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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21
a Novel Enterprise.

a Halifax, Nova Scotia, corrcspon-
dent of the New York Eccning Post
writes: b. Il. Barnhill, of Joggin's
Mines, Cumberland county, has under
construction an immense raft for tho
purpose of carrying to New York about
100000 superficial feet of piles. logs,
spars, hardwood timber, and boards.
Its dimensions are, length 40 feet,
width 50 feet, depth 30 feet, and it will
draw 81 feet Of water. The raft is be-
ing built upon wcll-constructcd cradle,
which will be launched with the raft
ing the raft with its chains and binders
to support its,.t. The structure is tor
pcdo-sh".,.I ut the bow and stern, and
n crca, ocction amidship will be of the
form of an cllipsc. When completed it
will weigh 5000 tons. The weight is so
distributed over the four set of launch
ways ms to exert pressure of 80 pounds
TO the square inch, which is about two
thirds OF the pressure allowable on or
dmary launchways. About onc-sixth Of
the cargo has been slowed. When COM
plctcd the cost will be about 800, 900.
The raft is to be towcd TO New York by
an "occan tramp" or by two tugs, as
soon as launched, which will be about
midsummer Should Mr.. Barmhill's en-
gineering skill prove equal to his enter
prise and courage in planning and un-
dcrtaking SO novel an operation he will
have provided q cheap method of water
carriage for the products of the forest.
Many persons Wow the scheme with in
crodulity, and predict that it will be a
failure.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

clad srrv0ui in ,nnrOocL Lin, ho eoiI.
Some cnstomrr.t h.y" inst , onrno -" o"iu ~
prcpnrr an eel in thn ,,rcSnmco yc nf thosr. nn
,,',,iIn,,n ,ri' 'nu ricsIi''o Vi ''lcsc
Took GREAT pride in 's HE wor. mho sonotnd oiy J
yi~0r0u.lv smirn,inm G.h st,,,oi, ;+s ="
head smortlv mnn7 wnod"n hlonI, 10
mon the noor and l,mooIinm ooH;um p,ooh ~" n
crashed thr crn,,nrn,, ,nnI, ;,,Sy, ~, ~
knife in the left side Of tho rSUt rortobr, oJ"
and dcxtcro,,sIv ran II dawn rI ~ ti.opni1, ,io 80
then RAPIDLY o1plind hi. ;ritru',t W ,mU t"t, ~
the other side of tho hncI'hmmo ,Un' nmh ~ W
pcatcd the process, lcovn,, ,hn naI lie Li
opcn. Uoldino M tLn honJ =, ,,I;ai' Ifai.
was attached The ycrtrhr.r ,nd ~ ,",anni m,,",1
bone inclosino thc intrs,no. 'n No im'o,',1 ho,oI
and said: nv ''"o'
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21
Under the Snow.

Juno, with its roses, went long ago;
I"-night the cnrth's lying deep under tho
snow;
ropes richest treasures, like roses of yorc,
Arc scattered and vanished, to come never.
more.
Tho breath of thy blossoms, O, lovc.hnuntcd
days.
The Soit-Siehing zcphyrs, thy birds tender
lays,
Thy inr-uwny skylnnlS. so blue and so fur
The mistS of thy mornings, rose tinted and
rare.
One voice made thy music, its silcncc ia pain;
On" tIc; made thy beauty, twill como nccr
again.
White chill winds arc blowing | weep in my
Der the love that lies buried deep under tho
SNOW.
boston Transcript,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21
VOL. /.
After the Fall ofTroy,

Troy has fallen; and never will bc
war ike tho war that was wugcd for me-
1oElu Dut hnv those ten years bnck main
win The love and the glory, the pleasure like
pam,
Inc clash of arms and the din of the fight,
Inc roasting und music, tho color and light
h"t' mixed with ii all, there sounded to me
Ever II moan from tho fur or sea.
incrc still! rcmnns this for all time to be:
~" wnr of the world was fought for mo,
1--WE them no pity who died for mo there;
men can ncvcrmorc die for Il face so fair.
Ana what does 1t matter that now thcy lic
Gui"t ana silent, beneath the sky?
RcmclnDcr That none cvcrmOrc can bo
Back for those years in Troy with me-
Florence Peacock In Academy
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

