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T7" ' he Kershaw Gazette. ? " ? 1 -> " ? 1 ? n i . i T 'i'"1 ? i 1 s_ ? .. .. . .. ? , ... . ? j FKAKK P. BEARD, Publisher; _ ^ ^ - y " -V '315 NOT. TWO DOLLARS A YUft. VOL. XI. . CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY. S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1884. NO. Id. fl HMhIuid at FOR Lovrs BAKE I tmpM to moranor That life h fliHtnr awu y, With o u3j a round of trifles Filling each bujy day; Dotting nooks and ooruers, Making the honss look fair, ?And patiently taking upon mo The burden of a woman's caret Comforting chiUhh sorrorr*, And charming the childish heart Wiih the simple song and story, Told with a mother's art; Betting the dear home table, And clearing tho meal away, And going on little errands In the twilight of the day. One day is Just like another! Sewing and piecing well little Jackets and trowsera 80 neatly that none can tall Where are the seams and joining*? Ah! the seamy sido of life . Is kept out of sight by the magio Of many a mother and wife! And oft when I am ready to murmur That life is flitting away, With the eelf-samo round of duties Filling each Lusy day, It comes to my spirit sweetly, With tbs grace of a thought divine: You are living, toiling for lore's sake, And the loving should never repine.* 11 SNOOPER" It was was an extraordinary engago SSSri" incomprehensible. JiLt ^eme8a (her name was Jwmi v a<! Dot a Pretty sound). ?rv w?? ing basel-evcd, goWen-haired torSandJr married to Doc f<lCt alone Wa8 neither incom STiSffl? ?or extraordinary, for he was Mwoalthy asshe; he was as handsome and learned a man as she was a prcetv reined woman; no, the rare Era wi l.T? I*8' *hat the relatives of J^fb high ??n*?Mting parties wero not Xem^tch eminently pleased with f 'a*r roader?and unfair ono, too-what would you think if your mother-in-law wero openly, in your pres ?< it, to tijmj hor'un 8m ?S?S ll'e?brini?"! match Wh" " your ?ls mother! "M "grce w">> thoir Well, that was tho astonishing fea ture to Belle s and the Doctor's e?gago They loved each othor devotedly, of & because there was no opposi they lo8t a ?VCflt deal of J^ys,J.ov j?y?U8 miseries, been rnSrL t ?7 felt a,8 If they had ^.5,? for yeart, because their }aCH Were not etolon> but given 88 mattor of course, in presence 01 all. w,??ir?rftddl5g wn9i? take P'ace Christ KJ preparations wohe ffilcSoo ' ' WM t0 ^ the f?*F "I I .??"? evening in October, the doctor. !nrsr ?^Lbhm?* younger sister's ears to his hearts contont, suggested a BnPP?i' an(l for 60? roanon SSJlSl tWp flnd difflcult to explain, repjwt me m ?J9tor sho11 from th? In morning he found it wofSuKnif a"2 wh,|? restlnff from his ??al work> ?mvwod himself by know H' "But few of us saidlie beautiful an oyster shell is," beitotlfnl ?? Belle?" asked his inena and former classmate, Doctor onenttfnJ while lying on Bander's journal ? tho latest medical ?nn^*!!//,lj?Q?to\Bandcr' "bile he 0?S?3*!0'* to admiro the sholl. MaS^..? ?Io?uont?" "gain said his ,?3 * teasing tone. Dr' Band?r, ambigu Oollins continued his reading, as Bander JESl S P?,,8hed the shell. 8ud jKjl ** presented itsolf to him ha ^Kr n2 .ikKU ng' for be smiled as | r^bbon to the baok of the; J? & ViS upon ,ta /ace he painted the ????! H. nrnSSttT &T?tb Vharr0T, rim of and then fc 5 aL?in the ^aU oi hl? offlco, among 5? th? arJtic]e? of brio-a-brao, Savele oollected on his *$}*?$&}& finished his Httli oraa ment, his friend arose, looked at It, and what Is a snoop**" ?r^552!r>W*uh0,Ut chtn^ng a feature, ton? anjmsrcl annoyance in his 10 6*<*pt, perhaps, by the ?Uti thesis it presented to the usual ear ^!u0b^rAOtaT tbeii employment, t! A!*" was soSn forgotten in 8S2K!rt 1 1? now ?P?ration whioh hfaA??l^?r ,b^8 bride, thereupon kSS?? ' ^th a larelcal gravity, felt and in a breath said : J> ? 2i hiti? fly<> hilars Is t^ftla W iS g a POmpoui stride, home overcoat and went ?JJl55?5tot ,l.ttl? dust-broom whioh ShUk w futVr? btwband was .9? Jbe pnrtioles which had M?e^rhWW^.ft^r^7t>Urt! sho talked to him. V'iftoddenty frhe stoppod, touched the :Cr^fc'tb' "*"? rMatlw ?y, what Is a snooper I she In , A ' snooper, ' dear," he answered, aA "uesSon?^ dd*lgned t0 f0oU olw did not laugh, but ouietly laying own the duster, before he oould undor left hit offlco, ard the street ^ exciaifesd.but his f misgiving, . The convince himself that the matter would blow over u toon as he might with. The entranco of patients, for awhile gave hia thoughts other direction, but his offlco hours were hardly over when ho de termined to call od hU bride and either laugh away the affair, or if he should fail in tnis ? much as ho disliked the idea, he would apologize. Be was adjusting his gloves when his eve fell upon the "snooper," and ? women would say ? manlike ho tore it from the wall, ana oponing a window ho threw it out, end was sorrv that it did not break on the pavement below. Slowly he entered his cab, and was about to order tho coachman to drive to Remesa's house, when a messenger handed him a package, lie opened it and found all his presents to hi? bride, cvon to her ongagemont ring. Ho did not observe the messenger pick | up something from the street, and smile as ho carried off the "snooper" with him ; I but returned to his room and gathered ] tho protty little ornaments his brido had j given him, made a pack of them and sent them to her without a word. Tho two apparently mo9t gay people* at all the balls and parties during tho entire winter were Miss Remesa ana Dr. Bandor, yet they avoided each other as skilfully as they did the questions of their relatives and friends. Soon all ceased to speak of tho engagement, and by spring it was only remembered that at one timo they had been promised to each other. Again Christmas approachcd, and Dr. Bander had not eaten an oyster in that interval. He worked hardor than ever at pro fessional matters. and was appointed sur geon to the City hospital. A fair was to be given