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ISSUBD TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. l. m. grist & sons, Publishers. } JL ^antilg Storspajjer: <J[or the promotion of lite political, Social, ^rituTfural, and Commercial Interests of the ?outh. { VOL 43 ~ " YORKVILLE, S. C., AFEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897. No7s6T The Green Eyed Monster. By FLORENCE MARBYAT. [Copyright, 1896, by the Author.] Mrs. Deuza wa9 the prettiest woman in all Sydenham, and her villa was the best kept and most artistically decorated house in the town. Michael Denza was justly proud of his beautiful wife and dainty little children and well appointed home. Yet the spectral shadow of a cloud seemed to hang over the Denza household?undefinable and yet to be felt. The "prunes and prism" ladies of Sydenham held aloof somehow from pretty Mrs. Denaa, and her "at homes" and strawberry parties were but thinly patronized. Michael Denza was a wine merchant, in partnership with his elder brother, Joseph, and had a large connection in the city. The brothers Deuza were good looking men? * Michael especially so. They bad Italian blood in their veins and something of the Italian warmth of feeling in their natures. They were well off, too, without being wealthy. They could afford to ride backward and forward to their office in a first class carriage, smoking first class cigars on the way, and they were regarded in the city as a reliable and thriving firm. And yet ?and yet?will that provoking phrase "and yet" ever cease to interfere with consummation of this world's happiness? Michael Denza was leaning back in his office chair one afternoon in November picking his teeth with a quill?a look of perplexity upon his handsome features. Notwithstanding the time of year, a yellow rosebud bloomed in his buttonhole, and his dress was that of a man of fashion. "I can't imagine," he said, as he regarded a newly received telegram on the table before him, "where the money goes to. Ella is so very simple in her tastes. She scarcely ever seems to spend any money on herself, and yet this is the second demand she has made for ?20 within a fortnight I don't grudge it her, Joseph, mind that, but I can't think what she does with it." "Why don't you ask her?" observed the practical elder brother. Joseph Denza might have been as good looking as t-las-1 Ua i*af Kaaii da fof Vinf Iiq iUJUlUU uau JIC JlUt LXVU DV AMU, VMV AAV/ was ten yeurs older?a man now verging on 40, and be was of a harder and more suspicions nature than bis younger brother. He had no love for women either. He had been cruelly deceived by one of the sex in the days of his youth, and had fallen into the common error of supposing they were all formed after the same pattern, which made him always ready to believe the worst of them. "Why don't you ask her?" he said. "She won't tell yon the truth, of course, but it may prevent such exorbitant demands for the future." "Ella never told me a lie yet," cried Michael, tiring up; "I am sure of it She is as clear and open as the day." "Clear and open!" sneered Joseph. "My dear Michael, you are a foolJ A divorced woman clean and open!" "She is not a divorced woman," returned the other hotly. "You know that perfectly well. She divorced her first husband on account of his cruelty and infidelity to her." "There is not much difference," said Joseph; "in these cases, there aro always faults on both sides." "I don't believe it, and it is cruel of you to say so," replied Michael. "You know that it was only after a long course of patient forbearance and weak condonation?not, indeed, until her life was in danger from his violence?that Ella consented to take refuge in the freedom which the law assigned her. "You know how I hate even an allusion to the subject, Joseph, and you might have spared me the pain of refuting your statement." "Let us change it, then, and return to your first speculation. Where can the money go to?" "Oli, I don't cure," cried Michael impatiently as he pushed the paper away from him. "I wish I had never raised the question. 