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TLI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, C., APRIL 12, 1881. ESTABLISHED.186 r THE OTHER SIDE. We go our way in life too muob alonA, We hold ourselves too far from all our kind; Too often we are dod to P.,h and moan Too often scorn the weak or helpless f lond; Too often where distress and want abide, We turn and pass upon the otlier side. The othe- side is trcdden empoth, aRd worn By footsteps passing idly all the day ; Where lieth low the bleed-ug ones that mourn, Is seldom more than an untrodden way ; Our selfish hearts are for our feet the guide, They lead us by upon the other side. It should be ours to pour the wine and oil Into the bleeding wounds of stricken ones; To take upon ourselves .the gladeome toil, - And bear them whore a stream of blessing runs Instead, we pass upon the other side. Oh. friends and brothers, gliding down the years, Humanity is calling each and all In tender acconte, born of grief and tears, I pray you listen to tl o thri ling call : Ioon amtier in 3our cold and a. Ifish pride That death may me-t you on the other ,-ile. A Scarlet Boom. "Blessed be scadet flannel," said Laura (Jay," "and blepsed be the inast who In vented It." She had certainly done wonderful things with it, and viewed her work with pardon, able pride. Such a lovely scarlet room as she had gotten up for poor Cousin Annie. who was well-nigh crazed with a decade of "plain living and high thinking" never being able, as she said, to have her sur roundlings represent her In the least, until this deft-handed maiden appeared u)on the scene, and, waving her magical wand of red flannel, made -the low. rude furnislied room Burst flower-like into ro y bloom. Mrs. lathers. had scareecly been de lighted at first, with the advent of her city visitor. Three small children, and doing her-own work, left little tine for extras. and she had r.o idea that Laura would prove so helpful and gifted. No airs, either, but just took right hold and worked as though she had always been used to it. So charmingly frank, bo; her most admired dresses. she confessed, had been made out of old ones, her bonnets were fashioned by her own hands, until her cousin declared, half enviously, that she believed there was nothirg those hands could not do. But that scarlet room was her crowning triumph. "What is the use of your telling me," said Mrs. Mathers, one day, "of the won. cerful things that can be done in the city. I haven't the "little money," and I cer tainly rm not gilled with genius; It is like saying things can be bought for a mere song-- what then I" She was rocking in an irritated frame of mind in a n.ost ungainly rcckihig chair, one of those hideous sprawlers that ire al -.ay onaaring thLn.icolvoo with COpeoos feet; she was fresh, too, from the kitchen fire and "baking day," and altogether a sense of injury was strong upon her. "I have never had anything I wanted in In the way of furniture," she continued, "and I never expect to. I like p etty thing. as well as anyone, and know them, too, when I Eee theni ; but just look at this par lor I It makes n.e mad every time I conic Into it. ive got about twenty. dollars saved from the chicken money-I have the sale of th eggs, you know-but what would that buy, even if they kept anything at the stores here that one wanted ?" Laura glanced around the bare, unattrae tive room, and said veiy quietly: " Curtains would bo a great impro.o ment." "Undoubtedly they would," was the re ply, "but where am I to get thoem?" "Will you lot nme spend your twenty. dollars for you, was tire smiling question, "if I will engage to refurnish the parlor so that you would scarcely know it ?" "Spjend it and welcome ; I am sure that you will get at least a hiundred dollars' worth of goods with it. Only you will find nothing in 1--, my dlear." "They keep red flannel at the stores, 1 suppose?" asked Laura, demurely. "I suppose they do," replied her cousin. 'And unbleacherd muslin?" "And unbieached muslin, to the beet of my belief. But what, In the naine of common sense, has that to do with civiliz lng the 'e - " "A gr. Ily sce ; io. I take it fo:. jection to sc.. ''None In the "Precisely my own seric. go out tis afternoon ai d do oumr an.. But first, Laura, who was a very exact little body, dId a great deal of measurIng; she measured winatows, sofa, rocking-c hair, mantle-p~iece; eyed a great, awkward table very severely, and finally appeared to be satisfied. The salesman at the dry goods and gro cery store, evidently conrsiderpd Miss Gay a lunatic on the subjiet of urnbleachrd rus lin, and had his views in rpgard to her passion for red flannel; but the young lady pursued thie eveni ternor of her~ way and rp. tiirnmed triumhphamt. Whast she di with her purchases was this: Curtains were made of the urnbleachied mnushn and flannel alternately. and, a delightfully comfortable plllowto smatch at each end, with a scarlet worsted tassel on every corner. Th'le rocking-chair was treated im the same w ay, after being sawed low and a few yardeot rookers being sawved off, and a rmoes cushion fitted to time un comfortable back and seat. Th'lis, and the front of tire sofa were orrnaamrnted wihh scarlet worsted fringe; for Laura never believed in doing Lthings by3 hialvecs. Theia fringe was knotted with a crochet, nieedie on a piece of scarlet braid, ari then tacked on the furnitufe. 