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*, • 'wml » i i **i: i • T ' r,T TRI-WEEK IA EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. U. JANUARY 27. 1883. ESTABLISHED 1847 A WINTER SONG. 1 Oh Summer Has the roses • Ami the laughing light south wind,' And the merry meadows lined with dewy, dancing posies; as But Winter has thl sprites - And the wltohlng frosty nights. oh, Summer has the splendor Of the oorn-tlelds wide and deep, Where scaHet popples sleep And wary shadows wander; But Winter holds are rare With diamonds everywhere. Oh, Summer lias the wild bees, And the ringing, singing note In the robin’s tuneful throat, • And the leaf-talk In the trees; But Winter has the chime Of the merry Christmas time. on, Summer has the luster Of the sunbeams warm and bright, And raina that fall at night Where reeds and lilies cluster; But deep in Winter’s snow The hyes of Chrlstmag glow. '*■ \T - r. • * ‘Not’ lift w bei BKAK BUNT. T T , ’ laid lieorge Haatou—a Rue looking boy of sixteen, h,board the whale-ship Junior, anchor- ed off one of the islands of the Aleutian Archipelago, near which many whales had lately been seen. Gaston was the captain’s sou. He was a daring boy, fund of advent- Uie, But he was tired of whale-hunting, and, like a lad of spirit as he was, he felt a strong desire to engage in some l>erilous tight with a bear or other fierce animal in which he alone would have n chance to win the “laurel ot victory"— for, with the natural confidence of youth, hardly doubted that he would come off conqueror in any such encounter. “We did not come here for them; we came for oil” On the next day a white bear was for an instant seen, far in the distance, as it moved along an elevated ridge of ice- covered rock George requested his father to permit him to go and killed the animal. “Bettei ask me to let yon go and get killed by the animal,” said the captain. “I can tell you, my boy, that a hun gry white bear is not quite so easy to make away with as you think. “However, 1 will set out with a party of my men this afternoon, after that bear, and you may go with us.” But George did not like this arrange ment for as previously stated, he wanted b i tight the bear single-handed. It then occurred to him that it would be a capital thing to get the start of his lather’s men, and to attack and kill the l>ear before they could come up. He therefore coaxed his parent, until at last he won bis consent to let him set out a couple of hours before the others. “Don’t go far,"said Captain Gaston, “but stop and wait for us befo.e you are onto! sight of the ship.” George said ho would do so. When the time came for his starting, he jumped into the whale-boat, and was pulled to the shore. He wore a pair of high-boots, cordu roy trousers, a thick seal-skin jacket, with horn buttons, and a fur oap. Around his waist was a broad leather belt in which was-thrust fc long knife, and he also carried a good rifle. “I told father I would wait for him,’’ he muttered, as he walked oq, after gaining the shore, “and so 1 will,” but I think the bear will appear before he and Ills men oome. “If I see the animal, I shall attack it.” On he went, with his rifle half-cock. He had proceeded some distance eie he noticed ihat he was out of sight of the ship. He then nude a pause and looked eagerly around him, liohing to see the bear. . ,, Branding uear^the edge of a group of corneal rocks, he did not observe a par ty of natives who were approaching, until they suddenly emerged around the angle formed by one of the ragged IS. material attached to the end of one of the spears, with which all were provided. Ge was then helped to his feet and ordered by signs to move on. He hesitated for a moment, but they pricked him menacingly with their spears, and he started forward. After a walk of several miles they paused and, freeing his wrists, tied him to a slender column of rock with the walrus thong, which was passed m sev eral turns about hu waist and secured with a hard knot behind the rooky spnr, so that he could not reach it with his hands. They then left him, hurrying off towards the interior “The rascally thieves!” muttered George, “had I only been prepared, they would not have got my rifle from me so easily.” -He made many useless efforts to free himself