Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LORDS OF LABOR. They come, tliey come, in a glorious march, You can henr their steam steeds neigh, As they clash through Skill's triumphal arch. Or plunge'mid the < lancing spray. Tlieir hale fires blaze in the might y forg'1, Their life-pulse throbs in the mill, Their lightnings shiver the gaping gorge, And their thunders shako the lull. IJo! these are the Titans of toil and trade, The heroes who wield no saber; Hut mightier conquests reapeththe blade That is borne by the Lords of Labor. Brave hearts like jewels light the sod. Through the mists of commerce shine. And souls flash out, like stars of God, From tin* midnight of the mine, No palace is theirs, no ca .tie great. Nc princely pilinr'd hall: But they well mnv laugh at the roofs of state 'Xeath tlio heaven which is over all. Jlo I these are the Titans of toil and trade. The heroes who wield no saber; 15ut mightier conquests reapeth the blade Which is borne by the l.ords of Labor. Each bares bis arm for the ringing strife That marshal the i-uns of the soil. And the sweat-drops sited in their battle of life Are gems in the crown of toi'. Ami better their well-worn wreath*. I trow, Than laurels with life blood wvt; And nobler the arch of a bare, bold brow Than a clasp of a coronet . Then hurrah for each hero, although his <lt ed l!e unblown by the trump of tabor, For holier, happier fur is the meed That crownctli tlu Lords of Lab<r, ?./antes Marfnrhtne. A GOOD INVESTMENT. The yellow haze of midsummer hung its radiant pennons over the velvet slopes of the Fairhaven farm; the river, murmuring softly over its pebbly bottom, flashed up like a sheet of silver, and the purple fields of clover nodding ready for the scythe, filled the warm air with sweet, slumberous scents. "Fine weather for tlic bavin','' said | Eliak'm Fairhaven. To his material nature <>'o;l's sunshine and the grand j flitter of earth and sky were but the in- | strr.ments to fill his pockets with sordid j gain?mere accessions to "a good crop." j Alas! is not this world full of Kliakim I Fairhavens in one shape or another? "Miss Comfort Fairhaven sat beside him : knitting and watching the cumbersome j frolics of a pair of twin lambs, deserted , by their heartless mother, whom she was i "bringing up by hand." "Yes,*' she said, with a mechanical j glance in the direction of the beamy ' west. "Who's that a-coming up the i path, I wonder?'' "One of the new hands I calculate,'' said Eliakim, screwing up his eyes. "I didn't 'grce to ?ive 'em their supper and board into the bargain, a night afore the job begins?and I'm blessed if there ain't ; a little gal along with him!" "'Tain't no hayin'hand," said Miss Comfort, rising and going down the steps to meet a slender child of uiuc years old, who was leading a pale,bowed-down man, who walked with difficulty, leaning on a crutch. "Heart alive, child," said Miss Comfort, whose kindly nature involuntarily sympathized with all who were sulTcring or in distress; "what ails you, and what do you want here?'' "Please, ma'am," began the child, eagerly, '"if you could give us a night's longing?poor papa is so sick ana urea, and " "No, I can't!'' abruptly broke in Eliakim Fairhaven. "This ain't 110 almshouse, nor yet a charity place. If ye can pay your way, well and good; if ye can't, the sooner you go about your business I lie better!" "We l ave no mouev." timidly began j the child, while the man, as it stunned ! and bewildered by the heutless fluency j of the old farmer's speech, leaned up against the fence, pressing his hand on his forehead, "but " "Then clear out and be done with it!" said Kliakim, resuming his teat with dogged composure. Miss Comfort looked appcalingly at her brother. "li i coiiiu just gci cm a uowi 01 | milk, Eliakira, and " "Stall and nonsense,'" sonorously ejaculated the farmer; "I ain't a goin' to ! give in to this sort of thing. Oucc be- | gin, and you'll never leave oil, you soft- j headed wonianfolk!" Slowly and wearily the two poor I travelers turned anil plodded their way I adown the broad, du.?tv road, the Ian- | guid footsteps of the invalid scarce keeping up with the tripping pace of the child. "Oh, papa, papa,'' soblcd the little girl, turning her blue, wistful eye to the white, worn face, 1 how cruel people arc!" He placed his hand upon her curly uncovered head. "Never mind, Essie.'* ho said, with a mournful, tender pathos in his voicc; "it will soon end. It caunot be for long, as far as I am concerned, poor child. But for you?.'' lie stopped, his voice husky with emotion. They had walked what seemed to little Esther Hell a weary way, when there was a rustic among the wiid rose bushes that overhung the stone wall at j their side, and a voice called hurriedly to them to "stop." "It's me," said Miss Comfort Fair- I haven, reckless of her grammar. "Elia- ' kim?that's my brother?he's gone over to the class mectin' at Squire Dundas,' | and I cut down through lots to overtake j you. 1 tell you I can't somehow get j wr.lir futl.or'c f..?? ..... ' jwm .1*1111,1 J AUV.V. VUt \J IliJ J11II1U. You're sick, ain't you, mister?" "I shall soon be quite well." he an- 1 swercd calmly, and Comfort Fairhaven's more experience I eye detected the hidden meaning which the little girl never once suspected. Yes, he would soon be well, but it would be in that country where the inhabitants never say "I am sick." "Where are you going?'' asked kind Miss Comfort, her voice growing hasky in spite of herself. P "We are going to my grandpapa," said | little Essie. "Grandpapa was vexed with J my mamma for marrying papa and going to England, but papa thinks he'll take care of me now. Hut I won't stay with j him unless papa stays too." And she resolutely tightened her grasp upon the thin, fever-burning h ind. "I s'po.^c you want toget 10 L< usdale?' j said .Mis? Comfoit. The mau nodded. "Is it far?" "Eleven g~>od miles yet," said Miss Comfort, "but I'll tell ye what: I'll make Joab get out the wagon, and with j a good bulTulo robe over the seats you'll ride easy enough. 'Ih?y'll be back afore | Eliakim gets through shout in' and pray- j in'; and while you're a waitin' I'll bring down a smack o' bread and meat and a bottle of my currant wine. 'Taint good to travel on an empty stomach." And live minutes later .MUs Comfort whs carrying her hospitable intentions into effect, greatly to the delight and ap- j preciation of the hungry child. Now, see here," said Miss Comfort, drawing the child aside, when Jacob drove up with the comfo-lab'e farm wagon and stout old horse, "I don't guess you've got more money than you can use?" "We have only enough for our railroad tickets." said Essie, her countenance falling, "but " "I thought so,'' said Miss Comfort; ! "and here's a live dollar bill I've laid aside out of my butter money that Ellia- j kim don't know nothin' about." The child's eyes were brimming as site j looked up in Miss Comfort's honest, hardfeatured face. "Will you let me kiss you, just once:" j she whispered, standing on tip-toe to bring her blooming check close to the spinster's wrinkled lips. Kissing, as Miss Comfort might herself j r have remarked, had she leisure for a re- i mark, was not much in her way, but she could not resist the sweet, wistful en- j ^1 treaty. "There," sh'j said, with a strange moisture in her eyes, "run along; Joab's I waitin'." /,/w * ?1 UAJI ~1... L I "un. crieu nine nstucr, as ?m; sui, | on the bulTalo-draped seat, "I wish 1 was rich and grown up?" "Why, what "u<l you do?" demanded ; - honest Joab. \ ''I'd buy a diamond nccklacc and a j S ]>ink dress for that good lady." Joab chuckled. ''I don't know as 1 they'd become her," lie said, with grim jocularity. "So gee up, old Doll!'' * * * * + * "I know I'm pretty old to be lookin1 [ artcr a situation," said Miss Comfort Fairhavcn, "but I can't starve, nor I < won't beg, so what's there left? We had ( a good farm once, but my brother < couldn't rest till lie speckilatcd it all j ___ away, and now he's gone and I'm all | alone. So, if you know of a good place j as housekeeper, or matron in an asylum, j or general overseer,- I don't much care ; ] where?" " | ] I The intelligence officc keeper, with a slight shrug of hio shoulders, broke in on the torrent of Mis? Fairhaven's ex- i plauatory eloquence. "What wages did you ask?" "i am i particular auoui tuai so mug as it's a good home." "Here's a place tliat might perhaps suit you?housekeeper wanted at Mr. , Duponccau's. Xo. ? Fifth avenue.1* You ! might trv it. although 1 hardly tliiuk a person like you would suit." "I ain't young, I know," said Miss ' Comfort, with a sigh, "but there's a deal ' of tough work left in me yet. (Jive me , the address- I shan't give up and starve without tryin' for it."' Yet, in spite of all her philosophy. Miss Comfort's heart, like that of the ' queen of Slicba of old, grew faint within her as she sat in the luxurious reception room of the Fifth avenue mansion, surrounded by silken chairs, gilded tables, flashing mirrors and pictures, whose radiant skies might have been painted in liquidized gold, so rare and cost I v were they." "I'm a'most sorry 1 come?" thought Miss Comfort. "I don't fairly believe I can give satisfaction here." AYhile the thought was passing through her mind, the door swung open, and a tall