The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 08, 1893, Image 4
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W*, * Sp* feo should w live that wery hour.
May die aa dka th? natural dower.
A Mll>rwhlng thing of power.
That every thought, and every deed*
May hold within Itaelt the aeed,
, i t>f future good and future meed.
AN INTERRUPTED VERDICT.
I C w*v"~ w u 22 iignu were
| ] '' ? toTned low in
9 *no oonru<MDH
! I M<^ about them
Uctfjlfi A alowly oiroled
the foul, heavy
fc. \ air, adding to
*7^/ the dimniM.
I Judge OreonamT/y
goods had gono
to dinnof,
HI y uotluced his inV,!'^
y??g?|jj5p tention to re\
turn at 9 o'clock
^ *w. unless summoned
sooner by tho agreement of tho
jury. Tho Di$triot Attornoy had
packed away tho papers that had soon
their day in his green hag, and, arm
in arm with his assistant, had strolled
away, pausing now and then to whisper
a caution to a bailiff, and to receive
in return more or less authentic
v information.
Tho priBonor had been lod over tlio
covered corridor ? another Bridgo of
&igha->-into the jail, to await liis fato
in the coll where murderers wore ul
ways kopt, us tlio grout iron riug in the
centre' of tho floor, for their better soj
curing totto.stod. His counsel hwl
accompanied him to the stairway, ami
then htul turned into the oflioo .V J<1it
a wmokja aptl a , as to prospects
jj^ia'ii thr Slwriir.
''Dubious," said that functionary,
munching on hiH cigar. "The Judge
was agin him from tlio fust-, ami the
jury ocoil it."
' The reporters lmd hurried away
with their notes, first arranging for
telephone culls when a verdict was
reached.
I High above tlio Judge's bunch ran a
gaT,ory. At the end nearest tlio windows
was a door, Hoforo this door sat
a court officer, and behind it were the
jury, discussing, and so vigorously,
too, that again mid anon a muffled
sound would descend to those who
waited.
* These were few in number ?the janitor
of tlio building, the clerk, who
lived out of town and had brought n
lunch with him ; three or four attendnnts,
tlio blind crier, do/.iug in his
chair, and, iu the further corner of
the spectators' seats, an old woman
and a young girl. Tlio former of
those two was still* and motionless, her
features sot sternly, and her eyes burning
with a tierce desire. Tlio latter
was slight and yielding ; she swayed
from the weakness that terror bad
i i.i >
mm ??nm lllivr rr.MKMI IHT
head 011 lior companion's arm had not
mi unrecognized antipathy prevented.
There and thus thoy liad sat throUghout
tlio day, the matron a stone and
the maidon a reed. Finally this young
girl spoke. "Grandma," alio said,
?"ivhy doeH that man ait without that
. <k>or?"
uHo ia on guard, my child, to aoo
hat tho jury are aocuro and unmolested."
"But why ahould thoy l?o locked
up?"
"In order that thoy may render% a
verdict and thus iminsli the wicked."
"But Kiiroly ouch one must have
known what he believed when the ease
was finished, and confining tlicin won't
cause thorn to change."
"No, but discussion may.'
"Then that would bo yielding to
other influences than that of the ovidonco,
and that would be contrary to
tho oath thoy each ono took."
"Homo nro strong and sensible, and
othorH are weak and foolish. It is
proper that tho will of the formor
ehould prevail."
"But that wouldn't bo thoir unanimous
judgment then, and who can say
*_..i. a.i ii.. l. ?- t?il-i ? 1
mil lUIll I 11U WUUK IIUU 1UU1IMU Illliy uut
eoraetimea bo right? Besides they
must bo hungry and tired and cross.
'And when peoplo aro cross they nro
unfair. Ob, what a dreadlut thing la
the law!"
"What a dreadful thing rather ia
murder. Think of your only brother
dono to death by tho Barlings. I only
uriah tho old days of drawing and quartering
had returned."
"Oh, do you really believe?"
. "BePovo! Don't I know? TIain't
tho Kuowleaea and tho Barlings been
at odds this fifty ypars? Didn't tho
toys quarrel at the tavern? Haven't
wre heered tho detectives' stories arid
this lad's admission? What if tho
ethers did got away? Ho was there,
and he dono it as much as them. Ami
tho jury will say 'Swing,' you mark
me."
"But thoro were two who seemed to
beliovo hia story."
"Them poor critters in tho back
row? They daasent trust their own
feelings in tho face of tho others. Do
you mind that racket? That will settle
thoir doubts in short ordor. Now
you shut up, Patty. If I thought
that ono of my kin wouldn't rejoico in
the death of an onemv, I'd turn her
into the street without a shawl to hor
back or a shoe to hor feet."
"Poor, poor Tommy!" sobbod tho
no nlia 4wnmV\ln/l Ur fr.i .? { ivwlm.
H " tinct
sounds of wrangling that oamo
from above.
Patty Knowlos shrank still further
away from the stony bosom anil the
threatening arm, ami tried to think,
as if thoughts could bring comfort. It
was all too awful to bo real; she must
l>e dreaming; yet why could sho not
awake? Was it true that sho, with hor
grandmother, was awaiting in court
tho verdict which should shamefully
'destroy thoir enemy, and that enemy
hor old comrade, Tommy Barling?