from the column of rock. As hoar after hour passed his heart sank. Again and again he shouted, but he heard no response. There were no signs of his father and his men. In fact it was doubtful if they could discover him. There was a prospect of his remaining where he was long enough to freeze to death for as it was early In the spring season, the weathjr here was very cold. He was still tugging at the thongs when he heard a low growl not far off. The growling seemed to draw nearer. There was a crackling sound on a rock that rose slantingly upwards a few yards in front of him. Small particles of ice fell from crystal masses oh the brow of the elevation and slid to its base. All at once the largest of these masses was hurled crashing downwards, and a form of the huge white bear appeared on the edge of the rock. The animal was nearly six feet in length. Small particles of ice adhering to its soiled shagging hide, and the loss of some of the hair from its head, added to the wild ferocity of its appearance. Its bloodshot eyes rolled sideways as it stood looking askance, with its point ed snout thrust forward at the boy fast to the rock, aud it gave utterance to a deep savage growl, showing the inside of its red mouth BU ' 1 »*« long sharp fangs. For a moment it stood there; then it descended the elevation and approached the lad Bound to the rugged column and deprived of his rifle; George gave him self up for lost. Nevertheless, mustering all his reco- lution, he resolved to struggle to the last as well as his situation would per mit. Drawing, his long hunting-knife, he grasped it firmly and stood ready, so that the weapon was now useless to him. But the blows which he had already given the bear had weakened it, was evident that, as its life-blood still flowed, it would soon be unable to harm the lad. As if aware of this, the savage beast again threw itself towards him, falling almost directly upon his body and thus pinning him to the ground so that he could scarcely move. As his arms were now under it, held by the wei ght so that he could not free them, George gave up all hope. The horrid head and flaming eyes of the bear were thrust towards his face. He closed his eyes, expecting to feel the shard teeth tearing through the flesh of his throat, when suddenly he heard the sharp crack of a rifle, fol lowed by a ringing shout. He looked, to see the bear’s head quivering and swaying, with a stream of blood falling from one eye, which had been struck by a well-aimed bullet that had penetrated to its brain. Au instant later, oyer went the ani mal, falling on its side in the throes of death. “Thank Heaven! “We’ve found you at last!” came the voice of Captain Gaston as, with his smoking rifle, he rushed to the spot, followed by hie men. “We have found you junt iu time. “Are you hurt my boy?” “Not much,” answered the lad, as he sprang up displaying his bleeding arm. His explanation was soon made. “The rascals!” said the captain, allud ing to the natives. “Borne of them are & thieving set. “I will pay them off if they ever oome aboard my craft again,” But, as may )>e supposed, the natives never again boarded Gaston’s vesHel. The skin of the bear is still preserved by the captain, who can never look at it without a shudder, as he recalls to mind the situation of his brave son, when he fired the well-aimed shot that saved the boy’s life. Toys That Cost Millions. An experienced toy dealer says the an nual production of toys in this country amounts to at least $1,000,000 in value and the importation to $2.000,000. These figures do not include the large quantity of costly goods handled by the toy dealers tor the holiday season, such as albums, fancy glass ornaments, toilet sets, etc., but counting in this class of articles, one house over $1,500 000 per annum, andunere'are many others that do almost as much. Some cf the houses deal largely in dolls, and it is the one toy that every little girl in the land must have, and, indeed, there are very few hltle girls that are satisfied with one doll: they must have a family. One house exhibits at least one hundred Binds of dolls of all sizes and styles. Many wonders are among the mechani cal toys and banks are very good. A sprawling little frog will kick a penny down the throat of a big frog near and