young lady in a blue silk morning robe entered?a young la lv with golden brown half looped alter tlie lasiuouabie style over her brow, and deep blue eyes. .Miss Comfort rose and dropped a still little courtesy. "I've called to secshe began, but to her amazement the rest of her speech was abruptly checked by the young lady's arms being thrown round her neck. ''Oh, I'm so glad to fee you," she cried out, ecstatically; " I thought I never should see you attain. I went to the old farm, but you had gone away, nobody knew whither 1" And she hugged Miss Comfort more enthusiastically than ever, with bright tears sparkling on her eyelashes. "Why." demanded the bewildered "who are you?" "I'm Essie! Don't you remember little Essie I Soil thai you gave the fivedollar bill to in tlie twilight by the wild rose bushes, when?" "Oh?o?o?h!' exclaimed Miss Comfort. "You don't mean to say you're that And here she stopped, nearly strangled i by Essie's renewed embraces, while she , listened to the story of how grandpapa , had adopted her; and how she was surrounded by ail that luxury could devise or irt invent. "And I have longed to see you again," added Essie, "for if it had not been lor j your kindness papa never could have lived to reaeli his home. And you shall live with me always now, and be my ( darling old friend.'' , "No," said Miss Comfort, gravely, shaking her head. "I've come to apply i for a situation as housekeeper, and it you won't give it to me, why 1 must go elsewhere." , And Essie was obliged to consent. , "Hut mind," said" she, nodding the I golden masses of her crepe hair. "I shall give you what wages I please! Grandpa always entrusts those things to my management.*' So Miss Comfort Fairhaven st.iycd i. . _ 1 _..l ?1K. ,lw. nominally as iiimim:ivuc|h.-i?iuum h?v i trusted anil revered head of the Cstab- | lishiucnt. and her declining years were surrounded by a peace and luxury she ! never had dared to dream of in her lofti- i est aspirations. , Miss Comfort Fairhavcn had invested I the live-dollar bill advantageously. She had cast her bread upon the waters, and , after many days it had returned to her. Hunting Tor Eider Down. j A letter from Reykjavik, Iceland, to ] the New York ?'?//, writes of the eider | down harvest as follows: The men who i get the down leave home early in the | morning, ami visit tlic places to wnicn j < the cider duclc re-orts, and each mnn J j liunts for the nests. The nests arc built j < in clefts of the rock, sometimes near the | i sen, and slippery from the spray, and j i sometimes very high up, where a false. ; step would be death to the unfortunate < man falliui^ down on the jagged rocks below. i The down is plucked from the breasts j j of the duck by the bird itself, and is | used to line the nests for the comfort of | i the young ones. The hunter robs the ! i bird of all the lining it 1ms provided for | ] the nest, putting it in a bag that lie car- j j rics along for the purpose, and then goes j on and repeats the performance at some i other nest. Everything must be done very i quietly, for aloud noise frightens the birds. 1 and if frightened away once,they will no' 1 build there again. There is a law en- i i forced that forbids the discharge of lire- I i arms within hearing of the breeding | ] places, and a sttanger would probably . i be mobbed if he disobeyed it. Two crops of down are gathered. The ! 1 first crop is the West, fi r the duck uses ! an abundance of her choicest down in making the iinitig of her lirst nest. A shoit time after the first is gathered the ! hunters go over the same ground again ' and rob the nests of the second lining, ; which consists < f all the down the poor 1 bird could rob herself of for her voting. } This proceeding seems to cali out the ; last energies of the birds, f?.r they then make a new nest, and the dr.ike lines it j with his brca-t feathers. In this nest j the young are hatched. The hunters j seldom d stuib it, for the probabilities : are that the pair would go away aud : nevor return. I After the down Ins been gathered, it is taken inio a large room in the farmer's ] house, and each nest, for the lining re- ' tains the >hape of u nest,is placed on top j i of a primitive arrangement that looks j like a harp laid flat, with strings of leather laul across it. I he nest is then [ nibbecl over the strings, and the lichen, moss, sticks, chips, an;l other parts of | i the framew ork of the nest that are mixed with the down full through to tlie floor, ' while she down remains in the operator's | i hands. The down is then packed and brought to market,and from here shipped to all parts of the world. The cc'.or of the down is a surprise to many, for in- j stead of its being white, as some | eoplc ! imagine, it is a blue shite color, glossy, j and very pretty. An immense s mount ! of it can be crushed into a handful, but ' it will rtuime its natural form when re- ;: leased. 11 The down taken from dead birds is j : not as good as that from the nests. It ; is not so light or so much like tloss silk I to the touch. Iceland furnishes about j 7,0u0 pounds of the down every year j that is of a superior ijualitv. A Chinese iJarber. One of the important personages in L Mott street is I.ec Ah, the Chine e bar- j . ber. I'nlikc his American colleagues, i , lie does the larger part of his business in j , the stores or residences of his customers, j , A reporter found him yesterday and was j , shaved. The shave was a success. The j chair is a low tlucc-leggcd stool, on ! which the customer sirs bolt upright, : ' Coat, waistcoat nccktie, and co lar are ' removed, and :i common lon<; clotli put . 'r around the neck. The face and throat j ' are washed with perfumed water and i dried with a ?oft towel, and remaining j < moisture being removed by a vigorous j ] fanning. The shriving that follows re- ] > scinblcs our own style, except that i ' almost no lather is used. After going j i over the face and throat. Lee shaves j ] the back of the neck and the temples,and if tlie eyebrows are irregular, cuts away 1 ] enough hairs to produce the symmetry j 1 desired. The second part of the opera- j tion is what he prides him-elf upon, j I The razor is dried and put away; from js his kit he produces two small ear razors, s callipers, tweezers, scrapers and sponges, j i and with these proceeds to embellish the | < ears. He first shaves oil' the down oil j I the outside, and then, with a dexterous j 1 sweep of the wiist, the hair on the inside j < of the e;ir. The blade of this car razor j < is about as large as a match, and i.s con- ! ? caved almost into a crescent. The sen- j < sat ion is pleasant rather than otherwise. 1 With his other instruments he rubs and 1 polishes the car until its color is bright | ' pink. The third part of the job is a t Swedish movement cure on asinail scale, i The muscles of the face, scaip and throat < are kneaded, pinched and pulled, even i the eyelids being exercised. Then the i i large muscles of the arms and trunk are I I alternately Hexed and extended, the j 1 finger joints "cracked," and the head j i twisted into a dozen positions. The ' t finishing touch consists in being patted ! s and pounded with I.ce's list and open | i band from the top of the head to the I small of the back, and the job is com- ? plete. Time, thirty minutes, and cost < " hap dollee.''?Airw Y?rk-Huh. c ___ 1 The most recherche parasols arc no I longer bright cardinal and red, but arc j shown in delicate shades "f mauve and i i ccru, rich mauresi|tic or cscurial lacc j ii covers, adding unfortunately to the cost r well as to the elegance of the se dainty j J trifles. Washington Territory has gained in a population within the last six years about o LOO per ccut. t< (V QUEEll RACE IN SUMATRA. * PEOPLE WITH WO IDEA OF A PTJ TURE STATE. rhcy Fat S'nakcw an?l IIng<, <;o >aUc<l am* Have >n Idea of Own* crsliip of Pro?crtv? Iii the ccntrnl part of tlic Island of Sumatra dwell a curious tribe of people known as Kulnis, who, ot all the people 3ii the face of the earth, stand forth prominently as having 110 ideaoi a future state. "When we are deatl, we are dead,'' they sententiously expressed it to Jlr. Henry O. Forbes, the naturalist, who spent five years exploring Sumatra, and who was tiie only white man who ever jot a glimpse of one of them. They construct only temporary dwellings of a few simple branches erected over a low platform to keep tliem olT of the ground. They arc so timorous and shy that it is a rare circumstance for any one 10 see lucni. aowiiiic muu m-i o?t? i one of them before .Mr. Forbes, except I us one sees the hind-ipiartera of :i startled j ilecr. In the little trade carried on be- ! tweca them and the .Malays, the trans-j actions are performed without the one party seeing the other. The .Malay trader, ascending to one of their places of rendezvous, beats a gong in a particular way to gave notice of his arrival. On hearing the 9ig11 d the Kubus briii*; out what | forest produce they may have collected, and, depositing it on the ground ;:t this place, hastily retire into close hiding, beating a gonjf as a signal that all is ready. The trader then slowly advances, lays down on the ground the cioth, knives and other articles of barter he j lias brought to the amount which lie think? an equivalent exchange, beats a gong