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THEHEiRALD ~RTS I Advertiscments inserted at the rite cI IS PUBIShED 1.00 per square (one inch) for first insertior r IS PUBLISn ED-nd7cetfoeah ubeunisrto. EVER WEDSDAYMORNXG, .~ .-ADe;lble < lumn advertisements ten per eer t. EVERY WEDNESDAY ORN ING, it N ew err~, . o. -l 0 repec, samne rats ner e.quare as ordinit:; SNewberry, S. Cadvertisements. ~ ~ '~~"'- Seial Notices in Local column 1.> cent BY THOS. F. GRENEKER, drer:isementsnotmarked with thenn. her of inserti"es will be kept in 'ill forbid Editor and Proprietor. ud_char_____ rding_v. .- -- - - --- -- _____-~- --_____ *-.* _____*~~- ~~ - ---~" tisers, rith ; ! d e: -:~ a h or es Terms, $2.00 per dnnum, A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, & Invariably in Advance. r'?:The pper is stopped at the expir3tion of - time for whicb it is paid . K7 The > mark denotes expiration of sub Vol. XVII. NEW BERRY, S. C., W EDNESDAY, AUGIUST :3, 1881. No. 31. cription. W atches, Clocs, Jewelry. WITCHES ND JEWEL!RY At the New Store on Hotel Lot. I have now on hand a large and elegant asortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, Silver and Plated Ware, VIOLIN AND GUITAR STRINGS, SPECTACLES AlM SPECTACLE CASES, WEDI9S AND BIRTHDAY PRESENTS. IN INDLSS VARIETY. All orders by mail promptly attended to. Watchmaking and Repairing Done.Cheaply end with Dispatch. Call and examine my stock and prices. EDUARD SCHOLTZ. Nov. 21, 47-tf .Mseelaneous. IM'T fflljYolyl A IAUTIYUL BOOK FOR THE ASIG! By applying personally at the nearest of fice of THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. (or by postal card if at a distance) any ADULr person will be presented with a beau tifully illustrated copy of a New Book enti tled CENIUS REWARDED, -OR THE Stoq of the Sewing Machine, containing a handsome and costly steel en graving fr,>ntispiece; also, 2S finely en graved wood cuts, and bound in an elabo rate blue and gold litbographed cover. No charge whatever is made for this handsome book, which can be obtained only by eppli cation at the branch and subordinate offices of The,Singer Manufacturing Co. THE SINGER RANUFACTURING MO. Principal Office, 34 Union Square, May 18, 20-ly New York. NEVER FAILS To Give Entire Satisfaction. A pill that has become standard and is having an unprecedented sale throughout the South, is GILDER'S i Liver Pills, They are honest, They are certain, They have no equal, And are recommended by thousands as be ing and doing all that the proprietors claim for them. They have never failed to have the de sired eff'eci where other pills hnave been un successfully tried. -AT W. E. PELHAM'S. Dec. 15, 47-1y. NEW HOTEL. This commodious edifice, situated on MAIN STREET, NEWBERRY, S. ., and known as the: BLEASE HOTEL, is now open, and invites the people one and -all to call and know what can be done at all hours, to wit: An Extra'Good Breakfast, Dinner, or Supper, for TWE.NTY-FIVE CENTS. Forty or fifty regular boarders will be taken at proportionately low rates. The convenience of location, excellent spring water, well furnished table, etc., somnmend this-house to.every one. Oct. 16, 42-tf. 7 H Yourselves by making money when a golden chance is offered, thereby always Ikeeping povert from your door. Tuose who a ways take advantage or the good chances for making money that are offered,g~ene rally become wealthy, while those who do not imrove such chances remain in pover ty. Wewant many men, women. boys and girls to work for us right in their own lo -calities. The business will pay more than ten times ordinary wages. We furnish an expensive outfit and all that you need, free. No one who engages fails to make money very rapidly. 'ion can devote your moments. Full information and all that is needed sent free. Address Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine. Oct. 13, 42-1y. BELOW COST. WORTH FOR Manual of Discip?ine. Methodist,SI.00 $ .50 Paine's Life of McKendree,2 vols. 4.00) 2.00 Ecce Ecclesia.. ................ 1.75 1.00 Rivers' Elements of Mental Phil osophy...--.-.-..--........ .50 -4 Pastoral Theolog'y....... ....1 . 50 -7 Mot her's Portrait............... 1.50 .75 Methiodismn in Earnes.t. .......1.0 .75 Life of Robert Newton .........l..0 .7 Life of Fletcher, Paine......... 1.00 .75 Christian Father's Present....... .50 Life of .John Wesley.........2 2O 100LO Apcstolical Succession....... - .