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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., SEPTEMBER 20, 1881. ESTABLISHED 1865. THE UABBATH. 10W still the morning of the hallowed day! Mut. Is the voice of rural labor, hushed 'Mbe plough-boy's whistle and the milkinali's song The scythe liea glittering lu the dewy wreath Of tdded grass, mingled with fading llowers, 'Mat yesteriorn bloomed waving in the breeze; Uounds the most faint attract the ear-the hunt Of early bee, the triskling of the dew, 'he distant bleating, midway up the hill. balmness sits throned on yon unmoving cloud, 'L'o him who wanders o'er the upland leas 'Ph blackbird's note comes mellower front th( dale; And sweeter from the sky the gladsomie lark, Warbles his heaven-tuned song; the lulling broo) Murmurs more gently down the deep-worn glen; While from yon lowly roof, whose circling sinoki O'ermousts the mist, is beard at intervals The voice of psalins, the Himple Roung of praise, With dovelike wings Peace o'er you village broods 'rho dizzying mill-wheel rests; the iavil's ilia Hath ceased; all, all around is quietness. Less fearful on this day, the'limplug hare Stops, looks backs, and stops, and looks on man, Her deadliest foe. The tollworn horse, set free, Unheedful of the pasture, roams at large; And as his stiff, unwieldly bulk he rolls, Wei iron-armed hoofs gleam in the morning ray. REVENGED. 'He will surely come, for he promised me," exclaimed Winnie Lyle, as witli fae bright with expectation, and eyet aglow with joy, she gazed down thli road which led to the town. Khe wa. standing under an apple tree, now lador with fragrant blossoms, and the .wayiing boughs,freighted with their fair burden, seemed a fitting frame for the fair youne girl standing there; so lonely in he] eager watching, her great blue eyes ac full of happiness. Some time she stood there. A troubled look crept into th< the sweet eyes, and the smiles left hei fae. Finally she sees a gentleman's form ir the distance, and with a clap of hei hands, she calls joyfully: "There he is!' and darts forward a step. As he approaches, her lips tremble with disappointment, and her eyes grom dim with unshed tears. The stranger, a tall, dark young man,of about twenty. one, doffi his hat and says, "Can you tell me where Mr. Lyle re. sides?" "Certainly, sir; this is his residence,' glancing toward the house near by. "Dc you wish to see him ?" "Is this Miss Lyle?" he again inquir. es.t' "It is," she replies. "Then I will tell you my errand. Mr. Lambert is obliged to return to the oit in the morning, and as he is very busy preparing for his departure, he asked me to deliver this to you," and he handE her a letter. He watches the young girl pale, seem the lips quiver, and thinks to himself: "Guy is a brute I" "Is he coming back ?" she falters. He was summoned very suddenly by a telegram from his father, and was very busy in prepasing to leave." "If you will excuse me, sir, I will read this now, as perhaps I can answei it by you." "Certainly," and he watches her A she hastily breaks the seal. It reads : My Darling Winnie-How can I say what . am about to? And yet it musl be said. This morning I received a tele gram from my father, requesting my immediate presence in Now York; and now. Winnie, comes the hardest part o: it all. I was engaged to a lady in New York, before I ever knew you. I know how base my conduct has been, and for tune has decreed you should niever be mine. I am a brute ! I ask no mercy I can only say a last farewell ! Or LAMnERT. The young gentleman watching her, saw her grow pale, and stagger. Thei with a low moan of pain, her head sank upon her hands. It was painful to see her grief, and with a pitying look, he turned away. Presently he felt a ligt touch on1 his arm, and turning saw her with pale face and strainmed eyes, standing besido him: "This, sir, shall be his answer," and( she laid a plain gold circlot in his hand "Will you not permit Chester Earlc to be your true fripnd ?" he asked, gently. "Do not ask me; you are very kind tc effer it, but t have no faith left." With a bow, he touceed his hat, and walked away, while slhp entered the house with a slowv step. "Guy Lambeat ! you are a miserabka brute I" he exclaimed, as wending his way slowly back to town, the girl's sor row-stricken face Pose up before him, just as she stood there, the applle-blos som framing her in., * * * * * * There she .is, Guy, isn't she lovelyi Chester Earle touched his friend upoli he arm. ."Yes, she is a beauty; who did yet say she is?" "Miss Revere, that wealthy Mrs. Re ere's niece and heiress. She is th< olle at present. Chiarley Town prom sed me an initroduetion. I'll go) ai( elaimit. There he iB," and Chostel Earlo moved away. He was tall ani *omnmandling in