1 am not going to suspect my wife of using it for an unlawful purpose. She can do as she likes with it. It is all the same to me." But that is rather a dangerous way of tampering with fortune. If Mrs. Michael does not spend it, she must give it away." "But to whom could she give it? She has no relations dependent on her." "Ah, that is the puzzle which I should not be satisfied without finding out] Perhaps she owes it to her milliner. " "I am sure she does not. I paid her milliner's yearly account last mouth." "Can any one have a hold upon her, Michael?" demanded Joseph suspiciously. "What do you mean?" "Can Ella have been so imprudent as to epcouarge some young fellow fai enough?I am only alluding to a flirtation, you know?to embolden him to apply to her for money on pain of disclosure? We have heard of such things with married ladies before, you know, you and L " Michael Denza's face flushed with passion as he started from his cbaii with a clinched hand. "If you were not my brother, Jo seph"? he began, but broke off with e harsh laugh. "What folly I am talking and you, too," he continued. "Ella, sir? Why, she is the quietest litth woman in the world. I often wish 6h< would assert her position better and g< out in society more." "Well, yes! She certainly has not go' on very well in Sydenham. I suppos< this divorce business has to answer fo: that?" "I suppose so," said Michael gloom ily. "People will talk, if it is only t< hear their own confounded tongues. ] should have thought it would havediec a natural death long ago." "So should I. That is what make) me think there must be a fresh cause for scandal. Anyway, I should find oui where the money goes to." "I shall do no such thing*" exclaimec Michael angrily, but at the same time be knew that he should He quitted the office earlier than usu al that afternoon. The discussion had I left his brain too perplexed for business, and the proximity of Joseph recalled the unpleasantness to him. So he resolved to return to Sydenham and chase away his care in Ella's smiles. He entered a smoking compartment of the train as usual at London bridge, and, laying his head back on the cushions, tried to compose himself to sleep. But the chatter of two young men in the same carriage arrested his attention. They were discussing some woman, after the manner of their kind, and, almost against his will, he could not help listening to them "She's awfully jolly,"said one of 1 "There/" she exclaimed. i them. "Just my style, you know?tall and slim, with gray eyes and brown hair; quiet little woman to look at, but knows a deal, my boy!" "Married, Dick, Eh?" "Married? I should think so. I don't care a hang for them till they're married. No bread and butter misses for me," continued the creature, who had not a hair upon his face. "I like a woman with some nous about her and who knows a thing or two." "Where did you meet her?" "In the palace?first rate place for 'mashing.' The residents make it a regular rendezvous. Why, I spend half my time there now." "She lives at Sydenham, then?" "Yes, but of course she can't takeiffe home with her. It would be too dangerous. She says monsieur is a regular fire eater. But she has promised to meet me this afternoon without the children (she generally has n pair of confounded kids with her), so I'm looking forward to a high old time." "And what's her name?" "Oh, hang it alJ, old fellow, yon don't expect me to tell you her name, do you? "Oh, by Jove, that would be too bad entirely. Kiss and tell, eh? That's not my motto. No, by Jove." And the two animals dug each other in the ribs with their canes and chuckled with inane merriment. Michael Denza listened to the balderdash with a. fast beating pulse. It recalled so painfully the uni pleasant conversation he had held with his brother Joseph. He took a hatred to the speaker, although he had never looked at him before, and the instant his train reached the Sydenham station he leaped out and walked rapidly to his own house. His first inquiry was for the ' mistress of it The servant replied that she was out "Out at this time?" he said with a frown as he consulted his watch. "Why, it is nearly dark. Are the children with her?" "No, sir. They are in the nursery. My mistress wouldn't take them out to- ; day. She said it was too cold." Michael Denza began to pace the room i in a fury. He wus naturally passionate '< and jealous, like the race he sprang ' from, but he had never had his feelings roused m like manner Deiore. xnu words be had exchanged with his brother Joseph, and those to which he had listened in the train, all seemed to rush back upon his mind like so many i flashes of electric light to disperse the i mist which had blinded him?perhaps to his own dishonor. In a moment the twin demons doubt und suspicion 1 caught hold of him and worked him up into a state bordering on madness. Was i it possible (he asked himself) that the words of that vainglorious, blatunt fool i in the railway carriage pointed to his wife? Was she the married woman he had come to meet, and was her present absence attributable to the fact of her i keeping the appointment? A suspicion which he would have laughed at as the i absurdest folly 12 hours before appeared quite reasonable now, under the influ! ence of Joseph's 6neers and Ella's mys: terious demands for money. He had heard of such things?of young, unprincipled men feeding the vunityof foolish women until they had got them in