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" ABBEVILLE PRESS & BANNEI.^ BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1879. NO. 34. VOLUME XXV1'j|||| Drifting-. Fair head against my heart, White hands held fast in mine. Sweet lips that barely part, 8oft arms that fondly twine ! As down the silent stream We drift as in a dream. Tho ructliDg foliage near Sighs with a monrnful tone ; H'gh :n the trees wo hear j.uu t-uuuj wiuuh d uV11J5 iuuau ; Still down the silent stream, We drift, aDd drifting, dream. The sun sinks in the west; The wild fowl hurry by ; And passiDg to their rest, They chant a lallaby; While borne upon the stream, We gently drift, and dream. The bittern's lonely cry Comes faintly thro' the night; The wild Bwan far on high, Ptir6ues her eilent flightAs down the quiet stream We slowly drift, and dream Ah ! should our voyage last, Through all eternity, j The arms to bold me fast Would welcome fetters be ; Forever down the stream Tc slowly drift, and <?ream ! My Experience as a Lunatic, j Tli a fnrrvA nf General 1 I had gained the mastery in the mdoah valley, and our demoralized I ions were falling back precipitate- | ough Winchester. ridan dashed upon the scene, and j esence checked the retreat and in- i new courage into the disordered Our battery reached a knoll to ft of the piko, and unlimbered in of a timbered slope on the brow I ich the Confederates had posted a battery. The infantry line on ont was advancing, and I saw the ling cre6t of bayonets fall when >rder cam? for a charge on the e-Quick. * * m ght eunshine was streaming. gh the open curtain, and seemed i re awakened me from prolonged >er. Slowly my scattered senses red from dim unconsciousness, and j ought assumed definite form the j of the battle-fit Id again flashed 5 me. fhat of the charge?" I inquired asly, makirg a desperate effort to ! ) sharp, unnatural tone of my own , startled me, and my strength was j lal to rustle even the covering of | >uch. >o not try to talk now, Charlie ;; 'ill be stronger very soon." It was ' )ice of my wife. In a moment 1 i ed that I was home, on the shores I i northern lake. I glanced through ' indow, and the waving branches ; ated with my thoughts of the bat- j ?ne were not there, but the snow j savily on the fieldu glistening in | inshine. Many months have pass- i ay, a blank period in my existence. \ [ recovered my strength and com- | nsion I learned the critical ordeal; I passed in surviving a severe 3 that caused a fracture of the i and necessitated the operation of 1 ining. 1 many more months elapsed be- 1 was again abroad. The war was j ^ puutxii auu tuo prupio wao lejuiciug iu Bbhe restoration of peace. I was tender- ; Bed and accepted the old position I had ^resigned in response to the call to arms B?teacher of mathematics in the academy ; Af my native town. BM The routine of the position was famil- i Bar enough, but close attention to its du- j B,ies :-horily developed the fact that my I Biervous bjstem had not recovered from j Bhe severe shock it had sustained, and i Buy mental powers were impaired. B^ As nearly as I could define the effect j B>roduced, the injury seemed to have in- j Berrupted the harmonious action of tbe B>rain, and the right and lift lobes apB)eared to operate independently, and ; Bake separate and distinct cognizance of j ^femotionsand sensations conveyed by the < Bnedinm of the senses. Every thought j ^Seemed to have its duplicate," necessary Ho a complete impression. When I j ^studied a single problem, and the solu- j Mjion occurred, immediately would follow ' Hhe solution again, as if emanating from i Hi second mind acting in conjunction and ! Bilways a little slower in its perceptions. ^Khis derangement, vexatious and con- ! Busing at first, continued to increase as I ; Bjevo^ed myself to mental labor, nntil j Binally I was compelled to abandon my i ^position in the academy. Tbe necessity was indeed a hardship, Hs it left me without the means of 6us- 1 ^ enance. My brave and devoted wife ! H>ore up nobly under the sfflictioa, and \ H|nsisted that I should indulge the repose | jBhat my critical position demanded. ^Meantime she tnrned the fine musical ! Haculties acquired in better dayB to good : ^Account, and we continued to live com- ! Hortably for a time on the proceeds of ! ^fter labor. Comfortably, did I say ? No, ! |Bt grieved me constantly to see her toil j |Ho arduously with the double reuponsi- , HLility of household cares. And I knew i ^Bhat her assumed cheerfulness was the | I over of painful solicitude she experi- ; need on my belialf. Tbis anxiety did not favorably affect ly derangement. It grew more marked nd depressing. Vague fears happened ie by day, and harrowed the long, leepless hours of night. The strange ' prception of a double intellect became j p far defined that the senses were sym- ! athetic. The sonuds that reached my j ar were repeatc-d, as if by echo; taste i pd touch were fanciful and erratic, and ! t night weird, fantastic forms flitted ' IteiortJ my eyes, huu re-ai uujeuio ttrwsumd the semblance of what they were not, nd drove me to the verge of delirium, rhile the effort constantly exerted to stain my reason ODly the more prosrated the mental powers. Ultimately my malady reached a stage t which I Beemed to realize both physiLl and mental double existence. At j pes I could distinctly see the form i Id features of dy second self, directly 1 Infronting and gazing upon my more j Imediate self. And then my own lico addressed me, and we conversed igether?myself and my second self? ow condoling in common misery, and ben in tantalizing and honible imprecaions. The terrible delusion became unbearble, and I felt that reason could not mch longer retain command of the ^ordered faculties. It was a night rhen my mental agitation had reached a | igh degree. My wife had fallen asleep, vercome with conetant care and watchig. I was pacing the sitting-room of ur chamber, about the hour of midight, as was my habit. Occasionally I Inclined on a sofa, in the hope of catch nAdnUa n AP t? OJJgUU xivui vuo uiovivoo Vi HKy terrible hallucination; but it was for moment only. I lay down again on the sofa. My ^Brain seemed whirling in a blaze of fire, HBnd I sprang np stricken with madness. [H'he horrible specter stood before me |Hnd mocked me with a fiendish grin of ^ erinon. I grasped a heavy piece of jHonritore and dashed at it with the fnrju Bf a maniac. The specter seemed palpal Bt to th* blow, and yielded. : I saw iJ SHanifih in da&ness that spread befoifl Hue, and my tormenting oecond self wa f j gone. I broke forth in frantic laughtt I that returned in a hundred echo j around me, and sank exhausted, unco , Boious to the floor. The morning sun was shining in up< ; me when I awoke to returning oo: ' HrvrmnnPHR. A (*vil n?r*niration oozt 1 from my forehead. I rose on my elboi i and for some moments endeavored recall my identity and the recollectioi of the night. Then a horrible convi tion came upon me. Great heavens It was she 1 It was my poor devot* wife?the reality of the form I ha dashed down and destroyed in a frenzy! Overwhelmed with remorse, I rushe wildly from the house and fled I kne not whither. The greater grief that hs come upon me had reanimated my mei tal power, and I became calm in despai: but I shrank cowardly from the desoli tion that my own hand had wrought. It was some weeks after the dreadfi night I have described that I reaohe New York city without detection, greater portion of the distance workin as one of the crew of a canalboat. wandered along the wharves of the m< tropolis, searching anxiously for son means of escaping the country, an longing even to flee the fellowship < civilized man. The opportunity wt finally discovered in a ship about sailin around Cape Horn for the Pacific coas on bosrd of which my services were ac cepted in a menial capacity. I was soon safe from discovery an pursuit, and free upon the boundlet waters?free as one could feel with th remorse of a terrible deed upon bis sou and the abandonment of all hope of happy hour in life again. I ueed not describe the experience c a long and tedious sea voyage, and th hardships and indignities put upon m r\9 nflRrtinr?