for the benefit ofjthe institution, and, of course, he must attend. . Bander went and was victimized at fjrab-bags, raffles, votes for tho prettiest ady, tho most popular physician at the "museum of living curiosities,'* which contained a mouse in a cage, a canary which drew water, and similar marvels. Tho flno art gallery consisted of "Bony part crossing the nnd" ? a skeloton of a chickon mounted on oVange-peolings, and "Egyptian Darkness" ? :? Bort of a sentry dox, whick kept the bo holdor peering in and seeing nothing. As his purse grew light, thoughts of going homo presented themselves to him, when he noticcd a large number of peo ple in one corner of the hall, who seemed to struggle toward the center and leave it with a small package, which each ono opened when alone and laughed over its contents. He approachcd the crowd without bo irg able to elicit the cause of the commo tion, was pressed to a pagoda, within which btood Bcllo, who, with perhaps ever so slight a tremor in her voico, said : "Good evening, Doctor Bander 1 How many will you take? . Only twenty-five cents each." He handod her a dollor, and Bhe quickly roturnod him four little jeweler's boxes, upon whioh was printed : "To be opened whenalono." Tho surging crowd pushed him off, and as soon as he was freo he oponed ono of tho boxes and drew forth a circular, which read as follows: Tine OWI.Y ORIGINAL BtfOOrEH. PATENTKn, OOFYRIOIITKP A??D CAVEATED BY THE INVENTOH. Directions: Hane the snooper l?y it# ribbon in a conspicuous plaoo in your ottico or par Ipr, and all who neo It willatk: "What is n snooperf Then you must answer: "A snooper is nn apparatus to make fools usk questions." This inevitably proJuccsthe best Of feeling among all concerned. Note: If your Bnoopev should break, you will have lost tho sum invested. P. 8. No discount to the trade. P. P. 8. ? Call again Beneath this circular upon some fine cotton rested tho oyster-shell, polinhcd, cleaned and painted-as tho ono he had hung in his ofilco on the last day that Belle had been tho re. The hot blood pushed to his face, and the first impulse was to throw the boxes upon the floor and leave tho hall; yet a moment's con sideration convinced him that he could take advantage of this opportunity to speak to Bello. go attached the Bhcll to his button , Hke a boquet or decoration, oud returned to the pagoda. "Miss Remesa, is it allowable to wear a snooper in this manner?" She botrayod not tho sllghest emotion as she took a tiny golden shell from her bosom, upon which the Icttors R and B Were ontwlnqd and deftly fastened it to hie scarf, said: "No, Regy." Sotne say that ho grasped her hand and pressed It to his lips ocfore ho would release it, but that cannot Ira proven. An hour later they ontored tho sitting room of tho Remesa mansion. Bolltrs parents started as if frightened when they saw them. After somo moruonts' conversation, Mr. Ramesa said i "Now, Reginald, wlU you kindly toll us tho cause of your incomprohonsiblo aeparation from Bello?" The doctor answered, much in the manner of a schoolboy confessing a peccadillo: "A snooper." Mrs. Remesa turnod to Belle and said: "Perhaps you will explain what divorced you for a whole year previous to your marrlagof' Belle blushed, looked at tho doctor, at her parents, and as she cast a glance at the floor seemed to find an answer there, for she quickly said : "A snooper," and aofcmcd glad that sho had given op pression to her pentup thoughts. "A snooper 1 ? why, what under heaven Is a snooper?" both nekod. Boforo they could answer, in rushed Belle's yonngor brother, and , bov-li ke, roared "just think I ma and pa, Belle's made a fortune for the hospital, selling oyster ?ho1ls and celling them~" he saw the doctor. ?'Why, hello ? Reg? what In the world brought you back?" * "ofttor smilod now as he said ; "A ? ? ig bfoth?s#-in*law grasped his hand and yelled, hurrah for tho snooper!"?. Mr. Remesa arose, and with alt the digftityj^f a Well- reputed wealthy mcr ^Ha*<$Vote ill gone mad? Charles, will yt>o have tho kindness to inform mo immediately what a snooper Is?" Imagine tho , consternation Charles' answer produced ' HsAccording to directions a 'snooper la m apparatus designed to make fools ask ?iuesilong.M' V* The old gentleman glared at his son, then at tho rest of tho family. Silently ho left the room. He wont to the club, and at tho very entrance met another of "thltl$\o**!" "Howdy, Remeesa- look at this shell. Jou're a connoisseur in bivelvo* ?what o you think of this?" . . Id gentleman saw the fatal word iterrogator, wheti Doctor Codlno had with a polite salutation. H sm I "Doctor, I am glad to Me you," said Mr. Remesa, " ana I should Ilka to talk to you for a few moments." Visions of a consultation trom the rioh Mr. Remesa cross*. J the doctor's mind as they wont to tho smoking-room. Those visions, were, however, rapidly dispelled, and tho old gentleman and tho young doctor, after an nour's conversation, parted, both apparently in high glee. It was uear midnight when Dr. Ban der returned to ?his office, and thero found Codine, who gfooted him with: " Bunder, do you know what you j arc ?" " A very ordinary mortal In your eyes, j I presume." "No, you are a snoopor," and forsomo reason they embraced, not liko Spaniards, but really hugged cach other. Codino found liis breath first, aud said : " Bander, when is it to be 7" "Christmas. And you will be my best man. Belle told mo to ask you." And Christmas it was. It seems that somehow the cause of tho separation had become public, for the majority of tho presents were elegant imitations in gold and silver of tho snooper. Reader, mako a snooper and show it to your sistcr-in-law. When sho asks tho question, answer according to direc tions, and then it wonld bo well to ro member that ^*ou have an urgent appoint ment sotno miles off. But after all, is thoro such a word as " snooper f" Convinco yourself by looking on page one thousand two hundred ana flfty-ono