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TilWEKY DTIN WINNSBOIRO, S. C., NOVEMBER 25, 1879. -VOL ITTL-NO iR
.WINNIE'S WELCOME.
Well, Shanius, what brought yo?
It's dead, suro, I tiought ye
What'. kopt yo thi1 fortnight from calling on
me?
Stop there ! Don't be lyini'
It's no use denyin',
1 know you've been eighin' for Kitty Magee.
She's ould and she's homely
Thre's girls young and comely,
Who've loved you much longer and better
than sihe;
But, 'deed ; I'mnot oatin';
I'm glad I've no share in
Th love of a boy who'd loved Kitty Magoo.
Go 'way ! I'm not crying'
Your char. a I'm doin in',
You're wrong to attributo such weaknos to me;
If teara I'm a showin',
I'd have ye be knowntu',
They're she.1 out of pity for Kitty Mageo.
For mano and Coneated,
Wid pride overweighted
Cold, heartless and brutal sho'll find you to bo,
When you she'll bo gottin',
She'll soon be regrottin',
Blho ere changed her name from p'ain Kitty
Mageoe.
What's that.? Am I dhramin',
Yo ''ve only been sobanin',
Just thryin' to test the affection in me ?
But you're the sly divil I
'There now ! Plaseo be olvil I
Don't hug me to death, I'm not Kitty Magee.
Your hisses confuse me
Well, 1'!l not refuse ie,
I know you'll be tindhor and lovin' wid me;
To show my cotithrition
For doubto and suspicion,
I'll ax for my bridesmaid swate Kitty Magoo
One Summer's Harvest.
A sinkmg sun-a girl standing at the
farin-house gate, bathed in that still's dying
glory; the deep blue eyes, fringed by their
jetty lalhhes, eager and expectant, the red
lips curving in a glad happy smile, as her
(qtr cateh8s the far off echo of a well known
11top; 14n1d one reads agalti the old, old story
which seems so new to every heart that
erns its pages,
Yet Ethel Mayne was not one to wear
her heart upon her sleeve; but neither had
rnest Molwood lived lia thirty years In
vain. A month before, fortified by a let
ter of introduction to the squire, one of his
father's college friends, who, since the
death of his young wife, had buried himself
In this country life, he had come among
them to regain strength, to recover from a
severe fever, vhose victim lie had well
nigh become.
He had been received by Mr. Mayne
with courteous hospitality, but 1en -his
daughter wag formally pteseriiet, wlnc
rt eyes (welt upon the wonderful
VOauty, which lid sprung into such perfec
thon far f'oin the city's din, all thoughats of
onnui and country dullness fled.
- No the days went on, searce noted by the
an of the world, wtling this new yet
p](1devololpment of n' girls heart: to her,
>assing with the switness (Of thought., in
istening to the melody of one voice, and
iriminkg in tlie (angeo1s (s)1eeiwe f his
.4 siles,
Alk the old story indeed!
Why should lie not pluck this little vlo
let, which. had shed its rich perfume at
his feet, as well as the priceless exotic
which, when the leaves had turned to
brown, lie was to cull for his own?
So a subtle sweetness crept Into his tone
lia dark eyes grew strangely soft, as diraw
ing near, he clasped the, tiny hand laid so
confidingly in lia own, and looked into the
azure-tinted eyes upraised to his.
"'Were you wailting for nme Ethol?"
Ab,- Eyneat, tfhd da'yd are long \vithout
~onl
"What will you do when I have gone?"
"Gonel" And the color died out of
cheek and lips, leaving Jin ashy pijileness as
she said, with a faint smile, '"You are play
ing With me Ernest. You would not
leave mie?"
"'Businces compels It darling; but I slhlI
rcarry ydur sweet ' boetity with me, where-.
pypr I'may go.l'
'"But you are coming back? fou are
no igfor ilmg?"
And for a moment the girl's peerless
ben'uty made tho' muan waver ini his alle,
g ciie to the baughty summon~s receivedI
*t ht day froi 1his bptrothpd.
ilad ho' nown this'girl besitie him was
$11 ownpr of as many. thiousandcs as the
heirosa whiose haiiAd he considered essential
to the furtherlng pf his other schemes, the
summer harvest would have bord different'
fruit.
In no measured words had lie asked
Ethel Mayno to be his wife; but in her
young trusting innocence, when from her
lips he had snatched their first swveetness,'
whilq her ears caught his vows of love, In
the singular fascination of lis presence and
thte keen subtlety of ii wogi~ she h d no
race 'with a wondering hesitanoy, while a
hand of Ironi seemed clutohing at 1hcr
heart.
"You. trust noti Whfat do you mean,
'Ernest?" and there Was a bauighty ring in~
Sthe tone new to the nman's ear-new to her
self, bitt born of her sutffering. "Are you
oling back to forget me? If so I can bear
it,,
a "Forget you, dlarlingl Forget the little
a : i r t l 8wcreno Ta
nie, 'little ohe, I wvill of'course ne~ btk
Let nie see the color' ih your chee again.
bo not muake my gdin harder, by thig ad
*teeo n1our iast Oven n#. You will writO
7 Y n; 0d ltdtre ar qail T huwy' M liif
pponei thepromie I s gilkow of ths.
etko Ernet',I feh ay orh to
w'ilch yotrttn; bm why 8lillf I aRV,
and YOU so brave, so true?"*
"Fir nothing darling, and, believe me,
whatever comes, there is -naught 01n earth
I haveo ever lovpd ao-well. -
And, for once In this false life the mian
Ethey d scmuyti.LThe
promised lters hbud boeit stanlycold,
hratlignthnkoft olile trot rn
pale check, gladly consented to break
through the retirement of so many years,
and once again seek the gay world he had
renounced.
