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THE EOPLE'S OURNAL. VOL. 7.---N0. 17. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1897. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. "SAREY." flY CARLES SLOAN REID. From Thie l''ritain, by special pernis siona Of the publibhliers, Munuey & Co., N. Yj It was a dark night that settled down over the inounta&ins of uppen' South Carolina. The sky was heavy with black clouds, and the low mutterings of thunder which stcomed to issue from the ravines and gorges, and the zigzag hlashes of lightning which darted away from the hill tops, all foretold the com Ing storm. Down over tho rocks and among the shrubs a young 'Y1nountaineer was mak Ing his way. He seemed to know his. ground, and moved onw.ard with un hesitating stop until ho ~ reachol a point overlooking at deep, wild gorge, where far down Lit r'ough tibe da-kness, shone the faint glow of a light. The young woodsman Ltwpped it momet, then muttered : He's thar already. 'Pears to me that lire makes too m1ruchI light, thoug h. Wonder what Boh's a gwino to say when r tell him, This is about the safest pocket in the hudl ridge, and now I guess we'll have to mi0ov,'." He turned away and passed around to the side of the gorge, where he made his way down by a steep, cir' cuitoUs path to the bed of the ravine below. When he caine within the glow of the light, lie nteruid the door way of a small log house built up from the ground. In one end of the place was a rock furnace, and on it was a large coepcr kettle with at cap and stein. A fire was burning undur the kettle, and nea-r the furnace, seated upJ)on a rough- bench, was a young man with light reddish hair, sandy rmun tache, and blue eyes. His trousers were stuffed down into his boot legs, and by his side on the bench lay at large, wide brimmed wiitite hat, tihe brim turned up in front and pinned to the crown with a large thorn. In a belt about his waist were two shining re volvers. The young nan who entered the place was dmesscd and accoutered very much like the young man on the bench, and In his face was a blood re semblance, for they were cousins-Bob and Alf t inkin. Alf entored though the doorway of the cabin and crozsid the earthen floor to the furnace, where he stirred and rolenished the fire. Tne place was a blockade distillery owned by the two cousins and operated by them, with the assistance of Tom Drake, who worked on a profit sharing basis. Along one side of the shanty was It high p!atformn on which rested two large vats. These were the mash tubs, and entering through the end of the house was a little trough which sup plied the Cool w'ter' barrel, in which the " worm " was coiled, with the waters of a bright little stream near by. When Alf had " chunkcd '' the fire, he sat down by the other man on trie bench. After a little pause, Bob ask'bd : Where is Tom ?" " What di'ye r acon ?" answered Alf. "About Tom ? Dino."' " W It you moughtn't think it, Bob; but he's jined th revinueri ."' " You uon't. iman to tel h '-" " Yes, hut i do, though. He went down to Wathalla today to take the oath ; and lie's promised to gin us all away." After a long pause, during which Bob sat with his chin in his hands, he spoke. " Alf, I never 'specteA it, I neer did." " No more did I ; but hit's a fact for Sarcy told me no more'n a hour ago." " Sarey told you herself ?" "Yes, oanad she's powerful cut up) about it." "Wt.v3 worked together aright lhere, Tomn andI rie, for n ig h on tor s'even ycar', and never hard airy shi'otin' or cuttinr' scrapt~e atweenr i~ urnt ai ry oneC. Alf, I don't hard y believe it.'' Bob shook h'is head slowly arnd dr'oppead his cin inuto hiis hands aeain.r "' Well,'' said Al!, "I guears you i have,-to ar'ter a w iite. I seed S rey jest atbout a hou' argo. anad ,-he t. dd me all about it ; and1(, I h. she ac rtally shied tears, she was so cut upi, she was." " What did she samy, Alf ?" "' She said ats how 'Tomu had j'ned the revenuers, and tourned agi n un ; arnd ars how we'd .allsbetter keep ar shar'p look out, b'carse Tomn kpows cvery smoke on the ridge." -"Poor Sar'ey," said l30b, half to himi self. "' She sot sich a powerful sight by Tom, and she wars a g wire to mar'y hIm this fall. And I loved her enough mlor'e'n 'Tom(1( did)bt I seed1 sihn loved hIm, so I didn't try to come atweena 'en.