Abbeville press. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, November 13, 1868, Image 1
BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C , FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1SGS. VOLUME XVI?NO. 29.
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One Link Gone.
Take the pillows from tbo cradle
"Wherethe little sufferer lay;
J)j-$w the curtain, close the shottera,
SJhut out every bcaui of day.
Spread the pall upon the table,
Place the lifulcsa body there $
JJack from off the marble features,
Jjfty the auburn curls with cars.
With its little blue-veined fingers
Cros*ed upon ita ainhss breast,
Free from care, and pain and auguiiih,
jgt .Uie infant cherub rest.
A
Smooth ita little ebroud nbout
Pick its boys from off tho floor?
They, with all their sparkling beauty,
If e'er can charm their owner more.
Take the little eljQ?8 and stockings
from the doting mother's sight,
I'atteriug feet no more will need them,
Walking in ?lie fields of light.
Parent# faint and worn with watching,
Through the long dark night of grief,
Dry your tears and soothe your eighing?
JUaiu a respite of relief.
Mother, care no more is needctj
To allay the rising moan,
And though you perchunce may leavpij,,
jit can never be aleue.
Angels bright will watch beei<L? tt
Iu its quiet holy slumber,
fill the morning, then awake it
7?o a place among their number,
^cius a golden link is brrken
In a chain of earthly bliss?
Tlius the distance shorter making
Twixt the brighter world and this.
The Man-Eatlng Tiger,
The craft of tliin particular tiger
lmd nil oflbrts of the terrified
natives to discover even his lair,
Bullocks had been picketed in places
frequented by hin>, hut lie would leave
the :i uj;pouched carry off tin
htrdsiunn. His trail had been follow
e?l for miles, but he had such devjee:
of doubling buck, nnd eluding detec
tion, that the charnel-house to wljjcJ
his victims were carried remained un
discovered. Sixteen post-runners ha<
been swept away in six months, th
fatal spring hi ing made at one particular
Wild in the. road. Once on
native tracker hau caught sight c
him drinking; and ue he boundei
away into the jungle, he noticed llm
lie wa<? pot as other tigers are, bu
that Ins skin was of a dirty fude
yellow. At the hoad of gn army <
beaters the Old Shekarry took up th
trail of vhra monster at a point whei
a natjvo woman had been earned o
pn tfcp preceding night. Taking a<
vantage of every sign, such as marl
in the sand where the tiger had lai
.1 1 ..1 Ml. 1! ??! .. ! . A?
uowu nib buu living vicinn i?j g*. ~
firmer gnpo, and lior Lands lit
dutehft) tho noil convulsively, a 11
of dress or a few long hairs caught
the thorns, tho trail was followed f
miles.
>. i lorigth wo distinctly heard grf
ing sounds, like the gnawing of l>on<
accompanicd by loud snarls ni
growls. We made our way wi
great difficulty through the dense v
dprwood for about an hundred yart
tlie noise becoming plainer and mc
distinct as "we advanced, until at h
we emerged into an open ghv
Here, looking cautiously around,
&jmd the noise proceeded from t
jackals, who were munching and to
ing the flesh from some half-strip}
human ltoncs. # # # This> v
eviijpntly tho hctacomb ftf the m
cater, for I counted, from fikulls i
romains of half-eaten bodies, ab
twenty-thrco victims^ of both ee:
as we could sec, from the hair, clotl
brokon bangles, and gold and sil
Ornaments belonging to tbo nal
VO'robn. "Wo picked np ttvO mass
silver b^celcts belonging to las
victim, whoso fresh remains exhibi
signs of tattooing, which wece re<
.' uized by one of the villagers who
with us. Wo _also found two [
liftcilf prnamonts, which; mark
married women; and a knife, wl
Che dkoby assured us he knew bcl<
ed to a post-runner, who had 1
jtttted about a month before.
6touch from the decayed animal i
fir was almost insupportable.
Tigers, like alligators, like 1
high, and generally keep i
decomposition uas commencoo. , j
ing found this pleasant iair, the
thing was to find the mati'-ootcrhin
The jungle was systematically b&
pnd all meaner" game was'sporod;
though several tigers pinl tigr
fell, the great delinquent
* not Among the numbe'rl ' For .!
daya.be was lost) bat at length
?ame that her bad beon seen skrf
fu the neighborhood of the vi
fcnd the trait being , immediately
lowed up, it was conclusively pj
that ho must T?e lying j>ardu neai
identical bend in the road, whe
many unlucky post-rufeners had
pounced upon. - ' 01d fi^iel
nOW adopted ft resolution, which
stamps luin its something much more
heroic than nn ordinary sportsman.
He determined to dress up as a postrunner,
and to go alone at sunset to
this, bend in the road, and tibide the
man-eater's onset. Two or throe of
his bravest "followers volunteered to
accompany lum, but ibO 'offer Vras declined,
for it was thought that the
tiger might be alarmed at the prcs- j
ence of several persons where he had
been accustomed to see only one.
