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the beautiful scenery spread be-
fore them. Far off in the distance
a long range of mountains reared
their jagged heads above the level
surface of the plain.
Faster and faster they few along.
Kent turned and asked Alpha
something about the direction.
There was strange look in his
ewes, but neither of the girls no
ticed it. Little did they know that
a maniac guided the lever that
was carrying them onward to
death.
Now away off in the distance
could be seen a pale blue smoke
rising from the surface OF the
plain.
"There," cried Alpha, sis the
nit of Kanta Klorn!" pointing to-
wards the smoke lazily curling
heavenward.
Still faster they flew onward.
Suddenly Omega gave cry OF
surprise and pointed upwards.
Alpha and Kent looked in the
direction she pointed.
@Why, that is father in his new
air-ship," cried Alpha.
eAnd he motioned us to stop
said Omega. "What can he mean?'
AS Omega uttered these words
Kent looked upwards, then turn
ing pulled the lever back to it,
fullest capacity. The carriag'
sprung forward with a jerk tina
almost threw them out, and dashed
, onward with redoublcd energy.
. Until now, the girls had no
dreamed that there was anythin
i wrong. But now both seemed t
realize that they were in the hand
of maniac.
d There was a firm, set look i
# Alpha's eyes, and she said moth
ing.
!, Omega gave despairing cry fe
o help, and lifted her hauds suppl
d catingly towards her father.
Y, Her father heard and answere
d her. And now began a race IL
u life.
Faster, still faster goes the ca
riage. Nearer and nearer com'
- - the airship.
The awful pit of Kanta Klorn
- now not over two hundred yar'
: off. A voluminous cloud of smol
bt is continually rising from it.
o. intervals terrible noises are hea
b. issuing from its depths.
The airship is now lowering {
rectly over the carriage. The gil
ad are stricken with terror, and q
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CHANG AND.ENG.
STORIES OF THE FA-
NOUS. TWINS.
Tlelll. Homes I and D Their Families.
SQlarrel and a Threatened Sur
gtcal separatiOnlThe Awful
s,Siti1ati0ns of Eng After
G1iang's Death.

lesrecent death near Mount
Airys 9, of Mrs Sallie Bunker
|WiidswaefS Eng Bunker, one of The
vol dsrenoWed siamese. twins,
rscsa alas mind much Of the do
mestic Shisl Dry Of these gentlemen,
:ansE fheiT families, comparatively
bit which has ever found it's
way way into print which now comes
direstf from one who lived in. the
neignb orhood of their homes in
|;theasaI North State, and who was
q personal friend of the twins from all.
his ssnt thup.
Chung and Eng were born in
IE1S11s the loWlands of Siam, of
Ehumf parentage, and at an early
age 5sost tfheir father. AS soon as
ey:Yereeid enough to be of use
|to tisR wiido owed mother she put
theniso so The light work Of tending
large flock of ducks, which they
used 90 carry out every morning
IN a b0at tSS q neighboring marsh,
whersth ewild rice was plentiful;
I
there fhey remained all day and
at night atsthe blowing of a horn,
~ Is woa;a ,yaddle back to
iy,.:..t: crawl aboard: ,fna the!!
s,ff,e fe-s,,s you'd r2d.ie Saen
,firos Vt-o Fioe 9ys &erc pre-
|bably Dor vaa-e ii age ST
Engli traveller 1alned kp2se.
1 1happla aed that way, az, ss:.a
lgie8siia them with amazement, iei
4 al sttii ti aIa Iated consi idera alton with
tHeir stained possession
Leasing the East shortly aftel
A for several years
slexhibia The twins in every par
4 ofsthe{ {kneWa world, treating then
\ with as,ss kind ness and makkin'
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of course, could not help being
presently should, during that
time, remain passive, and not in
any way interfere with the affairs
of Eng: then Chang should spend
three days and nights at his own
house, Eng being during that time
as mindful of attending strictly to
his own business, and not that of
his brother, as Chang had been.
The provisions were accepted and
religiously observed by the
brothers until death, they
alternating every three days in
their visits to their family. Indeed,
SO particular were they in not
having business transactions with
each other that if, for instance,
Eng needed corn for his cattle,
and Chang had it for,sale, Eng
never once limited at buying
from his brother. And again, as
sometimes happened, if one
brother received an Invitation to
dinner or tea the other would, of
course go, but upon leaving would
remark to the host: "I will pay
my visit to you at some future
time.