The intended journey of the Car
to Nova Tscherkask, to present his son
to the Cossacks as their chief, has been
prevented by the discovery of q dyna-
mite plot to assassinate the imperial
party. A Cossack officer and his
brother, the latter being a student in
ST. Petersburg, have been arrested in
connection with the crime. They are
believed to be Nihilist agents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

The annals of modern diplomacy de-
scribe no event more important and
unique than the spectacle of Queen Vic
toria and Mrs. Minister Phelps sit
ting in coy room mt Windsor Castle
drinking tea and comparing their re-
spective viGYs on establishing tho auto
nomy of raspberry jam. This occur
renee, says the Philadelphia Press, can
not fail TO draw tho two great English
speaking nations closer together in the
bonds OF common sisterhoOd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

A six-year-old son of G. NJ. Short, OF
Sugar Grove, N. Y, swallowed toy
knife while using it as the dart of o
blow-gun formed Of hollow metal pen
holder. The knife, which was open,
measured nm inch and fve-cighths in
length, and went into the stomach han
die first. AS soon as tho boys grand
father, Emri Davis, heard of tho acci-
dent hc prescribed diet of buckwheat,
having read Just the night before how a
young Californian hnd got rid of n knife
which he had swallowed by eating
heartily and frequently of half-cooked
buckwheat The little boy was given
all the buckwhcat cakes le would eat
and no doctor was called in. lie rccoy-
cred.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

The Senate very graciously passed
Mr.. Edmunds's resolution for him and
then proceeded very graciously to con-
firm Mr.. Cleveland's appointments for
him. The United States Senate is a
very obliging assembly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

The Loyal Orange Institution OF
England has Issued manifesto de-
nonncing Mr.. Gladstone's proposed
Irish measures. 1t summons Orange
brethren everywhere to remember
their special and solemn obligations to
defGud the Protestant succession, and
to make all necessary preparations to
prove their loyalty to Orange pripci.
pies.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21

$50, 900 statue is to be erected at
Toledo in honor of the late General
James B. Stcedman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
A HUGE RAFT.
A Canadians Engineering Skill, Enter
prise and Courage.

A Canadians Engineering Skill, Enter
prise and Courage.
B. b. Barnhill, of Joggin's Mines,
Cumberland County, has under con-
struction an immense raft for the pur-
pose of carrying to New York about
10000 superficial feet of piles, logs,
spars, hardwood timber and boards.
Its dimensions are: Length, 4l0 feet;
width, 55 feet; depth, 50 feet; and it
will draw 21 feet of water The raft is
being built upon well-constructed
cradle, which will be launched with
the raft and removed from it IN the
water, leaving the raft with its chains
and binders to support itself. The
structure is torpedo-shaped at the bow
and stern, and cross-section amidships
will be of the form of an ellipse. When
completed it will weigh 5000 TONS
The weight is so distributed over the
four sets of launchways as to exert a
pressure of 80 pounds to the square
inch, which is about two-thirds of the
pressure allowable on ordinary launch
ways. About one-sixth of the cargo
has been slowed. When completed
the cost will be about $4,000. The
raft is to be towed to New York by an
ocean tramp" or by two tugs. as
soon as launched. Should Mr.. Barn.
hills engineering skill prove equal to
his enterprise and courage in planning
and undertaking so novel an operation
he will have provided cheap method
of water carriage for the products of
the forests. Many persons view the
scheme with incredulity, and predict
that it will be failure. .-HalJar IN
s. Cor. ". Y. Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
One Dollar Per Year,
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Queen Margharita of ltaly-''the
Pearl of Savoy is said to be the best
dressed woman in Europe.
Justin Mccarthy is said to have
realized thirty thousand dollars from
his History of Our Own Times.
Mrs Polk has never visited Wash
ington since she left it the wife of a re-
firing President nearly forty years ago.
Detroit Free Press.
Whittier, the poet, is color blind.
He says yellow is his favoIite color, be-
cause this is the only one he can distin-
guish. Boston Journal.
Mrs. Grundy, of the New York
Mail, acridly remarks 'that many a.
fashionable woman's children might
as well be in the foundlings asylum
Miss Louise M. Alcott wrote q
short story on the blind for 81. Nicholas.
and then presented the proceeds there
from, amounting to 1925, to the kinder
garten for little sightless children.
Captain Jack Crawford, the fam
Gus. Western scout says: IF had my
way | would imprison for life all writ
ers and publishers of the yellow-backed
lies that ruin many young men and
bring them West to fight Indians.
The late Kaspar Auch, success
full Christian business man of New Or
leans, after bequeathing S3S, 900 to rela-
tives, left the remainder of his estate of
$500, 900 to ten Presbyterian churches
of that city to care for their poor.
o. Times.
--"Much of Miss Chamberlain
queenly beauty isdue to the fact that
she has invariably preserved cheerful
and happy frame of mind, Says the New
York Journal The same is probably
true of every other beauty in the world.
Chicago Sun.
Mime. Adelinc Patti will be prin-
cess after her marriage with M. Mic
olini, according to the Paris GdatotS.
which declares it has its information
from the most authoritative source.
Nicholini is to be created prince by
foreign chancellery. This honor has been
obtained by the Diva herself, who, be-
ing a marchioness by her first mar
riage, wishes to become a princess on
the occasion OF her second.
John B. Cough, tits claimed, spoke
in behalf of temperance to more than
nine millions of people and travelled
over nine hundred thousand miles in
meeting his appointments. A friend
recently spoke to him as ''frst pau
per, burying his mother in Potter's
field, then an actor burlesquing tenn
perance, then a drunken loafer, then
disturber of meetings, then would-be
suicide and finally the greatest orator
of the country. boston Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
white wool, dotted with black crosses,

