Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BALLADE OF A LETTER. ., , f "... against tho ini.-t<Hl j^ane, ? ' . ,.,? (hu K'niy expanses nf ibo 6ky tia? unremitting '?unta of ruin: - ' -'ul footfarera went stumbling by, A . ' * ,\w ?i.-vty blast with blinded oyo, -y ' ~., ,~v luLs with bitter toara were wot, ? ? , '.Y,, gazed with agonizing cry '" '' \li Hiu?not u letter yoi " ??ti, ??* . lier thoughts to summor'a sweet , . ..-1 beyond tho fields of rye; T 1 '-, ,, .. tin- pathway onco again ' ' AV" rumo ono who inado tho -had ."dui her heart leap at his blithe reply, r? .jiJi and lil'-' io lover's rapture met; -!.>. '-ry her pitiful soul cry N ' and not a letter yet!" . ;. aging and tho yearning vain! t ... nigher when slumber cunio not rr dawna b:it brought no e-'aae of .. i ..lir- . filay st J slow to die. ' - wait and watch despairingly . . j,,, ni ->>inl? r vupura sot; ' , ?y her dolorous heart cry - ?V .i-i.l ?Ot a letti r yet!'1 KNVOY. ?, all. untouched by destiny, . . .. ri. tlulde, Bellayne or Violet, : .'. ,i v ti cry tli?t laolahcholy cry '' / il e. and not a h tter j ot !" \r. - . I!.nd in Woman's Homo Coin Till- CRICKET. ?tua!!, elender person, with a fresh ivxioti and a body and limbs so .intivc that they seeir -d a reduced ' ; th"-'1"- mi ordinary woman, ,. ?"--eil ?<f a pair of large black which sont tho blood to the head .,. upon whom she turned them was Kooline Fargus, the young ... ,.f thc mill of Espibos. A ?jj.jckle eld structure, built a-strad .- ?t brook, isolated in a grovo of leaning t?> olio side, dilapidated, ; away hy thu ivy that covered it, lure ami there by large as that looked Uko crutches, bitten . 1 with an alert and joyous clatter ?unailc it resemble a talkative peas w inaii. Such was the homo of ?ii?, the old mill of Espibos. i,. mill, deerepit as it was, had its lin! customers. Its mistress, though !.. liad a goodly number of lovers, euu-i these two were chiefly to be it^ui.du'd Aristide Larrienssec, a rhahhy cheeked fellow, the son of ei;'lilioriiig farmer, and Jonanin La ,1 fair haired youth, who was serv ia tin- quality of an apprentice at [bigest shop of the neighboring vil istidV, the farmer, often x,row*led cud the mill, his pockets full of t for the object of his affections, two ate it together seated in front lie millstone, while the iron wheel el liv the water sang its unceasing hiuic song, and thc white flour fell itly. covering everything around as a frosting of sugar, nanin. tin; shopkeeper, was less for te. He hardly saw Noeline except imlays after mass, when ehe came y needles and thread at the shop e village. At such times Jonanin flu-bed with joy. He displayed be the kind eyes of tho young girl all ls of thread and all the papers redles which the shop contained, a long time was spent in making lection, while occasionally the fin cf the two touched each other in ?dst of tho articles they were mg. etimcs, too, of a Sunday evening in would obtain a couple of ?' leave of absence and bring his nd lino to fish in the brook of He hardly ever canght any lircattso tho brook contained few tban any other in the neighbor tint Jonanin would choose his po so that he could watch at the time the win?3ow of tba mill and atof his fishing line. Ho consoled ?{for tho immobility of the latter oking at tho charming things wero to be seen at the former, nightfall Noeline would generally to look for her ducks on the banks brook, and tho grasp of the hand tbo lovers exchanged in that th twilight waa so sweet that in dreamed of it till the follow nr>day. mistress of the mill had no hesi Rin choosing among her lovers. It aanin whom she preferred to all m. She hardly thought of any ut him. Him alone she trusted S, with him alone tme felt per fcappy. haired Jonanin was therefore izt-d io pay his court, and Noel other soon invited him to come tcbestnuta at the mill during the tninu evenings. first time, however, that the shopkeeper went to visit his arta strange thing happened, cket which always chirped be kitchen chimney remained si ft ia singular, ' ' thought Noeline's the young girl on her part turn pale. hen Jonanin came for his sec t the same thing happened. As thc- wooer opened the door the ceased chirping. this Noeline's mother crossed and her daughter clasped her ig hands beneath her apron, time that Jonanin entered the e hostile cricket refused to let heard, and in listening closely ? hear a peculiar sound, an in scratching in tho chimney, little creature wero revolting. >e cried a good deal, and her ras much depressed. Q?