The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, November 17, 1893, Image 4
~ LOVE'S COMPLETENESS. I f,
' Wot the low, mysterious murmur. J
\ Hinging through the forest deeps, ^
Hot tho footsteps of the hummer
Making green the mountain steep*, Jj
Hot tho sound of childhood's laughter, t)
* j. w ( Hor tho poet's silver tone, c
With tho plaudits ringing after, ^
Prom the palace or the throne, '
Hold for us the tender
Of one chord of love's completeness.
?Caroline Dana Ilowe. R
SP?ED THE PLOW. "
I
I
BT COUSIN MAT OABUMNW. h
Novomber shv
fwiut livid and onif- ?
nouH and streaked ft
with bars of flory t,
red; tho evening
wind w a i 1 o <1 j
through tho black n
pino trees, writh- ?
iiig liko DryadH in j,
tho dvath tiirocH; ?
tho long, winding v
village road was j,
deserted, and tlio v
lonely depot down A
in a dismal Kiuidy |
flat wiih weird and r
spectral enough for t
anything in tho fc
ghostly evening
light. Bo the tall aunburnt young fel- v
low. dressed in gruy bomer.pun, Hootch
Wk^r cap and tall top boots, walking up and (]
Bbt, dpwu with hia hands in his coat pock- n
Thought as ho watched tho dark- |]
P ening of tho dreary day into still moro h
tlroary night and listcuod to tho wild R;
molanoholy moaning of the mysterious fc]
pino woods. j]
With an unearthly shriek, such as
?>nly an Indian or locomotive can give, c
i)n? frruiii Nffiitniixl in mill utnmuul <? -
let Hit) passengers for Ashfichl net out.
ft "If ii cumsirystuii, L?*o on! j
women, a baby, a young lady mid gentleman,
and a little white lap-dog ?
that was what the car disgorged, and U
then the hell rung, and it went steam- >'
ing olT like a tiery meteor hack to the
city. The countrymen, theold women w
nnd the hahy went away, and only the h
young lady and gentleman and lap dog a
remained, with Mr. John Ward in the f
background roeonnoitering. The r
young lady threw hack her veil, disclosing
a pair of particularly bright
brown eyes, hair to match, wavy and
glossy, a rosy little mouth, and an intensely
anxious expression of counte- '
nance generally.
"Dear me! it's very odd I I told
Kitty I was coining to-day, and she
assured me her brother or hoiiic one
would be in waiting, lt'sgvtting dark,
and 1 don't Bee whatever wo are going
to do in this wilderness."
"Perhaps that fellow over there in
the gray Homespun imiy Know imw to "
?liroei uk," suggested the young gen- *
tleman, who was a very stylishly got-up '
young gontliMiuui, indeed, with n cloak
and u mustache, and u puln ami inter- '
eating countenance, illuminated by a *
jiair of large, dark, melancholy eyea. I
"Shall I iiak him?" '
John Ward, in his distant corner, v
nftw tho bright brown eyea turn bin ?
way and bocoino painfully roiiHoiniis "
rJWlWrWWiv Willi nMHWf'-' '
fully dark eyea down, thero and then, w
' niiotn! jiM/l In" * ....
an awkward grace of hi? own, to tho ri
hrown-eyod young lady. H
' Hog your pardon?is your namo 111
IVliaa Grant?" si
"Yea, air; and you are?" *<
"John Ward, Kitty's brother; and >
ftiio gig's right out here, waiting. Is ?>(
<hla your luggage?" d1
Ho was lifting a huge trunk and M
Singer bandbox, still red to tho roota b
of his hair, when a little hand, daintily '
kidded, was held out, and tin* pretty 1,1
face was looking up at htm with tho is
|>rettiest ami In in the world.
"I am very glad to see you, Mr. hi
Ward. I have heard so much of you
from Kitty that T don't feel as if wo ^
Were strangers at all."
"You are very good to remember H'
me!" John stijminered, dropping tho
lavender glove as if it lmrned him. n
*'\Vill you get into the gig? it's cold
hero." ti
"Certainly; l?nt first lot. mo make
you acquainted with Mr. Duval -.Mr.
Ward, Mr. Duval." "
Mr. Duval lifted liis excessively becoming
cap an inch from his ebon 11
looks and replaced it again, staring at ft'
loliu all tin? while as if ho woro a live
kangaroo; ami John seized tlio trunk D
ns if it wore a work t?ox and oarrtod it ot
in hi? strong .u;.in io tiio gig. .Mr. fn
Duval followed with tho young lady,
the lap-dog and tho handhox, and took ti
his sent quite as a mat tor of course bo t!
side iior while John drove through tho
lonely road whistling *'Speed tho
Plow," and trying to appear very hi
much at ease and quite unconscious of tl
tho animated wajrormitiori pomp on
behind him. Now and then little Miss
Grant would lean over and tiBk him a 1
question, hut John's answers were not fa
elaborate and talk all on one side soon
fags.
He had boon silently whistling for M
upward of a quarter of an hour, when
they drove through a wooden gate, up
an avenue of orange hemlocks and
plopped before a tall, old-fashioned
farm house, whose windows were all
ablaze with illumination. U!
