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THE FATAL TEST.
pfw ?'. ? '
One night, while seated with some friends,
tWstr?p^t h>eb?rage came op for discussion,
*andf divers were the opinions advanced as to
whatdt truly was, and what would be a proper
test to prove the true metal from the false. The
argument waxed warm, and. twel ve o'clock
BwBIna far from any decision.
Albert CfiWeu. a scion of the Emerald Lde,
had' been -particularly boastful, and longed for
, IhjWfcwWfelft hate his Milesian bravery put io
the test, boldly avowing that no Englishman
ale* JrxjasiBsed One tithe of the disregard for
danger that belonged to his warmer blooded
f.^JBfcie.wasi of course, denied;. and Frank Les
Jse, aiiampshire youth, cold and passionless,
strenuously maintained that directly opposite
was the case; that the fiery ardor of the Mile-"
sian ?,-as like gunpowder?a flash, and nothing
more?a furious sound, ending in smoke; while
that of the Englishman was like the thrice
tuiiliil *lf^.gluwiug--and testing-to the very
death.
"I dare do anything that^on dare,," .replied.
Albert, his angerfgEtBnt SW^OaBiS judgt
ment t4a J*u - - - - -
"Dare you? We will see, my_boy. Wait
here, all of you, until I. return." And Frank
rmtiittia hat and disappeared.
-rty&bfbriL his"firnv step ujK>n the stairs?
^Bcard- hrnr open fhe doior, and saw his tall form
p. moment, in the street Then it was lost to
? iis, for the night was intensely dark and stormy.
The rain swept round the corners in gusts, and
the wind fairly rattled thu wirdows and bowled
down the. chlmneji -It was iustthe night to
makQ:-one think of ghoats? ihe dead?every*
tiling t.hflfr %ha u^rd TrtvrinW frr m communion or
fellowship with. ? _ _ ^..
I know not if other minds dwelt upon such
themes as mine did; bui. certainly a spell ap?
peared to have fallen upon all, for silence took
the place of noisy discussion, and the room
t that a, &W momenta before had rang with loud
debate, was as dndisturbed as the tomb. A
-W?Pwlmper,:^I Wonder where he has gone?"
Were the only words spoken. until Frank re
jjjjpiedi shook the sleety drops from his person,
ciwlly took his seat, lighted! his pipe, and re
T?9wed Jhecojrversafcton. with an air of perfect
unconcern.
? s**fr%ife: fulfilled my part of the contract,
nan fulfpU yours," he said.
^"Wefi^what1 have you done??where have
yau beenl" onjeatioried, Albert, stUMefiant.
"Yod^know, all of yon, the" vault'in' the old
e&usch?yaitf wffle opjponte corneT?you know
jjj, for we were in it-this very morning, and re?
marked the peculiar manner in which the cof
finsrted been placed. They form, as you will
remember, three sides of a square, the fourth
^HnyBBe door at the foot of the steps. Well,
I bau been there-?have crawled down the long
stegsg-enfered the vault in all its darkness and
fiaftfuli^rroW--walked j to the extreme end,
ana placed"my watch ard chain on the pile of
decayed coffins there. You go bring it, Albert
?alone?without a light?an I have done, and
I will own that you are as brave as an English*
man.".r-i.T!
A thrill of horror?a detaining, chillingseu
Tftatton 'took fjossession of us all as we fullv
t?nV-ihf ?e^pnrport of his slowly nttered,
rarefully. measured words; and every eye wa*
tnrfrcd "ttp?ri the Irishman, to mark the effect
upon him. Truly he was like marble! Every
drorrofj the.ruddy blood that usually glowed
-heaSSatb.iuB-sOftcheeks had been driven back
to:his heart; and he stood like one entranced.
"Tffiat'"he' 'was nerving himself for the task, I
TOg&^y saw; and that his entire nature shnd
'??ted at-the bare thowght of going alone and
SffjJPHBffi -uto -acoldy abode of the an
.fient dead, was equally plara to me. Nothing
-Bufclrifolfelt kept Mm from at once confessing
i&TfeaTi and well indeed would it have been if
"even that had failed hhn.
t??c&t&i?ik!$^tmln ansioueto
break the ajtoqp ulecce, and to awake myself
andWOqtini&na from the dreadful nightmare
that had seized every aeart in its icy ciutcht?.
"f--Bhall--g<f-ar^ was the reply from
q^ashy^ips that almost refused to do their
"ydu.sTiall not! j It is horrid-dreadful," was
echoed oh every side.
-. '.'Cowards, all P retorted Frank, refilling his
-?pfpej aridwatcbing us "with his cold,' iron-gray
cyest"' '
"X?One%h8M&3pKjiL coward till doome
day." I replied, "before I'd go. It is simply a
fool-hardy undertaking."
