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I.IE 'P-10 LES VOL. 7N0 N9 IC NS, S. C., THUSDY IIh~iBi to, R&7 1.6 61 vistu Cu1V116 t [l110, S 1111ig60. You would have thought them very clowical looking had you scon .acksorn and Jot nte Skilling as they appearcd . to Mr. Jordan, the aftvernoon ho went down by their houso to look after is logs. lie was a lumbwrman and store keeper in a little viilge in Arkansas ; and their father twnd mother lived in at sm1all1 log shanty on tho river bank, near where he tied his rafts. It was the day before Ch.-istmnas. WhilI the weather was niot, ait cold its it is in Chicago al, tiib season of the year, the sighI.t of Jackson aid .1ohnnio made Mr. Jordan siiver. Their father would rather hunt than work, and was away now, an o kiew where, nor when Ie, would -tmri': T'Icy ofLi n enough unard little to cat, v.1d as for clothing, they I woruc .1v ceast-off, gar wn'r'i ' rts of older peopio its they could pick up. Jacksion t had on r. very dirty str'aw hat, th'e top of which was nearly split oil, while tiroughi the crack i is rt. (I hair shne, not uniii1 ko fire under a partia liv Iifted stove-lid. Johnirinie's t'ad pieco wa. a black felt hat Mny mz .s too large, w% hich e had adapwte to his use hy t tearing off tli m wm er. it looped dovn ovt. r hiseyes. 'i'oir shirts were f much worn and ragged, but, b elig vury large, the nuoy folds and creases he!lped1 to kee) the weather out. 'They had no coats. Their trouisers., aver'aged pielty well ; having been cut olf for t summer 'use, 'ney were short, but miade I) Jor this in ' idtI. '1eir baro feet and legs were reddened and chapped by the (old, raw w ind. Mr. J i'durd had been husy some tirie examilling his fogs and' secing that . they wcre proper'ly faste n'd, sIO that he wo!u I tave noth I ng! to w orry abott whril. eating his ChIr'itilmas dinner on .he iorrOlow. On looking up, lie w Ii Jack'onr and Johnnie, vih ha:ds in r the holes they cal '.d po.:CtS, gravily e u-aitcilhin'f him frot t.he 1b1 abv'. N Now it to happened that Mr. ami Mr.-. .Juordaiti had haIl v, discab-. bn abut the a Skilings that very morr u : and in spite of theh' eirmiiital)'perane., the Sight of these children iaue I' . Jor- t dan urcoumfortaible. . " What do you %'anit he're?" h i alk, 1. "Go nild put, o yomi' ,31hot and stockings.' Jlohil 11 ie stoodl on one foot, and iri ti to warns the oftherby 1briding it a.gainst, the sip, por'tinig leg. Jztekhor, being .ii ol101' and wis'er, did n'. le had tr i i it, andi! h(ad fou;d that it on ly imake the U. lg colder while the foot got, no vaiw c. JIe looked down it his fk.-t moment, and then slowiy drawied, in the way his fti her t.ilked., "'We tins ain't, got no shesoi "Go in the huse, thii, where it is t warm," said Mr. Jorfdunl. ti 'Tain't riuch waii.' in ther,' 1)ipcd Out Jolinnie, latt. og down hi -1' and t ninO ng with hi kevos her' ti t, ituAe, Mkt: Jiack or. 11, Mr. 'Jorda.n lookted .ve r t!-- top W the bank at the hrou-e. ''r ough tih e: open door he could see M SN!i. KSaxin I crouched over a fech'e I ttIe fire il the big fire-place. h " W'lhy tdonr't you sht. tilt' door', and keep the wind out':-" ho N.zLd. a It don'i 'pear to b' no use,' said . J ackson. The ciy chkinking ha't..veen the logs 1) had fallein out in i1manV phtc 2s, and the P wind could ('nter' fre', through the cracks. Most of the panes in the win- a dow bein2 broken, it wn.: cove'red vit'i air old siawl, wh icli dre.v in and out. rA vith the draft. It Vas plain tit the opcn .)oor was leuded for light,. Alr. Jordan could so:ty nothing. Ie had a kt und that,. ti 0 h i eiass of peope