The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, July 17, 1879, Image 1
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., JULY 17, 1879. vol. III.-NO. 72.
80 SAD. to
onh
'n sad5 yo macd, that the long sunshine -1no
f Summer days is past ;
hat the soft, twilight and glory line
hich gilds the sky with golden vino
ro curtained with the clouds reoline
a they early shadows cast.
I'm sad, so sad !
'm sad, so sad, as bright winged birds I
re flooking on the hill, c't
Chirping a farewoll into words,li
A message to the grazing herde, ed,
A chorus plaintive as a dirge.
While parting prayers they trill. ly,
I'm sad, so sad I lw
loi
i'm sad, so sad, as leaves are torn, y,
And by rude storms are thrown. sin
-----Empty nests are roughly bouno
To wreath with ilowery on graves forlorn, Inc
Nature's symbol that to mourn [nil
is not left to man alon, nt.
I'm sad, so sad !
My heart's first love with the Sulumor's tied ;
Its song with the bit do is flown. he
I'm left with the sighing win'ds instead
To grieve for the precious life that's sp'd, aift
For the form in its cold and narrow bed,
For the ripe sheaf tl'at Is mown-- he
I'm sa 1, so sad te
fat
The Old Letter. ]lil
John Gilfoy sat on the porch of his pl'a- tlhc
nut home, looking at the beautiful scene
before hin while the book upon his lap lay we
unnoticed. - til
For half an-hour t.e had sat mlotionlless, sct
with that wistful, far-seeing, absorbed gaze he
in lis blue eyes, while Mrs. G1lfoy hand sat va
equally motionless watching hih. nn
Between them, sleeping softly, lay their
child, a yellow-lhaired baby, like to its lIs
father in its Saxon fairness. ph
Presently along the country road near by to
sounded the rattle of wheels, and as the
carriage rew near with its one passenger o
there came suddenly into his face a look as ou
if those disturbed visions litd strangely by
taken life.
So indeed they had. yo
'TVhe woman now alnost beside the porch,
was Ella Mason, his second cousin, with fill
whom down here at their Aunt iettie Ben- 11
son's he had spent one never-to-he-forgot ten
suminer. ev
He had been thinking of her as he looked in:
upon the bay, where, three years before,
they had passed so many hours together. Ie
And now at this sudden apparition of tiln
her, his eyes gathered an awed, startled tet
look, as at the sight of one long dead.
For one instant, when the carriage had ovN
rolled in front of the door, Miss Mason sat
regarding the group before her with wide- he
wild eyes. h
Then as John Oilfoy -controlled himself dic
and came forward to help her alight., Ella bl<
recovered from her surprise and g. eeted wl
him with an easy eourtesy. th:
"What a surprise to meet. you here, Mr. he
Gilfoy I I had no idea auntie was enter- ca
taining such pleasant guests," said Ella, as Jo
she stepped from the vehicle. . N<
"We only came yesterday," said John. tll
"Neither my wife nor child have been well tin
this summer, and I brought them down
here for a change of air." ku
Before Ella could reply, footsteps came at.
rapidly through the hall and Aunt. llettie ce
bustled forward. tin
"Law sakes I Ella, is it really you ?" til
"I rather think it is, auntie," returned ii
Ella, with a little laugh ; getting up to give wI
her aunt a kiss. th
"Well, I am glad to see you I I could li0
scarcely believe my eyes when John brought II
your letter this mornin' sayn' you was
a-goin' to stop here on your way. Why, D<
child It's an age since I've seen your dear on
face. ' al
"Only a little age, auntie ; something M
over this baby's here," reaspoinded Eli, still in'
smiling. arJ
''Come to thInk," pursued haer auntt,
'"you and Miss Ross and .Johni wore all here
together last. You ace," she conltinuedi,
leaking at Mrs. Gillfoy, "I can't get, quite
used to callin' her by the old naume.,,"
Ella gave an alnost impem~entllble littleta
shiver.
"What a draught thaerc is bere, auntie." Mi
"You're warnm with travelin', child. Si of
down here, away from the dooer, and get ua
cool and rested, and Jemin shall bringa
you~ a glass of mIlk whIle I get the 'room w
ready for you." goE
So Ella sat, thecre and talked with her old- sa
time lover and her old-time friend.-a
But the conversatIon was a restrained
one, aind all three felt relieved when tiheT
aunt made her appearance to annIIounIce thait tla
the room was ready.
"Jemimna's taken upi your valise, and I
think you can find your way there without a
much trouble, Ella. And I thought I'dl
better give you this, for I'm gettin' so for
getful in my 01(1 ago, ". she continued, refer:-o
ring to an envelope she held In her hand, fr
"You can't think how-beat I was when we
found it yesterday mornin'. You see whlen
John sent wvord that lie was goin' to bringa
his wire and the baby dlowni Ihere, Jemlima
and I went to work to give Miss Ross's old in
room a little extra clean, and( what shoulid I
get from back of the mantel, b)ut this letter m1
for you. I was a goin' to wrie anld tell you an
all about it, as soon as I got the chance."
"Thanks, auntie, I dare say it Is of littleli
account," responded Ella, lightly, holding m
out her hand for the old yollowv-white en
velope.
