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T E D I T I O N . W I N O. . . JE 2 8 . E S T A B Li S E D 184 TRII-WE EKLY b eIION W L efUNE..db'_ EDITION. W~INN SBORO, S. C .. JUNEL 26, 1883. ET BIH D14 - DtEaM>S OF YOUTH. I sit in the quiet moonlight And list to tho song of the wave, And I watch the drooping willow As it bends its boughs to the lave. . As I dream the leaves of the hazel And the gnarled and knotted guim, Are falling and drifting around me, And I think of n. childhood's home. And among the beauteous piclures That hang in memory's hall, Is one of my early childhood, That scemeth brightest of all. I once had a darling sister, With ey'es that were dark and deep; But 'neath the weeping willows, We laid her in peace to sleep. With light and gladsome footiteps, Free as the winds that blow ' We roved through the diu old forest In the summers of long ago. But., ahli her steps grew weary And faint with the spirit's strife; She was borne in saint-like beauty To the realms of eternal life. And here beneath the willow, Where the streamilets dancing wavo Is ever murmuring its music, We made her lonely grave. A TIN SAFE. Charles Lynford was a young me chanic in good business. At the age of twenty six he had taken to himself a vife Carolina Eustis, the daughter of a 'i neighbor; who had nothing to bring , him except her own personal merits, which wore many, and habits of thrift learned in an economical household, y under the stern teaching of necessity. It was well, perhaps, that Charles Lynford should obtain a wife of this character, sini.2 he himself found it dif ilcult to save anything from his in come. It was not long before Carolina be came acquainted with her husband's failing. She could not feel quite easy in the knowledge that they were living fully up to their income, for seeing that a time would come when their family would grow more expensive, and per haps her husband's business, now tlotur ishing, might beconie less so. Accordingly, one day she purchased of a tin-peddler who came to the door, a little tin safe, such as children fre quently use as a savings bank. This she placed conspicuously on the mantel piece, so that her husbond might be sure to see it onl entering. "Hello! Carrie, what's that?" lhe asked curiously. "Only a little purchase I made to-day," said the wife. "But what is it meant for?" ie asked tagaim. "Let me illustrate," said his wife A playfully. Have you 10-cent piece about you?" Charles drew a dime from his pocket. . Ills wife, taking it from his hand, t'dropped it tlirough a little slit at the top. 45 Charles laughed. ''So you have taken to hoarding, Car rie? My little wife become a miser?" "No' only a little prudent. But, se riously, Charles, that is what I want you to (10 everv night." "Whatl drop a dime into that new % fangled arrangement of yours?" "Exactly." r "Very well; that will be easy enough. A (lime is n1o great sum. But may 1 6 know what you are going to do with this newly commenced hoard?" "Lay it by for it rainy day," aisweied Caroline. Charles laughed merrily. And what will a dime a day aiount to?" lie inquired. "In a y'ear it' will amount.," conk mencelAd his wvife seriously 0,O nkever miind-spare me the cal c~ ulation! it sounds to much like busi ness dandL~ Ihave enough of that during "Bu you donk't object, to my13 plan?" "Not in the least. I have no doubt but y on know, Carrie, I never was gif ted w%ithk muuchi prudenice." "I am .quite aware of' that,'' said his This ndedthe conver'sat,ionk for the T Ihe plan inaugurated by thke youing wifo w'as steadily carried out. She was not one of thkose, of whom there are so maniny, who enter upon01 a new plan zealouisly, but soon tire of it. -In the priesent case she was thloroughlly satis fled1 of the wisdlom of her purpose1 and resolved to carry it through. ]lvery mnorniing she called on her huisbanid for aL dime, whkich was qiuickly added to the accumulation. .Frequently he had1( not, the exact change, but would toss her a quaIrter inksteadI. She would assure him, laugiiingly, that this would an swver her piur'pose equally as well. More than once Charles bantered her on the suLbject of hoyj little savings bank, but these were not thb only acces sions the fun<,ls receivedl. H[er husband Iearly arrangedl to make her an ampile allowance for dIress. I say amlhe, though I dare say seome of my city rea dlers might not considcr it so. ]3ut Caroline, whlo was iln the habit of niak h ig up her own (dresses, p)rovided1 her self with aL goodl wardlrobe at a much less expense than) somne not so wvell verse(i in t,he science of managing could have (done. *After considerable calculation she came to thke conclusion that out of her' ' allowance she could be able to make aL daily deposit equal to that she exacted fi'oin her husband. Of this, however, s~he thought best, on the whole, not to inform Charles-enjoying, in anticipa tion, the prospect of being able1 att sonme atnne to suirprise him with the uniexpec 4ted amount of her savings. -+At the close of every month the tin box was emptied and the entire contents -transferrmed to a more pr'etentius sav ings bank, where interest would be al lowed. W'hen the sums depiositedl there became large Qnough Mrs. Lynford, -aho had considerable busiess capacity -vithidrew andl Invested in bank antd other stocks, which would yield a large -1er cent. Of her mode of investment her hlusbanid remained in complete Ig -orance. Nor did lie over express any esiro to be made acquainted with his 3vife's management. He was ain easy, cftreless fellowv, spending as lie wvent, njroying the present and not feeling any particular concern about the fu ture. At the end of eight years, during which Vime he had been unusually fa vored by picsority in business and uninterrupted in health, his books showed that he had not exceeded his income, but on the other hand had saved absolutely nothing. Twenty-five cents alone stood to his credit. "Running pretty -close, isn't it Car rie?" he said laughingly. "I take credit to myself for keeping on the right side of the line. But then, I suppose you have saved an imnmense sum." "How much do you think?" asked his wife. "0, perhaps $100," said lie, carelessly; '"thouigh it wotild take a good niany dimes to (1o that.'' IHis wife smiled, but did not volun teer to enlighten him as to the correct ness of his conjecture. So things went on, till at length came the panic of 1875-a panic so re cent that it will be remembered by many rcalders of this skotch. It will be remembered how univer ;tlly trade and business of every kind were depressed at that period. Among others the trade which occupied Charles Lynford suf fered. One evening lie came home looking quite serious-an expression which sel dom came over his cheerful face. Caroline, who had watched the signs of the times, was not unprepared to I see this. She had expected that her husband's bus iness would lie affected. "What, is the matter, Charles? ' she a.ked, cheerfully. "The matter is, that we shall have to economize greatly." "Anything unfavorable turned up in business matters?" "I slouild think there had. I shall have but half a daty's work for some time to come, and P'am afraid that even this will fail before long. You haven't i an idea how dull business of every kind has become. "I think I have," said his wife, qui- 1 etly, "I have read the papers carefully I and have beent looking out or solueliing of this kind." "Do you think we 'a' reduce our ex pelises one-ll?'' asked her Ii usbanld, doubtfully. "I think we shall. be able to do so. Both of us are well supplied with cloth ing, and we shall not need any more for a year at least. That will cut off con siderable expense. Then there a great many superfluities you are accustomed to buy-little thingsyouare kind enoughi to bring home to me frequently, which .. can do very well without. Then we can plainly have less piessand cakes; and I have no doubt it will be an improve- I ment. so far as health is concerned." "What a calculator you are, Carriel'' said her husbaul, feeling considembly easier In mind. "I really think, after all you have said,that it won't be so hard to live on half our usual income for the present at least. But"-and his counteniance again chianged--"sup pose my work should entirely fail, I suppose you coul<l't reduce our ex penses to nothine at all, could you?" "''That certainly surpasses my power." said his wife, smiling; "but even in that case there is noground for discour ageuent. You have not forgotten our savings bank, have you?" "Why no; I didn,t .think of that," said her htusbatnd. "%I suppose that would keep off starvation for a few weeks." His wife smiled. ''And in those few weeks:,," :,hc added ''business might revive." "To be sure,"' said her huisbanid. "'Well I guess that it'll be all right; I'l not trouible myself about it any lon ger. T1hie apprehenusions to which Mr. L yniford hadl-giv~enl explressioni provedl to be only too well founined. In less than a month from the (late of thme cona versattioni just recorded, the limited sup plIy of work which lhe had been able to secure entirely failed, and lie fotundI himself without work of any kinid thrown back on his own resources. Although he had expected this, it seemied unecxpectedl wheni iit ame upon01 him, andio again he turnled in a it of discouragement. lIe briefly explained to his wvife the new calamity which had comei uponi thlem.i "'And1 the worst (if it is,'' lie added, '"t,here is nlo hope (If better times till sping."' "D)o you think business will revive then?'' asked his wife, '"It: must by that time; therecare hIve or six imnthis bebwveen. I'dlon't know hiow we are to live (luring that time." "I (1(,'' said his wife quiietly. "Youl"' exclaimed her liusband in surprise. "Yes, your inicomue has niever beeni more than $000 or $700 a year, and I have no( do(ub.t we can live six muonthis on $250. " " Yes,. certainly; but where is that money to come from? I dloni.t wan t to run hii debt, and if I did( 1 should not, kniow whlere to borrow." '."ortunately there is no nieed of if,"' aid Mrs. Lynford. "You seem to forget our little savings bank." "'And is it, possible it can