At tho sound of the wheels, tho hall
door was thrown open and a bright
faee. framed in irohh-n luiir .lii.mlrwl
And smiling and rosy, peeped out. One
glance was sutlieient, mid with a shrill w
little shriek of delight, Miss Kitty 01
was clasped in the arms of Miss Hat- m
tie. h
"My own dear, darling Hattie! Oh,
I'm mi glad you've cornel" cried Kitty, "/
an shrill tones of joy. fi
"Oh, Kitty, how nice it is to meet
you again!" cried Miss Hattie, with (
equal sltfiilnoss. "And how well you
are looking! Just to think it is two '''
whole months since we parted Inst."
"Yes, doesn't it seem like an age!" ^
But come in; I expect you are freezing."
"* '
"Let nie make you acquainted with
Mr. Duval, clearest," was Miss flattie's
somewhat inapposite reply ; ami Mr.
XJnvaT bowed much more pnTttely T?
aister than lie had done to the brother,
while Kitty gave liini her plump
white hand with frank carelessness and '
bade him welcome to Aslifield. Then
iLai' sii IwUovvcu hex into the lighted
all anil from thence Into the great |
irnily Bitting*room, where a real I
r>untry nre of hage hemlock logi
lazed in an immense gnlf of a firelace
and the red and green carpet on
be floor, and the crimson window curtins,
and tho cnshioned rockinghairs,
and the homemade sofa, and
bo book-case, and the little cottage
iauo in tho corner, all locked dc
iglitfully cony and homelike in its ruby
;low. llut delightfuleet night of al)?
tabic covered with the whitest of da?
nask stood in the centre of the room,
aden with that profusion that only
:ouutr.ar folks know how to revel in
low fragrantly the hot tea and warm
>incuits smelt 1 how tempting looked
he fruit, liani, golden butter, the but*
ored toust, the apple tarts, the cold
hicken and cheese and Cako and the
inher jellies, sparkling like lingo jewIs
in the out gla?H dishes)
What a merry meal it was! and how
titty and Hattie's tongues did run (
nd how politely and languidly faninnting
Mr. Duval tried io bo! and
ow John, coming out of lua bashfulh-kh,
began talking to MiHH Oratit and
run, lifter 11 while, quite aatoniahed lit
in own fluency! And when supper
ran over, mid she sat down at the pi*
do, what wuh hia surprise an^'delight
o Hon her dear little white Angora go
attling over the koya to the merry
lino of "Speed the Plow," inatead of
he diamnl anil dreadfully long fanrisias
Sinter Kitty nfTected, and of
diich lie never could make head nor
ail. Miwa (Iraut waa a perfect little
arling, and ao Kitty had rapturoualy
aid when ahc kissed that lady for the
houaandth time and showed her to
or chamber and, rotnrning to the
ittiug room, found Brother John
here alone, looking thoughtfully into
ho roaring, red Aro.
"And I wish," cried Kitty, ecntatially,
"oh, how I do wiah she was my
inter P
"And ao do T, Kittv." mud
olui, starting up. "(looil night."
When Mr. Duval took himaelf ofl
ext morning, Mem < iraiit'H la.it mere
age had been
i'..ii i...........i .....i ..n ?i.? r..iku i
'ill lin Imiiiit in it fortnight, at tin*
iirthost." Itnt. tho fortnight pnHsod
n<l alio wiih nut at li??iii?i. Christmas
iiiii*i uikI iroilt, iiinl still Minn llnttio
nstioiiloil. It wuh tlio inM?'Ht thiiiK in
li" world, Mms ITntti*'*? mamma said;
dint onnhl koop tho oliilil in tho ooiiti*
ry ? or wind clinrin wiih tlioro to ki'op
lu? ?jny oity fjii"I so Inn^? If it wiih
ii^iimI, now; hut Diu'iimlmr-mil)'
moy ! And nil li**r iiumoroiiH udinirrs
In'j^iiii to oolio I lie exclamation nod
urn t heir thoughts to mi iuvi ntiKntini<
l ip to Anliliidd themselves. Ah ! hnd
hoy only known \\lint fjooil times Until'
wiih Iniviiifi sleifihin;; all over tli?
onntry with Kitty and Itrothor John,
nd out skating I'vry evening on Iho
like, and going I" ipnlting Indies and
nrpriao parties, and doing every thing
Iho hIio likod froo and indoponih'nt
oroiK'oin horlifo; ipiito forgetful of
ho ? \ii-ittiin'i' of thoti rrildo lady, MrH.
1 riiii*ly ; and finding out, too, what a
loot l>ri?tlivr .lohu was and how heaiiiI"i:I
ly In' i'oiiI'I road aloud stormy
veiiiugs, wliilo she and Kitty omhroidroil,
and how he know Initili and lots
f things unholy would ovor suspect!
di! it wiih all ileliirht fill and tliti nulv
" i ? ?*j?rMVtt ??i i iint. ?tHT, IT
as tin* evening lioforo hor <Upr?iiiiro
SiViiiViy December evening. with
' 'ii and sleet. Ij*m1111i'jf tli" windowH and
In' gale sobbing and surging wildly
round tlioold farm Iioiiho. But in tho
(ting-mom, whoro tho hi'inlock logs
hi rod a nd ldazod, (binding ovory oor*
or with i*iisv liirht : wli.>is> llw. npimcii.
irtuius were drawn, everything was
alight full \ warm ami oo/.y and llnttie
it alone at tlio piano, the upon letter
ring on it, her lingers straying nvcr
in keys and oiu> bright drop after
lot her falling unheeded on the polhed
ivory. I'reaently the door opened,
niie one eante in and stood beside her,
nt flattie never looked up.
