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Middletown transcript., 1893-03-18
A Problem For Science.

Little Boy-I wish was a great philoso
pher, like you.
Great Scientist-And why, my sons
"'Cause you know everything, anthere's
some things can't understand. but if ]
was like you could.
"Tell me one of them"
"Well, for one thing, I'd like to know
why photographers can take pictures OF
comets. an Eieteors, an flyin cannon balls,
an lightning flashes, and yet they can't
photographs Il 10y without mos squashia his
head in pair of pinchers. GOOD News.
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For Lenten Light.

A young woman with extreme ideas
in regard to Lenten observances has
her bedroom candlestick Of dark gray
Wedgwood ware. The candle is of
violet cOlored wax and the shade of the
same penitential hue.
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why She Wanted Him.

Amy-What made you fall in love
with Mr.. HillOws
Mabel-Well, I heard he was en-
gagged to Sue Gasket.-Judge.
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
One Defect.

DR.. W. G. Anderson of Yale university
gymnasium is an enthusiast on the physical
training of boys by gymnastic exercise
and has given considerable attention to the
various methods employed. The accom-
panying illustration is taken from an arti-
Gle written by Dr. Anderson, and together
with the comments thereon will prove in
teresting to boy readers and will serve as
well to warn them against very bad habit.
This lads side view is quite satisfactory.
The chest is full and prominent, and the
body erect. He is the champion" all round
gymnast of his class and has the following
first records: Broad jumping, pole climb
ing Q6-foot ceiling, 10 seconds), rope climb
ing (same height, " seconds), ''chinning
himself 16 times and pushing" seven
Middletown transcript., 1893-03-18

There's this about it, that if there
had been more dirt flung when the
Panama Canal was started there'd be
less mud-finging now.-Philadelphia
Times.
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The Bright and
Genial Spring
Shuttle OFF the
weighty 0vercOat
Hang up the
winter suit

Set your faces and your wishes to Spring Over
coats and Spring Suits
The hands and the wit of our thousands OF work.
fs-cutters, helpers, sewers have been gathering
Spring goods into our house for many days All
ready NOWHERE glad to say.
Spring promises big for business We've prepared
big. The cloth buying amid the hum OF mills, the
quiet purchases from cloth makers who hunt us up the
making-up of one two five hundred suits at stroke
interesting and perennally the story of how
the wool off the sleeps back grows through hundred
processes into its perfect is to your thoughtful
mind skip it ALL
Don't skip this you'll buy from the manufactu-
rer direct from store that buys to sell again.
Which will you do? Your dollars are at stake.
Will you buy your $40 suit from us?
Will you buy your $40 suit from us?
Will you buy your Spring overcoat from us?
Silk-lned or not long or short-we have all.
We can save you IS to IS per cent, surely-per-
haps more.
The goodness of the Clothing that's another
thing Stores like people, make their regulations
After than thirty years of selling reliable, all
wool clothing, under guarantee Of standing by our
goods we'll not swap horses now. If you buy our
clothing you buy the best
The prices are the lowest because we sell as well
as make the goods. The money saving and the good
wear go to you.
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A single sheet Of paper feet wide and
~ miles long il said to have been made by
the paper works III WatertOwn. N 1t
Sreiohs q 2D7 hounds
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That cure of Geo. W. Terner,of Gal
way, N. Y, of scrofula, by HOODS
Sal saparllla, was one of the most re-
markable on record.
Middletown transcript., 1893-03-18

"All l Ask Is Single Heart" is the
plaintive title used by poet who prob
ably had the other three aces.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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The I,antlSomest billiard table ever ma,lt
in this co,lll,ry was fer l'aii. who is IN ell
thusiirstic lover nf i.ilil.riS and plays a
good game Ii cost S3,0G0 and is how al
Craig-y Nos her castle in Wales.
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There ar undubitable gls of spring
in front of the beer saloons. Il will be
backward as we'll as backward
spring Boston Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1893-03-18

