The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 30, 1895, Image 1
Y CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON.
ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1895.
VOLUME XXIX.?N(
A Fair Girl Bandit.
widened, while the deputy sheriff and
Gabe stood on the alert with drawn
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
of the household. The young folks
want to run away with the wagon
LIVOG BY IMAGINATION.
animals below the human being, where
it is even more strongly marked and
All Sorts of FaragrapfcB
? Two women who would
W?] have ju>t finifliic taking Stock, and vre find we have too many
Overcoats on hand. If you intend buying one make a note of these prices :
?10.00 OVERCOATS a-t. $7.50
9.00 OVERCOATS at. 6.00
7.50 OVERCOATS at. 5.00
5.00 OVERCOATS at..... 3.50
All Hew Goods and Long Cuts.
B. O. EVANS & CO.,
Clothiers and Furnishers
FURNITURE 1 FURNITURE!!
LARGEST STOCK,
LOWEST PRICES,
BEST GOODS I
s&r COFFINS and CASKETS furnished Day or Night.
? WE have on hand the LARGEST and BEST-SE?
LECTED Stock of FURNITURE in South Carolina !
bought this Summer when everything struck bottom, and
while there was a big cute in freights. "We have determined
to give the People the advantage of our BARGAINS I
We will Sell you Furniture at Prices below anything ever heard
of in this Country before !
And prices it is impossible for any one else to buy the same . .
quality of Goods for. When you need anything in the
Furniture line give us a call, and?
WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. -
Prices Lower than Cotton at 5c.
Yours for business,
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The? Leaders of Low Prices.
J. P. SULLIVAN * CO.,
? Will sell yon the ?
est Coffee,
The Cheapest Flour,
Crockery, Decorated and Plain, *
Dinner and Tea Sets,
All for less Money than you have been paying.
J. P. SULLIVAN & CO.
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WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF
PlowflrPlow Stocks,
Plow Handles, Dixie Plows,
Mule Shoes, Horse Shoes,
Nails, Iron of any kind,
Sole Leather, Hirness Leather,
Whang Leather, Leather Collars,
Bridles, Collar Pads,
Well Chains, Trace Chains,
Plow Line 6, Back Bands,
Harnes, Ax s, Axe Handles,
Mattocks, Pisks,
Bitching Shovels, Spades,
Well Buckets, Water Buckets,
Wooden Churns, Barbed Wire,
Smooth Wire,
Wash Pots, Ovens,
Or anything in the HARDWARE line, be sure to get our prices before you
buy. Our stock is always complete, and our prices always the lowest.
Don't forget that our Genuine Boy Dixie Plow, with Patent Adjustable
Slide, is the best Plow sold, and our Galvanized Steel Back Band Buckle is
inst the thing you want?will not slip or rust. Call and see them.
Yours always truly,
St
brock: bros,
43 Granftte Row.
SHaXEffl UP AND LET60 GROCERY!
WE beg to announce to our many patrons in Anderson and throughout
the County that we have moved our place of business to the elegant and
commodious salesroom?
IN HOTEL GHIftUOLA BLOCK, NO. 5,
Formerly occupied by D. S. Maxwell & Son. We will be better prepared
than ever to supply you with the BEST GROCERIES at the lowest price
consistent with the quality of Goods given. We haven't disappointed you in
the past, and hope to do even better for you in the future.
No compromise nor winking at adulterated goods. Strictly pure food at
popular prices. Come and see us. We are ready to make things lively.
Shakem up and letgo,
J. A. AUSTIff & CO.
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IN eil JtTCSCOtC, U1U > irgiiiiu o mou
ighway woman, was born and lived c
ad died within 60 miles of Parkers- 8
urg, and though her span of existence
uly extended over some 20 years she c
lade things lively in the mountains r
bile she did live.
Nell Prescott lived and died "befo' T
e wah." She was the pretty daugh- a
>r of old Job Prescott, who lived at ^
le foot of old Bald Top. mountain. *
.8 a school-girl she was bright, infcel
gent and studious, and it is generally s
elieved that it was the extreme pov- "
:ty of her parents that drove her to
ie highway.
Early in the spring of 1853 a cattle J
iiyer named Jennings reported to
heriff Mulcahey that while crossing
aid Top and when near the cottnty jj
ne he caught up with a prepossess
ig, boyish looking fellow on the trail, a
ho said he had walked from Lin wood c
id was going to Deering, a little set- ^
ement nine miles this* way from the
lountains. Jennings.offered theway- a
irer a seat behind him on the horse, 0
hich offer was thankfully accepted. 8
hus mounted the pair rode merrily "
a their way. chatting pleasantly as ?
