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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

tainted not from physical weakness. but
because of mental anguish. Such an ap-
parent disparity between tmind and body
had not been brought to the saloon keepers
experience before.
HE is the only witness you say, officer?"
inquired the chief. Are You sure?"
Yes, sorr!"
Wen have to hold him, then It's great
pity, 1 don't suppose he Gould get $40
head thoughtfully. His subordnates did
the same with an exaggerated air of dis
tress. a,
exclamation, as Isaac realized the place he
was in, He staggered to his feet.
Give me my bag, quck!' he exclaimed.
Il will co. IS 4!
I'm afraid you can't go yet" The super
intendent spoke as if he hated to do his
duty.
Not go? Why not? You have no right
to hold an innocent man"
I'm cases of assault and murder the wit
nesses must be held until they can furnish
bail. That is the law" The white haired
man hurried his explanation as if he were
ashamed of it.
Il viii come back
The officer shook his head.
Il give you my word WILL Isaac clasp
ed the rail pleadingly.
I'll have to lock you up tonight; the
judge will settle the amount of your bail
tomorrow
friends here! How can 1 get bail? Where
will you put me?"
Show him his CELL" replied the chief to
his sergeant.
Come along' said the policeman kindly.
"All witnesses are treated that way. Well
give you the most comfortable quarters
we've got"
He took Isaac by the arm after the pro-
fessionaf manner. Tire young man flung
off the touch. For an instant his eyes
swept the station menacingly. What If he
should exert his strength! There were
two-three-four officers in the room. He
might even overpower these, and dash for
hberty. He saw the IiviG reflection of cleo
tric lights through the windows. Uncon-
sciously he contracted his sinews, and
tightened his muscles until they were rigid.
Then the hopeessness of his position burst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

From Truth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

from home absolutely without any pulp
or Introduction but his own willingness to
work Utterly ignorant of the city, and
knowing no one n Ii, on the way down in
the train he had marked out line of con-
duct from which he determined not to be
swerved.
To the mountain mind the city police
man becomes the embodiment of a right
eously executed law. At home their only
constable was one OF the most respected
men in the community. Isaac argued from
experience-and how else should he? This
was his syllogism:
A policeman is the most respectable Of
mea in my town.
This man before me is a policeman.
Therefore he must be the most upright
man in the city. will go to him for ad-
vice
The city casuist might have smiled at the
major premise-and laughed at the ingenu-
Gus conclusion. Yet if brass buttons, a
cork hat and Il billy are the emblems of
has the right argument on his side, and
the c2suist none at all.
1t never occurred to Isaac that the po-
liceman could either make a mistake of
judgment or mediate one. Therefore he
approached the guardian of the peace con-
fident1y.
This gentleman, who had noticed the
traveller as soon as he had emerged from
the depot awaited his approach with be-
coming dignity. The patronage and dis
dan that the metropolis feels for the ham,
let were in his air.
Excuse me, sir-I want TO ask YOU"
began Isaac after a proper obeisance.
Move on, will yer.''
But 1 wanted TO ask you"
"Phwat are ye blockin' up the road fur,
young MANI"
Il want you to help mei'
"The - you do!'' He looked about fero-
ciousIy. Look, here, sonny, if ye don't
move along, an have plenty of shtyle
| about it, I'll help ye to the lockup-so help
me.!''
Isaac looked down upon the man, whom
he could have crushed with one swoop of
his hands. The CONSERVATION of his first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Money in the West.

From the New YORK Weekly.
Returned Wandered tgloomily)-"All this
talk about money in the west is nonsense.
I lost every cent had"
Stranger-"That's because you didn't man.
age right. I went west with only a few
hundred in my pocket and made for
tune in three months"
Returned Wanderer-"My starS How did
you do it?'
Stranger-'I bought drug store for $500.
Three months after that the state went
prohibition, and sold out for $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

New Teacher Oeadgulch Kindergarten)-
Robert Emmett. what did i just see Rufus
Choate pass to your
r. Emnet-"Oh, please, mum, 'twan't
nothin'."
New Teacher-"Show me Immediately, or
I shall chastise you"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03
NAPOLEON's PREPARATION FOR DEATH.