amount to $250?'' exchatined Ch arles ini suripmise. "'Yes, and( $000 more,'' said his' wife. "Imflpossile"I' ''Wait, a minute and I will prove it..' Caroline withdrewv a imomnenit, and1( then reappeared w'i th several certificates of bank anid railraod shares, amounting to $800, and1( a bank boo(k in wvhich a bahanice was deliosited to her credit. -''Are you quite sure you haven't re ceived a legacy?" demnandled Charles ini aLmaz/eemnt. ''Surely a dlime a~ daIy haus nuot plrodIucedl this?'' "No; but two dies a dlay have, with a litt,le extra (deposit now and then. I think, Charles we shall be able to ward off starvation for a time." ''All this I owe to your plrudence,'' said Charles gratefully. Itow can I repay you?" Charles Lynford remained out of employment fur some mnonths, but in the spring, as lie anticipated, business revivedl, and lie was in receipt of his old ilnconifo. More than two-thirds of thu fund was stAl4 1JfrI and henceforth~ Charles was uo less assiduous that his wife in striv ng to increase it. The little tinl savings bank still stands on the intutel-pieco and never r ails to receive a deposit daily. Saelplng of the luullasa by the Uolonists. 'llt' tak nl g of t'all})5 ('ailt' to be at 11 'euognized part of Colonial warfar. e. Ilaunahi Isltin, who escaped froml In- } lian captivity inl Itii;, took tenl Scalps xith her oni hand aitl paiii for tlein. laptain Church, lundlertaking his eXpe lition agIlinst thie I:;asterii Indians, in 1705, after the Deerlield massacre, an toun&'ed thant he hand not hlitherto per- t nitted the scalping of "Canada leu,'' Jut should thelceforlth allow it. in 722, when the Massachusetts c'lon;y eit aln expedition against, the village of 'priying 1 ndians," ftltumdle(l by Father C l11i51(, they('3 offe'red( for' 'ach 5calp aj L ioounty of ?15, alterward increased to !'100; and this inhunianity was so ia r t m rried out that. (ho Fren"ch1 priest himu elf was one of the victims. Jereniali l13um1sItSad, of Buston, inade this enltry n1 his alallalc in this saine year; "Au rust 52, twn('lty-eight Indian scalps .)roughlt to Bostonl, onm of which wast B3olnbazenl' an Iiuliani (hief, ;inu one 'yer ItaIilc's." Two years al'ter tlie elebrated, but inapprop riately unaunedl :aptaiin Lovewell,. the foremlost nldian t i ighter of his region, eaune t pn i n1111411 [ndians asleep) rou(' n Ia pond; he anl lis mlen killed and scalped1 tinil all, uln1 entered Dover. N. Ii 'earing the i m poles. AI'Ife receiving an ovation inl Dover they w ellt. by water to Boston, mId were paid 1,Ut)0 for their scalps.i Yet. Iovewell's pimrty was always a 'uipanied by a chaplainl, amd hd' prat- L rs every mlorning and eveni iig. - Th(- most painfua tiaspect 1' the wholte )1"aetici lies in the 'act, that it was noat onined to hose atually engagtd in lghting, but that the colonial authori les act ually established a tariIt of pri -es for scalps, inc"lting elen nonl-coml >ati ts- o mI chi for" a 'ili 's, s 111m1e 1 'or a w\omnl's, so nnu"h. for a child's.1 )r. 11lis has lately pointed outi the ;tr"iking circtmustancee that whe-reas Willia 1PenIn declared he person of a [nlianl to be "snred,"1 his grandulson int 7i! ttered $1.-1 fo the Scalp (f an1 t Indiant Inan, $130 for that, of a hovy ind(er tcn, and ;)0 fur that of a wonlall ir;'irl. Thc habit douibtless began in 'ury of retaliat ionl, and wras cOntinued n order to c (Ociliate Indian allies; ad vheu bounties er oft tfei to then- 4 hie w hite volunteers1 nalturally claime<I i share. Bllt t-re is no doubt that Pu(ritan theology helped the adoption >1 th1e practice, It was partly b)1cau se hle Indian was held to be somlethinmg vurse than a beast that, he was treated is being at least ai beast. The trulthl was hat lie was viewed as a fiend, and there ,otliit not, t much sciuple"about using nhumanities against a demon. Cot ton. iather calls Satan "the old handlordi" >f the American wilderness, and says n his 1lmpynol l: "These Parts were hen cveredi with Nations of Barb2ros Indians and Ilitels, in whoml the Prince of the Power of the Air dlid vrk as i Spirit; nor could it he expc- I ed that Nations of Wretches whose \hole religion was the mlost Explicit ort of Devil-orship should not be ac ilted by theevi t il to engage il tilie 'arly atn1d bloody Aetion for the Extine iont of a Plantation so contrary to his interests as that of New lgiand was. 