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VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, S. C., OCTOBER 17,1878. NUMBER 14.
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THECAMCEN JOURNAL
Published Every Thursdai
At
CAMDEN; & C\
BY
O. G. ALEXANDER,
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
(//? Advance.)
On? Year $2 BO
Six Months 1 25
DR. I. H, ALEXANDER,
Dental Surgeon,
COLUMBIA, S. 0.
Corner Gates and Plain Streets.
DR. T. BERWICK LEGARE,
DENTIST,
GRADUATE OP THE BALTIMORE COLLEGE
OF DENTAL SURGERY.
OFFICE?DEKALB HOUSE.
Entrance on Broad Street
Wm. D. TRANTHAM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BROAD STEET,
CamdLen, S. O.
J. T. HAY,
. rnnlAnXTPV A T* T. 4 W
AND
Trial Justice
Office over store of Messrs. Baum Bros. Special
attention given to the collection of claims.
j. w. dEpass,
attorney at law
AND
Trial Justice.
Jmsinesa of all kinds promptly transacted.
w. l. dEpass]
attorney at law,
camden, s. c.
WUl practice in all the state and Federal
Courts. Jan?tf
" t. h. clarke^
attorney at law,
camden, s. c.
Office?That formerly occupied by Capt. J. M.
Davis. . JanSVtf
PHOTOGRAPHS !
Mr. W. s. Alexander being in Camden
on a short visit, will open his Gallery for
the accommodation of his mftny friends and
former patrons. He is prepared to take as
t*' ?~~wo a a /.on (,p made in the
une rawiugmpua ...? .
State.
Copying and enlarging also done in the
best style. * -i
He has on hand a splendid assortment of
Picture Frames, Chromos, etc., for sale at
the lowest cash prices.
Give him a call.
"FREDERICK J. HAY,
Architect and Builder,
CAMDEN, S. C.,
Will furnish plans and estimates for all
kinda of buildings. Contracts'taken at
moderate figures, and promptly and carefully
attended to.
Orders left at the.CasiDEX Jocexaj. office
will receive immediate attention.
Marchltf
JOHN C. WOLST,
PLAIN, ORNAMENTAL,
AND
SIGN FAINTER,
Taper Hanger ft Glazier,
n ? x/r.r'v a n.
V.1Uii.A?41 J m+w ?.
sept23_12m .
Riddle's Hotel,
LANCASTER C. H., S. C.
Hnvine purcbase?l the Hotel formerly occupied
fay Mr. Jones Crockett, situated on Main street, I
am prepared to receive transient and permanent
boarders.
Good accommodations at reasonable rates.
Staoles and Lots free to drovers.
^ jaulSlf J. M. RIDDLE,
Be Sure to Stop at the
Latham House,
CAMDEX, S. C.
(Transient Hoard, $2.00 per day.)
JgJ-Ample accommodations. Tables supplied
with the best the Markets afford. Everv
attention paid to the comfort of Guests.
Persons stopping at the Latham
House will be conveyed to and from the
depot free of charge. Passengers, without
heavy baggage, will be conveyed to and
from any part of the town, not above DeKalb
street, at 25 cents.
Connected with the house is a first
class Bar, which is located separately from
the house, and orderly kept.
jQyConveyancos supplied to guests on
liberal terms, either for city or country use.
janS-ly S. B. LATHAM, Proprietor.
WateheaSS to$7. Revolt
12.60. Over 100 latest Novelties
mT..W A('u vui?l. So.SupplyCo.J>'i?tivtUe.T?in.^V^P
BOOTS, SHOES, &C.
The undersigued respectfully informs his
friends and the public generally that he
may still be found at his shop, one door
west of the postoffice, where lie is prepared
to execute promptly and iu the most stylish
and durable manner all jobs that may be
given him. He will also make or repair
^ harness, or in fact anything else in his
line. He only solicits a call.
ISAAC YOUNG.
Aug* 6?tf
8SL WOLFE,
CHEAP DRY GOODS STORE.
ALSO,
Buys and pays the highest market prici
for green and dry cow hides, sheep, fox
otter, mink, raccoon and rabbit skins
Also, rags, wool, tallow, beeswax, old iron
brass, copper, &c. janltf
Water-Purifying Chain Pumf
Acknowledged to be superior to any othei
pump known. No valves to get out of or
der. Bucket and chains made of galvan
lied maleable iron. The foulest wate;
made pnre by the use of this pump. It
feet or less, $10; each additional foot, 6<
cents. This pump may be examined at th<
Latham House.
jan8-tf LATHM & PERKINS.