of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and if you don't find it I'm sorry for you, and for Webster also. ? F. U. Valentin*, in Sirinton '* Story Teller. Persimmons. " What's tliom things, mister?" asked a man of a Fulton market fruit dealer, pointing to a peculiar looking fruit about two inches in diameter, of a terra-ooita color, closely resembling an apple in shape and having a nceale-liko point at ono end and something like an acorn cup tit the other. There was a malioious twinklo in tha dealer's eyo as he said : "Why, thepe are the celebrated Ten nessee persimmons I Haven't you ever tasted thunW Try one." It was not mellow, but it looked tempt ing, and the man's teeth met boyoua a piece the size of a silver dollar. The ono piece satisfied him, evidently, for all the astringent qualities of a green persimmon began to take immediate effect upon his tongue, his teeth and his lips. His mouth -was growing smaller by degrees, ho could not laugh with grace, be could not be angry, ho could not articulate ; yet all the time ho had the mortification of see ing the dealer .and ' his neighbors well nigh convulsed with laughter. With a smothered oath he wgnt away. " These persimmons," sai l the dealer, " came from a farmer near Naahvillo, Tennessee, who makes a specialty of growing them. Ho finds it a profitable business and lias brought the heretofore almost worthless fruit to a high state of porfectiou. These specimens aro grocn, of course, and wore sent to me for com Farison with llic< Japanese persimmon, find them lnrger, but cannot judge of their flavor till they are ripe, which thov aro not till bitten by the frost. Frost mellows them and removes all their astringency, makes them as sweet as sugar and of a de.icious flavor. "The persimmon, indigenous to the South, grows upon small trees seldom ex ceeding fifty feet in height, and in a wild state the fruit is smull and unattractive, though extremely sweet after frost. Children arc fond of the persimmon, but they are most popular with the 'possum, who -walks forth nightly to regale himself and become a victim of the boys and dog( who know just where to find him. A persimmon tree is a 'possum's Dehnonico. Some people have experimented with per simmons in various ways, and I have known them to be .dried and pressed, in which condition they eat as well as the dntes of Arabia. The farmer from whom theso came has realized as much as $10 a bushel for his cultivated variety, and, 1 understand, ho has developed a goodly portion of his land to a persimmon or chard with the intention of showing the American people iitst what can be dono with a product which grows in every old field in the Southern and Central Btatos, and ha9 heretofore been looked upon as little less than a nuisance. ? New York Tribune. A Spicy lleperter. "You must throw a little spice into your writing," said the City editor to a now roporter. ? "Facts aro all very well and make an admirable foundation, but there must be somo elaboration. A bare bonnet without trimmings would be an unsightly affair. V , "Why, I have thrown spice into this ar tlole,,? the roporter replied. . % ? "Whoro is the spice?" 4II say spice, because I have handled the subject gingerly." "My collogiato friend," raid the city editor, "you are too smart to bo a re porter. Go on away and lceturo for eeventy-flvo dollars per night. Advortiso yourself with colored pictures and call Sourself a groat paragraplior. The pub 0 la hungry for you." "Yon seem to bo intorentod in my wel fare." "I am, for I believe that thn public would kill you the first night-." taio Tr<it*br. > V'L A Wonderful Old Man at 105. The grandfather of f>r. W. 11. Peebles, an eminent physician of Georgia, recent ly flnado Mio following statement: His f;randfathcr ' on his wife's tide, Micajah Irooks, was only seventeen years old when ho was married to a girl of fifteen. They lived happily togethei until his wife died at the advanced ago of 100 yearn. After her death at about the age of 104 years, ho was remarried to a Miss Watson, of Paulding county, she being nbout forty years old nt the time. Two sons wore born to them, and in the yonr 1807 he died at the advanced age of 118 .vears. Ho was a Virginian by birth but was one Of the earliest sett lore of Nortli ?wtostcrrt Georgia, Ho wns a groat trader ?with the Indian?, and at ono time owned nearly the whole o' Paulding and adja cont counties, which he bought from thetn. His second wife is still living, t{hich make* her at thin time sevonty years old "I oan't live without hor," lie said to his legal adviser, "and I am sure that away down in her heart alio ha# a little fooling foj nty, I am going to test her." Ha pulled Out a pistol and said: "I am going to hor with thin and shy. 'Here, shoot me down ; I don't care to lire any mora.' " "You ha<f better not," said tha cautious legal man ; "she might pull the trigger." ??I don't care for that," said the heartbroken husband ; "I don't care HUMOROUS SKETCHES. Br Use 1Mb - "What are the wild wave# Raying, Charlie ?" "Let us spray." "Oh, pray, don't 1 That's too old." "What do you think they're saying, Bortiiat" "You won't be angry if I tell youf' "Why, certainly not, darling." "I think they're waiting because their white caps arc not tritnmed with fur just like tho oloak I expect to get for ray Christmas, dear." Charlio walks home with his far-seeing littlo wife and wonders why he ever mar ried. ? 2f(tc York Journal. Quite n Different lTInn. Matcrfamilias ? " Who was that man you wcro walking with this atternoon, fcdith?" Kdith ? "That was Alfred Eastlake, one of the most charming young gentle men I ever met." " And who is he, pray?" " Ho is studying law." "The law is overcrowded, and it may bo ten years before he can earn his living. Besides, I don't like his looks. Ho has a red nose all full of carbuncles, his clothes don't fit him, his linen is not white by a good deal, and, in fact, I don't believe ho can walk straight half tho time. Please don't associate?" "Ohl it ia not Mr. Eastlake you are describing. You must have seen me with Lord Topnoddy, who came up just as Mr. Eastlako loft." "Lord Topnoddy I Well, I declare; a real live lord, and I novor knew it. Don't fail to ask him to call tho very first chance you get. 1 hopo ho isu't married yet." ? Philadelphia CalK Children** Chatter. Mother (to a flve-ycar-old, who has sat very still for flvo minutes) ? "What arc you thinking of, Georgia?" Georgia ? "Oh! 