The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, October 01, 1873, Image 2
Vol. IX. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1873. No.
KVERLY WEDNESDAY MORINING,.
At kewberry C 11.
BY THO. F, GRENEKER,
Ltditor 4id 1aPoprletor.
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*orlj.tiuu.
Yegs, I knon there are staiis on my carpet
Tie race of smnal, muuldy boots,
And I see your fair tapestry, glowing,
All spotless witl blossolns and fruits I
And I know that ny walls are disfigured
With prints of small fingers and hands,
And I soc that your own household white
nlees
All fresh II Its purity stanli9.
Yts, I know my "black walnut" is battered,
And dented by many small heels,
While your own polished stairway, all per.
feet,
Its smnoth, shiinig surface revealel
And I know that my parlor is littered
Wilh mlauy odd treasures and toys,
While your own i; ill the daintest order
Unharmaed by the presence of boys!
And I know that my room is invaded
Quito boldly all hours of the day,
W11hi0 you sit in youl' own tnmolbstel
Aln dream the sol't ilidet away !
yji., know. I have jackets that woar out,
And bltiians that never will stay,
While you can oubroider, it leisure
Anl learn pretty arts of "crochet."
Anl I kinow there aro lessois of spelling,
W .ieh must be patient to Ilear,
While you may Mi tdo wn to your novel
Or turn tile last magazine near I
Yes, I know,thbro are four little bedsides
Wiwt.re I must stand 'watchful each night,
While you may go out in your carritge
And flish iin your dresses so bright I
Now, I think I'm a neat little woman
I like my house orderly, too,
And I'm fond of all dainty belongings
Yet, I would not change places with youl
No! -keep your fair home, with its order,
its free4onu from trouble and noise,
And keelp your own fanciful leisure
Bit give me my Iur splendid bdyal
#tltcttb #,torn.
CAMPING OUT.
"This is what I call good fun 1"
said Royal Marray.
lie stootd in a lovely forest
glado, situated in one of the
spurs of the -A diron d ak s,
h,emmnend in by stately w h i t e
pines, silver birches anod a wall of
the vine-clad rook whilo the brown
wartora of a gurglinig trQut stream
husrried by on the left, and a rude,
impjroptu ton4. on the r i a lit
mnarkced thq abiding place of.~hit.
mnanity, no loss than the fire of
dead sticks from whose ruby heart
a column of' purple smoke thread
ed its way, in f'antastie r i n g s,
over the top of' the rock.
Rloyal Murray-a bronzed and
handsome man of three or foura
and twenty summers- 1 e a n e d
agai,nsL theo brug,k of a ttree, smole
ang0.h da-k0n0d (ne.rcbaln,
aft h dubicefance of eaquislite
t'onttent.
Harry Paylesford sat en the
short, velvot 'ghas, wtcheing the
frizzle and sputter of the savory
atmelling wil-fowl that was brQil
ing'for' supper on theoembors, with
his olhows on his knees an d
"IFur," hei replied, slow.iy. "Yes;
buti h'nt.at thor lonoly?"
gdada whdawe caia hels .'
"Don't you remember how curi.
0118 the gil .vero to find a
w here we intended to camp ? And
the atmnosphore of mystoty where
with we contrived to envelope our
solves I I say, pild boy, it, is the
best Joke out I Here~ wo are, as
.hnug as crickets, arid nobody has
anmy ideat of our wvhereabouts l It
is as good ias Livingstoni iu the
Africani wilds, or Robinson Crusoe
on Juan Fernaundoz I"
"Think so said Day hosford," with
a sligi4 yawn. "Then all I have to
say .a, that Livingston and old
Robinson Crusoe must have founid
itr pr'odigiouisly stupid I There
comes the boy with the netvapa
per-a daily sensation in our exist1
ence I What is up In the world ?".
*T he boy-a small, shook-headed
iellow wvithi a youthful body and a
v'ery cold face-grcinned broadlly.
"There is a lot of folks at the
hotel to-night,' said he. "Come
gnthe stage ; ladies1."
ftLET htit d76fhig new19' said
Mui iay, utfohting,the p ri nte1od
alda as I'cbuteo to 1o6k fbo'
you," said the boy, lowering his
Voiee to a huAky whispof'. "I
hoortd thena call %our she-Mr.
Murray anid farry Daylesford.
Real pretty, too, with red oeks
and skins like eroam., Two of
Murray and Daylesf'ord stared
at each other.
"What were the names on their
trunks ?" the latter at last deman
dod.
* "Did not have no trunks-only
carpetbags."
"The deuce 1" cried1 Harry, halfW
rider his breath. "Hlow did they
to to know we came hero ? and
tis to be done ?"
_;% t4at, i Uwilig 14V14 LT, UI-ray
philosopliCally answored, "oxcopt
to await our Cates. .Fortunately,
it is not leap year, and they can
not marry lid I"
"I am sorry we broiled the duck
to-night," said Harry, with a.per.
turbed countenance.
It is not likely we can. shoot
any venison at such short notice,
and"
Royal laughed.