hij ti words wero thrown away. Tliy kniew P nothing irett'r. Luithd ' anrd impro-~i r v iden-ee l:.nlf becomre lix \d habit, and Ul they youlid nrot rea!i 1/ t IhaL thiev werte at all r'c.poible.j ~ fo~' r tir I'erty. The~y coui d not "s'C any par'ticulIar u~ie in str ioing for any'~t hr 'in btler. hi J1 e I bx', Johnn uice, -v no had beent b anid whtlrrperecd hoarsely, "' As\k himi 1t now, quick."' Jackson cleared his throeat arnd 'said i0 hesitatinogly, " I r'eckoIn I here in't no use in we unis ex':pectini' any N r'ismus, a is threr'e, miister ? Marm says tibert. e There was at wvistful Iness in J1ackson's ' tone that betraryed aL hiope that lie v would be con t.r'adicjted , a wvistful Iness w h ieb miade CMr . J1orda~tn I eei yet mior'e un ticom'ifor'.able. t "NO, there isn't any ius:'' he said 1l shiortly. Antd hre went, (in upi tirei' rive, whre hre hrad stomie oth'r logs. But, d all t~be way up, antI ial thre time hre wvas the re, th ro t chi'tireni seemred to U Iollow lent, anid .Iaekoo's mrruur'rngl t eye's anul Johrnnrric's cap. er (race lereed ~ to he watching im . In sfti te of Iris a ,lfotr'ts to put these t h ildr'en into the lcosr to wich hplie11td such worrs ' its "lizy,"' "' sIhi filee's,'' aid ''good-for. nothing,' aim! so get, rid tf Item, he k otuld stiil hr iai' Iteksoni's wis-tfurl voice. [lid he ainre~r I t~re htos fairly ,y ' l'Ther'e wa~s it shor't citt: rugh tie woods wh.'iieb Ire mu~'.htI'' havetk n when hre went iackl(, lhu , for stnw tea-ion hu did not take it. Ini-tad, Ire frtlowd'il the r'iver banrk dlown t.o the Skilhin rig 9 'shranty, pretternd ing to iisel f t rat be I, ' ~wanltedl to see hirs logs ragain. .Itohnie i'v rand Jiacksonr was~ Pickirng up drif'.wonr *~~'"~ for the lire, wihern. hewent by. TIhrey i with somio wet sti(ks in their arms, hut stotlpped to looik att Mr . J1or-dan as 14 * Ire camor nrear. Ile noticed thtt thenir I ha ndls and eclitr ws' wyere r'ed arid chaip- t pedl, like their feet. ~i'' lrromi uinne-. countl ri iinieasoni, thr i1ghlt of the'cse t t~wo forlorn ligureis, threir rags whrip- I ping in the wind andi thre writer dr'ipping I upon1)1 thretni fr'omi thre woo(d they caiirried, rr'itatedl himii, andi Ire br'ok( ourt, hail f angrily, attddr'e.-irg Ja ick.- in its thec v (old1r and oi re' retsponscibIe( of t~lrr two:v coelri to pieole whoil wot wor'iik. Way . don't you titke atn x aind chopt someic good wod, inrsteadi oif tpick inrg upj that .worthr less at.ulY II "' Jackson (iroppeid his wood, aid 1 *stan'ed at, Mr . lottdan i n sutr tir'i o. 1i14' could not ud r'tand why a'ir . Jlordanr should bo displeased at tihe way he got p - h is. wood. It hall nerver eciur'red to r -'hi rn to got in any oth r' way. 'That 1 -Was the ,vay his father had aulwarys J1 -dono. "it theo reaisonr he gave Mr. Jor dan ' Wthat hro had no aIx. -''"Gr. Onwn 'o the mill, then, andc bor.'ow .00e ' continued thart genrtle e .mary. " Tell the man thoro I sent you. 1 hel go inl tle house and shut the door 30o you supposo that Chr1istmasw will t)mo to iL house that looks its if no lody liVed in it, let alIOn1 Cihitial ieople ?" This Wits t now thought to Jtckson 0lo iad alWaYS supo)lsI tint thlinz.. ust happened In this world. Mr ordi seemed to think they them. ClVCS Wer3 to balame for Chri stmlIas0. not 1mig to theiri house. l'erlaLps lit vIIs right. [Ho Wits a Very rih 11an0 11 Jackson's eyes, and had everythin ic wainted : his woirds were wortlh een id ring. Maybe It wias becau 'tlSe the ir lithel dild not work that l! almt ohnni had to go without -'o n1m hingrs that other children hatd INbiybo ChriStImaS Was ''1ne of thei si: layhe het hims.