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" 11 TE E. TRI-W EEKLY EDITION. W INNSBORO. S. U JULY 7, l883"ET IUD14 A NORTHIERN MAY. -- The robe of lace that decks her rounded form Is donn'd too early for the spring-tide feast; Her cheek is pale, and on her bosom warm A wind is blowing from the chill north east. In futile search for downy shelter there Her shiv'ring arms upon her breast are cross'd The airy veil atove her golden hair Is all aglow with diamonds of frost. And from her hands a wreath of daisies slips, And at her feet, in blighted beauty, lies; The smile is frozen on her lovely lips; An icy terror dins her dewy eyes. Turn back, 0 May! turn back and warm thy wings In 'Time's old cate, at Winter's funeral pyre, And come not forth till Earth, thy bride grooni, springs To clasp thee, glowing, to his heart of fire! LOST AND FOUND. My Aunt Ilester'declared it to be an insufferable nuisance living in the midst -. of mills and factories, having for your neighbors workmen and mill-hands. Indeed, her august indignation knew no bounds when the manufactory of Mr. Shields was erected just outside her gar den, on the ground adjoinng. The village was a village no longer but a town, spreading its borders over the hills to the east and west, to the north and south. And down in the valley was the throb bing heart, teeming with its busy peo lie. Its factories and mills were being erected in what had once been the suburbs of a village. My aunt Hester Stuart, and her daughters Geraldine and Clotilde, were ladies of fashion, and all that the word implies they were. The greatest "catch" of the season, the newest opera, and the styles were the sum total of their conversation. It was conceded by all the household that Miss Geraldine was the lady of the house. Even the mamma called her Miss Geraldine. It was a high misdemeanor to omit the important prefix. Miss Geraldine always had the first and best of everything; and Clotilde was obliged to submit to her, sometunes in a very humiliating manner. I, the poor dependent orphan niece, was chided by one and upbraided by another, until, between them all my "lines" were hard ones. I thought if my aunt possessed such a thing as a conscience, surely it would say to her, "Sleef no more.'' When Mir. Shields was building, and - my aunt was unacquainted with his per sonal history, this sooty manufactory, with its smoky chimneys, was an eye sore to her fastidious taste. - "It ought to be declared a nuisance, this grimy oll factory a.d those greasy workmen! "What a desirable view from our sit ting-room windowl "It is outrageous!" Thus would my aunt conmnent upon Ar. Shields' workshop. But very soon it began to be generally known that Mr. Shields was a bachelor. Then she began to cultivate his ac quaintance and to court his favor. lie was rich. Ile would be such a capital husband for Alisi Geraldine. Siege was laid immediately, and if cunning diplomacy was to be depended uptlon, sureyly the citadel must surrender. Mr. Shields was reported to be per f ectly impervious to the arts andl wiles sp)readl out for him by nanunas and daughters who were on the "look-out'" so to speak. It was generally supposed that lie had been through "'lde waters.'' Tihe gossips said that lhe had when a joun eyman aind poor, loved a hmly whose father wvould nmot consent to the match until lie could produce a stipulated son11. -le worked hard, and began to amass But the girl was fickle, and before he Tisemitrdh. o be as wedded to his work. C ~ Business was his idlol;.mnoney his wife and children. ie scarcely gave a second glance to any womnalt. My aunt and Allss Geraldine began to lay their plans, and the dlistant, reservedl Almost any af ternoon you coul hear As. theld as ofent byIioften toticeds / him looking intent,ly at meas Ilperform ed my daily work. Sometimes, when I was dusting the si*ting-room, I would chance to look towards the mill andl catch his glance. I often wondlered what lie thought of me if he thought of me at all. I erhaps he was only meditating, lost in his specilations, and his eyes happen ed to rest on me. I tortured my brain to find a solution to, this enigma, asking myself if I was (i ~ ~ vam enough to sulPose that Kenneth Shields was thinking of me. Thtis indlifferent man w~as only think [ ing of his gains andl losses. -J IIe had no possible interest in a girl ( ~' ~whmo wvashed dishes and dusted rooms in her an t 's fIne establishment. Shall I tell you how his appearance 'kstruck me, andi how deeply I became in terested in hmhn, in those dlays? I cannot describe im quite as he aupeared to inc, I can tell you only of his sunny blonde hair and1( his deeep gray eyes,' of the well built figure, standing perhaps live feet seven. I cannot tell of a beautiful Apollo, tall and beyond all men fair; but I can say In pure truithfutlness that this calm, almost grave4ace fascinated and drew me oif with a powerful hold which other fairer faces had no piower to do. I felt my poor heart fluttering when his eyes rested upon me. I crept away to chide myself with re newed vigor in the privacy of my ownm -apartment. '.imums I had growvn familiar with him, and his daily appearance I began to watch for, and wvhen the failed to come, I often went to my room, and cried, just out of sheer loneliness. His presence was a solace; although he had never spoken to me, yet I was sad and disconsolate when lie was absent. One evening niy aunt and cousins were going out. I was assisting them, when I chanced to drop Miss Geraldine's ivory fan and break the tiny mirror. She tapped me smartly on the ear, and, in bitter anger, said, "You awkward little fooll Now my fan is in a nice condition! If you caninot be more care full hereafter, you had better let things alone!" Turning to her namia, she said, "Mr. shields always takes may fai, if I chance to lay it down, and now it's utterly ruined by the carelessness of that thing!" She looked daggers at ie. Aunt Hester, I thought, might have given me some sympathy; she only turn ed itnd said, "Mona, hereafter try to be careful; you have irritated Miss Ger aldine considerably. Do not vex your self; I will get another for you, dear child " she said to her dau;hter. When they were gone, I threw mnysely 111)on the sofa and gave vent to my peit lp sorrow. No reproaches, however unjust aiid harsh, no cutting reprimands, no scorn fiul looks, could cause inc to cry in their presence; 1 kept control over my eno tiois, aid wept only when alone. I cried and sobbed, and longed for most any fate that would free inc from this thraldom. Finally I must have fallen into an un easy slumber. The senlse that tells us someone is near awoke ine. Standing ,iotionless looking down upon me im silent pity. was Mr. Shields. I hurriedly started up, muttering some kind of apology, and very much ashamed of my tear-stained face and rnpled hair. I requested him to beseated, and he sat down, not on the chair near him, but beside me on the sofa. I was confused, and knew not what to do or say. I suppose lie had perception enough to notice my agitation. lie was all calnness and ease. I wondered if it were possible he could hear my foolish heart heat, and see the tremor of my lips, when I tried to answer hio questions. "You are in trouble to-night, Mona?" I shall remember to my dying day the inexpressible sweetness of those sym pathizing tones. I thought, as I always have since that it was the illost musical voice I hail heard in all my troubled, dreary life. "You were sobbing in your sleep when I camne in; what was it? Are you lone ly? Aunt and cousins are gone, aren't they? Well, cheer up; I will stay hero until they return. Are they unkid to you?" I could not tell aii untruth now, with the tear-stains still on my cheeks; so I replied "Miss Geraldine scolded me be cause I dropped her fan and broke the mirror, and Aunt Hester, too." Here I completely broke down, and cried as if I was never going to stop. IIe sat awhile in silence, and let me sob un disturbed; then he said, laying his hand upon my head, "Don't give way to your grief; come, cheer up; you are hurt by cross words and reproaches, but there is sunishine after rain. Mona, to-night you and I are drawing very near to each other; I too, have been stung by ingrati tude. I have sounded the depths of bitter waters and by the perfidy of one pers011 I was sunk to the depths of des pair. But I am out of this slough of despond, and am now far happier than I would have been had affairs gone dif ferently. I am inI a position which lper haps I should not have attained if I had gained what I coveted above all these at one time. I outgrew my bitter dis app1oinment, and in my work I found a p)anacea. "Now I am ini a very traiiquil