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BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T. WARDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1881. NO. 29. VOLUME XXVI.||||
A Song for Christmas.
Ye who have scorned each other,
Or injured friend or brother,
Iu this fust failing year?
Ye who, by word or deed,
llavo made a kind heart blee l.
Come, gather here !
Let sinned against and sinning
Forget their s'rifes, beginning,
And join in friendship now;
lie Jinks no longer broken,
Be sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly bough.*
Ye who have loved each other,
Sister and friend and brother,
In this fast fading yearMother
and sire and child,
Young man and maiden wild,
Come, gather here;
And let your hearts grow fonder,
As memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken vow.
Old loves and younger wooing
Are sweet in the renewing,
Umler the holly bough.
Ye who have nourished sadness,
Estranged front hope and gladness,
In this last fading yoar?
Ye with o'orburdened mind,
Made alien from your laud,
Come, gather here.
T.et not tho useless sorrow
l'ursue yoa night and morrow;
If e'er you hoped, hope now;
Take heart! Uneloud your faces,
And join in our embraces,
Under the holly bough.
A RICH GIRL.
CHAPTER I.
I knew, about twenty years ago, a
remarkable person, in who8e life took
place a very curions incident. The
person was Torn Dearing, about twentysix,
slender, o? medium height, exceedingly
graceful, profuse in expenditure
cn dress ?a weakness which an ample
estate enabled him to gratify. His hair
was blonde, his eyes blue, and a delicate
mustache as soft as silk shaded
6miling lips. Tom was a fop to the
echo, did nothing in the world, passed
his time in the society of ladies, and
was apparently good for nothing. Envious
people looked side wise at him,
despising heartily this butterfly?but
they did not understand him and perhaps
valued themselves too highly.
Tom Dearing was a fop. but ho was the
kindest-hearted of mortals?a man of
very elegant culture in spite of his
apparent frivolity; a graceful writer,
not bo bad a poet, a musician and withAM
f a 1A rr? IaoIa T i
vuu a avmt laolui jlu lo tt ^uuu
deal to eay of a young bachelor, with
plenty of money. This one preferred
to pass his evenings flirting fans in the
society of ladies to muddling himself
with brandy and water in less reputable
places.
One morning Tom Dearing came into
my office, where I was studying a law
record. He was clad in all the colore
of the rainbow?a style of dress which
he alone seemed to possess the secret of
wearing without shocking good taste.
" I think I will marry," he said, lighting
a cigarette.
Well, why not ? You are thoroughly
useless as you are."
" Do you really think so, my dear fellow?"
he replied, with his delicious
drawl and smile; " but you are right
perhaps."
tt n.-x_ .'-I? t cm _ l i
"vertuujj/x am. ? uai are you gooci
for? You dawdle all the morning,
drive out, go to parties, play with fans,
dance a little and end with a cigar.
There is your day ?"
Tom Dearing smoked his cigarette,
Berenely reflecting.
"You are right, my boy,:' he said at
length. " King Solomon himself could
not exceed you in wisdom. I will reform,
and I am not aware of any better
programme than matrimony."
" "Well, marry."
'There is the doubt as to what it
mil all come to."
" Then don't marry."
" There is the certainty that I will
come to nothing. Decidedly I must
marry,and,as you are an old comrade, I'll
define the situation. I have two dear
creatures in my eye?would you like to
hear about them ?"
"Yes, if you are in earnest. If you
are merely talkiDg to pass the time, I
have this record to study. If you are
serious, I will listen."
I am deeply, profoundly in earnest,
my boy. I know wbat a sacrifice to
friendship you make by neglecting
that attractive document. But 1
true friendship demands sacrifices. I
want suggestions."
"State the case."
" I will do so."
And my friend Dearing with great
candor and simplicity laid everything
before me. He was on the most intimate
terms with Miss Edith , the
daughter of a gentleman of large property;
and Miss Emma , the daughter
of a la-.ly in reduced circumstances.
"Rnt.Vl XBGTCX Knonfifnl nri*l a Tr-rvl 1
? -. V*V MVUUVUIU "CJl IU1UWU
in the friendly society of the little city;
and it appeared from my friend's account
that his relations with them were
equally confidential.
" I believe I am as fond of either of
these t^o young angels as of the
other," said Tom Dearing, mildly. " To
which wonld you advise me to propose,
my friend?" "
"To the rich one, if you like her as
well as the other. Other things equal,
mon?y is always a consideration."
" But the poor damsel is so pretty."
"Then propose to her."
" But the rich one is just as attrac- j
tive."
" Then propose to her."
Bearing letlected, and said at last:
" .Well, I'll go this evening and open :
the campaign?call on both, and come ]
to a stern resolve."
" Do so, and tell me the result."
At eleven that night DeariDg came
into my bachelor lodging, andstretche.l
himself in an arm-chair. His costume
resembled the rainbow, and hj smiled
vaguely.
"Well?" I said.
" She is charming!" he exclaimed.
'' Which ?"
" Miss Edith, of the moneybags; so
is Miss Emma, without them."
" So you have been to call on both.'
" Yes.'"
" The result."
"A worse bewilderment on ihe subject
of my own sentiments than before, my
friend. When I see one I forget the
other, rind when I reflect upon the
other I forget the one present. I am
in a state of mental paralysis. Decidedly
I'll propose to Edith! No, 1'Jl
certainly try for Emma ! That is to
say?"
" You have lost your head?ix you
ever had any. Act with energy, Tom
Dearing, or you'll prove a failure. The j
way to do a thing is to do it?not to re- I
Bolvo tVlCll Tf.11 TIM II tl lint nf if or\rwo r\4 !
these days. Describe your friends? :
yoa know I am not acquainted with
either."
" I will do so with pleasure. Edith
eighteen, brown hair, dove's eye3, with
a oharming reserve of manner, and a
districting glance."
"She is the rich one, I think. I
would propose to her at once."
" Bat Emma! She is twenty-three,
rosy, riant and flirty. You never saw
such eyes?they are positively ravishing.
"Very well; go and propose to the
ravishing eves. What are vou going to
do ?"
"I really don't know."
" Well, it is mere than probable that j
il ^ou act with decision your difficulties |
win disappear, une wni aiscaru you;
that will narrow the question. Which
likes yon best ?"
"1 really can't say."
" Tbe consideration is important."
"It is of enormous importance, my
dear fellow. If I could ascertain that."
"You might do so."
"Hew?'
"Ask them."
" T! at is the simplest way; but then
I shoald risk a discardaL"
"What of that? Baggage at the risk
of the owner."
"A noble maxim; but reflect how
unpleasant it is to be told,' No, I thank
yon!'"
" It is not agreeable, but riska arenn
{ avoidable. If a general never delivered
| battle for fear of defeat, be would effect
j nothing."
I " Your words are words of wisdom, but
: I do not admire the feminine slipper,
! except at a certain distance," said Tom
; Dearing, lost in reflection. " There
| might be found some means of deciding
J this fearful doubt and anticipating the
: result."
! "You are right Why not go on a
! journey after bidding each maiden a
: tender udieu. Then manage to become
! tho victim of a railway collision, and
, write from your expiring couch to each,
j The responses will probably enlighten
I yon."
I "That is ingenious, but rather diflifiiilf.
mv friend. T should be eomnelled
i to write a falsehood, and my nature
shrinks from that heroic proceeding.
I But your suggestion has aroused my imagination?my
inventive faculties are
! already at work."
What do you mean ?"
" I will explain myself subsequently. !
The plot of the drama is not yet definitely
arranged. By-the-bye, do you
know of a good situation for a young i
i man of high moral character ?'
" A situation ?"' i
"I have a young friend who is afflicted i
with a want of funds. He was once i
wealthy, but is now in reduced circum- <
stances. He must do something for a
living?but I will recur to the subject. <
' Matt rrnn/l.nirrhf 7>ir /InoY? fnllAtr " i
iJLLJ UUMi
Tom Deariug then departed. i
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CHAPTER II.
I met my friend DeariDg on the next <
day. He said : :
" A final te6t?come and call with me i
on the two damsels this evening, and 1
give me yoar opinion of them."
" Certainly."
And it was arranged that Tom would <
pick me up in the evening and take me (
to see his two inamoratas.