'Where's Kitty?" asked brother
oliii.
lint tie hud to cough to elear her
iroat before she eonld answer.
'Up stairs In Iping Hetty to stray
iv ti uiik ;
"You are going away to-morrow,
ion V"
"Yes," very faintly.
"Won't von play for me once more
efore you go?"
The restless tinkers were still for an
istant. then "Speed the IMow" rang
ivly through the room.
brother .lohn looked down at the lite
\v11it? 1?? ?<?, still molt- with*
lit veil t lll illf ll t'lillict' II* the tluiViiOiini
ICC.
" 'Speed thf flow' is ft very prot-ty
me; t>itt plows are extremely. vulga:
lings in reality ilon't you think so."
"No!"
"Arc you not glad you arc going
nek 1<> the city ami your gay life
icrc?"
No answer.
"You must have found it very dull,
am afraid, in this quiet Country place
>r the past month?"
Still mute.
"Mr. Duval is coming for you, J
link Kitty said."
"Yes!"
"You will he very glad to see him
*ain, will you not?"
"Not particularly !"
"I suppose you will forge! all about
s old-fashioned country folks before
u are home a week. "
"You know better than that !"
llow John's heart went thumping
gainst his side and what a torrent of
ords were on his tongue if he could
lily get them olV. It might ho preimptioii,
it might he folly, hut he
ilt he must say it or die in the nt
1111?i. ii> nay lie wan luusning wouui
[ a ini 1?I way of describing the fiery
ile In* felt ebbing and flowing in his
,ee. liven that was a drawback.
>nld the seif-possed young lady of
ie world ever love a man who
lushed? Kitty's dress was rustling
jwii the stairs; she would he in in
i'o minutes, and then good-bye to aL)
iam\* of uttering the magic words!
' Mis-- (Irani ? Ilattie !" said brother
dm, in desperation. "You have lived
month in the country; do you think
do you think you could ever live in
all your life?"
't is astonishing how pool women
in beat these trying crises. John,
lushing and stammering and tremling,
great giant that he was, stood
olrung contrast to the extreme com
poaure of the young lady, who enunciated
with nnm<?t*hnb!c disiiz:ctn?*Mi
"Yea, I think I could!"
Kitty'a step waa in the hall; brother
John stopped and graaped one little
white hand.
"Hattie?oh, Hattie! do you think
you could atay with me?"
"Y-e-s, I think I could!"
"Ob, M-ttic, I V?ow 1 mij a grtp,
rough fellow, but 1 1 Ota you with all
my heart. Do you?can you?will
yon Ioyo mo in return?"
"Yeal" said Hattie.
And juit then, an Kitty carne in, ah<
Hatched her hand away and tcok t<
playing "ftpcc?t tuc Plow" hh If for i
wager.
"Dear irte {"cried Kittyi innocently
"how red And hot you look, John
Your trunk'a packed, Hattie; but, inj
goodness, T don't know what I'll d<
whoti you no."
"Don't cry, Kitty; I'll come baci
again !" an id Miss Hattie, demurely.
And ho alie did when th? June rose
were in lilootn, to the great amaze
in**nt and disgust of her friends, am
li in staid ever Hinco and will stay fo
l?e by John's side?willing to play a
.ill tones and seasons, "Spepd tin
lo.i." ? New York Mercury,
8ELECT NIFTINUft.
Tho leaf of the pineapple plant ca
be wrought into a serviceable cloth.
In India there ia about one Proton
nt missionary to every 600,000 pco
pie.
Tho Israelites learned aurveyin
from tlio Kgyptiaun, who had practice
ia # .
u ior ages.
Roman school bojs used a wax tab
lot and pointed stylus instead of slat
and pencil.
A farmer at Mhhoii, Mich., has
dwarf pear tree that put out two net
of leavos thin season.
Ho??? companies wiii ni
low the u?e of none hut the old-fash
ionod Hulphur mntchcH in the house
they insure.
Bicycles for miljL\ry couriers an
big dogs for sentries nnd ninhulniie
service are curioua featurcn of th
tented field.
Velvet is raroly uaod nowadays fo
binding hookH, hut it wbh a favorit
material for that purpose in the carl
dajH of printing.
An apple tree, which is claimed t
have borne fruit for the last centur
and a quarter, in still in bearing in a
orchard near Lenoir, N. C.
The superiority of the soldiers of th
French Revolution ivm partly duo t
the introduction of a tighter muskr
with a stock shaped liko that now i
use.
A curio dealer at Ainoy, China, own
a group of figures enrved from gnnrlr
tea roots wliieh stands nine feet higl
weighs fiO<? pounds and is valued r
$1110.
Sentiment. is as old as anything olso
ns is indicated by the discovery i
Kgyptian tomba dating back to It. (
15000 of wedding rings engraved with
heart, and two clasped bauds.
Ill Athens every citizen, Midi
severe jH'imllii'H, was compelled I
tench 11im suns !< rciul ami to awitii.
lie did not also tit them for some tr i
. . [III inn inoyiyepd**
DO;I, .ir.il will prohnhiy lie tin* finei
private residence in America. Til
house, which in to lie of granite, wi
contain 170 roonta.
