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WINNS13ORO. S. C.. JANUARY 27. 1883 3. , m muo A WINTER SONu. Oh huisnier-blts the roses - And the laughing light sotth wind,, And the merry meadows lined With dewy, dioingfosi ; - - But Winter'utu th sri - And the jwltqhing irouty nlights oh, Summer has the splendor Of the corn-fields wide and lenp, Where scatlet.popples Bleep And wary shadows wander; nut Winter filtis are rare With diamonds everywhere. Oh, Summer ias the wild bees, And the ringing, singing note in the robin's tuneful throat, And the leaf-talk in the trees; nut Winter lias the chime Of the merry Chrlistinai tihue. Oh, Hummer has the luster Of the sunbeams warni and bright, And rains that fal at night Whivre reeds And liiterclustet-, but deep in Winter's snow The flres o( Chrlgtm g1w. BEAit HUNT. - N>Wr a bea- Limt, laid Gueorge f lastou-a fine looking boy of sixteen, itboard the whale-sh ip Junior, anchor ed oV one' of the islands of the Aleutian Archipelago, near which many whales had lately been seen. Gaston was the captain's son. Ho was a daring boy, fQnd of advent 1i ,e, But lie was tired of whale-hunting, and, like a lad of spirit an )e was, he felt a strong desire to engage il some perilous fight with a bear or other fierce iinimal in wh ich he alone would have a .ihance to will the 'laurel o victory" for, with the natural confidence of youth, hardly doubted that lie would come off conqiuoror in any Puch encounter. "We did not come here for them; we aine for oil." On the next day a white bear was for an instant seen, f ar in the distance, as it moved along an elevated ridge of ice covered rock George requested his father to permit him to go and killed the animal. "Bettei ask me to let you go and get killed by the animal," said the captain. "I can tell you, my boy, that a hun gry white bear is not quite so easy to mIaIke away with as you think. "However, 1 will set out with a party of my men this afternoon, after that bear, and you may go with us." But Oerge did not like this arrange intit for as previously stated, lie wanted 1to fight the bear single-hiwded. It then occurred to him that it would lie a capital thing to get the start of his itaher's men, aDd to attack %lid kill the bear before they could come up. He therefore coaxed his parent, until at last lie won his consent to let him set out a couple of hours before the others. "Don't go far," said Captain Gaston, "hut stop and wait for us before you are out of sight of the ship." George said ho would do so. When the time came for his starting, he jumped into the whale-boat, and was' pulled to the shore. He wore a pair of high.boots, cordu roy trousers, a thick seal-kin jacket, with horn buttons, and a fur Qap; Around his waist was a broad leather hielt in 'which was-thrust it long kife, and he also carried a good rifle.. "'I told father I would wait for him,'' he muttered, as he walked ozj, after gauininig the shore, "and so I wil)," but I. think the bear will appear- before lie iand his men comei. "it, I see the animal, I shrall attack it.." On lie went, with his rifle half-cock. lie ha~d proceeded seome distance ore he noticed that he was out of sight of ihie ship. He then mn.tul a pause and looked eaigerly around him, hohing to see the Standing near- the edge of a group of conical rocks(, he did not observe apar Ly of natives who were approaching, until they suddenly emerged ar-oundj the angle for-med by one of the ragged masses. 1 . *I .Pheoy wovr-e seia-kin coats, caps and leggings, amnd had fish-bone riniq ji their eai-a. They were shiortof staturec; pitll sq4qxrd facees, high check-bones, amnd smnall keen eyes. On seeing him, they gathered round him, speaking deep guttural voices, buii lie could only shake his head to imply that lhe did not understand them. He anmticipated no troublie with them, for they had the appearance of bolong inig to a tribe whose people had visited the sbip for trade, since she camne to anchor off the island. He was therefore surprised and dis mayed when one of them suddenly amnatched his rifl from his grasp. Ere he could remonstrate, lhe was hurled downm on his back, and, while two of thle natives held him, another .procded to search his pockets. A small pocket looking-glass, a comb, a live-dollar gold-piece, and a jacket knife, all of which seemed to delight these indians, were thus obtamned from