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Wo also keep fn slock at onr yard on corner of Watkins and Twiggs Sts., Augusta, (.a., a,I kinds of material as above sttited. All orders sent to cither place will be promptly attended to. We are, respectfully, GRANDY8-& ZORN. 9sis. W. Turley’s SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS TO SENSIBLE PEOPLE. I I5E.Y (3-OOElS. Knowing foil well that our people in general are economizing, yet desiring First Cla" Dry Goods, and seeing thev know hdw to appreciate them, I have determined to give them the full benefit of my extraordinary purchases, and dispose of my Stock of Goods at the smallest profits.. 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While Bhpikt)tv$1.50, $2.00, $.1.00, $4.00 to $10.00 per pair. In our Woolou Department can be found one of the largest as well as the heat afckortmcuts of ivcntuckv Jean*, Kotteeys. Ca»luaere*, Rffellaute^ W’ater Proofs, Diagonals, Broadcloths, Ae., aU atAaittoW t^icei. Plain Red and White FJiinuels 90Ui 15c. quality tq Red Twilled at 25c, 35c, 40e. and 60e. Opera Flannels in all ■Si Blue the shades; also Basket Flannels, in^M.nei Grav Skirt Flannels. Bleached Mtirtf to\Cm( prices ui^o Bie <W?ry lieftvicst quality. Thonsafidf rtf vh^frt* Lhdic*’, Misses’ and CIm to the finest, and fresh stoek. The South Carolina, Seamless IIom^D', Moll’s Half Ho^e,New FhH Mix' . Flannels in ClHldrefi’l Fancy Hose at 10c. up Misses’ in Fall coMfs. desired. No trouble to allow goods. TURLEY,. 80* Itroad St., AngiiMta, Ga. ABBAS nr POUTCS, M' »i r L J —BUT WE LEAD PGr- \ * BARNWELL, J* C., J^MOaiauljiOiiijiL^'JL u Lmm* Died Yeatardaf. Bay yon 0>* •ummer’* ilesd? j'C'tordnrt Ah. no, Itc.nnot bet no nionn of rnln Broke tko anew Sabbath (lliluwwi amid e*rth‘a Wealth of bloom, nor In the blue, iow-l.cnd- 1l tail, n imo i o . 1CEMBER 4, •p> Tc* ,*! ; ” 1. »■. .« i. A .E ; m .il 4 9S9StSp!B^^B£*"* Fancy 8ke(ct» of American Glrla * X*'<TV** l t»T'? < . r > ... ... • J f» ; » , r~"0*c '’in a* «ii4i D> Vo Ismt * r laa . , j • ■ * Skies appeared the pallor tticWeot f. death; P°1 w« warrily on . > 111 my TbeainaJnc wind brpsttied cheor. And in the rich, dark srecnoryof tl.c (rc^a I marked no chanirc, ante where the sold of Ago Itaolf did not Interweave amf<l tholr “M turner Treatee,” to brief hat been the time fte.co June Vpon her fair ynong browt, the nae-ciowa of her Initallatlon placed. I cannot think her deed. The beautiful bright gutnmert • a , But, if H to the truth. Then that is why the wandering wtnd io-day. In his despair, so oltcoplurk* anil earthward Hurki the elmI'plnir lenves, like tt<tokiu»f !.old- brown ' Birds, and.tiiat Is.why at l»ierva,*tlr< sun Doth Vt'U hie fneo aiuldnrken ittkiab. lit. In vorv grief that one so «e I beloved should tile: . Ah mol ’t is « of ui newt you halite, n^y friend, And the giu«i song that a at within my toul Has changed tn o n dirge. —Htrnh L<Mi»t Jlorris, Chicago. ttle-3 thci tit tW ailo tf Bef ^which ack AVTIO WINS? OUrU MOTTOt iiko his, is “Reform”—Old High Prices must get out of the Wav and give imy to the New Low Prices. We buy for Cash, hence arc atitelq get the Bottom, as onr Prices wiB '>ILEt IS. * Delhi, that city yt minarets, tho seat In former yoar* ot th<* Grcst Mogul, whose rulo tlominateil H.ti-iostan, and whoso style and maenilieeuco reachod thAears of tlie Inhabitants of tho old wotM in such an i xawrt'raUtd way as to make people believe that tho siroats were pave l with <rold. In the year 1857, Delhi, thotiek shorn of its ancient splcmlor, was still a pla*o to t-alk and dicam-of. Tho hazaaA were filled with rfirn and costly merchandise, and streets of tho capital contained nothing but jewel ry. which was largely exported to Europe and America. But in a Single night all thi$ waa changed, and instead of the bum of toiling thousands there came tho brazen notes of the