"Now you are just like a coun.
try housewife," 'said ho--"a mis.
culine Martha I Do not fret ; it
will all be rilght, if they come."
"They will."
"I'm not so sure of that.- I say
boy I" to the messonger--"g e t
ho0i with yourself, and keop dark.
Do:you hear ?"
The boy disappeared with a
preternaturally knowing wink,and
once more tho ftiends were loft to
thoisolves.
"That isn't the worst of it," said
Harry, gloomily-"my trousers I"
"What about your trousers ?"
"Don't you remember the day
yod lost the spool of black silk ?
How could I iond'en?"
,Oh, pshaw I don't be an idiot I
It is only a little zigzag tear that
don't hurt any one. Pin it up."
"Yes ; and sit down on the pins,
the first timo you happen to i'or
got I You would not talk so if it
was your trousers, old fbilow I": re
torted Daylosford, with an injured
air. "Well, w lat are you going to
do about it ?"
"Do I They must be mended I
lov can I receive lady oompa.
ny-I will wager my diamond
studs that .Beatrico Millington is
one-in such a state of tatter?
Come Roy, don't desert a friend
in such-a pinch as this"
"Speak on, Damon, Pythias will
obeyI" criod Murray,.theatrically.
"1hen tako theconfounded things
down to the hotel and got Puck a
mother to mond them to-night.
1 will go to bed early."
"All right-that's easily done.
A nd I may as well bring up a doz
on oggs to make an omelette, or a
box of sardines, or some such pro
visions in case of siego, at the same
time."
Thus the momentus questions
was settled.
Harry Daylesford went conton
todly to bed on a rude camp couch,
with a shawl fbr a pillow and a
travoling rug for a blanket, and
Royal Murray set out by mlon
light on the errand, which was
moi'o exigent thau, romantio, with
his friend's damaged g a r in o n t
neatly rolled up under his arm,
whtilo the music of eataracts and
the warble of solitary whip-poor
will accompanied him on his way
down the valo.
"Jolly sentimental thisl" he
said to himself, as he s0oambld
over an ancient stone wall. "I say,
suppose I should lose Hal's trous.
ers ? That is something that will
n9t bear thinking ofI" . -
The parlors of the little road
side inn were brilliantly lighted,
but Mr. M uray avoided their vi
cinage wit,h strategy worthy of. a
soldior, and crept up to the win
dow of the black kitchen, which
was wide open to admit the soft
s;ummer air and dimly revealed the
outline of a feminine face and fig
ure to its halt lighted dusk.
in say, Mrs. Barron," hiebgan
you do me a favor? Just patch up
these trousers a bit. We are ox
p)octing company up on the moun
tain to-morrow, andl Day lesford
-hke the young lady in the poemi
-ho is got nothing to wear. I'll
smoke a eigar while you do it."
And thus speaking, he vanished
into the soft shimmer of' the moon
light among the hazel copice.
"Ljulu I I say, Lui I"
"W1.ell, what now ?" said Liu lu
D)aylosfor'd who was standing be.
fore a seven-by.nine mirror in the
best bed-room of the, inn. "Did
you get the cream for my poor~
sun-burned skin, down in the
kitchen ?"
"Yes ? and I got something
else. See hereo!"
"My goodness gracious I" cried
Miss Lulu, starting back. "It's a
pair of trousers I Whby BeatrIco,
whore on earth-"
"Hush-sh I" said Beatrice Mil
Iingtoi, hfolding up a roguish fln
g or. "They are Harry's I My
dear', they hiave walked right into
our trap. To 'think of all their
vain glorious b o a a 1. s that we
coildn' t discover thelj lurking
place I Ot me a needie, Lulu and
some brown sowing-silk, weoll
waxed-quick! iHe i,s coming back
after them direotly."
"Whatl IHarry? Wrapped in a
Highland blanket, like Rob Roy
ina the play ?"'
"No, you goosie I Royal Murray.
He took me for the landlady, as I
eat In the Wlnd9w waiting for the
cream, and addressed me in the
most confidential manner you can
Imagine. It's an ugly, cr o okeod
tear, but 1 think I can darn. It
neatly enough."
"What f il" cried TLulo, who
was taking the sisterly. priviloge
of rifling the pockets of bot' bt'otha
er's garments, while Ileatries deft
ly puiou noemo iand t It r o a .
"Hore's a cigar, and two scrOws, a
pockot knif'Q and-Boe, darling,
only look h1ere "
"Merey, how you make me rick
my fingers!" cried Beatrice-sbarp
ly. "Whatt is it? A lotter ? You
have no business to look at it, ll."
"But yod have," cried Lulti,
laughing. "It is writtoa to you !
Look-'My darlinv Beatrice '"
Coloring like a damask roso,
Miss Millington snatched t h e
crumpled bit of' paper from 1he
hand of Lult Daylosfrd-a half
filnished notolot, fu1ll of' loverliko
phrases, whose last sentence was:
"Will you trUst yourself to me ?"
Yes, Harry Dayleaford'a societs
was out. He loved pretty Bo0 Wil- I
lington. I[e had written this half
finished declaration oflove.
