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--,- nu- j,ni , ,; !0 '"'? .,. .;, ,. ;.<i;;,'v ,', , wAI'ilALI'A* hUU 1 u PAROLINA,.,TUT]RSDAV, APRJk, jjjfr,, ,t?8<. , . . VOLUME X'XXH_^NO?23 ........-1 j .,," ripr"*.----1 ?1 ? '1 ? 7T ;? " ;,1 y*1 ; 11 1 Wm B ^^^R^^P ' SH A . .." T ... < lUpN E)ITT?)RS *ref,fhJghiy recommended for all Weuesw talent .tc'Ki-a, MtW1^ " . | ' the blob?, strengthens the nnfsclcsi, and give? Thcy<*ct l}ke a aharuv'on tke digestive Organs, removing alt dyspeptic sy&plon^,-stfoh ( "? <'l ?? ? ' ii* l\u\\nq.tholf(k>d, lUlchinn^ Thooi?ly Iron Preparation that twill ?ot blacken tito tcv.tb. or give no ,qidsn iv i \ lxeadAOU??.>0oW by all druggists. Write for tho ABQ Book, 32 pp. of useful and amusing reading - ?eui (rfe. -owoT t)UW ,0-ioia ? BHOWN,CIIEMICATJ eft*,'baltimore* Md. -^|-HS^j ' ' _ .-,-~-:> ? ?? --i-i--->-!-?' lAGrl^E AND PHENIX BALL SEWING THREAD. * COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. gi PREPARED Br A PROCESS USED Hf JYO OTHER MILL. XO? X3C.AJS 3XTC? EQTJAIJ 16 Salla to Pound, I lb. Packages. 20 Balls to Pound, 2 lb.. Paper Boxet. Paoked in Caees of 20, 30,150,100 or SOO Pounds ea oh. Uniform Price. Invariable. viscounts. t^BoldL 1337" ?ll ?TOtolD?3?fia."?* ASK STOlft, "EAGLE & PHENIX." USUS NO OTHE? THE ?1 ?ia y/fc Moi? ! 3(17.1/ Ili?Ii P? jiasiii?c uo ' j FOR 1881? M TIMK TO ft KEITH, SMITH di CO. PUBLISHERS. SUBSCRIPTION ONE YEAR, rh?rwitf'l - '.it ri \ i, u ? hi ?. $1.50, b.lh i * u sie?! li ?iSr Church Divootoiy for 1881. LUTHERAN CHURCH - Preaching every Sunday morning in Gorman ot 10} o'clock by Hov. Wm. Pilz. Sunday School ut 9 A. M. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-At Walhalla - Kev S. L Monis, Hostor-First Sabbath at ll A M ; second Sabbath at. 7 P M ; third Sabbath at ll A. Mi snd 7 P. M.J fourth Sabbath ut 7 P. M. Sabbath School every Sabbath ai 9? A M. Pr-tyer Wetinfc every Wednesduy evening ot 7 P. M. Richland Churoh -Preachingevery second and fourth Sflhbuihs at ll A M. BAPTIST CHURCH - Prcachiog crrry Record and fourth Sundays and on Saturday beforo thc second by the pastor, Rev. G. H. Carter Sunday pchool every Sunday morn ing at 9J A. M. Prayer meeting every Thursday night, ot 7 J o'clock. SENECA O?TY CihCutT-- (Methodist) - Pev. W. A. Hodges, Proiohcrin Charge d reach i nii nt O d Picketts ot? the first Sn ti dny ?t ll A. M. Seound Sunday at Sennoa (Jily ut ll A. M. and ut Friendship at 8 P. M. Third Soodiv at Rock Springs ut ll A M. Fourth Sunday ut Fiirvievr nf, II A- M. livery lift h ?unduy et Friendship Ht ll A. M. METHOOTHT- WAMIAM"4 CIRCUIT fteVf C. I). Mann, Preacher in Charge Pren eli i nu ut Center Ohttr'oh on thp first Sibbath at 10 A. M ; Westminster ut 8 P. M. On the second Sabbath ut Joonaa-e at 10 A. M ; nt Whit mire's et 8 P. M. Third Sabbath at Double Sprint.'* at IO A. M. Fourth Sabbath ut WM thal hi at ll A. M. ami 7 P M; at Oooneo nt 3 P M At Hopewell on Saturday before th'o ftrnt Sabbath in each mooth and on tho fifth Sfrldbatli. Prayer On'felii u. at the Walhalla Methodist Church every Wednesday even int! at 7 P. M. Sunday Sobool ut 9} A. M. every Sabbath morning. HOME ~MArfui^(;tORY. I'KOFflTAm.B'. I.WKS'ITIHH^T. A fit? O lt o?'iofvarvi*. HAVING Invented and patent rd o tnn.'jt aiinplc. effjoienl, durable and economic engino for tho cupp!y>of waler for nil pu hi lo and domestic nu rf OUCH. I propone to organise n HOI?III company if inielligent timi liouorublu guntlcruun to form a joint tunuk onnipany for ils tnaputaciure and introdiiotion in thc cnuniry. As it will n quire hui a small invoHiiiiypt