Frost and snow are white because OF the
smallness Of their particles and the great
number of their refiecting surfaces All
the light being reflected. they call be only
of this color
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Mythologists will tell you that in all
countries where precious stores are found
remarkable legends and curious myths are
always related by the natives to account
for the origin of the gems.
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The flavor Ct asparagus is due to aspartic
acid, and that Of the cucumber from pc
eiIliar poisonous ingredient called fungin,
and which is found in many species of fungi.
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PRIZES EACH WEEK

will be awarded for the best original arti-
cleson agricultural subjects. Each issue
will contain page devoted to practical ana
scientific farming.
The Woman's Department will be unex-
celIed in practical suggestions 10 make the
home more attractive.
Every week there will be number OF
sDecial arr cles on all topics of human in
terest. Among the novelists who will write
stories for the Weekly Herald are Jerome
k. Jerome Step lax. Mrs. GrimwOod
Edwin Arnold, John Strange Winter. M arte
CorelIi, Helen Mathers, Florence Wardon,
Hume Nisbet and Hamilton Aide.
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THE new YORK
WEEKLY Herald
WORLDS FAIR,

will be given particular attention. So COM
plete will be the descriptions OF everything
connected with the great Exposition, and
50 u ne to the re ality The many illustrat ions,
that n perusaI Of the Weekly Herald next
summer will be almost us satisfactory as Il
visit to Chicago.
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SUBSCRIBE NOW
DR.. HANWAY GERMAN.
GRADUATE OF KINGS COLLEGE,
LONDON, ENGLAND.
HAVING LOCATED AT
NEn
HAVING LUCATED AT
SASSAFRAS, Md,

Respectfully offers his professional
services to the citizens of The surround
ing country.
Office and residence at the house or
late DR.. Tarbutton.
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ytl. D. 1loore & o..

In order to make our stock
mt We more rapidly We will
fer great inducement for the
next two weeks.
All our fancy goods, Rib
bons, Notions, &c, will be
sold at one-half their value.
Assorted so yards spool
silk at 4oc, per doz En-
bre idery silk, IS per doz.
worth I.25. Twist at $I.eo
per hundred.
Shes.
Children's Fine Shoes 35c, worth soc.
Children's Fine Shoes, 65c, worth S5c.
Children's Fine Shoes. 75c, worth 81 90
Misses Fine Shoes, ST 25, worth 50 90.
Misses Fine Shoes, 81 rs, worth 81 so.
Ladies' Fine Shoes, 81 rs worth 50 25.
Ladies' Fine Shues, $500, worth 81 rs.
Ladies' Fine Shoes, S2.75, worth So rs.
Mems Fine Shoes, $780, worth $500.
Mems Fine Shoes, $500, worth 81 rs.
Mems Heavy Shoes. 500, worth Sl.25.
Mems Heavy Shoes, 81 rs, worth S1.75.
Boys Gum Boots, 81. S5, worth S2.25.
CLOTHING.
Children's Clothing for4 to IL years.
Suits at 81 so, worth 50 90.
Suits AT $500, worth S4.50.
Suits at $3.50, worth $500.
SUITS at S4 90, worth $3.50.
Boys Suits, S. 90, worth 81 90.
Boys Suits, $3.50. worth S8 90.
Boys Suits. Sc so, worth $40 90.
Mems Suits 81 co. worth $40 90.
Mems Suits, $1U 90 worth Sl3 90.
Mems Suits Sl2.50. worth $3.50.
Mems Pants, Sl.OO, worth 81 25.
Mems Pants, $780, worth 81 SOL
Mems Pants, 50 so, worth $500.
Laals Goats.
Ladies' Goats at $500, worth $500.
Ladies' Goats at $500, worth $1,000.
Carpts.
Tapestry Hall Stair Carpet, Csc, worth
SOC.
Tapestry Hall Stair Carpet, 75c, worth
Body Brussels Stair Carpet, sIOO worth
$l,50.
Any one can sell cheap
goods at very low figure, but
there is no economy in buying
them. We are offering you
good goods at extraordinary
low prices far below their
value.
Do not fail to take advan-
tango of this opportunity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
CHAPTER Xxx.