Before the end of 1920 it was certain
that he could not live long. In De-
cember of that year the death of his
sister Eliza was announced to him.
"You see, Eliza has just shown me the
way. Death, which has forgotten my
family, has begun to strike it. My
turn cannot be far off," Nor was
it. On May 5, 1921, he died.
His preparations for death were like
him-methodical During the last
fortnight of April all his strength was
spent in debating to Montholon his
last wishes. He even dictated, ten
days before the end, the note which
he wished sent to Sir Hudson Lowe
to announce his death. The articles
he had in his possession at Longwood
he had wrapped up and .ticketed with
the names Of the persons to whom he
wished to leave them. His will re-
membered numbers Of those whom he
had loved or who had served him.
Even the Chinese laborers he had en-
ployed about the place were remem-
bered. "Do not let them be forgot
ten. Let them have few score of
napoleons."
The will included a final word on
certain questions on which he felt
posterity ought distinctly to under
stand his position. He died, he said,
in the apostolical Roman religion. He
declared that he had always been
pleased with Marie Louise, whom he
besought to watch over his son. To
this son, whose name recurs repeatedly
in the will, he gave motto-"All for
the French people," He died prema-
turely, he said, assassinated by the
English oligarchy. The unfortunate
results Of the invasion of France he at
tributed to the treason of Marmont,
Augereau, Talleyrand and Lafayette.
He defended the death of the Due
d'Enghien. "Under similar circum-
stances should act in the same way"
This will is sufficient evidence that he
died as he had lived, courageously and
proudly, and inspired by profound
conviction of the justice of his own
cause. In 1922 the French courts,
though. declared it void.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

TIME TABLE of the Ohio River and
l. Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Saturday, December 1st, 1894, at
7.45 a. m.
STANDARD EASTERN TIME.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03
aa,istrllanraus Reaaina.
LINCOLN'S FIGHT.

Wnen AOfaDdm lIlHCOlu WAS Il
years old his life appeared to have
been a failure. He had retired from
keeping country store and from sur.
veying land, loaded with debt. Nomi.
mated for the legislature of Illinois, he
had been badly defeated. But at the
age of 25 he was again nominated, and
this time he was elected. He was re-
elected three times, and in 1910 de-
voted himself to the practice of law.
Mr.. Crittenden, in his "Personal Re-
miniscences," expresses the opinion
that the turning-poin in Lincoln's
career was a fight, and that his sue
cess in life dates from Ills winning it.
In those primitive days Lincoln was
looked upon as the champion Of New
Salem, he being the tallest and strong
est man in the township its best wrest-
ler and jumper. He was not fight
ing man, but the Dragging ofhis towns
men caused him to he challenged by
the champion of Clary's Grove, the
neighboring village-one Jack Arm
strong, a good-natured giant.
The contest to determ inc who was
the better man had only two rules.
There was to be "no grasping or hitting
below the belt" and he who should
first "down" the other man was to be
the victor.
The male population of the two vii
liages gathered to see the two men
strive for the honor of their respective
localities.
Armstrong was supposed to be in
vincible as wrestler. Grasping Lin
coins body, he tried to throw him.
Lincoln kept himself upright, though
Armstrong moved him from right to
left, forward and backward, and tried
in vain to trip him.
Excited by his failure and by the
shouts of his friends, Armstrong grasp
ed Lincoln far below the hips-a foul
hold. Lincoln protested against the
unfairness, but his adversary, disre-
garding the remonstrance, tried to
throw him.
Then Lincoln, whose arms were un-
usually long, shot out his right arm,
caught Armstrong by the throat, fore
ed him to release his hold, and hold
ing him at arms length, shook him as a
terrier shakes a rat. The Clary's
Grove boys, seeing that their cham
pion was beaten, rushed to. assist him.
"No, no, boys !" shouted honest
Jack, in spite of the grasp on his throat
"Abe Lincoln has whipped me fair and
square! He's the best man. If he'll
let me up, the man that wants to whip
him has first got to whip Jack Arm
strong"
This manly expression ended the
contest. The two men became warm
friends. Armstrong; house was one
of Lincoln's homes. Armstrong; wife
became his good angel her children
climbed upon his knees and kissed the
sadness away from his melancholy face.
Armstrong helped to elect him to the
legislature, and years after Lincoln
successfully defended one of the sons
who had sat on his knee, when tried
for murder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