"Boo" cried Lulu, throwing hor
arms around the blushing girl's
neck, "you should -answer it.
She gave Beatrice a pencil as
she spok-o-a golden toy which
deponded . from her g 1 0 a in i n) g
watch chain.
"What shall I say ?" faltered
Beo.
"What does your heart t e I1
you ?-Yes, of course."
And so in a trembling hand,
Beatrico wrote below Harry's last
inscription:
"Yes! B. M."
When Royal Murray came back
to the casement, having smoed
out his so gaR, and stared at the
moon until he was tired, the little
roll lay thero in a ineat little parcel
and two pairs of' roguish eyes
one hazel and dark, like Dayles.
ford's own, the other like blue
velvet,shown in the semi-darkmess.
"Tell Harry they are very not
ly done," cried a laughing voice.
"And toll him to look in the pok.
eta."
"'Luli I"
Only that one reproachful word,
butour aghast hero heard the voice
of Boo Millington at once.
."A piinces in disguiso, And not
the landlady at all!" criod he.
But the blue and hazel stars had
vanished. And the next morning
when the two fair damsel's had
dawned liko morning's self on the
bachelor's encampment, with Al
pine parasols, thick boots, and
broad-rimmud traw lutk, uarry
Daylosford held out both his lads
to the younger and fairor.
"Boo, did you really mean it ?"
And once more Boo answered:
"YOs I"
That golden summer day in the
A d r' i o n'd a c k s-it was like a
glimpso of'Paradico to Harry Day.
lesford and Miss Milington, while
Royal Murray and Lulu vory good
naturedly kept out of the way.
"What a blessing I mistook Miss
Beatriceo for old mother Barron,"
said the formar, philosophlsing;
"othorwise Hal might have gono
on mourning for six months with
out having the courage to toll her
how much ho loved her."
"It was the luckiest happen in
the world," saId Luu ; "because
Harry really is a nice fellow, and
Bee an angel I"
And so began the en gagent
which you may probably have
seen among the fashionable items
in the New York Eavesdroper', the
next September.
if' one oaly know the history'o
all these things. ~ f
THEi KIND OF WOMERN TO MAR
ny.-They must elimintate from
their idea of' woman all her false
adornments. Think of' bor' plain
dress of tmusin--minus her r'ats
and mice, pannlers and fizzes,
seated at the breakfast table.
May you succeed in getting a true
girl for a wife, f'ull of' womanly
sweetness, one that will look
as well at the breakfast table
as when she bowited you
with the arts of her toilotto
one who will not demand a ear'
riage when you need a cart;
oneO that will not require a muan
sion when youa have only a cottage
to ofler ; one that will be satisfied
with p lain dresses when you cane
not afford broeades; ono that will
entertain your friends on a dollar
when you can not afford a ban
quot ; one that wil plant flow.ee
ina your.yard and insIst on you
white.washing the fence ; one that
will be to'you the ornament, pride
and magnet of that dearest place
on earth-"Thome, sweet, home,"
-Rev. II. Hfenderson.
A celebrated doetor-celebrated
almost as much for his love of' good
livingasf'or his professional skill
'--alled u pon a certain eccentric
nobleman, whom ho found'sitting
alone at a very nice dinner. Af-.
toe' some time, the doctor, receiv
rn g no invitation to partake of It,
said : "My dear lord, if' I were in
your lordship's place, I should
say 'p)ray, doctor, do as I am do
ing.' " "A thousand pardons f'or
the omission," replied his lordship.
"Pray, then, my'dear doctor, do as
I am doing-go home, and en
your own dInner 1"
Five men were banged last Friday,
one in New York, one in Boston, two
in Illinois, and one in California.
Tit E LABJOR QUEmmTION IN
ENGLAND.
Mt. JOSEPiH ARCII AND HIIS VISIT TO
ANMERIUA-HE OlIV lls 1U1 l1s p.
POsITION TO UO)ONIZATION.
LONDON, August30.-Mr.Joseph
Arc Ih sailed for Canada, August
28th. Hefore starting he deliver
d a last address to the body with
which he is identitled, tihe Nation.
al Agricultural LaborOrs Union
at Leamington. I gather from his
speech that Mr. Arch is profound.
ing dissatisfied with the result of'his
afforts in) .."lgland to improve the
condition of-the laborers on farms.
At any rato be is now convinced
that, emigration, wlich he has
herOtofore discouraged, is a neces
dity, atind that conviction has boon
forced upon him by the way In
which the farmers are meoting
their mel. In tho misery the Ia
borers have had to enduro through
the last eightoon months he finde
proof that the farmers are determ
ined not to do justico to the men.
Thle farmers want labor on starv.
ing terms, and Mr Arch has mado
up his mind that omigration is
the Only answer to their policy.