-didn't cver' try to. And now he's gone arnd dlisgracied hibself, andl matybe br'oke Sitr'y's hearit. Alf, we'll rmect, him and rme, and 'tain't a gwino to ho long off. And when we do, Aif -wvell, It's him or me, him or me. that's all ;" and tihe young blockatder tappedi one of tihe revolvers in his belt significantly.. "I loved Sarrey ; rand Tomn- wnell, I'd hrato to do it,, AlIf ;but it's him or mi; thr atin't, lnt other way, ias I cran see." Bob arose atnd "' chunked " the lir'o under the kettle, then walked ar'ound to the 4lAe of the furnraco, where a little white stream of spirits was pour ing frm the end( of the priotru'tdinag "worm"l ' into it long kog. "[How is it , atsked AlIf. " Good eourgh ;thatt mash will turn out anll1 r'ight,"' said Hob)1, r'etnlrning andl seating haimnself on the bench, where he again dropped h is ch in Into his hands, andl lapsed into silence. Th'ie rain began to pour11 (down with it sudden fur'y, the low boatrd rojof gi ving back a melancholy sondt to the patte" of the big dr'ops. Th'le thunndoirind lIghtning had cerased, and the blackest darkness relgnedl withoutt. Brut thie weird shadows w hichl danced aroundm the walls in[ the fireil ighlt wel'e oldl acqualntarnces of the two men insidle, who took no notice of their grotesque pant) nqimoe. Iain ally the rain cearsed, hut the uttter' blackness st ill r'eigne'd witourt. for ta cloutds hung low do'wn ovrl thre dulls and the tree tops~ ,u' rmrom" than ha m an hour Roither ofI t he rm rn hadl Spoakenf Alf had7rmade a disenvery. an'd had been thinkling about it. Habl wvas ina love wvitlh Sara'y Maruld in, arnd Al I loved her himself. It seemned thrat all thr'ee of the parrtnoi's loved tire same girl. But Alt and Bob had seenl that Sarey preferred Tom Drake, and both had secretly resolved not to come betwoet them, each one Ignorant of the fac1 that the other was making the samt sacriflce. Now hope had sprung up in All's bosom sinco Sarey had told hirr of Tom's treachery. Now he had dis covered that Bob loved her. Ho rc solved to keep the secret of his owr love, for Bob's sake; and again thc hope passed from his heart. When the rain ceased, the two mon arose ;' and, while one of them dragged the 1ire from under the furnace, the other removed the Cal) from the still, and then placed a corncob in the bung hole of the keg that held the product of distillation. ' Bob, 1 guess we'd better move the still to a safer place this very night,'' sugosted Alf. " Nary a move, Alf : This still has becn here nig 1 on .) seven years, and here she's a gwine to stay." "A. I riLht if you say so ; I'm not the Main to step off and leave you." " Alf, you can tot the keg down to the )urI POplar as you go home, and I'd stay here till she cools off, and kinder straighten things up afore I go. t iI meet you it the burnt poplar agin daybreak in the mornin'." A If shouldered the heavy pine keg, and, passing through the doorway, was soon lost to view in the darkness. l3ob again seated himself on the bench, with his chin. in his hands, and gave himself up to melancholy reflections. Alf had been gone some time, and the embers that had been raked from the furnace gave out only a faint glow to light the interior of the still house, wheddark form appeared in the door way. Bob heard the step, and instantly sprang to his feet with a revolver in his hand, but as suddenly dropped the weapon and stood back when he re cogniz -d the visitor. " You, Sarey !" he exclaimed. " hat brung you here at this time o' night ?" " I've come to gic,you warnin,' Bob," said the girl, as she throw a light shawl from round her head, and ad vanced across the earthen floor. The smooth, round cheeks were glowing from the exertion* of her walk, her eyes shone brightly in the dim light, and her long back hair hung in charming disorder about her pretty shoulders. " Warnin' for what ?" asked Bob. " Warnin' agin Tom Drake. Has Alf beu here t)-night ?" " Yes; lie's been gone about a half hour." " And didn't he tell you about Tom?" "Yes; but, Sarey, somehow I couldn't more'n hAlf believe it." " But hit's so, Bob ; he told me so hisself, and he's gwino to git you and Alf fust. I couldn't sleep tonight for thinking about it, so I jest got up and come over here to beg you and Alf to move your still somewhere else this very night." " But I can't do it, Sarey ; she's been here a long whet, and here she's a gwine w stay." " Oh, Bob, jest to think o' Tom a turnin' agin' ail you uns, and I been a thinkin' o' him as a feller what would stiek by a body forever ; and now he'i gone and upsot It all. I told him I never would speak to him no more." Sarey caught up her apron, pressed it to her face, and began to cry. Bob looked at her, and choking back a great lump from his throat turned away a step or two, then came.back and laid his big brown hand gently on the girl's arm. " Doln't,, Saroy, don't !" he said, " for Tom ain't wuth no tears o' yourn." lie led her to the b-nch, where she sat down, and :n a few moments had dried her eyes. "Sarey," con',inued Bob, after a pause, " Ton ain't wuth nary' nuther tnouight o' yourn, and I wouldn't wIaste 'em on 'ti. Thar's a ptlenity on us left yit that's a sighit bett ,r'ni Tiom." "I know it; l only wni~h I'd a knowed it sooneCr.'' . Sar-e y, won't you answer me one q ,ertion ? trease I think a power o' yiu, andi I want to know'." Of courtse ll answer any question you ax, l.Hob, h'eaise you've allers been so g(ood to mie, j s. like a brother." " Well, Sarey, tell me which one o' the boys you liked the best, arter TPomi ?" "Why, I allers did like Alf jest as well as Tom, but Aif never 'peared to like me, antd