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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27
THE LAND OF THE ONION.

1t is said that when a ship is ap-
preaching the island of Ceylon deli
cious perfumes are waited to the mari
ner's nostrils long before the shores
come in sight, so luxuriant is the
growth Of flowers on the island. Some
recent travellers assert that similar
statement is true of the island of Ber-
muda but in the modern instance
the fragrance which meets the sailors
nostrils is not that of the delicious
flowers but of the more humble, use
full and nutritious onion.
The Bermuda farmer often raises Ill
les for the New York and Eastern mar
kets; but his main-stay is the onion.
The Bermuda onion is the best in the
world. Nothing so good is raised in
the United States. Every year we
import onions from Cuba and the other
West Indies, and even from so far
away as Egypt; but no onion takes
the place of that of Bermuda,
One reason for this is that the soil of
Bermuda is particularly adapted to
the cultivation of the onion. 1t con-
sists largely of powdered coral, and
contains the elements which are most
congenial to the onion. Moreover,
the situation and climate of the islands
are such that they are able to put
their early onions into the markets of
American cities at time when they
are peculiarly welcome.
As o result, Bermuda has become,
practically, one great onion patch.
The happiness of the island may be
said to hang upon the onion. When
there is good crop and prices are
good, the people are happy; when
the crop fails, or prices are low, they
are correspondingly depressed.
The American consul at Hamilton,
the capital of Bermuda, tells in a spe-
cial report the melancholy story of the
onion crop of 1892. 1t was one of the
largest crop, if not the largest crop,
ever known in the history of the Is
lands but wet and stormy weather in
February and March had kept the
harvest back three weeks, and as a con-
sequence the onions could not be sent
to New York, which is almost the
only market, until it was so late that
they could not be sold at profit.
The Bermuda farmers had, therefore,
their millions of onions left on their
own hands, and they became cause
of tears to those who raised and ham
died them in much more than the us
ual humorous sense. A great many
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27

sg According to "Kate Fields Wash
ington," some genius has devised for
sleeping cars a system of beds made
of rubber bags, which are to be stretch
ed over steel frames and inflated with
hot air from the locomotive. In Is
minutes an entire car can be made
ready for the night. In the morning,
when the hot air is turned off, the
mattresses and pillows will immediate
ly collapse. Such beds, it is claimed,
would be cheaper, lighter, and more
comfortable than those made now, and
could he tucked away in far less space
when not in use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27

CARE OF THE EYEs.-"Most per-
sons," says an occulist, "regard the
eye as something rather apart from the
rest of their anatomy, and not in much
relation to it. They hardly realize
that the condition of their sight affects
their general health, and are surprised
to be told that when glasses are need
ed the wearing of them may add to
their avoirdupoise, make them sleep
better, or improve their appetites.
Yet this is true, as any occulist or
physician knows.
"An overworked eye nerve is as
much Of all agitator in the human sys-
tenn as any of the other nerves under
abnormal pressure. Brain workers, in
particular, should keep their eyes in
the best possible condition, and rem
der them every possible aid. One
valuable help is sufficient rest; and
right here it should be said that to stop
using the eye in reading or writing,
and begin an animated brains -stimula-
ting conversation, keeps up the strain
on the optic nerve. Strong sighted
persons, too, abuse their eyes need
lessly. No matter how we'll one can
see, he should never work in q cross
light. The light should always be
from behind if possible, or from the
left side alone. A green shade helps
materially in persistent, close work,
and cold water syringed over the
closed lids is useful tonic"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27
VOLUME Al.
GffffffGKAMATJGA.
4 SEQUEL TO CHATTANOOGA.
BY CAPT. F. A. mitchell, LATE I. S. A.
Copyrighted, 1894 by American Press Association.
SYNOPSIS OF CHATTANOOGA. uy

