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4 i4 - TR1-WERKLYEDITION. ~. I~ICI 26, - ~~~~~WINNSBORO, S;8 AC 6 88.Et uu LO'8 REPENTANOE. Love osne kpoo$lug. gently knocking At the kortals of my l!eart, And beseeched me there'nnlocklng, For a seoret he'd Impart, But I laughed to scorn lil greeting And regretted pot the fleeting Of his baffled 4teps ret'eating On their Way. Then again a message brought he, Knocking gently as before, And with courtly tones besought me Yet I opened not the door, Mildly chiding my denying, -.-R, pith-low and mystic sighlng, Tulne4 away. Soon the little tyrant hyl Without warning as before Pulled the latch-string end-then slyly Pushed as do the loacuiod dror, Though my heart waiaebaireienting, And I folt 'twould bring repenting, Yet 1 would not by consentnig, Lovo to-day. . . . Could I catch him ai-1 securely. Tie his little wicked *ltns. I would kneel to him dmnurely, Tho' I know they say he stings That is he I know his knocking, I will laston the unlocking, Al, the lit do triler, mocking Files away, o Defrauded.Hleir. One January evening,, eighteen years after I had left Dr. - Lignon's, I returned home as usual after the labors of the day. I found nly wife seated by a cheerful fire, and the tea-urn hissing on the table, on which tdo was placed the tea-service, and the toast racks fastened to the fender be tokencd that the evening meal was waiting for me. "Home at last, dear James," said my wife. "I have been waiting tea for you so1e time." "\ es, I was engaged longer at the office -i the Chief of Police than I expected to day. By-the-by, whom do you think I met on Broadway to-day ?" "I don't know. Whom ?" "No other than Amos Barton." I should have said that my wife came from the village where Dr. Lignon lived, and was well acquainted with all the par ties mentioned in this history." "Indeed," sne replied; "did ho.speak to you C" "Oh, yes; it appears he intends running for council. iHe solicited my influence ; but, of course, I did not promise It to "It is very strange, but father never liked that man. There was something in his countenance or his manner which was very repulsive to him." "A great many people share his preju dices, miy dear," 1 returned. "Amos Bar ton is by no means a general favorite. I remember when1was a pupil atDr. Lignon's i "R-d to hagte-him " "Aniyet no e0 dan tell why tney Qis like him. They can bring no immoral act against him. Did you ever hear anything tangible proved against him?" " Never." "Do you remember how strangely he came in for his property ?- I was but a lit tle girl then, still I recollect distinctly the sensation it made. His brother and nephew died within ten days uf each other. It was very curious." "Very." I suppose I uttered this word in a very peculiar manner, for my wife put down her cup which she was in the act of raising to her mouth, and glanced curiously at me.'' "What do you mean by that 'very ?'" said my wife. Now, James, I know by your manner that you have a secret to tell me." "M~y dear, what secret should I know ?" "I dlon't know ; but you are so different from other men--you have such an extra ordinary laculty for tracing matters out I am certain you know more about tha affair than you pretend." At that moment there was a ring at the bell, and a servant entered almost directly afterward and banded me the lollowing message: "Come to me imediately. I am dying ; I have somethmng ot imnpoitance to commtu nicate to you. D~octor Lignon, --, New York." I handed the, dispatch to my wife. "Mlust you go 1" saidl she, with a shade of disappointment in her voice. ''1 must, indeed," I rejoined. "I have some1 liea as to the nature of time commui nicaition lie has to make, andi leaving out of consideration my duty as his former pup~ii, I must go for other reasons." Kissing my wife good-bye, I hurried off. It was bitter cold in the streets, and the snow was falling in large flakes. In spite of the obstructions caused by the snow, I renohed the depot in good time, and t aking a seat in a emar near the stove,' in a few iminutes 1 w as proceeding on my way to my aestination. 1 was awaked about midnight by a man and a woman in a seat before me; the former had mentioned the 'f Mr. Barton. I still preten'Jd to 1 'tt examinced my fellow travelers v. 1 tinizine glance. I ioundi they i . .a mon-looking people, evidently w the meridian of life. "I toll you," said the woman in a tone of renmonstranice, "you can't dect lye him much longer. Hfe'll hind out that the hoyt ran away from us, then good-bye to our allowance." "How can he find it out," returned the man, in a gruff voice, "If you only keep a quiet it ngue in your head ? But you always have such a confounded lot to say-" "Suppose you tell him his nephew is (lead t" "B~ah, that would be of no use. lie's such a sIlingy beggar, he'd slop the supplies at once." "kiow, Ralph, suppose ho should be dc-, termined not to give you any more, what would you (10 ?" "What would I do?" 1 would say to him, 'Look here Mr. Barton, if you don't send me the money you owe me to 22 East Broadway before three (lays have ox.. piredl, then if you don't see the btate prison looming up in the distance, I'm a Duitch man.'" "Well, I hope we shall be successful, that's all 1 have my doubts, however." A fter this they relapsed into silence, and did not apeak any mere until they reached their destination. 