The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, July 03, 1891, Image 4
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The eoootlw * ? which to our bicy
a? fixed and ateedfeat, ?~h ta pr?par
"A*T"* Wno
rST^r b~.a ?o Ob.**- p^?u '? ?MI
*?"./?, ? ?e 1 * '
k? "iT"T ? ' ?
rtwopwtu" "-'' t V '
A* though God bade them, win Infinity.
Ab, whither, whither is their forward flight "
Through endleea time and limitless ex- .
pan*'. .. I
What power with unimaginable' might
Firat hurled them forth to apln in tireleea , "(
dano#? * ^
What beauty luree them on through
primal night,
WtMt, for them, to be ia to advance?
? Bithop Spalding, in the Centurya
OLD IIHNDkEU a. v.. AM
? ,, :1A."K bicyclk.
nY AMOS B. WEM.H.
Old'Hundred's real name was P. T.
Biuaroons. "JuU I\ T ," he alwaysinminted
"They don't stand for anything.
Father and mother ran out of names
when they cttfie to me. and gave me initials."
So the village vyag dubbed |
? -v.? il, tlx*, nmnft .
dried ul?.little men who might be eon
tidered twenty if some inconvenient r.ld
Indies did not remember holding them in
their arms just forty years ago. lie wore
h dainty juvenile mustache, walked with
a smart swing, although one might notice
that his heels came down rather
stiflly, and played games among the most,
frivolous at, the church socials.
He was a tailor, an excellent one, hy
the way, and his apprentices had by this
tiine ceased to grin and chuck If when
then mastei sprang down from his cross
legged position on the table every morning
precisely at ten, n< II. ('. passed on
hei way to the postolfice, after the mail.
He would jump down, snatch up his hat
in an absent mimic I, blushing way, and
remark that the mail must he distributed
by thii time. If the apprentiers had
(eased to smile at this sort of thing, you
may he sure tluit it had become an old
story. ?
Indeed^ Old Hundred had boon courting
II. lot :i long, long time. And
(hHt was ton I?iid, '><;y>?V?V?ty,,,$MdVw:"No
onv rouUl *u:u .vlmn Susy llonnett wns
first i idled II. ('. If one could have told
thai, joti see, it would have given some
clue to her ago. Busy was a deni old
girl, however, with kind, laughing eyes,
and a shrewd little brain of her own.
ft wasn't her fault, if she was getting up
startlingly near a very rheuinatie forty
without netting Old Hundred.
For whin a man has gone through
forty years with a sneaking desire for
inn'rimony titillating his heul all the
while, without the grit and manliness to
say so when given opportunity by the
propei person once, twice, ?,lnijy, (*u|nd
despairs of him more than itf Mhc.'fcidst
iilbid mysogynist in Bachelor lopj. TJiere.
is such a thing, you know, Srs u- Heart
which is too soft for those daiuly lijtlo
darts, which merely nurtt#?,jijlcut nk)sK
fcathei pillow would.
i\. .u.pmia iuk lueipietif A^urvdVip-iur
whie'.i hikd been:pl*tA He'd t9rtg 'ago.
She was smiling at hiny, i.btaVely and
hopcfulh. and talking bright nothings,
while Ins leather pjllow of a heartfluttered
drowsily. ''' *
Smbienly there (lashed tunuud.the corner
and bore straight dowji tlpou'them
Will* IV.. r i
..ii.. jury ins young \v;fo, on
their bicycle*. "IT for a day's holiday t??
gethor, if opt might judge from theit
bundles. I'pl ight they were, noiac'ess,
'a iff. gin?eful :iimI full of life in evj-ry
movement .iikI in every fluttering gar
ment, .glittering eyed, with haffcdsome,
In-allhtill fiua s.
o|.| Hundred and If. t'. turiu'd toguzt
admiringly Mter them. '
* 1 low finely Mis. Davis rides!" murmured
i >ld Hundred.
"And how ? xeeedingly graceful* Mr.*
Davis is!!' responded 15. rather sjiai |>
ly. '
'T'vp-ortMS thought that 1 shoulit^likc
a wheel," said Old Hundred, with, ol
course, no percept ion of her annoyance.
"Ami I should eii|oy one very much/'
added B.C. |
"You!" old Hundred tdurted out,
before he thought. He. took mental
credit to himself for not finishing the
senteni.-' ..
"You can get tricycles nowadays for
almost nothing," sai(l B. ('. slyly, "ami
of eour-e that is the only wheel you wouh
think nf your time of life, Mr. Situ |
inons!" |
mini Finn <Mil Hunrirci), aju.
'lliiiit!" mii<l It. ('.
Now ilon'l e.vpeet to l?r treated to a
lover's iptarrol. Our scilulo couple l>n<l
out f.ti heyoml that ilangerons stage of
courtship. Vet as they parted somewhat
grimly. '-Ill show him!" muttereil H.
C'.. ami ''I'll show her!" muttereil Ohl
Ilumlreil. An ! that very afternoon the
heart of the village bicycle agent was
maile glail l?y an oriler for a laity's safety,
ami an or.lor for n sitfotv for o..r
That Avas on a Mom lay, ami our narrative
i aimly skips a month at this point,
a hilly ami men ifullv.
From time immemorial it hml been :
i Mil llumlreii's hahit to mil <<.. n '
.... w.. J?. V . I'll
Sunday < vciiin^s. At th<> beginning of
l:!s courtship, the hand of the feather
hearted tailoi ha<l ijitivercl suspiciously
in tlie operation uf.shaving. for this inf.*
portin' oi,'.isiop. In the adjustment
of his necktie his clnm-ines* hail been
phenomena! foi a tailor. His steps up
the blond walk which led to 11. CVs
Ment door had been noticeably yyud^jtfly.
M. t had c oyly sent the servant to usfier |
him in, and o|ten, \\itlia,iti afCet>jtiitiort of, ,
careless indifference, Veeelvcd him with |
?ait rising from her j'hair. , - v - * v i
All that * rhrtngrtl, WlHr j
this particular ipioht sjiiiii,eJ to repealthe *
i xperience* of old. Old Hundred's toi- <
lc' was accqtmrWahccV wixb MwiAmumk \ ?