the boy. The long hunting-knife in his belt was not disturbed; the plunderers did not want that, as they had Buch artioles of their own, Haying robbed him, they tied his wrists behind his -back with stout thonga of walrus hide out from a Jine of thia Material attachied to the end of one of 'he spears, with which all were provided. He was then helped to his feet and '6rder&a by sign to Iove on. , He hesitated for a moment, but they pricked him menacingly with their spears, and he started forward. After a walk of' several miles they paused and, freeing his wrists, tied him to a slender column of rock with the walrus thong, which was passed in sev eral turns about his waist and secured with a hard knot behind the rocky spur. so that he could not reach it with his hands.* They then left him, hurrying off towards the interior "The rascally thieves!" muttered George, "had I only been prepared, they would not have got my rifle from me so easily." 'Me made-many useless efforts to free himself from the column of rock. As hour after hour passed his heart a'k. Again and again lid shouted, but he heard no response. There were no sigUs of his father and lis men. In fact it was doubtful if they could discover him. There was a prospect of his remaining where he was long enough to freeze to death for as it was early in the spring season, the weather here was very cold. H1e was still tugging at the thongs when he heard a low growl not far off. The growling seemed to draw nearer. There was a crackling sound on a rock that rose slantingly upwards a few yards in front of him. Small particles of ice fell from crystal masses oh the brow of the elevation and slid to its base. All at once the largest of these masses was hurled crashing downwards, and a form of the huge white bear appeared on the edge of the rock. The animal was nearly six feet in length. Small particles of ice adhering to its soiled shagging hide, and the loss of some of the hair from its head, added to the wild ferocity of its appearance. Its bloodshot eyes rolled sideways as it stood looking askance, with its point ed snout thrust forward at the boy fast to the rock, and it gave utterance to a deep savage growl, showing the Inside of its red mouth ad O* long sharp fangs. For a moment it stood there; then it descended the elevation and approached the lad . Bound to the rugged coluinn and deprived of his rifle; George gave him self up for lost, Nevertheless, mustering all his reco ition, he resolved to struggle to the last as well as his situation would per mit. Drawing; his long hunting-knife, he grasped it firmly and stood ready. The bear was soon within two feet of ,him. ' Up it rose and threw itself towards him to grasp him in their fatal hug. George made a thrust, but before the point of the knife could reach it, the fore-paws of the beast closed around him, pinning both his arms to his side. With a cry of horror George threw his head far sideways, as the fangs of the bear w.ue thrust towards his throat. This movement caused the mouth of the animal to atrike his breast. His thick fur seal coat was some p~ro tection, as the b< ir strove to tear a way through with its teeth, the latter were caught ini the thiongs of walrus hide. SWi holding tightiy to its intended victimi, the eniraged beast, snarling, growling, endeavo'red to extricate itself from the troublesome lashimgs. Thus it soon bit thoem asunder, an.1 George now fell to the grmmnd. The loosening of his arms enabled him to make use of his knife. He plunged it upward into the boar's side when the antmal, turning its snout around, (endeaivored to grasp his wrIst and hand., , .. George rolled quickly over, sprang to -his feet, and ran up the rock which the bear had previously descended. The shaggy beast pursued. The boy grasped ai spur ot ice oni the summit to draw himself up, but the ice gave way, and~ to his dismay lbe slid against his shaggy enemy ere lie eould stop himself. The bear threw itself towards him, but as its paws closed around him ho madIe a thrust at it with his knife, plung. ing the weapon to the hilt in the creat ure's breast. The infuriated animal would in a few mutes have torn the boy's throat to pieces had lie not shielded it with his left arm, the tough seal-skin sleeves of which was some protection against the sharp teeth. M1eanwhile, holding the knife in hir other hand, lie drove it