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established 185;T YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1902. NO. 66.
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By ?IB WAL
Copyright, 11)00, by Sir Walter Beasant
, UUArTUIl V.
THE 8PA.
ip-??RENDERS flocked lntc
the town. At the out
W ly set. though the pump
room was full everj
morning and the gar
']?xV dens and the long roon;
In the evening were
mmi well attended, the spa
lacked animation. The music pleased
the singers pleased, the colored lamps
dangled in chains between the branches
and pleased, yet the company was dull,
There was little noise of conversation
and no mirth or laughter; the family
groups were not broken up; the people
looked at each other and walked round
and round In silence. After the-firsl
round or so, when they had seen all the
dresses, the girls yawned and wanted
to sit down.
^ To me it was amusing only to see the
people in their fine dresses marchinj
round and round wmie tue music piay
ed. trailing their skirts on the floor,
swinging their hoops and handling
their fans: for the lack of young mer
talking to the clergy from the cathe
y druls and the colleges, and casting at
each other glances of envy if one was
better dressed or of scorn when ont
was worse dressed than themselves.
As for the men?"Jack." said Cap
tain Crowle, "1 keep looking about me
I try the pumproom in the morning
the ordinary at dinner, the taverns
after dinner. My lad. there is not on<
among them all who is fit to be matec
with our Molly. Gentlemen, are they!
I like not the manner of these gentle
men. They are mostly young, bui
drink hard already. Their faces an
red and swollen at 25. What will thej
be at 40? My girl shall marry none ol
them, nor shall she dance with them
She shall stay at home."
* In fact, during the first week or twt
after the opening of the spa Molly re
* malned at home and was not seen Ir
the long room or in the gardens.
The town was nearly full, many ol
? the visitors having to pot up wit!
moan lodgings In the crazy old courts
of which there are so many in Lynn
*> when the first arrival from Londoc
took place. It was that of a clergy mac
named Benjamin Purden. Artium Ma
glster. formerly of Trinity college
Cambridge. He was a man of Insig
nificant presence, his figure being small
and thin, but finely dressed. His head
was almost hidden by a full ecclesias
tical wig. Apparently he was between
40 and 50 years of age. He looked
about him and surveyed the eompanj
with an air of superiority, as if he had
been a person of rank.
He came 10 us uown uie river uy a
tilt boat from -abridge and accepted
contentedly quite a humble lodging
barely furnished with a chair and e
flock bed. "Humility becomes divine,'
he said in a high authoritative voice
"The room will serve. A coal fire anc
an open window will remove the must!
f ness." He was perhaps, though w<
must allow a good deal to his profes
slon. too fond of preaching. He preach
ed in the morning at the pumproom.
It was presently learned that Mr.
^ Purden had offered to take the services
41 at St. Nicholas' for a few weeks in order
to enable the curate to attend the
bedside of a dying parent. He undertook
this duty without asking for any
fee or pay, a fact which greatly increased
his reputation.
A day or two after Mr. Furden's arrival
came a carriage and four containing
a very fine lady indeed, with
ber maid and her man. She drove to
the Crown, the people all looking after
her. A large coat of arms was embla
zoned on the door of her carriage, witli
4 a coronet and supporters. Her man
was dressed in a noble livery of pah
green, with scarlet epaulets. A litth
crowd gathered round the door of tin
Crown while the footman held the dooi
open and the lady spoke with the land
lord.
"Sir," she said, inclining her head
graciously and smiling upon the crowd,
"I have been directed to ask for thy
good offices in procuring a lodging. 1
am a simple person, hut a body musi
have cleanliness and room to turn
nbnnt."
"Madam," said the landlord, "there
Is but one lodging in the town which
Is worthy of your ladyship. I have
myself across the market place a
house which contains three or foui
rooms. These I would submit to your
ladyship's consideration."
This was an excellent beginning
The lady took the rooms at the renl
proposed and without haggling. There
were two bedrooms for herself and hei
maid and one room in which she could
sit. The man found lodgings else
where. It appeared from his state
ment that his mistress was none othei
than the Lady Anastasia, widow ol
the late Lord Langstou and sister ol
the living Earl of Selsey. It was there
fore quite true, as Sam Scrapie had an
nounced. that persons of quality were
coming to the spa.
