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(Copyright, 1807. bj A. Q. Hawking] "Seeing that my father Henry is dead and (hat I am king, seoiug also that I am no longer a bachelor, bat a married man (and bore Ii", bowed to Margarot of Tuscany, bis uowlywcddod wife), and Bcoiug thai * 1:i is turned 20 years of age?why, WO are till going to bo sobor folk at Strolsou from this day forward, and wo aro going to play no pjore pranks, line s a plodgo of it." And, having said this, King Rudolf III took a deep draft of W1M0. At this moment the ushorsannounced that the Lord Hurry Oulvorhouso hud come to take his leave of t heir majesties - nud of tho princess. This goutlomau bad accompanied the cmbnsny that oumo from F.nglaud to COUgnitulatO the king OU his marriage, and bo bad staid some months in Btrcls?u, very eagerly acced ing to the king's invitation to prolong bis visit, for Blich \vi rO his folly und headstrong passion that ho had fallen most desperately in lovo with the fair face of Princess Osra and could not en dure to live out Of her presence. Yet now he came to hid fan well, and when bo was ushered lu Uudolf recoived him with much ?rnciousness and made him n present of his own miniature set in diamonds, while tho queen gave him her Ulilliaturo set in tho liil of 0 golden casket. In return Lord Harry prayed the king to accept a tic lily mounted sword and the qneo" an ivory fan, painted by the great) t artist of Franco and hearing her cipln r in jewels. Then be came to Princess Osra, and she, hav ing hidden him fan well, said, "1 am a poor maid, my lord, and 1 can give, no great gift, but take this pbi from my hair and kocp it for my sake. " And sho drew out a golden pin from her hair, a long and sharp pill, I raring for its bead her cipher In brilliants, and she gave it to him, smiling. 13ut ho, bowing low and then falling on his kmc, offered her a box of red morocco h ither, and when she opened it she saw a necklace of rubies of great Splendor. The princess Hushed red BOO' hig that the gift was most costly. And she would fj in have n fused it and held it out again to Lord Harry. But ho turned swiftly away, and, bowing onco na re, withdrew." Then tho princess said to In r brother, "It is too costly." The klug, B< i ing ho\V splendid tho gift was, frowued a littlo, but then bo said: "Ho must boa man of very groat wealth, They ore rieh in Eugland. I am sorry the gift is so great, but wo cannot n fuso it without wounding his honor. " So tho princess Bot tho ruby ncoklace with her Otll r jewels and thought for B day or two that Lord Harry was no wi r than other mou and then forgot him. Now, Lord Harry ('u Ivor house, on having the king's presence, had mount ed bis horse, which was a lino charger aid splendidly equipped, and ridden alone out <i Strelsua, for he had dis uh: il all his - rvunts and dispatched th :n with Riiitablo gratuities to their OWU country. Ho redo through the titii moou, and in tho evening he leaehed u village 16 miles away. Here ho Stopped at a cottage, and an old man can e nit and escorted him inside. A buudle lay on tho table in tho little parlor < f the cottage. "Iii re are the c lothes, my lord, " said the rid man, laying his hand on the bundle. "And lx rO are mine," answered Lord Harry. "And tho horso stands ready foryou." With this ho began to pull on' the due clothes in which be had had audience of tho king, and ho opened the bundle and put on the old and plain suit which it contained. Then he held out his hand to the old man, saying, ?'Give mo tho 5 crowns, Solomon, and our bargain is complete. " Thru Solomon the Jew gavo him ? crowns and bade him fan wi ll, und he plnct (I the crowns in his pur SO and Walked out of the cottage, possessing nothing in the world saving his old clothes, f? crowns and the golden pin that had fosteued the ruddy hah of Princess Osra, for everything olso that he had possessed ? his lands and houses in England, his horses and carriages, Ins money, his clothes and all that was bis?he had bartered with Solomon tho Jew In order that ho might buy tho ruby necklace which ho bad given to Princess Osrn. Such was tho strange madness wrought in him by hor face. It was now lato evening, and ho Walked to and fro all night, In tho morning he went to the- shop of a bar 1i i, and in return for one of his crowns . the barber cropped, his long curls short nnd shaved off his mustaollO and gavo him a d/e with which ho stained his Complexion to a darker tint, and ho made