The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, October 21, 1879, Image 1
TiU-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. o., OCTOBER 21, 1879. yrA rT( ._mr 1 I -
WFARINESS.
0. littlo foot ; that such long years
Must wonder through hopes and fears,
Must acho and blood beneath your load
qi I, noaror to the waysilo inn,
Whoro toil shall cease and rest begin,
Am weary, thinking of 3our road.
O, little hands, that weak or strong,
Iavo still to servo, or rulo so long,
Have still so long to give or ask
I, who 5o much with book and pen
Iave toiled aniong my follow mon,
Am weary, thinking of your task.
0, little hearts, that throb and boat
W th such impatient, feverish heat,
1Huch lim itless and strong desiro
Mine, that so long has glowed and burned,
With passions into ashes turn( d,
Now covers and conceals its fires.
THE RIVALS.
What u horse he was I and Abel's own,
too. Ah I it was a proutd day for Abel
'when lie paid his long-hoarded two hundred
and sat in his own teani- man independ
enit of the world-in its truest sense a rich
Abel was in a thriving way. He owned
neat home-boasted -of a neat wife-a
pretty one too-and called as beautiful a
irl daughter as might be found in the
-whole country.
Nature had been lavish of favois with
Aliss Nell. Indeed she had--for what ac
complislnents she could not boast ? Ali
but I am1 wrong here ; Nelly was so boaster.
bihe was quiet, gentle, thoughtful, merry,
rattlepated-that is, she was all these by
turns, anl( charming in each, and Abel was
deservedly proud of his daughter.
The firat thing after the purc-aso of the
fine animal was to bring it home. Arriv
ing at his own door, wife, child and neigh
hora must corne out to look. How beauli
ful lie was, they all said, sioothing down
its sleek sides; the most knowing ones
mlillig such suggestions as professional
cuteness" required.
"Yes; I think I needn't he ashamed of
ily bargain this time,' said Ahel, in his
clear, condident voice, "Look wife," lie
added, in an undertone; while she quickly
whispered, "I see."
A dark brown team wagon was briskly
(da11w along that mII( ment by a high, whit
ish-gray horse, whose persevering "nid,
Md, nodding," seemed to say, "'in a sure
horse and a safe one; slow, perhaps, but
always to be depended on." Forward oil
a seat sat a strong-bodied man with a
good enough face, saving that an ugly frown
detracted somewhat from a usually pleasant
expression. Ho drove as rapidly as the
narrow space would admit, spitefully strik
ing Wus horse, but apparently glanicing
neither right nor left. It might stom as
though some unpleasant occurrence had
thrown a veil over the happy scone.
To hin it seemed as if all was veiled-and
eo It was; darkened and blasted by the
breath of envy.
"What's the matter now, Timt ? What's
golnp wrong in tiy 2 I ,- mantit,
his, by that black look of yours. What's
the matter with your tea?"
"Thunder take the teal" lie muttered,
tiuning uneasily ; thunder take the tea and
everything else; "here's Abe Saunders got
a new horse on purpose to drive mo out. I
know It. 0, if I Could only compass that
fellow I"
k, "Who, father?" asked a hearty voice, as
the door opened and in walked a tall young
fellow, with i face as sunny as the day had
been.
The frown partly vauished as Tim met
that frank, handsome face, for lie felt proud
of his boy, who was, lie was sure, growing
up an honor to him. For Tim was clerk
in the neighboring city.
Again the blackness as Tim's mind re
verted to his trouble:
"That confounded Abe Saunders s push
ing me out of business as fast as lie can."
hie suilenly anlsweredl.
"What has lie done now, father ?"
Ut the question was put so cheerfully
that Tim~ fclh half Inclined to visit his wrath
upon lis son,
"Done! what is lie always dloing?" he
growvled, "Making more show, andi catch
ing more fools; lying about mc more than
S likely. Wasn't my business better than
his dive years ago ? haven't 'I bDen running
d (ownu and1 haisni't lie been climbing upi
Ilasnm't lie bought himself a house, and a
horse, and been paInting his wagon? And
alon't his wife go to church every Sunday
with brand new dIresses on ?''
Three weeks from that Trim had a new
horse alse.; lia wagon was p~aated fresh, w
bright blue fr'ok replaced lisa old one, and
TIiim made altogether a brave ap~pearance.
But that he pinched at home was too ap
parent. The butcher, whose cart uisual ly
stood every day before Tim's house, stopped
loaves were seldom ordered fronithe bak'bmr's
liatty, TVim's wire, staid at home from
meeting because she had not a dress decent
to appear at cht1 olesa bonnet and
other essential -
Thue truthys .a4141 agry jealousy
lost the good wil - ~ jbt customers.s
Smarting under a su ao injury,j
lie was not slow to inpu (g~t Ab'el one
his bosom friend, motilves' altogeth6A s.g
gers to that good man's breast.'' is linits,
obscuro hind lightly droped, faled of their
effect ; he could not in uro 'Abbl'a'buiness,
Another stulubling bloc was lisa habit of
tippling. Customners preferiod one who
could at altimes be depended uiponl; who
never reeled in his seat ; whose cheeks and
eyes were nither llushed npor fiery. Of
'Tim these things could seldom be said ; and
month at'ter month: his business decreased
in spite of lia nowt hcirso and gay wagon.
These things could not'be without their
canult, and gradually M1rs. Fuller lost her
01(d time healthful look.
Had her husband cared to look lie would
have known what her glassy eye ,and sink
ng cheek meant, but ho dId not. And
thus it was that one day hii a au'd'don fit bf
delirious fever the poor woman wandered
forth from her home, she knew not where.
