University of South Carolina Libraries
HOW LIKE THE SEA. -,w like ttie sea, tlie myriad minded ses, s (hi* large lo\e of our?-so vast, so deep, 4o (nil of mysteries ! lt, too, c*n keep IM secrets, like the ocean, und is (rec, -o ?a thc boundless rosin. Kow it may be . tim Uko the brow ol some sweet child asleep, .Again il* seething billows surge and leap i ,j break in (ullaeis ot their ecstasy. ?,1, wave so like the wave which came before, Set never two the eirae, imperative! \IHJ then (icnniasive as the owing dove; i douching ever on the yielding ?hore >ady (?> take, jet readier still to give How like the myriad minded sea is love! -Ell* Wheeler Wilcox. St By Joel Chandler Harris. k Frccdoro or? the Abercrorrj- j? * We Plantation. ts . cneral Sherman bad done the best ;. . ould for the. Abercrombie place. }i had waved his band, and grim war si>riiuk away out of sight; be bad giv ..u a signal, and all the mules and ses and live stock that had been . .. II away by the foragers were re . ..nod In a jiffy; he bad lifted his fin ... .-. and a cordon of soldiers was plac around tile house and tho outbuild Everything was in its place. So f?:. ?is the eye could see war bad forci ?,;v taken no tolls from the plantation. Nevertheless when on a misty tnorn iu November the Federal com i ndcr bade the place goodby and j. :<iliod his army soutliward along tho Milledgcville road be left the planta ... ii in very bad shape so far as Buster john and Sweetest Susan were cou oerned. Something was wanting. The pince wasn't the same. The silence (tat fell upon everything when tho army clink clanked out of bearing was something terrible. The horses and ii;-.les stood under thc big shed and shivered dumbly. The cattle buddied together on the western side of tho ?ir.house, for the wind was from tho fast ?iud blowing with a penetrating moisture that was more than cold. There was no^gosslp among these un lir.als that people think are dumb. I"! >y had been badly frightened by the burly burly that beset them. They ::: ^!it talk about it after awhile when (be -sun shone out or when thc grass ?.::ne, but meantime the east wind was lilv wing, and no matter how intelligent an animal may be. be can never tell what that wind will bring after it has begun to blow. Now, the grass eating ac.mais know very well when a storm ii coming. The flesh eaters merely grow frisky and have a frolic, but thc grass eaters make for shelter, and if they have a home to go to they go tiaro. But the east wind-well, that is tlicir problem, as it was Aaron's, only thu son of Ben Ali never allowed it to blow on the back of bis neck, so that when other people were going about complaining of rheumatism or neural li.ii or were in bed with pleurisy or pneumonia the son of Ben AU was usually on his feet and in fairly good health. Well, on this remarkable day thc animais in tho horse lot and in the pas ture were quiet and morose. They had koa shaken up in thc first place with their strange experiences, having been driven helter skelter two or three miles from home In the wind and mist and bolter skelter back again, with drums heating and bugles blowing and nobody to explain it all. Old June, the milk cow, thought she had lost her emf, but g after awhile she felt it running along I by her side, and it was standing under S ber Qow, a shivering, shaky, shaggy ? thing that looked more like a ba-ba I black sheep than a respectable calf. Anyhow, they all stood on the shel tered side of thc ginhouse and were very quiet, as thc steam rose from their backs and the fog issued from their nostrils. They were not in a play ful mood. There was nothing about them to interest Buster John and Sweetest Susan, when later in the day these young adventurers paid them a visit of inspection. Old June moaned at them in a familiar way, but that WRS all the welcome they received. "I do believe they've been fed," said Sweetest Susan, with a sigh. "Why. of course not," exclaimed Buster John. "Aaron can't do every thiog." "Where's Simon and Johnny Ban ter?" the little girl asked. Sure enough, where were they? where were all the men and women and boys and girls who used to make thc negro quarters gay with, laughter? Whore was old Fountain? Yes, and inhere was Drusilla? This was the kind of a day when there should be a fire b?azing on the hearth of every cabin, B if only to keep out the dampness, but 1 ?rooke Was coming out of only one chimney, and even that was not a free ?and friendly smoke. It was a thin, havering ribbon of blue, hardly visible tutu the wind seized it and tore it to otters. "I don't know what you are going 'M do," said Sweetest Susan, "but I am ???ing to find Drusilla. I haven't seen ker since last night" Sweetest Susan went toward the ue t*"o quarters, followed by Buster John, I and as they went along they were even : >-'iorc and more impressed with the si lence that had fallen over everything, ta all rainy days, except this pa rt Icu ;flr day. so far as they could remem l*r, they couldn't go within a quarter a milo of the quarters without hear ds singing