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7--*7 .. ---- I.. (t4 -- - - E~WKkojADI1 QN. < ** , ~,. WINNSBORO, S. C., MAY b, I881. STABLISHEIM865. Why art thou rotloss, foolldh hq~rg, In vain I strive t-, quiet thoe; LidatliMM r4)Vsm*/ 4-somq a Thou os'j Ujbroa1~ C8 z~ '~ Foifta 10 boulriuat o Drc ai oq until the b4k or cud Doesin MA a. gy blestnsp That thon oanst f ai to grasp The cup r' rotud ti oo sfafl Diink in.ile stootbus. wij lo 'ti noar Wrestle no moro with fato ; Golden is overy flooting hour When lov ohage'l4to,' -1 Tho sad and painfal "might i'avo boon" 'Tie Woll thou Shduld'at forgot; Fail not li6's ' bittor Ltei And va' roj Wait thou 4and rht'bestihoe heart That clasps thoo to its own; Too soon thy bitter cry will be, Alone I ,Aln 111 . ''Over the Wires." First,~I mut tpil You who I am, atid how I canto to be in the Baysylllo Bank m the "Wee 'ita' ho&i" oqe 'dr'ary De cember night, some tee years ago. My name wastthen Olive. Hudson, and I was 17 yeais old that same 'December night, and s.o small that Mrs. Kuight'p Dolly, who was -not 12 ydars old, was half a head taller -than myself. We were rl6h folks 6nce, but father died and left us very poor. Mother struggled along in a weary -iand-to-hand fight with poverty till I was 10, and then died. Siho had rented 'two rooms of are. Knight, widow, also, wih two stalwArt sons, an aged father, and two daughters. After niolher died I was adopted by the Knights, and, aithough 1 was earning a support as music teacher in the Baysville Academy, I was like one of the family when I was in my good landlady's homo. They were all in good positions, but by no nu ans an aristocratic family. john, the eldest son, Was- In New York in a. whole'sale sugarho'.se;'. Toni was the night watchman of die Baysville Bank building, atnd grandpa-we all call him grandpa was telegraph'operator of the town, 'while Mary was a - milliner, and Dolly stayed at the cilice, sending and receiving messages. Baysville Bank building was a large granite structure, containing the post-oilice f and bank on the first floor, the telegraph oilice and a number of private law oflices on the second floor, and other private t ollices on the third floor. In the basement were post-oflice rooms for sorting the I mail, and also the large bank vault. . I knew the building well, for I was fond 8 of telegraphipg, and spent half my leisure C time pbreh tip beside grandpa while he slept peaceiully or read the newspapers. And that was the beginning -,of my amusement at Dryden,. the next statfoi. l The operator at Dryden was a wit, and flashed nonsense to our office when busi- r ness was dull. It fell fOat when grandpa t was in the efilce, but if I were there I f sent back jest for jest,.. and sometimes an hour slipped by like a minute as we talked t over the wires of every topic under the p sun. He called himself "Lion," and I, J for nonsense. signed myself "Elephant" I laughing as I did so at the reflection of my tiny figure in the offico mirror. Beyond Dryden, and only five miles x from Baysville, was C- , a large com- t mercial town, the nearest railway station, and where an office was always open for t the accommodation of travelers. J As I have said, Tom Knight was the J night watchman of Baysville Bank build- t ing, and a lonely timo he had of it. The I last miail came by stage at-4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the pest-oilice was vacated< at six. The batik closed at thice, and by six o'clock every oflice was deserted for the night. At seven Tomn was on duty, and grand pa, who was restless at night, was in the habit of takiig down some coffee and ln. cheon, as tihe building was only a stone's - throw from the house. On the~ December night I have already mneutionied;, it had stormed heavily all day, and I had taken, a',new olass at the Aca. .1 demy, coming homne later. ii the cdap than ustual, and excited ovor. My, 'mcrease .Ini salary. Everybody else hind gone to bed, and I was lingering over the kitchen fio wifh [i Mr1is. .Knight, dreading the 'plunge Into my (cold room, where iliad allowed the fire'-to go otm. TIhe clock struck twelve, and Mrs.] Kmiight, lifting her face from over the fire, "Do call grandpa, Olive; lie's asleep oin the sofa in tihe sitting-room. l'll havea TIomn's basket ready by the time grandpa lhas his hat and coat one I hate to call him, ior lie was coinplaining of rheumatism all day, and the grouiid is very wet, although the stoirm is over." "Let him sleep," I said; "I'll run over3 withl the basket, It is but a step." "But it Is so dark; are you not afraid? 1" "INot a bit; I'll slip on my waterproofI andl rubbers, and draw the hood of' my cloak over my head." "Well, if you will, though I am afraid TIom will scold at my letting you go.". "PIll put down the basket and run, anda lie wvill never know who left it."a "(Jo Into thie roar basement door;. he leaves that open for grandpa." I grasped the hanle of the basket, and hurried across the space bet ween the buil-1 lng and the hous'e, and stole softly In' at the hasoment door, in pursuance of my plan to drop the basket, and run. .in my ,rubber shoes -my steps were noiseless, and~ I had scarcely passed'the threshold when I stood rooted to the floori in terrible amazement. S'omebody was talking. I crept forward and listened. 