his face dirty and soiled his hands and rough'im d the skin of them by chafing them on some Hints which lay by tho roadside Then, changing a BOO' ond r rown, he bought a loaf of bread and m t off to trudge to Strclsnn, for iu Strelsnu was Ot>rn, and he would not be anywhere biso In tho world. And when ho had arrived there bo went to a ser geant of the king's guard am. prevailed on him by a pr< sent of 3 crowns to en list him os a trooper, and this tho Bor gcant, having found that. Lord Harry Could ride and know how to uso his sword, agreed to do. Thus Lord Harry become a troopor in tho guard of King Rudolf, having for nil bis possessions, Save what tho king's stores nfforded him, a few ponco and tho golden piu that had fastened the hair of Princess Osra. And nobody know him except Solomon the Jew, and ho, hnving made a good profit, held bis peaco both then and afterward. Many n day Lord Harry mounted guard at tho palace, and ho often saw tho king with the queen ridoont nnd back, but they did not notieo tho fneo of tho trooper And sometimes ho saw the prin cess also, but she did not look at him, Although ho could not restrain himself from Innkini/ nt her: but. siuco ?av?rv man looked nt her, sholiad'grown aoens . touied to being gazed at and took no heed of it. But onco sho woro tho ruby necklace, and tho breath of tho troopor went quick and enger when ho saw it on her neck, and a sudden flush of color spread over nil his face, so that the princess, chancing to glnnce at him In passing nnd seeing tho color beneath nnd through the dyo that stained him, was greatly astonished, nnd sho roined in her horso for nn instant nnd looker very intently nt him, yet sho rodo on a*Ain in i :b nee. That evening thero enmo to tho quar ters of khe king's gnnrd awaiting wom an, who nskod to seo tho troopor that had mounted guard nt tho wost sate o? tho palace that day, and when ho enmo tho woman held out to him a box of rod niorooco leothor. sajrincr. "It is for i you." itui no ausworcd, "iVftnut wi me," und, turning awayi left her. And ? tliis bappoued on tbrce evenings. Then i on the fourth duy it was again Inn turn to mount guard at tho paluco, and whi n in- had Bat there on his horse for an hour tho Priucc88Osrurode out from under the portico. Sho rodo alone, and the ruby necklace w as on her neck, and Bho paid: "I am gciug to rido outside tho city by the river b?uk. Let a trooper follow mo BOmo way behind." And sho signed with her hand to Lord Harry, and ho rode after her through the streets and out of the western gate, and they turned along the hunk of tho river. When they bad pone three or four miles from tho | eity, Osra baited and beckoned tho Lord Hurry to approach her, and he chiuo. But when sho was about to ?peak to bim and tell him that she knew him ft PUdduU and new madness came ou to bim, and ho seized her bridle and dug his spurs deep into his horse's Banks, und both tho horses hounded forward at a gallop. In alarm tho princess cried OUt, but ho did not heed her. Along the bank they galloped, and w hen thoy met uny one, which happened seldo n (for tho place was remote and it win ;;ow evening), ho bndo her cover her face, and sho obeyed, twisting her laea hand* kerchief over her face. Thus they rode till they canio at nightfall to a bluff of rock high ahovo tho stream. Here Lord Harry suddenly checked tho horses, Hung himself from the saddle and bade the princess dismount And she obeyed and stood facing liim, pule with fear and apprehension, tint WO'uring ft proud and scornful air. And he cried: "Is it not well you should die? For you live but to madden meu and drive them to sin and folly." "Nay," said she, "to men of good heart beauty leads to goodness. From yourself come tho sin und the folly, my lord." And site laid hold of tho ruby necklace and broke the clasp of it and Hung it on the ground before him. but be took no heed of it, but seized her hand and drew her to the edge of tho bluff, say in;:: "Tho world will bo safer if I ?ing you down." Thou she looked in his face, and a sudden pity entered her heart, and she said very gently: "Sit down, my lord, and let me put my hands on your brow, for 1 think you arc in a fever. " And ho sat down, nil trembling and shaking, like a ma., with a'gue, and Bho She looked very Intently (it him. j stripped olT her gauntlets aud took his forehead between her hands, and iio lay there quiet with his head between her hands. And presently his eyes closed and ho slept. Hut Osra did net