A, month later and Ethel Mayne's lovell
ness had taken society by storm. To no
wish had her doting father said, and in the
beautiful home lie had provided for her,
with all the wonderful accessories of toilet
he had given her with lavish hand, she
shone forth peerless.
Save to her father, for whom she wears
her old radient smile, the girl is an enigma
to all-even herself-and she wonders at
the icy coldness which has frozen round her
heart, causing an:ndifference to all things.
Yet coldness gives way to birning heat, a
heat which seems to scorch the very heart
blood an( spurge upward In a mad t-mnult,
then recede; leaving her well high turned to
stone, as her eye rests upon a paragraph in
tha o8t, which confirms her most reckless
fears
"We hear that Miss Annie Anstay,
daughter of L. ). Anstay, Esq., is shortly
to be led to the altar by Mr. Ernest Mel
wood."
This was all, yet enough. lie had called
sevoral times since she had come to the
city, but she had invariably refused to see
hln.
A rumor of this had reached her-a ru
mnor now confirmed-but which had told
her that the engagement had existed even
in halcyon days lie had caused her heart's
awakening.
She had served to pass away the time
then. This was all, and what to her had
been the coloring of the rainbow, was in
his eyes but painted tints, to be washed
out by her tears.
Tea's! Should she ever weep again?
Would such a heaven--such mercy be giv
en to cool those burning lids? Or, should
one scalding drop force its wati. ' pward,
was he worth its falling? No -n i housand
times no!
And a scornful smile played roond the
beautiful mouth, as drawing her escritoire
toward her, she put into execution a aud
(len determination, and penned the follow
ing lines:
"My Dear Mr. Melwood:-I was very
sorry to have been so engaged when you
list called, that I was obliged to deny my
helf the pleasuro of incting you. This
evening I shall be at home and alone, and
if you have no other engagement, I shall
110po to see you. Yours,
"ETn'RML MAYNE."
The look of astonishment which over
spread Ernest M1elwood's handsome face
grew into a triumphant smile as lie refold
,d the dainty note, with the crest he had
instantly recognized upon the seal placing
it carefully within an inner pocket and
registering the determh ation to break all
other engagehiments and renew his suine's
p)leading.
The womni 11o was to. marry had never
found her way Into these deptlis that Ethel
h[iyne's blue eyes had- penetrated, for, as
he could love lie had loyed her.
le little thought that in her young beau
ty and loving woman's nature, shte could
ave offereod him a fqr richer dower than
that fqr whih lie bartered his manhood and
is noble better self.
l1er heiress-ship had been all unknownl
to him, until lately rnmors of her father's
wealth had renohled himi-rtumors which
Shelr luxurious, lavish style of living proved
rtk-and as le ascended the steps of their
legant mansion, at the appointed time, lie
bit his lip in inward, rage, while an unac
knowledged resolve caino Into his heart
that it should not fet be too late.
Nev'er, never was Ethel -Mayne as rav
ishingly, as dangerously lovely as when she
enteredi her father's drawmng rooms that
night to greet her recreant lover.
Was this, indeed, the girl, lie asked him
gulf, from whom lie had pigted scarce "six
months ago; 'wh1, with an air of quiiet self
possession, almost hiautiness, touched and
(lrolped his outstretched hiand, as she sank
luto afauteu l. with all her oht wondecrful
grace, saying
"This is almost an unexpected pleasure,
Mr. Mclwood, as I hardly hop~ed the pres
sure of your engagements wvould p~ermit a~
personal aniswer to my suimmons. Ini fact
[ascarely know why I sent for .you~ save thad
I was Alone this evening and having some
what a dread of ennui, thought, p~orhap~s,
you would break Its potent spell."
"Your request Miss Mayne, was more
potent than another's commandl. Indeed,
had my engagements been far more press
ing, you would still have seen me here."
"Ahi, enlgagemen~ts are made but to be
brnikenl Is it not so? If one suiters tho
Dthier goes unscathed, and 1 (10 not ulil
believe in auffering as the world is to-day.
If we cry even for tiho mon, somebody
will bo good enough to get us an artinloial
one, whIch does just as well as the real
thing-lnow-a-days." .
"Perhaps if ois'ust deal in gencralities,
but, to those who have lived In the lIght
sad sweetness of a young moon oni a sum11
mora night, I hardly think artificial means
Wguld be the-same."
"Pcrhiapa not, 'If one is young oneself,
with faIth untarnmied in a fintnrp. -Bnit
sfter all, I pirofer gil1lit, for'tf\6ough pos
iesking 'losa romanc~e, It is not troubled at
inuspiolous times with dark clouds cross
ag .its surface, .leaving you suddenly iln
titter darkness. By..thc-way, Mr. Molwood
may I congrat~ula e yeu?"..
