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VOLUME 43. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1897. NUMBER 69.
EXILED T(
BY WILLIAM 311
Copyright, 1837, by the Woolfall Publishing C
Synopsis of Pevious Installments.
In order that new readers of The Enquirer
may begin with the following installment
of this story, ahd understand it
just the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give a
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Chapteb I.?Vladimir Saradoff, a Russian
being heir to the fortune of his nephew,
Maurice Hammond, an American, in
case of his nephew's death, conspires to
have him sent to Russia in order to get
him in his power. II.?Hammond and
his friend Philip Dan vers arrive at St.
Petersburg, and Saradoff lays plans to
have them arrested as conspirators against
the government. Ill aud IV.?Hammond
at a review saves the life of Colonel
Jaroslav. Proceeding to Moscow,
they are arrested and sent to Siberia. On
the way the boat on which tuey travel
catches fire, and they, with two other convicts,
escape in a skiff.' V, VI and VII.?
( Hammond and Dan vers pursue their way
with the two other prisoners, who attack
an approaching wagon. Hammond and
Danvers defend an officer in the wagon.
A troop of Cossacks appears arid recaptures
all the prisoners. The officer tells
the Americans that they will probably be
shot, but in view of their services to him
be will do all he can for tbein. VIII, IX
and X.?They are sentenced to be shot.
The sentence is commuted to imprisonment
at Kara, but a riot in which they
are involved results in their being put to
work in the mines of Kara.
CHAPTER XII.
A DARINO ACT.
Captain Daroman wheeled like a
flash, an ngly expression on his face.
"Yon mutinous dog," he sbonted,
"beginning already, are you? I'll make
an example of you lor the benefit of the
others." He turned toward the soldiers,
apparently on the point of giving some
orders, while Platoff's face flushed crimson
and his hands quivered nervously.
However, Captain Daroman suddenly
changed his mind, and be turned opce
more to Platoff, with a grim smile bov
ering on bis lips.
"So you wish to know wby you are
here, do you? So thig place is not good
enough for you? You'll find out before
you get through, let roe tell you.
What's your name? I can readily guess,
though. You are Platoff, the revolutionist.
Stand to one side there and let your
two friends come forward too. Birds of
a feather must flock together."
Maurice and Phil timidly advanced a
few paces from the throng, and the
commandant surveyed them with a lowering
aspect
"What are your names?" he asked
fiercely.
Maurice hesitated. To proclaim himself
under the false title by which he
had been arrested would be a tacit acknowledgment
of the name, while to
tell the truth would undoubtedly cause
serious trouble and excite Captain DarOman's
wrath to its fullest extent.
At this critical moment Platoff came
to the rescue.
"Their names are Cunningham and
Burton," he 6aid respectfully. "They
are but little acquainted with the Russian
tongue."
Maurice attempted to utter a feeble
protest, but a glance from Platoff silenced
him. The commandant scanned
the paper be held in his hand.
"Platoff, Cunningham, Burton," he
muttered under his breath. Then, looking
up keenly, he said: "And so you
think it is strange that you were not
takeu to the political prison: Have you
forgotten Irkutsk on tLe night of the
22d of September? Have you forgotten
the riot, the slaughtered soldiers, the
"THtatarc your names?' he asked fiercely.
attack oil the czar's storehouse? Did
you think to escape the peuaity of thoso
misdeeds? Justice does not sleep in
Russia. You were tried and convicted
without your knowledge. Sentence was
given?you say you did not know it?
Very well, I have the decree of sentence
here. It is enough for you to
know that you are condemned to work
out your time at hard labor in the mines
instead of idling in a political prison.
In me yon will have no lenient taskmaster.
I shall exact tho fullest obedience.
I know how to deal with fellows
like you. Now go and be prepared iu
the morning to handle your picks in
the czar's gold mines."
Captain Daroman turned haughtily
away, and the crowd pressed forward,
dragging Maurice and bis companions
with them.
