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TR-WE'EKLY EDITION. W INNSBORO, S. C., JUNE 25, 1881. ESTABLISH-ED 1865. I------~ - - ~ Uuvu-DI, OwIht uaK I Goo-bye, sweet day, good-bye I I have so loved thee, but I cannot hold the Departing like a dream, the shadows fol theo ; Slowly thy perfect beauty fades away; Good-bye, sweet day I Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye I Dear were the golden hours of tranqu splendor, Badly thou yloldest to the ovening tender. Who wert so fair fhom thy firbt morning ray ! Good-bye, swet day ! Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye I Thy glow and charm, thy stiiles and tone and glances, Vanish at last, and solemn night alvances, Al I couldnt thou yet a little longer stay 1 Good-bye, sweet day I Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye! All the r'oh gifts my grateful heart romom bore, The while I watch tby sunsot'd smolderinq embers Die In the west beneath the twilight gray I Good-bye, sneet day I A Narrow Escape. "There that'll do now, Miss Gertie, dear you look just lovely." Poor old nurse, according to her, I wa always lovely. Whether arrayed in silk or cottons, ball-dress or moriing gown, he[ verdict respecting me remained the same As I surveyed myself in the glass I felt v conscious blush rising to my face. I *antet to look my very best to-night, and I knew my white dress and pearl ornaments be came me well. "Give me a kiss, nursic," I cried, "ant then go and get Leady while I show imybelf to papa. How do I do, papa-?" I de manded, bursting uppn him in all tU splendor of my attire. "EB, my little girl," lie said, looking up from the the book he was reading, "are you going now I" "Yes; I promised to be the first arrival, you know; and, please. I want your candid opinion on my appearance. Nurse thinks 1 look lovely." - "I am afraid nurse is a partial critic,' he returned with a fond smile. "You look very nice indeed, darling. You are grow ing wonderfully like your mother. I knew that this was the highest praise he could give me, and forgetful alike of my dignity and my extensive tram, I ran tc him and clasped my arms round his neck. "You dear old papa i You're sure you don't mind my leaving you-quite sure I And you wont feel lonely without me will you?" "No, my child-no. As I drove alpng with nurse in her prin black bonnet leated opposite to me, my heart beat high with ner vous anticipation. I was going to my first party: for though I was eighteen, papa and I had lived such retired lives that till lately I had known nothing of the gaieties usual to girls of my age. Six months previously, however,the Mortons, some ofd friends of my father's ud settled in the neighborhood, and at their house I had begun to appear in society. Already on the strength of a few musical evenings and a ga-den party or two, I felt myself quite a dissipated per son. When we reached Holne Lodge, thi large, comfortable, old county mansion was ablaze with light, and from the open door streamed an inviting flow of warmth and briliandy. In the hall I was seized upon by Louic and Lottie Morton, the twin sisters. "Come up stairs to our room.'' cried Lottie, "we will have time for a chat be fore the people arrive. 'Tho sitting room, specially appropriated to the girls' use, was a pretty, cosy apart. mont. A splendid wood fire was burning on the tiled earth, and near by a little table was set forth with a dainty repast of coffee and delicious cakes. After we had examined and conneuted on each other's costumes, Louis began tIlling our cups just as a young lady entered the room. She was a friend staying on a visit Isabella Baloni by name, and by birth half Italian andl half Enaglish. Bhle looked remarkably well, In a suit of saffron-tinted brocade, and necklace, ear rings, and bracelets of dull gold, and as I gazed at her I comprehended how rarely ovely she was. I was engagedl to Rupert Morton for the first watlz; but we hiad only taken a coup~le of turns round the room wheu lie whils perecd:, "Do you particularly wish to finish this (dance Ii f not, will you conme into the conversatory I It Is cool and pleasant there." I was about to make some laughinmg re joinder, but a look in his gray eyes stopped me, and I merely bowed assen'. "Gertrude," lie said softly, as we stood by a marble basin wherein a tiny fountain sent up a sparkling caecade of silver drops, "do you guess why I asked you to conme here ?" I glanced up at him saucily. ''Certainly because it is so cool and pleasant." ''Ah I that was only the pretext, the ex ciise. Surely you can guess my real reason, darling. You know I love you,do you not? I strove to cover my burnIng cheeke with my hiands; but lie gently removed them, and held themi In his own as lie bent his head downu to the level of my downcast eyes. "Hlave you a word to say to me ? (an you not give me one word of hope ?" I could not at first speak, but he readi his answer in my silence. "Rupert," I murmurnmed presently, rais lng my head from its resing place on hut uuuiuer, -uo you Know L-1 1nought 1-1 was afraid that you likel Miss Saloni." You were indeed mistaken. Ao man could help admiring her; but believe me, beyond admiration I have never never given her a thought." The rest of the evening sped swiftly by. If I had been happy before, .. was ten times happier now. I danced every dance, and at supper Iupeicontrived to secure a se cluded corner, where