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animal toppled over in the pit and lay
perfectly still.
knowing bears of old, did not take
any chances even then. l prodded him
with the stick. There was no ques-
ton about it. He was dead.
1t had been pretty strenuous work.
so 1 decided to put off the task Of
skinning the creature until next day.
| knew what that would mean with
out any knife. 1t would take me hours
to complete the work.
Catching that bear was the biggest
thing 1 had yet accomplished in the
forest
think every man who has accom-
plished something a bit bigger than
the ordinary things of his daily rou-
tine has a right to feel proud. 1t is
part of his reward.
However, there was n great deal of
luck attached to my catching that
bear. Anyway, l had him, and l was
pleased beyond measure.
The red deer and the little white
fawn came up to my spring the next
morning.
BY : O'Clock | was at the trap again.
On the way l picked up the sharpest
edged rocks | could find, throwing
away those | had as l came across
better ones. These rocks are surpris-
inglv sharp and abound everywhere in
this region
was ready for a hard DAVIS work.
Pulling AWAY the covering. I broke
down the side of the nit and forced a
couple of logs under the body of the
bear. raising il slightly. I should es-
innate that he weighed close to 200
pounds.
Rv getting n good hold and tugging
and hnuling | m,naped In drag him
nm the side or tho uit I had inst brok-
on down wouId bove given any,
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SHARON CLUB.

]. II. Bigham, farmer, Sharon.
William Bolin, farmer, Sharon.
F. G. Byers, r. r. brakeman, Sharon.
C. o. Burruss, physician, Sharon.
w. r. Burgess, merchant, Sharon.
r. S. Burns, farmer, Sharon.
j. w. Bolin, farmer, No. l, Filbert.
w. H. Burns. farmer Sharon.
]. M. Brice. farmer, No. 4, Yorkville.
j. A. Byers, farmer, Sharon.
w. b. Arrowood, minister, Sharon.
r. A. Bolin. farmer, Sharon.
r. H. G.. Caldwell, merchant, Sharon.
r. C. Caldwell. clerk, Sharon.
]. r. Cobb, clerk, Sharon.
L. f. Bolin. farmer, 2. Hickory Grove.
James clark, blacksmith, Sharon.
w. B. Caldwell, clerk, Sharon.
]. G. Caldwell clerk, Sharon.
J. c. Chambers, farmer, 5, Yorkville.
Brown Dover, farmer, Sharon.
]. w. Darby, farmer, Sharon.
S. T. Ferguson, farmer, Sharon.
j. T. Feemster, farmer, 5, Yorkville.
]. r. Fish, farmer, No. 5. Yorkville.
]. l.. F'eemster, farmer, 4, Yorkville.
w. A. FarriS, carpenter Sharon.
]. d. Gwinn. farmer, Sharon.
s. NJ. Graves, clerk, Sharon.
S. A. Gilfllan, farmer, Sharon.
p. b. Good, clerk. Sharon.
S. d. Good, carpenter, Sharon.
l.. H. Good, merchant. Sharon.
John Green. farmer, Sharon.
Thomas Green, farmer, Sharon.
d. L. Good, farmer Sharon.
]. c. Gourley, farmer, Sharon.
w. G. Hays. farmer, Sharon.
j. G. Hope. farmer, Sharon.
J. S. Hartness. banker, Sharon.
J. A. Hope, farmer, Sharon.
w. l.. Hill merchant, Sharon.
r. b. Hartness. farmer, 5, Yorkville.
EbeneZer Hunter, minister, Sharon.
f. A. Hope, farmer, Sharon.
T.. NJ. Harper, farmer, Sharon.
NJ. A. HeltOn. farmer, Sharon
J. s. Hope, farmer, Sharon.
II. +. Horton, farmer, Sharon.
B. II. Horton, farmer. Sharon.
r. d. Hope. merchant. Sharon.
Ed Hudson, farmer, No. >, Yorkville.
s. NJ. Hope, farmer. No. >, Yorkville.
r. NJ. Hope, carpenter. Sharon
s. A. Hope, farmer, Sharon.
