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HY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 5, 1884. VOLUME XIX.-NO. 47 [R WOMEN IN THE WAR, UNTO THE BITTEU- END I I'NVAI/rKKING FAITII ?F A FAIR FLORIDIAN. it Haxon, "/ Clarendon Co., S. C., in Charleston Weekly ?Xewi. the T?male Seminary in Tallahassee vy of girls was guthered, on a bright ter morning in 18G1, around a dark ed inaideu who had mounted a bench with flushed checks and shining eyes making what tho girls called a "Se ion" speech, but which was in reality lefence of her native State of South olina. Tho school was about equally ded iu sentiment, part being in favor .he Union and part for Disunion ; and er did politicians plead their cause j more impassioned earnestness than these impulsivo young creatures, ?e Weston was the speaker on this .ion. ''Who would be a thrall of the .kee," she said ; "who in this crowd" oking scornfully around-"dares jlame the noble old State of South olina for rising in her might and "wing off the oppressor's yoke. I ry ii: her pluck ; I nm glad that she tho first to shake herself freo from galling shackles of tyranny, and lam ud to know that ray adopted State, beautiful Laud of FlowerB, was not y in stepping to her side. I have five thors. I wish they were all old g&tigb tc fight I" Bo carried aw.17 was gi by her enthusiasm, she did not notice t ?no of tho teachers had entered and listening with a look of intense uoement on bis face, until a slight stir that part of tho hali caused her to look nd, and observing the arch smile on lipB, she sprang from her perch and ered her face with both bands to hide burning blushes. The ringing of | bell now called them to books, and the ; linly and recitation of lessons all was for a time forgotten. LOYAL TO HER HEART'S CORE. ow let us see how this fair champion her country's honor Btood the test, eu her two brothers, both passionate lo*.cd by her aud scarcely yet old ugh to enlist, ranged themselves at call of their country among the de de.*8 of the South, did she flinch from trial? Did ber heart fail and ber iotism grow cool? No ; she was loy-.l er heart's core. When she saw them ng forth in all the confidence of youth ' strength, a deathly faintness seized heart. With palo and trembling but with resolute glance aud a ght smile, she waved a farewell, and n, rushing to her chamber, gave vent er mingled feelings. "Oh God," she d, "be with my darling brothers, and ile upon my country's cause." What Voary feeling of apprehension filled heart, and yet what a glow of pride -"?'she felt in her inmost soul that they mid never prove recreant to her trust, ir not a drop of coward blood flowed io eir veins and well that '.-inter kucw it. HWhen the bnttle of Seven Pines was ight, her eldest brother, while gallant leading his company, fell pierced ougb the heart. Tho second brother rang forward, caught his brother's fall ?? body, laid it tenderly down, and, Etsping his sword from the fast relaxing gore, waved it above bis head and Houted, "Come, boys, follow me, and Henge your captain's death I" He tight with the fury of desperation, and ?the C?C3P of the day he too lay bleeding | innded seriously but not fatally. Ab I w was the sister's patriotism put to its ?verest test. Crushed like a flower she moaning in her agony. "Oh my gjuntry, the orifice is indeed great, ly freedom will be dearly bought when ; price is paid in the life blood of thy blest sons. But thy liberty must be Bjbieved-my country must be free!" is was but one among thousands of lilar instances. THE SOLDIER'S BELIEF SOCIETY. The brave and loyal daughters of the ! uth, though their hearts were bleeding every pore, sat not down in idleness, tere was work to be done, and they did The elderly ladies formed themselves _to a "Soldiers Belief Society," and the giunger ones were united in another ider the direction of a matron. Cou rts, tableaux and festivals were given, Sith the proceeds of which cloth end S?rn wera purchased, which busy Sugars jon fashioned into clothing and socks |C one time the news was brought that a entucky regiment had been cut off Bom their homes and were suffering ?rribly from the cold. Soon the Senate Bhamber, where the society used to meet, Eas a scene of activity. AU day they ffitched away on coats, pants. and shirts, \i when the shades of evening cent em home tho "click," "click" of the titting needle could still be heard, ainty fingers that had never known ugber work than the hemming of cam "c ruffles or the manufacture of delicate Bee, were busily making tho coarse cot n yarn into sockfl. No timo had they r loitering ; the call was urgent ; a box nstbasent off. In every pair of socks as placed the name of the donor, Blether with a verse of poetry, a tract, a note containing words of sympathy d cheer. In many instances the receipt tthe socks was acknowledged-and very ching were some of tho missives sent return by these brave Kentuckians, o cat off from all communication with ?ir homes and friends, seemed deeply Jatefnl for the kindness of these daugh of the far South. ?^iblKG HEB LOVER TO THE BATTLE FIELD. Bat we must not lose sight of the he ine oft his sketch. We meet her again 1863, not the fiery little orator, not ss o proud, fond sister sending her young ethers forth to battle for their rights, ?jr.yet as the busy worker in the Relief BKiety. So J her as abe leona upon the mm of a handsome young soldier, while ?"Mpours forth the tale of his love. The ft, tender light in her dark eyes, the uah which comes and goes upon ber weale cheek, tell us that he does not oo ia vain. But now he is pleading for ?o early marriage: "Why should we w*. Jove? Why not unite our lives |?a be happy while we may ? I will ra a substitute .and we can enjoy at ast a session of happiness, and should bsequent events compel me to leave >u> it will be so sweet to know that I ive a dear little wife at homo praying r roe." The tender light in her eyes ?owa tenderer as her heart thrills to the usio of his words. But she does not Irget tho cause that is so dear to ber ?art. Proudly raising ber eyes to his >e replies: "Do not urge mo more, ould you for one moment think of leav B your country's causo in the hands of r*1,Qga in this- her hoer of darkness ni Buffering? No, no j Ood only knows >w bitter to me will be the parting. Qt I cannot detain yon one hour from er service. Go ; bravely do your duty ; na when the war ls over and our liber ?^.