The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 16, 1892, Image 4
THE AMERICAN ANTELOPE.
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FX BET-FOOLED OAX1 NOW AI*
| 2S03T XXTIJJCT.
Their Markln(?-Tlif Faintly to
Which They Belong?Hunting the
Antelope ? Long-Uange shooting.
IT is a peculiarity of autolopes, especially
as shown in their headquarters
of South Africa, that they
stand out conspicuously as connect'log
links. s They grade off almost intlistiDguisbably
into sheep, goats, deer And
even the ox. Often in the hornless
females dissection is necessary for distinction.
The horns, which are always
present in the male and usuully in the
females, aje round, without sharp edges,
nuu buuu^u tuui^icoouu aic inuaujr uunutated,
while those of the goat and
sheep have abrupt edges and are usually
grooved longitudinally. Those of all v
the bovines come out sideways and are <<f
cvlindric and smooth. Deer's horns are
all rough, much branched, solid and ^
deciduons. Antelopes are like the sheep %
in the general presence of the gland be- *
^ tfVeen the hoofs and under the eye, and li
they arc like the goats iu the presence ot
horns in both sexes, which have no n
tendency to, recurve forward. They n
share with the dear the tear pit and p
many other peculiarities of form and v
anatomy, while some are like the ox in li
bulk aud body. Oar pronghoro, however,
differs much from the Old World n
genera. With it tho tear duct is absont, a
as in the goat; the horus are branched, v
as in the deer, aud tho accessory hoofs h
are wauting as in no other ruminant ex- c
copt the giraffe. It lacks, also, certain
groin glands found in the African kind, li
and the British Encycloped a states that s
it drops the sheaths of its horus annually, c
I have been unable to find auy American v
record of this fact. If the statement be n
true, it forms, in this respect, a con- \
necting link between tho hollow-horned
and solid-horned ruininauts not found t
elsewhere. s
The horns of our prongbuck arc apt to t
vary much with age, tho protuberance in
front being often wanting in tho young, I
which would anrue to some extent the
annual shedding of tho sheath. Tho <
eyes are bright and prominent, enabling '
it wcli to see its pursuers during flight
und to keep & good lookout before. Ia 1
the adult, it iu\ke3 no attempt atomcealuient
and from its enemy it expects
nothing but a knowledge of his approach.
Tho color of the pronghorn is
generally a tawny brown, shading off below
and backward into a light fawu color. ?
Beneath it is white. Wliile this would I
argue a certain amount of color-protec- '
tio i when lying down, tho two transverse
white bars across the breast, and 1
the conspicuous white disk around the >
tail argue that on approach or tlight no '
attempt at concealment is inteuded. 1
The rear mark is claimed by Mr. Wallace, *
the great English naturalist, as au example
of a guiding mark specialized for the
purpose of enabling the young and weak i
to follow better in tlight, but he leaves i
the purpose of tho breast bars uuexplained.
In keeping with the theory,
they may better enable the flock to reassemble,
or the young to run to the
mother as she returns to its hiding place,
for, like other rutniu mts, she often hides
her young while she feeds. To a naturalist
the marks would at once imply that
the animal was a night feeder, or at least
crepuscular?a fact borne out by actual
knowledge. She kids are never spotted
?not even at any stage before birth?a
fact hinting no close relationship to the !
deer. The hair, resetnbliug coarse rotted
mauila strands, is hollow like feathers, '
and crushes into fragments readily be- '
tweeu the fingers. They stand out on 1
end like bristles iu a brush, varying in
length from one inch on the sides to four
to six inches on the neck, where they
form a sort of mane, erected during
anger or excitement.
The antelope is about cxtermiQated
from the plaius east of the Rocky Mountains
now, where it recently ranged from
Central America to about, latitude fiftythree
degree? north. It migrates slightly
north and south with tho seasons. It
was no uncommon thing a? late as 'SI to
'83 to see small herd? Q ;eiug fro a the
trains as they crossed the plains, aud
very fair long-range bunting could be
had then, Hut now oue must go higher
uo into the less freoueuted mouutain I
pnrKs, and even tnwo tliey are getting
? source. From October to December is
the season, with perhaps November as
the favorite. Of course one ta'.ces a
wagon or packs, but fair saddle hbrses
are a necessity, for the game is often
found in rather inaccessible places. The
cool nights will require all needful comforts
for camping. While a sneaking
stalk is the usual method of hunting,
antelope have been killed on the plains
by direct chase and a pistol shot, as
Washington Irving killed his butfalo,
but an unusual horse, of course, is required
for this. For the distance of
three or four miles, perhaps, no fleeter
animal runs than our pronghorn, but if
pushed to its utmost withiu this limit it
soon shows sigus of fagging. Coursing
it down on the plains with greyhounds
was once a favorite form of capture. The
best means of approach (necessary in any
form of hunting it) is by concealment in
???? fHwna m uguiilw ifugcsr
A. good tieldglass is a great help. By
noting at long range the direction they
are feeding, they may be intercepted as
they pass if the grouad be favorable,
but their senses are all so acute that
every precaution must be taken. The
sound of horses' hoofs a mile or more
away will often alarm them. In peeping
over an eminence always remove the hat
-ud if possible intrust this delicato rais <
Bion to the fuirhaired man of mrin
^ ? "?j.
