The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 07, 1891, Image 4
GLORIOUS EASIER MO UN !
OR. TALMAQE ON THE RESURRECTION
OF JESUS?
"Olor/ to ?otl In th? liigl>e?t, ?ud ?n
KartU Peace, Good WIHfclwJ Men
Moria??-*/ Uoatm to tho ])??d Poor
Atonement (or Neglect to the I.tviuit.
Nbw Yomk, March 29.?Dr. Tal
tnogo preached nu Easier sermon to his
two audiences to-day* Both at the
morning service in Brooklyn and at The
Christian Herald service in Now York,
In the evening, the Academies of Music
woro bright with a profusion of Mowers,
Easter lilies being conspicuous. A se
lection of music appropriate to the festi
val was beautifully rendered at each ser
vice. The text of the preacher's dis
course was Matt, xxvh, 6. "Come, seo
the place where the Iiord lay."
Visiting any great city, we are not
satisfied until we have also looked at its
cemetery. We examine all the styles of
cenotaph, mausoleum, sarcophagus,
crypt, aud sculpture. Here lies burled
a statesman, yonder au orator, hero a
pool, out there an Inventor, in somo
other place a groat philanthropist. But
with how mucn greater interest aud with
moro depth of emotion, we look upon
our family plot in the cemetery. Iu the
ono case, it Is a matter of public interest,
in the otiicr it is a matter of private and
heartfelt nll'ection. But around the
grave at which wo halt this morning,
there are gathered all kinds of stupend
ous Interest. At this sopulchro, I havo
to tay??H?-4liere was buried a king a cou
ifuerory an emaucipulor, a friend, a
brother, a Christ. Monnrch of the uni
verse but bono of our bone, and Mesh si
our llosh, and sorrow of our sorrow, and
heart of our heart. "Come, aco the
placo whoro the Lord lay."
It lias for surroundings, tho manor iu
the suburbs of Jerusalem, a mauor
' owned by a wealthy gentleman by the
name of Joseph. Ho was ono of the
court of seventy who had condemned
Chi ist; but I tbink i.e. had voted in the
nogative, or, being a timid man, had
been absent at tho time of tho casting of
tho vote. He had laid out the parterre
at great expense. It was a hot climate,
and I suppose there wcro broad-branched
trees and windlt-g paths underneath
them, while here tho waters rippled over
the rock into a ilshpool, and yonder tho
vines and the Mowers clambered over the
>_iiWall, anu all around thore were tho beau
ti?s oi kiosk and arboriculture After
the fatigues of tho Jerusalem court-room,
how refreshing to como out in those, su
burbs botanical and pomological.
I walk a little farther on iu tho par
terre and I ? como across a cluster ot
rocks, and I see on them tho marks ot'a
sculptor's chisel. I come still closer,
and I And that there is a subterranean
recess, and I walk down tho marble
stairs, and como to a portico, over tho
doorway an architecture of fruits and
Mowers chiselled by the band of tho scul
ptor. I go into the portico, aud on
either sido there are rooms, two, or four,
^*"^T)r_ nb" rcam1! fjf r^otri tho walla, "'chop
each nicho largo edoOgn" to hold au&Tw^
body. Ono of these rooms of rock is es
pecially wealthy with sculpture. It was
a beautiful and charming spot. Why all
this P Tho fact was that Joseph, the
owner of tho parterre, of that wealthy
manor, had recognized tho fact that he
could not always walk thoso gardens,
and he sought this as his own last rest
ing placo. What a beautiful plot in
which to wait for the resurrection 1
Mark well the mausoleum in the rock.
It is to bo the most celebrated tomb iu
all the ages; catacombs of Egypt, tomb
of Napoleon, Mahal Taj of India, noth
ing compared with it. Christ had just
been murdered, and his body must bo
thrown out to the dogs and the ravens,
as was customary with crucified bedics,
unless there be prompt and eflectivo
hindrance. Joseph, the owner of tho
mausoleum, begs for the body of Christ,
and he takes ,nd washes the poor and
mutilated frame fro n tho blood and tho
dust, and shrouds it and perfumes it.
I think embalmment was omitted.
When, m olden times, they wished to
embalm a dead body, the priest, with
somo pretension of medical skill, would
show tho point botween tho ribs whore
tho Incision was to bo made. Then the
operator would come and make the in
-_>___cision, and then run for his life, olso he
vfo?lu -b? slain for violating tho dead
body. Then ' the", other priests would
come with salt of nitro and cassia, and
wine of palm tree, and complete the em
balmment. But I think in Urs case em
balmment was omitted, lest their bo
more excitement and another riot. The
funeral advanccft. Trcscnt?Joseph, tho
owner of tho mausoleum, Nicodemus,
who brought the Mowors, and tho two
Marys. Heavy burden on the shoulders
of two men, ns they carry tho body of
Christ dowu the marble stairs and into
the portico, and loft the ? -?ad weight to
the level ol the nicho in tuo rock, and
push tho body of Christ into tho only
pleasant resting placo it over had. These
men, coming forth, close tho door of
rock against tho recess. Tho govern
ment, afraid that tho disciples would
-v 'i?al the body of Christ and play resur
rection, put upon tho door tho seal of
the Sanhedrim, the violation of that seal,
like tho violation of tho seal of the
United States Government, or of the
British Government, always followed
with severe penalties.
A regiment ot soldiers from tho Tower
of Antonio is detailed to guard that
mausoleum, At tho door ot that tomb
a fight took placo which decided tho
question for all gravoyards and ccmoter
ies. Sword of lightning against sword
of steel. . Angel of God against the mili
tary. Tho body in tho crypt begins to
move in its shroud of flno linen and
elides down upon tho pavement, moves
through tho portico, appears in tho door
way, comes up tho marble steps. Christ
having left his mortuary attiro behind
him, comes forth in tho garb of a work
man, as I take It, from tho fact that tho
women mistook him for tho gardenor.
There and then was shattered the tomb,
so that it can never be robuilt. All the
*rrV>wpls of earthly, masonry cannot mond
it. I'uYavoi and forever II ~i? a^rdken
tomb. Death that day, taking tho side
of tho military, received a horriblo cut
under tho angers spear of flame, and
must himself go down at tho last?tho
king of terrors disappearing boforc the
king of graco. "The Lord is risen."
