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? ' ? JAi aoADMoa N> I ? . i > * ? ???*?? ivit a <xtA ??/m , : ; *4 ? '4' ? mW ?-*? r . ,V' *??>? ;#?< ? . ?..:***. ? .<.fr.' FRAHK P. BEABD, VOL. X. KERSHAW COUNTY, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1882. NO. 13. runi^uww 4% CAMOMf, ?. c. %i FRANK P. BEARD. Publisher. Tt Corrciii>ou<lcu t?. ?Alplloni U* IMtHWf *bc?kl 1 tb? ium? of ilie ndt'jor, not ncrc* M an evldeeco of good C5m* Iff It* only on on? Jrf^rtitttfnrtyenvrMMngwius ttot letter* pUl n nud 01? The Gazette Job Printing Office * ? ? ? iiXii't It BiTTUpn^rtd than *nj otter <*?? Is tava, to exDcote In thtmo?t attr*ctlvo?tj toaewy daacrtp* Uoa of Job Prtatlu*. ?ucb M P&mphjata, Hill lle*ds, Ultrr and Note ffeMK Liw Brtofti, Po?t?rs, IXid(?n, Circulars, Maud Hills, Wilding, Vla'.Uoc a?d AJdivM cvd*, PusluotaGanU. Labeta. 1" ,*0 Work done In l)roai?, Rod. IUuq ana lilacs The public mutt romeiabex that t)>? boat Is alwaya the choapoaV We do work at Charleston Prices, and guarantor out Ire aatUfaotlon to our patrou*. Wo koep conitantly on band tbe largoa; ?wt <* Papon and Cfenla In town. !%'(?' > tlitew ?pd Season*. - There's a time ? the proverb tells u?? For all thine* undo* the sun; Even 00 may b? proper season* . For good works to be done, And for good words to be said. In the fear lest I or 70a Mar miss the happy oooasions, Let as here note down a few. When the treee are heavy with leaves. When the leaves lie underfoot, When fruit on the board is frequent. And while there is rind or root; When the rain oomes down from the heavons, When the snn oomes after rain, Whon Iho autumn fields are waving With the woight of goldon grain; When the hills are' pnrple with heather, When the fells are black with oold, When the larohce are gay with their tassels red, Whon nuts art shrivel'd and old; Whenever there's growth in the spring-time, Or June close follows May, And so long as the first of January Happens on Now Year's day; When mushrooms spring in the meadows, .Or toadstools uuder the trees, Whon tho gnats gyrate in the sunshine, Whon tho oak-boughs strain in the broere; In tho days of the cuckoo and swallow, When tho sea-gulls floe tho foam, When the nightjar croonB in tho gloamirg, Or the owl goe3 silently home; When tho lake is a placid mirror, When the mountains melt in mist, When tho depths of the lake are as pillars of gold On a.floor of amothyst; When a rainbow spars tho morning, When tho thun<>or rcn ls (be night, Wl:e? tho snow on tho hills is rosy red With the blush of tho wakening light; When the soul is heavy with sadnees, When tho tears fall drop by drop, Whon tho heart is glad as the heart of him , Who olimbB to a mountain-top; When youth unrolls like a braokeu-fiond, When age is grandly gray As the side of a cmg that is riven and soarr'd With t'10 storms of yesterday: ? Oelievo that in all of these seasons fiomo good may bo done ot said, .. And whonevor thelovbig thought and will Are loving enough to wed; And well is it with the happy heart That hath thoroughly understood How the " time for all things undor the sun " Is always the time for good. ?IV. J. Linton, in St * Nicholas Getting Into Society. "I tell you, Jack, the farm Is not your vocation. I become more and more convinced of the fact every d<?y, nnd less contented with the life wo aro leading." Breakfast wns over, and we stood on the farmhouse portico arm in arm. On the (UU'#aftfc baby, ^creaming with dolight as she fed a pair of pet pigeons from her dimpled hands. Our breakfast had been a delicious one ? cofteo dear as amber, bread like snow; and steak done to a turn. All about us was a groen tangle of sweetbrier and honeysuckle ; the sun was just rising above the mountain peaks, and tho morning air was sweet and fresh, and fljled with exquisite Woodland odors, and musical with the song of birds. We could catch a glimpse of the barn and the poulry yards from where we stood, and hear the plaintive lowing of the kine and tho dreamlike tinkle of their bells. I felt a vague sort of conviction that Jack had but little sympathy with my spirit of discontent, yet I was de termined to carry my point if possiblo. " You ate dissatisfied with your lot ?I see that plainly; Nell," said Jack, a tWtwwQlyv ? " Oh, nonsonso !" I put in. "Not with my lot nqr.with- you, only with the farm, Jack*' -Trol tired to death with this* prosy, humdrum life, and I hate to see you delying and toiling liko a slave from one year's end to another. You were born for something better, Jack?something grander and nobler. . Fanoy aman of your abilities sowing grMn and digging potatoes and raising stock to his life's end 1" / iflear," suggested Jack, one mu?t jiVe and have bread and butter. V, s " To be sure,Jack; but why not earn It in amore genteel fashion?" y^bor 18 always genteel, " Oh, pshaw I you understand me, J nok, ? I mean that you have capaci ties ior something better. You only 7 *Itfig ; t0 'th? old farm to please your father, ftheto Vou Could do a hundred fold better elsowhere* And, besides, where is our society in this place, ?Jack? What chance 1? there for our children, as they grow up?" Jack laughed as he glanced down at baby, who was struggling furiously to get a pigeon's head in her mouth. ''Ant Nell, that Is looking so far fehcad," he said; " and, my dear, you seem to forget that I have lived here all ray life 1 " No, I don't forget. -And pray what have you done, Jack ?v ? "Led an Upright life < and married yourself ln4ho end," # , , , . " But you didn't pldk me ub ai irldrig the clovor-blosAomh, Jack, don/t forgot that. You found me In town,' and Jack, dear, I'm anxious to geUwoLta. my native element I'm tired of all this. You can get on ever so nleaiy in *> sired tfrPiM liwle party to-morrow V ,<we ctiu^psit for lack of guests," "Of a certain sort, yea; bni I don't want them Jaok, I'm a little peculiar In my notions.