Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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N^V-IR PASS THIS WAY AGAIJ4. VT« imvci an nnknuwn paitiway, L«>\ by an UMs<«-n hau l. TIik (otittt! Is veilad from knowledge; Thu vast none undemtaud; lUit ail around. In weakuess and woe, Arts souis who need what we can bestow. Oh. give of your hope and courage To the Hj irith that shrink and ({uail, And steady the faltering footsteps Of fuet that are ready to fall. (live love, unstinted, lu Joy or pain. Tor we never shall pass this way again. —Judith Wells. A Flag of Trace. “Alfred, I do wiah you and Laura could be friends. You are both so dear t > me!” Miss Southwell's voice was a little tremulous. She was over sixty-five, a slim, fruo'ilcdookiug woman. Her face reminded you of a white rose that has lost its early freshness, but bus u deli hear! to roe if she could catch s glimpse of her enday. Yes, he was gazing oat too, and their eyes met. Hhe vanished, but soon re-appeared, flourishing a stick on which she lied a piece of black silk. “Mr. Hillier!” she called ont. “Miss Laura!”respouded tbe young gentleman, with a smile of provoking coolness. “Do you see this black flag?” wav ing it proudly. “This means ‘war to knife’ from this hour between you and me.” “As you please,” said Alfred, serenely. “But let us keep up at least tbe semblance of civilized war fare before others.” “Very good,” said Laura, with a final wave, while laughed quietly to himself. **i retiring Alfred ■re he was, enjoying that luiury and the newspaper Laura slackened her gait e approached, waving her solemnly and slow ly, oked up, and his face re- a smile. “Well?” he asked, amorously at the bandker- iag of truce,” said Laura, “I’ve come to request of lable enemy suspension of I for twenty-four hours.” el,” said Alfred, rising and i> ith sueh cordial good humor t felt her heart immensely “But may I ask the reason dove on my fair enemy’s Early the next morning Laura stood in the garden waiting for her aunt. The horse was harnessed, waiting to take them to the village where Miss Southwell did her marketing. Hhe hud 1 A. 0 . vuLunKii mu uer marketing. Hhe hat . ' ‘ T ./.»v uus a ue i I j, een trying f or Bomo wee k8 to indoc- cate loveliness jinger ng about it stil . i trinate Lura into its mysteries, and l ine, its lines indicated more sweet- . , , , • ness than strength of cm*- ■> *..- the expression was a fer, but i the young lady proved he: self ^ j . w * v*v* ..v■ neil an apt scholar. The old-fashioned, pleasant house which Miss Houthwell aud her brother had occupied uow some thirty years stood on a hill in the outskirts of the village. The grounds was tastefully laid out, the mouutain air delicious and invigorating. There could not be a more glorious morning than this, yet the expression j : of trouble on Laura’s pretty face TiVwitb 8 howed that her mood was not in bar her in mon y witl1 tlie ,lu y- “Sonrnvnlrin— ”■ ...... ho good, so pure, yon felt instinctively she was one to ho loved and trusted. In the fair complexioned, handsome face of the young man beside her there w as not one tell-tale line of weakness. The h.T'ol eyes 1 >oked down affection ately into bis aunt’a, but his voice, though good humored,kept its decided ring an he replied: ' “But, dear Aunt Lctty, what am to do? There’s no getting a’ ug wi Laura unless you give up to her in I ““’“J ' vuu ,lu y/ , , , everything, and I’m not disposed to I T ‘‘8° provoking, she muttered, “ ha make myself I slave to the little , 1 8b ? ul ; h ™° ]o ^ ^ ten “P« r I tl,at j ttl j .» i way! But it was bad enough to have “I fear we have petted and spoiled ^ btt!1 , th< ! ^ of her among u.-” Aunt Letty broke off , tbe c V tb '•' ms looklD S 80 with a sigh. 1 with a sigh. “Yes; that’s just the trouble,aunty. You are so * ’t . .. —— rou are so sweet tempered you can*. rMl un , a(] hke . And to think of bear to And fault with anybody “nd whisperiuK to Mary Shaw that I l ncle Arthur is just like you. Between ! cuttle singing cockatrice’! lean you both, you ve made a perfect little , “ sleapot of Laura. It’s too bad, for the o • — vithoet pleased over it. Sophie Higley, too, ‘crowing over i taikp.iafore. » e 1 “ l uulu ‘“' Mr. Palmer and me as she did! It i 1 u , ( ,n| Jtelligenl y ol,r fl felIow 8n(1 a real unladylike. And to think of “ u t, but not in the least a shame to joke when poor rt herself so!” said Laura, den change of tone. “She’s aer ankle badly, just when ding company, too. Uncle bark till tomorrow, and she end upon you and me, (bought we might—” i hands temporarily over the chasm,” broke in Alfred, igree to it heartily, and you „ luand my services at any j time mi sorry Auut Letty has hurt'j bersi nd if you’ll excuse me for live