ley proceeded. Jennings thought *
is companion was a very entertaining
jllow and was all unconscious of dan
;r until, while passing through a
arrow defile, he felt the muzzle of a s
istol pressed against his head, and a h
Dice exclaimed from behind: s
"Give me ycur money, or else I'll s
loot." I
Jennings was Jumfounded by the
idden and unexpected turn of affairs, P
it as he heard the pistol click knew b
lere was nothing to do but to comply n
ith the command, and he at once f
?ew out a roll of bills amounting to *
$00, which was immediately snatched 6
om his hand by .his boyish compan- 8
n, who leaped lightly from the horse fi
i the ground and then said: 11
"Stranger, you'r broke now, and as ^
took the pistol from your belt to do tl
ie job I'll give you $20 so as to get ^
iother." . w
Then the robber disappeared, and Q
tunings went disconsolately on his ti
ay to Huntley, where he found the h
teriff. Mulcahey at once dispatched E
posse of officers in pursuit of the P
ghwayman, and although they scour- 1
[ the mountains for three days could
)tain no trace of him. Three weeks
terward a pedler was held up and r<
bbed of $63 near the same spot where tl
innings had been despoiled of his 81
oney on the Linwood trail. This ^
seiwas done by a small bewhiskered Si
ssperado. Prom thence robberies M
ere frequent on the mountains. k
The inhabitants of the sparsely set- o!
ed country believed that they were- tl
the mercy of an organized band of ei
ghwaymen, for in no two cases dia S
ie description of the two men tally. D
be fact, though, that the crimes 11
ere committed by one person and in "
certain locality at last led the au- ?
orities to doubt the existence of a k
md of robbers and to believe that 'C(
1 the "jobs" were the work of but v
ie individual. At once they set w
lout effecting his capture. Many <*
tempts were made in that direction; 1(
it all to no effect. At last, however, C(
was deemed necessary to have deputy P
teriffs constantly patrolling the E
ountains, and $500 reward was offer- G
I for the capture and conviction of ^
ly highway robber. This offer set 11
any private citizens on 3till hunts, J
id at last, Gabe Jimison and Al *
rheaton devoted all their time to the 8
irsuit of the unknown highwayman. *
ne mourning, accompanied by Gabe's tl
oodhound, Jennie, they were on their n
ay to Rattlesnake mountain, when ti
tey met a Eebrew pack pedler, who D
i hour before had been held up by a a
iarded highwayman on the Bentley *
tad and robbed of $30.
The pedler accompanied Gabe and 1!
is companion back to the place where d
ie robbery occurred, and the dog was ^
laced on the highwayman's trail. ^
he hound was held in lash, so as to 0
instantly keep her within range of t
er owner's rifle. Thus the trio of n
en, led by the dog, followed the trail D
?ound the mountain side, through t
ie woods and across the chasms and ^
rooks, Jennie baying loudly the while s
fter a two hours' journey and when v
earing Huntley, Jennie began tugirig F
iriously at her lash, and Gabe knew D
ie was hot on the trail, and at last *
e caught a glimpse of a human form *'
ittiug through the trees ahead.
Instantly Gabe Jimison raised his ,
file and fired: but appareutly with
it effect, for the chase was continued,
it soon ended at a fallen tree, -into
hich the highwayman had sought
tncealmcnt. Gabe and Al knew they .
id "treed their coon" and that cap
ire was inevitable, so the hound was
TU
?t allowed to enter the aperture,
abe kicked the log repeatedly, then ^
loutcd, "Come out o' thar an' ^
render ter th' law, er I'll smother
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)u out with smoke, for wc uns have
2r sho'."
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There was no response to his stern '
immand. Not a sound could be heard
om within the log. Evidently the
ibber was disinclined to surrender,
i Gabc and Al held a consultation of
ar in whisper, which ended in the
tter going to summon assistance, 11
hile Jimison remained to guard the *
ilf imprisoned captive.
It was shortly after 1 o'clock when
.1 returned, accompanied by three c
oodsmen and Deputy Sheriff Strong. *
trong opposed trying to smoke out
ie robber by a fire at the base of the
tllf n tree and directed another method
E getting hold of the robber which
as to split the log open. So, with I
ses and wedges, the log was split, t
isclosing within a motionless human c
)rm. The aperture was materially r
[own and grasped the form by the
boulder, saying at the same time:
"I arrest you in the name of the
ommonwcalth of Virginia for highway
obbery."
There was no response. "With a
igorous jerk he turned the form over
nd then jumped back aghast. The
earded face that confronted him was
hat of the dead. Gabe's bullet had
one its work. The robber had been
hot through the back. In raising the
ody from the log the whiskers were
iscovered to be false, and when the
fficer removed them Gabe Jimison
xclaimed, "Holy smoke, it's Nell
'rescott! Boys, I'm flabbergasted."
Some of his companions also recog
ized the pretty face, and despite the
act that the form was clad in male
ttire declared it to be old Job Pres
ott's daughter. It was mercifully
ecided not to inform the Prescott
imily of the death of Nellie, and so,
fter viewing the body, the coroner
rdered it interred on the mountain
ide near Oak Grove. After the burial,
here were no more robberies in that
art of Virginia.?Cor. St. Louis
Tlobc-Democrat.