The Lady Anastasia at this time wa<
about 2d years of age, a handsome
woman still, though no longer in the
first flush of her beauty. Her dress as
well as her manner proclaimed the
woman of fashion. I confess that as
a simple sailor, one who could not pre
tend to lie a gentleman and had nevei
before seen a woman of rank, mucl
less conversed with one, I was ejuite
ready, after she had honored me witt
BY ~ ^
TER BE8ANT.
I a few words of condescension and
I UnHnooa tn li(v>nmd lipr (slflVP. . She
could bear herself with the greatest
dignity and even severity, as certain
1 ladies discovered who presumed upon
her kindness and assumed familiarity.
But. while she could freeze with a
frown and humiliate with a look, she
could and did the next moment sub1
due the most obdurate and disarm the
' most resentful with her gracious smile
1 and with her voice, which was the
' softest, the most musical and the most
1 moving that you can imagine. She
1 had been a widow for two years, and,
' having now put off the weeds, she was
1 rejoicing at the freedom which the
world allows to young widows of for.
tune and rank.
The mayor bade her welcome to the
spa. "Madam," he said, "this town
j until yesterday was but a seaport and
we ourselves for the most part merchants
and sailors. We are not people
't of fashion. We do not call ourselves
' courtiers, but you will find us honest,
and we hope that you will believe In
| our honesty when we venture, with all
' respect, to declare ourselves greatly
1 honored by this visit of your lady;
ship.!
"Indeed, worshipful sir and reverend
, sir. and you, gentlemen, I am grateful
for your kind words. I am here only
In the pursuit of health. I want nothing
more, believe me, but to drink your
sovereign waters, of which my phy|
sician speaks most highly, and. when
, my health allows me, to attend your
I church."
I "We hope to offer your ladyship more
. than the puinproom." the mayor conI
tinued. "We have devised in our hum,
ble way rooms for the entertainment
] of the company with music and gar[
dens, and we hope to have assemblies
for dancing in the town hall. They
are not such entertainments as your
i ladyship is accustomed to adorn, but
. such as they are we shall be deeply
, honored if you will condescend to join
them. Yon will find the gentry and
[ their ladies of the county and others
, not unworthy of your ladyship's acquaiutauce."
, "Sir. I accept your invitation with
i great pleasure. These gayeties are ini
deed unexpected. 1 look forward, gen.
tlemen, to making the acquaintance be,
fore mauy days of your ladies as well."
So she rose and dropped a courtesy
I while her man threw open the door,
I and the deputation withdrew.
In the evening the lady came to the
i long room soon after the music com
I menced. Mr. Prappet, bowing low, Inr
vited her to honor the evening by dancI
Ing a minuet He presented a gentleman.
the son of a Norfolk squire, who,
l with many blushes, being still young,
I led out this lady, all jewels, silk, rib,
bons and patches, and with such grace
i as he could command performed the
1 stately dance of the fashionable assem.
bly.
I This done, the master of the ceremo
nics presented another gentleman, and
i her ladyship condescended to a second
. dance, after which she retired and sat
. down. The flrst gentleman then danced
with another lady. The second gentleman
succeeded him. and dance foli
lowed dance. Mr. Prappet presented
to Lady Anastasia those of the ladies
t who belonged to the gentry, and she
was presently surrounded by a court or
company, with whom she discoursed
pleasantly and graciously. The spa
had found a leader.
The next arrival from London was
Sir Harry Malyns. a baronet and couni
try gentleman whose life was wholly
i devoted to the pleasures of town.
Those who had seen the withered old
anatomy carried out of his carriage
i laughed at the thought of this ancient
i person still devoted to the pleasures ol
the town. "Nay." said the varlet, grinning.
"IUit wait till you see him dressed.
Wait till he lias passed through
my hands. You think he is at his last
gasp. Indeed I thought so myself
when I gave him his sack posset and
I put him to bed. but he will recover.
, | Sir Harry Is not so old but he can still
' bear some fatigues."
I % 1 noil' was UUUUier wuuoe annul
: roused no ringing of bells or salutai
tious by the horns. This was a certain
Colonel Lanyon, who wore the
> king's scarlet, having served and rei
ceived promotion in the king's armiek.
> He drank the hardest, he played the
i deepest, he swore the loudest and he
was always ready to take offense. Yet
he was tolerated and even liked, because
he was good company. He sang
, songs: he told anecdotes: he had seen
: service in the West Indies and in many
> other places; he had passed through
many adventures: he assumed, and
I successfully, the manner of a good
. sportsman, free with his money, who
. played deep, paid his debts of honor
at once and expected to be paid in
Ske manner.