Ile spoke sharply about the refusal
of the Queen to listen to the poti
Lion of her own laborers in the
Islo of W ight, declaring, "with all
ilI(1 rospect for hor Majesty, the
Quon, 'he must say that, he had
letters from the honest tillers of
tie soil in the Islo of Wight bog
ging him to go there and plead
their cause, and if wo were not on
gaged to proceed to America he
would be in the Isle of Wight be.
ore the- closo of the week. lie
looply deplored th.it hor Mljosty
took the stop she did, when het
laborers nemorviallsed her foir an
increase of' their wages to seven
teen shillings por wook; and he
thought, by the oourse the Queen
adopted, she set a bad example to
the country. If England's Queen
did not value her honest tillers of
the soil, then lie would take thom
away to a country whore their la
bor will be acceptable and well ro
munurated." His demand had
boon that the laborom Rhoild have
somo of the soil in this country to
aultivate for themselves, and lie
denounced it as an absurdity to
ask mon to fight for a land of
Which they do not own a foot.
Tho continuation of the speech is
a tono more violent than I remem
bor to have heard Mr. Arch use
bofore. He said "they had now
arrived 4t i cjimnN,* an4 .Prlia
mont, the landed aristocracy and
farmers, muAt look at It thtough
lifferent glassos from what they
had done in the past. le should
dooply deplore farmors in this
aountry being left without mon to
cultivate the land; butI he would
ask the aristocratic landlords and
farmers which of the two things
should be? and he would leave it
to the chairinan and gentlemen
of his class to givo th answor.
Tho lborers had . tried every
legltlinato rueans to birin g thofri
caso tdutho front in a law-abidilig,
peaceeful manner. They had only
asked0( to be paid so they might
live, and that had been denied.
Either ho tina eix hundred thou
sand laborers must bow at thofeet
of a- tyrannichflanilod aristocracy,
and a gr:asping aid..par'simonious
class of- fairmor'e, or they must
emigrate to a n o t h e r country,
where their labor will be appr'o.
clatedl,.and whero they eani liv
by their labor." lHe r'epudiated
the notion of disloyalty for him.
self and his associates, but avew
0(1 that much as lhe respected and
hionoredl the Queen, and much as
lie loved his country, he loved'hu.
manilty miore. Ini its jlnteost lie
was to visit Ameica, and once
there ho would not askc the laud
ed millionairo or the aristocrat, if
such there weoro, to tell him about
the condition of' the workingmen ;
he intended to see for himself, as
he had done in Ireland.
LIE~ DowN AND) II EsT.-Dr. nal
says the best n oed ici n o in the
world, miorefficienit in the cure of
disease than all the potencies of the
mates ria medica, tire warmth,
rest, cleanness and pure air.
S'me persons makoe it.a virtue to
brave disease, "to keep up" as long
as they can move a foot or crook
a finger, and it sometimoes proves
successful, bitL in others the pow
era of life are thereby so complete
ly exhausted that the system has
lost all ability to recuperate, and
slow and typhoid fbver' sets in and
carries the p)atient to a premature
grave. Whenever walking or work.
ing is an effort, a warm bed and a
cool room are the first Indispensa
ble steps to a shre and Immediato
recovery, instinct I e a d s all
boasts ard birds to quietude and
rest the ;ery moment disease or
wounds assail the system.
Best tent for the Su;mer-Con,
tent.
A wise quiostioning is the half
of' knowledge.
A WONIEitx,Fi s,E OF(AT.
T14C.
OVER FoRTY TUOUSANDI)OLLARS FOR
A COW.
Teho most remarkable salo of
cattle ever nmade in this countiry
took place at Now Yori Mills,
throo miles fro,m Utica, Now York,
on the 10th ;1%stant, comliprisinl-g
the hord of* Dutchess and Oxflrd
brods belonl ging to lion. Samuel
Campbell. TIho sale attracted the
most prominont shorL horn broed
era of' the world; including repro
sentatives fron the great grazing
8ctions of, Kontucky, Illinois,
Ohio, Minnesota, Canada, Big.
land and Scotland. About five
hundred people wero prosent, in.
cluding all the A merican brooders
and the following.Kngland : light
Hon. Lord Skelmilersdalo, %vwoso
seat is ne0ar. Liverpool ; Mr. Hal
ford, of' Papillion Maarket Harbor;
Mr. Calthrope ; Mr. 'Richardson,
Who rI >rselnts Sir. Curtis Lamp
son, of Sussex; Mr. Borwick, agent
for Lord l)unmore, but who buys
for EarlI Boctive, recently Lord
Kinnis, of' Underly Hall, Lanca
shire, and Nir. Kello, agent for Mr.
I. Pavin Davis, of lorton, Glou.
cestershiro; also Mossrs. Cochrano
Cristio, Millor and Boattie, of'
Canada.
The Duchess family, headed by
that noble threo-year old bull,
Second Duke of' Oneida camo first
in tho sale. lie was no sooner
prosented than Lord Skelimers
dale offered $10,000. This was
quickly iollowed by offers of $11,
000 and $12,000, and he was sold
to Mr. Thomas J. Mogibbin, of
Cynthiana, Ky. Next came First
Duchess of Oneida. The bidding
started at $15,000 and quickly ran
up to $30 000 after which bids of
$100 more wro made until sh1o
was sold to Lord Skolmerodale fbi
$30,600. A beautiful yearling,
Seventh Duchess of Oneida, was
next offorod. The bids started at
85,000 and quickly went up to
$19,000, at which sum1 she was sold
to Mr. A. J. Alexander, of Kon
tucky. After her the Tonth Duch.
es of' Geneva camo into the ring.