and in like manner retires. The Kubus examine the barter ollcrcd. If satisfactory they remove the goods, beat their gong and go away, and the trader picks up the produce he linds left on the ground. If not satisfactory, they set 011 one side a portion of their produce to reduce it to what they consider the value of the barter olTered, and thus the trade dillv dallies along until it is com- j nlntocl or abandoned. They are so | afraid of seeing any one not of their own I race that if suddenly niet or come up j with in the forest they will drop every thing and flee away. They cultivate nothing for themselves, hut live on snakes, lizards and grubs, which they cat ravenously and raw. They eat fruits, nn occasional deer, pig or tapir, and what thev trade from the Malays. They know nothing, absolutely nothing; they manufacture absolutely nothing. Their knives and the' universal spear with which they are armc 1 they purr base from the Malays from whom they trade. Neither men nor women wear clothes, except sometimes the small T. bandage of dark cloth; some even ?jo in a state of nature. Sometimes they keep a few birds in confinement, and are often followed by a half-fed dog. They never | work, and when in their travels they come to a small stream rather than cross it they'll end their journey. They never brush or coinb their hair, but wear it in n disheveled state, hence it is often matted and twisted. Their funerals are crude in the extreme. Sometimes they leave their dead unburicd in tlic spot where tliey uieu, giving the ]ilnce ever after a wide berth. Sometimes, however, the body is buried face downward, with a strip of bark I elow and above the body. They have one | .radition, that they are the descendants i of three brothers, one of whom betook himself to the woods to live. Monogamy is the rule among them,but a few have two or more wive?. Their nuptial ceremony is a very simple afTair. The man having fixed his choice on a ; girl and got the consent of the parents, lie brings to the father such presents us lie has?a knife, spear, clothes or lironey, beeswax, or any rare fruits or animals of Ihe forests that lie may have. If the presents are large enough to satisfy the irced of the father, all the Ktibus within calling distance arc summoned to- I srethor. Seating themselves below a i tree, the father of the maiden informs : them that he lias given his daughter So- | uid-so to So-and-so in marriage. One i jf the company then strikes the tree | with a club proclaiming them to be man I ind wife. Then follows a feast of fruits I uid aniuvds. The .Malays very seldom j ivill marry a Kubu woman. They con- . siilcr them an inferior race, and use as a j term of reproach when angered, "You Kubu.'' They will not interfere with a ! Ivubu dead body. The Kubus possess no personal property except what they i :avry around with them. They eat ani- j mals in a semi-putrid condition, with ' litt'c or no cooking. In traversing the ; forest if one of tlicm finds a bee-tree he j makes one or two hacks in the bark and j repeats a sort of spell. This is the only \ property, if it could be called such, that | hey possess. They are not exactly people of the i lowest order of intelligence. They use i heir spears with dexterity or throw | t?nf?c w?t li wonilni-fnl nrrur.ifuv Tliev ' >ost themselves behind some tree in , front of which is another wherein birds ire lodged, and thence discharge" the stone over the one that hides them so as :o drop on the bird i:i the other. These extraordinary people differ so j nuch in their habits and ways in life j from the other inhabitants of the island j :hat scientists have been much puzzled J is to whether they arc the last survivors ! >f their race or only a straggling rein- | iiant, kin to those about them, who at some past time were driven from below | lie family roof tree to save their lives in ( lie forest fastnesses, and who. when ; persecution had ceased, clung to these | u-o''ds, which had been their friends in [heir hours of need. Mr. Forbes, who examined some j Kubu skulls, with a view to determine ! whether they possess Negrito or May- I lavan ntVinitics. savs that the character i of tiic liair, the form of the nose, the | various characters of the skull and the j proportion of the limb bones show that, j they cannot have any ne:ir atlinity to the i Negrito race found in various parts of the Indo-.Malayan archipelago, but thut j thcv are decidedly Malays, and, there- ! fore, Mongoloid. While among the odd people a thief ( was brought before the magistrate who , when arrested had a b containing the i paraphernalia of his trade. It contained a bunch of keys of various sizes, a little | sack with rice grains for alluring fowls > a package of arsenic for older animals, a tube of soporific powder, the recipe for which was: "Take of the gadung, a species of plant whose uncocked roots produce intoxication, a few scrapings <>f tiieskin where tlic stem joins the tuber; of white dates the seeds of seven fruits, an 1 of arsenic a certain quantity. When | dried, pounded and sifted through a cloth, to be thrown on the rice or into ' the cigarette of the victim or to be blown i toward him, as occasion olfers." The ; thief said he had tried the recipe on three j victims and stolen many cloths and ru- j pecs and i^old dust.?Cincinnati h'luj'iircr. | I'll air, the National Dish of Turkey. 'I here ure many recipes f?>r preparing | ?rice?tiie national dish of i'urkcy, s >mc of which if followed would furnish but a poor representation of 1 lie jxcellcnee of the dish when properly jireparcd. The following formula is the sue used at the celebrated Sedge wick Literary institute, (ireat JJarrington, | Mass., and conducted under the principalship of Mr. K. .J. Van I.ennep. Mr. ; Van Lcnncp is a native of Turkey, his [ parents having for many years resided there as American missionaries: PilatT requires the bol of rice, with j full and perfect kernels, otherwise it j siwinlil li/? iinil 1 fiivif I-\.r t pint of rice lake about three pints of j nice broth. Wash the rice carefully; j irain, and pour at once into the boiling ! [ roth; watch while cooking and avoid ! stirring. When you lind the kernels ; rooked through but not much swelled or expanded, take the kettle off the lire j md pour its contents into a colander to train for a few minutes. Meantime, have cady a tcacupful of melted butter, heated 0 the boiling point. Keturnthe strained ice lo the hot empty kctllc, and ] our j lie scalded butter over it, distributing ' t carefully over the streaming mass, but Ion t stir! This process seems to arrest I ts further cooking, beside improving j ts flavor. Nice ' beef drippings" can | jc used with butter?half and half, j Lastly, a folded napkin must be laid ipon the surface of the rice, to absorb he steam, the kettle closely covered and ict back in a warm place and the pilaff s ready. X. I?.- The test of a good pilaff is j 1 thorough cooking without any ten- i lency of the kernels to adhere to each i >ther. Water may be substituted for | irotli if more butter be used. An ordinary woman's waist is thirty j nehes around. An ordinary man's arm 3about thirty inches long. How admi* j hoic are mv woiks, on, nature.? Toronto I?U. ' _____ An eagle kcjitin Vienna, Austria, died ftcr a confinement of li t year?. Swans n the River Thames have been known u live 13P years and more. i NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN ] Embroideries in all colors arc fine and j 0]>:n. Little giris in India wear gold rings in lucir noses. Ella Whcclcr Wilcox has written two thousand poems. Polonaises of China silk are worn with . skirts trimmed with lace. Accordion-plaited skirts urestill worn. ( with or without over-drapery. j "White satin is the first clioice of i materials for a bridal dress. t Velvet ribbon is used to outline panels, ( imitate tucks and finish tabliers. 8 Five o'clock tea tables haw three tiers j of shelves, one above the other. Long sashes arc worn with ail sorts of dresses, and arc tied or looped according t to fancy. t The thimble was invented 'J00 years i ago by Nicholas von Henschoten, a gold- t smith of Amsterdam. Fashions in dress arc more various and ' individualized in Washington than in ( any fashionable city in the world. Color on the edge is considered the proper and desirable thing in pccale, lineu or lawn collars and cull's for travel- r ing wear. The newest breakfast cips for elderly f Indies arc made of heliotrope tulle with j a bow of satin ribbon of the same shade on top. , "Wash dresses for children and misses < are made of cambric and zephyr, as these < two materials arc well adapted for the I laundry. i Pretty flouncings have a foundation of ' brown net, over which are rniscd little 1 bunches of flowers in even threads,solidly 1 worked. ! A modification of the Norfolk jacket 1 is introduced. Instead of the loose, easy 1 fit of its prototype, it is snugly plaited to the ligure. \ Rubies, sapphires and emeralds arc ! mixed together to form a fashionable medley of color in all sorts of jeweled j adornments. Some ladies prefer a red silk bandanna , kerchief, or one of plain Turkey red cotton, to any other covering for the head , when bathing. , Sashes of Moire, surah, and all sorts of soft, crapy silken and woolen slulTs arc : in high favor, and