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> 1 ifiV ' - * i 'ouwae r. Below the world's dark forehead now, Tha son In changeful glory sinks; Uia young moon dips bar diver prow In that gold wavo?lo, dimly bUnks The herald of the qnlet ere I And through the rhythmic silence falls Dm throb of reaper hymns, that leave Tea dlstsnt wood which night enthralls And while the solemn tress at prayer, ? ? , Chant low their mystic litanies. An awfbl majesty they wear, like prophets of eternities! Unheedful of the clamorous world. Or, mindful thus of Its dark stain. With reverent hands of peace upheld. In pleedlngs for Its heavy pain. , Swift stalks devouring Darkness forth In giant shapes; and Twilight pale Yields her meek reign 'mid dying mirth. While heaven begins her starry talo. And through tho tender even song, The last Tow accents of the day Blend with the far receding throng Of Joys that paseed us on the way. ?Lulu Cumm In Youth's Companion. ENRIQUE. Enrique w?o Qio child of some Span lab, or, moro properly, fcjpanisn-Amcr- i icau, peoplo who had been friends of 1 Mr. French, and who, when they died, * had left their little boy to his care. { Both his wife and ho had taken a strong fancy to the pretty orphan, and ( had finally adopted liitn. i The summer?the dry season?of California was just beginning, En- < riquo was a little fagged with his 1 studies, and it had been deemed advisablo to 6cnd him to tho const to ro- 1 cruiL Pescadcro had been selected as ' at once healthful, and possessing tho ' proper attractions for tho littlo fellow, j and the timo hod como for him to bo xnado ready. But just as everything 1 else had been arranged, his board engaged at the houso of a futherlv ranchero, oven his littlo trunk brought 1 down from tho attic?when, in short, 1 all tilings wero ready to bo got ready ?what should occur but a startling I stago coach robbery ? < When Enriouo got out upon the platform at Redwood, tlicro was a tall, i sparo man with a faco heavily beurded and much sunburned, rendv to show tho passongcrs to tho stage. This pcrsonago proved to bo tbo driver himself, and Enrique looked with deep respect at his tall, strong flguro us bo < moved about directing bow things should go, nnd nodding bis bead authoritatively. At last everything seemed to bo arranged; Enriquo and thrco of tbo other passengers?all women?bad been disposed of insido, a stout old gontlemau and u tall young man had beon given seats upon tbo box, and the driver mounted to bis place. Ho received tbo reins graciously from an assistant, pulled bis gloves a littlo bettor in placo, and gavo tbo signal to the horses. Away tboy went at a great paco. First they cradled and bounced along the streets of tho littlo town, then proceeded moro slowly across tbo bluclc, flat open country covered with tarweed that oxtends to tbo beginning of the foothills; and at last, moro moderately still, up the bills themselves. Now it was very uncomfortable, for a while. Tho sun poured down, tbo dust roso up, and no refreshing breezo found its way into tbo deep cut road. The poor horses clamborcd and sweated \ xVlU OWUW put up his umbrella and grumbled. Tbo Dossomrers with Enriauo com plained and "Oh-dcarcd." At last thoy reached the little hamlet of Searsvlllo, and hero the driver stopped tho horses. They wero glad enough, poor brutos. for tho moment's rest, and gladder still when water was brought and they were allowed to plungo their heads up to tho very eyes in its coolness. Then forward again, and presently tho way became moro ngrecablo. Tho road wound about more exposed places littlo pull's of nir reacheu them, and now tnoy rolled down into littlo dells where tho cool trees almost met overhead. "I hearn this mornin' how the driver was groin' to carry threo or lour guns with nim, after litis," said one of the women, who sat by Enrique. "I didn't see nothin' of 'em," slio continued, "whon I got in, but I s'pose ho must havo hid 'cm round somewheres. Can't bo ho would tempt Providcnco not tQ takfiJj?]T5Vu'ucner womaiJt 4,x hopo ? to mercy ho hain't took ^ \yi^l roaa ngentsT I'm sure, for my part, I should go for all ban's bcin' jest as submissive as they could, s'pos'n' tho agents did come." |'And I think with you." said the third passenger, a lady like, rather pretty young woman, somowliat bet- 1 ter dressed than tho others. "We could do nothing to resist a gang of men fully armed and determined. I am sure, for my part, I only camo today i because I thought it would bo on unusually safo timo T.iorl ttnnirr **nrnlv I j strikes"twice in tho same place." i "That's what futher said," herospoko \ up Enrique. IIo judged it a titting time to say a word, anu was heartily j tired of keeping still. "IIo thought the robbers would keep away from this stago for a while," ho went on, "and ; hiue, maybe, for a spell, liko mice." The bright, animated eountcnauco ] of tho boy, and especially his great, j dark, Spanish eyes, had been observed by his fellow passengers for some time, t but his rather shy manner had pre- j vented their making any advances to- < ward acquaintance. They were glad , to