Alter a "<>od sleep, and, we will ven
t urc to add, a hearty meal, the Old
Shekarry, dressed in native costume,
and armed wfth a short double-barrelled
fide, a brace of pistols, and a htigo
knife, betook himself to the ill-omened
spot. Hinging his postman's bell
as J;jtt walked along, he gradually
drew nearer and nearer. The issue
jnust be told in his own words :
"The sun had almost set as I pro_ceeded
slowly down the road, and although
I was perfectly cool, and as
steady as possible, I felt cold drops
of perspiration start from my forehead
as 1 approached the spot where
no uvuny victims had been sacrificed.
I passed tho rock, keeping well on the
lookout, and listening carefully for
the slightest sound. * * * "Whilst
ascending the opposite side of the ravine,
I heard a slight noise like the
crackling of a dry loaf; 1 paused, and,
turning to tho left, fronted tlio spot
from whence I thought the noise proceeded.
I distinctly saw a movement
or waving in the high grass, as jf
soiiu;tliinrr was m:ikin<r its vav to
J o o ~ /
. | wards mej thou I licsml a loud purrI
j ing Round, and saw something twitchj
ing backwards and forwards belliud ii
( I clump of low bush and long grass,
, | til/out eight or ten paces from me, and
} J a little in the rear. It was a ticklisli
_! moment, but I felt prepared. I step
. I ped back a couple of paces, in ordei
-j to get a better view, which actio;
} I probably saved iny life, for inn rediate
! ly the brute sprang into the middle o
j ' the road, alighting about six fee
^ ! from the place where I was standing
_jI fired a hurried shot ere he sliouh
j gather himself up for a second spring
^ and when the tnioke clcarcd away.
rj saw him rolling over and ove
t in the dusty road, writhing in hi
^ death-agony, for my shot had entcre<
^ the neck, and gone downwards into hi
}f . eliest. I stepped on one liido, an
lC ! gave him my second barrel behin
.e t lie ear, when dark blood rushe
jj- from his nostrils, a slight trenifl
i passed over all his limbs, and all wi]
JS | still. The man-eater was dead, an
jn j his victims avenged."
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id ^
Curved Lines,
in
billow
remarkable it is that throng
^ out the dominion of nature, in evei
j<3 vegtable and animal form, a curv<
outline is recognized. The Margin
everj* leaf, the shaft of every tree[U_
and, in fact, every internal iudividn
organ?represents somewhere 111 i
>re interior a segment of-a circle. .The
18t are no straight lines anywhere, i
side or outside. All the vessels c
j | culatmg fluids are round, or at le.r
wo Prcson* cuvvej of various diamete
niLHUII^Jl IUVJ I1UIJ 11UI uu J*i n>? II.
>cd appeaf to be ho. An exception Is i
ticeublc in what is called by anatomi:
ftn_ tlie longitudinal sinus ''which carr'
ind ^e Wood out of the head that 1
ouj. been carried there by four arteri
-CB It is nearly triangular, but its dir
?cs, tion is an arc of a cirplp. *
ver Sound moves wavelets, wh
tive are convex on fh<routc? surface,; t
jive tor rnuning in ivaves, assumes e
last mcnts also Of circles; the earth rci
ited veson its axis which is round, i
jog- the whole solar system moves m
was incowprctjensible momontum roi
jold Ihe sun. Still further, astronoir
the believe that the starry Leavens, v
iich the celesta! machinery of the
>ng- ky fray, and nebula) of undejj
icen worlds shining gloriously beyond
The boundaries of that most distant
1 nil V?lfln(Vf? of our svsl
lllUL- M'? |" --V -y
Xcptjmo, arc coursing a vast ci
;hoir round a central {joint ofnniversnl
t till traction, which may b<? the tlirbn
[lav- Deity?thoCfod'^vho created andnext
ftph tho destiny of alL ;
lself. - . How-pleasing -the thought,' tha
ft tew, .who formed the yastcel?!atialvau1
.'but, his wisdom, aud in^cguty Buspei
eescs -iii- the circle of jthe hcflvcris the
"was nlng hosts of night, ealjs upon
some children t O mortal man f \&hy 1
news upQD. Ihe shores 6f.fleeting t:
Iktng Look u^V Ah^dtj jn pure .wl'U*
Uage, radiant with b$aqjs q? glory?1;
f for- rouhd joflc-aniriOu* to minister tocoved'
every want, J>o you'roenrn
* - - ? MJ -m
: mat your- miBiortuncs
ro so fa#t flotving tears, for Jceud ip
been time will coaao on'Urowings of r
kftpry u?g an<l rocoive yon'uuto lutnBcli
5-;i . - :mi-'
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Lilies for Boys to Remember.
ijt jirs. oace.
"What shall I do?" My boy don't atan<l asking;
Take hold of something?whatever you can,
| Don't turu naide for the toiling or tosking:
Idle, sofl hands never yet mad?i a man.
