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JOHN C. & EDWARD BAILEY, PR0'R& HRBEiNVlLLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 19, 1870. - VOLUME YVir?\n <>a
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IDI TD> ~ I
The Tryating Stone*
Al the myrtic taldft ?ht hour alone. R
t stood last night oy the treating atone? I
Cwldly, coldly, the wan moon shone K
The oak and the pine darkly east at my feetfl
A great joint shadow?I thought It waiQ
meet;
And I heard tao wind spirits sighing and*
singing P
Up in the 01k and the pine-tree swinging?M
Two plaintive voicea wearily sighing, K
Ench to other In woe r?plyiig. p
I eazed on the moon as I softly said, P
* The hope in my bosom Is c?hl and dend, I
And a shadow dmkens my life. Ah met S1
One bvckwaid glance of memory t'
Does ever the ilseni one east hither f* h
1 heard the two wlnd.apirits shudder to.nj
get her I P
Then my thoughts were all of the days long*
gone,
And the fair, false faee of the absent one. I
* O, Mary! Mary I" ! murmured low,
"The moss on tli.i atone Ima had time tun
grow. f
Since we plighted our troth hero lung ngo!"id
And as I spoke, looking down with il
moan, ff
1 saw how tins shadow had sj read an4*
grown ; |
The great joint shadow of pine and onk "
Had changed to a wonderful shape as IP
spoke. f
The shadow hath taken," I muttered lhen?V
" The form of a bird of iii omen 1" lj
Then the ancient wound iu my deep heartY
l.t_^ ?
And the oM griff otifd in ray soul. as I s id ff
*' Curs-d, cursed for aye, l>e the tryslingC
tore,
For the sorrow of both, and I lie falsehoods
of one I $;~
For the sorrow of both, and the fa'sehooodM
of one I* I*
Then the limba of the oik swept low ndownM
Till ihey touched the shadow ?o drear andV
brown;
The wind apirila uttered a wilder wail? t.
What waa it that daikenrd the moon like af
wnil ??
My eoul sank down in a death like swoon, K
Iii the wan, weird light ol the midnightV
mo"D I
^or tljf Inbics. I
'J.' 1-1 L f
MYSTERY EXPLAINED. I
t was spending the most boantip
fill part ot tlio year with Mrs ?
Ross, at Rose Hill, my usual sum-g
iner report; and a payor, happier?
cotn|?any than that which wftt then?
around me, I have seldom fouud.N
Excursions, pic nics, and all man f|
ner of enjoyments tvere continual-?
ly on the list, and never had time?
passed so pleasantly before. W
One nmonp tie, however, scem-p
ed to take no interest in our path K
orings, or itt anv ot our pleasure?
parties; ami Charles Meredith's?
coldness and reserve was frequent?
suhiect of comment. estM>ciitll vB
among the ladies. Yotitis and at I
tractive lie certa.nl}' wjw, and p<?s ft
sussed of brilliant colloquial pow ft
crB, which 1 myself had often test
cd; for, strange to Bay, Mr. Mere ft
dith had repelled all irieudly ad I
vances from others, and it was on-ft
ly after many persevering efforts!
that I finally drew him out of liisft
reserve. Our sameness of pursuit
had some influence here, no doubt.
We were both at lists. I was
Strongly and irro*istibly attracted
towards the handsome, energetic
enthusiast; and it pleased me
greatly to find that in my company,
at least, ho would throw off
the mask of reserve.
When at length I persuaded
him to mingle with our little party
in the drawing room, the fascinat
ing young artist soon bccaino a
... 1 / -
general lavorue. l noticed more
then one fair lady's cheek blush
with pleasure, when Oharlos Meredith's
dark eye flashed into hers;
but among ati the ladies ol our little
set, he seomed to choose Annie
Fay, the merriest lit tie fury that
ever danced upon the oarth.
