The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, July 08, 1892, Image 4
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Ring oat, ring oat, ye mwry beds,
And let too d?tp-awoth*1 cannon roar,
F*' - -s Each patriot bosnat swells,
The glorious Fourth Is here oaoa more.
When night descends what joys are hlet
?..The hissing rocket cleaves the skies.
" fcork! hear the roman candles (In,
Behold the red and blue light* riee.
y Now, whir*' e-s-slp! bang, torpedoes croak
And split the fretted of
fire-crackers jump, toy-pistols flash,
Mid exclamations of delight.
Now blase the barrel em ears I with tar.
Blow matches pan from hand to hand,
And salve and stioklng-plasters are
At druggists' stores in great demand.
j HOW WE CELEBRATE!*
a anrTDVif aw jrtrt v ewtn v
mamrnUST look out for
\ Lutw Canon, boy*.
fV B J&Va'll likely find
*uim campin' tome
^ ir^"" Ml wbars below here.
~~ ^W~P Mb *' k*5 ^ou*
v e/jny-^M him the time o' day
/,'Iand paw* on."
' \ k'arson?"said Mark,
:f/^Vw iJHp/ dropping tho padiw*
J ^'? bad picked
'L A fP&rWMf up, and balancing
' % il bim*clf on the aide
> , I of hi*canoe.
yCWt Ou* friend tho
^ " . Lt jf t| p farmer wiped his
?^ t^k\\ jh JH 4 U perspiring brow
* iI^KLaI' ftn<* bid his jovial
features behind a
(A \ of gravity.
^ 1| R'l^vA "Now that's
^ mor'u I can tell,"
he replied, "fie* a reckless, good for
nothin' kind of a chap, with two harum
scarcum sons aa big as he is, an' there
are some as say he wouldn't stop at no
crime tcr git what he wanted. 'Bout
ten years ago be served a term for highurntr
rnKlmru ?' fliflPH ihflf hfl'? llPflll
TT..J
livin' away bnck at Hedfield's Clearin',
among (he mountain*. ITow he liven, I
don't know, but (his time of tho year ho
generally comes down to tho river an'
camps (hi a month or ho iii a shnntv at
tho mouth of Montjngo (-'reek. Ho
ketches lish, I believe, an' sells 'om
down at Lnceyvillo. I don't s'pose he'll
inolest you, though. (loin', aro ye?
Waul, good by. Htop next year if you
coino this way."
We Bprang into our canoe*, waved a
farewell to the friendly farmer on whoso
land we had camped the previous night,
and puddled Hwiftly down tho river in
tlie bracing air of the beautiful July
morning.
Willi inv companions, Murk Muym,
and Jim Dale, I was making u can or
cruise dowu the Susipiohunnu. Wo wero
approaching the bordei of Ihadford
County, after two weeks of intermittent
paddling from Otsego Like, and this
MUH the first warning wo hud received o(
peril alicad.
W e puddled along several hours and
then the liver narrowed, uud we could
licur some distance below us the roo?
the rapids. As we came no*"" '' *:l"'
thnt tho chanucl ran elo*~ J 0 ?horo.
The river made a J H, 11 rochy
?. into tint W}?ti?r
''e'K tl,e iaP'rt?, Mark Inking
the It'if 1, and plunged through the foam
ing spray and the half euucenled knobs
ol atone. Wo |>u9*od in safety through
the worst part, and as we rounded the
point of rocks at a terrilic speed, ami
glided swiftly into the smoother reach ol
water beyond, we saw hoforo us, submerged
to his waist in tho very centre of
the channel, a man intently eugaged in
fishing.
i\r shouted with all our might, but
tli" roar of the rapids drowned our
voices, and the man continued to toss
his lines, unconscious of his peril. Mark
made a desperate effort to turn aside,but
the tierce current bidfltd his attempt,
ami lie struck' the uutortunato tishermnn
broadside, and before be could find time
to cry out the latter went head foremost
into the liver, while Mark glided gracefully
over him.
1 uttered a ery of horror, and then, to
make matters worse, |ust as the poor
fellow struggled to the surface and got
his heiid and shoulders out of water, I
banged into him sideways and down he
went again, vainly trying to obtain a
foothold on the slippery stones.
Dale followed close behind, and just
as we nil floated into tlio still,deep water
t* \ below, the man eame to the surface mid
^? waded "trtfrn-lly to the shore, choking and
spitting up the water that ho had swal- I
lowed.
lie reached the bank and danced about
for an instant, shaking his dripping
clothes and gasping for breath, lie was
a big, burly looking fellow, with a
heavy black beard. We hesitated for a
moment, not knowing what to do, for
the man wa< certainly ntad, very mad.
Then Mark called out:
"I beg yout pardon; we really could
not help it, you know. It was an accident."
lint the man still continued his wild
dance; and then, recovering all at once
the use of his voice, he began to swear
fearfully:
"You young wretches!" he cried.
"I'll skin you alive. I'll break every
hone in your bodies. I'll learn you?"
.lust here a fit of coughing shut him
\ olf, and, seiziug a couple of big stones,
he made for us on a run.
Wo grabbed our paddles and struck
out for the middle of the river.
As soon as the man saw that we wero
out of reach ho changed his tactics and
rnu back up stream. We could not. un
agine what he was about at first, and
then the startling truth Hashed upon us.
"That's Lute C'arson," said Dale,
"and there is the shanty he lives in, '
.,,.1 v... i . . ?
..u-. iwiuitu w it ruuc raoiu mut whs
Iniilt close under the cht!, and had en
tirely escaped our notice
"And down hero is the mouth of
Montongo Creek," added Mark.