hear his voice, and at once replied to < him. They had succeeded in tlnding out most of his brief history, and had , learned that ho was nearly 10 years old, when they were interrupted by tho coach stopping. i Tho passengers all glanced out in c uomo alarm, Dut wero reassured by t discovering that it was merely a pause for a way passenger. Ho seemed to <] havo come out of a kind of gorge, and appeared to have como across from an- r other road. He was a short, stoutly s built moh, dressed in a gray business c suit, was smoothly shaven and woro 1 green spectacles. He appeared to bo. about 40 or perhaps 60 jfears old. r x uuiut i will riao msuleK if; thoro is room," ba said,' ill a plca-sant, rather. b low pifchpjl T As ho jspoho ,hq , f ? carno up J.o t)u> coach door. J1 "Plenty of roQiA,''Bind tho drivci* no descendbtTlls^ ho.sp?>kc ana 1<H in^ J the stranger. Tlib others' rriado robin' 1 for hiin promptly, and ho was soon j tj seated bcsido tho pleasant young lad v. | 1 He had no baggage, but carried simply i " a stout canc. 1 Thcro was something attractive | about tho man's face, and all were i 1 pleased with him. Perhaps they c thought ho would be a valuable aid in ; I , caso there should bo troublo from tho i 1 dreaded "a?nntaJ' I s r now the road begun to ascend once ooro, and soon the coach had reached he loftiest altitude of tho trip. The rhole Banta Clara valley lay spread >ut like a map at their feet, and far in he distance loomed the blue peaks of ho northern spur of the Coast Range, foe air here was thin and hard to reathe.Wnd one seemed almost neighK>r to the blue summer skv with its racery of white low lying clouds. The driver now urgoa his horses a ittlo, and they bowled along at a good ?ce over the mile or so of smooth oad that extended along tho summit loon thev entered upon a narrow, vinding way, penetrating a growth of ow branched trees, and with itscourso :ut out of tho side of the mountain iko a shelf. So onward till at last hey reached the open again. It was lign noon now, and time thoy reached weeks' ranch. A tremendous crack of tho driver's vhip. a swinging, cradling gallop, ind tnoy tore around a low hill, and n a moment wcro descending a little leclivity to a largo farm house. A dexterous, back handed twist of ho whip, dropping it in its socket, a luick gathering of the reins in the irivcr's hands, now a Arm foot on tho irnko. Presto! it was dono. Ono luilden jerk, and then a jolt. "How aro ye, Mr. Wooks?" nays tho Iriver. It was an old trick with him, Mid why should ho not ho cooll But Enriquo thought that it was a wonderful performance, and his admiration for tho driver increased. Tho passengers hastened to rid themselves of what dust they could and sat ilown to dinner. This was presently over, and they saw tho four now horses put to. in placo of tho six that had brought them hither, and then they took their places again. "Why do they put only four horses [11 placo of tho six?" Enriquo ventured to ask tho now passenger, as thoy started. "Becauso," said tho man, with a Sleasant smilo, "tho way is now mostly own hill." "Thank you," said Enriquo, much gratified. Tho man smiled ngnin. "IIo's a first class chap," thought tho lad to himself. "I reckon ho likes boys." Tho fresh horses now seemed disSiosed to show their mettle, and the Iriver was willing that they should. So thoy dashed on bravely for a whilo. ana uunng vuo miervav noono seomea disposed to talk. A few miles further and they como down to a slower pace, and now tlio way was growing wilder and moro rocky. "It was along hero somowhero, I was told, that tlio stago wus robbed," said tlio gentleman with tho spectacles, llis hearers started. "Great Joshua 1 I hopo tho' ain't none round this time," said tho old lady, who had been formerly for war. "I told Hr. Dillyhock 'fore I left this moruin'," sho went on, "that jest as likely as notsomoof tho crittors might pounco 011 us. IIo only jest laffeuat me." "And I told my husband" said tho other older woman, "says I. Mr. Ponnidge, if I como back dead to-night, you mus'n't bo surprised," and ho said ho wouldn't. I do beliovo ho didn't feel jest right about bavin' mo come, though, truly." Tho young lady and tho gentleman smiled in spitoof themselves, and oven or * ? battered on. Soon thoy passed through tho romantic littlo villugo of San Grcgorio. Hero tho two old ladieR mndo somo talk about "gittin' out and stoppin' over," but mado no movo to carry tho idea into execution* Now they wero whirling through a desolate region, and presently tho horses wore holding back, aided by tlio break, down a long and perilously steep liill. Looking out Enriquo saw, on ono hand, a high, bald ciiff, anil on tho other a friglitful ravine, and still further on a long succession of gulches, precipitous cliffs, and bare, rocky hillsides. Always on tho left roso tho frownincr. crace-v mountain. Ho drew iu his head witS u little sigh. "What is it?" asked tho young lady, pleasantly. "Nothing," said Enrique, trying to smilo back. Ho was ashamed of tho depression this wild scenery gavo him. and liko tho littlo man ho was, would not say anything