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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
ANOTHER MAMMOTH GAVE.
fAapa ma Claims to Rival the Great
1 Kentucky Cavern. l5

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Great Interest prevails over the dis
coyery Of What promises to be in Won
der q second Kentucky Mammoth Cave,
found on farm one mile north OF
huntsville, recently bought by r. Nj.
Fuller, WHO moved here a few weeks
ago from Greeliyillc, Mich. 1T has
been believed for some years that there
was a cave there, but nothing was
known Of its character or extent.
therefore, Mr.. Fuller in company with
two, other gentlemen made. elaborate
preparations and explored it. At the
entrance it was found to be fully (lfty
feet from the surface to the main floor
OF the cave, which ran almost perpen
diculaf with a couple Of bench-llko pro-
Jections of rock, extending out about
i've teet. Upon these, by turns, a
short ladder rested until they reached
1ile main entrance, when lanterns were
llt, and the party started upon an un-
known journey Of doubtful profit or
pleasure. In u few minutes the ex-
nlorers discovered that they were in q
tremendous cave, and in order to make
sure OF a safe return they posted lights
every 200 yards along the route travel
ed. They, report q most wonderful dis
coyery, and estimate the main room to
be about $50 or 800 acres in area, hay-
ing no supports above but a solid rock
arch one-half mile in length and thirty
feet in thickness. The side walls and
overhead are covered with the most
beautiful crystals, which glistened in
the lantern light, and in many places
tall pyramids of stalagmites and stall
actles were found equal to any ever
before seen.
After going three or four hours
traces of water were found, and, going
to the right quarter of a mile, they
found magnificent lake Of pure, fresh,
running water, clear,as crystal and full
Of silver fish without eyes, but, having
no tackle, they could only gaze in won
der. The lake at the point first seen
could not be estimated in width, be-
cause the lantern would not throw the
light sufficient distance to reach the
beiik !, yct- stones were Jnrown
by several OF the party with full force,
which failed to reach it and fell with a
splash into the water, which from the
sound indicated a depth Of thirty OF
forty feet. From estimates made 1T is
believed the water Is from eighty to 100
feet below the earth's setface. After
following up the stream for some dis
tance an opening was found indicating
another room, which could not be
reached OH account Of the high water
in. the lake, though the indications are
that it is fully as large as the one ex-
plored. Having been in the cave five
hours and it was growing late, the
party returned to the entrance. Mr..
Fuller has christened the cave Shelta
Rock, IN honor Of one of his daughters,
and will place within the cave an cleo
trio light, and otherwise make improve
ments in and around the cave, so as to
render it q pleasant and interesting re-
sort to,Yisitors.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24

LasJe can be sustained on diet Of co
coan ut for long time. "A ship from
San Francisco bound for Sidney be.
came water-logged on the way, and for
elg hty days everybody on board lived
on cocoanats. a'large quantity Of which
mad been taken aboard. at Samsa, No
cases of sickness occurred, and the crew
ana passengers landed IN a healthy con.
dition.
II the servant has few minutes to
rest don't hunt up some unnecessary
thing for her to do, simply because you
don't want to see her idle.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
A Victim OF Misplaced Confidence.

| 3 W)lllona- r.. NoYi}le, of Hampton.
has goldfish which has had a singular
adventure with cat. The fish is
about six inches long, and it's world ex-
tends only to- the limits Of glass Jar
on table in Mr.. Neville's store. For
company it has three OF four small sill
verfishes. A large black cat, which
has watched the compounding Of med
icines in that store for a number of
years, and which has walked among
the medicine bottles on the shelves
without doing any damage, manifested
great affection for the goldfish.
After making his daily rounds, Tom
would stealthily approach the jar, look
In, settle down by its side and sit for
hours and observe the antics of the
goldfish. The latter did not seem to
desire an acquaintance with the cat.
but appeared alarmed. Day after day
Tom resumed his vigil. BY degrees
the fish became accustomed to Toms
visits and soon got over. it's first alarm.
Counting the confidence Of the fish,
Tom would sit and blink. Finally. one
morning the feline made sudden
lunge into the jar and brought out the
golden fish, which he carried to O back
room to deyour. Seeing his pet fish in
the mouth Of it's insidious enemy. the
doctor rushed to the rescue. The fish
is now back in the jar and is as frisly
as ever, showing, however, the mark
of the cats teeth in its sides.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24