"My gracious, look what he's d iingr'
r.cd Dale, suddenly.
We now observed for the first time a
i 'at turned bottom up o;i the shore.
' 'arson, for it was undoubted!) ho, had
/.ed the chain, an I was drugging it
i nvard the water. It resisted his efforts,
. and, lotting go of it, hi- gave a couplt
-t loud shouts.
/ "I thiuk it is time to leave," Bug
ested Mark; lie is evidently calling his
?.uis.''
Dale was a ready some yar is ahead,
' ^ and, without losing any time, we
paddled swiftly down steam.
Carson still continued to shout, and
fvo fancied we could hear a faint reply.
! uen, as he saw us moving swiftly cut
>t reach, he ran into the hut,and before
.vc could see what lie was about, he
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f
Jy - yppuipp^
ruiM out igain with a gun, and" fired
directly at w.
The ahot actually pattered about our
canoes, and setting our teeth firmly, we
peddled as we had never paddled before.
Another beod was before us, and
just as we deared the turn Mark wheeled
round in his conoo and levelod a pair of
field glasses up the river. He took a long
turvey and then picked up his paddle.
"There are three of them now," be
muu, slowly. "They have lauochod the
boat and are coming in pursuit."
We bent to our paddles without a
word. Our canoes wore light runners,
and we stood a good chanoeof escaping.
But as we rounded the beod u-e encountered
an obstacle that doomed us tc
| eeruun capture.
A stiff breeze blear up the rlrer, end
the rolling wares instantly chec Iced out
progress. We knew it wan useless to
think of making speed in the teeth o)
uoh a gale.
Mark scanned the shores closely, on
both sides were the mountains.
"No landing place anywhere. Htop
I hare it," he cried. "You sec that
ledge of rocks orer there? Paddle yoin
best for it," and as wo shot across tlx
water he explainer! his ides It's out
only chance. We must get our canoe
to the top of that cliff before they get
near enough to tho bend to se us. I
think wo can And a biding place u|
there, and it's the last place thoy will
look for us."
Mark's plan seemed impossible of no
compliakmont, for a granite wall rose
abruptly to a height of twenty feet, and
beyond it, dense with pines and undergrowth,
towered the mountain.
Our canoes^ humped the shore, and
Mark leaped oat.
"Quick now f" he cried. "Oct tottu
top of tho cliff and let down that, ropo
of yours, Dale."
We clambered up a little to the right
of the ledge, and by the aid of ihe
hushes reached the top safely. Too rope
was a long one, and, rutting it in half,
we made a running noose in each pic \
as Mark directed, and dropped them
down to him. Hpringing into the water
waist deep, ho slipped a noose under
each end of iny canoo, and then, with a
tremendous ctTort, we limited n up.
It was a heavy loud, but wo brought
it up safely, and drugged if. luck uud-r
the pines. Dale's canoe came next, mi l
then Murk put tho rojies or. his own ir> I
hurried up to help us.
Wo had hardy dragged It over tho
edgo and pullod it hack into tho ahudo.v
when we heard the sharp click of oars,
and, peeping out through tho trees, wo
saw Carson and his two hoys rowing
swiftly round the bund. In great suspense
we watched them shoot past the
cliff and pull on down the river.
An hour later they came slowly bach,
Carson and one son moving the boat
i close along the mountain, while t'"?
other boy traveled the oppo-"*''
vainly searching for out I1' d '
Wo hardly druw "'da as the boat
passed direct*' 'oncath us. Then the
Hound , vv fainter, and soon the craft
.rSued round the beml.
I wanted to start, at once, but M irk
would not hear of it.
"No," lie said, "we must wait till
dark. Carson is doubtless on the lookout
for us."
Toward sundown tho wind fell and
tha river grew calm us a mirror. We
ato a hastily prepared eold supper, and
when the twilight made tho opposite
inonutnin only a blurred dark mass, we
prepared to resume our voyage.
Wo were just going to lowut the first
CAiiots, and Mark Vas looking down ovtr
tho brink, when ho suddenly sprang
back.
"Groat Scott, Dale!" ho cried. "You
havo left.your paddlo standing tip against
the cliff!"
Halo looked down; "So I did," he
replied. "It's a wonder they didn't see
it."
"Soo it?" Mark echoed, angrily. "Oi
course they saw it. How could they
help it? We're in a (i.x now. "I'll bet
l i I. . ... i .1.: ? . ii r
a thmmi iiwy luivu iMLii wairmiii; an intornoon
lor us to coine down. Now,
here it's dark, and Ion to one they are
planning to titlark us. All through
youi carolessneFs, too."
Dale attempted to explain, hut Mark
no longei paid any attention to him. Hi
was listening intently.
Suddenly he turned ?ti*l held up hi.
hand.
"Hush I Not a sound," he said, softly.
"I hear a boat coming, hut it's still
some distance uu the river. Pull that
canoe hack again aud got ready for an
attack."
There, were hut few preparations to he
made though, for Mark's riiie and a revolver
of mino constitute)I our whole
arsenal.
Mark stretched hluiself on tho edgool
the clill and motioned us back. Tor,
minutes parsed in silence. Then we
heard twice repeated a harsh sound,
like the faiut creaking of oar hicks.
I could fool tho cold perspiration
starting on my forehead as the next tivo
minutes passed in oppressive stillnosr.
