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' 'X - :* ' v w \ ^ | - " ' : ~~ ^ WIXNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST27, 1884. ' . ' -;'v-;' ^SM - - -I Forsaken. With Jeweled firmer- clasped as if in prayer i A woman stands witn white ff.ee wan and' | set, ! And looks into the sky. dry-eyed and dumb, ! She holds a letter crumpled In her hand, The tell-tale message of a broken faith. And all Is dark where all before was light. j All things are changed; the world is at an _ end; w And life is lost, for Love has come and gone, j T There is a grief in life all desert-dry. Where sorrow's raining tear-drops never fall; j Where God himself is powerless to help, in And naught is left to live for but the grave, j The gathering: dust or cruicDiii'g years may i cohjc H IBk And settle on her brow in lines of gray, But time can never beal this wound?ber j ? To die in youth and yet be doomed to live j And waik the world in darkness, seeking | SK Oh! ye whose feet have irod this weary path 1 Whose wrecked and mined lives line thick j the way HH Up Love's steep eminence?I pray you tell I B Is aot what mortals call our life a death H& When Love betrays us with a Judas kiss? V ?;> > ?Ernest AIcGoffey in the Current. ^ WEED BLADES. Young Hecrv Haloid experienced much difficulty in finding, iirhis somewhat contracted sphere of operations, a vocation which would yield a pleas- j urable, not to say remunerative return. One day, after having experimented > t . with quite a number of "callings," including amild attempt in the pulpit, he heard .that a school^ teacher -was ; greatly needed in a far removed district, known as "Panter Walk." He had begun the study of veterinary sur gery, but not being very mucn taten with the profession, he decided to goat once to '"Panter Walk" and begin the much needed courseof instruction. Arriving, he found a small log school house sparsely supplied with benches. The farmers whom ho consulted, agreed that x school was the very thing they needed, but that no one could expect much "of a showin' till arter the crops was laid by." This was certainly discouraging, but as young Hayloid had nothing else in view, he decided to stay and take his chances. When school opened, only two "scholars" made their appearance, the family property of old" Jim Socklaster. One was a "gangling" boy, whose awk| ward form and recklessness of gait bad won him the appellation of "Windin' Blades." The girl, tall and T?th a disposition to romp, was rather good- | looking, and wore around her -hair a j blue ribbon?silken streak of civiliza- j tion. _ . "And what is your name?" asked l the teacher. They call me Weed, sir," she said. "Why did they give you such a name? "'Cause she crowed so fast," interposed Windih1'Blades. t As no'otfier pupils came, Havloid decided to go ahead regardless of numi bers." It was with some -trouble that the two students could be classified. ' Windin' Blades had only one book, a ' tattered copy of "Paradise Lost," of which he could noy read a line, and Weed had brought? a work treating of agriculture among the ancient Egyptians. "Where did you get these books?" asked the teacher. "A tramp give 'em to us for a jug of' buttermilk," replied Win Jin' Blades. "Can your father read?" "He can read little books, but he as Isig as ih?~eao.-"~~ 71 r "Your mother can doubtless read?" V ' turning to the girl. "Shecan'tread now, but she uster could." "Why can't she read now?" "Because the book she learned to read is dun lost. Here comes pap." Old man Socklaster entered, nodded and said: "Mornin' to you, mornin', sir. Got sorter slim prospeck." "Yes, the children don't appear to be coming very fast" Old Socklaster was not disappointed at the "slim prospeck." In fact he was rather pleased to note what encouragement, beyond his neighbors, he was giving to the cause of education. 4 *1 recking you're goin' to go right on with the undertaken' jes' the same as if yon had a whole passel of scholars?" _ _ _ 1 TT <tT "i es," saia xxayioia. ~x i?uie. uwo to teach, and so long as" I can secure the attendance of a single "pupil, I shall* continue to make my efforts in behalf of learning." "Glad to know it. You're the only right sort of a teacher we've had in this community for some time." "By the way, Mr. Socklaster, these books which your children have been provided with are by no means appropriate." t*lVnof'e with 'ftm " "One treats of agriculture several thousand years ago, telling of wooden plows a?d ox threshing machines, the other is :i book which only advanced students can read and understand." "Wall* the feller we got 'ern of said they was good books, and he's an older man than you are. Bettor let 'em wor'ry along with them hooks awhile,, an' arter they've dun learnt all there is in 'em, w'y then Pil git some better ones. Good day. Wush you mighty well with Fortui^^^Hayloid had brought a few books" for beginners. He had no trouble in effecting an exchange, for the bright pictures at once, settled the question of their worth. Windin' Blade and Weed-had scarcely explored the mysteries of the alphabet, but tney proved to be attentive, and evinceu such a desire to leara that Hayloid did not regret having commenced with "such slim prospects." The teacher boarded in a quiet family, where tHe sunlight that a little child brings is unknown, where a deaf old man and a knitting old woman sat down nightly to the" exploration of their own thoughts. All that Hayloid could ^et out of the old man was "hah" ?with one hand behind his ear?and as the old lady seemed to drop a stitch every time he addressed her, she was AllyvnrA/) mirsnA rtr\ course of -self investigation. . Windin* Blades and Weed, day by H day, continued.tov be the-, only pupils. gPT Corn-was- "laid -by, l,aad farmers1 boys bad no.particular work to perform;; yet the census of . the school ? remained the same." To watch the development of Weed's mind was an interesting, study. - j was remarkably bright, "ana learn ou WJUii a XTCHmuasa Hayloid. Windin5 Blades was, after all inclined to be idle. He had a passion for carrying grasshoppers in . Ms pockets. These insects occupied his entire time on tho playground, and at i last, after much experiment, he sue- i ceeded ia thetd to a dimictutiTe wagon which he had constructed. The teacher remonstrated "with him concerning this useless absorption, and once he spoke to his father, but the old man instead of being displeased smiled until the tobacco juice ran out of the corners of his mouth. "Let him go," he replied. *%I was wrier ft1 thar. tarn mvsftlf