again and agamn into the bear's body.. Snarling and growling, erunching fiercely at the protected arm, the bear kept shifting its position. A moment later, its hind feet striking a part of the rock glazed with ice, it fell on its side, and still holding to the boy's arm, drew him with it', both sliding down the slippery declivity to its base. George had managed to retain his knife duuing the descent, but, unfortu nately. his right wrist had beeon sprained 80 that the weapon was now useless to him. Bit the blows which lie had already given the bear had weakened it, was evident that, as its- life- blood still flowed, it would soon be unable to harm the lad. As if aware of this, the savage beast again threw itself towards him, falling almost diroctly upon his body and thus pinning him to the ground so that he could scarcely move. As his arms were now under it, hold by the weight so that he could not free them, George gave up all hope. The horrid head and flaming eyes of the bear were thrust towards his face. He closed his eyes, expecting to feel the shard teeth tearing througli the flesh of his throat, when suddenly he heard the sharp crack of a rifle, fol lowed by a ringing shout. He looked, to see the boar's head quivering and swaying, with a stream of blood falling from one eye, whieh had been struck by a well-aimed bullet that had penetrated to its brain. An instant later, over went the aid mal, falling on its side in the throes of death. "Thank Heaveni "We've found you at last!" came the voice of Captain Gaston as, with his smoking rifle, he rushed to the spot, followed by his men. "eVo have found you just in time, "Are you hurt my boy?" "Not much," answered the lad, as he sprang up displaying his bleeding arm. His explanation was soon made. "The rascals!" said the captain, allud ing to the natives. "Some of them are a thieving set. "I will pay them off if they over come aboard my craft again," But, as may be supposed, the natives never again boarded Gaston's vessel. The skin of the bear is still preserved by the captain, who can never look at it. without a shudder, as he recalls to mind the situation of his brave son, when he fired the well-aimed shot that T saved the boy's life. Toys That Cost Mainous,. An experienced toy dealer says the an- I nual production of toys in this couittry I amounts to at least $1,000,000 in value i and the importation to $2,000,000. These figures do not Include the large quantity of costly goods handled by the toy dealers i for the holiday season, such as albums, I fancy glass ornamnlits, toilet sets, etc., but I counting in this class of articles, one house I ,la Jl w W791% to -oIA VU A V4 bsinOecO-or I over $1,600 000 per annual, and there are many others that do almost as muen. r Some of the houses deal largely in dolls, L and it is the one toy that every little giri C in the land must have, and, indeed, there are very few little girls that are satisiled I wth one doll: they must have a family. L One house exhibits at least one hundred I kinds of dolls of all Rizes and styles. Many wonders are a.aong the nechani- q cal toys and banks are very good. A t sprawling little frog will kick a penny r down the throat of a big frog near and a jolly bootblack sits on his box balancing the penny you may give him until It is a lost to sight. Ten thero Is the "shoot . the hat" bank and there is the elephant c who nods lia head when ycu wag his tail t These are perlectly ioulded after the fa mous Jumbo. DAlls' houses are furnislhe.t with all the paraphernalla necessary, one I of the handsomest houses being the "Dolle I: Villa,'' a folding toy which, when ret uin, a represents a large house, with ioof, cornice N and chimney, and doors that will open and( f shut. A pretty lawn is before It, with t four little figures playing lawvn tenuis, a t girl in a tent, a man goIng to the house, a fountain, trees and shrubbery. The whole thIg can be taken nown in a few moments and packed away in a little flet box. A blg toy for a dollar is the "'circus.'' Three hors"" gallop amu'ind the ring, a girl y turns somersaults through a hoop on onei of the horses, a very funnty clown on the second horse and a gallant equestrian in surprising feats on the third. Other effece- ~ Live large dollar toys, new this seaqon, are 1 the menagerie, a stable, with a cart and c three horses in its stalls, and a grocery