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\ ■ ' ' r . "' vi f' V -’' : : **£■*' \ : ••' % :f ^ : ' r t*£'.~T^' '* • ■» '• r * ' *»* *■ V v ‘•‘JK- i , ' vl s fc '' • A(V*' ** • 1 ^esr TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. 8. 0 THE MOTHER’S SONG. Sleep) the ghostly winds are blowing; No moon’s abroad; no star is glowing; The river is deep, and the tide is flowing To the laud where you and I are going) We are going afar, Beyond moon or star, To the land where the sinless angels are) T lost nay heart to your heartless sire; (’Twas melted away by his looks of tire;) Forgot my God, and my father’s ire, All for the sake of a man’s desire;— But now we’ll go Where the waters flow, And make us a bed where none shall know. The world is cruel; the world’s untrue; Our foes are many; our friends are few; No work, no bread, however we sue! What is there left for us to do?— But fly—fly— From the cruel sky, And ride in the deepest depths and die. THEY A EVER HAD. There comes a time in the lives of many young girls when they feel if their judgement in some matters is quite superior to that of their parents. That time had come to Mary Wells, and the matter under consideration was her matrimonial engagement with Char les Forest. Mary had ihadaup her mind that the engagement should exist. Her parents had as firmly determined that it should and would be irrevocably broken. The fact was, Mrs. Wells thought that Charlie was not good enough for her daughter. And why? Well, in the first place, althoug young, he was slightly bald. In the second place,'he had scarcely any teeth. The girl was wearing three false teeth; but what mattered that? Her being a Wells compensated for such trifling defects. In the third place, the doting mother said ids nose was too large, and she want ed a handsome son-in-law. Mary’s nose wasone of the kind which is usually styled celestial, and it grieves me to add that she was by no means a beauty. But these truths are scarcely worth mentioning. Tne fourth and last, and of all the most important, reason was that the suitor did not have sufficient money to satisfy the mercenary parents. Very little “lucre” did Mr. and Mrs. Wells possess, but they considered that to make up for this deficiency in pecuni ary affairs was the sacred duty of Mary’s husband-to-be. In consequence of these very resonable reasons, the fond father dismissed poor wifi* or* natrar fn and appeared to have almost forgotten Charles Forest. Again she wrote:— “The child is quite herself once more. She acts very agreeably with everybody, and seems to favor the attention of a young nobleman to whom she was intro duced lately.” Finally came the news that the young nobleman wished Mary’s hand in mar riage. “If you are willing,” said the aunt, “they will be married here, finish the trip with me, and then we will all come home together to receive your blessing.” “What did. I tell you?” cried Mrs. Wells, exultingly. “Mary will make a brilliant match, after all. “Certainly we are all willing. “Hadn’t we better make inquiries about the gentleman’s character, or find out as to his antecedents?” prudently asked Mr. Wells. “Not at all essential, sir. “Your sister will make all the neces sary inquiries. “While the child has a good chance, let her take it, or it may slide.’ So over the Channel went the answer that ’pa and ’ma were willing. Thus it happened that in a few weeks front that time, on a fine spring morn ing, a large company of friends assem bled at Mr. Wells’ residence to greet the happy nobleman and his bride. At last, after much waiting and a great deal of consequential talk from the highly, elated parents, a carriage drove up to the door, and the travelers were ushered into the presence of the expect ant guests. “Allow me to introduce your daugh- rter’s husband,” said Mrs. Decker, look ing at a young man, on whose arm Mary proudly leaned. Everyone present started in amaze ment. Mr. Wells stood as if riveted to the spot. But Mrs. Wells indignantly burst forth— “Susan, you have deceived us! “Where is the nobleman whom you promised as our daughter’s husband? “That is only Charlie Forest!” “Here is the noble man,” replied the aunt’, laying her hand on Charlie’s shoul der. “I assure you I can truly call him that name, for he possesses true nobility of character, which is far grander than that of blood. “But, believe me, when I first wrote you of him, I did not know that the nobleman who seemed to brighten up my niece so wonderfully was only Charlie Forest. “You are aware that I had never met him before. “And afterwards, when they came to me, confessed all, and implored me to intercede for them, I, knowing that in tercession would not avail, inveftted the Chaining a Convict. Now, dear sister and brother, show your true nobility by granting us com-1 plete forgiveness. ” “Well, what can’t be cured must be| endured, I suppose,” said Mrs. Wells. And then she sighed as she thought of | her son-in-law’s empty purse. “Bless you both!” said the father. “Wife and I were in