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'1'RI-W EEKLY EDITION. WINNSBOR, S. C.; JANUARY 20, 1881. VOL TV.-NO. 1 NIGU. Night came down o'er all the earth, And took the tired Day, And clasped her tightly In her arime. And bore her far away. The moon like soino vast light-house seent d, Far up in the Milky Wayi The glistening stara, like tiny barka, At anohor round her lay. And_ like a single silver threa-1 That twimus in some dark curl, The Rver would through trees and brakes, A gleaming band of pearl. I heard the soft low dip of oars. Like a weary slow heart-throb; And the wavelets lapped the bow of the boat & low half-broken sob. And on that night, so long ago. A vision wonderous sweet Carpe to m in Its fullest joy, do perfect and oc-nplete. Uh goldon dream I Why did I wake '1o find it past and gone ? 'Tie dream wai Jio a glor.ous day P The walking, cold gray dawn. fwcre bt tter far that I bad died Believing it wpra true, 'Twere better Jar to sleep for aye Beneath the sky so blue. Than live, whoa each long weary day Bem longer than before; When life is but a oonalant pain A wound unheaod and sore, The river still flow i murmuring on I 'I he stars are ju,t as bright As when the vial)U came to me Tiat rietful ,ummer night. The name? Yes. I a one am changed. Oh God I each weary day I wish tat I had died that night rhe vision paqsed away. Incidents of the Revolut ioU I was born in Woburn, north of Boston. At the age of 14, I was sont to Boston, and put behind the counter. I was warmly at tached to the Whig cause and at the age of sixteen was obliged to leave town. I then enlsted in the army as a soldier for three years. I studiously endeavored to under stund Any duty in my relation, and thought I was proficient-at least, as much as other soldiers. One day, immediately after Wash. ington's arrival at Brooklyn, I was detached. by the oilcer of the dayamong the guard, It so happened that I was placed as a den tinel before the general's quarters at zinn o'clock. About ten o'clock the general's carriage drove up, which -1 knew as a sol dier, but not as a sentinel. I hailed the. driver "Who comes there V' H1e answered, "General Washington." "Who is General Washington V" He replied, "The commander of the Amerisan army." "I don't know him ; advance and give the countersign." The driver putshis head within the car riage, and then came and gave me the countersign. "The countersign is right," I replied, "General Washington can now pass." The next morning the ofllccr of the guard came to me and said, "General Wash. ngton has commanded me to notify you to appear at his headquarters precisey at nine o'clock." "What does he want of me ?" "I don't know," replied the oflcer. In obedience to this order, I went to l isa quarters at the time appointed ; but lmy mind was greatly harassed to know whether I had discharged my duty alight the niight previous. I gave thbo alarm at the door and a servant appearedl. "Inturma General W ahington, " said I, ''that the person whom he orderi ed to his quarters at, nine o'clock is now at the The servant made the report, and imme diatoly bade me come mn, andi conducted mue to the ge'neral's room. When I entered he addressed me "Are you the sentinel who sto~od at my door ut nine o'clock lant night i" "Yes, sir, agdi I endeavored to do my duty." ."I wish all the army understood it as well as you do," said the general. This re lieved the burden on my mind. T1he general then continued, "Can you keep a secret ?" "I can try." "Are you willing to have your name struck from the roil of the army, and en. gage in a secret servlee at the hazard of your life, for w bich I promise you forty dollars a mouth ?' "I am willing to serve my country in ay way you may think best.." "Call hero precisely at seven o'clock this evening, and I will give you further in at ructions." "I then retired, ,and precisely at seven o'clock I returned. The gen. eral presented me with a sealed letter without any supereription. lie asked me if I had ever bqen on ltoxbury lleights. I told him I had, and at his re quest I described the level ground on the top. ie gave me the countersign, lest I abould not be able to return before the sen tinels received it; directed me to converse with nto one on theu way, and if I. 'should observe any person whQ appearedi to notice me particularly, not togo on the height, until out of lis sight. Ami when I had aweended to the height, .1 mnist look round carefully, and if, I Qliacovered any person, I must keep at a distance from huiw, and 'nfier no one to take mec. If everything apeared quiet, I inust go to the west Jcde of the plain, where I should see a flat rock Swhieh I could rahae by one hand,and rotid stone abont four feet imn it ; I must take the z'otind stone and baiOe it uider the edge of the flatr~ok. whieh would talso it high enough to put my hand under it. "Yo must then feel under the rock," said th general, "till you find a second hollow: I there is a letter in it, bring It to me, anl put this in the same place. " Having received my Instructions, I