Dazed by what thejr had just heard,
JRRAY GRAYDON.
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bey dropped mechanically on tbe wooden
platform.
It was difficult at first to realize tbe
fall import of Captuiu Daroman '8 words.
The troth dawned on them gradually,
and their own fate was brought
more vividly to mind by the arrival of
a convict party from the mines, a haggard
group of men, soaked to the skin,
who entered with a clanking of chains
between a file of soldiers.
Toil and sleep, ever the same, without
rest or change?such is life at the
mines of Kara.
Platoff first fell into a paroxysm of
anger, but it presently passed off, and
he went calmly to sleep, an example
which the boys, through sheer weariness,
were forced to imitate.
Maurice awoke first. A faint streak
of gray was shining through the dirty
window, and as he sat up rubbing his
eyes a drum began to beat, and the convicts
around him left their hard beds
without an instant's hesitation.
"Come,"8aid Platoff, seizing Mau
rice by the shoulder; "delay will insure
a speedy punishment."
Phil was up by this time, and they
joined the crowd, who were pressing
forward toward the door. A Cossack
officer stood at the entrance, book in
hand, and at once proceeded with the
morning verification. The men answered
to their names as they were called
out and then scattered through the
room.
A few moments later breakfast was
served, consisting of weak tea and black
rye bread, and as soon as this was over
the working parties were made up for
the day. Two gangs started from the
prison, each surrounded by a squad of
Cossacks. Maurice and Platoff were in
one of these, and Phil was in the other.
They marched past the few scattered log
buildings that surrounded the prison
and tramped for an hour or more up
the gloomy valley. The sky was dark
with clouds, and a fine snow was falling.
The mining operations on the
Kara river had reached a point some
distance from the settlement, thus forcing
on the convicts the additional misery
of a long tramp through the snow
each morning and evening.
The gangs consisted of 20 men eaob,
and as soon as tbey reached the spot
work was begun. Each party was instructed
by an officer, while the Cossacks,
.drawing a complete cordon
around the convicts, built fires to keep
themselves comfortable.'
The gold bearing sands along the
hanks of the Kara river lie buried under
a stratum of clay and gravel varying
in depth from 10 to 20 feet. This
is dug out by picks and carted away
until the bed of sand is exposed, and the
gold is washed out by rude hoppers.
Under the watchful eyes of the overseer
the men labored unceasingly. It
was a sad sight, the grim soldiers pacing
through the drifting snow or grouped
about the fires, the wretched toilers
bending to their work with aching
limbs, and in fitting harmony were the
clank of chains, the creak of the wheelbarrows
and the monotonous tap of the
picks. To Maurice this unaccustomed
labor was especially severe. In a short
time his back ached and bis hands were
blistered. Platoff tried to encourage
him from time to time, but he v\ as compelled
more than once to stop work
from exhaustion. The overseer showed
some leniency toward those convicts
who had just arrived from Irkutsk, and
these short periods of rest were not rebuked.
At midday a lunch of tea and
bread was sei-ved, and then the labor
continued without intermission until
late in the afternoon.
They marched back to the prison at
sunset, so weary that every step was
torture. The principal meal of the day
was now served, consisting of weak
soup, rye bread and a small quantity of
meat, and then the convicts went to
sleep in rows on the bare platforms,
some with their coats rolled up for pil.
111 nmo of oil TV*
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Maurice and Phil the first week at the
mines was a period of horror, and for
the first time they began to realize the
unutterable misery of their situation.
Platoff, with whom they were still able
to converse at night, gave them no
hope, and indeed they could see for
themselves how perilous an attempt to
escape would prove under the circumstances.
One poor fellow had made a
dash for liberty while returning from
the mines at sundown, and his bullet
riddled body was brought to the prison
on a plank.