He was punctual, and about nine in l
the evening I was presented to Miss
Edith. She was as charming as my <
friend had represented. What espe- i
ciallv impressed me was the sweetness of j
her rather reserved manners, and her j
habit of blushing easily. She had very i
tine eyes, which expressed every emo
tion, ana I tnougnt I could perceive
that my friend Dearing bad made a t
strong impression. She laughed at him t
a little gently for his fopperies, but that (
did not deceive me. She plainly rccog- c
nized his finer qualities, and bad con- ^
ceived something more than regard for ]
him.
The visit was entirely pleasant. The ^
young lady played and sang, and her
father, an elegant old gentleman, was
plainly wrapped up in her. On all sides c
were the evidences of wealth?the fate \
of Miss Edith seemed a smiling one, and s
when we retired I said to Dearing:
" There is your parti, my dear fellow! c
She really is charming as you say."
" She certainly is. Bat come in and 1
see the other." t
Wo went to call upon Miss Emma, It t
was in another part of the city, and the i
house was small and plain. We wore g
received by the young lady with cordial c
nmi]f>c nriil franlr nloaonro Slio xrna ?
unquestionably a beauty, too. The play c
of her features was dazzling. Sbe eaid c
a number of things to my friend Dearing \
in a low voice which I surmised, and was r
either exceedingly fond of him or anx- g
ions to produce that impression. s
" Well," said Tom, when wo were in g
the street again, " which ?" c
" I really don't know how to advise
you. Are you above money considera l
tions ?"
w Frankly, my dear fellow, I am. f
You may not believe me, but it is true, H
eccentric as it appears, no doubt. Rich t
or poor, I should never marry for f
money?the game is not wortn tho a
candle."
" Then propose to your dear Emma?
if you think you prefer her, and she is d
fonder of you than the other." a
Dearing walked along refleciing, and I
swinging his whalebone cane. r
xzacic io otin auuiua qucs^iuii, lie i r
said. " I am 6aid to be wealthy?which ! r
I am not. Do you think that consider- t
ation has ever entered into the minds of i:
these angels?" s
" I really don't know." t
"Because it would be interesting to e
arrive at right views on that subject, fi
And the topic reminds me that I have L
not yet obtained a situation for the I
friend in reduced circumstances which
1 mentioned last night. I must look
after that young man's affairs, and b
secure some employment for him. He ti
is poor, but honest, and would take any n
position?senator of the United States fi
or market gardener." d
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CHAPTEB III.
C
These latter words recurred to me a o
week or two afterward, when the rumor c
was disseminated through the city of s'
that elegant Tom Dearing had g
become a market gardener.
l attached no credit whatever to the tl
report, which seemed to me in the highest
degree absurd; but I was very soon s
compelled to acknowledge that there h
was no exaggeration whatever in it. a
Dearing had disappeared from his lodg- tl
ings, and the door was locked. If I s
doubted the market gardener report, I a
was told I could verify the fact by
going early in the morning, on any day
in tho week, to the New Market, where s
I would find Tom Dearing, with a neat
apron on, selling vegetables.
I went, and, threading my way through
the crowd of purchasers, came in front a
of a stall wherein were exposed for sale 11
every vegetable of the season. Over ; I
this stall presided the once elegantTom n
Dearing?a personage no longer recognizible.
Inaiead of the most artistic o
costume which the bsst tailor of the
city could devise, he wore a plain,
rather coarse coat, heavy aud service - i
able boots, a straw hat, and a long, p
white apron. Y
Watching him unperccived I saw him
dispose of his vegetables to purchasers a
with a matter-of-fact air, give change
from thfi nnfikot nn^or Viis nnrrm anil n
xr ? p
there was absolutely nothing in his demeanor
to indicate that he had not followed
the business of a market gardener t
all his life. * r
I went up behind him and said: r
"So you are the young man in re- r
duced circumstances, Ti m?' r
He turned round, and looking mo }
calmly in the face replied:
" Even so, my dear fellow. This is fc
the end, you see, of all my matrimonial 1
dreams?a sudden crash in stocks, t
penury where wealth was once, the al- L
ternative of sponging on my friends or a
pur.suing some honest calling."
I looked at him attentively. Was he
in earnest? v
"I see you have taken up the idea t
that this is a stupendous lark, my dear c
i .iUm ?? ? :.i m ?- - Ai ?i.
iciiu>v, muu jluli, quietly; " out you
will see that I am neithor better nor
worse than a market gardener if you
stay here. Between living as a burden j
on you and my other friends and earn- I
ing en honest support, I have chosen
the latter. Was I wroDg ?"
"You were right if you are in
earnest. But surely you have not lost
your means."
Tom Dearing shook his head in a desponding
manner, and turned round to
serve some radishes to a customer.
" Come back in an hoar or two and I
will tell you all about it," he said,
mournfully. " I shall have more leisure
then. A cabbage, madam ? Why, it is
Mrs. 1"
It was in truth the mother of Miss
Emma, who, followed by a servant
carrying a basket, had como after the
fashion of many ladies to do her own j
marketing.
" Mr. Dearing I" she exclaimed. f
"Unhappily, madam!" replied Tom, |
turning away to bide a blush, it seemed. 1
"You P
" Myself, madam?reduced circumstances?unforseen
misfortune. I see
you have rccognized me."
The lady look'ed extremely shocked, ^
and after a few words of commonplace 1
sympathy bowed slightly and disap- ]
pearea in the crowd, her face indicating,
I thought, relief at thus terminating the 1
singular interview. For. confess that it '
is embarrassing to meet -he guest-with
whom you have spent the evening before i
behind a market stall! i
"You see," said Tom, mournfully
"this excellent lady is terribly shocked !
But I ought not to be surprised. Come
back in an hour or two, my old frieud,
and I shall be able to explain everything.
You at least are not ashamed of
your former comrade."
I went away in a maze of wonder?
was tho scene real or was there wraetiling
under it ? I could not determine.
Either might bo the truth. If Tom
bearing had experienced a sudden loss
of fortune, a man of his real pride and
horror of dependence might have re
sorted to tms nonest occupation. it
was certain that there he was, with an
apron selling vegetables?ami the writer
of this narrative assures the reader that
the incident is strictlv true.
When I returned " in an hour Tom .
Draring was gone, and on tho same i
eveniDg I left town in haste to see a :
member of my family who had been
taken ill. "When I returned threo weeks i
afterward my first thought was for Tom i
Dearing. i
I hurried to the market. He was not i
there. Another person presided at his
stall, who could tell me nothing of him.
I went back wondering, and looking
around for some friend to interrogate. I
saw nobody, but in passing Tom Dearing's
former lodgings heard the notes
af a fluto.
I stopped and looked up. The win- "
lows were open and tho rooms wero '
rkloinlw inVioTiito/1 Wtxa it. lw Tnm T I
ran up the steps and knocked, half- 1
expecting that a strange voice would ]
lemand my business. i
"Come in!" said the familiar voice 1
:>f my friend, and hastening forward I
him in a flowered dressing-gown
md velvet slipoers, leaning back in a
luxurious arm-chair.
"Tom!"
" The correct thing would bo to exjlaim,
' Good heavens !?can I trust my
?yes!'" he replied.
"You are not a market gardener any
onger, then ?'
" No. I have resigned. It was not
entirely favorable to my pet ambition?
natrimony?so I thought I would dispose
of my entire stock, and do liko
ill the rest of the world?marry for
noney."
" Marry ? Are you to be married ?" ,fi
" I havo tiie pleasure of replying to '
bat question in the affirmative, my
lear friend; and to say that I shall ?
?xpect you to be my first groomsman
ra the happy occasion. I positively ^
von't call you my 'best man'?that is too 1
English."
I etared?acknowledged that the fact
fas not surprising. ^
" Tell me what you mean," I 6aid.
" With pleasure, if you will sit down
md not continue to gaze at me as if I
rere a menagerie or an aquarium mentor."
0
Tom smiled, laid aside'his flute, lit a
:igar, and said: ti
"You gave me the idea which has
ed to the present denouement?to test fi
he friendship, let us call it, of those
wo charming young persons?Made- jj
noiselle Edith and Emma. You suggested
a railway accident, and a note to
ach with a view to a reply. But that 01
ras impracticable, and did not promise ^
lecisive results. Unfortunately, tho
onvention of modern society interferes *(
pith romance. The maidens could not ^
ush to my bedside, or even express in
pushing terms their emotions by mail, k
lince others would peruse tho notes. * 1 s<
jave that up, and thought of a more
:onvenient plan." a,
"I see?you mean the market garden h
msiness?but?"