* majority of peasant women, h Attached great importance to inp of their cricket They were lat tho song of ono of those in a house insures to its inhabi 'Pincss and prosperity. Tho I'ts remaining silent whenover Kas present was regarded as a that the poor lad would bring D* npon any ono who had any do with him. ?et Noeline knew very well lover was good, honest and in 1 SIIG thought she could read praises of happiness ia his lov eyes, but the cricket did not !? her. It might have proved s tint to heed its wnrning, and timid shopkeeper came, with -;'<1 and a lump in his throat, 'line's mother for her daugh '1 tho old woman looked very * tho girl could hardly refrain" Wig in her apron. Jonanin ted. Ho was not given the tmo h would have troubled him to lt he. brought bad luck to a x ho entered. -peril IlillU :hi il?? rto Eta d W ST ? ?sion [Efl O? i. C c.. N. "c Tliu mut lier gave lum plenty <?t prob able pretexts, ami Noeline escaped from tho n?un to hide her griff. She weat ami sat down by the millstone in the old, dilapidated mill, listened to tho drops of water falling over the great iron wheel, and when she heard Jonanin closing the door as he left the bouso to return home by the alder grove, along the murmuring brook, sho thought her heart would stop beating in her breast, and she prayed to God aloud, as if ?ho had been in fear of death. The following week Jonanin left the country. With his clothes tied in a handkerchief he went off during a cold twilight, when the last leaves seemed shivering on the trees. Ho entered the alder grove and went ah mg the brook of Espibos. The young mistress of tho mill saw him coming and remained standing motionless at her door. "Good evening, Noelino!" ho said slowly. "Good evening. Jonanin!" sho re plied, lowering her eyes. Then as be went on she ventured to ask: "So you are going to leave the coun try ':" He seemed to stumble a little on the patti covered with leaves. "Yes; I have found a placo at Ortho/.." She said nothing. Unconsciously sin tamed and twisted between her finger, a small silver cross that hung at hoi throat, and with dim, troubled eyes slit watched Jonanin as he wont in tho in creasing darkness through tho silenl woods. A small, slight person, bent, with tin lean body and limbs of a wornout oh woman, but still possessed of a pair ol exp. sive eyes far younger than tin face of which they formed a part-sud was Nceliue Fargues, tho mistress o: the mill of Espibos 25 years after tin departure of Jonanin Lacaze. The peas ant women of the .south of France fad? rapidly. A-stladillo of the brook, as of old, tin mill still held its own. thanks tosevera supplementary crutches, and its clatte was as merry as that ? f a new one. Noeline Fargues had not married Jonanin gone, no other lover had sue ceeded in touching ber heart. Aristid Larrieussec, ardent though ho was, hu? been discarded like all the rest. Th young larmer, long inconsolable, ha? finally married a girl from tho neigh borhood. At the present day ho visitci his old sweetheart only for the purpos of sidling her his grain. They had bot] probably forgotten tho delicious frui they had eaten together by tho mill stone long ago while the white flon fell silently, dusting every ohjec around them. Jonanin, for his part, had never re turned. Many a time Noelino had wandere along tho brook in the innocent hope c seeing the young shopkeeper appear bt fore her. She had thought of him neat ly every day, and almost every nigh when the cricket sang she grew sad an eat dreaming by her lonely fireside ur til tho resin candle had burned itse! out. Alas, Orthez was so far away ! Th people of Espibos never go to that towt At tho shop in the village no one ha heard anything about Jonanin. Whi had become of the fair haired youn appentice ? Noeline still prayed for hit from time to time when her poor sot was sadder than usual, and by degreei in the hollow breast of the lonely pea: ant woman, the beatings of her heal became cold and monotonous, like tl clatter of her poor old mill. One moonlight evening Noeline, wi was then 4? years old, was expectir Larrieussec, Jouauin's former rival. F was coming to sell her his corn and 1 discuss the price. Noeline had offered 1 francs and 5 sons for tho bag. Tl farmer bad asked 12 francs and 15 sou It waa nearly 9 o'clock. The night WJ warm ; the moon cast its white light t the winding path throngh the grov Noeline, standing on tho threshold i the mill, saw soiue one approaaching. "That is not Larrieussec," si thought. 