appearance, distinguish - od looking, and a favorite in society. Guy Lanibert steed still, gazing in ad miration at the beautiful young lad: pointed on~t to him. She was tall and beautifully formelf. Her face was proum sud cold, unless ah" was p)leased a ' something, when it lighted up, and the swet little moutht would be wreathe a bewitching smiles. Her features wer< olearly out as those of a cameo. A wealth of the purest of golden hair, way sq avar thajlovaly brow, and a nair Ia large, blue eyes, made a beautiful pie ture. Presently Guy saw his friend present. ed, and saw her join the dancers with him. Later in the evening he met Ches ter, again. "Well," he says, if you have a mo ment to 4pare, suppose you introduce me to Miss Revere ?" "With the greatest of pleasure, Guy,' he replies.' Guy crosses the room with him, to the place where Miss Revere is at pro sent, surrounded by her usual circle of admirers. The circle opens to admit them, and Mr. Lambert is presented to her. She lifts her great blue eyes and with a charming smile, makes for him beside her. One by one wo others leave, until he is left alone with her. They chat gayly for some time, and finally he says: "Miss Revere,whenever I look at you, I am reminded of some one whom I can not call to mind. But I am sure I have never met you before." Her eyes flash for an instant under neath the drooping lashes. Finally s'he says: "Are you quite sure ?" "Yes quite sure. Had I once met, I never could have forgotten you." She bowed, in mocking acknowledge ment of his compliment. "Yet," he continued, "your ways per plex and tantalize me. I almost, but not quite conclude of whom they re mind me. "Well, Mr. Earle is coming to claim the next dance, I suppose, so I will Leave you to discover of whom I remind you," and bowing gracefully,.she left him. Four years before, Guy Lambert had married a Miss LeClere, of New York, a wealthy talented young lady. They had gone to Europe. After one year of hap piness, she had died. At the end of two years he returned to New York again, and had been at home several months when the la.t events had occurred. All that evening he watched Miss Revere, as if bewitched, and when a va cant seat could be obtained, Jhe was at her side. All that winter he remained a devoted worshipper at her shrine. He and Mr. Earle were her most favored suitors. When spring came, and she went with her aunt to their beautiful residence on the Hudson, he found it in his way to visit a friend living near. One morning she took a book, and passing to the side of the house, seated herself under a spreading apple tree, one of her favorite haunts. A gentle. man coming along the path gazed'in ad. miration at the lovely vision seated there, while a bewildered look crossed his face. She raised her head at the nound of the approacning fobtsteps, and saw Chester Earle approaching. A faint color steals into her cheeks. She rose and extened her hand. "Mr. Earle, I did not know you were in the place I" "I had a few days' leisure, and con eluded to come up here." "And I am sure they will all be glad to see you." "Are you ?" he asked eagerly. "Certainly I am." He smiled and fxing his gaze upon her said, in a hesitating tone: "Miss Revere, wvere you ever in Mont ville ?" "I have been there; indeed, I lived there until my aunt aunt adopted me, our years ago." "It is a very pretty place. I spent a summer there once with friend." "Indeed I Yes, it is a pretty p)lace. My home was a short distance from the centre; a beautiful old place, with a sp)lendid old orchard,in which I delight ed to sit. You see I have not outgrown my fondness for it," and she glanced laughing at the ap)ple tree nd(er which they were seated. H~e looked at her closely. Suddenly his face lighted up) and putting out his hand impulsively, lhe exclaimed: "I soc nowv what has puzzled mne so long. You are Miss Lyle I" "I was Miss Lyle; but how did you guess it ?" she asked, smiling, as sheoex tended her white hand to meet his. "Your surroundiigs, the apple blos soms, and your story decided me," "Yes, I was Miss Lylo,but I can hard ly realize it." "You refused my offer of friendship once; do you refuse it now ?" "No; have I not already given you my friendship ?" she replied, laughing. "Yes, but it does not satisfy me al though it has been very sweet. I came from New York to you, to tell you how deeply and truly I love you. My going away again, or remaining, depends upon you alone. Winnie, my darling, shall I go or stay ? His voice was tremulous with fooling. A faint pin1k colored her tisually pale I face; but raising her great blue eyos to rhis, she answeredl: I "Please stay, Chester !" Let us leave them for a few hours,and return to find Winnie seated in the par .lor, alone. Finally, the servant