* I. w*nt no society but' the tho^-i the? sort of society one gets into fn towta." 1 ??FKhMdnable society, Nell." " Well then, why nutf? You ha ye innmNtfrs, ilaok, and | flatter myself thai ^?^w^| 4re not ^exhaustible, offers you a good place In the bank," ?' At a limited salary, Nell.'* "Oh, yee, but yon can work your tray up, Jack; right up to the top most round df the ladder. Do let's go, Jack 1 I've lived here to please you ever since our marriage; I think you can afford to please me a little now." Jack sighed as ho looked out upon his ripening grain fields, byt he drew me close to his heart and kissed me. *' That's true," he said ; " you can't bo expected to care for the farm as I do, Nell. I promised to make you happy when you consented to become my wife, and I'll try and keep my word. You shall hav$ it all your own way. Nell." The continuous dropping of water wears away the solid stone. I had conquered my husband at la3t, and tho | desire of my heart was about to bo t accomplished. When Jack once made up his mind to do a thing he did it with all his might. The matter was soon settled, i Cherry HllJ, as we called the farm, was sold at a great sacrifice, and one tine sunny morning we turned our backs upon the breezy mountain summits and golden grain fields, and journeyed cityward. " I'm afraid you've mado a big mis take," said JacK's father, as ho bade us good-bye, "you'd better have stuck to the farm. You remember the old say ing about rolling stones?" " I don't believe in old sayings, sir," I answered, loftily ; "and I think I can appreciate my husband's abilities bettor than any one elso can." " All right; I hope you won't find yourself mistaken, my dear. Good-bye to both ol you. Whatover you do, care well for tho littlo one. I'm afraid she won't like the change. If you happen to tire of town and fashion don't forget that a welcome always awaits you at home." v Jack's heart was too full for ut teranco. "Thank you, sir," I said, "but we shall not get tired." Our now home in Tenryth was a stylish residence in' a fashionable | block. We established ourselves in the principal hotel, and then set about tho task of furnishing the house. "My dear child/' said Mrs. Van borough, the banker's wife, dropping in for an early call, " don't droam ' of such a thing as ingrain carpet. Get brussels, by all means, good English brussels. You'll find it much clicaper in the end, and besides it is bo much more stylish." We hearkened to our friend's advice and laid our rooms with brussels, and the cost ran up into hundreds. Then furniture we got to match, Mrs. Van borough and several other friends aiding us in our selection, and all sorts of protty, costly bric-a-brac, and real laco curtains, and a new cottage piano. My old instrument was too plain and clumsy for the new establishment. Thero is a curious sort of excitement in spending money, which seoms to drive the most sober and economizing peoplo desperate, when they once get at it. Jack had always been tho most careful of men, counting the cost of everything as he went and saving every stray penny. Onco in the vortex of city lifo his prudence was speedily changed into a sort of recklessness. After the first few days, and by tho time our new home was ready to receive us, he ac tually seemed to take delight in seeing his money go. " Wo've got snug quarters here, Nell, by George T" he said, looking through the extravagantly furnished rooms with admiring pride. "No one in town can outshine us, not even Vanborough himself. It has lightened our purse a | good deal, I'll admit, but what does that signify ? What good comes of hav ing money unless one enjoys it?" " We must try and save up a littlo now, Jack, since we are fixed so nicely," I said, feeling Bomowhat terrified at his growing recklessness. " Fshaw, child ! Whoever heani of a banker's clerk saving anything. If we make both ends meet it Will be more than I look for." " My dear," said Mrs. Vanborough, When we wore pleasantly Settled in out handsome house and had hired a couple of servants " I suppose you will want to give some sort of a party now. Suppose you let it be an informal re ception, with cards and coffee for the old people, and ices and fruits and dancing for the young ones? That would do nicely. You can throw your parlors into one, and the now carpets will not get much injurod. I'll nelp you to order your refreshments, and Cticella Will write out your im itatlons for you, Bho's on excellent judge as to whom It Is expedient to invito/' I mentioned the matter to Jack when he came home, ana he engirefl into the toplrlt of the affair with *|reat excitement. ? '/ "To be sure, my little wife, have a party by all means.- When ono's in iiome, one must do as Romans do, you kn6w- ftonT. nparo exnonse either, my dear ; wo must make as good a show as other people. And I shall take it nmo* mr?el( to, .order your costume.' I ^rtrtt/Von to look as grand '*4}ittfei%r(^/ ''Hut J?;* I J^^ggwted, timidly, it/we lire spending a great deal of nsvtr mind. ill all iro, anyhow, c*e way. or the other, and M W<%#?joy it. You've Vmf^wNnWdt6 jfctlhto good society, Nell, and you're fairly in now, and it won't do to let peojrle see that you are cramped for monoy. Let's mako tho most of It while we'vo got it." My heayt ached a little ; and in the midst of all the flare and flutter of preparation, I was copsclousof a vacuo IfeuAgldf reWot Whenever I recalled (he Iruroi m6hth* ot my early wifehood spent at Cherry Hill. Jack had seemed Hifotf a different person in those days WjO strong fund steady and self-re liant; Wid.nbw