know what to do, for darkness had fallen and slio dared not leave him alone thoro by tho river. Therefore she sat whero sh* was, aud in an hour, the night boing fine and not cold, sho grew weary, and her hands fell away from hia brow and sho sank back on the green turf, pillow ing her head on a curved arm, and thero she slept with tho mad lord by her and tho ruby necklace lying near them. At midnight Lord Harry Culverhouse awoke and flaw Princess Osra sleeping peacefully with a smile on her lipssucb as decks a child's lips in sleep. He roso and stood upon his feet, looking at hor, and ho hoard nothing but the sonnd of tho horses cropping the grass a littlo way off. Then ho drew near hor nnd gazed long on her face, .and she opened hor eyes and saw him. But sho showed no fear of him. She smiled at him, and |he said: "Even hero I am guarded by one of tho gontlenvn who guard mo in tho palace." And sho closed lmr eyes again and turned to sleep. Then a shiver ran through him. And ho dug Iiis nails into the palms of Iiis hands 'and, turning, walked swiftly up and down on the bluff by thosido of the river whilo Osra slept. And presently ho fell on his knees beside hor and be gan to murmur in a rapid rush of words, but he did not now onrse her bonuty, but blessed God for it and blcssod him also for tho preservation of hia own honor. Thus ho spent tho night, till day was near, and then lie tient over Qam ami looked On CO more ou hor, and he took up the ruby necklaco and laid it lightly about hor neck. And, fooling the touch of it, cool nnd wet from tho dew, sho again opened her oyos nnd, putting her knuckles in thorn, sho rubbed gently, nnd slio gaspod u littlo yawn, saying. "Heigh ho. I am sleepy!" and sat up. And sho said, "Are yon not sloopy, my lord?" , "I nm on watch, madam," said Lord Harry Gulvorhonso. As the princess sat up tho ruby nook laco foil from hor neck into her lap. Seeing it, slio held it np to him, saying: "Tako it again aud go to your own homo. I am sure you gavo too groat a prlco for it." Ho smiled, for sho did not know how groat tho prico woh, nnd ho askod: "And must I, in my turn, givo back tho pin that fastened your hair?" "No; kcop tho pin. It is worth noth ing," she smiled. "Is it safe for me to go to sleep for a littlo longer?" "Who would hnrin you, madam? Even I have not hnrmod you." "YouI" snid bIio, with a little laugh. "Yon would not harm mo." And sho lay down nnd cloned her oyea. Then Lord Harry Culvorhouso sat down on tho ground and rested bit chin on his knees and clasped hia hands about Ida shins, aud ho cursed himself bitterly, not now bocause ho meditated any hnrm to her?for his mad fury was past aud ho would have died before a hair of her head should be hurt?but because of tho evil that his wild aud reckloss madness had brought npon her. For ho know thAUwor^tterajvould be ? portrait, ?du mar. n sno ann no werte found there ii would become known who ho was. and her fntno would suffer Injurious rumors by reason of what ho bad done. Therefore be made up his mind what h> must do next, and bo abandoned all dreams thai bod led him into (he foolish advonturo mi which ho | bad embarked mid put from him the wlokedness that bad filled his heart when .i.st be carried her to tho bluff over the riwr. And ho rose on to his knees and prayed that if his deed wcro a sin?for it seemed to him rather a neo< Bsary thing?then it might bo for given, hut that, in any case, no hurt or barm should botall tho Princess 1 Osra by reason of anything that ho bad done. Finally be commended bis soul to God. Ami then lie took the ruby , necklace in his hand, and, holding it, \ walked to tho edge of the bluff. lint at this instant tho sound of tho hoofs of a horse struck on bis ear, and the Konud was load and close, and be bad no more time than to turn rouud before a horso was reined in suddenly , near him, and a man leaped from it and ran at him and grnppled with him, And then Lord Harry perceived that the man I was the king, for when Osra did not ? return search parties had been sent out, . and the king himself beaded one, and, ' having tho best horso and being urged on by love and fear for his sister, he bad outridden all tho rest ami bud ehaiiecd to come ulono wliovo Oaru and Lord Harry were. And he gripped Lord Harry furiously, cursing him for a > scoundrel and demanding whut be had done to the princess. Then Lord Harry , said: "Do you not know me, sire? I am Lord Harry OulverllOUSe." Qrcatly astonished, tho king loosed