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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-13

Earned runs-Chicago. 1; Boston, 2. Two
base hta-Lange. Duffy. Sacrifice hit
Everitt Stolen bases--Lange ca, Hamilton
CD Double plays-Iong, Lowe and Tucker;
Dahlen. TRULY and Decker. Struck out-By
Griffith, 5: by Sullivan, 2. Bases on balls
on Grif1th, g; off Sullivan, 5. Time--2 hours
Umpires-W eidmann and Keefe.
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Cleveland 80 1 80 o % o 2-lO Is 4
Philadelphia o o 0 5 Is IL 8
Beaten by One Run, as Usual.

LOUISVILLE, May 12.-The Colonies
knocked Payne out Of the box in the first
inning ard the Bridegrooms did the same for
McDermott in the third. Lachance won the
game for his team In the ninth, putting
the ball over the right field fence for a
home run. In the absence of a regular
umpire players Grim and Cunningham off,
ciated. Attendance. 1000 Score:
RH.E
Brooklyn .....0 o Z 0 o o 1-9 II 8
Louisville ......3 o o 90 0-S IL 3
Batteries-Payne, Abbey and Burrell; Nc
Dermott Frazer and Warner Earned runs
Louisville, 8: Brooklyn, g. First base on
errors-Louisville. 2. Left on bases-Louis-
Me6ermot3 .f ioI off Frazer. s. of or bbbev 1so 4
Struck out-By Abbey, 2; by McDermott, l.;
by Frazer, 2. Home runs-Shannon. La
chance. Two-base hits-Miller, Hassamaer,
McDermott Stolen bases-Iachance Nc
Carthy, Daily. Hit by pitched ball-Griffin,
DAILY Time-2:40. Umpires-Grim and Cum
ningham.
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Logansport Won Twice.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. May 12.-Manager Bailey's
ball team, the Muncies, lost both games
played with Logansport to-day at the open
ing of the new park. First score:
R.H.E.
Muncie ...0 o o 1 OIL 2
Logansport ...........3 1 0 o o o. 2
Batteries-Lyons and Harlow; Fraute and
Mackrell
Second game: R.H.E.
Logansport 10 0 1 3 1 0 IS 12
Muncie .....-.-.0 1 o 0-5
Batteries-Robbns and Harlow; Baugh,
Buchner and Mackrell.
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Kansas City..3 8 o Ply 10 O
Columbus 80 2 o o II IA II
Batteries-Daniels and Welch; Boswell
Called ON Account of Darkness.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 12.-To-days game
was called at the end of the fifth inning
on account of darkness, with the score tied.
Jim Duryea pitched a good game for st.
Paul, outside OF the first inning, and his
2,000 Score:
R.H. z.
st. Paul ..................0 0 0-5 5
Detroit ...................3 1 1 0-5 2
Batteries-Duryea and Spies; Fiield and
frost.
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CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE Reds could
not hit Mercer. and the Washingtons pound
ed Ehret and Rhines for three innings with
great effect. Cincinnatis clean fielding saved
a bigger score. Attendance, l.5o0. Score:
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BY Hoffer, 3. Passed ball-Clark. Time
pos. Umpire-Enslie
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Andirons and IRON Innings. Jno. NJ LILY.
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EVery Civilized Cuisine

Has for its basis wholesome
bread. PRINCESS Flour is
a selected product of rnques-
toned purity.
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Boston scored Only I'm the First.

CHICAGO, May 12.-The Colts again toek
the game at the finish. Bostons hits wefe
punched and all their runs made in the first
inning. the first three men up bunting safely.
two scoring on Duffys double to right, while
two were thrown out at the plate by Dah-
ien's quick work. Sulivap's fine work in
the box, backed UP by perfect support, kept
the locals down after the first until the
eighth, when, after two outs, a base on
balls and Duffy's error, four hits were lined
out, netting as many runs. In the seventh
Griffith struck out Ganzel Bannon and
Tucker in one, two, three order Dahlen,
Truby Kittredge and Long carried off the
fielding honors, Lowe doing the best stick
work. Attendance, 3,100. Score:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
'SBRYAN AND sEWaLL
The Ticket Completed on The Filth Day Of
The Session of the Convention.
sIXTEfA kOMINAIIoNS; EIYE BALLOIs.
There wns R"thcr Exciting strug.
gle ansi at 0nc Time she Nominn.
tion of Mclean seemed probnbIc,
Hut by EIisgOwn WISHES His Name
Was Withdrawn When Leading.