The bidding starting at 8500, ran
quickly up to 830,000, and then,
by smaller bids, to $35,000, at
whieu tno was taitu uy 1jrd
Bective, through Mr. Borwick.
Several fine animals followed at
high prices, some to cross the At
lantic.
The culmination of the intense
interest, however, was reachod in
the bidding for the Eigth Duchoss
of Geneva, which was sold to Mr.
R. Pavin Davis, of (ilouicestor
shire, England, fbr the unprooo
dented sum of' $40,000. After this
eleven cows of tho Duchess family
sold for $238,809, an averago of
over $21.700. Of these, six went
to England at a cost of $147,100
and five remain here at a cost of
$91,700.
After the Duchess family came
the Oxfords, then the other fami
lies, the bulls being brought in af
ter all the cowvs wore sold There
wvere in all one hundred and eleven
animals pro'senlted. T1heo sum real
izod was $380,890. The Duchese
herd was originally from England,
imnportedl in 1853, and kept in per~
feet purity in Duchess County,
New York. For some years many
young animals, both male and fe
male, have been sold back to Eng
land.
THE~ KINo's UMHaiELLA..-Whon
the King of Ashantee takes .the
flold, lhis prosoneo in denoted hv
his state umbrella, w hich is ay ways
carridd near him or ovcr him by
one or other of the nobles of his
household, the king's umbrella
bearer baing always a p)iorso of
very,high rank. il'ho king's umn
brella is of groat size. It is con
structed of alternate triangles of
rod anld black velvet, and is
splondidly orn,amentod with gnld.
'lo give an lidea of' the value of
these umbrellas, t hi e umbrella
of a chief' not of the firsat rank of'
ton costs $200.
The loss of the kcing's umbrella
in battle would be considered the
greatest disgrace and dofeat anm
A8hantoo army could meet with;
and In like mianner for a chief
to lose his umbrella in battle is
considered a great dishonor f'or
him. The chiefs all carry umbrl
las varying in splendlor and costli
-neas, dtecording to the rnank ol
their owvnor4 but no Ashanitoe
chief may have an umbrella as
large as the king's, or wvith thc
same arrangement ofecolors, which
arceospecially reoserved( for royalty.
Glass bonnets have appeared. Th'ley
are formed of a tissue woven by fine
glass of threads, and may be said t(
be the glass of fashion fitted to th<
mould of form. Ladies who weat
them must deny themselves the ploe
uro of criticising their neighbors, on
the prin9iple that' it is dangerous fo,
those whao live in glass houses t<
throw stones. .
P'eaches should be eaten b e1 f or
breakfast.
Yachtsmen would like to sail int<
Old Peonki
1101TME BITLT IN A IPAYV!
Tho laancastor (Pnn.) nOwspa.
jra give it a full accounlL of' tho
uilding in that city, insido of ton
ald ono half*hours, on F"riday,
August 7th, 187:1, of la brick dwol.
linig ho18, tweity.four i by thirty
(2-1x3O) Foot square, two (2) stories
high. finlishod coinmpluto withl eiglit
(8) rooms, together with all thu
doors, clo4ets, ad :11 modrn im.
Piovoielts, pmiited and til roof.
.rho collar Rouindaition hald hooll
prepared, and the requisite build.
ing material vas iii readiiness. One
hundred and throo (10:1) moni
woro employed, anid ILL )rcisely
six o'clock that norning they com
moenced worik. To givu our Now.
130ono1 reader's all idom of the build
ing,wo stato thit iti is a little Iarg1eg r
thanl the two story brick b 11hdling
omccupied by thu Freodmans Nia
tionial Saviig. Bank in this City)
From th Da"ty E'raminer of that
city wO clip tho following accounilt:
"Mrl.. J. T Reading, photograph-.
or, wis )rosenlt with his appar-.
tus, and took v,ows every fiften
minilos of the biuildiig and th
workmen Whilo in malotion, which,
of course, produced ridiculous pic
tures-men, white 1111d colored in
almost, every position, are to bo
soon represented. At 8 o'clock A.
M., the structure was advaneod to
the height of one story, with two
fluors-ground aid socond-laid,
par-titions in), and lathled anid pmaly
plastered, doors liiung, stairlway
up, and a view taken with the
Doctor inl the milidst of his work
men. The scone was a busY and
comic ono-the bricklayors Oroct
in*gsCaffolding for thU 80COd story.
10 o'cloelc A. M., view taken of'
western front on Prilico streot:
second story brick work two-thirds
upl), with carpenters ready to lay
the floor, and plasters commence
lathing; westorn firont painted
and brick poncilod of first story
and masons runl short; of brick,
and then some delay in conso.
quence, but it was remedied in a
short, while.