a jolly bootblack sits on his box balancing him until it is Whitening Diamonds. Treed by Wolves. Some very interesting and important experiments with diamonds have lately been made m the Pans Academy of Sciences. An experienced diamond merchant bought, not long ago, a tine white diamond for $4600. Oue morning he gave it a good washing ’with soap and water, when what was his conster nation to find that it had turned yellow, which sent its value down to $800, The matter was brought to the attention of the Academy, aud experts submitted a report which showed, that diamond whitening is a fraud easy to accomplish and easy to detect. By plunging a yellow diamond into an aniline violet dye it becomes white, while at the same time it loses its transparency and bril liancy. In fact, on making titer experi ment, the experts had in a few minutes trausformed several yellow stones into what appeared magnificent white stones of five-fold value. Take a yellow dia- mend, dip it even into no tronger dye than violet ink, wash it with water to remove any discoloration, and the ef fect is immediate. The dried diamond remains white. But on the other hand, the illusion is of short duration. Hub the stone even lightly aud the yellow tint is seen coming back again, and a little further attrition with the finger restores the pristine hue completely. This discovery may entail upon many persons a rude awakening to the tact that the stones they have are of far le-s value than they supposed; aud will ne cessitate even greater care than that hitherto exercised in purchasing. Douglas Jerold once raised the questiou whether any possession really repaid its possessor which entailed anxiety of mind, and diamonds, iu one way or another, entail so much that there are maay to whom the great value set upon them becomes almost incomprehensible. _ _ the penny you may give The bear was’soon within two feet of I lost to sight. Then there Is the “shoot the hat” bank and there is the elephant him. ** Up it rose and threw itself towards him to grasp him in their fatal hug. George made a thrust, but before the point of the knife could reach it, the ore-paws of the beast closed around him, pinning both his arms to his side. With a cry of horror George threw a head far sideways, as the fangs of uhe bear were thrust towards his throat. This movement caused the mouth of the animal to strike his breast. His thick fur seal coat was some pro tection, as the bear strove to tear a way through with its teeth, the latter were caught in the thongs of walrus hide. Still holding tightly to its intended victim, the enraged beast, snarling, growling, endeavored to extricate itself : rom the troublesome lashings. Thus it soon bit them asunder, and George now fell to the ground. The loosening of his arms enabled him to make use of his knife. masses. ^ j *’* » x * ^ . They wore seal-skin coats, caps and their ears. They were shortof stature; with sqftqrq faces, high cheek-bones, and small keen eyes, On seeing him, they gathered rount Uim, speaking deep guttural voices, but he could only shake his head to iiuplj that he did not understand them. He anticipated no trouble with them for they had the appearance of belong ing to a tribe whose people had visited the ship for trade, since she oame to anchor off the island. He was therefore surprised and dis mayed when one of them suddenly snatched his rifle from his grasp. Ere he could remonstrate, he was hnrled down on his back, and, while two of the nativee held him, another proceeded to search his pockets. A small pocket looking-glass, a comb, a live-dollar gold-piece, and a jacket- knife, all of which seemed to delight these Indiana, were thus obtained from the boy. The long hunting-knife in his belt was not disturbed; the plunderers did not want that, as they had such articles of their own. Haying robbed him, they tied his who nods his head when ycu wag his ‘ail These are pertectly moulded after the fa mous Jumbo. Dolls’ houses are furnished with all the paraphernalia necessary, oue of the handsomest houses being the “Dolls Villa.” a folding toy which, when set up, represents a large house, with roof, cornice and chimney, and doors that will open and shut. A pretty lawn is before it. with four little figures playing lawn tennis, a girl in