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^rr 3MS., TiWl l : mmv$ BOY. ** *? fn: *.vc*e i. I!j«a /fhrun^b yblcti peeped hi iby bloudfi hafr. but it ».. v^hietlir-tr elo:>e tVti ror.-l on tiis •»'•*•, fr'»ru ao.'.:. He i.a*i been ly'owixt" >: me ix.rn.-- flehl. ,‘v- a rfio- •iic>... i oeiTj;’’n t ~ . „r—tljr.p. Such an aaiaii;..^ • ’ e: : . ig rs <-ouid oii:y b r i c * r - 'n's: the hit's of Oh { o. T»>e e;if» :. ... - vr th" but v.‘.ih fciH f Krur^S, .ays iwn ber. itlrnliy decorated the fu-K veils .vith blended shades of purple r-nd /joid. Jake sat astride his old Rray toare contented and happy. “The field . wfill be ready tor the harrow day aft*»r to pKUTOW," be soliloquized, -then the next day I «rlU coamienee drilling, and finish 4t Betarrieir. Whoop la!’’ Again the whidtr 2iug mingled merr.ty with the jingling ** Ae dhains attached to the plow harness, r Joke’s Uue shirt was soiled with perspi ration and dust. A portion of the crown )9< hds hat was gone, malting an aperture his—I wish I could was sandy, very sandy. His hands and face were sun- burfied and rough, while "his feet hanging ait the sides of the old mare were bare and dirty, but all this did not interfere in the least with bis peace of mind until upon turning a fork in the road he found him- neif-'bytbe side of Parmer Anderson’s daughter, who was walking home from £qnlre Ford's, where she had been invited to ten. She rejoiced in the tuuna of Kosu, this girl of 17, wl£a pink cheeks and sky- ftlitt eyea. Very pretty and innocent she looked In her white dress and floating nb- oon*. “Baw-da-dp, Jake?” she said, with a Garelcsa toss of her head. Jake’s greeting .'w«u4 Inaudible because of a choking sensa- flpn in his throat. Somehow of late he had very peculiar feelings whenever he was with Miss Rosa—suoh a queer com mingling of pain and joy, He could not have tola for his life which predominated or whioh be preferred. His pain was so exquisite, and the joy so excruciating. / He slipped down from the mare and Started the team ahead. Hs had a vagne ifhipeew.ioB that bis feet would be less con- dpleueu* on, the ground than dangling iq -the air in uh>se proximity to Rosa’s nose, lie wished in a confused and dazed sort of way,•for he had lost all control of his thinking powers, that they were not so Urge or so dirty. He jyould have bartered his hopes of eternal life Just then for a pair ,pf Shf>es. The odor from his sweat-soaked -piothe* had suddenly become very appar ent and offensive to him. Sue appeared t so fl«(n ty and pure in contrast. Heavens! ,|»ow the bl«Hi surged to his heart ae he ptumbied awkwardly along b her side, 4ryinz to think of something to say. j “<Jt course you’re going to the fair, Rosh?’' he finally asked, timidly, at the same time breaking olT the top of a tall weed that he might have it to carry—his hands seemed so swollen in sizo and so ,pinch in the way. . “O, yes,” she answered, “everybody is go- fc* 1 guess.” She did not manifest any ffpierest as to Whether he would be there. He wished she would. “Harry Ford will enter his brown colt— the one he rides, you know. I hope it will 4a)t6 the premium, don’t you?” Then .without walling for an answer she launched into a lengthy description of what a perfectly lovely time she had been faring at the Fords’ that evening, and flvouud up with asking, “Don’t you think $bey are such a nipe family?” ; An entirely new feeling crept into Ja/e’a heart. He and Harry Ford had al ways been good friends, but all at once he found himadf believing that an opportun ity to throttle Harry would afford him supreme delight. As they were now at the gate that led into his father’s barn yard, Jake did not feel obliged to answer IUnh'b question, but hastily bidding her gqod-bye followed bis horses to the wuter- iu*t-through. Rosa kept on down the toad toward her home. “How awful J&ke Daily looked this evening,” she said to herself. “You don’t catch Harry Ford In such a plight.” Harry, knowing that they had company invited, came in early jtrqm work. Slipping up the back stairs fo his room, he arrayed himself iu his Sun- day clothes, and came down to tea look- jiw lika a gentleman. “Jake thinks lots of me.” She lingered tenderly over the ^bought for a moment. “Hut mercy! I Confd never marry a man who went bare footed and wore such a horrid (lifty shift,” Kow Harry—she then went oil into a pleasant little reyetie, In which Harry pras the central figure. Thus a little in cident will sometimes shape a whole after life. If Rosa had not happened to CCc Jake with bare feet aa l dressed in Ms work-clothes, I would probably have a dill*rent story to tell. Hut she could not help having somewhat fastidious tastee, and Jake as he appeared that even ing wa* not an object calculated to excite ddmirntton. - 'Jake, back at the barn, was nnharuess- his team and growing more irritable every minute. “It’s too confounded bad it )uui to happen so,” he muttered, ns he Jerka<f'the'astonished borst-s around. “If 1 couid only o-known she was on the H« dashed the oats into the feed- troughs, giving the old gray a blow on the poto for nipping at him. Within the last )i»if hour hw hud become very much dis- fcdiaheu with himself. He vowed for oj+e thing he wquid quit going barefoot. He e$uid not heip coutrnstiug the name of llarry with that of Jake. He felt indig- n:u»» at saia parents lor selecting such a toitr. for him. Why couldn’t the> just as J rell LuVw' called him Hurry, or Charley, ir anything but Juke. He leaned up agrl. tot th* gate post sulkily, loath to go fn the house to meet the father and mot nor who hud treated him so shabbily W bestowing upon him such an appella- Von • “Jakv, eome to supper," screamed his Utile f-tster. When he worked iu the e )n:cr field *hry d.d not have supper un- i t'lr.'.t. Jake ground his teeth in rage at ti e onnd of his hated name, but went tu. He loo ted straight at his plate daring f be e\vn:u pineal, auh wering the questions •ddrassed to him brielly and gruffly. When he got up from the table he went immediately to his room. , “Wonder what’e the matter with Jaket” quer e.l his father, as he prepared to Jigty his pipe fv>r his evening smoke. “Oh, only tired, I reckon; he’ll be all right in the ■snoroiog,” answered the mother, as aha ebook the crumbs from the tablecloth. .“You must remember, pa, it’s pretty hard on a boy not yet out of his teens to Vork as our Jake does. Though, to be rure,” she added thoughtfully, “he’s un- ©QTvmon stqut.” “Rooh;” said the father, “it’s not that lake's never tlr?d. I’d be willing to put fcint aedn any oilier hand in the county.” “1 saw him and Rosa Anderson cornin’ down the road together before supper,” chimed ir the little daughter. The father •and mother 'exchanged significant e ancefl- but were discreet enough to drop e conversation. And Jake did come to his breakfast ap parently aj 1 . right. His ill humor had • iranishei! with ids dreams. The only thing ^uum a’ atxiut him whs that he had hie shoes on. “What’s the mattery' asked his mV*her, looking inquiringly at his feet. jTiJce blnshed a little for a moment. He as tempted to make the excuse that his Jeet were sore, but.he was an honest boy, and be blurted ont the truth. “He did not like toga barefooted, and he wasn't going to any more.” , The mother suspected that Rosa Ander- eoo was the cause of this change in her aon, and she felt that twinge of pain and jealousy that all mothers feel when they first beooiqe aware of the fact that a ik hi Id's heart has gone out to a stranger. Hut she was in the main a sensible woman, so the said nothing more and Jake started tor the corner field. The sun. a red hall was Just peeping