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DARLINGTON, S. 0.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1806.
WHOLE NO 575.
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To The hid Tear
the Erming Wileonrin.)
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st STELLA AIKBNS E^JUTB. t
Oh, hnrry. Old Year, bow you ha.t and
u-TJ'i irjH >».
I long so to see you go.
Your sight is dint and yonr breast is filled
With many a weary wo
nse £q anxietv in the breast of bis
'spNMw^tuid abe waaconstantlyavg-
ing upon him the expediency ofrtafi-
ing medical advice. Hut Mr. Msir-
1 have wealth, Old Yew .*1. h^tWr.^wlfiric 11 . “" ,or,u . n » u ‘ | | yt haJ conteivexl
a mortal antipathy against any
thing in.thp sVdpe of a tjpctoiwfin
autipatby which may have had its
Year, •
Wbioh 1 yearn and pi^f to fROOd. -j ,
tfake haste. Old Year, yen are dnali ana
drear,' fi ’f!J s 531,0
You ara eery near the end
I have opened wide the creslrrng door— wMll,
I Yeur time ie his yoa know.
I echo to see you, aged and bent,
Qo out across the snow.
Ob, borry, OW Year, I may not weep—
I hare no (ears to shed;
I laugh to see you shake and nod
Your gaunt and hoary head.
Her* is your cloak, and here is year
staff; /-
Your gUnoe ie so weird and wRd!
You paoo. Old Year, your frosen hat
With the unrest of a ebild. " V
' tfe
Leak, on thi hearth the dying tame;
The ashes co.d and black 1 ».,
I say, Old Year, for such,as yoq,
. There is no turning back. , , (
M,ke haste, Old Year; you’re slow. Old
Year;
You’re getting stiff and old.
Your brothers lie v> silently
Along tht naked world.
Out on the hill whkte «k* bleak wind*
.. i a « l
All" carved with frost and ice,
There eUnds ij ^omh
■#Nlrffan^» grim dWl
^png P4e house I’ll
murder him. .i: o* r-
Thcae fearlnl words bad hardly
left hls afoutb - rrtieif there was a
milk-white
Oh.t urr *, Old Year, for yhur breath is
weak. A
No more of fear or doubt;
Tk>f oa the dour atone thrilled with youth•
A new friend waits
without.
Good-bye. Old Year, with yonr white
drawn facaj . « al guM i
Your chftste and saddened, pa#^;, {. .
Into your place with switt proud step, . .
The yqung year glides M Itst.
• ' '* t - - 1 s •
T wkUjb you ga, Old Year, with no regret.
You made me promises, so fresh and sweet.
And pleaded failing time to pay old scores;
So nov;, Old Year, you soe you’re in my
deb*
Hut 1 may «atch jour way with spark-
, . ling e. os . „
Across the frcien berth—the pathless
snow—
bike as an aged one, who hard ami grim,
Love eSs and childless, ft tbrned oui to
die. / ' 1 1 ’
that my wealth
to the Mood of
What did you bring' me,
could buy ?
What wine was yours Dke
youth?
014 Year, tbrre is o *'‘lo»e*’twix$ you and i;
I Wait to see you pass boyon l the aiwh'-*-,
Beyond the hapless rows you pledged t>
me;
Beyond the sorrows and the new mads
graves.
I may not pardoa you the ruthless treat
Which in your palms I poured with youth's
. free faith .
Goodbye, Old Year, yen hdld no peace of
«ice. t* Sli
THB WBUrOMf.
Hark, ea thk erisp and frosty night
la the wail of a new-born ehihl 1
Ring loud the bells of joy nnd youth ;
fill the ebaliee to the bri in ; .
The young year eame with the dawn’s
faint glow.
And w* must welcome him 1
Where are the guests T Hsre’s Faith and
t> Hope;
Heee'e Truat with shining eyea;
Hers is Content in her sober gown.
Abroad in.the sapphire skieg 1
W* must d^ink. We must eat, and sing
sweet songs
‘ To drown the new born’s cries 1
His eyes are closed, and his ears are deaf;
But in bit frosen heart
Sweet spring la afcried, and summer lies
All of his life a parti
Bring out the old wine thick like blood
To maka the dull veins start 1
0, welcomt. year, with your untried daya
In tne Up 0 f Mother Barth 1
Wa’ll have naught but good at your feeble
hands , ’ T ’
Until you prove your worth.
