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"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. Therefore sho mourned
for him with secret teurj.
But he, although no monument
marked his grave and although men
spoko of him only as tho mud trooper
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Now York.
wno mm rouooa Che prinooss, yec slept
Roundly and at peace, nnd Inn right
haud lay clinched upon his hcurt und
in it tho golden pin that hud funtenud
tho ruddy huir of Princess Oara.
TUB BND.
AMERICA'S WONDERFUL PRO
^ GUESS.
i ill: MiliAN D RKCOHI) OK TIIK UN1TKI)
BTATK8 As shown UY THE ( KNSI>
KI0UKK8.
i v. M in The Wool Record.
The increase in population of Uli
outhcrn states has been 150 per cent.
illCO I860. WhileS.") percent ol tin
olorcd population of the In.led states
s round in the Southern States I be uo
ro is losing ground there. The urban
lopulation of ihe south has nn re thai
loubledsince 1870, and tie- rural Inn
nerensed only ?u per cent., but tin
ural districts s<ill have nine-tenths ol
he total, as ngrit'llllUlO is the chid 01 -
u pat ion of the people. 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.