i tes,*I’U run and see her.” J “V you are a real good natured boy, all,” thought Laura, as she boun away. “Auow I understand we are goininarket?” said Alfred, gayly, Timed to her side. I believe that’s the first thing on thlograiu,” returned his cousin. I Th&tarted off together, Laura I very ty, though a little embar- rasseiflt seemed strange to be on such msaiit terms with her enemy. But tifeoliug soon wore away. The ride ine mountain air was delight ful, atre long she found herself talkintitii Alfred as she had never talkettfore. He was an uucom all day—apologize for my badness, and promise to ‘try and be good’ from this time.” His fair enemy has surrendered at last, unconditionally; but if Alfred feels any masculine triumph, he does not betray it by word or look. “We’ll both start again,” he says, heartily taking the little hand in his large grasp for a moment. “For my self, I feel I’ve been a dictatorial,over- bearing sort of a fellow, and I want to ask your pardon in my turn. And now may I ask as a great favor that yon’ll give mo that blessed little flag of truce? I want it for a memento this auspicious day. ” “I’ll give yon half pleasure,” says Laura, of .. of it with z _ with a musical little laugh. i‘Bnt I’d like to have half myself to remind me always to ‘keep the peace. ’ ” Miss Higley, who, while pretending to talk with her cousin, had been watching the couple furtively, now said, in a sharp tone: “Well, they reallyseem almost ‘spooney;’ and to think how they’ve been sparring ever since he came! George, do yon think you see any signs of—well, yon know ’ 1 T -over there?” George, his shrewd what I mean “Well,” said into a kindly smile, face breaking 1U bis tv — ^ ^ 'I’m not a great judge of such mat- and I don’t like to jump at con- but judging from appear- ters, and elusions; ances, I should say there were signs not only of solid peace, but of a life long union between the two bolliger- ants.” SCIENTinC SCRAPS. desjiot of Laura. girl is naturally a frank, generous, warm hearted creature. But come, you ought to box my ears for hii impertinent young puppy, as I am. I was always a great hand to preach, you know.” "i’es; but I'm afraid there’s a great deal of truth in what you’ve said, Alfred,” in an anxious tone. “You won’t let the foolish child drive you away?” Alfred gave a good humored laugh. “Aunty, do you think I take it so much to heart as that? No, no; ! Laura’s little airs and tempers are ; rather amusing than otherwise. On I hate to see her arrow tug. uuL.tntA > ucaminnle womJLir— A sharp tap at the door interrupted him. Without waiting for an answer, his cousin pushed it open and marched in. You could scarcely find a more beautiful little face than Laura’s, and perhaps it looked all the prettier for the finah of auger that crimaoned it juat then. Hhe threw up her head with the air of a spoiled princess as she said, fixing her eyes on her cousin: “Aa the door happened to be ajar, *ir, 1 had the pleasure of hearing your last sentence. I see you’ve added backbiting to yonr other ami ttbsen esenp he vva spiritsj agree part s never get over that! At that moment Maria, one of their servants camo running down the piazza steps. Hhe looked so fright- i wirt g j i, e r in a new light, ana oegan ened that Laura’s heart leaped to her to f ee i et idedly cousinly and affec- montb - 1 ti()aaU Always bright and artless, she wa this morning really amiable. Only o ce did a little sarcastic remark esme er, whereupon Alfred,without mouth. “Oh, Miss Laura, your aunt’s hurt her ankle bad, and I’m ’most afraid it’s broke. She was half-way down tho stairs, when she fell, and her whole weight came on it.” But Laura was in the house by this time. Hhe found her aunt in her room, a front chaml er opposite the stairs down which she had fallen. Miss Houthwell lay on the lounge, looking very pale, but composed, and — ‘JuuiL * 1 III I — iiiimr «—» UHMfc ankle's not broken, only badly sprained. Katy's drawing me some hot water to shower it with. Ami now, dear, as your uncle is away I feel that you and Alfred must be my main de pendence. ” “You and Alfred.” It seems an odd conjunction. But Laura only mur mured, as she laid her cheek against Miss Houthwell's, “What can we do for you, dearest aunty?” Aunt Letty kissed the girl affection- That evening about a dozen young people were gathered in Miss South- j well’s pleasant parlors. | Miss Higley had arrived early with . , - . . , , ” x- vi "her twi cousins, and shortly after two *•? j- ‘ Our friend, from No* York u h frUud. dropped in, for «ill bo horo lb,, oft. noun oo yo, ! to „„ e H ‘ w „ Tery iS.“ i I A. n, k S “u„ ,b r"indS I '»?»'