Iiis bold an I fell back a puce, for bo did not understand whut ho heard, but j yet knew tho voice of ins friend. Then, J looking down, he beheld Osra sleeping peacefully as a child on the ground, ' with h??r clonk spread under her that she might take 110 harm from the damp. And Lord Harry caught bim by tho arm, crying, "Are there Others coining after you?" "Aye," said the king, "many others. Tbn whole of the guard nro roused und seek her high and low in the city and outside. But bow como you her?, man?" Then Lord Harry told the king what ho had done. Speaking very briefly and hastily, but yet sparing nothing, und when ho told him how be bad carried oft* the princess the king's hand llew to tho hilt of his sword. Hut Lord Harn' said, "Not yet," and continued to tell the king bow Osra had pitied bim and how ho had watched by her and how she had slept again, bidding him keep tho pin. Then, glancing at Osra, be lowered bis voice and spoke very quickly and urgently, and the king bold out bis hand and shook Lord Harry's hand, asking, "Is there no other way?" But Lord Harry shook his bead, then he kissed tho king's band, and next he went and kissed Osrn's band very softly and looked for the last timo on her face, and ho drew tho golden pin from his purse and he put it gently and deft ly among her hair. And lie took the ruby necklace in his own hand nud clinched it tight, and ho said to King Rudolf: "Sire, tbore arc sonio in the city that know me before, but have not known mo siuco I have been in your guard, because I have altered my fane. Take ore tba. you so alter it that they do not know me again." Then the king's breath caught iu his throat, for he had loved Lord Harry Oulvorhouse, and be asked again, "Is there no other way?" "Hark!" said the other. "I bear tho horses of yonr guard drawing near. I bear them to east and west ami north, and do you not see shapes riding there to the south, across tho river? If I rido from hero alive, I shall he taken and the truth must ho known, For my sake and Ibers, strike, sire. " Then tho king took Lord Harry Cul rerhonse by the jinn and drew him to him, saying: "Must it bo so, Harry? And wo have lived as friends together." "The sound of the hoofs is very near, lire." Tho king drew himself up to bis height nnd be raised his hat from bis head and bowed low to Lead Harry Cul vorhouse, and bo said: ' 'Now praise be to (Jod for tho restora tion of this genth man to a sound mind and may Christ grant him mercy for tho sake of his bonorablo death." And bo drew his sword from its sheath nnd came up to Lord Harry Culver house, who stood on the edge of tho bluff. Tho king raised Iiis sword and struck with all bis strength, and tho head split under tho blow, nnd Lord Harry Culverhonso foil dead from tho Dlnir into tho river, liolding too ruoy necklace in bis clinched band. And tho king shiVCiCd and a short sob burst from him. On this instant arose an eager, glad cry, and 20 of the guard rushed forward, ?reotinc tho king and rejoiced to boo tho 'Ah, slstrr. hnw came t/ou heret" princess. Aim sue, roosen oy tn? no'lso of their coming, sat up again, robbing her oyos, and sho cried: "Whoro is he? Where is Lord Harry?" And she looked round on tho troopers, and they gazed at her, much astonished at lioarii.g what sho said. Hut Ludolf caiuo to her and took her hnnd, saying: "Why, Osra, you havo been dreaming There is no Lord Harry her*. Lord Harry Culvorhouso is far off in his own country. Did this rascal of a trooper frighten yon?" Hor eyes grew wide in wondor, but before ?-',<> could speak ho turned to the guard, saying: "By hoaven's plensnrol came in timo to prevent any harm oxcopt the loss of a neoklace my sistor woro, for an I rodo np I saw a fellow stooping down by hor and fumbling with the olaep of hor noeklaco. He was one of your troop and had riddou out behind her, and as I rode np to him ho sprang away from her, holding hor neoklaco In bis hand, and I leaped down from my horso nnd ran at him, and ho retreated in fear. Then I drew my sword nnd drove him- back to the edge of tho bluff, and thon I split his skull and he foil into the river, still holding the nooklnoo. But, thanks to God, tho princess is not hurt. Letsearoh be mado for tho fellow's body, for per baos thanc-kiaoe will be still in his band." But OUO cried, "How camo they hero?" "Ab, sister," Haid tho king, fixing his eyes on Osra, 1' how caiuo you here?" And she, reading in tho king's eyes tho answer that ho would have, said: "Tho trooper coin pel led ine to come hither with him, and ho threatened to kill me if I would not givo him my necklace, hut I refused, and thou he drew a knife and menaced mo with it, und 1 fell into u swoon und kuew no more until 1 awoke and found you here, und now I 800 that my necklace is gone. " '.'Bring her horse," tho king com manded, "and riile in front and behind. Wo will return to the city at the best speed wo may " Then be mounted the princess on her horse ami rode by her side, supporting her with bis arm, and the troopers Weifl some way oh" in fiont and behind. And the princess full the pin again iu her huir, and, putting up her hand, she pulled it out, and she said: "He has given mo back my pin." "Of whom do you speak?" asked the king. "Of Lord Harry Culverhouse. Is he indeed dead, Rudolf?" "Are you still dreaming?" answered the king, with a laugh. "What had that fellow to do With Hurry Culverhouso?" "lint the pin?" nho cried. "My wife set it in your hair before? you started, for she wished to replace tho one you gave to Lord Harry." "She did not touch my hair today," oriod the princess. "Aye, but she did," said he. Tho princess suddenly fell tosobbiug, and she said: "Tell mo tho truth, tell me the truth. Surely it was in truth Lord Harry Cul verhouso?" Then Rudolf drew very close to her, and he said softly: I "Sweet sister, tho noble gentleman Whom we know, be whom I loved und I who loved you in chivalrous deference, ' went from us two months ago lie not ; troubled about him, for now all is well j with him. Hut there was an unhappy '? man with you, who wns not Harry Cul ' verhousu, and who had murderous and 1 mad thoughts in his heart. Yet at tho end he also died, as readily and as nobly as our dear friend himself would have died for your sake. I pray you H?k no more of him, but lie contented to know that thongh ho dh d by the sword ) yot ho diod in peace and willingly. But of our dear friend, n-> we knew him, think as much us you will, for tho love of nu hone3t g< nth man is a good thing I to think of." Tho Princess Osi'tl, hearing this, laid her hand in her mother's band, and for n long while she did not speak. Then she said: "Bui our friend will not come again, Rudolf." "No, you will never sett our frieud ( again," answered tho king, j "TIlCU when you see him?for I think I you will seo him onco again ?lay this ! pin in bis band and bid him take it and j keep it for the pake of tho lovo 1 bear him. Perhaps bo will bear you." "It may bo. I cannot tell," Paid the king. "And if he has the uooklnoe," said she, "pray him to givo that to you, and sell it, Rudolf, and give the value of it in gifts to the poor. Yes, to all that ure unhappy and afflicted, e ven an the poor man who was with me tonight." "?o bo it, Osrn," said the kin^, and ho kissed her. But she burst ngaiu sud denly into passionate weeping, calling God to witness that her face was a our SO to her and a curse to her friends ami praying the king to suffer her to t;?ke tho veil in a convent, that she might trouble honest men no morn. And thus ho brought her in a sad plight to the palace and gave her into the arms of bis wife, still sobbing bitterly Aud he himself took the pin, and when the body of the mad trooper was found, with his own band ho covered thu face and put tho pin in the band from which ho took tho ruby necklace, and he sold tho neck lace and used the prociedi of it as bin sinter hud desired. Thus the madness of Lord Harry Cul verhouso which was brud in him by the beauty of tho Princess Osrn worked its war with him aud brought him flrsi into peril of great villainy and at la. to death. And his name passed no mori on ill" lips of any iu Strolsan nor he tween King Rudolf and his sister, whih tho story that the king had told to tlx troopers waB bei loved by all, and nom save tho king knew what Lord Harn Onlvorhonse bad done in bis madness But Osrn mourned for him and for u long while site would not go abroad oi receivo any of tho princes or nobles who oamu to tho court, but lay still, sick and full of grief, bewailing the harm that sho bad wrought. Yet as time passed sho grew again happy, for sho wan young and tho world was sweet to her, and then, ns King Rudolf had hidden her, sho remembered Lord Harry Cul Torhouse as he had been before bis mad ucss oamenpon him. Yet still morn did sho remember how, even in his madness, he had done her no harm, but bad Watched beside her through tho night and had, uk morning dawned, entreated death at tho hands of tho king, prefer ring to die rather than that tho talk of a single idle tongue should fall foully upon her mono. 