle beldame at best, and may
play Mm false when he least expects it.' at
'I'd take Phil's chancos for the prise he's to so
draw from her to-night, at all event,' said liar- 80
din. The floral bell is swinging already in the
hall of Iho Lomnx homo roady for> his wedding
chimes. Ha! speaking of tlio decorations
that reminds me. Sariini, the florist, told mo
ho had just received an importation of Itolian 1?
plants, and I promised Darby I'd call by andtell in
lriin to send up one of those superb moon-flowers 0t
for Miss Lomnx. Snftini is certain he lias ono jQ
that will put out its blossoms just about tho
time ofthe marriage- Darby thinks that would
bo a pleasing omen for his bride.'
He returned his paper to tlio file and at once
took his leavo to attend to the commission.
A few hours later a baillinnt company was nr
assembled in the parlors of tho Hon. Paul Lo- q,
max. They had gathered there for tho ccle- f
bralion of tho marriage of his daughter anl
heiress to Philauder Darby. What fate was 1
there now which might balk tlio most sacred
plans of the bridegroom's life? Still Fortune's sp
favorite, he had already received at the alUr, pi
consecrated by tho high priest, Love, her roost CJ
gracious boon, in tho conjugal vows of tho .
woman he adored, and, among her bridal guests
his young wife wns moving, tho stateliest and KP
loveliest of them all. ^1
In a pause in tho dance her eyes frankly met 'it
his devouring gnze. He was st her side in a h;
moment. ClJ
'Comewith mo awhile, can you not, Carolyn? ar
he eagerly whispered. 'It is a mal inookory to
me, this phantasmagoria of lights, flowers, and J
nodding nud bobbing puppets, fsrevor intcrpos- ^
ing between you and me. Surely we may be fo
entitlod to a quarter of an hour's emancipation of
from the shackles of lea convenances.' w
She smiled, and humoring his fancy, put
her hand within his arm. .
'Whither would you have mo go? Thoro are P.
lights and peoplo everywhere.' Bi:
Ho looked down upon her, smiling. th
'The moon's rays only have a right to be pe
whore our moon-flowor is opening its blossoms, fjj
Dunbrek had less an artist's eyo had ho failed ca
to see tho peculiar fitness of that alcove for tho ^
shy charms of our lunar plant.'
at
She moved at his side roseate and palpitant.
So, this explained tho diplosnacy he had used Ca
in inducing tho old gardener to move some of C:|
his choicest plants from the retired alcove to th
give placo to the heavy foliaged plant sent up at
from Sartini's. lie had meant that only tho aj
moonbeams should be thoro before herself and
him to seo tho faint pink blossoms open their ^
' ......h?.?r.K.lr .?-.???
,1
0 The bride uttoreil a little cry of dcligoi.
^ 'See, Phil, it has five or six blossoms on it
alaeady, aud thero aro other bud3 opening.
j8 Did you ever see anything lovelier!'
'Yes,' ho answered with gravity : 'yen, my
i'a Carolyn, I have seen something lovelier.'
iat She bowed her veiled hea l lower over tho '
('a pretty flowers. A strong arm was passed over
po- the slender figuro.
he 'Oh, my beloved!' was whispered in her car,
10n 'these blossoms aro but insensate things, at best;
don't waste your caresses upon thorn. I am
0y, consumed of envy of my own gift to you,'
veil She was yielding to his touch, expanding into
new beauty, as tho plant was doing in thi
The embrace of tho moon's rays,
tette Out from tho shadow of a fern mound, to om
ntlis side ef the absorbed lovers, a face, livid, sharp
encd, contorted, glanced for a second. Th
been bride's veil caught in the calyx of one of th
abia, half-opened buds. Tho moon-plant sliivero
had through all its foliage. One of its stems snaj
- * ? ? > ?!? with or
f the ed sharply, and Carolyn urcn
:oom- of tho buds entangled in the mesh of her ve
Ah, the pity of itshe cried, taking the f
s not spoiled bnd into her jewelled fingers and gi
was a ing upon it regretfully. 'Ah, if I might 1
a dis- undo the ruin I have wrought.'