'Thero was a man intho vault, andI A light shone tnder tho door.. W hile I listenedtI onin Qde saidl: "Th'eure Is a conioundhed di-aft here; did you' shut the (loor-, Smith?' "Yes, btit the wind mIght have 'iei it open ," I haid just time to dart, under the stairA' . care - nt crouich down, when the door ,of thie va'nlt opened and a man came out. lIe crossed the ently, 'driw two heavy noisy bolts,' fastened the 'dboor gy' 'Nhich-1 h~ad entered1dlid retirned' witllout closing i the vault ddbr. . I nanld inoo, hi by the im .ih an. 50 ot orla he safo loc ,Jy.t of t6*n -a froM W uikII r6 wis the oudino ot a ian botid m4 ed upop the floor, but I could only bofl t re 'that it wAsTom for'i could lot distjnctly. I fO'I was '.nleoly caged, foi it would e i osqiblo for ne to draw those heavy )oit lthomt attracting.-lioti'o. Andtlidh an as being robbed, that was evident. k19 ,4d 11 preventrit.'. I - qomildpot get >Ut; could not reach Tom.' Suddenly I , lbered rthe telegrapht ofliqq. on .tiq lec d floor. If I could summon help fro -C-, it was only five miles, and wrd was a long job for' the 'burgl'ars before they could )pen the safe. ; could creep around the staircase ?. If ne of those busy .ven turned his head'I was lost. I softly crept out on all fours, ilowly, watchfully, and gained the stairs. Up I darted, )Ilgsoing my Indian rubber ho;s,' till I gained the door of (id te)e ,raph ollice. ;1., ds 'dArk theto and I hired not strike a mat'ch. I ljstoncl, and ...then leaving the door >pen, groped my way to the well-known esk and gave .the signal -for C0 . I 6uld 'ar my heart throb as' I waitbd oqrAthe answer. It came I btill working .n the dark, I sent this message: 'Burglars in the Baysville Bank vault! Watchman gagged and bound! Can you iend help ?" Again the agony of suspense in listening, ut at last the sound reached me: "Will send -help 'immediately?" I crept to the head of the staircase, ifraid the clear 'ring. of the instrument iad been heard m the vault, but no one :mno -up' stairs. The windows of the elegraph office faced the street, so I re urned, bolted myself in safely and sat town to watch. - The town - clocK gave one - resonant itroke, breaking the Acep silence, and no iignas of life were' viible - in the long itretch of road leading to C-. I was miunb with cold, wishing heartily that I iad not left Tom's basket under the stair ae, thinking regretfully of my own cozy med, when'I' lieatd afar off the sound of iorses feet. No sister Anne, in Bluebeard's tower, vas ever more watchful than I was then. ?Vould the burglarg take the alarm? The . building made a corner of two treets, and I saw eight mounted men lash up the road, separate, and while four Lisiounted in front, four went to the rear. The burglars were unprepared for this lank movement, for while the police in rout were thundering at the main enwance, he robbers rushed to the rear basement loor right into the arms of the police sta ioned there. I could hear the hubbub, pistol shots [red, the scufile ot feet, cries, oaths and eneral confusion;. and I slipped clown tairs and out of the now deserted main ntrance and ran home. Everybody was in bed," and I Went 'to ay room and had a good crying spell, and ouinurted My iif il umon.jpdy Lu doubio lankets. where I soon fell asleep. All this was on Frid ay night, and I had o teaching to do until Monday, so I slept ate, but coming down, I found all the amily prepared to make a heroine of me. "I never knew until mother told me his morning," said Tom, "that it wasn't ;randpa who sent the telegraph to C--. ly Jove, Olive, you're spunky, if you are ittlc. "I gave up when four of them pounced >n me from one of the upper rooms. They aust have got ini during the day and hid here." I tried to make the Knights promise not o tell my adventure, ' but could not. lefore might all Baysville knew how Olive Iudson caught the burglars. 1 was in he oflice with grandpa, when over the rires came this message: "What does Qhve 'Hudson look like? verybody in Drydon is talking about her reat exploit." I flashed back. . "Whiat (do you suppose such a woman vibuld look hikei -' She is nearly six feet all, broad .shouldered, 'and loud-voiced, Sperfect Elephant." "Was it really yourself, Elephant?" "Dear Lion, it wan!". "Do you' know, I Waut' to see you.. . I km going to 'New York" to~day,' but I'll >e back ytext sprmng." - if he came to Iaysyleo he (lid iiot see no. I ran away in a fit of shyness. In March a'wdndefful thing happened, tiy mother'sbmtherhv hofad bcen seven eon yearse-noarly all "my lifetime-in uba,' came out tb New York, found me >ut, and took me iito a life of ease and uxury, making me pet In his splendid ouse. le was a bachelor, over fifty 'ears of age, handsome and well in formed, nmd witli large weamlth. He introduced me to old friends of his, *nd my circlc of acquaintance widencd very day. I was entirely nappy, for we oved each other well. One day. Uncle George brought home to linner a afranger, who he Introduced as: -'The soni of my old1 friend, Olive, Mr. loberts." I made myself agreeable. as In duty' pound, to Mr. itobei ts, a man of tliirty or hereabouts, with a face that was down Ight ugly, but pleasant from thme expres Ion of