"Try to keep up your courage and
wait," said Platoff. "That is ali I can
tell you. It may be that harder times
are before us. Captain Daroman was
summoned away the day after we arrived
bore. Wben he returns, we shall
feel the change. Do you wonder now
that men turn against tne czar ana nis
government?"
"No," said Phil, with a bitter laugh.
"I am surprised at nothing, Platoff,
and I am getting desperate myself.
Some day I shall lose all control and
turn on these fiends. "
Platoff looked at the lad grimly,
noting his flashing eyes, his heaving
chest.
"Yon will bo shot," ho said quietly,
and then to himself he added: "He's a
fine fellow, with good staff in him. We
might do something after alL I'll have :
to look into, the matter."
Platoff was right The next day Captain
Daroman returned, and the pre- 8
dieted change came with a vengeance
The supply of daily food was shortened, 1
all conversation was strictly forbidden,
and the wretched toilers in the mines 1
were refused a moment's rest, with the i
exception of a scant ten minutes for \
lunch. i
For a time tb^se hardships were g
borne witbont complaint, but it soon c
became evident that the commandant f
had a special hatred against the three (
political prisoners, and he lost no op- i
portunity of displaying his feelings.
Onfl bitterlv cold morninc the con- e
victs were trudging in pairs over the J
snow clad plains to their daily toil. . s
Maurice and Platoff marched in j
(rout, and close behind them was Phil, 1
who bad been transferred to their gang s
some time before. They had barely left ^
the settlement and were passing along ^
the base of a hill, part way up whioh s
stood half a dozen straggling cabins. t
"Some of the free command live c
there," whispered Platoff, and Maurice c
looked with envy at the homes of the c
unfortunate people who were yet ten
times better off than himself. t
Suddenly he saw, to his great surprise, c
a girl standing by the roadside a few j
yards ahead. v
She was not more than 16, slender of t
figure and dressed in a long fur cloak ^
and cap. Her gaze was fixed compassionately
on the approaching convicts*
and Maurice'B heart thrilled as he met
a pitying glance from her dark eyes. E
The sight of this innocent young E
maiden in such a strange place remind- t
ed him irresistibly of home, and for a ^
moment a mist swam before his eyes,
and he staggered against bis compan- |
ion. ' |
" Who is that, Platoff ?" he asked in 1
an undertone. "What can such a crea- ?
ture have to do with this miserable!
place?"
"She must belong to the free com- c
maud," replied the Russian, "a daugh- a
ter probably of one of the exiles, and) v
yet she does not look it," he added aft- ?
er a closer survey.
The convicts filed sullenly past, and 0
still the girl stood motionless as a F
statue, her dark eyes looking unuttera-i
ble sympathy at the doleful procession. I F
Near the end of the line came Oap- ^
tain Daroman, mounted on a Cossack J "
pony. He frequently accompanied the. 8
working parties to the mines to see how
much gold was being washed out, and c
^bis was one of his inspection days. ' I1
Strange to say, he was in a passably J1
jood humor this morning, and his F
flushed face showed that he had been 8
indulging rather heavily in vodka. fi
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the girl by the roadside, and as the po- h
ny brought him opposite he slipped oat o
of the saddle and stepped up to her be- b
fore she had time to move. n
"Well, my pretty maiden, have yon
a kiss for me this morning?" he asked, fi
with a smile. As the startled girl re- p
coiled be threw his arms around her. v
She nttered one loud cry and strug- p
gled fiercely to free herself. fi
Maurice wheeled round and took in b
the situation at a glance. There was no d
help for the girl. The convicts never f<
even turned their heads, and the sol- n
diers marched stolidly forward. o
It was no business of theirs. She was o
only an exile's daughter. v
One brief second Maurice stood thus, o
his eyes flashing, his hands clinched, a
Then, loose from Platoff's detaining 9
He Jlung him with all his strength to the c
ground. p
grasp, he bounded from the ranks. Two s
Cossacks ran forward, but he slip- r
ped easily between them, and spring- c
ing at Captain Daroman he seized him h
by the throat, tore him by main torco
from the straggling maid and fluug him h
with all his strength to the gronud. b
TO BE CONTINUED. p
Six Miles of Crocodiled. P
A reward was once offered in one of a
the Indian states of a rupee for each *
foot of crocodile killed. If a 17 foot
crocodile waB killed, the killer got 17 J?
