The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, July 31, 1891, Image 4
A WONDERFUL STRUCTURE
' 'HE STORY or THE OBEAT LONDON
BRIDOE.
Its Original Erection Buried In fbo
Mists of Antiquity?No Other
Bridge Like It Anywhere. j
The original building of the bridge, ,
writes Walter Bosant in Harper, cannot
be discovered. As long as we know
anything of London the bridge was \
'*? t;?.?*!? '"WLXld ? lortitiefl I
?ie-**the
year 1095, the chronicler relatos that I
hn the feast of 8t. Edmund the Arch- 1 '
bishop, nt the hour of six, a dreadful I
whirlwind from the southeast, coming
from Africa?thus do all authors in all
ages seize upou the opportunity of parading
their knowledge?"from Africa!"
all that way!?blew upon the city and
overthrew upward of 600 houses and
several churches, greatly damaged the
Tower, and tore away the roof and part
of the wall or St. Mary le How, in Cheap"side.
During the same storni the water
In the Thames rose with such rapidity
and increased so violently that Eondon
Bridge was entirely swept away.
The bridge was rebuilt. Two years
afterward it narrowly escaped destruction
when n great part of the city was
destroyed by fire. Forty years ago it
did meet this fate in the still greater
fire of 1135. It was immediately rebuilt,
but I suppose hurriedly, because
_ yuara later it had to be constructed
living one Peter, chaplain of a small
church in the Poultry?where Thomas
a Becket was baptized?called Cotechurch.
The man was, above all others,
skilled m the craft and mystery of
bridge-building. He was perhaps a member
of the fraternity called tlie Pontific
(or bridge-building) Brothers, who about
this time built the famous bridges at
Avignoc, Pont St. Esprit, Cahors, Saintes
and Itochelle. He proposed to build a
stoae bridge over the river. Iu order to
raise money for this great enterprise,
offerings were asked and contributed by
King, citizens, and even the country tit
large. '1 lie list of contributors was
written out ou a table for posterity, ami
preserved in the Bridge Chapel.
This bridge, which was to last for six
hundred and tifty years, took as long to
build as King Solomon's Temple, namely,
three-and-thirty years. Before it was
finished the architect lay in his grave.
AVhen it was completed the bridge was |
1 926 feet Loum and forty feet wide?Stow I
sny? thirty feet; it stood sixty Terr ft^Tvr; 0 1
hSflrll.lVMtpf if Ponlninoil u ilra u'KcS/I.va 1
and ninety pointed arches, with massive
piers vuiying from twenty-five to thirtyfour
feet in solidity, raised upon strong
elm piles covered with thick planks. The
bridge was curiously irregular; there was
no uuiformity in the breadth of the arches;
they varied from ten feet to thirty-two
feet. Over the tenth and longest pier ;
was erected a chapel dedicated to the ,
youngest saiut in the calendar, St.
Thomas of Canterbury. The erection of ,
a chapel on a bridge was by no means ]
uncommon. Everybody, lor instance, ,
who has been in the south of France re- j
members the chapel on the broken bridge
at Avignon. Again, a chapel wai built j
on the bridge ut Droitwich, in Cheshire,
and one on the bridge at Wakefield, in j s
Yoiksliiic. Like the cuapei at Avignon, (
that of London Bridge contained nu upTWtltltl
rttVr\Vfei "vi'W'&taVra, making- It "J
accessible from the river. The bridge
gate at the southern end was fortified by
a double tower, and there was also a j
tower at the northern end. The wall or
parapet of the bridge followed the line
of the piers, so as tc give at every pier" .
additional room. The same nrrau?ement
used to be seen on tiio old bridge
at Putney. ? j1
The citizens have nlways regarded
I u1 ? ? - - r
uviuuwu oimgc ivno pucunnr priile and *
affection. There was no other bridge
like it in the whole country, nor any
which could compare with it for strength
or for size. I think, indeed, that there j(
was not in the whole of K irope auy
bridge that could compare with it; for
it was built not only over a broad river, ^
but a tidal river, in which the flood
rose and ebbed with great vehemence
twice a dav. Later on they built houses
on either side, but at first the wav w?? f1
^^uiiii' tmniim; certain monks, called ^
Brethren pf St. Thomas on the Bridge, ^
were charged with the services in the
chapel, and with administering the rev- ^
enues tor the maintenance of the fabric.
The children made songs about it. r|
One of their songs, to which they ^
danced, taking hands, has been preserved.
It is modernized, and one j'
knows not how old it is. The author of ^
Chronicles of tendon Hrid'/t gives it at
full length, with the music. Here are "
. u
two >r three verses:
London Bridge is broken down, tj
Dance over my Lady Lee;
London Bridge is broken down,
VVith a gay la lee. w
tl
How shall we build it up again?
Danes over m.v La ly Lae;
How shall we build it up again? hi
With a gay lade*. ni
Jluil I il up with sfona so strong,
J) inoe over my Lady L?e; B(
Huzza! 'twill last for ages long, si I
With n gay ladee. ur
Tiie late Archbishop Tail oi Canter tt
bury onro made ?n effective use of a ser- a
nion. Driving down Hollow.ly Hill, he fct
was confronted by r runaway horse with n9
a heavy dray making straight for his *"
carriage. He tlire v a sermon in its face.
