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I * > X1U-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. 0.. JANUARY 16. 1883. ESTABLISHED 1847 RIHTHOATtt. I am content To let tbe added .rears That oome to me Roll back Into tbe past so far That memory Can only bnd along the sbore Some perfect shells, and nothing more. I am content That seaweed, hits of wreck And pebbles gray. Drift out or sight into the sea; For them to stay Would be to cherish grief and pain 1 would not, must not feel again. * I am content That none of life Can ever be Lived o’er with seif-same throb and thrill; No more to me Will former song, or book, or toy, FU1 the new measure of my Joy. 1 am content To live all of to-day; And when I dream Let fancy revel in the light That hope hath seen Beyond the present, aud afar— A steadfast, sweetly beck’nlng star. - 1 am content— For age upon the heart _ Can never creep; And when, at last, in stillest utgbt I seem to sleep, A birthday comes to me In truth; The gift It brings—Immortal youth. TWO BOMBA. There was trouble on a certain morn ing in two homes at opposite ends of the city. The homes were very different, and so was the nature of the trouble; never theless, the latter was felt with oon siderable keenness'by the respecive in habitants of botli. Tire first of these dwellings was on the south side of Merion Square, a goodly mansion, the abode of wealth and luxury. The lady to whom all this belonged sat disconsolate in the midst of her rioh surroundings. Books and embroidery were on the dainty little flower-decked table at her side, hut they were nntouohed; and a restless, troubled expression was on her luce while she nervously clasped and unclasped the jeweled hands lying idle in her lap. The door opened, and a footman an nounced a visitor, “Oh,’’she exclaimed, rising to greet her, “you got my note.” “How kind of yon to oome I” “[ am in such distress.” “And for what? ’ naked '-he friend. “Tell me all about it.” “You remember my cousin Laura Merrihdw?” “Of course.” “But no one has seen her for years.”- “She has shut herself up in her country-place ever since her husband died; has she not?” “Yes; she is still a prey to grief.” “Before they married, her husband gave her, as her engagement ring, a valuable jewel that had been in his family from time out of mind, and had u >me to him for his mother.” “It was a diamond, a single stone of great size and the purest water. ’* “Of course sbo valued it immensely, as indeed she would have any gift of a uxan to whom sue was so devoted.” “Since his death this ring has been simply estimable in her eyes — the earnest of happiness mined so soon. “Latterly, she has fancied that the stone was becoming loose in the setting, u r.d spoke of sending the ring to me to nave it examined by a jeweler, but • mid never make up her mind to part with it, even for a few days. “At last, however, the stone came ont of the setting.” “She sent it immediately to me, and” —here the speaker broke down—“I have lost it!” “You have lost the stone?” “How very unfortunate 1” “No wonder yon are so wretched.” “Tell me how it happened.” The lady told her story, pouring the details of her misadventure into sympa thetic ears, The means that had been adopted for the recovery of the lost treasure were • liscussed by the two ladies, and fresh measures suggested. At last the visitor departed, leaving the owner of these gorgeous drawing rooms with an anxious and heavy heart under her “silk attire.” The other home was in a different quarter of the city. It consisted of one room in a house let ont as tenements. Tne house was habited by extremely (KX/T fainil », and situated in a dirty n nd dark back street. Lying ontoide the bed, partly dressed, was a man—the wreck of a due, stal wart, broad-shouldered young fellow. He was a day-laborer, and had lately left the hospital after a long and heavy lit of illness. Two small children were playing quiet!j in a corner; and the wife, her apron thrown over her head, waa sitting beside tbe fireless grate, rooking her self backwards and forwards, sobbing bitterly. “If I could get work, I wouHn’t fret, said tbe young woman. We might sir’ ^gle on, aud keep the life in us till suck time as you were on your feet again. “But I can’t" ‘It’s a poor ocse to be abis and will ing to work, and not get it to do. ” ; “‘The last job of needlework IUm West got for me, she’s s good friend, heaven bless her, was well paid for.” “She promised to try and get me more amongst her ladies.” “I’ll go off to her now, and see if she has heard of anything.” “You’ll be good, avourneen, while I’m away,” said she, Kissing the two half-starved mites in the corner. “An’ ye won’t cry, or disturb the poor sick daddy.” “I’ll be back, Jim, my heart, in less than no time. ” Faith