and loud laughing or the ?sound of negroes scuffling and wres ?tiing. But now the whole place seem ?td to be deserted. Big Sal's cabin was ithe first they came to. The door was ?Pen, and they entered. ' For a mo ment the interior was so dark that ftey saw nothing, but presently they could see Big Sal sitting on thc floor ? carding ont her gray hair. Usually she *we it in wraps, but they were now ^twisted, and as she carded them ont titey stood at right angles to her head *&d gave her a very wild and ferocious appearance. She neither turned nor paused in the Arding when . the ch^dreu stepped somewhat timidly to the door. People **!d she was sullen, but she was very tiosltlve and-tender hearted and al lays famishing for some one to love, pe negroes thought , she was both Israel and suspicious, and Buster John Sweetest Susan were somewhat "Mibtft?? about her. For a woman of f'\ vaars who had known bard work ami trouble wah it she was well pre- 1 served. ? "Aunt l?g Sal," said Sweetest su san, "where is everybody?" ^ "(.one, boney: de Lord knows whar 1 gun?': boney, de Lord knows bow." Siie turned ns she spoke, and her bair bristling out gave ber counte- 1 nanee such v. wild aspect that the chil dren involuntarily shrank back. They had never seen her with ber hair down 1 before. She raised ber Lauds. "Be a fen rd er 1 any an ev'body, boney, but don't lie ( afeard er mo! Dodge fruni one an all, but don't dodge fruin me-not fruin me! No, my Lord!" "Are they all gone?" asked Buster * Johu. I "Mighty nigh all, heney; mighty nigh all un um. Dem whut vent wuz big fools, an dem whut staid may be bigger ones fer all I know. I'd 'a' been gone inyse'f, but I went roun yander in the graveyard where dey put dat cripple chile an sump'iu belt me. I couldn't go 'way an leave 'im." She was speak ing of Little Crotehett, who had been dead and burled these many long years. "Why did they go?" inquired Sweet est Susan. "Huntlu freedom," responded Bi? Sal. "Yes, Lord, hunt in freedom! I hope dey'll fin' lt, dat I does." "Papa says all the negroes are free now," said Sweetest Susan. "Did he say dat? Did he say dat wid his own motif? Well, I thank my stars! I'm free, den-me an all do balance!" "So papa says," remarked Buster John. "Well." said Big Sal, "ef I'm free I better git up fruin here au go ter work. What does marstcr want us ter do? I'm gwlue up dar an ax 'im." The children went to the other cabins and found them empty, but in Jeminy's house they found Drusilla crying. You may imagine Sweetest Susan's grief when she made this discovery. Dru silla was ready with ber tale of woe. "Mammy walloped me kase I won't go off wld de balance uv um," sobbed Drusilla. "She say. ef I stay here she got ter stay. I. tell her I do anything but dat; I'll tell lies, I'll steal, but I don't go furn here; dey got to kill me ' dead an tote me. An den mammy wal loped me." "You needn't to b'Meve a word er dat," cried Jeminy, who came In at that moment. "I toT dat gal lt would be better for we all ter go ef we wanter be free sho' 'nuff, an wid dat she fell on de flo' an 'gnn to waller an holler till I 'bleege to paddle her. I don't wanter go no wuss'n she do, but dey say dat if wo don't go 'way from whar we b'loug at wo nevor is ter be free. Dat what de niggers on de nex' plantation say. I wuz born here, an ef dis ain't my home I dunno whar in de roun' wort' I got any." There was a break in Jeminy's voice as she s*iid this. Buster John paid no attention to it, but Sweetest Susan went close to her and leaned against her, and the negro woman put an arm around the child. It was as if a tramp steamer had thrown out an anchor within sight of the lights of home. "Who cooked breakfast this morn ing?" nuked Sweetest Susan. "Me," replied Jeminy. "I know'd somebody had ter cook." "I thought so," said the child. "The biscuits were mighty good." It was some time before Jeminy said anything. She rose and pushed the child from her, remarking: "I dunno what come over me, but ef I set here wid my arm 'roun' yon an yon talkin dat way I'll be boohooing 'fo' I know myse'f. Qlt up furn dar, Drusilla, 'fo' I break yo' neck." Before Drusilla could make any preparation to rise there cavne a loud rap cs tbs door facing. "Nobody but old Fountain," said the newcomer. "Old Fountain, aa muddy as a hog and harmless aa a dove." Harmless or not, he was certainly muddy. Aa he came In the legs of his pantaloons rubbing together sounded as if they were made of leather. HU coat was full of red mod, and mod waa on bl? coat and - his hair. "Whar ia you been?" asked Jemmy. "Fur enough to go no forder," re sponded ' old Fuuutain, shaking his head. "I went a hunting freedom. De kin' I foun' will las' rae a whet, I promise you dat." "You don't tell mel" exclaimed Je midy. "I does," said Fountain, "an I could tell you lots mo' dan dat ef I had time. Dey sot me ter work Hf tin waggin wheels out er do quagmire an den a driver rap jacketed me wid his whip well, yon see me here, don't you? An ef we're bofe alive you'll see me here termorrer an de day atter." "An dey wan't