'lamade a few Dotes of this conver'sdtion in my pocket-book. Abouit two on1Alocr the hrzt dlay racnhed the end of my journey, and was at Dr. Lignou's house. I rang the bell and I was at once shown up staire.) The monent.. I entered the doctor's bedroom I started -hack in horror. Famillir as I had been with scenes of suffering, I had never met with one equal to his. Eighteen years had elapsed since I had seen Dr. Lignon, and he wes *now cercely r ognizable. He was dying from the effect# of q cancer. "I know my days are numbered ;" said the old doctor, after he had given me the particulars of the case. "My disease is utterly ineurablo. But, I have a tearful confession to make to you, one which I fear will drag me down to perdition, unless I atone for it by endeavoring to make res titution. Oh, James, how can I summon up resolution enough to tell yau what a guilty wretch I am ?" "Perhaps I already know something of the matter of which you would speak," I returned. "Impossible I No living, soul save one knows It. 0, God, must I reveal my own shame ? ' Must I tell how guilty I have been? -I cannot-I cannoti1" And the old man buried his head in the pillow. I sincerely pitied him, and determined that I would begin th subject myself, "Doctor," said 1, "you had.a compan ion in the transaction to which you re fer " "I had! I had I But how can you know anything about it ? Can it be possible that you could have suspected anything at the time?" - "I know all; and to spare you the shame of confessing I will repeat to you the par ticulars of the transaction which brings remorse to your dying bed. Eighteen years ago, Mr. Stephen Barton died, leav ing an only son heir to his immense wealth. Mr. Amos Barton was appointedhits guar dian. By some means, I know not what, he persuaded you to assist him in his nefa rious designs. You administered a prepa ration which produced the effect of sinu lated death. Amos Barton procured a botdy from the University Medical College in New lork. While Henry Barton lay in an insensible condition his body was re moved from the ceffin, and substituted by the one obtained from the city," "Great Heavens I how did you find all this out I I had no Idea that any mortal man, save the other guilty part y, knew any thing of the matter." I here related the manner in which I had ferreted out the truth, with which the eador is already acquainted. "But what became of the boy, the right tul heir I" asked the doctor, eagerly. "I don't know. If you remember, at the time all this occurred, I left your house and visited New York. I made every pos ile search, but without any suoccs3, except obtaining information from where Amos Barton obtained the substitute. I debated a long time whether I ought not to make known what I had discovered to the au thorities. But I knew Amos Barton's in fluence, and feared I should only bring isgrace on myself. Besides which, I coni.d not bear the idea of blackening your fair "Oh, thank you for your consideration. [did not deserve it. But do you think he-" The old man hesitated, as if he dared not give utterance to his thought. "Murdered him, you would say, I re Joined. "No; this very day I have dis covered that he did not make way with him." And I here related the conversation I had heard in the railway ear. "God grant that he may still be alive," said the old man, "and now, James, listen to my dying words. Promise me you will use every possible exertion to discover young Barton and reinstate him into his property." I made the promise, and a few hours af ter Dr. Lignon was dead. After I returned to N~ew York, I debated in my own mind as to the means to be used to discover if Henry Barton were still alive ; at the same time I set a watch on they premises, 222 East Broadway, giving orders for the me'ssenger to informz me the moment lie caught sight of the man who had been called Ralph. I had been niome two days when my messenger informed me that lie had seen Ralph just enter a restaurant in East, Broad way. .[ Immediately started for the place, and found the man seated in a box, gazing earnestly at a young man ab~out twenty two years of age, who was seated ini the box exactly opposite to him. At last, satistled with his scrutiny, lie left his box and advanced to the young man. "Young man,'' said ho, carelessly, seat ing himself by the young man's side, "may I ak youir name ?" "My name is Hlenry Graham. What do you want whhm me ?" '"No, sir, your name is Ihenry Murdock, and I am your father." "You umy fsther!i You know you lie. Do you suppose that when I had the sense to discover such was not the case when I was a chili, you can impose upon me now ?" "Oh, it's all very well for you to dleny it, but I can prove that you arc mnuy soin." "Have done, and leave me, or rather I will leave you," returned the young man, rising from his seat, '"and listen to me, fel low-if you presume toe address me again I will invoke the protectlin of the law, and should that not be sufilcient to shield me from your persecution I will take the law into my own hands." So saying lie left the place. Ralph Murdeck followed him, and I was not far behind. The young man entered the St. Nichmolas hotel, in ten minutes 1 sent up my card, andi was at once admnitted into his presence. Inm a few words I exp~lained my business, and was perfectly satisfied that 1 stood