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II 4~ t' -orLITII , 3101Au 1Y, FJULCm7ION AND TO T' U I {N L IN17;Rrsr or Tar, CoUUr1'tr . y D. F. BRADLEY & 00. PICKENS, S. C, Ti U.RSD)AY, AUGUST 23, 1883 VOL. XI NO GENERAL NEWS. ONE hundrcd alnd six llouscovea been erected at Cullnu, Ala., within the last six months. MEUrnIs has ten cotton-seed oil 1ills. TUE grain and packago elevator at Memphis, Tenn., covers sevou acres of gr-und. 'LOnIDA has sevenry-one ncwspapors. COL,tiONI9N county, Miss., will raise the largest corn crop this year since the var. Wlr xEs county, On., vOted on the st ck law last week, and gave a majority of seventy for "uo fence." WORK on the Birmuinghamn cotton fac tory is progressing very satisfactorily. It will be completed in lI few weeks. AN organ factory has bcen discovered in Athens, ''enn., which turns out instru mnonts that conparo favorably with thoso made elsewhere. 'I'lE porcelain works in Augusta cotn ty, Va., have commenced operations, and goods e(111a1 to any over moale are nlilcd (ut in large gtentitics. Som E 10,000 bushels of Lean (Fha.) county's lest year's cort crop re main in the hards of the pr)(logers, and Canl be hought for 35 cei:ts a1 l;usiel. Tuim u"c llr nU;v p )tis of sottlh Flor" ida where the er(,l s of (hmaivas are great er than the people (anl use: :eing a per ishable fruit it cannot 1'e shi11'ed. ONit fInn in Gates county, N. C., ou as thirty miles of nar ow-gialuge railwav. conntiectinig five if its saw iills. It is the largest. Iuml-er I 1siner4 in 11'c' PhI t Josian T. VALr, Florida's colored e Congressman, now farming inl A1la("hma c'ounty, will realize bet.w"eel $7,000 an( $8,000 net fr< m his vegetaible er p this 3 ear. Norri CAnoINA bM.s I w'o of the lar gest vineyardls ciast ft" the Iioci v Im a tains. Thie grapes raised arei ('( ihmilg intt) greati mand ('Aell 1.tsi' fi the state. A wrlrt drinking match cccni red at the Iron S1priiY, ncar Inka last wet h between Mr. Johl iivis, of MipIn)hi:;. andl a dr"ummner. Th(, drummetcr won, drinking two al:d i I alf g.:llens. Avmin taking out tl:e am)o1utt of a fare a Texas railread elducetr haletd l19, 20 to the wrong passeI g'r, Iho pockt-fed it and refused to(Civ'it. up en the ginl.un1l; that he (lid not ask the ; enduetor for it. Tin band of Seconcd Adventists w1ith at shotrt tine since established ti selt cs at. Fairfax Court-house, Vi., p1 tpe:r t( have carried everything leftre themtn i: that village, and it is said that it a sI of t time they will have a large elnireh. w ieL ai number of their colvei ts will lu 1i f(r them.. Timm, famous live oak tree, known as the "Devil's lIding Whip,'' whit-h1 is sit uated three-quarters of a mile no rt heatst of the " Devil's Mill Hop)er1,' rear Gainesville, Fla., meansres :33 fr t and 44 incheu" in circumference one ft t t fre tihe ground. Tfhe tree is hollow and. afl fords ample)1 shelter for 40 hogs. PE4OP'r aIt the }fygeia J{otel, ()ld Point Comfort, Va., (drive ove'r to SI. John's Protestantt Eiscopail (chur elb, aIt liIampton, which is tihe lest sacred'( ed ifice in tIhe country. It was Imtil t of brick btroutght from Hltland in 1E5~ ifs bell, giv'en by Queen ElizabtethI, wals mielted inl a fire f lit onee ilmrnledl in the structure forl thlree tdays. ]iwtlom.: tilt warll Alabamat rasetd a great (deal of cottoni anud not much td anything else; no0w sihe prltodneies nmehti orin, heats sotme northiern states int tihe pirtoductioni of oats, finds prot fit ini p tik. wtol, iaid itut a1 ptleinlg asso ila-a~ t tf yetars algo. She hasl 111so doubbt d the~ numbner of 11er fairms. JoNEsn1o1o (Gai.) News: 'iTert ar*e t wo men cl allinig themlselves eldeis ini the p tt f ur (coun1ty. Thy al fromi Utah , aod thir pret(sence hero 1b.tes a good. TIo tolerate their nefarious preaching is at ref'lection onl the in teili gene oIf oulr l'p(t)le, antd, uletss fte law eney demanods that they ite uittifitlt nlotifietd t go1, anid stand not uponil thei ordler (If theiir going ibut to go at tince(. IaYNerinIlu( News: Wte werte -ltttwn yesterday, Iby IMri. 1 ftenr lC(hail :s a fla for the Sthltiern Ctonlfeiteracy wIhichi lit 11h( tiime( plans1 ftr a1 tlag for thle then Confederate Statis wetre asketd ftor. if is very nmileh falded, buiit its color tis atre vt brilant enough to show~ thatf it wa-:s a It is blue, with a wide intedI bordetr, andtt stars for tho tilierenmt Sthern211 Staites are placed on it ini the ftr 'iut' a t<' -r , TIlE whiolesale siinhg of armns and1( muniitins of wrar, from flue iUniftd States aimotlif ex peindted inl this (outi r y fta far bty the Chinese governnment is $5,000t) 000. IN viewv of fluie damagig eoec y. d' the Potlanch feasts ar ithlaivinig on1 te ' ilizafitin of lie Indian ol 1 f ftei )'i no twst territories and( Bri tishi( ConI a, thle dii miaion gove(rmnienu in thfie ttlicial ga-,e f recommentlds ain urget ft' abandltoillit of the pr'actice (If lPttlachl, prlaliminigi a contmunaiee of the 52ame( fto Ibe ini~j vit-a tion (of their counsel5(0 anti tdsireo. Theu, pratite is indulgetd in 1by 1both ichie and poor, who spend.