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- \* bsmi ? n-.-Trr_ T^-rlr-rr? r_T^^ 'hi FKANK P. BEARD, FuWWhor. VOL. XI. ..? . ? fc ? ? ? 4 ?*?* ?BE J TJST AND FEAK JSTOT. *.vV '- - ' . ?->? ? . .; ' ?? - ? ? ? -? . ... .- ? . ? i .. | M . - ? / CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, S. C..THURSDAY, FERUAIIY 7; 1864. TttQ DOLLARS A YlAR. NO. 20. terrain jfrijette. | TUB FBORLE'8 PAPER. PVBMMUiO AT CiMDn, t. C. FRANK P. BEARD. Publisher To OormpoadealK. AH commtmtMittoo ? for fblt payer thouM be m- j ?ompantet tr ?? hbm p* ?? nntbor, not mm* wrDy for ptMteettoa, Mmm ?vMencs of r** I fldteon ?ho nrl of ?K ffiMir. Write only oo on# ?10e ef tfce paper. Be partteatarty earofal In giving ' nnutuM date* to ha*e the MMn plain and dl?> , timet. I ? The Gawttk;S-.^ Job Printing Offioi - * ' A " ? I* bkttmi prepared than viy other oBn la tow*, to exeeatc lu tboiuoot at tn???l Tasty lee evwy<*~ lion of Joh Prtuttujj, Mich as I^uopiOeta, 1 U1U Hood*, Letter and Noto Ilea J*. Law Poster*, Dodgers, Circulars, H.mkI Dills, Wt Vli'.Magwd Address ttfds, Vailneee (tarda. ] Work lone l? Bronio, Kcd, Diuo ana Bl?c* Tbe rot>IIc must remember that thi beAtlsalwAft the cbcapett. We do work at Cb*rki?oo Prleee, and guarantee i entire MtlsfaoUou to our patrous. We keep constantly on hand the largest stock a* I tapers and OutU lu town. THK IVIRORBINS. We watch far krraliar Uvea than oura-? The tun-fed fruita, (be brilliant flower*, The auxnmrr grain ? en effluent tight I 'v; The woodland bloaaoma red and whit*, And when the leave* are dim and old Autamn'a rue raoompenaa of gold! All growths that gladden field and wood, Py oa are rightly understood; For art they notour kindred, though Tbqr perlah In the fMetaud ^now lv . We watch tbelr fleettytg^oya and fwi ? 1 We who outlive the Japae ofyear^ . . To front old Winter'a frowning gloom. With potent prophecies of bloom I We are the vaaaala of the Spring Whoee aacred pro ml tea we bring To make Earth's bosom leaa forlorn, Through faith in foliage yet uuborn. ?Manhattan Magazin*. BABY'S "diTT, " 4,A frog ho 'would a-wooing go, heigho-ho, says Teddy/1' Bang tho sweet roice of a young girl. 'A ^ ^ " Let me see frog,'! lisped tho child to *riMB she sang. The young girl displayed tho front!# piece of the book to the delighted oyoa of her email companion. ' It showed a &ne -largo frog, with pcagrccn kncc breechee, a splendid yellow wni?t-coat, and a blue hat, which ho carricd under i hie aim; he was all arrayed for hid woo ing* " Oh, iln't he a lovoly frog !" excluimcd the young girl, in ecstacy. The child looked up into her face with a beaming smilo. " Do you iiko him, 5; Oracle ?'? ... "Oh, so muchl so much!1' said OHMie, with an exaggerated look of ad miration. 4iI think ho is a sublimo frog ; ,y how I wfch he wcro mine," she went on, rapturously pressing tho book to her heart. "Baby, darling, will you give4 him to me t" Baby was overjoyed to seo her favorito frog so well appreciated. 1 *TDo you want hlm,Gracio?" Blie aslcod, anxiously, looking questioningly into tho young girl's face. She was loath to part with her fascinating frog even to her beloved cousin Gracio. "Would you like a frog to come woo ing you." she continued, innocontly, after a moment's thought. "I would indeed, my davling!" cried Grace, catching her in her arms and kiss ing her fondly. Bho laughed and blushed at what the words might imply. "You know mamma gave mc this frog, Graoie, so I don't wont to give him away, but 1 will get you a frog, too," tho sud den thought coming to baby that per haps she could satisfy Grade's craving for the frog with the promise of another. "But if you want this frog," she began \ again, .hesitatingly, looking longingly at tfie fjfrg ahd thon beseechingly at her rouaii^ She wis an unselfish little thing, and, although ahe wished to keep tho book her mother had given her on her fourth birthday, she aleo wished Gracie to have it, too, if she would be unhappy without it. "On, no, darling, I would not take the book from you. I only meant if I could call tho frog mine, but I will be contcnt with looking at him, for we must not want everything we see. 8o come, Baby, road the rest of the story, afld then Wiptyst go in, for you know your uncle 1 Bertie -is coining to day." "Do you know Uncle Bortie, Gracie?" "No, Baby. dear, I have never seen Mm." answered; "No, Baby, 1 never haVe ; is ul-am sure I would, if you recom in ond ijj," wild Grace, looking m demure ns though tho laughter Was not almost feubbMng rtott^ifWips. "Mamie DrewW it,<arid I Will ask hot to let you rend it," continued Baby, with renewed interest. ?4 How kind of you, Baby; I would like it above all things." with a great effort to roprese her merriment; " Honny-penny end Ducky* daddies,' what a vorysat Baby looked up into her face appror ?nd they reached -the house still SSSttpW "Jfemiy-ponny and Ducky daddies." They parted thon, eaoh to dress for tho coming of Uncle Bertie. It was very plain to be seen that this same Y\(i, Uncle Bertie wss a grout favorite with the whole family. Grace Dale was on a visit to her uncle tod aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson. Baby, their only chikl2 and Grace nad become te stories she read to Baby, was a Ws Of never-ending en joymont to who made his homo wlthifhem, had been away when Grace arrived,, and was now 1^/3: returning after an absence of three ^nonths. >| The long summer afternoon was draw later Baby rushed from the parlor, whore she had been with Grnco ana her mother, to greet Uncle Bertie; her mother fol lowed her; and In a momont they Grayson leaned upon the dthiir. Gfaoe Grace, in their walk* and rides, or when they sat and read or played together. He was immensely interested in. this young girl, and thought her manner of amusing the ehlld Terr rare and oharming; she called into play all the finer instincts of the "baby nature. "Don't you wish Grade would stay al ways, Uncle Bertief" asked Baby, sud denly, one morning when Bertie was tak ing them for a drive. ''Indeed I do," he said, with