-2 75 History of England, (cloth)3 vo's 3.h) 2.00 Modern Classics............ I -0 -0 Life of Christ................1.7 1.00 Woodrufis Stories..... ....... 1.00 .50 Science in Story. 5 vols.......... 4.00 3.00 Bible Dictionary..... .......- - The Woman in ~Battle.......... 3.00 1.50 Eedpath's History of United States, (mo!'Occo)....... ..... 4.00 2.50 Centennmal GaLzetteer of United States, (sheep)...-.......5.00 3.00 And many other Books in PROSE and POETRY EQUALLY AS LOW. AT T. F. GRENEI~I-'S] 300K SToBE. Mar. 3I-tf. .iiscellaneours. TUTT'S PILLS INDORSED BY PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, AND THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE. THE GREATEST MEDICAL TRIUMPH OF THE AGE. SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. o sof appetite,Nausea,bowels costive, Pain in theHead,with a dull sensation in the back p Pain under the sho5uler bade, fullness after eating, with adisin ;'3tion to exertion of body or min I iiTity ofteper,_Lowspirits, Loss of memory, with a feelin ofha ng ited some diuty, weariness, Dizziness, S ~~of theHeaKrt, Dot before the eyes, Yellow Skin, Headache, Atless ness at night,highly colored Urine. IF TsWARX3G8AEUxMEEDED, SERIOUS DISEASES WILl SOON BE DEVELOPED. TUTT'S PILLS are especially adapted to such cases,one dose effects suchachange of feeling as to astonish the suferer. TheyImmmusethe Appetfte. andcause the body to Take on Fleala. thns the system is mourished.and by theirTonleActionon the 'Di J;;.e ;,an 6R 0e~st'mS e ro duced" rie cents. nr St., TUTTIS HAIR DYE, GAT HAIR HIsKE C toaGa BLAcx by asingle applictlofrtwlsDML It Imparts a naturale o acts Instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or sent by expres on receipt of $1. Office, 35 Murray St., New York. EDr. TUTrS MNAL or Vbluablp lafmmalmo =a csei Receipt* will be Med F M a CELEBRATED STOMACH ITTE jIalaria is an Unseen Vaporous Poi.%on, spreading disease and death in many tocaitles, for Which quini e is nogenuine an tito e, but for the effects of which etter' Stomach Bitters is not only a thorough reme dv. but a reliable preventative. To this fact tiere is an overwhelming array of testimon extending over a period of thirty years.Al dsdcrs of the liver, stomach and bowels are also conquered by the Bitters. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.' generally. CROCKERY -AND GLASSWARE. A nic aortment of CROCKERY and LASS W ARE just recived an d for sale by W. T. WRIGHT, Who still has only a few of those CHEAP TOVES left. Gall quick if you want one. Who still contmnues to carry on the TIN USINE:-S in all its branches, and keeps a fll line of Tinware and Stoves. And last, though not least, who will do all the ROOFING, GUTTERING and other OB WORK he can get, just as cheap as he an afford i'. Mar. 23, 4'l-ly. A PERFECT_DAISY! It is a perfect model of T RENGTH, NE ATNESS, COMFORT and DURABILITY. AT MODERATE COST. This Buggy is construc ted of the very est select material, and is so perfect in onstruction (as well as simple) that there othing to Get Out of Order! The motion is so gentle as to enab!e the most delicate invalid, as well as those in oust health, to travel with perfect ease. CALL AND BE CONVINCED, Manufactured and fo- sale 't J. TAYSLOR'S CARRIAGE SHOPS, PPOSITE JAILl, - - NEWBERRY, S. C. Mar. 2, 9-6m. Sl Outrit 'urnished free, with full in Structionis for conducting the mfCS1 profiltab'l buisines.s that anyone car enge 10.. T 'he business i5 so easy o learn. atnd our instructions are so simple mtd plain, that any one .c.m make greal roits tromt the very start. No one. can al who i5 willing to work. Womnen are s uccessful as men. Boys atnd girls can carr arge sums Many have madte at the busi ess over one hundred dollars in a singit eek. Nothing like it ever known berore ll who engage are surprised at the east md rapidity with which ther are: able t< nake money. You can engage in this busi ess during your spare time at great protit ou do not lutve to invest capital in it. Wi ake all the risk. Those who need read: noney, should write to us at once. All fur iuied free. Address True & Co., Augusta Maine. Oct. 1., 42-ly. ALONZO REESE, SHAVING AND HAIR DRESSINI SALOON, Plain Street next door to Dr. Geiger's Ofcee COLUMBIA, S. C. Room newly fitted and furnished, anid gen tlemen attended to with celerity, after thi ClINESE COURTSHIP. The festive Ah Goo And foo Hay the fair They met aud the two Concluded to pair. They "spooned" in the way That most lovers do, And Ah Goo kis!ed Too Hay, And Too Hay kissed Ah Goo. Said this festive Alh Goo, As his heart swelled with pride, "Me heap likee you; You heap be my blide?" And she looked down All so modest and pretty, 'Twixt a smile and a frown, Gently murmured: "You bettee." istPUaneons. From The Chicago Field. THE CULTURE OF CARP AND CON STRUCTION OF ~PONDS. BY MUDOLPH HESSEL. PART III. 5.