( ftir timeo 17( an oney it atcnlnmlating pIrtoery to distribteIt amnong their own anid ofther trIibIes. 'Th0 cuistomi of P~otlach is b)ased on a desire ator dlestruction, andit is priafcti- wvithi viewv of recelivig greate.r ptresents thian those mad 2.. Tiheo poor hIorrow from the ichlitt to e able to praot ice Pt I n-h y ing e~xott at a nd rntth inlIusIl init(rest o nsanry, ftr adtivante iin mney 0 o ods tt u(n: IU1nited St:ates Indiatt en the Pa c"TI;, it is l:ell), leasds to immtnoral pra(ti ('(', 1hu,o cnt(eini:eg il >t. it fretlnently dlepri\ ing, their faunilies and! them:s:'lves of the ne"Cesstrits of life for that purpi)se. It will readily I,e seen that the result must. prove mist ruiu(011 if the pr"actiev i, alllowedl to en 1tu;'. Thle dlominiont g >ve In<)(nt, howev<r, p.("'(e"er to coulnso ainil advise rathe 1l'tit ('1nf(rc(' its aboli tion. '1'hus fatilin, mloro string'nt. maIiSlu(S vill likely be ad(':pc(tl. A S.1) STORY. A l,ittlo Story o tver)-tsy Lifo In n GreatL City. [From the New York Worl(.] No one could read the aleetinig story of the attemlt of a sull'ering wolan to d(rown herself and her two children in .ie tast River without, feeliug that Ili re nuist he soinethinig wrong in a 4ystem of seiety wlich ren(i(1: such a terrible rlnma possiIl. 'IInt it was iot a ser iont t ragedy is (d 1e to thIle prnompthess aind presence of minl of tie nn c1who resceduc the mother and the b:tbs from Fur1 days this por womian It been waldritn homt(eIe. s a:out the streets of he city. 1or doiys she had b) -en, with. lit fool, aul shie saw her littl baby .'l mid her imfaunt nettally starvi:g to (athi1--tie one ii gitr 'hy her side, the oIher in her arms. WhyI)v was there ao relief for her ? No ph la, for her to ';o where she coubl( get toed and shelter without h<eingr; red-taped d1111( examined . ad (luestioned luitil death cut tl:' ex. alnlialic1 sliort ?( Sle' iniglt. havo sn;:ht the ]'part 'n('nt of Charities Itlal CIrreeliut Y1, s . 1htt. that, del :u-tlent could(l no(t hay. riven her a loaf of lrea(1 or a dllIlar of im(oniey for her innlediat relief. She )111(1 have oltai:'d c'):tl, lmt. slhe an(1 her children cul m111 ot eatt c'o:l. She night h;(\v! go't lu'eiun, bmt her sie.k \\:S was 1 oe no) mIdiie cen'. ured She iight h:1\ve been raric(d (.f to the "ry-h,o:tt and1 earr1i,4d (ver to th la5:111 )11 i lore slin' w\ol(ld have }c'I11I:1, c rutm ler ehildreii unlier tIe rltl's. 8 fr'tr to remail i1iItd wit1 tllin n ((('nth. 1Vis: 1.1s--l1'iful rul s ! Wise Iaws (\hic"h do lot allow thc C mi-S:iiers h ha ( hjes to dis pens0 a dollar for brad ':' flol for the t-irvin;, ut1l:diule lu)>r. .\lereifful rruls, which t :ir par,'nts flrom chihiren and husbanuls 1)111 \i\"s, \-ill they seek the mlercifil sh elO-t' of a pi Ihilshoutse to Cscape starvation At the lemoi' t this 'wrethed, heart broken m) other lra,,dh l(-r weiarv steps it toward thie I iver along -'o'eentli street ''legalit cmrit;l('s w're rolling on Fifth i .v('nnue\,vith ladies l('oniIng easily ;1. :"i le le t.s (lent in ,j1 'e;il, 1,ink: s;lecr 1i11, lt po tler ile the babv iiri tottcrdl f'ebly v1 - ier siile :101 the ilf:n:t wih:tel ii hit' .u-m:5, b)oth w\ ':tk w\it hI h tU': r, mann\y a .t, imi1 tledl j(. k 1ing io1 lh bl ::hl I tand oilhe(it m .th w\in(foi\:; of fln- elt't ina a .cbar,t enrflly comb)ed atndl dvs 1l lie frimni over-feedlii . The o('st of one of th:-se e<lnipal;,s-. the p'rie e et of on f this lodes wl0.1111 have ;;iven br eadl, (lthing, life to d tihe tIhne a homelesa w:uderers 'T'he f(ood)11 t t dog wouild have made llx. riis meails for them. p This is no fane'- sk':eh. Ti is a ter ihle ieture of re:ll Ift in a eity whieb t ho:ists at'oganlltly of its; " mna ifie-ls v priv:te' el;i'-it les"' ud its '' nul,le publi( lilatinti l's. Tli noi wih her hit Itlo ones, s(ight ihs ulark r i as a ha\"v-)n of rest w<'dl(1 Ir"lably havet. hiall:1 :a ("o.:l l ol 'i::i n (' the ' "2tsif - I he 4:1 on :1ni the wti ll-p:.l otlieials whot "ri"I' thel other, I. t AMElUI(AN .\LDAtli. F'iaimer. 1 A Peasant,.who hald often hitanl that4 Tith was a Jeowel linig at the ib>ttoim Of a1 well, one14 day desendal~'i initl his 'wel to search for the Iteasure. 