The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 06, 1893, Image 4
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THE ESCAPE,
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MRS. CAPTAIN.
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It ww « wild «c»*ne in Bohemia, nlonRibo
baM of t he KnttfeWrg* moufttainn nnd <m
: Jthe banks of the frozen l:'.g< r The wnme lay
deep ufK>n the Keo 111 ' 1 !, 1>nt <to hardly con
Keali-d that the sharp iron shoe* of mar
f ijfuvift (toitig btiUit scarcely ilul niofe rthur
tindent it.
v|t»w hiih now to Carltlmd l, mid tu UiC. j ,j'.| h^i pi,
driver.
* ■ “Foar loAKoes," he answered. , ,
*>jAt this rate, then, how much IbnRej on
the^or.dl" * *
"Tw,o hours. ”
•‘The slut Ih aiiout that hiKh.”
" We shali eiiUr thcClown at early himlle
liKht."
On we went, up hifl nnd down, thenyerry
hens rinKinit chnrty in the frosly^wrer-—
At lenKtli we rear lied and rfhwly ascended
a long, steep elevation, whose descent' hy
n liarroWj winding road or jsith led down
ftKiiin to t hcJimd, s of the frol.en K(fer, nlon;;
here and there precipitniis hdc'ea over
Whieh a ehanee slide nda'lit he fatal.
Tile horse sudden!y sll|it>ed T 4oKi; > his feet
and rollisl dow.n tlie incline nnd broke Ids
harness hndly. NN e had ri*eeived no injury
which was wonderful. y
• “Hero’s an Unfortunato Kitnatipn,*’ said \
J idea.
"Thank Odd that rye havu come to a halt
nt last-vvith orir hones whole,” raid 1.
Then* was no ii.snin eonsideriil^, debntinjtj
or cntnplninhift. " Isitli s»" e,.a< n> uTiat^T
Wo had to do nnd who had to do it, and to j
we laitii went to Vnri<"wit1i a wiH v
* When we nt last reached the hiKh way
- again, all safe and ready to resnine < ir |
Jonrney, the i{TTW : ‘aas tlovt n and tliy{;l < s»"
We were well into the Gulf of Bengal,
hound for Madras, when one mornlnff t just
im niKnt wn» fmlinKjiiito dawn. J thought I
Ti eft id a voiceTjn'iraiifUft TTOli^ihtriurfuce <’f
tlie sen. T .j >
T)ien* \vas no nwsl to hall tlie mate on
watch, fur he hcMnl the cry as well. We
were jpgRintt alntiK under easy ;tul, and he
There was h sort of steam rising from (he
water, hut the mate had not climlied HO
tret wben down hr eame H«ai«.-ftnd in <uiu
breath onicred the ship into the wftid, tlie
captain aroused nnd a boat lowered. We
of the watch had no doubt tlrat tiff ship
ftfe boat
CAME TO LIFE.
en li.iilisl by east a wins, but
was down lieforo any of ns aueie out a lone
woman in a sort of canoe eraft alsiut two
! rabies’letiKtlf* awWoifWn-]><»rf l>ow. She
• had neither I'auliUe. imr oar, and her craft
; wiudrivinu with tho wind and wa, while
she sat eoweriiiK in the stern. Our lioat
I was soon nloiiKside of her ( raft, nnd wom
an and cnniKt were soon alftianl of the Ad
miral Nelson, The wnteli IsHow had Ix-en
turned up, nfid eveyjrbody was on deck to
. Me wJuit was iroini; on. The wonmn w>m
I white, and, us we soon ascenif^usl, Anirii
. J can. 1 say white,' bill broii/.e would he the
I hetti r term, for it. w as evident that site had
loiiK been expotfisl to tnipical woather. Hhe
| w as of medium si»e, rcKiiliir features and
alHiut P) years of age, and had at one t ime
been good looking. ,
"iVlio and w her" is the rnptain of tlds
t he (ii^k.
“ircfe, nm’.n n Kaitaut ly replied our old
man as lie stepped briskly forward,
‘I want to talk to you in your eahln,’*
contiiined, lier fliigerii working nervous
An AlTeetlng ftcenr of a Trnijedy Itroken
tip by the I'rltirlpnl ( hurxclcr.
>Iany imiusing incidcnts^afe rofordod
of J,ln* lauglmbid Idniniers (MH+sod Ly
didiMlhg harts. ^AwriKthem is a M'dy
of Georg® Powell, nf^ol'l English actor,
who was uiiujug tho great intn of tho
stage in ITbu. .The play 4'as Rowe’a
“Fair I't'iutci>t,”iu . \vliicjl. tlitt hanghtS’,
gaiTaiTt
of the fourth act, but his coiT>hc ttgufes
proHiinontly in tho conclmliiig ftt’ette.
The stage directions provide for a room
hung with black, With Lothario's laxly
nixliii a bier standing on on® side of tlin
tdny, on tho tyther wido a taliln with a
Pick the rlp®n<*i pollticftl plnmAUnd the
multitude must wait and watch to gath
er such sharPsns tlie tax lawn nnd the
wholetouie administration ofatlairi in
• • iv ihcni. 11 til
candidate and the 'un-
ale
tt the defeated
ambitious citizen Heliel is nearer,*sdrer
ami a plenty for oeryboilv, -and utie
way to get t here (is so plain and ea»y
—AND-
Wl LI.I
Next
th
of t wl light-Wfis-u[Trm ars. “
“Ilowfar now, .TniesP*
“Two leagues, sir!” ?