By no means pass to tho windar d of
them. Frequently long detou.s will
have to be made afoot or on all fours
even, so it is well to have a boy bring
up the horsca at a si.na!. Tho old
method of decoying this game within
close gunshot by means of its curiosity
cannot now be depended on. They have
had too much experience. It is only tho
long range rifle that makes their capture
notv at all possible.?St. Louis Republic.
A ivival ofche Groat Eastern.
L ndon.Knoi, \ni>. ?The Campania, the
largest s'cninship in the world, was launched
on the Clyde. The spectacle was
witnessed by nn enormous crowd and the
aflair whs in every respect successful.
The Campania was built for the Cunard
Steamship Companies for New Yord and
Liverpool service. Lady Burns christen- J
a/1 fka nklrt
VM VMV IU lUt UDUdl 1VI III.
8tcp* arc 001114 tn.?u < to i-^tulilish u
council 01 ftgricultv, .- I'twmjuiia.
colored man Uvea longer in the
South than be does in the North.
m
A SONO IN THt NIGHT.
Yesterday's sunshine
Was so bright!
Yesterday's burdens
Were so light!
Yesterday's hand-clasp#
Were so sweet!
Yesterday's hours
Were so fleet!
Well-a- lay! Yesterday drops her rose
Fetal by petal, aud softly goes
Beck to the boso-n of Gol's repose.
?iaiael Jordan, in Youth's Companion.
BRIER ROSE.,'
HE Weeping Wilv
: low telegraph office
v fhced the level
A prairie. Up and
* 'i V \ down before it. like
shining ribbons, lay
the railroad tracks,
c -<*&&&. -a'-s. converging rnya~x
teriously until disluce
blended them into one.
Back of it dared the wide main street,
rith stores and cottages indiscriminately
linglcd, which marks the disconsolate
rairic town. Beyond, inclosed by a
irliite picket fence, straggled tho desoitc
graveyard.
The only thing in plenty which
mture supplied was room. There was
,u nbundauce of space. It was quite a
valk to cross the street. Neighbors'
iouscs stood aloof. Nobody was
rowded, even in the graveyard.
The telegraph operator, satiated with
andw-ape, leaned back, stretched himi
elf prodigiously, yawned audibly autt
ollapsed in his chair, which creaked in
cxed remonstrance. Ho tossed a renark
over his shoulder, "So this is
vhat you are ycarnin' for, Dave?''
Dave took his cane, and, limping to
he door, viewed the inertness in
lilcucc. Then he roused himself and
a'.d cheerfully:
"A telegraph operator is all I'm gooc\
fur since I got hurt."
Seems like the com'ny might have
done more for you when you got smasher^
up in their owu accident. 'Twouldn't
have hurt 'cm none to keep you as 4
conductor," grumbled his frieud.
Suddenly the afternoon stillness was
broken by excited voices and the sharp
barking and yapping of dogs. Joj
brought his feet to the floor in a hurry.
"I can't leave the machine, Dave. O i
and see what the rumpus is about. )
bet Brier Rose is up to somethin.' It
takes that there girl to stir up the boys.
No, Foxy," he said to his terrier, who
was whirling around in an ccttacy ol
anticipation, "you stay here. If Briet
Rose is at the bottom of it. a little
[elier like you migbt get lost in the
luUfile."
Dave obediently limped up the street,
where, in the midst of a crowd of rough
men, stood a girl holding some little
animal high above her head, while the
dogs leaped and snapped around her.
The girl, with scarlet cheeks, begged
and scolded and threatened them all to
their infinite amusement.
"Call off your dawg, Jim," sho said
fiercely to the owner of the largest,
whose leaps sometimes almost reached
the quivering 'ittle object in her hauds.
"Throw down the beast an' 1 will,"
ho answered.
"If that there dawg gives anothei
jump, I'll pi/cu him before sunup," she
said, slowly."
Jim untde a iuuge for the dog, and sat
011 him to keep him down, while the
crowd hooted in derision of his obedience.
"What's all this," cried Dave, coming
up and piisliitig his way turougu
their midst.
"Urier ltose is beiug held up!" crier
a voice.
'1 he crowd yelled with delight. Th?
giri's whole face became white with rag<
as she singled out the speaker.
"You'll pay for that, Ben Miles, a;
you've paid beforA," ?he said.
"Call of those brutes," cried Dave
rapping the nearest dog with bis cane.
"For shame, to tease a woman!"