Chicago, Ills. July 11.-(SpcciaD-
combination of the West and South did
not hold out as far as the division on
tne ticket Is concerned for the con-
ton took mp dark horse in Arthur
Sewall. of Maine.
After the convention had just Il trilc
disclosed the fact that IL did not want
any Confederate soldiers. j. ii. Curric.
OF Fayettcvilllc, N. c., nominated Wal
ter Clark. Of North Carolina, and the
vote of that State went To him on all
the ballots
On the roll call Powers. OF Utah. cast
the six votes Of that State to daniel
Chairman Jones stated that IL was the
Expressed wish of Senator Daniel that
his name should not be presented to
the convention. However Utah and II
rev scattering votes several times went
to Daniel, but Virginia. Of course. did
not notice the action. Virginia cast her
first ballot for the nominee on her sister
Tar Heel state. aud then went To the
Blanu movement, leaving only when his
name was withdrawn, ana then on the
last ballot going to Scwall.
An incident occurred yesterday IN the
Virginia delegation which shows up the
Inconsistencies of unit rule. The votes
OF McSsrs. Glennan and West had been
monopoloiHcd right along for Bland,
while Blackstone, uf Accomac. wa.
quietly working on the delegation for
Bryan. AZ length the vote in the dele
cation stood II To II aud then Mcssrs.
Glennan and West cast their votes to
Bryan ana under the unit rule the
twenty-four votes were cast for Bryan.
Thus Mcssrs. Jones and Swanson, who
were 13llnd supporters, were cntrappcd
by the same rule which ut StulInton was
put upon the two gold delegates.
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AnrIrUE sEwAI.I.,
An Old.rirnc ShipEuil,lcr. n I.nut.cr
mud KmtIrOMtl Mnm.

Chicago. July l0.-Ar.liur Scwall was
born ut Bath, Maine. Ncvcmbrr -. 1885.
He has been lifelong Bgu,ncra anr
has been chairman OF tho Maiuc Demo.
clatic State Committee for many yenrs
His rcsidenc" /: the Scwall estate In
Bath. which has hetn in The possession of
lilo SGwlll family Since 1850. when his
great grandfather took tho t.,lc only
three removes from Il grant by king
George. Mr. Scwall married in 1869. Ills
wife WAS Emma b. Cruukcs. of Bath
It.crc are two childicn. Harold NJ. and
William ID.
Harold NJ. was appointed during Clcvc.
lands first m!ui;tr;l.i5n United states
consul general Il. Samoa. but has since.
gone over to the Republican plrty. Mir.
SeWall has been cngagrd mos, of his lllc
In ship building md ship owning. In
the early days he built w,edcn whnIcrs
anu coasters, Tor which he state or
Maine was famous. The firm has brrn
Sewall ~ Son Tor thrcc generations. AIR
Srwall is president ard prlncipaI owner
OF The Bath National Bank. He was
president for nine years Of the Mlln,
Central Railroad. lie rvslsnrd The Ia. :
ter position two Years ago. He was n,
one time president of The lsastern Kali.
road an! Nas sin quite considcra ole in
tu:G!-'n n railroads ana rallrlal luilI.
ing.
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NoRFoLK, VA, SUNDAY, JULY IL. 1s9G.-.s pAG rs