BOOT MAKER.
W. C. Young, having opened a shop on Bro*
Street, one door below R. J. McCrelght A Son'
jQin Factory, In Mr. G. S. Douglas' old store, rt
apectfully solicits the patronage of the public. H
will make or repair
Boots, Shoes, Harness &c
On the shortest notlbe and in the most durabl
mapper. - ?
ONLY A SUNBEAM.
Only a morning sunbeam,
Fresh from the glowing dawn,
Kissing the wakening flowers,
Gilding the narrow lawn.
Making the dew-drops, gathered
'Mid the darkness of the night,
Glitter, and shine, and sparkle,
In its celestial light.
Only a noonday sunbeam,
Pointing the apples red.
Purpling the grapes that cluster,
Thick on the vioti o'erhead;
Tinging with soft pink color i
The peach's cheek of down',
Ripening the hedgerow berries, !
Turning the corn-ears brown.
Only an evening sunDcam,
Falling now from tbe west, !
Shedding a gentle redinnce
On the broad river's breast; ,
Growing more soft and lovely
Just as it fades away, 1
To begin on another horizon
A fairer and brighter day. <
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Only a life of duty, j
Lowly, but pure and true,
Doing for love of Jesus
What the band finds to do. 1
Fair in its childhood's morning, 1
Fair is its noonday ray;
Fairest its light at evening (
As it sinks to its rest away.
MADELINE.
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AH the girls who were leaving school 1
carried with them anticipation a of a gay
winter, n round of parties, halls and ^
operas Not fo with Madeline De- '
launey. The dying will of her father '
made her aunt's house her home, for (
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the years netween eignrppn ana twenty- i *
one; and if Madeline had been unwilling 1
to comply, she would still hove pone, so f
great was her respect for her father's '
memory.
Mrs. Ohathard was an invalid.and her ?
family consisted only of her son?a man
over thirty, and said"to be eccen-ric? 1
and the only family servants. Decidedly,
not a very brilliant prospect for *
Madeline. ~ '
It was a sullen autumn day when 1
Madeline rode for the first time up the r
avenue leading to her aunt's house. ^
She saw a pray sky, flying clouds, aDd
a white beach, on which the sea beat p
heavily, and s'andinp in the midst of a v
cluster of pines, was a low, massive 'J
building, that might have bepn a prison, *
aud possibly was u house. No one \
. .? J? ^ 1 u..? ivf? :
! came to me noor to we>m>ui?- n^i. mis i
Chathard was in the library, and hedged a
that Madeline would conic to hrr there. I
She found her lyiDg on the sofa, busy t
with some sort of knitting?a sallow, t
delicate, fretful woman. c
'No,' she said, shrinking back, as v
Madeline showed a disposition to kiss y
her; 'no one but Frederic has kissed a
me for years. Don't commence. I am a
a creature of habit ; I doo't like to be s
disturbed io aoy of my regular habits.
I only came down to day on your ac- H
count, and it has quite unnerved me. d
I shall not try it again. I must have
perfect repose. Frederic comes to 8?e
m? ninrnincr and evening ; that is as t
much us I can bear.' *
Willi tliat, Madeliu? was wavrd off a
to her room, whero indignation supplanted
a strong desire to cry, and
curiosity graduully got the better of j,
both. It was reol|^, she decided, on
looking about her, a pleasant room with .
crimson curtains and furniture, and a !
deep window looking out on the sea. ^
There was a bureau, with a great many .
little drawers, and she pleas, d herself
with arranging theui ni?-ntally. There -1
?- - nf fl/MFaro tlifll an, iL:p of a '
was u vacr ui v.MV _
j conservatory; she bad peen that the '
I library wax well filled ; a pretty piano 1
! occupied a recess in her room. *
'I shall pass myself very tolerably.' .
thought Madeline, resignedly. lI won
d> r what my cousin is Iik*? ?'
Perhaps this Tasr thought hud souse
influence in ber toilet, else why should 1
she have braided her huir and put on J
her most b1 coming dre>-s? It is hardly '
to be supposed that her charms would
have much effect on th^ quiet parlormaid
who alone was in attendance.
Madelide ate her supper with curling 1
lip and stormy brow.
'He is a barbarian I I know I shall
hate him !' was her inward comment.
'He must have known that I would be
here. He might have been civil.'
; However, I shall do very well without
i him !'