great fer vor, not looking up. '? "Why can't - you stay, Grade?" said Baby. "My mamma and papa want me, Baby. I have been away from home a long time now, end they think it is time for me to return," said Grace smilingly. "Do they love you, Cousin Grade?" "I think they do, Baby, and I love thera very much; next summer you must como and see me; will you. Baby?' "Yea, If mamma wlljjgj mo; but next summer will nevor come. You stay hero 'till noxt summer, and then I can go homo with you, Grade," 6aid Baby, thinking that she had hit upon a - plan that could not fail to suit, and looking with beaming oyes into Groclo's face. "Enticing as y<ur proposition is, Baby, I must not accept it, for my uapa and mamma could not get along without mo, yOu'know," said Grade, wishing very muchto~laugli, but Baby's earnest face restrained her. "But thoy don't want you half as much as Undo Bertie and I do- -do thoy, Uncle Bertie?" said Baby, with dociBion; "don't you love Grade, Undo Bertie?" This was too much for Grnco. Em barrassing as her position was, she burst Into an irresistible laugh, and Uncle Ber tie was forced to join her, much as ho would havo liked to make the occasion serious, for ho was well aware that ho had fallen desperately in lovo with hor, and could fully sympathize with Baby in her wish that Grace would Btay with them always, if sho would stay as his wifo. "Your arguments are most convinc ing," said Grace, demuroiy, when she had controlled hor laughter, feeling very much at hor ease, as ahe saw Uncle Bsr tio was becoming embarrassed, "but I will have to refrain from boing very rash." Baby was rather confusod by her last remark, and gazed with puzzled, wondering eyes into hor faoe to see whether Bno looked as if she had said sho would stay or go. Grace bent forward and kissed her suddenly, saying: "Oh, Baby, see those dear littlo lambs 1" Baby looked ond laughed at the little frisky lambs, entirely forgetting to ques tion further about the going home of Grace. "Grace, must you go?" said Bertie, trying to look Into her face, but she was looking the other way and did not turn. "Yes, surely," she replied; "Indeed," With a roguish smile, "I am almost get ting homesick ; 1 have never been away from home as long ia my life.'* Ho sighed and was silont, and Baby and Grace had tho conversation all to themselves during the remainder of the drive. '*-? . * . Grade's visit was drawing to a close ; the day before hor doparture she and Baby had wondered to their favorite seat under the wide -spreading oak trees. "Well, my pot, what shall I read to day? I am going to-ir.orrow and we must mako.tho most of the time that is loft," said Grace. "TeUme about the frog," said Baby, taking tho nook atid turning to the pic ture Of tho green and yellow fro or. Uncle Bertie had brought fier some new books, and the old stories had boen almost forgotten in the reading and wondering of the lator ones, but to-day her thougnts turned to the old ones in unconBclons memory of the time whon Gracio's going was not thought of. 80 Oracle read all about "A Frog He Would a- Wooing Go." Suddenly Baby looked up with her oyes full of toars: "I promisod you a fro?,Grftoio,and I for got. all about it. Oh, what shall I dot" "Never mind, darling," sfiid Oracle, "I am satisfied without one." "Wouldn't you like one, anyway?0 said Baby, feeling after all that her frog was being slighted and a trifle hurt be cause of It. "Oh, yes, indeed,! think hois a lovely frog, ana would have liked one, too; but you know, Baby, we must not cry for what wo cannot have. Oh, beautiful frog I" she exolalmed, pressing tho book to her heart. 4 v f \ Baby looked on approvingly. Oracle did love the frog just t?n same, but it troubled her to think sho nad forgotten her pr6mise to got one for Oracle. At that moment sho caught sight of Uncle Bertie coming toward them, * "Oh, Unole Bertie, Oracle want* a frog I" she cried out to him, thinking he might help her out of her dlffioulty. "A frog?" he asked, in amazement, "whftt can she want with a frog?" Grace covered her face with her hahds to keep from laughing outright. ??Never mind, Baby," she said, in smothered ac cents. But Baby thought she was crying, and, addressing herself to Uncle Bertie, said; "I promised to get Gracio a frog just like mine, and 1 forgot all about it, and now she is going home, and I haven't any to give her. What shall I do, Unole Bertief Wh|0? can I get a frog just like mine to ^o 4-ftoolrig?" the questioned, mourn ?'Well, I hardly know how to help you, Baby, unless," glancing furtively at twinkle in hie oyes. Baby looked at him doubtfully. "But ttfcyjthe keep you for her own !" she "Yen, If the will have me." he an swered, in a subdued voioe, looking long ingly at Grace. She eaw him through her fingers, and was very glad of the covering over her face, though sho felt the tell-tale color tiling up to it. "Oracle," said . Baby, hesitatingly, "trill you take Unole Bertie for your frpg f ' causo If you don't I will have to give you mine, for I promised," she added, with a sigh. "Hdw is It, Grade f May I be your frog ? Will you accept me from Baby's hands t" implot-ed Uncle Bertie, bending over, with a world of passion in his voice. She looked shyly up into his face, but did not answer. She waa quite overcome at the turn affaire had taken. She wae not prepared to he serious, and felt al with> ? soft, tweet blush, a ad, looking into his face, her eyes said, "you ruaj woo." Baby olfmbed into her Up to kiss away the supposed tears, and Bertie bent still lower to kiss away the real blushes, which only made them glow the brighter, and taking them both in his arms he sang: ?