"Let me flow on uninterrupted, my n
riend. I shall reach the conclusion ^
ooner. I said to myself, 4 There is one
paramount question. Which of these ,
air ones is sincerely attached to mo,
,nd likes me the best for myself ?' "
"I begin to understand."
" Ami the test was perfectly easy. I 8
lisappeared from Bociety, and became t]
. market gardener, saying to myself as
took my place in a white apron behind Ii
ay stall: 'The one who does not lose ft
espect and affection for me now is the
eal angel.' Well, you were present t]
nai mornmif, uui nut uu umei muru- 8Qgs.
The angels actually came on tho ^
ly _one after the other?to see if tho ^
errible report were true They did ^
iot speak to the poor market gardener, e
ormerly their friend. They lurked be- a
iind the crowd, with vailp down, but
recognized them."
"Yes-well?" J
"I see you are impatient, my friend, T
iut it is necesssary to permit a raconl*.i(.r
o proceed after his own fashion. Let f
le proceed. First came my beautifnl ,
riend Miss Emma. Her mamma had 1
oubtless informed her of tho montrous
fact thr.t I was reduced to utter
overty, and was compelled to sell ^
abbages. She came to see with her
wn eyes, and as she passed me, unper- ai
eivcd as Bhe no doubt supposed, I b
wear I heard a low laugh under her Tl
reen vail." A
"That was not sympathetic, to say w
tie least." ?
"Itjgras not, but I waited?sure that E
ome one else would come sooner or b
iter. There was another youthful n
ngel who had professed friendship for 1(
lie unfortunate market gardener. I cj
aw lier pass on the very next morning, J'
nd-" h
' She laughed, too?'' r<
" On the contrary she?well, she
obbed."
'' Really ?" q
"Actually." li
" And that very evening you went
ud knelt down and confessed every- {]
bing, and gushed, and asked darling Vl
idith to marry you and share your 'j;
larket-gardenV" p
" No. I went and asked the other ?j
me." f(
" The fair Emma?" a.
" Even so. You see I was anx- a]
ous to know everything?to ascertain C(
reciselv how I stood in the regards of
ioth." * a
" Yes; and you went in your white
pron ?'' fj
'Not precisely, but in my coarse r,
nAnnr'n on 1 f 1'
aiv.ituv/i o ouiu.
" And your friend, Miss Emma?" n
"Discarded me with a promptness f(
hat really made me dizzy. But the u
aost interesting part is to como. With i ^
aild sorrow, but earnest persistence, I t]
equcsted the grouuds npon which she p
efused me so flatly. You will not be- ^
ieve mo, but in the end I made her ac- ri
:nowlodgo that she did not think it a
lonorable in a gentleman to urge a
ady to occupy an almost menial sta- ^
ion, and then she really tossed her a
lead, and I thought I had better bow n
nd retire." '[
"Broken-hearted?" a
"Not entirely. There was another
ieit to pay on the same day. You knew
o whom it was?and the market gar- ^
lener's reception there was very dif- R.
erent! In fact?but you are not so '
rareasonablo as to expect rue to com- jj
nucicate the incidents of that inter- ^
'iew! There is, however, no objection n
o telling you the result. Iam engaged ^
o be married, and the interesting cere- a
nony will take place in just three
nonths." [j
"You are much too concise in yoar a
lenouements. Was the market gar- ^
lener no objection ?" ^
" None in the world. Somebody told ?
ne, with a laugh through tears, that it i
vas a very respectable business ; that ^
ihe was not at all ashamed to merry a D
narket gardener, and after all I need ^
lot continue od, as my wife would ^
nave plenty of nr-ney! Then my in- 8
nost heart smote me, and I acknowl- rj
jdged my deceit?" a
"And she forgave it?" I said, laugh- j
?g- I
" YeB ; but really she seemed a little c
jorry that I was not a poor market _
gardener, after all. Confess that is not ?
bad for what is called a rich girl I"? t
/. Ektencooke. ^
Medium-sized fans are carried instead t
Df the immenselv large ones so lately ?
popular. Beautiful evening fans are c
made of rose-tinted ostrich feathers, c
with mother-of-pearl handles. Portia fans
are also shown, made of delicate
mauve-tinted feathers, with sticks of
jhased silver.
It takes just three people to keep a ]
secret properly, but two of the three s
must be dead. - j 1
FOR THE LADIES.
Girl I'oHtbnrn.
At every station in Finland, says the
author of "Land of the Midnight Sun,"
I had a young girl for a driver; aud
these children of the North seemed not
in the least afraid of me. My lirst
driver's name was Ida Catherina. Sbe
gave mo a silver ring,and was delighted
when she saw it on my finger. I promised
to bring her a gold one the following
winter, and I kept my word. She
was glud indeed, when at the end of the
drive, after paying, I gave her a silver
piece. Another driver, twelve years of
age, was named Ida Carolina. The tire
of one of cur wheels became loose, but
she -eras eqnal to the emergency; she
nliirhtofl iilnfltffl t.hn Ttfhppl with n
stone, went to a farmhouse and borrowed
a few nails and a hammer, and
with the aid of a farmer made everything
light in a few minutes; she did
not seem in the least put out by the accident;
she chatted with me all the
time, though I did not understand
what she said, for I did not then know
the Finnish language. She was a little
beauty, with large blue eyes, thick, fair
iiair and rosy cheeks.
Marring C'lihtr.niH oT AmpI rnllun Native*
When a girl is betrothed her mother
and aunts may not look at or speak to
the man for the rest of his life, but if
they meet him they squat down by the
nravsido and cover up their heads, and
tvlien ho and they are obliged to speak
in ono ano'her's presence they use a
peculiar lingo, which they call "turntongue."
This queer dialect is not
used for concealment, for everybody
luderstands it, and tome examples
)f it show that it has much in common
pith the ordinary language. To give
in idea of the stato of formality into
vhich life lias come among these supDosed
free-and-easy savages, mention
nay be made of the duties of the brideuaid
and groomsman. When the maried
pair have been taken to the new
mt built for them, for the next two
noons the groomsman and the husband
leep on ono side of the fire, the bridenaid
and the wife on tho other, the new
narried couple not being allowed to
peak to or to look at one another. The
irido is called a "not-look-around," and
ho pair in this embarrassing position
re a standing joke to the young people
iving near, who amnse themselves by
leeping in ond laughing at them.?
Valure.
Fashion No ten.
Red and white make an admired combination
for evening wear.
^Esthetic yonng ladies cling to the
mall sunflower floral garnitures.
Whether bodices are plain, gathered '
r plaited is a question of figure.
The most fashionable flower garniares
for ball dresses are of water lilies.
Velvet, plush, moiro and satin all
requently appear in the same costume.
Ladies' riding hats are a little lower
1 the crown than they were last season.
Some large hats have the crowns^
ompletely surrounded with silk pomons.
Young and slender women prefer
1 TT? TTTft Iflfl TTTlfV* ArftMinrt
J\y i u UiiU WUIOL3 UivU (JCllO 1VI OTLUlUt^
rear.
Ulsterottcs reaching nearly to the
neo take the place of long ulsters this 1
eason.
Heavy double box-plaited rnchings
dorn the bottom of the akirt of many
andsome costumes.
Rhino crystal ornaments are now
lade so fine as to simulate diamonds :
cnderfully well.
lied paper fislies with blue eyes are
:ie latest novelty in Japanese hanging
rnaments for rooms.
Long collars are worn by children, ;
iris in their teens, young ladies, raarons
and elderly women.
Ombre de Burmah is a new cloth for :
idies' suits. It comes with a wide
incy border for trimming.
A single wide ruche at tho edge of '
lie skirt is a favorite trimming for j '
imple dresses. It is five or six inches
'ide and is laid in treble or quadruple
ox-plaits placed an inch apart. It is !
iicn stitcht'd in the middlo and the
dges are allowed to full forward and '
Imost meet.
In tho line of winter chapeau there
IU 14 IU>V jUUilUUUtCU uuaugco, >1 UR'U | (
light bo classed as exaggerated stylo,
'he "huge" poke takes tho lead' in ,
Dciety headgear. This stylo is very j
ecoming to some faces, and particu- 1
irly when tho wearer tips tho bonnet | !
ver the forehead.