^leyed, aa I do noi for ono moment ?bt they will be, come back and you l i me W Ia?eure you will * ?ve mib lesa that I preferred the Hon TK?i "BOMBPROOF" SKULK RU. While tho girls were doing o l in their power to cheer and assist the s? ldiers in the array, it is surprising fast they showed no mercy to those who shirked their duty. Henry Jackson was a strone bale and remarkably handsome fellow who bad what was called a "bombproof" office, one which exempted him from service. Naturally enough ho imagined that he would have a fine time with the ?,1 ri8l.Wi.ihe other beys we rv allaway. But it did not take them . ery long to undeceivo him. Ho waa laptivated bv the charmB of our fair Katie, and though he had been repeatedly tainted by her with his want of bravery, his vunity was such he did not seem to doab-, that he wou d ultimately become the possessor of her bend and fortuno. Ono evening at a social gathering a party of young people wero standing round the piano singing the "Bonnie Blue r lag." Katie was the performer. After the last verso had been suug, she continued in a clear voice, with a distinct utterance and with a Bigoificau nod at young Jackson, who wea staudirg near: "And now, young man, a word to you If you would win the fair, Go tn tbe Held, where honor dw?lU And win your lady there. ' Itemember that our brightest ar.Ho? Aro for the true and brave And that our team shall full for tttti ? ho OU a soldier's grave." ThiB was too much, coming from her and the laugh that followed plainly showed him that he bad no sympathy in that company. His cheek flushed hotly with mortification and anger, and turning abruptly on b\ heel be seised his bat and . hurried fi om the ho??c, having at last learned the lesson that Katie had for some time been trying to teach him. THE WAR TASKS OF WOMEN. Though times continued to grow dark er our women never despaiied. They 1 united steadily in working to alleviate as much as possible the sufferings of our soldiers. A number of them visited the 1 hospital, ministering to the sick and 1 wounded there. I have in my miud one ( dear old lady who daily went with her I Bible and a basket of fresh flowers, and often a more substantial offering. Many I an eye brightened as she approached and ' many a blessing followed her a hen she 1 departed. She delighted in pointing the ' suffering soldier to tho Saviour she loved. ' The good seed, sown there by her, will I doubtless bear fruit in eternity. i A "wayside homo" waa established at < the depot where passing soldiers were supplied with substantial meals, accom panied by smiles and words of cheer, which will long live in the memory of the grateful recipients of their kindness, i But not until tbe battle of Olustee was I fought did tbe women of Tallabasse < realize fully the horrors of tho war. : When the telegraph announced the result of tho battle a call was made for lint, i All tho available linen was collected, and, gathered in groops of three or four, : tho ladies might be found scraping lint. When the cars commenced bringing in the wounded, tho dying and the dead then might be seen pale and stricken faces, thea were heard wails of agony. Ono noble young man who had just a short time before led to the altar a lovely bride was brought home to her ia his collin. Husbands, brothers, sons and i friends were borne home to theil loved ones, martyrs to the cause. Nearly every private house was opened to receive the wounded Confederates. The public buildings were converted into temporary hospitals for tbe prisoners. The wound ed negro prisoners wero taken to the Seminary, and on tho very spot where Katie had delivered her "Secession" speech were stretched the burly blsck forms of the captured and suffering foe. Those walls which had so often resound ed with mirth of happy school-girls now echoed groans and even shrieks as the knife of the surgeon mercilessly cut its way into the quivering flesh. A victory had been gained, the enemy repulsed and the threatened invasion checked at least, but still a pall of gloom enveloped the whole community. Tho scenes of hor ror by which they were surrounded, and perhaps the dark shadow of coming events, combined to fill all hearts with apprehension. A VISIT FROM INSOLENT RAIDERS. Mr. Weston now deemed it ?srudent to retire farther into the enterior ; accord ingly we find him with his family on his plantation in Southwestern Georgia, Tho enemv soon after invested Tallahas see, and plundering parties wer* eent cut io all directions, carrying terror and want wherever they went. Mr. Weston, ac companied by two of his boyB, left home early one morning to attend to business at some distance from homo. While the rest of the family were seated at dinner a servant came rushing in crying, "The Yankees are coming 1 They are at the gate 1" Soon they came stamping rude ly in. five in number, four negroes com manded by a white corporal. Seating themselves at the table they ordered cof fee and immediately commenced an at tack upon the dinner from which the family had just risen. The servants had fled. Mrs. Weston, overcome by her fears; sank nearly fainting into a chair and poor Katie was the only one left to do their bidding. Though the indignant blood was tingling through ber veins, she felt that abo was in their power, and bad no alternative but to obey their iusolent . manda. When they had finished ?ir meal the leader, whose bold loc*:s had, from time to time, been cast upon her, ro.'io and with outstretched arms approached her and exclaiming, "Now, my pretty one, give me a kiss and then let us proceed to business. There is a foraging patty behind ; we rode on to reconnoitre. But be good and qniet and we will let you off with just two kisses apiece." With blanched cheeks and lips but blazing eyes she confronted him like a tigress at bay. "Coward," sbe said, "have you no spark of honor in your breast ? How dare you to insult a lady I" With a coarse laugh he seized her in bis arms, but at the same instant a stunning blow sent him reeling to the wall. The blow was dealt by his superior officer whose approach had been unperceived by tho group. Sternly he ordered the bru tal wretches from the house, and turning to the Isdies expressed the deepest regret at the manner in which they had been treated, politely assuring them that they should not be farther molested if it was in his power to prevent it. Still, he said, he bsd been sent out With orders to ceise provisions of every kind ; be was compelled to obey orders, and, unpleas ant as was the task, he was obliged to ask them for their keys. With trem bling fingers Katie handed them to him, and then commenced a scene of plunder. 