in the presence of licary Bar ton. When IHenry Barton hiad finished his history, which is not essential for tihe purpose of our sketch, we entered into a long conversation as to the best means to prove his identity. Trho task was not an easy one and I saw but one way, andi that was to get Murdock Into our power and make him confess the truth, it was to thuis end that 1 devoted all my energies. The messenger that I had set to watch Murdock informed me that the day after his meeting Henry Barton, lie had left by thme iHudson River cars. I felt certain lie ad gone to inform Amos Barton of the discovery ot the heir. In t wo days he had returned again. My mhindi was made up what to do. I disguised myself as a denenm of f~he Five Points and throw myself in the man's way, frdnnentlnr the samic haunts that he did, and ended by making hijn believe 1 be. longed to the same class as himself. At last he accosted me, and we became quite Intimate. He then proposed- tome - bit of business, which was no less thpn the murder of Henry Barton. I managed to draw out from him the fact that ho had been promised five thousand dollars by Amos Barton to effect this piece of vil lainy. I seemingly entered eagerly into .ali his plans, and it was decided that'he should givo me one thousand dollars to assist him. . I allowed the affair to progress to a certain point until I had him com pletely in my power. I then'revealed my self in my'true character, and threatened hun with Immediate arrest unless he would make an Instant confession. This he did after some little hesitation, and it was pro.. perly witnessed. Armed with this document, the confes. sion of Doctor Lignon, aiid my own knowl. edge, I presented myself to Mr. Amos Bar ton. When I told my story he at first set me at defiance, but whdii I read to him the two confessions, he gave In at opce. Henry Barton treated him leniently. The uncle resigned all the estate to Henry, and then left the country for France, where lie lived on an annuity bestowed upon him by his much injured nephew. Henry Barton is now one of .the most respected and wealthy gentlemen ns the neighborhood where he resides. 'Ralph Murdock a few years ago died of delirium tremens in the Bellevue Hospital, and Amos Barton only lived' two years after the restitution of the heir to his rights.. Princo Gortsohaakoff. Prince Gortschakoff Is fully entitled to the reputation of being the Nestor of Eu ropean statesmen. Ho was born in 1798, at a period when the state of affairs in France had plunged all Europe into a state of profound anxiety and vast confusicn. Three years after the overthrow-of Napo leon at Waterloo lie abandoned his studies at the Lyceum Zarskoo and entered upon the diplomatic career which has since made him one of the most remarkable nen in Europe. In 2824 he was sent to London as the Secretary of the Russian Embassy. Two years later found him Plenipotentiary at Vienna, where the death of his official superior threw a power Into his hands which lie utilized for the good of his coun try and not a little foe that of his own person at aggrandizement. It was in Vienna that Gortschakoff first showed himself a power in influencing the affairs of Europe. In 1841 he.proceeded to Stuttgart as Embas sador Extraordinary and conducted with delicacy the negotiations for the marriage between the Grand Duchess Olga and the Prince Royal of Wurtemburg. In 1850 it was suspected that he used the infornia tion previously obtained in Florence for the purpose of causing the downfall of Ferdinand I., and the upraising of King F ancis Joseph. He returnd to Vienna as ambassador in 1854, in which year the Eastern question, which lie had helped to tinuijhed untiletwo years later, enuasto pol fell before the allied powers. Gorts clakoff's cousin was the general who con ducted the memorable defense of that pow erful stronghold. In.1850, when the Prince was still at Vienna, the Conference of Pa is was held, and it was owing to his influence that Russia consented to accept the four great points which formed the basis of the treaty that was there discussed and signed. In tie same year lie superseded Count Nesselrode as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and proceeded to St. Petersburg to assume the office. When France was at the feet of Germany, and when the latter country had been exhausted by a terrible war, Gortschakoff saw his way to strike a diplo matic blow for the advantage of Russia, ie issued his celebrated circular to the rep resentatives of Russia in the capitals of Eu rope, informing them that Russia no long. er intemnded to abide by that portion of the trc aty of Pa is which bound it to respect the neutraility et the Black Sea-one of the very p~oints which he himself had advised his Emperor to accept in 1850. The Turk iish Government considered this a direct menace to its independence, but England did not conmider it expedient, without the aidl of France again, to go to a second war withi Russia to) comp~el it to keep the treaty of Paris inviolate. Diplomatic negotia' ions on the subject ensued of a more or less ae rimonious nature, and finally a conference was held in London which resulted in Rus sma agreeing to modify her intentions. Gortschakoft's last pronminent public action was his taking a seat in the Berlin Con gress of 1878 as a Russian Pier ipotentiary. TIhere lie