And getting a book from the library
I shelves, she sat herself down resolutely
I??o#i l?nt_ t.rv as she would, her
J fcU I VUVif - f
' thoughts wandered back to the pleasant
1 room where sbo used to sit with her
girl friends, reading and talkiue?so
different from this great silent, handsome
house. I am afraid the contrast
was not too favorable, for her pillow
was wet with tears that night
A week passed away. During that
} time Madeline saw Mrs. Chathard once
, ?that was all. The rest of the time
. IsheDassed in solitude, til! Saturday;
> evening, when the prim old housckeep- j
er entered the parlor where Madeline I
was sitting, work-basket in hand.
' 'Mr. Frederic is at home,' she said,
r 'and Mrs. Chathard thinks it proper
that T should sit in the room,' with
' which explanation she walked over to
J the extreme end of the apartment, and
) vanished behind the curtains of the bay !
e window.
Madeline curled ber lip slightly at
these prudential preparations, and went
on with her reading, trying to convince
herself that her heart was not beating
fast. She heard a quick, masculine
,g step without in the hail?heard it come
s in the room and advance toward her,
6 but did not raise her eyes till he stood
dirpctly before her. She had hard
J work to repress her surprise, he was so
e little like- what she had imagined
| old?if be was really thirty, bu
by oc means looked his age?not tali,
thin and fallow; on the contrary, small, :
though well formed, with an abundance I
of hair; large blue eyes that should
hare btlonged^o a woman, so evenly J
arched were the brows, so long the
lashes, so soft, so almost suffering their .
expression ; clear-cut features ; teeth 1
that showed white and even through his
thick moustache ; a gentle , quiet, as- \
Bored manner, neither austere n?r frown- i
ish, as Madeline had imagined, bat that
of a gentleman and a man of the world. |
He apoligized ensily enoueb for the t
apparent incivility. "Important busi
? ' am eon nnrrnn f 1
llfSS. blltlh UIUCU'CIIUUIHI^ owu^iv??u?v,
bad detained him?he was extremely
sorry. _ f
But Madeline, who had no patience
with his lame excuse, interrupted him I
iharply : c
'Pray, spare your regrets , it is quite t
evident that your sorrow is of the deep*
est dye. Your countenance bespeaks r
it.' ]
Mr. Frederic opened his eyes wide a
and sat down. Hitherto he had seemed c
undecided on the question. s
4So, then, you are really offpnded. I
and show it after a spirited fashion, f
Rood ! I shall have to mako my peace, d
[t will give us something to talk about.' a
Is there really any necessity for i
talking at all ?' demanded Madeline, v
arill more indignantly.
'A few minutes ago I thought not. t
[ intended to have gone through the
lecessary formalities*.and after that, to e
lave sat occasionally with you, by way u
>t keeping you in countenance; but now
[ ?ay yes ! There is something original a
ibout you ; it may be only a spark, a 2
?Kmmer; but, whatever it is, I will de- v
rclop it.' y
'You leave my individuality out of ii
iccount, I think ?' a
'Not in tbe least. I count on it for tl
ny amusement.' - . >
'Amusement ? We share the same o
lood, Mr. Chsthard. I think you
hould know something of the will d
rhich is nmong our heirlooms. I tl
loubt if I shall choose to serve even a
Dhathnrd as amnsoment.' J. a
'You will have no choice. You will ^
r<i to church with me to-morrow. Y<?u ''
rill see and be seen of all the magnates. 'c
rhcy will forthwith call upon you ; you
rill go and make a round of drcarv 8I
dsits, you will go to solemn te* drink- ?'
ngs; yon will talk to Captain Fanway ^
,nd Sir Peter Farqahur, the two eligi- ^
>l<s of the parish,- and when you have"
alked ovr the weather, you will begin
n fidirit. and wish voursplf home with
? P", ?
rtc. Even a bear like me will prove
oore endurable than those unmitigated
ouDg men. You will talk with me ?.
nd, in the nature of things, you will |
muse me. You cuooot help your- 8
elf.' *
'I have other resources.' answered
ladeline, loftily. 'I have arranged a
Iramatic course of study.'