It was nine o'clock in the evening.
Major Taliaferro and his guests were
sitting in his Office room chatting. A
clatter of horses hoofs was heard at the
front of the house and some one dis
mounted. In another moment there was
q tramp of cavalry boots in the hail; all
turned to the open door-and there stood
Captain Cameron Fitz Hugh.
For q moment he regarded Mark and
Laura sternly; then advancing few
steps he bowed low to Laura.
Captain" said the major rising, 81
suppose it is useless to deny to this lady
and gentleman that I deemed it my duty
to make sire of their identity before al
lowing them to pass. The family to
which they claim to belong is known to
you; therefore I sent to you for informa-
ton. I see you have answered my In
quiry in person. If you vouch for them
I shall be happy to pass them in the
morning, and shall apologize for their
detention at the same time-my excuse
being the cause we serve"
All eyes were fixed on Fltz Hugh,
Marks and Laura's with i'll concealed
anxiety.
This was Miss Fain," said Fitz Hugh.
:.She would not be travelling as any
mans wife unless she were married to
him. If you detain them, you must do
so on your own responsibility
Both Mark and Laura drew sigh of
relief.
81 have no desire to detain them,"
said Taliaferro, "after what you have
said, but it is altogether too late for
them to proceed tonight. The only
amends can make for discommoding
them is to make them comfortable.
Mrs. Green, your room is ready for you" I"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

The gents stood, erect leaning little
back. The ladies lean little forward.
(Music.) Now all wheel, whirl, and
curl. Feet and heels of gents 80 rip,
rap, tippity-tap. Then all 60 rippity,
clippity, slippity, bippity, skippity,
hoppity, jumpity, rampity, thumpity,
bump.
Ladies fly off by centrifugal momen-
tum. Gents pull ladies hard and close.
They reel. swing, slide, sling; look
tender, look silly, look dizzy. Feet fly,
dresses fly, skirts fly, all fly. 1t looks
squeezingly, tuggity, puttity, rubbity-
rip. The men look like cross be-
tween steelyards and limber,j jacks.
The maidcns tuck down their chins
very low or raise them very high.
Some smile, some grin, some pout,
some gigglc, some sneer, and all
perspirc freely. The ladies' faces are
brought against those of the men, or
into their bosoms, breast against breast,
nose against nose, toes against toes.
Now they so again making a sound
like Georgy, porgy, derey, percy, ride
ly, pidely, coachy, poachy, pi-t-c-h-h.
They put the Indians in Jail for in
dulging in the ghost dance. 1t could
not be worse than our waltz."-Ex-
change.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
CHAT TT f fAN00G 4.
BY F. A. mitchell, LATE u. S. A.
Copyright 1892 by American Press Association

"And do you expect me to let this
spy go?"
mo. Protect yourself-the cause.
Send after him. 1t is who have con-
nived at his escape, not you. You must
not suffer-"
''The cause alone is enough"
"Orderly," he called to a man stand
ing by the gate.
The soldier approached and stood at
attention.
$50 tell Captain Heath that the man
who was here this evening has gone, and
want him followed and brought back.
Tell him to send by ali the roads,"
The man saluted and went away.
Cameron" said the major, after Civ
ing the order, "God grant that this act
of yours may not be known. 1t will not
be, for l am the only one who knows of
it, and it will never pass my lips"
II am responsible for my act, and if
it becomes known I trust shall have
courage to meet the consequences like
man."
"And now, Wallace" he continued,
Il am going. The young wife who was
left in my charge I leave in yours. 1
would gladly protect her myself, but
prefer to spare her the pain of being
under my protection. If her husband is
taken and she needs me, send for me-"
Cameron, you are leading me to
hope that he will not be taken"
Fitz Hugh went to the gate near by,
where his horse was standing, and
mounting rode away.
AS soon as he had gone Taliaferro
called a negro woman, and told her to
60 to the lady's room and ask her Gf
she had not gone to bed) to come to him,
as he had communication to make.
Laura had no thought of taking off her
clothes. She was waiting for what
might happen. When she received the
majors message she went down to him
with a heart beating wildly.
Madam" said the major deferential-
ly, "your husband has gone"
"Where" asked Laura, with a blanch-
ed cheek.
"He walked away in the presence of
Captain Fitz Hugh, who would not de-
tain him or inform me that he had gone
till he was obliged to do So"
Laura clasped her hands and mutely
breathed blessing en- the man who had
spared her husband for her sake.
"How long has he been gone?" she
asked.
More than half an hour"
"Have you ordered his pursuit?'
II have"
"And he has a start Of
"Thirty minutes"
"You'll never take him. He bears q
charmed life"
"And now, madam, what can do for
you? Ny friend charged me to see that
you have every attention"
81 will go on and join my mother"
"Tonight?'
"Tonight-now."
"Your phaeton shall be at the door in
few minutes. You must accept my es-
cort. There will be guard besides" :"
1T is not necessary for you to CO."
81 shall not permit you to 60 without
me-"
"Orderly! Hey, orderly! The lady's
phaeton at once. And send for cor
poral and six men,"
In ten minutes Laura, Major Talia-
ferro seated beside her, six stalwart
cavalry men in gray about her, was on
her way to join her mother.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
TERMS---S2.O 90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

