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1~. voL. XVL I'ICKENS, S. C., TIIURSI)AY, FEBRUARY 10, 1887 NYE AMONG TILE MOONSIENEUS. TilE LIVELY EXI9I{I ENCE OF AN IN (UIRtER AETE Tl IiU'Tll. Ito Finds an Im1iblo Cabin i+ Veterrn North Carol ina an11d TaMtes the Chm, eiiillN. (llill Nye in the New York W.rld.) AsIILVILtE, N. C., January 13.--Last week I went out into tho mountains for the purpose of securing a holly tree with red berries on it for Yuletide. I had noticed in all my pictures of Christmas festivities in England that the holly, with cranberries on it, constituted the back ground of Yuletide. A Yuletide in England without a holly bough and a little mistletoe in it wouldn't be worth half price. Here these vegetables grow in great profusion, owing to the e<iuab le climate, and so the holly treo is within the reach of all. I resolved to secure one perso0nally, so I sped away into the Imountaints, where, in less than the time it takes to tell it, 1 had succeeded in finding a holly tree and losing myself. It is a very sulemnu sen sation to feel that you are lost, and that before you can bo found something is liable to hap on to the universe. I wandered aimlessly about for half an hour, hoping that 1 would bse missed in society and some one sent in seach of me. i was just al bout to gi ye ill) in despair and sink down on a bed of moss with tho idea of sluilling of' six or seven feet of mortal coil when, a few rods away, I saw a blue smoke issuing from the side of the mountain and rising to ward the sky. I went rapidly toward it and found it to be a plain dug-out with a dirt floor. I entered and cest myself 1 4 upon a rude nail keg, allowing my feet to remain suspended at the lower end of my legs, an attitude which 1 frequently affect when fatigued. The place was not occuplied at the time I entered, though there was a tire and things looked as though the (o ner had not been long alscnt. It scened to be a kind of laboratory, for I could ace here and there the earmarks of th chemist. I feared at first that it was a i ",mlb fac tory, but as I could not see any of these 1 implements in a perfected state t decided that it was safe and waited for the owner to arrive. After some time I heard a lw, gutter al footstep approaching up thm lull. I went to the dour and( exlaina I to the proprietor as lie eu)n", '.l-r ny Chriat mas, Colonel ''Merry Christmnats be------ t >iid ho in iho same bantering tone. "Wlmtt inl three dashes, two lyphens and an astont usher do you want here, yoa doulle " dashed and double 1danketed blank to dash and return The wording here is my own, but it givea you an idea of how the convcrsa tion was drifting. You caln see by his manner that literary people are not alone1 in being surly, irritable and Lnreeason able. So I humored himi and sp; kiindly to him and smoothed down lis rilled piumage with my guy badisus_, for ie wo)'U a shawl and you can ever tol I 4 whether a man wearing a shawi is arned or not. I. noticed that lie was a iIn atout medium height, with clear tat ittires. and retreating brisket. I is hair was (lark and h,ung in great wani , wiebl; seemel to have caught the sut 'i;t and retained it togeth!er with a goat many other atmiospheric 111hert)n(ia. lie wor IL straw hat., such as I once saw liorace (reeley catth grasshiopjier.s in, en tlh" b,anks of the l iinickinniek, ju tt betore he caught a small troit. Ispent some timenit h hhilan watchiing' him asi he made his variious'- ex:ijirimentl.' Finally hie showed mec a new beverage that lhe had been engaged in peirfectinug. It was inclosced in a dark b rownel stone' recclptacle, andt wias held ini yhtee by a common corn cob sttopperO. .1 took some of it in order to shlow tImht I coided(l'( ini .him. I (do not remeniber anytning else distinctly. The fumes of this drink weet at once to my brain, where it had what Aight be termed a complete walkover. I now have no hesitation in saying that the fluid must have been aleooholie in its nature, for when 1 regained my coni5ousness' I was ext remiely elsewhere. 1t found myself oni a road which seemed to leadL( iln t wo) oppositot direct ions, anld my miind was very iuicih conifused. .J hardly knotw 1how 1 got hiome, but 1 - inaitly dIid get li ere, accomnied btit y ai strong leaning towarid prohiblitioni. A fewv dayo liter .I eceived the I tllo winig letter: Sir-- - at tirst thiought whn it I aw you at my laI:oratory ihe ot her 'dy t lat you was a lowv, iniiniutit ivo e:, andl so I spoke to you in harsh tnt otl ire p)roaced( you aind uphnidhetd you iby calling you e;vervthinig 1. culd i lay m 6 tongue to, butt inmce thieni I hav ~e etn eluded that you idin't knlow aniy better. YOU said to men that~ you h>unid my pla1ce bmy seeing the smoktde coinilg oultI of my chimney; that htas giveni lm an idea that you miight knowu ,tonnainig about whaiit's caIledI a smuoke cutn .ri , of which I have hieardI. dl am1 doing a fa0i hmoe a, bu nI a -good( deal lpestered , as you i h't I y, by peoplei who como11 in onl mte wheln I do not wanlt to imingle ill SOciety. A lanan ini the chemist buisiness caninot, 10neemd if he is allI the time inlterrIutedlI' h I Tilt, Dick and1( 1Harry colminlg in iin liin iiiW tt hie is mi the middle oft ani e'xperimlent. I am enigagetd in mlakiing a roeudy for which there is a great demand, but its~ maminfaeturoi' is regardled with Suspicion by United StaLtes idlicials who want to ho 'onisiderd zeallous. 