the wrong. “Charlie, I commend your pluck in | following the girl you love to France. “You well deserve her. “But may we never have cause to I think of you otherwise than as the noble | man sister Susan calls you!” And they never had. Charlie with an admonition never to come near his child again, and then set to work watching the child’s action. At fir**, Mary managed to meet her lover clandestinely. But vigilant mamma came upon them one day at their trysting-place, took Mary instantly home and locked her in her room. For a while after that the young folks contrived to keep up a secret correspon dence. But that also was soon discovered. All communication of any kind was prevented for the future, and the lovers were in dispair. About this time Mrs. Decker, a weal thy sister of Mr. Wells, was preparing for a trip to France. Hearing of her niece’s ‘‘unfortunate attachment to young Forest,” she kind ly offered to separate the obstinate pair by taking Mary with her. Mary’s parents were quite delighted with the idea. “Just the thing,” said her father. I The hat is beyond comparison the pet “Amidst new scenes she will prob- article ot a Mexican’s dress. Even fie ably forget that scoundrel; and may meet uaatter of the dents in the crown is someone who is In every way worthy ef use d to convey a meaning. Four dents her.” must be arranged in every sombrero. Scoundrel—a young man who is slight- One on each side," one in front and one ly bald, has few teeth, possesses a leng- behind. The significance of this ar thy nose, is not wealthy, and insists upon rangement is that, when there was a having a girl who loves him. difference of opinion in this country in That was Mr. Wells’ definition of regard to the rights of the church, and scoundrel. I the two parties were formed, one in fa- After much preparation but no un- vor of the church and one against it, necessary delay, poor Mary was conduct- the church party adopted this device as ed to the train which was to bear her to a distinguishing mark, and these four the dreaded steamer. dents are intended to give the crown a Sad and heavy-hearted she felt as she rude form of the cross. There has been looked out of the railway-car window, no burning question dividing the na- gazing at the many friends who watched tion recently, so the four dents have them start. remained, as is the case with many Suddenly she discerned in the crowd | other customs, long after their original With a view of putting a stop to the murderous assaults that have recently been committed on warders by convicts at the Dartmoor prison, in England, and in order to maintain the discipline of the establishment, the authorities, acting under directions from the home secretary, put Thomas Jones, a convict from Liverpool, upon his trial for mal iciously wounding John Staddon, asis- tant warder* The prisoner was brought from the punishment cells to the office, in charge of two warders. He walked quietly enough to the office, apparently in ignorance of what was about to take place. Directly he was brought inside the door and was confronted by the mag istrates, governor, deputy governor and others inside the railing, he appeared stupefied for the moment, and then sud denly remembering whore he was, he said to the warders, in an insolent and defiant tone: “Wnat’s the matter— what are they going to do?” He was told by the warders to be quiet and bo- have hlmSelf, Jones, however, violent ly exclaimed, “Hang me if you like,but don’t shoot me,” and immediately, al though he was held by two powerfully built warders, struck out right and left, kicking at the officers and ferociously endeavoring to bite them. One warder promptly twisted his leg around Jones to prevent him kicking, a second firmly gripped his arms from be hind, while a third, who had rushed to their assistance, grasped the cape of the prisoner’s neck, in older to stop his en deavor to use his teeth. Even the ef forts of these three men to hold Jones were insufficient. Handcuffs were slip ped on the wrists of the prisoner, who, however, still resisted savagely, endeav ored to bite the officers, and although held bodily by warders, continued his mad struggles, A pair of shackles were sent for, and on these being brought into the office the prisoner, who had evi dently been shackled before, shuddered, and struggled more fiercely than ever. He was eventually jerked-upon the ground and thrown on his back, where, after a most exciting struggle, the irons were tightly fastened around his legs. These measures failed to subdue the spirit of the prisoner, who violently wrestled in the hands of his keepers. A chain covered with leather was next procured and this was passed round the’ waist of the prisoner and then tightly secured to the iron gates or railing run- nirg across the room. Jones then work ed himself up into a towering passion and it required the combined efforts of the warders to hold his head and should ers. During the examination of the prin cipal warder, Moore, the prisoner’s vio lence was even intensified; he hissed and spat at the witness, and uttered inco herent f>vpIanon.tir*ni«,Mrl»i«l»ifc JUNE 12. 