struggledl long and stoutly to so cure terms of peace which would have practically turned the Turkysh Empire into a Russian Province. As It, was, his perti sn aity that sectured for Russia terms mnore adivantageousa than the Trurka could afford to pay, and up to this date they are not whol ly fultillled, and may poss.ibly form thiebavis of anot her wvar. GSon. Garfloid's Sunday. Every Sunday morning, at a few minutes past ten o'clock, General Garfield's team of black colts is brought out, and the Gen eral to~hses the lines himself, drives with lis family to the little country church where they worship. It is about one mile east of the Garfield residence and Is a plain wood en building, neatly finished within aind without. it, has seats for about two hun dred persons. Arriving at the church door, General Garfild alights and tenderly lifts his mother and Ihis wife from the wagon, or sleigh, and then drives to a friend's place near by, where lie unhitchesi his horses and leaves them in thme barn unti after the services. Returning to the church, ho walks up the aisle with bowed head, and takes his accustomed cat near the front and only a few feet Ironm tihe preach or's desk. lie joins heartily and unaffect edily in the service of praise, and listens attentively to the sermon, whether it be good, bad or indifferent. After the sermon, according to the custom of the d'isciples, the Lord's supper is observed in the simn plest and most, informal manner. After thme congr'.gation is dismissed Gecnerah Gamr field warmly clasps the pastor's hanti, speaks kind and encouraging words In his ear, and as lie goes down the aisle toward the (d0cr gives a hearty greeting to such of the congregation as linger a moment "to be sociable." Then he hitcnes his team, and with lisa family drives homeward. Hie pays little attention to religious forms and ceremonies beyond the few and simple rites of lis church. Ho encourages the largest freedom of opinion in his own household, and never obtrudes his own religious views upon~ his guests. Stitching on atRuttot. lie had never tried it before, ut 1he was naturally a ielf-reliant man, and felt con fident of ble ability to do it Moreover, his wife htd gone to the c-unthy. Tihere fore, carefully seleoliog frbmA that lady's w -rk-basket the thickeatine .lle nud stoutest thread, he resolutely et himeelif to the task. Spitting upon hi fingers, he carefully rolled the end of the thread into a point, and then, closing one. of his own optics, he attempts to fill up Ilie needle's solitary eye; but the thread eilher passed by one side or the other of. th needle, or worked itself against the glittei ing steel, and refused to be persuaded. However, the thread suddenly bolted through the eye, to the extent of an inch, nd, feating to lose this advantage. lie quickly drew the ends together and united theia with a knot about the size of a buckshot. The button was a trousers one, but he liked the dimentions of its Loles, and it was only going on the back of his shirt, anyhow. As he passed the needle gently upward through the linen hel-it a mingle pity and disdain for men bungling ov'.r such easy jobs; and as he let the button gracefully glide down the tbrvaa to its ap pointed place, lie said to himself that if ever lie marnied a second time it should be for some nobler reason than at dread of sewing on his own buttons. The first downward thrust had the same happy re-. sult, and holding the button down firmly with his thumb, he came up ain with all that confidence which uniforn success in spires. Perhaps tie point of the needle did not enter to the bone, but It seemed to him that it did, and his comment upon the circumstance was enphatic. But lie was very ingenious,and next time huewould hold the butto-n by one edge, and come up through the hole nearcst the other. Of course lie would. But the needle had an independent way of suiting itself as to the holes,and it chose the one where the thumb was. 'flien the net die got sulky. It didn't care about, holes, anyh,>w, if it was going to be abused for finding them, and the but. ton miight have been au unperforated disk for all the aperatures which that needle could thenceforward be made to discover, without itfnite poking and prodding. It always cume through when least, expected, and never when it was wanted. btill he persevered, and it, was not until he finally discovered that he had stitched over the ?dge of the button, and had sewed it, on the wrong side of the shirt that. lie utterly )roke down. A Bar for Women. The latest project for the refreshment of lashionatle women is a bar. Now, bar 'ooms in which disreputable women dring ire no novely; but this is no euch concern. It is as respectable as it is unique. It is In Broadway, close to 6tewart's great mart tnd Wallack's theatre, New York, in the nidet of handsome retail establishments. ;antly fitted up. The walls and ceiling are tr scoed, and the floor is marble. One ide is devoted to the sale of confectionery. 'tat shows the proprietor's shrewdness,tor .vomen probably would not go in if there was nothing but a bar in the place. 'The mar runs along the opposite side and , is about the same in style as those of the best atfes, though the marble counter is a little ower. An immense mirror faces the drinkers, and the back bar is adorned with cut-glasses and decanters. Instead of a beer pump, however, there is a soda foun ain. Pies of lemons,an ornamelal lemon. 