'ilie table cover, a rournd onie, was fitted closely to the table of unbleachied muslin; then a labrequin, or hanging border, of thne same, attached, and trihumed with gradui atuai rows of larninel, tine whole finished' with scarlet worsted fringo. Theln mantel shelf was a high, narrow abomination of wood, painted white ; this was covered with flannel, anmi flnishedi with a prettily shaped, pointed lainbrequln trimmed with the frite. On the selci V auras placed two plain white vases of raceful shape, a present, froim hersefY, and \led them with drooping sprays of Tr-a antia. The effect of the scarlet, gre'en and white, to a color loving eye, was sim. ply charming. Two chairs had their seats covered in stripes to match sofa and rocker; but to Mrs. Mather's intense astonishment, two or three can(- bottomed chairs were ban ished, and their places supplied with some disreputable looking ones from the kitchen. But these wooden ones were first painted vermilion, and emerged from the process, things of beauty. Some common little pine picture frames were treated in the same way; and as they enclosed passably good engravings of pleasant subjects, they proved very ornammtal. Brackets were 'not forg'tten ; small wooden shelves of circular shape were covered with the Inevitable fringe; plaster busts, not particularly strong as works of art, were nearly concealed by vines grow ing in bottles behind them, and produced a very pretty effect. "You must certainly have a couple of foot stools," said Miss Gay, when she ar rived at this point; "but woe be unto the presumptuous he or she that shall place desecrating feet upon them." The footstools were made of salt or sugar boxes for a foundation, covered with unbleached muslin that was orna inented with scarlet braid, an applique flg ure cut out of flannel for the centre, and fringe around the edge. They were really beautiful, the topq having first been nicely raised with moss and covered with old calico. . Laura's busy fingers worked swiftly to accomplish all this, for she alsdained help from her cousin, who certainly had enough to do without adding any fancy touches to her pile of duties. But Mrs. Mathers looked and wondered as the parlor steadily grew in beauty, and frankly acknowledged -that she would not have known it, "Now for a wall-pocket, said the Inde fatigable workwoman; and after adding some pasteboard to her stores, and produc ing a lovely chromo-lithograph of Little Red Ridingirood from her own portfolio, she began operations in this way: A piece of pasteboard, fourteen Inches in length by about eleven in breadth, was cut in the shape of a shield, covered on one side with a gray paper of a very delicate shade, and on the other with scarlet flannel. It is better, however, to have two pieces of pasteboard, as they can ne covered more neatly and the back firmer. Sew on te edge of the gray paper piece, with tiny stitches on the right side, a binding of c-;'et worsted braid; baste the scarlet flannel on the other piece, making the edgee very neat ; bat the two are not to be joined until the entire front of the pocket is com pleted. Sew neatly on the flannel piece a loop of braid to hang the pocket up by. Omi out two more pieces of pasteboard, with straight edges, measuring seven by nine inches; covering one piece with star let flannel, the other with gray paper bound with braid like the back piece; on the gray paper side carefully paste the picture, which should be.of a size to leave a margin of gray all around ; edge the picture with a narrow strip of gilt bordering of the kind used with scrap-book pictures; put the mo bnrdoring ou tho annor cdge 'E thu braid binding. Then uite these two smal ler pieces by a neat overhand or slip stitch done with scarlet silk. Next cut two gores of scarlet flanel to attach the pocket to the back; stw neatly, placig the pocket on the aray paper side of the back in the middle of the shield. Now join the flannel Aide of the back of all this in the same way is the pocket sides are joined; crochet i deep fringe of scarlet worsted on the lower ind pointed end of the shield, and the Lrticle -is finished. This is Miss .0ay's receipt for a wall pocket, and IL is as beautiful a one as can be manufactured with the needle. The (lays went on and the parlor was anished. It was unique, and the whole ramnily were in a state of adniring cestacy ver it. "Now," said Mrs. Mathers, decisively, "how much have you spent, Laura, over and( above the twenty dollara? This is worth paying for, and I shall soon have ionmc more egg money." ' "Y'ou wish me to give an account, ther af 'moneys expendedi' " replied her cousin. "Here it is: unbieached muslin, two (101 hars ; scarlet flannel, five dolliss; worstedl braid, paimt, silk, and sundries, t wo dollars; sum remaining in the exchequer, eleven dlollars, which I .herewith dlehver to the rightful owner." "And do you mean to say," gasped her hostess, "that my p~arlor has aeually been refumnshed in this exquisite manner for aino dollars?" "Yea ". 