1883. * ESTABLISHED 1848 Cat Catdkan. It was two hours when a reporter discerned an od - d man tired, humpbacked through Mulberry filled sack over his i then a plaintive wa the bag, suggesting t! ‘ild, but alt before daylight dly-at- shambling prisoned chi bit of deformity , he was not intercepted, mar. and the sack diflai with a well- ilder. Now and emanated from idea of an im- ugh the colons two patrolmen Suddenly the red down a Iving to fathom lie reporter ven- ion to an officer taken place it this was re damp cellarway. the apparent mystery tured to express the that an abduction under his very eyes, ceived with * hoarse guffa from the policeman, who dismissed, the subject with the remark, “Why, don’t you know him ? That’s Fuffy.’ He catches cats for a livii This certainly was a new phase of Hie d in orde grim struggle for rugg learn the details the reporter recrossed to meet “ Old Fluffy ' merg .. After perbaj^ waiting the cellar door on its hinges, closed Irith a “ bang,” and a moment later the old man slowly and in order to curious traffic street, hoping hen he should five minutes of reaked dismally climbed to the side 1 stood wiping the pe: brow the reporter g: ed “ how business ” “ Very good, but a k. While he tion from his him and ask- 1 tiresome. I t nothing else, 1 at you call a n of the year ing sometimes, side folks keep made a good haul to-nliht,--eleven cats and all but one are black. But I nearly broke my back again filing from a wall in Mott street.” “Then you make aUiving catching these animals ? ” “Well, I don’t work so I suppose I make living. But at this I have pretty hard serai because most of the their cats in the house; at night, and a fellow don’t have much chance, But I overcome the scarcity by a little scheme of my own. which I find works very well. Would you mind stepping into my ‘ den ’ a few minutes, and I’ll show you how it is done ? ” The old man led the way down, open ed the door with some difficulty, and ushered the reporter through a narrow hallway reeking with a confusion of odors, into a room beyond. The walls of the apartment were lined with feline skins arranged on “stretchers,” under going the tedious process of “season ing ” rendering the atmosphere heavy with foul effluvia. “There,” said the old man, “is my stock in trade. I branched out in this business thirteen years ago in the city of Glasgow, where I was bom. Before that I was a rat catcher, but I can make more money by catching the * rat catch ers.’ In tb- summer fime I believe I IVoUj OM •• ^ imm im i |A»piB who like to sleep rnghtsby bagging all ' on. » ' lerueaniun wuuiu uut sible to understand, biting at everybody — little artifice for the purpose of making | and everything, like a mad dog,through-1 the cats I can get my hands on. happy two young lives. lout the hearing. Ho was eventual*} «.?- - 1 committed for trial at the Devon assizes and carried back to his cell, where the handcuffs and shackles were removed. He thereupon smashed the window panes, tore his clothes to shreds and attempted to commit suicide by twist ing his braces around his neck. The warders at once rushed to the cell, and on opening the door were again attacked by the prisoner. Once more the man was secured, his hands manacled,behind his back, and he was finally removed to a dark cell and locked in, in the condi tion of absolute nudity to which he had reduced himself. The Mexican Hat. a familiar figure Could it be he? It was indeed he! There was no mistaking form. “What is the matter, child?” asked her aunt, anxiously. " “Y ou are white as a ghost?” “There is Charlie,” die gasped. “Oh, how can I leave him?” “Tut!—nonsense 1” “You will get all over that in a fort night.” Sli M But the aunt’s tone was not unkind, and very tenderly did she draw her niece away from the window. For she saw plainly enough that her heart was truely sorrowful We will now return to Charlie, whom we left standing in the crowd. He had accidently heard, on the mom- significance has been forgotten. The sombrero is exactly analogous to a lady’s bonnet. The only way in which that loved | the individual taste is hampered is in regard to the general shape. The amount, style and cost of trimmings is left wholly to the owner’s will. The Mexicans have evolved an article whose variations in trimming are posi tively bewildering. The tend comes next as we descend the crown. The most popular form now is a double coil of silver rope varying from one-fourth to three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Before the band took its present form it was a heavy braid of silver cord, and the indications arc that Hie cumbrous shape now in vogue will soon be succee ded by several turns of a lighter cord, from two to four inches at Cat* on Shipboard. Although pussy is the unrelenting enemy of rate and they stand in whole some awe of her presence, she is not al ways victorious in her encounters with them. I have