/>w n?il f Ill UUIiCCVJi UClil C VI lUCUiUCUUJ auu uvu ignorance of a seaman's duties. To m it was of little account. Bat the chang of life and sceue, and the sea air, bad wonderful effect in repairing my menti and physical strength. It was on bright September morning that I fin spied the hazy shores of California, an in a day or two thereafter sauntere along the streets of San Francisco, alon in a new world, with only the compac ionship of bitter recollections. As necessity required i sought ere ploj ment, and managed to sustain mj self, lending a listless, purposeless soi of life. But the monotony soon becam oppressive, and the apprehension of ul timate discovery excited renewed ami ety. Frequently I fancied the recogni tion of a familiar countenance on th streete, that kept me in painful uncei tainty. The day came in wUch my worst fear were realized. The miserable wreto in whose house I was sojourning de livered me into the hands of justice By what means he discovered my ideu tity I could not determine; but I me my fate boldly; for remorse had so fa embittered my existence that I die dained longer to struggle for its con tinuance. "Gentlemen," I explained, as th officers inclosed my wrists with iroi shackles, "takeyour accursed reward I am Charles Harden, the murderer from They dragged me ta the prison, am the officers of the law came and quee tioned me. I told them all, and the; transferred me to more secure confine ment, leBt I should escape again the re tribution of crime. Long I lingered in the solitude of gloomy cell, awaiting the final decre of fate, until calm indifference succeed ed despair, and gradually every emo tion, even life itself, seemed to snbsid in a dream. But a day came when my sensibilitie seemed reanimating, like one emergini from a trance. Slowly my mind mani fested activity, and in time I recalle< my identity; tben suddenly tne recoi lection of my whole life flooded bad upon me, and all the weight of its grea tmrden of remorse again descended. An old man, whose kindly counte uance bad become familiar tome, as in i vision, appeared and Bought to rally m; despondency with words of hope and en ounragement. "You have had a long, bad spell Harden," he remarked, " bnt you ar coming around all right now, and wil soon be out in the world again." Then I was not in a prison, but an in sane asylum. Thank heaven, my wretch ed guilt had not been discovered. Aud then I learned from the old ma: {he circumstances of my arrest as a lnna tic, and the nature of my affliction. In th operation of trepanning at the hands o unskilled surgeons, a email splinter o the fractured sknll had been left adhei ing in a position to irritate the mem brane of the brain, and this trifling ovei night had caused the insanity attends with such sad results, to blast the hap piness of my life forever, and stamp m; memory with the ignominy of murdei The derangement had been effectivel; i epaired by the skilled surgeon of th asylum, and my mind rapidly recovers its* original power. But what availed it I reflected bitterly; and why had I bee: restored from peaceful lunacy to a con sciousness to which death would be ; relief. One morning the old attendant of whor t V?o/l onnlrnn infnrrnrvfflrl tott flrl nnrrv ?. uau lutu^ujji-vu meditations with a countenance mor than usually cheerful, that seemed t radiate the light of some hidden hope "Harden," he remarked, "yon ar growing vigorous again in both bod; and mind. I have a message for yoi that may excite you a little. Do yoi think you can stand an agreeable sur prise ?" " Anything agreeable to hear wouli indeed be a surprise,"I replied. " But my dear friend, I fear the world oouli now hardly afford a message to me snffi ciently pleasurable to inspire any appre ciable excitement." " Well, if you are oonfident to tha extent, I will permit the bearer of th message to impart it directly to you." The old man withdrew, and present! returned with a companion. A thrill premonitory of some great surprise startled me as I heard the approachin footsteps." I raised my eyes. Great heavens they met the old love-look of my wift ready to advance into my arms. The ardor with whioh I returned ht embrace was assuring that my power ( nerve was restored. The last great hallucination was dii pelled, and a ray of gladness burst i upon my heart, streaming through tb dark cloud of despair that Had nun over me those long and wretched yean I laughed and wept by turns. And the I drew the restored treasure of my lii more firmly to my breast, fearful I wi ; still in a dream that might vanish an leave me again in misery and despair, i "And how did you follow me here \ j I demanded, when' sufficiently collectf ; to make the inquiry. j " There is your address," my wife r< j plied, handing me an Eastern papt j containing the following paragrapl | oopied from a San Francisco paper: j "For Stockton.?An unknown ma was taken from a boarding house c Sansome street yesterday, and brougl before the commissionflrs of lunacy, au by them committed to the asylum i Stockton. From what oould be gather* from his incoherent talk, his name Charles Harden, from New Tork cit; and he imagines himself to have cor mitted some serious crime. Hisinsanii is caused by a fracture of the sku] which has been improperly trepanned ir, " And who was it that I struck down es I and killed ?" n- " Tour own reflection in our pier-glass mirror, which was shattered to atoms >n the night you disappeared." n- And so it was my own second self, and id | none other. w, ! We remain in California, my wife and to I, for its air is genial and its skies bine is and bright; and if at times I recall the c- recollection of those long years of 11 wretchedness and despair, it is that the xl contrast may render the present more id peaceful ana happy, iy | i ^ 1 Diseases of Our Own Canning, w ; On an average one-half of the number id i of out-patients treated by a hospital suri j geon suffer from diseases due primarily r; | to a want of knowledge of the laws of i- health and cleanliness. First, the ignorance of the hygienic laws which affects il so disastrously the health of the rich >d | as well as the poor, exists chiefly in re a gard to dress, ablation and ventilation, g This statement may, at first, appear 1 startling; bet an ennmeration of the j- diseases that can be traced to the above ie | causes will show upon how tound a d basis this statement rests. The follow>f ing are examples : Varicose ulcers from is dress; skin diseases from want of clean* g liness; chest diseases and fevers from t, defective ventilation. The vast number s- of ulcerated legs treated in the out-patient department of hospitals, in workd house infirmaries, and in private pracss tice, arise from varicose veins. Now, ie ; a varioose ulcer is oaused by a distended 1, J condition of the veins of the legs, whioh a , have to sustain the pressure of the blood i caused by gravitation. In varicose >f veins, the valves which help to support e the column of blood are to a great exe tent destroyed, throngh the veins havil ing been distended by mechanical ie obstruction to the free return of the e blood from the extremities, thereby disa tending the lower veins and separating il: the edges of the valves. Thus the a | weight of an uninterrupted column has ?t I to be borne by the veins. This, of d j course, causes further distension, giving d I rise to congestion of the capillaries of e j the skin and causing swelling, eczema, i- | and ultimately ulceration. This is the i varicose ulcer so common in the labori i ing classes. It is always difficult to r-1 heal, and often impossible to heal, exi J cept by prolonged rest in bed. Hence e | it is the dread of surgeons, nnd the I-! cause of misery to thousands. Varicose i- ulcers are seldom admitted into general i- hospitals, so that hundreds of poor e families are driven to the workhouse, - and such cases form a majority in the workhouse infirmary. The most fre8 quent and flagrant cause of obstruction U id flia n?