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I VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, S.JO., SEPTEMBER 5,1878. . NUMBER 8,
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THE GSftlMWRIUit.
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Riddle's Hotel,
LANCASTER <5. H? S. 0.
Havln* purchased the Hotel formerly occupied
by Mr. Jones Crockett, situated on Main street, I
am prepared to receive transient and permanent
boarders.
Good accommodations at reasonable rates.
Stables and Lots free to drovers.
JanlSlf J. M. RIDDLE,
Be Sore to Stop at the
Latham House,
CAMDEUr, 8. C.
(Transient Board, $2.00 prr dat.)
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Jjjp"Ample accommodations. Tables supplied
with the best the Markets afford. Ererv
attention paid to the comfort of Quests.
.?no ofnnninc at the Latham
tv?oui*w B*wri?o ?
WrtmTo be conveyed to and from the
depot free Cf charge. Passengers, without
w?? k?w'11 be convoyed to and
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Kalb street, at 25 cen. *' , . . . .
iQTConnected with tfu h?"" f?"1
elasB Bar, which is located st4 ^
the house, and orderly kept.
f^^Conveyances supplied to gut.
liberal terms, either for city or country ^
jan8-ly S. B. LATHAM, Proprietor.
DeKalh House,
BY A. S. RODGER8.
Most Centrally Located Hotel
in Town.
Terms JsIS Per Day.
Commercial Travelers will hare every
attention paid to their comfort, and be fur
4 nished with SAMPLE ROOMS a-t this
House; and persons visiting Camden will
find it a quiet and pleasant home.
Special rate3 made for parties trsweling
together, and for those who wish to stay a
Kg week or more.
ST f?* In connection with the house Js a
first-class LIVERY STABLE, where hotvei
and vehicles can be had at all times fei
town or country use, at the most reason*,
ble rates. Conveyances to and from the
depot at every train. dec!8tj
411 Minds
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Of Canned. Goods, -.of best quality, and
trutfrhatott full Vrblgbt, for sale by
KiEtoV & 8 jrrH.
THE STARS. I
Wb?n the night in starry glory
Stoops to kiss the placid stream,
Quiet thoughts of lore come o'er me,
And I lire as in a dream.
And the friends I kindly cherish
Pass me by in slow review?
Must the heart's fond portions perish ?
Can the heart itself renew ?
Swsmng sUl], time t?iT?' away
Hopes and 1 oted o ner,: caasi ng never
iibeare ocrselvei'away,
Who are happy now, and o'er me,
biaful child, in sorrow weep.
And those stars, soul-lilte and sweeping,
In their robes of silver light,
Name I friends departed, keeping
Vigils on \he shores of night.
Then, fs friend with friend embracing,
' Heart to heart with them, 1 hold
Soul-commuuLon, as when gracing
Earth, they walked in days of old.
She who faded in the dawning
Of her guileless angelhood,
In her beauty's early morning.
Kindly constant, gently good.'
Loved and lovely, then?in heaven
Still my warm affection's star,
I behold her?cherished even
By my heart in realms afar.
| Unto mea wondrous stqry, A? ,
^ ^With trer gleamhig'eyesrshelellB " '
I Of the groat, surpassing glory
Of the regions where she dwells.
Breaks the vision ! still, when scanning
Each bright, burning, radiant star,
Wings unseen my cheeks are fanning,
Spiril-veices call from far.
WITHOUT A HOME.
BY LEON VANCE.
Vaar th* fin HP of a bitterly "Co!(3 No*
VWI v""rw "" "" ? *
vember day, many years ago, a number
of men were assembled iD the office of
an hotei in a Pennsylvania town. One
of the number sat alone, some distance
from the rest, apparently deeply interested
in the contents of a newspaper
wbioh he held before his face. There
was that in his countenance which told
that he was an intelligent man, and possessed
a haughty spirit. Sonso were
smokiog, some dozing, and others laughing
and talking; but Jatnes Bice?for
such was the gentleman's name?was
quiet and reserved. Presently his attention
was attracted from the paper,
by Y question nrftctf ly one near him,*addressed
to a companion with whom
the speaker was conversing.