Hosanna! Hosanna I
O weep no more, your comforts slain,
The Lord is risen, he lives again.
When ono of the old Christians was
dying, he said he saw on the sky tho let
ter "V," and he said: "I cannot under
stand what that is I see against the sky:
It la tho lottcr *V.'" A Christiau stand
ing beside him said, "I know what it
means; that letter 'V stands for * vic
tory.'M I gather up all theso flowers*
tov-day, and I strew them over?ho graves
of your Christian dead In tho letter "V"
for "vietory," "jit" for "resurrection,"
"T" for "triumph," ??II?for "Hcavcu."
"Tho Lord Is risen." Hosnnnal
While standing around tho place where
the Lord lay, i am Impressed with tho
fact that mortuary honors caunot atone
I or wrongs io tie ft they eould
"o afforded Chri a costly
sad. He wanted bread; they gave him a
stone. Christ, like ever; other benefac
tor of the world, was better appreciated
after he was dead. Westminster Abbey
nnd monumental Greenwood are to a
certain extent the world's attempts by
mortuary honors to atone for neglects to
the living. Poets' Corner iu Westmin
ster Abbey?an attempt to pay for the
sufferings of Grub street. I go Into that
Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey,
and tiiere I (lud the grave of Handel, the
musician, from whoso music we hear
to-day, as it goes down reverberating
through the ages. Whllo I stand at the
costly tomb of Handel, I cannot forgot
tho fact that his fellow musicians tried to
dstroy him with their discords. ? go a
little further in the Poets' Corner of
Westminster Abby, and I find the gravo
of John Dryden, tho great poot. Costly
monument, great mortuary honors; but
I cannot torget tho fact that at seventy
years of ngo ho wrote about the oppres
sions of misfortune, and that he made a
contract for a thousand verses at six
pence a line. I go a little further on in
the Poets' Corner, and I find tho grave
of Samuel Butler, the aurthor of l,l iu<li
la as." Wonderful monumont, costly
mortuary honors. Where did he die?
In a garrot. I move further on in the
Poets' Corner, and I find the gravo of a
poot of whom Waller wrote: "An old
schoolmaster by the.name of John Milton
has written a tedious volume on the fall
of man. If its length be no virtue, it
has none." I go a little further on in
tho Pools' Corner, and I find tho grave
of Sheridan,. Alas! for?Shcndan. Poor
Sheridan! Magnificent mortuary honors.
What a pity it was ho could not have
discounted thai monumont for a mouth
ful of something to eatl O, unfllian chil
dren, give you old parents less tomb
stono nnd inoro blankets, less funeral
and more bedroom. Fivo per cent, of
the money now expended at Burns' ban
quets would havo made tho great Scotch
poet comfortable and kept him from be
ing almost harried to death by tho drud
gery of an exciseman. Horace Grooly?
outrageously abused whllo he lived?
going out to his tomb was followed by
tho President of tho United States and
the leading men of tho army and tho
navy. S)mo peop'o could not say bit
ter enough things about him while ho
dved; all tho world rose up to do him
honor when ho died. Massachusetts, at
tho tomb of Charles Sumner, tried lo
atone for tho ignominious resolutions
with which her legislature denounced tho
living senator. It was too lato. Tho
cosily monument at Springfield, lllluois,
cannot pay for Booth's bullet. Costly
mortuary honors on tho banks of Lake
lirlo?honors that cost between 8200,
000 and $300,000?cannot pay for tho
assasiuatlon of James A. Car Meld. Do
justice to tho living. All tho justico
you do you will havo to do this side tho
-at es of tho necropolis. Tho dead can
not wako up to count tho number of
carriages in tho procession, or see
the polish on tho Aberdeen grauito, or
to read . tho words of epitaphal com
memoration. Costly mausoleum of Iho
gentlcmeu In tho suburbs of Jerusalem
cannot atone, for Bothlohem's manner
and Calvary's cross and Pilato's ruffian
judiciary.
Agaiul Standing in this place where
^he Lord lay, I am Impressed with tho
facNJiat floral aud sculptural ornamenta
tion areMlPP'Opriato for the places of j&fl,
dead. VVo^m.alli^.tiUatri?-tlfo short
time of tho Saviour's nihumation he lay
amid flowers and sculpture. I canuot
quite understand what I see in tho news
papers, where, amid the [announcements
of obsequies, tho friends request "send
no flowers." Why, thore is no place so
appropriate for flowers as tho caskot of
tho departed. If your means allow?-I
ropoat, if your means allow?let thore be
llowors on tho casket, flowers on the
hearse, llowors on tho grave. Put them
on tho brow; It means coronation.
Put them in tho hand; it means victory.
Chmt was buried in a parterre. Christ
was buried in a gardeu. Flowers aro
typus of resurrection. Death is sad
enough, auyhow. Let conservatory aud
arboretum do all thoy cau in tho way oi
alleviation. Your llttlo girl loved flowers
while sho was alive. Put them In her
hands, now that sho cannot go forth and
pluck llowors for herself. On suu shiny
days twist a garland for her still heart.
Brooklyn has no grrndcr glory than her
Groenwood, nor Boston than her Mount
Auburn, nor Philadelphia than her
Laurel Hill, nor Cincinnati than her
Spring Grove, nor San Francisco than
bor I .one,Mountain. What shall I say of
those country graveyards where tho
viners have fallen down and tho sUb is
aslant and the mound is caved in, aud
tho grass is tho pasture ground for tho
sexton's cattle. Aro your fathor and
mother of so little account you havo no
more respect than that for their bones?
Somo day gather together and straigh
ten up tho fenco aud lift tho slab, and
bank up the mound, and tear out the
weeds, and plant tho shrubs. After
awhile you, yourself, ^will want to lie
down lo tho last slumber. If you havo
no regard for the bones of your ancestors,
your children will havo no defence for
your hones, Do you say theso relics
aro of ,no importaoco? You will see of
how much importance they aro when
iho archangel takes out his trumpet.
Turn all your graveyards Into gardens.