Bo fill the ehaiice to the rim »
And driqh to the young year’s birth 1
.hjpae blinds, warped doors Mnl per, be pointed toward the thickest
mbAuing draughts .might, have a£-- gfoOity, 1
bad
phe
nomena than her husband, who was „ ,
of R'aefvotis atid excitable Wrgafl ; gdWn—st^ef Ha! It's g
ization, with a powerful
tion. He had lat«
somewhat abnoruf
imagtua,
intow
‘There it ikP h'e •mnrmnred, in a
scarcely atidibh* voice. “I saw it
move! Sep—in along, eras dressing-
1! !rs gotfe!’’
u tMBut, sutcfjj John, my eyes are as
; good as yours, and rather better.
giving l If there were any tiling why wouldn’t
so
’HlfeiSct'
was a member of that pvofes
and had, many years before,
administered an emetic to Mr. Mav
erick by .'HMWtalld tOToa'BW^ping-po
tion. Prom that time, at any rate,
•Mn. -Mavoeiek had di olnroil bloody
vengeauce against wha s<»ever rep
resentative of the faculty should
darken Ms dodra/ will readily
be conceave<i,thetefore, Uiat Mrs.
Maverick, wi^ wrs pot wern-
etl about bis coudjtiou, wr* at her
witls gfid^owtoeprooetMid'
MU hi*e« hae ^ *fffv > *•*
it lie visible to me as well as to
jout”
.A long, heavy sigh, as of a
breathing heavily oppressed, was
distinctly audible in tbe intense
stillness. It aeemetl to come from
close at baud, and yet ii was im
possible to fix' the direction. Irn-
trifr’<vun-,j mediately following it there was a
creaking sound from tbe staircase
behind them. This time Mrs Mav
erick gave a start and looked
neuud. /•! .
“I did hear'a noise} theu.’'J she
whispered.
“Hr. must have passed close by
ns and goue down,” mnrmnred the
husband. “I bad a cold feeling a
moment ago, as from a draught of
icy air. Come, let ns follow it
$xaspel
-had
table. “Maria, let u« have so more
of tbM*'he egchtfiti<^f.’*-“Oiiee 'Jfot
all, rwilruyt see a '’pbjskifku! and
M H " 71 " * ouse I’ll
i ?, t 1 h0 r 1 ooul
oVefhs»a. Tup glevtfs w>he cUaub
delier jiugjedxtial the wAUtlow-panes
rattled; Mr. Maverick 8})rau^ to
his test; •o , - t .»n*®iaT . A • -1 -
'^Cfteat HfchvetiJ*! w'bfi^ that!”
Mrs. Maverick had pot moved
Iran her oiiatr; buT she look ail up at
Umu fhh xfistressMk'Wwy. “Oil, my
poor deal I” she uiunmired, “what
tVe mat toir’,*" *'
“That noise up s'airs! Like a
heavy body buried to the door, and
there is no one in the house but wur-
WIVek "and thd bbpk—and s^s’s
down in the vil iage.”
“A noise, my deaif’’faltered Mrs
Maverick. Was .there. 4 upWf
Wceref where!. .
H>-r husband slo-wly turned and
stared at her. The sidrt «d ex-
pres»ion J iu ,his , wjdvlXcipeini eyes
dnepeueil into Riimz>-mvui, aud fin
ally darketiud into-soua^llriag like
terror. 3 1 rr’i •
didn’t hear jf, Maria!” he
sad, l>elow his breath. “Are’Awn
mHdl,-or ant •• ItWhy, the wlioe
boti-fi tWttlM^d. w ‘ • (
••Are. you sure yon are not mis
taken, John! I’m sure it was onl>
your nervousoese,’’ said ins wile,
•anxiously. “Oh; if ydtf would only
consult a pbvMcvyx!”-
“Ph.Vswitfn be^^—!*’ began Mr.
Maverick, etciusdly; irat. he stop
ped short. "I have ill” |»p weld on.
In a Changed lone. “The noise was
in the front bedroom, where tbe old
fellow hanged himself, and when
ibe rope broke he telL”
“Sureh , John, you don’t place
faith in all tjiat gossip!” protested
A&r%, Maverick. “You’re not (juite
yourself, dear, that’a all.” «
Mr. Maverick made no verba! re
ply. He buttoned up his coat reso
lately, stepped over to the old wrii
ting table in the corner ol the room
and took from mpy of its drawer*
ailver plated Coll’d, revolver. Uav
iug catisfic , himself that it was
loaded be lit a candlh and started
lor tljfe doo^r. ' k T «
Mrs. Maverick t nqw seriously dis
turbed, tried to calm him in vain.