The horse was so bewildered by the Hutteringof
the leaves tint it swerved and
paused, the driver regains I control, the f'r
sermon was picked up, and the Bishop
proceeded on his way. "I don't know,'1
he said to his companion, the present
Archbishop of York, "whether my serinon
did any good to the congregation, ha
but it was oi considerable service t<?
self."?Ne<c York Tribune. wh
Out of Sorts
l'(*rlhf * a fpclln? peoiillnr In ppr*nn? nf dy*peptlc
tendency, or minted l>y change of rllmnfe, wumn or OStl
life. The ntnmnch In nut of order, (he h*?? achrr <
or doe* nol feel right
5M regulating and ton log power* noon reetore* her- VXC
moo J to the ?y litem. end give* otrength of mind,
nerve* and body. hpr
Hood's Sarsaparilla "
fold by all druggleta. ': ? * f<* Prepared only C|U|
?iy C.I. HOOD *00., Lowell, Mar*.
IOO Doses One Dollar wei
*
Mr*. Driscoll, bearing the crash, rushed
in furiously. She found Mercy, pale and
horrified, picking up tho pieces. (
The next instaut the strap descended
on the child's shoulders. She cried out,
and at once spraug through tho door, I
and lied up the hill to her tree of refuge. J
The landlady followed, but she ifh saw '
Mercy safely perched on her lor!/ seat.
It happened that a rough young sailor,
a nephew of Mrs. Driscoll's had come to
the hotel the evening before. Woanpg
the noise, he came out.
When Mercy saw the young sailor
climbing toward her, she gave a little cry
like a frightened bird, and at once ascended
higher, and disappeared in a
thick bunch of foliage at the very top.
A moment later the spectators heard a
scream, and snw Mercy fall from that
dizzy height like a wounded squirrel.
Fortunately, she struck first among tho
lower boughs, but from these she fell
to the ground, where she lay motionless.
The sailor, reproaching himself for tho
accident, sprang down and picked her j
up. Oue of her slender arms hung limp,
and there was blood on her face. He
carried her tenderly to the hotel, and
Mrs. Driscoll promptly sent for a doctor,
and meanwhile exercised her owu skill
to revive the child.
"I never thought of fallin', no more'n
n squirrel," she mused. ' She must a'
ben terrible scared at Jim."
In the midst of the excitement, tho
landlady was surprised to see Mrs. Du?l
* ??lut hiir .coachman.
| oho tottered feebly, and her j.ale fiTCS
was really ghastly. She laid her trembling
white hand on Mrs. Driscoll's big
red arm, while her frightened eyes were
Vxed on Mercy's motionless form.
"I saw her?fall!" she gasped. "Is
? is?she?badly hurt?"
"Not so verv, ma'am." rcnlied the
MAOIC.
IThea the sparse leavqp left to the oak are
sere
And fray at their boughs, and night is near,
And the wind wails over marsh and mere
tVhere the after light lies dead and drear?
Then, ah that again!
Come days that have been?
Dead many a year?for many a year I
^hen the wild drake calls in the early
night.
Than, ah for the deacF^JP^^^^^ .
Sweet days that are fleJS^
And their dear delight?and their dear delight
'
?G. K. Turner, in Sprint/field Republican.
.1ARAMILL0S GIRL
The gossips of the little California
town of Savoy talked much about Mrs.
Duperu. She was a very wealthy, lame
old lady who lived in lonely grandeur in
a country residence called llohin Wood,
about a mile from the town, with
no one but servants about her. It was
said that she had a son lor whom she had
planned a great career, but that she had
disowned him.
What had been bis fault was not certainly
known, but it was reported that
he had led a life of foolish pleasure, and
at last married a rope-dancer.
One day two events stirred the drowsy
atmosphere of Savoy.
? T.>p>.ftr&tjaas_doii4,S4X1gic#ro
gradeis were at work on the mountaintide
about a third of a mile from tho
town. During a heavy blast in the
niorning one of the Chinese, named Ah
Gorv, had been killed.
The Chinaman's body was badly mutilated,
and, dreadful to relate, his head
could not be found.
Poor All (low's body, lacking the
head, received temporary burial on
the mountain. I say temporary, because,
after a time, the bones of all Chinese
who die in foreign lands are, if possible,
exhumed and sent hack to China, to receive
final intirincut in their native soil.
The second event was simply light
comedy. A circus came to town, and
pitched its tent on tho plaza. A graceful
little girl, who danced 011 the slackwire,
was greatly admired; but the applause
and laughter were loudest whenever
Jarnmillo, the clown, appeared.
When the circus departed from Savoy,
it left behind it Jarnmillo, tho clown.
Many of those who had heard his hollow
tt?m pQMtn MI ttt -1 a, I,,,
followed by a side-shaking jest, had
laughed and thought the mockery excellent;
but, alas! the cough was a
leality, and Jarnmillo was dying!
He remained at the Woodman's Hotel,
kept by the rude and energetic Mrs.
