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VOL. ?'). A/fl|/, I377J . ,? CAMiJEN, KERSHAW CO., THURSDAY, ^EMBER 1,1877. NO. .1 ?Kershaw Gazette. THK PEOPLE 8 PATER." JL CAMUKN, H. C. NOV KM UK II, ?. 1M77. FRANK P. BEARD, KDITOE AND PUOrRIKTOII. A -t- .--1- - I 11 I . To Correspondent. AJI communication* ftjr thl* pnner should be accompanied by Uio nanuJot (in-author, not neeManrily far publication, but an m> Wcucs.ofKoral fh fth on the part of the fevlUciiM of ton^ mfth on U*"? ...? ^ writer, write only on one ?hle of the paix r, lie particularly careful In giving nuinn ami ^ datiw to have the Utter* pluln and dlntlnct CAMDEN BUSINESS CARDS. W. Mct'l'IIHY, Dewier In Dry (<<MNl?i Clothlnu, Hli m.*, Iltrilwnrt', Cit*-kery, niiw, <r. JTatKI'lt) HAKKHV, bv M r*. I J. Uleli, dealer In Family GrtxTne* and (icuprHl erehantliac. Krc*h Urcad and Cake* al way* on hand. Wedding*. partle* an.i ball* ?applied at rtiwt notice. Ornnmcntul Work a wpedallty. , J. 1>Jni?Ai' , l>iuggl?l. dealer In pure /? an*l relltudc Drug* and M<*dlclnc*, Pa il Med I el noa. Toilet Article*, I'l'rfumvri^, ap?. *o. Prescription* carcfully com ijed.^ ^HUjre open rogularly on Munduy* |)ODLINUH* I'AOK," denier* In Dry 0?nH*, IV Ctothtiig, Mhoc*, Urooerle*, riantatlon Muppllc?, Ac. Agent* for t?cvorul standard i^KANK F. UKAKD, Auctioneer. Hale* ol r every kind promptly attended to. fun algnmentM noHcltcd. |0M. J. MACKAY.Kl UN'lTt ltKiDKAI.KIl, ? Kepulrlng neatly, promptly, uud cheaply done. _ _ J A. YO0.NU, I took*. Jewelry, Fancy Oood*, . Kill van, lluior*, McImmotn. Uuiih, Pistol*, (.artrldrr*, Chlnn, H|>cctacle?i, lli'inlnirtou Breach-loading Uuun, Itcmlngton Hewing Machines. Bit I OH, liny* uud nay* the highest price . for Hides, Mklns, For*, Wax, Wool ami Old Metal, Uutwecu Jones' and McCurrys tlKOitOK AD I >KN. Cotton Factor and dealer I InUeneral Merchandise, also a full assort - inent ofParlnr, <Mltct*and Cooking Mt??vcs, _ A. AHMnrltdNd'rt Feed and Male* Htn . talcs. DeKnlb street. Horse*and Mule* nlwnyw on Inunl. KENNkDI .* itu t KI S. dinl? i * hi Pry Uttoiln, (irocerle*, Hardware, Mltoe*, Hat* Highest market price paid fur cotton, ti. Kl itK i.rJ i. Agent, Family and Fan - . ey drocerle*. Fruit*, Nuts, Confection i esleft, Cigars,Tobacco, Ac. Tropical Fruit In 0L*pra<<oii. AN MOnKlAA, ltoot ami Hhoc Maker. H.>pulrlm; i\l tended to prompt ly. Order* J Kollclt'd, ii ml tilled with protn^jicM and at 5 lowest price* _ \ir I,. AHrill'lt. doiib-r In lli?ot* and If, Hhocs, Dry (loot*, Hat?, t'lotlilng, Ac. - Maud Ke\v?'ij ?.H>ts nod shoe* n specialty. If KT7m iUUis,, Wli<x*l\vi'i<lit* and lllaek Jjl Niiittli*. Repairing promptly and well executed. florae sliolti^ a Hpeel,.|iy. { V M, DI.OH A .M?, Jeweler and ItcpulPT <<l ?l. Wntclie*, f.'HM*!;*, |Vc. The pat ruiinf of the public I* rc*;Kftl'u;iy Kollclu-d. All work wwrritnteil. | It, K.N KDY, dealer In (???nernl M?r- | chamllxe. Full line* of Family and ] fancy firoeerle*, t;?inl'e<'llonerleH, Ae. Slioe* I and Dry ???x*l*. _____ _ i I II. (Too DA I.K, liianulu'-tiirei- and denier ' ?J , In Tinware, Klieet Iron. Hoollng, tJutter- | lug. A<i. Full i>lock of t'ooklng, otJlee and Varlor Htovc* alwayH on hand nt lowe>t ^jjrlee*. Ti-TtWlt^" DAIItY, by H. Mill, r \VII. limn*. Fresh milk dellvercil In any j>art the <*lty dully. oOflKDiHT'H ( < illuN uTn FAcfoit V, U. J. Met.'relglit >V K?m. Proprietor*, anufaeturer* nnd Henulrer* of Cotton tilns. ndert'i!;iiiu li?all_ II* nrumdien. fh IIKIVVV' |( K Mf'TAUl";. I'. I.tn! Aiirgeon. 1, (iruduute llaltlinoi - C'>i|)'^c <>l Dental ftugcry. Olllee, DeKnll. lion <'. KitllMllee pn llroad utreet. ) |'\kKALB Um~tT. \\r . \ s i';-*'isrers. '1/IliOgullir mill trailslelit b'lard ? n aeeom modutlli< teriiiH. I .oral el Hi the ei-ntre of tins city. Conveyance* at depot on arrival of tmlnn. H. I. H. AI.KXANIUvlt, Dentin l-.ur>:e - 1) J). f III Graduate 1'hlludelplila Colleacof Dental rgery. Oftlce on lsrood *tr<>ei. COLUMBIA BUSINESS CARDS CUIVA If ADD. liy W. I'.'stnn icy . I inportei of and dealer In China, OIiimx and FjiiDi I ware, .silverware, Table Cutlery, 'i'luwuro Hiid Houso Furnish!ng (Joodx. Muln htrcid, | next to ('.u olln i Nullonnl Hunk. GkDINO M Alt 1 UADDKHV, opj?>TTite WMMMf Any stvIn of picture*, fcUiTO to lifts hIbu. Old ))lcHirr? [Tfrdooojl to any Mx?. Huce?**or* A Co., dealer* In Dry Jitiurtiitec* III* Beer to be reliable. He doc* not adulter , bruit'* from the bout hurley, malt >vK, wholv*alo unU rt-Niil < I cm of ... In Dry Good*, Notion** dre. New Htori ftixl Fresh Htock. Htunple* frw by mull. Kxurc** charge* tmld on order* of Jlo unit BHMSfo. ? * 1/lNABD \ WlDKV, denier* III Cloihliiir. I\ Hlx Hhlrt*, with Dlncn Domoiii and Cult's for $11. l'util* from 91.40 to >19. VcM* 81 to 99. Hult*SO, 8N, |1U und upward*. KtoeU of hat* Iargent and clKHiooit in the Klntc. Um? brelln*. Trunk* mid Traveling Hntehcl*. f II. IIKIN1THII, Drngx, Medicine*, Cliem Va. leal*, Heed*. Warden Mild Field Kortlllr. lug Chemical* ehea|?er thnn euer, Money Mved and land tsurlcUixL , H*ud order*. ,.T???<IolT*r* will buy eixm^li for a ton. 1 III* In worth hnvlng. I.ook to It und adtlrc**K. 'H, HelnlMh, Columbia, H. C. Wholesale dro it cor* mill Coiiiml**lnn Merchant*. RITSTT', 1*4 Mul n ettt-et, dealer In PI Fancy OiwhI*, Notion*, lie. (Jnlek kitli'i and aniull profit*. Apent Tor rtutterlek'* Pattern*. Catalogue free on application. Send order*. MKKllA.N'H llenUiUliUil In I lie place to get menu at nil hour*. Hnt<?oii refresh nient* of th? bent brand* on hand. I.uneb dally from II a. in. to 'I. p. M. _ R'THOMAH T. Muolti:, iit*11tint, ( Olinn , bV.H. (J. klKHCKs A I?.V v 1H, WmHich (~mck*. F.ne Jowelry.811 verwaro, I'latcdwnrc, Cuttle fy. Gum, PI*tol?, Fancy Good*, S|?r>neer Diamond Hpectaele*. W'utclicK and Jewelry repaired by rtr*t-cla** workmen. Order* by wall on approval and cxprc** paid. .Augusta,T5a, Business Cards. t) liANHHKlt'iI'.U, Munul'ueturcr oi >. I gar* I . and Denier In fohucco, l'l|>eH uml Kmo kern' ArtlcIeK xenerully. 1^. THIJMl*, Knney <?ex?