At lengthj with a sigh for his ob
stinacy, she arose and tollolFed
him.' 1
up" *
IV.
They descended again to the low-
br story; but everything there ap
peared exactly as When they had
left it. The wind had now begun
to rise, and sweeping across the
naked, white fields, wliisjiered and
muttered about ‘be old house as if
it had some sad secret to communi
cate. ike two hunters iu this
ghastly cliaee were now iu tbeplin
ingroora, as a sombre apartment,
Stun).
tt,
TheMaveriok Mystery,
1.4.
It wm the 24th of December, 8
o’clock Id tbe evening. Mn am!
Mr* Maverick were iu thp sitting-
room. My. Maverick waft reading;
or, rather, he affected to do to, iu
order to express bis dissatisfactiout
jgue which hie wile
Imirable woman, Hat
she bad a gentle persistency which.
/ 4 tetpaiM. to" Its-
subjects—among which subjects her
freoueut. This coujile lived la ail
ancient house on the outskirts of a
venerable town In 0M6 of bar oldest
States. They got tbe house otiesp,
because it bore a bad name) that is,
a former owner bad banged himself,
coder oircnmstauoes of petuftar*
horror, to-the book mteuded frtr the
gas flxtttre'iu tbe ceiling ot the
^ front bedroom. Tbe legend assert
ed that hfs spirit still pervaded tbe
K uises. Up tp tbe present ijuu*,
ever, nothing wholly ujtMtplio*
, Me bad- occurred. Strange sounds'
bad beau heard)iMlbaMrWbs jrats,
*i
ill;
“There is no oue heie,” said Mr.
Maverick,” -after an exhaustive
search of the front bedroom. ’ “But
ere is thAt old hrtqk be hangwi
imseif' from, and,,.tip fflT right
bsrx^.ui- 1 *. •
“Do come down stamt again,
John. I was sure you would find
dotfing.’ T^lWk^ioW offiBiJ-*”
» Wr UulUblC. toaughtifaeff arm.
His lips were parted, and be was,
listening itilbuTIy. “Stepsl^ be
whispered. “J^teps' im the ball!
Listen!- Tber«i-ab<eS‘A-V!«{)*!•
.“IPS W‘>K7W m w-
e 16k, after fi moment.
Mr. Mssaviuk’s teeth chattired;
but he. couimauded, lawsslf bfi a
strong effort. “U^ao • Rear noth
v^e-wiS Mawfik”heatt*d,*litia.'tli«best
n»v4iinwc4e( liatvhw^n tterder Is not
" rH
■flesh ’’■im •%l<Md l M Mt tfpeotre.
'’Hlfifffttllvefdift Vilnt him
own, n if takcssHlkuight.” . ; r “
- “How «au you bunt dowo a spec
Vi'eMNWft 6ebbstt<d, r *'J'ibo,. dear.
’Ypd w!|)^liTj' CAJch voiir death a
eold^. irotUwg ; round these, chilly
entries and nlacea.” * G
’’replied her husband, with a
Marin,” replied her husband, wi
ndfthus sbo^rtrir, searob
it may be Uit di
out this mastery it/oay,(>e Aiir death
pf PRk uidwd.”
They went out into the hall. The
candle threw a gleam along it. bgt
its exujMU Urs aers swathed iu
deep shadow s.- MreMawrtek peer
ed sbawWugly.lWW. Cblj^oW^iiHjt^
■g . ..imBBtH f—W" I Vi )
“It tbe hpiWtre—hiin!” cried [ “Like of good.ala and outdoov
Maverick; polliting at the portrait, air—aud doctors?’ replieiljthe ohl
wliich trowneli grimly back at them j gentleman. “I tell you, Maverick,
from its frame. # ! doctors are the best Company go-
“'No spectre has'been iu this room 1 i»g ; aud the oaly Way to g**t along
tliat i know of,” replied Mrs. Mav
erick, iu d qoavdhng voice, white
the teara sprung toher eyes. “Oh,
my poor husband, what
fer-yoo f”
without thrni isto have one to din
irer om* a wi^k.? 1 ••
“Well,”said Maverick, “I’ll begin
shall I do | with you' at our t'hristmus . dUiuor
, to-day; After a ghost, even a doe-
’ ; V.'“ ' 1 ' . j.4^;r is a relief.”