? -*&tf-|ffM4 oK ghosts, asM live !" again
taunted Frank. "Albert is a medfeal student,
and therefore ought to be familiar with the
dead." Vli} f
"You shalliinot go, Albert," came from half
a dosen pair of lips, and as many hands weie
hud upon hhn to retain 'him. *
"Let me go, gentlemen. I am no coward;
?Jmdjyeil.will not foolishly deny that the first
thought struck me with the utter desolateness
ef the undertaking," and he put aside our
hands and departed.
For a moment all stood still, not knowing
nbM to-tin; and theo, as if by intuition, we
followed him, without waiting to listen to the
mocking words and laughter of the cold-blood?
ed Frank Leslie. A j?
We saw Albert leap the high fence; we
'nfeni him creeping down the slimy, mossy
step's ;'a"nd then, even we, too, had clambered
over the enclosure ano were letting ourselves
down into the tangled grass, when we heard a
rattling sound, a heavy fall, and a shriek that
pierced our brains, i
Not another word?and while one, more col?
lected, than the rest, hurried back to the room
fbrnlnjjhti'we stood there with great sweat
dropq upon oar foreheads and hurriedly beating
hearts, but otherwise as motionless as the long
mouldered dead beneath our feet.
?*?tfbniigntwa8 brought; and rendered despe
sate by our feelings, we rushed down the slip?
pery stairs in a.body,^and saw, great heaven I
wwAfV/of lis ever forget it ? we saw the senbe
|e? form of our friend stretched upon the stone
pavement, half covered by dead bones and the
wreck of rotten coffins! We tore him from his
fearful surroundings, raised him in our arms,
and.bore him from that ghastly charnel-house
-and we saw, as we {aid him on a couch, that
he bad the watch and chain?the fatal test?
grasped firmlyln one hand, while secured by a
button-hole of his coat hung a fragment of a
eeffin by the rusted screw J
Of that night, of the-day that followed, I
will not write. They were fraught with agony
to all?but.amid the whirl of his delirium we
learned1, in disjointed 'sentences, the hi.story of
the scene in the vault. He had safely reached
the watch, taking it from the pile of coffin.*,
and turned to go,, when he found Iiis coat held
as if by invisible hands. What was he to
think? Had not the outraged spirits of the
dead clutched him for thus sacreligiously Inva-1
ding their home ? What would they do with '
him ??how long hold him ? The.thought was
madness, and he struggled to break away, when
the piled op rotten shells fell bursting around
bimr and the ghastly, rattling bones struck him
on every sidei A shriek-of-horror?thereat
to him.was chaos.1 . .
. With the dawn of the morrow Frank Leslie
disappeared, and I never saw him again.?
Mouths after O'Brien was taken home to re?
cover amid the verdant groves of his father's
house. They were in their summer bloom
when we reached them, and the autumn winds
whirled their leaves over his grave. A brave,
generous heart ceased to beat, and a genius
lighted mind was lost to earth, by a vain, fool?
ish test?and now that more than a score of |
years have passed, I write the tale of horror as
a warning.
A TRAVELER'S STOBY.
"Is this seat engaged, sir ?".
I glanced up from the paper I was reading,
and met the smiling regard of a genial-looking
gentleman in the prime of life.
"It is not, sir."
"With your permission, then," as he seated
himself beside me.
The train had already utarted, and presently
the.conductor made his appearance collecting
the tickets. Beaching us, be detached the ap?
propriate coupons from our tickets, handing
back the remainder with the usual "checks."
"Pardon me," said my companion, "but I
perceive you place jour ticket in your wallet."
"Yes."
"It ie -unwise, unsafe."
"Why do you consider it so?" I inquired,
with curiosity, returning the wallet to my
pocket.
"Suppose through carelessness, or we may
say accident, your waller, is lost?your pocket
may be picked, for instance."
"Yea*
"Your money and ticket ana both gone.
Probably you do not appreciate the manifold
beauties of such a position. I do not think it
possible except by experience."
"It would certainly be an undesirable-sit?
uation. I can see that clearly enough. Par?
don the qaegtion ~nataratly~ suggested?were
you ever so placed ?"
L "Once-rHanly. once."
"You wish to profit T>y my experience?
Well, I don't know that I mind telling you the
story. It may serve to amuse you, if nothing
more.
"It occurred a number of years ago, and of
no consequence. I had taken the early express
train, ana being somewhat tired, and altogeth?
er sleepy, had stretched myself upon a seat for
as comfortable a nap as circumstances would
Sennit. I slept soundly, for I could in those
ays sleep well almost anywhere, and did not
awaken until the conductor came for my tick?
et The essential piece of pasteboard could
not be.found. I .was positive I bad purchased
a ticket; indeed; I remembered distinctly hav?
ing shown it to the "baggage clerk at the time
of checking my trunk.