8moke-house, pantry, barn, fowl-house, and in fact the whole place was ransack ed, and when at last they took their de parture, scarcely enough was left to main tain the family two days. RUMORS OF PLUNDBB, VIOLKMCR AND BLOODSHED constantly reached their ears, kept them lo a state of anxiety nod alarm. Could they have felt that they wera bsltUng against sn enlightened and civilized foe _M the white soldiers for the ?est part were-thar? wouW not hovo ^eo such an awful dread of their visita. But those dreadful negro wretches, whose very look betokened their brutal natures, caused an indefinable thrill of horror and loathing, by their presence, to women who had been reared in an atmosphere of refino ment and whoso lives had been tenderly guarded from everything coarse. Though our friends suffered much from privation and still more from a constant dread of further outrage, they were mercifully shielded from actual luffering and vio lence. They could receive no direct communication from tho seat of war. Vague rumors came to them of defeat and disaster, but Katie's cheerfulness and unswerving faith in tho success of the cause kept up their spirits. She consid ered it treason even to hint at tho possi bility of failure. Her sanguino spirit would not entertaiu a doubt of the iiual issue. Woman like, she clung to aud trusted in the cause sbo loved, oven when cooler and wiser heads clearly Baw tho impending doom and prepared themselves for tho inevitable stroke. Even in ihe darkest hours her hopes were bright and firm, and when the blow came, it found her all unprepared. When she heard the announcement "Lee hos surrender ed I" her very soul seemed to stagger beneath the blow. All her fond hopes were dashed to earth. The cause was loflt for which she had worked and Buf fered and prayed, and for which sho felt that she could have Hovered the dearest ties of earth and oven have offered her own heat t's blood. For a time it seemed as if her very faith in Heaven was shak en. Angry and rebellious thoughts filled lier breast, and even the presence and safety of her lov?r failed to comfort her. But tliero ia a irieud who sympathises with us in our aor:ows an** pities the weakness of our human nature. So when He whispered in her ear : "What [ do thou knowe8t not now but shalt know hereafter," tho waves of her grief subsided and she was able to say "Thy tvill be done!" But the awful stroke left her with a sore and wounded heart, ind though time has healed tho wound, iver and anon, like the old flesh wounds if many of our Confederate soldiers, il breakB out and bleeds afresh. These Hoes may seem sensational, but they truly record the heart history of 3ne whose hopes were bound up in the success of the Cause that was dearer to her than life-one who bas since passed through many bereavements and trials, but who, looking back, records the day ihovc described as the most hopelessly keary ono of her lifo. Thero Is a Future. A futuro state of existence is a ueccs lily as well as a certainty, for it involves the question of man's immortality and Jual nature. This is a frail tenement, and must soon decay and fall to pieces, but there ia a house not made with nan is, eternal in the Heavens, that shall remain forever. It cannot be that this troubled rsene of Borrow, care and pain-this bat tle-field of man's passions and prejudices, is to abide forever and bo our perpetual borne, the promised rest of life's weary pilgrims. It is not pleasant to contem plate our earthly existence os a mere bubble, a fading phantom, an evanescent dream, the foot-ball of time and the plaything of the centuries, c&Bt up by chance or thrown into being by Omnip otence for no more stable or worthy pur pose than to flout a moment on tho cres ted bosom of the stormy waves, and then explode and sink into the deep dark sea of oblivion or unremembered nonentity. If it be KO, how can we account for those divine longings and aspirations which swell up in the soul and leap like angels of hope from the living temple of the human heart; restless yearnings for immortality ? Why ie it that the twinkling stars that bold high festival round the jeweled throne of night are placed beyond our reach and the compre hension of our finito faculties, forever eluding our possession and'tantalizing and mocking our immortal longings and fondest hopes with the glorious parapher nalia of their unattainable beauty and unapproachable surroundings? It can not, it must not be. There is a higher life beyond, a nobler and more satisfying sphere of existence, where all our hopes will be realized and faith be lost in Bight. There is a divinity that stirs within us, that tell;! of the spirit land and points out a hereafter to man in terms which he cannot miBtake. Why is it that the beauties of the sen tinel stars that set their watch in the skies are placed just above our reach, and ii: 3 bewitching chi irma of dear friends and the bright forms of beauty and love liness are torn from our embraces and laid out of Bight in the deep, dark grave, the narrow house of clay, leaving the thousand warm gulf stieams of fond affection to strike the icebergs and flow back in Arctic torrente upon our bereaved and desolate hearts ? It all proves be yond the reach of successful controversy that there is a hereafter, a bright realm beyond the cold river where the loved and lost are awaiting us, where parting will be unknown, and where the re i nb ow of realized hopes never fades ; where the jeweled stars that never set, and resplen dent beauties that never grow dim, will bespread out before our enraptured vision liko tho green islands that slum ber on the peaceful bosom of the ?torm loss ocean of eternity. There the stars and the rainbow and the myriad forms of beauty which passed away from us here, like the early dew and the morning cloud, will stay in our presence forever. In the Sick Boom. Never Bland at the foot of a sick bed and survey the patient. All figures loom large to fevered eyes, and by the side of the bed are only partly seen, and do not annoy with the sense of too much pres ence. . Do not open the door very slowly, for then the attention is strained specu lating as to who the next comer can be after all this preparation and with such cautious approach, generally creaking. Low, not clear tones, quiet but sure move ments, not tiptoeing, and rapid rather than slow, are a great relief to any patient who is blessed with a practical nurse. Whispering ls a torture ; silence is best until you can discuss matters in another room; but if you must, speak out and make no mysteries about anything. In severe sickness the nurse must watch the patient mead ?ly, but not seem to be look ing. In convalescence it frequently soothes the invalid to have the nurse seated at the window, appearing to bc looking out. This frees the faculties from tba tension that the sense of being watched unusually gives, and also quiets anxiety ; if the nurse does not seem tc be anxious, the patient will not be. - A rich young chap of Natick Mass., went to a livery stable pratt] drunk and ordered a team. While th03 wera harnessing the horse bo climbed into the carriage and went to sleep. The] let him sleep a couple of hours when h< awoke and. declaring that he bad taker a good, quiet ride, called attention to tbt fact that he hadn't abused the horse, bu on the contrary had given bim an- oa bait at the Newton Falls Hotel, pah three doll ara for tba tour and went ol satisfied.