Indicative, or rather confirmatory, of j
io supposition that round waists aud 11
ill, antique bodices will bo as general |:
3 the sharp-pointed waists have already i
eeome, are exhibited a very handsome j
ariety of waist-buckles for belts, j j
mong these are solid silver clasps, set J i
ith semi-precious stones, and those of i i
:oman gold, with carvcd heads in i
Igyptian designs. More novel still are j i
uckles made of shark's skin, which is I
ow being utilized for useful as well as I :
>r merely decorative purposes. These
lasps are mounted in silver, and the
ellowish-whita epidermis seems as i
ard to tho touch as the metal sur-} ]
junding it, I:
Postal Savings Ifanks.
We are glad to see that Postmaster- , j
reneral James strongly urges the estab- j f
snmenc 01 postal savings uaims j
iroughout the country, and we hope ,
lat Congress will give its early and faorable
consideration to the subject,
'hese institutions have met with mach
opular favor in Great Britain, where
ley havo been in successful operation
)r twenty years. The banks are open
t all money order oflioes and deposits
re received from one shilling up, ex?pt
that no person is allowed to deosit
more than a hundred and fifty
ollars in any one year or run up his j
jtal account beyond seven hundred and ^
fty dollars. Interest is paid at the :
ite of two and a half per cent, a year
Dd begins to nin from the first of the |
lonth after deposit. . One convenient
jature of the system is that j
hen a depositor wants money jJ
e is not obliged to draw from I j
re office where he deposited, bat may i
efc it at any postal bank in the United l
angdom. Another advantageous ar- 1
mgemenfc, which was first tried ubout -j
year ago, and has become very popu ]
ir among the poorer depositors, is tLat ]
velve penny postage stamps stuck on
slip of paper prepared by the govern- 1
lent may lie deposited for a shilling, j
'he oxtent to which these institutions ]
ro used by tile people is shown by the i
ict that ill 1879 tlio number 01 uanKg '
ad increased to six thousand, the uumer
of annual depositors to nearly three
ad a half millions, and the total
mount of yearly deposits to fifty milon
dollars. The open accounts at the
eginniug of 1880 numbered nearly twoi
liliions, while tho amount standing to
Lio credit of depositors was a hundred
nd sixty million dollars.
Wo believe that postofSce savings
anks would be even more successful
nd popular in this country than they
ave proved in Great Britain. While
liey would be a great advantage to the
icople they would be a substantial
ain to the nation, by encouraging
labits of thrift and economy amoDgthe
aafses. The postmaster-general refers
o the significant fact that in the greater
>art of the United States there are no ]
avings banks and not likely to be bdj. ]
?o the peoplo who are thus deprived of
11 proper means for saving their earn gs
postal institutions would seem to
ie a necessity as well as a boon. But <
ven in the more populous cities, where
irivate savings banks are not wanting, '
;overnment depositories would be ex- 1
ensively patronized, particularly by the 1
>oorer classes, for the obvious reason
hat the depositors would have in tbe
jovernment u confluence and a sense
if security greater tlnn in any pi irate
:oncern, however wnll managed.?Nne
fork Herald. _
Frederick Douglass, after a life of!
trange vicissitudes, is spending his I
atter days in comfortable prosperity, |
le is the possessor of 8100,COO or more.1
ind his office in Washington provides !
lim with an annual salary of $7,000.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Present* Tor the Holidays thnt arc Eai>llv
I)Iadc>
Of the many home-made rugs in imitation
of the Turkish a very pretty
and at the same time simple one is
made as follows: Construct a framo of four
strips of wood. Let it bo of what- (
ever size you wish the rug. The frame !
may be rested upon the back of chairs or
anything convenient. For the body of
the rug stretch a picce of burlaps upon
the frame. Nest sketch any design
you like first upon paper, and afterward
with colored chalks upon the burlaps.
Any simplo pattorn in wtiich colors are
well blended will do. Tlio materials i
for working aro coarBe skein-yarn of i
various plain colors and a crochet (
needle. Hold the yarn against the <
under-side of the burlaps witli the left I
hand and draw it through with the needle t
held in the right hand. Begin to work t
either at tho border or in the center. 1
A. pattern is not absolutely required. It [
is oulp necessary to mingle the colors '
harmoniously. e
A Roman afghan may be made as fol- (
lows: Cast on forty stitches of black, t
knit two rows of black, ono of yellow, b
one black, twelve of rod, one yellow, two
of blue, ono of whits, one of black, f
one of yellow, two of red, one of yel- *
low, and twelvo of green. This makes a
one pattern. Repeat, using red, yellow, t
blue, white, in succession until your r
itripe is tho length you desire. Make (
each alternate stripe black, of the same i
widih, embroidered with white daisies, t
Set the stripes together with old gold, s
Mark the colored stripes exactly alike, c
so when the afghau is finished each 1
color will run across tho entire width, t
This is knitted on bone or wooden nee- c
dies, about the size of a straw. Knit (
back and forth, plain knitting stitch, '
keeping all knots on one side. Make o
fringe for tho ends of the bright colors, v
tJm euIoq Tuil.li cm flip fori ocolln-n q
of plain colcr. a
A pretty Christmas crcsu may be t
raado with tissue paper oither white or t
in shades of brown and green. The li
foundation is made of wood or paste- li
board. Cat the sheets of tissue paper p
into strips au inch and a half in width r
and these into fine fringe. Cover the o
foundation by wrapping the fringed m
strips about it. The effect will be an I
imitation of moss. A few scarlet ber- d
ries or leaves among the moss are very JE
attractive. J
Imitalion of bronze vases and other ii
ornaments of clay and earthenware may G
be successfully made by a simple pro- Ijj
cess. Let the vasea be without glazing e
and of a pretty shape. The first step
is to give a coat of copal varnish, into fi
which vermilion or chrome green has v
been thoroughly mixed; or the color ti
can be mixed with turpentine and first if
applied; then when dry varnish over tl
it. If medallions are desired, xipon the n
front let tliem be painted upon this ^
ground before varnishing. "When the si
varnish is almost dry dust bronze pow- g
der over the surface and rub lightly b
with a silk or woolen rag until a good c
gloss is obtained. The green paint g
gives a pure bronze colors vermilion, tl
a copper colored bronze. p
Feather mats or rugs for parlor or bed- v,
room may be made with sorted feathers c<
from poultry and birds sewed on in rows ii
one upon anothor on a foundation of a:
Btrong unbleached muslin or gunny- S
bag. A border of peacock's feathers, C
followed by a row of white goose n
feathers; next a central star oi: green a:
drake neck feathers and medallions b
of black and white with any dark Y
ground will provido as soft and sf
rich a rug as if made ot llamatufts. o
White and green feathers from the n
neck of common barnyard cocks with a f(
ground of partridge feathers produces a ei
pleasing effect, and any bright tints e:
mounted on a ground of ordinary hen- ti
feathers is effective. When done the vi
rugs must be lined with some heavy g
material and the edge bound. p
To make a gilded frame taie any cl
plain wooden frame, give it a coat of oi
gold size, which can be bought ready w
for use, or prepare as follows: Put ti
pome boiled linseed oil in a saucer; let tl
it stand exposed to the air three days; c?
mix sorno yellow ochre ground in oil n
with it ami the result will be oil gold d:
size. Give your wooden frame, which jr
should be sandpapered smooth, a coat b;
of white paint. Let it dry; then give ai
it a second coat of white paint. When n
quite dry and hard, rub smooth with ai
line glas3 paper. Give a coat of the h
gold size and let it " set" for twenty- ai
four hours. II. is then ready for the si
gold leaf. "With a sharp knife cut the
gold leaf into pieces just the width of b
the frame. Take a piece of tissue paper hi
two inches square and lub one side light- is
ly with white wax. Pat the waxed ai
side of tbo paper on the gold leaf, lift g<
it up and lay on the frame. Uub the "
paper lightly with tho linger and the ai
gold will adbcire to the frame. Let w
each piece of the gold leaf lap over each sc
other slightly, so the joinings will not j A
show. When tbe frame is covered, pat : R
over it with cotton wool. Set it away I hi
for a few hours, then brush oflf tbo ! e3
superfluous gold, and your frame in tl
finished. cc
Worsted parlor balls for little folks b;
ire m::c as follow;;: Cut two round ar
[jiecos of stif)' pasteboard, using a largo w
saucer as ii guide ; cut out tbo ceuter, tL
leaving a vim about two inches wide. ] G
L'ut l ho two pieces together and wind l gi
round them odds and ends of worsted ra
ind yarn, patting the ball in and out of O
:he hole until it is tilled. Then cut tho G
worsted on the outside e?ge and insert, ai
l strong string between the two pieces p<
A pasteboard. Wind it around several tl
,imes and tie securely. Next cut and ci
;car out tho pasteboard. Shape the a1*
jail with your hands, and clip the sur- fo
'aco until it is perfectly even and soft hi
is velvet. tL
Great Fires of the World.