ho doomed to take as much pleasuro in life's frivolities as I dkl, Wlvll the fooltih inconsistency of my srfx.l sst down and cried over the consummation of tho very hopes Which f taW fchwiftKed tk) long. But, despite my tfcaf *, our reception went on and It turiiwl out to be a great auccesHr. Xha ,bo?t jjopnJc iu town IKS ift with ftfl/^fresenee, and everything, thanks to Mrs. V anlx# ough's foresight, was carried out in tbo most lavish and elegant manner. " By George/' gUd Jack, " this sort of thing is jollier than the old farm, I see now, little wife, that you tfero right, always jrlght," I would ten times rather he? should have "upbraided mo for- what I had done. The winter that followed was ex ceedingly gay. W e were invited every where, and our house was constantly filled .with guests. Balls, soirees, ket tledrums and tho opera, seemed to en gross overy hour. Jack and 1 seldom had a Quiet moment together, yet he seemed to enjoy it with his whole heart. When spring came our last surplus dollar had been expended, and we were solely dependent on Jack's monthly salary. The warm weather came on, and baby soon fell ill. I hoped day by day that Jack would say something about going back to his father's for the summor, but he did not even hint at such a thing. Tho days grew longer and warmer. The sun shone down with a pitiless splendor, and the paved streets seemed like heated brass. Our fashionable friends fluttered off like summer swallows, and we were left almost alone. " Couldn't you manage to make a little trip to the seashore, my dear?" Mrs. Vanborough had suggested, and Jack had caught at the idea with eagerness. "We might, Nell. I think we can. I'll try and borrow a few hundreds somewhere." ??Oh, Jack, no, no!" I sobbed out in my remorse and despair. ?? I won't go to the seashore. You see how ill baby is. Oh, Jark, ask your father to lot us return home." ?? Oh, you wouldn't be satisfied, Noll,, if we went back. It is dreadfully stupid down there these summer days, with the haymaking, and tho reaping, and all that sort of Thing. We should never be able to endure It now." I said no more. The long, bright, burning days wore on, and our bills ran up higher and higher, and baby's little breath seemed to grow weaker and weaker, and poor Jack himself began to look dreadfully ill and worn. And one afternoon he was sent home in a carriage, quite unconscious, stricken down by a sudden fever. I put my prido aside thon and wroto a letter to Jack's father. " Jack and baby are both ill, and we are sick and tired of this life. Pray forgive us, and.let us come home." The very next day tho dear old gentleman arrived, but the bailiffs and the officers of tho law were thoro bo fore him. The rumor that wo in tended to leave town had got out, and our creditors nished in, anxious to secure tho lion'B share of our effects. The Brussels carpet, the handsome furniture and costly bric-<v-brqc all went under the hammer at a *lsos trously low figure. " Never mind," said my father-in-law, not a shadow of reproach on his kind old face; " let them Bquabblo over it if they will. We must get our sick ones home." As wo got Jack into the carriage, and with his poor hot head upon my face, and baby in my arms, I turned my back upon the sceno of my short lived triumph. ??We are going back to Cherry Hill," said tho old gentleman, as in the dusk of the golden day we drove through the dewy stillness of tho mountain ra vine. " The old home has been wait ing for you all these months. I was pretty sure you'd want to come back." I could not utter one word in an swer. A great full moon was rising above the mountain peaks as we reached tho house. Not the smallest thing was changed. The great red roses bloomed on the terrace, the bees droned in their hive and the cattle bells tinkled In the barnyard. The doors stxvd wide open. We carried Jack in and laid nim down in the broad, breezy room that had been our bridal chamber. s He opened his eye# and drew a deep, quivering breath, as the mountain breeze touched his throbbing head. "Nell, where are yon?" he said. " Surely this mu$tbe honie?" "I am herV Jack," I answered, through my tears, "and this is- home, dear; old Cherry Hill." "Thank God !" he murmured, and fell back upon the pillows, and I saw great tears trickling slowly from be noath his closed eyelids. " - Beyond the open window, in the silver glory of the rising moon, the old grandfather sat, 'with baby at his feet, half hidden in the rank, oool grass, and even at that late hour the pigeons came fluttering round her as of old, and she screame&with rapturo as she clutched at theitf with her thin little hands. '??/X arose softly and fell on my knees besidaJTack's low pillow. " Oh, Jack '' 1 sobbed, " I have boon so wicked. Forgive ifuv Jack, forgive me. I am s6'glad to be at homo again." jtet ? His worn face gre\fc jrafflanlKtPd his dear arms held me clolfc. <. . And thon and there# clasped tart husband's heart, in jthS safe, swf sholter of the home jbe loYOd, I tmi stood all the past, i zSMPdurfs Ho smiled smile. " And, oh, Jack, our money is < gone, and?" He silenced me with a kiss. "No mattef, little woman, thb lesson wo have learned has been cheaply bought. W o shall not care to leave the safe old mountain nest in search of fashion and society again." I oould not ao?wrr, I heard my baby cooing to thapigwns in the grass, and sat there, clasped in Jack's for giving arms, tha happiest woman the World held. ? In Admiral Frederick da tutke Russia loses one of fefer oldest sailors and scientists. Boli in 1797, he made the voyage. aiodiM the world with Captain JuwWninin 1817-19, and soort after began thaVservWW* remarkable Arctlo explorations which gave him the applause of tho