And then as she recognized John Gilfoy's,
well-known chlrography, her face paled, her w
fingers trembled, and she turned hlastily- A
but not before she had seen that Jane's face hu
was as ashy as lier own, and liar eyes at- b(
frlghted, and hlad met a glance that was a a;
revelation, al
In her ow~n room, with the sound of his thi
voice floating in at the Open windows, she in
read what John Gilfoy had written threbp
sunmmers 'o6o. yu
"Ella, dear Ella, I am called abruptly h
away; and titough I shall hlasten my return ei
as much ag possIble, Imiust:say now what I a
was deterreG f#mfinishing last night--that ti
-I love you )efondI auight else in the world~ fo
In two hours Miss Ross will have gtven you Tl
mf ptoelous loe,~ that iven'road your m
a dl you1 wi1 g tn~ duilf.e s. r
face grw mlore ap mpt9: aitsly
the a det fluttee r~ 1191'rv$& h
gef#. 11 ilfy',the inamsh nid
l oved so hcAeal4dored for he o. a
him the perfidy of the woman who had
e professed to be her friend, and was,
v, through treachery his wife, or not ?
[n answer to her summons, Mrs. Gilfoy
ered the room and threw herself into an
y chair.
'What does this mean ?" demanded Ella,
nting to the note. "1 loved John Gil
,, and--thank (od 1 know it even thus
c~-he loved me. Why should I suffer
silence and never stand cleared in his
-s ? Why should he not know that I
ed and through whose agency this knowl
Xe was kept from him ?'
"Because,'' exclaimed .Jane, passionate
falling at her feet, "while I know I have
onged him ( and you, and that he has never
ed me as, perhaps, he would have loved
a, yet he cares for me in a kindly way
cc he believed you trifled with him and
s not worthy of his love, and I am the
1her of his child. Would you go to him
1 estrange us forever, and render that
iy either fat.herl,es or motherless?"
'"nough I John (ilfoy shall never hear
in me of your treachery, norst:spect thi
is dearer to me than my own life. But
annot stay here. I shall go away this
ernoon."
And so these two women, who had once
m friends, parted, the sinned against and
sinning.
lane Gilfoy was dead ; and Ella Mason's
e was indeed hard.
,)ne, two, three years she waited for the
i who mourned his wife, and devoted
uiself to his motherless child, to seek again
woman lie had loved in the olden days.
knd when a long course of fever left her
ak, but free from the danger which had
eatened her for weeks, Miss .Mason was
rcely thankful for the life which had
m spared her-the life which was so
ueless, so utterly and always heart sick,
satisfied and lonely.
still she grew better ; so much better at
t that she yiel.'ed to the entreaties of
ysicians and friends, and Ilettie herself
go down to her aunt's.
.nd one summer evening when ths mead
a were at their greenest., she was lifted
of the carriage at the door-lifted out
John (ilfoy's strong caressing arms.
"Ella, my own henceforth I Thank God,
i aitc spared me I"
Powerless to speak, Ella's great grey eyes
ed now with passionate, love light looked
o his.
"Never mind onestions, darling. I know
3rything-know that I hold in my arms
own best love."
"But, John, she is a woman," announced
Aunt Iettie. "She'll never be satistied
less she is told something about this mat
Then,. taking her niece from John to her
'i kindly embrace, she whispered
"Walls sometimes have ears. Ella. I
ird certain things once, and put thi8 and
tt together, and made out a story that I
I not feel at liberty to tell-though my
mod boiled to do so-until I visited you
ien you were sick and raving, and knew
it love which you had promised never to
ray was, perhaps, killing you. When I
ne home I wrote a letter that fetched
in home from a trip to foreign parts.
>w dear you are satisfied, and do you
uk you can stay here, and forget old
tes, and get well and happy again?"
"Ah, aunt, I am more than satisfied. To
ow that John understands me, and loves
last, is bhss for which I had forever
ised to hope. Indeed, I shall get well,
lI happy. Am I not happy now ?" put
g her hands, with an eloquent gesture,
o those of her lover. "As for the past
will never revert to it again-except
it I thank you, aunt, (lod alone knows
w fervently-for what you have done for
"Law, Ella, I know all about it myself I
you think you young folks are the only
es who have ever loved ?" responded her
ut, as she beamingly led the way to Miss
ason's room, followed by John with the
malid suppiortedl tenderly in lis loving
ns.
Memuor.v's Queer Freats.
In S.an Francisco one shakes hands with
riend on the street corner' to-day, and
xt year alpeets him fresh from a trip round
world, and( is rathier surprised to find
n11in another suit of clothes, the pattern
the old being as fresh in our mind's eye
if we had seen it yesterday. Thei other
y a Front street merchant and his wilfe
're seated in a street-ear, whien anoter
ritleman stepp)ed in. TPhe moment lie
,v the first-menitioned p)arty the hitter
dI, eagerly:
"Beccause it comes to the surface to blow.
at's the anulwcr, isn't it?"
"Yes," said the other, "hut I didn't
nk you'd guess it."
"Why, what did that gentleman mean?"
ed the merchant's mnystlledl wife, after
ly had left the car.
"WVell, you see, down at the club the
ier day I asked them all a conundrum;
it rate thing, too-why is a whale like a
ter lily ?"-and nonie of them could guest
"Chub I Why,'- you haven't belonged to
clubi for five year-iot since we were
urried."
"Haven't 19 That's a fact. Now, let
see when it was I asked Brown that co
mdruim," and by a careful com'parison of
tea It was ascertained thia. Brown
d kept the answer fresh in hIs mind fom
acthy six years and five months.