"The conductor grew impatient, passed to the
other end of the car and returned to me. I
had made the discovery that my pocket-book
had been picked, ana in proof of my story
showed him my baggage check.
"It was useless. If you have traveled much
you are aware that a virtuous conductor takes
no man's word; in fact, all men have designs
upon the company's dividends except himself.
It was perfectly natural, therefore, that , the
faithful steward in question should say:
"The check is all right; but how do I know
"that it belongs to you 1 I will take the money
for your fare, or stop the train and put you off,
just as you choose."
"What could I do ? Protestations amounted
to nothing, and my fellow-passengers, with the
usual tendency of humanity to trample upon a
fallen man, showed clearly by their looks and
expressions they thought me a sneaking rogue,
who would steal a passage if he could. They
paid money, why should not I pay mine? Few:
men would ever see heaven if judgment was
rendered by a jury?except themselves.
"My search for the lost ticket had brought to
light aborft a dollar and eighty cents. This I
told the conductor was every cent I had about
me. He said it was about fifty cents short of
the usual fare to Lauderdale city, but he would
pass me through for it rather than stop the
train. From Lauderdale, a city of much im?
portance, I could write to my partner for mon?
ey. Ifi would certainly be as well as to tramp
ten or twelve miles back to the city I bad left,'
and where I should be no better off, being
equally a stranger there.
"In due time I found myself at Lauderdale;
went to the best hotel; telegraphed for money,
and wrote an explanatory letter to my partner.
This business attended to, I sallied out to see
what sort of a place Lauderdale city might be.
There was nothing to do but amuse myself as
best I could until the money should come; so.
I determined1 to make the most of my involun?
tary holiday. As I strolled leisurely up the
main street a newsboy- darted out of a paper
office, crying:.
"Daily Banner?extra edition?all about the
murder?great accident on the E- road,
etc, etc. Have an extra?"
"I took the sheet and thrust my hand in my
pocket for the money without a moment's
thought. You may imagine my feelings when
compelled to return that two penny bit of pa
Fit to the boy, with the muttered excuse that
Bad no change, and the utter contemptuous
expression on the' boy's face as he received it:
I immediately stepped into the office of the
"Daily Banner" and wrote a paragraph of my
recent mishap, taking care to make it as amu?
sing as possible. When complete I handed it
to the clerk. He read it, laughed, and took it
into the private office. Coming back a few
minutes after, be told the hook-keeper to give
me fifty cents. It was not much, but more
than I expected. Well, I continued my walk
until I finally reached the end of the street
which terminates at the S-river, here
spanned by a long covered bridge. I crossed
the bridge and was surprised to see upon reach?
ing the opposite side that I would be required
to pay toll. A young girl came to the door of
the little office as I stepped up and inquired
how much I should pay, drawing forth my
solitary shinplaster.
"Oh," said she, with a smile and a slight
blush, "we do not charge ministers anything."
"It was not a bad joke, but I suppressed the
laugh that rose to my lips and thanking her
for the consideration shown to the clajjy, I
turned about and retraced my steps to the ho?
tel, not without slight twinges of conscience
for allowing the mistake to pass and taking the
advantage of it.
"My first duty next morning was to seek
some knight of the razor. I had noticed a
pleasant little shop at no great distance from
the hotel in my walk the previous day.?
Thinking that I should do no better by looking
further, I repaired to that. There was in at?
tendance a boy about twelve years of age, who
stated that hid father, the proprietor of the
shop, had gone to a neighboring city, and
would not return before noon. Without hesi?
tation I asked for the loan of a razor, and pro?
ceeded to operate on myself. While thus occu?
pied, the customers began to present them?
selves, expressing great dissatisfaction on learn?
ing how it stood. Now, although I am a proud
man, I am not, thank God, cursed with that
species of vanity which prevents a man's doing
certain kinds of honest labor simply because
they are not genteel. Here was an opportuni?
ty afforded sie to at least earn the price of my
breakfast. I took advantage of it. Told the
first man who entered after I had completed
shaving myself I would shave him. I did ho.
In fact, Tdid quite a brisk business for a cou?
ple of hours ; and if any of the unfortunate
individuals who came under my hand had any
doubt of my fitness for the business they cer?
tainly expressed none. At the expiration of
this time I began inink 1 had done sufficient,
and leciing rather hungry, having had no
breakfast, 1 divided the proceeds with the boy,1
and prepared to return to my hotel. But I
was not done yet. As I was brushing my hat,
a young dandified specimen of humanity came
in. e Resolved that he should be the last, I
went to work upon him. When he came to
pay me, I was, to say the least, somewhat sur?
prised to see him deliberately produce my own
pocket-book?the one I- had lost Standing on
no ceremony, I snatched it from hi;, hand, and
demanded in no gentle tone how it t^une in his
possession.