-elf mlight do someA1thinlg 40 couldi not u nd erstanld whly N!r. J()r. -ill Was displeased with thim, t:11thbe iiin to be dit;ieased wvith him, aroused , new sensation. Ie gaii ( stead i ly at lie holse. It didint, 1look lik till lioses up1) ill the village, wlr., ( ri -t ilas camlle every year tiat '-' a fact: ut perhaps he Could yet fix it up inl I ille. Johnnie, who always did as w Ja-ksonl id, sitood and -tar d at tilt' hou , DO. lut his feet botani cuid, and in rying to stand 0in one l1g again, le all over atgai n-t his brother. This roused Jack 1. , aml beitar 'if Own the river t, a ri k trot, Johnliot., f coursev troetirm aftr. him. A rriv ig at till the t- 'orrtlowed an ax (f ha In. in c sha rie, :ndl Wa'o t -om'. lit .il iv t l.l '( ih t. Wih the, he.covelred the rok 11 panes itn thle windown toooka own. te 'Isaw1. Th lit chopped 1ue dry limb' Irmi ia fallen tree. ne! t11at i hou''. arn building :1 11p orouting r(!, fShult 11the door. saidxt hec and ohnnie, uivsin-' !hn 1 f) tr we, roughlt clay from the r ver banK, anw l ut p ll the rack they could coeil f-r'. t he i ti.. hin, w it n 1,jany 0'. Hea ll t.'IsId o l rge p'%nk 1112 iii 0 ~l li ~COUlite. 1(3 Ii ey Pnt in. l'y thli. tile l it th it frly nigllt, Il( they hml to ihmry d v it thlle Wo tlo rturn thle aX. \ i\' 3 thc.' ie hat, Jaeknt tOhppedl to hok at. n ho :e again. So (lid! Johrnie. Otck(oti Surv ved their work iln i ilece, liut J)inie of 11 ntl:o sp :k tht- st m ei jou !t of bloth when he ' aked : '1 YO y U. Kriinus will come %, .acksoni ?" JMackson1 Shook his headI de11Spondent " I recikoll lirismus1 done foriot . uns for god," he sild. liut hih yk houd his words ; th 4 Were ah r hijn2in with unwout-ed pridt it, work (r 0, 0hv it, 0 110ho ,. I t I- reecigt f his m ind t0 u11k s 1'. Jor11dat ho gh he1,11. felt, bett er, buit a s 1tilr Al hort tie t.. t ot'i. I- kept ilnxinof the tlwo forlor 1 igures uon I rive r bnit k, all tiht a teItAi I 7r. . lie Al over, " htzy!' "shft 'P, and ( kood-e i l'iiio;for-thn , a teaIt, lmany 310 the I - o tm- I "iI Iu (" 3' Li % ll' 1 I I~ yt~ 10e. :butllh at, did not se to !). [)l ass. ile .'d not. te..u at all comifort >le. inally, hie did up a large pack Ie Of eundy, nuts ind raiins, and haid one. hde ol tihe Counter. He thn'l Jt belIt.r. A iian ouu in a d 1)1% ig it k s lh for his chislIrl, ht were' ahout the 1izl of 2Johnni1 id Jackzon. Mr. Jordan laid a dupl 't1 pair of each of thse Sol by the de of ItheI candy. i felt lio uilch Atter thatIthe went onl adding to the le, o L ) twti tle i ait a time, fietl one ileking a(1(nd Warm11 woolenI shireS, then he ilpiece of bayon, ald at lat, a ok of IVour. Ml-s. Jordan in the meantime cami Io U) t !i1me0 i SinS for' her Chr'is.t at.. puadin, and seeing tes hundles, k ied whom they w.". 11l for. llskelo Jedi to make hoer lie ht he ho ex adyi~ d1one u.tSh smli ld doti ngd I, wae it. 13( went Mr.i Jordan3 closid e'lLr ltat's Ieghty ti hent mroon a13(3W imlj aoe ' buythe os ll l iig 1h h. r.. J rto ' was I (100 It . i l ts he tiaed fori her suai dete umber ii i '~1 of Christmas tvis itS 12llr orisima. d13 inr eets llt''yt lllookled Ic ked over0( thei pht fori th motrrow. nu1( the o 3 pre sent for 2 thir Lliti robsy-i heeked3 04 O gi l Ten .Ilr 133 .1 or1hin eread 1i newspaperw trk oit. Alehat Jordan as't~i stl hu i it1. alr. J 'wtm lrt f ner-1 Pus and looeti(d ato his 'l w to he lk t wits on tibe wZndow: the110( moh was(1) 2lo it~lhu03 hritops no. iwnti Alioopndsned t diiie .L lanxitin /.' ty loet lidk do rain, ( o lit ill th(1 orltwst, hslegs blee ha louIflitt ownt and 'o take. anothert