mad my way for the lieight,aund nothing occurre worthy of note, except-that I found th rock and the stone described, and in ti hollow a letter, sealed, without any supei scription. I then adjusted the rock ani placed the stone as I found it. I returnei to the general's quarters, and delivered th letter I found under the rock. lie thei said "You may retire. and appear at seveo o'clock to-morrow evening." This I did for some time, carrying ani b-inging letters, without being annoyed It any respect. At length I observed a per son at some distance traveilng the sami way I was going, and he eyed me witi more attontion than was pleasing to mo. ] took rather a circuitous route, and'when : came on the height, I was confident I say twpo persons, if not more, descend the iii on the opposite side, among the savius. ] went even to make the discovery, bul couldsee no one. This I told the general on my return. ie reprimanded in for my presumption. le said, "They might have sprung on yoi and taken you. Never do the like again. When i returned thenext evening, he gave me strlbter charge than before. There wai nothing occurred until I ascended the height; I then plainly saw three personi dolge behind the savins. I then placed my head to the ground to obtain a cleares view of the opposite side. In an instant three men rushed from behind the savinm on the other side, in full run to take me. I rose and ran with all my speed. No Gre. clan in their celebrated gaines exerted him self more than I did. I found one of the three was a near match for me. When I came to the sentinel, he was no more than six rods from me. I gave the countersign without much ceremony. The sentinel then hailed my pursuer, who turned upon his heels and fled. I went t: the general's quarters, and on presenting this letter, I said "lere is the letter you gave me," and then related the above story to tim. le told me I might retire, and need not call on iiii again till he should give me notice. He strictly charged mo when ii company or In camp to make myself a stranger to the movements of friends ot foes, gnot to-.nter Into any dispute about the war or the army, Put always to be an luquirer. In about a week the general sent for me, and I repaired to his quarters at the usual hour. He -inquired if I was ever down or what was then called Cambridge Neck. I told him I had been there twice. He thev handed me a letter as usual, and said - "Go to the lower house and enter the front -door, and when you enter the room, if there be more than one person present, sit down and make yourself a stranger; when all have gone out of the room but one, then get up and walk across the room repeatedly; after yo have passed, lie will take a letter out of his pocket and present it to you, and as he is doing this you must take this letter out of your pocket and pre sent it to him. 1 charge you not to speak a word to'him on the peril of your life. It is important you observe this." 1 went to the house, and on entering the~ room, I found but one man in it, and he was at the corner of the room. He rose at my entering. I. ihneiately conimenced myi~ travel across the room, and eyed him attentively. Tlhe third time I passed he he p~ut his hand into his pocket, took out a letter, and extendied it towards me, and ] took Out my lctter,and extended It towards him. With his other han:l he took hold of my letter, and I did the same with his. I then retired with a bdw, and returned tc the general. We two could well recognize each ether, though we were not allowed tc speak. Thiis mode of communmcation conl tinned for sonme timen. One evening, as this man was presenting~ his letter, ho whispered to m "Tell General Washington the British are co ming out on the Neck to-morrow~ morning at two o'clock." 'rho general started and inquired " Was it the same person you received letters from before 1" "Yes, sir." -LHe then broke the letter and read it, af ter which lie asked "Did you speak to him i" "No, sir." Then saying, "Stop hore until I return, he took his hat and cane and locked flit door alter hun. He was gone nearly at hour andi a half. Wheni ho'returned lie said, '1 do not know~ that I shall neced your services any more; you ill continue about the encampment, and 1 Will allow you tho same pay yeu now have." Hlaving nothing to do, I had the curiosity to ramble about the army and vicinity to find the man who whispered to ins; hut I nevem saw him. Whether that whisper was fatal to him I know not. The inj uction to me was tantamount to it in case of disobe diencve. I continued with the army till they left Cambridge, when I was dischiarg ed. _ _ _ _ _ All things here are subject tO tinme and mutuability. lie that is master of himself will sooin be wasteur af bars. Unbidden guest are often welomrest when they are gone, ,Tihe truest end. of a life 1. to know the life that never ends. - . To by able to teach others 1ne aims first earn for himself. mr Robin Hoasod'sj Mirasoe. Fair, fair was the forest of Sherwood in the days of Robin flood; long were the summers that garniented