-Heedless of her steps the poor womain
tottered along, but at last a blinding vetigo
seized her, she, lost. all consciousness -and
fell heavily, to tile ground.
Nelly Saunders sat at a side window of
her father's house sewing and singing.
Every few moments she would take from
the folds of her dress a uiniall miniature and
look fondly at the ,features delineoated there.
"Nelly, my child," said her mother,
while the blushing girl thrust back'the lige,
ness lust as her muother saw it, "Come lier
anid look over..the way. Thmre,' wat dos
it mean? B omn poor creatuvo oither' tlpsy
"I wo' harm us to goand se" to
plid Iher gage growlng sadl il)O$
"it may be Somlebody's itlhlier, you kni'ow;
and poor ereiture, even If site had been
drinking
]thit Nelly wias out before she ba4 finish
ed thw sentence, l(ros tile street, and as
rapidly back agaitn.
"lother," she erled, ill out of breath,
who (o you think, what (io you think ?
it is Frank's own mother. 0, dear?" and
110 began to Cry, "It makes ite feel
wretchedly tn see her so, for she must be
very sick indeed. There don't seent to be
atiny life it her; and she's as white, whiter
thiin these curtains.
Mrs. Baunders hurried across with her
daughter. The poor womn was slightly
reovering. She raised her hand muttering:
"Don't don't, Tin, we're so poorly t
no0w)," and agaitn the head and hand dropp
ed.
That night when Abel (tte home, be
fore his quick, heavy tread sounded onl the
door, Nelly rati noisely forward with her
finger onl her li). Site led him softly into I
the little kitchen and pointed to the slmh
bering womant.
lie leaned over the -insensible form, and C
then turning to Nelly, said.
"0o after Doctor James-tell him it's a
case of life and death ; that woman is sicker
than you or I know. Then hurry and let
Tim know ; he must be v - rried by .this t
time, if she has been here since morning. i
But above all, send the doctor; she's a sick I,
woman.'' b
Nelly was soon in the streets. and after b
her mission to the doctor's, who was fortut- -t
nately at home, she ahnuM flew to Tim's
little house, where site saw Frank and his
father i", awful anxiety. She told them
all, and i ai moment Frank was ready to f
go, but Thu stood staring at his sou as
though ie couh not or would ntot compre
henu. After Frank had gone, however, t<
Ite snatched up Itis hat and muttering, left 1t
the hou.C. Notwithstandintg his nlarshiess t
and often ill-ttnture ie was not without
love for Itis wife. And though lie chose to Ii
say little th:mghi he was hoiling over with t
hate for his rival, though lie sxorc fearfully
that ie would never step a foot over Abe
Saunders' threshold, it could not keep iis I)
feet, from that direction, but paced repeat- a
edly by, feeling as if lie should be warned
it case of real danger.
Meanwhile tie lphysicianl had been there, tl
and just as Frank and Nellie arrived was
leaving the house. As he passed along the a
street a da.-k-looking ian in a slouched hat 1
touched him onl the arm,
"Excuse Ite," le said, but I thouglt
maybe you was the doctor called to tend a
womat iln yonder house." tI
"I amt,'' answered the plysician, "what at
do you want of mc?" sl
"low is the woman? Is sho likely to tI
be sick ?" tI
'Likely to be sick P' repeated the doc- sit
tor, looking at Tim; for something in the Il
main's manner arrested his attentlon. "If ft
I find her living to-morrow at sundown I a
shall be more astonished than I an apt to
be. Why man it's congestion of the brain ; ti
she's dangerous."
Tim waited to hear no more, but w
Abel stood himself, with a kindly l6ok it h(
his honest eyes, at which Tim never looked.
"My wife is sick here. I'm sorry she's
sick hcre," lie said, "bit we can't have ci
everything to our liking. Where is sie ?" Ai
Witiout saymng a word Abel led Tim to it
his wife. * Katy Saunders had passed an ti
arm under the htead of the sutfferer, while
with the other hand site was laying the fore- to
head with some cooling mixture. 'The bed tit
was snowy white; clean, teat curtains, bi
looped back, where Its only ornament- I
but, over all was thrown an air of grace and fe
puriety. th
Nelly stood at the side of the bed, or
rather leaning upon ome elbow, the tips of
her fingers burled in her beautiful cheek, m
slowly fanning the poor, sick creature; hi
and upon her face was imprinted much ci
dlelicate solicitude. Frank sat near, hold- og
Ing his nmotlhe's htand- tr'
The wvhole-scenxe nearly overcome ptoor o
Tint, especially when Nelly catme ntoiseless- al
ly forward with a cushion anid placing it in ik
the old arm-chair, uand drawing thtat up to of
the bed, beckoned hinm to sit dowtn withi so i
sweet and filial att air-.f
For thtree (lays they hiuntg over what bid
fair to be the death bed of 3Matty Fuller; ;
b~ut with so good a physician as kid Doc
ter James, andl such skillful ntursing as
Katy's and hter dlaughter's, the malady gave
way. Int a week Matty was slowly recov
cring,
"O, Tim, dlear, seemse to me l'll never be
unthiankful again if I rise fronm this," mutr
inured the sick woman, feebly taking hter
hiusbtaitd's hand int her owvn. ''You don't
feel hard aglin the fiauttders' now, (10 you, ~
Tin? You're a better mnt as I'm a b~etter
wvoman, I hiumbly hope and( trurt."
"Yotn're a good wife, Mlatty," htesaid,
chtokingly, "too' good for such as mte; and s
if it's your wish that I should forget the I
past-" t
"And mine too," said a cheerful voice, t
and a firm hand was laid lighttly'oni htis P
shoulder.