ni present with whtuti lo coinnicncp operaiioris. I propose Ib'ateaoh pomon on mid-inn us a. stockholder in said company bc allowed tn 'do BO on payment of $'2ft io myself-er MOIOO responsible party whom ihe said amok liolder (hay cvlcct. tille sutHoleni cum isseoured IO heiin work willi, paid uionVy ro-be applied lo tho pnrpos't nf guting up Hie u'eooaH.iry mato rials tor palling In operation two or more ma ohinrs oir'ere01 br*g a regular manufactory of the hlaohines. AH I am natlafird ?hat the machine once introduced abd beingnpplioatdo to BO wino a rn ugo of purposes oannot fail to bo io almobt universal demand, I am equally oortaln that mbney tm invciied eann.dt. tfjtb proper mauuge mont. lall to.ylold Ibo,most ?atis neiory returns<( PariieH desirous cf satisfying Ihemselvee an1 td Ihe prnotloabllily of ihlB propr-'-.irioVioan. if they desire, Pee a small model of tho .maohino In op>rai loh at nfy rosider?c? ia West Unton, Ooonee county. S C., or 1 will' oJioMffully fcive,auy,ln formation In reference iboVeto (o any ono writing to me and.enQlojdnb fttniup'to pay postage on fetter. 'W/iWn, terms rift to''ihe'lriV?lntlpr|^h?U be kt Ibe.fc?At.ViberHl abd f?aWiTi'aril'eehflraoter. AddVeW/<TTr "lRsv. F. M. MOKOAN, ?u Walhalla, OOoeoo County. S..t?tl ; Match 31, 1881 : . I ! j 20>eodytit: Nowaday*, < On, my! how everythi hg line chodged Sinoo I was sweet sixteen, j Qu uiM tlio pirls wuro home fro ojee Suoh hiffltfttrtttatorifed hats, Then frouks that fall so very low AOKhlf?.???Y1* &faiud? .vt-? " XSttfcp.$?.0> fljfiglddy fur: tp^lob, let sometimes o a to h the blind. A ''.O ?:MOT1MYB ,$oa.i%fe^o:rhi^ that ?orao<yodng girls - ?','< Win almost luiut'awhy If they were 'eft to sit alone . Io.?'?g?o Or in ftlergh; And us for getting pa his meals, Pr helping ma to bake, . ?hj that would spoil their lily hands From baking "angel euko." i VYhf.nanqw. would fall ? wnseo pleased, .'And how my heart did Butter As cocli-bCHU took his sweet lieu rt out Sleigh riding- in hm oulti-r; ' .Bul when thc storm Was bleak and cold, ii Tho girls aod beaux togt'tbpr ' .Would meet and ..haye a good straw ride, >'. Ip spite of rwi?d abd weather. J i 0 n . r?n ?? ? li ti ! But now, indeed, it grieves mo much That I am forced to mention, . ,However kind a young man's heart, .. ^jjr honest Iiis intention. Ue"daro not usk u yiri' to rido But such a. war is wiged That If he pees her moro than twice, : Why they must bc engag?', I Lind s ikes! wlnil arc we coming to, Ia Whut I wont to know IlyW do tho girls ox peet to have . A Beusilile Mjung beaut Whono'er they get a nice young man They out too great a dual), And then th-* ?rund result noon comes A un i v< raul crash I CONSUMPTION. Consumption ^~ t?sonlly begin with a slight dry cough in thc inprning, thon, on goinj? to bcd getting moro niki more frequent with inoro and moro phlegm, in .creasing docility, thinners of flesh shortness of broatb and quicken ing pulse, in fatal cases its av onage couiso is-ubout: two? years hence thc importance of arrest m? thc disease at hs early a stage as |)ossible, and the sooner rationa men ns are employed for this pur |Vosr>; thc gfcater tho chances o success. ' Tito disease is owing to an ir ritation commencing in the throa and extending to the lungs, sc that their action is intcrtcrcc with, and thc blood docs not re ceive sufficient oxygen to puHfj it. Tho first thing to be done ii to remove the obstruction whicl is thc irritation or congestion o the lungs. Four ounces of glyc erine, two ounces of alcohol, tw< ounces of water and one grain p morphine