no freedom dar?" questioned Jeminy. She spoke under her breath, as if afraid to hear the an swer. "I won't say that," replied Foun tain. "Fer dem dat like de kin' 'twuz dar. Some mought like de change, but not me. I bless God fer what I seed, but I seed 'nuff. I went an I come." "Wbyn't you stop an wash de mud off in dc branch?" Jeminy asked pres ently. "No; not me," Fountain replied, still shaking his head. "Ter stop wuz ter stay. I know'd dey wuz a branch at home, an, mo' dan dat, a spring. De idee wuz ter hurry back an see ef de natchel grotto had been left!" "1 b'lievo yon!" sighed Jeminy. -"I come mighty nigh gwine myself." "You'd a been sorry," exclaimed Fountain. "You'd n been sorry plum ter yo' dy in day. You see me?" Jemi ny nodded her head. "Well, I been dar. I been right wid tim. Yo' can't call it freedom atter yo' wade through dat mud an water.'' Some CEO else carno to the door. "All eyes open!" cried the newcomer. It Was the refrain of hide and seek, and the children laughed when they heard it. . They, knew the Voice of Johnny Bapter. "All eyes open!" he persisted. "I'm it Ten, ten, double ten, forty-five, fifteen! All eyes open?" With that Johnny Bapter walked in. He was a thin looking negro, with a toing face and a mouth that was al ways laughing. He would have been very tall, but ho stooped a? trifle, and thero waa a limp to his. walk. One of bis feet dragged slightly, but he was bimble aa a squirrel for all that. His ci othes were wet but not muddy. He bit his wool bat against tho aide of the chimney, and ic left ita damp print. He looked at the children and pointed to the wet place. "I tuck its oogarry type," tie said. Johnny Bapter had once lived tn town, and bia adventures there, as lie made them- out. would have filled a r>oou. ann at tunes wey Were interese ?ng. "i nope .von ntl been well," said John Bapter. "I'm sorter middliu peart Biuse'f." "Wlinr yo' been?'' asked Jemiuy. "Kinder seesaw hi roun, follcrin de jan's an kecpin off de boogers." "Yo' didn't go wid unr?" "No'mn; net me. I seed dey had dent y comp'ny. Mo* dan dat, I seed im bit ole man Fountain dar a whack ?r two, au I 'lowed dat cz dey done :omc dis fur an nobody nJn't hurt mn unybe dey'd git 'long all right. Dey iln't! offer me no money fer ter go long and take keer un um. I WUK over lar at dc camps las' night, an 1 see nig gers ilghtin over scraps, an I hen' ehil un cryln fer bread after de lights dono mt out. So wid mo it vuz, 'Howdy in goodby, au I wish yo' mighty well.' What mo' kin a nigger do?" "Dat's so," sighed Jemiuy. "What* le balance er our folks?" "Oh, dey'll come back in de duo :ime!" said Johnny Bapter, laughing. 'One'll tura back nt one branch, an me at auudder, an dem what don' turu jack at de branch will slio' turn bael; it do river. Dey'll all be home 'fo' de greek's out." Buster John and Sweetest Susan lis enetl to all this, but said nothing. L'heir miuds hardly grasped tito prob em with which the negroes were wres tling. Tliey were free If they went iway. Would they be free if they staid? It was a very serious matter. "What dey gwinc do when dey come >ack?" Jemiuy asked. "Work!" exclaimed Fountain. "Yes, Lord, work from sunup to sundown!" "An dey free, too?" suggested Jetni ly. She wanted to get nt the bottom >f thc matter. Johnny Bapter laughed. "Why, in own wbar I staid de free white folks york harder dan niggers. De clerks n dc stn' come ruskin ter dinner an ling der hats on a chair, snatch a nouille er vittles nn rush out wuss'n sf de overseer wuz bollerin at um." "Is dat so?" replied Jeminy. "Des like I teii yo'," said Johnny 3?pier. "I've looked at it up and down," re narked Fountain, "an lt's dis away le man what eats honest bread is got er work. Dat what de Bible say; naybe not In dem words." "It sho' is so," remarked Johnny ihpter, laughing. "I'll work all day tn half de night, but I don't wanter lear no bugles blow." , Just then Big Sal, who had fixed up 1er hair and was quite presentable, laving put on her Sunday clothes, ame Into the cabin and stood over igalnst the fireplace. "Wuz dey many er we all wid dem r white folks?" she asked. "Well'um, I should sesso!" exclaimed fountain. "Too many, lots too many; aore den dey'll find rashuns fur ef I in't mighty much mistaken!" "What dey all gwlne 'long fur?" ask d Big Sal. "Dey er feared ef dey stay at home ley won't be free. Now, how 'bout at?" suggested Fountain. "Why, grandfather and pap both say he negroes are free whether they go r stay," said Buster John. "Grand ather says he is mighty glad tho black oiks across the creek are free." "Dey been praying fer it long nuff," emarked Big Sal. "We all is free nuf?," said Johnny (apter, "but who gwine ter feed us?" "Dat ls so. Dat Is sho' one way fet ir look at lt." exclaimed Fountain un asily. "Well," exclaimed Jeminy, "I know ne fing, nn dat ain't two-I'd ruthei tarve right here wbar I been born nt an starve way off in de woods what cbedy don't know me." A shadow darkened the door, and itere stood Aaron, bis right hand rais i. "Well, weill What's all this? Ev rythlng to