The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, November 24, 1883, Image 1
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*TI-W EEKLY EDITION- WIIWNSBORO. S. (X NOVEMBER 24, 1883. ESTAB1LISHED 1848
WHEN THE SEA GIVES UP HER DEAD
They toll us with the quiet voico
Of perfect fhith, and hope, and trust,
That on the Il)ay when Christ shall como
To bid His chosen ones rejoice,
To breathe now life in doath's dark dust,
To give new speech where death struec
dumb,
From out the sad sea's restless bed,
Shall rise once more the hidden dead.
They toll us this vith upraised eyes,
.That gaze beyond tho present's woe,
And whisper of a Heaven and Gods,
Draw pictures of star-laden skies,
Where angels wvander to and fro,
When those now 'neath the churchyard sod
Will rise from out their dreary bed,
The day t,he sea gives up her dead.
Yet will they raise once more the j'ast,
Or give ue back the faith that died,
Or breathe new breath in love's dead breast?
What for the love that (lid not last?
What for the days, when side by side
We wandered on, nor thought of rest,
Will these arise and leave their bed
The day the sea gives up her dead?'
Ah, neverinore dead joy is dead,
The sunshino dead nu'er sillos again,
'Tie evening gathers on the shore,
Our kiss was kissed, our words were said,
Nauhgt lasts fore'er save sin and pain,
Love dead is dead lorever,
Silent he lies, in his cold bed,
Though all life's-seas gave ui' their deadl
HE LOST THEM BOTH.
"Cora," said old Miss Duchesne ab
ruptly, "did you ever have your fortune
told?"
Cora started at the sudden question
and then smiled.
"I" said she, ' my fortune told? How
should I? We city girls never stumble
across gipsy camps.
Old Miss Duchesne was sallow, with
very black hair, scarcely as yet sprin
kled with gray, although 60 years had
passed over it; sharp black eyes, and a'
nose and chin which nearly met. She
looked almost like a sphinx herself as
she sat there.
"I used to tell fortunes when I was a
girl " said she.
"With cards?" lau.ghed Cora.
"No, by palmistry. Shall I tell
yours?"
Cora looked at the old lady with sur
prise. Was she in jest or earnest? Why
did she speak so sharply? Why did those
glittering eyes seem to burn their way
into her very bram?
But Miss D1udhesne had been the
school friend of Cora's mother years
ago, and Cora had always humored hier
eccentricities.
"If you choose," she said, half hesi
tating.
"Give ine yofr hand," said Miss
Duchesne; "the samne hand whnch you
are one day going to be.stow upon )uke
Chesterton in marriage."
"Yes," said Cora, calmly.
"A white, plump, velvety 14tle
hand,'' said Miss Duchesne, peerin
closely into the pahn that her nose
most touched the rosy skin. "Let n.
seel-let-ne-see The line of luck;
the line of life; the line of lovel Alh,
here we arel Beware of a dark girl.
she is coming between you and the line
of love. She will work you sore trouble
yet."
The girl sat as if some new light had
suddenly dawned upon her brain.
"You mean my cousin Ariadne?"
said she involuntarily.
Miss Duchesne nodded.
"I mean your Cousin Ariadne," said
She. "Child, child! can it be possible
that you are so blind as not to see what
is going oit under your very eyes? That
woman is winning your lover away?"
Cora smiled increduously.
"Oh, but that is quite impossible.
Duke loves mel He is engaged to mel"
"Meni are false," saidi Miss Duchteone
with energy. '"There never was one
yet puroof against the wiles of a siren
like Ariadne Jiuckinigham.''
"'Miss Duchesne, you matst not talk
so," laltered Cora, wit~h the color vary
ing ona her cheek andl a stalrtledl look in
her eyes. "Ariadnte is my guest. Duke
is my entgagedi lover. I-"
Siletly Miss D)uchesnxe drew aside1
the ruby-velvet draperies of? the whidow
and poited to where Miss Liesie'sown
carriage was drawn up opposite the
curbstone. Ariadnte inckng htam-~a
tall, brilliant brunetto-wasi Jatit. step
ping out. Matrnmduke Cuiesterton,
bowig low over her hand, pressedl his
lips to it, as hie assistedi her to alight.
"Do you see that?" asked Miss Dun
'chiesnte.
Corat butrt inato tears and hutrried
fromt the roomi just ais Missm Blucking
hami entered from ant opplosite portal,
all smtile<, followed by Mr. Chiesterton.
"WV here is Cora?'" said t he brutnette
airily. "I hope her hieadache is better.
WYe have had1( such a deilght ful mtorning
at the picture gallery, andt~ we have
brought home seime exiuisite cut, low
ers to arrange for dinner. Where are
they, Duke? Bring themi ini hero. I am
sure Cora will excuse tis for itvaditng
her boudoir."
But Miss IDuchesnte did ntot return
the fair Ariadne'j smiles. She gathered
up her knitting, made seine curt reply
about dlesiring to be alone, and~ staliked
out of the roonm.
"UCross old( thing!'' pouted Ariadine.
'"One woul ainost imagine, D)uke, that
you were h~er lover, and~ that she~ was
Sl.e laughed a shrill, sweet tinkle of a
sond. M aai nad uake Chtesterton haughted
also. All hait A riadln Buackoightan
-d id or nl Wats plecot ini his eyes.
ld iss Buackighaam's fathert haad losi
hialil in unfor iniat venittesandi Arti
ad(n11 hand beena brouight ttup Ott ani Iincome
of ntothinig peri annumti.