*A fro* he would a- wooing go, heigh ho, ?ays Teddy." WORDS OP WISDOM. Ill deeds force us to use words as 111. The fire of Tanity is fod by the fuel of flattery. Enjoy what you have ; hope for what you laok. The weak may be joked out of any thing but thoir weakness. All the wliottlng in the world can never sot a razor's odgo on that whieh has no sttol in it. Tho only sound and healthy description of assisting is that which teaches inde- I pcndcnce und ?olf-cxertion. Duty can ntfl be noglected without harm to those who practice as well as to those who suffer tho neglect. Whoever lends a groedy oar to a slanderous report is cither himself of a radically bad disposition or a mere Child in senso. It is not what people eat, but what they digest, that mukes them strong. It is not what they gain, but what thoy save, that makes them rich. It is not what thoy road, but what thoy remem ber, that makes them learned. Never hunt trouble. Howevor dead a shot one may bo, tho gun ho carries on such expeditions is sure to go oil half cocked. Trouble wilt com^ soon enough, and when he does como, receive him as pleasantly ns possible. Like tho tax collector,' ho is a disagreeable chap to have in one's houso.but the more amiably you greet him tho soonor ho will go away. How to Cook an Old lien. W. M. Williams, in an artiolo in fttpu tor Science Monthly , on the "Chemistry of Cooking," says: I may mention an ex Grimcnt that I tiavo made lately. I lied a superannuated hen ? moro than six years old, but otherwise in very good condition. Cooked in tho ordinary way she would liavo been uncatably tough. Instead of bciug thus cooked, sho was gently stewed about four hours. I can not guarantco to the maintonanoo of the theoretical temperature, having suspicion of aonie simmering. After this she was left in tho water until it cooled, and on the follow ing day was roasted in the usual man ner, i. e., in a ronsting-oven. The result was excellent; as tender as a full-grown chiokon roasted in the ordinary way, and of quite equal flavor, in spite of the very good broth obtained by tne preliminary stewing. This surprised me. I antici ated tho softening of the tendons and gamonts, but supposed that tho extrac tion of the juices would have spoiled tho flavor. It must have diluted it, and that so much remained was probably due to the fact that an old fowl is more fully flavored than a young chicken. Tho usual farm-house method of cooking old hens is to stew them simply; the rule in the midlands being one hour in the pot for evory year of ago. Tho foature of tho above experiment was tho supplementary roast ing. As tho laying season is now com ing to an end, old hens will eoon be a drug in the market, and those among my readers who have not a hen-roost of thoir own will obligo their poultorors by ordering a hen that is warranted to be four years old or upward. If he deals fairly ho will supply a specimon upon which they may repeat my expi/iment, very cheaply. It offers tho double econ omy of utilizing a nearly waste product ana obtaining chicken-broth and roaat fowl simultaneously. Looking for His Baby. The Bor. Georgo Washington Nolley, -who died recently at Ashland, Vft., aged eighty years, hau performed fifty-eight years' active service in the Methoalst ministry. Ho it vm who led a charge of the Confedorato troops in tho battle of Brook church, near Richmond. In the midst of the light, as tho story i r told in "Soldier Lito in tho Army of Northern Virginia," a volco was heard shouting, -'Where's my boy? I'm look ing for my boy I" Boon the owner of tho voice appeared? tall, slim, need, with silver-gray hair, dressed in a full suit of broadcloth. A tall silk hat and a cleri cal collar and cravat completed his at tire. His voice, familinr to the people of Virginia, was deep and powerful. Ashe continued to shout the men replied : "Qo back, old gentleman} you'll get hurt here: go back, go back I" "No, no," said he; "I can go anywhere my boy has to go, and the I<ord is here. I want to mo my boy, and 1 will see him." Then the order ''Forward I" was given, and the men made once more for the enemy. The gentleman, his beaver in one hand, a big ?tick in the other, hie long hair flying, shouting, "Come on, boysr disappeared in the depths of the woods, well in front A Marble Mountain. The New York Tribun*' says that a number of capitalists have purchased 800 aeree of land in Pickene oounty. Ga. , for the purpose of quarrying marble. This promises to be one of tno most Import ant of the new industries of Goorgia. A member of tho company speaks In the highest terms of the quality of the mar ble. "There is literally," he says, "a mountain of marble on tho property, and in every direotion we find rich outcrop ping*. The supply is simply exhaustleee, and as to the quality it la superior to any I have ever seen for building and inte riot decoration*. General Ripley, of the Rutland Marble company, pronounces it the best building marble, but says that for oemetory purposes it is not qulte.equal to the Vermont marble; yet we went to gether to a marble-cutter in this oity, *bo wa* working on a piece of marble. General Ripley pronounoed It Italian marble, while Governor Proctor thought It was Vermont. The truth is it wae Georgia marble, taken from our quarry. For cemetery, Wilding, or deoorattnn we are satined with the quality as well as he quantity." '? 2 ; 1 in i" i n A young man recently bought a oopy of "Grandfathers Olook " at a music store, and wae at the same time supplied with a bullofc-proof undershirt. The clerk explained that suoh articles always clerk explained ihat such artWee alwave went with certain *>ngs, by order of the board of health. ? Tm fudg*. > IN THE SULTAN'S HAREM The WUe of !Hlat?t?r Wa)Ur? Tell* of , A Visit to NonraiKh?l. A broad, low divan of pale blue silk ran round the apartment. No picture? on the marblo walls, no books, no brio a-brac, no trumpery collections, ceramics, ccathotic t.ush, grave or gay, nor muf fling h&jjrings. These are not oriental luxuries, but instend a cool, shady empti ness, plenty of spaco for the breeze to flutter the gauzy curtains and carry the echo of the plash and drip of the foun tain j. At tho furthest end, and reclining on pillows <>f silk and laco, rostod the lady wo sought. One little foot in rod volvet elippo:, was first seen bolow whito trousers of yellow silk; a looso robe of white silk, embroidered with gold thread, nag |>erfectly