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*J?, f' . V *5' "^;: *;, ,#'V*'. ^ __ ^ ' ' :? '' ' ~ ' ^ _ '"' . BY ?. A. LEE AND U H WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, EKBRLARY 11, 1874. VOLUME HI?NO. 44*? 1873. FALL &1 WE take pleasure in announcing to now receiving our Stock of G TRADE, and are confident of our abil & call, both in prico and quality. In c STAPLE AND FA! Hosiery, Gloves, Gorsets, Ribt morals, Shirts, Shirt and many other articles too numerous .Wo-would direct special attention tc Boots ar "We make this line of Trade a spceialt that those who favor us call ca v complete Stock of &EADY-MAD Both cheii 'In addition to the above, we keep o fiRfifFRIES AN And have at all times SUGAR, COFFEE SOAP, 1 CHEES T. f "> .:a Gire us us a call, and wc will cortaii 8ep^l 3^2-^ ^ . IN CHA y err.k' . ; I Miss Jau< * ' If ^ * WHO will always be found ror ' WELL-SELECTED STOCK ( HATS and BOjST^STE' Hair Goods and ] RHtbons, Flowers, Plnsss, Corsets a. in every variety ke 3. T. R( ;/" _ LATE J # Ook. 8,1873, 26-tf "COTTON IS ' ' ; t >. 0What we want is a E V i , H . ' t* I' ' 1 '?~? ' ! tlTE would give notice to planters, t jfjf !,.cuijrency we will pay OUTS - - - -P tl., T&A.UU. We are receiving one ui un it Goods evar brought to this town, at tl*n they have been at any time since 9?ats to large buyers and aro prepared DRY ( - BOOTS AN ^cir&iuarf, , .0roci CROCKED fiftrrrtri - > ,* , W.'ftitt S$5 <P?? ?*?? ra?nt?, ana as an inducement to'cmt cu cotton we promise them the very hig*e? WHITE I Oct. 1,1873, 25-tf riODS IN EXCHAf Barnwell ^ ??*!. iTSrf 9 are now opening tl SIT MS, 8KSCEK! Which owing to the scarcity of mone friends in EXCHANGE FOR COT FULE MAR! Oot.l,.J873.25-tf ... BARG I INT CLO *? - J i; f A Who have the largest j PALL AND WIN Til tit// y>) w *: 1 ,* i i. ^ they have ever brought GENTLEMEN'S F J In-' '* COMP] liTS, HAMWED BOOTS i - . . 1 '? : Gloves, Cotton ana a all Wool I W& are constantly receiving fashiona1 liadiea. Also GROCERIES M OF THE BE! aUARLES 8e$V; >0,1873,25-tf OTTER. 1873 our friends and the public that \vc arc OODS for the FALL and WINTER ity to please all who will favor hs with mr Stock may be found full lines of NCY DRY GOODS, >ons,. Edgings, Insertings, BalFronts, Collars, Cuffs, to mention. ) our Stock of Ld Shoes. y, and can and will offer inducements n not fail to buy. Also, a full 'and E CLOTHING, E* AND GOOD. n hand full lines of u rtiuviaiuna, > a good assortment of BACON, FLOUR, TOBACCO, E, Etcu n!y please yoti. : flSBf 3?, i i I 'I ! ' '1 ~ 1 RGE OF e Fame}', idy to exhibit a ITAXDSOME ANT) )F TRIMMED AND UN TRIMMED TS of tlie latest Styles. Sead Trimmings, , Bustles, notions, Fancy Goofls, pt in this department. )BERT50N, MILLER & ROBERTSOJV. ; MONEY ! 0 Iedium of Exchange!! hat during the present "lock-np" ofi IDE FIGURES FOR COTTON IN ) most extensive and attractive Stocks id the prices of our goods are lower the war. We wiU offer spccial indnce1 to furnish them with all kinds of '' J* WJVMi D SHOES, tries, Pitruisious, IY <fcc., &o. to us the necessity of prompt pa}*stouiers for bringing forward tbeir it prices that can possibly be paid. AmTTTin ti HtLrrnmis. n JGE FOR CCTTUN. & Co.. fT w licir.new Stock of ES, PROVISIONS, &G., 'j. they are oncnnor lo pen u> wn j TON for which they will allow the KET PRICE. tAINS iTHING T md best, assortment of TER CLOTHING to this market. Also, FINISHING OODS, USING LID SHOES, SHIRTS, HOSIERY, ,11 Wool Drawers, and Inder Vests. ble and substantial goods to suit'the m PROVISIONS 3T QUALITY. & PERRIN. ( * * i V WALLER & mercha: GREEN W0( ARE now offering to the public in thoir line of all the Clouds generally neede THEIR ST< I SS? S have been selected with great ea: READY - MAD1 A FINE STOCK OF j 'A A good assoi ij-: .1} , . Groceries, Hardware, Croc which the attention of purchasers is inv WALLER Fefr, 19. 