li ok athe islogr kio' the rive r, hebig h t, loe omdei f inh'Sitit them.8131.1Jordanrwhowhappene ma1n still outi ofhenb hack foonr oth Iktnd a sobskt in h(I il hand.le, rag wohaycshe didoot ckage hc had broke iopen an11td he saw the canmdy ntUs aill( rai ins (catttered oil tie hloor he knew w hat htaL iIlippeledl. " Ilb s come !J oh n Ii, v. M I, I, Iome ! he cr ied. " S ius hat ColI --Sure I' AG A INST CONCEALIA) WIEUPON s A Propolsedl Allivenldiaent to Make (Ihe Lam wMo-e St ringent. r n ' lt t .loun ttail r, tt I e I. 2:,Ih. 11n). Joseph . ie(Cullough, a MIl mber Of Lilt- ] 'gishature fl'o!mt this Coilnty has iteen giving it good deal of time and attteltiOIl tO tLhe IIr'IeIItiOut of a oill ilt the iubjecit of catrrying COILet Idt I weapons. Mlr. leCul lou g It has drawn up at mleasure whichl he thinks wil mn uet, t'b il l i i t its, and he will iltrodiiee it ill the L gis lature nLxt inoth. Thu hill id 'uch ftro .'tt i 1 '.0Y resectrs, 0an11, the law itw oil the statti e books, and t its l'..1 y to recevive favorable att Lntion from11 thei, lawmaer,tealy all Of whom will have -inggostionls oil this I if 1) II I)' it. h!(a11titi I I it' 11f i S'i'1p ol't drline lThe i LI ntin.s La1(1rovies in for which the11re hlas, bo,.n at demIand from vio'SM l uart PrI.IT e I Ien ty for at violiation o)f tlbw hatv is fixed at at finle of onoe hit drtd doilars and six months imrime without anty 1a ltbetna ti V I. ALr. Ailt C. liu Llloug V i s (w n l3 1 it h il ad i b'iti t yOf iolr(pI' ort, Ing i the hiJ aI provisionl prohlibiting the wa ing of a hi iekot inl tihe! rrl Of tLhe L rourllsll or coalit. W hil thi.t will il Iiiitt (! hill ia n. low drawiopl, if tI liggestion meets with thte, approval of ilough of tle legisa tors, Ht. wil bo atdled. The Iliti I I hi l t f u l itis fol lows Ile it enate d by' the( Geoeral Asset. bly Of th Stat Of Sith Carolina: 1. That nI a1.t pr o ihitin tihe CItrry ing of contic' aled weapon rianI provid ing I p alilt.y t 1.3 rfor,0 ani d in corporat ng a COt.A foi nihe vioition Of-the st i nt(I ill in 'ien'ents foir mud r etc., app rIsved tLhP l i day Of -'b u r , A.. 1). 197, i and the si .1,ate1 ir, ht erey tia ndd y)i trikirg (Iult the weord, "an niot less' than tweny ed olars or to Ibe imprison PO(' Dill 1101CUelLAMN 'ud actor thn fttyLntt al~le bya adn inys in hp d ecrIon of the cou.," elits 9 , 10 a nd Ii, an( in rt il lieu ther.f the toowing: i"d to be im Iisond for a pe'riod of no lus than bilx sitl* n )0 liLiore Clerk oIVy dlit.has in thil df ttio ofiI ,he c.ou.rt" So that the aidii section whetn aimnilde -hall r(eatd ais f llo i: vi e. . HI e it I eaited by tt. da Assembly of thite State Wf South Caro na any perron cryn itd ik da g r, I li iig shot, mta l k inuckles, ralzor or otlher de~ady wt apion uallyl. used for the inlttico Of pit ri onal Inl jury Concealud abot his periuso shall 'W t al il o ali len uttanior, ant~ upon convialtii g therof befrIl e a court, of fenitl enrIt juriOdction l a all orfi to the county the weapton so carrit d con ietalu, and be line',d in the SUM Of nit more than (me hundred dollars aufbu thani six months no- mo re tban twelve jttoloth-l in the ition of thie Court Nothiniigc her in contained shiall be ou-ti It i to apply t i personit crri ing cone aled wIeapons upoll their own preillis s. That aidait be further alienet by ''ddinLg therto setietots to be kinowni ais section.s :1, 4l, 5 and (y it foliows: fuea.:. That anly person desiring to Catrry a VOnWCeale~d Or Other' deadly weapon for a temporary purpos 1ay IO SO y' plying to the Lerk of the Court of CInnrion iPeas iand ai ke uIll davit ats to his purpose and( reatson for saplingAl, Which application shalli be lib-d by the crk, adi if in bisopinion S1 Ili.