'I 6ay, Tom, have you heard the latest
scandal ?'
'No; What is it?' Was his companion's
rejoinder.
The listener again apparently resumed
his reading, and saemed unconscious of
what was going on about bim.
'They say Dr. Pierce was seen on the
street late at night with Rice's wife, and
that the doctor's attentions to the lady
during her husband's absence hare created
quite a talk. The town is full of
scandals and reports, but this seems to
attract every one's particular attention.'
'Why should it V
'Because Mrs. Rice was a poor sewing
firl when her husband married her.
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and ever; one is shocked by her ingratitude,'
The speaker leaned back in his chair,
puffed vigorously at his cigar, and relapsed
into silence.
Mr. Rice had again dropped his paper,
and was gasing at the speaker with a
aet, rigid face. Not a musole of bis face
moved to betray the fierce passion that
was raging within him. His heart beat
wildly. So great was his rage thai, had
he given way to it, he would have torn
the man to pieces with tb? ferocity of a
lion. He knew neither of the speakers,
and it was evident they did not know
him. Their conversation was carried on
in a low tons, and was probably nor j
heard by any but himself.
No more was said oo the subject, and
both men presently arose aod quitted j
-T*m?n Rice arose too. and I
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stepped out of the hotel intr? the cold.
A stroDg gust of wind swept agajDst
him, nearly throwing him from his feet,
but be braced himself against it, and
with hurried, quiclc strides, walked in
the direction of his home, He soon
reached it, stung to madness, and his
heart full of bitterness. A pleasant,
cheerful voice addressed him as be en>
tared.
'Rather cold, is it not James V his
wife oheejfully remarked.
'Yes, I should say 00,' was the short
reply.
A look of surprise passed over her
*' fnna- Knfc
' face a* she notuea nu 6lluu^ ^
wit..l,?ut Pa7'DS any further heed to it
she arcte^ to Msiigt him to direst himself
of bia orr x>at- quickly repulsed
her, Bayir
'It is udl. .-essary; I do Dot need your
assistance.'
Still more surprised st his mennor
and tone, she reseated herself, and agijo
broached the subject of the weather.
'This will be a night of suffering/she
said, 'and who can tell how many poor
sufferers will go to their final account
i before day break.' " j>- 1 Z
'I would to God I had gone to mine
3~tt '' rpnlied.
before I ever saw mis u?j ? --r?,
bitterly.
'0, James I What do yoa mean V
k 'Everything?to me !'
i 'Have you made a poor bargain in
* telling the houie, James V
'No; the bargain was good enongh.
The house is sold, and we must soon
i tr.ii nr> matter. Life in the
I leuvr 11/. O.., ...
si'reet, or in a poor houso, were it neccs*
would be more acceptable to me
tHa4i To tfie"most costly dwelTiDg ftrtlre
'pk&< with a?a*-Talsb wife!'
'Great Heavens! what strange words!
What can you mean ?'
'I moan that my heretofore joyful life
has suddenly become dark and gloomy,
and that my ho?e?my cherished, loved
home?has become a disgraced place, a
place to be shunned, and all owing to
yonr base conduct.'
'O, James, my husband, what have I
done?how have I wronged you ?' she
cried wildly, throwing herself at his
feet. 'Tell me ! tell me !'
Ho put her away as if she wero some
vile thing whose very touch were contaminating.
'Do not touch me, do not call mc husband,
till you have proved yourself
guiltless.'