Dalu h'til Prnnl lionlf Imliini I f Iwi aim! tor
"I'" "
of his canoe. I was wishing most earnestly
that something would happen to
put nn end to this terrible suspense,
when Mark suddenly cried out, in a
clear, ringing voice:
"I will shoot the tirst man that trios
to climb this clitT," and instantly came
a sharp click as he cocked his rifle.
For a minute not a sound was heard,
and then a grulT voice responded:
:!If youtcllurs up thar hand down al I
yuro vallybles an* cash, an' eatable stutT,
you kin go in peace. If not, we'll conn
up an' tako 'em, an' give ye a good
trouncin' in flier bargain."
"That's a moderate demand," replied
Mark. "Hut if you know what's good
foi you, you will go back up the rivei
and let us alone. We don't intend to be
robbed if we can help it."
"Robbed?" growled out the voiu
from Indoiv. "What did you fcllars try
to do this mornin"? 1); I yer level best
ter drowiid mo."
"He careful,*' rejoined Mark. "Hot
HI I.mv 1UI 1 Kll >W you, IjjtC |
Carson.
Instantly a gun was lire I, .ni l we
heard the shot spattering on the rock*
high overhead. Mark lustily Mrew
back.
"I'm afraid I'll have to fire,' he said.
"I don't see any other way, unless?
hold on' I have it, t>y Jove' When
are those eauaou crackers, Charlie?"
To be sure, the next day was tin
Fourth of July, althoug.i in the excitement
of our cncou iter with toe Cars >ns
we had for the time being utterly I >i
gotten the fact. We had l>r ?ti?!n *?!??-ig
two packs of big lirecr te < a -, wo i a
view to celebrating t ie lay, w i-r-ver
we might chance to be. Hern was au
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V
opportmmy to nn tiro *!?
stone. l?J
I dor* down into my canoe, and *ooa W
dragged up the two bundle* of trade* B
era.
They were of the rery largest sine, big I
red felloes, aud thick as one's wrist. II
Mark tore them open. |?
"I'll bet they will do the work," he Q
whispered excitedly. "Lie flat on K
iuvu now, and if they Are off fifty shot* M
they can't hit us. I'm going to make it ^
hot for them."
He crept to the odg* again, holding
the one pack and a box of matches in
bis band. Soon I heard the boat,
scraping on the rocks, and then OarsonAtaji
said, harshly:
"I'm oomin' up there now, an* if ?'
tbar's any monkcyln* with firearms, not
one of you'll see daylight ag'in. Jake," ht
ha auued to his son, "if they pull on
me, shoot ter kill."
An interval of perfect calm followed,
during which, in spite of my deadly fear, til
I crawled nearer the brink, whioh had a Ril
slight upward ascent. Mark suddenly
.1
nil UCI,
"litiok sharp now," he wbiapered, and
rubbing a mutch, ho touchod off a big
cracker close to the head and dropped it
over the ledge. 1,1
p<
A fearful report followed iu?ta'itly, a
deafening explosion tliatseeino 1 to shake
the mountain, and echoed fearfully rip
and down the river, whilo a streak of
flame split the darkness, sparks and
burning wads of paper flared up every- ?*!
where, and then, while still the hills
echoed, there came a heavy splash and a
cry of agony. wl
"I'm killed I I'in killed! J'madeal th
man I Bhoot, Jake, ?boot, do "~"~
Bangf" .Tako blazed into tho dark- h?
ness, and the chargo of buckshot hisse I Gf
about our ears, and elicited a bowl ol
fright from Dale.
.lake mistook this for a cry of p.vu,
and uttered a triumphant shout, but a
second cracker directed by Mark's unerr
ing hand blew up fearfully close to l?i^ "r
bead, and, without breaking the connec Cl
tion, he changed the. tune to a ptrfeef
shriek of terror aucl fell back ward Tneu tr
we heard Canton clambering out of the wi
water into tho boat.
"The gun I ipiick!" lie cried wi'h a Hh
fearful oath. al
Jake made no response. to
"Do you hear ine? .lake?Mill?" the
old man howled. ^
' It's in tho river," criod Mill,sullenly. ^
"Jako lot it slip when ho fell over." ar
"In tho river?" cric I old Carson.
"Tho blamod fool. Give mo your knife,
Mill, and I swar I'll go up t'inr an' alk,
titer throats." I ?uP.
kw;ii tiinimht" t Murk i
mutter to hiuiHclf, '10 touched
off the fuse that *-^<1 the balance of
the jrncV -r,"guided by the binning *,rc
imw, .^Trnit rested on the boat, he tosse I
the hunch directly into their midst. '':,N
llang! bing?bing! bang! bang!? /
bang?bing! bang?bang. Like a can- *8 L
nonude the crackers exploded in thuu mil
derous succession, and loud above the trui
din rose angry cries and execrations. 5
Carson dove from the b > v of tin; boat, ^d\
Hill plunged headlong from the stern, j,ju
and Jake, after falling stupidly into the phj
bla/.e, danced over the sides with an |?>a
agility that was truly remarkable.
For a short interval all was quiet, und ho
the burning fragments lit u4> the night l'ln
with n weird, ghastly light, and began the
to Ignite the woodwork of the boat, us r
Thou nu arm grasped the chain and the q
boat shot out from shore. The tlaines pHr
vanished and dark ligurcs climbed into Vau
the craft. the
"Yure lives aiu't worth a cent," Car- pro
son hissed at us. "You'll hcv half na r,
hour ter say your prayers," and wit'i this ^
gentle farewell the boat moved olT, mid Ju,
the creak of the oars grow fainter and . ,
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fainter. Ijjh
"Unless we get out of this at once,"
said Mark, solemnly, "we are lost. Car- *
(Kia. ..... n i K..? "ov
oimi vuiimci ?v *m;ii o m ih iu ii.ivi uvir i>i
the dark, hut he'll soon change his mind
when he eomes back witli another gun. .