"Uio what'lis Mayrt?'[ -
'But .he man d' taco pal&d and 'his voice
tremnbll-a to ieasked theqiestion;'
"Upon what? Certainly a congratula
tion to a man a few weeks prevIous to his
marriage may pass urnchiallp e(1 .4.1r
sulon socieL. ~t lo 4 0 s'sihntn 4r IlgtW
N,.t 1i erty may congfatulato
hosl' - an enthotgh-it lrove its
'BItter-sweet, icely-cutting, was every
word as it foil from the girl's lips; and they
stug $he mn befr o her, even' thigd-h
coat of m1 hp) Wr1Ppned hisle
her ~d ~ ea~uty 4kened~ in hjnm theo
Not f~om your lips cani I hear those 1(110
words. Oh, darling, if youhaiuve forgotten
Ilieve not, and mpnmory has proved the
one drop of water to quench my burning
thirst, In the purgatory my life has boon
idihOs ogoldoshnsmm'rhiht% some
tubhes in tydfaltei~ h ave peon the love
lIght fn your eye, or felt the touch of your
hgnd fall like volvet on my arm, have
eryogra yot190- 3timy f
d, Ugo red
face, but a great scorn was in her voice as
she replied
"Miss Anstay would probably prefer
your rehearsal of any part with herself as
an andience."
"Ethel in those days gone by you loved
me. Do not deny it. Your lips had not
then learned to hide the impulsos of you:
heart, your eyes could not lie; and I-oh,
my darling, in thought of the chains that
bound mo even then-have struggled in
such impotence that the angels might havo
pitied mC. Base, unworthy as I am, I
speak tho truth now. Why-why did I
ever meet you, only to hayo you spurn ime
thus? Ethel, it Is not yet too late. For
give the past and bo my wife."
"Your wife-yours? 8ooner would I
lay down my life. Yes, I loved you once
-why should I deny it?-loved you with a
love that thought darkness light when you
shared it; loved yout as now I loathe yoti.
Go, in your falsehood, with your perjkired
lips, back to the girl who has one so rare a
prize in life's lottery, and tell her of the
almfusement you found in at country sojourn
-no less a plaything than a woman's heart
-tell I- r your hand converted Innocenco
Into knowledge, joy into wretchedness,
light Into darkness, a girl into a woman.
Then bid her lay her head upon your breast
press upon her lips th kisses you can yield
so well, and ask her if she is not proud of
such a prize. Let her bind you closer in
her chains of gold. You thought mine
only of perishable flowers; but had you
trusted them I would have made thom of
precious stones. Forgive you? For what?
For opening my eyes to man's treachery
and woridly lust? For showing me the in
carnate baseness which can be veiled in the
glory of the image of his maker Yes, I
forgive you even as I scorn you. Go in
peace!"
The Junc roses were once in bloom, as
Ethel Maync stood before God's altar by
Philip Vaugh's side and took upon herself
the solemn vow to love, honor and obey.
Nor was the man to whoni she pledged
herself unworthy of such a gift. le it was
who had thawed the frozen chaneis to her
heart, and had taught her once again the
faith ana trust without which woman's life
is blitrhted.
The sunll had hid himself for a brief
while, and now shed forth resplendently
upon the rose bordered path her feet so
gladly trod. So as they turned from the
sacred place, and tlie organ breathed for i
its jubilee, it was echoed and reechood in
both their hearts.
But only a short distance from this scene
of rejoicing, amid the great city's din, a
plistol-shot rang out upon the clear morning
air. A bullet, sent by his own hand, found
its way into the heart of the man who had
learned too late the possession of that heart
and found he had rendered his own life un
endurable.
Yet, when Ethel Vaughn learned the
sad truth leaning upon her husband's
breast, she felt naught save a great pity,
and a pure. prayer rose from her own grate
ful heart for the soul's happiness of the man
whoso requiem her weddin chimes had
rung.
Japanese Carpenters.
Japanese carpenters-a number of whom
have been exhibiting their skill in fittingup
the stage of a San Francisco theater for a
company of gymnasts from Yeddo-have
an advantage over American mechanics, in
the fact that thoy have four hands instead
of two, their toes being as handy as their
fingers, but they gami nothing by it, because
they make no use of work-benches or vitqeg.
If a Japanese carpenter \vAta to sharpen a
saw, lie sq1gte dyn, lilaces the back of tho
tpq td'bbjrtoed upon onl the ground,
grips one end of the saw with his left hand,
seizes the other witi the toes of of his right
foot, and( goes to work wvith as much confi
dence as an American earp~enter at a bench.