1lie skinniled i s knees and1( elb ows, bar'ked his nose, tIul)im old fork int o his foot, and shivered aroulnd for six long hours beforo his wife drie'.' him' upi andt asked: ''What in G'ooldness' Iameli wiere you doing down there ?"' "'Looking for Truth."' "'Why I could have tl O eot you went down that you eiete ~g gest Fool in America !"' Yucan get molre Tlruith thantl you want arounid any wvell-ellilb Tii F~SAITOR AND) TaHE sniAIl A Sailor w'ho had f14111n overboaIird andl was 5 spetedily initerview~ed b y a Shairk, eriiid' t t) his enemyei:i "My frientd, relid heShrk1" manwhokeps himstiel f II; (Vte wateri is of Teman who falls o verboard11 in Ilmsi iness call xpIect no0 fatvors. Of thle SI eriD', THii F1lOX, AND)i Tii: i'AROM I. A Folx one day made1( a call 1upon1 a Pe'asantit and4 bitterly comphaniiOedi of the F'ox-p;roof pens1. "'It isn' t b ecause .1 suffeir ait al1l," adldedl Ieyna~rd, "hut0 thinlk I owI ubcuomifortabl te it must hIe for the p)oor Fowl~vs. It is their <un:ditioni I wVish to) mlitigate." vissemett, and14 next eveing he4 ni'j~eglete1 Ito a hu t upi his~ flIwls. N'xt. m1oringI4 hie l'iame( acoTss te FoIx iust 1s lie had14 fini 'iiIhed feastiing oni ia fat Putil-t ani.1 e'riod4 oult :'"Ahl! this is tlhe way you take to "Well, you1 see'4,"' grilne I'(leyinard, "I feel very Islorrriy for' th e fo wls, hut ot t samelI time cann11ot affortd to iss anop Thelu man with tIen acres4 of landt to sew is the chap whol first sees the nieedl <f ant orphan a.sylum.-/)4 troi/ Pr: la 'i' 8 . PranEn.---I is estimated4 tiet the pawnokersl o' f New~ York city hiave fullsi 000,' f zle n hirp CO1M'NSA TIOV. Wiy mnst we mourn for vanished light, For plcasures lost, as fair as flecting, And weep beneath the eyes of night. The niemory of our morning greeting? S joy too weak to live alway? Is life so fond of pale-lbrowed sorrow That every hope that blooms to-day Must a<de anl (lie before to-moriow?" But nay," a voice within replied, So sweet I conld not choose but hear it, God never yet hath light denied To those whose somus can draw them near it. Look up in trust, ani sce beyond Those c'.odT:: of ill, this vain repining, A Fath("r's strength, sustained and fond, A Iathr's love, securely shining." ]ut ( ul,ting still ani weal, I moan, " Your IIaven's too far -give something rtearlr; Why are we left to stand alone, With ill gone by that madl 'ife dearer? The frieneds we sick clasp haimIs and pa-t. The '.ouls we Iove draw tlrobl'inlg near us Eye speal:s to eve, liear leans to heart, Then naulght remains to help or cheer us !' M. 1 B. PAINTUEl'S VENGEANCE. Thirty years ago the Belgian painter, utoine Wiertz, was astoinishin g th, rtistie world by the powerful but ex. "avagant productions which aro nov:x ibited at Uri si hi inl the mzuseui wiuei ears his ianme. 'Thought his brush was gencrnlly occi ied with cl:s-ical subjects or weird al gorie.tl desigis, sch as the "Contest Sweeni (ood and Evil," lie occasionally msetnted to paiit portraits. This was favor, however. wlhic lie only aceordel those whose physio nomy happened inter< st him. It may be added that is taste inclined rather to the grotesque [d ecceltrie tian the beautiful. One day he received a visit from a cer in M. van pach, a :otarv, w)ho hal enl seized with the desi e c to have his atures1. peri)t>etuated by thle celbratedi tist. Maitre von Spach-a dry, wri d, keeni-eyed old gentIliemun , withI an ulressionl of mingled shrewdness andi:1 -If imp,orlance-was one of the wealth st ien inl .1 Urssels, and as avariei(us lie wa' ri.eh; a characteristic whihb id pricunired himt the nicknnme of Mait a'ra"on. Wiertz wtas aware of his visitor's failing; ,verth;cel.t lie neceded to his request, ithout ildour. The fact was, he had cen cinctuered at first sight by the old rivener':s li' ureClue hieail. 'That lwad as a p'rfect trea:,ure to an artist, wit Ih I hahul craniiumn, wrinled foruehjead, iagey brows overhanging the sin:li I ielelii ('yer', hooked ntose, and thin pped mouth, which shut like a trap. i iertz was faseinlated, amd, while Ii.; sitor was polilp(ui.ly explaiiling his ishes, the art ist was taking mentalnote ( very line cd feature. "Hl u h nnelw Will the portraiit cost ?" as the notan'\'s cautions in(li'y. " v t erms are ten thousand francs, cie.u," was tlhe reply. The ha wyer staiite, stared ineredtu maly, shrtlggeid his shotulders, and took pI his hat. "Inl that ease,'' he answeret ily, "f have only to wish you good iuan'igi .i Alirined at the prospect of losing this r it?ising "subjeet," whom lhe had al 'a y in iaginatiiin t aisferred to can ts, Wiritez ht-t ned to adld: "Those are y t,ual tlits. 'ilutt us yir face inter ts ne, 1 am williiig to make a rede (i ill v>11' fivor. Suippose we ray live oiusuid ?" ]'iut M. van Spathi still olhjected, urlg lg that 's;-h at suml Wtas exorbitant. for. a strip of pinmted canivs."' At. lingth, utter mucih hiargatining and -ittion, lhe agee o a three thou. intl fraiies for thle portraril, " framie in.. hid ed'' anld, this hieing tt led, lie rose > bike li-ave. 