What Boy's Should Be.
BIe true, be genuine. No education"tt
yrth~ anytliing that.does not inclide 4thls,
man had better not know how to mfad,h<
,d better never learn a letter of thle alpha
1, and be true and genuiine inrIntentior
d In action, rather than beingYlearned i
soiences and in all la;nguais 'to be at
o sameo time false in heart ~dcount.erfoil
life. Be putre in thoeugland langage,
ito In inind and body. /An impureo man,
umig or old, 'pIoiong' the society wher<
moves2 wi a titt stories and imipur<
flmples, Is'a m dal uleet, a plague spot,
leper who ou it to be treated .as word
o lepers of ql Be uotnsolfish. TIo care
r the comfo*ta rand feelings of othersa
> be0 polite.. . To be just in all :dealingi
Ith ethers. To be generous, pioble- ani
mnhy. -Be self-rehlait and '.self.heljin)
en fronm early childhopd.: To be indte
one, always, and solf.supp4titing.at. thla
rllcst proper ago. Teach th0iu.. that al
vest work is honorable, and:that: an idl
ees life of dependenee on'others fot sA
aeftl. "When. a boy has :ldedadi thea
ur things when he has mid.edidti ide
~ti~,bs ling, hower g he ghe
ul*Vfl o~ rr ,m *l lie ha
0tp h b
Etna.
Etna presents all the clinates of ti
globe. The lower zone, which attains
height of about 3,000 feet, is beautifh
by the most luxuriant vegetation, such
the tropical and moderate zones afford.
is, indeed, the richest land of "olive at
aloe and maize and vine" to be found up(
the face of Europe. Laughing little town
white, prosperous. and gleeful and dreai
Norman castles, abound all over the regio
mingled with streaks of black lava, and i
terrupted by gardens illed with oranl
trees, fig trees and oleanders. The midd
zone, or "Wood Region" belts the mou
tain to a height of nearly 7,000 feet, at
though not so richly shaded as in form
times, it richly deserves the name of sylv
sa, which it received from the ancient
The eruption of the so ctlled "Bocherel
dcl F eoco," in 176(1, destroyed over a mi
lion oaks of the most beautiful growth <
the southern side of the mountain. Aho,
this the desert begins; the four hundred a
seventy-seven species of which the flora
the Etnean woods is composed thin do\
to about eighty, thirty of which are lichei
belonging to the glacial zone. The upp
portion of the mountains is in fact, a v
wilderness where fire alone contends f
supremacy with the snow that, almost tl
year round, clothes the summit and tl
sides of the main cone. le who has n
seen the sun rise from the top of Etna, It
a great deal to learn about the immensil
and beauty of nature. J ust as the sun rise
an immense shadow of the most exquisi
purple Is projected from the volcano ha
over the island, while without its range tl
light strikes with magic suddeness up<
the tops of the mountains below. TI
range of the view is almost boundless.
Catania, Syracuse and even Malta; tl
Tyrrenian, the Zonian and the Africi
seas, are visible, Castro Giovanni stayds t
on its rock, conspicuous in the centre of tl
island, while the distant Appenines of C
labria and Apulia, and the entrance of tl
Faro of Messina, with the medunval tow1
of Reggio and Pizzo, appear in the far ea
seemingly but a mile distant. The crat
presents itself as a real. valley, profoun,
uneven, with hollows and promontori
formed by masses of lava that have roll
in all directions ever encroaching upon o
another. The walls of the crater are j
black and steel gray in color, interspers
with the most beautiful bluish, reddis
greenish and golden veins. A gravelike E
lence usually prevails. A thousand smol
stacks noiselessly emit long trails of whi
vapors that go slowly to break against tl
sides of the crater. Over two hundr
cones of various heights, most of them r
gular in form and all having a reversi
conelike funnel at their summit, are sci
tered over the woody region as the "Plai
del Lano," the plateau from which tl
main cone arises. These minor cones thn
like huge parasites, cover the mounta
sides, are all of very ancient origin, wi
the exception of the Monti Rossi, whi
sprang up in 1(69, and were the outlets
the terrible eruption which came near b
rying Catania. It is a very rare oceurren
that the main crater is not aided by soni
of these auxiliaries in its work of destru
tion-hence the fears that are now ente
tained, especially as regards the villages <
the northern side, such as Randazzo, Cu
tiglione and Pledimonte. An enormo
portion of the woods overhanghg these v
lages was destroyed by a singular event
the year 1755. In the eruption of th
year, which threatened the eastern slop
of Etn, an immense torrent of boilii
water issued seemingly from the gre
crater, and in an Instant poured down
its base on the north, overwhelming ai
destroying everything in its course. Sor
traces of this torrent are still visib)
though the locality has recovered vuget
tion and verdure. It was probably caus
by the melting of some glacier that did n
resist thre Immense heat emanating from t
main cone. The eruption of I619 cover
six square leagues with lava, at some poi1
one hundred feet thick, and diestroy
the dwellings of nearly 27,000 people.
"Got 'Nother."