WINDOW transparencies are not gem
sally 10 be encouraged, but If one must
hve them, very. pretty ones. are made
4 panes OF glass upon whicRssea moses
i've been floated. Bind tho f,lass with
abbon and Attach a small gilt'chaih.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
HE BEARS "A CHARMED LIFE.
The Story of,a Man who was not Born
to be Drowned.

| There is q sailor Gil Lake Michigan
who seems to bear n charmed life.
When the fury Of the gale is at it's
highest and the waves are swaylng in q
way that threatens to engulf every
craft upon them, he is in his clement.
He sails alone in Il little sloop not thirty
yards long, trading potatoes and apples
between Sturgeon Bay and Mamtowoc.
lie was out in the terrible storm that
foundered the propeller Vernon, and
came into port in the midst Of it. lie
had been out in u hundred storms be-
fore, and he lived through them in his
little shell when stanch schooners went
to pieces. but he declared that he had
never before been ont in such a gale.
People who Witnessed his coming into
the straight-cut at Manitowoc say that
the sloop was tossed about like chip.
1t would disappear entirely and then
bob up again, until dropped from view
between the next two waves. The old
man-he is 70 years OF age-was
mighty glad to get into port.
81 wouldn't have given half a dollar
for my chances Of living twenty. four
hours.' he said to the throng of curious
people who crowded around him when
he reached Ills dock, just above ssthe
iron bridge" When that storm broke
L took swig from my whiskey bottle,
grabbed the rndder, held on as hard as
| could, and trusted in Providence.
expected to be washed overheard every
minute, I can tell you."
Nobody knows who the old man is.
Apparently he has neither kith nor kin.
/ lie lives solitary and alone. He both
ers his head about nobody, and nobody
about him. When all inquisitive per-
son asks his name he replies that it is
the same as that Of his boat, and when
person looks for it he finds the boat
goes without a name. Though three
score years and ten, the old man looks
a giant in health, as he isl in stature.
HIS rudy face and red nose contrast
oddly with his gray beard and hair.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
An Artistic soldier.

EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: Among the
old soldier residents in this city is Joseph C..
Love, late of the 1st Me. II. A.. who has Just
finished an oil painting of the battle of Cedar
Creek, Va, representing the famous charge of
Gen. Sheridan. with the Sixth Corps, over the
stonewall. The painting is a faithful repre-
sentation of the description given Of this his
toric field by Headley, in his "Gen. Grant and
His Generals" and from representations given
him by prominent officers who took part in the
engagement
The painting is Iox7 feet in size and is the
sixth painted by him. THE Alabama and the
Kearsarge," THE Battle of Winchester" and
Others being of this number. These paintings
have been exhibited in many Of the larger cit
les under the auspices of the GAR, and have
given satisfaction both to the old soldier and
the critic
bIr. Love paints from the standpoint of an
old veteran, having been in the smoke of the
battle himself, and has. therefore, both theoret-
ical and practical knowledge Of the subject
Our little city in the mountains feels itself
quite stuck up" in having so distinguished
an artist and so clever a gentleman among her
citizens. The Battle Of Antietam" is also to
be touched by the brush Of Mr. Love, who is
now making the drawings for a painting Of
that field of the same size and character as the
one just fnishcd.-RoEERT JOHNSON, Captain,
saith Pa, Altoona Pa.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
Whistllng Speech.
[1. James, Gazette.

At the last meeting of the Berlin Anthropo-
logical Society, Lieut.. Quedenfedt. German
officer who has lived on Gomero Island, one of
the Canary group described a whistiing Lam
guage which is used by the inhabitants. The
language does not consist Of any arbitrary Sc
ries of signals or sounds. II is described as or
binary speech translated into articulate whist
ling, each syllable having its own appropriate
tone. The Gomero uses both fingers and lips
when whistling, aud Lieut.. Quedenfeldt asserts
that he can carry on a conversation with q
neighbOr a mile of, who perfectly understands
all he is saying. The practice is confined to
Gomero Island and is quite unknown to the
other islands Of the archipelago. The adoption
of the whistling language is said to be due to
the peculiar geographical construction Of Co
nero Island. 1t is traversed by numerous gull
lies and deep ravines running out in ali dircc-
tions from the central plateau. As they are
not bridged they can only be crossed with
great difficulty; hence man living within a
stones throw of another in a straight line has
often TO 90 many miles when he wishes 10 see
and speak to his neighbor This it is cOnjee-
tured, led to the adoption of whistliug as a
useful means of communication. which has
gradually assumed the proportions of true
substitute for speech.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19