frank good humor and intelligence ipon it. We talked of everything, and t urprised at' the congeniality of taste we eon discovered. In an animated dis ussion of heroines, Mr. IRoberts, turning o Uncle George, said: "You were kindly inquiring this morn. ng about my fortune since tathier. glied nut I did inot tell you one little episode. lefore I was fortunate eneugh' to obtain uy present lucrative situation, I was for a lime telegraph operator In a small:. place alled Dryden, and then I heard of a real erone, of whoim the-world will probably ever hor .I kne w whamt was coming, but.kept 'iihy ace perfectly composed to listen.' When he story was fInIshed, givig .Uncle Ieorge a sly pinohi to keep him .guIet, 1 aid: "What kind'of a looki'ng person 'Was the vohderful heroinO ?". . . ". never saw her, 'for itlthouigh Bays. 'Mel was the next village to Dryden', I over went there. But she wnas described to goe as tall, strong and niasculleA. . TIn short, my dear Lion,?". I . id :tay)]y, " she was a perfeet Flophidut." [3okstare ps ,rooted' m~Io am ' rtain 6 r car e upgn. eJo StoJrt' face.'b epr r sic 'at hour, Ills eyes. dilated~lij bought t? 'J.they 'would..pop out of his lear ngly ficb nd his mnouth opened l6 utetel amazement." inally ho rememnbered hd inanngr%'qud gasped:, y . "ardon 'ne, I-was It really you?" "UncdloMeorge," Vsai -"wili you b( kiid enough to introduce ile properly't Wr.' Roberts? - 1 believe, Io thinks youi niecd mu0" qUFt anM & 'Vith a r cle G, eorg ' ar4oted gravly 1UrdFl2cdW'' 'k Uf51r. Leo Roberts, Miss Olive Hudson; Missilludson, Mr. Roberts." , '6After that, we could not certainly .x straligers, and Mr. Roberjs camte often tc dinoe with Uncle G'col-g. And one day there was a wedding, where the bride was very 'small, buried if lace and orange blossoms, and the bride groohn was ugly and good natured; but il was a true love matc4, a fit endihg for thi( ilirtatin cominenced at Dryden r.nd Bays' ville, "Over the fVires." Unf lunate Lovers. The last gleam pf day was silvering thc N aters of the Guadalquiver, httho moutli of which stands the ancient city of Valencia. Abovd -other buildings rose the tower oJ Miquilet, with its bell sending Its soleni tones far and near, calling the iullabitaatE to prayer. Far as the eye could reach ex tended the fertile valley Iluerta do Valon dia, studded vith thriving villagbs, vine yards and- cottages, bound py the sea in tlic distance'andsurrountled by the lofty moun tains of Catalonia. The stars were gem ming the.. fiejds of azure and the crescent moon ascending the vault of heaven ; it was indeed a night of beauty-a sceno tc attune the mind to happiness and paace. The service had ceased, and the congre gation was slowly departing from the Uathqdral of Saint Cellius. Among the last of the worshippers was a young female, closely shrouded iIn a inautilla, yet of vo thin a texture was it that her face and fig. ure were almost poceptible. In her hand she carried a fan of the most exquisite workmanship, but seemingly more foi ornament than use ; behind her hoblb*)led an old duenna, who with difliculty kept pabe with the tripplug. fect of Donna Isabella, ror such was the - nafmne of the maiden. Close by her side walked a young and toble looking cavalier, whose deep dark ,yes were riveted upon her, while ever and anon glances of recognition were exchanged between them, till at length the suspicion of the old lady was aroosed, who shoulder id aside the youth, and seizing the arm of 1.er young charge. quitted her not till they reached a noble mansion in the neighbor liood of the cyor verdant Glorietta. But. the young cavalier was not to be thWartsed in his design, which was to con voy to his lady love a billet of appointmdnt, nor was Donna Isabella deficient ot inven tionin favoring the wishes of her lover, for just as she was on the eve of asecnding the stairs leading to kor mansion, she dropped her fan as if by accident. The opportunity Was immediately seized by the young cava lier; who, lifting it unseen to the duenna, slipped within its folds a hillt. and kneet mng, presentge*t-to the blushing girl. " kou'are too forward," muttered-the ancient lady. " It is well her brother is not at hand, else he would chastise thy in solence.'' " He durst not," replied the cavalier, "my blood is as noble as that which flows within the veins, of any of the race of Valasquez." "I Hoity, toity, we shall see that," said the old crone, and, raising her voice, she called for assistance. " Leave me, leave me, for the sake of the virgin mother 1" imploringly spoke Donna Isabella. " You will meet me, then, as specilled within the billet " said the youth. . "I will, I -will, God willing, and an opportuity offers. Now leave me." The youth hastily snatched her hand and pressed-it to his lips. The next moment he was lost among the mazes of the GIlor ietta. The noise of the duenna had alarmed the inmates of the mansion, who hiastened to her assistance, but the can demeanoi of Isabella converted their alarm inte laughter, especlally when she informed them that the old dame's cries arose solcly frontihiea polite attention of a passing cava 11cr in-tendering her her fan, which she had accidentally diroppedl. That nmght when the bell of Miquilet told the midnight