A South 11111 schtoolma'am the other da
'while working an example on the boar
(detected an urchin directly behind her
the unlawful act of devouring an appl
She said to him: "Tim, what are you d
ing?" "Nothin," s4id Tim, with his mou
so full his cheeks stuck out on either si<
like aldermen's stomachs. "Yes youi are
paradoxically insisted the teacher ; "whI
have you In your hand?" "Nap)ple," a
Tim, with some surprise, as lie looked
the fragment of the apll In htis htand a1
wurndered who had bit it while ho was at
dyitng. "What has become of thre rest
it ?" "Dunno," said Tim, looking arou1
in an amazed effort to discover wIho I
thme rest of It. "Somebody's been catin' it
"Have you anmy more?" demandedt
teacher. "Yes'mn," said Tim (dolefull:
"got 'nether." "Where Is It?" relentles
ly pursued the teachter. -"On my desk4
sighted Tim, as ho begatn to suspect LI
the teacher was going to demand it of hih
"Well take it out and go stand on the ph
form and eat it. "-"Eat 'em both?" qi
ried Tim. "Yes, eat them both." ".1
all I got?" demanded Tim .in a subdu
tone of countenance.
e,e eat all you have," impatientlyi
poddthe teacher, and, turning to
board, continued : "And don't you loa
that platform while you have any apple'.
eaten." Silence reigned in the' sh<
-roomi. The paper pellet pursued its tra
quil transit unobserved .Tie busy hum
the studious made more noise thran t
cautious smile qf the indolent. Tim sto
at his pest. The stood at his post, TI
frogment In his hrand soon disappear<
and ho fell upon thme ,other apple elletl
but <teterminedly. Quickly it followved I
first. Then he put hris right hand in1
pants pocket and took out ar-applo and,
ter a cautious reconnoitre during which
wiped it on his trowses,he bgan the
tack.' Hie carried tIre fort. -Down w
the lvand again land anotber apple e
broutght to light. . It was quicklyd
patched. A .thiird followed. .Then
changed his positiop sa~d reetlng the wemj
ofis pody on hil's'loft log, sighed 'as
drew from piie left bi'eschesk4t anet]
a pple. When It wasie goe hedre#on1
ebmmlssar'y for aniothei, and b3f the time
prodneed:the eighth 'apple hO was silen
beilng oboeryed by two-hrds pf the hoys
.the .roopi. .The teaohp tun4i ig,
,the .ey till standing Iat t14p ofc
t. n"A6i'1 u 18@iouj y
p ibh.,lo 1 Epopmdell 1~trnf ptbdt
prise aw hIms' rescha
another, au d, when that was gone, sur
prise grew to amazement as his unwavering
le hand again sought the gaping mouth of that
a 'pocket. As the boy ate he grew in dimen
:d sious, and the teacher became alarmed.
its There seemed to be no end to the apples he
It had in his clothes. "Timn, for mercy's
d sake, have you any more appleM?" "(lot
)m 'nother," said Tim indifferently. ''low
a, many more apples have you;" "I)unno,"
ry said Tim; "guess two or three more."
I., The teacher did not dare to let him proceed
- and appointed herself an investigating comi
;e mittee to look after the back counties. The
le boy never changed a muscle of his counte
1- nance nor moved an inch wlle that teacher
d pulled apple after apple front his coat, and
or stacked them up upon the desk, until there
o- was something less than a peck pilied up,
8. with Dade county to hear from. The mat
Ic ter hasn't been laid before the school board
1i- yet, but the exhausted sehnohma'am de
)n clares that the next thne she will learn how
re much of a crop of apples a boy has about
id him before she issues any orders.
Pf
Fit
s A Now Steam Wagon'
or
at A new style of road vehicle, designed
or to be propelled by mechanical power,
10 has made its appearance in London,
1 England. The oarriage closely resem
bles an ordinary dog cart; the shafts
Ly are very short, and incline together,
a, meeting two feet in front of the dash
to board; between them is a third wheel,
If working upon an upright shaft, which
to could be turned by a handle placed the
n same as that of a bicycle, this handle is
, worked by reins, in the hands of the
t driver. The motive power is obtained
in by tw combustion of benzoline, a small
p jet of which is admitted into the burn
o or. It is then set on fire, and is com
a- pletely consumed by a current of air,
t which, until the naching is in action,
ti Is produced by turning the small han
or die already alluded to.' The burn
tl, or Is about the size of an ordinary
es chimney pot hat, and quite as elegant,
(d Is lined by coils of a copper tube con
1e taming water; this tube is ca.lculated
ed to bear 2,000 lbs. on the square Inch,
b, and in working only receives 00 lbs.;
I- so that practically it is not likely to
cc burst, and if such an accident did oc
to cur, the results would not be serious,
e as the whole tube only contains a pound
,( of water. The steam generated in this
tube passes at one end Into the cylin
ders of a small torpedo engine, which
io rotates a horizontal shaft; it then pass
1e es into a cooler, where it is condensed
t, by the effect of a current of cold air
m driven against the outside of the vessel
by a revolving fan, and the water so
of produced is forced back Into the other
o. And of thm tubular boiler by a force
coe pump; hence there is not the slight
to eat escape of steam, nor is there any
c- smoke, as the benzoline is entirely con
r- sumed by the current of air. The re
volving engine shaft works the driving
a shaft, not directly but by the medium
of two cones placed side by side, their
in bases being reversed in position. A
at t1gure of eight band connects the two,
es and, as it is moved toward the base of
ng one it nears the apex of the other, and
at thus increases or diminishes the speed
td of the driving shaft, which is connected
ne 'with the driving wheel, or off wheel,
e, by an endless band.