Rolo, faster; reach the bridge first, my good
horse, and you shall never want for the kindest
care"
Again the ragged hole at the old bridge was
pictured before me, and a terrible tragedy
seemed the certain result. / even planned the
manner in which had best convey the crushed
and perhaps lifeless form to her home. Time
was passing. the end was drawing nearer.
Must / tell the sad story to her mOtber2"
thought, and acknowledge to the scornful old
rebel, her father, that my efforts were too mis-
erably weak to save his child? The thought
was maddening, and with muttered curse OF
rage and modification at my noble horse, /
plunged the sharp spurs again and again deep
into his tanks. Like thousand furics the
outraged brute dashed onward Flecks of foam
were flying from his mouth, and the thin nos
trils were dOubly expanded. Over gullies logs
aud half-broken causeWays he fairly flew, need
ing no spur row, for his blood was up" We
were closing the gap.
But the horse ridden by the young lady was
a worthy foe. Half the distance had been
taken by Rolo, and the other was within half
mile of the bridge. The race was now reduced
TO q question of endurance question of blood.
"Ah, this upward SLOPE" / murmured. Here
the great endurance of RolO overmatched the
leading horse. Up the slope we sweep, the
beautiful veins of the blooded brute swelling
and seeming ready to burst as all the latent
pOnGis were BIouEub " DGdT. 4uO top ID
reached, the descent to the creek begun, now
barely rihe-shot distant. Less than 20 PAGES
divide the racers. A momentnow will decide the
fate of the rebels child Ny horse is neck and
neck with his mad foe; throw of the lariat
is successful, and as Rolo surges a half length
ahead / throw blight over the others nose.
We are at the ruined bridge. The young lady
faints. But the spell was quite temporary.
a girl living mainly in the open air, picture of
health and Womanly beauty, is not likely to
lose her head for any length of time, particu-
larly after danger is past.
After this event l had no cause to complain
at the GOODNESS of Col. Ashton or his family.
/ spent much of my time there, and was always
welcome. We could now calmly discuss the
sectional questions which had caused the great
war without danger of renewing hostilties,
and some weeks later, when l asked the rebel
Colonel for his charming Flora, he replied ::
YOu are the only Yankee who would dare
make such request"
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
A Noble Knighthood.

The OUertared brain is liable to give way in
the very hour of professional success. Long
years of sturdy intellectual labor are thus null
lifted by the breaking down of the only source
Of capital which the minister physician law
yer, journalist or active merchant relies on for
his future triumphs The Rep. Z. d. Curtis of
Saugatuck, Michigan, was suffering from over
work during the summer of 1856. He secured
a Home Treatment of the Compound Oxygen
supplied by Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1929 Arch
street, Philadelphia, Pa, used it, enjoyed it,
aud wrote on September 18th: II have used
the treatment with good effects. 1t comes far
nearer a specific for my case than any medicines
ever took" Dozens of similar letters might
be printed.
The vitalized Compound Oxygen now sup
piled by Drs Starkey & Palon acts like magic
in most cases of Consumption, Neuralgia, Asth-
ma, Nervous Exhaustion, Bronchitis, Insomnia
and kindred ills. 1t is not "cure all" but it
has already been used in forty thousand fami-
lies. To such as may take an interest in the
discovery and application of this new and re-
markably successful agent, a pamphlet setting
forth the full details will be sent, postage paid,
to any part of the word.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
Sunday evening, Sept 20, 1863, from my paper
OH that battle in the near future