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Ii is a remark hie fact that the foreign population i> nlv '2 per ci nt. of the total, and is oun I ehielly i.i Texas aud Florh'n. The cotton crop of 'he South cover 01 area of 24,000,000 acres, equal t< he nggregatC extent of the three Far opci.n counti ics of Unland. Bclgiun ml Deiinia k. One-half of the to iiuco crop of the e uutry is grown ii Kentucky. One-lifth of the lum er of "the Union, about 9,000, (JO cubic feet, with a value of #47 pe icad of population, is giown in tin outnern States. In manufactures tin verage product pci operattve has isci I percent and wage? 00 per cent., hawing thai (he working classes an raiii' is in Ibis socle n, loo. Manufac iii' s here are in their infancy, ihcoui ml being equal lohnt S?ll per ilihabi ml, against S-J?.'{ tu the Middle Stales KenlUi"k\ is considerably ahead of lie ?Iber States, wit It a ratio of 808 pel iead. lb lore the California!) epoel \ottli Carolina was regarded as a goh iroducing Slate. but the SoluIlClli tales collei t i\cl\ have pvodueed on!\ 5,000 ounces \ I -.'old and 040,001 uiices of silver annually loi several eais. Coal and iron have taken tbeil ihice a* the chief mineral products. The Southern States posses- no less hall live < I the eh veil seaport* wh'cb live coininerieal relations of any nod ib lorei . u countries, but ihey arc o ijiuor rank, ihc total ciearnntes no. pule reaching 2,000,000 lout yearly, s? hat their aggregate trade is a lulle es han that oi Host on. Tho Soutberi oils arc New Orle<i??9, Savaunuh. lalveston, Mobile and Charleston he ofllclal returns show thai the New Irleans fade is coiiKideiably more than hill ol all the otheis combined. I hi vertigo wealth per inhnniltiiil in Texas ml Plodda is much higher than in tin ihcr Southern Stales. The prallie States are twelve in UUIll el, oi ly seven of which bad cxislonct n 1800. '1 be population is Still sparse, in has quintupled sinee 1850. lllinoi - now the foremost Stale of the group, vhcreii8 in 1850 its population was less ban haK that of Ohio. The increase ii American population in this section iiii been 285 per cent, during this pe iod, and in fort lull population 503 pel cut. Of Ihc latter tho German is 40 ?er cent, of the lotal. the Scandinavian 18 per cent, and the Irish II percent. This section produces mote Ihan iwo-l birds of the grain and nearly one half of the live stock of the Union. I'he new fauns cultivated between I860 and 1800 exceeded Ihe total area f the German empire, Holland, Hel ,'iuiii and I?. ninnrk. There has been lothing like this in the history of m m kind, and there is no part of the world where fanning is on so i ignntie a sc do. I hc census of 1800 shows a grain crop if three tons per inhabitant, or ten unes tho European average. The irnirie Stales ra'se nearly as mui h .'lain as France, Germany and A Us i rill Combined, almost twice as much meal is either France or Austria. Iowa is he loicmost Stale in food production, will) an average of live Ions of grain oid 51)11 pounds of meat per inhabitant, her grain crop being larger than thai of I (ah or Spain. The prairie States produce 5(1,00(1.0(10 tons of grain, 2, 100.000 tons ol meal, 27,000,000 ton >f hay, and '2,70(1,000 Ions ol potatoes l bc\ produced in ls;i() n ore than 50 M?r cent, i f ihe Im ter of the Union, an average of 2ft pounds to each inhab itant. 'J lot consumption in the Union i large was ?nij in pound* por he d. In other parts of ihe country theie his been a marked Iciideucy since ls,">o ??ward Btnnlli r farms, hui the n verse - Im? in (!ic pint Ho Stale*, the aver age area of each farm having increased ii lllilt pel it'll 11Olli hi to i)l< acres. All 'tlier noiflb'v fact regarding nvricul? lure in tho Western States is til it each farmer cultivates individually a much larger area than is done in the Eastern Males. One hand in ihc prairie Slates raises as much food as live can in the ih.m advanced co'iutrlcs >l Europe, his i? dm to the use of improved ma chinery, for it is a fact that the reap* i?g book is si in seen in parts el Franco, England and Gcrmanv. Such has born lie* industry Ol the Western farmers ha- iheir Wenl !? has increased nine fold in forty years. The value of farms in the twe've piahic States in 1890Was equal to that of tie; AllStil u en pirc Each farm hand im leases the public ivcailh trOUw