'bout old times, I dcss." A weo ono in this place who was be ing trotted on her grandmother's knee suddenly discovering the wrinkles on the good dame's face, exclaimed: "Oh! gamma I I see a lot o' 'ittle tucks on oo lace I' ' An old gentleman, who had a woodon leg terminating in a knob, called to see a lady. The lady's little son, after look ing at the wooden leg several minutes, ?aid to tho old gentleman: "Monsieur, have you put your cane in the leg of your pantaloons?" ? Philadelphia CaU. Little Eddie Bonner ond Sammy Rose yesterday saw a worm crawling on the sidewalk in front of the latter's home. Sammy was going to mash it with a stone, whon Eddie said: "Don't mash it, Sammy! If you do Dod might mash you ; fur I hoard mother say wo ain't more than worms to Dod." ? Kentucky Journal. "Papa," paid a Marathon boy, "do goata give milk?" "Yes, Tommy." "And a goat is a butter, isn't it?" "Yes, my son." "Well, then, isn't goat's milk butter milk?" ? Independent. Brother Gardner on Trnnmin luxation. "I understan'," begun Brother Gard nor, "I understan' dat snrtin pussons in dis club am all broke up obcr do theory of transmigrashun. It has bin reported tu me dat Samuel Shin am shukin'ln his butCB fur fear dat lie will be turned into a dog and have to follor a brick wagon. I larn dat Elder Toots am almos' sick abed bekase he expects to be transformed into an old white noss nn' bo used on a delivery wagin, airly an' late. It am said dat Whalebone Ilowker had a fit when his wife ate two hull pies an' wont to bod an' dreamed dat it nad died an' bin transformed into a hyena. Ebon Judge Cadaver turns pale at do ideali of his ever becomin' a giraffe an' havin' to hold his head too high to eber see a lost cent on do sidewalk. "Gem'len, dar' may bo sunthin' in do theory, but I soe no occasion fur worry. If Samuol Shin am turned into a dog lot liiiu conduct hisself in an honorable, gon tlomanly mannor an' he will not laok fur friends nor bones. None of you will remember dat you onco libed on airth as men an' woro members of do Lime-Kiln elub. If Slapjack Jackson am turned into a coon it will come perfectly nateral to have him take to a tree when he heats a dog bark. If Sunset Parker leaves his present shape to become an ox do yoke will como perfockly natoral to him, an' he will submit to bo pounded an' cussed widout a thought of usln' his horns or hoofs. Dar' am no occashun to feel bad in de daytime nor lose any sleep at night, let us now purceqd." Wam'i a I.lnr. "What isyourname?" asked the United States attornoy of an old "squatter," who had been summoned before tho oourt as a witness. "Which name, 'Squire t'J "Your right name, of course." "I ain't got nono." "What, you don't mean to say that you haven't got a name." "Oh. no sir." "This summons Bays that you name is Ananias Peters. Is that so?" "Heokin it Is." "Thought you didn't have a right name?" "I ain't." "Look here, sir. Don't trifle with this court. Your prevarication will not bo toloratod horo. Why. did you say that Ananias Peters wan not your right name." "'Caso it wan't right to name a boy Ananias, therefore it ain't a right name. The Bible, I believe, sorter called Ana nias a liar," ' "Which," Interposed the judge, "makes it peculiarly applicablo to your case." "Look a-liero, jedge, I don't want to proglo with you, 'cuse you've got tho upner hand of mo, but I don't want Vou to hit me with tho Bible. A man's fn a bad enough fix whon yer fling the law at him, but whon yer fling tho law an' tho gospel both, ho ain't got no show." ,fWhero do you livo?" asked tho attor ney. "At homo." "But where's your home?" "In tho neighborhood o' whar I live." The judge turned away to conceal a smile, and tho attorney, giving tho "snuatter" a look of extreme sovority, saia : "Do you kn?j<a where you are, sir?" "Yes, sir; I'm horo." "You won't bo hore much longer, un less you answer my questions." "I'm answorln' your questions, 'squire. Go on with your rat kHlln*." "Where werb you whon Mr. Jasen, the defendant, cut timber from government land?" "When did he do the outtin't" "TTiat's what I want to find out. I think it was sometime in October." "Wal, some times In October I waa in one plaoe an' somvtimes in another." "iMd yon ever see him rutting govern ment timber!" ??I believe I did." "When!" "Din-in' the war when he wag In tho ; armv!" "None of your foolishness now. Didn't you come along the road one day in Oc tober and talk to the defendant while he wa down a tree?" "Remember that you are under oath. 80 you didn't Bee him whilo ho was chop ping down a' troof" "Didn't say that, 'souiro, for I dfd see him choppiu' the tree." "Did you stop nnd talk to hlmj" "Yes, sir." "Thought you paid you didn't stop and talk to him?" "Didn't sav it." "You did." "Didn't say it." "What did you say?" "Said I didn't talk to him while he , was clioppin', fur when I come up an' spoke, he quit choppln'. Ef thar's any thing else you wanton know, fire away." ?Arknnmur Traveler. Diamonds for Drills. "Diamonds are comparatively chcnp j nowadays," a rock drill manufacturer paid, " aud the diamond set bite used in the diamond drills do not cost as much as they did." " Arc genuine diamonds uBed in these drills, or arc they called diamond drills because the steel has an extremely hard temper I" the reporter asked. "Diamonds are used in the drills. They aro chiefly one and two carat stones. At present they cost about $20 a carat. They arc in the rough. Tho diamond set bit is hollow. It is a steel thimble, having three rows of diamonds embedded in it. so that the edges of those in one row project from its faco, while the edges of those in the other two rows pro ject from the outer and inner periphery respectively. The diamonds of the first mentioned row cut the path of the drill in its forward progress, while tho?o 011 the outer and inner periphery of the tool enlarge the cavity." How are the diamonds set in tho bit ?'