to disturb tho others. .. JtouVlrfikir nnd c^m& 10 "Yes, they heard tho driver say, "I fl8h dh'vo slowly " said a voice, which they recognized as that of tho tall young man. "Get your pop ready," ho added, next moment, *'1 do believe there's going to be business." Tho young lady turned deadly pale. Tho other women uttered dismal f[roans. Even tho man in tho glasses ooked disturbed. As for littlo Enriquo bo did not quito understand it all, but felt strangely excited. "llclloT" said tho driver. "Why. them fellers aro comin' down, an<l mean to show themselves. Bold, ain't they?" "One, two, three, four," answered tho young man, rather irrelevantly. "Four of them." "Yes, they'vo got down into tho road, and aro waiting. Drive on." Hero Mrs. Dillyhock thrust her head out of tho window. Sho drew it in abruptly. "Great Joshua! There's four men irmcd to tho teeth, a-standin' down 'here in tho road. What will become 5f us? Oh, dear, why did I ever leavo ny homo and poor Mr. Dillyhock? Jh dear I Oh dcAr I" "Bo quiet, madam I" This in a stern rrAt/?A A V.?. ? ? *' * .uiv-o nvuj mo ) uuug man on mo oox. 'There may be no danger at all, and f thero is wo must havo absolulo juiet. You must bo ready to uct as vo direct." "Who is that feller?" faintly inluired Mrs. Dillvhock. "I think he isWells-Fargo's express nessengcr," said the gentleman with pectaclcs. "I noticed that lie looked arcfully after a box he took up with lim." The poor woman groaned, but made lo other rejoinder. Now tlio stago jolted on again lowly, and presently came to a iialt nco more. They were now just boicath a huge, towering cliIT, while on ho other sulo was a fearful ravine. A ittle to one side of thoclifF the mounuin receded less abruptly, and here 'row a few stunted trees and bushes. V kind of sheen path hero mmonwui ind it seemed to liavo been l>v this hat tho new comers had descended. Enrique thrust out his head once nore. Far away to tho south and ast ho could see whero the road reicated itself, in a white, indistinct ine. Just below this it nnpeured uorq plainly aeyin. llo bad hcasd r ms vainer say tnai near r-escaafcro there was a place whore the road wound about in such a manner that ? three distinct sections of it could be seen at once, one above the other. He knew that this must be the place. They were then upon the upper of these shelves or terraces. He was en* fj abled to see the-two sections, because ^ the rood there curved. 7. All this took but a glance, and he rj noted it scarcely realizing that ho did {: so. Then he leaned out still further, " and looked eagerly for the four men. ? There thev camet guns in their hands, and ureescd in rough, coarse * clothes. But what interested him ? most was tho fact that tlicy were not masked, as road agents wcro said to bo, and that they carried their weapons in a peaceful manner. ' "Only a party of hunters," he ^ thought, with a glad jump of the jj heart Then his eyo happened to rest on tho uppermost distant curvo of ? tho road, bomething wus flashing in .J tho afternoon sun and creatures like horses wcro seen to be in motion. "A party of men with guns;" he ^ said to himself, "and they are riding dreadfully fast What can they be after?" J Ho sank bock in his seat too much jj excited to speak, or scarcely to think. Just then "Well, Buckskin Tom, how's the old body? I used to know ^ Jou, but guess you've forgotten me. [y nomo's Chandler, from Deer Licks." j* "Don't know you, Mr. Chandler," B they heard the driver say. ^ "No; thought you didn't Well, me and tho kit of us hero have been hunt- j( in', and wo'ro pretty tired. Reckon ?] you can give us a lift to Pescaderny." R They heard a low murmur from the ^ box at this, and it was apparent that y tho driver and tho express messongor ^ wero talking. Once or twice they also ^ thought they heard tho tones of the v stout passenger. y "Can'taccommodate you," spoke up i tho driver, nt last. "Its only a mile [ to Kennctt's ranch. Keen tho road ^ wo re going q mile, and tako tno lirst j turn to tho left. Only half a milo c from there, and Kennett will keep you 8 till you are rested." 0 Onco more Enrique ventured to peep 8 from tho window. Ho witnessed a f sight that gavo him a thrill of astonish- 8 rnent nnd terror. One of the four ? men was standing near tho window, a and Enriquo saw that ono of his lonjj ? whiskers was hanging loose from his t face. It was evident that the man wore a falso beard. , A glanco at tho other three strange rtf ? showed that they also wore an unusual \ amount of hair about their faces. It j was evident that thoy, too, were dis- j guiscd. ( Scarcely had Enriquo made this \ startling discovery, wnen their follow passenger with tho spectacles drew off his gloves, and mado as though to leave the coach. Tho bov, glancing at him in surpriso, saw that ho was | fumbling with some object in an inner , pocket, and tho next moment ho pro- I t uuced a small revolver. His mouth 1 hod a fierco, set look now. and his eves j seemed to shino through nis spectacles in a way thut terrified the lad. While Enriquo yet stared at him ho delibor- ! ately cocked tho revolver, deftly opened tho coach door, and swung himself out upon tho step. The next moment he pointed his revolver un m??