/1i'no?n alaati/i rrarfar Hliildrfln U ID ?UU "iVilUU.J O ? >- Bliould never wear them at all, as the i. stockings can be perfectly well kept np t- by the attachment of elastic straps to the it waistband. If garters are worn, it is r important to know how to apply them i- with the least risk of harm; at the bend i- of the knee the superficial veins of the leg unite, and go deeply into the under e part of the thigh beneath the ham-striDg Q tendons. Thus a ligature below the 1 knee obstructs all the superficial veins; but if the contraction is above, the hamstring tendons keep the pressure off the 3 veins which return the blood from the i- legs. Unfortunately, most people, in y ignorance of the above facts, apply the >- garter below the knee. Again, in nine - out of ten laboring men, we find a piece of cord or a buckled 6trap tightly apa plied below the knee, for what reason I e could never learn. Elastic bands are 1- the most injurious. They follow the - movements of the muscles, and never e relax their pressure on the veins. Nonel astio bands duriDg muscular exertion s become considerably relaxed at interg vals, and allow a freer circulation of the - blood.? Popular Scicncc Monthly. 3 ______ I i The Production of Precious Metals. A. San Francisco dispatch says: "Wells, K Fargo & Co.'s annual statement of the a precious metals produced in the States y and Territories west of the Missouri . river, including British Columbia, and tho receipts in San Francisco from the west coast of Mexico during 1878, shows j 0 the aggregate products to be as follows: 1 Gold, $38,956,231; silver, 838,746,391; lead, 83 452,000. The total being less by $17,20?, 132 than for 1877. Califor. nia shows an increase in gold of $2,C68,000, but a decrease in silver, etc., of a $1,323,000. Nevada shows a total fall. ing off of $16,398,341, the yield from the e Comstook being only $21,295,043 as f against $37,911,710 for 1877. Montana ,f shows a marked increase, all in silver. .. Utah shows a falling off of over $2,000,. 000, but nearly $1,000,000 of it is caused . by reduced valuation of silver and lead i bullion. Although Colorado shows $1,i. 680,802 lessthan for 1877, the yield has y been really greater, as the reports for # 1877 duplicated the produot of certain y localities, but tho duplication waB not e discovered soon enough to be corrected i] in the statement for tbat year. The ; production by State and Territories is as a follows: Isocation. Amount. ? California $18,920,461 Nevada. 35,181,949 Oregon 1,213,724 a Washington 73,311 y Idaho 1,868,122 0 Montana 9,763.640 0 Utah 6,064,613 ' Colorado 6,232,747 6 New Mexico 453,813 P Arizona 2,287,983 1 Dakota 2,215,804 a Mexico (weBt coast) 1,594,995 British Columbia 1,283,400 3 Total 887,154,622 3 The bullion from Comstock lode con. tained forty-five per cent, of gold and h fifty-five per cent, of silver. Of the eocalled base bullion from Nevada thirty (. per cent, was Rold. Of the whole proe duct of the State thirty-five per cent. was gold. It is probable that the yield v of gold and silver from all sources named 1 QTO WM'II nnf rtMoflTT ATrtliQrl ? I 1UX XUfhT mil uuv gitMUij VAVVUU V?UJ" 't 000,000. g , I Cremation in Germany. ? i ), j At the cremation chapel iu Gotha, j the only public place for cremation in sr ! Germany, the remains of one Stier were )f I burnt, in accordance with his last will ' and testament. Tho burial service of 3- j the Protestant Episcopal church was n ! performed, as prescribed by the church ie i authorities in Gotha. The body was g first convoyed to a sort of chapel or hall s. and placed over a particular spot. A n hymn was then sung; a sermon fe preached, and a choral chanted by a is I choir of boys, after which the body was d j lowered into the fnrnace to slow music, I the clergyman pronouncing a blessing. >" | " Earth to earth " was of course not reid | cited. Friends of the deceased were al: lowed to make speeches. The vault, a e- low and narrow apartment., filled with ?r gas previously ignited, was heated to an i, extraordinary degree. In one hour and ; a half the coffin and body were court I sumed. In another two hours the vault >n ; had sufficiently cooled down to allow of it the mourners entering and collecting id the ashes in urns, which were deposited eit in an adjoining columbarium. In the >d funeral sermon the clergyman declared is that there could be no objections to crej, mution on the part of the Protestant a- church, although it was true that the ty custom oeased and burial took its place 11. when Christianity began to prevail, about a thousand years ago. THE COW-FIGHT AT *1IMES. An Extraordinary French Diversion. Two of the gates of the old city still exist at Nimes, offering some fine marble sculptures; but when one baB been here and there about the old city, and seen all its antiqnitieB, he returns again and again with growing interest to a contemplation of its magnificent amphitheater. It is slightly elliptical in form, and smaller than the amphitheater of Aries, and perhaps inferior to that in purity of style, but its situation makes it, on the whole, more attractive and cheerful, and it could onoe seat 25,000 spectators, which is qnite an army. Each division of seats?one for the nofrirtiono onnflipr fnr thA ftnnitari rtr knights, and two upper tiers for the t plebeians?had its own 7omitorium, or a exit, with distinct corridors, and these r are all yet in good preservation. So s enormous is the strength and so massive t is the construction of this edifice that c when Charles Martel expelled, the Sara- c cens from it and filled the corridors o with wood, and tried to burn it down, a he was unable to make any perceptible b impression. The arena is still used for c bull-fights on fete days. I witnessed a a spectacle of this sort in that place, which c in a remote way served to give me an ' idea of the grandeur of a gladiatorial s day, or a fight with wild beasts, in those n gone-by times, when those vast tiers of b marble were thronged with myriads g robed in purple and gold. There were about six thousand present on this occa- p sion. More, probably, would have at- u tended if it had been a regular bull-fight p instead of a cow-fight which was offered n on the bills. But, if lesB exciting, there I was nearly as much fun in the spectacle s< I saw there. It was advertised as a 8 "course libre," which meant that all e wU/v nKrvno nnnl/l QVAtlO OTt/4 a WUU VUUDO WU1U OMVU4 VUV UtVUH HUU XT, join in the sport. The cows, if not as v dangerous as bulls, were of Spanish a breed, and by no means to be despised; t] if their horns had not been bound in u felt, more than one champion would $ have lost his life in the arena that after* o noon. Between the horns a rosette was e: firmly bound, and the lueky fellow who p could tear it off won a gold piece and d lots of applause. Many a daring youth o licked the dust that day. Several had t< their shirts torn off, and