? slowness. And why does??tVu* ?Klor of 1 <
liniments follow the fiery lover from his I
ioo:n? And w hy dues he groan as ho
bends 6m igHl'fl "The gate-lately And
what has become of his brisk, swinging
gait up the board walk' And why does
not B. ('. receive him, smiling, at the '
door? Why does she remain in that thick- '
padded arm-chair, and stretch her hand
out to him so slowly ? Aud what is the p.
use of using cologne where arnica has j)
been< <
' <MihS Beanct," said Old Hundred, af*
L
... _ ~ urA- ?
. wP i ;
i Tew wandering remark??(he ?- "
i Miss ed her)?"didn't I notice ft in
cle standing in the hall-way?" d
Why, Mr. Himmoni! Didn't you
w that ! could ride?" naked D. C. b
h a radiant smile. 4
la it possible! Why, we must hare
ide together!" cried the astonished
or.
' 'Tzz"tUnr Mr. HimtnonsT Can you
7'0f ,
"ln'act, 1 ui learning. /\/Jri I
'Off on well, excellently we)/ ar' 2?SL I
f"J a
V ?Ut how did7ou
ppi?oaoo9'?" old ||tll)l|n:,| n,krfl( jw,
nirinyij.
"Well, I ?an't s;tv that I am thiough
with my nppi< titieeship yet, ' confcMed
IJ..C., with a rharmini? blush, ' but Mr.
Spoketire says he hardly has to hold tho
machine at all, ami lie think-. I ni doing
better lliau must Kills <!< who aie many
years youn? that is, that I am doing
very well. I nee I to lie helped into tin
saddle."
"So <lo I," ailmitte'l the tailor, Iioii
cstly.
"Milt once in, I have absolutely in
trouble, provided the road is Hinooth niu
level, and .Mr. Spoketire just keeps hi
I hands on the mat liine, to kind of stead
me, you know."
"I still told it a ratltei dillii ult task t
k mjtUonl. letting tin- wliei
I S|",k,;'ir "" Haiti I was
r?T, ??*
" Miss Men net I, we go oll, ,
. dhe, nevt week, and as soon as post
1.1 S.itnrdav, el
II hoth In* in belter |rilll |,y 't/l(,
you know."
nione'"'""' "l"'1-"'"". Si.,
? Ull:" v" ?"."l wit
that eonteiiiplible lit 11.. t|;,?,|v >'t , .
? smiled happily at .|?' |.,iio,
:.,.V,!V 1 v-v" m"''' 1 "he,
' Isily Kill I fearfully. ||.,w,v,.r s|
""n?' ??> ' misM j V|.,.rf ,,
"lXl bnl,,r'!'iy afteriioon was f|x?| f,
the ml vrnturr.
M mi v :i I inn' <Inrihj^ 111 f*?!lowing ?\ ? <
(>l<l Mutnln'l iiinl 15 ri* ;rHI?"l tinprocipil
uiry. It'll. 15. <' was ? l?,,ir j^ri
if ijlii-uai 11'l"1 >'i' li in" lliii .? a I'll fo
liofh I > i i: 11' lis , mi I tin' lilll'' tnilni li'?
lii fti roux-'l 1?v 'I"" Sjiii!\i-I iK' hints I
UwwvV ' ' '
S it iii'lny 'i.'iw ! ?' I |ii'i'vi'i I v lair, wi
rna'ls oiitru^i'iiiisly piilitl, ai.'l (lie aft*
m>mi saw mil lii'ioaml 11<>i11 * Iruinllii
their wheels lliiiiii"!) vifl:t:;e nut
(In* Miil'llrtuti K'l.'fl. "We'll mil ri?
llirmi'^li town," rai-li ?il_v a^reei
"h.'rnuse |a'ii|ili* in it' 111 lau^li," whie
wi|s very Iiiii'.
I lie MiiMlrlnii K'ii-1 a i. .ill exiellen
ptri'lf li fur I In | n 111 ? in pi mil.' roii'li
linn, nii'l little I'lr |i|eiile*l ? ?I I Hill
llll'll Illnl 15 I' \\ . 11 k l I nil' nl M'||I I
iii' village. i Ii iUiii; ;n\ iv, a vi >ii I in<r al
llirn I inr. nl I In , a ii i'i. A' Irnntli il I if?
#iiiiii' iyn>ys>.ililj in 11i'ii_v Iliii ilii- rij?h
Cpnl Wnl- hi'i ir ii"n-lii'?K tin*I with so
(noes Hy#v p^i i'il I In ii hit v li'< in piisi
rt h in.
" Vun nir nil, vmii know,'
futflHV. ('..'wOf :f l itlfl p.ili' faro, lull
hravejwit liitl, "Ml Spnki'lin- tlijnks ii. i?
the Ut,t5''| j |i\"|, . tonkin nwUwnrill'
ari)un?rfMi'soinrthiii'' in ! m his I>ii-y?-|i
against,'nil.| ,i last layni ii ilowtt ? linn
sily in the i it i 11111 mi t!n- i,i,|
'i mr s^'hiim iiiim (in' .jihllo with
feint of jp'tlMi pi ih11 ami th
JfrVvr'lhlhiiM xV. ik m i., !,., we:.- ,,,, ,
piVjWtlt./r.Snna pm li'iilmi - w a\ini; nf ill
wlioyj.
"Ah'Voy mii ii-.'" slu ii'!\o<l 15.
'11 ton I li'l ni'1 i ikr a ii'' i* ji*i Ik I'mii'
?ti|rl' ainl "Ii, Mi. Sinint.in-. i shall It
i sm yrali'tiil, il \ mi i mii I v IimIiI mm i.i in
r (Weilln.' hu i lew steps, i.i-1 until I <;.
sl.'irlejl!"
"1 Jerlninly," rmi*? ? 1 <M>I Umpire.!,
\yhusf: every tint-* !? wa- t \I to lioli
liie \vIn V uptight.