a tent, a man going to the house, a fountain, trees and shrubbery. The whole thing can be taken nown in a few moments and packed away in a little fiat box. A big toy for a dollar is the “circus.” Three horses gallop around the ring, a girl turns somersaults through a hoop on oue of the horses, a very fuuuy clown on the second horse aud a gallant equestrian in surprising feats on the third. Other effec tive large dollar toys, new this season, are the menagerie, a stable, with a cart and three horses in its stalls, and a grocery store with a fine stock ot goods, A new edition ot Noah’s ark is made ot iron, and is on wheels. Iron animals peep through the open windows and In the keel Is a money bank. A coal dump cart with horse attached, is of malleable iron. A “The circumstances T am about to tell didn’t happen witiuu my recollec tion. I got ’em clean out from Uncle— I should say the late Mr. Peleg Under hill. Peleg didn’t know them from personal recollection, either, as he hadn’t fell tieir to any grandfather at that time, and wasn’t in that part of the country. Peleg’s grandfathers name was Ezekiel Merryweathor. At the age of twenty-two he was a young rt^n living over on the head waters of the Little Bushkill, Pa. “He was a romantic sort of a fellow. He scorned a life of toil, aud chose the easy and luxurious exist once that comes of living in a >uah cabin and chasing the fleet-footed denizens of the dim-lit forest from ridge to ridge, aud briuging home their hide aud tallow, .He. was an original Pike County hunter, and was known to clear as high as fifty dollars some years with his gun aud traps. Nobody knew whore he came from, but he was extremely shy aud modest. ;‘He had very black hair aud was tall and wiry, and all the girls in the back- woods were struck ou him. The fellows were jealous because he was rolling up wealth so rapidly, aud because he cut ’em all out at the stoue frolics and busk ing bees. A family named Jobson had found their way from somewhere or or other in Jersey to that part of the country, and settled near the Monroe County border. There was old Jobson and his wife and his daughter Melissa. Jobson had uncovered about au acre of earth ou his tract, and built him a house, a barn, a wagon shed, a spring house, an observatory fifty feet high, and three miles of four-foot wall with the stone the acre yielded. “According to the late Peleg Under hill, Melissa must have been a stunner. Bhe was way up in all the accomplish ments of the district, whicli ranged from twirling a flapjack to picking a panther out of a tree with the old man’s flint lock rifle. The pastimes and pleasures of budding Pike County maidenhood iu those days were few, aud it were great reward for Melissa to get the promise from her mother that if she would pile so much stone wall while she was resting from pulling turnips she could ‘shuck the hide ofl ’u the next wolf that dad fetched in;’ or if she cut aud piled a sufficient quantity of stove wood before she went to work hoeing the 'taters, she might hold the pig at the next Christmas killin’ while dad stuck it. “It was one day in the fall of 1801 that Ezekiel Merryweather first struck the Jolm^n clearing and met Melissa. She was having a holiday, aud enjoying it in shucking wolves. The wolf crop ml in love with her at sight. She fell in love with him, too, and he got to taking in the Jobson clearing pretty regular on his hunting expeditions. Finally he raked her to marry him and she said she would. Ho laid the matter before her old man. “‘Wall, scarcely; you can’t have M’lias,’ said Jobson. ’No young squirt of a bushwhacker don’t tic on to her if her dad knows it, an her dad’s up to things what’s goiu’ on ’round here pooty giner'iy. When M’liss goes away from this paster lot it’ll be with some gray- haired old fellow as knows what to treat ounces, the cap of which measured thir-1 her to. She don't splice to nobody teen inches in diameter, and which was | but a graybeaded man, an’ ye mont jest Ezekiel Merryweather, but his black hair was as gray as a badgerl “ ‘Zek’el!’ said Melissa. “ ‘M’liss!’ said Ezekiel. “And they were locked in one anoth er’s arms. Then Ezekiel told how he had started to oome to the wedding iu spite of his feelings; how he was chased by wolves; how he fought them for two miles through the snow, and finally aonght refuge in the spring house. The wolves clambered to the roof aud let themselves down the chimney and closed in around him. The terror of the situation had turned his hair white, and he had been rescued just in time. “In the midst of the excitement created by Ezekiel’s story Melissa said: “ ’Dad, this yer’s the white-haired man I’m goin’ to tie to. His hair’s whiter than Sim’s by a powerful sight.’ “And old Jobson saw the point. The wedding came* off at 6 o'clock, but Ezek iel Was the bridegroom. The late Peleg Underhill used to ’say that the Jobson clearing had a littlb the jolliest Christ mas Eve that night that ever was known in this country. Au AnzoUH Hull Fight. Mushroom Cultivation. Stable manure is the best material iu which to rear the mushroom, beds of it, properly prepared, being almost certain to yield a crop without auy artificial admix ture of spawn. The spawn of the mush room is a thread-like underground struc ture which it produces, and on artificial beds it is usual to plant a piece of this reproductive material. Those mushroom gardens are frequently made iu under ground cellars, one advantage of subterra nean culture being the uniformity ot tem perature thus obtained. Borne ot the large English hotels now grow their own mush rooms in tins way. Describing one of these gardens lately, a correspondent states that in the under ground cellars of the hotel at the Crystal Palace, near B.rmingham, he saw, last winter, the finest crop of mushrooms lie had ever beheld; the beds wer^ ptade upun auu ior six months they produced an abundance of line, fleshy, well flavored mushrooms. A properly cultivated bed of this kind, iu full bearing, will yield from four to five pounds of these fungi weekly for every square yard. The largest establishments of this kind, however, are in the neighborhood of Pans, where the extensive galleries ot the disused city quarries are utilized for this purpose. In these the beds run for miles, the mush rooms produced being usually of small size —a feature which rather enhances their value. Occasionally, however, these cat acombs have produced enormous speci mens, as the one weighing six pounds two A bull fight at Tucson, Arizona, recent ly gathered a crowd of about 1.200 or l, 400 people, among whom might be seen representation of nearly every trade aud profession in cosmopolitan Arizona. The bull fighters, under the leadership of Colo nel Yanez, entered, made their bow and were rewarded with applause. All were dressed iu the proverbial costume, white stockings, fancy colored and embroidered knee breeches, with jackets to match and black skull caps. Yanez in his bauds held a bright red Hag, while his two assistants were similarly provided with short, purple blankets. The bulls, four iu number, were wildly chafing undismayed in their separate stalls. With one exception the precautionary measure of sawing off the tips of their horns had been wisely taken. The first bull disappoiutea the crowd and the second added to the disappointment, both refusing to fight. The last bull of the three, “the toro Col orado, ” to he fought that day was then let m. lie was a tine looking specimen of his kind and built for a fighter, from the ground up. lie entered the ring with a rush and lost no time iu getting down to business. Wherever a red flag was waved or a man showed himself in the ring his lordship was there also, and when they, as they always did, took retuge behind th» screens provided for their safety he made an effort to butt them down and follow m. When Colonel \anez attempted to orna meal the bull’s forehead with a rosette he missed it aud narrow ly escaped being made into a rosette himself. After repeated eff orts the rosette was pinned on. blow, madder than ever, and foaming at the mouth, he bellowed with rage and charged 1876. 