1673,45-tf ... .. r ... new sooi!: .. ?: '! ti t " [i ; ; " I AM receiving daily my FALL. AN] everything UKiialjyJcept.by life lute great care after the pame.4 in money mal *1 will be ablo to sell at prifces to suit the My Stock embraces in :part Stanle and Fan< . CI.OTI BOOTS AND SHOES, r . Hardware, Crock GROCERIES, N J. T. RO f.ATE IV! Oct 8, 1873, 30-tf J. B. & W- J DEALER Dry Goods, BOOTS, SHOES, CONFEC1 . AUJB?V1JLJL? If WAVE now on hand n large,well-selecU of Goods in their Jine. They purch New Yorl; during the late depression in the to sell at the lowest figures. They have in Store a very line lot of GROGS A N ; find ic fact keeps only the best articles. TT and guarantee complete satisfaction in thee .on them at No. 2 GKAXITE RANGE. ROWLAND' I MANUFACTUI CARRIAGES, WAGON CSr3reexx"w o ^ KEEP constantly on hand the best matt perienced workman and arc mauufu a varied assortment of vehicles of every I cheaper than the cheapest?which for beau compare favorably with work from the best All work-warranted to be fully up to repn They manufacture a one-ami -a-naiT noi suitamall farmers for ONE HUNDRED D sal favor wherever used. They manufacture at low pricc3 Harness i stock on exhibition * * - ? UXDERT. They are manufacturing COFFINS OF assortment on hand, and will attend funen ROWLAN Nov. 10, 1873, 31-3 v Wliiie, Hill & Cuiita, / AT 100, ARE READY TO OFFER a TIIEIR STOCK I SPRING AND SUMMER: GOODS l; AT RATESf\they believe) to suit every -buyer.,. ''14W. and help live" is their motto. They K&ve a good stock for sale, and will show tlfeir goods with pleasure. The interest of *he buy- ' er will be kept in view at all tiring. Call and test the truth of their assertions. ' April 16, 1873, 1-tf ... ' .... . x ; Dr. Morse's Indian Root Six- t J. ii -I gar Coated Pills ( for purifying the blood. t ... w. T.. PENNEY, * Oct. 1,1873, 23 tP ';/^ 'J* I BROTHER, NTS A.T )D, S. C., new and handsome building, a full d in tLis community. ' ' OCK OF re, and unusually attractive. E CLOTHING. BOOTS AND SHOES. 'tment.of ikery, and Glassware. 'ited. Give us a call. & BROTHER. D WINTER SUPPLY embracing firm My stock was bought with ;ters commenced, and I am sure that times. ;y Dry Goods, IIKTGj a i va i am n t pin HA IS ANU UAfi, ery, Saddlery, OTIONS, &C, BERTSON, ILLER & ROBERTSON. i rszts atss\ K^a I. KUUbK^ iS IN" ' ' ' Groceries, TIONARIES, Etc., Etc. C.H., S. C., ,. ;d and well-assorted Stock of all kinds ased their Goods in Baltimore and; markets for the casL1 and are enabled j 3H.IE3S D ley desire the public to patronize them luality and price of their poods. Coll Sept. 24, 1873, 24-tf IEKS OF S, BUGGIES. &C., prlal and have employed the most ex-! etujitig, and have constantly on hand ! kind, at the most reasonable prices?I " "f flu {el i our! ullMrjlllf'ft of sLvle Will I V ,,l,lo,i ? - - / shops of the titute. esentation. Ffcso wagon, with tongue and.shafts to OLLARS which lias met with univer* of every description, and keep a good AKING, EVERY- VARI ETY, and have a large il.s with their line new Hearse. I D & PATTON. ATTENTION, i^IIR attention of our customers is enhed to the fact that all nnpaid .ccouuts for ,ro now past due. We need thotfmoiey, nnd they, without exception, will vill please come forward and eettl? iromptly Quarles &Terrin. 'jam 7,' T87*f39-tf" Uv" rMI TEA!! TEA 111 rHE undersigned have just received a large lot of ptTHE UNADULTERATED TJSA of all kinds, md as they ar^ now Agents of the J S. Tea Company can sell it. at heap'iv rates than it has ever been io,lu in the market. . PARKER & PERRIN. Jan. 14, 1874, 40-tf A HAPPY WOMAN. Her days are filled with homely tasks, i Her heart with love's content; ? Whate'or she iias, she enjoys, nor asks For what Heaven hath not sent. She looks out toward the purple hills Through smail-paned windows gray; The sunshine ripples o'er the sills, And the hoine-inade carpet gay.. t A soul serene, through clear mild eyes, Her baby gazes forth ; His silence seems than speech more wise, i His smile a cherub's mirth. 