I?. s|;|||ci|. 111.' |l( t-pilitli; tllilo
trotting ntt.'i l?"tl> li.iml . lilt. Iiuiii tin
mill .lie s|>riii;; <? .t ril'iil im > material I;
his awkwai'lii.- III.* .Iitli ully o
,VVv wteoviiiii lle.it tie- ii inai?l i
^ front so >ii i'i ie.l l':i. k !'. Iiim, "Tin
will .I.>. I'11:111U -. Now iii., lilt iii]
catch up'" an.I aw n iilc-1 l>. stay
>;ci in? all i>v? i t li?- i i'm.I
(il.l Mmi.lr.'.l ii.itii I '.Mik to li
wheel, picked it up, ::ti.I Ian. -I .l.-paii
ilii;ly at'tei tin i.-lie alin-; if. ly. II.>
could lie ever rah Ii up' Itui that .piei
whs mcr<_;c?l ill n ;;reitei i.iie. t'onl.l I
ever in.Mint
lie ilia.le three attempts, each I'ailui
l.einy hi'l.len in a thicket . I.?u l .>f <iust
ami iifSerihe.l in ! j . n in. Km
what were .-lollies i.? a tailor.' I'her
was A|iKeiinettN uu tea-ly form jus
.lisappe-irim; ovei the e l -, of the lira
little hill. lie must > a;, a up with her
oi lie her lMii:;hi'|o sinek loiever. I,tick
ily, a small hoy ui-t . inn1 aun!rrin<; I>y
to whom lie j;ave leu eeuls, with full <li
rertimis, ami was i-istr.1 "!T in tiiuel
hettel sh-ipe thi'i pool It 1' li i I h -rii.
" >!'. that I Weir s.ifo i I my*hop, sit
liny; . r.'s ; If'jy'cd on i he tald.it" thou.'.h
Old Illlll.tl.it. "'J'Jl.-ll 111. I cles Jl'I'l srrr
i .on, i|i-< I Sennet t w eri
not ss foiul of tlieiu ! II w -marl she is
Who would have thou lit it it herauel'
Itllt ju-t heir;: i.; t up-el th" train o
his thotiyrhtmm I .ill ! i up, i himself
I'lie small hoy. I. li h'-hiu .. was chuck
'lin<; with lura-cim nl. Il>.\ rlo.e tin
.litehes seem. I. an I how !. uful!\ deep'
Thi machine i . ?'>
... . ... -. .IIIIMfllt'll
<iyn. secmcil in u\' [\ ben? ?|?! i: 1 ;i* 1 _?
i?voi tin- blink. Hi- irin ptill?-?:
utmost out of thru ?.o \? t -. I Vr-piru
tion lilincli .1 hi- < v< . M u ami more
wildly with i n !i nit v ?\ I til-e:i/y
l>icy,< l,\ ami whirb i ??1 I Ibm-hc I di/.M
brain. lb- i:a'uii- to l!i>- br??w ol tlir l^ttU
hill, wlih h - ' "> ! i li o ' i! ib li vit y
H?1 Hundred i 'ir11-!11* I In teeth ami
m-ti-il back hard mi lie }1 i! -. throw
no on tin- brake with .'I to mi :lit'.
Iu*i; tlu'ii lit* itriu k i l i" i* slum1, lost,
outrot of tin- wheel, .ni l with tlo-e.l
yes ran directly toward the side, ami
tpsct. 'Hii1 tiujo tailor volti-il over ami
?vrr down thi hill i 1 ynlly, ami lay on
lo? of his wheel ii tin bottom.
Slowly t >bI Hum Ik- i i , md found
o his int'Mij-i* relief that In* h i>l bioki*n
in bones. 'I'd In. i 111 111 > : |i. iclii'f In*
li-'ovcrcd thi' In- Iri I loo!., i tin biev
lo. < tiii' pedal j?r iji i from the
rank at a ino-t a-toai-hiar; an^Ic.
A yav hii*?h rnti? out a few* ynrtl"
irthcriIov.il Ih'- iliti'h, and lo! tlicrcou
s bow hlrry-i*|o - at tli ton! he tided |{.
'.; at her feet her tricky wheel!
A !i.i|i|iv iiaiit shone in her eves.
V
. * ?.- '
'< 5.- v
My wheel Is broken I" Mid she, poiot- A I
,gto*handle bar bent back omo lorty
SIS a.lo?, .0.," m,? ^
showing the diMttected pedal.
* Isn't ittoobod! ttn .l?ki wnllkM. gB<?Wltk???n?
<o? tbej hoUtcd their bh
cyles to the road again, and s<ft out
the town trundling them happily- f
Ao"he" it ? th.t the teller .poke ??
tHSr-^-rl Hi- Bennett, l"?
lirftve o!'l heart knew
proaching. "Susy, you see howverjB^
unsteady these bicycles are, separate?"
"Very," said B. C., tremblingly.
"But suppose, Busy, one were to take ,
two bicycle, like yours and mine, an<l
put a couple of axles across, and a box j,
on top, with two seats and a cover, what
would that be, Busy?'
"A family carriage," said B. G\, look- J
ing downward with a smile.
"Yes, Busy, aud it wouldn't tip over,
but would run smoothly and safely, and (
- 1? < (||,,| <>1,| Hun
ZTtlfei'io t r. .u<11-? J; .',V..*r 1
"*? inighl Vt ' wouldn't work.
rXwnM it Iro much SU.,1"
Alia so n. that M,,1,11cy
iTuCrUccfort.!. ?????> * ?
both trundling th?- lateful bicycles, (
? which alone had been e?|U:d t'?t c < >< mg J
'l of tha* long courtship. ^
\ up, ana IIRmonnteu at sight nl them. |
,lH "Had accidcatH, I ace. I'oo bad.
r" However, I can soon straighten that
out."
? "We. have . decided, Susy and I, Mr. j
'' Hpokctire," said the bohl tailor proudly,
' "to sell our wheels, and wr want you to
"? not as agent. We'll leave the:* at your
shop. You sec, Mr. Hpokctire, we have
11" decided, Hnay and I, to set up a liunilv
carriage."? Yanks? ///We.
,h
Wooden CloHtcs.