-Awton Post. IN FOREIGN LANDS. Cvrre/imulcnce of the Intelliijeixccr. Tho American, landing for tho first time in Ireland, will find much to inter est him. The climate, although io about tho samo latitude as Labrador ou thc American side, is warm and moist and very favorable to the growth of all kiuds of vegotation. The gulf stream, sweep ing across the Atlantic and striking on the southern and western shores of tho island, makes snow and ice almost unknowu aud frost in many localities a rarity. Tho people are courteous ?nd obliging, at times almost to obsequious ness, but the lower classes aro a race of beggars. Many causes, Buch as absontco landlordism etc., have been assigned for the present condition of tho Irish people and doubtless all huvc had somo bearing upon it; but the fact remains that their greatest enemy at home ns well os else where is strong drink. In towns, villa ges and cities, "Wine Stores," "Spirit Stores," "Grocery and Spirit Stores," etc., as well ns tho less pretentious "Shebeen" houses are very numerous; but we were glad to learn that strong, organized effort on the part of tho heller element of the people is doing much to lessen this evil. Throughout all Ireland America ia regarded a lund of promise, if not the promised laud ; aud we were repeatedly interviewed by parties who contemplated trying their fortunes in the western world. Tho inexorable law of supply and demand ha., reduced ibo price of labor hero to such an extent that the working classes very naturally look with longing towards the high prices in tho "States." Tho following, which wo clip from the Belfast News JMter of May 13th, 1884, will give some idea concern ing the prices ot farm labor. "AH? mu HIRING FAIR.-Tho half yearly fair waa held yestorday. Farm servants wore soareo, not nearly equal to tho demand, resulting in ndvaueed wages. J'lough in on got from ?7 to ?IC 10s for the half-year; men, from ?0 to ?9 ; boyB, Irom ?2 to ?0 ; girl?, from ?1 10a to ?H; woinon, from ?3 to ?5 10s-" Centuries of oppression and unjust rule have so fettered the growth at home ol this naturally intelligent and often bril liant people that it is but natural thal they should look beyond their much loved "Erin" for opportunities for devel opment. Queenstown, where we landed, is jup.i inside Cork harbor and aside from its u*f as an order station and the calling ol ocean steamers for mails and passengers is not of much importance and possesses nothing of interest to the tourist. Cork about 12 miles up the harbor, is % city o: 100,000 inhabitants, and tho j, ri n ci pc business centre ol southern Irelaud. Ii is a very old city and many of ii) street! and buildings aro quaint and antiquatec iu their appearance. It is divided inti two parts by the river Lee, and on th< north Bide of the river is locatedShandot Church, with "Tho bells of Shandon, That sounded so grand, on Tho pleasant waters of tho river Loe." Blarney Castle, seven miles northwes of the city, is reached by jaunting car, ai Irish institution which must be seen t be appreciated. It is a two-wbeele< vehicle, with high springs and the seat just over the wheels, facing outward ; th passengers sitting back to back with th driver in front. With a glib-tongue Jehu, on a ?ne day, it forms certainly novel and not unpleasant uicai>? of trav I el. The castle is quite an interestin one and dates back to tbe early histor of the island ; but its chief attraction i the far-famed Blarney Stone, said t possess miraculous powers, giving to thoa whose lips touch it that oily, persuasiv eloquence so hard to resist ; it being a old saying that whoever had kissed th Blarney Stone "could coax a potato awa from a pig." The stone itself is at th bottom of the battlement, which ris< from butresses outside the main wal about two feet below ito top and nearl I 100 feet from the ground. It forme originally tho support between two < the buttresses ; but it is now held i place by two iron clamps which bind to tbe battlement above. An openii between tho battlement and the mal wall allows visitors to risk their necks i leaning down and out to reach this v?oi drous stone. The drive to and from tl castle is through a very njeturesqi country, but the low, thatched s to: hovels of the peasantry give evidence abject poverty which is not pleasant contemplate. From Cork to Killarney ia a ride about three hours by rail and tho touri is at no loss for novelties to amuse hit self with. The cars are not like Amei can railway coaches, open from end end with an aisle through tho centi but are divided into sections crosswii with tho seata facing each other ai doors at each end of the sections open i I outward. They are divided into fir second and third classes, the princir. I difference being in the upholstering ; I sections in all three classes aro frequei I ly found in the same car. The irai take tbe left track in passing instead the right as in America, and the sat rule holds good for all vehicles on t highways. Tho lakes of Killarney are surround by some of the most delightful ?cea? that can be imagined. The views i I not grand and majestic like our o Rocky Mountain region, but for qui simple beauty they cannot be surpass I The principal lakes are three in numb the Upper, the Middle or Muckross, a the Lower or Lough Leane. They : connected by water courses of greater I less width and the distance from one > tremity to the other is about 14 mi! All are studded with islands and at ei I turn a new view meets the encban beholder. A &;iort distance east of Lower Lake is situated the remains Muckross Abbey, a very interesting ruin whose history dates far bsck i I the past. There, on a lovely Sabbath May, we worshiped. Nature preacl the sermon, the winds* played tbe org I the birds sang the hymns and our I.with the spirits of those devout II monks who ages ago bowed hero, I the congregation. Who can say it I not a fitting service? On the island II Innisfallen io the Lower Lake, is foi I tbe remains of the Abbey of that na ' one of the oldest in Ireland and wi ! I was at one time quite extensive. . little is now left of its former greats > I To the weat of the lakes and about se miles from the village of Killarney I the Oap of Dunloe ; a wild and ruj ; I pass through the billa? rendered fan j I by the stories of Kate Karney, the . r I leen Bawn, etc The entrance is rear. II by jaunting car from tbe town, r I about Jil ve miles of the distance th rc ?1 the gap must bo made on foot or ht i back. We secured the service* of an ) I weather beaten resident as a guide, II with a wind broken bugle promise 11 awaken the moat wonderful echoes an J i the hills, aud under bis direction Tl went oo, past Kate Karney's cot! I where a lineal descendant of the original Kate, invited us