Tin sprang to his feet-one mometnt his a
mnitd was bitter, the necxt with a strong ef- r
fort Ite held out htis hatnd,
-Abel-grasped It heartIly. . 0
, '(~od bless ycu," he saId, with (loop orno- I
tion'; 'we,are friends once more. CJome 1
hwe, K~ate, come here, Nelly, and wititess C
that we forget the past-forever ?" he ask
0(d, appealingly.
"Forever be~lt," answered Trim, solemntly;
andl they were rivals no longer,
"Now, friend," Ito added, seated himaself
by his side, you and I are partnere; front I
this moment our purse is one. I shall have
paited on my team Saunders & Fuller
we will live in one house, and I warrant
there'll be no happier hearths titan ours, I
And by Lte way," ho -added, as Tim shook
hanids over the bargaIn, "there, Is anotherc
partnershIp under consIderation; what do
yousay? i' ud .hq pointed to Frank who I
Btood in the next room, .with Nolly close to
htis Bide,.,
Tim gave no objectIon. Nelly attd Frank
are as happy as any true-hearted coutple In
this wide world.
j he Amnusements or a Leadvitte Genttlemant I
One evening at one of the theatreca
gentle atmused htimself by pulling the chtairs
fromWunder the people who sat before htim.
IHis victis may not have appreciated the
joke, bnt the audlenee did, and theIr roars
of laughter encouraged the man to perso
vere. Ile next blew out all the 'lights he
could reach, and nobody said him nay.
Then, finding a large stove in his way het
I ll eod it down. This was consIdered uito .
a ~.Finally drawing a revolver, Ito red
I~~te otowd, sending a ball through the
t1 o. spectator. Torning an his hueia
Shejyalked out unmolested into
........ . 0n.. inte 0d
A iDay it tho liitim.
It wis the fourthlit),a ~of Augiust, More
hani i hiudrd 'iiiyears Igo, nild tle whole
'Und betweenl iLondonl and the little Vill -'e
>f ilarrow was4 thrmlged withl people. 'h
.Vais hot ial duisty enough thait sinnm1iier
noriinng, but, noboly seemed to mind in the
ager scranilble for tle best seats; and)([ it
vas not long before thle little green knoll,
ust at the West of the London road, seem
d fairly alive with spectators.
It wats at lovely spot-this well-known
utts of IHarrow-with its crown of tall
orest trees waving like so mnny hal-iers,
mi1d its iics of grassy sea(1s terracing the
lope. From tile immemorial it lWd been
lie seene of annual contests in archery, and
here was not a boy in I larrow School who
lid not look forward all the year to this
ourth day of August.
When John Lyon founded the school it
Vas m1ade a condition of entrance, that
very ipil should be furnislied with the
roper imiplleiinents of arbiiery ; an( among
lie school ordinances draw'n up in the year
592 there wias one to the effect that every
hild shouki, at ill tunes, be allowed bow
hafts, bow-strings, and a bracer.
No wonder the imen of those days were
all, and straight, an( strong I
But hark I The church clock down ita
lc village is striking the appointed h',ur.
little figure, clad in red satin from head
> foot, darts, out from the thicket of trees
eloiw, and now i procession of twelve
oys, some in white, some in red, and soic
i green satin, take their places in the opien
ang that has been lett-for the competitors,
I the little archers have sashes and caps
f bright-colored silk, and, looking down
'om the garden knoll, the whole scene Is a
aleidoscope of color.
A silver arrow-the victor's prize-glit
3rs temptingly in the sunlight : and a tall
d, who slits among the waiting twelve,
ids eagerly forward to examine It.
"Just look at Percival I" whispers one
ttle archer to his neighbor. "le's bound
> get that irrow, isn't lie?"
"Pooh I who cares for the arrow?" re
>onds t lie other disdahifully. "It's nothing
Ait a plaything, anyway! What I thinkI
>out is wvinning the game, not the arrow I"
"Yes ; but you see it's different with
ercival I" said the first speaker. "'IlIs
iree older brothers, three years in succes
on, won the arrows while they were here
the 1larrow School, and the father says
ercival mist win the fourth for the one
upty corner in the drawing room, or Ie
11all be aslamed to call him his Son I
Just here the boys were interrupted in t
eir talk, for the target, was ready. and,
a signal, the contest began. At first, one I
lot after another fell quite outside the
ird circle that surrounded the bull's-eye,
en caie a.shaft that glanced Just to one I
1e of the inner circle; but at last, after I
my fruitless attempts, the bull's-eye was I
irly pierced, and the feat was greetcd with u
gay concert rom the French horns. I
Now, it'so happened-at least this is one of A
e traditions of Harrow-that the name of 1
is last boy was "Love," and when his s
!Nn'd ttbr d\e(lt1 1ugh above the
rns
"Omnia vincit Al/mo' "
"Not so I" said another boy . who stod
)so by. "No, non cd m.u Amo2 !" N
id carefully adjusting his shaft, he snot 1
into the bull's-eye a whole inch nearer
o celitre than his rival.
But each boy among the twelve competi- I
rs must have his own trial shot twelve
nes repeated, before the final award can
given, Meanwhile a careful tally is
!pt, and not until the one hundred and
rty-fourth arrow springs frot its bow is
o victor's name announced:
"Thomas lteginald Percival."
That first victory seems to have given a
agic impulse to his bow, for all twelve of I
a arrows have pierced the charmed inner :
rcle of the target; and now, at the head
ani excitedl procession of boys, lhe is berne
iumphantly fronm the Butts to the village.
no little fellow In white satin runs far
icad, wvaving the silver arrow with many
murishles; and, wh'len the school-buildings
Harrow are reached, a grand recep~tion
given to all the neighboring country
1lk.