he detained me so long that I mortally offended one partner who sought me high and low in vain. I was to remain at Hlolme Lodge, and go home the next day, nurse having every thing requisite for my stay, and placed ready before she returned. Having exchanged my ball dress for a comfortable dressing-gown, and my satin shoes for furlined slippers, I sat by the - fire in my bed-room, dreaming bright dreamus, and weaving fairy fancies. I loved and was beloved, Was not that the height of human bliss I Could any other joy compare with it ? Truly it is written: *'There' nothing hai so sweet In lie, As love's young dream, It was long cre I got into bed, but once there I fell into a slumber, and neither memories of the past nor pains of the future disturbed it. Suddenly I awoke with a full, sure con ciousness of the presence of some one or something terrible in the room. Who a what it was I could not tell, and I dared not to attempt to find out. I lay with my face turned to the wall, every limb stiff and still, and the blood in my veins curd ling with fear. At last an icy finger touched me; and as though under some nesmeric influence, I sltwly moved my head. The fire had died out, but a night-lamp %as dimly burning, and by its light I saw -1 saw a loosely-robed figure, with a cloud of raven hair falling almost to its kuces; luridly glowing eyes, set in a death ly pallid face; and in one upraised hand a gleaming stiletto-jeweled' handled and finely pointed. I could utter no cry ; I could make no movement. I remained spellbound and dumb, my eyeballs staring and my hps blanching, knowing that I was at the mercy of a mad woman, and recognizing in that mad woman Isabella Saloni. Again she touched me; and though I shuddered I could not draw away. "You sleep soundly, she said, "but you have awakened at last. The sleep of death Is the soundest of all sleeps, for there is no awakening from it I And so he told you lie loved you -you not me I What do you know of love ? What does he know of love? It is I who love-I.I-I" and her vole rose shrill and high. I am going to kill y ou l" she continued, after a moment's pause. "Le cannot love you then. le will for get you, and then it will be my turn. But the spell was broken. With a piercing, echoing cry for help, I flung aside the bed clothing and sprang on to the floor. There came a sharp, fierce blow, an agonizing pain, and then darknes', obliv ion. It was twilight when I came to my sen sea. The curlains were drawn,and a bright fire crackled cheerfully in the grate. Vaguely wondering as to what had hap pened, I attempted to sit up, but the only effect of the exertion was a low moan of anguish. A gentle voice addressed inc soothingly and( Mrs. Morton leaned over me, and slip ping her arnm under thiepillow,bifted me up, and gave me some cooling beverage to drink. I fell asleep dlirectly, and when I awoke again gray (lay's light was creeping in at the wimkGw, and nurse was sitting by my side. '"Thank heaven I" she ejaculated fer. vently as I feebly raised my hand. "Ah I but you're better now, my lamb." "Have I been ill ?" 1 whispered. ''A little, decarie," she answered, ten Ier ly stroking my hair. "But-but what was it ?" Why am I not at homie V' "Ilush I my p~retty. You mus'n't talk any miore now. Lie still, andl another time you shall hoar all about it. "Ahi, me I What weary days, what w eary weeks, those weie that I had to lie still. Waking and sleeping I was haunted by half delirious visions of that drearlul night. I could not bear to oc left alone for oven a few minutes. A dtting shadow in the corner a fold of drapery, would iiearly send me into hysterics. At last when the birds were b'lythtely carolling a welconme to the spring, and trees and hedgerows were bursting into leaf I was carriedi from my bed to a sofa in the adjoining room, andi from that time recov cry was more rapid. IHarvest was just over whxeni Rupert andl I were quietly marriedi at the village church. Thue Winter following we spont abroad.' Papa joining us at Nice in Octo ber, accompanying us on the remainder of our travels. Isabella baloni is in a private asylum near neai London. Insanity it appeared en in qmnry, hereditary in her family, though tlje fact 1had always been kept r.s secret as [pos smble. Poor, poor girl I I only think of 1her now with hutense pity and compassion. -Prince Bismarcek is iuirning temn per ance reformer. A law against drunkeuness'is advocated by the Ger imain Uhancellor. -According to official accounts the thme total, proluotion, of spirits in F'rance in 1880 was 1 681,(68 hoe ol tres, exceeding the quantity in 1879 by 93.159 hectd'lltros, and presenting ain Iexcess of' 85.169 hedtolitres on tile Invera go production of the the last ten yeara. A Drmr It sea. When off the coast of Peru, on the 23d of June, 1849, three boats were lowered for a school of sperm whales. Each boat made fast to a whale and Captain Ilosmer soon turned up his. In putting about to tow him to the ship the boat was capsized, and the boat keg (containing water,) lantern keg, boat bucket, conpass, paddles, etc., were lost. She was righted and the oars lashed across her to prevent a'iother over turn, as she was full of water, and the sea continually breaking over her. Signals of distress were set, the other boats being about a mile and a half off, Captain Hos mer saw the other boats take their whales alongside the bark. which was