Ah, there wero substances, not shadows,
about her; her mind in its peacomil
slumbers had nover imagined anything
so cruel! Yet he would bo acquitted,
how could sho doubt, when
tho jurymen as well as sho had heard
his frank, simple story and had seen
the candor of his beautiful face? Had
who not watched them anil detected
expressions o! sympathy,of oontideuee,
on at least two of their countenances r
'Aud if thoso men had once trusted
would they dare to condemn? Then,
indeed, were net they tho murderers
who would slay for relief from custody,
from fatigue, or from four of
their associates? Oh, a dreadful
thing was this law which beclouded
I
uw until wkin It was to erider
Hadn't Tommy explained that ha a
removing tha obstruction from t
track when the "wildcat" to nnexp^f
edlj came around tha onrra and etrn
it, and waa derailed t
Couldn't they Understand why i
had remained silent when asked h<
he happened to be there? Surely, ai
one could see that he had diaooven
his brothers' plot and had striven
thwart it, but was nowirw* b?yii L
Encate them. The idea that Tomm
er getttle, true-hearted Tommy, won
Connive to slay the only brother of tl
girl he loved 1 And yet, when ha
refused to answer, the Judge, ^ wt
surely should be impartial in action i
well as word, had swung around in
patiently in his chair, and the Diatrii
Attorney hAd stalled, oh, so ironically
And Shrugged his shoulders and eaiu
* Yon see, gentlemen. See?"
The case which had occupied til
Aberdeen Oyer and Terminer for tli
past week, was, as tho District Attorne
bad said in his opening, "awftll in tli
simplicity and directness of its proof.
At tho further eudoi iho county, ami
tho arid sand plains, tho Barlings an
tho Know-loses had occupied adjneer
farms for many years. The rail wo
ran iu front ot their dwellings, and tli
young men had grown up half farmer*
half liuemen, gleaning from tho tw
occupations livelihood and recreation
There had been a constant feud be
tween tho two families, sprung froti
some forgotten trivial cause, but en
haticod into bitterness through paileit
of daily interest.
There were three Barling hoys, e
whom Thomas, tho defendant, was tj*
youngest, and one Knowlos, ihebrothc
1 of Patty. ThiH latter had onoountero
.evening the two elder Barlings n
Uio village tavern, and a quarrel and
souffle had ensued. Tt was the follow
iut; day that a 'wildcat" train, o
which young Knowlos was engineer
was derailed aud ho thrown from th
cab and killed. Thomas Barling wh
aeon running awny from the j?Ia<r
where this accident ocpurrml. Hi
brothers disappeared, hut the ?1 ??t?;c
tivea, incited by liberal rewards, cause
the urroHt of tin; bid, claiming Mint i
whn lie who had act thu obstruction o
thu track.
IIih preaetice, his flight, lria terror
curtain incoherent words which ho hu<
utturud on hie apprehension, consti
tuteil the inniii points of thu enao nguim
liinr. IliadufeiiHu had been nocessaril
brief, (HiiiiiHtiiiK of bin youth, ^on
character, ami his own atory alightl
cotroboratutl?that ho hud boon on
gaged in removing the obstruction*
when the "wihlcut," of whose cxistonc
he had not been aware, ciuno nrotin
the onrvo and atruck. Ihit on th
question of how he happened to h
there at just this time ho had roiuuinc
silent.
Solemnly the great clock in th
courtroom beat out the drugging 1,1,1
ineuta. The baililTa droned atoriea am
yawned. The clerk acribbled ?>n th
back of papera. The erier slept th
sleep of childhood and smiled over it
reviving scenes. The old woman sa
erect, motionless, intent like anothe
Kplrynx, awaiting the culiniiiatioii o
burning desires. Perhaps she uloiu
could explain that ?? !..?.? J- ' ? ? haps
when that bosom had been ton
tier and that arm softly responsive t<
enressos, an inujry to her beauty bai
been the dragon's tooth of this future
Perhaps llio past now returned t?? licv
for etuiiey hath its panorama o
spent, lint not dead, emotions. Cei
11>itilv little 1 *n11 v, us slut saw tin* grii
fiie*' g rowing grimmer, grew faint wit I
dread, for in its lines she read veil
geiinee upon Tommy and woe for hoi
self.
There was a sharp, demanding ra
011 the door of the jury room. It
drowsy guardian sprang to his feet an
unlocked it. Tin re were whispers, an
then once more the door closed, th
l>olt was shot, the sentinel sat at hi
post. Onoo more, hut with a ditlei
enee. The man no longer lolled. H
was l?ig with the eonseiousness the
every eye was upon him, lug in th
possession of a secret which he had n
right to know.
The great clock ticked warningh
for the hours of excitement are iui
meats. It was Hearing the time f?
the .ludgo'H return. The clerk sc
dockets and pen and paper in order
The bailiffs shut windows and openei
doors, and turned up lights and tool
their stations. There was ouo whos
post was hv the door at the end of th
gullery leading to the jury room
which opened upon the main stairwa
of tho building. The guardian of th
jury room was hi? friend, and, so h
passed, whispered a single word. Th
bailiff stopped to Ins place and beyoni
Ho leaned over the rail and gaze
down iuto tho gioomy corridor. Tb
front door swung open, a dignille
furni entered. Ho recognized it, an
in an instant was leaping down tb
stairs. And in another instant Judg
Ureongoods knew at what verdict tb
jury had arrived, know that tho solom
words which he had montally arrange
during his walk thither had not bee
marshaled in vain.