11althelr than be1 dlraLwn into iany dilliculty wit h thtese peo. ple, I hiave atwiays co)urted Iret'iireent still, pomou st rollinig bdiot. Or other will occasionlly see tilt smoke fromI miy little home and11 dropif ml (n me1. Could( youl findi out iabot- this smoke consumiier andio see1 w~hat the ptrico would be, and let mae know as sooni as possible? If.you could1 do 51) 1 vanl b1 of gret service to you. Leave thme letter utndey * Llthe big stone whiero yeu found yourselhf the other (lay when you cameo out of your trance. J call it a trance, because thny hetter might fallh into the handils of your family. If you will lind out abont the atmoke conlsume!r and leave tihe inforlma tion where 1 told you, you will IlnI Oh tefollowing day a lar'ge jug of monn WO)I.\N ANI) TIl3lI');lt.\N('I:. he Aiw1,(' I of ne Wo11(1 ('I rit Ia Teni pe'":ran (e Unri(n--''the ,\ ini. of 11 (" Org:tn1 t i1)n. f/,/an ilN II / an'((F.t Am,,, .'1Nrfelrcan/ .t'crt r / <:I l( I I <~'(( 1': . U. T . '.1 ''he following stateent of the aim mUtd object; of the \orild' W. C. T. U is nite in rely to num1l1erolus (lestiols The World's W. C. '1'. U. is propose< to beu a federation of all the wo uen' societies engaged in ten)eralet an social purity work throughout the world for the purpoae of mutual eunlightemnen and help; and with t1he o)ject of cleatnit i nortl poWer thlat shall be felt in th governmnts of vorbl. The W. C. 1. lU. of the .'nited State hs pr"oved Leyolt(1 the posaihility 0 1uestion that the existince of a cvllnn1 orE'nnaizati t binding together a larg+ extctnt of ('untutry is of gr.at :dvat ttag in tilannttiitting 1'frot one: l+leu't pt tott Cr stggestions for work, and help mt eat rying these suggest ions 0ut. It is obvious that it World's W. C. '.' U. nmist necessarily nitltilly this eite tiveness in proplortltot to th. extint O its organizatioi. l.t will provide a world wide network by which tem11peritiee an< 50ocial purity worker1s of teveriy nautiot may coml mntie'tte With one1 aniother, unm unay be enabhed to help1 eachi othter it their great refoitis. 'he especial advattag(s resulIi ng Wil be as follows: 'The workers in etel country will have an opptoti unity to be coie informed, first, of the iethods o work successftlly, carried on in all othi countries; anid seconlly, of the mioa useful provisions of the alrealy existit laws on tenperance and social purity ii all civilized States, and the methol it which these laws cnn he applied with tih advantage and the least risk; and also o all proposed itad newly executed lawa a: they are brought forward iln tny a)ttiont Besides these advantages of a a t wor! of coniinication and a general intelli gence department, it is ilitlided tha the whole force of the Vorll's l'niol shall 1) turmt d 111)011 tie in1teInatina questions all'ecting social aind tenter anCe reforllt. There is a vork to I' done in this directioll in ilmprovitig tjt Extradition 'Treaties as occasion unis("s and in bringing pressure to 1ear agail)s the forcing of alcohol and other stinu hints and narcotics upon savage am10 semi-civilized comumunities. Th'ere an immense and hitherto neglected scandalh in relation to the forcing of the wors forms of (rink upon the natives through out the continent of A frica and ini otle: places, by tl so-called civilized mtr chants of all uationalities. A a thet' iin civilized portion of the world i.t pr ent in the COurtse of bcing rap+id1ly di vided umder the nominal so Vrigt.y o the various great powers, this is exactl I the itime when pro itt ltd uiforu action ought to be taike: to fore ever governntitet to protect I h(e topt th' 1people from the aw,fulea ('1 of(1 t.:r li(1u1 trattie, as tht .1)omintion1 of (ae:uitla pi tects the Jndiats of their Norttwe: Territory, nOt nlily 1by a. strictly e: forced pienal law against ftrnlishing thet with intoxicntitg dtrink1;, butt also bi abop)ting atnd mnainltaining, priina rily fu the Ibenelit of the Indians, a rigi, (ex clusion of all alcoholic liquors frot tht 'wltl te'rritoryV. Ther is :t this verv tomnetl a erYin1 neei for inlteriational lemnostatr a,1I i1 inlterferete itt regard to ite adi ii ta tio1 of the great Free 0t1tte of ('(n_ which was placed ituder .internationo control by the receit Congressat Ibet lini. 