"Look a liyer, stranger," said i
young giant, menacingly. He towered
above Dare, who stood his ground.
said Dave; "but half ft man afnT goTnj
to see a woman tormented."
"Who in thunder?" began hi
threatcncr; but Ben Miles laid a hand on
h's arm.
"Hold on, Jim," he said; "that
there's Dave Comstock, conductor o
the smashed up No. 7."
"Not the feller that got hurt savin
the baby?"
"The same."
"Sko, stranger 1" said the mollified
Jim.
"You're welcome to interlere. cjiti
us jer hand. We wouldn't hurt her fei
notbin'. Bless my stars! Brier Rosi
can take care of herself better'n nios1
men."
The clogs were all held now, and the
girl put her tired arms down. Shf
looked curiously at the man, whose
brave story she knew by heart, as sh?
heard him defend her.
iu uc stile, bug una utgu tioicuuau UC
fore; there was hardly a man vrhc
would not have risked his life to sav?
hers, but tbey teased her unmercifully
when they got the chance. Dave's in
lerfereuce was on a new line. She did
not quite understand it, but it appealed
to her at once.
When Dave went hack to the station
to toil Joe, the latter roared with de
1 'h**1"
"Just like her! Eizrttly like her!'1
he cried, slapping his leg so inhumanly
(hat his lame friend winced for him.
"Who is Brier Hose?" he repeated, in
answer to Dive's question. "You don't
Know much if you don't know old
Bryau's daughter. She's the best known
girl from Horseshoe Gap to Powdet
Crik. Old Bryan's becu engineer on
the road ever since the track was laid.
All eyes she was then, as she is now.
What wiuu't eyes was temper. Bame
now, snviu" that new she Losses the boys
in addition to old Bryan. She can run
an engine with the best of 'em. Bryan't
taught her all the tricks, and he thinks
the sun rises and sots for just her."
"Strnnge she would defend a gopher,
when she's so hard on the boys," observed
Dave.
"That's just it. That's Brier Hose1
She's j/ot more tame pets; she's friendlicr
v. iili every hens) in Weepin' Wilier
i n wifh any of tli<* hoys. She ain't
' v n get ? head fur anybody but olo
Bryau; you notice 1 make no mention of
heart concern in' Br.er Hose; I don't
l;eci to talk of what she ain't got?and i
/
ftuf now #tic's specially bewitched about
biro. After keepiu' straight for forty
years he's taken to drink. ThC girl
knows he'll lose his job if the oompany
gets wind of it, and she watches hiip
like a hawk."
What's Bryan's Runt"
Horseshoe to Powder Grik. Sh?
knows every inch of track and aiding.
And I wisli you could see her handle tb?
ciitter. She knows all Bryan does, end
she's a heap sight quicker calc'latin' than
the old tnan. It's wuth while to see her
oil and clean the machine. 8he goes
over it spry as a kitbeu."
"She's handsome," said Dave, slmEly.
Humph! Handsome is as Jxandsome
does," observed Joe, grumpily. "She
is cold as ice aad hard as a rock. It's
my belief that she ain't got no heart
same as other wimmin. And sassy t
Lor't"
In spite of what he had heard, or perhaps,
because of what he has heard, all
things, evon the melancholy town itself,
grew rose colored to Dave's sunny eyes.
With his unfailing cheerfulness he
waited hopefully for news of bis appointment
at Red Valley, and hovered,
as if fascinated, around engine No. 44.
Neither the boys nor old Bryan were
tiow to notice rnis, toe latter naving accepted
such attentions periodically trom
all tho young men. It was so inevitable
a proceeding that up to the time of the
Middleton's dance they paid no attention
to it.
But that night something extraordinary
occurred.
The next day, as Brier Rose rode down
the street on her hardy little pony, the
boys gathered around her oagerly, notwithstanding
the fact that she had a
stout little whip in her hand. They had
something new and strange to tease her
about.
"Brier Rose," called out Jim, as she
drew rein, "you don't care nothin'about
danpin!, do youf"
"You'd ruther sot all the evenin',*
would'nt you, now?"
"D'you like the namo o' Dave, or do
you reckon you'd rather x have Cometock?"
* *
Rose looked from one to the other as
the bottled-up taunts fell rapidly upon
her ears, her cheeks and lips growing
acarlet. For once her ready tongue
failed her. Small need to ask them
what they meant. Too well she knew.
But was her subjugation apparent in such
a tride? And so toon? And Dave ai
yet had said nothing. Emboldened by
her silence they went further.
"What does he say about itt"
The shamed crimson leaped to her
very temples and receded, leaving hei
face pitifully white. Her wounded
pride now pante I for but one thing?a
way out. Probably he knew it, too.
She saw him comiug down the street.
"Do you love him? Say, Brier Rose,
do you love Dave?" cried the one furthest
from her whip,
rier courage came back at Dave's approach,
and the spell of her unwonted
silence was broken.