rupees. Some 80,000 rupees were paid
for crocodiles while the offer of the re- *
ward held good, say nearly six miles of a
crocodiles. Then it was found that croc- l'
codiles were being imported from varioue
adjacent states, and reward paying
was stopped.
Our Internal Temperature. d
Dra d'Arsonval and Charrin of h
Paris have been takiDg the temperature V
of the human internal organa Thoy p
find thut the temperature is highest in d
the normal liver, which is one degree tl
centigrade warmer than the intestines; t<
then follow in a decreasing ratio the o
spleen, the heart, the kidueys, the mar- L<
row, the brain the muscles and the ti
skin.
iHiscfllancous $?uling,
TOMATO-FIG COMPANY.
Itatements a Correspondent Investigated
In Washington.
Jews and Courier, Tuesday.
Lancaster, August 15.?I have s
ittle more information about the Tonato-Fig
company, of Washington,
vhich will prove more or less interestng
to the people of the Fifth concessional
district, provided the editor
C rpu?. PaiihIop rlnoc nnh coc
II 1UC nova auu vuunvi uwp uvv uvv
it to rule it out on the ground that bis
>aper does not publish advertisements
n its news columns.
The Tomato-Fig company is a great
enterprise, and the intimation of the
Manning Times that Dr. Strait has
unk any of his hard-earned savings
n it. is a mistake. That the doctor
las "invested" is true ; but he has not
unk anything. In consideration oi
lis prestige among the statesmen ol
Washington, and in the further conideration
of a few hundred dollars in
ash, the doctor was made president
if the Tomato-Fig company. The
ither member of the firm, who is busiiess
manager and treasurer, is a shrewd
fankee, who, by discovering the virues
of the tomato-fig compound, beame
a benefactor to his race, and
ncidentally to Dr. Strait, and the
roters of the Fifth congressional disrict,
all of whom are interested in the
loctor's welfare.
And what is the tomato-fig comlound
? The public should not be
:ept in ignorance. The discovery was
ade in the dead of winter, when tonatoes
were scarce and figs were not
o be had. The first experimental
irew, therefore, was made from canned
;oods, bought from one of the many
smily grocers abounding in Washingon
and the figs were obtained from the
ame source. They were dried figs,
tut that did not in any wise diminish
heir medicinal virtue, and a few
unces of laxative from the drug store
,dded to the mixture gave it untold
alue. With ripe tomatoes in thesumoer
time and figs from the south, the
emedy is produced much more econ mically,
and the profits are corresinndintrlv
creator.
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The factory of the Tomato-Fig com any
is located at No. 1,012 F street,
VasbiDgton. Id addition to this wonlerful
remedy the company also owns
, "face steaming" apparatus, which is
argely patronized by the unfortunate
lass of Washington females whose
lusiness is such as to make them subnet
to frequent crops of annoying
limples. Not being much of a talker
nd being prevented by Czar Reed
rom doing anything on the floor of
be house, Dr. Strait spends most of
lis time in the consulting apartments
f the Tomato-Fig compduy, and thus
ecomes a benefactor to suffering huaanity
in Washington.
As to whether he will remove his
actory to the 5th district when his
ieople decide that they need his serices
at home, I am unable to say, but
resume that, on account of the wider
eld for his benefaction he will probaly
remain in Washington. As presient
of the company Dr. Strait has ofjred
several of his fellow congressaen
stock of the par value of $100 for
nly $1. This was only in order that
thers might derive credit also for the
fork that is beiDg done, but as the
ther congressmen are all too selfish
nd narrow to engage in such au unelfish
enterprise they refused the docor's
liberkl offer. Straight.
investigated in washington.