* »“'■ ypong people. able qualities but I think you might frompast experience' 1 ! fear /shall be ■ "°«y *A*ehe felt for her aunt, be better employed than in trying to sp^m ! bad *>nd this ebappy day Bhb was Laura, t you haveproved yourself | ^ bl * Alfred’s cheek reddened, but he said, frfWng her with an unmoved front: “You are perfectly welcome to hear every word. As for your insulting re mark about me, I think yon owe me an apology, though I’ve not the slight est expectation of receiving one.” The young gentleman marched wrathfully out, while Laura looked after him with a mixture of resent ment and triumph. “I’ve actually made his highness angry. Well, that’s something, any way. It’s so provoking, the cool, Hiuiling way in which he’ll sit and look at me when he’s worked me into a per fect rage." “Laura!” said her aunt, with un wonted sharpness, “how can you treat your cousin so? I’m afraid whnt he says is too true, that we’ve spoiled you among us. And ho did justice to your good qualities, I’m sure. He thinks you are frank aud generous and warm-hearted.” Hoiuething softer than anger sparkled in Laura's saucy black eyes for a moment; but forcing back the tell-tale drops, she Hung her arms mound Mias Houthwell’s neck. “You sweetest aunty, I’m so thankful you and dear uncle brought me up instead of a tyrant like Mr. Alfred Hillier. Don’t call him my consin; he’s three degrees removed, I’m sure, aud I won't own him for a relation. But :’ome, now; cheer up and get dressed as quick as yon can, or yon won’t be ready to receive the company.” “You would better run and dresa yourself, little lady; it’s more your -company than mine.” “Dress? Yes, I’ll try aud look my prettiest,” thought Laura,as she skip ped away, “and I’ll flirt a little with Mr. Palmer, too. That Alfred despises him so, I'll do it just to provoke him.” Laura’s room was next to Alfred's, and after her toilette was completed •he could cot h«lp putting out b«.r such a capable little housekeeper on one or two occasions that I feel that I can trust you even with company in the house. And then our girls are so capable”—with another smile at Katy, who came in just then with tho hot water. “Blesa you, ma’am, we’ll do beauti ful," said Katy, “though it’s sorry I am to see you laid up.” “Well, Laura, I want you to go to market first thing. Your cousin will drive you over, I know. Don’t be afraid to call upon him for anything. I’ve always found him kind and oblig ing. And then he has such judgment. Here is the list of things I want you to order. ” Whatever misgivings Laura felt,she did not make them known. “I’ll do just what you tell me, aunty,” she said, with unwonted docility. “Now please attend to that poor ankle right away. Hha’n’t we stop at the doctor’s and ask him to come round?” “No,no; I’m an old baud at sprains, aud cau treat it better myself.” “Well, don’t worry, precious aunty, for we’ll do our very best,” said Laura. But ns she descended the stairs she felt half afraid, half rebellious. “I hate to ask him,” she murmured to herself. “How did he treat me last night, and this morning too! Why, he would scarcely look at me.” Yet in her heart there wus-a secret longiug to be friends with her cousin. little husekeeper.” Then Alfred had been s kind, so good, so efficient. He was al ays on baud to assist her, and to hel] entertain the company, which none mid do better than he. Theiveningpassed pleasantly away, while hey played games, sang and daneoby turns. Mis Higley, who admired Alfred intendy, aud who had allowed her self, i spite of the difference in their ages, > entertain hopes in that direc- iion, larked with displeasure how frienty he and his fair cousin had be- i come Toward the close of the even- r 1{ V | ing tly danced together, and her eyes r ' ! K folloid them malignantly as, the daucover, they retreated to a corner of a om and seemed absorbed in coimation. “Ijy are polite to desert their compy that way!” she said, with a sneeto her consin, George Lane. “\y, they’ve been doing their best to eortain us all the evening, and ‘the mpany’ seems happy enough, I’m i-e,” said good-natured George, glnnig around him. “ ‘Every Jack has us Jill,’ and nobody looks negbed. Why shouldn't they have a lit friendly chat together?” Motime Laura ia saying, with a sigb'We hare received a telegram fronncle—he will be borne tonight.” “e you sorry?” asks Alfred, with a kily twinkle in his eyes. “t sorry to see uncle, but—well, on 1 whole, I think I prefer peace to x. and should be really sorry to w „ - to v, ami should he really sorry t( Hhe was too proud to apologize, but * Lav ostilities commence again,” re an idea struck her iuet then. Her far-* 1 - — * «- _ a .