Eivery one pitied poor Ariadne, who
neverathIeless, was a!lways exquitsitel3
dremd (, w1Inut tiver where, and livel
inetaphoriiially speaking, on the fat ci
the land.
She luutu written to Cora Leslie, bet
. mothier's cousin, l hat she wvould like t<
byeltad a h litter with her; anid Cora, ful
of sweet, wotmanly compassion, prompt
ly sent mroney for her to come.
"I never had a sister," wrote Cora
"anid I am sture that I shall love yoa
dearly."
And It was thts that Ariadne had re
warded her. The old story over agah
of the serpent wvhocstings its benefactor
But, atlthiougna Cora had been blind
the rest of. the work! like Miss Duches
ni, was more clear-sighted.
Colonel Vavason. Mr. Ohesterton'
uncle, took him sternly to task for hi!
defection from the line of equity.
Duke laughed.
"My dear uncle," said lie, "you tak
things too seriously I Cannot an enigage(
man so much a3 look at another wo
mnan?"
But one day, in blossomy May, Co
lonel Vavason's card was brought up t(
Miss Leslie.
Cora was preparing to go out will
Miss Duchesno for a drive. She was
full of bright happiness that morning,
and even Miss Duchesno breathed mor
freely, for Ariadne Buckingham ha(
left them the night before in respons
-so at least she gave them to under.
stand-to a telegram from her father
who was ill. The nightmare (rean
was over at last-all the world wau
May I
She ran down into thedrawing-room,
where Colonel Vavason leaned against
the mantel tall pale and handsome.
"4Oh1, Colonel,-' she said brightly, "I
am so glad to see yon. Duke is com.
inig-"
But ske paused as her eyes fell on hh
pale features, the look of mute horroi
in his eyes.
"lDuke will never come here again,'
said he in a low tone. "Be a heroine,
Cora. Bear your troublo bravely. Duki
went away before daylight. He left a
note asking me to tell you. Hie love.
Ariadne Buckingham,'and has followed
her to her homely"
And so Cora Leslie closed the chaptei
of her first love-or rather Marmaduk
Chesterton closed it for her.
At the end of a year Marmad ukt
Chesterton caie back. He was n1ot
married to Miss Buckinghan after all
The beautiful brunette had acceptec1
his presents and smiled on him witl
those melting eyes of hers, amused her,
self at his expense and finally wedded -
young lieutenant of artillery to whon
sie had been engaged for I ears. Duk
was pale and haggard as he stood ther
in the boudoir, where lhe had first asket
Cora Leslie to be his wife.
But Cora was lovelier'Lian ever. A
lie looked upon her lie marveled that Ii
could have ever cared for one like Ariad
ne Buckingham.
"Cora ," he said, in a broken voice, a
she cordially gave him her hand, 'ca'
you ever forgive me?"
'"Oh, yes" she answered, smiling, "]
forgave you long ago. And oh, hoi
you must have suffered, Dukel"
"But," lie went eagerly on, "I an
disenchanted now. My eyes are openet
at last. I know that I never reall.
loved any one but you. Sweet Cora,
Is it too late to ask you to renew ou:
engagement once more?"
"1 am afraid it is," said Cora, stil
serenely self-possessed and calm.
"But why," he urged.
"One reason," answered Cora, "i
that I have long ceased to care (except
of course, as a friend) for the man whi
loved Ariadne Buckingham better that
me. The other is that. I am to be mar
ried next week to Colonel Vavason."
"To-my uncle?"
"Yes," sheanswered, "to your mucle
I love and honor him as I never lovet
and honored man before."
So Marmaduke Chesterton lost botl
blonde and brunette, and Miss Duches
no was satisfied at last that her darli<
was worthily wedded.
1ovey's Laot Days.
"Pock-a-boo, peek-a-uoo; I soo yol
hiding there, you rascall" said a prion
er in the Tombs, playing with a baby
laughing and hiding behind a chair
Tie baby had light golden hair an<
rosy cheeks. It wore a white dress wit
a red ribbon pinned to it. The prison
er ha 1 a smile on-Chis faoe, a smile tha
quivered. He was under sentence o
death for killimg his sister 1-1w, an<
was passing his last Sunday in the world
He too~k the crowving and cooing bab;
in his arms tind alkett down mne cor
ridor with it. The infant snuggced i
head up to its father's head and let il
lio there.
One of the deputy sheriffs camne ant
patted the dimpled and smilling litti
one on the cheek. He took out hii
gold repeater to note the time of day
Th'l child stretchied out its tiny armi
towa.rd the watchi that wias ticking~ of
its fathier's lifeoso fast, Thie conl Iiim a
mau, .E Iward Hlovey, turnied anwi w al~et
downi to the corner of the cormidlo
whero his wife sat, her head resting os
her hand. Bhe wvas a white faed wo
man of nmodest ways. She wore a blacl
straw hat with a ovhite ribbon, a blac:
eloak andi~ a dlark blue dross. Sheil
very constant iln her attonfionis t~o lbe
husband. bulo was in the To'mba earl:
in the morning anid when it grew dlari
in the prison she was still there.
Albany special, 16th.
"What is that old maiL talking to th
Governor so earnestly for?" was asket
in the Executive Chamber.
