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THE MANNING TIMES. MANNING, S. C. WRESTLING WITH A BUCK. The Thrilling Adventures of a iunter in South Carolina. L \~tc r.,*k Th7fs.] An extremely haudsome pair of antlers adorns the dining room chim ney piece of a cosy flat in this city, and the writer having expressed ad niration of them in the course of a recent visit the owner replied: "There is a thrilling personal experience con nected with those horns. If any truth be in the old Scotch proverb that there is death in the wound of horn of hart they came very near be ing fatal to me." Urged to tell the story, the owner of the antlers re sponded as follows: "You know I run down to South Carolina every year about Christmas; time, partly on business and partly for the sake of keeping up old asso ciations. I believe when a man once acquires a fondness for hunting he never loses it, and so whenever.I find myself in the woods my thoughts all involuntarily run to the chase. Every Charlestonian, I may say every South Carolinian, knows where Old St. Paul's is. It is not a church mind you, but a parish or a sub-division of a county! if you like. It is truly historic ground, having been the scene of more than one battle in the Revolu tion, and the seat of very active hos tilities duiing the late unpleasantness. There are parts of South Carolina where game is more abundant at present, but in days gone by St. Paul's was a famous hunting ground. Still, a few deer are left and their scarcity increases the zest of hunting them. "On two successive annual visits I had sought to bring down an old back, which, judging by the size of his track, I knew to be a veritable Titan of the deer family; but so cun ning was the old rogue that although we had as fine a pack of hounds as ever followed a deer and hunted him dilligently we never once succeeded in getting him up. The dogs would trail him to and fro and around about for hours and finally come to fault. But successive disappoiat ments increased my deshe to get at: least a shot at the coveted game, so on each recurring visit to the spot I found myself quite meebanically look ing for his tracks as I rode along the forest road. On my recent visit I found the tracks as before and promptly informed my previous con panions in the chase. We met by sunrise on a crisp December morniug at a place in the pine forest conven-' ient to the supposed lair. There were six guns and eight bounds. As we approached the rendezvous from different directions each had kept a lookout for the track, and it was my good fortune to find it less than a quarter of a mile from the place of meeting. It was scarcely two hours old. "Four of the party were' hurried off to the stands, while I elected to go into the drive with Dick, the master: of the hounds.. As soon as the dogs were put on the track they broke in to full tongue and went down into* the swamp on a brisk trot. In the stillness of the early morning the: woods resounded with their cries and no sweeter music was ever sung in hunter's ear. On they went to the~ south, clear across the swamp, at least a mile in width. Then they came to a halt, yelped for a time in an uncer-; tan sort of way, and finally made out the trail to the eastward along the edge of the swamp. A mile or a mile and a half in that direction they came to another halt, then recrossed the! swamp and turned back to- the west ward on the northern border. Half: a mile west of the point where the trail entered the drive the dogs came to fault upon a knoll of one or two acres extent in the heart of the swamp. "'The same old story !' exclaimed Dick. 'Darn me if I ever saw any thing like it. It's almost enough to make a man believe that old buck has wings and, after walking around the woods till he is tired, finally flies into his lair.' "The knoll was covered with the leafy underbrush of e.the Southern swap, and dotted with dense clumps of sweet-gum bushes. One of the largest of these grew around the foot of a huge fallen pine, which, having snaped off about eight feet above the~ ground, lay lodged upon the stump. The dogs, completely at fault, circled around that particular clump for at least twenty mintes, and Dick and I, who sat upon our horses about fifty yards distant, sup posed they had gone all through it a dozen times. 'At last, when it was clear that the dogs had lost the traih for good, I said to Dick that it was somewhat strange that they had made so many circles around that clump of bushes and spggested the propriety of riding through it. But Dick was disgusted and worn out. It was now after ten o'clock, and we had been on the trail since the sun was rising. I had hard. lv inished speaking when Beauty, a big bluish bitch, the most active trailer and swiftest runner in the pack, leaped upon the fallen pine and trot ted leisurely, somewhat despairingly, up the incline toward the stump. It is wonderful how much can be ex pressed by a simple action. Wh~en that dog reached the stump she look ed down into the bushes beneath her with a sudden interest that said as plainly as words, 'Why, here, under our very noses, is the old rascal we were about to give up.' 