Last of all came the prince of tills
company. Lord Fylingdale himself.
Sir Harry Malyns being asked if he
? knew his lordship, shook his head.
"We of the gay world," he said, speak;
ing as a young man. "do not commonly
; include Lord Fyliridale among the
; beans and bucks. There is in him a
5 certain haughtiness which forbids the
? familiarities common among our5
selves."
"Is he. then, a saint?"
"Why. sir. I know nothing about
i saints. There are none."
; Sam Setnple showed good sense in
i going around to visit his old friends.
Among others he called upon Cnptf
Crowle, to whom he behaved with s
gular discernment, in such a way
would please the old man. for
board ship we like a cheerful sail
one who takes punishment wlthc
sniveling and bears no malice the
after. A ship is like a boys' scho
where a flogging wipes out the offer
I and master and boy become go
friends after It, whatever the beinoi
ness of the crime.
"Sir." said Sam, standing before t
captain modestly, "you will und
stand, first of all. that I am remind
in coming here of the last time tt
1 saw you."
"Aye, my lad, I have not forgottei
The captain did not rise from his ar
chair, nor did he offer Sam his hai
He waited to learn in what spirit t
young man approached him.
"Believe me, sir." said Sam, "I i
not unmindful of a certain less<
rough perhaps, but deserved. The p
sumption of youth, Ignorance of t
world. Ignorance of the prize to whi
I aspired, may be my excuse, If a
were needed. I was then both you
antf Ignorant" It must be admitt
that Sam possessed the gift of won
"Indeed I was too young to und
stand the humble nature of my orif
and ray position and too Ignorant
understand my own presumptit
Therefore, sir, before I say anythi
more I beg your forgiveness, xi
presumption, sir. can never, I assi
you. be repeated. I know at least i
own plaee and the distance between
certain young lady and myself."
"Why. my lad." said the capta
"since you talk In that modest waj
bear no malice?none?wherefore b(
is my hand In token of forgivene
And so on that head we will speak
more."
He extended his band, which St
took, still in humble attitude.
"1 am deeply grateful, captain,"
said. "You will perhaps before lo
find out how grateful I can be." Tin
lo fact, did show the depth of his gra
I '^i tmmwto * tanuam
Of A AOA/OCt IQUiat
tude. "Well, sir, 1 am now In high I
vor with my Lord Fylingdale, <
whom you waited this moruing."
"I hope his favor will end in a sn
place. Satn. Forget not the ma
point. Well, your patron is a good
and a proper man to look at. Sit dow
Sam. Take a glass of bome brew<
You must want it after tbe ale of Lr
dou. which is. so far as I remembi
but poor stuff. Well, now, about yo
noble lord. He is a married man.
suppose?"
"Unfortunately, no. He Is diffiei
to please."
All! And 1 suppose, like most you
noblemen, something of a profliga
eli. Sam? Or a gambler, likely? O
who has ruined many innocents? Eb
The captain looked mighty cunning.
"Sir - sir" - Sam spread out I
hands in expostulation?"you distrt
uie. I.ord Kylingdale a profligat
Lord F'ylingdale a gambler? Lord F
lingdale a libertine? Sir ?Capta
Crowle"? lie spoke very earnest
The tears came into his eyes. He l?
his hand upon the captain's knee. "S
I assure you. be is. on the contrary, t
best of men. There is no more vlri
ous nobleman in the country. J
tongue is tied as his lordship's sec
tary. else could I tell of good dee<
Truly his right hand knowetb not wt
bis left hand doeth. My lord Is
goodness."
"Aye. aye. This Is good hearing,
deed."
"Lord Fyllngdale a gambler? W1
he may take part at a table, but no1
gambler. No man Is less a gambl
What doth It matter to him If he wi
or loses a little? He neither desires
win nor does he fear to lose. You w
I dure say, see him in the cardroom ji
to eucourage the spirit of the co
puny."
"A very noble gentleman, indee<
The captain drank a glass of his hoi
brewed. "A very noble gentleman, ti
ly. Go on, Samuel Semple."
"Also he is one who? Captain,
there is one thing in the world that i
patron abhors it is the man who rui
innocency and leaves his victim
starve. No, sir; his lordship is a m
of the nicest honor and the high
principle."