The look of supplication of an instant
before was now turned to one of anger;
she quickly brushed away her tears, and
'Ah, I ?e?. Some slanderer's tongue
has busied itself with my name. You
have listened to it, believed it?your
mind is poisoned, and your heart is
hardened against your wife. Is it not
so r
'Madam, your rash conduct, yourun.
warranted familiarity with that smoothfaced,
hypocritical Pierce, has become
the talk of the town. Your name is
even on the lips of bar-room loafew. I
once requested yon to have nothing more
to do with him. You disregarded that
request, and this scandal is the result.
A week ago I was absent from home,
and daring that time it is said you allowed
the wretch to visit you?aod, not
only that, but were seen on the street
with him at a late hour of the night. I
paid no attention to the matter when I
heard of it, for then my confidence in
you was unshaken. Tell me, madam,
do I speak the truth F
'Allow me to explain, and you'?
avnloniifinn will answer. T want
a complete, unreserved denial of the
report. If that you can give, very well.'
lO, James, listen, and I am sure you
will think no'?
'Do you deny it T
'No, I can not. Since you will not
allow'?
'A? I suspected!' he mattered through
his set teeth, Such a terrible look of
anger was, perhaps, never seen on his
face; such a passionate feeling that
burned deep into his very soul he never
knew before.
<0, James, if I have wronged you, if
I have injured you, forgive me!'
'I will not forgive such base ingratitude
I took you, .a poverty-stricken
girl, for my wife, and made you what
you are. And thns I am rewarded !
You stiftg me like an adder on the first
opportunity.'
This remark called to the unhappy
wife's mind a recollection of the bitterness
of the long, long past. James
Ricfl had indeed taken her when poor,
friendless and alone in the world, and
inade her his wife. He had reason, in
after years, to look npon her with feelings
of pride, for she proved a kind,
loving wife, and returned his affection
with all the ardor of her true and earnest
soul. James Rice possessed-a proud,
stern heart, and he would not tamely
submit to have his feelings or pride so
grossly outraged. And ho felt now that
his worst suspicions) of an hour ago were
fully justified.
Mrs. Rice presently stepped forward
and placed her hand gently on hie arm. |
'James, I was angry for the moment,
but it is all past now. If I have wronged |
you, remember it was unintentionally, j
Forgive and forget. I will make any reparation,
any atonement, you can possibly
wish.'
Again be pat her from him. this time
with such force that it sent ber reeling
against tbe wall,
'You can make no atonement. You
have confessed all You stand convicted
from jour own mouth. Leave my presence
!
The man's violent temper was aroused
| to such a pitch that to endue would have
taken perhaps a stronger effort, a greater
power of self control, than he was capable
of wielding.
'Whatever your feelings may bo toward
Dr. Pierce at present/ said sbe,
'you will not dany that you once called
him your friend, and placed the utmost
confidence in his integrity. On my
word of honor I assuro you I never received
his attentions in sny other spirit
than that of mere friendship. I never
listened to any words of flattery or
praise from bis lips. But I will do your
bidding, and leave you, trusting that
when yonr passion has cooled you will
be more reasonable and think differently.
I may have wronged you, but you do
me a wrone when you attribute to my
actions any bad motives/
James Rice seated hijnself, his terrible
rage still his master. Preseutly a bright
faced little boy came into the room and
climbed on his knee. Under different
circumstances he would have fondled
hlmj but now he paid no attention to
the prattling toDgue.
'The scoundrel!' he nattered, with
I ail ?ath, 'I could choke him !'
TT ? * * nnnnniirtinm flf thrt TireS
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ence of his boy, and was not aware of
what ha was doing till a crj of pain
brought him to his senses, and warned
him that the little arm be held in such a
vice like grip was not the throat of his
would be victim. The boy left the
room crying, and sought his mother in
affright.
Supper was soon after announced; the
meal eaten in silence. James Bice uado
no allusion to the unpleasant subject,
and the proud spirited wife bad firmly
resolved to make no .'urthcr appeal to
the unforgiving heart.