— an idea struck her just then. Her face broke into a smile, as, taking out her handkerchief, she tied it to the handle of her parasol. “My flag of truce,” she said, giving it a flourish. “I shall ask for a sus pension of hostilities till uncle geta back.” Hastening her steps, she tripped off in the direction of the arbor where her consin was wont to smoke his morning cigar. » p^t Laura, glancing up with rogh but wistful look l •< ell, is it necessary to resume the tign?” says her cousin, kindly, [d the present atmosphere very Sing myself. Suppose we swear etual peace?” ra tries to laugh, bnt the bright .re full of tears, and her voice lea as she answers: “Cousin yon are so kind; yon give me to do what I’ve longed to do nt, but linded. Nothing seemed to is observation, ami with it all to full of fun and boyish Laura found him a most le companion, and he on his her in a new light, and began x, J » a word pointed smilingly to the hand- tcrchie ’ still waving from the parasol i that lay across her lap. A brljht color rose in Lanra’a cheeks, mt she looked up sweetly and frankly nto his face. “Please forgive me,” sh> said; “I had no business to fire tha' 'jbot^bu^hdi^it from force It Alfred’s keen eyes noticed Jt quiver of her lip, and that she B^fto wink hard to keep the tears back.^Me changed the conversatson at once^nd they were soon chatting gayly a;ain. Now Wizard Edison has perfected a plan for getting iron by electricity. Acetylene is now used for lighting Paris omnibuses, generator and car bide weighing about thirty pounds. A new German paper strainer con sists of an endless chain of bars passed automatically and continuously through a receptacle. Nine tons weight of coppers are taken every week from the London penny-in-the-slot gas-meters. It is proposed to supply electricity on the same plan. The British Isles have now 3219 rainfall observers, with one station in every 21 square miles in England, every 36 square miles in Wales, 74 square miles in Scotland and 169 in Ireland. In a recent lecture, the German an thropologist Andrian remarked that the Namoquas of Houth Africa believe the moon is made of bacon, and that some savages believe that waning of the moon is due to a recurring dis ease. A substance believed to be a cow iron aud‘belle r'dnst by Mu*. v (r.' (jr.* Boucher, an English chemist, and has been submitted to Professor William Crookes for spectroscopic investiga tion. Another as saver, Mr. F. G. Ruddock, has noticed a like material in steel drillings from the continent. A current motor, for use iij rnnning streams, consists of two flanged cylin ders, pivoted end to end in a floating frame with a cogwheel mounted on a shaft and meshing into cironlar-toothed gears on the inner ends of the cylin ders. The flanges are mounted in opposite directions on the cylinders, so aa to act on both sides of the cog wheel Thin sheets of wood are glued to gether in a factory in Warsowi, Russia, so that the grain crosses, an electric plate which cannot be twisted ont of shape being thus obtained. These plates are used for roofing tiles. They stand the weather well alter being pitched, and can be made fireproof by saturation with potassium silicate (soluble glass.) The roofing weighs 12 pouuds a square yard. Rapidity In Writing. A rapid penman can write thirty words in a minnte. To do this he must draw his quill through the space of a rod—sixteen and a half feet. In forty minutes his pen travels a fur- loug, aud in hours and a third a mile. We make on an average six teen curves of the pen in writing each word; writing thirty words in a minute we must make 480 to each min ute; in an hour 28,800; in a day of only five hoars 144,000, and in a year of 300 days 43,200,000. The man who made 1,000,000 strokes with a pen in a month was not at all remarkable. Many men make 4,000,000. Here we have in the aggregate a mark 300 miles long to be traced on paper by each w riter in the year. In making each letter of the ordinary alphabet we must make from three to seven strokes of the pen—on an average three and one-half to four. Xew VTmr to Make CaXe*. What is termed good coffee (by soma people) may be made from most any oftbe different kinds which are kept for sale. Personally, I prefer really genuine Mocha and Java. Your grocer will mix it properly, unless you have a special preference as to the amount of either Mocha or Java. I do not like the kind which is called the blend as well. My second choice is the best Golden Rio; third choice, most any of the package coffee. Get the tinsmith to make you a cup ont of perforated tin, about the size of a coffee cup, with a securely fitting cover, on to which is soldered a loop or ring, by which it may bo removed from the pot before tho coffee is served. Into this cup put a smell tablespoon ful of ground coffee for each person, close the cup and put it into the coffee pot, and pour ou to it one cupful of cold water to each spoonful of coffee, aud let it stand all night. In the morning place it on The stove and let it come to a boil, then set it on the back part of the stove, where it will keep hot until the rest of the break fast is prepared.