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y ll? I jr M. .Wi ^ ititi* LAURENS C. H., S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST If), 1885. NO. 3 After tho l'an of Troy. Troy hu-* fallon; nnd never will bo War Uko iii" war Hint WHS wnged form?. Lo.tltl I hui huv I li? iso lon yours book iiKftln, W Uh I ho love iiiH iii" glory, tho nlcnsuro like ?Mini, Tho elfish of m u?s mid Ihr din ol thc ll?lit, i in- feasting mid music, iii" color und hunt! ? et, mixed with ii nil, thoro Rounded to mo liver a inonu from Ibo fur "ir s?'u. TJicro still remains this fur nil time io bo: I lie wnr of the worlil was I'miKlii ter ino. ? Ive them no pity who died for me lhere; Mon cnn nevermore il lo tor u moo w> rn ir. And winn dn. s it mutter ttint now thoy Ile, t^ui'i mid silent, he non I li tho sky? Iii member Mini nono ovornioro eau bo Muck toe Hies" vein s tn Tiny with me. -Flori ne" Peacock, tn Academy. Under t he Simw. .lillie, with Its roses, weill long llgO? To-niirhl the eil rt ll fl lying deep linder the RH? ? w ; Hope's richest trensures, like roses of yore, Are sotlttered iiml vanished, lo cuni?'-never* more. The brent li of thy blossoms, O, lovo-huunted days '. Tim soi ( Myhill- zephyrs, thy birds' teador layp, Thy fni.iiway skylnnds, so blue und so fnlr. The mists oi thy mornings, rose-tinted mid rare. One voice linnie thy muslo, its silence lu pnlll| Ono fuco mudo thy benn ty, "twill como iK'Vr iigiiin. While chill winds uro blowing I weep In my woe O cr thc lev?' Hint Iles burled deep under tho simw. -norton Transcript. STOiiY or A it i :< IA si;. In one of the mountainous dainties of Wales there live?! for many years a hermit, of whom no one hail anv knowl edge. ills abode was a eave, in a wild re gion; and he never appeared among Iiis fellow-beings except to ' blain snell llc eessarios as his hermit life, required. Ile would never, while living, reveal his name, nor place of hirth, nor tho cause which bad led him lo seclude him self from the world. One da\ a couple of travelers, passing through thal region, visited tho eave, and found thu hermit not only dead, lint in a slato of decomposition. The hotly, after an inquest, was buried, and Miine garments and a few trilles, which belonged to the deceased1, wein deposited at the nearest magis trate's o Alee, with a full statement af thc facts. In a pocket of one of these gai'lllOlltS was found a manuscript, supposed to have b.cit written by thc deceased, and which, as il tells its own tory, we hero transcribe without a word of comment: I w as born in a yi ur I shall not re cord, in a place I shall not reveal, ami lintier a Ult ino 1 shall not disclose. For many long years I have been dead lo the world, and my desire now is that the waves of oblivion shall roll ov : 1110 and leave inc ns if I had never bc. I And yet there are some fai l-, in my life w hich I wish lo set forth. Win P Well, I doubt if I could tell anyone why. j 1 only know that thc impulse is on mc to write them down, perhaps to tlc stro\ the record when (haie. My youth passed pleasantly. I had Kimi. Indulgent, ami tuons pir en ls, w ho sought lo nuiko my lifo a hap py one. I was sent to school at an carly ago, and kept there till I had acquired a good English ?ducation. Then, at my ow n request. 1 became an iindcrclcrk in tho large dry-goods es tablishment of a prosperous merchant. By strict Integrity and diligence I gradually roso lo a Ural position. At two-and-twonty I had'the confi dence of un employer, and was often Invited to Ids dwelling. At lil'St this made mo very happy, and as I looked forward thou, tho fu turo seemed very bright. Hut, alas, and alas! this was Ibo beginning of a sorrow which will novel* end while 1 re main on earth. My employer had n daughter a kind, gentle, lovell being w ho. to my en raptured vision, scorned nu angel just come down from Paradise From tho moment I liest beheld hor my wholo soul went ott! to her, and from that time forth I could con. ive of no enjoyment in which she had no part. As I am confessing this to myself, or to a world that will never know ino, I will say that I loved her to a degree of worship which made her a something; above and beyond my reach; anil though naturally easy and Huent in con versation, I COtlld not speak to her with out changing color and choking, and appearing moro like an idiot than a man of sense. This made mo avoid meeting lier when alone, or pressing forward to tako my oh anco With those who were seeking her at evcrv Opportunity) perhaps be cause of a liking for herself, perhaps be cause of a liking for tho money ?ho Would inherit. I do not think she ever .suspected mo of having any regard for ber hoyond that of her iH-ing tho daughtor of my employer, whom 