4 'He does not come that way. The unknown had a square box < his back. He walked slowly, seem, fatigued, and, as if ho were a strange looked closely at the brook, the mi! the trees of the grove. "Good evening, my good woman he said as he stopped. "Would you li! to see Our Lady of Lourdes?" Ho was evidently a peddler from tl Beam or tho Bigourde, one of tho traveling salesmen from Pan or Ba neres, who, under tho pretext of sho' ing a statuette of tho Virgin, whi they carry at tho bottom of their bo sell to the country people rosarh medals, as well as needles and thread "My poor fellow, it is rather da for looking at your Virgin, " However, as the peddler's voice sonn ed gentle and as tho Virgin's interc< sion might possibly induce Larrieusf to lower his price to 12 francs 6 sot Noeline continued: "Como in, salesman! I will look your Virgin by the light of our resin So tho peddler followed her into t milL When Noeline could seo his fa< 'sho felt the blood rushing to her tl cheeks, and when the salesman look at her ho seemed equally disturbed, last in rather a plaintive voice the m asked; "So you still livo here, Noeline?" "Oh, heavens 1" replied the m.'str of tho mill, her heart throbbing v lently. "Is it possible thai it is y< Jonanin?" And for ft moment they remained lent. The water of tho brook fell in sounding drops on the iron wheel of mill, as it had dono long ago, when j young shopkeeper courted the girl loved. And suddenly behind the chi i ney piece was heard the clear chirr I a cricket. Noelino felt a elight pricking in I eyes, which Bcemed*liko tho birth o: tear. Jonanin told her of his life. Ho 1 succeeded well nt Orthez. He lind u ried there, ho had had children, he a shop there, and nt the present daj and Iiis family were happy. Only had felt a desire to soe his old h< once more after 25 yenra of absei and from economical reasons ho made the journey as a peddler, gel thread, needles and other cheap wai I "Oh, I was quito sure you would ? I coed. Jonanin I" said Noelino sighii I Tho cricket was still chirping bel the fireplace. Tho mistress of ibo : seemed overcome by a growing emot "Well, then." stammereel Joua' "will you tell me, Noeline, why ?fould not marry mo 25 years ago?' MU' coula not answer at first. Mio pointed to thi? chimney with a shame aced gesture, feeling tempted to hide her fact- in her apron, ns she had been wont to do in ber youth. "It was boca uso of tho cricket, " sho "onfessed. .Tho cricket?" 'Yes-, I was a fool! I thought yon would bring me bad luck. Tho tricket Btopjwd chirping whenever you came to see me. ' ' "It stopped chirping? And why?" Noeline shrugged ber thin shoulder* to indiento that she did not know. And they both remained thoughtful. Their eyes did not doro meet in tho light of tho smoking rosin. j Before long, however, Lnrrieusscc, the farmer, whom Noelino had been ex pecting, made bis appearance. "Good evening! I salute you!" ho said after the manner of the. peasants, who give as many greetings as there uro persons in tho company. Ami when ho hud recognized tho young shopkeeper of old he cried: "What, Jouanin, you here? What tho dence did you come for?" "I came to talk over old times. That docs ono good at our age. " "Yes, indeed," replied Larrieussrc. "The good old times! liv tho way. did not you aud Noelino think of getting married in those days?" j "You ure right." remarked tho mis tress of tilt? mill. "And do you know what prevented us?" asked the peddler. "A cricket !" 'Pshaw ! A cricket!" exclaimed Lar rieussce. "But. let nie think! 1 remem ber now"- Hu burst ont laughing. "Uh. that was a good joke!" he cried. "A .'Med joke indeed!" Then he went on .seriously. "Bah! You ure happy, aro you not, both of you? Wo ure all happy here 1 So there will bc no harm in confessing tho little tricks of our youth. Ah. that was a capital one! Listen, Jouanin: We are as good friends as ever, are we not, old boy .' Very well. It was be causo I watched you and scratched tho outside of tho chimney there toward our field every timo you came to court Noeline. You see, you were not the only fellow who was in love with her, and I know some ono who was horribly jeal ous of yon !" Then, seeing that this revelation had a chilling effect on bis auditors and that Noeline's eyes rested on him sadly, he said very generously: "But that isn't all. I came to tell you that I accept your price, 12 francs C sous a bag. Will that do, Noeline?" And Noelino answered in a low tone "It will do, Larrieussec. " Upon this the farmer bought soino spools of thread for his wife of the mer chant of Orthez and paid for them at once without haggling. "Adieu ! I salute you !" ho said as ho left. The two old lovers remained alone. They did not say much. Jouanin slowly rearranged his wares. Noeline ?watched him while nnconscionsly turn ing and twisting the old silver cross, which still hung at her throat, between her poor misshapen and bony fingers. For a moment, quite weak and despair ing, sho felt tempted to imprint a kiss upon Jouanin's grizzled hair, once so fine and so fair, but she restrained her self. Her lips were too old to bestow u caresa upon a man. "Well, then, good night, Noeline!" said tho peddler, lifting his box to his shoulders. "Good night. Jouanin!" They shook hands in some embarrass ment and then separated. He followed the moonlit path through the grove. She, standing ut the door of the mill, looked after him, while be hind the chimney piece the cricket chirped calmly, clearly, indefatigably, as if it would have told Noeline of all tho happiness which might have been hers.