covered by a sleeveless jacket of crimson, dotted with seed pearl; a broad variegated sash wound tho s!endor wnist. Ha!f concealing tho arms was a light Bcarf, airy as the woven wind of tho ancicnts. ? A head band, with diamond pendants, fringed her forehead ; a rcviere of diamonds cir cled tho bare throat, and hore and there solitary drops flashed in tho braids of hor night-black hair. Among tho bil lowy cushions and vaporous veilings rose tho young face ? oh, what a rovfclation of beauty I ? uplifted in a curious, question ing way, to SCO what manner of women these are, who come from the ends of tho earth, with unveiled faces, and go about the world alone, and have to think for themselves- poor things! Tho expression was that of a lovely child, waking from summer slumber in the hap piest humor, ready for play. A sensi tive. exquisito face, fair as tho flrst of women while tho angol was yet unfallen. A perfcot oval, tho lips a scarlet throad, ana oh, thoso wonderful Asiatic eyesl? lustrous, coal-black, long, rathor round, beaming under the joined oyebrows of which the poot Uaflz sings. Nourmahai did not rise, b\U held out one jewoled hand, dimpled as a baby's, with nails and finger-ends dyod pink with benna ? flvo clustered rosobuds. The magic of beauty mado us her sub jects. Wo kissed the little fingers loyally, and yielded ourselves willing captives, ready to be dragged at the chariot wheels. My life-long notions of the subjection of a woman (see Stuart Mill) and the wretch edness of prisoners pining in palatial splendors vanished at the flrst. glanoe: went down at a touch, like the wounded knight in the lists of Templestowe. She smiled and hoped wo were well ; then fol lowed suitable inquiries as to health and journeys, and expressions of the charm of finding it all out. I ventured the hiirh assertion that wo had sailed 6,000 miles on purpose to lay our homage at her blessed feet ; which rhetorical flourish was received with a childish nod at about what it was worth. Somehow she did not seem so enchanted with her new worshipers as they were with her. It seemiod the beauty had never seen the sea exoept from tho shore. At the signal the slaves disappeared, except one old woman and the negrods, Bilent as ghosts, beside the Lahore dra pery. In a few minutes five slaves re turned, each carrying a small round table of cedar, inlaid with scraps of mother-of pearl. Five others followed with lighted cigarcttes, lying each in a silver saucer: and coffee in tiny cups, about the size of a giant's thimble, resting in a silver fila gree holder, set round with diamonds. "My now friends have come so far," paid Nourmahai, "thoy must be tired. Take a cigarette and refresh yourselves." I rather awkwardly adjusted the holder of amber and ventured ono faint whiff. Imagine my astonishment at seeing my friend, whose name with difficulty I sup press, puff away like a dissipated old smoker. Tho Armenian was native and to tho manner born. Nourmahai smoked, of ouurso, and a lulling calm succeeded the exoiteraont of the brilliant conversa tion reported above. While feeling round in my brain for a subject of common in terest, adapted to my hostess'^ capacity and mine, I tried a sip of the coffee. It was strong enough to bear up an egg, thiok With grounds and bitter as death. I pretended to deep enjoyment of the dose, and sipped it, drop by drop, to the hitter And Nourmahai clapped her hands again and the tea virgins took away the saucers. I think none of them were foolish, for they fell into line without effort, cach one treading in the footsteps of her pre Accessor, at an interval to avoid her train. ? " In this charming place you must bo very happy. How do you pass the thpo.t" the dimples deepened in the cheeks of Beauty. " Pass the time, pass the time ?" she dreamily repeated, playing with the knotted fringes of her scarf. " I do not pass it: it passos itself 1" and again she laughed, and the laughter was as sweet M tho tenderest voice can make it. 44 Are you fond of musio t" three ladies in black; "Oh! very." " Oh 1 very." ft Oh 1 very!" "Then you shall be amused." She ?topped the rose-leaf palms, and in marched eight women musicians (we saw no men that day but the harem guard), bearing stringed instruments, curious looking things, like over-grown violins snd half-finished guitars, and a round ?hell, with strings aoross, beaten with two sticks. Didst ever hear Arable tmisio, be'ove<lf Not Then never hast thcu known sorrow. Bincc Jubal first struck the gamut, thoro oan can have been no improvement In these compositions. How long the exercises lastod I am unable to record ; but I do know we grew old fast under tho beat, beat, hammer, hammer, in tho terse unmeaning notes of tho banjo. In the briof interval at the ond of a peculiar* ly agonl/.ing strain, sung by the mulatto, I sowed tho moment to ask what were the words of tho song, and was told it is a scronado, vory snoient, dating back to the times of ignorance, before the ooming of Mahomet, whose tomh is covered with tho splendor of unocaslng light ? Mrt. WalfaoJi " IAf/hl qf th? Ifartm." A Village's Great Affliction. Of tho eighty eight persons who were Irowned in mid-ocean, when the French brig Rocaberg wns sunk in ? collision with tho Amerioan shin Thomas Dana, rixty belonged in the village of Oancale, three miles from Bt. Malo, on tho Breton coast. The unfortunate men were cod Ashcrmen returning from a five months' ?raise on the Grand Bsnks of Newfound land. Oancale has about 1,000 inhabitants ?nd is noted for Its oyster bede,tohioh are j doubtless tho finest in France. When the tidings of the disaster reached tho SaUce, the shops were aU dosed, the ueopla wore mourning emblems, and the to 'BriSSw? SSJ Japanese Costumes VihV JaP*n0M hare ail the organic th?^??r ?