Grnap with a will whatever needs doing,
Still stands ready, when one w?-ijt is don?j
Another to seize; and then still pursuing
In duty your course, find the victory won.
Dj your beat for to-day, tiust God for to morrow
;
Don't be afraid of a jest or sneer;
I Be cheerful and hopeful, and no trouble borrow
Keep the heart true, and the head cool and
ciuar.
If you can climb to the top without falling,
Do it. If not, go as high ns you pan.
Man is not honored b> business or calling,
Business and calling are honored by man.
Aikf.x, Barxwf.i.t. District, S. C., 1
Thur.ii.hiy, September 10, 18ti8. )
I am satisfied that forming in this
country "will pay, and that more enjoyment
and luxuries can be had, with
' a given amount of labor, thun in any
Northern State, I am acquainted with.
For 1113' part, 1 have hyd enough of
cold weather and being frozen up
from four to six months of the year.
As an illustration of the opportunities
afforded for enterprise, a Northern
family who settled here last year,
\ planted largely of green peas this
spring; although the crop did not
I fuiMt full otinitirli litiu limni
?' ? '
plisliod to demonstrate the praetica!
Jjility of making money by such en!
(erprises, sonic of the peas selling in
! New York at $4.25 per bushel, and ncU
1 ting on an average over $2 per bush1
el. Beets, potatoes, cabbages, &c.,
! have frequently been brought from
' the North, and sold at a profit here.
( Why? Because farmers neglected to
j store such articles for winter use.
i The owner of the fyriji J have purc]||tecd
saved a few turnip* last win.
ter, and sold them fpr 83.50 per barf.rel.
But little attention lias been
t I paid heretofore to diversifying pur..:
suits, the people being content to
1 tread in the old beaten path.
;. It is astonishing how few articles of
1 j.r>otillicni manukiCLurc uue linus 111
rjtho store for s:i!c. The mediants
s j visit Xew York and lay in their enil
j tire stock there. It is evident that
s j the cost of transportation alone would
! sJtbrd a handsome profit on very ma
d j ny articles, and the cost of living and
d i making the articles need be no grea
ir : ter than elsewhere.
15 Of a great many articles the rav
d materials are found here in abundance
What is needed js t}?c capital, indius
tiy and tact to make such articles a
are in demand and bring them propel
ly to the notice of the consumer.
The combination of advantage oftlii
vi'einity admirably adapts it for man
ufacturing purposes. The numerou
J' creeks and streams alFord cheap an
;(* ample power." Its connection by ra:
ot with the commercial centres of th
i Sumili nlVmvl ? Uomn Vtiftvkof nrotoete
by the cost of transportation froi
lts the present sources of supply. TIi
re raw material is at hand, and th
n~ }?ricc of unskilled labor is much chei
ir" per than at tho North. The at tei
lst (ion of Southern people never liaviu
ls.- been turned in this direction, goc
3W openings are -afforded to Nor the i
10* mechanics who can command sutftoiei
st? capital to work with. As un exni
ics .pie, canned fruits and vegetables a
ms brought from tho North, and lar/
ics. quantities are sold throughout tl
South. These .fruits and veg<5tabl
can certainly be "raised a$ olieap
ich here as there, and the flavor of t
iva- fruits, sueli as the Straw berries,.peat
eg- es, &c.,'aro decidedly supeiior to the
i:oi- raised in i(H>ld climes. Jsty not. re*
ind onable to suppose such pursuits woi
rith afford a large margin for prof
und What is needed is capital fund Cut
lers prise. .
"tl? Immense 1 eds o? th^Bnest kaol
pil- or eliitia mkI oIjivh rrrn firmnd
ne<l ^his ne'ghborhoodj pronounced
the competent authorities to be the t
- ?f .yet-^buuU on. thU continent, rtnd rii
tern, jiivg those of Korope. These depa
ircle xvill somoday l>e a sonrco of nnt
I at- wealth, antl afford cmploygiontf
0 ?f thousands ~of operative?, adapted
con- Hiey are to making all varic|ie?
' crockery and eartlvemvnro." -TLrW
t he> elate of wares for which, as"
thy wo ilopeud almost' entirely on
udod rope, into the j
,b1u of New York thq year ojiding
1 hi* 30th June,amounted
boild $5,382,330* The -protection affoi
imo"? by tho pireeKJht tariff at d the. coa;
?nil t^4>ortatkop^ umloubtcdij
tovov coinage tho erection ofvfttctOri?a ]
your vrhci?e the raV material e'anbo pre
vvw eti in amy qupu?*j?yv> *?-??) .0109
r the found colore*! ochr? in great yjyi
d*o -and ofu *qmdijV fttltjr e<Jua) to
noi'Ti- FrencJj, Xho importation -iof oc
\ l??t year amounted to 5 OO0;OOO poi
a ' '
Kr
The buhr in this vicinity is quite a
curiosity, being formed of marine
shells which have become silicified.
