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VOL.XV.PI-CKENS-9 S. Co, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 86 Inathe Lonely Baek Pew. The sermon was fong and the preacker was The eusion was soft and the corner was And, musing, I know Dy my side in the pew Was a dear little faoo that was dimpled and rosy. A stray bit of lace and the curl of a feather Lay lose "aw chock, and I didn't care Tservie was long. Or teirting was wrong In a lonely back pow, as we knelt down to gether. In reading we prayers we had one book be. tween ust 8o sweet was her smile that, had nobody seen us, While bent on our knees (Oh how Cupid did teasel) I had stolen a kiss with the prayer book tc screen us. In the oriel window the sunlight was gleam. In my frowsy old brain I felt love fancies teeusw; Then my heart gave a thump But my head got a bump On the back of the pow-I had only boon dreaming. -Life. A SOCIETY LADY. Maw the Demands of Fashion Are Sat isfled. lreo .ne Morning Bath to the Evening Reception. A LIFE OF LUXURY. A little French gilt timepiece ticking away the minutes mn an upper room of one of Murray hill's fine residences s'uck the half-hour beyond 9 o'clock on a i'ecent morning, and while its deep cathedral note yet echoed upon the air there was a sudden movement among the lace hangings of a brass bedstead standing in a recess of the same apart . ment, and a woman's face looked forth. The room was full of pretty things, warm with the blaze of a hickory fire, and brilliant with the dazzling winter sunshine, which, filtering through the draperies of the broad windows, lay in patches of light on floor and furnish ings, but there was nothing one-half so pretty, so warm, or so brilliant, no pict ure so sunny or dazzling within the four walls, as that made by this same face, the face of a young and iovely woman, which, flushed from the pillow's downy caress, the eyes dewy with sleep, and the rumpled chestnut hair framing the whole in sweet confusion looked out to see what had awakened its owner. "Oh, it's you, you. chattering little clock," as her eye fell upon the telltale hands, then, before she sank back into her nesst, she leaned out to touch an electric button within easy reach. A moment and a soft knock prefaced the entrance of a neat-looking middle-aged woman in cap and apron. "Good morning, Barker,' came from thu pillows. "My bath, please;" and Parker opened a second door and dis appeared. In three minutes she was back standing at the bedside with a bath g.:n of thick, soft flannel and a pair of low shoes, warm and woolly. Tho young woman got up, suffered the tiannel garment to be thrown over her laoe and cambric night dress, thrust two white feet into the wadded shoes, and crossmt to the bath-room. Barker only waited to ttke from various dn ylvers and presses an outfit of feminins$apparel, finished with an em broider. muslin combing gown whose ribbons were of the same pale-pink hue as tinted the silken stockings, before sill vanished a second timef, and the room was left to the clock and the fire, with occasional inutleud splashings from ithe naiad in her tub. But not for long. '1' he hall i0oor un -elosel again to ahuit a tall old ne'Lrress, ;black It.< Erebus, liert' head bound in a ibrilliant bandana., She shiifutte to the ,door of the bath-room, and knocked. "'hyoui readly, honey?' ifromi with in; then: "Y~ou mayt3 'omeo now,' and onice morei the fire' andt clock had it all their own way in the oulter apartment. .Next Barker reapplearedi bea ring a silver' tray, ont which wa':s a cup of boumil Ion with somoc wafer-like crackers. She~ had scarcely placed her tray uplonl a stnd and wrhietled a luxurious TLurkish chair before the crackling lire when the inner door was fhung wide open1 and, fresh from her plunge anid glowing with mammy's vigorous massage, Beauty came out, her ianinel gown wrap>ed warmul about her and her beautiful hair still closely snooded in its oilskin cap. She sank with supple)1 grace into her waiting chair, the stand with its light refreshment. quickly lifted to her sidIe; t,.jen, as the lire gleanmed too ardently on f.he soft, cleal' skin, Barker inter .posed a glass screen, which tempered the flame's fervor, while It. took nothing from Its.cheerful light. While the bouillon was sipped and the crackers munched mamumy brought a low hassock, upon which . he dlrow her young mistress' feet, and with gentle, caressing touch put aside the wadded shoes and Incased each slender ankle and arched Instep In its silken covering, using a silver shoe-horn of exquisite -workmanship to spring the little satin all r to Its place. 'Ten mademoiselle stood up while the black hands went deftly on with the task thefy loved so well. "You's jest like cz if you was a baby yet, honey," the old1 woman said, pat ting the lovely shoulders which rose smooth and dimp>led above the cobweb -chenm se; and, "'Deed, I wish you was," as she slippd the clinging pettleoat'of knitted sikover her chlarge's head. Mademdoiselle laughed, andi the dress -ing went en till, the last ribbon of the' muslin gwn tiedI, mammy was ferced relnetan ty enougb to resig her nocrs. * .Inog to another's care. For Barker had not beeni idle during tthe robing process. The bouillon tray anid stand were gone' a low dressing-. :table whose beveled mirror was the per footion of reflective excellence had ben tundocatch th'e proper light, an armlene ehair p)laced before It, and now, flanked byher Implements of office rows of silver-mounted brushes and combs, steel p ins, muadles, and per fumed water-the es!