'When mii I to h've you the Iirmst sit ig ?" lhe imaired. "Thre no tnry,"' reid lthle ur st, who h:il hits own' iintenttiions regard. ijieud joust noiw," liut will let you know the-i I h ave a miornin ig at lib'erty. Atu i viri TUhe mominent ius v-stotr hadu lift the Iiie , Wier-t z seized p al-t I e mud brtushles, uh:tied a tre.h e:mtvas on hits easel, undt bishied iin the outlines o.f the piortranl rcan imemiory. lie paintted ats if for ai mglter, whi hle. ilw im r datylighut lashed;: *'eenit ion, when eventing camne thle ic. uire was all lint inishied. He h0Iad relresetted thle old noitariv eate'd at a table strewnl with papers aiuil iirelhmiints, his fu ll faiee turined toi wiard ho ropoetator. The head - was ~ hiroughi t it ini masitterly relief againsit a shadowed muekgriumi, ande paintedi in thle airt ist's st style; hold, free and unconii')iveni hi ona, (hwing noi signsi of its hiurriedl ecui ion. Thel likenuess wvas striking" in its idility, giviing niot ionly tine features, lit hei ucharatinter andl expresion uof thle ori nal, uo that lie eava s-emndi instintt vithi life. , llu; folios ing monintugWiertiz gave ime -using tontehits to his workI, puti it ini a riaume, iand d ispatedi it to vein Spach, mist ructing the mnesseniger to wait for u oilswe%r. 1g riub'>edt his hands withI pleasure - hio picetured the old gentlemian's di-elih nmiusat iion whl~ichi this /ou rl fornc wionuld 'lr(ate n~ arLtis-tine irces. .Tn duo t imen thi m~Ilessenger retlurnied, wa hl thet picturei ini (one hand andu a note m t oe otieir. Wiert z hustily d ismiissi i tuim. i,janen thie letter, and "end as tel. ''Sui:- -T hog to ireturn your extrorm Ilinary pirodaictiton, whieh I cainnot sup 1050 isi jitned for my portr-ait, asu it inears nio sor-t of re-sembilancue to me. 'in ar-t, ans ini evi-ry thinhg elso, I li kc tu; have my mioney's wvorih for my money ai( I do not chioso to Lus YOU 1L000 fraunce for one afternoon's work. As you (It not 'untsider me worthI tihe t roub)lo of I iuiiitsing se-ri iisly, I n u eln m , I-Iheirte triainsations.- wvith you, and r nun, -ir, yoiurs obeliently-, ' i-Trili vAN NiPAeu," Whien the- ati t ri-cove.redi from i' aistni-hmeni-t it thlis re-niurkale epjisthi hue burst inuto a hit of laughter whichh muoulo th l do iiiiL "IIis mniey's w\ortl-ha, ha I MAitti II u-pagoin has overireachied himself it >)gOe. IIe c:mlt have sobl it for 1iV il':; what it c.ast him-the beni hlte llo placed the r'jected picture one more on the ci 1, an(d regardei it 1)n tld critically, only to becom e m or c ( Io Ue Ct i neved of itsi merit. iIe knetw thiat ni lltlges Wouhl pIrOnootie it, i e"ht i'alvr. Itis amlnit wwtllenlt began to giv -laco 'o irritation, at. the indignity t 1 hih his w\kl :atl leei subjected, an: t%pI;I proye(ts (f y('ige"unce rose h)ef,)r im :( he( paved the Iloor, with bent he:u und klit(e b)rn\cs. Nlddenly ie stopped short, his oyC parkling \itIi ii1 iwliuvns satisf;ct'io t an idea whiich lni ,14 suddenlv occnrret o hin. le ttok upl) his palettte, and S< to, worli umn the 1i:ture again, adroitl Iltk "!S ring id ,rtt);o hing. In an inwriyt'Iv shOrt space of time muhi rwentf a startlinug mnetamiorhosit While carefilly Ir:strvinig the likeines. het:lhad alt,rtd llw face! by exa,,ge"ratin, its eliumeteisi giving a Iilniing let It) Itie (li1 )l-s -t -yes, a tiinuner enrv, h> the thin lii. :mi0 a scow"l to the hear' iiis. A si tl' tleard appeared on ih :lhin, a1nd( the :-ttitud,e b'camte droop'int ii ti It cr,'e)it. '1h(1 the 1tol' nceslris vanishe thi, haieli und l):tomti1inge the w:all of l,with at 1.alred wCindhiw; while th bible, withl its lit t"r of paer l5 antl parel "innts, was t rtnsf orimed into a toing Itetch, beneath t wlich might be di: er.icd at pifcher and a1 to;f. \Wlien this was achieved to his satisfae io)n, the artist sign ied his work, an ;1uinmed on tihe frame a conspienor -11hel, withI the inscription: "Timlprisonec or 1)1t." '1'iin he sent for a fiaere, andt drov o Mllclciior's, the well-known pictur lealer iii the Rite de la Madilcim sc \id\thos o of"rs sltcl constant al r:tit ito lovers of ar. " "J have some"tling to show you," he .an Wiertz. "I laye just finished t.li tutly, which T think is f.liirly sucessflt o t you tind room for it ii your wit low ?'' o !"ex elaimedul t dealer (enthusiast it lly. "'My dear fellow, it is first, rate hI:v nothing of yours more strikin un, origiintl-:d that is saying mu1(ie! A11; il:('c d1O ,Vou put upontl it ?' "I inive rOt yet lecidtl," replied 11: aint"r. "(ive it a good place in ti: sii,tinw, aud it a itp)urc:ha:er presents hlin it l t I t': ov The pictire was imnedi.)tely instalit in the place of honor, :'al rOon itt tract< 1 enriius group. All (lay 'lchiier vindow was surrounded; and next morl ng the papers noticed the wonderf ticture, an(1 sent fresh crowds to ga: tt it-. Among the rest was a friend of Mait m:t1 Spach, w\ho could hardly believe b1 ,yes on recognizing the worthy notai in this "uestionablo shape. '' Ie has 'ned at onee to inform him of the lib)t,ri rliicht had been taken with his pe rso tial not long afterward the old lawyy( mist into the siip, startling its lpr trictor, who at once re c(Ognized the or ina1 of the faimouis pieture. "M. 1I(elchiir," begain the intiriue "I have bueen nule the victim of a Aim iih praict ical jioke liv tone of ytour c)iint [t is my portrait, sir, I1hat hangs in yo 1inulow; it is T, sir---T, 'Maitre van ipm) -who an held up to ridieule in that i1 aimous dau-p illoried for all the( wurl