]. r. Hope, farmer, Sharon.
J. d. Hope, merchant. Sharon.
r. W. Hope. farmer. Sharon.
=. b. Kennedy, merchant, Sharon.
G. l.. Kennedy, merchant. Sharon.
j. s. Kennedy, farmer. Sharon.
J. r. Kennedy, farmer Sharon.
NJ. B. Love merchant. Sharon.
W. S. Love farmer. Sharon.
S. l.. Love. farmer, Sharon.
Charlie Lockridge, far, >, YOrkville.
W. r. Latham, farmer, 4. Yorkville.
J. T. Latham, farmer, 4, YOrkville.
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AN OLD TIME TRAVELLER
Once Brought $4,000 from Providence
to Charleston on Horseback.

TO ChdrleSton on f1OTSepdCN.
Few Americans of his day travelled
so much as did Elkanah Watson. Aft
er staying at Mount Vernon for sever
al days after the Revolution, he said
Washington invariably waved aside all
mention of his great achievements.
His servants watched his eyes con-
stantly to detect his wishes"
When Watson in the middle of the
night had fit of coughing, the Faith
er of His Country fetched him a pot
of tea. Uppermost in Washington's
mind was a plan to connect the Po-
tomac with the Great Lakes by canal.
Watson spent half dozen years in
France and dined dozens of times
with Franklin-"Papa Franklin"
pretty Partisan lady called the phil
Osopher as she patted his cheek.
When still under 20 Watson had
carried $4,000 in money over 1900
miles on horseback from Providence
to Charleston, 5. c. On his return
north he visited Valley Forge, the
army being still there.
According to Watson, whose own
uncle was Il notorious Tory, the rich
Tory farmers of Pennsylvania could
easily have prevented the misery of
Washington's army that winter.
Years later he came to Philadelphia
and dined with Robert Morris. who
lived in great splendor." The Yankee
traveller was greatly impressed by the
floating bridge across the Schuylkill,
which had been built by Howes Brit
ish army the winter it occupied Phil
adelphia.
This same New Englander was
shocked when he saw the German wO-
men working in the Pennsylvania
fields. He made one good guess. to-
wit: The population of the United
States would approach 0O.000,O0O by
1900.
But he made Il bad guess when he
predicted that Alexandria. Va, would
become a greater city than Baltimore.
Washington and thought the same
thing Ledger.
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Had a Corn, loo.

Probably the highwayman had
corns, too. He was out skirmishing
for prey last night, when he met up
with Joseph Kirkham, No. 1415 Pas
edena avenue.
Homeward bound was Mr.. Kirk
ham, and he was walking along Also
street, near Also place, very sore of
foot, because a peevish and snarlins
corn on the little toe of his right foot
was putting him to great distress.
The day had been warm, Mr.. Kirk
hams shoes had tried to withdraw
some Of their surface from the heat,
n rage.
Under his breath he was protesting
emphatically when the highwayman
stepped up and interrupted his prog
ress. Then he forgot to limp. His
corn suddenly grew painless.
The usual amenities of such an oc-
currence were observed. Mr.. Kirk
hams hands went into the air. Mr..
Kirkham's pockets were made to yield
their treasure. 1t amounted to but As
cents.
"Is that all the money you have?"
asked the unknown.
1T is," quavered Mr.. Kirkham.
The highwayman grunted. Then
he looked coldly at Mr.. Kirkham.
Did you limp when you walked?" he
asked.
"Yes, sir" said Mr.. Kirkham, be-
lieving in the efficacy of politeness.
YES sir, I have a corn"
You poor devil" the highway
man sympathized, 80 have /. Here's
a nickel so you can ride home"
And as the highwayman walked off
Mr.. Kirkham noticed that he favored
his left foot "A corn probably" he
unused, and then his own corn set up
it's ache, and he hurried thankfully to
the car line.
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Editorial Correspondence.