1882. F. W. HABENICHT, Proprietor of the i considered sufficiently remarkable to be presented to the reigning sovereign, Louis Philippe. The quantities of mushrooms produced annually in those galleries is not known, but there are no fewer than 250 growers; and a single society, recently founded for developing mushroom cultiva tion in the city vaults and quarries, is said to obtain nearly one ton daily from its beds. The Latest Winter Game. He plunged it upward into the bear’s lug w ith two canal boats attached to side when the animal, turning ite snout it, is of Iron and may be used as a savings around, endeavored to grasp his wrist bank. and fiaiid.. ,*x> “Ml I D.nns «or eposes, i a George rolled qniokly over, sprang to I • ffieis marine com nodity grows chiefly *«D.T ... - u;. onri mn n n thfi rock which the om ot rocks near the bottom of theses, leggings, and Inn! ^ is ^ b , pear nau previu / fishermen. Sometimes the sponges are The shaggy beast pursued. • washed off the rock during stormy weather The boy grasped a spur ot ioe ou the and in t j, at cage they immediately float to summit to draw himself up, but the ioe the top of the water. The boys and men to his dismay he slid engrged in the fishing business are adepts at their profession. They are under the gave way, and against his shaggy enemy ere he eould stop himself. The bear threw itself towards him, but as its paws closed around him be made a thrust at it with his knife, plung ing the weapon to the hilt in the creat ure’s breast. The infuriated animal would in a few minutes have torn the boy's throat to pieces had he not shielded it with his left arm, the tough seal-skin sleeves of which was some protection against the sharp teeth Meanwhile, holding the knife in his other band, he drove it again and again into the bear’s body. Snarling and growling, crunching water among the rocks ai the bottom of the sea for about ten minutes at a time. They go down from the fishing boats, or smacks, in relays of threes and fours, and when they come up again another set is ready to take their places, so that during the hours of fishing there are always one set of fishermen in the water. A pole some twelve to fifteen feet long is lowered tro n the boat to the sand bottom below, on which the men and boys descend naked having around thir heads a species of div ing caps. While they are walking along the rocks the men in the boats use air pumps for the benefit of the divers. The m u cannot work unless the water :s very cl» ar, and sometimes they have to remain idle for several days at a time. At Nassau and Key West most of the i ponges are secured by means of hooks at- The newest pfi'lor game that has been introduced is haying a large run in the western cities. The girls sit in one room in a row, with a chair in front of each one. The young men are stationed in another room and are brought in one oy one. When he comes in the youth chooses his chair aud the young lady behind him bliuds his eyes with a hand kerchief. Then the black cock as well bait yer trap in some other swamp, Zek’el. ’ “That was a great blow to the young people,” continuedtheBheriff. “Ezekiel struck into the woods and Melissa shuck ed wolves with a heavy heart. By and by Sim Smith of Pooono, met Melissa. He was on the upper side of fifty, gray as a rat, and owned a farm. When he asked old Jobson for Melissa, Jobson said: “ ‘Ye’ve draw’d the proper bead the fust time, Bim. Ye’ve hit me plumb back o’ the fore-shoulder. The gal’s your’u.’ “Melissa hadn’t anything to say iu the matter, and the wedding was fixed for Christmas Eve. On that night the population of three townships was at Jobson’s—sixteen people in all. Old ’Squira Morgan was there to tie the knot Ezekiel Merryweather was the only absentee. It was a floe moonlight night and cold as Greenland. The wedding was to come off at nine o’clock. skill as a bull fighter Colonel I auez endeavored to plant two gaudily colored arrangements of paper and tire-crackers in either shoulder, but in avoiding a charge he stuck bo h into one side of the bull’s neck. The exploding crackers drove the bull wild with rage and pain and it looked as though he was going to get even up with his tormenters, for without paying heed to the red flags he charged the clown with such fierceness that it was impossible to miss the shock, so down he went and the bull over him, and hut for the presence of mind of the other men in the ring, who ran up and by flaunting their flags in the (ace of the bull drew bim away from the prostrate man, he would doubtless have been seriously injured. The next move was to lasso and throw the bull aud then clinch a rope tightly around his body, which served as a hand hold to one of