An Attempted Assassination
Darlington, S. C, Jan. 23.?For
ome time a detective named Jenkins
as been operating in the Hartsville
BCtion in the interest of the dispen
iry, and he has made several arrests
)r alleged selling of whiskey. He
as in Darlington on yesterday for the
urpose of bringing persons accused
efore the officers of the law. Last
ight after getting home he was shot,
[e had gone to bed, but some one
ent in the room for the purpose of
peaking to him. When he awoke he
iruck a match, and he was instantly
red upon by some one who was stand
ig outside of the window. The ball
as slightly turned by going through
ie glass and inflicted only a flesh
ound in the neck. This Jenkins,
ho has a good many other names, has I
een in that ntighborhood for some h
me past as a tomb-stone vender, and
as samples of his wares with him. *j
le requited the hospitality of the ^
eople by playing the spy upon them,
here have been no arrests as yet.
another account.
Darlington, S. C, Jan. 23.?News
sached Darlington this morning of
ie shooting of one of the State con?
chies at Hartsville, whereupon the j ?
't?te's correspondent repaired to the
jene of the crime and obtained an
iterview with Constable C. L. Jen
ins. Mr. Jenkins is in the service
the United States, is a member of
ie Pinion Detective Agency, and is
nployed by the Governor of this
t?te as a private detective to aid in j jT
reaking up the illicit sale of liquor
i a section of this county known as .j
Kcllytown." He has been boarding ?(
i that section ever since the first of
,st December, and evidently had the
)nfidence of the parties guilty of
iolating the liquor law, for he had
orked up forty-eight cases against
ifferent parties, and was fixing to
:ave Hartsville and his "Kcllytown"
)inpanions when the shooting took
lace in the Wylie Bell Hotel in
[artsville last evening at 9 o'clock
onstable Jenkins had retired, and
ewitt Kelly came to his room and
isisted on Jenkins getting out of bed.
enitins sat up in bed, and by chance
as rubbing his head when he was
not through the window by an un
nown party, the ball striking the
lird and second fingers of his right
and, glancing and striking the mas
)id bone on the right side of the
ead, and then extending downward
bout an inch. The shooting was done
ith a 38-caliber pistol.
Jenkins is a native of Ewart, N. C
s 33 years old, and has been in the
etective service sixteen years. The
ound is not very dangerous, and aj
enkins is feeling much better than .
n last evening. He was only about
!vo feet from the pistol, and had it
ot been for the window glass and his
and, the results would have been fa- P
ll. The neighborhood in which Jen- P
ins had been working up the illicit
ale of liquor is thickly populated b
?ith Reformers, and the principal b
arties are reputed to be strong Till- fcl
lanites. Warrants have been issued, a
ut no arrests made so far.?Special 1
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aughter of Councilman Snow, of Cin- tl
innati, met with a peculiar accident b
t her home. The young lady was t!
tanding in front of a dresser and had T
lamp standing on it. On her reach- d
ig over the lamp the heat from the T
himney set fire to a celluloid comb e
hich was in her hair. In an instant i:
bright flame shot up, the young lady C
egan to scream for assistance. Her h
ithcr was in an adjoining room, and to
pon hearing the screams ran to her
ssistancc. He succeeded in smoth- a
ring the blaze with his hands, and in u
3 doing received severe burns. The tl
oung lady had most of her hair burn- S
d oft', but fortunately the flames did ii
ot mar her face. p
? There is good reason for the pop
larity of Chamberlain's Cough
[emcdy. Davis & Buzard, of West
Iontercy, Clarion Co.,.Pa., say: "It
as cured people that our physicians
ould do nothing for. We persuaded
hem to try a bottle of Chamberlain's
lough Picmedy and they now recom
lehd it with the rest of us." 25 cent
ottlcs for sale by Hill Bros.
? Mrs. James Holden, of Cam
ridge, Mass., lives in a house that
ras built in 1G57. She is 97 years
Id, and has two sisters living, aged
espectively 95 and 93.
Atlanta Constitution.
The pious poet wrote :
"Oh where shall rest be found?
IteBt for the weary soul ?"
The happy-hearted Tom Moore
'rote:
Sweet rale of Avoca?how calm could I
rest
In thy bosom of shade with the friends
I love best."
Everybody wants rest?rest from
are and apprehension?rest from pain
r overwork?rest for the mind and
he body. Pope says :
All the joys of sense
lie in three words?health, peace and
competence."