over the tops °f the trees, the birds were twittering softly among the branches, for boisterous singing was Impossible. This lovely, haxv antumn morning Jake’s heart swelled with an nndeflnable sense of enjoyment as he drank in the dejights of nature, and he broke into whirtling as musical as the songs of the bfrds. Hip parents heard him from where.they stood ou the fiouse-steps. “Oh, Jake’s all right, 1 ’ skid the father, reassuringly, as his son disappeared fyom sight, but the mother in rued Into the house with a sigh. She sou Id not help think jug of Ro^a Ander son, and wondering how it would all tore out. ‘ A little later on, when the corn stood in' shoe ts an l the frost had shriveled the leuW'*' enraewhar, Jake nttenjed a “slutf- Ing” held at the district Qchool-hotuc. All g people of the r.eigiibqriiood . ere. Cu s jicnous amor.z taem was Ai-iersaa, divt.l ut ng with her ra- d.iiiit > r-.'ity and coquettish ways—at anpeared ?o to psor Jaks. '1 Ler-; v. us a lojg recess^ during which ! r aui«-s \i-re pliye»I out of doors by the iig t of the moon. Once while these ca..:o were in process Jake held Rosa’s hmd if’ is, snd he was afraid she would ie;:i Lis heart thumping against his vest. He himseif aud crushed the little hdnd in his great powerful palm. She complained that he was rough. Then he to -k it tenderly in both of his, out she jerked it away and ran off. When the singing had closed and the . young people were filing slowly out of the house, Jake, ever impulsive, too n roily iu love to be discreet, pushed for ward, offering his arm to escort Rosa h rue, but she, with nose tilted in the air, zave him the “mitten.” The boys nudged each other and cast quizzing glances at him. A few ppeuly • Jeered him. He got out of the house as well a* lie could, agd cut across the fields toward home, When he readied his fath er s 'arm he sat down on a log qu the edge i f a little patch of timber. I doubt if the moon ever looked down upon greater mis- vry. He fat there for a long time, the agony in his neart wringing bitter tears from his eyes. Do not laugh, reader; you have i«en in a similar situation and know it •va-i not a laughable matter. But he tayed there until he had strangled his love, aud lie dug a grave in which to oury it—a grave so deep that, when once .;.t* rr. d, it could never ba resukrectfed. Ah, if she had only knotfii what she had , lost. i The struggle was over; he wiped his lace and put away his handkerchief. Then he stood up and with clenched fists vow- d he would have his revenge. She ; »i.oul:l s?* the day she would regret what sl-e mid <lone to-night* When Jake reached his father’s door there was a faint streak of light in the east, and tue barnyard fowls were begin ning to stir. His mother let him in; she uad been watching for him. He looked lnr quare iu the face. She saw, though . i.e candle she held in her hand gave but a dim light, that her boy had suddenly changed to a man, and her mother’s heart understood. The two gazed Into each .ti.er's eyes for a moment. The son saw an expression of tender sympathy. The mot aer saw one of determination and de- fianc *. She knew something was going •o happen, and she felt that she hated . I<o>a Auderson. Jake helped his father through with the fall work. Then he quietly told his parents he was going to visit his uncle in ivniu-as, an 1 if iie could find an opening tic re for bini elf he would remain. His amt her wa-i prepared for such an an- ; nouucemeiit, but it was a great shock to j the father. It had never occurred to him • ilmt hU son would do else than remain ou | i he farm, aud dually, when he was done with it, take possession. He did every- ! thing in his power to dissuade his son from • hi - “foot notion,” as the father called it, I bur to no purpose. The only concession Juke would make was that perhaps he would come back inf the spring; Bat spring t-Hine and grew into summer and ihe summer into autumn, yet the father , still mourned the loss of his boy. Then ; came the news that Jake had entered as a i • indent in a law office in the town of S , Kan. As the years sped on reports much -o his credit were circulated among his old friends aud neighbors. Hard work and honest endeavor were bringing their legiiimate fruir, success. Apparently be had forgotten all about Bosa aud the re venge be had once craved, i After Jake had gone, Rosa Anderson, with an inconsistency not uncommon in j females, felt a new tenderness springing : up in her heart for him, and a regret that her little episode at the school house had ' ever happened. As time passed both the teudeaness and the regret grew. She l cherished a sort of ideal with Jake’s face *and term. She forgot or forgave every- tuiiigsho bad condemned In him before be | went away, and invested him with-many i noble attributes which, worthy as he was, J truth compels me to say he did not pos- i scss. She coddled the belief that he would come ba-k to her until it became a cer tainty. Sue yeas sure she would again feel the pressure of his hand and see the look ! of adoration in his eyes. So she waited. Her friends wondered why she did not ' marry. There were many conjectures con cerning her, but never the right one. So little we know of the real feelings of those ( wb h whom we may be even intimately as soc.atedi Ten years had passed since Jake left the neighborhood. Daring this time there i were many changes. Some of his early , companions had merried and were settled down into staid fathers and mothers. A few , t £ both old and young had been laid to rest in the little country graveyard, where ia summer the brier^" and wtfeds kept watch over their graves, and in winter i he bleak winds sang dirges for them. But nom; that we lent ones. It was September, and sent out for Hairy Ford’s wedding. Rosa Anderson was cot to bp the bride, but. Joke's *is!cr, now a woman of 80. l|nsa wn among the invited. She was perfectly md fT r ut as to whom Harry married. She had lp”g ceased to feel anything but a friendly interest in him. But she was greatly agitated when she heard that Jake was coming home to bo present at his sis ter’s marriage A few days before the one on which the wedding wim t" take pi ice un ito: vyf news Appeared, in The Morning Star, t'i£*pria4;i- | pal paper of B-—the cbinity {gat. It road spiiU’t.Lng like this: be able to chronicle t ie fac? font Sfr.' Jacob 1’aily, fonnerlv of this county, but for ihe last ten years a resident oi a , Kits., has formed a partnership with one I of oar prominent lawyer-*, liarnaba- King, t K-j. .Mr. Baiiy’s past record is an envi- : able one. Our little city is to be coogratu- ffc.vt ui|?"it at the jid school house. Ana,” tie added v.'ilb a frxnk. cheery lauwb, “»«•; u* h« p* :tai when 1 ’E-xrooing go' again 1 -ban have better luck. At present my only .o.e is ambition.* Rook ing a - bis v.ai&h, beetbrt he had on ap- polutme d at R;j— and s obliged to leave, if- lifted Tub hat 'pel. iv and was gone. He had Lis revenge alter ne had long eiuut ceseed to c*ce fur It. But sLu? ALl well, hs:r waiting for Jake was over. This happened some fifteen years back. Now, as Hon. Jacob Bailey rides through the streets of B with his wife and chil dren—he married the daughter of a wealthy merenaut—his fellow-townsmen, point to him with pride as a “smart fel low.” He has been in the -state legis lature aud Lopes soon to be sent to con gress. Roia Anderson still lives with her mother on the old homestead, her father bavins' died yeare ago. Her hair is silver ing; and tha blue eyes have faded to a Iigtt fciv.y. There is in them a look of palu find dtaappAnuneut, while the once rounded chfieks are sadly sunken. The neighbors astoush strangers by teUing them that “Rosa was once the prett.est j.irl in t;-e whole county, and there was a Wine she c juld have married Hon. Jacob Baiiy, of B , had she been so minded.