'h
Wooden clothes! Dresses made of
, wood! Is such a thing possible, that
' wood can he turned into silk, for ex
ample? It's a simple process, and not
near as' remarkalc as it seems. Wood is
, chiefly composed of celluloid mixed with
fiher. The wood is ground between two
( large stones, the lower half of which
passes through water that washes away
(j and ahsorhs the fibril matter. The
later is dissolved through chemical sub,
, ( ???jH V"r" ...Vl??UUl ?.S?*nlnnV
mr. |ii?miui i nu' justly In en "a
maul of nil work." It plays a conspieu
I mis pari in tlir niiinufit? lure of |in|t<'r; it
" has n lrnnd in tlir making of jewelry; it
!,K is nu id enl col In r ?nd cull in tt.fi in), besides
being good for numerous other
'u \ purposes. . i
'? <'linrdonnet, tho famous French chcm'*
ist, has succeeded in making from this
same material artificial silk, ami the new
it invention a router I widespread interest
i- during tin last international exposition,
i The silk was turned out by means of a
>f patent apparratus wbieli looked like a
II sausage mill. Iii the place where the
lattei sends forfh the chopped meat Char
t donnet has applied a mouthpiece with
t extremely fine apertures. Out of these
tiny holes pours the silk in line, flossy
threads. The winding, weaving and
' dyeing was cone ns heretofore. Tho
t .itillcial silk dyes much more easily than
i the natural, and the m?>st wni??l?< ruL.--1?- <
uti'ut nil vt* nVftn.cs Cunt- '
y bonnets invention met with n<> success,
b lor the reason that this artificial silk was
i- highly combustible; but a! the present
day this evil has been overcome by
a saturating the celluloid in a lire-proof
0 solution so that perfect protection
< against igniting is guaranteed.
e We shall dress, therefore, in future in
wood and wooden mateiial. Kvory- I
, thing will be celfuhiid. from the baud [
1 some silk gown In which m\ lady |
|.i.'iiirniitu's irroaitwny to th? ?lainty
w molar with which she nibbles Iter boil
t lions.?St. I a) via I'fltt- JJi.sfHih'ft.
\ ,
Drum luuigiinge of flic I'anteroons.
Perhaps nothing more remarkable lint
1! been the subject of recent investigation
^ than the "drum language" ot the natives
of the Caraeroons, on the We?l African
0 Coast. Hy means of this wonderful sys()
(etn of transmitting sounds flic most complicated
messages can be . onvrye to
r villages in the most distant parts. In
practising this unhptc system of sound
j ' language a peculiarly shaped drum is
r used. My dividing the surface of the
VN druni-head into uneven portions, the in..
stiuimont, upon being struck, may ;>a
l( made to yield two distinct notes. My
these and shortening or lengthening
( the intervals between each note a co le
is established with a ro.?ui-;v :n\p; . j ??f
i, '-taps, strokes and intervals capable of cv
, pressing every syllable in their primitive
, language. All of the natives understan I |
this code, and so elaborate is it that a
chief can by its means summon to his
presenee any villager whom lie desires to |
see, intimating to the latter at the same ,
time the purpose for which his presence
is rciptirt'd. In this way, too, messages .1
can be sent from village to village over (
wide stretches of country, the dm miner ?
in one hamlet transmitting to the in \t
, lllc AioliaN he licilrc .? <.! . .Ut. il.? |
, most extraordinary rapidity.? V. I.ou'u j
Jit'puhl (< ,
1 ?
~ r
Keen arc the Shafts of Ridicule. "
itravo Jlcaftshavo tin she I mil of lifo |
from the tSi'of ninny n field of battle, |,
. tilt* record of whose courage could never t|
transcend the daily life of many a woman, fj
forced to keep A steady front turned to j,
ward the legion of annoyances that |,
marshal behind an ins loquntc ineoni". (|
A pretty woman, forced to go looking
like a dowdy bee4use she cannot alford.
or is not sufficiently selfish to wear, line
ami expensive clothes, is a sight to earn j()
the plaudits of sticli us nppreeiate hero
ism of the unwept and uustoritd kind.
] It takes more strength of character to ) (
face ruHculc than it docs to fare a battery (|(
of (tatting guns. A sneer pierces deeper
tKan a bullet, A blow that only reaches
a physical tierve center does not tell like
the blow that buries itself in the soul. I [,x
can ?\o?lgo a shell, ?t the l.ortl lias given
ine a;level head and a moment's time, jn
but. nothing is going to help me when r(
my enemy rakes me with tlie light artillery 1(
of scorn and contempt. If we but knew ,
the inside history of the man who goes
dressed in seedy clothes, or the woman
who wears old shoes and lusty glcvcs, 't
we should perhaps uncover, when some
of these shabby folk meet us on the way,
as commoners do when royalty rides by.
? (7/ itaqo Herald.
? - - wl
Natural gas has been discovery 1 three thi
miles from Vallejo, C'al.
ff ^
^TTflHf J^B
t to ?e??J|
following
inir Mexit?n Odh^^M^D^Tog, m
eond lieutenant of tUov Mexican Cav 1
Iry, wiw the md<le?t that has i'TAr dark I
oeii ibe annals of the Ht|fo. 1\ brief
istory of the event whicli led t|^ this
norning's cxcciitiun i* neftssarJ| to a
roper understanding of thsp^e^ Last
)ecember h company of thf Thirteenth
tegular Cavalry was ordjrcdJ tu <i0
ipecial duty at C'adereyta, a snfall town
)n the Gulf road. The coinparay was in
command of a first lieutenantnud the d<- I
ceased. A dispute arose bit ween tho
officers, a ad Lieutenant Estujjerron fear- I
ing, as his friends say, that hillife was in
danger, drew hi* pistol, bjt did not
shoot at his superior. It is cjftjrned that
he snapped the pisfol, but it 4>sscd fire.
For this ofTenso he was placed ynder ar- I
rest and tried by a general cwurt-rnartial I
and sentenced to death. /
There were cxtauuutyg circumstances
admitted, ami uiu w
tuty-..-, i?;,t jCcdersL^*'11"- Pending a
decfsfon^ie Ifn^Hccer of tno company
was shot dead iri*Ui<: portals at Monterey
by 011c of the soldiers, and tho
soldier, while j t the smoke was
curling from li ? weapon, was shot
down by tho en| ain of the company.