I store whh a fine stock of goods5, A new edition of Noah's ark is made of Iron, and is on wheels. Iron animals peep through ? the open wimdows and In the keel is a money bank. A coal dump cart with horse attached, Ia of malleable aaron. A tug boat, with two canal boats attachetd to it, is of iron and mtay be0 used as a savings bank. inaving ior apongev. ' 'Iheis miarine comnadity grows chiefly out of rocks near the bottomi of the sen, and in thas way Is catight by the attending I fishermen. Soiietimes the sponges are washed off the rock (luring stormy weatheri and in that case they inmedIately float to the top of the water. The boys and men engrged in the fishing business arc adlepts at their profession. T1hey are uder the water among the rocks at the bottom of the sea for about tea minutes at, a time. Thiey go down lr(.mi the fishinug boats, or smacks, in relays of threes and Fours, and 1 when they come upi again another act is J ready to take their places, so that during the hours of fihng there arc always onno set of fishermen In the water. A pole some twelve to fifteen feet long is lowered 1 iro ii the boat to the sad bottom below, I on which the meni and bo0ys descend naked a having arotund tht r heads a species of div ing caps, Wi,hoe they arc walking along the rocks the men im the boats use aIr pumps for the benefit of the divers. Theo man cannot .work unless the water is very I eck ar, and~ sometimes they have to remain idle for several (lays at a time. At Nassau and Key West most of the iponges arc sectired by means of hook4 at tached to long poles, and thus (living is unnecessary. Most of the sponges taken in Eu~rope are caught up in this manner. The diver, however, has the advantage of dIscovering new sponge tcrrntory, and then they are generally to ho found In abund ance. Large quantities were discovered durirng last spring in the West indies, so that the nesueralen made plenty of money. They have been for the last two years very unfortunate end had hard work to make aI living after paying expenses. WhiteUtug Diamonds. Some very interesting and inportaii experiments with diamonds have latel been made in the Paris Academy c Sciences. An experienced diamoni merchant bought, not long ago, a fin white diamoind for $4000. One mornin he gave it a good washing 'with soal and water, when what was his conster untion to find that it had turned yellow which sent its value down to $800 l'ho matter was brought to the attentio f the Academy, and experts shbmitter a report which showed. that diamon< whitening is a fraud easy to accomplial and ea to detect. By plunging I yellow diamond into an qniline viole lye it becomes white, while at"Ahe sam< time it loses its transparency iund bkit ianoy. In fact. on making threxiod mont, the experts had in a few minutei *ansformed several yellow stones inut what appeared magnificent white stonie Af five-fold value. Take a yellow Aii ncnd, dip it even hito uo stronger dy< aim violet ink, wash it with water tc remove any discoloration, and the ef. cot is immediate. The dried dianouti remains white. But on the other hand, ,he illusion is of short duration. Rul ,he stone even lightly and the yellou nt is seen coming back again, and 0 ittlo further attrition with the flinget restores the pristine hue completely. L'his discovery may entail upon mauy iersons a rude awakening to the fact ihat the stones they have are of far less raine than they supposed; ndtt will ne ,essitato even greater care than that ntherto exercised in purchasing. )ouglas Jerold onco raised the question whether any possession really repaid its )ossessor which entailed anxiety of niud, and diamlonds, in one way or mother, entail so much that there are uany to whom the great value set upon hem becomes almost incomup rehiensi blo. lismhroomu OutitIVatoO. Stable manure is the best material in vhich to rear the mushrooin, beds of it, oroperly prepared, being almost certain to 'leld a crop without any artificial admix tire of spawn. The spawn of the mush oon is a thread-lhke inderground struc ure which It produces, and <m artificial ieds it Is usual to plant a pleco of this eproductive imaterial. Those nstishrooln ;ardens are frequently niade in under ;round cellars, one advantage or subterra wean culture being the unifority o1 tem lerature thus obtained. Honme of the large Unglish hotels now grow their own