J had,just taken my -lent, aualn In llie ve
liiele, aiul .lules had gathered Up tlie n mn .
fora fjesli start, when a solitary, distant,
distnal liowl w as borne to bur ears.
"May (jod be nieiriful to us this night!”
ejaculated the driver ns lie started the
horse'foiwari^, but with a Uautioii that
showed how miieii lie feared asuddeli strain
Upon the harness
.For (xfliaps H iniiiiito after the first rail 1
we heard no answ er, and we were just h e
ginning to lio|K'tliat none VMiuld be given
when another dismal how 1,in a *1 iti.erent~
diroetion, fell upon 'our ears. This was
(julckly followed hy another and another
nnd . then hy not less than a down oa all
sides. Our horse raised his head, with a
terrified snort, and sprang forward at a
gift I op.
“Let liim go!" I said to Jules, feeling my
hair rise with horror.
“It won’t save iis!” returned the latter
despairingly. "If tlie lieUst vverefree from
his traces, lie couldn't outrun thesc-hungry
devils. Why, hxik there! and there!” cried
Jules, pointing with his whip first to the
right and then to the left.
I did
Jy Mini her eyi ■> afire. • -
They had not been gone a (punter, ofjaii
heur win n both reappeared on deck. I was
Xf ttfi 1 'wheel mimI—therefnee heard* ftH it hat.
V.mh said, rr appenred thnt t he woman,
v Hvimo nniiit' was Mrs. Thomas, Owned and
fuilisl a trading sehoomr,\( Inch had been
lefthcrat her huslmnd’s (h atli. It was a
strange vocation fora woman, but it scymod
she liked it, and nlso had a good business
head on her. She limV ft new of six, her
lii.itebi ing an KiiKlishiiiair and the < it hers
l.asi ars, aiid-i.fic had l«sni sailmg 1s t ween
neatly all the towns on the gtllf* 'Three
days before we pickisl her-lip her schooner
duul UXt KumaLra. lsjuinl for tlie Indian
i (itist. The crew seemed - to be perfect!
qii.iet and coiitent, but at 10 o’rlis-k of tli
previous night, hem led by tlie mate, had
suddenly laid violent itanilsoii tier nnd sent
her adrift w ithout water, food or a |>«i)dlc.
The intention was to run away with the
schooner and cargo nnd si II them, and tiijs
plan i.light have Iss-n carried out hut for
her rescue."' '
hhe was flu* spunkiest, litth; woman 1
ever *hw. hhe was »o nisd s*e 'couldn’t
standstill forthrccaccomUnt iijjinc. What
she wanted was ^iu - our ship to go iii pur
iMimd with two
_ suit, tier Schooner was
took, arid in either direction Ipep- - brass C,. |uamrteis, w hile w I'hail four twelves.
reived an undulating shadow moving over
tlie now starlight!d smnV at an angle cal
ciliated to reach usnt some unknown point
ahead.
fasTor!" *■*” 1 n ~‘ 11 ” l cru-iL "are.we dopimsl
"Don't you see he's doing bis Is'st now,
your honor,Tiiid lie can’t gala an inch on
these devils!'”
It was true. Our gallant, horse, ns fright-
cnod as oui'Hehes, was already on a dead
run. And yet slowly but steadily the mi-
dldntiiig shadows-to tlie right and left
were closing in to the* central line, and the
yelping crew behind had gained 1 on ua a
little.
"How far now, Jijlcx!" ••
“.More than a Teague. SirT"~
"Is there no ptata* mi the way whore wc
ran stop--no dwelling, barn", stable or hut
that we can take rOftige in v ”
VTherr’ft a hut nlftmt a rniK> ahead, but
and she expressed her entire wHlingnesB to
' ve her craft sent to the .Isittom liefore the
Hintinons cri'W should Imuk fit hy their act-.
Captain 'Wheeler was pretty well along in
■ ye.'iYs, very careful on the (piestiort of in
; Tun-w ! ,ot
search of the schooner, nnd he almost prom
! ’.M'd to give her a taste of our metal if slic
, would not surrender,
The lit tle w ojnan manngisl to cat a do/.en
nun,tlifidft^oflireityfiist and^then returi're'l
tut he di. k tii aliiinsf a siiiiie edot rol. She
| ordered a man aloft, bussral tlie job ofeftjit-
ing loOse tlie guns and getting up powder
| and shot, and every in minutes she was
| bailing (lie lookout to know if anything
tvas in' sight. 'Lur'k wax in her favor. While
we had Iks n • jugging along ail nighty the
schooner, being farther to tlif cast, had
| been nliueV liecnhiied. We raised lier al-
i most dead ahead ahout noon, aad, aa luck
Iion}’ can w e get ftltd it* Tlie tuaMeut wii StonM have it. again w e liaikplent y of w ind,
stop tlieso wifives w ill he U|m>ii us " , w hile +-he liad imne until tlie M's;K‘l!i weru
Suddenly Jules tuniral his head and ex
claimed:
"($uick. quick! your honor—have you a
sharp knife!’’
