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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-07

pTOIlls6u JOu olloo1o co o3J SA"AoSb
never know the shadow upon your life
till you were woman"
Elsie was sobbing quietly, often lift
ing to her lips the gentle hand that had
given her all she had ever experienced
of lie's blessings.
There was a long silence after Miss
Merriman ceased speaking, and the gray
dawn was creeping in at the windows
when, softly kissing her, Aunt Della told
Elsie to go to rest.
But for herself there was no rest.
Feverish!y, with an agitation altogether
unlike her usual quiet, she waited the
coming of her lover who had fled from
his unjust sentence twenty years before,
but who was free now and his innocence
known. The dav was young, and Elsie
was sleeping still when he came.
Della was waiting for him in the draw
ing-room. There was no affectation Of
youth in her silver gray silk. and the
square of black lace upon her soft hair +;
but instead of brooch, there fell upon
the knot of ribbon at her throat the
pearl locket Ralph had given his be-
trothed. She stood up to greet the
stern-faced, elderly man who advanced
to meet her, trying to find traces of her
lover. Not till he smiled tende1ly did
she recognize him.
Then, her own eyes dim with tears,
she said, softly. "You arc more than
welcome, lam reioiced the cloud is Lifted
from your life, Ralphl"
And he, holding the trembling hand
fast in his strong ones, answered: 81
have found you at last. began to fear
you were dead, Della. My little love,
my darling
"Ralph," =" she said. the bright blush
rising to her faded cheek, "you forget
we ere gray haired, elderly people?"
"I forget everything but that you are
here, that the hope that has seemed a
dream of madness for twenty years, is
realized. d, I have been in California,
Della, all these years, amassed wealth,
under another name, working for
gold to drown thought. I have led a
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
The Suuirrel Killer,

The Stockton (Cal.) Independent
says: The irrepressible squirrel has at
last met conquerer in the person of a
Mr.. Bryant, who, if report be true, kills
them by the score. It seems that this
squirrel destroyer was for long time an
invalid. He captured lot of squirrels,
and, day and night, to while away the
tedium of disease, he studied their habits
and discovered their special weakness.
He then compounded pellet, the base
of which was deadly drug, and sugar.
coated it with something especially at
tractive to the squirrel tribe. His sue
cess surpassed expectation, and he is now
travelling over the country, taking con-
tracts to kill all the squirrels on farm
for SO much an acre-eight cents in the
mountains and five cents in the valleys.
He passes by their burrows, drops few
grains of his exterminator, and in few
minutes the squirrels lie dead in all di-
rections. 1t is said that one will eat
grain containing the poison, pick up an
other and die with it in his paws. Green
valley (Solano county, farmers tell us
that heaps of squirrels lie piled up in
that valley, attesting the skill of the
greatest squirrel killer in this or any
other country. The farmers of San
Joaquin county will be happy to make
the acquaintance of this individual with
his little , ills.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Horrible Death,

A boy named Jacob Warner, who lived
with Mr.. Arlt, a miller, at Bailey's Har-
Dor, Mich, went into the grist mill to
grind his AK on grindstone that is oper-
ated by attaching belt to pulley close
beside the main belt. While in the act
of adjusting the grindstone belt he was
caught in the main belt and whirled into
eternity. Mr.. James Kilgore, happen
ing to go into that portion OF the mill ct
about the same time, heard the boy ory
out "Cut the belt" He sprang for
ward with his knife and tried to cut the
belt, but as the boy came around with
the belt Kilgore received heavy blow
on the nose from the boys foot, literally
smashing the bones of his nose and
knocking him senseless. The machinery
was stopped as soon as possible and the
mangled boy taken from the belt a fright
full sight to behold, having his head
smashed, both legs and arms broken
and the fingers whipped off both hands.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03

which speak stands open dayand night,
and there is the glittering god with his
four feet on broken hearts. and there il
the smoking altar of sacrifice, new
victims every moment on il, and there
are the kneeling devotees, and the dox-
ology Of the worship rolls on, while
Death stands with mouldy and skeleton
arm boating time for the chorus
"More /! more more p
Some people are very much surprised
at the actions of people in the Stock Ex-
change, New York. Indeed, it is scene
sometimes that paralyzes description, and
is beyond the imagination of anyone who
has never looked in. What swapping of
finger and thumb, and wild gesticulation,
and raving like hyenas, and stamping like
buffaloes, and swaying to and fro, and
jostling AMI running one upon another,
and deafening uproar, until the president
of the Exchange strikes with his mallet
four or five times, crying, "Order! Or
der !" and the astonished spectator goes
out into the fresh air feeling that he has
escaped from pandemonium. What does
it all meanf I will tell you what it
means The devotees of every heather
temple cut themselves to pieces, and yell
and gyrate. This vociferation and gy-
ration of the Stock Exchange is all ap.
propriate. This is the worship of the
golden cali.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Poets Peculiar Taste.