\lM, .lewelry, I?n I, die*' KurnlwIiliiK <Jo<mI?, six-clnl lines Cellnkdd.Corul. lot and I'luled Jewelry and I,adle?' I'ndorwnre. t?rdern enretally tilled. t)WKlt k KKN1 AN1, deafer In IIooIk mid f Hlinm. Tlic on* prlee nynteiii und utrlelly iulr dealing the rule or the limine. /TOruAiriT'TT^^ii THwT Klreet. ity V Mr*, W? M. Thoina*. Ontrnlly hK-aled Slid convenient t?? btulnea*. [a?. 0. JiAlI.IK A iiUtT: Wl llroud Mtreet, Ausnpln, On.. K-tahlUheil lAVi. Dealer* In nrn?*el?, Jl-l'ly and IiiKrnln CariM'U and Floor Oil Cloth*, Window Mbnde*. Wall 1'aperand Border*. I.nee furl?In*, rornlee* and Itand*. ItiiRN, Mat*, l>ruRKet* and Curtain Oood*. 3,mm yd*. Ingrain Carnal *'? to <Vk>. n yard. ? !,<**) yd*. Carpeting H to iiVi. a yard. 1,1)00yd*. Floor oil Cloth 10 to 7-ie. n yard, (lood* Mold low for ea*h, and any New York Invoice duplicated. He *d on order*. \~l> T. ItlcTTAKt>" A H(>"N. ItookMClli'rx, W*' If. Doner* and Trlnter*, 202 llroud direct. Order* by moll promptly rtl'*-d. f IT. ALKX AN DKIt M Wiioie*iilc and l(e I. tall J)rug Ktore.au Mrou l *troel. Drug*, Patent Me?llelne?, raliiM; D|lx, (Da**, rutty-, llnrdan ami Field Reed*. Hpeelal wire given ?o ordernny mall. Corrc?|Mindence wdlcllod. TFTafPT Kurniture Dealer and lortuker, 117, 147^ and l-i? llroud ?iro<y. ilnjilNkuV (KM)Drt.--For Fa*b|oiialde |Tl llat*, llounola* etc., at low price*, *eiid nnlera to N. Hrnm Clark. Angnnta, Oa. MlV (lOi)Dfl.--Wo keap one of th? larga*tand be*l^?**oru-?l m.m Uh Dry MMln In tlio Houth, nail alway* at tha low To |M?r*ou* living at a dUtnnce ion application. *cnd*ainplc?i and lout loading article*. We pay the ?try** on alt order* ol 910 or over Vetwtomar'* neare?t oftlce. Olvn n* a trial. Mild ft>r copy of otir IIIu*traled llannar. V. Itlchard * Rro., l^roprlatora Fr?d?rtek*bnrg WARkWAilKtlM iiarbie Woril;, t * Brodd *tr?et. nenr Dower Market, Au but*. work of every danoriptlon neatly nd cheaply executed. ll JWIIB, cRncral Agen. ibt onliett , I/\te?t Improved Cotton Olnn. HIgolow'* TOfH?ftl or horrtiontal, either laftD'U ??d liolt*, ch<-i?|iei ha Fowt Cltjr Foundry. "XifoKiMliio W?^w?.-It I. th? duty oJ every peraon who MM MM MMtniR't U*? Er Hrnifp to l?t It* wonderful qnalltla* be wn to their friend* In eurlmt Connnmp MWWi. NO por*on eon uM It without homo ? relief. Tltfft* doaaa will rollvaany co*e, we oonalder It the duty of nil drimiH?ta i the (lormmi Kyrnp cannot be too known. Auk your drugglat abont It. i Bottle* to try ?old at l' cent?. Bet.? noent*. For *al? by C. J. Dun lap. ftort's ^orarr. THE YISIOX. [From the Journal of Commerce.] On my couch one ere 1 laid me, Sml as my grief an<l wo? had made mo, And my sorrow soon wansilenced In the soft embrace of rleep; Sleep, for which my spirit panted, For my life wns disenchanted, And by nameless I error* haunted, VVukii,g, I but livo to weep. And -lint sleep, as if lo toflen Core* thnt tortured me so oflen, l r -ugl.t willi ii fi glowing vision, Xucli ns 1 hud never viewed; 'Twas a vi&ion rare, and splendid ? With such hertvenly sweetness blended, Tliui I wept when it had ended? Wept in silcut solitude! Al) ! met hough I a maiden, beaming Willi the liglil that, softly streaming O'er her pbicid, ang> I failures,. .. Threw n halo round her head? In her boa.ity gated upon me? Hinilcd, and to her bosom won me When the world had seemed to shun me, And my brightest hopes were dead ! "Who ftrt tliou ?" I murni'ired faintly, ?'?>ne so fair and one so saintly Should not smilo so?on and sw.elly, On a cursed wretch like uie ! I am wrak and erring eter, ]! lima ii lore can Mess me?never ; Lady, i nm lost forever, What have 1 to do with IhrtV Tli^n she answered, smiling sadly, ".Mortal! I would holp thee gladly ; I would soothe the pain all . nnguish That thy heart is doomed io hear; There's a world, where love is reigning W here a iest is still remaining For ihe sou!* i tint ihrob with paining futile! and I will lead tliec there! Oh ! her bright eyes beamed so sweetly, Thai ih?y won my heart completely Ami I t l'i-pi d her fairy fingers, And i ki?sed her hand so fair, '?t?li ! how happy you shall make me ! W'ten unto Hint world you take me; t'oine ! tor //"(/ will not forsake me ; ISeuutcous angel ! UaA w Ihrrc Thus I "poke?and, having spoken, Clasped her snowy hand in token Of my willingness io follow \Vheresoev- r she miglil guide? , firacious (Jo.I ! e'en w'lile 1 ptes.-ed her To toy liosoui and rncs-ed her? As i kissed her cheek, and bless*'1 lier (Juick she vanished ircin my side .' In tho miduiglil, sad and lonely, Thus bereft of one who only C?.i\ie to moek me in niy sorrow. And to It live my soul in gloom : Forth I rushed, and wildly shrieking, (.Jr. inyelf dire vengeanee wreaking ? Sell destruction, bent on seeking? Un 1 hurried lo my doom ! Hut. 1 paused- and upward gazing, Unto heaven my sad eyos vnising, There ft golden glory floated,\ And I htnrd a '?*(<!! ? ? " ? V me! ?for? m? "Como lo me, ob, lonely-hoar ted ! Earthly pleasures have departed? Como. and rent upon my bosom? Do not linger, do not wait, Thus it. spoke, and I, behoving? lu my li?-*ri iis tones receiving. Would have then been saved forever ; iJui auiirn fiend shrieked "too late!" F. Ii. ShANTOX. J'.rlctleil J'tovir. DECLINED AND ACCEITEI) The oil! 1 or hu?l lighted his cigar just ps I lie level U3I1I glimmered through li ih by no mean* immaculate"sanctum." Kurl Kulwui was a t'vU, bright looking man of thirty years, one of those individu als whose very face ami features indicated tlint they are born to conquer destiny. lie hud been very successful through life, but it was lucuuse lie had demanded suc cess with a courageous persistency that would not lie denied. ISrown-haired, with enrelrvw, wavy locks, drooping low u]>on his forehead, au<l dark brown eyes, verging upon black, lie <vii? not handsome, yet the eye rested with j pleasure upon his face, and in liis ligS' 1 coat, sbinewhiit worn at tiie elbows, and j shiny at the seams, he looked every inch i die chivalrous and frnnk-henrtod man. The door opened softly, and a young lady | rustled in. A young lady whoin he had met a ;>core of limes in the gas-lighted drawing rooms of "society," whose beauty he had worship ed afar off, and whom lie unconsciously associated in his mind with diamonds, pearly silks and tulle