Whether these di |ttiH allectcd tho pardoning
power <p not will never be
known, but the fading of the court was
approved, and powerful personal appeals
hy persons intimately associated with
President *I)iar. were unavailing. Tho
death warrant was signe I ami carried into
execution. That the officer was ndinircd
by the people and dearly loved in
his regiment was well knows by the authorities,
as the precautions taken by tho
commandant of the department were
ample proot.
The t unc of the shooting was kept a
profound secret until the night before the
execution. Tho cathedral clock chimed
four. There was aisluup bugle call, a
hurrying of niustereuc^e^, Quick commaiulu
K.?.l rauid. n^muthns and in a few
moments t ho garrism folViuto line. Tho
gate in the i.-ir \>f?. tho barracks was
opene I, and the Hdrteenth Cavalry in
full marching order OB foot, issued forth,
followed by their hittd with inufiled in8truments.
The Fifth Cavalry followed,
and then the f'ifthi Infantry. They
formed a square, three sides of which
' consisted of tlie representative regiments.
The fourth was the wall of tho barracks.
The general commanding the department
and stall took tip a position in the centre.
When the troops halted the commanding
officer called, "Attention?" "Fix
bayonets!'' He then announced the sentence,
and added: /
"If any man moves in tho ranks or
gives any expression] of sympathy with
the prisoner or fnun with tho sentence
he shall bo cpminirtted to prison from ono
to live years, defendingOil the gravity of I
the ollunsc." J
ufci'J iw4kiaia^<fer^r?:; i
church bell lolledtl?w knell for the dying.
The early sun just gilded the I
mountain peaks that rise like giant scnti- |
nels around I lie historic city, aud one's
thoughts went back to the dull gray
morning long ago, when an American
soldier knelt upon his cotlin aud met a
bloody death almost on the same spot,
threat white wreaths circled tho higher
hills. It is now 4:45. From out of the
gato issued a company of the Thirteenth,
at its head a prisoner, and by his sido a
priest. \Yith a firm tread and a proudly
lifted head he inarched, never faltering
or halting, but with a bright smile upon
his face, he looked the least concerned
ot the party, lie halted at a small
marked elevation twenty feet from tho
barracks wall. Ills company tiled past
and formed in front, four lines deep.
Two lines mlvanceO, baited, aud one
still advanced. Tliev? were six men iu
each line. The living party thus consisted
ot six nieu lino within
tcu feetrof tliT priMutf, unil tti? second
line within fifteen feet. The other two
lines foimed a icscrve. The death knell
tolled and the clock struck T?. The ottieer
advanced to bandage tho eyes of the
prisoner, but the latter waived the oflicer
aside and sai,|:
"1 have looked too often in the face
of death to fear him now."
"It shall be as you wish," said the
enptain ;i? Ve : ,..k ins place at the left
ot the firing party. Taking off his hat
the prisoner surveyed the assembled
troops, looked once at the sun-tipped
liilU, and sai I to the firing party:
"Shoot straight for my heart, but do
not strike my face. Adieu." And
winging his hands to tho position of
'attention," lie awaited tlie end. There
vas a slight tlaslt <>f the captain's sword.
I'lie iruns e nne to, "Ibady!" Another
lash. "Aim!" The M ole drops. Six
heels of il im>'d irt toward the prisoner,
vho '?? itoil <fiv~a ti\?t
rts in bis heart. The surgeon took
lis wrist. The captain give a <|uick
onrii nid. a soldier stepp I from tho |
auks, an I placing 11is ril!** to the prisoner's
head, tired. In l?-s, than Ijfty
eeonds tr.ini the drop of the sword '
iietitenant Kstupcrrou was (teal. The '
sidles sounded. The troops fled past A
lie body: it was put into a OnTui and
ie Limi tragedy was over and as |
rave a man as ever huekled or a sword
ad crossed to the "hivouut of the
lead.*'
Inileslrnclihle Ticket'.
An inventor, possessed by wiat many rl
ng sutTering triveters will regard as M
rverted ingenuity, proposes to clTeot l(
large annual saving 0:1 tlia elevate I
ilroads of New York City. He states
at these railroa Is pay $10,000 a year
r printing tickets that can Iaj used only ,,
ice and 000 for clerical tiolp^^ltc- !
( poses to avoid the,
pense by the^lnt rodiT'Honof a ma-^
line whieb li has designed for. supplyg
inde-t 1 i.-.-t >!e i- t l and'nfckel tick- ^
j ti ....
> ?- pun il im i s pill, me tlCKCtS in f
1 ?<-?v, ail.| when 111.' lirtif't-eeHor's siip.
is ? vli iii -1. I, 1|.' pushes k knob, tho ?'
>\ rc^islns the number ot tickets ex- '
nleii and the tickets at1& sold over
iin, a?l infinitum. V e YorkjCommerU
A'lctr'is, r. > 4 tc
JSvJL !'!
!v. < ! iK'ivcr Falls, Pcnn., i
a. is unl) si\tt\"i vcaix of age, has a co
ir-1 set <>f untur.d teeth. ;
\ tf
I
V* - - .1
SELECT 8IFTIJUJ8.
..Maine a od New Hampshire make ail f
e world's spoola.
A Hope (lad ) cow gives fifteen gal '
one of milk a day. i
The Commissioner of Pensions dis- (
>urse? nowadays over $100,000,000" a 1
rear. j
A Peonsjlvania town boasts of a pear
iz 1!'' j V'.J iiu'i iuii ui
blossoms.
In average condition, a turnip seel
J* :-k. '
may increase iw uwu uuuu muvi j
planned l>y Russia.
The English flag floats over one sixth
of the population and one-eighth of the
surface of the habitable globe.
It is announced that the State of M tine
will present a solid silver tureen to the
United States ciuiser which bears her
name.
The people of this country u?c three
times as much writing piper as those of
any other nation, in proportion *-0 their
number.
During the past year thero were over
5,000,000 piccei of matter withdrawn
from the mails because of incorrect or
insufficient addresses.
Pennsylvania makes Mfty-two out of
every 100 tons of rollc I iron in the
United Statej, and sixty-nine out of
every 100 tons of steel rails.
The Ideal colic ;< in North America
was founded in 1531 ?the College of St.