Young'Percival, with bright eyes and
ashed cheeks, is the hero of the evening.
here are gamnes and dancing, andl all sorts
mnerry-miaking until the "wee sma"
urs, but the victoriaus boy can think of
thiing save the covetedl arrow lie has won.
tiat empilty corner no longer troubles his
<cited brain.
He has ably vindicated his right, to the
Id1 fatnily namec, and henceforward, the
ther ean poit wvith pride to four trophies
onl by his four sons at the famous I uttts
Harrow.
That was in 1766O. In 1771 the annual
tootings at 1Iarrow were abolished; for
r. Hleath, who was then head-master of
ie school, thought they interfered with
io boys's studiecs. The silver arrows pre
ared for the followving year, 1772, was
ever used, but is still preserved1-at Unrrow
e a i-lie of the past. In the school-ll.
ury may be seen one of the archer's elabor
te suits, which is nearly a hundred years
Id ; and the fourth of August, though no
miger an exciting day at the Butts, is still
opt as a holiday at Harrowv School, tandl
Ommiemoraited with appropriate speeches.
Din k cayenine pepper tea for cold
TIhe most dreadftul thing to put on a farni
Sa mortgage.*
May-wveed blossomns put into alcohol
lake a superli'r lIiniment,
Ini case of Ivy polsonliig, bathe the parts
a sw.ect spirits itrc.
Pure air Is the most valuable, for Its cost,
f all our necessites. -
It is better to be a tenant free from debt
han to own a mortgaged farm.
Plenty of light and sunf aro essential to
1ll domesticated a'nlmals as food.
For burns bind on moIstened baking soda
:t will give prompt and permanent relief.
Rub sprains, bruises and lameness with
paste matde of salt and the white of ain
'ro restore the elactieity of rubber springs,
jands, etc., place the rubber bands of
uprings in hot water.
lie who ministers cruelty to hits family or
mnimala may expect to "be paid off In his
>wn coin"' some day.
A small spoon of molasses added to buck
wheat batter each morning will make the
iakes temptingly brown.
Miixed husbandry is the meet profta6Io,
provided one knoinBjust how'to rniz jt,but
unless there is judigment, espdftldn~e hd
skill in the m.Ixture.It wigi no 'combine to
profit; but, as chen)tst4 saj, it wili d
coitatd." Then staid fromn under."A
The maiiirriages of royal personn1"es are
the most prosaic affairs. WhIen an Eiiglish
priies arrives at Ihe- marriageable age,
Qleen Victoria says to Mr. (lladstone or
Lord linconslield, ats t lie catse maly lie, "1y
the by, how is the ( lerman Prince IIIrket.
Jutst now ?" The prime minister replies
that " 'it Is ratlier overstocked as usual, and
that a good fair article of duke or archduke
einl lie had right reasonably.'1 Wliereupoit
he Is ordered to make out a list of mar
riagetable Germans of royal or, at. least,
noble birth, anid to send it i) to the palace
the next time the nessenger boy lilts oc
ca0sion to piss that wily. Whien the list arl
rivesi her imajesty runs it over and tries to
select a name, but uniformly fiils--onie
German nane heing about aW unattractive
as aiother. The restilt is that she int hally
writes to the British ambassador at Berlin
to sen([ her I (one) marriageable (erimin
prince, and charge freight and exIenses to
the contingent fund. Ill due time the G(er
man arrives, an11d is delivered at tle palce
door. If he is a fat prince there is gener
Idly an attempt made on the part of the C
<incen to have the expressmi bring h1im u1p,
to the second-story back bed-roonm; but
hitherto the expressman has stout ly refus
ed, lisserting tiIt his duty was done when
lie (elivered plickages or princes at the
front door. In the Course of.,the evening 1
tile (tiein mforms her daughter that a lius- 11
baid for her has arrived frotn Germany,
and that, she is to marry 111111 tlit dl.
week, to which the dutiful daughter replies,
"Just as you please, ill I," aid, be 4wmid ex
pressing a faint hope that the bus1inl is
-ood tempered, beitrays no further iterest
im the subject. When the wedding day.
arrives, tIe marriage takes place in due iid
proper style, and the newly-yvedded pair
lien begin to form an acquautanee, in 8
Ather royal families the sme qystemIs prc- 0
vals, with the exception that husbanis or g
wives may he sought outside of Ae German
market. Occasionally a king draws a prize
in this matrimonial lottery, as did King
Umberto whcii lie married the most beauti
uIl wolialn in Italy ; but, an a rule, uinde
nirable pi'niicesses with irregular noses are
erved out to regular continental husbandis.
Whether Alfonso 1hals securedi a desirable
wife or not remains to be seen. If the.
Xrchduichess Marie Christine 81101 d turn
iut to be a nice girl; it would, however be
i mere natter of hick. So far as Alfonso "
4 concerned, lie has not been allowed the t1
east liberty of choice, but has had to
ICCCI)t the p)rincess, whomu his Cibiiet
hought proper to select. And yet the
roung man is decidedly more fortunate (
han most persons, Ilis dirst wife wias a s
planisli girl, and he was actually allowed
one little liberty of courtship. She was
ti daughter of old Duke 3fontpensier, who, bc
nmg for many years followed the pro
ession of pretender to the Spanish throne, 1
greed to go out of business oil conlition
hat his daughter should marry the king.