'Ihe liquor traile is stealiiy i tstin ing an appalling magnitude it this ;Stat under the sanction aid proteclion of lit Powers, and is likely, if not ar"reste(d, tt utterly ruin the natve poy -ation, wlt arie ais helpless asi chihdren beftore its itt rotads. TIhe W\orhd's Union wOl futrthar bt greatt prottectivo agencOy etieiteclinIg thtt world fot the stavinig of thle la>vs tan girls whto are annually scattering them selves over eveiry quariter oif thte globe search oif work or of teducationi. 1Snarte ainumterable surroundt( thte unlwary fee of itese wantdetert, andit thle orgaize<t: tmotheri andI aister love of the WtorIt WV. C. '1'. U. tity be, andtt we Ibeliev il be, thte sailvat 0itt of t110msandIs. .lt would also he tan inluLiable hlpf I. our wotrk if the litertiture oif t.empa n e,t andi social purify in every country, t ranlt laited tat need, could be the conano pr'operty of woment ll over' the world tandt it is initend(ed that there shtall bit telChIllm ta enit rttl depot, under l*ih contl ofi th Itorl~d's sctaIiry for thI cotiitry, where I specOiments and11 tilesc thte litertatuire enni be founld, awtl wher pirice lists o)f the barger works in till hit guages shatll he, Ias fari as possilde, kel up to date. in order t ar u hs rjcst following plan0 is propot sed: 1. Prtayer by all the metmble rs at t wels o'clock tdaily. signatures amiotng thte wVomen of all 111ut tions, to be prestitted bittaltly to ever golvernmllen t ini turin, pratyinig foi priote< fronm the curse of thl e Iii tar I taie til its atttetdttit evil, whtoe duitits shtall lbe as llolws: Thi ttsurier shatll rlie and dttltisbulrse a monileys subs Jcrib1 ed (It th,lnatedI lot h work of te World's Lniont iln th teemil try, anti shault keept ta strict aiccout i < tihl samile. VTe tecteltiry shlttl condsIl the World 's UnIionl, titnd shall be ai meanli of int er-comunmiitict,iont wtit tthet countries in thie inIterests of thtt wortlI Shte shll look after thle temptferantce lil social interests in th(e. Jntrirnat 1 ill of tnciviliz'edt ntionis in IthtItes re'sp iit Shle shatll (stilalsh a centIralI bur tit mnformaition its to till the woIrk attempjll olr catrriedt thrtough~l ill evity c3outrt along thle follouiing ines: 1. Organizationt. 2. Preveintivo wvork. I;. Legal work. Sile shall, ias tar ait possil e, keep ft stile iaitupply of till lealflets, etc., issue b y the~ worhers ini the temptferaneo lil socni pIurity retormts all over thie work withl price lists of the larger workst p)u1 lishied ini every languat)ge upi to (11t14. 51 shaltlibe autthoriized to issue from tiln to titme such ltaIIets, ete., as may I -deemited neessary tt futrthe th~~te work the World's Uion in he~r own e*spec cOtliltr?', under the control of the W1orld s executive committee for that ~ country. Other plants may ho developed later on, and suggestions and information are - cordially invited. J would also beg that the superintend { ents of departnu'nts will send as early as Convcnie11t, samlples of all their leaflets to me, and to the British secretary, Mrs. -H. F. C. Costelloc, -10 Grosvenor load, I Westminster, London, S. W. E:ngland, as the nucleus of the proposed central 1 buriealu of literature. ,i53 lain Street, (lermattown, Pa. A WIAC.N (: E 1)o(ctl u1:NT. A l r l ,,hon (a ,tteraitl (.0rn to llis (Ih'f ,f St: II, A1fternritts Ills secretary of m-. 'the New York Suit publishes the fol lowiing letter, writ Ien by I lie late (General .Jolmn A. I 'wiins, and addhressed to the Slte (ni II l'. K. G (ant, dated '"Iefore Vi('b iu :':.\1is'-., dunre fith, 1NIi3, one I o'elock, nt. m.:" "I or ('inera1: ''he great solicitude I - tetl for th 1afe'ty of the army leads me to me t ion Ihat whici I had hoped never - ailn to o the subject of your drink I ing. Thi" niay surprise you, for I mtay I i, al I ir1 t J am), doing you an in Ijusti b,y an utnfoundced susiSiCioni, butt ' if.ani o" it better be on1 the sile of his counlt1 'y's salt v tilanI in fea' of ot)enling I in I n. I have heard that )'. MeMil lan, a ( :'nral tiernn's a few days - i, Ui'e Iyu notwl, ithstaiiditg youtr 1 Ih' I no, ti tate glas of wine, i o t' , \ le J found a box of wine t i f"y.i tent and propotsed to ; lt w ih i 1 . titd, I was tol iou had i rb Ilit i : ti Lken away, for you had i mt'ldt d to koe1' it until you lad entered Vickshul', a11ut yout might have it for [ your frien ds; and to-night, wn you slould 1 ecaulse of the condit iin of your ,t hlth, if not hi g els, hlave heeni in bed, j 1 1h11\ lyu julst whetre thc wVine bottle - 1lun be '11 hI, inl company with thus w u n V t 11k s11d urge you to do Slikewis, ili the lack of your usu1al pr m t Jil n:)tu s: of dlteisionl andt cl1 1in'n 5is ini r 'lh'sslil' yours+li in uwriting tended to " :1 o cil Il'r full control of your aJp'tite ad