war-trumpot. tho boom of cannon, tho rattle of musketry, and the steely flash of nuked sabrcJ. British valor was ouco more called upon to defend the honor of Old Eng land against a nation in revolt—a hand ful, so^to speak, of devoted men. were pitted against Sepoys, outnumbering them a hundred to oae or more. Two ofllocrs wore sealed enjoying a weed and a cup pf fragrant codec after tho toil of tho day, on which a hard battle had Loon fought' against tho enemy, victory declaring for the side of the Britisin • "This is a change wiih a vengeance,*’ remarked Captain Van le.cur, a gallant soldier in a crack cavalry regiment. “A fortnight ago we wore dancing at General Coghlan’s parly, wiili his 'weet * tie came, to granddaughter, Cicely, as an engaging partner; now wo caper to diflVront music, with no lady friends ty smile en couragement npdh us.” • Quite right, old fellow,” langhed Cyril Bonthorpc, surgeon in the corps, cud as bravo and handsome a follow as ever used lancet to roliote suffering! as aii ar+<Nr humanity. •‘Firra/niid wo were b<rtii the enemy, hard lilt in that quarter; un affection of the heart, which, perhaps, a robcl bul let will ^ire one of these days.” •Ti’aa soldier’s lot if it does,’’.said Vandeleur lightly. *‘I had no idefe thougln BeiitnoiyHi* that you were in tlie lists against me; but wo ueodn’t bo less friends for that,” need wo, old op shall aw!ni^np^*8(M!nl|J>6th ■mall and great, lovAufoa on for oyer, failing oy«r jasper aijts^kqo music of angels’ voices. , * ‘ Tho moon had |usf »ho#ti itself hyor a tope of idango-trd^s Wh$n the dafHlry staTto'd ba ’ their rnttaad bt mercy, to rescue women andddukiren from death and dishonor, and MNmooor brave 0190, who at that moment were battling, against great odds Iff dour life. Delhi was soon loft^bchind,. and flio Koom of cannon became fainter and fainter, until at K ceased alto gether. Tim squadron roffa through siloot villages, etnhmvurod jin palm- trees, whose tall tops iff Led fairy like in the moouligh^ whlfk Iiyi>dg<l,«very- . A few village cur* Bhrkcd , dftffanco, and ' occasionally a. 111060 tit Jackals made night hideoa* WHh tdoir fear some crlos. te 1 ii 1!. « * A skoal unit xvwf^jJJlod near a tank, or nilnhmre lake, ’IpfMrq tho horse* wv y w ao red. and ni% men partook of euch retkcshiucnt as thfir haversacks ! afforded. This dyne, they sajg to their girths, ^ add, remounting bj£word oFcoinmand, lost the sound of twYfl^itnpet should warn tho rebels of«rir (tpproach, they galloped forward. tfiwfSIattor of their swords and aocoutrfcmonts awakening the echoes of tho night, and sounding ominously of impemWlrg strife. ••By Jove! thof'r#at it hammer and tongs,” remarkcil •►Vsnsdeleur to Ben- thorix) in a stern *‘I’lu glad to hear tii ingj it shows tiu>A (%< tho garrison aru still.hold>»g usiL *. "Tfes. Now to rescue Cfcoly,”wald in a tent | Bcnthorpe With a gJim slnHe.' •For once I shall become a combataat officer, and shall u,-e my sword to wound and siny, instead of nT:*g iifo. Thn black bounds deserve neituor pity nor con- iqderation, they fyfe committed so many atrocities.” Every man of thoBrllisfi army shared these scutlmcnts W’fho ’full, afd re solved that, whenever tho shock of bnt- neiiuer»ask for nor give The London ll o/vf 1ms InVeoted • quit® uniqtM BionstrOsiiv which it J* d call •‘the uaoii'ilizpd Amori- can girl," and which itdescribof—with • wealth of inventive fancy that faerf make other penny-a-liner* green with unciriUaed Amerioaa girl- bumaant the girl who has nbt tfoflo YdwTojfe. She a a* never been out of her own New York or Boston; she U unspqllt by Farisrsho ia a fra«b Yankee,-with all her native raw matorial glaringly ex- E osod. She is gen or ally very |>retty; er coonlckion is dazzling, her eye* are brlgnt and .brilliant, her little foot add hand ftivisfaing, and’ .her flgtfre slight and sliip ns a wand 01 