Mont of our perfumes conic froi
(lowt-rH or are made iiv.imitat ion of ill
scents of tlowers ; mi attar of roues, li
a common consent, ranks at the lien
of the list of perfumes. Other prepnri
tions from roses, too, hold a hij^h pine
and have Inn^ been esteemed.
Poisonous snakes are so numerous i
Venezuela that snake liite is almost i
common there as in India. Hut tlier
are fewer fatalities, for the nntivi
have discovered that a plant known r
tie oeninillo, when powdered and aj
plied to the wound, results in a our
iti almost every ease.
Crises in Life.
Whoever observes closely the life o
an individual or that of a Nation wi!
notice that, from time to time, a erisi
comes in their alfairs involving mor
or less important issues, anil needim
special qualities of character to moo
it. All of us who have arrived at mid
mo mo, mill ht111 more tlioso wim hav
passed it, can recall these crises ii
thoir own lives ; and those of us win
hnvo roml history intelligently cai
trace something of their onuses ? ??<
also of thoir oifccts upon National wel
faro. Most of thoso in our persona
lives nro ontiroly unforosoon, and man'
of them beyond control. Homo ?lc
oision made l?y our parents as to on
education or ohr occupation, som
choice made l?y ourselves when wo won
young and iuexuoruuuunl. uuvv Imv
rVnrg-r-f d/lO wholo tclJOr of OUT lives
A marriage or a bereavement, a tidi
of prosperity or a crash of fortune, i
friendship formed or broken, a changi
of place or seene, a revolution 11
thought, a sudden accident, a seriou
illness or some overwhelming intlu
enoe may have transformed the worh
for us. Although we cannot foretol
what those crises may bo, or whei
they may come, we can do much ii
the way of preparing ourselves to moo
th 'in us they nrise. Their results fo
good or evil depend far less upoi
their own intrinsic nature than upoi
the wav in which we receive them
Man m no creature of circumstances
borne helplessly upon the tide o
events, lie cannot, is is true, chnngt
the current or resist the tide, but h
cm., like the skillful boatman, so ad
just his course and trim his sails as t<
ride upon it*, billows, instead of beiip
en rulfed by them. ? Detroit Frei
Pre ss.
llnw to Throw i Horse and Kill llini
There is a certain way that ex
perienccd stockmen know of throwing
a horse down so to break his neck am
kill him at once. An ordinary halte
is put on the horse, the lead stra]
from it passed between the horse'
front legs, a turn being taken annuo
the far one near the fetlock. I'll
executioner then hits the horse >
sharp cut with a whip, and when In
jumps up pulls sharply and strough
on the halter strap. The horse strike
head tirst, with the entire weight <>i
Ins nee!;. The full in invariably latal
?St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
jp==
YANfl YU AT TSCAFFTAL
HOW OHZWAW lnwDpTAnra
UTM zv WAUBrovnr.
Hb First Dish of lc< CretM-lu*
vriotii Qnarifn of th? Lf^sa*
The A
I Y f T HE Chines* kinlster, Yang
I I fr Yd, and his Vetinuo sirs beI
ginning to fotl wry much at
~G* home in theif new quarters;
at the head of Fourteenth street; and
that they thoroughly irajoy the nor1
( city bf their new posiWon ia evidenced
' by the lively interest-they manifest in
hverything and everytxxly, says tho
j New York Times.
Heated on tho balcobfes in the even)
ing, their figures, in bright-hned costiimeH,
showing a high relief against
( the brown-stone background, talking,
smoking and eating ice cream, of
which they are extremely fend, thoy
look tho personification of comfort,
I indolence and happiness.
"It wns amusing,1'aaid ft spectator,
I "to sec the Minister eat ico cream for
tho first time. When the plate was
set before him he eyssl it covertly and
a little suspiciously, tasted a very
small portion of it, seemed surprised
to find it so cold, blqw it a few times,
u ate the second spoonful reflectively,
au<1 rapidly disposedjtpf the remainder,
i- evidently with the greatest relish."
The new Embasff comtnnndingly
situated on the sdSnit of a liill, af*
fords a magni&OfliSMtew of tho stir'
1 rounding oodlM|MMtnbiQeii all tho
a(lvautftg?4yofj^^^^^JKi(h tho attractions
<f /
Tho eon*tnreo in*
0 t cresting cliildr^H^keatly influenced
the Minister in huSRKee of a home.
n He was most anxljdflB that they should
H ho roinoved ns fairft possible from the
noute'and din of tBfelty andeniov tho
t- puroaair of the leatfdensely populnted
i- ?1 i?tric*. They arc the brightest, oddh
est little figures ijmtftiuablo, and hold
a series of informalTreceptions when*
ever they appear abroad with thoir
0 nurse. Already th^ little girls havo
u learnod a few FrigOsh words and are
very soeinble. ,
When tho Miniater left China his
r party numbered more than seventy
0 persona. Tho appointment of Consuls
v to Han Francisco, New York, Havana,
Matunzas and Callao and Charges d'Af?
faires at Madrid and Lima, over tho
y Legations of which ho has absolute
" control, has reduced the number to
twenty.
o As no available house largo enough
o to meet tho requirements of so largo a
it family could be found two most imn
posing in appearance were purchUhed
and made communicating by means of
is an arch cut through from thodrawing*
id room of the first to the hall of theaoci,
ond.
it Minister Yang Yu, who is very
wealthy, hns spared HO expense in
furnishing tho mn&ion in u manner
n befitting his ranrf anil importance.