One stormy evening, wo were
sitting in the well lighted drawingroom.
most of us in earnest con
versation concerning the " sphere
of woman." I noticed that Charles
was unusually quiet as the discussion
went on, though his eyes were
flashing strangely as he listened to
our various ideas.
Suddenly I exclaimed to my opponent:
"Say what you will,sir,
when a woman has once lowered
herself from her npper sphere,
she has lowered herself far in
estimation and respect," J
| As I said this, I turned mv
gaze full ti|K)n CliArles Meredith's
face, n8 if to n?k his opinion. To
'my terror, I eow liiin spring f om
his seat with pole facie ana hands
upliflod, as though suffering iutense
agony. Several gentlemen
sprang forward to aid l?in?, when
suddenly his arms fell helplessly
by his Ride, and, hastily turning,
ho left the room.
I U It * ll _ ?
I i wr toiiow i" said a n n i el
Fay; "'lie works so incessantly!
that it is no wonder lie is ill.1*
| Ner words were received :s
sufficient reason for Charles* be-|
havior, and were verified when he
returned to offer an apology for
his abrupt departure, giving sudden
illness as an excuse."
After that, Charles Meredith
never joined us in the drawingroom
again. More reserved than
ever, ho worked in his room, or,
with sketch-book in hand, spent
da3'8 in rambling over the bills ?
I now seldom met him; or, when
I did, I was pained and surprised
to find that his interest in me
seemed entirely gone, so cold and
?Iiscouraging was his behavior.
| u Mr. Meredith has letl us," ro
marked Mrs. Uoss, otio morning
alter we had breakfasted.
I 4i Lett us?" I exclaimed. 44 Where
has he gone, and why?"
I 411 do n t know, lie gave me
no reason," was the answer.
Now that lie had gone, I found
what a deep hold the dark^cyed
boy bad taken upon my affections.
I recalled bis graceful form, bis
musical voice and sad ln?>ka nn<t
regretted keenly that I had not taken
greater pains to 6Ccuro his
friendship.
I was walking in the garden,
one day, just at twilight, and hearing
the roll of carriage wheels, 1
approached the front entrance
gate. A traveling carriage drew
up hetore me, and as its occupant
sprang out and cnuio towards ine,
1 was surprised to find it wan
Charles Meredith. We entered
the house tog thcr, but he did not
appear at the dinner-table. Mrs.
Ross was stating how glad she
was to seo him back again, and
how pale and ill he looked when
he entered.
The next day the bell was muffled,
doors were opened and closed
carefully, and the news of Mr.
Mereditire dangerous illness flew
from mouth to mouth. For o long
time, his !ile hung by a thread ;
hut at la6t our good hostess joyfully
told us of his sure recovery. A
mighty load seemed to leave my
heart, and I now wailed anxious
ly tor his reappearance. Great
was my surprise and disappointment,
then, wi.en 1 heard that he
had again left. As !>efnre, I asked
where he had gone; hut Mis.
Iloss did not seem to hear my
question; and I impatiently ex
claimed to Annie Fay, who stood
near me: " It is very strange why
Mi. Meredith thus suddenly tales
his departure. Have yon any idea
of the time of his return fc"
" He will not return at all, Mr.
Brook field, for he "
Here Annie suddenly stopped,
and casting a quick, confused
glance at my face. 6heturned away.
1 looked after the little sprite in
Bitrpriec.
Why should she know inv
tiling of Meredith's affairs?" I
thought; "and certainly she does,
tor alio appeared strangely con
flined
The next week, I packed my
trunk and started off also, with no
particular determination of destination
in view. I visited every
studio and art gallery I came
across, however, half in search of
Charlee Meredith, and half despairing
of ever seeing him again.
My efforts were unavailing. 1
never met Mr. Charles Meredith
again.
At last I settled myself in a fine
old city, offering me many induce I
mentg to remain. Having several]
influential friends in tho place, l|
soon found myself in the midst of
alt tho fashionable pleasures then
at their height. Invitations poured
in upon the successful artist,
and my time was fully occupied.