“Yes!’’
"Quick, thcnl Give it to me!"
I foreofftnv idiwe. whirled I sick the furs
and outer garments, thrust my hand iiiton
pocket and brought forth a long Spanish
claopkliifo, w hieh opened with a-Kpmeg\
lie took it with a deHhcrtitioii his ex
cited words hud not led me to expect, and
then Mirniifg his eyes toward lieaien saiil
solemnly: - O'
“May ,God sin Ho upon tho design' It
■Oems our olily hope! ’
"Jiilest” i cried, w ith a shudder, catch
ing him by the ana, "surely ) uti nru- in.t
meditating self dest ruction V’
“No, nol Hero, take the reins!’’
I did so meehanicaily, but ’aniausl and
mystified. Instantly Jules leanedTorward
over tbo front (if the sleigh and for a lew |
moments seemed hard at work Then,
starting up suddciiTyJ lie cut l he reins with
a single stroke of his knife and at the same
time struck the Hying .Imroe a smart blow
with his whip. Before i had ttmU tn ask ’
what all tliis meant I cuniprolieiKhsl what !
had In-cii dong;“* Hr inidyut tbe t niees. i lio "’'
horse was leaving its, and we were ruiridng
by our ow n.momentuni.
“it-was Olir only cliMtice,” Raid’d ules, j
pointing to,the hut just liefore us, about
opposite to which I judged I lie still fast
moving sleigh would stop’ “Had we passed |
that, I fear there wouldn't have been any
hope.”
"And what hope now !" Lrricd iiidespair' j
"You sec!” replied .hdes, with a wild, hys- j
terical laijgh; “you see, don't )oii? They’re j
liassing us, to the right and left, in. full !
eljaseof, tlie (lyinghorse, which they 11 catch |
and destroy before tlioy'll comeback for us!”
it wastrue. They were passing ns to tlie
Tight ami left, and in less than half a min
ute (lie hindmost was ahead of us, mid the
w hole yelling pack was in eager chase of
the nohle beast that itatl done hisjrest to
nave us. , -■
IVaitihg only to he certain that no prowl
«*r wg‘s near ns we gathered up all our loose
cove)
not over two miles apart. Tho schooner
could have no suspicion that, t&'Wumnn
j w as aboard of us, and wc flew a signal thu^
we wanted to speak In r. She at once lay
to, and ns we ran down to her I snw Mrs.
Thomas grit her teeth, •rliiich her hands
and show other (w hlenCes of her feelings.
She had iMirrowisi the mate's tkelowiter,
donned a hat and coat to disguise herself,
and as we lay to about a cable's leiigt it
away no eye fottld have made out her sc.\.
“Sdiooiier ahoy!" called our captain.
“Aye, aye, sir! This is tho Nancy Lee, ■
hound from Suinntra to the mainland.”
“Are you thocaptuin V \
“Xo, sir. lie's very sick lu his hefth.”
“Hun out those guns,” whispered _thc
old niau to us, and 'down went the port
shutters, and out went the big harken*,
and such of tint crew as were not at the
guns rosted tliefr mitskets along Hie rail.
“I've got your captain hero, and she'll Iks
put
"If
you!”
The Xatn .\’s mate ordered his cr<;w to one
of the gnus, but tligy refusei! to obey, every
ti'.'in of them sulking forward and TH-fTp
pi'.iriiig dow n the hutch. The fellow left
tlie dis'k long enough to arm himself with
a cutlass, and ns we lowered a ixint he
ealletlout that he would spljt tho head of
the first inan who attempted to iKinuJ the
eehootii r. f Our first mate, the isMitswain
and two of us foremast hands went in the,
Isiat with Mrs. Thomas, aud ns we hooked
onto'the’schooner's clinins the boatswain
pulled/fl i(Mdver and climlied inovertlie
/ ri
aheard of you!” shouted the Cftptaiu.
you attempt any rvslstauce, I’ll sink
skull, book and lamp. Calista is discov
ered ou a couch iii tho back. In tliis, ns
in siniilar cases, it w;w clearly unnwos*
ftary for tho iihporsohator of tlie lively
Lothario of the fourth act to represent
his dead laxly in the fifth. It was usual,
therefore, to allow the actor’s dresser to
jn rform this delightful duty. Now, Mr.
Powell's dresser was a rather timid
young .until hy tin? name of Warron, and
on tlx* oceasiou recorded was lying-on
the bier waiting for tho curtain to go
down on 11 o fifth act
Powell, forgetful that his attendant
was employed in iinjiersonating tlie
corpse. of Lothario, wait impatient to bo
gmio and called loudly for bis dresser.
He was ft very ytassionato fnan and when
enruged quite violent. He oixyiral his
door and called for Warren niid threat-
e»H*d him with -the severest of punish
Hunts if Hy (Jid not immediately como to
his assistance. v
Tito utilmppy dresser could, not help
overhearing, his raging master, yet fpi
Homo tiuig his fears were surmounted by
liis Kcnsi) of dramatic propriety. Tie
trenihlingly longed for tlie fall of the
curtain. Potvell threatened tfl break
every Ixmo in his skin, which threat he,
in his drusser's opinion, was tv man quite
likely to carry out. The situation finally
became nnliearablo, anti, with' a ery
"Hero I am, master,” Warren sprang up.
clothed in tjio sable drap rii’S wdtich were
fastened to tho handle of his bier.