their power and lived upon the profits of their dishonorable knowledge. But Ella?Ella, who seemed so gentle and retiring and modest in her demeanor? surely she could never be guilty of such i double dealing. Yet the fact remained thut she had passed through all the horrors of the divorce court, and heaven only knew how much her conduct may have aggravated her first husband before i he treated her in such a manner as to insure her freedom. Michael Denza had never considered i the matter in this light before. He had : always believed his wife to have been a most injured woman, but the devil of doubt had been raised in his breast and t he was readv t.n heliove tho verv worst. f And if?as he 6aid to himself with , clinched teeth?his brother's suspicions j proved to be correct, and ho found that ? Ella had deceived him, there would be j murder in that house before the night was over. He had been pacing the floor t of the dining room for perhaps a couple , ; of hours before his wife's step sounded r in the hall. She came in hurriedly and nervously, and when she heard that her - husband bad returned home it seemed > to him that her voice indicated more [ than surprise. 1 "Already!" she exclaimed falteriDgly. "Surely, it is not 7 yet I Where is ? he? In the dining room?" She opened 5 the door then, and stood on tho thresht old, a lovely picture by tho firelight, in her velvets and furs. I "What has brought you home so soon, Michael?" she inquired. "Have I arrived too early for your convenience, Mrs. ?)enza?"ho answered in a strange tone. "Bavo I cut your engagements short?" "I don't, understand you," she said, closing the door and advancing toward him, but he could hear that her voice trembled. "Then I will explain myself. Where have you been? Who do you come from?" Mrs. Denza flushed scarlet She was a pale woman by nature, but now her eyes filled with tears under the pain of her burning complexion. "Why should you speak to me like that?" she half whispered. "Why do 1 you want to know where I have been?" Her evident timidity looked so like guilt that Michael Denza felt sure his doubts would prove to be realities. "Because I suspect your errand, Ella 1 ?more, I know it?and I am resolved to hear the truth." "H firvlt" hIia rrind involnntarilv. and there stopped. Her hnsband stalked op to her and grasped her by the wrist. "I married yon because I thought yon ' were a true woman and would stick to me," he said, "and till this day I never inspected you of double dealing. But I have found you out at last, and you shall suffer for it Tell me the truth or I will kill you. You have been with , that man." Her eyelids fell before his angry ( glance. "OB, Michael, for God's sake, forgive me!" she cried. I "Forgive you I" he exolaimed. "Yes, I will forgive you, madam, and I will tell you how. I will turn you out of the house you have dishonored this very , hour. You shall never see me or your , children again or have another opportunity of deceiving me, as doubtless , you did the unfortunate devil whose name you bore before mine." "It is a lie!" she cried, goaded into , resentment "I never deceived him. I nnl" Wo hno flnid Rn TIWO UiiiJ 1W ^/HV<VWVI MV MMW WM-%. -V himself." "Then yon reserved the honor forme. I am infinitely obliged to yon. But it is for the last time. You sbfoll not live to ( deceive me again." He advanced npon her with such a threatening air that the woman really , thought her last hour was come. ( "Mercy, mercy I" she shrieked. "Oh, Michael, spare me, and I will tell yon , everything!" "Tell me the truth, then, if yon can. Have yon come from meeting another man?'' ( "Yes, yes, I have!" "My God, and yon can own it! What is his name?" She hesitated, and he returned to the . attack. "Give me his name, or I will strike j you to the ground." But a sudden courage seemed to have oome to Mrs. Denza's aid. She drew up her slight figure to its fnll height and looked her husband straight in the eyes. 1 "Strike me if yon will," she answer- ' ed, "and you will learn nothing. But \ be patient, and I will take you to him. Then you can revenge yonrself upon 1 him as you will." "You will take me to him?" he stam- ' mered. "I will take you to him," she repeated. "But come at once, or it may be ) too late." She ran swiftly from the house as she 1 Bpoke, and Michael Denza, clapping his | hat upon his head, followed her as in a dream. He could not believe it possi- ' ble she would introduce him to the very ' presence of her lover. Mrs. Denza 1 walked auickly down several streets, ] until she had reached a poorer quarter j of the town, formed of small housee. < Knocking quietly at the door of one of < these, she merely said to the landlady, < "I wish to co ud stairs again," then to her husband, "Follow me," and in