Grab the canoes quick, uow; we daren't
lose u minute. We must wora in the 1
dark, for it wou't do to strike a light." '1H'
Kor the next ten minutes we worked VJl'
as wo had never worke I in our lives.One thr
after another wo lowered, or rather c:'c'
dropped the heavy canoes down to t'm '1
water, Mark standing below and casting Clu
loose tho ropes. Then wo climbed down sen
over the rocks, and in frantic haitc took the
our soats and grabbed up our paddles. roc
'Must a second," said Mark; an I da'
stoopiug clear under water?he was ?! { J
ready wet. all over?he rose, holding iu
one hand Carson's missing gun. 8CC
lie pulled himself into his cauoo, and Kjc
olT we shot in tho darkness.
As the current swept us down, a shout 8j^
rang out from shore, and a responsive
hail mine from far up the river.
"Tuat was a close shave," said Mark.
"They must have landed one of the fel- *
lows up above to watch until they came '
back. Won't old Carson bis mad, w 1
though?" I>CI
We pa Idled long and swiftly,steering
our course by the stars and recklessly ^
plunging through half a do/am rapids,
and toward dawn we landed a* th? little
hamlet of Black Waluut, in Wyoming I
County. th<
Tho inhabitants listened in wonder to
our tale and shook their heads slowly. ''0I
"We were lucky," they said, "to a,n
escape so easily. Lute Carson was a ars
bad man, an.I even tho sherilT, who had 3'1"
half a dozen warrants for his arrest, had ^ 1
little desire t<? meet him." K,r
We continued our cruise on down, '
and in duo course of time arrive I home. wo
Lute Carson's shotgun rests on two >f.>
hooks in the cm > house, au I tli- sight S'.h
of it brings vividly to mind our me nor | see
able first interview witn that lenawed ! nip
"Bandit of the North Bra tch," and the dit
territle conllict in wiiic i our cannon
crackers played <" promiueiil a part, and ' .in
which resulted in our rulchratiii ; the 1
Fourth of July on the Third. ?The At S'Y
g??y. '>y
A Venerable lVdngngno. | in
Fr hoolnrnlrr John Fricdrich Srhulzfc
has just, celebrated at Pankow, Iter- coi
many, the seventieth anniversary of lus |?lc
wed lino day. Jolunn is ninety-two
year.-* ojd and his wife is ninety-one, rol
The happy couple had the good fortune wj
Id mt around than, participating i.i the co
festivities o| the day, nine of their ? hi 1 - Hn
dren, twenty ix grandchildren and
fourteen gi cat-grandchildren. ? Loudon
News. I if
Canada has an .neultiiral society ^
whose express pin, e i? to eoPect and ^
dilTuso knowlea^e concerning preprring
an'l feeding ensilage. A more praelied 1
reason for existence could hardly he <le !1
i >?
Alpaca is having quit? a re Tirol.
The Watteau pbst still flourishes,
nitra high ?I^W? ?? 'ul disappearZ tfciOwa?itf^ee^TflKSa^Sa^rltj
hat ihajies.
The Queen o( Greece spends most of
>r time orer needlework.
Cleaned kid gloves may bo eoonomical,
it they are nerer satisfactory.
No one ever laid eyes on such a beauful
collection of new fans as are now on
le.
Mrs. Ward, author of 'Robert Elsere,"
is tirinly opposed to woman's
ghts.
There are several kind of sailor hats
straw this season for the girl of the
jriod.
Violet, fawn, almond, hyacinth, blues,
rccns and chocolate are popular street
tades.
'Dr. Marv Weeks Burnett and bus
md" wete registered tbe other day at a
bicago hotel.
There is no European country in
hicb women clerks are more employed
an in Ife?iu<4 _
-?nr-wlttrely new ait of gitrnng ciHHS
is been invented by Miss Emily Healy,
Washington.
Mrs. Abbott, of Cambridge, Mass.,
;cd ninety-four, bis kept a daily jouril
for fifty years.
Tho material pnr excelleure for olabate
thin dresses for the summer is del- (
atoly colored dotted organdie. ]
The authorities of Meran, in tho Aus- i
ian Tyrol, have forbidden tho outdoor i
caring of long trains by women. 1
In fashionable stationery the new <
lades and tints srs very beautiful,
though there never will be Objection *
i plain white. '
It keeps some women busier to soe that '
ieir careless husbands are properly atred
than to see tlmt their <>wn dresses
c in fashion.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the t
observe ill Washwhpfccl
while j
oad of holding iuformal receptions on
Sundays.
)r. Jeunio McCowan has been re- i
ted for tlie third term as Secretary of i
Academy of Natural Sciences, at i
renport, Iowa.
is a whole fashions are much the same
ast yeai, as can bo proved when last
liner's ludia silks come out of the
ok Htid last summer's hat is produced,
diss Frances Willard, tho celebrated
rocato of woman's rights, is a sleuder
c-evnd woman, apparently of delicate
rsique, but really capable of a great
il of hard work.
\ popular glove for the summer will
the pale yellow wash chamois skin,
cy have been found to wash as well as
white ones, which will bo worn quite
tiucb as last year.
Phe American dress reformers are preing
to ruuew their crusade at Chauqutt
this year. Tlftjy dedtaro that
ir reformatory ideas are makiug rapid
gross all over the country.