3queezer, groups of ginger al bottles and pyramids of silver Tom and Jerry cups, make a display as gorgeous as can be found )n any bar in the city. Two bartenders, f the regulation pattern with their hair and mustaches caretully brushed, diamonds glistening on their polished shirt-fronts, and the sleeves of their white coats turned up to the eloows, are constanily on duty. The women walk up just like little men, and order their drinks with the careless air of veterans. The enterprise has been under the way only a fcw weeks, and is already an established success. Tihe beverages are about what might be expected. "Haird ilquors" are not soldl, except In mixed drinks, as m Tom andi Jerries, on which the run, during cold weather, is brisk. They are made hot and sweet, and the womnen dote on them. The next most popular drink is hot punch, composed of. rum, lemon juice, water and a dash of brandy. bomne Limes seltzer is ordered in place of the water. Hot cofice, chocolate and lemon.. ado, are also sold in large quantities. On days of moderate temperatu:e the call is for cold lemonade,claret punchj ginger ale and soda water. While I was there the p)op of the ale bottle was momnentaly and the lever of the lemon-squeezer was h aimioat con stant motion. Women at d three feet deep in front of the bar. 'I o companions drank together, andi each piki for her own dissipation; but as a rule tiagentle tipplers gracefully imitated polite ha room manners though they were given to sipping their beverage slowly, instead of tossing them into their mouths like so nich medicine. "Whiatare you going to dunkP" said a mild faced sapling of a girlin a cloak of satin matelasse and a blue capote. "It's my treat this time," replie< a eherry lip pod dumpling o1 a belle in -naroon velvet. "No, no; you bought reent ly. "Come, what'll you take?" "A selter lemonade.'' "Make me a TIom-and-Jerr, sweet." bo the confusion of orders andthe cager drink lug went on. I asked oneif the bar ten ders why ho didn't keep laer beer on tap, since New York women d'ik It at home and in the concert gardes so generally, Hie said: "0, we want to g slow at fIrt, don't want to startle our customers too much; but we'll give 'ember as soon asa warm weather comes. A Mlonum'ent n anger. The Brunswick mounmt, built in Ge neva, Switzerlaiid, at so treat a cost, Is showing ominous signs of~ivlig way. It is built on land which not nany years ago was reclaimed from Lihe Ike. buchi land Is notorlously ireach rous,'or often beneath it rad only sunperficciy overed, there are enjormous holes ho bwedout by the ice nc tion when the Run e gl.cicr swept over the present site o~L encyt,. In the ease of the Brunswick niuimen; every precaution was taken to as e its lategrity by placing it on an exceedi hy thick and seemingly solid foundati of contrete, but It op. pears oniy~too obablo from present mina. cations that t ground underneath is sub. siding and th the structure Is threatened with serious ger, if noet with complete dnatruationn Rubles and Sapphires. The i uby is the next hardest thing in na ture after the diamond, and its value as a precious Stone even precedes that brilliant. The finest rubles are found in the East Indies; and the king of Burmah takes one of his titles from this gem, that of theI "lord of the rubies.'' In early times it was con sidered to possess inany magical properties Its value is dependent upon Its color. In Burmah tIh.e ruby is a royal monopoly, and those of any great value are never per. mitted to leave the kingdom. The finding of a flne gem of this class is made a state event, and a procession of grandees, at tended with soldiers and elephants, which go out to take possession of the jewel, is one of the ceremonies which Is attended with marked iniportaLee. '1ie king of Burmah is said to possess a specimen of the ruby as large as a pigeon's egg. Bome fine exumples of this gem are found in America, North Carolina and other 8outhern States having produced rich specimens. The Greeks called the ruby "anthrax," a live coal. 'The carbuncle is said to derive its name front carbon in like manner. The colors of the ruby vary from pale rose to deep red, but the tint that is most highly prized is that described as "pigeon's blood." One of the largest rubies in Europe is among the French crown jewels, at one time adorning the Order of the Golden Fleece. A true "'pigeon's blood" tinted ruby of four carats weight is valued at $2,000 and upward. In China, tie ladles decorate their slippers with rubies. The finest ruby in existence is said to be in the possession of the king of Pegu, its exces sive purity isthelegend of the country, and ite approximato value has never been at tempted in the kingdom. Tavernier imontioned two magmficent rubies owned by the king of Visapur, one of which was of the extraordinary weight of fifty-three and three-quarters carats, and the other seventeen and a half carats ; the vast difference in their size was nearly compensated by the superior purity and brilliancy of the smallest, btoo. The finest collection of rubies in Europe is probably that In the possession of the queen of England, which was exhibited it the sydenham Exposition by the queen's jewellers. The duke of Brunswick had among his gems two or more exquisitely engraved rubies, one of which weighed fit ty-three carats. The Czaiina Catharine was presented by Gustave 111. of Sweden, in 1777, with an exquisite ruby, the size of a pigeon's egg. It ii still aniong the crown jewels, as well as sone other superb specimens of this Stone. Next to that owned by the king of Pegu, the East India Company have probably the finest single ruby on record, besides ani in valuable collection of paragon stones, about fifty in number, ranging ini weight from fifteen to fifty-three carats, many of them of remarkable briliancy. 