Mr. Chathard laughed. ^
'Try it, my dear cousin, by all means. a
t is the most enchanting thing in th*
rorld?in prospect. Try it, I say t
gain; and remember, I shall be very ^
iappy to aid you if any difficulty occurs
?which, though, it is to be presumed, e'
s not possible.' t(
With which he took himself off, lejiv- 0
ng Madeline piqued and curious She ^
iad ample time, however, to recover p
lerself. and proceeded with her etudies. D
'? >vno ntnrl.-il weeks before h? 1,
irrsented himself again. When he did r
some, it. was in n ghostly fushioo. She ti
vas bending over a book, and looking
weary and strangely dissatisfied. He 0
rave her a chair n? ar him. p
'Talk !' be said imperatively. 'I am f
ijored.' i,
Madeline's hot blood leaped up in re- v
ro!t. Words hovered On her lips.that. r
jool bs he was, cuuld not but have B
placed an effectual barrier between them. ^
Something arrested them. A pained t
look was in his ?ye aniruish ab'-ut bis J
mouth, showing dimly through the f
...?CL- nf rtrnioitm A new itUDulse DOS* t
uia>> n wi VJ uivtiiBM* . ? - J 4 4
sessed her. t
'Cousin,' t>he said, genth- enough, j
'Why should we be at war ? We are t
of the sane blood; and I think we are |
alike iu one thine at least?that we are \
both alone. Why goad each other with (
each other? Would it not be better j
to help each other f I don't ask nor
offer any confidence; only if there could
be a liking and a friendship between
us, let it develop itself. Let us not
hinder it. I am po lonely; and I think j
if you would let mc, that I should like ,
you.' ,
I swore once,' he said, 'nevor to ,
trust mankind, still less womankind* 1
again.'
'Unsay the rash oath,' she said eagerly.
'It shuts you from all happiness
and goodness'
TTnw dare vou ask lue. In whom
shall I trust ?'
'Inuu\' ,
'A girl?a child, that does not know
even the meaning? of things about her,
mach less her own heart!'
'I know one thine; the truth that I
feel within-me. That never dies, and
never fails. tOnly try me, cousin. I
long to do you good.'
1 believe y?u do.' be said, much
softened. 'I believe with all my tnnoJ
cent fervor, you do wish it. I will trust
J till I see that you, too. are g"ing to de!
ceive me. Will you take the responsiI
bility T
j Madeline held out her band, and so
there was a truce between them. Every
^night they studied and talked under
the supervision of the prim housekeeper;
and at last he fell into a way of taking
a morning walk with her in the garden, i
and riding with her in the afternoon.
Jde eveu went with her tu several par* <
ties, and always to church; and the
neighborhood held up ita hands in astonishment.
Months passedaway. Vary peaceful,
happy ones they were. But one evening
he fa led to make his appearance.
All tho next day Madeline watched for
him, in vain. v
'He has gone away,' she thought,
with a keen pang, 'and he did not tell
Be.'
One week passed?two?three. Suspense
grew unendurable. She ventured
in inquiry of the prim housekeeper.
'Mr. Frederic is not away?he's
'Ill I Why was I not told .p I will
jo to see him at once !' f
He has the typhus fevhr. Miss; and
lT-? nrrtornrl rfiaf. ?ntl shntlln
Ui a, V cai >>oi V> Vi%ivi?< vMW? J, ? ...?
m no account be admitted^ for fear of
he infection.'
Mudeline left the housekeeper withiut
another word, and went straight to
Frederic's room. She was not very
ure of its locality, for it was in the
ither wing of the house, a place where
be "had never ventured. She was,
lowevcr, exceeding doubtful of the proiripty
of going in at all; bnt if he should
lie without her, would propriety conole
her? $be west in trembling. He
ras alone and awake. He tnrned torards
her, hollow reproaohful eyes.
'Are you better T was the first quesion.
'Yes; but why have you left me.alonc
o long * I thought that you cared.for
oe.'
'I do, I do I I never knew! I waited
nd wondered, and grew sick at heart,
fo one told me, aifd to-day I asked. I
raa too proud to do it before. I thought
ou had gone away, after the old fashDn.
without telling me. Then they
aid I musn't come to you for fear of
he inforOinn '
'There is danger! Go away at
nee!'
'I will not. Why should I not share I
anger with you? All the orders in
he world shan't drive me from you !'