draperies, looped up with hothouse flower*. He started up, coloring, and thrusting his cigar behind a pile of "encyclopaedias." Miss Ainslie." Am 1 interrupting yon, Mr Kubcns?" she said softly. Interrupting tne ? Not the least in the world ; in fact, 1 feel very much houorod by ?by?please take a chair." And Karl tipped a heap of papers off the nearest chair, nod drew it eagerly forward. Hlancb Ainslie was very handsome, witn n/ure eyes, and bright chestnut-brown hair, while her complexion, although rather pule, was clear as ivory, and her features were as lelicnte as if she had been a (Jreek girl in the dxya of old Praxiteles. When Karl unconsciously noted t!?? things in his mind, he was marveling in wardly whrtt luckly ohnnco had procurod hint this visit. Did she moan to Invite him to one of the of her uncle, the rich old broker, or was some surprise party on the tapis, too exclusive for the ordinary medium of cards or scented paper ? for Mr. Hubens rather flattered himself upon the enlrtr lie was bc|inning to gniu within the enchanted portals of society. Almost at tho same moment lllanclte looked up. 'Von are wondering what brings me hero?" ehe said half smiling. "Whatever it was, 1 can but. thank the apportunlty," Karl answerd, with prompt gallantry, although he could feel the telltale blood rising to hid cheek "And I may as well tell you lite whole truth at once," said Blanche, her voioe faltoringsltghtly, and two red spots glow ing upon her temples* "My uncle tailed last week?and we are going to be very poof." ?'Failed:" ecSood Karl. "Surely that cannot be poeaible ?at least?that Is, I had not heard of It." "But It is true nevertheless," Miss Ainslie Mid ; "and *11 the world will know It hut loo soon. And, Mr. Kublns," she Added in a alow and more heeltatlng voice, "I ean do something for my own ?upport? either teach, play companion to nn invalid lady, or earn my llvina In tome way not anhefUtingn gentlerann s daughter; and I have decided to trjr and write Ibr the magaainee." "Indeed I" suid Karl, not knowing w but else to say. "Will you give me a chance in the columns of Jour paper?" she ask d, with n very evident etfort. "I believe 1 could write ns good stories as sonic of those tliut you publish and pay for." .Mr. Rubens was sorely puixled what to s?y. Mow could he tell t!ii? pretty creature sitting there before him, iu the halo of her youth and benuty and high social position, 'that she could uo more hope to succeed ns an authoress than a mini could expert To build a house or construct a steam-engine without nn hour's practice or experience! Had she been a shabby, spectacled old lady, or a middle-aged female, with cotton glove* and high cheek bones, it would hnve b?en ensy enough As it was, her blua eyes shining wistfully into his seemed to paralyse the very nerves of his tongue. "I have got a little story," went on Blanche, producing u nea.ly-fo'.ded packct, "which 1 have woiked very linrti upon. and it you would kindly look nt it, and givciuc your uiiprejudiced opinion?" "Certainly," ?nitl~Karl, recovering his self-possession, nnd bow itig as lie took the packet. "There nro some verses, too,'' said Blanche. reddcuing. "nnd a little essuy or two. 8hnll I ccdio to morrow to get your opinion ?" "By no means,'' said Mr. Huben?, polite ly. "I will not trouble you to come down to this unfashionable locality, lfyou will a'low me to call and see you " "I shall be so-much obliged," said Miss A'tislie, eagerly, and Karl knew that she meant it. Hlnnchc Ainslie went away, leaving nn int'ingib> little scent of ottnr of roses be- I li ui her, and the Mill dipped down behind ihe chimney (ops. and the sanctum became ! dm k no I gloomy nil lit once. "Mow pretty she is," Ituhens thought; ??but j>sii*w ! the idea of her writing. J l'oor club', how little idea she has of the j life that lies before her. However. 1 ivill i lake the ?Manuscript" to I'i, and ice what 1 she says about 'em.'' Miss Diana llitbcns wis a strong-minded j young lady, of a certain a^e, who read 1 t "arlyle.'t ranslnted Hi brew. Kept house for j Iter brother ami did a* much of the work as j did the editor himself. "Fiddlesticks! ' said Miss I linn a, s? her 1 brother, over hi* evening - cup of tea. toss- t ed the manuscripts towards her, and I elated i ins .story. ??Little Blanche Am-lic could in) more write than my canary birds ! Dot , every woman Hunks she's born nn aut bores., , :iud noibiiig but personal experience "ill ; grind the idea out of ihcm." Tiifti > 1 i.-rt Diniiu read the neatly written ( I?" one ui ". '?JScet'ted ; i ?? loses," said she SCoi'li' fiiliy. ">iutt and iioi:s<usl. ;'? ??Well !" said Karl, looking up iroiu his own writing. ns Miss liiuna ln;>i the packet ? iltivn wi.h aloud "llein!" which si.tuiliod | toe c ?lopletion of her task. "Fiddlesticks!" was the brief yet sifctiiti- i cant reply. Karl ruhbej l.isjnose with the end of his i pen. evidently n lS'tle disappointed. /?You think they won't do?" said !i?. "Of course they won't," said .Miss l>i. | "I?ishwalcr and adjectives' what arc the girls thinkmg of? An impossible love story, with the hero ?m stilts, nod the ' heroine mero ir.ilk nnd water 1'sluiv !" "l'oor child!" said Karl, compassion ately, but he never once thought olnil ap peal from his cUtcr's iCecisian. "And silo was ho su ^ inhered, an n palliating oircumnlnnce. that Miss Uiifbn had never seen Blanche Vlnslio. The editor did not sleep very soundly | that night. He could not help thinking of the beauti ful girl so suddenly reduced from luxury and wealth to poverty, and when nt last he tell nsleep, it was to ilreain of blue eyes, nnd chestnut hair braided with shifting lights of gold. Karl luul always admired llio broker's pretty nioco from a respectful distance. Now it seemed as it slio were fairer atid more attractive thuo uvor, in fact, although lie was not fully aware of it himself, ho was hovering dangerously near tho mnpc ground of love. Ilo called at Miss AinMio's next evening with the condemned manuscripts in his pocket, and I <lo believe luul lie not stood in righteous fear of his strong-minded sis ter, lie would have told Miss Aiuslie