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From the Richmond Ua.b Register.
Messrs. H. w. and ]. NJ. Cornelison re-
port curious phenomenon on the farm of
T. J. Smith. two miles from town on the
Lancaster pike. On cutting down a large
elm tree. they were astonished to see a
stream Of water gush out of the stump.
and fall In sparkling spray like water
from a fountain. This was two weeks ago.
and there has been no cessation of the
flow. The supposition is that there is a
spring beneath the tree. to which tree
worms during the drouth made an arti-
fetal channel, and when the tree was cut
the water found way OF escaping. Both
gentlemen will vouch for the truth of the
story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

hamlets on the road a-gossiring by accom-
plishing the journey from London to Can
terbury in his coach and six between sun
rise and sunset of a single day. To this
end it was needful that the coach should be
light. Lord Carford, now his grace's insep-
arabic companion, alone sat with him.
while the rest Of us rode on horseback. and
the post supplied us with relays where we
were in want of them. Thus We went
down calamity and in very high style,
with his grace much delighted at being
told that never had king or subject made
such pace in his travelling since the MEM
Dry of man began. Here was reward
enough for all the jolting, the fiogging of
horses and the pain of yokels pressed un-
willingly into pushing the coach with their
shoulders through miry places.
As l rode had many things to think Of
My woe I held at arms length. OF what
remained-the intimacy between his grace
and Lord Carford. who were there in the
coach together-occupied my mind most
constantly. For by now 1 had moved about
in the world little. and had learned that
many counted Carford no better than a
secret papist; that he was held in private
favor, but not honored in public. by the
Duke of York. and that communications
passed freely between him and Arlington
by the hand of the secretary's good SER
want and my good friend, Mr.. Darrell.
Therefore ] wondered greatly at my lord
friendship with Monmouth. and at his
showing an attachment to the duke. which,
as 1 had seen at Whitehall. appeared to
{ nd resentment of lover. But at court
man went wrong If he held thing un-
likely because there was dishonor in it,
There men were not ashamed to be spies
themselves nor to use their wives in the
same office. There to see no evil was to
shut your eyes. l determined to keep mine
open in the interests of my new patron;
of an older friend, and. perhaps. of my
self. also, for Carford's present civflity
scarcely masked his dislike.
We reached Canterbury while the light
of the long summer evening still served,
ard clattered UP the street in muddy
bravery. The town was out to see his
grace, and his grace was delighted to be
seen by the town. If of their courtesy they
chose to treat him prince, he could
scarcely refuse their homage, and if he
accepted it, it was better to accept like one
to the manner born than awkwardly: yet
wondered whether my lord made note in
his aspiring brain of all that passed. and
how soon the Duke OF York would know
that a Prince of Wales coming to Canter-
bury could have received no greater honor
Nay and they hailed him as the champion
of the church, with hits at the Romish
faith which my lord heard with eyes down.
cast to the ground and rigid smile
carved on his face. 1t was all a forecast Of
what was one day to be- perhaps to the
hero of 1t suggestion of what some day
might be. At least. he was radiant over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
CHAPTER N.
Je vien., Tu viens, II Went.


1t pleased his grace the Duke of Nom
mouth SO to do all things that men should
heed his doing of them. Even in those
days. aid Notwithstanding certain trans
actions hereinbefore related, 1 was not
altogether a fool. and 1 had not been long
about him before I detected this propen-
sity. and. as 1 thought, the intention I'M
DERIVING 1t. To set it down boldly and
plainly, the more the Duke Of Monmouth
was in the eye of the nation, the better
the nation accustomed itself to regard him
as the kings SON. The more it fell into the
habit of counting him the kings son the
less astonished and unwilling would 1t be If
fate should place him on the kings seat
Where birth Is beyond reproach dignity
nay be above display: a defect in the first
demands an ample exhibition of the sec
ond. 1t was small matter, this journey
to Dover. yet, that he might not go in the
train OF his father and the Duke of York.
but make men talk of his own. going. he
chose to set out beforehand and alone
lest even thus he should not win his NEED
Oh notice, he set all the inns and all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

ready to his hand beside small case or
pocket book Of leather on the table. He
asked me my business, and told him sim.
ply that II was going in the dukes train to
Dover. ~
An. to meet Madam the Duchess of Or
leans:" said he. II heard of her com
ing before I left France. Her visit. sir.
viii give great pleasure to the king her
brother" e'
More. II report speak true, than to the
prince. her husband" said I. with a laugh.
For the talk at court was that the Dnke
of Orleans hated to let his wife out of his
sight, while she, for her part, hated to he
doubt. NV
Perhaps" he answered with shrug.
But It's hard to know the truth in these
matters. l am myself acquainted with
many gentlemen at the French court. and
they have much to say, but believe little
of It"
Though I might commend his prudence :
was not encouraged to pursue the tonic
and seeking change Of converse tion I
paid him a compliment ON his mastery a.
English. haxarding suggestion that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
DooIey on Pateroal Duty.