Drisc.Yll. His little daughter, Mercedes,
whom he called Mircv, was with him.
She was the graceful child who had
lanced on the alack wire.
Jarnmillo lingered several weeks, a!
ways nojH'iw oi recovery. Nevertheless, i
tie wrote a letter one day, sealed and !
Hamped it. Then, giving it to Mercy,
le said
"Keep that, Mercy, and if anything
inppens to me, put it in tiie postoflice."
Mercy wondered what he meant, but '
he put the letter away carefully in a
leep pocket of her dress.
.Tarumillo'ar money nave out. The '
? A ' '?rftrrrtm- itii3. ^,1. ..n L]
complained loudly to her family and
friends, but never to the clown or to
Mercy. Jaramillo cheerfully asserted that
he would soon be on his feet again, and
would pay up everything.
One sad day he asked Mercy to bring
lis make-up box and the looking glass.
She had never seen his eyes so bright,
ind thought with joy that he was much
letter. hi he held the glass while he 1
minted his face. At last, lie said.
"That's good. I'm ready to go on 5
iow."' '
He fell back on his pillow, dead.
Mercy was overwhelmed by her great 1
iss. '
When she had seen her father laid to 1
jst in the little cemetery on the ridge,
lo knew no kindred nor friend in the "
ide world. ?
She went hack to the Woodman's ''
[oteI, aud w as eju)UiL'
iat kind of work, she often aroused the
rath of the severely practical .Mrs. &
'riscoll.
The landlady had a daughter named Sl
Soatrire, but the name had degenerated
l common usage to "Heat.'' She was a 1
?d cheeked, loud-voiced romp, and *'
then any mischief was clone, which fre- *
uently happened, she did not scruple to
iv the blame upon Mercy. So Mrs. "
Iriscoll's sceptre of power, in the shape c
f a broad biack strap, often descended s
njustly on Mercy's shoulders.
Hut soon the landlady learned todis
nguisn sometimes between the occa- c
ons when Merry was innocent and ai
hen slie was really to blnine. When
le fault was hers she would tearfully 81
^knowledge it, ami await with folded
inds and downcast eyes any punish- 111
ent that Mrs. Driscoll saw fit to inflict;
it when falsely accuse I by the whining ''1
eat, she always preserved a watchful ^
lenee, neither explaining nor dcnjdn#. rr
11 i I shr^ YrVtriwm HneflKucn" ,![?m &
Then, if possible, she would tly out of w
to house, through door or window, like 3;|
gazelle, (lee to a huge oak-tree which ni
ood on the ridire above the hotel, and
ccnd In'o its breezy top with marvelis
agility. w
One day Mercy found in her pocke w
e letter tlint her father had given to ,ot
r; she had forgotten it. It. was ndessed:
rji
Mns. Ki.ohkm k Dupkhc,
No. Van Ness avenue,
San Francisco.
She mailed the letter. Mrs. Dupcru 1U
11 been in Snu Francisco for some l)f|
eks, but soon after Jaramillo's letter cr''
s despatched, she arrived suddenly at vc
vov.
Mercy saw her ride past the hotel.
c pale, haughty old lay looked keenly
her. After that time she pav-e I tho Mr
el in her carriage nearly every day, the
nsibly to visit the poi'.olticc,
loinctinies she saw .Merey at?h^J<K>rf_? \
1 "Ttrt'fl
if,
\ neighboring; tree. This seemed to ^
ite her anger, and she would stamp ^
sound foot and mutter to herself, "A 1
wn's daughter!" sile
)ne day at the Woodman's Hotel tho the
rosy Beatrice l"t a tray of dishes fall, the
i fled upstairs promptly and swiftly, rtra
I knowing what would follow. S
landlady. "iler arm is broke, and she's
a bit jaired. Don't be scared, ma'am.
Beat, letch a chair for the lady. But
it's prettv hart, ma'am," she continued.
"I don't see what I'm a-goin' to do with
her, with all the work that's a-pilin' up
on me. Sure, she was enough trouble
when she vvjR well."
"I shall take her home with mc as
as soon as she can be moved," whispered
Mrs. Duperu, eagerly.
Mrs. Duperu spent the night and
the succeeding days at Mercy's bedside.
When the child could be safely moved
she tock her iu her carriage to Robin
Wood, to the great amazement of the
gossips.
.Ate
nbout her, but they were generally of a
kind that accorded with her gentle nature.
She was well-dressed and welltaught.
Mrs. Duperu showed little affection
for her, but she was very kind,
and Mercy often wondered why this
great lady ha 1 taken charge of her.
There were many splendid tree? to
climb at Robiu Wood, but Mercy soon
discovered that Mrs. Duperu did not regard
with favor that form of exercise,
ami sho regretfully promised her benefactress
never to indulge in it again.
The girl wore a pair of antique carrings?little
crescents of gold, set with
turquoise. Mrs. Duperu deigned to admire
them one day.
' They were my mother's," said Mercy.