still heading toward his own, but to his aniazeinent when within about a mile, she stood off oi another course and continued so until the coining on of night hid her from the anxious eyes of the horror stricken crew. They now got up alongside the whale and tried unsuccessfully to free their boat of water. Relinquishing this hope, they cut from the whale, and rigging some pieces of the boat's sail, they steered toward .the ship's light, which at intervals became visible, but in the morning the distance had apparently not lessened. They could behoi their shipmates cutting in their whales, but all eiforts to attract their at tention were unavailing. Again they mde a futile attempt to bail the water from their boat. Finding it Impossible to make their situation known to their comrades, t and the distance between them constantly L inci easing, they put about before the wind. On the second morning the wind, which from the time they lowered had blown freshly, being less strong, they threw over board their whaling craft, and a third time tried to bail their boat, but they lost one of their compaions without accomplishing their purpose. Again,* in the afternoon, they essayed, and this time they were succe. siu, but another man was sacrificed j in the attempt. For forty-eight hours they a had been up to their arms in water, without b a morsel of food or a drop of drink, and a they were suffering painfully from thirst, T wo of the survivors alreidy were delirious. The nearest known land was Cocos Island, t, on the coast of Peru, a thousand miles away ; not a man on b'ard was capable of g handling an oar, and their only means of propulsion was a small fragment of sail. ri For Cocos Island then it was determuned r to head, and te ring up the ceiling of the boat they fashioned from it a sort of wooden sail. Nothing out of the ordinary a course of starvation, thirst, and a rapid decline of their energies, occurred until seven days had elapsed, (luring which time not a morsel of loud nor a drop of water had lent them strength, nor a reviving tj shower had fallen to aid in prolonging their p existence. It was now agreed to cat the teirible lot to see which of their number should (lie that the rest might live, and the ti untortunate mani upon whom the choice fell met his fate without a murmur. rTo ward the close of the day a shower fell. t Being without cbinpass or other instru- t] miient to determine their course or situation, N Capt. H smier was obliged to steer as beat h lie could with such aid as was afforded by L( the north star and the rolling swell of the a sea from the south. On the eighth day h another of their number died from exhaust- M ion, and it was deemed necessary to steer k a more northerly course in hopes to again be blessed with rain. O the ninth day k another shower fell, and his blessing was t followed by the remarkable circumstancek a of a dolphin leaping directly in their boat. Several birds also approached so near as to be killed by the wanderers, and great relief d was afforded them by these happy events. 0 On the 18th of July, land was seen which ti proved to be Cocos Island (uninhabited), a in latitude 5 deg. 21 north, longiti(de 87 deg. 15' west, and this land the shattered remnant of a strong and hardy crew suc ceded in reaching. '1 hey succeeded in catching a pig, and, drinking its blood, were re-invigoramed. A plentiful supply of birds and fresh water ti aided their recuperation. On the second r (lay after landing they were overjoyed to see a boat ap~proachl, which proved to be. loing to the ship Leonidas, Capt. Swift, ofa New Bedford, a brother whialeman, thenii recruiting in Chatham Bay, and it is needh less to say that all that could be (lone for the survivors was done. I In a letter from the mate of the Jainet to her owners, lie says that after his boat re- d tumrned to the ship1 he raii down for that of the second mate, the only oiie thlen in sight a from the shipl. They then prjceeded ina the direction in which the captain's boat u was last, seen goiing, and lay to all night a with all sail set, and lignts buirninmg. 'Thiey a crmisedi three days, but wvere unable to geltiy any trace of the captin's boat and wvereb forced to the melancholy conclusion that it 1had( been cai riedl d >wn by a foul line, more hi p~articularly as lie hiad a new line coiled a but two days before. WVildIfornos of Texa~s.d A corresp~ondlent in Texas writes: I was si driving my horse attached to my btiggy,on ti the road leading from Paint Rock to Men- fi ardhvi'le, and in a beautiful valley, about tl fifteen iles from the place, I observed a s< lie clump of live oaks on the bank of a pool of clear water. I (teided to halt at this inviting sp)o, for my noon lunch, and just before reaching my halting place, 1 b)4 saw a bunch of horses approaching from h< the south end of the valley at a rapid pace. pi Not thinking at the moment of wild horses, d< I looked for herders in charge of the bunch ui of what 1 suppiosedl to be domestic animial, c< but soon discovered that they were in charge of a imagnificent stallion, of a steel ti gra~y color, with jet blicek inane and tail, si the latter sweeping the ground. Thme miove mnuts of this magnmficent animal were both re graceful and majestic, his sprIng over thme turf was elastic as that of a cat, and when si not engaged ini roundiug ini his stragglers lie seemed to take a prde in exhibiting 