Experts have pronounced tho? quality
equal to the French mill stones, and
the quanity is inexhaustible. The
mineral resources of th's section have
never been properly explored and investigated
; therefore it is probable
that a scientific examination would
bring to light other valuable matcri.
als.
A county with a glorious climate,
fruitful soil, and rich in mineral deposits,
a courageous and intelligent
population, and having facilities for
f>r reaching the markets of the worlds
rapidly and cheaply, must progress,
unless too much legislation?Federal
or State?unfortunately stops it
course.?Extract from a letter published
in the New York I1 ivies.
^ m
HUMAN PROGRESS.
The JEibmhurnh Review, in an exceed
ingly valuable article on ''Salem Witchcraft,
' gives the following characterization
of the three classes of men who exert an
influence, favorable or otherwise, in all matters
of scientific researeh affecting the pro?
grcssof the human race;
"The spectacle piesenled now i<? of the
game three sorts of people that appear iu all
satiio, iu all literatures, tince the pursuit
of truth in any mode or direction becHtne
a reoognizod object any where and under
auy conditions. Leaving out of view the
multitude who are irrelevant to the case,
from having no knowledge, and being,
therefore, incapable of an opinion there is
the large company of the superficial and
light minded who are always injuring the
honor and beauty of truth by the ltsvily
the impertinence, tho absurdity of the
enthusiasm they pretend, and the nonsense
the}' talk about eotue, uew thing*. Ni
period of society has been more familial
with that class and its mischhf?making
than our own. There is the other largi
class of the contemporaries of any discovery
or special advance, who, when they cat
absent themselves from thescene no longe
look ai d listen, and beud all their efforts L<
Knlti t Imir rrrsm iii t r>*?iniianul
I ly succeeding 60 fur as to cscapc any di
j reel admission that more is known thai
i when they were born. These are no uhi
mate hindrance. When Harvey died, n
I physician in liurope above the age of fort
1 believed in the eiiculalion of the b|ood
but the truth was petfcelly safe. * *
"The very small number of persons wh
' are, in the matter of human progress, tl:
suit of the earth, are they who can endui
to see without understanding, to hear with
* out immediately believing cr disbelieving
: to learn what they can without auy con
" sidera 'jn of what iiguie they theineelv
& uhall ninjie in the transaction, and even
be uuable to reconcile the new ptjcnomei
wijh their own prior experience or concej
s lions. There is no need lo describe ho
t- ; rare tliic class must necessarily be, for eve
s | one who has eyes sees bow near the pi
d sious aud ihe prejudiees-of the human ben
:i i?_ t _ii . m it._ e <
u ne to encu outer, xueso are iue lew w
p unite the two great virtues of enraestne
d temper, composure,audcheerfulnoss thronj
n whatever perplexity their inquiry may i
tc volve. It is remarkable that, while t
ic world is echoing nil round incessant
ft- with the praise of the life the man spe
it- in following truth wherever it in
ig lead, the world is a!wf\vR resoundi
>d idso with tho angry passions of ni
n who resent all opiniouS which are 1
nt thpjv own, mid donounce with fury
n- with malice atiy , countenance giv
re to mere proposals to inquire inserts
go directions which they think proper
he reprobate-"
es ; 1
ly- A Patch Farm House,
he ____.
;h- Tho-^armors' brtj'.s and girls
we i Amorrca, I am Confident^'would 1
\h- I to ge wit^ me into a Dutch in
>hl | Iiousol Stable, and boose, artd ds
it? i at*n iiiuIap ftia ann y.inf. Tim Kn
er* which wo viMt stands on tbo.banl
the canal?the water in the canal
lin, most on a level with tho ridge poh
in One of the dairy maids has b
l>y out to tho canal to wash her pans
est dir-hes j and. she is now taking il
,'al- back to the bnose, drawing them 1
Bits little cart. Look at her eboosTT-w
old en ouos, turning up at tho toe Id
fov erkatc^?fclurop, clump, clump; thoy
as ue she steps. She has a bonne I
^ of carious tbat 1 will not attempt.to
ia a scribo "it, but o? just such a pot
yet those as worn by her grandraol
fiu- Some oi tho cattle ar? in tbp ft
)0H blutiVelcd to keep them warm,,
the Xgirl witb red cheoks and Hi
i eye?bpeas the door of the stable,
ded takes ? >l<nfg ^.tfce stalls to 4m
t of oaWi??>twMuy*?i3C eon* etandinj
' en-" their- jcrfys, or tying down che<
tuu'D thai* cads,,fastened with rope hj
fMMiilAflV. Amtell AAiJi
1 w. ??v?vw
nro has her Uu dra^si op to' the ct
iciy, bjH OQfd and palley, eo that in
the their tolls grow straight ap int
hros air 1 l)ioro pre grtoat luba flile4
a'ridij ?iU?, and curds, and vrUoy j-4her<
/ "a
A
firc-placo !n tho stable whoro they
scald tho milk, also tho choeso press.