Sullivan's Island,

SulnFan s lSlanQ,
Tuesday Evening, May IA.
Dear Enquirer: The British consul
at the city went yesterday aboard the
Niagara, now blockading the port Of
Charleston. He received every mark
Of international courtesy; but was as
sured that the blockade will be vigor-
ously and thoroughly carried out.
Commodore Stringham with a fleet Of
s or 10 vessels is expected soon; and
then they will string every vessel that
tries to enter port.
The consul says that the Niagara has
fine corps of 600 men aboard, quite a
superabundance of provisions and
ammunition. When joined by the COM
ing fleet, the whole will likely number
from three to five thousand willing
servants of a cunning and despotic
power whose venomOus and malicious
hate could not be better gratified than
by laying waste our coast and prepar-
ing the way to overrun the soil of our
wide open on our border, and do its
best to molest our commerce, annoy
Charleston. the islands of the harbOr,
Georgetown, Beaufort and Savannah.
The news from Montgomery last night
was for Savannah and Charleston to
keep a bright look out. Port Royal is
perhaps the only port on the Atlantic
coast south of Norfolk where the Mag
ara can enter; but it can drive back
commercial vessels here; while the
other vessels cross the bar, land troops
and attack our harbor defcnses.
In short, it is rumored that a stimuli
taneous attack is tn be made on Har-
per's Ferry and this place. Virginia and
South Carolina subdred, the conquest
of the south will then be easy and
speedy! Charleston is to go to ashes;
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the .sharpest stones | had.

the SharpeSt stones L mad.
OF course quantities of meat came
off with the skin, but that didn't both
er me, for l knew l could scrape it off
later.
Not until late in the afternoon
judging by the sun-did 1 finally pull
that skin entirely off. And l had
started to work about seven that
morning!
AS Lost pond was not very far from
where l had made the trap 1 decided
to go there, and afterward to my first
lean-to, which was in that vicinity
First 1 sawed off with my rock a
large portion of the bear meat for
food. gathering the sinew. Singing
the meat and skin over my shoulder,
l started for camp.
1 confess 1 was pretty much "all in"
when l arrived at the pond. My hands
were cramped and scratched, and ev-
cry muscle in my back and arms
ached
Throwing the skin and meat down
on the shore, plunged into the water.
The bath was very refreshing. 1t made
a new man out of me. After l came
out l lay down in the sun to rest
The beavers were busy over on the
dam, and I watched them a long time.
With visions of an early bed, 1 went
back into the woods in the direction
Of my lean-to, where 1 built new fire
and ate supper of dried berries and
smoked trout, which / had previously
stored away for just such an emer-
gency.
I slept soundly that night.
TO be Continued).
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THE LAND OF GAMES

Spaniards Have Many Other Sports
Besides Bull Fighting.
OF the national sport of bull fight
ing all that is good and all that is bad
has been said before, and we still
merely remark that 1t is practiced not
only by the professional toreadors, but
also by amateurs at the becerradas,
in which the bulls used are young and
almost harmless. But the rearing Of
fighting bulls in the ganaderias gives
rise to operations which, while lack
ing the sanguinary aspect Of the corri-
das, are full Of interesting sport.
Such are the encierro, in which the
bull is lead away hemmed in by ca
bestros or belled oxen; the acoso y
derribo, which consists Of driving the
bull into a corner and throwing him
down in order to brand him. a feat
performed either on horseback and
with the goad, as in Andalusia, or by
awaiting the onset Of the beast, seiz
ing him by the horns and twisting his
neck, as Is done by the peasants Of
Salamanca, who for this purpose wear
a leather cuirasse round the body;
and the tienta, in which the pugnacity
of the bull Is put to the trial by means
Of mock corrida.
The Andalusians are adopts at pig
sticking, and the king himself has
taken part in this exhilirating sport on
the Donana estate at the mouth Of
the Guadalquivir, the best district for
game in all Europe.