A week passed, during which time a
f- determined resolution was cherished io
JamW Rfoe's bttttn; a statu, rigid foofc
was in his face; a cold,'h^rd expression
in bis eyes. The soa^ai was by no
tnean9 bushed, but was whispered from
lip to lip, occasionally reaching the ears
of the unhappy man.. ">
One day he annoifi^td to his wife
his intention of going to a distant city
on business. She bid him adieu, little
supposing that it was to be a final parting.
An evening or,twg.later, a letter
was placed in her hanor She hastily
broke the seal and read i,
iXfo/tnm Ttimxill if ifl wifti a hpilTr
iJAavtULU "i uvu^u mw ?w f*?*M w ? w? . J
and depressed heart that 1 pan these
last words of adieu, by no means
with fecliDga of regre^pfcy or remorse.
The time was when I losgd you, trusted
you, and earnestly endeavored, so far as
lay in my power, to honor you. Not
even the remembrance o&that old time
love can bring to my neSrt a single regret
for the course I hava takeq. I feel
that I have been irreparably, wronged,
and, in taking this step, I do in the
firm belief that it is the-only means of
i gainiog my own peace of |nind and hap
piness. .fames Bice.'
The effect of this revelation to the
lonely wife was a terriblejihock. With
a wild moan of agony "she arose and
nervously paced the ruom.
'Gone ! gone ! Can ifcjbe that be has
left me to return no more 7 Merciful
Beavon! what have I done to merit
this terrible punishment?'
It was with an aching head, a heavy
heart, that the forsaken Irife restlessly
awaited in her gloomy home the passing
away of that long, weary night.
But it passed at last.
The months following were more
cheerless still as the conviction was
firmly established in hex mind that her
husband was never to return. Once she
met Dr. Pierce, the object of her husband's
jealousy and the cause of hor
whole misery. His honeyed words of
consolation and pity, thatwero intended
as a soothing balm to her itching heart
were only received as the bitterest gall
and mockery. sno cold turn nrmiy it
was her earnest request and desire
that he should never again address her
in any way.
To add more to her trial, she found
that she had been left almost penniless.
The friendly home that had sheltered
her from so many storms, and where
she had enjoyed so many^blessed com*
forts, was to pass into the hands of its
purchasers, who desired to take possession'
So, obliged to bid adieu to it,
she gathered together be* few worldly
possessions, and depa^fl^ It was with
no vain regret she qu^Jea the village
that had known herwtrinany years, for
since ber desertion she "had met with
constant rebuffs and derision. Wbitber
she was goiug she knew not, but only
trusted to heaven that among new faces
and new scenes she might gain new
friends and uew hope, and the gloom of
the present vanish as she entered the
new held of action and labor that lay
open before her in the future.
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We will now invite tho reader's attention
to a different socne and a
different period. Time has rolled on,
and the years that have taken their
flight, if reckoned by the changes they
have wrought, are many.
In one of the many small "cities" of
the Pennsylvania "oil regions" that
spring into ezistenoe, as it were, in a
day, and wbwe history comprise a
single year of glory and prosperity,
perhaps even a shorter period of time, a
lono man was walking, limping as if
lame, and whose gray hairs indicated a
premature old age, yet who still possessed
a vigorrua frame. - There was
an expression of pain and weariness on
his face, and he looked neither to tho
right nor left, seeming only to watch
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his cautious loouteps as do joggea
slowly along.
Suddenly his foot slipped from under
him, aDd he fell heavily to the ground.
A youpg man, apparently about sixteen
years of age, quickly appeared and assisted
him to his feet.
'Are you hurt/' he asked, kindly.
'I trust Dot much, though the fall
was a heavy one, and jarred me considerably
,' was the reply.
'Where are you going /'
'I cannot tell you, for. I do not know.
An?oliArn T m(iv find shelter.'
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'Come to my home. Mother sometimes
takes boarders and lodgers.'
'Then she will not care to see me. I
am poor, and cannot pay her.'