— Ctuougo Times. THE YANKEE BALLOON. CONSTANCY. DINING IN BERLIN. I MY FLOWER. AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE ONE USED AT YORKTOWN. alexioo’s Virst and Lf»*t American Colony. In tue Wine of Maximilian a colony of Americans asked the emperor for land ou which to settle. He kindly gave them their own choice, and they settled at Cor doba, where tni/ hat wie advantage of the trnt.ical cilme hnd were secure from ye!l..«r tever. Tnsy were 8oJ iu number, and m s short ume, with true American iuUue.ry, they made bu.-tuu-n brisk. American hotels were sstabl-’hed, an« ib<- plantations were the finest and most ps-iesparous In the land. Maximilian looked on the lltiie oaiid with favor and gave tu«:n ample aid and protection. Dur ing the re- eillou the liberty party made raids on irmir homes, destroyed their property, and not only made them prison ers and hurried them off to Yucatan—a place trout winch there is no escape—but murdered them whenever they wanted some new ainusemeut. Maximilian was powerUss to bslp those who had pros pered under his enre, and just when he was to be shot, she Uac of the colony, who feared the liberal psrty, deserted thoir otwe happy homes and went to another eouatry. Ouly o*e retnalnod, Dr. A. A. Ru.aseU, who hae Wen the solitary Ameri can hero tw tvreiuy years. Th# hotels hme disappeaK’d, aud tha plautatioas, now p:>»ae*4od by Mexicans, bear ao traces of their once ildy and prosperous spiisar- aucs.—Ae.iy Il'.y’e Mexico Letter. n-iftWla and the Indian Qustion. TThateysr may bs sedd against the buf falo destroyers of the far vrest, tho meat kiliets, the tongue haulers, and robe eceksis, ^hey bare rdled ao small lt?m to the r: tn’i.ir. quisllot on lli-j plalcs The winter of 13S'. 8 saw H eir deadliest work, and over a quarter of a mfiJlou of robes ware shipped from this valley, holding now a'jont the same num ber of cattle. The true plains buffalo is nnvr practically annihilate l in the United Ftates, there no doubt being droves of them ou the Caudian rivers farmer north, but in this district even they are rapidly disappearing under the rain of bullets that has been poured upon them for the last ten years. There is still left a species called the wood, or timber, or mountain buffalo tbat congregates in very small herds and that occupies the district of the Big Horn and Wind River mountains. They are also found in the Yellowstone National park, and will no doubt remain nndlsturljed there for years to come.— Yellowstone Valley Coe. Now York Times. Never calculate on a mild winter bo os use you are short of feed.—Rural New Yorkez. A BluST That Wan Called. I hare an acquaintance In New York who enjoys life by practicing bluff. He Is forever doing what he should not do, say ing what he should not say and going where he has no moral or legal right to go, just to see if he can manage to carry hknrelf through by aid of limitless assur ance and come out with flying colors. A few days ago he wont on a little tr p into the country with a lot of men, and just ns tboy were coming away he discovered a solitary painter at work on the cornice of the facKeb six storias from the ground.*; Some said I ought to Shooting at the Balloon with Long Kangc Hiflm—Light Artillery, Kliot and Shell — Gen. Fits John Porter’s Trip—An At tempt. A matter which greatly exercised the Confederates during the early part of the war was the use of buloons by the Fed- erals to spy at oar position. At York- town, where almost daily ascensions were mad?, our camps, batteries, field works and all defenses were plain to the vision of the occupants of the balloon, and it was aL*o quite easy to form a reliable esti mate of our numbers. These balloon ascensions excited us more than all t-iie outpost attacks, and it was offljially determined to put a stop to them at whatever cost. The longest range rifles in the south were sent for, and they were put into the bands of Confederates noted for their marks manship, bnt although the balloon seemed to be within easy range, it was too far away for any rifle to do executionXrom our outposts. Light artillery was then brought into play, using both shot and sheli, bat aomehow the target could not be struck. We finally opened upon it with any and every piece of ordnance wb ich oouid be brought to bear, but while we threw shot far beyond It, aud appar ently eiose to it, we could not even frighten the men in the basnet. Between our outposts aud those of the Federal was half a mile of neutral terriiory. One dark night thirty-five Confederate sharp shooters, esen armed with the heaviest rifle known to our southera hunters, were sent out lo creep as far acros* the neutral ground as possioie. find hiding pieces,and to open on the balloon next morning. The result was disastrous to ms. Ten of the men were captured before the balloon as cended, and the rest of ua hud hardly opened fire when a heavy force hunted us out and allied or captured uh bat six. RewnrtLi were tuea offered for the des truction of the balloon in the Federal camp, and I was one of five wuo undertook the tasx. I was promised ifl.OOd in gold and a commission as second lit-u’.onant if I suc ceeded, and I presume sutne promise wa* made to the olhera. We left separ ately and by dllf.-rent routes, each one ue- ing told to make arrangements to suit himself. I was nearly thirty-six hours sevtlug in the roar of the Federal armj, and wuan 1 entered tne camps it was us a peddler of tobacco and notions, wao would nave been iu the ranks, hut lor his lame ness. FTTZ JO fix rom'KR’S TRIP. It was nearly a week after I left the Confederate camp before l reached the vi Cindy where Ixiwe made h.s asc«n*io::s, and it vr»s then to discover that the great est prece.u’i.'ni ware taken •nard against what 1 hud been sent to effret. Sentinels were rUitiotHKl about the place in such number that it was useless to hope that 1 might pass them, and what made the mutter worse was the fact that two of our spies had been captured and held on suspicion. Nothing but lire would answer our purpose. Rents could be mended and hole-* patched, and While it w as likely that a balloon could be made >ii a couple of weeks, the interval would permit the Confederates to make many charges. Ou i he day that Fitz John Portor made his a-acenslnn and the rope broke and let the balloon float away, I was within rifle shot of the ascension. As be floated away over our camp it seemed as if acci dent had sealed the fate of the balloon and stivim us a distinguished prisoner, bnt a change of wind occurred and back came tne air ship to drop to the ground almost at mV feet. I was one of ; the fifteen or twenty men who seized the i bucket and held It to the earth whffo Poi;- t<-r stepped out. 1 had matches, aud I had only to sirtke a light to destroy the b.ilioon at ;t hash. I meant to take every risk, but »s I draw a match from my pocket, having a filled pipe already in my mouth as an '-xcuso, a big sergeant who stood beside me seized me by the neck, and kfconU*d at mo: “You infernal idiot! but do you want to fire the balloon?” I did. but he had deprived me of the op portunity. Soms of the mea laughed. l-o kickod out of The bluffer looked up and then stepping out into the middle of the street he shook both fMs at the painter and howled:’“You moon faced idiot, didn’t I tell you to put move yellow in that paint? m come np there and kick yonr head off year shoulders, you spike nosed chump. 