received very b severe blows in the back, which doubt- fj less earned for them plenty of cheap o and wholesome advice when they got h home. One was pinned against the wall t< between the cow's horns and had a very a narrow escape. Sometimes there were tl nearly one hundred men in the arena at b once, and this was one reason why none fl were killed outright, for as soon as one n sportsman was knocked over all the if others rushed in and diverted the atten- n tion of the poor infuriated brute, which it would finally get completely worried n out and baffled from the oonstant rush of t] one and another. Thus the largest num- a: ber of men in the arena served aa a pro- V tection rather thsn an increase of dan- tl ger. The prize was won three times in U succession by one man?young, lithe, i( handsome, and apparently made of steel & and India rubber. He had a genius for ji that sort of thing evidently; but I could Ii not help thinking how like that was to tl the game of life?how many try, how o (aw win I /> The view of the galleries was scarcely r< less animated. On the shady side of the arena the throng was gathered from every class, from the English nobleman to the lowest canaille who could muster M a few sou8 to pay for a back seat. Bril- w liant costumes and elegant toilets were B( not wanting to remind one of the scarlet togas and magnificent women of C] olden times. The voluptuous and al- fj most imperial beauty of some of the a] fair dames of Nimes collected there in e, thathonr was never surpassed in the tl brightest days of ancient Rome; and in- d deed it was Roman blood that gave to 0 them a fiery and almost fierce splendor, such aB may be rivaled but cannot be tl transcended out of the south of France, g There were also present some fine speci- 0| mens of masculine beauty. The people r, of Languedoo and Provence, if less in- a tellectual-looking than those of other jj parts of France, certainly present one of u the noblest types of physical beauty ai the world has seen. Thioughout this ej multitude the most vivid interest in the e] game became more and more evidentt w stimulated somewhat, perhaps, by the 8| absi'Dihe, eau-de-vie and coffee which ft were industriously circulated by little, n bare-beaded Ganymedes, who attracted n ray attention by the way in which, waiter and glasses in hand, they walked a and balanced themselves on the beveled b edge of the wall in front of the lower a tier. b But the interest and excitement cul- 8( minated daring the recess between the ai acts, if one may so express it. The gate r( was unbarred, and a mob of boys and fp youths rushed in to participate in a ti scene which was evidently a customary part of tho programme. For a few 0] minuteB they scattered about the arena 0\ in search of coins which might have b been missed by those to whom they had r( been thrown. Suddenly one of the a spectators hurled a circular cake into tl the air, and it fell spinning into the 'Bi arena. This was the signal for one of r( the most extraordinary repetitions of w the Kilkenny cats' fight thot ever was c] seen. Men and boys rushed together tl in a perfect bedlam of confusion, each tl trying to seize the cake. It was torn & into a hundred fragments in a mome <<; tl and now there rained a hailstorm of coff-' b per and silver coins, bonbons, cakeB, 8( loaves of bread and fruit, thrown by the a spectators, who were aroused to the last pitch of excitement and mirth, as the multitude of men and bovs scrambled i together in an inextricably tangled mass j of electrified humanity, every atom yel-1 ling, howling, straggling, palling, tear- ; ing, kicking, leaping, pounding and lurching with the energy of fighting demons, faces flushed, nosea scratched and bloody, hair pulled and clothes torn, and yet through it all entire good humor. Never in the roughest football match that I have witnessed did I see anything to approach the raciness and roughness of this remarkable and blood* fi stirring spectacle in the arena of Nimes. ?Harper's Monthly. t] They Knew of Iron. j " The latest discovery by Dr. Bchliemann, at Troy, include one of some ri moment to the iron interest, aa well as to scientific theory. The theory has ii been that stone, bronze and iron ages succeeded each other regularly, and n that, as Homer refers to iron as a rare fl metal, nnci ootainea wun mucn aimouuy when he lived, it could hardly have been r( known in the many centuries previous M to his age in which Troy flourished. That supposition has been partly corroborated by Dr. Schliomann's failure to find iron, or evidences of its use, in ri Mycen 89. But since he resumed in the ruins of Troy, a few weeks since, the 1( explorer has discovered an arrow-shaped s1 and double-edged steel dagger, perfectly preserved in wood ashes. It is, there- p fore, demonstrated that the people of p Troy knew of iron and understood metallurgy, and that the iron age was 0 projected far back of the period usually v assigned to its commencement. The evolution theory is required to recalcu- . late its periods and rearrange inferences " somewhat by this discovery, and our ? iron makers will know that their specialty is older than most, and associated with the very infancy of that civ- v ilization in which it has played so 6 prominent a part. y New York Street Tenders. There are not less than four or flv< ihonsand frnit and peanut venders ii Ghotham. Of these, the greater part ari [taiians or Italian-French, for whom thi jailing seems to possess unusual attrac ;ion, although almost eveiv nationality a included. The alleys of West Broad' yay, Crosby street, the neighborhood o ;he Five Points, and in faet any plac* rhere oheap tenement houses abonnd urniah homes for this olass, who nsn J.y congregate in small colonies o elatives or friends. Two or thre< ooms are generally occupied by five oi tiz men and women, and for these quar era, dirty, ill-ventilated and dark at hey often are, a rent is paid varying rom 88 to $15 a month, according tc he avarice of the landlord and tLc .bility of the tenants to pay. In these oomn they eat, sleep, and keep theii tock in trade, the only wonder being hat the stock does not retain the vile dors of the room in whioh it is kepi ver night. A license, where one ie ibtained, costs the applicant $5 and an nnual fee of fiity cents. This entitles iim to go where he will throughout the ity, but does not permit him to seleol ny one spot as his stand, and he is often ompelled by some zealous policeman tc 'move on." SometimeB, however, the ame stand is occupied by a vender foi lany months without molestation, and e is enabled to build up a trade and ain regular customers. Bananas, oranges, grapes, melons and ineapplea constitute the principal stock a summer, and in winter these are supplemented or replaced by apples, peauts, chestnuts, filberts, dried figs, eto. n good days, during the summer seaon, a peddler will often make $2 oi 3 clear profit, but in winter his daily arnings when most successful seldom iceed seventy-five cents. Most of the enders are prudent enongh to lay up amething in the summer to maintain lem during the winter; and it is not nusual for a vender to expend from 20 to $30 in buying a stock "of grapes r fine oranges. The finer fruit, in genral, gives the best profit, since few will urchase that which is poor or partially ecayed, even at a low prioe. A bunch f bananas coBts from seventy-five cents ) $2, according to the quality and numer on the stem, and oranges vary from fty cents to $3 and $4 a hundred, and n these the peddler expects to double is investment. Peanuts cost from $1.05 ) $1.35 a bushel, and sell at. five cents quart, though less money is made on 3em at tfcat price tnan wnen