-ient re1aOn1 exis therciOr, he S'hall grisnt, (If sid person a p it Ito carry said coic Ld wapon foVi It ieriod l It excedii iti ty aysI ii andt Chent er wth nt ame Li oft the saI itt person tupon ai blok Vto btudkeptr by) him c sin s tlli i for It Proe it be1( openr said rClrk shll aLt the ilie tie ro vie. 6.u1h perusn tiny a badgetf sto be wOrnvinthe outidle~ nlapelt of the ot oriother o i s plac11tee diturin the pe'rit of t e aid peri (it.:Inti if aS n per trishlttl ifl therilf tnele t y t a y t 'i no fualpl vierhe sid teror.monhall iu th ea"yhrineoeprvdd person to toh milr0cy of the'court,, and the coirt Ility inl its diseretion reduco siald 1111o and imprisonment, ats It m1ay tLinik the justice of the particular easo delioands, and may alto impose a fine Without iiprisonumeit, provided that the court shial certify onl the record Its opinioll that extentiating circuin :t.1fines did exist. See -1. All acts or parts of acts ilcon sistelt With this aot he and tihe -3amie are hereby repealed. A All ------ ,; 30 PTA 1 1". liertd of' 11, J Unitilo Killet lI y Til ir F"(olllwerS. One of the m lost desperut stialipudes of cattle ever witncisdSl1 by It Texas cowboy, say)s l.-v. .. I.". Graiill, of Waco, Tex., OCCUIured it I1 Situ oil tLe pralrie ill Lei CIter of whiich now statilds tile tOw(1 I of Ill (;I egol. I.'I fteti1 Lh ousand Cattie Itnd 2:> cow bys partieI 5iatt'd iLl wihe excitiIg I veLit.. M r. Cratilill was not a paut IX5i)at, butS, lie tells the story as li got it frolli in 43 V ittless, ill Tile idehpeniIlit. Laut e ill tile af terlooll of .ily I thcre hud iheili ai J lViY idilliei' sL inll iii aLt ithe however, they eMAd to be Ceeping ) io foUiltll ly. Iill i li c mul rati uv pro ceeds as olows : "Tile stars wore all mhining anil tere was 1llo Ctlse at l for 1ie ;rou. ing of tile herd. Tlicy apl-aredl to get up aill at, oclle, witl a silngle pill pube, an1d thle roar ttil t was Iic[ard ,eclitett to coini froii at nitlglu throat. The Wilsonl brobbers zand tiheir cowboyz w ho were sleepitig il lWt caniip rlusiied to their lpolies, who were graziling wit'h tle saddles and bridh S on, alid as fast, ais tile bits coUld be rIeiLpteCl inl tLir Clloutiis tiy it. d and gallopleud to tle i ih1s of tile lew diappeaing lus-, liatiend in tibe directioni of th.. '.liho usua~l course oni iuch 0occaions~ is Lo gtL inl front of th ii erod--a riiky pilce of worIC- a liltr it, to irnniing lin at circle. Tils alitte:p, was inie in this Case : " Sorie Cattle can outrun oth5 ers, aid inl tis ease there was a hiuch of atholit lifty fully 20 yards Iln adviance, aid toward tiiis heatling gioup the two rceUeni rode. Of the liading groiu) lkO ttme1 were~ fatsiLer an.,1 01-1ers, a1n1ti tlhii gio.;p ran iln a diaiomi.ui 'thape, %*.itia two ilninenilse stemr., leading aill. When Ali. Wilon aid hLi 01p111n1011t1n tenebd thlt, tw'o ladngtAeers Liley bogan hooting their revolv:er Closte to :hem, and~ ill that wa~y thle buntlch Was tide Li) hi. ue, oald ai ,tle ii:i.d ing hunelt of cauk,e obliqtjued Ilh' matin " talp d I'ob I)- ,; %Alitlue-d, anu d 010b 1 ir., L stepI in 'I iiliig ' it! b ii talen. 13y LiIt "i lme 0he catue we.c getLing tireuil Nualy live ii.'s Lail d eeil covered a.nd tilt breati of the liders wiis corg short a .ld painfully ;u t they were ru. inilig (Iln, 11%ab)e t uh 6rot, cattle at this Ii time kniew a at nuiotter'of faut their only safe-Iy was in keepirig Up the run. Those DOehin id Welk 4 coml ing, and they were in the majority, and the leaders were compelled to riu. T ahee nas real danger for the forward rAeIIII)Crs of the Stampede. In the invoice articles coutained in tle regulation 'outit,' thUre is alwavs somlli kind of blaulantzs ; and but foi Lbh stiillilitits contailled in M r. Wilson's 1utit, it is puSsible that thbe sttllpvde woula have bieen haltted wibLlilt disaster. 