do and nobody to do it!" Io whistled low under his breath. Horses and mules to feed, hogs to cali, beep to salt, calves to take away from ie cows. Well, well! I hear calls' foi teal, meat, sirup." "Hit's a fae'," assented Fountain. "Yo* hear my min' i worfeln?'' ^eaid shnny Bapter. "Make me a noss out'rj leal, meat an sirup, an I'll eat 'lm ur O' yo' eyes." He rose, stretched him sift let one side of his face drop wltl ffected sorrow while tho other e!dt ras laughing, winked at the childrei nd darted out into the mist and rain resently the children heard him call ig, first the hogs and then the sheep. Aaron and Fountain followed mort edately, and in the course of half ar our the horses and mules could Ix eard tearing the fodder from tin icks and munching the ears of corn ly dinner time, becording to Aaron'f sport, there was but one band missing rom the place, and as he had beet ired from the Myrlck estate it was at expected that he would take up his iode on the Abercrombie plantation. The fact that all the men, women id children came back after taking u lort holiday would have been some hat puzzling to the children's fathet he had been nt home. He had I nv bed some of the modern Ideas ol jsiness. It would cost something tc otho and feed tiicm during the wlntei onths, and all this would be clem ss, since their labor would not .bc .ofitable until the planting season be m. But there was no problem in ii ir the white haired master, thc chit 'en's grandfather. He looked forwartl ? a period of chaos and confusion hen labor would be hard to eecurc esides, as he said, the negroes haO ilped to make the ample supply ol .ovlaions with which the smokehouse as stocked, and they were entitled tc share of it, especially if'they wer? Hiing to remain. Moreover, nearly al ere born at the place and knew nt her home. And the plantation seemed to bc ver; ck y .in all respects. There were 2( des of cotton stored under the gin ?use shed' and before Christmas das ere sold at an average ot $250 apiece cotton waa high directly after th< ar. This pat $5,000 in greenbacks It a plantation treasury, and In that, at other things, the Abercrombie plac< as more- fortunate than. any. of. th? her plantations for miles and mile: ound. Bnt Buster John and Sweetest Susaz dn't think so. Everybody was st wy-oyen Johnny Bapter, who useo laugh and loaf every chance he hat that tho children were driven- bael ion themselves. They could' talk. t< u other animals on thc place, but at sort- of thing ceased to bo inter tins when-yon*.have nothing else t< . v. ?.., do. They made sigua ls to Mrs. .Mead ows and waite?! patiently alunit tin? spring, boping tu catch a glimpse ?>f little Mr. Thlmbleiluger. Bul all t?> uo purpose. Buster .lohn was disgusted aud said so, hut Sweetest Susan had Clearer ideas about the matter. "What can you expect?" she asked. "If you were Mr. Thimblefiuger, what would you have done when yen saw that great crowd o? men and wagons aud heard the drums ami the brass boras? Why. you wouldn't show your head in a year. And os for Mrs. Mead ows, ono of the soldiers let lils horse drink from the spring. What do you suppose Mrs. Meadows thought when slie saw that klud of a shadow staring at her through the water ?" "Well, grandfather says war is th?r worst thing that ever happened in the world," sahl Buster John, "aud I reck on it is."-New York Sun. A Si emu ?I? lp** Chitin ?md Silver. Helen C. Cutitlec gives an Interest lug view of "Housekeeping on au Ocean Steamship" in Ladles' Home Journal, thu . describing the vessel's china and silver: "There are 1,000 spoons for soup, thc same number for tea and half that number for coffee and dessert. Thc heaviest fork drawer contains 1,<J?)U dinner forks, ami next to that I? the same number of break fast forks. For raw oysters there are ! 300 forks provided aiid for lisli about the same number. Knives follow close ly the same flgurosj l.Ouo each ??f diu ner and breakfast sizes, GOO for ?les sert and CO for fruit. "The pantry is Hued with shelves I which are lltted with racks in which ! stand' high piles of ch tua, secure from j tile motion of the stormiest sea. The ! plate warmer holds many of them but . there are enough left to stock a china ! shop. There are 1,200 cups and saucers for coffee, tea and bouillon. There are ? over 400 water tumblers and other glasses in smaller proportion'. The plates of the popular size unmber 2,200. and the soup plates are only 450." A Hotel In rn, Grovcynrd. Oue of the largest hotels In Central America, and by far tho largest in Ba lizo, Honduras, is surrounded by tomb stones. It was erected about P.O years ago In order to meet a want which bad long been felt by tourists. As this old and abaudoued cemetery was located in tho center of the town and afforded au excellent site for a ho tel the necessary permission was ob tained from the proper authorities, and in less than a year a large and hand some hotel of wooden material occu pied the greater part of the ground which had for very many years been used ns a place of Interment. In digglug