in Divine help and patient en durance of suffering are traits well known to those whose experience lies among the lower orders. Boor Jim had a full share of both. Nevertheless, when his wife had gone, he broke down miserably. “God help her!” he said, looking after Tier retreating figure; “and God forgive me for deceiving her, and mak ing up stories about getting strong and well, when I know as sure as that I’m lying stretched here,' that the never a stroke of work I’ll do again in this world.” “My heart is weak from fasting, and the longing and the craving are killing „»> me. Meanwhile poor Mary was hurrying along through the streets with auxions footsteps, speculating on the possibility of her iriend having found any work among her pupils. Miss West was a mnsic teacher. Though but nineteen, she was the main prop and stay of a widowed invalid mother and young sisters; earning by her daily toil that which eked out the pittance left ot better days, and made by frugal contrivance the two ends meet But none are so poor as not to be able’to help in some way those worse off than themselves. The young girl had pleaded success fully for Maiy, and had procured em ployment that had been the only sup port of the family during Jim’s illness. bhe was going to breakfast when her protegee entered. The table was already spread, and she was just preparing to attack, with the healthy appetite of youth, and the knowledge that many bnsy hours would pass before she would again see food; a good slice of thick bread-and-butter. The thickne***, be it ebstvyed, ttsj; referable to the bread only, the butter spread thereon being limited to an al most. imperceptible ‘ scrape. ” “Ah, is that yon, Mary?” said she with the bright pleasant smile that always seemed, Mary declared, to “rise icr heart out of trouble.” “I am afraid I have no orders for you this morning; hut 1 have got a new mpil, and she tells me that there will shortly be a wedding in the family. “So there’s a chance for you.” “Needlework may be required, and I may have good news for you before ong. ’ Poor Miry wrung her hands together under her cloak, straining them hard in the agony of her disappointment that she strove to keep down and hide from her young benefactress. Very bitter was the pang of deferred hope; but she would not seem to be ungrateful. After a few woidfi and a enp of tea with a heavy heart Mary turned away, retracing her steps along the passage. Remembering something, however, before reaching the hall door, she came back, and reappeared in the room where the little governess was tying her bon net-strings, preparing to set out “I forgot this,” she said. “Snre, I’m losing my mind entirely with the fret that’s on it. “God help me I my burden is making me foolish." “Coming along this morning, I seen this on the flags, and put it in my pocket, thinking maybe if it was clean, one of your little sisters might fancy it for her curiosity-box. , “Let me wipe the mud off it for yon, Miss.” ‘ “It shines bright and beautiful now a bit of glass liko.” A moment’s scrutiny of tbe object sparkling on the womans outstretched palm, and Miss West cried ont; “Give it to me qnick, and wait,” snatched it from her, Mary staring in astonishment at her vehemence, and rushed upstairs to her mother’s room. “What is it, dear?” said the startled invalid as she dashed in. » “Whatever is the matter?” “Oh, mother, lookl” “Can this be what we saw advertised, for in the newspaper?” “Is it possible poor Mary can be the lucky finder?” “I can scarcely believe it" “Do look.” The advertisement was as follows: “|300 Rbwabp.—Lost, a valuable Diamond.” [Tbe description and further particu lars given.] “Whoever finds it, or can give in formation leading to ita recovery, will receive the above reward by applying at , Manrion Square, Mrs. West at onoe pronounced what was snbuJUed to her experienced judg ment, to be a diamond of great value, and waa strongly of opinion that it might be the mlasing one. Bat both mother and daughter agreed it would be better not to tail Mary the extent of her possible good fortune, for fear of disappointment. So on returning to her, the young lady only said: “My mother thinks this may be something we have seen advertised for in that square, so 1 will go with yon to the house mentioned.” “Thank ye kindly, Miss.” “The footmen in them grand liousee wouldn’t look at the likes o’ me.” “They’d just slam the door in my face, if I made so bold as to nng.” As she tripped along, the young gov erness’s heart beat high at the prospect of what might be the happy resnlt of her errand. No more slaving for poor Mary; good food for Jim; an airy lodging at the sea side, where he would soon recover his strength; clothes and furniture redeem ed from pawn; and after an interval ot rest aud