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BY W. A.. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE. S. C., FRIDAY. MAY 19, 1S71. ' VOLUME XIX?NO. 4., .
HIRAM HAYS IN STRATFORD.
Once I journeyed while the mavis
O'er the English meadowssang;
It was bounteous summer weatherAll
the reads with music rang.
Hiram Hays was my companion?
Straight from Boston he had come?
Purse as long as John J. Astor's,
Head as hollow as a drum.
Toward the leafy lane9 of Warwick
" Merrily the stage-coach HewHow
I clasped my hands and shouted,
"Soon in Mratford we'll be due!"
"What of that!" asked weary Hiram,
"Shakespeare'scounty! glorious Will;
We shall see the spire of Avon
When we mount on yonder hill!
"There his home was ; there his grave is;
There his fancies grew subl ime ;
There he plumed his mighty pinions,
Built his fame lip for all time."
"Drive on faster! I shan't stop thereV'
Muttered Mr. Hiram Hays;
"Shakespeare never would"be thought of
If he hadn't writ them play* /"
.
THE FATAL FOUR.
Five of us were sitting in James
McDevitt's rbom, talking and drinking,
when John Fisher suddenly
said :?
'-Let us form ourselves into a secret
societ}', to be known as the Fatal
Five. We will take a solemn oath to
help each other in any cause whatsoever.
Wo will confide all our secrets
to each other, and swear, also, not to
divulge any sccrets intrusted to our
care.
James McDcvitt, John Fisher, Henry
Boncombe and Peter Carnicnger,
immediately agreed; but I declined
to join any such foolish society. Henry
Boncombe \va? asked to draw up
.... l?> A ?irl UM..1.
llll Villi!, illlU 1IC W/I11|M1VU> -llivu puvtl
an oath as it was I I considered :t a
blasph? my.
As I saw that after T had refused
to join them they regarded me coolly,
I soon departed. Little did I ?hiuk
what an influenco this "Fatal Four"
would have over my future life!
.My name is George Welman, and I
was a clerk in the store of Mr. Seth
C lov-lai d with a salary of ei^ht hundred
dollars a year. My imployer
had a daughter, Isabella as buwtiful I
as a dream; and, to tell the truth,' J j
?'no in Ini'^ willi lu>l' TiHl I hud 51
rival in the person of John Fisher, j
one of the '-Fatal Four." lie was
some distant connection of 31V. Cleveland's,
and was reported to be immensely
rich.
I loved Isabella with my whole soul
and she Iov<?d me. But how could I
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I. VIUVVIUIIU IU tnc IUV inn I
daughter for a wife on a salary of i
eight hundred a year? However, I
at, last summoned up courage enough
lo ask hi in.
"And does Isabella love you ?" he
taid
"Yes. sir, I tliink she does."
"Well, George, of course I could
not think of giving my daughter to-1
a man who has jiolhing to support |
her with but eight hundred a year,
lint I know yon to be an honest, industrious
young man, and if, at the
end of two years, yon are any bettir
off, I shall give my consent to the ]
:? >> I
limiting. I
C>f courso I thanked him, and i
went and to!d Bell me good news.
Through some means John Fisher;
heard ot! our engagement, and lie was
furious But he managed to put on a
good face, and congratulated me.
Now Mr. Cleveland had a safe in
which ho had placed ^United States |
Bonds to a large amount, and also i
?ome four or live thousand dollars in
cash. There were but two keys to
the safe. Mr. Cleveland had one, and
I hud the other.
nUUUL a iiiv 11in aucr my uuuvui^ation
with Mr. Cleveland, ho caWed
mo into bis private offico and told mo
that the safe had been robbed tho
night belore, arid that a handkerchief
with my name on it, and covered
with blood, had been found on tlifi
floor. There were also tinker-marks
found on the safe, marked with blood.
It was in vain I protested my innocence,
and explained that I had cut
my finger the day bofore, and had
liKei my handkerchief, and probably
<lroppeu it. Appearances were against
nio and I was committed tojail on the
charge of burglary.
I refused to employ a lawyer, as I
knew that I was innocent. I received
a visit from Bell, and she persuaded
mo to let her employ a detective,
to see if he could not find the guilty
party or parties.
The day of my trial came, and I
had received no communication from
John Ross, the detective. I was conducted
to the court room, andplaccd
in the prisoner's stand. The witnossps
wero .called, but the most des-d'y
evidence were given by Mr. Cloveland.
lie spoke of my uniform conduct
and moral character, but the
"mark of the bloody hand, and my
i>'opd-stained handkerchief, could not
be explained.
I toI.?i the judge that I had nothing
to say except that I was innocent.
Then thn llsnnl nnnutinn "flniltv of
notguiltj? ?" was asked.
'Not, gui)t\'," I answered.
"Y?s, as I can prove!" cried a voice
from the crowd, and John Roys, the
delcctive, came forward, having in
charge?could I believe my eyes??;
the "Fatal Four."