let tinking alone. lla y VII n't p1 'd? mue the:+iin''erity Of )yourt - in (arly last \larel tih:t youl would dl]rink 1ll liolre tirting the Wu, and((1 1:pt tin1 p:edge during your recent caim paign, you woulid not to-day have stood " first in the world's history as a success - ful military leader. ciYor unly salvation depends upon -i ytur .strict adhet-rence to that iled(ge. - u c: i lnot -;ucceed l i any otfher w}ay. ' J h:V' b,(tr' staold, I I:lily Ite vi'ong ill i :)lss iiolL, but it one r e that Which l i:ls l hitt to mlilose I selt inel is malling 11l(p o nil uii post it is his duty to arus h m110 111; etu ii' onl ices tlat thlat w\hiIei loads hu1I to Ilear the gnent-ll Coma : IIIumdinlg at greta''try is be(ing~ sedulcedl r to th-ilt step wishl hie kuov;.s wvill bring - dis,rrn Ce unil 1 I)i iat geneltral altd deteat to t his c mmll:lilltt it Jails to SOun11( the prop - i0'e nete of wariorlt, the friends, wives al 111 Chihiren o t h s'e h nwnt"C51(011 whose lives lie l('rllits to reailii t hus im periled r will acuse hini while he lives, anl stand - sWitt Wtit.esus of wrath against hinl in the ay \v11ei all shall be julged. "Ii my' :sspiciuons aire inunu:td, let i\ friendship f'or yl :tnl my oal for I ly (onttlutry lie l:ly exelIse 1fu Illi", litter; -and if thlty are Cuirrectly foiundi(", andi you deteti,i illm not to hId the i lmuoni I tions anld the prayers of this hlsty note - 1hy llnmediately cecsilg to touchl ia single (-ro o)1 any k l of lutor, in, lltter 1by whom ask d ur uider what circlll rtilnces, l-t my imm utediale relief from lduty ill tlhis dlpirtlent be the result. I 1 an11, ( eeliraI, your frielnI, - J(1ns A. 1Rm Is." The1 retaine(d cop1y of this letter was en1dore b141 y i(nend .thtiwlins as follo ws: ''i' is an e1(xaIct copy oft a let ter'given to thepeso j4I'to whom.111 it is aiddressed lat its dtit, abou111t fou mi ~1les fro ilour' hiead <uarteirs ill te rear (If Vieksb urg. its admnie itions wir hi ieedied, anld ll went t .e chin orIl por l1cela1in pot. If you ao (u4lse 1 mtall, let it be liin, ne(w, brighit 11114 cleanI; ne ver. use4 it when theo tiln is 11011n outt i141 ir'on ex1uosed. .1f you do, you41 are( phrying cht mist andl( formiing ai -tannailte or leli-ate of iron, I blacki1'h teni. ( ireen ten whlenI gooad I Nul, ver b:i a ho rr I(ile14 ,lS-id es ('oliaiili till'.6 il tea ion the ('hi nese,4 lihIiitirop44i pu1ts upJ 01r the out bIa i t. Phen one tenspoonillfuIl of tenl ini ytilr tI a is 14(orl, iuse morel4. It n, cheaper)1, r ll 'ugh, to buly gt(od tea lat tIe "u1tse-t. I illyou I>lt on1 thle baci&k pat of lie al-ove, en:-4fuly4covere. 54) that it sha111 nt lose.4 itsll4 heat,i an Ile il a i b rlut et. 1,Illt it m l'(il th r liv' [inutes, then14 li Jri nklt taur 144 f 4a pl in. l l ' 14blt milk or )4 sugar. 1(1 11 lar 4erstl(4 i)fyaIL a'r never'4 dll Ali o tan hin l "'4W <> .2141 <'iing441' st at a dii itn eay a d-he t an ol t o t :u 21 i n. ,44'ih tl ur11 iily,1'ti itI I emmbe theeye p;di copIt who pt I ~ilk Win too are41 ther1 diguAw-- WIolng C\'hn I do nth Cind.' ' mI it 10 y n-,nit c< l a ti wa s,I .h I,i )Wi li of ste."htntc o ormr ''Naid Od ll you-n-eddi -nw -lyinw- don ning'1 awa'yv it t he il." "Naw1 Wei ('g, t's i-awtng.wIpah "111 ai t sitheI gila too'l goodi for "Aw i fid lit?e el. I don')l',i't in)d.' H1tJIIAM1t YOI'N( AI1) TO II+ A l.l vi: A Story Thati le lila. it eI S. n .i AIv Ne.. Lintcoln, Nebra11.i4I CmteAoo, January 31 .- A splecill fr1u11 Lincoln, Neb., says: Two miles south of this city stand1s a palatial residtener owned by an English gent leia lonlu identifed with the Morinon Clurcll. h'le residence has been iitttenited ft the last tvo years, save by an ol ser vant named White, who at one time was connected with thw Jczres, of Louwlvn, a sect similar to the Mormons. White cltilus he was defi andel 1by thi out of his lroperty 1a latterly Ihe:edlie con vertcd to the Morinon faith. Ito was consilerc1 it trust worthy mni1, :ilt1 wis partially taken into the contiblenic of the leadtes of the tl:o ('hurchi of Zion, while, according to hii stutn't',ii is ibotit to perl tnite a fr :imd to whiieI lie is unwil1ing to hecorio a piy. I lt says: "TIwo nmutht s ago t to re arilvo,l at t"he mransion aln oltl g(ntl(iu hnllearting le tterl- ln>m wi): mallster inl Londontu, thet )Urpo0rt of s iih was to oley hs every wish ttuo kto L his p[eSene'e it st'crei to all CXCeI)t thost' toi whom lie saw lit to reveal limuself. W1'it liii It et wk personis began to lariive at. the house in mIpiuls. 