*sen(rar. . Before a word could be said, a motion made, a | pistol snot rang out irom tne dox, ana | tlio man with tho detached beard dropped instantly from sight. "Tie 011 your whiskers Detter, next time. Tiger Rod I" thundred the voice of the express messenger. "I'm on to your gnmo. Givo cm tho lash, driver!" As ho spoko tho crack of tho heavy stago whip sounded, and tho coach mauo a great bound forward. Meantimo, how had it fared with the man with tho spectacles? Wo hovo seen that ho had raised his pistol, and seemed in the very act of firing it. It was at this precis? moment that tho messenger himself had firedt and in doing so Iiad changed his position. On firing I10 had leaned far over toward tho driver, so as to ovoid a return shot, and by so doing had taken himself out of tne would-be assassin's rango. And now the stago was flying forward at a terrible pace, K.d.&WgT te1 ;*tt?? fowsecondsLanc^^flatten^^^_ _ This was to avoid tho return shots of his friends, which now come singing past them. Taken completely by surprise by tho 1 act of tho messenger, and not pre- J Eared for tho headlong plunge of the orscs, they had been unablo to mako an effort to provent the escape. Tho young girl sat dumb with fright, tho other women wcro crouching in tho bottom of tho coach, also ] tonguo tied with terror, and poor little Bnriquo half stood in his place, his * great eyes fixed wildly 011 the man J I with tho pistol. And now tlte ruffian seemed to think ; a second opportunity had come. { Doubtless tho messenger was in his 1 old place, and could bo reached by a y bold outward swing. It was evident ^ tho effort must bo made soon, too, as 8 tho man might look down and dis- j cover his enemy. t Swiftly tho wretch swung out from ^ tho stop. His revolver wnsonco more ^ raised. Then came tho climax of En- e riquo's life. Ho saw tho pistol raised, 4 ho saw tho man's cordy fingers j( clinched upon tho door frame. Tho ono supremo suggestion of tho moment came. At tho boy's feet, 1 where ho had kicked it about all day, e was a small iron wrench. Stooping a liko lightning tho littlo hero caugnt it k up, swung it nloft, dashed it down n with all his forco on tho clinging fin- t< gers! tl Thoro was a yell like that from the li throat of a dying wolf as tho man y loosed- his hold and fell, bruised and b maimed, into tho road, and Enriauo saw him no more. Tho coach rolled on ; tho messenger was saved! n Tho coach did not stop until Ken- 13 nett's ranch was reached. Then tho n drivor dismounted and tho women told w him tho story of Enrique's onportuno tl act. You may bo suro that both tho ai driver and tho messenger whoso lifo h the boy had saved tnauo much of him rr during tho rest of tho trip. Ilo was a hero at Pescadcro for a wnolo week.? E. 11. Costellow in Tho Youth's Com- ^ panion. J* One day Hay and Ernest were play c< ing together, and as they occasionally quarreled, their mother said: "If you arc naughty again. I shall soparato you." In u iittlo wnilo Ernest called: I11 "Mamma, pleas? como and soparato >* Ray; ho's naughty." THE REAL IRtflH FRIEZE. ChO Willi Whkfc tlw Bate OHMt Among the various textile products f Irish manufacturing skill the most **a'"i'rtlYWmTI **7* Clothier, 1 the JG*tlx <p?rated Irish friexe. ts Bansw^rfCsi come down from me immemorial The nrooess since , was first woven on the primitive and loom, and the subseouent mauiplation to prepare it for the only gartent for which it is pre-eminently ixited, the Cotha More (big coat or vercoat), has been handed down from ne generation of the Irish people to notner until at the preeent dav the apidly increasing steam power looms t ?k? In.k mtll? ana unmiMwl in man. .factoring frieze* whicL are making heir way by sheer force of real merit n the beet market* of the world. The chiof features which distinguish riezo from all other cloths are its absoute imperviousness to rain and its xtraorainary durability. In these it eaembles the famous blankets of the Javajos Indiana Of course we are iow speaking of real Irish frieze, not be counterfeit article, which is now uite plentiful in the American mar ot. These points of excellence are ecu red through tho peculiar method f manufacturing tho longest and best rool, selected from tho best Irish Ueoia, w^thont which there Con be no enuine IrisqUcpte. The process in tself is quite simple, but tedious, detianding much timo, care and attenion. Nothing but washed wool of the ongest and strongest fiber is used, liis i* first dyed, and afterward, when pun, is doubled so as to resemble 'arn; in fact, it is a softly spun roolen yarn, which has not been rested by acids in any manner, so hat the whole natural strength of the rool fiber remains unimpaired. This arn is then woven; after which it is >ut through the thiokening or tuckng process, as it is termed. This later la practically a somewhat proonged washing or sousing of the loth in a carefully prepared solution, lowly heated up to the boiling point, ind then as slowly coolod again. This brinks and