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A w HIGH LIVERS. How the Population is Divided According to Altitude. More than Three-Fourths the People Live Below lOOO Feet. An interesting bulletin baa just been issued by the United States census office, which was prepared by Mr. Henry Gannett, the geographer of the census. It gives a table and diagram showing the distribution of population in accordance with altitude. It is stated that about one-sixth of the people of the country live less than 100 feet above sea level, namely, along the immediate seaboard and in the swampy and alluvial regions of the south, and that more than three- fourths live below 1000 feet, while below 5000 feet are found nearly 99 per cent, of the inhabitants. At great altitudes there are found only the most trifling proportion. In the area below 500 feet is in cluded nearly all that part of the popu lation which is engaged in manufac turing and in the foreign commerce of the country, and most of that en gaged in the culture of cotton, rice and susrar. The interval between the 500 feet and 1500 feet contours comprises the greater part of the prairie states and the grain-producing states of the northwest. East of the 98th merdian the con tour of 1500 feet is practically the upper limit of population, all the country lying above that elevation being mountains. The population between 2000 and 5000 feet is found mainly on the slope of the great western plains. In this region the belt between 2000 and 8000 feet is almost everywhere de batable ground between the arid region of the Cordillerian plateau and the humid region of the Mississippi valley. Above 3000 feet irrigation is almost universally necessary for success in agricultural operations. Between 4000 and 5000 feet, and more markedly between 5000 and <5000 feet, it will be noticed that the population is decidedly in excess of the grade or grades below it. Ihis is mainly due to the fact that the dens est settlement at high altitudes in the Cordilleran region is at the eastern base of the R.>cky Mountains and in the valleys about Great Salt Lake, which regions lie between 4000 and 6000 feet. Of these the extensive settlements at the base of the moun- tajivs in Colorado are rajtinly between 5000 ami *jOO(Tfeet. Above 6000 feet the population, which is confined, of course, to the Cordilleran region, is almost entirely engaged in the pursuit of mining, and the greater part of it is located in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and California. While the population is increasing numerically in all altitudes, its rela tive movement is decidedly toward the region of greater altitudes, and is most marked in the country lying be tween 1000 and 6000 feet above the sea. The density of population is great est near the sea level in that narrow strip along the seaboard which con tains our great seaports. The density diminishes gradually and rather uni formly up to 2000 feet, where the population becomes quite sparse. The average elevation of the country, excluding Alaska, is aoout 2500. The average elevation at which the inhabi tants lived, taking cognizance of their distribution, was 687 feet in 1870; in 1880 it had increased to 729 feet, and in 1890 to 788 feet. Life on a Lightship. The routine of work on a lightship is quite simple. At sunrise the watch lowers the lights. At six a. m. the captain or the mate stands in the door way leading from the cabin into the berth-deck and shouts, (< A11 hands!’* The men tumble out of their bunks and dress, breakfast being served at twenty minutes past six. At half past seven the lamps are removed from the lanterns and taken below to be cleaned and filled. In smooth weather this duty can be performed in about two hours, but if the vessel is rolling and pitching the task may be pro longed an hour or two. When the lamps have been returned to the lan terns, there remains nothing for the crew to do except to clean ship and to go on watch until sundown, when the lamps are lighted and the lanterns hoisted. The crew is divided into the captain's watch and the mate’s watch of five each. Twice between spring and winter each watch goes ashore for two months, so that each member of the crew is aboard the lightship eight months in the year. It is not believed that they could stand the life longer than this. In fact mauy men throw up their work as soon as they can get ashore. Three members of the South Shoal crew have, however, seen un usually long terms of service—twenty- one, nineteen and seventeen years re spectively—and others have served on her a remarkably long time when the desolate character of the service is considered. This is probably due to the fact that the dangers of this ex posed station warn off all but those inured to the hardships of a seafaring life. The men who have been there so long are old whalemen, accustomed to voyages of several years’ duration and to the perils of a whaleman’s life. The pay aboard the South Shoal is somewhat higher than on other light ships. The captain receives $1000, the mate $700 and the crew $600. These sums may not seem large, but it must be borne in mind that even the prodigal son would have found it im possible to make away with his patri mony on the South Shoal Lightship, especially as the Government furnishes all supplies. Opportunities for ex travagance are absolutely wanting. Occasionally a member of the crew may remark in a sadly jocose tone that he is going around the corner to order a case of champagne or to be measured for a dress suit; but there is no cor ner.