1 was in duly bound to treat with respectful deference, and certain I am that she had no conception of tho holy love and worship I secretly gave hor. As I have said, I avoided as much ns possible coming in contact with her would have gone a mile out of my way rather than speak to her, and yet lier presence, in my company of which I formeil a part, was a glowing joy, und her absence a depressing void. Among her numotfOUS Stilton was ? fellow-clerk, who held a position of con fidence under our employer similar to HIV Own, and who, when we were alono together, was always praising her sweet ness and beauty, and proclaiming his own undying love. "Oh. inner the golden moment whim I shall bo able to Olasi) her dear little Ininti in mino, and call her by tho en during name of wife!" Ito would some times exclaim, or usc words of similar Impott; and when I would as often turn aside, lo con?cai the fooling! that would nluio.it overpow er mo, ho would mis take my action for a dislike on the sub ject. "Ah," ho ono day said to me, "I per ?oive my darling linds no favor in your sight; and she knows you do not Uko her; but for my sake, 1 trust you will not lot her soo that you absolutely hate tho sight of hor person, mid tho mention of her name. Thia to mo, whose excess of lovo for the object in question was consuming mo Uko an inward flrol ...Mun!" cried 1, turning upon bim with tho glaring fury of a wild boast, "if you loved that hoing with one ten th of tho passion that is destroying me, you would cut your wagging tongue from your gaping mouth oro you would permit so nippant a mention of so sacred a name." Ho st ar tod, und stared at me, while I walked indignantly away. Did ho understand my words? Did ho comprohond them tn their breadth and depth? Only so far, perhaps, as a shallow bram and a superficial feeding could reach, for ho was ono entity, and I an other. From that moment, however, ho ceased to speak of her in my pres? nee, and I, feeling that sho was lost to ino for ever, only secretly worshipped her from afar. t?o matters drifted on for a time, and I became miserable over my solitary brooding; anti while. I wished myself far enough from the scone of a rival's triumph, I shrank from tho thought ol going where 1 .should never look upon my idol again. Ono niglit, having forgotten some thing at tho store, I procured the key from tho porter and entered the build ing. lo my surprise, I soon perceived tho glimmer of iv light in the counting room; ami on approaching it cautiously, thinking thoro might ht; a burglar at work, I was still moro surprised to see tho safe-door ojien, and my rival seated on tho tloor, apparently counting a largo roll of bank-notes. ..Well, this hx>ks like singular night work!" said I. With a startled cry, he fairly leaped to his feet, letting the money fall around lum, and turned towards me one of the most ghastly laces i ever behold. After looking straight in my face for a few moments, din ing willoh hu shook and trembled, and his very lips quiver ed, he stammered out: "Wh-wh-wliy, is it you? Wha-wha what tlo you waul?'' "Suppose in turn I ask you what you aro doing with that open safe and money at this untimely hour?" "O?i, that?" he answered, glancing down at tho scattered bank-notes, and evidently recovering himself with an oflbrb "Ha, ha!" he affected to laugh. "Do you know, my dear fellow, I took you for a burglar!" "Instead of yourself, eh?" "The fact is, you seo, my dear friem "Suppose you leave tho 'dear friend out?" I Interrupted. "Well, then." ho coolly went on, "tin fact is that, after going (ionic, tho ide: caine into my head that I had mad?! ; mistake in my money report; and Ol tho governor, you know (moaning oui employer), ia very particular nbou trilles, and might discover it before should got a chance to make a corree tioil, 1 thought 1 had better attend to i nt once." "And doubtless you found an error which you were about to*set right!" said, with a sneer which ho seemed no to notice. "Oh, yes, I think there was an error hut I am not quite sure, because of you interruption, 1 shall have, to go al over tho money again. And now that have accounted for my presence hero suppose you do the same," lie adde.il giving nie a searching look. "Well, I caine in togo!-" Here i occurred to me that I, an honest man was being interrogated by ono who wa perhaps a thief, and I suddenly brok Off and added: "That is my business.' "Oho!" lie exclaimed with a peoulia look and leer. "And I carno in Iry the porter's key,' I sharply continued. "Aha! yes, yes. Just so!" "And by what key did you como in?' "I suppose you are not ignorant t the fact that there is a private key?" h answered. "Which belongs to the. governor." "And which his daughter could gc for me." ..Having ovory confidence in your ir togrlty." "At least she ought to have in her fi turo husband, you know." This allusion to his coming marriag with my worshiped angel nearly drov mo wild. I controlled myself as well as I coull and merely said: "1 hope you will find your money al fair iftl correct, and not havo to tak away or add anything!" "Thank you! I hope I shall!" li blandly answerod. 