-TAKING THE FISH FROM THE PONDS. The emptying out of ponds de mands the greatest caution and attention. The water must be made to flow off very gradually through the several outlets, all of which are to be kept open at the same time; it requires frequently from ten to eighteen days to draw off the water. The fishes are driven carefully and slowly with boats into the principal ditches. They must no" be chased on any account, or they will bury them. selves in the mud; occasionally many thousands will do so within a few moments, and will remain there, pressed together closely, and so perish through suffocation. This is recorded as having occur red from time to time, when, dur ing tbe process of driving them into the ditches, the fishes were startled by some unkuown cause, and all sank into the mud inktan taneously. Through the impossi bility of extricating them speedily enough, many hundreds and even thousands perished, the owner sus taining heavy losses in conse quence. To guard against such an emergency, preparations should be made for an immediate supply of water in similar cases, in order to save the fishes. If the fishing out progresses in tbe regular man ner, the fishes will by degress draw off from the ditches into the collector. The collecting takes from five to six days in large ponds, containing frequently 100 to 400 tons of fishes. Care should be taken, that crowding them to gether may be avoided. On the evening before the fishing-out, when the water of the pond has been diminished to the depth of haIfa foot, those fishes which have been collected are shut off from the pond by a large net, and in the early morning, at the uawn of day, they are caught. As so large a number of fishes cannot be disposed of at once, they are transferred to the so-called mar ket ponds. from which they are sold 4y degrees to fish-dealers. These market-ponds are quite small, capable of' holding from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of fish only, and are supplied with running water. Those who never saw the fish ing-out of a carp pond can scarcely imagine the beautiful sight of so many thousand fine fishes, fat and well fed, raising their high, broad backs and thick, puffy lips above the water, their heads side by side, all being nearly of the same size, weighing from four to five pounds, their bodies closely press ing against each other, looking liean immense herd of sheep, imprisoned in one largt net ui>on a circumfl~erne of 3.000 to 4,000 feet. Closer and closer the~ circ!e is drawn around them, until its extent measures only about two acres, when they are caught by thousands, weighed in lots of 100 'fpounds, and then they are placed in the market ponds. The pikes, Iwhbich have reached an almost equal Iweight, are pnt into pike-ponds It requires often two or three 1.000 or 2,000 acres area contain ing on an average 200 tons of carp and 20 tons of pike ; tench and other fishes not included. I assisted once at the fisLing out of -one of these ponds, which took place in the neighborhood of the town of Guben Pleitz. pro vince of Brandenburg, Germany. The pobd Was the-property of a competent culturist and valued friend, Mr. Thomas Berger, of Georgenhof, near Cottbus Peitz. The ponds in which this gentleman carries on carp Culture exceed the extent of 6,000 Prussian acres. The pond which was fished out at the time I speak of was but a small one, not more than 200 acres in size, yet to my surprise I found that the greater number of fishes were fine speci ners of about three pounds' weight, though they were but in their second year, having weighed no more than one and a quarter pounds five short mouths before (the fishing-out took place at the beginning of October), and they had attained to this great weight in a comparatively very limited space of time. Several establish ments of this kind are located in that district, and they commonly belong to some large princely do main (crown property). They are, like all large fisheries, ad rmirably managed, and the results are most satisfactory. 