We give below an interestin,' list of aI
igures showing tho great fires of the' iJ1
vorld from 1GGG tol87G, with tho losses t].
n number of buildings and dollars:
xoss. b'
CGG London, 18,000 buildings burn- *'
etl, covering 13G acren, with
' ? . ?n- nnr. n/in IT!
eiglity cnureues *oo,uuu,uuu ?
.778 Constantinople,2,500 buildings pi
burned 13,500,000
.782 Constantinople, 8,000 buildingj
burned 15,000,000 .788
Constantinople, 10,000 .30,000,000 11
701 Constantinople, 'SO,000 150,000,000 &l
1794 Copenhagen, Denmark 28,000,000 tl
.799 Smyrna, 8,000 50,000,000 Q
.803 Island of St. Thomas, V,\ 1... 30,000,000
.822 Moscow, 18,000 houses, includ- ?5
ing royal palaces 140,000,000 *r
SIC Constantinople, 4,500 build- el
ings 10,000,000 ci
.818 Constantinople, 5,000 15.000,000 Rf
.831 Constantinople, 18,000 80,000,000
.835 New York city, 1,000 20,000,000 "a
.839 New York, 40 warehouses and fr
buildings 10,000,000 N
841 Smvrnu, 10,000 bl'ds burned.. 18,000.000 Tj
.842 Hamburg, Ger., 2,000 10,000,000
[848 Cons'aiitinople, 3,000 15,000,000
.850 Philadelphia, 400 buildings
and warehouses 15,000,00 ti:
r? : -i o.'.u 1 o n/in nnn
,n.ii Will rrauciscu, umuuuyn Itf,uuu,uuu
1852 Sacramento, 2,500 10,000,000 ni
.801 London, England 10,000,000 "
801 (Hams, Switzerland, entirely P1
destroyed 11,500,000 n<
.805 Tort an Prince buildings 57,000,000 b]
,800 Valparaiso, Chilli, 50'J 13,000,000 aI
1800 Portland, Me., 800 10,000,000 ,
I860 Charleston, S. C., 1.158 10,000,000 *
[807 Constantinople, 0,000 17,500,000 "
1870 Constantinople, 1J,000 25,000,000 tc
1870 Strasburg, destroyed by Prus- fc
sians 90,000,000 p,
1871 Paris, partially destroyed 140,000,000 ,
1871 Chicago, 18,00*0 buildings.... 200,000,000 al
1872 Yeddo, Japan, 3,000 buildings 10,000,000 T
1872 Nijini, Russia -10,000,0( 0 in
L872 Boston, Mass., 748 80,000,000
187-1 L<ni'lon; England 15,000,000 v
1870 Yeddo, Japan, 5,000 lo.OOO.OCO jj;
Total $1,405,500,000 3\i
From tbis table it will be seen that tl
America leads in great fires, Obi 'ago, E
mitli lior twn hundred million blaze. P
taking tlio lead. Moscow and Paris o:
como next. Constantinople is the d
champion city in the number of her A
great fires, and taking her ten great e'
tires, sho takes rank over all with a P
total los* of three hundred and thirty- fc(
six millions of dollars and tinety-six ^
thousand buildings. Almost half the lc; s
($610,000,000) occurred in the last six a
years of tho 210 years included in the A
list. M
tl
Some novel imported hats are made
entirely of a thick network of ci^stjJs ai
and beads, which in the evening glitter p
like a thousand colored gems. ti
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
What It Isnnd What It Means?A Snrvryol
tho Exhibition as It In?Tlio Men Who
Have Worked for It?Its Prognosis.
An Atlanta letter to the New York
Sun says : If any one supposes that the
Cotton Exposition is a local fair, a
Southern enterprise, let him with me
take a survey of Oglethorpe park and
its wonderful winter show. . For tbis
2xhibition is in reality a winter resort
for both Southern and Northern visitors
intent on pleasure, amusement, instruction,
or tho pursuit of material interests.
The entrance to the park is on
;he terraced elevated plateau, usually
represented as the background
jf the pictured representations
if the Cotton Exposition grounds,
standing on this plateau, in
he midst of things from all parts of
his country, below us are the main
juilding, the Machinery hall of the Ex
.* i -* a : 11... i i. ~ 11 i
jumliuu, ^i^riuuiLurui nan, ?u immense
'annex" to the north wing, with
mother "annex" back of it, Public
Domfort building, an annex to the south
ving, and other buildings, restaurants,
ind special exhibit edifices, all of wood
?Georgia pine. Every roof is gay with
lnfctering flags of all sizes, of all nations,
pith the Stars and Stripes surmounting
ill. The grass and flower gardens in
he plateaus below us and on the teraces
ure as green and fresh as those of
Central park were in May. The trees
n the distant background surrounding
he lakes are just taking on their Indian
iummer liveries. The air is deliciously
sool and soft, though bracing, for wo are
:,050 feet above the sea level. We are on
hat plateau just below the one generally
lesignated as the land of the sky?that
3nmberland plateau where the author of
' Ragby " has planted his English colmtJ
nf "RnorViv Savnral onnvmrmo
'""C J * K/WT VUV&iMVUU
rooden buildings, also of Georgia pine,
re on our right on the terrace. They
,re Art Industrial hall, the Chattanooga
milding, Judges' hall, and, far down
he slope, the Florida building. These,
ike the main buildings in the level
find below, are painted in delicate
tearl-gray tones, pointed with Egyptian
ed, and decorated with flags. On one
f the terraces at our feet is an antique
windmill, 100 years old, brought by the
leckor Brothers, of New York, as a
epot for their special exhibits. The
'ress pavilion is on the terrice below.
Iuch of the timber in all of these build3gs
were growing in the pine forests of
leorgia not more than eight weeks ago.
jpne of the buildings were standing or
ven "raised" prior to this date.
The exhibits of every description
ound within these buildings, together
rith their arrangement, must not bo esimated
from the above statement. It
3 true that they have been collected in
kici v olinrf. anopn nf frmv
lonths' time; but after inspecting them
'ewill look at the men and the circumtances
which have brought them toother.
In the center of the main
uildings, as I have said before, are
ollected the cotton machines, from
ins to looms, and sewing machines,
jat stamp this fair as a cotton exosition.
In the east wing are
'oolen machines and wool and
otton manufactured exhibits, embracig
those from Texas to New England,
ad from Indiana to the Carolinas.
ome of these, particularly from North
arolina and from Georgia, are of great
lerit and beaufy. The cotton blankets
od plushes manufactured in Colum
us, Ga., are in greater demand in New
orit than can be supplied. Thoumds
of persons use theBe goods with..l
t??
lib liLiU VVlll^ LUttU LLlKjy U1U \J JL (/V/Xgl(t
lanufaeture, the name being suppressed
)r business reasons. In the extreme
ads of the north and south wings are
shibits of other machines, pumps,
action engines, circular Baws, barbed
ire fencing, turbine water wheels,
lass, candy, and other manufacturing
rocesses. The buzz and hum, the
lash and clatter, the whirl and whiz
I ill these machinos, create, along
ith the gay flag decorations and arstic
touches of the exhibitors, one of
le most exhilarating exhibitions that
in be conceived. Nothing like it,
othing half so brilliant and animated
id I see at the Centennial World's fair
t Philadelphia. Please to observe that
y far the greater number of exhibitors
ad exhibits in this building are from
orth of the Potomac and Ohio rivers,
ad, by a long odds, the Northern exibitors,
are in the most hopeful mood,
id predicate the most profitable rellts
from the exhibition.