willow. Maiigher ppouk (-»h#.won’t waiU.j|fch m*xing, , 'by nM by)'and hef, vdldw^is baraliAOf loud, her aocont is ontra^p- ous, *U|1 Ucr misal twang unbqarabTe. Bho hits ah Immense amount or fun In her (that i*, if you get hold ot a good •paeimenjt*-stndf)f she has plenty of l gffhjnt humor, and eh* is never at a loss for something to say. She is a romp 91 heart, and loves a bit of hard Aivtiitg dearly. She is n>t very accomplished; but she know* ‘arithmetic well and thoronghly appre ciates the value of money. Shu always .talk* loud, as if she thought you were deaf, ami always in haste, as if an ex press train waited for her just one min ute ami no more.” Vr Tho plan upon which this ingenious writer has constructed tho‘ strange creature ho describes is not at first ap parent, but one soon discovers that his method fc stapty to ddHribo Wliat En glish girls arc not. The American girl, for hmtonco, is described as being pretty, and if there is one thing that every observant traveler in England knows, it is that English girls, as a rule, are exceedingly plain; that their hands and feet are those of "the daughters of the plow;” nnd their fin gers. so far from being • "slight and trim as a wand of If Blow,’’ are as ut terly devoid 6f any poetic or graceful trimnoss as it is possible to ImsglBe. ,f t4 r f: NMt fANjhMfcfrii » Bin Co the new MtetM* «l rmdtmg' cbaraetmr.hff the'hwiWjiUng Juummpm in. it is even said that Tho care taken of the halts affects ttrtf handwriting. The long, el nswnA-ei) aped. anil is « . fefcgatfigfta? w«si ■ ly fhihgfde a petsed WMt short, stubby finger-aaUs, whiph.^n* covered with akin, writing the long, graceful Eng lish hand which ao delights the recip ient of the note fltfbf'W*tprande dame. It is said thaf Bo^t* anfl pboplo with imtgination are apt to hare long, taper fingers and beautiful finger-nails. They have a hand-writing in which the long up-strokes.and down-strokes out into the Hue above and bcn^aCb them. The heads of their capital loiters are lar^e. * P c ^ From nrlhccss to oeggar maid they are ftill and solid of figure, "stout beef- eating Wenches,”-as old Marlow called them in his day. As for fun, an En glish girl that understood a joke—much moroqae’who eo.uld commit the unpar- alellbd Imprudent* of making one— would bo looked npun as hopojessJy mad aud consigned to bedlam without fnrtncr cercnTony. What would be dope with an F.nglish girl who display ed anything resembling-wit. It is whol ly unnecessary to iuqqjre. . since . the supposition is m itself incredible; snd tiio inlolligontm&n who ever encoun tered an Englishgm with anything to say whiph was woru hearing h*p yet to bo discovered* * ,i . x * "Absolute dignity of manner is un known to the American girV” proceeds oqr wiseacre, meaning by dignity, see English society the air of being carved out of an illy mado swet pnddtnf, badly overdobR "“She,” beeonti—s, work ing his portrdlt of the ide^ creature he is amusing himself with depicting, "cannot walk slowly to save her life* She skims along tho street like an im portant littlo water wagtail, very pret tily, but alwaA'* more or less fussily. Tiio days of uer life (fats is -novel- reading nnd flirtation—ami she hera&li it a curious compound of good nature, cynicism, affection, worldlinoss, tender ness and cunning; ami with all Jier good points Considered as favorably as possible, she is never quite a woman.” Wi ’ ' ‘ manr "Uortalhly not,” said his friend. wImiso face assumed a more serious ait as he added: ••By the way, 1 wonder why we have received uo news from tho old general. I hope the rebels arc giv ing him no trouble.” “By Jove! I never thought of that. But hero comes Major Pringle, looking like another Bombastcs Furioso, full of nows.” •‘Hallo, you follows!” said iho ma jor, “do you know that some friends of yours are in great peril? 