'Iiey were fIromn Halt I 'ake ('Iy, antl lel( long whisin.re'td consiltatitnliS with i,y nytrius n gut test. At lirs t ! dtidl not care who or wh:a he was uiitii litt he hv little I gathlereti fit iii sit riy ri1 nar s il.a lit he is a lerson of lote, and sonitoile lie truttt burst 11pon0 mte that hie is ntone other tlhtn ;ii , i;(n Youln -, tht- treat prop,het of the (ich're , whi' , It :1pt1t:1 ently be0 resu'rcted f t hel d'411t ttt:'.t ituti prechl to the p< l ptt ot Zit n :i, ; Iitn }iiv' ng returied irin the grave to tll w ni:at lies beyond. lit his (eattlh :td imriiial were It dleCtption i iii :oton llt' 'e l i bv the whole wiorlI, wi ile tiouis ituid:o is ignorant believtis bow at his feet and tl dictates to thei'1 their VatI of lift'. lly guest's Visitors lre lten 'tt lih ti uttt ing, as their ap til a e im(ln l it wa5 in conIVett"atioi with ont' ( tiht'm, whot( ;upplosed f'rom th1e wsay I i:ili:d th l,: I kitt' iii, tiait my piisltiti' wa) it Veriil'd, only imi iniiii i d n It li:at \Younig il 'ri."t fr1 htlt ts 1r'n - lil Salt, Laket City 1110l wats in.truetiii Is: dlinciptles here iin onier to pn:rt l lth e peoplo fo' the gra t tvtnt of lii n . auil: My only rt,tel>on far telin th1e> t fait that. l In an old iin11i, wit b .ut lilt tle gatin ini tins world, i.1,i o not it:tnt tto Sce the pe1p'le dled attt 1to hliave lu C. 'Th1e .Jezrt'ls ab,sorI'd my com)e(teo, aind now the i\orm111ou1s have bruo:ein lmy f:tith.'' '.'he old man told the story wiitah ccerity that warranlted IiarIlber1 inve'l"ti!ii Iiol, atn1 :t 1ael eliut who frim V tltt buisil': s iii Salt Ilt' ( y dll'ttt t' Ill to the llaltsion yesten(la1 imaitl rappea .1 -.1 t ht door. Rtceiviig no re-pt:sa, hv .t:oth t aroundt the houet to aptply a:1 i:lt litr when through i hay uim., tt t. I th, form and f'atuiries of an ttil Itutl ii was sitting iiisitte. As vt \ uw i:I\:, it of his prsrten, ce lie lit rtiil a pj h .t lt" Jl to within a few feet t of tin: winldow, san ning the old mai's fate i 'clol , ani, stepingm bauck, iinmut<li:t: ly ptrolittlnced t the 1111111 to be 13rith;amui Yoni-if, ivhoc iniarked feattures he had !t111e sti iniI i Salt Lake City, niil w Iiehi ot' i'l, lit Satys, ('an netV01r he forgottt::. Ft r1 a few m1omencuts Iheo 11in ::at :i!tltil'., lib it raised his h nul t his liiirO , - II t I t' star iltut tlte wrist flint still lit ! it-r 0: tblli 'se his id nt it v. It. is a wt'll Inowli f la i tie t Ihtra of the' Mtttrut>n Chuirch thrtlti,ttu Utahi and( AriZuna havye of 1at': Itt.< t l)reaching the ireturn of the I1,poll. 'Thi s, together wit Ii tlie ct tlhatl it 't , clailed by i St. itOis man'u soit' lit otil I ago that Y'ouig was :'t'i iiul itand 'ili r tm in1 L OdOn, that at iiutiber of p,rttniilott : Mi'ormos fioni Salt I arlo Cit' iv hae lt' 1' beeni seenunt hieli sir -its if I.in col1n, that importbut. leg~ishitionlI i it lait toy be Vnactedt the detr1 Uiin of th Mormionie Church lmit he vieil ofm . ry witwichg lihe proph'e'-'t d h i Vi ci eai tid thelItui luorla, hiiil.ri Slthughoft l'tahiwilli ittiin h iunfulid, tatnouncinl tiit "hX ist rii. i n tteii5 the (';il wtntic ( I ill hit I I.n ntliti(tu lagli e al .:ii J ill t ;' ''(li ,t inthe ibtic t tIupremt itl our it i ti genealiI trmlil n Washiiistn by llI te pre rtiiitt itCivil ServceCr in, aitt 15eringi s''ttothe nsi''iileit y o th hoiw byt virtu of thicPh it i. Tiihemap'r tis teaded "aro etiion1 I rigI.hi'tit y 31ei. vi 3it)tllter, hi glt of AlerCli, >eh (o tyat v, tin P. Edg aern J.i 11.ii iii.tt li ndf (t her aiinreo ire 'v.1r uponey id en ii li i poiticapl rihs iht orttih 'aiy t Viuinge tnlawfu 3'tit i his ityli 'iv:o. i The pahtition oask 'dtis for anol to jue hting Ithe ytsir inesan.ut atll perraes~ fton tae rpisu befor twil.va am'le (uncons)titutiin pmhawt ese frth, thet iertisf thte petitnro nedidb the apteol o the Uituedi iiu(iXc-u't nt uets, any cotrct. im- ht1 niake your hair grow and give a roseato hue to your otherwiso gloomy life. )o not try to como hero again. It uight compromise me. A man in your >osition may not have anything to risk, f)ut with me it is difforent. Mv unsullied reputation is all I have to bequeath to my childron. If you come often there will iot be enough of it left to go around, s .1 halve a largo family. If you hear of anybody that wants to trade a good double barrel shot gun for li small portable worm and retort that is too small for my lusiness, .1 etnu give him a good trade on it if lie will let you know. This is a good :achice for cx perimental l)lloses, aiI l)'hing no larger I than a I ubcoek tire ix tintguisi r it cnn bIe readily conveyed to a place of safety it a very rapid rate. You might say to your friencs that we ;linl try in the future as we h.tve in the past to keep up the stanhirdt of our oods, so a to merit a cotinute 1iatrol ige. Citizens of the United State:, or those rho have (cehlredi their intention to be yorne such, will always h)e welcomed at mir works, provided they are tot otlice iolders in any capacity. We have no ise for those who are in any way con iceted with the public teat. 1. 13. Moo Nixe. I)ietatcd letter. 