Standing in tins place where the Lord
lay, I am also impressed with tho dig
nity of unprotending obsequies. Joseph
that day was mourner, sexton, liv**v
man?had tho entiro chargo of r ? ?
occasion. Four pooplo only nt 'iie N .
ial of tho King of the Univew-: j <
this bo consolatory tothoso who, in,
small means or lack of large acquaint-,
nnce, havo but llttlo demonstration of
grief nt tho gravo of thoir dead. It is
not necessary. Long lino of glittering
equipages, two rows of silver handles,
caskot of costly wood, pall-bearers
scarfed and glovod, are not accessary.
Christ looks out from heaven at a burial
where there are six in attendance, and
remembers thoro aro two moro than ho
had at his obscqulos. Not recognizing
this idea, how many small properties aro
scattered In the funeral rites, and wi ow
hood and orphanago go out to the cold
charity of the world. Tho departed loft
enough property to have kopt tho family
together until thoy could take care of
themselves, but it is all absorbed in tho
funeral rites. That went for crape which
ought to havo gono for broad A man
of small moans can hardly afford to dlo
in ono of our great cities! Funeral
pageantry is not necessary. No one
was ovcry more lovingly and tenderly
put into tho grave than Corlst, but there
wcro only four in the procession.
Again; Blauding in this placo where
tho Lord lay, I am impressed with tho
fact that you cannot ko)p tho dead
down. Tho soal of tho Sanhedrim, a
regiment of soldlors from tho tower of
Antonio to stand guard, floor of rock,
roof of rock, wall A rock, niche of rock,
cannot keep Christ In tho. crypt. Come
out. and come up, ho must. Came out,
came up. ho did. Prcfigurntlon. Tho
first fruits of them that sleep. Just as
certainly as you aud 1 go down into the
grave, just so certainly wo will como up
again. Though you p!lo up on tho top
ot us nil tho boulders of the mountains,
you cannot, keep us down. Though we
ho hurled under ti e coral of the deep
est cavern of the Atlantic ocean,
wo will rlso to tho surface Ah! my
friends, death and tho gravo aro not
what they used to bo to us, for now,
walking around tho spot where tho Lord
ot the World's SopuLhre, garden of
Earth's Regeneration, garden of Heav
en.
Various scriptural accounts say that
the <*ork cd grave-breaking will begin
with the blast of trumpets and shoutings;
wheuco I tako it the Drat intlmatiou
ot the day will be a sound from b aven
such at has never belore been beard. It
may not be very loud, but it will be pen
etrating. There are m msoleums so deep
that undisturbed silenco has slept there
every since the'day wlieu the sleepers
were left in them. The great noise shall
strike through them. Amoug tho corals
of tho sea, miles deep, where the ship
wrecked rest, tho sound will strike. No
.ouo will mistake it for thuudcr, or thq
bl ist of earthly minstrelsy. There will
be heard the voice of the uncounted mil
lions of the dead, who como rushing out
the gates of eternity flyh g toward tho
tomb, cry lug, "Make way! Oh, grave,
give us back our bodyl Wo gave it to
y u in corruption; surrender It now in
iucorruptiou." Thousauds of spirits
arising from the field of Sedan, and from
among the rocks of Gettysburg, und from
among the passes of South Mountain.
A hundred thousand are erowdiug
Greenwood.
On this grave three spiriu. meet, for
there vrero ihreo bodies in tint tomb!
Over that family vault tweuty spirits
hover, for there wore twenty b ?dies.
From Now York to Liverpool, at every
few miles on the sea route, a group of
hundreds of spirits comlug dowu to tho
water to moot their bodies. See that
multitude! That is where tho Ceutral
America sank. Auel yonder multitude!
?that is where tho Pacific went down.
Found at lust! That is where the City
of Boston sunk. Aud yonder tho Presi
dent went down. A solitary spirit
alights on yonder prairie?that is whero
a traveler "perished in tho enow. Tho
wholo air is full of spirits?spirits fiyiug
north, spirits dying south, spirits fiying
east, spirits Hying west, ('rash! goes
Westminster Abbey, as all Us dead
kings, aud orators, aud poets get up.
Strange commingling o. spin s search
ing among tho ruins. William Wilbcr
torco, tho good; and Queen Elizabeth,
the bad. Crash ! Cras'i J go tho py
ramids, and the monarohs of Euypt rise
out of the heart of tho desert. Snap! go
tho iron gate* oi the modern vaults.
The country grave yard will lor.'.; Hk0 a
rough ploughed field ns the mounds
break opeu. All tho kiugs ol the earth;
all tho sciator ?; all tho great rucu; all
tho begqart?; all tho armies?victors aud
vanquished; all tho ages?barbaric aud
civilized; all thoso who were chopped by
tho guillotine, orsi.nmorcd in tho fire or
rotted indungeou8; all'the iufnuts of a
day, all the octogenarians?all! all!
Not oneslroggler loft behind. All! all!
Aud no.v tho air is darkened with tho
fragments of bodies that aro coming to
gether from tho opposito corners of the
earth. Lost limbs tludiug their male?
hone to bone, sinew to siuow?uutil
every joint is reconstructed, and every
arm lludsits socket, and tho amputated
limb ot tho s irgcon's 'able shall bo set
again at tho point from which iL was sev
ered. A surgeon told mo that after tho
uatllo of Bull lluu he amputated limbs,
throwing them out of the window, until
tho pile reached up to tho wiuoow-sill.
All thoso fragments will Lave to tako
heir places. Thoso >yfcar<vere boru
bljjulJja^o oycs diviur.iy kiudled; thoso
' who were lame shall havo a limb sub
stituted, in all tho hosts of the resur
rection not one cyo missing; uot ono
foot clogged, not ono arm palsied; not
ouo tongue dumb; not ouo ear deaf.
Wake up, my friends, this day, this
glorious Easter morniug, with nil these
congratulations. If I understand this
day, it moans peace toward Heaven and
peace toward earth. Great wealth of
flowers! Bring more flowers. Wreath
them around tho brnzeu tlu-oat of tho
cannon, plant them in the deserts until it
shall blossom like the rose, bra id them
into tho mane of the war charger as he
comes back. No mdeo red dahlics of hu
man blood. Givo us whito lilies ot
peace. Slrow all the earth with Easter
garlands, for tho resiv'-itMftl?n wo cole
brate this morniner implies all kinds of
resurrection^ wadebro of resurrection.