e - forests with green, and bright were the autumns that e browned the thickets and coverts from I which the merry hunters, clad in Lincoln. e green, started thi dleer. The silver horins U of Robin flood's lieriry men divided in the morning, and their notes were lost in the great, deep forests, but they blended again I at evening, echoing at first frot atar and :1 then drawing near. SThen nierry were the tales of the hunters as the red noon rose In the thusky shadows, and poured her light over the foresis like a silver sea. Robin Hood performed a iost wonder tuI miracle In his day. . Perhaps, though, you ay not think It so wonderful after all. We will tell it to you as a very old bal lad told It to use. One day Robin, being In a merry mood, took it. into his head to go Into the king's highway in the disguise -of a friar. Ie put on hood, gown, cruciix and beads, and walked off slowly, looking very denture and woe-begone. lie had not gone far, wheni he met two lutsy priests, clad all in black, and ridin gallantly along. "Benedicitc!" he said. "1tave pity on a poor friar, who has been wandering since morning, without meat or drink." "In the name of the Virgin," said one of the priests, "we cannot help thee. We've been robbed, and haven't a penny to help ourselves." Robin laid hold of the loriest's robes and drew him from the horse. Robin was so stout a man that the priest could not re sist, and when lie commanded the other priest to dismount, he dared not disobey him. "You say you have no noney," said R1obin. "Neither have I." "You know how to pray?" said Robin. "Yes," said the priests. "Then let us all fall on our knees, we tkree together, and for nioney we will see what Heaven will send." Tihe priests knelt down. "Now pray," said Robin. They prayed very dolefully. At last they began to weep and wring their hands. Then Robin began to dance. The priests' prayers became more dole ful than ever. But Robin said "Prayl Prayl" They prayed a very long time. "Now put your hands into your pekets, and see if you have received an answer to your prayers." The first priest felt in his pockets then rolled up his eyes very solemnly and said: "Nothing." "Let me feel," said Robin. The priests now looked more troubled than ever. lobin searched the pockets of* one and drew fortk.a purse heavy with M1n-11 "Wha, an Answer to praycr3l"said Rob In, and lie searched the other and found another purse. The two priests were struck dumb what could they say? If they had spoken truly at first, here indeed was a miraclel The old ballad says that they "sighed won drons- heavy. "You have prayed well," said Robin, encouragingly, seeing their dejected looks. "Here are live hundred pounds. Now we willsdivide it." And divide it he did. lie gave each priestfty pounds for praying so well, and kept the rest for hinself. But the two priests did not seem very much pleased with Robu's division and liberal present, but rode away looking more woeful than ever. - "Always speak the truth," sid liobin to the two priests, as they departed; and we have a sort of suspicion that if they had I spoken the truth about their money to the bold outlaw, as good priests ought, the miracle would not Ii ave been so great. -Joe slarker's Start. "Who knows anything about the report ed sale of St. Julien to Joe Barker and CharlIe Green ?" said one of a p~arty of hiorsemien who were sitting in the Jockey Club room the other day. Nobody seemed to posses* any informa tion on the subject, -and one person doubt ed whet her Hlarker would feel like putting $50,000 of his own money Into a trotter, although lie owns several for whichhle paid fronm $10,000 to $20,000. . "lie ought to be willing to do It," said a gentleman, "for every dollar lie has is the result of owning a trotter." Being asked for an explanation, the gen-I tieman proceeded as follows: Why back in the time when Pacinlo Mail was in its glory, Joe Hiarker was clerk in a broker's office on New street, New York. Even then lie loved a trotter, and while on an excursion to Orange counfty picked up for a snall price a four-year old colt that had wonderful speed. Not long after bringing himt to N~ew York, liarker drove out to the road house where Commodore Vanderbilt always stopped when out for aI ride, and soon after h a arrival the old muan drove uap and sat diown for his afternoon smoke. When lie had finished and~ was ready to start for the city agin, Hlarier had his colt brought, out and jogged along down the road behind the Commodore, and when the old mian's team was coming a pretty good clip pulled out anid went by him. Once In front lie pulled up, and the O.>mmodoro was s 0on en even terms walkh him. 