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BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. G, NOVEMBER 19,1891. ' s r y r . Alliance Department. Adopted as the County Organ by the Coun ty Alliance July 5th, 1889. M. J, PATE, Associate Editor, To whom all Communications on Alliance Matters should be addressed. fCtS F. CARROLL, Jr. Attorney-at-Law, BAMBERG, S.C. Office over H. C. Folk & Co.’s store mar 40-t Oro. W. Croft, Aiken, 8. C. JVB. HurckhaLtkh, Barnwell, S. C. tmfrtrturcmffier, A-TTORNRYH ATL.A.W ^ BARNWELL C. II., S. C. » . Will practice In all the Corn** of this State and in the United States Courts. ) Mr. Croft will attend the Courts of Barnwell County and all matters of im portance will receive the personal at tention of each member of the lirqu •nay 29-tf - , T. B. ELUS, Jr., Surveyor end Civil Engineer. Special attention given to the computation of water-powvr*, teveiing and drainage. A pratal card addreseed to me at Martins, A Cm Will receive prompt attention, oct 01 90-1 vr OBesra ef the Ceaaty AUlsaee. W. H. Buncnm president. ^ # 1* B. Toole, Vice President. W. 8. Bamberg, Secretary. A. F. Free, Treasurer. W. G Britton, Chaplain. Geo. H. Kirkland, Lecturer atfSL OrganiEcr. W. A. AIL Steward or Assistant Lecturer. W. K. Saaler, Door Keeper. R. K. Harley, Assistant Door Keeper. 1) W. Bodiford, Scrgcant-at Arms. F. H. Creech, Business Agent. • a Executive Committee—C. B. Free, W. W. Dowling, J. M. Ulmer, W. A. All. Committee On Good of the Order—J. C. Mc Millan, C. M. Edcnfleld, W. T. Care, J. K Snclllng, E. B. Guess. oct 01 9Q ^P r « pr< IJ. L. Harley, DENTAL SURGEON' BARN 'VKI.L, S. C. Offers his professions! services to the citizen* of Rsrnwell snd the surround ing country. •Will devote Mondays, Tuesuiays and Wednesdays to oflice prs»*tU*e and Thnrsdavs, Fridays and Haturdays to calls in neighboring towns and the country. ReferencesThe Faculty of the Dental Itepertment of the University of Msrvland. OFFICE ON MAIN hTREET, East of the I’oat Oflice. deeply DO YOU WISH TO BE BOSS - ■' or Trrtm— OWN GIN HOUSE? The Wife's Farm. At Its recent annual meeting the State Agricultural Society of Georgia* in formal resolution unanimous’)' adop ted, recommended and urged upon every farmer of that State the setting aside of from five to ten acres of land around the homestead, said acreage to be known as *‘Thc Wife’s Farm,” to be devoted exclusively ho the culture, on the intensive nlan, of grain, grass es, vegetables, poultry, pigs, etc., and that an hour or two each morning shall be devoted by the farmer and his force to cultivate thl« “farm.” The Idea of | the society was to make each farmer { self-sustaining and Independent. Oar Pita or Something Better. I There is one glaring, monstrous fact, 'that the people will not fail to fully j realize, and that is, that in all rbe ; asaai'lts that the opposition make ’ against the sub treasury plan, scheme j or proposition, it has not presented one single line for the relief of the people. They condemn the sub-treas- ' ury, but offer nothing in Its stead. The Alliance asks for the adoption of ; the sub-treasury plan or some other have been in when the outlook was even worse than pow. We have all fulled through somehow and can do it again. * Our people niuet stand together, the strong helping the weak and all deal ing honestly and considerately with each other. This Is the worst of all the years for fighting or taking unfair ad vantages of each other. In prosperoua times such things injure only those im mediately concerned, but in a year like this their influence for evil Is far reach ing. 1 ■ . ■ . if debtors will pay every dollar they can ;~if creditors w-lll he as lentawt as they can; if we will all remember that we Are all in the same boat and must help puli each other through, we will get through all right, despite low prices and shgjjUtc^^— -itisTlitBhltwfy df aTf countries that prosperity moves in waves, rising and falling. *We have had in the South sev eral good years. We will have others in the future.