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WINN8BORO. S. C.. JULY 19. (883.
ESTABLISHED 1848
MY MOTHER'S HYMN.
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I.ike patient saint of olden time
With lovely face almost divine
So good, so beautiful and fair,
Her very attitude a prayer;
1 h«ard her sing so low and sweet,
“His loving kindness—oh, how great;’
Turning beheld the saintly face,
So full of trust and patient grace.
“He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness—oh, how free;*’
SweetTy thus did run the song,
“His loving kindness,” all day long.
Trusting, praising, day by day,
She sang the sweetest roundelay—
“He near my soul hath always stood,
His loving kindness—oh, how good.”
“He safely leads my soul along,
His loving kindness—oh, how strong;’
So strong to lead her on the way
To that eternal better day.
Where safe at last in that blest home,
All care and weariness are cone,
She “sings with rapture and surprise
His loving kindness in the skies.”
. DAY’S EXCURSION.
Now, Octavia,” said Mrs. Oland, “do
be a little' careful to-day. Don’t, for
pity’s sake let your wild spirits run away
with you.”
Octavia Oland, in her pink muslin
dress, tied here and there with jaunty
little bows of ribbon, and a straw gypsy
hat, garlanded with poppies, turned
round, the very incarnation of radiant
glee.
“Mamma,” said she, “why should you
grudge me my holiday?
“Don’t I work behind Miss Fan-
shawe’s counter all the year, like any
African slave? Do let me play I am a
child again just this once.”
So this beautiful young Euphrosyne
danced away, leaving only the sweet
echo of her laughter in the gloomy apart
ment, and Mrs. Oland sighed.
“She is so thoughtless,” said the
mother. “And Duncan Ray and Harry
Bolton are both going on this sailing
party, and somehow I feel as if to-day
were going to be the turning point of
her life.
“I wish she could bring herself to
like Duncan.
“He’s a steady, noble-souled boy, as
his father was lief ore him, but there
isn’t much outside show about him.
“And Bolton’s a handsome, dashing
young fellow, just the sort to attract
any girl. But somehow 1 can’t quite
believe in him.”
The day was all sparkle and sunshine.
The excursion steamer fluttering with
gay flags a»'d the sound of music, glided
along majestically.
The sea air breathed new strength
into weary lungs, and touched fevered
brows with mighty power; all these over-
worked sewing-girls forgot, for a brief
while that life was nothing more than a
• tCauiuiu wj cucuir.
They laughed, they danced, they sang,
they counted the glimmering sails that
leaned up against the horizon, and An
ally, when the boat landed, they all
scattered in various directions over the
siiver-shingled beach, in merry persuit
of shells, seaweed, and pebbles, as so
many newly liberated school-children
might have done.
And Octavia Oland, the prettiest girl
in all this throng, reigned as a sort of
princess among them.
“Mother Cary’s Cushion?” said she,
merrily, echoing the words of an ancient
salt, who was mending his nets in a
sunny spot, with an old pipe in his
mouth, and a picturesque long beard
blowing about in the wind.
“Is that what they call yonder rock?”
“That ’ere’s what they hails her by,
lady-miss,” said the old sailor, his dim
eyes resting with evident approbation
on Octavia’s fresh young lilies and
roses.
“And well it’s knowed hereabouts,”
he said.
“But why do they call it so?” persis
ted the girl.
“Because of the cushion, my lady-
miss,” replied the Asherman.
“The Mother Cary’s chickens as cir
cle round the point, of a dark day,when
there is a storm cornin’ up.
“It’s a round rock, near the top—do
you see?” pointing his knotty Anger—
“with grass and mosses growin’ on it,
in a circle, like a cushion. And aback
of all the nateral rock.
“There’s them, my lady-miss,” he
added, “as has climbed to the very top,
and sat on the cushion.
“I an my sweetheart—as has been
dead these thirty years—did once.
“But we didn’t care to stay, there
long, I tell ye.
“For the wind howled, and the sea
gulls shrieked, and the tide roared like
a hungry shark around us, and it was
as much as ever we could do to get
down again with w’hole bones.”
“Why, it doesn’t look such a height,”
said Bolton.
“Mebbe not—mebbe not,” said the
old man.
“A quarter of a mile makes a deal o’
difference in the looks of things.
“And them as ain’t used to distances,
can’t calculate.”
And he went on with his work, while
the little group strolled on, bright Oc
tavia with her ribbons and curls, float
ing, Bolton carrying her shawl, and
Duncan Ray walking silently on the
other side.
And just then another gay throng
overtook them, and there was a discus
sion as to where the site should be for
their impromptu banquet; and present
ly Duncan Ray looked around.
“Where’s Octavia?” he asked.
Every body had some kind of an
answer to make.
Annette Hall had seen her not Ave
mLiUtes before.
Helen Ray was quite certain that she
was hiding behind the ruined boat-house
on the beach.
Lois Fielding suggested that she had
probably gone back to the steamer for a
scent-bottle, or a handkerchief, or some
such trifle.