4eplied Miss Gay, nmodestly ; .a are the cap~abilities of scarlet me might have added, scarlet flan l paint, hiae to be mixedt "with ir," to pioduce the desired effect. . He Dared. His llonor had before him time case of a young farmer whlo was arrcstedl for disturb ing time peace and being drunk, and when iaked for his dtefense lie sald: "Well, I live out here about twelve miles. Yesterday miorning, as I was spiit Ling rails, Billl Adams lie came alonig andi :hred me to comue to town with him, And L dialed. "You hgidii't any errand ?" "None at all. Alter we got lhere Bill Adams lie says to nie he'd dared me to take i drink. And I dared. Party soon, after we had b~een to a harness shop, lie dlared inc to take another. Andi I dared." Thiat was two drinks ? "Yes, sir, atrd after Bill had bought four pounids of nails lie dared me to get swiz aled. And I dared." "What is swizzled ?' "Just dirunk enough to think you can lift i barrel of salt, butt you can't hit one end f a hat, full of bricks." "Well, when we got swizzled Bill lie dlaredl me to upset a mani carryinig a step) ladder. -Anid I dlaredi." 'I'hat's when you .got that black eye, "Yes, sir. I upset the man, but lie got up and knocked me1 plzen West." "Well, then we saw a policeman march ing along, and Biii Adams he dared mue to pitch him mt) a snow-bank. And 1 dlared" "Was it much of a pitch?' "I'o, sir-not for the officer. IIe gave me two cracks on the head and brought me dlown." "Well, now I shall dare you to go to the Work Hlousa for thirty days," concluded His Honor as Jie settled b'ack. And he dared, u5n1ager Tours of 1881 Already the notes of preparation for th, Summer, Pre being heard on every side The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will during the conAng Eeason, present greate facilities than ever for visitors to the nian mountain and seaside r'esorts reacidU by it All the advantages offered in previous sea sons in the way of excursion tickets, fas and frequent trains, Palace coaches, an< splendid passengers equipment will be con tiued and many Inprovements will bi added which will insure to passengers stil greater comforts and conveniences. Witi Its leared and controlled linoe, It reache direct to all the popular watering places oi the New Je - ey coast; and all the fainoui mountain rtsorts of Pennsylvania, and ]n expense is spared to provide speed, safety, anti luxurious accomodations for its pa trou. Fast express trains will be run t< Long Branch, Ocean Grove, Asbury Park Ocean Beach, Spring Lake, Elberon, Dea Beach, Point Pleasant, Beach Haven Long Beach, etc. A now branch now it courke of construction will be finished tt Sea Side l'aik, adding another del,ghtfu ocean resort -to the already large numbei touched by the lines of .this gi eat corpora. I ion. On the West Jersey It ilroad (which Is also controlled by the Pennsyl. vania tailroad Company) which reachei to At'antic City and Cape May; many in. provenienLs have beon made, most proini. nent of which are frequent long sidings, giving all the advanages of a doubl( track; the running of the trains by thc system so successfui on the Pennsylvani, Railroad-and the placing of water tanki be ecen the ti aeks eiabhlng eigines t t.tkt up water while in motion, thus allowing trains to run through without stoppage4. A marked feature of all thi se lines is t'h thorough construction of the roadbed, the smooth runging of the trains, aqid the en tire freedoin from dust being particularly nct C0 ible. For travel to the mounta.as there will be hound the usual high standi ard of accomodation, and those preferring a jaunt in the country, a sojourn in the anatly valleys, or on the mountain tops will find overy convenience for quick and Dnjoyable transit to Kane, Leknovo, Dela ware Water Gap, Altoona and Cressp An Aged Iloroine. Recently the papers announced thi leath of Sarah Benjamin, at Mount Pleas. mt, Pa., at the age of 114 years. She wai iorn in Goshen, New York. When she was a child of seven or eight years her fa. lier-emigrated toPennsylvania. Herd upori ,he outposts of civilization she spent hei routh, amid the dangers and adventures -I .iorder life: she developed an active, fear ess, and Indomitable mind. This cast o nind combined with great cheerfulness ard L good share of wit, she retained to the .losing years of her long life: When v gIrl of twelve years, she was sent, about unset, to do an errand; she had proceeded )ut a few steps from I lie door, when she ailed to her nmother. that a fox was commn >ut of the swamp, The mother knowing 1o fear, ordered the chiid 'to go. [tilt the fnx prmved tn be a panthor. As ihe came up she sprang upon the cow hovel md the ferocinus animal seized the dog hat had accompabied her. But the niothet iearing the cries of her favorite dog in the laws of the panther, caught a sinall axe nd quick as thought buried its blade in the irains of the animal. As the report of thn earless exploit was noised abroad, it stag. rered the faith of even the oldest hunters )f the neighborhood. Her youth was spent imid the dangers of wild beasts and hos Ale Indians. She could recollect the de :eat of General Braddock, in 1755,througli he excitement which grew out of it. On the opening of the Revolutior she mtered very deeply into Its spirit.. She ook great pleasuie in seeing her husband mngagod in fighting the battles of her coun ry. During the latter part of the war, shet mccomplanied him in the army. D)urang Aieir marches she made herself very useful a preparing food, and when not thus en. ;aged, in sewing for the oficers and men. 3lhe never quailed before the face of