Tho house roared with surprise and
laughter as tho dead Lothario, encum-
brrejJ with his clmruel house trappings,
Acd from tlie stage. The play, of course
ended almiptly, and for once the aomliei
•tragedy of tlio “Fair Penitent” hud a
■mirthful conclusion.—New York Herald.
N. C. W. Walker,
MAIN STREET,
U A TJX WKl-I. S-G-.
has keptbltsy during the dull -tmimer
inodtbs in si tidying the markets and
collecting hiti'gaiiis Iroin all the leading
ciU'es and manttfaetbrici* until he, inis
packed every shelf and tilled every-rmok
and eoYtier with aftockef General MetA
chaitdise that is perfect in comideteiiess
and beyond all competitiott in cheap-
* 'town people *i\y T am
birr I know belief tr might tie so B i
were to depeiul entirely on IlHpiwe.l
trade, but when my country friends
and the general public find out how
large mv•stock and bow low my prices
they will share in the benefits ottered
t,y my experience aud energy in serving
their wants. Cheap and good goods
mlike up fqr tlie bov prioaid cotuni. bo
I invite everybody froyi every where to
coine to see in v goods anti tiud nut m.V:
prices, i dotv’t undertake to catalogue
them for tlie list would be too long for
publication. 1 can suit all buyers
ail lines and all that 1 ,ask N
chance to prove my words good.
Come to Headquarters early aim .•■- ,
TFTT7
Tie welcome
Female llifli School,
cIONTbaH .SWELL CO. S. V.
Session begins Thursday, Sep
* U'tnber 1st, INi'J.
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Full English Course. S|/ccialDepaTt-
"liieiils. ^
.\neientaml Mod'jrnT.tuigttyges, Rook-
keeping. Telegraphy j Stenography and
.Music.
Full corps of experienced teachers ;
large,, comfortable and well furnished
building; .ht*h It hy location".
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BETTER THAN-
t
(Tusl after th® lyncl.ing, in New Orleans> few months ago, ofe^en reembwl
oi the Mafia by-» volunteer hand of Afitcriean a%engerS, Shine
yreated ft little urienslne** VT dnetaring-that Kihg Humliertb
Shine of tho daily paper*
■ eaten uttie nivo *•*>"" v* ^ ^ ibftrt’ft Irua t}i»(b» tCooIw.
etiell nJ\vIYork from anchorage beyond the range of the slihre fort* and hatiar-
ie*. and 4*v the business metnqiojis of the country in ashesor under contribution.
VVithout discu-ing I nclc Sam’ft ability to take cary of his posnessiono
LiteraryI)ep;rrtm<;*iit,nci month. $1.50
to ‘ .... , r , v ' :
Music, per nionth, $.T..*»0'. " -
' i'e.legraphy, per r.icnrli,•‘tJ.i'O.
Ilook-keepTfig, per cour.-e. 110.00,
Stenography, percotirs’e, $10.*0
Board,.per month, $7.00 to
Srnd for catalogue.
E N. j\. BAiLEY, rrineipal,
jut .-”1 ( - - W ill.-ten. s. r,
Charles Zissett,
ffi^Practica/ Watchmaker.
First door south of RrfTwn Ho'ttse,
Rarhwe.il r. ll., S. C., oll'ers hi# ?ervjce»
North ke
He went
a
to tlie"public. .
in : Ail experience of ujiwal'ls of forty
lair ! years is the Tii'St gttiiratnvw ••-4iat h«
j kno'ws hi* busiti®** a Oil will give satis
and of- cfaetibn in Dm qitalityaU" Jits work and
mch8
MICHALSON
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t akes pleasurc’in informing Hie’public that oju his recept visit to the
captured New York, New England andvaUiig sRe® of the Nortlr-Weid,
supplied with tlie ammunttion of gold, sliver, grembaeks and (Criirted checks
and inerchafits, nianufactiireis and itnpoiters sttrremfeKd upon tlie first sum
mons, threw open their stocks and told M-iehalson to help hitnsclf to all ho want
ed arrd to pay thenT Tvliat tie pleased. They were (lemofairzed by the outflow of
gohl to Europe ?nd welcomed Miclialson and his money a* a hard pressed aoldior '
cheers tlie comrades w liO come to his help and turns the tide of the battle going
against his *tyg. , , .
!M;icIh.also3=L
Helped himself liberally. The profcfs tiiat-hc did so are a* plain as they can be.*
The 1 ‘hTtrlexfnii briund stenmers, the Attjmtlc'tJfiast IJfie andj.he Richmond k,
llanviUepysfcm are witnesses on his bwbalf. They, are hurrying- Southward as
fa-t-a- sU*«t+*- ean timt theh w bceU t lro-goA4i*%lfat h(* .i*omiaaUy -bdught. Fren
trow the first;cbnsrgmnmt* arc coining in and 1
IMIiolDLalsoxL
Invites tlie people to conie from all tin
fitly ainhe goods they w ant .■.I'.pheapTy
prices of-cotton, gr
i tlie-yHaccJit country and neighboring towns
uiply rhat they
will forget all about the
i'f‘["iciiLK w lilt fTe-ll cuuragc to tutulr. wltfr hard
low
A I'aruoiis Fire Resciie.