'rho railroad king's eyes had de tected the ease with which the young umian had passed him, and no, sooner was he near hima again than he asked wvhose horse that was. "It's nmne," said Hlarker. "What is It?" from the C)omimodore. "Only a four-year-old that I bought up in Orange county." "Is lie for sale ?" '-Now, young maanl eant that horse and if you will send hinm around to my stable I'll buy hinm. "Can't sell." "Well," said the Commodore getting in terested, "Isn't there any price you will lput on the horse ?" "No way locan get him ?" "Yes; if you will give me a pointer on Pacino Mail Ill send him around." "Th'e Commodore looked at the young man in admiration of his intense chaeek. Hie was getting angry as well as interested,1 and said ragter grunf, y that. he would pay1 a good pie for theo hors. "~That won't buy himi," was Hlarker's re-loinder. "So they. jog aIng in silence all the way down tow the Commodore noting the easy gait of e colt, and feeling more and nore that i must have him. Finally lie told Harker t send him around, and the horse reache the stable that evening. The Coumiodor drove him single and double for a cou e of weeks, and tinally sent for Llarke The young man was proinply on han at the appointed time. "1 want to pa3 you for that horse," said Vanderbilt, takh C up a check book. "Io can't be I ad for in that way," was 1iarker's reply; 'you know what I said." Vanderbilt loo d at him steadily for a moment, and i m said: "When I want you I will send f you," and Harker left and wont about a busluess. It was nearly nree months before he heard from Vand rbilt, but one day word came to him to ci at the ollco. lie wont, and found the ol man there. "Now," said t to Commodore, "I - sup pose that if I tohi you anything, forty men on Wall stree. w uld know It inside of an hour?" "No they' weI in't," replied Harker, "That isn't my w y of doing business." "Well, you bu 10,000 shares of Pacific Mail," and the nioiodore resumed his writing. Looking up in few minutes he found liaraer still sitting there. "Why don't yo i go and attend to that I I told you to buy 10,00U shares, didn't "Yes,,' said Haker, "but you might as well have told m4 to buy the New York Central. "1 laven't you got any moneyI t "No, sir." "'Then what we're you driving such a fast horse for l" "I got him cheap." "Can't you get a friend to buy the stock for you ?" "Yes, I suppose 1 could, forty of them if I could prove that you told me to buy the stock ; but that isn't my style." "rhis repfs struck the Commodore forci bly and, when telling the story afterwards, he would allude to it with grmat unction. lhe result of the talk was that he sent an jraer to one of his brokers to buy 10,000 ;hnres of Pacific Mail for Harker, and he (Vandet bilt) would. be responsible for it. When there was a clear profit of $100,000 in the deal Vanderbilt told Harker to sell, which lie lot no time in doing. The young man's secretiveness had so impresse i he Commodore that he took Harker Into dS employ, gave him a dusk In his private ulice, and it is doubtful if any man en oyed Vanderbilt's confidence to the extent hat Joe iarker did from that time until .he old man died." 'he Stars, Venus Is the evening star. She is called vening star because she cannot be seen %fter sunrise. She cop--- - "y Oery --a - AA sus up late. 'This beauti l planet is named after a lovely goddess whose domestic relations were only less iappy than they were more nuimerous, vhich is saying considerable. The planet s not larger than Jupiter, because Jupiter n his day was a "bhrger man than old Jones," but she Is much brighter. Venus a now receding from the suu, not hastily, )ut with dignity, like a man with a Janu Lry ulster in June. Jupiter is also evening star. lie is mov n- westward, to grow up with the coun ry. lie is breaking out into red spots, ike a planet with the measles, until he ooks something like the nine of diamonds, f you know what that ii. If you do not cnow, ask your Sunday school teacher; lon't ask us, we don't know the names of my of these new (lances. Jupiter is the )lanet that knocks the bottom out of our arresir al thermometer, bulldozes. the aaromete', gets up corners eii earthquakes, iicites the e pizootic and baffles the best >lanis of the linfitedi States signal service. upiter sits a p until two A. M., concocting resh dievitry every night. This wicked tdl mazligiiaut planetb Is named after a god >f the same name, whose wife was never :asy in her mind for one miniute when lie wvas out of her sight. Th'lis was theO kind >f a god lie was; what, can be expected ram the planeti Saturn is ano)ther evening star. lie ravels in style, like a Connecticut circus vith a G3reek name; lie- has rings and1( noons and belts, at rys out until three 'clock every morning lives in thle best tyle ; won't, show hinself to any family hat, can't afford a $20,000 telescope, sleeps withi his belts on, travels on lis shape and mevers pays a cent, lie Is named after a god who traveled with the old Olympic ~omina~iltionf, aiid was very fond of lisa amily, especially his children. lie liked omi rare. The study of the heavenly bodies is talled botany. It is dangerous to look alt he stars biy yourself. Personal safety can itly be assured by having a heaveinly body rou can call by the first, name, just, on the >ther side of the gate. It Is extra. hazard >us if you both stand on the same sie of rate. During the cold weat~mer, the study f botany is best