As I entered my studio, one afternoon,
I found there an invitation
to attend an entertainment given
by Miss Helen Meredith.
" Perhaps this young beauty and
heiress is some connection of
CharlesV' I thought, and accepted
the invitation.
The lady waa unknown to me
by sight, but by rejx?rt she was no
Btranger. On the specified even
in#, 1 entered the brilliant saloons,
accompanied by a friend who pretented
me to the beautiful hostess.
I noticed that tha lady turned hastily
at the mention of my name;
and 1 fairly started with surprise,
for Clmrles Meredith himself
teemed to stand before mo;
only that the sad, worn look, did
not rest upon his face, and, amid
her surroundings, Miss Meredith
aeerned peerlessly loisly. She
must have notioad my long glances
a her face, for lier cheek was
jrlmson ; and merely spew lung my
iumuo, alio turned a,wav.
1 was provoked at myself for ah
owing a mere resemblanoe to dis
nrb me so; and tlxm, drawn irrosisdWy,
I tnmed to look at her agaifl,
fcjul met her pvor fix??d full mv .n
h?c. She was very pale now ; andll
a strange thrill ran through mo nslI
once more watched the strange!
resemblance to Charles Meredith.!
u Pshaw," I said to myself, u shojg
mnst have a brother hy that tmnic.l(
That is the reason of it, I shall!']
certainly ask her it such is the!t
case." g?
During the evening, I found tv>!t
opportunity of doing so; and l!f
was assured that she had no brothm
" Tlint is my sister at tho piano,W
Mr. Brookfield," she sgid* y
I felt rather foolish, apd to re!
lievc myself, I told the sbwy of!']
my deep interest for Charles Mcre!c
dith. She listened politely to the!^
end . and tlion nltm- a tnui ? > ? n'
1 meats, 6ho requested me to returns^
to the room which we had left. Ilv
glanced at the bnrtijngcheeks and*
bright eyes, and then did aa she?t
requested. Kg;
I I went liome that night strange K
iy happy, with Miss Meredith's*!
permission to call again, still ring-tf'
ing in my cars. I did visit hetjjL
again, and many times. At first,*,,
because she reminded mo somuchA
of the lost Charles Meredith, amlK;
finally, because my heart was in*j
her possession.
A year flew by; and then I*
asked Helen Meredith to bo mvA
Iwife. She sat very quiet while Ik,
was speaking; I could not help*,
noticing how tight her hands woreSf
clasped together and how gasping *}
ly oame Iter breath. Hf
Finally, she looked full in uty|h
eyea, ami said: u Before I answer*)
pott, M'*. Hrook field* I alkali, tell 3,
Ron something that may, perhaps,pc
greatly change your miud." *,,
I J ?J**
biiu a><i|F|x;u Buuuuiiy, uruJn
niter a great effort, she continued :S|
"In n stnall country town, four yearsBL
ago, a gentleman died, leaving twoB,
daughters to the care of an imclc.B
who liad one son. Thin uncle,Wc
miserly as he was, allowed hia/tv.
nieces, and, indeed, his own son Bc
only the barest necessities ot life.?
lhe vounger of tlie sisters was t\uB
invalid, and nccdod tnore tlmiiB
these. This the other soon discov B.
ed, as she saw her sister, day bvBT
day, approaching tlie grave. OneaG
day, she applied to her uncle fo:B;J
assistance, but was roughly told j
hat if she would consent to mar l v
ry his son, more would bo done] t
for them than had been hitherto. (J
The proposition was, ol course
1 firmly and instantly refused, lint
seeing that persecution of both v
father and son would soon bo un- s
endurable, the sisters one day left \
their uncle's root, and betook v
themselves to a place a here they
were utterly unknown. For a long
time the elder sister 6ought in vain
tor employment; and, ai last, to9j
avoi j further privations and per H,
secutions offered a helpless woman.0
the high spirited girl was drivenB
to a novel expedient?that of don
tiing male apparel." 0.
