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~ ?J. li. M UKI? AV, Kditor. TH I'USD AY, FEURFARY sf 18SS. ONE YEAR.?1.80. 8IX MONTHS. 7''r? Two Dollar* If not paid In advance. A DOME OF ICE AM) FIRE. Thc Montreal loo Palace Maxing Willi Kletlilr Unlit. MONTREAL, CANADA, Jan. 24.-Tho second and most interesting day of the Winter Carnival has proved all that Canadians could wish, or their visitors from abroad could anticipate in showing to advantage the healthful and exciting winter ?ports which aro characte ristic of the Dominion. The biting cold of yes terday, which made it uncomfortable to witness the out-door sports, was succeed ed during the night by a more moderate temperature, and throughout the day the weather has been auch ns lb make thc streets of .Montreal comfortable to natives and strangers alike. The city id literally packed with visitors from all parts ol Canada and tho United States, some of them coming from far in the Sunny South to witnes the games mid partici pate in the grand carnival on the snow and ice. The trains entering Montreal from all directions thia morning were even more crowded than they were yes terday, and it is now impossible lo secure accommodations in Ibo hotels, while the few rooms in private booses which have not already been appropriated are held tit exorbitant prices. The main attrac tion which drew this vast concourse of people to the city was lite announcement that the great ice palace would be for mally thrown open to night am! made resplendent by an illumination with elec tric lights, and thousands will probably leave to-morrow content with having w itnessed this crowning event of the car nival. Thc Streets, which have been un comfortably crowded to-day, will then become tolerable for pedestrians, but the indications ure that thousands of visitors will remain throughout thc carnival, ami that thu eily will reap a rich financial harvest at thc expense of thc strangers within ber gales. The success of the carnival, from every point of view, is thoroughly assured. Ju honor of the f?.mini Ol'ENING OK THE CARNIVAL .Montreal to-d.iy was decked in festive colors, and in all tho principal streets (lags were waving and streamers flying in the air. Il has been a gala day An the city. Every house of any preten sions is adorned with the National col ors, und during the. day small flags ap peared in thu hands of the children und waved from tho heads of horse*. Scarcely a vehicle appeared in thc streets which was not decorated in some way in honor of tho day. From early iii tho morning thc citizens began to swarm the main thorough fa rcs and mingle with those who hid come front afar ofT to witness Canada's national sports. Thc nun poured down upon the scene in all ils splendor during the day, and the only thing to mar tho festivities was the fear thal the weather might moderate too much ami injure the ice, upon which tho success of tho games depends so largely. The Mayor had proclaimed a half holiday, und as a result thu business houses of the city were closed in tho afternoon, and their thousands of occupants poured into the streets to add to the vast throng which filled them in the morning, and thu leading thoroughfares assumed a cheerful ami animated appearance, such as they have never worn before in tho memory of thc traditional "oldest inhabi tant.'' That ibo great throngs wero am ply satisfied with tho execution of the pro gramme prepared by tho committee W.IH fully established by thu expressions of wonder and admiration which arose from ibo multitudes on nil sides us they wit nessed the ?ports. It was n day long to be remembered in Montreal. TUR TOHOUOANINO HILLS were opened yesterday. Tho toboggan, or Itidinn sleigh, is tho simplest of all vehicles, being in its radical form a smooth, thin bonni of tough, elastic wood, one end of which has been bent up in a curvo and fastened in that shape permanently by a cord or wire. If your readers will imagine n capital J oti ita Bido with the curve upward they will havo a good idea of the toboggan. Tho Indians employed it to convey stores, game, ?Sec., over the trackless snow-drifts impassable for runnered vehicles. Its weight is only a fuw ounce?, it soon be comes ns slippery ns glnss, and a very slight expenditure of force is needed to draw it over tho crust or through thc drifts. As adopted by tho Canadians for pleasure purposes it becomes heavier and -touter, and from being threo or four !eet longa grows to dimensions of eight or ton, with cushions, bells, a lamp, robes, or any luxury that individual tasto may dictate. A tobogganing hill should bo as nearly perpendicular as possible, with nt the bottom a long, lovel stretch over which tho sled eau Hy with tho im petus derived from ita descent. Two or threo passengers make a load, tho indy or ladies being placed in front, and tho ateorsman sitting behind. Tho toboggan having been placed on tho edge of tho precipice, the lady steps in and sits down with ncr feet against tho stretcher or dis posed in the cm ve and her skirts tucked around her, and her escort sits down behind, having a short stick in each hand with which to Btcer. The steers man lets bis hnnds trail on either side and digs one slick or tho other into the snow, according to tho direction in which he wishes to turn the accursed craft. It ?B the correct thing to turn out in blanket coat and leggings, with tr.o.'ct? sins, and upon your bead a red or blue lugue-a Phrygian cap of worsted. Hav ing bidden adieu to your friends, you gently push your frail Bled over the brow of the hill and LAUNCH YOURSELF INTO ETERNITY. Such of your readers as have ever fal len out of a balloon will have n good idea of the sensation of the amateur tobogganist during his first slido. There is a sense of goneness in the bead and the pit of the stomach, and the nether world rires up and bits you all over very bard. A