Many sharp eyes hail noticed tl
passing of that singlo word from offlci
to officer, and ero tho crier had bogr
his sonorous proclamation, bailiffs at
attoruoysj and Sheriff and prison
knew that the verdict was "guilty
Tatty know it, too, for she had watclii
that guardian at tho door as if ho he
tho portals of her happiness. Pat
knew it, and a great sob swelled in h
hoart and hardened into a resolutio
In this moment of extremity, win
human and Divine powers hi
coalesced against him, she would bol
her old playmate's side to comfort,
sustain, to bless I She looked at h
graudmothor. That expeotnut ga
hud not yet changed into triump
"I will go a littlo closer, bo tliat T ci
And out," hho said, Ami tho old lni
nodded uu eager ftpi>rovul.
Down 1 ho narrow iron stairway oloi
tho wall camo tho jury?swaggoriti
hesitating, stuttering. Tatty loam
ngaiunt tho littlo door of tho railii
which divided tho courtroom, thi
separating the goatsof spectators fro
th<? sheep of the l?ar, and studied tl
faces as they passed. Stolid, ii
movable for the most part ; hut tlo>
were two that seemed worried ai
dubious, and they were the faces of t
two men in whom she had put h
trust. Oh, cowards! Why had th
not preserved tho courage of th<
convictions or why had they put the
selves in a position where fail
hoartednoss is a crime?
The jury took their scats, these t
# >
it f man in tha place* which tl
raa ooonpicd during fha trial, Nw
be in tha te?r row, directly be
si- foreman. From tho anteroo
Ok Tommr, and aat by hia lawy<
aide of tha tabla in front of the
ha benoh. How pale ha waa, 1
>w quiet, how atarnl Waa it
3 that thoaa lipe which had arei
in am ilea oould be ao Arm?
to might be afraid of him. *??
? wno didn't lore him aa aha did
hruahed a tear from her chee
d gazed; it aeemed aa if he ware
ha dead, and that it waa hia Co
*d ahade that now appearod.
"Call tho roll, Mr. Clerk
m Judge Greangooda, and, aa thi
** tionary obeyed, each Juryman ai
?t "Preaent"?complacently ao,
U cepting Nob. 7 And 8, who look
': they winliod vory much they wt
where. Ndi 7 Wan rt tall, alendi
10 young man, awkward and baahl
10 wbh perpetually blushing, eitl
7 cause people were looking at
l(* because ho imaginod they weri
aIho HUmmjre/J. No. 8 wbh i
<1 i ,ui.k . s? 1
luauA-iHji, ikg^rtmnivt'-itppuariD
<1 gentleman, very ilcliboruto in
aligbtly deaf, but over ready
y any one who imputed Mich a d<
0 liim. Consequently, No. 7 d
'? into n pool of Htuttcring, wb
? hopelessly floundered, and
shouted "Her6" Homo time aft
clerk had noted tho attendance.
11 ".Stand up," said tho olerk
'' prisoner. Ami Tommy arose am
y with folded arms, a fragile j
trepid Ajax defying the ligl
t lint, ob- tt wan itnrV. ?V>out h
W IWrili might ba.but a single ray <
* pithy, thon ho could endure.
'' court officer at tho littlo gato w
^ orally more interested in tho pi
ft iiiLTK than in his duty. ITo inov
ward, and 1'atty slipped withi
'* rail.
', "Tad til < priHonor look llp<
o jury ; let the jury look upon th
.h oner," continued the clerk,
o tlemeii of the jury, have you
h upon y ?ur verdict?"
The foreman dropped his h
<1 folded his overcoat ai d strugi
it his |-e -t. Ill that silent, inst
n su.spen there was a fluttering
an I'atty lh-w to her old play
. side. Sie- threw one arm ubi
j ie e\, and stood with the idh
[. t-mlivi to'.iai 1 tho jury box
?V r. A' ? I" ?
y S!i ? 11:.r used her face glowin,
'' with li.-'lit. of love, and Tuinm;
y his head and kissed her trcnmloi
"We have," answered the fi>
'? "Wr Oud tlm prisoner" -l?it her
confusion. From the touching 1
" Nos. 7 and K sprang forward on
? side, liotli noisy, incoherent, ?i
L' dignunt. From tho spectators
an ancient fury with hla/.ing ej
twitching ling .is was mciiiicini
vancing.
"Si 1 mien ! Order!" cried
(Ireengoods, rapping sharply, a
crier reiterated Ins command.
I hail ill's rushed to their posts,
J caught the grandmother at tin
irate and forced her hack; a
j gently placed l'atty in a chair, I
leaned against the prisoiiei
clung to his hand <
of suspense prevailed.
' "We Qnd him guilty, your H
^ hlurted the fovoman. "Or at
thought we did, but these two ,
men seem to o hjoct."
Then again there was confusioi
District Attorney, his assists
II defendant's counsel were on tin
'' together and talking at once.
l" "Sit down !" thundered Judge
goods. "Mr. Clerk, poll that jv
"Ouilty," answered the fore
p response to liis name, and "
t'H
,1 answered tho suecoeding live.
,1 came No. 7's turn. He sprang fc
0 apoplectic with determination
jH press himself and for once unco
of his own personality. "Not p
lt.t noo.kik titik.l 1 ton. I I 'vo liooti t r
? .It- ...... . ...