piursued in front of the >arlor grate. T5a. Advent or -rea. Queer stories are told of the advent of sa in the fashIonable market, Tho Ignor mnce of its pireparation was illimItable, and inc ladles, determined to) treadi closely on ,ie heels of fashion, were complelhed to ake lessons in the art of brewing it. One ady, before consenting to become a candi late for culinary hionors, boiled several ~OUndsh and servedl it as a vegetable. An. >ther, equally stupid, set forth her table with it, as dried fruit, imnd naturally failed x> r~elishi it. At the tea parties in the seven Leenth century, the leaves fromt which the eat had been drawn were handed round to be eaten, as a great delicacy, with bread uid bu'ter. To refuse was to affront, the giver in this o(1k1 entertainmnent, and to atamp oneself an "outer barbarian" in the realms of gentility. tdot so very long ago ,t was the general custom to carry to New hsngland tea par-tIes one's own cup or tea lish. The latter curious vessel-from nght to ten Inches square and an inch deep --gave rIse to the phrase "a dish of tea." Kaites for Lirting. At the Enjkllsh Royal Arteaai a series of -xperiments with kites as a means of lift ng weights are being made. T1he kltes Ire an invention, and are staid to rise with ~he least breeze, and to float horizontally with comiderable buoyancy. Models only ure belng tried at presant. A Nun's Daily fao. The most famous Irish lady of our day, and the most famous Irish nun aico the time of St. Bridget, is Slster Mary Frances Claret of (he convent of Kensnare, in the county Kerry. fit religion she is called Sister Frances; in literature she still re talus her family name of Cusack; but in the hearts and honies of the Irish race, in every clime and country, she is known only and honored and beloved as "the Nun of Kenmare." No woman In Irish history was ever so widely known during her own lifetime; and no Irish nun, during her own lifetime, ever before wielded an Influence so beneficent and widespread. H1er books, both devotional and historical, have a larger circulation than the books cf any other Catholle author now living. The nun has written filty or sixty books, de votional, biographical and historical ; and they enjoy a high reputation among scholars as well as the people. Catholic critics and students, from the Pope down, have spoken in terms of gr'eat admiration of these books, and eminent Protestant writers have been equally laudatory. 11er chief historical books are a History of Ire land, a History of Cork, a History of Kerry-arge octavo volumes. And her principal biographical books are lives of O'Connell, Father Matthew, St. Patilck, St. Bridget and ht. Columbia-each, also, an elaborate study. Her devotional books are very numerous and form an exclusively or rather distinctively Catholic library. More than half a million of copies of these books have been sold. She has contributed hundreds of essays to periodical literature, and never a week passes in which letters from her pen do not appear in newspapers of England, the United States, or Australia. There are twenty-two nuns in the con vent of Konmare, and a recent visitor asked this question concerning their daily life: "Now, Sister Frances, ever since 1 read in Shakeipnare the advice Hamlet gives to Ophelia-'Go get thee to a nunnery,' I have just been dying, so to speak, to know the daily routine of a nun's life. Will you tell me I' "Oh, yes. The nuns rise at five in the morning. Each nun who is able to do so, takes it, in turn to call all the rest. Indeed she has to get up before live, as it takes nearly half an hour to call all the sisters and open the doors. Every nun is In the church at six o'clock, and then we have prayers for an hour, which help us to God's work through the day and gives us good thoughts of heaven and, holy things. At half-past seven we have mass. At half past eight we have breakfast, and, as we live as much as possible like the poor peo ple, w. use only bread and tea for break fast. At dinner we have meat, except on fast days, which you know, are pretty frequent. If the sisters choose, they take some bread and cocoa in the middle of the day and I asue on the seed it afer s iudty noura seacnoxg. InC1 sisters nil techl in the schools. They go to them at nine o'clock, and are on duty until three. Some of the sisters ate only half an hour out of the school during this time. We dine at 8.30. We do nearly all our own work-make our own beds and wash our plates and dishes. At 4.80 we all meet together to enjoy ourselves for an hour and talk over the events of the day. This is what we call recreation, and 1 can assure you we enjoy ourselves. If those who think a convent a gloomy place and a nun's life an unhappy one, could come to a convent recreation for a few days they would be soon undeceived. Wego to the church at half-past five. At seven o'clock we have tea. After that we again meet together for recreation. At eight o'clocK we go to church again to tlink of our good Uod and to pray to Hiim for every one; and you may be sure, added the nun, "that we do not forget our good American friends, Protestants a well as Catholics. We go to our rooms-or cells as we call them-at half-past, nIne anid most, e1 the nuntis are asleep sit teu o'clock. The box trade or New Orleanss is cont sidlerable. 