1 hope that any one will feel perfectly ree to address me in relation to any hing referred to in the ab,ove letter. 11l CommiluniCtitolls con)uttiitii ng remit aneeS will be regarded at str:ctly con idential. A Stil' IN A Tl''IOON. ton Somne T')tt eMt-TJ'u.ed1 )inriners (Got. upi in (;hist,mat l'udd(ling. (F'ron the Gtlve (on, Tex , N- ws.) The steamer Victoria was not the only nlfortunato vessel that encountered the evere storm in the Westeril Ocean and iid to put back for repairs before reach ng this port. In conversation with a entlenan who hts lied coinsideraible of ife on the ocean waves, he gave a bar owing description of the experience of lie steamer Carriigtoni in the same vio ent storm that diabled the Victoria and rippled three of her crew. On the day >f the typhoon high waves rolled th'e hip as if it were but a cork on the sur ace. It was ilpl)ossible for the men to :eep their feet, and all who could took efuge in their bunks. The sails were >lown away. All the dishes and cooking itensils were broken and destroyed. 1'iero were three feet of water in the tins and the stores and provision were nostly injured1 or washed out. The vh]eel gear, the chtecks and lower bridge k ek were washul away and the star )oa1r( light- smashed in. The forecastle vas carried away and the men lad to lay in the sail lockers. It was simply isking one's to go forward or to be on leek. Several of the firemen aid sailors vere disabled, but none seriously in ured. ] u the judgment of thn ollicers m board the Carringtot wotud never ave weathered the storm if she had >ei heavily laden. T1'hie relief men bid ich1 oilier good-bye in separating, and lie stitaunclest mnet oldest seanmn wore da ehied faces and resigned tI emselves o the mercies of Providence. The seri >ls and figh i nud tit of the -vage was iver. The wind hadi slbsid1ed( anI the vav(s Were leveled, but other iis:g;ree .1)le col(litinis l)revtail d oii beril. It wa,on UChristau, tay that ai desired pttdling ill eotJimmiemlioraution of the an Iiversary. )ishles and utensils had been )roken oand nuished, anod whilto there vere considtlerale provi:.ions in condi ion to use there were no facilities for oohiig them. Thie condition of atairs alled intto req(uisition the genius of apjtin Wiilhli Smith, the chief oni ~initer, anid the lirst mnate, wVho set to vork to hupr~iovisie at vessel iln which to iouetwo .1( pieces of bro~ken jails andl >)um1(1lltem elilsely w ith coetpper' wire mda closed thle seamos with flour paste soI ,bat. it woulld held water tolerabily welt. B y tis mleanls iall hantids were treated to 1, very gootl tiiilnier'. TIhe Ikonit (Ga.) CJouri'er, coinuting ipon the "'glowiing reports if great q>laC!litionIs ill reat estate( ini siverail of ,he. cities (If Ahlaa and Tennessee,"' akes tccatsionI to say: "'It shlould be lornie ill indi thai the 'btoims in the >the ir cities to whiich we ialluide ii ar tbas-ed tolehy.upotil their prlospcts of getting airge 11ro1ni ndustries, alndIt tat thepr mlt hutioyancey of the iron trade is chie1 to mi extrao)rdinairy denmand and shiarp ad( anice ini prlices', cauised chilly by grealt ectivit y in railro:att builing. I t is hard .y niecessary to reindi our petole of the trecarilous tenure of this 'booni.' Thej.y alvte frtesh ini their mtemiorits the vicissi ndles of the 11011 business duirintg the last fteen or twenity years. They have seen ho Cornwavill and Rtomiid Mounitainl W orks, once flourishing andi prosperous, losed because oft a rtlack in thie demnand fotr ironi and a great fall in its price, and lthe kno 1(w tha:t mantiy ot her plants of the ii, have hado either to close or great basin<t s, for thoei prospeitly and0 growvth 1:atit needos httol t htir town or dtecliine neOnhngiitt' to lhe fotunesi( (If this buisi ill ieal eta~ toei nuis full or 1rise in prlice u t ht buisiness t hat gives tiiemi their valuht0. Ii the grteat hmdit companltlies that m e ling (or pterhaps1 we ought to say arehu offerit sl thiru lo ae ouclyx tra)::it~ pi s rea illly mean I to tabi-'i lih aret tbor1ked i about, thit iltI m itin 1 the patie tof: proet lyt as1 tlen itas tie t'bom m 'on ointuof one t of th y icjiiarontly worin 8y anre fi!ti n (.51o a:i to ellt owf thr yeas eftore at musin ) pIurolits Iion -tel thno -aetng the caer Ihild forcutenn ves, th dro th i18 antci tilasC wias oi(no oby ac vot f ie whone suferd from ilcfrofl ar yeillow Syodplefuion,t aloitrws the osomach, tone,d and ho ueit,fr rsyei TIII' I . U .:U IN (I)(JIN(*IL. ) !!t ';! <i \ ;i: .%NI) -rml : A i ..t i(t t.i' !e:a 1 . iucI t.:-r'y. Itt", t i ..!i th e l'I',t"t. i n t-r ttf ilt 'ii- 1Z .'t, ll 100 t"itt,; it ( in n u ii . ., . 1. i( t t'r' of I i ter t. I)nti ('o itu -tn u .. (iFr, t t N . a"t t ('ouri. r.) Cunnt."\l. . F('hrtiary .