that her p'ti'l net ions were "accepted," and secretly 'turned them on the sanlcum lire. As it was, it was too late for any such sly system of drilling. lllauchc was at home silling unions; tlie splendor that was to be hers so briel a time now. and liei bright upward look, as he entered, went to his very heart. "I feci like (.lookback Itiehard," he thought, '?going to murder the innocent little prince in the Tower."' And when lie told her. us gently as lie ??mild, ihat the sforics and poetry would not pu?s muster, she hur?l into tears. Mr. Itubcns could not endure tho^e bright sparkling drops. ' 'blanche," ho fullered, "don't cry. Dear itlfine.lic, ii is not worth it." And before they patted Ihat evening. Blanche AiitsHo had liaH j>rorni-fi| io con sider the possibility of accepting the editors love, since tho editor could not accept her coutribul ions. "Tho idea of supporting yourself is very ridiculous," mud Karl. "It's a great deal better to let lue support you " And lllanche Air.slio became an editor's w ife, and (lie happiest of little matrons, and Karl keeps the little packet which was "re spectfully declined," to this dny, An Kntmipturino Lady?Sr.VKN ClIILMtt.N IN I.KMSTUAN T\VO ? It wus thought worthy of noto when, nhoitt two year* ngo, tho wife of Mr Thfflna.* 8. Snug*. formerly of this city, hut now of (Jnnton County, gavo birth to throe children at one time; but last week slut went herself one bettor, giv. mg bi' ih to f<>ur. None got away, and tho whole quiU tie is living and doing well. Further than this, the triplet*, Mrs. Sugg's forinor aohievonient, are all living, nnd horo wo huvo the ca*a of soveu children fioin ono mother and none more than (no years of age. it i< the moRt remarkable case of ita kind we over ho:?rd o', and Wo doubt ifiihas over hod it? p:irsll<l in tho United Statee.?- Clmrlottc A. C Obwrver. Lightning atruok a hive of heos in Kanaaa tho other day. Tho painful story is toon told. Tho misguided lightning came out of that hive quicker thnn it want in and shot off into space with its tail between ita legs. Moral? Never piok a quarrel when you are not acquainted with the foika. It is only im perfection that complains of what is imperfect. The Bore perfect we am, tho moro gentle and qoiet we booomo towards tbo dofocts of others. The oheerful aro iho bnsy. When troublo knocks at )0ur door, or ringa the bell, he will gonerslly retire if you send him word you aro ongsged. [TAKING A SWOKDFISH It was sometime bfforj w^ could dis l tinguished thi^speck, rising ard falling ? with the sej, which had attracted ti e j old whaleman's at'.eniion. S >on lie I pronounced it a "fi<h," and after putting j us on the o^icr track to run down partly j to ice ward of it, went below to bring up | ihc irons. When we had worked per i hups a mile beforo it, wo lay to for our ; final instructions, the skipper took the | wheel to '"keep her head on if $ou J&n," j and tho one who held the air tight bar ? rel wus told "wh?n y'ro sure I've struck him, over with it." Ho wns ns cool as a cucumber as ho I took the harpoon and cutting spade forward, coiling in cl? c line (otic end of I which wan fastened to the harpoon, and i tho o'hor to tho barrel) carefully on dock with caution: "Ware when it flakes | out, ' nnd taking ouly euough with him to his roost on the bowsprit end to give i him ample elbow mom. His station roHchcd, lie fix. d the spade in the sup. P(,rt r< ady to r.cetve it, laid tha iron iii Iront ot hi in across tho cage, waved his luiud, and wo filed uway, close hauled. Never was a utile more s'owly sailed by the little group in the pit of the \\ hite Cloud. Never had our hearts b'aU*n faster than as we tvared the filie?*ti fret fish, rolling, asleep, in the trough of the s- a. Now the pilot is aU mo>t over hin j slowly lie ruis< s the iron, braci s himself, and liuiM it with ull the siron/th ill both sinewy arms. The iron sinks deeply into tho sleeping fish; there is a mighty surije, the line fl.iko* over, hoard as quickly as thought, tho float splashes as it disappears beneath the water, then nil is still. Wo luff and wait. l'r< sently up bobs the float Tito fish finding the strain of the air tight ban- 1 too severe is coming to the sur. face. Now the water bubbles and boils just under our lee, and the swordfish breaches half his length out of his cle ment, shakes himself savagely, and swims at lightning speed for the barrel, lie mikes it ngain and again with his mvi iJ,^ but it rests so lightly on top uf the water that he e-in 11 ot iujuro it.? I ben iie stops, look?- at. us an instant, and ?i.ir, i. v ;s:i i i.,..;. We* h:iv.? III t llljie lo b: S JI !?>?: i,. . -I :i.;.i,.l II lie >;r.i,iD it v<. : j.c -tntidsj-, ? Toe pilot e 'lne.i tjiiii! y .> 1 <, biiu^iug hu loughandied, tl>r?'e crnered sp.idc, ami, if ? he fish e< nus in striding distamv, "ihi-; uno swil't, unerring blow full at his forehead. The terrible sword drops harmless, the upper muscles at i's base is severed, and lie pusses under lis, j ir riug the but and splashing u* with water as ho sounds. ^Again the fl >?t s-itu amlor un I is i.ul of sijjht a longer time thairbvfore. Again the fish throws himself out of Wator, si owing his sword hanging down at t< angle of forty five degrees. n~ ?* once ijj t wjpi Vfct S float, plough...? .......... him. Wheu wo beat up ho is feebly fighting it. lie sounds for h short time, but comes up exhausted. Once or twico be rolls over on his side, but recovers himself nnJ swims on in tdiort tucks. We pr?