slippery and elastic board with three hundred pounds weight upon it, launched adown a hill of ice or snow a quarter of a mile long or thereabouts, with an inclination of say 70 degrees, gathers a tremendous headway in the course of a few seconds ; the crisp, dia mond-dusty articles fly at your eyes like spin-drift at sea before a hurricane, and a spray of shrieking silver is ground up by either steering stick. In a few sec onda you reach the glasis and change the plane in which you move, the sled giving a bound that makes you think of riding a frisky dolphin ; then away it careers for hundreds of yards above the level, till finally it stops perhaps a mile away from the starting place, allowing an admirable opportunity, for flirtation with fair fare during the. return walk. Of a bright moonlit night, with tho air keen and the heavens overflowing with stars, there can be no ?sore glorious sport. But it has its fcrils. If you lose your bead and fall to eep that of the toboggan straight the .?.lcd will broach to and spill you and year fare down the hill, with a rare dis play of ' ? G HO UN JD AN I> LOFTY TOMB LINO. Fori un atc will you bo if while you and your Dulcinea are for tho moment stand ing ott your respectivo heads another toSoggria does not swoop down and take you io your respective midriffs with a loree of say M-l-foot tons. Or, at ill worse, ina long course, where thora are trees to tread and m..y be a gate or two to pas* through, yon may tilt head-on info a pos* or ? stately maple. Not until you have been in such nu occident du you fairly understand what is meant by "match-wood'1 and "a dull thud.'' Luckily, ns tho lady is io front she act** as a sort of buffer, but ber lot under such circumstances it not a happy one, as befuro HIIC has fairly realized that she has been hurled against a tree that she re ceives you in thc back with no lesa crushing emphasis. Besides the slido at thc Mountain Park, which is about 10, OOO feet long, i'eel street has been given up for tobogganing purposes, giving a splendid course down thc idopc of Mount Royal of a mile ?ti length. The mem bers of the Snowshoe Club turn out to do tho honor? of the toboggan lo their visitors, and it will be their own fault if some scores of fair Americans are not initiated into th? delights of the most delighted und original description of "coasting ' that can bc admired, nu-: SLEIGH TARA nr.. For the afternoon a programme liter ally crammed full of .-ports and amuse ments had been prepared by the commit tee, and it was carried out fully and suc cessfully in the minutest detail. Thc first event was the grand sleigh parade, which was the large-it and most brilliant spectacle of thc kind ever witnessed in .Montreal. The parade was on tue prin cipal boulevard ol'the city, and the side walks anti windows of thc bouses on either side were packed with people wit nessing the magnificent display. More than 2,000 sleighs were in thu procession, all of them well, and some of them mag nificently, equipped. Tho cabmen of the ci'y joined with thc citizens in this monster turn'.ut, and the line was so long ami solid that the Mounted l ire Brigade, which desired to lake in ?dace in the procession, was unable t<> secure a position. Some of tho sleighs were drawn by six horses, while a great num ber of them were driven four-in-hand. While thi- grand parade was in progress a Know shoe storplo-chase was contested between a number of student* of Mei Sill's College, ami this exciting contest elicited admiring comments from thousands ol visitors who had never before witnessed such a race. In tho meantime, tobog ganing, which seems to have completely fascinated the visitors from the United States, many of whom join the Canadians in the exhilarating sport, was in lull progress on Mount Royal, which is in lim: condition for the pastime, and attracted thousands of spectators, as well as those who participated in its pleas ures. Several ladies and gentlemen were fractured both in the arms and legs yes terday whilo engaged in tobogganing through inexperienced persons attempt ing lo sleer, but no accidents occurred to-day to mar the pleasures of the occa sion. Toward evening a light fall o snow began, but it was not heavy enougl to interfere with the execution of Hu day's programme, and tonight all Mon treal and her guests were out to wit neal the crowning event of the day and of tin carnival-thc Ol'KNlNd or rm-: IIHKAT ICU l'AI.ACi: Taking a hint from thc Empress Anne of Russia, the managers have had con structed a building made of blocks o clear ice cut in the St. Lawrence. Tin blocks arn snmcthiug over three feet ii length, and in breadth about twent; inches, their thickness varying from Iii tien to tweuty inches; and they havi been piled one on the other by derricks water being thrown over them to serve ii lieu of mortar, binding tho whole wal into one solid and homogeneous mass About .r)0,0(J() cubic feel ol ice have bcei thus built up into n structure about on hundred feet sonare, with towers lifted feet square and thirty feet high at th corners, and in thc centro a tower nbou thirty feet square, which will be carrie? up to a height of one hundred feet o more. Thu main entrance is Hanked b Arctic huts of ice, and tho facade is or miuiented with ice statute* onrved by clever Canadian artist. Thu roof is o cedar boughs saturated with water tho has froEcn hard and made a queerl characteristic covering. Lven in th day limo the structure lunka very od and pretty, its crystal walls sparkling i the sun like those of a candy palace in fairy story. To-night this novel struct ure was illuminated willi electric light from the top of the spire lo its base, au they Himno through ibo transparer blocks of ico with a brilliancy wilie made tho unique building glitter t though n thousand brilliants were Hast ing from its aides. The beauty of th scene was