ease—sorely needed after their sufferings—her humble friends restor ed to their old life of industry and com fort. it is needless to dwell upon what fol lowed whin Miss West was shown up into the drawing-room, and displayed before the enraptured eyes of its occu pant the precious jewel whose loss had caused her such tribulation. As for poor Mary, it was some time before she coaid realize her good for tune, or take in the bewildering tidings of the wealth that had so providentially come to her and them. And Jim, what news for him! There was healing in the very though of such prosperity. So it came to pass that in the two homes, cionded so lately with trouble and anxiety, peace of mind was restor ed. Heaviness had entered for a night.—a long, weary night in one case—but joy had oome to both in the morning. Lsshoidk A. Wild. Oat. A writer thus desert I>65 the n»,Vtd fun of lassoing a wild cat: “While talking to my companion, Drake, who was on Ins horse and had his lasso on his saddle, a tremendous wild cat, fully four feet long, jumped up in front of ns and started for tho brush. But the rowels were already in the flanks of Drake’s horse, and at break neok speed, the lar iat corvine its graceful coil above hi« head, went pursuer and pursued. When within twenty-five feet of his catship, the lariat was thrown, and, encircling like the weird chain of a magician, land, e d the fatal noose around oudon’s neck Never was cat of any desersption in a tiger embrace; horse at full run, the rope fastened to the horn of the saddle, and- the game making unwilling jumps oi twenty or thirty feet. This, however, only lasted a few hundred feet, when the oat, catching tbe rope with his teeth, snapped it as if it were tow string. Drake finding that his line was empty and his hook gone (as a fisherman would say) return to look at the dead quad ruped. DeadI He was not dead, but sleeping. For with a yell and two bounds he cleared at last forty feet, and fasten ing one set of claws in Drake’s legging and the other in the hip of the horse, he seemed to insist on a ride and a dinner at the same tune. Bat for the presence of mind of the rider and his lack in having a three-pound loaded whip, with which he broke the animal’s skull, we rather think the wild cat would have been the best mounted quadruped in the cattle regions of the West. llta Maelstrom As U I*. Nearly midway in nondon strait, a auge, naked rock, which might fairly be called an island, lifts itself above the waters, breaslins’ the conflicting cm rents caused by tbs winds and tides. Between this rock and the cape on Muskong is the famous Maelstrom, which fertile imaginations have clotned with many terrors. Its geograph ical pvsitioii Is such as to expose it to fierce tidal currents, and, when they are assisted by high westerly winds, they are.no doubt, terrific. The bottom of tbe strait is strewn with immense boulders which are so ar ranged as to give the current a spiral mo tion, directed toward the isolated rock from the northern side, which is much in creased in times of high tides or storms, when it whirls quite around the island rock. Then it is that it becomes really d flicult for boats and vessels without steam power to keep clear of the rocks against which the wayward currenU would dash them. While there are at times vast and powerful eddiet, which give objects d ialing upon them a fearf ul spiral motion, there is nothing Use a vortex produced by a subterranean discharge of the water, «ltboukh the tumbling and boiling char acter of tho spiral currents may submerge temporarily objects drifting on the surface. No doubt in the course of time the action of the water has tended to leve Jdown the bed of rocks, some of which, we may presume, (bowed themselves above the surface. 1 his may have made the Mael strom much more terrific than it is now, and better justified the ancient fable. As it is lu oi<linary times and lu favorable weather, tbe fishermen do not hesitate to seek for fares throughout these waters, which to strangers are suggestive of the most terrific dangers. • Dhafbky, as a means of modifying the stiff aud cold appearance of the entrance hall, is not made as much use of as it might b* Whenever it can be employed either as a portiere over a door or across an archway, aa well as for hangings, tor tbe staircase windows, it will, if made of suitable material and harmonizing i> color with the walls and woodwork, warm and lightaa . the hall and give it a hospitable aspect. A Mournful of Pepper*. Four yonny gentlemen were preparing to enjoy a first-class dinner recently, in one of the best known and most popu lar np-town restaurants of New York. One of tho party waa a regular frequent er of the dining-saloon, a man of the world, and a connoisseur in the good things