'No matter. Come at least for a
short time?till yon are rested and have
something to eat.'
The man nodded assent, and, thanking
the boy, followed him along the
course of the rough, muddy street, past
innumerable shanties and huts?which
answered the purposes of dwellings,
boarding-houses and hotels?till they
paused before a house, rudely constructed,
which presented a more cheerful
and inviting aspect than any they had
passed. As they entered, a sad-faced,
yet withal pleasant, woman was moving
about. buBilv at work. A strange look
passed over her face as she saw the stranger,
but she gave him a cordial welcome,
while the boy led him to a lounge,
where he bid bim lie and rest. Some
food was placed before him, of which
he ate eagerly. While he was thus encrntrod
fViA hnv left the room.
b"Sv"l J ?
No doubt you think it strange, lady,
that I so Ireefy accept your hospitality.
I am weak, and while walking in the
street a short time since met with a fall
whieh somewhat disabled mo. Your
son was kind enough to assist me, and
invited me here. But I will not trou*
i ble you much longer.'
'No matter. It is no particular troui
ble,' she replied.
i The food was soon despatched. Prea;
ently, placing his elbow oil bis knW,
with a low moan the stranger sank his
head on his hand. Thus he sat some
time, as if loth to quit so oomfort&bie a
seat.
'She doeB not reeogniza me,' mentally
ejaculated the man. 'She does
not see in the misorable wretch before
her the man who once loved her. Well,
no matter. I will go away, and not intrude
myself upon her notice.. It is better
she should not know me.
The woman was busy with her work,
but she paused and looked at the man
as he asked,?
'Ia your husband about 7'
'No. I have no husband/ was her
reply.
'Dead?'
'No; but ho deserted me many years
a&0-' ' .
'Brute !' muttered the man.
'No, nothing of the kind.- It was a
cruel blow to me, but he was a good
husband till he left me/
A short silence followed.
'Do you think you would know your
husband if he were to return to you ?'
A look of surprise pasfled over her
face as she beard this query, but she
simply replied,?
'Yes. I think I should recognize
him under any circumstances/
'Even if he were poor, weak and
crippled V
She watched him with a strange
look, a mingled look of half suspicion,
half doubt.
'Yes/ was her reply.
'Would you again live with him if he
were to desire it ?'
'You ask strange questions, sir. However,
I have no objections to answering
them. I loved my husband dearly, and
knew that he returned that love. But
he listened to gossiping tongues till bis
mind was poisoned against me. - If he
were thoroughly convinced that the
charges he brought against me were untrue,
and desired a re-union, I should
consent to it.'
'O Mary!' cried the weak, husky
voice. 'Oan you not see in the suffering,
degraded wretch before you any resemblance
to James Rico ? Oh? can
vnn talc** hnelr tr> rnnr heart the misera
w ?? ? t "? ?;
ble. repentant husband who eo basely
wronged you V
The platter she was drying fell from
her hand shivered to atoms at her
feet.
'Great Heavens ! Can it be 7 Yes,
yes, it is my husband! Heaven be
praised!'
It was indeed so. Thus bad taken
place the re-union of husband and wife,
after so many dreary years of sepera*
tion.
'Tell me, James/ said the happy wife
after her great surprise was over, and
she bad become calmer, 'where you
have been and how you have pros*
pered.'
'It is all told in a few words. Soon
after leaving you I entered upon a life
of dissipation, and my course has ever
since been downward. I soon lost all
I had in gambling. My hope and pride
were gone. I have been an aimless
wanderer from place to place, with no
home, aod my footsteps were at last
guided here, where I have received a
joyful weloome which I had no right
to expect. And you, Mary, how havo
you fared ?'