rather enhanced than marre by the feathory Hakes of snow wilie were silently falling, and, lo add to ll] attraction and briug tho day's sports to grand conclusion, about 1,500 mcmhe of the Snow-shoo clubs, dressed i unique and grotesque costumes, appear? on tho scene with Haming lorches, am aller passing tho palace, stnrled on tramp through the snow-storm over tl mountains. It is admitted by nil th: Ibis was tim most magniticetit apectac ever wit newsed ir. Montreal, The prh cipal feature of tho carnival to-morrn will be a banquet given by the corpor lion to distinguished visitors and a lam dre-s carnival in thc evening. HOW CANADIANS DRESS. The sidewalks of tho main streets we blocked with people and the roads wii sleighs all day. Any one could tell Canadian from a visitor nt a ginni livery Canadian who did uot wear heavy furcap had on a knit worst? arrangement like a giant stocking run a point. Sis out of Icu Canadians wo long fur coats, reaching from their cu to their heels. Most of them wero fox or bear skin, but a great many wc made of sealskin, trimmed with ov< costlier furs. They cost $1,000 ene But the thing common to most of the was the cloth and rubber overshoe, Irin med with gaudy embroidery. They lia' a saying that walking without them winter is walking to the grave. To New Yorker, who has heard tho beauli of Baltimore, Brooklyn and Murray Bli girls rated beyond comparison, the Mo treal girls and those from the other C nadian cities proved aa interesting anything where each object be looked was novel. No woman would dare | iuto the street painted so much or wi such a pronounced red ns superabunda health and spirits hus dyed every pair 5irtish checks. It is not likely that ai rug could produce the flash and spark one sees in every pair of girlish eyes ; f the young women here get the chan they boast of by skating sido by sh with their brothers, racing on snow sho with the meu, tobogganing whenevi tobogganing can bo practiced, walkii like indians and running like dee A group of them is of os many brig colors as a bunch of garden flowers, ai one gets the impression that they dre loudly, but this comes of the babit tin have of tying a bright colored worst? comforter over their heads and arout their necks whenever they go out doors in cold weather. To-dnv, at tl show-shoe race, the tobogganing hil and in the sleighs, tho women from tl United States shivered under their ser skins sacques, while the Montreal gil stood knee deep in snow, sat on tl snow banks or atood on the hilltops ht hours at a streich. "I must tell y< how these girls dress," said a New Yo woman to her husband. "First, th? start with flannel from head t?> foot-ni such flannol 1 Why, it's nu eighth of i loch thick. Then they go un like oth women, except that they put on mo I skirts, and usually a quilted one that's warm as a wood fire. Then thoy put < a dress, and over that a cbamoise jack that fits like a shoe in the mud. Th? they put ribbed woollen stockings ov their stockings and nrct'cs over th? shoes. They don't care any more abo the looks of their feet then the St. Lot women do. Then they pot on knit writ leis, then gloves, then a fur or cloth d< man, and finally a coil of worsted cor forters: When they are dressed, if th. are hurled at a speed of a mile a raino ! from n toboggan, they are unhurt. If they fal! through the icc they are not wet. If the th? ruiouieter drop* to fifteen below, they read "f it next day and wish they had known il at the time." CL ATINU UP A PO BK EU. Thc t-*i|ierl*iico of n. Kthranlo* H'?K lan Chicago Mw<-k> Yard. I'tointhe Chicago Tribune. Coming to Chicago Thursday, hi-* Ne I braska hogship waa assigned quarter* in imm?diat'; proximity to a corn-bin. Yesterday, while out foran airing, he was abducted ami put to death. Th h is thc story of Iiis taking-off: Ile was gently urged un an incline?! plane and on to a covered bridge extending from thu neighborhood of thc corn bin to a huge brick building, Before, ns far ns the eye could reach, he ?aw hogs. Pro gress wa* slow and difficult, for thc hog* I hemmed him in. and many limes tried to stampede him. '?vcr thu long covered J bridge fifteen abreast thu swerving linc i moved lazily until the brick building was j reached. A nish, a swinish mar, thc cracking of irreal whip-lashes, and the r-lf^ pound hog from Nebraska stepped from the bridge into a shscklirig-pcn. Thc prison was ten feet long and eight feet wide, (?real timbers and thick plank ing made il secure. With the representative from .v .?braden in tho pen at the time were twenty com mon Kansas hogs and a Chicago man nilli a shackling chain. Stooping to the floor of tin- pell, the mau adjusted the chain around the left hind leg, and N'?-brn?kn was whirled into the air as lightly au a I cork-puppet. Head downward ami sus pended by the leg to a win e! which re volved in a mi nato re tramway or "rail,' thc knife ?as applied to Nebraska'* throat by a man called ti ".-ticker,'' l>. whom Armour A Co, pay $.'{..r?o a day foi practicing like atrocities at lin* rate o M xiv a minute. The scene at the HCCOIH of ex?cution was one to be remembered In the rear of the shackling pens wen- : dozen men cracking whips and hurry!ni Hie squealing victims ahead to thu elah shacklers and their throat slitting acorn j plices. Four hogs aro siinultanco'tsl; twitched up to thc rail, four knives di I their work, and thus the hoi; product o I Chicago is multiplied willi almost mira culona rapidity. One 'Vicker," ilu* on who tackled Nebraska yesterday, lis|.o? ed of 3,500 hogs, and did only nu ordain ry day's work. A fieri* ling's throat is cut he is al lowe lo hang 20 minutes. Thc bloodless eat cass then passed down from tho rail int lin-scalding tub, where tho tcuipcratur of the water is I fi? degrees. lu tito lu he ia turned and kept moving by me who manip?late him with poles nu hooks. From tin* tub tho