"He has a secretary who is gratef
at least," observed the captain.
"Ilis sword is ever ready to defe
the helpless and to uphold the virtuo
i Would to heaven there were more li
the right honorable the Earl of Fylii
i dale!"
I "Look you. Master Sam," said the ci
tain. "Your good opinion of your ]
i tron does you credit. I honor you
your generous words. I have never
far, and I am now past 70, encountei
any man who was either saint or anj
but in every man have I always fou
some flaw whether of temper or of a
J o. *1 1 .1..
GUCl. LiiUi i uu nut jncauu
lieve all that you make out."
Sam Semple sighed and rose. "I t
not for your entire belief, sir. It v
i be sufficient if you learn, as I h?
learned, the great worth of this exali
and incomparable nobleman. As
flaws, we are all human, but I know
none. So I take my leave. I venti
to hope, sir, that your good lady a
your lovely ward?I use the word w
due respect?are in good health."
So he departed, leaving the capti
thoughtful.
tin And now they were all among us, the
in- vile crew brought together for our unas
doing by this lord so noble and so exon
alted. And we were already entangled
or, in a whole mesh of lies and conspira>ut
cies, the result of which you have now
re- to learn.
?'? TO BE CONTINUED.
ise
pistdlanwusi finding.
lie ~
er- ABOUT CHILD LABOR.
ed .
Iflt
(JlmttanooKH Tradesman Han Invea?
tiKBtrd ConditlonN In ThiH State.
m- A representative of the Chattanooga
id. Tradesman has been investigating the
lie child labor law of this state and says:
In so far as South Carolina is conim
cerned it will be no doubt a great sur_
>n? prise to people to learn how few chilre*
dren under 12 years of age are emhe
ployed in the mills. The Tradesman's?
ch facts were obtained this summer, when
ny none of the children of mill operatives
ng are at school, hence their number in
e(! the mills is greater at this season than
at any other.
er" The following are some of the facts:
?'D Lewis W. Parker, president of the
Victor Manufacturing company, says
that there ar 380 operatives in the mill,
n? of whom there are 27 children under
,a* 12 years of age. Mr. Parker regrets
,re that the number is unusually large at
this time, which is due to the fact thai
1 a the school closed July 1. This mill
operates a school nine months in the
' year, paying three teachers and the
expenses of the school gene-ally out of
its own funds.
ss
John A. Law, president of the Saxon
110 mills, Spartanburg, says he has 275
people on his pav roll. Of these, 9 are
children under 12 years old, and they
will be put out as soon as school beDQ
gins, he says. There is a free school
in the village running eight months in
^ the year.
Arthur T. Smith, of the Langley
Manufacturing company, says that
mill has 900 employees at work, of
whom 14 are under 12 years old. This
corporation runs a free school four
months of the year and the county five
months, making nine in all. Mr. Smith
states that every one of these children
will go to school on the reopening.
- 1.1 * <hA Dio/I.
l James jl<. err, prcaiuuu ui me x iwu
mont Manufacturing company, says
^ that there are 1.4^3 names on his pay
roll, of which 56 are between the ages
of 10 and 12 years. All of these are
sweepers and jackers and are children
of small families who are dependent
upon them for a living. There is not
one under 10 and only 13 under 11.
There is a regular graded school with
-J a principal and seven teachers, and
ja. running ten months in the year, and
on all of it is paid for by the company.
Ellison A. Smyth, of the Pelzer and
Ug Belton mills, says in the Pelzer mill
jn there are 2,543 operatives, of whom 2a
[ly are under 12 years old, and in the
rn, Belton mill there are 541 operatives,
of whom 13 are less than 12 years old.
m- He says: "At both Pelzer and Belton
er, we have a contract book, which is
or signed by the head of every family we
I employ, and in which it is agreed that
all children under 12 years of age are
alt to go to the school provided by the
mills every day the schools are open,
ng and children over 12 are to be employed
te, in the mill. Our school runs for nine
ne or ten months and will reopen on the
?" 1st of September. I find that during
this holiday time some of the children
lis under 12 years of age do get into the
iss mill to work, though they are not want:e?
ed and their employment is forbidden,
> but often the children want to work
3 ?n-aoroe Of f>nnrsp. there
L11J clUU IIlCli\C LIICH ??ubvw. v?. f
ly. are special exceptions made to our 12
lid year rule in individual cases, owing to
>lr, the poverty and needs of the widowed
he mother or the invalid father, or, in the
tu- case of orphans, to the condition of
>ly want in which the grandparents are
re- found to be."