“She’ll be here presently,” they all
remarked.
“In the meantime, let us get the
lunch ready, for there’s a dark little
edge of cloud down in the West, that
the captain says he don’t like the looks
of.”
And where, ajl this time, was Oct avi
Oland?
She was springing up the steep and
yrindtng ledge of the rock, quicker and
g;
lighter than any mountain chamois, her'
veil floating back like a white wreath of
mAt, an exquisite scarlet dyeing her
cheek.
“If other people can climb to Mother
Cary’s Cushion, so can I,” said daunt
less Octavia, keeping her face resolutely
away from the furious waves that boil
ed and raged below, lest perchance it
should render her giddy.
“And how astonished they will be
when they see me waving my handker
chief to them from the dizzy peak.”
Long before the cold fowls, chicken-
salad and sandwiches were spread upon
the glass the captain came up from the
steamer.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” said he, “I
am sorry to spoil sport, but there’s a
squall brewin’ if ever there was one,
and we’ll all be safer well out at sea,
than on these ragged points of rock, es
pecially as the tide is coinin’ in a deal
faster than we calculated on.
“So if you’ll step lively, I shall be
particularly obliged.”
The ladies began hurriedly to repack
the, as yet, untouched repast, and to
gather up their hats, veils, parasols, and
loves; the gentlemen looked around
shawl-straps, books, and baskets;
and once again run the question—
“But Octavia?
“Where is Octavia?”
And Dorsey Wheeler, stiaining his
eyes through the gray mist which was
already beginning to gather over the
landscape, exclaimed—
“Who has an opera-glass?
“I see something on that tall rock
that seems to lean towards the water-
something, I am quite certain which
moves.”
The captain produced his glass.
“Though, to be sure,” said he, “glass
es ain’t much good in such a plaguey
Scotch mist as this.
“But I declare there is something up
there fluttering in the wind, like some
one waving a signal of distress.”
Bolton snatched the glass trom the
veteran’s hand, and hurriedly adjusted
it to his ow r n eyes.
“It is Octavia’s veil, he said. I can
see the pink flowers, like little dots of
color, on her head.
“Good Heavens! and she has been
mad enough to climb that rock, all for
a spirit of crazy adventure.”
“It’s a bad job for her then, sir,” said
the old Asherman, who, leaving his nets
to take care of themselves, had mingled
black pipe and all, in the general con
fusion. “For now the tide is in, there
ain't nobody nor nothin’ can get near
Mother Carey’s Rocks.
“If the wind rises, as it’s going to do,
as sure as Heaven, she’ll be blowed into
kingdom comeat the very flrst puff.”
“Can nobody help her?” cried the
horriAed group.
“You’d only come to your owu
death,” said he, “without helpin’ her a
mite. There was a man killed there
twenty-one years ago come October.
“He ”
“We are losing time.” said the cap
tain impatiently.
“There’s a black squall driving up on
the wind, and I’d not give much for our
lives if we don’t get clear of them con
founded rocks.
“Of course, w r e’re all sorry for the
young lady: but so far as I can see she
will have to take the consequences of
her own folly. It’s impossible to risk a
whole boatload for her.
“Ladies hud gentlemen, all forward
now r , if you please.”
But Duncan Ray stepped out from
the ranks.
“Boltoni” said he.
“McDowellI Christian men, all of
youl Are you going deliberately off, to
leave her to perish?”
“I—I don’t see that we can do any
thing,” stammered Bolton.
“This good man says that we w'ould
only risk our owu lives to no purpose.”
“And you must see yourself,” added
Mr. Launcelot McDowell, “that it
would be certain death to try to cross
the water, now that the tide is rising so
fast.”
‘ There’s no time to parley!” said the
captain impatiently.
“The bell will ring directly, and who
ever isn’t on board then, isn’t on board
at all I Eh! Where are you going, Mr.
Ray?
“To the top of yonder cliff,” answer
ed Duncan, pulling his hat resolutely
over his brows.
“To rescue that girl, or die in the at
tempt!”
But at the same moment a slender
Agure, with a zephyr shawl drawn light
ly over its head, stepped out from be
hind the old bulkhead—Octavia Oland!
herself “Do not risk your life Duncan
Ray!” she said in a sweet, clear voice.
“I am quite safe.
“My veil and hat blew off, and I could
not disentangle them from the sharp
rocks. But I, myself, was fortunate
enough to make good my retreat before
the dreadful wind got too high.
“And I came up behind you all, and
heard you talk, and—and—Oh, Duncan,
I can’t bear to think of it all. ”
She covered her eyes with her hand
as she spoke, while with the other she
clung close to Duncan Ray’s arm, as if
it were a refuge beyond all computa
tion.
But all the way back she never once
condescended to speak to Harry Bolton
or Mr. McDowell; and when she return
ed home that evening she w r as engaged
to Duncan Ray.
“For I know now,” she saie, with a
little tremor in her voice, “who, and
who alone, would have risked his life
for such a silly child as I!”