The true national game Of Spain Is
pelota, which originated in the Bas-
que country, but is played in all the
principal towns Of the peninsula and
in some places abroad. The game
consists Of hitting a ball against the
walls Of a fonton, which has one or
two parallel courts and sometimes a
lateral one, and Is played between two
teams Of two players each, one stand
ing in front and one behind. The ball
is hit either with the costa, sort Of
elongated and curved wickerwork
glove, or with the fiat pala (bat), or
with the hand alone. The scoring is
by points, each fault committed by
one side-counting to the other side.
The extraordinary agility and supple
ness of the players and the sustained
excitement Of the play make pelota
most interesting game to watch, es-
pecially in the Basque country. where
it is played in the open air, sometimes
against the walls of the village church,
and by children Of quite tender age.
In the Canary islands a favorite
sport Is wrestling Of kind very sim
liar to that practiced by the montag-
nards OF Switzerland. A curious
game in the Baleares Is hurting with
the sling, a weapon with which the
natives, who are said to have invented
it. were familiar in ancient times. The
women of the Tarragona district run
races with cantaros (pitchers) bal
anced on their heads and in La Co
mera Island (Canaries) the inhabi-
tants display wonderful skill in COM
municating with each other by means
Of whistling, which they have made a
veritable medium of speech.-London
Times.
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CHAPTER VI.
Trapping a Bear.

That night it was colder than usual.
1 began to realize that sooner or later
l would be forced to break the game
laws and get some sort of skins for
protection.
During the day while on the move,
really didn't need anything on my
body. In fact, through the entire trip
even up to the very last day, went
around the forest rain or shine abso-
lutely naked. But at night l did need
something for covering.
1t was also time for me to be think
ing about what l should wear when l
came back to civilization. l could
scarcely return to the world naked. l
thought of the deer 1 had obtained
and then lost.
In my wanderings 1 had seen many
signs of bears. Once in the burnt
lands 1 saw three feeding on the ber-
ries shortly after the deer episode.
A bearskin would mean much to me.
Then, too, 1 could utilize the sinew
and meat to good advantage.
A man little dreams what he can
accomplish until he is put to the test.
1 fully believe that necessity, coupled
with determination and confidence
makes failure impossible.
From the first moment the idea OF
getting a bear came into my head
felt confident l could trap one. care
fully went over in my mind various
ways 1 might make the attempt, and
when morning came had my plan all
mapped out.
l didn't even wait that day to see if
my friends, the red deer and white
fawn, would come to the spring.
was all bear now and was anxious to
get to work constructing a trap.
For over an hour l walked about
searching for suitable spot and final
ly found the right place.
A deadfall was impractical, so my
plan was to build a combination pit
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pit soundly that night.
(To be ContinuedO.
INTELLIGENT REST
Consists Mainly in Variety of EN-.
ployment.

Consists Mainly in Variety Of En-.
ployment.
Fortunate Is the man who knows
how to rest. To know how to take a
vacation is not the least among the
gifts of the living. Herbert Spencer
told us many years ago that we lived
too fast. Carlyle's man who sings at
his work is the exception. The man
who loves his labor works better, and,
other things equal, lives longer than
the man who worries with his work.
Honest work is a stimulating mental
and physical exercise. Men die not
of overwork, but of overworry. They
who live two days at a time shorten
their lives.
Repose is not an American gift. The
quiet hour, like the calm sea, Is eX-
ceptional. Nobody can doubt the
physical and moral value of the still
ed thunder. To be quiet sometimes is
to be more efficient The children in
the kindergarten are taught to be si-
lent for a period. Silence is as great
gift as action. Old Faithful, the
geyser in the Yellowstone, spouts for
three-quarters of an hour then rests.
The pulse of the blood is interspersed
with life-giving pauses.
Rest is mental. When the mind
wearies, the body relaXes. Drudgery
is mental monotony. The climate of
the mind loses it's distinct seasons
when drudgery steals away vivacity,
and variety. Idleness is not rest but
rust. A change of air refreshes the
whole man. What most people need
for a vacation is a new duty, not a
new climate. If you would rid your
self of an old trouble and escape from
CALLING condition, take up new
task. Inaction leads to atrophy. Rust
does as much harm as friction. There
is no reward for the idler whether he
be rich or poor. The lazy man is sell
dom an optimist.