It looks like we all have a natural
ight to these, and it is our fault if we
o not possess and enjoy them. If a
lan is prudent he will have health
f he is kind-hearted he will have
eace. If he is frugal and industrious
e will have a competence. There
re many things that war against these
irtues. A man may inheret disease
r fall in the way of pestilence. Quar
jlsome nabors may destroy his peace,
hieves or robbers or fire may take
svay his competence, but these are
iceptions. The rule is still the
line. In the great majority of cases
le man who is not happy has himself
) blame. If it were not so we would
ave more pity for the unfortunate,
^consciously we harbor the belief
lat they brought misery upon them
}lve,s and so we say if they danced
ley must pay the fiddler. I was
liking to an old friend from Balti
tore about this and we both agreed
lat the most universal cause of j
lisery was ill-assorted marriages. ^
[y friend has traveled in Europe for .
iany years and has been a close ob- f
;rver of the manners and customs .
ad domestic life of different nation^, (
id says that wherever the mating of
oung people is done by the parents |.
le unions are more happy than when
ley mate themselves. Among the ]
sasantry of Germany and France it j
universal for the parents to make
le match and they do it so judiciously (
lat in nine cases out of ten it results j
i domestic happiness. In no other (
mntry did he find such filial respect (
id obedience and such kind, consid- ?
?ate regard between husband and j
ife. The domestic life of the French j
id the German peasantry is perfectly j
aautiful, said he. How is it in this
mntry? Of 100 marriages how many
ay be called happy, congenial and
ell advised. Look around among j
jur readers and count. How many
maways, how many divorces, how . .
any grass widows, how many sui- j
des, how many drunken or unfaith
il husbands, how many opium eatiDg j (
ives, how many who would separate
it were not for the children or for
iar of talk or scandal ? When you .
im them all down to real happy mar- ^
ages it will be like the cynical old
readier who said that "out of every i (
nndred members of the church fifty j
lined on a boom or to please their
irents or the preacher; twenty-five
>ined to advance their worldly inter
its?the remainder joined out of cou .
sientious conviction, but of the
hole hundred not more than fifteen
?e zealous, consistent working mem
Bra. This is about the average of j
rery Christian church in this coun
y and this 15 per cent, preserves the j
lurch and saves it from disintegra- j
on, just like ten righteous men would .
ave saved Sodom. They keep alive
s charities and move its missionary
ork and set their light upon a hill
id so establish good government and
ctend civilization. This 15 per cent,
f professing Christians are neverthe
:ss the hope of a sinful world." ,
Just so there are, perhaps, not more ^
lan 15 per cent, of real happy marri- j
;es, but there are enough to illumi
ate the married state and set it up
efore mankind as the highest ideal
I human happiness.
And so Bob and I ruminate and ex
atiate and speculate on human hap
iness just like we had an idea of re
)rming mankind and making every
ody happy. We would if we could,
ut we can't; young people will con
nue to be fools and marry in haste u
ad repent at leisure. Robert McCay 8
my old college mate. He and his a
ife will spend the winter with us *
ere and it amuses the young people a
> sec him and I get close together on c
le veranda and with our feet on the '
allusters and our pipes in our mouths c
ilk and talk and smile and talk again.
,re have already been over our college *
ays with their hallowed memories. "
,rc have lamented the dead and count- v
1 the living on our fingers. Robert .
! a brother of our old Professor 1
harles McCay. He and' his wife
ave recently returned from their
?avels and like the hunted hare have c
Dtten back to their old haunts and *
*e seeking their old-time friends. It 0
an instructive pleasure to hear c
lem tell of Berlin and Leipsic and }
trassburg and Florence and Rome? 1
operial Rome?where the best peo
le of all civilized nations congregate. T
i is the Mecca of all Christendom. *
t is studying ancient and modern ,
istory without a book to listen to
lern tell of ruins and paintings, and
julpture and the manners and cus- t
>ms of the people. "We have a happy
imily. All of its members came here
) rest?to renew their vital forces c
nd to escape the hard winters of the c
'iedmont region. The Northern bliz-.
ard^, like the comet, still switch their i
;y tails around this way. No more t
rcezes have visited us, but fire is -\
omfortable at morn and night. My 1
rife and I and Mr. and Mrs. McCay j
rc the patriarchs?the balance wheel c
lown. Mrs. Henry Grady is here
rith her children, and she holds the
ort quietly between the old folks and
he young. She is a smart, graceful
roman and a noble mother. Then
here is Mrs. Hill, a niece of uour
Jen," a tired, overworked teacher in
he public schools of Atlanta. She
ame here for rest, and it has renewed
ier youth. I wish that all the tired
emale teachers could spend their win
er vacations here. The men have
uilt their retreat on Cumberland
?landj but the women have none,
'here are no class of people in the
itate who have so much responsibility
.pon them as the female teachers, and
o class that are so faithful to the
rust. Then we have an invalid
laidcn from Virginia?the liveliest
nd loveliest of all our family. It
rould take a whole college of doctors
o tell when or where Miss Annie is
ick, for her merry, contagious laugh
3 heard all over the house. May the
ood Lord afflict us all with that por
ion of her malady. Then we have a
weet girl graduate, not long from the
<ucy Cobb. Her rosy cheeks and
uby lips and quick, glancing eyes,
er nimble, springy walk, her merry
'it and repartee all indicate that she,
so, is a very tired invalid. But I
dink that Miss Buth is gaining
trength, for she went out on the gulf
3-day to fish for groupers, and while
ae billows heaved so did she in kin
red sympathy?well, they all heaved
xcept Miss Gussie Grady, and the
nly reason she did not was because
be did not go. Sensible girl and sen
ible mother. They took an immense
inch along but never touched it
[enry Grady, Jr., said he had heard
aat the way to prevent sea sickness
as to fill the stomach and keep on
Hing it, and so he put away two
rape fruit, half a dozen apples, a can
f potted ham, six rolls of bread, one'
ox of sardines, some more ham and
ickles and olives, etc., ad infinitum.
