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Worthless GUS Roaming ct Large.

Souli.eaas AancheSter, "icrch -"eii. ':r.
EG.lor, viii ou a mi, ons CT yonr Old scrioea
:a.o you s.Dcilm ? Ii 50 I v:i dTo2 j, FOR
:: .:orl eh is .oda:.
News IS lnt;,e: scarce. so iii ;'.hs u2 the
6c., olesiioo tank there are too ;:iany
WORTHLESS ones rcsn!ag arouad. HARD g
i.y passes rut wa: We i1eac o. soase teu,:iy
seinp l.igheasd amos: cut CT ,Ees senses
ov so1e wo.thie.s .o7 No logger thsn last
Thursday night 81 and s;ssfs. Recj J jack
son. Of p.ivs:eer, va,c frightened oy Gadius
one al ;:..ir tack coo; co@n with . Fl. SIS.
Jehsoa was o dig trigh:spsd, but 'harks TO
a k;ra Pfo yGeace NJ. Jackson Ianaged 20
Kill the brute oefoTe acy damage vas done
I .a.e also heard that 3 sea,lenan Of the
same community had valuable hose bittea
by oee some time ago And have reard SO
msu7 barrowiog tales from nd dogs OF late
that ssk caunot cue law makers make some
law prohibiting 30 many rupning around
among our 7:-es erd children
Farmers are somewhat Get back 10 their
wo.s by the tad weather Of February.
Well, Mr Editor, With best wishes TO you
AMI your readers, am yours, S'dra.
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Militia Elections
Gen Floyd has issued following orders:

Gen Floyd has issued following orders:
Special Order No. /: IL compliance with
general order No 8, an election for heid
oficers of the various regiments and ost-
ta!iops Of this State was teld on the lIto
day Of February and the following othcers,
hagipg received a majority Of tie votes cast,
are hereby declared elec;ed aud will sssnme
conmasd upon receipt CT their coz Emissions
together with copy Of this order:
Frs, regiment of South Carolioa vo!nn-
teev ioantrv: Colonel, J Boyd lieutenant
colooel, H Fay G=Gaey major I'd battalion,
J S Cochran major 80 battalion. ) 4 Ma
ron.
second South Carolina volunteer Infantry:
Cclouel, Willie Jones: msjor I'd BATTALION,
J W Crller; major 80 battalion, Y Lee.
FRS. South Carolloa volunteer Cavalry :
Colonel, J R Sparkman lnajor I'd battalion,
s Marvin: Us ior I'd battalion, NalloosI
Guards, George a Reed.
Special Order No. II: :: In compliance win
general order No s, as election for lieutenso'
colonel CT tie I'd South Carolina volunteer
iafsntr; is bereov ordered TO take place on
Sa,urdav, the l7th day Of March, Lone OF
the Candidates for said position haviog re-
ce;vsd a no siori,y of the votes cast ca Feb!u-
ary II, 1900
Ia coz piiance With general order No s, an
election fer lieutenant colonel and nsjor O;
the 81 battalion, South Carolina volunteer
cavalry, is bereny ordered TO take r!sce on
Saturday, the l,t day OF March. 1900, noce
of the candidates :or asid position hsvirg re-
ceyed a msjo-ity Of tie yc'es cast or feoTu-
arv Il, 1850
The p.ovisioos o: election 50 provided in
q reTa order No will govern tee eisct;oa
10 be hau oa Marcn II.
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STAR ROUTE
BOX DELIVERY.
The contracts for carrying the mail
on all tie Star Routes IN the State Of
South Carolina taking effect July 1,
1900. proride that those uAo 50 de-
sire mag hare the mail that IS ad-
dressed to them delicsred By the car
riers iato 5cres along tie lines Of tie
severa{ routes