singing and minstcrclsy were in their
infancy, and any subject that could be
wrought into ballad was eagerly
picked up.
This was the case with "Dixie." 1t
originated in New York and assumed
the proportions of song there. In
its travels it has been enlarged. A
"chorus" has been added to it, and
from an indistinct "chant" Of two or
three notes, it has become an elaborate
melody. But the fact that it is a
Southern song "cannot be rubbed out"
A writer in the Charleston Courier,
under date of June II, 1861, says:
"'Dixie' is an old Northern negro air,
and the words referred to one Dix, or
Dixy, who had an estate on Manhat-
tan island, now New York city. Cen
eral Longstrect gives this version of
the origin Of the song:
"Writing from memory, one cannot
claim to stand closely by the records,
hence | only give rccollections of the
matter. 1t originated with the South
ern boys at the military academy at
West Point, and sprung from their adj
miration of the Northern man named
Dixie, who took noble stand upon the
question of Southern Rights He had
moved South and lived among us many
years. The song came afterward.'
General Longstreet became a gradu-
ate of West Point in the year 1912.
He is pre-eminently man Of reminis-
cenccs, and as everyone knows, is es-
pecially regarded as authority upon. all
matters pertaining to the civil war or in
any way associated with it. The infor-
nation he has contributed in this in
stance will, therefore, be reconizeG as
in the highest degree valuable.
BY General Longstreet's account, the
man Dixie is certainly placed in very
much more enviable light than he is by
the correspondent of the New Orleans
Delta, who leads one to believe that
upon the increase Of the abolition senti-
ment the shrewd Dixie disposed ofall of
his slaves to unsuspecting Southerners,
thus fortifying himself against the pos
sible loss of property which might ac-
crue from the agitation regarding slave
ry then prevailing at the North.
The origin of the song "Dixie," as
indicated by General Longstreet, makes
it appear peculiarly fitting that the
song should 90 forth as the national
air of the ConfederAcy.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

\ Libel. on THE SEX.-Whcn the
question of women sticking to their
husbands through thick and thin is
discussed, there are always men handy
who tell the timc-worn tale OF running
amuck, family fight, of abetting the
wife who was being kicked by the
husband, of attacking said husband for
his beastlincss and of being abused by
the wife for the same. AS one woman.
| am sick of this lie. There may have
been some such cases once upon time,
as, for instance, the other day when Il
brute was arrested for cracking his
wife's skull, and when in court next
day his fine was paid by his wife, who
swore he had always been kind to her.
But these cases are rarc-so rare that
perhaps it is just as we'll to cook, eat
and digest one thoroughly when you
come across it, but in doing so, for the
love of womankind don't get indiges-
ton and continually refer to what you
have eaten as IL natural consequence.
1t is not so.
4 woman hates Il brute Nhis rule
does not apply to little doss.j If she
marries brute, she pays her penalty
through pridc-pcrhaps by sticking to
him and not letting the world know OF
her bad taste. A startling instance OF
this brutality is the case of Wilhcmla
Knapte, who is pleading with Judge
and jury to give her Il ascparation from
Mr.. Knaptc, who kicks, slaps and
punches her, and by way of variety
cuts her hair off, blacks her eyes and
sets his dog on her. The jury will no
doubt decide in favor of the woman,
and Mr.. knapte will have to find other
entertainment than that which his wife
affords him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
THE ORIGIN OF "DIXIE.'

When slavery existed in New York,
one Dixy owned a large number of
slaves. The increase of the slaves and
the increase of the abolition sentiment
caused an emigration of the slaves to
more thorough and secure slave sec
tions; and the negroes who were thus
sent off (many being born there nat
urally looked back to their old homes,
where they lived in clover, with feel
ings of regret, and they could not i'm
agine any place like Dixy's, says Il
correspondent Of the New Orleans
Delta. Hence it became synonymous
with an ideal locality, combined ease,
comfort, and material happiness in
every description. In those days negro
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NOT NnIIRS. BIT YOU.