Rest is more than mental; it is spir-
itual. One cannot rest on bayonet
points or Goals Of fire. The summer
peace of the soul is the basis for the
rest that gives life. Our Lord never
separated physical well-being from
spiritual conditions. He went away
to mountain and sea to replenish his
physical strength, but this involved a
spiritual experience. A tired body can
never find rest while in it RACES the
restless fires of a spiritual hell. The
peace of God within is the beginning
of outward harmony. Here is the Sc
cret of repose, and what is repose but
faith in things imperishable? Repose
is spiritual assurance.
Good health begins in the heart.
The ozone of the sea may make the
blood tingle with new life, but the
surf never reaches the spirit except
as transient Stimulant. The peace
full mind, like a ship swinging to an
anchor dropped into the deeper sea,
is immune from the greater dangers.
When you go away on your vacation
take that feverish mind with you, and
the spirit that needs the divine sun
shine.-Philadelphi Ledger.
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SIXTY-NINTH INSTALLMENT

(Friday Morning, May II, 1861.
From Sullivan's Island,
Friday, May II, 1861.
Dear Enquirer: Not having seen a
communication from any member Of
the "Catawba Light Infantry" it has
occurred to me that it would be moth
ing amiss to send you a few lines in
my humble way In the first place the
visits of The Enquirer are regular, and
you have the thanks Of the company
for your kindness in sending it to us.
The "Catawbas" are stationed on the
beach between Fort Moultrie and the
Moultrie house. We have a comfort
able situation, but very crowded
eighty-four men in five small rooms!
The health Of the company has not suf-
fered from anything except diarrhoea,
from which nearly all have recovered
but few men being unfit for duty. We
have fine time Of it drilling on the
beach, with a fine breeze blowing near
ly all the time. The company is in
good spirits, and are all ready and
anxious to give our enemies warm
reception if they should presume to
set foot on Carolina soil.
There is a large vessel lying off the
bar today. The knowing ones about
headquarters say it Is the United
States steamship Niagara. The boys
have all been trying to get peep at
her through a glass.
1 must say for the honor of the Ca
| tawba's" that there has not been one
of the company in the guard house, or
under arrest since we have been in SER
vice.
We fare better than we might expect.
AS to provisions, we get bountiful
supply, and that which is good and
substantial-the bread expected. We
get enough Of bread, but being "hak-
er's bread" some of us don't relish it
much. Our friends at home send us
large quantities Of provisions, and that
which is as good as the land affords.
Our water is not equal to what we
have been accustomed at home, but
when a man turns soldier, he need not
calculate to find everything as he
would wish it.
We have prayer in our company reg
ularly by Mr.. John Witherspoon, of
Yorkville.
1t is rather a remarkable circum-
stance that there is between eleven and
tualva bupdrad man in tbo rauipo on Z
which have been in the service about
four weeks, and there has not been a
death from sickness, accident or other
wise as yet-in short, Nobody hurt"
w
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and deadfall, much after the plan of
the Indian way of trapping grizzly
bears in the west.
Digging a pit meant a lot of work.
! started in by loosening the ground
with sharp pointed stones and horn
beam sticks. 1t was slow work, but
/ made some progress, scooping the
earth out with fiat shale from lodges.
l worked for several hours that day,
returning to my partially eXcavated
hole the next day and again setting to
work.
l don't know how many hours /
worked on that pit. 1t might have
been ten or fifteen during the two or
three days l kept at it.
Once during the digging l thought |
should have to give up that spot, for 1
came across some heavy rock and
buried petrihed wood. 1t took the
most arduous labor to dislodge that
rock and chip my way through the
wood until l found earth again.
At last the hole was large enough to
hold a bear, being about three and a
half to four feet deep.
bedded two logs. one on each side,
in the earth l had scoOped from the
hole.
next made a kind of deadfall over
the pit with logs and sticks covering
this with rocks had taken out of the
hole.