Detectivo Ross was called to the
witness box, and testified as follows;?
My name ris John Ross, and my
calling is that of a detectiv?v. I was
employed by a friend of the prisoner's.
I examined the bloody print oi
tue nana on tho sale, anu aiscovcrea
that the hand that made that mark
had but three fingers; tlie forefinger
was missing. I loll owed this' ciue,
and found that the robbery had been
committed by a society or organization
known by the name of the "Fatal
Four," but directly by John Fisher,
he having unlocked the sale by a
key abstracted from the pocket of
Mr George Wclman, without his
knowledge. The forefinger ol his
right hand is gone. I accused him ot'
i%mI?Ih?w* iintl in* f?nnfiv<soH it. iin
plicated tho rest of tlie 'Fatal Four'
j as his accomplices, lie said that lie
had contracted gambling debts, or
j 'debts of honor,' and thai he had con- j
| tided the fact lo the 'Fatal Four,' and j
j by their instigation and help he had
i committed tl.o robbery; that he found
!a handkerchief of Mr. VVelmau's ?;n
j the floor of the oftieu, covered with
j blcod, and that he conceived the idea j
of laying the blame of the robbery j
on Mr. Welmun ; that he cut himself
slightly, and with the blood'lie made
the mark of a bloody hand on the
safe, and left the handkerchief 011 the
floor."
Of course I was discharged. Mr
Cleveland said that, in atonement for
his mistake, 1 should marry Bell immediately.
The sign of our fir in now
reads "Cleveland andAVelman." The
rami rotir were sunt to omg oing
for a Jong period of years."
KINDNESS. EVEN TOWARDS THE
HUMBLEST, IS NEVER LOST.
Elihu . Burritt illustrates this
maxim with with the following
story:
a poor, coarsc-fentured old woman
lived on the line of the Baltimore
and' Ohio Railway, where it
passes through a wild, unpeopled
district of Western Virginia. !She
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\\ as a \\iu<jv\, w-miuim unu uau^u-ter,
living- with her in a log but,
near a deep precipitous gorge,
! crossed by the railway bridge.
Here she contrived to support themselves
by raising and selling poultry
and eggs, adding berries in
their season, and other little articles
for the market. She had made
a long weary walk of many miles
to a town where she could sell lier
basket of produce. The railway
passed by her cabin to this town ;
but the ride would cost too much
of the profits of her small sales, so
she trudged on generally to the
market on fo.;t. The conductor
came finally to notice her walking
by the side of the line or between !
the rails; and. being a good* J) at tired j
benevolent man, lie would olton 1
give her a ride to aivl fro without
charge. The enginetnen and
brakesmen were also good to the
. ..
oia woman, aivr ieu mey were not
wronging the interests of the railwav
company by giving her these
free rides. Ami soon an accident!
occurred that proved that they J
were quite right in this matter.
In the wild month of March, the !
rain descended and the mountains
: sent down their rolling, roaring tori
rents ot melted snow and ice into
this gorge, near the old woman's
hut. The flood arose with the
darkness of the night, until she i
heard the crash of the railway j
bridge, as it was swept from its |
abutments, and dashed its broken i
timbers against the craggy sides of j
the precipice on either side It [
was nearly midnight. The rain |
fell in a flood, and the darkness!
was deep and howling with the j
storm. In another half hour the |
! express train would be due. What1
I could she do to warn it against the j
I
j awful destruction it was approach- i
I ing? fehe had hardly a wl ole tal-;
! low candle in her house; and no j
I light she could make of tallow or!
j oil, if the had it, would live a mo-;
i incut in. that tempest of wind and '
! rain Not a moment was to be <
! I. +1 -1.4. ,.^.,,..1 ?-,>
i iwoi y uuu uv;i uiuugm who cv^utu iu ;
'the moment. She cut the cord of |
' her only bedstead, and shouldered
i the dry posts, sidepieees, and head-!
; pieces. Iler daughter followed her
i with their two wooden chairs. Up
I the steep embankment they climbed
and piled all their household fur-;
j niture upou the line a tew rods be-1
! fore the black, awful chasm, gurg|
ling with the roaring flood. The
' rumbling of the train came upon i
! them ju;t as tliey had fired the
: well-dried combustibles. The pile
blazed up into the night, throwing
its red, swelling, booming light a
! inner wnv iid the track. In fifteen
! -v T J
i minutes it would begin to wane,
j and she could not revive it with
: green, wet wood. The thunder of
S the train grew louder. It was!
j within five'miles of the lire.
| Would they see it in time? Tliey
: might not put on the brakes soon
j enough. Awful thought! Shetore
1 her red flannel gown from her in a
| moment, and, tying it to the end of
ja stick, ran up the tra<:k, waving it
I in both hands, while her daughter
| swung around her head a blazing
' chair-wist a little before. The lives
: of a hundred unconscious passenigers
hung on the issue of the next
j minute. The ground'trembled at
i the old woman's tept. me great,
j red eye of the engine burst upon
! her as it came around a curve.
| Like as a huge, sharp-sighted lion
coming suddenly upon a lire, it
sent forth a thrilling roar that tilled
: .all the.wild heights aud ravines
around. The train was at fullspeed;
but the brakermen wrestled
at their leverage with all the
strength of desperation.