In the forenoon of Jan. 31‘, lSf>2, the
old building at Park row and Beekman
street caught fire. Tho C-»tory building
had only one stairway and was filled
with people.—Tim tiuilding treing old
and dr>T. tho flamo spread rapidly, and
many people found a terrible death,
iust a* It seemed that no human being
could escape death throe men were seen
in an upper window.'" Tlie firemen
1/1 v lirouL'tit laddqrs, bnt the longest
crowd a colored IxtotbiacK, v’n.ilA?;*
VVriglit, saw that fastciuxl-to tho roof of
tho building, just abovo tho window
where tho men were, was a telegraph
wire, ami that this wire ran across the
street to the top of a telegraph jiolo in
City Hall park. '
Ho saw that-if 6 the wire was cut in the
park it would fall right across the win
dow, sb that ilto. tuen could descend by
it. In an instant ho seized a fireman’s
wrench that "lay near by, ran across the
street and lx‘gan to climb tlie tall, smooth
tch graph polo. It was Hot easyln tlib -
wind and snow, but by liard cimifeing
Wright sooir reached the crossbars
Quickly he twisted tho wire rqpo pff.
Down iff ell, right across the Window?
Tho crowd shouted for joy as one after,
another tho three men caine down in
safety. For a moment only the Ixiv was
forgotten. It was not long before every
one had heard of Charles Wright, the
lioy who saved three lives,—Cor. New
York Press. j
A (Ik Iteration of Mustard.
Mustard, especially that which has
been adulterated with flour—which, in
consequence, nlsowonld hxik sickly pale
•=fs brought up to tho original color of
genuine mustard by the addition of tu
meric, and a similar practice is begin
ning to Ixi adopted in tho pepper trade.
—Food, Drugs and Drink. .
CAVEATS,
TRADE MARKS,
DESIGN PATENTS,
COPYRIGHTS, etcJ
For Information and fr#o Him<5book write to
MUNN A 0O„ an Bn<»A4>WAT, Naw YokS.
Olileat bureau for aeturlnu i ai«nlfl tx Aiuertoa.
JCrcry patent taken out by ur is brouinit before
the public by % notice giT«n free of charge In the
f fieutifif ^t«crif.j«
It tigs ntuF ran fnr enr lives to the,
shanty. It wits old and untenanted, and
the front door was fast. This Was a ter
rilde tdwiek to our lio|i(‘w. VW ran to tlie-
Fear (iixir That was fast also.
“We niust get in!” I ) fairly screamed
‘’That winAuu!”—saiil .Jute/. kimgsUy. i
"If 1 could only reach it!”
"Hero! Mount upon iwy shoulders ”
He did so, and the icxt minute he wcnt.it 1
in with a Trash and throw Ids l^idy into,
the aperture. As he shortly disappeared in |
•ride, leaving me standing ivithnut, m v ears
Were iussailed w it ha" wild, sTiriekiti^' yell
that made my blood curdle. 1 knew wfTat
it was—our poor horse tvas til ready in the
clutches of his rapacious foes •
“Quick, Jules—for the love of God!” ’
Cried.
Tie extended his liitnds, l sei/.cd tiieth
and iu a few seconds more I was safe inside.
Ten Yuiimtes later tlie still hungry
beasts were howling all around us, but tve
were not destined to Ih 1 tin ir victims.
The ;iext day we related mir ai|\ et,lures
to astonished friends in Carlsbad.—X. It
in New York News.
bows. ^ The mutineer retreated aft, and
t Ik'ii we nil bonrdi d. The wotnun had mot
spoken a word since leaving the ship. Slu*
was pale as death, and her eyes glared like
a tiger's.', As slie droppral from tlieTwil to
tlie deck she cocked the weftjxm iirdtiQ
hand, walkisi aft and right no to the mate,
ami as he flourished his cutlass nnd cotn-
iimnded her to keep o(T:site shot him dead
In ids tracks.
“It’s the law of the soa,” she quietly re-^
marked as -die turned to ns. "Now to rout
out those Lascars.” , •
“But you won’t kill them?” said our
mate.
"No, not quilej” was tier grim answer
as she 11 am led him the smoking revolver.
('•isting a'took atrJtvc deadmUTtpeertii t«•
sure that he was dead, she went forward,
took a belayitig.pin out otj tlie-port, rail and
go.'ug to ttie hatch cathsl down: — “
“Un dis k here,.every cowardly man of
you, and he quick about It too!”
They came up one after the other, and as
each man touched the dVck site gave him a
crack over the head which made him see
stars. They went down on their knees and
le gged for their lives. and after knocking
them afxxit in a liberal way she finally
agroed to extend pardon. „ ’
“Gotxiby, and (Jod bless you. Captain:
Wheeler! I’ve got my craft Imek, lli»lik*“ptfe
to you, and I'll.keen, my eyes open after
tlds!’-’ as wcontercd the yawl to return.