Hay ho ever since we retired."
y Tlien No. H deliberately net en
0 in place and arose. "Your 1
ho said, "I am thoroughly couvi
the defendant's innocence, an<
dor stood that we all were. I
ir man, sir, not apt to he mistaki
t there must be some chicanery ?
here. I solemnly protest agai
J verdict as given by the foreman
k beg to say that F am prepared t
o tain my judgment for the rest
o natural life."
i, "It is evident, your Honor, "i
v prisoner's counsel, "that tin
o been a mistrial. I would usk t
,s jury bo uinm loBfil ami iue ?ie
ie released on hiH own recogni'/at
1. IcsH, indeed, my learned brotl
d agree to an order of nolle prom
10' "Never." exclaimed the ]
^ Attorney with on oratorical
(j "Never. I have a duty, sir, a
l0 duty that I owe to tho peoplo
, great eommonwonltli which f
io mo"
n "There, there I" interrupted
id Grcengoods, "of course, of con
n dismiss tho jury and continue t
unto the noxt term. Tho pris
1C remanded without bail. /
.r court, Mr. Crier," and withavi
m satisfied expression contorting
ular features "his honor" n
t.r away to liis club.
The Sheriff led his prisonoi
j,'l Tho lights wore turned out i
Id great building wiih icrt to tin
1 v of HorrowH and tho eehoea ?
or Aiul Httlo Tatty driving homo v
n. wrathful grandmother dared
an through her tears.
r,d But before the next term nei
,v of the violent death of the el<
t() ling boys in a foreign land and
cr prior confeaHiou and assertion
zo hrothor's innocence. The g
jj yielded up ita captive, and 1
where murderers had been
knew hia guileless nature iu
Impotent rage increased the w
year* until they crushed the
^ mother into her grave. Tho I
tweon the two families was bur
1 her, and over their joint farm
Itarling now presides as a hap
,n tress.?Now York Times.
Is Lightning Cause.I by It a
^ popularly supposed
nd sudden dowupoiir which list
he lows a bright Hash of lightnii
or Home way caused by the Hash,
ey rologists have proven tl:
sir tiie case, and that, exactly to
in- trury, it is not only possible I
nt- ly probably tliat tlie sudden i
precipitation is the real can
wo Hash.?Ht. Louis Republic.
Jj BEES WITH NO STING81
m came BUST XJTTXJi aoill OITTXM OF
ft along- BOXDUXAl
Judges
M CltdiaU Tm Cold For Them?
possible Tho PifHtlM Among Bees?Why
rottriod Msglm Beet Are id Demand
,/ -rOWWnni-' awn i
1! Petty written to the Deportment
k a* she JL _ 1 Of AgficulthrO offering to
already ** kettd to tbie country some of
1(1 trrav stittgleas beee which ere native to
Central Aiderida* If it were possible
o ? . to domesticate them here? save tho
at fuuc- ^ kington 8tar, there would bo
nswered ?re*t advantage in doing so, iuastoo
o*- muck as the sting of the bee is tho
1 ' it chief obstacle td bee culture in the
rd else- ^hited States. The idea bf producing
l*ri bent without stings by selection in
full wild breeding has often been suggested,
her be- but it is not considered prscticable by
him or cientiflc apiarists. The tropical inb.
He Hec^fl reforred to are cousins to tlm
a short *ruo honey beee, being grouped zoog
old logically between tho latter and tho
action, bumble boes. They make excellent
to slay honey, which, though less sweet thin
jfoot to that sold In Northern markets, lias an
. ardinatie perfume and a delicious flavor
ropped Qf ^ own. Sonio of it in Haid to bo j
oro no p0iHOnoUfJ> i,u^ not go ordinarily. I
?* . Of these bees, which are very aiiiall,
there are twenty-six species in Central
.. and South Amerioa, where they have
. ? been kept in hivea for centuries.
h oo They belong to the genus "Aleli.1U"
ponae." Tl 'ttgh laoJttn* il??r
ttning. vtom uU^rfA'<"t?n of defence. Thoy
L" ' 1 not only bfWxptlier sharply with their
} ^ jawa, like ants, but they do thoir best
0 to crawl Into the ears and nostrils of
M "Y anybody who nttacks tlieni. Somo
oceei - H|,cciCH Bro very npiteful, but others
' aro comparatively amiable?notably
l!l " the "Scutellaria," which is the one
. most commonly domesticated in Brain
the zj| Tho hives employed aro usually
u ?\nf - hung from roofs and verandas. Some(,l'n'
tiincs they are of earthenware, but
agioo' moro often thoy are made of hollow
logs two or three feet long, closed at
11 the onds with circular plugs of woods.
* ' ' When a hive ia judged by its weight
ant of ^)U ju|j^ ^jU) plugs are withdrawn
hiiiiiKi, ftn(| |j10 honey is removed. These
ma o s i,00H i,avo been kont sinco prehistoric
nit ns times ],y tho nat.ves,
i K~ Their honey is contained not in
" hexagonal cells, but in wax bags as big
iiHsioii. as j,ig00n8? oggs. These are hung
n> 1 around tho iutorior walls of the hive j
y bent ami are usually about half full, hold- ,
us lips, ing ah much as the strength of the
reiuan. sacks will bear. On one sido of the
o arose tree or log occupied by the boos is a I
tableau hole iu?t liiir nnoni/li tondmil (lm nmni. I
either hern of the colony one at a time. At
lihI in- this hole a single bee always stands
space sentinel, drawing hnek out of the way
res and every time that a housemate enters or
glv ad- loaves tho domicile. By marking the
Hcutincl it has been ascertained that
Judge the same individual does sentry duty
md the for a whole day. The hole in the side
Tho of the liivo is tho entrance to a long
One winding tube, which is built of tho bee
J little glue obtained from the buds of plants,
liotlier For any hostile insect or other foo to
>ut Hho make its way through this narrow and
r and eagerly defended passage is so perilous :
.UWLJl WLrVUUlfCJteJl.iuc,ihat.jiiVAp- tlm fWn.?