The wheels ground along on the :
healed rails slower and slower, 1111!
til the engine stopped at the de!
caying fire. It still blazed enough
' to show them the beetling edge of
j the black abyss into winch the
I train and all. its passengers would |
luive plunged, and into a death und
destruction too horrible to think of;
and had-it not been for the old wo- j
I man's signal. They did not stop
| to thank her first for the deliver-j
lance. The conductor kneit down i
by the side of the engine; the en-j
gine driver and the brakemen came j
and knelt down by him; sill the
passengers came and knelt down
by them; and there, in tha expiring
light of the burnt-out pile, in
the rain and wind, they thanked
God for the salvation of their lives.
All in a line the kueelers and. prayers
sent un into the dark heavens
such a midnight voice of thanksgiving
as seldom, if ever, ascend
ee from the earth to Him who seeth i
in darkness well as in secret. J
Kindness is the music of goodwill
to men; and on th:s sharp the I
smallest fingers may plsy heaven's i i
sweetest tunes on earth. 1
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GOOD ADVICE LOST.
Old Tom Ewitig, of Ohio, the '
companion ot Clay, Webster,' (
Wright, Calhoun, Preston, and '
their peers in the Senate, being in 1
Washington on a visit, lias given ?
cm mo irinifl nrli-iVin tn ]iia -pi'inn/ls !itw? *
Congress, which the latter chooses 11
not to take. The old statesman is!1
fur wiser than the majority in the I 1
Senate and h'ouse of Representa-1 1
tives, and in the following shows!)
thai he is a good judge of men as
well as a true l'rieud ot the coun- 1
try :
TIMIDLY* ADVICE.
1st. Pass the bill pending in the *
Senate to remove disabilities, but 1
i.;.. ? :i. ~ ..ii ;
urst sinivi; oiu an except ions.
Few as those are, they will produce js
much mischief*; the)' select a body 1
of the most iiiiitiential men of the j *
South, and make it their interest j '
to keep up rather than quiet disor- (
der?and you disable tliem for all' '
good service, and arm them with I
tcn-foJd power for mischief, jt
Thousands of the now well-dis- f
posed men of the South will look j1
upon these excepted few as mar-1
tyrs to the cause which they have '
all believed in and all supported. '
This may be very wrong; but, un- '
til God creates men anew, and f
gives them new souls, new passions 1
and new social feeling.-*, this will, '
i ii i;i.? i.? 1
Uii'JCi (ill jiuv: vuiivuuuii^j uvj uijl
effect of special acts of power .such i
as the exception in the Senate's
disability act.
It is much better to have their 1
aid than their opposition in your 1
effort to give peace and quiet to '
the country ; and perhaps they are ?
less culpable, in the forum of con- 1
science, than we are inclined to ad- *
mil. It may be true that our { '
Southern brethren- and sisters do '
not heartiiv love us, but we cannot 5
hope to gain their good will, or 1
quiet the natural irritation of y 1
vanquished people, by pouring !
baskets of live pismires on tfjeiV 1
beads or whipping them wi h net- 1
ties, liut if you strike out the ex- \
ceptions and pass the bill, it will do 1
much good?it will enable the peo- 1
pie to govern themselves, which
was impossible while the intelligence
of the country was under
the ban, and Emancipated slaves '
and adventurers on the one side, I
and the K. lv. K. ou the other, 1
struggle for pbw er.
2d. Make- the commission of (
Southern investigation joint, and (
put on it fair men ot both political .
parties?not extreme men of either
?men not so far biased but that
they can see the truth and tell it, i
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tUJU WIIU >? LI 1 UU UlillUVCU Uy
public at largo. They should look 1
t?? the present and future, not- thej:
past.
3d. Do not pass any law giving I:
the President powers not conferred j
by the Constitution, no matter how
strong* the necessity may seem.!
North and South, we have a right!
to the protection of that iustru-!
rneut, and if you violate it, audi
those wronged thereby resist, you j
and not tlwi/ are pro hac viae in re-j
bullion. The argument that you j
may violate the Constitution to |
save the Union would conclude to]
this also, that you may cut a man's!
throat to save his life. But do i
what yon may, these" marauding!
bands will for a time infest the j
country. It has always been the I
case at the close of civil wars, end ;
how the}' may.
The cavaliers?tho men in Eng-;
land?furnished them in abundance
after the revolt of 171o and.