hour, Isabella stood i the balcony, which overhung the garden. A slight miovement was soon heard amnong the orange foliage and a tall figure, shroud. ed in a flowing mantle advanced and~ stood beneath the balcony.. " Are you icadly ?" asked thme mask. "'I aim?'' answered thme maiden, ini a breath scarce awdible from terror. ' Becure then this ladder to the rails and decscend~.". And throwing a ladder of silken cords, it was caught by Isabella, who, having fastened it as desired the niext moment was in tihe arms of her lover. "Now, then, for the chapel of the Lady Mother-ore morning you will be forever mine." "That morning you will never see," cried Don llenriqucez, brother of Isabella, idvancing from an umbirageois shrubbery close. by, " Traitor! villaini would you1 seek to dishonor-the noble blood of Velas gjuacz? Draw, coward, andl defend thyself?" With the speed of lighting wvere the ripiers of thme opp~onents crossed, and with the sp)eed of lighiting was thiat of Hlenriquez burled in the heart of the mask-who, fall. lng, exclaimed ; "~ Henriquez, you have killed your prince!" The alarnm speedily brought the (domes tics to the sene of slaughter-tme nmask was renioved froin the faco of the (departed, and too surely were the gallant features of the noble Pedro, Prinice of Castile and Arragon, revealed to the horror-strlcken gaze of Hlenriques. 'Withm diliculty,(dkd the domestics untwine Like arms of isabella from the body of her Lover. Sense had forsaken her, and when she awoke to consciousness it was only to murmur the nanmne of eedroptith hp9r dying breath. *Mournful yet granid was the funeral of the Ill fated Prince, and in pity to his5 love was the sweet corpse of Isabella consigned to the royal tomlh to remain in (leatih with her lover, whilo' wearys of his life iIIenrqiudk to Veimioe, and embarking, IFlung at away in battle with the Tur-k. In tihe Cathedral of St,. Cellisis may yet be seen the tompb of the uafortunmato lovers, [tostands in the e'ast ''ntve, containing thn brief and simple lnscription THToht3 0?, AVFIIoTION." -Key Weh oltais-makers pimy ev.ery month a'contrib ution of 21,060 toward the in terni1 -revenue fn. A Look at Ve.4uvius. VesuvlU has diplayed her flrowork; and .ip af btrlliat reception-ono' s gran :a bestil 4hat I sat up half 0h nig4t -to watch'the Shower of sparks whic .every f0w m14teas' blazed upward to ,9onsiderable fi'lit.- Lucky I have a root which overlooks the city and bay of Naplea and.conmanuds a'Alo view of Mount Vesu v1u _ The . volcano. at night looks not iu iike:a huge glit-1Oube with alflash light NoW brilliant, nw oubdued; or, perhaps like'a large beacon .e built on the top u a mountain, burnin 'brightly, with frequea small eruptions. ftvwers of sparks con forto at -intervals of'.a few minutes. An occasionally sireaill of lava, vhich ru partly down the side of the imountatin Those streans from tne city look uk masses of fire. Itis only at night tha anything can be seen. During the d nothing but smoke Is visible coming out o .th crater. Soinetimes the smoke ascend directly upward, at others it floats away i: clouds and again assumes fantastic shapes Vesuvis is tho great lion here, its prestig being only challenged by the ruins of Pon pel. The people are proud of their ide and 'gloiy in its ernptions. As the guid said: " Ah I look now at that, where yo1 have such thing in America ?" And, whei I told him we didn't ivant anything. like it he was iery much of'ended at 'my lack o appreciation.- The ascent to the crater i iow comparatively easily made by a rail road built on the same plan as the one uj Mount Washington, lowever, it neithe starts from the base of the mountain uoi goes entirely to the top. That sort of thin wo.d never do. To start from the tottol of the mountain would be to ruin the busi ness 'of the hack-drivers, who for a consid oration.consent to take you to the observa tory, a point about a quarter of the wa; up, where the railroad coinmences. Froi the terminus to the crater is a good fifteei minutes' walk-not easy, by any means The view fron the summit is fine and cx tended. The view down the crater is no what one expects. If you expect you ar( going to have a look down into Hades, au< .see the Styx and Ohasron, you are mistaken The sulphurous fumes and smoke roll uj in clodus, and one whiff will satisfy yot and keep you busy coulthing for som< minutes. The formation of the lava an< the dirqctions whidh the streams from the different eruptions have taken are very in teresting. to, note, the lava from each of ti great eruptions bewg of a different color The ground underyour feet is uncomfort ably hot. I pokd'..my cane down into C crevice, aqd il immediately took fire. Fo the fun of the think, we ioiled or roaste< eggs hard by letting them down luto tli( crater. Vesuvius was too lively to be vera attractive at so close range. Frequen showers of stones, Some of which caum down unpleasantly close to us, hastened our departure, and we returned to town t< look more at our leisure at this wonderfu curiosity. The voleano inspired me witl a good deal of awe, and were I livinr. a uany thousands are, d! us 'uasu, ond withhe reach of its terrible powers, I should no feel at all easy. Englooering Work in Franco, The railroad now