'8 '?" So intent was she looking at the bro'.<
flower, and so intent was he gazing at her
a 'eo" her wistful beauty, that neither of them t
ck un- wpat (he pair of staring eyoa, sehdowed by
P' fern fronds, caught a glimpse of?the hide<
woulJ hideous many-legged beast that had da
, cyni- for|i, fPom the foliago of tho shaken pi
of iron Alert upon one of the broad leaves it stood
>yt. It |j| tj,e qUi?oring foliage settled into still]
ith by a u,en it crouched waiting.
a cloud (concluded next week.)
the bat- Sunflowers aro used in Wyoming T
tory lor fuel. Tho stalks when dry a
Fleming 08 map'? an<l a hot
you not, nn(l seed heads with tho seeds ii
said to bum better than tho host hare
An acre of sunflowers wi'l furnish fin
g the un- year.? Scientific American.
s there to
'Well, old fellow, it's all sottlcd.
returned . ... .
loom that R01I,K to Ujarrlc'u 1,1 two
^ ?~ ?h? witnesses, I
irat ol" ua l>e w,,u " ?
'Count on n?o. I never dosertod a
o converaa- in misfortune.'
away from ?
He heard Fbau OK A FLOOD IN AltK.At>
He wont gt February 15.?The A
The baiie j^jvcrj at idttlc Rock aud above
is doom to tributarily, are all at flood tido am
uRbod Har- tbcir bank* in mauy pluocs. Foai
t poor devil tertaiuud of another heavy Hood.
The War Scare in Europe.?Lon)n,
February 12?This has been a week
' reactiou as regards the war scaro; not
lat anything ha soccurrod to strengthen
ic hopes of poacc, but no fresh uows of
i alarming charactor has devolopod, and
, as past events have bocn so carefully discled
and their cfTect discounted in adince,
it became nocessary to rest for
vhilo and wait for something inoro.
his, of courso, applies only to England,
r over on the Continent, the pot is boilg
with undiminished vigor. Tho pitriic
German newspapors outdo themselves
their attacks ou Franco and in thoir
gerness to prove that war is coming, and
obtain from the pcoplo the fresh supply
soldiers Bisinark wants.
Frenchmen and French journalists fume
id pose and declare their readiness to
;ht, incidentally calling upon God and
v u UV kV/^ui?l ilibVJl V Ilia bV UMVil \TltUU39 IU
eir calmness aud to the fact that thoyaro
?ing nothing to prccipiatc a conflict. The
irit of tho nation is displayed in the
omptuess and cnthusiaui with which tho
:tra credit of SG,000,000 franks asked for
1 Gon. Boulangcr was haudod over to bo
iont in making the army moro formidae.
A largo amount of this Bum is to be
ouco put into repeating rifles. Franca
is not failed to point proudly to tho
mtra.st between her ready rnsponse to her
my's need and tho ruluctanco of the
ornians to spend more money; nor have
ism ark's supporters let tho occasion slip
r a pointed appeal to tho patriotism of
the new Reichstag, which is to sr.y
bother the septennato shall bo granted.
Austria, doubtful of tho reliance to bo
accd upon Bismark, nervous about Rus
i's next move, and fearful about evcrying,
exults at Sir James Fcrgusson's
aceful flow of words, tromblcs at the war:e
words of Prince Ilohenloho, which
mc in timo to spoil Fcrgussou's good cfct,
and all tho while goes ou preparing
id strengthening herself as well as she
,n, with no strong leader to conceive or
irry out any deflnite policy. Menu while
c Vienna Bourse is the most moody and
ixious on tho Continent, and shows no
gl? ovon Of auol. alight revival as has
urk'oTil 810011 Eloliaogo.
he floacn't know how Bhe isicr
Sultan has iar?ciy-orAoj?v.yUiwl
and and n^rvuuo jbout tho preparations foi
,vnr which are polng on in Montonc~ro
ind which that little principality, beloTCi
\ud admired by Gladstone, docs not explaii
iu any sort of satisfactory manner.