3s. J. I. Wegtervelt, of the Brandon
iat mills, Greenville, says there are 207 emall
ployees in the mill. Nine are males
under 12 and three remales under 12,
1?- although they are just a few months
removed from that age. These are
more than usual on account of the
^ a school being closed, whlcn is run ten
er* months.
'ns Thomas F. Parker, president of the
Monaghan mills, Greenville, says there
are 388 operatives in the mill, of whom
23 are under 12 years. There is a
m" school open for nine months.
P. C. Poag, superintendent of the
Goldville Manufacturing company, says
1116 there are G9 operatives in this mill, of
ru" wnom 8"*nre under 12 years.
It. T. Fewell, president of the Arcade*
" mills. Rock Hill, reports that there are
^ 189 operatives, of whom 20 are under
lua 12 years. He declares that there is not
a mill man in the state who wants to
an employ children under 12. but it is
Pftt
CD sometimes done from kindness of heart
and sympathy.
' This is the record for South Carolina
so far as it goes, and it shows a sur.
n(^ prising state of affairs when one conas*
siders the many, "investigations" made
of conditions by northern writers.
They have greatly exaggerated the situation,
with an object in view, and have
aP* accepted their statements as truth.
j^a" According to the showing made, there
is no need for any legislation on the
SO "
subject in this state, for the mill owners
themselves do not want to employ
' * children under 12 years of age and they
* A ...Umi hp] ipvp
UO not uu su CAtC|ii n IKM tuvj ? they
are doing good to the children
themselves and their families.
LSk * * *
t*il| A Boy Who Did His Di'Ty.?A genive
tleman went into a fancy shop one day
ted to buy something. It was early, and
for the shopkeeper's little boy and he were
Of alone in the house. The shopkeeper
are to go upstairs to get his cash box
.nd in order to procure some change, but
Itb before doing so he went into the little
room next to the shop and whispered
lin to the boy:
"Watch the gentleman that he does'
not steal anything," and bringing him
out, sat him on the counter.
As soon as the shopkeeper returned
the child sang out: "Pa, he didn't
steal anything. I watched him."?London
Tit-Bits.
TESTING A GUN.
How the Indian* Proved the Efficacy
of the Pale Face*' Thunder
Stick.
i "I will tell you the story of how the
first shotgun was brought to Lake Superior,
as it was told In my presence by
old Chief Muskwa (Bear) one night
years ago in a tepee near Grand Portage
on the north shore," said an old
timer.
"We were out on an exploring trip
when we ran across Muskwa's band.
Among the Indians was a big halfbreed
called Joe Piskwe. He was a native
born grafter, and when he found
that he could not beg, borrow or steal
our tobacco and whisky he proceeded
to bargain for a little. We were all
tenderfeet and had the usual curiosity
of this species of human beings as tu
the legends and doings of the Indians,
so we arranged with Big Joe to have a
seance that night in Muska's wigwam.
"The scene was really impressive
and not untinged with romance. On
one side of the fire sat the aged chier
on a pile of bear skins and blankets.
Around him were seated the sub-chiefs
and warriors, and facing him the
young men and boys of t$e tribe. The
squaws, girls and dogs rustled for
themselves outside the tepee, they not
being considered worthy of being Instructed
in the traditions of the tribe.
Piskwe acted as interpreter and the
seance lasted until the early dawn.
"The old chief himself, over 100 years
of age. began to speak in short, slow
sentences: 'Many years ago,' he said,
'when my grandfather was a young
brave, the Blackrobes came to visit the
Chippewas of the big lake. With them
were many voyageurs and they had
guns and much tackle to take fish. The
DlonlrrAKna wmil/1 nnf flllnw fl 91111 tfl
be taken from its case, telling us that
their mission was peace, not war. We
were curious about the guns, but we ,
held our tongues. Some of the voyageurs
could speak our tongue, and
they told us of tne great trading post
far beyond the rapids at the end of the
great sea water (probably Mackinac
Island), where the Indians could buy
guns, cloth, beads and other wonderful
things, if they had furs of the mink,
beaver and other animals found in
great plenty. After some days the
Blackrobes left us and went off down
the lake.