seen a cat rolled over and over by a patriarch on whom she had bounced, and retire from the fray dis comfited, with a severe bite through the lip. In connection with cate and rate. I will mention two episodes that I could scarcely have believed possible had they not come under my immedir te notice. On board the Elbe we had a grand, great, yellow cat in the after part of the ship—for cate have their own well- defined homes afloat as ashore, and re sent intrusion within their boundaries from feline rivals quite as conservative ly as their brethren who enjoy the bless ings of the land. Sandy, then, reigned over the saloon and quarter-deck, and was the most accomplished and gentle manly cat I was ever acquainted with. One morning, while we were lying in the Scheldt abreast of Antwerp, Sandy was seated on the rail watching the dis embarking of the cargo and the various operations of the small craft which sur rounded the steamer, with that respon sible air of general superintendence which distinguishes him, when he sud denly caught sight of a rat in one of the lighters alongside. Without a second’s hesitation he sprang down from the rai sheer into the lighter’s cargo-space, a descent of full 30 feet perhaps more! As may be expected, he was nearly killec by the fall, and lay for days almost in sensible, but we nursed him round again with beef tea and brandy. The other incident was horrible. 1 had brought an old eat with me, on joining a certain rat-hidden ship, knowing him to be a it was not mine. occupying from two ne nau acciueuuy nearu, uu me mum-1 the base Of the crown. The chance for. s , w , r ti I1 a uiiiinal • it was no ing of Mary’s departue, of her intended display which the brim affords is not f.XnTlhd borrowed for the voyaae tripto France, ,md had ascertained wh«, I .lijhted. f Tta™ "W tao"'? I she was to start. - I nbbon sl J v ^ r i/frSIuento^Seaw natura1 hi8tor y- was fairly overrun Hoping to get an opportunity to—well, outer edge do something or other extraordinary, he it is whohj uiuum* yj me «muuu V u* ■ ^ that wag an ex traonli- “Jr!*! S? “ pp s.r. < l,‘ , r. «»St* there just in time to see the train leave. I under side of the brim. This silver Only for a moment did be stand and ribbon is woven into various fanciful gaze despondently at his loved one, then, and intricate designs, and forms an im- with hands clenched and teeth set firm- portant element in the decoration of the ly; Charlie Forest made a solemn vow. | hat. There is the utmost diversity ot ’ Concerning that-vow we have nothuig to do at present. In due time there came to the anxious parents letters telling of Mary’s indif ference to everything that was novel, beautiful, or grand. “The child is slowly pining away,” wrote her aunt; “and if she is not bet ter soon, I shall return home. In reply to this, the hard-hearted par- are seen. Silver ente said.— _ I used ns trimm color among the sombreros, varying from pure white to simple black. Drab is the most used color, doubtless on ac count of the dust which at times is overwhelming. The material generally used for the manufacture of sombreros is felt with a smooth or furry finish as the owner may wish. Many fine soha- breos of straw with trimmings of leather is almost universally MB! g, although gold is ‘Don’t think of such a thing as com- occasionally met. Indeed, the sombrero, ing back yet. both literally and figuratively, forms the “She will no doubt get over that love- crowning triumph of the Mexican’s sickness in a short time.” dress, and the amount of money which After a while Mrs. Decker sent word 1 may ne spent on it ia only hinted by the that Mary was growing more cheerful, * wisest of the owners. nary _ in the storerooms underneath the fore peak. Nothhqf served to restrain their depredations, or to dinunish their num bers and audacity; it was scarcely safe to venture down there, and the store keeper was at his wits’ end to know how to protect the articles under his charge. At length he asked me to allow him to put Tim down there at night, not so much in the hope of destroying the rats as of scaring them away. Tim was ac cordiugly conducted thither before the gratings were put on and left there with his saucer of bread and milk, his mat, and no lack of company. In the morning nothing remained of him but. gnawed bones and some scraps of gray fur. Gould’• Co»y Neat. I Jay Gould lives in a very large brown- stone mansion, once occupied by Ex- Mayor Opdyke, ou Forty-seventy street, opposite the Windsor Hotel. The vestibule is fifeteen feet long and fin ished in French burnt walnut and birdseye maple. In a large recess stands a marble statue of Miss Nellie Gould, in a recumbent position, taken when five years old. An excellent picture of Jap Gould, by Herkomer, hangs on the wall, while near it a painting by Rosa Bonheur—Mr. Gould’s last purchase, representing a cattle scene—was placed ready for hanging. This picture alone cost $2. r ),000. The hall is lighted by Oriental lamps in glass mosaic. The floor u of marble. On the left