to take a glass of goat's milk ?iib a "wee bit of poth eon" in it ; following tho course of tho river Loo, which widens into lakes at several points, until wo reach the "Black Lough,*' where St. Patrick is said to have : h ut up tho last snake iu Ireland in a large iron bound box and cast it into thc lake. As neither box or snako aro at present to bo found outaido tho lako it is evident that the story is a true ono. A little farther ou wo como to the Colleen 1 lawu cottage and two or throe miles be yond we reach the Upper Lako, where a boat is awaiting us for a most enjoyable row, through all tho lakes back to our hotel. Torc Cascade, at tho root of Torc Mountain and only a short dislauco from the Middle Lake, is pointed out ns one of tho ?vonders of the place ; hut it is a diminutivo affair at best. From a point farther un the mountain, however, a Gno view of tho lakes may bo obtained, which well repays the toil of making tho ascent. Leaving Killarney, our next objective point was Dublin, necessitating a ride of about 200 miles, crossing tho counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipporary, Queens and Kildare, somo of tho fairest portions of the island. As the city df Dublin is built on an immense plain, it presents few striking features from any of its approaches. It has a population of 400,000 and is a well built and beautiful city. Its history dates hack to tho second century, when according to the few authorities obtaina ble, a town was located here and was known to Ptolemy under the name of Eblana. Later on the Danes made this a stronghold and Brian Boru, Dermond M'Murrough and other Irish Chieftains dispute! witta there for ita possessio?:. In the twelfth century, Strongbow, au English soldier, held possession of it for somo time, but all that now remains to his descents is tho spaco occupied by his tomb in Christ Church Cathedral. The river Liffey divides the city from east to west and is spanned i>y numerous bridges ; its Bystem of quays extending about two miles. Tho prido of Dubliu is Trinity Col lego, founded hy Queen Elizabeth, in 1591 and which for nearly 300 years has been ono of tho standard educational institutions of western Europe. The castlo is still tho chief peat of tho Irish government, but it ha? lost its ancient form and is of but little :ntercst. Near it stands Christ Church Cathedral, originally erected in the elevonth century by a Danish king, bul rebuilt in the twelfth century by thc English, under Stronbow. It has recently been restored as nearly ns possible accord' ing to tho original plan and is a fi nt specimen of ecclesiastical architecture In this cathedral is tho tomb of Strong bow, together with many others of : later date. St. Patrick's Cathedral wai erected in tho twelfth century on thc site of an old church said to have oeec built by St. Patrick, in the fifth century and the well from which tho great apos tie to the Irish baptised his first converti is Bhown within the walls of the presen building. This cathedral has also beet recently restored and it is n noteworthy coincidence that while St. Patrick':} wai restored at a cost of about $800,000, tIn expense being paid by a noted brewer o the city, Christ Church was restored a a cost of $1,000,000, the expenso beinf ?aid by an equally noted distiller hoaiiix Purk is ono of the finest publii parks in tho Kingdom and is locatet northwest of the city. It comprises ove 1,700 acres and is well laid out. It wa the scene of the murder of Lord Caven dish tho Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, ant Mr. Burke, about two years ago. From Dublin to Belfast is a little mon then a hundred miles, the road os far a Ducri&lk being near the cc?st. At Dreg heda wo poss near the scene of tin famous "Battle of the Boyne," and jus beyond the river a large grove of tree consisting of many smaller groves i pointed out, which is said to mark tb location of the camps of William's arm; Crevious to tho battle ; the tree bavin, een planted a short time after and tb different groves showing the location an bearing the names of tho different di visions and brigades of the army. Belfast is without doubt the most pros perous city in Ireland. It is tho centr of the linen trade and its manufacturin interests are of great importance. A around it are located immense mills an buudreds of acres may be seen- covere with liuen cloth undergoing tb? procee of open air bleaching. What school-boy, as he looked at th pictures of the Giant's Causeway in tb illustrated geography of a few years ag? hes not wondered whether the rocks wei really as they were represented ; and r the trip from Belfast to the Cauaewe and return can be made in a day, wo di termined to ascertain for ourselve Leaving Belfast at 6:00 a. m., we reac Por tr us h, the station for the Cause wa; at about nine o'clock. From Portruc the route lies for seven miles along tl coast and can be traveled by eitbi jaunting car or electric tramway; tl power for generating the electricity r quired by the tramway being furnish? by a fall near by. About half way b tween Portrush and the Causeway vs pass tho ruins of Dunluce Castle, at ot time considered one of the stronge fortresses in thia part of Ireland, ntaudu on a bold promontory ovorlookii the ocean and is surrounded on all sid by precipitous rocks. It ia connects with the mainland by a narrow causewi scarcely 30 inches wide, and, from i location, was considered nearly impre nable ; but "To-day, o'er all thy mined towers, The flowers wsve flags of truoe ; For time has proved thy conqueror And tamed thy strength, Dunluce." The Giant's Causeway is nearly fo miles beyond Dunluce and is fairly wt represented by the pictures in the afoi mentioned geography. Columns of t saltio rock, fitted together like bon comb and rising at different angles diff?rent localities, form a source of s miration and wonder for the tourist, well as a puzzle for the scientist. T Causeway proper occupies several act and is divided into three parts by vei of trap rock. The columns are of varie siz.es and range from three to nine side the larger number being five, six or sev sided, and from eight inches to a foot di am a tor. In the larger portion, knoi as tbe Great Causeway, there are abc 40,000 columns and it is impossible find three adjacent columns having t ? same number of sides. Certain portie of the formation which show a lai vettical surface have received fanci names; such as the "Organ," < "Loom," etc. We were also shown i ; "Wishing Chair" and told the mn amount -of the nonsense which gui* , persist in relating at such places. 