11.0 ha1d a Mexican along, one of tii best cow boys inl the soutimwest. This AlexI la and hItu iorse itlwaiys ruii l tu h 11o,e Vho saw him1) ride of tile fablied Centaulr, lie -Lode fari' folrWiadlti I l t over, 30 1 hat lie and his horse aj)peared to be oe No horse, howver. ,ugged, " w id andS wool ly,' huad ever been ablle to unseat himl. Thli: A:,.ce had bleen toi 1is 11 sil 3eeitlnt, jaldg2in ri , went, 1 away. Whiien lie 11uciceIl dtid ill gettirie miouintedl, after having fumibied withi ihis bridle a1 goodu it-ai, hei wats fiar ill tii ireat' anit tile I Et lnjwuite hadl gant tile rear1 end, heii passt to the L)ioet, a tliC0 Illild 'er wa ilt, aiilti t i~t ioii mIr b)11iilig tie luoilly o lioats f~oin it ,.tiral(!ii, il11e Lii t :-inil-(2 i2e. ilt-vidvt'r inl hand, disregariii 1:tihr ~t'l he 'begani shioot ing ini Ithe hwe, of teln ti) stri;L5gitten tiii rilln Pliii br11itih. prii, forming a deep5 ralin 1ab; thirty yardis wide: ant in i a - I-r timo than it, takes io tii If uion tretempe, the headt~ of thie ci~ n. pouring over, ia ihorr ibb: cr beef p)lngig .m1;lhlly inti, li'h wtin wh)toile ecing4 fron an inn lina ,.' danger. "' When M\ r*. W' ilsoni :int o - ant8 sawi thlat. i. wau- :m) il -). 0 0 thehroattle thwy -avti' n 2 c by - Thiey next 1etenI I I, the , adi lithth'2 al) tounell ofs. A1e .0w --iond - declid' d tlw iin. gu y iC it ' iianus i-ol atone \ boat uxIin'- hir-t the I hittr~,he r bt not i)itcw insi.t h. * b~rleIVwork tI destil t o() t)11)at .id ivrtaklCcrn thie , rot,.i Thorging a ea .i~m5It di or )al bd tisl i y STO( wer blort-i ing, arivSd still heap'i 1.e A: an ~dd v. h-n th ~uli ingO Wbal thght wtnil i oe t'umb i-lvlt illni thei :h Orl, iland li .11hof tiinthakll e fromnkent roadl at Wa15trloi, w-al rided b;ly frenine,. ycea, a d btfenWt nw, breanspe ii conh.I Il t do other wi.se.fuI The )tmieirebe was crossbed thy tua beaw adoro ltC2e1cvd 113' ILe'alliJ 11or i llorso0 Severali Moitlis Ago, Mi is ILoila Ilerbert, daughtor of tho ex Secrotary of the Navy, Wittry A. llorhert, of Alibaini, Committod sil ide (i thie morning of Dec. 21st by throwingt h erself from tie third Story of heri resl ience in thew most fatsion ablC I)ILI't of W iasington City. iter fatber wis not at ho0m. a t thle tiie, being on his way frci AlaLbaail. The suddeni death Ianld traigic featires Ilr0u(ing it were a great, 2hock to tie litge circle of leicids NI Is Ii I rhlrt IhIad made inl 1i110 te iouse of hi fe' HfC in Waishington its thek) ditigliter of It )opu0 I it' - '0 jp4rese(3 in tativ e in Congress fromu til SouthLii, anid later as oneo of the ahntcircle of hliusv. wi ben sho pr 4ide.d over hc. fathr's household dilr ing the four yeais lie was Secretary of Lth Na Iunder thle 11ast CleUV1n111d at ministration. ThI followinilt aithorized Statemft, has beenl made,(1 by a. g(ent111,1ema famliliarl witlh all Of Ilie fact-of t-he :uicide " Ali.'s Herhetrt, ait. the( time of the 0Cr.r111'n01C, Wa; Sulf'rin g fromu acute Iela.illcholia. It develOpedt scverii '..V('Iks ago as tilt litnal resilit of i1juriles receiv.(d by big thown1 fromi 11e1' blor.,c 111,, spl inlg. " The meiAthileholia 1wats not insa1ity in theC nisU Of being W-COMpanlied by thluions. At thle sameli 11im1 there Vts profud de1 a-ion, ianid as is al ways the cise inl this type of disealse, there wias greait, diig'er tht Siuicidal tendeoncie's wold develop. 