Wo enter a Illtle room and seo tho
pots of butU*/ and rows of cheosfl?
not snch groat ones as tho Vermont
and Now Hampshire girls turn out, I
but chooses almost tho sizo of a 64pounder
cannon ball, not quite round,
but lileo tho earth, flattened a trifle at
tho poles. Thoy a^e kept for months
and years even, and never Icbo thoir
goodness, it is suid.
| w e go irom tuo stablo op a short
! flight of slept, into tho kitclion, and
eoy, "Good morning" to Iho farmer's
wife, who coartseys liko a littlo child.
Sho ahows ns over tho house, draws
aside a curtain, and shows tbo beds
in tbo reccsses along tbo wall liko a
berth in a ship. An old clock?its
brass weight and pendulum as bright
as sand and soap can mako thom?
ticks in ono corner. Tbo good woman
is drinking a cup of c&ffco, but if you
were to ask bor to write out tho word
for you in Dutch, it would read
"Kuffij," and sho would call a railroad
a "Spoorwog." Sho takes great picas
uro in showing us hor treasures in tht
Wfrnnl." rnnm n ItnttAon
vv?** w ik/u*vc*i4 VI WHO flL'UL'M
mahogany, Bet off with bod mounl<
ingp, with carved feot liko lion's clawi
? with rowa of delft china dishci
around tho room nndor tbo coiling?
old ware, cups and suueers whioh hei
grandinoibor used, which sho wil
hand down to her daughters, and thej
: to thoir children. Everything is s<
| clean and nico that you are almos
afraid to bp in tho room.-?Z?ostoi
1 Journal.
The New Yoik papers describe a ne>
, and very ingenious time-keeper, which i
j known as the ''Kennedy Electric Clocl
, I The running gear is of the arrapleat
r ! Spring*, weights and winding are dispense
, witb. Tliu mechanism oonsista of a pen
B dulum holding two msgnctp, and one whe<
. moving the bauds on the dial face. TL
, motive power is supplied by a weak g*l
r vanic buttery, the curients from wblct
3 transmitted through two coils of wire, ac
|. ' upon f>teel bar magnets sot within the pei
. I dulum ball. Ouo of the wires id charge
n ; positively and the other negatively, aii
. ' they are placed near the bottom of the cas
0 so that the ball of the pendulum Rwinj
y nto an open space in the centre of oitbe
coil. When the peudtilum ball reach
* the positive coil it becomes positive char
0 ! ed ; it is repelled, and,swinging ov$r ?o tl
i0 negative cuil, becomes nega'ivuly charge
q and is agahi repelled. It is thus driv<
from side to side, a3 long as the currcnt
? electricity is kept up by the battery. T
nlternate charges are uiade and brokeq '
M aifimpleslide bar moved by a wjra pin i
1 * t 1 1 __J1 mi
to me peiiuuium rou. 1110 oniy attention (
ia clock require* is to have a spoonful of ac
)_ placed in the battery about twice a y<
)W The company also maktf cl- cka which
Ty not require even ibis attention. They i
is- intended for banking houses and otl
ijg permanent institution. Tho wires are c
L-o tended to the ground, one passing lliroii
ggt a piece of zinc and the other ihrougl
t|j piece of carbon. It ia fiaid that eevt
in. clocks can be made to keep exact time
ha Ipng dutancoa opart by wires extcuded ft
ly one .
nt ?
?y Japanese Fcnerat.s.?"Whertdei
US takes place a priest is sent for, v
cn offers' up prayers/ friends asaeiu
l0* all women dressed in white'garme
or and hoods, white being tlie color <
en blamatie of mourning and death.
1111 The tablets with the deceased y
Sons name carvcd npou.it in figu
resembling Chineso characters, is 1
pared dqying the owner's Hfo til
after death the priest gives an a<
tionul name, Svlucli is also iriBcri
on the sisak, or tablet. The ftim
ike <fCHerally itake3 placo An honr w
irm befoi-o sunset. '.flic body is placet
Afy a sitting postnro in a coffiin sba
1090 liko a tub! a white wand ami a pc
i powdored charcoal, with Sonus ]
' a' are placed within, the antiseptic
3* deo-dorising ]troperti08 ^eff those '
cen' stoncc# have been mode use of ft
an<* long fipip Jby the Japanese.
?0m grave is mado circular, and the
'n a side is smoothly plbgte'rod with i
c>0(?' tar and a superior kiud. of lime j
c0 a cofllu is deposited within, slab
stone;ore.placed a/cress, apd a tei
11 ^ woodon strflcture is erected
it.' At the cud of fifty days, the
*en\ scribed sepsim of mourning, this i
..hop. gloved, tbe anccstrnl tablet raise
eldB' its place of honoiywith the;temj
, and ojJTfK"*'- flame? Of tlitf' dcce
the tyUor iA guilt oba^ciwrs, eivgi
X '
* fey "
wing On? of the. clergymen 'of SprWi
Her* idio i? in ^eb%bit~o/ Hiding "idi"
e<r? noUmm,' wasfrily *p?k* of.: Atou
litfn^ "here been brought op' on,th* )
time eide-nh." A-rotber cLfgyeeo, wl
a. the tb? Mtte habit, gtve a jateten vrarj
?icb among Im heater*, "who bai
a is ft foot in ibe grave . and (be o.tber ail
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How She Did it
A young mother surrounded by a
group of rostless, impatient spirits,
i was onec tlio theme of ail miring remark
in the circle of her acqnaintnntanec,
on ^account of her wonderful
calmness and patience. "Jtow Mrs.