6.-iIXED CARP-CULTURE. We have so far spoken of carp culture, according to the different age of these fish, in special ponds (batching, breeding, and carp ponds), termed 'class-culture' in Central Europe. We must now speak of another method, pursued in so-c.lled 'mixed ponds,' in which there are fish of all ages, from one year to 'ight to ten years. Not much can be said regard ing this method, as there are no hatching or breeding-ponds, but only one pond, which, however, must combine all the characteris ties of the class-ponds. It must therefore have shallow places, overgrown with grass or aquatic plants (Festuca fluitans and phel. landrium), for the spawners and the young fish, and also places, eight to ten feet deep, for the lar ger fish. If such a pond is to yield some profit, it must also be particularly rich in food. A nat ural pond may be used, or, if such a one is not found, it may be arti ficially constructed. It is indis pensable, however, that such a pond should have the same depth of water all the year round, and it should be so arranged that even the last drop of water can be let off, as occasionally even the small est fish, measur-ing only two to three inches in length, must be taken out. Sueb 'mixed ponds' must likewise have 'collectors' and 'c,ollector-ditches.' It will also be found very useful to construct a sort of hatching-place, on some flat and sunny place, near the bank, viz.: a so-called cut in the bank, measuring 40 to 100 feet in lengt-h, and 30 to 50 feet in breadth, and having a depth of five inches to one and a half feet. This cut should be thickly planted with the above mentioned aquatic plants, and ought, so to speak, to be the only place in the pond where carp can ascend from the depth in order to deposit their eggs conveniently and engage in the spawning process. As soon as this has taken place, the entrance to tbis cut is closed with a net, so the eggs cannot be eaten by the fish. This net may be removed when the young fish have come out of the eggs, but it is p,referable to leave it in its p)lace for some days that the young fis-h may be able to feed for some ilmio undisturbed Explanation of Diagram -A is the pond, B thbe cut, which, though directly connected witn the pond, is in reality nothing but a hatching pond, such as has been described above. In order to have a com plete system of ponds, nothing would be required but a 'breeding p)ond.' In lEurope this method was gdherally adopted by beginners in carp culture, commencing n ith a mixed pnd,a nd gradnually prn. ceeding to the small 'latching pond,' and finally to the breeding pond, as the great advantage of separate ponds for the different ages of fish over the 'mixed pond' system soon became evident. In such a -mixed pond' no pike must be kept for regulating stcck, as may be doce in a class-pond, for all the small fish- would then soon be devoured. It must be made a strict rule that, with the exception of the tench (Cypvinus tinca,) no other kind of fish, how ever harmless, is allowed in the pond. The tench is related to the carp, but it spawns four to five weeks later, so there can be no danger of cross breeds. Great care should be taken that no gold-fish (Cyprinus carpio aura tus) or bream (brarna) get in the pond, for these fish would soon mix with the carp and tend to degenerate the breed. Such fish should therefore be removed or killed at once. The gold-fish es pecially the miter, swims in spawniug schools like the carp, and at the very same season. It thus npoils the eggs of the carp. as all eggs which it impregnates will produce spotted fish, having at least a silvery streak i to inch long and . inch broad, between the caudal and the dorsal fins. Such bastards (the cross-breeds of gold fish and Garassius also re semble them) do not grow larger than gold-fisb, and have as mazy bones. They are unfit for table use and entirely unsuited for or nament, as they are neither gen uine carp nor gold-fish, and are disagreeable objects in the eyes of the scientist or connoisseur. If such fish are not removed imme diately the consequence will be another cross-breed during the next spawning-season, for such a hybrid spawns like the gold-fish, when it is a year old, and the breed of carps would degenerate still more. It is best to kill such worthless cross-breeds