And Harry Bolton and Launcelot
McDowell felt like recreant knights
indeed.
The Valley of Mexico.
M. Gambetta's opportunity: An Eng-
luhman has offered Gambetta $2,500 (or
the pistol bullet which he had the ill-
luck to shoot into his own arm. If
Gambetta were to go to LeadviUe, start
a daily newspaper and express his opin-
iobs in a free and airy manner he would
soon have enough bullets in him to set
at least $500,000 at $2,500 per bullet
He is probably rich enough without
embarking in such an exciting business.
Don't ask a great plaster for a small
sore.
The entry ot the Spaniards into the val
ley of Mexico is thus described: A turn
in the road disclosed the valley of Mexico
—the object of their toil aad suffering-
stretching from the slope of the forest-clad
ranges at their feet as far as the eye could
reach, and presenting r ae picturesque in
termingling of green prairies, golden fields,
and blooming gardens, clustering round u
series of lakes. Towns lay thickly sprinkled,
revealed by towering edifices and gleam
ing walls, and conspicuous above all, the
queen city herself, placidly reposing uj on
the mirrored surface of the larger water.
Above her rose the cypress-crowned hill of
Uhapultepec, with its stately palace conse
crated to the glories of Aztec domination.
The first transport over, there came a
revulsion of feeling. The evidently dense
population of the valley and the many
fortified towns confirmed the mysterious
warnings of the allies against a powerful
and warlike people, and again tne longing
for the snug and secure plantations ot Cuba
found expression among the faint-hearted,
as they shivered in the icy blast and
wrapped themselves the closer in the ab
seuce of food and shelter. In this frame
of mind the glistening farm-houses seemed
only so many troops ot savage warriors,
lurking amidst the copses aud arbors for
victims to grace 1 be stone of sacrifice and
the festive board: and the stately towns
appeared impregnable fortresses, which
promised only to become their prisons and
graves. So loud grew the murmurs as to
indicate mutiny; but (Jortes, with his usual
firm words, quieted the soldiers, supported
as he was by the spirited majority.
After descending for a snort distance
they came to the travellers’ station ot
Q muhtechcali. whose commodious edifices
afforded room for the whole army. The
Mexicans had prepared for the arrival by
furnishing an abundance of provisions,
with fires in all the rooms, and the tired
soldiers eagerly gave themselves up to re
pose. No less exhausted than they, Cortes
nevertheless could not think of rest till he
had seen to the security of the camp, iiis
prudence on this occasion came near cost
ing him dearly, tor iu the darkness a sen
tinel taking him for a spy drew his cross
bow. Fortunately he aad heard the click
and announced himself. This promptness
on the part ot the guard was by no means
unnecessary; during the night a dizen or
more prowling natives met the fate which
the General so narrowly escaped. They
were supposed to have been the spies of
an > rmy hidden m the forest, which, on
observing the watchfulness of the Span
iards, abandoned the premeditated attack.
Montezuma’s fears appeared to grow
with the approach of Cortes, and so did
his anxiety about the import of the message
which must be delivered to him alone.
Could there be a design upon bis person?
1'bis must be ascertained before the inva
ders came too near. Among his courtiers
was a noble named TzihuacooDOca, who
greatly resemblea him in person and voiot.
H m be commanded to proceed to the
Spanish camp, attended by a large retinue,
and by representing himself as the Emper
or to ascertain from the white cbiet what
his intentions were, and to induce him
with liberal offers to turu back. The idea
was based on an incident which had oc
curred not many years before, wherein
one of the tripartite mcuarchs saved his
life by appearing in proxy at a treacherous
Court. Montezuma hoped to derive from
a similar trick nr ore than one advantage.
Txibuacpopoca arrived at the mountain
camp the morning after the Spaniards had
entered it, and created no little excitement
by the announcement that the Emperor
was present in person. Preparations were
made to give him a brilliant reception.
Uulortunately for the vnvoy, his secret
had too many keepers in the large suite
attending him: there were aho many
among the allies who had been at Monte
zuma’s court, and who looked on Jtlus sud
den arrival as suspicious. They made
inquiries and soon ascertained the truth.
Cortes received the great man with cour
tesy, heralded as he was with a present of
3,000 fiesoe de oro, but he resolved to take
advantage of the discovery to impress him
with his penetration. After afew moments’
conver.-ation he told the noble with a severe
toue he was not the monarch he represent
ed himseL to be. lie also referred to the
attempts made during the night to surprise
the camp, as indicated by the dead spies,
and assured him that his men were always
prepared against plots and deception, and
any attempts against them would lead only
to the discomfiture and grief of the enemy.
Awed by the superior intelligence and
power of the General, the envoy thought
ao longer of anything else than to keep
such a men from entering Mexico. He
presented among other reasons that the city
could lie reached only in canoes, and that
provisions were difficult to obtain there.