Allusion has been made to the
cheerful disposition of the twins
They were lively and very fond of a
Joke, aud several might be related
did space permit. Two will suffice
On one occasion while driving
through the neigborhood in {
buggy they were thrown out
resulting in one being badly
bruised while the other escaped
without scratch. 1t then becam'
necessary for the injured twin tc
, remain in bed for week and, o
course, his brother had todo like
, wise explaining to friend, who
called to see him, that he stale
, there to look after his brother ant
t keep off the flies.
t The other joke occurred on
Y trip they made from Greensbor
f to Raleigh. Before stating En-
t purchased one ticket; they the
boarded the traia, and after
y while the conductor came aroun
y for tickets. Eng handed his W
9 but Chang. with merry twinkl
: in his eye, remarked; 81 have n
; ticket, and l have no money!
y Then when the conductor thres
d tened to put him off En-
e interposed and told him thu
o could not be done, as he (Eng
had given up his ticket. At tn
y the passengers raised such a laug
10 that the conductor concludsd
/, passs Chang, whose passage wa
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however, soon after properly paid,
for in all dealings they were

however, soon after properly paid,
for in all dealings they were
strictly honorable. sofar as can
be learned their lives at their
homes were irrepoachable; they
were vitaus temperate, scrupn-7
lously honest, sociable, charitable
and, while never having professed
religion, they often attended
church: their manners and dress
were those of gentlemen, though
their education had been gaiLed,
almost entirely by travel. They
we're naturalized citizens, and
regularly voted the Democratic
ticket.
When the war ended st found
them with forty or fifty slaves,
and though these, of course, were
liberated, they had hiden supplies
of goldwhich carried them COM
fortably through. This fact was
we'll known, and after Stoneman's
raid through that section the twins
were one day surprised by a camp
follower who forced himself info
their presence and demanded their
gold. Upon an immediate refusal
he threatened to shoot, whereupon
they both rose from the chairs
on which they were seated, and
then exclaimed. ."'you "' shoot!"
and then hustled the fellow OUT.
During their travels the twins
accumulated mnch money, and
in their absence from home their
wives managed their property
an excellent way. Several children
were born to each wife, and these
all received a first-class education,
and were brought up as members
of the church, principally Of the
Baptist denomination. All the
children, save one deaf and dumb
daughter, were healthy and strong,
have marrieds and are counted
as some of the best citizens of
that section Of the State, and
+. ..tS led about $4,000 left them
~ tHejl la'ners.
Ths ast scene IA liz history OF
~ tni; aas as sd as i was
reHaa able, aaa wiiha,:t psesede.9t
.iiA,Eti.c N:.h i.sraur : .l8is
ch ans, 81. FIRE. ii.,t;:
stroke ;gssal;:s: e..:s;: -:
med dieal tfeatma ntaaAs.e:s g. 3 =
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in which the mothers took part,
and subsequently Chang and Eng,
who being men Of spirit and
courage, drew knives and were
about to attack each other, when.
the wives, seeing the danger:
begged them to desist. The
twins ceased struggling, but
decided that they would then and
there be separated and atonce sent
to Mt Airy for their family ply.
sician, DR. Ho1lingsworth, a man
with quite local reputation as a
skilful surgeon. He arrived with
his instruments and after being
told what was wanted, remarked:
every well, just get up on that
table and I'll fix you, but which
would you prefer, that I should
sever the flesh thatconnects you
or cut off your heads2 One will
produce much about the same
results as the other"
This brought the twins to their
senses, for they knew very we'll
that the great surgeons in London,
Paris, and New York had decided
that it.would be death to separate
them
In perplexity of mind how to
gnard against future warfare
in.theiir household, the twins
called inDr Hollinsgsworth and
Messrs Gilmore and Rawley, of
Mount Aiey, as arbitrators,, These
gentlemen, after revolving the
problem in their minds, drew up
a legal contract whose principal
provisions were that out of the
money owned by the twins "a
similar mansion and like out
buildings as those which they
then owned should be built on
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At Kingstree Gen Farley with
preternatural gravity pulle{ a
rabbit foot out of his pocket ind
crossed Sheppard and Youmns
with it, while the crowd INDUCED
in uproarious hilarity. Faley
said he would not cross the Nws
and Courier man as he Looked
too cross already.
The crowd was not satlf fied
until it ascertaied that it was the
left hind foot of a grave 1an
rabbit, the superstition about
which is well known.