"Without stopping to reply other than by a
volley of imprecations, as he reached the door,
he tumbled rather than ran down the stairs
into the street Waiting for neither hat nor
coat, I followed?the pocket-book in my hand.
We measured off considerable ground in a
short space of time. On, on. It was an exci?
ting chase. Men, boys and dogs joined the
pursuit; the cries,of 'stop thief growing loud?
er andincreasing. What an uproar there was.
Suddenly there came a flash of light, sharp and
vivid for an instant, then utter darkness. A
policeman, mistaking me for the thief) bad
gently tapped me upon the head, as their cus?
tom is, ana with the usual result: the thief es?
caped, and I, the victim, was apprehended.
My appearance told heavily against me ; but
my story being fully corroborated by the boy
at the barber-shop, I was rel eased.
Upon examining the wallet I found my own
money intact, and about one hundred and thir?
ty dollars besides. That is all the story."
"Not a bad speculation, after all," said I, as
he concluded. *
"Well, perhaps so. No, it was not ; but still
my ad vi co holds good. Never place a railway
ticket in your wai llet"
! SUBJECT TO HfK
BY JUBILEE JINKS.
Last season I was traveling in the mining
j districts of Nevada, and stepped for the night
in a little, greasy tavern in one of those settle?
ments that so rapidly spring up in the West,
where civilization, in all its primitive unloveli
ness, stares you in the facet; dusty roads, log
cabins unchinked and without windows,, with
?every door and crevice a peephole for tow
hetfued, freckle-faced children, and as many
dogs yelping at your heels as there ave mem?
bers of a family; jar bugs making the air ring
with their monotonous music, bats whirling Jn
their erratic flights, and musquitoes filling your
ears, mouth and nose.
Such was my reception at Sc rabble town, and
the landlord of the little tavern could offer me
scarcely any better.
He said he could give me my supper and
feed my horse, and tie him to a rack in the
barn-yard, at my risk, but not a bed was to be
had; could roll me up in a blanket on the bar?
room floor, for seventy-ftve cents. What a
horrible prospect that was, as I looked into the
filthy place, reeking with the fumes of poor to?
bacco and mean whiskey, dismal in the light of
its tallow candles, ana made shocking by the
oaths of its noisy card-players.
After supper I took the landlord aside, and
slipped an extra greenback in his hand, and
the effect was marvelous; he went off on a
search, and came back informing me that he
could put me in a room with another man.
"Very well, I don't object," said I, as he led
the way by the light of a miserable tallow dip,
which he left with me to light me to bed.
I surveyed the room, and particularly my
bedfellow. He was a mild-looking mam I
thought?perhaps a class-leader in some prim?
itive church near by. His repose was so quiet
and childlike that I thought we would sleep
peacefully together for the night; but before I
? had .blown out the light he opened up a snore
that seemed like a cross between filing a saw
and sawing a board, and my feelings at once
became malicious toward him.
I blew out the light and turned in, and still
the snore continued. The moon had now risen,
making every object visible in the room.
I bunched my friend, and, as his eyes opened
with a snap, he said:
"By jingo t how you scared me, Mister I You
going to sleep here to-night V'
"Yes."
"Well, I'm mighty glad of it. I always like
company. . It's kinder lonesome to sleep all
alone."
"Yes, so it is. Pardon me for waking you,
but I thought- it my duty to tell you I some?
times have fits."
"What fits ? You don't say so. Mister 1
"Yes, I do. I am not particularly danger?
ous, but I bite sometimes; so be careful that I
don't get my teeth into you."
. "Well, I'll be dojggoned ! I hope yon won't
have any fits."
"So do L"
"I hope, Mister, you won't bite me if you do
have any fits." -
"0,1 hope not"
He drew a long breath, and then-said: ?
"Well, I am afraid I won't sleep any to?
night" .
, ,"0, don't lose any sleep." .
"But how am I to know when yon are going
to have fits V
"0, I groan, and breathe hard, and foam at
the month; and when you hear me snap my
teeth like a dqg, thenjou'd.better look out."
"Well, I'm aarned if I ainH sorry. Mister,
yon come in bere. Pm afraid youTl be more
company than I want"
., "0, don't be uneasy ;.I sometimes do not
have any for months. Let's go to Bleep." and
I pretended to drop off in peaceful slumber.
My companion rolled and tumbled about un?
easily for some time, then dropped Into a rest?
less sleep, and soon commenced that old snore,
just where he left, off .when I woke him up.?
That decided me upon: having a fit, and, with a
fearful snore, and horrible groaning, I set my
nails into bis arms and my teeth into hi? shoul?
der, just hard enough to nip nicely, but it was
enough for the purpose. With a terrified yell
he sprang from the bed, and went flying down
stairs, exclaiming:
"0, Lordy, he's got fits; he's got fits I He's
bit a piece-out-of my shoulder!"