't Benet arivooed at the Unin Clu few oe 2)ar<1s nogt avig made i many('' I l s, i((I low much 11wn m ha ie,4)1'observingi'a 1 li 1t, he g ene ter f the1 :Obnwte $ lsa New Year's, dyJ soro ' >lti, huncadled 41hi(1 veafii hing r 'Iowi iti one ofS his pocets bough bt I oing ao. the blill, 1 (li "tak ta. 11oiti "Tante kdo you, sir, ' sai P ethst. yes gltlitter ig at the s1ight of a S20 avia,wmrid sleepily:" i,Per, n dliv- hIi ng doito anothiiglier000 poktbOeght. Taehis perfornmn'e wnt in forliats fuld I Lie m~liue; EveryOI11 t it that the-t prisedhc Pete aeie toiireutiei he wits eled' hubaknd the peenttof rt1 .1.9 ent to the)0Iamusements of e1p10 f llenngt spopp and ent damondy. PTlir rae da ih is haqt. l mdonely Il was'ilan~ advd thas A.iig *Banet, th ont1lim1e( he rcelwethe ahe brooc not ieappetrared Petr ald $4,000. "Ar'enttI hn you avem A curious PoplI. Tlite Island of Formost, although not aore than 100 miles distant from the mainland of China, to wvhic,h it has been olinally subject during four centuries, inhabited in its eastern part by an ab riginal race of whom but the other lay ss was known than of any other peo Ie inl the world. The eastern half of lie island is divided 'fromlt the western y a range of uotintains of ian altitude arying between 5,00) and 10,000 feet, uid this natural barrior has proved an I'ectual obstacle inl the path not only f the Chinese, but of the 1Dutch and ther adventurers who in times past es il)ished thetuselves in this beautiful nid produtetive island. Tamusui, now considered lth6 best, har or in the north, and usni 'I4 such in reference to Keluug, v":s Mr. Han o(k's oflicial station. While then' hi uriosity was easily aroused as to the 1vage nat.ivtes of the interior by the re orts le received of the valor and fero. ity with wich they defended their oveted camphOr'woodIs aginist the en roachlenlts of the Chinese settlers. 'his strife, though bitter, did not alto ether preven t their carrying oi a bar er trade with the Chinese, although tlli(ile-nei'n" or "go-betweeis" are lways employed for conducting the ecessary transactions. TIIeSe "go etweens" live onl Chinese territory, at they are generally, if not always, of ative desceut. Whenever tihey visit lIe hills they have in any ease to assumne hIo native costtmlnc, which is extremely rimitive, consisting of a striped tunic f cloth -and a necklet of beads. It was ) one of these men that Mr. Ilaiieoek 'ent when le formed the resolution to entetrate into the (lnse woods covering ie notml ainis of these peolle, who do ot. possess a iame. Mir. 1lan1coek's rst object was to obtain a sight of these lotuntaineers', and the "go-between romlised to carry out lik wvishes by lealls of a feast. IIaving assIumed th'e ecessary to enable him to cross the cutral zone between the Chinese settle 1e'its a tihl lie native villages, the "go etweenl." whom Mr. Ilanuock calls a typical 11awkeye," proeve(ded iuto the ills to anutotince that. a feast of "pig ud( samnshu" awaited Ltst'w who cared u come to his but for it. It appeared hat these delicacies possess irresistible (tractions to the native inind, and it as not long before there were shouts hat they were comuing, and "three eten and a girl" were seen alcppr(aching hle hut. One of the men was a chief td the girl was aged about. twenlt.y. 'he mnen carried long bautlhoo spears itlh ironl heads; but Mr. Ilancook's hlinese attendants insisted on these eapons being left outside the door. Vhenl they sat down, Mr. I1Incock had i.u opporttuilty of examiing themi, and is impressions were far. i;in being un avorable. "The men Vte it loiig piecc f cloth like bed-ticking, which w'as uispended from the shouklers, and imply tied in a knot aid left, open in ront. Round tile waist was a girdle of luie material, also tied inl a knot in ront. Their legs were entirely bare. )h the head was a enrious close-lit t ing owl of wicker-work, of dark color, re riibling aln inverted s1i1 basin. ''heii air was quito black, id itung in opious locks rounti the neek; theit omlplexionl was light olive, anid in thei ase not specially lronoIlluiced." ' Thc irl waI- 'argely built, and of an Egyp ian type of face, which reminded himn f "the bas-relief oii a inummy coffin. Ier dress was similar to that of th len, but there was tole of it, and sht a"ore leather moenssins. IIer carrinlg; ere peculiar, conisist ing of a "couplc f pieces of carveds ihinbooI, thiickei han a plenicil, anid ablout an lich long, b rust, thlrouigh thme I'ars, u andl11 holin iispeided little st rings of blune glasW eads, and llat h its5 ot wite ivory. 'hie inews of tihte coimig least, spruead1 apihily, and eight mlore ''savages' 1)0n ariivedl. Th ese were of' both sexes, nd( 0110 girlh was prionounicedl to be0 not lily "'gooId l(okinig, but, of digiiled nd( graceul lmieni." She wotre a bliacl< urbaun timmiued with redl, anid, like thi 'VT Cinese h ave uil t ivated tip tc lhe very foot of the mtinuttaiins. and1( a1 ooni as thie party left,'' "lawkeye's"' hul hey began 1(1 ascend(. JBryond the firsl aiige exteinded ai thaick helt of junitgle ltich onttiinuedh uiit il the ascent otf th< lie jutigle thie pinciplal guide, a chief, 'blew a sinailI rieed whistle, and1( thleu a1is('dit plecul iaru and mielancholy wvail ,' 1) give warninug thiat frienids were all >ahinxuiig. Although there was nu athI, (lie cief walked r'aplidly wih r Prmigy' botuinitg stepi, andio it, was (ex iremiely (diticuilt for' the Europeants tc ollow himn. At, thie eind of this jugh lowed a moi(unitain streami, bleyond( v'hiich sltretched (1h( virgitn forest com.' i(Isedl ofI nagif icent cam nphor trees and 11nd ntumerousx othiers, of kiunds unknowi o Mr'. Ilanucock. The further joune) ay for a distaine up the course of thit nonntitainu str'eami, wlihi had to be re. caitedlly cr'ossed ; bnt, although thiey ado by this time coveed a consider'ah Listancee, there were no signs of anty in cabitanats. Thel nattives make thiel (lines ait a ver'y conlsider'able altitudo. tnd it w~ais not util the treoes becanu hiinner that there wvere any signs 01 abitation. AtL thus poinit (lie exp)lor'etr v'ero mnadEe to sit down and wait whilh hue chief wnit ahiead to annuounce thecia pprIioaceh. TIhiat this precatution wa1 cot tunnosessatry mnay be gathiered fronr lie fact thiat thie savages kill withot lie heaust scruphle all st raingers w~ho apl I(eurt ill thieir' solitudies. T1hie villag( vats butilt, Oi iai ledge (If rock andie th( ints were of thie rud(est plossib(le dserly tout. '"Thle door was so smnall that ii vats a task to get ini; thie waulls iv'ert Omiposed of (lie branchies stutck uito hue grounid a few inuehies apart, (lie int erstices being filed with bits of chop1 ed wood; (lie roof waus thatched witli 'raiss. Three sid1es were occtupiedl by alsed bambioo sleeping plaitformns, somne 5 inches above (lie groundl(; there wert 0o widuows." T1hie furnititre was at ud(e as (hue construactiont of (lie hut. A Ow utensBils of 'the ro.ghiest andiu muosl 'rimiutive kinud, andt somte w~eapons of he chase, stuch as bows aund arrows, veuc aill (lie conitents so fair its hie obsery d. Although these people have preserved heir Inudependoncn diuringr tha whni14 period of the Chinese occuplatiou, Mr. I1ancock colmes to the conclusion that their (lays are now numbeied, and that they are destined at no distant period to disappear before the steady encroach ments of the immigrants from the main land. The Chinese Government seems likely, therefore, to attain in this quar ter and in our time a greater degree of success than ever attended its efforts in the past. Much of this must be attri buted to the influence of the opening of some of the ports of Formosa to foreign trade, as well as to the improved ar mament of Chinese soldiers. However, it will be sometime yet before these aboriginal tribes can he thoroughly sub jected, or before their inountainous re gion is given over to the colonist from Fuhklien. The journey which we have recounted will no doubt he repeated, and increased knowledge and inter course will hasten the doun of onte of the few peoples in the world remaining in a n at ural and thoroughly unsophis ticated condition. Mr. Illancoclk' con cludinig valediction is counched in do spoudunltt teruts, hut there is every reason to suppose that. what he writes is only toel likely to be realized. ".1 had been," lie says, concluding his interest ing report., "am11ong a peoplu whose (lays are niumbered; a people who showed various kind and amiable traits of char acter, but, whose natural temperainent, even were they disposed to work, seems unfitted for the systematic toil of civil ized ntationts2 whose ignorance andi simn plicity permit themm to barter away their nouble forests for a mess of pottage, who are steeped inl poverty and ignlriilce, tie constaint dpes of tIlisertIpIlulotts and mercenary neighbors, the victiins of Stronag passions, without, friends, with out. synimthy- clibireti of the 'resent, htour.'' Alm Onum-anm' Stroko. So far the action of the nutuscles es sentially conicerned in the performnaneo of the "stroke" have been (onsidered. There are intuseles concerned inl tie sup plome+nt al actions, viz.: '1hose concen ed in the perforimance of respuation. Seat ed at the stern of an eight-oar" one notices that, the freqtency of the respir atory act is dlirect.ly proportional to the uickness of the stroke. At an ondi nary paddle the respirations will be aboiut twen1ty-eight per mimite, as con pared with the normal frequency, eigh teen to twenty, observed when the int dividiuals are taking ordinary walking exercise. Oi (luickenting the respira t.ions increase in freqlency, but lose in depth, anid at racing pace often anuaunt to thirty-sixmd thirty-eight per iniute. .[Inspiratieit' is effected in the act of ''cominig forward," the breath is beld during tle stroke and there is a sudden expiration between time conclusion and the conttnencenment, of fresh effect. The full extension of the arms forward.of coitse aids considerably inl the expat sion of the chest; while the abdnininal iutscles contract, in order to steady the contents of that. cavity and prevent their undnO propulsion dowiward.by the desent of the diaphragmtt. Expira tion is effected chiefly by the recoil of these forces, the tension being height ened by the breath beimg held during the stroke, and also by tbo act iou of the internal intercostal muscles, whose action inl cases of extrardinary respira tory effort is about ons;-fourtth mtoro powerful thant that of the external in tercostals, the mnusele.s of inspiration. E;xpiration, too, .as we have already stated, is rnaterially aided by ir inging the handle of the ear to the chest. This, too, is a very impoit ant part, of the stroke, for to linish"'1 is uiear i of equjial illipor'tanice as thme "'catch.'' If ionitra'lctioni of the biceps coeinnlienices too sooni, thenIl the st.ro(ke is