Purkish wourou, all of whom wear
rings from their seveuth year, derive
use of those jewels from llagar, who
icld in veneration as the mother of
inaol, the founder of their race,
'or those who like slender ejects tho
relty of tho season in tho Douiinicau
vu. The breadths extend from throat
aem, anil the fulucss is laid in a broad
; plait down the front and back,
t pretty sumtnor faucy is for a lace
and a parasol of the same material,
lencicniies with a broad brim and
eo large Prince of Wales leathers
ct on the crown is a becoming style,
['he American Federation of Women's
lbs now includes 171 societies, rcprcting
15,0(H) members. The oldest ol
an all is supposed to ho Sorosis, which
eutly celebrated itatwenty-tirst birthy.
. Duo
enormous pull reaching to the clw,
and equally full all tho way down,
ins to be tho present favorite in
evos, and many of the dresses now bo
j made for the summer will have sucli
eves.
YVotncu have been vlraittod as students
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
I., since l*7'd, the pioneer among
mi having been Miss Christine Lsdd,
io, i>y special vote of the faculty, was
emitted to study mathematics.
Massage, which used to he taught on
loden dummies, with skeletons as
ther assistants, is now demonstrated
living subjects, children even doing
experimental models. In this way
s profession affords a double industry.
Miss t'me Tsudu, now a special stuit
at Bryn Mawr (I'ena.j College, is
jious to raise -"itSOOO to found a schollup
to give Japanedtr womon a four
rs' training in America, an 1 fit them
return homo as teachers foi Japanese
is.
lulda Kriedrichs, a young German
man, has been engaged by the Pall
11 Gazette to make a tcur of the United
ito.s for the purpose of writing up the
i ll institutions of the country, especi?
in their effect on woman's conion?.
The new book written by tho Archchess
Stephanie, of Austria, is said to
remarkable both for the elegance of
i? iiqii uescripuve miens ui?piaycti
it?* author. These gifts arc so raro in
? case >f royal authors that the Arch
chess is to be congrs?u! ' .'1.
An i-xc-ll nt. innovation to secure/the
mfort of la!ic> who travel is tlu cm>yuient
on some of the trunk lincis of
loreil maids. Those girls >c handy
tit their nee lies, tlicy iCwoiv how to
nib the hair, wash and dress children,
<1 render innumerable ser?lcos that
ike traveling more cndurabU.
Miss Rcgina Morpliy, of New Orleans,
i., a niece of the great chess playei,
is composed a waltz called "The Paul
orphy Waltz," which she has dedicated
the Chess Club of the Crescent City,
iss Morpliy i> said to bo a remarkably
lciite.l woman. She is nccoinplished
music an 1 painting, and speaks three
ngiiiigoa tlmmtly.
Life at an Army Pot.
The life strike* one a* Mich a ptac<
sort of an existence that one thii
that must be its chief and great attr
tion, and that which makes the an
people, as they call themselves, so w
content. It souuds rather absurd
peak of an armv j?rt if ?!! places
tuo worm as peaceful; hut the time* t
peaceful now, and there is not inu
work for the ofllcers to do, and they *
joy that bleating which ia only to
found in the army and iu the Cuurc'a
Rome?of having one's life laid for o
by others,acd in doing what ono is tql
I and in not having to dewdertfiTnj^T
^iiy'iislf. You ere iur? of your bom
oft^oor income, and 700 know cxactl
what is going to be your work a mnn?
or five years latei. You are not depeiK
ent on the rise of a certain stock, n<
the slave of patients or clients, and jo
have more or less responsibility accord
ing to your rank, and resnousibilitv
a thing every man loves. If ho has thai
and hia home and children, a number o
congenial people around him, and goo<
hunting and fishing, it would seen eas;
for him to be content. It is dilTtwen
with his wife. She may unconscious!)
make life very pleasant for her husbam.
or very uncomfortable, in ways tha
others may not. If she leaves hiin ant
visits the East to i-oo the new gowns, 01
the new operas, or her own people, shi
is criticised as not possessing a trueh
wifely spirit,and her hu?band is secretly
pitied; and he knows it, and resents i'
for his wife's sake. While, on the othei
hand, if she remains always at the post,
he is called iselfish fellow,and his wife's
people at home in the East think ill ol
i i . ?spwy ner "ffrr r<5 TiitniSelT in
that wilderness.?linrpet's Weekly.
How to StnfT Ilirds.
You may wish to preserve some of
the bird skins that you may secure while
hunting. In skinning the bird be careful
not to cut away the leg bones below
the knees, or tlio wing bonos, or to
loosen the wing quills. Where it is necessary
to remove flesh from wiugs, a gosh
may be made from the outside and under
the wing, from where the flesh may be
jut away.
BtufT the small birds with excelsior,
:ow, or jute to the natural siee. Then
irrange the wings and other feathers
properly and place in a paper cone or
iny othor convenient drying form whore
he skin will be kept a proper shape and
lry. Make an artificial body upon a
wire. The body should bo nearly as long
is the natural, &ud as thick as the bird
5 wide. Attach an artificial neck which
is the same size as the natural, pierce the
ikull with the sharp pointed wire of the
ittached neck, then stutl the skin and
lew it up. The neck can be bent to any
natural curve. Arrange the wings, legs
nud feathers, then label and put to dry.