of the table. Two were city men. The fourth was a stranger from the Last, but a man of the world, so far as a knowledge of the world can be ob tained in New England cities. When the party was seated the waiter brought to the table, among other things, an innocent-looking octagonal shaped bottle filled with a bright red sance. Its very appearance wg* appetizing. It appeared to be a small Bottle of tomato oatsup. Oysters on the half-shell con stituted the first course of the dinner, The “regular diner”' of the party picked up tiie innocent-looking bottle, trifled affectionately with it a moment, unscrewed a little cap which served as a stopper, and sprinkled just a dash of the tempting-looking condiment on the the edge of the shells of his oysters. Then he ate one uf the Blue Points with a relish that would seem to indi cate supreme satisfaction with himself aud the world at large. The young gentleman from New England witnessed the operation from the comers of his eyes, and thought it would be an emi nently proper tbing for him to imitate the example of his friend. His impres sion was that he was dealing with tomato catsup. So the sauce was sprinkled with a lavish band, until the oysters assumed the color of a boiled lobster. The New Yorker, who was an enthusiast on the subject of condiments, watched the proceedings with astonish ment, and finally remarked: “Oh, yes; of course I do,” was the answer of the representative of Boston culture, who assumed such a look and tone of injured innocence that further inteiference or any ^explanation on the part of the New Yorker would have been wholly out of the place. The Now Yorker simply turned to the waiter and said; “Bring me a glass of milk as quickly as possible,” and waited further devel opments. The New Englander moved one of his oysters gently about in its bath of sauce until it was thoroughly coated, and with a graceful movement of his fork- transferred it to his month. He took a thoroughly energetic bite, and that bite was the last he took for some min utes. He didn’t say anytning. He didn’t have time. He swallowed Lis oyster like a hero. Then he reached for his water goblet, and drained from it every drop. Tears gathered in his picted in every lineament of his facs, and he looked toward his friend as though be would mnrder him, The New Yorker quietly remarked: “Drink this glass of milk that I or dered ; it will relieve you at onoe. 1 had it brought because I thought you had mistaken the character of that sauce, though some people can eat it in that way. It’s a splendid condiment, a good appetizer, and a fine aid to diges tion.” “Sauce! condiment,! Aid to diges tion!’’ exclaimed the New Englander, alter he had obtained so much relief from his draught of milk as enabled him to speak. “Does Beecher ever dine here? Has he ever tasted that ‘sanoe,’ and does he still believe there is no LeU? Holy Moses 1 what is it?” And at the close of bis series of exclamations and interrogations he wiped the tears from his eyes and cheeks, drank another goblet of water, and gave other evi dences of having obtained a fresh hold on life, The theological questions were not answered; but the verdant young New Englander was informed that the “appetizing condiment” with which he hail rashly made so intimate an acquaintance waa Tabasco sauce, a highly relished by epicures, and said to be one of the finest ever made. “Sanoe! why, it’s nothing but liquid red pepper, done up so seductively as to make a man think it’s ton ato catsup.” “Yon’re mistaken, my friend, it’s better than oapsienm. It’s simply the pulp of the ripe pepper extracted by pressure, and contains the flavor, strength, color, and aroma of the fruit. After you've used it a time, and in mod eration, you’ll like it. Orange cultare in southern CaUfurnla* The Larded Bridge. ' It appears that young Butler was much enamored of a pretty girl who lived on a farm about six miles from that of the Butler family in the west ern part of Massachusetts. The country beauty was a coquette, however, and kept quite a large train of admirers ir suspense, each rival doing his best to gain the advantage of the others. At last mutters were brought to a climax, and the damsel appointed aoertain night when she would render her final deci sion os to which suitor she preferred. It goes without saying that they were all better-looking than Ben, but the latter determined to put the inside oi his head against the outside of those of his opponents. The nearest way to the fair flirt’s bouse, and the one taken by all her eager followers, waa over a bridge formed by a single and some what slippery log placed across a deep brook in the rear of the house. Youug Bntler repaired to this bridge an hour earlier than the accustomed “ courtin’ time.” carrying