One of Shelley's biographers says Of
him Shelley used to pick the turpen-
tine of fir tree, and eat it with relish,
or in walking through pine wood, he
would apply his tongue to larch, and
lick it as it oozed in liquid state from
the bark. I never met with anyone
else who had the same taste. ! have ex-
postulated with him on the subject, and,
of course, in vain /; and I once related to
him little apologize, which was rather
more efficacious. was once at ball
a very pleasant one it was-and we were
all dancing away merrily, but we were
Obliged to tlesist, for all on a sudden the
fiddlers stopped in the middle of tune !;
we told them to play on, but they an
swered: "We cannot go on with our
music, because that rascal, Bysshe, has
eaten up all eur resin" Sometimes,
when he was creeping stealthily up to q
FIR tree, that he might lick it, my fable
of the poet and the fiddle would come
into his head, and he would turn aside,
laughing. The broken up ball, the en-
ragged musicians, the whole scene ap-
peared ID a moment before his eyes.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Dog Returning Good for Evil.

A strange scene occurred the other
day at Sierck on the Moselle. Herr
Schmidt had a dog which he wished to
get rid Of. Rowing out into the middle
of the river, he fastened a stone round
the dogs head and threw him into the
water. The animal sank at once but
during his struggles the rope slipped off
the stone, and he again rose to the sur
face and tried to get back into the boat.
His master, however, continued to push
him back, but as the dog persevered, he
lost his patience, and striking at him
with his oar, lost his footing and fell
into the water himself. He was unable
to swim. but the dog seizing him by his
coat, succeeded in bringing him to land,
after having been repeatedly washed
away by the current. The dogs life WAS
spared, We are happy to say.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Horses Adventure in Deserted Shaft.

Some time ago gentleman living in
the third ward of Joplin, No., missed a
pony, and after long search gave it up
as stolen. Twenty days utter the loss Of
the animal q number of children were
playing in some old deserted shafts,
when, upon looking into one about six
feet deep, q horse, reduced to a mere
skeleton, was found. Their discovery
was soon made known, and in few
minutes number of miners collected
at the spot and soon had the poor animal
ON the top Of the ground. The person
who had lost his pony so long before
recognized his property in the emaciated
animal before him. For twenty
days had the animal been in that shaft
without food and water. and from ap-
pearances it could not have held out
many more. 1t had eaten all the hair
from its sides and tail, which, if any, was
all the nourishment it had got during
that long period. After being taken out
it commenced to eat, though it could
scarcely stand on its feet. The animal
is gaining rapidly in flesh, and will soon
be as strong and useful as before its ad-
ventura
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Shower OF Salt.

During a recent violent storm gen.
tleman living in North East, Nd, was
returning to that town from Philadel-
phia by the midnight train. On stepping
from the cars to the platform, he dis
covered that the planks we're covered
with a white substance resembling salt.
The next morning, after opening his
store, he went up stairs to see what
damage, if any, the storm had done.
Around the doors and windows he dis
covered substance similar to what he
had noticed the night before. Having
his curiosity considerably aroused, he
concluded to examine into the matter,
so he tasted the substance and found to
his astonishment that it was genuine
coarse salt. The circumstance was re-
lated to another gentleman living near
by, and he Immediately recalled the fact
of pen Of his having been out in the
rain on the same night, and, having put
the pen to his mouth before using it, he
noticed briny taste about it.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Good Place to s. PrOspect. -