~tess of the hair dressing ceremonia awaited her victim. Mdemoiselle seated herself, Barker slipped off the oilskin cap, loosened some pins, letting the veil of chestnut hair fall in wavy richness quite to the floor, and began her work. As the tire woman labored her mistress let her eyes 11stray 1illy before her, antd her glance IOli uDOn a little Ocratal Wfue upon tbo dressing-tablo whi~ch held a single rading rose. What did she see in its rusty petals mnd crumpled leaf to call up that curious balf-tender light to her face,-and why should this expression die slowly away and the proud lines of the exquisite mouth obtrusively show in its steadP "Barker," coldly, "don't keep flowers about that are not fresh." "No, miss," said Barker respectfully butwonderingly; then her eye, too, fell upon the condemned Marechal Niel. "1 left "^ rose, miss, because you had it in your hand last night when you came in, and there was abit of water in the vase where you put it, so 1 thought you would not wish it disturbed." Did a faint blush mantle that smooth white brow, or was it the wanton fire light which filled the room? "Very well, Barker; it is of no further value." And now the hair is done and the muslin gown is dofled for a robe of pale India cashmere lined throughout with quilted satin and trimmned from neck to hem and at throat and wrists with cost ly fur. Then Barker hands a bit of embroidered cambric exhaling a faint spicy fragrance, and draws aside a heavy portiere, through which made moiselle passes to a lmorning-rool be yond, a beautiful, cozy apartment full of brle-a-brae and objects of art, an open upright piano in one corner, with a banjo, the latest craze, tilting its flat sphere against one leg. A sea-coal fire glows in the burnished grate, a tiger skin rug sprawls before it, and a break fast service of transparent china and old silver is set out upon a claw-legged mahogany table near the center of the room. As mademoiselle enters, a beautiful collie leaps forward, fawning against her and thrusting his nose under her caressing hand. His mistress pats him a little absently and moves on to the table, where at her plate is piled the morning mail. Letters, notes, cards of invitation, one or two black-edged funeral announcenent.s, for death moves in the best society, too-she looks them all over without great eagerness, though her eyes brighten when she opens one to read that a prominent man of fashion begs the honor of leading a coming much-t;dked-of cotillon with her, nor do they dull when the next note informs her that her presence is desirsd among t small select party which an aristo cratic society matron is arranging to take to her country-house for a winter's lark. She goes on through her letters while a servant brings the breakfast fruit, chocolate, a pair of reed birds, with potatoes a la cremte, with an omielette aux conitures. MIademloiselle eatts with relish and appetite, while the dog, on his haunches by her side, his forefect on the floor, makes with his head in the air a lono, silky, inclined plane of his back, whic'h ends effectively in a brush of waving fur. His eyes follow every movemlent of the fair eater, but his dlulmb entreaty gains him naught till the meal is done. One letter of her many that morning she has not yet opeied. She takes this now, and as she breaks the seal the samte fleeting look which the dying rose had evolved comes back. The note is short, a half dozen lines: "I found my orders awaiting me last night. I leave to-night. May I call late this afternoon to say good-by?" The letter drops from her hand. The dog sees her cessation from writing and conies over to her feet. "Yes, Sultan," she says, stroking his head, "lie may coeic to say good-by, and then we will think no more of this charming young officer with his small pay and slow proynotion, and his tempt mng sugg*stion of frontier barracks life." One more letter is qulickly adlded to the niumlber wvaiting~ to be sent, thea malIdemilClO hxurrxies to her r'oomi, whlere Bar'ker already awaits her. Twenty Rminutes later, pecrfectly driessed in a costume of cloth and fur', wvhose elegant simplj)ielty' equaled its elx travagant cost, gloved like a Frenchi wVomain and shod like an EniglishI peer ess, mnadiemoiselle enters hecr carriage, and the tall footxmanx holding the door bends to receive her' inlitlal order. She drives to her tailor's where she mlounits a woodoen horse to hav'e a ne1w habit adjusted, to the jeweler's to select a p)resent for' a fashiionable wedding; at a llor'ist's she orders a funeral piece sent to a society house of mnour'ning; she leaves her carriage for five minultes aIt a pilcture-galler'y to glance at a canvas whieh her world is discussing; jhe shows her'self at a businless meetin of a chalritable organizationi of which she IA a miember long enough to say that shRe