whwi T w<i? o. i boy, an' daddy allowed I wouldn't amount to notMn', but arter a while I turned out to be the best plow hand in tlie country. Winter caruc, and still no other pu- ! pils appeared. By the bright log fire, while the snowstorm raged outside, ; Hayloid found himself better contented . than he had-ever been before, and his ; interest, instead of growing less-, be- , came greater. The teacher had at first j decided that he would not beg for pu- j pils, and on no occasion did he.ask the j farmers to send their children. He ' was treated politely, yet he could see ! that the people of the neighborhood j cared nothing for his society, but as i this indifference was mutual he spent ' very luue ulliv iu One day Win^in^"Blades failed to J come, bin Weed, with her face all ; aglow with healthful exercise, came as j usual. When she had hung up her ; homespun cloak, and shaken the snow | from the bright hair, Hayloid asked: "Where is your brother?1' "He ain't here." ""I see'he's not here, but where is he?" , "At home." ' "Why didn't he come?" "iiad to go to mill." "Weed, don't you think you are learning very rapidly ?" "Yes, sir." - -;"I den't think I ever saw anyone .xqak<?fcuch progress. You. have t. fin6 Kjrdcr of mind, and I hope, that after I >, leave tne'neighborhood you will pursue your studies still." "You are not thinking about leaving are you?" looking up " with eyes in which there lurked shadows of sad ' "I shall not leave immediately, but j in justice to myself I cannot remain here much longer." ' i ; -She twisted the fiax home-made button on her dress, and gazed fixedly into the roaring fire. "Do you want me to stay here?" he asked. "Yes," twisting, the button. "But you know I cannot stay hero always." .... "No," she replied with brightening eyes, "we cannot stay anywhere always. - We have to die sometime." "Why, Weed, you arc running ahead of your studies. You have jumped from the fourth reader to an advanced book of philosophy." Sho did not thoroughly comprehend ! his meaning, but she laughed and fce- j stowed on hiin a 'glance which forever remained a pleasant memory. "Do you, so fresh and vigorous, with, such bloom of perfect life, ever think of dying?" ^Yev.1 she.replied sadly, "my little sister was the picture of health, with more bloom than I have and with a face so.bright that everybody wanted to kiss "it, but she- 'died. When they said that she could not get well I did not believe themr but one morning, j Trrl*Ar? T WATlf + V* ?? T-\?k/-? *> > "frST1 T*? fllA I HUV/U JL ?* VUU LV UUVS K/\s\*. ililU. .LV/W(.A^V* liiV bloom all gone, I knew they' had told me the truth. Now I know that anybody can die and that the bloom does not mean life, but manv times means death." He looked at her in surprise. He had taken great pains to correct her lan- i guage," and had from day to day noted her advancement; yet he was not prepared for the expression of such views, common enough with older people, but, rare with one so young. "Tort are right, Weed! " The rose may be bright to-day, but to-night a frost may kill it; but we have wandered from our-subject. What was I trying to tell you, anyway?'7 / "About your going to leave." "Oh, yes. You know that I can not remain here much longer. Yery few men would have staid this long, but I, have nothing to do?" "And did you stay here because you had nothing to do?" "I don't exactly mean that. I mean that I could not have remained had other business engagements pressed me." "But you would not have come here had other engagements pressed you." "YoiZ are developing tact as well as philosophy. Now, to tell you the troth, after staying here three days no business could have called me away. Only one person could have influenced me to leave." "Who?" "You, and you alone." "How could I have had any influence?" ^ "You possess an unconscious influence that is stronger than iron. If you had,said you-did not want ice .to, rsmain I should;have gone a^tay.- 'I have studied your face closely; and' I have: ever seen, or fancied that I saw, kindness and welcome in your eyes." "Isn't it time to take in school, Mr. Hayloid?" "No, there is time for nothing but to tell you of Kiv deep love for you. Weed, you are the cause of my remaining here, I love you with a heart that was never before moved." She had twisted off the button and * - ? * 1- J -i_ . i.L . sat cnangmg it irom one nana, 10 tne other. "No woman, na matter how cultivated; could win my love from you." "Doyou know why I learned so fast?'' she asked, dropping the button and clasping her hands. "because you have a bright mind." ."No, because I love you." He caught her in his arms and was pressing her lip when Windin' Blades burst into the room. "Thar now," he said, stopping in amazement. "Thar now, Mr. Hayloid. Don't say nothin' more to - me 'bout kiichin1 grasshoppers. I'd rather be kotch puttin' gear on grasshoppers than to be kotch puttin' my arms 'round a gal. Whoop!" and Windin' Blades, in celebration of his conquest, seized a bench leg and belabored the "I'm goin' to tell pa- on you, sir," said the girl. "I'm goin' to tell him oil von," again whooping and striking the table. "I don't see how anybody can study when you're keeping up such a noise." "Study, har yah, whoop!" and he raised a "deafening din. "Wall," when he had sufficiently commemorated his discovery, "believe I'll go home cf thar ain't goin' to be no school," and before I a protest could be made, Windin' j Bla'des had leaped from the door and j disappeared. "That was unfortunate," said Hay- , loid, "and I wonld give almost any- ; thing if it could be recalled." "Are-you sorrv that vou told mo?" ! "Oij, no." "Tfifen you are sorry that?that ycu j tried to kiss me?" "No; for if some one had stepped in j and shot mo I should not have regretted my action." "And you do love me as truly as you say you do?" "Deeper than I can express, and I j want you to be my wife." "Don't you think that I am too much of a child?" j ;'Xo, you are.quite a woman. "We | 0.0.11 too-other. and vour bright ! 