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Electricity is about to, find a
new employment in horticulture.
Spring vegetables, we hear, are al
ready being forced by it's aid for
the market. There is no doubt
that roses and other flowers can be
made to bloom more plentifully
and more profitably with its
assistance. In short, the discovery
affords promise of possibilities not
vet estimated. 1t has been found
that lettuce is particularly susr
ceptible to the influence of the
electric light, by means of which
it can be grown for market in two
thirds the usual length of tims.
Other vegetables respond likewi'e
in varying degrees. But every
thing depends upon the proper
regulating of the light, and how
to do this can only be learned ~
careful study Of the results
produced under all sorts Iot
conditions. The effect of electricity
being to hasten maturity, too mich
of IL causes lettuce TO run to sled
before the edible leaves are OR
tmed.
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been under the tutelage OF MI;
Lorraine, he had learned how to
operate the electric carriage, and,
in fact, had become a representa-
tive 2Oth century man.
It will now be well for us to de-,
part from the story for a Time and
give a short description of the
2oth century, and the ways of the
people at.that time.
Unlike Edward Bellamy's novel,
the people of the 2oth century
were not equal, at least not in the
seuse he meant. The poorer class
Of people were great deal better
off than the poorer class of the
10th century, but they were not
equal to. the richer class. For the
richer class did not, in the Goth
century, obtain their riches merely
by a knack Of making money, but
they were classed according to
their brains. or their capacity for
acquiring knowledge.
For instance the idiot was placed
in the asylum, then the next one
in The ratioo of knowledge, j. e., the
one who could comprehend just a
little more than the idiot was
given a position as servant to
some good family, and SO on up.
The most brilliant and best edu-
Gated man that the people could
choose was selected as president
Only the people that had passed a
certain period Of time in the pub
| lie schools were allowed to vote.
For instance, again: When q
Il
person had been taught all ne
could possibly learn he was given
a card that entitled him to go and
enter in his chosen, o:;cc;:fation il
he was capable of going.
During the three years Kent had
.s1 - -.
been with Mr.. Lorraine he had
taken a full course in the norma.
college, and now enjoyed the same
privilege and power that Mr.. Lo
raine did. He rose to this height
however, only through the indefat
gable efforts of Mr.. Lorraine.
On this particular day Ken
seemed to be preoceupied ant
nervous. Omega's witty remark
seemed not to have the Same effec
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i ,i'i:ep were 0o;s col a. Is seq
4 rad. on the outskiEiE q t:se e.si
i ,,,t ,,,,.,,>t =. az. y 5sft,.Y - =.
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Gentleman is a term whichdoes
not apply to any station, ut to
tie heart and the feelings ilIsYery
statiion.-Talfourd.
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ALPHA and OMEGA,
sOr the B utiflA Twins
Story Of the Future.
BY j JAS. P. K1LLEBREw.

When they had all left the room
I sIopened the bottle of liquid and
pouring il down his throat until ]
had used about half Of il, / COW
sered his body with q cloth and=r
tired.
] will now explain my actions.
In hanging him they had not
broken hisneck, but only 'strangled
him, and his tongue had slipped
back into his throat. Therefore, .
reasoned he simply hibernated
during this. long period.
s.sRel, explained Aunt Bette,
ayoa know you told me that with
that chemical you gave'me q per-
son might, by dropping his tongue
back into his throat, hibernate for
q considerable period of time, pro
viiding he had some one to admin
lister the solution to him when he.
should want to recover conscious
ness.
So, Judge my astonishment,
when upon going to the room IN IN
ssthe morning, I saw my patient
breathing naturally, and sound
asleep. I.knew that upon awaking
care should be taken not to let him.
know foo suddenly the position
which he was in. So, I seated
myself by his bedside. When he
awoke he seemed dazed, and spoke
like one in dream. Looking
around and seeing me sitting there,
bA-said
ssWhere am I? Who are you?o
.I am your aunt, : replied Ego
to- sleep, aud when You awake
r1l...,l In ,,hot hos
= aga'n ! WI. =, eeA you 0AA' nAs
nappsneo. =. !,
oDeo,ens 70 oiuei No "As
soon asleep.
nov ~ ue ~ ~ - 40
& pass =, ~. " s.a.. - ~. ~ = :,
sssoha st' ,.' 49, =
.l1es .is s.s'l a sta,d ia
anestlons 8 me- ). , pu. : ~ : ]. ~ =.
nlnas e. a1sss's y nau. so.ns 80
asA:. -. - J.
e s Z : s, s :. "a s. S,
81; ass - Z &
81 |Ss'( 50, .,E,5:
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The Kingstree Affair.