hey took along much fishing tackle,
ut none of the party wet a line
lost of them laid down in the boat
nd groaned and lamented their awful
sndition and swore off from ever
unting for groupers again. A couple
f handsome young men, who are so
illed invalids, from St. Louis, played
itellites to the girls and out of recip
seal courtesy heaved when they
eaved. The boat was away out six
liles in the gulf and was preparing to
nchor when the scene began. The
oor captain was distressed and alarm
i. Eight heaving invalids and no
elp. They were sick?awful sick
ome of them laid down in the boat
nd groaned, "Oh, my ! Good Lord
elp us! Please, captain, take us
ome 1 Oh my poor mother, will I
vev see her again ?" A beautiful
oung widow exclaimed, in her agony,
Oh, my darling child ! I will never
0 off and leave her again !" Quickly
le captain shifted his sails and
teered for the harbor. By this time
le empty passengers were chilled,
)r it was cold and getting colder,
he young men gallantly took off their
3atB and covered the girls with them,
hen they took the green gulf shakes
nd trembled?all except Henry, who
nbuckled his belt and went to eating
gain. By and by they reached the
lacid waters of the harbor and began
) rally their perturbed spirits. The
ood ship shot like an arrow through
ae pass and all sail was spread for
le home stretch. Ju&t before land
ig the female tongues assumed their
ormal condition and their faces
ssumed a sickly smile, and they all
greed to keep the affair a dead secret
nd made the captain promise not to
ill. But murder will out and I have
elated it just as it was told to me.
t was an awful time and has com
letely paralyzed the grouper industry
1 this region. Bill Arp.
Haunted by Chickens.
"Imagine being haunted your whole
fe through by chickens," said the
raveling man, setting down his glass,
and by chicken pie, at that. Of
aving it thrust before you by an un
lterablo decree, day in and day out,
ear after year, until mournful troops
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hostly review before your eyes in
eep, and hobgoblin chicken pies per
>rm weird nocturnal dances on your
bdomen. Talk about eating a quail
eery day for a steady diet. I tell
ou these are gastronomic luxuries
amparcd to chicken pie every day.
et there was a man down at Smith
ille, Ga., who was mean enough to
ike this diabolical revenge on his
idow. Tie kept the railroad eating
ouse there, and when he died he left
, to his widow, with the condition in
is will of?chicken pie ! She was to
ave a chicken pic at least once a day,
r not- to have the hotel. And she,
oor woman, having no other means
f livelihood, still struggles along,
Dnscientiously confronting chicken
ie every day. Her only consolation
i that the guests of the house have
) stand chicken pic. No one knows
hat actuated the man to put chicken
ie into his will?but how he must
ave hated that woman !"?New York
? Pleasure becomes monotonous,
ut happiness never.
Kow's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ise of Catarih that cannot be cured by Hall's
itarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Propi., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned have known P. J. Cheney
ir the last 15 years, and believe bira perfectly
onorableln all businosa transactions and finan
ally able to carry out any obligation made by
loir firm.
West 4 Truax, wholesale druggists, Tolrdo, 0.;
raiding, Kinnan 4 Marvin, wholesale druggists,
oledo, Chlo.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taten Intern illy, acting
irectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
ie system. Price, 75c. per bottla. Sold by all
ruggists. Teatlmoaialsnm
People, i
Marion II. Clark in Philadelphia Times.] c
Some day I shall write a book and C.
ell all about tho feelings of a blind
lan, how different things affect him ^
nd other interesting facts, procured ^
rom sad experience, and the moral
hall be wholly impregnated with a ^
aution not to do just what people are
ow doing, and although I feel confi
ent that, as in the past, they were j
areless of consequences in their mad .
ush to excess and to keep up with
he times, so it will be in the future. t
shall make a strong endeavor to re- ^
train them from rushing headlong .
? to more than Egyptian darkness,
rom whence there can be no Moses
o lead them out into the light of day.