'The variety of I oxes mtanufac tured is beyond calculation, as ntearly every trade demands a dilfferent spoeies of ditler ent shape or color, so as to readIly distin-. guishi the contents. The manufacture of boxes, whether of wood or paper, Is so very simiple that maany of the emloyes arc yet tn theie teens, although the heavy part of the business is pcr formed by men. After thte loge have been masde into planks they pass to the veneiing miills, where they sire sawed into very thin boards. They are then cut intto the proper shapes andi passe5d on to the emsployes engaged at theo boxing miaebmae, where they are tacked together. Ini the case of packlig boxes the work is theni completed ; but cigsir boxes have to be pasted with edlgings, labels, etc., to give them a finshed appearance. Among the curious msachine to be0 seen in a box factory is one for the manufacture of strawberry boxes. It is a very comnplicted-lookintg engIne, mde u~p of cogs, wheels, cutters and screws. Logs that go into this will drop out nearly perfect boxes at the other end. rThe makIng of paper boxes is some whtat more com~plicatedl. Thes pasteboard Is first placed in a cutting machine, where it, is cut into the (deslred shape and size. 'rho pasteboard is then subjected to the scoring miachines, which take the place of at least ten hands. These have revolvIng cIrcular knives that haltf Cut the psasteboard its It lpassesi, and thtus aillow it to be0 readily beat. 'I lie corners of Use pasteboard are then clipped by the corner machine, so as to allow the sides of the boxes to be turnedi up in theIr proper shsape. The sIdles are then pasted together. All this occupies but very little timte, and a~ perfect, box could probably be turned out ina less thian five minutes. There are no mults to the box busIness, in 1870 there were 885 facetorios In thte United States, producing $18,888,914. This has probably doubled in the last ten years. Fossonsflg from Quamsia, It is a very rare thing to hear of poison. lng fromi quassis, so often used as a bitter tonIc, atltough the fact is knowns that it possesses some narcotic properties. .Tihe Lancet records a~ recent case of poisoning from an overdose given in the form of asi enema. As no antidote has been publish. ed, it may be of Interest to slate thsat the remedIes usmed in thisecaseo, and Wich prom. ed effectual, were powerf ui stimular~t, such as ether, sal volatile, sad brandy, aided by hot-water applcat-ons to the feet,. 'rThe pupils were strongly contracted, and the symptoms exhibited appeared some what to resemble those following poisoning hby opiun. 'arsee Customs One of the features in Bombay is in thi Towers of bilence. The existence of thea Towera of Slihnce is due to the curious sys tem the Paraees have of dealing with thel dead. They do not bury in the ground, fo that would deflle the earth, it being one o the four sacred elements which they vene rate. Neither would they throw a bod) into the sea, as we (o at tines; nor into thi river, which the Ilindoos are in the habi of doing, for that would defile the water another of the elements. Nor could they iossibly burn their dead, for that wouh defile the lire, which to them is a peculiar ly sacred elenient.' To avoid these defile ments they build a tower, and the dead arc placed on the top of It, so thatthey are out of sight and yet they may go through the process of decay, which would no doubt, be rapid in a hot einmate like India; hut this rapidity is assisted by a colony of vul ures, who keep possession of the palm. trece, and are ready to swoop ddwn wher a "silent" addition is added to these towers. ""iere Is a house attached, called the sug. ,', in which prayer, and some sacred ceremonies are gone through for the dead. When the body is carried from this the face is uncovered, so that all may have a last look; and no one except the bearers of the body is allowed to enter the door which leads to the upper part of those Towers of bilence. But who are the Parsees? The visitor is not long in Bombay before he be. comes familliar with the sight of the Par sees walking on the beach and saying their prayars to the sun. They walk about, each by himself, with book in hand nuttering in slightly audible words, the ritual of their religion. It is in the '4-nd language, which has caie down to them mluch as the Latin has in the Catholic Church, and Is more or less a dead language. The expounders of the l'arkee faith say that they only pay homage to the sun as the visible sign of 'the Supreme Diety, and that their worship) of tire is dictated ty the sanie rule; and that in truth it isto uod,through these symbols, thoir devotion is given. Tuney have teiples where the sacred fire is kept, and on which account they are called "tire worshippers," as well as 'sin worshiippers"' but no stran. ger is ever admittedt to them. The fire is brought from the city of Yezd, In Persia, whiich is the sacred capital of their iclglon, and from which they emigrated to escape the fury of Mohammedan zeal.