1 turned away abruptly to seek win I came for and leave tho building. As 1 was about to dopart, in no et viable frame of mind, ho called out: "1 suppose you will ro|>ort what yo have discovered, and as much to my ii jury as possible?" '.Probably von aro now judging ni h vourself, ' I angrily replied; "but will thank you to understand that I ai too much of a gentleman to bo a tal bearer." "All right, then, and good-night!" I said. Heilig too angry to respond I hurrie out and locked tho door without sayin another word. I returned tho key to tho porter] but did not mention to him, nor to anyon else, thc faot of my having met my fe low-elerk in tho building, under circun stances so calculated to excito stlSploio of his being there for an evil purpose. In this I am now certain 1 did wronj but I was yoting theft, without oxpet onco in tho evil ways of mankind, strlc ly honest um) honorable myself, an posse.-.-.ed too Hinch pride to deie.ea myself to thu low condition of a tal boarer. 1 reasoned, too, that if my rival lin originally designed to rob Iiis employe ho would not iii) it after what hail o curren, ami that I really had no right I I Injure his reputation merely because I bad boen chosen from all tiie world t tho fatr bolng who was all tho world mo. It was something Uko a month aft this event, that 1 was ono day fearful startled and -.hocked at suddenly flndir myself lintier arrest for stealing mom from nv employer. Nolv Phfltnniiing that I know myst to be entirely innocent, tho very fa that I should be suspected of such a ii furious transaction nearly crushed i with shame. .fudge of my unbounded amazonio and horror, then, on being assurod th marked money had boon found in r trunk, that Ih? amount of a thousand pounds had hern abstracted within thc last tow weeks, thal my fellow clerk ami rival had suspected me ever since the night (so he swore) he had (?con tue coming out of the store, and that the porter had already gi' en evidence of my having hol lowed his key to enter thc building at an unseasonable hour. I comprehended at once that thia was a most hondish plot of my rival to get me out of tho way and shield his own dishonesty, for he alone had robbed his emplover, and profited by it. What could I do? My slaloment of the fact that 1 had entered thc premises for another pur? pose was not believed j and when I add ed the whole truth of what 1 had soon tltoro, I was simply regarded as a cold blooded rascal, who was trying to in volve an innocent young man in my own ruin. All my previous life of probity went for nothing, or only stood out, white? robed, lo make my later acts appear more dark ami damning. Well, to bo brief, ? was tried, and convicted, and sent to penal servitude for a term of years. She, who was my idol, was present when tho awful verdict "Guilty" was pronounced by tho jury; and ? shall never forget tho mournful look of pity with which she regarded mo for the last time, as she passed by hi the felon's dock, leaning on thc ann of my wicked rival and destroyer. Well, I was, as I have said, convict ed, and 1 served out my time; hut he fore I left that pince of misery and de gradation, 1 had the satisfaction of see ing my haled rival lhere, in the convict garb, justly brough! there by Iii? evil deeds. After my release I learned that his angel wife, my worshipped love, had diod of a broken heart. That was tho end of life for ino. All since then has been only the dull, dreary round of a mechanical existent , with no hopes no fears, no passion ., nothing but tho tired wailing herc till the Master shall call me hem e. I am ns one dead -I am as ?niebun, -und the world ami all that live in the . World are dead to me. Why do 1 still exist':' Booauso it would be verv sinful to lift my hand against tho life the Master gave me. bet Him work His will, how and when He will, and lol nie humbly how before the awful mystery thal I cannot understand, He. who luis a purpose in all things, placed inc here for a purpose, ntlllcted mo for a purpose, and will work ot 11 a purpose through my sufferings; hut what that purpose was, or is, or is to he, is known to Ililli alone. 