yi at. Less than half n cnttny has sufl\pod for a small hand of inrmors to convert the uncultivated prattle Into one of the most productive regions of he world, to ere itc and build up as flourishing a community as an he found today in cither licnu Ipbere. The wealth of the praire Stales Is ?2.780 per faun hand, while that of Aust" ia la $004? I hree prairie Stales farieeis produce as much as four French, six German, or thirteen Aus-; trian farmers, while their taxes are much lighter and thoy are fieo frOOQ military service. In I860 the prairio States had only < one factory operative to sevon faun i bauds, while In 18U0 the figures stood six to eleven. These States stand for 00 p> r cent. of the Hour, 50 per cent, of the in al and 50 percent, of the lum ber produced in the foiled States, lu isoo the ptuirle stati s produced 84,? 00U,000 tons if coal, 8,000,000 Ions of iron, 160,000 ounces of gold and 100, 000 out ces of silver, a total Ultuoml output of $183,000,000, or one third that of the entire country. These States possess $8,511,000,000 in farms, 5f8,056,000,000 in bouses, $3,037,000, 000 iu railways, nud $4,753,000,000, an sundries in aveiage wealth per inhahi lant ol $1,180. in ihcsc Stales wealth has multiplied sixfold in thirty years, win teas in the I'nited Kingdom it unlv doubles in 50 year*. The ratio of coin alien for the whole population is higher than iu any oilier part of the Union, The forei/n settler in the prairie Slates arc of a superior kind to those n the Eastern State-, the former being mostly farmers from Northern Europe, w hile the hulk of the ?Uttel consists el factory hands and un skilled laborers. Compared with the Union at huge, tho prahio states re present 80 per i cut. of the population, 47 per cent, of the agriculture, 34 per cent, of the manufactures, .'U percent. Of milling, and .'10 per cent, of wealth, ami may he said to constitute on the whole 35 por cent, of tho great repub lic, surpassing in hnpoi lance live or six european empires rolled into one, am', yet men still living can lomembcr when ihe.r population did not exceed that of be island of Sardinia. The Pacific S.aies, 40 per cent, of he area of the Union, have less than lour inhabitants to the square mile, ? gainst ,'lf> in the prairie Stales. Their population has grown since 1850, 200 per cent. '1 iiis is the only section where British sei ilets form tbo largest part of the. lorcign population. l'hc .u ea of faun land has doubled in tWOll IV years, and jot has not kept pace with the population, No pan of the Union Im? such abundant llocksnud herds, for if we take hor?es, ca'tle, sheep and h gs, collectively, ihcio arc eight to ett"h iuhahitatlt, compared with three in the prairie Suites, and less than hrcc in the country at largo. Tho ivetage faun products arc $121 an acre, igaitnst 1(0.50 in Iho p airic and $14 in he Middle Slates. Urant'ug that one mn ot meat is equal to eight tons of {Mill, the lahor of each farm hand is quivalcnt to thir y tons ol grain in the . 'acilic States, l went v-i wo in the prairie, -even in the South? in, ami eight in the '.astern Sta es, the average tor tin whole Union heilig fourteen Ions per Itand. The value of farm land per acre is one-fourth lugl er than in the prnriu Maies, heing abnormally high in Call* oinia, hy reason of the fertile valleys eeniing with wheat, vineyards and lu'icious fruit, enjoying tho most per i ct and sulubrious climate in the woild. The vineyards cover 30,000 eres, nud yield 10,000,000 gallons ol wine annually \ the fruit gardens pro luce 00,000 tons of plums and apricots, ?Vilich is more than hall the total pro lint of the United Mates. The I'acilic -dates a:e preeminently devoted to mining, the output of minerals being 142,000,000 annually, or &1JU per it. habitant, against 55IS fei Australia. 1 he Coiusti ck lode in Nevada pie* luced at one time $24,000,000 of gold nid silver yearly. 'I he Montana milieu iveiage 1 en tons of geld and HO tons of ? ilver, worth I?11,000,000 per y? ar. The whole world looks wi h admira iihi not always mixed with cnv\ on he wonderful march of America's stupendous progres*, and must learn he lessen that national ndvauccmcut based en liberty, patriotism and fra eriitty will ever eclipse in glory the .'iy conquest of greed by lOiCe of rnis. Net ?1? No I sidunatlon Madison, N. C, Aue- 4. "*#7. Jooso Grease Liniment Co., Grccuu eoro, N. C. Dear Sirs; Plcaso ship us at oner no gross Goose Grease Liniment. We re entirely out. Don't fall to ship at nee. I'l'-Hse give us jobb? rs' prlce?. t Is the best tiling svo have ? ver seen Yours tri.lv, W. C.".Ionkb Jt Co. w. 11. m?htin, Attorney at Law, LAUHENS, - BoUTIl CA KOI.INA. Will practice In all Court? of this Stan Vttenttnn given to collection?. . T. JOHNSON. W. R. RICH BY JOHNSON & richey, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ornoa?Fleming '(Jornar, Worthott .nldo of I'll bile Square. ii. y. simpson. 