at once, as they are apt to give great trouble. I would embrace this oppor tunity to impress upon every carp-culturist who intends to make breeding-experiments with any carp procured through the United States Fish Commission, the im porance of having if possible only one of three above-mentioned kinds of carp, unless he can have every kind in a separate pond. Thus, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio communis) should never be placed in the same pond with the 'mirror-carp' or the 'leather or naked carp' Cyprinus carpio ale pidotus, coriaceus vel nudus,) nor should the two last-mentioned varieties ever be in the same pond. Cross breeds would in variably be produced, and in such a manner- that one would have neither genuine common carps nor genuine miuror or leather carps, but a cross-br-ecd of all the three varieties. Not even when|quite young and not yet capable of spawning should these varieties be put together, because, even if they are kept strictly sep) arate during the spawning pro cess, the young fish would never have the sharply-marked charac teristics of their variety as re gards form and color, but would approach nearer to the 'mirror carp' and the 'common carp.' The carp has a striking tendency, when living with other varieties, to approach the primitive form of the common carp, and finally to be merged in it. These beautiful varieties should therefore be kept strictly separate ; lack of ponds or any other reason should never in duce people to mix them. If the breeding-experiments are to be accomp)anied by good re sults, a pure variety should be seleted, and the finest and best milters and spawners, showing strongly all the characteristics of their variety- should be procured. anid the experiments will be c;owned withb success. I must return to the so-called' 'mixed culture,' by mentioning that it is not to be recommended. In Central Europe it is never prac ticed by scientific pisciculturists but only by small operators most ly in so-called 'peasants' ponds.' This method does never yield a certain and trnly profitable result. 7.-FEEDING THE CARP. I In conclusion I will make some. remarks on the feeding of r-arp in close ponds. It is not every natural pond which is a good pond, having the essentials of a good soil at the bottom and capa ble of producing sufficient food four the fish. If these conditions are wanting, the fish must be fed. This a is as a general rule only necessary in ponds with sandy bottom with out any elay. As I have said t before, I am not in favor of feeding fish, As my standpoint is that of e the rational culturist sharing the t opinion with most of the proini- 0 nenL pisCicIliturists of the Old World, that the carp should find b its own food in'the ponds. t If; however, the nature of the bottom demands artificial feeding, Y or if suitable food can be had at a P remarkably cheap price,the feeding 8 bhould be done with great caution. Never Iced in one and the samo place; even if the pond be very o large, distribute the food in differ- 1, ent places near the banks. If ti the food is always put in one tj place, or even if it is distributed a over two places, the carp will stay a in the neighborhood of' these g places, will become languid, and t instead of scouring the other iartsli1 of the pond in search of food, will t: reruain at the bottom. It will fi even if surrounded by the richest I food, grow fat, but never have any firm flesh ; nor will it ever e grow much in length, as the some what phlegmatic fish does not get y the exercise which favors its o growth. n Never give thom much food at a one time, but by degrees, in small tj quantities, never during the day, it but either early in the morning or in the evening. During the hot season only feed them late at si night, because the carp, if it has it eaten sufficient in the morning, S will remain at.the -lei all day, si while during the hi-.er tempera- ti ture of the water it is necessary si for its health that it should swim ti round and get a change of water. t( It i- therefore useful to place in poL.Js containitig large carpsa lim- p ited number of pikes which how- a ever, must be smaller than the e: carp. The carp fears the pike and flies from it. If there are pikes in the pond, the carp will get more exercise and will seek natural feeding-places, whither on account of its innate sluggishnesst it would never have gone. Pond-carp are