Their tools are not like American tools;
though they have a small simiilarity', show
Ing that all tools have a conunon p~aroninge,
whcthcr their inventer was Tn'~bal Cain or
some other artiflger. All 'apanese saws are
ehaped like butcher'R cleavers. TIhe handle
of 4 cleaver, b)ut flattishm, as if whittled out
of a Ilece of inch board; the metal shanik
of the saw is <triven Into tI-at of t640 hrgndle
and the whole is secured by being wvrapped
with a fine split egne. The metal of the
5R~w Is about the substance of Ouir saws, but
the teeth are narrowver, giving mere of theom
to an inch, and much longer. They are all
p~ointed towvard thes handle and out the wood
likeo so many hooks. When 8 Jatpanese
wants to rip a planh, he places it across
anyting that will elevate tho end a few
Inches, then stands 0on the wood and cuts It
by seizing the eleaver-looking saw and pul1
ling It toward him. Thus, by a number of
short, qjuick up strokes, lhe gets through a
plank~ not so speedily, but quite as effectal
ly as an AmerIcan carpeniter would wvith the
long, low-down strokesof the rIp-saw. Thie
planch are small, wvith slnglo irons, alii no
handles. Thoe planos gre shortp', li u~r.
d io got suIoiyet thiin ours, en
n9orally not more than an Inch dheep, To
plane a pice of wood they lay it on the
ground, aqutat dtown, hold it t'ast with their
toes, and work the plano0 with both hands
toward them. To drill alhole they have a
short awl inserted in thle end of a round
stick eighlt or nine inehes burg. They take
thle woodl between their toes, squat as before,
and make the hole by rubbing the handle
of the awl between their hands, In less time
than one of our carpenterU conilg drill eile
with a ghalo$, Tl'mei 1quamn' fre solid
pyluir,4!al pinges, no~ made shiapoly with
'aIsts azid graceful ORl~tihas lh0keurs. Thuey
have' the samo fiab-sided handles as the
saws. Tile Japs have Iron squares, not un
like American 'squares, mat'ked wi ha 10.
grees. The~ mnesuros are 1) .oyvty tighit,
andI fhutvl, Qn Qnn side thle noh, or whlat
atends~ for tqn Inch with us, Is one and three.
sixteenths inches, and divkldj tn o ten
parts. On $ho other'aide isa ralfferent scale,
inghes, aild divIded into twelye pfrt,
Ilhiat Oenerosity' Woluldav uo et fim,
A m'an in: PennsylvanIa noted for Is
geinerosity llately had $100,000 loft him as
a legacy. Beggars of all nianner of causes,
good, bad and indifferent, flocked upon
him 'so fast that he adopted the plan. of
stating to each the amnof hi legacy,
'and the (act t~ut ai hal 'hs' ~I anplica
ow lnqCh t3e Ouzh to he expected to give
agl10At ptAo ts the appliewd
boay Atd tt.4i f1tfo~oid
The Sugar BowL.
Upon each of the tables *ranging along
the walls in llunt's dining-room there sits a
sugar-bowl. It in placed upon the end of
the table remotest from the wall, and when
a waiter takes an order he shoves the bowl
across the table to the other end. This sig
nitles that a customer occupping a seat at
that particular table has given his ortter,
and by this simple plan the other waiters
are kept informued as to who Is waited upon
and who is not. One day an honest farmer,
who was innocent of the tricks of city
restaurants, entered the place, took a seat,
and, pulling the sugar-bowl On lis table
back toward the wall, proceeded to help
himself to a -a., I. Ile was not noticed by
any of the hb -,y valters who were hurrying
back and tori It ling orders and clearing
away dishes. The old fellow remained in
his seat for fifteen minutes, patiently ox
pecting some one to offer to take his order;
but, no one appearing to see him, he got
mad at the apparent neglect and tried to
hail three or four passing wiaters, who
failed to grasp the situation. After half a
dozen slights, as he thought, the honest
farmer stretched forth his inighty paw and
gathered a waiter by the nape of the neck.
Squarely imprisoning the startled hash col
lector, the yeoman addressed hin thus.
"See hyar, young feller, you neednt
think cos I don't put ol style and wear,
store clothes when I come to town, that
I ain't just as able to pay for what chuck I
cat as any dressed-up galoot in thiisoountry.
Why, I'll buy ycr durned ald shop and
burn it down. Now I want you to fetch
me a great big four-cornered meal--the bes
in the place, and lots of it, dy'e hear ne ?"
The young men, as soon as released,
started to 1111 thd commission of the imus
cular Granger, and the customer took his
seat once more, but this time further away
from the wall. Reaching back lie pulled
the sugar-bowl to the , uo- er end of the
table and dug out another ianlidful to stay
his hunger until the big meiI shouldarrive.
The sugar-bowl wais now on the end of the
table which signified that the old farmer
was not waited upon, and in an instant a
young fellow stepped up to him and asked
what le wouild have.
"I sent at feller after ny grub," replied
the man froma the country.
The waiter pushed the sugar-bowl to the
rear and walked off. The farmer again
pulled the bowl out and went to exploring it.
Another waiter, spying the bowl oi the
outer end of the table, tackled the rural
rooster, who impatleuty answered that he
had no use for him. This waiter gently
propelled the sugar-bow' to the wall, and
bounced away about hils business. By this
time the countryman u was thoroughly
aroised. Taking hold of the offending
bowl le savagoly drow it to the front, but
had no sooner done so than lie wais ap
proaclied by a youth wearing an apron,
who carried hun a bill of fare, and stood
waiting for instructions. "Go to the devill"
blustered the farmor. "You're almighty,
all-tired willin' to get me something to cat
since you found out that I ain't a beggar.
One feller is enough to git what I want,
and lie's done gone for It."
The waiter took hold of the sugar-bowl
to place it where it belonged once more,
but the farmer wouldn't have It.