being constructeL from Maroejols to Saint Flour, in the de partment of Lozire, im the south of France presents one of the most remarkable tri umiphs of civil engineering that the worli has witnessed. This is the viaduct o Garabit. Reaching the valley of thii name, the road terminates abruptly on th< edge of a precipice. On tle opposit side, a distance of 1,556 feet-considerabl, over a quarter of a mile-rise the basaltil promontories of the Contal Mountains The valley is a sort of colossal chasm, a the bottom of which flows the river Fruy. ere. Plans for a viaduct across this val Icy were presented by the young enginecer M. Eilffe1, and he was 'told, as Americti would say, to "go ahead." The structurn now nearly complleted, is of Iron. Thi central arch spans 541 feet (165 meters), with an average rise of 65 meters or abou 218 feet. Th'le rails will be about 40i feet from the surface of the river. Plac< the Cathedral of Notre Dame on thils stream and the Column of the Place Ven dome upon its towers, nd there will stil be considerable space above the platforn on which the road is laid. The span11 oj this arch is much greater than any in Eu. rope. Our great bridge at Albany hau four arches, each of 185 feet span; the Lr Salle bridge in Illinois shas arches of 100 feet span; those of'the Augusta bridge ovei the Kemiobec are 100 feet, while those ol the famous blew lRiver bridge In WVesi Virginia are only '273 feet. TIhe heigh1 also of the Glarabit Viaduct is exceptional, in Eur po at least, where from 00 to (X meters Is considered the limit of safety for iron supports; though the great-viaduct of Frlbourg, un switzerland, passes this limit, being 78.75 meters. M. Eiffei has noi overstepped the traditiorgal projutd ice, loi the imotaile part of his suipports is only 81.16 meters, the rest being masonry of th< most Azid 'character; but lie maintainet before the Europeaa Society of Civil En' gincers that he could guarantee safety, with tihe combinations he uses to iron sup ports 100 meters high. The uarabit Via duct Is exceedingly light for Its size, ti< cenitral portion rep~resenitimt obly 10,50( kilogrammes'to the 'running mneter, oi little over 113 tons, while the weight of thi metal for the entire viaduct will not, exceet 3,200 tons.' F'ioparang i'ourautas for Mn icot, Peanuts to be p~reparedi for the mnarke are lhaeg in a large cylinder, fromi wvhiel they enter the brushes,overy nt receiveii fifteen feet of a brushing before It become, free. Thleni they are dropped on an end loss belt, passing along at the rate of fou. miles an liour. On each 11ide of the bel stand girls, and as the auto fail oii the bell the girls with a quick nmodo of the handi~ pick gut all the poor look ng nuts, aliowipi only the best to f ass ti.e cruci~le, . Thosq thai do pass drop inte bags anJi the floom below. Whea the bag is Ailed it is sewei up andh branided as "'cocks,"with the figura of a rooster prominent on its sidecs. Ti peas caught up by the girls are thrown ti one side, again picked over, and the bos singled out andi branded as ''ships." . *'These aire as flne's. nuL as the first fo eating, but lii shape and color (10 n'ot com pare with the "'cocks." Thie third gradl 38 branded as "eagles." They are picket ou~t of the cullings of thd "cocks"' ani "slups." The cullings that are left fron the "cagles" are baigged, scat to the toj story and what little me. t is in themi shaken out hv a patent. selle. stow to nflhave at a Party. I remember that when I was qnite young going to h party waA n&htly ail buch - a trial to me as a pleasure. Ueomg iffai-ont, I dreaded entering the room a1d 1tbounter ing the eyes of the people already assembled there; and once' fairly in, 1 wad over shadowed all the evening by thd dreadful necessity of, by-and-by, rotirong. lesides, I felt a sense of responsibility which was very oppressive, and was so afraid of- not doing or saying whiat was expected of -mo f that I moved and acted awkwardly, and no doubt looked partectly miserablo. Perhaps some of you may have had expeiliences sinular to ne. Now let me toll you that I have lived to laugh at my foolish shyness, and to be very sorry for boys and girls who tsuffer froin the saine thing. , When you are invited to a company, the first thing-in order is to reply to the invitation. This is VOlitc, whether you accept or decline, and it is impcrative if you declitie.. Send your answer as soon as possible, in scine such simple phrase as this: " Harold," or "Florence, thanks Mrs. - for her kind invitation for Thursday evening, and acceptst with pleasure," or ''declines it with real regret," as the case may be. Arrived at your friend's house, you vill be directed to the proper place for the removal of your wraps, and the arrangemnent of your toil.et, and then you have only to pro ceed to the parlor, where your hostess will relieve you from embarrassment by meeting ryou aonce. She is, of cjurse, the first r person whom you are to greet.' Having spoken to her, you are at liberty to find other friends. Do not think that people are looking at you, or noticing your dress or your looks. They are doing notting of the kind. Engage heartily In whatever amuseenot is provided for the occasion, but do not put yoursolf needlessly forward.. If