Tho dark horse of the Continent is Itut
sia. Something is going on iu that hi
country, but with her press carefully mus
zled and a strict con-orship of outgoing tc
cgra-.us no one knows exactly what it
Tho Trench believe Bismark to be i
strained from attacking thorn by tho unc<
tainty as to Russia's octijn in the case
war. England knotos that tho thing m
likely to drag her into a conflict is Russi
action in troublous times, and pretty un
everybody is particularly anxious to ki
> whether tho Russian cat has decided wli
way to jump, and, if so, which way it
0 bo.
e Tho war scare is strongest along
0 French and German frontier*, r.nd
:{ peasantry bein to show Higus of being
p- unconifortahlo. With ouly vague nol
10 as to tho difference hetwocu- Paris nnd
liu, and but slight longings for nat
i7 gl0I7> thoy ouly worry when their con
,l(t thoir oggs and butter are threatened.
is perhaps most agitated of all the oil1
:fln tho Continent, iler young men, faitl
~ " ' ? r. ..i
in Franco ami fearful of being uruncu
law fight against her, arc moving away
who'o families hold thcmsclvos in
>"l,j ness to start at any time. T'uo
ant director has spread alarm broadcast
Ull. nounciog that n now siege might s
1M9< expected, and by laying in a treit
stock of provisions. The peasants f
surrounding country imagine the ot
, . bo upon tbom and swarui into the (
ern foring thoir products for sale at ridi
'8 low prico3, which shows their bel
' thoso coming will demand the pr
n ar? their farms with no mouey aud no
coa . aj|^ jn R?g|anj a week's lull in
oitement has not weakened tho all
versal belief that war is coming, a
body is clamoring for tho strengt
1 am England's defences iu general and
You defence of London in particula
?troisuro hou
hope ?' iruiiwuuwuo ?.VI
-. . oinpiro, is in as defenceless n
rltn almost as tho city of New York
fact has hitherto been treated
cheerful indifference which A
!8Afl,? shown concerning her weaknot-s.
.rkansnn urgently demanded that steps I
and its tn'ten * 5 protect London IVom
. . main and put hor in condition
ou 0 herself, aluco the authorities
s aro on- clincd to mako tho fleet atrong
lender a landing impossible.
THE GZORGIA AND CAROLINA MIDLAND.
An informal but enthusiastic railroa<l
meeting was held in tho Court Ilnuso on
Thursday evening. Messrs. J. A. Carroll, i
A. N. Wood, Moses Simons aod J. C. Jef i
fcries, of Gaffney city, and quite a number I
oftbo oitiaens of Sholby were prcsont. 1
Mr. Moses Simons thon stated tho object '
of tho meeting was to nppoint delegates to I
a railroad meeting te bo hold at Gaffney ?
City on tho 14th. The route proposed is
from Augusta Ga., via Edgc&cld, Nowberry.
Union, Gaffuey or Ulack's, and Shelby i
to Cranberry. Mr. Simons spoko of the i
errcat intorost that is manifested in tli? rnnd
in South Carolina. IIo stated that Gaffncy
City now had bonds to tho amount of
825,000 voted for n road from Union to
that place and that the oitizous would raise
tho subscription to 855,000. He asked
tho oo-opcratiou of Clovclaud County in
order that tho road might be locatod
through Gaffoey City and Shelby.
Upon motion a committee was appointed
to attend tho mooting to bo hold at Gaffncy
City.
Ono of tho directors of the new road has
written a loiter to ono of our citizens in
which he stated that tho company has sufficient
financial backing to build tho road
as projected from Augusta to Cranberry,
and that tbey will certainly build the road; i
In regard to Col. 11. M. Mitchell, tho presidont
of tho road, tho director says ; 'IIo i
is an able, energetic, pushing railroad 1
builder, and we arc assured that our road ]
will be built/ Tho lcttor urges our citi- '
zens to attond the mooting to bo bold in i
Gaffncy City. i
A DELEGATION FROM ULACIt's.
Yesterday a delegation, consisting of
Messrs D. C. McKonny, J. F. YVhisonaot,
It Al Westbrotk and \V. It. Lipscomb, of
Hack's, were in town in the interest of tho ,
road. Tbeyfcay Black's will voto 820,- ,
000 for the ^extension of tho road from
Black's towards Shelby. They want Shelby
to cxprc/s no prefaronco for cither their
town or jjaffney City. Thny claim to have
tho best route and that they will secure tho
road if ao out.,d, ,?aU?M i? n,0(J
Cuvcland Neio Bit.