1 refer to the Coghhms; but before 1 say more just give tne some brandy-pawnee; tho ac cursed rebels kick np such a dust that I’m well-nigh choked.” Vnipleigu; helped tho somewhat bib ulous major to tne sHaraUnt, whilst ex- chnngiiig serious glances with Ben- tborpe. “Wo’ro sorry to hear that, Pringle,” remarked Benthorpe. “How did tho news reach our camp?” "A fellow brought a few lines from the general, rolled np, and hidden in his ear. A squadron oFbur corps is to start to-night to relievo tho* beleaguer ed littlo garrison, If possible, and to bring its members in, sajd Pringle, holding out hie glass to be refilled. aiding out me gi "I should like' SOLID WALNUT MARBLl >i Bi WA SIISTAND, TEX L*r * * This is what Cash' docs. Wc have Suites from this np to $50f>. We are now fitting hp two Hotels, who bought ns chenp from us a* they could Imy from .•the factories, nnd a UiH6 cheaper. We defy all competition. Gall and sc# us. IST All goods packed ami shipped free of oliarge. i J. U i’.OWLES & 0O.,|' * S4ff BROAD ■TWEET, ATGUBTA* GEORGIA. ould Hko' to go, Pringle, ” re marked Vandeleur as ks poured out a bumpec- for his chief with a view of propitiating him. .. "So should I,” putin Benthospo eag erly. \ ' - ••What, two of you badly hit in that direction?” laughed Pringlo. "Well, well. I’m no lady’s man myself, and so won’t enter into rivalry tilth you fel lows. I have already detailed you botp in orders for the. smart littlo af fair The triimpet wifl sohnd boot and skddlc at nine. >V« shall have a moon to guide us, thaqjc g66dffess!” Whbn tho mnpf reft/which he did in a hurry after his last glass of brandy- pawnee, the friouds sat on in silence for some minutes, evidently deeply con cerned about tho falo of Cicely Cogh- lan, * lovely brunette, with laughing •black eyes aud hair as dark os a rav en’s wing—just such a girl as to quer a whole' regiment of impressui ble officers—the v^ry; tycau ideal o sdldier’s wife—gay, impulsive, yet full 6t womanly tenderness ajjd gontUncss. "See here, Benthorpe," said Vaado- leur, who was the'first to break tlie sf- lerico that had comb upon both, "I love Cidely, so do yon; let u« decide now who shall have her.” "How? in whal way?” "We are both going tq the relief of the place—tho man who roaches her side first shall win hoy hand—that is, she is willing; the other fel- retiro g^fcily.” nthorpe pondered over the propos al for a few minutes, and then placing his hand in Vamleleur’s, said with all * soldier's frankness: “Done With jfoti, old follow, it’s a bargain. If you win. I’ll congratulate you; if I, 1 shall expect the same treat ment at Vour hands.” , - AiwyttiUtp move faedtigtanai than thus staking love ou tho issue of u dan- quarter to snob dastardly foainea. tiwords leaped front steel scabbards, and for a moment both horses aud men were almost ns ntotiittboss as statues. Then came the clarion Dotes of the transput, eoinpiiux tiw jffhara*. ^md a«r:iy went Ogv t^ite The relief had come not a moment too soou, for wlien the first British sa bre descended ou the head of a gpbel Sajkw, ahand-” ’ on between the neers. Vandeleur and Benthorpe kept close together, and thrust ' and parried, nnd ;avo downright blows, as they made 1 ou tn*: noau 01 a ipocr [-t*-hanJV\ll pvaa g#ing 0 gafriVeuWbif MoiAutt- # 2C- cir wrvy 'tJrougA AUtauiMLof Jlftky enisn, whdbo f: tiaVbEaehetl Jiff ore e courage display da by Brltlffl^sol- if well-handled, are always was able to take the band, and to O n?” Ben- s foemsn th diers, who, invincible. At last Vandeleur General Coghlnn by- con irratulate him. "Where is Miss thorpe asked. "She was safe n moment ago.” "By Heavens! that’s .