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FRAHK P. BEABD,
VOL. X.
KERSHAW COUNTY, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1882.
NO. 13.
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FRANK P. BEARD. Publisher.
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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.
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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. ' \ *?' " '
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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.