AS the Anti administrations

pie are trying TO make soss..~S.,
political capital out Of the
Kingstree incident, we deem m
itour duty toScall their attention.
to a few facts and question, the
truthfulness of some Of their
reports of it.
In the frstplace:both GOV. TiE-
man and ex-Gov Sheppard had
spoken and Governor Tillmans'
work on the stand for that day
was virtually over. Col. Youlmanl
merely wanted to make q dirty
personal attack upon Governor
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The Sheep crowd continually
show their weakness by grasping
at and endeavoring to tnrn every
little thing to account. Because
Gov. Tillman, who had to meet a
train SO as to return to Columbia
and attend to official duties before
leaving for Chicago the next day,
did not remain on the stage at
williamsburg to hear a harangue
from Youmans, the Sheep press
claim that Youmans ran him
Tillman stopped when requested
by Youmans, and offered to answer
his questions if he would ask him
right then and there; but You.
mans with that desire to deceive
Characteristic of the Sheer
campaign, pretended that they
would have to be asked as he
made his speech. Tillman ther
very properly said he was Gov
ernor as we'll as candidate and hac
duties to perform and must per
form them before leaving TO
i Chicago and he needed rest. You
mans, knowing how the Governo
was situated, shrewdly tool
advantage of his circumstance
to make it appear that the Gov
; ernor was afraid to remain.
Youmans could get around tn
!, fact that Gov. Tillman has re
mained Oh the stage during one
his harangues. his chances of de
ceiving The people would be bette
}, But he cannot get around that fac
and he cannot fool the peopl
:, Evidently Youmans thinks th
> farmers are very green or he woul
, not endeavor to deceive them
any such manner.-Press and r.
h porter.
O Man wants the earth, but it
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Man wants the earth, but it is
the housekeeper who gets dust.
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-77T77-E;I In 81 iTaaai. - ----.si
ll:er were 0o# cst a. iiis iagai
rad. on the outskirts q t:.e 9;
rfho r.,aa ua& asaeoi.g esisi f.,s $ = :
:, .,-:,:sr.t tlitssl- 49, ~ =,
.hsS oand, as Kerr s.sf. y, ss7''e..
q Iiyise ;erk. Very little was stii
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CHAPTER ",

BoTToMLEss PIT OF KANTA KLoRN.
aGood morning Kent" said Mr..
Lorraine, who had just stepped out
upon the portico, 81 hope you are
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pipe, they retired in seeming good
health. Early the next morning
Eng work up and, calling to his
wife, asked her to see what allied
Chang, as he conld not awaken
him. Mrs. Sallie Bunker, very
soon discovering That Chang was
no more, dispatched a boy on
horseback to the village (some
three miles distant) for DR.
Hollingsworth. After the
messenger had gone Eng complain
ed of feeling numb and cold in his
lower extremities, and his family
did all they could to restore the
circulation. He rapidly grew
colder, and within an hour after
wakening and before the doctor
arrived he joined his brother on
the other shore.
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t.;G,;;'.soan, r}iietl NJ oaiiis ij T'i;ss i g
bigi, ai2d boaocae Office i.e h2'f|sss.
conld a1t atfon. Il i.otio" ;esi.Ies;
n~,, a,
yae Sia!e as "a!l a; s. esr.1i .
...,,l lie affairs Of ;3iae stat5I'ss@
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2adi<lzsg I'D Aos .a;isa |
,,;s5s,. 15;.s.rf e.,s. -. -.5s.-t
n.a III he l.'age. 50
agreca - Eng s. pend
rl..ae tisea nights Ml5h
bjs o.at tha CaanE tw;.1,
The record-union., 1892-01-07
CYCLONE IN GEORGIA.
Several Lives Lost and Many Build
ingS Wrecked.

Several Lives Lost and Many Build
ingS Wrecked.
ATLANTA, Jan. 6.--Last night black,
funnel-shaped cloud, fringed with electric
fire, and the center of which was roar
ing, seething mass, struck Fayetteville,
and buildings, dwellings and churches
and public buildings were swept away
and several persons killed. AT the home
OF Mrs. Henderson, where were gathered
her son-inlaw, Will Travis, wife and two
children, the roof was taken off and the
floor wrenched away. Mrs. Henderson
was badly hurt and Mrs. Travis and chill
dren seriously injured, and the remains of
Mr.. Travis were picked up 100 yards from
the residence.