^s him too closely, and ho charges us again, but wo make no effort to avoid him, knowing that now ho is powerless io injuro us, n'-r dous ho try lo strike, apparently realizing that his wenpon is useless, but goes under, coming up tho oth'ir nide. Audiw-he sounds nnd swims, fights! and runs, until at last ho succo'iib* t? 1 ! exhaustion und lies still. Wo work up J alongside, ami as w<> luff the pilot puis ] a lanco into his very life. There is a I shudder along his whole body, his Has work convul-ively a moment, and then I ho lies motionless and dead. We rig a j tackle to i ur main mast, and after Con., siderablo labor ;:oi him aboard, when wo can ??jiiii ine hirn at our leisure his peculiar shape, and admire his graceful "clipper build." Our Nmtuoketcr estimates his weight at between 500 and GOO pounds. Ilis sword is ovt-r threo feet in length, its broken point, and nicked edges proving that its owner was an old as well as a fighting fi-h. Our fish is on board, and after re serving a ft*w choice cuts, turned oyer to our pilot, who asks that we run lo Mar tha s Vineyard lhut ho may dispose of in'.ii tu lore ho spoils. And so we sot H?ll and jib topsails, haul oft before the I wind, and lay our course northward. I UK Nmvspai'KK?Wha n comfort j is the newspaper, says a writer. How small is thf miiin that is required to pat* | pui'ze a paper, and how amply remuiicr , ntod is its patron. I caro not how hum j bio and unpretending tho gajictlo which i he tjikes ; f'.^r it is n?xt. to impossible to i fill a sheet with printed matter filly-two ! times a year, without inserting weekly ! some information that in itself is worth tho suscription prioi. A newspaper is I a history of current events as well n.t a I copious nnd inti resting miscellany, and ! which youth will peruse with dolight j when buy will raid nothing else. Kixtino \ I'APKtl in Trxa*.?A man who edi'ed a pa|?or in Toxns for two years is one of iho curiosities now traveling with Itanium's show, lie car ries thirty-seven bullets in his body, one hundred and sixteen bowie knifo scum, has ouo oyo gouged out, ono oar bit oft', hi* noao twiatod around on his left cheek, all hta teeth knocked out anil his skull trepanned. At the time of leaving Tsx an he waa tho veteran editor of the Htate press. "If I oould only gat elected caahier of * Chicago Savings Hank," soliloquizoJ ?n oxperirnoed thiof, a day ojr two ago, ' blame if I wouldn't reform, and be a better man, and go to Kuropa in a month or two with 850,000 in my pooket." Hr that hath not aosn his lost condi tion hath not seen a aafh condition; ho that never did ar? himself in tho devil's snares aid never see himself in Christ's bosom. Tho man who chests iho printer Out of a single cent, Will never reach that blessod placo Whorogood Klijah went. A gentle ttiarfl!' this cl'y, wj" has been taking a loSsiaong tBe y aban doned. minee qBhe Truckce uistrict mado % criiuiftKxatnination of the musical mouutaiAf which a good deal t: ?s heard *o0iHban ago, when Uie mines woro fittl^Kfcrod. Some of the curly mines pitflftr their tents ut th? foot of the tin JUtn and were not a little surprised Mi pawled at Kcaring during tlio qudtbours nf iho niglit, tinkling soands fibfOcmed to pervade the whole atmflKhere, coining from th-y could nqj^^B where. The hounds wt ro not oiilik^noeo of a mOsic box. At tims thejKuppoeed the sounds wero cuiKcd 9 the wind playing nniong tho 1\tm| on I ho sido of the mountain, but found * that this solution would ? uhfcwer, as tho name bushes wore f#d everywhere, while I ho musical souov were heard nowhere clso than on thoAdo of tho mountain at the foot of wNjjth they were camped. ) They .spent nfuh time in scoutiug uoout and listonpl? oi nights and quiet h<<ur<^uring thoday, and at Inst track ed thfftrange s$nuds to a great bed of small pieces of'rock that covered lhe slope of tho mghntaiu. Theso bits of rock were found^ to be quite sonorous, and the uiinefe concluded that the sounds theyemlPed woro cau?ed by the action of the wind among them. The gent'cinan who I'roecntly visited the mountain, says tte wont to it exposing to tind it a good Weal of a humbug, but n>uud it much nft>r4 of a curiosity than hu had an'ioipatjCd ; the mingled tink Imgs much resembling tho sounds of an .eolin harp and SVoqucntly ntta'ning a startling degree Bf loudness and distinct ness. 'Iho sottilils socm to rise and full, approach and fflrede, as though caused or governed hj* the wind On a clese examination it 'Ihy found that tho small flakes of ruck wvoriug tho faco of tho tnoQiiLiin coni Bn a largo per cent, of iron. This iroS tx suppled to be mag netic, and theA Appears to be eouRtant motion atnon^rahu chips of if, which appear to coveTHlo ground to the depths o' several foet B in many plaeus. The wJv-le drift ofjHtokcn rock seems to be nu?v!r: * <i>\rn filar slop: of the witli t'K- 3!'laKMaore;ini11ru-niou of s rrlaeier. *i:?< 1 XV3 slipping irver each o?her of the ffcgincii's composing the in-.ss is though* w oausc tho tiok'ini; s lunds. which Bar* go numerous as to uiinglo aiid ryu into a single strong luhsieal inurmv. Virginia J'Jntcrprue, >r't Work. ? . ?" A'n pxekaii'mj hus tho followingsensi ble rcmarm oJ I suhjeet of newspa per uiakifi^^^r,'.* evidently written ' ited v with ?fully ?. * ,/lhoOgh most people think^^^Etn. More excellent qualities ' f and heart nro quired f r un^Vr than any other cull ing or profoasij^J iu tho world. JIo talks to moro Jpeople than tho pnl^it dois; and tijlkslto pooplo "fall grades of lifo and shades ef belief. If conscientious ?and a man who is no\ has no business in tho editorialjohair?ho fcols tho re sponsibility us Jf a mouutain wore on his soul. Ho knn>W8 that tho welfare, uiornl grofclh und pcrtco of the community do pond largely Upon bis d lily or wo?kly ntternnof'S. Many times doos ho draw hi* pun through the linos which express his sentiments, but which ho foars may bo misund'uvtood, and do harm to sotne of those whom ho desires to make better, and not woiso. It is no easy position; it is scarcely a desirublo one, and yet if ho happens to express a sentiment which does not suit the reader, the lat ter is uncharitable enough to lose no time in censuring him. The editor does not always think ns tho reader does. If ho over cxpress<d sentiments cxeept such as the reader chori-hed, what would be the object in taking tho paper ? It i? C'-rtainly foolish to pay for a journal which contains simply a rehash <d' wlmt wo long before thought ourselves. But, render. when you arc inclined to find fuult wi'h tho editor because he says some thing that doesn't suit you, remember that you oan't get a paper under the fun, if it amonnts to anything, that will not sometimes Fay things that you can't agroo with. Posset fulness. Hard ns it may seem to overcome tho habit of forgetfulnos, it is a thing which may be ncoomplishod \ for tho momory, liko all fJodgiven talents, may be culti vated to a great extent. Those who do not eod -svor to cultivate it are guilty of culpable neglect, and should not be al lowed to plead forgHfulness in palliation of any omission or neglect. *Vo havo the happiness of k now ing a gentleman whose power of memory is r? trreot ?