Any person living OF OF Hea' "oy
Star Route in the State named who
desires his mail deposited IN box
on the line of the route By the car
rier on said route may provide and
erect suitable box on the roadside,
located in such manner as to &c
reached as conveniently as practica'
bic bv the carrier, and such person
shall file with the postmaster at the
post Office to which his mail is ae-
dressed (Which shall be one of the
two post Offices on the route on
either side of and next the box q
request in writing for the delivery
of his mail to the carrier on the route
for deposit in said mail box, at the
risk of the addressee.
1t shall be the duty of the post
master at every such post Office,
upon written order from aSy person
living on or near the Star Route, to
deliver to the proper mail carrier for
that route any mail matter, except
registered mail, with instructions as
to the proper mail box into which
said mail matter SO delivered TO a
carrier for deposit shall be carried
past another post Office on the route
before being deposited in a mail box
The carrier on the Star Route will
be required to receive from any post
master on the route any mail matter
that may be intrusted to him, outside
of the usual mail bag. and shall carry
such mail matter to and deposit it In
the proper boxes placed on the line
of the route for this purpose such
service ny the carrier to be without
charge to the addresses
The mail carriers must be able to
read and write the Euglish language
and be of sufficient intelligence to
properly handle and deposit the mail
for boxes along the routes
The law provides that every
carrier of.the mail shall receive any
mail matter presented to him. if
properly prepaid by stamps. and
deliver the same for mailing at the
mex, post Office at which he arrives.
but that no fees shall be allowed him
therefor.
TIE contract price covers all the
service required of the carrier that is
indicated herein
W S. Shallenberger.
ID Asst P NJ General
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Ea1,ing Fo? & Raylsnei.

sps7t275u-g, March A-Jo5a W.
sea, c5lo-ed, a,tenpied 70 r.7;sh Two
vouos white girls. operatives at Icca
paw ri:,s, last Saturday aste:sooa
I:e gas unsuccessful.
Ayued neo have beea aantlog h'm
everywhere. aud be will te !yached #
caught. Tao bodies, composed Of
about 100 meo each, are searching for
him pear Rei6vllle aad Greenvll'e
county line.
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a cotton mii! +?

Z, II Naw York ;ae coio. !:"e holds
"a ss::;e {: trs9g!og negfces and al
laoasr ct ;sa3r:s se.s CIT Tae
ne2raas ca~> 7e,ii..77 So oc,:er sao#iag
as g .Soe &C., &C. ;aza ;hey have in
rhe .3.:a IS 20 r;gats aad privileges
ths7 ca ;ea7n =a-e by asking :s;?
aad sse.;..icz H'e woa;d 60: d!s
coas2.s 1;:.:.;on ccc:awG.d ihe
pea5s- ZAP .ce.a' I'll: os7er Erow say
,hia. q S.cao oe.,; ,aey aavs knono
bis.. ;..ed h,a Ea= !esd:cs. more
,nse..,.:eo, .seroes is ;hs Empire state
ike sec;.i recogc;iioo. DO: taey can act
be SD to ge: aaca beyond being
'Nisiesc5' 20 tie oe~spa?ess Her
Is ste ssa2:e .; race p,sjud;oc aod
d.sH9oe tee ,.er i:Ee:
GA Qssao's C3sai9. n. York ooi
o.ss c:;lia.ca yeae::..e: against sepe:s-
too :o,o s2aaol 9: soe:. ESQ. and
5aia- .efrset; aea.;>s.ca ..s.o the .ai'c,
the ss2 re.caS5 sac courts. eaa!.lg
reass.eG sae ocv,. c. ap2ssis IS A.a4sy
,rucss 20 ee24.1ttaoa q '5e ssces i,
scs.ao. ..:s ~as sas;siaed. aaa the 'jin
c:5w scaoo. Ct New Yora 5ecane "a
segs! as tee sc. crew car of George, "
says tie Atlanta C3assiscsloa.
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DOES SUMTER WANT a MILL