Here the thrilling voice again'
wavered, and a light was gradually
breaking ovor my inind.
But I kept my eyes resolutely on
the fl'x>r, until she gained courage
and proceeded:
44 The young girl now engaged a
room for an artist's studio, and to
her jo}', found that her talents and
productions were appreciated.?
After a short time, she was on
aided to place her sister at a good
school, where her health would he
sure to receive proper attention.?
For a time, the young artist labor
ed incossr.ntly, scarcely leaving
her canvass, and giving liersclfB,
but few hours for recreation. I'urtK
of a summer was spent at a pleas flv
ant country place, from which shel)
was recalled by tho dangerous ill fl
noes of Iter sister. When relievedV
of anxiety on Iter account, she re
turned ngain to her summer re B
Bott, but only to suffer many daysfl!
of illness, caused by overexertion.B,'
n : >lu ill - ? - i - - Hl
i/ii11him iiiiichu trie iany ot tire
Mouse proved herself to be a true
Christian and a noble, disinterest
ed woman. Day by day she
watched by the sick bed* and to
her, and a warm hearted girl in
the same liouse, was confided the
story ot* a young, struggling artist.
A flee Iter recovery, the young girl
learned thajt a large fortune had
been left her by a distant rejutivo.
Once more t.io country place
was left behind, and with thankful
hearts, tho two sister# took ptuaca
lioe of their ample inheritance.?
And now, though [ Lei en Meredith
earnestly desires Mr. lhrookficld'aV
good opinion, and know# that hel,j
does not appreciate a woman whom,
ha# 4 once left her proper sphere,'
yet site has told him her story, andl
i_ .. i . i - ?
i.? icuuy 10 uear mm speak tor trnn-W.,
Hf" |
" And I, Helen, having heard!
our story, and understand it,I
rait patiently to hear your answer!)
o my question," I answered,It
piiejtlv. holding out my lia< d. I,
uThen you are satisfied withB(
rc?" she asked, tremblingly. 0,
" Perfectly," I ajiswqred, audit
ler hand wa? lightly hud. In mine..!]
ha,d n\y answer. I<
j'lii.uii mi 1.1? i i'i.m mm am ii'.itl
A Chapter on Batter. R
No ouo thing enters so nnivcr |.
ally into tho husbandry of thejtf
lountrv as the making of butter.*
'he poor man has his single cow;?
ho rich, some of them, fifty or!
nore, and tlio aggregate prodnc-l?
ion okr these million dairies is iin-St
rintxoA A/4/1 ?!.? ? * -
iiviiov. 1u.uuu kU IIIO ttlllOU I) I Ol'jl
0 impiovo Mio quality is of onse n
jucnce; and here arc our rccom-l
aendations for doing both : r
AS TO QUANTITY. r
Tljc first requisite is good cows. J i
riicy may yield a largo quantity! ,
>f milk, and yet not ir^ko a, large!
jnnntity of butter, as the per cent.l
1 butter in the milk is all the way?
rotn three, to six of its struinedjT
reight. ! t
The cows must bo well fed. Be-?
ween fair feeding and extra tccd-%
ng simply with grass or hnv,H
here is a difference of from f'om-R
o six ounces of butter a day. K'
Cows should he milked at ex SI
ictly the same time, morning an.ijd
light, with an interval of as near a1
y twelve hours between as pos-n.B
do. They must ho milked quick R]
y and clean. fid
Immediately after the milking?
s done, the milk must he strained?