*- The present conditions arc likely to bring good results- They will foi^ee our peoide to live more at home, w> plant for food and cut down the cotton area, and that is the key to pro-parity. ———— Nobody in this world can esca trouble and no place is free from it. We are compelled to take It as it comes. Let us make the best of it and get from it the basis of future happiness. Greenville News. doad; IN VAIN I 8IARCH. , lb fata I search like one dtstranght. My lioutw from floor to floor. Till I am by th« neighbors thought As one whoee mind give* o'er. Vein search, for she Is dead—is 8he will return no more. . Alas! forever lost and fled, . And open still the door. I *&irt when rings the bell—I owtl • 1 hope to And her near. Glad autumn days, when you are gone. Oh, (Jodi whou she wa* here. That soul has ta’en its upward flight, I still below must keep; , To stars that glitter in the night I stret eh my arms nud weep. Prerscd "gainst the window, 1 repass Which sung—1 have uo more. —Victor Hugo RAID TAN ITU’S LOVE. Irbys Impressions Senator J. L. M. Irby said last week to a Greenville News reporter: “There is not on« of the democratic candidates more objectionable to the Farmers’ Alliance than Cleveland on account of his views on the silver I I question, but I am confident he will be 1 nominated, and when he is f believe ! the alliancemen of South Carolina will j fall Into line and support him almost to , a man. There may he a few like Keltt who will not vote for him, but they j will never amount to much. “The Farmers’ Alliancemen of this State are democrats and they may be i relied upon to vote for the democratic nominee, if it is the devil. “They believe in the sob-treasury and will do all they can to have It cm- j bodied In the platform of the national 1 democracy, but If It ia not that will ! iii in M " n.i‘u Tirana, whi Of thb great Kitfg Toi Katubua, dwelt in Viti Leva, which some call Fiji. He was in stature like to the tree mhaku, and a light shone in iris young eyes, so that his presence could bo known at night His canoe apod with the wind; his dancing in the wnr dance bronght forth a great tbont from the people; his arm broke apart the strongest breakers, and men called him the “King’s Arrow." Now when the meke was ended that they had danced on the eighteenth birth day of Ratn Tanito, Katubua called hta son to liiut and said: *‘My son, alivll my line end with your Rntu Tanito answered, “Not so, my proposition that la as good, for the people must have relief, and that ypeed- . _ lly; this Is a fart that will be realised | no * •tfeel their support of the by all the people. The power of con- . traction has done iu terrible wofk, "’b*n by a bystander, an eu- and tha people are groaning under the ! TlllnianUe, whether those oppression, and they must hare relief. ! who supported Ha.-kell last year would THEN* BUY THE Therefore, If the sub-treasury plan will not meet the emergency, gentle men of the opposition, present some other plan that will be equally aa good In meeting ths noce-sltles of the peo ple. He assured the Alliance will hold on to the aubtreasury plan until some other plan as good or better Is present- The Income Tax. So far very little has been said re gardlugTbc Income tax demanded by the Alliance, yet It Is a* demand that, sooner or later, must be enacted Into law*. There are men In the United States who** )early im-otoe amounts to millions, yet tliey pay very little tax. ] M'byf simply because the hulk of Seed Cotton Elevator. ^ majority of the aecurities are nontax- Thomas Steam Press AXD- <H la the most perfect system In i»«e. Unloading cotton from wagons, clean ing and delivering it Into g'.naor -tails. Uotton does not passthrough Fan and Frees, requires mi pulleys nor belts. It aaves time and money ) I able, ami by shrewd manipulation these nun manage to keep from pay ing taxes on what Is taxable under the law. To reach this elavs of men the system of incoir.e tax was devistd. There Is no reason why It w ill not work sutcersiully. By stanmlng nofera, aecurities. bonds, mortgages, etc., and rendering an> security not so I stamped null and void, ibe fixed In- _ . » r* ci. a* come o'the holder could he easily a»- tngines 2nd Boiler, Oidti0n*iry j (‘ertained. It Is a ootmi. ti and not altogether untrue sa) iug, that the richer men grow, the less taxes they pay. This state of aftaira ha* the ten dency to make the rich richer, the poor poorer, and to centralize the wealth to escape taxation and control the labor of the poorer class. The farming com munity ovrn 20 per cent, of the wealth s* * r\ TI | and pay 80 per cent, of the taxes direct, LrlHS 5 L/Otton 1 r6SS6S. ftn d a great portion of the remainder indirectly, since all taxes levied upon Talbott & Sons’ and Portable. Old Do minion Com Mills t\2$ to $$00. Talbott s Saw Mills, Improved Friction and Rope Feed #200 to #f00. LuttiQius and Van » inkle cot- toa ' •' & ■ We offer Saw Mill men and Ginners the moat complete outflta iu the State, ami at bottom prices. 