Ssee 11. a:ui imi)p)risied bIankrulpt ! - he thing is not it once removed I sin l1))ly to til' poliitc." At this flrent it h1)ietiure-dealer mere -mil'd. "I must rtfe.r you to the art* nousietur," he ret urni'i4d eOOlly. "Ti picture i)lontt s ti him, aindl T c:nmot r movie it11 wittlitlihis isit" Toh it 's t hosivttwet Matre v: fin]fit in. Ong en h-rig ithesuiob. "Ha,'titv i t u M te "i wasi h is l giIrein To w!ilitnit fotuinat iemi tanle mTied fli'r'tis iit- !f Pr twik e s it. I) to xtsmtotgken outw NhAts t1igt itxei i-nt'"ltr "e I Mow'i nsikr," t inh riupte ithe inot enttin shortiil se coute ie<ith se'fiu* Therme ~ t i ti masn iiyone Malchee awidow a ptitr-i ainu h tw. '' init on its bek ing tntrt " Nsiot of ite, rt p the o thr impgo' urali "i I i- tru atwr iittis aipieh lif minei ttt t'lhir',l': realy deuti't' i et hoit' itikis you, itdi ticuos."i i fi Yo nt s? I bli t1i te ttipitur' myii' potit, t lii i y portt ait!"cri. ''i itor, rpin, fli con upon f the fdo "lft cour iti hitii tsan oe ennt Itee ti Hiixis.e, hepite n liped,ii "you sidei~ yestrds ttmi 4 house, lIoWeVer. wlel he stopped short I nd r. 11'eted. Solong as that ill-ned'c t' canv::s rt,mained on view In Melciior'; widow h 1'olitl not know a moinent'; pc'e(c'. 'Ih.' story would b) sure to get t wind, and even his friends woull joinl in) I lt ' laugh again;t him. Ho would lardlc daro to show his face abroad. At. aii tncritice, this seandal must ho stopi ed. t But fifteen thoisand francs ! IHe fairlt c groaned as he relnct:utly retraced hib 4 steis toward the house. 1 1 ''Monsieur Wiertz," ho began in a i conciliatory tone, "I have reconsidered I j the matter, and-and I agree to your s temtis. I will take your picturo for the v y siltlt you1 named." 1 u Wi"rt z threw away his cigar and rose. "'Miisiour, you tcr0 very kind. But t' it lippens that I, too. have been consid- 3 ering, aid ,.a brilliant idea has occurred to mc." The notary shuddered. hio dreaded iert.'s ''leas," anid h4 ) had ia presenti ment that somec fresh disaster was in t store for himn. S"Wha t is it ?" ho ask:ed nervously. ''As my picture sens to have mi.ade a = rensation, I think I .0lud advertise it 1., e e rallied for, t t five fra,ies Ia ticket, and that alI the town mnaty Jlve ia calineo of st"oing it, I shall hi-e at oonunissioanaire to carry it l11ottgh the streets for a day a or i wo. No t had n otiot, eh ? 1 1aaitre van Sp':wIhl was spaeechless with t conisternattionu. "Youl-you vold not bt do thiat ?" he( stammluered. "Why not ? I am confident the planit W)nhd sn'"eecd---so cottidelt that 1 wutlldn't give it ilp for lss than thirityl t th1usandl francs--mloney down." S Th1e 1anft'rtntu:Itt nob'ary burst, into ai, tl cold 1crsptir:ttiott, mail wtilp'd hi:;fttrchead t with his handi4lkrchlief. To see hiimself e t rotted around I hussels on a porter's btack, labelled "Imprisoied for Ioht !" r It wast like at horriIil nilghtmaire. "Ifere," he ex:elaimed. de:aperately, tal:nfg loit, his poclet-bo4k4 he----'tr i:e i a -clwek for: the .1moliiit. For heaven's1 y :.:lke let me li lae the pietire, and I will saV 11 tmn- al ot it." 1alf an hour ntift"rward the dcetestalelc e:mava was in his ltr':;,ssion ; bilt it. was415 nol until he hmd 1 t'11 it oult of the framle mIatl burn-lt it to ashats that hit felt himt i1f safe from s(.11m' fresh lanifest ation of tht' painter's vet!;;anc"e. Mectimne. W1iertz enshed the check, :1.l :afte - deduceting the sutm of tenl th<ui 414nd fratnes- m r riCeo he lhadni irst de n 1de1d-forwarded the rest to the car it:ablo funid of the town"t in thr" ":ane of Ml1iaiL:e vanl Spaach. 1IE1 4,Il.'ESS OF IUSSIA. 11 IHAlITT.S OF Till ltOYAI F'AliLY. e Ilt ne Life of thIe 'zatr-0I'ow lie pendn' lPIN is In)w N li che Iliitin t Un4ielhinnt, t- Alt:ioughl stern and even overhearing . to the mtljority of those who sirrind i; him, Alexaandl"er TIT. ha.s always been ta -rsympthizinig andl nll'eltionate husbanud . and father. While it his iah:tee at Gat l- china, he hoebclI''s daily at oneo o'clock wt'ith his wife anad childrenl, and to th"s 1r, "al none but1 the l'sest inthanies of his faimily are ever admittel. After I uneheon, if there are nto further delu ' tathis to iceive or important butsine's i to at ti"nl to, the Czar goes out walking (jr riving in company witi Ihe Empress (1- r his sons;. Inl tho evening there is f often a. lit tle musi -, of which the Em press is as fltotn as the Emperor, antd lier Majcsty" is at good 1>i:mist. 'fih ." C'zir retir< s to led carly, tand by elevett t, o'clocrk all is sil -iee in thw ilperial "t' ;lapantents. )urii u the daytine 1i' '' Empriiess (t('enp1i4s a room <m) il thle gr'ou1'il a4 smalll pri vat I sfin 44re5(. The44 C'zarina's "I 1 bu'ir'I 'is lgani ty fne:iihed, bult inl a r', :.nmi:e style, mial wiithi 3no appearaniilice of luixury', exceptl~ 4-nehl us is given) by til. n1 1 presenice oif c'('t lint h andlsome1' ie(ces o4f 1. fuiriiiture' andI O"j( /.s (1(,, wich' rein4144 iy to testify to the in or' 'lIl exrvalgant taste ill oif former Ot'4ni14ints. The14 Empress4'5 i, 14n admtUirab?le' mi4aager, boithi of her1 time14 y,~ 1an44 (C e''ivrthingf 14t perita4ins to 1144' ni 14'4u14411o414 duieS. 