will stand at the Russian table in a com~ing festival; she dr'ives to the furx nr'rs to chloose her sables, and to her bootmuaker's for conisultation over bot, tineCs a lai St. Petersbuorg, Rand she hurries finally in1to thRe boudoir of lien doarest "Just to hope3, dlear, that y'ou ar'e go ing dbown to Oakcliff' with Mrs. Li. oni the '21st. No? So sorrv. And, oh, Neil, will you kindly lend' me that little book on1 figures for the gei'man your brothler senIt out fromn Vienna last moRnthi? Mr. R. anid I want somie novel ties for the Worthington hall.'' "'That is the last, she1 says to herself thankfully when shRe has kissed heCr frienid good-hy, and( "'lIme,'' is thle word thRe footmIani takes as lie climbs to thie coachmnan's sidle. It is 2:301 when Blarker is gettinig her out of hxer outdoor01 wrap>s, m lunceheon is ser'ved, she is tol. I'haRt meal over, rlhe lmst give he'r mlaidl teln muinutes' conIabJ over tihe evening's d1resses anid twenlty maor'e to) c'riti(cise an3 arrnemient' lien dre'tssmaker' has1 senRt fox' inispectionl. Thon01 a few momlenits to loll amonllg theo cushlionxs of her divan sk immIinig the chapterls of thie last niovel before alnot her toilet is inl order. At 5 she is again ini thme carriage ixi ai smnpjtulous rleceptionh dress, rolling to an1 "afternioon." Tlwo are down 03n her tablets . for thant daly, and1( by nxice calculation sIRe gets the cream of both before, shxortly 'after 6, shxe stands once more in her own lhll and learns from the servant InI attendl ance that a gentlemean is waiting to be receivedi ht the greeni pa:rlor'. In all the bravery of brilliant dress, dropping only the fur-lined carrilage wrap, shRo crosses the ball. Fifteen, twenty mmrutes pass, then the portiere of the green parlor Is put asidle and( a young man conies out. His face Is pale and hiis lips are compressed, but his bearing is orect.rndl solierIy, and there 18 a grlnam of sn-th ing in i s. kI..dlI-g eye which may be ia line scorn when that mist of tenderne4 has cleared away. Mademoiselle gos up-stairs a trifle languidly. Her room is brilliant with warmth and light, and on the bed is spread an evening dress, all lace and silken sheen. 'There is no hurry, Barker," she says, briefly; "we entertain at ionme to-night., and c'inner is not until ,bhalf-past 8. Help nie oi: with these things; give me a loose gown and I'fteen mintes here before the fire." "Your flowers for to-night," says the maid, answering mademoiselle's ring half an hour later, but the young girI scarcely glanoes at the huge bouquet the woman is bearing. "I shall be late, Barker," she says; "nake haste to dress me." There are two hours of dinner and three hours of ball got through with be fore mademoiselle's day is really done and the potted belle finds her lace canopied couch. Tie world has been at her feet, and the expression of triiinph and power does not wholly leave the perfect face even after the fringed lids aro closed and the soft sweet breath comes regularly through the just parted lips.-N. Y Tines. Jumbo on a Tear. Jumbo is a sedate chimpanzee and has received a Christian education. Visitols at the museum will have noticed him, as he occupied a eare in the third story of the museum, :nl was ver, Vivacious at times, showing great strength in shaking the heavy iron bar and swinging with solenii cadence on the flying trapeze. "Jum" is a charac ter and his exploits recently showed hin to be a schemer of no mean order. The fastenings of his cagl;e were thought secure, his keeper Lowlanda, always tak ing the precaution to carefully padlock the bars; but woe alas to carelessness! A key was left in the lock and his worthy nmonkeyship proceeded with great cam tion and subtlety to unfasten his lock and liberate himself from the dreary confines of the cage. Once out Junbo. like all true revolutionists, made license of liberty and comeincnd to free the birds by running across to the other cages; letting out the cocatoos, parrots and other rare birds. and stirring them up with a club, as various marks fiund on the aforesaid birds would indicate. There is a Ia rge glat.s cage in the Imu seu, and on the saime floor, in which are kept several snakes of the constrict or species. A Bunsomi bairnier, connceted with tubing and lighted to warm tle occupants, was burninig, and the (;allie look:ng chimpanzee thought lie would mnvestigate. Iow it occurred the keeper could not, tell, but coiniig up-stairs, he heard the unusual chatter of the feath ered tribe, and then suddenly a fiendish yell, that Indicated something unusually interesting, and startling. Bounding up stairs a strange sight (imet his gaze. The monkey had just leaped out of the snake den and a large constrictor was drag ging after him, his fangs fastened in the unhappy Juni's stump of a tail. At the sight of the keeper the howlin- mon key made for the stairs, the sna o still clinging to him, sweeplng a dozen sleeping parrots out of the way, who set up a perfect pandemonium of screeches at the disturbance. Lowanda says it was worth a man's life to see that chim panzeo go down the stairs and thump ing the constrictor after him, who like a bull-dog never let up. Hastily closing the snake den and extinguishing