,a
A Contract Made.
ot
110 The Commander of the Faithful was
Dd about to uniform Is hosts, and( a gigantic
Its contract for cloth was aheadI. A contractor
3d presented himself to tihe Minister of War,
prep)arcd to make his tender.
"How muchl a yardl I" said the Minister,
softly rubbing Is fIngers anid thulmb to
gether.
y3 "By the beard of Allahl I" said tIle cOnl
d, tractor, whlo was short sighted, "30 liras
ini delivered f. o. o., and may goats defile my
e. grandmother's grave if I make more than
o- five liras profit a yard."
th "Come again to-morrow," said the Mi
El nister of War, rather curtly, aind the secondl
" contractor presented hhnmself.
at "What do you chlarge a yard."
id '"By tIle thirty-inie 1 mleums, 40 liras,
at which leaves me0 15 liras a yard profit.
ld "A-all," said theo oflicial brightening ulp,
u- God is greait. Just Wvait a minute till I
of see thle otheor slave. H-ow much do you
ad want for your cloth, ehl?"
ad "Sovereign Lordl, repliedl theo third cOnl
." tractor, falling upon his face, while a wink
hie shot ovcr his left eye, "thle slave of the
;foot-stool hlas some clothl all wool and war
s- ranted not to shlrink, whlich I lay uipon thle
" altar of miy countr.y for 510 liras a yard."
'at "And tIhe profit thereupon," said tihe of
n. fieial in a voice choked with emotion, "is"
It- -"20 liras a yard.
0o- "Oh my soul, Oh my lamb, replied the
!at. Minister, "thle contract is thine,n And
ed clapping his hands. he bade the Nubian
slave who -appearea go bid his bekbekrs
'e- begin carting sand for Is riew palace,
lhe
ye 'The Leap into Niagara.:
o1 When Poet was asked what ,sensa
,n- tions lie experienced at his late leap
Ofinto the Niagara'from tIle lOW Suspen
8d101o Bridge, he said: " nmo pai'tiou
he0 h%r as I went'down; nothhig mpore than
d, it.!liai4 jumped ten insteo I of one hun
y, dred anld ninety-two fee I tbink I
he must have gone.dowi - abo t eleven feet
lsi into tihe water when 1 01nnuntered tile
-e under current, bytt I did m M.go n,to.it.
t-As.it oaught me, it threi me flat opi
t 'my .back, and in thlat po ition .I was
ess carried very Swiftly about twdntg-two
is, feet between two currents and the feel
I.e 'ing toin~y back was just *s though--I
haidn urawn quickly -ve~ a rough
board4ekle,sbut no evil e eots folldw.
Sedi 1hlad my eyes open and- looking
lhe ujhl ud see the -bridge through the
ly watete My life preserver saved me af
in tori went undex'the wate-. Rallsiig
nritmust.be itbout mny buasi s W'
a: thy hange paddlid a' t41o a,$$ Tp
thalnta iifrndnan at
The Largest Orchaitd In the World.
Hobert McKinlstry, of Hudson, N. \
enjoys the honor of owning the largc
orchard in the world. lAike all fruit-groi
ers, and others of kin to that profession, 1
is kindly and liberally disposed, and has i
secrets to reserve from others who lo
fruit-growing, and to talk of fruit. Visita
are therefore made welcome, and his c
chard is open to inspectionl by all who a
interested in his labors. The orchard
situated on the east bank of the lluds<
river, on high rolling Iable latnd, and occ
pies :30) acres, aid contains iore thi
24'000 apple trees, 1,700 pears, 4,000 chI
ries, 600 penches, 200 plums, 200 cral
1,100 vines, i,1)00 eturranIats, and 200 chet
nuts. The varietis grownt are : ihot
Isatnd Greening, 7,000tJ; lialdwins, 6,00(
King of Tompkins Co., 4, 000 ; Ast rachian
800 ; Northern Spy, 500 ; Wagener, 5t
Oravenstein, 400; Cranberry Pippins, 201
Ben Davis, 20); I)uchess of Oldenher
200 ; with .Jonatians, IIubbardstonls, (a;
ugas, Vanderveers, Bellflowers, Pearaini
Peck's Pleasants, 20-ounce l'ippins, Iiu
sets and others in less munber. The pen
are Bartlett, 11. d'Anjou, Shelden, Seek
and l,awrence chiefly. Of cherries the
are 28 varieties. The orchard is remark
bly thrifty and the oldest trees tre about
years old. The soil is a dry, rolling grav
with some limestone; the trees are plant<
20 feet apart, and do not seem by any nea
to be crowded. The ground Is plow<
several tinies in the year and kept, fallom
excepting, whenl thought. advisable, it
seeded to clover. The orcltar,d is inti
sected by roads over six miles in length fI
the passage of wagons, and is bounded I
t contintuotas row of apple trees set 10 fe
apart for 41 miles. The soil is certai
well adapted for fruit growing, for the tre
are clean, thrifty, compact, and loadet wil
the fatirest. looking fruit. The apple cri
of the present year is expected to he :30,o(
barrels, a large portion of which will 1
exported to Liverpool and (lasgow. Twe
ty-four men and 14 horses are employed
hauling out the crop or in plowing. 'I'
success of this orchard htas not hea
achieved, nor1 is it m1a1intamled, without t1
closest supervision aud the most industrio
work. Enemies tire there, as well as els
where ; but these have no peace ; the wa
fare against them needs to be consta1u
Suckers and sprouts tire reioved as soon
seen ; the borers are watched and follow(
with vigor. Wires are used to reach the
in their burrows, and the damlatg;(ed bark
removed with chisels. As trees fail othe
are planted in their places, and the orchai
is constantly being renewed in this manc
As the market for good fruit is extetdh
every year, and foreign customers are see
ing supplies here, the business of growi
fruit cannot. fail. to be profltable and pc
mtnent. No other business pays bett
than this for the most skilful attention alt
management ; indeed, without these, it
vain to expect a crop that will sell In t
market at remunerative prices. Good fri
sells itself and the grower is soon soug
for by purchasers.