11 o'clock A. Ml., the Bricklay
ors are up to the square of' ceiling
for third floor, with corners raisod
to the height required to receive
the rafters for roofing. Tinnors
waiting. The pocess of white
coating is nlow about completon
in the first story. 11:18 A. M., first
rafter fi the roof laid. At 11:11
tho last brick was p)laced upon
the chimneys, antid the bricklay
ors are done. Roof' sheathed
and tinners bugin to lay roofing.
12:50, suaflol( ig al I removed
from building. 2:30 P. Al.,, sash
in windowa of' flist storv and
painters finished up ; wash-boards
down and rubbish cleaned away.
At this writing the tinners are
leaving the building ; roofing and
spouting completed. Plasterers
still at work in the second story.
Tho building has boon insured,
and in the course of a few hours
will be ready for a tenant.
H-ow To STAR A F~Acrola.
Tihe Columbus (Ga.) Sun of the
10th inst., has the following: Mr.
J. Rhodes Browne yesterday com-.
menced the work of takcing sub
scriptions foir the purpose of erec
ting a cotton factory on the site of'
the burned Palace' Mills, When
woe sa~w him ho had scured fifty.
six thousand dlollars from thec Citi
zens, lie also told us that over
one hundred thousand dollars had
boon pr1omised by men whose
names woukt be subaoijbod as soon
as the lists were presented. Our
uniderstanding is that a mill for
thirty thousand spindles is tQ be
erected, Tihe capital stockc is to
be. two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. It is a grand enterprise,
and we have no doubt will be aL
magn ificenta success. Th'le f a 9. t
that Mr. Browne, a iarge capital
ist, anid one of' the most e-xperione
pd and falr-sjited of' prosp orous
maniuf'otui'ors, is at the heOad of the
undoertaki ng, guaran tees that the
end desired will be speedily reach
ed, and the onterprise prove high.
ly roemuner'ative. Having a mag.
nificent water lot, anid amplo Cap
ital, and first-class managomont,
the manuf'actor'y is sure' to pay
large dividende..
THIEY VOULDN'T FiorT 'VTHAT
WVAY.-About the commencoment
of' the war Jumdge Rice made a
sp)eech in 8 o u t Ih Alabama, in
which he0 said the Southern sol
dier's could whip the Yankees with
pop.)guns. Since the war'li h a.n
codlto make anotheur speechi at the
same place.
A big, double-jointed follow was
present who heard it and being in
no amiablo fr'ame of mind conclu
ded to go for Sam.
Rolling up his- sleeves and pop
ping his flst in the palm of his~
hand, iie propounded the fearful
question.
"Sam Rico, didn't you make a
s poochi here in 1861 ?"
"I did," said Sam.
"And didn't you sgy that we
could whip the Yankees with pop.
guns?"
"Certainly I dlid, but the rascals
wnnLIdn't. ihhi us t.hat. way."
NEIECTING A WIFE.
Wo have heard of this test be.
ing ap1ilHed to severail girls, bu t
John Starkley Vats the lan Who
applied it to 1 he solectionl ofa wille.
'I'le Siarloys aild th lelknap1IIs
had beln Fricilds throulgh several
genatlIttiolls. 1In 0he present gonle
I at 1wui there was, inl the 8(arkley
Family, one sonl, aald inl the fitiily
of leIklcap. tIIre w e r e live
daughters; and it. had beei ar
ranged betWeeln thce pareIntil that
the heir of, the Starkleys Should
tiaku him aw wfi i 1 from amir the
aulglLers of Bellikiap. Jolu, the
hWir aforesaid, at tie at'go of live
aid Lwenty, had retuired From
his travels, wheii his fither bade
hiin select from the datighters of
lhe Fricildly house the 0i10 lie
wobIt have for at wilf.. John was
a t 11 iful -.ollr aind i.is heart, was
whole, :1114i a" tihe mllaidelis were
all fair to look tponi lie aecopted
lte situationi, and dfetermined to
mIastor it if possible.
John spOlt severail Ovolliligs ill
the coianl)iy of tIe young ladies,
aind it was dilictult, to docide wiich
was the most charmnllg, though
lis fancy rested most, lingeringly
upoin the yoiun-g"s--not, that shie
was the haidsomuest, but she ap.
puared tie mllost.senlsible.
.Oo day .John1 was invited to
dinier, anld inl advance of' the
tilmily he0 muIdo his waRy into the
hall and throw at broom uponl the
1loor., directly aIcross the paissage
tL ti1 dinuinlg.-room1. By and by
'hAe simiollos. sounded for the
ineal, and .1ohn1 waitelhed for the
result. The oldst daughter stop
ped over tho broom loftily. Tho
icconld went around it. The
lourith gave it tia extra kick. The
lifth--tho younigOst-SLooped amid
picked the broom ui1p aml took it
Lo the far. cornerc' of the hall and
ict, it carefuilly out of tihe way.
And John selected thu mook
eyed, fair-hlaired mllaidenc who had
tius stood the test, and he never
had occasion to rogrot the choico.