tney were onglit at $3 a bushel and retailed at fteen cents a quart; the business being ow very much overdone. The "stock" i picked up et the different down-town larkets, and, in fact, at eny place where ; can be obtained cheapest. In sumler fresh fruit is bought principally on 3e dooks, direct from the schooners ad sloops which bring it to this city. Pith fifty men bidding for the same lot, ie competition grows brisk, and the tst bidder finds himself saddled with a >t which he can sell again only at a icriflce. The Irish women generally lcline to apple and candy stands, the kalians to fruit and nuts. At best, the le vender's life is hard, and like all ther occupations now, this is overrowded; but it still seems an infinite jmove from the life of the mere tramp. Fight With Bottle-Nosed Whales. We redouble our exertions, and the halffB, finally yielding, follow their ounded companion and fiing themslves on the shore, where they lie wal)wing in the shallow water. With a ry of triumph, which is borne back -om the women who stand on the cliff, 11 the boats are rowed for the shore, ich striving to be first to commence is fight. With a final oheer th9 men rive the boats in among the fish, leap t and begin to strike right and left. I threw away the lance and attaoked ie nearest with my long hunting knife, eizing hold of.the monster's fin in spite f its struggles, I plnnged the knife speatedly into its heart. Its exertions od plunges were incessant, frequently fting me off my feet and throwing me nder water. I managed to hold on, ad kept striking till, with a supreme Sort, it turned on its back. Similar Qcountern were going on all about me; ith wild cries and oaths the men ruck and hewed at the whales as if inmated, regardless of bruises and the aves that swept over them every motent. While recovering my breath and >oking out for another prize, I received tremendous blow from the tail of one ehind me; I was stunned for a motent, and on recovering found I had een placed in one of the boats. Quite itisfied with my exertions, I sat still ad watched the strange combat, al;ady closing, as the poor stupid fish, jnorant of their strength, fell easy vicms to their deter, lined enemies. The ght was strange >nd striking. The londless sun was shining on the waves [ the bay, which was of a magnificent !ne except over a large patch dyed ;d with blood. Here each wave showed streak of crimson as it washed over ie glistening bodies that had lately yam lords of the deep. Behind a nar)w beach rose the steep cliff, down hich were running the women and iildren, their shrill cries rising above - ? ?1- ? -vt mam J iViA vnow r\t lO 3LiUlite UI lilO 111UU ami uuu iua< i/i ie waves. Gradually the tumult aased, except where a whale iu the last iroes wrapped itself in a cloud of ioody spray and deluged the men who :ood by watching. ?Lippincoft'a Magtine. Philosophy in Small Hnnks. After all, fame is but a phantom. Riches does not mean happiness. Kespeot yourself, if others do not. A scolding wife is a terrible affliction. Modesty nowadays is a very rare bird. Truth is sharper than a two-edged (vord. ProsDeritv follows in the trail of herd. onest work. An hour well spent is worth a week itterod away. As a rule, puppies make more noise aan full-^rown doge. What is law without justice? What i justice without mercy ? You will often find as true friends in igs as in silks and broadcloths. Never confide secrets. Lock them up 1 the storehouse of your own memory. No matter how much sense a man irfy possess, he can stand a little attery. Jealousy and envy are the hidden scks on which many stanch vessels are necked. The fateB are oftentimes very cruel, tat for every cloud there are two warm ays of sunshine. Happiness is something we are all joking for. When found, introduce the tranger to your neighbor. Homely people are nearly always of leasant disposition, and a pleasant disosition is the best of companions. The kaleidoscope of time showB many bauges, but none more wonderful tban -hen a just man conquers his enemies. Punctuality is a good trait in anyiody'8 character, and frequently leaves n indelible impression upon one's lemory. Some men are of the opinion that the rorld owes them a living. This ip an rror. You must make the world give ou a living?New YorkBxprt*s<.. ^ FOR THE FAIR SEX. 0 " The Household Baby. What a joy to human eyes When it laughs, or when it cries, 0 What a treasure, what a prize Is the household baby ! Be its temper rising, falling, " Is it cooing, crowing,^calling, : Tie the same dear, precious darling? 3 Ii the household baby! ' If the scene without be dreary, ' It the hearts within grow weaxy, : Baby wakos, and all is cheery? 1 What a ruBh for baby ! Mamma's eyes grow bright with joyGrandpa laughs, and " grandpa's boy' 3 Gladly leaves his last new toy To play bo-peep with baby! ! Sisters from their music run Maud has caught" the sweetest one," Grace bends down in girlish fun ' To make a horse for baby! f | Up to everything we know, Hands and feet "upoj the go," What a funny creature though, I Is the household baby I Bring the puppy and the cat, Let nor pull, and pinch, and pat, Pubs and pup were made for that? ' Made to please the baby ! | Bring thote china vases, mamma, Get the mirror and the hammer!" 1 Anything to make a clamor, And delight the baby! Let it clang and clash away, Let it langh, and shout, and play, And be happy while it may, Dear, mischievous baby 1 What a joy to human eyes, What an angel in disguise, What a treasure, what a prize, Is the hou*ehcld baby! Fnahlori Notes. Lead white is a dull bluish gray tin Oils and pomades are not used on tl hair. Guipure lane is coming into fashic again. Waterproof cloaks are fashionable Paris. The cabbage bow is used to tri dresses. Far bands are used to trim flann costumes. Artificial flowers are not in high favi at the moment. Red is worn with frenzy with evei article of tbe toilet. Seal-brown plash takes the place < fnr on new garments. Ball shoes and stockings are made the color of the dress. Lead white is to take the place vory aai cream white. Panniers are worn ; so are corsagi close fitting over the hips. Twilled flannel costnmes are brong] out for the mid-winter season. The coiffure for morning and stre toilet is low on the nape of the neck. For full evening toilet the hair mu be arranged high and very elaborate} Far-trimmed dresses have a deep bo der on the underskirt instead of flonnce. Bridal wrappers are of brocade con bined with plain silk covered with Br ton lace. Lower skirts are now made of velv and upper ones of brocade, plain si: or cloth. Mnlberry and dragon green are tl favorite shades in the fashionable spu eilk hose. Belt bouquets are goiDg out of styl and bows of lace and ribbon are takir their places. Carls and frizzes are all smoothed fl; *? n*>/1 T)nr^ %-?rtil^nn r?n l\ir 1U X ax ID) uuu JL UIH^CUIU UAUUD Wllw heads in shape. Montagne locks abont the forehes and temples are still much worn t fashionable young women. The coiffnre is very elaborate for fu dress and evening toilet, bnt severe! plain for street wear by fashionab women. The new hat is the Victim. It has scoop front, and is tamed ap on tt side; feathers nod over it, and roB< almost drop from its brim. The favorite dress bonnet for your ladies and young matrons is of maroc velvet with gold and garnet head edge I and trimmings of garnet ribbon an ! featbors and a da6h of pale blue or rot I color in an ostrich tip on some part < j tbe same. A vest usually requires to be threi quarters of a yard in length, and tt pieces that cut away from the sides i modeling] it will be enough to mail the enffd. Another yard will form tl reversed bands and revers on the ski: of the