make an excellent mix turo for relieving the cough. I should be taken in doses of tw< teaspoonfuls every two hours un til the cough is relieved. Tin ehest, just below tho neck, shouh bo rubbed with tartar emeti< ointment every morning over i space as large as tho hand, unti a thick crop of sores is brough out; theil rub the ointment be tween tho sores to bring out a nev crop. Meantime i ho pat ion should lake.regular and vigoren oxot eise in tho open air. Thor' is nothing that, equals horscbacl riding as a remedy for this dis ease. If n consumptive were to "liv in tho paddle" and sleep out c doora; to If tog;: care to koop t h feet dry ano ' warm, and to liv upon good, nourishing food, il short to "rough it0" he would re cover . his health in a few month; even if the disease had made con siderahle progress. The Irotlbli is that it requires a strong will t< carry out so severe a course, i spite of tho languor and debi lit which disposes an invalid to quit despondency. I he myst, marke sigh ?*f lurlgidisenso is^maciatioi and thc irrfost positive indicado of nit urning health is increase i weight.- - -Jlail's Journal o| Heall! .-. ? . -1-. * * M ni tn Ahouc 1,600 liens have been filed in tl clerk's office ut Anderson up to th\s pm whtoh is less (boo were Hied to tho san ?i,no i,Bt y?*f' ' ? - . ?. .-.A ~~ ? i-mm-xrmrm 'mieux-ri-? o fi^g ii-erp Dr. Doddridge'8 Droairu It ia not strange that BWOII a . mon nu Dr Doddridge, whp jived SJ; oypry ' Qfoijiii??n ounUt to livo, ip intiraHtp ^pmp\u^ipp,, ?with God daily, (juito ip,.the precinct^ of beaver), uod.whone hcarj nod soul were continually anticipating tho joys of thut, glorious world, shop ld bu ve...been tli c subject, of tho fellow tog veutavkablo dream, ,. , ,. . Dr, Porridge jWj.s ,pn... tcruoe. ol very intimate fVieudithip .with Dr. Samuel tJlnrk, sud - iu religious conversation tl)ey spoilt many hoDp?^ou^.,tpgctbor., _ A^ong ptbor tnattefs, a very favorito topic was tho. ioter 'mediato states of tho soul, and Ibo proba bility that nt thc instant of dissolution it was not introduced into thc presence of alb I tho heavenly hosts and tho splendors around tho throne of God. Ono evening, ofter o conversation of this nature, Dr. Doddridgo retired to rest with his mind full of tho ; a?hjcct discussed and in tho "visions of the night" his ideas wore shaped into the fol.'owiug beautiful forai: Ile dreamed that he was suddenly taken dangerously ill. By degrees ho seemed to grow worse end ot last to expire In an instant he was sensi ble that ho exchanged the prison?housc and sufferings of mortality for a Ptnto of liberty and happiness Embodied in a splendid aerial form, ho s cmod to float in a region of puro light. Beneath him lay tho earth; but not u glittering city or village tho for est or the sea, was visible. l here was nought to bo soon below save tho melan choly group of fticuds weeping around his 'lifeless remains. Himself thrilled with delight, he was surprised ut their tears and attempted to inform them of nts chuogc; but by some mysterious power, utterance was dcuied; and os ho auxiously leaned over tho mourning circle, guziug^fondly upon them and strug gling to speak, he rose silently upon the air, their forms grow more and more distant and gradually melted away fiotn his sight, ltvpokiiig upon goldeu clouds, ho found himself swiftly mounting the skies, with a venerable hg ure at his side, guiding 'his mysterious movement? und in whoso oouo uanee ho remarked tho lineaments of youth uud agc blended together with uti intimate han.muy and majestic sweetness. They