spoken to, reply modestly but intolli gently, even though for the moment there may b it liaush in the room. If you really wish to enjoy yourself, seek out somebody who seeins to be more a stranger than yourself, and try to do something for his or her pleasure. Forget that you are not acquainted witn everybody, and remember that, it is your duty to help your hostess in making her party a success. Should your greatest ncemy be presont, you must, of course, be perfectly civil and agreeable in your manner to hiln, for in your friend's house you are both under a flag of truce. W hen you say good-night to yot enter, taimrs, be sure to thank them for the pleasure you have had. Do not stay too late, but. avoid being the first to go; or, if you must leave varly, do it as quietly as possible, lest, your wi-thdrawal sliould be the signal for others to leave, thus breaking up the party too soon. A Parina-uentary Boy. The boy came home chuck-full of par liamentary tactics. At the dinner table ilu moved to reconsider the votd y wuhmc boiled ham was placed oii the bill of 'fare, and demanded the ayes and noes on the question of a now pair of rubber boots and a spring velocipede. lie hadn't been home two days before lie obseried to his mother: 'I move the previous question on that hunk of maple sugar in the pantry.' 'You can't have it.' 'But I must. My motion cuts off all de i bate, and I shall announce the question as [ carried in bthe aflirmative.' i His father suggested the idea of an hour's exercise with the ax, but the boy called for a general expression of opinion and succeeded in passing a vote to recom mit the question to the Committee on Rules for amendiment. Things went on in this way fur a week, and the old man finally hod enough of it and felt called upon.to administer, a caution. 'Don't you know that an anmenthnent takes precedence of the qjuestion itself?" replied the boy. .'I a'nend as follows:' 'Resolved. That, this family recognlizes Cushing's Manual as standard authority on quiestionis of dlebate. Are ready for the quest ion?' 'No, sh' I' replied the old man. I 'D~o you wish for a call of the Hlouse?' '1 wish you.to understand that your talk d (ispicases me!' of'Well,while I must respect for the rights ofthe minority I still feel that it would be a safer plan to talo your motion. It can come upj again under the hiead of 'U~nfinish ecd Business. lIn about, ten minutes the 01(d man was ready for hinm in the wood-shed, and~ lie remarkedl: 'here is a quorum present andl we will p~roceed to business.' 'I move we take a recess,' irelihed the boy as his back begani to ache. 'Can't (io it,' said the father as lie hung up lis liat. 'I am now going into the coim mnittee of the whlole onl the whlingiu busi ness, and if I can't tan your jacket, in ten minutes I shall ask leave to sit again. Stand~ out here I' 'IPlease call mother to the chairl' plead edl the youth, but it was no go. The old man had a two-thirds vote on him, and the quiestioii was so well settled that, the boy w.as able to buy two bars of soap at, a gre ceiy that afternooii without a single allu sion to Cushing. Moh'den' of Walking. An Iingenious contemporary gives tho following summary of the different modes of walking adopted by those who go to. and fro upionl the earth: Observing perron~s move, slowly, their heads move alternately from side to side while they occasionally stop and turn arouind. Carefulii persons lift their fcet highi and place themi dowvn slowly; pick up some little obgruction and place it down quickly, by the side of the road.. Calculating personms genernlly walk with their hiandls in their pockets ,and their hieadis slightly inclined. .odest personsi generally step softly for Vcear of being observed.. Timid person~s often. stop off the ai~e. walk on meeting another, and always go around a stone fnstead of gtehping ever It,. Wide.-awake persons 'toecout," andl have a long swving to their arms, while their hands move about misoellancously. Careless personsa are forever. stubbing their toes. I 'Lmy persons sergtpQ about loosely with I thchr heels, and are, tht, on o sigle of the sidewalkand then'on the other. 'VNery stong in~ndemd person placo thiir toes dircty inifront of them, and hav, .a kind if athn'Ynovemeit. flow WVall Paper Is Mado. ' A quarter of a century' ago plain white walls andl ceilings were (1c rigcu. In Anerich, except In the homes of the wealthy, Whero the hand of the fresco painter took something of the coldness from tho' walls., In looking back it seems strange that the ancestors of the present generation- *re so devoted to 'the coW And chiesilCs white color, and this can only be explained by regarding it as due to Purl. tanic plainuess. . When wall paper began to beused the celling was still left white, but a change has come, and now both wall and ceiling are niiido to harmonize with the surroundings. , The better to uder stand the subject of wall paper, a repoiter recently visited inl estalishment where the article is manufactured, and saw the entire procesm. The paper is receivedt from the manufactory in. suitable lengths indi a proper width, and of a pure white c-lor. To to this the pa Per is put through a machine constructed for this purpose. 