He turned toward her'-'vrjth sudden
ruination, seizing her band, looked ,
arnestly in her face and said; 'My (
(tie darling. I really believe that you
>ve me as I do you 1' ,
And from that moment he mond'd, <
ite of doctors' physio; and.the sombre |
Id house is gay enough under the
lithe supervision of the young mistress, S ]
Irs. Frederic Char hard, or Madeline J <
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The Largest Workshop in the 1
World. j
We have recsived the annual report ,
f the establishment of Krupp. of Essen, (
fermnny, just published, and trans- (
ited an extract respecting this famous (
orkshop. The manufacture of cast |
eel and rpfined steel alone employs (
98 steam engines, 77 large steam hi?m- ,
lera, and 8.500 men. It turns out daily (
;n miles of rail, with a corresponding (
mount of wheels, springs, axles, and (
II the complete sU*el work for railroad ,
images. This is Krupp's main con? (
ribution to the arts of peace; what he ,
oes for the art of war is showo by the (
ict that h? completes 300 large cannon ,
very month, and sine- 1847 he has
arned out over 15.000 cannoDS. The (
stablishment is lighted up every night (
rith 21,000 gas burners; its different
arts are connected with thirty seven ]
jiles of railway, employing twenty four
jcomotives and 700 cars, while the va- f
ious offices or* connected by forty-four
rlegraph stations.
In the min"ral works and coal mines
utside he-loosing to the firm, they em.
loy 5,300 wrkmen; for the forges 700
rorkmen; they have built 3.277 dwellng
houses, which are ocoupud by the
workmen and their families, which
lumber 16,200 persons," and form a
mall town, with twenty-two stores for
rroccries, meats, clothes, shoes, furliture
and similar daily needs. Messrs
?rupp hjm- provided for the education
if the children of their workmen by
bur primary sclonls, divided into tweny-one
classes, ar.d an industrial school
or adult women, &l)?yteBdfd by thousinds
of learners, and p-nvided with the
oest kind of teachers, who, according to
;he Geiman system, t?ach the'tbious
o be known and understood, and not
merely lessons from books.
An Irish Legend.
A curious legend with reference to an
island which Moore has identified with
one of his sweetest melodies was told by
a"witness at an inquiry before the Inspectors
of Fisheries in Dublin recently.
The place referred to in the Island of
Scaltery, in the estuary of the Shannon,
where Moore's rurtunnw interview )>e-1
~ " "j -JAS: t, I
tween bt. Senanus an& xoe muj
place. The witness, who lives there,
and was called to swear as to the
legnlity of Ct-rtain stake weirs, men?
tinned, in his general description of tjie
ancient Celtic language Innis Scatter,
the meaning of which was the Dragon's
or Serpent's Island.
According to an anoient legend, ha
explained, a monstrous dragon arose
from a hill-sid** overlooking- Kilrosh
and jumped into the Shannon; where i
he twisted himself around this island
until his head and tail met. The island
' * - - Tk..
is some inree uiues ia lenyui, i/unug
the period that the dragon had the
island thus encircled any person attempting
to leave or enter it was devoured.
'However/ said the witness,
after the advent of Christianity St.
Patrick vieited the island and exorcised
the dragon, but, being involneruble, he
was only scotched, not killed, and he
still inhabited a neighboring part of
i he sea. wh re h. yets u herring and abuif
each uioruiog lor breakfast."
i-ODQUU WttrDUUUUUB.
Experiments with war balloons will
be continued at Woolwich for several
months. A select balloon committee has
been appointed, who have instructions
to report tbe result of the experiments
to the war department. Among tbe
recent improvements in the construe
f ion of balloons is a stronger fabric thao
formerly used, the tear and strain of
captive balloons being very great. A
steel wire cable is fixed to tbe network
of a captive balloon and terminates on
tbe ground. This cable is insulated,
and the telephone will be used as a
means of communication between the
officers and the balloon committee on
terra firma. The Crusader ascended
recently, with a lifting power of one
thousand four hundred pounds. The
cable, which gives two hundred yards
to one hundred pounds in weight, will
bear a strain of twenty two tons. Great
progress will also be made in balioon
instruments. There are telescopes
which command a twonty-milo range, a
vane which indicates the direct ion the balloon
is going, a lamp which will burn in
safety in hydrogen gas, and a pocket
aneroid to indicate the exact altitude of
the balloon. Another point in progress
in a strategical one, enabling engineer
officers to leave a besieged city in a balloon,
and return to it again. Assuming
that London was besieged with an
enemy twenty miles round, and the general
commanding says to the aeronaut
officers, "Take this dispatch to York
and return with five field telegraphists,'
the message would be conveyed as follows
: The war balloon would leave at
a high altitude in the usual way. If
the wind happened to be north, the descent
would be made, say, at Leioester,
and an aid-de-camp would take the dispatch
by the first or by a special train
to York. The balloon, uninfiated, would
then be taken by a circuitous route to
say, Brighton, and be inflated at the
nearest gas works, when the north wind
would take it and tho field telegraphists
into London. If a person in future
should want to b? conveyed out of a besieged
city, or a newspaper correspondent
to enter it, they would be enabled
to do ro at the coat of about JK1UU. Another
important improvement is a beautifully
arranged system of balloon signals.