ResurrectiqS -ann death and siu to the
tolle faith.i^iesurrcction of commercial
integrity. Resurrection of national hon
or. Resurrection of international good
will. Resurrection of art. Resurrection
of literatiirc. Resurrection of every
thing ilia; is good and kind and gonor
ous and just aud holy and beautiful.
Nothing to stay down, to sray buried,
hut sin and darkness aud pain aud dis
ease aud revengo and death. Let those
tarry in tho grave forever. "Glory to
God in tho highest, and on earth peace,
Christ, tho IiOid, is risen to-day,
Sons of men and angels say.
It also your songs and triumphs high,
Sing, ye lloavens, and oarth roply.
love's redeeming work Is dono,
Fought] the fight, tho battle won.
l.ol tho sun's eclipse Is o'er;
liOl ho sets In blood no more.
Tho Firat Home Made Kebol Gun.
The first gun made tor the Confeder
ate govermcut is owned by Mrs. ILL
Miller, of Chattanooga. The owner? of
Libby prison, now in Chicago, aro in
correspondence' with Mrs. Miller for the
purchase of tho historic relic. Tho gnu
was mndo by Mrs. Miller's father, W.S.
McElwaine, at Holly Springs, Miss., in
tho Summer of 1801. It was carried
through partol tho war by a young man
of Holly Springs, a friend ot Mr. Mc
Elwaine. Originally it had a rilled bar
rel. About the. middle of the War the
barrel was Injured b" n ball, and the
gun was retimed to Mr. McElwaine, who
cut it oil' at the. injured point, aud bored
it for n ahot gun.
Mr. MuElwaino wns a native of Pitte
field, Massachusetts, where ho learned
the trade of a machinist. Afterward ho
worked in a gun factory in Now York,
and then moved to Snndusky. Ohi >,
where ho engaged in tho foundry busi
ness. In 1850 he wont on a prospecting
trip to Mississippi. Ho settled at Holly
Springs, and In n crude way bogan tho
foundry buslnoss with two partners
When thownrbegnu the company had a
well equipped establishment, which Pre
sident Davis Inducod tho owners to con
vert into au armory. Small arms woro
badly noeded, and Mr. MeElwalno
planned and made tho necessary machin
ery for manufacturing them. With hi?
own hands ho mndo tho fust gun, which
his daughter now prooerves.
When tho battle of Shiloh was fought
In 1802 tho plant was turning out twenty
(Ivo stands of arms a day and employing
500 hands. The armory was afterward
sold to the Confederate government for
$150,000, in addition to tho $00,000 paid
for converting It into an armory. Tho
plant was shortly afterward removod to
Mncon, Ga. After tho ovacuntlon of
Corinth by tho Confederates a raid was
made on Holly Springs and tho buildings
were burned. After an eventful career
tho maker of tho first gun ot tho Con
federacy died In Chattai ooga In 1802.
Ciiaiu.kston, S. C. Marcb 27.?Tho
Lot M. Merrill, United States revenue
nutter, drawing nine feet, of water, und
carrying u Ilotchklssbcittory und a crew
of ?Jilriy-oight mou, commanded by
Lieut. Haiti win, arrived here this morn
ing, having mndo tho trip by an inland
srout? from North ttdlgto. Tho Morrlll
thus demons!;' d the fact that small
whr vessels ua>. .mvigat.o inland all tho
waters of tho noucheru coast front
i OhaYtynton to FmnanJInfl, aud from
nt^f4^f4^ftKiyhilA/lAlnhti?.
good will to men.
Tha Iuntdo ltoute.
A TERRIBLE STAMPEDE.
HUNDREDS OF BEA8T8 DRIVEN TO
DEATH BY HUNGER AND COLD
4 OnpMo D?ncrlptloa of ? Most Terrible
Scene?Saved bj Hup?rhu;nan Efforts?
Starving Cattle Blak? l>*?p?rat? KfforC*
to Uet tfometbluK to K*t.
San Francisco, March 28.?llecent
estimates of the loss of cattle last win
ter run Ibe number up to 250,000, ?nd
examples are numerous where out of a
herd of 'J.OOO, three score or lees were
alive iu the spring. This was L. M.
Strawbridgo's experience, while ?. W.
Crumh3 saved but 1,700 out ot 10.000.
s. C. Douson and Frank. Miller, of Sac
ramento lost between 0,000 and 7,000,
valued at 8100,000, whllo others lost so
many breeJing animals that this sum
mer' somo ranchers branded 1,000 to
1,500 calves where lor several seasons
past they were in tho habit of branding
from 2?.0C.0 to 26,000.
John Bradley was another heavy
loser aod had an experience with some
of his cattle that he will never forget.
One night in January last C,000 of his
choicest, which had been driven In
clone to the headquarters of the ranch,
where there were between 500 aid 1,000
bales of hay stacked together in one
huge pile, aud enclosed by a nigh and
strong hoard fence, made a wild stam
pede, aud took complete possession|of
thes hay. During the day they were
given a small quantity of it, the idea
being to keep them from utter starva
tion and make the hay last as long as
possible. Men armed with sticks {and
pitchforks were stationed alongside of
the fence to more completely guard the
provender, it being anticipated that in
their hunger the animals would, make
an onslaught on the fence to get at the
coveted food.
Darkness came on, and It was bitter
cold. The night was clear and the
snow deep on the ground, and ever and
anon sharp, piercing winds would mer
cilessly i.e.a the poor dumb beasts, who
in solid phalanx on all four sides of tho
tenced hay stood a Short distance away,
shivering In their plight, looking at
the hay and watching the men on
guard.
Two hours beforo midnight the wind
Increased iu fury. It became a hurri
cane, with the thermometer below zero.
The men on guard in their bundle of
clothes were painfully cold; the cattle
presented grim aspects, in one great
shivering mass, surging to and fro,
restless with pain and hunger, but
with i heir eyes still fixed on tho big pile
of hay.
Their restlessness increased, the
swaying movement of the big mass be
came more noticeable. The cattle in
the rear, in a vain attempt to get away
from tho cruel wind, straggled wildly,
rushing forward and lighting to oust
thoso in front, until tho whole herd
took alarm and began moving toward
the hay. Suddenly with one accord
they bellowed loud and long, as If in
stiuct told them death was near, and
then iu a mad career rushed blindly
aud furiously toward the fence.