* ?f, Mong?l conformation, the oblique position of the eye included; but they are far more comoly in appear ?nee and much neater In person than the ^*?neW' v , youn8 P?ople of both sexes are shapely of limb and of smooth- ' comP1?xIon? and all are an ?hl,ndance of long, irtraight, coarse, jet-black hair. The natural gaits and postures of the sexe*, Uth#e3/ ?rtt,y' the men beiag I lithe and froo ofTimb, and fond of exe* 5r!lIn fh4e,?Pooair. while the wom"n, from mistaken notions of a hygicnio nature, bandage their hips to such a severe extent that their toes are turnod nward, pigeon-like, and their card..? is in consequence very awkward and dis .? ttot,.fco.; 70t J'ou must bear in mind that this is in no way the result of tampering with their feet, as tho Chinese The ordinary dross of both soxes of all ranks is very much aliko in its general characteristics, tho difference being only In the quality of the material used. The arose proper consists 01 looso wide wran rrjVOr\OVCr,0ftcho^^r-tho?o Of tho lo^or ord?r of calico or linen, those of W*nCh<lfi,lk 0r ?t,n- All garments what k 00 b,ack a ,ar?e 8croll> or *hat is known as the family arms. All 5 lod about 1,10 wait>t by a ??i!L T,he8lc1cv?80r<> enormous in width nn? tbc P?rtion that hangs Socket \vV"i ia,B?Ted "P nn<1 U8ed ??? ESl??!? bosom of the gowns is mado tho recentaclo for articles of value, 2n^leCVf? P?ck6t j8 mndo to hold the om mpresont paj?or handkerchief, which it of tho Poorest, SJk? ^11 UB0 is con8iKno<l to this ' It aw?l Si*" ?PlK)rtunlty offers to throw y' .1 won,en wear tho samo gar ments as tho men, only of brighter colors and moio fanciful workmanship, thus proving that the Eve-like nature ? Iwi0 d alono to civilization. Gentlemen wear a scarf over their should ers tho length of which attest the rank . the wcarcr> ftnd seems to S c tho 8?l?to with which one meets the other, each being bound to bow low enough to touch tho end of his scarf on the ground. Thus tho higher dkmitS theUlo ? bV? lncUno hia htiad? while like a t0 cl0R0 himself up Ike a jack-knife. On occasions of full and a anni CClV iir" ,Ped cl0ftk is worn. ettirnnf of loose-legged trousers, or a etticoat sowed up between the legs, suf tlo? Ti?PiV0 admit of freo locomo hv^?T fferenco of rank Jodioatcd trousor? con only bo known on coremonial occasions, tho roal mark of bcIn? the nutnbor and positions of s ords worn. The dignitaries of the highor order wear two swords on the o?W ifn ?f ,tho body? ono above the ?tin Ci ,men of loss standing, SSL i g ??.ntlcmon, must contcnt themselves with one. The lowei aro,nover permitted to wear a er any circumstances. The ?/eif c9netitutes tho chief point of distinction between tho soxes the men shaving the whole front anri hn^f ? 6 while the rest of the hair is gathered together, drawn upward lltin an(f tied into a roll or ? I ? ^entor ?f tb? baid ?pot. th? 8^Rn / physicians differ from h^ad tfe iltf f?rme,r . having all their wWeh tW K ;ettaln,nK aU their hair, bleSmtwV ^ ,nt0 a mo8t 'ormida center of the skull. mnlid in ^ f r ?/ the women is ar fSngof lL ?/?rrn ?/ a turban Rnd stuck flfiLt t ? P*?0?8 o{ fine tortoise shell, eiJtS i08 highlv wrought and ThJ. ' 6 polished to look like gold. Ihese ornaments are costly, and their Udv5?i oide8 the flnanciaf value of the Ih&V"*8 Tho JaPRn?w women paint the ft P?W re(Kand white, over and nn?nf *e>?U- !5 nfttural complexions, IJSiR * lips a vermillion red. In beautvVn0 ? ?c8P0,,IdK their rare thir i , u e<? women must stain tnlnnJ J b,??k Wl<h tb? j?ice of a b? Ni?twn? P 0Ut aU th?ir eyebrows. ?Noither men nor women wear hats e*. k?Edsaa^/L0ltCCiti0n aga,n8t f"10. hut all fun f!L ! alj classes? habitually use the fan for a multitude of putyoees. Symptoms of Dyspepsia. Pysnepsia, like other ailments, may be either .mild or severe. When ehronlo, having had an imperceptible beginning, it may go on until the simplest fooa oeasee to nourish, and oausee great dia tress, and the ailment itself is tto longer influenced by mcdiclne. Borne persons inherit a weak digestion, yet by constant care get along with buf little discomfort; and through this very caro, escape more dangerous diseases, and enjoy a comfort* able old age. Others, inheriting a pow erful digestion, are reckless and intem perate in their use of food ?becoming at length wretched victims to dyspepsia, and die an early and sudden death. The following statements will give an Idea of the more characteristic symp toms of dyspepsia, and explain theii na ture. Food, if not digested?whether from its quantity or quality, ov from a weakened condition of the stomach? ferments and undergoes other chemical changes, whoreby gases and various acids arc dovcloncd. Those gases, if in the stomach, distend it, impede Its action, and proas it up against tne lungs,- hinder ing their expannion. If the gases gather in tho intestines, thoy cause distress and often severo colic. , Tho acids Irritate the nerres which tcrminrfto In tho digestive tract, giving rifto to a peculiar uneasiness, or, perhaps, to positive pain. Moreover this whole tract becomes more or lens inflan ed. the tendency of which is to check the diges tive secretions. If tho gastric juteoia lessened, the powor to digest meat is lessoned. If tho t?ilo is diminished, tho power to digest fat is equally diminished, and tho movement of the bowels is rondered slow and consti' pating If the imncreatio fluid is checked, the atarchy foods are so for left to ferment and to irritate, instead of digesting and nourishing. Further, through that woftdorful class of nervos which bind all parts of the sys tem in mutual sympathy, disturbance at any point of the digeative trnot may give riao, especially in very susceptible per sona, to covere incomprehensible paina at tho most remote points, and even to violont spasma. The brain, in particular, is exposed to suffering, not only from aches, some* timoa dull, yet constant, sometimes for briefer periods, yet excruclattaff.but with a depression that makes the sufferer dis agreeable to himself end to others.? rouWt Companion. Experiments are in progress in Ohio for fuming palmetto leaveslnto paper for tl*e material used for Bahk of England note? with sueh secrecy for y(st* y NILSSON'S H HE METHODS. How tb? OrMt Oaniatrlra K*joy? ll?r DonMllo lUartl). Whcnover