a pail of laid with which he carefully aunointed the log by the mellow moonlight, backing himself across it astraddle. As he afterward sat with Ins sweet heart, wating for the other suitors to appear, a loud splash came from the direction of the brook. Ben’s eye twink- lt d, and in imagination be could see one of his gorgeously gotten-up lellow candidates climbing up the opposite bank w ith his tee th chattering aud head ing for home across lots ; but the con spirator looked as innocent as a cat in the dairy aud said nothing. Pretty soon there came another souse, and after awhile another. The beauty began to look at the clock and show evidences of decided pique at the negli gence of her other admirers—a circum stance Ben did not fail to turn to his own profit. Presently he could faintly hear voices in the distance, aud he knew that the last two, swains were approaching to gether Bretty soon came a tremendous double splash. “Dear me,” said the young lady, “ how the fish are jumping to-night !” The upshot of it was that when the future governor rose to go the slighted beauty gave him her hand, healing the bargain with an old-fashioned husk- ing-bee kiss, Butler left his prize in such a state of exultation that lie for got all about the greased log, aud the first thine he knew both heels Idt him in the back of his head and he took a header down below, just as his victims had done. He 'climbed up the already well-ciawed bonk aud made six miles to home, altering Kearueyisms unfit for rill IS,. —AV. - and lever as a tfesult, and when he got well, found his fiancee had, eloped with a hired man. Butler tells this as the narrowest escape of his life, aa be says the girl began eating cnnnis the very next day alter she became engaged. Charm* Against me r.vll By*. The orange-tree grows all the time. That is to be thought of. It o&ils for the frequent cares which are its due as well in winter as in summer. Not a few persons of the invalid class who had looked upon its culture as a mere pastime haye been broken down through this cause, and having taken np more land than they oonld manage. The lesson of such oases is not to at tempt too much, but to keep to the five or ten acres perhaps within one’s per sonal capacity. Nor h ts it been politic to put everything into the single crop of oranges. Tbe smaller fruits, peach es, plums, and especially apprioots, for canning, which oome into bearing quickly, are nseful in tiding over tbe rather tedious period of waiting for the orange-trees to mature, and are always in profitable demand. To start exist ence comfortably here the new-comer should have a capital of from five to ten thousand dollars. Peculiar energy, of course, will do with less. It requires about nine years to bring an orange-tree from tbe seed to a fall bearing. On the other hand, it is found that by deftly inserting an orange bud into a small shoot of lemon-tree Blitted in an X shape, and setting this in the ground, a tree can be obtained which oears marketable fruit after the second year. The controversy rages ns to whether ills worth while to do this, since the prodnot is but a dwarf, like the dwarf pear-tree; and though it yields early it oar never yield much, and its frnit does not stand shipment as well ss that of the seedling. Against this it is maintained that it Uvea longer than the seedling, yields choicer yarie ties of frnit, more uniform in size and quality, and not sufcjeet to the singular form of dmtxaotion which sometimes overtakes the seedling, that of being dashed against its own thorns. Dull* Wurth Maov Dollm i. Said a dealer in dolls in New York, to a reporter. “The value of the last few weeks’ importation may be put at $600,000. Three hundred thousand dol lars’ worth are now in the retail shops to be sold to private customers for holi day presents to children. The rest will be purchased from the wholesale shops by out-of-town dealers. Why. a ready made doll’s costume of ordinary ele gance is worth $50, and such costumes are made for spring, summer, winter and autumn, as a doll could not reasona bly be expected to wear the same clothes the year round. The banner doll in this shop is valued at $95. Her dress and jewels are very rich and elaborate.” “8how me an economical doll.” “Certaimy,” said she ; “here is one in white satin, with a white satin cape trimmed with swan’s down, poke bon net ditto, silk stockings and kid slppers. It is $50. Here is an nsthetio doll in old gold plaid plush sacque, with a blue satin dress and rod satin bonnet with ostrich tips ; a mere matter of $15. ” The reporter gasped and turning to the superintendent of the department, said, “Do these dolls go oat of the stock alone ?’’ “No,” said he ; “they require elegant trosi-ecau box s of toilet articles, tranks, bandboxes, &u. A tolerable wardrobe includes two extra dresses—one ol faucy satin, the other of white satin ; a full line of underwear ; lace caps, fashiona ble hats, necklaces, ear-rings, brooches and a basket of flowers. Borne ward robes are arranged in handsome boxes; others in trunks, ready for starting. A fair wardrobe costs $111; some are $9, while a limited wardrobe for a very young doll is only 98 cents.” A miniature bedstead with a brocade velvet spread and cardinal satin cushion costs $9. More luxurious couches for dolls cost $10. Caiming rustic chairs are $3 and $4. Bronze high chairs, se cured in a manner to prevent very active dolls from jumping or falling out of them, are $8 and $10 apiece. L ace- curtained cradles fur dolls which have not yet been weaned, may be had for $9. Morning But A Boll. The supposed liability of the innocent multitude to the malevolence of tbe evil eye caused the superstitions to have recourse to many charms, incantations, aud ceremonies to avert ill-consequences aud render the poisoned glance innoou- ons; among which, as just recorded, prayer and the use of saliva wore oon- spicnons. The wearing of coral brooches, beads, aud earrings is still a opular charm in Naples against the vil eye, “In Scotland,” says Mr. taham Dulzeil, in his addenda, “a thread tied abont a child’s neck, or rowan cross, (cross of mountain ash), / • believed to be equally efficacious in preventing the influence of evil spir its, evil eyes, and other calamities.” In the Middle Agis an amulet, of a lozenge shape, marked with the mystic letters A. B. R. A. C. A. D. A. B. R. A. was worn in the bosom as a certain specific. A cross formed of the wood of the elder tree, affixed to cow-houses and stables, was supposed to protect the cuttle from all possible harm. A branch of the rowan tree was also in great favor, and to hold up but a branch or a tw ig in the presence of an eye-biter was sufficient to render her deadliest wishes of no avail. A four-leaved shamrock, which is excessively rare, and all the more highly prized for that reason, was a sovereign antidote. In Pooock’s travels in the east he says that the Arabs of Egypt threw salt into tbe tire as a charm against the effects of an evil eye, or before loading their camels for a journey through the desert, concluding, as the bine flame arises, ‘■hat every evil genius is banished. *■ he ejection of saliva was also consid red a charm of peculiar efficacy, i'iiny speaks of it as a certain antidote o “fascination,” as well as a preserva tive from contagion, and in pugilistic encounters as certain to aggravate the violence of a blow. "At the present day, as of old,” says Mr. Dalzeli, “a Greek mother, as if commemorating the words of Theocritus and Tibnllus, spits in her bosom to repel fascinating glances directed toward herself, aud, dreading the gaze of the sterile on her child, spits in its face.” But the most common of all the charms in use against the eyil eye is that very vulgar gesture AV... Al-.t*vwlv i** mxa**.**** stretching ont the fingers, and “twid dling” them with a rapid motion for a few seconds, commonly practiced by London street boys, without the slight est knowledge of its origin or meaning, and known in slang parlance as “taking a sight." The Slang Dictionary says that “tt> take a sight” is a vulgar action employed by boys to denote incredu lity or contempt for authority; but the real meaning in ancient times, forgotten and wholly unsuspected in our own, was to show contempt and defiance of the machinations of witchcraft, and to render the evil eye powerless. This is the action that so offends the good- natured Pio Nono, not for itself, but as a manifestation of the public opinion, that he possesses, independently of his will, a power that he wonld be tbe lost to exercise designedly. This vulgar sign, modern as it looks, is as old as Egyptian civilization, and was known, as tracings upon tbe unearthed walls of Pompeii and Herculaneum abundantly prove, to the street lioys and other vul gar inhabitants of those ancient cities. Dyemx Loaitutr. Now that Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks has really recovered from uis attack of so-called “senile gangrene,” a story has oome ont which is decidedly at the ex pense of his physicians. On the very day, the tale runs, to whit . the medical phrophets in attendance had limited his life, a blunt old granger—also a doctor after a fashion—called to pay him a fore well visit After a pathetic interview the country practitioner thought he would take a look at t^o “gangrene” which waa abont to terminate his Ulna* rious friend’s life. He did so; stared at it open-monthed for a moment; and then with a derisive grant and an indignant, thumping oath, roared ont: “Nothing batTT boil I’Surely