J. Tin' spacious roopiN contain every
a American luxury, mi curioua contrast
to tho many usclal anil ornamental
>r articles brought frfci the Orient. On
,, the mantels are <jd#dooking ivory orj{
naments, cicrod ^yi exijuisitd skill,
l? while the l?oau^?l sereens, dairty
... f.nbinets and odd l|Us of drapery ?-js-N
^ and kitchen nre Auatcd on the first
lloor of tho first house, tho corrolj
spending room% ill tlio other being
given up to oflloou. In tho drawingroom
the prevailing color is old rose,
11 and in tho dining-room cream, gold
10 and crimson.
The table was lioing propared for
'* lunch as a recent visitor passed through
l" the dining-room on his way upstairs.
? On tho spotless cloth wore many old
and beautiful piccosof china, bntchopn
sticks were nowhere visible. Through
is the half-open door u glimpse was had
o of several Chiikese cooks flitting noise's
lessly about the Jiiteheu preparing variis
mis mysterious-but savory dishes.
> The large second-story front room is
0 the Minister's private sitting-room,
furnished plainly but handsomely in
black walnut, with crimson hangings.
Tho long French windows open upon
f ono of the delightful balconies where
11 tho Minister usually sits and smoke*
H when tho business of the day is over.
t, Adjoining is his bedchamber, flirty
nislied substantially in oak.
t, Next to thin is tho blue nii<l white
nest oocupied by his wife. Vory dainty
0 and pretty it is, the snowy curtains
i, caught back with delicate blue rib[,
lions and the shining brass bedstead
,j capped with a canopy of lino white
.1 lace ??rer b!;;c silk.. in one corner is
a wonderful dressing case of lacquered
1 ware, upon whiah are odd-shaped
y bottles containing all sorts of exquisite
,. perfumes and various toilet articles.
r Vapor, woodwork end ceiling are all in
u ditferent tones of tho same color,
3 brightened hero anflthere with touches
? of.iiohl. Yu was not vislble.
Vifc it* salrt \SX .n , .
, bIio is very exelu,,
sivo and that ^
B , . v. _33W?k -wiu have tho
h pleasure of knowlaffTier.
D A peep only was permitted iuto the
, nursery, a large,' light apartment.
H Two little white bodsteads stood side
by side against, one wall, and various
I queer-looking playthings were soatI
terod about. A bright-colored lantern
t was suspended from the chandelier.
On the third lloor were the sloeping
t apartments of other members of the
r legation, all uniformly furnished in
i oak. lleforo long, however, each will
i, be stampod with something of the individuality
of the occupant. Favorite
books will occupy the now empty
f shelve* and tables, pictures will
adorn tho walls, and photographs and
? favors ho scattered in every available
Spot.
,> What will chiefly intercut the
r younger members of Washington
a society is the immense ballroom at the
top oi the house. Long French windows
at each end open upon balconies,
where merry dancers may promenade
after the "maddening whirl." On
festive occasions it will be hung with
Chinese lanterns and festooned with
garlands of ribbons and flowers. It
'' will undoubtedly he the scene of many
I delightful assemblages, as it is the
Minister's intention to entertain extensively.
i
a
v. Mozart always kept liis note book
s in his pocket, and while walking or
i playing billiards, his favorite nni>'*emeiit,
would often stop to jot down a
melody that occurud to him.
If^Mrriu nirrafU.
Polydamas, of Thesaalia, wu a nun
of extraordinary strength and stature.
As Hereulea had done, he alone, with*
ont arms, killed on enormous lion that
was devastating the valleys of Mount
Olympus. With one hand Polydamas
Could hold WV , d^wwii by
two horses. He oonld break the trunk
of a tree as any one would break a
small stick.
The King of Persia, Darius 1, wishing
to witness the leats of this marvelous
man, called him t<J his court; ho
opposed to him three of tho stateliest
men of his army. Polydamas killed
the three by simply giving them a slap
on the ears; he was abont to slap tho
faces of afew more when tho K*ig,
satisfied, stopped him. Ofie day he
seized a bull by one of his hind feet,
and the animal did not escapo until it
had left its hoof in Polydamas's hand,
liiko Milo, he died through over-confidence
in his strength. He attempted
to support n mass of rock that hnd
given way, but he got buried under it
mid died.
Also in tho sixteenth century there
lived another remarkably strong man,
a major, named Harsabas. One day ho
took up an anvil weighing 503 pounds
and bid it under his cloaks. Often, to
amuse his comrades, he went through
the rifle drill with a cannon, llecotfld
crush between his Angers the limbs of
big animals. One day, seeing a crowd
looking at an enormous dancing bear,
ho offered to wroatlo with tho nulmnl.
The major throw the bc%r down several,
times, and, judging it unworthy of
further struggle, slew the animal with
his flat, and carried it away oa his
shoulders, amid the cheers of tho
crowd. Another day, seeing several
oflioors of his regiment surrounded by
an angry crowd, ho ran to them, knocking
people down right and left, as n
pitiId dCCC V."!*h * p?*?-k ui Ouub. 1 ho
crowd, exasperated, turned round on
him, but, seizing two of his assailants,
one with each hand, ho used them as
clubs on tho crowd, who, nstonishod
nt this extraordinary display ot
strength, quickly drew beck. Once he
squeezed to pulp the hand of a man
who wanted to fight him.