T1om did." Again Bob swallowed a groat lump that, had gathered In his throat. " Alt Is a good feller ; he'd never go back on us," he managed to say as ho arose fr'om the bench, and began to putt 3,hings to rights about the di5 tillery. is task completed, he turned to Saroy, who stood in the doorway. ''i'll walk home with you," ho said. Bob thr'ow seime water on the dying embers of the fire, then led the way through the (lark, wet woods, followed closely by Sairey, neither of them speaking a woi'd until they came to the highway, about a mile distant. They dId not have far to go after they had reached the road. Whenm Bob bade Sarcy good night, he gulped diown anothber' choking son sation which arose in his throat, and turned about to retrato his way somno distance along the road before turning olf toward hIs own home. In less than twenty four hours every moonshiffer throughout the mountain district knew that 'rei D~rake had turned tafaitor and joined the revenue force against his old comi'ades. Dur ing the wholeoof the second nIght after this Information went abroad, men were at work moving theIr distilleries te safer retreats, one only remaining at, his old stand-the one that belonged to tihe IC nkin boys. It was more than a week after the night on which Sarey had visited the still house, when Bob and Alt Itankin were ridir~g along dowrf the road to wards the home of Sar'ey. Neither of them had uittered a word for some time. At length Bob broke the silence, speakliig without turning his eyes from a direction straight ahead of him. "Al f, you air the man." "' I'm thme man 9' "Yes, you air the man tor' Sarc'y." "' Whtat do yout meau. 1 >b? "' I mean that Sarey loves yout bet tecr'n aliry 'ntther man on1 1 tlie ridge."' "Youm don't say y llow'd you find ojut ?" '' A rtcr you left, the stili house that night, Sarey was that'." " She was ?" " Yes. and she was a n,.yin' about the disgraceful doin's o' Tom ; and and, Alf, I axed ber-if thar warn't airy 'nuthor follor she liked jest as well as she did Tom; and she 'lowed she allers liked you jest as well, but you never scomed to like her. Now I've told you, Alf, and I want to know if you love her." "I allers have, Bob ; but I stood back for Tom ; and arter what you said t' other night, I was a gwine to stand back for you." Again that sensation as of the heart rising into the throat came to Bob, and the two men rode on in silence. The sun waz swiftly dropping to wards the crests of the western hills when Bob and Alf stopped in front of old Jerry Mauldin's long, double cabin. Sarey was sitting in tibe open hallway, ,iielling beau:-; but she aroso and catno out to the road when the two men had distuounted. "Ton's been seed a foolin' around Long Creek to-dny," said Sarey, "an ( I meant to send you uns word afore now, but pap's been allin' all day, and I couldn't leave liim." "We ain't much afeared of him," said Alf. "l e's been a keepin' quiet a sight longer'n I 'spected, though." " We've been a lookin' for him to come down on us at the still house afore now," added Bob. " Sar'v, have you got any cider ?" asked Alf. " We're kinder thirsty." " Lots of it. One of you hold the horses while t'other one goes with me to the spring house, and we'll fetch up the jug and gourd." " ill hold 'em," said Bob dreamily. Alf and Sarey turned away along the path which led around the house, and were lost to view'. Bob stood be twoon the heads of the horses with his chin againet his breast. He was think ing of the treachery of Tom Drake, and of the jewel he had lost in the love -of Sarey Mauldin. For once Bob allowed himself to re lax his watchfulness. About thirty yards beyond the house the road bent suddenly to the right, and turned abruptly down the hill toward a little stream that wound its way along the base of the ridge. Bob's car, usually sensitive to the slightest sound, did, not hear the approach of hoof beats up the little hill behind the shrubbery until the horsemen had reached the bend in the road. Bob's hand flew to his revolver as he looked up; but he was too !ate, he was under cover of a weapon In the hands of Tom Drake. " I guess you air mine," said Tom as he rode uip. "Yes; like a fool I went to sleep and Lot ketched. What's wanted ?" " You air a gwine with ime to Wal halla jail." "Tom, you air a measly, low down sneak !" "No, I've jest now got to be a gentle man, and I'm a gwine to make gentle men out'n all you fellers." "Alt and Sare% will be here directly with some cider, then I'll go with you." " Bob, you'd better let me have that weap'n." "I'll never do it, Tom Drake !" At this moment Alf and Sarey came around the house, Alf bringing a large jug in his hand. The young man's quick eye took in the situation of the two men in the road, and in the twinki ing of an eye his revolver flashed to a dead level with the informeir's breast. "Hold on a minuto, Alf !" shouted Bob. " I'm fairly took, and I guess I'd better go with him." Alf quickly looked into the eyes of