!, Twelve people We're sitting together at
the residence of Mr.. Graham when
the cyclone struck the house, the
walls being crushed in, and the roof
blown away. Sally Graham, aged 9, was
killed by falling debris All othefs
were badly injured. After the storm
passed the body of an unknown negro
child, dead, was picked up in Main street.
Altogether thirty residences, the Public
Academy and the Alliance warehouse
were totally destroyed. Many other
buildings were seriously damaged, and
fully score were seriously hurt.
MILLEN (Ga.), Jan. GA terrific cy-
clone passed near here yesterday, caus-
ing great loss to property. A number of
persons were injured.
The record-union., 1892-01-07
TANGIER REVOLT.
The Lives and Property of Europeans
Threatened.

The Lives and Property of Europeans
Threatened.
TANGIER, Jan. 6.-The revolt of peas
antry in Tangier against the exactions of
the Bashaw have assumed great propor-
tons, threatening the lives and property
of Europeans. All the tourists have left.
Three of them rode in from the interior
last evening and can vouch for the fact
that seventeen Khabyle districts, con-
tanning thousands of fighting men, re-
VOTED early this morning and the leaders
decided to resist the forces that the Sultan
is sending to support the Bashaw Great
anxiety is felt here lest the KhabyIes
should attack Tangier hoping to embroiI
the Sultan with the Powers. Her mai
esty's ships Grappler and Thunderer ar
rived Monday night. The British fleet is
now on its way from Cadiz.
The Consuls have agreed to ask that a
large force of blue jackets be landed for
the defense of the city. Five hundred
soldiers of the Sultan are approaching
Tangier, accompanied by a Committee Of
Inquiry into the grievance of the K ha-
byles. Bashaw Said Mahomed is an ar
rant coward, and locks up himself and
the town totally unguarded. The peas
ants have sent reassuring messages. War
ships are Steaming up and down in the
otfing, and are prepared to land men at
any moment.
ENGLAND WATCHED BY FRANCE.
PARIS, Jan. 6.-The troubles at present
existing in the Tangier district of Mo-
rocco, and the dispatching by the British
Government of two warships to protect
British interests in Tangier, have awak-
ened feeling in some quarters that Eng
land has the intention of adding to her
territory by forcible acquisition that part
of the Sultan of Morocco's dominion
This feeling is not in any degree exagger-
ated. Already reports come from Tan
gier which state that the British Minister
has warned the Governor that if he can
not guarantee the safety of the city against
rebel tribes the sailors will be landed
from the British warships. This is taken
by alarmists to mean aggressions on the
part of the British, and the Steele to-day
demands that the Government dispatch
the entire French Mediterranean SQUAD
ron to Tangier to prevent the British from
carrying out any designs of an aggressive
character they may have formed. The
MGta3a, in an article on the same subject,
says it is rumored the French Mediter-
ranean fleet has already been dispatched
to rangier
The record-union., 1892-01-07
TENNESSEE NINE TROUBLES.
Another Outbreak Looked For IN the
Coal Creek Valley

Another Outbreak Looked For IN the
Coal Creek Valley.
KNOXVILLE, Jan. Ga sentiment of
anarchy is in the air through Coal Creek
Valley, and another outbreak is expected
every moment. The following circular
has been sent among the miners: "Con-
vlcts shall never gain foothold here
again. Our prayer must be blessing on
our people and the destruction of con-
victs, lessees and the State militia. We
must act with prudence, and give tit-for-
tat. No matter what comes-death, de-
structlon, OF anarchy-we must stand
together. \ hundred and siXty-seven
men think they may intimidate u.s. Shall
we endure Neyeri The time to strike
once more for our families and homes is
almost at hand"
To-day, when the United States flag
was run up the troops cheered, but the
miners yelled in derision. lit won't
stay there long; We'll shoot it down and
you with it," The miners came about
the camp and watched the soldiers stand =
ing about IN knots, and examined the po-
sltlon. Trouble is bound to come inside
of a week, and there may be bloodshed.
Eugene Merrill, leader of the miners, has
issued proclamation calling a meeting
tomorrow night. After that an outbreak
is expected, and the State troops are pre-
pairing for it.