Ilarsabas's sister was also remarkablo
for her strength. Somo burglars
entered a convent whore she was. Sho
throw one out of tho window and
killed two others with a pillar sho tore
down and used as a club.?New York
Journal .
Afany old houses in Holland have a
special door which is never opened
save on two occasions, when there is a
marriage or a death in tho family.
The bride and groom enter by this
door; it is then nailed or barred up
until n denth occurs, when it is opened
and tho body is removed by this exit.
9100 Reward. 9100.
Thoreader of this paper will be nlonsod to
learn that there is at least one dreaded ilisenso
that science has been able to euro in all its
stages, anil that is Catarrh. Hall's Catnrrh
| Cure is the only positive cure known to tho
medical fraternity, uatarrn nemg n cniismntlonnl
disease. requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying tho
foundation of the disease, and giving tlie patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. Hie
proprietors have so mnoh ,a..a In its curative
i. Lw.r. iw. t hey offer One Hundred ^PoUars
More than 4500,000 of damage was dono
to tlio Louisville and Nashville lines i>y tho
late Southern storms.
In Olden Times
People overlooked the importance of permanently
beneficial effects and wcro satisfied
with transient action, hut now that it is generally
known that Syrup of Figs will permanently
cure habitual constipation, well-informed
people will not buy other laxatives, which act
fore time, but finally injure the system.
The cholera advance in Europe scorns to
have boon clicokcd.
Ladles needing a tonic, or children who
want building up, slut tl.l take lirown's Iron
Hitters. It In iiImuuiiiI to Inku, uun-, *
Indigestion. Biliousness and l.iver Complaints,
makes the Illood rich and pure.
The sugar beet in Franco nnd Belgium
bns boon attacked by a pnra.-?H?\
a hour. Til wo A*r ?>it I'immii, if suffered Id
pr i cress, often resells in an incurable throii
or lung t rouble. "Mimipu's Itrniw'ii 11 'Iroo/uV
' v 'nsiant relief.
The political situation in Austria is greatly
strained, and it is feared a crisis is at hand.
Mornings -i eechum's Pills with a drink of
water. Bcoelinin's no others. 25cents r Ik>x.
Will EE sinking n well near t'uyalio, II!.. a
flow of petroleum was struck at a depth of
113 foot.
Many persons n r<> broken down from overwork
or household cares. Hmhu's Iron Kilters
rebuilds the system, aids di-festinn, rcmnvi'N
excess of Idle, and cores malaria A
?i>!< niild tonic for women and children.
Mount Cai.mjco, Chile, is again in eruption
If ftftllcted with noro eyes ttso Dr.Isanc Thompson's
Kyc-water. Druggists sell at 5J5c.|)er bottle
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
CURES
A Running Sore
On mv ankle grew worse, finally spreading
over l>oth feet. Arms and hands. Bones came
out of my top* and fingers. I lost sleep and
appetite. i was in ttett when I began to take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Before I finished the flr?t bottle I could cat
mill sleep well. I continued with the Snrsapnri!
a mid now the sore* tire nil healed." Mil*.
M aiiv Si'kakm \ x, W> l.ntona Street, 1'hfladt
lphiti. I'ii. tiet onl\ Hood's Sarsnpnrilln.
11 ooil* Bills i tire constipation. 3T> cents
Aid III ANOINT tl KNTotrw ? II.KS. worm
im*, ? i-urril ir .nolir-i r--t .rne.l t>v mall in T *
I Mixed; e.rculard. v ^ -<>i ni Alilerson, vv. Va?
- ygpiyFIE T*1
Nothing can be
j the Royal Bal
4| and give as ?
^ * n.
No other leavening ;
light, sweet, delicious, 1
t|>
pr-7?*T?**
Submarine Photography.
A short time ago Loais Boutan
brought himself to the knowledge of
scientific naturalists by undertaking
an exploring tour of the Bed Res,
from which ho brought back a straugo
and curious collection of fish and shells,
embracing several specimens entirely
unknown. Continuing his researches
on tho coast of France, Mr. Boutan as*
suined a diver's costume in order to
observo at tho bottom of tho sea tho 1
metamorphoses of certain mollusks impossible
to cultivato in aquaria. He
was struck with the wonderful beauty
of submarino landscapes, and resolved
fi 1 nlinfmrrrtnli wlmf Ha />mil<l uinon a*
bimpla description would savor too
much of an over vivid imagination. At
first ho worked in shallow wator with
n water tight apparatus, and the clearness
of tho water allowed him sufficient
light to sensitize the plates. But
proportionally as the water doepenod
clearness diminished, and the motion
ot tho waves clouded his proofs. Tlivu
tho young scientist conceived the idea
of utilizing magnesium irv*on apparatus
of his own invention. This appr.7ctv.c
consists essouiittiiy in a barrel
filled with oxygen and surmounted by
nglussbell containing an alcohol lamp.
On tho fiamo of the lamp, by means of
a mechanical contrivance, powdered
magnesium is thrown, fiaring as often
as a view is taken. Tho barrel is
pierced with holes on tho lower side
in eiich manner that as tho oxygen diminishes
tho sea wator outers, so proserving
the equilibrium between external
and internal pressure. By the
aid of this machine ho has already
made groat progress ill a direct ion new
to naturalists, and one likely to Confer
permanent benefits in tho results
obtained by tli.dr science.?Frank Leslie's
Weekly.