Not wishiug to do Dr. Strait any initstice
by publishing the - letter of
Straight" without due inquiry, our
Vashington correspondent was asked
o make a full investigation of the
" omato Fig Syrup concern, and his reort
is published below.?Ed. N. and
a OA 1 .
WASHINGTON, AUgUSl zkj.?apetmi .
tccorditig to the best information obiiinable
Representative Strait and his
ssociates in the Tomato-Fig Syrup
ompany are not deriviug a princely
iicorae from the concern. The office
nd laboratory of the company is loated
in a back room on the second
loor of the Walter building, in F
treet, between 10th and 11th streets,
'he room is divided off into several
ompartments, and there the comound
was prepared and bottled for
ale at 25 cents per bottle. It is a
eraedy to aid indigestion, and its
ompounders claim that it does its busaess
with neatness and dispatch.
Interest in the company seems to be
anguishing, for the laboratory has not
een in working order for sometime
ast. In fact it has been shut down,
nd it is said that many of the princial
shareholders have refused to put
ny more money info the concern,
'he landlord of the building iinds himelf
several months shy on rent. He
as made an effort to get satisfaction
rotn such of the shareholders as he
nows, but they all tell him that they
re not putting any more money into
he business.
It is understood that E. A. Butts is
he manager of the company, but it is
upossible to learn from tnm wnetner
he company will resume operations
uring the coming fall. The company
as relinquished its single room in the
Walter buildiDg, but the company's
araphernalia has not been moved pening
the shortage in the rent. As to
he virtue of the remedy I am unable
d state. It is supposed to be a rival
f the California fig juice, which is said
3 contain valuable medicinal properies.
The company includes several prom
inent citizens, aod some of those who a
have invested their money in it believe p
: that under favorable conditions the ci
Tomato-Fig syrup would yield a hand- s<
some profit. Among the stockholders
are Mr. Johnson, of the firm of John- u
son & Brothers, the largest coal dealers IV
in this city; George Harvey, of Har- t<
k vey's famous oyster house; Mr. Gra"
ham, who has the government contract V
i for all the lithographing work in the d
patent office. Mr. Butts, the secretary
' and manager, ovvos the formula, aud q
the fact that he was also the original ai
1 owner of the bromo-seltzer remedy d
1 induces the stockholders to believe
1 that there is big money to be made
out of the Tomato-Fig syrup if the T
; business is pushed vigorously.
1 At present some of the stockholders
1 are timid about advancing further ^
1 capital to enlarge the business and ?
properly advertise tue remedy, hence '
the business is at a standstill for the 3
[ want of funds. As far as I can learn,
Dr. Strait paid for his stock; but I ^
cannot learn just what amount he in- .
vested. He was selected as president 1E
of the company, because of his position
1 in congress. It is the practice in this 3
city to get congressmen, when possible, 61
to head experimental companies or w
enterprises. One of the stockholders 111
told me yesterday that he had attend- 01
ed several meetings, and he was ,con- ,
1 vinced that Dr. Strait lacked both .
ability and enterprise to be at the ,
1 head of this concern.
Mr. Harvey says he has tried the ^
remedy on a- number of his friends,
and it is a sure cure for constipation. P
1 If the stockholders would put up suf- 01
ficient money to give the syrup good el
advertisement he is confident that it w
would be a money making concern. a
Just how much of the syrup has been J"*
manufactured he is unable to state.
He is also unable to state why Dr. 8<
Strait was chosen as president. It is 03
supposed that Mr. Butts suggested him ^
because of his public position. The .c
best business man in the company, Mr. ?