'At the same instant it seemed as if a whirlwind had struck the clump, and Beauty, with a wild yell, disap peared in the vortex. The buck was out of satisfactory range when he came into view with spreading antlers and snowy tail, a truly magnificent animal, and, besides, he was making straight for one of the standers. So Dick and I held our powder, and we were soon rewarded by hearing two shots in quick succession. The buck, as if by the same subtle instinct wien enabled him so long to baffle the dogs, had made for the worst shot im the party. When Dick and I charged up close on the heels of the dogs, we found this hunter in a state of high excitement. He ran to meet us, bare headed, flourishing his gun on high with hi right hand. 'I bit him! I hit him!' be exclaim ed frantically. 'Which way did he go?' asked Dick. "The question was answered by thbe dogs, which at that moment doubled back into the swamp in full cry. The course they took was slight :y westward of that by which they had come out of the swamp, and I in ferred therefrom that the buck would take his way up the swamp. There was a ridge in the heart of it, which I felt sure he would follow. This ridge could. be reached by a road which crossed the swamp two or three miles higher up, and if I could get there ahead of the buck I might bring him down after all. All of this came to me like a flash, and my horse was of' like the wind before my fel low-huntsmen had time to ask any questions. My nag was a small mare, but of good blood and endurance, sure-footed, and as fleet, almost, as the buck himself. "With her ears flattened back against her head she laid herself down to the chase till the tall pines I fairly whirled around us. On we went, up hill and down dale, over the long stretch of sandy road a flying dust cloud. There was no need to ply the spur; the intelligent little an imal knew what was expected of her and required no urging. The rum ble of her flying feet and the rushing of the wind around my ears prevent ed me from hearing aught else with certainty but I fancied that I caught the peal of the hounds from time to time and felt satisfied that they were coming up the ridge. At last we wheeled into the cross-road, but the ridge was still nearly a mile distant. Then I distinctly made out the bay ing of the swift Beauty far in advance of the rest of the pack. The buck was close to the crossing, and it was a hard race to get there ahead of him. The little mare was in a lather of sweat and her nostrils were widely distended, but she did not falter or relax her pace, and the pines whirled about us in a giddy waltz. "Ah! There is the morass that borders the ridge. But close, pro vokingly close, at hand on the left, is the baying Beauty. And now we are on the ridge, and not a moment too soon, for tbere, in a long, steady lope, with head and tail bigh in air, comes the buck. He fancies all danger is past and is taking it easy ahead of the swiftly following dog, who has dis tanced the other dogs fully a mile. His attention is given to the dog, so he does not notice us. "The mare sees him as soon as I and stops short of her own accord. t the same moment the back sees us and stretches himself in a magniti cent outburst of speed. Instead of oming directly for us, as at first, he swerves and crosses the road broad side on, about thirty yards distant. Aiming for the front of the shoulder blade I fire the right barrel. Down goes his tail, an infallible sign that he is hit, but he does not waver, and I send the charge of the left barrel at his haunches. .Aha ! His pace has al ready diminished perceptibly; he will not go far now. The thought comes to me to run him down, and the little mare and I go tearing through the underbrush. But we had not gone a undred yards before Beauty flashed past us hke a meteor, no longer run ing by scent, but leaping high over the bushes, her long ears streaming behind like two tawny bannerets. In a trice she is up with the wounded bck, has seized him by a hind leg and dragged him down. I rein in the mare, fling myself from the sad dle, throw down my gun and rush up to cat his throat. "If ever you find yourself in a sim ilar situation do not follow my exam ample, but put fresh shells in your gun and approach your buck cau tiously.. Before I could reach mine hehad shaken himself free from thel dog and regained his feet. He paid no further heed to her, but rushed at me head down. In the presence of