1 wnut you to umlewttind h or Rafter t^at , two nr three more ascension. The t wasn I give * vau ordefci you’re'to carvy utliatiug and caring for it, ad<hni them out, and don’t you forget it, you— At this rcbment the painter was aeon to know were among these si, f ^m hia brush in the paint poU, ehovf the j ; | v n i pad througlm window and i^frarf down the . invitations were * . lmlders ct ^ lir < 0 ™ 9 ™te of fp^ed.; The j camp, and prudence whispered to mo to take myself off while I had the cimnee. Only two of ua out of the five got back to our reg! *110:1:0. Wbat became t»f the others was a mystery wo wire never ab.o to clear up. Other plans to destroy tlio balloon were projected, but it mud-- only The trouble to the peril of those who ascended, induced the military authorities to abandon the enter prise.—“Ex-Confederate” in Detroit Free Fress. 1 biuffer made a dead set for the railway : station, $»ut the pa^igr cha<^d lni«a all over tL^iown before lie-'* g*t there, and it took All Bis friendts/asni two brnkemen to ’ keep the write mechanic away from him up to the very last moment.—Blakely Hall in Brooklyn Eagle, Faults of German Universities. According to Dr. Fiach, the universi ties are not, in the first place, examples of the doctrine that learning prevents man ners, becoming ferocious. Mature doctors fcav’% been ao long iutho hab|t of, calling one another—in £*tiu—asinine* Mints* tbat their pupils think abuse tbe |>r>per Use of Coal Stoves ia Hie South. _ The increased interest that is being taken in tbe development of the vast coal fields of tl^e south has given a boom to the | sale of eosd stoves in that section of the country. Not many years ago there was i not a single coal stove in Arkansas, but J now they can be seen in every county in ! the stare. There Is not only a greater de mand during the fall for coal stovtw for heaving purposes, but many orders come : from that state and Texas for cooking Stoves, with grate attachment,such as are ; nsed iu St, Louis, and there are few towns | in either one of those states where suoh stovos can not be purchased. Convict tone is Roeompauied by Its natural com- leRants, cLqwism and partiality, even in examination*. A professor will do hia best to pluck the pnpils of u rival, and specialism is carried so far that tho road to success is to study an examin er’s hobby, beyond which ho nevor travels—or, odd-.y enough, to make love to hi« daughter, au.i, if possible, to marry her. Jndae*!. according to Dr. Fiach, iho universities are simply hot-beds of pe Li- ooat government, intrigue, and wor-a; while the students’clubs are secret insti tutions, under which the life of nn ino'- fensive stud-ut often becomes a tortnre to him, ovi account of some imaginary of- fe.ioo. or even caprice, nf the president, of which the victim Is nevor even informed. Persecuted by his comrades, plucked by rival professors, and worried by the fas- hcr nan<k Ait Inn*.’, in lutajt^tion, UicwniiiV oination of some rival proteesoi-.nus, the style of a rcholar. Ths geweral bnllying ' labor is used for digging coal in Arkansas, iicr roe lated upon tiie acquisition of s > handsome mul d.stinguished a Citizen. We ex ten 1 a hearty welcome,*’ Rva re al this item ami ciaspel hands in silent - costasr. “O joy,” thought, “he has really couio and rty waiiing is over. WiUJui call? Ah, ye - - hep he will ba too timid beeau-e of iiiat deiil.liable action of mine ten years ue,o. i must explain to <1 i m c*a toon as posriVa how I Lava regret!od that. But it will come a!- :ht, l feel >r iu my grainlinu u-.e<i to say when she icutiim it,’’ lUifi Rosu, le;ini 11 leones, as lia.i n pre- lie!- coin on • Man A SII lit.a Virti/ i j liers -If. -lake diii not call. Tho hour of the we.l- d ng arrivevi, and with it }.l.o i.iV.ied guests. Rosa, r.ot lipis ’.oveLy at ■}“ Hr’-ii At 17. held out her imnfl ittu ily ^i the hsud- sor.ie fellow .Mrs. liaily proudly mtredfieed as her son Jacob. Mrs. Bailey's hatred for Rosa bed died gradually 119 her son climbed up fortune’s ladder, and when he came back to her a great man the felt a genuine pity for that poor, mis guided Anderson girl. Could It be possfoie that this graceful, intellectual-looking man was Jak^ Daily? ► Rosa pressed her band to her heart 10 still tho tumult there. Jake stooped 10 pick up the handkerchief she had dropped in her confusion, aud after some polite remarks passed on. Be treated his old Iriends affably and courteously. The}- nil called him Mr. B»iiy, with an added tone of respect quiie different from the old-time salutious. Af'.er the marriage ceremony was over and refresnincuts Had bat^us&rvqfl the > company scrolled about th* taVd, air.m- ? iu r t..eins9ivex in various ways. Rosa found herself alone with Jake a few minutes. J;!ie deftly turned tue con versation to olq times. “O! Mr. Daily,” she said, looking wistfully into his face, “1 have regretted very much a little in cident that happened at our school-house many years ago. You may have forgotten it” He was regarding her so calmly and coldly she became painfully embarrassed. “I o leu came near writing to vyi how s.ffy I thought I had acted—tHat is, yon know,” she gasped, •‘I otai f. tends.” Poor 11 >sa could get 110 further. She heartily wished she had not under taken to ray anything to him about the which enables ihe operators to sell the product as cheap as it can bo obtained anywhere, and the result is that it Is more economical to burn cool than wood, hence the boom in coal stoves.—Cor. Globe Dem ocrat. A’bany’s lli-Ontonni.*! Celebration. The events in the celebration Mon’iayat Albany, X. Y.. Include l the proc-v*sioo of may r, city officers, and others, to the an cient ; am of the city, whereon was p ist -d a pro* lamation inviting nl! to pat tie i pate in the ihoentennial festivities. Later t ie pupils of the grammar nail high school! gave historic tableaux in Capitol park, at which, music, reuucred by a chorus of 1,000, whs a leading feature. Gold watches were presented to a boy aud girl who had prepared the host essay on Albany’s growth and history for 300 years.—Chi cago Inter Ocean. Although our hands may never clasp in greeting ' ‘ ‘' With warm, fond pressure, whose de light bespeaks m The heart’s too suddon and too conscious beating That sends confessing blushes to onr cheeks; Although my lips drink not in draughts eiysian The love that trembles in thy tearful - eyes. And destiny with wondering, harsh de rision Doth sever all our dear remembered ties; Although our paths through alien lands are turning, Thine toward the sunrise where a new light gleams; Mine toward the sunset where alk hope seems burning As night enfolds me with its bitter « dreams: Although Fate reaches out with cruel finger Aud points to ways far off from thee and thine. My heart with thlue In every grief will linger, Thy heart will answer every joy ox mine. —Daniel E. O’Sullivan In The Current. Women at a Watering-Place. But the 18-year-old maiden is prepared as for the marriage feast. Her robes are of silk or satin, her gowns ore out low in the neck, diamonds glisten In her ears, and gems shine on her fingers. The yonnger one sits placidly with mamma on .the piazza and gazes wistfully at her sis ter sweeping by on the arm of a young buck just essaying a mustache. Iu the afternoon the slender, half-grown elder one is bundled into a carriage with a young gallant, while tho womanly younger one must read novels to mamma in the bed-room. At night the younger one is a wall-flower; the eider a vine clinging to a waltzing sweetheart. And who can doubt that all these women drees and pose for the admiration that, after all, they are sure to wiu. Cast an eye down any one of the enormous hall ways of the West End hotel, and note the fact that opposite each room are from one to four trunks. Glonoe into the rooms ns you pass by in tbe mornings when the doors are open. Curtains bang around the side walls so bulged out with the dresses they are meat to cover and con ceal that only two-thirds oi the original room is left. These conditions are elo quent. See the women promenading on the piazzas and squeezed iu the ample hallways; Such treasures in jewelry, such fortunes in silks aud laces. sucM beautiful faces and unclad, swelling bos oms, such shawls and wraps, such artistic hairdressing, suuh pretty posturing and dainty speaking aud well-traiaed car riage of the body in walking — is it not all for admiration, a little for mutual admiration and a great deal for admira tion by tho men? And don’t we admire it? Can we help it?