Fetching the young man a stroke across
the jaw, lie sang out:
" Lot that ore thing alone, dog-gone you!
Yer fearful 'fraid that I'll cat a half cent's
worth of yer blasted old sugar. I'll pay (or
all the stuff I swaller in this siebajng, and
I don't want nobody eoln(n around me
shoving OtAhen outen iny reach. vow you
Aust etare out 'o hyar,"
By this timo the boys tumbled to the old
m1ai1s innoconce, and allowed him tonmunch
his sugar in peace until his dinner arrived.
E~gtrnordftnnry People.
C~omanader Camneroin o(tbioBrtissh Navy,
recenitly gave the fellowing description of
the mnners and customs of the 1)eopl1 of
Uruia, ini Cenutral Africa. Urua was one
of the largest ative states 'In Africa. It
was bounded ona the east by Tanganiylka,
on the north by ind~ependenit tribes ini Man
guema, on1 tho west by Ulunida, and( on1 then
sou~th by munttains south ot the lake of
Dangeolo. Tlhe greait chief was IKasonago,
and the race was perhaps the most civilized
in Central Africa. Theli chief olaimed Di
vine hotiore. On his death all lis wilves
save one wvere slaughtered at his grave, and
the one whose life was not taken was hand
ed1 over to the clhief's successor. The
spilrit of the deceased prince was supposed
to psas lnto the body of the suaccessor. The
centre of the religion of the people was ani
Idol, which was held In great reverence.
The Idol was placed in the midst of a densae
jungle, and it had for wife one of the sisters
of the reigning soverigna. Unider the prian
cipal chief were smnaller chiefs,, wy ocollectedl
and~ piaid over to the anvei'eign (rlbute. lie
had seen this tribaite come in, and sme of
g mtuit have come from distgnit parts of the
go~untry. There was a nnmeaus elaos of
wizards In the couantry who did' a large
trade In kls and charms. 1Many of the
wlaards were ventriloqists, and in thIs way
the Idols were made to give asiers to the
onestions put to them. Caiste was very
clearly dennetd In the race. Not onue dare
sit down in the presenice of the chief wIth
(lit permission, wvhich was very seldom
granted. In one place where; In the trav
eler's presence, a native haad noglegied oti
qitaette, soyere puiehitmont was nbouat to be
iltIlgod(, but tho tiaveler sayed theo offen
der. Authority wan maintainedI by mutli
at1yn. hlands, feet, ears and noses were
mutilatell, and the natives did1 not seem1 to
mind It much. One womnan had cut off
her own earn. T1hii women was one of
Ianngd~ wviveg; lie had about a thousand
oQf thema. Shie asked permiiss~in to mutilate
herself, and she did it at once, Trhe body
guaardl of the chilef was composed to a great
oxtent of miutllated people, wheoe atfectiona
for' the chIef seemedc in no way deceased ;
Indeed, it woukt appear that mutilatIon
strengthened their regard for .the ohiof.
TIhae name of the Idol was Znngwe a B~anza,
and profound reverence was shown to it.
Filre was obtaIned by friction from~ a lnre
block, and in one case the. ohihef usedth
slhin-bone of. one of the other Qietg Who
ha.d been conquerd, eIt Tk reeo theo
people was Yefry simp,1. oope sting, of an
apron. MI~imbte.s the'royal familly .were
tllreo large nlkins, and junir noimebers of
the family wore aproni .f greeti :rnonkey
sklus, .'Tho haltdressing ,of tJhsg oo1h,
was uirione, vtrying mort9 with disilts
thap with raphk n some p3
worked tinto oi rig phiscfa
the op fte19 o rWln
W the h du,6e e
race, but manage to grow their beards
long, and plaited them like a Chinaman's
pigtail, usually putting at the end of each
a lUIIp of muld to weigh it. Some of
the beards reached to the waists. The wo
men, not having beards to amuse themselves
with, vere tattooed extensively. Tattooing
usually commnenced at the age of seven,
and might be completed about the age of
twelve or fourteen, which was the time for
marriage. Beautiful patterns were used,
and the tatooing done in raised cuts. Sonic
times a husband, when he was displeased
with his wife, cut off all these raised pieces,
and tle woman could not appear in public
again; she was not. received in society un
til she was re-tattooed. Ile saw one of
their weddings, which was very curious.
The proceedihgs lasted several days. A
ring was formed of the natives, two men
with big drums being in the middle. The
druiis wore played and the people round
danced. The bride was brought out, dres
sed in feathers and other finery, on the
shoulders of two or three women ; she was
taken in the middle of the ring, and was
jumved up and down oil tle sholilders of
the women. The bride threw shells 'and
beads about, for which there was a scran
ble, as the possession of them was supposed
to confer luck. Ultimately the husband
camne into the ring, and putting the bride
under his arm, carried her off. The means
of communication was by drumn signals.
They had a call on the drum for every
body's name, and they could ask questions
and convey intelligence over hundreds of
miles, and receive answers almost immedi
ately. in war, messages were sent enor
mious distances to bring up reinforcements
or to stop their coming. The mass of the
people live in liits on dry land, but there
were one or two exceptions to this. lie
saw two lakes on which people were living
In huts. In one place the people had cov
cred over the long grass growing In the
water with earth, and on that had built
their huts; in the other the huts were built,
on piles. The language of the country
belonged to the same broad family which
stretched across the large belt of Africa
traversed by him, and the grammar was
on the same principles as the grammar of
the Swacli.