consequently thickens the abrio which conies from tho loom to uch an extent that it becomes almost mpossible, after cutting the goods, to eparato one thread of tne cloth from he other, so closely nro they allied ind so intcS^lepfendent on each other. The final operation is tho dressing md finishing of the goods. From this I Ii .?;il u ;nci VApiau?biuii a w niii ?jv uviv^uvu n what the chief points of tho excelonce of Irish frieze consist Dyed in ,he wool, tho color is permanent; unseated by acid, tho natural virility of he wool fiber is preserved. The Spartan* and Music. The favorite problem of thinkers uid teachers, since thought began, has been to find some engine of education which should reach the character as effectually as the ordinary means of training touch tho understanding; and in the opinion of many, not men alone, hut nations, musio was such an engine. "It is music," said the Spartans, "which distinguishes the brave man from tho coward." "A man's musio is the source of his courage." It was their musio which enabled Loonidas and his threq hundred to conquer i ^ It was mus> which taught the Spartan youth Low to die in the wrestling wring or on the field of battle. These claims are audacious, surely. Yet, when we consider how the rhythmical tread of the brave man differs from the agitated shamble of tho coward, how musio is tho art of human joy, and how joy and ropose of mind are the main elements of manly fortitude, wo Bholl at any rato admit that there is a strong affinity somewhere; our onlv difficulty will bo to acknowledtro that musio, deliberately applied, could over bo tho direct cause of theso reputed results. To achieve tho end desired Spartan boys passed their youth in learning tunes, hymns and songs; this was their sole mental culture. They were taught to donco and keep step to tho measure of the songs as they sang *\ A i 1 J mom. -n.il giunu iaj uiiuiuuou. now perfect warriors, marched into battle r%Ml andfseren?, WMlj intoning thOu* songs, moved steadily lu?m into the thickest of tho fight, undisturbed and irresistible. Tno band that leads our armies to tho field of battlo nowadays is a scant survival of Spartan practice, yet even in this music by jproxy there are many elements of incitement to courage.?The National Reviow. Flihlng In the Bed Sea, Tho old Arab geographers describe a svay of taking fish from tho waters of ho Red sea which must havo been convenient for the people of that region, if it were not very ingenious. Tho peoplo supply themselves from ho sea without craft, or without standing upon the shore. They use, vhilo swimming or diving, little nets, vhich they themselves make of woven jtoss. They tie these to their feet, and by ilip knots and lashings held in their lands, they draw fast tho snare when hey feel that a fish has entered it. All his they do with exceeding art, and vith a cunning bred by long experince. They also teach land reptiles to Irivo their proy.?Youth's Companon. t u n -? iiu? uw.uu vrrccuup. OI IX) n 110 !crre, Mo., thought sho heard her cldst son, a young man of 27, singing favorite song in his bedroom. Sho new ho must be at work at a saw nil, and, feeling nervous, started out a see him. As she stepped through ho front door men were carrying the ifoless remains of the son into the ard. He had been killed by the ursting of a saw. Elliott, 01 Baltimore, isproboly tho oldest aeronaut in tho world, [o began ballooning in 1834, and has lade 127 ascents in all, in only one of rhich was he seriously injured. His ligh was broken on this occasion, ad he ceased his aerial flights. Now o is 84 years old and practices shoetaking. ~ In Slilwaukceall the flro department ires aro laid under ground in cast on pipes that cost 15 cents a foot, he plan works well, is xheap and is irtainly within the reaoh of nearly /cry city. Tho entire value of imports at the art of New York during the last fiscal, car was $510,268,482, and at all other j arts in the country $278,026,6681,, ) L MacMahon is Ui memoirs. He has sent proof of the chapters relating to the muifiuy OMntions of the Austro-French war pf 1IC9 to the Archduke Albert, impartot of the Austrian annv.and those iilitlm to the war of isfwft to Marshals too Moltke and Slumenthal. Mfumf to each caso to be informed whether he has stated facta accumtaly. The interest of the memoir* will center on two points: First* the influence political considerations had to preventing1 the retreat of his army on Paris after the defeats at Woerth and Forbach in 1870, and, secondly, the part which the marshal played in assisting- and afterward frustrating the attempts at a monarchical restoration in 188&-4-0. The marshal, as was well known, thought the Com to do Chambord acted very foolishly. The crown was ready to his hand and he had only to make a movo to grasp it He was, however, dissuaded from it by the Comtesse de Chambord, who, having no children and hating the Orleans princes, loathed | the idea of raising her nusband up on high simply to mako the throne secure for his cousins.?London World. A Noreltjr In Bads. Plunging about on the levee in the blackness the