His agitation and the chill ocCa- 1 Hew’ciMirFkbremTrcWaed.
siutxejl b\ his visit to the haru had ^ careless waiter itr an accident
put Maverick into such a stal? that f at tU „ , lilMM , r ul) , e tl , e
of laces, silks, or
. , -, , — . . ,. velvets large sums of money., If
bath and go to bed. r ” w ' K ’’i m 1
fNoVjYork
Such is- the generd
qd do issuq vard-i
Cash on Delivery.
The Eleabanl’<'^l*iMi> nTBamar.
Rabcrt^Brnuer*. Stable*.
Letter.)
iuterest in
(Unbett JBqiiiier’s stabls .since he
pitrc.hase ( | Maud S. tliat Uv isob’ig | friend asked me once
:ds Of. adinissioil to I
bid, having
firai borrowed an -nprou Add fi led
it with ,mangos. Thj* he was Ui
his stables The first borau of note 1 took him along' with
Mr. OTSb a givoa tbe WHowing
aueedpte ol j»n mlvcnture with a
herd of, elepbauta: “A young
friend asked me once to show him
amua elephants In* endress, and I
. VI. a, ■ V ^ _. - e - » . I »
he yiebMHvt leggth to his wife’s . =
entrenties that he woilfd Mkb a hof' “ Pl are 1 ,U
Die bathroom
■vas n narrow apartment <1! from
the lady tries to dean them herself
she makes matters < worse and
the tipper entry, awkwardly arr.mg nuik( . 8 U llulKmsl | (lH 1(>r the prof , s
ed so that the only window was a H ^y to j,, m , vUli „^ w ith
tli»;in afterward. These cleaners
narrow opening near the top of the
partition between the hath room
and the float bedroom. As Maver
ick lay in the bath his back tow*1d
tM.lri.aow. Mr,. »■'» i a „. Ul „ lr ,,.,,1,.
in the beilroom; he couhl hear lirr 1
have peculiar irethotls ip renovat
jpg these delicate fabrics and many
of tlmu they wi|) not revea.-’, as they
with a iMTtrait Hver the mantelpiece
of an elderly man in a grey uertout.
Tl e fraine of this portrait was fas-
tesed into tkte wall, and bad occu
lted its ptefient positiba siuee an
unkmiwudate. Theorigiual ofthe
portrait was also unkuow, but it
was supposed to l»e the suicide of
the legend. Mr. Maverick stood
gazing upMt it, as it expecting some
signs of life in those daik troubled
featured.
“The story,” he said, in the' trem
ulwos jiidenone wliich lia'l come to
De his mauner of speech during the
list half hour, “is that on tne even
ing of his death he went out to the
bar'u to chop wood. While tlu-re a
messenger came to him from the
villiage with the teiribie news
which—’’
".Stopped, and his wife and he
stood stairing into each other’s eves.
Fro 11: the direction of ihe barn came
a dull, mufiled sound, repeated re^
iilarly at short intervals.
“There he is sow!” exclained
.Maverick, speaking with difficulty.
Wle’s at work again, just as he was
fifty years ago.. What a fearful
thing it i>! Where is the lan
tern!”
“Don’t go out. John. Oh, don’i!”
entreated his wife. “In your exeih
ted condition and in this freezing
air, K will kill you—I know it
will.”
“I must go, Maria,” be replied,
with a sort of desperation. To sii
still aud feel that you are haunted
would be worse than death. So
long as l am on its track 1 can bear
it. You stay here; call me it you
hear or see an.' thing.”
The lantern was secured, and
Maverick a>et forth. He reached
the barn, ploughing bis way
through the crisp snow, and found
tbe door partly open. He threw it
backhand looked in. A pile.of un
“ cut logs lay at one side; the saw
horse, with the saw leaning ag iiust
it, stood near. The axe was no
where to be seen, nor was there any
trace of its having been recently
used. After listening aud looking
lor a few moments, be dose t tbe
door and fastened it, and turued
again toward the bcuse.
From where he now stood the
windows of tbe dining room tyero
visible, lighted op by the caudle
which he had left here. At oue of
the windows, outlined against the
light behind, he saw the figure of
his wife apparently .looking out for
him. But immediately afterward
he aaw, or thought he saw, .tire
shape ot a man moving *to and fro
in the room behind her. The staape
approached her, and Maverick,
with a thrill of botror, recognized
ibe same apparition, whose vague
.eouumr he Rad beheld in the ob
scurity ©f the eutry. Mrs. Maver
iek ©tiered uneasily, but did not
look mu mi, though the mysterious
sbape'Seemed to be close at her
shoulder. % Wittf a cry of warmng
fo her, Maverick leant .for want »ud
rail 1 toward the house. lusUmtlV
tbe figure shrank backward, and,
dutiug'scrostr the room, vanished
apparedliy in the direction, of tb**
tire place. It waa a© if the potrait
hxwTcome down trom its frame dur
ing his absence, aud hod again re
tired td it. .