another minute they had ascended the narrow staircase together and entered a bedchamber. Mrs. Denza seemed strangely altered. . Her step had grown majestic and her t manner almost defiant as she advanced j to the bedside, and, pulling down the ] sheet, disclosed the pallid face of an at- | tenuated corpse. "There," she exclaimed proudly as ' she turned to Michael. "There is the man I came from!" "Dead!" he said, falling backward. ' "You are fooling me, Klla. This is ! some trick of yours. What bad you to do with this corpse?" "I will tell you, Michael Denza," she replied. "That is the corpse of the man who beat and insulted me until ( for my own safety I was compelled to separate from him. He has killed him* 1 self by drink and debauchery, but ho ' was none the less the man whom once I swore to cherish. When his landlady 1 appealed to me some weeks ago for 1 money to buy him the actual necessaries 1 of life, I did not feel justified in refus- 1 ing it How could I have lived in lux- J ury and content knowing that this ' wretched creature was dying without < one comfort to smooth his passage to the < grave? Yesterday he passed away, and 1 the money I asked you for this afternoon i was to pay for his funeral expenses. I ' was wrong, perhaps, not to confide in i you before, but I was afraid the subject I might worry you and cause dissension < between us. That has been all my fault. < I leave you to judge whether I deserve ] the imputation you have put npon my i absence." 1 She passed proudly down the stairs { again as she spoke, but Michael Denza I ? * 1 I bad caugni xier oeioru bub uycucu ?.uo . ball door. | "Ella, forgive mo," be whispered. "I < was mad. I don't know what possessed i me, bnt evil tbongbts bad been put into I my head, and the idea of losing your ? confidence and affection was unbear- j able." < "And was it all about the money?" < Bhe said. "Was it because I never ac- i counted for how I had spent that last i check?" "I am afraid it was," he answered with a shamed look. "Oh, how suspicious you men are!" ' sighed Ella. "How many checks you must cush that you would not like to account to us for fo inaite you doubt a 1 woman's honor only becuuso she is si- ' lent! Michael, believe me when I say * that except for this, which I should 1 have confessed to you tonight, I have < never deceived you. I love you, and I love our children, and love is {he guarantee for a wife's honor." "Ella, forgive me," was all he could murmur. "And forgive me, Michael," she answered. "And now everything is right again. We love and we are forgiven. There is no greater happiness in this world for any one." And as they entered their own home again and the little children ran to meet them doubt and suspicion fled away and the angel of peace hovered over the Sydenham villa, notwithstanding that the "prunes and prism" ladies preferred their own company to that of pretty Mrs. Denza. THH END. fmrpvy(r*'?'w'w*vv'W'v*rTV(r- * CHAT FROM CHEROKEE. Lecture by General John B. GordonSabbath School Convention?Recollections of Mosby. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Etta JaiJe, April 29.?General J. B. Gordon will lecture at Gaffney City on the 26th of May. His subject will be "The Last Days of the Confederacy." I bad the pleasure of attending the A. R. church at Hickory Grove last Sabbath. Rev. Mr. Johnson filled the pulpit in the absence of Rev. J. P. Knox. Each Sabbath school in Cherokee county is requested to send three delegates to Gaffney City on Saturday, May 15, at 11 a. m., for the purpose*of organizing a County Interdenominational Sabbath School convention. Cutworms are doing considerable damage to garden plants in this section. A few fine fish have been caught with gill nets and hooks. Last year, we advised the girls to make good use of leap-year, as another one would not come un il the year 1904. They have taken us at our word, it seems, and are still going to see the boys. They don't intend to be cheated out of their rights by astronomical calculations, and I don't blame them. Universal regret is expressed at the irreat misfortune of Colonel John S. Mosby, and the prayers of many an old comrade are going up to a throne of mercy in his behalf. In order to show what kind of a man Colonel Mosby is, I wish to tell of an incident in his military career (which is only one of a thousand) and in which some South Carolina troops took part. It was on Friday, October 9, 1863. A large force of Federals were in Alexandria. Va.. making preparations for a general advance. Colonel Mosby, with 40 picked scouts, was on the lookout for them to begin moving.] Fie and his men had lain in ambush ill the day and night before, and they were hungry, tired and sleepy. Soon that morning, the advance began. A.bout 250 cavalry