It would be a big book whioh would j
ontain succinct remarks upon the
lany peculiarities of the blind, the
maginings that deceive, the sounds
rhich lead astray, the wonderful likes
nd dislikes, the strangely mechanical ^
lotions, the orderly arrangement of
hings, the effect of loss of confidence ^
nd the hatred of persons who deceive,
nd a thousand other peculiarities ap- ?
licable as truths only to the blind. f
Of course I speak from experience c
'hen I say that to no one comes home ^
b,e truth of the saying that "sound e
! deceptive " more emphatically than j.
a the blind. ? The result of depend- a
ig upon sound, in most cases, to c
)cate objects and judge of appear- j
nces, is ludicrous in the extreme, j
ven to the victim himself. Naturally c
expect a big man must possess an E
ppropriately big voice and a little E
lan an appropriately small voice, in E
rder that each may be properly fitted. r
would as soon choose to put a big c
hoe on a little man, and a small shoe c
pon the foot of a big man, as to con- j,
ider that a big man possesses or could p
ossess, under any circumstances, a a
mall voice, or a small man a big voice. ^
'et, it seems to me from a large ex- j
erience and a long study of this e
eculiarity in humanity, that the t
mall voice is more frequently found B
l the big man and the voice that ^
ould appear to fit the big man is, t
lost inconsiderately, the atheist would t
ay, placed in the little man. In con- a
2quence of this wonderful provision ^
F nature I am constantly being led ^
stray in my rizing up of people who c
idress me. "When I hear a big voice a
say that this man is stout and tall, [
ith bushy whiskers and a brusque
launer. As a general thing I am en
rely wrong. Whenever the voice is
)w, soft and gentle in the man who
ddresses me I say to myself this man ^
> short of stature, gentle in his move- ^
lents, natty in his dress, cleanly in
is habits, considerate and kind. As ^
) his stature I am almost always wide
f the truth. I cannot help laughing ^
t my wrong conclusions, and yet I
innot keep in my mind the fact that ^
must not continue to connect the
reat voice with the big man and vice ^
ersa if I desire to arrive at correct
anclusions.
a
But in another respect the human
oice, if naturally spoken and not to ^
eceive, is correctly recognizable as ,
eing the voice of some person I have
tet. I have frequently been put to .
ie test in this matter and I have fre- -
uently surprised myself at my recog- _
ition of people whom I have not met ?
I many years, by their voices alone. ^
[any people have noticed this won
erf ul faculty in me and I am confident
aat tho same faculty is possessed by .
II who are totally blind. In making j
ly way about my room the ticking of
averal clocks guide me to a great
stent, and the singing of my bird
arns me of my approach and close
roximity to the windows, while a
eculiarly warning chirp tells me that
will stir his cage if I am not careful,
'hesc sounds and some others are not
eceptive to me, but I cannot tell the ^
)cation of a steam whistle, a church .
ell, a voice in the street or a horse
nd cart approaching me. To locate .
ach sounds correctly is an impossi- .
ility, but the recognition of the char
cter and sound and distinction of
hat that sound pertains to is almost
lways a certainty. ^
From the fact that the blind must $
i a great measure be dependent upon e
lose who can use their eyes to some n
nrpose, it becomes necessary that he 0
lould be careful in his choice of per- j.
>ns and things adapted to serve that a
tirpose. You may readily allow that j(
e is careful in his selection and criti- ^
tl in his trial of the person he may f
:lect. I have found this forced de- ?.
andence upon others the most trying .
: all things to bear. I am like all D
lind people in the respect of having ^
powerful and all-ruling desire to help v
yself and avoid dependence upon c
aother. But even those who have ^
leir eyesight are dependent one upon j
le other, though not in such a great g
easurc as are the blind upon those ^
ho can see. It has been said that f
the burnt child dreads the fire," and _
ith equal truth I may say that the
lind man who has once been deceived
y the person in whom he placed his
)nfidcnce can never be so deceived '
rain. Once deceived he never trusts
lat person again. There exists in 8
le blind a child-like confidence in
lose who possess his confidence, but
, dies with a realization of even the
irclessness of that person or object 8
here the blind person is concerned,
he mountaineer does not choose a
?ail stick to assist him in his perilous
jurneys. If he finds, after his choice t
p a stick is made, that it breaks with t
is weight or fails him at some trying 1
loment, he casts it aside and chooses \
aother and, if possible, a better stick, r
have noticed this very feeling in a
s because of their phenomenal trust- 1
ulncss and the absolute necessity of 1
lepcndence upon others that deceit or
arclcssness, both resulting the same, (
s, to them, the blackest crime in their (
alendar of unbearable things. I have
ound this feeling growing upon me (
or years past. I could have forgiven 1
. liar or one who had deceived me '
lefore my sight had departed, but
ince I became blind I have persuaded 1
nyself that no crime is so great as a '
ie that misleads me, giving mo a wrong 1
mpression of things, of people and the
fay I should go. In other words, *
hose who are blind must place abso
ute confidence in others and expect, ?