HIGH-PRICED CIGARS. s.-The Roths-
childs of London are said to smoke the
most costly brand of cigars made-the
"Grandos de Cuba" made at Havana.
They are sent to the millionaire
bankers wrapped in gold leaf and
packed in inlaid rosewood cabinets.
Each cabinets contains 11,000 cigars,
and they are ordered in lots of four
cabinets, or 44,000 at time. Each
consignment costs the millionaire prin-
ces $4,000, or at the rate Of $3.50 for
each cigar.
The 10000 Havanas made for Mar
shall Prim, who presented them to
Napoleon III, cost 10000 francs,
and were at that time considered the
height of extravagant smoking. Each
was tipped at both ends with gold leaf,
and marked in the center with an i'm
perial an" cut from the same mate
RIAL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03
Auuorous department.
HAMPTON AND CLAY.

"One of my boyhood recollections,"
said General Wade Hampton to a
select coterie of conversationalists at
the Metropolitan, according to the
Chicago Times. Herald, 'refers to
Henry Clay. He was a frequent visi-
tor at my fathers house in South Car
olina. Both Clay and my father
were ardent whist players and moth
ing was more to their minds than the
collection of a brace Of gentlemen,
equally addicted to whist, and then
the quartette would play for hours.
While the name whist might serve to
imply a game where silence reigned,
my father and Clay didn't play whist
that way. They exulted audlbly over
a success, and did not hesitate when
they were playing as partners to vio-
lently point out mistakes the other
had made and attributed defeat to the
others ignorance and utter lack OF
natural intelligence. Indeed, on oc-
casions particularly trying, they were
even known to apply hard names to
one another. This they did in no
slanderous spirit, but to brighten up
and sharpen the wits of the other to
the improvement Of his play. AS they
were sitting down to a game as part
ners one evening Clay remarked:
"'It's great outrage the way we
talk to each other, and my idea now,
at the outset, is for each of us to put
up $50 to belong to the one who is
first called hard names by the other.
If you assail me the money is mine
if forget myself you take it,
"My father readily agreed. He felt
in a mild, agreeable mood. He was
confident he would never again be a
prey to the slightest impulse to speak
harshly to his dear friend Clay. And,
besides, it was his recollection that
Clay was the man who ragged and did
the loud talking. So my father cheer
fully placed the 800 on top of Clay's.
He thought it would he a good lesson
to the blue grass orator to lose it..
As they proceeded with the game
Clay made some excessively thick
headed and ill-advised plays. He led
the wrong cards; he trumped the
wrong tricks; he did everything idiot
ic in whist that he we'll could. My
fathers blood began to boil. AS he
and Clay lost game after game his
wrath ran higher and higher. Still he
bit his lip and suffered in silence. 1t
went on for hours, until Clay made
some play of crowning imbecility
which lost him and my father the
eleventh game. Flesh and blood could
bear no more. My father sternly
pushed the $40 over to Clay.
"'Why, said Clay, opening his gray
eyes, 'why do you do that? You
haven't said word
"'No,' retorted my father, but I'm
going to tell you, sir, that you are the
most abject idiot, the most boundless
imbecile that ever dealt hand at
whist. Yes, sir; I repeat it you are
the - fool ever met in my life.'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

sar A French gentleman whose ad-
miration for some girls considerably
exceeded his ability to speak it in En-
glish, met the young women at one or
two festivities, and was greatly i'm
pressed; but when he met them at an
evening reception, in full dress, he was
quite overcome. ~ cannot say" he
confded to one of his hosts, chow
beautiful the ladies appear in their
night dresses"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

B@ Lawyer-Now, sir, you stand un-
der oath that this man had the appear
ance of a gentlemen. Will you be
good enough to tell the jury how a
gentleman looks in your estimation? =?
Witness Swell, er-er-a-gentleman
looks-er-er-like-er- lawyer
don't want any of your ers, sir; and
remember you are on oath. Can you
see anyone in the courtroom who looks
like gentleman Witness with sud-
den asperity)-I can if you will stand
out of the way. You're not trans
parent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