preceded the long wagon train, which had a strong infantry escort. Colonel Mosby and Walter Whaley hid in the bushes near the roadside to observe what was ?oing on. Captain Smith, with John Munson, took a similar position further up the road. Right in front of them was an ugly hole in the road, the wagons and teams had some trouble to pass, and the third team from the last stalled, and the other two wagons sould not pass. The column moved in and did not wait for the stalled wagon to catch up. At this juncture, Col. Mosby came out and at the point his pistol, ordered the three wagons to be driven out into the woods and iown the hill to where his men were in readiness to take charge of them, rhe wagons were loaded with sutler's tfores. A picket was left to guard the road. Soon an old gentleman and lady came along in an empty onehorse wagon, and they, too, were crdered to turn out of the road and follow the others down the hill. Of course, they knew nothing better to io than to obey orders, even if they ?me from a private soldier. As the little wagon drove up (or rather down) the men were helping themselves to what they needed in the sutler's line. Of course, Colonel Mosby wanted an explanation for this intrusion, which was given, the substance of which was is follows: These old people had darted that morning to Alexandria with a few vegetables which they had managed to save from the hands of [.be soldiers of both armies. These [hey expected to exchange for some of [he essential necessaries of life, and had started to Alexandria that mornng for that purpose. But meeting [be army, their load had been confiscated by the "pluguglies," who gave [hem nothing but insults in return for t. Besides, the proprieties of war were such that they could not be illowed to pass the provost guard into [he city, and they were turned back empty-handed toward the home where [hey lived and which they might in all probability find in ashes. This statement was enough. The soldiers began [o fill the wagon with the choicest goods in the capture. Everything rrora a broadcloth suit to a cotton handkerchief, or paper of pins, together with all kinds of eatables, irinkables and wearables. They literally packed the little wagon to oversowing, and a dozen Confederate anldiprs look hold of it and nushed md pulled it up a cliff and turned it aver to its owners with supplies jnough to last them until the end of ihe war. Truly, to that home Mosby was a Gideon. Sigma. A Village of Blacksmiths.? Near Tripolis, Asiatic Turkey, is a tillage called Amruz, the like of which is not to be found in any other part of the world. The place is inhabited exclusively by Hebrews, all jf whom, from the shammas to the parnass and the rabbi, exercise the sailing of blacksmith. From early morning till the last thing at night they are hard at work, and when their toil is over, all repair to the synagogue, Where the evening prayers are recited. The aged members of the community also take part in the daily work ; but, no longer able to handle the hammer, they occupy themselves by blowing the bellows. The majority of these industrious people are armorers, who supply the Arubs with their yataghans, swords, J tMrllnnAnnnklA A uuu uluci" wcapuiio tuuiojicuoauio w \ the sons of the desert, who are too indolent to make for themselves. Those living in Amruz settled themselves there shortly after the destruction of the second temple, at the time when the Romans still held sway in northern Africa. LETTER FROM ZADOK. Up With the Planting:?Excursion to the Mountains?Little Child Drowned In a Well. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Zadok, May 3.?Although the long dry spell has been bard on both man and beast, our farmers managed to get through with most of their planting, and were indeed glad to see rain that came last Friday. Mr. John E. Carroll, who has charge of the school at Union, took his pupils to the pinacle of King's mountain last Saturday. A number of friends of the school also went with the party. All report an enjoyable time and a good dinner that was eaten with an especial relish. The sacrament of the Lord's supper was celebrated at Bethany yesterday by a large crowd of people. The pastor was assisted by Rev. James Boyce, of Huntersville, N. C. An 18 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Schneider, who live near Bethany, was drowned in a well last UT/n/I WJ Villo f Ln mnfKor woa TV CUUCOUaj VT UUO vuv uiVVUVi ttmm engaged with ber work, the little child clirabed up to the well over a chair, and losing its balance, fell in. It was too late before help could be obtained and the unfortunate little one was taken out dead. Sut. DISPENSARY DARK CLOSET. Munv Trnnimntlnnfi Which Do Not Aooear to Be Altogether Regular. News and