Petroleum in Peru.
Tho wells nro situated at Talnra,
a\)out forty miles north of Paita, and
ore under the active management of
Ilorbcrt Tweddle, Jr., who was
formerly connected with tho American
Standard Oil Company. Mr.
Tweddle has been interviewed recently,
and has made known facts which are
of general interest. lie says the
company's lands comprise an ares of
about 1000 square miles, the oil
region extending for 20 ) miles north
of Talaris, and inland for a distance of
ui vf.milxM lit-sl well bored bv
Mr. Twp.MI? yielded tit the depth of
.'{()'? fo? t ii How of ISO barrcla of petroleum
daily. ( p to the present time
tliev hnvo millr 1 twenty-six wells,
Jilldiiuf oil in ev. rv instance. JTh*
not over ottoiri r, inicrciu., ';V'V
Statea the depth is from *
feet. The distilled pro luel is Sold
aioiirf tin- coast, while the crude oil
has a lar^c sale at Callao for use by
the ^as companies, for stationary
engines, and for the railway loeomotives.
as e. su!?stitille for coal, than
which it is forty to tifty per cent,
cheaper. Scientific American.
A Natural Food.
Conditions o f f%r3\
the system arise
when ordinmy /iff vur
foods cease to
h II i ! d iicsll jmj C. 4I' .
there is urgent
need of arrest- "Vv- |L?
ing waste?assistance must
come quickly, from natural
food source.
Snott's PnnilQinn
U ft W bb.B3U9BU>IUII
is a ccihlensntio:: of the life
of all /cods?it is cod-liver
oil reinforced, made easy of
digestion, and almost as
palatable as milk.
Prepared by Send A Howno. N V. AII drufrgi?t?.
with Pastes. Enamel*
band*. Injure the iron and burn red. I
le?i. Durable, and Ibo consumer pay* for do Us I
or hIu.hh pnrkuKo w every purchase. I
U"N"'"."D E"A L FA MVLV D TC I Hi
iPor Inilltrtdon, ltlllousncs*.
c llruduehr, t'oiull|talion, Had
St'umplcilon. Olfi'iulTollrnilh,
and all ds*ortieis of the blomacb, XTiAvijj^Bl
I Liver and Povtll,
I RIPANS T ARULES I*T
i aet pen tie yet promptly. Perfect MBBuffOyr
duo Htlon' follow* their nee. So, J I
f by d minrlsts or sent by mall, box j
|<ffvluUi,?ie. Packaged boxes),$t.
| ^yA'^'TD'gnOAl.-Cq,, N?T,A
I nnir
SS
The Best for Either Heating or Cooking.
Exoel in Sty'.o, Comfort and Durability.
KINDS AMI SIZES. kvkhyonb
WAHHAN 1 Kl> AOAIN8T DEFECTS.
ASK YOUR S'lOVE DEALER
To fhow jr-'U SHKt'f'A RI.'A I.ATERT CATALOGUE.
If uo dealer uenr you wr re r<>
ISAAC A. ?:IEPP/VRD A. CO.,
IIA I.TI IIKKi
| prawr t * crr/tpp!^ iv rgic govnt
l i- . fin ' m v Mow*r?|?<l1yiliupw,
; . . , . lir.Uof til sym|ilom\?rerfinoved.
I AfSOK ,rl,t FRII?
l*EK OAYS THEATtftHT FURHISKEOFREE?>ymall
I IIU. H- H- A'iWS.t.rtJilWH. AUHMiIM.
substituted for f
king* Pnwdpp ^
?> * M?~
food results. t
agent will make such *- W
wholesome food. t
The Burglar Came. a
It was nh Agent for a big msnufscv %
taring concern who ws? talking.
' *1 once got ont a poster," he said.
"which started in ; 'Keep your eyo
on this; a burglar is coming.' Thin i
distributed broadcast in the towns in
the northern part of the State. Among
other places, it was hung conspicuously
in n Hulnll grocery and dry goods storo ,
in cne / the towns in that section. \ \
"Ono morning the proprietor, when \ \
ho opened up shop, found that my no- \ ^m
tice hail l?een amended to read r 'Keep nackV
your eye on thiH; the burglar has \ ^
come.' The correction was made in \ \
pencil marks. \ ?
"And sure enough, tho burglar haij
come. And lie had carried off shout
SflOO m inouev and Roods. "?Now York
__?_ fwm
.Thn mink is 0110 of the most cun-y' 4y
iiiug of nuitnals, ami will stonl fish oiy?Tf 1
gamo from l.nuters for its own u
"npr>iri QI V
Syrup] J
I am a farmer at Edotn, Tefc I
have used German Syrup fpsix
years successfully for Sore That,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness. Pais in
Chest and Lungs and Spitting^p of
l31ood. I have tried many kins of
Cough Syrups in my time, hi} let
me say to anyone Wanting su:U *
medicine?German Syrup is the lest.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families wkqie
German Syrup is used there is? -w
trouble from colds. lolin E. iffih - _
MEBCHRIALsl^r^i
"zVhr.ut ton ynnrs ngo I <-.)U-^
tractcd a aerero caso of blood poi- i
eon. Leading physicians prescribed medicine \ ^
after medicine, which I took without any relief. vi
- - . - ?_ a 4..t. .^madiAa V
I Aiao tried mercurial *nu jmvanu
with Unsuccessful results, but which brought
on tin Attack of mercurial rheumatism that
SSI RHEUNATISB
four years I gava up all remedies and began
using ft. S. 8, After taking several bottles I .
was entirely cured and nblo to rcsuino work. I
ib.W'tynSW Is tho greatest medicino for blood 1
poisoning to-day on llio market." I
Treatise on Wood and cvin p|se??e? mailed
tree. Swift Brnctno Co., Atlanta. Oa. ?.