accustomed to other food than the river-carp. The former confine themselves to worms, larvo, and plants, while those living irn streams find all sorts ~of animal and vegetable re fuse ; these latter can also stand a greater amount ot food, as the f current naturally makes them t take more exercise, thus increas ing their appetite. It is diff'erent with the pond-carp ; if you give it too much food, it will not take) any more than is necessary to satisfy its hunger ; the remnantsa will remain at the bottom, and ifg their quantity be considerable, e they will spoil the wvater. If these I remnants are chiefly animal re- e fuse, as flesh or blood, fungi will n grow on them, and will then pro duce, as with the salmon and trout, disease of tho skin, the gille-. and in the case of the carp, sonme-e times internal diseases.- r The writer once had the follow- a ing experience: During his ab - sence a number of large carp were e fed on coagulated blood which had begun to putrefy; the fish devoured it eagerly, got sick, and most ofU them died in a few days from an inflammation of the intestines. Spoilt food should never- be given d to fish. If slaughter-house or t kitchei r-efuse can be had ,give 3 these, chopped up small about thei size of peas. Never give so much K that~ remnants remain for anyn length of time in the water and u begin to p)utrefy. Let no one be d induced by the circumstance that a the car-ps like to eat the dung of e hops, sheep and cows, to feed b them on any putrefying matter. u Tfhere are instances on record a that thereby epidemics, p)articular ly diseases of the scales, have originated. The carp likes above everything n els vegablehi mat.ter such a cnh. = ye, lettuce, boiled potatoes, corn. urIips, pumpkins, melons, etc. 'fie refuse of malL from brewerie: rid distilleries is also very good :od for carp ; and wherever such efuse can be had. it should be -iven to the fish. The small pisciculturists, bav a pond of perhaps one 'o two cres near his house. will often Le ble to feed his fish on reluse, as e will always have it fresh from he kitchen and stable. In conclusion, I earnestly re ommend the enlture of the carlp ) all pisciculturists. If the value ftbe carp for table use has once cen recognized, it will become a ighly esteemed fisb, especially in bje neighborhood of large popu. )us cities, and its culture will ield a larger andi more certain rofit than the expensive trout. .-EXTENT OF CARP-CULTURE IN EUROPE. In Europe many thousand acres f artificial waters are to be mud. In these enormous quanti es of carp are bred. Some of iese ponds, or rather lakes, have n extent of about 1,000 to 2,000 eres. They are provided with igantie dams, many ot them six biet high. By these the water closed in, into broad valley, con tining no other fishes than carps om four to five pounds in weight. f' we consider the size ofthese Lke-like ponds surrounded by normous dams which are over rown with oak-trees 100 to 300 ears old, series of three and more r these lakes being not uncom ton, then we can form some idea s to the remunerativeness of iese establish ments, particularly Bohemia. The standard establishment ith regard to the most exten ye business transactions is found Austria. The Prince of -hwarzenberg, of whom I have )oken previously, possesses more ian 250 ponds of large size, the nallest having about ten acres, ic largest 2,000 acres' water ex ~nt. We find many villages where )nds of Cty to two hundred and ore acres are maintained at the cpense ofthe communitiy. 9.-THE TABLE QUALITIES. If the carp were a fish of in rior quality, like the buffalo-fish, rn instance, its sale would doubt ss be limited to the sea-port >wns of Northern Germany and ie principal cities of Central urope, as Vienna, Berlin, and aris. In the latter city, in spite C an abundant supply of salt. atecr and different kinds of fresh ater' fish, tbe carp is ever pre rred to these, and, with the cx ~ption of trout and salmon, it equently commands a price three mes as high as that of all the ~St. I maintain mry assertion that ie carp, whether it be scale, mir >r, or leather carp, is one of the tost excellent fresh water fishes, ad its introduction will be of reat value in point of national :onomy. especially on account of ie facility of. its culture and the 'jormous extent to which this lay be carried on. The carp anti its value as a fish Eculture will before long be fully ppreciated so that we may be nabled favorably to compare the ~sults of its culture in America Salso the extent attained to, 'ith any other country, to our >mplete satisfaction. TEAMI-POWER BY HORSE-! POWER. . A few days ago as we passed a oor in Gold street, away down in se dense wholesale quarter, [aryantba said :'Billy is a turn ig that crank ?' 