announc ed Mr. Lam1bert,and he entered and paid I his resp)ects to Miss Revere: I "You are alone this evening; of what were you so busily thinking when I en > tered ?" he inquired, with an attempt at p Ilayfulness. "Of many things, Mr. Lambert." "If I dared but hope I occupied a part of them ?" he said, sentimentally, t "You did,'" she renlied, smiling. "Oh, Miss Revere-my darling! I must tell you how deeply I love you! Will you be mine, darling ?" "Never I Mr. Lamert, "Oh, you cannot mean it. You are cruel I Oh, Winnio ! take back your an swer," he entreated. "No, sir I" she replied coldly. "Can you not at least give me the hope of being able to win your love?" he implored. "I cannot!" "Miss Revere, it cannot be possible you have been trifling with me all these months; have you not one particle of love for me ?" "Not one particle of love !"she replied .gain. "What have I done to deserve such treatment ?" he asked, brokenly. "You ask me that? Well, I will tell you," and unclasping a locket sho wore, she held it up to him. "Winnie Lyle !" he exclaimed, huski ly. "Yes; Winnie Lyle "anld Winnie Re vore are one ! Do you ask me now, what you have done ?" and she threw her head back proudly. "Oh, Winnie, have mercy and pity me J I did love you-indeed I did ! Let Inc explain-" "No; I will listen to no explanation; I understand it all. You used the poor innocent country girl, to try your pow ore of fascination upon. Then, when she trusted and loved you, you tired of her, and threw her aside for a new toy. I do pity you, but do not love you." "But you can-you once did." "True; but I cannot now. It long ago passed away, when I learned your faith. lessness. "Why cnnnot you give me hope-you forgive Inc ?" "Yes,I forgive you,but love another!" and her eyes shone brightly as Chester Earle, who had just entered, came for ward. "I see all now," lie returned, broken ly. "You deserve her, Chester. This is my punishment I" With bowed head, he left the house carrying with him the picture of the two happy faces left behind him. Now Mexican Intians. TaE Pueblos, the most important tribe, are quite semi-civilzind people, living in towns (the word Pueblo meaning town) along the valley of the Rio Grando and its tributary streams. Their houses are built of adobes, comfort and protection from the elements, and also from their hostile neighbors, being paramount ob jects in their location and construction. Their rooms are kept reasonably clean and quite a home-like appearance sur rounds their habitations. The people are rather under medium size compactly built, with quite dark complexions, even for Indians, with open frank counten ances, and rarely presenting any appear ance of diseases. The dress of the man consists of white cotton or calico shirt, heavy cotton trousers, wide and reach ing below the knee, buff leather leggins and moccasins of buckskin; a striped mexican blanket, and either a common soft hat or colored handkerchief for a head covering complete the outfit. The women wear a long shirt of calico or white cotton reaching to the knees, over this a shroud or petticoat from the waist to the knees, and from knee to the ankle thleir ealves are covered by a wrapping which is made of buckskin, called by them garamoosa. It is wrapped around and around very carefully until the limb is of the same size from knee to foot and of quite round dimonsions, the size of men's trousers of the p:-oent day. The wrapping terminates in a neat moe casin, and is evidently designed to be the p)rincipal charm, in presenting the appearance of a small and neat pedal cx tremity. Very little p)aint is used by ci thor of the sexes and but a few orna mnonts of any description. The government of each town consists of a Cacique, who is chief officer of church and state, priest of Montezuma and director of the temporal affairs of the town; tile Cacique, aided by the three p)rincipaIls selected by him, appoints he governor and all the officers. The office is p)urely honorary, but the honor does not cease with his term office, as he4 then becomes a principal man, and he may again become governor by reap,. pointmont. The ox-governors compose "a council of 'wise men and are the con stitutional advisers of the governor." The (fiscal) mayor attends to the rolig ious ceremonies. A captain de la guerra (war captalin), with hi.. cap)tain and lieu tejiants, hlas no duties to perform owept in case of war. They are a timid, modest, industrious people, who desire peace with all mankind above all things; primitive in their habits, relying almost entirely on thleir resources. They hlave never cost the government any consider able amount, and with reasonable pro tection, with education and time, may become useful citizens. They have gar dens, vineyards and fields