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* - - -. . * - - - - - WINNSBORO, S. C, MARCH 13, 1880. 2 kl#~.'AND*,801.3 Tno clo-uds, a o o arkly o i TRhe sullenl 'ooe skY'ould fain Pour down a neve n' ditr' shower; I hear the pattering of the rain, I hear it rattle on the pane. And than I see the mist-entwining Nor one pohition loig rot*iu. Behold! the gentle sun is shiuiig As' though exultant in its power, Tue storm boats down with steady strain Upon the ivy of the tower I hear the pattorb?g of the rain; It sniftly swept aoross the plain. And then I see the sky refining And Molten with a golden stain. lehold! the gentle sun Is &hiningl Beneath the storm the cattle cower, It boats upon the growing grain, . And as it breaki b3th bud and flower, I h.ar thp pattering of the rain. Ftom wliore the clouds too long have lain They tyrn, and shoy a silver lining, A Apleqoid 'Iorj coiosa ain]. Dehoi! tire gentle (u s stiohng l Foiling the Widow. It was a family council of deep signifi cance and dire import. Delia, sitting upon the arm of the sofa, swinging one neatly-slippered foot to and fro, had a pucker upon her pretty blonde face, only matched by the frown oin Susie's forehead, as she, with her face between her hands, her elbows on her knees, sat upon a hassock,gloomily staring at the emp ty grate. Teddy, who was never known, in the memory of the Armstrong clan, to have looked serious for five minutes at a time, had a face like a mute at a.funeral. j Only Frclerlek looked less than gloomy, and hisface was a mixture of perplexity and surprise, To be sure Fred was not an Armstrong, but only Delia's betrothed, and he. hh(t 1 been away for nearly a'year, starting his I -fortune In the city two hundred miles from t the spot where Armstrong's Ferry nestled I -bet-een two great hills in Pennsylvanua. "But," he said presently, "I thought you were all independent of any caprice of 4 your uncle's." Susie jumped right off the hassock in her indignation. "Fred Lynn, you ought to be ashanxed I of yourself," she said, . "as if we weTe thinking of Uncle .Jesie's money." Most niagnificent emphadls of scorit upon the last word. "But, began Fred, again, thet erpleiity increasing in his expression, "what is it, then f Hasn't the old man a right to marry if he likes?" "Humph," said TeddyA' "if ph6Aikpajf Suppose it is." .1 Delia understood this. "Uncle," she said, "is the dearest, most innocent old darling in the world, as guile less and loving as a child, and generous as -as-well, I really do :not think of. any body as generous. 'And we all- 16 him better than anybody else in the world." "Present company always excepted." muttered Fred. "Nobody at all excepted," said Della, emphatically. . ' i J Fred assumed a resigied4xpressig the familiar grin rdtur4ed 0 le features. "She," continued Della, "cane to Arm- 1 strong's Ferry for the sumnmerj a hateful,' designing, vain piece, all affectation and simpering, and she inad6 up her mind to < marry Uncle Jesse's money. Much she cares for him c ,' I"~ "As If we would care," broke in S6si6. 1 "If he was going ,to have a nice, loving, 4 sweet wife to pet and love him I But she t will spend his money, and flirt., -an make him miserable. He. is miserable enough 4 now." < "Thin as a match," said Ted.. "But if he don't want her what made 4 him - prolpose to he'- asked the p)ractical Fred. "Just as if a woman like that couldn't I make any man propose I" cried Ted. "Has she a local habitation and a name?"4 asked Fred, of the last speaker. "Her' name is Mrs. Arabella Winstoni, andashe is liviag at the hotel," said Ted, "when she is not living hero. We manage to get rid of lier sometimes," 'And you think .Jesse's money attracts her?"?. "Sure of i4." "I~f a rich sitor camne?" "She would probably give uncle the cold shoulder." "Delia," said Fred, solemnly, "if you'll pro4uisd ' iottS be jealis~Ilil diat' Uncle . Tedyotire 'ar ange'" Eri6ddfdi6, OI see it aill Signor ValettiI" - For, during a winter the Armstrongs W.ad spent in Ihiladelphia. Fred had figured in pFvste theatricals as a fpreign npbleman, an-d won haurels. "Just so," ho sai ng. "I hv's j the jewelry and finery, the whliere arid dandy boots, etc.' Now, can Wve 'ail keel) it "But you?ll llave ta :go to the hotpl," said Delia. -4 "Of course; onh1go a few dayr Il do , my newrwooog br " "Huh 'isatiTed "re,sha comes. " -P"ave'the' ayjk 'ie, "said Fred, hahd vanished through a side door. lie,nde onrhnioy .But Susie, a born actress, if ever one "PIl do that!" she-salI,- jut sMr * She greeted theo le N attubs g sIghed a most plaintive slgh.ihn info t that Jesse had gone over to the farmn,\aid *chatted fatiliarly., r4% I .e. - Tvobeengnigiss,r1'hsgi