" 'It was the end of the summer. A
great council was called near this spot
and long consultations were held, and
it was finally decided to send two great
canoes to visit the trading post described
by the white men. All that
winter the Chippewas hunted and trapped
for fur as they never had before,
and in the spring great packs of pelts
lay in the head chief's wigwam. Two
great war canoes were built by the
squaws and a band of picked men was
sent away to find the traders.
" 'My grandfather was a great hun- ,
ter and he went along with heavy
packs of beaver skins that he had got ,
during the winter. Late in the fall the
canoes returned and they brought with
them many wonderful things from the
traders, but only one gun. No more
could be obtained, and only about 20
charges of powder and ball could be
bought. To procure this gun beaver
skins had to be piled up alongside of
it on one side until the pile was of
equal height with the muzzle of the
gun when rested with the butt end on
the floor, and mink, fisher, marten and
other skins had to be similiarly piled
upon the other side. My grandfather
had enough peltry to do this, and he it
was who obtained the much coveted
gun.
" 'The Indians then held a dance
and feast, and the proud owner of the
gun demonstrated how it was loaded
and fired off. As the powder flashed
amid the smoke and roar of the discharge,
the Indians fell on their faces
trembling with fear, but, seeing thai
no harm followed the alarming explosion.
they were clamorous for a further
demonstration as to the use of the
piece for destroying their relentless
! foes, the Sioux.
" 'The gun was loaded this time
[with a bullet and then a target was
sought for.
" 'Away near the shore of the lake
sat an old squaw upon a rock. She was
so old that she had no relations or
friends left. She was nearly blind,
and had lost all her teeth, and during
the coming winter she must have been
left upon the trail to die. So it was
decided by the chieis that the gun
should be tried upon her. Silently my
grandfather crept up behind the old
woman and when about 12 paces, he
fired the charge into her back. She
fell off the rock, kicked once or twice
and then lay dead. Thus were the people
shown the power of the white men.
and greatly did tney marvel and fear
it.'
"During the relation of the story ot
the butchery of the old squaw not a
sign of disapproval was visible upon
the stolid faces of old Muskwa's abor
iginal hearers. The old chief himself
seemed rather to enjoy the recital, as
he was silent for a few moments, displaying
his toothless gums in a ghastly
grin. Big Joe was visibly delighted
with the story, and evidently enjoyea
the distinction of being the one to convey
the tale of the heartless deed to
the white visitors. Piskwe himself
was afterward'killed by a white man.
named Jim Ruttle, after a desperate
fight on Mayhew's dock, at Grand
Marais. Ruttle stood his trial for murder
before Judge Stearns in this county
and was sent to Stillwater, but was
subsequently pardoned. He also is
now dead.
"When Muskwa nad finished his tale,
he remarked that he was weary, and
rolling over on his blankets, dropped
into slumber. The seance then closed,
and the whites and Indians filed out of
the tepee."?Duluth Herald.
PRESIDENT'S FINE SHOOTING.
AntoniiiheN n Boer Who EnKaxei to
Match Him.
An Oyster'Bay special to the Chicago
Record-Herald says: President
Roosevelt has beaten the Dutch. That
is to say, he has beaten a Boer officer
at target practice, and it is said he
broke a record. At any rate, no such
shooting has ever been done before
around Oyster Bay, and Commandant
W. D. Snyman, an officer on Gen. De
Wet's staff, declares he never saw such
skill in South Africa. The match was
between the president, his son, Archie,
Commandant Snyman, Joubert Reitz,
son of the former secretary of state ol
the Orange Free State, and Mr. Chanler.
Mr. Roosevelt recently received a 32ealibre
revolver as a gift from a friend
in Germany, and said he would like tc
try Jt. commandant snyman, wno is
celebrated all through South Africa as
a crack shot, proposed a match. The
president was ready. So a new target,
with a three-inch black bull's eye, was
produced today and set up in a field
back of the president's house.
Fifty yards were measured off and
the president took the first shot. The
bullet struck the bull's eye almost exactly
In the center.
"Bully shot/ shouted Commandant
Snyman, "but an accident, I do believe,"
he added Jestingly to the president.