bufflcient to supplly their wants. They have herda of cattle, sheep horses and burros to sup)ply all their needs. In cultivating their grounds the crooked wooden stick has given away to the steel plow, and. after two-hundred years (since the yoke of the tyrant was laid upon their necks) the oera of progress seems to drawn uponj them. __________ Ilons! thieves in Texas are serenaded by string hb.nds. On a Blee-lne for Home. A dealer in hardware on Jefferson ave Liue, Detroit, has had a straw-cutter tauding on the walk in front of his store for some days past to catch the public 3ye, and yesterday afternoon two boys liscovered it and had considerable sport leeding papers under the knife. They were still at work, one at the whoel and ;he other feeding all the old papers he iould find, when along came three Ca iada Indians with something less than k thousand baskets hitched to them. rhey were evidently father, mother and ion, and when they saw the straw-cutter tt work t4hey came to a dead halt and xhibited great curiosity to know how ho old thing chewed up paper in that nanner. After some con versation be ween them the Indian put down his asket and made a closer inspection 'ho boys fell back to give him a fair ihow, and as he picked up a long strip >f paper the squaw began turning the vheel in about 4-6 time. The machinery worked beautifully, md a grin of quiet delight had just -ommenced to spread over the red man's ace when the end of the paper was eached and the knife sliced off the end )f his forefinger. There was just one lowl, accompanied by a jump three feet iigh. When the Indian landed lie was is silent as the grave and as straight as bean pole. He looked from his finger o the straw-cutter and back,took in the reneral laugh trom the sidewalk vithout giving himself away, and vith the dignity of a Sultan1 he walked >ver to his baskets, resumed his load and narclied ofn with his wounded hand in iis. nose, set on a bee-line for home. Worte toan Atsainatation. On a Michigan Central train the other lay two gentlemen were talking about he attempted assassination of the Pres dent, and as an old farmer boarded the rain and took a seat behind them, their .onversation ran about as follows: "Yes, it is an awful thing!" "Horribll! horrible!" "Can't help but have a bad effect on he whole country." "I fear it, but perhaps he will pull irough." "There is just a chance that he will. tell you, this sort of thing murt be put lown." "It must or no man will be safe At this point the new arrival could no onger contain his curiosity, and he lean ,d forward and said: "Gentlemen, I presumo you are talk ng of Si Brown of our town, who failed resterday for seventeen hundred dollars, vith no assets except a pair of last win er's overshoes. I agree with you that his sort of work must be put down. He tuck me for six hundred dollars, and it Vasn't an hour ago that I told him it vould knock the hull kontry into a ,ocked hat. How much were you gen lemon stuck, and how on airth is lie roing to manage to pull through ?" The Kerosene Demon. An expert in oils says I would recom.. nend that parties purchasing oil from torner groceries test the o'l before using ~ho same, which they can do in the ollowing simple manner : Take an nyerted cup or saucer ; pour on it a ~caspoonful of the oil ; pass a lighted natch or taper across the surf ace of the il ; if it flashes or igniites it is danger >us. To those who will persist in buirn ng oils and fluids kiiown to be danger >us I would recommend them to take he following precautions : Fill and rim your lanips daily. Never attempt o fill a lighted lamp. Burn your lamp vith the wick turned up full-never urn down the wick and burn as a taper, or when so burned the gas, instead of >eng burned wvithi the oil, collects and sauses your lamp to explode. Use >urners which are considerably elevated ibove the body of the lamp. And if rou are determined to light your fires vith coal oil, first ascertain if there are my live coals in the grate or fire-place. ifter you have p)ourmed on the oil set tour oil can in the next room, put your rust in the Lord anid touch her ofl. By >bserving these rules you may be lucky mnoughi to escape an accident. Thme Veloeity of Light. Various experimenters are in thme field ,o ascertaion by direct measurement the relocity of light. Professor Forbes has lescribed the results lately reached by uim and D)r. Young, of Glasgow, in a nodification of Fizeau's method. The >eam wvas flashed across from Wemyss Blay, on the Clyde, to Innellan, and re leted back; but instead of totally elip hing tIhe ray, the experimenters, for freater accuracy, emp)loyed two mirrors, me a quarter of a mile behind the other, md then carefully observed tile speeds >f the toothed wheel which rendered