his cousin, and the two men seemed to understand each other. "Pass tile cider over here, Sarey, and I'll drink you a farewell for a w hile," said B,)b, him liig. SAr'y )ed th3 cider- in silence, never oveO look iig at Tom, w ho toolk thbe gourd ll'ered him by Bob, and I Ian . "Now I'm readly. Good by, Alt Good~ by, Sarey ! ' said( .Bob, as he mounted his hor-se. T1om mnountedi, andl tile two men, captive and captor, ro'de away in the soft light of the lin gering sunset. When they reached the turn in the road, Bob looked back andi lifted his broad brim med hat to Alt andi Sar'ey, who were standing side by side gazmng after him. Then tbey faded from vie~w, and the two horse men rod-s on in silece. They were approaturIng tihe brook at the foot, of the hWI' .vhien Bob spoke. "Tom, I never would take no mean advantage of at fulle' ; so l'dl tell you now, huit's you uir me. Pull your gun !" Instantly two r'evolvors leaped to a lov.l in theo gathering light, and four shots p~assed with what seemed like two sim ultaneous ireports. Aif heard them, arnd, weapon in hand. sprang down the road. closely followeu by Sar'oy A r'ider'less horse swep~t b~y them at the tur'n of the hlll arid when they r'eached the sandy level near the brook they found two lifeless forms lying close together in the nar row road. Bob Rankin and Tom Drako had settledl tile question of honor between themselves, and had settled the qluls tion of love for Alf and Siarey. -The origin of South Carolina's so briquet " tbe P'almetto Stateo," is thus e'xpralned :" On June 28, 1776, a force of less than 100 Carorinlans, under command of Moultrie, protected by the rude fortification on Sullivan's Island In Char'leston harbor, made of the trunks of the palmetto rep~ulsed the attack of a Briitish fleet, under comn muand of Sir Peter Parker and when the State of South Carolina was or ganizt id, tihe State seral, which wras first used in May, 1777, was made to commemo il'rate this victory. A palm tr'eo, gr'owing er'ect o'n tile serashor'e, represents th'e streingtih of the tort, while rat its base an oak tree, torni firom t'o groun-d and depr'ived of its b-anches recails the British Ileet, built of oak timber, overcome by the pal metto." --" Where do you wish to go ?" asked the railroad ticket seller, as a seine what unsteady man slapped down half dallar before him. "Sh-pose It's h-'. Got any tickuts to theret ?' sail the( apl)i~canlt. '' No ! Olliec for' tha:. larLI aceross the street,'' sa4idI thre railr'oad man, p)ointling to a Iliuor satloin. --D'. Hatbington used to till ia itory of an Irsh genrtlemanr, for w homr ie prescibed an (emetic, styIorg: ''.\Iy dear doctor, It Is of no us', your g i vow'i me an ermette. I tried it tw ice in) Dublin, andi It would not stay on any etomaoh eithe tdma " THE AGRICULTURAL HALL CASE DECIDED. THE STATE ISAGA IN DEFEATED. Wesley Ge(ts the Bluiltling, but the IMu1 Ri(ge Bonds are Not Vali diated-The State Dispensary Will Coitiiuo its Operations. Columbia Register. The State has lost the Agricultural Hall case and the State dispensary will have to move out sooner or later and seek other quarterro. The follow ing dlspatoh was received last night: " The United States Supreme C urt has allirmed the decision of the Circuit Court for the Circuit of South C.tro lina in the " Agricultural Ha!l " case, nvolving the tit-le to the Agricultural Hall in CIiumbia, S. C. Eiward B. Wesley, of New York, bought the )ropert.y of the Commissioners of th. State Sinking Fund, but there were alleged irregularities in the purchaso and he brought suit against J. E. Tin dal, the Secretary of the Sta.te and J. It. Boyles, who had been employed by the Secret'.ty of the State to guard ileo lropert.y, to secure possession. Tindal and Boyles, in the lower Courts, contended that th0v "-r r ! - !-- - ',' diants. of th - V-ry an1d that the Stata cou!-i not be sued, but the pus session of the pro)erty was given to Wesley. This judgment was alliried by the S,- premo Conrt in an olinion by Justice Harlan, who hold that the State was not necessarily a party to the suit." Governor Ellerbe was informed of the decision as soon as it was received. He said that he would express no opinion uutil he had seen the decision of the court. Attorney General Barber was secn In his oltico and was shown a copy of the decision. le said that he expect ed it and was not surpr-ised at the ou'. come. He said that tha decision did hot validate the Blue Ridge bonds ten dered in payment, but that it simnply meant that Mr. Wesley having tender ed money for the first paymeut and having fultilled other portions of the contract was entitled to the pronerty. General Barber would not, however, discuss the situation, preferring to await the full report of the decision. In case the State should eventually be forced out of the building, Mr. Barher said that he did not know wh.tt would Ie done or whore the busi ness would he condueta3d. Be said that In the usual course of legal procedure