Hentih Hints.
Never go to bed with cold, damp feet;
always toast them before a fire for ten or
fifteen minutes before going to bed.
When going from a warm atmosphere to
a colder one, keep the mouth closed, so
that tile air may be warmed by its passage
through the nose, ere it reaches the lungs.
Never stand still in cold weather, espe
cially after having taken a slight degree of
exercise; and always avoid standing upon
the ice or snow, or where the person is ex
posed to a cold wind.
Never take warm drinks and then imio
diately go out in the cold air.
Merely warm the back by a fire, and
never continue keeping the back exposed
to the heat after it lis become comfortably
warm ; to do otherwise is debilitating.
When hoarse, speak as little as possible
until it is recovered from, else tho voice
may be permanently lost, or dilficulties of
the throat may be produced.
Never begin a journey until breakfast
ias been eaten.
Keep the back, especially between the
shoulder blades, well covered; also the
chest well protected.
Never lean the back upon anything that
is cold.
Never omit regular bathing; for unless
the skin is in an active condition the cold
will close the pores aid favor conjestion or
other diseases.
Some of the most valuable constituents
of the wheat are left Il the bran, and the
fine flour is not suticiently laxative to moet
thle reqijirciemnts of most systems, so It is
Advisable to take frequently or systematic.
ally coarser (lies. Graham, cracked wheat
or rye will generally meet this wvent, or a
fair sup~ply of berries or fruits wvill answer
a simiilar purpose. Prop~er attentioni to the
diet will generally obviate the necssity of
a resort to physic, and is by far the prefer
able course in every aspect of the case.
'ro cure corns, take one measure of coal
or gas tar, one of saltpeter andl one of
browna sug ar; mix well. Ta'ke a pice of
an 01(d kidt glove andl spread a pister on it
the si'ze of the corn and ap~ply to the part
affected ; bind on and leave two or three
days and then remove, andl the corn will
come with it.
The Plantagenets wecre very rough and
readly financiers. When Rlichardi L took it
into his hieadl to try conclusions with Sala
din, he raised the nedful by turning the
crowlin mors and fortresses of Roxbuirg
ng Berwick into hard cash, selling ornces
o( trust ~o the best bidders, and did( not
hesltate to avow that heo would dispose of
Londlon itgelf if a purehasor were forth
cominig. Strangely enough, Coeur do Lion
never seems to have thought of dloing the
samn by his crown jewels. Henry UfI. was
thme tirat .tmnglish monarch who had recourse
to that undignified exp~edient. The Ides,
indeed. did not originale with him; for it
is recorded that when some person or nor
sons unknown suggested that the~ repleni
slung of the royal cofiefs by selling tihe
crown plate amid jeoery, the king hinted a
doubt na to. the likelihood of finding pur
eilnssrs, and. being assurred that the citizens
of London wottd gladly acconmodate him,.
Henry exclaimed: "On my word, if the
treasury of Augustus wore brought to
sale, theitizenaaro able tobeotheopurchasers,
The clowns, who assume to themselves the
names of Barons, abound ini overything,
while we are reduced to necessities."
Neotwithstandinag lia indigation, Henry,
like other amen in his predicament, was
willing enough to deal with the full pursed
ones lie abused, and so, in 1248, ho sold
the citizens of London all thme plate and
joewelry ho had net already mortgaged to
the merchants of France. Thie relief affor
ded wvas, however, only a' tenmporary due;
for sovon years later, we find him domandl,
ing 4,000 mvafks of the Jews, awl answerhig
their remonstranoe egehmat the reactit by,
pleading le wa a beggar spoiled anmd strip.
p4o all his revenueswithout a farthinig
tvorew~thi to keep hinmelf, 'endli'erefore
(pust Mavo, measy tqin auiy hand aid by
The ife of-otory man ,ts as the well
spr~ng of a stream,' whose small b.pin.
nings aroeIndeed plaIn to all, but whose,
coni-se. -and destination, as Jt Winds
thr ugh* the espmmse oIinueers,
jve 0ou. nm~~~ h 4~
A Pienonenou li Niagara River.
Niagara river has thissensonoffered some
f ii opportunllities for the study of tilemanin
to iance of the equilibrium of animal life
on both land and water. Early spring was
marked byJ an unprecedented migration of
minnows from Lake Erie into the Niagara
river. They arrived by millions, and
formed here and there almost solid banks
of moving fish. The shores of som little
creeks like those of Frenehman's creek,
elptying from the Canada shore into the
Niagara, were actually strewn with count
less numbers of dead minnows, which had
been suffocated for w'ant of oxygen in these
narrow channels. The advent of the minl
nows attracted In turn, as might naturally
be expected, a proportionately sized swaria
of their destroyers, in shape of the different
species of pike, musealonge and black bass.
'I ho latter could be seen lying quietly in
solid colunm along the bottoms near the
shores, where the water was sufficiently
shallow and transparent to permit a full
view of them. Fisherien were perplexed
and in despair, since they would take balt
of no kind, no matter how temptingly dis
played. Their stoniachs were fairly gorged
with minnows, which could be captidlod
witI out any effort whatever.