What man is vastly more important
than what he has; Il man is worthy OF
much more attention than his posses
sions. The great apostle to the Cen
tiles Vas not a fisher Of money, but
"fisher Of men," and he said to his
brethren to whom he wrote; 81 seek
not yours, but you" And again he
commends the generosity of his breth-
rem who "frst give their ownselves
to the Lord, and then unto us by the
will of God.
You may get mans money and not
get the man himself, but if you get the
man soundly converted to God, the
money is sure to follow. People make
great mistakes in going for the money
first; and yet it is often the case that
people are much more ready to ask
for money than they are to beseech
them to be reconciled to God, and
some ministers are much more famous
for collections than they are for con-
versions. There are churches where a
man might attend for considerable
time and no one would say anything
to him about his salvation, but he
would speedily be invited to hire a
sitting, or contribute to the funds of
the concern.
Some persons seem to look upon
their gifts to good causes rs a sort of
atcnemcnt for their sins, and often
when Christians importunately solicit
funds of sinners, it is be feared that
they lose more in moral power than
they gain in financial strength. There
were some kinds of money which the
Lord anciently would not accept, or
allow to be cast into his treasury but
the financial pressure and necessity
caused by the denominational rivalries
of today, make it frequently seem nee
essary to get all the money that can be
obtained by whatever means, and from
whatever source. Sinners, worldlings,
dramsellers, blasphemers, secret clans
and orders, all are importuned to slls-
tain "the cause of God ~
They give, but they are sure in some
way to get their moneys worth, either
in influence, show praise, self-right-
eousness, or immunity from appeals,
and reproofs. "Thy money perish with
thee" was the awful rebuke uttered
by the great apostle when one thought
the gift of God could be purchased
with money and a little more indepen-
dence and truthtelling reproof at the
present day, might not bring as much
money, but might be far more etlec-
tive in winning men. When men are
converted to God, financial matters
give but little trouble but money with
out men accomplishes very little for
the good Of the world or for the glory
of God. ave seek not yours, but
you?'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

Mark knew the direction of the roads
leading from Anderson, and believed
that he could avoid the pickets. Making
his way over space covered with bushes
and low growth of timber, he struck
the road by which he had come that day
at Il point beyond the vedette. Then
half miles run brought him, out of
breath, to a house. The occupants were
not asleep, and Mark succeeded by per-
suasion and threats in getting horse to
take him to Slack's, promising to send
it back the next day with liberal pay for
its use.
He arrived at Slack's shortly before
midnight, and his horse fell exhausted
in the yard. Slack received HIM with a
shotgun pointed through the crack of
the door. Mark made himself known
and asked for his uniform and his arms.
The old man got them for him, and TAX
ing them to the stable Mark put them
on. Then he went to the stall where his
horse stood. The mare knew her master
when he threw his arms about her neck
Neither spoke. Neither wished to do
aught but leave tears-tears OF an ex-
quisite happiness--to flow on silently.
For time Laura saw in Marks face
only reflection of her own happiness.
He was feasting his eyes upon her, pass
ing his fingers through her dark hair or
smoothing it back with his hand, while
he covered her face with kisses.
Suddenly a thought seemed to come
between her and him.
What is it darling:' she asked anx-
iously.
81 was thinking said Mark. "But
no; will not think of that"
"Tell me-"
81 was wondering-Laura, did you
love him."
Laura cast down her eyes.
"Love? Was it love:' She asked the
question of herself. lit was summer
breeze, while this
''This?'
as tempest"
Drawing her to him, before imprinting
kiss Mark added to her simile:
"a wild west wind
"You are thinking of your Shelley"
she said. Il shall love him too, now,
since it was he who betrayed you to
me-"
And / shall love him the more be-
cause he betrayed me-and made me-
He did not finish. He was thinking
Of the morning in the garret when in
her imperious way she had claimed that
saving his life had made her its owner.
She remembered it, too, and smiling tin-
ished for him:
"And made you my slave. But who
made me your Tyre even as the forest
is to the west wlnd:'
Her caresses prevented reply tor q
time. When there was pause Mark
exclaimed wonderingly:
"Oh, woman, why must you so often
deny to the worthy that which you may
give in such abundance to one whose
only recommendation is an ability to
catch your fancy"
Again there came into his face the ex-
preston of thought which seemed for
the moment to carry him away from
her.
What is it now:' she queried anx-
iously.