animal i scooped up by a semi circular rack au thrown <>n to a bench where tho bristh arc plucked for brushes. Ile then trat els through tho scraping machine, wonderful labor saving invention. Kvei portion of the body i? exposed tu thc ai lion of Hteel brushes, adjusted on whee so that thc brushes ure mechanical! governed in their operation by the ?MI of tho hog which is being cleanei Emerging from this machine six me with long knives remove stray bristle and the carcass is shoved along to ll end of the block where his head la suve ed, tho gambrel strings of thc tiimi lei, aro cut, and the auimal is again noble, automatically to a second rail, and PU pended by the legs is neut spinniti around to the point where he is disen howled. This is accomplished by ot stroke of tho knife, and an expert ?vi remove all the internal organs at ll rate of seven hogs a minute. Still depending from the rail thc ca cass passes to the washer, and then toll ham facer, who dextrously removes tl lump or layers of fat from tho face the ham. The next advanco is to tl lard raiser, who extract-, thc lcnflar This product ia carried to the lard-tat while the animal swings along to tl ; tnnguer, and thence per rail to the han ing room, where he is "marked" by li lng split down both sides thc backim with a brondax, then scraped again ensure perfect cleanliness, and here le to hang with 15,000 other hog* for frc 24 lo 48 hours. Ho is then trucked lo block of oak wood and subdivided choppers into hams, shoulders ami fe These, in turn, pass to benches wh< trimmers carve out thc short ribs, ?lu clears, long clears and fat backs. T hams and shoulders drop to the flt below as fast as thoy aro trimmed, wh thc cuts drop into the cellar and i trucked to a spread-room, an nunn; refrigerating department, where thole pernture is 28 degrees abovo /.ero. T spread room has a capacity for 75,(J pieces. Remaining in this '.empcrati for-IS hours, all animal bent leaves I cuts, and they are also thc roughly tiri out by a patent process. Too yisccrciii stage of advance is to the juring-rou where thc meat is packed in hogshei and pickled with salt, water, sa lt pe and sugar. Tho curing-room is kept a temperature of 38 degrees. Abovet apartment and also above the spread-m is tho largest ice chest in the count Its dimensions ure 210*400, and the is 22 feel in thickness throughout. t 1er being stored for about 70 days it then fit lo smoke. The storage capsc of the establishment is 80,000 tierces hams, shoulders, and lard, 125,000 h reis of pork, and 100,000 empty pa ages. When the long clears are trucked ii thc cellar they are put in salt, remain ten days, when they are resalted and ] ed up again after tho fashion of cc wood. After the third salting they stored for sixty days, nnd aro then II nounccd cured meat. At present td are about 35,000,000 pounds of cu meat on hand. The smoko-house In hanging way thirty-six feet high ant] capacity of 50,000 pounds. The heat which hams and shoulders ere subjet is supplied by hardwood sawdust. Fi the smokehouse the noxt journey h the sawingroom, where thc porcine j die ia wrapped in paper, covered ? cloth, stitched up, and the whole cove with a yellow wash. The wash is ci posed of chrome, (lour, glue, &c., ant inteuded to protect the package from flies. After this tho table and the pu ing-room, and the ham begins its mai table career. There is room for 3,000, pounds of ham iu the storeroom adji ing the smokehouse. Meantime a portion of this 850-po Nebraska hog has been traveling throi the sausage-machine, and finally appi in the disguiso of smoked bologna, ? strands or tho festive Frankfurter. < machine in the sausage department eli 15,000 pounds of meat nor day, and total product is 50,000 pounds e\ twenty-four hours. In the case of a hog weighing }>ounds a goodly proportion of that I iuds its way to the lard-tanks. Herc is subjected to an intense heat, and a lotion ia added to cut the dirt and tlings from the greasy deposits. Thc and steam are forced from below through the fluid, carrying the inq matter to the top the lank, wheui is skimmed from the ' surface. The fiued lard is then removed to an agitu through which cold water is purni and from this agitator or "jacket drawn off in required quantities Im three pound can to a 335 pound tit After standing twelve hours the lal ready for shipment. In the canning department the vii recognizes another section of his Net ka hogship. His tongue occupic handsomely labeled lin can, while meat from his bead has been caret removed and fills a can bearing the scrip lion, "English Brawn*" His re-appear in boneless canned dis?i here we have him again in head eli and tripe, and again ho. tums up ei potted, corned, or compressed. IHK WHITE FLAU. V rorrvH \>r?lon nf the Hun en.Irr -l^nu! at Ap|?HMHttoS< O'in iunii aliuii to the. S. )'. 7. ' My attention has been called to an ar lieb? recently printed in tilt* /'ott, of this .itv, ami creditctl to your enterprising paper, in tvhicli it is staled that the Ap pomattox Hag of truce disappeared alter thc surrender, and that au ur tiela written by the Confed?rate Col. Mm-, < f South | landina, foi tho Charleston St vs und , CouriT had interested many persons in the March lor it, and that it had been I recently lound in the possession .?! Mrs, Custer, tho widow of the late Oen. Cu-- j ter, to whom it was presented by Gen. , Sheridan. Now, that thoso inten-ted may lave, the "bottom facts'' in regard to that ll.ig bf truce, let me say thal it has not been "missing" one hour since th it day when Generar Gordon begged me t<< take it and stop the Federal infantry line "t bat? tie, alter which it was given to (?en. ('u.-ter, then and there, by myself. 