arc worn in almost every style preferred. An evening dress of pink salin has an over dress of while yak lace. The bcdicc is also covered with lace alid has a Swiss i corset of pink velvet. Colored and white lawn collars, pleated and soft laundered, not still with starch, are taking the place of white linen bands for traveling and morning wear One of the drawing-rooms in the residence of Mrs. .Tames I'. Scott, of Philadelphia, as to its decorations and appointments, cost a solid 100,000 check. Japanese parasols of satin still show the golden rods inside, and a variety of striped or brocaded Pompadour satins or changeable silks are made up in this way. The art of the jeweler seems to have reached a climax when by delicate mechanism tiny bugs and l?ectles of silver and <jold arc endowed with motion as if alive. Everybody in London who has daughters to marry gives a ball, if possible, inasmuch a<, if they do not, their <jirls, unless possessed of some extraordinary attraction or very high rank, rcceivc scarcclv any invitations to such entertainments. Draped skirts, in a variety of combinations, are worn with jerseys, which have lull chemisettes of surah silk,with lapels of velvet or passementerie trimming, or they are merely bordered with braid, while others have a V-shaped bead cmbroidery down the front. A pretty bit of lingerie for the front of a dress is made by fastening a gay silk handkerchief corner-wise at the neck and wa st and covering it with folds of lace or tulle. This is an ingenious way of brightening many a dark home toilet or street dress when worn indoors. - t ... .V I I A cream coiorcu serge gown na.s me skirt drapery opening on one side over a braided panel, and caught together by antique silver agraffes. The bodice has a square jacket fastened over a full plastron with agraffes like those on the skirt, and trimmed with cream and silver braid. A wide sash of cream-colored silk is draped around the hips, and falls in large loops at the back. A high hat with pointed crown,trimmed with cream colored silk arranged in large bows, is to be worn with the dress. Tii': ancients have !elt as souvenirs of their skill some wonderfully beautiful engraved sapphires. One represents a woman's figure enveloped in drapery. The stone is one of two tint*, and the | artist skillfully used the dark tint for the , woman and the light for the drapery. This gem i-; among the crown jewels of , liussia. The Stro/.zi cabinet at Home contains an intaglio representing the , profile of a young herculcs by Owens, | and in the cabinet of France is an intag- | lio profile of the emperor's per tin ax. , The duties of married life, says (jail i Hamilton, require the same qualities that the duties of unmarried life require, generosity, truth, patience, consideration. compromise, fidelity, large-hcartcdncss. In married life and in unmarried life alike the highest happiness and the highest blessedness require that you should often yield your own whim, taste, ease and pleasure to the pleasure of another. It reqiii es often the still harder duty of maintaining your own stand in opposition to the wishes of another, ami it requires the wisd'-m of high heaven to know certainly when to do the one and when to do the other. Stories of the Russian Court. A young poet had written a most scurrilous poem, in which he had described and libeled not only the empress, but also all the grand dukes and duchesses. Some one, the censor of the press, went and told the empress. "The man had better be sent oil to Siberia at once," he said; it is not a ease for delay." "Oh, no," said the empress; "wait a little, but tell the man I desire to see him at (! o'clock to morrow evening.'' When the poor man was told this, he felt as if the last hour was come, and that tiie em peror (Alexander II.) must intend himself to pronounce a sentence of e.\ternal exiie. He went to the palace, and was shown through all the grand staterooms, 1 one after another, without seeing anyone, c till at last lie arrived at a small common- 1 place room at the end ol them all, where \ there was a single table with a lamp t i.pon it, and here he saw the empress, ( the emperor and all the grand r dukes and duchesses whom lie had men- 1 tioncd in his poem. "How do you v do, sir!'' said the emperor. "I hear you a have written u most beautiful noein. and f I have sent for you that jou may read it s aloud to us yourself, and I have invited s all the gland dukes and duchessesto come t that they may have the pleasure <;l hear- i injjC you." Then the pour man prostrated himself at the emperor's feet, u "Send me to Siberia, sire,'1 he said; il "force me lo become a soldier, only do t not compel mc to read that poem." "Oh, c sir, you ate cruel to refuse ine the plena- t| lire, hut you will not be so ungallant as I to refuse I lie empress the pleasure of v hearing your versos, anil she will ask you <] herself." And the. empress asked him. d When he had finished she said: "1 do v not think he will write any more verses i( about us again. He need not go to Si- t bcria just yet." n A nohleman had entered into a conspiracy against the emperor, and was 1 scntenecd to Siberia. His eyes were I, bandaged ami he was put into a dark t carriage, and for sevi n days and nights e they traveled on and on, only stopping to c take food. At last he felt they must / have reached Siberia, and in the utmost li anguish he perceived that the carriage s stopped, and the bandage was taken oil' f his e\es, and?he was in his own home! i He had been driven round and round St. > Petersburg the whole time; but the I; fright quite cured him.?tyi'lies in a Jlu it'W. e HEALTH HINTS. s I Well ventilated bedrooms will prevent a morning headaches and lassitude. u To Slop Vo.mitixo.?Drink of saffron 1 tea. Don't pass this by uiuuticed, for t it may save your life, us it did mine. I I know of four other cases as critical as t mine where it was effectual. ? Ihni Shir, v A good specific for hiccoughs is made ii by moistening granulated sugar with t good vinegar. Of this give to an infant o from a few grains to a teaspoorful. The a effect is almost instantaneous, and the ? dose seldom needs to be repeated. ? Tu!c-h> ' Jihiilr. ll C'l'KK i'oii Srtt.MN: Take one table- n spoonful of honey, the same of salt, and ii the white of one egg: beat all well to- <1 getlier for at least, one hour?-or two s would be better. Let it stand an hour. Then anoint the sprained place freely; t keep well rolled up with a good band- I ux:c. 1 PERU'S IMMENSE WEALTH. 1 IOW AN EMPIRE WAS RUINED BT ' ITS RICHES. 1 I riic ?iold and Mlvcr, ftiiano, Nitrate, the ('liirliona TrrcN, and the Indigo Field* Itnin the Country* In a letter from Lima, Peru, to the ! \'ew York Sun, the writer says: I'res :oit ana Koucrtson anu omcr iiisiurimia ell fabulous stories of the wealth of the neas, and we know it was enough to est ore financial prosperity to Spain, and ;ivc every Cutthroat who came to the :oast a fortune. The name of Peru was ivnonymous for boundless riches, and this ' :ountry was the only El Dorado which he Spanish adventurers ever succccdcd n finding. After tlicy had expended the wealth hey found in the hands of the Indians, he Spaniards worked the mines of 'otosi and Ccrro del Pasco, mid found hem wonderfully productive. Millions ifter millions were secured from cach of hesc deposits, and they were abandoned )nlv when as great a source of wealth vns discovered in the guano islands of he sea. This was so much more readily >btuincd and paid such an immensely rrcatcr profit that the silver mines in the \ndcs, 15,000 feet above the sea, were eft for the patient, plodding Indians; md Peru coinmeneca to sell fertilizing nattrial to the world. Guano is only found in rainless regions, and while there is said to be some Ilw. ,??wf rvf Vnvlf.fl nnrl in I llf> islilllfls >f ihc (Julf of California, it is only along -he arid deserts west of the Andes, where lie clouds never precipitate moisture, hat the deposit has been a source of ivcalih. (!uano is a mixture of the exjremetit of birds and seals, the decomposed bodies of both, and the bones of the fishes which they have taken upon the land for food. Along the coast of I'era arc to-day, as there have been for leilluries, myriads of sea birds. The sky is often darkened with them, and their lieavv shadows fall upon the ocean's surface as they llv from otie to another of the islands upon which they roost and breed. These islands are swarmiilg with sea liohs also, and the rocky shores arc fringed with them in multitudes, beyond the power of man to number. Th ;y live on the islands with the birds. Here both live, die, and decay with the other animal life they bring from the ofce-rn, and the guaho of commerce is the filth they have left upon the rocks. There has never bebn any rain to wash it away, and llle wiild scarcely ever rises above a gentle breeze, so it has been allowed to accumulate for countless ages, until it is in some places hundreds of feet deep, dried and baked by a tropical sun. * The amount of money which I'cru has made from her guano deposits cannot be estimated any more accurately than the plunder stolen from the Incas. The exports have continued from 1840 to the present dav, and the annual shipments have amounted to millions of tons, valued between $00,000,000 and .