the foundation hundreds of skulls and bones were discovered, all of which were carefully collected and Interred In the new cemetery. Numer ous tombstones surround thc hotel, which It has not been thought neces sary to disturb. In the hotel is a room in which divine service Is conducted by a local preacher every Sunday. Kansas City Star. An Easy Stemed}-. In speaking of thc peculiarities of the colt Limerick, Ben Kenney told mc that he cured him of the annoying habit of throwing his nose out and shaking his head by simply trimming all the long hairs out of his nostrils, says a writer in The Horse Review. The wind blew the hairs back in his nose and tickled him so that he couldn't keep his head still. Kenney said that be believed long hairs in the nose were just what caused so many horses to shake their heads when trot ting against the wind. It is a new one on me, but lt looks sensible and is worth remembering.-Trotter and Pac er. Not Abaolnte Confidence-. Aunt Jane-I suppose in the' confi dence that love begets you have told Henry all about yourself. There may como a time when you will be sorry you have been so frank about yourself. S-th?lrosu-But you see I have al ways'taken care to tell him what wasn't so.-Boston Transcript. ? Bnttercallk am a Medicine. Long experience bas demonstrated buttermilk to be an agent of superior digestibility. It is indeed a true milk pepton?:-that is, milk already partial ly digested, the coagulation of the co agulable portion being loos? and flaky and not of that firm, indigestible na ture which is the result of the action of the gastric jnice upon sweet cow's milk. It is a decided laxative, a fact which must be borne in mind in the treatment of typhoid feyer and which may be turned to advantage in the treatment of habitual constipation. It is a diuretic and may be used to advantage in some kidney troubles. It resembles koumiss in ita nature, and. with the exception of that article, it is the most grateful, refreshing and digestible pf the prod ucts of milk. It is invaluable in the treatment of diabetes, either exclusive ly or alternating with skimmilk. In some caBes of gastric nicer and cancer of the stomach, it ia the only food that can be retained.-Elgin Dairy Report. Marvelon? Pigeon FIIichtM. Pigeons have flown from Nantes to Lancashire, 440 miles. In a single day ; and they have flown from the Shet lands to London in one spell of day light. In June, 1807, the winner of such a race flew from Lcrwlek to Stan more, 101 miles und 1,020 yards, and made a record for long distance flying. It was liberated at li-30 a. m. and reached its loft at 7:22 in tho evening. In 1872 Mr. Tegetmeier, thc great au thority on pigeons, got some friends to send him 200 birds from Brussels. They were tossed at the Crystal pal ace at qoon, and a telegram was sent off announcing the time at which they were released. The birds reached their loft before thu message was delivered. These facts afford ample proof of the marvelous powers of endurance of the birds.-London Standard. Impartial. Mr. Scatterton prides himself on be ing strictly Impart?a}. "Yea," answered the- unamiable man. "I once went hunting with him. He didn't seem to care whether he blt the rabbit, the dog, orono of Ms-friends." - Usually, the greatest boasters ate the smallest workers. The deep rivers pay a larger tribute to the sea than shallow brooks, and yet empty them selves with less noi?e. AVERTED A MASSACRE. Kite et of mx Four Inch Hon?- ?nd si Stream ot ley Waler. ..I seo hy tho papers," ^aiil a farmer resident of thc west, "that the French police quelled a mob the ut lier day by turning the hose on them. I saw the same thing tried tinder very dramatic circumstances out in Denver In the varly eighties. There was a strong reeling against the Chiucse all through the west at the time, growing out of Denis Kearney's 'saud lot' campaign in Frisco, and it needed next to noth ing to start a demonstration, due day a few Denver hoodlums ?et the ball rolllug by wrecking a laundry, and in less than an hour a full grown riot was in progress. The mol? swept down upon the Chinese section like a prairie lire, and a horrible massacre was ap parently Inevitable, winni proceedings were momentarily checked hy an ex traordinary Incident. "It seemed that a gambler named Tim Moon lind dropped in at one of the laundries for lils weekly supply of boiled shirts, ami the Chiuaunvd hud some difficulty in duding the right bun dle. While he was searching lils shelves the vanguard of rioters sud denly appeared ?md wore about ti? raze the frail little shanty to the ground, when Moon leaped out nf the front du2>r with a cocked revolver in each hand. 'Jlold on, boys!' he yelled. 'You've got to wait until 1 got my shirts:* "There were at least 1,000 people In the mob, but Moon was :i noted desper ado, and nobody da re? I make tho llrst move. Tlie dense throng stopped in ii!- I * most a straight line, like a river I cheeked by an invisible barrier. ' " 'Tell him to hurry. .Hm!' somebody >, shouted from tin' tTowd. i 1 " 'Make haste, .lohn." called Moon ! j through the ?loor. 