1 may bc excused, perhaps, tor detailing thc circumstances under which the ?dd whim towel (value about twenty-live ei nt-, served the double duty of an nouncing the surrender of lae s army simultaneously to a charging column of Sheridan's entire cavalry and O rd's in fantry corps in line ot bailie, und Ucru closing in around Leo from separate points of the compass. General Custer on thc night before had made impossible thc further retreat of Lee's army toward Lynchburg by charging on to Appomat tox station, in advance ol orders, cupttl ring thc depot and railway supply trains, and aller a desperate night battle, cap turing twenty live pieces of artillery and planting his command across the Lynch burg pik<*. facing east toward Lee. Dur i og the night General Grd's infantry reached the field and took the pt.silioii won hy Custer. <>n the morning ol' the 'Jth Sheridan moved his whole cavalry j command ont over the fields South ?if thc Court House, (Jen. Custer's division in advance and received thc ?ire of the | euemy'j artillery. We had reached a favorable point lor a ?barge at what appeared to be the cen ter of the rebel line, wheu un olliecr galloped out to us, with the truce in his hand, and said to Gen. Custer: "Iii n. Lee requests a suspension ol hostilities." Custer nstsutly halted and, turning lo me, by bis side, said: "Ito with this ollicer ami say tor me to Gen. I*er- that 1 cannot stop this charge unless' he an nounces un unconditional Burrcuder, as I am not in solo command on this field." Tho ollicer gave his name as Major Hims of Longstreet's niall', and hurriedly pi loted me through the rebel lines, but a few rods in our front, where artillerymen stood in position by their shotted gun and piles of ammunition. On thc way to Lee we .vere mci by General Gurdon, with a group of many other prominent officers, who staled that thc request for a suspension of hostilities wa-?, in fact, unconditional surrender, thnt Lee had just rode away to the rear lo lind Grant, ami that thc infantry line of battle clos ing in on them from the west must be halted and further bloodshed stopped. I consented to take the same truce and stop the infantry if Major Sims would accompany mc. He did so,ami wc both, doubtless a little warmed up mid otit of breath, explained to Gens. Urd and Cham berlain thc situation, when their line halted anti cheer after cheer nilled from right to left. At ibis point Sims and myself parted, he to return to Gen. Gordon, a short dis t.tnee, and iu full view over an open field, and I to return to C?en. Custer, where tho ground was not open, and the rattle of the carbine was still heard, and, of course, thu truce in hand was still need ed. On reaching Gen. Custer I learned that a Confederate cavalry commander had been trying to charge through out lines on the right, ami lind not succeeded. I had no further use for thc truce, and handed it to Gen. Custer, who more than any tither person was entitled io posses sion of the relic, ashe had done most toward bringing about the surrender. Gen. Sheridan never Raw tho truce when in use, ifever possessed it, and of course, never gave il to Gen. or Mrs. Custer. Mra. Custer has recently written nie for its history, and gives the address of Col. Sims, to whom 1 have written. I have not seen thc article referred to as written by him and printed in the Charleston paper, and do not know bow anxious he is io recover the relic, but trust that he and all our ex-Confederate friends will cheerfully accord to Mrs. Custer the rightful custody of it, and would remind them that it was her gal lant husband, at the head of the Third Cavalry Division, who ted the advance in every battle in Virginia during tho six mouths closing the war, capturing Ul pieces of field artillery, 'J5 battle "agu, ten thousand prisoners ?if war, including aoven genera] officer*, and never lust ? gun or a color. E. W. WlIITAKKR, Late Lieutenant Colonel First Connecti cut Cavalry, Acting Assistant Inspec tor-General Third Cavalry Division, ?nd Brevet Brigadier General United States Volunteers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Monday, January 8, 1883. What Wo Eat. Tho species of vegetables we now cul tivate have boon produced and eaten for centuries. Even before the Christian era many of them were in usc. Lettuco has been used at thc tublc for thousands of years. Herodotus tells us timi it was served at the royal tables centuries before the Christian ern, and one of the noble families of Rome derived its name fiotn the plant. Spinach, asparagus and celery have been cultivated among thc Eastern nations for thousands of years. Jesus took thc mustard seed as an exponent of a parable, showing that it was esteemed among tho Jews. Radishes wore known and grown by thc Greeks, and were offer ed to Apollo's shrine wrought in precious metals. Parsnips were raised and brought from the Rhine to add to tbe luxury of Tiberious' table. Beets were most esteemed centurions ago, and carrots were in high repute in Queen Elizabeth's reign thnt the ladies of her Court adorn ed their huge structures of false hair with their teatherly plumes. Peas, at Elizabeth's Court, were very rare, and were imported from Holland os a great delicacy. Fruits were in great repute among the ancients. The currant was cultivated centurie t ago in European gardens, and was c.lied the Corinthian grape. Evelyn, in his charming diary, speaks of tho berri.? as Corinth*, hence the name of currants. The Damson plum was extensively cultivated at Da mascus, whence ita name. Tbe cherry came from Cerascus, a city of Pondis, and tho delicious peach, king of fruits, waa first known in Hernia. The quince waa n holy fruit, dedicated to tbo god dess of love, and was called Oydonian apple. A GEORGIA MARRIAGE CEREMONY. -"Do you agree to make this woman lo bo your lawful aud wedded wife, to freeze to her through thick and thin henceforth and forever? Do you agree lo cut stove wood, make fire? on cold mornings, fur nish rations regularly, and be a model husband in every respect ?" Such was the ceremony employed by an Atlanta. Ga., justice of the peace, who officiated at a marriage in that city. Inasmuch ns tho young man answed ''Yes," it is not necessary to say that a negative answer would have placed him under bonds more irksome than those of a hymouc.nl nature. - Is is said that the lifo of thc poet Whittier is much disturbed by women. One wealthy widow actually proposed to him. and othsr women have made vio lent love to bim without avail. Now I Lay mu !