1 I miles along the coast, aa well as at poi i on the western islands of Scotland t . formation cao.be seen and is one of i I wonders of the geological world. \ After satisfying ourself with the Cac , way, we return to Belfast, where we b . the night steamer for Glasgow, expect I to awake in the morning in the land > Scott and Burna. TRAVELLER I [The above letter should have b \ printed last week, but. was handed In 3 the printers through mistake. We al , endeavor to print them hereafter in r order in which they are written.-En, Short Talk With the Hoys. DY hr. QUAD. "Now, my boy, let's look Around us and find out something about every day life. Do vou swim ?" "No." "Then learn. Your father should offer you every ndvantngo to practico this art until you aro a good swimmer. Outside of tho enjoyment of a bath, tho swimmer is the ono who ought to have the coolest head in case of au accident in the water. Ho can trust himsolf further in Ashing, rowing and sailiiig, and will bo offered moro thau ono opportunity during his lifetime of saving humau life. "It is well for a growing boy to take Buch exerciso as will strengthen his muscio, but ho must bo cautious. Box ing is too harsh. It not only strains the muscles of the arms mid back, but is quito apt to affect other parts. To bc a good boxer is simply to have tho satisfac tion of pounding some ouo around a room. Wrestling is dangerous, and tho bars and trapeze result in broken lim'js. Riding and walking are probably tho safest and best cxerciHO for a growing boy." "See th is water pitcher?" "Of course." "Well, what makes it so dntnp on tho outside ?" "Don't kuow." "Easy enough my lad. The ice has cooled tho pitcher until tho moisture in the air is condeused on the outside. That'? tho woy a pitcher or tumbler has of perspiring ," "What mudo it rain yesterday?" "Itecauso a storm carno up." "That's not a fair answer. When 'r/o clouds of uroqu&l temperature unite, raia will fall. Clouds aro masses of vapor, I moro or less saturated with water, ana as soon as tho cold condem e ? the air tho water is squeezed out ns from n sponge, and wo call it rain." It is a queer boy who does not meet with an accident of some sort every weok of bis life. For n sprained Ankle rub on whiskey or arnica. If cold water will not stop noso-bleed, fold a picco of paper and placo it between your teeth and up per lip. A few drops of cold water on tho back of tho neck will often provo a remedy. A cut finger will stop bleeding if you hold it in cold water. If you gol dirt in your eyes rub toward tho temple instead of tho nose. A Htono bruise- should bo poulticed until soft enough to lance. If you can't swim remember to strugglo as little as possiblo if you fall into tho water. A common chair would float you all day, 80 long as you only rested your hands on it. Never carry a coin of any sort in your mouth. Enough grease and dirt can bo washed off a seemingly clean quarter to discolor a pint of water. Now let's seo about somo of the trifles we never turn aside to investigate. A full grown grasshopper eau jump 20U times his own length. If a uian could jump in tho same proportion as the "hop per, ho would cover a fifth of a mile. You have heard the expression, "Blind aa a bat." Well, bats are not blind, any more than owls. Tho insects they feed on on.'y movo ubout at night, and there fore a bat's eyes, woro they uever so sharp, would bo of no UBO by daylight. Don t you soo tho curious workings of nnlure in thia ? Tho owl has boen adopted as the emblem of wisdom, but there are a dozen wiser birds. He can fly in the full glare of midday, but like the bat he does his feeding at night, and, therefore, has bia sharpest eyes after sundown. A catipillar crawls so slowly that it makes you tired to watt., him, hut one will travel 190 feet au hour. Their fuzzy coat is their protection against certain enemies. Ho cannot slip into a bole, like certain grubs and worms, but when threatened be rolls himself into a ball, like a hedgehog, and even a robin makes a wry faco in gulping him down. The common ant, whoso way tho slug gard was invited to consider, is a hard worker. If a man could carry as much ia proportion as an ant he would have no trouble in shouldering a hogshead of sugar. One single ant will sustain the weight of 21 others clinging to him to mako a bridge. A strong man could not sustain tho weight of two good sized boys many minutes. If a horse could bito as bard in proportion as an ant he would chew up paving stones and scrap iron without giving him the toothache. Look at the feet of the partridge and then at those of tho hawk, and you'will ace more of nature's wisdom. Tue hawk bas talons, BO set aa to fasten the more firmly with every effort of its victim tc escape, while the partridge has nails foi scratching among the leaves snd grast after its food. One depends on his owe efforts for his dinner; the other is sup plied by nature with nuts and berries. While the eagle is the king of birds, he hos ever been a fugitive from man. He is not as good n fisher as several othci birds, and his size counts against him ic swooping down for small game. H< must live, not on what he originally cap tures, but by robbing other robbers. Hi bas a sharper eye than any other knowi bird, and nature bas so fixed it that hi can work them as we use a telescope that is, he can focus his vision BO as ti plainly see objects far beyond the rang? of ordinary birds. Man would have been foolish enougl to make the feet of all birds and fowl alike. Nature gave the eagle and bawl sharp beaks and hooked talons and extri ' strong wings. Where tho euglo is ahesi on vision the vulture beats bim in sens of smell. The eagle prefers to kill hi own meat ; the vulture waits for his t die. The hen has no use for talons, be cause she scratches tho earth. The goos was not intended to scratch, but to secur food in a different way. Hence its longe neck, different hill and webbed feet. Th craue is after still another sort of foot and instead of being a swimmer he ca take the medal at wading. If you want a new straw hat just abo* me where nature bas made a singlo mil i take in the beast, bird, insect or reptil i kingdom. You find every living thin i working in its own way, and that way i i the best for it. The ant is rapid on its legs and dot not therefore require tho spring of grasshopper. The beetle goes knockio about haphazard and is therefore built i ? strongly that he can knock himself dow i a hundred times a day and not feel i i The butterfly is so gorgeous that the ej > of every enemy is attracted. It is then > fore an adept st dodging. Watch one I week and you will never see it fly foi ) feet in a straight line. The swallow ) no fighter, ana is therefore given swift I wings than his natural enemies. Tl i goose bas a strong beak and etoi r wings, and can defend herself on tl i ground. The hen has neither, and, ther i fore, at night must perch above her en > mies. Follow the whole creation through ai - you will find it the same-every detail J nature carried out in every living thli I in the wisest and clearest manner, ai i there is much to be learned by an obsei lng boy without going beyond, the : i cleaning his wings on the window pai I - It ls estimated that the decrease s the public debt for the month of June about ten million dollars. Tho Doctors Mistaken. HARTFORD, CONN., Juno 30.