He repeated the offer already made ot an
annual tribute payable in treasures ou the
coast, and promised as a bribe for Cones
himself four loads of gold, and for each of
his officers and men one load. Dazzling as
the offer was, Cortes regarded it as but a
faint reflection of still richer treasures, the
attainmeut of which must procure for him
greater glory than be had yet dreamed of.
In bis reply he accordingly pointed out how
strange it must appear to turn back now
that he was within view of the goal. Such
conduct would disgrace any envoy. No!
be dared not disolrcy ihc orders of his
king, who had sent him up >n a mission of
great benefit to Montezuma He would
leave aajrooB as this was accomplished, if
desired.
Nothing abashed by this rebuff. Monte
zuma again had recourse to the black an,
and sent a number of sorcerers, the native
records say, to cast spells on (he Spaniards
Ihey soon returned wnh the report that on
nearing Ttalmanalcu, Tezcatlipoca had ap
peared to them in the guise ot a drunken
peasant, irigbteuing them greatly, and
saying: -“Fools, return! Your mission is
in vainl Moulezuma will lose ms empire
in punishment for tyranny, and I, 1 leave
Mexico to her fate and cast you off! ” The
sorcerers recognized the god, and prostrat
ed themselves to adore him, but he spurned
their devotion, rebuking them, and finally
pointed to Mexico, saying:—“Behold her
dooml” Looking rouul they saw her en
veloped in fiames, end the inhabitant In
conflict w.tb white men. On turning again
to beseech the god he was gone.
Montezuma was in consultation with his
advisers when this report was brought. A «
if pierced by death’s dart, the nionaroi
bowed low hie head and moaned:—“We
are lost! We are kwil” Less impressed
with superstitious fear by an acqident
which he regarded as concocted by the
sorcerers, Ciutlahualzm vividly presented
I
the danger of admitting such determined
and powerful intruders within the city,
and be boldly urged that they be forbidden
to enter, by force of arms if need be. Ca-
cama remonstrated that after inviting them
such a course would savor of fear. The
Emperor owed it to his exalted station
and power to receive envoys. If they
proved objectionable, the city should be
come their tomb. Surely his nobles and
bis armies were able to overcome so small
a number, assisted by the strategic advan
tages of the place in its approaches and
resources. To the affrighted monarch any
thing was acceptable that would stay
prompt action, and consequently defer the
ruin he feared. He at once inclined to
(Jacaraa’s advice, stipulating, however,
that he. King as he was, should conde
scend to meet the Spaniards and sound
their intentions.
within your house, mv lord, on« pho sffall
cast you forth and usurp ihe empire,” was
the solemn warning of Cuillahuatzin, ashe
heard of this resolution.
The Spaniards had meanwhile descended
the wooded slope from Q muhtechcali to
the cultivated district round Amaqueme-
can, a city which together with its subur
ban villages for two leagues around, num
bered over twenty thousand families. Tbe
lord, Cacamatzin Teotlateucbth. received
them in his own palace, and entertained
them most liberally during their two days’
stay, presenting them gifts of forty female
slaves and three thousand Castellanos in
gold. Tbe chiefs ot Tialmaoalco and other
neighboring towns came to tender their
respects, and encouraged by the reports of
Spanish prowess they hesitated not to lay
bare their grievances against tbe Aztecs,
who oppressed them wJh heavy taxes,
robbed them of wives and daughters, and
carried the men into slavery. Cortes en
couraged the chiefs with fair promises, and
was not a little delighted at finding dis
affection in the very heart of the empire,
whose power had been ao much extolled. ,
Tha City of Maxloo,
Mexico is a serious and by no means a
gay city. There are no crowds upon the
sidewalks, no eating of ices in public, no
ca/e» chantants, nothing Parisian. By
9 or 10 o’clock the good people appear to
have retired already, to be up betimes in
tbe morning for tbe work of the day. A
military band plays three evenings in the
week, but even this, except on 8 undays,
is so sparsely attended that the men seem
to be discoursing their music for their
own amusement. Policemen are found
stationed at short intervals in tbe quiet
streets, with their laalerna set in the mid
dle of the roadway. They are obliged by
the regulations to signal their whereabouts
every quarter of au hour, and the sound
of their whistles, which have a shrill, dole
ful note, like a November wind, may be
beard repeated from one to the other all
the night through.
As the place does not expect tourists,
mere are ainiust uou*. •« tua aupurtenances
for their enlightenment to be met witn
elsewhere. While this may have its annoy
ances, if the demands of an ardent curi
osity remain too long unanswered, the
freedom from responsibility to a Baedeker
or a Murray has advantages of its own.
The visitor with an eye for the picturesque
dips into a delicious feast of novelties,
makes discoveries on every hand, and may
have the pleasure of testing the value of
his owu unaided conclusions. By daylight,
with iU bright colors upon it, and its
normal stir of life, the famous remote
capital is a very different place. By little
and little the misapprehensions of the
night are shaken off. From the first mo
ment oi disappointment we like it always
more instead of less.