— [Century. Wool Growing and Climate. Wool is emphatically a product of Northern climates as cotton is of the tropics. There is especial^daptidn ©f Life people in habiting these respective regions in this provision of nature for the pro ducts respectively produced by each. It is impossible to grow cotton in Northern localities, because the sea son is not long enough. There is equal disability in Southern localities to produce the best qualities of wool. This is shown by the demand from Australia, a semi-tropical country, for the American Merino rams bred by Vermont and Western New York breeders. Years ago Australian wool growers thought that by crossing with American-bred sheep they could make their flocks all that was needed to produce good wool. For a time they succeeded; but of late years a renewed demand has come for Ameri can-bred Merinos, to improve still further the native stock which under the influence of climate shows a con stant tendency towards deterioration. — [Boston Cultivator. The Hunger Prairie. Between Bokhara and Fergan, in Central Asia, is a large stretch of land known as Golodnaya Step (the Hun. ger prairie) in Russia. The soil of this steppe is of excellent quality, but it lacks irrigation. The Russian Gov ernment has made attempts to irrigate this soil and spent millions of rubles in digging canals and artesian wells in various localities, but, on account of the careless prospecting of the engi neers and imperfect arrangements made for the nivveling of the soil, all these attempts have failed. Last sum mer the minister of finance, on his tour in Central Asia, made a personal inspection of the Golodnaya Step and of the abandoned works of irrigation there. He noted down carefully what had been done and what, according to the opinion of experts, might be done to reclaim the steppe to fertility. Recently he submitted to the Govern ment a plan for the irrigation of the whole region, proposing to utilize con vict labor for the purpose. His plan was accepted and work will soon be gin from the convicts’ station at Koov- luke, eight versts (about one-and-a- quarter miles) from the military sta tion of Tashkent. — [Boston Trans cript. A Most Astounding Fish Story. An Eastern publication offered a prize of fifty dollars for the most astounding fish story; and the prize was awarded one F. T. Radsom, who tent in the following: “Several days ago a friend and I went fishing in the Lake bnt didn’t catch anything.”—[Arkansaw Trav eler. Peculiar Marriage Ceremony. A letter from Sarajevo gives an ac count of a wedding celebrated by Spanish Hebrews in that city. Bride and bridegroom and guests were all dressed in Oriental costumes. After the performance of the ceremony, which w'as the same as that of Hebrews in other countries, there followed the fish dance. The relatives of the newly married couple came wabbling into the room, each carrying a fish whose head was decorated with flowers and ribbons. The fishes were laid on the floor and the bride had to hop over every one. This was to give her luck and make her family increase like the fish of the sea.—New York Recorder. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. FEATHEK TRIM MI MO FOR FANS. There is a new fancy for attaching latural flowers to one side of a feather fan, and yellow roses go most effec- .ively with fans of black ostrich tips. The flowers are attached by a fine in visible wire, and dangle most artisti- Milly. White fans are no longer as popular as formerly unless delicately painted and with pearl sticks of a rosy white heu or deep coral, which cer- ainly adds to the beauty of a rose- :olored fan, upon which spangles or iven pearls may be seen. A fan is one of the necessities nowadays, and it is required to match the gown.— [Chicago Post. FASHIONS ARE PLAIN THIS YEAR. Here is an item for our lady read- jrs sent over from Paris: “The len iency of fashions this year will be ex ceedingly plain. In former years it was customary to use great amounts of cloth in making a dresi, nine yards of double-width goods being the usual quantity. The fashion this year is succinctly outlined by a prominent French manufacturer, who said: ‘Five yards of cloth will make a dress, and two and one-half of that goes on the ground, which means that the dress is jo exceedingly plain it will require hut little cloth and much of that forms a train, which will be a feature of the style.’”