imminent danger a man does not think, he acts. How I came to do it I am sure I do not know, unless it was a purely instinctive act; anyhow I sprang behind a tree, and the buck turned his head so quickly that his forehead struck the trunk squarely and the tips of his antlers passed on either side of it. "When I came to realize what had happened, I found myself on one side of the tree holding on for life to the antlers and the buck on the other side struggling desperately to free them. The animal was so large and power ful that the task I had undertaken taxed my strength to the utmost. Indeed, had it not been for the tree, which gently hampered the buck's movements and effectually prevented 'the sidewise lurches of his head, I do not think I could have maintained the struggle for two minutes. Beauty also gave me noble assistance by nag ging at his hind quarters and flanks. "Next to his horns a buck's most effective weapons are his fore feet, which are capable of cutting like dag gers, and with which he strikes terri ble blows. He used these so furious lv and with such good aim that I fund the greatest difficulty in avoid ing them, partly shielded though I was by the .tree. The sleeves of my hunting coat were torn into shreds, and I several times narrowly escaped a blow on the head that would have iii all probability laid me out. So uncomfortable did this incessant shower of blows make me that more than once I seriously thought of re leasing the brute and trusting to his seeking safety in flight, but I dared not risk the chance of another rush. -There was still another cause for uneasiness. My strength was fast giving out. I could not disguise the fact that I must soon give up from sheer exhaustion. And as I had left the other hunters too far behind to expect them to join me speedily even if I could have sounded my horn, my case seemed hopeless, unless, indeed, I could hold on until the rest of the hounds came up. Just as I was on the verge of despair the buck began to struggle less violently, then he suddenly became motionless, and ven turing to peer around the tree I no tied that lie had sunk down on his haunches. The battle was over. He wvas dead. "I may add that he was the biggest buck killed in St. Paul's within the memory of the oldest inhabitant."~ "Avers Hair Vig~or is an excellent pre par ti'nor the hair. I speak of it t romn expe icce. Its use promotes growth of ne w hair, and makes it glossy and solt. The Vigor is a sure cure for dandruff."-J. WV. ]3owen, , Editm. Emamlr~. MArthnr. Ohio. "A Good Custotmer of Utirs." When Rodney came into the club the other evening. one of the boys re marked: "Ah, Rod, you'rc looking pretty slick !" "Yes, I am feeling pretty slick, as you term it. My eye-teeth have come through since the last time I was around here. Oue evening not long ago, I dropped in at Brack's to get a few bowls; and while I was sitting at a table drinking, Brack, after shaking hands with several convivial friends and bidding them good-bye, chanced to come near my table. The old fel low that was waiting on me-the one we call Bismarck-thought to pay me a high compliment by giving we an introduction to his master, and turn ing to Brack said: "'This is Mr. Rodney, a good custo mer of ours.' "Brack sat down and ordered the drinks. He was exceedingly jestful, and laughed immoderately at some little pleasantry uttered by himself, and I attempted to be of good cheer, but if I smiled at all it must have been in a constrained way, for certain words lay with shudder-inspiring clamminess on my mind: "'Mr. Rodney is a good custc mer of ours. "Many a time had I sat at that ta ble, studying the faces of the clamor ous crowd about me, and many an ill spent dollar had I left there, but nev er before had it struck me that I had been picked out as a 'good customer of ours.' I went out with the words still ringing in my ears, and medita tively strolled along Michigan avenue. Hundreds of resplendent equipages whirled past. A man gaily waved his hand at me. He was driving a han'some span of horses. I recog nized Brack. 'A good customer of ours.' Good customers of ours had provided him with that striking turn out. But where was my team? "I went home. My wife was cook ing supper. We could not afford to keep a girl. My wife had said so, and I had agreed with her. She had often declared that I was working too hard, and that it was no more than right that she should attempt to .cut down expenses. I had agreed to all this, for I knew that I did work hard, and I prided myself that I had never been intoxicated, and yet-I was 'a ood customer of ours.' We sat down to supper. My wife-and how she did look-sat with her arms resting on the table. 