'Tavernier makes mention also of an exquisitely eng raved ruby in Paris, of half the sizc of a lien a egg. thers u- authentically reuorted in carats. It is said that diamonds and rubies are Seldom, if ever, found together, but in Evelyn's diary, in 1645, is mentioned the tact, that in the collection of a noble Vene tian-ig-nor Rugini-was contained, anong other valuable gems, a diamond whica had a very line ruby imbedded in it. The bapphire is a precious stone held in high estimation, and closely allied to the ruby, but possessing a variety of colors and tints. It occurs in blunt-edged pieces, in round pebbles and in a crystallized form. Its colors are blue, red, gray, white, green and yellow. It varies from transparent to translucent, and hits a double refraction. Tihe blue tone is harder than the red va riety. It is found in Bohteniia, Saxony and France ; but the red sapphire, or Oriental ruby, is found almost exclusively in Ava. Pate sap~pbires exposed to heat, of great in tensity, piermnitted to cool in like manner, can be rendered colorless. By this process the stone attains great brilliancy and is of. ten then mistaken for a (diamond, which it closely resembles. Theim most highly 1)1 izedi varieties of the sapphire are the crimnsont and carmine red, watch are denominatedi by jewellers as Oi ental rubies; next to which in rank is the yellow or Oriental topaz. The asterias, or star stone, Is a very beautiful variety it which the coltor is a beautiful violet, and the form of a rhomtuoid, withI truncated apices, which exibit, an opalescent. lustre. The pirec ious stones which exist in the Burinete territory tare chiefly those of thte sapphlire and sptineh ruby, and are found In t wo localities aujacent to each other, called Mogant and Kytitpean. All the varieies of sapphire, as well as the sp)inel, are found together, andt among them are large quanti. ties of corodum. 't lie varieties which here exIst are theOriental sapphire, the Orient al ruby or redl stone, tihe op~alescent ruby or cats' eye ruby, the star ruby, the green, the yellow and wite saphiiro and the Oriental amethyst. 'The coimmton sapphire is the nmott frequent, but in comparison wvith the ruby is very little prized *oy the Biurmese or' other nationsb. A Slut, Vater Coliumn. One of the sitngular natural phenomena knowin in North Montana is thme formation of two geyses in thme strip of country known as the "Sag.'' about, a itil andi a half from Mr. Patterson's ranch, on tlhe Shtonkin. It was first seen recently, but not until lately has It assumed proportions which consti tute its wondierful formation, it. Is situi atedl in a smiall canyon runnting out fronm the wall of rocks ont Ihe cast of Alkali lake. Two geysers have appeared, one of them being of monster proportions, throwing up a columnt of hot water and steam over one hundmed feet high, the other spouting about fifty feet, but, with a larger proper Lion of water; dliamteter, ab~out four Inches. They are intermittet in character and are active during thme morning hours, about eight or atti o'clock. Th'le formmation of the country is a sandstone and gneiss and has till the appearance of being an ancient river bed. What, has producedt this curious phenomnenon It is of course, only useless to spcculate,as theme Is no evidlence of ancient volcanic activity and tno htypothesis can be0 formed whicilacoiut for it. Fixing Flowser Colorj, This sinll solutin for fixing the colors of flowers nmty have interest : Dissolve half a grammne of salleylic.acid In 800 grammes of heated alcohol. Through tIs fluid pass slowly the blossoms to be preserved, and shake off the drippings from thtem. Dry them carefully on sheets of blotting paper and do not lay them aside until perfectly dry. The Ited Itehool Hnous. Grandfather Ezekiel was shaking with aughter. He bobbed his head against the back of the chair and brought his hands own on his knees with resounding smacks. He took off his spectaclesand rubbed them with his red handkerchief. He stopped suddenly, screwed up his face, groaned "Oh I" and put his hand to his back. "What is the .matter ?" exclaimed the children; "Just look at Grandpapa; what can be the matter with him ?" "It's the rheunatismu," said Grandfather Ezekiel, becoming calm; "I laughed so hard that I fetched up the rascally twitches; but I couldn't help it-these newspapers do carry on so. Here's one that says this is the coldest weather since the Revolution. Why, this isn't a circumstance to one win ter day kwhen the Oak Townslhp boys helid school in the Red School House with out a teacher. This is nothing." "it's pretty cold out,' said Nellie, -'and, grandpa, you've been here by the lire all the week." Grandfather Ezekiel, who had limped over to the window to take a look at the snow, didn't notice Nellie's defense of