the light, Lowanda ran down to the second floor and then began the chase. Over the freak stages, upsetting chairs and smashing medicine and photographs in a Way that was a caution; then crossing the hall, leaping the iron grating that sep)arates the crowds from the theater, the monkey wvent at a headlong gait, leaving his snakeship strandled hi gh and dry on the wire grating--a wiser if not thoroughly awakened snake. Down into the darkness of the passa~ge went "Juni," and at the bottom of the stairs he collided with a coloredl girl who was working about the builing, and the now thoroughly frightened monkey, chattering and jibbering, clung with might and main to his friend "in need." Lo wanda says lie appeared at the top of the landing just as they rolled ever, and that the chimpanzee had a lot of bangs and frizzes of African fashion and cut in his paws; howsoever be it, "u"was captured and takeni back to his deon, docile and wvheezing slightly from his exertions. When a reporter saw him he was esconseed demurely on his haunches, and at the approach of the newspaper man lie cocked his eye and scratched his chinchilla whiskers as much as to say. "01(d chiappie, it's a cold (lay when we get left."-SI. Paul Globe. Coinundr1umis. People are tired of coinundrums; in fact, conundlrums may be said to be en tirely out of (late; therefore this new system will he "as wvelconme as the flow eras that bloom in the spring.'' The idlea is to propounid the answer to a conundhrum and let the sufferer guess the question, so to speak. For example, here are some answers to conundrums: Because one is isinglass and the other is glass in eyes; because they mew till lato (multilate); one is a barn-door and the other is a darn bore; because lie met-a physician; one earns his livino and the other urns his (dead; because Ile missed his strain (train); one hates the book and the other baits the hook; because it is ai boy caught (boycott); because lie favors a free ballot and a full count. We are not off'ering prizes for the correct ques tions to thiese answers; we merely make the suggestion to vary the monotony of the almanac and minstrel conundrums long endured by a piatient pl)ihc. Chicago Rambler'. There is a certain man about town whose generosity is not unbounded, lie is quite ready to accept, andl even to ask for, favors, but is not so often known to reciprocate. There come to him, how ever, as to all imen sooner or later, oc (easionis when it is Inpossible to avoid the semjblannce of h8spitality anid genior osity, eveii if he possesses it not. A for imula of his for such (lire necessity, I hear runs ini this way: (Moderato) -- "'I'd invite you to dinner to-day (an dante) but we areo to have codfish to (lay (allegro and st accato, without wvalt ing for a dreaded~ accept ance) and I know vou don11't like codfirh"--.Roaon TIHE I[UNGACIAN COKERS'. Something About the Connellwlto Ieglon and Its Nine Thousand Strikers. A Mt. Pleasant, 'a., correspondent writes: The Connellsville coke region, where nine thousand men are strikinn for increased wanes, and where a smaff army of deputy slterill's and detectives are stationed to protect proptrty, is com paratively little known outside of west ern Pennsylvania. The first llungarian labor in the coke region arrived at the Morewood works in the spring of 1880. It consisted of five families. They were ignorant, tilthy, and apparently semi-barbarous. TIhey were domiciled in a long, low shed oli the hillside above the Morewood ovens, and here they lived tint ii provided witli frame houses by lie company. The wo men dressed then as they do now, in short blue drillinr skirt. lop> boots, and gaudy bodice anld kerchief. It was a picturesque costumc, barring the dirt. Shortly after the arrival of the first families a little child lied. Nothing was said about the matter rmtil the superin tendent of the mines happened into their abode on business. lie found the par ents preparing to bury the infant in a raisin-box. Last week the wife of a Hungarian labori"r died at one of the stations on the Baltimore and 0hio road. The body was placed in a collin, and, accompani'ed by the husband, taken by train to Suter station. There it was taken from the baggage-ear and plac(td on the depot platforni. Just as the west bound train pulled out, the eastern train halted; the llungariatn leaped aboard and went back to his work, leaving the Lorpse behind. It was buried by some people in the neighborhood wio wit nesset the occurrence. In defense of his ction the man said he was afraid of losing his job if lie waited to bury his wife. No class of people, except. perh aps, the Chinese, are so grasping in the mat ter of money. 'T'heir purchases at the 2omp any or '"pluck-me" stores are con lined to the coimlonlest necessaries of life, such as bacon, llour, and potatoes. T'hey indulge in no luxuries, except whisky that cuts like a rip-saw. W h the assistance of his wife and a half ;rownt soil, one Hun "arian in three years, at McClure's work, saved $2,900, and went home to lite like a prince. Decasionally a family will go west to live on a farm, but this is the exception. At Morewood the Hungarians violate the revenue and license laws by selling lituor to friends and neighbors. Ihe samle is true at Alice, Bessemer, and :ther places where they are employed. When tired with whisky they are reek less, vicious, and revengeful, Using knife and bludgeon itdiseritninately. Over oiie-lialf of the criminal business trais acted by the local justices here and at Scottdale and Conneilsville comes fron the Hmngarian iand Polish contingent it the region. 