of the hall the reception room is placed. The walls are hung in embossed velvet of an old-gold shade. Yellow silk cur tains give Hie chamber a softened, agreeable tint. Upon a red velvet carpet is extended a huge tiger robe trimmed with bear skin. The mantel piece supports two curious Japenese statuettes in brass, and between them a curious French clock of hammered bronze surmounted by a mythical figure, also of bronze. In each comer la a bronze statuette resting upon a black marble pedestal. The mirror, some six feet height, is of gold, inlaid wiUi ivory. There are only four paintings in this cosy nest of elegance. The ar ticles in the room cost about $20,000. The parlor does not contain a single chair the upholstery of which is not embroidered by hand in the most bril liant contrasts. In the corner nearest the window facing Fifth avenue stands a marble statue of II Penseroso. Each side of the Fifth avenue window’s sui>- erb Sevres vases fit into niches made to receive them. Midway between the door and the entrance to the library, into which this apartment opens, stands a magnificent cabinet of ivory inlaid with gold, that cost $5,000. The mar velous frescoes cost $10,000. In the library there are pictures that cost about $75,000. The library Is perfectly cosy and perfectly lovely. The dining room is richly upholstered in embossed leather. A solid mahogany extension table fills up the centre space, at which thirty people can sit comfortably. The dinner service is of china, jiainted by hand, each piece having a different subject. The complete set numbers over one hundred and fifty pieces and was painted in Paris for Mr. Gould’s use. George Gould’s private room is a per fect copy of a Turkish divan. There is not a lied in it, its occupant prefer ring to sleep upon the luxurious loun ges that surround it. Mr. Gould’s room, as also tliat of Mrs. Gould, is fit ted with Bayonne tapestry and the bed- **> XSM- XJ —■ » » xJtrj ««*.•*»»V».^ VXIXJ chairs, writing and dressing tables to Miss Nellie’s n m. correspond. Miss Nellie’s room is up- . «« .» i.-Lirmr r ™ - T bolstered with maroon-colored silk and iave to breed the animals in order to | ^ ie t furniture is of the Queen Anne make a living, and in the course of a Thirty Stroke*. At Sheridan’s I saw Itosecrans un bent, writes Edmund Kirk. The bow which is always bent loses its power; so workers, such as he, wear out by con stant working. The hour of relaxation is the hour to learn any man, and I tried to study him. Sheridan had invented a game he called “Dutch tenpins.” On Hie lawn in front of his quarters be tween the immense elms he had sus pended a long rope, and to the end of it attached a small cannon ball. On the ground midway between these trees,was a square board which held the ten pins. The game lay in throwing the ball so that it would miss Lhe pins going out and strike them coming back. To do this, a peculiar twist had to be given to the rope by the bending of the wrist, and it seemed almost impossible to avoid hitting the pins on the direct throw. Three throw’s were a game, and only thirty st rokes could be made. Sheridan, by much practice, had become expert at the play, and could make pretty re gularly twenty strokes, but a novice did well if he made ten. He soon challeng- cu Ivoaeurons ttiiu Lim dozen officers with him to enter the lists. Sheridan opened the play, cleared the board twice, and missed it ali together the third throw. “Twenty,” cried the scorer, and an other player took his place. He did in differently well. Others followed with more or less success, though none came up to Sheridan’s “score.” “Now for the general,” shouted the major, laughing, as Rosecrans took his place. He’ll score thirty, sure. “Don’t laugh until you win, my boy,” answered’the general with his peculiar smile, Calculating deliberately the motion of the ball, he let it go. Every pin fell, ou the direct throw, and a general laugh follow’ed. Not at all disconcerted, be tried again and again, till he had played three or four games with scarcely better success. Amid the mock congratulat ions of the whole assemblage, he at last sat down, and Garfield entered the lists. “its nothing but mathematics,” said Garfield; “You only need an eye and a hand,” and carefully throwing the ball he clear ed the board and scored twenty-three. “You can’t do that again.” “I’U try,” answered the modest bri gadier, and he did do it several times in succession. “I can do better than that,” said Rose crans, again taking the ball. A shout of derision followed the boast, but he quickly set himself to w’ork, and half a dozen times in succession, made from twenty-five to thirty ‘strokes.” liitlntc Off TalU. year I suppose I turn loose probably iftycats a month on an average. I have a place fitted up in the sub-cellar xpressly for this purpose, and there are five litters of kittens dowm in ‘ the hole ’ now. Hear ’em squeal? When they are old enough to go alone, I put a doz en or so in a grip-sack and carefully < rop them in any likely garden where