'Who's Billy ?' iidl I. 'Bi!Iy is Patrick's pard er,' says Maryantha. 'Let's go p and see him !' We went un er a turning wheel and belt in dirty alleyway, and up by sev ral more wheels and belts and its of shafting, winding up irreg lar stairs till my knees began to che, anid I said :'Is it a shot. >wer?' 'Take it slow,' says [aryantha, never altering her ait.; 'I come up here every ionth.' As we proceeded up. ard a noise as of a grist n,ill grinding increased in power, and also the eound of the cracking of 'I whip. The roofs of the ur rounding blocks fell far beneath us, the panorama of both rivers extended to the neighboring green of Battery park, and the white light uf healen at afternoon filled.. every window and aperture. 'Tere's Billy,' exclaimed Mary antha, pubiig open a door. Wo entered a little shanty built like a cupola on tbe dizzy summit of a decrepit and artiquated tenement roof, and there all alone fulfy 200 feet from the ground, was a gray, lean, starveling horse, banling a lever or bar behind him in a cir cle. He stopped bolt still when he saW Maryantha, and this brougbt from some other spot Of shelter, a Ittle down the stairway, an aged Irishman with a whip lash well worn, which he cracked smartly and shouted : 'Billy, git up, ye lazy crature! Why, Molly, how is the times wid ye, qarlint?" Maryanth took an apple from her pocket and gave it to the'hon,' which I judged to beabout -of her )wn age, bordering on forty. From the same pocket she pro- . Iuced a pair of old cotton black loves, newly darned, and saidt. 'Patrick, they're- done for yof.r -Now, in the orame of sebse,' sa d [, 'what is this horse doing a Lhis height above the ground He's furnishin' stame power, sure nough." cried Patrick, -litting Billy over the raw with his whip lash. "Steam power., do you say?" 'Yis, indade. He turns the machi nery in fifty shops below, for the :utler, the lath-maker. the carpen Ler, the butter-chrurner, the box maker and the eboper ' 'And you sell this power made by the horse, as you would sell steam power from shafts and belting? That's it,' exclaimed Patrick, ind by the same iligant invintion [h ave lived and brought up a anily for twinty years. In the .ity of Bilfast it was my trade. Between Frankfort street and, Wall street, east -of Broadway ,here be above twinty horses urnishing power like Billy therel 7'lang, Billy, and let industry ,ontinue.' 'How do you get the steed up 3ere Pat ?' 'On the lift, Johnny. We hist him up once, and here he tays for life. When he stays for ife. When he is foolish enough to lie, be jabers we lower him down spon the same 'lift and present aim to the mayor and c'orpora i:on. 'Then he never feels the solid ;round uder his feet at any timo or years ?' 'Niver, but he has a ;ood house under him, and a table beyant there, upon the same iligant roof. A blacksmith shoes him when necessary or con ranient. He takes all the nas ional holidays ating oats, and very Sunday the swate chgrek ells remind -him that it's a day .of -est, and he's av the highest blood a New York. Billy is the twelfth morse, my friend, that has divided ne solitude. and me altitude, too, it No.--Gold street. .1 turned to Maryantha and said: How did you ever come to climb :o the top of this house, my aelle soeur ?' - 'Paid for it,' exclaimed Mary inthba, automatically... 'A gentle man with an electric li'ght wanted to get what he called the census, or senses, of this district, to know bow many little shops and people used power. He supposed it was steam power ; but I followed the belts and shafts up and discovered Billy, and Patrick, andlots of other borses.' -Johnny EoNuut, in iVet York Tribune. We are hanging up pictures every day about the chamber walls of our hearts that we will have to look at when we sit in the shadows. It is all very well to read a his tory of Reformation, but it would be' better if you would begin to - make a history of our own refor mation. The best thing in the world is - ou be able to live above the world. Far happier are they who aE ways know what they will do.