161* cares not many books to read, But feeds on life instead; .And, trammeled by no formal ereod, Her heart inspires her head. A home-spun woof of noiseless deeds, Her life makes liUle show; For words come hardly for her needs, And ne'er like rivers How. And ne'er of duty doth she prate, But straightway does the deed Most needed, whether small or great, Fulfilling thus Love's creed. In babyhood among her toys, Slie happy was for hours; And now, amid her household joys, Slic builds enduring towers.' And now as then she giveth joy To all who near her dwell, And feel the restful harmony Which l'rom her soul doth well, As from a brook in leafy dell, Or bird upon its nest, Gr whatsoe'er at home doth dwell Oil Nature's tranquil breast. The Galaxy. ? 4X> . A Strange Story. It is possible that some readers may b?-. fond of ghost stories, and therefore i relate for their benefit the following legend about a ceri O . O < . tain Loudon - house. .For obvious reasons I suppress the irnmes of peraoii^and exact localities, and I further desire it to be understood that I do not hold myself responsible for the accurate truth of all the details of the story; I need'only addithat the events are to be taken as baying occurred some years ago. Some years ago, then, a gentleruaE whom we will call Souiervillc, was desirous of buying a house in thewest oiid of the town, and pass- ' ingibue day through a well-known square, he observed a house to be sold, which seemed to him, as far as outside appearances and situation were concerned, to be the very tiling he wanted.' The printed bill referred him to a "firm of estate agents in the city, and to them he - <- ?i i ?i,i at once weut, muugu lie uwhju help entertaining a misgiving that the- price wonkl be exhorhitautjy high and beyond his meatus. No barju, however, c'onld be done by sjini'Le inquiry. ,, He was agreeably astonished to find that the sum demanded was only four thousand pounds. Not being a commercial man, he could not help expressing his astonishment at the small sum (demanded, and naively inquired if the mansion was very much out ot repair. The representative of the firm unhesitatingly replied that the house was in very good repair, aud would not require more than the usual outlay upon decoration. The colonel pressed his inquiries, and, as lie seemed a likely .and desirable purchaser, he was soon informed of the circumstances under which the house in question was to be sold. It had belonged to a queer old gentleman who lived in Clcrkenwell, and who died intestate, and the sale was ordered by his next of kin, who had been lbund with some difficulty. This old gentleman had died, strangely enough, in the very act of drawing up his will. lie had just penned the words ''And I desire that my house in Square should be?" when some kind of aj tit seized liim, and he was discovered" next morning by his housekeeper dead in iiis chair. Now the next of kin was found in Australia, or some remote colony, and was anxious to realize the property as quickly as possible. The house in Square had been uninhabited j for years. There w&s not a scrap of furniture in it; but it had been' scrupulously cared ior and kept) clean by an elderly woman, who did not live in it, but used to go to it every morning and spend almost all day there, and preserved it in such a condition that the owner might have inrnished it at any time,*-and Iconic to live there without experiencing any sense of discomfort which would ordinarily arise from residing in a houso which had not been inhabited for a long time. It was well known, I may add, that the elderly care-taker never slept! there. The Colonel went to view the house. He found that lie hadj not been deceived by external ap-l pearances, or by the description of j the accommodation detailed by the' agent; it was, iu short, just such a house as he and his wife wanted for a town residence, and in due course the purchase was completed. As he was in no particular hurry to enter, and as Mrs. Somcrvillc happened to be unwell at this particular time, and unable to come to Lononnnvinf-oiwl tlio fnrni&lvin<r I UUII IV/ OU|?Cll.iwv..? w..