If you attempt to mount, you had better
have a few good specimens than in&ny
poor ones; hence it would be woll to
make a special study of the mounting and
do the work well ?New York Times.
tTonlcrrul Insect Vitality
Tt i- a staudiug puzz'e to the entomologists
h?>w frail little insects of the inos
quito and butterfly order can brave the
cold of au Arctic winter and yet retain
their vitality. The larvm of the milkweed
butterfly has been exposed to an
artiticial blast sixty-eight degrees below
zero. Taken out of rauge of this artificial
blizzard and gradually "thawed
this same worm \yas able to creep in
refcs than a half au hour afterwards. Butlerilcs
have been fouud flitting joyously
about in the highest latitude uian has
ever | ciictrated, and the mosquitoes ol
A lit-k a and <<rcenland are known to b<
lhe healthiest specimens of that race oJ
little pests.?St. Louis Republic.
W. -J. Mi itoiintil, sii|M-rintcnitrnt l.annoan
Mnnufai tnrnii' Co . (}ri-.-n\ ille, S. (\. sa\>: "M\
Wife b?> tr-eil (trail v< rotino tor hoatlu'rhe ami
tt tstbe only thing that relievos her citrerinK-C
The Queen of Portugal invariably sits by
her hustiaud while lio uoss all his w\>rk.
t If A<?i/v
k.JC9lglll
SAVED.
^0^ j^w I Vver ?lirn t warn o1?1
'(r^ir: loaxiiiK htm wry * * (.!
p?< - \ 1 iiihI with blond poison
>%J r(l with canker. Hi
f if / >'? ? Is'iviino iiiflnn?sl,lil
*"-J\ ""ITi-rinKs wore Intel) m
<J|i oj^Ml'iiit < v?'ii ojkmi bis even.
rrnl m J1^^1"'!-'1111 KlvillK 111!
Clifford Blackm.?n. HOOD'S SARSil
PARILLA, wliioli mn.ii cuiviT liiid. I Kiio
it saved his sitrhi. if ??t bis wry life." AI
BiK I- Mi,\<km\n. :>*s WwsliiiiKloii Strco
Hoslon, Mass.
" HOOD'S PIL.L.S HI.' III.' I*n,1 Hli.'i-iUiini
rill:-, iispIM iliy."-l i?'ii, I'llIV li.'ii.lacliu.
"Germar
Syrup"
Regis I.eblanc is a French Can
dir.n slore keeper .at Notre Panic <
Stanbridge, Quebec, Can., who v."
cured of a severe attack of Conge.1
ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Oe
wan Syrup. lie has sold many
bottle of Gorman Syrup on his pe
sotial recommendation. If you arc
him a line he'll trive voii the fn
facts of the c<*<o direct, as be .'id u
and that Hosehee's German Syrt
brought him through nicely,
always will. It is a good nicdieii
and thorough in its work.
\r?ih"i\' ?m ' and r.iinM w hl.b stal
the hands, Injure !h . Iron, and luirn oil
The Klsini? Sun Stove Polish Is Brilliant, Odm
less. Durable, and tlio consumer pays lor no II
or ulass parfcaqe with every purchase.
A WORLD'S FAIR CUIOF FREE
Contains map of ( 'hicntio nil.I Kxpost?u>n itroui
and ploture nnd <!. >? rlptn.n of all t he Sair bul
lima. A11 then tic Hint tie Kood :is those eold for.Mb
We send 11 froei f you men Hon this i?;i per and i
for freo plat of otii vi.itl la<? cm ti mon'hlyp
moots sKlKiniTII. Chle'iiro'a rnmlm rn
tory auburb.lt you also promise to show tho p
to live other persons. Will you do It? Write ton!
I*T lilt inula* M lO., ItHMIniiat/rrortoaiarrt*, thl<???.
PATENTS
w 40-pbbo booli tr,
^ lull's Tin* Pills:
The llrsl done uften nstouUlu-M I lio In_
\; 1 id, glvliiK eliulloltyof m I ml, lotovW
my of body. Kami digestion. regular I
bowel* nml salid llesti, I'rice, 3Scti>.
lew's This ?
... Weofv Om Hundred Dollar* reward
TU any caan of catarrh that cannot b* cared
nk' tak 1 rig Hall's Catarrh Cur a.
T. J. Cimr A Co., Props.. Toledo, (
*- _"*i the <udsni(o?d, have known T.
in, Cheney for the last 1ft years, and believe 1
. Perfectly honorable In all business trans
c" Uonaaod financially able to carry oat anv
0 ^ ?s fMPAX.<Wtofias 1 s Druggists, Tola
it Waj i?o. Kiss as 4b Miiru, Wholes
?'' Hall's^Starrti Core if taken Internally, a
ii tnn directly upon the blood and mucous si
faoasgf the system. Testimonials sent fr
be Prlos 75c. per bottle. Kold by all dr"tfif<s?a
Con* planting in portions of Arknai
"L was given op on aoooont of the wet weath<
it- ?Pd snjina fnh?<*ayd.
or Flowers: It you are if"
f, t> K B. InorASP, Boa 49ft. Byracuee, B.
'7 Tks Oaly Oas Bver rriittS.
b oas rou euro m wonor
I- These is a ft inch display advertisement
. this paper, this week, which has no two wor
alike except one word. The same Is true
U each new one appearing each week, from T
I Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This house plaoee
, "Creecent" on everything they make and pu
It llsh. Look for It, send them the name of ii
word and they will return yon book, beaui
' rut. HTHoqaartix orSAMPi.<m not a.
i Paoiuwui began to piny the plai
when six years old. At twenty-three h
f was Professor of Music In the Conservator
t of Btrasburg.
i XjAoieh nee lit)'; a tonic, or children wt
J want building np, should tnko Browo'i Ire
Bittern. It in pleasant to take, cures MalarL
t Indigestion, Billo i*uoss anl Liver Con
j plaints, makea the Blood rich and pure.
r Italy has resolved to give up all h<
L. African ooloniea, with the the exception c
. Masscwah.