The old lady started as if a wasp had
stung her. Then she seized her cane and
hobbled away. ____ _
- i?irf uuun mwmtrs. Oil pel t? but
eral mouths when a Chinese notable arrived
at savoy, and registered at the
Woodman's Hotel. He was a grave,
dignified gentleman, dressed in his rich
native costume, and wearing a black
skull-cap with a red braided button at
tne top. His name was Wo Keong, and
he was an official of the Chinese SixCompanies
of San Francisco.
His business was soon made known by
small bills which were posted about
own. He had come to remove the body
>f Ah Gow, who had been killed by the
xplosion; and the bills offered a reward
>f fifty dollars to the person who should
ecover the missing head.
Wo Keong quaintly explained in his
dvertisement that the matter was one
f great importance, as a Chinaman whn
i:i<1 left his head in a foreign land was [_
l\|iifin{ gf^yppnitiBg* wjrt"TTOpbssiblo To[
im unrii his head was found; and at the (
reat festival of Yu Lau ho was sure to
omo back to the earth mournfully i
earchiog for it.
One of these singular bills was brought
o Robin Wood as a curiosity, by Mercy's
tiusic teacher. Mercy read it, and from
bat time was sad and absent-minded.
A secret was weighing upon her mind,
nd there was no one in whom she could
onfide. Mrs. Duperu was kind, but ,
he had never invited her love and con- t
donee j
Mercy drove^to town one day in the '
arriage, and saw a great number of men c
nd boys on the mountain side above the I
>wn. She knew for what they were J
arching, and she shuddered.
One morning the music teacher re- i
inrke 1 that Wo Keong was about to f
ire up his search, and that lie would '
robnbly leave Savoy the next day. t
Mien Mercy heard this a great lump ?
,cn in Uor ntt') nt the SilllC tlUlt) ^
great resolve rose in her heart. t
Ttie lmatfr of Ah Qow, so distressed s
ithout his head haunted her. She kept ?
lying to herself, "ife is unhappy; I I
ust help him." n
When the music lesson was finished, i
le went to .Mrs. Duperu and asked, 1
ith a tremulous voice, "Mrs. Duperu,
ill you please let mo climb a tree just
ice more?"
The old Icdy was surprised at the rc- >
icst, so solemnly and earnestly made. ,
"Is that what has made you so serious /'
late?" she asked. "You are palo, P
o. I fear that I have kept you too ,R
liet. I must give you more exercise, a ,?
ny to rifle, perhaps. Yes, go and 0
inb a tree if you wish, but lef ii i?. ? b
ry small one." , '
"I want to cliinb a big tree," declared u
tcj, witli a grave firmness.
"What a strange child!" murmured J
s. Dupcrti. "Choose your own tree, '
m,"shc continued, "but do aot fall,
ooodc Mjojoa."
A
wis walking the W
orriy road to town. The wind roared fl|
the tall redwood trees; black clouds T
lg overhead, and drops of rain were 01
ing. th
Tbe Woodman's Hotel was dark and
nt. Mercy passed it and went up to b<
great oak on tbe rid.ro. She stopped '
ro shivering. The wind made a
,ngc noise in the huge tree. j thi
die began to climb slowly, ller arnts of
1 'V'
were weak with terror, and she had to
top often to rest. Once there was a
bright gleam of lightoing, and she cowered
close to the trunk, lest some one
should see her.
At last she reached the thick mass of
foliage at the top, from which she had
fallen. She wrapped her handkerchief
around her hand, shut her eyes, and
reached out fearfully.
She touched a smooth, rouud object
that had lodged in tho thick foliage of
the tree. ThI?u>lA>fa the mere sight of
She la of Wp/ Stone's window; she
had sou him sitting there, grave and
tedatc^is became his rank. There was
a rtfin-'?pout at the corner; a large roseLush
cding to the side, and the window
comic* would afford a foothold. She
began t> climb the wall.
Wo leong was awakoned by the cold
touch ? tho wind and rain on his face.
Heforevie could rise, a brilliant flash ol
lightni* illumined the wild night. He
mw a sLht form, with pallid face and
lying hir, framed in the open window,
licuse qrkness fell, but in the mighty
crash ofthe thunder he thought lie heard
n suiriti ry.
116 sfang up and lighted his lamp.
No livip thing was visible, but on the
floor bjieath the window he saw a
human lull. He knew that Ah Gow's
head w4 found.
Somejiing gleamed beside the mournful
reliqof humanity. Wo Keong picked
it up am. ^\umined it curiously. It waa
Au.juitijiVk? crencent
set with ynsdTke7
It likr been raining heavily for an
hour, \nlt frequent flashes of lightning,
when Duperu heard a strange sound
in the liuse. Obeying her first impulse,
she tool her lamp and went to Mercy's
room, fl'luro she found the child lying
on the floor sobbing piteously. Her hair
and clJthiiig were drenched with rain,
and sm was shivering with cold.
"Mlrcedes! Where have you been?"
screnoaed tho frightened woman.
"I have lost my mother's earring,"
was all that Mercy could say. She began
to sob pitifully, and then fainted.
The next day Mercy was delirious and
dangerously ill. The old lady's proud
spirit broke, and she prayed that Mercedes
might live to know her again, so
that she could take her to her heart.