mush. oom1s In tills way. Describing one of these gardens lately, a orrespondent staites tlat in !the under :round cellars of the hotel it the Crystal alace, near Brmingham, lie saw, last vinter, the finest crop of uinshroois lie iad ever beheld; the beda wvegkade ulon un ior Rix months they produced an hundance of flue, lksky, well flavored ilishroomns. A properly cultivated tied f this kind, in full bearing, will yield rom four to five pounds (if these fungi ieekly for every square yard. The largest stablishmnents of this kind, however, are i the neighhoiood of Paris, where the xtenslve galleries of the disused city narries are utilized for this purpose. In Ltese the beds ruin for miles, the mush. Doms produced being uistially of smail size -a feature which rather enhances their alne. Occasionally, however, these cat combs have produced enormous speci lens, as the one weighing six pounds two unces, the cap of which ineasured thir men inches in dianieter, and which was onsidered sullelently remarkable to be resented to the reigning sovereign, Louis 0hilippe. The quantities of musrooms reducedi annually in those galleries is not nowvn, buit there are no fewer t~han 250 rowers; amnd a single society, recently aunded for dleveloping imuslroom cultiva. ton In the city vaults and quarrIes, is said i Obtiain ue.trly one toni daily from its beds1. Theo Lag st. Winter GUstue. The ne west parlor gamie that has been itroduced is haying a large run ini the festern cities. The girls sit in one room ~a a row, with a chatir in front of each ne. The young men tare stationed ini nother room and are brought in one y one. When ho comes in the youth hxotses his chmair and the young lady >ohind him blinds his~ eyes wvithi a hand :orchti. T1heni 11h( black cook omnes in, kises himn and disappemars. .'he you .ig mana ms roleiisod fooling much clievedl anmd elated, and promptly re irems to time other end of the room. His eclings when the next young man comec ii and is troatedi to this novel entertain. nont can he imagined, bunt they are maiti aited by the pleasure of seeing the ather follows undergoing the experi nont. As a winater evening's amuse nont it is oneo of the most popular yet ntroduiced. I it iunmm, 'runnem, Iin spite of tihe recent opposition tc le ChanneI Tunnel on the the English ide, the work seems to be puishied rap. Elly forward from the French end of it. n fact, according to English Journals f November 25, unusually good pro. ress ha srecently been made. Start eg from Saindfgate, the French company Lad bored to a distance of 407 ya , ndl was miaking a fair average daily ad. anement. In the early part of the rork they experionced difficulty from he water they encountered while boring brough the gault, bum they had got t~ lhe gray chalk and the temporary dis Oeation had been overcome. Thus, heir greatest engineering difficulty vas, therefore, nowv a thing of theopast,. Lt tihe Enghsh end the work is practi al fy abandoned. 'f'he largest windmill in Illinois is sal o be situated in G~enes~ce. Its wheel Is 80 cet in dimmner, with a tall 20 feet long, t ms 8 or 10 horse-power. The mill Ii eared for grinding feed, *helhmag corn, ninmplng water and churning. Its force Ii o be applied to still other uses. Treed by Wolves. t "The circumstances I am about tc f tell didn't happen withiu my recollee. tion. I got 'em clean out from Uncle I should say the late Mr. Polog Under hill. Peleg didn't know them from personal recollection, either, as he hadn't fell heir to any grandfather at that time, and wasn't in that part of the country. Peleg's grandfather's name was Ezekiel Merryweathor. At the age of twenty-two Ie was a young man living over on the head waters of the Little Bushiklhl, Pa. "Ho was a romantic sort of a follow. He scorned a life of Wil, aud chose the easy qgd luxurious existLneo that comes of livlig ila *irush cabin and chasing the floot-footed denizens of tlo dii-lit forest from ridge to ridge, and bringing homo their hide and tallow. .Ho. was an original Piko County huuto, al ,was known to clear as high as fifty dollars some years with hi1 gun and traps. Nobody knew whore lie came from, lut he was extremely shy and modest. 