Before the experiments at Woolwich
are completed, five captive balloon*
will float at one time over LondoHy-at
Hitrnnoaa/if-fia# u?iluc, wti
verse by signals with the greatest ease/
and if the order in given for a balloon at
Woolwich, to go to Aldershot, it would
be done by attaching the earth end of the
steel cable to a traction engine, railway
engine, or a military wagon, the same
cable having a pipe attached to a traveling
gas making apparatus to keep the
balloou afl"Dt any number of days. The
Crusader has already been moved afloat
thr*-e miles in this way. In addition
to war balloons bnih for various degrees
of altitude, it is proposed to have a sea '
cla*a of balloons for use in naval war
fare, with a telephone and gas-making
apparatus (steam passing through iron
fittings) on a steamer below, with subsidiary
steamers to convy information '
to the admiral ol the fleet. The Crusader
yesterday made a free ascent with
Capt. Templar and two others in it; but
on a subsequent duy it will remain cap- 1
tivo. and her majesty's troops stationed
at Woolwich will turn out in various
directions within an area of thirty
square miles, and the surveying officers
in the observatory balloon, possesing a i
vision unobstructed by hills, woods, t
etc., will have to furnish information to I
decide the best taotical and strategic i
disposition of the troops, and by means
of fit Id glasses to spy out the masked
batteries ambuscades, intrcnohmcnts,
and outworks, to calculate the limits of
the surrounding woods, and the relative
position, distance, and number of the
i! ? . TUii mill han fn
sarrounuiu^ iruojia. 1U^
photograph the surrounding country,
and exercise the greatest vigilance and
presence of mind to prevent military
surprises and provide against disaster.
They will ha7e to keep the general commanding
informed of the'assembly and
attack of troops, the advance of guns,
mustering of cavary, dnwn to an aidede-camp
beiog taken prisoner. The
experiments will be mad; in the presence
of the select committee, several of whom
were present yesterday. If their report
is satisfactory, war ballonns will be
adopted'into the service, balloon-trains
established, and officers of the engineers
instructed in their use.
A New Stove.
A fat citizen was, having in view the
purchase of a new coal stove, was jesterday
standing iu front of a hardware store
when a newsboy halted and respectfully
said :
'I s'pose you've seen the new stove?
the one that beats 'em all."
'I don't know that I have,' was the
calm reply".
'You orter see it, sir. They are alius
talkin' 'bout these coal stoves which
save ten per cent, of Aiel and cow they've
got one.'
Have, eh ?'
'Yes's, I saw this one goin' the other
Aav hnt 'nuff to bake ati ox, and it didnt
burn any coal at all-?not oven a pound.'
'In it possible ! Why. I novcr heard
of such a thing ! Didn't burn any coal
at all V
'Not an ounce, 8nd it waa throwing
out an awful heat.'
Well, that beats me, I don't see how
they got the heat.'
'They burned wood, sir !' was the
humble reply.
The man fried to coax the boy within
reach, but the lad had to go to the poetoffice*?Jktrxrk
Frea Fr&n.
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i>aug uu^-i ouv4 t? "w?
A bad daughter seldom makes a good
wife. If a girl is ill-tempered at home,
Bnarls at her parents, snaps at brothers
and sisters, and. "shirks" her ordinary
duties, the chances are teu to one that
when she gets a homo of her own, she
will make it wretched. There are girls
who fancy themselves so far superior
to their parents that the mere privilege
of enjoying their society in the bouse,
ought to be all the old people should
have the assurance to ask. While their
mothers aro busy with domestie duties,
tney Bit id toe easiest cnatrs, or lie on
the softest sofas, feeding on cheap and
trashy novels, and cherish the notion
that they are very literary individuals.
The household drudgery is too coarse
for such fine ladies as they. The business
of their parents is to provide them
with nice clothes, and to be oontent
with admiring their handsome appearance
in (he intervals of labor. Girts of
this sort are very anxious to get married,
that they may escape the disagreeableness
of a home where they are held,
more or less, uoder subjection; therefore,
they are smiling enough to elegible
bachelors, smoothing down the
frowns whioh alone they give to the
members of their own families. A caller
who doesn't have the chance of seeing
how they behave as danghters, may be
excused for fancying them loving and
lovable beings; but one who does see it,
is foolish if he commits himself by suffering
marriage to a girl of this sort.