'mind can blossom into a flower of brii- ! liance and beauty." *. ' i. They were standing in front of the j fire. i '.J' * V "I will be your wife." He took her in his arms, ahd was in ! the act of kissing her' when old man | Soeklaster slopped into the room. "Hello!" Wall, by jinks, this is a j funny sort o' school.1' Havioid stammered an unintelligible j reply. j "Sort o' kissin' school, an' I must ! say that if Weed has larnt as fast in i that ar branch as she has in her books, ; she's a might ap' scholard. Can't you i sorter 'splain yourse'f, mister!1' "There is not much of an explana- ! tion to make, old gentleman," replied j the teacher, "i love your aaugnter i and she loves me. I have asked her to j be my wife, and she has?" t . "Told him that I am too young," in- ; terposed the blushing girl. "Wall," said the old man in expletive, for he could really say nothing, and only said "wall" to gain time. "Wall," I reckon that a gal what takes so nachul to kissin' ain'f much too young to get married." "Did you meet Windin' Blades." asked the girl. "No, I hain't seed him senso ho left home. Here he is, now." "Pap, whut you reckou?" "I reckou a<rood deal." "Wall, Mr. Hayloid has been or kissin1 of Weed." "He's got a ri<rht to kiss Weed. He's goin' ter be vcr brother." "How?" "By marry in' Weed. Wall, I reckin the school 'ud better break up fer terday. Come an' we'll all go home. Mur will be glad ter hear o' the 'gagement, for she's mightily pleased with Weed's larnin1. A woman can go through life er larnin', but airter a boy o;ets to be bout 21 he thinks ho knows it all an' don't larn no more." The old lady was indeed pleased to hear of the engagement, and she "tuck I such a likin' ter the young man" that j she opened^e pear preserves which which she $8d been saving for the preacher. $ At night, while in contented half circle they sat by the fire, Havloid recif.rked: "It has ever been a mysttry to me why I did not have more pupils. I was told that the people of this neighborhood wanted a schooL" The old man laughed. "Day after 'day," continued the teacher, "I expected to receive additional encouragement, but as you know I was disappointed. What kind of peoole have you in this countrv, anyhow?" "Fust-rate folks." "They evidently do not care to see their children educated." "Oh, vas, they're mighty keen fur edy cation." "Then they certainly have a poor opinion of my ability as a teacher." "Ah, no; they think you're a mighty smart man." "Well then, confound it, why didn't j a.I j LLLVJf SUliU LilOii UU11U1VJ11 kU OUUUUl. "I'm soon ter be yer daddy-in-law, ain't I?" Yes." "Aa' yer won't think hard o' the olo man if he tells yer a joke." "Of course not." "Well, when it was knowed that yer was comin' here, I went 'roun' an' told sil vcr uVY<5CT~?ucf"SToHcy" an' wan't goin' to teach no ehillun but mine. They would er sent off an' got another teacher, but you see I rented the school-honse fur a year. Now," and the old man laughed heartily, "I'll go roun' an' explain. I'm pretty well fixed, thank yer, an' what I've got is yourn." Henry and Weed now conduct one of the most flourishing schools in Arkansaw, and old man Socklaster, it is said, has learned to write his own name.? Arkansaw Traveler. Bismarck's Unvarying Principle. We must .find room for one more anecdote which shows how rigorously in his private life Bismarck applies the principle which has been the mainspring of his statecraft since he undertook to shape the fortunes of Prussia, the maxin, "-Aide toi. Dieu V aidercu One . day, so runs the story, ho went out snipe-shooting with a friend. They had to traverse a quagmire, into which his companion, a short, stout, ponderous gentleman, sank up to the armpits. After struggling in vain to extricate himself, he yelled "for help to draw him out of the vile bog-hole, the muck of which was fast rising to his mouth and nose. "My beloved friend," answered Bismarck, with the utmost calm, "you will never be able to scramble out of that hole, and it is quite impossible to save you. But, I'll tell you what, my boy! I'll spare you a filthy and* protracted death agony by shooting you through the head."' "Are you beside yourself?" screamed the other, making frantic efforts to wriggle out of the swamp. "I don't want either to suffocate or to be shot" Raising his gun to his shoulder and - ' - ? - , 1..J i_ taKing careiui mm, rusmarcs. repuou. m. mournful accents"Keep still for one second. It will soon bo over- Farewell dear friend. I will tell your wife of your last moments." Stimulated to superhuman exertions by the danger threatening him, the unlucky sportsman tried to wrench himself out of the mud, and crawled on all fours to terra firmi As soon as he felt-himself safe, he burst, of course, into a torrent of violent reproaches. Bismarck, smiling, listened to him awhile, then simply remarking, "You see I was- right, everyone for himself," turned his back on his infuriated companion, and strolled off to look for more snipe.?Moritz BuscJCs "Oiir Chancellor.'1'' The Utility of Pain. The utility of pain is seen in the membrane which sweeps the surface of the eye, for instance, in several animals, whenever any irritant particle is brought into contact with these deli catc "structures. The pain caused by the foreign body sets up rcfiexlv a muscular contraction in this membrane, and thus it is brought acros3 the eye, sweeping the surface, and so the offending matter is removed. When the foreign body is too fixed to be so removed, disorganization of the eye follows, and amid a general destruction of the organ the irritant matter is got rid of. Destruction of the eye in these animals would be a common occurrence if it were not for this muscular arrangement, and pain is the excitant; it is, as it were, the finger which pulls the trigger, and so the machinery already provided and prepared is set in action thereby. lit man the suffering caused by a foreign body in tho eye calls the attention to the part and leads to its removal. If it were not for the pain so produced irremediable mischief'would often be permitted to go on-unchecked, because unnoticed. Not only does pain so defend the eye from the injurious effects of foreign bodies, it often serves to protect the delicate organ from overwork; and where pain is so produced rest is given to tho part, and recovery is instituted. N . ^. - . '-1C * . - \ Life in. the "White House. , The mansion has beautiful points outside, and the taste of its present occupant has made it very handsome within. But it is not suitable for a private residence and a public office at thn same time. It would admirablv meet the pui*pose of either; it can hard- I Iv serve the uses of both. Few know how little available space there is in it The rooms arc large, some of vast size, but there are not many of them The halls are wide, the corridors long, the vestibules spacious. Four largo apartments are allotted to tho necessary secretaries, clerks, administrative functionaries of the government, telegraph operators and so forth. The grand reception room occupies tho entire east wing on the first