-her voice call ing for help!” exclaimed Vandeleur,as, spurring his horse forward, he rode iu that direction, followed by Benthorpe, both of whom saw . thev- woman they loved in tho nrmsof an officer of aow*ra (irregular cavalry), who was well- mounted, and at that moment was rid ing off with his lovslypriee. - Both men rode after the wretch, ea ger to be tho first to fescue Cieely. It was n race for love, and promised to be a long one, for the rebel’s horse was a powerful animal, and kept up a good pace, in ‘epito uf its dfubiu bur then. • Once out upon the open plain the chaso became exciting, for tho sowar, seeing himself pursued, putlikih every effort to outdistance his foos, from whom ho would meek no mercy if over taken. * Vandeleur being a Bahlrwcight, and a good rider, was gradually heading RW*y front hi# friotiff URitholBfly when bis horse caught ftiiodriti alible and stumbled. This gave Bcnthbr^e tho advantage, and he was not slo^tp use it, for he ■hot ahead with a gnm smile of pleas ure, and was pleased to find that he was gaining on thetMWM. Suddenly] (h« JdBlw tvhe$l<td kalf- round, and taking deliberate aim fired at his pnrsuor, wn#mxh#w* warhit nnd fell under him. By Ihi*. Unto Vandeleur xpde np, when Benthorpe shouted: "Frank, win her—savwC^oelyl” Vaudclenr’a-auawer was to wave bis hand, as ho kept straight on, like a bloodhound on the scent of death. :i £ th Snatching a pistol from the..hols ter, he tired, but the cap only snapped* With an anathema of distrust, he duct'd Us fellow, find being a noted shot, fired this time with success for tho sowar reeled in, tho saddle, and fell to tho ground, still, however, holding Cicely in his arms. When Vandeleur’s sword entered the rebel’s body it was only just in time to save Cicelv’s life; another moment,and the fellow's dagger would have b*«d j}lung*d Into ,Acf bearV j r Tho -war fs over, uhd in dear biff England Major Vandeleur utands at the altar with Cieolv Cogidan, Benthorpe boing best mas. ’Twas not till the honnymooD was over that Fraitic TimI his wife of the lit- i tie incident Wins?” sgton looks, hi* | ieen the 1 tm^^jears i me e last wee * gentle: foot, from fed by hi* reached the incident >Ve grant that tho being that onr WorUl hack has conjured up is "never quite a woman,” any more than Mad- ame XowWbi W« fifnr** are quite human. We (lw not understand the uovel-reDdioffhDputatiOD sttayed into the tirade; certainly Amerk»- la not the country of tho univorsmleircuJatipg library and the three-volumed novel; but we cannot fail to regret that tjbe< subject of drdflr 1# pasted‘over. Pro. ceeding on the plan of mffking American girl whatovor the Bj ThWhandwriting shows ardor and im pulse. When it has a markediv dowp- j ward ntoyement this hanaVriQng shows a tcftdcnfcy to’ tnelanchClyi An aptitude for criticism Is »hown among tbe peopje who bite their nails. They are cynical and sevhre,' ilncharitable and bitter.’ ’ * They write a small, cramped, and illegible hand* How ever, there may be good-natured crit ics, men with versatility Of cotn^reheu- slon. Thev would have small bit# shaped nails, and their handwriting would bo somewhat angular, showing penetration and'Hnesso. The uails of a musician are, of course, to be observed, although the piano sometimes injures them. The groat musicians have a sloping hand-writing. There I*, however, an eccentricity pe culiar to the handwriting of toe’entfre musicians, as witnessed In that of Beethoven. Tbe tlnger-nails ol spat]}- ematiciani are apt tn bo square and not beautiful. Tlie handwriting''ofsWh persons show a quiet movement of th* pen* The lines are straight with the paper, tiio un-slrokes and the down- strokes ere abort; while the capitals are small and angular. Diplomacy has a long, snpple hand, and a long, beautifully-kept, slender finger-natl. But tho handwriting of a diplomatist Is not apt to bo clear; it always looks like a snake gliding away. Tnere are fie clear, gigantic capitals like John Han cock’s—none ot tho (loo curves sug gestive of generosity and expansion; all is compressed and Impenetrable. Certain inflexible natures express themselves both by finger-nails aud by the handwriting—Doth arc blunt and determined. The Ohinese haw WUdh long finger-nails that one might almost! write with tho ends of them. The ten acity of tho Chinese nail, which d not break, shows that they have mo; lime in their bonus than wo of a differ ent race. At one ximo, when goodi Queen A&ne bit her tinirer-nails, It wa* tne fashion for all the English urfetp*^ nycy to bite tiicirs, and in those days the English finger-nail was not what I is now. Fashion exerts a potent in ' cnco ou man, savage or civilized.