state of mind; amid Mona, little frienid, I have observed you, and am aware you are nmot happy. "We w~ill symp)atiz/e with each other, and in our mutual friendship dhispel part of the gloom." Ills kind words, so mildly spoken, thme imost gentle that it had been my goodl fortune to hiear since I was an inmate of imy auiit's house, went to my lonely heart like a soothiing baln. I rallied andi( sooni we began to talk. The hours flew by rapidly. ''You amid I1 are only beginning to know each other, Moina,'' said my new found friend at last. ''We aire going to be cap)ital friends, No mmore was said, for aunit and1( cousinis camei ini, andit our evemmg to gethier was cut short. They wer~e p)rof use ini playfCul re p)roachies, anid Mr. Shields was scolded in a p)retty way for not auttendhing thme party. lie said, '"Well, you see, 1 wams de taiiied by imortanlt business until I feared It was too late; then I dlroppled in here, thinking pierhaps somie of you1 were at home. I found Miss Mona, aind as she was all alone, I thought I should be doing my duty b~y remnainimig with her. "'So I stayed, 1and( we have had quite a delightful talk.' Aunt IIester mladle sonie rep)ly, cal culted to annihilate me. TIhiey all seemed to wanlt to bmox my So I just "folded my tenmt like an A rab, and1( as silently atole away.'' Th'le niext mioriiing i had 1my3 orders. I was givey iiy dismissal. I was sound(ly reprimanded for my forwardness, anld my aunt and1( cousins took turns In tauntinig mec. T'hien I was spiritedl away in the night-timec to my aunt's farm far out in the counmitry, exiled, abandoned, driven away. Onie evening I went to anighmbor's to get a book. The short winter day was closing In on may returni. A wvagon pafssed me. It's occupant, a man, wvas mufled upl; lie looked at ine as lie passed; the ejacu lation, "Monal"' came out In a very eml phiatic manner. I looked up; it was Kenneth Shields, iilurriedly lie jumped out. "Mona, whenr vare yonging? Is thi where you have been all this time? I made bold to inquire your wh.ereabouts, but your aunt gave me very unsatisfac tory answers. "You did steal away in a dreadfull! mysterious manner. 'Froi standing at my elbow you fled into the vast unknown." I could hardly speak for joy; for tht light in Kenneth's eyes was clearly thal of love. I no longer accused myself of vanit) when I confessed with delight that h1 really did think of me. Well, it is the old, old story. The next day I bade adieu to th t dreary farm, and with my promised husband started forthe city, on reaching which we went to his sister's where l stayed till we were quietly married. Then we took rail to my aunt's, an1 Kenneth introduced me as "Mrs, Shields" to aunt and cousins. 'I'hey were astonished and ashamed, and I confess that the sudden transfor mnation from plain Mona Norton to Mrs, Kenneth Shields quite startled me. They welcomed us in a tolerably hos pitable nmier; and for form's sake wt stayed to dinner; still a latent spark of resentment lingered underneatIi tht show of good-will. "Mona, dear," said my husband wher we were alone, "were you resigned t< your fate, and would you have made nc effort to let me know your place of resi dence? You did not intend to forget me?" '' Indeed I did not; and if you had noi come to rescue me, I don't.think I coul] have gone on living. But I am happ3 now so let us forget the past." The Derby Course. A young American who has traveled. says in correspondence about the Derby track at Epsom, that the course is en tirely different from anything we have in America. There are not fifty yards of level ground anywhere. I should say that a run of the whole circuit must be about two miles long. On this side the ground slopes rapidly down into a deep valley, so that the horses run on ground that slants up toward the out side rail. From the bottom of the valley the way up on the other side is very steep, where the track runs along the crest of a ridge beyond, it must be four or five hundred feet higher than where we sit. Up towards the be ginning of the home stretch is the place which they call Tottenham corner, and all England tells you what terrible place it is for a horse to come around. But that is taffy. There are worse turns at Jerome Park and Sieepsheact Bay. The only difficulty about thi : one is that it occurs where the horses are coning down a slight