L
Private Mark Maynard is sent by Gen.
eral Thomas from the Union camps in
central Tennessee scouting toward Chat
tanooga and barely escapes capture by
Confederates through the cunning of a
native girl-Souri Slack. He gets suit
of citizens clothes at Slack's, and Jakey
Slack, a lad Of l3, goes with him to help
disguise his character. Souri, gives Mark
a silk handkerchief as memento.
Mark and the boy beg supper and lodg-
ing at the house of Mrs. Fain, Southern
woman married to Northern man, who
is absent in the Union lines. Captain
Fitz Hugh, G.. S. A, a suitor of Laura
Fain's, drops in and suspects that the
strangers may be Union spies; but Laura
wards ADMINISTRATION, and the travellers
resume their journey undisturbed.
Mark reaches Chattanooga, is captured
and condemned as spy.
Jakey sends Souri's silk handkerchief
home by friendly Negroes and Souri, takes
hint, hastens to Chattanooga and helps
Mark to escape Jail.
Mark reaches the Fains' house and is
protected by Laura.
The remaining chapters show how
Laura decides between Captain Fitz Hugh
and Mark, compelling the Confederate
to shield his Yankee rival. Mark travels
toward the Union lines with Mrs. Fain
and Laura, is recaptured and again spared
by Captain Fitz Hugh, marries his fair
protector, reaches the Union camp with
valuable information about the enemy
and is rewarded for his exploit by ap-
pointment as an officer on the staff of
General Thomas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27
ihE MAN IN THE BOX.

A Paris correspondent sends an
amusing story about burglar in a.
box. According to presumably vera
cious narrator, two detectives who
were on duty the other evening in the:
Rue Saint Martin heard man address
a large box, which he was wheeling
before him on a cart, as if it were a
human being. The detectives may, or
may not, have thought Of the story
of the wooden horse, but, at all events,
they listened attentively, and distinct
ly heard the words, "Don't stir, old
man! I'll take you round by the
shortest cut" The porter was follow
ed at once by the plain-clothes men.
The cart containing the box was wheel
ed into large business premises in
the Rue de Body, and delivered over
to clerk, the porter observing that he
would call for it in the morning and
take it away to another destination.
The clerk objected to receiving the
article, as he had no notice of its COM
ing, but he was prevailed upon to let
it remain in the place.
The detectives entered soon after,
and having mentioned their suspicious
to the clerk, it was arranged that they
should hide on the premises and await
events. On the stroke of midnight
the lid of the box was observed rising
gently, and out came o man, who
walked toward money-safe, opened
it with the aid of tools which he had
in his possession, and, after having
annexed supply of gold and bank
notes, returned to his original hiding
place. The detectives waited until
the morning, which broug ht the porter,
who was arrested, and the box with
the safe-breaker in it was conveyed to
the Office of the Surete. There the
theft, overcome with surprise, was de-
spoiled his booty, amounting to about
so pounds, and was quickly dispatched
to the depot.
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that everything that is good and beau
tiful will, even to animals and trees
and flowers. This is mighty pretty
world we live in-mighty pretty es-
pecially in the spring, and for fear of
accidents, I'm willing to be tenant q
good while longer.
II would not live always,
I ask not to stay"
is very beautiful sentiment, provid-
ed a man is sure of a better home
when he quits this one. But another
poet sung with more caution and con-
tent when he said:
''This world is very lovely-Oh! my God
thank Thee that live.
reckon the majority of mankind
are like the fellow who said he didn't
want to 60 to heaven if he had to die
to get there. Many would like for the
ages of Adam and Methusaleh. 1t
wouldn't do at all !; for if Gould and
Vanderbilt and company could live q
thousand years, they could gobble up
the whole terrestrial concern and crowd
us all off onto a plank in the ocean.
On the whole, I'm obliged 10 think that
everything is fixed up about right
reckon it is.-Atlanta Constitution.
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MINUTE WONDERS OF NATURE.