—What to Eat. Recipes. Potatoes Fried Whole—The small potatoes sifted to the bottom of the barrel or sack may be utilized in tbe following way: Roil one-half dozen, pared, until hardly cooked, remove from fire and fry a delicate brown in beef drippings. Drain on brown pa per before serving; sprinkle xritli a small teaspoon of salt. Salmon Baked With Milk—Procure a middle slice of salmon. Rub well with salt and pepper and pat in a hiking dish a little larger than the fish and poor milk over it anti! an inch deep in pan. Bake a three- pound piecs aboat forty-five minutes. Rake slowly at first aud baste often with tbe milk, adding more if it all cooks away before the fish is finely browned. When done, remove the bones and skin and arrange the fish on a platter. Serve with a mnicro d’hotel sauco. ^ Roast Turkey—Select a young tur key, about ten pounds in weight; singe, draw and wash quickly in cold water; wipe dry with a towel; then season the inside with half a teaspoon ful of salt; fill the crop and body with forcemeat described below. Sew the twist the wings over its Care of Cat Chrjtanthnmum*. An export aays: “Plunge them at once into a large pan of tepid water and keep them there for ten minutes. Then cut one fourth of an inch from each stalk w hile still under water, so that it may draw in water instead oi air for its first nourishment. Put them in a roomy vase with plenty ot water, the vase not tapering to a point at the bottom. If the water is changed daily and the flowers . kept out of a gas heated atmosphere, giving them pure air at night, they will keep freab for days.” turkey up, »— —o- ---- -~ back, run a skewer through tho thighs into the body; pass a string across the back of the bird, crossing it below the breast; then catch it over the points of the skewer, cross the string again and tie it in the back. Rub one tea- spoonful salt all over the turkev and . tojaoa; spread two ounces butter over the breast; then place the pan in a medium-hot oven to roast; turn often and baste freely with its own gravy till the bird is light brown on all sides; add one capful boiling water, continue to roast, bast ing frequently till done, which will take about two aud a half hours; or you can allow fifteen minutes to a pound. Place the giblets in a aauce- ' pan over the fire, cover with cold water, add one-half teaspoonful salt; when it boils add one onion and eook till done. Shortly before serving lay the turkey on a warm dish, remove threads, strings and skewers; also the fat from tho gravy. Mix one table- spoonful cornstarch with one gill cold water; add it to the gravy; stir this over the fire and cook three minntes; add snfficient giblet broth to make a creamy sauce, cook five minntes, then strain; chop the giblets fine, add them to the sauce aud serve. Pumpkin Pie—Pare and cut a medium-sized pumpkiu into pieces, remove the pits, put the pumpkin in n kettle, cover with boiling water, add half tablespoonfnl salt and boil till tender. When done put the pumpkin into a colander and drain off all the water; then press through a colander; measure the strained pumpkin aud for every quart take one pint milk, half tablespoonful melted batter, cups sugar, three eggs, two teaspoon* fuls cornstarch mixed with the milk and one teaspoonful ground ginger. Mix all the ingredients together. Dust some deep pie plates witL flour, lino them with pie crust and brush tbe surface of crust all over with beaten eggs; roll ont some pie crust and ent it into strips one inch wide; cut on* side of the strip into scallops and lay it around the edge of plate so that the scallops stand a little above the edge of the plate; brush tho strip over with beaten egg and sprinkle two table spoonfuls of fine bread or cracker crumbs over the crust (this keeps the pumpkin from sagging into the crust); fill the plate with the pumpkin mix ture, grate some nutmeg over the top and bake till done. When the pumpkiu is firm to the tonch of your finger and a little brown on top the pie ia done. Remove it from the oven, set in a cool place and serve when cold. A medium sized pumpkin will make four medium- sized pies. A good plan if the family ia small ia to pat some of the boiled pumpkin aa aoon as done, boiling hot, into glass jars. Close the jars at once and set them in a cool place. When wanted to use open the jar, turn the pumpkin into a colander, drain off all the water, press the pumpkin through a colander and finish the same aa above. —American Queen.