But Mercy was likely to die. Hour
alter hour she seemed to be seeking ths
lost earring, or shrinking in terror from
some frightful object
Late when sleep had at last
Duperu, watchiug ^fSer Ceclsfde, *lell
into a short, troubled slumber. She suddenly
awoke and started up wildly, with
the feeling that some one was in the
room, llul everything was still.
She was about to sink down in her
chair again, when a strange object on
the table attracted her attention. It was
a small octagonal box, of silver filigree
work. S'10 had never seen it before.
Mercy was still sleeping, and Mrs.
Duperu went out and questioned the
servants. No one had called, and none
of them had been in tho room.
Greatly astonished, Mrs. Duperu returned
and looked closely at the box. At
one side of jt was a spring, which she
pressed. The box opened, and she saw
in it a slip of paper on which was written,
,lMercedes Jaramillo."
Benentlt- paper lay Mercy's lost
? .? -rr pk r; * '1 1 ^iu
remained. Sao lifted one corner, and
saw withiu h beautiful pearl necklace.
This mystery greatly disturbed Mrs.
Dupeiu, but she gently clAsped the carring
in Mercy's ear, grateful to whoever
had returned it.
When the morning dawned, the child
awoke, rational for tho first time. She
anxiously pat her hauds to her ears, and
a look of joy came over her face.
"O Mrs. Duperu, I dreamed that I lost
one of my earrings," she cried, weakly.
The old lady's face was wet with tears
as she bent down and kissed her. Then
a sound and healiim slnmhor f?tl n
"-w: n ??*v" Ul'vu
the child.
The gossips of tvavoy were astonished
when, not long afterward, a marble shaft
which bore thiainscrif tion was placed at
poor JarayMllo'a
How til^^flKsilver box was placed
on the fable wag never discovered. If
Wo Keong thought it fitting that a mysterious
kindness done to himself should
be repaid by a kindness equally mysterious,
he certainly carried out his idea
very veil.?Tcv/fA'a Companion.
Bright Thoughts and Merry.
Fratk It. Stockton toils with great
;leo htw once, many years ago, ho inrented
i dish and got $2 for the invenion.
It was while ho was sub-editor of
Hearth <nel llome, a weekly paper of
vhich J!rs. Mary Mapes Dodge was the
ditor. He had contributed to ovejry department
save the household department.
This pis. him on his mettle. So he
landed in a receip1. of his own concoct*
ng. Mrs. Dodge accepted It, and paid
or it a the current rates?$2. The
lish is xhlled "Uold Pink," and here is
he receipt: Take all the white meat left
iver from the thanksgiving tijrkey, uud
hop it uHfrrgrfttje. "Tour a thin cranterry
sauc over the cold meat. Mix
veil, put t in a china form and set if
,way to g< cold. When cold, ser i it.
t makes delightful dish. But alas!
s Mr. Sto ton himself remarks, there
s never 01 turkey left over from the
Phanksgivi g dinner.?Kpoeh.
The T'fi Soldiers of Nuremberg.
The artis t of Nuremberg and Furth
ave long I en famous for their manuictures
o toy-soldiers of lead. The
rt dates oin the Hcven Years' War,
nd was d eloped under tho influence
f the entl siasra aroused by the career
f Frederi the Great. Much pains aro
, 1, Jill it- - - * *
iivcu win me saeicnes o[ the intended
gure*, an eminent artiste are willing
? supply the models. Certain fixed
ilea have o be adhored to in designing
>e figures In colors, deep tints must
j avoided and v hues preferred,
he artists nu^t "^Jt'ijyito||^yith
W*A\Vttr The^THKp* ' belonged.
nachronisms in tp*WSjl('r *ro
olds of slale nrl naeff for the plain
;ures, and of braslfo^fhose in relief,
he figures, liaving^toen cast, are taken
it and trimmed; tfen handed over to
ie women, to bo pirated; and then to
her women, to be \ackod in wooden
jxcs. ? I'ojiular Scioi%4f Monthly.
Each of the fonrAblea upon which
R Brooklyn Bridge m%U has a capacity
12*000 tons. "
. * >
A Ncn Hypnotic.
Sotnnnl is tho unine of a new hypnotic
:ently discovers! by n Berlin phyaiin.
Its effects aro far less depressing
in those of chloral, and in other- chartcristics
it has the sainc advantages,
many of tho now hypnotics have one
more objectionable features, and their
ntinuous use results in so many now
ug habits that it is a great boon to the
ysicisns to have another remedy of tble
iss that can be used interchangeably
th others, and which, as iu the case of
mnal, is singularly fee from injurious
to^ ac ^
y case of catarrh that cannot be cared bv
dug IIall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo. O.
Ye, the undersigned, have known P. J.
eney for the last 15years, and believe him
rfectly lionorable in all business transacns,
and financially able to carry out any obatioiis
imide by their firm.
est & TnUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Tolelo,
O.
ai.dino. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale I
Jruggisl e, Toledo, O.
tali's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act;
directly upon tho blood and mucous surjes
of (he system. Testimonials sent free.
Ice 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Cansae City Is promised tee at Ave cents a
ndred, as a result of competition.