it would talce some days for the de cisIon to be effective. The State hias, however, no other remedy, and ti )robabilities are that Mr. Wesley wil soon have possession of the b .iiding. He can rent it to the State and tne likelihood Is that some contract of the kind will be ent :red upon. With the fixtures and ilAut as now estatished it would be an exlense unwarranted 1o establish another plant of Lq u1al fa cilities. The situation is one, their fore, not only of g reat importance, but of vast interest to the taxpayers of the State. The news that the United States Supreme Court had finally awarded the Agricuitstral flail to Mr. Wesiey was hardly a surprite to tie Stato au thorities, for they had expected it to come sooner or later. But supposing tnat the dispensary auta oritics can not agree with Mr. Wesley on the terms of rental, thirty days yet re mained before the plant will have to be removed. In that time the dispensar can b.e moved out to another I)uilding and operations will go on as usual. Pot the information of the public it. may as we. I be stated now as hereafter, that even if the dispensary has to get out of tilo Agricultural Hall bhi iding it will run along just, as well. The de cisioni iuts the Sit.at to someil expense, if a move hias to he made, but the dis pensary will go along as if yore, de.spito decisio ns of courts, BecK rogc itrunks or- anyth ing else. 1'ho publication of tihe decision brought out the fact that the Board of Control bus b~een considering the. advisabili ty of changing the liace of business, lor 'linancial reasons. TIhe dIrayage part of t.he busintoes is a big oine in point, of molney. To Ii rst, han the goods from a depot to' the d ipeni sary and1 after- an order h tis beeni r eeivedl, t.0 again haul thenm back has~ been an~ ex ptnse that the ihard of Con'trol wished to avoid. I 'rops i t~ions have been made to them whereby ce.r tain warehouses immediately on the Iinte of iraliroads could be ron ted. T~hereo piroplositLions have been unoder con sidieration for some time, and wer-e notI acted on, but, in view of thu fact, that ait change of base may be necessary they become qu ilt 3 interesting. I or inlstanieo, it is1 said tha it Mr..1 Cald well Rtobei-tson has oilfered the d ispenaruy authoi-ities the use (If the warehouse on Gervais street, bel iw the Union depot, which is noiw partially occupied as a batttinlg factory. I t, is understood that the prloposition mtade was that, tho Statec could hiave the building at the same price it now paiys for drayage. Ttis proposition remains op-n. Another idea Is to rent thle old1 Ifs keli cotton mill. It not only is a go ,d building, but is on line of railroads and dlrayage would be saved. lBut all of the above Is speculative. If the State atrranges with Mr-. Wes ley proper terms of rent can he made, but what will be done remains to be seen. Governor Isiirbo wats asked as toI whait wonuld b thbe outcome, but he dleclinedl to make any statement, lIe satid, however, that there were oth( r places and the diopensary would not ,,iut, down). A very interedsting legal quiestion has aurisen as to whectheir the permanfi nt I impurovements "miade in the buiding in the shape oif engines, pulloys, etc., would go with it when Mr. Wesley got possession. Assistant Atthrney General Town send refused to answver the ques.-tion, intinmating in his reply thatt the qules Lion mnight c-lm- up~ ini be courIIt-. (t is g.enerally cone).*.d( I at, W, x!.ay wall havea r-ient. ti i-ma-i entat for tt least .ight-ern imo-t ., thia'. biemi the t (1 I duin g w ieii . h- State- coii 'ention as to tha o.. (-r- o11(f tile .miount of theO re ntia wI i ld il ot. Known, no0 agrnl'meni, hnv in! eover been 4.1 Oin the subhj -.Ci.. .lid (a PEIWnsenid st,.sted that the a nount, would have to be decided by a jury. in the meantinio preparations are being made to get out of the building by the dispensary ollicials. A now building may be crocted on Gervals street, near the railroads, or some warehouse may be rented in case ar raugetnents cannot be made with Mr. Wesley. BML AR11 ON HCATING. His E14xperlenco in Gardoning and Growing Fruits-Ini Early Tinmes !Mesh Wias Not Used for Food. And now Jho potato bugs have come again-como early-ahead of time, and I have to wiage war on them. There is always sonethinlg to prey on very tlhing that i.s good. E'ternal Vigi lance is the J)ice of liberty anld jUs, so it is the price of a good garden. The ,veeds outgrow every thing yoU l)iant Antd nothing hurts them. Briers and thistles and Crabigrass and dogfennel and chickweed grow right along just like little sins and bad habits. It takes constant work and constant watching to koep down weeds and original sin. 1100, vet'y one that thirtstuth I boight a dine's worth of paris r'een and dissolved half a tal)e' - imonful in half a bucket of water and inkle-d tite boot3Leo careful;y last c" etminog and this mtiorn iug thev are leaid. But, this does not und it, for they have .just begun to come. It is not much trtouble and will savo.the potatoes. I tried it last year. Be sure and itmark i, paper that, contains thbe powder " poison " and put it where teh grandchildren can't. get it. Put tite mixture on Nith an old whisk broom and what is left in the bucket tang it up high sotmew here till wanted igatin. We had a fruit grow(- i's' convention hcro last week and 1.