Human hair varies in thickness from
the two hundred and fftieth to the six
hundredth part of an inch.
The fibre of the coarsest wool is
about the five hundredth part of an
inch in diameter.
The thread of silk spun by the COM
mon silkworm is only the fifteen
hundredth part Of an inch in thick.
ness.
Some of the common garden spiders
spin webs so fine that 10000 of them
laid side and side would not cover the
space of an inch.
The very finest of sleeps wool is
one-third the diameter of the coars-
est mentioned above, or only the fifteen
hundredth part of an inch thick.
Lenenhock and Humboldt both say
that a single pound of the finest spider
webs would reach around the world.
The pores of the skin are so fine
that it is estimated that there are thou
sands of them to every square inch of
surface.
Miss Henrietta Rhodes says that
there is silk enough in single CO.
coon to extend a distance of $50 miles.
The diatoms, single-celled plants of
the seaweed family, are so small that
5000 of them laid end to end scarcely
suffice to cover an inch Of space on the
rule.
The microscopists say that in the
milt of a Goldfish, or in water in which
decaying vegetables have been infused,
aninalculae to the number of 10000
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27

WHAT THERE IS IN SLEEP.-About
all there is in life is good nights
sleep. Instead of worrying and fret
ting for fame, man should conduct
himself in such a manner during the
day that he will sleep well at night.
If a man will behave himself and sleep
we'll, he need not worry about his
future; he will succeed in everything
that is desirable very much better
than those who do not behave them
selves, and consequently do not sleep
well. The great secret of life is good
conduct. 1t brings all the rewards
that are worth having.-Ex.
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can be found in every drop as large as
a wheat grain.
The smallest known species of hog
is the pigmy swine of Australia. They
are exactly like their larger brethren
in every particular except size, being
not larger than good-sized house rat.
The sting of bee, when compared
with the point of fine needle, under
a powerful microscope, is hardly dis
cernible. The point Of needle ap-
pears to be about an inch in diameter.
Woods, the naturalist, says that when
young spiders first begin to spin that
400 of their threads are not equal in
size to one of the full-grown insect.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-27

BI Doctor Zakharin, the late Cars
physician, has lately devised new
method of stanching the flow of blood.
Steam is injected into the wound
through q catheter for a minute or
less. The patient, under chloroform
feels neither pain nor any evil effects
from the steam. Experiments on ami
mails show that portions of the liver,
spleen, kidneys, lungs, aud to certain
extent, of the brain, may be removed
without loss of blood and without
results.
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farmers had actually lost money on
their years operations.
There was formerly saying in New
England that "onions were legal
tender at a dollar O busbel." The
Bermuda people did not find this to
be the case in 1892. Their experience
was new proof of the truth of the
proverb which warns us against carry
Ing all our eggs in one basket.
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E@ \ man may be so wrapped up in
science that he forgets all things else !;
but he never fools with electricity and
gunpowder more than once.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02

princess, the mother of Tcrah. having been
taken very i'll Of dropsy and at the point
of death, summoned the prince to a private
interview, at which she Informed him that
Terah was not his daughter, but that as
compensation Ebal. who had been brought
I'D as slave, was In truth his lawful son
and heir. Their remarkable likeness to
each other was due to their both favoring
their mother. The lady further explained
that her inf1delity and deception had been
carried out In retaliation for disappoint-
ment the prince had given her, some fifteen
years before, in the matter Of n box of
sweetmeats. She died, with q smile of
satisfaction, just as the executioner. whom
the prince had lost not an instant in send
ing for, arrived with his bowstring-too
late!
But his highness was indignant. and
somebody must be impaled. He sent. for
Terah. 1t was then discovered for the first
time that she had eloped with Meryon,
and left the slave boy Ebal-now the true
prince-in her place. The latter was
brought to his father, expecting instant
death, but as his highness needed an heir
and had no other, he was forced to spare
him. He sent, however, Cor the father of
Terah, whoever he might be.
The messenger learned that he used to be
a gardener in the service of the harem,
and that he had died a natural and easy
death only week before.
Here truly was a Inaddening state of
things: four implements missed enc after
another, and Hatipha and Meryon also out
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VIC IAchsshseu dresses ana FlaCPa.O
After waiting till the last possible mo-
ment he was forced to set out with this
important detail left at loose ends He was
Ill at ease and rather cross He cared
more for Ebal than for any one In the
country except Terah, and feared lest some
mishap had overtaken him.
The party consisted of two camels with
their driverS-one of whom was the guide
loaded with Meryon's luggage. and he him
self on his horse, a thoroughbred Arab.
The twenty miles to the border was trav-
ersed without incident. AS they crossed
the line the moon rose. in its third quarter,
throwing their long black shadows before
them on the sandy plain. Its light also
dimly revealed the apex Of the great rock
appointed as the trysting place, and where
1t was still Meryon's intention to camp for
the night.
Meanwhile. he anticipated being stopped
by the officers of customs for his passport,
which was in readiness; but none appeared,
and they kept on. An hours further travel
brought them to the great rock. The pic
turesqueness of the scene pleased Meryon's
artist eye.
The rock was of roughly concal shape,
about hundred feet high. 1t stood In the
midst of a barren plain; but around it,
their roots nourshed by the waters of a
spring which bubbled from the ground and
filled wide stone basin. was a grove of
tall palms and great hemspherical mangos.
All was silent and deserted in the silent
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A socialistic Community.