>own to Sleep. Who wrote ihr.I child's prayer? Hi? work has done more for li ninan i ly lhau I all the creeds of councils, or all Ihe sys- j terns of divinity put together. 1 fancy ? m.me gi fud and loving mother composed j it for Ix r own darling-., not dreaming that for centuries it would be taught hy I iuuuuierahle mothers to millions of cliil? | tiren ; that indeed Iifwould ho transmitted from generation to generation, through j all revolution.*, all political and soi ia! . Changes, to the end of lime. How many j men and women, brave boy- and gentle Kiri-, to day date their ?ir-?t impressions, ? the first awakening of conscience, the ' iir-t thought of <?od, the Gracious (Soar dian of Iii- children on earth, lo that | precious prayer? How many aged men ami matrons, sitting serenely in the ? go! !.? glow of life's cloudless evening. I trace with platitude to God, the promise and the potency of their characters and destinies the twilight worship o? the bed side when ki., t iing at their mother's kin e-, tin y said that prayer .' Happy child whose mother solemnly and tenderly leaches her little ones the simple, the immortal words ! in the veiy impressive and touching a.ldi.-s- ..I the late Judge Thomas Thompson, of the South Carolina bench, j lo live young men convicted of murder, he remarked that he pitied them; and; had thought that perhaps no tender ! mother shielded their infant innocence,: nuil taught them kneeling lier knee ! the prayer, "Now I lay me down tn sleep." ""1 know nut" said the Judge. "?h i wrote thal prayer, but I wouid rather be thc author ol it than the finest ? poem in thc world, for it has shaped the j destiny nf millions and millions of the human rai--, Courts anti codes nf law may pa- away, but prayer will endure t<> thc'end ol' time lo b'.i ss mankiii I." WI.rn listening lo J migo Thompson's word-., I was reminded ufa t aching, j beatililul incident in the last hours of that nobie and just man, Judge 1 >. L.; \V.ird'.aw, Of Abbi ville, ti. C. Thc grand old .lodge lay on his death bed. His family did liol suppose that his end wa- near. In perfect peace bc bade them g'>"d night, saying thal he thought tie would sleep well. He seemed to sleep sweetly and only a little grand daughter .-at in his chamber. The silence of rh? night in the <;ld patriarch's room was softly broken by his voice, re penting the prayer of his infaucy. As a little child, thc learned and able juri.-t and state-man, with his hands folded on his breast, said, ' Now I lay me down to sle. p. I pray theo, Lord, my soul to keep ; if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord, my i-otil to take.'' The prayer concluded, he fell asleep and died before he woke, and the Lord t.-ok his hool ! "And Jesus called a lit tle child unto him and set bim in the midst of ihetn ami said, Verily I say unto you, except ye bo converted atm become as little ch i ?dren, ye shall shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." A Carolinian's Return. T. ll. Fowler, a native of this County, has returned Iront Lilis County, Texas, to which sections he emigrated about sev enteen months ago under the impression that he could greatly improve his for tunes The experience which he relates accords with many similar narrations which are being recited by scores of our citizens who recently returned, impressed with thc folly of the delusion that better opportunities nre offered in the Lone Star State than in the little Palmetto. The travelers (ind that in many instances they have thc benefit of much better advantages at home. Mr. Fowler states that he planted 2? acres in cotton last season. From this lie gathered but two bales in consequence of the ravages of the boll worm. The colton cannot bc picked for less than 7"> cents to f?l per hundred pounds and the price of living is high. Tire season be fore this was so dry that the crops were almost completely destroyed. Mr. Fow ler complains especially of tho insects which attack the crops and says that farmers rarely "hit it," willi so many disadvantages to contend with. In wet weather the boll worm and various spe cies of insects appear, and when a drought comes there is little chance of making much. The corn crop was the only growth that yielded well last season, thc oats and wheal being badly damaged by rust. The country in which he loca ted was comparatively healthy but wood and water were scarce, it being necessary to haul the former in some instances for ten miles. The water was by no means as palatable as the South Carolina article. There were no cotton factories and the bent cotton sells for 8 cents. The. facili ties for attending schools and churches were very inferior being much less than in this State. Land is not as equally di vided as in ibis section ami thc pennie aro generally poorer than in this locality. Mr. Fowler says thal emigrants are re turning almost as rapidly as they depart, from the "old States," and predicts that every man who goes to Texas will come back eventually if he can secure the means to do so. Mr. Fowler advises every young man to stay at home, and ihinKS lhere will be a much better chane" for him here than in Texas.- Greenville Xe ta. A Cnn? OF TUE OL? BLOCK.