—[New Orleans Time Demo crat. HOW TO WEAR GRAY. Every woman wears gray because it is fashionable, and so it behooves the woman who is a sallow blonde to know that her gray dress ought to have a rich cardinal or crimson plas tron or a big, soft fichu of red chiffon. The reddish blonde need not read this article. She can wear gray pure and simple without modification. The brunette should take heed that her gray dress has a touch of pink or old rose near her face, or, if it be comes her better, of yellow. No girl who is dark should ever put blue with gray. No girl who has not a rose-leaf skin should wear cream and gray. Never wear a gray hat unless you face it with the tint that is most be coming. If you heed these hints you will probably confess them wise. — [New York Recorder. Honoring Brave Men. A curious return has just been printed at Berlin. It shows how often German regimental colors were struck in action during the campaigns of 1864, 1866 and 1870, and also how many officers, non-commissioned offi cers and men were killed while carry ing the colors. The memory of these losses is touchingly preserved. Every staff that has been clasped in action by a dead soldier's fingera is encircled with a silver ring with the inscription of the man’s name and the words, “Died a hero’s death with this color in his hand.”—[Cincinnati Times-Skpir. HOW LITERARY WOMEN DRESS. “Did you see that editorial of Kate Field’s abont the way literary women dress?” said a literary lady to a New York reporter. “It maintained that they do not merit the careless classifi cation as a lot of so often get at the hands of the writ ers for the press. “There may be some truth in that, but it is certainly a fact that the wo man T»ho follows any steady occupa tion—let it be literature or what you will—dresses under great difficulties. A woman’s wardrobe needs constant care, which can be given only when her interests are entirely of the do mestic order. She cannot even take to herself a helpmeet to sew on her buttons, as can a man in a similar po sition. Of course, if a woman simply dabbles in science or literature her ap pearance will not suffer. She can write a sonnet one day and trim her bonnet the next, but woman’s clothes require serious thought, and when that is all given elsewhere her occupa tion, or rather her preoccupation, will be visible in her garb,”—[Chicago Herald. MARRYING PROPENSITY OF TELEGRAPH GIRLS. The Western Union company com plains that the innate propensity of telegraph girls to get married is a source of constant disarrangement and change in their offices. Just as soon as a woman gets broken in thoroughly and can handle a heavy wire almost as well as a man, if she is bright or pretty or has anything attractive about her she falls in love with some telegrapher and marries. In most cases the women quit work and go to housekeeping, while the husband has to thump the key twice as hard to stave oft' bank ruptcy. This, however, makes no difl'erence; not a i-ingle one seems to be deterred by the experience of her predecessor, and the old story per petually repeats itself. In point of fact, the business of matrimony seems to flourish better in telegraph offices than in the bureaus where men and women are supposed to meet their fate at so much per bead; and so se riously is the routine of the telegraph offices disturbed thereby that the com panies declare they would give up women operators altogether in the large offices if it were not for the sake of economy.—[Chicago News. Hot-Water Artesian Well. A remarkable hot-water artesian well is in operation at Eoise City, Idaho. The water company of that place has now two wells, each about 400 feet deep, discharging over 1,000,- 000 gallons per day of water said to have a temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Another well is to be bored, and tbss hot water to be util ized for bathing purposes and for a large hotel to built near the wells.— BROKEN CHINA CRAZE. One of the latest “fads” of woman is the broken china craze, says the Housekeepers’ "Weekly. The china dealers are begged to save all pieces of broken fancy china and colored glass, while mothers send their child ren into the streets and by-ways to pick up all the broken pieces they can find. There are many articles made from these odds and ends. An ac quaintance of mine has made a table, which is a marvel of ingenuity, and has been exhibited many times at fairs. But as the decoration of a table would be quite a piece of work. I will pie plate may from the tin tiu pie plates, oss. Cover it ch with putty, >en press into of china, ar- explain how a com be made beautiful, shop one of the shal about eight inches to the depth of half ai nicely molded on. patty yoar small pi ranged in