'Tho color is applied first With a large brush, and then the paper is carried on to a series of silif brushes, which move diagonally to aid fro acrms the surface, to give a smooth ness and equality to the ground and leave It devoid of shade or unevenness of color. After being properly (tried' the paper is ready to reaclve further decoration. One end of the long roll, which has received a '"ground," is placed in a pahrof nippers attached to a large printing machitie, and the work of addrument goes' on. The priinting machine has a large cylinder, around which the paper is cairled to the printing cylinders. These are made of wood, .with raised-patterns of brass, whose interstices are filled with flock or felt, The cylinders, however, do not contain an entire pattern, for eadh color in the paper requires a separate impression; hence it follows that each cylinder bears only a portion of a pattern, The printing maclilnes of the day are capable of printing a many as twelve distinct colors, and carry thirteen rollers, the extra one being used to apply the varnish. It seems unazing to the spectator to stand by and see a roll of ddrk.. brown paper go in at one end bf the'ma chine and come out at the other end elegantly adorned with coloicd fIgures. having thus received the pattern, If gilt is desired in the figures, the roll is placed in another machine and bronzed or gildetd. Th'e bronzo is contained in a large box and the paper. pliasses over a cylinder, over which is a large brush filled with bronze powder. This is passed rapidly over the surface, and the portions of the pattern intended to receive it retain the gilt. Then the roll of paper is drawn over an other cylinder, surrounded with stiff brush es, which clear away all superfluous pow der. There are two varieties of bronze paper--the single print bronze, which contains only one color and gilt, and the colored bronze, which has a number 'of colors. The latest-inprovement is the enpossed or pressed paper. Formerly all patterns were perfectly flat, bu by a now process, portions of this pattern are raised or em bossed. This is done by a machine con structed for the purpose, anid consists in forcing the paper down on a duplicate of the original pattern. thus elevating the desired portions. Yelvet paper (so-called, but known technically as "flock" peaper),' which is so often 'used iii paneling, has long bothered the brains oh the usual house holder, yet its manufacture is exceedingly simple. The paper first goes through the "grounding" machine, and then receives a sizing, after which it is placed in a long box about two feet wide, two feet deep and twenty-four feet long, with a canvas bottom. Underneath this bottom are a aumber of wooden arms which, by the aid Af cranks, beat a tattoo on it. 'The paper thus placed, a quantity of flock is thrown on-it, the arms beat the canvas, and in a short time it emerges seemigly a roll of moft velvet. A Iho4w York man has recently patented an improvement oni all previous dforts, known as '"mica," or "'Oriental satin" paper. By a secret process mIca is ipplid to the surface, giving the paper a ghittermng appearance. The rolls are then run through a maclino which embosses the paper, giving it a "ribbed" appearance, l'he rolls of fanciful wail paper are retatiled it prices ranging from two dollars to five :iollars each, and when propcrly jald upon walls andh ceilngs give an ap~artmuenit a rich ippearance, fully equal to the handiwork( >f an expert fresco painter and at one-flfth ,he cost. Unfortunately for good taste many per 10ons are "all at sea" as uiegards the proper irraiigement of tihe room..- They dlecorate hleir walls wIth beautiful paper and then iide the beauty behid~ rows of pictures. [n ppring the wvalls of an apartment sonmc feinite arrangement should be dhecided 11)0n blefore the pdper is placed. Aiiother utrage onl good taste hs in selectinig wall paper to match in color tile furnitiure of a room. This is said to be all wrong, as wvall paper should oppose in color tihe furmiture 4i a room. Contrast in this respect gives mtire harmory.. "Wood pap~er" is the name of a ne0w Ldea. In this the paper is given a thin veneer of the wood (desiredl, aind cani be rolledl upl like ordinary paper. This papier, properly applied, giyve the walls of a room All the appearance of belig worked In hard wood. Biy means of machinery the mainu facmure of wall paper is thaterially hlastenedl. An ordlinary maehine will print from 2,b00 to 8,000 rolls .per (day' of eight..celored paper, wvhile fifty rolls is a govd (lay's work by hand. Tihe latter process, how sver, Is used on the very finest paper. The paper after having gone through the varn nus processes describedl, Ia run on long spindles aind cut unto rolls of eIghit yardls unach, packed in,bundles of twenmty-flvo rolls and is then regdy for shipment. --hBnos Ayros has 5M,000,000 sheep,. '-Lrklrt J. Meade, the sculptog, has in Italian'wife. --The salary ct the emperor of Etissia Is. $10,000,000. -The Ee~'lo R dlway Ieoember earn igs increased $804,000.-. -Ex-Vice Presideflt. Wifeeler wli go to Europe thIs spring. -Lord JBeacoo'sfieids '?YEudymioWn" paid him ab'out'fffty centrsa word, .