Ildefonso, in the city of Mexico. The
next oldest is I/ival College, Quebec,
Canada.
A bride was arraye 1 in her wedding
finery and 200 guests had assembled at
Keyport, N. J., when she received a note
from the groom that he couldn't he present,
as his wedding clothes didn't tit
him.
A large and curious fidi was caught in
the creek near Calhoun, Da., recently.
It's head resembled thai of a snake, and
if hail to'Oli likn !i human hem". fl is
of u variety unknown to tin? oldest fishermen.
It is said that It. (' Dttnr vi, the American
who tried -o kill his wife in Wales,
has a mania for discovering ancient ancestors,
and that he went to Wales to
find proof of his descent from Rhys
Fuur, a Welsh oh*4?fi??j?i.
The longest suit of hair in the world
is perhaps that which grows on the head
of Miss Asenath Philpott, of f Gainesville,
Texas, hers trailing 0:1 the ground when
sh>- ?tands nearly lour feet, measuring in
nil ten feet seven inches.
The tield of the United StUc? Hag on
ami after July t of this ye n will have the
stars arranged as follows: A horizontal
row of eight, star.', immediately helow
four horizontal rows of seven st it s, and
then another similar row of eight stars
?I? tn all.
There was recently exhibited in Dublin,
Ireland, a new burner for lighthouse
use, possessing twice the illuminating
power of the largest burners now employed.
It is calculate I tlia' this new
burner, in connection with a specially
devised system of lenses, will transmit a
light equal to about eight millions of
caudles, which far exceeds the most powerful
light at present used.
-c.ncng.r, <ir$v i 1 n 111..M1. ('i tpfltn'.'l
by General Miles in the recent Indian
war, are among the best bchivc I mem
bcrs of his Wild West exhibition, which
is touring through Kurope. They are
saving their money and intend to settle
down and build homes when they return
to this count ly. Kicking Bear ami Short
Bull, two of the worst hostilcs, are particularly
economical. The Indians will
remain abrend two years.
Birds' Tails art? Not Rtid lers.
"It is nonularlv imagine 1 thi? i?:i-.l
tails serve them as rudders for slejring
purposes, hut that is not true. If they
had been designed by nature with that
object in view they would have been set
with their vanes vertical and not horizontal.
The appendage, in fact, imerely
intended for a balance, and you
will tiud that, all birds which possess
great ease in evolution through the air
have largely developed tails, ti?i nming
birds arc perhaps the most remarkable
examples known of the machinery of
flying. Their power of poising themsehes
m the ail while seirching the
blossoms for insects, remaining absolutely
stationary, is extraordinary, depend
iug not upon soaring but upon the inconceivably
rapid motion of their wings, as
you may observe for yourself any summer
day.
"The smaller a bird's TV nigs io proportion
to the weight of its body the
more rapidly it must, flap them in order
to sustain itself. The huge spreel of
the owl, with its soft and feathery plumage,
enables it to float through the night
air so noiselessly in pursuit of prey hint
you might not hear it if it passed close
to your head. On the other hand, the
smaller wings of the diving birds mug
be agitated with great rapidity to sustain
them, and they have so little power in
floating in the atmosphere that they
come into contact with th water, when
(\flcr a fiat?, with ? !> ?,? ntxl n nhowcr
bath. All the s mi" it is th s ni'i winged
birds like the d'l k an I th.' pig ? i tha'
tly t!i" fastest. I'ucir mtxtmun sp.-,|
has been estimate I at l "i * -ii'l.'- tn h >ur, I
hut I am incline I to think tint a largo
^xaggei?.tiou. ( ill it ha'f that ml it is
fast. U-unity ! >'// .
i J
Weak and Weary
In Piirlv xtniimpr the iv.irmi>r tvi'.ilhnr I- .|-' *
InlU iM iVpnln? nncl onprv.iitnjr, Mii-I "Hint t?r.? |
HII -" i"< v TV |irpvnl"n? I h" nr"*i Iipm"II( mM"'i
i t. it |i||s MMinn ilrrlvii fr Pit HurtlV S ir*
ll.i it'?r th it lhl< inpilli-liip "iiiaIciw ill" ivi-ik
iiiiit ' li il>'"> ii'ii iii'i Ilk" i nflimit.nit, Inipi
it: lit ii'ii- Irp'i'fl>. Inn II.vi r-i S.-ir A>i|i-ir 111 i
!iil'l> ii!> i ;i | prf"i llv iiiiliimliv.iv all iIi<?ivpi'<
ii .1 i nn?, purittp.i llm M<v?l, crentcs an ai'iipili".
Hood's Sarsaparil) a
CiwW- ,*] /]? rZr' ''l-ppvi 1 II ,lv
l?\ M* *ra ' (
^af*N^o<ly to mopiMiorit ^
II a1').))?n*r^v.i?r?s.
II 1 f I.I1IATK n<^,'."..lit ItRS'll K.'K. II
7, B KViWII.I.K RKNTINKI.. -Inilv i .....
7.. . ill", mi'kly I )"?r. nun|.t|s
UNITY COLLEGE "m WJmST10
Suptombor I. 1891 .
A Oulli'K" "f riillo*0|.|i? ninl \rl- \ r:..l|pBPOf .
xnnii'H'c; A < ?ll? ? f Hit Sclt iits. \ I'lvpilry
tiool, A $chw?l ?f Tirhimlnuvi A l.nw SrlH-ol, >
hool of I'nlitlcnl Si'ii-iif# . A Mi '.Ileal Sfti ol.
hKNDK"HMTll<Hii> T??
JOHN K. <{Hn\vi:ix, A. r.. \-rvHiiimt,
Trinihj Collry? i\ (> , .V.
Trinity High Sell* ml il;rc punitory) In lUiulolph
unty, open Augu?t 1,
.