* to sec in really wonderful, tho result a'most entirely of cultivation. In fuel we have heard him s<y that when ho wim y> nng ho was so fo i got tut ns to bo constantly under a cloud in comcqucnoe Ono day. whon something mmo serious than us ual had resulted from this failing, bo ieterminod to overcome it, and fYoin that moment resolved that his m"inory 'lid do for him its appointed w<>rk, forcod it into notion, llo allowed htmnelfto mako no #oro memorandums or aids to memory, but demanded that, the faculty should work for his assis tanoo. ^The result is ho has but fuw canals in th? country in this respect. What one can do, surely another may do) snd, unless in eases where the brain is over taxed, it is man's own fault if he is forgetful. Tnr oflfiea of tho Kkiihiiaw Oazktti is now located permanently in the com modious and conricnt building two doors aboro (Jorald's oorner, where wo will be glad to have our friends and patrons oall and aco us. SunsrniBxM* to ?h? Oazf.ttt. wi!l hereaflcr reetiivc their papers nt Liberty Hill regularly on the day of pubti&tion. AMERICAN NEWS. Iu New York, n huthaud of 18 wan sued by a 17 year old wife for divorcc and ulitmny. As the husband and prospective father got only 8^ a week, the application wus dtnicd. A Philadelphia dancing master is about introducing a new dunce expressly for fat pnoplo. All tfTe performer hue lo do in to wit on the floor uod kick.' The New York 'Graphic records tho BoliJ South us "tho most imposing real ity in thid country." It is a big thing, sure enough. S>/ far tho Jailed Savings Banks in Now York city number 18, with 88," 1)1)0,000 of deposits. About 84, 500," ! 000 will bo loat. Tlie rapacity nnd dis honesty of the receivers were quit* ou a par with tho fraudulent management. Members and Scnntors of both parties arc iu a log respecting the length of the extra pension. The admiuftrati"U and the Hopubiicans generally arc scheming for an early adjournim-tit. A building has been crcctcd near Btighnm Young's grave for tho shelter of a pariy of men who keep a continual guard over it day and night. IIN ow York unlicensed grog shop', if plutvd in a row, would fill one side of a street twenty miles. And it is retootily insinuated that Pennsylvania will go Democratic, buck tails and all. , The ( joorgia State Fair, during last week, was a complete success. Kimpton thinks the manning of all this '?hubbub" in ^outh Carolina is to get Patterson out ol tho Senate; while a largo number of people here think it is to get Kimpton into the penitentiary. The Augusta Chronicle figures up a majority of 'J-4 for the Democrats iu tho Senate alter March tho 4 '70. President Hayes' messago to Congrep* touched only on the subject of appro* pr iatu>u*?nothing political. The Falls of Niagara will soon turn 1 the wheels of a mill that c.m turn out : l.H?0 Ij.-iiw?'.? ? i flour u day. I d.'seph calls Howard 'the B.blc ! Chi f." 11'iward calls Joseph au ' err I ing brother.'* ? 1 Virginia's dcht is nrarly $"*>(1,000,000, and the unpaid interest amounts to over $4,;joo,oou. Captain Eh da opposes levees along tho Mississippi, on the ground that they aro unnecessary. llo assorts that by outting through the bends utid shorten ing the course of the river it will keep wifcliin the natural batik, und drain vast areas of uiniahy lands, " ' > ??-?*??? .SJLMPLK CHUK POJ^DYSPKPSIA. Milk n?d lijue water art) now frequent ly prescribed by physicians in ensoi of dyspepsia and weak now of tho stomach and in sonic ci8cs nre said to provo ben eficial. Many persons who think good bread and milk a groat luxury, frequent ly hesitate to eat it for the reasou that milk will not digest readily; sourness of thn stomach will often follow. But experience proves that, lim* water nnd milk are not only Pood and medicine at an early period of lile, but also at a la ter, when, as in tho oa*o of infants, the functions of digestion and assimilation huvo been ifcriou-dy impaired. A stotn ach tuxod by glu'tony, irritatod by im proper food, iniDmcd by alcohol, enfeo blod by disease, or otherwise unfitted for its dutius?hs \r shown by tho va_ rious symptoms attendant upon indiges tion, diarrhun. dyspepsia, dysentery and fov.;r?will nsuuiu its work, and do it encrgetieully, on ?n exclusive diet of brcu.l and milk and liuie-water. A gob lot of or>w s milk may havo four tiibl'c spoonfuls of limo^water added to it with good effect. The way to make lime wa ter is simply to procure a few lumps of unshteked lime, put tho liino in a stone jar, add wator until tho liino is slaoked and of about tho consistent of thin cream; the limo settles, leaving the pure and (dear lime.water at tho top. Creat enro should be taken not to g"t tho lime.water too strong. Keep to tho dt rec'ion as to flio consistency, nnd when the wuter rise*, pour it off without any of the limo The lime w iter is also verv good to npply.to bums ami scalds. In slaking tho lime, particular enro should bo taken that none of the pirtioles fly into tli? eyes.?A etc York Smith. How People Oct Sick, Eating too much and too fast; swal lowing imporfrct msHticnted food; by taking to much fluid at menl?; drinking poisomus whiskey nnd other intoxic^intr drinks; keeping late hours at Ajight, and sleeping too lat- in the morning; wearing olothiog tin) light, ho as to relax the cir culation; woaring thin shoe*; noglooting to take sufficient. exercise t-> keep tho hand and foet Warm; neghvting to wash the body lufficien'lv to keep the pon s open; ?i (hanging the warm clothes worn in a warm room during the day for cos tumes and exposure *,? incident to cvo ing parties; starring the stotoaoh to gratify a vain and foolish passion for drrs-; keeping up constant cxeitcmcnt; fretting tho mind with