'These gentlemen , ? want t?? hang you.' j ] "The sally raised a laugh, and for a ? i moment there was a . gust of rough badinage, but it was evident Unit the crisis contd not lui prolonged many sec onds more. Ami that brings me to Hie water episode, from which I have slightly wandered. "Willie Moon was holdiug the crowd at bay," continued the story teller, "a company of militia bad been rushed to the scene, but hesitated lo lire. You see, public sentiment was so generally with the rioters that nobody oared to take the responsibility of ordering a volley. Just then Captain "Have Cook, who was at the time chief of the Rocky mountain police, came galloping up on horseback, leading the way for a steam lire engine, and before anybody ro#U Ized bis purpose a four Inch st red m of icy water was turned on Hie thick of thc throng. "Tlie effect was simply miraculous. It was a very cold ?lay, and tho horde of infuriated westerners, who would surely have stood their ground against a fusillade of rifles, simply turned tall aud ran. lu their frantic efforts to get out of Hie way of the water, scores of people were knocked down and tram pled on. It was a complete rout, aud lu two minutes thc street was as empty as a drum. What Is more, the thing prevented any reassembling at other points, for the fellows who had been chased by the hose were so chagrined at the absurd figure they cut that they Immediately sneaked off home, and by tho time they secured dry clothes hod loBt all interest in thc Chinese ques tion. Thus a riot was turned luto a good joke, and for a long time after ward thc happy expedient that won thc day was referred to as 'Dave Cook's water cure,' warranted to relieve any case of municipal congestion. "Jim Moon, by the woy, met with a tragic death a little later on. He was shot and killed by Clay Wilson, a sporting man, who hailed originally from New Orleans. When the Denver papers printed the story, they display ed some characteristic frontier humor In their headlines, 'Blood on the Moon' and 'A Lunar Eclipse' were two I re call."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. A Dint? He Didn't Waat. Meilhac, the famous French com poser, was a man of elmple taste and very absentminded. Once In a restau* rant he abstractedly pointed to a dish on the hill of fare that the walter handed to him. It happened to bo the most elaborate and costly dish on the bill, and when tho waiter went to the kitchen with tlie order there was com motion there. The proprietor himself arrived, and he and the chief cook devoted them selves to the preparation of tho famous dish. One man was sent for this choice ingredient and another for an other. Meantime M. Meilhac waited, absorbed. At last thc dish was brought with a great flourish, and the proprietor Btood not far away to observe thc result When it was deposited on the table, Meilhac looked at lt with an expres sion of melancholy interest. "Did I order that?" he asked. "Certainly, monsieur!" "Do you Uko lt?" "But-but* yes, monsieur!'* "Then take lt away and eat it your self," ordered Meilhac. "and bring me two fried eggs!" The order was carried out, and* the proprietor wondered if he had a mad man to deal with.-Youth's Compan ion. Good Men. Nature seems to exist for the ex cellent. The world ls upheld by the veracity of good men; they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life glad and nutri tious. Life is sweet and tolerable only lb our belief in such society, and ac tually or ideally we manage i<? live with superiors. We call our children and our lands by their names. Their names are wrought Into thc verbs of language. Their works and effigies are In our houses, and every circumstance of the day recalls an anecdote of them. -Emerson. CASTOR IA for Infanta and Children. Tis Ked You Kati Always Bought Bears the Signature of - A movement is on foot to .build i highway 100 feet wide the entire ength of the State of Connecticut. INDIANS AS MAGICIANS. ?onie Stories of ?he Remarkable Cleverness ol the Arlckarees. '.The greatest magicians I have eyer : een," said Dr. Washington Mathews if the army, "tho most expert in leger- j leuiaiu, were tho Arickaree Indians, rho in my time-in 1865-lived at ."ort Berthold, in what is now North )akota. In the autumn of that year, I vhen tho harvest was done and before hey went out upon their winter hunt, j ?'eeks and months were spent in cere- | ii mies of all kiudt>, picturesque and yinbolic dances, the celebrations and nniversuries of secret societies, etc.. moug not only the men, but the woni n and the little children. "Events of this kind occurred every lay and every night. They had in tho enter of their village a great medicine odge. prohnbly 90 feet in diameter, ireular in form. In it they had pei ormances every night, and wo idle viii te men, who had nothing else to do, 'isited theso performances more regu arly than we would visit the theaters n a city. It was a place of resort with is every night. Part of tho lodge was enced oft fur tjie audience and the rest