Passing through the South Carolina
ailding, on the north, into Railway
all, the first object thai; greets the eye
? A ?( n AVAfl AW TTIUACIA Q AO
it ox ucicdj uu n UU-ju
id pillars and obelisks is inscribed in
Dlden grain and fruit letters tbe legend '<
Kansas." This is the most ingenious
id artistic agricultural exh'bit iu tbe 1
liole collection. Equally rich but not
> showy are tbe exhibits of Southern l
rkansas and TVxas in the same part of
iilway hall. The north wing of this :
ill is dovotecl to the singularly rich 1
chibits of the railways that extend *
trough Northwestern Georgia to the 1
>al measures of Tennessee and Ala- 1
una, those that tap the agricultural i
id mineral wealth of the great South- *
est as far as Texas, the roads tbat run '
trough Southwestern and Southern '
eorgia to Florida and Alabama, aud tbe 1
eat Topeka, Santa Fe and Kansas '
ilways. Here are the wines of North *
trolina, the gold and gold ores of '
eorgia, tlft silver and copper and lead I
id gold ores of the Carolinas, the cop- J
jr pigs of North Carolina, her ame- (
lysts and sapphires and rutiles and '
ystols agates and plates of mica (
i large as window panes. The <
untain playing in one wing of this '
ill throws its spray over specimens of (
ie mineral wealth of Georgia, and a
jautiful display it is. me geologises,
ong with their pamphlets and charts
id maps, that can be found in this '
jilding; tlio railroad offices, with '
leir schedules, and the intelligent exibitors
from all the sections traversed '
y these railways, make this hall a perct
guide and signboard to the tourist
. Southern lands, whether he goes for
rofifc, health or pleasure.
In the annex to Kailway ball are col- 1
cted tho vegetable, mineral and indus- 1
ial exhibits of Southwestern Georgia 1
id South Alabama. Thomas county, in 1
ie extreme southwestern corner of '
eorpria, sends a bewildering display of
itive wines, canned and preserved '
uitH, including pears aud other North- j
n fruits, along with the lemons, limes,
trons, figs and oranges grown in that
>mi-tropical region. Tho exhibitors !
,v that many of their orders for canned ;
ui;s and native wines tome from
ortoern visitors, who resor- to Thoma- 1
llo every winter for health and pleasOutside
this "annex" are two turpenae
stills, where the turpentine sta- 1
sties of Georgia can bo obtained,
ong with descriptions of the wondrous
ine forests of Southern Georgir, and
it far distant is a pine log?vj tree
ronglit from that section, straight as
1 arrow, and measuring over 100 feet ,
ength, or eighty feet of available ;
mber for a ship mast. Bat why attempt
i describe the various exhibits
mnd in this fair? It takes eleven
liles* walking to make the circuit of
1 the buildings, aisles and grounds. (
hero aro 2,500 eeparate exhibits by as {
iany exhibitors. Did the new South
o all this work? No. More than
alf the capital subscribed, and fully
filf the exhibits aro from the North,
[ore than half the men interested in
ie enterprise are Northern men. New
ugland brains, energy and machinery
redominate in every detail. To the
rganizing ability of one man, the
irector-general, H. I. Kimball, who (
ve years ago was appreciated but little ,
ither South or North, are the present ,
ronortions of the enternrise admitted
) be due. "Who but II. I. Kimball
ould Mr. Atkinson, of Boston, have
mnd to carry out bis ideal scheme of
cotton exposition? And why are Mr.
tkinson and other New England and
orthern men so much interested in (
lis scheme?
In vague mmors and whispers around
ud among the buildings in Oglethrope
ark the frequent visitor to this exposion
finds the true significance, the real ;
meaning of all this display. The curions
ones mutter:
" This fair is nothing but a scheme
to build up a New England cotton factory
in this park. Look out! Kimball
and his stockholders are only doing
this to fill their own pockets."
"And what if Kimball and his stockholders
do establish a factory town and
enrich themselves ?" is the reply of
others. " Will it not develop this
country, and make an outlet for the
1 surplus factory labor of New England,
the North, and Europe? Have they not
more capital than they can invest profitably
in their own lands ? Does not this
section need capital and skilled labor ?
Has not tho $2,000 raised by a lottery
annrnv#?fl nnrl oliAvtArAA Ivr OAnrcia in
1788 (nearl; five score years ago), for
' the purpose of erecting and carrying
on the machinery of a cotton factory,'
steadily increased until it had reached
the snm of $5,000,000, every dollar paying
handsome dividents?''
In addition to this, there are now two
more companies that will shortly establish
mills in Augubta, Ga., with a capital
of over 83,000,000.
This is not all. These exhibits of
minerals, coal, iron, gold, copper,
silver, lead, manganese, gypsum and
asbestos found in Ilailway hall have all
been placed there by companies composed
of both Northern and Southern
men who are actively and profitably engaged
in mining the same.
To show the national character of
i.1. * *i_* L.' L t AT 'i-.W
siiib exposition, wnicu mw mrown iihbii
into shape in such an incredibly short
space of time, let us examine an exhibit
near the center of the main building.
Il consists of a collection of samplts of
cotton fabrics and cosmos, made by the
department of state of the United
States, through her consuls all over the
world. It is, in fact, an epitomo of
the cotton trade of the world. Every
sample is labeled with its place and
cost of production. This is further
made plainer by a report upon the same
in book form issued by the statistical
bureau of the depnr rarnt of state,
and with this book of reports in hand
and th6 samples lx-foro them, the
American cotton manufacturers and exporters
have, with a few hours' study,
all the precise technical knowledge on
this subject which it has taken Great
Britain sevepty-five or one hundred
years to lea^n by experience of reverses
as well as successes. This part of the
work of the cotton exposition originated
in the mind of Governor Morgan, of
Mississippi, and the compilation of the
facts and arrangement of the samples
for this exposition was made by Colonel
Charles S. Hill, of the bureau of statistics,
department of state, in Washington.
Thus it will be seen that this winter
fair is a national affair?a movement
nmnnc the rieonlo both North nrid
South to blend the interests of this i
great country into one homogeneous '
whole. - 1
The Tides. ,
These phenomena have, in all ages, ,
exrited curiosity, and in many instances ,
they have produced wonder at their ex- .
traordinary height and fury. It is re- (
lated of the soldiers of Alexander the (
Great, who were natives of the Mediter- ,
ranean shores, that when they reached (
the confines of the Indian ocean, and ,
saw its waters rolling up to a great t
height, and then flowing back, twice (
every day, they became alarmed, and ,
attributed the phenomena to a special
interposition of the deities of the coun- ,
try which they had invaded. Various .
remarkable theories have been advanced \
regarding the tides. Many of these are ,
truly so absurd that it is hardly worth {
while to refer to them. Persons find it j
difficult to understand why the tides (
are higher at one time than another,
and why they rise to the height of j
sixty feet in the Bay of Fondv, forty t
taak in tVio nnrta nf Ttriaf-.nl TT.nnr. 1
land, and St. Malo, France, and only
rise to a few feet in height at New York
and other places,while they are scarcely
perceptible in the Baltic and other seas.
Descartes was the first philosopher
who advanced the theory that the tides
were due to the influence of the moon,
but Newton was the first who worked
out the problem and discovered the
true cause. Descaites believed that
the moon acted on the waters of the
ocean by pressure; Newton demonstrated
that it acted on the ocean by
attraction; that instead of pressing on
the waters, it rolled them up directly
under it, and also at its antipode3 at
the same time, thus producing the two
tides every day. The tides are attrac
tions of both the sun and moon. If the
earth had no moon the attraction of the
sun would produce two tides everyday,
but their ebb and flow would take place
at the samo hours,' not varying as
they do. Thr?e tides would also be much ?
smaller than thos9 of the moon. Al- D
though the mass of the sun is far
greater than that of the moon, and
though attraction is in proportion to the
mass, yet it is also ^inversely as the
square of the distance. As the sun,
therefore, i3 four hundred timos more
3istant than the moon, the attraction of
the waters of the sea toward the sun is
Found to be about throe times less than
those of the moon. There are really
two ocean tides, the lunar and solar, but
ilie latter is absorbed by tbo former, I
ivhich is wholly observable in respect to
ihe time, the solar only as it influences
;he height of tho tidal wave. That
;aused by the moon is three times
jreater than that of the sun, and it follows
the moon's motion around the
jarth, rising and falling twelve hours,
ind each succeeding tide later by threejuarters
of an hour than tho preceding
me, exactly in accordance with the posi;ion
of the moon, or, as it is commonly
called, its rising and setting.
A Close Shave.
"Yes, I have had some pretty close
shaves in my lifetime," answered the
:aptain as he took a seat by the stove.
"Go ahead," called three or four at
Dnce.
"Just seventeen years ago this fall,
srhen I was sailing the Martha from
It
Here six of the men took out pencils
i - f J 1 1 -
ma scraps 01 paper uuu uegaii to jot ?