Courier. Columbia, April 30.?It looks much as if the "contraband room" of the state dispensary will prove to be a dark closet for many. The developments of this particular "dark closet" are getting to be quite interesting and the rumors about what has happened thereabouts have come thick and fast. From what can now be heard, upon the order of Colonel Wilie Jones, new and double locks have been put on this "dark closet," and if anything further is to disappear from it there is certain to be^rouble. But the future will take care of itself. What is still a leadiug topic is the Beckroge trunk. Governor Ellerbe has rot stopped at the report of ex-Commissioner Gaston, and he said today in the most emphatic terms that he bad ordered the whole transaction sifted to the bottom and let the chips fall where they will, and further he has instructed the attorney general to prosecute whoever is at fault. Assistant Attorney General Townsend said that he was called into the governor's office this morning and instructed to push the case at once and that he would immediately begin an inquiry into the facts further than alreadv eriven in the reDort oi Colonel Gaston. He said that the statements would be made under oath and that he would get through with the investigation as soon as possible. Governor Ellerbe gave the impression that he was not to be governed by any precedents that might have been established in his office in showing leniency or in smothering anything that came up that smacked of wrong. Governor Ellerbe further stated today that if there has been any leniency shown towards defaulting dispensers that those who are short had better not expect any favors from him, as he intends to have them prosecuted or know the reason why. He has in the last few days ordered two warrants and prosecutions against dispensers who are short, and if there are no actions brought it will be because he is not advised of the cases. THOSE DISPENSARY THIEVES. Day by day the eccentricities of the dispensary and the multitude of things which are done by constables and others uuder protection of the great moral institution come to light. In today's Register there is the following card, which explains itself: Editor Register: For the information of the public allow me a small space through your columns to inform them that on the 20th of March I made application and ordered a keg of corn whisky from Statesville, N. C. J. C. Sommers & Co., at once forwarded a sample to Prof. W. B. Burney, state chemist. It took to the 13th of April to succeed in getting a certificate, according to the last act of the general assembly in regard to the dispensary law. The keg, with four and a half gallons, was promptly shipped, with the state certificate glued on the end. When it arrived at Columbia on the 14th it was seized by a state constable. On the 15th it was forwarded to Peak by express, but was ordered back to Columbia. The messenger carried it past Jt'eaK to isewoerry ana returned it to Columbia the same day. It was then released, and on the 16th it was the shipped to Peak, and between Columbia and Alston, State Constable T. J. Harmon seized it again, and instead of marking it to W. M. Wilson he carried it again to Newberry, shipped it back to Columbia the same day with his card on it, consigned to VV. H. Wilson, state dispeusary. After an investigation of one week the whisky was sent to its destination by the state commissioner, it having been robbed of two gallons of its contents. So you notice that it took 30 days and 30 nights to accomplish and comply with the law, with a loss of $3. Now, I would ask, with all candor, is the governor of South Carolina going to continue to let the state constabulary seize honest men's whisky, have it delayed and robbed, when they have absolutely complied with all the requirements of the law ? This outrageous seizure has not only been a violation of the Inter-State commerce law, but a direct violation of the state law, by men who have been employed to uphold the rights of the people of the grand old Palmetto * - rr 1-2_ J siaie. ii iuib kiLiu ui 0CI6UIC0 wutinue to exist no doubt the attorney general will continue to have an uphill business in the United States courts. W. M. Wilson. Peak, S. C. The facts here all seem to be cor-' rect. The state, however, does not appear able to find out where and when the leakage or loss occurred, and Mr. Wilson will have to charge this up to his "breakage and leakage" account with the state constables. SEEING TI1E ELEPHANT. How It Was Done By Some New Hampshire Boys In 1821. Mr. Briggs asks leave to tell a New Hampshire elephant story. He was brought up in Keene, and there, in August, 1821, every boy was excited by the sight of placards announcing the advent of "a great