'Aren't you going to eat anything?' I asked. "'Not now' she answered, 'I'm so tired that I haven't any appetite." "'Mr. Rodney is a good customer of ours,' the tea kettle hummed, and a cat purring at the leg of my chair, seemed to repeat the words. A chill crept over me. "'What have you learned at school to-day?' I asked my little daughter. "'I didn't go to school to-day,' she answered. "'Why?' "My wife looked up wearily and said: 'Her shoes are worn out. She'll bve to wait until we can get her a new pair.' "Great God ! 'A good customer of ours' ' "I went into the sitting room and~ lay on the sofa. A troop of reproach ful thoughts skurried through my brain. And then, old, villainous hu man nature tried to soothe me: 'You were never drunk,' it said, 'you have always been kind to your family. You drink of an evening when your work is done, but you need some sort of recreation. You spend, money, it is true, but why does a man care to live if he cannot enjoy himself occasion ally.' Ah, how easy it would have' been to yield, but truth, in a sad tone of reproval, waved aside the tempt ing scoundrel and said: 'The money you spend for beer wvould make your home a rest-inspiring and happy place. You say that you must have recrea tion ? What recreat ion has your wife ?I Whose good customer is she ?' "My wife came into the room and sat down near me. "'Are you very tired ?' she asked, in a voice lowv and sweet with sympa thys music. "'No !' I could not help but exclaim, 'I am not tired, but a good customer of-I mean that I am a brute.' "'Why, what do you mean ?' she asked in surprise. "'I mean exactly what I say-that I am simply a brute. I have wvasted many a dollar that I should have brought home; my selfishness has kept you hard at work when you should have been reading some entertaining book. In truth, I am a good custom er at a beer hall an:1 you are a slave.' "'Oh, don't say that, dear,' she im plored, gently smoothing back my hair. 'I am sure that your position demands the spending of some mon ey. You must not be made to appear selfish.' "'Oh, no,' I replied bitterly, 'I must throw money away-I must be a thoughtless brute at home so that I may not appear thoughtfully seltish among my town associates. We'll not discuss it, but we shall see.' "We bave seen," Rodney continued after a short pause. "We have seen a girl in the kitchen; we have seen my danghter, bright and well clothed, going to school-have seen my wife rested and cheerful, and especially have we seen that I am no longer 'a good customers of ours.'" Some of the herbs in Hall's IHir Renewer, that wonderful preparation for re-stormng the color and thickening the growth of the hair, grow plentifully in New England. When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Mfiss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. Williamsburg News. ( Kijsr 1ncond, April 1.] The governor has appointed J. V. Widhamn a trial justice at Greeley ville in this county. Henry Nesmith and Fowvler Press ley, two colored men, were drowned in Wilson's Lake, Mingo swamp, on the 26th uit. Tfhe governr has appointed Drs. S. W. Gamble, 1). C. Scott, and T. B. Hinams , a board of examiining phy sicins for this countyv. The State superintendent of edu cation has alppoinited T. M. Gilland and M. J. Hirsch the board of school eaine for this conntv. VARIETY SPICE OF_ LIFE. Why is it that the tendeney of all the great commercial establisinments of the country is to VARIETY ? Is it not because experience has proveni the wisdom of the plan ? The advantages of both buyeir and seller are plain. To the merchant, be cause, whatever the condition of trade. having a varied and extensive stock. lie is able to do some busim. ss. When a salesman is not selling a suit of clothes or a pair of shoes. he can be selling a hat, a d(ress pattern, or some other article. To the customer, vhose time is often limited, because he can' find what lie wants at one place!. without having to look the town over for it. . And >ecause the variety and extent of the stock enables the merchant to SELL AT SI-IORTER PROFITS than if he dealt in one line exclusively. The salesmen who have charge of the separate departments of our store, and who are familiar with the wants of the trade, have assisted in the selection of each line, and we are confident that we can show you a larger, more varied, and better selected stock of goods than has ever been displayed in the town of Manning. Our ES OOD AND ILLINER EPARTMEN RES OOD AND ILLINER EPARTMEN RES OOD AND ILLINER W E EPARTMEN RES OOD AND ILLINER EPARTMEN RES OOD AND M ILLINER U EPARTMEN will be complete in every line. We have given unusual care to the selection of this stock, and we can assure our lady friends that it will be to their interest to examine our stock before purchasing. We have Cashmeres, Ginghams, Satines, Batiste, Chal lies, Lawns, Muslins, Embroidered Suitings, Outings, and