3own names and dates, and, as the cap- I
taiu observed it, be continued : "But I t
think the closest miss I ever had was t
about ten years ago, when I commanded t
the Daylight. One night, along toward t
the last of November, we were trying to t
make Buffalo. That was to bo our last <3
trip. Well, that was the darkest night J
[ ever saw. and the wind blew great o
guns. The schooner climbed mountain 1
high, and then slid down as if she a
meant to strike bottom, and I thought ^
avery plunge would be her last."
{'And she finally went on her beam
ends ?" asked one.
"Oh. no?she rode as level as a tl
duck." I r
"And didn't she lose her masts?" ii
"Not oue. She went into Buffalo
with everything as taut as you please." n
"Then where was the miss ?" asked a
petulant voice. 1
..titi _ t ?:n.nf
">Y uy ? CULUU WIL LI ill LKJ Ui otv/uuu-i WA
missing the midnight train for De- s
" was the calm reply, as ho turned L
ore h ]'i'd.?Detroit bYee Press. a
Supreme Court Judges. ^
The united ages of the eight justices a
of tho United States supreme court ag- j.
prregate 41)3 years, averaging sixty-one, (.
Tustice Hunt being the eldest, at seventy,
and Justice Harlan the youngest, at
forty-eight. Justice Woods is fiftyfive,
Justice Matthews Ufty-seven, rlcI *
the other live are sixty-five and over. I
It is a great pity that younger men are 1
not placed on the bench. Of course 11
the older the justices when appointed }
the larger the legal or judicial experi *!
ence, as the case may be, but it would ,]
9eem that good lawyers might be found G
of forty or forty-live years of age wbo F
bave had experience enough for the F
position. Physical strength supple- ^
ments mental faculties very well, so
much so that a capable man of forty- l1
five is likely to make a more satisfac- '
tcry justice tban one of sixty-five, all
other things being equal. Of course
there are exceptions, but this is a very
good general rule.?Washington Post. |
An exchange as^s " Do beets pay ?" f
Dead-beats never pay. t
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
Star-flshes and sea-urchins are developed
from a secondary larva, which
appears to be produced within the body
of a first larva.
M. Richenbach, in noticing the statement
that Dr. E. 0. Spitzka found in
the egg of a turtle a live maggot, says
that he once found in a hen's egg a
small piece of printed paper.
Mr. Maxwell Hall has succeeded in
establishing a regular system of meteorological
observations throughout the
island of Jamaica, and both shipping
and agricultural interests have the benefit
of weather forecasts.
A society for the promotion of experimentation
in navigation of the air has
been formed in Berlin. All plansible
ideas and inventions in that direction
nro tn ho ormrmraorprl. airlpd anil t.Vmr
oughly tested. A permanent fltation
for giving aerial voyagers a good start
on their flying trips ia to be provided.
The main object of tho association will
be the attainment of some practical and
trustworthy method of steering balloons
or other air ships, this being the
first point to be overcomo, and no progress
being possible without it.
Dr. dePJongeon,of Mexico, hasmad9
some interesting excavations in the ruins
of Uxmal, near Merida, Tucatan. He
has found a well preserved bust of the
god Cay, with aa inscription in the
Mayo language, stating that the god is
Ieaa, i. e., necessary revealer or Messiah.
Noar the bust was an altar with
cabalistic signs. Other articles in the :
ruins bear a striking resemblanco to
those discovered at Heliopolis and
Memphis, and he believes he has traced
Chaldaic words in the inscription on a ;
stone forming part of a Fre 3 Mason's 1
lodge of the first class. He has placed
dynamite cartridges round the rains iD
order to prevent the Indians from coming
to them.
Sights on a Road in Palestine.
The old maratime plain<cf the Philistines
(which is another name for Palestine)
lay along this coast, from Gaza
northward, aud it was considered a land '
worth struggles. This Joshua found, j
Bnt in vain do wo look for the "roses
of Sharon and the lilies that grow" in
this land so renowned once for its j
roseate beauty. Still, we are told that '
in the vernal season it is carpeted like f
a Texas prairie with flowers of various 1
hue and loveliness. Along the dusty
afternoon road we pass innumerable 1
caravans of camels, led by Arabs on '
donkeys. The Arabs generally sits on ^
the remote point of the es cocygis of
the animal, and without stirrups. He
swings his bare brown feet and legs, while
the little beast, like Jahis, alongside
of his father, trots inequo pede. Plenty
of women, with faces here apparent,
and in long, blue, cheap cotton mantles,
and sometimes with head crowned
with burdens of fruit, pitchers, straw or
wood, are met in the way. Some ruins,
mostly of churches, here and there appear,
while square, windowless, Turkish
guard-houses are seen at intervals, at
whose doors aro the white-dressed, fezsapped
Turkish soldiers with guns and
cigarettes. These are the police who
ire supposed to guard the road; but to
our observation no guard is needed,
except in the dark mountain passes,
ind there Turkish engineering has been
3areful to have as few guard-houses as
possible.
Tnere is not much to see on the road
until you come to Ramleh. Beggars
md backshish, and some old relics as
crusading reminders are here, and one
rery conspicuous object. The latter is
i square tower and winding staircase,
tt is off the road and has a fine view
Df the surrounding country. It is over
L,000 years old, and bus many Moslem
issociatiors. Eamlek has been the j
^/?nnft ftf nftrifocf flrflrc
5UCLIO VI U1UV/U LVUlOOUl XUUtCVi) VIW1J J
iittle ppot here in Judea is fall of ]
memories, from the time Israel came ^
lown from the Moab mountains into (
;he Jordan valley. The road is not to. (
je mentioned for its convenience and t
jerfection, only for its historic, relig- ]
ous and {esthetic interest. It was <
milt in 1869, by forced labor, and in- 1
leed its rough and stony incomplete- 8
less looks like anything but the result \
)f cheerfal work. It is supported by. s
oils, so much per head, on every animal t
m the road. One should not complain 1
>f the road when it is remembered that *
>efore 1869 there was not a bridle path i
o Jerusalem. It is said that the sultan j
jroraised the Empress Engenie to build ?
. road to Jerusalem if she would come j
hat way, and this royal courtesy is the I
irigin of the road.?Congressman Cox. \
? 1
Telegrapli-Polc Curiosities.
It is an ascertained fact that, under ?
iertain circumstances, telegraph poles ^
ire subjected to the attacks of birds
ind animals. It seems that in Norway
here is a variety of the woodpecker
riiich is very destructive of the poles.
Che bird is to be seen pecking away at
he wood until, with that hammer-like
novement of the head peculiar to the
vood pecker, he has bored a hole through
he poet. In studying why these woodjeckera
Bhould be so busy with the
>oles, the solution is that the bird,
tearing the vibrations of the wire so
iistinctly carried through the wood,
magines that there is an insect con:ealed
in tho heart of the pole, and aciordingly
tries to get at it. .but larger
features than birds are deceived by
his vibration. Bears in Norway are
rery destructive of telegraph poles.
L'his same vibratory sound they fancy
s "the grateful humming of the bees,
ind rushing to the post they look about
or the honey." Fancy a bear at the foot
>f a pole, his mouth watering for the
uscious food, and not a morsel of the s
IrinDiner sweetness to be foundl His T
?ir"7v ? i
ager is at once aroused, and in a most 1
eprehensible way bruin scratches at f
he pole, and carried away by his pas - 8
ion works away at the stones placed at 1
he base, doing his best to briog down %
he pole, not exactly satisfied in his f
iwn mind but that after all there may 1
>e honey hidden somewhere. "Indis- 1
ratable traces of bears about prostrate c
>ost8 and scattered stones prove that v
his has really happened," writes Mr. ?
fielsoc, of Christiania, who has studied }
hid subject. But on the other hand i
elegraph poles seem to frighten away ^
he wolves, who look with suspicion at T
he stretched wires, imagining them to *
>e some kind of a trap devised for their ^
lestruction. "When twenty or more c
oova ?icrn fi tfilecranh line was carried I t
>ver the mountains and along the val- r
eys the wolves totally disappeared, and *
"specimen is now a rarity," says Mr. (
fielsen. u
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A Slight Mistake. h
" That's a fine honse you've got a
bere," said Yeast to a friend who had
ecently laid out considerable money
a a new residence.
" Yes," replied the friend, "I think 1
aade a pretty good bargain."
"Any incumlranee on it," queried ?
'east, cautiously. .
"Well, yes; my wife's mother is
topping with us just now, but her
lealth is not the best, and the chances
re?"