She is not fit to be the wife of a wor
tny man, n sne win not assisr ner
mother in the domestic labors, aod
the servaots, is she not likely to bo
equally slothful and ill-tempered when
she marries t If she now thinks her*
self too fine to work, it is safe to expect
that her ?iews as to that matter will not
radically cbango if she becomes a wife ?
Language of the Hair.
All of our features have their Ian*
?uoge?eyes, noso and mouth. And
now some one discovers that even the
hair has its own iodications.
Straight, lank, stringy-looking hair
indicates weakness and cowardice.
Curley hair deuotes a quiok temper.
v Frizzy hair, set on one's head as if
each individual hair was ready to fight
its neighbor, denotes coarseness.
Black hair indicates persistentrerotu*tirtn
in object^. Vso a.
strong predisposition to revenge wrongs
and insults, real or fanoied.
Brown hair denotes fondness for life,
a friendly deposition, ambition, earnestness
of purpose, sagacity for business,
reliability in friendship, in proportion
as the hair is fine. Very fine hair indicates
an even disposition, readiness to
forgive, with a desire to add to the happiness
of others.
Persons with fine, light-brown or
auburn hair, inclined to curl or friz,
are quick-tempered, and are given to
resentment and revenge.
Light-brown hair, inclined to redness,
with a freckled skin, is said to bo a cer
Lain indication of deceit, treachery and
disposition to do something mean by a
friend who can no longer be used to adran
tage.
All of which may be new to fortunetellers.?Harvisburg
Telegraph.
A Siokly BusinessFive
lovers in various parts of the
United States within a week murdered
the women who rejected them. One of
these criminals, Louis Guetig, clerk of
the Spencer Bouse, Indianapolis, fired
so wildly at the woman be intended to
kill, that two others were wounded by
stray bullets. He afterwards gave the
following account of his feelings on the
subject: "Mary went back on me, and
it made me sick; I bad spasms for a|
while. Finally, after she bad told me
several times that she would not have
anything more to do with me, 1 concluded
to kill her. She refused to accept
even a note from me. I went and
got full of beer then, and have kept full
ever since. Last ovening I walked up
to whore she was standing, dr?w my
revolver, and asked her if she would
promise to accept mc. She said she
^ould. But I knew she was just saying
ihat because she was afraid I was going
to kill her. I don't know how many
shots I fired. I meant to save one for
myself, but when I placed the pistol to
my heart and pulled the trigger, the
shots were all gone. I am sorry they
were. I don't want any penitentiary
business in mine for this. I ought to
hang for it, and I want to. I want to
be buried beside Mary, though."
Some one gives the following table ol
the order in which meu give up their
luxuries under the pressure of hard
times : . Books go first?the book trade
flattens under a panic; illustrated papers
next, and then daily papers. . If the
pressure continues, the trade in piano*
and fine furniture falls off; but the laboring
classes begin to contract on tbe
furniture from the start. Next it begins
to cut off fine clothes and jewelry, and
then its getting pretty tight. Put or
another screw and tea and coffee suffer
then all the nicest kind of produce. II
the screw still tightens, when the worsi
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cornea to worst, ana tncre is no oeij
from God or man, the whiskey and to<
bacco begin to be cut off But the dogs'i
about dead when it comes to that.
jMosbv. when drawing his first quarter's
pay as Consul, remarked to thi
paying teller of tho treasury, "This ii
the second time I have drawn on thi
United States for money. The fire
time was when I pulled up u couple o
army paymasters during the late war.'
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XV Transient advertisements must be accompanied
with the cash to Insure Insertion.
In a Boat with a Rattlesnake. s
One dark eight recently three men
living near Oaseyville, on the Indiapa
i side of the Ohio, started to go over the
L.'ff _1.:A t- - J U. I-1
river in u bkiu wiucu uuu uccii iuj?
ing against the bank for several days.
They got into the boat and the oarsmen
pulled vigorously lor the other, shore.