other night a reporter discovered a retreat, the novelty of which knocked him ail in n heap. It wu a lodging house, but there were no beds. The guests did not recline on the floor either, nor wero thev hung up on books, and jet they slept The room was perhaps seventy-five feet deep by twenty wide. About three feet from the wall and extending around it was a rope fastened to posts placed at intervals. It was about five feot from the flopr and was slightly slack. Underneath it wcro other ropes similarly stretched, the whole resembling a rope fenco. With their backs to this support, and with both arms thrown over it to keep from falling, were twenty-two persons, mostly colored, but among them several wretched white men, and all were sleeping soundly. The place was dimly lighted, and the old darky proprietor sat patiently waiting for more Etests to arrive. His charge for lodgg. or rather to hang on the ropes all nignt, is but fivo cents.?Louisville CourierJ ournal. Good Qualities of Turpentine. | After a housekeeper fully realises i n it _ m ? L* _ aH i tne worm 01 lurpenuno in me Household sho is never willing to bo without a supply of it. It gives quick relief to burns; it is an excellent application for corns; it is good for rheumatism and sore throats, and it is the auickest remedy for convulsions or nts. Then it is a sure preventive against moths; by lust dropping a trifle in the bottom of drawers, chests and cupboards, it will render the garments secure from injury during the summer. It will keep ants and bugs from closets and storerooms by putting a few drops in the corners and upon the shelves; it is sure destruction to bedbugs and will effectually drive them away from their haunts if thoroughly applied to the joints of the bedstead in the spring cleaning time, and injures neither furniture nor clothing. A spoonful of it added to a pail of warm water is excellent for cleaning paint. A little in the suds on Trashing- days lightens laundry labor.?Brooklyn Eagle. Ilobton In CongTCM. Stuart Robson, by the way, was once in congress. Revelation or this little known fact was recently mauo when he was introduced to the "Father of the House," William D. Kellcy, of Pennsylvania. Boid the comedian in his high 0 voice, which pipes as naturally off the stage as upon it: "lam glad to meet you, Judge Kellcy. I was myself in the Thirty-first congress." Old "Pig Iron" looked at the actor in amazemont. and in his deep bass voico replied: ''You were in the Thirty-first congress? Why, my dear sir, I am old enough to bo your father, and my services in the house of representatives only began with the Thirtyseventh congress. Then Robson. without a smile upon his face, squeaked again: "Yes, judge, but you seo you began as a member, while I was a tKWm. However, that shall not stand UvbWtvU U3. Viit/v asiv/tu A iwi aw A ? -i r glad to see you." The high apostle of protection guffawed heartily as ho extended his right hand and rumbled: "So am I."?New York World. Malting Camphor. TV... 1 ~ .e i * . ma muuy ui prupunug campiior lor commerco as practiced by tho Japanese is a species of distillation. The wood is cut up into chips and thcso aro put into a tub fitted over a large iron pot under which a slow flrols kept. Tho pot is partially filled with water and tho bottom of tho tub is pierced with holes through which tho steam from tho heated water passes. Tho tub has a close fitting cover, and a bamboo pipo connects it with a series of other tubs. Tho steam passing through the chips separates tho oil ana camphor from them, and in tho last tub tho cooled extract falls upon straw which catches tho campnor crystals whilo the oil and water escape and aro held in a lower compartment. Tho camphor is collected and packed for market, and the oil is used for illuminating and other purposes,? Good Housekeeping. Saving. A stingy man never loses an opportunity of getting something for nothing, and his efforts to bring about this end ore sometimes very amusing. Old Mr. B , who lived some years ago in a Connecticut town, was what his neighbors called "very close," but, grasping as he was, there was one tning he would not accept, even for nothing, and that was intoxicating armies or any Kin a. tie was strictly temperate. One duv he was asked to drink with several or his neighbors at the village store, where drinks were sold at ten cents each. "No, thank ye,"he replied: "Inever drink, gentlemen: but, if its all the some to you, I'll take a gimlet instead.?Youth's Companion. nhwartor. Nothing can bo moro certain than that the character can bo sustained and strengthened only by its own energetio action. Tho will, which is the central force of character, must be trained to habits of docision; othorwiso it will be ablo neither to resist ovil nor to follow good. Decision gives tho power of standing firmly, whon to yield, howover slightly, might be only the first stop in a downhill course to ruin.?7Qnce a , jjtamm Wmm ww 17m Tobacco. A popular vice among the ladies of this part of the state is the uso of to becco. Some will chew it liko veterans, while others are content tc smoke. But