^ . he contented himself with preparing a bedroom for his own use on1 the first floor, and another for his valet ou the floor abovo. lie re-; twined the services of the elderly deaf woman, who appeared to be grateful for his consideration, as sho alleged that the pay she received for her trouble was almost all that she had to live on. The house became the property of the Colonel at mid-summer 1858. Towards the end of July the rooms mentioned were furnished in a temporary manner for the accQmmoda 4 ? 1 . . tion of the Colonel, who at that time was frequently called to town on business, but it was not till the first week in August that Colonel Sotnerville, accompanied by a valet who had been iu his service about two years, actually entered as a resident. But in that house he only remained one niglit and he never slept there again. He arrived in town about midday, on the Wednesday in the first week in August. The day was oppressively gloomy and dull in the country, and all Lontlon seemed to b'e seething in a sullen heat. He went witli ins valet straight to his house in Square. The cabman took the fare offered to him without grumbling, observing, as Ue glanced somewhat suspiciously at the house, "This is the first time as I ever drove a gentleman, nor a lady neither, to this here 'ouse," and he went away as quickly as he could. Colonel Somervitle took no notice of the remark at the time, though it came vividly to his recollection afterwards. Having deposited his luggage, and seen- that his room looked tol-" erably comfortable, he told his ser vant that he intended to diue at ms club and should be home about eleven. The elderly deaf woman, I should say, was in attendance. Well, the Colonel transacted his business, dined at his club with a friend, and returned to his house shortly after 11 o'clock. His servant, a smart, active young fellow, opened the door for him, showed him to his room, asked for his orders for the morning, and, having received them, retired to his room above. It was hot in the. streets .as Colonel Soinerville drove home; it was hotter still in his bedroonl, yet he felt scarcely any inclination .to sleep. Another cigar, he thought, would soothe him into somnolency, so he accordingly lit one,! and tried to amuse himself by considering how he should furnish, his new house, having due regard to the exigents nf London gas and atmos y? o phere. His cigar finished, he undressed leisurely and got into bed; the wind, such as there was, came from the south, and he heard the great clock of Westminister strike twelve. By-and-by he heard the quarter, and then the half hour, and then he -fell off into a doze from which he was awakened by repeated knocks at his door, lie called out "Who's therebut.the answer, was unintelligible, though he heard a voice.iri' reply. He "hastily lit the caiidie, and 'opened the; * J ' T .1 i We UOOr. JLIl UJ(J jjuasa^e nu iuiuiu uui servant half dressed looking frightfully pale, and shivering violently j from head to fool"Why, Warren, what on -earth isj the matter?" he exclaimed; "are you ill ?" "I don't quite know what is the matter," was the reply- "Please sir, may I come 2" "Certainly," said the Colonel, who was oue of the kindest of human beings; "Come in Warren, you must be ill." The man entered shaking as if! - - . if. il lio/i cni7.orl him. and tho! iUi agut iilVU wvtuvv. 