nto pans, and these pans set on nW
nilk rack in a rooin where the tem-K<
lerature is as c< ol atid as even asW
Mwsible. The milk should bo skim Q
ned in the summer as soon up ithaagl
K'Coine thick, and if the dairy is snf B
icicntly large, the churning should J*
io done each day. If the cxperi K1
nent is at all a success?whiohH
an only bo ascertained by trial? H
burn the buttermilk after the firstH
md most generous instalment of^l
mtter has been removed. Thejjf
ream of 6oiuc cows does not an da
rill not come as soon as that ofar
rthers, and there is likely to boj|
iombdorahle h>6s for this reason.?W
it rain the buttermilk, so that cv-K
sry particle of butter may be sav
jd and added to the general mass.ml
The observance of these recom-j
licndations will add from three to*
ix pounds a week to any givenV
I airy of ten cows, whore the form-5r
r treatment has been careless;**
,t?d the same food given to good*1,
mtter cows, instead of poor ones,*
rill make a difference of from*!
went)* fivo to thirty five per ccnt.W
f the total product. W
AS TO QUALITY. ||
Good butter cannot bo made a
vhcu the milk-pail is not clean aod|||
weet. If it has not been thorough B
y scalded and dried (in the suii*'
rhen possible) to end up, it willflj
>c neither. W
Nor can it l?c done if a showers'
f dust, dried .unnnrc, and scurf,?
9 permitted to constantly fall int.>3
lie pail from the udder ami sidejr
?f the cow while she is being?
nilked in the morning or at night.?
Nor can it if the milk in the?
tails is left standing in the barn-W
irard, waiting transportation to tliejj.'
louse, as nothing is so susceptible?'
o taints. ft'
Nor it the pans arc not, equal ?
y with the pail, clean ami sweet,?
vhich can only ho seouped in the?
uminer by an abundance of boil ?
ng water and scalding sun. ^
Nor can it, finally, if the milk Ej
lonse is unshaded, or in the neigh ra
Mirhood of a noxious hog pen, orai
rhen from the cow to the hutter-9'
nould thcro is not absolute nndV
umploto cleanliness. K'
The citoler tho temperature, the*!
ess manipulation with the ham),?1
ind tne sooner the churning in*1
lone, after tho cream, unmixed?1
rith any foreign substance, hasjl
teen taken off and well stirred to?'
;ethor, tho better. fa
Tho best implements to use in?'
[WKtng ino nest nutter are wood-*'
m pads, zinc pans, a wooden crnnkn*
linrn, ono wooden scoop, and two J
toddles, all in tho hands of a per l(
on immaculately clean herself,V
nil vvlto is liable to go into hy-stor-aT
cs If nil tlto proeess and psuapher 9.
alia thai pertain to tho buainess^f
re not eqnaMv so.
[Hearth and Home. B
A younq Rnd beautiful OcrmanjL
id)', at ninirsvillp, Indiana, re
ently drank 20 glasses of beer iuSL
onor of Napoleon's surrender. 9.
If id thought that the pupwlaM^
ion of Italeij^h, N. 0., will rouchV)
,700, g
It is eaid that tho beer drcmk inWj
tio Uuilod Statea <nmt tho diiuk-B*
rs $21,000,000. p
Thh census of Illinois is com m
>lete. The population of the Statem1
12,567,032. |)
What Sleep Will Care.
The <prj for re$,t lui? a'wiyg been
ouUe.r than, t be pry for food, Not
hat it is more important, but it is
ften harder to ftp\. The bc?t rest
:ouies frotu aound sleep, ol two
noil or wnuinn 1 *
v'ljuni,'
lie oho ulw sleeps the Iwfjt will
be the most moral, healthy and
ifficicnf.
Sleep will <1? much to cure irri
ability of temper anil peevishness
It will restore to vigor an overworked
brain.
It will build up and make strong
i weary body.
It will do tnneb to cure dyspep
iin, particularly the variety Known
is nervous dyspepsia.
It will relieve tho languor and
irostration felt by consumptives.
It will euro hypochondria.
It will euro the blues.
It will cure headache.
It will euro, neursi,'gin,
It will euro a broken spirit,
It will cursorrow.