"Do I love him?" she cried, looking
him fairly in the face. "I come nearer*
to hatin' himl"
She turned her home sharply, and the
blows the boys had expected fell on her
fiery litt'e pony. He craned his neck
and went up the street on a dead run,
but fast hi Hose flew the grieved look
in Dave Comstock's blue eyes kept pace
with her.
That night Joe fidgeted around, unable
to decide whether or not he should
speak to Dave about the occurrence of
the afternoon. Dave's genial smile and
cheery hopcfulnois were gone. He sat
with his face buried in his folded arms.
Joe coughed noisily and said nothing.
Dave looked down at his poor maimed
| foot.
"Joe, do you know that little baby I
saved from the wreck had brown eyes
like Brier Rose? I remember the baby
smiled when I held it out to the men.
You know my foot was caught and 1
couldn't move. I've never seen Briar
Rose smile at me that way. If I had
saved her perhaps 9be would. Do you
think so, Joe?"
At home, Roso was thinking of the
story of Dave's bravery in the wrecked
train, of the lives he had saved, of his
defense of her.
And to day in return she had mocked
him. Aye, if the look he gave her spoke
truly, she had cut him to the heart.
Tears?tears ia the eyes of Brier Rose I
The position of telegraph operator at
Red Valley was given to Dave Comstock.
The afternoon freight, heavily loaded,
had just pulled clumsily out of the
Weeping Willow station, with Dave on
the rear platform of the way car.
The ii, having come down on the
rear of the freight as second engine, now
stood on the siding, waiting to go back
to Horseshoe for the midnight express.
Old Bryan was up in a crowd of meu
in front of the postoffice. Brier Rose
watched him anxiously. Aa long as he
kept away from the Owl she felt easy.
He knew she was watching him. He
also know that she would not hesitate to
come after him if the Owl proved too
strong an attraction. Therefore he kept
away.
flhn foftrloaalff olAnrr #Via m\tI* of
the Doiler, rubbing the band rail with a
black oil sod den cloth. She touched the
engine as if she loved it. Every part of
it shone like the sun. Every valve
worked with precision. Every screw
was secure. Joe laughed to see her fling
a shovelful of coal into the furnace like
a born fireman.
His own machine called his attention
from the 44. Then Rose heard him cry
out, and, springing down, she rushed
into the station.
"A runaway engine coming this wayH
he said hoarsely. "Spite work of a discharged
engineer. No one on her?going
twenty-Ave miles an hour?a single track
?Dave's train only going fifteen ?the
44 and that ore car on the only siding
between here and Red Valley. My
Ood!"
"Where is it?" cried Brier Rose.
"It broke away from Horseshoe Gap.
Messa.e is from Prairie City. It's already
r? i.u /its- i i j -a?? -t. A -
jiu^bcu i iniuu vujrt ucuucu sinti^ni ior
here. It's bound to catch Dave before
His train gets to Rod Valley."
Rose turned white to her very Hps.
J5ho covered her face with her brown
hands. Only for a moment, though.
Then she flung back her head and looked
Joe full in the face.
"I can save hi in?" she cried. She
sprang for her engine and climbed into
the cab.
Rose! Rose!'' roared Joe in dismay.
Ro?e turned her white face towards
him imploringly. "He at the switch,
Joe, and listen for my signals, as you
value Dave's life!" she cried. Then she
palle^l ?he .vkfottle valve out to Its full
extent. the engine shirered all over,
and at fifty-two mile* an hour the 44,
driven hy??rier Roso, leaped down the
track to runaway.
There wef hot a moment to lose. A
certain naafcffor of miles lessening evory
raomenV-lto. between the ltimbering
freight, .wMfc'Davo on board, and the
cruel, senseta* runaway engine. Between
them twpBrier Rose, with juft a
chance of MtttnLj- ' /
phe knew WbHa loosened rail or any
obstruction vfculd hurl her to her doom,
and still not overt lisaster. from Dave.
The whistle of the 44\ahrilled out a un
*LI_ -1_ . - - ?*-- A_ a* _ A
screeon continuity 10 warn even
the birds from flutteraig too near tho
messenger of life. \
The engine rooked flpm side to side
at the dizzy rate of speem For the tirst
time the odor of hot oil bade Rosa feel
faint. She hung half oLt of the cab
window panting for bnath and her
hands clinging orasily t<A the window
for support. \
Suddenly she saw sniokl in the distance.
Larger and largi- grew the
black speck on the track. \ Faster and
faster flew the 44 to meet ?. Nearer
and nearer came the runaway. Wheu
she could plainly see the shkpe of the
approaching engine she closed the throttle
with a rush that made the 44 tremble
She reversed her. engine, and at little
less than twenty-five miles an hour began
running away from the runaway.