eserved fur thu performers. In addi ion to songs and dances they had ex libitiona of legerdemain. I cannot oink of all their tricks, for years have oiled by since then. Making little vooden images smoke pipes, putting a itnffed bird on the end of a stick and miking it chirp, were among tlie most iniusing. Tile hist trick was probably, lerformed by th? use of a reed in tho inuit li of one of the magicians. "The lire dance was one of their most interesting performances. They would riild a tremendous lire, dance around c. and at a certain point tho men would breakout and rush into tba roar ing flames, dance in them and throw he embers madly into tho air. It was .hen timo for us to rush out ourselves, jecause we might be struck by some of ;ho flying brands. Apparently they ?vent iuto the lire barefooted- and bare egged. They wore nothing bnt breech .loute. "Night after night they had soug hing new. Another trick was appa ?ently to run a knife through a mon's inn und let the blood rnsh ont. They von ld entertain us for hours with songs ind dan eec-. No admission fee was :harged, but wo frequently made them )resents. " "What ie the greatest trick yon have iver seen among the Navajoes'.'" "Tlie growth of the corn is a very iretty trick, it takes place ut night by he uncertain light of the fire, which loufnses the eye of the spectator. A >arty of indians como in and dance, loaring nothing apparently abonttheni. L'hey form a ring, einging und dancing, rue ring opens, and there you see grow-? ng ont of the bare ground of the corrul i small plant. They sing awhile, and he ring closes again. When it opens a econd time, the yucca baccata plant is loticed. In Indian rites everything ?oes by fours. It is their sacred num ter, as three and seven are oucred nam lere with us. There are four acts in the ite. The tecond is the plant in bnd. rho third is the plant in flower. The ing closes again, and when it opens here is the fruit, with great beans six nebea long hanging to it. The expia lation is that they bring into the inclo ure with them the various parts of the ilant, which they deftly piece in proper lusition while the ring is closed during be incantation*. "They use their b!a?ik~?B io cover tbs j ?crk. For rude people iike them, with loor instruments, in the days when hey had* flint knives, it mnst have teen a great task io prepare for this rick. Om wax workers and toymaker ronld not And it difficult. The Indians n the audience believe tbe dancers to ie gifted with supernatural power. The erformance is partly religions worship nd partly amusement. It is partly ?ith a view of making abundant fruit nd partly for entertainment."-Cbi asro R-wn* Alice Is D?fiant. Alice Kryvet was besieged, and the idy shouted to the king's officers in be English of 1461 : ..Meister Twyer, yo be a justice of be pees and I require you to kepe the eas for I well not leve the possession f this castell to dye therefore, and if e begyn to breke the peas or make any .'arre to gete tho place of me I shall efende me, for lever I bad in snell ryee to dye than to bo slayue when my usboud cometh home, for he charget ie to kepe it."-Calendar of Patent Lolls, 1461-1467. TRY IT Women suffer ing from female troubles and weakness, and from irregular or painful men ses, ought not to lose hope if doctors cannot help them. Phy sicians are so busy with other diseases that they do not un derstand fully the peculiar ail ments and the elicate organism of woman. What ie sufferer ought to do is to give fair trial to IRAOFIELB'S FemaiB Regulator 'hich is the true cure provided y Nature for all female troubles. It i the formula of a physician of the ighest standing, who devoted hii 'hole life to the study of the dis net ailments peculiar to our moth rs, wives and daughters. It is made E soothing, healing, strengthening erbs and vegetables, which have een provided by a kindly Nature to ire irregularity in the menses, Leu Drrhcea, Failing of the Womb, Nerv iness, Headache and Backache, i fairness to herself and to Brad? .Id's Female Regulator, every iffering woman ought to give it m ial. A large $i bottle will do a on de rf ul amount of good. Sold by ruggists. # Sf nd for ? cicely ll ! ia: rat ; J free book on Ul? -.abject. ie Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, G?? ima or acAROU? WOMEN used " to think "fe-:, malo diseases *\ could only bo treated after "lo-; cal examina tions" by physi cians. Dread of such treatment kept thousands of modest women silent about their suffering. The in troduction of Wino of Cardu! has now demon strated that nine-tenths of all the cases of menstrual disorders do not require a physician's attention at all. The simple, pure JW MAO) uie?f taken in the privacy of a woman's own home insures quick relief and speedy cure. Women need not hesitate now. Wine of Cardul re quires no humiliating examina tions for its adoption, lt cures any disease that comes under the head of "female troubles"-disordered menses, falling of tho womb, "whites." chango of life, lt makes women beautiful by making th "Ti well, lt keeps them young by keeping them healthy. $1.00 at the drug store. For advice In cases requlrln? special directions, address, gtvlntr symptoms, tho "Ladles' Advisory Department.'