^iO,000,000, and this to the profit of a state whose population has never reached 2,000,000, three-fourths of whom were Indians who have had no share in its benefits. The exhausted lands of the old world required this manure to revive them, and their owners paid high prices for what cost Peru nothing. The result of this revenue was to continue the extravagance .ninonir the nconle which was practiced by their forefathers when the mountains poured out streams of silver. It was an epidcmic of riches, and instead of wisely hoarding this source of wealth and protecting it, the government of 1'cru plunged into a system of reek less expenditure, until the end of the war found its revenues cut oil'and the country burdened with a debt of 000,01.0, which it can never ] av. But even if Peru had been robbed of all her <ruano, the deposits of nitrate of soda, in the deserts along her southern coasts would have made her rich again, but Chili has stolen these also. The whole coast, from the twenty-third to the twentv-li!tli parallel of latitude, ap l>e:irs to i>o one solid mass of I his valuable iiiiue;m 1 lit for a hundred dliferent uses, and worth in the market from forty to sixty dollars a ton. It was discovered in 18;):! by an accident, the hero of the discovery being a forlorn old Englishman by the namcof George Smith. There is no telling how much lies in those mines, but it is the opinion of those who have explored the country that at the present rate of excavation it will take eight or ten centuries to dig it n way. Under the surfacc of drifting sand is a mist of clay three to five inches thick. Tiiis crusl covers a bed of crude nitrate from three to six feet deep, the limits of which have not been measured. Yeais !il;o, when its value was not fully recognized, plivnte parties, mostly Englishmen ami Germans, went into the nitrate beds, and by the self-enacted laws which exist among all mi ;iug settlements each was allowed his claim. Then the government of Pen; and Bolivia stepped in ind prohibited further locations, but not until enough had been taken tin to sui> ply the market for the rest of this ceillury. The cost of mining is not much vrcuter than the cost of digging a ditch 11 ordinary clay, and the deposits arc iftcen and twenty mites from the seaports. The nitrate is shipped eriulc to the narket for fertil zing purposes, but there ire factories along the coast in which the aw product is puritied for chemical uses. I'his purification is accomplished by boil ng in water. The impurities rise to the surface, and are removed by skimming, uid the heavy ni're settles at the Lottom )f the vat and crystallizes at a certain legrcc of heat. Then the water is drawn )1I and distilled, producing the iodine of :omiuerce, an article so valuab'c as to be ncasmvd by the ounce and selling at $:> >r S4. The nitre is shipped in bags of 100 winds each and the iodine in casks mule of hard word, whHi are protected >y having hide covers shrunk around I hem. Most of the product goes to Euope, and but a small proportion to the nited States. The harbors of Ic|iii<)iic, 'isiifjua and Antofagasta, which are icarcst to the nitrate beds, arc full of | lie ships of ail the European nations, ! 1 jilt the product is tinder the control of a j nonopolv, the producers having formed i combination or pool to keep tip the , iricc. ' It wns this product that caused the var between Chili and Peru. The tnoive was the jealousy of Chili, and her Ie?ire to acquire this rich territory, which | iclonired to JJolivia and Peru; but the ' istensible casus belli was the act of the Bolivian government in imposing an ex>ort duly of ten cents per cwt. upon niratr. At the port of Autofagasta a Chilian company had nitrate works, aud cfused to pay the export tax. The I'o- J ivian government seized the works, and [ vus about to sell tliein at auction, when , Chilian man-of-war appeared, landed a 1 orce to protect the property, and the fi-ii>r<rl/> Imrmii wliirii f'twlfd ill tllfi cM/.ure of all the ISolivian territory on ! i he coast and the most southerly prov- ; nee of Peru. 'l'hc most useful to mnukiiul of all the 1 latnial products of Peru was quinine,(lie ' Irug made from the bark of the einchona 1 rec, which was discovered by a Francis- 1 an friar in the early days of the con j [iicst, and call cinchona in honor of tlie j 1 'ounlcss of Cinchona, whose husband ' , i-as ti e viceroy of Peru, in the early j 1 lays of Spanish dominion. She intro j I need it into Spain as a remedy for fc- ' crs, and there is no drug in the cata- 1 Dirue that has been used in such (|iianti- ' ies or with such success by suffering I ' lauUind. |1 The entire supply formerly came from : 'cm,and it was known as Peruvian lmrk, ! ml afterward the forests along tin en- I j iie chain of the Andes were found to ' 11 'i onlain it, ana it Jiunisncu one 01 me j hicf article- of exports from South ! Lnieric.i for three centuries. The supply 1 ; 1:1s been greatly diminished by the; do- i ; (ruction of the trees, it being tlie habit ormer'y to cut. down the trunk and strip 1 t as well as the branches of the bark. 1 vowad iys the forests arc protected by nw, and the trees are allowed to stand, portion of the bark being stripped otv ach year, which nature replaces again. Kngland, with that provident lore- < ight which characterizes much of her ' | political economy, >cveral years ago sent t gents into Ecuador, I'eru ami 1 Solivia. I c imler the direction of the celebrated j ( lUanist, .Mr. Spruce, and made a collee- I i ion of cinchona plants, which were I aken to .lava, Cevlou and India, and j < here have been transplanted and culti- 1 ated with great success and profit. It j ^ * found that under proper treatment the j < rec produces a very mucli greater amount i if quinine, of a much superior quality, t ml at less cost than the hark can he j ;athercd in the mountains of South t America, so that shipments from Peru ] lave almost entirely ceased, and the ji narket receives its supply front the Ilrit- c sh possessions. Thus I'eru has lost her r jiiininc, which was formerly :i great s ource of revenue. t The indigo trade also has almo4 en- 1 irelv ceased, the East Indies and West I ndies furnishim.' a supeiior article than j 'eru can produce. indigo is made by t boiling the leaves of the Indigo tree and letting them ferment. After a certain amount of fermentation the boiling pro:ess is renewed, the water is drawn off. and the sediment at the bottom of the i-at is subjected to a degree of heat sufficient to cause crystalization. Thus linvc departed one by one the sources of the wealth and prosperity of Peru. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. Experienced lumbermen have always held that timber cut in the spring was not durable for building purposes. liecent scientific investigations show that the richer the wood is in phosphoric acid and potassium the more likely it is to rot and mold; wood cut in the spring contain eight times ns much of the former and live times us much of the latter as when cut in the winter. A patent 1ms just been Issued for a new system for the production of spherical and conical projectiles. I)y mentis of the new process projectiles of arty shape or caliber of even the hardest, steel are made and condensed with wonderful rapidity direct from the heated bar, and at one operation, and of sitch precise dimensions as to be ready for use without further treatment. The anaesthetic cffectof rapid breathing?like that of inhaling nitrous oxide ?is ascribed by Dr. Hotiwill to the influence of the surplus of oxygen thus forced upon the lungs. In a variety of cases remarkable insensibility to pain, without appreciable loss of consciousness. has been produced, in one instance a l>oy of c!evcu, after breathing rapidly about a minute, having hud four permanent molars removed, the operation ' being painless and lasting twenty sec- ' 011 ds. The strongest wood in the I'nited States, according to Prof. Sargent, is 1 that of the nutmeg hickory of the Ar- 1 kansns region, and the weakest the West ' Indian birch (burscva). The most elastic. is the tamarack, the white or shell- i bark hickory standing far below it. The 1 least clastic and the lowest in specific i gravity is the wood of the Ficus anrca. The highest specific gravity, upoh which in general depends value as fuel, is attained by the blucwood of Texas, C'onda* lia obovato. The one wheel, or "bicycle,railroad, as it is callcd, savS Iudnstrial America, ln.