'T'here are exceptions to this, however here and there a home will be foun that will cotlme in cleanliness :ul ap parent thrift with any American citi zen's, but such persons get away fro: the coke cotuntr;y as fast as they can, 'There is one feature of the strike at Morewood and Stnabrd that, has not been spoken of. iln the background anti out of Ihtarm's way when danger threat eited, were native American miners, urging on the lawless demonstralions of the Mlagyars. 'The English, Irish, and American coke-workers hate the IIun garians. The English and Irish Iad the p]laces of the strikers five years ago, and were the club which the operators used to subjugate the home talent. The object of the mining leaders is to urlge the 1lung;arians to deeds of violence and so stimulate pubilic feeling ag'ainst t hem t hat, their owni sueccess and~ interest will dr'ive them from te region. Out of thle eighteen or' tweiity prisonecrs in jail at G rcensbur' chia rgedt wvit h riot it is nmo Iticeable that not iiore than twoi or three ar'e natives. Rlegarding thle just ice of the presenit demiand of thea miners anmi coke-dr:aw ers, there is so miet hin g to bte sa id. Whlen the last cut ini wages was imadle two years' ago. coke was selling at 95 eiits. Coke is now at least $1. 15 on the aver age, while fturn aace coke brings its high ats 31 .25. 'here Its bee cn ant advan e of fromt 20 to 30 cets on < oket, butt ne im provementI in thle wages of Ithe min mers and burners. Te toperattotrs sayv they cant nt pay te adtvanlce htecatse theay ran their wtorks at a loss for two year.5 ju.t to give employmiet to men(ti and keep th ings mov ing airotimd thle mtinites. TIhey are just getting out of thlit sitap, andI as soon as coke gets upl to a better figure, wh ichi it wil tdo short ly, they will give their meni t ho bentetit of it. In the past. however', suchl p)romises have not tbeten - rried omit. 'Thie cokers we're always com' et'lled to strike or' threaten strike befo1e thtey reccived an atdvancec. .Judge Albioni W. Touirge' relattes this stor'y in the Piittsburg Dispatch: "'It was in Cleveland, anmd IIenriy Ward LBeeher and1( I werei stoppJinig at thle Ken n ard IIotuse. iIe waus to lecture there thte niext tiiohlt, anti chanced to room across the mi~l from ime. Sam Paynte wits a repiorter ton the Press. iIe was a green-looking country boy who hiadni't been on the paper Ion c aiid about as roughi amid uincouth-looingt a citizen as no you coultd well lintd. Sait went upl to miterview hUn'cber. My (lootr was partly open andI I saw himi go up to Ileeche' s door' antd knock. 'When the ireverentd gentltmtant openedl the dlooir Payiie pr'e sentetd his card. IIenry WVardI glanced at it anid saitd, querutously: 'Ne, I ant't lbe initerr iewved. I ami t ired antd buisy, am an('lt lhe anntoyed with any initer' viewinig.' The reporter looked at him a a mom'~ent, anid relietd with dlign ity; 'W~ellI, Mr Be~cher, 1 d idn 't wvan t to iin te'rviewv youl. I heard that ytou wvere lit towna, r,ind knew that youl wouldl feel hurt if at getlemtan of lmy proImuinente didni't call as a matter of coumrte'sy. Theit, withI an allabotrate biem, heu walk'edt awa'ly. Bte(e hdidnl't say~ a word,. bt satoodl andl watched'a htim unttil he w'-d outt of sighit." M. 1)'1larp lhas been treating himisell to a ntew liat. Proiitl of his tcoi nest hec showedl his purc'(hiaste to everybod y net(X (liy. "What tid yout- give for it?' askedet friend. ''It cost me 15 franecs.' ''But it is miarkedl 16 francs on the lini in g." '"True," softly rephiotd M. D)'I iarp, "that is whiat I paidi the hatter; but I went without my tdiinner yesterday.t" Parie Journal Amusnnt. Concerning Type. While speaking with Mr. Don Mack enzie about the sale and nanufacture of moveable types ho said: "Familiar as the subject is to the average man the methods of )roduction, the styles, and the oxtent of the business is a sealed book to the general public. Speaking of styles in types there is as decided fashions in types as there is in ladies' bonnets or any article of apparel, which we always associate with the word stylo or fashion. The growth in type-found ing has been almost startling im tho United States. The production of now faces began about the time of the war. Before that time the style ran to plain, heavy faces, with no beauty in them whatever. Suddenly somo type genius cut and produced a light-faced, grace ful letter, and then began a craze for light-face. Shortly afterward another letter-designer produced a Japanese de sign in border. It was taken up by overy cross-road printer and impossible Japanese storks looked down in haughty disdain on equally impossible frogs from everything from auction bills to note-heads. This style of work killed the florid style of ornamentation. The next change