- They catuc to ioIrbay and Surat, whero they were kindly received by the Ilindoos, and allow ed to settle In the country, where they have ever since remained. They made an agree ilient at the tune with the Ilindoos, One articlia of which was that they would not kill a cow. This was out of deference to Brahiiiical ideas, and that is the reason they do not eat beef, but not from any pro hibition in their own religion. The absence or testrictive rules as to caste and prohibi tions as to food gives them greater hiborV % aCuU, ueu unuuma LIMuLIA TO travel. Thh Is the way so many of thei now come to this country, and it may explain the great success they have achieved In business, which Is one of the causes of Bombay suc cess In trade, as the Parsees form a mUst important portion of the native comiunity there. idut4 Have any Inlunuene. "Vurn yo' nowapaper! That's what 1 say! TaHL to me 'bout influence-why, they ain't got no more Influence over po pl than a bed-bug hal'" That's what he said, standing at our front gate, last Tuesday afternoon. Ieo Is one of our staunch citizens, one of that class known as the backbone of society. That is to say, lie is one of that class noted for stubbornness and unprogressiveness. Your "backbone of society" men are al ways stubborn and unprogressive. Having delivered, the oracular words mentioned, he shilled on up Trippo street homle. When he reached hiomie, he walked up staira to h-s room, pulled ofY his' boots, set tled back comfoirtably in hi chair and glamced around the room. llisi eyes rested on a copy of last wveek's Messenger, aiid upon that particular sp~ot ill the joke column headed, "A remedy for cornms." 1fe picked up the paper aiid readl, "If you are sadier ing with a corn tie a string around it, attach a stonlo to tile other end~ of thme strimg, aind drop the stonie out of the window. Instant cure guaranteed." Now lie had a corn. A great b~ig, eternally painful coin. He couldn t give a reason for it next dlay, but lie co'ncludled to try that remedy. lle found a strong twine string, went down into the yard arnd procured a ten poundi stone, returnedl to his room, tied the string around his corn, and stood up in the middle of the room readly for action. Balancing the stone In hIs hands, he countedl, "'.fO, two, thireeil" ahd~ pitched it ont of tihe wind~ow. The result was surprising. TIhe weight of the stone tore theu corn out by the roots, and jerked bim flat on the hloor, lie ro~lled over and over toward the door, yelling and cryinig with pain. "Murderi Fa.rol Thileves! Janminy, oh! Jiminyl The devil's to pay up herel itmin for Dr. Nisbutl Put me In a bucket of cold wateri Oh! the dingnation!'' Oblivious to everythbing except the pain, ho hadn't been very particular a. to his mnoveiments; and, before lie knew it, ho hand roiled to the head of the stairs and started head first towardl the bottom. 1t dIdn't take him long to get diown, and when ho got to the bottom lie was met by an infurlated female who pulled his hair, kicked him in thle ribs and finally "wouind up" by sitting on him. It was his wife, upon whose head the stone had fallen. Ia the course of time things got quiet, and as lie stood moodily at thme [rout doom ho remarked, seemingly to the wide ex. panse of the skies. "Cuss every newspaper in Ameriky! 1 over another one connes Into my house, i'll kill the editor, or my nameo ain't Arlstidei Tyler Williams, by Georgel"' flow so (flean esair Urtutsa. It is boat to clean two at a time, in thki way : First comb them well, to remove tile loose hair or dust, then dip the bristler only In very wamii water, sprinkle each brush with plenty of powdered borax, andl rub the two together; aftor they are clean~h thoroughly. have a pitcher of hot water, and pour it over- the bristles; keep thy back of the brush as dry as possible. Sihak< the water wuhl out, and dry quicitly in th< sun. Brushes washed in this wayr wlJll re tain their utifnesa There Isn't t "Why do you never read aloud, Mlaria P" asked hlr. Jones of his wife. "The Scion. title Advance says that reading aloud tsone of the bonds that ce.nent families together; wonder you never thought of It." "I think of it Mr. Jones I Why didn't you think of it yourself V" "Well you see, I'm often hoarse and tired, and then I want to smoke at night; but you have 'nothing else to do.; Sup pose we try it; you read and I'll listen." "Very well; when will we beginI" "WVhy, to-night, with the the morning paper. I haven't halt read it; now I'll smoke and listen. This is comfortable, I can tell you. After all, there's no place like home." hirs. Jones was pleased, and said, "No, dear," and tookAp tlte paper. She turned it over once, or,twice end rustled it A good dear, but. tlay, i a clear, distinct, but femInine fce, " bbgiin; "Wedding belles". "Stop,, aria ' said Mr. Jones; "read the market first, a A long rustling anN turning over of the paper. 