Figures go by whose blankeU one burns
to take from them tor portieres. The men
of the poorer sort wear or carry universally
(he scrape—a blanket with a slit in the
centre fer the insertion of the h. ad. Apart
trom its artistic patterns, it is a useful
garment in many emergencies It is not
the most improbable thing in the world
that, in tbe course of the Mexicau revival,
we may yet see it introduced in the States,
and running the course ot popularity of
the ulster. The corresponding national
garment ot women is the reboio, a shawl
or scarf, generally of blue cotton, which,
crossed over the head and' lower part ot
the face, gives a Moorish appearance.
Mexico is extraordinarily flat, and its
streeU laid as regulany at right angles as
in our own most symmetric il towns. At
the ends of all of them, in whatsoever
direction, the view is closed by mountains.
Its flame s, together with its position in
reference to the adjoining series of lakes,
is one of the circumstances which have oc
casioned the greatest solicitude in the past,
andstiil call for almost as much. Bad
odors beset the nostrils, and stagnant
gutters, neglected heaps ot garbage, the
sight ot tbe wayfarer about tbe interesting
streets. The situation in this particular is
a crying shame. Tbe citizens of Mexico
should stop, as if an enemy were at their
gates, and devote themselves to its remedy.
Not another railroad should be built, not
another dollar voted to any public purpose,
till it is attended to
Flax and Linen.
We are indebted to the plant called
flax for linen. The little seeds (linseed)
are sown into the ground, and soon
there springs up delicate stems, cov
ered with leaves, and then sky-blue
flowers appear. The flbers which tra
verse the stem are what are utilized for
the fabric we call linen.
It is f..r back in the caves of Time
that we And the records of the culture
and use of Aax for purposes of clothing.
Hosea mentions flax as one of the chief
articles of clothing for the Jews of his
time. The virtuous woman of Prov
erbs is spoken of as one that “seeketh
wool and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands.”
was exported to other countries and
was used for various purposes. The
fabric became extremely popular among
the Greeks and Romans. It was used
for the garments worn by priests en
gaged in their priestly functions; the
dresses of women were made of it; and
the Roman emperors had robes of linen
interwoven with gold thread and richly
embroidered.
The linen of Egypt, especially, at-
ained a remarkable degree of flneness.
The thread was spun by hand, generally
by women, and woven by the hand-
loom. It was so flue that it was a costly
article to purchase, and consequently,
could only be obtained by the wealthy
classes.
The Aax of which the Grecians made
their linen was grown in the plains of
Elis, where it attained great perfection.
The fabric was very flne and white,
and rold for its weight in gold.
The cultivation of flax for linen is
carried on to a very limited extent in
this country, although the soil and cli
mate of some of the Western States are
well adapted for the purpose.
In modern times the manufacture of
linen is more extensively carried on in
Ireland than in any other country. It
is manufactured to a limited extent in
this country, most of that used being
imported. In 1870, there were about
ten manufactories jn the the United
States.
Linen sometimes loses its strength
in the bleaching process, the extreme
whiteness given to it wearing away the
fabric. Therefore, in purchasing linen,
it should be borne in mind that the
whitest is not always the best. The
coarser, kinds of linen are sometimes
a mixture of flax and jute.
Ladles Enamored of the Ring.
“Ever have any amusing experiences
from circus-struck girls?”
“Lots of them and some of them very
funny,” aaiA an old ring-master. “ I
remember one season i waa m a sniitn
Indiana town waiting for iny circus to
come. I was waiting in the bar-room
of the hotel reading, when the landlord
came up to me and said that there was
lady in the parlor that wanted to see
me. I went to the room and saw there
a lady apparently about forty-five years
of age. In all my experience I do not
;hink I have ever seen a thinner woman
in my life. Honestly, I do not believe
she weighed sixty pounds. When I en
tered the room she began bowing and
smirking in a ludicrous manner, and it
required considerable will power to keep
straight face. She inquired if I was
the circus manager, and being answered
in the affirmative, she got right down to
business and said she wanted an engage
ment. Of course I asked her the usual
questions of experience, aud, as I ex
pected, found that she had none, but
was confident of her own undoubted
ability to make a great sensation as an
equestrienne. I told her to call again
the day the circus was here, and we
would give her a trial. As soon as the
tent was up I had one of the men to
place the ‘mechanic’ in position. The
‘mechanic’ you know is a machine used
on learners to keep them from falling.
Well, I letseveralof the performers into
the secret, and secured Miss Stokes’
riding dress, one of those balloon affairs,
you know, and with the aid of one of
the concert girls, got the old lady all
anayed. and I can tell you she was a
sight. But she had great nerve and
considerable good luck, for she went
around on the horse’s back two or three
times without losing her balance. The
horse was whipped up a little faster and
that made her dizzy, and away she went,
but tiie ‘mechanic’ kept her from hurt
ing herself. In fifteen minutes she
begged to be let down and that ended
all the ambition to be a circus rider. I
subsequently learned that she was worth
in her own name over $30,000, and that
her family was one of the oldest in the
State.”