floor; the smaller reception room leads from it; the state banqueting hall is an enormous apartment. This leaves but limited space below for private needs, dining room and parlor. Upstairs, beside tho rooms for government work, already mentioned, there is an apartment devoted to the meetings of the cabinet, the library, and a state chamber. Thero remain but five chambers for tho use of the family, which, if it happens to be large, may overflow its accommodations, and must be very small to allow a suitable entertainment of sruests, who cannot be receiv cd ia anjTnumber. * But these things, though bad enough, are not the worst, by any means. The victim in the White House has nof private life, to speak of. He - belongs to the Nation; he has been placed there by the choice of the people, and they assume the right to see him as often as they feel inclined, "which may be at any hour in the day. The demand for nis presence and service is incessant It is forgotten, apparently, that the man has a personal as well as an official side, that he must be a gentleman now ant' then, that he cannot be president all the time, that he is not the property of the community at large, that he must have his special friends, that he must enjoy the human privilege of refusing the visits of strangers," that he is excusable for gnardingagainstintrusion, and has no more responsibility outside of his official duties than the ordinary citizen has, who is let alone at his home, and is at liberty to put the affairs of his shop behind him, when business is over. This is no fancied grievance. The president is a very busy man, full of cares, and needing quiet, rest in the society of family or friends, more than most, together with x i:?? tv. SOCUil ?.ULiULlilie5 UX ii VUI1UU3 XLlilU. XiDpecially he needs to' be for , a part of each day taken out of tho associations of his office, and placed where his mind can be refreshed by other concerns than those of the public. He' will work better, more heartily, more cheerfully, more effectually, for such a respite. There are two ways of bringing about this most desirable change: either the present edifice might be given over wholly to business, for which it is admirably adapted, and even now is none too large, in which case the president's house might be situated wherever convenience prompted. at a distance from tho building that contained the office, whero, by appomtTuca:, he would Hnd certain hours out of the tweaty-xlfeg?,: or the business might be earried -to. other part of the town, and the Whfte House be assigned to the president for his private residence. The former plan is preferable for several reasons. In the first place, the mansion is designed for a public purpose.. No private dwelling offers such facilities for receptions and dinners, which must be given on t> <vrinr^ ' Tn t.Tip. riAvt r>lano the increasing business of the country will be furthered by the aid-to concentration that so large a mansion affords. Then the habits of the multitude who flock to the house on practical errands will not be interrupted. Experience shows the difficulty, not to say the-impossibility, of breaking up such habits, and the' removal of the president's private house would render the effort to break them up unnecessary. The present amphibious arrangement, besides being a public disgrace, is a singular piece of foolishness in a community that prides itself on -its good . sense in getting out of the people it employs the utmost they are capable of performing. The actual president is crippled in his working faculty by the annoyances to which he is now subjected. A thick-skinned person may not complain of this ceaseless notoriety,? nay, may like it; but a sensitive man must feel it keenly. Even to a casual observer the invasion of individual privilege is cxcec ii ugly unpleasant to. the eve.?0. B. Frothingliarn in Jun& Atlaiitic. Garden of Eden Rocks. Since the days of the "forty acrcs and a mule" dodge, if a month has passed away without some ridiculous fraud being practiced upon the colored people here, your correspondent fails to remember it ,The latest and most absurd was brought to light to-day, when a colored man, with his eyes dancing with delight, came in to show me a treasure that he had jost bought in the shape of "a rock from the Garden of Eden." It looked like a small piece of slate, was highly perfumed with musk and packed in a small paste-board box. He J Urv?/s.V?4- $4- o Trnmon LLilU. UUU^UU iU 11V/LU U> VT JLLXUVy TT who told him that she was from the Garden of Eden, and was the only living agent for the sale of the rocks. She had thousands of them put up in similar paper boxes, and sold them through the country at 25 cents each. She has sold several hundred in Columbia. The Times-Star correspondent tried to buy the colored man's rock, but heresolutely refused ten times its price. A big revival is in progress among the colored Methodists of this city, and the aforesaid whito woman is reaping a rich harvest in the sale of her '-'Garden of Eden rocks" among the ignorant enthusiasts.?Columbians. C.) Cor. .Cincinnati Times-Star. It was in a country church, and the vicar, before morning service, told the curate to give out a notice about baptisms and another about some new hymn-books. In reading the notices the curate revised their order and gave them as follows: ''For the future, ?TT ? ? A 4- on/1 ' TTTll 1 Kft 'LX Villus t* JUV4. iUVUViU, V V lA* WW used in this church." "There will be a baptism of infants held in this church on Sunday next" "All parents wishing to have their children baptized must send in the names to the vicar before Wednesday." The vicar, who was sowewhat deaf, heard the curate's voice cease, but did not observe that the order of the. notices had been reversed, so he rose and said, "And I should further like to mention that those who wish to procure some of the latter can obtain them, on applying at the vicarage, for one shilling, or with CAUlA XVi iJWO.V*? ?Tropical Times. I An Amateur Carpenter. In my opinion every professional man should keep a chest of carpenters' tools ki his barn or shop and busy himself at odd hours with them in constructing the varied articles that aro always needed about the house. There is a great deal of pleasure in feeling j your own independence of other trades, j and'mdfet especially of the carpenter. ; Every now and then your wife will | want a brackot put up in some corner ; or other, jncl with your netv, orignc saw ind glittering hammer you can put. up one upon which she can hang a csstiron horse-blanket lambrequin, with inflexible water lilies sewed in it, A Tg^ywiil, if he tries, readily learn to dof^grpat many such little things and iafcynie will brag on him to other ladies, aid they will make invidious comparisons between their husbands, who can\do anything of that kind whatestej^ and you are "so handy." RSjOTv^ou buy a set of amateur teolsi^gTou-do not need to say that you ara^an amateur. The dealer will find -'*-* Mmior iui" easy*?