all the latest novelties and shades in the Dry Goods line. Also an elegant line of trimmed and untrimmed Ladies' Hats, which are of the very latest styles. Embroideries, Edgings, Flouneings, nd Laces of every design. Our SHOE DEPARTMENT is filled with a larger and more varied stock than ever kept by us before, embracing all styles and prices, from the cheapest bro an to the finest hand-sewed calf and kangaroo shoes. A ladies' shoe for $1.50 with a guarantee, also a magnificent line of pring heel children's shoes. Our success with CLOTHI NG& GENTS FURNISHING GOODS the past season. has encouragced us to give special attention to this line. Having had many years of experience in the clothing business, we feel sure our efforts to please our customers will meet with success. All we ask is an examination of our stock be fore purc asing, and if we do not convince you of the justice of our claims, we will think it no hardship if you d us. Remember our motto ever has been, is now. and ever shall be, "Never to be undersold MOSES LEVI, Manning, S. C. LEA DER AND CONTROLLER OF LOW PRICES. Notice of Corporation. - toTC of DOEREBYCANSAVN NOAT the books of subscription to the capi- IEI EEYGVNTA THE YOUNGCMEN'S BUILDING AND L.OAN ASCIA---O TION OF MANNING, S. C.,YO will be opened at the Manning Times Office, n Manning, Clarendon county, South Car olina, on Tuesday, March 24, 1891. at 10 t'coc inuthoradrrmenont of the rsindNO BoardI of Corporators, in accordance -,ith ission issued to uso th e eeenth da of BY PURCH-AsING YOUR GOODs OF March, 1891, by Hon. James E. Tindal, Sec retry of State. haebenmdeo ac hrebht tieN,T? DURANT & BELITZER, Fifteen payments of one dollar each will d a the aced profits on eeach share shareholder will with his subscription pay ereivi'ed aslayoment in fl rtwhe i They have all you could wish in low priced, medium, and expensive goods. fitteen payments. The association will wind SpArl,19. A. NETTLEV: Flower Pos ieSadand Refrigerators. JOSEPH SPROTT, .1 n., Board of Corporatcrs. Call and examine their goods and be convinced. Manning, ARDWAR E! W H AT 15 T HIS? -IT IS TW - Agricultural implements, guns, pistols, cutlery, Dupont's powder, sporting goods a specialty. Paints, (regal bran d) oils, varnishes, aind brushes. Agents for FrtCls untr tr Garlanid Stoves and Raniges, Studebaker wagons and road carts, buggies, photons, surries, and carriages. The, largest assortment of harness in the city. Iroa pipe, pumps,. mill supplies, hubs, rinas; ma spokes. Tinware, woodenware, r abber and leather belting. We flatter ourselves (1 ATTT R that the above lines are complete in every particnlar. and we would ask before buying I.~ that you call and examine the stock of GiA IL LA RD & L E N01R, tntngiet orUDRAIGDPTETbthihtadayRPI 0. L. VI ETT TMEILETLIE O - -~~MANUFACTURER OF- fie ru' hrFco3 ~he'Rvr 1In Marble anc. Granite. IAI HSIAEMRAEO OAH MAGNOLIA~ CEME~TR Av ENUE, IDSOVDBNNTAEO OA IARI'! A\ LESTPo-Vi, n Deaer Firt -AENsFriue-tr -O-Q TinwareSIRESRL&STHADL.R. The32 best tstoi~ lst. ~a ck ofFRNIEevroerdiMang.Geusacl. t tentionz~ IF. IA givnNIG toorUDRAIGDPRMN ohngAS a ITnd ay INGedonuwith eatnes and dspatchzCall o)us atold stnd of . Lev policiesJo.N s. H a MstroN.ifravelinginAgent. pan',of ~wYoi~.Pati5~kii~g ~ ampoad fice, Brw' .hr;Fcoy A shlurnRiver, can get ~c a~ra m m erofrns.u' HIGH RADEFERTIIZER , 31 RIATEOF P TASH I~vTAT')N ('IAR EST N, cACIDFO P Ros HES , NITR TES, SoDA . TDISEo)DED BoNE VV crds an al kids f tnefany, olar t wil "in Go r loods SpecialLevi'sonManning; a ndtm erpritingCars prsoffipte ad wo le rksho seiieFrinad Soe n ag~"e o l~ th anigTme o ofc. oe.piesDmstcC emi &c Sioces rovisio ntrDealers. and host woik. - r913 nEs Beary o-MC H AR LEST ON S. C. The Whiskey DeiI. According to the offici-l report of the commissioner of internal revenue, recently presented to congress, the to tal production of distilled spirits for the fiscal year ended June '30, 1890. was 109,275,928 gallons; the total production for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1881), was 89,358,510 gallons, making an increase of 19,917,418 gal lons. As a Christian minister, I oppose drink because it opposes me. The work I try to do, it undoes. My charge against it is single and simple. It is an obstacle to the spread of the gospel. Nay, it is an enemy which assails the gospel, and whose com plete success would drive the gospel from the earth. There is not a sin ner on the face of the earth so un likely to be savingly affected by the influences of the gospel as the habit ual drunkard. The salvation of a thorough drunkard is one of the mightiest miracles of Alnighty grace. -BIsimtp F'os. Ought not the following calcula tions to make us ashamed of ourselves. With the money spent on drink in Great Britian there could b main tained 600,000 