Two years later i saw the woman nt Singa
pore,-rind she st ill owned the "schooner and
was said to hate a comfortable fortune in
batik. A year later I heard tliaTsIio’TiTpT
poreposisl a brig, and putting in a cargo ou
her own account 1 md sailed for homo.—
New York Journal. \
The Color of the Hat, •
Coutnrii's aro the color pf a hat or cap
had its siguificante. Cardinals first lx*-
"tfafTti* wear r--il hnfs in I7o”. In" Italy
for ages 4R - n mnlwrs of the Hehrpw race,
were known by tlio yellow cap they wore,
it being niiiTidatory lor tliem to wear
them.—Philadelphia Ledger.
I wish I were an ostrich said lliekr,
angrily, as he trim! to eat one of his
wife’s I i sou Its, and. eonlden’t. I wish
you were replied Mrs. Hicks. I’d get
a few feathers for nty hat.
Larrat rlrftilatlon of any *oientlflr tfaper ln th«
world. Spleudidly llliwtrsted. No tntelltxent
nmn shonld bo wtlhout lt.
Tear: *UO*lx month*. Address Ml NN A I D,
PuniJBUtiis, 3til hroadwar, N'cw York City.
G|T. W GltoKT, J. B. Bt n« KIIAI.TKR,
PARA&ON
lacFme ¥orks,
Howard Bros. Propr’s,
BLACKY II/EK, S. C.
To tlie ttsers-of Motive Power And
General Machinery:
We call your attention to the fact that
we are prepared, with latest improved
"oTk'oiT
are prepa
TooTI ami 'I.roT
im-ry
used
in
i no
this
i-uutiti *
Aiken, S. C./
Barnwell. S. < ’
Croft & Burckhalter,
F.YH AT 1/ A. W
... •••t-M >. c. Ho S- C.
Will practice in all the Courts ot (in
state and In the United States t.'mirfs.
Mr. Croft will attend tlie C(Trtrts_oi
Barnwell County and all matters of im-
portanee tv ill receive the persmial at-
tviitiou of each member of tlie firm,
may JD-tD
any Machinery
Such as
COTTON GINS,
Gills 1’ MILLS, -
' toTToN I'HESSEK
11—V M.KKS.
>111,1 (TEA HtNG;
Shafting and*(“tstings et Iron or I! :".i - -
of any size. Special ^'.'tenvi'-o giveti to
GIN WORK.
.Having a first class Gin lUtilil. r, *\ve
can do,all kinds of Gin \N ork, new brush
vyfYPjl.s, new saws, tioxes, Ae. Saws
julyli ' ' ' " ,r
As a |iartia1 list of the good goods and great bargains that klichaUoa ha* iii
store iteasks attention to tlie following few exuinplea-tlial sltow the compariaon'
ot Northern ami Southern prices ; ' ' /
fit,(Hip wortii of New York" clothing—M it'h a Ison’s' price, ft’ifld*'* - -
'FTjtnnwortli of Boston Slides srijijiers, Ac.—Mtt-liuison's price, $4,750.
-40,000 worth oi I.adies liress Goods—Mieliali-iin’s price, $o,0C0.
—$itt.opf) worrh-of Notiom* —.HMV■ hatson’a price, trfi.UOO. ..»
$ Io.ono worth of Gent '* Furnishing Goods-.-M i( liaison’s price, 95.500.
Eli,000 Worth, of I'urn it.tire—Miehalson'* price, $i!,otKt. ' *
$!,n< o worth id I in and W ood ware" - Michalson s price, $.'i()0.
410.non worth of Bacon, Hums. Sugar, Ac.—MiiiutlrimV price, $(1,000.
Ji..Viii wortii of t'anned Goods and Fancy Groceries Miehalson'* pric*,91.000
S-.'i.coO worth of Axe*, Hoes, Farm Hardware—MiehalsOn’s price, $2,*00.
. si,ooo wortii of Table Cutlery and I rockery—Michaison’s price, $ao0.
S-IJKKI worth of Buggies and Wagons—Miciialson’s price. J-77iO.
I hese quotations are offered a* texts for thoiigirt n presented as sign lioard* to
show the people the best road to better times. Miehalson lias thousand* >1 goods
He has bargains that everybody needs and can afford. If you don’t see w hat yoe
want a*k lor it. Miehalson lias it. but does not promise to keep it aim ays. tone
soon and in a Iturrv before tin* cream is seoojied. He linsn’t time or tongue
-t'ttuilgli to make .a three liiutisUalk. but he will lielp-*t4H* eotrot t\ more Jietwee,.
j |iov> ami t ht i' 1 mas titan all the piolitieians can do this side of tiie da> of j.'dg
i titetit, it buy. ixnn.l si'll- i's wiltdfiiy (•.‘•ine to the pic nic ‘ Slierman’s camp fed
low it sand Ivilpairiek s ton-li liglit troopers laid waste our lair country. T S
tar'itt ajid taxi* and high prices liave fnadi* tin*, people i»oof
Liiiti, 111- will iLive tlii« fail's vronk t.. the
M iclialson js tiri il c.
r lair countiy. 1 h.“
Ter year alteV year,
tlie good of tin- r l ‘* > -
Patterson & Hoiav
Tanks,^‘acki,
lubes, Engines,
. Gins, Mills.
ATTOT4 N’ Id'V
BARN WEI
d
r in.