--Col. Bill McCracken enjoys the reputation of [muring out more whiskey for one drink tht.n any other man in Austin, nosvly e'ec ted members of the Legislature excepted. The Colonel was taking a drink nt tho l?ently Dreaming saloon, when the bar keeper remarked : "I Bay, Colonel, I waited on a mau awhile ngo who pours out a bigger drink of whiskey thnu you do." "He was probably a member of the Legislature. He don't count. I can't compete with old profesaionalr.." "No, he isn't a menibr of f he Legislature. Ho is a very intelligent looking youDg man, a stranger to me. He is in the other room playing billiards." Col. McCracken looked into the billiard saloon and exclaimed : "Why, that's my son, Tom. He ha9 just come home from a military school in Kentucky."-7Kra? Sifting*. - Early Monday morning a metal coffin waa found floating in the Missis sippi opposite Vicksburg. It contained the body of a young lady, handsomely dressed in a white rep silk dress, with a rich lace collar around Ihe neck. The dress and collar were as white and per fect a? when first buried. The face was much discolored. Tue coffin was the old style in use twenty years ago, heavily enameled in white. It is thought the body must have been buried fully fifteen or twenty years ago and fell into the riv er at Lake Providence or near Goodrich's Landing, where the cemeteries are cav ing into the river. The body, after being viewed by a number of persons, was buried. - The United Slates Supreme Court decided on Monday the miscegenation case of Tony Pace against the State of Alabama, which was a criminal proceed ing under the State law ngainst a colored man for living in sexual relations with a white woman. The Court holds that the law of Alabama prohibiting miscegena tion is not in conflict with the 14th amendment to the Constitution, or with the civil lights legislation founded on it, for the reason that it applies the same punishment to both offenders white and black without discrimination. - Country doctor (to Toiukins) .'Now, with regard to thal cut on ihe top of your head, I don't think it will be serious, but you must keep your eve on it." And Tomkin*, who has the slight est suspicion of a squint, goes away and dis-recommends that doctor. - Fashion now decrees that a bridal tour need not last over three days, and some one says "most any nort of a couple can remain within doora that long." A New Enterprise for Anderson. .Inti South Carolina Penitentiary Mw* Factory has appointed ni Ap nts for Ihe sale ..f their liomin Knowing '.liai wc <l > tho largest Hoot and Shoe hilliness in Ander son they have given Ufl ,,,c *ulc agency, ami we will hereaner keep a r*:i line in ?t"ck, <>r make any kimi of a Hoot or Shoe to order. They havekevcral jiistciaims: The gi....ls ate honest ?:? material-no pa].er "r w.lell ?-iles they ?rc honestly made no more ripping ao l ?hey are far cheaper, ?a the labor 11 ibis hut little, than any .?!""' n Inch we ever ?-.'hi. We can sell a first elah? hand-made Hailer lor $4.50, Tor which wc formerly char ged $?? '.o. We - au ?ell Ladies' fine Hutton .Shoes, bund-worked ? . .11. ?ia holes, Ki<I foxed, for ft! <HI, worth everywhere $."011, and then liol ns g iud. t'tir [irices will ho the same .i? i:i O' rjeatosi, where thu Facto ry huh a big ?Shire, doing a large and -at Ufa? ti ny business, Couiu in and lu.-k al the g -...ils, and y u ii will say that it is the best home-made sime you ever saw for any such price. I5u.-im.is has not been lively enough to work oil'allot our Win ter tilinda during the last two weeks, lt' you cine in now wo will give you bigger Bargains than ever, es pecially in heavy Hoots timi Shoes, Winter Clothing, Jeans, Flannels, Skirts, Shawls, Undershirts, Blan kets, u big lot of Worsted Dress (foods, Table Damask'-, Sheetings ami liiack Cashmeres. Wc want room fora Inrge ?lock of Spring tonals. Wu have sulli I cient assistance to have everybody politely und intelligently waited nj.on. whether yoi: wish to buy or not. Their naines are ?i guarantee that they will perform their duty faithfully to their employers and customers: Mes.-rs. 0. Geisberg, Hubert C. Webb, II, E. Frierson, Isadore Strauss, D. Seligman ami Master Ullis Williamson. It shall be our sptcial pleasure to look after each customer's particular want. A new stock of Checked Mus lim?, Nuinsooks, Piques, Kmbroid ci ?cs, Lace?, etc., etc., just received, timi will be sold far cheaper now than later. Wc have thc cheapest and best Bleaching for only Sc., which, so hundreds of Ladies tell us, is sold for 10c. nt other places. We make a specially of Corsets - the heit makes for thu least money. We have reduced our prices on Kid lilovcs, itiid will sell hereafter mir former 3-Hutton Dollar Glove for only 75c, the bust (?love in An derson. We have reduced the prices on our big atoek ol Ribbone, Lace Neckwear ami Collars. In sltori, you will lind us always "Headquarters" for large Stocks and Low Prices. Don't fail to call al the New York Cash .Storo. A ?urge Flag on lop of our hull.ling shows you lite pince. Yours, v#>ry respectfully, ARNSTEIN A KOSB. Jail 25, I AMS STOCKED *? EQUIPPED KOR THF. SPRING TRADE OF 1883, WITH the distinct understanding that I cannot be UNDERSOLD in ?nv department of my business, which com? prises a general stock of ' ?A> ????? L\0 OU A J. Jj] Q?. Come ard see me, and he convinced of the truth uf this assertion. I still make n specialty of Men's and Boys' HATH, and can save you 25 nor cent, in this line. GUANO, GUANO. I am stocked to the rafters, on thc high est grades of Amnionintrd Fertilizers and Acid Phosphates, and will treat with you liborally in this line. A large stock of Composting Chemicals will be closed out very cheap. Respectfully, J. J. BAKER. .Ian 25, 1S83 28 Iv FACTS FOR THE FARMERS ! TT would ask the farmers to see me before JL making their arrangements for Fertil izers. I have on hand the old reliable Sol uble Pacific and fttono Guunos and Acid Phosphate. These brands analyze over 3 per cent, of Ammonia In thcOuano and from 10 to 12 per cent, of available Phosphoric Acid in the Acid. Thc