Weeping.
made
Black
of the
niaclc Cloud.
Tbe telegraphic announcement
that the famous trotting stallion,
Cloud, had been sold by the estate
iatc Andrew Cutter, of Parma, Micb., to
M. V. Wagner, Esq., Mayor of Marshall,
Mich., has been verified and proven to be
correct. Black Cloud 1b a marvel of
beauty and admiration, and is perhaps
the handsomest and meet magnificent look
ing horse that ever trotted upon the Ameri
can turf. The noble aiimal passes into
moet excellent bands. Tbe purchaser, Mayor
Wagner,is not only an admirer and lover of
good horees, but is also a moat excellent
business man. and a man of great energy
and cntei prist. He is a large manufac
turer, and is the business manager of tbs
Volute Belt Co, of Marshall, Mich.,
whose excellent Electro Voltaic Belts, and
other Electric Appliances for the cure of
various diseases of tbs human body, have
achieved an enormous sale, not only
throughout the United SUtes, but are
shipped to every coustry throughout the
civilized world. Mayor Wagner
placed Black Cloud in the hands of that
noted driver, Peter V. Johnson, of Chie*-
go, who will campaign him this season.
A well-built little fellow with sad
blue e> es can be seen around the Key
stone House, Reading Pa., daily, ped
dling pencils and key rings. His
method of doing business is quite novel.
He will approach a stranger, offer a
key ring for sale and succeed in get
ting a key from the stranger which he
will place on the ring and hand it
back. The stranger will then return it
saying he does not wish to purchase.
The boy will not take it but will walk
away and commence crying bitterly. The
stranger suddenly finds himself the
centre of interest with a weeping boy
gaining the sympathy of the bystan
ders. In order to escape further at
tention the stranger buys the ring, or,
if he does not propose to be imposed
upon, he will throw the ring at the
boy’s feet and walk away. The boy
does quite a trade, but has been put out
of the Keystone House many times
a day. The full modus operand! was
practically demonstrated to an Eagle
representative ye tterday afternoon.
The boy can weep at will and great
tears will flow down his chubby cheeks.
Bracelet*. Ear-ring* and Flower*.
Glove bracelets are very narrow and
have the knife-blade edge. A pair of
these are closely set with pearls of hap
pily contrasting colors, a diamond speck
glittering at the top of each pearl.
Others are set with the magnificient
yellow and brown stars of beauty; again,
with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, or har
moniously with the Alexandrite tour-
maliue, peridot, balas ruby, the lustrous
cat’s eye and a diamond. A flexible
bracelet of small squares of satin-finish
ed gold is exceedingly delicate and un
ique; in each square alternating with a
diamond is set a jacinth, a pink sapphire,
green garnet, pink tourmaline, and
hyacinth.
Ear-rings are seen mostly in ball shape
of dead gold, paved with small dia-
uiouus. A pair oi supwro Aiexanomes,
green by day and shifting into red at
night, are set with diamonds. Some
wonderful effects are produced by the
application of chemistry to the jeweler’s
work, which brings the glint of gold in
artistic harmony with the delicate hues
of enamel and precious stones. These
bright geranium tints between the am
ber and the rose, with purple, ruby and
opalescent glitting flashes, present a
luxuriance of color heretofore unsur
passed. The charming flftwer sets are
wrought by American skill in such
marvels of filigree, the elaborate tracer}’
of the Renaissance period, the Venetian,
Egyptian and ancient Roman, that it
seems impossible mortal hands could
create of gold such minute beauty in
original designs, yet true to the old
schools; more as if done by “Ouphs that
cloaked in leaf gold, skim the breeze.”
The lovely flowers are enameled in
the style of Louis Quinze; the delicate
wild rose, the purple shaded violet,
white Marguerites, an exquisite arum
with pale spadix and hood drooping
from the satiny leaves; here and there
sparkles on petal or leaf a diamond dew-
drop, iierhaps caught in a tangle of
vines.
The Marquise ring is no longer strict
ly popular. Cluster rings are more
fashionable in the shape of the antique
circle of gems. Of this style there are
three rings that may be worn together;
each is set with five stones, one of ru
bies, one of sapphires, and one of dia
monds. A sudden caprice of fashion
demands oi>al. In addition to the sin
gular beauty of this gem, it is the only
precious stone that defies imitation. A
very beautiful ring is set with a large
tire opal between two superb diamonds.
Another is set with a cabochou ruby
surrounded by diamonds. A magnifl-
cieut emerald of extraordinary brill
iancy and limpid clearness is set with a
pear-shaped diamond on each side. Ot
her beautiful rings flash with cat’s-eyes,
colored pearls and semi-precious stones
set either singly or blazing together in
a wild carnival of excessive lustrous
COlUTy an IAtc VAyio ‘kjrrpam cHc tiixvrrvr****!
fields of Africa, the flame topaz of
Switzerland, the rose tourmaline, Alex-
and rites or peridots.
There is nothing new but what is old.