^hning broad axe or a_green-gagc plun?p line. He will sell"you a sec of amateur's.tools that will be' made of ol&$heet-iron with basswood'handles," and the saw will double up like a piece of stow pipe. . : --j";..' Affer you have nailed a board on the fence-successfully, you will very naturally desire to do something much better, more difficult You will probably try to erect a parlor table-or a rustic settee. ~ - c I jaade a very-handsome bracket last week, and I .was naturaL^proiid of it. In fastening it tegetHePj-if^ &adn't inad^iptently nailed? ifc.to.the barn floor, I gtress I could have usedTt very 'well, but in tearing it loose from the barn, so that the two conld be used separately, I ruined a bracket that was intended to serve-j^the base, asi it were, of a lambreqtrin'w-hich cost $9, aside from the tnne emended on it7- ' DuHng the month' of March I built an ice-chest for-this summer. It was not handsome, bxrtrTt was roomy,, and would Be very nice for the sea'son of 1SS4? I: thought It worked .pretty: welllthrough March and April,- - but as the weather begins to warm up that ice-cifestis about the warmest place around the house. . There is actually a glowof heat around that ice-chest that I doi?t" notice elsewhere^ * I've shown it to .ieveral- pefsoiraT 'friends. They seem-io think it is- not- boSt tightly en'oi^h for an'ice-chest. My brother looted at it yesterday, and said that hiswjSsa'of an ice-chest was that it ought to ?Sfeht enough at least to hold the lai?l? chunks of ice so that they could not^scape through the pores of "the icebo^L'-He said that he never built one, but^Hiat it stood to reason that a re-. friej^rator like that ought to be constructed so that it would keep the cows outajjfc^Tou don't want a refrigerator th?gie cattle - can get through the cracfefc and eat up jour strawberries on Aigjjighbor of mine who once built a hgfcresort of laths, and now wears a thifl^fttegnb-nail that looks like a Braz9n memento of that pullet cor-. r? my ice-chest is all right encoS^nlj. that it is not suited to this J3e_think.s, that along -s -kl&Fuit. U urlng- xlio iiona&ys, my ice-chest would work like a charm. And even here, he thought, if I could keep the fever out of my chest, thero would be less pain. I have made several other little articles of vertu this spring, to the construction of which X have contributed a good deal of time and two finger nails. I have also sawed into my Teg several times. The leg, of course, will Vw?-? 4- rtlrtAWff TTT1 1 1 vvyii, uut 1/U.o paaouiWiio uux Parties wishing to* meet me in my studio during the morning hour will turn into the alley between Eighth and Ninth streets, enter t-he third stable door on the left, pass around my Gothic horse and give the countersign and three kicks on the door in an ordinary tone of voice.?Bill Nye in Denver Opinion. m i m Two Anecdotes of Peter Cartwright* Peter Cartwright was the name of a well-known Methodist pioneer. He was a sort of peregrinating pigeon, who flew over the hills and swamps upon his apostolic wings. He feared nothing, and was as strong as he was brave. At a certain camp-meeting he got into trouble with a set of roughs who had tried to break up the services. Maj. L., who was a prominent citizen, though a great "sinner," identified himself with the roughs, and, flying into a desperate rage, said *if he thought Cartwright would fight him a duel he would challenge him. "Major," the preacher answered, "if you challenge me I will accept it." "Well, sir, I dare you to mortal combat." "All right, sir, I'll fight you. And, sir, according to the laws of honor I suppose it is my right to choose the weapons with v.-hioh.we are to fight." "Certainly," the Major replied. "Well then, we will step over here into this lot and get a couplc of cornstalks. I think 1 can finish you with one." The Major waxed hotter. He clenched his fists and foamed with rage, saying: "If 1 thought I could -whip you. J would smite you in a minute." "Yes, yes, Major," the militant minister asserted; but, thank God, you can't whip me; only don't you attempt to strike me, for if you do, and the devil gets into me, I shall give you the worst whipping you ever got in all your life." That ended it Another bully threatened to whip the Rev. Cartwright, who answered, "Sir, I never like to live in dread. If you really intend to whip me, come and do it now." The bully continued his curses and threats, and the minister jumped oft his horse, and goin? to him, said, "Look here, you will have to whip me as you threatened, or you will have to stop that cursing, or i will put you in the river and baptize you in tho name of the devil, for surelv you belong to him." The bully repented, a gtl afterwards became one of the preacher s uest friends. _ . First western desperado?Well, did you kill old Col. Rich? Second desperado?Yes, I fotched him. "How did you do it?" "I found him riding on his horse along a lonely road, and had plenty of time to aim.'' "But where is his horse?" "I did not touch that" "Did you take the horse?" "Certainly not. In this section they will hang a man for stealing a horse." A cowboy, who was married the | other day. made tho following sueech i after the ceremony, and before the clergyman could take off his surplice: "Now's the time to s'lute the bride. Step up, gentlemen; step up and help yourselves. This is yer last chance. Ther' ain't nothin' mean about me. I j kin spar1 a few, seem' as how I'm to j hev the hull crap, after the first pickin7.1' , 1 * Militia and 3Iobs. In most riots the neglcct of a few simple principles by both civil and military authorities has caused most of the bloodshed. The militia should be assembled promptly. If this is delayed, their armories may be surrounded and their assemblage prevented. Besides, the knowledge that troops are in readiness strengthens the police and intimidates the mob. They should not bo paraded until tho last moment. The bayonet and rifle are deadly weapons, illiu. JLLUO SUllUU IUI UUVIU VUUUO nfUiH. But as soon as there is danger of the police being overpowered tne militia should march to tlieir aid, and then all sentimentality should be dispensed with. A mob is a gang of law-breakers, with the criminal class coming to the top as it gains power'; and the very existence of society depends upon its being promptly put down. Half-way measures arc cruelty. Any militia officer who permits his men to be shot or stoned without resistance deserves a court-martiaL A mob never appro-, -ciates forbearance. -; Blank' cartridges simply inspire them to fresh assaults.