From the Chicago Evening Pest
I'm havin' a time iv it with Terence"
said Mr.. Hennessy. despondently.
What's tn la-ad been doin'?" asked Mr..
Dooley.
1T amt SO much what he's ioin'" Mr..
Hennessy explained. las what he amt do
in. He amt stayin' home " nights. an
he amt wur-rkin'. but he does be out on
TIL corner with tn Cromleys an tn rist
dancin' jig steps. and wahistlin' tn 'Rogue's
March whin a polisman goes by. Sure.
can do nawthin' with him. FIR he's that
kind an good at home that he'd melt tn
heart iv man iv stone. But its gray my
life u.s. thinkin' Nv what's to become iv him
whin he gets to be a man grown. Yer
lucky. Martin, that ye'er chldless."
Sure, cudden't he amy other way an
houled me good NAME" said Mr.. Dooey.
An whin / LUX about me sometimes it's
glad I am. They'se been times. perhaps
but lave that go. Is there somethin' i'm tn
air. or Is IL In ourselves, that makes tn
childher nowadays turn out to curse tn
lives Nv thin that give thin life? 1t may
be in tn thrainin'. When / was a kid they
were brought up to love. honor and respect
tn old folks. that their days might be
long in tn land. Amen. III they didn't, tn
best they cud do was to say nawthn' about
ii. Twas tn back iv tn hand an tn sowl
iv TIL fut to tn la-ad that put his spoon
first into the stirabout. Between tn whal-
ms We got at school. histed on tn back iv
tn big boy that was bein' thrained to be a
Christyan brother an tn thumpins We got
at home. we was kept sore an straight
firm wan years end to another. Twas no
mild doses they give us, ayether. 1 mind
wanst. whin / was near big as 1 am
now. L hand ed back some onkind re-emarks
to me poor father, that's dead. May he
rest in peace. per dominum. He must iy
been a small man an bent with wurruk an
worry. But did he take me jaw? He did
not. He hauled of an give me a fright
hook where tn bad wurruds come firm. /
put up a pretty fight FIR me years. but tn
man doesn't live that can lick his own
father He rowled me acrost an oat field
an I give up. / didn't love him amy too
well FIR that lickin'. but L respected him.
an If he'd come into this place tonight, an
he'd be near a hundred-he was born in tn
year 49, an pixies was hid in his cradle
il he come in here tonight an pulled me
ear I'd fear to go again him. 1 wud So"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

The poster which announces to the pass
ers-by on Connecticut avenue that there
is a loan exhibit at No. 1920 attracts much
attention, and as many pause to look at it
their appetites are whetted for a glance at
the treasures within. The author of this
masterpiece is the versatile Mr.. Spencer
Nichols. One of its chief merits In the eyes
Of his brother artists is that 1t is quite I'M
like other posters. The figure is graceful
and dignified, and the general effect is
rather classic. Even the children on the
street stop to admire the bully picture"
and surely this is the next best thing to
having the approval Of the BIRDS like that
Greek painter Of old that We read about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

From New York comes the informatio
that the preliminary sketch has been COM
pieted for the equestrian statue of Wash
lngton. which the ladies of the Mount Yer
non Association are to present to the city
OF Paris. Daniel c. French and Edward
Z. Potter are the sculptors of this monu-
ment, which is colossal in size and is to
occupy prominent position at the juno
tion OF the Rue St Honore with the Rue
Washington.
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But such matters are hes, not talked

eff st.s
bowed as he dismissed me- and pursued
my way TO my room. A matter of gall
iantry might, Ii seemed. be of moment to
the messengers Of the King of France 1
dia nor know what to make of the mys-
terry. but 4 knew there was mystery.
And 1t turns" said l to myself. ION those
little words III Went Who is he? Whence
comes he? And to what end? Perhaps |
shall learn tnese things at Dover"
There is this to be said A mans heart
aches less when his head is full. On that
night / did not sigh above half nv usual
measure.
Cro be oontinued)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
A Swift Fail From Grace.
the Piedmont yirpfnfan

The colored people in the neighborhood
of Brandy Station lad revival at one of
their churches that lasted about five
weeks, and on Thursday before they closed
there were two sinners. Thomas Parker
and Daniel Somers. converted. On Friday
night they stole Mr. Richard Males
chickens, traded them on Saturday for
clothes to be baptized In. We're baptized on
Sunday. and were arrested and jailed on
Monday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07
EGGS AS A DAILY DIET.