—Long Branch Cor. New York Sun. Legendary Weapons lu the Vedas. Curious and interesting particulars of the actual construction of legendary weapons are found in some of the Veuas and the commentaries on the ancient writings. The bows vareed in length from tue length of a man’s arm to 4 cubits or 6 feet, of which tbe latter dimension was considered the best. They were made of metal, horn, or wood; but the best bows were constructed from the bamboo cut at the end of autumn. The arrows also va ried in length from 3 feet to 5 or 6. They were tipped with steel points variously shaped, needle or lance pointed, semi circular, dentiform, double-edged or jagged like a saw, and those forms of points are to-day to be found on tbe ar rows of many of tbe aboriginal tribes of India. The shafts were greased or an- 'tiointed'to facilitate their flight; but they "never appear to have been poisoned. Some were altogether made of iron, and it is perhaps those to which Curtius al ludes when hs says that some of the In dian archers shot with arrows which were too heavy to be very manageable. One characteristic of tiie archery of the ancient Hindus seems to have been pecu liar to them alone, which- consisted in shooting a number of arrows at once, from fonr to nine at a time. The swords were, as in later days, of various shapes and sizes, and many localities were cred ited with producing the beet blade!. Those of Bengal and Debar were praised as tough and capable of taking a tine edge. Tho sword considered in the Veda of the best size must have been a two-handed weapon, as it was fifty fingers long, with a hilt guarded by uu iron netting, probably resembling the modern pata, or the long kauda of the Raiput.—Blackwood's Maga zine. GERMAN NATIONAL DISHES WHOSE MERIT IS INDISPUTABLE. Among the sheaves, when I beheld thee first. That happy harvest mom a year ago, A thought crept through my heart with sudden glow. That never sunny mountain top had nursed A fresher, fairer flower—the very air Kissed thy dear face aud seemed to feel It fc“ r . . And the serene, deep, summer heaven above The Berliners are not a dinner-giving Leaned down to gue <m thee with looks people at present. It was different of love. . . • . .. . twenty years ago, when the Berlin haute Oh! child-like woman, that hast kept Brer Used In Cooking—Napkins of Tis sue Paper—Dinner of the Golden Sau- ' sajje—Dill of Fare — “Schweltxerkase Blit Butter.” finance distinguished itself by giving lux urious banquets. ’•Even the well-intro- i duced stranuer ou arriving at Berlin now ! has to depend for his experience of the ! native cuisine on the restaurants and hotels. He will find at the latter not un-| frequently a company of men who in the large cities of America would dine at their riubs. On entering a Berlin restaurant about 2 o’clock the chances are that you will find yourself in company with well- dressed ladies, superior officers, and even high < fflcials and privy councillors, with a few young lieutenants, who show their good breeding by placiug themselves iu front of tiie looking glasses and combing their hair before taking their seats. At the Kaiserbof each nationality can dine according to its particular taste, cooks 01 tbe principal European countries being engaged on the staff. The estab lishment, although all its appointments are excellent, is not very well patronized, probably because its tariff is too high for Berlin. The hotel tables d’hote of this city mainly differ from those of tlio famil iar German watering places iu the com pany being less cosmopolitan. At the quieter ones considerable sociability pre vails, helped, no doubt, by the old custom of the landlord taking the head of the table and dining with the guests. The Beniuer loves soups, of which he has a large variety, borne of the most favored “snppen” are “Feiner Gries in Milch” (milk tea with eggs floating on top of it). “Suppe von Kindfiuisch mit gebackenem Mark” (beef tea with balls of marrow, •ggs, and bread crumbs). GERMAN NATIONAL DISHES. There are a number of German national dishes, the merits of which can not be gainsaid. Goose with stuffing of ponnded chestnuts, prunes and apples mixed with calf’s liver, onions, eggs, and various spices, is a standard dish at most restau rants of the city. You can also have par tridge cooked aud wrapped up in vine leaves, with rashers of bacon, and fowls cooked in jelly. Roast partridges with sauerkraut is a good variation of the French pordrix aux choux. Rehbraten (venison) with cream sauce is not to be despised, and smoked Pommeranian goose breasts, Westphalia hams, Brunswick sausages, and sundry other German bouse dishes, many of which are also exported, have gaiueil a world-wide renown. The partiality of the Germans for beer appeals in several departments of cookery. Beer soup is common enough, aud so is beer sauce, especially lyith carps and eels, for which the beat of “weiss beer” is used. Beef stewed in beer and flavored with spices Is a favorite dish. Among Kalte- schalen (cold drinks) “Bier Kaltechales” holds the first place. Every known veg etable, when cooked plain, is eaten cold as a salad, besides which there is herring salad with the fish chopped fine mixed with potatoes, onions, apples, and pepper, and moistened with oil, vinegar, and cream. To wash down the miscellaneous solids there is a choice of very different wines. Beer, which has supplemented vines at the dinner tables of some of the best Vienna hotels, is not countenanced So heart pearled with the morning dew, my flower! my flower! How passing dull my heart was in that hour. Owning thy beauty, yet devoid of art. And insight to discern, that by God’s grace My life’s best angel met me face to face. —T. Westwood. CHILDREN OF THE CHINESE. Joaqnln Hiller Talks About tbe Little Celestials—Affection te Creatures. To one who has seen all the world, there 1 Is not so much that is picturesque in the I Chiriese colony here; and I could not ; truthfully indorse nearly all that enthni- | astic tourists say of either their shrewd ness or interest in any way. For example, as a lack of common sense, they have marble and stone seats in one of their big stores here, to accommodate customers, i The best and biggest of these stone seats | have marble backs. Enough to paralyze the spine of a white man—even a China man, I should think—in five minutes. And I could go through tho colony here all day, aud pick out dozens of like exhibi tions of a low order of common sense. Some color is to be found here, nnd that is a relief to the eye which has to put up with the mournful dress of the average American, after a residence in Mexico. But it is not very picturesque. The pig tail is simply repulsive. And a Christian Chinaman who had his hair cut is hardly more attractive. His