When about sixty yards from tbe bankthe
man in the bow suddenly cried out
that he heard the hiss of a rattlesnake
in the boat. This caused a thrill of
horror to run through all, and in a flash
the o&re were stopped and all sat listening,
but not a sound was heard. They
concluded that it was a false alarm, and
the oars began to rise and fall. Again
tbo man in the bow uttered the warning
and' again the boat was stopped and all
listened in dire fear, but no sound was
beard. The skiff was then pulled across
the river to Caseyville, where the man
at the stern jumped out into tho water,
afraid to go through the boat. Procuring
a lantern at the hotel tbey went down
to examine tho boat and found a rattlesnake
with eleven rattles coiled under
the oarsman's seat. The deadly reptile
was dispatched, to the intense relief of
his fellow-passengers.
Poisoned.
Miss Wardlake rejected one lover
and married another. This was at
JuDiata, Gal., of which place she was
regarded as the belle. Tha wedding
bronght together all the fashionable
folk of the place, including Henry Barron,
the rejected snitor, who joined the
roat in seeming heartfelt congratulations
to the bride. It was afterwards remembered,
however,,that he acted like a man
in a daze?conduct at the time attributed
to the too free driuking of the beverages
that formed a part of the refreshments.
Just before the assemblage
was about to disperse, Barron approached
the bride, bearing two glasses
of wine. He handed her one and drank
| the other himself, saying sigoi6cantlyf
'Let us drink together onoo more, for
the last time on earth.' She was rather
saddened, but supposed that they had
! referred to the necessary end of their
1 intercourse, and drank the wine.! Iu
half an hour both were dead. ' Barron
I J *\/\?AAn tn mina /
| iihu |iui pvwvu tu vuv muv?
Red Hot.
?Thp latest art of tha Pqne is the ex
communication "Maggiore ol tne Jfroteatants.
Not only the ministers and
members of the various churches of
Rome and the other cities of Italy hove
been excommunicated, but all persons
wbo attend the services, all who enter
even from curiosity, all who send children
to their schools, the -architects,
bricklayers, or other workmen wbo construct
the church buildings, and the
printers who aid in publishing Protestant
books and newspa'pers. Leo XIIJ.
has forgotten none in this general excommunication,
but the fathers and
mothers who send their children to
"heretical" schools are especially "reproved'and
detested" for that misdeed.
True as Gospel.
Idleness is the mother of vice, and a
boy who is allowed to grow up in idleness
is pretty sure to be a vicious man.
The parents of such boys have a fearful
responsibility resting upon, them, when
they let their Bons run about at late
hours of the night instead of keeping
them at home reading good newspapers
and books, and training them in moral
habits so as to become respectable men
instead of looters, which is sore to do
the case with the Dight runners and
day idlers, then the responsibility is in*
creased. Give the boys plenty to do,
and you will preserve their morals.
Better a tired boy than a vitiated mind.
A pleasant little romance, involving
the destinieB of two young foreign mis* ?
sionaries, oecurred daring tbe past summer
near Boston. A graduate of Amherst
College and Andover Theological
Seminary, having devoted himself to
the missionary work and been assigned to
a mission on India's coral strand, was
looking around for a genial companion,
for tbe American Board don't liko to
send single youDg men to heathen lands,
when he met tbe daughter of a Turkish
missionary, ana tbe two fell in love almost
at sight. In a week they were
engaged, now they are married, and
such has been the gentle maiden's influ?
4 a ia oAnfKnyn 7 r\A i a '? InQfl
euue UIUU Vf tiau 10 a\j uvhviu Auv... . .w?
will be central Turkey's gain.
"Oh, my husband is quite a paragon
of perfection," said Mrs. A. to Mrs. B.
"Ah, indeed! Don't he drink any more?"
asked Mrs. B. "No," said Mrs. A.
"About two mootbs ago he came borne
' intoxicated, aod I told him if ever he
' did so again I'd go home to ma, and he
1 don't drink now." "That accounts for
it," said Mrs, B. "The other night my
husband met him in the street hanging
' to a lamp-post, and asked him why he
didn't go home, and he said he would
1 as soon as he got sober." When Mrs.
' A. and Mrs. B. pass .each other in the
I una fKo nnldnpsfl is 88 thick US a
1 quart of ice cream.
!
Among the curiosities that are works
t of art at Stewart's is a shawl that was
) made for Empress Eugenie. It is the
? most exquisitely fine embroidery of
flowers on a groundwork composed of
small hand woVen squures set together
in the most delicate manner. So fine is
? the embroidery that to a casual observer
3 it looks almost like applique work. This
3 shawl was bought by Mr. Stewart fot
b $60,000 at the time the Empress Eut
genie's po^essions were 6old. For a
f flounce ot Brussels point lace be paid
' $100,000.?.VVic York Mod,
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