-;' Firing in the air has the same eftect, besides killing- innocent people at a distance. Volleys are seldom neces biiry. JLO ueuiu a lew saarp-Biiuufccia . to pick off the leading aggressors is far Ereferable.' If the tnrower of the first rick is shot, as a rale no more will be thrown. -Four shots at Cincinnati which killed four leaders dispersed the mob that attacked Powell's gun-store. The same mimber fired with like effect would have scattered that which attacked the jail, if they had been the first which had been fired by the troops. It must be remembered that no troops will stand being stoned or being shot at without firing in return. If the officers wait too long (as was the case in the Orange riots in New York), some one is sure to fire without orders, bringing on a general fire which unnecessarily destroys many lives. The troops should not allow themselves to be besieged. Strong detachments should traverse the streets, aiding the police in dispersing all crowds and in clearing the streets. The mob, when once broken, will ne~er' again collect. If the militia are strong and well disciplined, and it is understood distin^ly that they will permit no trifling, ^Beir mere appearance is usually suificront. If their condition is such that the mob do not fear them, many lives have to be sacrificed before peace can be restored.?"Topics of the Time," in the June Century. A Snake in a Sleeping-Car. "The liveliest time I ever had on the road," said the slecping-car conductor, "was one night when a snake got loose in my car. We were coming east from St Louis, and out at Effingham, HI., we took on a family of Pitts burghers bound for home. There was a boy of 10 in the party, who carried a little wicker cage in his hand, partly wrai>--J T -.1 1*4. pea. up. X luuugui, VUUiSC, tit uau a bird in it, and allowed him to take it with him into the car. That night at Dayton, which we peached at haif-past 9 o'clock, a pretty young lady was put aboard and took 'a berth at the end of the car, near the ladies' dressing-room. jLhont I "w?.B &t thfroSiereacL = of the ear< looking at the.posfter oiatasing the boots, when suddenly ttere came from the dressing-room some of the shrillest screaming you ever heard ?so keen that we heard it over the noise of the train. I rushed through the car, followed by the porter, and found the little lady who had got on at Dayton perched on tip-toes on the wash-stand, frightened out of her wits, ?ind pointing at something on the floor. She was so excited that I couldn't make out what she was saying, but I looked down, and there was a nasty little green snake coiled up in the middle of the floor and moving his head about from side to side, evidently ready for a fight. I wasn't exactly afraid of the thing, but it did give me a creepy sort o-f fpf?lir>cp to sr>fi it. in mv car. and I was just about to kill it, when I heard somebody behind me yelling: 'It's my snake! Don't kill it! Don't kill it!' and the boy who brought the cage into the car rushed in and took the . snake up in his hands. But when the boy. had put the snake back into his cage I settled matters by dropping the cage, snake and all, out of the window. I felt like dropping the boy out, too. The boy had put the cage under the berth on the floor, and when .the porter was fishing out the boots he must have upset it and let the snake out." Reigning Sovereigns. The following tabic of royal so7er eigns is xiuui luu vuuiu Calendar, the most accurate, authority on such matters. The list gives the years of their accessions and their age at the present time: Accession. Age." Don Pedro II., Brazil ..1831- 58 William, Brunswick ;.1S31 78 Victoria, Great Britain... 1837 65 Ernest II.. Soxc Coburg? 1844' : 65 George, Waldeck.. 1 L.fiw 53 Francis Josepb I., Austria 1848 55 William IIL. the Netherlands 1349 67 Frederick, Baden 1852 57 Peter, Odenburg... 1953 56 Charles Alexander, Saxe-Weimar. .1853 66 Ernest, Saxe-Altenburg 1853 58 Charles III., Monaco "... 1856 66 John n? Leichtenstein 1858 . 44. Heinrich XXII., Reuss Greiz 1859 32 Nicholas, Montenegro r I860 43. Frederick William, Strelitz 1860 64 Adolph, Scbaumburg 1860 67 William I., Prussia 1861 87 Louis L, Portugal 1861 45 George L, Greece... 1863 38 Christian XI., Denmark . 1863 66 Louis IL, Bavaria 1864 39 Charles I., Wurtembnrg 1864 61 Leopold IL, Belgium , 1865 49 Charles, Roumania 1866 & George IL, Saxe-Meiningen 1866 58 Henry XIV., Reuss-Schlciz 1867 51 Milan I., Servia 1868 29 GeorgeSchwazburg-Rudolphstadt..l869 45 William, Germany 1S71 S7 Friedricb, Anhalt 1871 53 Oscar II., Sweden 1872 56 Albert, Saxony 1873 5 Alfonzo XII., Spain 1874 26 Woldemar, Lippe-Detmold 1875 59 Adbul Haroid, Turkey 1876 41 Ludivig IX., Hesse 1877 46 Hubert I., Italy 1878 40 Leo XIII., Pope 1878 *4 Charles, Schwarzburg-Sonderhaus6cn 1S80 54 A Iava^/IA. "TIT VncalQ 1K81 an Frederick Francis III, Sctnvcrln..l8S3 3 Fifty years ago or so the commanding officer in Mariazell had to send a report to his superior. He summons for this purpose a subaltern. "Have you pen, ink and, paper?" "Yes, your Honor." "Good. Now write, Mariazell, the 13th; got that down?" "Yes, your Honor." "What have you got?" Mariazell, the loth." "Good; go on; October?got that down?" "Yes, your honor." "What have you got?" "October." "Good; now read it alL" "Mariazell, the I3tia October." "Proceed; 1813?^ot that down?" "Ye3, your Honor.'' "What have you got?" "1813." '"Good; now read it all to getber." 'Mlariazeu, me j.ow v/?tuber, 1813." Well, now, let's rest an hour or so."