Birds and lizards are the greatest
onor," oueniies of these bees, tho reptilian
least I robbers more particularly attacking
geutlo- certain species which build their hives
underground. All that has boon said
n. Tho ft* to the habits of the "Meliponao"
lit, the applies in tho main to their near ro,?ir
feet latives, the "Trigouac." Tho latter
are not peculiar to tho New World, as
Clrcou- nro their cousins just described, but
iry." are found also in the East Indies and
man in iu Australia. They are much smaller,
guilty" being in fact the pigmies among bees.
Their name, which means "throo-corl'101*
norod," comes from the circumstance
rward, thut tlioir abdomens are triangular iu
to ex- Hhape. Thoy have no stings, but are
nsoiouB Htron^ ,lU(i very activo in gathering
;iiiltv," poHon aud honey, carrying remarkably
ymg to heavy loads. Tho workers are black,
but the queen is dark yellow and
ich foot has a huge abdomen, her wing being
[onor, not strong enough to lift her into tho
need of ftjr when she is tilled with eggs. The
'1 I mi- honey cells, winch are as big ns goodam
u peas, are grouped iu bunches.
on? ,,U,J One thing which the Governor of
nst the Et?nduras desired to knowwiw whether
i and I 'hero was ftny on boos imported
0 inivin- 'n*? States. There is none,
of inv ',ecaWBO they come in under the head
of "animals for breeding purposes."
said the ^ut the fatal objection to these honey ro
has mRhing tropical insects is that they
hat the w'll not stand thisclimato. They cau.
i t not li?e iu a temperature below fifty
ice un- degrees Fahrenheit. In 187$ Edward
1 ' . 11 Drory, of Bordeaux, brought to
r-ioij. " Franco forty liives of "Melipouae"
District alu* "Trigouae." Ho kept them over
swing. ono winter by housing them in ?
, sacrod heatod room, bnt oventually they died.
of this A few years agoT. F. Bingham shipped
lustains a hive of "Moliponae" to Michigan,
but ho could not winter them. In
Judge Rhort, these little nectar-getters canirso
T n<d be domesticated in this country,
ho case *1BH ')00n suggested that they might
oner is croR8?d with our own honey bees
idjourn Advantageously, to get rid of the sting,
L>rv dis- ^ fthnost certain that they
his roit- w?uld not breed together, inasmuch at
aatonod belong to different geucrn.
On tho other hand, the true honev
* nwnv hoes have been imported from Europe
?nd the *n*? Central ftn,l Hontli America,
, ?l,n8tH where they flourish. They are deter
?f sobs uiiued and indefatigable immigrant*,
rith her 's known, these vuluuhlo inH,nile
HOCl'8 {M(1 no^ exist 'u tho new world
when Columbus landod. They were
? ? brought hither V?v tho white man.
>VM oamo B , , u .
lor Tlnr- -v 0110 "un(lr0ll year* ago their
oftheir hum bad never been heard west of the
ot their Allegheny Mountains. A violent hurrim
iail rioane haviug carried several swarms
llio cell ov?r that lofty ridge, they found there
chained country singularly favorable to their
? more propogatiou, where they have multioight
ot pliod until tho boundless forests and
grand- savannahs are -well populated with
feud bo- them. It is worth mentioning that
led with tho combs which contain tho brood
is Putty cells of tho stingless tropical boos deny
mis- scribed are not built perpendie lUrlv,
1 J lib., r.t fr.,? l.i.i
horizontally. They arc protected,
I,, j furthermore, by labyrinthine walls,
it t ,, through which any small foe \votil<
. oai U1( jjIuj (Jifliculty i? milking its way.
i?lly fob
ig is it
Metro Onnst, tho Bmallcst separate and in>iu
jo jjy? ?u'.m idcnt territory in the world, is
the con- sitm .c in the lower Pyrenees, about
>ut high tea liles from Oleron, between the
ncr< asec bo.in laries of France and Spain. The
so of th< people speak a language of their own,
a cross between French and Spanish.
1
flBLKCT SimVCNL
A blind httdvarw drummer visits
Philadelphia blacksmiths.
Bismarck is ssid to be an expert on
eheeee, the age of which he tells at
tart it
The wine cups of the Assyrians were
shaped likf our saucers and were of
vwm semi-precious stones, gold
and silver.
A curious tree-growth Is noted neat
Bllenville, If. Y., where a hemlock and
an r>ak h*VA WnmA flrffilv ininwl a( ?
height of About ted feet*
Old English silverware U much is
demand id the United States just now,
and genuine pieces, especially those
bf historic interest; fetch high prioes.
Men of marked ability id any line
have usually one deep, perpendicular
wrinkle in the middle of the forehead,
with one or two parallel to it on each
side.
Until 1050 the *rt of making needles
was kept a secret. It was then taught
to the English by Christopher Greening,
and English needles are now sold
all over the world.
M. Ernest Chantre finds that iron is
found in tombs of Lower Chaldoa
which aro contemporaneous with the
third and fourth dynasties of Egypt,
or about 2500 B. C.
In the early days of Virginia a law
was made punishing with death the
man who killed a hog, goat or sheep.
This was done *-n Jgrovid" the in*
ortmtM or these animals.
The real discoverer of the American
continent is said to be neither Columbus
nor Lief Ericson, but undoubteuly
Bjarni, a Norwegian. He visited the
coast of Nova 8cotia in A. D. 995.