1 only wait for tho end. ami resign myself to say: "God's will bo done on earth as in heaven." Pei Sandera. Old man Tea Sanders is probably the most notorious "moonshiner" in north Georgia. Ho has been in Fulton County jail eight times on thc same charge. We saw old man Tea on Saturday night's north-hound train. He w as just out of jail and oil lin wav homo, The Toccoa people will appreciate the old man's appearance when we say that bo would remind you forcibly of "Grip Scott." With an old, llabby wool hat. rim turned close against the corner on tho left side and a kcoD, searching eve that was never dazed during his 7l? years of life, old man Poa is tho perfect image of some civilized independence. Nothing abashes him. Ile is afraid of neither man, woman, or beast. Ile ls an incessant talker and loves to tell of his tricks on the revenue, ofllcors. His latest dodge. Just before his last arrest an ofllcor got oil'thc train at Hel ton, near which town he lives, and start ed over to old Pea's house. I Io met an old man in the road. "Ohl man, do you know Pea San ders?" "O, yes; bought many cr gallon er licker from him.' "Where does he live? ' "Right down thar." "Is he at honieP" "Cuess so; if bc ain't the. old 'oman is." "Good day, sir," said tho ollleer. "Good luck to ye," said the old man. The ofllcor marched on to old man Pea's house. Ohl man Sanders turned around as thc officer went on and muttered to himself: "Guess you won't lind him to day, mister." Wo said to the old man, "Mr. Sanders, do you intend to keep on nioonshining?" Said he: "Them fellers in Atlanta axed me there and I told 'om I never mado any rash promises." "Guess, then, you mean to make some more 'mountain dow.1 " "Let 'oin provo it if I do." Tho old man scorned very well satis fied with his imprisonment and among other things said he had been "boarding at the United States hotol in Autlantcr. They trentcd mo very well, but I like er froze up in (hat cold spell." A young Hour merchant from Atlanta engaged him in conversation. Said he: "Mr. Sanders, did you buy a still before you left Atlanta?" "Oh! when I want another one, I thought I would como around and get you to make it for me." The old man's ticket gave out at White Sulphur and the. conductor start ed to put liim off. Col. K. Schafer, of Toccoa, stepped forward and paiil tho fare. Tho old fellow chuckling to him self said: "Good friends is better than monoy."-Toccoa ((/a.) News. A six-year-old son of C. M. Khortt, of Sugar Grove, N. Y., swallowed a toy kmfo w hile using it as tho dart of a blow-gun formed of a hollow metal pen holder. Tho knife, which was open, measurod an inch and live-eighths in length, and went into tho stomach llan illo first. As soon ns the boy's grand father, Kairi Davis, hoard of the acci dent he proHcrihod a diet of buckwheat, having read Just tho night before how a young Californian had got rid of a knifo which he had swallowed by eating heartily and frequently of half-cookod buckwlieut. The lillie poy W?S given all the buckwheat cakes he would cat and no doctor WUK called in. Hu recov ered. DELICIOUS F. F. LS. Tho .Inpaiicso M<HU> ol' Malon;; l^<> Sor- I pentium Mili n Delightful Morsel. A .Japan correspondent of tin: San Francisco Chronicle wrilos: On? after noon in April 1 wa> strolling about tho .streets engaged in watching tho in teresting occupations of iii opeople, when I mot a young Japaneso who loni been educated Ut Harvard, and who ap preciated a slice oil' the breast of a cilll Vtts-back duck and a tenderloin steak as perfectly as "one of tho manner horn." Having politely saluted mo, hu re marked: "I mn on my way to Mnnoki's. Would you like to join 1110 ill a feast (d' broiled eolsP Ii is said (hat this month the iniagi is a lit morsel tor the god.*." | I replied, with a somewhat dubious shake of the head. "1 never was very fond of those marino snaki s." "Probably yon have never tasted thom prepared by my countrymen." ho slyly returned. "i remember once eating some at Delmonico's (shuddering.) They wert! sot!,' flavorless morsels, in olosod in ti quivering jelly. Como along with me." "Are the eels good to-day?" patron izingly inquired my friend of Ino pro prietor. "1 have heard thal their Ila vol" is not quito what it used lo bc. Do you procure thom from the city canals, or art! they from tho Sa?nala river'.'" The proprietor bowed, then twitched tho left corner of his mouth, after tho fashion of a Japtllioso uttering a joke, and an swered : "Honorable sir, do yon fora moment imagino 1 should ollercannl-hrcd eels lo such a judge as yourself? No, no! You know that 1 have a high reputation and buy nothing bul (ho inosl'hcnutiful eels thal come from llie Sumida, li - momhor?ng thal I ho (imo was near for you lo pay us a visit, I have saved some of tho littest lish you ever saw'. Would you like to como imo thc kitchen and [lisped them?" "Hal." gently added bis wife, who had listened lo his speech