For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomaoh
sorders, use Brown's Iron Bitters. The Beat
>nlc, it rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood
id strengthens the muscles. A splendid to?fer
weak and debilitated persons.
"Mauk Twain" has gone to Paris for a
ree years' star.
Cent a Mile
a the C.ncitinali, Hamilton and Dayton
silroad to the Detroit Encampment of the
A. II. on August 3, from all points on
e C , H. & D. Front Cincinnati August I
id 2, the round trip rate to Detroit will le
.'25, Bnd on August 3 it will bo $5.30. BpecI
trains as well ns rogulor (rains will run
lid to Detroit. Tho C , H. & 1). being the
ily direct lino from Ciucimitti to Detroit
m* been s looted by tho (1. A. R. as the
lioial route. Purchase tickets \ia1heC.,
. & D. For further in'orina ion address
O McC'jrmiok, General Passenger and
cket Ag< nt, Cincinnati, O.
If you would bo correct in pronouncing
anitoba accent the last syllable.
For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Malua.
Neuralgia. Indigestion and Biliousness,
k? Brown's Iron Bitters?it gives strength,
aking old persous feel young?and young
irsons strong; pleasant to take.
Novelist Rodyahd Kiplino was only
vo weeks in thn ITnited Htstes.
Difficulties or Affrlcaltnral Experiment
Stations.
The lack of suitable men has not boen rc<
the only drawback to the work of the cio
younger stations. Two clauses in the act thi
passed by Congress allowing only three ?cl
thousand dollars of the first ard seven Bo
hundred and fifty dollars of each buc- or
cecding appropriation to be used for co:
buildings, and requiring that from the dr
very first at least four bulletins a year pb
be issued, while ultimately it may prove ck
of advantage to them, has certainly wi
which the 8tate had previously given to an
the agricultural college was abolished, tal
The fact that quarterly bulletins were re- >
quired by law, whether the station had Cb
valuable matter on hand or not, coupled
with the fact that in many instances men
wholly new to the busiuess had to write ,|
them, tended at first to distribute more w
or less matter of questionable value. As i
the bulletins have general circulation hu
among the class for which they were in- i?r
' 1 tended only in the State in which they j
wero issued, many States necessarily sent hu
out some compilations on the same top- j
ics, which, to all practical purposes, dli
were duplicates of each other. Bulletins,
too, had to be written in popular to
style, in order that they might be understood
by men whose educatiou, in too th
many instances had been limited to the
winter district school. If it be also re- ^
membered that these newly formed stations
have been organised scarcely three o.
years and have not been in working th
order for that length of time; that they
are going through the same trials as the ja
older stations have had , that they have so
to break down the prejudices of many ^
farmers, as the older stations have largely (>1i
done; and that they were popularly ex- H
pccted to sho.v in a few months results hi
equal to those which even the German 11
experiment stations have conquered only M
after years of strict application with the
aid of the best of the scientists of that rJ
scientific nation?it cannot be wondered ta
at that these new born stations have iii
several instances fallen short of what was
expected of thciu.?Popular He tenet
Monthly. l
1 ' N
A New Guinea ftlnii-C.ilclicr. f,1
R. H. Dean, of London, England, was if
at the Ryan yesterday on his way homo ^
from a trip around the world. Ho spent ~
some tune in New Zealand, Samoa and t
New Guinea. J
Among the curious things from New
- > **. * - ? ? - -?c;^ ? - ?
mcut consists of n strong wand about
one-half an incli thick and about twelve ]
feet long. The rod is bent double so as '
to leave a loop fifteen inches in diama- 1
ter, open at one end. A spear is fastcucd w
to the handle so that the spear head pro- '
jects into Hie loop. The spear is ol *'
wood and is very hard and tough. When 3'
the warriors of New Guinea go to battlo
they carry this terrible weapon with "
thcra. As their cuemies begin to run J",
they follow them and throw the loop
over the head of the pursued, the shock -throws
the victim upon tlio spear head, J
which pierces tlio unfortiiuate's neck,
and in nearly every case instantly kills =
bun. The victor then cuts off the dead 1
man's head ani carries it home, for tlio *
warrior is judged according to the num- m
ber of heads he can show. The natives
show a great deal of ability in making
1 mrl wc mrnre uf Iron,
glass and ftono for spear points.??>t,
Pttul Pioneer Pre**. ?
A Bull-Fight With Fun in it.