^i JUngfl the Dutch Process i
') J feet vinurxnciiubBisr
*l.\ * tffm}/ ars used In the
%9X^l?j|r*t>V- preparation of
j IpreakfastCocoa
H V|&6n trhich is absolutely
HI I NlClj pure and soluble.
In I WrVll iLhaamprrfhan/hreeflmee
EM BT'f v'jN the strength of Cocoa mixed
SP*--..,"'1- Fm with Starch, Arrowroot or
Sugar, nod la far more economical,
costing less than one cent a cup.
It Is dellcioua, nourishing, and masilw
DIOEBTZD.
S?ld by Qrorers ererywhere.
W. BAKER A CO., Dorchester, Mats,
Xneleside *?* Jtctrcst*
Pot ntsrases of women, scienttne n mmn " * ? " 1
cures guaranteed. Elegant iutle.be- *
iioi mill (luring contliieiiient. Address The HesP J
dent l'hystrlsn, 71-72 linxter Court, Nashville. Teun. L
18ENTS WANTED ON SALARY /
II or commission to li.iihllc tNow I'uloiit Clictni- |
H cal Ink Erasing l'eticll. Agents making tsVi per
week. Monro Eraser Mfg.Co..X 701, LnCrosse, Wis.
DCOX^oTlo,0 lril2?..,?.r ** *"<* '? our PHOTOI
OltAPII FAMtiA hfccoitns. other Pic7T
7? ,, ,UIC\. *n'1 'ranies. Ad Ire**, Dent. S?.
(ale Cory A: C'o.? 41 to 45 JblTcriton .St., Chicago.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR,
By J. HnmHron Avers, a. Jl., M.D ?
liiisis n most Valuable lionk
for the Household, toaohing as It fg
d >cs the easily-dlsilngiilshrd l-W
8yinptomsof dllferent D.senses, I El
Ihe Causes and Menus of Pre- 18 j
venting such Pi-eases, and the ?! / ?
Simplest Hemedies which will al- _RJ _ levlnte
or cure. II .
598 Puges. Profusely Illustrated. r ?
Tho Hook Is wrlttou lu plain b j
every-day English, and Is freo ?k
from the teohnloal terms which i/V\T
render most Doctor Hooks so Z-s. J% w.
valueleas to the generality of 7/ i J
rollers. This HooU ls In- , ^ // jV ffj M
iriiuru if) ur 01 r?f|-*irn ill 1 ^ 1 yj I y 71
llie Fumtly, and Is so worded \ J1
as to be readily understood by hII /\4
ONLY ?0 rte. POSTPAID. IT^V^T VI 1
l'n?t?m>LKtimn? Tjltmi, . Ml Ml f I JI |^R
lAln so much Information itela- I it&.VflL
llvo to Disease, but very nroper- I IA [J
ly gives a Complete Analysis of gjt I ) \
everything pertaining to Court- T1W _M l[
sblp, Marriage and tlio Produo- '<
tlon and Hearing of Healthy r| "S** [wf IBS*""
Families,together with Valunblo I Bar W&
Recipes an.I Prescriptions, Kx- I JB mJ
Slanatlonsof Hotanical Practice, I wM
orrect use of Ordinary Herbs,Ac I
COMPI.ktk IXOKX. k leIIOOK
PI'II. HOUSE. r~f- ^
134 Leonard St., N. Y.CItr cicn
?wn KTWKCT
Hwl Uw I'lirM UFKIUt IIICTIO.f ART \
pul>h?h?-<l, at (lio remarkably low price i Op/ -flfc \ ^
of oni< 41.00, i imi lfoox eon- f W; ' ^ *'
(nl'io Oil finely print?i pa/os of Hoar | Swr Jsi
i . i i at ?jrmjr%"
tifiiti) yet xorvioeaVly imiiii I In clot ft. rfyrW
It Itlrra Engllsn wor I- *11 III* t)*r:nm |A
?.|iuvalonl* ani proii.tneiailon. mil )
Urrinan word# with English deilnitlont, X 9
II >? inraluablo lo Urr.nHii* who ore not * > t
thoroughly laniU'ar with English, or to V j
Anifnean- who wish to learn l.rrmvi ^
kridrrsx, with }l 00,
ROilk I*I M. IIOIS, 111 l**aarj M.. law lail.ll/.
s 2? U.?16
a . i a
I Consumptive* and people |B
whohavo weak lungs or Aatli- B*
ma, should uio I'lso's Cure for BE
Conaumption. It has curat! E3E
thouauoda. It has not injur- KB
ed one. It la not bad to lake. PW
lllathi !ltiiuuu|li*;iup. JyJ|
8oM everywhere. Zoc. jjtfj
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