'As well as could be expected. I was
so scorned and mocked after you left
me that I was obliged to leave ths town
where we had lived so many years,
while he on whose account I suffered,
braved the storm, and still lives there,
honored and respected* It was a bitter
blow, and a hard struggle I found
it to be at first; but, after all, I have
no reasons to complain of the world's
treatment of me. I soon learned that
your estimate of Dr. Pierce was just,
but too late to avoid the penalty of my
imprudence; Let the dead past bury
its dead, and forget all its misery in
the joj and happiness or the present.'
And here we will leave them.
He Prefered to Walk.
'She's pretty hot, ain't she?' said a
backwoods passenger, addressing the
engineer of a Mississippi steamer that
was racing with another boat.
'So-so,' responded the engineer, as
he hung an additional wrenoh on the
safety-valvo cord to stop the steam from
escaping.
'I reckon we'll overtake that craft
soon,' pursued the passenger.
'That's about it,' returned the engineer,
giving the cords another twitch
and hallooing through the trumpet to
the fireman to 'shove her up.'
'One hundred and ninety-five,'
hummed the passenger, looking first at
the gunge and then at the boilers.
'That's about where she's rusticating,'
put in the engineer.
Then the passenger ran his fingers
through his hair nervously, and walked
about the decks for a few minutes, when
he came back to the engineer and observed
:
'Hadn't you better leave that boat
go T
'Oan't do it. Must pass her.'
'But s'posiu' we should blow up ?'
'Well,' said the engineer, as he
npnned over thh guard to see how fast
I?J - he
was gaining, 'if it's the will of Providenco
for this boat to blow op, we'll
have to stand it.' Then he hallooed to
the fireman to roll up another cask of
bacon and to mix plenty of resin with
the coal, and give her a little more turpentine
and oil.
The next moment there was a splash
in the river, but before tne yawl could
ba lowered the man bad sucoeeded in
reaching the shore, and hallooed out:
"Go ou with the race, I guess I'll
I walk 1'
. ' .Forty;In a Duel.
|. The famous duel iu which -forty or
more gentlemen wore engaged in 1828
I is still remembered in Natcbez. Col.
James Bowie, the famous fighter and
inventor of the knife which bears* bis
name, used to spend a great deal of his
time in that city. He was challenged
by a gentleman from Alexandria, La.,
whose friends, to the number of forty
or more, accomptned him to Natcbez to
see fair play, knowing that Bbwie was
a desperate man and had his own friends
about him. All parties webt upon the
'held, The combatants took; their
I places in the centre, separated from
I their friends in tho rear, or enough not
to endanger them with their balls.
Behold the battle array thns : Twenty
armed Louisianians fifty yards behind
their champion and his seconds and
surgeon, and Opposite them, as for bebind
Bowie and his seconds and
surgeon, twenty armed Mississippians*
Behold the heights of Natchez thronged
with spectators and a steamer in the
river rounded to, its deck blaok with
passengers watching with deep interest
the scene. The plan of fight was to
exchange shots twice with pistols and
to close with knives, Bowio being
armed with his own terrible weapen.
At the first fire both parties escaped.
At the second the Louisianian was too
quick, and took advantage of Bowie,
who waited the word. At this Bowie's
second cried "foul play," and shot the
Louisianian dead. The second of the
latter instantly killed the slayer of his
principal. Bowie drove bis knife into
this man The surgeons now crossed
blades, while, with loud cries, came on
the two parties of friends, the light of
battle in their eyes. In a moment the
whole number was engaged in a fearless
conflict. Dirks, pistols and knives
were used with fatal effect until one
party drove the other from the field. I
do not know how many were killed
and wonded in all, but it was a dreadful
slaughter. Bowie fought like a
lion, but fell covered with wounds. For
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House before he fully recovered.
Genera. Twiggs' Swords;
Considerable newspaper comment is
just now being indulged in about the
proper ownership of the valuable swords
of Gen. Twiggs which were captured by
Gen. Butler at New Orleans. The
claimants seem to be his daughter, Mrs.