0 v. e. am am, GICNTCUAI. AGKNT, COLUMBIA, S.C. The Tallrntt Erfginc la the best. apr 16 tf SPECIAL slJMMer sale. One Thousand Superb New Pianos and Organs, from best makers only, to be sold during August, September and October, 1801, at Spot Cash Prices, with payment November loth next. No In terest. See These Bargains. \ Beautiful Upright Plano only #225.* Superb Cabinet Grand Plano only $250. Fine Parlor Organ only $50. Rich Parlor Organ only $65. ? . Superb Mirror Top Organ only $75. H. W. TRUMP, l COLUMBIA, S.C. ROBT. C. MIXSON, SURVEYOR m ENGINEER, ILiCX ILLE, s. C. lattentioii given to Land Scr ipt attention to all ktiai fee my care. merchandise rnnaiiccs the n consumer, to ihat extent. The placing of a ttx upon the Incomes derived from Interest, the interest rate being fixed by statute, would relieve the farmers of a great portion of the burden they are bearing, it would also tend to check the rapid accumulation of money In its various forms, and cause it to be expended in improvements, which would bear a much lighter tax than at present. There is much room for thought In the idea of a tax on incomes. It is a meas ure in which the whole country is in terested, and Involves a step which should not be taken without due delib eration.—Industrial Union. —*——-— Blue Times. The outlook for the cotton States is not cheerful just now. There is no doubt that many farmers—probably a large majority of them—are selling their cotton for less than it cost to make. The crop is not an abundant one to the acreage anywhere. Those who can hold cotton are doing it with the hope of better prices. Business men are suffering because they cannot collect what is due them and sales are slow. . _ - * It is better to look the situation in the face. We must also look in tbe face the fact that we can not hope for any help or relief except such as we can secure for ourselves. There is much talk of the condition of the coun try being improved by legislation, but that is in the future. It can not do anything for us this year. Some of the proposed schemes may hurt us b making capital more timid than already is and money scarcer. Croaking, complaining and kicking will not do any good. Neither will moving around. One of the first things the average man ibioU of when his affairs fail to prosper is getting aw*ay from where he is and trying some new place. The truth Is all sections and localities are about alike. All of them have their good times and their bad, their advantages and disadvanta ges. . Tbe thing for brave and manly men of all positions to do in the face of mis fortune Is to strengthen their hearts to meat it. None of ns will starve to death and none ef us who are honest need to go to Jail. There are "better mu*-* la the future aa there have hems in the past. Most ef n# who look back be allowed to vote in the next year, Senator Irby said that being | chairman of ths Mtate executive com mittee he must decline to express an opinion on that question “at this time,” lie said that those who voted for Has kell last year were “disorganis'd dem ocrats.’* and at the next meeting of the executive committee, which lie would call about January l* 1 * they would dc* i , fide whether swdi “dHK‘rgan!zed dem- j ocrats” were Included In the definition “all known democrats” laid' down by ! j tbe constitution oi the democratic party of South Carolina. Senator Irby said when a»ked about ’ the outlook In Htate politic* next year, j ; that Tillman has made an excellent j Governor and was entitled to a reelec- tlon and that It did not appear that he would have any trouble in getting It. Referring back to tbe celebrated “March eouveutlon” Senator Irby »atd It w as uboolutely essential to TUInian’t , election and that Tillman would never have madd ilie race without that nomi nation, for, if