14,'1r this rea1son n1Iurs Were( pr avided to innin1 tain the clores3t watcul n eil i1sh. " No suicidal tind(cy developed, ihowe(verI, 111111 iveterditay, whlen for the irst Lim Iiss ierhirt, maudo1 an at tempt to get out, of the window, but wits restratined by' the nurse. This ied to additional; cautionl and two nur1.8s ateirnated in (lC1S-tan1 V'it a1fol ness of the pautiinit. Site was it all Lijnes rationai. Iiet. itid gentlie, and it was "upp)sed tbe disease oiwouli yield to treat Lmenlt.. "m lrly th is iior nin the 1111ru oil St1.y loticed it silltI "pot, of blood on the bVtt cOVVi fering, anuld inliired what. it meant., buIt the inlI11d IndeaLvored to aiss it, 113' lii tly. O i m11ain1g it il vi'st-itatll-m, I.owever, til,- n1rse found tLalt tho lndr hd clotbes were Sutetli'd v ithll hood and thit Mliss Ilerblrt, hiad sIvered te aLrtery of her wri with at patir of cirUsors. Peecoling th'. the 1111rgncywag a the (114)1 tid nueImhsteneud L~o thle door and called an alrm. in thisi mlomen-ltary' with dr'aal from the bed.side liseu Herbert letp(e d out. ttm'l l'ttrang from the wiin dow. The pilungu3 was tmadu head foremost so th.t she ligited oi the top of ier head o-, thu it' phlit paveiment. This injury alone0 Wait hu(lCient L~O halvo caused death from coueus.,ion and it wvpe. do1uhille-p 01m illmmdiate. cause. Acide fronli ti a r e' uxalijination inldiClted tt, the skull wtas frtaCtur'ed. The steveran'itce of tbe artery ao woiiId h ave reulted fiatitl1. WleI the physiciln rlteled her, Mlis' s Herbert was still etti hling but died about an 11011 af Li e the lea 11." Tle coroner returne l a verdIlet f suicide, during I.emporary insniity. As the facts in the case woro lear hie decided thatt anl ilijuest. wits 111 Inceessar1 iy. Her dn.h wask tIaceaIjble1 dir'e3ty to an.1 accident whililie ho.etbIack ridin'g in Alabaiima Itbollt tWO moniiths ago. 8She alWLV had been oth us itstical ly fond Of i'id rig, anti while paying a visit to her old hom1e, started out ono day on L horse thtt had iot been well broken. It stumbled a1nd she was throwni violiently to the 'iroin1d, sustaininlg se3vIer' injuies I( tio111 her back. Shie wias brouItghlt back to Waish ingt~on, but r'e cover1y wats 'xceeid igly slow, andiI it (Ihty 41h1 w.nt, dral'iig for the4. fi rst, timei 3-in1e the atccl(ident1, an Dr 1i. W-. W. dehnst13-on, tbe attIendi11ng Iphysicianl, AIliss L eib liI Ieh'r was thec oldest of ex -Seetar.Liy lIlerber it'sLi three child(1ron, arr d wats a chiarinig Iivur' iitIn Washinug ton S,>1ity131. Shle (31ame( wVih Liher3 fatb or \o Wat.hing'ton when he( wats electo'd to Cogre and.. a11it one tlok charL1go of hIS hounhhll(l alfairs, mnakinug tho tive and com 1((11Ifortable 1. ini\ WashIin gton fromi Ib' spiet (If tirue Sothern(3'I hospi :..ity whieb1 gave'3 ' i an atmiosphuero of When 131 er' father beU~itame s(uure'tary < lii the nvy i 'I'r'sident Clevel1and.'s ,1m1 Cir o''I'f eathinIIt lad kes, whlere( 1411 milt w it h .lucce(ss' the heavy i3tV socitl r'e poji(l111ties placed1't 1upon4 her youth 'I "Ih , 1(iders. Socl(ial ly she wasl (Ix (l'ldin 'y popular n liier 111 f)'reIce was. 'IIm sh.tat all thLer'infgt. Hot' (1.in i I inmh)Is 11ore( werel( repea(lted Iln .ap v. hee she wentV.