with down cast eyes, "lhal is so. Wo have gome eels lit foi* a thiillllo." "What do you say?" inquired my companion. "Would you liku to visit the culinary depart inoul ? ' "Not until I have ?lined," I answer? il smiling suspiciously at the faint odor of pickled radish thal issued from a rear ilopartmonl. Tho waitress quickly ap pen roil with some tray- containing square, black, lacquered boxes, hearing thc >igns of the house and a number. Placing one before each of us, she re moved tho lightly-lilting lid; and re* Voa lett lilt! content-, which ware sec tions of nicely-browned, broiled, split eels, skewered together, that gave out a most appetizing odor, l in- girl smiled as shu watched my looks, and replen ishing my salicor, placed it near me, murmuring: "I think you will lind the iniagi very pleasing to \ ot:r taste." 1 look ni\ chop-ticks in n:v righi hand, inserted Hie points in ilio Heall, broke oil'a morsel and atc. Ye gods! lt was delicious! rich, lender, delicately Ihivored, and boneless! I drew my box toward mo, nodded approvingly at tho attendant, and enjoyed the delectable food. The smiling girl brought ill box after box, tho contents of each being nicer than (ho last. I have partaken Of fried oysters al home, broiled lish in all countries, and tho delicacies of every elimo, but have never moro I borough ly enjoyed any dish than I did I lioso eels. At hist 1 laid down my chopsticks, and, glancing at my friend, exclaimed: "You were right in saying thal ibis is a dish for the gods. We ought to intro duce it at home." The waitress bowed in acknowledg ment of my praise, and inquired if wo would like lo cat sonie rice. "Y<*^" nodded HIV companion, "1 think I could empty a bowl or two." Away went the girl, who, aller a brief delay, returned, bearing a large tray on which was a covered wooden tub, con taining hot rice, two lacquered bowls, a teapot, and sonic liny cups. I contrived to cat one portion ot thc delicious, well-cooked cereal, then lighted my pipe and watched 111} friend, who hail his bowl refilled a dozen times, and moistened his food by satur ating it with lea. "How do you contrive to n uder tho skins of the lish so lender!" I asked tho girl. "1 do not know," she answered, glancing timidly at the mats. "Tho cooks never permit us lo learn their secrets. If you like to visit tho kitchen they will no doubt explain everything to you." "Now for the hill," said my compan ion, relilling his pipe. "Altogether, you have given us a very tolerable meal." In a few moments she came back, carrying a small scoop-like tray, in w hich was placed a slip of paper con taining a reckoning. This she pushed along tho mal toward him; she. thou bowed and remained willi her face (dose to tho tloor, while ho minutely scruti nized tho document. Taking lils purse from his sleeve he dropped some money into tho tray, and remarked in il low tone: "You may koop tho chango" (10 cents). His munificence almost over powered thc uaitre.-s, who bowed re peatedly, and gratefully murmured: "Your gonoroslly resembles thal of a foreigner. Anyone can soo that you have traveled." After we had smoked awhile he asked whether I would like lo visit tho kitchen, and Oil my replying In tho affirmative summoned the landlady, who said: "You honor us too greatly. My husband shall show you how wo prepare the eels." Wo lo.-e, quitted thc room and dcscoiltling the ladder-like stairway, tho slops of whioh wem polished smooth as glass, slipped on our foot-oovcrings and entered the kitchen. On the hard earthen floor wero rows of little charcoal furnaces, provided with iron rods that served as rests for tho ski?werod cols. Maroki, whoso only failing was a Weakness for bow ing and politely sucking in his breath bet ween Ilia speeches, led tho way, and was ex ceedingly attentive. Pointing to a rango of tubs containing Ano specimens of fish, ho remarked: "Those were caught this morning; they aro the most expensive lish in tho Nippon llashi market. Aro they not worth looking atP" "How do you contrive to so com pletely extract tholr bones?" I de manded. "Our cooks can not accom plish that feat" Motioning a lightly clad servant (<> approach him, lio said: "Somo customer.-) have just como lu. Preparo au eel hi tho prcsonco of those gent lemon." Thc man, who ovidontly took great pride in lils work, selected a vigorously squirming lish, struck its hoad smartly upon a wootton block upon thu Hoor, ami kneeling by it grasped tho creature's neck, inserted a knife in the lett side of thc vertebra1, ami dexterously ran it down to the tail; then rapidly applied his instrument to the Oilier side Ol tin; bai l.bone ami re pealed Hie process, leaving tilt- eel split open. Holding up thc head, to which was attached tito vertchru? and lateral bono inclosing the. intestines, he bowed ami said: "There is not a splinter left in the fish." "That is so," proudly remarked tho proprietor. ?.! only employ tia; most .skillful men timi cooks." 