choice. Nebraska voted fer the first time
and the Statea of MIR. BRYAN cast ita
vote for Sewi,ll. of Maine Michigan
moved to make the nomination un;lnl-
nous. Ohio moved that the rules hn
suspended and the nomination he m;tde
by accltmatiun. Meantime other States
were changing to Scwail.
The chair put the motion to make
The nomination unanimous. ON th ,
shouted demand or delegates tho band
struck UP Dixie" aud there was 10
4 small extent the cheering tina, am
nounced the nomination to the first
place.
Tile usual clearing up resolutions of
thanks To the temporary chairman
iScnator Daniel. Of Firgiuim. the per-
mamert chairman (Scna;ur Whic), the
acting chairman Representative Rich.
ardson. Of TcmcsScc). The secretary
and uthcrs were offered aud agreed 10.
resolution WAS also offered by Snua-
tor Blanchard, of Louisiana. and agreed
10. declaring tho city uf Chicago the
greatest convention city IN earth"
nnd then. ut 3:16 y. M. Tire chairman.
Senator White, declared the convention
adjourned sine die.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
nIcrlMoND Ann rmErtoHEr.
THE Young democrats, ni Least, VIII
<cncrnliy Suppuri az.

Richmond. VA, July 11.-tSpuclal)--
The principal item ur interest to-day in
Richnond Is the Democratic nomina-
Zion of liryan for President. Much en-
thusil. M is manifested lly the silver
men. though the dissatisfied faut.on l.
much Larger thau any one would have
supposed. There are II nunbc. OF chi
Hcns here who have been waiting FOR
years for. some mlc,lcal excuse for
leaving the Democratic party, while
many others viii vote for Mckinley
rather .liln support Il silver candidate
and thee will GDuh.lcs come into l.nc
again its soon as The Issue is changed
The bankers and brokers almost as Il
unit are of this CllsT. Among the prom
incnt Democrats who II /. understood
Will vote outright for Mckinley are Col
James Lyons. chief of staff to Governor
O'Fcrrall; Mr.. Thomas 'cts. whulcsalu
grocer. and Mr.. John $. Elicit. prcs!-
der; of the Si,tc Bank Stlll there il an
offset to this detection Tho young Dem
ucracy as II rule will solldly support. tho
young man; candidate. Irrespective Of
The money question and an old political
leader said Ia IN" to-llly. that If Iryin
would stump he country that he he
licvrd he would br. elected by the Iar,I-
rs. v1.c ever received by any candidate.
lcad!I%s gold man lar night. at tho
Wcstmolc chmd Club offered to wager
fifty dollars that five hundred dollars
could not br rat.cd In Richmond To
."pPpf' tt' I nit.tSo nominees. lie WAS
forced To back down when All equally
well known citizen offered TO make he
wage: one thousand dolg;TY IN t,..id ,,f
hlty, ana to change the amount To be
raised from five hundred Ia i've .thpus-
Ind. ana moreover, offered To raise Il
inside OF twc;Jty-ioui hourJ While
many. are disappointed the level hrllcd
man l. s''aking as hi. watch word to the
Snrch'au' i,nnt nc a kicker" The
itincrant pcddl1r IL doing a good busi-
m,ss selling buttons bearing this sen T.
Bile eminent
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THREE NDnroLu To.GIls.
Under Ttrrrs, for Attempted Kobbcry
at u Petersburg aInu