Gale can get along with her five noisy
hoys, and her husband always absent,
and yet never seem put out or worried,
passes my comprehension," said
one of her nearest neighbors. "Does
she govern them ?"?was the reply.
1 ?1.a knen't ?I.a
uu> viii niv in . iiv/ ; liiivy iuiou 1/ imv
slight list faculty for that, and besides,
they are all uncomonly strong-minded,
-while she is naturally timid and
yielding. 3Tor authority would have
little weight with -the*)), I fancy."
"How does sho manage tliem?"
"That I cannot tell you. She doesn't
RCem to try t<; rule them much. But
they all love her, .and appear sorry tci
grieve her; and though they art
full of spirit and naturally turbulent
she keeps them from any serious out
* breaks. I confess X don't understand
) it."
t Possibly, had Mrs. Gale's neigh
? bors put the same qnerries to hci
3 children, tho mystery had been solved
3 ' Mamma," said little Edwin, om
- morning?tho youngest and tli<
r brightest of tho busy group?"main
I ma, I n't asleep always whon yoi
j come to bed, though 1 keep my eye
i shut and lie still. "What do you whi>
t per ho long in your dressing room for
>t And who is thero with you? I go
up lust night and peeped through tli
door, but I couldn't see anybody."
v His mother told her boy of he
I nightly errand to the nierev-Heat. an
ho repeated the story to her brothen
,;I could Ijave told you myself,
^ was the reply of Jamie, tho oldest <
tho hoys. "Alother prays just so ovi
^ ry morning, before we are up; 1 foun
her at it. And sometimes when w
l_ got very wild and out of sorts, yo
( know she slips away for a few minut<
,j. and prays again. I followed her sof
' ly once or twice to see what she wei
^ up staii*s for; that's how I came 1
^ know it."
"She's a dear, good mother, and
' don't mean-to trouble her anymore
i orvkyxwl Allf iltA CiW'Allrl kftn 111CI14\1
p8 j more willful ami passionate than tl
| rest. And to liis statement ami p?i
J poso they all gave a tearful and rea<
,0 I assent. It is not pretended that the
' promise of amendment was strict
0j- kept; but their mother had gained
l)0 new hold upon their hearts, and th<
|i4j, learned to watch for the sweet ai
on peaceful countenance- -which b
jie brought from the place of prayer.
Htf *^*'*?77
:-ar Boys, Turs?IIom> ' On.
do Hold on to your tongue when y
ire are just about to swear, lie, or spc
ler harshly, or use auy impropor word.
S- ILold on to your hand when y
gh are about to strike, steal, or jlo a
t? n wrong.
:ral Hold on to j'our foot when you ;
1 at on tho point of kicking, or runni
om away froi^ s^nly, CU* pursuing 1
path of error; slinnae or crlmo.
Hold on to your temper when y
ith ar0 ttnSrS> excited or imposed upon,
rti?A o n nrin* hi \Allf VAI1
ho j
|}jc Hold on to your virtue?it is ab<
nt(J all prico to you, in. nil times and pla<
)m_ Hold ou to 3'our good character,
it is, and ever will bo your heat weal
Ilold ou to your good name at
tiiiiCH, for it is much moro valuable
Jrc you than gold, high plates or fashi
ac. able attire.
Hold on to the truth, for it 1
hed HCrvG y?u and do you g
oral etornity.
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i? Vermin Exterminator.?As
i>cd h?W8Cfl nm' gardens' aro always m
or le*fl infested with vermin, it is .1
,*'0* Crtlielees satisfactory to know 1
limo benzoin, art article sufficiently ?
and knpwn us a detergent; is nb lens
sub- crtci?ns a8 ai* ?gcnt in insoetii
Two .dropS are sufficient to nsph
^ ft ato (ho roost redoubtable pest, 'li
*he boetlo, eockchafer, spides, slug, cf
> in- pillar, or other crecjang thing. 1'
mcrh- rats cyfid- mice, decamp more from
th? sprinkled -with a fow drop)
? benzoin. A singular fact connc
8- the application of benzoin is, that
rnpo- bodies of tl>C insects killed by it
oyer come so rigid (faft their wings,
pve- oto} wiU break 'rather than fcei
|a; '. touched.' Next dtay, however,- v
.the heriaOln ha? evaporated, >u]
" to ucaa Is.' reBHX'cct,
i>onrf ." ? ^ . ^
as<*?> '-.To CftR*, Son* IWoat.?Tak<
ftyed whites of two eggs and beat I
?1*1- i_;. ?_ _ i-.. V,. _i. :A?
wjih uvu nuwiujin ui n irnu 01
. grate in a littto nutmeg, and a
pint of lukewarm water., JftV
gfleW, and drink often, Repeat tliopwx
to i,ia tion tf necoBsmy.. . v .