Slowly, *W"tf Imparr-Aptihly/
gained on her bravo engine. A horrible
fear took possession of her that it was
coming too slowly, and that they both
would reach Davo's train before sho
stopped the runaway. She changed tho
speed and let the engine gain on her
faster.
"I can signal for the siding if I fail,"
thought Brier Rose. "Joe will oboy my
signal." But she shuddered.
In sight of Weeping Willow at last.
The 44 whistled frantically. Rose signaled
for a clear track, and only a train
length apart the 44 and the runaway
flew Past tho little station platform.
crowded with every man, woman and
child in town.
Joe understood her plan now. Ho
bounded into the station, frenzied with
excitement, telegraphed to Red Valley
what Brier Rose was doing; then, from
sheer nervousness, ho squeezed Foxy until
he yelped wildly.
Out of sight of Weeping Willow and
Dave's train ii^Jtbe distance, nearer and
nearer came tne runaway. The 44 snorted
in defiance of being caught. Rose
braced herself for the shock. Crash 1
came the oowcatoher of the runaway into
the unprotected rear of the gallant 44.
Rose had loosened her bold, and the concussion
flung her to the floor, with her
soft cheek against the cab seat.
Faint with her fall the gathered herself
together and shut on the steam.
The with the nose ?f the runaway viciously
pushing the 44, Brier Rose crept
like a cat over the tender, down over tho
trembling engine, and on her hands and
knees she crawled over to the runaway,
up along the boiler aide into the cab.
and crashed the throttle abut when the
44 was within a car's length of Dave's
train.
When she came to herself she was in
the Red Valley station. Dave was bend
ing over her, and calling ber name with
trembling lips. She opened her eyes
And smiled into his face.
4lO'n, Brier Hose, how could you do
itl" he whispered with a shudder.
"I did it for you, David?for you,"?
Now York Press.
MRS. FALUKR'd HAMMER.
With I( She Will Drive the Last Natl in
the Woman's Buildings
tHE design for
that much-talkcd-of
hammer
with which
Mrs. Potter Palmer
is to drive
the last nail in
Iho Woman'i
Building h a t
been fixed up
on, says the
Chicago Tribune.
To determine
what
tire hammer
should be like
lias heen the
II ft work of many
I months bv the
' , > \ . women or Ne
- [ \ hrnska.but the>
i ' \ have succeeded
1 at last and the
, 1 precious imple
I 1 ' ment in beinp
1 I executed by ai
1 l Omaha Jeweler
J 1 No liammei
,1 of the like o
1 g-lB thin one ha
1 |8 ever pounded i
M9 nail. The hand
le will be com
po-ed of ligh
and dark woods altematinK and encircled bj
a broad band of gold, on which wif
bo engraved: "From the Womei
of Nebraska." The head of tin
hammer will be of solid silver. On the fa?
of the head will be the seal of Nebraska ii
gold relief. Draping the hammer and han
die will be the flag of the Union wrougnt it
gold. For each State in the Union then
win i>? a diamond star, and the Angaraf
will be of pes*'., by a golder
eagle.
The idea of a h ammer originated aftei
the women of Montana had proposed a de
sign for the last nail. This last nail is to bi
manufactured of gold, silver and copper, th<
most nrominent native minerals of th<
State. The head of the nail will tonsist ol
n representation of the real of the 8tate
This seal happens to contain mountains
rivers and valleys, as well as the sky, T<
properly represent these features diamondi
and sapphires will be used. Mn. Eliza J
Richards is the originator of the nail idea.
After the nail story had been circulalec
the Nebraska women took up the hammei
idea. Last come the women of Colorado
They did not want to fail in doing some
thing on the line of finishing tie Womai'i
building, so they will present the casket in
which the hammer ana nail are to be kept
This casket will be a miniature model, it
precious metals, of the Pusble miners
enlace.
Smallest of Palntiaga.
Probably the smallest painting ever
roads was the work of the wife of a
Flemish artist. It denuded a mill *llh
the sails beat, tha miller mounting the
stairs with a sack of grain on his back.
Upon the terrace yfcere the mill stood
was a cart and horse, and on the road
leading to it several peasants were shown.
The picture was beautifully finished, and
every object was tory distinct, yet it
wss so amasingly grnall that its surface,
so the story goes, could be covered wltb
a grain of corn.?New York Dispatch
The Russian Government has decid
to permit ireo importation of the Bibl
in othei language* tbau Russian, but n
Russian Bible cau circulate unless prints
by authority of tba State churcu.
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THE LABOR WOBLP.
A HW compositor* an both hoods.
A Boston girl runs a printing ottos.
English mines employ 0119persons.
England has bed 970 strikes in ten monttu
Thb 33,000 newspapers in this country so
ploy 100,000 men.
Labor in Cbloago is better organised thai
it ever was before
W yomino, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska an<
Indiana have eight-hour laws. ?