Sfientiflo world. that eon THE HOME DOCTOR. Sick Headache. ? This complaint id' the result of eating too in\\ch and exerting too little. In nine capes out of ton the causo is that the stomach was not able to digest the food lost in troduced into it, either from its having been unsuitable or excessive ih quan tity. A diet of bread and butter, with ripo fruits or berries, with moderate, continuous exercise in the open afir, sufficient to keep up a gentle perspira tion, would cure almost every case tya a short time.. Two tablespoou fula of powdered charcoal in half ka glass of water, and drank, gen erally give instant relief. The above remedies may do in some, but not in all cases. A sovereign remedy for this complaint is not easily found. Sick headache is periodical, and is the sig nal of distress which the stomach putfl up to inform us that thero is an over alkaline condition of its fluids; that it needs a natural acid to restore the bafc | tery to its normal working condition. I When the first symptoms of a head ache appear, tako a teaspoonful of lemon, just clear, fifteen minutes be fore each meal, and the same dose at bedtime; follow this up until all symp toms arc passed taking no other reme dies, and you will soon bo able to go free from your nuisance Soda for Burns. ? Cut a piece of lint or old soft rag, or even thick blotting paper, of a size sufficient to cover the burned or scalded parts and to keep it constantly well wetted with tho sodaic lotion so as to prevent ltd drying. By this means it usually hap pens that all pain ceases in from a quarter to half an hour, or, even in much less time. When the main part of a limb, such as the haml and fore arm or tho foot and leg, has been burned, it is best, when practicable, to plungo the part at once into a jug, or pail, or other convenient vessel filled with ' the soda lotion, and keep it there until the pain subsides ; or tho limb may bo swathed or encircled with a surgeon's cotton bandage previously soaked in the saturated solution, and kept constant-* ly wetted with it, tho relief being usually immediate, provided the solu? 1 tion bo saturated and cold, What is now usually sold as bicarbonate of soda is what I have commonly used and recommended ; although this is well known to vary much in quality, ] according to where It is manufactured, but it will bo found to answer the pur pose, although probably Howard's is most to bo depended on, the dommon carbonate being too caustic. It is bo lioved that a large proportion of med ical practitioners aro still unaware of the remarkable qualities of this Easily applied remedy, which rocoinme&ds itself for obviouB reasons?? tPopuWr Science Monthly. ' \ *?' " ' | * ? POPULAR SCIENCE. A company is being formed to utilize the extensivo gas wells adjoining the oil fields in Pennsylvania. It is snid that thero are 375 naphtha well on tho Apshoron peninsula of tho Caspian sea, and that they yield annu ally 9,600,000 cwt. Within the last twenty-five years the steam pressures of locomotives j have been increased from sixty pounds : to over one hundred and sixty pounds to the square inch. The persistence of tho magnetic property observed in certain trees is attributed by M. Larroque to the trans portation by lightning of small par ticles of iron held in suspension with other mattor, which makes up what is known as tho dnst of tho air. A report of tho British Association committoe on underground tempera tures states that the result of fourteen years' observation shows that the in crease of heat under the surface of tho earth varies in its rate. A great many records were taken, and as near as possible the main increase of temper ature is set down as one degree Fahren heit for every sixty-fdur feet. A prominent French scientist has made a careful investigation of the sources of possible danger in the uso of coal gasr; In unburn t gas the injuri ous element is found to be carbonic oxide. Whete a stream of escaping gas passes over groUnd not already saturate^ the earth absorbs the odor of the gaS, after which It may permc ato dwellings or other buildings with out being detected, but still retaining its jMisonous qualities and being no less explosive. WOttDS OF WISDOM. Friendship Is a cadence of divine melody melting through the heart. Nothing from man's hands, nor law nor constitution, can he final Truth alone is final. Tho best society and conversation Is that in which the heart has a greater share than the head. To be able to bcnr provocation Is an argument of gnjat wisdom; and tofor tit, of great mind. hen men ar6 friends there is no of JtistldC; but when they aro they still nocd friendship. w\If a man have love in his heart, he Way talk In broken language, but it prill be eloquence to those who listen. PTWe See farthest into the future ? mid that is not far?when we most, oarefnily consider the facts of the presont. The conqueror is regarded with awe, the wise man commands our esteem, but it is the henovolent man who wins our affection. , Thoso with whom we can apparently become well acquainted in a few mo ments aro generally the most difficult to rightly know and understand. It ; Is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend of his faults, if you are angry with a man or hate him it is not hard to go to him and stab him with words ; but sb to love a man that you cannot bear to see the stain of sin upon him, and to speak painful truth, through loving words', that 1a friendship. Hut few have such friends. Our enemies usually teach us what we are at the point of the sword. Young pedpli" write genuine love letters, and an a matter of course they are correspondingly happy. TIMELY TOPICS. ??