-Dr. 0. A. Taft, tho Icadiog homeopathic physi cian in Connecticut, who died Thursday, was supposed for years to have had only one lung, theother haring been exhausted in early life by a pulmonary difficulty. Very soon after beginning practico he was sickly and puny, and Dr. Willard Parker, of Now York, examined him and said that ono lung was about gouo and ho could not livo over six months. A leading Iloston physician courir ed this opinion. Dr. Taft resolutely determined to live ns long as possible, and began a course of generous living to make blood and tip-sues. Speaking of this period, he snid some time ego to a friend : "I had a bottle of brandy at mv plato at ovory dinner, and lived chiefly on raro beef steak. I got the reputation of being a confirmed drinker, but I saved my life. I have gained sixty pounds, now weigh ing 186. Since those days ho has not had to resort to just that arrangement, but he lived uncommonly well and had the reputation of providing tho most bountiful dinners in Hartford. Upon his death tho newspapers remarked upon tho loss of ono lung and oxpresscd aur priso that ho could nave lived to tho ago of sixty-four. Yesterday, as tho result of an autopsy, it was found that both of Ilia lungs were in a perfectly healthy con dition, and that tho trou bio and causo of death was in the stomnch, which had not assimilated gastric juices, so impending digestion finally that ho literally starved to death. It is considered a notable case, showing that a well-educated physician, upon his own knowledge and ni..ed by tho diagnosis of the he?t physicians in the country, '.ras wholly miutsken as to the cause of h?B ills, and by a course of liv ing designed to cure ono serious difficulty, as he supposed, which did not exist, ho brought on gastric troubles which canned death at last. A Fortune from au Accident. Mr. D. F. Jones, of Pittsburg, tho new Chairman of the Republican National Committee, owes his fortune to his shrewdness in taking advantage of an accident. About 80 years ago one of tho workmen in the rolling mill of his firm, then Jones A Lau th, got his heavy iron tongs, weighing about 50 pounds, fast to a bar of bot iron. The bar was already in tho jaws nf tho rapidly whirling rolls. There was no time to release the tones, and they went through tho rolls under ponderous pressure. Instead of being crushed and broken they came out at the oilier side flattened out of shape, no more uso os tongs, but a bar of iron of a high polish and changed tc;:turo. The firm made no fuss about it, but had a ?uiet consultation among themselves, 'hey set to work analyzing and experi menting. Tho result was that instead of n discharge tho workman who let the tongs go through cold got a bonus of $20,000, and instead of the little one horse rolling mill the present immense plant was constructed. It is valued at $7,060,000. It makes cold rolled iron under an exclusives patent at an im mense profit, and tho long hoad of the lucky firm, who was to-day made Chair man of the Republican National Com mittee, 1B a millionaire about ten times over. At the time the tongs got fast he kept the booka and his partner looked after tho mill. Mr. Lau th retired from the firm somo years ago, and when the patent on tho cold rolled process was rc iBsued received $100,000 from the now finn for his sharo of it.-Philadelphia Times. What Is Made from Paper, One of tho most remarkable uses which paper has been put to cf lato years is the manufacture of zylonite, a substance which at the will of tho manufacturer, may be mado in imitation of horn, rubber, ivory, tortoise-sheila, amber and even gloss. Tho uses to which zylonite are adaptable are almost infinite, but perhaps the most extraordinary is tho manufac ture of cathedral windows. The discov ery was made about fifteen years ago. but it is only within the last two years that a company has boen formed for its manu facture. The basis of zylonite is a plain white tissue paper made from cotton or cotton and linnen rags. The paper is treated first to a bath of sulphuric and other acids, undergoiug a chemical cbauge. The acid is then carefully washed out and the paper treated with another preparation of alcohol and cam phor, assuming an appearance very much like parchment. It is thea capable cf being worked up into plates of any thick ness, rendered almost perfect transparent, or given any of the brilliant colors that silk will take. It is much more flexible than either horn or ivory and less brittle. Combs or other articles made in imita tion of tortoiso-shell are said to be so per fect in appearance as to deceive the eye of tho most practiced workman in that substance. The difference in the mate rial can be detected only by testa. Marrying a Deaf and Dumb Man? A very singular marriage was one which took place at Leicester, in the eightieth year of Queen Elizabeth's reign, between Thomas Ri toby, a deaf and dumb man, and Ursula Bridget, a hearing and talkative spinster. As the prayer book required that the promises of marriage should be exchanged in spoken words, the clergy and civil author ities of Leicester were unable to say how this dumb man could be satisfactorily married. In their perplexity they appeal ed to the Bishop of London, who, with the help of another member of the clor ?Y, devised a marriage service by signs, be bride made her promises in the usual manner, and the groom did bis part thus : "Having first embraced Ursula with his arms, be took her by the hand and pot tbe nuptial ring on her finger. He then laid his right hand significantly upon his heart, and afterward, putting their palms together, extended both of his bands to beaven. Havin,; thus sued for the divine blessing, he declared his purpose to dwell with Ursula till death should sepa rate them, by closing bis eyelids with bis fingers, digging the earth with his feet, as though ne wished to make a hole in the ground, and then moving bia arms and body as though he were tolling a funeral bell." - In Sweden when a man has been drank throe times he is subject to the loss of his privilege of voting for local or general officers. - It is stated that the people of thia country consume patent medicines to the amount of $200,000.000 every year, That is four dollars worth to every man, woman and child ia the land. ,. - There ia many a man with a fine classical or business education vainly seeking for bread, bat who ever saw an industrious, temperate, first-class engi neer, or mc ch an io ia that fix; any man who has a thorough mechanical