141' grea'lt intlligence4'i r's an1 (extraodiin4ary infhwnei(e (over) her lhus ('1 14m144 14nd4 1al1 <.th r4 i-rsns4 wihio are') lie 1brouhight int14 ('on1ta't witIh 14wr. at1 'r'iin: in-mS1t. ')' r. I1 4 (n i 'd sizlrv, was4 a1 modeihl of l:ent iof the sweep'~inig refor4lms inl tie is tbin&isttion44 of theii oIthier ov'ergr'ow . hii: p:4') 4. She' 514 is patones, 4am44 tak0s 34s tir. fu' :is po44'silei a4n ltiv almr 5111in the144 w4?34: mani!1I4men4t, (if 14ud1f th char(1441italel in. stituitioIns ill Russ4-ia, and) 1p41art1iil at th4.e (InC ny'e conne't434d w:1ith14 1h 1,r1 -r. mornin4g, whlile( 114w Empero)(''r is Ims i'. 4r4-.iv.s 111e repor441ts of M. ~1M)'i:motl' and visi'4 of the var1ious4' tsoities in wh1i44 -'l-' 1, initerested(. The4 Empress1'4s soli 434i 411 tI 1l4 for the safety olf 1h4r husbandliit ('1111 w l known', andl it hais b4e(n observi'' 'd 14 tha:t shet 1s never) ait ('ase4 when' Jie i: ('n41led away11 from home. The4( :xlucaltion41 o4' nI 1 enre'4 oif her1 chliirn a'lso11(44 ngross mnel ''zareOvitch:. is ini his fourt'eenth year), ruiI rewmb11le' s i mother: in ftutire.~ jE' i: hec of ill ac'tive and4 lively d 4ispo(sitionl, and44 fir his 2 years is fir aldvancet'd ini 1his stuIdies. 114 144 is a4iways1 ih' laniguatgEi emp11loye.l 1by the imper4'1ial famIily whe4(n they4 4r4 t111 ether 1,u wheni the( boys are'( with1 I-inish on i 1terna41t(e (11ys. S-ix houirsa day ' 444 devo'4ted 1to studyl by~ 111( youn1i4 pinces'~', liut Ihleir eduIcaltI(n is niot lliil also 114 pr i'-d ini41 ligand441shoot ing, mal4( the Czr vi.4 ch41 is, it is (OI.41, a1lread4(y a4 ;moil shit 44444 rides; well, u.1 Aw.v ir (Gor.--Tt is estimated that 1144' liritishi workmen 1(1 and( women01 spen'I (41 mor4 than a1:4 41 ifth of(4' their wVageso 075, (100.% ou ~i(it (If ?Ei50,000,000) for bieer artd Ai4 m:*%'ws' advertised(1-"'A sewing ma 44 h'inei( for twen4ty-tiv4 (cents ini stamps1." and.1144 his dupe1(s d1al mi.t see 1the p)oint unitil th evr''(E rec i a~ e'.ri 11 n1(e(11C _. DOMESTIC rECIPES Ponx AND VxUsTArsPZ.-Peel and Ae thin six goodesized potatoes, and e onion, one-half pound sweet salt rk cut in thin slices, and fry brown e pound of beef or veal cut thin and so fried rare in pork drippings. . Make good crust as for biscuit, not too rion; se your pan around the sides only line o bottom with the pork, then a layer meat, potatoes and onions; season with pper and salt to taste and cover with a in layer of crust; repeat until the veg ables and mest are used up, then pour suficient hot water to cover, finish ith a crust. Bake one hour in mod ate oven. LYONAIsEF POTATOES.--Take a half >ndcl of cold boiled potatoes, two ounees onions, a heaping teaspoonful of inced parsley, butter size of an egg. lice the potatoes, put the butter into a mcepan and when hot throw in the aopped onion, which must be fried a lt brown, then add the sliced potatoes ich turn until they are thoroughly ot and of a light color. Pn1sgEm CIoxE.-Boil the chicken ntil the meat will soparate from the ones readily; use just as little water as ossible to cook it in; after you have iken the chicken out and removed the ones, cut it in small pieces :md put ack into the Kettle with the broth and oil until very tender, then put it into basin and turn what little broth re mains in tho kettle over it; put in a ress and leave until cold; when cold lice thin. CIIoIaIKx Pip.-Divido the chicken at 11 the joints and boil unt il tnder; season vith salt and pepper, make a nice, rich >isouit dough and roll to an inch thiok iess; line your pan or pudding dish on he sides only, letting the crust roll down ver the edge of the ?)anl; put in the hicken, and add butter generously and lour enough to .-hicken the gravy; lot it oil up good, then pour over the meat intil covered; boil the top crust and over, having previously seasoned to taste, pressing the crust well over. the edges, nut, mix in the minced parsley and servo imm1edi:.tely. TossF.n POTATOEs.-Boil some potatoes in their skins; peel them and out into small pieces, toss them over the fire in a mixture of cream, butter rolled in flour pepper and salt till they are hot and well :-overcd with the sauce. Serve while they are quite hot. BROILED PoTATOES.