Fingers ant Forks.
We often laugh at the Chinese and thi
chopsticks-or small, thin sticks of wo
or ivory-with which they eat, and fan,
they must make very dirly work tt th
meals; yet they are cleanly and civilizi
compared with the habits of our anceste
some three hundred years ago. Then for
were unknown. Each man had his ox
knife, and at, dinner seized the Joint wi
his hand and cut off what he wished. T
dish was then p ssed on to the next, w:
did the same. The knife then cut up t
portions ito small pieces, which were p
Into the mouth by the fingers of the hai
uno"cupied by the knife. In many parts
Spain, at present, drinking-glasses, spool
and forks, are rarities; and lin tavernas
many countries, particularly in some tow
In France, knives are not, placed( ont
table, because It Is expected thatt echcl p
sotn lias one of his ownt-a custom whi
thme Frechl seemn to have retaitned fromi tl
old Gatuls ; hut, as no peron5t wvill ai
longer oat without forks, landlords a
obliged to furnuish these, togethera wi
plaites andt spoonus. None of the sovereig
of Englanid hadut forks till the reign
Henry VIl[. All, h'ght and lowv, used the
finagers. IIence, itn the royail huousche
there was a dignitary called the ewry, wl1
with a set, of subordiates, at,tended at t
meals withm basins, water and towvels. T]'
office of the cwry survived after forks cat
pnrtitally into fashion. About the first roy
personage who is hnown to have lied a fo
was Queen Elizabeth ; buit, although sev(
al weore presented to her, it, remains doul1
ful whether she utsed thtem on ordinal
occasions. Forks wvere employed otnly I
the higher classes in the middle of t
soventeetnth century. About the period
the revolution (1(688) few English ntoblemi
had more than a dozen forks of silver, adoi
with a few of Ironi or steol. At loength, i
genieral utse, steel forks biectame tan article
manufacture tat Shiefieold. At first they i
but two prongs ; anid It was onily in Itat
times that the three-pronged kind we
made. As late as thme early part of tl
eighateenut.h cntury table-forks - ad
may adid knives---wero kept on so sall
scale by the country lans In Scotland, (a1
perhaps in some parts of Englanud,) that
was cuistomaury for gentlemen travelling
carry with them a portable knife and fo
In a shiagreen case. The general introdh
tion of silver forks into Great, Britain
quite recent. It catn be dated no fur-tI:
back than the terminuation of the Fren
war in 1814.
-Shephierdh Dogs.
The Scotch Uolley dogs are remarkal
for . great Intelligence ; an lm,tliet wIhi
seems sometimes to surpass reasoni; wc
dlerful endurance,- andi activity. Withc
these dogs, sheep-keeping In many d
tricts, useful for no other branach of ag
culture, wvould be Impossible. The hmos
of tIs breed is the Scotch highlands
locality- of rocks and -hills, interspers
with grassy valleys; elevated table isan
bearing scanty hterbage, and "moors,"
level or slightly undulating tracts cover
wIth gorse, heather, low bushes, bogi
places, and scattered rocks.. Upon -tI<
lills shecep.pro liept in largesflocks,-oxpos
from dlay to. day.,t9., all $ho .vicesItudes
storms, mists, rains and snows, with
other elter than-Is afforded by the lee-si
of abirui' pi'eoca 'overhanginhg roe
stoho walls 6r in ouhsheds ofe poles g
lieather4 . Without hi d6gs the, sheph(
aouki lisi helpless to m ianage his flock
this 3roughu cotntry. In ceountries *h;y
atable fland bMars a-yory big prie4,g
such land as cannot.be plowed Is aioi
tb sheep pastu're, lendhcre ihe de1
valoablo; A1dd not only ho ote siq
Al#ful dupon thetnote olvhid hIllsIe
the Scotch low-lands upon the grassy
downs of England, the rich farms where
sheep-keeping is only incident to high cul
ture, and i)on our own western plains. l,
Everywhere, where sheep are kept, a sheep
10 dog of some kind is found useful ; and of
v all the different varieties the Scotch Colley
is considered the most valuable. lie pos- i
r- senses a rare instinct for his work, which
comes as a second nature to him. lie often
knows the ways of sheep better Ihim his
m master, and underst ands the signals of the
shepherd when far out of hearing, with Pl
u great precision. Cases have been knowa
in which the dog hIas discovered the absence hil
of somo laggards of the h ock which his
master had not missed, and has returned to in
le the pasture for then unbidden. lie can
range his flock npon one side of a road, pii
when meeting other sheep, and thus keep
them from intermingling with the strangers. lei
IIe will discover by his acute sense of smell
sheep that have been overwhelmed in snow- pa
dr ifts, and will conduct. the shepherd to
the place. If no help is available, he has th
been known to dig into the drift. and release
simprisoned sheep, and to warm chilled i
laimbhs b yt
el y huddling close to them. Ile is
vahant in their.defense, and will give battle
to a wolf without hesitation. No vagrant st
dog will be permitted to approach a flock
el of which he has charge. Ilo will bring "
back stragglers when upou the march, and
will return to find the sore-footed ones that tth
have lingered by the way. For a farm dog
he is of special value,' as he can easily be he
is trained t , manage with gentleness any kind
of live-stock. lie is domestic in his habits. let
i- While kind and affectionate to his owner,
?r and his herds, he is watchful and suspicious sta
et of strangers and strange animals. Ilis
et
3 good disposition gives him great influence Li
over his charge, and causes them to have
conildence in him. When a flock is afraid
i of the shepherd's dog, It shows wrong ac
management on the part of the shepherd, Is
and that the (log has been badly trained.