modern weather. Indeed, Grandfather Ezekiel was deaf every now and then. "Please tell us about the school with no teacher," added Nellie. The other children chimod in with the same request, but Grandfather Ezekiel didn't need much urging. lie already was in his chair and as he put a coal of fire into his pipe he began : "Well, children, that was when I was somewhere about twelve years old, and it was a few days after New Year. That morning my father took his three boys to the school house in a sled drawn by oxen, for the snow was tco deep for horses. We all had extra coats, but it was terribly cold, and when father left us at the school house, which was in the woods a ntile from any dwelling, we were ahuost frozen. Al most all the boys were late that morning and not a single girl caie. Well, we waited until nine o'clock, and then until ten, expecting the teacher every minute. We kept the stove red hot, chopping the wood ourselves a'id piling it in wittiout stint. We had a jolly time all the morn ing and at noon atb our dinners, which we had brought with us lin baskets with great relish. None of us could go home until the teams should come after us, and hav ing given up expectiig the teacher we cast abutL for something to passa way the after noon. One of the Doys, Jack bhelton,pro posed a spelling contest, and we all agreed. Jack said lie would be one of the captains, and Samn Nye, who was Jack's equal in spelling, said lie would be the other. So they tossed up for the first choice. When the sides had been chosen Jack had thir teen and Bam thirteen, and Will Knight, who, though nieteen years old, was the poorest spiller in school, was leit out. Will didn't mind the slight for he was a good natured boy, and said he guessed he would give the words out for us. I was a little shaver compared with aJUUA&AW4 W11 -0.A - . - A . 1.,,t. chosen sixth on-Jack's list. The first word given out was 'Odontology,' and ai spelled it without trouble. 'fTle next was 'skemn,' and Jack put the proper letters in shape in a twinkling. And so the words pasbed on down theline until 'ghost, was given out to o of 1 Sam's speliers, and t1 boy whose word it was spelled it 'gohst.' Tien there was some excitement, and when our next boy spelled it right we hurrahed and' Sam's boys hissed. The uoy wiro missed stepped out and we were one ahead. As the spelling continued and as the spellers dropped out one by one the excitement increased. Finally the lines were reduced to Sam and Jack, the best spellers, and they had it hot and heavy for a quarter of an hour. After a while Will camne across tio word 'pht.islo' and hurled it at Jack's head. Jack hemnied and hawed and tugged at Iris topknot, and tinally said it wasn't fair. Then 8.im's tboys shonutd that it was all right, and one of theni, who had ia speller in his hand, slipped ever to Sami and whispered how to speu the word. Hie thought we didn't see unni, but we did and most 01 us jumped up on our desks, shouting: "(lhpn!! 'Uheat!' 'Uirat I" 1 tell you what none of us were coiht tuen, thouigh it was regrilar zero weather out of doors.Jack and im Henry were as red in the face as the sitles of the stove arid by-arnd-bye I saw there was go ing to be a big light. Blefore I could get down ol the desk Timt threw his slate at Saii's head and it struck poor Will on the nose, making the nose bleed anid breaking the slate imro iittle bits. In a momlent the bigger boys-somei of them were eighteen and nineteen-pitched into one another. Th'ie desks were eriashed, the blackboard was knocked down, the maps wore torn fromtire walls and mean wile every boy was shrieking arid howling at tire top of his lungs. "The struggle got hotter and hotter and after a while over went tire stove,scattering big red coals everywhere. I tried to shovel up, the coals, but one of the boys fell on top of me and I was badly burned-there's the scar on my neck nrow. Well, about that time things began to sober down, for the room was on fire In several places and the boys turned to for the purpos'r of sav ing the building. It wasn't any use, though. Trho house was built of heart pine and In. burnt like so much tinder. We ran out into tire snow, barely saving our books andl overcoats, and I tell you we didn't feel good as we stood there and saw the old red school house, go up in smoke. Nor did we toel good when we realized that we must break our way through the snow clear home. 1t was about three o'clock1 when a party of us who were all going in4 one direction started up the road. Sam was in our party, and hre looked terribly. le hung his head and said nothing all the wany. I never came so near freezing in my life, and if we had not stopped at the first dwelling to walt for father with the team I am sure all of us wouid have been frozen to death. Did we got a scolding when we got home ? Well, I should think so, anid we got the hickory gad well laid on, too. We didn't have any more school that winter, and neIther Jack, Sam, Will nor TIim over went to school again. Where4 was the teachler ? Oh I J. had forgotten him. Wiry, he was sick in bed and couldn't come, lie didn't hear of the lire that day, but the next morning ho managed to got out, and when he saw nothing buit a pile of ashes whore the school house had been ho cried like a little child. "Oh I yes," concluded Grandfather Ezekiel, as ho dropped oli