Eggs, like milk, contain in proper
support life. Being highly c~onceutrat-
ed, however, they lack the bulk ne
ce5sary to keep the excretory organs
IN perfect condition. Serge with them,
then, such food as bread, rice, OF cere-
ais, but do not serve eggs in any way
at the same meal with beef, mutton, or
fowl. Pork, such as bacon, may in
winter, be served with eggs. While
one pound of eggs IS equal III nourish
mcnt to one pound of beef, the latter
would be borne for a longer time, and
would in the end be n much better
food. The mineral matter of the egg
is small in quantity, but rich In quality,
and The alpumen is in a form most
easily digestcd. We must bear in
mind, however, that the egg albumen
~coagulates at a lower temperature than
that in meat, which teaches us at once
that, to be easily digcstcd, eggs must
be lightly cooked. a hard-boiled egg,
n in which the white is rend cred
hard, may be digcstcd by a mar labor
ing in the open air, but it is u lit for
food for the mar who works in an Office
or shop, or for the person whose di-
gcstion is weak, or for children Of any
age.
To ascertain the freshness of an egg
without breaking, hold ii before a
strong light and look directly through
the shell. If the yolk appears round
and the white surrounding it clear, the
chances arc that the egg is fresh. Oh
you may drop 1T into water if the egg
sinks quickly and remains at the bot
tom it is in all probability fresh, but il
it stands on end it is doubtful, anc
quite bad if it floats. The shell of 8
fresh egg looks dull, while that of 8
stale one Is glossy.
l. is impossible il some sections OF
the country to get perfectly fresh eggs
during the winter season. 10 guard
against this in summer time, when
they are cheap, pack them in Ii he
water, and they will keep in good con.
dition for three months. Pour one gal.
lon of boiling water over a pound OF
lime; when settled and cold pour it care.
fully ovcrthc eggs which you have pack.
ed, small ends down, in a stone jar, and
stand in a cool, dark place. Eggs may
also be packed in salt anything that
will close the pores of the shell and
prevent evaporation will preserve eggs,
Eggs should not be boiled at all,
Allow four eggs to each quart of boil.
ing water. Put the water in a kettle
first, then carefully with a spoon drop
IL the eggs, cover the saucepan and
keep it where the water will remain at
$50 Fahrenheit for five minutes. The
whites will be slightly coagulatcd and
IN a creamy condition ; the yolks cook
ing at a lower temperature, will be
slightly cCngcaled. If the water
boils the whites will be hard
encd and rendered indigestable. If
The quantity of water is lcssened, or
the number of eggs increased, il longer
time must be allowed, OF the water kept
at a little higher temperature, say 1S5
degrees Fahrenheit, but the former pro-
portions arc much bettcr.-Ladics'
Home Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

A wicked editor down in Georgia
gets off the following "Thc editor
sat IN his Office cold, whence all but
him had fed, but he wished that every
last dead beat was in his grave stone
lead. His mini then wandered Tar
away to the time when h, should die,
and his loyal editorial soul go %sconting tn
the sky /; when he should roam the fields
of paradise and sail o'cr jaspers seas, and
all things glorious would combine, his
every sense to please. He thought
how, when he'd look across the great
gulf dark and drcar, that yawned be-
tween his happy soul and those who
swindled here and then for water
they should call and in agony they'd
capcr, he'd shout to them Just
molstcn your tongue with the due
that's on your papcr.'n
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