The landlord, with a crowd from the bar?
room, came hurrying up and found me just re?
covering from the effects of the fit, and, giviug
me a hot toddy from his own private Lottie, he
left me. He carried with him the clothing of
my bedfellow, who had'turned in, in a blanket
down stairs, resolved tor>e bitten no more by
men having fits.
It was delicious to have the whole bed to
myself, and I luxuriated in it by stretching my?
self entirely across it. I had soon dropped in?
to a slumber, peaceful and innocent as my
childhood, when I was aroused by some one
roughly shaking my shoulder and saying:
" Wake up, stranger, and move over. Half
this bed's mine."
I opened my eyes on a six feet teamster, who
was pulling off his rough boots. A rough look?
ing specimen he was; but he annoyed mo most
by taking up two-thirds of the bed and crowd?
ing me to the wall. I concluded to try another
fit, and said:
"My friend?"
"0, shut up your trap, I'm sleepy."
"But I thought I'd tell you. that I have fits."
"Well, fit away, so you don't wake me."
"But I bite when I have them."
"You do?"
"Yes."
"WeH, bite the bed-post, then."
Now, this ought to have convinced me that
he was the wrong customer, but it didn't; and,
waiting until he was sound asleep, like a fool,
I bucked in, and set my teeth and nails into
him in splendid style, while I groaned fearful?
ly. It was the best fit I had ever had, a perfect
success on my part, but the way that chap
jumped out of bed and mauled me around the
room was tho most perfect success in pugilistic
treatment I had ever experienced. He brought
me out of that fit. He cured me of it. I don't
think I'll ever have another; but I didn't like
I his medicine. My eyes all blacked up, my
t nose bloody, lip split open, one ear flattened to
my head, my shirt front all torn off, and, to
make the matter worse, the fellow was asleep in
five minutes after, as though nothing had hap?
pened.
The next morning I went down late to break?
fast, and all crowded round to see the man who
had fits, and to tell me that my horse had been
stolen. The mild-looking man, my first bed?
fellow, had gone off with him.
Charcoal a Farm Medicine*
Nearly all sick horses and cows are made so
in the first place by eating improper food, or
too much of it. As soon as the owner finds any
of his animals sick, it is the common custom
to begin dosing with medicine. "We musn't
leave the animal to die; we must do some?
thing /" and so all manner of hurtful drugs
and poisons are thrust down its throat?saltpe?
tre, copperas, turpentine,- etc., quite sufficient
to make any well animal sick, or to kill a sick
one; "You didn't give the poor thing enough
-?you should have given it oftener?you can't
expect your beast to get well if you don't do
more for it I"
Our rule has always been to give'nothing,
nnless we know exactly what to do; and in the
meantime attend to every exterior part practi?
cable. If the weather is cold, place it in warm
quarters, avoid all exposure, and attend to pure
air and strict cleanliness. But there is one
medicine that can never do harm, and is com?
monly beneficial. This is pulverized charcoal.
As we have just remarked, nearly all sick ani?
mals become so by improper eating in the first
place. Nine times out of ten the digestion is
wrong. Charcoal is the most efficient and rap?
id corrective. It will cure in a majority of ga?
ses if properly administered. J j
' * An example of its use. The hired rntrn
came in with the intelligence that one of the
finest cows was very sick, and a kind neighbor
proposed the usual drugs and ^poisons. The
owner being ill and unable to examine the cow,
concluded that the trouble came from over-eat?
ing, and Ordered a teacupful of pulverized
charcoal given in water. . It was mixed, placed
in a junk bottle,' the head held upwards, and
the water with' its charcoal poured downwards.
In five minutes, improvement was visible, and
in a few hours the animal was in the pasture
quietly eating grass. Another instance of
equal success occurred with: a .young heifer
which became badly bloated by eating green
apples after a hard wind. The bloat was so se?
vere that the sides were almost as hard as a
barrel. The old remedy salaratus was tried for
the purpose of correcting the acidity. But the
attempt to put it down always caused coughing
and it did little good. Half a teaspoon!ul of
fresh pulverized charcoal was next given. In
six hours all appearance of bloat had gone, and
the heifer was well.
Wo disapprove of quackery, where without a
precise knowledge of the disease, powerful
medicines are given at random, and indiscrim?
inately. We can only compare such a practice
to that of the teamster who, as soon as he finds,
that his wagon is broken, immediately procures
a quantity of nails, spikes, screws, etc., and
immediately begins to drive them into all parts
of the vehicle at random, in the hope of hitting
the right place. The scientific practitioner first
ascertains what the trouble is, and then goes at
once to apply the remedy to that particular
point. The objection of quackery can not ex?
tend to the use of charcoal, for it can do no
harm, never makes a well animal sick nor kills
a sick one, and goes directly to the seat of the
trouble in most sick animals, and if timely ap?
plied effects a cure. What are commonly
termed "colds" in domestic animals nearly al?
ways originate in the first place from deranged
digestion and in connection with cleanliness,
pure air and warm quarters, charcoal will ac?
complish what is desired if. used in time. It
maybe prepared on the spot by pounding up
fresh burning embers from a wood fire, in an
iron kettle; this will make a better and fresher
article than old charcoal.?Country Gentleman.