The Scotch Colley has long and woolly
hair, a bright mild eye, a 8harp nose, an b'
intelligent aspect, a long bushy tail curling
to upwards, with the end clear of the ground; tic
N and in color is usually black and tan, varie
10 gated with a little white. Not the least as
a wonderful or useful characteristic of the
dog is his tenacious memory, by which lie p1l
Is able to remember all the turning points
it. In a journey of hundreds of miles, and to co
recognize at. sight every member of the
flock to which lie has become attached.
With all his good qualifications, however,
lie sometimes lapses from virtue ; and no,
other (log is so destructive to the fold as a b
,c sheep (log become demorilized by had .
r companions. A traitor Is the worst of to
enemies.
k- ...-.. .. ....
g The Two Murphy-s. - pa
er A good story Is told of the Irish conic
d dian, Joe Murphy. ev
is It was during the " blhi ribbon " excite- ou
lie ment of last season, and Joe was journey
iit Ing to a small town in the vicinity of n
ht Pittsburg. As the train steamed Into the wI
depot, it was boarded by half a dozen
men, who, after a hurried conference with at
the conductor, approached the comedianli C
with beaming faces.
"Mr. Murphy, I believe," said the It
)d spokesman, hat In hand. co
y " At your service, sir," replied Joe.
i "Delighted to meet you, sir. We are th
the conmnittee appointed to take you in lo
1 charge," and they fairly dragged the aston
k islied Joe from the car, placeing hint
t! in a carriage, they were whirled swiftly to
away.
he "God bless us," thought the exponent,
o of Irish peculiarities. "This is very kind.
le Never was in this town before. A man's e
ut reputation does travel, and that's a fact."
In a short time they reached the hotel, v
of and the committee having placed Joe in
s, the best parlor suite, prepared to depart.
in "We will call for you after supper, Mr. a
nilMurphy," said the spokesman. f
"One moment, gentlemen," cried St.
Joseph, as lie pulled the bell-cord vigor- grn
ously13. "'Walter, dIrinks for the pamrty." to
"Drninksl" shrIeked tihe coniclave In a
Schorus. "Mr. Murp)hy, arc you mad ? "w
" 'Mad," echoed Joe; ''not a bit of It. fa
tiName your beverages, gentlemen."
'' Oh this is terrible backslidIng," said i1
-rone. -' Francis Murphy ordeinig dIrinks." thm
hi 'Francis Murphy," rep)eated the per
p(lexed Joe. " I 1111 -Joe M[urphy, tihe
,comnedilan." im
S They saw it all, anti ruishied wildly fronm (I
the roomi in search of the templeranmce
Sapostle, who was e ven then toiling pain- e'
Sfully from the dlepot on foot, ''totIng" a t.l
hIuige carpet-bag.
Bioth the Murphiys drew large houses WV
that night. co
13' Growinag Ivy ini RIom.(I
of Ivy ill succeed bettor in a warm, driy
m1 room than any other lant, andl all that is
ig needed to make It attractive Is the exercise.frn
or of a little Ingenuity In the appliances for its
of home. A vase, not necessarily costly by
d any means, will answer a good piurpos5e; ar
er aiid tis remnd(s us of an excellent, Idea th
ro that we lately noticed in a foreign periodli
lie cal for growing this very plant. Lot.g or
ye shoots of Ivy were procured, with the cai
a young and tender aerial roots very abunidant.
'id Thi e lower ends wore wrapped in mos, and bt
It thien some five or six of these were lIghtly ria
to tied together at tho bottom and placed in
rk the vase. Fill the vase within a few Inches be
c- of time top, and suspend the ball of moss51 ot.
is within. rTe r'oots will soon commence to ns
oer grow, and afterward the moss should not
oh quito reach the water, as the roots will ox
tend down Into it, and prove all suflieient-a
So many different varieties of Ivy amro now se
in cult.ivat.ijn, that by selecting kinds that
slo wIll form a decided contrast in shape and st0
chi color, the effect will be sensibly heIghtened. In
in- Trho centre of the vase may be filled with 31
ut cut flowers, or grasses, or nothing would
is- look better than ferns. The Ivy miay be r
ri- iallowed to hang down over the sides of the ~
no vase in graceful festoons, or else be trained d
a and placed over and around the window.
ccd It will not grow quite as wall In strong
de light as when partly shaded, ets the ivy loves 3'
or shade and an oven, cool atmosphere. It Iv
ed 'can be planted i'n tubs and trained up a of
gy stairway, thtus forming a mass of green foil
so age from the hall below to the floer. above. t11
ed A convenient way to grow a small ivy is to O(
of fila small fish globe with cleain rain water 01
no, p>utting in the bottom some tiny shells and l
d. gay colored stones for ornament;. plaItiC ii
.this a piip of parlor ivy, and suspend th0 Q9
rd globe by three small brass clinns, which I
rd~ may be bought at tny bariW re l~r.i
in T.hs may hang foithg ~dT ,nio~ er
mo omthe eetn oft~ e i~ 6rW'*
i'OO' ) FOR 'I'IIOU(.Ii'lT.