'He had very black hair and was tall and wiry, and all the girls in the back. woods worostruck on him. The follows were jolous because Ie was rolling ul) wolth so rapidly, and because lie cut 'mu all out at the stone frolics and lusk ing been. A family named Jobson had found their way from somewhere or or other in Jersey to that part of the country, anl settled near the Monroo County border. Thero was old Jobson and his wife and his daughter Melissa. Jobson had uncovered about an acro of earth on his tract, and built him a house, a barn, a wagon shed, a spring house, an observatory lilty feet high, and three miles of four-Loot wall with the stone the acro yielded. "According to the late Poleg Undor hill, Melissa must have been a stunner. She was way up in all tho accomphsh mients of the district, which ranged from twirling a flapjack to picking a panther out of a tree with the old maii's flint lock rifle. The pastimes and pleasures of budding Piko County maidenhood in those (lays wore few, aiid it wero great reward for Melissa to get the promise from her imother that if she would pile so 1much stone wall while she was resting from pulling turnips sho could 'shuck the hide off'n the next wolf that dad fotched in;' or if she cut and piled a sullicient quantity of stovo wood before she went to woik hoeing the 'taters, she might hold time pig at the next Christumas killia' while dad stuck it. "It was one day in the fall of 1801 that Ezekiel ferrywoaiher first struck the J0h04"11 clearing and met Melissa, Simo was having a holida.y, and eljoying it in shucking wolves. The wolf crop in lovo with her at sight. She fell in love with hizon, too, and hle got to taking in the Jobson clearing pretty regular on his hunting expeditions. Finally ho asked her to marry him and she said she would. Ho laid the matter before hor old man. "'Wall, scarcely; you can't have M'lias,' said Jobson. 'No young squirt of a bushwhacker don't tio on to her if her dad knows it, anl her dad's up to things what's goin' on 'round here pooty giner'ly. " When M'liss goes away from this paster lot it'll be with some gray haired old fellow as knows what to treat her to. She don't splice to nobody but a grayhoaded man, an' ye mout jest as well bait yer trap in some other swamp. Zck'el.' "That wvas a great blow to thme young people," continued the Sheriff. "Ezekiel struck into the wvoods and Melissa shuck ed wolves wvith a heavy heart. By and b~y Sinm Snuth of Pocono, met Melissa. Hfe was on the upper side of fifty, gray as a rat, andl owned a farm. VWhen lie asked 01(d Jobson for Melissa, Jobsoni said: "'Y'e've dlraw'di the propeor bead the fust time, Simi. Yo've hit mue pluimb back o' the foro-shoulder. TIhe gal's your'n.' "Mollissa hadn't anything to say in the matter, and the wedding was ixed for Christmas Eve. On that night the population of three townships was at .Jonsoni's-s5ixteen people0 in all. 0Old 'Squiro Morgan was there to tie the knuot, Ezekiel Merryweathier wvas thme onl'y absenitee. 1t wasW ath fi moonlight nmght anid cold as Greenland. Tiho wedding was to conic off at nine o'clock. Every little while thme howling of wolves could be heard oni all fidmes of the clear ing. Tihaat was nothing uncommon, though, amnd iobody thought anythinig of it. A bout eight o'clock the howling was more than usually loud and pro longed ini onie direction. "'WVolvos is hungry, to-night,' said 01l1 Jobson. T'hey're cloimi' in on that deer pooty reg har, I reckon.' "The howling came nearer and nearer'. "'Blamed il I don't think they're goin' to take that deer plump through our turipj p~atchi, said .Jobson. 'Well, tot em go. We've got other buiness bes'des carin' for a passel o' ornory wvolves to-night; hay, Mini?' "The wolves came closer and closer. Their snaring could be henrd in the house. But no one every took the trouble to look out of a window. The riowhnig, and barking, and snarliing kept on, and the soundl showed that the wolves were not moving. Melissa went to ab w.ndowv anid looked out. "'Why, dad,' said ahoe, 'them wolves hass treed authiin' in our spring house. They're thick aroun' it, and somec of 'em's gein' down the ehiimley.' "'Sure enough,' says Jobson, 'they've druv suithin' inter thme spring house, sartin. Wall, boys, take yor guns. We mowt as well go out anu' stopi this yor noise 'fore we perceed.' "The men took their guns and went out, A round or two settled the busi ness for the wolves outside, but there was a struggle going on inside the milk house. The door was forced open. By the light of the moon they saw a man, with his