was the horridly grotesque style of letter, to read wIhieit one was almost compelled to stand on his head, or else guess at it. At present the style is a plain, readable l,tter, wit Ii a great quantity of filigree work surrounding it. A lne on a business card will be set in this and a vine will wind its way all over the card. ]in newspap:er work there is a great variety of faces. Even in the plain 'hody' type you can have a 'lean' face, where the letters run very close together, or you can have a 'fat' one, where the letters are open, round, and take up considerable space. There has been a marked cbange in the last few years in the matter of le:ok type. It was all the rage a few years ago to have everything old style. and the older the better. Now the best books are set pl) in plain, modern Roman. The his tory of me of the faces of type is somewhat unique and <1uite interesting. Take, for instance, that. known as the geometric, in which all the characters are square. The treasurer of the foun1 dry which patented the face wasvisiting the Farragut Boat club in this city and saw there the names of the membors engrossed with a pen in a very pretty Manner. lie copied a line and going home had an artist carry out the de sign in an entire alphabet. Not feeling financially able to go to the expense of cutting the series of letters (a matter ot $5,000) he wrote to an ('astern foundry to know if they would bear half the ex pense and share the profits. They re fused the offer, and he put the letter on the market himself after great trouble. It proved a great sueeess from the start, and in four years the foundry mlade $50,000, and that one letter lirmlly estab lished them in the business. The idea of casting a script letter lay a long time dormant, but when it was done it niado the fortunes of two foundries.-A Iitn bier in Chicayo News. lie Took No RIsts. "'You say you live with your parents," said a ciam dealer who was putting a lot of yottngst'ters-through a civil-service examination for the posit ion of errand bov in his establishment. "Yes, sir." "And you are quick It. ligures?" "Yes, sir'." ''Now, suppose I had dropped around the corner to get luncl and a lady should come aiong who wished to pur chase two dozen cups and saucers at $1.50 a dozen." "Ye'S, sir." ''After agreeiing to t:a ke the goods she hiainds youi a $d note. llow much change woul you ret urnt to liar?'' '"Twio dozen ('upls antd saucers?'' asked the boy, gazing tow:ard the ceiling. "'That's what I said.'' "'She must be a hord in'-hiouse keeper ''Never mind what she is. IIow umch chiange would you haand( heir?'' asked thle (dealeri. ''A dollar.arid a half a dlozen?"' ''Yes, yes. Nowv, thetn!'" "Dloun't yout thaink that's pretty darn high for-'' ''Never mind whether it's haigh or' low'. I low much(1 aioney, would you re turn'a to the lady?'' ''But t hem live dol lars miight be b:ad,"' ejacuilatedl thle boy, win king at the store eat. "W~e will suppos)0e t he bill to lbe good,'' said( the da:ler, sharuply. "'I dlon't see what oaie woant wtants to buy all them caps anal sauceers for, anayway. Wheun myi si st er got marr'ied she (1idn~a't set iup hrousekeepmrn' with ntear' ''Then youi 'eani't give iae the an "'What 'bouat the ebanige?"' "Yes, yes.'' "Oh! "C'ome, what, is the answer?'' nutl, mrnimreda thle boy, shiifting to hiis tther foo t anad keep,inrg tan ('ye on thle cat, "'I'd juast tell thle hly to call 'rouand whee : iu was ina :al ge't hat ehanug.. tie hall taight beo a bad uni, tandu 'iat never take nao risks.'' "Yioui're enaged,"a ' ejneu'tlated the No Shtow for the Creditor. "'Rat hier a st ranige thlin g occuarred the othier (day,"' said a jewelry dlrummiaaer, as he 1lighIiteal a imatch! onl hiis pattaloons; "'I wenit to a towan out ina Iowa to set tle upl an itte(ount wVitha a firiin thiere that iad bjeena irunnin lg belhinid ona thetair pay iietits. Thea tirmi, compiI osedl of two brothlers, was1 onie of thIie Ilarigest in thle towni, aiid I haid no fear oif tr'ouble, bait when I ari'iveal t heare I foaunda thIiat t hey land dIissolvedt partners'hip anttd close<l buisiness." ''Diadn't lose aiiythuiing. did you?"' "'Lose anuythiing? Shld~a say we did. One brother took :allI the stoack arid skip.. peal east, tld( the other took all the cash andt lit out for the west. Whlat show ha a oo credhitor got comino' in oni the shank end of suach a dissollition of co-p)ar'tnershipl as that ?"-C(hicago Her aid. '1Pa l,"' s:ai laIIittlea ,Jacob, looking uap fromi his Sunaya-schioo1 paper, "hlecre is a piece that slays 'HAeer' versusi WVhisky.' Shalh I read it ?" "T'row dat paber in dle selatove, Shaky. Inny mans vet sas beer is vorse as visky ain't fit for nod ings 'except kindl ing-vood."