Sheo proved to be at woif whIto look
Ud well- to the ways of' her houso
hold, and her hear had no lack
of faith aItnd lovo.
The funniost, travolur's story I
have hoard yet is told of anl old
Iml). %t itt). vv Q%%,cj.'j. ~ i~cgcj
tho Hudson I? ver railroad, boud
for Albany. She would porsist iii
aIskipg tie conductor at every
Rtationk 'if this Was PIoughIk(oop.
sico?" 'The conductor, at " (ice.'"
gentlemanly mian, would try and
induce hor to romain inl her soat
andl( givo hopsol'f io aixiety ; io
would cortainly inform her at the
proper timo, as Poughkeepsie
was somo disltanlco oil' yet. But
the dear old lady, alarmed at the
frequency of the stations and the
rapidity with Which persons wore
stopping oi the trainl, moved hr
to rush forward and ask the con
ductor "if this station was not
Poughkcepsio." Assurod again that
it was not, andkil lltat I%aIpl- notic
would be given wvhen the train
reaoced the dlepot, the nervous
passenger 0oCncoaor relapsed in
to a paivo uniconc0iousness. At
laist Poughkeopsie wais roached,
and1( the coniductor, rusahinag int,o
the car, hurried the old lady up by
sayuig, "Here1. wo aire, this is
Poughtkoopsie;'mnako haste and goe,
your thinigs ; we aro* bebind timae;
quick, now." Jutdge of Ihis suarpriste
whent, with LIce utmutost comp jlaicon -
cy', tis fomalo patsetnger, -looking
over hocr spectaucles, replied, "You
donc't say t,his is Poughkooepsie;
whcy, you see iMaria she told mue to
lie stare and take mny pill whcen I
got to PoughakoopsieoI"
''Te niewspaperci ts thce product of
viast laibor acid thought. Anad yet,
wheni you arc ince to face with it, and
it talks inc utch ani eacsy, inatuiral way,
miakmlg itself' comapletely at,h Iomie with
you, you artO lauOtt to foargot at whiat
cost it hass beeni brought into life. It
comces to you so quiietly ancd smcoothly
t,hat you acy well be patrdonced for
tripping inato Lihe delusion thait it
saprinsgs into voice aind beinig-somae
thing like MIiinerva spranig inc full
panoply fromu the bracin of Jupiter-at
thce moere touch of a magie wand.
.([Tu.f, Field and Farm.
Queen Victoria roccives from thce
British natiotn anr incomea of $1,925,
000), acid $160,000 more froii Lthe
Duchty of L~antcastor', besides Lihe in
comce arising froam her private estates
cand inavestmcencts, wc ih i e ht probably
amcounts to as maucht iaore. The
Prince of WVales bias an~ allowance froum
thce nation of $120,000, aind receives
$300,000 more front the D)uchy of
Cornawull.
Th'ie largest farmer's meetinag ever
held in Lice United States, Leek place
ont the 5th. Sixty granages, anmber
ing aibout ten thcousanad per'soins, ac
comcpanied by five hundr'ed wagons,
maarchted ini precession. Miss. Garret
son, a farmer's daughter, was once of
the speakers. -
Wickedness with beauty Is the
devil's hook baited.
Captain Jack Is getting fat.
Hoe will do to kill short.
ADVERTISINC ftATES.
Ai4veriscineiets I instrteld at tile rate of $I,()0
pr sqture--onu ineb-for JiIrst Insertion, 4tVI
75o. for caoh s-ubsequielit insertlon . Dot:iblo
(9yl1n tl1ve it~isetuts teni pur ceut ou ubove,
Notices of' Ilivetings, oblituurivs antI tributes
of resj cti, sai e AItes wr sq:11re as ordt ilIy
Rd vertiseImetI Q.
S'pecill notives in loeali coimn 20 ectits
le I line,
Adverikmetimts not markted with the nitllu
her or inserionq will be kept in till forbid
mi liarged accordingly.
Sljeciti cmitracts nudo- with la rge plyer
tisere, witl 111,eral ieiductions oi a l,ove rites.
61/0' Paz Araxu
Done wvith Ne-liness anl I)lspatch.
T4.r-ils Cash.
10owvers stimilatto ii)(111stry its
well as lighten toil. For we mllit
hlave Iheom. W( atro Cold wvithoult
thein. but to iave theiml req(luire:4
paitil)IIt stIIIN.y, pativit L a. d
1111tinlg <1.-luie e init hOili. Hiery
one 1114ist be studied aloule. Thi.A
can be stc I Clessfily (o I o oilly ill
colectioll with art, and ta id of'
b1orticltuiral genius. Their cIl.
tlrc.s all art. How tle)- bati
and Cat, inlid drilik ! Hlow they v-a
ry thbei r spci (-ne r wVhat Ilawvs!