stylish "washerwoman" pol< naise. A Bonnnzn Queen. A Paris correspondent says : Mn Mackay is one of the most charmin hostesses of the American colony. A< complished Piid intellectual (tihe speal French ana Spanish as perfectly as eh does English), the charms of her min would eclipse those of her pcrrcn wei not both thrown into the shade by th exquisite loveliness and sweetness < her noble and elevated nature. She : very lovelv. and is still quite younf Her form is petite and faultlessly pr< portioned, her dark hair and eyes ( exceeding beauty, being large and lni trous, of a dark clear bine, shaded wit long black lashes. Unspoiled and ni spoilablo by a position that would ha\ t turned the beads of ninety-nine wome ! out of ft hundred, she wears its onerot i dignities as gracefully and with as littl ! ostentation as she might a fresh plncke i flower. All the ridiculous stories thj ! have appeared respecting her in tL j papers are pure inventions. She nev< I wanted to illuminate the Arc de Trion | phe, for instance, and never offered \ : buy it. Gentle, gracious, generous an kindly hearted is she, and the world all the better for having such a womu in it. Her shrinking delicacy of natui renders her extremely averte to a Bpecies of publicity, and she would tat the pen from my hand to-day did st know that I was writing about her. Bt I do not see why envy, hatred, mali< I and all uncharitabieness should spec 1 at will and truth and friendship remai I forever silent. I "Pith and Point." Out at elbows?A badly-fitted stovi pipe. The onion originated in Egypt. ? important facta leek out, one by one. Happiness ia often called a drean j but turns out more frequently to be ] nightmare. The bulk of a retailer's fortune ! most generally his show-window. You can take courago, advice and eve smallpox, without being indicted f< larceny. " There is a day of sunny rest for & ; ory dark and troubled night." So Wi I linm Hnllon 'RfTTInf <1(1 id (lTlfl VOtl WI HUUi vuugu JU1JHUV MMiU) . ^ WW ... find that he was right Did yon notice that the days are gro\ ing longer 1?Nf.wHaven Register. Ye and so is the grooery bill. " There's nothing half so sweet in li: as love's young dream," unless it be la year's maple sugar, after a vigorous pu vernation in an iron mortar.?New Yoi Newt. A Ghost Under tbe Sea, " I had one very thiilling adventure while diving," said Captain Paul Boyton, . the celebrated swimmer, to a New York J11 reporter, whom he was telling some of the early incidents of his career. " We j? Lad anchored in the bay of Oampeachy, *h where a Mexican brig had stood over 'ei and gone down. Only two men of the ne crew had been saved. The name of the ship was Avarada. We were told that . her topmast was sticking out of the water; bnt after proceeding upon accurate bearings for several days, we *n were unable to find it. We were cruis- do - ing about a coral reef one Sunday morn- Jei ing, and happening to lean over the taff- *? rail at the right moment I saw many I fathoms below a long, dark line stretch ing out under the crystal water. I con- be eluded that this was the mast, and that ret the vessel lay on her side. We dropped rei anchor, and I put on a diving dress and sh went down. We had been told that six sei people were lost. Among them was the fei captain's niece, a young woman about re< eighteen years of age. I got to the bottom near the brig and walked around it, taking care to keep the air-tubing . ' clear from the keel, so as not to break it. Not sixty yards from me rose the white . wall of the coral reef. There were great holes in the bottom of the hulk. I got .6 aboard, and, on feeling around, foan v? that the hatches were still closed. Th? sails hung dowu in clogging masses on one side. The ship looked weird and 'rj strange enough, I can tell you. I went *** down into the cabin. The floor was so tai oteep that I could hardly walk. Oa one side there was a stateroom, and this was ] the side which leaned toward me. Wish- to ing to see whether there was any treas- off ure aboard, I picked up a bar which I aui had with me and struck the door two or ms three times. It did not budge, and then dei I1, I got the bar in the crack next the post of ae and began to pry. Suddenly, as I was to looking up?for you must understand eaj in that it was above me?it swung clean am open, and the corpse of a beautiful Za ^ woman, clad in her white night clothes, sio with her face toward me, slowly fell over cot toward me and floated down th the tm m water head foremost. Before I could wh move?and if I had wished to I was alp ie paralyzed with horror? her hand tonohed of my helmet with a light blow, and her ryi #. .1 t. iv _ ey mi. - if j. ? ? or ieen shuck ine noor. xne iigm pourea nai around her from a porthole ia the state- a n fy room. I remember just how that face on< looked. The eyes were wide open and cal . j starting from their sockets; the hps were we: I gasping, and the matted hair lifted and Zai trembled and waved with her motion like gaj ?f I the long fibers of seaweed. When I Zb could reoover myeelf I shook off the of hand with all the power that I could muster. It seemed to clutch at me, and . B8 I was frightened. When I got on deck, however, I felt better, and we fastened 2? aline to the corpse and drew it up. She . nnusthave jumped out of her bunk just ?D1 a3 the brig went down, and died in trj?t ing to open the door." ^ ? bn y She Wouldn't Melt. hei 86\ r- A day or two ago, when a servant- jnc a girl opened the side-door of a house on Sibley street, in response to a vagrant's knock, her face looked so kind and be- f e. nevolent that the hungry man bad no Qw doubt that a good dinner awaited him. # , He had, however, laid out a certain proS? gramme, and he therefore began : l* " My dear woman, I haven't had any- ^ thing to eat for two days, and I wanted ? J? to ask if you would spare me one of ui these icicles which has fallen from the ? eaves ?" gj e, " Well, I dunno," she slowly replied, j? ig as she looked out, " I suppose we might ( spare you one, if you are really suffer- ^ ing; but of course you won't take the ^ l(j largest and best?" He stepped down and selected an 4lj , icicle about two feet long, and, in a hesitating manner, inquired: '7 " if you would only sprinkle a little * pepper on this I would be forever grate- f ,U tn]" ?a 'J "It's rather bold in you to ask it, .'] 1? but I suppose I can sprinkle on a little . ?a very little," she replied, and she a got the pepper and dusted his "lunch- jDC le eon " very sparingly. stei ?s He started to move away, but, seem- ?r ing to recollect something, he turned . } and said: j ,n "You seem so benevolent I'll askL.fl s you to sprinkle on a little salt as well, j _ J [ like my icicles seasoned up pretty j ,e high." 5f " Ton are a bold man, sir, and it's <( plain you have the appetite of a glutfnn. hot T'll cive von a bit of salt, and on', " then yon most begone," she replied. 'lD1 _ When the icicle had been duly salted ^ou the man expressed his tbanks, but ^ ' didn't move away. His game wasn't So j working to suit him. Some folks onS wouldn't have stood there and seen him Pro bite off the end of a big icicle, but this *rul girl did. And further, when be heBi- c.ov tated to go, she indignantly callod out: *ifi< " I know what you want. You want 9?? j. me to warm the icicle in the oven for j?k g yon, and then put on come mustard; <*re 3- but I'll never, never do it I" dan ;s The man moved slowly out of the a'm ie gat?, and, as he threw hie icicle at a 0011 d passing dog, he gave utterance to his 800 e disgust in language punctuated entirely the o with slune-shots.? Detroit Free Press, \ to? )f I " ' J?ac is 1dro 5. j The Way German Army Horses areFed. ! b?