B@ Kind Gentleman-That boy just
hit you, did he? Small Boy-Yes, he
did. Kind Gentleman-Well, now
why don't you heap Goals of fire on
his head, like a good boy? Small
Boy-Do good boys do that? Kind
Gentleman-Yes, indeed, all good
boys do. Small Boy-Well, I guess l
must be dead wicked, then, 'cause 1
don't want to burn the chump to
death; I just want to punch his head.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

B9 The following answer was given
by a cheerful school-boy, who was
asked to describe the general structure
of the body: "The skull is the place
where they keep their brains, if they
have any, the thorax contains the
heart and the lungs and the liver, and
other things too many to mention; and
in the abdomen we find the vowels,
"a 'e,' f,' so,' ~ and sometimes W.
and sy'w
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

AT THE SoDA-FoUNTAIN.-Clerk-
What flavor? Bridget (aside to Pat)-
Phat do he mean, Pat? Pat-Whist,
Biddy; don't show yer ignorance they
has fruit favors in the soda. I'll be
havin' strawberry in mine. Bridget
Oh, yis, Oh see, fruit favors; Oil have
onion in mine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

R9 Sympathetic Old Lady-Will you
please tell me if the lady is in who
writes the Mothers Column in your
paper every week? I want to tell
her how much pleasure had in Pc
rusing her articles on The Baby in the
Cradle Office Boy-He's yonder,
ma'am. That's him who is standing
there with a pink shirt on and smok-
ing his pipe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

B9 "My dear" said Mrs. snaggs,
"what is a canard?" "Don't you
know what q canard is?" queried
Snaggs, rather sneeringly. "Why,
the word itself conveys its own mean
ing" "Does it? Well, really, can't
see it. What does it mean, dear?"
"Why, a canard is something one
canardly believe, Of course"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03
GALL MEN MUST DE-"

VOU will observe that the above quo
i tation does not say, all men CAN die,
MIGHT die, MAY die; but MUST" die.
There is no escape. The debt MUST be
paid sooner or later. 1t is our calling to
care for the mortal remains Of loved
ones who pass into the great beyond"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-03

Trains Nos. and 10 are first-class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60
and 81 carry passengers and also run daily
except Sunday. There is good connection
at Chester with the G. G. Il n, and the c.,
C. Il A. also at Gastonia with the A. Il c.
A. L. 4; at Lincolnton with the c. G.; and
at Hickory and Newton with the w. n. G.
L. IT. NICHOLS, Superintendent.
H. H. BEARD, General Passenger Agent.
March q l3 II
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-11
TIE GIRLS We KNOW.

Edward W. Box III the Ladies' Home Jour.
nal.
Let any n of us, for example,
look among the girls of Il acquain-
lance and see how many we know
who, as daughters turn to their
mothers as readily and as naturally
as turns a flower to the sun. How
many do we know? Here and there,
one, yes. Bat are they in the
majority? We rather find that the
average American daughter is indie
pendent of her mother in all but
those things in which she must, Of
very necessity and of her very being,
be dependent upon her. By far the
majority of mothers have not the
confidence of their. daughters, and
II need only to be in any posi-
ton which invites human conf
dcnce to know how true ia such
a statement. The English girl looks
w ioi hicNhoi " 'ONh Ol anu Sulu
Rnce CT every point in her life.
Does the American girl? The life of
a French girl always remains a part
of the being which bore her. Does
tho American girl? The Italian
girls life is known to her mother
almost as well, even in its most
inner thought, as to the girl herself.
Is that of the American girl? The
gospel of the Swiss girl is that OF
solicitation for her mother, morning,
noon, and night. Is it the gospel OF
the American girl? The Dutch girl
never dreams of telling her mother
that she is going to do thus and 30
she asks if she may. Does the
American girl? In Germany, the
daughters first thought, when she
reaches proper years, is to relieve
her mother of every domestic care
and thought. Is it the thought OF
the American girl? Is there any
! need that I, or fry writer, shall sup
ply the answer to these question s3
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-11