Mme. Nilsson has an un occupied evering and on all of our rare holidays she pas*e* the houre with Dr. Doremut and his wife at their pleasant home on Lexington avenue. Indeed, a visit to* them she calls "going homo." Mr*. Doremus, in speaking on thij sub ject, eaid : j * "You don't know what charroine homo j qualities Mine. Nilxson ha*. She delights j in passing a quiet evening with us. when j I she will gathnr around nor a cluster of the young girl* of the tamily. She passed Thursday with us, and a large fa mily *at down to dinner. ( hristine having begged j that no stranger should be asked. During < the evening my brother's daughter come | in and brought with her one of the most ounning little Maltose kitten* 1 ever saw and dropped it into Mme. Nilsson's lap. It soon found its way up to hor shoulder, and passed the evening there cuddled tip by her nock and occasionally kissing the prima donna's soft chi-ek. Bho has a I great fondness for animrds, which the little thing seemed to realize and luewed , piteously when it was disturbed. | " Did you know that Christine Nilsson ' made her first public appearance at the American chapol in Paris?" asked Mrs. Doremus. ">Ve had a number of fine singer* in tho choir at that time, Mrs. Riggs being among thom. This was while we wero living in Pari* during the years of 1801 and 1802, and when Chris tine waa a young school girl, and used to pass hor monthly holidays, which lasted from Friday to Monday, at our houso. One day we heard that one ol I the sopranos of the chnpel choir had been taken ill, and so I went for Chris tine and induced hor to take her place, and while wo walked along Champs Elyseo I taught her the English words of "tho hymn sho was to sing. This wos some two years before she made hor debut, and so took the public by storm by her singing of the 'Magic Flute* that, tho manager at onco made a three years' engagement with hor. "In September, of 1871, when Chris tino first camu to this country, we were ?till at our country place, but, hearing of tho expectcd arrival, we came to town and made arrangements for giving a large reception in her honor. I believe that such a crowd as was assembled that even ing ha* seldom been seen in New York. It nas been calculated that no less than 10,000 pcoplo blocked Fourth avenue, and tho horse cars were stopped for two hours. Fourteen hundred Swede* were there, and each of them had a torch, and, a* Christine stood on the balcony of our old house, they passed through the garden and threw tho light oi their torches on her. Then sho made thom a very protty little specch. Tho house was very crowded with our friends, and it was thus thdt Christine Nilsson madohcr entrance into New York society. "I do not think that the story that Mmn. Nilsson parted with any of hoi jewels is correct. She has a great many, and thoy are very handsome. Of course, most of'her ornaments wore given her in Rusda, as are those of all the prima donnas. Tho reason for this is that when tho benefit performances occur, the box owners aro taxed for tho purpose of buying a present, besides which each of the noblemen usually contribute some thing. But the jewel of which Christine iB perhaps most justly proud is one given hor by tiic populace oi St. Petersburg. It iB a ring, from the plain gold band of which fulls a glistening diamond tear, intended to express their grief at her leaving them. The stono is very curious in shape and is of great brillianoy. A favorite set of jewels is a very handsomo pin, ear-rings und other ornamonts of diamonds and sapphires. Some of her most beautiful gems were given hor at tho time of hor marriage to M. Augusto Houzoud. which took plnco at West minster alibey.and a ter which Sir Caven dish Bentinck gave thom a wodding breakfast. Tho doctor and myself went over to attend and it was certainly tho most brilliant affair of tho kind I ever saw. "In 1871, while Mme. Nilsson was with us, the doctor presented her with a banjo, on which she ha* bocoino a most proficient player. Christine hue tho most kindly impulses possiblo. When Napoloon was in oxilo at t'hiselhurst sho went out' there one day and took her fa vorite banjo with hor, ond spent several hour* in playing and singing to tho de throned emperor. "Doe* Mme. Nilsson reallv intend to marry again? Why, no; bIio has no idea of doing onvthlng of tho sort. That .8 anothor of tho absurd stories over which sho has often laughed. I do sot know how *uch an idoa ^wts started, but it cer tainly ha* not the slightest foundation on facta."' ? Neto York World. Modern Fables. i Tftr OBSTHATB DOKKHT. I A rnnn had an obstinate donkey whom ho could not move with his stiok. Ho tried kicking. The donkey kioked hnok, and hud the best of the game, for he broke the men's leg. Moray, ? He careful not to give kicks, elthor physical Or figurative, to a party who can pity back with interest. TUB SATJCT COCK BTARBOW. , A little coek sparrow was fed dally on a window-sill with bread crumbs bv a nice littlo girl. As ho grew fat, he be came saucy, and looking in at tho win dow and seeing his little benofactor daily lunching on cake, he became disgusted with bread. One day, when tho cake wee served and the little girl had not entered, ho hopped in to taste this delicious food. Unfortunately, this nice little girl hud n pet cat, Who waa taking her siesta on n cushioned chair. Bhe spied the greed v sparrow, and won made an end of him. Mora*,. ? Do not covet your neigh bor#* rich dishes. Though puss may not devour you, dyspepsia may. tub i.akv wo mi. A laxy worm, as he turned over for another nap, said: "Aha I tho osrly bird ihan't catch mo." He rose late. Tho day waa hot, and before ho had crawled the length of his own body he perished miserably by sunstroke. Moral ? How often in avoiding 8cylla we are wrocked on Charyl>dls. tiir im.w wasp. An idle wasp, who had lived on stoleii ?weete all the summer, was at his wits' end for a living. Not liking any kind of work, ho mad*, op his miml that the easiest way to pro vide the needed honey was to get a rich