-Fruin the French For Short Sto ries. I'innu I'ructice and Pens. Leschetizky, the famous .teacher of tho piano in Vienna, often brightens his talk with reminiscence. "I always practiced a piece with six dried peas," bo said to one pupil. "When I began, I would lay the six peas on tho piano rack sido by side. Then when I bad played the piece through perfectly or a part of it I wonld put one of the peas in my pocket. That wonld leave five lieus, and when I had played it through perfectly a second time I wonld put an other pea in my pocket, and so I would go on until I had played it through perfectly six times in succession, and all the peas were in my pockets. But if I made a single mistake, say in tho third playing or the fourth playing, I ! wonld pnt the six peas back on the rack and begin all over again. Whoever practices with six dried peas is sure to play as well as he can. "-Ladies* Homo Journal. A Great Dnrira.ln. The country store owned by Mr. Ja [ bez Dodd contained such a motley con glomeration in the way of "stock" that j a village lounger one day offered to bet that another man could not ask for any thing in ordinary, everyday nso with out Uncle Jabo'a producing it. Tho two men entered tho store, and tho challenged party said : .'Got any falso teeth on hand today, Uncle Jabe?" Without nn instant's hesitation Un do Jabe put his hand to his mouth and a moment later held out tho hand with a set of grinning teeth in it. "There!" he said. "I'll Bell that set mighty cheap, for my gooms hev shrunk so they don't fit mo no more, and I'm goin to have somo new ones. If you want these fer" But the two men had fled, while Un cle Jal>o called after them : "I'll let yon have 'em fer less'n half nrice!"-Exchange._ - Another popular delusion is shattered. I'rfocssor Leonard Stejne ger, a United States government ex pert, says that whiskey, instead of being an antidote for .snakebites, ac cording to thc general belief, is really an aggravation of the trouble, as it accelerates the circulation of thc blood and hurries the poison through the veins and arteries with greater rapidity than it would therwise have. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of I BIG GABKIEL SAILES. I _ - HE WAS A MIGHTY MAN IN TALLNESS AND STRENGTH. How He Felled nn Ox With n IIlow From Hin Kl?? it nd Sonroil Away a Kew York 1'riieUu ti tt>r-Illa (hirer Mod? ot Huriul to Client tho Devil. On tho Talbot county "Debt Book j For Quit Claims. Michaelmas, 1755." ? made by Colonel Edward Tilghmnn for i Henry Hollyday, Esq.. representing tho i interests of thu late loni proprietor. I showing what was duo mi quit claims on that ?late, appears tho following en j try: "Gabriel Halles- Hieb Hange. 800 ! acres. Hs. Od. : Dolph. KU)aeres. 2s. Od." These farms were in what is now and was probably thou railed Oxford Neck, on the left hand sid.- of tho publie road from Hambleton t?? Oxford, in a pretty ? and rich agricultural section. Sinco 1 Sniles' day among other owners of the land was John Leeds Kerr, some timo United States senator. Of course no ono living over saw Gabriel Salles or ev? r saw any one that did see him. He left no descend ants, and as far tis is known to tho nar rator or to the people he has talked with there is no one of bis kindred liv I ing. But his name is as well known to this generation as that of any of his contemporaries -better known than nearly all of them. The stories told about bim and the traditions attaching to tho%placo keep his name in remem brance. lie was a mighty man in tallness and strength, measuring, we are told, li feet s inches in Leight, and of splendid physical and muscular development. Many stories are told of his feats of strength, the best of which is this The fame of this powerful man had gone far abroad, lt had even reached New i York city, where exaggerated stories of j his feats and. prowess had been told among men who considered they were something td' giants themselves. Tho most notorious pugilist in the country at that time was a big and powerful New Yorker named Garth, or Goertlt lie was a man of science in the pu gilistic art, had whipped many a man and bad never been bested himself. Hf heard so much about Gabriel Sa i les and wdiat be could do that he got mad anti determined to find him and whip him. One hog killing day in November r stranger rode up to tho Sailes house "Are you Mr. Gabriel Sailes?" ho de manded. "Yes. What'll yo have?" sahl the eastern shoreman to the New York er, and he was not a bit startled at thc latter's