1745, besides private adventures, i
; Die.< Turpi us and Claude Duvals.1
i The JSoutii lias tens of thousands ;
: of young men who are turned
ioose upon the world without prop-1
city, industry or business hahits,
who singly or iu bands will ini'est
the country uutil the people who
have property and desire to protect
it are allowed to put them
down. This they can never do
while they are themselves under
the bun of the Republic.
Yours respectfully,
T. Ewingl
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TRAINING TOMATO VINES.
In twelve years' testing and observation,
I have arrived at the con
elusion that the common treatment
given to the tomato is detrimental
to i.s growth, flavor, and nourishing
pnn iples, and that there are
advantages in training up the stalk
and lopping ott' the supperfluous
blanches. The three rules to follow
in the cultivation of the
tomato are:
I. Secure the seed of fruit acclimated
to the section where it is
to he grown.
2: Free use of. liquid manure duniur
tl.rt tiAuinn
>3. Lopping off the superfluous
I)ranches, ami training the stock of
the plant ever trellises, and up the
si-irs of fences and. houses, to its
full length and capacity.
'I he tomato is too sensitive for
the plant grown in a northern latiiude
to succed South at the first
trial, or for the seed of the South ,
to flourish in the North, until it is ;
iieelimated. Acclimation is essen
rial before pronouncing judgment <
:>ti its met its Select the smoothidt
vnimfl.ijt otirl Ji/> !? !net- nrliinton
for table consumption, during its
natural season, and a medium size,
jrown and adapted expressly for
canning purposes. Secure the j
:>lant tnat is adapted to'your cli- (
nate and wants; keep that seed .
iure, and study to acclimate it to
lie section and soil, and improve its
size, color, and flavor each year,
riunyou will never leave home 1
or a good tomato. - - i
To prepare the ground, mix with 1
he soil equal parts of hen, chip
ukI sand manure. neap tne ciirt|
n hi I is not less than two feet high; I
it the base and aroun 1 the.se hills
>et the strongest and stoutest 1
ilunts. Then apply soap-suds,
lish water, etc., over the hill and 1
ut it run down and feed the plant :
luring the season. Draw the earth
rom this hill around the glowing
hints every two weeks, spreading
he same ahout over the roots un- >
ii the elevrted earth is consumed 1
n feeding the wants of the vine. J
It is interesting ami important to i
rain and cut away the surplus uu- i
icari nir limbs-from the first to the
? i i - i
u.st spreading oraucu; a young i!io?>t
springs irom the crotch j.this 1
nhint sprig must he plucked out
i) all occasions. Oil the side of (
he main stalk the flower stem
shoots out; these bear the blossom
mil fruit. Near these a very heavy
md large brunch grows, as large as
he original stem, with big leaves;
hat is fruitless and burdensome, i
All these should be cut off with a
slntrp knife, so as to leave the '
naiu stalk and flower stem exposid
to light and air. The blossom
'ranch will often double its capaei- |
:y in fruit bearing. The surplus
should be reduced ao that the remainder
will come to early and -per- (
eet maturity. The vine will comuence
bearing %at about twelve
nches from the ground, and under
:his treatment continue to bear
fruit at every twelve and fifteen
inches, to the extreme end ot the
tree.? Cor. Country Gentleman.
Good Advice to Dyspoptics.
If a man wishes to ^ot rid of dyspepsia
he must give his s>-oinach and j
b stius less to do It. will of no
service to him to follow any particular
regimen?to live on chatf bread
>r any su'jh stuff?to weigh hi.s food,
L*t(s,M> long as the I<!*.iin is in a constant
state of excitement. Let that
have proper rest; anc the' stomach
will perform its proper functions. Hut
if lie pass fourteen or fifteen hours a
Jay in.his oih'ce or counting-room,
ami take no exercise, his stomach will
inevitably become paralyzed, and if
he puts nothing into it hut a cracker
i\ da)', it will not digest it- In many
cases it is the brain that is the primary
cause. Oiive that delicate organ j
some rest. Leave your business be-!
hind von wheii vou <ro 10 vour home, i
J " *> C* ?- - ? j
Do nuL sit down to your dinner with !
vour brows knit, und yfur mind nb-[
sorbed in casting up interest accounts. !
Never abridge the usual hours ofj
sleep. Take more or less exercise in
the open air every day. Allow yourself
some innocent recreation. Eat
moderately, slowly, and of what you j.
please? provider it be not the shovel j
and tongs. If any particular dish I
disagrees with you, however, never!
touch it, or look at it. Do not iin-:
agine that you must live on rye bread i
nor oat meal porridge; a reasonable;
quantity of nutritii-us food is esscn-i
tial to the mind as well as tho body.!
Above all, banish all thoughts of the
r?i lijret.. If you have any treatise on
dispepsia, domestic m -.dieine, etc.,
put- tliem directly into the fire If'j
you are constantly talking and think-!
ing about dispepsia, you will surely |
liave it. Endeavor to forget that you ,
have a stomach. Keep a clear con-j
ttcicu?c; lice temperately, regularly,;
cleanly; be industrious too, but be
tenjperatc.?Bvatim Journal of Chemist'
y.