When tho French crown jewels were
inventoried in 1791 there wore 9547
diamonds, 500 pearls, 230 rubies, 134
sapphires, 150 emeralds, seventy-one
topazes, threo amethysts and a number
oi unclassified stones.
Scorpions tiro so uuincroun in Duraugo,
Mexico, thnt there is a bounty
of sixty cents a hundred for them.
Tho persons who tiro legalized to hunt
for thorn are authorized to enter and
search private houses.
The "Spectre of tho Brockon" fs a"
mirage visiblo only on tho highest
peak of the Hartz Mountains, in
Hungary. Just beforo sunset a gigantic
shadow of tho spectator is cast upon
a very dense atmosphere in the valloy
east of tho mountain.
Ono of tho curious tilings in tho
Catholio educational exhibit at tho
World's Foir is a picturo, in hair, of
the landing of Columbus. It is said to
contain some of tho hair from the head
of noarly overy Catholic Archbishop
and Bishop in this country.
Tho aunual consumption of meat in
Australia is 275 pounds por inhabitant;
In Argentina, 100; in the United
States, 150 ; in Great Britain, 118 ; in
France, seventy-seven; in Germany,
sixty-four; in Austria, sixty-ono; in
Russia, fifty-one; in Italy, twenty
six.
The ancestors of tho Finns, according
to John Abercromby, of Edinburgh,
Hcotland, went in for magic
Siberia. The first historical mention
of tho Finns which the present day
possesses locates thom about 1900
yoars ago as living in Poland.
A New York madamo makes women
beautiful for
Ho ware of Ointments for Cntnrrh Thnt
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely tlostroy tlio sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through tho mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will tlo is ten fold to the good you
can possibly tlerivo from_them. Hall's Catarrh
< ure manufactured by F. J. Cheney <? Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, an?l Is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Hall's Catarrh Cure bo hum to get the genuine.
It is taken internally, and is made In Toledo,
Ohio, hy K. J. Choney&Co. Testimonials free.
t?f"8old l>y Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
It is estimated that by Improper
methods in the Pennsylvania mines
thirty to forty per cent, of the anthracite
cofcl was formerly lost.
Tli- True l.nxntlve Principle
Of the plants used in manufacturing the pleasant
remedy. Syrup of Figs, has a permanently
IxMit'liciiil etTeet on the human system, while
the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral ?>lutions,
usually sold as medicines, are ]<ermanent
ly injurious. Being well informed, you
will use the true remedy only. Manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co,
Tnr. player-nj??ui?ger has not been a signal
succors this w;?
Many persons are broken down from overwork
or Household cares. Hrown's Iron Bitters
rebuilds the system^ aids digestion, removes
excess of Idle, ami cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children.
IiROUTnK.ns, of Brooklyn, has been laid off
temporarily on account of general poor
wnrlr
w? Car* Raptar*.
No matter of liow long standing. Wr1*?
J?r free treatise, testimonial*. etc., to 8. X
Dollensworth A Co., Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y
Urice $1; by mail. fl.lA
Tub tnrifT war betweon Germany and Ruaela
continues an<l grows moro bitter.
It is n great tiling for a young man to got out
a little and come in contact with other people
and,see how they live. II. K. Johnson A Co..
Richmond. \ a., are giving man young men a
chance to do this, ana at flu* same time to put
money in hnnk rcpidly. I ry them and see.
Choj "t> ? still sooms to bo spreading In
Europe.
Hceclinni's Bills cure indigestion and constipation.
Beechnut's no others. U5 eta. a box.
Rhbsia Is said to bo after tho Hawaiian Islands.
Brown's Iron Bitters euros Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Biliousness and General Debility. (Jives
strength, aids Digestion, tone* the nerves
create** ap|?otlie. Tho best tonic for Nursing
Mot iters, weak women and children.
A i.ahoe amount of bonds is accumulating
In tho United Status Treasury.
If nfllietcd with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac Thompson's
Kye-watcr.Druggists sell at itV.per tmttlo
THE TESTIMONIALS
Wo publinh aro not purchased,
nor writ.ton np In
/ A vVV our oft)oo, nor from our
If W tr~ i > aW employe*. They are faeta.
II JjUKI', proving tlmt UnoA'n
It * v MSir/ "Forovortwen\\
wfb\ ?~-' jHL tv yi'?r" ! have aufforod
it h nnunilnm. rliontna*
'sm and dysin-jwia.
jjOwr" Many times I ronld not
turn In l>ed. Hood's
'.IWfy? Hnrsnparilla ha* done
Mrs. Kurt. ma a vast amount of
2 an. 7~ .<< <% * nib and enjoy good hoatth,
wliieli at I riliutn to Hood's SarsaparlUa."
Wit-. K. V. Up.it, W. Kendall, N. Y.