Ir you are troubled with malaria tal
t .v?or?*nLH PI,1k- A positive Hpeclflc. Not hit
i like ft. :? cents a box.
r .
No grain of any kind can be shipped froi
Russia till after the harvesting or the nei
! crop.
i - cjjui, iionoiu are DTOIteh flftWft trflffl twi
work or household cares. Brown's Iron Bl'
ters rebul ds the system, aids digestion, r<
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria,
ependid tonic for women and children.
William Astor Crawler, of New York
is going to Africa on an exploring expedi
tiou, with au armvo'200 men.
01*T$ ^IVJOY?
Both the method and results whei
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is plcnsau
nud refreshing to the taste, and act
gently yet promptly on the Ividneyj
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the syt
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituo
constipation. Syrup of Figs i3 th
only remedy of its kind ever pre
duced, pleasing to the tnste and ac
ceptnble to the stomach, prompt ii
it3 actioa and truly beneficial in it
effects, prepared only from the mos
healthy and agreeable substances, it
1 many excellent qualities commend i
to all and have made it the mos
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
and $1 bottles by all leading druj
gilits. Any reliable druggist wli
i may not have it on hand will pre
cure it promptly for any one wh
wishes to try it. Do not accept an
i substitute.
f CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
J SAIL FRANCISCO, CAL.
I LOUISVILLE, A V. ACIV YORK. N.V.
I Every Month J
many women suffer from Exreasive or I
Scant Menstruation; they don't know '
who to confide in to get proper advice*
Don't confide in anybody but try
Br ad fie Id's
Female Regulator
a Specific for PAINFUL, PROFUSE.
' SCANTY. SUPPRESSED and IRREGULAR
k MENSTRUATION.
4 Book to "WOMAN" mailed free.
I BRAOFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
I Held by all Itrucilst*.
,j R?iia iilj i aa?iibiiiubi. xt^iraan
i KILLER.
t,
Ifntcher's Fly Killer Is sure rtcaih. Every nhcet n
kill a quart of flies, ami secure pence while you r
quiet when you read nn?l the comforts of n imp
tne morning. Get Dutcher's an.', secure best ro*u
FRED'K DUTCHER DRUG CO..
sr. Albans, Vi
|
It nnmnnpuvr* nun pr'-piu h
wlio have weak lunpaor AmIima.
ehould tiee Pieo'M'ttre for
Conanmptlon. It has cured Bj
Ihonaandi. It hna not Injurclone
It i* not hailtotnke H|
It I* the beat cough eyrup. VI
Sold everTwhere. tr?e. M
i "
:r a lovell_di
111 VP For Ladlea
S, V Fneumiitic
y tfv ( W' A
j^i ' Senilftcfnt
^ Wm 'HlofH.l.l..urt ?H. J ItHSOf Of ?l
I\ JOHN P. LOVE I.L ARMS CI
m^ww?W9yi
IT IMA DUTY you o?Ve vonr? |
ell uuil lumlly to vrt the brut 1
vnlua for jour tuoiiP). Emtio* i
Bilzo In your font went' by i>m> 1
chiming IV. I/. Di uglittt Mlioro, .
ivhit H rrprtncnt Ilit* beat value ifc 4
n for price* Halted, ?a f hounuutl* ,
will teailfy. ^|J
J BT TAKE Ml S.-IIMTITUTE. THM|
If not for unlr In jour plnrp ??mi?1
vvutilPil. I'i>?iiu'i' free. ill give <
cliani* whtre lokTCf S|tn(h Wrlf
iJm |
- <?rw"ff Wi
J* The shadows _
__ l1, hTP"?^^ ej- ^, iY ^u T r^ ' i -",; -<?^
j ?!v IUJ ?f*iai?jo VHAi jnn^" !
v. of it. The ohrOnio wealoJEsseB?/ \ ?
functional derangement*, and pain-1'
ful disorders peculiar to your sex,
'? can bo taken away. The one
of unfailing remedy for them is Dr.
2 Pierce's Favorite Prescription. .
It corrects, cures, and builds yon
'*- up. It improves digestion, enriches
the blood, dispels aches and pains,
m melancholy and nervousness, brings
7 refreshing sleep and restores health
and strength. For periodical pains.
J? internal inflammation and ulceraion,
weak back, leucorrhea, and all
a" unared ailments, it's a positive spe^
i3c-? one that is guaranteed. If
it fails to give satisfaction, in any
asc, the money paid for it is reim
furned. ^ ;
1 * **- * I -i
The grifat, griping, old-fashioned
* pills make trouble. Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets prevent iL..CTXheirir r?f
i". Biliousness, Constipation, Indiges>
tion, and all derangements of the
Liver, Stomach and Bowels are pre^
vented, relieved and cured, \. Smallest,
cheapest, easiest to take.