A Great Farmer's Maxims.
The successful life of Mr.-Jacob
Straw/i, the Prince of American farmers,
is attributed to the close observance
of the following maxims,^originated
by himself:
When you wake up, do not roll
over, but roll out It will give you
time to ditch all your sloughs, break
them, barrow them and sow with
timothy and red clover. One bushel
of clover to two bushols of Timothy
is enough.
Make your fence high, light and
strong, so that it will keep cattlc and
pigs out.
If you havo a brush, make your
lots secure and keep your hogs from
the cat tle, for if' the corn is kept ciean
thev will eat it better than if it is
not.
13c sure to get 3*our hands to bed
by seven o'clock, they will rise early
hy force o! circumstance Pay a
hand if he is a poor band, all^you
promise him; if h is * good.one."pay
him a little more; it will encourage
him to do still better.
Always feed your hands as well as
you do yourself, for the laboring men
are the bone and sinew of the land,
and ought to be well treated.
I am satisfied that getting up early,
industry and regular habits, are the
bos medicine prescribed for health.
When rainy, bad weather comeH, so
so that you can't work out doors, cut
split and haul your wood.
Make your racks, fixing your fence
or-agate that is off its hinges, or
weather-boarding your barn where
the wjnd has blown the siding off, or
patching the roof of your barn or
house.
Study your interest closely, and do
not spend any time in electing Presidents,
Senators and other smaller
officers, or talking of hard times when
spending your time in whitling storeboxes,
etc.
Take your time and make calculations
j don't do things in a hurry, but
Jo thorn at the. right time, and keep
your mind as well as the body employed.
Anecdote of Webster.
A correspondent of Harpers Month's/
Buys:
In looking over an old note-book of
mj- fathers, written many years ago,
L came across an anecdote which, if it
lias nevs-r appeared in print before, is
uo good to bo lost. While John
n ? / V /i ... I /-?
Drancn 01 ixunn uiiuunu, was ue?.
Jackson's secretary of the Navy, he
fazewull, and Daniel Webster were
walking on the North bank of the
Potomac, at Washington, willing.to
unuse himHcJl'witti Branch's simplici
ly. said :
"Branch, I'll bot you a ten-dollar
bat that 1 can prove that you are ou
Lhe other side of the river."
"Dune," suid Branch.
"Well," said Tazewell, pointing to
lhe opposite shore, isn't that one side
A' the liverV
' "Yes."
' Well, isn't this tho other side?"
"Yes."
Then, as yon are here, are you not
jn the oilier side?"
"Why, I declare," said poor Branch,
'so it is I But here conies Webster.
I'll win back that bat from him."
Webster had lagged behind, but
now came up, and Branch accosted
liiin :
"Webster. I'll bet yon a ten dollar
Imt. ihiit von are ou the other side
of the river."
"Done!"
"Well, isn't this one side?"
"Yes."
"Well, isn't that the other side?".
"Yes, but I am not on that side?"
Branch hun# his head and submitted
to the loss of the two hats as quietly
as he could.
?o*
Hon. Jeff. Davis* Mississippi
esratel Owned by One oe His
Slaves.?A letter to the Chicago j
Tribune describes a visit nude in com- j
pan'y with Mr. Jefferson Davit, to the !
plantation formerly owned by him in i
Mississippi The writer says:
"We left at ni^ht on the It. E. Lee, i
one of our finest steamers, anu landed j
at 11)0 1Jurncmiu piuiuuuuu uuuuo i
day-light the next morning. This
plantation, and another known as J
liriartiehl,. were occupied before tho I
war by J. E. Da7is and his brother
President Davis. They were sold to
a favorite freedman, Hen. Montgomery.
for $360,000, payable at the end
of ten years, 1st (January, 187fe,) in- j
terest at six per cent., payable annu-j
ally. Ben, who is very black, but i
thoroughly educated before tho war,;
met us and gave us a breakfast, wait- j
ingon tLie table himsvlf. but not offer j
nig to take u scat, filter urcaitiasb,
we had a carriage and ride over the
magnificent estate, tho extent of
which you cafi form some idea of
when I tell you that Ben iJongomery
made last year 2,500 bales ot1 cotton
and a largo quantity of corn. Wo
dined at Briartield, tho former residence
of Jefferson Davis, and now occupied
as a residence of the aforesaid
Ben , and you will not be surprised to
learn that the former slaves of Mr.
Bavis greeted him with all the
warmth of affection which they were
capable of expressing. Mr. Davis
met'them cordially, and encouraged
them by many kind words After
dinner, at which our wealthy host
again waited on us in elegant style,
wo passed on to a very large and valuable
plantation which has been pur"
" m
chased l>y uen. iH-onigomery mm uuued
to the Davis estate, and which will
add to his crop this year probubly
1,000 bales more, making 3,500 in all
if it is a good crop."