* V > - ? *,? An old woman of sixty yoars, recid* ing. at Buda Peetb, Hungary, has dia- I covered the moat extraordinary mode of committing suicide yet heard of. I $he bought sixty leoches, put them in a i >ott lo, and went to a bathing house. Here she put the leoches on her body, Jut on her clothes again and left, lardly had she gone a few blocks when she fell down senseless, and was thus found by a policeman, who for warded her to a hospital. A curious charity is conducted by a German benevolent society which has a large number of branches in North, orn Germany and the Rhenish provin ces. The society places in every cafe to which it is allowed access a tray into which smokers drop the ends of their cigars which they have cut off bo foro lighting them. The tobacco thus collected is sold, and with the proceeds clothes are bought for poor children at Christmas. The branches of the so ciety are steadily increasing, and have, in fact, doubled within the last three years. The city of Detroit boasts one of those rare and radiant beings known as musical prodigies. lie is a boy of nine years who was born blind, but recovered his sight two year* ago by means of an operation. Contrary to the general rule that when one of the senses is In (jcllpse the others become unnaturally acute, it was not until this boy obtained his sight that he dis covered unusual powers of hearing. It has become his constant habit to denote by letter evory sound ho hears. For instance he will say : "That dog barks in F sharp," " That wagon rum bles in B flat," "That drunkard hic coughs in C natural." A violinist has taken him in hand and oxpects before long to turn looso a genius upon the world. One of the roost horrible sulcidcs, of the day whs that of a young girl in Paris, not a French girl. She went to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in the morning, where she met an old woman, a stranger, whom she asked to lunch with her. She did not appear de mented or excited. At the table she helped the old woman heartily, but scarcely ate anything her self. After this both ascended the tower of the cathedral for a view of Paris. While standing there tho young girl ran suddenly out, " and, climbing on tho parapet, flung herself forward. Sho fell on the railing, tho spike,-} fit which have the form of They cut the body in two rieafil^l', Waist. Tho lower part fell backward on the porch and tho upper part stuck, on tfie rails. A policeman ran to, the mfrgjie to fetch tho dead head, on which a round hat rcmaiped, and tho chest were not disfigured, but quite blenched." Tho cynic who believes that people are honest only as they dread being found out will be confirmed in his skep ticism by the activity of the particular class of knaves known aa "boodle swindlers," or those who, in pretend ing to soli peoplo counterfeit money, cheat the would-be rascals of the money they invest in tho attempted crimo. It is estimated - that the operations of these gangs amount to $1,000,000 an nually, wnich represents tho latent rascality that for one or two or five dollars is willing to make a largo profit by circulating bad money. Cir culars in imitation of letters are sent all over the country inviting their correspondents to visit them at certain cities, indicating tho hotel where they shall stop, and whero they meet the plausible men who leave thorn protty much stripped of their possessions. Another practice is to coax on their victims by sending a genuine $1 or f2 note, or parts of the same, and representing thom to be specimens of the counterfeit notes they have for sale. Tho number of fools wanting to be knaves who reply to theso temptations and lose their monoy, is said to be astonishing. "7 ^7 ? " I A writer in the London Times gives some figures which, in his judgment, indicate the rapid decline of the Chinese empire in population, {often mentioned by travelers of lato years. The Pekih government took the cen sus of the empire in 1812, and stated the population at 860,000,000. No general census has been taken since, ut one wan published reoentiy of the province of Chekiang, and the popula tion was found to have declined from 26,256,000 to 11,570,000. This is a decline of sixty por cent., and is shown to be accurute by the decline of the land tax from 5,85(5,000 taels to 2,120,000 taels. There is nothing to' prove that the case of Chekiang is exceptional, and thero is, therefore, much probability that tho foreign idea of tho decline of the wholo empire is correct. All the vice ,roya In reporting upon Jinan oe make the same statements. Chinese figures ure nearly worthless, and the interest of the governors in underestimating revenue is strong; but the appearance of decline is reported from too many sides to be patted over as imaginary. The causes are reported to be rebellions and famines, but the numbers of the people may be at last pressing too heavily on the means of subsistence. Penned by William Penn, That the venerable William, even after he laid aside the fouies of youth, was hot unmoved by the pleasure* of the table. Is attested by the little noto to "8qr. Rills, at the Secretary's office In Whitehall f, Sftnratno Patrntn: 19 9b? 96. The wftftth?r h?ing rod e, I wnil thlrt to ?