muan. [ier resolute and indomitable spirit rose ibove all rank and authority. She could tave faced the King upon01 hva throne in be, malf of her country, and wiih the utmost lel beratlon demanded her rights It sems hat General Washington knew and appre iated her. She tho't him a very goodl nan andh a brave commander. Still she hought lie was sometimes too ienioiit i he administration of justIce. She wan with her husband in the army when at Kingsbridgo oni the lludson. T1hey er loading so.ne heavy artililbry ostensIbly tc ittack blow York then in the hands of the iKuglish, and it bemng necessary to do it ini hle night, sentries were placed around lest ~hey shiouldh be taken by surpri 0. Hler susband having been liaced as a sentinel, ilhe took his place with overcoat arid~ gun, hbat he might assist the men in loading the utlliery. It, was long before General Washington. with a clue caution for a safe ~y of his troops, came round to examine hie outp~osts, and seeing something in .onc f-his sentinels a little unusual, lie tadvanc. 3d to her and said, "Who placedsi/you ectoI" She pr ompitly repliedt, with a loud voice, in her own peculiar manner, "Them hiat hand a rIght .to, sir." Re, apparently ecognizing her independent aind patriotic apirit, piassedi oni. She had accompanied the army withi her iauband to the South, and was present, at ~he siege of Yorktown and surrender to Lord Cornwallie. During ti1e baittle sie nadle herself useful in carrying water to ,he thirsty and relieving thu wants of the ufifering. Passing where .the bullets of lhe enemy were flying,she met Gen. WVash ngton, who said to her "Young woman, ire you niot afraid of the bullets?" S8he luaintly and pleasantly replied, "The bual eta will nver client, the galows." She returned from Yorktown and after ards settled in Mount Pleasant with heri bird husband, in 1882. There is now liv ng there her great-great grandl child, a do acendant of her youngest daumghiter. Th1ese lenerations, in all, live were present, t her umneral A VanaTie iosiovoiy. While a boy was recently bathing in the >peilng of a channel connecting the F~oun. ain of the Virgin and the Pool of Sihoam, it Jerusalem, he discovered a rock upon which were graven a number of Phoeaniclan sharacters. They are small and finely wrought, but unfortunately not deeply cut. P'art of the atone Is submherged and .hidden Jy a silicate deposit. Afte: the chianniel as been drained and thte deoposit Carried iway It is expected that oonsiderble light 4n thme topography of Jerusalem .wlll there dv berained. "That's Is Po rd." Mr. and Mrs. Bowie Knife, of Custer City, Dakota, arrived in Brooklyn on a wedding trip recently, and put up at the Mansion House. 'We never have slung much style,' ex plained Mr. Knife, as he engaged a room. 'Me and my wife has allers been sort o' quiet-like, and now we got married, we are prosoectin' for fun. We are going to $urope, but I say we'd better be touristing around thd'old gulch for a while, till we get hooked on to the regular racket, and then we could bore further. Secet What's the coin a day in this stockade?' The clerk told hitu. '1 don't mind thoprice. Mud's been good to me for four years, and I kin control the quartz. Just mention to the ladies that Ily quaw is in the parlor, and she can kick the fly off'n a six-foot man's ear nine times runnin'. Say, stranger, wheie's your bene dictioon factory?' 'Beg pardon,' said the clerk. 'Oh I don't apologize to ie. I ain't throwin' myself for anything. I only thought I'd like to hear soniething trickle. Don't you keep no warnin' to orphans in this yer stern-wheeler I' '1 don't understand you exactly." 'Don't ketch on, oh? Ye see, this yer travelin' is burdenin' on a system, 'and I reckoned there might have be somethin' about that would wash the sluice. I ain't partic'lar, but if you could sort o' mellow the angles so as to p'int to the tan-yard, I'd gather in a chip for greens. Haven't you any accommodations for a chocked tunnel ' 'I don't quite compreheud you yet, ' smilied the bewildered clerk. 'If you'll tell me what you want--' 'You're beggin' quita often for one deal, pard, but I'll give you another. You see this is rather tropical weather, and the boilers has chocked hard. Now, what I want is some pulcliase to ease the valves. Couldn't you tell where to drive a drill for results?' 'You-are looking for a mechanic, I take it?' 'Not exactly,but somethin' close on to it. You seem to keep me pocketin' ily own ball. Me and my wife is studyin' the chain, 'cause we are goin' to Eurup. We got here all right, but the last stage has dampened the fires. Now rock is good assay enough for a regular old pine knot. Uet me now, stranger?' 'I think I do. You have sonic quartz you want to take to the mint ' 'You only need another c'rd to make your flush, pardner. You are banking bet Ler each game. It's just here. This is a hotel. Now, bein' miere, we'd [,ke, my wile and me, to flush the tunnel. What we want is directions to the ihunily that's wraped up the cartridges. 'Could your wife come here and explain this thing i If I could understand what you want, I'd direct y'u in a moment.' Air. Knfe went olf and presently ro. turned with his wife. 'Ycu and him don't scent to draw out of the stall,' she remarked to the clerk. 