-Parboil large potatoes and cut then into thin slices; broil the slices on a gridiron, which has been well greased, until brown on both sides. Season and serve on a hot dish. --Thcllouschold. THE LIME-KILN CLUB. Phe President .spenks of a man an he feun Him,. [From the Detroit Free Press.] As soon as Pickles Smith had ceased oughing in that mournful way peculiar o himself, and Trusteo Pullback had got hrough disputing with Samuel Shin Lhout the age of Judas Iscariot, the riangle sounded and Brother Gardner rose and said: " )eath has once more invaded our anks. I yesterday received a letter con ninin' do informashun dat Brombustus )o Witt, an honorary member of din lub, residin' at Bowling Green, Stato of Caintucky, had expired from airth away. Ians any member al.ythin' to offer ?" Judge Cadaver offered a resolution of ymp)athy for the bereaved widow and atherless chiildren. Syntax JTohnson moved that Paradise ill be draped in mourning for tht ipaic of sixty dlays. The Rev. Penstock moved that whiat vas the Lime-Kiln Club's loss was the leceasedl Ibrothier's eternal gain. Buckingham Jones suggested that the -hub contribute the sunm of $5,000 towvard monument with a angel perchied on "Gem'len," said thme President as he vaved them dowui, "' I knew Brombustus vell. In fatck, lhe anm de only man who I ber stole my dlOg. lie has eaten at my louise, an' I has slept in his an' tooken >reakfaist at ihe nighest second class iotel. We shall adopt a skedule as fol ows: ' WVe ant grieved dast Bronibustus ias piassed away, but would lie have imounuted to shucks had he lihed ? "' 'le was kind to (de poor, but he stole hiichuns front (10 rich. "'lle was honest an' upright, but lie niebber had a chance to trade hiosses or heat a street kyar company. "'lIe had many virtues, but (dcy wvar' o4fTset by umany vices. While he wvould have 'stamblishied an orfun asyhnnm if lie had dhe mioney to (1o it, lie inivariahi tried to pa~y his (1ues wid tradoe dollars or coun terfeit halves. "' 'While we hope lhe ant hetter oft, we thzan't he0 ohier anxious to inquar' fur him when we reach de nex' world.' ' iemt'len, Brombuiistus Do Witt was an iiverage mian, lie lihed in (10 aiv :'um' way, miixini' do good ani' (d0 had till you couildn't allus tell whxeder to fin' him leamnin' ober (de front gait or ly.in' onl do grass biehint' do ha'n. lie had his good uan' his bad streaks, an' we shain't praise de fust ani' conceal do las'. If lie am better (off we amt glad on't. If lie has gone to any wuss kenutry den (is it am our solemin dooty to feel as sorry as we know hio w. Any resolnshuns mtenshunini' his wife an' chiilh'on ant so much talk frown away, fur he was too lazy to support a wrife ani' contsequiently nebiber got mar'd. We will hianig ai cheap1 picce o' crape on de( doah11, an' forgive hinm do six shilin' dueiis lie owed do club."' The Japanese Indemnity. The return of the Simoonoseki indem. nity has cauisedl great pleasure in ,Jap)an, not only as a just and honorable aict, but also as a practical evidence that at least ('ne great Western power p)uts this Asiatic country on a pari wvithi the fore most nations of Europe in its claims to in ternation al cour tosy anid considleration. Tlhiis result arouses the ill feeling of some of the English residents of Yokohama,who say thtat the restoration of the money was niot made from a contviction of its justice, biut only with a shrewd busiiness aim to secure Japanese favor. Great ,Britain was one of the countries that joined with the United1 States in fining Japan for acts which the Government of 'that country was not resp)onsib)le for, and which were committed by a rebel prince whose aniniosity was excited by the Glovernient's friendliness to foreigners. It was an outrage to dlemandi indemnity for trivial losses inflicted on foreign vessels and other property from such a catuis; and thme actioii of the United States was aii acknowledgmentt of the outrage and a reparation of part of it. The universal tone of the press and pub. lie discussion here shows that the simple puirpose of Congress in restoring the w.. diemnity was an act of justice, and not to seek an advantage in trade rivalry. TnIANanATEID from the Omnibu48 .*"I regret mtuch, Mr. Captain, the requested furlough not to grant; now is not the time for plcasure." "Mr. Colonel, I need the furlough not fer pleasard; I want to-marry." "WIPE) OUT" AT LAST. s 1 MTO1tY OF A FA3 li'A l4000T ow C OrSTERt'M UOMMAND. li teturns to ('IIIIt/t on. but Lonr,, for Ills ol l axcling Lile, tlrs nn Atn,olnt" 1l ment and (ioex to fil, 1 e,ath, I1 [From the Detroit Free Prohw.J teaders of the Prcc PreRR will re- t lemler a series of articles that appeared t I these columns tpward of a year ago, (ing the adventures of a guide and 'oult. u1pol the plains. The hero of them as George Singe-, a native of Lynn, lass. At an early age he was placed at t -ork in one of the shoe manufacturing stablishmnUftm in this city, but when 19 ears of age, became infatuihted tby tales f border life, and started for the far Vest im 1850. le soon attached him. elf to Phil Kearney's command, in the al'acity of a hiuter, and went with him o the scene of the Mountain Meadow alssacre. The celebrated Brady, the 41o1ut, was with the leamllo commantd, and strong attachment sprang pl between he two. A great many wagon trains of cmi 'rants were crossing the plains in those li vs anud one of the chief duties of Unco m':a soldiers was to