Blessed be Nothing.?During the last
twenty years, Wm. B. Astor has so managed a
fortune of twenty millions as to roll it into six?
ty millions. Suppose he has, what then!
What has he made by the operation, except in?
creased worriment to keep the run of his in-;
creased wealth ? Astor, with sixty millions,
eats no more oysters, quail, woodcock, and
boned turkey, than he did when he was worth
ten millions. He dresses no better, and has a
?thousand times less fun. We beat him on sleep,
and have no law-suits with tenants and trespas?
sers. Robbers lie in wait fur Astor every time
he goes out of doors after dark. They don't
think of us. Astor has sixty millions of
trouble. To keep the run of his rents, bonds
and estates, keeps Astor in work about four?
teen hours in a day, and yet Astor only gets
three square meals in a day, which is just what
we obtain without any millions, any tenants
acy real estate, and only work eight or ten
hours, per day.
With contentment and a moderate income, a
man may be as happy as a prince. Without
contentment, you will be miserable, even if
your wealth equals that of Croesus.
? The Louisville Ledger tells this story of
the journalist, Daniel O'Connell, who was bur?
ied the other day from the Morgue, in New
York. If relates to the time when he was on
the Courier-Journal, in Louisville: "But in an
evil hour, when sent to report a speech Dan
Voorhees was to deliver at New Albany, the
name-sake of the great Irish orator fell by the
wayside, and spent the day with some rollick
some friends in Portland. Returning to the
editorial rooms that night he gave Mr. Halde?
mana circumstantial account of the difficul?
ties he experienced in getting near enough to
bear eveiy word Voorhees said, but claimed
that he had got the 'bones' of the speech, and
many of the orator's 'fancy flights,' and could
reproduce them verbatim. Wetting his head
with ice water, he sat down, and in two hours
sent up with flaming headuhess the most tre?
mendous speech that was ever circulated on
the oratorical credit of the 'Tall Sycamore of
the Wabash.' The 'fancy flights' were especi?
ally toploftical. Grattan and Curran were
nowhere, and even Phillips was totally eclipsed.
'Brilliant extract^ from this report went the
rounds, and yet Dan. Voorhees was ungrateful
enough afterward to say he would not for a
thousand dollars have had that speech publish?
ed as his."
? A frightful event has just taken place in
Arkansas, illustrating the power which a belief
as old and as childish as that in witchcraft may
still exert, and suggests an argument of some
weight in favor or compulsory education. It
appears that a negro of Little Rock, named
Francis, deliberately shot and killed another
man of the same race named Vaughan, for, as
the murderer alleges, bewitching him. Fran?
cis says Vaughan was a regular "Obi-man," in
full power; that he poisoned his hand so that
it was always cold; that he had "charmed"
many persons of both sexes who had the mis?
fortune to offend him; and that he had shot
him for trying to throw men into spells, and
enchanting various women. "I don't feel sorry
for shooting him," added Francis, frankly, "for
I didn't want him deviling round any longer,
and he ought to have been killed long ago."
.On this persuasion the man walked quietly up
to within five feet of his victim and blew his
brains out with a Colt's revolver.
?. It is a fact worthy of remark that when
General Morgan, of Ohio, presented his consti?
tutional amendment to the House, making na?
turalized citizens eligible to the Presidency, all
the colored members voted against it. It is a
curious feature of our Government, at the pres?
ent time, that a negro is eligible to the highest
office, while the most intelligent white man in
the world is shut out if he happened to be horn
in a foreign country.
? A Wisconsin paper states that a little
girl, eight years old, is begging in the streets of
Oshkosh, with a paper which certifies that "the
bearer is a widow with five children, in desti?
tute circumstances."
? Apprehension of evil is often worse than
evil itself. 1
? A lady school teacher in Omaha, having
an inordinate dread of small-pox, sen t home a
little girl because she said her mother was sick
and had marks on her face. The next day the
firl presented herself at the school house, with
er finger in her mouth and her little bonnet
swinging by the strings, and said to the teach?
er : "Miss-, we've got a little baby at
our house; but mother tola me to tell you that
it isn't catchin'." The teacher said she was
very glad, and told her pupil to take her seat.
? At one of our churches Sunday, while the
organ was playing vociferously, a. good lady
whispering to her neighbor in the pew had to
raise ber voice quite high in order to be heard.
Suddenly the organ changed from loud to soft,
when the lady, not taking note of the organ,
was heard, to say to her friend, "We fry ours
in batter." Perhaps the congregation didn't
snicker!