(Il to attend the renItI naal~ (( demon5ttin 1) o(f. ielc. N i3n the1( pIt yeal' shet hatd not on-~ -, uhdiu.hut, huait1.b, lut. this only In 'I (1 Id f her t'o redouble( he r doyotion to 4. '.oor4 sport' s and,1 I'xerc(13ise,' andi it weI.s V- el rga in inrg her1 heath h iy outdoor r1111! thlat 51he met1' the3( aident that iiIdirecAIt Il'result41 in her31 death. lie MeetsM IithI~ Ilivers' and1 SiiidIr l'iatne (ieemony onl aL Train. H 've a lovely trin-that fast rnall .114m A Ltjanta to 13) ont.gomeory-cts all ne1w tnd righlu'j~t 1(nd cleoan, and wo i'e3le the4 'rn (If 7In miles in. fivo' hours. he11 whIeels seemed to isldo and gilde oong the r'ails as if moving upon 1ce no)1 t a11 01' or shoek, and all wont 111orn unili wi o na rit'ed Opel Ika, whecn s1ud1 '(3ter wats a ter'rlle era h at moy shaSttere'd by aL stot ( thaIt -0ome tfilnd hadI thrown~r with force and vioI(lne. 4' 1leCond lator'-yesi, a fractIon .IIf a 51econd1 -and I wVould hav ro (c'i vO(d the1 blow in tny faco. The hrlkoni g1as81 wat" shaitttered over' 1me( iad In my' fang,3 and1( a shai~rp fraglment' stuck in myi Lectdl mfet, for I had no0 aiidenft. polic .f but L consdi'rnmyslelf 1.1bo librrd pi 501n and hatd a uinrd to toiegiaph Governor Johnston tIIocall ' out the mrliltia, for wo had crossel)d the~l bmg & And We have and 6 d tWo are gratof 4. W o have benou nable t4 low, and] wvo laqp . are anxious for 110u it.. wl be our but 0. t-he evolu Ou ofA i, Wrong~ldea. 'The r am of buyiu and.payJ rgl:_but thoyivill'bhel rr us,' wo %Y11 aid , o W r l Selling Eve yt wQ t4 *.4 I' 'v Carni age jj WVAGCONS ! T T H EY ~,~ QREENVIIL G. W. "RN ,S line. Whetn w reached Lho lon4? conductor put doteg4.lves on t41rgok the rascalp, and 'l iope they Will ca - - - When I got to Moridia'h.it Wsili 6u beor I)anwr aigain and in going'to the hoteL!f the ptavemlent torn upspgar~t of ~ went, I stumnbled agahnst - a. rise and fellar and wide on ( foeling brick. It Semed to could not stop failing and mye rpq bity spread out inl 6 hortzontal atdu.~d -~*, I lost tmy cano and any spectale a~~M kkdhatd"nn-a u store and bulped me upt and w~ ' them. You arc o110 th1rd. nri n has tripped up thorey nigIt, ad t city c Ioli onght to ave a lam y a wa dIhman here. I e innedm.fo pan and got mry ilt clothbes all and once more I consider myel injured per'son, for I. ptill bad n i 6 enat poulc. knt W..i Tioday., vn our tra af ppedo Vlckburg, a./. f it p e ra -- aboard on the.r way t th&enod sIe of th nice ldios n -a -ut came down tp meet, aonige ) Ir' tiore uy allp nic u and w. A),e on the train. It toik' ihe or 6 A while ti) exchango salu'tatidias an u 1 a t train moved oif and gr' ~bsid her, ab(1o spoed of moeion and, V 0uI leauty w th~ her sth)p tiid wade a leg btkase mo, hady, bM-idio i never saw such a apro'ad - f ir 1brt 1 '6 for as~ and garmonts in my j. botfl fell violrntly forward face ur. e PoW pow wards with all four of 1,heir limb tofrin' togded, and L know, the shook . hate broken' every stay in their )1)tIOLth seth. It grlovedl mie,'', fori. ka are hurt,, . but the train. never stop to doce, for the conductor i~ppo~ those ladies were ba'5sengas gd - rn vIsItors and had gone forwuir4 to l100tl af ter other matterd. But t.ith'obli t6 <eonsider those ladies the IAu peorsons. It, won't do fo. l''a1s -71to lea~p from aI movtt M . hen we crossed' 4e Igreat~''s sippi riv' and' hamd rodthngd ou jour ney the -trrin stopped otk young coup o who were eloping trot their parents and .we .going tog married -as soonl a they recachedt IIest cour'thoue, town. 'They , hsnj dodgen the old' pnpipby orossin~ rie ia skill mis;o when the yr reached the do '' the -youn'n whilhdpur trai.n.wattedrba T didn't knpw w- y o.dapi hut thi'ro woe tty kn4 jpi our train and k1i,1~~ 8~' /t 1 t, t they h6 ing 4~4 our )mm y H a preof h in Ca,'tno l~ 1 Jimmxy Jodge t9i - hour' the hupp tog'tthurP In'th ,h -tta'young 4 'Thorq ww marrliige .tired