though the '1101 hbuMl s tonf~ehid' Delia. had an angry retort ready, but Busie wastoo ku4ifor h6tt' fe .j. I' ,.. she said &e wil soon go to thee ty, an~d hel.but pald 1 'Ady cansee he 1 in love with ogq ou girle. :And he Is so Inimense)' "Dot bYercenary, Ted," said Susie eveely. "Of course not, but when a man owns ialf pn island or sugar piantations in the West Indies, and a magnificent estato in spain, and a silver mine In Mexico, besides io end of money in bank-" "But, Ted, we only know that from-" "Aunt Mary," replied Ted,' "is not' a mrson to be taken in by A impostor. Signor Valettl was introduced to her b)y reliable people.' th . Here'a ring at the door-bell announced mi arrival, and presently entered a daliy > - the first water, with - alaiond studs, flender cane, in black whiskers, and styl si o Itume. "Signor Valetti-Mrs. Winston," said 3usie, after the foreigner had greeted the krmstrongs in broken English and compli nentary phrase. Signor Valetti bowed,-and very sooni an kgreale little flutter arose in the breast of. h widow lnsOit,n, as she marked the anddone fo eigfiers's deference to herself nd Susle's lowering brow. it began to grow interesting In vain Susie exerted herself with sniling ;race to keep the Signor's attention . d apon herself. Arabella's more mature chirms, 11r )earl powder and frisettes, were *evidently nore attractive than the.fresh, aweet face )f Miss Susan Armstrong. Mrs. Winstoi) had compe to tea, but when h6- signor rose to take leave, Arabella re nembered a forgotten letter to be answered, nd accepted his escort to the hotel. The trio she left kept their gravity till le was out of hearing;, then, In a chorus f laughter, Ted cried: "Sue, you are delicipus -You acted a ealous school girl to perfection. Poor old rredl" "lie seems - to enjoy It," said . Delia, uther uugratefully. "Oh," said Ted, "be shre you don't tell incle. He couldn't- wear a mask t0 save dai dear old lifeland would be sure to be ray himself, You must -k9ep, Signor Va otti out of his way." ie camte in very soon, the gentle, cliffd ike old min, and 'tite thred greeted- him ordially the girls fluttering about him t aake him. as comfortabld as usual. One quick, nervous glance lie gave ound the room, aikd thou, with a sigh of elief, said: "Irs. Winston has not coie ?" "She came and w6nt away," said Delia. 'Are you 'disappointed ?" "Well, of course, my dear-I-I am, ,ut I think we can be cmnfdrtable for,9ie vening without her." "Uncle," said Susie rashly, "are you ,ery fond of her?" '~O urse, m d r," he .replied, "As fond of her as you are of us ?" "1Oh, no, my dearl" lie said dectdedly. 'Iow could I be as fond' of anybpdy as am of my dear brother Harry's clildren -r-my.twin brother?" "Bmit-if she went away, uncle, would ,ou be very sorry?" "Of course I would, dear; but," looking tervously around him, as if fearing the vidow might pounce upon him from a hid len Pornep; , ut we were qery comfortable iap "bot6r6q, %e came ,V - yeilit's ear; 'and w w be vry codi ortable and kappy after she goes." The tea broke up the conversation, and irs. Whiston was left out of the family hat for the evening. The .next day Delia _ud Susie attired heniselves for a walk, au strolled along a >eautiful shady lane, that was much fre juented in fine weather by the visitors to lie hotel. Suddenly turning a bend in the lane they ame upon two persons Bitting at the foot f a tree, the one a foreign-looking gentle nan, time other a lady of some forty years f age. The latter no sooner caught sight of hem than she rose to her feet, and moved Sfew paces away. The gentleman remained seated, how iver, and In his upturned face they recog mied the pretended Signor Valetti. "Good morning, slagnnr," s6id Delia. "May we hope to see you again soon at air house?" "Unless other engagements will prevent is the 'pleasure of your company,' added usle. .The gentleman, ivith sonmething like a inile, promised to call soon,'.apd the girls, iowing' to the' an/miyed''iooking widow, >assed on along the lane,-careful not to how their amused faces to Mrs. Winston gain. - -~ a ust two Weeks JAtefd entle Jesse, sitting hh favorite[arh obliiin tihe sitting-room, Delia on a low stool at ' his knee, knitting, susle arranging a basket of ferns near by, L'ed mending a fishing line, to complete the 3Jani In a y--d?"