"He is pleading for thme life of hi;
son," was the reply.
Old Mr. Hovey, with clasped hand
and careworn face, was pleading iwiti
the Governor to co.nmuto the senitene
of Edward Hovey to imprisonment [o
lie. The old man was accompantel
by Counsellor Kmaizing and the Rev
Dr. Gluilbert. Hai begged for his ion
life to save the itamity from further dis
grace. Hie told pathetically the stor,
of the death of the boy's mother froml
the shock of his crime, and feared tha
other evils would follow. -
"'i is true," said the Governor, "'thn
these evils fall upon the innocent wvho
cimem is committed."
Mr. Kintaimg made a'i argument <
considerabile length on the ovidone
'The Rev. Dr. Gluilbert said he was th
the prisoner's spiritual adviser.
But It is no use advising him, 0ev
ernor," he said. "He still hopes tlu
yon will pardon him. Hie doees nct ron
ize that mao is to die on Friday, and 1
In; not yet prepared."
"But, sir," said tihe Governor, stori
ly, "it wvas your duty to admonmsh' hit
againat hoping."
The Govornor dismissed the~ hiearing
saying thlat lie would conlsidhor the mia
ter to the exolusion of all else and I
form the counsl.
To educate a chiild perftectly require
profounder thought, greater wisdo.
than to govern~ a state,
20,000 Foot Iigh.
They who have mastered the Alps,
and found them already mastered by
L their predecessors, sigh for a new
world, and find it in the Himalayas.
There is a singular correspondent be
tween the two chains. India is the
Italy of Asia. Each has a magnificent
Island for its satellite. Bombay cor
L responds to Genoa, Calcutta to Venice,
i Delhi to Milan, while the Granges.and
the Indus are humbly represented by
the Po and the Adige. Both chains
run from east to west, presenting their
boldest and steepest front to the south.
Both have their ancient and well
known passes. In both cases the most
rugged of outlines and eternal snow are
the horizon of fertile and populous
plains. As to scenory,while the Hima
layas are more sublime, the Alps are
more beautiful, for they are generally
seen with .a surrounding of wood and
water, the latter of which is entirely
wanting in the Himalayas, except o' t
of sight, at the bottom of deep gorges.
The Alps and the Himalayas both
throw out long branches east and w( it,
as if to claim whole continents for thoir
own. Northward the resemblances
ceases, for middle and northern Europo
supply no' parollel to the elevated step
pes, the ~aterminable deserts, the frost
and Swamp of Sibo ia. The Ilimalayas
looked and spoke to the south, and tihe
railway has brought them within a few
days of 11ombay and Calcutta. With
in six months an Englishman may leave
London and return after seeing all that
is most worth secing in the Indian
peninsula, including the Himalayas, in
a climate as bearable as an average
summer at home. So they who pine
for the distinction of first ascents have
now no obstaclo In the way. True
there have been strange tales, or i'Jle
surmises, that at tihe height of 20,OuO
feet, or even less, life is Impossible.
NMan could not breath there or could
I only breath in vain. That, however,
was one of the points to be investigat
ed.. and it is understood that a moun
Stain clinber must be prepared to risk
his life for a suihfcient object. Mr.
Graham has not attained an absolute
success; but lie has paved the way to
L successes. Ito has demonstrated that
it is possible to breathe and live at an
[ elevation many thousand feet higher
than Mont Blanic, and that it is possi
ble to undergo tihe fatigue of much
longer' and steeper ascents than those
L from Chamounix or Zermatt. He has
r brought the highest peaks of the Hima
layas within reach of moderate strength
activity and perseverance.
The difficulties surmounted by Mr.
I Graham to within sight of complete
tuccess speak well for the courage and
power of our race. Ile had with him
two picked guides from Switzerland.
One of them was an utter failurc and
the other could be "scedy" and incapa
ble. lie had a journey of twelvo days
to the scene of action, and as le had to
do much of it in rain, it could not but
take somie strength out of him. He
had then to cross deep gullies, through
which dashed enormious streams. Ile
had to make a series of ascents, P3.
mug over two peaks higher than Mont
Blanc. After live days of this wcrk lie
had to encamp at a still greater eleva
tion, and semt back his coolies, who ato
immore than they wore worth. After a
climb of some hours on an ascent that
would be steep for Switzerland, lie bad
to leave behoid one of his two wmiss
guides. lie got within sight of a sum
mit 23,OOu feet high, and would have
reached it but that there suddenly
came on one of those storms of wind
and snow which it was impossible to
face n such a situation. Iow they got
tback safe at all Mr. Graham does not
Sknow. They reached the camp, and
had to pass a night In their wvet clothes
without fle'c. After thIs lie tried .Nanda
Devi, the Indian Matterhorn, nearly
btice a high as its European brother,
bttecoolies again proved faithless.
R~ecoi ding several failures, lie Is glad to
note one peaik of more than '20,000J feet
which lie ascended, and 'In which ne
sees the earnest of greater act.ieve
menits. Ile is still undaunted, and we
catch our last glimpse of him for the
presient preparing for thme ascent of a
.giant over 28,000t feot, the famous Kin
chminjuniga. Others, moreover, are 'on
the track, and if, as seems likely, there
will be a fewv failures, Mr. (Grahmam's
examp~les leaves lhttle dloubt that ini
course of time, by one way or another,
every peoak of this famuous chain will be
reached, and will be ever afterward as
sociatedl with thme prowvess of some
4 young Eniglish gentleiman anixious to
achieve ai bloodless victory oveir mater
ial dlliculties.