The Celebrated FertilizerSv
ARE FOR SALE BY
WTLCOX, GIBBS & CO.,
'. Importers and Dealers in Guanos,
US Bay St., Savannah, tia.
151 East Bay, Charleston, S.C.
SHARPE & TOWERS, Agents at Anderson,
S C
A. J. STRIXGER, Ajrent at Belton, S. C.
T. A. HUDGENS, Agent at HoneaPath, S.C.
f3T For further information apply or ad?
dress as above for Almanac for 1872.
Jan 18,1872 28 Sm
SET Y-FITE. FEST PBIZE MEDALS AWARDED.
?j^^sfcto?^ THE GREAT
^pp^^^^ Southern Piano
{J MANUFACTORY*
WM, KNABE & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PIANO FOETESs
BALTIMORE, HD.
THESE Instruments have been before the
Public for nearly Thirty Years, and upon their
excellence alone attained an unpurchased pre?
eminence, which pronounces them unequalled,
in
TONE,
TOUCH,
WORKMANSHIP and
DURABILITY.
?&- All our Square Pianos have our New
Improved Overstrung Scale and the Agraffe
Treble.
??r We would call special attention to our
late Patented Improvements in GRAND PI?
ANOS and SQUARE GRANDS, found in no
other Piano, which bring the Piano nearer Per?
fection than has yet been attained.
Every Piano PuHy Warranted for. Five Years.
?ST* We are bv special arragement enabled
to furnish PAR LOK ORGANS and MELODE
ONS of the most celebrated makers, Wholesale
and Retail, at Lowest Factory Prices.
Illustrated Catalogues and Prioe Lists prompt?
ly furnished on application to
WM. KNABE A CO., Baltimoro, Md.,
Or any of our regular established agencies.
Jan 4, 1872 26 6m
TRAVEL BY RAIL, WHEEL AND SADDLE.
LIVEEY an<fSALE~ STABLES
AT WALHALLA and ANDERSON,
BY
TH03IPSON So STEELE.
THE undorsi.trncd have formed apartnership
< ?i*rhe*bove Intsmess at the points named,
and have supplied themselves liberally with the
best Vehicles, Horses, Drivers and Ostlers;
Grain, Forage, Ac, for the accommodation oi
the traveling public.
Hacks, Carriages, Buggies or Saddle Horses,
can be had at all times, by the day or week, at
reasonable rates; and we are prepared at a mo?
ment's notice to convey passengers from An?
derson or Walhalla to tho terminus of tho Air
Line Railroad, or to any other point desired.
The Stables at Anderson will be under the
immediate charge of T. J. Stoolo, and thoso at
Walhalla under the direction of A. W. Thomp?
son, each of whom will give his personal su?
pervision to the business, and spare., uo pains to
give general satisfaction. ?'
??r Tho patronage of . the traveling public
respectfully solicited.
A. W. THOMPSON, . T. J. STEELE,
Walhalla, S. C. Anderson, S. C.
Nov 30, 1871 22
M. GOLDSMITH. V. KIND
GOLDSMITH & KIND,
FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS,
(racENlx IllON WORKS,)
COLUMBIA, S. C,
MANUFACTURERS of Si cam Engines, of all
sizes ; Horse Powers, Circular and Muley
Saw Mills, Flour Mills, Grist and Sngar Cane
Mills, Ornamental House and Store Fronts, Cast
Iron Railings of every sort, including graveyards,
residences, &c. Agricultural Implements, Brass
and Iron Castings of all kinds madf to order on
short notice, and on the most re., jnablo terms.
Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses, &e.
May 18, 1871 46 ly
WAVERLY HOUSE,
Anderson, S. C.
JOIN A. MATES, Proprietor.
THE WAVERLY nOUSE has been repaired and
fitted up, and has now a magnificent ap?
peal anco. Mr Mnyes is lately of Abbeville, and
is well known as a good Hotel keeper. The House
has been newly furnished, and has all the modern
improvements and comforts, and will give the beet
tho country affords in way of fare, which will be
served up in tho best of style.
Stop and Bee us, and you will be well treated.
March 23, 1S71 US
SOLUBLE
PACIFIC GUANO.
Price $45 Cash, with usual Advance on Time.
IEXPERIENCE in the use of this Guano for
li the past six years in this State, for Cotton
and Corn, has so far established its character for
excellence as to render comment unnecessary.
In accordance with the established policy of
the Company to furnish the best Concentrated
Fertilizer at the lowest, cost to consumers, this
Guano is put into market this season at the
above reduced price, which the Company is en?
abled to do by reason of its large facilities and
the reduced cost of manufacture.