7 _ Colonel hastily took his llask from his dressing-bag and gave him some s.trong brandy and water. This seemed to -d-o Warren good, and then his master asked him again what was the matter. "I don't rightly know, sir," he; answered. <kl went to bed all right1 and went very sound asleep. Butl had a bad dream. I thought a pale- j faced man came into my room, al-; though I knew I had locked the! b - - ' i.i door, and lie stood uesiuc my ucu, looking for all the "world, sir, a,s if lie would like to eat me; and then the air in the room became so oppressive that it seemed to weigh upon my face and head, and then this terrible shivering came over me as if I was lying out of doors in r a bitter frost, though I knew at the, same time how hot it was." "Incipient fever," said the Colo-1 nel, "let me feel your pulse." "Strange," he muttered, after a' minute or two".4""'"Ilavc you ever had malarial fever, intermittent- or that sort of thing?" "No, sir; never that I am aware of." "But yet you must be ill. Shall' I go nnd letch a doctor?" "Oh, no, thank you sir. I feel so! much better now." "Well, then, Warren, I think you; had better go back to bed again." | "The man became pale again in-! stantly, and another attack of shivering seized him, and he exclaimed almost in ugony, "Oh, no, sir, not to that room ! I feel certain that I should see that; white faced man again, and feel that weight upon my face and heart., Oh, sir, do let me lie upon the floor." , , The Colonel looked gravely at Warren. He had, in India, seen a1 good deal of delirium tremens, and he entertained a very strong suspicion that this was the real cause of |Warren's strange behavior; and yet the man had been in his service some time and he had never any reason to suppose that lie was not 'thoroughly temperate r.nd sober, i So he said, "Well, you can take this blanket, and lie down upon the l floor, or sit up iu a chair as you| please. I expect you will be lienrtiily ashamed of yourself to-morrow j morning, Warren." "I think not, sir; I shall only be "S most grateful to von." * ' So Warren rolled himself in his blanket, and Colonel Somerville ;mu out the candle and got into bed sain and tried to go to sleep. iI:-< efforts were in vain. He m -u hrniself to be provokingly fl wake, and though he counted in mi erless sheep going through a ;ih\ and resorted to all those deh'i* which are popularly supposed to encourage sleep, he remained as wide awake as ever he had been in his life. J' J ; nary strength* and thoroughly accustomed to danger, he did not hesitate about continuing his search. There were only tjvo other rooms upon this floor, these he entered, and as they were destitute of furniture, a glance .was.&ufficient to.show lriui that there was no one .there, lie >vent up stairs, carefully examined Warren's room; then he went down stairs, walked through the drawing-room, dining-room and study, theu into the offices, but he encountered nobody. -Then he proceeded to examine the doors, and windows of the basement,, and satisfied himself that nobody could Everybody knows Low preturnaturally acute the senses are when after midnight they positively refuse to be lulled to slumber; and the Colonel felt as terribly ori the alert as he had felt sometimes in the Indian mutiny. "VYarren had quite got over his bad dreams and indisposition, and snored in the most comfortable manner. Suddenly some noise'Within the house made the Colonel start up in his bvid and listen attentively. Yes ?there could be no doubt about it! there was the sound of a stealthy footfall upon the stairs. He hastily lit;li3s candle again, and his gaze was turned toward the door, which he had locked after it was settled that Warren should remain.'/ He saw the candle move. In a flash of thought ho asked himself what this could be. London thieves would never dream of runniug the risk of entering a house in which there was absolutely nothing to steall. To physical fear Colonel SomerviUe was a' stranger, and so he at oiled Bnatched up the short, lieavy poker from the lire-place, and -without waiting to arouse his servant, ,who he bhw was sleeping heavily, ho went quietly to the door) uultcked and opened it suddenly,, prepared to capture the intruder. But the passage outside was vacant and' silent. Reinrr a man of more than ordi have entered there. His examination of the "lower part of the h'o'trse occupied him about a quarter of an hour, and then he arrived at the conclusion he had been the victim of his own imagination. Then he yawned and began to think he