U. -nr tou-et HOOD'S
Hood's5^" Cures
fit oil's f*|| |? i ure sic It head actio, '.ttcynts.
nw ^v " > a W\ * , * .v i
[ Tlk Vhf Weighed a Tm<
The l*byrinthodon, huge ore*hu
resembling a toed or a frog, and whic
lived in the earlier periods of on
planet's history, has recently bee
round in a surprising state of preeai
ration in the marl beds of Hueselweiti
Hungary. All species of this giganti
troa are now wrtinni ??'
to the naturalists only through the in
eoetigations of the geologists, who hav
often found parts or entire fossils a
the monster in strata of the. triassi
portion of the mesozoic period. Bontb
wick mentions in a three-line entry ii
his "Qnizzism and Key/' under th<
head "A Frog as Large as an Ox," am
in Barnctt's "'Geological Epochs" it i
considered in a chapter on "Hug
Frog-Like Creatures Of the Meso/.oi
Age." The specimen unearthed in th
Hungarian inarl boil is entire with th
exception of the left fore-Arm and th
InWAV law Tint alrnll meaonsea nirvKliiei
tw*? v* *uv onuii iut/Wniii voui^ilVVVJ
inches between the eye-sockets, am
weighs, exclusive of the missing nn
derjaw, 312 pounds. Tho bones wliicl
have t>een discovered up to date (am
there is still hopes of finding the miss
ing parts) with tho adhering matrix
weights 1860 pounds, almost a ton.?
St. Louis Republic.
The play of color in tho opal is du<
to minute fissures in the stone.
A diamond for cutting glass lasti
about three months.
Russia "produces 111,643 barrels o
petroleum daily.
I Don't Blan
? If a baking powder is
^ so that the same quantit
? work, no one can know
formlygood, light food c;
(j?) All baking powders
^ improperly compounder
W materials, lose their strcr
s2\
is opened for use. At s
? will be noticed a falling <
jg is heavy, and the flour, t
(8) It is always the case
* in pocket, if not in hcali
@ stitute for the Royal Bal
? is the embodiment of al
0 possible to attain in an
? It is always strictly reli;
3) economical because of
0 will retain its full leav
S other powder will, unt
? wholesome food.
"German
Syrup"
Mr. Albert Hartley of Hudson
N. C., was taken with Pneumonia
His brother had just died from it
When he found his doctor could no
rally him he took one bottle of Ger
man Syrup and came out sound ant
well. Mr. S. B. Gardiner, Clerl
with Druggist J. E. Barr, Aurora
Texas, prevented a bad attack o
pneumonia by taking German Syru]
in time. He was in the busines
atwl L'npur dTiiror TTf> nend tVi.
great remedy?Boschee's Geriiiai
Syrup?for lung diseases. (j
A*7I? TolMOcMb* mt<1? monthl
31 / .1 III working for B. T. Johnnon A Co
W W No. t Booth 11th 8t.,Richmond,F
Xngleside .HrCetreat
For DIsojisor of Women. Scientific treatment nr
oureagnnrnnloe.l. Klcgnnt npnrtmontM for Indira l>
fori- nnil during oonllnoinont. Aililross Tlio Hoi
dent I'h.vRloInn, ' 1 -72 Hnxtor Court, Nashville, Ton
IriNT^^-ramiTY ISBDIcine
For Iadlgeatlon, ltllloiuncM,
Headache, Conntlpotlon, Hod
,Cva>uitiion, Uffenrix llrfnth.
land (ill disorder* of the
umr and Rowela,
I RIPANS TABULES f<<?~ jP* A->t
; act gently yet promptly. Perfect (^ ^OQVP'
idlgcKtion followa their use. Bold
1 by drugglets or cent liy moll, llox
| (J rial*), 76c. Pnrki.gr (I bo reel. tt.
! For free muiuieo eddrcM
1 KirA.VB til KM It' A I. CO., NtwTerk.
Unlike the Dutch Ptocess
QTh No Alkalies
jgy Other Chemicals
IpmK/ 1 "Wtfo* aro used in the
preparation of
w in WR jfe rn ?a
||||BreakfastCocoa
[H ' trhirh is absolutely
Ra ' I TT. ;\| pure anil soluble.
H| i J K('V"Gil It hnnmnrethnnthreetlme*
Bf9 I I hi I i I <?' Cocoa mixed
with Starch, Arrowroot or
Sugar, and is far more economical,
costiny less than one cent a cup.
It la delicious, nourishing, and Kasilt
DIUMTKK.
Sold bf Oroftn t(tr;whtri,
W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester. Mass.
ylENO YOUR OWN HARNES
IWITB
THOMSON'S MM
SLOTTED
CLINCH RIVETS
No tool* rrqu.ivd. Only a huimir needed to drl
<nd clinch th-m eaelly and quickly, leaving the dim
tbeolnlely ecnootb. k-quiring no hoio to be made
hr leather nor burr for the Rivet*. They are etroni
agli and dnrahle. Million* now In u*u. J
engine, uniform or aseorted, put up in bote*. , , .
Aek /Bar dealer for liieiii, or tend a y
Ump? for a box of 100, ateorted tuei. Man'fd W**'
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO..
WALTIUn. MAM.
Do Hot Bo DoeelTod^^BHIHMUli
with Paetoa, Enamels and Paint* which ataln the
handa. Injure the Iron and hum red.
The (Using Hun Stove Polish Is HrllUant, Odor
res. Durable, and the consumer paya for no tin
or gtaee package with every purohaec.
ZZ"> ' ' "" ''
Tie Birth of Lake Tatee.
< la geographical times, not loarf
la ago, as speaks the scientist, but wry ^
ir long ago, as speaks tho chronicler ol
a human lollies, there was a deep vaUsW M
r- on the eastern slope ol tho Sisrnf B
I, Neradas at the headwaters of tho
o Truckec Hirer. About this rails*
u wwweu granite mountains. But
l- earthquakes came, rents were opened
e in the rooks, and from the ftasnrog M
>( poured monstrous streams of lara?> iA*
d One of these fissnros crossed the lower dPP
i* end of tho valley, au:l through it
a poured floods of molten rocks. Stream
0 after stream issued, to eool in solid
d sheets and blocks, until a wall was
s built across tho valley 2 J00 or 3000, 5B]
b feet in height, and above it was a deep
d banid 500 or GOO squ iro miles in area,
d The storms that fell 011 tho granit ?and
0 volcanic mountains rolled in rivers to
e fill the basin and Lake Taboo war
a created. ? Chicago Herald.