Be burst info tbe bouse and stair
gered iuto tbe diuaing room. His
wife, Uining from the wiudow, met
him With a qnestiontng look, aud
ouly sq much discomposure as
^g^t naturally be excited by bis
F own paiiic-strickeD aaiteot.
“Did you find anything, dead”
she asked. 1
“Good God, woman!” be gasped
out, “do you mean to say you saw
uofi big—loit nothing!”
a •SWbtU should I Del Jobu!” she
demanded, iu **trUbMRi4<M)A
moving about t here. Bnt presetitl'
a faint sound, as of something gent
!y and cautiously pressing against
the partition, or slowly briHtfWg
a gainst it, roused his attentimr, in
an iiistant, to the aentest
With a sudden movement he turned
his head 8«d threw a swift g ance
at the window. It was enough! A
strange, sombre, face bad lieeti fiat
tened against (be pane, and ha I
been watcinug him—who eoold shy
Row long! it v.intslied instantly,
like a shadow and without a soilnU;
but Maverick had seen it He ut
terdd a frantic cry, scrambled out
of the hath, wrapped the heated
blanket about Imn and reeled into
the bedroom. Tbeie sat .Mrs
ertek iu her easy chair, seemingly
just anmsrd trom a doze. Evident
ly she was. as usual, quite uncou
scions ot anything uuusiiat h.tvi ig
happened. Maverick coutd not
speak. He reached the bed and
tell ti|»on it in almost tainting coll
dition. He was b t vaguely Con
scions that his wife was moving him
into an easier position, ami tucking
warm wraps about him; then he
smelt brandy, am!, mechanicA ly
opening his lips, felt the fiery stall'
trickle down his unaccustomed
throat. He wondered where the
brandy came from; and in the
midst of bis surmises fell asleep.
Suddenly, after how long an in
terval he knew not, he was broad
awake, with a feeling that some
thing was going to happen. He
was lying on his back, with one
arm lying outside the c iverlid; the
only light in the room eame from
the lemaii.s ot the coal fire iu the
open grate. Aw'ke though Ii *
was, Maverick did not fully open
his eyes, or shift his pos tiou; he
remained absolutely without ni >
tion, and with his eyelids down. Hu
he could see that gray figure glid
iug stealthily across the floor, ami
drawing nearer and nearer to him.
The lower part of its la ;<* was multi
ed in some old drapery, bnt the eyes
were revealed, and they were fixed
steadfastly on Maverick’s couuteii
a tree. What did tac tiling mean to
do to him! Where was Mrs. Mav
eriek? Maverick’s limbs seemed
bound with iron; he co: id not stir,
nor utter any sound, but his whole
body seemed to be made of eyes a> <1
ears. It was standing lose beside
him now. and, extending its arm, it
laid its col 1 fingers upon Maver
ick’s wrist. The touch was as light
as a feather, but Maverick felt i
through every nerve of his organ
ism. Then the void fingers lelt his
wrist, and crept slyly upward to
ward his thtoad. The sweat broke
from his forelrea I, aud his heart
trembled and stood still. The next
instant, with a low snarl of desper
ation, Maverick had sprung trom
the bed, and seized iu a frantic
grasp the burly figure of Dr. Tib
bets, his wile’s uncle.
VI.
, “But what could I do, John,
dear!” pleaded Mrs. Maverick tire
irext day “If uncle hadn’t fallen
down up stairs all this wouldu’
•have happemle l; but, as it was, 1
didn't dare to tell you it was uncle,
foe tear you shall do somvthiiig
violcui. 1 bad asked him to come
here, without your kuo ♦■iug it, in
order to form an opinion, it possi
ble, as to your Condition by feeling
your pu se and examining you srlren
you were aslee|f, or iu any way ttu
aware ot his presence. But when
you be*au hunting him iu that wild
way with a revolver, what could i
do bnt try to persuade you that
you were mistaken! Aud as tor
poor uucle be was nearly’ scared to
death; aud if be hadn’t beeu very
kiud he would have ruu out of the
bouse at ouce aud left you t<> yonr
late.”