traveled through u vast region of empty space, until ut length tho battlements ot a glorious edifice shone in tho disluuoc, uud as. ?ts form rose brilliant and distinct a tuon u tht: far ulf shadows that flitted across then palh, tho guido informed bim that tlx palace he beheld was for the present to bl li i H mansion of rest. Gazing upon itt splendor, ho replied that while on earth ht hud benni that eye had not soco, nur bad the car beard, nor could it enter into tht heart of mun to coiioicvo thc things wliiol God hath prepared tor those who love him but notwithstanding the building to whicl they were then rapidly approaching was su perior lo anything he hud ever betoro seen yet its grandeur bad not exceeded thc con captions ho hud formed. The guide mad< .60 reply-they were already ut tho doo and entered. Thc guido introduced him into a rpaciou apartment, at the extremity of which steer 0 table covered with a snow white cloth, i golden cup and a ultiator of grapes; nm lhere ho said ho must remain; ho wouli reeeive in a short limo a visit from th Lord of tho rn a II.- ion and that during th interval before ilia arrival, thc upai linen Would furnish him with sulhcieot entertain meut aud instruction. Thc guide vanisliei uud ho wu? left alone. He beean to ox* m iou tlie decorations of ibo room and ob served that ibo wulla were adorned willi number of pictures. Tjpou nearer inspec tion ho found, tu his astonishment, th? they formed a complete biography of hi own lifo Hero be saw upon the caova angela, thom? h unseen; over bim hi familiar attendante; mid, sent hy God, thc hud sometimes preserved him from hume d?ate peri). Ile behold himself first us ai 1 ti fu ti t ju*t expiring, when bin lifo ,vas pro longed by ail angel gontly breathing into hi nostrils. Most of the occurrences her delineated were perfectly familiar to hi recollection and unfolded many thing which he bod never before understood am which had perplexed him with many doubt and muoh uneasiness Among other* h wan p'ir.ieuhir'y struck with s picture i whicl' ho was represented as falling fro) bia horse, whoo death would have bec inevitable had nut nn angel received him i his arms una broken the forco of his de scent These merciful interpositions 0 fi.ul iilh-d him with joy und uro ilude au hil? heurt overflowed with lovo us iio sur veyed in thom all uri exhibition of gnodnei (ind mercy fur beyond all that ho hu I mtg! ped Suddenly Ins attention wa un est ed by a rup at ibo door The Lord < tho mansion bad arrived. Tho door opone and ho entered. So powerful and so over w helming, mid withal sneb singular beauty was His hpiiearuncc, ibm bo sunk down 1 His tout, completely overcount by his 111? jest 10 presence. UH Lord gently raise him fruin the ground, and taking Iiis haut led him forwmd to tho table He presso with His ii ugo rs tho juice of. tho grape into tlie cup, und after having drank Him self, presented it to bim, saying, ['This tho new wine in My Father's kingdom, No .sooner had ho partaken than nil Unen; sensations vauwliert, Perfect lovo hfid cn out fear and ho conversed with his Sa vim aa an intimate ft ?end. Like the silvi rippling of the summer sen, he herird fo from Ilia lips tho, grateful approbutioi ..Thy tatiara ?ic over, thy work is approve rich and gi or 0 is is t h y reward." , Thrill) with an unnpaukablc bliss that glided io tho very depth pf, hip soul, he puddouly ?a glories upon glories bursting upon highiet Tho pKit'ir nwpjeo. Tears ol' rup'tg from his joyful ipte'rvi?w w?'r'o1 roll'og doy B?ODS of tliis oharming dream romain upon h'is'mirtd'abd Wovor Could1 he ?peak of it without 'eiriotiorie' of joy ;eod -Modernes?.