Petersburg, July lG.-tSpcclaD--
" alter miinlgh; lISt. night Willie Mr.
H. II. Farmer, residing Hear Fur,i's DE
pot. Dinwidd!c county, was passing in
IN" vicinity OF the old market on III !.
way 10 tlr Union Dcpnt to take The
wcsi-bound passenger train, he WAS ac-
coated 10y four white men who requested
MN 10 give :hc;n some ch Living tobacco.
Mr.. f'armc: did ao The strangers urxi
Lshcd him io give them mething to eat
Af. Farmer told ;hcm that he had moth
me. The men next requested iAIr Far
n,vr - give ihcm 10 cents to buy a lunch.
MI. Farmers reply wa that h,h ad
nothing less that five dollar bill. Final.
" one oi the men seized Flrmct and nj
tempted 10 take his money from linn
Farmer drew his pistol ANA pointed /, at
The man who held him. The us%a!lant
lhth ran away. IN orlier to .rt AWAY
lluhi thr other three mcn Farmer ran
iGto nc.Ehh1r'H store. The men were
subsequently arrested by the police ana
committed 10 jail. T'JCy gave their
nani"a "a G. II. Wiiiilnis. Allen Gray. G
L. Miller and X. T.. Gordon The prg-
oncrs were before the Mayor to-day. but
faril, not app airing III cas- cs we e con
iiiiicd To Monday next aul the accused
committed back 10 Jail. one OF them
halls rom Richmond and .lIc other i!lrcc
from Norfolk.
nero named Edward Siniul, rcsid-
Ing on Gin street nllliis city, was struck
ny freight tain on the Norfolk and
Western railroad this afternoon ahuu,
O'clock. HIS left lex was badly crush.
%'l aud his right leg cut IN a very pain
ul manner. He had stolen ride on the
ran from Norfolk. When the train
lacked up Il short di2tlncc cast Of the
uhluh Depot Smi,h WAS thrown r.om The
car on the tract with The result stated
ne wa" taken 10 the Home for TIE Sick
Ter treatment.
1t is said that the damage done by the
breaking of the dam of Lees mill pond
amcunts to about 500
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TWENTY FIVE KILLED
And Forty Injured In a Wreck on the
Chicago and Northwestern Road.
PASSENGER TRAIN STRUCK BY AFRtIeHT
Ana Dstchcd -Tho rrnin Consisted Of
Fifteen Conci,cs nnsi Was scassty
I.ondrd with Exc"rsionista--It IL
Probable .ihnt The L,st of Killed
and Injured VIII be Lcmgshcned.

Omll1. Ncb, July 11.--1O:aO p. mt is
IL definitely known that Twenty-Five
people have been killed s;lld forty in
Jurcd In Il wreck on tho Chicago and
Nurthwcsterii road at Logan la.
The t:ain was an excursions composed
of fifteen coaches loaded with Omaha,
Council Blun's, and Missouri valley reo-
pie. and was struck by freight No. rs,
and the passenger traiIi ditched
The accident occurred three quarters
of Il mile wet of Logan. At this hour
II Is impossible to obtain particulars,
but IL Is probable that the tu;al number
of dead + larger than %hat above, given,
Willie the list of Injured is known to be
a large one.
Followng arc the only names of the
dead obtulnablc:
Charles Herman. 10 years old, of Mis-
souri, Valley.
maker, Missouri Valley.
John McDcrIno.l.. nblchinist. Omaha.
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night. Cannon wcre fired and fireworks
sent M. Gcueral rejoicing, In whicl,
Democrats and Republicans united. was
IN order. Nihety-iivc per cent. of the
ptnmncnt Republicans of this city on,
beihH iW,;Niewed declare they will sup
pert Bryan and free silver
Guthi.e, okla. July lN.--C. II. Hunter
of Gunid, oic Of The leading Republicans
of Oklihoma Territory. has resigned
from the Gcntral Commi;t,e and In an
open letter dehounccs the Republican
party for hetrayihg The people aud pan
dcilnE IL pluiocrats and mnunpolirls
lie declares that no true American can
lungci vote that Ticket.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
LpnbIir seuaiu,,.,,a

Minneapolis, Mimi, July III In ipne5'
apolis went Will last might over aha
nomination of William u Bryan. Al,
imp;omptu ratification meeting was
held in the open ilis, and over 1000 pco.
pie listened to speeches by Dcmocit,r,.
Republicans. Popuiislsi->.Tfia, ioi,sbi..on.
tst!. ~ Bryan Club WAS fhrpiwd, aud III
two hours sos names had been enlisted.
Sah Lake. Ut3h, July 11.-1hc town
was WIG with sfthuslam for RrSan last
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China dinner sets at cost.
JOHNSTON CHINA COMPANY,
90, 81 and 81 CRANKY street.