reply. "My nanni's Garth. Inn: a lighting man from New York. I have heard of you as a tighter, and I havt come all the way down hero to whit you ! ' ' "All right, " said the eastern short man, "wait a minute until 1 kill this beef." In those days, and frequently ii these, it was the custom to wind up tin proceedings of hog killing day bj slaughtering a beef for Christmas. Tin animal this time was a big ox. He wai brought up in front of Sailes, wht struck him between the eyes with hit right fist and knocked him down. Aftei cutting the ox's jugular he turnet about to announce to the New Yorke: that he was ready to accommodate him but that worthy was riding rapidly ou tho lane, on his way back to New York It is not related of him that he wa: particularly cruel to his slaves. But lu must have been pranky with them. 1 is told that when they asked "Mas Gabriel" for a holiday ho would ex claim. "Holiday, ye black rascals Yes. yo shall have holiday," and wonk then compel them to climb up on to] tho barn and sit straddle of tho roo ridge till day. Twenty years ago agen tleman, then 75 years old, told tho nar rator that his father, when a small boy had seen the negroes sitting a-straddl the top of Gabriel Sailes' barn like s< many crows. But the most singular freak of thi most extraordinary man was connecte! with his death and burial. He had hi coffin made while yet alive. It wa made of two inch wdiito oak stuff, cu and sawed in tho midnight hours in ; grovo of white oaks on a headland callei tho Devil's Keep. The coffin was ope: at both ends. He directed-tho writinj is still extant-that "a jug of whisk, bo placed in one end of tho coffin and plug of tobacco in the other, so that i the devil comes in at either end ho wi! stop to take a chaw or a drink, and will get out nt the other." Most fantastic notion, but it is sai that it was done for the purpose c showing wdiat he thought of rum au tobacco, of which he used to say, "The are a part of tho devil's diet and not fi for wdiite men to use." In the earl part of this century the gravo was opel ed through tho curiosity of some skej. ticai people, who affected to disbeliev the story. The thick oak coffin wc there, both ends of it were open, an n one end was a jng. A record of th fact and the findings was mado at th time. Another of the fantastic diret tions was that the grave should bo du north and south instead of east an west and a holly tree planted at eac end This was done. The hollies are Iii ing yet-big venerable trees. Ho die about 17G0. Whoever writes tho biographical at mils of Talbot count;.- and leaves ov mention of this remarkable man leavt his work incomplete. These aro a fe of tho stories ami anecdotes, seine ser ons, some comical, tradition keeps alii from generation to generation. Tl farm where the dwelling of Sailes stoot now reduced to 110 acres, is describe us tho Sailes farm Thc story of Gabriel Sailes has nev? been published in any form; I rath? should say tho stories about him hal not. I can find ont nothing about h nativity. Some say ho had been a Po tug?ese sailor before settling in Talbo but his great size would seem to coi tradict that.-Baltimore Sun. - *** . mm For La Grippe. Thomas Whitfieldf&Co., 240 W bash-av., corner Jackson-st., one Chicago's oldest and must proud nc druggists, recommend Chamberlain Cough Remedy for la grippe, as it u only gives a prompt and complote ? lief, bat also counteracts any tenden? of la grippe t<? result in pnotinioni For sale by Hill Orr Drug Co. - A speck of gold weighing lc than one-millionth part of a train c be seen with thc naked eye. I'M nil in ii - und Kura. Faslion has inn* ':. i . tl., with tho po- | sitien in public favor h< I?i by different furs indifferent y. u - But there ure at least liv?1 which ??. ; always hold their own on their merits, ami, liku dia monds, pearls and gold, are never ont of fashion. These are th??seof the sable, tho seal, the beaver ?for meus fur coats), the sea otter and the silver fox. and next after these is a list of at lesist 12, "with power to add to their number."' which, though subject tn tho fluctuations of fashion, are among tin? most beautiful of natural ornaments and additions alike to comfort aud to costume. The fluctuations in fashion are hy no 1 means merely capricious so far as they affect furs. Different materials or tints need different furs to trim them. If. ! tor instance, colored velvets art? to bo | worn in mantles and capes, then chin- ! chilla is perhaps the most char ming fur. ! lt' heavy silks and black satin and litada . are in fashion, mulling ?ju i ts these so ? well as sealskin and sable, (?ne year d- ' most all young ladies took to wearing jackets of smooth wann brown eli it h. ? Mink was exactly the fur t<> suit this ? If pearly gray doth or powder blue ? were fashionable, a demand for ('ana dian lynx or blue fox would pr?drably be created. But an interesting point in connection with any change of fashion j is that there is always some tur which ! seems "exactly the thing" to m it it.