The following humorous incident of q
miners life comes to the "Drawer " of
Harper's Magazine from " Mining Dis
One day ragged, lazy-looking fellow
came shutting up to the store, and
drawled out: Well, boys, kin yer tell a
feller whar there's good place to pros
pect for gold? p
The boys laughed, thinking he would
be more useful to himself around free
lunch table than as miner. At length
one of the crowd said to him. "See here,
my friend, there's DR.. Mason, snperin-
tendent of the R Mine; you'd better
ask kim" ....
Now mining superintendent is quite
high position in mining district, and
his opinion is eagerly sought for.
(Which is the superintendent ?"
asked the newcomer.
"That's the man, dressed in black
with the dark brown curly hair" was
the answer, pointing to DR.. NJ, who,
though young, is thorough mineral
ogist and chemist, and also o practical
Joker.
"Thank you, stranger" replied the
fellow, as he made for the doctor, to
whom he said: care you the superin-
tendent of the R Miner"
eyes,"
"Well, could yer tell a feller where to
find good place to prosPect?"
Mason looked at him moment, and,
taking in the slow. tired movement of
tue man, said, with twinkle in his eye:
"You look like lively, industrious
man. Do you see that oak-tree on the
hillside p
eyes, sir.
"Well, under that tree would be q
good place to prospect; besides, its nice
and shady, and you can lie down and
rest when fatigued. ..,u
The fellow procured pick and shovel,
and went to work under the tree. The
miners, passing by, ridiculed him; but,
nothing daunted, he went on with his
little dig. He "guessed the superin-
tendent knew what he YVES about"
At the end of the week our miner had
taken out fifteen hundred dollars worth
Of gold. The doctor does not tell people
where to prospect now. He says that
the last man he showed where to pros
pect got so rich that he committed sui
eide, not knowing what to do with his
money.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
Timber Statistics.

Within ten years no less than IL, ,OOO,-
600 acres of forest have been cut down
or burned over in the United States.
Much of the timber is used for fuel,
twenty-five cities being on record as con-
suming from 5, 600 to 10, 600 acres each.
Fences use up much timber, and rail-
way sleepers require the product of
$50, 600 acres per annum. The amount
of pine and hemlock timber yet stand
ing in the forests of the timber States
is estimated at 225, ,OO0, ,0OO, 900 feet.
The sum of Sl44, 600, 900 is invested in
the timber industry, employing 200, 900
men,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
IncOmbustible Paper.

Two Spanish gentlemen of Salamanca
have just obtained patent in Spain for
making writing paper incombustible.
A number of experiments have been
made with the process, and the results
are said to have been very satisfactory.
The paper will not burn, no matter
what may be the intensity of the heat
applied. A single sheet submitted to
the direct action of fame will car
bonize, but does not take fire. If roll
of prepared paper is placed in the hot
test fire the outside leaves will carbonize
and the edges for short depth, but the
interior remains unaltered, the writing
or printing being perfectly legible.
Papers already written or printed upon
may undergo the process without injury.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
Items Of Interest.

l What does every one thirst after "A
!, red.herring.
t The only pain Of which every one
makes light-A window pane.
A chap who opened sample room
over theatre appropriately painted over
his door the word Dramatic.
A little girl was asked: "What 10
faith ?" She replied "Doing Gods
will, and asking no questions.
Four little daughters of resident Of
Robeson county, N. G., died Of diptheris,
and were buried in one grave on recent
Sunday.
To be forgotten as soon as dead is the
melancholy lot Of man everywhere, but
it is only in the more populous places Of
the world that this forgetfulness antioi-
pates the two.fold oblivion Of the grave,
and that men are considered dead be-
cause they cease to be remembered.
A Wayne county IN. W farmer left
his vest hanging upon chair. In one
of the pockets were about dozen
strychnine pills. His two little children
discovered them, thought they were
candy, and ate them. Physicians were
called and antidotes administered, but
both died within an hour.
A lover of good coffee entered =
grocery recently, and holding up hand
full OF ground coffee from big can he
inquired, care there any beans in this
coffee p "No, sir" promptly replied
the grocer. "How do you knowG"
asked the man. "Because 1 was out Of
beans and had to put peas il" was
the answer.
Amilitary man gave Prince Bismarck an
elaborate disquisition the other day on
deeds, errors and chances of the Russian
and Turkish armies, and, when he con-
cluded, asked the prince plainly what he
thought about them. Bismarck answered
with the laconic sentence: "i think
that each army is getting the thrashing
it deserves !"
uo SoCACb1AJ u pAO AnoCAAoA A"F given
f,,SS~p;r;pss.N.At whnn homestead claim
backwater of river, he will be allowed
to make another entry, with credit for
fees and commissions. In the event OF
a new homestead entry, he will be COM
PEELED to show compliance with the law,
as though he had made no previous
entry.
Public opinion in London is strongly
in favor of the Turks. At the music
halls and other places where war songs
form part of the nightly programme,
the anthem is invariably hisssd, and the
czars flag howled at, while the crescent
and star come in for an enormous amount
of cheering, and the Turkish natlona!
hymn is applauded to the echo. Most
of the music hall proprietors have
started subscription lists in aid OF the
Turkish compassionate fund. Already,
although the lists have only been put up
q few days, considerable sum OF money
has been collected.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A Rox,s Comuosition on Columbus.