? In ordinary accounts of hull fights
you bear of the sickening sight of disemboweled
horses, and bleeding men,
and butchered bulls. This went on
with ever-changiug fun, shouts and
laughter, but no one was either hurt or
got the coeurdo'j. Whoever tliiuks it is
merely a joke to go dowu into one of
these eDormous arenas and snatch the
tiny rosette from between the horns of a
beast who has been trained all his life
to keep him from getting it, will find A
that ho has a large piece of work cut out
for him. For fun a Provencal bull fight a
cxpei tn< it is fsr ahead of anything I ^
ever saw. As it goes en every Sunday
in the summer time all over Provence, C<
Frenchmen regard it as too common an ol
affair to be worth description. Foreign- "
era never going there at the proper sea- 11
son?tg summer and autumn?never or ?S
scarcely gVor see it. And even down in T
I^a (JMnrgiie, on tlie banks of the pi
Rhone, in little towns, all of which, save ill
a l m t ao mawiao i . .
mi; uuKuowii, mc course.', cc
like base-ball matches, are held every (me- fa
day. They are the sport of the people, ti
and have much more character than 111 }-Jl
the small towns. ? C'enturu. CJ
W
ON^ ENJOYS
Both the method end result# when
ByrupofFigsis taken; it i# pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta N
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system
effectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual
Mtnatinatt? ? * "
T"i DTTun or i-iffs is ths
SfiTSft ?f "* ^ind prodnoed,
pleasing to the taste andao.
Kfi
its many excellent qualities commend
it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known. t?i
Brrup of Figs is for sale In 60o ?
?nd $1 bottles by all leading druggist*.
Any reliable druggist who
may not bare it on hand will procure
it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
9AM FMAM0I800, OAL.
itvrsviui xv Mtw ro99. a*
KITS stopped rroe by t)R. Ki.ink's Ukbat
ervk Restorer. No fits after first day's use.
arvelous cures. Treatise and $- trial bottle
eo. Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St.. Phlla.. l'a.
afflicted with sore eyes tiso'Dr.lsaac Thomnin's
Kyc-water.Druggists sell at SSc.per bottle
Dyspepsia Is tlie ltane oftlio precpnt generation.
It Is Tor its cure ami it sat tendnnts.
tick headache, constipation and piles, that
t utt'HPHIs
I'srs become so rninons. They net gently
r>n the digestive organs, irilnrr t liein tonu
md vigor without griping or nausea. ~5c.
pRINITY COLLEGE.
ill Trim llrgin.' at Dt'RHAM. X. C.. 0,1. |. JS9I.
six liepartnu-ntsof lnstmetion, ench In charge of
.Vric HtillilinpK. Xf"' tsUHtmlorirt, .Vnrh'nt
Itrnrir.-. b.nlhs, Alhlrlir Orountis, ill acres |n eea
r of Park ) lliiiltliful Ijh ulion, hi II Shrub tl.
/ij-ficasrs. S<o |h*i' trim of :! months. Including
.iitil, tuition, furnished room, electric light. heat,
re of rooms Seiirl for Oifa/oj/ur /o
ilOIIN K. CKOWKlil,, President. Trinity College
irk. I'urlinm. N.C.
I | ABOUT Kant Tennenn~e's FINK
t I (1.1 >1 ATI: and (Irkvt Rehockcbs is
II I KNOXV1LLK SENTINEL; daily 1 mo..
w JOi'.; weekly l year, 91; samples Ac.
IFN&IflN No Pinslon. No Foo.
tjllnlllll .IOHKI'11 II. HUNTER.
IliwBMMI " **"' INHTOX. - l>.
I'mimircs. Allays l ain a
Hr ^Wthii Huron. Its-stores TmI
HL J|| (Jlvea Ivellef at one
Apl'lfl into thr Xottrilt.?
tilSHIg^EstSllI600- brupgl?U or by malL EL
"German
Syrup"
For children a medii
Cough cine should be abso- '
nci -r ltUcly 1L\liahl,r- A
redlcfhe. pin her faith to k as to
her Ilihle. It must
mtain nothing violent, uncertain,
r dangerous. It must he standard
i material and manufacture. Tt
mst l>e plain and simple to adminter
; easy and pleasant to take,
lie child must like it. It must lie
rompt in action, giving inimedi- !
e relief, as childrens' troubles
mie (juick, grow fast, and end
tally or otherwise in a very short
me. It must not only relieve quick
u oring them around quick, as I
lildren ch:! and fret and spoil !
eir constitutions under long conicment.
It must do its work in
oderate doses. A large quantity
medicine in a child is not desira-*
e. It must not interfere witlv the
ild's spirits, appetite or generat
alth. These tilings suit old aa
11 as young folks, and make Boliee's
German Syrup the favorite
uily medicine. <D ,
Es Life Wor
o?Not 8f Your Bowe
Cures Diarrhoea,DyNjW.'
d all Stomach Troubles of *
Wtltl- It H?t>. T*m*4
KJ CurcH wlirro all elae falls. Pic
U| lantf. flitldren take it withov
ti^^sEmnz
. *
/ ' i
*** iWJ'". 4 w,* El ' 'f. v * 3
* -< ... \ * * ' *
But the troubles that arc to^bo ^ ^
feared hive a positive remedy. Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription builds
up and strengthens the system, and
regulates and promotes every proper
function. It's a generous, support,
ing tonic, and a quieting, soothing
nervine ? a legitimate medicine, not
a beverage, freo from alcohol and
injurious drugs. It corrects and
cures, safely and surely, all those
delicate derangements, weaknesses,
and diseases peuidiar to the sex.
A remedy that docs cure is one
that can be guaranteed. That's
what the proprietors of " Favorite
Prescription" think. If it doesn't
givu hatlMautii'ii) ill vvuijr taou iv*
which it'n recommended, they'll refund
the money. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms. ,
Decide for yourself whether some- '
thing else sold by the dealer, is
likely to be " just as good" for
you to buy.