-any. -Ted' W ii so ,tltng bar, of "Tiie ~irl I 'LeftlBehind iM!" Delia knitted in, llenos, but Busie 'answered' "She -l' a hiorted flirt; 'Thi! way -sale tarried gni with' that, foreigan dandy 'is oaudaomo"' " tti' ind kW &v ddmtfered Ted. "And he is handsome 'and acconm plished,'t" dodftiniil6d'. Uncle- Jesse, "and very attentive to hei." "They ride Gat togetfer'eteory 'afternoon, n haq be r4, twWe in two' k pioghealmost *nth~ bie' iar~bhi~6i e lad attu nips- D4eb d nic ehb Wil'g") P 'A he soIlat hei laid.SIIo14. M4uijaf i Jab ~o hte *as t', 10,' do i1t be' unl "She Is domiing, said Tdtl,J 1'nently; 'btStho9tged 14 mltye isiter som'e enftsed poioAlgit ra pri ~~alleA them Ay heart has found its master." "Ohl" said Busie, hysterically, "you don't mean gignor Valetti?" "Signor Valetti started for New York v this morning to prepare his house for his c bride," said the widow. 8 Busie sobbed au'dibly. "And I leave by the evening train," con- c tinued Mrs. Winston, ''to meet him at my 1l cousin's next week." ti "Oh, the wretch I "gasped Susie. p "I am sorry for your disappoiitmnent., Susan," said 'Mrs. Winston, blandly, "but l the heart will not be controlled. Kindred spirits will find happiness together." There was an effusive farewell, and she c was gone. " "Oh1, uncle I" said Susle, dancing around 4 his chair, "welcome back to liberty 1" And Jesse smiled as lhe had not smiled f! all the sunmer. "I cau't'think how I ever camne to ask her to marry me I" lie sa1d, plaintively. t "6But I can," said a hearty voice in the doorway. And Fred was greeted and. dragged into i the room. , "You?" said Jesse; "why, you have e seen h9r, You wore always out when Iere 'Fred nift Susie's warning frown, and said: n "But Valetti told me, sir, that of all the f gushing, affected women who ever dragged V a man into a proposal, Mrs. Winston was a the worst." Il IValletti I" Oh, yes, the man she is go ing to marry. Poor fellow;" said Jesse. There was a chorus ot inugiung voices atu the good old man's sympathy, and Delia whispered under its cover: "You won't go to New York, Fred ?" n "Not until we go together," hm replied. 1 "My traps will be here this evening." t Mrs. Winston appeared no more at Armstrong's Ferry. h1 'There was 'a - splendid wedding ill a October, where Susie was bridesmaid and t< Ted best man; but Jesse remained a c bachelor,'with his niece and nephew to pet 1 himimh hiln. 8l . Signor Valetti was often made the sub- g ject of a family jest amongst the young folks, but Uncle Jesse was never told of the tl ruse that deprived him of his sweetheart. 0 - 0 drigti of 1hillardc* r - t] Billiards are played so much in this coun try.that the game is not unfrequently men- e ioned is American, 'although its origin is e either French or Italian--it is uncertain which. Tne game, however, was imported into Britain from France, and was known n to Englishmen by name as early as the six- i touth century, since Shakespeare speaks of sI 'it-he.seen ato have been little less than % omniscient-in several of his dramas. le N even portrays Cleopatra as amusing herself with billiards, but this Is unquestionably g one of the palpable anachronisns to which v he appears to have been 'Indifferent, and a which he scattered throughout his plays. Ij The game itself was in all likelihood medic val, but as played nowada3 s is compara- a tively -modern. For two centuries it was d played with only two (white) balls, and when the third (red) ball was imported Into Britain, the red winning hazard, or holing 3 of the red ball was well nigh the hole object of the players. The billiard table of the a present is as different as it well can be from -the billiard table of two hundred years ago, c as persons know who have noticed their i evolution as represented by the tables of divers qras. The greatest billiardists are the Russians, Spaniards, French and Amorl.. cans, who. now play far more than any other nation. The popularity of- the game -y has increased greatly here within the last t< twenty years. It is said that there are now six times as many tables in the country as c there were at the beginning of the civil war. Europeans suppose that all Americand play v billiards, Irrespective of sex, age or position. ~ The Catalpa Troo. ,. e g The catalpa lignomoides is a tree mndige. b~ nous at the south, and is a file spreading a tre'e, cultivated at the north in sheltered or protected situations, as an ormnamental tree. ? Under favorable circumstances, it grows to e the height, of fifty feet, wvith a circumfer- Ji ence of six-feet at the surface of tihe groundl. ? Its leaves are large, smooth, and resemble fi in form those of the lilac. It produces a si profusion-' of flowers of a campanulate shape, nearly white, delicately spotted with C yellow and violet.- These are succeeded by 8 pods or capsules, sometimes a foot ini length, holding the winged seeds unitil ready for di distribution. Catalpa is the Indian name a .