Johnson, was selected treasurer, and
so far as I can ascertain there is noth- ,
ing "crooked" about the concern. "
Butts has figured in several patent
medicine schemes before as promoter ; :
but it appears that he generally sells 111
out cheap, while his succsssors come in ?'1
and make big money out of his formu- '5
la, as in the bromo-seltzer and bromolithia
decoctions or compounds.
Dr. Walter, the owner of the build- 81
ing in which the laboratory is located,
has tried to collect the rent from sev- ^
eral of the individual stockholders. ^
Butts is out of town, and so^tbe mat- c*
ter stands. Butts is trying to raise
sufficient money to resume operations U!
in the fall, and in the meantime Landlord
Walter is hoping that his rent may
be forthcoming. He has been offered >t
some of the stock for rent due, but be
prefers the money, if he can get it.
While I believe the defeat of Dr.
Strait would be beneficial to the Fifth ^
district, I cannot find anything in the ^
Tomato-Fig syrup transaction to con- y
demn, unless it can be proven that the ^
doctor received his stock in consideration
for the use of his name as president
of the concern. I cannot prove ec
that, for Mr. Harvey says Dr. Strait ^
and all the of the stockholders paid vj
their assessments, but unfortunately ^
the amount was not sufficient to prop- ^
erly conduct the business. w
R. M. Larner.
FAIRFIELD WHITECAPS. th
The Whole County Stirred Up Over the
Mormon Trouble.
As was supposed would be the case, N
the persecutions of the Mormon converts
in the vicinity of Centreville, th
has reached a climax, says a Ridgeway ot
special to the Columbia State.
For sometime past rumors, more or "j
less vague, have come from this neigh- ra
borhood concerning the riotous conduct
of a baud of whitecaps, who have or- tb
ganized for the purpose of driving the in
Mormon elders from the country. "]
The press dispatches have already w
familiarized the public with the facts Ti
concerning the raid which was made I
last Tuesday on the homes of David re
Brunham, Lewis Sharpe aud a uumber St
of others. . Li
As a result, David Branham, on Sat- lo
urday last, swore out a warrant in- jo
dieting Chas. Dinkins, John Moore, as
Geo. Moore, Cliff Wilson, Elton Wil- st
son, Jas. Harral, Fenton Kelley, John th
Hinson, Will Kelly, Talley Peak aud bt
Fletcher Hays for violently and in a th
ruffianly manner euteriug his home, \\
searching his premises and otherwise
conducting themselves in a manner
not in accord with the peace and dig- T
nity of the state. OS
The court was called at 11.30 this is
morning, at which time the prisoners, ai
with the exception of two, made their T
appearance and heard the indictment st
read. Is
R. W. Sutton appeared for the de- m
fendants and stated that inasmuch as th
the defendants were not prepared to of
stand trial, and as the magistrate had gi
not the power to force a preliminary w
upon them, he would demand a post- in
ponement of the case. The court sp
took the ground that since Mr. Sutton Y
is not a licensed attorney, and as the la
defendants had the right to secure le- b(
gal advice, he would be incapable of st
rendering the necessary assistance, and ui
therefore granted the postponement, w
after placing the prisoners under a ?200 T
bond. cc
Messrs. W. B. Hogan, M. L. Cooper w
and S. C. Moore went on the bond. fo
This day week, Monday, Aug. 30, at
12 m., is the time set for the hearing. |
As would be expected, excitement pi
runs high, and there is considerable T
speculation as to the outcome of the tb
ffair. Some are of the belief that the
reliminary will be waived and the
ase carried to the court of general
?ssions.
The whole country is much wrought
p and the progress of the case next
londay will be heard with great invest.
Messrs. Ragsdale & Ragsdale, of
Pinnsboro, have been secured for the
efense.
The crowd came into town very
uietly and conducted themselves in
n orderly manner throughout the.
ay
BOOM IN COTTON PREDICTED.
exas Authority Advises Farmers to Sell
by Degrees.