he had, it would have 1 justified all those accusations that he : only “wanted oflice.” Senator Irby said most emphstloslly ! that he did not believe that the farmers of South Carolina endorsed in the Iqpct ! tbe talk of bolUng and third (Mirty so freely indulged iu by Folk and Keltt. * —— The State Exchange will be moved to Columbia the first of January next. The Supreme Connell of the Nation al Farmers* Alliance is In session this week at Indianapolis.' The financial condition of the country will be the principal topic uuder discussion. The Progressive Farmer. President Polk’s paper, says that the Alliance has made good progress in gaining membership during the past year in every State except South Carolina, In which accessions and withdrawals have been about even. father, for I will marry." Thou the king said: “Ratn Tanito, choose a wife, observing these three re quirements—First, that sbs be yonng; second, that she be strong, and third, that she l*> obedient." ••My father," replied the yonng roan, “is it not also » requirement that aho be bra«iUfnli“ . The king answered, “Obedience is beauty." “Tui Viti," said Rain Tanito, “I have choree a wife. She is yonng for she was born on the day when I first stood erect. ; fur she can abide the grasp wit hunt flinching. She ie she boa honored her pa rests, boenttfol as the day and night. Wjten I Me her toy basin la which the springs up and fall back in tumult." i on ti ia stn iv hat he king, youth re- Levu. and ts king." loveiT the of u obedient for Aad she is lovely as ths heart is ns a large botl “Who is the raokknr said I “Her name is F.kesa.’' t'e* Hied. “She dwells in Vanoa is the daughter of Bavenska. I “Hare yon gsdran W her of king asked. ••No," said Ratu Tanito. “Go and speak w her parent*,’* said tb Toi Katatraa having thus mmmnaded, Ratu Tanito departed by night in hU canoe to Vans* Lern. And on a day he returned und hi* brow was clear, and he came befure the king and said, “Toi Viti, I have performed your Commands and hare spoken with the maiden Kkesa concerning her parents." Tb* kui,{ received tbe words Tanito, and looking on his a •'Abide now with me and at tl i the seven days go again to the IU1 > Im ier co mu f Ratn 0 said, | t end of maiden ! Sttte Lecturer Jeffries and the seven District Lecturers met in Columbia last week, and reviewed the past year’s work. The State Lecturer was much pleased with the results of the work and renewed effoits for thorough or ganization will be made next spring and summer. Oak Hill jqph^Alllanco of Chester County offered a prize last spring to the member who would make the most corn to the acre. Nine farmers entered the contest, each agreeing to give a bushel to tbe winner. The prize was taken by Mr. N. J. Colvin, who made 48j bushels on his exfierlmental acre, which cost him 15 cents a bu.hel while the balance of his corn crop co*t 45 cents per bushel. grip has reappeared in New l The York. Fifteen thousand people attended the 8’ate Fair last week in spite of the hard times. , The Sun says that the on’r house In Charleston which remains showing In its unrepaired condition the effects of the earthquake years ago, is one on the'' north side of Beaufain street near King. At a meeting of the Confederate Veterans Association of South Carolina in Columbia laFt week Gen. Johnson Ilagood was appointed a committee of one to secure in Barnwell County the organization of a county association of Confederate Veterans. At the second primary election held in Hampton County to nominate a enn^ dtdate for appointment by the Gover nor to fill the unexpired term of the late Sheriff tbe vote as counted stood, A. M. Ruth, 4J>5, F H. McTeer, 470. There were charges and counter ehar- ges of irregularities and Illegal voting, but tbe Executive Committee refused “to go behind the returns.” The Mason Cottoir Picker was tested at the Augusta Exposition last Thurs day. The frost bad killed the cotton sulks and the bolls had been open about tw6 month*. Tbe roeehine picked 380 pounds an hour, or 8600 for an ordinary working day. The eotioo that it and speak with her concerning war and combats with the sharks." And Ratn Tanito did as h« was commanded and returned with a clear brow and said. “My father. 