The guards, having no avenue of es
cape baton top of the pile od hay,
swiftly climbed the fence and scram
bled en top just as tho hungry herd
made its mad charge.
It was a grand ami WJT-Pj'.s scene as
theca^Ue rushed up to the fence, those
"in the front having their brains dashed
out and others being trampled to death
by those charging on behind. The
fence gave way, and around and up the
pile of hay the herd moved on, so close
ly packed together that some behind
were forced upon tho backs of those In
front, while here and there wero large
piles pjC dead animals, from tho top of
which cattle stood frantically grabbing
their food, only tho next moment to be
savagely attacked by others for a fav
ored place.
For an hour tho guards on top, with
bated breath and frightened looks
watched this weird sight, and then
yells lor help, as tho cattle pushed one
another close up to the top, made Brad
ley and others, who had run out of the
house when tho cattlo bellowed think
ing that tho guards were being mangled
beueath tho hoofs of the enraged beasts.
For two hours they labored to drive
the cattlo back to rescue tho guards and
finally succeeded iu getting an opening
for them to escape, but tho cattlo fin
ished tho hay pile, and a week later all
were dead from cold and hunger.
Which, nro the Henthea?
PlTTSBURO, March 20.?Chinamen of
Pittsburg, contrary to the general belief
in regard to their burials, do not send
their dead to China, but own a neat lot
in Uniondalo coinetery, in which they
are entered. This afternoon one of their
number, Jen Son, was buried with every
rito and observance attending Chinese
obsequies. Jen Sen was a higli Mason,
and a long procession of Celestials fol
lowed the remains to the gravo.
Hero a most disgraceful scene eneued,
brought about by some fifteen hundred
Caucasians, who had trampled over the
graves, torn down tho shrubbery and
jostled tho timid mourners In order to
gratify their curiosity. Tho Chinese
rovently' placed burning joss sticks,
perfumed paper and printed prayers be
side the grave, only to have them almost
snatched out of their hands by the excit
ed mob. Thoy also wrapped small coins
in paper and scattered them on and in
the gravo, but the boys and men snatch
ed them up and fought llercoly for the
possession of the curious momentoes.
Cat calls, jeors, and howls from the vul
gar crowd added to the shameless scene.
The I'armeri' Double Tax.
Tho Western ltural says it seems
hardly necessary t) write for farmers
on the evils of the saloon. No ono
pretends to deny the general charge
that the saloon is a bad thing. It is
our purpose to spoak briefly of this na
tional curse to the farmers as a class.
The licensed saloons In tho towns and
villages of this country im peso a
double and underhand form of taxa
tion upon Iho f armers that would not
he tolerated under any other name.
Towns license saloons to help pay their
own expenses. They build sidwalks,
pay policemen, build jails und become
extravagant in proportion as the in
come from saloons increases. The
farmers, or their sons and laborers,
help to maintain tho saloons, and iose
their efficiency, and often their farms.
When the crop of crime is ready for
harvest, (ho farmer is again called
upon to pay taxes into the county
treasury to cover the expenses of de
tecting, convicting, and punishing the
criminals that have been turned out by
the village_saloous.__
Tho Torch nnd the Noose,
Biuminoham, Ala. March 29.?A
snocial to tho Age-Herald from llnssell
villo, Ala., reports tho lynching of two
negroos at an early hour this morning.
Four negroes, two mon and two women,
were arrested, and lodged in jail at Bel
greon County site for burning tho town
of Kussellvillo last Monday night. Tho
women confessed nnd told the whole
story. Last night a mob of two hundred
and fifty armed men went to Bel
green, overpowered Jailer Walthrep and
took Jeff Donzomare and ?11 Hudson,
tho two men to a neighboring white oak
tree, swung them to a limb, filled them
full of bullet and left them. They de
nied their guilt, but the mob believed
tho story orjbhe women._
Down an ICinbankmont.
Ashland, Pa., March 28.?While a
freight train on tho Philadelphia aud
Heading Railroad was ascending the
grado from Locust Summit iast night
tho locomotive jumped-the track near
Barry Station and rolled down the em
bank uuiiit, carrying With it thirty-two
freight cars. JSnglnoer Oscar Walker
and Fireman John Ocheh, also Frank
Myers, a passenger engineer, who was
return lag to his homo atTamaqun, wero
Instantly killed. Conductor Wm. a,
H?ffe kemau Lewis Cockartand
.lac.oo Yar.accr were very seriously in
latally. Tho
W. H. GBBBES, Jr., & Co.,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
SOLE AGENTS for LIDDEL & CO.
Also Dkalkks In
Engines of nearlnll in iko, Ijcoinotlyo and Tubular li dlor*, Traotion and oth
er Mounted Kuifiues of the bout and latest improved style, Saw Milts, Grist Mllln,
Olns, Bos* Cotton Prossns, Slnnglo Machines, Plninora nnd Wood Working Ma
chinery, Brick Machinery. Cotton Seed Oil outfits, A?<?.
A largo Stock of KNUINK PlttiiiKH, of all kinds and mIeob, in Slock
for prompt
A larjfe stock cf Pumps, of all
dolivory and at Kock Bottom Prices.
BKLTINO and PACK I NO at LOW Figures,
slzea and styles.
DEARINQ Mowers, Reapers mid Rukos always in stock.
/nr-Our Mr. K. R. BAUUHAM, Eaureua, 8. C who is fully competent, will ba
ploasod to oall to soe you, or answor any communication dirocted to him, und
will sell you as oheap as ii you woro here in Person.
We buy for casli and pay our Traveling Men a Salary, therohy aavlng ths Con
sutuor Agont's Commission?Uulok Sales nnd Small Profits in our Fort.
Write to Mr. Bauitbam. or to us direct, and got prices and discounts.
'Old Engines traded for.
K. R. BAUGHAM. ) W. H. GIBBES, Jr., & CO.,
Traveling Salesman, >
Lauuens.S. C. ) COLUMBIA, 8.0
UNDERTAKES
NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, - - - LAU RENS, S. C
Over KENNEDY BROS., Store.
Keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Coffins and Caskets
oth Wood and Mctalic, which will he sold low down. Furnished at
ny hour day or night. Hearse sent when desired,
viyo KENNEDY BROS.. Successor to J. M Robertson.
SOCKLESS JERRY IN NEW YORK.
An Alleged Interview on the Su.-cchh <>f
the A 11 inner.
New YORK, Match 30.?An evening
paper says that C> ngrcssman .Jerry
Simpson, of Kansas, was at the Windsor
Hotel to-day. He occupied a $G a day
room and seemed to be perfectly at
ho?'o in the hotel where millionaires
stop. This dinloguo took place botweeu
Simpson nnd a reporter: "Some ot tho
ltepublienu papers in New Hampshire j
says Senator 'Chandler invded you to
ponk in that State. Hid he?"
"I have never heard anything about
it. I spoke there under the auspices of
tho Farmers' Alliance. It is rather
cmeer that I should he accused of being
au ally ot tho Republicans in the {North.
Now, in tho South tho Democrats declaro
that tho Farniftrs' Alliance is in with the
Republicans and in the North Re
publicans declaro wo are nothing but
Democrats, and between the two wo go
ahead, and gather strength and in 1892
both parties will seo what we are and
whether wo can paddle our owncanoo "
"Do you expect to run a caudidato of
your own for the Presidency?"
" L think so, but can't say yet. Next
year some time we will hold a confer
ence aud deoldo what wo shall do. It
looks to me as If wo should bo able to
put a caudidato into tho held and win."
"You are accused of helping to elect
Senator Palmer. Did you lend him uuy
aid ?"
44 Well, I went by Spriuglield and 1 am
not sorr y that Palmer is elected Senator.
Why should I not want to seo him
elected Senator? We want to hold the
the balauce ot power in the Senato and
la the House, and naturally I did not
wish to see a Republican elected, be
cause it would lessen our chances in the
Senate."
"How do you expect to have a balance
of power in the Senate by the election
of Senator Palmer?"
"Easy enough. Ho is a Democrat and
will vote against protection and against
tho Republicans on every vital point.
Well, with Pfcfler and Kyle and several
silver Senators from tho West tho Alli
ance expects to repeal tho present tariff.
That is our aim, and I do not thiuk wo
can fail."
This is his first visit to New York,
llo intends to sen the city thoroughly.
His address will not be tho Windsor
Hotel alter to-day, but in care of Henry
George. _
Wlile A\ruke fur Education,
Bi.ACKViLiiE, March 25.?The com
mittee appointed by tho Baptist Asso
ciation to take under consideration the
advisability of establishing a school of a
high grade for boys aud girls in this
county met hero on Wedeusday. Reports
from all sections of the county were very
interesting nnd enthusiastic. Tho pro
ject is bound to bo a success, After
hearing these reports tho committo-;
agreed to organise for business, and tho
following committees wero appointed:
A committco after circulation, a commit
tee to got, up plans for building, aud n
committee on bids for location.
The object of the baptists is to raise an
amount ot at least $15,000 for buildings,
together wif'. ten acres of laud, on which
tho buildings will bo placed. Tho build
ing will consist ,of a largo three-story
school building. ' On these ?rounds thoy
propose erecting suitable buildings to bo
used for boarding purposes, thereby not
only placing tho children directly under
the supervision of the professors, but
greatly reducing expenses, as thoy claim
tho charges tor board will bo very
moderate.
Whtlo this school will be instituted by
tho Raptistdenomination, it is not, how
over, intendod to be sectarian, as it will
bo open for all and help will bo J received
from all. Tho committco on bids, con
sisting of tho Rovs C. P. Krvin, Ram
berg, W. D. McMillan, Blackvlllo, and
W. D. Rice, Graham, are authorized to
ask from tho towns in tho county the
amount that they aro willing to givo for
tho location of tho school in tholr respec
tive towns. These bids aro to bo closed
on Soptcmber 15 next.
This is certainly a big thing and will bo
a great addition to our county and a per
foct bonanza for tho town that succeeds
In securing it.?News and Courier.
i i. - iti1 by Sharpnra.
St. Louis, Mo.. March 27.?A special
to tho Republic from Eayettesvlllo.
Ark., savu Captain W. 1). Dowell, a
well-to-do fanner and State Treasurer
of the X^armers' Alliance of Arkansas,
was buncoed out of 83,000 yesterday by
three sharpers. It was tho samo old
game. Captain Dowell loaned one of
the men money with which to cover
a wager on a game of cards made by an
apparent stranger. The stranger old
uot Onlsh the game but put the money
in his val 1st), drew a pistol as though
1 he win going to shoot and departed.
HI;} whereabouts aro unknown. The
j other two men wero captured and gave
their names as Dr. Howard and Judge
I Raker, of Spring Hold, Mo.
, Dil. HoWARnhCltositv, ot fjew Yoik,
Ii neof the greatest f'resbytortan preach
KHLMthls country, djod In
IjfiMr evening.
THE LAURENS BAR,
H. Y. SIMPSON?
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LA JKRN8. __-_- H.C.
W. H. MAB/TIN,
attorney at law.
Li A (j K,ftl>o. - H. G
j'. t. johnson? ' w R. R'"?t?
JOHNSON A BIOHBT
attorneys at law.
OprtOH?Fleming's Corner, Northwes
aid? of Public Square.
la URIONS. II., - - S.C.
B A L ti Jm B A JL L,
a t t ? a m a t a at Law,
LA URIONS, - - - - S.C.
Oct. 22, Sin
W. W. KENNEDY.
att*KNKT at LAW
Special attention %\\c.n to tho inrosU
gtUian ?f titlSS.
I,am ona 0. h. b. C.
April
EUROPEAN WAR CLOUDS LOWERING
Startling Disclosures Concerning the
Propagation of Socialistic Ideas.
LONDON, March 29.?This evening's
advices from Berlin state that unusual
activity has prevailed for the past three
days in the war office, and that an un
usual number of employees were busy at
the office to-day. The Emperor had a
long audience witli Chancellor Caprivi,
and the high olhcials generally look as if
something important was on the tapis.
There is no doubt that the movements
of Russian troops near tho Corman
frontier and the evidence of the cordial
intimacy between Russia and France
has caused much anxiety in Berlin, and it
is possible that the alarm caused by the
apprehension of war may lead to impor
tant military changes.