3 A simpnle filter is made as follows;
j Procuare an ord ina ry woodlen pall and~ bore
a numner of holes the size of a flve-cent
s piece all over thme bottom. Next pro
pare a ilne muslin bag, a little larger
a than the bottom of thme pail, and about
one inch In height,. The bag is now
e tIlled with clean, well-washed sand and
r placed in the pail. Water is niext
LI poured ini, and the edges of the bag
should bie p~ressied against the sidesq of
Sthe pail. We put such ai lter to very
-severe tests by mixing a diry sienna co
lor in a gallon of water and, passing
Sthrough, the color was so fine its to be
tan imp~alpable powder, renderig the
water a (beep chocolate color. On pour
in lg this mixture cin to the filter pad
n and1 collectiing time water, it was found
free cof all coloring matter. This was a
,veiry satisfactory test for such a slimle
appliance, and I cannot too stronmgl~y
recomnmendl it in cases where a mor
e csomlilcated ariangement cannot be
substituted. The fiest and cleanest
sand is desirable. Sand purchased at
glass manufactories should be obtained.
* The above described ilter at its best
0 Is but a good strainer, and will arrest
.the suspended particles. But in a meo
dhern filter more perfect wvork Is required,
and another-effect produced, in ordem
that water contaiining objectionable
~matter In solution should be rendered
fiti for drinking purposes. Many per
sons when they see a water quite cleam
seem to imagine that it must be Ip i
good state for drinking. Taey .should
~s r-emem~ber, hiowever, that many sub
n stanoes which entire ly dissolve in wate:
do not diminish its clearness. Honet
a clear bright water may, despite its
clearness, be charged with a poison or
substances more or less injurious to
health; such, for instance, as soluble
animal matter.
To make a perfect filter, which should
have the double action of arresting the
finest suspended matter and removing
tilo matters held in solution, and the
whole to cost but little and capable of
being made by any housewife, has been
the object of my study for many months,
and, after many experiments and test
ing various substances in my combina
tions, I suggest the following plan,
whish I ind gives very perfect results,
and will cost a couple of dollars:
Purchase a commoi glvanized Iron
pail, which costs lifM cents. Take It
to a tin shop and hav ai'ole Cut In tile
centre of the bottom about the size of a
five-cent piepc, and direct them to Eol
der around it a piece OOf tin about three
fourths of an inch deep, to form a spout
to direct the flow of water downward
in a uniforin direction. Obtain about
two qaarts of small stones at a store
where material for rooting is sold; after
a good wastning place about two inches
of the seat bottom of the pail to form
a drain.
On this place a partition of horse
hair cloth or Canton flannel cut to size
of pail. On this place a layer of animal
charcoal, sold at the wholesale chemists
as bone-black at about ten cents
a pound. Select this about the
size of gunpowder grains, and not
in powder. This layer should be three
or foin inches. A second partition ay
ing bee placed. add turee inches of
sand, as clean aid fine as possib!e.
Those within reach of glassimakers
should purchase the sand there, as it is
only witti that quality of sand timt the
best results can be obtained. On this
place another partition, and add more
line stones or shingle-say for two or
three inches. This serves as a weight,
to keep the upper partition iii place.
Your filter is now complete, but not
ready for use. However careful you
may have been in washing the material,
a residue of dust will remain, and tais
has to be gradually washed through.
For this purpose pass as much water as
possible througli the litter during the
first day without using il The next
day it will 12c ready for use, and, if my
directions have been comlplied wilh,
filtered water will always b~a at com
miand, not only freed from all suspended
substances, but from color due to mat
ter hold in solution having been re
moved. I tound that the yellowish co
lot of Croton water, which is very dill
cult to remove, was entirely absent in
water passed through my filter. To
test this, water must bo titled up in a
large white porcela''.' basii. In tuis
manner Lte color of" Crotoon water is
plainly visible in contrast with the
Whute china.
The Chestnut Trafln.
A Hartford fruit dealer has been ad
vertising for 10,000 bushels of chest
nuts. "Vhat do younexpect to do with
theim?" asked a reporter.
"I cau find a ready market tor every
one of them in New York aid Boston,"
was the reply.
"Do you expect to get 10,000 bush
els?"
"Oh, no; If I got 1,00D I shall (10
well. But when the country folks see
they are wanted, they strip the trees
and bring them in."
"What price do you pay for then?
"They bring, now, about $1 a bushel.
I would take one hundred bushels at
that price, to day. By-and-by, witen
they begin to come in, they will drop
to $3, or even $2, a bushel. In searce
years, $7 a bushel is paid, and I have
seen $2handed over for a bushel of
chestnuts right in this town. T1hiis
year, the trees are thick with burrs,
but the last frost didn't open them.
Another frost wvill bring them in, in
large qluantities.
The chestnut season usually lasts six
or seven wveeks. About 5,000 bushels
are brought in from the surrounding
country to the IHartford wholesale deal
ers. More than 1,000 bushels of these
are put into the pockets of the local
multitude at five cents a half-pint, from
thme peanut stands and retail stores.
The reost are sent to Boston and New
York nind from thereo reshipped to cities
furthe~r weost. Thelm amount consumed
in New York city al'one is enormous.