-i..i >. i,?. aj;jiuiirs liituiy iu nii>u mi ni/i/uu< >i<i>i fore long. Tlife nominal inventor claims that lie can easily attain 100 or inoro miles per hour without dilHculty, as he will be free from many of the resistances which are encountered on tho standard roads. Pcrhips the greatest unforscen difficulty which will i>e met is that of wind pressure. In perfectly calm weather the resistance will amount to fifty pounds per square foot at that speed. It is perfectly safe to say that with a high wind the resistance alone might easily require 2,500 horse power, in addition to that needed for hauling the train. For making paper capable of resisting lire and damp. Herr W. Ilerrc proposes to add to the pulp during the process of grinding in the rag engine solutions of certain salts which, by mutual decomposition, form insoluble compounds. The solution which is added first contains j zinc sulphate or chloride, or calcium j chloride, or acetate, whereupon tallow, : soap, glue, and alum arc added. After having been thoroughly mixed the mass is formed into paper, which, however, before being dried is once more passed < through a bath of the same or similar j composition to the solution used for! mixing with the pulp in the rag engine, j and ultiinatelv impregnated with a solution of catcchu. Cheating the Ilees. A Wayne county farmer has succeeded in earning a place in history along with the Connecticut man who invented wroden nutmegs, lie lives between Detroit and Dcarbcin, r.n Michigan avc- | utie, in a vine-covered cottngc back a j little way from the road. On the front j fence appears the sign "White clover honey." I Suck of the house is an airv i apiary with till the modern inventions for the care of bees, and nearly lifty hives sound with the cheerful humming of the busy honey makers. A representative of the Frre /-'re**, j unite by accident, called tit the lions* j ami found 110 one at home, and while sitting by an old well curb refreshing ! himself with cool water from an old i oaken bucket, his attention was called to ! the action of the bees. The cottage is suirounded with roses in full bloom, but : these bees did not as bees used to do, " (lather honey all tlio day From every opening flower," out instead were swarming uround a | large tray which stood near by, and I were flying buck and forth to their hives. ! in this tray was half an inch of a sticky \ mass that looked like syrup. Little f sticks were strewn over this substance, I and 011 these the bees were alighting, j and, after taking some, llew back to the j hives. "What do vou want o' them Lees?" 1-.. .... ...?i ? ! 1 lie unniuci siiuu.'u u|i (iini luiiim ,i j barefooted lad.standing before h:m. "Wlmt arc the bees taking we i asked. "What do it v i'i'. to know for? Dad said we wosn',o tall .11/ one anything about it." "I'll give you a quarter if you will," said t!:e reporter, now thoroughly interested. "Well, I dunno what it is. Dad gets it from town in a bar'l. Here's what lie j gits it in," pointing to a large cask. On the end of the barrel was the sten- i cil mark: "200 lbs. grape .sugar from j Michigan Grape Sugar Manufactory."' | "Is that glucose the bees are getting?'1 | "It's something that dad gets out of | that bar'l, that's all 1 know about if." j The inquiring visitor tasted it. There j was an unmistakable gum drop flavor to it. "We had hard work to get the bees I used to it. I)ad put in a lot of svrup at I lirst, but the bees take it straight now." "llow long does it take to 1111 a hive?'' I "Not near so long as it does when . they have to gather the honey from (lowers. We've taken out a lot this year already." t The boy brought out of the house a box of glucosc honey which looked as clear and inviting as though the sweets I liad becu distilled from the purest; llowers. "Do you cat it f" the boy was asked. ! "Sometimes. It ain't so good as the , 5thcr kind, but it's just as good to sell. } Say, don't j'ou never give mc away to lad, or he'll skin inc."?Detroit J<'i\c I'rcss. TIjc Unlucky Opal. "The prejudice against opals may l o lying out, but a great many people still 1 hold to the belief that they bring bad luck " said a jeweler. "I could tell you sf a little incident that occurred here last Tuesday that may make you wonder whether some people do not manage to ryet themselves born three centuries too : late. A man came here with a ring that had a beautiful opal set in it, and told i ine to tike out the stone ami let him see some other gem to fake its place. I iiskod him if lie was going to ?el rid of | ilicopal altogether, and lie said that he ; was going to destroy it. 1 was rather ! surprised, and said: ' Don't do that; I'll give you *"i0 for; it." "lie declared that lie didn't want inonev for it: that it had brought him nothinir but bad luck since be bought it; j []i:U lie failed i:> business and h?t two )f his children, and all. of course, on iccount of a little piece of stone. I ivent over lo that bench and lock the 3p:t! out of its setting, and while look- j ing at the ring 1 laid the gem on the ! bench beside me. As i|iiick as a flash j that man picked up a hammer that was I lying among the tools and hit, that j tone a whack that smashed it into a tlious- I uid pieces. There was nothing left, i I'hen he said "There!' in a satisfied man- ! iicr. It's too bail, for the opal is one of i [lie prettiest of gems in the world."-- j Xci" York' Sun. During Cholera Epidemics. The epidemics of 1S:|0, 1 sami |s<ii! I caused the people everywhere to adopt j ireventive measures which were | bought to have great ellicacy. Care in j lict was considered most important, of i sonrse, and fruits were almost entirely ! liscarded. Watermelons and cucumtcrs were looked upon as poisonous, and 1 ven ripe peaches and other harmless j 'ruit were permitted to rot. So heavy , vere the losses by fruit growers and i lealers in the Kast in 1830, that for a : ew years after the plague disappeared j 10 one would raise melons and other ob i ectionable vegetables and fruits for fear ' hat they could not be disposed of. 1 Soiled rice, mush and milk, and bread irnl milk became the principal articles >f diet in many families, ami meats and i >ther heavy foods were partaken of very parinply. Camphor camc into universal j ise as a disinfectant, ami nearly every- ! jody wore sonic of it on the person, i flannels were worn all summer, and j ilnstcrs of various kinds were used on i t he chest and back. I a summer song in sections. JUST AS IT IS. # I Now the wealth}' marchant wcareth I On his heatl a common straw, AVliilo his junior clerk appeareth j In a nobhy mackinow. HIT HIM WITH A IIRIC'K. 1 Now tho sun his fui'naco flreth, , Causing human flesh to stow, And tho summor fiend inquireth, ( "Is this hoconough for you!" "cnur nif Ttltt B \MM flt.ll RltANDt" I Now the customer who winketh, As tho druggist's eye meets his, Shows lie something stronger drinketh j Than tho ordinary fiiiz. 1IK XKVEU SI.KKl'S, Now tlio patent mower waketh Sleepers from their peaceful reat, E'ro tho golden morning hivaketh, Or the robin haves his nest: THE DECEITFUL Ht'SIIAM); Now the festive husband sandelli To tho bmeh his trusting wife; Whilo she's absent ho prolondeth His will he a lonely life. Tearfully with her ho partoth; (ilailly ho would go, hut can't? Out to soo the elephant. THE HOSE KIEXD. Now the idiot who gottoth Twenty feet of garden hose, Squirts from morn till night an 1 wetto'.h Skilfully on each passer's clothes. ?Huston Courier. HUMOR 01 THE DAY. Soggy pic is mentioned as one of the manses of dyspepsia. One of the causes }f soggy pie is young married wotueu.? Courier Journal: Forcpaugh says that elephants have a natural fondness for whisky. This may iccount for men going out to see the L-lcphan t. ?Sif'tin >jh. ''Time works wonders," says a young man of twentv-scvcn when he returned liome and found his eldest sister only eighteen. ?til. 1'aitl llthild. Soon to llio seashore we shall lib, Or picnic in the grove; Silting perchance in custard pie, Beside the girl we love. ?C'licatjo Sun. Daniel entered the lion's den without a tremor; hut if the truth were known it is not improbable that he went into his own house on wash day with fear and trembling. ? (Jhicujo Ledger. Along about this season of the year, a man lays aside his religious training two or three times a day, in older to drive the chickens out of the garden in a proper manner.?Mcrchnut- Traceler. "We arc goin' to have chicken for dinner at our house to-day," said a Fourth street urciiin; "papa killed a rooster this morning?the one that had the dried beef on its head."? Breakfast Talk. Mexico's National Drink. What the Napa valley is to San Frannic/in thr> \V/>?trirn rpanrvnir fo Ohio or the Orange county dairy region to New ! York city, are Los Llanos tie Apam to j the city of Mexico?the principal difference being that maguey is milked in lieu J of cows and pulque is the product. Some ide.i of the magnitude of this kind of agriculture may be derived from the fact that two spccial pulque trains run daily into the. capital city with the same regularity that milk trains come into our metropolitan cities, yielding the railroad a revenue of $1,000 a day freightage. The legend runs that somewhere about j the year 1)00 a Toltcc Indian, whose j name was I'apantzin.was first to discover that the juice of the agave Americana might be distilled into a beverage fit for the gods. Desiring to bring the new blessing into royal favor, he commissioned his only daughter, Xoahiti (signifying "'the Flower of Anahua '), as cup I bcurcf to the king. This aucient llebe, ! we arc told, was young and beautiful, and the monarch not only drank imd praised the pulque, but married the maiden. And to this day the beverage ; of old "Tap"? as no doubt his dutiful descendants called hiin for short?is the universal drink of the lower classes of Mexico, and no doubt it. is one of the most healthful beverages in the world. AYheu just right it is mi k white, thick and ropy, much resembling buttermilk in color, taste and consistency. The Indians are passionately fond of it?the one solace and com fort in their lives of toil and penury-as nature has placed exhaustions fountains of it by the waysides and in the desert*. Traveling Americans turn up their noses at the first taste of it, but generally end by becoming as diligent pulque drinkers as was old I'apantzin himself.?Sun Frunciico C/irouiclt. The Jewish population cf Jerusalem is constantly increasing, and now numbers IS, 000. Penetrating the source of disease in the secretions and circulation, regulating every organ, and bracing every nerve and Jibre of the body, Dr. Wai.keu's Vinegaji Btttkhs arc effecting the most astonishing curc3 of indigestion, biliousness, nervous weakness, rheumatism, scrofulous disordcr^nud chronic constipation, that the world has ever witnessed. It is said that 055 farms in Iowa are owned by women, and that twenty dairy farms are managed by women. Years Toaeli .Woi o T li i;? Honk*. Anions other valuable lessons imparted by (his teacher is the fact that for a very long time Dr. J'icrce's "Golden Metl cnl Discovery" has been tho prince of liver correctives and blood purifiers, bei"g the household physician <<f tho jk-or man, ami the ableconsulting physician to tho licli patient, and prais.