'The operator washed down Ibo block, chopped tho Mallem <! ell into three-Inch lengths, and shouted I" ti cook, who advanced to re move it on a .dish. Thc next process wa s a mysterious ono a nd was performed behind a sereu, from whence tho platier of cols was presently handed out to one of thu lioilcrs. M\ opinion is that thc lish had simply been plunged Into boiling water to make tho skins tendel-. We advanced to a rango and saw a COOk skewering the pieces of eel on loll? bamboo splinters. Then he placed them on dui rods over tho glowing coula, and win ?i one -?tlc was browned, dex torously picked them up with a pair of iron chopsticks and turned thurn. After they w rc thoroughly cooke I hu seized the lish with thc sanio instrument and plunged ii into a vessel containing old shoytl, wh'.'di was thick and dark as molasses, Thu steaming unagi was then drain '. placed in a lacquer box, and sent up-stairs to thc customer. A Chinese ?VIII I iona Iro. Hu Ilsueh-ycn, thu groat Chin?se banker ami millionaire of Hangchow, is doad. In some respects, says tho Shanghai A. he was one of the most remarkable ni u hi his country. His father wan a merchant, and bo himself bogan lifo from a pn tty low rung on the ladder, having buen originally a simple clerk cir "purser," as tho Chinese sometimes say, in a commercial hong. Hut by dint of bis extraordinary talents for business ho rose rapidly hi wealth and fame, and for sonic voa rs past has been recognized as thc loading mer chant of t 'iiina thc representativo of China's financial amt commercial inter ests. To borrow a phruso mado familiar to us i>\ Mr. Kdward Jenkins, Hu Tao t'ai was, in no far-fetched sense, a true Paladin of finance, and when he died had already been honored by llio em peror with a button of the first grade (l'un p'iii tim/'Cui), a yellow riding jacket, and (ho rank of provincial judge. His beautiful palace at Hangchow was ono of tho show places of China. The Chincho say that lils career was scarcely like one of real life it was a "spring dream." Advancement from so low a degree to tho high honors and unbound ed woe Uh which ho afterward attained is a phenomenon less common in China Ilia i in Europe and America. There have1 been many miners ami gulch la horers in thc United states who have risen to bo bonanza kings. Mr. Gilead L\ Heck docs not stand alone in thc an nals of tho far west. Hut in China such freaks of fortune aro rare, and Hu Tao t'ai may fairly claim a placo as a suc ccssful merchant basilio T/.u Kung, tho disciple of Confucius, who, when en gaged in business, always made a profit. In this, however, thc sage was more fortunato than the millie nairo, though he never amassed much wealth, for tao losses sustained by Hu in lils celebrated .silk speculation were simply fabulous, and there were probably few merchants in tho whole, of China who ever owned tts much as was then sacri iicod. Hu diod at midnight a few days ago at Hangchow, ago something over 30 years. Ho w as not a particularly cultured man, hui his influence was great, and ho was renowned for the ex tensiveness and liberality of his chari ties. Tho Jiu Pao, in its obituary notice, says: "Ho has saluted tho world; and, now that bo has gone, having died in impoverished circumstances, who is there who will not look hack upon his career and accord him a sigh of regret?" A N'OVOI enterprise. A Halifax, No a Scotia, correspon dent of tho New York Evening Post writes: B. 15. I>ai nhill, of .loggia's Mines, Cumberland county, has under construction an immense, raft for tho purpose of carrying to Now York about 3,000,000 superficial feet of piles, logs, spars, hardwood timber, and hoarus. Its dimensions are, length -110 feet, width 66 foot, depth 35 feet, and it will draw 21 foot of water. Tho raft is be ing built upon a well-constructed cradle, which will bo launched with tho raft and removed from it in tho water, leav ing the raft with its chains and binders lo support i* If. The structure is tor? pcdo-sli: i at the bow and stern, and a cri - tction nmidship will bo of tho form of an ellipse. When completed it will weigh 8,000 lons. Th,, weight is SO distributed over the four set of launch ways as tO exert a pressure of HO pounds to tho square inch, which is about two thirds of the pressure allowable on or dinary launehways. About one-sixth of tho < argo has been slowed. When com pleted tho COSt will be about *-'0,000. Tho raft is lo be towed to New York by an "ocean tramp," or by two tugs, as soon as launched, which will bo