wife. Bo burnishing hie bright colore, he went anft mado an offer of marriage to a queen bee. Her majesty waa so ui<> dignant that she ordered hor subjects to sting him to death, and cast him out of the nive. ,, Mohaxt? By reading "money" for i "honey," this fable may be useful to POPULAR SCIENCE. A tribe of Indians having tails from ?ix to eight incbos in ' lbngtn is said to have been discovered in Paraguay. ! Should this announcement prove true, the Journal of ijeitnex protests in advnnco against their being paraded as ''(ho miss ing link." since the anthropoid apes havo no tails. Mr. James Co'lins, writing upon vege- ? table wooi or silk cotton, t-uys: for tho lining of quilts, quilted petticoats. etc., sill; cotton seems to answer admirably ; j but i*s want of cohe i>u, or noil-felting qualities renders it of no use for spiu- [ nintr, excopt ns a mixture to impart a silky g OAs to tho fabric so m'xod. ( Among its advantagf s are its lowuess of price, its lightness, its very great e as- ; ticity and softnys, and the resistance it offers to tho attacks of insects. The revonuo and agricultural def art- | ment of the Indian govt rnment havo j l>ccn trying to introdueo improved agri cultural imp! inents am:.ng the natives. l I Tho Indian farmers received eigl.ty-tbrec different kinds. From olliciul reports ic- i ceived from various d'stricts it anpeacs | that out of thp whole number di-tnbuted j twelve only of the implements found ; favor in the eyes of the native agiicultur- j ist. Among the acce table new tools is i an American oorti-sheller. A London journal gives a new method of tree-felling by dynamite. Acartridgo > of the explosive substance is plaecd in a j channol horefl directly under the tree to bo operated upon, and when explod d the tree is simply forced "up bodi y and falls intact on its side. If thiB system I works as well as it is represented to do, i tho tree is not fractured by the forco of i the explosion, and the wood at the base of the trunk can bo utili'cd. Au argu- i ment in favor of this method is that it brings up the roots of tho tree and thus dispenses with tHo tcdiout. process of grubbing tho roots of the i el ed timber. A vegetab o green coloring matter is now extracted from tho grains of raw coffee, tho product being not only beauti ful in appearance, but entirbiy free from any poisonous quality. According to a French journal, the proccss of extraction in securing this result may consist in crushing tho coffee grains and then draw ing out the oil by means of ether; they aro now to be dried and agitated with tho white of eggs, eo aa to form a sort of pas o, the latter to be exposed for Boveral days to the air ? the presence of tho whito of eggs then determines tho appearance of an emerald green. An other method of accomplishing the pur pose in question is to merely moisten tho crushed and desiccated collte berries with water, expose them some threo or four days to the air, and extract tho ?foloring matter by means of alcohol. How Carolina lioeamo a Klce State. Doctor Egglostou, iu his paper in tho Century , on " Husbandry in CVony Times," says of rice culture: "Tlio des tiny of South Carolina was changod by a Binglo lucky experiment. Iu 1090, when the colony was more than thirty years old, the pioneers wero still engaged in buying furs from the Indians, extracting robin, tac and turpentine from the pines, cut ting timber for shipment, and growing slender harvests of grain on the light soil along the coast. Attempts had already been made to grow inuigo, ginger, and cotton; but these had not answered expectation. A small and unprofitable kind 6f rice had also been tried iu 1088. But one Thomas Smith thought that a patch of wet laud at the back of hi? f garden in Charleston resembled the soil le had seen bearing rico in Madagascar. It chanced in 10U0, that a brigantino from that island anchored in distress near Sullivan's island, and the captain, an old frie .id of this enterprising Thomas Smith, was able to furnish him a bag of Madagascai rice suitable for seed. It grew luxuriantly in tho wet corner of tho garden, and tho seed from this littlo harvest was widelv distributed. In three or four years the art of husking tho rico was learned. African slaves wero easily procured in tho West Indies, and tho faco of society in tho young 8tate was nresontly changed: South Carolina becamo a land o? great planters and of a multitude o f toiling negroes. Smith was raised to the rank of landgrave, and made governor of the colony three years after the sucoess of his rice-patch. The new grain was at first irrown on uplands: but tho planters afterward discovered that the negloctod swamps wero moro congenial and less oxhiiustib'e. Tho cruelly hard labor of separating the gra ns from tho adhering husks crippled the strongth and even chocked tho increase of the negroes; but in tho voars jupt | re ceding the Revolution this ta^k cnrr.o to bo porformed with mills driven by tho force of tho incoming and outgoing tides, or turned by horses or oxen. A hundred and forty thousand barrels of Carolina rice, of four or five hundred weight aplei e. wero nnnually exported before the war of indej endenco. Throrgh tho example of a governor of Georgia, tho culture of rice spread Into that colony, and com pleted tho ruin of tho Bilk busincea." The Locomotive Whist' e. "Wo have givon a number of statements from obxervors who certify to hearing tho whistles for distances of over fifteen miles. Hero are others: Mr. J. J. Stran ahan states that the whistlo and noise of the train on tho trostlo, at Erio, wero for merly heard at. BnoufT. Penn.. a distance of nineteen miles, air 1 no. W. J. McC'., of Ban Pablo, Cal., writes, that on cslm. clear days, especially in tho fall, they hear tho rumble of tho cars on a trestle located eighteen miles distant. J. H. H. says ho has frequently hoard tho railway shop whistlo at Grand Island, while lir inp at Orvillo, a distance of twenty-eight miles, end has seen moving trains with the unaided eye twelvo miles. Mr. C. V. 