"And when the people saw that Moses de-
iayed to come down out Of the Mount, they
gathered themselves together unto Aaron
and said unto him, ''Up, make us gods which
shall go before us; for as for this man Moses,
the man that brought us up out Of the land Of
Egypt, we wot not what has become OF him.
And to make a short story OF this dreadful
transaction; Aaron ordered them to bring
him their golden earrings from the ears OF
their wives, sons, and daughters, and he
made OF it a molten calf, probably In the
form of an Egyptian Apis, and they proceed
cd to worship il with all the ldolatrous and
obscene rules II heathendom, verse 8.
1t IL a poor apology for Aaron that he built
an altar before 1t and made proclamation
that, "ro-morrow is a feast Of the Lord
and for the people that they Offered burnt
offerings and brought peace offerings"
Aaron would have them worship the true God
through an idol; and while the people did not
deny jehovah, they made and worshiped q
representation Of him contrary to the express
cOmmand they had promised to obey.
The original word translated ''rose up to
play gives an intimatiOn of the disgusting
idulatry. Moses was in blissful ignorance of
what was going on in the plane below till the
Lord Informed him of the terrible fact and
threatened Immediately to consume them In
his hot wrath.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-11

ing, and relate their various expert
ences.
They had not long retired into the
privacy Of their own apartments
when a tap came at Lady Marcis's
door. "Herein," called out Lady
Marcia, being the only German word
she knew.
A waiter instantly appeared on the
threshold. He spoke very imperfect
English, but managed to make him
self understood.
"Would madame come. An Eng
lish lady was in trouble, II madame
would only come"
Lady Marcia at last found out that
this was what he wanted, though the
roundabout hammer in which he ex-
pressed himself puzzled her for
awhile.
or course she would 60. When
did Lady Marcia ever forego an ex-
citement-her love of emotion being
frequently mistaken for kindness Of
heart.
She followed the messenger down
a long corridor, accompanied by Ell
vira, who said she would not hear OF
her friend going alone; the whole
thing might be a plan to rob her.
At the end Of the corridor was a
large room brilliantly lighted. With
out in the least knowing what she
was wanted for, Lady Marcia went
boldly in. If she had any cowardly
fear she r%epressed it, not to give FL
vlra the chance Of chatting her in the
future.
On a sofa at the foot of the bed,
where he had been carried from the
smoking-room, lay the Rev. Abel
Singleton, stricken down by a ft OF
apoplexy. Kneeling beside him, i'm
ploring him to speak to her, II only
one word, was the fragile, overall
ing Mimi. An English doctor had
been sent for, but whether Abel
Singleton would ever speak again
seemed more than doubtful.
Concluded in Chapter XXXVD.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-11

Moses Immediately and earnestly pleads
with the Lord to spare them, appealing to
him in the name Ot Abraham. Isaac and
Jacob whose seed he had promised to multi
ply as the stars OF heaven that they should
inherit the land forever. The Lord relenting,
Moses, with the two tables Of the testimony
In his hands, turned and went down from the
Mount with Joshua, until he came In sight Of
the calf and the dancing, when his anger
waXed So hot that he cast the tables OF stone
from his hands and brake them, land he
! took the cat which they had made and burnt
10 IN the fire and ground 1t to powder, and
s,rrWtd 1t upon the water, and made the
children u Israel t. drink Of it,"
We must not regard these acts of Moses as
the simply freaks II an ungovcrnablc temper
fYr there was ''mctuu1 in ms madness" and
these acts were significant. breaking the
stones would ind cate that they had broken
uvtnant and cnull no longer claim protec-
tiuu under II. Grinding the calf to powder
| would Indicate the utter weakness and vanity
of Idols. Having done this he turns upon
Aaron and demands of him what the people
had lone to cause him to bring So great a sin
upon th,M. have not the space or the pa
thence TO consider the p.tiahle excuse that
Aaron makes for his coward and lisloyal
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Tt~pwiuE himself in the breach he called on
all who We're On The Lords side to join him,
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