Later on, when the main bulk of minnows
disappeared without heing followed by their
enemies, the tables were turited, and bas
fishing never has been known to be ns fine
na it was toward the latter end of the sum
neer' Though the river is no loIer stocked
with ninnows as it was in the spring, the
present amount probably still exceeds that
of any previous year, and hIas at. racted lator
oil another host of their natural enemies,
the winged toilers of the sea. Never before
has the surface of the green Niagara exhib
ited such an animated display of glistening
white flocks of gulls and terns as m the
present months. t'hey have asseibled by
thousands, and luxiriate in immense abund
anco on their natural prey. Among theii
are some species never before observeca
here in any notable quantity, or even single
specimens. We enumerate the Kit iwake
gull, besides three species of terns, two of
which are determinable as the bliek and
common tern, while the other is dubiou0s on
account of its immaturo plumage. They
are congregated i large and separate flocks
an(d th ough occasionally hovering high over
the river, may easily be decoyed to come
near the surface by throwing upon It some
white bunches of cotton or paper. A good
brecch-loader will then imake considerable
havoc among them, as they generally re
main quite a long time near any spot whero
one or more of their shot comrades float up
on the watur. It is very easy to see how
black hass and the various species of gulls
and terns 81ould be found in such great anm
bers, where there is an unusnal abundance
of their natural food ; but a more minute
knowledge, through close observation and
examination, is needed to determine the
reasons for the unsurpassed spring migration
of the minnows. The solution of the proh
lem probably hings also upon their peenliar
microscopic food, whicn may have been af
fected by changed couditions of the ordin
arily temperatire of tihe water, or other I
sinilar influences of a physical nature.
flow to Utldo a liloyole.
Where practicable,. It isadvisablo to learn t
on a small wooden machine, on which the .
rider can teach himself, after which lie has
only to learn the mounting and (ismiount
Ing, as 'any good velocipede rider can rido j
a bicycle thc first time lio tries. . In case a
velocipede cannot be obtained, then the as
sistance of a friend will be required to hold i
the bicycle up uptil Sou are able to rido I
lone. If yolu experience a tendolney to I
fall, do not fitil to turn tho wheel gently
and without the slightest jerk, in the dirc.. %
tion the bicycle Is falling. This Is the r
whole secret of bicycle riding, and cannot 5
be too attentively obser-vul. TIhe ball of the e
foot should be placed upomi the treadle, anmd
not the instelp as in riding the velocipede. t
Ii order to mount, take the machine by I
both handles, plaice the left toe onl the step), a
Lake twvo or three short leaps to get a little I
hieadlway, raise yourself upon~ the step), and
slide easily Into the sadldle, but be sure not I
to jump; it is wvell to practice riding on the C
step until you can tie it with case, before
attempting to slide imto the saddle. Ahan,' a
do not try to pla1cc your'fodtutpon the treadle
before fairly' getting intothie seat. Tihere are I
several ways of dIismnountitng, the moat comn-, s
mon being to throw thetright leg over the I
b~ackbonoe and( vault off on the left sde0.
Whenu doing this, great care shoult lhe taken i
not to lean forward over the handles. In
order to dilsmouint by the step, the loft toe
should b~e accustoined to seek.1,be stop) ant~
Qudl it wvith case, whon the rider can drop
lightly to the ground on the left side, at the
same tinme keeping hold .of the handles. It
is quite Impossible to say how long this
state of pupilage willl last. No twvo riders,
on comping notes, ever find( that their ex.
p~erlinces coinicidle. We can) only say that
bIcycling is not very (diflcult, and that muct
moos Is wIthin easy reacht of all who per
severe, a few hours belpg generally enough
to lear~n noh suiccossive stage on the way to
comph t masteryover the machine. TIhe
art of r <dlng the bicycle once learned, the
bicyclist Is more Indepenident than the
owner of a horse, for he can then. - ccopip
lishi distances which , hiorsenmant never
tinks of attem~ptin.' he hqalthiipess of
die exercise lias never been questioned ; the
:lificuiles of learning are, nt, sq- groat gas
torse-ridling, skating or swiminug9 and:~ the.
toiqmisition phree~s a man of ordilnary strengtg
na position sutperior to.-the equestrian, In
ismuich as lie has his motive powver,contami
ad withIn hImself, ar a that powerp Is aug~
fnentedi as,wolh as econoi~Jzed by .the- lm
provedl mcchani offl. bl19 o to~day,
Energoito atops tare boing takea, In Swith.
mrlan4 against the uise. Hof '; pois'nit f
noior.- The' governing (cotiol i of Z@tIdh
t~as prohibited the use of alhcolojring a mat
toe preparedi .froil, the ompIOsiht of, tao
metala lead, arsenio, copper,, ctipaw, Au,
antimony, blaimtt *t.d gnercumryg fpri de~&
ating articles of. ogniaumpj#4n,, .or :QJ oloth1
Ing, qr menterhaha; also ppr,:for. lzapping .
u~p choolatOetee '89j cIobir, QI
aeatslble. in gesberal;to;y
cusionA ofochljren'~ I
ourt d wino Q I nP~~
FOOD FOR 'tilOUQiT.
LoW 9s the grave 19, only faith can
clinb Itigh enough to see beyond, It.