Julius Runge, president of the First
'ational bank of Galveston, returned ,
ome from New York on the 19th inset,
and gave out an interview
hich, considering the fact that he was
ir a long time president of tbe Cotton
ixchange, and is a noted statistician, is
iteresting:
"The active speculation in bonds,
ocks and wheat," said he, "has rathr
been to the detriment of cotton,
hich has been7 neglected so far, but
mch higher prices are expected later
a, partly in consequence of the very
loderate supply of cotton now on
and, and from tbe further fact that
ie large American crop is needed for
ie present enormous consunption.
"In connection with cotton it is
oped that the cotton planters will
ursue the same policy so successfully
trried out by the grain growers. Oprators
in grains were 60 days ago
illing wheat short in anticipation of
rush of wheat from the farms as a
;sult of the remarkably big crops,
ut much to tbe surprise of tbe short
dlers and dealers, the farmers systelatically
marketed their crops slowly,
hich, coupled with the enormon ,
reign demand, led to tbe advance of
om 25 cents to 30 cents a bushel since
ie beginning of July.
"If the cotton planters will follow
ie example of the grain growers and
arket their cotton moderately during
ie next six weeks, I think the advance
i cotton will be fully as much as the
Jvance in wneac. roe viaioie ana
ivisible supply of cotton at the pres
it time is the smallest ever known
he requirements of spinners for cotton
:e more urgent than ever before.
"It is now considered that the world
ill require a crop of about 9,500,000
lies, which, from present indications,
in be realized at profitable prices to
le southern planter if discretion is
jed in marketing the crop slowly."
BY TEN THOUSAND.
Is Claimed McLanrin Will Go In on the
First Ballot.
As the time for the senatorial prima>
election draws nearer, things apiar
to be getting livelier at McLaurin
iadquarters at the Grand Central,
esterday quite a number of Senator
icLaurin's friends were there talking
fer the situation.
When Colonel Neal was seen and ask1
about the outlook for Senator Mcanrin'p
election in the light of ad
ces received, he said: "Good; we
ive a number of letters?50 or more?
lily from all portious of the state
ith encouraging news."
"Do you expect him to be elected on
ie first ballot?"
"I most assuredly do."
"By what majority ?" was asked.
"By 10,000 votes," was Colonel
eal's reply. *
"What, about the opposition's claim
iat McLaurin will not be in the secid
race?"
Colonel Xeal laughingly remarked,
So; he will not be in the second
ce."
When his attention was called to
ie claim that McLaurin will be third
the race, Colonel Neal remarked :
So man makes such a claim as that
ho has a spoonful of political sense,
he best posted politicians with whom
have talked and from whom I have
ceived letters from all sections of
>uth Carolina, fully agree that Mcaurin
will be elected on the first balt,
and many claim much larger marities
than I do. In politics as well
i in war, it is not well to discount the
rength of your enemies. In making
lis estimate of 10,000 majority I have
sen very careful to give the odds to
ie 'other fellows.'"?Columbia State,
rednesday.
Uncle Sam's Land Possessions.?
he area of the United States is 3,55,600
square miles; with Alaska it
3,602,990 square miles, equal to the
ea of all Europe, with Italy and
urkey excepted. Texas, its largest
ate, is 212 times the size of Rhode
land. Texas might invite every
an, woman and child now living in
ie world to settle within its territory
Fering each individual a plot of
ouud 491 by 100 feet. The state
ouhl not be really crowded, for each
dividual would bave four times the
>ace taken by each person in New
ork city. England, Ireland, Scotnd,
Wales, Italy and Portugal could
?transplanted to. Texas ; there would
ill be room for a good sized promeide
where curious Americans could
alk while studying this bit of Europe,
hree of the cattle ranches of Texas
>ver as much territory as the Sandich
Islands, which we were to annex
ur years ago.
I?* Life, according to the Arabic
overb, is composed of two parts :
hat which is past, a dream; and
iat which is to come, a wish.