-also, the name by which thme tree is popu.. ~larly known. It deserves a prominent t' place among the ornamental trees of parks and gardens. -'The ailanthus tree is a na.. tive of OChina and Jap)an, large with rich and luxuriant foliage-trunk straight, with 8 smooth bark. The leaves are from three o t.o five Inches in length, with as many as twenty or more pairs of leaflets. It is 'of t) very rapid growth, and has become common. It is rarelf, If ever, attacked by insects. It i1 produces numerous greenish flowers, exha- 3 Uhng a disagreeable' odor, as any one will obseive' in' passing the tree. The wood is hard, abn.pact and glossy, being susceptible 5 of a hgrd polish. It attains the height of ti fifty foot' and more, and is easy of propa- 3 ption, qhither. froi cuttings or seeds. ' It is d e~Itensvel dultivated in England, and holds a good rank' aniong ornamental trees, Siamese. OSioln, nlouses. ' C 'A traveler iu Sinin describes the floa'ting~ y houses thus: We.hpggdd the shore closely, a and. R eqd.githin a few yards of scores of fadth~ h'ouses; wh6se o*ners looked dt us n with theo caln, noeaac of the Ogggmn g 'Pem agsou may uinderstanta a floating" Iibus it'1 bilt on-araft of bamboo pole,' la9 in othe roos,roof, and all,' an(1 the flo6r is abdut' t ve There are it spk, dndas never-failing a pply of 'watem Ar0 9xcellent- y ly, da(Ae, s esy .aceess. One $$ t1w th ait with whichi a the numerous water-snakes of thme Meinami d gaini an en Ange ;. the Siamthese never have ; snakes in.their. boots, for the reason thm d they don't wear a'y but' they frqentl t4 find't om~ in thej ,cl,otabut, t I~ 1 hpatphit The hondge~ug&h ad their lie Never Told a Ae. There were three of them, an( they rere seated around a marbletop table in a 1 wifortable cafe quafling nectar Qf the ods. "I suppose," said one of the party, c 'that this honest follow who has just cut lie wires around the cork is the blessedest v ar that ever wagged.a tongue. Now," cou- 8 nued the speaker, "follow me," and he repared to address the bottle-bearer. d "Rtainey, this Is moiglity line tiling on the' oor?" "Say no moro,I he answered. "It- is Y kolghty fine tiling. We have it where I a an from. Th athreets are paved wid it, ud it's in colors, an', it's made beautiful v a' hard. The horses are phoed wid cork, 1 n' they can't chip the ;marble. 0, it's a ine here, to be sure;. bud we bate it d there I ctun from." "That will do-another: quart," was all lat was said. The cork was hard to seart, but, finally, rhen Rainey had started #, the report, as e shot toward the calling, was loud. s "That cork traveled a long distance, ( 'ainey," said another of tho party, follow- f ig with his eye the,rolling stopper. "It did," lie answbied complacently, c bud you should see 'em'an home. Say no 8 iore. We have 'em where I cum from; c >ur quart bottles; imparial goold sale. c Mhin the cork flies out, It goes half a mile, I' you can hear the report across the river. Il "a a pleasant glass." - a It was suggested that .ysters and Oham- c gte went well together, and that the f --adclcefr t r- er favorable. Eh! Italney?" r "o, yes; oysthers are 'good an' large a ow," he answered,'"bud we have um at ome, where I cumi from,' n' they average iree to a barrel. Say no nore." This was "'worse and more of it," but e never smiled-nelther did lie move muscle of his face nor wink an eye as he C >Id the story. At this pdint he took the leck to the counter and paid the bill. On Is return, and while the party was still iaking with laughter at the fellow's exag. h orations, lie was asked: : "Couldn't you manage to get four of lose oysters into a barrel,I Rainey?" f "Well, it would be very hard to get four t] the Bandon oysthers intb a barrel wid- 2 at stretchin' the hoops."-he said; "for that ilson we seldom barrel 'em, bud we lays v lem in the wagons. They're very good." 11 This seemed to be the extreme limit of it Kaggeration, but the man was equal to 'd very emergency. "How are the lobsters, Rainey?" a "Where I cum from?" lie asked. "Say it D more. We don't.get lobsters here. Whin came heie first an' heard them cry "1Lob ;era" an' saw the little red things In the a] rheelbarrers an' handcarts, I thongh they P ror shrimps. Lobsteral At home they row big as seals, an' hil one has to do is to c i out in a boat, drive them ashore as you t! ould a flock of sheep, an' up to the hot c rater.springs. 0, bud they're beauties. a 'hey go in on one side of the spring as reen as grass, an' cut out on the other. ide wid a coat- as-, red--ak-mn iglish sol ler's. hiey are just no trouble at all." "Itainey," said one of the gentlemen, ' 'bring us another-bottle, and take the cake. 