0 hminsel, capering with head and tail erect, with ears finely initedl forwarda, evt r on " time alert to discover the presence of ft enemiies or to detect, and punish stragglers fronm his rank. ri Whilst looking at this noble animal 1 s< saw himi suddenly throw back the si point of lis ears, dlepress his head, andi al with glaring eyes, rpring in puIrsuiit of an i unlucky mustang whose tardy movements n had given offence, and whose rapid flight g to the midst of the herd only saved him d from punishment. - h he patriarch of the herd it seems had d chosen the same sito as a suitable grazing tl and watering place that I had( selected as a a temporary canaping ground, and as I had beein the first to arrive, I decided to "hold h the fort." In order to obtain a narviewm if prac- a icable, I decided to remain perfectly un novable whilst they were approaching. ily horse being jaded, he too stocd per ectly still. We wore not discovered until he advance of the herd had approached vithin fifty yards, when a- snort was given )y the leader,and the entire herd halted. A mo was formed almost as perfect as if ormed by soldiers on parade. With their tends erect and facing us with cars pointed orward, and eyes staring, they seemed to ie perfectly astonished at our singular con luct and strange appearance. I was much truck with the seeming discipline dis ilayed in forming a line. The chief took is stand on the right wing as they came 1p, no attempt being made by those in the ear to crowd into that part of the line Iready formed. They reiained in line without breaking anks fully fifteen minutes, when it seemed bat it was decided that we were not to be eared, the boss of the herd had advanced o within thirty yards, and examined us cry carefully,' and after scrutiizing us losely a few moments lie turned to the rd and I suppose the order was given to reak ranks and proceed to refreshment. Lt all events the line was broken and the .iustangs proceeded to graze quietly, some assing to within a few yards of us to get rater. From this thne on they seemed to Inore entirely our presence, I was thus fTorded an excellent opportunity to in I)ect the entire herd. They numbered [irty-two, of thcs6 two were branded; nother had distinct saddle-liarks, but no rand. There was also one mule not randed, All the others were entirely Un randed, a sure indication that they were idomesticated, as few horses owned by 'exans escape the branding iron. I amused myself by watching the old atriarch keep his family in order and Itisfying his own hunger at the same time. Vhilst the others were intent alone upon razing, scarcely ever raising their heads oin the gras , he was 'constantly on the lert. When an unruly or imprudent mom. or of his family would stray off he would once proceed to drive him i), a threat :ing attitude was generally suflicient. ne young horse wandered an unuisuil dis ice and unfortunately was so intent upon razing that he failed to observe the ireatening attitude of his superior. This icensed the old stallion so much that lie ished after his victim and inflicted severe anishment upon him by his teeth and fore -et. By this kind. of discipline these rMes are kept together in bunches. They V never seen single or in pairs. Domestic animals when once admitted ito a herd of wild horses are seldom, if ?e., reclaimed by the ownere. This cates a sttong feeling of prejudice agamst mo and the herders resort to the cruel actice of shooting them with a view to icir extermination. How a man can %ve the heart to deliberately shoot one of Lose beautiful, harmless animals I cannot mceive. The intrusion into his company the domestic horse is against his will, as te following incident will prove. About iree hundred yards east of the pool two 'ork horses made their appearance. One id a bell on, and grazed along quietly wards the water. and finally they went in id quenched their fhirst, whilst the wild )rses were in and around the pool of ater. The old stallion in the meantime -pt his eye on the strangers, and as they emed inclined to stay amongst his herd inger than it pleased him, he proceeded. "cut, out," and drive them off One was male and the other a female. Of the many plans and devices for cap iring wild horses, that of walking them wn is the only one successfully practiced a this part of the Texas frontier. To make is plan successful it is necessary to have perfect knowledge of the topography of me countly- and the.range of the herd. hree or more well mounted men are re itred. After the discovery of a herd of sirable horses the hunters all surround it id begin to dIrive by starting the horses in mnie desirable direction. After following mei sufliciently long to determine the mnge which they intenid to make for, onie the hunters only will follow them,kcep i always in sight of thmeim night and day ~d taktnig care to prevent thiem from get. ng water, especially. The other men 'oced to station themselvmes at difiereint ints agred~ upon previouisly. When the ast hunter's horse shows signs of fail e lie manages to turn the herd in the rect ion of cue of his complanions who =w relieves him aiid takes up the clise ia fresh horse, and he is ielieved by othler freshly mounted horseman. The ifortumnat e iiustangs are thus p~ursued ghlt mand (lay ; are given no time to graze id no opplortumnty to get water, andl about ie f->urthm day some of the herd will p~roba vy be giving out and are caught, hobbled id a drag r.