Resides, tho thought that Russia and
Franco may bo propairing for war, the
German government is said to be very
much stirred up over startling facts that
have been disclosed in regard to tho so
cialistic propaganda in the army. Tho
military authorities havo come into pos
session, through a recent arrest, of evi
dence going to show that the social de
mocracy has been spreading its doctrines
throughout the ranks, both of the army
and navy, and has made numerous pro
elyites, and that the propagation of
socialism among the troops is not con
fined to Germany, but is systematically
carried on throughout Europe, with tho
exception of Russia, and that all the ar
mies of Western Europe are honey
combed with the subversive ideas of tho
pledged enemies of established institu
tions. Tho Kaiser, it is stated, has
given directions that tho evil shall bo
dealt with most radically, so far as Ger
many is concerned, and any olllcer or
soldier detected in propagating tho pro
hibited opinions shall bo punished with
tho utmost severity.
Tho information ascertained has also
been sent to Austria, Belgium and Italy
for tho war oflices in those countries to
be on their guard.
A Douhle Murder ami snlcld,-.
SPOKANB Falls, Wash., March 27.?
A double, murder and suicide occurred
early this morning at the Casino, a
variety theatre. Charles Elliott, a
faro dealer, who was occupying a box
near a stage, drew his pistol and fired
several shots at the performers. Ono
bullet took effect in tho left breast of
Mabel Debablan, killing her almost in
stantly. Another bullet lodged in tho
Lack of Carrie Smith, inflicting a fatal
wound. Elliott then placed the muzzle
of the. revolver in his mouth and blew
out his brains. Ills shots were intended
for an actress named Lulu Durand of
whom Elliott was jealous.
I'lanos imi.i Organs.
N. W. TRUMP, 134 Main Street, Co
lumbia, S. C, sells Pianos and Organs,
direct from factory. No agents' com
missions. The celebrated Chiekering
Piano. Mathtishek Piano, celebrated
for its clearness of tono, lightness of
touch and lasting qualities. Mason &
Hnmlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
right Piauos, from 8225 up. Mason &
Hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Ster
ling Organs, 850 up. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days'
trial, expenses both ways, if not satis
factory. Sold on Instalments.
llandall Pope, tha retired druggisfrof
Madison, Fla., says P. P. P. is the best
altorattve in the market, and he has
handled and sold all the sarsaparillas
and blood medicines that were adver
tised._
Totter, Saltrheum and Cancer are all
cured by P. P. P. The effects on these
diseases are perceptible after the that
bottle of P. P. P. was used.
? V-.A complete Bedroom Suit for 81ft.&0
freight paid to your depot. Send for
Catalogue. Address L. F. Padgett,
Augusta, (la. g^^BMi
Th*i?'s ?b.? ?lautr IteU !
What a clattering and a chattering as
the children answer the dmne?- tklj an !
rush into tho dluing room. Oh! the
gratification a good o^petlto affords as
our aoon day's nual is set before us.
But this vacant chair, what does it
mean? "Oh, that, is Undo Charley's
seat. Guess he don't feel liko cut im;,
he's got dyspepsia, you know." J)ys-'
pepsia 1 horrors I Deliver us from dys
pepsia. What's the use ol beim; olagued
with such au ailment anyway? ?'What's
the uso having a stomach so irritated
and. sore thai even oue bit of food gives
it distress? Why not heal the soreness and
allay tho irritation aud strengthen its
muscular processes, by using Botanic
Blood Balm. Will it cure? Itcertauly
will. Many, many a lormer dyspeptic j
owes his eujoymeut of lilb to B. B. B.
Give it a trial.
S. J. Chandler, Richmond. Vu?
writes: "No ono can nll'ord to bo
without B. B. B. who wishes au appetite.
I couid scarcely eat a siugle biscuit for
breakfast, but Blnco tnkiug B. B. B. I
clean the whole table, 60 to speak."
Auottinr Cure fur HheumatUm.
Lake city, Fla.
P. P. P. Mrify Co., Savannah, (Ja.
Gentlemen--1 had Rheumatism for
over six years, and last May was taken
down and confined to my bed. My legs
and feet were biJly sw len and tho
color of n red apple, and 1 was in a
fearful condition. I heard of 1*. P. P.
(Pricklv Ash Poke Root and Potas
sium), and after seeing what the ingre
dients were?as the formula is on the
bottle?I concluded to try it, and after
taking tnree small bottles was able to
go down town and attend to my busi
ness, and 1 must say that 1 feel l?ke
another man. Am now taking the
large size, and to-day I believo that I
will soon bo as likely us any man of
Bixty-ono years of age can expect to be.
A. c. La no.
Erysipelas?I, L. Irvin, of Thomas
villo, Ga., says he was ufllfcted with
Erysipelas for ten years aud was only
cured wheu P. P. P. was used.
JSTOT1CE !
Before assuring your
life, or Investing your mon
ey, examine tlio Twenty
Year Tontine Policies of
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
ov THE
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181)1 realize cash returns
to tho owners, of amounts
varying from 120 to 176 per
cent, of the money paid in,
besides the advantages of
tho Assurance during tho
whole period of twenty
years.
Tho following Is one
of tho manv actual cases
maturing this yoar:
Endowment Policy No. 04,020.
Issued in 1871, at ago 27. Amount, 55,000.
Premium, $330.00. Total Premiums Paid,
?4,708.
R E S U L T S
at end of 'Jontine Period in 1801:
CASH SURRENDER VALUE, ?8,440.45,
(Equal to ?17010 for each
?100 paid In premiums,
which is equivalent to a re*
turn of all premiums paid,
with interest at VA per
cent, per annum. ) Or, in
Ueno cash,
A PAID-UP LIFE POLICY FOR?10,470.
(Equal to ?105.80 for each
?100 paid In premiums.)
OR,
A LIFE ANNUITY of ?GD;i.05
One fact is worth a thousand theories
There is no Assurance extant in any com
pany which compares with this. Tho
Equitable Is tho strongest company In the
world and transacts the largest business.
For fuither information address or apply
to tho nearest agent of the Society, or write
direct to
W. J. RODDEY,
GENERAL. AsjlENT,
April 8-3111 KOCK HILL, S. C.