P'here is no good In preaching to the
ngry.
L'iarity gives itself rich, but eovet
sness hoards itself poor.
With patience and time the n'iber:y
if becomes a silk gown.
lie who blackens others does not
aiten himself.
F'ake care of your plough and your
>ugh will take care of you.
lie who saves in little things can be.
oral In great ones.
le who avoids small sins does not fall
o large ones.
lIe that pelts every barking dog must
k a great many stones.
Where the hedge is lowest the devil
aps over.
peak little, speak trut'sai spend little,
y cash.
What comes from the heart goes to
3 heart.
Jur neighbors' children are alway
worst.
l'ruth may be suppressed, but not
angled.
Lorgive thiyselI nothlig and others
aoi.
if pride leads the van, poverty brings
the rear.
No one is mote profoundly sad t:han
who is obliged to laugh.
['rue beauty increases, wilie la'se
.senas on examiination.
)o not squander time, for that is t.he
Il' life is made of.
l'here is a plenaure in effort, though'
3 end be but a dream.
E0yery man who his decisilon of clir
'er will have enemies.
1'o be dumb for the remainder of Ii.e
better thn to speak falsely.
1Every mant sees the faults of ot,ber"
t cannot discern his own.
lo the blessed eternity itself there Is
other handle than this instant.
Ragged clothing cannot debase a man
nuch as a frayed reputation.
Let us search ourselves in the first
ice. and afterwards the world.
If evil be said of thee, and it is true,
rrect it; if it be a lie, laugh at it.
l' mployment is Nature's physicians,
d is essential to humann happiness.
No one will dare maintain that it is
tter to do injustice than to boar it.
It is more prolitablo to look up our de
:ts than to boast of our attainments.
Uftena, while in the direct line of duty,
ngers and dilllculties surround our
thl.
[n the great world there Is a iplace for
cry one, and we should be found in
rs.
l'hose days are lost In which we do
good; those worse than lost, in
ielh we do evil.
think less of the vipers that many
.ack you, and more of the duty that.
s before.
rlere is no real use in riches, except
be in the dist,libution ; the rest is but
noel t.
lie neede no other rosary whose
read of life is strung with beads of
re and thought.
'lhe Chalus of habit are generally too
tall to be left till they are too s.rong
be broken.
Individuality is everywhere to be
ared and respected 1s the root of
orything good.
Lot a man overcomt, anger by love,
il by good, the greedy by liberality,
e liar by truth.
iIappiness can be built on virtue
)ne, and mnust of necessity have truth
r its foundation.
Goodl counsels observed are chains to
a1Ce, which, uheeOLded, prove halters
strangle UIuntiful children.
If one strives to treat others as lhe
)uld be treated by thlem, lie will nor,
ito c0om1 niear the perfect life.
i'rite goodness is like the glow-wor m;
shines nmost whlen no eyes except
Dse of IIeaven are upon01 It.
[vory does not come fr'oml a rat's
)uthI, nor good counsel I rom a slan-.
rer.
'l'e first andt worst of' all brands is to
eat one's self. All bin is easy aft,er
A metaphor In slander is always bear
ien it enmes voluunturiiy, and is nor.
nstrainied,
It is unftair to say a 11ail1 does good
0(ds only for elfect, merely because lie
0s themi wltth efleet.
The hap)piness of the tender heart ia
Drensedi by what It can11 take away
)ym thit wretchedness of others.
An Ill-tempered word and a stonIe
e alIke inl that, wheni 01nce thr1owVI,
ey cannot bo recalled.
A man can no0 wore escape . from his
dinary grooves of thought than he
n from his habitual grooves of netion.
You may13 never have thiougnlt of It,
it it Is utterlylinlpossible to get down..
hth angry wlthiotet raisinug your voice.
B3ome people aot as thougha they hiad
61n inoculated with stupidity, whiile
hers act as thoulgh they had it in tile,
tural way.
Only the8 religious matn Is good.. And
[llt is religion ? It .is the' perfect..
reenment of tihe wvill > with tile eon
Value. the friendship of hIan who
mndb by 1you iri the storm;' hi&rnms of
beets will surround you la -the sun.
inie.
Beware of grejudices; they are,like
ts, and men s minds are like traps.
-eudees oreep in easily, but it is
ubtful if they ever get out.
Be thankful for past'mdreles, before
u plead for new favors this"is tie
yto plead suoceasfuilly he~ thta
forethl praise glorifiethi God
The difference between th6g Ie~~
e world esteems as good, and those:It
ndenahs as bgud, i in many qes flte
se thali thMt thelf6rnier hat been
eltered freni temgt4tion,
Uniy9raal lgy0 1*8f*5 S OVEkwt
ahanid 1~lr ~4 t~
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