Th'fe chestnuta are brought in ini small
quantities. A coup~le of boys wvill (di
piose of a peck or twvo, and occasionially
a farmer wvill ofer three or four bush..
els. When the (demand is brisk tricky
mn have been knowni to mix in last
year's nuts, which look very well ex
ternally, but are mouldy and unfit for
use. The best Connecticut chestnuts
always bring a good price in the cities.
-Uickory nuts there is not so much de
mnand for, and no prices are given.
Bar'gains made at the time of sale de
pend upon the quality of the goods.
Irona in Aroiteltre.
Th le construction of a thecatr'e in
Londoni eintirely of iron, within as
wvell as without, Is exciting munch
comment, and it augments the discus
sion of the part iron is to play inm thme
architecture of thme future. For the
exterior iron Is objectionable, since it
warps when exposed toa high tempera..
tune, and is therefore fatal to a building
in imnediate proximity to a great coni
flagrationi. It is not desirable to have
the numiber of iron fronts along Broad
way or other streets increased, but the
use of iron for tihe interior of struct
ure?s de:,1gned to be fireproof might
with advantage be nmuchn extended.
Builders have only begun to understanid
Its value for Interior finishing and orna
mentation. The Interior of thme Temple
Court building gives a hint as to wh~at
mIght be done in the substitution of
iron for wood in .interlor work. 'There
is no reason why a particle of wood
should be introduced Into great busi
ness structur~es and apartment houses
which need to be thoroughly fireproof,
and oven in private buildmnga the use
of iron for interior work Is likely to
increase as soon as artists: devote pro
per attention to its adaptation for
decorative service. The cities of a
coun'try' which sacilflies $0,000.000 a
year in the flames ought not to be slow
to recognize the advantage of a more
extensive useo of Iron i amhbitaoturem
Strauge Footfalls.
Nearly every nelghborhood in Obi
oigo has its ghost sensation, an.1 th
preoinot surrounding Douglas avenu
and Thtrty-fiith street is not going t
be left in the lurch. His etherea
highnoss sent his introductory cards t,
the family of Mr. J. Meilstrup, an
sjnce then has been trying to keep ul
tho acq'nintance. There is considera
blo mystery surrounding the affair, a<
thougn no one really believes that it i
any ghostly manifestatio:1, yet the man;
reputabl.) persons who have heard th,
sounds eminating from scemingly no
particular point in the houso in quel
tion cannot expliin it. The house is
white frame building standing alo.o o;
the corner of Danglas avenuo an(
Thirty-fifth street, and is owned by thi
estate of J. Gudergahu, a German wh<
died insano in the house. Le left i
family conristing of brothers and sisters
and a wife and several sons. The lat
ter relatives refuse to live in the lious
on account of h3 stories told abou
ghosts, and of a man having boon mur
dered there some time ago. Mr. Mcil.
strup, present occupant, came to Ohion
go last spring and opened a grocorl
store at 125 Thirty-lifth street. 11
moved into the house throo monthi
ago. On the dato named above he wal
sitting with his wife and child about 1r
o'clock that night, when ho heard i
steady tramping, as though some on<
was clinabing up the stairs Joading fron
the basenieut, which was unoccupied
Ho quietly raised a window, called ove:
to a special watchman named Head, anm
waon ho came across Meilstrup went be
low, carrying a revolver. He adinitte'
the othller and told him he thought
thero were burglars in the house. The'
searched all over, but could flil no oni
and the doors were looked as usual
'ho noiso continued that Wedneada'
night. Aoils trap employe'I watchmen
and they occupied the house the 'noxi
two nights. The ,oands continued ant
no ono could locate tuem. The watch
men would sit right at the head of th
basement stairs, and yet the gliostl
steps seomed to co no up, up, up t hi
steps right to them. It was thougal
that som boys were playing tricks, at
a watchman was put outside the housi
and one inside, and the third night,
when the sounds waro neard, the ont
aiside fired a bullet from a 88 calibr(
revolver directly through the door Il
mnado a hole as large as a inan's thumb,
but no mortal fortu felt iti cffects. Tat
ile ghost ceased his walks then. Thern
have been many people about awaiting
the sounds, and one young man namet
DemnpSay, employed in a wholesal
grocery house, corner of Wabash ave
nue and L tis street, corrob6thtes al
that is told. Tho sons of the lato Mr
Guderglhan, who really own the proper
cy, towt up the flooring to see if con
coaled wires aud weig'hts were not mak
the noise. Thay charge that tuo unck
is trying to depreciato the property ant
told Meilstrup tat l. was trying t<
gain p. sestion of the proierty. Thea
are very rmuch excitd over the affAir,
.i'u whe of Mr. Milstrup is very meot
trightened over tho sounds, and, tho:ag:
neitner sic nor her hus and thinik 1oj
a moment that it is ghosts, they wait
bho inyul.ry explained for their owi
oomfort. lie thinius they will b)o con
polled to :novo. Another story told b
.%fr. Me I trop is xh.at under the poroi
at the auto of the houso is a queer spo
of ground. The poroh is prouably tow
too. Iroin the ground, has groon lattice
work arouurl is, and a nina door to go
i undier it, leading from tho.asement
doamo plans cover the sunken spot abou
six lo long and two wide, or, as Mr
Meilstrup says, ' just thosize of a body.
l'ue gri unat keepas solt, and Mr. Liarson
a formetr occoupant of the house, duii
down probablty it foot, andl sil founc
tue eartni soft. Lurson wvould not d11
any turthier.
niajpng at a.Jaii~oor.