A dispatch from Corning, Iowa. says the
members of the Icarian community. three
miles east Of there. have agreed to divf-
sion Of their property and a dissolution Of
their society. and steps are now being
taken to that end. The interests Of heirs
of the deceased and other legal intricacies
have rendered 1t advisable to appoint re-
ceiver and put the matter into the hands OF
the court.
This community Il socialistic In the ex-
treme. Its founder was q. CADET, and its
inception dated back to a period Just pre-
vious to the French revolution. when sixty
nine socialists embarked from Havre. for
Texas, and located near the Red river. In
ternal dissensions discouraged the band
and they removed to New Orleans. AS
soon as CADET learned Of this change OF
base he sailed for New Orleans and as
sumed supervision of the colony. Under
his leadership they migrated to Nauvoo.
Ill. Here the Icarians were successful
again for time. Discussions arose, and
in 1856 CADET and 10 adherents left the re-
mainder and went to St Louis. where the
founder of Icaria died the same year.
Meantime the other faction had settled In
Adams county. Iowa, and were incorpor-
ated under the laws OF tho state az
"Icaria." They have resided there ever
since Another rupture occurred in 1879.
when the property was equally divided.
The remaining members have since con-
tinued in the original manner Of living.
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youth who loved you, to whom in his OBJ
SECURITY you were as a light Of day and the