about midsummer. Should Mr. BnmhlU's en gineering skill prove equal to his enter prise and courage in planning and un dertaking so novel an operation ho will have provided a cheap method of water carriage for tho products of tho forest. Many persons view tho scheme with in credulity, and predict that it will be a failure. The annals of modern diplomacy de scribe no event more important and Unique than tho spectacle oiQuoon Vic toria and Mn. Minister Phelps sit ting in a co/\ room at Windsor Castle drinking tea and comparing their ro spOOtiva vlQJVS on establishing tho auto nomy of raspberry iain. This occur rence, says ino Philadelphia Press, can not fall ti) draw tho two great English speaking nations closer togcthor in the bonds of common sisterhood. A WIM) HOAR HUNT. TH Animals li om tho Hart i Mountain? ?.<-t. 1.11 ?.-.<. on the HRS? brui Grounds ns Targets for Sharpshooter** (From the New Turk World.) Never did a more amusing or excit ing affair take place in New Jersey than tlie groat boar Inuit which came oil' at thc Elysian Fields, Hoboken, on Monday afternoon. Thc German steamship Eider last week brought over from Germany two wild boars, wiiich had been captured in tho Hartz mountains by agents of Charles Heidie tho collector of wild animals. When thc boars arrived they were presented by Mr. Reiche to Charles Kaegebahn, <>f No. 31-1 Washington street, Hobo ken. For several days ho was at a loss what to do with them. Finally sonic of his friends suggested that a grand w ild boar hunt be given at thc Elysian Fields. The suggestion met with favor, and tho hunt, was lixed for Monday after noon. Invitations were issued to a number of persons, but many more people came than had been asked. They swarmed over the fences of thc baseball grounds, whore the hunt look place, and crowded through tho gates despite tho precaution of thc keepers. Among those who caine were nearly till thc eily officials of Hoboken, many of those of Jersey City, besides hun dreds of prominent citizens aiuPrlood Iinns and street gamins. Tho sharpshooters who bad boen ^elected to kill the brutes were Henry A. (Jobie, It. Wclfolman, W. Hollister Ward and George Brown. Only the two latter appeared. W. Hollister Wall is the editor of a Hobokon week ly paper, and his father is a clergyman. Ile learned to handle the rille carly in Mle, and ls an expert shot. George Brown is a colored man, and is in the omplov of Mr. Reiche. He, too, is a crack shot. At .'5 o'clock the inclosed grounds were crowded with spectators and thc tops of the fences were lined with people, while out of neighboring win dows peered hundreds of laces. Half an hour Inter the door of the pen was thrown open, and as thc smaller of the boars shot through those of the specta tors who hail not already secured a place beyond the reach of tho terrible looking t ushes of tho wibi beast sought safety in undignified Hight. A dozen valiant policemen scampered with the rest of thu crowd out of thc way, while Chief Donovan and Mayor Tinikcn vied with each other to reach tho fence top. The obesity of the mayor prevented a successful execu tion of tho manouvre. The boar, an undersized, yellowish brute, ran half way across thc field, then he stopped lo root with bis long snout in thc spongy earth. Sharpshooters Wall and Brown edged carefully up, while the crowd kept cautiously back. While the boar had bis bead hall' Willied to thc eyes in tho dirt, Brown drew a bead on bim and tired. With a squeal of agony the animal (urned ami ran willi jaws widely extended towards Editor Wall. That valiant huntsman ner vously pulled up his parlor l ille and pulled the trigger. The cap snapped, but the gun failed to go off. The boar, however, fell dead at his feet. Then the oilier boar was released. Ile was a lng follow and w s inclined lo bo lazy until Kaegebah.i's big wolf hound was let out. Thc dog walked lip to him, smelled of him, and then quickly proceeded to seize him by the left car. The boar squealed, and the dog ict go and gazed at t| \. Strange quadrupod lu apparent astonishment. He was much more astonished when tho boar opened wida? bis tremendous jaws ami made a side lunge at him. Hail that blow bit thc dog, that dog would have worried no more boars. Luckily, however, for thc sport, thc dog escaped, and then began the fun. First tho d'g chased thc boar, and Ilten thc boar chased the dog. The (wo sportsmen got as close as the\ dareil, but could not get a good shot. Suddenly tho boar started towards a group of spectators and sent them Hying in every direction. Mayor Titnken got against thc fence, and when the brute was olosc to him kicked tremendously. His Honor's feet looming up like a big stone wall frightened the bog, and it ran towards