Loud Macaulay on the Sabbath.?Of
course, I do not mean
that a man will not produce more in
a week by working six days. I3ut I
very much doubt whether, at the end
of the year, ho will generally have
produced more by working seven
days a week than by working six
days a week; and I firmly believe
that at the end of twenty years he
will havo produced less by working
seven days a week than by working
six days a week. The natural difference
between Campania and Spitzbertfen
is trifling when compared with
the difference between a country inhabited
bv. men sunk in bodily and
mental decrepitude. Therefore it is
that we are not poorer, but richer, because
we have, though many ageH,
rested from our labor one day in
seven. That day is not lost. While
industry is suspended, while the plow
lies in the furrow, while the exchange
ia silent, while no smoke ascends from
j tho factories, a process is going on
quite as important to the wealth ol
the nation as any process which is
performed on moro busy days.
Man, tho machine of machines?the
machine conpared with which all the
contrivances of the Watts and ?Arkwrights
are worthless-is repairing
and winding up, ho that he returns to
his labors on the Alondny with clearer
intellect with livelier spirits, with renewed
corporeal vigor.
A Tailor's Idea of an Apoloqt.
?ATopeka(Kansas) papercontains
the fluhjoined ap^olog). It wa9 published
at the aggrieved doctor's expense
:
"An Apology,
"Some time last winter Dr. S. E.
Sheldon ordered me to make liim
a tine single-hreasted frock coat, to
1. _ il. A A r t 3_ ?]._ J.
ue worm 5>-tu. a iijuuc me uoui,
and it was a perfect iit, but he left
it on my hands because be wanted
a 'swallow-tail' instead, whereby I
suffered a loss of ?^0.* This spring
he ordered of me a business suit,
and endeavored agaili to leave a
coat on my hands. I told him to
leave me the whole suit or pay me
for it. lie refused, and I kicked
him out of my shop, at 8 o'clock,
on the morning of May 27th, 1871.
He had since, however, paid me,
and requested an apology, " which i
no?v make, and state that had he
!J r i _ * ~ j
paiu me ior my wont. as requesieu,
I would not have kicked him out
of my shop as above mentioned.
' "J. V. HART."
A Sweeet Temper.?No trait oi
character is more valuable in a wo man
than the possession of a sweet
temper. Home can never be madt
happy without it. It is like the flowers
that spring up in the pathway
reviving and cheering us. Let u
man go hojue at night wearied by the
toils of the day, and how soothing is a
word dictated by a good disposition !
It is sunshine fulling on his h3art
lie is happy unci the cares of life are
forgotten. A sweet temper has a
sootbinginfluence overthe mind of a
whole family Whore it is found in
the wife and mother, you observe
kindness and love predominating over
the natural feelings of ;v bad heart,
characterize the children, and
smiles, kind words and looks
peace and love have their dwelling
thero. A sweet temper is more valuable
than gold; it captivates more
than beauty, and to the close of life it
retains all freshness and power.
?^
Tiie Origin "of IIand Shaking.
?The.- Romans li-id a goddess
whose name was Fides, or Fidelity
?a goddess of "faith and honesty"
to whom Aurua was the first to pay
divine honors, ller only dress was
a white veil, expressive of candor,
frankness ynd niodestv; and her
symbol was two right hands joined
or sometimes two femuie ligures
holding each other by the right
bunds; whence in all-agreements
among the Greeks and Komans it
was usual for the parties to take
each other by the right hand, as a
token of their intention to adhere
to the compact; .and this custom
in ?i;ijv;iui uoc
ourselves, at the present day, than
would at tirst thought be realized.
.
Safe Maxims for All.?The
orld c8timul.es men by their success
in life; and, by general consent, success
is evidence of superiority. Never,
under any circumstances, assume
a responsibility you can avoid consistently
with your duty to yourself and
others. Huso all your actions upon a
; principle of right; preserve all your
1 integrity of character in doing this,
nefer reckon the cost;, llcmcinbei
; that self-interest is more likely to
I warp your judgment than all othei
circumstances combined; therefore
1 look well to duty when your duty is
concerned. Never make money at
; the expense of your reputation. Bt
!_ i :..i n.. -Pit..