Designs of broiderings and borderings
return to the days of Aholiab, who is
lonored with a flattering notice in Exo
dus as the great embroiderer in blue
To this, and the gracious eubroiderers
and weavers of lace and passementeries,
fringes, and cloths of jet, fashion returns
at the present. Jet remains in the as
cendant. It is woven in diamond net,
in scales, flowers, shells, blocks, fantas
tic designs, arabesques and palms, for
polonaises and overskirts and basques.
The wide and handsome laces for trim
mings correspond with each style.
Some of these laces are more than a
quarter of a yard wide. Chenille is#ot
who”y abandoned, but yields somewhat
to jet and satin pipings, satin balls and
gimp. The passementerie ornaments
are exceedingly rich in designs of large
roses of satin gimp; from these descend
v shower of satin balls or tassels. Some
rosettes are made in a mingling of
domes and sharp minarets with droplets
of satin balls. Other ornaments take
the shape of oak leaves, with long droop
ing satin acorns. The jersey and grena
dine trimmings are mostly without jet,
jut this does not dei>end upon fashion;
t is simply a matter of taste, as many of
the jerseys have cuffs, collars, and pock
ets of jet, with a jet ornament placed
on the back.
A Ranfth Dlnnftr.
Have you ever taken your midday
meal at a comfortable ranch? You all
sit down together, men—the “boys,” as
they are always called—boss, and visi
tors, and the species of provisions that
you see piled ou the table is, to an ex
perienced mind, simply appalling. Huge
dishes full of great chunks ot smoking
beef, masses of steaming potatoes, small
mountains of bread, slaw (raw cabbage
salad), mush, green com, stewed ap
ples, pie, fresh butter, jugs of milk,
and tbe inevitable jorum of molasses,
are all there to tempt the appetite al
ready whetted by the keen, bracing
air. Tea and coffee are the liquids
used to wash down tbe soliils. It is
wonderful what the boys will eat. I
saw one with my owu eyes not long
ago, eat three huge helpings of venison
stew, and then till up the crevices with
lighter delicacies, after which a beam
ing smile stole across his features, and
lighting hw pipe, he softly murmured:
WaL, I’ll be blamed if I don’t feel,
kinder crowded. ”
A Bot»I V.atchinftker.
Queen Victoria is an excellent match
maker. It is announced that the mar
riage of the Princess Victoria to the
Prince of Anhalt will shortly be cele
brated, and this reminds one that in
the Queen’s big family of grandchil
dren and great grandchildren many are
coming to the marriageable age. Two
of her grandchildren are married. This
will be the third. The future king,
the son of the Prince of Wales, is nine
teen, and his brother is eighteen. The
THE VERDICT
-OF
THE PEOPLE
SUY THE BEST!
Mr. J. O. Boao—Dear Sir: I bought the flrst
Davis Machine Hold bj jou over live >ears ago for
my wife, who has given It a long and fair trial. 1
am well pleased with It. It never gives any
rouble, and U aa good aa when flnt bought.
J. W. ttOLICK.
Winnsboro, 8. C., April 18S3.
Mr. Bain: You wish to know what I have to say
In regard to the Davis Machine bought of yoa three
years ago. I feel 1 can’t say too much In its favor.
I made about S80,(i« within five months, at times
running it so fast that the needle would get per
fectly hot from friction. I feel confident I could
not have done the name work with as much ease
and so well with any other machine. No time lost
In adjusting attachments. The lightest runniug
machine l have ever treadled. Brother James ami
Williams’ families are aa much pleased with their
Davis Machines bought of you. I want no better
much.ne. As I said before, I don’t think too
much can be said for tbe Davis Machine.
Kespertfully,
Eller me verson,
Fairfi“ld County, Apr!', 1883.
Mr. Boao : Mv machine gives me perfect satlsr
faction. 1 find no fault with it. The attachment*
are so simple. I wish for no better than the Davla
Vertical Feed.
Respectfully.
„ Mrs. R. Milling.
B airfield county, Apri', 1983.
Mr. Boao : 1 bought a Davla Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine from you four years ago. I am
delighted with it. It never has given me any
trouble, and has never been the least out of order.
It Is as good as when I Urat bought it. I can
cheerfully recommend It.
Respectfully,
Mbs. M. J. Kibeland.
Montlcelio, April 30, 1883.
This Is to certify that I nave been using a Davis
Vertical B’eed Sewing Machine for over tw tyears,
purchased of Mr. J. u. Uoag. I haven’t found it
possessed of any fault—all the attachments are so
simple. It ueverrefuses to work, and is certainly
the lightest running in the market. 1 consider it
a first-class machine.
Very respectfully,
Minnie M. Willinguam.
Oakland, Fairfield county, 8. C.
Mr Boao: 1 am wen piease j in every partlcula
with the Davla Machine bought of you. I think it
a first-class machine lu every respect. You know
you sold several machines of the same make to
different members of our families, all of whom,
aa far as 1 know, are well pleaaed with them.