* caiiA my oomeing, A to oar dlnn?t npon s bsnoh of A Dow, y? 2?th InnUnt, esll'd wsn?d?y. I sm Thy iiMMed ? W?. pMfN. ' The above Is copied from the Magct sHn? of Amtrfoan History. The origi nal Is in the British Museum. In the fifty years from 1880 to 1880 the amount of money invested In cot ton manufactures In the United States increased from $40,000,000 to $225, 000,000, and tho bales consumed from 194,890 to 2,000,000. FARM, G AH DEN AKD HOUSEHOLD, j A?bf?? Lmched and L'nlmrhrd. Without going into a discussion of the composition of wood ashes, it is sufficient for us to remem'.er that they consist of elements of the soil which I were essential to the trees" of which they formed a part, and that all our common farm crops draw from the soil tho same eleine* ts in differing ! proportions. When we apply ashes to the soil we furnish the plants the very ' elements of food which tl.ey neodin an easily-accessible form. Ashes act promptly, and JiPOiL- nj ptu' soils their j effects ar6 perraptiole foria long series j of years. The motb soluble parts of the I I ashes, especially the potasnr^ct most j promptly, while the less soluble parts ; continue to yield more or less nutri ment as they are gradually dissolved. | The application of unleashed ashes i In large quantities upon light sandy or calcareous soils is not economical, be cause the soluble and most valuable parts are sure to bo in part washed through the soil by rains and carried beyond the reach of tho roots of the plants, whereas if applied in less quan ! tities, the plant roots take what they 1 can, a portion is retained by tho soil j and a very small proportion is lost. On J clayey soils, or on those which aro rich in organic matter, heavy applications ' | of 100 bushels per acre may be and aro ! made. The crops most benefited by un leached ashes, besides grass and all fruit crops, aro potatoes, root crops and Indian corn, and to these crops it j may bo applied in tho hill or drill at 1 planting, or dropped by hand near and ! j upon the plants soon after they come J up. There is some danger of L injury to the seed unless the j i distribution is very even, hence the j surface application is usually pro I ferred. Ashes work down in tho soil. Rains wash down their most valuablo constituents, and on their way they act favorably upon tho soil, anil come in contact with the roots of tho plants. ] | They should, therefore, always bo njv plied upon or near tho surface of tho I soil. I With leached ashes the case is dif | ferent. Tho most soluble parts have already been washed out. They still | contain, however, a notable and very I variable quantity of potash, which I soon makes its presence known, and as i leached ashes aro usually applied much | moro liberally than unleached, tho ro sponso of crops is prompt and satis I factory. They may bo economically I used for tho same crops. Upon grass they are used as a top-dressing as evenly as possible at the rate of fifty to 100 bushels to tho acre ? loss upon light soils than upon heavy. IJn Ieached ashes aro applied to grass and clovey in about half tho above quanti ties, namely, twenty-fivo or thirty bushels per acre upon sandy or light loamy lands, and fifty bushels or more upon heavier soils. When ashes are used upon any crop which occupies the land only one year, that crop, though greatly benefited, j takes but a small part of tho app '.ea | tlon. It should bo followed by grass, clover, or by a succession of crops , which will mako use of this legacy of | fertility. ? American Agriculturist. Fnrm nn<l Uarden Note(. The Boston Cultivator says that now varieties of corn aro produced from the small nubbins that grow on the end of the tassel. A French chemist washes the stems and trunks of trees in a solution of aloes to keep oft the insects. Dissolvo tho aloes in warm water and apply with a brush. The ammonia exhaled from stables ends to make harness brittle. A littlo glycerine added to the grease with which harness is oiled will keep the leather soft and pliable. It Is well known that ants aro the destroyers of insects of tho smaller va rieties. The Boston Journal of Chnn l3try claims that ants also attack and destroy canker worm. J. A. Dodge, in the Journal of Ag riculture, says he cures hog cholera by giving half a teaspoonful of carbolic acid in a gill of milk. It is adminis tered from a long necked bottle. If fowls are confined in runs caro must be taken to cleanse the ground daily. The smaller the runs the greater must be the cleanliness. If thoy can help it ohickens will novor touch food lying near any droppings or unclean placo. Although potatoes do not become spoiled by a few degrees of cold, especially when thoy aro dry, their eating quality as woll as their ger minating power deteriorates when ex posed to a temperature below thirty degrees. The National Live Mock Joutnal calls attention to tho value of oil cake meal for horses. It says that ~ littlq of thocako incorporated with the food will not only greatly improve the coat, but has a beneficial effect on tho bow els of the animals. In manuring fruit trees tho chcrry should receive a lighter application than most other kinds. . It is not bene fited by much stable manure, but can be top-dressed with ashes or anything containing potash, almost without itint. All stone fruits, especially those i that are acid, need liberal doses of potash. Occasionally touching the latches, locks and hinges of tho doors with a drop of kerosene or a little tallow from the candle, and thus keeping them well lubricated, will Insure tho smooth and quiet shutting of the doors and prevent J tho jarring, grating or croaking so common in ncglectcd cases. By this %ttentlon tho doors and latches will last longer. ? A writer hays that a year's expe rience With broad wagon wheels is jonclusivo as to their vnlue. A four Inch tire will carry two tons over soft f round with greater easo to tho team han a two-and-a-half tiro will carry jne ton. The wheela aro not so much ?trained by stones nnd rough tracks on the road, and the road Is not cut up, but, on tho contrary, Is packed down fcnd keeps smooth. An English writer in tho Agricul tural Review says that if tho soil is Cx>r it receives the moro seed. At ast, such is tho practice of farmers. ! On poor land the plant does not tiller, 2^3^ pr<KludBg one at*m in- ! v" of thrt>o or fo \ t, or more as when sown on fertile land, 80, jn oitlcr to provido the requisite number of plants, several more seeds liave to bo deposited. We should obviate this bv 1 manuring as heavily as possible. It does not pay to cultivate land that re quires extra seeding. Our grapes, says the Fruit Recorder KJF?W1!!