?Fliegende Blatter. "Pa, what are 'puts' and 'calls1 on State street?" "Well, a man puts his money in a broker's hands and when he calls for it it is all ^one," Earthquake Phenomena. The causes of earthquakes have long been the subject of many conjectures. The numerous investigations of late years have contributed much to define their characters; and several data recently acquired tend further to make their "mechanism clear. It is known that the shocks are by no means distributed at haphazard over the surface of the globe. The countries where the strata have preserved their original horizontal position, like the North of France, a part of Belgium, and the most of Russia, are privileged with tranquillity. Violent commotions are manifested particularly in regions that t re J :J xiave suiiereu cuiisiuerauie . accidents, and have acquired their last . relief at a recent epoch, like the region of the Alps, Italy and Sicily. The tracts that are simultaneously . distributed by the same shock most fee quently comprise arcs of from five to fifteen degrees, or from 300 to 1,500. They rarely include a much more conr ' siderable -fractiou o? alt?augh3t3i<i celebrated1 "catasEropf? at . Lisbon oh the 1st of November, If55, extended bver seventeen or eighteen degrees into Africa and the two Americas, or over a.surface equal tp about four times-that of Europe. ; The detailed examination of many 1 earthquakes has enabled us to defer mine the center of the shocks as well ' as the contours of the disturbed areas. ] From the manner in which the latter < surfaces' agree with lines of pre-existing 1 discloations, several of the most dis- ! tinguished geologists, including Mr. i Dana, M. Suess and Albert. Heim, have considered the shocks in question ] as connected with the formation of chains of mountains of which they j may be a kind of continuation. : In fact, the crust of the earth every- ] where shows ^tlie enormous effects ex- j ercised by thle lateral pressures that have been in Operation at all epochs. ? The strata, bent and bent over again J through thousands of meters of thick- ( ri/iCQ ?*c ic t.hft nrrAot. fro^t-nrAQ i traverse them, are the eloquent wit- < nesses of these mechai#cal actions. < Notwithstanding the apparent tran- j quillity now reigning on the surface of the globe, equilibrium does not exist in the earth, and commotions have not * been arrested in its depths. The proof ( of this is found-not only in earthquakes, j but also in the slow movements of the t soil, of elevation and depression?a t kind of warping, which has" continued to manifest itself within historical * times in all parts of the globe.?Popular Science Monthly. , * a How Gun-B;irrels are Made. - C The beautiful waved lines and curi- ? ous flower-like figures on" the surface j of the barrels are really the lines of s welding, showing that two different metals, iron and steel, arc intimately blended in making the finest and ^ strongest barrels. The process of thus | welding and blendins? steel and iron is . a very intercsting'ono. Flat bars or rib- J bons of steel and iron are alternately * aiTanged together and then twisted in- * to a cable. Several of these cables are then welded together, and shaped into a long flat bar, which is next coiled around a hollow cylinder, called a J "imaatul; uiuif wkluli lite, edges of these- ' .spiral bars are heated and firmly weld- ' ed. The spiral coil is 'now put upon 1 what is called a' welding mandril, is ? again heated, and carefully hammered * into the shape of a gun-barrel. Next 1 comes the cold hammering, by which. 1 the pores of the metal are thoroughly closed. The last, or finishing, operation ? is to turn the barrel on a lathe to ex- ^ actly its proper shape and size. By all ^ the twistings and weldings and ham- P merings, the metals are so blended that ? the mass has somewhat the consistency 13 and toughness of woven steel and iron. c A barrel thus made is very hard to v burst. But the finishing of the inside ' of the barrel is an operation requiring * great care and skilL What is called a cylinder-bored barrel-is where the bore itor hole through the barrel is made of F i< uniform size from end to end. A choke- | v bore is orie that is a little smaller at e the muzzle than at the breech end. 1 There are various "ways of "choking'* * gun-barrels, but the object of all meth- 1 ods is to make the gun throw its shot t close together with even and regular 8 distribution and with great force.? I There are several kinds of metallic 1 combinations that gunmakers use, the principal of which aro called Damas- i cus, Bernard and laminated steel; the C Damascus barrels are generally consid- t ered the best.?Maurice Thompson, in "V St. Nicholas for June. t - ' r : ii The Perils of Railway Crossings. v The Saturday Review, commenting a on the-railway statistics in the United r States census report, says: ? The number of killed and iniured is alarmingly large. In tlie course of the twelve months 2,541 persons lost their * lives, 5,674 were more or less seriously injured on the railways of the United ? States. The companies, indeed, affirm that only 364 were killed and 1,438 in- "1 jured through causes beyond their con- ^ troL A closer examination of the fig- f ures shows that what are almost exclu- * sively known as "railway accidents" ^ in this country caused the smallest part a of this terrible "butcher's bill." The number of passengers killed was 143, c that of employes 923; -while 1,475 4 "others" neither passengers nor rail- 1 Way servants?were killed on the lines, t No one who has traveled on American t railroads will be at a loss to under- s cfanH f.hft -meaTvinor of those fi<mres. T Collisions are not more frequent than in this country; probably on the whole, s much less so; while accidents through * the fall of bridges, defective rails and J engines aro of course more common, i American railways being much more * lightly constructed, and the trains 1 traveling, cn an average, at perhaps half the English rate. "But lines run- ? ning without fence or protection, not ? only through woods, prairies and i farms, but through the streets of vil- 2 la'ges, and even of cities, aro a source c of peril to the community at large c such as in this crowded country could t not be tolerated for a moment. It is a j t 9jgnmcant fact that, while the total i number of injured is more than double t the number of killed, while nearly four c passengers and employes are injured t for eacn one slain outright, the number t of "others" killed and injured respect- t ivelv is exactly equal. Naturally half, t at least, of the men, women, or chil-4' dren run over are mortally hurt. Bob Swan, of Ottumwa, Iowa, who ^ served as captain in the Thirteenth In- r diana Infantry, applied for a pension, x which was granted, with $5.280 back j. pay. To complete the proof his .dis- t charge papers were wanted, but after a c diligent search ia the records they c ia \ ? (JUUJLU UUt lUUliU, YV m^U ICLLIIUUUU I Bob that at the time his company was j fc mustered out he was on detailed duty j v elsewhere and was evidently forgotten, j j. Inasmuch as he was never mustered t out he will draw $65,000 as captain's j s pay up to date. 1 . ,1 WJT AND HUMOR. ' ? . ^ j All men are born free and .equal, but do not remain so. Some descend into the maelstrom of politics, and others ascend into the upper Sir" "of journalism. It is a foolish girl who will ask her lover which he likes best, beauty or f brains. No matter which way he answers she is sure to get mad.?PJpladelphia Call N Minister Sargent use# to be aprin ter, and it is said that the cause of his , Berlin difficulty was on account of his once having set ut> Bismarck with a small "b." An old lady was asked what she > would do with all the corn if it could not be made into whisky. She replied: "I would make it into starch to stiffen the backbone of the temperance peoA Buffalo minister announces that "many pulpits, are now filled -with dudes," This-.xn&y be, but there are very few. /dudes In the pews. ^They .stand outside waiting for the pretty girls to " pass.