Indeed, we might luvyc a,, long
ist of nervous maladies thai sleep J
r? ii VH* V"? i
The euro for sleepiness,l>/>wcvcr.'
i? not so easy, particularly those]
who carry grave responsibilities.]
, 'l'bo habit ot sleeping, well- is
one vb!oil if broken np fur any
length of rime, is not easily regained.
Often a severe illness,
rented by powerful drugs, so do
nnges tbo nervous system that
ileep is never 6wcet after it; or.
jcrhnps, long continued watchful ess
produces the 6atno effect; or,
?ard study, or too little exercise of
he muscular systetn, or tea and
.vhigkv drinking, and tobacco us
ng. To break the habit are re
|uired<:
1. A clean \?cd.
2. Sufficient exercise to produce
weariness and pleasant occupation.
3 Good air, and not too warm a
room.
4. Frccidoiu from too much care.
5. A clean stomach.
0. A clear ^conscience.
7. Avoidance of stimulants and
arcotic*.
For those who arc overworked,
naggard, nervous, who pass sleep
ICS* mollis, \v?; commotio tllC adoption
of such luibits as shall secure
deep; otherwise lifo will bo short,
md what there is of it, sadly iidperfect.
Advick to Giui.8.?Young lalies,
the. whole secret with nineenths
of you not lieing able to eeV.irc
good husbands, is simplv
bat yoi\ do not know how to work.
have no knowledge of practi:al
bouse keeping, and consequenty
are useless as helpmates. Indead
of being an assistant to your
tusbatid, you arc an obstacle to
lis success. Your stvlo*of living,
no, is incompatible with bis tnenus.
i'ou want to bogin house keeping
is your parents left oft* not as they
icgan, and there are few young
ncn who have not already a good
ncoine, that can afford to marry
rOII.
There are no possible objections
0 the accomplishments of music,
minting and the like, as such, but
lie idea is to be able to set these
irior amusements aside, for the
itorn duties of married life call for
four practical knowledge. Show
;he young man that you will not
lie a dead expense to biiu through
life, liolicve us, young friends,
as many true, patriotic, womanly'
hearts bent over household duties
*8 flutter beneath the Jight of
1 parlor chandelier. Your kiss is
just as sweet, your smile just as
ir ght, your heart just as happy
inu tender after a day's exertion
n a sphere worthy of true woman
rood, as in places of dissipation,
irippery and silly amusement.?
Have an ambition to do your part
n life, cultivate industrial habits,
md let the parlor accomplishnents
go with the higher accomplishments
wc have roughly enu
aerated. It is astonishing how
toon a domestic young lady is
bund out and nnnreciated. It U
# if ?
recauso 6lie is such a rai c excepion
to the general rule.
Can Any Onr Tri.l ??Can any
Mic toll how men that cannot al>
olutely pay small bills, can always
iiul plenty of niotiey to buy liijuoi
md treat when happening among
riencls i
Can any ono tell how it is with
tfune men wlm owe their butcher,
wo fo? rent, owo for tailoring,
times, tho printer, etc., can have
my thing that's nieo, eat oysters at
light, wear fine clothes, and have
ill tho delicacies ?
Can any ono toll how men live
md support thoir families, who
lave no income and don't work,
rhile others who aro indnatrioHS
md always employed Almost
tar re ?
A Bkaittikui-Tiioijoiit.?Slander
BBiiing from red and beautiful lips
ire like syiUQra crawling from the]
tecu't oi ? rote. ;
Literal Ant wart.
1 A lflL?.lv noticed a boy sprinkling
*alt on the sidewalk to take ofT the
ice, and remarked to a friend,
pointing to the salt:
14 N<?w, that's benevolence."
44 No, it ain't," snid the boy,
Somewhat indignant, 44 it's salt."
So vy.Ken a lady ask d her servant
girl it' the hired man cleaned
oil' the snow with alacrity she re
I d ied :
44 No, ma'am, lie used the
shovel."