We tave before US the following
letter addressed to prominent bust
ness man of this city
:sI ons Informed that the business
men of Sun,tes, ,cant to buizd a cotton
mall, 5ut for some reason the matter
hangs fire I vould ike for you TO
write ne s7hetser they ,cant some help
from TIE outside from a man scho could
bring strong Subscription and tohe the
management Of the enterprise Ay
friends all gant me to undertake
cotton mill, and I could appreciate thfs
sSnfornactic,e soitA uieac of conJerr'ng
,eitA them u yos think there IS an
opening, There ought not to be any
trouble to build ten thousand spindle
miN there wsth a good man from the
outside baclea By good subscription.
Z ,eiH be eiea to here an early reply
at your convenience "
This letter is from a well known
Spartanburg man who has been for
years and is now identified with the
cotton mill business in that section
He has the practical experience and
the financial resources to make a mill
a success in Sumter, and he is seek.
ing a locality where there is an abun-
dant supply of cotton and where the
field is favorable to a new cotton
mill. He means business and can
command all the money necessary to
establish a miil. but be prefers 50
locate ia community that ia pro.
gressive aud will cooperate with him
in establishing a mill.
This is toe solution in nut she'll
Does Sumter want cotton mill !!
Will the business men of Sumter put
up 500, 600 to secure 5000, 900 cot,
ton mill (? If they Go not want q
cotton nill they have only to refuse
to cooperate With this experienced
Spartanburg mill man, and nothing
more need be said.
Extended comment is oot needed
and we prefer to leave the matter as
it stands on i:s merits In times
past we have written much about the
advantages Of cotton mills and much
about the desirabiiity of securing
outside capita. to supplement loca!
capital II establishing the cotton mil
Industry All that We have written
IN the past holds good. and we be-
lie7e that 80 one questions that we
have stated nothing more than the
hard facts waep favoring the estab
lishment Of cotton miiI Now out
side cep;se! is offered and ell that
the Sumter people have to do is to
meet the ofez half way Will the
business nen rise to the occasion ?
VIII they DO their part toward Civ
ing Sumter big cotton mill or viii
they say to outside capitalists that no
mills are waited. 10 capital is invit.
ed 10 ;nves; io Sumter and that Sum
ter prefers TO go oa il: .he same old
70:
Tae qaes.;oa ;s. does Sumter want
cotsou raiil z
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IT,#;, Ney York ;ae ceia. !:.e holds
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DR. Doii.s Cough Syrup cures the Eos:
efupbcsu cccshs, colds end lung atecsioos
Eveo ;Icip.ecr co3sGDP;cn nss oeea saccess-
fuiiy cu7ed oy the marvellous ree.eds Suff-r-
e-s wi!;ao,aio leliei al {. tew cosss.
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,,r. cady,s Condition Powders

are ;us; what "a horse needs when ia bad con
di,ion. Tonic. blood purifier and vermifuse.
They a-o no; !'ood gu: :ncdic:as, aad the best
10 use to put a ior<c l.. prime condition. Price
. cents .cv I,ackage. Fo- sale bs DF 4. j
l..,,a. Dec 30
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is an omiuous sound to the man who
isn't insured, wbeo he sees bis home
disappearing 10 flames aud smoke.
We can hardly have aoy compassion
on him. when it is so easy and at such
small outlay TO provide against such
loss A policy 10 tie Hartford Iosus-
apce Co. costs you but snal sum
wheo We draw it for you. and gives
you security ss safe as the Bank Of
Eeglaod.
A. G G. PHELPS co.,
Gen'lIosnrance Agents. Sumter, 8. G.
Mch $50
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edicta have entirely restored her health. !
The monthly periods have returned !,
an,! are now painless and regular. !
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Forsale in Sumter by S Huetsop 4 Co
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TtHnk11trs' Guide,
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Il. R.
December 3, 1899.