? "The bit is of soft stool, In which holes aro drilled. After tho diamonds are fitted tho metal is hammered against them so that they remain firm." " Do tho diamonds wear out ?" "Their edges which come in contact with the rock get a little smooth, and then thoy are taken out and reset, bo that a fresh edge is presented." " Have all the hollow drills three row# of diamonds?" "No. Some have only one row, but these arc not very large. The diamonds stand out from the steel setting, so that the steel does not come in contact with the rock." " How are the diamond drills worked?" "By a rapid rotation, varying any where from 400 to 1,000 revolutions a minute. There are different machine# used for different kinds of drilling." " Where do you get tho diamonds for the bits?" tho reporter asked. "They come principally from Brazil. Some come from Siberia and somo from the south of Africa; tho latter, however, are more glassy and not 60 tough as the Brazilian diamonds, and aro much more likely to crush under pressure. ? Noxo York Sun. Christmas llhymes. Again, and yet ngain, Christmas "re turns with the revolving year," and, as it has been for so many centurios, will bo again celebrated with tho advent of frost and ice amid tho depths of winter? at least in the northern half of the world; for in the southern hemisphere Christmas comes hand in hnnd witn midsummer, and is welcomed, not by blazing logs, but with picnics under tho cool sliade of treos, though oven hero the old associa tions hold their sway and roast beef and Christmas puddings appear upon the board. To the poets Christmas has always been dear, and has been celobratod by tnora in somo of tho finest pootrv in our language. One of the. finest Christmas carols ever written ib *tliat of Milton, which was written when he was very youngs It is descriptive of the first Christmas day, when there was "an uni versal peaoe through sea and land.1' Nor War nor battle's sound Was heard the world around ; The idle spear and shield were high up Ttae hook?Schariot stood Unstained with battle blood; , The trumpet spake not to the armed throng; And kirurs sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was nigh. ' Leigh Hunt in a strain of most pleas ant banter writes of Christmas as the Glorious time of great Too Much. Too muoh fire and too muoh noise, Too much babhlemunt of boys; Too muoh eating, too muoh drinking, Too much ev'rything but thinking; Solely bent to laugh and stuff, And trample upon base Enough. This is truly seasonable poetic licenso ? running over, as it wore, of animal spirits, which was characteristic of the man, evon under tho most severe depres sion. For no one advocated more strong ly than he did the restriction of enjoy ment of what he horo terms " base Enough," and tho distribution of the surplus of the great Too Muoh amongst those who unfortunately are innocent of all familiarity with Enough. The New Mormon Temple. The mai. vails of the new temple of the Mormons in Bait Lalto have been completed. The first stone was laid twenty-eight years ago. The material Is granite, liko Maine granlto, full of shi ning mica flecks, and is hauled from the mountains baok of Salt Lake with oxen on enormous wagons, with wheels twelve foet htftft. The walls are exceedingly thick? >- ten foet? and the height eighty five feet. The cost to date, paid by tun ings, has been $4,000,000, and six more years of work will be required to com plete tho structure. It has come to stay, whether Mormonism has or not, and It has been jprediotcd that some day the State of Utah, rodcomed and purged of polygamy, will own it and use it for a Capitol. Letting Illra Down. "Oh, Clara," ho said, "how I have longed for this happy hour, when we two should sup together alone 1 Haven't you also longed, Clara?" "Yes. very much." "And why, darling, have you longed > I)o you really think so muoh ? " "Oh, yes, Henry, I do think everything of?" ' "Ton do ?" "Everything in the world of these ? " "These happy, blissful moments t" "No, those oysters. They are the first I've had a chance to bite Intofor ayoar,' Watches were first made in Oermant In U77. AMONG THE SHAKERS. u Editor Spent Sunday AT lib ti*e Canterbury Ooruuiunity . The editor of tho Portsmouth (N. II ) Journal describes 5 Sunday visit to the 8haker community at Canterbury as fol low? : The Canterbury Shakers have been established a little over a century. Tho original families were, previous to their adoption of Shaker l>eliof, of tho Free will Baptist persuasion, and were con verted during the visit of missionaries from the Lebanon Shakers of New York not long after the establishment of that society by Mother Ann Loo. The three original families formed the nucleus of tho present three families, to which were added other families with their farm**, until from a small beginning they in creased in numbers and property so that they havo now about 3,000 acres of land in Canterbury, beside a farm in New York, where they havo raised wheat, but which for several years they have let out to other parties. They havo a delightful location at Con terbury, upon high ground, generally in excellent condition, overlooking a broad extent of country on nil sides, the distant hills surrounding them "as the moun tains are around about Jerusalem." It is a place where one who desires it may load a delightfully quiet life. The repose Is unbroken by cats or even stages, the one carrier coming only once a day to bring tho mails from Canterbury depot. Dur ing the summer season