L*rdV ' rtrtttrdfeo jkg ;0?"4
ip had k/now' U? Biofcr
ling t? *****
i ^oe a^0At W&W- p#r**o!^&.
Ut*n^~*lO>0 *> woapaM.
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NEWS STIMUff ATiV I
New Orleans, Octobcr 26.-?A dis
turbance, ibo origin of which it is
difficult to discover, occurred lust
night. A number of Clube, both negro
and Democratic, were parading
the street* in various parte of the
city, the negroes being very noisy and
disorderly. Tbe I'icayuno states that
tho negroes commenced tho disturbance,
abuciug tho whites and marching
in thoir rear. The iirst shot was
fired from them, wounding a white
man, and tho fight soon becamo gen*
oral. It began on Canal-street, be-1
tween Carondelet and Baronne, whero
a number of Bhols wero fired. Tho
Gght continued for tbroo blocks, wbon
tho negroes fled.
Tbe Virginia colleges for both sexes
. aro at present, more numerously atteni
ded than in any previous year. At
> tbe Univursity of Virginia tboro aro
> ovor five bundrod students. At Waeh,
ington Collego, ovor which General
- Loo presided, tboro aro nearly four
I hundred, and at tbe 'Virginia Military
Institute over two hundred and fifty.
- Uinory and licnry, in Washington
r County, openod its fall session with
. nearly tbroo hundred. Hampden
e Sidney has nearly or quito one bune
dred. Randolph Macon, at tho latest
i- accounts, had about sevonty fLvo, and
II daily accessions wero being made
s Richmond Collego has largoly ovei
i- ono hundred.
' Auburn.?Socrotary Soward ad
dressed a large meeting and defended
c Johnson's policy. Ho disapproved
tho course of tho Radical party; h<
r would not take tho sword or put it in
to another's hand to undo what hat
j- bcon done, oven if unueccsssary 01
unwise; bethought the distrust o
Democrats felt by a large portion o
c' the poople ought to bo roppocted ; hi
d says bo confides in the llepablicai
0 party, who saved the "Union and abol
1,1 ished slavery. lie boliovcB the euc
nnsn n( f Un DainAPrifa nnnlil Hnlfti
restoration of poaco and harmony.
^ Further details from California rc[
L0 resont the earthquako which have ti
ken place there ub much moro exten
Hive and ruinous than at first repot
' ted. A wido extent of country wn
^ convulsed, and many towns ontirel
'1C ruined, others partly bo. Clouds <
11" dust and steam and volumes of wat<
^ issued through fissures in tho earth i
5,1 many places. The custom house i
^ San Francwco is a complete wroel
and tho damago dong in tho city
estimated by some at $2,000,000. ]
'1<l tho Siato of Nevada tho bhock wt
c scarcoly felt.
Columbia, S. C.?Robinson's Ci
" 'j^usjjeijforjjaod to c^lightod audieno
? in tlffr^Taco. Such a gathering hi
011 not been known in this city for mar
a day. One of tho ehowmon undo
. took a piece of Bharp practice, liopir
ou to escapo fefce disagreeable duty
n?~ paying "his hotel bill. Oa being aj
proachcd by the proprietor ho prott
lro ded to ho deaf and dumb, shaking t
n? head and giving forth discordant gi
;^c tural sounds. Thereupon tho prop
etor knocked him down, knooking o
011 two teeth. The showman immcdiat
or 'y regained the use ot his tongue ai
ears, paid (1)0 bill and wont on 1
)V0 way?not rejoicing.
'5*' A Now York letter says: "A G?
for ... ...
^ man paper this morning contained
jj advertisement announcing that fil
' ^ men were wanted at No. 198 Broi
- way, at the rate of six dollars j
0nV week. At 8 o'clock, when tho at<
until ftnnnrf!. Lfanrn nnrn nnl, Inftn th
five hundred men gathered about I
1 door, and six policemon, club in bai
wore wholly unequal to the task
keeping buck the' crowd, which
our oreatred every moment, until at
lore 0't-iofck the advertise* acnounoed il
ICYjinl
the quota was filled. .
tvcll The Lancaster Ledger has b<
shown a letter from one of the Ma
landers.wharecently visited that pi
iq il a tour of inspection, which eta
iter- that a company of fifty had alrci
vci? boon, formed for a ti ip South, and t
ftny they would leave 11 age ra town at
eted Che l5th'of November, iost. And t
- the 'sojaeof-.tjbe geatfotnon who wore 1
be- boonpleof months ago, contempit
log?, sottling in I/ancastor County.
s1*e*i better day is dawning:*
pplc. Isabella, of- Spain, ?s,in'prstty c
for table circumstances, . peocnia
1 even tf *b? never soes ber tbi
o tl?o again. Hwfortune is stated by tl
them vvho jkqoW to. be considerably <
35**?. invested, to say n
mg of the crown diamonds, of <
N^ip. mons value, which she manage
^ eefcd'pff or carry away vfith her v
?he fled (VomSpaiq. '
bklo- A UctImH in 1iftv6 ct
aobd, I problem pf perpetual moVu
ka to ri^ic. machine produces electr
wecif fwblch eanae* motion, and the m
\u '.urn gonoratee cl etr icily.