’“You nearly bad me that time
upiu the hall,” added Dr. Tibbets,
chuckling. “You beard mq breath
ing just inside the embrasure of the
spare room door; aud if that stair
hadn’t creaked, by the mercy ot
Providence, just then, aud got ycu
off the scent, Td h ive been f dead
man. Then the siammiug ot that
old 'baru door gave uie a chance to
comuiilnicate with Maria; but—
well, excuse me trom pasaiug such
another night tor anybody.”
“And what do you think is the
matter with him!” aRktd, Mrs Mav-
j eriek ' ' ' ^
The treatment of fine laws,”
said a cleaner, -is an extensive and
lyoublesoiBo process. A thick
b'anket of quit rags is sewed around
a bntrie, and on this the lace is
pnfjied v It is quite imjioasib'e td
rub :ace. as it fould tear It to pieces.
Tin* bottle is then placed iu a hath
of soapy jWarni water. Alter soak
ing for t'.'oht.y minutes it. i* boiled
for some time aud . tlreii allowed to
cool. It is nipped iu sqYci.al baths
of clear water until alf.plhe soap
seems to be removed from tlie but
tie, and, after part of thq water is
driven out by gentle pressure, it is
bung up to dry.
“After a tjme it i« laid on a soft
'^"^^cloUi to dry still more When still
. Hinbfly dampii is placed on a hair
" li? v ousliiqq covered with flyntrel, and
is fastened there with lace pins.
Tiiis is a w rk of skid and paCienqc.
Apln ispaS<ed through each loop
and a mist is g veil lletoVe tin* )>rii
is fastened. Sometimes the loop is
drawn straight and sometimes not,
the.operator seeking to folotv the
original design of the luce. VVhen
quite diy ihe Isce is sponged with
a weak ablution of gum arable, and
when dry again, it is a most as good
as new. . * r . '
“The method of deusing velvet is
a-seorei ; it cur be greatly freshen
ed by steaming it overboiling water,
care being liken to expose the
wrong side of the velvet 10 the
steam, but thi. is useful only where
the damage is not very great. I
can tell you only that the process
is it dry one, and chalk is used in it,
Velvet that h mbseu wet is hard to
treat, but we have been able to do
wonders with it i
“it is a very common thing for
actresses to bring elatn rsfe siik am!
sa in oCitumes to be renewed, and
we also have many fine ball dresses.
We do not take them a|Mtit, but
cleanse them s they are. Thev
are Hist dipped iu 1 huMi ot uaph
rha, and this remove* ink, cliam
pagne and many other stains. Then
they go into a bath (if f>«ie benzine,
which takes out all the grease.
Tb**y are softly nibbed in these
baths, and any *p<K remaining are
treated with oxalic acid. They are
rinsed out iu warm water and dried
over steam eoils. To iron them
would harden the silk aud make it
shiny, so it is run over steam rolls,
or ironed between duniieia. We
have minors whose business it is to
iron dresses, and when they have
finished a dress it looks new. Mil
dew is removed by oxalic acid.”
whu.se stall-;. i« reached i.t Dextec
His ft*inper*-,iV n >t s > go oj ,rs ft.
used to be. Strangers .we jiidtry-
ceivefl by him with favor, Uh
purchase price was 135,000. Sett*
comes Picket, a f 10,000 bay" geld
iug. He bus a record of 2:18 j, ay l
has made A mile iu 2:16 011 a private
truck
Kurus U a brown godding. He
was bought from Mr. Conkling.
lie has a companion iu his ©call
who is none oth *f than Jimmy, *
liitle bright-eyed Scotch terrier.
Warns is disposed to be cross to
strangers. B1 is .Miutny Rams
takes cxeiviso eveiy* day, run or
shiuo. Jimmy enjoy* the exercise
on Ranis’ back. They are fast
blends. Uarus sold tor 130,500.
Tne bay gelding Forest has made a
mile in 2:18, with an unofficial show
mg ot 2:1IL> He is rsther a lie.tvey
feed.-i' amt generally wears a muz .
zle while iu his ataj to prevent
gluttony.
.Mf. Bonner calls Maud 8. a “cos
set-” “U<>sset” means a house lamb,
w hich is petted by the family ot
her owner. She is of a very soei
able disposition, and knows she
.cost 840,000, hot is, nevertheless,
frieiifjly wi'hevery one. Six quarts
a day ol oats, with a little bran at
nfghi, liaveput the mare in good
tiesli. She is in what ik termed
mad couditioii, nut trained down
nqariy an tju© as site was last spring
and summer. Mr, Bonner drive©
her out every day, save when it
rains. -Oil ralhy days she takes a
walk'id an hour is tin* morning and
Hltenioon in the stable, rihe is not
hitched wit’ll a halter, her Ntalf be
ing about fifteen feet square, but is
allowed to move shoot freely.
