The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, December 30, 1897, Image 1
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'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