thore are quite a number of boarders at tho farm houses around tho village, but the shakers do not take boarders, not wishing to bo troubled with the care of them, and not caring to be overflowed with strangers. Their meeting house, however, where all their fnmilies meet, is o^on to the public during the summer, having closed only it week ago. Their Sunday services arc not now public, each of tho threo families as sembling in its own place of worship. Tho largest family is tne " First," knowu as the "Church'' family. By the cour tesy of that fumily we were invited to attend their service on Suudav last, though we were abiding with the "North" family. The "Middle" family is located between the "First'' and "North," and id now a branch of the "First." Tho families havo each their own separate interests, taking care of their own property and finances, just as any family would; but all arc united a* a community. Sabbath looming was one of ths most delightful of the season, aud we rode tc the meeting-houso with pleasing antici pations, which woro fully realized as we entered and witnessed the Shaker wor ship. At the door the lady visitors ar< taken to tho women's waiting-room, and the other kind of visitors to tht men's room, and from there conducted to separate sides of the hall of wor ship. When we entered the services had begun. About a hundred Shaker? were present, Btnnding, tho sister* on tho right and the brethren on the left, while the reading service was being con ducted by the elders, every ono appear ing to give much heed thereto. Then followed singing. There was no instru ment, but as soon as the Key-note wa> given thore arose a chorus of voices that thrilled the listener with their fullness, complete harmony and accurate time. It was no half-service. Kvory ono seemed to sing as though the voice of prais< flowed free from the heart. It was praise that could be felt, and carried an influ ence with it that only those who sing with tho spirit and the understanding can oxert, and from that moment wo bo lioved in the sincerity of tho Shakers, and entered with a real interest into tho spirit of their worship. Reading and another song followed, when tho eldot directed them to take positions for march ing. Tho brethren on their side and the sisters on their side formed tho outer circle, and the younger pcnplo another circle inside, while in tho center woro tho leaders in tho singing. The singing began, and, after the first bar was sung, the marching, ? tho same car nest, full-toned music filling the room. As thoy marched, tho hhuds (palms turned up) kept time, and every motion and^ oxpression of countcnanco seomed to 'indicate tho worshipful disposition of tho peoplo. Tho old method of keop ing timo with the palniB of tho hands turned down, and also tho shuffling with the feet, have, wo understand been done away with; the present use of hands and feet in marching is graceful and free from anything that could evoke ridicule. After tho marching thoro was a singing service in which tho sisters went uora one to another shaking hands, and part of the timo tho congregation kneeled to gether most worshlpfully. The hands wore also clasped in somo parts of the sing ing. Tho whole effect was very inspirit* ing, and doubtless prepared the wor shipers for the giving of tes timony, which followod when they wero again seated. It was thon very much like a prayer meeting of wido-awako Christianj in somo of ourchapels, tho im port of the remarks indicating that tho great idea of tho Sliakor Is to bo as nearly as possible a follower of Christ in ail tilings, much stress l>eing placed upon tho fact of Ills celibacy. But altogether the whole was an earnest spiritual meet ing, with which any ono, whatover his creed might bo, could generally affiliate. Tho children appeared to enter with spirit into tho worship, and to enjoy it. They are a bright ana cheerful set of boys nnd girls, ana don't wish to lenvo their friends the Shakers. So thov told us. Tho community Is one of the happiest and most chcorful as a whole, that ono will anywhore And. A more contented set of men and women, and ono whoso lives arc more consistent both at home and abroad, will bo hard to find. Thoy aro as fond of a pleasant jok? as anyone, and some of them are well ablo to mako he. They aro not tho sanctimonious, canting people that ono might look for nnder their peculiar garb. Thoy aro, how eqer, always ready to dofond their relig ious views and to show that thoirs Is no empty croed. Indeed, tho shakers have no stated creed. They do not oxpect tho the whole world to follow them, nor do thoy think the world is doing wrong to marry and Iks given in marriage ; but. they believe that they are on a plane abovo tho "order of generation," ss thoy term it? a peoplo set apart from tho world. They are Qi.tainly abovo the averago of humanity in morality and good works. Thoro aro eighteen societies of Shakers In the United States, evnry one that has been established having prospered. But tho world is furnishing now a less number of reoruita than formerly to tho ranks thai oan bo filled only from tho. outer world, ?nd they aro in need of mOrfr brethreu, Whoovor can enioy t heir Society and enter Into the true sulrit of ShakeMsm, will in their coraihuiuty lead a happy and con tented life, altnoit entirely free from the annoyances and anxieties of life in the world. FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS. I A confectioner says that thirty jxr j ccnt. of the candy sold is white earth. ? Somebody who has boou counting nays ; that the article "tho" is used about I ??, - | 000 times in every copy of the Loudon Times A forest of trees whs recently f?*uiid . under abed of clay ?nd twenty three feet of soil on Connecticut avenue, Wash ington. Hoast elephant is a sacr--l dish in Ton- j quin aud Annum, as are also bird's nest pies, mado of esculent swallows with a plate of insects. I Tho imperial standard of England win Grbt hoisted on the tower of London and i : on Bedford tower. Dublin, and also dis ? j played by the foot g ua ids on the union ' i of the kingdoms, January 1, 1801. Commodore liainbridge and :n."