felt really sleepy, so he ascended from the offices, thinking that he should get a few hours rest at last. Just as he put his foot upou the first step of the stairs leading from the hall, something glittered from the floor. He stooped down to see what it was, *md he picked up what -appeared to be a.needle of about four times the ordinary length with a tiny steel button at the end. He examined it curiously, for he did not remember to have seen such an imnloment before. The Doint. he ? r 4 remarked, appeared to be slightly tarnished. With this, the sole result of his search, he returned to his bed-room. lie entered and locked the door after him, and wa6 about to throw off his dressing gown, when to his intense astonishment he tound that "Warren, whom he had left sleeping soundly, was gone. He opened the door again and callcd loudly. No answer. He hurried up stairs to his servant's room? no trace of him there; indeed no trace of him anywhere, and Colonel Somerville never saw or heard of James "Warren again. He had no reason to suppose that there was mntiiTo mvsfprinns dis ?ujr m..u.v JZ appearance, for he bad not robbed or defrauded bis master in any way whatever. The next day the police examined the house thoroughly, but nothing' of importance transpired. Need I add that Colonel Somerville's new house was up again for sale immediately. Three facts remain to be recorded : First, the strange-looking needlo which the Colonel found was subjected to chemical inspection, and the tarnishes upon the poinj. were found to be human blood. Secondly, when the house hc^fbeen for sale about six weeks, Colonel Somerville received a letter from the agents, announcing that the house was sold for the same amount that he gave for it. The Colonel being a man of strict honor thought himself in duty bouud to make the purchaser aware of all that had occurred, and hurrried up to town to ^-f'/M. rmrr>nar> r?f nrn 111 U il^ Ull lO J Vi Hi v u? ^/vwv w* v curing the name and address of this person. All that the agents could inform him was that the purchaser was a gentleman named .Williams and appeared to be an American. He gave a cheque upon a well-known bank for the amount and it was duly honored. The only peculiarity about My. w imams was that lie had a remarkable pale face. Thirdly, the house has never been since put up for sale, but it remains, to all appearances, untenanted, though I understand the deaf old woman is still the care-taker. To the lovers of mystery, I commend this story.?London Society. THE HORSE BIT.- r'^rjT . I ' The question of the #ie' hand rules the bit, underlies the consideration of the whole subject of man's dominion over'the horse. -Ibfc ... intelligence of mankind had hitlMAto invented but two principal formfiPof , bit; the snaffle, the simple piece'pf iron which lies across the mb&lb,; ,! ject to endless inodificstiooty^ooM aa J being twisted, jointed and sb. ifortjp; and the curb bit, a more powe^j^ft&- ^ jjaB plement, /which has flike^is^ti'nclergone innumerable variations.^. .l^Jbe r ing of the check piooe allowis powerful preseure^'.to be ekenoiwd upon- the- jaw of- the -b??e.-*~-3!4a soafflo is, Bp to-say, a natoraI bi^jfod the curb an artiScflft one. The snaffle was ueftd hyoar'anceetors - airdotft the ancient' Greeks; the cortr*^ AsiatiorcffiveBtibn, and was. pj;Qlj$JJl$r brought into Europe )by .tlie UponIn the famous mosaic found' a? Pompeii, representing, as is soppos^ftNk battle between th? Greeks Persians, and wbicb, at any rate^iS tbe picture of a battle betw.eea^jSj*ropcan's and Asiatic^, the Eastern horsemen ride with .curbs, arid ;t&? European with Bnaffles. Ih? t ence in the bit modifios iheu wofore style of riding; and as thorft are ftpp sorts of bits, so there are iWftjgiite different styles or schools'orhorsenrfqnship, which may be called the Eastern and Western RtvI^#/f*4ho type of the Eastern is best seeh/in (he modern Bedouin Arab, wi^h^^e short stirrups, peaked saddle^ apd sovere Jbit; and the