- j Cornhill Magazine. Kim'I rn* ?Till ti -.ooo V ?'ii TN ARO, As a mechanician Archimedes pro I doced the correct theory of the lever . and invented no less than-?0 interesting I devices, including tin' endless screw, thc pump, tho organ and the ..burning ? ! glass." with which latter novel weapon j ; he is said to'have set lire to tho ships of ! au enemy's fleet from a considerable j i distance. The story is probably labu- j i lons, but nene the less interesting, as ; ! exhibiting the faith ol' thc pin]de in the , I man and us indicating thc character et' ; his pursuits. j As engineer Archimedes was looked upon as hardly less than a magician, j He produced catapults which threw i enormous stones and heavy {likes at ! long range into the ranks of thc enemy j or into his ships, and great derricks ? were built by hi' ivith which to lift j the attacking cratt ont. of water ?ir to upset it. destroying all on board. His j proposed use of the lever meant tho production of the inconceivable inven tions in machinery and engineering j construction, and his own estimate of i its importance was expressed by the j familiar quotation, "Give me wherinn to stand au.l I will lift the earth." Archimedes was the first and perhaps the most, inventive and greatest of early engineers. His lever still moves tho world, and his spirit is inherited hy generations of the men who have made j modern civilization possible.-Cassier's j Magazine. Still Tnlklnir. ! I rode ti]) to a country store where a young girl stood on the porch swinging a snnlxmnet and talking to a mountain eer. I had left her in that position a year before, and her father bad told nie then bis daughter and the mountaineer wonld soon be married. Talking to the father a few minutes later, I asked: "Is your daughter married yet V" "Naw, au I don't reckon she will be." "What is the trouble? I saw lier talk ing to her lover just now. " "Yans-she don't do much else. Thet feller ain' no 'count. He's lien courtin for three y'ar, an axed Sal ter murry 'im a y'ar ago. I toi him ter ?-lean out an s'posed he'd 'lope with her. I tel Sal she could hov my bes' boss ter rou away with, lint he never did make no propersition. lain'goin ter tho expenso of no weddin fixin's. an it looks liku he wan t goin ter run off with her, so it jes' stan's thar. I ain' goin ter hov na i home weddin-kain't afford no sich nonsense-an I've bed six gals run off an git married an that feller don't seem to hov no appreciation of tho sittywa tion. " As I left the ?irl was still talking to her lover, while the ?dd man watched them from behind a tree.-Washington Star. China'? Kl rut Railway. The first railroad constructed in China was a narrow gang?: line from Shanghai to Woosung, put down in 1H7?, and in tended chiefly as an ocular demonstra tion to the Chinese. At the end of 12 mouths it was sold to a Chinese official, who straightway tore up the rails and deported them to Formosa. Tho single dummy engine of the lino now reposes peacefully in the mud of some Formosan harbor, together with tho wreck of tho junk in which it was transported. During these 12 mouths of its exist ence the Shanghai-Woosung railroad, with its single dummy engine and its train of small cars-which, by tho way, were of the American pattern-carried 3UU.??? imsscngers. Tho Chinese came from far and wide to seo and experi ment with this new barbarian curiosity, and tho people in tho neighborhood, soon finding it an institution of great practical utility, became regular pa trons. The predicted uprising of the people against the construction of tho road never materialized, and as for tho graves along the route every fanner would manufacture as many gravosas he could get dollars for permission to traverse them.-Engineering Magazine-. Ont* 'Hint Ile Didn't MIMM. "Brownling is a fellow who ha? missed manya fine opportunity, accord ing to his own statements." "Yes, bm I remember a time when ho rose tu an occasion." "Win n was that ?" "lt was seven or eight years ago when ho and I were working in tho oil regions. He thawed out a stick of dyna mite As luck would have it, he man aged to catch bold of a corner of thr derrick as be was going up, so ho saved himself."-Cleveland Leader. .mat . -mm - An Honest Medicine for La Grippe. tieor.'c W. Wait!, of .South I Jardi ner. Me. says: "1 have had the Worst couch, cold, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash of no account but profit to the vendor, Chamberlain's Cough l?omcdy i- the only thing that has done any frood whatever. 