Buy pianos of the manufacturers. We
guarantee To save ltrge profits To piano
buyers. Call or address CHASE BROS.
PIANO CO. No. sos T.. Main street.
RichInOnd Va. jy9-2w
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GREATER VALUES NORFOLK NEy
EK SAN.
Ladies' shirt Waists nnd Jersey Rib.
bed vcsIs-SpcctuI Snlc lIo,,Jnx

Laundcicd waists that were 5Oc. 7Ec
S9c.. 81. SlA5. reduced To :;5c., 5Jc G3c
and f5c. cach: Jersey ribbed vests. 4..
Ilc.. i0c, l2c.. lIc.. 25c. each 100 dozen
Ladies. gents and cliidrcn's fine i'm
ported llerinHdorf dcy. fast black hose
double.
LEVY BROS.
Cash Dry Goods Sellers,
ia Main ST rcrt
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Washington. July 1O--Gold withdraw.
ais to-day amounted TO si2i 300. leaving
the reserve at the close of business nj
500, ,033, 1856
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Buy tn" celebrated Chase I,ros. pia-
nos. sold by the manufacturers.
CHASE BROS, PIANO co. No. sos Il.
Main street, Richiilonds VA. jy9-2w
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Newest Discovcry"--Txt teeth; no
--in. NJ, Y. d. Rooms. Ennis. log Mas.
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nIsI HaIlrsi,in.

Big bargains this week at Wright's.
INC Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12

FWnOf' tneI
tile pivotal
". is that man
(Cheers)
will sweep the
the chair said
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lao decorated toilet sdt at cost.
JOHNSTON CHINA COMPANY, ~
90. 81 and 33i Granny street. 4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31
SELE HslP


Brother Leland of the Piscatsquis
Observer argues that present low prices
Of the products of the farm must compel
the farmer TO reduce the cost of pro-
duction, and then raises the question,
How and where shall We get the in
formation that il nee ded 20 teach Va how
10 grow crops az least expense, and feed
and care for cows so there will be a mar
gin OF profit; who is 10 teach Us these
things
liz will always be necessary that every
farmer depend upon himself, upon his
own intellect, aud his own common sense
for Information 10 guide him in the de-
tails of his farm operations. General
rules can be written down, but no outside
party can write down rigid laws to gov
cru In detail any mans farm operations.
Much can be learned from books, from
papers. boards OF agriculture aud >cien-
titic investigators. But all this Is 10 BE-
taken as the framework, while the fill
iug, the details, the application must b.
shaped by the individual, and according
"a his particular situation. Here l.
where the mental powers, the sound
reasoning aud level Judgment are called
into play.
~ il i'll ever be. that the farmer must
in large measure be his own teacher
Other sources Of information may,
should and must De drawn upon for help,
but without self help these will be Of
little avail. Every farm is It's own ex-
pertinent station. Ii must be handled
according 10 its peculiar conditions. So,
too. every farmer must handle his farm
ing according 10 the conditions and sur
roundings hy which he i controlled.
The course that i necessarily right for
one farm, or for certSiu farmer, would
rot lead 20 success with another differ
emily situated. With all outside sources
for information drawn upon, there will
De necessity upon every farmer 70
study his own business. This is some
thing Others cannot do for him.-Maine
Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31

every room covered with curious con-
ceits IN patchwork.
Returning to the carriage found a
tall mountain woman talking with the
driveIL The men folks were gone, she
said, bnd she had no corn TO feed the
horse Madam, said i, "some bread
and hilk--anything will do for us.
Pleasl see if you can't find something
for tbb horse. She turned back and l
follovled to the barn to find her on the
scaffolding examining little bundles Of
oat sttaw. "Nary thing for the hoss, I"
she skid. "but some rye" She was
powerful sorry, but they were plum ont
Of hcsk feed " The driver declined to feed
rye and we drove regretfully toward
Hamburg, two miles farther on. Ii was
gettirlg dark when we arrived at
''BroEn's. and / looked with disgust
upon the small frame house painted
white and compared it with the pictur-
esque home Of plenty in everything ex-
cept boss feed"
Twb "hacks" had arrived before us,
one O which carried girl who was re-
turning from college" in the Cullow-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31
HINTS AsouT GRATING.