Women are extreme lin all poir.ts.
They are better or worsm than me)i.
Great sonls hold 111ily toheaven and
let the earth roll on beneath theri.
Plence Is ateh a p.aeolou jwvel, that
I would give anything for it but truth.
Act well aththe moment, and yeot have
perforied a good dced to tall eternity.
Where one li f'agged, hungry, and de
pressed, the worst seems most probable.
I)eath is the funeral of all sorrows
an1d evils, and the resurreetion of all
joys.
Nothing is further from the earth
than heaven ; nothing Is .nearer thati
heaven to earth.
The great problem of life is for each
man to do his share of the world'A
work and kee) weU.
lie iwho has .created its with a thirst
aitr the knowledge of Him wIll cer
taiily sat-Isty that thirst.
Never promise anything unlqss you
are q'ilte sure you can give what you
Certain sermons are more calculated
to weaken faith than to render men be
lievers.
Only what we have 'nrouglt Ito
otir eharneteirs during life can we Lake
aiway with uts.
'liere 1s no right faith In believing
what. Is Irue unless we believe it because
it, is true.
Veniture not to the ilttuost bounds ol'
tven lawful il easures; the limits df
good and ili Join. ,
if 'Ot wisI to have a goo 1 house to
live in whle you are olil, You must lay
l brick every day.
No one can over-estim'nate his own
eiak ness, or the dangers to whieh he
is coltI tilly exposett.
10vil, Is like i rolling-stolie upoll a
uotuitai Eop. A childl may 1irSt li
-a giant cannot stop.
Whiai other do ' ngeon is so dark as
8e's it('art V What other jailor so in
3xorable as one's'self.
Every good and holy desire, though
t iny lack the lorim, hath, in itself, tio
mubstance and force o1 a prayer.
We do nor. believe immortality be
.inse wo have proved it, but we torever
rv to )rove It becaad we believe it.
If a mni h'as transgressed one law,
Lnd speaks lies, aind scoirs at another
vorl., there is no evIl lie will not do.
The direct and proper aet.of faith Is
)I lerdetultt use and necessity, and then
nost when there Is least of assurance.
To do for mai what ho, cnn edo or
iimself were not wise-not good for
1na's growth either iII know ledge or
,lrtu i.
Keep tle head cool by temperauce iIn
dl' things, and the feet warma by actual
xercise in the discharge of importati
luties--deeds of kindnoss.
A philosopher never deems any mati
)eneath his notice, Lotr there Is io mint
hat en nuot furnish sQlmescraps of In
ellectual entertain muent.
Gentleness which bdlongs to virtuo
a to be careidlly distinguishedt front
lie. mean spirits of Vowatrdo -and the
awning assent of sy.sol'hantg.
The angel who ininlsters to a. dying
ugg:ir ,ay hold himself as highly
onored 'as heo who keepd the gAte of
Iternial confioLts are the leritage of
uiperijority. (t'IS' So en qy frSmall
cadedl stipidity' to take no tiotight for
or the morrow.
Anaii who has a fixed purpose to
vtleh he devotes his powers, 18 invltt
eruble. 1iks the rock In the sea it
plits the' troutbles'- of 'li fe, apil they
Udy round him' in idle foam.
TJhere is much01 greatness of mind lai
hie owning of a good turn as in the 'io
iig ot' it; antd weo .iupt nq more fore
reqitail out of season, thani be wanit
og In it. -- ' e
Pride is seldOil eete ; it'Wvill pheaise
tself wvith ver-y mean advantages; anid
nvy feels not Its. owni happiness, but
vhen it naay he egmpareid wvi~i the
tilsery of others.,
-'-Tlhe liberty -of' using . harmlesa
Ietatres will lae .disputed,; btt It Ia
~III to be exanlined w iat. lI t~Ies ar
tarmless. The evil 'f. any giasre is
lot in the act i'tself," bit ii is 'conise
The begInning of hardshipis lke~tho
irst taste of bItter food ; iti spems for a
ilomnent unbearaible, yet It Wlire is '
othing else-to 'stisfy our henger we
k'.. nether biti amd'1194 te Itpossiblo to
siat'eber comies ut 6ffieiir Canl
ot bear the titlesof valor, WhlidHshould
e lifted uip to such a hleighitthats, hiold
og all tlhipgs uinster itself, lctshoulId be '
I\omt m~utainI114greatnemss even In
"fIdi a~ fi'' deis$11i' so' 'absolute as
hman Wlf(,h'didnibe 'Iih the ti'eb heomnta
f ourfIrstgeasortow-when wve have a
ot yet kno wn ,\ihat itais ~Q haQ ~suffori
ii and bie healed to lgave despal ed an<d
ave F-doovered'ldope, ' 'O
A religions life' Is not '#thf Lha
rinds itself like a bright'bibble on (At
yp Aeqe. Itd Zrat
~ilhs litd ths'oeeaidf 4 t -
'The stual lest totidh'Ifis oritu ' .' J
naturoe ,~lh0:mwlole -substantee
9.qset5 mgyes1w)t) tapp p a peb
Ic, go in the lito .9q r~q~~ mtt$'
'Iq~utsnpnt'euw hold etyh
ftiuti K ~utifI i h t u ~~ '
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