SS A T I . A \ V
I., SL «
Having a-s.u-iat<-d onr-.-l\t s (or the
practice of tlie law in all the (.'pntls '.,f
t he .'ftaf e exeept the I .'foliate < .itirf and
in the I nii.-d StaP - < om is, w<- pb-dge
-t-rnst it* w'iUt t.rteir (•onli.liTic**, _
Gur united pr.otnjit attention wit]
jrivett toall intriiH-s coitlid. il t>> us.
,)„<>. I ( v m i.u.su.v, V. . A. li01.11 AR
Jan?
ix-
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cures.
Brown’s Iron Bitters Rebniidsthe
system, aids «liKcstii>n,'*t;movcs excess of bile,
and cures rualuria. tict the ecuutuo.
r wm
\h%Us
NEW
All persons whose occupations ore
Sedentary should make it a matter .of
Tlie temple of the Run, nt PaJtHjTfc,
covered a sqiuire of ‘J2 yards on each
ihiqiij pus
®‘»il|aa '^IIM gg
‘siopufiq (/y
Mr, F. M. POORER. ottr 4 Squth f’aro-
TTn» representative, wijI be glad .to”.-TiTt"
on persons in need of or intending to
purchase machinery. ti‘»S
SHORT
of tcaciiing, can lie snccessfuliy tang lit
hy mail, thus saving much expense.
Any person, m-tb» or fe-ma-ie.-tiesir]ng to
learn tin* art-can obtain full particulars
by a'ldre-ing Tw tfTi sfatnn for rptdvl.
* you waut t *
^
x FINK WATCH OR CLOCK
STERLING SILVERWARE
ti
me n JEWELRY,
novlh]
STENGGRAnil'H.
Lock lioX (!•'>, A ikon, S. 0
W. R. kelly,
■YT 1/ AW.
BL ACK YU LE, S.C.
Will practice in the
rtr,
State and l Aifed
Rtatoft(Vittrfs and give iii* prompt art^
most/careftil attentionUxi all lpi^M.e‘.s
entrusted to him. * [may 2W
{
ElFNEST QUALITY TABLE CUT
— trEiUYr
Semi
OR SPECTACLES,
ur orders to or c;w.«t
Jaso Allan & Co
rtjist
T. B. ELLIS, Jr.,
Surveyor and Civil Engineer.
Special attention given to the compHtation
Wd water-powers, leveling and itrainnge.
A postal card aiidres-.-.l to tnr at Hurt ins,
S. G.'will receive prompt attention. -
oclT,TOTVr"
- - - - • • 'J
• -2,%\KING STiyEEX,.
CHARLESTON, s! C.‘
Dr. | E. E. illLllOl'S,
Dental Surgeon.
Bfaekvillc, S. F.
» Z
regular
ap])t>intment» as
Coroner’s Notice.
Jl
* I -'ft J <*> V»u t.ru li
duty to counteract the unwholesomo | mde. It-was apiiroiached by a magnifi-
tendency of their daily employment by cent nveimo pver half a lutlo Iuiik, in-
some form of exercise. ■ ^ 1 tlosed by rows of colutqns aud statues.
ft — . . . , >
Tito ordinary folding fan is sard- to
Boston has established a co-operativo _ _
homo (or young women students. There >Jiavo been invented iii Japun, in tbe'feev-
■re Rocemodatiobs for 15b, and the prices
of Guard fange from $1.50 to.i^J.50 per
wetdt.
..Wo Love only partially till we know
thorun-hly. Grout that a cluser uc-
qnnintauce reveals Weakness; it will
Rlut disc lose stroiigt L - ,-Boucc.
enth century, by a native artist, who
derived the idea from tho way iu which
the bat cIcmcs its wings
I.ADIER ' i
KeeOing a tonic, or chUdren who worn iiuiid-
- ' . tlM up. should take f
BHOWN*8 IKOIV HITTErs.
It U pi ■uMiit to tike, rttres Malaria. Indi-
EuaUou, UiUumuaia aud liver (uii.piaii.tf, . ■
- - •;>*
THE
ONLY PERFECT
FAMILY US£.
i ., • t ■ -
Send for circular and price list to
& "Wilson mf'g. co.
My oflttx? is openjqn Barnwell at 3% ^
Gave *!c Bro s store. AH-notifications
should be addressed to me iu their jare.
11 ENRY IVDYCHES. Coromr.
FRANCIS F. CARROLL, Jr.,
Attprney-At-Law,
\ BAMBERG, S.C.
Office over The Bank of Bamberg,
mar siO-tf
Will have
follows;
At Barn.weil, C*. IF from 1st Monday
(or xales-duy) in each inonth to Wed-
nexitay evening;—-Ntx^n.*—*4—Midair
House. Oliiee two duprs South of hotel,
on 'iVcst. oi' opp.isite siT—of street.
At Sally’s, B. A. A N. it. K., from
.‘Id Moiuhiy in each month to Wednes
day rVeuilig. (Mlict- at 1’l'ice’s .Hotel.
Will be at bis humetifticcat Hiackville
overv Fmlav and satiTVday-Iriuu i.«t tif
pie. Instead of graspittg for profit -lie will try to c lea re x | at* r i m> s hi d rnake ft ieuc?
t\ li.-tr tin.. - g. ; In t;. r ..od tli“ luriiiei * are otit of t/imPile be will trv to ie:.t'
rurmr-v. I bat i« Itr* plattorm for »ix days ro’the n'rrk, and every Ixuly Is a -kre t«
rotne a bd s.-o liTin stand i t:g l here, giving the h***t prices {nr ci.t too and all con ■ •
try prodtp-d and st l 14ngSiii Lindsni goods to all sort* of people at only one p'i'.-"
and that below zero.