* ^ I The horses of the German army are j M " j now fed with biscuits. These consist ] wjlt j of thirty parts of oat flour, thirty parts 1 mjj " of dextrinated pea flour, thirty parts of 0f 3 x* rye flour, and ten parts of linseed flour;! 6 sometimes of twenty parts of pea flour, I Bjj0 11 twenty parts of wheat flour, twenty ! Hor] 18 parts of corn meal, twenty parts of rye j fjie: ? flour, ten parts of grated bread, and ten | ^ parts of linseed flour. The ingredients ; pro lt are made into biscuits. The lirst- 1 pea ,e named mixture is the best, 'lhepe bis- : maj iT cuits aro made with a hole in the mid* I 0j j die of each, so they can bo strung on a I tjsn string and hung to the saddle-bow, or j IP be carried by the trooper around his 18 waist. Each biscuit weighs, when! ? ;n baked dry and hard, about two ounces, i , 7 r? Seven biscuits are broken up and Riven i ^ 11 < ? 4-1.a iinrM in tha mnrninff mnifitAnprl ! II\J UUU iiui?- ? 4-OI I on-r Le with water, if convenient, otherwise ! J ie dry?twelve at noon, nnd sown at night. After careful experiment in camp, on , :e the march, and campaigning, they are . . ^ reported by all cavalry and artillery C1V1 in officers better than oats. A trooper can anf easily carry thirty pounds of these biscnits, which Tvill furnish his horse with , fall ratious for.eight days, or will serve, .. with forage, for twelve days' hard l,j, marching. I ^ I me An Actress Who Slept in a Coffin, j iet '? Miss Mary Anderson, talking to a re- j 1 porter of the Louisville Courier-Jour- j ed < nal the other day, said of Sarah Bern- ; and a bardt, that "Sheulept in a coffin con- j "S tinuonsly for three .yearp. She does not j tim is do so now. I asked her why she gave hor up the habit. She said she had grown j " ,n tired of it, as the coffin was uncomfort- ; adv Jr able. She paid she wished to familiar- j ed < ize herself with the thought of death. I stra T saw her boudoir. The carpet was of j fat f" hlnnt rolv^f with flowers in silver, the i his .furniture covered with black velvet, ami rigl the walls curiously decorated in the same fashion. A skeleton of a man who A she said had died of love in Mantua a d< B? hung before the mirror, with a finger acc< Pointing at its own reflection. In large res< owls about the room rose leaves were the st heaped, the fragrance that arose being vivi 1- overpowering. I could not remain in of 1: -k the room, it was so suggestive of horri- gra ble thoughts." to 1 TIMELY TOPICS. There are 421 Chinese business houses San Francisco. In the Oelestial direory are included fire boarding-houses, ur opium shops, three doctors' offices, ree pawnshops, a photographic galry, an undertaker s store and two wspnper offices. Mnskrat/aiming is a rural industry Iowa. A good pond or marsh well xjked is said to yield a profitable rern after two years, the trapping being | ne in winter, when there is plenty of sure, and affording muoh amusement the younger members of the family. I /JnnnttT olio riff at. Rtrthmnnd. Kv.. ing unable to collect taxes from a rident, got a third party to admire the rident's false teeth and ask to be own them, then darting forward ized them. After living on soup for a v days, the resident paid his taxes and kerned his property. [ndiana in Utah have been induced to r aside their blankets and put on the 9SB of civilization, and to go to work fch shovels on a railroad, rhey had en aocustomed to loiter around the ? -M 11 _ TTl 1 a %T il .J .lions 01 ine utan ana flonaeru ru?u, ing -nothing. Negotiations were ened with them by the builders of 3 road through an interpreter, and ont a dozen were prevailed npon to [e up shovels and attack a sand-bank. Martin Zabriskie, or, as he preferred be oalled Zborowski, whose will was ered for probate in the New Turk rrogate's office recently, was a reirkable character. He was a direct scendant of Albert Sobieski, a relative King John III. of Poland, who came America in 1660, and settled on the it bank of the Haokensack river, ong the Delaware Indians. Martin briskie is said to have bnilt his man* n in Upper Morrisania in 1838, at a it of $67,000.. He made a large forle by the rapid rise of real estate ioh he purchased in Morrisania. He rays contended against the payment taxes on personal property, even carng the matter into the conrts. The ne by which he was called was always latter of importance to him, and no i could anger him qnioker than by ling him, as the rest of the family re commonly known, by the name of briskie. In his will he takes pains to ' that iiis name is not Zabriskie, but orowskL The Slang of the Plains. Lmong the cattle-owners and herders the plains and in Texas and New ixico, a "corral" is the yard where mals are confined. They usualcontain or have in connection with sm 44 snubbing posts," to which anils are drawn up for examination or tnding. A 4,cow-punoher " is the rder. A 44quirt" is a short whip of reral leather strands twelve or more :hes in length, with a shorter handle, ;d as a whip by the herders. "Kounds " are periodical gatherings together Btook for the purpose of establishing iiciDUipf Dcp?i?HiJg mvu^iu^ob aciuo branding the same. " Cave lark " is ) mixed herd of cattle following the ind-up herds. " Mavcrioks " are unmded stook more than one year old, marks, a " brand " is the distinct im58Q made with a hot iron on some >minent fleshy part of the body, usuv the shoulder, side or hip. A " jin-bob " is made by cutting a portion skin from the dewlap or frisket, and swing it to hang. A "lightning eak " is a long mark made along the e of the animal with a hot iron, jasso," "lariat," "riata" are con tible terms for the strong cord or >e, usually made of rawhide, with a ining noose at one end, and used for i ching such animals as may be wantA ' bull whip " is a very long lash j braided rawhide, often more tLan an h thick in the swelled portion, and ached to a short: handle ?ighteen hes to two feet in length. TLe homead or headquarters of the owner is a anoh." There are various other terms ise about the camps to designate the : ions servants and provisions, bnt . y will not be interesting to the der. French Almanacs. 1 Fifteen million French people learn y through their almanacs the dee- 1 ea of Europe, the laws of their ntry, the progress of sciences, arts, ustry, their duties and their rights." sajs one of those almanacs, which ;ht to be authority on such a subject, vided it is both well informed and thfal. Certainly French almanacs er a large ground, social and scienj, cosmic and comic. There are the j k's, cultivator's, lady's, lawyer's, ] er's, sportman's songster's, vine- i seer's almanacs ; almanacs of dolls, i ces, dreams, drinking and dining; i anacs of new songs, old songs, p lie songs, plaintive songs, pitrioticj' gs and wedding songs ; almanacs of ] garden, the church, the restaurant, theater, the drawing-room ; alma- , s of games, riddles, puns, jests, i lleries, parlor magic ; almanacs of , Itb, history and contemporaneous j sbrity. Now, though such almanacs . the nroDhetic and astrological do I i it they can to enlighten fifteen ( lions of Frenchmen on the destinies . Sarope, and thongh almanacs of card ks and the language of flowers may w advances in Bsience, we should be ry to think that many millions get ' ir morals from the thieves' almanac. ?re must, therefore, be a cautious viso in indoreiog the motto that apre on the title page of one of the al- i iaci : " Pour instruction on the head i he people ; you owe them that bap-! i." |! A Test of Courtesy, he argument probably commenced j' he custom house, and had been dis- ! sed for some time; the fat man was j1 ing as be came down stairs into the '; toffice corridor: '1 tell you, oourtesy exists in the;! nan heart to-day as much as ever. A . 