not row~ed (oit; if' deferred too late, thle centrae 1(i1n is teo vehecmenit, and1( the oam' is brought out. with a j(erk. WilIe the uni' is beig r'owed to 1te chest thet el - ho,ws, biy theO ac(tioni of the liectoral is maglislashoul1 d be broutght well to tile 5idhes. Violent conlt.ramction (If' the flex or'S of the f'orearm, hoevr is nt e si reale, having a tendenicy tol bring tihe oari onlt f the water withi a jerk. A gr'eat adlviniltago, mioreov'er, is gainled by brinIginug thle amis sharply andE chose ly' to the sicde at the led of the stro"ke it, aids1 tIe respirator'y ac(t. Ixperi menClts on the dlead bodly cleai'ly show that whien artificial resp1 i rat ioni is per formned aiccordinig to Sylv'ester's miethiod more air cani be fored(E out of' thle chlest when the armis are brought fiirmlly anId closely ini contact, with the chest, walls than when the eJxpeiCmmenhter is simpm~ly conmtentedl with raising andl depressing thenm. Theli stroke is now~ at, an end( and two hubsidliary actio:ns have to be Ipemformed before its recoi mmeenmentI -the drmawing forward thle slide, andE execuition of the feather. TJhie former is anost inistanmtaneoumsly perforeiuid by ai vigorous andl( power'ful contr'actionl of the hiamistiring iseles-muiscles wh'lich beforeO the inmtro(lhictionl of tIme slide were coiiiparat,ively idle. Tme slide therefore has initrodumcedh more womrk into the stroke, amnd, ind~eedh, imaiy also be considered to be a thir'd act ion. T'he Cat's E~yo. Towards( (tusk, if we look at pussy's eyes, we shall see that the slits hlave greatly wvidenmed. At lmidnlight the pu p)ils will be as circular' as these of' the d (ay, only v'ery miuch larger in proper tioni to the size of the animlahs. - This change is caused by the effect of light, - uponi the nliechaismlili of the eye, and it is invar'iahble in thme cats aill over' thie wvorld. Tihe Chinese have lonig kniown -and utilized this p)hienolikmnon. As we all know, t,bey are very fonid of cats, both as petsandl( for' thie table. In whiichm hatter taste they are peirseetly right, f'or julgged( cat is qjuite ais good as jugged bare, anmd verny few personms wouild dlis cover thme imipositionm if OneO were eIx chlanged for the other, if, then, a Chi nose wvishes to tell thle tiino on a cloudy (lay when tIhe suni cannmot guide him, lie takes lip the nearest cat, looks at its eyes, anld from time width of thme pumpil can form a very good idlea of the time. WVho Is lavish wlth promises, ms apIt to be )enutrlouis in performances, t In contemplation of created things, by stops we may ascend to God. THE VERDICT THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! 1Ma. J. 0. BoAo-Dear Sir: I bought the first Davis Machite sold by you over five years ago for iiy wife, who has given It a long and fair trial. I am well pleased with it. It never aIves anly rouble, and is as good as when first bought. J. W. MioCK. Winnsboro, 8. C.,. Apri. 1893. Ma. IIAO : You wish to know What I have to say in regard to the Davis ,Machine bought of you Iireo years ago. I feel I can1't say too much In its favor. I made about $s.0o within five mouths, at Iines running it so fast that the needle would get perfectly tot front frction. I feel confident I cond not have done the same work with as much ease andl so well with any other machine. No tlime lost in adjusting attach ments. Tno lightest running unacline I have ever treadled. Brother James and\ Williant's families are as much pleased wlit their Davis Macli nes bought or you. I want no better inachiue. As I said before I don't think too much can lie saId for the Dav.s 'Machlue Rtespect fully, EI.LIN STIvINsSON. Fairlleld county, April,1883. MR. 13OAO: My machme gives me perfect salts - facttilon I ind no fault with It. The attachments are so simlle. I wisn for no better than the Davis Vertical Feed. Itespec"tfully. Mits. I11..,tiiu. F'airfild county, April, 1883. M. 11oAlt : I bought a Davls Vertical Feed Sewing Machine from you four years ag. I am delighted" with It. It never has given inc any troutle, an' has never beet the least out of order. It is as good as when 1 dIrst bought it. I can cheerfully reconitnd Ii. Itespect fully, Miti. M. J. KIntit.AND. Mfotthuelln, Attril :o, 1-83. This is to certify that I have been using a Davis Vertic.l Feed Sewing Machine for over tw >years purchased of Mr. J. u. lioag. I haven't found iL p'Issessed of any fault-all the at tachments are so sil tile. It never I efises to work, and is certainly the lightest runing In the market. I consider it a first class iachline. Very respect fully M1INNuIt M. Wl.ia..N0niA. Oakitla'l, Fairfield1 county, 8. 1. Mli OAu : I aiii wemi please.ll in every particular with the iavis Machine bought of you. I think it a lirst-1ass ainachine In every respect. You know you mold several inachines of the same lnake to thilerent ineinbera of our families, all of whom, as far as I know, are well pleased wit i them. Respectfully, M1s. 