-d by all for its niagniticent service nnd eilicacy in all (lisoxses of a chronic nature, as malarial poisoning, ailments of tho respiratory and digestive system*, liver disease, and in all cases where tho uso ot' an alterative remedy is indicated, Iowa fnrniers nro o.Tercd seven cents a pound for their butter, provided it isof extra quality. _ Hellenic IKnrnnes of cither pox, however induced, promptly, thoroughly and permanently enrol. Send three letter stamps for large illustrated troat ise. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buiralo, N. Y. Ameiucaxs have $ 125,0 jj invested in Mexican railways. 1'ile Tumor*, however large, speedily and painlossly cured without knife, caustic, powder or ointment. Consultation five. Write for pamphlet and references, enclosing two letter stamps for reply. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Main sire t, Buffalo, N. Y. The next orange crop of Forida isexpectod to bo worth $2,0: t),ii()!?. FEUALE ~l" j'Til" A' I "'t l' fl'.'vi'.'lo! J mlTll'ovV, J1''1'1' Sn''- I Itil* < our IVnial- Itfsiilnlor fur .vi-ar*. iitnl have lm?l a 1 Mca'lllv lniTrn<ln? ilrinan-l for it; It kIv,-s "' V I I mllxfiH'li'.iii. I fm|iii*ntly sell It to physicians g w tin u.?o !t !ll their pra.-tlcc with the most sntisfact'-i'T results. H> 'I homas, M. I)., Dru^'ijls^ Vatiliwln. <:n.t issa. KcuUfor'i'n-.Mis<*c>n Woman. Mailed rrfo. JJitAiintLii Kkuixatou Co.. Atlanta. Ga. 1'or all iliscmlcrs of (he ISIootl, u>e Oyer's Sai Pre] arcil by Dr. J. C. Ay or & Co., I.ov.cll, Mass. yW" fou /^/25e "tamps \re \vl Vi^ postpaid, a ver >^/HORSE yr He pcribln? tho di?eai=c3 apt I jf ?X^r|Riving tho most approved rem Sf for to'llnj; a^'c by the teeth, how ti JTf Jther Information of <jreat v?!uo to I la r V HORSE BOOK PUB, CO., 134 "CroMcat Man In Alabama.** "De crossert man in Alabama lives dar." mid the driver as we approacbcd a wayside homo, near Solma, Ala., to ask accommodations for the night. At supper, and after it, "mine host" scowled at every one, found fault with everything earthly, and I was wondering if he would not growl if the heavinly halo didn't lit him, when incidental mention being made of the comet of 18-S2, ho snid: "I didn't like its form; its tail should liavo Deen ian-snapeu:" But. next morning, lie appeared halfoffended at our offering pay for his hospitality I My companion, however, mado him accept as a present a sample from his caso of goods. Six weeks later I drew up at the same house, l'ho planter stepped lithely from the porch, and greeted mo cordially. I could scarcely believe that thisclear-eomploxioned, bright-eyed, animated follow, and the moroso being ot a few weeks back, Wore the same. Ho inquired after my companion of the former visit and regretted ho was not with 1110. "Yes," said his wife, "we ara both much indebted to him." "IlOw?" I asked, in surprise. "For this wonderful change in my husband Your friend when leaving, handed him a bottle of Warner's safo cure. Ho took it, and two other bottles, and now ?- "And now," ho broke in, "from on ill feeling, growling old boar, I am healthy and so cheerful my wifo declares sho has fallen in love with mo again!" It has made over again a thousand love matches, and keeps sweet the temper* of tho family circle everywhere. ? Copyrighted, Used by permission of American liural Home. _ Thk highest prize tit the Now Orleans exposition for oranges was won by Massachusetts men. Very Important. A cold In tho head causes much discomfort nnd annoyance and if of frequent recurrence often produces serious results. Tho membrane of tho nasal passages bccomes inflamed and stopped up, an acrid and poisonous virus is formed, sores form in the head, deafness, headache and roaring in tho eaf3 ensuo and tho sulferer finally discovers that ho has Catarrh. This loathsome disease is by many considered incurable but novel* fails to yield to tho power of Ely's Cream Balm. Thu is an article of undoubted merit, not a liquid nor a snufT, but a pleasant, cleanly and efficacious remedy which a child can inc. It Is applied into tho nostrils whore it is absorbed. It opens tho passages, al'ays inflammation, heals all sores, cleanses and soothes the membranal linings and restores tho senses of taste and smell. It gives instant relief; and a thorough treatment will certainly cure. Price oUc. at druggists or by mail. Ely Bros, Druggists, Owogo, N. Y. An uniy i/niiRiucr viii cu in vuinnui|ui?.i. When death was hourly expected from Consumption, all remedies having failed and Dr. H. James wns experimenting, he accidentally mado a preparation of Indian Hemp, which cured his only child, and now gives this recipe on receipt of stamps to pay expenses. Ilomp also curcs night sweats, nausea at tho stomach, and will break a fresh cold in 21 hours. Address Craddock & Co., 103i Race street, Philadelphia, Pa , naming this paper. Fr zcr Axle <;renno Is tho very best. A trial will prove wo aro right* Received first premium at N. C. State Fair, Centennial and Paris Exposition. Fob dtsrepsia, indigestion, depression of 3?tr its and general debility in iheir various form*, ako as a pre^ entire against fover and ague ani otlierintermittent ft vers, the "Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Caiisaya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, and sold by all Druggists, is the best tonic; and for patients recovering lrom levcror other sickness it lias nocqiul What is tliab of which tho common sort is tho best??Sense. Important. When yon rlaltor le.iva ,Vo>? York <-ity, mvo ba^ice, expressive and .- < ? cutriano hint, and stop at tho Gran<1 Union Hotel, oppotito Grand Central d ;pot. oWaut rooms, fitted up at a coitt of onoral'l-oa d' l!?m, *1 and upward per day. Ki:r >pnnn plan. EIo??tor. Itrstanr.int supplied with thebe-t. Horxoc^rn, ?taic?s and elovatoil rn Iroads to all d -po's. Kamiliei ran lite better {or 1-ai money at the Grand Union Hotel thr.n nt any other timt-cl?ss Iio el in the city. There aro no Sunday newspapers in Vienna. Tired Languid Dull Exactly expresses the condition of thousand* of people at this season of tho year. Tho depressing effects of tho warm weather and tho weakened condition of thobody, aro quickly overcoraa bytheusa of Hood's Sarsaiurilla. Why suffer lonsor when a remedy is so close at hatul? Tako it now. It will Kive you health, strenstb, and energy. "I took Hood's Sareaparllla for loss of appetito | dyspepsia, and ceneral languor. It did mo a vast amount of Rood, and I havo no hesitancy Id recommending it to my frieude and all needingincdicino." ?J. W. 'WjLtEFoBD, Qnn.cy, 111. "Hood's Sarsapariila tones up my system, purifies I my blood, sharpens my appetite, and scorns to build me over."?W. J.Blaib, Corning, N*. Y. "I could not sleep, and in the morning had liardl7 [ ife enough to pet out of bed. I had no appetite, and. | m 'face would hrea!t out with pimples. I decided ' to take Hood's Sarsapariila, and soon began to sleep soundly; could pet up without that tired and languid feeling, and my appetito improved."?It. A. Sasfobd, Kent, 0. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by nil drucRists. SI; six for 35. Madoonly by C. I. IIOOD & CO.. Apothecaries, Lxrell, Mm. iOO Doses One Dollar BOSTON'S PALATIAL HOTEL The Vendome. I W. TRACT EUSTIS, Manager. gjT~R. U. AWARE llgLorillard's CHmax Plug", fezy bearing a red tin. tag, that Lorlllard's 1 Ho*o I.cnl flnccttt; thatLorlllard's ; Navv Clipping* and that Lorlllanl's Snufls are tho best and clicapcst, quality considered 7 W n o Dill I'M S Chloral 7nS fflUnrlllWtOpium Habits EASILY CTRKD. BOOK FRKB OR. J. C. HOFFMAN, Jefferson, Wisconsin, j ijSjgSfv Fnee? Ilnuds, Feet,and nil tl)clrlm? : perfections, lin.'ludin^ Facial Dcvclopmcnt, Ulrth Marks, Moles. Warts, Sloth, tt Freckles. Hod Nose, Acne, lll'k Heads, iKfcii'Jv* Scars. l'Htlnir awl their treatment. J&cTC/^LOr. John Woodbury.37N.lVar!St.,Alba- i fk;<ur,> I X^ny, N'.Y. Kst'b'il It?). Send l')1. for book. , Hff flltn 17 s,.n.T.? Si0 \ nAY mvlewlth It/Ml R L V l2."tfl,'1,"r'?i?'