>pe attachied to them, amid thus impered are left to be afterwards caught will. The rebt of tile herd are followed, i never let rest, until all are wearied >wn andi finally cdiptured. Somuetime~s 'en led1 by an experienicedl and hardy dllion, the best portion will escape cap ire. An instance occurred recently of lum~ to capture th(e leader and part of me aird after having kept upon their trail venltecni daiys. 'iry Again. A dIruggist was sitting beside the base riner in his store staring at the rows of ttles on the shelves, and wondering wihy ople dion't, take moie medicine, when the or softly openeid and am eight-year-old chin dodged in. Walkiing up) tO the iupoulider of peccrliptionis, lie salt: "Mister, ain't there somle kind of stuff at you cani rub omi thmat'll make a fellow's in as tough as an elephant'sir' The druggist looked the boy over and phied. "Yes, the oil of tannmn will harden the in, If that's what' you mean.' "That's the trick 1'im playmi' fur exaotly. mmnne ten ceiits worth." While [puttmng it upi the dIruggist asked; What do 30ou want to hardlen your hiandim in? Going to the country to husk corn?'' "Ilusk notinm' aii' my hauz' is as tuff s mwhide now. I'm just, working up a litt e home to circumvent time old woman's pper. [ tried a layer of 01(1 leather, but ic tumibled to my hit tle gamie at tihe fira inerview, aii' when I fell back on a fold, d .wspap~er she heard it crackim' afore she 4t mie onl her knee, but if this here stuff >ics its duty, I think I'ye got the bulge <n or, right from the word go. Ilow long >ies it take such ile as this to put on a pr d icek enough to knock the fire out of an rerage spiakin'?" When the desired information was given mr, lie trotted off clown the street,einging: if at - first you don't suceeod, try.. try aln" How theo rasHaaI, 0ine iIn Egypt. You enter a square room win nare, whitewashed walls; a few texts of, the Koran framed In wooden frames hanging up here and there, straw matting covering the floor, and it crimson-cushiloned divan or ottoman extending all across one end of the room, under the windows which over look the street. Here you see seated cross legged In one corner the room, on the end of tko divan, and leaning against cushions placed against the wall, a venerable-look Ing old man, stout, white-haired, dressed In Stamboul suit, with tarboosh or fez upon his head, and a pair of patent-leather elastic-sided boots upon his feet. This is the Pasha, and the oflice ho fills Is that of Minister of Public Works, his duties being to superintend the distribution of the waters of the Nile, and generally at tend to all practical works of utility, call ing up such forced labor as may be required for the purpose. On the other sides of the roomu are 4rranged, close together, chairs of European make, and of a cheap descrili tion, such as would cost about one dollnr each in Amelica. Here and there oi these are Reated a few individuals, visitors to the Pasha, or people who have some request to make of his Excellency, proba bly in reference to tile supply of water in the Irrigating Canal of their district. Oii the entry of your humble servant everybody rises, bows and smiles most po litely. The Pasha tells him to sit down, and coffee in small cups-less than egg cups-is served, beginning with the high est in rank in the room. After a general conversation, In which the Pasha takes the leading part, a servant brings in a small table and announces dinner; a round tray is then brought amd placed on thie table of each visitor, at the invitation of Paddahal from the Pasha, brings a chair and seats himself at the board. First soup is served. A bowl contaling this is placed in the middle of I lie tray,aid each person 1indls a napkin, a piece of bread, and an ivory or ebony spoon ready to his hand. The Pasha takes a spoonful and then each one inturn takes his dip into the same bowl; perhaps a second or third rount is made, but the writer usually contrived to find employment in munching bread, for, though tihe soup Is always Aood, so inany spoons in It spoil the efect. At a nod from the Pasha the sou) is removed by a servant with one hand while lie places the next dish with the other in the middle of tie tray. Perhaps this is a joint of mutton stewed with white beans and flavored with tomatoes. E Ich breaks off a picce of bread with Lis right hand and has a (i) in this, contriving at one time to take a few beaus, at another to pull off a piece of the deli ciously tender mutton, and politely keep ing to one particularly spot which lie had marked, so to say, as his own. One or two tastes of this has to suflice, for the Pasha soon nods again and the dish is changed for puffs of batter swimming in honey. Then follows roast fowl, or some delicious stew of meat with dried fruit, or a dish of marsh mallows, or some thick cream. Those, and many other dishes are placed on the tray in rapid succession, and if you want to taste you mu-t lose no time, for thd Pasha nods quickly and away they go. During the dinner, a servant stands with a Goolah, or water-bottle,in ond hand and a glass or silver cup in the other, and if you require to quench your thirst, that is the only means of doing so. All drink out of one vessel, not a nice practice at all, especially as some Turks and Arabs take snuff. After about forty different dishes have been passed in review, lastly