borrowed trou bles; swallowing quack nostrums for every imaginary ill; taking uieals at ir. rogularjtiues. "I A?r ft missionary In my nursery/' onee observed u Christian mother. ' Six pair* of littlo ey< s are daily watching mamma's looks, as well as listening to her word-*; and I wish my ohildren nev er to see me iu that which they may not. imitate." ? A M. Pavir commenced heo culture tbree years ago with two hives in Shrcvo port, I/fl. Ifo now has aoventy-flvo hives, and his sales this year will not him 81,000. Oht our prices for anything in the of stationery and job printing, iHjfore pii'ing orders elsewhere. We guarantee to duplicate Charleston priccB. OVEK THE OCEAN. The Turks under Muhktir Pasha were recently b-tdly boa ten bforc Kara. A largo number were captured. In Franco the election resulted iu fa vor of the Bepublic;uis aud a ribuko to McMnhon. Christian missionaries have made their mark in Japan to su'-h ?*n cxU-nt that bo Die ofihe Budhist of that country are prcpaiing young men to go out as young prtnehers to counteract the teaching of the missionaries. A num ber of these young men have been sent to China and to India for thorough in. struction in iho mysteries of Buddbisui. The Rotnnn Catholic congregation at Rome has pronounced against the can ouization of Christorpher Columbus. A Lyons hotiso has been fined lOOf. for issuing handkerchief* boaring the portraits of M. Thiers and M. GambetU. Toads are getting a commercial raltie in Europe, some 01:0, probably in- the toad trade, having successfully prouiul. gutfd the theory that if a toad has a weakness it is fur Colorado beetles. Four steel s'camers of lieht draught have been ordered from England by the Egyptian Government, for use on Lako Albert, Fyanza, aud for opening the navigation of ccutral African rivers. Two G erman steamers have rcached Siberia by sea this year, and a sailing vcpsoI has inudj the pissa;;o from tho mouth of the Jcnissci to Norway, laden with Sibcriau products. During the last t-n years nearly a million of acres in Great Britain, form erly under grain crops, have been con verted into posture, meat hiving be come so paying an article to raise; but in tlio last Board of Trade report it is remarked that this conversion of arable land into pasture Ins received a cheek ?s a result of the large importation of [ American meat. Troubles. Troubles aro often tho tool* by which God fashions us for better things. Far up tho mountain s d.\ lies a block of granite, aud says to itself, "how happy j am I in my security"?above the winds, abuv.? tho trees, almost above tho flight of bit ds : ''Here I rest, age after age, and nothing disturbs 111*." Yet what ii it ? it is only a bare block of granite, jutting out of the cliff, and its happiness is ?ho happiness of death. By-and-by couies the miners, nnd w:lh strong and repeated blows he drills a hole in its tops, and the bloeV: "what does this mean ? Tho black powder ia poured in and with n bjist that mako< tho mountain echo, tho block is blown asunder and goon crashing down into tho valley. "Ah I" it ?^claims as it falls, "Why tho rending?" then comes saws to cut and liibhioTn it, ariai?onihled now" and willing to bo nothing, it is borne nw.iy froui tho mountain and conveyed to the city, now it is chi>el!ed nnd pol ished, till at length, finished in beauty, by block and tackle it is raised, with mighty hoistings high in the air to bo tho top stono on s on* monument of tho country's glory. So G .d Almighty casts a man down when ho tvmts to cliiwd him und tho ohiselling is always to uiako him something finer and bi tter than ho was bofore. Why Old People Remember Things. Iho extraordinary persisfenoe of early impressions, when the mind soems almost to have ceasod to register new Ones, is in remarkable accordance with the law of nutrition. It is a physiolog ical fact that decline essentially consists in the diminution of the formative a<x. tivity of the organism. Now it is when the brain is growing that a definite di rection can bo most strongly and per" sistvntly g;vcn to its structure. Thus tho habits of thought come to bo formed, and those nerve tracks laid down which (as the physiologist bolicvos) const tuto the niceU tnisin of association, by tho time tho brain has reached it* maturity ; and tho nutrition of the org.in continues to keep up tho same mechanism in accord ancj with the demands of its activity so long ns it is being oallcd into use.? Further, during tho cntiro period of vigorous manhood, the brain, liko mus cles. may be taking on somo additional growth, either as i> wholo or in special parts, new tissue being dovelopcd and kept up by iho nutritive process, iri nc oordanco wifh tho modes of action to which the organ is trained. And in this manner a store of '?impfrssions" or traces is accumulated which may be brought within tho sphero of conscious, ness whenever tho right suggesting "Irings aro touched. But as tho nutri tive activity diminishes, the "wasto" bo conies more aeiive than tho renovation, und it would seoui lh it while (to use a< commercial analogy) the ' old established horses" keop their ground thoso lator firm wh? ti ? ba-<is is less securo aro the first to crumhlo away?tho nutritivn activity, which yot suffices to maintain tho originul structure not h<> capable of keeping the subsequent additions to it in working order. This earlier do generation ol later formed struoture is a general fact perfectly fu mi liar to tho pbysologist. A Word to Gikia?-There is a thing of whieh I want to speak, nnd that is of tho bohnviot of girls toward young tnen who aro not lovorj but simply friends, Let mo tell you plainly that our sex were not meant to bo wooors. Tho ouatom prevalent among a ccrtain class of young ladies of asking, directly or indirectly, tho attentions of young men is not an adinirablo custom. ? My son," said a lady to me, not long sinoe, "is much prejudiced against a young girl, whom I admire, because sho is constantly send ing him notes, inviting him to bo hercs cort hero and there, nnd planning to have him with her." A modest and dignified reserve should distinguish your manner to gentlemen. Too gr^at familiarity an I loo evident pleasure iu tho society of young men aro orrors into which no dol icate and urc minded girl should full. The Gazette Job Printing Office I? nrrr*K prepared than nny other ortlr* town, torAcruU'ln theinoat nttrwctlvr ?tyle? ?very Umrrlpilon i?f Job Printline, aucti u* l*Hliiphlel?, I^trtcU, Hill llciuU. Lrtter ?ntl Note He*dn, Ij?w ItrU-f*. l\??t??r?, l??