Theffc of the Airleab. '
The cyclopedias tells u? that "trttkial
teeth** c*m? into fashion about 150
rears ago, but in spite of cyclopedias the
fact remains that skulls hare been found
n Etruscan tombs dating as far back as
WO years before Christ, in which there i
ire most interesting and instructive speci- r
mens of dentistry in general and artificial II
teeth in particular.?jffan FranrUc* B* I
Bkows'b Iron Bitter* core* Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Bl I ions ties i an-l General Debility. Glrea
strength, aides Itoilioo, tunes the net res?
eree'ee appetite. The beet tonic for Morstaa
Mothers, weak womeu and children. (
UTS stoppeu tree Dy Da lliisBS Ultar -J
Nsari Kcsroitcii. No Fits af'er 11 rat day's
oaa. Mai vol Mii.i ourer* Troatbe and $2 trial *
bottle free. IT. Kline. Kil A roll Ft* l'Ulla_ Fa j
ff a?rsas Citt Is promised Ice at five cents a |
I red, as a result of competition. '
}
Mil.iHiA cured and eradicated from ths
ey?tem bv Brown's Iron Bitters, which enriches
Mio blood, tones the nerves, aids dlgea. ]
i 1*911. HKOll ? ii.irin uu |irrn<jii9 iu |vu?amm i
ill health, giving ut-w energy and strength.
The abower of rice upon bride end groom
im a prayer for copious prosperity and frwlt- 1
fulueae.
How's This
Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward for
any caw of catarrh that cannot bo cured by
taking Hall's Catarrh ('urj.
F. J. Chknkv ?V < o.. Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the lust 1ft years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any objurations
niude by their urm.
West <V- Thuax, Whole&alo Druggists, Toitdo,
WAW>tN?. Kisnan A- Mahvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Tole<lo, f?.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the BVKtein. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per iH.llle. Sid'l l>\ all druggists.
Sunday is the favorite wedding day In
old England.
If afflicted with (toro cyoa use Dr.tsnao Thompson's
I") e-water.Druggists sell at 25c.por bottlo
OIVTD ENJOYS
Both the method and reeulta when
6yrup of Figsis taken; itis pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
.Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system
effectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual
constipation, fcs^rup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever produced.
pleasincr to the tsste ?nH ?.
ceptahle to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in ita ,
effects, prepared only from the most i
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities commend
it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
fcyrup ot Figs is for sale in 60o (
Jtnd & 1 bottles by all leading drug- !
may flot'feave it' on hand ^vill procure
it promptly j'br any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
8AN FRANCISCO, OAL.
lOUrtVILIF KV 47 iv YORK N. V.
"German
Syrup"
" I have been a great
Asthrp.c^. sufferer from Asthma
and severe Colds
every Winter, and last Fall my
friends as well as myself thought
because of tnv feeble condition, and
great distrcv, from constant coughing.
and inability to raise a iv of the
accumulated uiatt? r from my lungs,
that my time was close at hand.
When ne arly worn out for want of
sleep and rest, a friend recommend- <
ed nie to try thy valuable medicine,
n< i l ine's German
Gentle, Syrup. I am con- ,
it s.VC:l
----- life. Almost the first
Sleep. dose gave me great {
reliefanda gentle rereshing
sleep, such as I had not had I
.or weeks. Mv enugh began iuunediilely
t" 'oi ml pass away, and 3
I found m\sell rapidly gaining in p
health and weight. I am pleased u
'o inform thee unsolicited?tliai I J
am in ? xeellent health and do cer- j ?
tairdy attribute it to thy Iloschce's I ?t
German Setup. C. 1>. Sticknf.Y, ' !f
IMcton. < >nt.uio." A
'"Tor the
OIV t IT TO H
TEETHING CHILDREN. I
IT WILL SAVE THEIR LIVES. W
JON'T Irl your dru?|lil ot merchant |??r> R
inml? you Hint itmcfhlng (lit will da A t
nil well, for It WON'T.
I AS/ML / * inmt. Hitrl I'rftp Fere lei
I. |\'I//^/ / Vvl ///\ < ? ' Twli. Itr
I 1 (i jA \V' / \ flifit Kftl^rlil riR hi/.
j STRICTLY HIGH OR AD
[ A. ',' V :,v / I Send six cents In stampt
( Hiocie 1 Guns, Rifles, Revolver
?.1(IUN 1'. fiOVMUi AIIMH 4
SgKSEEEEa
|vJ ITtrnt i'?uph Medicine. Kocoi
<1 Curce whoro all else fails. Pleas
taste, Children take it without
' t ' ^
XTX i i
Thc hand of time
leals lightly with a woman in
jerfect health. Butyall func
aonal derangements lanoaisorders
peculiar
cave their mark.. You neednv
iiave them. Dr. Pierce's Fa*
vorite prescription conges t?your
rescue as no other medicine
can. It cures them. For
periodical pains, prolapsus and
other displacements, bearing- >
down sensations, and all " female
complaints" and weaknesses,
it is a positive remedy,.
It is a powerful, restorative
tonic and nervine, imparting
strength to I lie whole system
in general, and I., -he uterine
organs and appendages in particular,
It keeps years from
your face and figure but adds
years to your life. It's guaran
feed to give satisfaction in
every case. If it doesn't, f
your money is leturned. V.
SSOOO GIVEN AWAY
rilK CANADIAN ACKtrl I.TCItlsTS FOURTH
LITERAHY COMPETITION!
lliiM.. (J. I D.'l. wli'-n Hi", ti-t, In; m.-ijnifiroitt rewariU
will I.- jn ti t'o |> i n - o u lui ' lu I lie ere.il est tiutnl-er
of m.m.I i in nil- nil out ol ihv letter.) ill the wotila
- Ilniii M v. t/ts I
Kirnl rew o l. -l. lMipiM, I'tul. $I.?W. .In!. fiOO; 4th.
87'iiH.iiiiiiI i'i it ' >" >i in i th. P.??vri .mi of Polite*
an. I <\|M. 7I|| ' I C< hi - toil.I \S .ti. h: stli, $100
l. iilio. loiM \\ it. li, ^|I . i u li. t'liuui Tea Set,
VI limit in ^ i - lii i W ihIv-i. tun I'm,'a (iilw
nu ims i \ U Ml "T"4'
|?n/?'.-* M* ? .1 h. ami ? *1 i a- li. iii.ikiniftl fOUM Oi 5fR>
?plemlnl i?'n ,ii<1?. i,in - mi- 11"in i?|? to All prizes *
drlivertd f??*o in I i :i11?I i'.ni-nla
TIm* moiiU inn ? I iiviim t?*?l onlv from letterscontained
in tlio urnilt MaoAZINF.