FOR NEW YoRK-*4:05. $3.50. x6:1o.
x7:oO $500. 1910, $780, 1895, x1o.so a.
M. 'l2.O0, 1906. 1880, (parlor car limi-
ted9, *I:S5. 300. 1880, $780, $500 4:17.
4.Sv, $40. 5:35, $50, 1910, 1910. S:1E
tsridgeport accommodation, 1910. Ole
?. m. Sundays-*4:05, $3.50, Ks: 100 \. M.
$50, x4:SO. x6:15, -7:10. $40. $40.
1910 p. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
r,a,, l.oo. @ll:50 p. m. daily.
noh EosToN via Springheld-.1:
eiv.iU -Il:oo a. m, *l:45, $3.50 .. IN.
Io ays-rl:lo a. M, *5:52 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London ana
1ioVioence-*2:10, 1920, *11:35 (parlor
cur united a. M, +12:05. *2:47, +4:15,
800 600 p. m. Sundays -*2:10, 1929
d n, "1a:o5, N:55 1905 p. M
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD.
o,nnEtdNGFIELD, etc.-*1:10 GAO. 500,
xlo;lo 'll:O5 a. m, IL 10, s1:45, $40, 800,
,o:os' l6:l5 to Hartford). 500. 1000,
LID ito Meriden) p. m. Sundays
.l:lo a m. 1910. $3.50, SIS D. IN,
NEW LONDON DIVISION
ror New london, etc.-sa:1o, 1920,
100 (Guiiford acc.). 1o:oS, HOS. +l1:s5
Sparlor car limited) a. m, *12:o5, .2.47.
a:oo' Alb, *4:55, 5:15, 6:15 Ito Saybrook
junction. 1855. 1920 (Guilford acc.) D.
m. sunday-+2:1O. 1870 d. nj, 1905.
'4:55, *6:55 pm.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willimantfc. ETC.
1;4o a. m. 1855. 1873. sos p. IN. sum
days-7:15 p. m. Connecting at Middle
Town with the Valley branch ana at
Wllllmantic with Midland and Central
divisions and G. V. r.. r.; at Turner
vile with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
for Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls,
Williamsburg, Holyol1e, New Hartford
ana intermediate stations-7:50 al m.
ana 4;o0 p. m. For Westfield ana inter-
mediate @atlons, 5:57 p. m.
FOR harrington, New Hartford and
points this side--7:5o a. M, 1904. 400,
b:5T p. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia,
etc.-7:0O. 500, 9.35 a. M, 1900 1889,
1857. 5:55. 1850. 1920 .. M. Sundays
S:lO a. m and $3.50 b. m.
For Waterbury-7:0 $780, 9:35 e. M.
1900, 2:39, 5:35, 1850, 11:20 b. m. sum
days-S:l0 a. M, 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga-
tuck Junction..
For Winsted-7:oo, 1886 a. m, 2:ss, 6:35
p. m. Sundays-S:10 a, M. G:15 D. m.
(via Naugatuck Junction..
For Shelton, Botsford. Newtown, Dam
bury Pittsf1eld, State Line-9:35 d. M.
1857 p. M.
For Albany, Buffalo. Detroit, Cincin-
natl, St. Louis, Chicago and TIE West
Via Bridgeport-6:10 a. M: via State
Line-9:S5 a. m, s:57 p. m.
For Litchfleld and points on Litchfield
branch via Bridgeport-6:1O a. m. (via
Derby Junction), 1857 p. m.
Express Trains. xLocal Expresf
G. T. HEMPSTEAD.
General Passenger Agent.
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A SPION KOP LEGEND.

Pertaining to the elevated scene of Sir
Charles Warren's latest feat at arms
there is a native legend which runs
thus: Many years. since there died a
celebrated Zulu chief At his obsequies
there gathered a notable band of war
riors and others. In the midst of the
assembly, suddenly, an enormous py-
thon put in an appearance. A youth
full warrior, thirsting for glory. sprang
forward and struck the reptile with
some description of lethal weapon.
The blow severed the creatures tail
from its body. The chief witch-doctor
present reprehended the act, and
averred the python was the spook of a
warlike ancestor of the recently de-
parted chief. The creature, deprived of
its tail, recovered health in time; and
though stump-tailed became sacred.
Ever since the story has found believ-
ers. The Beers, superstititious as they
are, soon lent a willing ear, and the
story became mixed up in their own
somewhat prolific spookology. Certain
it is, this stump-tailed snake-or anoth-
err of the same pattern-appears from
time to time. At every appearance, it
is alleged by the Beers of the neighbour
hood, some event of great potent is on
the tapis. Perhaps, If this snake has
recently appeared, it may have had
something to say about the relief OF
Ladysmith or the advent of Sir Charles
Warren.
Spion Kop means the hill Of spying.
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WOUNDS BRAvELY BORNE.