white wool, dotted with black crosses,
fastened by golden pins, studded with
precious stones, and is about the
width of an ordinary suspender. 1t is
put ON over the head; the end hangs
on the heart over the chasuble. When
the Pope says mass in st. Peters it is
the ninth article of his vestments which
he puts on.
When the person to be invested is
not at Rome, the pallium is sent by a
trusty messenger, always an ecclesi-
astic, who, for the time being, is com
missioned the Pope's messenger, and
who is bound to be received as such
wheresoever he may tarry, to receive
all kinds of spiritual aid and comfort,
and no one, under severe censure, is to
hinder or delay him in his journey. He
delivers the packet containing the pal
lium to the person designated by the
Cardinal Prefect of the Propaganda to
receive it, and to no one else. He is
not relieved of his responsibility until
the act of investiture is concluded. He
is guest at the ceremony, and occu-
pies place of honor throughout, be.
cause he is the Pope's messenger. He
is generally the recipient of some valu-
able present from the invested prelate,
who is bound forthwith to report the day
of his investure, the name of the messen-
ger, and of the prelate who placed the
pallium upon his shoulders, etc. The lat
ter is invariably some Bishop named at
Rome.
The pallium is only worn on solemn
occasions, as Christmas, Easter Sun
day, etc. When the prelate dies upon
whom it has been vestured it is buried
with him, resting upon his shoulders.
and pendant upon his breast as in life.
The first Archbishop, the late DR..
Hughes, of this city, received the pal
lium from the hands of the late Plus
TX, in 1850, at Rome. Cardinal Nc
Closky was invested in 1864, in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, Mulberry street. To
understand how important the pallium
is we must bear in mind that, unlike
the bull nominating a priest to be
Bishop, which is often sent by mail, the
pallium must be and always is carried
by messenger. 1t is true that bulls
are sent by messengers when oppor-
tune, but many of them are transmit
ted by mail to the metropolitan of the
archdiocese wherein the inchoate Bish-
op resides. 1t will be observed that
the number of Archbishops is quite
small throughout the world. There
are only twelve in the United States,
one in England, four in Ireland and
one in Scotland. 1t is very impress
i've ceremony, but of course not to be
compared in length to that of conse-
Grafton, yet the comforting of the pal.
lium always has been held in profound
veneration because it is, as awhole, the
highest step one can attain in the
Church. N T. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
A GOOD VOICE.
The Greatest Gift of the Lecturer, Orator
and Political Speaker.