THE LARGEST STOCK,
MOST SKILLED WORKMEN,
LOWEST PRICES.
South Carolina Marble Works,
F. H. HYATT,
i?Be4>B?stiB:'froiE.
Is the best place in South Carolina or
Southern States to secure satisfaction in
American and Italian Marble Work. All
kinds of
Cemetery Work
n speciality.
TABLETS,
HEADSTONES,
MONUMENTS, &c
Send for pi ices and full information.
F. H. HYATT,
Al>ril81y COLUMBIA, S. C.
ulcyiio.
sotivu 1 ?? t
TERRY M'F'G co
9v.
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?UNK
PalpAt Pays toe fteiikL I
IA ?KSAT OSCKH THAT MAT HOt AoAIN
BR RsPKATKl), so DO HOT 1>KJ.aY,
"STHlkX WrlILK THIS ItiOS IS ilOT."
Witte for Catalogue now, aud >ay wha
[papr r you saw this advortls hum * hi.
1 RomeUil>oi that I sell overytblug that
goes to furnishing u home?ina* utaotur-l
ing s^iuw thlugs aud buying oth? re in the;
largest possible lots, which euabtes me to
wlpo out all competition.
HERE ARE A FEW OF MY START
LINO BARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full
size, 10x17 Inch ovon. lilted with Si nieces
of ware, delivered at your .own depot,
all freight charges paid by Die, roi
?only Twelve Dollars.
I i Again. 1 will sell you a
^ 'Atuigw 13x13 Inch ovon, lSx
5 holo Cooklu
18x2? Inch top, flt
i.tou with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR
?TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight tol
yonr depot. ?
DO NOT TAY TWO TRICES FOR;
YOUR GOODS.
I iflll sund you n nice plush Parlor suit,1
walnut frame, either In combination or
banded, tue most stylish colors for ?3.50,
to your aallroad station, freight paid, j
I will alsosell vou a nlco Jmdimnos utt
fconsisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high
head Bedstead, 1 Waslistand, 1 Centre
table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane scat and
back rocker all lor 16.50, *yd pay freight
to yo'\r depot. %
O . will send you au elegant bedroom
suit with largo glass, full marble top, for
|&30, aud pay freight.
iNlce window shade on sinlng roller $ 40
I[Elci'ant large walnut 8 day clock, 4.00
I Walnut lounge, 7.00^
(Lace curtains per window, 1,0t)l
? 1 cannot doscribo evcrytldiig in a small"
^advertisement, but have an immens? store
"containing 22,000 feet of lloor room, with
Dware houses ami factory buildings In other
Mparts of Augusta, making in all the lar
gest busluess ol tills klud under one man
agement In the Southern States. These
storenaud warehouses are crowded with
tho choicest productlonsof the best facto-1
ries. My catalogue containing Illustrations:}
of goods will be mailed if you will klndlyl
say where you saw this advertisement.
pay freight. Address,
L. F. PADGETT,
Proprietor Padgett's FuniUure, Stove
and Carpot Store,
1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
m MM WOMAN.
' P. will purify- a^?l vitalize your
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v. i >U?i yati'tn tonu and :?! n ngth,
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ivntiiuih.eiuTcrlug with inJnriu, Dysjpep.
'.. iuhI lOieuuiattsnt sa; ' .. .ink
P. P. P. ho iwvw felt no well la 11in life, and
? ? i ? a i if hfl < mid Hvofc*.v.var, If ho could
Ii? ?e.j;< t P. P. P."
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If you are Soelioa b-dly in tho pprlug
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lako
1
If you Buffer \n lilt headaoho, Indigestion,
lability un>l wealcucss, take
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' if you nuffor with rcrvous prostration,
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I'i of tiio Kystom, if.Uo
I P. P. P.
Fcr Iiloml Poison, Ithoumattsm, Herof
? ? ula, Old Cores, Malaria, Chronic female
Complaints, take
I
?. Prickly Ash, Poko Root
and Potassium.
? t
Tho best 1 lood putiflor hi tho woi id.
. MPPMAN HROft, WholcEftb Druggists,
? 1 Kol > Proprhiior*,
l.uTMiN'., Uloi r, Savannah, 'la.
1
P. P. P. I
r...?asaiE?MB
LOW PRICES
WILL BE MADE ON
TALBOTT SON'S
ENGINES AND BOILERS, SPECIAL
ESTIMATES ON SAW MILLS, UCRN
MILLS. PLANERS AND MA
CHINERY GENERALLY
AT BOTTOM FIGURES.
V, C, Baclhaiu, ftea, Agt,
Buy tho TalbOtt Engine; it Is the best.
v <>.Iipfij5"K'a: <a aS i?:scir:s.
UPON TlliO MOST APPROVED
plain, with Suction Fan or Spiked
Belt heed Cotton Elevator furnished;IX
Competitive prices.
COTTON G1VS and PRESSES of best
makers. Thomas ll ay Rakes, Deerlng
Mower, Corbln Harrows and Planet, Jr,
Cultivators,
A largo stock of Portabio and Stationary
Ginning And baw Mill Engines ou hand.
State Agents for
C AG. COOPEIi A CD'S Corlh En?
glnes LftllO Saw Mills and Llddejl Com
pany's complete line.
W. H, GIBBES, Jr., A <;o..
Near Union Depot,
Columbia, s. c.
Farm Wagons, complete with body etc.
'i 3-4 in Tlitmhle Skin.|89.00
8 in Thimble skin. 41.00
3!< in Thimble Skin. 42.00
One Morse Wagons, $24.50, $20.50 and
928.S0. Warranted ?ccond t<i none.
Write fcCCirculai-s.
Bugglos, Carrlage?rJRoa<l Carts, &o., id
10 per cont less than rogular prices. Send
fm Catalogue, This offer h; for only .'.0
days In order to reduce stock?oo order at
once.
HOL LEK..V. *N DERSdjN
BUGGY < -1, H')(:. . 11 ILL, S.C.,,'
In writing tuentio' V" paper.
LIPPMAN HK0S., Wliolewlo DrnggUU,
Sole Proprietor Llpyman^lUock, S?T?on?ii,ov