VSMIC STl''" v noOK-KKKPtxo, Butinest Ebrmr,
H wlWE JVnmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc.. 1 1
11 Tiiorovoiii.y Tauout iit MAI I.. Circular* free. \y
Ili-ynnt's College. 457 Main St.. Buffalo, N. Y.
r? nil Wkak, Nrnvors. Wrf.tchf.d mortal* g*S
>|]aK well ami keep well. Health Heipw
' ?* '? tell* how. 50 eta. ? vcar. Sample oopy"
free. l)r. J. 11 .J) Y K. Editor, llnfTalo, N. Y.
"RED EYE" X9.PA&99
a Mild, Hyvcel CltKW. No UKAItTHUKN nor
HKADAt'HE. Send lOcvnta luStamps for A SAMPLE,
If your dealer does not KEEP IT. TA Y LOU
lilt OS.. MANi'KAeTURicha, W'lnalon. N. C.
tirs no.tDKRFUL.
THE "NEW TREATMENT" FW
CATARRH. 1
?e* n find Urealli In lire mlnntM.
IKEAKb Ul* A CU1JJ IN TWKNTY-VOCR HOURS. ' A.. A
Cures Chronic Catarrh and nil lllaeuM^' V . >
rt.y^npnt.HHd Noar. l'Ol PKALLT tll'llj* ? . 8sS8&0!te?7i!tsB^
tl
EW1S' S3 ?? LYE
g l'owder ad and Per fumed.
Strongest ni\t\ jiertsi i.yotuadd.
Makes tlio be si perfumed Hard
HonpinSn minutes wifAouf faffing.
It id flio bcutfor softening
v/nter, clennsfn;' waste pipes,
disinfect irv' sinks, closota, washing
bottles, paint?, trees, etc.
PENhlA. SA).T MFG. CO.,
( on. Agcnfa, Pbiln., JPc.
_ 4 MONEY IN OI11UH.BNS.
W m ^tr- i or i&a a liAHpa** book, oxparl ?UI? I
J\<J<I A dRof a practical poultry ralasr dodu
tBw tHRw year*. It (tacu? boa to dataai
TT Tr and our* dUemMai to fa?d for aaaa
aud for fattaulogi whloh fowMM
at* lor brood lug, Ac., to. Addr*?
ROOK EORtfOCaa. IS* Leonard SA, ?. T.CT|R.
LWI?Cleanses tin Nasal
aid Inflammation, Hr?l?Bafr?v2' nJJjR
S*ur,'^Y.
agents for IV. I,, noiiglns Shoes.
not for snlo In your plucc ask tons
enler to send for entnlogiie, secure iho
agency, and get tlieni lor you.
rr-TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
... ? WHTIS the *
W. L. DOUGLAS
i?fB?8TfiJHi w^pfe,
kr ??u f.oiiiniio lltiid?irwed, Iho finest calf
PaP. shoo ever offered for SYOO; equals Krenoh
imported shoes which cost from $s.<n to 912.00.
C Jt Off Hiind-Scwcd Welt Hlioe, fine celt
?P"S. stylish, comfortable nud durable. The beat
shoo over offered ut this price ; same grade as cuetom-mado
shoes costing from $U.(?tn$9.00.
MAO Police shoe | fanners. Hsllroed In
and LcttcrC'nrrlersnll ufnrtbein; flneoalf, v"?
seamless, smooth l-nhle, heavy three soles, eatenslon
edge. Ono pair ?III wear a y ear.
CO 30 flue rnlft no l>cttcr shoe ever offered M
this price; (.tie trial will convince thoee
who want a shoe for comfort and service.
M'W mid 84.OO Worhliiirmnn'a shoes
ero very strong nud durable. Those wbe
havu given them a trial will wonr no other make.
RaVO' 84,Off nud 81.73 school shoes are
a? VP O worn by the boys everywhere; the/sell
on tbcTr merits, as the Increasing sales show.
nrlflic S.f.ftlf I In ml-newr <t shoe, bMl
kdUlvD Dongola, very styllsli; equalsrrcnok
Imported shoes costing front to atUHj. \\
I,miles' 4.30, 84.00 mid 81.73 shoe tat
Misses sre the best fine Ixmgola. stylish and ainsltla
('notion. iSec. th?t W. U. ieoMglaa' name Ssd
prtoe are stamped on tlie bottom of each shoe.
\V. L. IXtUULAS, llrocktoa, ZCoM.
"is N U 81
? Thorough, Practical Instruction. Graduates
assisted to positions. MP Catalogue
FRKK. Write to waiaiogue
Bryant I Station Business Colligi,
LOUISVILLE. KV. 6
th Living? o
Is are Out of Order.
Cramps. Summer Complaint
Man, Woman or Child.
?r BerekMl will orrfrr It far row.
: y^ffl
commended by Phniciaiw. Kfl
Asiint and agreeable to tho KB
it objection. By druggists. El S, i ?
auusnJH|p