THE LIVE MERCHANT,
Rarqu/ell, S. C.
Spectaclee in Steel, Nickle and Gold.
- All the Latest NoVelties.
FARGY
- GOODS /'
Hobby Horses
Velocipedes
T ovtS' I^)o44^
Station cry
PERFECTED BABY CARRIAGES.
CRYSTAL LENSES
< JIHIATMAS t'AKOs
TT,.** *1*1(11.
iuk*7 T.tv. act Ahrtjt.
v-:/.
AND BOOK LETTS.
PLUSH DRESSIM.
CASES, ALBUMS, l*l<
TURF. FRA M FA.
Musical Inatruiiien.s Sheet Music. Guitar Violin and Banlo Mrisg*
THE GEM ROLLER ORGAN ONLY 96,00.
Agent fir Ruuos and Organa, RuLiUr Stamps and btencil*. Mufiea,
meiits Repaired.
I’iano* and Orgaws Timed and Repaired. ^
’i'ii. largexL and chcapcM stock ever brongltt to tltis citv.
G-. OD. O.
XTO. 27. XI. XI.
Inur
9
1 ^
In
TIME TABIvE NO. 4.
Effect Mity Kth, 189-, at 8.K o’clock A. A\.
North
February to doth Scptetuber inclusivlN
»nd,evefy Tltursday, Friday attd'^at.iir-
day. from 1st Gct(»bei ytio JUt J-anuary
im-lusive.
iV.ill makeappointiuents with patients
to meet them at either of his ollicis at
any time. ■ /
Ualients w ill find it morecoinfortatile
to have their work done aiTAhe ntfi. e,
UT7)"ugji if de»ircd will call /mt them, at
their residences Atfywhere vvithiu tmi tv
mile* of Hiackville.
K. A. Ei.lis,
G. M. Gki knk
ATT< > RX K Y *4 A.X Ij AW.
bArnwelL, s. c.
* ;
WHEELER
*
A Llama, Ga.
a few dav*, six) you v-iit 1*-ilnrited *l ttie unex-
poefed (.lice*** tliiit will rcw*r.| your ' rt..rl( We
podtively l.svetli- hi»t t.usiness to olftr an «jrcut
tliat cau J/*- f.mii.l .m tlie t:ii-<- (jf till* earth.
tM.YOO protU >>n Si i A 00 Vori li of hiisiueas i*
—* tit O t"* PN T -r T - ’ Tkf T~ r i brine duih un i li.iiwraMi- tca.i to .u ; U pai.l to
H LI 11 rS W r\ Ln tu 1 \ iH Ituiiih-edj of meu, u oa .-^lio .-, aod aiiv, ill our
^ -V s diiji! iy. Ymi can make i.iou'-yfa'ter n- woik tur
ni tliuiuou have juiytdi-a.or. ll,ybnniie»» i* »o
e*(v to'C-Aeti, fttSliHt rscPoH* *o iiluplc aixi |.lsix v J»
that idl tncoeraf from the ttsrt." Those who tske^-
iiol.t of the bu*ine<s reap tho ait\^ulURe rMtt
arises from the soudU rrj.iitstioii of one of-the
oldest, moil successful, aud larfCst- publisliiu;
houses In Auierirai. Secs-. f-)r i. iir-ell the prollts
tliat the bu>in. »A *o reix’ -i-fkaod-omely yields.
All beginner* sue.-ee.F.-ur. . ;• 1 more than
realize their freef'^t . .-r'alio':*.- ) wlio;
' try it liiul exsrt! u w .4. . t , o *« plenty
"''Of roo^x for :» few mtire . .. " uil* (V(- urge
j them r<> tic yin si oiise. ■ If you art air* adv-pim
pl-ivft’t, bul Imr. 1 a few /jiure uuiiiieiils, (uid i»h
: to us* ttu-m to advantage, then wrH(- u* at once
1 <f«rthi* is yonr ^rnnd .i^|»>r;uuity', nnd roevive
full tftvr i.-.iiar* t.v muri; mail.. Address,
TUL L & CU , Box .No. 400, Augusta, Me.
Will practice In all $h> CburtR of the
RUteand Ufi'rtcdrfA.ttes and give prompt
.personal attention to all business en
trusted to tliem. - doc 15-ly
Do You Want to Build?
BOUND.
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f. M.
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112.05 10 -'0
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11.50 U*. 20
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I’ersons In Barnwell desiring to build
would do. well to sge’ the-Ainilernign.cd,
U. A ELLIS, Attv . at I.a,w,
* -Barnwell, S. G , Feb. 25. lb'J2.
A
mm
f Tolegraph.jO/Heeft. * * ,
For the^pvernrneut of Employees only, and not for pnblic use orinfnnnatto*/ .
the ( onlpuny tc^cning tiw right to V(irydh»4ref*Som when nen »*«ary, withont n«s"
lice ‘ „ 71. C. RET 'SuperintottAiMsft ,-
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