TIE TURKEY.-The farmers of
South Carolina raise some fine turkeys,
but Rhode Island appears TO bear off
the palm in this respect. The farmers
there produce birds weighing 40 to 45
pounds, and they are as succulent as
gigantic. We are told that the Rhode
Island turkey is allowed free range in
a good grasshopper country, and is fed
not only on corn but sweet apples.
When about eight months old and fat
enough for market, il is shut up in q
coop without food for "a hours. Then
it is hung by a stout cord to a beam in
the barn and while one of the farm
hands holds its wings with both hands {;
another blceds it at the throat until it
is dead. 1t is not scalded, as is the
common practice elsewhere, but is
picked while warm. Then the entrails
are carefully removed, and it Is hung
In q cool place until ready for ship.
ment. This trick the P%hiladelphians
have learned in recent years, and they
now bleed their turkeys, and dry and
pick them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

Lord Wolscley, COMMUNICATIVE Chief
of the British army, has publicly an
nounced that "thc meteor FLAG of Enc
land" will never again be carried INTO
battle, in land fights al least. In pre-
senting new colors to q regiment re-
Gently he said "In future it would
be madness and n crime to order any
man to carry colors into action. You
might quite as well order him to be
lssasinated. The Germans carry the
poles on which the cofors used to be,
SO that they attract no notice. in action.
We have had most reluctantly TO aban-
don a practice to which we have at
taclIed great Importance, and which,
under past and gone conditions of fight
ing, was Invaluable in keeping alive
the regiln0na spirit upon which our.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07
THE CYLINDRICAL BALE.

The cylindrical or round bale is GER
tain to be a bone of contention in the
near future, and for the benefit of
many who desire to know something of
the working of this new idea, we give
the following description of the press
as it was exhibited by a Chicago COM
pany at the Nashville Exposition
"Ihe press is the outcome of an TX
tended experience and Is us nearly per-
feet as mechanical ingenuity and skill
can make it, and when compared with
the first round bale cotton press, is q
marvel of compactncss and simplicity.
1t makes a bale four feet long and two
icct in diameter, weighing over 35
pounds per cubic foot, or over 80 per
cent. more dense than the best COM
pressed bale made on the enormously
heavy and expensive congresses nov
in use. Moreover, the regularity of
the shape OF the bale, being four feet
long by two feet IN diameter, makes 1t
pack much closer than the irregular,
t~urtle-back bales as now generally
made, and the saving in space is even
more than is indicated by the differ,
encc in actual density. In the cylin
dr,cal press the cotton is pressed grad'
ually and not all at once, hence The
greater density ; while the pressure re-
CURED on the cotton in the old sivlt
compress is over two hundred time.
greater than is used in making th,
round bale. For this reason TN,
staple is not injured, and the cotto,
arrives ut the mill with the fire i'm a
good condition as when it left the rims
. Inc hcaVy bagging and ties are en-
, tircly dis. cnsed with, as the air i
pressed out of the Gotten and the Gov
crlng needed is only sufficient to kcc
the cotton clean.
"The 'rourd' cotton bale is both fir
ani water proof. The cotton is con
4 pressed as fast as ginncd, and is shir
ped direct from the ginhousc to ware
- house or mill.
. Sin oldcr to avoid stopping The gi
/ Tor covering AMI discharging the bal,
, a double or duplex press is used, an
n by feeding the bat alternately first
n one press, and then to the other, III
@ gins are u continuously, and amp
tlmc is Slvcr for covering and dischar.
!, ing the bale from one press while ii
ballnS proceeds in the other.
"Thc power require ed to drive tn
IF press is no greater than is required
operate a gin box press, nor does
take any more room than one doul,
box press occupies. The weight
: the press is about twelve tons, and
IS SO simple and durable in its constru
ton that it's operation can be conduct,
h by any one intelligent enough to run
4 gin"
q 1T is claimed that the round bale sy
,r tenn ovcrcomes many objections asi,
from those of the space occupied
/. the bales, which is in itself no SIN;
if item. The American Cotton Compal
d Of New York, which has controlled Il
q system, loaded Il car with one hundr,
a and sixty round bales, weighing CSC:
pounds. which is the heaviest car
cotton ever loaded. Under the syste
- OF freight rates now prevailing wi
d most of the railroads on cotton il
n said there is a distinctive gain by tn
@ compact method of balimg cotton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

WEIGHT AND NUMBER OF EGGs.-
a statistician has drawn up q table to
show how many eggs the various kinds
OF domestic fowls lay per apnum, and
how many of the eggs go to the pound
Geese, four to The pound 30 per
mum
Polish, nine to the pound $50 per
annum
Bantams, sixteen to the pound $50
per annum.
llambu:gs, nine to the pound 200
per annum.
Turkeys, five to the pound !; 30 to
90 per annum.
Game fowl, nine to the pound 4; 100
per mum
Leghorns, nine to the pound 200
per annum.
Plymouth Rocks, eight to the ,ound !;
100 per annum.
Langshans, eight to the pound $50
per annum.
Brahmas, seven to the pound /; 100
per annum.
Ducks, five to the pound (; 30 to GO
per annum.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