---Thtc Statte Granitl;;( of South ('arulina mtet in the 1bo ihiig of tic Agrit.'iti turat Deiartmeiit. thtisii norninyt at- I I o'clu('k. T'.1'ufllu,w fiin , ollit'tri ;new!t pre'.enlt: .Jas. N. lts (',lith, \W. M.; A. P. Buttlcr, \V. 0.; S. 11b.\dhmi, W. L4.; A. M. Aikeni, tr<i,s urt'r; Thosa. WV. 11fOowy, xecre'tatry; J. W. Stril,lblilg, A. S.; i. ]). C. Colvin, (i. k. 'the atiitRindanc com11parS fatvor albly w\ith llint of latc ycari, twl'nty-six hhlt'Itt'.s be'iing p)resent, including $overal [Iic'-.. li ut' tirgaizalutiot of the tuecting the \\'orthty \lastter madc hllis annlttt ad d1aii', tind tht'i'ut&r announc(d the aip 1'iinttint'nt of tin' f'ollowing comlnlit,t<'i': I in W\'.,rthy \I b tt'tr's .\<hilressa- .1. W\. W niiti, . 1I. .\':i , W. B. M[cMihill ()t . I.nit tt1 1xecttive olltl:,ittet-e N. I". \\nil r, \!h'x.lud llhso , .\l. W h'lite. )t ia'.thIlit,n -,i. W\. Iriitbliug, dec.-t it. linrliin, 1. 1'. llt)lhltt t. ( )n udns 4lt:.(. W\. .\luscl'v, S. M. (b o ''n. .\!.. .I(l )lnt ,s (in tu::,tions f.r id of the Order - Id. -. ( mhlie'r, . I .1. 1-ry, ,\l. I). (. ('tth-int. ()nt .\udliting andt F"it:ntnce --f. 11. iti onl ' . ,..1 . 3!i. 1.s, .1. ,I. . 16 11 \\'ttrthy\" Ic't r'r A dais tlatet his re 6 ''t, a':i ea' I t in r v l\' i p' lo)r 1ttt ('i'atl i ld 'atil1,IIh - (6ir lge, at I j. ) 1". 6 : ., It d :1 n 't ' :, \ it ti - I, 1' . ) I '. Th i i t : ni - ili!edl at -1 p. tt. 1't .It it ! ' t l '" l l ( ' l t t l I. \\ i' I fth( ' Nt1\ It: ( ( mrier, tll' ii''; t,''',t' + : ' d forl g ratitt usl d i'i iri tittn. iT t+1l, (ill mtlotlt?i, Wsti :i ' i'it''l .b th:t1i..0 . '), l r'p' rtstta of "' '1 . lit.6 ,', 66 : I: il i t \S"'r.' ltIi tl ltt 6 it( tid :. ' '' 1. \ i666- i' r \\ 'Hi6 1wa r1 ad ttl1 tl 1e(SU luu :. n hin.i t!w i ;til t 1 's. Lips.. mb, - tt tha \\'rthy" .\haater', w'crc ":t!1'i' 'i'! I t- 4 ira i,''t wn wentl into imll ltll'('. . titn for' ollixer' wcithi the f'llo'ilg re I . ,. ~ :.r : tnmb, \\' orthy M att.I' . 16 . Wt'. \\ tthYuird, \\'ttrtyIv i'' "'1rv . S. L. A :ut:.", \\'orthy I 1t.1turer''. d. W\. -iribbi'iti;, \\'ttrflhy S tewardl. ! ' 'II -' . 16 1. 6'tn itt li' . . (i. , ichan . ' h h: a. .\. .\i., \ t n, 'T r' it l' (. T h .\ . I I . ~ , yv , t ,ry. ', 1". . , (' \ I , .: i 'j''1'r. ' , r66 .6 . ('. (i:1' t l ::'t', I '-ra. .\l llii '111r r , 1J) t 1n .\' i 1st1t t lI. .\. uvtt wa ''('fe a me ,ir of the \'ecu tve tiu ittt (. \ ' ! +r i :.1 'n t s S t ol th 1 n tit ll - lttin w r n ii , t . 1i w' i 6 y.. ' ii pttill; 1 l iu'it b ha l lft ' iningl;'l l., (tt)1-! f' 1' th l t' .\'lr il i r al i ty ' ' ith t itt trd! It the' Il inh- State (inintr( ' 6'' 116 6 '1)1 l 1 66 6 "I I S.t'!:lltnl ti t bs' iwb'!' :it i)pa;rtainb.ur'g. ru'd!at6..:l i : 1 .1 1 iat iii 66 , a it< r I i I:i !1 t'6 ii) i' 61 III' . ll' itrul h . I itu l I i ".- (i t: '; l i .:td i at 'I, l. 1 . lntih-r : t1! .1 . \\ . \''t >r er' appl'trt' lint. 'l ~ a ''it ln lii t' t' iigi iii h irangi.t r e .it' ii l: I ! ).: t Ill, !ti' . : m . lt '1' il- t .t'lulia T )I 6 L Iu: m'6 111616..r Ti I 16)6'16bt'.\6rien [nd taiL' eh,mical III . I beh! i9 6696 r1 i;t) no1iin i ndPil ihe ri1114 r. b, 11l(6ttu ii ] tio-ig h. Their tItur<0 r ty n l l I)rt slauilo ;11 t he 1 61ing;r bye ! nn the deitt asii ft.Ii;t'lt(lfair l.. j) itt)i; 4 b l);ikl thn sInu l, . eetin, I14 hl roe tyC wa11 inivid.by the SCCtate)1 a1111 b d116 C t conI with tIheC.6 coittii oc th y ( 4nu6,9 in.'rew nni to i'thtt n cmp unt d fr v:ing the pre nx fl. lani ')i1 tom horetoforo has been to elect officers anl conduct other important buaineas at the Fair meetings of the society, but the rush incident to the Fair, it s urged relders it inconvenient and impract'ca to transact at that time business iot in mediately concerning the oxhibitioi. A FAMOUS LION SLAYER. The Ite( tibbon of France Given to an Arab Iiunter. (Paris Letter in L.ondon Telegraph.) . Among the notabilities on whom the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor has been conferred this now year is a hero whose otto ambition for more than a (luarter of a century has been to win it by lis valor and prowess. Ahmed-ben Aunmar, the famous slayer of lions in the 'r ovimeo of Constantine, in Algeria, has even surpassed the celebrated Jules Uerard in his achievements. So great is the nuuber of the king of beasts that hw has caused to bite the dust that the local autloitlis to save themselves from the impending ruin have had to out down the reward offered for every lion's skin to one-half in his case. It will give your readers an idea of the sorvices which this bravo Arab rendered to the colony when I say that it is estimated that his skill and pluck have from first to last saved it from losses in the shape of the cattle kille(1 and devoured by the tierce animals with which he has waged an incessant war, amounting to nearly ?1,000,000 sterling. This calculation is based on the fact that the butcher's bill of each separate lion reaches the respec htble sum of ?400 per annum. It would be interesting to learn how many human lives which might otherwise have been sacrificed have also been prolonged through the timely intervention of Ahined-ben-Aliuar. lie has at length >)btained the recompense which hocovet d far m ro titan the gold meted out to him for every fresh skin which ho brought to the station. DII IA'l 1. 