Cns Soldo, who tumbled over Bill Wright, who in turn knocked down Water Commissioner Winjos, who, in falling, toppled over against Chief Donovan, luau instant all was con fusion, and ('harley Kaegebahn ran up with a baseball bat anti beat the boar over thc head until he ran towards Brown, the colored sharpshooter, who blazed away at him. His ball nearly broke a foreleg. Thc dog kept snap ping at the boar until Mr. McAncrny told Mr. Kaegebahn to call him off or thc sport must stop. Thc dog was Immediately called ou". Thc infuriated animal hail mean time lunged towards Editor Wall, who tired a big lille ball into his breast and killed him. Carl Echcrt, Heritor's expert butcher, ran out and with a big Unite, cut the boar's throat. The two boars were at once hung up and clean ed, after which they were hooked to the side of a big truck and paraded through the streets. - The Loyal Orange Institution of England bas issued a manifesto de nouncing Mr. Gladstone's proposed Irish measures. It summons Orange brethren everywhere to remember their special and solemn obligations to def md the Protestant succession, and to make all ncccsary preparations to prove their loyalty to Orango princi ples. -Thc Intended journey of tho Czar to Nova Tschorkask, to present his son to the Cossacks as their chief, has been prevented by tho discovery of a dyna mite plot to assassinate tho imperial Early. A Cossack officer and his rothcr, the lattor being a student in St. Petersburg, have been arrested in connection with tho crime. They are believed to bo Nihilist agents. -Tho Senate vory graciously passed Mr. Edmunds's resolution for him and then proceeded very graciously to con firm Mr. Cleveland's appointments for him. Tho United States Senate is a very obliging assembly. Trees About tho House. Otu: good tree will oftoll redeem a piuco from ugliness. Nothing else can give ru much grace ami beauty to home surroundings. A house standing in a ard in which there arc no trees, always as an air of hoing unprotected. No matter how fino tho building may bc, it looks desolate and cheerless. There is something companionable in a good tree, and tt gives a more homelike char acter to home. Hut many make tho mistake of planting too many trees. When we set small trees wc forget what they will be in a few years, and we are. likely to plant them too close together. Most kinds grow too rapidly, anti soon wc arc in a thicket. We havotOO much shade. When tin? question comes up wo lind it difficult to decide on which ono to cut down, ami very likely we allow them all to stand awhile longer, wait ing for circumstances to decide the mat ter. When wc do get around to thc removal of sonni of them, almost always we lind that all of them have suffered from crowding, and those we at last de cide to leave aro far from being tho Symmetrical trees they might have been if they had been given more room. Another mistake is in planting trees too near thc house. Wo do not look ahead far enough to see what tin y will be in a few years, and the result is, in many casi>s, that, our windows are ob? ?cured hy branches, ami thc sunshine is barred out. lt is well enough to have moderate shade about the house, in cer tain places, but wo do not want it every where, or so much of it as to make a perpetual gloom about thc place. Therefore, let us make allowance for growth and development. Wo can put shrubs between them to take away the vacant look. Lot thc rule which gov erns tho distance between the trees ap ply to ibo distance from the house, lt is never tho number of trees about a house that attracts us, but thc beauty of each tree. One good one is a valuable possession, while a dozen poor ones aro as bad ns none. - E. E. lidford, in (he American Harden. A $25,000 statue is to bc erected at Toledo in honor of thc late General James II. Steadman. THE LAURENS HAR. JOHN C. HASKELL, N. U. DIAL, Columbia, S. C. Laurens, S. C. HASKELL & DIAL, A T T O It N E Y S AT L A W, LAURENS 0. H., S. C. J. T. JOHNSON. W. lt BICIIKY. JOHNSON & RICHEY, ATTORNEY'S AT LAW, OFFICE- Fleming's Corner, Northwest side of l'ublic Square. LAURENS C. H., S. C. .LC. OAKLINGTON, A T T O R N E Y A T L A W, LAURENS C. II., S. C. Office over W. M. Garrett's Store. W. 0. BENET, K. P, M'OOWAN, Abbeville. Laurens. BENET ?& MCGOWAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAURENS c. H., s. c. J. W. FERGUSON. GEO. F. YOUNO. FERGUSON & YOUNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LAUREN8 C. H., S. C. lt. I?. TODD. W. H. MARTIN. TODD & MARTIN, A T T O R N E Y S AT LA W, LAURENS 0. II., S. C. N. J. HOLMES. II. Y. SIMPSON? HOLMES & SIMPSON, ATT? it NEYS A T L A W, LAU REN 8 0. II., s. C. Dr. W. H. 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