4ontpensier was therefore very friendly to
lie Intended son-in-law, and gave him every
how-as a Westr tat.PS m i ,.1l -.;
iunday night and Sat In ttie uontpensier s
qack parlor, and at. 9. 30 the Old gentleman a(
.lways went to bed, with a discretion pi
vhich it could be wished that all fathers it
voul(d inlitate. Moreover, Alfonso and il
Jercedes were allowed to take Moonlight
valks, and it is even said tlit they Oncei
wulg together on the front gate. Still,
lie young king was made to feel the bur
len of his rank. lie was never allowed to
o courting without the company of two ti
abinlet ministers and a squadron of dra
0ons. It was all very well for Montpen, a
)or to go to bed af 9. 30, but it availed
itle so long as the two cabinet ministers
)crsistently sat* in the back parlor. Per- e
iaps they were humane men, and occasionly ir
icard a supposititious cat in the dillilig ti
oom1, whither they went in pret ended search hl
if her, but it is more probable' that they i
itrictly plerformedl their dInty, and sat In ti
he back parlor with invariable and mad- a
lening plerslistencey. Then, too, the ro- ir
nanice of anioonlight walk must; have beenl tI
ceriously marred by the ten dragoons that Ii
odceclaniking mn front of the lovers, aind tihe tI
en more that camne clattering behind them.
as for the front gate exploit, it must have b,
een a large gate that held a king, a princess ~
rid two cabinet ministers, and inl the cir- L
>umnst ance we can but regar d thiegat e-swiing- a
ng as a p~rosaic failure. h
Scvres Porcolalin.
The first poicelain made in Frmar~ce was, (
the production of a potter at St. Cloud, a
T'his manufacture continued for some time,
rind workmen from here went to Vincennes '
rind -started, unde11r the control oIf the govern- I
ment, a factory which wats not inmediately t
successful. It soon became thme property of f
thme lting, Foreign workmen were bribed t
to assist, and1( the manufacture wvas steadily ~
inproved until it outgrew its roomtb in the I
CJhatcan of Vincennee, anId a large bluikhng I
wias erected for Its nccommlodation at ~
Sevres, where the manufacture is stIll con- it
tinued. The King beinig no0w diretly In
torestedl in the success of the factory, grant.
ed1 It very valuable privileges and1( monopo- I
lies ; such as the solo right of making por
celain statuary. The King and theo ladies
of his court, and the richier of the nobility,
gave large orders to the factory and enabled
It to execute its most, unportant works.
T1he conmmceal success of the factory be
ing thus assured, the directors dlevotecd their
energy to improving the quality of the
ware, and securing the first artists to paint I
upon It. The secret of the comnpositionl of I
hard-paste porcelain had been p)urchased
fronm a G.ermnan wvorkman, but, as Its Ingre
dients were not known to exist in Franoce, I
the knowlvedge remalned idle0 until a woman
discovered a bed of the clay near Imoges,
and sent samples to Sevree where the man
ufacture was immedIately taken up, and
has been successfully carried oni over since.
Large factories have since been started In
the neighborhood of Limoges, andI the por
celain manufacture is now one of the most
flourIshing in France. Th~e woman who
made this fortunate discoyery had become
almost destItute when she was rel loved by
a governmlent pension..
Hard-paste porchain soon became the
leading manufacture of the factory, and
making the old soft-paste was discontinued
in 1804 and only recently resumed. Under
the direction of Alexander Brogniart, who
remained In office under all forms of gov
ernmeont from 1800 until his death In 1842,
the whole attention of the factory was dQ
voted to the productIon of hard-paste por
celain, whleh was proddced In styles, sIzes
and colors never before attempted. Vases
of gigantic size, and plaques four feet by
three, were painted by such artists -as Ber.
anger, Constantine, Georger, Langlace and
LeGuay, either in oiginal designA r with
copies of the works of Raphael, Van Iok,
I iub iens anid others of tile grrealiit Ii1114er.
Ainllee Ithe deatl of I11rogiliart, I le dirCO(to4
if the Sevres factory have been Ebelman
legnault and IRobert.
The mrkI tisCl (i S<-vrt's clina ailt.
lie ntilerous, aid esve ti) shilow very
toeirately (ie period of prodliletioll. Thus
V'lhave tile two IUs interlaced, the mono
,ram of the king, used on the earliest pipr
elain 'of Vincenni1es, and also it &evr,
vih It Ie atdlit ion of let ters to give (lie date,
s : A, 1753, I, 17511, C, 1755, AA, 1778,
Ac., down to 17112, when the word Sevires,
vith the ionograi 1. F., Jpl'qU4/lu
'ran(Iae, was adopted, ind until 1800.
)ilring the two Years (lhe I. P. was dropp
d1, and then the clitiging- imarks be-gill to
hadow lie rise in the 'orlies of Napo
on ; Manifacture Nationale de Sevres, in
803. M. Iflp'le ie Sevres, 181 1 to 1809I
nd from 1801) (o 1814, Ilie imperial -.agle
tid tle crlowl, slurrontiled by tie w..rds,
lanufacture Imperial Sevres, were used.
The interlaced Ii came ini with Louis
iVI; the interiaced -C's, someuiles in
losing nll X, sometimes covered by a
rowi, mark tile short reign of Charles X.
With Louis Phillippe, tile lleur-de-lis
'as in)tillced, but he sootn rephiced it
ith his imolograi, which was in Itin dis
laced by the old cipher of I lie republic.