> of his , men were captured by tnc Tripolitans in 1801J, and remained prisoners for abovit j nineteen months. His vessel struck ona | rock near tho shore, and his caj>ture was | ! attended with no dishonor. j When Xanthus in Lyeia was besieged j by the llomaus under Brutus, 42 U. i the men set fire to the city, killed their wives and children and then themselves. J Tho conqueror, wishing to spare them, f promised rewards to any soldier who j would bring him a living Xanthean, but j only 150 wore saved. Certain Swiss living in the Canton ot j j St. Gallon recently attempted to trans- ! form 100 francs, which they buried be- 1 neath a headstone, into live millions by I the simple process of saying spells over it and passing eight days without cloth ing, repeating magic formula) all the time. When the authorities discovered them they were in a state of great ex itoment, but full of faith. Small note-paper was llrst sold by a Brighton (England) stationer, who, wishing to arrange his stock in pyramids, cut some cards very small to point the pyramids. Ladies mistook these cards for l wiper, and asked for some of that small paper so often that at last he was obliged to cut some of the desired size, and then, as there was no space to write tho address, ho invented the envelope. Among the Omaha Indians, a child who had lost its father or mother is con sidered an orphan. Its particular place is ?ono, and it passes into the "gens," If it is the father who dies, the inothci loses all maternal rights. Each child, unless of very tender ago, will be separa ted from the mother, and will go into the family of some one of the father's relatives. It may thereafter be claimed as his own child by tho male head of the family to which it has been allotted. This separation of a widow from her children is permanent. She usually marries again, and in that event is not burdened with her offspring by previous husbands. Petrified Pumpkins. The California papers ure telling a ?tory about petri tied pumpkins in M-n docino county. Tho report is that a farmer, some years ago, had a lot of pumpkins washed away bv a freshet down a ravine, and for a number ol years the pumpkins were observed where the water had lodged them, but no one had ever thought they had turned to stone, until the other day n man at tempted to pick one of them up, when he discovered that it was very heavy ami had turned to stono. About fifty more were in the same condition. The story may be true, but it offers no special in ducement for agriculturists to raise pav ing stones on pumpkin vines. 8ome pump kins are of no special good, except to sling at cats, but as tue supply is too small to bo used with advantage, they will not be used. If California will find a process for making picH out of hot 1>etrifled pumpkins, tho boarding-liouso ceepers of tho country will rise \ip and call her blessed. ? IfaUv i Fact nnd Fiction. A Cincinnati editor sat down and wrote: " For some time professed hu morous writers for the nowspapers have endeavored to build up an ngrooablo and profltablo reputation for themselves at tho expense of the good nnino of Ameri can l>oys. Each little eccontricity and frailty has been enlarged upon, each bad trait has been exaggerate*! and all the good ones ignored, and no. occasion has oen spared to attack the reputation of our hoys for tho sake of constructing a romarkahlo story or turning a joke to at traot the attention of news] hi per readers. This sort, of sensationalism is not only to bo deeply deplored, but to be severely censured, and so far as opportunity oiTors to bo sharply chastised, for wo cannot afford to permit our boys to bo vilified." And just then his dog came in with Ills tail shaved ond the rest of him tarred and feathered, and ho didn't finish tho editorial, but wrote another on the need of moro roform schools and more vigilant police.? Bonfon Pott. The Effect Wn* Wonderful. A blind man crossing tho stro?tf. tho other day was on the point of being run over by a reckless driver, when at tho risk of her own life, a beautiful young lady ran to his fescue and piloted tho Koor man to tho pavement, A rich achelorsaw the transact ion, and straight way sought her out, was introduced, courted, proposed, was accepted, and married , tno heroine. The effect has heon wonderful. Hopeful young ladies may now be seen standing in the vicinity of street crossings with ono eye search - jng for stray blind men, and the other on the lookout for a rich bachelor, for it would bo a terrible bore to tackle tho old hliid man without the rich bachelor Around. ?Netr York- Sim. The total number of newspapers and magazines published in the United States and Canada is 18,180, showing mi In crease over last year of 1,028. Total in tho United States, 12,170; Canadns, 1,007. Published as follows: Dailies, 1,227; tri-wceklies, 71; semi weeklies, lfil ; weeklies, 0,055. The general impression that copper workers are not as liable as other folks to contagious diseases, seems to be sub itantlatcd by the statlp4'"M of a society of BOO members, all copper workers, show ing that during sixty-four years, there have beep but three deaths from epi demic diseases among its members. 'Hie making of eider 1^ one of tho im portant industries of France. There i*. now in that country nvoto than 4,000,000 eider apple trees, which, if planted aide by ntde, would line a boulovard Iff, 000 idles long. Tho averago annual product ? More than 220,000,000 gallon*. The Gazette foe Printing Office ? nETTKK l'r\<tx>roJ ttmu feny oWltf ?4M* U tMN^ v rxiv-uu- in tboinoat >ttnxttm>ylwwiiy<?^ tuu of Job J'rlnMut, wch m fiw?>Wi, MlO^ [till Ilondm. l.ttUvf mi4 Nut* IImmU. U? IIMk l\*?er*, Dudg?r?. Orculivr*, Hu4 BWk, tfl 1 11 Vls'tUiK?i'il .V*ilrv^?