Flowers are Servitors oF oilr imi
agiliatiol,; they bring fbo to the
poet. T hey prodo1o anl ill,mo 8
pl>hir that iS liculdiarly coliducivo
to rhymth1111. I do ljo( kiuo% wh3. it
is ihat color al gr:ree of' motioti
Iind delicacy of for 111antId polrfilnim
have .4uch at tondoney to matio
every t.eighIthI or tkIeIth syllal,
rhyme11C. anld every linle beginl with
at capita, bilt so it is. V hut,
a1 constial, tribuito pootry pays to
flowrs. ('a yota fil ioile of* tho
gtalt sillgers wh-lto hat-3 not it 10a4
at hile, anid most0%lyk pouem, inl holl
or of, floral ebarmls ? Take av;I
noble landscapes, lovel (1()wn t le
hill?s, m1ak the Suill rise ald SOL in
drab, kill out. tho flowers, and
Lho poet's covier wotuld become
very tspeudily ia bean patch. N ow
the flowers Come to tle brain with
1 delieate touch, like tbe 1i nger of a
mot,lor ill sle0) that takes the
wrinlesotofdeams tinychil
dronl with their ilirins full of' evory
illagiiable graco. You cl leio
purity, modety, believolollco, amn
b it, I o l, Watculi ness, pltiono,
truth, all sofliwhi'ro about, your
feet. But not only do they inspir*0
11111ch of' taC rhyitno of' life. 1 hlt
(o) You 8upposo must, be the power
of at siligio fuehsia inl a inlily ? It
ever elt 1che thbe cyo of'the nioth
a1' without awaking a song; it,
Calls t,he atteltion of the childrenl)
and displaces the rudonss of'
coei-so wVorIk o1 vulgar.coitaet. It
doubtless has 11pt worful influeneo
inl mak1inig thle Whole 11111nily moro1.
neat, moro tasteflul, m1or110 Corll
C0ous, 111010o r0filod. I likO to tiko
ou1t th1e feoding pligno of cating,
by ptting a boquet among tho
dies.
Co.01it.\Tl'ONx A MIONSTl 1"llil1it.
-'-Ther'e 3W no. reasoni)l why f'armlers
shiou ld not. colihinei to prlott th ir
ownVI inltere'sts, but every reasonil 1'1 wy
they should. The aigricult,ural into
rest beiug the1 motut e'xtens!Iiv in l thle
country1'3, anid betinlg thet basis OnlII wich
naitiona3l prospert'iity is built31 up, sho0uld
by all mneans make1 tse ~lf I'elt . But
cautio hol uld011 be exerc'isedt iln choos
Sig leadeIrs ill any1 mliioement looking
towarlds eO operaitionl or' comiibi nation,
andt libera and111 julsh. ie(ws withl re
gai'd to tli1 helimIls ) of1seemingly ~conl
fictiung linterIests shouid ho adopted,
lis unhaply I iposibiliis bo(1 a) ttemplt.
0(d, andt faiilure ill expectattion shiould
resu$lt.
As anl elvidbence of' the ra*pid increaselR
of' the or'der ini the11. Iuited Stts we
mlenition ite mIunberW of' tinges 01'
ganlized in thle following States:1 (2eor
[Iowai, 1 ,776I, Kansas~u 35 1, M%Iinnelsota
braisku :a (l ,Suith rli na~01Il 161 ,W1iseon,
sinl 10)5, &c3. Tse.ii States~ halve the lar-"
gest numiiber of' G rnges ; but niew
every day. Thel order is, also maizkinig
some1 pr'ogress ini the New Inglnd
States. MaIssachIusetts has1 4, New Jer
5ey 3, and New Hamlipshlire I1( Gran~ge.
Th'1e alverage age of' Amler'.ian eler
gyl-men ,deceased thle paist year wvas
a ,out sixty-onie. Of' 236 whiose deatths
and( aiges werIe r'epor'ted, 7 wore' over0l
9)0, 29 were betwveeun 80 and 90, 46
between 70 anid 80, 49 betwoon 0
and1( 70, 01 betweeni 50 ;dit (60, 23 he,
tween 40 anld 50, 22 betwcon 3) iand
4I0, and 9 between 20 and 30.
'ThIe first dulty of' the Gr'angesa, it is
suggested, hlold be to extinlguisha
every orator' whio begins with :"1
have miot the good fortun le to bc a far.
mier, but I hiave aIlways felt the pro.
found1( interest in the triuly noble)1 and
predominan311t pursuit of iagriculture,
and1( neOver was thitt initer'est greater
T.irouble. is apprehended in aill the
New York public schools this fall, in
conse~quene of' the new law, which
maiikes it ai crimIinl offence to refuse
admnissioni to coloredl aplplicalin. Hlere
tofore colored children have haid their
Fr'om (.1Corgia, AlIabamati ami Missis
sippji comod (oleflfreports of tihe rt1vages
of the wvorm, rot and( r'uat in the cot.
ton fields. HlIf, ono-fou'tJhIand one0
thlird are tile various calculations as to
the crop._
To learni the value of.* money
Try to borrow it.
Mexican cow-thieves are again
after Texas beef,
BrIight is blowinlg for~ greater
economy. Hie's Bright.
Tbe Nova Scotia gale paled the
blue-noses.'
Slpitz dogs tow the belles uIp- 1ifth
avenue.