Sunday evening, Sept. 20, 1868, from my paper
on that battle in the near future.
EXTRACTS FROM Mr.. BURLINGAME's LETTERS.
"Sept. 3, 1887.
as / think the charge was Just what
we have stated it TO have been, and | wanted
the brigade to have full credit for it. l wrote
to you because | was in doubt about the order
to charge, and don't like to have my idea of
the great and surprising intelligence of the sol
diers upset | have given the musket credit
for thinking, and / don't want to change my
account. All the facts leading to the firing of
the volley are correctly stated. l remember
them distinctly.
"sept. II, 1887.
"~ 1t was desire on my part that
history be correct and truthful that caused me
to write you, and for the purpose of
verifying its correctness as to what occurred
after the order to file left was given, and inn
mediately preceding the charge. l
did not desire to state anything at variance
with the recollections of others whose means of
knowledge were, perhaps, better than mine.
But have always retained vivid impression
of what | set forth in my communication, aud
have felt that Turchin's Brigade never had full
credit for the correct judgment and prompt de-
cision which eliminated without a moments
hesitation in the impetu0us rush that entities
this brigade to q high place in the annals of
Chickamauga. You will observe that if the
brigade charged spontaneously, without orders,
its action was, as | have stated, superlative. 1t
is upon this point only on which am in doubt.
Yet my belief has always been that
the boys anticipated the command, and, as one
man, turned toward the enemy and charged
the moment the volley from the woods gave
them information that the enemy was there
| cannot help believing that when it
was uttered the movement had already begun.
In fact, the instructive and simultaneous turn
ing of the men toward the foe, and their mani
fest intention to charge, may have suggested
such command. My point is and /
have entered it on my accounts to the credit of
the brigade, that the only correct thing to do
was to charge without hesitation; that the
men were cognzant of this fact as soon as the
officers were, and that they proceeded al once
to act upon their judgment, and, even if an or
der to charge was given, they would have
charged just the same if there had been no or
der. l wish you would submit my
article to Gen. Turchn with these points and
see what he says about it. 1t is of special in
terest to the brigade. If you think
the article of sufficient interest to publish, you
may use it,"
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
ignoring a Royal Compliment,


Vanity Fair, desiring to correct "much mis-
apprehension about the methods by which
the Princess of Wales obtains her partners, an
nounces that she chooses them herself. It
need not trouble to correct msapprehen-
sion" which must surely have been evolved
out of its own fertile Imagination, for royal
ladies of the rank of the Princess of Wales al
ways choose their own partners. Early in the
present reign a notable peer, who was then
young and uusophisticated, was informed at q
state bail by the lord-in waiting that he would
have the honor of dancing the next quadrille
with the Queen. The amazement of the Court
iunctionary may be imagined when the selected
individual replied that he could not do so, as
he was already engaged to Miss H., sprghtly
beauty of the period. The late Lord Delaware,
who was Lord Chamberlain, was hastily sum-
moned, and his interference prevented so helm
Gus breach of etiquet as the ignoring of a
royal compliment of this kind.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19

"ares Of wo.v the record Of whose cruelties
outrank the blacklist pages in the history OF
the Dark Ages. and load the " Lost Cause
with q disgrace and shame which time cannon
eface.
Broken in health from the effects of priva-
tions and hardships incident TO the mighty
efforts required to break the power OF the Con-
fedeTacy, was advised TO seek the " glow OF
health under the same skies and among the
very scenes where IL had been lost.
Ten miles back from the ChattahOochee
River on an old but well kept plantation, /
established home, with an old darby for body
servant and his wife for housekeeper.
Plantation life would lose half Its charms ii
deprived Of those delightful morning canters
along the picturesque country roads OF this
charming locality.
These roads had been entirely neglected dur
ing the war period, and consequently the rains
and floods of years had quilted causeways,
undermined bridges, and general decay had
wrought its destructive power upon the wooden
stringers that spanned the numerous brooks
and creeks of the locality. The demands for
appropriations for repairs, the re-establish-
ment Of courts, and the many other public out
lays required in a well organized state OF So
ciefy were too great for the impoverished people,
and for several years after the war ended the
decay increased. During this time communi-
cation from place to place was mainly by horse
back riding.
Trained in the cavalry branch of the service,
the custom was in no way iTksome to me. The
postofice was 10 miles from the plantation
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
Prohibition in Maine.
LSomerriibe Journal.