1 Imre done according to your cot a mauds." And again the king commanded him to abide for seven days, and returning to the maiden to speak with her con cerning tho gods. And it was done os be commanded. ‘ Then said Tni' Katulma, "Go now. my son, and speak with the mnideu concerning tbe government of men.* And Ratu Truxito departed and came to Vanua Levu. But when be returned thence his brow | was clouded sad his eyes were wngry, I and as he reached Ida father's presence i he stepped with a firm step. “So now, 1 my son,” said the king, “yonr canoe has met with a mischance and has been dashed against a rock." “N^ot so," the young man replied; “my canoe is wife, oh, father." “1 grieve, oh. my aon," said the fa ther, “that your safe departure has been opposed by the king of Vanua Levu, and that he has sought to make you a prisoner, for our vengeance will fall heavily on his people." “Savenaka, king of Vanua Levu, has nowise impeded my departure from his island,” said the youth, “nor has he known of ray presence there.” “And yet anger sits above your eyes," said the old king. Then Ratn Tanito composed his fea tures and said to his father: “Forget, ray father, that I have given way to an other because of a trifle. Ekesa, the maiden of whom I spoke, has said a fool ish thing, and, recollecting it, my spirit was disturbed." “And what said the maiden?" “Truly, she is of opinion that women are of equal spirit and understanding with men, and should divide the govern ment of human affairs with them. 1 think such were her words, but of a ver ity I heard not certainly, being much provoked, and having driven my foot against a root as we walked. “Then you have quarreled with the maiden?” said Tui Katubua. “No," said Ratu tanito, “I nm not a woman. I forbore to answer her, and after she had spoken for a time and had sworn she would marry no man who held himself her superior, I left her.” Then said Tui Katubua. “Go now, my son, and take war canoes, and fetch Ekesa before me." “The king commands,” said Ratu Tanito. “But. father, 1 no-longer wish to marry tbe girl; and the gods forbid that she should come to harm at my bandar “No harm shall come to her,” said Katubua. “Do you as 1 command." Accordingly, Rato Tanito took war canoes and went to Vanua Levu aad bosv away Ekn* by force, log to Viri Lrro Im bis father, w^» sat m this array about her, as though to judge her. Ekesa's eye flashed and she looked defiantly at King Katubua. “Mighty monarch," she cried, "do not fear me; do not surround yourself with yorr chiefs. I mean yon no harm, and indeed have come hero against my will, being bronght a prisoner by this youth, one of your people. Set me free aud chastise hiin, and my father, Savenoka, will thank yOw^nd be your brother." “ItUmy son. Rat n Tanito, who brings . you here,’* said Katubua. “Are yon Ratu Tanito?" cried the princess, turning to the young man. And she exclaimed with double force, “Then yon are the great traitorl" assured. No harm shall befall you. Yet it has come to our ears that in Vanna Levu the women are the equal of the men, and as this seems a strange thing to ua, we have desired to see it tested, and especially to inqnire whether tbe women of Vanua Levu are the equals of tiie men in Viti Levu. For that reason we have tent to bring you here. And we will projiose to yon three tests which, if yon answer rightly and justly, you shall deifort home iu safety and we will offer you gifts; and, moreover, yon shall lead my son home with you to be yonr slave as i reparation for tbe wrong done you. This l swear to you. snd he •hall compete with you in the testa." Whereat the princess cried out. , “He is ignorant what they are to be," said the king. “ Tis a fair match. Be hold, he is us mnch surprised as you are." “And if—4f I loner said Ekesa. “Yon shall marry him," said tbe king. Then the king said. “Princess, are you ready for the first test?’ “Dot." said Kkesa, “I have not yet ac cepted your conditions." “Ratn Tanito," said the king, “behold your wife!" j t “Nayf cried tbe princees. “I am in yonr power. Propose to me your testa and let, yonr sou prepare for a life of slavery." Katubna thereupon caused two tur tle’s eggs to he laid before the princess and said: “Malden, of these two eggs which will bring forth a malo turtle and which a female? This is tbs Amt test • that we propuss to you." At this the prtneess crossed her arms upon her breast and laughed scornfully. t 1 “This is a test of folly, not of wisdom.” j /m» said. “Not all ths men ia lbs work) 1 ’ could declare of whioh of those two eggs • should he bora a male turtle sad which | a female." Bet Ratu Tanito stepped forward ; quickly and took the sftgs into his hand ' and crushed them. “Of neither," he mid. Then Katubua sal J, “Maiden, though In truth tbe questkio seems idle, yet ths : youth is right, for a men most know ' when to act.” Next there were brought forth two bowls, each covered with a mat of eroveo i gnus. And Katubua mid: "This is tbe second test. Of these two bowls choose that which is full of water.” Ekesa trembled, but quickly stretched ' out her hand and laid it mi the nearest I bowl, saying, “This is it" “Chouse you, now,” said ths king to Ratu Tanito. But Ratu Tanito crossed his arms upon his breast and said, “Not so; for who should say that both bowls are not emptyr Then ths king drew away the mats of woven grass and both bowb were empty. “Maiden," mid Katuboa, ••tbs youth is right, for a man should know when to •peak." Then Ekesa bit her Up and said, “You Joggle with me." “Yet," said Katubua, “ths youth has detected our jugglery. But here is the third test and perhaps you will still win him foraslare. Which loves a^chfld better, his father or she who bore him?" Ekesa s eyes flushed and she drew her self up. “Of a truth, she who bore him,7 she cried. Ratn Tnnito turned and looked upon the girl, snd slowly there came into his flashing eyes a tender light, but he did uot speak. At this Ekesa called to tho king, “Tui Viti, he does not speak!" *And he is right," said the king. “For a man should know when to lie silent." Then Ekesa stamped her foot and cried aloud in bitterness: “It was a trap! You have warned him what answers he should make and have plotted between you to shame me! Shame rather on you, Tui Katubnal"^— Ratu Tanito strode to her side and caught her by the wrist aud said: “Go back*to yonr people. ’ 1 will none of j'on. Yon have dishonored my father. Go back to your people. Make a way there for the princess,” he shouted to the crowd. “Make a canoe ready and set her on the shores of Vanna Levu." T ' But Ekesa’s eyes fell and she did not move; only stood in her place trembling. Then Katubna said. “Ekesa, igytTaugh- ter, the Philosopher Raveniza has asked, ‘When should a woman disobey her bnse- band?” And Ekesa lifted her tearful eyes and answered, “Never, oh, my father, save when he bids her leave him.” And of the union of Ekesa and Ratn Tnnito was boro the great King Ratu Cakan, whom men called the Seat of Justice, and also Toni vain, tbe Root of War.—Chicago Globe. WHERC 18 HEAVEN! “What is HeavsnT" ^ „ "CklM. how can f tell Gf ths beauty that real* un ‘the city of (b*ir Mine cym have nut soen it. my feet have not trod lUtgoULm paved street* set with Jewels whose worth “ _ Outshine and outvalue ihe jewel* of earth. And what t» Heaven? i know only this*. Tk the birthplace of ttluryt the eaeence of bliss." ' t- -Whore is Heaven?" , “I3»car. hnw dp I know? We pruxo into space through the blue throbbing air, Bun crowned and *tar gemmed, and we say. ‘it b* there.' Above, and beyond us, more high and more God's palnrc. whose floor is our beautiful sky. And where is !leaven? I know only ihis; Tis the bopfcof all whereverlt t*.^ —Rone HonwriclTThnrpe hi New York Observer. THE STEANGLEti VINK “You want to know how those marks came there, do yon? Well, yon weald guess a mighty long time before yon would coma near it, so I’ll spare yon the tronbie and tell you the story." He held up his brown right hand ns be spoke. Across tbe back of it were two livid hues. One of these lines passed inside his band and wound Ground jia little finger. This finger was twisted and broken and bent backward. Right up to the finger nail extended the fiery, threadlike line. Tho second line was • Aeeper red. wider than the other, and fivtn it other filamentlike lines branched, covering tbe wrist with a network of scarlet tendrils. The main line could be seen to wind once around the wrist and then wae lost op the speaker’s sleeve. “Well," he reemued, “yon remember tbe excitement that followed the discov eries of silver in Yucatan in 