the fighters, who sealed him self astride of the bull’s hips. The ropes were taken off and the animal sprung to his feet. He first tried to shake the man off hts back, but failing in that be rushed after the others so furiously as to throw his rider, and, quickly turning on him, would have given him a ride in another direction but for the others drawing his attention with their flags. The sport with him lasted about an hour and was the most exciting of the whole programme. Colonel Yanez, when the bull was pretty well jaded, acted a little too familiar by •topping him with his hand and was rewar ded by a sharp kick that emptied his bel lows of wind. That, together with a strained wrist which made the clown hap py, were the only accidents of the after noon. comes in, kisses him and disappears. Tl* ,» rdlea«ed feeltog mu«U I .-» •« aJ . . 1 *-» 4 rf-v. 1 I _ S' - - t 1 m • -| MX* V could be heard ou all sides of the clear ill* Uncle U Sick. relieved and elated, and promptly re tires to the other end of the room. His feelings when the next young man come in and is treated to this novel entertain ment can be imagined, but they are miti gated by the pleasure of seeing the other fellows undergoing the expert' ment. As a winter evening’s amuse ment it is oue of the most popular yet introduced. The cimbiiil Tunnel. In spite of the recent opposition to the Channel Tunnel ou the the English side, the work seems to be pushed rap idly forward trom the French end of it. In fact, according to English Journals I trouble to look out of a window mg. That was nothing uncommon, though, and nobody thought anything of it. About eight o’clock the bowling was more than usually loud and pro longed in oue direction. “ ‘Wolves is hungry, to-night/ sail old Jobson. T'hey’re closm’ in ou that deer pooty reg lar, I reckon.’ “The howling oame nearer and nearer. “ ‘Blamed if 1 don't think they’re goin’ to take that deer plump through our turnip patch, said Jobson. ’Weil, let cm go. we’ve got other business bes'des carin’ for a passel o’ ornery wolves to-night; hay, Sim?’ “The wolves oame closer and closer, Their snarling could be heard in the house. But no one every took the The of November 25, unusually good pro-| gress ha sreoently been made. Start ing from Sandgate, the French company had bored to a distance of 46/ ya, aud was making a fair average daily ad- Howling, and barking, and snarling kept on, and the sound showed that the wolves were not moving. Melissa went to a w ndow and looked out. “ ‘Why, dad,’ said she, ‘them wolves has treed sntbin’ in our ■ pring house. vanoement. In the early part of the They’re thick aroun’ it, and some of work they experienced difficulty from ’em’s goin’ down the chimley.’ the water they encountered while boring “ ‘Sure enough,’ says Jobsou, ‘they ve ' druv snthin inter the spring house, throng!.tieg.ult, bm U..,h*igotto, ^ ^ ^ ^ ja ^ the gray chalk and the temporary dis- ^ m owt as well go out an’ stop this location had been overcome. 'Tlnw. ycr noise’fore we perceed.’ their greatest engineering difficulty 1 — 11 ' fiercely at the protected arm, the bear tacbed to long poles, and thus diving is kent shifting its position. unnecessary. Most of the sponges taken kept sinning us U* . „ m Europ e are caught up in this manner. A moment later, its him g The ,ji Wt however, has the advantage of a part of the rock glazed with toe, it fell dlac0Ter i n g ne w sponge territory, and then on its side, aud still holding to the boy’s they are generally to be found in abund- arm drew him with if, both sliding ance. Urge quantities were discovered the .lipperr declmt* to ito U«. I 1*“ ‘P™* >”*> George had managed to retain hit was, therefore, now a thing of the past. At the English end the work is praoti- oally abandoned. witotobehiiid Liebeokwith ttootOoiigB knito dt»Nt a* *-««. »"*. unliluato .»l b* Z uMj, bb.ngb.rt.tUdbtob.ptota.ilbnbg.b-P.Jto,. that the flsbenuen made plenty of money, They have been for tbs last two years very had bard work to make a expenses. “The men took their guns and went out. A round or two settled the busi ness for the wolves outside, but there was a struggle going on inside the milk houae. The door was forced open. By the light of the moon they saw a man, with his back to the wall, fighting four The