-arne'l a good leal about exterminating these pes-ti ferous things, both visible and invisi Ll :. It is a right good education to hear sueh experienced it- n talk io Mr. NiiI..e, Cotonel Nesbitt and Ir. Staries. I wish tibe convention woui meet here once a month. My 'tspect for borticul t'ue and ioI'ticultui'ists is very great. The Ilereknians and N r. It imipi tln(d )r. Jones enavo done a worid of good in advancing the growtht if fruit trees and dilfusing knowledge among tho people. The growing of fruit is no doubt the oldest ocuipation known to man. It Imot happily combines physical labor .ith scientilie study and the reward is useful, grattfying and relininig. There is no doubt, but fruit and v-getables were the only food of muankind fori 1 500 years af tter man was created. I atuued to this in a little talk I deliv ured to the convention, and some of my Bible-reading friends have since questioned me about it and asked for toy authoity. They reminded mne that Abel's e-acrilice was from his 1i icks and was iore neceptiblo than (Xtirn's off-ring of the fruits of tle grouind, it, does not follow, however, t-hat the flocks were for food. Only a few of the animals were lit for any thing and these few, suchIt as dorm stie cattle, were r'quired for beasts of burden and tillinug the loil and fui'nist, ing clothing. " And the Lord muade coats of skins and clotlted them." Bofoie the fall, and whilo Adam and E ,e lived in the gaiden of 1den tho fruit of the trees and the herbs therein were their only food. Aftet they were driven from the garden the Lord said : "Thou shalt cat the lierh of the field. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou ea't bred." Al "God sent, him forth fi om Pit, gardeie to till the ground, whence he was taken." There is nothing about eating tIhshi kip to that time. He fore I'%ve was cr1eatted the Ilord-( staid to Ad amt: I have given you every herbc anid the fruit of ever'y tree and to you it shall be for meat." lie gave Adam dominIon over the aiimals and Adam named thent but, nowbioro Is it, intimated that they wet-c for meat. Now lot us pass down the genera GiOn5 tuntil after the llaiod. " And JoJ said to N-mbh, 'Vim feair of yoJu ihail be upon every beast of the earth indl every fciwl of theo tilr and thbe lishtes ef the sea- and~ ''ver y miov intL' thintg I .hat livethi shall be meat fore you. Svni a-i the green herb have~ I hive-n I ,eu all thtIigs. lBuit, lleshi w itlt the life htere'of, whIticht is t e blood th ereof, hiia'Ilyenot eat.'' WnTotn Mou caine lie limi ted the ind of animals that iight he uisedl for' ( 00d. Swine were specially priohii ted t mnd to this day no J.aw will mtake a tog of him isel f by etinzg hog, felesh I antinrg hais never beeni conisi der ied r'e ining or sp~i'ituial zing in its inluences iai pon urin ttitu rec, and yett thbere is no loublt that, the iabouiing mant nuous in i mal focod. Solomton says. "'Gee not, limoing the ri itoits eaters of lIit ." TIhie; itildr'en of isruael cided Mo~ses fori' br'ing ing. thiemi away fromt tPbe il -.,h i pots of lI>ypt, and0( so the I )t'd sont ltbemi qulali1s tn eat, for suipoer an itman- I nai for br'eaikfast. Ev~ en somce of our i' teeth ar'e calle 1( Canines, from '"eantit,"'' a clog, be cause we tear lIes h w ithi them in like~ a dog. As a manit gr'ows oel ihe e ires less for' iI :sh, but htis applotti to for fruciit, never' maves him. IBut, If lie dIident 1i:,e hiis hk inrg for II esh lie couildn't eat much of it nobiow, fort' tabout that Ltilne he loses hiis teeth and pirovidence ad monishes himci tha t it isi Limeli to h)(pi'e pr for that spi ritutal food i that comoth f~romt above. Tlhere is a food of the godls caliled atithr'osia. but it Is made of frit aind not of Ii she. Cot ni bal-, I we'c II '-sh -ra-.v II c-h, booody 11 -sh, and evenm tt humiani II ih, anduj tsne~y ar'e nPxt Ltlcidgs in theC seal of cr'ea!t.io~n. No, ther'ce is n0 refilnemient in, II -se ca',n and yet I am fi ree toi eon f's-, t eat, I ami not, yet old etnough or sainL cenoight to retfuts to dl no on tur key or fried chicken or quiail on toast. Goldsmith's htermit was dreadfully heartbroken whten h'e said: "'No Il icksc that roam ihte valley free 'to s' aicgh er I contdomni; . 'Taught by th it. I'ower tat p1 ties me, I learc to peitLy lienm.'" Th'iat was aell r'igzt c.tail he found his Xcipelinla an]i then I r ekon Ite killed a ecbiicn for break fat',. liut it is a fact 'o fo..i tat If th ey had to kill tlhei r| -w n s helP Lnd bulIlocks and chick 'ns or' focd thsey wouod do withbout iI Mh fir a lonrg tim!'