evy^-- Cardina Midland railroad, of I
nvW'"^ CoV-nnl IL "M. Mitchell is President '
gjd 'rliioh^ incorporated to run 1'roni Au1
Black's, is a road that mcols a fong felt
3 nocc.?9ity and ono that will bcncGt nil sections
through which it passes. If it
readies our placo direct from Unionvillo it
will give Union County tho greatest mileage
and pass through her richost section
I and pay her rnoro taxes. In its course the
I road will pass tho Ninety-Nine Islands or
Broad rivor, tho Boost water power in th
South, that will furnish a power of twent]
o? throe thousand horse, with a fall of ou
ogt hundred and fivo feet to thrco and om
i , fourth miles,
la s
jch At tho water's edge is found tho mngnc
.?, ic oxydc or grey iron ore that can ho mai
jun
,jclj into steel, with tho limestone by us an
will Tor Uuxing, and beds of manganese, whi
is necessary iu its manufacture. Natl1
e has lavished everything on this point I
one?stone coal?and tho art of man I
vor^. supplied that. Tho Charleston Cincinn
tions and Chicago road hive plcdgod thotnseb
ller ^urQ's^ 8tono coal to this point at $2
ioual Pcr ton ^roul 'hoir immense coal beds
i and Virginia and Kentucky. If this r
Mctz Ouches at l'1'd magnificent water powei
( U will follow tbc iron aud lime beds to Bla
f 1 lo aod will be tho means of bringing into
into a ""''ions d?"ar8 >n the inanufacturi
and cottoQ aiHl woolen goods, besides a f
rcadi- many othjr things, with coal at the pri
Kreis cau ho delivered hero. To say tho
n tlier6 could be no up-country resort
oon bo cou'd eflUil it for scenery aud amuse
icndous Why is it then that a connection at
rum tho I tlopot town should be desired, when
lomy to powerful natural resource* present
;ity, of- selves? Theso will furnish an inexl
eulously hie source of freights and would be
lief that remunerative than a dozen towns wit
>duce of their local trado for tho support
price at road. If wo should bo fortunato c
tho ex- have this cntcrpriso to reach us w<
most uui- uot have it to terminate here, but I
nd evory- through aud penetrate Western Nor!
tmnins; ol i;na wjti, |lor r;(.|j naturai resources
^ ^Vhii an^ l^Cn ^'or8autt,n? an^ t',ou
so of the Cranberry Iron Work* in Mitchell
couditiou This would m ike an admirablo
, and tho lino and a connection with August
with tho entire lino would bo benefitot
racriou has wouhj 0pCn Up cheaper
It is now r ? .
jo at once through by water to Savanna!
a coup tic would be our shortest trinsportatic
to defend water nnd wiil do as much to dev
seem disin BCC(jon ns any i;h0 or road could
enough to gns(a Chronicle.
The President Vetoes tub/Dependent'
Pension Kile.?Washington, D. C.,
February lo.?Prcsidont Cleveland has
leut a message to the IIouso of Representatives
vetoing the Aot ontitled 'An Act
for the relict of dopoudent parents and
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors, i
who arc now disabled and dependout upon
their own lab >r for support.' It is a long
document, embracing over four thousand
words. Tho Prcsidont says :
'I am of opinion that it may fairly be contended
that under the provisions of this seclion
any soldier whoso faculties of mind or
body have become impaired by accident,
discaso or age, irrespective of his Borvice
iu tho army as the cause, and who by his
labor only is left incapablo of gaining a fair
support, ho might have provided for
himself, and who is not so well endowed
with this world's goods as to live without
work, may claim to participate in its bounty.
That it it is not required that ho should bo
without property, but only that labor should
bo necessary to his support in some degree.
Nor is it required that ho should be now
receiving support from others. Relieving
this to bo the proper interpretation of the
bill, I cannot but remember that tho sold- i
iers of our civil war in their pay and bounty 1
received such compensation for military i
service as has never been received by sold- j
iers before sinco mankind first went to war ; 1
that never before on behalf of any soldiers |
have so many aud such geuorous laws been <
passed to relievo against the incidents of ]
war ; that statutes have been passed giving <
them prcfereuco in all public employments ;
that the really needy and homeless Union i
soldiers of the rebellion have been, to a
large extcut, provided for at soldiers' homes
stUutod and supported by the Govcrnn
where they are maintained toother
IVec frou, the scso of deKrada.io= which ?