>ilitvr*, tiroulnrn, I In ntl RIIU, weditlnit, V lulling urnl Aililre?? Cwrilw, CnriU, l<u'wsl?, Ac. Work ilone In Brrm?e, Hnl,niiip nml Rlnck, Tin- public inu?t rrtiH'iulwr that the be?t I* ulwiiy* tin* vl?et?j>v*t. Wo ?lo work rt C"hf\rle*tnu Price*. nml sunruitlcc entire mitUAicliou to our putroni. We keep mitotan tly on hutul the largest stork of IVjhth ami Curd* tu town. WIT AND HUMOR. A YorkvilU.* paper mentions tho dca'h of Mr. Briety. So-B?ictjf isdead^she. An Indiana editor says: "Coal oi), rubbed on the nock and head, will euro hoe cholera; we havo tried it." Who can dispute testimony like that? In olden times boys used to draw pictures rf ships on the slate. Now ihey draw schooners aud havo tbern put ou the slate. Some unconscionable idiot painted A ret S| it ? dog in Bethlehem, Pa., with :iltcrnnte earuiino and preen stripos. The dop is out yet mad, but tho owner is?very. Tweed says it's too bad. HcrcCrant is receiviue the freedom of nearly every eity in the world, while ho can't even pvt the freedom of such a mean city as New York. The Rev. floorgo Bull baptised forty persons by immersion in twuncy-sovon minutes in Savannah, and he is 80 years old,.too. lie is a "star" bnptiier?in fac*, a (ireat Hipper. A stroko of lightning tho other day tore a boy's boot all to pieccs and didn't harm the boy. Tho rrason was that ho had placed the boot undtr a tree and gone in swimming. A patent has been taken out upon almost everything of value, but tbero is a fortune waiting for the man who pat. euts a bootjack that will kill two Thom as cats at ouc time.. Russian to Turk, who receives a bay onet thrust?"But, my poor Turk, you don't appear to object?" Turk?'-it is the first timo in eight days that any" thing has gone into my stomach." c You must cultivato decision of character, and learn to say 'No," said a father to his son. Soon afterword, when the father t dd tho son to chop wood, the boy said "No" with an emphasis that shoRed u teiuctubranoo of the les* son. At the Paik Theatre, London.rcccnt. ly. in a duel sccno in the IffM- act of [ "The Hake's Proprc*R," tho pistols missed firo twice, when one of th ) actors came fir ward, and asking tho uudicnco I to imagine that ha had beon shot, as I sumed a recuuibcnt position, and tho curtain (ell. Th-* Sunday school at Tilfon, Ivy., passed a resolution last spring that any scholar attending tho circus should pay five cen's to tl e treasury, any teacher twenty*five, and tho superintendent95. A nice crisp V was put in the box last Sunday, and the superintendent still wears his summer hut. Tho following is a htoral copy ot an address upon h letter recently mailod in Philadelphia: "For mistor patriok Davy Crarston, rhodo. iland in the atato of "uu1 juik-fcr-JMhaaioiHtiMtoMi flah ty to be handed for her sister ann mnndignn potitu':kt rhadd iland tou re* main in tho post offis till called for uionday week." An ncrobatic frcncliraan claims great croilit for being able to "walk on tho coiling wiih his head down;" but if ho wants to create a real sensation let him walk on tho ociling with hia head up. Ho mi^ht oaady perform tho latter feat if ho lived in New York on tho first day of May; for then, wc aro told, noar ly all tho hoQsus aro "upsido down." A gentleman prnvo a party in honor of a d'Htinguishcd mission-try lafolv ro? turnrd froin his field of work. The la" -dies appeared with very decollcte drows, and ms the host frarod tho stylo might shock his rovorencc, ho apologiiod to him for it, saying that fashion do innnded it. "Oh, I don't mind it qb all," rpliod tho missionary; "I havo been ten years among tho savages." Bnggago smashers received a terriblo warning at l'oughkccpsio, N. Y., tho othor day. They were knocking a trunk around in tho usual mannor, when it ex ploded.. It contained n package of pow der, an 1 tho huodling of tho trunk igni ted a match, and explosion resulted. The baggage-'oom, which was well fill. ed with employees, was deserted on tho double quiok. No ono was hurt. Tommy is fond of sugnr, and asks his mothor for some to cat with hw broad and butter. Sho refu?oa. Ho appears resigned, hut adds, grnvHy : "You know, mamma, what happonod round tho cor* nor? Thero was a littlo boy,and bin mother would not ^ivo him any sugar on his broad and butter, and?and?and tho next day ho fell in a well." Tho corn husks are thin, indicating a mild winter; tho woods are full of mast, an unfailing si^n of a long, hard winter; there aro myriads of spider', mild win ter; acres of caterpillars, hard winter: th'? squirrels aro idlo and listless, mild winter; the squirrles uro noisy and busy, hard winter;-tho goose bono is wbito and grey, mild and hard winter; tho woodehuok stays out, hard winter. It is indood, only a quostion of tiino, when tho system of weather prognostications will bocomo ono of tho cxact sciences. It is sometimes a work of several we?ks to "namo tho baby;" but horo is a cuxo where tho right word was gotten without trying. A youug lady in Wood stock had her Christian name suggestod hy an exclamation of hor grandmother, who, after adjusting her spc? taoles, to viow for the first tinio tho features of tho new born baby, cxclaimed, "I dc claro 1" Tho child was ohristonod, "Jdtt C ht*r" A woman rosiiling up town slid down a pair of stairs Tuesday oveninp with one leg through a sixteen quart tin pail, a lamp in ono hand and a tin pan filial with jars of jolly a id empty aishes in the other. No particular dnmn^o was dono, but sho made no much noiso tho people for a distance of half a block sup posed tho strikers had oomo suro. Hho said afterwards that "John Henry W^uld catch it for leaving that tin pail on tho steps." RKMKMnr.it that the Gazkttk offico is located t wo do >rs above Gerald's cor ner.