—/fi per s Da tour. - wrtwmrw Feeding f Early one -morning, hacks and ex* proas wagons loaded with Chinamen, roast pigs, etc., commenced to pouf across the Stark Street ferry oil taelf way to Lone Jir (htatstory to ohserrq tho religious cerqiponv commonly calls ed "feeding the tfead'. * A fieporter of 'this paper, who visited tlie‘«e meter j during the afternoon, found a larg# number of Chinamen engaged in this piou# duty. The roast pigs and chiel^ ens wore placed around s* tho grounff among tho graves of the Ghlnese, and at the head of nearly every grave cam- diet were burning. From the beet ii>- formation to bo obtained in regyd^m this custom, it seemi lhat thoTo<)T & intended as a sort of propitiatory offer ing to the Cuinese devti., Ttfsoffy^f- varied according to tho irebits tastes of the occupants df 'tne gra 1 At tlie grsws of oile, his frisml' 1 digging boles 1« the hard grtmad wi. a knife, stuck up two camflW and then laid ont eevwMaets df IffiiOp-stldkfDDqA tiiti *OOE tent seen that tin* the \ tho veil of every thaS the itixdi n d fog ab< and began to #he rugged su which lay't th* st\acp wiii*, srl C ud foeh chilled to, rind that raged fcnff I «fe if It would vines below, aud •nameless dre inanity when {known. Still reaching the whiobtherfUftlE.. tbe strength of one onf, a’rfd she fell toHiff* lately exhausted, and her jiog a wall^f %tone*. feetw< r the wind, sat down to aweif the girl’s 'revival. *Bd# *tk«- % Hess, so that dnrinV tW died, and from fti o’i ‘ night until thonapA.m watohors kept ghuUy ] daylight eat^d it shot were source 500 iesA/mp^th*.. the mountain, and UiaTa few j more of actftie'elhttUm^ brought them tow safety; they were J of tho baxbof; agfU died on Oka very VM mobuAff&t nn# bees 1 the sh8p«af a feuge. one. me siao near arm towing huSHrirtss 4*ughae»aj Judge Jtojrpe. Me., porlshod here Soptetn aged 20 yearn Vt temt Albany< W*$f“ 1 ... Ootto*. mi "My WHS ffe» has sold th* ritisb maiden is not, what a splendid oppor*. libfeat tunity was hero neglected of describing our girls as dressed stylishly,. richly „ M , nyumz andln good tasto, three rather desinw blhif pWty ble qualities as • utterly beyond the En- - 1 3 glish girls’ reach as in the power of fiyk mg or of walking In any way but with a stolid and substantial tramp!—ifosfoO Courier. on these • 'fvaii ‘s^l ■w ■ W" • Mosquitoes. ae tissy small o*p% .^itiah he filled *»▼ 1 .wu»e; Then he sodTs 1* bowfs .fa nackugftt tiMretfcs add A email veesel of opium! Theft. Bo made several bows and genuflection*, as if inviting the dead mona #>rtho to' A Mmber st fire* smfft burning im tboriolulty, *4d hes* were placed pieces ot u&fes of imitakRm of psphr gold !e*l pasted ou them roprusoating gold coin; am-ou* expedition could not be imag-1 common in the inud. , • .i Hftttod btal wl, o" bullets not many . ^ mudruds of yards from where the oalr < rTn-int* r» rd has discovered servauU ile be- aiaUer-ifef|r|h*«cb M a change of pi**#. H It at A correspendont writes his trials and tribulations from mosquitoes as follows: "1 live in Anne Arundel County, Mpn^ui^ear Patuxent Hir er, on a is known by tbe name of Terl^lbreMnd. On account of dry weather tho mosquitoes are in abundaneq. Sundav night, August 81, they seemed to receive roinforcemcntSr and attacked my house. Fronj loss of rerf by the insbets myself