. It, takes a hard heart andl a s'.c'ong man to butcher a laimb, arid yet, It, has to b3 doneo. I don't, mean a hardaned heai but a hena ATTEI -Too Good H I.A. IT IS. We propose (or as soon thereafter as give to tho sIccessfi lI ens tro haing v ing (i vI thousand tick are al given1 out wo will gi ve greatest. nmiiiber of tickets, trade to the ao11(junt of one do are entitlod to it ticket. It si atshe ohopest. Underbuy and undersell sh our 0ry Goods and Notions 1) V isit, us and get. our pricos, true. Y ours to sav New York F Easy, S. C., March 1, IS, hat will not fainut. at, sight, of pairn or 0o0d. My Imloitler iwoUlhi not, kill It hicken, but, she woid dress it and ook it without oljection, I haive Vuing their hiead s otl. I bt I woulidn't lo it now for my own sake. As we .1row olderl wet grow kinlder anld hm-vo nior'O resp ct, for the tiro that. (od aVo l it'll seretalures, Thtis'exc, ptM, makesq. I never iesit.o 1bott. k illinl na1tkts. UInelt' SUm. killed It little Oe n tho lower corner of the gard en last, veeck and my Wife baseit beet in ,hose part s since, for she still insista hat w here there is one there aro two. lit' I don't hilamne woman for her an apathy to snake's. They ge i'old ilther l':ve a great, trouhic and it hits urvived to all her doiught. ws. " il iorrow thou shilt 1)1ing forth ch i e iirn Md thy desire sha il h to thiy h ur hand tld lit shiall rule over theo." What 1n aw ru urt.se '. r peciatly the last. It was hard, v'ery hard, on Eive - fol the comm and not to Iat of the tr ee of knowl -goev wis not, given to her, but to Adami before -ve was created, May he Adami did not tell her in an im prssive lialner. Nevertheless the ctirse is upon her and will remain so until she j 'ins tie angels, I eetck'on. 131 1, A '. A Gt HIcNV 1,I1E FA I'lMi i. Ins prMoving 14san111 Withour Verctilizes-14 a(i 11y Itaiil ing Coi I on-CI(enn CIll fure I he Secret of' uicerNs. ,I'Ia y Gaiitt ill l'Iediiont leadlight. Last Wedlnesday rniy frioend Hab h e l amiiis, of Greeiville, cume, down to see te and ttko in the sigh's of Spartan irg. 13h is one of thie biggest,-hoart d fellows iin the Statu. lHe is con ;tructed on the Ilca-hit.en sorrel order >f betauty, but what lBub hicks in looks 10 iakes ip in elev ieriwss. If(o is the on-in-lw of C.tpt. Wihite, of tli Windsor Hotel. and brotiier-in-law to O)l nghiam. Wv think his bittaicil im stry i omst, have owed the Capt ainI a rud1ilge an1d paid liiIn oilf in son-in-law. hiut te Captiain says lie is proud of hi boys, anid woiull d ilo, o'hjoet, to somei mire Old debht~s being bep idated wit~h tho satiri kind of two- leggedl culrre'ncy. Ibbil lid lls has boon li vinrg in Green villo for' to thbes'o mrany years, anid of sourse on ireach ing the bus:iuing, busy sity of Spartanburg ho felt, hiku 'oca loonttas wh len sheL flest landelltd in IjiO lon. Hut It don't, Lake hong to a-aell nato U .,b Iellam- anri~,ird lho soon miade itlmsil f att home1. tie spent thre greator "'it o1 his ~im ate iLLee~ker''s dIri nking Otla water andi~ eatinrg goober' canrly. in blic ie ve il rig wVu ilit our friend, ri hie was inti IIted witti soitia wattr o ia hialitirin arid so stuck up wi,h 1olsse cand otiiy that youi00 t Iou iLve 50(d himi for' Ily-p;apolr. lIob~ wantedl 0 know whier' thbey got, their swveet ried wvater' at, arid i f it, camne from the ienin Spr'ings ho hod hoard so much bout, y lIh S ft ellamurs run s at furniituo O store ni Greeniv ille, arnd atlso ownnt~ onio of the >ost farmsn in thii South. It, only con alins li) aer' s, but for yealrs lit has uad, at not, piruoit, itn theo phme, beiside(s ruppoirtdng Iris failyt3. of $1.0001t p'r niium. I hiave hi aid a great, dleat ,b5ot hiiS niiodet farrii, 11nd unraveed uiy friend of the~ following inifortma Mr. It oilams says that when lie Ii rst uoughit, thie lilaco his friends r'idiculedl lie idea of matktig at living thelron, ,nd onei facetiousi ly iOlrered Lthat it, van theho bst pilacu in the country to ranuI corn co rin to. Th le land Is a thm i rey soil. liut, l) wont to work, and v ithiot, the aplienbtion of any mianure xcept, g uanfo, and with the~ pr'l'oction i cotton as hiis prihnci phi er op, he last, rear' made on 55 acres 50t blues of coL on weighing 4910 pounds each, and mt, for the dr'ougnil would have matdo 5 bat ' s. The total valueo of the entIire' :rps pro'duced0( on (65 acres was~ $2,3toi Now, this shows whiat can b~ it comi d ish~ed otn OUr poor' landit oniler socin d lie tl . age and goodi mianagemetnt. I asked MIr. Illllams w (ait k nil of nanuire he used, andl if the sowed ito vn als land in cow peas? lII ri-lthed that Ghoe only mnan ore he used was t 10 uiuatl juantity of giiano pecr aeri, andil as cot Lonl was his onty pr10icpal cropi, andL it took thie wholo year' to miake and gath eir It, he cou hI not imnprove his land by a~rtifle~iihiethiods. BLit lie always madeo It at rulet to raise his own suplie~ js. M r. I Iollaws then went, On tO explain that he hadt broughit uip his Itid by itteian ltiivation-I nviir ltt~ing ab hladhe