Gen. Myers, a son, whose name or whereabouts
is nut Luowu, and a lady supposed
to be his neico. Mrs. Joseph Gindella,
of England, formerly Miss Row*
ena Florence, of New Orleans.
On the approach of the Federal troops,
when Gen. Twiggs was compellod to leave
New Orleane, those valuable weapons
wore entrusted to a young Jewess, who
insisted on retaining them, but was fin
ally forced by threats from General J5utler
to deliver them up. It must be evident
that the swords of right belong to
Gen. Twiggs' children, not because of
their intrinsic value, which is estimated
all the way from 810,0000 to 830,000,
bat as souvenirs and trophies of a brilliant
career and triumphant past, and
the tribute which an appreciative nation
paid to tho "hero of Monterey."
In the year 1846 Congress voted 820,000
for the purchase or a sword for
Brigadier General David E. Twiggs, in
recognition'of his military achievements.
It is a remsrkable fact that during a
military life of over forty years he was
off duty but six weeks. This should
be borne in mind by the gallant officers
of the present day, who spend their
of- woforinp nlaces and their
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winters in a round of gayety and pleasure,
with as little interest io their daties
as possible.
The Last Chinese Porclaln.
Edward King writes in the Boston
Journal: Three centuries sufficed to
complete the ruin of Ohinsse porcelain
making; The workmen were appar.
ently paralyzed. Their arms lost their
cunning; secrets of talor disappeared.
There is a god of porcelains in China;
be must feel sad at times. This god
was a poor workman iit dim ages past,
but a workman of signal talent, and
every year he brought forth some
beautiful work which won him renown.
But just as he was at the hoight of his
his glory he became so enraged or was
so filled with despair, because an experiment
which be was making in the burning
of two vases seemed certain to faii,
that ha threw himself headlong into
his own furnace, and he and his talent
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were speedily lost to me wunu.
friend, however, brought the story to
the cars of the emperor. That potentate
expressed his profound grief, hut
at the same time, having an eye to
business, told the friends to rake out the
furnace and see if th* unhappy artist's
experiment had really been unsuccessful.
t Lo and behold ! when this was
done there appeared two vases of such
lustrous beauty that all concluded thai
success had crowned the workman'*
efforts, and the sorrowing emperoi
canonized the dead man, ond built him
a noblo temple.
The singing swan is a native of tbi
far, far North, where it is called tb<
"Whistling Swan." Its notes are me
lodious, and as whole flocks of thee
sing while in flight, their high, wild
viol-like music is often heard at grea
distances. It visits England and th
Scottish Islands during the cold winte
months, where it is shot aud markete
as game. These song swans are ah
called "Hoopers," from the re6emblanc
of their note to the cry of ''Hooi
hoop 1"
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Montenegro In the Late War.
What a plucky little State may do
againstApparently overwhelming odds
in a country adapted for defonse is
shown in the summing up by the
Deutsche Heercs-Zeitung, of the great
part played by the little State of Montenegro
in the recent war. Her campaign
began on July 1st, 1876, and
ended February 1st; 1878. Thirty
thousand Montenegrins,- Herzegovinians
and Albanians fought against
250,000 Turks. The Montenegrins
were victors of twelve battles, ten
actions, seventeen larger and thirty-two
smaller encounters. In two smaller
fights (at Bishina and Anamaliti) they j
| were Deaten, wnue in iwo omens ^i?b ?
! Goransko aDd Nozdren) they had to
retire before overwhelming numbers.
The Montenegrins took twenty-gve field
and mountain guns, 107 siege guns, an
army standard, a ship's flag, sixteen
flags of fortresses, 112 battalion colors,
2,20Q horses, 52,000 rifles and 10,671
prisoners. They captured three large
and twelve smaller fortresses, eighteen
forts, thirty-nine kules and - blockhouses,
and ten redoubts. This brilliant
result was obtained with a loss of
- - -
2,955 dead and 6,495 wounded, 'ino
Turks lost in the Montenegrin campaign,
besides tho 10,671 prisoners
mentioned, 38,560 dead, 42,440
wounded, and abont 56,000 victims to
disease, deserters and missing, as Weil
as 6,500 horses and mules, 30,000
cattle, and four raen-of-war.