'ou are the biggest of all liars I ever met." Looking over the company with a sad, )rrowful face, and turning half around reparatory to filling the order, lie answer d: "That's purty hard, air. Say no moro. never told a lie in my life. 0 OPO "Mlaybe I'm a Food." t There are some folks who think it awful ,icked for a husband and wife to sit down >gether of an evening and play cards, rhile others can't see where the harm Umes in. "Why,' said the Colonel a few 4ays ago rhen the subject of cArd-playing was un er discussion, "does any one pretond that iy wife and I can't p)lay a! few games of uchire without disputing an~d arguing and etting mad over it? Loafers can't, perhaps, ut we could play for a thousand years ~ uid never have a word-yes, we could" The others shook their head in a dubious ray, and the nettled olonel walked traighit to a stationer's and bought the icest pack he could find. That evening, rhen his wife wvas ready to sit down to her incy work, lie produiced the cards and rid: "May, I was told to-day that you and I ouldn't play lards without disputing and etting into a row. Darling, draw up here." ~ "Dearest, we wvill not have a word of t ispute--not one," she replied, as she put I way her work. The Colonel shufilled awayiand dealt and .trned up a heart. "I order it up," she observed, as she I oked over her cards. - "I was going to take- it up anyhow," rowled the Colonel, as his chin fell, all his thor cards being black. "P)ay to that, she said as she put down lie joker. "Whoever heard of anybody leading:out e trumps!I" lie exclaimed, "Why dnt ou lead out with an ace?"dn' "0, 1 can play thIs hand." "You can, eli? WVell, I'll makeo it the ickest play you over sawi Hal took all the ~ ricks, eli? Well, I thought I'd encourage on a little. Give me the cards-it's my eal." 'You dealt before." "go, I didn't?".' "Why, yes you didl. We hiaye only play a"Well, go ahead and deal all theQ timei If ou want tel I'll mnake two of your ,da nyhow,Wihat'strm .#hAnd. s4~wnta to md : ~u, The Wt4I wor e uptd Omdhele a of hearts, E "No hearts, eht" he shouted as shb tru i- 1r edt I Aing suit i~ eglar o f~ -anid that-andthAt and all of 'em! Ita dighty queer where' 'yot 'gbC all tfrpse C -umgahl Stocked the cardbr on i'ne, d~f "No*, der/I1ay&d as fair as codld be sd made two, and lf.I make one ongyour ti eAl.I'il skunk -y9u." 'I'd 'like to se you 'fflie otie on my pall" he pt.. "I've lma9tiooling a long $6yoti siht, 1)14mw a She 1assed 'and hetokjup n, * " nall trumps. 'Hoeol IriMI4 h }o bet hmo,le the fut,a~ yo'6 tl~Attr Ph~fi ''But I hadnA any." "You hadn't el? Why didn't you have ny? I never saw a hand yet without at. ast one spade In it!" "Wly, husband, I know how to play ards." "And don't It Wasn't I playing euchre rhen you were learning to walk? I Ray you Locked the cards on me!" "No, I didn't you are a poor pliayer; you on't know how to lead!" "--I why, maybe I'i a fool, nd maybe I don't know anything, and so ou can play alone and have all trumps very timnel" le pushed back, - grabbed' his paper, rheeled around to the gas, and it was early thirty-six hours before he smiled gain. Nevertheless, no one else ever had a ispute over cards. v'entiuation. A.gentleman while attending church one vening found that Iia feet were icy cold! ) t4at lie had to raise then off the floor. !aIling the attention of the sexton to the ict4 the latter said with sonic perplexity: Yes, we have a goodI many complaints of Dld feet from others; but I 'don't under tand the reason why we can't keep the hurch warm; we surely have fires nough." So saying, ie pointed to a register in tl,. oor directly behind the gentleman, in the djoining p)w. Looking around, the latter culd see that there wits a hot fire in the irnace beneath, and yet no heat came up. Vlien IL handkerchief wits laid over the 3gister, It scarcely stirred. The visitor qked the sexton; "Have you any means of ventilation ?" "No, sir." "Are there no windows open ?" "None whatever." "How, then. (,anl you expect. the air to [mi in here if it can't get out soile rhere ?" There . was no repoiise-the man was onplussed. "Did you ever try to blow kto a bottle (" continued the inquirer. "No, sir." "Do you think, if you did, that you could >rco any more air luto a bottle by bibwing ian was in it before?" le couldn't say. [ever had thought of it. "Well," continued the gentleman, "you lould soon ftid, if you tried that it was n1possible, and neither can you force air ito this church through, a register if you on't open a winduw or soeie other orifice." "But," the sexton demurred, "opening window. would let in the cold air, wouldn't "You just try it," was the response. Raise sonic of the windows of the leeward de of the church, and see what will liap. It was done, and instantly the handkcr lief lying.on the register rose half-way to ie ceiling with