In ai polttical riot which occutrredl It
Shelbyville, Inid., on the evemnn of Oc
tober 9, 1880, Ed. Kennedy, 17 yearl
old, shot andl killed Albert McCarkle
the county sheriff. lIn the excitemonei
that followed the shootintg, KO~ene
atte lis escape, andti not~withistaniding
htis bo~yish aphear~tance iandi inexpeieine
with the world, lie imnaged to eludat
the best dIetectives itn the country, It
spite of the $1,000 reward thatt wal
ohferedl fior htis ireurn, l'ikertoni contl
not Ihid hun andt~ gR~ve the caseO upj. A
3 o'clock oni the 10t.h of October, 1883
the county sheriff wasi awakeined by
some one knocking at the jall door, ana
on answering the call, was conftronitet
by Kennedy, w~hio walked inside' anm
surrendered himself. Whoa this wat
made known on the 10th, an iiterviev
was sought wvith the pirisoneri, but, i
steadfastly refused to Hay one word con
cerninig Is escape) or hits whiereabouti
since the day of the shooting. 1t, is ge
nerally supposed that the boy's friend:
have been iin commnunication wIth hini
and In consultation with dIfferent Iav
llrms, and that his sutrrender has boi
brought about through these channels
Thic murder is viewed accordling to ti
loltical fith of the inudivid eats presen
at the time. D)emocrats claim thi
shootitng wvas cold-blooded, while It.
pubhlians are of the opion that th
hey acted In self-defcee. Th'Ie tria
can only dectermrinre t~his. Tfhecase wviJ
probably be called lit the Decemube
term of court.
Buint Catitl.
Cattle meon say that ther'j are hun
dreds of cattle oni the Humboldt thia
are perfectly blind. So far no caus<
can be assigned for the disease. A
scum forms over the ball of the eye en
tirely depriving the anImal of sight. I
few bave but one eye attacked. The
blindness lasts about twventy days, and
naturally, the animal not being abile t<
travel in search or food, loses conisider
able flesh. From What we can learn
the same disease attacked the steck It
that'vicinity about seven years ago,ant
-with very few exceptioods -they recover
ed in about three weeks. There doel
not seem to have been tiny efforts mad<
by stock owners to cure the dis3ordler
they leaving nature to effect a clre hi
its own way.
Jam0's old Watch.
On Brush street, near Jefferson ave.
nue, Detroit, for an hour the other day
0 a bruised and battered dumb watch and
0 chain lay in the gutter, where some
3 foot had kicked it from the walk, if
,I anyone gave the toy a second glance it
- was to realize that some child had lost
or flung it away. The casewas battered,
P the face scratched and scarred, and no
body would turn aside to pick it up.
By and by a curious procession came
a up from the Brush street depot, It
r was composed of a man and his wife,
3 bath past 50 years of age, and four
) children, tLe youngest of whom seemed
to be about 12. They were spread out :
a on walk and street, heads down and r
moving slowly, and there was a look of
anxiety on every face. Some one asked
3 the man if he had lost his wallet, and
he replied:
"No, not that. Somewhere as we
oame along we lost our Jamie's watch."
-'Vory valuable?"
"Well, sir, not so far as money goes,
I but it's a rolie of the dead, and, sir- r
and-. "
"'Oh, it was an old dumb watch, eh?" U
"Yes, sir! '
"You'll find it in the gutter up by n
3 that post."
The entire family madte a rush for the I
spot, and the watch had no sooner been
lifted than the mhother kissed it and the
children shouted their exultaticu,
'It may seem foolish to you, sir,"
explained the husband, as he slyly wiped
at something liivj a tear in the corner ro
of his nle, "but it'a a lung twelve years a
since Janmie died. Tiat watoh was tue
Rest toy I ever bought him. We've
been burned out of h)uso atd home
t wice since he ldied aud that's the olly
wrap of rolie left us o1 the litt lo oie.
You see it's old and bent but, moneioy
couldn't buy it. Every time we look at
it we can call up his blue eyes and C
chubby face, and the thought that lie
im wailting ior us up there almost answers
for a meal with mother."
'Are you going away?"
"Yo---aeross the ocean to our od
haome in Eugland. We must leave the
dond behind. Had we lost the watch I v
"oitwo the mother would have broken pi
hier heart. So long as we have it the P
boy's fae comes up to us. We can I
alost hear his laugh again, and it a
seenus more like we had laid him away
to sleep for an hour or two. Tuiank
Ifleaven that we have itl It's Jamie's,
sir, anI we are never to see hi grave
agaiu.
The Saratoga Tablets.
d
Spots in the county of Saratoga New
Yorjt, on the territory included within
the Revolutionary battle ground, have
been designated on which are to be
erected stone tablets, commemorative
ot the critical movements of that con
dict. T'ne Schuylerville monument
stands on the ground where the surren- p
dher of the British forces took place. "
r'he batles of September 19 and s'
October 7, 1777, were fought seven al
miles distant. For the purpose of mar
king this historic ground three tablets
are being prepared. The lion. George
West contributes one to mark Free
man's farm, where the first "llattle of I
Saratoga" was fought and where the rt
British held their entreneiiment camp el
V
until October 7th. The tablet, wis
contributed by the IHon. Georgo West
of liallston Spa. N umber two m irks
the spot where the Americans inade
the irst attack on the British I ines oil
L October 7th. Mrs. John '. La. Piruyn l
of Albany was the doiior. Close by Y
the above Ls the spot where !enieral
,Fraser feil under the charge by Mlor- |.
gani's riflemen. T1hat is marked by the' at
tablet contributedl by Mr, Josephi W.