I think they will thrive, and a few weeks after I gather ’em in. If I feed them all they would eat up all the profits.” “ What do the skins sell for ? ” “ Ah! that’s a leading question. But don’t mind giving it away. Well, the skin of a black cat is worth all the way : torn 15 cents to 50, while a pure Mal tese will bring about 40 cents. All the other varieties of brindle, yellow, tor toise-shell, spotted, striped and white, sell for from 10 to 20 cents each. It all depends upon their size.” “ Who are your customers ? ” “The furriers. Of course, cat skins are not used for furs, because the hair pulls out easily, but they are in much demann for trimming ladies’ and child ren’s caps, cloaks, and hats.” “ What becomes of all the cats you bring home ? ” “I dump them all in those barrels you see standing over there. Each is connected with a hose to the faucet. When they’re ail in I screw on the covers and turn the water on. In ten minutes the tragedy is enacted, but I allow them to remain twenty-four hours, ceeaus? water distends the hide and makes it more valuable.” “ Are there many in the business ? ” “ I believe there are six now in the city, but for a time I enjoyed a mono- opoly of the profession. 1 don’t know how much they make, bat if they all operate as I do, they must fare pretty well—say $700 a year.” The reporter intimated before depart ing tliat quite a harvest might be glean ed by appropriating the silver plate, aboosteks, old shoes, and miscellaneous paraphernalia thrown at these midnight warblers, but the old man appeared hurt, and indignantly repudiated so low a profession. “No,” he said on emerg ing again into Hie open air, “ I leave that business to my immediate rivals— both of ’em east side men.” style. Miss Anna Gould’s is of bright blue silk, gorgeously ornamented with embroidery and flowers. A Fearnil Full. Edward Floyd, of Detroit, was re cently engaged in painting the cornice on the. lofty roof of the new Campau building, in that city, more than six stories from the ground. He was standing on a step-ladder which leaned against the roof almost perpendicularly, and the bottom of the ladder rested in a gutter on the eaves. Floyd had fin ished painting as far as his arm could rench and started to come down the ladder for the purpose of changing his position, when either the ladder slipped or else he leaned over too far backward, and the ladder and man went over the edge and started for the ground. The ladder went first and Floyd followed. No cry was heard by the group of hor-^iot be worth anything unless their tails rifled spectators in the street belovA? were taken off and added that the prac ot tile’cruelly'' mtficteff In'England on dumb animals arises much less from a deliberate intention to- cause physical Tnfft rtng than from sheer ignorance; and it is, consequently, desirable to give the widest possible publicity to cm. a in which stupid adherence to hnv-arous custom has brought persons wjeuin the province of the Royal Soci' ; y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Recently, at the Croyitou Petty Ses sions, a young man appe ared to a sum mons issued at the in>;t. >nt of the officers of the society, cliary ug him with cruel ly ill-treating dog*, oy biting off their tails. The deff j.dant pleaded guilty. It was shown to at the dogs maltreated were two ter; tor puppies six weeks old, and their cfiuial appendages had been bitten off :A about an inch and a half from the t; p. A veterinary surgeon was of the opinion tliat the puppies would suffer ; k n acute, irritating pain until the woDuiis made by the bites were healed. THa anguish they might endure during sci.ie twenty-four hours. The witness, it is stated, admitted that thedogs would THE VERDICT —or— THE PEOPLE BEST! Mr. J. O. Boao—Dear Sir: I bought the first Davie Machine aold by you over flve year* ago for my wife, who has given it a long and fair trial. I am well pteaaed with It. It never alves any rouble, and ia aa good aa when first bought. J. W. ttOLIC Wlnnsboro, S. C., April 1883. JCR. Mr. Boao : Yon wish to know what I have to My In regard to the Davis Machine bought of yon three years ago. I feel I can’t My too mnch in Its fsvor. I made about *90,' . - ,00 within live months, at tlmea running It ao fast that the needle would f it perfectly hot from friction. I feel conddent could not have done the same work with as much ease and ao well with any other machine. No time lost in ad lost ing attachments. Tne lightest r..u—machine I have ever treadled. Brother J-mes and William’s families are as much pleased with their Davis Mach nes bonghtof yon. I want no beiter uiachme. As I said before, I don’t think too much can be said for the Dav>a Machine. Respectfully, Kllin SnvnraoM. Fairfield county, April, 1883. Mr. Boao : My machine gives me perfect Mtls- faction. I find no ianlt with it. The attachments are ao simple. I wish for no better than the Davis Vertical Feed. Respectfully. Mrs. R. Milling. Fairfield county, April, 1883. Mr. Boao- i bought