'Per haps you was hitched on tihe wro4g side. My husband has been heavin' the lead f.or quite a piece, and now lie thinks as he would like a slice off the Uuinea pig.' 'Now you've got it, stranger,' chimed Mr. Knife. 'Bhe's put oi Square on. Fold up your thumb and p'int the way to the copper kdfttle. Tne flues full oi sand, and I want pressure.' 'All this is entirely lncomprehensible to ie. Can't you indicate what you want to know in plain language?' 'The husband and wife consulte.i a mio ment. 'You're pretty light for a wheeler,' she finally remarked to the clerk. 'You don't appear to rivet down. We're passengers in this house now, and we want consola tion. We ain't anxious about the la el, but we feel like we'd ought to have soni kind of a dance that we can jine in.' 'But we don't have hops at this sea son.' 'J ist so. But don't you have no fresh air for a man ? Can't you throw your pick and eraculo somne yell ow ? We've got dust and coin to pay for what we get,, and if you .ose any cargo for us, we'll pu up an other stamp to work and give you the run of the ledge. All miy husband asks for is a chance to get- his teeth illed.' 'Ah I now I understand you,' said the depressed clerk, brightening up. 'Have made a iadin', stranger? inquired Mr. Knife anxiously. 'Yes, you want a dentist.' 'Not all to myself partner, Look herto Can't me and amy squaw get a lick at a sher-d xology?' 'A church(' asked the clerk. 'No nothinm' o that kind. We want to I breathe high wind for a stretch.' 'Look here. Suppose you go and see the barkeeper, he' 'That'V it pard. T1hiat's who we've been askin' foi -the barkeeper, that drill-driver. Show us the way, ai ii aniy of the other boarders come in, just tell 'ei mec and 1my3 wife has gone ior a little tear-heel, and we'll meet, 'cim in the parlor and swap lip tidl it's time for the bacon. The iFaoetions Paian. Down at the depot recently, a newly-ar rived 'pilgrim' thought to atmuse his fel lows andc a crowdl c f bystanders with a bit of pleasanmry playedl oilf on a man51 of thej past. This mian tatteredl and torn, dleserted 'of hope, at .od leaning, as one hua a dream, against the corner oi the dlepot. All the color of his face had( emuigrated to and set tiedi ini the end of his hose ; p~robaibly in ordler to be near the grand~ buisness scenter,. t'his bundle of rags with a redi head'ight, the pilgrim approached, thirowinig a biackic wardl wink as lhe did so, as much as to saly to lisa chums: 'Keep your eyes on inc and you wvill sec someo Inn.' Theli pilgrimi drew a bunch of matches fronm his p~ocket, broke ohf onie andl gravely I andh deliberately apprioached'( it to the nose of the grealt 'taittered and torn.' Th'le hat- I ter stod motionless, not, a muscle mioved an~d the~ eyes remaiiined as hianimzate as the eyes of a fishi until the match touched the ' end of his nose. Tihait instant a flit shot e out as straighut as a ramrod from a gun, a t aking the pilgrim square bet ween the eyes, y knocking himn hall-way across the plat-. formi. t Wvas the work of a seconld, and 11 in anothier secoiid the mnan of the past was t standmng as before without the sligittegg ( spark oh life mi either eyes or faeo. TIhe ilygrim got upi, anlti looiling at his late assajlsait, was uniable to see that lie had moved n hiajr's tareadthi. Witls a oleedinig and thoroughly ouz/.led face th~e f~cetioits pilgrim turned to his ccaminions and snidtdi ' Vho'd ever thought of lit nose gotag 0%I~ like tati'( Birds and Beasts. A reporter strolled Into the shop of a taxidermist recently. In the window was perched a large brown eagle with an un lucky little bird In Its strong, sharp claws. ."That eagle was shot about five weeks ago," said the proprietor "ills extended wings measure over six feet." Near the eagle a gray owl stared out into the street, as If he had forgotten his natural dislike to daylight. le held a mouse In his thin, hooked talons. Suspended babk of these was a bat, with wings extended over twelve inches. Some wild-qucks which had just been received for stuilng, lay with their glossy green and black plumage carefully smoothed down. The skins of soie ducks and other birds lay around in various stages of preparation. The reporter gave a start as he nearly stepped on a little white Spitz dog, curled on a mat near the door; but he, like his companions, was only life-like, and past all "delight to bark and bite." Several glass cases were ranged about the room, and contained hundreds o birds of ilost as maniy species. Some were glis tening in sheeny plumage of green, red and gold, with the shifting brilliancy of "changeable" silk. Others were quietly LIremsed little songsters. done gray squir rels sat up on a show case, as port as if in iheir native woods. Here, tob, were inowy feathered geese, and efligles of pet anaries. Beveral heads o1 deer with their vitlers on were mounted to do duty as tiat-racks, and other deer were stuffed ntire. A large sea-gull and a vicious ooking hawk svooped down from the ciling. Near the door hung a number of ovely white (loves witli outstretched wings. 