by far the moet common way of deriving enjoyment from it* use is to take it in the form of snuff. When a number of women get tt> gather the snuff box is nearly alwayi produced, with the Instruction tc "take a dip" as it goes around the cir clo. Then they will sit and gossip, in terruptlng the flow of conversation with frequent expectorations into i big spittoon or tlio fireplace. A siiufl dipper's outfit consists of a small tir eannister about an inch thick by twe inches long and a wooden brush. The latter is about threo inches ir length, and in size resembles a slate pencil. It is usually cut from blocl gum or some other tough wood. One end is chewed and splintered by the teeth till it looks like a small pain] brush. The splintered end is dipped into the snuff and worked arouna til a little ball has been collected. Th< snuff thus secured is rubbed over th< teeth and gums. Usually the stick i: held between the teeth till the snu? has all been absorbed, when anothei dip is taken. For ladies who object t< using a eannister and brush a smal snuff wafer has been invented whicl can be concealed between the lips an< teeth. A grocer's clerk asserted em phatically that fully 00 per eent. o the women used either tobacco o snuff, or both. By thinking men th< tobacco habit among women is con siderod one of tho worst evils wit! which Arkansas is obliged to contend ?Ozark (Ark.) Cor. Omaha Boo. Th? Tear Handkerchief. In some parts of tho Tyrol a peculia and beautiful custom prevails amonj tho peasantry. When a peasant gir is going to bo married, before sh leaves her home to go to tho churcl her mother gives her a handkerchief which is called tho "tear handkei chief." It is made of newly spui linen and has never been useu. Bh is supposed to dry her tears with thi when she leaves her home and whei she stands at the altar. After the moi riago is over, and the bride has gon with her husoand to her new house she carefully folds up the handkei chief and places it unwashed amonl her little treasures. So far it has done only half its duty Her children grow up, marry and g away to new homes, each daughter n oeivlng in her turn a new "tear hand kerohief," and yet the last present, th present received from her mother, hn not fulfilled its object. Years roll by and the once young and bloomin bride becomes a wrinkled old worn at and outlived, perhaps, her husban and all her children. At last, whe tho weary eyelids are closed for thei long sleep, the "tear handkerchief" \ taken fi Jul its resting place and sprea over the placid features of tho dcnd.Now York Homo Journal. What Makes Wrinkles. "It is customary to say that wrinkle oome from worrying, but the truth i that most of them come from laugl ing," says a well known phvsiciai "To know how to laugh is just as in portant as to know whon to do it ] you laugh with the sides of your fact the akin will work loose in timo. an wrinkles will form in exact accoruanc with the kind of a laugh you havt The man who always wears a smir will have a series of somicirculs wrinkles covering his checks. "When a gambler who has been at customed to suppressing his feelinc laughs, a deep line forms on each sic of his nose and runs to the upper coi ner of his mouth. In time this lin extends to tho chin and assumes th shape of a half moon. A cadaverov person with a wax like skin is very aj to have two broadly marked wrinkle one running up from the jaw and th other under the eye. These meet i right angles at the cheekbones an look as though they formed a knot i the apex. Tho scholar's wrinkles fori on his brow, while the scheming pol tician's come round his eyes, wnei they look for all the world liko th spokes of a wheel."?New York Ma and Express. A Strong Motlro. just expectations ore valuable thing Many people are toned un to their ba endeavors by knowing * that much expected of them. The desire is stron within them that tho good oninio which so mo one has formed of thci should bo upheld, and they mat strenuous efforts to this end. Win ever has had much to do with childre knows how powerfully this moti\ will influence them, ana added yeai seldom decreases its forco. To pn serve the influence, however, it j essential that only that should be ea pec ted which can bo rendered.?One a Week. It Wm m Pretty Foot. The funniest incident of my trip wa in a sleeping car. It was in the mom ing, when trie passengers had got ou of their berths, and only several set of curtains wero drawn in front o still slumberous persons. Suddenly foot was thrust out between two cui tains. It was small, white and sym metrical?not more than a feminin number threo?and tho merest bit c anklo in sight looked soft and fine The men glanced at it from tho coi ners of their wicked eyes. Tho wc men deprecated tho exposure. Thoi A bold, brazen follnw straight to tho pretty foot, grabbed th ankle, and flung tho wholo membc rudely into tho berth. "Ho wouldn't treat his brido so, said a woman close by. "It must b his sister." Then tho head of a 10-year-ol< urchin emerged whero tho foot lia< been, and a sleepy, angry, boyisl voice said: "Look hero, Sam, you 1c me alono. Next