n return, absolut?; certainty and un?
wavering truthfulness. It is as neces- '
ary to him as is the compass by which 1
he mariner steers his course. How *
ong would it take the man at the helm
if a vessel to decide that a lying com- 1
>ass should be thrown overboard? f
Another remarkable peculiarity i
rhich seems to be a neoessity to a
ilind man is his mathematical exact- 1
icss in going from one point to another. 1
't is rarely that he launches out in the 1
ixpectation of arriving safely at any 1
dace, without first taking his bear
ngs and calculating the relations of )
ither things to the object he desires f
o reach. Did you ever close your '
yes and make the endeavor of going '
o any particular object independently
nd without regard to the position of 1
ther things? If you have done so, I
ou have found how impossible a thing ?
b is unless accident aids in the ac- I
omplishment. I find that I am
aechanical in all my ways and that *
iy course is generally by angles and *
iever by curves. The crossing of my 8
oom is a complete mathematical pro- a
lern worthy a more important event,
ut it is absolutely necessary if safety c
3 assured. The explanation of this 1
eculiarity is simple enough?it is an I
bsolute impossibility for a blind man I
o move either forwards or backwards
a a straight lino. Just shut your *
yes and try. This is explained by 53
he fact that the right is always the *
tronger side of man. I have tried, ?
imes without number, to master the ?
endency in all human beings to go to
he right when walking, but I cannot 8
rrange any rule that will aid me in 3
his endeavor and I continue to bear r
o the right saving only when I dis- 1
ountenance my own good judgment *
nd, seemingly, bear hard to the left
a order to walk the straight road. 8
Another peculiar and acquired fea- J
are in the blind is the development
f nervousness resulting in timorous- *
ess in walking, among other things,
'his development is noticeable in the *
een touch of a blind man, which, of
ourse^ is rendered possible because of '
he increase of sensibility in the
erves at the ends of his fingers. In *
act, my own experience proves to me *
startling fact, which is that the
lind man does not exist whose nerv
us system is like that of other men.
Ln expressive and; comprehensive term
f expression is that he is almost con- *
tantly on "pins and needles." The
erves of a blind man are finely and
eenly sensitive to all surroundings.
Ls a result of this fact nervous dis- 5
ases are more markedly observable in j
he blind than in the other and more
ortunate part of humanity. Blind ^
len are, almost invariably, sufferers j
rom neuralgia and sciatica and that
orrible affliction, nervous prostra- ^
ion.
If you can find me a blind man who
3 not mechanical in all his movements
will show you a phenomenon. I
dmit that I am nothing if not mathe- .
latical, although it is far from my ,
hoice to be so. I find myself con
taatly memorizing by peculiar ,
lethods always connected with mathe
latics. In writing a fictional story .
f any considerable length lam always
lathematical or I could not get ^
hrough it alone5 nor with the assis
ance of another without causing much
rouble and delay. I am mathematical
a working my typewriter aud I laugh ,
a my sleeves when I hear people dis- j
redit my ability to work the machine
s rapidly and more correctly than \
lost typewriters.. That I can do it is
eyond doubt, for I can, and give evi- .
ence of it every day, but it is the
asiest thiDg I do and it is purely
i a them atieal. I measure the distance
f one key from another and all from
ie right or left sides of the keyboard,
od the result is certain unless I care
;ssly strike the letter upon the wrong
ank, which is my fault and not the
mit of the mathematical and unerr
ig rule. Thank God for this ability,
nd remember that He Las been
lathcmatical in all His works, and
he heavens, the earth and His best
ork, man, are all mathematically
onstructed. I could prove my asser
ion in a few words, but you can prove
; by measuring your limbs, your lin?
ers, ears, mouth, nose and so on to
he end of the chapter. Thank God
ar your eyesighc, and guard it as the
lost precious thing on earth.
? Claron Cornwell, foreman of the
-azctte, Middletown, N. J., believes
hat Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
hould be in every home. He used it
ar a cold and it effected a speedy cure,
[e says: "It is indeed a grand remedy,
can recommend to all. I have also
cen it used for whooping cough, with
he best results." 25 and 50 cent
ttlcs lor saie oy xini x>ron. ^
? "Forgive me," he pleaded con- w
tely; "1 didn't mean to kiss you, oi
t the impulse was irresistible." tc
'orgiveyou?" she snapped. "Never si
lile I live! A girl may forgive a f(
in for kissin,; her, but never for tl
ologizing afterwards." w
lease eaen otiier wouiun t, proDaoiy,
lease anybody else.
? The Shah of Persia is the owner
f a Shetland pony which is 9 years
Id and but 125 inches in height.
? If we thought of ourselves as
thers think of us, we would sit up
ights wondering what we were born
or.