1877. The fndUns had been bringing down small quantities of born silver for some time and aniline it at Merida. Finally, one of tbe half bread merchants of that town got an Indian drunk and indoced him to tell where they obtained tbe silver. They ray it wae one of tbe minee from which the Aztecs, nr whatever TDM ft wA that bnilt tbe dtiaa, the mine of which cover an many miles in that country, need to get tbe silver for their tempfax At all events, tbe merchant came buck with two bnrroc laden with a!most purs sli ver. He said that there wae Mirer enough In sight at the mine to land s five! of steamers. He told la n genera) way witere tbe treasure mountain wan. and started ont with a puck trulu for One of his mnlea strayed hack a month later, hut that was all that wae ever beaid of him. “I was one of the swarm of prospectors that started out to find the old mine. If had taken the merchant two weeks te make his first trip, so we could calculate about what distance he bed traveled I had for a companion a Bailee Indian banter, who knees something of the In terior country. We traveled tea days through the wildest country that any one ever heard of. Mountains, whoar snowy tops were thousands of feet above been rocks. Originated I > “ An idea that this story of i ever went up to that: story of tbe Indians 1 goin'i thure. “•ni Wt a horse,’ miiie U there, and I’m i “Weil, to cut it there, and with owe Chibutradoasi. I calculated I get around iu three dayi to camp there and wait 1 uohty Work getting down into i bed, Irat 1 did it before SanETHgE Early th. iug I enteral ;i fissure at I lone mountain. It was ar i course, not more than a dose ami wound around between hi stone walls. It wae, however.< lively free from brush, and I got famously for a time. There were i s^futtlesnakea and centipedes along then Water conn*,* but nothing imam. “I had tojeu going up the old < for probably four hours, getting every step. TSg'sjralls cf the couree were getting Jowyr, and at this point I was not more thiiuTncJy foe# he*- ; low the surface. As 1 bend, however, I cam* right up i t bowlder that completely filledtt» i bed. The trail ended right there appeared as if the rock had rolled down tn where it lay. “1 thought that if 1 could din it 1 could continue on ttp tbe conrse. Ho I started to climb, tjowlder was rough enough for gain holds for my hands and feet, though it was slow, bard 1 often slipped back, at lost I •r.nnonut it snd stood oti top. intense Mir prim* 1 found mysadf dozen feet of the floor of tbe u just sh « e me cue arm of the g tus 1 had seen from the other I Then 1 determined, instead of ing in the dry creek bed. In i wall and so reach the m peeled to find the silver “The mndetooe wae aofl and 11 it rottg knife. Ifc-eidrt, at the edge I > Sherbet. No reader of eastern tales but has cherished fond delusions of sherbet, and no schoolboy bnt has fancied he possesses the real thing in the acidulated powder which “fizzes" so provokingly when you are thirsting for a drink. Tlie real Per sian sherbet seems to be simply a gi.os of cold water with a lamp of sagar in it; | but it may be flavored' endlessly. Thus there are sherbet* prepared with sirups of raspberry or pineapple, with lemon, 4 orange or pomegranate juice. The water must be always cold, and if possible have Uodks of froara snow floating in tbe cup. but the mixture should never dTenreeoe. ' The most i all the clouds, and whoee rides were cov ered with jungles ao thick that for days together we simply hod to hew our way through It At last we reached a val ley, the other ride of which was bounded by a separate chain of mountains. These, from where we stood, seemed perfectly unassailable, but my cotupaokiti said be had been on top of them. “ ‘From the sorumiv' he said, ‘you can see the Chi boatHlosoi.' “1 had heard of tbeChibuandassi. The name means ‘Table of Dead Men,' and the Indians fay it is covered with plants that have the power of motion. “ ‘Have you ever been cm the Cbibnan- dassi? I asked. “ ‘No man has ever gone there and re turned to toll it,* he answered. “We crossed the valley, passing througil tbe mins of a great city built of alinoet transparent quarts, and finally struck the trail ho sjioike of, and two days later stood on tho top. On the other side was a narrow