Returned travellers say that it is utterly i'm
possible to get drink of liquor in Maine ex-
cept for medicinal, mechanical, scientific OF
other purposes"
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
A Flatterlng Tribute.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Dear old COM
rade, brighten our homes aud cheer the hearts
OF the undersigned by reysiting US regularly
for another year, to enable you to do which,
find incl0sed the necessary transportation and
subsistence. III. c. WARDLEIGH,
7. H. JEFFERs,
j. A. DIAL,
Ogden City, Utah.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19

Don't disgust everybody by hawking, blow
ing and splitting, but use DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy and he cured.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL. BANK.
New Orleans, Ia.

QEMEMQEQ That the presence OF Generals Beau
itLht Jill regard and Early, who are iu charge
U ihe drawings IS guarantee Of absolute airnes and
integrity shat the chances all equal and that 40 Ou
cen p9sb by divine hat mum Der VIII draw Prize
- X E3l E43kERy also, that the payment OF Prizes
IS GUARANTEED By FOUR NATIONAL,
BANKS of New Orleans and The Tickets are signed
by the Pr sidrut Of Institution whose chartered
rights are recognized in the highest Courts therefore
beware o. any limitations or anonymous schemes"
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
HOW | WON A WIFE.
A Story Of a Gallant Race in South
western Georgia.
BY r. Il. AMEs PLAINFIELD, n. J.
rY :. 3. AMEs, PLAINFIELD, =. ).

H0UGH southwestern
Georgia was spared the
devastation which be-
fell that part of the
State covered by Sher-
mans advancing hosts,
the Federal forces from
Pensacola, under the
dashing Squirting, had
ridden into the heart OF
this rich and favored
country, and except for
positive restraining or
ders would have reached
the very gates Of Ander-
sonville. But ProYi-
dence decreed that no
liberating force of COM
rades should ever wit
moss tho horrors of that
The National tribune., 1888-07-19

a. Dali Aches, Pains. and Weaknesses instantly
sfH relieved by the CUTICUsA ASrI-PAIs PLASTER.
ksa the only pain-kilIing plaster. Csc
The National tribune., 1888-07-19

NJ. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La.
The National tribune., 1888-07-19
TRIBUNE: WAsHNGToN D. c. THURSDAY july 49, @

was unexpected. 1t came7from the rear. Will
the Generals confer as to the best course TO
pursue? Shall the methods be offensive or de-
fensive7 Is it not an am bush, and should we
not be cautious lest werHsh upon force that
will annihilate us?
Whatever thoughts. passed through the
minds of the Generals. the decision of the
questions presented oaithe instant was taken
from them by the soldiers themselves. If any
orders were given | did not hear them. The
boys seemed instiRctively TO know what to do
and before anyone had time TO realize what
was occurring they turned toward the enemy,
and, dashing through the woods with a cheer
were out of sight Immediately. The firing
and the cheers were heard however, by the
rebels at the front sonth of us, and number
OF cannon-shot were sent over the field but
they had no effect to,weaken the charge or
prevent its fruits from being fully reaped.
Gen. Thomas followed through the woods at
his accustomed leisurely gait, and when, pro-
ceedlng nearly quarter of mile, We emerged
into the open fields toward McDaniel's, the
boys were still on the chase and an officer of
the Both or 92d Ohio was forming the captured
rebels IN column for trip to Chattanooga and
the North. Some squads of dozen more
men were brought in by one man. Several
hundred were gathered up, and the column
was trOtted off through Netherlands Gap.
Gen. Thomas soon followed, and l saw no more
of Turchin's Brigade that day.
These are the points as [ recollect them.
There is no question, however, as to the oppor
tunity for the charge having been brought
about in the way | have stated. The charge
itself cannot be too highly praised. 1t is
record to be proud of The impulse which
came upon those men so suddenly, so unani-
mously and so correctly, causing them to turn
upon the foe and
CHARGE INSTANTLY AND IMPETUoUsLY,
seems to have been an inspiration. The right
and only right thing was done at exactly the
right time. TWAS superlative in conception
and execution. The highest order of general
ship, possessed of full knowledge of all the
facts as they existed at the time, could not
have planned it better. Surely the American
musket is possessed of mind and is capable of
correct thinking If at this crisis there had
been Aesitancy timidity or delay, the issue
would have been doubtful. 1t was the sudden
ness and vigoT of the onset that assured success
and gained the victory This thinking mus
ket was again seen when the Army of the
Cumberland decided that the order to take