coarse, thick Tartar hair is perhaps at its best wheu closely shaven and tied up in a cue, after all. As for the roiling, lolling, lazy and hidaously helpless Chinese women, I know of no ob ject to which you can safely apply that much used and much abused word, dis gusting, as to one of these pitiful aud to tally inane creatures. The one real and uninterrupted delight here is the Chinese children, 'j’hey are not very numerous; but they are bright, won derfully full of fun, and very beautifully dressed. There is a confusiou of sex, how ever. Did I ever tell you that a Mexican boy baby puts on his little pantaloons the flay he is born and wears them right along? Well, the babies of both sexes here seem to do that, so far as I can find out. It is worth while any day to climb the hill into the heart of Sau Francisco, and half way to the top, to see these children run aud tumble and laugh and play in their peculiar and highly colored clothes, just like other children. They have not much room, but they are chock full of heart and light spirits, and make the most of what little room they have in their nar row streets. Like a little donkey or a lit- i tie darky, the Chinaman is at his best, so ! far as personal levity goes, when he is j very small. No trouble seems to come this way for I these kittenish little heathens, these curi- ' ous little citizens, tumbling around under | the legs of their sedate sires up here on I the pleasant hill overlooking the glorious bay aud all the battle ships. The boycott and the Chinese question are terms which I reckon they have never heard. And whatever may be tied up for them in their by the higher class restaurateurs and hotel uncertain future, let them shout out the keepers of Berlin, with whom the con- ' spirit of play that is in them now to the sumption of wine is a matter of stern ex pectation. The average Berliner in his judgment of wine is guided largely by the label on the bottle aud the seal ou the cork. The time for dinner at the principal ho tels is 3 o’clock. A very fair dinner can be had for 31.85. The higher class restau rants, Unter den Linden, Wilhelmstrasse, full. Care will come soon enough to our colored citizens of Asiatic descent. The Chinese parent is the most affection ate I ever saw among all the nations of the earth. And this may be in part lie- cause the children are not numerous here; but it is no guess work to say that it is larg-ly because the child reveres the parent. To see a little fellow quit his play Bellevnestraise, and the West End, are i suddenly and run and lay his little red or the best places for becom’ng acquainted with the current of public opinion. At the^e a good dinner, without wine, can be had for seventy-five cents and upward. There are hundreds of less expensive din ing places iu Berlin, and an excellent din ner may even be obtained at some res taurants for twenty-five cents. At all these establishments table nap kins are supplied, but generally of paper with a colored ornamental border, pot only because paper is cheaper than linen, bnt as a protection against pilfer ing. So compaon are paper table napkins in Berlin that the manufacturers adver tise them regularly in the newspapers at the rate of (2 a thousand, about live for a cent. yellow silk head np against his adoring father, as he stands on the sidewalk watching him, is funny, if not affecting. —Joaquin Miller in Chicago Times. The House Is Too Large. Judge Kelly, the “Father of the House," thints the house of represeutaiives is toe large for effleieut work under our system of government. Walt Whitman, who is now In Canada writing poems, will shortly publish hls new volume, which will be called “Novem ber Boughs.” BILOXI’S YELLOW t EVER. The Ufa o: that lengendary hero, the German student, would not seem to be all pipes j aud beer.—Brooklyn EagJe. Uviug ou the ItaSinwl List. A goodly'share of Washington society is made tip from those who have legally outlived their official usefulness and gone on tho retired list. Their honors the j judges of the supreme court come first. I and they insist on being inv.ted out when- • ever ths younger and more active of thoto ou i.he bench are. Then we have rear- j admirals and commodores, laid un in or- d In pry, like dismantled iron-clad-.; gen erals and colonels, broken winded and , oonnemned ae unfit for service. The crowd ! is 00m>Jute by ex-saiiators and representa tives, who have not moral courage enough to break away from the Clrceau faaclua- ; tion of the metropolis; claim ageate, yur- } respondents and confidence men, all anx ious to advance some “little bill” in the success of which they are pecuniarily in terested.—Cor. Boston Budget. , • t- -—3 e- - ' 1 A nisi*fe«tai*t for 4i«* ftlclc-IUto:n.- | A disinfecting compound for purifying the atmosphere of the sick-room has been presented to the Berlin Medical s-.-ciety. Oji of rosemary. Lavender and thyme, iu the proportions 'if tej*. two and a 1-olf and two iraid a hetf parts respectively, r-re mix-g* wi fc water end nhrit acid it: the proportion of thirty te one and a half. The IkA'I* ehctld be shaken before using, and » that th» disease New Telegraph Xnstriimeut Drought Out. A new telegraph, instrument, called the “Sensophone,” has been brought out. It derives its name from the fact that the message is received on the finger by the sense of touch. Instead of by tiie ear as iu tiie well-known “sounder.” Otherwise the apparatus is similar to a “sounder,” and eonsists of an electric magnet, which is traversed by tbe signal currents from tbe telegraph line, and attracts an arma ture. The armature operates a small probe or style, which rests againsts the linger with its point and presses into it so as t) bo felt by the receiver. The attrac tion of the armature actuating the probe is Interpreted by the receiver, and is writ ten down as the message. Of course, the advantage of the plan is that no sound is heard, and therefore the telegraph is a si lent one. A person may also write down the message with one baud while receiv ing it on the ot her.—tkrlcago Herald. GoM Colony on fcho Amoor. Since the foundation of the’gold colony In tiie new California on the banks of the river Amoor, there have been only three murders and two inflictions of the death penalty—a Russian having been hanged for adulterating the gold dust, and a Jew flogged to death for having spread false news hs to the approach of a body of Rus sian troops, hoping thereby to send down the price of gold owing to the panic. There are twenty-seven taverns In the colony, and, owing to the competition, tho prices are not high except foi spirits. The gold fields, which are twenty-five miles in length by three miles broad, are said to Ik* very rich.—Chicago Times. Lumber, Lath, and Shingle Statistics. During Jane Saginaw river ports shipped 103,000,000, feet of lumber, 8,0!)0,- 000 pieces of lath, and 20,000,000 singles. From Bay City the shipments were 71,- 850,000 feet of lumber, 18,802,000 shingles. 4,309,000 lath.—Exchange. It requires a critical nicety to find out the geuius op propensities of a child.