I nullum iiivinii ur inggiuuij?im
! two avoid tlio latter?a muuii man is
j universally despised; but public fa
j vor is a stepping stone to prefenncni
I ? therefore generous feeling should b<
i cultivated- Let your expenses bt
! such as to leave a balance iu youi
i pocket?ready money is. a friend ii
j need. Keep clear of the law: foi
I when vtfii gain vour case, vou an
V I? ~ 1 V
I generally a loser of money. JNevei
relate your misfortunes, nud r.evei
J grieve over what you cannot prevent
I No man who owes as much as he cm
. pay has any moral right to ple<Jg<
I hid credit by endowing a bill fur an
othor.
t
Early Influence.?There can be
no greater blessing that) to be born in
a cheerful, loving home. It not only
insures a happy childhood?but it ie
almost sure to make a virtuous and
, happy manhood, and a fn-sh, young
! heart in ?!d age. 1 think it every
' parent's duty to try to make theii
'' children's childhood full of love aud
j proper joyousness, and I never sec
:j children destitute of them, through
i the poverty, faulty tempers or wronr
| notions of parents, without a heart
acho. Not that all the appliance*
wealth can buy are necessary to the
free and happy unfolding of child
hood in body aod heart?quite other
' wise, heaven be thanked! But th?
children must at least have love in the
house, and fresh air and good play
onH onmo rvf.r\A e?t\m on f
I WHU UVIIIV ^VVU VUlll^Wlli VtiVJlli^ vu >
of it. otherwise young life runs greal
danger ot withering, or growing
stunted or sour, or at best premature
ly old und turned in upon itself.
Showers of good things are falling
on-Bismarck. A gateful conntry
gives himp $75,000, and th(
King of Bavaria has sent him the
order of St. Hubert, with its deco
rations in diamonds. No doubt
something nice will come from St
Petersburg, as the Czar knows ho^
to give presents. .
We are likely to have a surfeit o
royal visitors this summer. , Thf
Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia; the
reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha, Trince Albert's brother
Prince George, third son of the
King of Saxony; Prince Arthur o]
England, and last, but not least
King Thakambu, of the Fejee Is
lands, are all expected tojournej
in the United States during th<
coming season.
A curious and beautiful effect wai
produced by one of the ice-making
machines built lately in Philadelphia
This was a cake of manufactured ice
in the center of which, completely
enclosed by the translucent material
was a boquet of fresh flowers. Eve
ry leaf and flower was perfectly visi
ble. while the brilliancy of the colon
was enhanced by the refractioi
through the ice. This specimen o
summer entombed in winter was pro
i duced by the Carre-ammonia procesE
- a French invention, under whicl
these machines are operated.
P A pf.rty of visitors went to th
summit of " Mount Washington 01
' April 30th, to find out how the part;
J of scientific gentlemen who hav
been quartered there all winter wcr
j progressing., On reaching ?the to:
| the}' discovered that these enthusiast
( had not yet had an opportunity c
| thawing out, as tho day was of
I most wintrj character, a snow store
prevailing, and everything wearing
December :.ppearance.
k i
l A standing antidote for poison b;
i | dew, poison oak, ivy, etcis to tak
11 a handful of quick Ifrne, dissolve ii
water, let it stand half an hour, thei
, paint the poisioned parts with it
: Tliree or four applications will neve
i fail to cure the most aggravated cases
; Poison from bees, hornets, spide
. bites. &cM &c., is instantly arrested bi
the application of equal parts o
common salt anc bicarbonate of soda
well rubbed in on the place bitten 01
stung.
The following appears as a leading
i niv,
VUI IIM U\l III 11. C ii 17 U1U ? f *
! wish to give a very simple remedj
for fever and ague, and wish to em
, j phnsize it by flaying that it has to oui
j knowledge, proved efficacious* It ii
! simply common salt. A tcaspoonfu
| taken in water, and a teaspoonful de
posited inside each stocking, otjxt th<
' j foot, just as the chill is coming on
j That's all there is of it; but knowing
i j that it has been very efficacious ii
;! 'breaking' the chill.and perfecting i
s j cure, we put it in our editorial col
, | umns, where no humbug remedy shal
,! over find a place, if we know it."
, I . ?.?
:| The New York brokorago firm o
| Wood hull & Claflin is in some troubh
j in consequence of certain chargei
j brought by the mother of these ladiei
j against a Mr. James H. Blood, sai<
11 by the-local papers to bo a silent part
11 ner in tho firm. The charges an
j made public by Mrs. Claflin througl
| an affidavit, in which some scandalou
11 allegations- aro brought forwan
'! against Blood. M'me Woodhull de
: nics the truth of the alleged factf
; which will be investigated at th
Police Court. Fainilv diasentions nri
[ | pear to be at the bottom of the trou
bles.
! Prize fighters are queer folks
1 When notified of his-wife's death, Joi
' Coburn returned at once toXewYork
' A representative of Mace waited 01
) him to soy th'at it should bo optiona
i with him whether the tight should b<
" postponed or go on as agreed upon
k Coburn, in view of the large amoun
} of money at stake, and possibly it
3 indifference to his bereavement, de
p: eided against further delay. Coburi
1! will be in readiness for the contest oi
; the 11th May.
31
L*
f An indiviualwho was puzzled t<
. know whore all tho Smiths came from
i has at last solved the mystery. A
3 Watcrbury, Conn., on a long t'actorj
| appears a sign inscribed, "Smith Mac
ufaeturin^ Company."
SCRAPS.