'M. 11. Moni,EY. F'atirlel l anttity, April, Iss3. This into certify we htevo 111h. in coustant usu - the Davis Machine bought of you about three years ago. As we take lit work, and have made the price of it several t lines over, we don't, want any better machine. It is always ready todo any kind of work we have to do. No puckeriugor skipping stitches. We can only say we are well pleased li wish no better machilio, l'ATIIRIitNK~ \Vvr.[I ANDU SiSrTkI. A prlm 25, 183. I have no fault to flid Witli my machline, sad don't want any better. I have ni ite tie price of it several times by taking in sewing. It is always ready to do its work. I think it a first-class ama chute. I feel I c:tllt say too much for tile Davis Vertical Feed Machine. li 3s. ''OMAS Srrti. Fail!el'l count', April, 1553. Mn..1. 0. ioAII-lear Sir: It gives te much pleasure to testify to the inerits of the Davis Ver tical heed Sewing M1athine. The maitiine I got of you abant live yearsi ago. has been ailiost in cou ialit iiii ever since that tiiiai. I cannot ace t,hat it s worti any, andl has not. cost, me one cent for repauirs sie we hlave ti it. Amn well pleaseut anil Iutin' wi1sh for any3 bellter. Yottrs trliy, (iraiiic Qi.iy, her ol1T. Unt WyVtOnnD, G rait ' Qa ry, earWtinnibor~o S. C. WVe h,.vitussi te I)avis Vecrttcal Feel1 Hewinlg Mam'htine for Ithe inst live years. We wouild not l1tave anty otheIr mtake at aniy price. 'The acthinte hias guiven tra Itibounideil satisfactIon. V'ery respect folly, Mit's. W. K. TURjiNitR AND l)AUoniTBs' Fairticeil coutly, 8. C., .Jan. 21, 1)13. S itavinmg htitght a Dlai Yert ical Feed SeWinig Mactune frin Mr. .1. 0. hon g somec three years ago, altle it. having giveni me1 pel'fect satIsfaction in every respect as a tatinily mtachine. both for heavy antii tigil, sewing, and never nteeuded the least re pair In iany way, I cain checerful Ily recommend It to any one as a tirst-class maine inl every partIcu lar, anid thInk It seconld to none. It Is one of the samipiest timchitlin mae mty chItldren use It with alt eas~e. 'The attachmrienis are itore easily atd juisted4 attd( it doe4c a greater ranlge of work by tmeans of its V'eritecal aceed than anay other msa (inite I have ever seeni or Usedi. Mts. TlitoMiAu OWINos. Wiinstborn, F" iirtlell counlt.y, 8. C. We hiavo had one of the Davis Machines about four years and have always found it ready to do all kinds of Wora we have hiat occaslon to dto. Can't see that the mtachine is worn any, and works as Wel us Wit'im new. Ma's. WV. J. CiAWFonDt, Jackson's Creek, Fairfild counity, 8. C. My wife is highly pleased with the D)avis Ma chinie botghit 01 you. Silo would not take double what sne gavo for it. The machIne lias not ibeen onit of ordher since she had it, and sIhe can do ainy kind of Work on It. Very itespectfully, JAB. F. Ffaux. Moitlicello, lFairihld cotunty, 8. V. Tfhe Davis Sowving Machine is simply a eraas *r Mn. J. A. GooDWYN. Itidgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, 1583. J, O 110Ao, Esq., Agent-Dear Sir : My wife him teen using a Davis SoWing Machine constant ly for the past fotur .years, andI i has never needed any re pairs an I works juist as well as when fir at bought. She says it, will do a greater range of practi.al work and (10 it easier andt bett.er than fily mlachiine she nias ever used. We cheerfully recommnenid it as a No. 1 family machine, ' u r.,JAS. Q. DAVis. W insboro, S. C., Jan. 8, 1883. Mit. BOAto: I have always found my Davis Ma chine ready do all kids of to Wvork I have had 00 casion ftdo. I ouannot see that the machine Is worn a piartilclin it Works as Wei as when new. ltespetfimlly, WVinnsboro, 8. C., April, 1883, Ma. BOAG: My wife has been constantly using .. [lie Davis Much ne bought of y ou about five years auto. I have never. reg rotted buying it, a1s it ia' always ready for afhy a lad of faily sewing, either h0tVy or light. It Is never out of fix or needing Very resPOotfuy, FaIrfield, hi. C., Mareh, 1888. Print Collectuc. fAly partter has just gone out for a walk," said a dealer in old engravings. "Lle said he found the air of the store oppressive. The fact is, we had an un usually large doomsday order this morn ing--that is, an order which it takes a long time to fill-and it saddened him. The comnmission was from i new custo mer, whose list led otf with a little print of liembrandt's known to collectors as 'The Dog.' This etching was original ly produeed by the master on one corner of a comparatively large copper plate. Iii printing the first copies, sheets of paper covering the whole of it were used, thus leaving a very wide margin on two sides of the etching and ia narrow one on the others, The cop per plate was .then sawed down to the proper size, and the rest of the impres sions taken. We could easily supply our customer with one of the latter prints, but. lie expressly orders a large paper copy. Now, thalt is precisely what we cannot get for l1 'e or Imoley. Printing the etching oin large palPr gave it a l reinenldous vogue atuong print colleclors, aund it is to this eireuulst anee tinIt the engraving owes its great scarci ty aind enmormots price, for it has no special value as a work of art. This in cident will give you an idea of