educa tion, or training, and who bi out of work and unable to succeed Io the world, lt lacking in something, for the world hoi need of such men every day and a place for them to fill. Tho Southern Negro's Dog. When you como to study the matter iou will find just os much difference etween tho southern negro's dog and tho white man's dog, as there is between a canine owned by a negro and one which comes when a Senator snaps his fingers. The Southern colored man who is too poor to have a mule, ox, pig, fowls, doors, windows, or fire-place in his cabin, bas a dog-sometimes four or five. When he comes to town at least one follows him. When you pass his home the whole family of canines bark at you from a distance, or silently gazo at you from tho doorstep. Tho negro's dog is a slouch. He is built on wrong principles to begin with. It would seem as if half of him had been on earth for a year or two before tho other half was bitched on. He seems to realizo that he isn't "purty," and he behaves accordingly. He is almost in* variably of a dun-color. Ho sidles along where other dogs trot, and if he isn't stump-tailed ba ls a lucky canine. He follows along in n bumble manner, os if begging pardon for being on earth, and tho smallest whittet can scare him until his eyes stand out like peeled onions. You never see one misbehave in town. Ho sits under tho wagon, if there is one ; if not, bo follows his master's heels up and down and around in abject humility, ready to run at tho slightest alarm ready to return as soon as danger has passed. Step on him and ho will not show a tooth ; speak to bim and he skips out with his tail dragging. The master may bo ever so independent, but tho dog has no business on earth. He is an interloper. He feels this, and ho slinks and douches, and if perchance ho hap pens to utter a bark os a Btranger rides up bb is at once seized wita the moat dreadful remorse, and away he goes for the swamps to do pennance and convince himself that it was purely accidental. Detroit I'\ee Preta. Henry Clay's Heroic Son. "Do you know what killed Henry Clay ?" my genial Kentucky story-teller asked me tho o' her day. "I f not, ? will tell you. He died of a broken heart, not because ho lost the Presidency, but hlB son. Henry Clay, Jr., was his father's idol. He was sent to West Point, whero he graduated second in the class. After four months in the army ho resigned, and began practicing law in Lexington, living with I ls father at Ashland. Not a young mau in Kentucky promised hot ter things than he did. When the Moxican war broko out ho was determin ed to go. His father mado no objection, and ho went ac Lieutenant-Colonel'of tho first Kentucky regiment. At the battle of Duena Vista, Santa Anna, with 82,000 troops, nearly overwhelmed Gen eral Taylor, with about one-eighth that number. Clay fought hard, but, as his regiment was falling back, a shot went through both legs. Ho was not mortally wounded, and three men picked bim up to convoy bim off the field. It soon became evident that the Mexicans would overtake them. "Bavo yourselves, boys," he said, and taking the pistol which his father had given him, ho handed it to ono of the men with the words, "Toko this, nod return it to my father. Tell him I havo no further use for it." With that thoy dropped him and ran after the retreating troops. The last they saw of Clay ho was lying on his back, fighting a nc i u ad of Mexicans with his sword. Next morning his body was found, hack ed to pieces and mutilated by the cowards who had killed him. Tho pistol came to his father, then a Sonator, and, though be lived several years after. I am con vinced that he died Irom tho blow. Cincinnati News-Journal. No Kicker. A young man waa ushered into tho parlor, where sat his adored one. She was gazing soulfully into tho fire think ing of him, no doubt, but not dreaming of his presence. He tip-toed his ap proach, and slyly seizing a stragling bair, which coyly nestled in Tts blonde beauty on the scruff of her round neck, gently twiched it, and waited for the start and maidenly blush, a pleasant surprise. Again he drew it toward him, and again did the fair one continue to look in tho . fire. "Dear girl she knows not of my presence." he murmured to himself. f,How glad she will be to discover her Charles so close behind her 1 I will end this suspense;" and gently lifting aa auburn curl from the sloping shoulders, : I tweak ; 3nd, gentle'reader, you can be lieve us or not, but wo hope to die ii ho didn't scalp her. The whole business came oh', and then she saw that Charlie was there. Shall we draw a Tell over the dreadful picture? By no means. Charles knew that She wore false hair, and he knew that she knew that he knew it. Besides the girl was turning thirty and worth millions. Charles waa poor,' bot dead In love. A poor young man madly In love with a girl worth millions is never a kicker.-Every Sunday Morn ing. _ A Bepubltean Pie . Story* Blaine used to tell a story, to express the feelings of Republicans toward the Administration of Mr. Hayes, but it ap Elles better to their feelings regarding is own nomination. A party of young men were camping out in the Maine woe da. One was selected to cook, and it was agreed that tho first man who complained of the cuisine should as? sumo tho duties of cook himself. The fare was simply atrocious, but all held their peace with an effort. One day some pie was served that was thought more ' vlllianous than anything that Ead gorn* before it. The man at the head or the table looked around upon the faces of his companions, and it occurred to him that a condition nearer akin to rebellion waa; pictured upon tho face of his vis-a-vis than upon the countenance of any other of tho unfortunates. Addressing him sweetly, he said : "What do you think of this pie?" With the utmost emphasis the reply carno ; "I think it is about the blank blankedest pie that I Over-" And then the recollection of the agreement flashed across -tba speaker ano, with a beaming countenance and tone of demo* niso delight, he hastened to add : "But I like it," - A man In Birmingham, England, proposes to live a mon Mi on cold tea. -? A mulo with five legs has been born , In Alabama. Wo Bhall look fer o largo > falling off lu tho population of that St ato within the next six or eight years. - "There, Frances, you've caught . another co! I, and i'll warrant you caught i lt when yon were out walking with Joe last night." "Oh, ?0, mother fl couldn't have caught it then, 'causo wo didn't walk fast enough to catch anything; in i feet, we just set down on the stile and . studied astronomy 1" "And did you have : anything around you, m> dear?" *"Oh, i yee, indeed I did 1 - Joe's always particu 1 lar about that ; be won't allow mo to sit i dowanoy where in tho evening air without putting something around ma. *