<"VAl?, PislMMOhrtl) I fcv. Work dou< In Hroni*, lUxL, UUwi TTio public must lotnowbur U*t tfc? tha clmapctt. * Wo do work *t Cfeartortoa TrtcM, ??4 ouUrv DtUfHctluu to oar patron*. Wo k?ep oouaMatV on h*ml lt?? I * ?i>U C*xnJ?l ? town . ON MOUNTAIN HEIOHT8. As traveler) on tho mountain heights, Whore wintry winds forever blow, l W ill pans? beelde tho dizzy verge " To look 011 tropic vales below, And fool a^ain tho balmy breeze, Unconscious of benumbing cold, And hear in fancy suintuer-songs, That ripple through tho sunllgL gold; So oft upon soma lolgo of Time *' That overhangs tho gorge of year*, I *tand entranced with joy to see How fair tho vail gf Youth appears. With hearing doaf to surging winds, With vision blind to hotUlo skies, I only know I bosk onoo more Within tbat distant paradise. It seemed so long, so long ngo, ISinoo from that climate, warm and sweet, I wandered into failing light, Unmindful of my Btrayiux foot, Till harslior airs assailed my face, And omerald ways grow bare and brown. Till shrouded In a world of mist, Anil lost, at times, I sank tno down. I know 1 now broatbo purer air And tread tho flrmet ground of rock. O'er many wild impulsive storm*, With blinding flush and thunder-shook; And yet ujwn those snowy height* My homesick heart so ofton turns To gaze upon that lovely valo On which tho deathless sunlight burns. ? Julia II. Thayer , m the Continent. a.1. , . -- . PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. The biggest cabbage heads arc not al ways the best, but tney have the largest hearts. ? Grit. A young man of this city, violontly in love with a pretty seamstress, being asked what busiuess ho was in, sighed andsuid: "lam developing a sowing machine attachment." ? N. Y. Journal. No dude 5s complete without ft watch chain. It doesn't matter about the watch, lie can't tell when it rains with out looking at a watch, and ho probably knows enough to go in. ? lireakfatt Table. OUT ON KIH3T. "You ore so cruel, my pretty maid. Mv heart you have brokon," I sadly eayed; "Had but your heart been soft as your head, It ne'er had liav e boon broken, sir," sho sold. A scientist says that in tho moon a hickory nut falling from n bough would crash through a man, like a minio ball. That settles it. "Wo shall novor go to the moon to gather hickory nuts. ? Jforrietown Herald. Tho Egyptians drank beer 2,000 yoart before the Christian era. But bccause they started it so early is no roason whj the American people should lceop it up until three o'clock in the morning. ? Buf lint/ton Ha irk eye,. "My son," s:t "whenever you half do it." " halves f" a?ked was the reply. had stealthily back into tho other half. Sweet Mary By day and by And oft on honguo; But, ono day, Hor music llonguo, And in ioy her near neighbor bad all bells rongue. ? Boston Transoript. "We sow a young man with two heads on his shoulder the other day. Wo were on the point of frying to mako a strike with the dime museum manage* ment, to oxhibit tho show, whon we wero made aware that it was hardly a natural curiosity, and not at all a rare phe nomenon ? one head was thnt of his girl. ? (Jhicago Sun. It's* human nature, human nature; that's what it is. There are men who woula placidly and "sweetly sleep in ft boiler works, with hundreds of hammers thur dering away around them, who woula start up in bod, wido awake, if they heard a tinklo of a few cents as their wives were pockets ? Fal A Connecticut man has a third arm growing out of his back. Oh, of course, if ho has no wifo to attend to his back whon it aches or itches, tho best way is to have another arm. Thoy arc' killing off tho women so rapidly in Connecticut that men will bo compelled to grow an extra arm, or back up against tho side of a house to scratch.' ? J'eck't Sun. ) going through thoir pants Fall Jiicer Adtance. Romance of n Peer. i.ord Congloton, who died rocently, says London L\fe, was a man of marked ' eccentricity of mnnnor, but his blunt speech ancl brusquene&H of bearing cov erod a warm and kindly heart. He wap an ardent support or of tho sect known an "Plymouth Brethren," and it was his devotion to this peculiar form of worship thnt involvod him in rather a strangd match. "While traveling in Persia witn a friend ho succeeded in converting an Armenian lady, Madame Lnzar, a widow of an Armenian merchant, to a belief in this peculiar form of worship. Convert ing her was, comparatively, ft simple business; but then arose tho question. What is to be done noxt ? Proprioty for hado that these two guileless gentlemen should travel about accompanied by a handsome widow; while, W'oro sho left behind, her heathen rotations would , make short work of hor, or hor Christi anity. For tho sako of horsAul she must not be left, so ono of them must marry hor I It was agroed that, after tho man ner of the Scriptures, lota should be cast to decide who was to becomo tho happy rtonedict. The lot fell to Lord Congie ton, who at onco crrrlodout the contract, and lived very happy with tho lady until her death. _______ Whtto House Wear and Tear. Manv people wonder why it Costs so much to keep tho excutive mansion in good ofder, says a Washington letter. Colonol Itockwcll says tho "wear and tear" of the furniture exceeds that of any hotol in tho country. The "dear public," to tho avorngc of 000 a day, insist Upon seeing tho Wnito IIouso. They must tread upon tho carpote and rest themselves in tho tempting chairs. They must exam ino, witn their eves and Angers; all the upholstory and drapery, When It is re membered that this is repeated every day In tho year it will ceaso to be a matter of wonder that the wear is so rapid. Of ooursc, tho people of this country would live and dio .Just as happy if they wore excluded from tho White House, but what a tempest of indignation such a hlgh handffn rteasnro would provftksj Those things wero paid for by the people and the peopte nro going to that can be done is to *vear 'em out, and then th more. r : v. ? . . V 5^ M