each a ms iner that the colors will be pleasin \ to the eye. "When this is done, w ih liquid gold paint the spaces betweefa the irregular pieces of glass, etc., ij^iay be covered, and behold! you have'an exceedingly odd and pretty ornament for decorat ing the children’s nursery, or even the dining-room. When Bridget breaks the bowl or platter vyhich belonged to great-grandmother, save the pieces and put together in Jthis way, which may not be useful,bat is surely pretty. FASHION NOTES. Turquois jewelry continues fashion able. The honeysucklelis a popular design in silver. The daintiest brooches are those which take the form of flowers. A pretty tdrqqoise necklace seen was formed of starvand crescents. Russet leather 3,alts are worn with men’s yachting,, tennis, etc., suits. New pri^fng in silver take more than the /bright fi ui3 k with pierced borders. Gray anq i a venc er crepe de chine, brocaded iiy 8e if c^ or9 > are worn for second mourning. White wooj gowns have pan- nels, yoke {|^B c<>rs l et ’ heavy cream guipure A very hanjsome spoon seen re cently was of gold, with a handle de signed in open vork. Windsor grei woi Thl sign bright- White glo\ of silk, crepe or in a loose bow, are len. is an effective de- when chased on a irface. fre popular with all sorts of gowns and are worn espe cially with cott^i .ones. A tea set * reight in Indian chasing and having pieces in low bulb ous form is ^^Bg of beauty. White sil^^viffon spangled with brilliants anc^Mped over silver silk is an idea tba^Bls favor in gowns. Women mourn ‘ M g' wear white frocksJ^t they choose the cold, lawn-like w^ite of thin silks and crepes. 1 Black Chira crepe gowns for ladies in deep motming are trimmed with milliner’s fikis. of silk and chiffon Pretty black] with satin ant and are made lace or edging Accordion ph fashionable agr style of costum] accordion plaits] Black chifioi white dresses, edged with ve] with gowns or gray. Many of the texture, and clever and colors are to I fashionable p( fine stripes. The newest ventional pattcl age, zig-zag au| laced cables ai designs of fal cord-like desigm] The twisted ril provement on thcl have been so fashl 011 brocades; the and outlined, ai satin on a shot sill Nature’s There are not Augustine sixteen] Victoria regin a Commonly calledl A toweriug colul centre plant to feet, but it is oft] rubbish heap as w| son that, as a thirJ no farther charm] many thousands of the Old Work the plant. They] razor-strop. Mr) itor of the East has had one in and it shows not] from wear and made by taking and cutting it inf inches; these are sj many “quarters” a;| to each piece a si or heart of the stall face of not less which to strop hardens in time soft and natural! for stropping Times-Union. t! PEARLS OF THOVQUT. Goodness makes all people beauti ful. A lie always carries a dagger in its hand. The sin that dies the hardest is pride. A soft answer has saved many a hard fight. When people get rich they forget how to give. No man is good who behaves simply because he has to. Culture can not destroy sin. All it can do is to hide it. It doesn’t make a small man any bigger to lift him up. Some people never look up as long as they can stand up. Love would never have to weep if it could always be understood. It is bard to tell how small a live snake must be to be harmless. The. truth we hear amounts to noth- V ing unless we resolve to live it. Unless a man lives as h igh as h shouts, the less noise he makes the bet ter. How straight we would all walk if we knew how many eyes were watch ing us. One of the poorest men to be found anywhere is the rich man who never gives. If there is much sunshine ui the heart, some of it will be sure to get into the face. The influence of a little child is sometimes strong enough to lift a whole family up. It is hard to get people to see that anything is wrong upon which they have set their hearts. To find out that you love the wrong thing is to find out that you have the wrong kind of a heart.—[Indianapo lis (Ind.) Ram’s Horn. Hi BAKER & CONFECTIONER, AND DEALER XH DR! GOODS. SIRES, I0TI0IS UR GROCERIES, AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. TOBiCCO UD CIGiBS Ii Glut Iirletj. Top, Fireiorls, etc., li StocX. Lauren* Strast and Park Ivanna, liken, S. C. l _ 1 The Waverly House;. C. T. ALFORD, Proprietor. In tli© Bend, of Usog* Street* CHARLESTON, S. C. Large and Comfortable Rooms. RATES, $2.50 FEE DAT. \. NO NEED TO WAIT! TIE LONGER TOO DELAY Do Some Pldnt* See? Lady Boughey, Miss Thornewill and maids of England, registered at the Richelieu yesterday, and went out to the stock yards before the ink of their names had dried. Lady Boughey is a prepossessing, amiable lady. She has been traveling around the world, and is especially devoted to botany. Talking about her pet subject she said: “Do you know that plants can see? "Well, they can. 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