slope. The Derby races begin part way a-und the course, as the distance they run is about a mile and a quarter, I believe. They start in an upward slope to the crest of the distant ridge, come down around Tottenham corner, into tho straight stretch home, and end on a down hill part of the track. The course is turfed, not turned up like those in America., Much of the tilc down in the valley, inside the track and up on the hill beyond, is tikeun up with reireshment touts, Punoh and Judy shows, those machines whielm send wooden horses around in a circle, parties of men with blackened faces, singing and d hncing without time or tune, jugglers, acrobats and a surging mass of people. From the grand stand for half a mile in each direction, out side the track, there is the same sort of thing, added to a tremendous crash of carriages, from which the horses have been taken and housed for the day. A third of the people prcesent want to sell you something that is of no earthly uso, and that you wouldn't be fouud dead with, and the other two-Ithirds want to steal whatever you may have around in your clothes. They are the mest accomplished thieves I ever struck, and they will steal anything they' can lay hands on, no rnntter whether it is worth anything or not. I have seen some pretty big and some rather promiscuous crowds in America, but this one certainly captured the prize in all respects. There must have been six hundred thousand to one miu lion people thern, Nobody can convey a notion of such a crowd with mere firtures. It wasi at least ten times a large a gathering as I ever saw at a race before. fA GI*i,i rm scu,no. Jesse BarriLtt, County Superin,tendent or Schools, mn Missouri, recently, while going from Ilillshioro to Butler, a village four' miles northwest, of Iihllaboro, witnessedl one of the most magnmficent sights -he ever saw anid onei which, perhaps, few men have ever had the opportunity of seeing. Arriving at' the top of Cross 11ill, a high eminence about two miles west of Hilluboro, he says the air Bud. detnly became entirely calm, protracing niu oppressive, stilling sensation, which was followed b)y a p"ou liar, sickeninig smiell. lie then saw five distinct cyclones in the west and southwest, which lie dlescribes as huge balls of cloud travel ing in a northeasteriy direction at a terriic rate of speed. All were dis tinctly outlined andI appeared at times to come to the ground and bound into the air to a great height. T1hey were in a constant state of agitation and ase they rose from the earth they became illunn nated; while near the earth they ap. p)earedI to be of a greenish color. They were accomlpaniedi by a deafening roar. One or theam passedt immedmitely over him, bt, fortunately, did not reach low enough to do any daumage. l(e asserts that lie saw nothing of the funrel shape so often delc~ribed, but that they appeared most o. the tiime perfectly round. They we.re a numper of miles apart apparently, but all gjoing Fn the same direction. lIe says that while the display was grandl beyond description, he never wants to witness such a sight again; hut they wvere evidently stragglers belonging to the army of cyclones that passed over our State ain hour or two belore, and fortunately had .no time to unsheath their devastating "funnel" and sirike the earth, Only those that appeared at a great distance seemed to conme to the ground. They passed out of sight in less than three minutes and( were fo). lowed by a heavy wind and torients of rain, canes. The horrible.habi. of Americans of put ting their hands In their pockets has led to the popuaarity of canes in this pountry. The Japanese gentleman shows apprecia tion to the same feebng when his costume is incomplete-without his shutting fan, which he hangs at his belt, over his right shoulder, or in the bi:esat folds of his silken gown. The Frencb or English gentleman for the same reason never attends a full dress party without his crush hat in his hand. * 1 . The fashion of carrying canes, however, an.ong the swells anti lah- de-dah lads of New York has each 1eason its rules which are observed with .as much exquisite punctilio as those of ladigs, who wear a poke bonnet one year tand euoop hat the next. Most of these, i84elond originate in Europe. A year or t%o- ago there were two styles-the shepherd's crook, shaped like a fishhook, and a-Zilu