8wa-thout, ('ape Vincent, N. Y.. fre quently hears the railway whistle at Kingston, Gnt., eighteen to twenty mi' es, also tho rnmbdng of tho trains; also mus ketry firing at Port Henry, samo placo, whi e tho sound of the cannon fired there somotimcs is so ttrong as to shake his house. ? HcUnUfi c Ame)4ean. The Tall* of Comet*. Tho spectroscope has furnishod us with the only evidonco as to thojnaterial of which the tails of comets aro composed. Several, which from their remarkable de velopment have deserved to bo noted as great comets, have had multiplied tails, ?r streams flowing from the samo head, but separating so as often to l>o distin guished by the unaided oye. These wore supposed to be formed of different chem ical elements, and the spectroiicopo has shown that such is actually the case. Thus when the comet has an abundant supply of hydrogen the finest of tails are produced ( others aro formed of carbon, chlorine, or even of iron m principal in gredlentA,- PMladtyMa Thm, r ' '< ?' < ? - ' v THE PARADOX OK TIME. Time rots, you say I Ah un| Alas, Time say*, we go ; Or else, wcro thiB not so, What need to ohain the hour?, For youth were always ourut Tune goes, you say'? oh not Cui-s is the eyes' de eit Of men whose Hying loet Lead h: ough some landscape low: Wc pass mid think we tw The eartir? ll\od surfaoe llee: A!as, Time stays,? wo go! Onco in tho davs of oli, Yoit lojks were crrling gold. And ml o h"d shamed tt N orow Now, in the self - ame st-jge. IVo vc reached the silver age; Timegoos, y>u sayf ? ah not Cn^ w e ? m vnioo wa ? s rong, I fl led the woo 's with song To prnlso vour "roe"' ana "snow;" My bird, t^a' ?ani, is dead; Where ?? e you ? ro ei P.o If Alas, Timo says, ? wo go I fee, In what traversed way^ hat bac ;wnr 1 fato d lay* Tho ho oi wo usod to ki? jw ; Wher e aro our old deslrea' ? ;t Ah, whore those vanished flresf Timo goes, you sayf ? ah not IT^w far, how far, O Bwaet, The pass behind our feet Lies in tho oven-glow! Now, on the loi w ird way. Let u? fold hands, aa 1 praj*! Ala.i, Tune stays, ? wo go! ? A ?af<n Dobson. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. If you wnnt to stir up r formal dinner pnrty, squirt tho soup at the guests with a horse syringe. ? Statesman. "Joscphus" auks: "How can I re move superfluous hnir?" Get marriod, J OBcphus. ? Biamarck T. Hume. When Clara was asked what she would do if a nice young gentleman should asked her hand in marriage, alio naively replied, "I don't; think I'd no." ? Boston 1 runner i]>t.. A female ourong-outang in Philadel phia has learned to love a little dog, and refuses to bo separated from it. Soma fashionable ladies are the same way. ? Philadrlj/hia Vail. White elephants arc said to be sacred, and one is to bo brought over in thp sprint* for Americans to fall down and worship. Admittance, the usual prioe. ? Now York Commercial. ' A Boston judge declared the new standard time legal, and that very night his daughter sat up with her ~oung man half au hour later than usual, and her pa did not dare to say a word. "I am goiug to plant my foot down," said tho lady of tho house in tones. "What interrogated the behind his paper "What shall tors?" asked Mrs. published book. you take t in to risk your chti Pre *t>. "Yea." remark to take my dog promenade, but wasn't pleasant, pie inquire wh which was the dog." ? Boston Trantervpt. As regards height, the Scotch are first, Irish second, English third and Welsh fourth. Ah regard weight, tho Bootch are first, Welsh second, English third and Irish fourth. The weight and height of Americans would bo given, but there }s no necessity for terrifying Eu rope just at this time. ? Courier- Journal. THK PHINTKH' HOUR OV PXACC. Know yo the printer's hour of peace I Know yo an hour mure fraught with Joy, Thai ovor folt tho maid of Greeco, Whon kisMiby Venus' amorous bo|r/ 'Tis rot when news of dreadful not# Ills C'i)u nns all with million All; 'Tin not when brother primers quote The effusions of his stump-worn quill. Tin not when In Miss Fanoy'a gla.?w Long advertisements meet biB cyo, And soe n to wh's er as fchoy paw? "We'll grace your columns by-and-bye." Nor Is It when with numerous names Kfc Ion thono roll of vellum ?wolI*, If 'twer ? touched by oonjuror's wand, Or grow by fa rles' magic spells. No I rr ador, no I Tho printer's hour? His hour of real, swoot rnpose, Is not when br sonio innglo power His list of patrons daily grows. ? But. ah, 't's when stern winter, droar, Con e< robjd In snow, and rain, and vapor, He hears In whlsy.ers kind and dear? "We've come to pay you for the paper." ?Rqlmt S. Coffin. ? > Wanted a Chance. In the smoking car of a Miohigftn Cen tral train the other day a Dotroit man got to going on tho nolitical situation, andaa a crowd gathered around him ho kept hi# chin working away for a full half hour without a stop. Finally a stranger oame up to him ancl whispered In his ear: "Cut it short, inv friend? cut It short." v The Dctroitcr launched forth with a now idoa, but at tho end of ten minutes tho same man whispered again : "Bay, friend, aren't yon going to di vide in) ? I want a chance at thin crowd." "Eh ? Do you belong to the opposite portv t" "No, sir? I'm a three card monte man, and I want to work the crowd and getoff at Jackson." lie was given a chance. ? Wm Prm. Msiwb-'v-w Testing Ensilage. A large company assembled at Pfl?k fortou Cattle, in England, to witness the opening of one of the silos which fx>rd Tollemafehe had prepared with a view of testing the system of ensilage. The whole front of tho silo wan cut down In trusses, and tho others wore bored into and sample* taken, tho auality of the cnsllago In all beln'g excellent. It waa moist, but no water could bo squeezed out of it by the hftnd ; It had ft pleasant, vinous aroma, and waa slightly salt to tho taste, twenty ponnds of that Mi having been added to each & Tho wliolo faco of tho d**" cleanest produce, withe poaranco of mustlnese. The opinion waa generally expressed that the results of , J these ensllago experiments were ?of eminently satisfactory.