"Let me see if I can't give you another
accident nearly as good," said
the president, raising the pistol. Crack
it went again, and when Commandant
Snyman and the others saw that the
second bullet had penetrated the hole
made by the first one thefr faces became
very stern. The president smiled
"Bully good gun," he exclaimed, and
took aim for the third shot. That, too
followed the other two shots so accurately
that there was only one hole, a
trifle enlarged and ragged, yet the third
bull's eye. The men standing about
him were surprised, but the president
continued to talk about what a "bully
good gun" it was and fired twice more,
All five shots struck so nearly in the
same hole that it looks as though but
one bullet, a large and Jagged one, had
penetrated the bull's eye. When the
last of the five shots had been fired, the
president handed the revolved to Commandant
Snyman and said: "Now,
Rnvmnn. vnn trv it. There's a trood
string for you, but a Boer ought to beat
it."
Hesitatingly the commandant took
the pistol and stretching himself on the
grass, blazed away. He missed the
bull's eye about half an Inch.
"I'll make it the second time," he
said, and again fired. But again missed
the bull's eye.
"That's enough," he said, getting up
and handing the pistol back to the
president. "I can shoot on the veldt,
Mr. President, as well as any man in
South Africa, but I don't believe there's
a man in all Africa can shoot witli
you."
"It's a Boer's luck, the same old fate
of defeat over again," said Mr. Reitz,
putting his hand on Snyman's shoulder.
The president smiled, and taking the
commandant by the hand, shook if
heartily and said: "Well, command
ant, you've been beaten by a Dutchman,
and that isn't so bad."
All laughed at the president's readj
joke.
This ended the pistol shooting, and
then it was suggested that they have a
match with rifles. Archie ran to the
house for his father's Krag-Jorgensen
and 100 yards were paced olT from the
target. With the rifle the presidenl
was given first shot, and made a bull's
eye. Then Commandant Snyman shof
and made the first ring outside the
bull's eye. The president's second shof
made a bull's eye, but not so good a
shot as the first one. Ten shots were
fired by each, and the president made
seven bull's eyes. None of the othei
contestants made a bull's eye with
either pistol or rifle.
Commandant Snyman's score was
next to the president's, but still far behind
it. The commandant thinks thai
the president's achievement of putting
five 32-calibre bullets consecutively in
the same hole is a world's record. He
says he never has seen anything thai
can Approach it and has never heard ol
such a score being made at 50 yards.
XEW COINS FOR FILIPINOS.
DeMlirnM Now Under Consideration
by the War Department.
Uncle Sam is not going to provide the
Filipino with new dollars just at the
present time. Congress thought it besl
to avoid interfering too radically all
at once with the money of the archipelago,
and so directed no change except
in the smaller pieces?the hall
dollar, quarter dollar and dime. These
subsidiary coins, of brand new design,
will soon jingle in the pockets of the
natives of those distant Pacific islands,
Following out the idea, which is being
applied to pretty nearly everything ir
the Philippines at present, that na
tive industry and talent should be employed
wherever practicable, a young
Filipino artist was engaged to make
the designs. His name In Figueroa, and
he is by no means a novice at the business,
having been educated in Europe,
He is, in fact, a graduate of the ate
liers of Paris, and the medalions executed
by him at the order of the American
government are all most creditable
works of art.
In the design presented herewith the
denomination is one peso, which is the
equivalent of a dollar, but this is a more
matter of detail. As already explained,
there will be no dollar, but obverse
and reverse of the subsidiary pieces
will all be of the same patterns, only
differing in size. Also, the dime will
be marked "ten centavos" the quarter
dollar "two centavos," and the half dollar
"fifty centavos."
There are three designs now in possession
of the war department, all ol
them made by Figueroa. It Is not yet
certain which one will be selected fl'
nally, but the choice will probably fall
upon the pattern which has for the obverse
a female figure in a loose robe,
holding a hammer in her right hand
and resting the latter upon an anvil
' before her. Her hair is streaming in
' the wind and her feet are bare. Be1
hind her, in the distance, is the famous
volcano of Luzon?the smoking mountain
not many miles from Manila.
The reverse of this design represents
i an American eagle holding a branch
1 or arrows and mounted upon a shield
> with stars and stripes?the familiar
heraldic device of the United States.
The words "United States of America."
are in raised letters around the edge.
On the obverse, beneath the female
figure described, is the word "Fllipi'
nas," with the demonination on the op.