At first Louiis Napolhoni used the eagle,
en tile crowned N., but the most familiar
Inrk oil imodlerni Sevres chitta, is tIe lItter
1111d tne date of the ceituiry, enclosed in
n oval aid print(ed in pale greci. This
irk his beei ill use suice 1818 on ill
ieces litl aidit ion ot le ot her inarks niiled.
hinla thnat v-asq solewit, withiout beingI
ecorlIted has this 11tiark cut throigh by ii
Ie witeel, reloving tihe glaze aind plainly I
IdiIaing t c (l aritier of the piLee. These I
ieces are ofltel decorated in tile Sevres I
yles, and makes very good Copies, btt no
ne need be fleceived as to itir cltarater I
lce the mllark plainly hetrays. A ito're<
Icessfil trick is to take fully marked i
evres with a plaill, cleap decoration, andi
!moving this, put, inl its place some very
aborate Sevres decorat ion, thus giving to
ic whole the character aind aitholrity of
m41 Sevres work. Suilh i forgery as this .
almost impossible to detect if (lie w.Irk is I
ell done.
Since July, 1872, there has been used on
2vres porcelain, as an additional gual-1t- (
,e of the geniineness of tie decoration the I
(Inograll It. F., enclosed ill a circle with
ie date, and the words )orm a Sevres t,
cr a .eer.'c~
As to the beaiuty of Sevres china com
tred with tile prodtit1on of the other c
Ilitiental potteries, opinions differ. It is,
largely a mal1ittur of taste, and our tastes I
C So alfected by education and 11rroilld
g, that oil the queltion of relative ierits
differit. spechnens or schools of art, the 1.
ast of critics differ. hut there are certain I
hints which generally admitted, and which C
ny aid ill forming a judgment on such a
lestioll.
The Dresden porcelain, ias porcelain, Is
perior to any other Occident al variety, in b
ki-dines, prityv JtpAih hIn
sorba the colors and gives them ii u- a
jualled depth and lustre, while On thc B
ito-dtr the colors remain fixed on tite sI'- it
cC ald do not sink in. The Sevres pailt- 11
g is concededly superior it several de- 0
ttmieits to the lDresden, und, although
e English artists have made great prog- t
s8 in the past few years, both ill ilower,
3ure and lanl( dscale paintiig, Mnd ma1y ill
e near future become siccessfill rivals,
e Sevres factory still retains its artistic j
id technical supremacy.
A Texas VIdetl.
In a ineighborhood four or five miles west g
Ilempstead and near the Brazos, Texas, t
the midst of rich lands, fertile planta
cms and wealthy farmers, there are and a
tyc for a long tiie been two promtinent,
id leading families-the Logintses amd
tecMorrises. Th'le for'mer' is p~robably the
ost numelnrous, ablou~t 150~l Persons1 belong
ig to t'he contnection inl different paruts of
to State. A ntumiber oIf the family haive
eretofor'e resIded near H emupstead, anid in<
1(3 same1 neighborhood withl the Morriscs.<
IlmeI of thleml were related to the forner I
y! malrrmlge. 13011 famies were In fact<
tixedl up1. Somie timei dlurinlg 1877? Thomas
oggitns for a time found it necessary to be I
Isent from his residence in the midst of a<
tge p~lan~tationl. I us abs~~e was11 nt~ only
>m1ewvhat p~roilnged, but ind(eflulite, and he
idienly retulrnedl to his hotte to flind his
)usini-One of the Morrises-in h15is ous, I
nd in close proxlntity to his wvife, Mrs. I
oggins. The enraged hushatnd, In true
exan style, drewv his revolver, anid hovel- 1
ig It ait the head of the Lothl'o, drew
'igger, but the cap) burst and the. batrrel
uied to fire. Morris arose and fled
iroutgh a back door into the fields and
scap~ed, Loggins, findinlg that he could
01 "get his main," shot dlown Morris'
orse, whlich lhe found hitched at thle gate,
Lfter this Morris fled the country. Log
ilns thireatened that if ever they met the
listuirber of their domestic peace must die.
L short time ago Morris returnled, and,
(narinig oIf the threats, armed hhnself wIth
,(ouble-bairrelledl shot gun and proeeded
o waylay Loggins as the latter rodle out of
Iempllsteadl on hIs return to hIs hom1e,0 Ie
vas accomp~anied by a friend, and as they
pp)hroaced~ a large p~ost-oak treenear' a fence,
forris sprang from behind it, raised' tihe
~un and shot Loggins dead. Seime of the
Agghtls' connection swore vengeance at tile
ime, and shortly afterward teubenl Log
rins, Is son Hlenry, and1( a nephtew, Wilford
~ogginls, held a consultation, at which it
vas dletermnined to avenge the death of
helr kinsman. TVhe bloody resolve was
aithifully carried out. Rteuben was riding
lome not long since fr'oml Hemp~stead. As
10 was passing thlrough a long lane In the
roggins' plantation, and just as lie entered
mn old gin-house, hie was suddenly confront
3d by "old mani" Reuben Loggins and thle
wo young men mentioned, who deliber
3rately shot him off his horse, lhe fallIng to
lie ground a corpse.
Flour'.
Here are a few good rules worth re
rnembering when onie has occasion to
select flour for family tuse. Of course
the color Is of prime importance, It' it
is white, with a yellowish colored int,
buy It. If it is white, with a bluIsh
coat or' with whIte specks: in it, refuse
It. Second examine its adhesiveness.
wet and knead a little bit of It betweent
yorfnesi tworks soft and sticky
is pooi't hd, throw a little ltiip
oreflur against a simooth # rface;
if it falls like powder it is bad. ~ourth
squteeze some of ,ths flour (ig ly Id
your hand; if It retains tilp shape tv
en by the pressure. thait. too, is a gx
sign. It is safe to bty noutr tli
stand altheo tsta
"I want to see tie ian who writes the
editorilals for this paper," said an individu
all who4) looked ike a cross bet w''en a conir
Iry store cleirk and it job preachri. '-I
ni(an your regular big gun, your sledge
lttmiier heavy weight, so to speak. The
one who writes those thick, 8olid leaders
that noborly (ati uideirstanid. Them kild
with, four syllales in 'vin, you know."