if graus or hnh~i growi to hu3 Cut, greon. li ' xym~' il Liit diwhen'i vegetation wats groini'ig andl yoi lde str'oyed It in thl 0re! iiIit.a 2ge you ios o dest royt d the germii- at i:,n i otante of t,m Soil aro'undl~ it. Ta'.k', for Iistaniji, a forest, troe. To~ ciit down.l Lii tht, W while' the sap Is li 1y (, m ans ,o5 to the~ lhad for' man~ly foot, utrounid it,, for the fertilizing prtoportlies havo gone un' into that tren with the TTION. [o Be True," on the first day of Soptembor, the tickets are taken up) to Lmer IL $75.00 SURRY. Wo ets struck elf and when they to i li customi' holding the the Suriry. ilvory timo you Ila' in anly ' dopairtment, you itall be our aim to soll as cheap ill bo our Motto, especially in ejartinent. ai(d know that what we say is 3 you money, .acket Store. Cl4YlD N & NAlLLY, Plrops. Say. It is the samie way with grass, weeds Or any othe.r vegetation. If you peri it thei to grow, and then hoforo Lhey die down and tho sap goes back into the soil, cut, thomn up, you rob your lands of it.b fcrtuility. It matters not how stimiall the sprig of grass, when cut green, you take that much ,1U1ance frmn tho ground around it. 31'. l1ellais then went, ')n t) oxplalin thme rI'asoni 8org h umn cane I mprovrlishI *sd ground was cutting it while green. If you pltit, your laud in cano and lot it dit down and tlt% substance contain ed thereinii go back into the ground, It will b lie richest, spot on the place. NIr. Ltel lams says there is no crop that will so rapidly bring uip our thin lands its Cttini, if you ntever let a sprig of g rass grow inl the lields. It thoroughly Ilmaturcs, atid 1turn'iis1 t the wll cach year more fel tility thnl it takes out. I lb licilams is alo a chicken fancier alht promised ilm some of his ulie (ew is. WAYSil)N GAT11llutlNGS. IMts 01 I11nuo' aMid Nuggets of Tru i A'nr I he Mll itulde. --There is more snu used in Boston tbaln inl any other city in thu United Sta1tes. -Th Ulnited States last year pro diced 36,000,000 barrels of fermented inl uors. --The ibit of jesting about sacred hini ligs implies the possession of a low atlitl coarse nature. --A sound di-Sretion is not so much idicated by lieverl maki ing a i istake as by nuver repeating it. -One hundred and twenty firemen ILI'3 reJui'etd to feed the furnaces of a first ctss A tLiant,ie steamer. --A caterpillar is so greedy that in one, mon)th it usually devours 6,000 timies its own weigit. in food. -lappiness con:-i'ti s rot in having vast anid rich po'sml"zoUns, but in being tILLed to enjoy what we have. --1 L) good eonstatn tly, patien tly', and wisely, and)1. 301u will never' have cau..1x to0 say thait~ life was1. nont worth living. -To haive friends we must make our' selves friendly, and thus can we hope to widlea the circle of our usefulness. -[ear' of what, people will say has a more religious effect, on the world than tho feaur of what tho Lord will -Of thu 36s cities of thle United Stat~s of 100,000 popuiLationi andl up wardc, 27 own ,their own water plants an~d ID do niot. --Gover'nor Grout, of Verraont, Is a maip~eiu itar fiarmner, andi1 isaid to hiayo anide I 2,000 pounds of 5tugart and syrup this season. --A WisconsIn girl has refused nn offer' of marriage on the ground that her l ather was not ablo to support any lagrer family. -A hairnless lotion for romoving freckles is ias follows :Lemon juice one oo neut ;I.0t d'eed borax, one-half dirami; su g ar', one-hal f d ram. -ieo-"'Garrii, will you miake me the~ haie~Ist of men) ?" Siie-"-I shiould( liku, to, lIiry, but I think I prIefer' to remotai n the IhppiesL of women." -R Ioses discover'ed in tombs con tinI ing l'gyptLIinii muties often have thei ctoi~ or ' ftect, ev~en thong (. some of t~ose foumd must be over 300( years old. --li liolIaiaIi the priopr'litors of a medi cinre, ey w hi ch thiey clai m to cure a special disese are liable to impris onmnen t if the mned icine falls to produco the desired i ifuct,. -A large prioportion of the aooiddnte and muichi of the sickness from whioh colts anid horses suffer', arie due to neg lect iand cnrelessness on the part of those in ebiargo. -l'r'incc W ittgensteln stands at the head of G rmna'y's landed ari-.tocracy, ilet owns 30000 U0 acres. IFourteu. n othiber tni -I 'andolorus own between tohe mi 0,U00 00,) acres. -These who habve tried It say that if two or three dandotton leaves be chewed before going to bed they will induce sleep, no matter how nervous or worried one may be. --Usually, the greatest boasters are the smallest wor'kers. The deep rivers pay a larger tributo to the sea than shallow brooks, and yet empty them selves with I as noiso. -it does not seem to be gene3rally known thbat. the tu. key wasi domiesti eated by the Indlians long beforo the iicovery of this continent by white men, buLt such Is the case. --Tiroo happiness never ilowvs into a man, but al ways out, of h'im. Hence heaven as siomnttimes found in coth~ges and hell in palaces. Heaven Itseii is more internal than aettarnal.