'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,