"Well, sir." said theeditor-in-chief, lay
ing down his pen and shutting upi a big die
tionary, t'ihat ca-in I (o for you ?"
"\Vhy," replied the stranger, as he took
out. it twenty and laid it on the desk, '"1
wnit you to give tile the worth of that iII
big words--regnlaI' jiaw-i-eakers; just the
toughest old tooth-loosenrers 3ou can get i)
for tihe tionep-.
"You dou t want tihem for some other
paper ?" said the editor, suspiciously.
.1O1h, no, not at ill. Let me explaitin.
\on see, I helong to one of tire debating
societies i) in Marysville. Of course, we
liaven't got, much city style i) there, but
we uanage to inake a good deal of noise
;ollte illies."
"Shouldn't woider," said the editor.
"We have somtte m1ighty lively debates, I
'an tell ".'e. "Well, tihe other (lay they
,ot up1) i sort, of chiin tournament. between
he two soceies. The <ptestionu was: 'ie
;oivedi, That hedbugs (o not bite China
neli Magniitleeint subject, now, wasn't
's considerable hearing on the future
f Ihe State, I adinit," said the moulder of
milic opinion, screwing itp the slers.
."iWell. you see, we were just, walking
Iglt away from the other fellows, Who had
ie iflirintive, when ai new member of
heir crowd--a fellow just up from tire city
-iot ip arid saidi he wis satistied tire bed
mg didti't bite tie Chinaman because if it
Ii lre result would bIe--let's see ; 've got,
I dowir here onr a piece of paper. "Oh,
-e11 I -instantanuteous pyroligieous aisphyxi
tionl."
''V"iat did lie imeau ?"
"I don't kniow-.-ntobody know. That's
ist what's tie matter. It knocked all our
ellows )erfe(tly Cold-just paaI'lyzted the
'litire Crowd. We iadnt't tnotier word to
ty, maid the oppositiou society carried tle
h1i' aid went ioie griming like water
relons with our slice out."
"That wats annoying.
"You het it w1rs. ,ust tilik of tire
renireps of that, ciss to spriig i couple of
m'ords like tiat right otn a Marysville iaudi
nce. Wiry it was terrible. Of course we
IdI the best we could to get even. Well,
hie nrext 6atturday we hiad anrotter strong
ubject; 'Resolved, That compellmg hins
drik hot water will cause I Iem to luy
ard-boiled eggs.' 8o I birced up iand sail
lat I once hird a game rooster that, died of
rtrvilinear cantogas po.tohit. "
"TIat ought .40 have ext.inguished
"Vell, it did for a moient, you better
elieve. Their crowd turned white irouid
w0 dil-fo.. mumm- .hutt a jiln
>mc sort of a professor once, I .,
une fellow got up1) anmd said that, While ie
trgely coitcided with tire geitlemrani who
a1( just sat down, probthly tire nmost seriouts
bstacle inl tire wiry of utilizing ortlhinologleal
itelligence was the tendency of the species
sward h'sterialarnyxia pologolonrrie
~imghemial, '
"U reat Scott I"
"You ilay Vell say so. Of course that
list knocked us square off our pins-wilted
a right down-and the audlictICe decided
jr the opposition side without taking a
ote. I believe tlat if Gufferson hadn't
one hom1e that tright escorted by Bill
tokes-thrat's O)r police force, you know
-omlre of our members would halive assas
inated him."
"I should thinak assassiniations would be
cry multitudiious dowi your way."
''MIultitudinious-thrat,'s no slouich of a
v'ord. J ust let tme take It down.r. Yes, It,
vas a regular Waterloo defeat for our cib.
o tire next dlay they surbscr'ibed tw eMy
ollars and tire expenses of a commirittee of
'ne to conie right, down to 'Frisco arnd get
old( of a lot, of words calculated to maiike
oali r'attle in tire cellatr when they are left
If, andu to ciruse that (Gulferson to wvish
e'dl never beeni born. Now, comie, whiat
'air you do for mec? Der) thre e'xpense."
Anrd as thre rmanaginig editor hasw taken a
lay off arrd lugged home thre olice "Verbal
loots, " we con fidlently aidvise our subsecrib
rs at Marysville to take to thre foot hrills be
ore thre commiissionrer returrns. Property
viiillbe ver'y cheap) in that section shrortly,
f Our' editor knows himtrself.
Itulos of Voniettlet.
Never betrary a confidence.
Never leave home wvithr unkinid
s'or'ds.
Never give promises that you do not
'ulitill..
Never-lIaugh at thre misfortunes of
Never senrd a presenit hroping for one
n retur'n.
Never fatil to be puntrutal at the tie
Never makceyourself thre hrero of your
>wnr story.
Never mrake much of yolar own per
formnances.
Never pick tire teethr nor. elean t~io
naltls in compan~~ty.
Never faill to give a polite answer to
ai civil question.
Never present a gift sayloig, it is 'no
rise to yourself.
Never' call attention to the feitturos
or fot'm of anotheor.
Never read letters whlich yotu m ay
111nd addressed to othe~rs.
Never question a ser'vant or . hrild
about family matters.
Never fall, if a gentlemanr, of being
civil and polite to hldis.
Never refer to a gift you have nade
or a favor you have renderd.