A young gentleman residing in
Culpepper county, recently caught a
catfish weighing four and a half
pounds. Inside the fish was found a
gold badge about the size of aa oldfashioned
silver dollar, which had inscribed
on it, "Major It. B. Stanley,
1st .Regiment, 2d Brigade, Sixth Army,
Corps, U. S."
One WilliaraJBishop, of New Ha
von, moved by tho example of Mr.
Helm bold, baa soot to Governor English
$80,000, to be exponded in aid of
tbe Democratic national ticket in that
State, and particularly in tbe city.
Nrw, who is prepared to "see" Mr.
Bishop's $80,000 and go $80,000 better
?
Tbo vote of a man having one-sixtoenth
negro blood in bis veins was
rcfusod at tbo late election at Indianapolis.
lie has sued tho eleotion
officers, claiming $5,000 damages. In
Sontb Carolina it would have been tbe
best qualification ho oonld have had.
Heavy floods are reported in Chili Thirty
persons wore drowned. Unnatural
phenomena continue throughout
.South America. At Tuloaborana
the heat of the water was so great
that the fish were cooked.
St. .Louis.?Eaporls have been re'
onivfld tiav*a flint. Ann Jninoa ITinHa
mcmbor of Congress, and Hon, James
11. BrookP, acoompanying him, were
assaulted in Monroe County, Arkansas.
llinds was killed And Brooks
wounded.
' The Domoorat has a dispatch al^
tributing the outrage to Domoorata.
i The Republican has a dispatoh repro
son ting that Hinds had split the Had'
' ical party, and attributes his death to
^ Radical opponents.
f Tho .Kmpcror Francis Joseph has
j juat sent to tho Popo, as a mark of filj
ial dovotodnoss, a magnificent Roman
Missal, on which the bost workmen of
Vienna had been engaged for several
p. years past. The cover is ornamented
with precious stones set in gold.
Texas has had a plague of gras3hnnnerfl.
Thav oamo in clnndn that
_ stretched as fur as tbo horizon, and
r. obscured the tight of the sun, eating
^ ovcry green thing in their course.
y A farmer In Eastern Massachusetts
)f has made a net profit of four thou;r
sajjd dollars on bis onion crop this
in year. Some of his neighbors are ory.
in ing that they did not plant acres of
k the healthy esoulent.
is In the case of Tyler vs. Defro^g, to
in rccover possession of proporty sold
is under confiscation, the court confirm*
od Dcfrees in possession during Ty[r.
lor's life. The opinion was delivered
08 by Judge Carter. Tho casottas heard
is by a full bench- .,
iy Washington.?Bauer's motion to
r- dismiss units fuminnt, Him in
ig more, as a breach of the Congressionof
al privileges was denied/ and the trial
?- will pronced**.
?n- Troasory employees who resign aro
allowed one month's loavo of absence
't* with pay ;jothers on the black Hstt
who porsist In their efforts io remain
ut in their places, will be summarily dismisffed.
" 'ftA
coirfrSclhas been made in Paris
116 to bay np all tho old paving stones
fbr the'purpose 6f Shipping them
r- aorods tho Atlantic, Co be osbd to pava
an the streets of Baongs Ayres and Monty
totfdeo.. 1 - '.*
^ Richmond, VA.?Tbe Journal pab
>er lishes the o^ciul statement of the
>re State Ti^asfrrttr for the past year,
*n showing there'was on hand October
'l)0 1st, one hundred and seventy-three
D(*j thousand dollars. , ^
.n_ Tho Republicans roake the follow
"(X *n8 estimate of their majorities: Pennjjat
sylvania, 18,000 j Ohio, 22,000} Indi- ?
ana, 25,000; Nebraska, 2,OOC},
50rt One of the royal generals in Spain
iry. recently condemned a child only five
ace years old to be"6hot<m ihe son of a
led wW.-;' '
idy Tbb Texas cattle fever hue again
bat made#ta appearance in the State of >
oat New York. The aqiftiala had been
,bat brought from Obio. '
?ere A dispatch was reoently sent from
itod JJoston to Smyrna, Asia Minor, in two
"A boars and ^sweaty-mi n ates.
TheGdvefbmcnt of Meekleobarg
""" wants > au>p to em:gration,
r"y? whic^Vt oajl* a ''growing e?.' 1 *
rono * V \T r r
tloie
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loth
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