-? Ev?ngelMi iii Iiis. .I . ...i .;?.'.'?." . m m ' '? ' ? ? ,-t<twm| .. itctii i li lli'iul {.di . .' Tho Panama Ship Canal. . , : lill I ?????< . lon . '. The ropidity With whioh tho subscrip tions' for the constr'u?ti?n of tho Panania 1 Ship Canal were thkort up by tho public hm beeta followed by ab 'nliuost equally surhri?? ing oolerlty Ih tho c'or?mooc?b.V?ut df the Works, ground li.ivii'ig been broken on tho first of February . lust. A report By M< do Lesseps, recently presented to a general meeting of shareholders, contained this, announcement, together with muoh inter" eating information ss to the mode by which ho proposes to carry out tho work that ?a to sopurato tho continents of South and Xor th Amerioa. Justifiably sanguino ns to thc triumphant termination of this great pro ject, M. de Lesseps points out that thc problem is not complicated with a number of the c'iifioultics which besot the coustruc?. lion of tho Suez Canal, that no ports will have to bc formed, that the materials to be dealt with arc of a nature far more tree tub lc than tho sands of Suez, that thc difference in level of thc two oceans will proscut no difficulty, and that extensive workshops and workmen's dwellings will not have to bo sot up io tho midst of a water less desert. Tho total length of tho canal itself will ba abuut forty-one miles, thc remainder, of tho navigable channel being formed by widcuing, deepening nnd straightening tho River Chngrcs. After thc Panama Canal Congress of 1879, when un approximate route was decided upon, un intel national commission was dispatched to Panama, and commenced a detailed exami nation ot tho beginning of lastyesr. Tho result of tho labors of this commission showed that n considerable, i eduction might bo made in thc amount of excavation necessary for tho conni works, the originally estimated quantity of nearly 100,000,000 cubic yards being diminished by more than 2,000,000 yards, thc total amount consisting of 59,381,000 yards of osrih and soft und broken rock, and of 37,933,000 yards of hurd rock. Thc total estimated cost of tho whole work is ?20,180,000, of which ?17,^00.000 will bc absorbed in making tho ostial, tho protecting banka for it, and for the. Ohagrca .and Itio.Grande, and for thc transport of material lo tho site of thc grout Chagras Uiver dam, a supple montray work decided upon iu coscquencc of some exceptional Hoods which occurred upon thc Chagres lust yer.r. Neurly ?2,000,000 will be expended in tho construction of (his dum, in protection works, along portions of tho canal und in making a pier in thc I! ?y of Colon, Tho improvement of tho ports, tito formation of ducks and thc establish ment of lighthouses, cte, will absoib?l, 400,000. Thc present yent will bc occupied in tho final location of tho routo and thc establishment of preliminary works, which will necessarily bc of no extensive and very cosily nature, but it is expected that by thc cud of thc season workmon'c dwellings, rcparing shops and machinery will bo creeled, tho temporary railway: laid down, tho system of transport organis?e und u large proportion of thc contractors planton tho grouudj ondit is confidcntlj anticipated that excavations will have seri OUsly commenced. That MM. llcrscnt and Couvrcux luivi undertaken thc completion of this enormoui undertaking is a sufiioient guarantee tba tho highest amount of energy, intcllig'cnci und skili will bo oonccntrntcd upon il, tin large and somewhat ii mi I sr works suc-cs' inl y curried