1 have used ene aO-cent hettie :sn.l the chilis cold and grip have all left me. 1 con gratulate thc manufacturers of an honest medicine." For sale hy Hil! < ?rr Drug Co. THE CARVING KNIFE'S EDGE. IHiUenKj nf K?M>|iiiiK it und llovr It Should liv Do uv. "If you can't have tender tioef, the next best Hiing i^ a sharp knife," said n chophouse proprietor, "mid a sharp knife and poor beef ar.' much better than the l>est beef and a dull knife. I know that from years of experience." Thc conversation turned to thu sub ject of carving knives, and the veteran said that "carvers" were harder to keep in order than the ordinary table knives because the one who carven does not make use of tin? steel as much as h.. j should. "lt may be an acid in the beef, or it may be the moisture, or the heat, or ?di i three." saiil the expert, "but there is something about hot roast beef that i takes the edge ott' H knife and makes i' j rip where it should cut, and the fact that the knife is not affected that way by mutton or by ham makes me think thal the dillluess is a result of tho ac tion of beef ingredients on the blade." This vn w was c infirmed by Mr. Cur ley, who said : "1 have handled carving knives ?es a manufacturer and at my table for ninny years, and I know that the best knives will not cut properly wh. n used en hot toast beef unless the steel is used alter every few cuts. Titi! best way is to use the steel after every cut. The stei 1 need not be rough. UH some people imagine, lu fact, a well Wolli ste. I is better tllUII olio With a tough surface, and a lew passes over it with th-' knife produce a good edge. The man who rubs and manipul?tes a carving knife for live minutes against a steel before he begins to carve and thinks tba! imw h.- leis it all right, and may semi the steel away makes a great mistake He should keep the steel handy, and pass the knife over il lighl ly a f< w liiii. * alt. r ev? ry cut or two, And even tien lie will accomplish nothing unie--, li?' knows how io use tim two instruments. A carver must, be held at an ungle -jo t ? r.'.'i degrees ou i the steel. One must he careful to havo the angle the same ?in both sides; oth erwise the knife will be made dull in stead of sharp. The knife should b" drawn on the st?.d from heel to point, against the edge, and the pressure should be very light. " A carving knife gets "tired." ac cording to th.? testimony of an old luncheon counter man. and must bu laid aside \:> rest for awhile if tho best service is t.? be got ont of it. "The roast beef eater," be said, "looks at the roast while it is being cut. and if the knife seems to pull or to halt he finds fault nnd. in many instances, kicks be t?r?) thu portion is served. Ttl avoid this I pul an edge on my knife after every cut. but even that will not keep me go ing all right, because tho knife gets tired, nnd unless 1 give it a rest and take up a fresh ono there's sure to be trouble. "I usually have ?six knives in use. They are of different lengths, and I use them in regular order, so that each one gets the proper amount of rest. All this is unnecessary with cold roast beef, which is much less trying on the knife than the hot article. 1 can carve the liest part nf a big cold roast without using tin? steel if the knife is in good condition when I begin, and that seems strange when ? ne considers that the cold roast is much lintier than tho hot one. flu* it 's the heat and the gravy j that tell ?.n th" edge. " Cutlers have certain rules for sharp- j en ing razors, pocket knives, etc., as ' well as carving knives. "A razor," Mr. Curley says, "must be laid Hat on the hone, because it is hollow ground end requires a tine edge, lint a pinko' ? knife requires a still' edge, ?nd the mo ment you lay it flat on a stone, so tm to | touch the polished side, you injure the edge. It must be held at an anglo of 20 to 2? degrees and have an edge similar to a chisel."-New York Tribune. Tin- llnplen* Hill tor. Once upon a time an editor fell into a pit, and one of his would be contrib utors cantu along ami offered to help him out. "I will accept your assistance," said the editor. "Thank jyodness!" Haid tho contrib utor. "I have ut last found something yon are willing to accept!" "Hold on!" shrieked tho editor. "Will you try to sell mo that joke when I get out?" "Yes," said the contributor. "Then leave me to my fate. "-Lon don Standard. - The island ol' St. Helena, where Napoleon was held as a prisoner, has a population of 1,000. It has au area of 17 .square miles. _ ALL WOMEN AGREE. A druggist in Macon, Ga., says: have sold a large quantity of Mother's Friend? and nave never known an in stance where it has failed to produce the good results claimed for it. All women agree that it makes labor shorter and lesa painful." Mottler's Friend is not a chance remedy. Its