achCJ t0 lh , support of o
b?f" the history of the
oun ry las It bccn pro j
',e ,)n military srr.
vice so rcceut, and whi re -n., i
sj-nco. appeared so little to YoaJdlZ]
-A IUuk Col.\ ?Philadelphia
has been in quest lor ycum
couiplotin/yits cabinet. It wna presented to
g.U^erjntonpant Fox by L. II. Taylor & ^!o.,
sub-treasury yesterday. This auiouut of gold
was forwarded to New York in the afternoon
aud this one piece was returned this morning
as counterfeit. By a Philadelphia
bank it was pronounced genuine, and ncid
at the sub-treasury subscquen'ly failed ti
j show it anything but good. At the mint
c however, the assayer declared it a counter
feit, 'one of the most dangerous bogus gol
coids ever made,' said ho. 'It contain
c '
Q_ only twenty-seven cents worth of gold, yt
its weight is that of I ho real article to
hair. Its sizo is exactly the same, sa<
j that tho genuine coin is slightly thinner
j the middle than tho counterfeit, aud it h
^ the true ring of tho pure metal. Wo ha
been looking for an example of this cou
ir0 terfcit for ten or fifteen years to place
our cabinet here. I readily recognized
by the head upon it. That style of head
Liberty was not printed upon the two a
a half pieces of 1S52.'
-<
VI
ond Marrying uy tub Glove.?To ?
it ry by proxy, or, us it is culled, 'marriag
ck's tho glove,'is common in Holland, srj
use Milwaukee Sentinel correspondent, au
2 of caused by the fact that many of the c
?rcat bio young men, after having finished i
ce it education in the schools of the father
least depart for Dutch India to engage in
that lucrative commercial enterprise or to a
ment. a position in the colonial service. The
;souio city of marriageable white women ii
such olime induces the would-be busbar
them- a friend in Holland, inclosing his wis
lausti- a wife. The friend selects a willing
inoro lady, generally with n substantial dol
,h only otherwise conforming closely to the s
of the cations of the letter. A photograph
fovored one is inclosed in tho return
'u"uh"
J would After tho 1 ipse id a few montns, a
to pass left-hand glove, with a power of nl
th Caro- h received from the far-away h
to She!- The friend in Holland marries the
to tho hrido in precisely tho same maum
County, hi were tho actual groom, and th
through wife departs in the next India mail
a direct, to bring happiness and prosperity
1 by it, lonoly one in tho far East. A ma
freights this description iB as binding as if
?, which groom were present, and never re
?n to dcop If either party to the glove marria
elop our die before mooting in India, the
do.?An- would share the property of'deccf
cordanoy with the laws.
A Perambulating Saloon.?Atlanta
Ga., February 10.?For sovcral morning*
a nogro named Tbouias Guy has loon
noticed calling arouud at houses and private
rooms, haviug upon his arm a largo
hamper basket. Yesterday morning au
officer stopped hiin and examined his basket.
IIo found that it was a perambulating
saloon. Within tho basket were two
large bottles of whiskey, four wino glasses,
a bowl of sugar, a bottle cf bitters and teaspoons.
There was also a tin bucket of
water and a towel. In the bottom of tho
basket was a wooden iramo with holes, into
whioh the bottles, glasses, sugar bowl,
&o., wero fitted. Tho outfit was complete,
and the liquor sold was of tho best, lie
disdained selling such horrid mixtures as
agaric, and his straight rye and cocktails
were as fine as could be obtained at any
saloon in New York city. Guy's homo
was examined and fifty jugs of whiskey
wero found therein. Tho negro's outfit was
not largo, but wa*? complete in every ro
speot, and ho was probably supply ing a
largo number of regular customers, and
making quito a handsome revenue.
ItAUNDity Starch.?For a quart of
Starch when made, take a little over .a tn
blespoonful of raw starch, dissolve it iu
water, add a single drop of blue and then
pour on boiling water, stirriug it till it
boils. Let it boil fifteen or twenty uiiuutce,
then odd a half teaspoouful of kerosene and
Jtir well. Into the boiling starch put collars
and cutfs and from it wring bosouis and
wristbands, rubbing it well aud smoothly in.