An adult laboring man uses op about fln
ounces o^his muscle every day.
Tas Herman Ttiners' Eederatfoq has at
present 299 local branches in Geratihny.
In &uony about seventy per Mot of th
working men earn lees than fUM) per year.
Thk Job printers at Pulutb and Superior
Miun., have formed an eight-hour league.
Tub London Building Trades Council i
compos sd of delegates representing 18,50)
members.
Thk street railroad employee of Philadel
{bi? are about to revive their lapsed K. ol
i. assemblio3.
Qt D...I w; ji-U?AS- ^
*n uv. x aa>, iUIUU., UO uuuacuon 18 mftdl
in wages of male and female teachers in tlu
public schools.
The percentage system for the pay men
of uuion dues is being discussed by the laboi
organizations of Boston.
Ik some of the briokyards at Spring wells,
Micb., scores of women. It is said, dig in th<
pits :tud carry the molds.
Sixty tin works are now olosed in Waiei
au I 10,090 hands are idle. Many have sallec
to tind employment in America.
The secret work of the Knights of Laboi
has been translated into the German, ltal
ian, Swedish and Polish language].
Tan report of the New York Bureau
of Labor shows an increase of over $6,000,
000 paid in wages and $31,000,000 in value o
pro luction during 1301.
The ooagrees of the workingtnen's social
istic revolution party adopted a resolutioi
in Paris, France, to send to America]
miners an address of sympathy.
Simon Wiko, a Boston tailor, for Preai
dent, and Charlee Matohett, a Williamsbur]
(N. Y.) carpenter, for Vice-President, hea<
the Socialist Labor National ticket.
At Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, alone
1300 men and women ate employed in th<
lobster industry. Five millions Is the annna
catch, which represents $180,009 in value.
Great Britain has 1515 oo-operattT<
labor societies, with 1,055,968 members, $55,.
999,070 of share capital, $3,929,705 of reservi
fund and an annual business of $301,137,089
Mayor C. G. McMillen, of Dayton
Ohio, issued a proclamation urgently a[
pealing to the population of that city t
cease all kinds of labor and business oi
Labor Day.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Gladstone is much addicted to the uset
tea.
Count Caprivi, Chanoellor of German;
tips the scales at 216 pounds.
The Mayor of Plymouth, England, r
cently gave a public luncheon in honor <
Dr. T. Dewitt Taltnage.
C. H. Harris, who waa born and reare
near Long Bridge, Ga., is now Chief of tl
Cherokee Nation of Indians.
The oldest officer of the United Stat
Navy is Commodore Honry Bruoe, now It
ng in Boston and on the retired list.
Senator Casey, of North Dakota, hi
5000 acres uuder cultivation. He boas
that he can plant 250 acres of wheat per da
with his drilling machines.
The wife of the Confederate Genera
Thomas J. Jackson, when she registers at
hotel, uses the sobriquet "Stonewall," as
it had been her husband's christian name.
The late Stephen States Lee, of Ball
more, was decorated with the French cro
of the Legion of Honor and with Prussia
end Bavarian orders qf merit for service*
i aid at the wounded in the Franco-Prussia
war.
Thomas Canty, of St. Paul, the notnin
for the vacant Supreme Court Judgeship <
Minnesota, is one of the seven children i
?n Irish dAy laborer. He got all the soboc
ing In his reach, taught school, and work*
through college.
Congressman McKeiohan, of Nebraska
lives in a sod house. 1 his singular dwellin
which coutains three rooms, is boarded ov<
a frame work, which is then entirely cover*
with thick sod. It is warm in winter an
cool in summer, and there is little danger
I no v.w h}.! ma iiuiu cjcnnev.
It has now been finally settled that Ola
stone will acvept the peerage soon after tl
preliminary work of nis assumption of ofl9<
hall be finished, lie will bear the title i
Earl Liverpool. This title has former
been in the Jt nkinson family, and has bo.
extinct since the death of the third earl.
When Whitelaw Heid was a schoolboy i
Ohio his teacher used to punish him and h
fellow pupils for disobedience by thrusth
peacock feathers down their backs, leavii
the busby ends extended above their head
Then the boys were made to line up ai
march about the school room, the feathe
, waving behind them like plumes.
Tho new fourth class at West Poll
J Military Academy will coutuia 2UtJ met
bcrs.
8nni|il? I'ncluigc Mulled free.
Address Am at' Bile Beans, New York.
.,.
. The New Zealand Government pr
i poses starting n silk industry in its nort
> cm districts.
i Cure for Colds, Fevers and General Debllil
Snuli Bile Heans. 35c. i>er bottle.
The HAlvntiou Army tire about to bui
a headquarters for Ireland at Belfast,
cost $40,000.
Guaranteed.