comes the rice. This is the invariable conclusion of an Arab or Turkish feed. Then follows ablution, two servants bringing round-one a bowl and the other an ewer of water slightly warmed; soap is also provided, and a nice soft towel. You do not, however, (lip your hands into the water, but have it poured over them, and after washing the hands it is usual also to wash the mouth, both inside and out--the Paslia in question invariably makimg use of a tooth-brushi for the latter operationi, as recommnended by the great p~rophlet Coffee is again servedl and cigarettes or long pipes (chibouks) liuzhted, aiid, accord.. ing to the humor of the great, man, the meeting breaks up or is prolonged for an hour or two, but, seldom for very long. flne uIn a1 Tiai. Anybody wvl~o thinks that the boy em ployed aroundl a lawyer's oflice has nothing to do but empty the paper basket, run to the post-offlc, sweep the rooin and read the jokes of Blackstone, is grandly mistaken. A boy-that, is, a prize. of a boy, aiid one who will eventually biecoime a great law yer himself-has a heap oni his mind1(, and no time for sling-shots or tops5. Recently while a Dectroit lawyer was in court, with his boy In charge of the oflice, a newspaper man who was huntmng through the Mohfat block stumbled upon the young attorney and was recevedl with : '-Come right in. The papers~ ini your case are rcadhy to be signed. "What case ? "Application for (divorce." '"lBut I'm not the inan.' ''Ain't you ? Well, you look like him. Let's see? Are you the defendant, in the Jones vs. Brown case of tresp~ass ? If so, I aim to tell you that the case Is put over.'' "'No, I ami not Brown." "Well, that's all rIght. Let,'s see again? 1 was to tell Ryan that his case against Peters for slander would iiot come on thuis term, andl to suggest that lie amend lisa de claration. You have not giveni the dlates whereon the defendantecalledyou a 'reptile' and( a 'sneak' '"But I aim not Ryan." '"Is that so? Tlhat's too bad, but per ihps you can't, help it. Was It your wife who elop~ed with a mani~ namedl Blake ?"' "No." "Tlhen you are not Mr. Clemn. I was to tell hhui that lhe forgot to state the particii Iuir time at, whichi lie first notied~ a coldness ini her demeanor. Let's see ? Oh I there's tnat bigamy case. I was to say to the (10 fendant that the prosecution appear to have hiu.t< d iJ) and got, hold of the testimony of a third female who claims to have mar ried yott in Tloledo In 1804, and that your case looks slhaky. We will, however, do our best to pull you through as we (10 all our clients," "You are off agaIn; I amt not the man." "D~ear mie, that's another. Welt, all right, I was to say to any new client that Mr. would be back In an hour. Come In andl sit (own and look over the city directory. We will take your case at the lowest cash price and do our level beet to win it. Consult no other *ri untIl you have griven us a trIal''. how and when to Out miowors. 'I'lie proper stage at which to cut flow( for decoration is the most.important part the subject of flower supply next to t: production. Never cut any flowecs un fully developed. Flowers which open whi cut, as the gladiolud, may be exceptions this rule, but trusses of pelargotaluis ai bouvardias should not be cut until ful developed. Nor is this all. Flowers a allowed to remain on the plants as lonsr they will continue in good coudition. ' gather a bloom which would last for a wet or two, and pass over a bloom which woti be useless in a few days, is disadvantageoi in two ways. In the llrst placo, the youi bloom is sacrificed at a time when it is a needed, and the older bloom is entire wasted. This system will in a shcrt tin change a suflicient qluantity into scarcit, Another matter can only be settled by e: perience, and that is cutting moro flowe than are required at one time. It is aib quite possible to use very many more Ilov ers in decorating vases than are necessar' to the detriment of the flowers, W1hich il variably last longer when thinly arranget El very flower ought to stand entirely clei ef its neighbor. This is effected by en ploying foliage freely, fIlling large glass( With foliage, and then inseriug the ilom erm. Water is always used, as being m1o. cleanly and keeping the flowers in gou condition for a longer period than any othe nediuni. The harmonizing an( contrastiti of colors is also a question of sonic impo: tance, but i this the varied tastes of en ployers have in a great degree to be stut ied. White flowers and the few yello ones that may be used do wuil with an color; dark blue or purple flo wers are nt iuitable at this season; pink shades ai best with white or yellow flowers. A flowers, ferns and foliage should be ci with the longest poshible stems. I do nc strip the leaves off flower steims and farn moi e espj cially i a denhair ferns; I als have it portioi of the frondfs inserted in th water. Timese last nI.c'i lonizer for variou purposes if cut aInd plud for two days I water before using. In hot rooms th glasses require periodical filling. Whe the flowers are I reshly arranged,the glasse should be washed before being refilled Many flowers last a long time at this sen Hon, such as cyclalueils, ,pel argoiiuis, oi chids and others; these should never b Ieft longer thni ti cle or four days wi thou having fresh water and beitie re-arraiiged "Yes,'' said a weli-kmnown gambler, I answer to all interrogation from ita reporter "Chicagto is one of the greatest ganmblin centers in the United States.,! "But, he continued, "It isn't now a much so as it was six or seven ytcars ago I tell you the 'boys' had a good tilmie her when Jake Helhm was Chief of Police, ani Joe Medill and Colvin Mayors." 