the force of the ascending urrent.,. The sexton stood and stared in stonishment. Hoiy. Holly is a namb which is often, but rrongly, considered a corruption of the ord "holy," The holly tree is called Christ's thorn" In Germany and Scandina ia, from its putting forth its berries at the ipposed period of the year when Christ ras born, and from its time-honored use in ecorathig Christian churches. This tree, ecording to a certain legend, was .that 'ii rhich the Almighty revealed himself tq loses in a flame of fire, by which it was ot consumed. Likewise, it was supposed a have forihed the wood of the cross on rhich our Lord was crucified; hence it was I nown as the Lignum tSanto rucis.ci lany have been the traditions and super titions connected with this beautiful tree. ly the Romans it was dedicated to Saturn, ilose feasts were held at Christmas time, nd sprigs wore sent to friends with good Tishdg for health and happiness. The 'ersianss~prinkled their children witht a ecoction fronm the leaves, to endow them tilh wisdom. According to Pliny, the owers were an antidote to, poison. 'i'he 1(d Druids used to deck private dwellings rith the boughs, toofer thus a shtelter to ylvan sprites, to whom ione was afforded y the leafless oak. Hlolly leaves atre some nime of an ivory white, and when youing re of a beautiful pinkish color. L.anguage of the Ht-i. Eacht of our features is supposed to have language-eyes, nose -and mouth. Buti lie language of the hair has been formua-1 ited ini the following manner: Straight,i mnk, stringy..looking hair indicates weak ess and cowardice. Curly hair deniotes a I uick temper. Frizzy hair, set on one's cad as if each indiuidual hair were ready a fight its neigh4bor, 'denotes coarseness. hlack hair indicates persistent resolution1 s accomplishing an object, also a strong iredisposition to avenge wrongs and insultsi sal or fancied. Brown hair denotes fondness or life, a friendly disposition, ambition, arnestnessof pur-pose, capacity for business, eliability in friendship in proportion as the] air is fine. Very fin~e hair 'indicates an i von disposition, a- readiess to forgive,' rith a desire to . add to the happiness *f others. l'ersons with very fine lhght' rowin or auburn hair, inclined to curl or rizz, are.quick tempered, and are gIven toi esentmerit and revenge. Light brown hair, nelined to redne with a fredkcled skin,.is certain lidication of deceit, treachery1 *nd ea disposition to do something meap to frienld wlhe can no longer be tiRed t(o al 'antaige. We give theo information as we ind it, and it is abouit as true as suich hings'genorally are. -Conseloneness of Duty) Performed. The' other day, over at Alameda baths, ain J9ganeleco,.a timid and retiring looking: tan wa , litil,the Superintendeu$ wpue isqngagq an4,tlien,said to him; "Ido hate tpgive .anyone trouble, but ave ye i t~one ageh.pt any kind you No, ; I okiyo so ten mintites ago~' tapppdt,hoovehdrrypn oial, "o you did,1' replied the ,man; "bnit I tou$itdjpst ask once more. I guess, lOnI* onemy duty in thle matter. "W a ? What on.earth are you Stthdeo utdi half 4 0Ieh4' up yet 1or h er Tunis and Carthage. We left Malta with a very fair wind, an :ast anchor in the Gulf of Tunis, at a die ance of nearly three miles from the shore 'he 'I unisitn flag was hoisted at the main ks the Admiralty had not supplied us witl he banner of such an obscure kingdom, th ;hip's painter managed by his ingenuity t work out a full moon and cresnt on a ri ground. On Sunday morning a party o Allcers landed at (Joleta, which Is the sca ')ort of Tunis, and proceeded in a boa icross the shallow lake of Tunis to the city i, distance of six or seven miles. We fire isited the bazaars. They appear to be wel aild out and are well supplied with the prc luce of the east, but they are not nearly a tensive or mnteresting as those of Constau inople. Bilks, Tunis cloth, dates, leathe work, red woolen caps and Mancheste 2mods scom to be the principal commodities dost of the men we saw were well clad an well fed. The women wear no skirts c my kind;, they have long stockings o nany hues. Some have very handson wad dresses, in one case a glided coronet 'rom which dopended a veil of sill naterial. At first sight they appear ti iave lovely complexions. On a closer In pection it was not difficult to detect a gren leal of paint. Our party paid a visit to th touse of a rich Israelite. It was gloomy oie of the floors appeared to be made of cind of marble, and at the entrance ther tood four largo.iron-bound money chests iVe also entered a synagogue turing th line of service and the Israelites seee juite proud to havc our company and of ered us chairs. The Israelites in Tuni immber one-fifth of the population, the tota mmber of inhabitants of the city beinj 10,000. 