Wo aro willing to stand the lose. If you b
a. bottlo of Bile Henna Sviall and do not i
double value writu us and we will cheoffu
refund j our money. J. F. Smith A Co.,
Now York. N. V
Clusters of clover, if hung in a roc
and left to dry aud shed their porfuc
through the air, will drive away flies.
Melancholy promptly relieved by Small B
^it-ana.
Northkrm Mexico is a^ain eon fronted
a total oron failure.
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Owing to the growth of the English langui
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much more is required of an English dictf
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who spent twenty years in preparing
"American Dictionary," would hardly rec
nlze It in the iwrfection which it has attali
in the hands of modern scholars
Welister's International Dictionary, the 1
of the long line ot revisions and enlargeme
of the original "Webster," represents fl
times the amount of literary labor ezpenc
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Incliiriifttinn Ciim
" 1 have for year* )
ff % troubled With- dlatrec
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P||8t M tlon. When I to
y tQ Hood's SarsaparlUa \
ijfTV y ???ct was anrpi
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Wm. Wade. trtvs. I also rest we
night and am in wood general health, for a
? which I thank HOOD's sarsapar
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j Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass.
Hood's Pills cure liver ills, constipation
ousneos Jaundice and sick headache. Try th
h*T* at pnml
boat 9000 members in Wut Virginia.
. <2Lt> t*11'"* Kti watu core* weak or
Isllamed oyer, or irtnuhtcd llda without pain.
B cents. Jos* H. Pros kt Drug Co.. Bristul. Va.
L Tn acreage of watermelons at the Sooth
h is^twenty Are per cent. lev this year than
;
1 Tmttfrr sardine faotoriae la Maine he
. dosed beoaose there is no ran of suitable
stoedAsh to pack.
J. fl. Parker, Fredonla.N. Y., eaysi "SlfsH
not call on you for the $100 reward, for 1 believe
Hall's Catarrh Cure will cure any case
> of catarrh. Was very bad." Write him for
particulars. Sold by Druggists, 76c.
* BnvaxT girls are organising in Chloago
' and intend to strike for more wages during
the World's Fair.
[ For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and Stomaoh
disorders, use Brown'a Iron Bitters. Tho Beet
Tonic, it rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood
> and strengthens the muscles. splendid toni
io for weak and debilitated persons
t No Chinese hat been naturalized for
r thirteen jeart.
, Dyspepsia, impaired digestion, weal
l etoroach, and constipation will bo instantl]
relieved by Beecham's Pius. 26 cents a box.
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ON^ ?NJOYS
i Both the method and results who
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
" arid refreshing to the taste, and acti
a gently yet promptly on the Ki&ieys,
i Liver and Bowels, cleanses the eys
tem effectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
f q>nly remedy of its hind ever pro
duoed, pleasing to the tasto and acr*
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
e. its action and truly beneficial in its
>t effects, prepared only from the moel
healthy ana agreeable substances, its
? many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the mosl
m popular remedy known, v*
7 Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60?
J AS L n1 * m ?
M una *i Domes Djr ail leading drug
u gists. Any reliable druggist whc
l7 may not hare it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one whc
a wishes to try it. Do not accept anj
if substitute.
tf, CALIFORNIA F/0 SYRUP CO.
in SAM FRANCISCO, CAL.
in tooisviui, sr. mew fork, a.r.
in ?
3 Young Mothers!
^ Wo Offer You a SetttoS}f
[Jj which Injures Safety to
Zlfo of Mother ahd Child.
t. "MOTHER'S FRIEND"
"j . ltoli Confinement of U*
^ Pain. Horror and 1lisk.
to After astngonebottteof "Mother's FrlenS" I
suffered but Itttlo pain, and UJ<1 uotoxperlenoe thai
weakness afterward usual lu such esses.?Mrs,
d- Ajiniu Oaox, Lamar, Ho.. Jon. 15th, l?l.
10 Bent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt ol
M price, $1.30 per boltlo, 1" ak to Mothers mailed Ire*
bJ BBADBILLDI.EGULATOB CO.,
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q BOLD dx all DHUOQ18TSL
1? I imiMFiLJ FAKRVIIIF Rl INIFTf
la Houufkccpcn lb.. 93> Carolina's l'rkle, 7II
IK ? per lair. l.eakHvllle llonei-t Jeans?(lrny, Brow
,5 amd Uliu k?'25c., 40c. and ?0c. per yard. Krrw
*8 Ora.v, 32 l-'2c. Brown, 40r. a yard; voryuoo
H. Wool Yarn, all colors. 3c. a hauk. If your deal
id docs not keep these kckmIs ordorof J. \\ . Hl.'OT
if! 4k CO.. Special Balling Ago , Orcc naborp, N. <
- PATENT8?U^,';S
"German
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Id Justice of tlie Peace, George Wi
to kinson, of Lowville, Murray Co
Miuu., makes a deposition concert
ing a severe cold. Listen to it. "I
uy t tie Spring of t888, through e>
[} * posure I contracted a very sevei
cold that settled on tny lungs. Th
was accompanied hy excessive nigl
,m sweats. One bottle of Itoschee
ne Gertuan Syrup broke up the colt
night sweats, and all and left n
in a good, healthy condition. I ca
give German Syrup toy most earne:
T commendation." i
m mini phi
lunuLcni
a?t Its Origin and History;
I PREVENTION
| AND CURI
An interesting Pamphlet mailed to an; r.
to- dress on reoeipt of 8 tarn a
Dr. L H. HARRIS, Pittsburgh, Pa
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Conenmptlon. It baa eared
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a /q?^ / medicine known for "il' -" maaa.
