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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
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RICHMOND & DANVILLE
RAILROAD;
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0 GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA DIVISION
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
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n in effect December 10, 1888.
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3 (Trains run on 7&th Meridian time.)
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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
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? Gen. Pass. Ag't. Pass. Agent. Traffic Mud aColumbia,
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EXTRACTING TEETH,
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S pain or danger, by the use of Gap.
i- I guarantee all of my work to give satsi
it faction. L. E. MKADOR.
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