He was born when he was very young
in little town called Genoa, ON little
gulf of the same name in the Mediter-
ranean Sea. I suppose he was like
most all boys he had hoops, marbles
and tops, went to school, got whipped
and was terrible hungry about dinner
time, and liked to go to sunday
school when it was most Christmas
time then maybe he felt bad when
he didn't get anything on the tree. l
guess when he got big he wanted to go
to the Black Hills or to Arizona, II
somebody would give him money for he
had none of his own. I think all boys
would like to be like Columbus, but l
don't think there are any more countries
Il, discovar
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
Duck.ShOOtlng In Maryland.

There are various ways of shooting
the ducks of the Chesapeake and its
broad affluent, the Susquehanna. Gen
tlemen for the most part shoot from
"blinds and use decoys; while market
gunners use the "sink- boat" or the
"night reflector" "Blinds are any
sort of artificial concealment placed at
an advantageous point upon the shore.
They generally consist of seat in a
sort of box or shelter some four feet
deep, and capable of containing three or
four persons and couple of dogs. They
are thoroughly covered up with pine
branches and young pine-trees. and COM
municate with the shore by path SINH
larly sheltered. The water in front is
comparatively shallow, and, if it contain
beds of wild celery on the bottom, is sure
to be feeding ground for the ducks.
About thirty yards from the "blind
are anchored feet of perhaps hun
dred and fifty decoys. They are wooden
ducks roughly carved and painted, but
devised with strict regard for variety
and sex. At little distance they are
calculated to deceive any eye, and they
certainly have great deal of weight in
determining the action of passing
flock or "bunch" of ducks. The sink
boat is in reality floating blind. 1t is
nothing more than an anchored box or
coffin with hinged flaps to keep the
water from invading it. The gunner
GesJga. .hi1 h1s'ein ttuey',rleselnv. N't.n;
but very destructive to the birds. They
float down the stream when shot and are
picked up from a boat stationed below.
It is q wholesale numbering sort of thing
and has little "sport" about it. The
&c night reflector" is quite as bad. 1t
consists of large reflector behind a
common naptha lamp and mounted upon
The bow of boat. The latter is rowed
out into the stream where the ducks are
Sc bedded for the night, and the birds,
fascinated by the light, swim to it from
every side and bob against the boat in
helpless confusion. The number of
birds secured depends only on the cali
Der of the gun. From twenty to thirty
lucks to each shot fired is common
experience. The hunter who uses one
of these redectors may succeed in get
ing into half a dozen "beds" in
aight. Another thing he sometimes
succeeds in is getting charge of shotin
ais body from some indignant sportsman
IN shore. If rifle is handy and any
one chances to be up and about at the
hour, no hest alton is felt at having
crack at the "pot-hunter's" nefarious
Magazine.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03