out by these contractors hav, given them an c-xpciicboo peculiarly vulua bio i" this undertaking. Tho methods the' have already employed in dealing with vas quantities of earthwork will bo substantiell; employed ut Puniui?, including excavator similur to those they used on tho Sue Can il, in making tho Gand nnd Tornouzci Cm:.I, and in tho improvement of th Danube und tho drogiug plant- also om ployed in thc lotter work. As for the rod cutting, MM. Mereeni ond Couvrcux hav learnt how to deni with it ut Brest Cherbourg M. do Lesseps confidently anticipates tba the canal will bo opened for trulho in 1888 assuming that about 06,000 cubic yards c materials of all kinds cuu booxoavatod on dealt with during each working day of th eotniog six years and that a forco c 10,000 mon can bo kept employed continu ously. An Interesting feuturo of the work will bo tho utilization of water power froi tho Chogrcs, which will bo required cspo oiully fur tho rock cutting. It is propose to obtain this by forming thc dam, ulrcad mentioned, nr. a necessary part of thc wor ?nd actuating by its fal) tho air compressor required fur working the rock drills. Such is a very goncrsl outline of th Rohcmo for currying out whut will bc, who completed, one ot' the greatest engined i.) undertakings that tho world will havosccn Hint it will bo o H ried to a successful issu there is no room fur doubt, since tho phys cal obstacles uro groat only front tho magni ludo of tho. materials to bo dealt with, a that tho contractors havo but to rcpci what they have dono many times before o a smaller scale. Tho problem of raisin thc necessary oupitul has been solved b tho 100,000 subscribers, nnd all tho polit cal and international difficulties.appear i have been rcmoyod by tho energy on diplomacy bf M. do Lewcp*. In ovoi sense, conditions and 'opinions ha'vo change since this indefatigable worker astonish! fie world with his proposal to divido tv continents by tho Sues Ourlai. In tb ooo nt i y ettpoojally that pi < po al,;. Was m with ridiou'.o, and reocUed but little SU' port,,; U was., thirded; ss . inypru elwah fiom an engining *ppW^ jeotion? like theso have bot boon urged agaiost tlio Panania Cu?al, for tho sitcocssful completion of "thc Suez Canal, and, later, of Such tremendous undertakings 6*! tho Mont Ccnis and Ht. Gat hard Tunnels, ' havo silenced nil disbeliever* in the possibility Of engineering NWJI^H; whilo tho vast ohatige Wrought hy tho opening of- tho eh?rt road to tho East UUSt convince every ono : that this new gate to tho PaclGo . will < dpveiop (and possibly divert) trade, to IQ incalcula ble extent, end.tho army of largo nnd^imill capitalista who have no readily' contributed their monoy to c flo ot this envelopment, will bo benefactors of tho worjd at large, oven if they should not. themselves rpop a sufficient reward for their .enterprise.--Engineering. 1 Crigin of tho Merino Sheep. As tho ancient Greeks had DO cotton nor silk, and very littlo linen, and as sheep's wool was the principal texture from which their olotllOS WOro made, they took: peculiar core to cuitivato only suob breeds of sheep as produced vory lino wool..