When the starched clothes are dry, dip
them into a solution made by dissolving a
heaping tenspooufui of raw starch in a quart
of lukewarm water, with a hail'teaspoouful
of pulverized borax added, aud roil them
tightly, the collars and cuffs in towels. Let
thorn lie an hour or so aud thou iron. It
may he well to lay an old handkerchief over
the bosoms and pass the iron over it, before
putting the iron directly on the linen. Have
a clean linen or cotton rag and a bowl of
clean water at hand and with these remove
any specks or smirches that may happen to
come. 1 Tave the iron perfectly clean ami
the holder also aud tho ironing sheet. If
the iron is not perfectly smooth rub it ou a
bit of waxed paper, or tho lamp rag, and .
then on a clean cloth. Havo ^towels ready
to iron to cool tho fiat-iron with if it is too
iSirtv?- - ' tm'r' Yuri,-.
\received a Vj)ounolly by ( } [
I ftvoity, an Irishman s- '' 1 'J1 "
ed for life twelve years ago tor k.h.ng
Barney Lamb. Kelly writes :
'Unfortunate Barney Lauib was my
neighbor. We became involved m
quarrel lWoro wo co.uo^ oJ
10 fi-.ht 1 hail my cavalry mvord with ui ,
> which I gave to my wife to take
to the house, but she dul uot am
' when Lamb had me by the lmir, and held
" mv head opposite hit waist, my wiie, aupd
posing he would do me bodi y harm er 1
IP F. u: " I.o liim CO. at the same time ehovm...
Ill IliUI IV.V ...w. r- ,
i' him from me, and that was the time the
a fatal wound was giveu with the sword.
re Hut tho sword was not in my hands. 1 did
. uot divulge this fact at the trial, for T had
fit
no (ear of being convicted, as I knew I did
as not kill Lamb, and I was moved by a more
vc powerful incentive, most sacred to uie, next
u- to my God She was tny wife, mother < f
ju tny children, and 1 loved licr.
t Kelly served in the la'o war. His prison
record is good.
1 of
nd Grady Asks The Blessing?A gentleman
recently returned from Atlanta,
tells n good story at tho expense of Henry
W. Grady, of the Constitution. Grady
iar_ was telling a story about a celebrat cd ven.
detta at tho tea-table, concluding by say0
y ing: "The two meu npprouohed each other
ts a with bowio knives. Simultaneously thov
d is plunged tbo gleaming blades into each
iligt- other's heart?"
their "Homy," interrupted Mrs. Grady, w'tli
. . a meaning glance, "tho blessing jieaee."
an ' With n meek face the orator said: "O
some Lord, make us truly greutful for what we
ccept are about to roccivc?and Mr. Blank?
sear- l^c blood spurted out and both meu tell
a that 'n streeL
id to For Dyspepsia ami Liver Complaint, linve you
i e printed guarantee on overy bottle of Sh Holt's Viiali/.< r
t ever fa to cure. For sab t v .1. W. IVscyA II
young 1
, Catarrh Cured, licalth ami sweet luvr.tli s?'urcd, by
t, anu Shiloli's Catarrh Remedy. Price of> o.-uts. N.t?;lhijripeciG
*or 'rM' lor salo by w. i'osey it Rro.
of the Bockmn's Arnica Sai.vk.?The best salve in
cnistlc worb' f?r cu,8t bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
* " rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands,
, soiled chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions, and
toruev ros''ivc!y cures piles, or no pay required. It
' is guaranteed to give pet feet satisfaction, or
uchelor. money refunded, l'ricc 25 ceuts per box
selected *'or ?ale l>y J- w- 1'oscy. jly. ly.
or as if Tn* Reason?'What doae that rod light
1 - (lic'V
c young ulCjM, father T askou a muv
i steamer wore walking through tho depot one night.
f to the 'That means danger, my sou,' replied tho
rrin"o of fut',ur? w'10 waH a doctor.
, , 'And is thnt tho reason,' continued tho
?. 1 e iittlo fellow, looking up in his father's face,
pudiatcd. 'that they always havo a red light in tho
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go should drug storo Yl lUUUtr .
survivor SMIonh'n Vltnllwjr N wlmt you need for (V>nsll|iation
ised io nc- Iomof ippttlte, Diuiaevt,anl nil ayinptoma of l>y*|to|wla.
I'rice 10 and t5 cunU |ht bottle. l''ur kuI<) by
J W rowy A Hro.
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