timo you ketch hob of my foot that way I'll kick tho giz zard out of you." Thcro was a subsidence of senti mental interest and n risibility o mirth.?Cincinnati Enquirer. Z", r.y wnrt For tlio Student-.. The students of Oberlin have pctt tioncd for a democratic form of col lego government, of the students, bj tho students and for tho students. Tin faculty will not grant the petition, bin havo concluded to try a consultatior system. Each class selects three of it* members, who nro to confer with ? committee of tho faculty ou collegt regulations; but theso conunilteoi havo no power of legislation or arbi trution, and it is probable that ou thil account it will not enlist tho sympathy of the students.?Boston Transcript. Don't Wait Until your hair becomes dry, thin, and i gray before firing the attention needed i , to preserve its beauty and vitality. 1 Keep on your toilet-table a bottle of Ayen*n Hair Vigor?the only dressing yon require for the hair?and use a little, 1 daily, to preserve the natural color and } prevent baldness. ~ Thomas Munday, Sharon Grove, Ky., ' writes : " Several months ago my hair commenced falling out, and in a few f weeks my head was almost bald. I , tried many remedies, but they did no ) good. I finally bought a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and, after using only a part i of the contents, my head was covered ) with a heavy growth of hair. 1 recoinc mend your preparation as the best halr5 . restorer in the world." ) " My hair was faded and dry," writes t Mabel C. Hardy, of Delavan, 111.; "but I after using a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor 1 "it became black and glossy." ! Ayer's Hair Vigor, f bold by Druggists and Perfumers. J Pimples and Blotches, 1 So disfiguring to the face, forehead, and 1 neck, may bo entirely removed by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparllla, the best and f safest Alterative and Blood-Purifier ever r discovered. i 0 Dr.Oj. C. Ayer & Co., Lowsll, Mass. '* Bold by Druggists; $1; six bottles for $& 1 * PIEDMONT AIR LINE RICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD; I ? 0 GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA DIVISION CONDENSED SCHEDULE k, n in effect December 10, 1888. e 3 (Trains run on 7&th Meridian time.) Q ____ ISfl9BKEIffiSE >. NORTHBOUND No. 64. No. 61. *" Leave Cha'ston 7 00 a. m. S Leave Columbia... flO 26 a. m. Arrive Alston 11 22 a. m. r. Aeavo Alston 11 26 p. m. o Arrive Union 1 26 p. m. 4 26 p. m. 5- Arrive Spartanburg. 2 60 p. m. 6 46 p. m. [- Tryon e " Saluda ^ ^ " Flat Rook P " Hendersonville... Z *' Ashcville 7 00 p. m. t Mj Hot Springs (| * Fomaria 11 60 a. m. ir'rivo Prosperity... 12 22 p. m. " Newberry 12 39 p. m. j " Laurens ? " Ninety-Six... 1 46 p. in. " Greenwood...., 2 30 p. m. "" " Greenville 6 20 p m " Abbeville 4 00 p.m. " Anderson 4 40 p. m. " Seneca 6 00 p.m. ?s " Walhalla 7 00 p. m. [s Atlanta 10 40 p. in. ll. SOUTHBOUND, No 65 No. 60 l- Leave Walhalla |8 00 a. m. [f " Seneca 8 30 a. m. 3, ' Andersen. ... 9 41 a. m. i I << in rji . ... q auucTino xv/ uv a. ?? ;e " Greenville..... 9 30 ft. m. j ' Greenwood... 12 28 p.m. k " Ninely Six.... 1 12 p. m. . ^ 44 Laurens 44 Newberry 2 32 p. m. " Prosperity 2 62 p. m. Arrive Alston 3 80 p. m. f8 Leave Hot Springs. *0 60 a m Leave Asbeville 8 26 a. m P* 44 Hendersonville 10 " Flat Rock 16 41 Saluda 15 " Tryon >t 44 Spartanburg., fll 56 a. m. 9, 44 Union 1 40 p. m. 9 46 a m 10 Arrive Alston 3 30 p. m it 44 Columbia 4 40 p.m. (1 44 Augusta 9 06 p. m. it " Charleston via S. n i- *DaiIy. .0 fDaily except Sunday to Through Car Service, n Main Line Trains Nos. 54 and 55 daily between Columbia and Alston, and daily except Sunday between Alston and Greenville. Through passenger coach between Ch&'stoc s- and Morristown, viaS. C. Railway, Columbia ?t and Spartanburg. IS Tickets on sale at principal stations to all g points. n On train No. 50 and 51 Pullman sleeper hen ween Charleston and Hot Springs, N. <\, ;o via A. C. L., Columbia and Spartanburg. * Jas.. Taylor 1). Cartlwcll Sol. llaa _ Asi'l Gen'l ? Gen. Pass. Ag't. Pass. Agent. Traffic Mud aColumbia, S C ger. 3 Is i- AN END TO THE HORROR EXTRACTING TEETH, i oui jucj'iutii iu rurnci leem Wlinou S pain or danger, by the use of Gap. i- I guarantee all of my work to give satsi it faction. L. E. MKADOR. S May 4 18 ft 1 a Con. Joiin IIapkki.l Macbkiu You Columbia, S. C. Union, 8. C. 0 HASKELL & YOUNG >. ATTORN IES AND COUNSELLORS, * UNION, S. C. Orfice second floor. No. 31 Law Range. 1 Feb 10 6 if 0 1 SAM'L S. STOKES, fi B ATTORNEY AT J. A IK, ^ j AND NOTARY PUBLIC. i t ALL business entrusted to his care wil 1 eceiee prompt attention. The execution of all papers as a Notarj I ubhlic a specialty. Office in rear of th f Court Mouse. Deo 16 49 tf iBf^^SFREB HlilUlr ! *< "km tk? ptrau <> m itw. ? will m?4 free n* M H|prir?i la M*a ? ?y > M mriif a*?kla? maS* la BfSSIr A I ft** ?rwM,wflh All ik? imuImm. I nUll #MI J tt* trilliIm md free (a??ui* IDOlliMitMi tMlf ul ralufcl* art mi IHNmslM. la mwi w* a*k llil jr*a BWB1 AlBr W?k?w will w* nil. 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