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Two Snakes Kill a Raccoon.
A fishing party, on the banks of Shoal
Creek, Jasper county, Missouri, heard
a noise in the direction of which they
saw a largo coon and two large black
snakes in deadly combat, the former getting
the worst of tho fight. Ono of the
reptiles was coiled around the coon's
body, and whenever it attempted to use
its teeth the other snake struck at its
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eyes, xt aueuipieu w mucau, uu? mo
snako which encircled it dropped a coil,
and as qnick as thought took a "half
hitch" around a small sapling. It tried
bard to pull loose, and while its energies
were bent in that direction, the
other snake took a coil aronnd the
coon's neck, and in a few minutes
choked the life oat of it. The spectators
wno had been dumb witnesses of
the struggle, advanced and killed the
victors. One measured nine feet and
the other seven feet six inches.?Sf.
Louis Republican,
Tli? Saorednooa of Marriage. ^
For the man and woman who purely
and truly love each other, and are guided
by the law of justice, marriage is
not a state of bondage. Indeed, it is
only when they become, by this outward
acknowledment, publicly avowed
lovers, that freedom is realized by them
in its full significance. Thereafter
they can be openly devoted to each other's
interests, and avowedly chosen and
intimate friends. Together they can
plan life's battles, and enter npon the
path of progress that ends not with life's
eventide. Togethor they can seek the
charmed avenues of culture, and,
strengthened by each other, can brave
the world's frown in the rugged but
heaven-lit path of reform. Home, with
all that is dearest in the sacred name,
in their peaceful and cherished retreat,
within whose sanctuary bloom the virtues
that make it a temple of benefit
cence.
The Original Purchase of New Yorki
The following is an exact translation
(of the report of the original purchase of
the island of New York :
High and Mighty Lords.?Yes^^-i "
terday arrived the ship The Arms
Amsterdam. She sailed from the
River Mauritius (Hudson), in the New
Netherlands, 23 September. They
report that our folk there are prosperous
and live in peace; their women
have borne children there already.
They have purchased froui the Indians
for the sum of sixty guilders (624) the
island Manhattan, which is 11,000
morgen (13,920 acres) large. They
have already sowed grain by the middle
of May and reaped by the middle of
August. Samples of summer crops
have com 5, such as wheat, rye, barley,
oats, buckwheat, canary-seed, beana
and flax. P. ScHAGHEN.
Amsterdam, 5 November, 1626.
Just as quick as farmer Jones painted
his barbed wire fence blue, farmer
Smith's wife swore she wasn't going to
be outdone, and the fence around the
Smith farm soon blossomed out red,
picked with white. Mrs. Jones wasn't
going to have any of the Smith family
putting on airs over her, and their blue
j fence was soon trimmed with gold leaf
_ stripes. Smith trumped over by putM'ncr
ft wilt. hnll nn evsrv barb, and Jones
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i when last heard from, was planting
. weather vanes, gilt horses, peacocks and
^ lightning-rod tips all over his fence,
r and swearing he'd beat tho Smith fain{
ily if he had to put a cupola and a bay
window at every post and hang a chromo
every two feet along the line. We all
should pay more attention to the decor9
ation of our homes,
e
Q A bishop asked a little child: 'My
I little friend, tell me where God is and
'? r *'i ?s ? T.nrd.'
j 1 Will givo yuu uu uiaugc. ? ,
replied the child, 'tell tue where he is
r not, and I will give you two.'
d
iO A philosopher who went to church
e where the people caine in late, said it
p, wm the fashion for nobody to go till
everybody got there.