The supplies put into market this season are,
as heretofore, prepared under the personal su?
perintendence of Dr. St. Julian RaveneL, Chem?
ist of the Company, at Charleston, S. C, hence
planters may rest assured that its QUALITY
and COMPOSITION is precisely the same aa
that heretofore sold. At the present low price
every acre planted can be fertilized with 200
pounds Guano at a cost not exceeding the pres?
ent value of 30 pounds of cotton, while experi?
ence bas shown that under favorable conditions
of season and cultivation the crop is increased
by the application from two to threefold the
natural capacity of the soil. Hence, under no
conditions could its application fail to compen?
sate for the outlay. Apply to
J. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. ?8 East Bay and Nos. 1 & 2 Atlantic Wharf;
Charleston, S. C.
JNO. S. REESE A CO., Gen. Agents.
Nov 30, 1871 22 Sm
Pacific Guano Company's
COMPOUND
ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME,
For Composting with Cotfon Seed.
Price $25 Cash, with usual ad ranee for Time.
THIS article is prepared under the superin?
tendence of Dr. St. Jctjkk Ravkzibi*
expressly for composting with Cotton Seed.
it was introduced by this Company two years
ago, and its use has fairy attested its value.
200 to 250 pounds of this article per acre, prop?
erly composted with the same weight of Cotton
Seed, furnishes the planter with a FERTIL?
IZER of the highest excellence at the smallest
coat. A compost prepared with this articlo, as
by printed directions furnished, contains all
the elements of fertility, thai can enter into a
first-class FERTILIZER, _while its. economy
must commend its liberal use to planters.
For supplies and printed directions fox com?
posting apply to
J. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. 68 East Boy and Nos. 1 A 2 Atlantic Wharf;
Charleston, S. C.
JNO. S. REESE A CO., Gen. Agents.
Nov 30,1871 22 Sm
1871. FALL TRADE, 1871.
GUNS. GUNS. GUUS.
DOUBLE and Single Barrel Guns,
Breechloading and Muzzleloading Guns,
of English, French and German manufacture,
At all Prices.
Single Guns at $2.50, $100, $6.00, $8.00, $12.00 to
$20.00 each. Double Guns from $7.00
to $200.00 each.
Pistols, Pistols. Pistols.
Smith & Wesson, Colff s, Allen's. Sharps and
all the popular and approved kinds.
Ammunition for Guns, Pistols
and Rifles.
Sportsman's Goods of Great Va?
riety.
BEST QUALITY and AT LOWEST PRICES.
Country Merchants and Sportsmen are invU
ted to call and examine our large and well se?
lect ed stock of the above Goods, which wo im?
port direct and buy from the manufacturers.
We guarantee quality equal to, and prices aa
low as any responsible house in this country..
Orders by mail filled promptly, and sent by
express, C. O. D.
POUXTNET, TRIMBLE & CO.,
200 W. Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE. HD.
Sept7, 1871 40 - ly
Doors, Sashes, Blinds, < &c.
-
3P. P. TOALE,
Manufacturer and. Dealer. >
Ho. 20 Hayns Street and Horltecfs Wharf;
CHALE8TON, S. C. * L
THIS is the largest and most complete
Factory of the kind in the Sou the m States, and
all articles in this line can.be furnished by Mr.
P. P. To a i. k at prices which-defy competition.
xar A pamphlet with full and detailed list
of all sizes of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, and
the prices of each, will be sent free and post
paid, on application to
P. P. TOALE, Charleston, a C.
July 13,1871 2 f ly
GEO. S. HACKER,
Door, Sash and Blind Factory,
Charles ton, S. C.
THIS is as large and complete a Factoiy as
there is in the South.
We keep no Northern work to fill country
orders, isr Send for Price List.
AddressT GEO. S. HACKER,
P. O. Box 170, Charleston, S..C.
fST- Factory and Warerooms, King Street,
opposite CannonStroet, on line of City Railway.
Sept 7,1871 10 ly
GUANOS.
WE have in store and for sale, the follow?
ing standard Fertilizers:
CAROLINA FERTILIZER, cash, $54. On
time, payablo 1st November, with 7 per cent,
interest, $50.
SOLUBLE PACIFIC, cash, $54.
COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHTE, cash, $84,
PHCENIX GUANO, cash, $56.40. On time,
payable 1st November, $66.50.
Wilcox, Gibbes A Co.'s MANIPULATED
GUANO, $69. On time, payable 1st N ovember,
$79.
ACID PHOSPHATE, cash, $25. On time,
payable 1st November, with 7 per cent inter*
CSt* ^ SHARPE A TOWERS,
Jan 11, 1872 27
Lumber! lumber!
ANY person wishing to purchase good
Lumber at the lowest prices can obtain
the same through our agents, B. F. Crayton A
Sons, Anderson C. H., or by order sent direct
ly to tho Mill.
KAUFMAN A IIOLLEMAN,
Walhalla, S. C.
Nov GO, 1871 22 Jiu