1'flow do the gambler minage to get o their feet after they have once been com pletcly and irretrievably broke," asked th, ieporlter. ",Well, you see they borrow trom onm another, and then pay back when tmej make a winning. A professional ganible when he does win generally winls a larg< amount; but it is a fact that the majorit3 ire broke twenty-ine days in eve-ry nonth I remember some five years that tw waiteis, who worked at the Commercm Hotel, went one evening to a gamiie o1 Olark street, known as the 'Conibmation. 'I lie extent of their assets was twenty-fivq cents, and they wished to make it a half a dollar to enable them to purchase tw oyster stews. The game was a faro, amI No. 1 sat down and sot ran time qiart ei up to $5. No. 2 was given a stake, am they both went in and soon had $20o out, Not yet satisfied, they laid down theii money, and at 6 o'cloek in the morning they had won between them $2,300. Dce ilig inclined to be sports, they opemned I 1aro bank of theb own, ini the Nevadh block, corner of W ahingtoni and Frankhii qI reets. Every tin g ran along smoothl) for a couplle weeks until one night a drunk. un brakeman froam oiie of the rail road(s wecnt iip andii woni the roil. Thim inaenvent bamck to their old business, tam though they olten tried they never struel it again." "lhere is a great deail of checatinmg done at faro, ain't there i'' 'Yes; at the twice of which I ama spea'k ing thme West imde was filled with bract gamnes,espjecial ly Ilialstead street. Tlhey usu tily had mien to steer v.ctims to the game. For iitanice, a mian meets aniother on the street enters into a coniversation,treats hiini and then insinuates thait lie is goinlg up ;.( the fare-bank to try his luck and asks hni ariend to acecompa~iny him iiid look on. Thmey go up, the 'capper' buys a stack oi Clihis, with mioney which of course, belongi to time banik; lie stak~e thle victimi. It gen. erally endsl ini th~ sucker' losing every cent., and~ atfter lie hasw departed iht 'capper' gets forty per cenit. 01 the win ninngs, tihe (loafer ten, the reniainder going to the bank. A good "'brace" dealer com-i limnds5 a large saliry in gamabling circles. "Who la made the hiirgest, winningi in Cbicago at a legitimate gamie ?" "'Well, there is a well-known member of a ligjhor firm here who drew out somec $12,. 30J0. Al h8mith won $9,000 one tine 1ir this towna; and speaking of losses, ai capi. lalhist from Englnid passedl through thu Aity four years age on his way to Colorade Lo purcluase hind. While here lie becamec icquaiintedn with an obligim; young mar> who talked about England to bim and ook huin up ini the Kentucky b'lock whern me finally lost, ovcr $30, 000. It is nieediless tc -miiark that lie (lid not lbuy any 1land( h: Joloi ado." "What is yotur opilmion, anyway, of 4ambhing as ai profession i" "It is a profession of heart aches ami remorse. If a mann is in any business hi mad better leave g--mbng at ne, for in the mnd he will come out ai heavy lonler. A man out of business, who has notbini to losen andl all to gain, who is sharp am nhrcwd, nmay manage to live by gamlhig, but it is a very precarious existence." I'n(OPOiTiON OF UiRE'AM IN MII. I'fme first fifth poertioni of' milhk Iron: the cow contains about one-twentietl part of cream11; the accoid fifth, oune twelfth ; and thme last 1tth, one-sixthm H~ow lmnportanmt theon to got the las' and rlchetst dIrop, oven if it wore nol true that cows are quickly dried up) b3 a slovenly practice of leaving a simai. porton In the uder. Cows will con thnuo to give a flow of mIlk at a mueca longer period when milked dry. Farm. e, It wilt be soon, receive a dloibi( benefit by such a course. FIrst, there is more cream In the mIlk, and second, the flow will continue longer, two re a uisites in all dairy countries. Files and Spiders. rs Australia Is the land of contrariety In re D gard to animal and vegetable life--such as black swans, the duck-mole, fish which climb trees, cherries with the stone outside and veritable wooden pearsi-but one fact t regarding spiders and flies is equally strange,' id for here there is a fly which catches spiders. Y le is a wiry, energetic, hard-looking cus. re tomer; body, longash and narrow; color, 18 literally half mourning, and about three .0 luarters of an inch long: he builds a clay d nest for his larvs, generally Inside locks, [t under verandah caves, or even in craqks is of wood-work, and sometines in the folds 19 of curtains or clothes. In one case, while A staying at a friend's house, about twenty Y iniles from Sidney, - I left my water-proof coat hanging untouched for about four days and- on taking it down there was a nest - neatly built In one of the folds, of about 7 the size of one's little finger and three or 0 four inches in length. On replacing the r coat and leaving It for another few (lays, ) an then examining it, the nest was finish ed; it had three compartments, with one little white grub in each, and for its food r several small green spiders, not then abso lutely dead, but apparently In a state of coma. These spiders were evidently taken out of the orange orchard, as there