protect them from idians, or "Ingjins," as Singer called hem. As guides and hunters for these rains Brady and Singer were constantly nployed for years, during which time, e used to declare, ho became familiar iths every trail, water course and range rota Texas to Oregon. He had picked pit a smattering of nearly every Indian ngue, and spoke Spanish fluently. He as hunting for Custer's command at he time he was annihilated, 1mt he was way on a scout at the time. Custer, he leelare;l, was afraid of no man living, id had a supren(n contempt for the In hans. "I never knew him," said he, -to hesitate nn instant when lio came 1po1 a band of Tndians lie was pursuing. le would draw his sabre, jam his spurs ito shi horse's ilanks acnd shout Charge !' and away he wculd go, rode it front, of his mn1en. fie was always the irst into a fight, riding down the savages, dasliig riaht and left, and yelling like 1ilemon. Of the cause of Singer coming to De 'roit he was ever reticent, or why he <houtld come here at all, He said that Ile opening of an old wound rendered min unnfit for the life of a scout, but to Tehit E. Long lie intimated that there witis another reason why ie came, and withoult admitting anything, conveyed i' impression that ie desired to reminn I obscurity for a time. Certain it is hat, when interviewed by the reporter, aw, re(",;;(sted that his name Ite withheld roml ilmbliention, snying that. Ie desired mo totoriety. le had a little brick shop an the corner of Jolt It. and Center ,i reeets, and wias very skillful in making line shoes for women's wear. In fact hle very soonl built up such a custoni ado that ie gave employment to tl it n"rnyneln. One of the first ac(inaintances lie made in the city was John E. Long, the gun mith, vio gave the reporter a "pointer." tiimger was a man of about medium height, broad in the shoulders, deep in the chest, an<l his arms were a sight to bleholi. HI Taad I been twice a prisoner to he Tnlians, and one day drew off his blue woolen shirt, baring a Iody that b)ore the ttariks of seven bullet woulnds. One of Ihiese missiles had struck him in the right breast and passed olt some i;tince below the right shoulder-blade. ''is womid had healed imperfectly, and its opelting was the cause he assigned toir returtning to civilization. H ta oft,'n expr-ssed a doire to return to his old life, and one day in the spring if 1802, the repoter found htim in Long's gittna stre purhaliniig a repet'ing rifle. HI Itaed that somtet ime previouts he had wr'ittilt to thle Watr D)epartmnent naking an tippoitm ent as scotut, and had jutst r,'eeivedii orders tuo proeed to St. Lottis anid repiort f(or dutty as a guide for Gen. arook's commtand. lie left 1Detro'it t hit inightt, atnd promrise'd t> write to Mr. Lon'tg and the reptorter, lbut hte foiled to keep his word. ]toi'intly [the rep)orter imett Mr. Long 'und inqutiredi if lie had heard from their ld friaetd ? "N(o,"' replied Mr Long, "'andi I do riot explect to., A short, time igo I read, it connect'tionI with Crook's campaignl iginst the Inditans, thtat the body of -higir, the scout, was found riddled with butllets." Bloodhiountds Fight en the Stidge. An unexpected incident oenrredi dutr the peirformatntce (If "'[Uce Tom's Calbin'' b y ,Jay iatl's Idleal Cotmpany att Hav urhy's 1'Teat re, lBrooklyni. Ini was in the tiet in whtich thle H arris famnily make a dash for liberty. Theli two bt(tlodhundsil wh ichi are b roiughit tint lie stage to pursuie lie fuigitIives, inisteiadl of performinig their part iln tIe ptlay, jumpnletd at 'ach othter's i bato and at onice entgnged1 int a despier Ii' tight oni thei. stage. 'iThe brutes rolledl ovir itot the ortebestra, putting :rwiniig the aittieneco inito a state of tost, may of the ladieE screamning ftoti frighit. L. F. Speancer, whlo took the part otf (/w inem F 'W/cch, M~r. McCotnnell, the manauiigir, antd two oIlier members (If the :ioitpatny jiumpetd otff te stage, atnd, after a log strtiggli', sneeeddi in separating It h loiidhoiunids, btut not before Mr. Siecr hadit his right htata severely bit tin. The dlogs were then removed from lie teatre, antd ditd ntot appear again fr somne time, Mr. Spetncer wasu un 'Iibh, i O(continuot in his part, anld Mr. Hi. S. D )utlield assumnetd it during the re miniuder otf the performance. 'Tlie bloodhlotundls were recently brough t 'in froma Ciinaititi, while their regular klet't, al colore;d man, was left hehindt. That, afternoon they fought in thei sIotabe in H eniry street, where they were kepit, and they rentewed the fight as so<mi as they were brought onl the sttage. The,( accurrence createdl almosi t apaieii in the btirge audience. A Yo'runns Ntvsr,.- Mr. W. A. Wilkins ei r of the Whitelall Imr,s antdanthor Mlystery, '' wmhich moade a great deal of t alk tuinig t he State camipaignt last year, is wr'itingt antother ntove'l. Hie lays hi.s plot this time aboitt a watering place ho telh andi will doe the subject full justice.