Wherever there are fruit trees there l.
usually some room for grating 10 be
done. and the spring i the time 10 do
the work. Where old sorts OF fruit pre-
vail there viii be call for neNer kinds
20 bs placed on them for trial; and when
the newer ones have been set they may
not all prove desirable, and few gratis
of better kinds will make the matter
right.
The Practical Farmer SAYS il often oc-
ours that Wild fruit Niil spring up along
fence rows. and prove of 40 account. IL
i not uncommon 10 ind such trees
chopped out a. worthless, when a dozen
or two gratis set on each one would have
made a valuable lot of trees of them. In
still another way, grating Is of great
service. Ii often occurs that seedlings
Of fruits are raised, which II i desired
10 prove a. quickly a. possible.
\ seedling, SAY OF an apple. II lett to
itself, will not bear fruit for perhaps 10
wears. But take graft from this seed
ling tree and set it on smother tree al
ready ia bearing, aud the iruillng l.
brought about IN a yeaJ or two follow
ing. Then, should the kind be good Tor
ANYTHING il can be retained, and, II
good for nothing, il can be chopped
down aud thrown swsy.
Graft. should Dc cut for use towards
the close Of winter, before the sap starts
10 dow. The object of this i 10 keep
the viou ia perfectly dormant state until
such time a. it i placed on the tree
which Is 70 bear it.-New England
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31

ANY time in Msrch is proper time to
sow clover on fields seeded to herds grass
and red top last fall. Sow in the morn
ing. when the surface Of the ground Is
froren. or better, on light snow IL any
should fall. Between the freeziug and
thawiug and the rain, the seed will get
all the covering IL needs and will germl-
nate all right. 1t is also good time 10
SOW grass seed on any thin spots 10 the
field where the grsss-stsnd WAS killed
out by the dense lodging Of grain. 1t Is
An object to have every spear OF g,ass
growing from the soil that Is practicaoie'
The thick stand gives the heavy yield
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31
TIE END.
An Agricultural Peer.

The Earl of winchelsea is best known
to the English public by the great inter-
est he takes in matters agricultural
His interest in birds has led him TO
make many expeditions, some OF which
have extended as far as Egypt, and to
risk his life at the end Of rope many
scores of times on the west coast OF
Scotland. He has the finest collection OF
eagles eggs in England. The earl Is
also keenly interested in pet animals OF
different kinds, and he used to walk
about the park at his ancestral haver-
holme accomp anied by honess.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31

seems to have plenty OF corn bread, po-
tatoes, fried chicken and cabbage. The
land flows with milk and honey, the
woods are full Of bacon, and the cold
mountain streams alive with trout.
Here and there man has strayed away
as far as Omaha or New York, but IN
year or two he is sure to drift back 10
the happy, indoIent life of the noun
tains. Log fires cost nobody penny.
The mountains, covered with valuable
timber. can be bought for 81 an acre,
and $40 is the highest asking price foi
cleared land in the valley. When the
young people go as far as the consider
able town Of Franklin for better school
advantages, they pay 81 and Is month
for board.
North Carolina exacts q tax Of ~ for
a marriage license, and tosvoid the out
lay of this pittance the mountaineers
will tramp 80 miles down TO the South
Carolina line. | heard an amusing story
Of youthful pair, rich i'll affection and
poor in money, who were oyertaken by
wag from Cashiers valley as they
were coming down the slope OF the Blue
Ridge.
"How far 10 South Car lima, capen:''
demanded the eager but weary bride
groom.
"You uns done crossed the line bout
quarter back. said the Cashiers val
ley man. 'Youse plum III hit now.
Keep this yer road bout mile down
into the settlement. an thar you uns
will find preacher by the name of Ben
net, an he don't ask nary cent for mar
ryin folks. I'll just ride ahead an have
everything ready.
Bennett, who had no more authority
10 perform the ceremony than he had TO
declare war, stood. spelling book IN
hand, on a sandy spot III the road when
the couple arrived, and concealed behind
the fences were several Of the neighbois
to witness the sport.
"Jine hands, said Bennett. Hold
on | never seed gal married III her
bare feet. Seein as how you uns is got