were plenty of the sane kind alive about the r trees; but last week, while up in the moun r taus, i watched one of the flies carrying g off a black nouse spider quite as big as itself; and during the course of the day saw him three separate times, and on each occasion with a large spider. I could not v ind the nest; but the farmer tells me that Y he has occasionally done so, and found as -tainy as twenty irood sized spiders of varl ous kinds, all apparentiy (lead, but not do cayed, and generally five or six larvw of the fly. "There is also a large spider which act uially catches sniall birds occasionally, and L) kills and devoirs t hem! lie Is like a wasp Sin color; botly, Shape and size of a small 8 hazel nut; legs, long and wiry; and he also I looks like a hard-skinned customer. The 0 web is always double, one about half as 1 large again as the other, and made of such a strong yellowish fibre that, if accidentally walking imLo it, you feel a sensible stoppage of your way for the unioient. One bird the wreck of wiich I myself saw left in U the web-wits rather smaller than tle Eng. L lish wren, and the web was strong enough t >staild all Its struggles, although a little broken here and thero. As regards the size of some spiders, we have a flat-bodied gray colored one here which builds no web, but lives under bark of dead trees, behind b hoardIS, etc., the body of which is about (lie size of a shilling and not much thicker - )ibut the legs of which are quite as long the fingers of an ordinary-sized hand, a the N% hole spread of the brute is abo a lhand's breadth. This Is for the f est sized ones; but the connon run o 'them are live to six inches across, and 'e style i-l which they pounce upon and uible up the sinaller cockroaches is what o r Yankee cousins would call a 'cautionl' 14Food Adultortion. The adulteration of food, condinits and beverages has become aii Immense business from which some very respectable people derive very respectable profits. But all this is so artfully done that in many arti cles of diet it is quite Inpossible for the inajority of people to detect the "cheat " and we are Inclined to praIse the skill dis played In this work at the same time that we denounce this policy of deception. Mainy people would not seriously object to eating oleomargarine, knowing it to be I such, but they do object to eataig it for butter. When sold as oleon,argarine it is -well enough, for when properly manufac. tured it is much more wholesome and nu tritious thaln poor* butter. Pulverized sugar has many properties that woutldh not maiike It "'half so sweet" if we kne w what they were. Trho presence oh certaiin acidls are necessary in order to correct the diull, yellow color of the cane sugar, andi~ glucose is now largely used In sugar mlanuifactiure, so largely, indeed, In one instamnce thant it is saidl a sinigle flenm In onie year realized as profits $1,000,000 on a capital of $400,Q00. Glucose sirup mixed with low-grade molasses mnakes an excellent golen sirupl, which sells well In the market, or when allowed to harden It can le groind tup and miixedi with low-grade dairk-browii sugar, and a su bstituto results having tihe appearance of a refined, light brown sugiar, though not quite as sweet, .Is it necessary to speak of milk adultera ption? What did( the analysis of foity..five cans of milk show? Simply that thle quan tity of water extenuation was about one (luart to three, and that in this way water was bringing the comfortable prIce of 8 or ten cents per quart. N~ot much, Indeed, If one were cyiig of thirst on the qreaut Desert, biut~ rather igh here. 1And so we mlighit go- oni through the list, finding in confectioncry almost every metallic p)oisonl knowni to scienice; in coffee, various quan. tities of chicory and~ other substances; ha certain teas, 35 per ceut, of poisonous sub stances; in pickles, blue vitriol andt alum; in p)epper, mustard husks, etc., to (lie ex tent, in an extremie ease of ninety-eIght p~ourids to two pounds of pure pep per, and1( mi vinegar corrosiva suiblimnate was found. It is gratifying to know that in some1 seai tions of the country not only individuals but corporatons are becoming thloroughlly awakened to this5 fraud andi imposition, and are uirginig an urelenting warfare against it, iind we trust thlat at no distant, day such preventative umeans will be used as thait no0 artiete shall be sold, in 'juinti ties large or sinall, undeor aniy other anme thai) Its proper oiie. Wec(iaiciig i'mn Lore, Among the superstitions abont pins as that the bride in remnovinig her bridal robe and chaiplet at tihe Comtpletion of the mar riaige ceremony must take espec~illy cai'e to throw away every pin worn un tis eventful (lay. Evil fort'ime, it is afirmed, will soon-r or later mnov t ibly '.vertake the bride who keeps event one pin ',sed In the marriage toilet, Woo also 'to -he brides maids if they retaIn any of them, as their. chmances of marriage will thereby be ma. terially lessened, and anyhow thley must give up all hope of being married before tile following Whitsuntlde. On the other hand, In some parts of England, a bride, on lhen retuni home from church, is often at once robbed of all the pins about her dress by lien single friends present, from the belief that, whosoever possesses one of themi will be married In the course of a year. _______ -.In animals t ams and legs are of the same length.