A foreigner, after hearing Mr.. Glad.
stone in the House of Commons, said:
II had never thought that the English
language was musical, but / am now
convinced that it is one of the most
melodious of living tongues. The
foreigners confession illustrates the
importance of good voice to an
orator. In fact, no one of his physical
gifts is more important. He must
conquer by speech, and that speech
is the most effective, other things be-
ing equal, whose tones interest, please,
soothe or rouse an audience. If pub
lie speakers would take half the pains
to improve their voices that actors and
singers do theirs, they would find that
labor can make even an ordinary voice
an effective instrument One of the
greatest of singers Madame Malibran,
used to labor for hours to acquire
notes which she lacked She sang,
one day, at concert, the rondo in
Sonnambula, and ended with a
very high trill, so that her vocalism
embraced three octaves. "Oh," was
her reply to a friend, who expressed
his admiration of the trill, 81 have
sought for it long enough. For three
months have been running after it..
l have pursued it everywhere while
arranging my hair, while dressing.
One morning / found it in the bottom
of nv shoes, as | was putting them
on"
Macready, the actor, was heard
one morning, while stopping at a Bos-
ton hotel, crying murder for two hours
or more. He was painfully seeking
for the one intonation which would
produce the effect he wished.
Even sclool-boys have ceased to be
moved by the sight of Demosthenes
speaking with his mouth full of
pebbles, running up hill while reciting,
and declaiming to the noisy waves.
But though old, the illustration makes
it clear that stammering, weak,
sensitive voice may be made an effect
i've organ of public speech by hard
drilling.
Of course, there are orators who
triumph in spite of an unfriendly
voice. Shiel, the Irish orator, had a
voice which resembled the noise
emitted by beating a tin pan. He
shrieked out the most thrilling pas
sages, and held senates and assemblies
in spite of dwarlish body and a
squeaking voice. But if mind does
sometimes conquer matter, that is no
reason for refusing brain matter so that
it will help instead of opposing mind
-Youth'S Companion,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
A MlD-AlR FIGHT.

Fierce Encounter Between Two Work.
men Seventy-five Feet from the Ground.
An exciting scene was witnessed by
pedestrians passing Marshall Fields
new building, on the corner of Fifth
avenue and Adams street the other
morning. Two workmen were Ell
gagged in adjusting some of the guy
ropes of the tall derricks used in put
ting in foundation-stones, perched upon
a small platform eight by ten feet in
size, about seventy-five feet from the
ground. Suddenly one rushed to the
other and felled him with a blow from
his fist. He then began to kick the
PROSTATE man, who, after brief strug-
gle. managed to gain his feet, and,
seizing hammer near him, he aimed
a crushing blow at his assailant's head.
The blow fell short, and then began a
scene that sent chill down every spec
tator's back. The man with hammer
was seen to be wild with rage, and as
the other stepped back out of reach of
the weapon he made a dash for him
again, and the first assailant turned
and ran. Round and round the little
platform went the couple, the frail sup
port cracking and trembling under the
heavy tread of the combatants. At last
the hunted man stopped, and turning
quickly, grappled with his pursuer.
The men wrestled fiercely for posses.
sion OF the hammer, and the spectator:
expected at any moment to see one ol
both fall off the platform and be dashed
TO fragments on the std6e piers beneath
them. While thus fighting in mid-ail
third man mounted to the spot and
parted them. The cause of the battle
is unknown, but it was terrific spec
tacle while it lasted -Chicago Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
The MoTHER,S VIGIL.

A wakeful night with stealthy tread
Der weary day had crept,
Z AS near her dying infants bed
A mother watched and wept
She saw the dews of death erspread
That brow so white and fair,
And bowing down her aching head,
She breathed fervent prayer:
20 Thou" she cried, "a mothers love
Hast known-a mothers grief
Bend down from starry heights above,
And send my heart relief.
Sweet lips that smiled are drawn i'm pain
Yet rest his life may keep
And give him to my arms again;
Oh, let my haby sleep"
When sickly dawn CLEAN had cast
OF light on nights black pail,
Through gates of Heaven in mercy past
An answer to her call.
On somber wings. through gloomy skies,
Deaths angel darkly swept
He softly kissed those troubled eyes,
And 10! the infant slept.
-HuJh Coniody. IN Chambers Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22