Writing of the scenes after the battle
of Colenso, the special correspondent OF
South Africa says: Some of the shell
wounds were very terrible and CHASTITY,
and many men wounded by the Maui
ser bullets were hit in several places at
once, SO that 1t became very difficult in
some cases to find an unwounded part
Of o mans body where he could be safe
ly handled Not a word Of complaint
was heard, and very little groaning or
grieying over the wounds. Those who
were able puffed away at their pipes
and waited their turn for the operating
tent in cold pluck. I asked several men
if they wanted anything immediate,
andalWays got the some answer. I'm
all right, sir, the orderly is getting me
some soup" when did you have your
last food?" I asked. 1.-TWO o'clock
this morning, sir; but I'm all right" I
saw one man standing looking at the
stump of his trigger finger, which had
been carried away by a bullet. you'll
be all right" said I; cheer up! it will
soon heal" 1T wasn't that, sor,' he
replied: I'm wondering how soon I'll
be able to get back to pay out the mon
what did that, sor.' Such was the spir-
it shown after the battle of Colenso, af-
ter about six hours desperate fighting
against hail of bullets fred by an enc
my that not single infantryman had g.
chance of aiming at. / questioned
many of the wounded, and they all
stated that they had not seen a single
Boer the whole day.
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AMERICAN LINE.
FAST, EYPREES SERVICE.

FAST EXPREsS sMKVTCE.
NETWORK, SOUTHAMPTON (LONDON),
saing Wedpesdays s. at 10 a. ~
New York, March list. Paul April 4
St Paul, Mnr. last. Louis April IL
New York. March 2sINcw York April Is
Red STAR LINE.
NEW YORK--ANTWEEP-P
Every Wednesday at IL noon.
Vricsland, Feb. Isl Westernland Mar. IA
Southwark, Mar. *Kensington, Mar Il
*These steamers carry Cabin and third
class passengers at low rates.
lnternationa. Navi CATION Company
IS Broadway, cor. Rector street. NY; Peel.
s. Bishop, 1902 Chapel street, M. Zunder &
Sons, 253 State ST., NJ. 3. Newton, So Or.
ange st., Z. H. Pease & Son, 1U2 Church ST.,
New Haven. $50
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scheming is the name, Astoria Of a
small town in one of the Pacific states.
LIE Count when interrogated, was in
clined to put his visit to New York Ito
see Jake Astor" in his pride of place as
the most curious experiment of his ca
reer. 1t appears that Astors agent at
Fort Dearborn was forever attempting
to cut prices down, and in so doing he
made criticisms on LIE Counts furs,
which hurt the old man Che was young
enough them in his weak point--that is
tosay,h his pride as a first rate hunter
was touched. According to Astor's
agent, his beaver was too early Caught
too soon in the autumn to have the
finest natural gloss, his otter skin was
taken from drowned animal and had
lain in the water too long, his mlnks
were all kits, and too small to be worth
the full market price. One year
(whether in 1928 or 1929 he could not re-
membeD, happening to have money
saved from the previous seasons work,
he made up his mind to visit Astor at
New York and sell to him directly.
Even if he got no more than the agent
offered him, so the simple m1nded
trapper argued, he would see not only
really big city, but also a really great
man. TO the western fur traders OF
that day John Jacob Aston shared with
Sir George Simpson the fame of being
the greatest man in the world. Accord
ingly he Travelled to Buffalo by boat,
thence to Albany by four horse stage,
and from Albany by boat down the
Hudson, taking with him his bundle of
furs. Arriving at New York, he found
he did not know where Aston lived, but
after many fruitless inquiries real
nice man" took him to Astor's abode,
which to LIE Counts vast surprise, was
not a trading place, but big, smart
looking house,
What happened next is best told in
the old mans own words, translated to
some extent
Not meaning to wilt after coming all
that way to see Jake. l climbed the
steps and pulled the knocker. A man
came to the door, and I told him who
was and what l wanted, and he said
Mr.. Astor was not at home. | said
was willing to wait till he came home,
and the man shut the door. SO sat
down on the doorstep and waited tlil
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STARIN'S
New Haven Transportation Co