and family were determined to sleep tho nien night if po* rilie* -Being ft mechanic, I had miifc a frame to go over my bed- stervi'nnd ooverdd if wi#h am ooqdlto net. But the tormenting mosquitoes soon drove us, from under tho netting. I came to-the eohdusian that the net ting was not fine enough. I pulled the bed from. tho bedstead to the fleor, took the frame gad placed it over th* oed, and used five quilts. Odo.l placed over Uietiop of the frame, four around tho sides, and secured the corners well. Then, thinking we inbres fire pos^Trilb uEdWtk cov ers so thick that tho very noise would waken’ ft : person lUtiiant biting. '1 would be tbankful to know what Wayt’ can manage them. —JJallimore Sun. Some campers on Lake Winnepesab- kee ^ot the mastery over Ah* mosqui toes by burning camphor gum. Aftov trying every other drug they had ever heaCu oL tuSy trieif the famphflg gum with gratifying sncces*. •‘‘In two one othor squares with Silver folk repife- sbnted silver coin, and smaller squar is, nunehedfull of holbi represented l ie brass cash, which coin has ft bsds tet is venter. Some burned small garmema made of pkper, and thus‘ furnishUd a new suit to their deceased friends at small cost. After t4$ Digs and.qhlcfc- ens had been displayed long enough to fffve the devil thn* HHunlgti to satisfy, himself they wer* csrefoUy sreplaoed In tho wagons and brought* back to towinf —Yottland' WegoniaA. ‘ ■'• r-'- N t • ‘ the one who describes the scene, "the multitudinous hum had beased: in five minutes not one of our winged persecutors remained within the urDlls of onr tent Then, making everything comfortable, and carefully covering our oae wi; ’ squlto-bar. We #cnt the sleep of the just, ^ _ nor a hum from onr odioo* fob*.” This remedy was fried in New Jersey re cently and did not work satisfactorily. first peep at Bfont morning tram. Wo slay od in ft j floor? were fere m* fttteve . "•Fie*«, i’»*n^’,i lives, wbfoflbd & cMWrI -ms ofcftMlr, -4 3. r.t . ..-x aefrowan’s o6P» trdinglhe hbtdry of tn^sk'o* by-Clinaso writer*ihamuiik deer is found throughout tjie mot n-' talus of Yun-qaiL Szechwan, aha Th b- ol This little animal Is so tun id R at it often d|os of fright It feeds Oh jtrtiL E 'rleiVieff'ktacr reptiles. ^ M Ml* ftpri peealiar -glstidnlar pooch, is grrtdlx swoBep andlnfismed. and tij*' Secfte- tioo is Always voided bjr the deet low the same spot and cbvered ■ over with earth. In snfffc pla^vdepeoMs yf tiiisk ot a rcperiorqoalitywrelouftd,wsst|n> ing sovistitnos to twenty pounds in weight, and of so punghht - » natnrp that if carried thfough ’ a garden . or wood' it prevents froctMcation. '{fhli vain*ble sftbttanoe no sooner-.leave* th*'head* ol the hunter than aklUful manipulators adulterate, it for the wholesai’o doalert, wW> further' wo ddhl'i beseit tor tfio trerde'fhftt «h«N is- fifaj*. h is the mixture offered vary Uttis; in-. deed of genuine musk, say only aboWS 1 10 per cent Musk is said to he dq*r. tractive to intestlbal wormf and fttt an tidote to tbe venom of sferpints.' • >' py 11 1 « » Everybody knows how the sodden cessation of a thundering bund of music causes remarks to oc shoftted out in a tone like ft locomothre’a whistle. 1W other night at a West Point hop tho band crashed out ai fdw final ban and suddenly stopped, whan the voice of * lovely little lady id plhk was heard yawping atthe top of her langs; "Don't my ftsw hft*tU.I UkeadftferrV in bis house, Gjaster and m ^corner of- WiftlRmifs The iTiclirmakecipir - "» r ?' m* 1 Ons oi the'n tlofehtWftJ nentiyj *1 ft tot oyefftito pony or 1 adtiWdyWt tewaMuGdpfhl proud and tfefofti curved, nosttU* ail bn dress parade, I nkriged'thomfyvMW ***«’»»* ; proudlyi the ♦ aa ner. The: aniWhe 1 hfe-loc klP HE % -4 ar 1 ( wcher baai' ol' mahogany barf stMlJd mane, 9 tftiF Wld ‘tfiOftt ’ tr his tftdfgftdlihfti eddftdv.vj wopt WfOWlJ IV|III0Us 1 HBcascaMi V mum