a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Macuine from yon four years ago. I am delighted with it. H never has giveu me any trouole, m l has never been the least out of order. It is as good ss when 1 first bought it. I can cheerfully recommend It. Respectfully, ‘Mrs. m. J. Kirkland. Monticelio, April 80, 1883. Frols Growing in An interesting fact about Russia is that in many of its coldest provinces fruit-growing is an important branch of industry. In the province of Kazan, which is 350 miles further north than Winnipeg, and where Hie mercury in winter sometimes falls aa low as 00 deg. below zero, apples are grown In large quantities at a profit. In the province of Vladimir, which is almost as cold as Kazan, cherries of excellent quality are raised in great abundance. Both apples and cherries are shipped from these provinces in large quanti ties. In these high latitudes, fruit trees are usually small 1 , being not over eight feet tn height, and are planted in clumps like staDn of com. Their low branching limbs are usually loaded with the most luscious fruit. Whirling over and over witli out stretched arms in his terrible decent Floyd finally encountered several tele- f raph wires, about half way down. 'hey parted under him, but broke his fall so much that a big telephone wire beneath them stood the shock and sus tained his weight. It staggered great ly, however, and Floyd, clinging con vulsively to the wire, found himself suspended out over Griswold street, ‘ about thirty feet from the ground. A crowd gathered and steps were hurriedly taken to save Floyd before his hold gave way. A rojie was thrown to him from a scaffolding ou the build 1 ing, but while pulling himself along the wire the rope broke. At last some body got a long pole. The crowd held it erect. A ladder was placed against it. Floyd slid down the pole to the ladder and safely reached the* ground. Returning thanks to those who helped him, he picked up his step-ladder from where it had fallen, tried to find his hat, which somebody had stolen, and then started back for the rcof which he had quit in tuch an abrupt and terrible manner only a few moments before. His back was a little lame from cum in contact with the wires, but he id he “didn’t mind the fall much,” and “wasn’t going to quit work just for that.” In a few moments he was again at work on the roof, as if nothing had happened. Floyd has a wife and family and lives on Brewster street. He says he kept his senses while fall ing, and knew his only chance was to catch the wires and break his fall as much as possible. tice of so removing them was a cruel, but an universal one. That, however, is only an individual expression of opin ion. A very distinguished authority on dogs, Sir Edwin Iiandseer, publicly de clared that it was not only cruel but useless and pernicious to crop either the ears or the tails of dogs. In the Croy don case the defendant was fined Id shil lings and 15 shillings costs; and we are quite willing to believe that he was not actuated by the slightest intention of cruelty in mutilating his two terrier puppies. He only complied with an old, savage custom, corresponding to the barbaric-practice, now happily fading out of use, of docking the tails of horses to within a very short distance from the root. I^adies in Rotten Row, seventy years since, used to ride horses whose tails were nocked to a degree of exigui ty which, at the present day, would be thought not only cruel but ridiculous. Equally inhuman with the practice of docking horses and cropping dogs is that of biting off the tail of young lambs—a process not unfrequently resorted to by shepherds in some parts of the kingdom at this season of the year. This is to certify that I have been using a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine for over two years, purchased of Mr. J. O. Boag. I haven’t found It possessed of any fault—all the attachments are so simple. It never refuses to work, and la uertsinl y the lightest running In the market. I consider it a first class machine. Very respectfully, Minnib M. Willingham. Oakland, Fairfield county, S. C. Mb Boao : I am well pleased in every partlcnlar with the Davis Machine nought of you. 1 think it a first-class machine In every respect. Yon know you sold several machine* of the same make to different members of onr families, all of whom, aa far m I know, are well pleased with them. KaspectfnUy, Mss. M. H. Moblkt. Fairfield county, April, 1888. the Davis Machine bought ot yon about three ysars ago. As we take in work, and have made the price of it several times over, w* don’t want auy better machine. It ia always ready to do any kind of work we nave to do. No pnckerlngor skipping YFTa CAW wo 01*0 tamfl n!Aa«W*fl ana wish no better machine, Oath hunk Wrui and Sistsr. April SS, 18*8. I have no fsnlt to find with my machine, and don’t want any better. I have made the price of it several times by taking In sewing. It Is always ready to do lis work. I think it a first-class ma chine. I feel I can t My too much for the