largest windmill In Illinois is said ^ to be situated iu Genesee. Ltt wheel is $0 I hungry wolves with nothing but his *—‘ *“ JI —*“■ ” i,K “ ‘“ i1 0/1 *■*“* hunting knife. The floor was piled feet in diameter, with a tail 20 feet long. It is 8 or 10 horse-po*.. er. The mill is gsared for grinding feed, shelh^ corn, pumping water and churning, its force Is to be applied to still other uses. A girl might as well be. up aud down about such things as to suffer herself to be imposed on and have the feeling gnawing at her heart from one years end to another The other evening when a certain young man in this city droi ped himself down In the parlor alongside ot the girl he hopes to marry some day or other she begsn: “Harry, Clmstmas is almost here.” “Yes.” “Three years ago you presented me with a pair of earrings. They were from the dollar store.” “Y-c-s.” “Two \ears ago you presented me with a pair of J|50 bracelets. They were rolled plate and only cost $6.” “Urn.” “Last year you placed in my hand a di amond ring. The ring is washed and iUe stone is from Lake George, and they retail at abmt $3 per bushel. Harry! ” “Yes, dear.” “Are you thinking of making me a present this year?” “Of course." “Then do not seek to cheat and deceive me. Do not throw away your money in trifles and baubles, but buy something that I can show to the world without (ear or enticism. Here is an advertisement in the paper of a lady’s saddle pony and sad dle only $300.” Yesterday morning Harry left for Den ver to nurse a sick uncle through a case of bilious fever, and ne won’t be back until after the holidays. Bull, it was a wise policy on the part of the girl. That very day he had figured with a jeweler ou buy ing an $8 silver watch aud having it gold plated aud marked: “18K-I160-Harry to Susie—1882.” I respectfully call the attention ot the public to my superior facilities for sup plying everything Li my line, ot superior quality. Starting business In Wians- boro in 1876, I have in all this time given the closet attention to my busi ness and endeavored to make my estab lishment FIRST-CLASS in every par ticular. I shall in the future, as iu tire P”'*, hold mysell 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 Laubert and Marat Cognas Brandy. Jamaica Rum. Rotterdam Fish Gin. Ross’s Royal Ginger Ale. Jules Mumm & Co. ’s Champagne., Control & Cochran’s Ginger Ale. Apollinaris Mineral Water. Angostora Bitters. Old Sherry Wine. Old Port Wine. DOMESTIC. Ginger Ale. Soda Water. Sarsaparilla. Old Cabinet Rye Whiskey. Old SehuylkiU Rye Whiskey. The Honorable Rye Whiskey. Jesse Moore Yollmer Rye Whiskey, Old N. C. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey, Old Stone Mountain Com Whiskey. Western Com Whiskey. Virginia Mountain Peach Brandy. New England (Frenoh’s) Bum. North Carolina Apple Brandy. Pure Blackberry Brandy. Pure Cherry Brandy. Pure Ginger Brandy. Boston Swan Gin. SUNDRIES. Rook and Bye. Osceola Bitters. Ho#tetter’s Bitters. Bergner A Engel’s Lager Beer, in patent stopper bottles and on draught. Now Jersey Sweet, Sparkling Cider. Tolu, Rock A Rye, Lawrence A Martin. Stoughton Bitters. Rook and Com. Cigars and Tobacco Syndicate Cigar, 5 cents. The Huntress Cigar, 2} cents. Madeline Cigar—All Havana—10 cents. Don Carlos (Nub)—all Havana—10 cent# Minerva Cigar—Havana filler—5 cents. Cheek Cigar—Havana filler—6 cents. Our Boast Cigar—Havana filter—5 cents* LuckyHitOigar—Havana filler—5 cents. The Unicorn Self-Lighting Cigarette, (Amber mouth-piece to every ten packages.) ■*> The Pickwick Club Cigarette, {Shuck mouth-nieces. 1 The Richmond Gem Cigarette, (Light smoking.) The oalj BilM and Pool Par lor i Tom deep with dead wolves. The rescued and helped into the house. He vrss covered with blood, and his clothes were nearly all tom from him, It was 1 •{T 1 N 1 " 1 If ws had no faults oorselv# we should not take pleasure in obse.'ving those oi others. ICE! ICE! ICE! An abundance always on bond for tho use of my customers. I wil also keep a supply of v FISH, OYSTERS, &C., for my Restaurant, which is always open from the first of September to the first of April, I shall endeavor to please all who give me a calL # Very respectfully, F. W. HABENICHT. OPPOSITE POSTOPPOE. K ♦. *- - .'.'V * >• " .♦*- , - 4 ■ £kr«?$ ' isT va * 'A- \ • 'ib fg. &8iSm