5 Drexel of New York. Trho next nimn
Iment is at Fort Neison, which markihs
I the northwest angle o'f thme Americanu
fortillcations noar tile headquar'ters of
Generals Morgan, Arnold andI 'oor. M1
The stone is furnished by the lion. '
James M. Marvin of Saratoga Xprings.
Tablet nyve marks the easterni amie of
the intrenched camp of tile Americans.
SIt is the gift of Mr. Giles Slocurn of
Wisconsin. The sixth is within the
American hutrenehment on Mill (creek
near the river roadl, and marks tielex CX
tremne outipost of tihe camp1l, whecr, the e0
Ihessians were checked in their advance '
p
miade September 19. Contributed by
the lion, I~tmnilton Fish of Fultonvilhe. i
Thattblet imatrks the spot wvhere "a
the liritishi were compelled t~o retreat I'
(In the night of October 7, wlhih p~re- "j
ceded their mrch to Ol Sairatoga
(now Schunylerville). TIhils tablet was
provided for by tie late Senator Webs
ter Wagner of Palatine Bridge. ThoI~
Saatg Journat adds to tile list the
statenment thaut othler talbiets5 are to be ra
erected whuere it, is suiggestedl import- kl
ant maitlntvres took plauce.
SEarly Mornilng In 'ThIe Alj'.
On the 13th of Seiptemnber, 1883, we
1 openedl our shutters at 4 A, M. and C
looked out. Trho air below was (lead ~
1 calm, tihe firmament studded with stars o
-of many) glories; no cloud( was visible
3 anywhere, while a belt of (dafodil In
t the E~ast anniountced the approaich of
0 dawn. No contrast coul have been
- greater with the corresponding day of
S last year. At (1 A. M. vapor had al- U
1 ready risen, tile precipitation of which
I .had produced soft clouds which, teasedi
r by the motion of tile upper air, broke
iucessantly Into irldencenit tinigos. I
Low down, gray streaks and patenles b
were seen over the valley of tile ihiono. S
These gradually augmented till they i
-choked the valley, rose above its bound
ing rIdge, and poured themselves In L
s cascades down upon01 the great Aletsch
Glacier. From thbe sides of the mnoun
-tain, in clear air, spurted inlcipienit
clouds, resembling the puff of a gun or
a the smoke of a suddenly hjghted tire. ei
Later on Italy sent us over'thte South- e
> ern heights vast scrolls and many-tuf- '
ted ridges of cloud, the "tufts'' glea-.
i mig with a lustre more dazzlinig thlan
I that of the whiteqst snow.
Everythiug lives floufishes arid do- 11
a cays, everythhag dies, but~ nothing is
a lost, for the groat principle in this lfe. a
,only chanuges its form, and the destruq- 1
1 tion of one generatin is the Vivilica-.
PIE VERDICT
THE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
M3 J. 0. BOAO-Dear Sir: I lartight the nr4t
0avis Machino sold by you over lAvyears ago fo
:y wife, who has given It a ong and falr tral. 1
in well pleased with it. never Rives any
roublo, and is as good as when first bouight.
J. IV. 90O.
Winnsboro, S. C., April 1893. .
Mr. B3oAO: 1o11 wish to know1M what I have to say
regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three
ears ago. I feel a can't may too much In its lavor.
madIe about t80,00 within live months, at times
inning it so fast that the needle wonud get per
,etly hot from frctlion. I feel confident cotl
Ut have do0ne the same work with as iauca ease
ald so wll ivith auy otner naohine. No time losL
I acijutuin attachinents. The lightest runnitig
achmne i have ever treadled. Br.otherJames and
iitlamaaas' families are as mauch pleatted ivith their
'AvIs Machmiis lought or you. I want no better
inchine. As I ai bofore, I don't think to*.
auch can be sild for the Davi Macnine.
Rtespectfully,
hl.LEN NTK1hN3SO,
F.,11r-14b County, April', I8SM
Mi. IJOAO : 31y1 114ai1e gives I Leitfe t SAIlA
action. I iul no fault with it. The attachments
e so Himple. I wish for no better than the DIavlsi
ert leal Feed.
lespectfully,
Mts. I1. MI.I.t wo.
FaIlaehl 'otlity, A prl, 1M3.
bi it. Bouo : I nougnit a Davis verti'al a 1
w ing Machine from yon four years ag.). I ail
It ghtel witha It. It never nas garela in any
umle, atd has never been the least ut of oraic,
II nI goomi as when I first bough t it. I cau
liurlitilly reconmit ni It.
tespectfully,
.Mns. M. J. Kinaswalm.
Mo:ntielio, Apri 30, 1883.
This Is to certify that I have ben usigi a Davig
ertical Feed Sewing Macnluo for over tay ayeAas,
irehased of AMr. J. U. doag. I haven't found IL
)HSessed of any fault-all the attaluients are sa
in ple. It neverrefuses to wom and as certainly
is ightest running in the market. I consider it
firt mclass tuacnne.