to sheep. "tho weather nowadays is nothing to what il was then." NEWR IN RRiJDF. -pollnslvam Ia's population is esti. mated at 4,282,78. -Q!een Victoria made $4,000 on stock farming last year. -The yield of corn in France for 1879 was 234,168,820 bushe!s. -There are only twenty-four match factories In the United States, -Mince pie was discovered In 1590. Dyspepsia was discovered In 1507,. -The number of Indians in the United States is estimated at 275,000. -The State of Winconsin produced last year 10,000.000 pounds of tobacco. -Richard Ill. was killed at the bat. tie of Bosworth Field in the year 1485. --English capitalists are going to build a railway througn Syria to India, -The census gives Wyoming terri tory 407,884 head of cattle and 332,568 sheep. -There 're engaged in the Connec ticut oyster trade 3,000 men and $2,500, 000 of capital. -The value of last year's cranberry arop on Cape Csd is estimated at $300, 00 to $350.000. -In Lisbon, in 1755, 00,000 people perished by an earthquake in the spAce If six minutes. -There are over twenty-two Sena L,ors who are said to be worth more rhan $500,000 each. -Tie amount of revenue raised last year by the protective tariff on steel ralls, was $21,70J,000. -There was shipped from the Black Iiii1s duritig the year just closed $5, 788,30J worth of bullion. -Tite total number of Methodists in the United btates is 3,45,909. The number of ministers is 24,304. -it takes 75,000 acres growth of twenty years old wood to supply the tnntual demand for railroad tIes. -A barrel factory atSeymour, Wis, impiorys about 80J mUii, and pays out P75,000 a year for raw material. -The hirst railroad locomotive ran. 3i the liiti of Oatober, 1829, between Liverpool and Alanohoster, Eugland. -Tue total nuniber of persons who left Irish ports In 1879 was 47,1304, ah iorease of 5,738 as compared wita 1878. -In 1800 the number of lunatics in England was 38,058. Now It is 71,191, Ai lixureaso o no less than 87 per cent. Canada raised 10,000,000 busnels of barley last season. Tnis wlil aiford a surpLus of 8,000,000 bushels for ship uctint. -l'he Chicago and Milwaukee Tele graph coutpany reports recolpti for 6te year of 1880, $20,21)9, and disburse mencs of $14,4UU. -About $7,500,000 has been expend Dd on the ALitsissippi river, aside from he Jetties, since lte formation of the Covernmenot. -Seven hundred thousand women ue ianuaucure el raw silk irou i -North Carolina has less foraigners smong nor population than any other State of Ele Union, the number being iuly 3,678. -Wnien Gen. McClellan retires, New Jersey will liave *eVon living eX-UOv ira1s8. Oly four Goveruors have lied since 1842. -The highest price ever paid for Dhicago real estate was $4125 per l.a. provud tront foot, and the sale was Lorceitly made. -Snioe-pegs consumed 100,000 cords Af tiznsr, Iasts and boot-trees 500,000 jords of uirch, and m aple, and the iandles of tools as muun more. -TLhe Russian mnillionalre Maltsefi ust ducased, has bequeacathed 500,00t oules ($307,000) towar*d establish'ng I techia college at Vladimir. ---The nailitary prison at L3aven wvorthi, Kansas, is reportelt aS having ,urnuu out in the last fis cal year 25, 146 pair oif boots and 31,2420 of shoes, --wlIzerland produces 1,500,000 watones annuaily, France 530,00 the Unined status 300,000 to 35J,000, and ilunlaud 20I0,00-0ut .these lnst are of very Superior quality. -Texas wichio cow imenced raising wool in 18415, has no w 4,000,000 sheep, lath it 1 is stunated tinat Montana will > o'uce 50,000j,000 pounds of wool in -A bout 300,000 ne w telegraph poles ire used fcr add atijns and repairs iyery year, cachi pole representing a ~ree, while 2,000,000 cords of' wootd were burned up in Drick-mnaking. -The total amount of letlers passing hlrough tihe inails fast year was 512,.. * )31,000; postal cards, 103,04f9,000; news. >apcrs, 400,700,000o; pieces oi all classes L,505,503,U00. Ex-Governor Washburn, of Wiscon lin, wile has been suffering from a troke of paralysis, is gradually im )roying. 1t is expected lie will leave Lbacrosse, Wis , for Minnesota In a seek or ten days. -On the 1st of January, of a total of 83,942 non-commhissioned ofli 'ers and nen in tile British arany, 122,793 were nuglishl, 14,150 Scotch, 38,875 Irish, .80 were born in .India or the colo ies, 2,301 were foreigners, and 4,094 re returned as "not reported." -The consumption oh beer in the Jnited States has more than doubled ince 1870. In 1870 it was 0,574 000 arrels ; in 1880 tax was paid on 13,A49, 100- barrels. -Superintendent Walker says that he cost of taking the census of 1880 is >robabiy $4,080,u00. This is about four ents a piece for every main, woman ~nd child in the United States. .~ -Laist year 3,769,743 gallons of wine ~nd 133,764 gallons of brandy were re cived at San Francisco from the in erior of California, against 3,204,007 lallons of wino and 93,500 gallons of trandy in1879. -It Is estimated that there are 1,- i 100,000 acres cultivated in jute each rear in India, employing 1,850,000 per ions in its culture and la the manuc'ao urc of gunny bags. The United States mport 00,000,000 lbs. annualiy. -West Virginia can scarcely con inue to be ranked among the States syith a distinctive negro population in he light of the present census, With a otal population of 018,195, the State uas but 15,760 negroes, or abodt one in avery swenty-flye,