{ Tho same literal turn of mind
tijwhich we have been illustrating
us sometimes used intentionally
lytcl perhaps ft littlo maliciously,
i\ml thus becomes tlio property of
wit instead of blunder. TI1119 we
liear of a verv polite and irnpres
sivo gentleman, who said to a
youth in the street:
i u B<?y, may I inquire where
Robinson's drug store is?"
44 Certainly, 6ir," replied the
I boy, very respectfully.
44 Well, sir," said the gentleman,
after waiting awhile, " where it
is 1"
411 have not tho least idoa, 3*01
[honor," said the urchin.
J One day, at Lake George, a
[party of gentleman strolling
[among the beautiful islands on the
lake, with bad luck, espied a little
fellow with a red shirt and straw
hat, dangling a line over the side
of a boat:
44 I la', loo, boy," said one of
them. 44 what are you doing?"
44 Fishing," came the answer.
1 44 Well, of course," said the gen
tleman, 44 but what do yon
catch P |
3 44 Fish, you lool ; what do you
Is'pose 1"
44 Did any of you ever 6cc an
Selcphant's skin ?" inquired a teach
Iur or an ltuanc class.
' I have," exclaimed ono.
" Where?*' asked (lie teacher.
" On the elephant," 6aid the boy,
laughing.
Sometimes this s >rt of wit do
generates or rises as the ease may]
be, into punning, as when Flora
pointed pensively to the heavy
masses of clouds in the bky, say
" I wonder where thoso cloudi
are going?*' and her brother re
plied,
44 I think they are going to
thunder."
Also the following dialogue :
44 Halloo, there! how do you
sell your wood ?*'
4413y the cord."
44 Ilow long lias it been cut?"
44 Four feet "
441 mean how long has it been
since you cut it ?"
44 No longer than it is now."
And also when Patrick OTIynn
was seen with his collar and hi.bosom
sadly begrimed, and was
indidnantly asked by his ulli
cer :
" Patrick O'Flynn 1 bow long
do yon wear a shirt P
u Twenty eight inches, sir/'
This renmids one of an instance
which is said to have occurred recently
in Chatham street, Nov*
York, where a countryman was
clamorously beseiged by a shop
ijopcr.
" lave you any fine shirts ?v|
lidt lie countryman.
" A splendid assortment. Step
i, sir. Every price ami every
vie. The cheapest in the tnarkt,
8ir.M
11 A re they clean P
" To be so re, sir."
" Then," said the contryman
ith great gravity, "you had
ettcr put on one, for yon nee I
A Sin.kndin Pkizb.?The death
of the Earl of M:ivo, Viceroy of
India, leaves at Mr. Gladstone'*
disposal the great ist prize in the
lottery of British ministerial pat*
ronape. Accordinp to a state
ment in I lie Philadelphia /'/ws,
the salery is ?25,000 per annum,
with an outfit of ?20,000, besides
a free passage for the Viceroy and
suite, and tho use of palaces furnished
in royal stylo in Calcutta
and other partes of India. These
are the direct advantages, but the
indirect emoluments are so iin
niense that the Indian Viceroy,
after having expended tho whole
of his salary, usually at the end of
his official term of six years
brings hack with liiin front .?100,
000 to ?150,000 in hard cash, lie is
forbidden to receive presents from
tho Indian princes, many of whom
have the wealth of sovereigns,
but he usually comes back with a
i1 -?i i ?
lunuuu ucviTiiit'iuss.
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The Georgia Scnnto passed a
resolution on the 10th inst., to in-]
vito President Grant to tho State
Fair, and tendering him the hos
pitalities of tho State during his
stay. A committee will ho appointed
to meet him at the bound
ary of the State and escort him to
quarters.
IPotato?Vink Hat.?In our of*
dinary plantation system, the sap*
ply of long forage for stock is generally
made a secondary consideration,
and, consequently, is never
:.K..T_ A
u.vu..ui.iiv. ah mo miuuie ana
lower counties of the Stato,
where the sweet potato is largely
planted, an addition of considerable
value may bo made to the
fodder left, with but little trouble.