> posite side of the rim of the coin.
i In the other two designs the reverse
> has always the American eagle, but in
1 one of them the shield is omitted and
. there is a wreath in place of it, with
i stars above the bird. The stars In each
I case are 13 in number, for the original
colonies. In one design the obverse
I has a large head merely, in profile,
i while in the third pattern there is a
figure of a seated man in a breechcloth,
leaning upon an anvil and with
: a hammer in his right hand, the same
old volcano being seen in the distance,
smoking. Quite possibly certain elements
of all three designs will be com
bined in the final choice made by the
I war department.
The coin will be minted at Manila,
where a factory will be established for
the purpose. It will be a somewhat
costly affair, inasmuch as the establishment
of a new mint is no trifle.
It requires a small army of employees
I and there must be a complete chemical
laboratory under the charge of an as
sayer, who determines the quantities of
i silver contained in deposits of bullion.
[ Besides, there must be an expensive
: mechanical plai.f, including big melting
: furnaces and machines for rolling, cut'
ting and stamping the white metal.
Eventually, as a matter of course?
> and before many years have passed?
: millions of dollar pieces will be minted
1 by this government annually in Mas
nila. Gold, too, will doubtless be coined
! as well as silver, and this will require
additional machinery, with a larger
, force to handle the business. Mean1
while the requisite machines and fur:
naces for melting and assaying will be
purchased by the war department in
: this country and forwarded to the Phil:
ippines on one of our transports.?
! Washington Letter.
, WHERE WOMEN ARE BUTCHERS.
Because of War's Devastation They
Took the Places of Men.
i
Of all the occupations that of a
butcher seems one of the least suitable
t for the fair sex; yet there is at least
, one country where this trade is entiret
ly monopolized by women and "no men
need apply."
That country is Paraguay, where
many occupations which among us are
' invariably assumed by the sterner sex,
fall to the lot of women. The cause of
, this state of things is the heroic war
! waged by Paraguay more than 30 years
ago against the overwhelming forces of
Brazil, the Argentine Republic and
Uruguay combined. This war, which
f lasted nve years, Dore many singuiai
points of resemblance to the recent
I Boer war. It ended in the almost toL
tal annihilation of the able-bodied male
, population of the country, and the results
may be read in the following flg[
ures: Population of Paraguay in 1867,
. 1,337,439; in 1873 (three years after the
, termination of the war) it amounted to
. only 221,079, and of these nearly all
, were women, children and very old
, men. When the war was^jver the peoL
pie had been reduced to the most ab,
ject proverty and were on the verge of
, starvation, being driven to such ex.
pedients as to eat cats, dogs and
t horses. Worse still, owing to the destruction
of the male population, per,
feet anarchy prevailed, and all the
work formerly performed by males fell
on the fair sex. They rebuilt the
, houses which had been burned down,
| tilled the fields and wove for them,
selves rough homespun clothing from
. the cotton grown on their own fields.
>| To this day the butchers in all parts
of Paraguay are women, in me public
slaughter houses the cattle are dispatched
by men who sever the spinal
column by cutting It with a sharp cut,
lass Just behind the nape of the neck.
When the animal falls to the ground
its throat is cut and it is allowed to
1 bled to death. This is the only part
of the work done by men. Carcasses
' are then conveyed to the butchers'
1 stalls, where the meat is cut up and
sawed by women, who are dexterous in
the use of the saw and knife. It is then
served out to customers, also by wo!
men?not generally by weight, but by
' the piece?and the price is so low that
! a pound of the best meat may be
; bought for a penny.
Women of all ages act the part of
butchers; some are young and pretty,
others old and wrinkled. The women
are great bargainers and keen as mustard
to pull a new arrival almost to
, pieces in the hope of securing his eus
torn. These women butchers earn good
wages and many of those in business
on their own account acquire a modest
fortune.
In the larger towns the meat is only
allowed to be sold in the public market
place where stalls (owned by the municipality)
are let at auction to the highest
bidders. The public have every
security that the meat is fresh; for all
that is left unsold at night is destroyed
by the authorities?a needful precaution
for a warm climate. The result is
that just previous to closing time there
is a great reduction in prices and a
crowd of bargain hunters appear on
' the scene?economical house-wives,
keepers of cheap restaurants and the
like?rather than see the meat thrown
away or destroyed the keepers of the
stalls sell the remainder at almost any
' price.?Milwaukee Sentinel.