'Ihe Bey of Tunis does not ap >ar to have much power in these days Lie has no ships and very little money ani is men are badly armed and dressed. A he port of Tunis we saw an admiral, who t is stated, has never served on a "man-of var." The bey expressed a wish to pay i ,ilt to the Temeraire but feared he shoub )e seasick. lie is over seventy years o ige. Of course we availed ourselves ot th )pportunity of paying a visit to tie ruins o Darthago, situate about three miles distan rrom Goleta. . We first inspected the Mon utery of St. Louis, which stands nearly Ii ',he centre of the site of the ancient city [fere a French monk very graciously rc elved us amid showed us all that was to b icon. The chapel is very gorgeously dc orated. - On entering we found two littl black acolytes dressed in red cloaks, an very odd and grotesque was their appeai Wee. Near the chapel arb the ruins of th Leinple of Esculaplus, and all over th grounds of the monastery there are gre niumbers of Carthagenlan relics, which hav been dug up fron time to time, such a large stones with inscriptions (some ver incient) heads of statues, fragments of pli lara, &c. One could scarcely picture more complete ruin of a city. There ar itill to be seen the two ports which were a ainous in the time of the second Puni war, and as you walk over the fields yoi nay turn up many fragments of Mosai pavements, Juarble capitals and lamps. A[asonio Emblems. It is reported that a number of Masoni Mbleimns have been found beneath the obe lisk known as Cleopatra's Needle. Th >mblenis are: A mason's square of red sye ilte granite, 8 ft. 0 In. x 4 ft. 8 in., and 2 K 17 in. square, laid near the northeast cor ier; under the end of the short section i ?ure white stone, representing an apron lnder the apron an altar of red granmte erfect in finish ; near the southeast cone mother altar, less perfect, and between th, itars a spoon-shaped iron trowel of ordi iary size. The telegram adds: "Othe itones in the foundation bear curious mark md cuttings, not hieroglyphics, which mal ie masonic ; but none here are able to de ~ide.'' The obelisk was moved from Hell )pllis-where it is believed to have beec et up during the reign of Thothmes III, thout 1860 B. 0.-ia tihe time of Tiberius md, therefore, has stood upon the base o 'three steps from which Commander Gor 'mnger removed it, recently, for nearl: r qmite 1900 years. Persons who are no ~iuasons are disposed to speak lightly of ti slaimns preferred in regard to the great agi >f the order. In thIs discovery we hayi 'airly convincing proof that Masonry wa netituted before the beginning of ti 3hlristian era. None of these embloms ilone, would prove anything ; but the fily ogether, especily in consideration of thel elative position toward each other anc owards the points of the compass, prove oodl deal. Masons will observe that the ieveral emblems are properly disposed, an< vill also note that the finished and un I nished "altars'' correspond very exacti: vith the "rough ashlar"~ and "perfect ash ar," which are a part of the funmitm'e c he modern Masonic lodge. Nor can thi act be regarded as insignificant that th< >belsk was raised upon a base of "thre< tops." Even among Masons, the hegen< hat ascribes the founding of *the order t< King Bolomon, Iiram of Tyra, and Hlirami lie son of the widoW, is not by any mean generally accepted. But with tolerabl, iood proof in hand that the Masonic frater ulty Witually was In existence nineteel senturies ago, it is not altogether umnreaso be to suppose that 1) was founded a the! iand years earlier. In vieiv of the discover ilready niade; it is to be hoped that thi >ase up6h which the other obelisk (nbiw lI ingland) stood, will bo uncovered anid ox millned in quest of miljr matrial. A Betting set. An old farmer with a house full of boys was one day tuggig away at alargerpiep >f timber. Finding.it ratheQr hard work, ha maled his boys one after another, at the to >f his voice, but received no reply. Fioal y, after he had no need of them, they al ''Wher," saidhe, "haveynbe,a what hove you been doing; didn't yeou hea no0 call?"'i "Out in the shop, settin' the. aW,'' re lied oneQ "And you ick?' continued thefrm "Out In tha barne sett n the hon." wn4d you Jack;' v, I "U in. Granny's.:room, seottin 's th "And yo ,Tonit" eti't e trp "nd Mast L erited whete were jot ttp'" e'hoI e,amusdattb NEWS IN BRIEF$ I --The Missouri State Uniyers,ty at Columbia has now 438 students, and Is very prosperous, , -The school of Industrial Art In Philadelphia' received $19,013 in 1879 a and expended $1U,504. -Germany has a standing