what. the Iaste for prints sometimies leads to when it is overdonle and becomes a mania. '1'he next" item on the gentlenmanI's list calls for an artist's proof impression of one of Ionglhi's masterpieces; he might as well have sent. us an orler for onev' f Salho's ears. The third item calls for a copy of 'Finignerra's portrait of Col bus.' The dillieulti(s surrouming this order were of a depressing character. It was at this poilt that my par"t ler went out to walk. "It is not. 1one the so-called rare en gravings which are hard to obtain. (ood ordinary prints, which are fair impressions and ini a salable condition, are by no means so easily found as for lierly. Ten years have made a vast difference in th le nmarket. There are at least 20 collectors to-day where there was one teii years ago. A m1ericanis are exhaustiig the E1Suropeai portfolios, aun1 dealers find it. hard to keep a full stock. At the present time it Iys to keep a Iarge stock, not only for sales, btilt because the goods are constaitly appreciat ing in value. The best, prints generally bring an adv:ice on their former price every tilne they reach the aucliun-roo i, amd they find their way by degrees to the nuseinis. A copy of a'(e Aitoniic's 'Jutgiiient of Paris' lately sold for $1630, and I suppose that a first p1ate of Iteinibran(dt's elclhing of 'Christ lealing the Sick' voulld lring $80t) at. any tiue. 0Oe was solt ii London in 1867 for $5000. Evei the nore iumodern prints are bringing ex travaant prices. A l'roof copy of Da Vinci's . 'Last - Supper,' engraved1 by iaplhael Morghen, is worth $;1501), and Sluller's 'Malonina di 111 Sisto' has (Ilndruipled inl value inl 15 years. I know of one now on sale in this city for $1200, which I miight have bought ten yeiltrs ago for $100. I bought an ordi nary imlpression in Dresden in 1860 for $16-t.he regular price at that tine which I sold two years ago for $175. Desirable Albert, I)urers are now very high ijleed. Collect ors have swallow ed up a good many of thetll, good and(I bad, but anything with the 'anchor' inark, the 'lilies anl crown,' or 'thc, great bull's head,'--waer mn-arks - brilgs at heavy price. "'Of course the mnatrket is full. of iiili it ions oh these and of all other valuable prilits, and smucl of them aire so eleer that, even the dealers are d1ece ived. Thi e vatriou s miore or less frau iuh ilent process es lire indulilgcd ini to an alnmost unmlimiit (ed I xtemit. EvAeni the pailper is i iniitated0( and1( nIowyadays the imiitait ion of waiter marks in(1( oli prits is so (cleverly made(l( a1s toi deceive ex pert s. 'l'he0('I ol iouns of enlgravinigs inl this eiily are( full of imi itaitionsl or fixed il upi pitt, and1( it they wvere niot skilfuilly done they wouildL be thIirown ouit, for no miat.ter liw~ green Ia pr1it buyer miay be h imsei f, his enigrav inigs are (ifteni seen by experienced (co1 lectors, ali(l nothling tickles aL v irtiuoso 5s) greaity as'1 to sho aO I brother01 (301 lector whlerein lie liuis 1n1ade an1 liwise h The(3 i s ao oa" e''l. IIelowv I le well-kniown Belt, of Orion evryodly who watches the brilliant skies of ciir wvinlter niights miust have nloticedl a hazy-looking star. It, is the famous Greek Nebula. Very little telescopic piower, is reqiired to shmow it, as5 IL luminou101s cloud thirough which stars lire shiing. Buit it isd(illcult, to conve3y to one who has not, beheld it with his own cysi anS i idea3I of the mni. Iicenmt appeaolranice of thiis nebula whten seen withI such IL telescope as thalt at lPriniceton. The whole field of view, with the higher powe3rs, is filled with a shining haze broken up into- Iocculenit miasses, dlelicate clouds of l ighit,, sprays allo wisps. It is spirinkleJd wit,h stars which glitter like dianmondos in a bride's veil. 1t looks as though you could scat ter It with a breath, but it fIlls aL space in comparsoni with which tihe solar sys-. temn is at meri pioin)t. iManly astronmo mer's beliove it. cosists of the stuft of which slun and worldls arIe made, and sonme thinik appearances cani be detected in it whiichm hidoicato that it Is at this moment being moulded into suns. One of the triunmphs ach)ievedl by the bate 1101)ry Draper was the phmotograph In of this nebl'ula, and1( lisa photograph)ls may eniable fuiturie astronomers to determine jus5t, wh'at chaunges are taking place, and whiether in thlis strange object we will really d1( biehiold the slow dtevelopment of aL new (dominl of solar systems. Th'ere is a black gap at one poIt In the nebula, and( ini this gap shinies time four stars con)lstitutinig the well-known tna pitunlil. TIhmere are twVo others niear these wvhich "mall telescopes (do not show. This us time cenmtral point of In terest ini the nmebula. It seems clear that those stars are not there by aecc dent, but that there Is a real connetin betwecen them and the nebula. They aippear, as Professor Young remarked, to 1)e feeding upon thme nbbula. To be angry Is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves. Youthful rashness skips like a haRre over meshes of good counsel,. -~6..' .* * . ' . .