crook, a plain, curved handle. The Zulu came from Paris, the shepherd from London. These styles in canes were Introduced in the spring, and were preceded by the crutch. When our fathers were lads the whalebone cane was the proper thing. Now they are so scarce that they are worth to the dealer from $8 to $3,50. Last year the fashion was to carry a silver ball cane. Then there is a style in carrying a cane, and this varies each year. One year it was to walk with a spring gait, with bunt knees and arms akimbo as far forward as possible, and the cane was held between one finger and thumb, correctly balanced so as to swing gracefully. Then came the esthetic style. The cane was held in front of the body by the first and second fingers of both hands, and was allowed : hang limp, while the elbows were still further forward, and the shoulders, if possible, more round. ''hen there was a fashion last year of holding the ferule down. 'T'his year it is t- hold it in the middle, with the ferule to the front, just as Mr. Spot Dandridge does after his return from the east. That's the proper 'caper." 'l'he material is as various as can well nigh he conceived of. Mahy are of im. ported woods; some from the tiopics, China and the East Indies. The cole. brated Whongee canes are from China, where they are well known and celebrated for the regularity of their joints, which are the points from which the leaves are given off, and the stems of a species of phyllosiachys, a gigantic grass, closely allied to the bamboo. The orange and lemon are highly prized, they are importei chiefly from the West Indies, and perfect specimens command enormous prices. The orange stick is known by its beautifu. green bark, with fine white longitudinal markings, and the lemon by the symmetry of its proportions and both prominence and regunarity of its knots. Myrtle sticks posaes also a value, since their appearance is so peculiar that their owner would sel dom fail to recognize them. They are imi ported from Algeria. The rajah stick is an importation. It is the stem of a palm. and a species of calamus. It is grown in Borneo, and takes its name from the fact that the rajah will not allow any to go out of the country unless a heavy (luty is paid. These canes known as palm canes are (lis. tipguisied by an angular and more or less flat appearance. Their-color is hrownish, spotted, and they are quite straight, with neither knob nor curl. They are the petioles of leaf stalks of the date palm. Perhaps the most celebrated of the foreign canes are the Malacca, being the stems of the calamus sceptonum, a slender climbing palm, and not growing about Malacca, as the name would seem to indicate, but im ported from Stak on the opposite coast of inmatra. Other foreign canes are of ebony, rosewood, partridge, or hairwood, and cactus, which, when the pith is cut Out, pre.engs a most novel appearance, hollow, and full of holes. T1he manufacture of canes Is by no means the simple process of cutting the sticks in the woods, peeling off the bark, whittling (down) the knots, sandpapering the rough suirface, andi adiding a touch ot varnish, a curiously carved handle of head, anid tip. p)ing the cad with a feruhe. In the sand tJats of New Jersey whole famdlies support themselves Dy gatherlnag nannoborry sticks, which they gather in the swanios, stramght. en with an 01(d vise, steam over an old kettle, and, perhaps, scrape down or whittle into size. These are packed in large bundles to Now York city aiid sold to the cane factories. Many Imported amticks, however, have to go through a process of straightoninug by mechanical means, wvhich are a mystery t'o the unmnitiatedi. They arc buried in hot sand( until they become plhable. In front ot the heap of hot sand in which the sticks are plunged is a stout boarhd from five to sax feet long, fixed at an angle inclined to the workman, and having two oIr more notches cut in tihe edige. When the stick lias become per fectly pliable thoe worknman places it on one of the notches, and, handing it, ini the opposite direction to which it is naturally bent, straightens it. TIhus, sticks appar ently crooked, hbent, warped and worthless are by this simple process straightened; biut the most curious part of the work is observed in thme formation of the crook or curl for the handles, which are nmot natur ally suplphed with a