r? ? ?? *r? *p* vjju lhs"
thr rtnir.sch. I it it and boweK ,
T imrlfr the blood. are safe and CI ,
a rectnal The boat general family ,
X j meiHelue known for BiliotHMML i
yoii -tlpatlon. Drapepaia, Pool ,
llrff'Ii. f leadnebe, Heeurtburn, UNB >
t^Bfer ?r At)petite, Mental Depreaaion. ;
Vatntiil Dilation. Pimple*. Sallow >
Complexion, Tired Peeling, and 1
ererr rrmiilom cr disease remitting from Impure
blood, or a "allure by the etoinaeh. liver or intoattpea
5to perform tbelr proper funeti?n* Per*onsjflyan 10 ,
2 over-oatlng are benefited r>y taking a TABl LE after, ,
SfMchmesl Wc?. by mall. Ijffwim i 1 bottwlBc. Aa- ,
0drees TTIE RirAl^SCIIRMKMlLOO ,108pn.eeSt jfT. [
Agenta Wanted; EIOHTV per eeat pragt. ,
tOMtttlMtXmtt
fir IRON
: M TONIC
Will purify BLOOD, regulate
KIDNEYS, remove LrVJCIf
?* disorder, build strength, renew
I appetite, restore health and
l_ vlgorofyouth. DvnDonsis.
ll Indigestion, thaf tiredfeci.
lug absolute! y eradicated.
C Mini) brightened. brain
?*a?wwwwwa3^^^^ power Increased,
>- fe I IklFA bones, nerves, mm.
III LIT clcs, receive new force.
llllf 1 nfferlnK from complaints pc.
tl LHIIILU collar to their sex, using It, find
u a safe. speedy cure. Itcturns
3 rose bloom ou checks, beautifies Complexion,
Bold everywhere. All genuine goods bea?
L Crescent." Bend us 2 cent stamp for 32-paM
pamphlet. $ m
* 01. HANTS* MIDICINE CO., It. Louis. M?,
: IF YOD
OWN
i CHICKENS
YOU WANT TZ> A AZ THEIR
THEM TOT X WAY
Ten If you merely kern thrtn as a diversion. In ow
d >r to handle Fowls judfcl- usly, you must know
tmrtbtng about them. To meet this want wear#
I telling a book giving the experience / f>nlw ORa
of a practical poultry raiser forlviHj tuv<
twenty-live years. It was written by omnn who put
all his mtnd, and time, and money to making a suoeeaacf
Chicken raising?uot as a pastime, but as a
business? and If you will prollt by hit twenty-flvs
Mars'work, you can tava many Chicks annually,
11 is, m^
" MmMn$ Chttktn?,"
I and rntli your Fowls f?rn dollar* for you. Tb?
point la, that you must hp ahle to delect trouble In
the Toultry Yard as ?o<>n a* It appear*, nud know
bow to remedy It. This l ook will tench you.
It tells how to detect and cure dl-e-ise. to feed for
Cga nnd also for fattening; which fow ls 10 save for
breeding purpose*, and everything, Indeed, you
aboutd know on thla subject to make It profitable.
Bent postpaid for twenty five rents In 1c. or Jc.
Stamp*.
Book Publishing House, (
I 1L22 [. ONiiiD ST.. N. Y. I'tty.
H N li -.'7
AMONG CYCLES Of* I" IA
anu uents. 81* styles ^ 3HJ W
: Cushion iind Solid Tires, mJ| uf m H \
imp St?" Drop Fotpiop-. St* '
'tiblwB'iMRpii'in^- foil* running p vt ^Sg
la's Suspension Saddle. W0
HIGH GRADE in Evrry Particular.
* In KtHtnp* for our l<H> pniir 11 l?i?t r?t <! cutis- |
uux. HIIIpn, Revolver*. SporlinK tiooil*. efe..
3-, Mfrs., '41 Washington S?..nOSTON MASS
H. L. DOUGLAS
> cunr
3 wrl Wb Qt MTI FlltH
EST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY?
mine nrwpiF shoe, thai tcf/l r.ot rfp, fine ralf, seamless,
loMdo, flexible, tnorocomfortablixstyllrb ntul durable than
r shoe ever sold nt the price. Equals custom made shoes
from $4 to $5. **i-v
iimI 65 lluiid-*ew? d, fine calf shoes. The most stylish,
usv and (luratiloshoes ever sold p.t those prices, They equal
ported /ihncscostlug from #8 to f 1?.
>0 I'ollce Hhoe, notn l>y fr.. .mm end nil others who
want n Rood heavy calf, three soli d, extension edge shoe,
w alk In, and will keep the feet dry and wp.rin.
30 Finn Pnlf, sad Nf'i Working men's Shoes
w ill rImi more wear for the money than any other make,
rn made for service. The Increasing sales show that work*
havo found this out.
vr*t and Tatiihi' $ .<a rsihnoi Miurs are
O worn hv the boys everywhere. The most service->es
sold at thero prices. _ .
rtl CC* SH llsnd-Sewed, ST.5C. >'1 and g|.73
Li I C, O shot * for HI i?Hca are m ule of the in si liongola
or flnn Calf, as desired. Tney nr.- s - ry stylish, comfortable
nnd durable. The $3 t-lio-- equal:, i .iMom nmdr
shoes cost In < fr in $1 t" ka. I ndler. w I o wish to cc nomtse
In their foot we. r i to fnditu: lids ?,rt.
<! \ 1'TION.?Hew . re of deplers;'lift it lit 111 '?.bo(t without
W. 1 . loiiigias' ii hi e nnd i < pi t- est :npf d < u bottom.
Such substitutions am fr?n nhrt rn ! . e'..i. ,-t to prosecution
by law for obtalnli' < m n v ei"Vr f i'-e | retailors.
I direct to Fnctory, stilting Mud, si/.<< nnd width
xcluajve sail) to shoe denier* nnd genera! nier*
for Ostaisftis, W? l? Uouglos, Brocktoa. Rlau,