* ?U llig,, Rr?vellv . soil' to fort /T t0 R? d0Wn froni thirty to fort} feet for water and then find tho piu est spring water. Wo have never been troubled with tho rot and ha\ e not been obliged as yet to "hair" our grapes to secure good crops. Were 8- ?r a vineyard, *we shoufd cfi un hi^ or,a slatcy or calcerous soil up high and dry. This hint will do ' for those who are asking us about the best locality for crapes, "or em.r'o if I cstUftnHV1 not.s soil. set in the high est and dryest you have. Lime acts in a double canacitv ? it fuinishcs nn important ingredient in Z'Tl^r" plant." i um /I n furnishes the key bv ! in n 1 8tores ?f organic nitrogen m the soil arc unlocked, and rendered a a ailable as the food of plants. But *,m.? ('0('8 not furnish any of the more mportant or of tho m?ro costiv I ingredients which plants requiro to ' form their structure and seed it i quite evident that these must be ! acri\ cd from the soil ; t hi.s being the : 1 ? aPI>l'cation of lime should be ac companied by an application of n '"r"'""'8 ?''W. are earrl"! ' Sck. cr"'wor Kv feeding ?iih Itrrlprn. I I otato Pm-.-Two cups of cold i mashed potatoes; two cups of cc)ifi cooked meat chopped very line, two ta- j blespoon tills of melted butter two eggs well beaten; one cup of mi k di"h ^ "a)1 Butter Toast.- Allow a table- i spoonfu' of butter for each slice of bread; melt the butter by verv gentle boat; toast the bread to m even S J brown color, lay it in a chai n" K or in a thin china dish set in alarger dish containing hot water, and ?m,r the melted butter over it. Serve it hot as soon as it is made. | I'ie.? r*ar pio is a delicaev not often Been ?? our tables, and vet thr.v^ear'S \ fc (,? not 8oft<>n until after n ako vlrv >0n Pi .,k(Hl for so,,'? time n?ako >ery nice ]>ies. Make a thin rich crust-by rich I do not mean grcausy; shco tho ,)ParMf s])rin..1<; J? over them, and put in a few small lumps of butter; add, if you pYr.J " wlti cinnamon or mace. lia'ke w ith an upper crust. n.r?ICiK1'I:.U K(,us- ? Uoil a dozen cpps breakla!rr' ihn'""? U"', Sl"'1U wilh""t Breaking the eggs, and pack them, in glass jars. While the eggs are beinS fned kmin0Ver th? <ir(? 1,1 a l)0rcolain^ inul kettle one quart of vinegar ono leyei tejispoonful each of wholf cloves allspice and pepper corns, and one level tnblespoonful of ? ;wtart. Th the hcTand naml Spic(>? becomo raiding not and then pour them over the egg s and close tho jars at once. gg^ Fritters on Pancakes Two Oggs well beaten, a half-cupful sugar h fourth-cupful molasses, two-thfrd* lard i Avmilk; ft teasP?onful butter or lard, an even teaspoonful soda, a h If teaspoonful each of salt and of mixed batter*1*? ?nnan,0n' <5oUr to niuk0 ? batter that will just drop from tho spoon; have the lard hot, dip the spoon into it and then take a small spo^nfu" of the batter and drop it in; repeat tho process until you -have as manv as tho I iry-kettlo will accommodate; fry mod itnd a ni f ^ be dono thr?ugh S o" cK0Wn; ?"? "ith C?f. The Hand In tho Colorado It Ivor. Aro thero any circumstances in con nection with the Colorado ri /or, it might bo asked, which serve to explain the powerful nature of its action on tho rocks? Tho answer to this question is of tho most interesting kind, since it serves to illustrate a now circumstance in rivor action, and ono which renders it highly powerful in its effects on tho earth's surfaco Tho Colorado is un doubtedly a fierce torrent. Within the canons it has a fall or slope of be tween seven and eig't feet per mile, which is twenty times as great as that of the Ohio and Mississippi, llut run ning water alono will hardly accom plish a work of such magnitude as tho Colorado has evidently been able to effect. Hence, when tho geol ogist surveys tho Colorado more closely, ho notes that its work and power ato largely duo to the quantity of sand and like debris it carries down, and which, borno along with its cur rente, serve like n natural saw or fllo to wear and eat out tho rocks over which it runs. Tho irnmenso power of sand borne by running water, as an agent in oroding rocks, is thus clearly do monstratod. But the sand must bo present in proper quantity, that its work may bo properly accomplished, Thero must neither be too much nor too littlo sand in tho river, if its wprk Is to be thoroughly performed. Too much sand will block up its cur rents and impede its work, will lie in its bod, and thus protoct tho rocks in stead of contributing to their wear. Too littlo sand will be swept onwartl and leavo no Impression on tho rivor course. Hence, it Is when tho river, as Is the caso with Uio Colo rado, possesses just that modicum of sand which it can keep moving with dire effect to tho rocks, that the wear and tear proceed most quickly, and that tho work of water is seen at its boat. Curiously enough a tributary of tho Colorado Illustrates tho caso of a river which cannot erode its course because of tho great amount of sand which it carries. This Is tho river Platte, which has a fall equal to that of tho Colorado, but which Is over loaded with snnd. Hen^o its act ion on itfi course Is feeble as compared with that of the Colorado, and Its workciin never, as things are, compare with that of its neighbor stream, which has si lently but offcctually hewn out the land into tho great gorges which aro among the most wonderful of nature's glgantio works. ? Chambers' Journal. Gas was first Introduced in this coun try In Baltimore in 1821, in Boston in 1H28, and In New York 1827. So Go?? the World. When I wear the cap and bell*. Many friends hove I; Unto oarelees, merry heart*, Merry heart* roply. 