Respectfully,
Mrs. M. H. Mobley.
Fairfield county, April, 1863.
Thlalstocerttty we have had in constant use
the Davis Machine bought ot you about three years
A-aa twAft talfAA ill- nn.} httVf, QDUlA - ttu*
price of Ifcseveral times over, we don’t want any
better machine. It la always ready to do any kind
of work we have to da No paekertngor skipping
stitches. We can only say we are well pleased
ana wish no better machine,
CATHERINE Wvua AND SISTER.
April a#, 18S3.^
I have no fault to find with ray mtchne, and
don’t want any better. I have made the price of
It aeveral times by taking In sewing. It Is always
ready to do Ks work. 1 think It a first-class ma
chine. I feel I can't say too much for the Davis
Vertical Feed Machine.
Mrs.J'homas Smith.
Fairfield county, April, 1883.
Mr. J. O. Boao—Dear Sir: It gives me much
pleasure to testify to tne merits or the Davis Ver
tical Feed Sewing Machine. The machine I got of
you about live years ago. has been almost In con-
siaiit use ever since that time. I cannot see that
it Is worn any, aud has not cost me one cent for
repairs since we have bad it. Am well pleased
and don’t wish lor any better.
Yonrs tra'y,
Ifonr. Cb vwford,
Granite Quarry, near Winnsboro 8. C.
We have used the Davis Vertical Feed Sewing
Machine for the last five years. We would not
have any other make at any price. The machine
has given ns anboundeu satisfaction.
Very respectfully,
Mas. W. K. Turner and Daughters}
Fairfield county, 8. C., Jan. Hi, 1883.
Having bought a Davis Vertical FeeJ Sewing
Machine from Mr. J. O. Boag some three years
ago, and It having given me perfect satisfaction In
every resiieot asa family machine both for hea/y
and light sewing, and never needed tbe least re
pair In any way, i can cheerfully recommend It to
any one a-t a first-class machine in every particu
lar, aud think It second to none. It Is one ot the
Himp.est machines made; my children use It with
nil ease. The attachment are more easily ad
justed and It do«4 a greater range of work by
means of its Vertical Feed than any other ma
chine I have ever seen or used.
Mrs. Thomas Owinos.
Wlnnsb >ro, Fairfield county, 8. C.
We have had one of the Davis Machines about
four years and nave always found it ready to do ail
kinds of work we have bad occasion to da Can’t
see that the machine u worn any, and works as
well aa when new.
Mrl W. J. Crawford,
Jackson’s Creek, Fairfield county, 8. C.
My wife ts highly pleased with the Davis Ma
chine bonghi oi you. 8ne would not take' double
wnat sue gave for It. The macnlne has not
been out of order since she bad It, and she can do
any kind of work on It.
Very Respectfully,
Jas. F. Free.
Montlcelio, Fairfield county, 8. O.
The Davis Sewing Machine Is simply s treas
ure Mrs. J. A. Uoopwtn.
Ridgeway, N. C., Jan. 10. 1888.
J.O Boao, Esq., Agent—Dear Sir: My wife
has been using a Davis Sewing Machine constant
ly for the past four years, un i It has never needed
any repairs and works just as well as when first
bought. She says it will do a greater range of
practical work »nd do it easier and bet*er than
any maebinu she nas ever used. We cheerfully
recommend It as a Na 1 family machine,
Yonr tru.y,
Jas. Q. Davis.
Winnsboro, 8. C., Jan. s, 1888.
—England possesses a Society for the
Preservation of Funeral Monuments and
Epitaphs, which takes record of the de
struction of memorials of the dead and
repairs inscriptions that are in danger
of being effaced.
We must ever remember that there
are things from which we cannot escape
—the eye of God, the voice of our con
science, and Anally the stroke of death.
How vain are eloquence and earthly
glory compared with heaven-descended
truth! Truth is always consistent in
taelf and needs nothing to help it out.
Mr. Boas: 1 have always found my Davis Ma-
Princpss Alice daughter of the “dead chlIle r, - ,aa T 1,0 » 1 ‘ ot w work 1 Had oc-
rnneess Alice, uaugiirei oi iue ‘ client©do. I cmnoi see that the machine la
Princess, living power if that which worn a particle and it works as wedas wnennew.
lives true life live on,” is twenty: a sis
ter is nineteen.and another sister seven
teen; so that Royal matchfuakLag has
still to be done upon a very large scale.
Where to find husbands and wives for
«,«■» *H .to tl« jprobtem.. Tl» <!»*>'»
family Will have tomarry into the house- always ready for any kind of family sewing, either
hold of Roman Catholic princess, unless ue*vy or iignL it u never out of fix or ueeumg
they are to become Royal batchelors and ,ep “ r4 * Ve _ M^pectfuuy,
old maids. J a. w. ladd v
Respectfully,
Mrs. R. C. Gooding.
Winnsboro, S. C., April, 1883,
Mr. Boao : My wife has been constantly nslng
Fah field, S. C., March, 1883.