Western, -type lli its simplest form is beautifully eXW*. plifiod in the Elgin marbles wfrsEf naked men .bestride bareback hosMfc To ride after thi? /askfon is an,atl)Je^ ic exercise; the strength of the man is set against tlie 'strength'' pf iqa fborse, -with 'little {Adventitfo&ri The rider restrains .'the horses 1mp?tfc uoaity by the fchoer force of hi&i4tl^ and he maintains a seat on his-bao^ by exercising the muscle of his jega. It is ithe equitation of athlotics and of heroes; but. it is clear thaf the f)W anced seat of tho'Arab, and'the mcri ; complete command over his hojse which follows from the greater securj^ , ty of his seat* won]d make him'Jfafinitely more foVrpidixble in war thro the European, in spitdof thesup^rttfr size and strength of the! latter* Hi* tory teaches us- how tho cavalry iPf < the Saracens^-small iBen .on small ilorees?rode .down ' the.' Christian borsemetf till they learfced tb; riflfc with the bit*, and saddles, and of the Moslem cavalry. The.imveoi lion , of. the curb hi1< necessitate the stirrup, for a man silting .upop^a barebacked liorsc.is forced to bear, at litaes, more oiTfess upon the WtTdH*? and if, bo riding, he'Was rising & <a?f> bit,.and he'wove to lean -any ;patt??ftf i his body upoo i^Jiis hbr^pujd,sjt^ or would rear, or would flihch.; ancient Greeks and Romans afe4!)1^ lieved not to have kncwn the ude"ttf stirrups. They are, indeed,, said' not to have been discovered till the fifth x _r> ?? fru;? ;p if- ia ceiuury uk uur era. jluio, h, truo, would only apply to Europe. Ia the East they wero used maoy 3e& turies before. The earliesc representation of one I know is in the above mentioned mosaic, where the hgfpe of a dismounted trooper in Oriental costume is drawn with clearly indicated 6tirrups; the Greek hortfemeh in the mosaic are without them.-4* New Quarterly Magazine. Mj v PAI AS YOU GO. ? -=! Micawber is scarcely a reputable character, and certainly not one to v be held up for admiration. Yetiil least one of his observations deserves to be impressed on persons who claim to be infinitely Dior? respectable. Income four shilling; expenses tbrse, remainder happiness. Income six shillings, expenses seven, result uuhappiness. The process is both simple and .conclusive. It is a lesson we all need; But it is one which is usually mastered only when the last creditor aefuses to trust us. This crowniug ' act of mercy is usually considered the hardest blow. And yet to ? many men tlUe impossibility of detaining credit any longer has proved their salvation. JTo one will spend money where everything can be obtained without it. And; the nn limited fHfl i U1V/I V? UmilUUVU VMVik. W? vv.?vj: ??tr I more reckless people become about expenses and-the means of defrav^--'' ingthem. The fact of pa^j^gas we go acts as a vigoroi^cneck oh extravagant habits,.. very spendthrift would be^ reclaimed by resolutely adhering to this rule. It is only oil tne credit system that a man can spend what lie hasn't got. Fproraise to pay, however honestly intended, is not exactly equivalent | to the value received. As. long as credit will carry us along, let old Nick take the consequences, seems to be the prevailing principle. And he generally does tike care that they shall result as unpleasantly as possible for all concerned. To "pay as you go" may involve much self-denial aud inconvenience; but it is the one way in which a man can be just to himself or his ?! neighbor.?Jsews ana t'owicr. ? i J A son of.Erin once accosted a reverend disciple of Swedenborg thus: Mr. , you say that we are to follow the same business in : heaven that we do in this world? Yes, that is in perfect accordance i i - i /?_ J xi. ^ 1.;... i wnn reason; ior me creator muiself is not idle, and why should his l creatures be ? Well thin, yer hon, or, do paple die there ? Certainly , not; they are as immortal as the 1 Creator himself. 'Thin I should like to know, yer honor, what they will find for me to do, for I'm a grave-digger in this world.