? A Bridgeport, Conn., bridegroom
ras taken with smallpox on his wed
ing day. Tho nuptials have been.?\
ostponed.
? "Well, Wifflcs, how do you find
hings ?" asked Taddells, cheerfully.
I don't find things," replied Wifiles,
aappishly, "I lose them."
? A New York agency reports that
otels in the United States during the
ast year have been swindled out of
22,419.51 by bill-jumpers.
? Suitor: "I am sure your heart is '
I the right place." Beloved: "1 am
lad to hear you say so. I have just
iven it to the other fellow."
? The first birthday celebration
lentioncd in history is that of Pha
10h, as recorded in the twentieth
erse of the fortieth chapter of Gene
is.
? Miss Ellen Tickle, of Heno,
Sutler County, 0., is said to be the
mallest full-developed woman now
ving. She is 31 years old, and weighs
ut 28 pounds.
? Col. Spouter olaims that the wo
ten supported him during his 3am
aign if the men didn't. "Yes; his
ife took in washing and his mother
Iain sewing."
? No parental care ever falls to the
it of a single m ember of the insect
?ibe. In general, the eggB of an in?
set are destined to be hatched long
fter the parents are dead.
? Miss Bichgirl?Really, pa, it's
:uel to ask George to wait uatil spring,
fe says if our marriage is postponed
e'll die. Old Gentleman?Oh, well;
II lend him enough to pay his board.
? Jillson says he does not see why
lere should be any objection to wo
ian entering the legal profession,
ine out of every ten married men
now well enough that her word is
iw.
? "When I was down in Texas,"
lid the returned drummer, "I found
ist one busy man. He had the salt -
leum and a Waterberry watch. When
e wasn't scratching himself he was
inding his watch."
Rudy's Pile Suppositoey, is guar
iteed to. cure Piles and Constipation,
r money refunded. 50 cents per box.
end stamp for circular and Free Sarn?
ie to Mabtin Rudy, Lancaster, Pa.
or sale by Wilhite & Wilhite, drug
istp.
? "If you wish to know whethfifc-^
ou are a Christian inquire of yourself
hether, in and for the love of God,
ou seek to make happy those about
ou by smiles and pleasanTfsayings.
.re you a comfortable person to live
ith? Are you pleasant to have about?'
-Gail Hamilton.
? "Nevermind," said the emanci
ated woman. "I'll be in Congress
taking laws yet, while you will be a
lere nobody!" "I hope you willj
jplied the meek sufferer. "Ihf
ou will go to Conjrress. That's one
lace where you will have a little
?ouble in getting the last word."
? The largest chime of bells said to
ave ever been made in this country
as been ordered for St. James'
aurch, Chicago. It will be made in
laltimore, and contain seventeen bells,
le largest weighing 5,000 pounds, and
ad the total weight of bolls and fix-_
ires will be over twenty-five tons.
? A bill was introduced in the
exas House by Representative Sea
1
?ury Saturday, which provides that
uy person who receives a letter and
ails to answer it in ten days shall be
ubject to a fine of $1,000 or a year's
mprisonmcnt in the county jail. In
ggravatcd cases both penalties shall
ie enforced.
? Many stubborn and aggravating ~
ases of rheumatism that were believ- -
d to be incurable and accepted as life
sgacies, have yielded to Chamber
ain's Fain Balm, much to the cur
irise and gratification of the sufferers.
)ne application will relieve the pain
nd suffering and its continued use
nsnres an effectual cure. For sale by
ill Bros.
? "William "Waldorf Astor has made
contract with a florist to place flow?
's to the value of $50,000 upon the
imb of the late Mrs. Astor. For a
hole year fresh flowers will be placed
pon Mrs. Astor's grave every day.
he favorite flowers of Mrs. Astor's
,ncy were orchids and lilies of the
illey. Over $3,600 worth of orchids
as placed on the casket.
? A queer exhibit is on file at the
erk's office of the court of appeals at
rankfort, Ky. It is a "negro hoodoo
ig," containing dice, a rabbit foot
id some other mysterious articles,
he bag is filed as an exhibit in the
ise of Edgar Bell vs. commonwealth,
om "Warren county. Bell, who is a
jgro, claims that he was "hoodooed"
this bag to kill a man, and he hopes
i convince the judges that his claims
;serve consideration.
? A large estate is iuvolved in a '
ngular question raised in a suit now
l trial at Riverside, Iowa. Last
immer a father and son named Hayes
ere drowned while bathing together,
>ing down in each other's arms. The
lestion is, which died first ? If the
ther, then the widow is entitled to
te entire estate; if the son, as he
as an only child, the widow can have
lly half the estate, and the rest goes
i the other heirs?the brother and
ster of the husband. Here is a chance
>r some spiritual medium to ring up
le other world, and ask father and son
ho got there first.