-.The lynltedl Staggs makes Abe bat and putrest glydering n shg rparlje, , ,-Thobliabitapts of theoglobe pro ross more tilag;1,OQ diiferept religionos -Tli 4verago constimpt a'of sugAn Lu Itrance ir\ 1875 was. 12. Vier'heady -In' Parls'alone 178,000t 'lesljri' theit: livelihood in somed ietPgi tradn -The estimate for the ne ray bridge,Scotiatid, is close of to $Z600, 000. r-Michael ells ofilkota is 100 years old-0 years abovoepAr, 'and 8 above Parr. --The total numberof lanzuites and dialects spoken iII the world amounts to 3,0, - Queen Victoria roolve' last year $205,000 clear cash from h'er dnehy or lialicastor. -The Black Hills niinee i'ae report 06 to have prodchted in 1880 nearly $5, 000,000. -A dealer In Vermont las an order from the West for 1,0,060 Pounds of maple sugar. -The son of Manzoni, the great Italln novelist, has been put in a luna. tic asylum. -Milan Is the second city of Italy in population, and the first In wealth anti art attractions. -The famous copper mine of Fahlun in Sweden, has been worked for a thousand years. -Four .hundred miles of railroad have been c-mstructod In Missourl dur ing the past year. -Canada received nearly 85,00, im migrants last your, as against 01,000 for the year previous. -The Atlanta cotton fair, in Oato ber, will draw, it Is estimated, 50,000 strangers to that town. -King Iumbert, of Italy, Is about to visit Paris under the traveling title of Comte do Pavia. -The Chinese of Danver have a large school, in which the E-iglish branches are taught. -Over 153 new butter and cheese ractdrios will be erected in Iowa this year, making 400 in all. -John Clay, the brother of IHenry Clay, is living in Kentucky, and Is still a strong and active main. -Groun d was broken on tie Yellow stone Division of the Northern Paiolfi Railroad on Septembur 10th. -A 50,000 acre tract of lntid on the Northern Pacifle has been bought for a culony from Belfast, Ireland. -Mime. Lettellier, the eldest slster of the late Aloxfnder D:mmas, is still living at Grenoble, at the ago of 80 -King Ilumbort is 37, and has been on his throne three yegrs. His assas s1nation has b0on attel)pted only once. -The railroads killed 30 persons during February and injured 182--the blackest statemenrt for any month on reword. -BIshop Littlejohn, of Long Island, has just received the 4egree of doctor of laws from Cambridge University, England. -The Empress Eigeimn la a very wealthy womatn. -bile has estates 'In llungaryj Spain, France, t3witz 3rland, Italy and England. -The Crown Princess VLctorlaj of Germany, is in ill health, said to bW caused by her grief over her bareayc ments of last year. -Hoe & Ce., are said to have paid $2,000,000 to the widow ot William Bullock, inventor of the printing presses, for his patents. -The highest rate ot indebted.ness par capita, Is that o' Maryland, $103 - 01. and the next Maine, with $100.22. The lowest Is Oregon, $4.25. -Trhe annual production of tobacco in Limo counties of, Rook, D41no, Jefler son, and Greein 1i' isoonsing anouut.i to nearly $2,000,000 in value. -Chief Justhee Waite Is of' medium height, straight, Strong and firm. His mnose, mouth and chlin are large, while his hair and beard are iron gray. -Josiah Doloaoh, the nun who is saidl to have saved General Grant from capture by the enemy near Memphis in 1862, has Just died In that city. -At a sale of autographs in Paris, a letter of Catherine do Medicis brought $82. otle of bhe Marquiso Maintioon, $78. and a letter of M try Stuart $82, -The Governors-of New York and Peninsylvainla each receive $10,000 per annum' the Governor of Louisiand $8, 0 0 ana the others from $6,000 to $1,.. -Tedifference in the value of sil ver by the gold standard, as compared with our standard silver doll ir, Is about $3,000,000 a year on our total product of silver. --Thme number of immigrants to the United States In 1880 was 475,257, a larger number by alauost 30,000 Luan ever camne to the country ia a single year bitore. -A celery garden of forty-s!x acres, believed to be 1,he largest In the world, is cultivatod in the suburbs of I/>ndon, and produces annually about half a million plants. -The total number of periodicals pumblished in the U~alted States at the beginning of the presenit year was 10,.. 131, with an aggregate circulation, per issue, of 20,677,538. -Governor John Endicott' auto grap~h sold at auctIon ina Boston recent ly for $24, Ralph WValdo Emerson's for $1 05, John Brown's for $5 75, and .hdward Everett's for 55 cents. -Tme public debt of the United States is $08 per head; of Spain $15M; of Franc.-, $146; of England, $147; oz llAland,. $114; of Canada, $27; of Mexico, $39; of Swltzerland, $2. -The shearIng corrals at Delano, Kern County, Oaf., present a scene of curious actlyity, no less than 120 ex.. port shearek's being en gaged In clip pimng the fleece froni 200,000 she pt -The passage of the Coercion bIll fladi IreJ and garrisonedn by an army of 29,86flicors and men, 4108 horses ant and 72 guns. This enormouts military fdrdo is (lIstributed #11 over th e coun. - -t rbabythe longest piastorate in QW iiampshiiro was that of the haLte1 l, Lal as Ainswortn, of Jatiroy se ideyasa slhmnbs. Ale 4 a~oh 'Ic~s 18 ,adi.the age of' *Gegniany now ran ks-thizl in popu lation of the groes-countr19s'or the world. - he reoentreenIsusashows a Pp ept 46 9417*e aussia and ed e .atA Afsut and Odhi4h he ur