— L’Estrange. THE GOLDEN SAC6AGE. An enterprising proprietor of one of theso popular restaurant has instituted what he call the “Dinner of the golden sausage,” the great attraction of which is the insertion iu every thirtieth sausage for his guests of a small gold coin (about «). which becomes the property .of the individual to whose lot it chances to fall. The guests of the place are seated around the numerous tables, each of which ac commodates thirty persons. All the eat ers are moving their jaws nwst cautiously. Of those fs voted by fortune some are un- able to ron t! their satisfaction, while others tn onvey the coin unperceived from the m-mtU to the pocket. As a mat ter of course every one is obliged to mas- The Little Girl of To-Day. A handsome, well-formed girl of 12 years who is elaborately dressed three or , tour times a day, wuose only chaperon tissue | seems to be her maid, who walks the ver anda of a large hotel with the savoir faire of the woman of the world, who sees her bed usually at 12 o’clock, who donates her stocking as a souvenir to her boy lov ers, and who, with more self-possession than sweetness, is quite capable of asking for the best place in ths dance or at tbe table, can not, will not grow into the sort of woman that one would want boys to marry; and yet this is the typical small girl. I quite believe that she comes usu ally of the nouveau riche, for people who are really good form do not cast theit chil dren upon the dangerous waters of public parlors in large hotels. Good, strong, hearty, healthful children lu picturesque clothes—for they do not need to be ugly to he proper—give pleasure to everybody; but “Frou-Frou” in miniature, like an im itation of a puppet, is to be frowned upon derided, and eventually driven from posi tion, because she Is neither good for tbe present nor does she pr omtse better for the future.—New York Star. Tiie “Stag Doctor” of Berlin. . , , . . . , * , -ui The Berliners are greatly exercised over ticate his lood slowly instead of bolting it the on of nn American whom they in the American fashion, otherwise tho j uickname “the Rag Doc- 1886, tiaiiM ty TLasteru tor,” but whom they euvy most cordially. According to Berlin reports, this individ uul is neither more nor less than an Amer ican physician to whom the government at Washington has intrusted the import ant charge of overseeing the disinfection of all the rags exported from Europe (?) on your arrival with a bill of tare of the customary enormous proportions, ov which figure some hundred hors d’euvre *, Fisch, Gemuse, Braten, Mehlspeisen, and Salate. You finally ask him what he has got, and “Schweitzerkase mit Butter" Is the • invariable reply. Perhaps in the place • of tbe Schweirzer you may secure some j Limburger, which enjoys the reputatio’i i of smelling most abominably and tasting most delightfully. The last, however, may be open to question, though not the former. With your cheese and butter, “Schwarzbrod” will certainly bo brought you. This bread, made of rye, is said tc 9.55 p m. otherwise tho tiny gold coin might slip down his gullet unawares. Should your engagements occupy you until past 4 o’clock iu the afternoon and compel you to forego dining until that hour, you must make up your mind tc wait until time for supper comes or not dine at all. 'I his is the invariable custom • UrntM States. His stamp alone here. If you enter a restaurant hungry w m a n ow them to land on American soil, after 4 o’clock the waiter of the most m_ [ According to the same rumor, he is be- siguifleant of these p^ae s will present you | lieved t0 receive the round salary of *20,000 i from his government, besides a fee of 65 j pfennigs from the exporter of every bale of rags he inspects, the daily number of which is computed at about 400! This i and the sahiry together would gi v e the ‘rag doctor” an annual income almost equal to that of the president. It seems remarkable that thus far little or nothing has been heard of anxious competitors for so snug a berth.—Foreign Letter. Saved by the “Frost Dell.” The frost bell is doubtle»8 the means of saving many tons of grapes in the north ern portions of California, where the frost sometimes does so much damage. It con- Soiith Carolina Kailway. Commencing Oot. 3, will run as follows time; MAIN LINE—WB8TWARD DAILY. Leave Charleston— 4.00 a. »u., 6.35 a. m., 5.10 p. m. Leave Aiken— 7.46 a m, 10.48 a m, 9.35 p m. Arrive Augusta— 8.30 u m. 11-35 a m, 10.25 p in t MAIN LINE—EASTWARD DAILY. Leave Augusta— 0.10 a m, 4.40 p m, Leave Aiken— 7.02 a m. 5.25 pm, 11.20 p m. Arrive Charleston— 11.00a m, 9.30 p in, 5.41 a. m, TO AND FROM COLUMBIA—Daily. Leave Augusta 4.40a. m. Leave Aiken 5.25 a. m. Due Columbia 10.00 a. m. west—Daily. Leave Columbia 5.27 p. m. Due Aiken 9.35 p. ra. Due Augusta 10.25 p. tr. Connections.—Connections made at Augusta with Georgia Railroad to ami from all points West and South by all trains; with through sleepers between Atlanta and Charleston on night trains, with A. & K. 11. R. to" and from points in Upper Carolina. Connections made at Blaek- ville with Barnwell Railroad to and from Barnwell. Connections made at Charleston with roads north and south; also with steamers for New York and Florida. York. Through tickets can be purchased and baggage checked to all points North, South and west, aud informa- tion given by J. H. Hard, Ticket Agent, Aiken, S. C. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agent.. John B. Peck, General Manager. 1 Kichniomt & Danville Railroad, South Carolina Division. OFFICE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT. Schedule in effect Oct. 10, 1886. Eastern Standard Time. NORTHWARD. NO. 53, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A) 9 20 A. M. Arrive Columbia (B) 1 25 p. m. Leave Columbia 'B) 1 35 P. M. Arrive Charlotte (C) 6 15 p. M. NO. 47. DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A) 6 00 p.m. Arrive Columbia (D) 10 20 P. M. NO. 17, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT TACHED — MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. Leave Columbia 5 45 a.m., Arrive Charlotte 4 10 P. M. SOUTHWARD. NO. 52, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Charlotte (C) 1 00 p. M. Arrive Columbia (B) 5 12 p. m. Leave Columbia fB) 5 22 p. M. Arrive Augusta 9 20 p.m. NO. 48. DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Columbia (D) 6 15 A. M. Arrive Augusta (A) .10 20 A. M. NO. 18, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT TACHED— TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS SATURDAYS. Leave Charlotte 5 00 A. M* Arrive Columbia 3 25 F. M. CONNECTIONS. Close connections made at Chester with C. and L. Narrow Guage Rail road for /orkville, Newton, Hickory, and intermediate points, also connec tion at Chester with C. and C. Narrow Guage ItaHroal for Lancaster. Train 17 makes close connection at Chester for Lenoir, Hickory, aud all C. and L. Stations. (A) With all line* to ami from Savannah, Florida and the South, and Atlanta, Macon and the Southwest. (B) With the Atlantic Coast Line and South Carolina Railway from and © Charleston. (C) With Richmond and Danville Railroad to and from all points North and Carolina Central Railroad. (D) Connect with the W. C. and A. Railroad for Wilmington aud all points on the Atlantic Coast Line. Pullman Sleeping Cars on Trains 52 and 53 between Augusta andWashing- ton, D. C. and Graniteville, via Dan ville, Lynchburg and Charlottesville. Also, on Trains 52 and 53 between Greensboro’ and Richmond. Nos. 47 and 48 carry Pullman Sleep ers between Augusta and Wilmington. G. R. Talcott, Jas. L. Taylor, Supt. G.P.A, Washington, D, C, D. Cardwell, Gen Pass. Agt., Columbia, S, C\ South Carolina Penitentiary SHOES AND BOOTS AT C. K. Henderson’s Iauuens Street, - Aiken, S. C. P ERSONS wishing a really supe rior article of Boots or Shoes for Men, Ladies or Childrens wear should call at C. K. Henderson’s, where they will find the best manufactured goods in the South, from the South Carolina Penitentiary Works of A. C. Dibert, of Columbia, S. C. A warranty is given with every pair, aud we defy any manufactory, North or South, to produce better stock or better work for the same price. Call at C. K. Hen derson’s and examine for yourselves. possess the advantage «>f tempering thi ; sists of a wire running from different Standard* of Colon effect* of an excess of sa’ted food.