* The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta nooga. Tenn. W. t. ADDISON, M.D., Cary, Hill., tayi : "I uno Wine of Cardal attentively in mypraetloeandfind Itamott excellent preparation for female troubles." 1N? Of CARDU DR. J. H. BURGESS. DENTIST. IN i'ondleton every Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. At Clemson College every Thursday, Fridav and Saturday. April 'JU, \m>_-14_dm_ Notice of Final Settlement. THU undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. ts. J. Hunt, deo'd, hereby ?ivea notice that he will on the 3rd day of August, 18!)!?, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderaun County, S. C., for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from hit ofllce as Administra tor. Persons having claims against the Estate should present them, and those Indebted should mako payment before the day of Final Settlement. W. T. H ONT, Adm'r. ^lune 1HW_1_ _5_ W. G. McQBE. SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE-liront lt ?o?r, over Farmers and Merchants Bank ANDERSON, fe?. C. 1898 83 THE STATE OF &JUTH CAROLINA, Co cs it OF ANDERSON. COURT OP COMMON PJL BAB. Robert A. L*wis. Plaintiff, against Amos N. Rags tlale, Mrs. Amie Ragsdsle, et al., Defendants. Summon? for Rcliel-Complaint garred. To the Defendants Amos W. Rtgtdsle, Mrs. Annie Ragsdalo? William M. Raggdale. J. 8. Bagsdale, J. A. Bogt dale, J J. Bagsdale. W.C. 8tono. Mrs. Lana Peere, James D. Stone, Bubba Daniel Lof tia, Wilson Loftia, Ada Loftia, Ratha Poore, Rebecca Cromer, Cornella C. Recce, Mary Shir ley and J. M. Cox : YOU ara hereby summoned and required to an swer the Complaint in this action, of which ? cop* is herewith sc-cd ;sos yoe, and to serra a coDv of your answer ts tos said CeraplsJsi on the subscribers at their office, Anderson Con rt Rouse, South Carolina, within twenty day* after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of euch service; and if you fall to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff* In this action wUl apply to the Court for the relief de manded In the Complaint. Dated Anderson, 8.0, July 24, A D., 1899. BONHAM A WATKINS, Plaintiff's Attorney, [SEAL ] JOHN C. WATT.IHO, O. C. C. p. To the absent Defendants Bubba Daniel Loftia and MM iiebsccs. Crosier : You wlU toke nottoe that the Compiniat la this action wai filed tn the office of the Clo k of the Cou! t for told County on the I5th Joly, 18?, and you most serve a copy of roar answer thereto on the subscribers st their euee at Anderson, 8. c., within twenty days ofter thia service ea voa BONHAM A WA1KI&8. Platntlfl'a Atto rn sys. Jnly 24,1899 6 0 BO Y EAR8' EXPERIENCE PATENTS ?BM nsngnr* I RADI, marin;? PWHHHRK* DESIGNS "rwww-o COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending ri sketch and description ma> quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention ls probably patentable. Communion, lions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patento sunt froo. Oldest agency for secarlnspateata. PntonUi taken through Munn A Co. receive tptelal notlct, without cn argo. In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scienUfla journal. Terms. $3 a year s four months, SL Sold by all newsdealer*. MUNN & Co.3610T*??' New Yorfc Branch Office. 625 F Rt.. Washington, D. C CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA ANO ASHEVILLE SHORT LIM H In effect May 21,1899. Lv Augusto... ArOreenwood. Ar Anderson. Ar Laurens., Ar Greenville.. Ar Glenn Springs.... Ar Spartanburg. Ar Salada. Ar Hendersonville. Ar AshovlUe.. Lv Asheville. Lv Fpartauburg., Lv Glonn Springs. Lv GroenvUle. Lr Laurens.-. Lv Anderson. Lv Greenwood-. Ar Au rusta. 1 20 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 8 10 pm 5 S3 pm U 03 pin 7 00 pm 3 28 am 11 45 am 10 00 am 12 01 am 1 87 pm 140 pm 6 io pm 6 50 am 1015 am 'J 00 am Lv Calhoun Falls.... Ar Raleigh... Ar Norfolk. Ar Petersburg. Ar Richmond..... Lv Augusta. Ar Allendale........... Ar Fairfax. Ar Yemassee. Ar Beaufort........... Ar Port Royal.. Ar Savannah. ArCharleeton.?... 4 10 pm 4 00 pni 7 80 pm 7 00 am 2 87 pmi. 5 10 pm ll 10am ?i ii pm 216am 7 80 am 600 am 8 15 am 9 45 am 10 50 am 1105 am 1 20 pu 3 10 pm 855 pa 4 20 pas 620 patt 685 a?' 7 Conni 780 pas Lv Charleston. Lv Port noy al. Lv Beaufort-. Lv Yemassee......:. Lv Fairfax. Lv Allendale...... Ar Augusta.. 1 40 pm l 68 pm 8 0S pm 7 28 asa 'VlOain 7 20 am 8 20 au 9 20 am 9 86 am ll 25 a ai Closo connection at Calhoun Falls for Athena Atlanta and all points on 8. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston Savannah and all points. Close connections at Greenwood for all polo ta on 3. A. L., and G. A G. Ballway, and at Spartan buri with Soathern Raliway. For any information rolatlvo to tickets, rate* . schedules etc., addtw, W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta,Go'. E. M.North,Sol. Agent. T. M. Emerson .Trafilo Manager.