Very respectftlly
MINNIE Mb. WILLtNRoAM.
Oakland, Fairfeld county, S. (,.
MR BO5Ao: I am weall pieasatt an every pirticu
lth the uavis Macline uought of you. I tiulin
Uirst-8aiss macun0 in every respect. Yo knew
)u Bola several wnacines of tile maine make to
iaerent memaoers of our families, all of wnoau,
far as I know, are well pacatid wita them.
1twspeut fully,
Bts. 'ii. Most.Ev.
ailfielu county, April, J839.
This lsto certiy we aave na.l in doni.t it ui3
0 Davis MacIina iought of you about uree yetirs
[o. As we take in work, anJ havo muatde tae
-e of it several thines over, we don't want a i y
atter machine. It is always readiy to do any kaij
work we have to dto. No pucKeringor s"ICppOIg
Itches. We can only say we Ure well p.eaOe I
itt wash So better Mae lne,
4'ATiu5RRNE WYIr AN Stirga.
April 25, l8h.
I have 1n ian1t to fina with any maoli-no, ani
mu't want any better. I have m a le tae prio o1
saevera tnimes oy taking lu sawinZ. It i al-valA
ady to dlo ai vorK. I tMna it a fir.-cl ass mmii
ine. I feel I canat say too omen for tie DAvis
-rtical Feeid Machine.
Ms. TnOMas SUrTu.
Falt thaI I ecounity, April. 1S-ta.
MN.. 0. oAdi---l)ear Sir: it avaa. os I-e a
ia.msur to testify to tite mierits o the DavIs Vor
,.&I Foed Sewing Maichine. The miaiino I got tit
u at,>ut five years ago. las been alitost i conL
&It uIse ever m.cc tnat taiu0. lo-aino; soo that
as worn any, anmd baa not cost mn one cent, toi
pasira sinea we haave haditi t. Am wvoll please I
hl dion't wish ior any better.
Yours trupy,
r Tn. Un t Wh.iat
Urauaite th'arry, necar Winnrshoro 5. (2.
Wae hmave ataa'i liha Davas Vertical F'ae I :iaswing
achilne for time inst ive years. We would rior,
ave any other make at any prace. The mbuaanme
1s gIven tas un-uoundleou satifation.
Very respectfully,
Mns'. W. K. Tluxgin aND DAUonrrzas
Fairatlell couanty, S. C., Jana. li, 13.
hlaving ioagt a Davis Ve~rtiitnm Faed flawiug
achinea fromn Mr. J. 0. Ihag soame tharee years
in, anal it anviug given me perfect, satisfaction iu
cry resplect ass aamily imain., both tfor hoasy
altgit aoewlng, and never needed t~iie leasat re
air Ina any way, I can cateerfulliy rezoaninandaJ it In
iy onie as a first-cliass macimn -Ina every particn
r, andl think It mseondt to none. It is one or the
miplest anaciamnes mnade; may enilairen use It wYit
I ease. The attacuiiments airo muore easily ad
istedl anti it doe. a greater range mat work by
cans of Its Vertical a'eud than amy oth~er mas
tine I haave ever seoon or musedi.
Wlnnnsh ar, iFairilnobl commnty, fi. C.
We haavet hlit 0oneo1 tile Davis Maateann ~aiuumt
uar yeairs andi haive imways tuoumli at ready to do als
mnus of wora we nmavia naa I ilson to) ,o. (2an4't
an timat the miacimne as worna any, mind woras s
eli as whien mnw.
Ja''ksona's (!reea. Fairhilld countyv . a'*
My wife Is lhighily pleasedl with thu Iii,'Me
alne bouightr or yomn. Sac wouldit not tage doumili
namt. Sale gave for It. Th'ie umaasainc hi na ot
ean out, of order saince she had~ it, and she can -Jo
ily kindm or wo~rk on it.
Very itesptemc fully-,
JAH. F. IFxsam
Mont ieniio, arairlield conty, H. U.
'The D~avuiSowmag Machinte is saimly s a, saj
ro Mns. J. A. UOOnwyN.
lIidlgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, 1a83.
Jl, ) IBoAu, liaq., Agent---Dcair Sir: My wate
as onm nising a IJavas de wvIm.4 Miachimne coanstaut
for tne pait four years, an a a nas never needed
ty repamrs an a Worxs just as well as when first
nught. She says It, wall do a greater range of
Pacti.:a1 work lmiud do at easier anad beter thlan
my uaatlinc ahe nas ever used. We cheerfuily
acommrend It as a No. 1 family machine,
'a our tru.y, JS .aw
Wlinnab nro, S. C., Jan. 3, 1888.
Mts. 11O0w: 1 matvea always found my DavIs M a
linie ready do aa. Kinids of to wvork I nrave bad oc
malon 1o do. I Callnnot aee that the Atacmlne is
ora a partIcle and. ti, Works as wedl as en new,
Rtespeect~y
Mas. E t, ZNG.
Winnsboro, S. C., ApriI 1888,
Mat. f0Ac: Afy wIfe has been conatjs .using
ae D~avi Macehine bought o u aoouc W years
te. Ih epver regrette buli Aas it ie
way r i'~ o any adt of fLa g either
t. It Is aivrp QII9 e 1* .cr setag
Very respetfCul
Fairaeld, a4. 0., Mpf ch, 169$,