1 request never brings an uncivil wer." 'Well, I don't know," mused the er. ' I do know, and I'm going to _ prove ; My horse and cuttv.r stana oui nere. get into the cutter and ask some ] inger to please unhitch the horse for and he'll do it. You stand here and 1 me convince yon." 'lie fat. man got into hia cntter, hick- ! Sown the robes, picked tip the lines 1 then called ont to a pedestrian: ay, colonel, I'm a little ahead of j e. Won't you please unhitch my ' se?" 1 'Certainly," replied the man, and he i1 anced,pressed on the snap and walk-' 3D, leaving the horse free but the tie- j < tp still fast to the hitching-post. The I man had to get out to recover it, and j argument seemed to break into two j ] it there.? Free Pre/is. < ?? h . witty Western editor, suffering from ] spleted purse, copied in his paper an i sunt of an accident, in which the man 1 raed from drowning related that, at j moment of sinking, he had a most j id recolleotion of every circumstance | da life, and at the end of the para- < ph pointedly advises hia subscribers j ?tke in deep water. i Loye'd Yonng Dream* STBOPHE. A young man woke with the kiss of mora. Carol and sing, light-hearted boy j On the woodland echoes his song is bom? * What ia the world bat love and joy? < Singing he twines for his dear lore's breast, ?gS| Blaebell and violet, daintily pressed; :^SsB Tenderly fondled, lightly caressed? ' ;'v^l8 Carol and sing, oh, dreaming boyt AUTT BTBOPHZ. A. wasp got up at the break of day? Tenderly spread the plaster on; | And he opened the session the good old way, :/; |aj Poor on the arnin, till it is gone, And Le " stropped " his bodkin with anxious y He whet'ed bis edges, keen and bare, Till he gleamed like steel in the nmoisg air? .' ffiai Ring for the arnica ! Pour it on! CATASTEOPHK. Ran for the doctor! Ban like sin! Pat on some mad tin Uie doctor comoa 5 This is the hole where the probe west in 5 How it burns, and throbe like a hundred drums. Yell like a madman ; matter and growl, "?^m Trample the violet*, rave and howl; Scatter the bluebells?love may b>x>w), ^ ' Shriek for the arnica! here it oomea. ?Burlington Eawkeye, Items of Interest. A singular being?A baohelor. A poor fire is a pokeiish thing in * cold weather. A dentist ought to make a good aotor. ||1 He draws well . A bouquet is a good soenter?piece for the diniog*table. Jones' wife wanted point laoe, bat he . ^|S denied it point blank. *. . oc'jga When you oome to the guideboard ,:Jg| that is illegible?that is a " bad sign." Actions, looks, words, steps, form tha ? steps by which we may spell cnaractears. v JQ No true gentleman will ask a lady if her coral jewelry is made of sealing*. Storms gCnerall.' are a mystery, but yon can always see tne drift of a snow- r|| , A prima donna is naturally a timid * creature, for her art is always in her George W. Matchett, of the Arkantaa traveler, has been sticking type fifty- / eight years. Why does tbe new moon remind one ;V~||g of a giddy girl ? Becaase she is too ? yonng to show much reflection. A well-fed bog roused up in bis sty And dropped a regretful tcar? " The Beautiful Snow baa ccme," be said, "And slaying will soon be bare." " How do you make a Maltese cross V* was the question before the institute. And one of the schoohnarms answered: 'y'ii " Tread on her tail." Gen. Sherman prediots that in twenty ' ]? years the United States will hare a population of 80,000,000, or abont ''--M double what it is now. The khedive and his family ta obliged to get along with only $1,600,000 a year. The hard times are not^'':-i^^B confined to this country. A young lady, gazing on her portrait?*^ jast finished by a rising young artigig. .. ' remarked, "I look like a cancUfemj dock." He felt like eating "White chuddah sbawls with dark crimson silk for movnHQP wrappers." And the price of tl^em is . calculated to make a man chuddah. * ? Histories mate men wise ; poeis,: witty; the mathematics, subtle ; natural ,-;r* philospliy, deep ; moral philoaphy, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to conA monument to the memory of Pius IX., is to be erected in the city of Puebla, Mexico, which will be one of the ' . most remarkable works of art in that VjgM oountry. No man is the wiser because he thinks be is not as ignorant as his neighbor, for the latter may have learned something that is not in the text books, but . -''cggaj onght to be. " Sir," said a lady to a would-be wag, "your jokes always put me in mind ef "fjs a "sphere." "Of a sphere, madam. Why 80, pray ?" " L'ecauae tlieyjievei have any point." The difference between gossip and ' , M truth is that no one will ever stopt^^^^J question your veracity when y^^tfUHBH indulging in the first, but he wants yot^BMpJ! on oath when you are speaking eolemn O'WjS facts. Carpets came originally from the East, their manufacture dating far back - ? into antiquity. The Babylonians made -- &! and used them, and they were oommon in Turhey and Russia centuries before :-?* they vrere used in England. To the perfection of true friendship it la n/uiomorr that fherft flhonld bd One particular individual selected from the Si rest of mankind, who may be considered is another self, to whom we can unbosom ' - "* dut most serious thoughts'; before whoar we are not ashamed to lay open oar *2 weaknesses and foibles; cr, in the ex* V pressive phrase, to think alone. ' * * Drs. Holliday and Holcomb, of New 1 t Orleans, were examined before the con- ; jressional committee on yellow fever, f md both agreed that the fever originates . Jj in that city every year from a germ V which was originally*in>ported and has . become naturalized, and that the epi- ' | femic was undoubtedly incurred by neglect in removing garbage and offal ' ^ from the streets of the city. V .'1 " What!" said a young lady to a sister aompanion, "you ore not going to marry that tall, lean, slender, oonsump- v ; tir^-ctricken fellow, are you?" "Yes, . 1 Blie i-*," volunteered the young lady's _v . ** little brother, looking up from hiB * " /?' broken cart wheel; "she's going to >, .. marry mm ana use mm iv* ? stretcher." The boy and the cart wheel ' _.h passed out through the same dcor. Blessings on him who invented eleep ?the mouth that covers all human * thoughts, the food tLui appeases hnn* . * !?er, tbo drink that quenchos thirst, the tire that worms col J, tbo cold that moderates heat, and, lastly, the general join that purchases all things, the balance and weight that equals the shepherd with the king, and the simple with the wise. A The mother of two sons, twins, met, ? i contemporary relates, one of the ] brothers in a field one morning. *- = " Which of you two boys am I speaking to?"aFked the mother; 41 is ityon.'or jrour brother ?" "Whyd) yon ask?. * ; inquired the lad, prudently. " Because,if it is your brother, I will box hia ears." "It is not my brother, it is T." "Then your brother is wearing your coat, for yours had a hole in it," ^ " No, mother,' I am wearing my own coat." "Good heavens 1" cried tho * mother, loolr ' at him intently, "you are your bro. /, after all 1" ? _, A strange fatality attended the early - ~ discoveries of America. Oolumbns died broken-hearted; Roldin nnd Bobadilla were drowned ; Ovanda was harshly superceded; Las Casas sought refuge and -1 jousolation in a cowl; Ojeo'a died in extreme poverty; Euciso was deposed by iis own followers; Nicuessa perished miseraDiy oy tne crueuy 01 uis pany ; * 7asco Nunez de Balboa was disgracefully beheaded; Norvaez was imprisoned n a tropical dungeon, and atterward pied of hardship; Cortez was dishonored; Alvarado waa assassinated; Almar50 was garroted, Pisarro was murdered rnd hie four brothers billed.