'Never assocl'ate withi ba1 cotnptty,
have goIod company orng .
Never, when travelbigt ,broaa
over boastful M yotur own ountry,.
Never look over th~e, shoujgspr~of .ak
othrer whro is reading or .writingem;~
Never puInish your child for a Iftault
tei wi. h yon dre addietud #Melfof y~
'6ete1 appeu to Sietid ., 4
-N'ever aJaVerg qnuestens 5etnpyal
company,. thet biye bqostt* 9~tkere.
Neverartes6n the-attention of~n ad
quautn' bfA' tut)V 94
F()0I) FOt rlU mI IIT.
Better cut tihe tongue. out entirely
1itia not to govern It.
'I here isnotlinug terrible II death but
tiat oir life. . hatl iade it so.
All lives hnve their prose translation
as well as their ideal meanilng.
There carn be no peace in human lire
without the contempt of all evil. '
. lien a inan has forfeited hits integ
rity, notling else will serve hii turn.
Wisdom Is a pedostal from whleh en
vy or malilee cannot. hurl the occupant.
The m an who Is always fortunate
cannio' easily have a great amnount of
vi r tle.
As too 1011g retilremcnt weakens time
inaiad, so Lou uinch comipanly dissipates
it.
iespair gives the shockug ease to
the mnind that imortillcation gives tothe
body.
Plhysical force, moral force, iind the
police force, are what keep the world
going.
Mauikind thirsts a hundred-fold more
for wealth than it will ever hunger aft.
ter righteousness. .
The uses of adversity may possibly
be very sweet, and yet no one wishes
to find out what they are.
'lie readiest way to entangle the mind
with fali doctrine is first to entice the
will to wanton living.
It is easy to 'pick holes In other peoc
ple's work, but tar more profitable to do
better work yourself.
You must walk like a eamel, which
is said to be the only beast which rum.
inntes when it walks.
Death, to the Christian, is the fwnera
of all his sorrows and evils, an'd the rel
surrection of all his joys,
To bo wise Is to feel that all that Is
earthly is transient, and to experience
misfortune is to become wise.
One shouihl not dispute with a maq
w lo, el her through stupidity or chameL
lessne , den lea plain and visible truthi.
The keenest abuse of our enemies will
not hurt us so muich in the estimation
of the discerning as the injudicious
praise of our Iriends.
If we grieve tihe spirit of God by our
lightness, wordiness or presunmption,
we do but 1111 our own cup witlh vorm.,
wood and gall.
lie that has really felt the bitterness
of sin will fear to commit It; and he
that, hath felt tihe sweetness of mercy
will fear to offend it.
When a true genius appears in th'"
worldi you may know blin by tills signj
tLat the dunces are all in confederacy
agaliust hin.
Sensibility is like the stars; they
'Nn1 lead only wIIet the sky is clear'
ltvasou is the magnetle needle wheil
[-he skies are wrapt iit darknoss.
There is this dilerence between ha,
LrEiMdlitZ: 1'iti amtili o fteii
,14i,'Iie' ihe'la 'WsydNaItraa rau iau
Dut, anld you will hear han better, Ond
be able to give blin a better answer.
Kindness lais converted more sinners
Llanm zeal, eloquence or learning, and
,eseL three last. have never convertea
u.y one unaless they were kind also.
Man ils physically as well as meta
physicai ly a tainig of sIreds and patches
borrowed unequally from good and bad
ulIcestors, and a misilt from Lhe start. )
It requires a great deal of boldness
and a great deal of caution to make a
great h'ertunme, and when you have got
it, it reqires ten times as much1 WIL
to keep it.
No man has come to true grehtnesb
who h1as not felt in some dpgfee that
ils life belongs to his ace,. and that
what God gives hini lIe gives him for
muankinad.
Men talk too much about the wvorld.
Itach one of us is here, let the World gp
tas it will, andio be vietorious or not vie
torioums- has lhe not a life of his own to
lead ?
A weak mind sinks under prosperity
as well as under adversity. A stronig
mind has two highest tides-when time
mnoon is at the full and when -there is
Inm the (lark we are most apt 0o'bb
frightened ; the clearer sight 'we have
of tihe sovereignty and power of ,heav
en, the leses we shall fear the calamItleg
of this world.
The violet in the shadpw, of the deeD
woods Is as lovely and trAgrarnt alga
preelona as the violet in thie conservg
tory of an avenue palace. .Real value
is amot to be measured by. noporlmrg, ~
One of the illustrations .1 thma$ ~e
present hour is .not the critiest, 9~
sive hour. Write it oni your heart ta
every day ls the best day inth'e feat
No mani has learned any~Aing righ'I
until he knows that every day 1sd19n9
day.
When Wllberforce died, D nie1 ''
donnell said i -"He 8absi&Ud i to fie.
yen bearing a -milio 'brokemi fetters in
his hand.?' H appy 4 Whtvr 1be
may leave or.may ~ eye, one } t,
who goes thus frei tdinto fmu bt r
He ho has no rbs'60Ee ofmil'ls
more tos be. pitied .t an5 hio Who Ige4n
myentabe l s~ es yb;f5ed
metbl oderty thdt i h
hie daily. bread. *'h 1 .org ..
.Tietreem.l.Aaptomiylesiial e,
but it wilL fal 019 %
great q to Yr one en$iI
cllnation of myasoul.?f Do~igIw huialA
noe jnore, pra.
thanlerbh sy ti -
self. Who' thiey~ too4Ait
will Joiitato .Y'ottienhldr qa #f tio
ill trans ii, foe -m
thuoff, the iV'i'iipkfd b
Reagon liu uyedr charts 4 -u e~
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