4 Creen ©fleffat*
(Detroit Free Pre«.)
Several days ago a dealer in oys
ters iu ibis city received a call from
an individual who announced thsti
he iiad been oppoiuted a delegate to
come iu from a village about fifteen
miles away aud see about getting
oysters for a cbuicli festival.
“Uow many ems would yd it
wont ?” asked t he dealer.
“We r l, you may give mo figures
qu twenty cans.”
The lowest price was given him
and, he took his leave but iu ab ut
tffte< u minutes he came back and
said
I’.
We sMI
to feed, a
Pecnliar BnabieM fai tnervbip
“Three up—draw one,” squeaked
the shriuipisli litt e waiter. The
first cake was just showing its
shape on the griddle when a 15 cent
check dropped beside the plate of
the new-comer. He thouriit this
was rapid checking, but netieffig
that the same man who disUibuted
the cardboard took the Q^sh, be
said: * <* r .
“It must be a great temptation
to a man who handles Goth the
elmoks and the money !”,
“No; I’m one of the. propriytofs.”
“Aud you dim’ cheat ynuy part
ner!” .. .1 '
“Xo.”
“Uow does he know tbatF Rat
ed the persistent guest. .
“tie is on ui. d iyftght this weak
and I’m on at uigbt, Xgft week he
is 011 at night aud I’m on in day
light.”
“Yes, I see,” said the Tuqulsitive
geutlemuu; “goon.”
“He tarns iu just a* mnch money
to the firm Ufc week in daylight as
I do when I’m on, amj iTbrii, (ii
just as maefi at night ^s he does.
To seo that he pays it is my Gusl
nens. To make ills his boifiiiess.
You sse. neither of qs caq writh.
We keep no books, and save the
salary of fi man who coaid cheat us
both. Some times we make three
times as #e pRy in, bat that is oqr
dividend. He makes as much over
the sum as be can, and so do I. It
makes us each have an interest iu
the business, and therp Is no incen
tive to dishonesty.”
“Have you au article of agree
ment!”
••No; we don’t need any. Oar
business has grown to be' prospir
ous. I don’t know bo'ff Uidch U’
partner has made, nor
“I’ve beeu thiukj ig it all over,
have at least 200 people
and you’d better give uie
fi^pres on forty c.ius.”
A price was made, and after do
iug some figuring oil his own gc
count he obscny-l:
‘‘Come to figupi upon the crowd
I think we can count upon at least
300. Nobody out oar way has h»d
any oysters yet, aud everybody will
expect to fill right up to the brim.
L’d’s figure on sixty cans.”
A price was made on this num
ber and he started for home, prom
jsiug to send in an order within
three or four days. The order wa*
received yesterday- It read:
“l never had nothing to do with
a church festival before, and so, ot
course, 1 was liable to make a mis
take. Inclosed find money to pay
fur two cans, which are to be s» ut
by the stage driver. Oue of the
ca 1 s is tor me, and the other for
the (estival. No more at present—
good bye.”
la Ice Fnlnce.
It has beqn finally decided that
Bt- Raul will have an ice (taiace
this winter. Fifty men have sub
scribed $200 each tip ward its con
struction. The movement is not a
mouqv inaking scheme, for after the
subscribers have beeu repaid, the
baianoe, if any, M to be divided
among the chTUitablo organizations
of the qit\v ; .'Ti>« palace is :o be
15<J| by 125 feef, with numerous
towers pf the Norman style of
architecture.. The main building
will be surrounded by a teuc© made
,uf shrubs covered with ice, a be-tuti
ful effect being severed by spray
ing Uie shrubs and allowing-tb©
spray to freeze. Between tbe ice
fence and the wail* P* $Ue palace
■fill be coast r acted a race course.
TJ|? HMWV* P* t,wi palace will be
Ug'qtefL by eleotiicit.v.j Electric
lixlris wjU also illumiimle tbe race
(morse and the eutffauc© to the
palacAi. Tb« interior arraugemeu^is
tuilar to, those ol the Mop-
The ice blocks to be
qaifstruotion will be Mx
teen inches thick and four feet
squajrc. .1. . , ,
■!.i ■acklM’n ffcaten Isis© *
The beat Salve in tbe world for
Guta, Brulnes, tJleers, Salt Bbeum.