CLIMBING STAIRS.--One OF Americas
leading physicians is quotel as saying
b a few people understand the art of
climbing stairways without making
themselves tired before reaching the
top. Uusally a person will tread on the
ball Of, his foot IN taking each step.
This Ia very tiresome and wearing on
the muscles, as 1t throws the entire
weight OF the body on the murcles of the
legs and feet. You should In walking or
climbing stairs, seek for the most equal
distribution of the body's weight DOS.
sible. In walking upstairs your feet
should be placed squarely down on the
step, heel and all, and then the work
should be performed slowly and del
iberately. In this way there Ia no strain
upon any particular muscle, but each
n is doing It's duty In a natural man
ner. The man who goes upstairs with
a spring you may be sure Ia no philoso-
pher, or, at least, his reasoning has
not been directed to that subject. The
doctor might have gone little further
In the same line and protested against
the habit which many persons have
OF bending over half double whenever
they ascend a flight OF stairs. In
exertion of this kind, when the
heart is naturally excited to more
rapid action, 1t Is desirable that the
lungs should have full play. But the
crouching position interferes with their
action, the blood Is imperfectly aerated,
and there Is trouble right away. Give
the lungs a chance to do their work
and at all times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07
BARBER FOR CONGRESS-.
n Brilliant Young Attorney Gen
eraI Will Make the Race.

A Washington special to the Co.um-
bla Register Of Wednesday says that
Attorney Genera Sarber, before he
lett Tor Columbia in answer to a cate
gorlcal question, stated that he would
not be In the rae for attorney
general next year, saying that, in ac-
cordance with an unwritten South
Carolina law, he will have served two
terms at the expiration Of his present
commission, and that he thinks some
other man should have it.
In response to an inquiry regarding
the congressional bee that Madam
ltumor intimates is buzzing in his bon
net, he was equally as frank and ex-
plicit. He said that he cherished an
ambition to go to congress-, and that he
would certainly be in the race next
year; that he wanted the Office and
wanted 1T bad that he would run, not
Tor the purpose of being defeated, but
In order to be elected and that, while
ne had no feeling Of hostility against
Or. Strait-or Stanyarne Wilson, in
case the state should be redistricted-
put, on the contrary, esteemed then,
highly and hence had no desire to
beat them-only he wanted the cflce.
with respect to the r~edistricting
question, he said that he had not
given VIC matLer any thought and
cared nothing about 1t, being quite
willing to leave that with the legisla.
ture, and would take his chances,
regardless of the other counties with
which his own should he grouped.
Mr.. Barber, who Is now only %
years old, was paid a compliment from
a source which he should value. AS.
sociate Justice Harlan-who is q typi-
ken%tuckian, and, therefore, is fond
OF the good things OF life-beautiful
women, smart men, fine horses and
good whiskey--was heard to say
that Mr.. Barber was not only the
youngest attorney general that ever
appeared before hat bar during his
twenty years Of continuous service
there, but that he was one of the
ablest. The venerable justice was adj
monished that South Carolina was a
peculiar" state that she held "pecu-
liar" d~octrinces regarding Safes rights,
secession, ETC., and that
she was peculiar" in relation to great
men. TO this he replied that there
we're some Of her ~"pecular" ideas to
he could not subscribe, but that
he endorse d In toto her "peculiarity" in
respect to producing such stalwart-
men as Mr.. Barber. 1t Is to
supposed that the present attorney
general OF South Carolina deems Judge
harlan a good judge.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07

killing frost has not yet happened
In Southern Alabama. The Greenville
advocate says: IF q killing frost is
aelayed until next month, as many
predict, the top crop OF cotton will
mature and many farmers will yet
gather almost as much as they have
already picked. In some fields there
are more bolls yet TO open than heve
opened heretofore.
Here 10 another example OF the de-
lay o! Justice: Last week nearly the
entire time OF the circuit court OF De.
cattr,. Ala, was occupied In trying two
cases involving q steer that wee North
ABOUT TlO. The cpsfet npw amount 10.
more than 81 200. The eaae Isss 61on