youth who loved you, to whom in his OBJ
security you were as a light of day and the
warmth OF the sun at noon"
This was very handsome; too much SO
the gift on the spot but from unwillingness
to hurt the princes feelings. Perhaps.
however, 1t was not quite SO valuable as
the prince supposed. 1 saw it last year In
Meryon's studio, and must say that 1t
seemed to me /. but, after all. am
not an expert in those things.
Hatipha, In another attempt to escape,
fell headforemost into a water butt, and
before they could get him out. As for Senu:
ah-ah. yes! there is something to tell
about her.
She made herself very useful and agree
able during Meryon's convalescence-a Pc
Rod of month or more. But for her skill
full and tender nursing he might have been
bedridden twice as long. He and Chase
had agreed to go home to New York to-
gether as soon as he got WELL But one
morning the surgeon came into his room,
and. after examining him and pronouncing
you'll have to excuse me-"
What for?"
About going home. mean; shall have
to stay here for the present. The fact is,
I have another patient - at you'll
have to congratulate me. old man"
What ails you, Horace?'
Senuah Is a capital nurse, and q most
charming and lovely girl. Away in front
Of Terah in all respects"
Horace, you don't mean to-"
Were to be married tomorrow And
whoever doesn't pay her proper respect as
my wife will regret 1t, do you underestimate
IF you don't regret it, my dear boy, you
may be sure I shan't," replied Meryon
with broad smile; and up to last ac-
counts. I am happy to add, there seems to
have been no cause for dissatisfaction. Yet
we should not forget, in considering the In
cident, that 1t is an exception and not q
precedent that confronts U.S.
The end)
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to be impracticable His next idea was to
swallow the hollow ruby, which would have
resulted. had he accomplished 1t, In his be-
ing cut asunder like bean pod. for the
to his pocket and felt the ruby there but
1t had slipped through a hole and lodged in
the lining. While he was frantfcally fish,
ing for 1t, he heard Terah cry out; the
where were the black mountains and the
embroidered eagle? He felt burning,
numbing sensation In his right shoulder
and would have fallen over backward but
on the back Of the head: after which he
knew nothing.
Death is said to be a painless operation;
when Meryon came to himself he was as
sured of continued existence by the ex-
circulating discomfort which he suffered.
He was in a small dark place-the cave in
the big rock. as he rightly surmised-with
gag in his mouth, bullet wound in his
shoulder cash in the back Of his head
and splitting headache. A raging thirst
beset him. hiding from him the fact that
ne was also fainting with hunger. The first
thing he did was to feel in his pocket The
ruby Gas he expectedD was gone.
In his cropping, however, his hand came
In contact with his canteen, which he had
filled at the spring just before Terah's ar
rival. After fierce struggle he succeeded
IN getting his gag off and took drink-the
best drink he ever had, before or after.
why had he been gagged at all? Why shut
uP III tAe TUCK! IneT6 were several per-
picking features about this affair. Mean
while he was not going to submit without
struggle to being buried alive. He got to
MS feet and dragged himself to the door
way OF the cave, revealed by CLEANS of
light coming through chinks, and found it
stopped by mass of rock. With all his
remaining might he gave this rock a kick;
to his establishment it fell outward, being
only slab resting against the aperture; he
staggered over 1t, out into dazzling day
light, and into the arms of a man in Eu-
ropean dress who exclaimed In some sur
prise: Hello, Fred Meryon! I might have
known it would be you." in the voice of his
old friend, Horace Chase the surgeon
Meryon said: Great Scott, Horacer' and
fainted-not being an oriental.
The meeting had come about thus: The
English had post in the capital of our
princes ally, and hearing that a row was
brewing between the two other principali-
ties, sent detachment out to stop it.
Chase went with 1t to cut Off arms and legs
In case anyone was injured. After transact
tons which do not concern us, they got on
the trail of marauding party and cap
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CHAPTER w.

An hour after sunset Meryon, mounted
on thoroughbred Arab and followed by
two camels bearing his luggage, passed out
of the gate of the city and set his course
toward the west. A good many things had
happened since we saw him last.
Ebal. on hearing the result of the inter-
view. had declared that 1t meant mischief,
and begged to be taken along to share his
masters fate. Meryon had a half-formed
scheme to profit by the confusion in the
harem caused by the disgrace of Hatipha,
to carry of the princess; but the only way
to effect 1t was to have her join him that
night beyond the boundary of the princi-
pality, which was not more than twenty
miles distant BY the connivance OF
Senuah and the help of Ebal, this might
be accomplished: and the latter eagerly
agreed to attempt It, There had not been
much time to arrange the details of the
plot. but a trysting place was fixed upon
a tall, isolated rock near the caravan road
In the enemy's country. Here Meryon was
10 wait six hours; IL Ebal and the princess
did not appear within that time, he was
to presume that the plan had niscarried,
and keep on alone.
Meanwhile 1t TRANSFERRED that Hatipha had
escaped; when the princes guards went
to get him, he had vanished. 1t was not
surprising: the war scare threw everything
into hubub. Had the American not been
rendered so conspicuous by his mission, he
might easily have spirited away the prin-
port that the princess mother had been
taken violently i'll added to the confusion.
When Meryon went to the prince for his
farewell interview, he was half-minded to
proclaim and put himself at the head of a
revolution, depose his highness and assume
his throne. The odds were in favor of
such move being successful Meryon
finally resolved against 1t, from reluctance
to be left with a kingdom on his hands
so far from New York. and with the
home policy still so strong against annexa-
lions. He afterward was sorry he had been
SO fastidious.
He found the prince entirely alone-di-
vested for the moment even of his Nub-
ians. He produced a writing done In min
ute characters on very thin tissue, setting
forth that the bearer was the trusted
friend of the undersigned, and going on
to describe the situation and demand help.
When Meryon had finished reading this
his highness drew from the folds Of his
robe a small gold box richly ornamented,
and opened 1t. There lay a huge ruby
about two inches in length, md shaped