gulch, and be yond it a sheer wall many hundreds of feet high. Still the top of this was low er than wo were, and wh ccnld look down npou the Table of Dead Men. Tlie meqa on the other ride of the gulch seemed perfectly level, and os far as we coaid judge was surronuded on all sides by just such a precipice us we saw. The country is all sandstone, and the swift little rivers have nearly aH worn deep channels for themselves. In many local ities yon can walk a hundred miles, bo able to throw a stone into the river and yet yon may' die of thirst, ao high and erect are those fearful walls. The Chi- buaudasri was covered with some low vegetation and there were a few trees in the distance. “ ‘That is tho flower that travels’, said my companion. “He noticed my look of amused in credulity. aud resumed rather angrily. J“You don’t believe it? I have seen it move. Look therel* “I looked, the table was agitated, and looked like the waves of tbe sea. The whole green surface seemed to approach tho edge nearest ns. My, hair rose for a moment, then I burst ont laughing. ‘It is only the windriossing tbe snakeweed,’ I said. “ ‘But there is no wind here.’ “He spoke truly. The air where we stood was perfectly still. Yet, 1 ex plained, it might be a breeze engendered by tho nature of the country, that did not extend to our side. N ‘No, no,’ ho insisted. ‘The Indians who have lived here for years know better. These flowers are devils. No one who goes over comes back from there.’ *' ^ ^ _ “Two Indians who lovta one woman went op on tbe Chihnandaari to battle. Hainan eyes never again saw them alive. We are told that they fell victims to the flower that creeps. * ’ “I had a first class pair of glasses with me and I directed them tn Half covered with the vine ers I could see something white. •treog enough to •ucueoded ia reaching I to riimb the walk “At last I grasp*] tl “The otei points, tike not let gu aty other hand other via*. “In ao inotaol Nilmdrilau sr wriot, other atom uf the eliff. They ar«M and waist like i began lit draw me U| 1 realised it I u uf the chasm i cactus. "The viuee •tnue curled about my leg tighter aud tighter. '•Then I realism) that tho was no fable. The idea of bring iu power of tills rumttnctiag covvrud acre-s of land paralysed MM I an instant. Tbe hand that had Ji touched the vine* was being the devilish tmdoaa. My little was broken backward by the the vine. Tbe pain brought ■ saneea, and I began to fight fur One band wae free, and in it knife. I began to hack at thfli coils of the i as 1 coahl cat snot tier would evil around me. as 1 would, tbe vinea Wae ^ on and oo it dragged me. “My foot struck somethin j, aad it crush nnd crumble beneath ray looked down. ft. was a hnui.in one of thuoe white spot* I through my gloss. Ths fchnmhen nud oi amung th?*colling, twisting it wns another. “I realised it nil while I hacked straggled. Tlwise two hod in the toils of tbe awful myself and strangled. “1 wr:» getting weak. Tho about my limits v/aa niil cut myself badly in cut gliug bonds. 1 looked over with a wild hope of seeing same: something to help me. “Tho mesa was all in motion. Th* vines were twisting, curling, ing, trembling. It was a moving like the wean, nod The wave* reaching and falling toward mo. “It was not the wind biowing the snakeweed. The fiendish plant had life and motion and every fiber of it straining to reach me. T fcneif, that those advancing waves of black ev reached me 1 was lost. 1 would be like! those shriveled bodies by the giant cac tus. -V “I made a final effort to escape. I could hear the muscle!* crack and strain 1 cut the thickest ^tem that I lhe?< as l pulled. 1 cut the thickest ^tem enveloped me since the atTuggic began was Jkbte make a «fep backward. Bnt the was not oter yet. A dozen smaller drjls, like so many whipcords, were gled about me, cutting into my with a terrible power. I had kept throat ’free, though tho vegetable pents seemed to strive to coal about So I cot and straggled backward, final slash, a jump, and I was over edge aud on bowlder in creek. But the demoo’a anas me. I knew that they yrould again before 1 could dashed to the other side of the coarse and ulambered tip “How 1 thanked God nothing there but I saw the vines swing where 1 hail “When 1 came to again, had im limbs 1