Foriinu ??r o!?s?il?*t?% tv??d ; ..UohhI, neither will a*
8irhuliii Mini plur?l?"f sum word ! ? allowed i
Tin- word* unnt iiitHil-iivil 1,'J, 3, itnds.Ton. to
furditato till* tuatdinj: ??1 pn.rs
Tlio IHt e??nia iiin-r iln lar::<-sf inn. I?rr of words wlU
pet first pii/.e. ill** in xt set ml. ami so on
l"a? li list inn I ' v < tnpaim *1 l*\ l"r six month ft
liption to Til I t'vN\pl\N A?ilil< II I Fit 1ST, Oil? ot
tho iM*?i| 111?i ?iah ! Ifonn* M a/me - in Ami rn a
Jf^/'TltM i-* N't?l.t ITI'KU V m ;?* nnlv will count Tlia
rrpntati ni l a I mm -m?P v Tim ri.TlfRI8T
in tin- p;nl i" i??npl?- n ti.nio ? lli.it tin * 4 Vmp? tition will
bv e? ndm I'll in It' cm-wit S? ml '.Y "tamp for full
iiattti ulai . t III* (in xi t XV Ai.n pi III KIHT, Pctcrlimoiuli,
1 'timid i A.J Cut tlii5 aU\iitUAUieiit out ? it
may not appear a*.uii.
1 I ]^N~U-J '
I V:\llN KWK.'.t ;l< \ 1 -11V itii'l makem'.n^y.rhotoi
,i:i .ipliv'. 11\Kin-- :n?l. I <. Art liuznr, I.uras,O
A|H|| Wkak. Nritmr*. Wiiktciikp mortals (f?4'
\llaR woll mill k.o|> II I'M. /irnlth Hrlper
UlUll t?*lt*i lioiv. r ti your. ! iimplo copy 1
free. Ilr. J. II. 11 \ K, h?ltt?>r, Hullalo, N. Y.
pPfJCinN No Pension. No Foe.
iullljiull hi-1 i lll'ntkk.
W \ s 11 I M; ION. - l?. <
nil i;c x. i.. ic. t"
IJ 1 | , 1 itV'Ulf all folllH t/f |>lM I ami CATARRHAL
1 ?(Te'T<)n? of Hi- Iti atifii'ii. V" ill'im of,linen.
li mtr.oI.looil. lino In. t.ml irllof. SjJil^C.y^'lIJ'8
a.i in -1. 1*.\"sii:itN Mkuit inkC'o., li udiiig,Fa.
"Kfcll (UbAUCU
! B Cr. i** Tin: iii;st for
J1 -Mllil. snoot I tll.W. N 11 t-.A It Kill' I: N nor
It r.A ll.ii "iii . soihi | ?I i|.|||? in *.i.iiii,m Tor .1 .smi/l'l.h\
ir iour .lo.iior i .... I. .i kr::r i r. t \ v i.pit
HHPS.. >1 ivfi i.n oi us, Itiiision, V I1.
*jy^~)SMiTHr - ; r
Jy <y- practicai, ?g
SS sfS'.'Js' A / h.b.ii li?? ?n<l Hl,h?
,r C^X'. . / . / C* . ..ii'iu*. Mlnlth'l.,! I
|,; i. , y O UooU !lCOptllJ,T>:?
a gu ll's ITOMIKItU'L.
Till: "JihW THKAT.llENT" 1(1 U
J CATARRH.
Iiolio. ? ? ii lln.l It von ill in tiro mint! t cm.
II|?KAI\N IT A l ..|,!> IN I \\ I VIA HH'I! IK't lt i.
C'ni't'a I'll lonio < in ii roll nuil nil liisra?i's
<J Tliront iiii.I Novo, let l:i it /i ii i s'l'
I / s'l /,. | 7 / . * i ii. i stain | a p. | .on oil lot.
'II ll Til ? I IT I. \ < P.. ; I !? I : o.i.l \* ay, N.V
m? I EVB'IS' 93 LYE
H Powtlcrcil and Peifumod.
NfiEgjnTi Strongc.itnwA purist Lyematle.
/\ Mnkivi tho best poiTuiiiadHard
JBv ^VSoap in 'JO mmutos "
jKVr ill}/. It is t lio boMt for softening
Witter, clenusiiig wnsto pipes,
mm disinf.vtitig sinLs, closota, wnsh||I
i?K bottles, piiiuts, troos, etc.
IL PENNA. SALT MFG. CO.,
)?i - ? ? vimi- wyss; * ?
JB MONKY IN Cll It'll KNH, J
A- B I'or'Jftv. it l'lO i'iignlMK.'k. < xpnrleuooi *"
uJm of .1 |.i.n il.-.(I |M>iiltry raiser .luringI
Mv ..... . . .leteot
TV ami ourp.llsoases; to feud for eggsi
gr*p*r=.vAj??mr .u.i lor i..u<-mng, wUioli fowlsu*
to for brt't'.llUK, *?-.. >to. A.l.lroiw
BOOK I'UH. liOUftK, till U-oiuir.! St.. N. Y. City.
LiEUJID YOUIl
Ml l.? frl..J (iFKMVN HUTItltiHI fjMHRa\
ubU?Ue?l, at the r.-mm kolily low lu li-w f V
f only $1.00, po9t|>.il l tin. H . i . - n IHr/llKU
liun $J4 finely pi Inte l p.of !- ar f Wv
rpo on excellent i.?p->r nu 1 In hnn-1- IS
nnoly yet eervloeebly l.-nin I in cloth.
give* KngU-.li wor.I-t with tli.? tiorin-in \X\i Y
lulvalouta an.I pronunciation, an I \\vk I
oriuun wor.i* with Knglith iletlnltlnna, % sy '
, la Invaluable to Herman* who nro not V jL
loroughly familiar with Knghnh, or to V A
merlcan* who n-lah to learn ..or man XL* .. JV
idreaa, with $1.00,
out rl a. itota, tit L*..ar4 aa. a., iwtoiir.
CURES DIARRHEA.
DYSENTERY*
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