1'hese were only a few of the things that net the glance, as almost every kind of ird known in this country was represented, ud the collection ranged all the way from % beetle to a bear. Thle reporter began luestioning. "What is your largest class >f customevrs ? "A good iany people send their dead )eta here to be mounted," replied the axidermist. A large share are canary Ards, and they send, too, dogs, cats, quirrels, rabbits, eveni horses once ii a vhile. During the autumn and winter, vhien the game laws give liberty to sports uien, I get iiiany speciiens of gaie to nount. I presume they keep them as 3 rophies. They are usually wild ducks and ;eese, partridges and deer. 8,ametiies hey shoot an eagle, or a big owl or hawk Lud these they are pretty sure to want tutifed. Owls make very handsoume birdsi vhen they are stufted, as they are plump, iave plenty of compact plumage and trilking eyes." 1 "I presume florists use many of those vihite doves," said the reporter. "Oh, yes, I have a large order for them low. They perch them on the floral de- I uigns for funerals. There it always a mar let for pure white birds." "Where do you get your brilliant colored nrds I "From South America mostly. They kin them down there. They cost different >'ices according to the color. Some of ti. tues are very rare." 'Are milliners usinnimany of thon now?' isked the 'reporter, wao was not posted in he fashions. "Not this year, as they are not the style, nut last year I could sell all I could 1111ind vithout any trouble. Women. are very .hiaugeable. Fur dealers have a goodi many Lilmals stuffed to serve as advertisements. % handsome black bear, tiger or panther, Lttracts attention." The taxidermist requires a careful and %xpert hand, and also some knowledge of intural history. If lie has not the latter, 10 will be apt to spoil his bird or animal n skinning it; and will afterward stulT it nut of proportion, or mount it awkwardly. 't is always desirable to mount the beast >r bird in a natural attitude, iaid, if 'assible, in some characteristic act, to pive it life and~ expression. Theii taxidcr nist's tools arec not, many, comp rising pinm ~era, shears, scalpel and a measuring rule. I'he skins, after beiing'removed(, are painted vith arsenical soap to preserve them. An ~ rtihlcial body oJf wire, wound with cotton ~ aitting, is coiistiructedl, andI iterstices are tulled with tow or excelsior wadding. A-t uicial eyes arie inserted, mere black beads ~ newering tile pulrpose for small birds. To cop the feathers of a bird in p)ositmon after ~ ieing shot, it is insertedl in a paper cone, cad dlownward. After the bird Is stuffedt lhe feathers aire woumnd down smoothly ~ vith thread, glue is applied where neces ary, and1( after a few days the thread las emoved. How ai Niory (irown. A farmer Was once told that his turnip keld hiad b~een robbed, and that, the robbery ~ ad been conmmitted by a poor, mnoffensive nan, of the name of Palner, wvho, many f thme people of the village s..id, 1had( taken away a wagon load of turipis. Farmer lirown, muileli examperatedl by3 the loss of tis tutrnips, determined to prosecute p)oor ?almer with all the severity of tne law. Vith this Intention lie went to Molly San hers, the washlerwoman, who had been imay in spreading the report, to know the vlhole truth; but Molly denied ever havmng aidl anything about a wagon load of tur-. lils. It was but a cart load thait Palmer ~ ad taken, and Daree Hodson, the biuck ter had told her so, over and over agmn. rhe farmer, hearing thIs, went to Dame 10(d5on, who said that Molly Sanders wa r Iways making things worse than they r cally were ; that Palmer had taken only a rheel-barrow lull of turilps, and that she tad her account from Jenkins. the tailor, vho stoutly denied the accouint altogether; ; to had only told Damne Iiodson that Pal tier had pulled upi several turnips, hbut how inny lhe could not toed, for that lhe did nota cc himself, but was toild by TIom Slack,c he plowman. Wondering where this i voumld endl, farmer Brown inext quiestioned 'omi Black, who, in his turn, deelared lie ad never saidl a word abmout seeing Pal ier p~uL' up several turnips; lie only said e hind heard say that Palner had pulled p a turnip, and that Barnes, the barber, ms the person who had told him about it. lie farmier, almost oct of patience at this reount, hurried off to Barnes, the barbor,b rho( wond~er ich that people stiotlki find leasuire In spreading idle tales- wvhich had o truth In them,. Hetssured the farmer 11 hie had said cbotit the matter, while lie sik oli the heard of Torn Slack, was that, or' all he know, Palmer was -as likely a itin to puli up ta turnilp as lis neighbors. 'The best, recipe icr going through Ife in at exqilisite way, with beauti- I ul manners, Ia to feol that every body, 2 to matter how rich or how poor,noeds t ,11 the kindness lie cau get 'from t &athrd. ItIde on an Ice-Yacht. The speed of the ice-boat is incredible, and it will when sailing across the wind go faster than the gale that propels it. This seeming paradox has been so clearly bhown that I shall not take the space to explain it now. The reason for the amaz ing number of ice-boats is because any body with a hammer and saw and a few boards can make one. Even the largest of them are not expensive except as far as the sail Is concerned. Toronto bay Is %bout three miles wide ina seven or eight miles long, at least those were its (ilmen 4ions when I was there quite a few years igo. A long low sandy island keeps out .he waves of Lake Ontario and as there is rio current the bay has nothing to do when winter sets in, but freeze, and it generally stays frozen until navigation is open