-- ina. amlon neu4a~ The Carolina Central ,OMF7 OUT SECOND nEST IN ITS FIRST LEGAL WRIESTLE WITH THE BOSTON AND SOUTH ERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - JUDOE AVERY DISSOLVES TIIE INJUNCTION. (From the Charlotte Observer, April 1nt.] The first legal battle between the Jarolina Central Railroad Company md its rival, the Boston and South ;r4 Construction Company, was end Ad at Lincolnton yesterday, and the Jarolina Central lost the fight. Judge tvery, presiding at the present term >f Lincoln Superior Court, before vhom the issues were discussed, ren lered a decision under which the Boston and Southern Construction ,ompany are at liberty to lay their rack side by side with the track of he Carolina Central between Piney [idge and Rutherfordton, in Ruther ordcounty. The pleadings and the affidavits in lie injunction case of the Carolina entral Railroad Company against he Boston and Southern Construe ion Company were read on Tuesday tfternoon and night. On Wednesday Fudge Bynum, for the plaintifi, and Ur. M. H. Justice, for the defendants, tddressed the court., and Judge schenck began the closing speech for he defense yesterday morning. fludge Schenek Concluded, and Col. Fuller, for the plaintiff, closed the ase at three o'clock, when Judge 'very delivered his decision. He took he view that the ICal issue was as to he title to the right of way, which !ould not be tried in this proceeding. [f the Carolina Central could prov-e itle to the right of way in dispute, it lad a remedy at law. He, therefore, kcnied the application for an injunc .on. Inasmuch as the affidavits were not lenr that the defendantshad l roper y in Nirtlh Carolina, the Court held hat it would have to require a bond >f fifty thousand dollars. This was furnished in five minutes and the in unction was dissolved. The Carolina 11entral Company, we are iniformed, [promlptly entered an appeal from this ,e> ision. 1hle outcome of this suit is that ilutherfordton will shortly have two railroads, for it will be a race now be tweeii tihe Carolina Central and the Boston and Southern Company to see which can first. get trains running be tween Shelby and tutherfordton, For at least four miles of the distance between these two places the tracks of the two roads will ran alongside of each other, just fourteen feet apart. lilind( ('hnlain Mlilburnl's labtor Speech. WVAsmImN.roN, April 1.-The chap lain, in his prayer in the House this lmorIning, said: "Give ear, oh! God of Jacob, and awaken us to see the danger which threatens the civilizedworld,a revolu [ion more tremendous than any of which histoly tells, in which the scenes >f the reign of terror may be enacted in every capital of Europe and Aneri ,a. For long the few have mastered the many because they understood the >pen1 secret-tools to them that can Luse them; b)ut now the many hizsye learned the secret of organization,drill uid (dynamnite, Rouse the rich men :> the world to understand that the ime has come for grinding, selfish mioniopoly to cease; that corporators nay get souls in them with justice, ioiior, conscience aiid human kind iess. Teach the rich mien of the :ounmtry thatt great fortunes are lent htem by Tlhiee for other purp~hoses than o build and dlecorato palaces, to ound1( private collections of airt, to stock wine collars, to keep racing 41tu1s and( yachts, amnd find( better tomipany' thn hostlers, grooms and( ockeys, pool1 sellers and hook makers. Peach them, oh, GIod ! that it is Thee vhio has given t hem p)ower' to get hose fortunes; that it is to prov'e 1:hem, to know what is in their hearts, whether they will keep Thy comn nanidiments or nio, and that those ommands are that 'Thou shalt love hie Lord, thy God, withi all thy heart, md thy neigh bor as thyself;' that if the ichi men of our land keep these comn nandments the poor will follow tihe >xamlol, and1 we at least will be say 2(d from tihe days of tribulation that ire fast coining on all the world. Lielp us, 0 God, and save us." 1'he Torch Agadin Applied by Spitel ul Negroes, Several weeks ago we publishod an iecounIt of the burning of the crib of air. S. H1. Hluey, together with about 300) bushels of coln. Also an account >f the arrest of two negroes, who, on heir way to jail confessed to having lone the burning to gratify a spite hey had at Mr. Huey. On Wednes lay night last, about 9 o'clock, an >ther barn on Mr. Huey's place was surnedl. When the fire wvas discover 3d parties ran to tIle wvells for wvater ut found the ropes cut and both auckets in the well. His cow, which was tied under a shed near one of the wells, was badly cut and bleeding,and Lhe rope, with which she wvas tied, cut in several places. Tracks, made by a person in stocking feet, wore found Leading from the barn to a corneOr of Mr. Hi's dwelling and back to the barn, but, as yet, it has been im)possible to ferret out the guilty party. The burnings have created a great deal of excitement in the neighborhood and, it is thought, if the guilty party is as certained he will be roughly dealt with.