enough, Mr. Kenderiaka was very soon rushing along the high road w recovery, and the able physicians who attended him are keeping moderately quiet. In the glove trade the leather has hitherto always been dyed by brushing on the dyes by baud. The defects of this method are : its slowness, the oc currence of large, soiled edges on the fleshy side, and, notwithstanding every care being taking, the uneven character of the dye produced. To avoid these, Joseph Kristen, of Brnnn, has a pro cess in which even dyeing is obtained by the application of centrifugal force. The skin to be dyed is fixed on the cen ter of a horizontally rotating disk ; the color is also fed on to the center, and by tbe rapid revolution of the disk, is spread eqnally over the whole surface. The color is forced on to tho disk by means of a pump, or it merely flows from a reservoir standing at a high level. The excess of color driven off at the edges of tho revolving disk is collected and used over again, until the skin is fully dyed. To dye one skin by this method takes from ten to fifteen minute. A single color pump may serve for at least five machines, which would re quire only one attendant, so that, by tne above arrangement, one man oonld, in twelve hours, easily dye 150 skins, possessing great evenness of dye and free from spotting. * A Male’* Mlnt-ke. 1876. 1882 F. W. HABENICHT, Proprietor of tbe I respectfully call the attention of the public to my superior facilities for sup plying everything U my line, of superior quality. Starting business In Winns- boro in I87fl, I have in all this time given the closet attention to my busi ness and endeavored to make my estab lishment FIRST-OLASS in every par ticular. I shall in the future, aa in the past, hold myself ready to serve my customers with the best articles that can be procured in any market I shall stand ready, also, to guarantee every article I selL I invite an inspection of my stock of Wines, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, etc. F. W. HABENICHT. IMPORTED. Scotch Whiskey (Ramsey’s). A. Bin Lanbert and Marat Cognat Brandy. Jamaica Rum. Rotterdam Fish Gin. Ross’s Royal Ginger Ale. Juies Mumm & Co.’s Champagne. Cautrel A Cochran’s Ginger Ale, Apollinaris Mineral Water. Angus tora Bitters. Old Sherry Wine. Old Port Wine. DOMESTIC. Ginger Ale. Soda Water. Sarsaparilla. Old Cabinet Rye Whiskey. Old Schuylkill Bye Whiskey. **j« >-*iusaey. Old Golden Grain Rye Whiskey. Renowned Standard Rye Whiskey. Jesse Moore Vollmar Rye Whiskey, Old N. C. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey, Old Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey, Western Com Whiskey. Virginia Mountain Peach Brandy. New England (French’s) Bom. North Carolina Apple Brandy, Pure Blackberry Brandy. Pure Cherry Brandy. * Pure Ginger Brandy. Boeton Swan Gin. SUNDRIES. Rook and Bye. 1 Osceola Bitten. Hoe tetter’s Bitten. Bergner k Engel’s Lager Beer, in patent ‘ stopper bottles and on draught. New Jersey Sweet, Sparkling Cider, Tolu, Rock k Bye, Lawrence k Martin. Stoughton Bitten. Book and Cora, < ■ !} '4 >i I.*.* * • * * l ' * !'I ■ \ Cigars and Tobacco ') : ‘fliii I '■:> V » l Syndicate Cigar, 5 cents. The Huntress Cigar, 2| cents. Madeline Cigar—All Havana—10 cents. Don Caries (Nub)—allHavana—10 cents Minerva Cigar—Havana filler—5 cents. Cheek Cigar—Havana filler—6 cents. Our Boast Cigar— Havana fllier—5 cents * Lucky Hit Cigar—Havana filler—5 cents. The Unicom Self-Lighting Cigarette, (Amber mouth-piece to every ten packages.) The Pickwick Club Cigarette, {Shook mouth-nieces.} The Richmond Gem Cigarette, (Light smoking.) Ex-CotiKresHinan Biu niemro ms teiis of a pur of feet that mast have been objects ot great regard in their day. One d^y a party of men, including Jackson, the man of big feet, were preparing to attend a po litical barbecue. It was soon discovered that there was ao way of conveying Jack- son, as all the vehicles were fulL “Let me ride that mule over there,” asked Jacksoi. “There U’nt a man in the world that can ride that animal. He’ll work to a buggy or plow, but no man can stay on hi* back.” “i’ll try him, anyway.” And the determined man instructed sev eral negroes to catch the mule and hold him The animal plunged anti Kicked, bat finally Jackson secured a seat in tbe sad dle. Every one expected to see turn dash ed against the ground; but the mule loos ed around, saw the man’s Tset, and walked peacefully away. He thought he wss between a pair ot shafts. The oily BilM pi Fool Par lor in Ton ICE! ICE! ICE! An abundance always on hand for the use of my customers. I wll also keep a supply of FISH, OYSTERS, StC., for my Restaurant, which ia always open from th> first of {September to the first of April ‘ I shall endeavor to please all who give me a caO. Very reepeetf&Qy,