Then | set a spindle trip, which re-
sembled the figure 4, under the dead
fall This spindle l baited with stale
fish, l arranged the bait quite high up
so that the bear would have to stand
on his hind legs to get it.
The trap was done at last, and was
pleased with it.
The covering, loaded with rocks, fit
ted securely just inside the bed logs.
This would make it impossible to move
the top from side to side when once
it was down.
didn't get a bear that night, but
the next night as | passed by the pit
thought | heard a rustic as if some
animal was moving away from the
trap. | didn't go any nearer because
through the trees | could just make
out the slant of the roof. 1t hadn't
been sprung yet.
The next night | looked" the trap
and found bear i'm il.
While had been confident all along
that | would be able to land bear,
there was more or less surprise attach
ed to the capture Of this one.
Coming up to the side of the pit
saw through the roof cover young
bear making every effort to get out.
This is great luck" | said to my
self Everything is coming my way.
There would be the skin and the meat
and | began to think Of everything
about the animal | could use.
/ made up my mind that he must
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]. NJ. Latham, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville.
]. w. Minis, clerk, Sharon.
w. S. Maloney, farmer. Sharon.
T. A. Morris, farmer, Sharon.
]. NJ. Maloney, farmer, Sharon.
F. r. Montgomery, farmer, Fflbert.
w. A. Morris, farmer. Sharon.
w. J.. McGill, farmer Sharon.
C. l. Mcknight, farmer, Yorkville.
J. q. Mcknight, farmer. Yorkville.
Hosea Norman, farmer 5, Yorkville.
w. G. Palmer, farmer, Sharon.
r. L. PleXico, merchant, Sharon.
]. M. Plexico, merchant, Sharon.
j. ]. Plexico, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville.
T. r. Penninger, craftsman, Sharon.
V. K. Plexico, merchant, Sharon.
A. F.. Plexico, merchant, Sharon.
]. o. Pratt farmer, Sharon.
c. S. Pratt, ok. and bkkp., Sharon.
s. b. Pratt merchant, Sharon.
w. G. Plexico, farmer. No. 4, Yorkville.
J. S. Rainey, farmer, Sharon.
s. G. Robinson, farmer Sharon.
r. NJ. P. Robinson, farmer, 5, Yorkville.
Elyas Ramsey. farmer. Sharon.
]. M. Rose, farmer, Yorkville.
Joseph Rose, farmer, Yorkville.
w. T. Ramsey, farmer, Sharon.
W. c. Robinson, farmer, 4, Yorkville.
]. M. Sims, farmer, Sharon
w. L. SlHlS, Hldll CdTIleI, oudioL
]. w. Sims, druggist, Sharon.
]. H. Saye, physician, Sharon.
j. A. Shannon, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville.
S. w. Sherer, farmer Sharon.
A. r. Smarr merchant, Sharon.
E. R. Shannon, farmer 4, Yorkville.
H. w. Shannon, merchant Sharon.
r. M. Sherer farmer, Sharon.
r. G. Shillinglaw, merchant, Sharon.
M. A. Shillinglaw. farmer, Sharon.
j. w. Shillinglaw, farmer, Sharon.
E. f. Sherer, farmer, Sharon.
j. w. Sherer, farmer, No. 4. Yorkville.
L. C. Street, section foreman, Sharon.
r. M. Whitesides. farmer. 5, Yorkville.
G. w. Whitesides, merchant, Sharon.
]. L. Whitesides, farmer, Sharon.
]. T. Wylie, bookkeeper, Sharon.
D. A. Whisonant farmer, Sharon.
]. w. Williams, farmer, Sharon.
B. NJ. Whitesides, farmer, Sharon.
James r. White, far, 2, Hickory Grove.
B. R. Williams, farmer, Sharon.
w. H. Williams, farmer, Sharon.
W. P. Youngblood, r. t. d., Sharon.