?ifaeturincr Stencils' Inl II 111 it f Kev Cheeks and Knbber Stamp*. ' MUM I jKifesyaAftSSSSfe A VALUABLE RECIPES SttftSS fa and lucrative employment SENT FiiKE 8a gSm on receipt of 'J-cnt stump. F, .11. UUNN, OraiiRC, N. J._ | n to Soldiers Iielrs. Scndatamp I |l,r t-'uvtilars. COL. L. lil.VOI PIUIUIH HAM. Att'y, Washington. X). C. j AnilfilR .*lurbiiin ' .1111)11 4 iirt'ti in 111 S al^Bl IHw to ?'"> " l,R> 'en red. Ul lUlVI Dn. J. iSri'.citSNS, Lebanon, Ohio. il H ttT lionk epinb'nwl. 3 i-nmi-loo, Site. liig , D H mi.noy for *c8'>t<. Cuii.riuoil P' C ??t- ! CaP | vp 2 book Co.. 2- N-?r Church hi.. Now Vorlc. n ATCKITC Obtained. Send st.amn for i KA I tlM I O Imvutor.'OiilJe. L. Biso- I HAM. Patent lawyer. Washington. P. I'. Bl.' L BSII* Great English Gout and ?B3!l S r ISSSfl Rheumatic Remedy. Ovnl Hox, Sl.OO: rouuri, 50 ct*. j iS^ESS; (BBMBBHWUBIJIHBiCliailcttown. MUM, R A ?PMTO odtaiskd for Inventor*. Cirrr&i I Pffa I N'-nsarsiw. ji.S. s.sowjtco, U ffl H 1 y jjtfentAifyn.WiKhiiiKlon.D.U Dr. .T. PnADnn.n?I have rnvon ypvi>rnl bottles of your Female KeKiilator for faillni; of tii- tvumli an<l other (II?'ascs cunibliiril, of !<? years st.-in<llii.<f. and 1 reulhj brlirvf. Iain ourU rntirrly, fur which j.lrnso , accept mv ln-nrtfelt thanks. I Uii nv your nmllclne rami my life, so you sec I cannot speak too highly la Us favor. ltesiicctflllly, Jiits. \\ . i'? Stewixs, ItltlRp, Ga. For rale by all Onv^.-ts. Regulator! j Don't Discharae your Doctor But tell him frankly you r.ro getting desperate. Perhaps ho will review his treatment, and i advise a trial of Ayer's Sarsaparilfa. In this case, as in many others, j the change worked wonders: ? Three years a^n I sulU red srreaily from Liver Complaint. (icin ral Debility, l.n.ss of Appetite, ami Headache; my Moinach J was disordered, and, although I ale spariiiirlv. t?f carefully selected food, I was i in coiislanl distress from i:niir<->ti>>n. [ was troubled with slecples.-ness, and be- j eame so emaciated and feeble that i was tillable to leave my room. After remainin,!; in this reduced condition over a month, and receiving no nelit from the medicines prescribed for inc. I obtained my doctor's consent to a trial of Ayer's Sarsapnriiln. IWore 1 had t!ni>lied the j tir>i bottle of this nicdicine I beiran to improve. I'.y its continued u>e the troubles j with my liver and Momach ;:raduasiy disappeared, and my petite and .-!r?n;!h returned. After takim; ri^lil Imttlcs 11 y health was fully restored, and 1 am :;;ain able to attend to my business.. I?aac I>. Yarrin^ton. Hunker Iliil .st., charlc>tuwu District, I lost on, Mu?s. sapariSSa. 1 .... Svld l>y Drufsitis. rriee ^i, n.\ wmrf, wm. 11 forword/\?|* \ y valuable bookn^a o afTlict the Horse, and\^ edlc? thcrt-for; (lirertioim^^^KvSftV 0 ihoc properly, and nnicn\^>?'^) rso owner*,b'nrrMrj andoth.'rit.N^^p^W^ Leonard St., N. Y. City, X \ i That Chunk of lcc. ~ 1 When winds are cold and chill and wofc The iceman ne'er your house will miss; The piece of ice you always get . via Is large and-shapely, just ilka this: . j But when 'tis awful, burning hot, And sultry winds the parcbod earth kis^, 3 In caso you are not clear forgot, ij You got a little chunk like this: 3 ?F.mnavillc A rails. j There is one good thiug about the 'M seventeen-year locust. The female is 38 mute. 'i it is a specific! it is reliable FOB nA In curing Kidney Livordi* Troupes, nuddrr, Urinary >4y gf cr Sides, Eet?a? 1 and Liver Diseases, vjjyJjl dtlon or Botti I Dropsy, Gravel and J j^^JfalatantlaiL ct 1 Diabetes. ^ iTiO'rlno; "Ii HIGHLY RECOMMENDED; It cures Dlliournesa, Headache, Jaundice, Scrap j 1 ' Etoniach, Dyspcpcia, Comtl^atloa nrd Pilet, IT WORKSTPROMPTL* \ ^ fend cores Intewpernaco, Kervoni Diseases, General Debility, Excesses and Ponalo Weakness. fr j USE IT~AT~ONCE. it restores the KXDN3T8, Li V Eli and SOW* j ELS, to a kealtliy action and CUKES when all otlicr medicines &11. Hundredshaveboensaved Who havo howl rrixr/m nn to /11a W?r mi*A physicians. Price $1.25. Ecnd for Illustrated ramphlet to HDNPS REMEDY CO., Prorldonee, II. L * 6 SOLD HY ALL PBPGOISTO. j y yx p-vr? . :M Only Temperance Bitters Known# MM Grateful Thousands proclaim VniMii Bitters the most wonderful Invigorant that eve? sustained tho sinking system. ... ju^. ITIailo from California roots ana nerra, oree #?/\m A I?*a1iaIIa RH-.Yinlnnta A PlIPPZLtlTfl and Tonfc. Thin Illttcrs aires Female Complaints, I Inflammatory and Chronic I(h"nmaliuut Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Blood, Liver and Kidney Diseases. Dynpcpaia or Indigeiitlon, Headache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs. Tightness of the ' ,'i Chest, Dizziness, Sour Stomach. Furred Tongue, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Pneumoniu, and Pain in the rrcrions of tho Kidneys, are cured by the uro of the Bitters. ?. I Kor Skin Dlgcnscx, Eruptions, -Boils, | Erysipelas, Scrofula, Discolorations, Humors and diseases of tbo Skin of whatever narao or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by tho use of the Bitters. Jt Inx'lffoiMtc* the Stomach, andstim-, I ulates the torpid Liver and Bowels, which render it of unequaled efficiency in cleansing the blood of all impurities, and Importing new life ar.d vlfjor to tho wholi' system. N o Person can take the Bitters and remain lone unwell. riy, Tapo niul other "Worms, aro destroyed and removed from thn system. j Cieniiitc tho Vitiated Ulood whenever It is foul; your feelinprs will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and tho health of tho systemwill follow. In concision: Give theBittera atrial.. It will speak for itself. One bottle will prove d better (ruaranteo of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. it? it. iricuonain urns i^un Mvpicwin San Francisco, Cal., and 523, ?30 k 533 Washington Sc? Cor. Charlton St., New York. #. Sold by all Dealers and Druggists. " iI it r nl n :i i) I c in Slck.nic?.. In all case* <>l Uysoniery <>l any brfwcl complaints, Ridije's Food hhiul.t to ajoptcrl as the dietetic, ltil lH-riVctly safe, i ulna neutral in its action upon tlx bowel*. and U in>ly atsimilited. Sloroovor, it will b? retained where ev?ry' h'nir elm fails. A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever. DE. T. FELIX GOURAUD'S . CRIEKTAL CHEiM, OR MAGICAL BBiOnnffl tRcraoree Tan, Pimples. Free* kl?, jrfoth. Patches, Ra*h ^ an! fekio dis. yOpSessM and ?. '&;i, cry blemish on tS&f beau ty. and defies ^detecUonj j ft A. Sarresiid t*?? lift y of tl:e *1*' Inn (a patient); "At l/ou Imiiri icill w#e thtin, I rfntT'WntJ 'ftournuiCn Cr&m* n' thr Itntl harmful of n'l the Skin prf/taia loi\" On* tottlonlll last fix tnonllH, n m.-it e?iry day. Also Pou.t'a Sultile remores auprr.lnnu* hair without iniiiry to the akin. MlfE. M. B. T. GULTHAUD, Sole Prep.. <8 Bon.l St.. N. Y. For sale by nil Druggist* and F/in-r (io xlii D ulers throne 10 it ttao U. S., Canada* ondEirope. r?7"He?raro of hasa :ia.Ut'ons. $1,000 Reward fornrroat anil proof of any one aellim tua same. Paynes' Automatic Engines and Saw-Mill, Orit TRADER. 'v We offer an 81"? JO H. P. lnonntcl J-.nstfne with MH7# 50?i . ?o!id haw, 60 It. halting. cant-hook*, ri#r <*?inpMe for on nt ion. on car*. $. U)Fnjrn* on bUI Ip, lew. S nl U.r circul.tr(H). ft. W? PAYNE & KON.S AIaiii?f*<*ti r'rhof ?I! styles A it to in 11 lie Engittrs front 2 ton 1. H. P.: also Pulleys*, Hangers and hnttnjc, Kliiurn, N. Y. Box )SoO* Tns Base summer llsmeay. DR. SETH Cures j Colic, fiRNOLQ'S CKES, ! Diarrhoea BALSAM Idv^^. (II I.MAN 15U0S., Wholi':-n!o Drngsi;'s. Prop's, Boston, or rrj tn xQv CT B3 *alo?. ni.rt S(0 por ct r P4 4! W ^3 EM 0 B l'ro,,t l"*1'? hy meB t? (\ ?2 M fu Rj gs Bar unit women with 0111 c w H 0 3 lalKir-Mving lnvcn$J}qitu-kivt of r r. v I rm-lrifd."Any man or woman making l"v than ?ll> per work should try out . pa-y moii-v iniikiii : hn-in.-y. wccinrattt^it tho hf?sl paying intholatnl. ?l tiair.pli^ipikk wllinn cooits fm to an v la'iyorpT.twlionill il>-vo!aa (.my houri daily. Ei perimiro un!iw.->s?.ir>: tio talking. Write quick and ?> curt* >t.ur county. A<i<irt-.-*, IS. J.. Morrill A Co. Chicago. rHv^T$50 REWARD" *111 he pal I fi.rnnr IJraln Fan y -72v*? * iff// of nnn; can rl?.*n nt?>l /jffigrn ft ?; !?: v. .? ii?n-*?i C?rr?in <>r S?*<il in one a-.Mir MONAIU II . vi <*n?ln nnil fvparnior / (?> !?,"l llMingvr ??r *??r Improved | Hi WitiotioiiMG .Mill with hil *,vt I'rfc'C l rmilot free. HEWARX MACHINE CO.. CoIambu.vO.'ilo. I!a?{?-ra liranrti IIout, llsgmtoivn, Hd. *BXZ M J? LIQUID @LUE m I? t!*r l l'wl!:mirai'(I?efHr-lo!!'.fi?'"*K'!rach:r(>r? ) fM?.Tv < :i t:i. r iTr: vmk. Ilivrivnl colo Meoa.i/>?<i.?>>:. r- oven c- " / ' - i. S?i Nv.,.l.t<!* i>r n ?:. il<? ' r- r I .-rp I?HO lt,wi[l>fivc"ci;ir.:;'< lor SAMK.E CAN TOCr.' issToS tela CeccslCo.,C!:ucc;ier.5!as?. LQIJe vii2tu ti cr^.n OkS^^rcnr\7?FjJJr^ftfiVflViiu I [ftl.-"".'! /V];: r-lc .i.iv.;rC;'CCi:;fort-9 gal4t}ttli-o||;uijy-i* >?ros THURSTON'S SITOOTH POWDER Hocplinf Tooth IVrlm nml t^unit Healthy. nan i**'* "* w"m!",h m;r *?v *&? OuU|UuU S^ii^'c M?miV i*!ncf'?wiiicat As ?. ci;?t'on of Minn- |mm^, M:nn. Kt.iii.iu <1 an-l h|?j?r.vr? I |?y A R. M? (.ill, In*. <- ?i?i# ??f Minro-otn. Writ#? f.i,* r.m.iars. i^r er ^ EN TJiO Original am! Only Ut'llllillC. Put*an-! r.-lbbl-. lt.i? *'.r' .*f \Vort*iW-Mi 11:> Italians. "t'h!eh<,"t?,V'? KnilWi"'" ili..l?,?i inn.lo. In li-p<h-*K? TO. LADIES. lifl.- I i.i;iin|?! nr |'*rti."j|*r.?, totfr I C.IOi Mwdlnon s<|.,l*lillii.1ii. IVB BSx:ni%V H NervousDebility