I have long been in the habit of
going into my potatoes before
frost?say about 10th of Octolier
?pulling by hand the vines, and
immediately putting them into
compact cocks about twice the
size of a floor barrel. They remain
thus four or five days, when
the cocks aro thrown down for
three or four hours' sun, and then
hauled in and housed. It makes
Ian excellent hay. Horse3 cat it
with avidity.
The greater facility with which
the potatoes aro dug, after the
beds are cleansed of the vines, roIpavs
the expense of making the
lhay.?Rural Carolinian.
I ? a
I Horrible Scene at an Execute?The
Vienna Wanderer recs
ft horrible scene which ocrred
at Corinth, in Greeco^at
u execution of a number of britids.
The criminals mere six in
mbcr, ami two of them drew
rgere at the moment when they
;re to lay their heads under the
al axe, nnd rushed upon the exutioners
with frantic fury'. One
the latter owed his safety only
a coat of mail ho wore under
s 6lnrt, while another was dausronslv
wounded. The rest had
i defend themselves with their
<cs and knives against the robers,
and did this with so much fuv
that two of the criminals wero
eud and chopped to pieces before
leir heads fell by the fatal axe.?
his horrible spectacle was enacti
before an immense concourse of
C"plo.
g AA.vv? iu x lCKSKKYR U.OGS.? A cor rcspondent
ol a Georgia paper
| nays :
| 441 noticed in a recent number
1 of your valuable paper a recipe
2 for 4 canning eggs,' which is good,
I bnt I think I have a better one.?
I In our climate they will keep for a
I year. I keep in a convenient
place a small cup of lard, or grease
if any kind, an 1 in it a small rag.
As 6oon as the eggs are brought
in from the nests, (in warm weath t
I take care to collect them at
least twice a day,) I rub them all
over with this greasy rag, and put
them, little end down, in a keg or
hand. When a row is finished,
>r bottom covered, I scatter over
hem equal parts of bran, or meal
husks, and salt. If all salt is used
lie eggs become congealed or
Be taken, if all meal, they are not
cooled enough. In this way pro
VsVtJVIj ci ) egg wcugea id the salt
land bran until the cask or can is
lull. I have used packed eggs till
I Tune, and find them good for "\
cooking, thereby reserving my
spring-laid eggs for eetting. ' ^
B Dii:d for Dollars.?A startling
incident is related in connection
with the flood in Virginia, and one
which rIiows with what tenacity
some people will cling to dollars.
In this case a man had the carn ings
of years in an iron safe. By
Elhis side was his wife and seven
iSehildren. The roaring waters of
Hthc swollen river were rushing
through the lower stories of his
house; outsido were a party of
neighbors with a boat, and who
jihad risked their lives to save this
family. The man would not leave
j'ho house without the safe; the
woman refused to leave without
jthe husband, and there they reSmained
watching the safe. The
waters rose higher and higher?
with but a moment's warning the
qim,iisc was cnrriea inun its ton n da lions,
and in a few minutes man,
woman, and seven children lay si lently
at the bottom of the river.
Truly they died for dollars.
I A StRaNOH Occurrence.?The
Olirystal Springs (Miss.) Ilcrald
RiejMMts the following 6trange oc currencc:
a "Mr. O. D. Newman, of this
B|>lace, was stabbed somo thirty
years ago in the back with a knife,
by a man with whom he had a
Immcuity. A few days a^o, whilo
in his field, lie felt something sticking
out of liis bftck, and called a
negro to see what it was. The
negro looked, and told Mr. N. that
it was a knife blade. Mr. N.
[reached around and pulled out a
[piece of dirk blade over two inches
[long, which had been there since
[183(1;*
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A i.aw of Alabama requires
thai all cotton rent to market in
that State shall bo entirely cover
Wed by hanging?the sides as well
Has the ends of the bales.