Davis Vertical Feed Machine. Mrs. Thomas Smith. Fairfield county, April, 1883. Mk. J. O. Boao—D?arSir: It gives me mich pleasure to testify to the merits of the Davis Ver tical Feed Sewing Machine. The machine I got of yon about five years ago. has been almost In con stant use ever since that time. I cannot see that it is worn any, and has not cost me one cent for repairs since we have bad it Am well pleased and don’t wish for any better. Yours trn'y, Host. Crawford, Granite Quarry, near Wlnnsboro, 8. C. We have used the Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine for the last flve years. W« would not have any other make at any pnoe. The machine haa given ns unbounded satisfaction. Very respestfully, Mrs. W. K. Tuhnsr and Dadghtkes) Fairfield county, & C„ Jan. 81,1888. Having bonght a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine from Mr. J. O. Boag some three years ago, and It having given me perfect satlaraction in every respect as a family machine, both for heavy and light sewing, and never needed the least re pair in any way. i can cheerfully recommend it to any one as a first-class machine in every particu lar, and think It second to none. It is one ot the simplest machines made; my children use It with all ease. The attachments are more easily ad justed and It does a greater range of work by means of its Vertical Feed than any other ma chine I have ever seen or used. Mm. Thomas O wings. Wlnnsboro, Fairfield county, 8. C. Art. ■ SvSJ il Mt J’ - 'CM He made it Clear. We have had one of the DavD Machines shoot four ysars and have always found it ready to do all kinds of work we have bad occasion to da Can’t see that the maolune i* worn any, and works as 4‘> ■ wall as when new. „ Mm. W. J. Crawford, Jackson’s Creek, Fairfield county, & c. Blessings are often they are goue. not valued until To know how to say what other peo ple only think, is what make men poets and s ages, and to dare to say what others only dare to think, makes men martyrs or reformers, or both. The Country’s Quarries. The compedium of the tenth census, recently issued, contains some figures which will serve to give an idea of the agnitude of the quarry ing interests of the country, which in 1880 gave em- J ment to 39,723 men, 8,059 horses 851 mules; had 339 machines for quarrying, 2,290 machines for hoisting. 1,308 machines for dressing, and used $192,175 worth of explosives. The cap ital inveated ia given at $25,414,497, and the value of the product in the census year at $18,366,055, there being 1,525 quarries in all. Marble and limestone lead the list with 65.523,965 cubic feet, followed by the sandstone quarries with 24,776*930cubic'feet ;-crsytal line silicious rocks, with 5,118,998 cubic feet; and ■late with 457,267 squares, or 4,572,670 cubic feet. “Speaking of curious coincidences,” said a lawyer who had business in Hie City Hall recently. “I think I have the most curious case on the boards.” “What is it?” “One day last week a woman came to me and engaged mv services to file a bill for divorce. I hadn’t got through with her when her husband came in to secure my service for the same thing. They were the same age,had the same grounds, and had not met before for months.” “And you took both cases?” “Oh, no, Unit would have looked a lit tle queer. “Then you sent one to another law yer?” “Oh, no, again. I am not furnishing clients to other lawyers. I saw that I was in a fix, and that I must do some thing to prevent une or the other from consulting another attorney, and so I acted as a mediator and advised ’em to setHe their trouble and live together, which they have done.” “Whatl You advise a settlement and lose your feel” •‘Not exactly,” replied the lawyer aa he stroked his chin. “I charged twice as much for the advice aa for securing the divorces!” My wife Is highly pleased with the Davis Ma chine bought of yon. She would not take double what abe gave for It. The machine has out been out of order since she had It, and she can do auy kind of work on It. Monticelio, Fairfield county, 8. C. The Davis Sewing Machine Is simply s treas ure Mrs. J. A. Goodwtn. Ridgeway, N. C., Jan. 16, isst. j,0 Boao, Esq., Agent-Dear Mr: My wife haaoeenualngaDaria Sewing Machineconatapt- ly for the past four years, and It has never needed any repairs an I works Just as well aa when first bought She says * will do a |t*a**> rangy ot practical work and do it easier and betw than any machine the has ever used. We cheerfully recommend it as a No. l family machine. Yours truly, eas. Q. Davis. Wlnnsboro, 8. C., Jan. 8,1888. Me. Boao : I have alwaya found my Davis Ma chine ready to do all kind* of work I hare had oo- cssioa lo do. 1 cAnnul see that the machine is worn a panicie: and it wbfks aa wwlas when new. MMPhoBftttny * Mbs. R. O. GoopiNO. Wlonshore, S. C., April, Mtt, 'yfc, 1 mm $18 Mr. boao: My wife has been the Davis Machine constantly natng bonght of you about five years h^y^uYSgiL 01 !! 1 !* never out <»l Ax or Fairfield, 8.0, March, MB. K is stthar fim/ , ' ’ ; .v 1 , • m **