'I cannot hid them dear; they're left out; but here's a lovely, murder I" '"Well," in a disappointed voie, "go on. o Mfro. Jones read the "Horrible mur der of an entire family," 'which recital made 4ones 0o sick that he throw away his cigar; and then she camie to the "Boston woman's deposit company," which Jones was anxious to hear about, but when she had read about three lines-ahe said, "Oh, pshaw I No woman Would Act in that way; t4ere isn't a 7ord of truth in It," and read an account o a baby gat was found on the door-step, and an openig' of fall pl'inery. Jones was soind &sl66b by thib thCie, but she did not know it. Thea hhe turfied the paper again,- and Jones was suddedly arous d by a firm grip on his shoulder. "fey, hallo I what time is it, Maria f It's too early to get up yet." "Sir. Jones " "shouted his twife; she stood over him like an avenging augel and hold the paper before his dazed eyes. "OWho--cut--that-piece-.out--Mr. Jones?" Yes, there was a quarter of a column cut cleanly from the paper. Jones had done it, but, to save his life, the wretched man could not tell what for. At a desperate venture he said: "It was an article on oleomargarine; I remember, now." "Old Margarne I And what did you want of her " lie explained that It was a kind of but ter, but ,she didn't believe Guilt was written all over him. She stared at that empty place in the paper until IL avemned to her that she umst die if she did not know wat w s there. Thon she broke down and sobbed. "And you-you--said there was no place "There isn't I" shouted Jones as he took his hat and plunged Into the darkiness. "'or pure, undiluted misery and uncom fortableness there is no place like It I" Reading aloud Is not encouraged in the Jones lanily any more. Mr. Jones bought at duplicate copy of that papsr the next day and found out that it was only a stupid old lit of sales in real estates, and Jones says any other kind of cement for keeping families together is preferable to reading aloud. dtock, nn 4.raiutume. It happohed twenty years ago. when people had an .idea? that gratitude was ready to bubble up i the human heart at a moment's notice. A stock speculator was waiting at the corner of Broadway and Vesoy streetsi New York, for an omnibue. Whether he fell into a reverie over tho graves just over the fence, or was wonder ing if LakeShore would advance another ' peg matters not. A runaway horse took the sidewalk just below him, and so doep was the speculator's reverie that he would have ben run down and p~erhap~s ktilled h. d aot a friendly hand clutched and draggeu him aside. "My f riendI, you have saved my lIe"' gaspcd the rescued man, as he realized his escape. "Peorhaipsso; but don't mention it. Im glad to have bieen of service to you." "What Is your nanmet" "John Smith." "Webi,'Mr. Smith, I'mi.a man who can return a favor, My gratitude is more than words can express. What can I do for "Oh I nothing, I guess." "But I shall. I speculate In stocks. uhiall soon buy $l,000 worth of Limo Ledge Canal stock for you, hoid it as your broker,, and, turn you over the piodits for a year. Much haergic conduct as yours must not go unrewarded. Olood nigig, my dear Sith." Tradition has it thait one year f'rbin that. date John 8mith sat in his *ofileo.1 A boj appeared and hauded -hra lettter. Hie opened it to kind that itwas fromn the man whose life he hadl saved. Hke also found that the $10,000 bind been invested as promised, but, that Limo hedge stuck had kepit falling a little all the tinid, until $100 out of the #l,000 had been lost. Iniclosed was a statement and a bill for this~delicle't. cy, which lie was asked touremit by biear( r Since that date John Smith .has had hun dreds of chanuces to save hiumnaf life oni ouar crowdIed sireets, but he has refused to -ex tend a band in each aud~ . tery e ase. 1t would make a poor man of him Ia lees thaa six nionths. 'oisu,u,n gapIgsm~ . Rings laitdu to uomme polqn are fre quently mentioned in 'aucient higtry; It was coinon to cairy one, as'a coqvenient means of suicide. By sucif & rfibg its D~em osthienes probably destroyed' hlnelf, andt some hiistorwns say Uanuippt did ~Iil~ewse. M. (daius, the overseer of the. Temple of thie Ciapi.olino Jupiter, being arrested On the charge of purlolning some-of the gold desposited theire, broke a hollow recOptacle o)f his ring wIth his teeth; and fell dead on the spot. 'The iimperor loliogabalus is said to have had a collection of t14ie poi sonous rings among his jewels. , eides thesie suddenly ace~ing poisons, p fessors of this dark art have always attppled other, ,equally deadly, but more sgradual in their elfects, sa that the viotImu appeared t# peih froan nm ,j c4 drugls L6ciista sup~plioe 4 j ldes of Juvonal'g day, um1~~ lid'o deaths of husbands of Wlauitb~4~ hadi grown tirgid aroused supplotw14~! dae.: ingeiry jato the ca~us 4t4te ' ~ 'l'y partial mortality. The Aqa '\t 14" thme Middle Ages was a poison . ea.~ acter; tasteleis, CIQIOrless, slowly Bappd, away the lifeof its' vtd,