J
^ Tomatoes are fruit as well as melons
, and cucumbers. The distinction beII
. a a a 0 fa j""" :
twecn h vegetaolo naa a iruit 10 pnxzling
at times. A technical difference
' in that a fruit incloses the Heeds of the
plant and matures above ground, while
plant growth matured under ground is
vegetable.
9 '
In St. John's College, Oxford, England,
is preserved a portrait of Charles
3 I., in which the engraver's lines, as
fihgY TTn to 1m nr.-..ii|
* writing, the faco alone containing all
f the book of Psalms, with the creeds,
and aevcral foriuB of prayers.
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ne the Cook |
not uniform in strength, jf)
y will always do the same ^
r how to use it, and uni- ?
mnot be produced with it. (K
ovront Rnvnl ImraiKP * (wl
I and made from inferior Jjf!
igth quickly when the can (: 0
aibscqucnt bakings there
jff in strength. The food (;?
;ggs and butter wasted. ><
that the consumer suffers (jw
til, by accepting any sub- ?
cing Powder. The Royal (<j) W *
1 the excellence that it is ^
absolutely pure powder. ^
ible. It is not only more
its greater strength, but
ening power, which no
il used, and make more
nr A VI*ATINQ Iblu ror ufDU Is our PHOTO* **V
Up\ I OKA I'll FAMILY KBCOnOS, other FloUbV
I turn an<l Frames. Address, Dept. U,
> C, P. C*rr ?V Co., 41 to 45 Jcffersou St., (Ihktia
"vnnnnjiruxrirmjuuiAJinjj'
Do You Sleep Peacefully? ?
3 " Sloop, thou repose of nil things; Hlrep, thoaH
_Ki'iitl\#*t of the tlclliM; thou peace of the mlndP
, J from which cure tiles; who dost J
soothe?
* i? the hearts?
: id of mene .
riVrnrli'il with tolls of the (lay, and retlttest themH
* j J for InlMir." J
* , |the highly tempered steel wire|
9 lehilgrim |
5 jSpring |
| Bed 5
o- ^Secures "Inviting sleep and Ita soft forgetful-S
d- U
n. J lh> not bo deceived by cheap, common wlrolj
?1 limitations, ror "they are not wnui iney appear. *
5 Kx hi tilted at No. 31 Warren .street. New York.C
No. 2 Hamilton I'laee, lloaton. r
3 for-ale by ?b lehuole Dealor*. J
Ej See lira** Tag Itealstered Tnulomwlr on !! :
nxrnuinr I'llirriniK. p
, 3 send for Honey Saving 1'rlmer. Krea. S
| J A ilan TnrU Corporation, Boston. j
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I ^Ka^toriks?Taunton. Mas*.; Knlrhaven, Maaa.; J
3 Whitman, Muas.; Duxbury, Mass.; Plymouth, 3 -r
EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR.
Ity .1. Hamilton A .vers, A. M., M.D. A
This Is a most Valualile Hook *1. .
for the Household, teaehliiK as it o
?loea iho easily-dlo liiKUishcd -?
Symplotns of diffident 1) seasea, I
1 lie Causes and Means of l're- I 4
veiitliiK such Diseases, and the 8 / '->
siniple-t Heinedles which will al- -I
levlnte or cure. II .
:>?S I'uses, I'rofusely llluslrnte<l. "r
The llook Is written In pluln KJs ?
every-duy Knallah, and Is free
from the technical terms which Jk if' > <
render most Doctor Hooks so 2a /fyf \ \
valueless to the Keuernllty ?f 7/ ( 1*
readers. Thin Book in in- // 1 j II
tended to he ol >ervice In ? *\>f / \L
I lie Family, anil Is ?<> worded . . , /> , / }
lis tol?e readily understood by all /yZIX 1\ ,
?>N I.Y till eln. POSTPAID. \ \
l'osta^e Stamps Taken. ' Il ' ' 11 V \ J! I
Not only docs nils book eon- s3e(. 11 \. 1 'II
tain sofnncli Information II0I11- I [W \\ . I If
tlv<- to Disease, but very prop -r- I IIA wk\\ 111
ly gives a Coinplele Analysis of I |p\ | s 1 III
everything pertaining h> Coint- ^B. I I]
ship. Marriage and Hie I'rod tie- nfjfflMf '
Stmli and iteming of Healthy T
Families,together with Valuable I f
ltt*el|ies and Prescriptions, Kx- I CT 9V ay w
planatlolisof llotanleal I'raetlee, I .
Correct use of Ordinary Herbs,Ac 1 ^ tk,
IMCoMI'I.KTK. lM>hX. A.
IIOOK IM It. IIOI SK,
131 l.eoimrtl St., N. V. C'lly fAt-sr ""
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ii HH (lomumiillvei ikiiil pwililflB
B m ?t|h> have wo?w i"?j:sor Ast}.- ^8
' ^S ma, ahoiiM uau 1'iao'a Cure for
p) CnnKuniption. It has rnrnl /
I |M ItbM notIdJIP H a
It li not bad to tut. ff ^Mk
S M it la tho bcRtrmiKh ayrup. ? I
" yH Hold cvurrwhero. ?Rf.
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