DAILY Except SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN II. STARIN, Captain Nc
Allister, leaves New Haven from Starin q
Pier, foot Of Brown street, at 1918 D. m.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer
ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thompson,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The
North River, at p. m. Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare
IS cents; Excursion Tickets $1.25. State
rooms, $1.00.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at j. Is.
Judsons, 1857 Chapel street; Peck & Bish-
ops, 702 Chapel street. Free stage leaves
the depot on arrival Of Hartford train and
from corner Of Chapel and Church streets
every half hour commencing at $50 p. M.
freight rates given and bills of
lading to all points West, South. and South
west. G. Fl. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starn Line
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Wire Goods.
ASTOR AND THE TRAPPER.
How LIE Count Failed to Find the Mer-
chant Prince at Home.

How LIE Count Failed to Find the Mer-
chant Prince at Home.
The fur trade was never so important
in the western and Pacific states as it
was in the Canadian states. One rea-
son for this was the lack of the finer
furs, which are not found so far south
as rule; and then again, after the dis
covery of gold in California in 1S49 the
quest for a gold or silver mine was the
western pioneers only notion of hunt.
Still many of the old Wisconsin hunters
were fur traders, and much of the ro-
nance Of their life was personified in
Pierre LIE Count, a French Canadian by
birth, who lately died at Green Bay,
VISA the age Of ninety -seven. This
old man was probably the last of the
Canadian voyageurs and trappers; but
seventy odd years spent below the
boundary linoe had made Of him tole-
rably complete Yankee. One of his
many friends-for during tthe last ten
years of his life he was regarded as a
sort of state monument, and as such
frequently visited by those interested
in the antiquities of Wisconsin-sent me
a sheaf of notes of his conversation, the
substance of which, In so far as they
concern the present subject is here set
down.
Like so many of the western pioneers,
his was a green old age. 1t was not till
the very last that he lost his health and
spirits, neither was his memory
dimmed, In which, as in mirror, were
reflected seventy years of life by field
and flood. For some years LIE Count
worked for the Canadian companies,
but, finding that he could get better
price in the states and that there were
no restrictions on the fur trade there, he
decided to transfer the scene of his OPP
erations to the territory now called Wis
consin. Fort Dearborn, where Chicago
stands to-day was then the center of
the American fur trade. At the time
when LIE Count began to hunt and trap
for his livelihood John Jacob Astor (the
second of the name) was beginning his
abortive attempt to corner the fur trade
not only of the states, but also of Cana
da. In the first part Of his task he sue
ceeded, but in the second he failed sig
nalIy, and the only memento Of his
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near on sunset-one, two, three hours.
Then / pulled the knocker again, and
the same man opened the door and
seemed kind of surprised to see me
there STILL / asked him again if Mr..
Astor was at home, and he laughed like
crazy creature and said he didn't
think Mr.. Astor would ever come home
for me. stuck 1t out for another hour
after he shut the door. and then the
town watch came along and I told him
what l was waiting for Thenhe eX-
planned some things which set me agin
Aston for evermore, and I just packed
up my fllrs and started back for Fort
Dearborn and sold my furs there, but
not to Astor's man. / never dealt with
Jake Astor again. "-Macmillan's Maya
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-26
REAL SCOTCH GOLF CLUBS.

A Case of Genuine Scottish Sticks
Passed Through Custom House on
Saturday.
Nothing could be more convincing of
the popularity of the royal and ancient
game of golf in this city than the fact
that on Saturday there passed through
the local custom house a case of golf
clubs consigned to r. D. Pryde of the
New Haven Golf Glib. The case con-
tanned all manner and shape of sticks
and included drivers, brassies, irons,
lofters, putters, in fact every style of
club that is used in playing the sport.
They came from Robert Forgan Sons
of st. Andrews and arrived by the 81.
S. Astoria" of the Anchor line. They
will be on exhibition at the headquar-
tiers of the New Haven Golf club, where
Mr.. Pryde will be pleased to show them
to all who are interested in the game.