mach reflected ray of equal brightness to ;ho other. The time wvas nmarked by a lelicate electrical chronograph, indicat ung to the ten-thousandth of a second; md the light was furnished by an elec bric lamp. This method the expgeriment mrs believed to be more accurate than P~izeau's plan. The general result is that the velocity of the light of an electric Lamp is 187,200 miles per second. -Alfred the Great invented the idea of the lanthorn, A Strugglo with a Devil-FNI. "Mr. Smale, the government divej who was attacked by a large octopus, oi devil-fish, while at work recently on th< bed of the Moyne river, at Belfast, it the colony of Victoria, gives this accoun1 of the affair : 'Having thrust my arn into a hole, I found it was held by some. thing, and the action of the water waF stirring up the loose clay, and therefor( I could not soo distinctly for_a few min. utos ; but when it did clear away I saN to my horror the arm of a large octopu. ontwined around mine like a boa con. stricter, and just then fixed some of hiF suckers on the back of iy hand, and the pain was intonse. I felt as if my hand was being pulled to piecos, and the morc I tried to take it away the greater the pain became. I had the greatest difll culty in keeping my feet down, as the air rushed along the interior'of my dres and inflated it ; and if my feet had gol upperr.ost I should havo bcomeo insen sible, held in such a position ; and,also, if I had given the signal to be pulled up, the brute would have held on, and the chances would have been that I should have had a broken arm. I had a ham. mor with me, but could not reach down to use it on the brute. There was a iron bar about live feet from m, and with my foot I dragged this along until I could reach it with my left hand. And now the fight commenced, and the more I struck rim the tighter he squeezed, until my arm got quite benumbed.:.Afte a while I found the grip begin to relax a little, but bo held on until I had ahuost cut hini to pieces, and then ho relaxed his hold from the rock, and I pulled him up. I was completoly exhausted, hav. ing been in that position for over 20 minutes. I brought the animal up, or rather a part of it. We laid him out,and he measured over eight feet across, and I feel perfectly convinced that this fol low could have hold down five or six men." A Mailnig Camp. A mining camp is about the newest and roughest place in the world. When a successful "strike" has been made, that is rich silver or gold-bearing rock disclosed in any locality, no matter how far from anywhere it happens to be, thither rush scores and hundreds of miners and other restless money-makers, and overy one houses himself as best he can until lumber can be sawed and other regular building materials be prepared. Some dig little caves in the side hill, roofing thom over in front with a sort of porch and doorway ; others put up a rrame-work of poles and strotoh their tents over them, laying down a floor of ilabs and banking up the sides with dirt; ao1e1 haul logs and construct square cabins, ton or twelve logs kigh. This is the dwelling of an aristocrat, but it has only a rougli stono fire-place continued outside into a big mud and stone chim ney surmounted by a corn-cob structure of fagots, a headless barrel or an old powder canister. The floor is dirt, the door a couple of slabs or perhaps only a pendant gunnysack, and the bed a hunk of poles covered with hay and blankets. On a shelf above tihe little window stands a rowv of empty wvhiskey bottles and some bitters and liniment. Tihe table, chairs and stools are knocked together by means of a few nails and an ax ; the cui line consists of copper pa1ils, tin cups andl ironl knives and forks ; tihe library of a pack of cards, a copy of the mining code, and peorhaps a wvollthumbedl copy of Bret Hlarte's "Luck" or Mark Twain's "Roughing It." I once found Byron's poems, D)icken's "'Nickloby," shake spearo's ''Complete Plays," and an old magazine as the entire library of a Cali fornia milning camp). Aboumt L.ove. Mr. Factandfancy has notieced: That the boy who is mo1(st afraid of the girls is the first to be corialled into mat nimony. That the little boys p)refer boy3s to girls. That they soon change, never to go b)ack to their early love. That tihe little girls love tihe girls bost. That they don't get over their perfer snco as soon1 as tihe boys do-some of them never. That womfonl love the men because they love every thing they have to take care of. That men love women because thmey pant help it. That tihe wife loves her husband so well that she has no0 thoughts for other men. That the husband so loves his wife that ho loves all women for her sake. That the married man is apt to think himself all-killing among the fair sex limlel)l because