1t was a case of spontaneous genera
ton, while the majority felt positive
that they had rained down. The truth
was, that the rain had soaked into the
imprisoned mud-fshes, releasing them
from their baked cells, and surround
ing them once more with water.
The air-bladders of these fishes are
divided into compartments, and have
all the requisites of true lung, and
they are as truly amphibians as the
frogs and toads. Other amphibians
have different methods of withstanding
the drouth. Thus the Hassar, when the
water begins to dry up in the pools and
streams, does not encase itself in a mud
ball, but leaves the heated and fast dis
appearing liquid, and starts overland in
search of better supply.
On the coast of China, and in various
other localities, is found fish that is
SO lively on dry land that it is as diff
cult to capture as frog or toad, leap
ing along the rocks from stone to
stone, and where it is particularly
slippery, avoiding its human pursuers,
This fish, which is one of the Gobies,
obtains greater parts of its food upon
the beach, being particularly fond of a
curious, soft, slug-like mollusk called
the Onchidiuqa, that is not only supplied
with two eyes, but eye-spots over its
entire upper surface.
The CODY, with its prominent eyes,
goes hopping along, looking for this
delicate morsel, and this curious sight
suggested to fisherman the possibil-
ity of fishing on dry land. Taking q
rod and line, he stationed himself be-
hind rock upon the shore, and at low
tide was repaid by observing numbers
OF the curious fishes leave the water
and crawl upon the sand. The hook,
having been baited with their favorite
morsel, was carefully dropped among
them, and then ensued a remarkable
scene. The fish darted at it as bull
does at a red rag, jumping eight or ten
inches at leap. Soon one of the
largest was hooked, and, flying through
the air, was secured by the fisherman,
who, in this novel way, captured num-
ber of them.
Eels, Kills fishes, and several Others
are known to leave the water in our
own country, but the strangest cases
are those living in the equatorial re-
gions.-C. r. Holder, IN Youths Com
pd1lIOn.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
THE PALllUM.
All About the Insignia of Archiepiscopal
Authority In the Catholic Church.


The large painting in the nave of the
subterranean church represents St. Pc
ter installing st. Clement and invest
ing him with the pallium, the symbol
of universal jurisdiction. 1t may be
said, en- passant, that Cardinal who
is not an Archbishop can not wear it.
One of the first ceremonies after Car
dinal is elected to the papal chair, al
though he may be a Cardinal-Bishop,
is to invest him with the pallium. st.
Clement became Pope in A. d. 81. st.
Clement in the painting is facing the
people. as priest does when he SAYS
'.Dominus Vobiscum. His pallium is
almost the same as the new one now
in use, with the slight difference that
the ancient one is longer. 1t extends
from the shoulders down in front of the
body, to an inch or two below the
knees. The pallium now used does not
60 below the breast 1t is made Of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
His Trade Was Bad.

Two men were on Broadway car the
other day, who were debating the con-
dition of trade. One was gloomy. The
other failed utterly by argument to raise
him to a more sanguine view OF things. He
at last said
swell, didn't like to tell you, but my
latest line of business has proven bad"
what are you in?" asked the gloomy
chap.
Lime" was the reply.
What's the matter with the lime trade?''
was the unsuspecting inquiry.
"Slack." said the sangsine man as he
grinned broadly, while the people in the
car laughed at the way be had entrspped
the man OF shsdows.--N Y. Tribune,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
HINTS ON COOKING.
Useful Suggestions Which Housekoepers
Should Not Fail to Read.

Should Not Fail to READ.
A delicate pudding sauce can be
made without butter, by scalding tea
cupful of sweet milk, added to it coffee
cupful of sugar that has been beaten up
with the yelks of two eggs. When the
sauce is as thick as custard, take it
from the fire, and when it is cool add
whatever favoring you choose, and the
whites of the eggs beaten stiff and
sweetened and favored.
Breakfast puffs are made by taking
three eggs, one teaspoonful OF sugar,
one coffee-cupful of milk and one of
water, a cake of compressed yeast, a
small tablespoonful of salt, and flour
enough to make stiff batter. Leave
the whites of the eggs until the batter
is light, when beat well and add. They
are deliciously light and all ready for
breakfast, if set over night.
Celery may be kept indefinitely by
wrapping around it heavy brown
towel wrung out of cold water. When
the towels get dry renew the water.
On taking boiled eggs from the ket-
tie, chip the shells on the ends to let
the steam out and prevent their cook
ing more.
Roasted cheese is excellent for the
cheese course in dinner, and it is also
a good dish for either luncheon or sup
per. 1t is made of half dozen slices
of bread, quarter of pound OF
cheese, two table-spoonfuls of butter,
the yelks of two eggs, one teaspoonful
of dry mustard, one-fifth of a tea
spoonful of cayenne and half tea
spoonful of salt. Break the cheese into
bits Put it into mortar with the
other ingredients (save the bread), and
pound all to a smooth paste. Toast
the bread, and after spreading it with
this mixture, lay it in pan and put
into hot oven for four minutes.
Serve at once. Philadelphia Press.