0. i). ijakksdai.f SIMPSON & BAKKSDALIi, Attorneys) at I,?w, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA Special attention given to the Investi gation of titles and collection of claims II. W, BALL. I.. W. HI M K I NN. W. W, BALI. BALL, SIM KINS ?V HALL, Attorneys at Law, LAURENS, South CAROLINA. Will practice in all State ami United Slates Court. .Special attention given collections Who is Will WJbitener? On Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. We drive our business these hard limes by selling at Cut Prices. We don't pit down and croak about the scarcity of money like the old fossils who let purchasers pass on when they won't pay them grcul long profits. If you want to purchase a Piano or an Organ conn; and see us and we will sell you. We have on band the largest nnd best selected stock ol Pianos in the Stute, including some of the best makes on the market, and we are going to sell them. We guarantee our prices to be lower than any other reliable dealer will make. Our terms fur time purchasers are easy. Only a small cash payment required and we make; the sailing smooth For Spot ( ash Buyers we will say, you can buy a Piano or Organ cheaper from us than Irom any concern in the business We keep constantly on band a full stoe.K of small instruments, consisting of Guitars, Banjos, [Mandolins, Autoharps, Violins, &c. Also tin; various parts, strings and supplies for same. We are sidling Sewing Machines at ridiculously low prices. If you want one, just intimate it, and y >u will be surprised how low you <M?n buy one. Our stock of sheet music, both vocal and instrument I, is kept full, and you can get any 1 of the popular and up-to-date songs and music ut any lime. Yours truly. ALEXANDER BROS & CO GREENVILLE, S . W. H. GIBBES & CO., ? (AGENTS 1 'OH AND DEALERS IN I ? Machinery, Vehicles and M II Supplies. Represent: A. B. Fnrquhar Co., Engines, Boilers, Saw-Mills, Threshing M achines. Chandler & Taylor Co., Engines and Boilers. Lombard Iron Works ?S: Supp' Co.,Boilers and Saw-Mills. Liddell Co., Cotton Presses, K igines and Boilers, Saw Mills. Daniel Pratt (?in Co., Cotton gins and cotton presses. Winship Machine Co.,' otton gins and cotton presses. Brown Cotton Gin C<>.. Co ton gins. Lane Manufacturing Co.. Saw-Mills. Straub Machinery ('<>., Grist Mills. Braunau & Co., Cane Mills, Evaporator pans, etc. Henry R. Worthiogton, Steatn Pumps. Meridian Machine Shops, "Hunter Full Circle IIa}' Presses." Jno. E. Chisolm, "Chisolm's $35 hay press." Stover Manufacturing Co., Wind mills, tanks and towers. Rite I IydraulicEngine M'f'g Co., Hydraulic Rams. Henry Disslon & Sons, Saws. Deering Harvesting C'?., Harvesting Machinery. Keystone Manufacturing Co., Corn Shredders. J.A. Fay 1& Kgun Co., Wood Working Machinery. Sludebaker Brothers M'f'g Co., Wagons, Buggies, etc. J. B. McFarlan Carriage Co., Vehicles. New York Belting it- Packing Co., Rubber belting and packings. Wo are in a position to quote Factory Prices on any thing in the Machinery, Vehicle orMill Supply lines. Wo keep in slock, Cotton gins, Threshing machines, liny presses, Binders, Mowers, Reapers, Hay Rakes, Cane Mills, Evaporator Pans, Furnaces, Saws, Disc 11 arrows, Pipe and pipe fittings of all kinds, Injectors, Boiler tubes, Pumps, Drive Points, Pump Cylinders, Rubber and Leather Belting, Wagons, Buggies, Road Caitsand General Machinery Sup plies. ?6BT~ Reliable Goods. Low Prices. f AT* Fair Treatment. \V. H. GIBBES & CO., 804 Gervais St. Columbia, S. C. I Represented in Laurens County by H. E. Gray, Laurens, S.C. 1 Prudential Insurance Co.. op AMEtiI0A.!>^#~ Homc Office Newark. N J J v-n F. Dryden, President. Sfltflfi Assets July 1, 1897, $21,250,000. Surp'us Over, $4,400,000. New Business Writ ton 1800, $129,000,000. Income i896, $14,000,000. All Policies Contain the Incontkstablb and NoN-Foui'EiTADLH features and Promise to Pay Claims Immediately upon Receipt pf'Satisfactory Proofs of Death. Also Provide for Cash Values, Loans, Paid-Up and Extended Insurance. i. L. WITHERS, General agent, Columbia, 3. c.