Fever Sores, Tetter, ’Ghapped
Hands, GbKh IJI, " R * Gorns. aud all
Sk^o'
cares ^i!
ir’ "
and
sitlvely
■hr no pay required. D
it to give per
refttmT
; For*
carry \fhile Hccomjianyiu^ me in
the stable,', hut the moment ha
Yrtkffied the tfoor the herd set up
Such a trumpo! ing—they hasl scent-
ml tbe fruit—that Re dra|i|>etl the
apron and its contents and acuttleil
off like a soared rablgt, There
wore eight elephants, and when I
picked np the oranges T found I
had twenty five. I walked deliber
ately along tbe line, giving one to
each ; « hen I got to tbe exiremitr
of the narrow stable I turned, ami
was HlKot to begin the distribution
again, when I suddenly reflected
that if elephant No. 7 in the row
saw me give two oranges in succes
sion to No. 8 he might imagine ho
was being cheated and give me a
smack with his proboscf^-tliat is
where the elephant falls short of
hnmiijj beings—so I went to the
li" or lln ^ dc novo aa before.
Thrice I went along tUe line, and
then I was In a fix. I bad one
orange left, and I Ii hI to get back
to the door. Bvery elephant in the
herd had his greedy g.iee focused
on that mange. It was us much as
my life was worth fo give it to any
one of them. What was 1 to do I
I held it up conapionouslv ) co<)lly
peeled it and Miek«d it taywlL It
was most amusing to unvice the
way those elepbau|s nuilged each
other and shook their pondeious
sidsa. They thorcaghly‘entered
into the humor of tR» thing,’
A small book tlie vain© of which
is probably in tlie hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars, belonging to the
Art Cabinet of Gotha, was shown
at the iHlenmiioiiM Meta. Exposi
tion recently held at Narembourg.
The binding is iu emboMed gold
richly decorated with enamel, dia
monds, rubies and emeralds. The
work was formerly ascribed to Ben-
eveuto Cellini, ami made for Pope
Paul HI. as a present for Chari a
the Fifth. This, is erroneous, as
the Gotha volume is illustrated by
H. Goedig, who lived in the second
halt of the s^teenth century, and
the binding is probably the work of
a German goldsmith, who a'so liv
ed at the Court of Prince August of
Saxony.
ta Enterprular, RrllaMe Rems.
Willcox & Co., can always ho re
lied upon, not only to carry iu stock
the best of everything but to secure
the Ageu 3 for such articles as have
well known merit, and are popular
with the people, tncreby su-taining
(lie reputation of being *Iwh, n en
terprising, an ever reliable. Hav
ing secured the Agency for the cele
brated Dr. K!i g’s New Discovery
for Consumption, wil sell it in a
positive guarantee. It will surely
cure any and every aftevliou of
Throat, Luiu s, mid Chest, and to
show our confide nee, we invite you
to call and <et a Trial Bottle Free.
Would you call a lady dressed in
green, & greenback her f
Greenland Imm only one newspa
per. What load* of liver pads and
patent medicines the editor mast
get.—Burlington Free Preu.
A good book is a good compan
ion.
The suiHiie.'t lives have seasons
of shadows.
Do 01: all occasions just what
seems yonr duty to do.
He that wonld soothe sorrow mast
not srgue on the vanity of tbe malt
deceitful hopes.
An Awvcr Wasted. ,
Can any one bring ns a esse of
Kidney or Liver Complaint that
Electric Bitters will not speedily
can t We say they can not, as
tbonsands of cases already perman
ently oared amt who are dsily re
commending Kins ric Biitere, will
prove. Bright’s Pises'©?, Diabetes,
Weak Back, or any arinsrj com
plain t quickly imred They purify
the blood, regulate the bowels, and
act directly on tbe diaeaffed parts.
Every bottle guaranteed. For sale
at 50c. a bottle by Willcox & Go’s.
The Abbeville High School, uu-
der the able manageiaeatof Prol.
Winter Archer, bad eighty pu
pils during, th© past sessi^L, 4
A bill to pension disaldeil Con-
federate soldiers and rnsnueo and
their widows Is to be off!;red in the
Virginia HbaifCof Representatives.
Bight dollars ft month will be tljft
Mimftnt. f"< ■ - v < * v
TRe young men of Marion held a
ams'ooftf ul loRrasmoul on C bri it-
mas dfty. Mr. A. Carmichael
crowned Miss Katie ^the
■ Davis
neeii of love Rod
crowned
queen ol
Monroe
1 ful
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