—Beilic Cor. New York Sun. Electricity is now applied to the bleecb lug of cotton and linen fabrics. by jfvarcraAten. 'Tlio md- is tial-i to postal Inhabitant* Deny she Report, But a Shotgun Quarantine Still Kpluts, New Ohlcaxs, Sept. 6.—Three new casts of yellow fever of a mild type were reported from Biloxi. Tbe fever is confined u> Ca- leanx Point, where a oonsUeraiiie police force is ou guard. Tbe Biloxi people still deny that yellow fever exists tn the town, but tbe neighboring towns have armed pa trols who prevent refugees from Biloxi enter ing them. Dr. W. H. Watkins was sent to Biloxi by the Louisiana state board of health to remain on duty during the existence of the sickness there. He telegraphed tbat the sanitary cor don around the infected locality has been completed and that the factory and premises have been disinfected. The convalescents are doing well Burgeon Godfrey, represent ing the marine hospital's service, together with Dr. Watkins, ma le a personal Inspec tion. Nothing was presented to convince yellow fever. He drew him.-elf np. -Mi**** matter. K-**a.” he answered, “t *;»t liM.e incident 2 t inrnin r p 1-t in my life. Bat f *:• y U 1 would pi <>G„o.y do s^rili vor .in^ on my fsit .*ri* fa.-u, vag'od and b.itv- fo*'tviL” Th re \va* a gl :»ra of n.is- cn»ai ia his eyes. “So I thunk y«*u from t;.e outiom oi my heart yoq uttejM JUet as you did the odors and effluvia of offensive and in- effenstoe dfoortten*.—Ouaafto Herald. were 18,168 ehjotf i m-Ttenj^e* filed hi New Yorfy (he firat kaJ' of l&ti. In (die island of Java tlicro ere twenty Llter-pre-is printing office*. Fortunately there has been no panic in this City. Tbe people know as much about yel- tow fever m earns of tbe ofltoiate, and are not raid. Brother Gardner’# Most Solemn DelleL *T lie* bin movin' 'round on top dia ryairth rooas’ 83 y’ari now, an’ tt am my solemn belief dat de posvm who pays de tenst attention to de weather in joys life , 80 p r cent de best,"—Detroit Free Presa Tho curious suggestion has been made by Mr. Frauds Gaitou, of the London An thropological Imtitate, that some of the colors of the Italian mosaic workers be employed as standards for describing the t.nis of the i-kia of the various races and tribes of mankind. These colors have great durability, mosaics in St. Peter’s at Home having shown no signs of change after more than a century. A great vari ety of tints oro available, there being about 500 appropriate to the flesh of Euro pean nations alone. Formation of a Coal Layer. According to the calculations made by a scientific writer lately, it reqnires a prodigious amount of vegetable matter to form a layer of coal, the estimate being that it would really take 1,000,000 years to form a coal bed 100 feet thick.—Boston Budget- British ©facials with Big Salaries. The viceroy of India has the highest salaried office under the British govern- 1 menu lie receives $!&»,000 a year for his services. The second best place is that of the Ice d lieutenant of Ireland, who re ceives $100,000. Baltimore’s citizens wonder why. when one of them appears wearing a lizht felt bat the **treet hoys yell “Pe nuc-kle! pe- 4 nno-kier ms long as lie is in sight Such is 5 Ins* tr* 1 SAVANNAH’S POSTMASTER. hls Colonel Wilson Refuse# to Surrender OOlce and I# Taken Out by Force. Savanna, Ga.,Sept. 4.—Col. Wilson, post master, who refused to surrender his office to Georgs W. Lamar, recently appointed to su persede Wilson, iras forcibly put out of bis of fice by Special Inspector Simpson, who came here from Atlanta for that purpose. Simp son, accompanied by Lamar, came to the postofflee and tbe special inspector told Wil son he had orders to place Lamar iu posses sion of tbs parts of the vineyard to the house. On j the vineyard end of tiie wire is an appara- 1 tns that rings a bell at the house when | the thermometer descend* to a certain de* I gree. When the bell is let off the occu- 1 pants of the house know that their vines ! are in danger and immediately repair to the vineyards and light fires in different : quarters, and thus prevent, through tho agency of this ingenious electric vl device, the loss of tons of the most lucious fruit grown on the Pacific coast.—Chicago Her ald. The Northermost Editor, The man who claims the * distinction of being the northermost editor in tiie world is L. Moller, who edits the illustrated Es quimaux paper Atuagaglintit, published office, and that if necessary, be ^ at Godthaab on the west coast of Green- 1 ij;e fcw< but no tine seems to have { slight-st idea vrlfS tbe b/ys do s-j the would forcibly eject Wilson. Wilson refused to surrender tbe office and asked the special agent who constituted the ’ force he relied upon to put him out. The in spector replied by asking two gentlemen present if they would act as special deputies sod assist him ejecting Wilson. They' ac quiesced and Wilson turning said: “Three men against one.” Ha then went to the bat- rack, took down his hat aud umbrella, re marking Unit he would hold tbe inspector re sponsible for wbat he was about to do. In spector Biu>peo:i then took Wilson by tbe arte and marched him out of the office. One pf tho French senators is moving heaven and earth with his new project for abolishing the guillotine, and replacing it by electricity Mr. B. P. Shillnber (Mrs. Partington) Etiil goes about on crutches, bat his gen eral health is excellent. i land, 64 degrees north latitude. Dr. Gould, who spent the best of hls years on the southern half of tho sphere star-gazing, has just been honored with membership in the Vienna Aj(u\emy of Sciences. A Pittsburg colored woman was heard Informing a neighbor that the Inst storm frightened her so that she “shook like au ! as b pan.” TVnees of an Organist. The Boston Post says tbat a salary of tbuO a year is deemed an ample return in one of the richest churches in Boston for the services of an organist of the very first grade. It also says that recently one of the foremost organists in Auieric 1 was offered ffiOO a year to play the organ in a ! ricii New York chuich. and lie replied | that, while be could earn as much as that drq^ug a street car, be would not degrade . IjjseHijing by ateptiug the offer.—Kx- ’ fllKEittfiMDED X SCHOOl School opened on the first JL Monday in Sopie.nber, and now 1ms fifty-one Scholars and bright prospects of success. Our intention is to fully meet tiie requirements of a good School for Aikcu, if competent teachers, good discipline nnd good instruction can accomplish it. Tiie following consti tute tiie CORPS OF TEACHERS. John R. Mack, A. M., Principal. Mi'.s. J. R. Mack, 1st Assistant. Miss Eunice Browne, 2nd Assis tant and Music Teacher. Students from abroad desiring board can obtain the same at reasona ble rates in families, where they will lie surrounded by good moral in fluences, The climate of Aiken is unsurpassed for healthfulness, so that persons at a distance desiring to embrace the op portunities afforded by our School can * rest assured that the physical health of their children will be improved, while their mental growth will be promoted by faitlitul and conscientious teachers, J. R. MACK, Principal Aiken Graded School, Septet niter 28th. 1886-2im. W. A. Reckling, ARTIST. Established 15 Years. - 20.090 Ne^atiYag PMser?ed. Picture* taken l»v Instantaneous Proetss. Photographs 4»r any of tho t 'oiiiiuent men of the Stale, can al- ays be had at reasonable rates. Main St., opposite Grand Ctntnil Hot cl, Cvluuibiu, 8. C-