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I^BSfUv' Breath, Headache, llrni-tburn. Loaa i
of Appetite. Menial Depraaatow.i >
Palnrtil nitration, Plmplaa, Sallow
Complexion. Tired Feellnc, and
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1 blood,ora failure by the rtomarb. Uxor or latamaM1
'to perform tbelr proper function*. Toraona frixen to
, oxcr-eatlnwore benefited by taking a TABDCKafMr
, icarhmoal Prlco.bimall.l prowiTji IbottUue. Ad,
drera THEJUrAnSOHKUI(JALOO.,I08pro?a8trjf!T.
i Agcnta Waaledi EIGHTY per cent pralt.
Ha?aitaaaaatwataa?a>?Millliitll ,
; Unlike the Dutch Process'
(jrfc No Alkalies
Other Chemicals
I are used In tbe **_
preparation of v
W. BAKER & C0.*8
j | llfireakfastGocoa i
ffi ll* which it akeotutelp
' Rt [ II Mfl pure and ??!?((?. j,
' fflli ft; r* H 11 bas more than three timet
t Esa Cft v II the strength of Cocoa mixed %
' tMLl JPt 'Paa wilb Starch, Arrowroot or
^ Suitar, and Is far more economical,
coifing lees than one cent a cup.
It is delicious, nourishing, and BAaiLT
i DIQEATEP.
Sold by Q-oror* rTerjrnhiri.
, W BAKER & CO, Dorchester, Maw.
ISP LIVER
kij pills
DO HOT C1RIPB HOB SICKEN.
Ouir c*rt foe HIOK HEAD*
ACIIK, Impaired dtgcatlon, conatl,
ptilon.toiplil glands. Thcyuouw
W Tlltl organ,, re mora naufea, dla3
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3 oilioan nrrvom alno
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\J \J uraJ Daily ACTION.
' Beautify complexion by purlfylnsr
blorxl. ruKRi.v Vkoctabie.
The dole li nicely adfuetedtoaultease, aa one pill can
oeecr beloomurh. Each v'al conlaina *1, carried In vert
pocket, like lend pencil. Ituaiitt'Nii innn'a |iat
convenience. Taken eaaler than sugar. Hold everywhere.
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_ DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., St. Louis. Mo.
i IF YOU
OWN
: CHICKENS
I YOU WANTT3 A "V T U JJI B
THEM T O-A JL W A Y
en If you merely keep them u diversion. In ?
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something ?l><->ut them. To meet tbU want wears
selling a book giving llio experlenoe / An|H > .
of n practical poultry raiser fnrlVIllW ?Wl
twenty-lire yearn. It was written by a man who pm?
nil his mln I, and time, and mnuey ta making* sue*
cess of chleken raising? not as a pastime, but as
business?and if you will profit by bU tWSnCy-ttv*
years'work, you can sai s many chloks annualtyi
" Kafafnp Chiekcni."
and make your Fowl* earn dollar* for you. tV
Klnt la that yon mint bo al>to to delect (rouble ta
e Poultry Yard a* aooa a* It appeur*, and know
bow (o remedy It. 1 Ma i ook will U ach you.
U tel.* bow to detect nnd turr dl'eooe; to feed for
ettge nnd biro for rattening; which fowls to save foa
a breeding purposes; and everything, ludocd, yot
I abou'd know on this subject to make It profitable.
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15 llaiiib*r,vnl. On*etlf ?N?m. The moat atyliah.
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I MA ( < < ec'n* Hum 8# 10 SYO.
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.a w< <Kt heavy calf, three aolrd, extenalon edge a hoe,
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Si C3 ' I M tnaes are mode of the beat Don- . A
8i t. no falf. a? dertred. They are vary atyllab, 00mM
mi I durable I he #3 ahoa equal* ruatom made
irovlli.K fr. in at tnS?. Ladlea who wlab to eeono1..
at. .r. 9. ..au?A. era An/1 In a thk Alii.
k I T ION. -lUivmr# of draSarasubatltutlOf ahoeawlthc.
I. OonRina' nnmo and Hie price "tenireo on bottom.
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I n? for obtaining money under mite pretence*.
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r Catalogue. IV. I.. Daaglaa* Brock la a. Mao*