4 Just as this old earth of oars Dimples in a hundred flowers, When above, in summer's hoars, Laughs a summer sky. When grief bido6 with me, alas I Not a friend have I; Bad hearts meet on evory side With a oold "Good-bye." Just as this old earth of onrn Parts with ull tho drooping (lowers When above, in autumu hours, Glooms a somber sky. . ? Maryaivt Eyliwje. HUMOROUS. A St. Louis horso chows tobacco. Wo have often seen a fast driven horse smoke. Some tramps refuse to eat chops b? causo they are so suggestivo of the woodpile. Hindoo girls are taught to think of marriage as soon as "they can talk. t American girls are not. They don't ' require teaching. ? Philadelphia Neuxs. An exchango asks, " Where do tho hats go?" Well, some go to the attic, but tho most of them go out with their owners. Ask us an easy one.? New York Commercial. It is not good to tako tea ifi tho middle of the day. Tho man who ' tried it, in an Austin grocery store, when he thought tho clerk was not looking, is our authority. ? Hi/tings. Humbleton had a severe strain on his conscience tho other day. lie aims to be tho most honest of critics, and on being asked by tho father of an animated fog-horn how he liked his daughter's voice, ho replied : " She | sings like a Patti-( under his breath) I gonian I" ? Musical Herald. Paris wit : The inexpert huntsman having missed live partrid ges in suo ! cession, blazes away at a sixth and ! cries exultingly to the gamekeeper : I " Thero I I hit him ! I saw tho i feathers fly I Didn't they?" Tho J gamekeeper : "Yes, sir, they flew ? , they flow olT with tho bird !" A South End man has taught his dog, I when offered sausage, to smell of it and then turn away with a mournful howl, i and when ho goes into a butcher's shop i whero thero are a lot of folks, offers ! tho dog a sausage and tho dog does tho i act, it is awful embarrassing for tho | butcher, and, if ho gets a cliance, ho I kicks^Jjpflog. ? liostun 1'ost. I Plotting paper was discovered in 1155. Previous to that, when a man | dropped a splotch of ink on tfto lower ) left hand corner of his paper, lie would give it a lick with his tongttO toward ! tho upper right hand corucr and mako ' a better picture of tho copiet of 1880 1 than any that has - yet appeared in the 1 illustrated papers. ? Norri-atoym Iler ' aid. ? ?' ? When we see tho young ttian of the ' period, with the cutaway coat, his ears sheltered from the cold north wind blasts by the broad expanse. of collar, his two watch chains, but no watch, his pointed shoes and intellectual eye glass, his tootsey-wootsey cane and nan cake hat, we realize that the. $84,000, 000 annually expended In educating i the American youth is little enough. ? Rochester Express. - : , ? I General Terry Bays that those In j dians who havo been placed npon farms and given cows to tonfl Wo perfectly I wrapped up in tl eir occupation, and ; show no disposition to go Oh tho war path. Naturally. The man who has three or four cows to keep track of has all ho wants to do without, tfoing scalp- 4 hunting; and besides, after An experi ence in circumventing thp cusscdness of a cow, Indian fightingVmust bo a mighty tame and uninteresting busi ness. The Bcientijlo A merfoan 3ay s ; "An invention that will bo appreciated by travelers who play chess eh voyago is that reported from Berlin iof an iron chess-board, with ?magnetized men, that will hold in place, no matter how often tho ship or the car rolls over." x When a ship rolls ovor a few times, or whon a car gets the.bottom of an embankment, we can imagine how much a travoler will depreciate an iron chess-board with magnetized men. ? Texas HiJ'tinya. i! n ? ? ? ?? W Idows. , A Now York letter enumerating some of Gotham's rich Willows wlndn j up thus: While speaking on tills sub | ject I wish to Buy plainly that it is not rny attention to reflect on widows after j the fashion of the Plck?lck papers. I Bo many of our best meti have married j widows and found them the very best of wives that this point ^s past argu ment. For instance, Washington, Jefferson and Franklin each married a j widow, tho names being severally Mrs. Cuatls, Mrs. Skelton and Mid. Head. Tho lexicographer Jahn non and tho philanthropic Howard j each married widows who we?-e many years their senior, but ! they lived very happy, and John ' Bon nover ceawed to mourn his d?v j parted " Tetty " Aaron Burr's first, ) wifo was a widow (Mrs. I'rovosl). and I as long as sho lived his fortuno was in the aseondant. Their married life ap I pears to have been happy, but, as in ' | the case of Jefferson, it only lasted ten years. Napoleon marriod the widow Ileau liamals, and as long as ho continued j faithful to her his progress was j brilliant and successful. A very cu i rlous Instance of this * is round in tho history of Hlr William Her schel. He reached the rtge of j fifty as a bachelor, but then married j a widow (Mrs. Mary Pitt), with whom ho lived in a happy condition for a third of a century. They had one son, Sir John Horachel, who became also I an astronomer, and won higii dls , Unction. Mohammed Is also on the Rnme list, for at twcnty4lve he mar ried the widow Kadljah, who - was forty, and whose wealth and. Influ,.tce j were of assifltanee to a needy adven-, turer. These facts add fresh valu* to j the rich widows of New York That) . one of this number gave $60,000 to' heneflconce, while another builds a 1 jCathedral, Is thus published to the world as a tribute to American wom?n , hood.