good effects arc readily experienced hy all expectant mothers who use it. Years ago it passed the experimental stage. While it always shortens l.tN>r and lessens the pains of delivery, it is also o' the greatest benefit during the earlier months of pregnancy. Morning sickness and nervousness are readily overcome, and thc liniment relaxes th? strained muscles, permitting them to expand wi thou tc. nisi ng di stress. Mother's Friend Rives great recuperative power to the mother, ?ind her recovery is sure and rapid. Danger from rising and swelled breasts is donc away with completely. Sold by il ru joists :or $1 a ttottlc. THIi BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, OA. Sam*, toi oui fite illu>ti?Ud h? f^f cx;e.t?nt ii Mb sr?. OTTON is and will t^. tinue to bli the mont., crop of thc South. Tin planter who gets thc most cot ton from a given area at the least cost, ts the one who makes the most money. Good culti vation, suitable rotation, and liberal use of fertilizers con taining at least 3% actual will insure the largest yield. Wo will si'tui Tree, upon application, pamphlets that will interest every cotton planter m thc South. Ql-UHAN KAU WORKS, u? Nassau St.. New York, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. * 'Ot S I Y OK ANIM-.KSON. COW HT ?>!-' COMMON W. M. Webb uii.l lt. C. W. I.I.. partners in t rad? ?I AIH1.T-.III, S I'., un.irr lin1 Kimi mum* of W< ', A Webb. Plaintiffs, against K. M. M ur ph v. a* Trustee for tho ch i Mr cn ol K. M. Murphy's' deceased, Lucius M. Murphy, ''. lintis.! Si liliy, Irene ( iii IT, (lorn.erly Murphy . Kva M - lilly. Claude Murphy, Clarence Slurphy I Louis Murphv,! Minor.-? ovar i lie ago ot Coi* rt ? i your*. Defendants.- Simmons foi tte.iel . Cou plaint Served. To the Defendant* K. M. Murphy, ns Trustee ni the ehihlren of I'. M. Murphy. Seinoi >|.. ease 1, I.. M. Murphy. C. Louise Slurpliy, Irene?'a: i , formerly Murphy,! Kva Murphy, and i lanie Murphy, I'ltuviiiru Murphy and Louis Mu rp.: y i II la nt s over the age of I. m ri cen years . \'nr aro hereby summoned and requited to an swer thc Complaini in till? action, ofw . i a c.ipy is hcrcw'ilh served upon von,and to a copy ol' your answer lo lue ..?..I Com].taint . ti lh?< ?nh'cf?hera al their ?lillee, Anderson ?'..:..! House, soul li Ca ruli na, within twenty ?lay.s lite service hereof, exclusive nf lin- .lay of > ..-li service; mid it you tail to answer the i'utopia.-it wit Iii ii tito tim? aforesaid, tho IMaititilt's m tittil a.-tioii will apply io the Couti for til?' relief l?? maiuicd i o ibi> t 'omplaiiit. Hated tViideisou, S. ?' . .ian tia ry ll. |.V.i;>. ItuNHAM .V 1VATK I N - I'laiutillV Altoi ;.. i [Susi, .I.'II.N r. WATKX'O?, C.C*C. e. To the al.sent li.-fen.lani. Clarence Murphy : ,i on will talc not ii o thu! I ho Complaint ill thia a< lion, together with a copy of the Summons, wa ? lileil m tlie olli.u the Clerk of the Cour: ol ? om mou Pleas loi Anderson County on January nth. P-and a copv ot same is herewith served ?ni you. lt'IN ii A M A WATKINS, .ian. ll, I-.'.'. I'laintiils' Attornev-. To the I ti faul I ?cfcndaiils. Claude Murphy, Ciar eme Murphy and Louis Murphy : Von und each of you aro hereby notified thal iitito.su within twenty da>s alter service of this summon* ami Complaint oil von, you procure tho iippointtnent of ?MIHI.liaos ail lite'm lo represe;.I. you In this m n.m. Hie Plaintiff:) will procure Bitch appointments to bo u.ade MONHAM A WATKINS, I'laiutillV Atty? Jan i t.iKid ?RI r. TAKE NOTICE. THE Coparttiersliip existing between I*. II. Allen ami .1. H. Pruitt, nedor tim Pi rm niiine of Allun & Pruitt, btw thia day been dissolved by mutual con son t ot' both parties interested, I*. 13. Allen retiring Irom abovo Firm P. H. ALLEN. .L IL I'KU ITT. Fob :i, lh'e.i , "Pitts'- I i Carminativo i *T mm__? mum- ?_o."?_ m If r* ? ?? i 5 LAMAR & RANKIN DRUG CO.i % y I caa not recommend Pitta' Car- gr ? minativo too atrongly. I matt aay, g $ I owe my baby's life to it. ? ? I earnestly ask all mother* who ? ? have licitly or delicate cbildrcm Jost % 9 to try one bottle and sea whs* *hs $ ? nasal, will be. Respectfully, ? .?1RS. LIZZIE MURRAY, J % Johnson's Station, Ga. ? ! Pitta9 Oarmtnattva $ % tm moid hy mil Dntsfafa. jr P/UOE- SB G?2?YS. 5 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS ?tc. Anvono spuding n sketch mid description ma? riulelily aseen'im mir opllitotl freo whet her a-, iuvenil..11 IS pr .I.nilly patentable. ('Ommtlltlea 11, ms strict ly eoicidenthil. Iliiudbook on I'atetita sent I ree. Oldest agency for securing patent?. Talents taken thnumli Munn Sc Co. receive .Ih'Cial noMcf, without chanto, lu tho Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I.nnrost cir culation of any .elentlBo Journal. 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