every wher else. 1 only had one ride nit an ce-yacht, but I remember the trip with olerable clearness. There is nothing juite so bright and fresh--especially the atter-as a student who is taking iu his irst experience of city life. Two of us im ,hIs callow con(litioi had trotted down the .risl) frozen street to the Esplanade, where loronto turns out to s.e the skaters and he ice yachts. A gay party of four were !ust hoisting the big triangular sail of a racht that lay on the ice at the iwharf. L'he Captain marked us as his prey. "Have a ride over to the island, gentle nen ?" The delicately-applied flattery which lie lisguised in the word "gentlemen" cap. ured us, and my comrade answerwi for >oth and said . "We would be most hap We sprang down on the ice and took our )laces on the triangular framework. There vere no seats, unless the cross scantlings :ould be so called ; some sat on those and one on the flooring. One of tie meU hoved around the sharp end of the tri AiL1e, which had11 fixed at the pGilt a mov- t ble skate attached to a lever after the nanner of the helm of a sail-boat. At ach other point of the triangle was a fix. d skate and from between theni rose the tast. The man pushed the ice-yacht out rom the lea of the wharf and sprang on ioard. The wind merely touched the sail, 'et we slid a:oig faster than some boys vho were skating coulit keep up with us: hie urchin asked if lie might hang on. le was given cordial permission, and he eld the point of the triangle, and pla Xd is feet together, skated along without any a xertion. The istantt, we were out of tie allience of the warehouses, the boat sh )t head like a thingt ot life. The luau at lie wheel winked at his companions, and uddenly veered the boat around. T1his vas for the benellt of the boy on skates. ilstea(i of tunbhlng over, however, he slid iut at right angle.s, triumphant, kept his cet like a little man, and found time to nake a derisive motion with his hand. lie had been there before. Now that the gale struck us the spOed L mecaie terrific. We two held on by the inibers, but were laughed at by our com manions, who accustomed to the motion, at unconcerned. Every now andi then a >atch of snow would be encountered that >erceptibly lesseied the speed, and when. I boat struck a patch it was with dili :ulty hat we kept our places. Wo skinuned lnong tihe other yachts and threaded be ween skaters in i way that made freedom romi accident Iarvellous. Most of the iie one skate rarely touched tile ice, nerely dipping down on tihe -rystal surface low and then to flirt a white flake of sp)n cc from the glistening blade. I was in a onstant terror the boat would upset, vhich I gathered from the conversation of lie boatmen, was a frequent occurrence. We now rapidly neared the island. "Where do you wish to land, gentle .en ?' asked tihe wheels:nan. My Iriend was p~ast, sp~eakinig, so I an wered : "Oh, anywhlere ; we're not par icular." "All right,'' lie cried, making straIght yr the island until within a few rods of it, thien lie suddenly turned the belm about t right angles. Natural phlifosophiy has taught me Ithat, lie ice-boat, must have very hastily left her ourse when the helm was ehanged. I herefoze firmlhy believe to this (lay that hie di change, but personally I have iio nowledge of thle fact. I wasn't a-going a chlange my course merely because the0 oat did. I kept right on, and I will dIC) riy frienid the justice to say that he stuck ,y mie. We slid thmeremainider of the dilstance to lie island, rapidly aissuming new postures iI the while, and, allowing for increaisedi riction, lmdie alnost as good time as thme achit wVould iiaVe (lone. The~ speedi was ot what we grumbled about. We rolledi C ver a good part of the way acuoss the iland bef ore we conicluded to stop. My friend, becing a man of pIety and rincipile was (deprived of the consolator'y a flheeice that I -who had no such scritples -p~roceedecd to surround miyself with. I ave hn mny opinionl of our late compan ms1 ini a style of rhetoric that I flatter may lif dlid justice to the occasion. lie silent brushed off hIs clothes and qmietly took sort af inventory of the dlamages, listen ig all the while, doubtless with seome sat faction, to my Impassioned eloqueiice. A Misitako. A young gentlemnu was recently mar ed1 at aii uptown church, and as lie was reparing for the ceremony, he fplaced the moiiey lie intendied to hand to the minus er -a ten-(iolfar goldI piece-in one vest ockect, and a five-dollar gold p~iece for the xtoni in another. The service over, the minister was met by the sexton, who wore smile as large as the front door of thme turch. '"rlTt was a fine coup~le," said the smil. ig sexton. ''Very nice party, Jerenmiah," said the minister. "And quite a liberal one, too. See hat they gave mte?" saidl the sexton, as a opened his hand and shiowed the glitter ig eagle. The minirter eyed it curiously and re lied: "AhiemI that's very kind i n ut see what they gave mel" and lie fished p) the five-dollar piece from lisa pocket. The sexton wondered, and the parson 'alked away, but bo0th hlad a suispicion tore had been a mistake made-and there Water made s'igiiniy salt, and to vhich bran to the proportioni of one uart to every gallon has been added, saId to ineroase the yield of utik by 5 per cent. if it is given to cows as heir ordinary drink. After a shiort lime the cows will refuse pure water, ' hnlest theS are very thirary. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. No legacy so rich as honesty. Never look a gift gun in the muzzle. The best thing in the world is to be able to live above the world. In the divine the'ocracy majorities do not rule, but the private heart. Life is a comedy to him who thinks, and a tragedy to him who feels. le who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give It. A man owes his sucoess in his life woi k to the woman who walks beside hin, Painting Is the intermediate some thing between a thought and a thing. Divine vengeance comes wit'i feet of lead, but strikes with the hand of Iron. The sweetest thing on earth ts a little child when It has learned 03 know and love. Bodily enjoyment depends upon good hiealth, and health dependi upon tei. poralce. Kitowledge will always predominate ver Ignoranoo, as in in governs the >ther animals. Few thing1in this world are useless -none, indeed, btit what are of man's )wn invention. A wise man, when he rises in the uorning, little knows what he may do Wofore night. A little less moneV and a little more ;ood character would Improve hoits of )cople vastly. Human life Is everywhere a state in vhieh much is to be endured, and a ittle to be enjoyed, Oar best Intentions, even when they lave been most prudently formad, fall lten in tWeir issue. An old and tried friend Is the best linIi of mirror for a in in who wants to ciow ox totty how he looks. Tnere is an old proverb which runt: "'ell eVery body your busluess and the evil will do it for you." Men may second fortune, but- they annot thwart her; Lhsy miy weave ier web, but they cannot break it. Fair happier are they who always :now what they have to (o, than they vho have to deterinuue what they will b0, After friendship and love come be evolence and that comp:asilon with tuites the soul to the untortunate. There Is no truth, however pure,and owever sacred, upon which Ialsenood annot fasten, and ingraft itself there li. Keep close to your friends a'id far ,way froi your onemies and you will lever have to indulge In the luxiry of quiarrol, It may be doubted whether there ver was greatness-of character whioh Lad not been nurtured in the school of ;reat affixtion. Peace: a diamond among the gems of auguage; a word so choice and rioh n its significanee that in Itsolf alone G Is a benediction. Those who openly confess the truth. nd cheerfully suffer for it, must have , believing spirit, and a firm hold upon uvisible realities. I require that the poom should hIn resi mae, so that after [ have shut the hok it shall recall me to Itself, or that )assages of it should. What Solon said of individuals, that io one could truly be called happy tIll Iiv .lifo had terminated in a happy le ath, holds equally true of families. Stick to one thiipg until it Is done, ,nd done well. The man who chases wo bares not only leaves one of them, mtr Is pretty sure to lose the other You ought not to asic odds of any noe. Like a blooded horse,' all youa 'ave a right to detmand is to be put von on the whifl itreos. After that how your mettle. Tihe devil ought to have hisi diue. lHe Ie good paymiastor. le never forgers a uibt and never pays in money that Is t a discount. 'There are no dollars ini is coffers. TLhaat which 1iscaled good company as led manay a mnan to a place Whic is not considered decorous to men ion before '*ears polIte," is a comn ion, and, thereftore, the more an awful ruth. Theie are two ways of happiness penl to every mn in. O-w is to get m r iued, the othier not to. The youth who leaves off hIs over oat to enjoy a balmy sprlang is help. igpay oil bile mortgage on his doc. w's 8houso. We hava, a way of comparing our elves with those who are w >rse than re aire ourselves, not with those was re better. In this way we ieann to hilnk ourseives better tha nu ma will verage, Providence has arranged an admair - bie system of comnpenustion in tile ascrabutioni of talents and Instincts; u thaL, as in tihe rule of t'hree, th e 'rod~uct of the extremes of' belief etiuals hant of the miaddle terms, sat's lessons are out and carved on inzs inianlimate-seen In the leat'and lo .ver, paintLed on the Ianidscape, dha a din tile mu.rmuring brook, heard lai lie viewiess wind, revealed in -a pass rg cloud o1fitcting shiadow. Man of all ages is a selfish animal, nu unreasonaoleJ In his sellishuness. 1t akes every one of us in turn, many a larewd mau, ia our wresclings with the vornd, to convince us that we are not o have everything our own .vay. People talk a vast deal about genius, unt we have noticed that the greatest ecnluses are meni who do the hardest vork, and so we are inclined to tllak hat hard work and. genaus are ver y inch the same thling under dlft'rent Lames. Th'le first cigar whioh a boy sniokes eaches him more about true lanvard. ess tnan all phie mnetaphlyslejsof alter ears. A little boy, whose sisters must have teen comspeilled to make shirts at eight entts eacn, when questioned as to Lila eligious experIence, said lhe didn't vat to be born again for fear lie might to born a gir), O4r friends interpret the world and urselves to usaii we take them tender y and truly i nor need we but lova Aem devotedly to become meqisbers or ,n immortal fraternity, superior re au. ient or change.