-. Such breeds were thoau of tito Greek oily of Taren tu tn, situated on tho Tnrcntioe gulf. In, order to im provo thc fine quality of. tito wool still more, tho sheep wero covered with clothes in cold woothef, as it was found by expo rionco that exposure to cold made tho wool coarser. Thus.olothing {.hese ?hoop fro in generation to generation resulted in a very delicate breed with exceedingly fine wool, according to tho law established by Darwin in regard to'seicotion and adaptation to exterior conditions. This produot of Greek industry was transmitted by them to the Romans, whose great agricultural author, Coiuneilo, states that his undo in Spain crossed tho fine Ta rent ino cheep with rams imported frota' ?frica, and obtained a stronger breed, com bining thc whiteness of flceoo of tho father with thc fineness of tho fleece of tho motlier and having obtained such .results tho moo was perpetuated. Tho absenco of tho other Goo textures modo those Spanish sheep so valuublo that in tho beginning of our ora they were fold io Rome for 81,000 in gold a bead, an enormous prioo for these times, wheo money had more value than it has now. When tho barbarians invaded Italy theso' sheep wero exterminated, while tho greater of thc Roman possessions wore laid wasto. Hut io the loss aoccssiblo mountains of Spain tho Moors preserved the breed', sod it is to them that modern Spain owos tho merino sheep, which sro tito direct descen dente of this orpss-brccd of tho Greek and* A fri ca n ancestors referred to. It is a valua ble iohcritunoo, too, which that country owes to tho combined Greek, Roman and Moorish civilization, ond of which our California wool growers also earn the advnrr tages, by tho prosperity of this broad of sheep, which was thcro a few years ago. Sitting About Stores. Wo toko the following from tho Philadel phia Presbyterian, lt is an cxtraot from thc lust ?rdelo tho Into Dr. Plumer wroto for tho above named paper. It is in a kind but firm spirit. I(^ ?9 timely: "More than twenty years ago ono of our friends took a long trip, in which he tafrrerl for a night at tho pleasant town of S-. Thc uext d <y ho culled on tho minister of Tho place, lluving set n short timo tho postor proposed a walk to (he business part of thc town. Thc two friends oame to a storo with a poroh to it. Th?y wcro soon scated on some boxes or benches, Ooo by one tho company incensed. Our traveler soon perceived that tim was tho usual resort of a number of men. Tho boxes and* benohes of pine were a good doal out up with knives. Tho stain orjuioeof tobaooo was unpleasant, indeed, disgusting. Our traveler soon loft) and with pain fol appre hensions of that company. ile heard that tho pastor often spent a part of his mornings there. His studies wero neglected. Tho sick and nfHctcd among his people woro not visited. That pastor hos lung sinon made shipwrcok of character and usefulness. The traveler lately sent this message to a young minister who Wis falling into Uko habits-'Obi stay at homo. Mind your book. Pray and work against habits of idleness. Do not. sit on boxes about tho villogc. Tako hood lest yoii fal l'aise* ' " Ono of tho quickest passages recorded between England and the United States has just been ac complished hy tho White Star Liner Brittanies This steamer, which is one of tho finest vcssols on tho Atlantic service, sailed from Queenstown on Friday week at 4:30 P. M., and arrived' at New York on tho following Friday morning at 2:30 A. M, having completed tho passage in six days and ten hours. Mount Baker, Washington Ter ritory, has shown slight symptoms of volcanic activity ibr several years. An umnistok.aUe eruption is now in progress,- causing, somo littlo consternation among tho scattered settlers of that region. Thc display of fire and smoko ia said to be magnificent) a's seen from; Upper Stmtas, abVmt fifty nrf?es distant. ?rt ?blbrji^'laM-nli^g: te qoito tp> tcmatic; one pUyer holds tba oards, th? other holds ft revolver, anti tho eoroqarhol*?