natural curiosity," nothing less than "a living female elephant"?"admittance 12$ cents; children half price." rT1L ~ J ? f T)nMnu*v> Ko/1 nnt irot iue uaya ui uaiuuui nau uvt j come, and so far as Mr. Briggs knows, this was the first elephant that ever set foot in the Granite state. Of course every boy was bound to see it. But how ? Ninepences did not grow on every bush, and some scheming was necessary. The boys "got together in convention," like a committee of ways and means, and not without result. The elephant was exhibited in the daytime and was driven from town to town in the darkness of night. The boys found out in some way that it would be driven into Keene over a certain road?Prison street. On this road, at a point about half a mile from the hotel, was a large common, and half a mile farther away was a bridge over Beaver brook. The bovs laid their plans to see the elepbaiit at the expense of a wagon load of shavings and a peck of potatoes. These were deposited on the common. Then boys were stationed at short intervals along the road, beginning at the bridge. The moment the elephant arrived at the bridge the first boy was to shout "Hello 1" at the top of his voice and start on the run for the common. The next boy, hearing the shout, was to do likewise, and so on down the line. Well, the night came, and with it the elephant. But when the first boy saw it, he was literally struck dumb with astonishment. As he could not shout, he waited to see the creature cross the bridge. When she put her foot on it, however, she felt that it was not safe and refused to proceed, and the men in charge had to drive her through the stream. By this time the sentry had recovered his voice, and with a vigorous "Hello I" started down the road. Before the elephant reached the common the boys were all there and the , shavings were in a blaze. By the , light of the fire the elephant caught sight of the pile of potatoes, and no persuasion could get her past them till they were devoured. And there stood the boys looking on, with their money, if they bad any, safe in their pockets. Mr. Briggs declares that this line of boys was tbe original telephone, and that the modern instrument dates back to this nocturnal New Hampshire beginning he proves by the fact that the word "Hello" is still tbe telephone signal the country over.? ' Youth's Companion. SOME COSTLY BEDS. Rich New Yorkers Aping the Couches 1 of Royalty. When really pretty beds can be purchased for $5 and $10, $2,000 seems a rather large figure to expend for that single article of furniture. 1 But it is not an unusual price for a 1 wealthy woman to pay either to have a bedstead especially designed for her, 1 or to have brought, for ber, from Eu- ( ropean palaces, antique beds of rare ' workmanship. 1 There is a perfect craze for genuine 1 empire beds. Two of these, recently j imported for a Fifth avenue matron, cost the moderate sum of $1,200 each. ' These little empire beds stand so low 1 that to get the full effects of their 1 beauty it is necessarj' to place on a ' iloia The Hrnnerv used for them is ' of the Watteau and Dresden china 1 patterns in the delicate tints of the ' empire period. Mrs. Oliver P. Belmont, Mrs. Corne- 1 lias Vanderbilt, Mrs. Brokaw and * Mrs. Barber possess the most beautiful of these imported beds?beds that have been owned by French kings 1 and queens aud decorated by artists < whose works are still famous on both < continents. i Carved bedsteads of Indian teak- i wood are highly prized. They are < usually brought to this country fin- t ished with the old-fashioned four pos- i ters which run nearly to the ceiling t and furnish a support for rare cashmere t drapery. 1 Probably the most novel bed in New 1 York is owned by Mrs. Van Rensselaer < Cruger. It is shaped like a huge j swan, fashioned from her own design, < and made of white enameled wood. ( The curtains of white muslin are held j in the swan's beak and draped at I either side with broad white ribbons. 1 The bed stands on a large, white fur rug and the canopy overhead is lined with ciel-blue satin. < Since the creation of this unique 1 bedstead, "swan beds" have been 1 manufactured aud are for sale for a few hundred dollars at some of the swell furniture dealers. The imitation empire beds, which are higher and wider than the real article, are especially popular for country houses. They have a cool, "summery" appearance, and are used in pure white bedrooms that seem to increase in favor as people grow to understand how restful is the absence of color and bric-a-brac in warm weather.?Globe-Democrat. GENERAL TAYLOR. President Taylor was probably the only president to whom the presidency was an uncoveted and unsought for boon. Mrs. Taylor was so averse to public life that it