Com panies have their own works, and manu facture their own goods under their old formula. I have no special brands but the original brands of thc Companies, upon winch they stake their money and reputa Hon. Prices as tow, if not louer, than any other standard 3 j>er cent, ammoniated fertil izers. I have a Adi stock oj. O.f Molasses. Flour, Bacon. Coffee, Nurrari Plow?, Plow Stocks, Nails and Farmers* Supplies Generally. Cash buyers and Granger's orders solicite?! I will give yon tho benefit of all low prices' Ialso have a Rood line nf Shoes. Boot?' Dry Uoods, Hardware, de. If you want to buy a geed 15at at New York cost for cash, I cun fit you out in the latest style. I am anxious to close out my stock of hats at cost within the next thirty days. Bear in mind that I am determined tn meet competition in prices on Guanos Gro ceries or any other goods that Hie larmors may wan Price my Koods and enquire about my Guanos. 1 will not charge you anything for the information. To those who are owing thc late firm of Lig?n A Sharpe, I would wythat they will save cost by settling np, as" I am determined to collect these old matters up within the nest sixty daya, and they Wt t unk bani of me If theyVesucdRR have ?Ivon all hands timely warning y tfnn exactly what I tay. b an Respectfully, .Tan_2?,18*3 ^ 8. LIGON. NOTICE FINAL 8ETTLKMKXT ? . T,1C un???w'Kn?l, Administrator de boats non with the Will unneir? ?r the Estate ol A. U. N. ?er?deeea?d hwh# give* notice that he will. onTbT.Mh day ftafetJ, 1883, apply hi ll .. j,, ?V ", Probate of Anderson f?iintv for a Kn*l Seulement of said Estate, and ? dlsrhiSS fro,, ?id Administratorship. "?'?"Ke Feb I, 18? * R- Pff** A?m-r. FLOUR, FLOUR, TOBACCO, TOBACCO COFFEE, cOFFEt C. F. JONES & CO, ter prepared! than ever to oder inducements to CAfiir rm,. MEM CHA&MCE WITH THEM VXD Hint is Hie reas m wc have just luid in A LA HG F STOCK OF Npui ? r.?r wi- know that all our customers desire something that is new sn i lV* ?.hcrvieeahle. our Stock comprises a fine assortment of- "wij Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hak 2VOTIOXS, HARDWARE, ' GROCERBES. PROVISIONS, ETC., Wliieh we will sell at the Lowest Prices. While other things are clianidnp sav that we are to., voling lo change our plan of offering good and HUI)M.m;,,"n to'all who favor us with a trial. WWil ?ta | WE ARE IIV THE COTTON MAUKET And will ?ive Hie highest prices. We have a large lot ufBAGGIXO in.1 <n? hand ?iel our prices before closing a trade. ""J ?E5e| EZROWZtST BROS. VERY itViPOPTA&T TO FARMERS, MECHANICS, And the Public Generally. The Place to buy Hardware is at the HARDWARE STORE] -o OUR Business is confined strictly to HARDWARE, and a fair trill will vince you that MONEY CAN RE SAVED by trading with ui. We can show a Full Stock, linc Selection and Prices. A special Drive on AXES 25 dozen just received, and more to arrive. Plow Stocks-200 just bought. Builders* Hardware, Carpenters' and Blacksmith Outfits, &c. A handsome line of Pocket and Table Cutlery, Shears, Scissors, Razors, Household Goods, And an endless variety of articles Too numerous to mention. Guns, Pistols, Cartridges, Ammunition, And Sportmens' Outfits. Standard Agricultural Implements, including the Celebrated "Acme" Harrow, Manufacturers Agents for Fairbanks Scala N. II.-Wc have on hand a small lot of GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, BOOT^ SHOES, HATS, ?kc., from stock of Sullivan & Mattisou, which we will sell ttl great sacrifice-for COST, and less than Cost. SULLIVAN A BRO. Jan IS. 1883 27 J. C. CUNNINGHAM * CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR IF EVERY Largest Stock,SLowest Prices, and Best Goods in the City, (CONSISTING. In part, of large assortment of Table and Pocket Cutlery, Utat i* J provements In Fiancs and Braces, all kinds of Builders' and Blacksmith Toe? Fine Imported Breech-Loading Shot Guns, Shells,,with improved Implementi for* loading Shells. Dixie Plows, all kinds of Plow Blades, Hollow Iron Ware. Large stock of Distas i Hand and Croas Cot Saws. THE OLD I1ICKOKY;WA?;ON will bo found on our yard. It takts thi lal oun STOCK O" 0xLOCrlSIi^S S^H. SJV AP .??rsi * trw TX Tk-r?-mr n AA YIQ Hi TS ?5JL ?A JLllJ i?X?'-L vii vfvrjtrk?, ??-*oj Shoes, Boote and Saddles, Is large and ?ell-assorted. BOUGHT TO BB SOLD. Agents for the Celebrated Syracuse Chilled Plow. Nov 9. 1832 17 FALL AND WINTER GOODS. -fj-,-- ? WE are daily receing a BRAN NEW STOCK of well selected Fill ?ndffl ter Goods, such ns DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS. LADIES' CLOAKS AND SHAWLS, CROCKERY WARE, HARDWARE? GROCERIES, &C. ALL OF WHICH WE Will Sell at the Very Lowest Prices Possible, Be sure and call on UB before buying elsewhere, and lr? will i"**1 il W We have a small lot of SEED BARLEY for sale. M. O. FAEMEB & BBO. Sept 14, 1882 A BEAUTIFUL PARLOR c OR HANDSOME ROO AN only be had with the aid of FINE FURNITURE, but either o?! made comfortable by the outlay of a little money in good *orD;*u??ul You will find any style, from the finest $300.00 Suites down W " only cost $17.00. You will find EVERYTHHING usually KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE Aud the same Goods can be bought CHEAPER of me than ?ny ' tho Stato. ? SEEING IS BELIEVING, hat you ?ill cal!, t.ee my immense Stock Gr. JB\ TOLLt. And all that I ask is that you ?ill cal!, t.ee my immense Stock of Fumi?8* get my prices. . ..; ' Oct 10, 1882 A BEAUTIFUL HORSE | CAN only Improperly shown off by GOOD HARNESS. Tho""{J?cl* ?nrk i-n.l*!? nny,8.tylc or 1Utt,ity ???? ??ost ASTONISHINGLY MNM w, H 7?fl. IV '?r01^ '.,J' UoUe- and thc stock used Is of the best description,? ti.o" u ft iiJ \ ? *"i ??i^??r that put up abroad. He also keeps on hand for A 1 i i? V,,Jr1hftnd-n>"<l? work, the best line inachinoniado Harne?. of tfr^a?,l,?ubs,ftI,tiaJ,.v don? ? abort notit or t.-arrisco. Iluerv nnd \l?n^..? w_ ii