back to the wall, fighting four hungry wolves with nothing but his hunting knife. The floor was piled deep with dead wolves. The man was rescued and helped into the house. He was eovered with blood, and lisa clothes were nearly all torn from him, It was Ezekiel Merryweather, but his black hair was as gray as a badgeri "'Zok'ell' said Melissa. "'M'lissl' said Ezekiel. "And they were looked in one anoth er's arms. Then Ezekiel told how ho had started to come to the wedding in spite of his feelings; how he was chased by wolves; how he fought them for two miles through the snow, and finally sought refuge in the spring house. The wolves clambered to the roof and let themselves cdown the chimney and closed in around him. The terror of the situation had turned his hair white and he had been rescued just in time. "In the tuidst of the excitement created b.y Ezekiel's story Melsa said: . .Dad , this yor's the white-haired uanu I'n goin' to' tie to. His hair's whiter than Sim's by a powerful sight.' "And old Jobsoii Haw the point, The wedding anid ofAtM'elooic, but Ezek al '*as the bridegroom. The 'ate Peleg Underhill used to "saiy that the Jobson clearing had ~ littlb-the jolliest Christ MaS EVo that night that over was known in thiW coutiitry. Au Arizona nuln lautt. A bull fight at Tucson, Arizona, recent- k ly gathered a crowd of about 1.200 or 1,400 puople, ainong whom mnight he seen represintation of nearly every trade and profession in cosmopolitan Arizona. Tle bull fighters, under the leadership of Colo. il Yanez, entel-ed-, made their bow and were rewarded with applause. All were dressed in the proverbial costume. white stockings, fancy colored and embroidered knee breeches, with jackets to match and black skull caps. Yanez in his hands hetld a bright red flag, while his two assistants were similarly provided with short, purple blankets. 'The bulls. four in number, were wildly chafing undismayed in their s0patelt stalls. With one exceptionl the precautionary imeasure of sawing off the tips of their horns had been wisely taken. 'ho first bull disappointeut the crowd and the second wided to the disappointinei, both refusing to light. The last l)ull of the three, "Che toro col orado," to be fought that day was then let in. Ile was a line looahing specimen of his kind and built for a tighter, from time ground up. lie entered the ring with a rush ant lost no time in getting down to business. Wher ever a red flag wai waved or a man shawed hInself iii the ring his lordship was there also, and when they, as they always did, took relugo behind the screens provided for ther safety be mude an effort to butt them down and follow in. Whon Colonel ' anez atlem)ted to orna mueat the bull's forehead with a rosette he missed it and narron ly escaped being made into a rosette himself. After repoeted elf. orts the rosette was pinned on. Now, madtter than ever, and foamilig at the niouth, he behowed with rage and charged Uph&@fauyv.,tmene tntld"R hIts skill as at bill] fighter Colonel 1:anez endeavored to plant two gaudily co!ored arranigeienls of paper ant Ire-crackers in C either shioulder, but in, avohiii a charge he stuck ho. intO one side of the bulli'S neck. ihe exploding crackers drove the bull wilid with rage und pain and it looked as though he was going to get even up with his tornenters, for without paying heed to the red flags lie charged the clown with suich flereeness that it was impossible to miss the shock, so down lie went, and the bull over hin, and but for tihe presence of mmnd of the other muen in tihe ring, who ran up and by flaunting their flags In the face of the bull drew him away from the prostrate man, he would doubtless have been seriously injured. T'he next miove Wias to lasso and throw the bull and then clinch a rope tIghtly around lis body, which served as a hand hold L~O one of the fighters, whioaeatedl him self astride of the bull's hips. 