01' A I'OLIUIEAN. II,- 'riesi to Ilinnlefr in liturglar Who Has (Fn" the New Y'ork Star.) At ten eu'clock on Thursday evoning ohanna Brower, domestic in the family of Dr. Emil Truening, No. l3oastEighty third street, heard a suspicious noise in the diiniig room, and entering, saw in the dim light that came from a gas lamp in the street, the Iigure of a man crouch ing behind the table. Johanna was alone in the house, so ho ran into the street lakig an outcry tlat attracted two colored men who were passing at the time. The mnen ran into the house, se cured the intruder iii a chair, and one of themt stood guard over him while tho other went in search of a policeman. 'that worthy arrived full of importance at being called to arrest a burglar, and produteed his hundeuis to shackle the prisoner, wheni he discovered that he had io hands, both having been ampu tat ed close to the wrists. At the Eighty-eighth street police station the man gave his name as John Murphy, and said that being homeless and hungry, he had found the basement door of the house open and had gone in to ask for shelter and food. In the llarleu Court Friday, Justice Veldl selt the unfortnuate man to the care of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, re fusing to entertain a eluurge of burglary against a man with out hands. a , Oie t t .e. r tIo Winu-M,.or. (:u:Iau N: Believing that you are not iiseisil,e It, the best interests of mankind, antd recognizing the great and growing wine interests of this State, and also the great tilemeance army, who nieed somie p)leaisanlt unlalcoholio drink as a b everage and for the table, .I seek to bing this want1t miidallupply together. And for' this purpose 1 ask you to p)utup somii iefeeted wine- --thait is then pure julice of the gratpe ---having 110 deleterious sublstan(e in it. You are the proper per s011s to expetrimlent in this direction. I prestun~e to aisk this of you 011 thle ground of your conunIIon hlumnlIity, and also as it finaiaiel venitulre. Tihe thing sought will certain11ly be found-demand and s1li1ply atlways keep comipanly. Suppose you try so1me of the mlethIods already in i'se by private families until some better ways are found to preserve tile juice0 from1 fermlenltation. On)o1 of these meithods is by p)asteurinig; that is, heat inig to destroy the germs whichh cause fi'rmati iion, and liltering or strainling. First "'hiat to 100I degrees, keeping it at this templieratulre for some time, then carefuilly tilteinig or straining, and again hieatinag to I 1) degrees, before bottling. It limust lbe Put iln tile bottles hlot. The bottles may b)e washed out withl a salhicylio sohiitioni to naiiko sure of killing all tue germs. Th'1e corks must be care filly disiafected, its it is they that comn mlonily start, tile troublde inslde. When puitting theml ill the b,otle takeothe corks out of a hlot sliicylio soluitioni." No satlicy lie acid or other injurious substance mulist be Piut ini the wVine, as5 this~ would defeat thje object of this enterprise-a pleaisatnt, healthy drink. The reward olferedl to him who 51hall discover the becst imethlod of preserving unformonted wine is at fortune to hlimself and theoer laistiing blessing of mntkind. **4 1,t Il Iieeping,5 iuomo1 curious statistics have recently appleared respecting tIhe results of hotel keeping la~ Switzrlandl. There is prob ably no dlist.ict in tile world which is so muhi of ai plea ure resort as thlis little republic, and tha amount of money in vested in prodda.g living accommoda tions1 for pleasuare aeokers, is pr1obably muchI larger thoer( than aay ;"horo else. TIhiere are sid to) ho nieiarly I,000~ hlotels, as5 dliatiinguishedo from inns and ta"erns, these)5 giving (Impjloynlt to 10,000) ser vuiits. The value of thlese ho0tels is about I.g,0000,000, while the furniture is vah ed it $15,000i,000. The gross annual in conmo, based( upon01 the average of dhe h1ast fow years, is $10),000,00)0, the ex pienses $7,200,000, leaving a not p)ratit of gi,400),000, whlich is not a largo gain, corsidorinig tile $hnm of money inveted It wold be interestinlg if statisti4s of a similahr character ctldd be colk eted of various districta in this country, though we imagine thoese retutrnls would showv smaller investments and larger '>rofts. lBostoni Ierald. )rdinar:uy astronlomyi teaiches us3 tile theory of' spoits on the sun1, but lihston astronomy teache the theory of speCS on the (laughter,