Some Chinamen at Berlin digging,
1 in Australia, bate lately strack a ncrgfC?t
of gold weighing 1,717 onnccff,' ~
| and worth $34,880,
Tho Strausbonrg library Will be
1 rebuilt by the first of May, 1872' and
s "will then be re-opened with more
i books than it ever contained before.
Soveral valnahlfi rfiliea of Prp.der.
" iek the great have recently been
stolen from tho "Frederick room" at
Sans Soaci.
Prince Alfred has been making himi
self very popular in New Zealand,
s even leading the orchestra on the
, violin at. two concerts in aid of chart
ities:
r Just before his'death, and while
- apparently unconscious, Gonductor
Pollard, who died at Nasbau a few
days ago, whispered, "I'm waiting for
tho train." M
Sir Edwin Landscer'g condition is
such that it is feared that he will
never more be able to paint
It is stated that Lonis Napoleon
has rented St. John's House, near
ftvdA VlnirlnnH fnr a pasiHnnne r
. -v J fc> **
f An organization is nearly perfected
in England for inaugurating a great
emigration movement from that country
to the. British American possesf
sions. " 7
i ?
? Weston, the pedestrian, has been
f walking for three days, ten hours ft
; day, on a wager that he can walk
; two hundred miles in forty-one
' hours. .
f ' f
, The managers of the Hollywood
Memorial Association, Bichmond,
r have fixed upon Wednesday, May 17th
> as their annual memorial day.
* ~ .* '
All the New York city raflroads
have resolved not to employ any ap'
? plicants, either as driver or oondocr
tor, who comes iram political end owemoot
and without business letters.
r A speaker in the New York Nation#
al Labor Convention, on Saturday,
. declared that the workingmen ' of
. New England would run candidates
9 for President and Yice-Preddent
i the United States at tbe next elecf
tion. .
Hon. Horace Greoly addressed :,'the
') \T n i/Mrt ft 1 f.akAH pAnnAnffAw
^ubiviiai xiauui vvuvcuuuu au ilUW
3 York, Saturday, in opposition to flree
trade, and will leave for the Texas
State Fair at Houston, Thursday, to
e speak on what ho knows about p?rq
aimmons.
7 The revolutionary tendencies of
6 Pflris are productive of some queer
6 names for newspapers. Among the
P latest exhibitions in this line is the
s establishment of a journal in tb&t
" city called Cain and Abci?Abel being
a intended to typify Paris and Cain
n Vertailles.
a . A
proposition from the Paris Commune
to the Versailles Government to
y exchange the Archbishop of Paris for
e M. BI mi qui has been refined by the
Q latter, as Blanqui. who is one of the
rj uKiuuipui icvuiuuuunrj- ic?u er? ui
; Paris, is under sentem.ce of delttb,
r pronounced against him by the coun(>
cil of war.
\ The Pennsylvania Railroad Comf
pany now lights thirty-five passenger
cars with gas, and additions to the
? number are being made as rapidly as
possible.' Each car takes with it
enough gas for sixty hoars steady
burning They have five bnrnerf*,
5 and are so brilliantly lighted that
reading is an easy maiter m any part
of the car.
The latest novelty in the way of
accommodation for travel in New
Ynrlc in thft nlnoinornf ft Una nf n?1or>A
. horse cars on the (Third avenue*street
j railway. They are marvels of splen>
. dor and comfort, quite rivaling in their
t way the celebrated Pullman palace
j sleeping ear, and are said to be-profi;
tably patronized, notwithstanding
. the increased price charged for riding
1 in them.
A little girl who loves to pray, one
night was very tired and sleepy, and
t was getting into tier little bed witn3
out saying her prayers. But her
9 mamma told her to kneel down first
3 to pray. So she folded her littlo
i hahds and said: "Please, God, remem
ber what little Polly said last night,
3 she's so tired to night Amen."
i . _
s Tho Appleton (Wis.) Collegian
j says: "A vvratby female woman at
i_ Markesan sends us a virulent note, in
i which she remarks, and ber langnage
e is plain: 'When I want your paper
i any longer, I will let yon know and
* pay for tho same in advance.' Bat
dear Madam, will you not stop and
think a moment? Hou owe ns ?2:
j and because we send you a bill for the
i.! same, and since you admit you have
3! bad tbe papers, it does not look prat.
| ty to stand on your ear after this
1; fashion, Come, come, let as reason
I together."
i
That was a very happy uncont
Bcious pun which Prof. Gr-~? of Ro*
i i Chester university perpetrated in his
. | class room the otuer day. He had
II been dilating to some extent on the
i character and career of Lylwarch
Hen, the Norwegian poet,
and wishing to illustrate the author's
style ho remarked: "I will read you
) one of his lays." A slight smile
i,1 came over the faces of a few studentr
t at this, which gradually spread, unti
the whole class was in a tumult o
l- laughter before the professor saw hi*
joke.