'Thfe ropeLs wecre taaen off and thti anmmal sprang to his feet. le fIrst, tried to shake the imn i off his back, but faillng in that, lie rushed after the others so fuuriotusly as to throw his rIder, and, qutichly turning on him i, wo)uld have giveii himii a ride in another direction but for thme others iawing his . attention with their flags. Th'ie sport, with hum 1astedh about, an hour and was the umost exelting or the whole programme. Colonel Yanez, whien the huull was pretty well jaded, acted a little too familIar by stop~pinig him with hIs hand nid was re war de0(1 by a sharp kick that emptied his bet Iows of wiid. Tihat,, together with a at rained wrist which made the clown hapi py, were the only accidents or ihe aifbt noon. ils Uince is Slek. A girl might as weil be. up and down ~ about suclh imiars as to nuieor herself to' he ( hnipo sed oni and have the feeling coiawing at hs er heart from.on years 3'fA nld to anothber The other evening w hen a certalii yomung I man In this oily drol p)ed himself down in the parlor alongsIde o1 the girl lie hopes to) Imrry some day or olher she begon: "'Ilarry, ChlItas Is almost lhere." "Yes." "Three years ago y'ou presented me5 with a paIr of cnirings. Tlhey were from tihe dlollar store.' "T'wo .sears ago you presented ine with a pair of$50) bracelets. They were rolled plate and onuly cost $6." "Umn." "'Lut year you placed( in my hand a di. amond1( rIng. Th'le ring is washed and the stone 1a fromi Lake George, and they retail at, ab-mut $3 per biushiel. 11arryl" "Yes, dlear." "Arc you thiniking of making me a present. this year?'' ''Of courise." "Then do not seek to cheat andI deceive. me. 1)o nut throw away your money in trifles and baubhoe, but buy something that u I can show to the world wIthout fear or critIcism. ilere isi an adtvertisemlent In a t~he paper of a lady's saddle pony and sad dle only $300." Yesterday morning Harry left for Den. ver to nurse a sick uncle through a case ofr bilious fever, and lhe won't be back until o after the holidays. Still, It was a wise policy on the part of the girl. That very day he had fleured with a jeweler on buy.. lng an $8 silver watch and having It gold n plated and marked: "18K-$150 -1larry to 8usie--1882." If we had no faults ourselve we should not take pleasure in 'observing, those of others, t876. 1882. F. W. HABENICHT, Proprietor of tho HORNING STAR SALOON J respectfully call the attentiou of the public to my superior facilities for sup PlYing everything 1.1 my line, of superior unality. Starting business in Wians >oro in 1876, I have in all this Unit iven the closet attention to my busi ess and endeavored to make my estab) ishmlent FIRST-CLASS in every par icular. I shall in the future, as inl the et, hold myself ready to sorve imy u.tomers with the beat articles that can )o procured in any market. I shall tand ready, also, to guaranteo every xticle I sell. I invite an Inspection of my stock of Vines, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, etc. F. W. HABENICHT. IMPORTED. Scotch Whiskey (Ramsoy's). L. Diu Laubert and Marat Cognao Brandy. Jamaica Rum. Rotterdam Fish Gin. Ross's Royal Ginger Alo. Jules Mumm & Co.'s Champagne., Cantrel & Cochran's Ginger Alo. Apollinaris Mineral Water. Angustora Bittors. Old Sherry Wino. Old Port Wino. DOMESTIC. Ginger Alo. Soda Water. Sarsaparilla. Old Cabinet Rye Whiskey. Old Schuylkill Rye Whiskeoy. The Honorable Rye Whiskey. 0so Moore Vollmer Rye Whiskey, i N. 0. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskoy. Old Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey. Western Corn Whiskey. Virginia Mountain Peach Brandy. New England (Fronch's) Rum. North Carolina Apple Brandy. Pure Blackberry Brandy. Pure Cherry Brandy. Pure Ginger Brandy. Boston Swan Gin. SUNDRIES. Rock and Rye. Osceola Bitters. Hostetter's Bitters, orgnor & Engel's Lager Beer, in patent stop~per bottles and on draught, 'o Jersey Sweet, Sparkling Cider. 'lu, Rock & Rye,'Lawrence & Martin. Stoughton Bitters, Book and Corn. Jigars and Tobacco Syndicate Cigar, 5 conts. T1he Huntress Cigar, 2} cents. Eadeline Uigar--All Havana--10 cents. on Caries (Nub)-all Havana-~10 cents liorva Cigar--Havana fillor -5 cents, hock Cigar-Havana filler-5 centa. nr JBoast Cigar-Havana fillr-5 cents. .ucky Hit Oigar---Havana fillor--5 cents, lie Unionum Self-Lighting Cigarette, (Amber mouth-pioce to every ten p~ackages.) The Pickwick Club Cigarette, ?Shuck mouth-mieces.) Them Rihmnoind (Gom Cigarette, (Light smoking.) 'h 0111 Billiarl ad Fool Par lor l 'Toil ICE! ICE! ICE! An abundance always on hand for tho .e of my customers. I wil also keeup a ipply of FISH, OYSTERS, &C.,. ir my IRestaurant, which is always >oen from the first of September to' the rst of April. I shall entieavor to please all who give oc a call. ,Very respectfally, F. W. HABENICIT. OPPOS3ITEl POSTOPRO