he hlas found one woman fool enough to marry him. That homely husbands are the best. They never forget the compliment paid them by their wives in accepting them. That homely wives are the truest. They knew how to make the most of what they have. TIhat tihe man whlo marries late in life (dees well. That a man who marries young dce better. That the man who never marries is tc be pitied. That the woman who marries does well. That the woman who does not marry does bottew nine times out of tnn. An Elk Hunt in Oregon. Not long ago T. P. McKnight, pro prietor of the pleasure resort at Lower Soda Springs, Oregon, started out with his son Charley to hunt for elk across the Santiam from the Springs. After going a few miles, they discovered an elk, and Charley succeeded in killing it. They skinned it, and, taking a part of the meat on their backs and covering up the remainder, came home. After com ing home, they thought tomto wild animal might carry away the meat they left behind before they could return to it the next day, so Charley and his little brother Clyde, taking their blankets, guns and dog, started back, expecting to camp with it. Soon after arriving at their destination they digcovered a con pl of elk, and, by slipping upon them), managed to kill both. A few moments afterward their dog commenced a torrifle racket a short dis tance oil', anlid abovo the noise of its barking could be heard the peculiar SOun1ds made by the call of the elk. The boys rushed to the spot as soon as possi ble, and found a youni elk calf, proba bly about two weeks old. Of course, they feathered on to that calf. No boy would loso such an opportunity to cap ture such a rare animal, but they were not to got it without a struggle. Hear ing a noiso closo by, they glanced ip and wero alnost petrified by seeing the old cow coming to the rescue of her young. She wal only about twenty or thirty feet away, and coming like a whirlwind. With her horis down and her hair turned the wrong way, she was a sight to try thle nerves of on.. of our old-time hiiterw. No timlo was to be lost. A second's delay might result in the deith of both boys ; but Charley was equal to the oc casion. Grasping iis gnii he drew sight on the terrible allilmal, and, shooting whlen she was actually only about ten feet off, caused hier to turn almost a sonerau3lt., and laid at their feet dead. This wam an exploit equal to the many that our roadors have heard told around their firesides of some of the old hunters of tie Great West, for be it romomhered that Charley is only fifteen years old and small of his ago, and Clyde is only thir teen. The boys dressed their game, camped out all night, and the next day took their captive olk and went 1hom11 and told their story. Their father ha4 been packing meat oil horseback over since, and judges that they will have about fifteen hundred pouidm, the elk w0ighing from throo hundred to five hundag d hce. A Last Oppore niity. A Clevelander who had put in two weeks at the Flats St. Clair, came down on the boat on his way home. Among his traps h1n had somethng in a box which claimed considerable attention, and a mnan finally approached him and said : "I soc ou oaught One." "Yes. " ''Going to take him 1101110 ?" "Yes." "Was it the largest one you saw up thlere ?" "'Oh, no; thlis is onIly a young one." "Going tol tamoe himl. I presume." "'Well, I guiess so." "Did 110 bite you ?" "Bite mle ? WIly, they neCver bite. You knowv whlat sort of a bird thlat is, don't you ?" "Of Course I do. That's a St. Clair Flats mosquito, isnl't it ?" It wan a~ splendid op)portunity, anid the templltation was groat,but the Buck eye was a trulthfull mlan, anId he0 sighed heavily as 1h0 replied: "N-no, sir. That is a Mt. Clair Flats mud lhon. I didnl't see ai 'skeeter over hlalf as large as thlis." Language or theo Fnlager hung. If a genItlemlan wanIts a wife he wears a ring oni tile first finger of is left If lhe is enlgaged, lhe wVears it 01n theO second finger. If married, lhe wears it On the third finger. If lho never intenlds to get mar ried, 110 wears it 0on the fourthl finger. When a lady is not engaged, 5110 wears a 1100p or diamond on her first finger. if engaged, sh10 wears it 0on theO seconld finger. If mlarried sh10 wears it Oil tile thlird finger. If sile intends to remnainl a mnaid, sh1e wears tile ring upon hler fourth finger. Thlus by a few single tokena the pas sionI of love is expressed. Spider. Ob,struct the Telegraph. 