But Yeast suddenly remembered that t
lis wife had told him to hurry back, ^
,nd he started off at a pace that would t
lave done credit to a professional pe[estrian.?Statesman.
r
The Utica Herald has invented what j
t is pleased to call "a newspaper s
irimer," aud this is tbe way it alludes g
o a well known individual: "Hereis a s
aan who has just stopped his paper, x
Vhat a miserable-looking creature he r
3! He looks as if he had been steal- r
tig .sheep. How will he know what is t
oing on, now that he has stopped his a
laper? He will borrow his neighbor's- 1
iaper. One of these days he will break I
lis log, or be a candidate for office, and r
hen the paper will say nothing about 1
t, That will be treating him just^right, c
rill it not, little children ?" v
t
Commanders of whaling vessels which p
lave arrived at San Francisco report
he sea opened to an unparalleled exent
in the Arctic. Some whalers went r
nrther north than their charts ex- c
ended, j
Oar Legacies.
If some hand is quite still
That we have love3 and kept in our* oxrtfl - vp
It grew bo cold;
If all it hold hath fallen from its hold
And it can do
No more, perhaps there a a few
Small threads which it held fast,
Until the last, ?
That we can gather up and weave along,
With patience strong
In love. If we can tak*
But some wee, single thread, for love** awe* ^
And keep it beaten on the wheel
A trjfle longer; feel
The same thread in onr hands to add unto, and
Hold until our own grow cold,
Wo may lake hoart, abovo tho wheel, and epia "jJ
With weak hands, which begin ' '-^3
Where those left off, and going on c|
Grow strong.
If wo bend close to see
Just what tho threads may te
Which filled the quiet hands,
Perhaps some strands
So golden, or so strong, may lie there atill,
That wo oar empty hands may fill;
And even yet
JIay smile though still our eyes be wet. .
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
In view of the buckwheat season the.i^
New Haven Register calls in ft loud voice -Ju k
for scratching posts.
When six young ladies pit down to
talk about a new dress pattern a UEftU'i|l
boy with a tin horn is a refuge for the V|j
weary.
Rochester has a olass of thirteen .
young ladies who are taking lessons on
the violin. They want to be sure of ?
bow.?Free Press.
"Are you feeling very ill V asked the,^||
physician; "l6t me see your tongue,
please." "It's no use, doctor," replied '.*?
the poor patient; "no tongue can tell J
bow bad I feel."
It is useless for physicians to argne
igainst short-sleeved dresses. The Constitution
of the United States say
"Theright to bear arms shall not be -iS
infringed."?Buffalo Exprcst.
No woman wonld be happy to be the.
inly woman in the world and have all
;he men worship her. She wouldn't be
satisfied. She'd want another woman ' J
>r two to envy her ?Boston Port.
It is feared that the enormoiir^^
manufacture of wooden toothpicks is
ltterly destroying the forest8 of
America, but then the young man who <p|
spends all his salary for good clothes -ij
nnst have something to eat.?Batob- >M
Until churches are furnished with ;Ji
nirrors women will continue to keep y/-M
iheir bonnets on during the servioe. jJ|
SVithout a looking-glass a bonnet once
;aken off could never be put on again.
That is to say, we never saw or heard v)f
such a thing.?Boston TrrrucripL jwa
The gladiole has hauled in its horrn^
ind the mignonette has retired, and the ^
;ulip has rung down the curtain. There*
'ore the garden hose has been wound
lp and stowed in the carriage-house;
md when the boy of the place wants to ; '
play on a passer and make him sad hfl-^Si
las to resort to a bean-sbooter.?Pack. ;S2|
"Will yon hold my baby while I look
5nt for my baggage?" asfee<* a woman
jf a railway employe in a Ouicago de- .
pot, the other day. "No," said the ,,
inan, "but I will bold your baggage" ;|jj
while you look oat for your baby." He
tield a baby for a woman once and she
aever came back for it, and that Wa*is
what made him so careful.
A Koj-Peddler's Strange Whim.
J.HO OOJ jueuuier, wim u>vcubj*jiuio^^B|
3ne suits of clothing, twency-four over;oats
and thirty-three pair of kid gloves,
las his home in Beading, Pa., and ia
yell known to all traveling commercial !^|
iien who get p.loug that way. Periodi;ally
the boy breaks out in local adver.isements
announcing an addition to.'^j
lis extensive wardrobe, as follows
'Thomas Jefferson Cnmmings has the
lonor to announce that lie has just
idded another suit to his full afternoon ' ^
vear, and now his fine wardrobe con- >;
ists of forty fashionable full suits, 'aj
wenty-four overcoat?," etc. It is his . ^3
joast that he can appear on the street ^
ivery day in the month and wear a
lifferent full suit of clothing each day ' 3
tvd allow at least three changes on * *
Janday. (Jammings is about eighteen.
rears of age, peddles notions, with * ;. J*
>asket on his arm, helps to support
vidowed mother, pays cash for all
ie gets, sells close and works hard.^^
On the streets of Reading his appeals
mce is that of a Beau B. ummeL
Eis dress is exceedingly loud, his
veakness running to green kid glQves, \
r^nlr avP.oloiUM
;Uill*UUlUiCU liUwuMu,
ind silk hats of the latest style. In the '
jountry, 011 business, his appearance Is a
ihat of a poor, humble, meek and lowly
ETebrew, and his customary salutation -3
o the people he calls on is: "Have
)ity on a poor boy and help him along." -1
Che young man is exceedingly kind, . ^
iffable and agreeable, and succeeds in '4
elling largo quantities of goods at very
air prices. The farmers have a strong
ikins? for him, and when they .visit '1s|j
leading on business and see the well- ; 3j0
lre?sed young man sweeping past in ffM
>roadcloth, kids and gold-headed cane, :. '
hey little dream that the young man is
he peddler boy they know so well at
tome. " '
His savings are entirely invested in /:
dothing and articles of adornment. At / ^
imes he is not seen for weeks. He is jj
hen out on the country highways, coin- ^
ng money in a small way. He neither |
imokes nor drinks, and has no expenses
rnrt-h flDPftfeinc of. Then, suddenly. -..iS
te will break out in Reading, set the J
asbiona for a week or more-, and as V?
uddenly after disappear. He generally i
eaves home on Monday morning, in- i
variably starting before dawn, in order
hat his acquaintances may not see him ?
n bis conn try make-up. He carries a
arge basket filled with goods, and he .
irders his fresh supplies shipped to
arious points along his ronte. On
Saturday night he generally returns,
ooking decidedly weather-beaten, but \i
f there is an opera or theater in town \-|!
to is generally in the front row of the J
laraqnefc bv 9 o'clock, dressed to rival
. A '--I--* 1-1 -11 c- >
?1(3 most lUSllluuuuic? awoii iu i j-io iouu? a
le is quite a favorite among commerial
men, who know him as "Collins,
he boy millionaire." It is currently ^
eported that he is to be married, and
bat an insurance has been placed on him
marriage insurance) of SI'25,000. Cumjings
claims that he has the largest v3s
rardrobe in tho world of any person of
is age. He is five feet five inches tall,
nd weighs 1'28 pounds.
?
Close Quarters With a Wildcat.
A frightful encounter with a wildcat
ras had last night about midnight at a
aloon on Mill street, by Charles Bax- ;
er. The ferocious beast was met in \
he cellar by Mr. Baxter. Baxter had
, light in his hand, but a gust of wind
xtinguished it, and almost simult*nelusly
he heard a hissing noise and
hen felt the animal's claws lacerating
he flesh of his face and neck. The at- *
ack was so sudden and unexpected * hat
he was for a time overcome. He
oon recovered, however, and a terrible
onflict ensued in the dark. The young
aan was nor long in reauziDg ma uw
>erate situation. He clutched his as- ,
ailant with both hands in a death like ~,i
;rip and commenced ascending the #
teps. "When near the top the animal
trenched itself from his hold and ran , ;
apidly up the steps into a small apartuent
in the rear of the saloon known as
he lamproom. Baxter called assist- A3
,nce, and in a few seconds the animal
ay dead on the floor with a ballet J,
?uried in his brain.- It proved to be a
emarkably large one, and a desperateooking
beast even in death. How it
ame to be in the cellai* is a mystery
fhich no one seems anxious or compeent
to explain.?Silver Cliff [Col.) Hemblican
Some idea of the magnitude oi the
ailroad interest in the United States
an be had from the fact that 860,000
>eople are employed in its service.