missionaries at ?250 a year, 500,000 schoolmasters at ?100, 5,000 churches at .2,000, 5,000 schools at ?800. It would give to the world 200,000,000 shilling bibles, 500,000,000 tracts at four shillings a hundred, would give 100,000 widows X20 a year, and 200,000 poor families ?10 a year. Which do we value most-our glasses or our bibles ? B|elfast W1itnzess. A Fort Worth (Texas) minister has drawn the ridicule of the papers of that city by refusing the five-hundred dollar contribution of a saloon-keeper toward the payment of his church debt. He declared that his "church should never be free from debt if it3 obligations had to paid with the mon ey of a saloon-keeper." His action is characterized as "bigotry, supercil liousness," etc. The Christian Courier, however, replies: "If the saloon-keep ers and the papers that bask in their favor think such preachers scarce, they may as well undeceive them selves: There are hundreds of them to whom five hundred dollars would seem a great sum who would not recognize the saloon business nor place themselves under obligations to it for its ill-gotten posessions." There is great need of a revival of old-fashioned temperance. The an tique in other things has become fash ionable; old-fashioned houses are in great demand, and old-fashioned fur niture is much sought. for. Old-fash ioned temperance laid great stress upon individual appeal for total ab stinence. One by one the pioneer temperance army was recruited as i pledged total abstainers. These pledged recruits were obtained in large numbers in meetings held ~in churches, halls, school houses, and lodge rooms, wherein the reason for total abstinence was given by a care ful and thorough analysis of the evil nature and effects of strong drink itself. In this respect the old fash ioned temperance meetings were a most helpful school of education to multitudes by whom they were at tended. Let them be revived.- Temn perance AJdeveale1. A IRoman Catholic Bishop writing to a secular journal joins in the con demnation of the dram-shop in this forcible strain: "Th le drink demon lies at the bottom in every effort of social regeneration, mocking at the philanthropist and the religionist alike. You may spend hundreds of' thousands of pounds for refuges, shelters, and colonies, but if we plant a drink shop in the midst of every forty famnilies, refuges, shelters, and colonies will be needed for many a generation to come. To say nothing of Catholic children in work-houses, I have actually over 1,300 children in industrial schools and homes here and in Canada, and I am looking anxiously to the time when this num ber will diminish and disappear; but there is no hope of closing such in stitutions so long as that corrupter and destroyer, the drink-shop, is sys tematically established within the sight and hearing of almost every poor man's house, while perhaps the poor man's house is unfit for a hu man habitation." F YoUi 2RA CK ACJH ES Or YOU are all worn out. reaty good for nothing it is genieral debility. Trry BIowISY I RON JiITTERS. It will cure you, and give a good appetite. Sold br all dealers in medicine. ( From tire Indianappolis Jou~rnl ] A Tragedy in High Lire. "You say you love my daughter?" The two men who stood facing each other at the moment wvhen this brief conversation occurred were ex cellent specimens of American citizen zenship. The wealthy banker, Peter E. Got rox, portly, suave, and well groomfed, and Jeroilom on Harkinson, the inventor, poor as yet in this world's goods, but bearing on his thoughtful brow the promise of great achievements ''Harkinson," said the banker, "I was poor once myself. I respect a man none the less on account of his ack of money, but I cannot throw my only daughter away on a man of no linancial standing. You are an in ventor. If, within three months, you shall have invented a machine, appli ance, or what not that is worth $50, 000, Gladys shall be yours. I would gladly give you more time, but my wife is insisting every day upon my buying Gladys a prince." For ninety weary days and an equal number of sleepless nights Jerolo mon Harkinson toiled until the pro duct of hi. genius stood complete-a tiying machine that positiv-ely would lv. Then he invited the banker to be his guest on thme initial journey of the "Aerial Queen." Floating over the city at an eleva tion of 1,000 feet the two men, the man of money and the man of genius, clasped hands. For a moment not a word was spoken. Then the capital ist broke the silence: yM boy," said he, "fame is yours. And fortune." "And Gladvs?" "Yes. But it is growing late. Let u decenffd." The inventllor gasp~ed and turned white. "l1-I'm dinged," he said, in broken tones, ''if I didn't forget :dl about that part of it. There is no dlescending at attacoment to the dod-dasted ma chinelI"