011e of tile chiot hlindralnces to tole graphling in Japanl is thle groumnding of theO curren1t by sp)ider linoeA. Tihe trees bordering tile highways swarm with spiders, which spin their webs ovosy whore b)etwoon tile earthl, wires, posts, posts, insulators, anld trees.. When tIle spider webs are covered withl heavy dews they become g,ood conducotors and run the messages to earth. The onlly way to remove the difiieulty is by em ploying mon01 to sweep tile wires with b)rushes of bamboo ; but as the spiders are more numerous and persistent than the brush users tile difficulty remnains always a serious one. Fowr.e dry-picked sui the dealers better than scalded ones. The tiesh retaims its color better and keeps honger. FOOD FOR THOUOHT. He not a bakor if youx head be of -but ter. We rarely like the virtues we have not. Sorrow makes us very good or very bad. Bad looks are the public fountain of vice. 'Bear and forbear is good philoso phy., Bacchus has drowned more than Nep tune. Be timely wise rather than wise in time. Bo slow to promise and quick to por form. Better to be alone than in bad com pany. It is not love brings sorrow, but love's objects. Friendship im woven fast by interwoven benefit. Wrinkles disfigure a woman less than ill-nature. Self-respect is the first step in all re formation. Ho is happy whom circumstances suit his temper. One act of charity is worth a century of eloquence. Gratitude preserves old friendship and procures new. Have not the cloak toOnake when it begins to rain. Proud hearts and lofty mountains are always barren. To know how to wait is tie great se cret of success. While we are reasoning concerning life, life is gone. The men that hoipo little are the men that. go on Working. Love, faith, patienee-the three es sentials to a happy life. Idleness wastes a man as sensibly as industry improves him. Why lead a bad life when you cau follow a good examplo ? All philosophy lies in two words ''sustain" and "abstain." Charity gives itself riches, but covet ousness boards itself poor. Tho greatest misfortune of all is not to he able to bear misfortune. Indulge in humor just as much as you pleaso, if it is not ill-humor. Ho who labors for mankind has al ready begun his immortality. The higher up the mountain you climb, the more you can see. Everybody knows a good counsel ex cept hin that liath need of it. If you are slandered never mind it;. it will all como off when it is dry. Bape natures joy to see hard hap hap pen to those they deem happy. Answer not a word when unjustly ac cused, and you are the conqueror. Faith steps into our aid when our boasted reason and knowledge fail. There is more merit in subduing a passion than in avenging an injury. If evil be said of thee, and it is true, correct it; if it be a lie, laugh at it. A man must get right down to his work in order to get up in the world. Never call a new acquaintance by the first name, unless requested to do so. Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man. It is more )rofital)lo to look up our defects than to boast of our attainments. Never answer questions in general company, that have been put to others. Never pass between two persons who arc talking together, without an apolo gy. A gentleman is one wvho combines a woman's tenderness wvith~ a iran's cou: age. Never lend an article which you have borrowed, unless you have permission to do so. o who builds according to every man's advice will live in a very crooked house. We can only know ourselves through the constant study how to govern our selves. We have little pity for others until wve are in a situation to claim it for our selves. The necessities that exist are in gene ral created by the superfluities that are enjoyed. Knowledge without justice becomes craft, courage without reason becomes rashness. All women are fond of minds that in habit flue bodies, and of souls that have fine eyes. He who bears much from others, finds that they will, after a while, bear much from him. One good act done to-day is worth a thousand in contemplation for some fu ture time, Undue sadness as well as undue mirth unfit us for prayer or communion with our Savior. There is a German proverb which says that Take-It-Easy and Live-Long are brothers. No man ever preaches his sermon well to others if he does not first preach it to his own heart. The divinity of charity consists in re lievinig a man's ineeds before they are forced upon1 us8. There are few occasions when cere mony may not be easily diapensed with, kindness never. 1Every man, however wise, requires the advice of sonmc sagaoious friend in the affairs of life. To regret the one we love is a bless ing compa4d to the misery of living with one we hate. Religion which does not suffice to govern and coutrol a man, will never suffice to save him. Hie that does good for good's sake seella neither praise nor reward, though ' sure of both at last. .No soul Is desolate as long as there is ahnman beine for whom it ca feel trust and reverence. The busybody labors without thank1, talks without eredit, lives without love,~ and dies without tears.