me-" she thought, as she made side
plating, thoroughly enjoying the excite
ment Of the occasion.
A while later she purposely intro
duced the subject.
"Your baby has an uncommon name.
madam. Is it fancy name?"
"Oh, not is for my husbands e
mother. Isn't it a beautiful name?"
Mamie then stroked the soft little
hand lying doubled up OH her bosom
while the child slept. .t.-.
Every pretty. So old Mrs. Rusling-
toms name is Helen, is it? Do you
know never had much of an opinion of
herr They say she is naughty, unfor-
giving, and obstinate"
"Oh. no Mrs. Abercrombie. NY
mother.in-law is one Of the most perfect
ladies' you can imagine. She may be
haughty-rich people are apt to be, and
she-may be-is unforgiving where she
feels she has been ill-used. Any one
would be, would they not? But OBJ
stinate-no, I am quite sure not"
"You are we'll acquainted with her;
you should know"
Mamie's fair cheek flushed.
II am not acquainted with her, at
oil. have never seen her, for she was
SO disappointed when her son married
me that she refuses to know me. If she
only would, I am sure would make her
love me. I would give baby into her
arms, and let her see she is Ernest all
over again. would tell her how had
called her after her, hoping my child
would make as noble q woman as reared
my husband. L"
And just as Mrs. Ruslington dashed |
down the plating her trembling hands
could no longer hold, just as she was
going to snatch Mamie to her well-won
heart, the door opened, and her son,
handsome, CHEEKY, gay, came in. .
"This is splendid Mother dear,
this is all my home needed-to see you
here Mamie how natural and cozy it
all is Why-what-"
For Mamie had risen from her chair,
bewildered, pale ; and Mrs. "Abercrom-
bic" stood, laughing and crying by
turns.
"I've been here-taking advantage of
l mistake Mamie made, and I've dis
covered what jewel she is, Ernest.
She shall never again want my love or
,are. Children, it's the best day ever
Jaw !"
And when Ernest put one arm around
lis wife and child, and the other around
lis mother, with tears in their eyes, and
miles on their lips, they all endorsed
Ter opinion.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
On Names.

In Christian climes Mary the garland wears
Rebecca sweetens on Hebrews ear;
Quakers for pure Priscilla are more clear;
Aud the light Gaul by amorous Ninon swears.
Among tho losser lights how Lucy shines
What air of fragrance Rosamond throws
round
How like hymn doth sweet Cecilia sound
or Martha and Of Abigail few lines
Have Dragged In verse. OF coarsest household
stun
Should homely Joan be fashioned. But can
You Barbara resist or Marian2
And Is not Glare for love excuse enoughp
Yet, my faith in numbers, profess
These all than Saxon Edith please me less.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
A GOOd Place to Get Oh,

A boy Of five years WAS playing
railroad with his sis 4er Of two and
half years. Drawing her upon foot
stool, he imagined himself both the
engine and conductor. After initiating
the putting noise Of the steam, he
stopped and called ont New YORK.
and in moment after " Paterson" and
then Philadelphia. His knowledge
of towns was now exhausted, and the
next place he cried, Heaven. His
little sister said eagerly: "Top l des
iii dit out here"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-03
When the Grass Shall Cover Ne,

Whom tho grass shall cover me,
Head to foot, whore am lying
When not any wind that blows,
Summer blooms nor winter SHOWS,
Rhall awake mo to your signing |;
Close above me a. you pass,
You will say ." How kind she was,
You will say: "How true she was,
When the grass grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me,
Holden close to earth's warm bosom
While laugh, Or weep, or sing
Never more for anything;
You will find In blade and blossom,
Sweet, small, voices, odorous,
Tender plesders in my cause,
That shall speak me o. Was
When the grass grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me
All, beloved, in my sorrow
Very r.tei,t, loan wait
Knowing that, or soon or late,
There will dawn clearer morrow;
Whea your heart will moan, "Alas!
Now know how true she was
Now know how dear she was,"
When the grass grows over me.
, 1877-11-24

Miss LIZZIE LA BEAN, adopted
daughter Of Rev. Daniel Bagley. is
seriously i'll of diphtheria.
BORN. the wife of G. G, Per-
kins, to-day, a son.
Mr.. CusHMAN is acting Inspector
of Customs at San Juan.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-16
A Remedy for MOrmOnism.

The best solution of the Mormon
problem yet proposed is that of dividing
up Utah among the adjoining States and
Territories. Two contiguous States, Ne
vada and Colorado, do not to-day con-
tain sufficient population to justify
their admission. Nevada has not 60, 600
people within her borders, and Colorado
has less than 100000. Territorially
there is no reason why the eastern por-
ton of Utah should not be annexed to
Colorado, and the western to Nevada.
In creating the original territory of Ne
vada large slice was cut off from Utah.
and another portion might now be added
with advantage. Such an addition
might prove advantageous in improving
the politics Of the State by introducing
therein another element. And there is
no doubt that the people of Nevada
would take due care to punish polygamy
within their borders. Colorado would
be benefited by the annexation of por-
ton of eastern Utah, and the Territories
of Idaho, Montana and Arizona could
with advantage absorb the northern and
southern portions. Francisco
Bulletin.