army of r 410,000 and wants 20,000 more at an ad . ditional cost of $11,000,000. t -The seals in San Francisco Bay are , fast killing off the fishes, and their ex tinction Is loudly demanded. -The firtree flourislis In California. It starts easily f romt cuttings, and coin D mences to bear the second year. -There were 1;013 new novels pub - r lished in England last year, and it r wasn't a good year for novels either. -Mr. Fairchild, who is transferred fcom the Consul Generalship of Paris to the Spanish mission, has only one arm. -The revival in the elate trade at Northampton county, Pa,, is very ac tive, orders being far ahead in all the quarries. -The Cincinnati Odd Fellows have con tracted for a $20,000 monument over their unknown dead at Spring Grove Cemetery. -The average amount of oium con1 sumed in China Is about 12,000,000 pounds per annum; probably 5,000,000 pounds more of native opium is pro duced. -One-fifth of the 6,000,000 acres of vine land in France will be unprodue tive this year. This means a loss of 480,000,000. -Previous to the Revolutionary war, the English supplies of' tobacco were derived chiefly from Virginia and Maryland. -8purzheim died Nov. 10th 1832. A eulogy was pronounced over his re mains by Professor Pollen, of Harvard University. -In England, Scotland and Wales there are 2,211 CatholIo priests, which number shows an increase of fifty-four since the rear 1877. -A utograph-colleoting originated in Germany in 1550, and first took sha1 pe in the forms of albums, though the name was not then adopted. -John Lester Wallack has sold lils o residence at Long Branch, near the I 11owland House, to It. J. Dobbins, of Philadelphia, for $35,000. 0 -During the past year the herrings taken inSLttish waters and cured were t suffloient to fill 1,000,000 barrels, each a barrel contail ning an average of 700 fish. 8 -The value of land Is so depressed in Y Ireland that on Nov. 7 1879, when seven estates were oflered for sate, but a four were taken, while for two there a was no bid. -The Suez Canal receipts are report ed to have decreased in 1878 $323,200 a from those of 1877, and 1879 showed a C still greater falling off. About three quarters of the vessels passing through are British. -Ohio has a school population of 1, 043,320. The.number o' pupils enroll ca in the public schools Is 734,057; the D average daily attendance is'only 459, 900. There are 10,874 school houses, - and 23,487 teachers. . -At the sale of pews for 1880 in i Plymouth church, Brooklyn, Rev. H. W. Beecher's, the total sum realized from premiums was $27,437. The rent als are fixed at $12,852,' making the estimated income from pews for the year $40,289. r -The value of toreign exports from the port of Baltimore last year was $8,000,000, which was a large increase -over the business of 1878. Th le receipts of grain alone wvero increased.by more than 16,500,000 bushels. -The new Supreme Court,Judge of Pa., HIon. Henry Green of Easton Is Sstill confined to hits residenice at diat place wIth rheumatism, and, It is rthought, will be permanently lnme from this cause. -Fve or the Turkish officers who Shave resided for a number of years ini ProvIdence, attending to the interests Bof tile Imperial Ottoman Government, left recentl .for Turkey via London and Marsoll fes. -The gold belt of Georgia Is about a r 100 miles in breadth, with barren in tervals here and there. It lies north east and southwest across the entire Snorthern and part of the eastern section Sof the State, aind loses itself In the east ern part of' Alabama. A voin near , Goshen is said to bd yielding $1,000 per . month at a cost of $115. f -There are four Mints in the United 3 States at which money is coined-ink 3 PhIladelphia, Man Francisco, New Or a leans and Carson City, Ney. TLhe Mint I at Denver Is' operated as' an Assay Of Sflee. There are also Assay offices at New Yorls, Boise City (Idaho), Helena (Montana) and Charlotte, N4. ) r -The first steamshins Wpat crossed the Atlantlo wore the Siriua ap Great i Western.; The former sailed 4om Cork ' .A prill 4, 188i and the latter frm Brie . tol April 8, 1888. They both arrjvod1n~ New York on the 28th -of the same month, the Sirius being only twelve or S'fftee~n hours 'ahead of th6s Gi-eat West- w' ern. * "ia --An imrperial policy is oeMt1hg Grieat~ Britain In Increasedr militar,y 'expendi ture, $5,000,000 a mnontI. The price of em)pire In Germany "l'shay, Al thbrigh differektly I iAd The ' Saverage number. of trai'Iein *acti workhouse' in .1871 was 880 now it 1 6609. In 1875'one pQrsonI 1? Mof the L - pojtilation of lirnawa a paupor, now I on#1lb74.~ ' I mates they poptalation offie Et r at i e ofthep# Trhw thateathn e n~thy a MOra