-..Jncaster' Ledaer. THE LAST HYMN. The Sabbath day was ending in a vlllge by the sea, The uttered benediction touched the people tenderly, And they rose to face the sunset in the glowing light ed West, And then hastened to their dwellings for God's bless ed boon of rest. But they looked across the waters, and a storm was raging there. A fierce spirit moved above thon-the wild spirit of the air And it lashed and shook them, till they thundered, groaned and boomed, And, alas, for any vessel in th'ot y.wating gulf en tombed I Very anxious were the people on that rocky coast of Wales, Lest the dawn of coming morrow should be telling awful tales When the sea bai spent its passion, and should cast 1ipo the shore Bits of wreck and swollen victims, as it had done so oft before. With rough winds blowing round her, a bravo wo man strained her eyes And she saw along the billows a large vessel fall and rise. Oh ! it did not need a prophet to tel what the end muet be, For no ship could ride in safety near that shoro on such a sea. Then the pitying people hurried from their homes and thronged the beach. Oh I for the power to cross the waters, and the per isling to reach I Helpless handsl were wrung with sorrow, tender hearts grew cold with dread, And the ship, urged by the telupest, to the fatal rock-shore sped, She has parted in the middle ! Oh ! the half of her goes down I Clod have mercy ! Is heaven far to seek for tlwo'e who drown 7 Lo, when next the white, shocked faces looked with terror on the sea, Only one last, lingering figure on the spar w.9 seen to be ! Nearer the trembling watchers came the wreck, toss ed by the wave, An<l the inan still clung and floated though no pow er on earth could save. "Could no send him a short message 7 Here's a trumpet. Shout away." 'Twas the preacher's hand that took it, and he won dered hat to say. Any memory of his sermon 7 Firstly ? secondly 7 Ai, no I Thero was but one thing to utter in that awful hour of woe; 1o, he shouted through the trumpet, "Look to Je sue I Can you hear 7" And "ay, ay, sir I" rang the answer o'er the waters, loud anl clear. Then they listened. ie is singing "Jeses, lover of lly soul,'" And the wind brought back the echo, "While the nearer waters roll." Strange, indeetd, it was to hear hin, "Till the storm of life is past," Hinging bravely o'er the waters, "Oh, receive my so.tl, at last." le could have no other refuge, "Hangs my helpless soul on Tlhee," "Leave, oh, leave inc not"-the singer dropped into the I,ea. And the watchers, looking homeward, through their eyes by tears made dim, Said, "He passed to be with Jesus, in the singing of that hpams." MARIANNE FARMINGHAM The Agricultural Problemn. INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY TILE ORAND l3E CIRET OF sUCCF'C S. Froi thu JohnstonI Monitor.] The farmer, including his rights and wrongs, is now promiently be fore the public in this State. In fact it would seem that he is about to crowd out the lawyer in the amount of sympathy and consideration he is receiving. How to enable lim to dig the most money and provisions out of theground, is perplexing the minds of both him and his friends. Sugges tions aro being made on all hands, and every one is ready to favor the rublic with an opinion as to how hands should be worked and farms cultivated. But talking and writing alone, are not the things to make corn and cotton grow. Industry and economy, guided and directed by a level head, a brave heart and willing hands, is, after all, the philosophe1's stonle, the gr'and secret of success. We mtust look to ourselves to correct the evils of which wve complain. Our laboring clement will be a failure as long as tile management is wrong. The subordinate hand must be in spired, encouraged and controlled by a leading head thtat is master of the situationi. We must set the example b)efore we can expect it to be follow ed. "Comie onl" is the command that go laborer understands, while "go on" is apt to pass unheeded. The question, ''Is the negro a failure ?" is nowv being pretty thoroughly discuss ed, anld able articles are being writ ten on both sides. The samne inquiry mhighlt be mnade3 about some who em ploy and propose to direct him. If tile nogro fails as a farm hand, it may nhot always he his own fault. He is an imitative being, and if the proper ex ampjle is placed before him, in nine cases out of ten, he will make a pret ty fair following. We intended to have said something about what we conceive to be the impropriety of neglecting more important and press ing duties to attend societies, public meetings and conventions. They, perhaps, have their advantages and are good enough in their way, as far as theorizing is concerned, but it won't do to stop the plow or the hoe to attend them. It is like the Phari sees whto laid great stress on the tithes of mint and anice, while they neglected the weightier matters of the lawv. -The Rtepublican gossip at Wash lng, as predicated upon the probability of Mr. Manng's retiremienlt fi-om the Treasury, is as follows: "That Secre tary Whitney shou11ld be tranlsferredl to the Treasury Department; that Post master-General Vilas should be made Secretary of tile Navy; that Mr. Mc D)onald,'of Indiana, should be appoint ed Postmnaster-GeneWrai. This arrange ment wotuld give New York thle treas ury Department, anId putt ill that position a mnan in whiom tile President and( thle party have full confidence, and it woulid reheOVO the admilnistration of whatever embarrassment there may be Ill havingf two Cabinet officers from New York. -Governors Marmaduke, of Mis soulri, and Martin, of Kansas, are both charged by organized labor as being too ftrlendly to corporations in labor difRiculties. Thle chtief ot the Missouri Bureau of Lab)or StatIstics was stated at the time of his appoiutment to have been in the nmploy af thn ranlren.da.