- - ' The late Mr. Maxwell, a wealthy Milwaukee ' brewer,'. left .-$?00,000 * "toward the solution of the problem of . aerial navigation."' This. is 'whajTwe \ call riches taking to themselveswiog?. ?Lowell Courier. A Lewiston (Me.) man ha?d been"in \ prison ten years, and tne first thing he : iid on being set free, was' to return a borrowed umbrella. He was imraedi- , ately sent to an insane asylum.?Bi/f- lington Free Press. "And 'ow about the performers for 1 - >0% my lady's concert Wednesday next?" "O it's all right. Sir Gorgius! I've got > p-on six firs t violins, ionx. second violins," md '' ''Second violins - be hanged! ['11 'ave none but first fiddles performnginmy 'ouse!"?London Punch. Isn't it curious to think that the' same citizen who may be heard on club * lights bellowing forth the bacchanalian iitty, "Landlord, fill the flowing jow 1," can softly croon his youngest to ileep with the seductive melody, Hush, my babe, lie- still and slum If you don't believe this is' the most prosperous country in the world, just * - ' l'otice carefully the marvelous and ~ sheering. increase of veterans of the , Mexican war. We haye an impression hat not less than half a hundred of hem land from every arriving emi* prant ship. It is estimated from a statisticalpfcint I >f view that loss ot appetite,, among,.^ roung people on account pf love* lunually saves to the country $100,000,'- ' (00. Perhaps so; but the erpense-of j .. sxtra light'and fuel and caramels md ice-cream, on the same account, it 5 estimated, more than balances' this mount. . . In Siam the women are agitating the luestion of their rights. They have . rone so far as to petition the King that : heir husbands shall not pledge them or gambling debts. The spectacle of, * ovely woman being swept away in the :! naelstrom of a jack-pot or exposed to ;he vicissitude of'a four fiushis indeed i co/1 mo r - t&i "I want to present. Augustus .with ft :ane," said a youn? New York lady, "but I (lOIl't kPOWTrtlfrfc ^T.ffrA'iE-Aa'rg ? |B "What do you'racaa was tto . .,. juestion; "are canes of different _ ^tk^mgaga^m ;izes?" "Ob, yes, and. one has" to.be jareful in selecting them. I shouldn't ike "to send dear Augustus a cane , with t head big enough to choke himi" \' some one has been selling- the Lon,on Truth, which publishes tae follow;* ag- paragraph: "In New York the itest foolish freak is for bald men. to iaint their heads as a part of their-fuH ress. At a recent entertainment one adividual's scalp was covered with a arefully-painted* battle piece, another : rith argroup of fish and shells, while ft'/ bird displayed a copy of one of Mr- r: fanderbiii's Meissoniers." In French Algeria the work of ex- ; nmiinorinw miM lionifc 1C TT10 t? n Of TflTU -J' i progress. The number killet^.. lor 1 rhich rewards were pard by the" gov- rnment, rose from' 64T<5&ly in. 1881 to ,656 In the following year. ' Among hese the jackals figure for by far the arger proportion, numbering on the-, otaiofthetwo years 1,969 out of 2,- #03. Besides these there were * four . ions, six lionesses,'110 panthers' and 96 hyenas. . .7; "Mrs. Caroline Dall, authoress; has'' ier Winter home at Georgetown,- D.J.'Boston Globe. Aud Julia Moore; he poetess, is in Qshkosh; and MatyValier, tiie lawyeress, is in Washingon; Eliza Pinkney, the- advertlseress, 3 dead; and Susan B. Anthony, tie rorkeress, is abroad, and we only have , singe ress, :i cotiple of painteresses, a - r; ideress, and several -walkeresses toj lake thinirs chcerful:for us: at home.? m. v* t Mabel?"It docs make me sick to tear people speak of dresses being cut - V in princesse style.'" Edith?"Thatis trange. You must certainly have leard the term very often abroad as { rell as at home." Mabel?"Yes> and . thought it all right until I became fa-. \ ailiar with Europe: but now I taoTT It"; 3 all nonsense. Edith-^'Why* so?**. label?"Because princesses haven't my style." - ...... "What has become of our wonderful irimson sunsets, I wonder?" said Tonv 'Why," replied Laura, thoughtfully,. poking up from "ffie^azar, *Tsuppoa6 hcv have" all cone out of style. Every hing'is very" quiet and -elegant this ipring. I knew those winter-sunsets jrere too high-colored to last long. Dhey might do for the evening," she. ? aid presently, in a reflective moo"$r 'but they were too loud for the street.'" ? Lnd, bending over the description pf a lew walking suit, she did not see Tom, vvjjj alien from his chair, staring wildly at ler and painfully gasping for b'rcatn. ' "Oh, the wickedness of them play-~ ictors!" said a country aunt in town on*" i visit, and at that moment boiling with hdignaticu. "They make a laughingitock of marriage by getting married. >n the stage; they make believe' murler and shoot, and set lire to houses. ma cow li were hull l- uuu ui uiieiu ictually advertising'forpeople to cozno 3||| md see him die on the stage. 0 no; ? lin't mistaken. I read ifcwith'my own'v syes, 'Last ni^ht and farewell appearance of JohnMcCulIough.' Ianppoae * he doctors gave him up,-and he wants o make a heap of money the last. ihing." An old and skilled New York physi- 1 jian, when interviewed on tie hot eater craze, said: "It has long been ised. It is an internal wash; nothing * aore or less. As such it is excellent Ln. old trainer of prize-fighters used to ell me about it before I had even heard >f it elsewhere. He said he had cured Mm 1 ht/i rh^:;ma- 1 ; V liX J ItUJklUg A. A V/1U ism with it. My lady patients often . ' j3 >eg me to prescribe it for them, and I ^ ery often do so; sometimes bccanse I ? kink it likely to do good, and somo " imes btcauso Idoii't tMns: it will do ,ny harm." . jfl ^fSx .-des