was said she prayed every night during his candidacy for bis defeat, and when told of his election, said : "Why could they not let ' us alone ? We are so happy here. Why do they want to drag us to Washington?" Who that ever saw General Taylor at a levee could forget him ? He grasped every newcomer cordially by the hand, and saluted all, high and low, old maids, brides, young girls, all, with the words, "Glad to see you 1 Glad to see you! How's your family? Hope your children are all well." His greeting was almost equal to Rip's toast: "Here's to you and your family. May you liye long and prosper." He hardly ever opened his mouth without making a mistake, and people laughed heartily. Still they loved him, trusted his judgment, and knew bis heart and band were true as steel; and when he died the whole nation was a mourner at his grave. When Major Donelson returned from Europe he introduced him at a dinner party as "My friend Donelson, just from Berlin. Austria." During his candidacy, CoIodcI W , a state elector, after discussing several public topics, asked him what were bis views on the tariff. "The tariff, Jack," said General Tayloi, who stuttered dreadfully. "The tariff, general," said Colonel W . "Why, what's that!" "It's a sine qua non," said Colonel W , who was one of the greatest wags that ever lived, "that the people are much excited about now." "A sine qua non," said General Taylor, slowly. "I believe, Jack, I saw one in Mexico, but I forget what it looks like ; and I'll be blamed if I have any views on the tariff."?Boston Budget. Japan Wants Hawaii.?News from Hawaii, under date of April 22, and by way of San Francisco April 29, seems to indicate that the trouble between Japan and Hawaii is assuming significant proportional The government of-Hawati Is in the nature of a republic, and officers are elected by the people. For sometime past it has appeared that the Japanese government has entertained the idea of getting possession by means of immigration. The idea is to send Japanese to the island, let them become naturalized and qualified voters, and when they get a majority, peacefully turn the country over to Japan. The Hawaiian government, composed principally of Americans, has caught on to this racket, and for sometime past has not been allowing the Japs to land. A large company of Japs on the sninsnu mam, was turned back a few weeks ago, and as tbe result, the Yokohoma newspapers are calling upon tbe Japanese government to send tbe emigrants back accompanied by gunbo&ts. Tbe United States cruiser Philadelphia is now at Honolulu, and although the admiral will not say anything, the understanding is that its mission there is to protect American citizens, in tbe event of an uprising. It is also thought that this country is looking for some attempted coup on the part of Japan, and wants to be in a position to look after the situation generally. Though just what the attitude of the Washington government in regard to Japan is, has not fully developed, there is reason to look for a policy of annexation. Japan, however, is said to be committed to the purpose of preventing the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, if possible. Old Bibds.?A Georgia correspondent sends to The Youth's Companion the true story of two old geese : Mrs. Nancy Elder, lady living near Griffin, Spaulding county, Ga., has a pair of geese that were given to her as a bridal present by her mother 47 years ago. They were procured for that purpose from a neighbor, and are supposed to be at least a half-century old. The old goose has faithfully contributed eggs to the family table for all these years, having laid last spring, and appearing to be good for some irne yet. The gander has not been so fortunate. He lost one eye some years ago, and recently a small Negro boy {nocked out the other one. In his jlind old age, he has been deserted, 'or Mrs. Elder has just bought Mother jroose a new mate. VST A good story is told -by the Lewiston Journal of a poor man in Jxford county, Me., who was owed a lebt by a rich man, wbose property, levertheless, was disposed of in such a nanner that the poor man could get no :laim upon it. At this the poor crediKWIK fulron tr\ iatl iVi uau uiiv uvu uvuwi w?nvu w jau^ md paid bis board in advance for one veek. The* rich debtor laughed at his, for he reasoned that the poor felow would soon get sick of boarding lim at the jail. When the week was jnded, he looked forward to release, it the end of the time, however, the :reditor appeared, and said he would ;et the money to keep that debtor in ail for the remainder of the year's ward. The rich man was glad to settle. "Ten dollars fo' stealin' dat jhicken ?" cried Rastus. "Why jege, louis' naw I could 'a' bought dat hen to' 50 cents." i - /