hook or knob. The workmuan places one end of the cane firmly in a vise, andl pours a continuous stream of lire from a gas pipe on the part wich is to be bent. When suiflicient heat lias been applied, the cane is pulled slowly and gra(iually round until the hook is complete ly formed, aiid then secured with a string. An additional applieation of heat serves to bake and permanently fix thme curl. The uisder part of the haaidle 1s frequmly charred by thie aci,ion of the gas, mnd ,thiis is rubbe-l downi with sandpaper until the rcqmislte degree of smoothness is attained, .Lamps in1 Yokohmaman. As time hour approaches for the ligating of lamps in tihe evening at, Yokohama, the0 sound of the patrol is hmeardi, and ail night long the streets are peranmulated by thmese warming guardians, who 'beat two hand sticke or clappers toget,her with the regu larit,y of cl>ckwork, givlng f..rthm a sharp, ringing sound that there is no mistaking, and they also have a regular note.of warn ing, which they cry out at regular intervals ot tuic, so that tho necessity of pre.caution is present to the mind of all tlhe.dwellers in the city, thrroughout the haurs of darkness, whether they will or no. The incendiary is the most depraived of criminals In the estimation of the people, and none others were so fear'nuhly punished in the,past. At preent "death Is thl, 'penalt.y meted out to, one who commits auson. Tempies of tho Sun. In Persia, in ancient times, they ht temples which they called "Temples i the Sun," and they worshiped the sa always. They felt that it was he WI presided over the destinies of mankinc who gave them the light of day al also warmth, who was the founder < their empire, and in nearly. every cit temples dedicated to the sun were raisec They acknowledged a Supreme Bela a Creator of the world in tact, but lh did no. seem to hold the first place i their hegrta, for only one small tewipl was erected to him. The grandest ten ple of all was in the city of Uuzco and was such a rich temple that it was calle "Corfaanc/a," which meant "The Plac of (old." It was -buitt of hewn stene, a beautifully put together. the place of jolt Ing could not be discovered, and it cot Misted of a chief building with chape] idjoining, and several other inferic buildings, and covered quite an arei ICverytlhing inside the temple was gorgeou icyond description. On the western wa ;he Sun Deity was represented. It cot isted of a human face surrounded by ray )f light. Thib face and liguure was en raved on an immense plate of gold nassive and heavy and thickly bestrw rith diamonds, emeralds and other pre ious stones. When the sun rose in ti horning, the figure was so placed in tih emple the light fell full upon it, makin i most dazzling effect, and all the gold r he room (and the walls were adorned an nlald and overlaid with gold) caught u he glory and reflected it, and every wher vere shining plates of ;old and heav >rnanlouts of the precioub metal and thosc oo, sent back a flood of light as the sun >cams fell upon them. One of th maller chapels was dedicated to the moon he next deity of importance, styled thi 'Mother of the lucas." All the decora ions of this room, as well as the Ilguri epresenting the moon, and the burnishec lates, etc., were of silver. Then ther vere other chapels-one consecrated ti lhe stars, another to the ranuow, and an. thor to thunder and lightning. All thes elonged, you must remember, to th Cemple of the Sun. ldverything used it onnection with the worship of the sui was of gold and silver. There were t ozen or more silver vases of iminens, ize, standing on the floor of the mali oom, filled with Indian corn. " I'a ensers for the perfumes, the ewers tVhiel old the sacred water, the pipes whiel onducted it through subterrahean chan els into the buildings, the reservoir that eceived it, were all of gold. or silver. 'lien there were artificial gardens outside vitlh plants in them, curiously constructec f silver and gold and precious stones here were aimals of gol(, life size, amn vn the agricultural implements used u he garden were of the precious metal. The name of Inca was applied t thit overeigus of Peru as well as to all those nales who descended fronm them. 'I'hl overeign was far, above his people, evei be nt'blusl, of the Inca nobility could no nter into L,he presence of tile reignins nca without making bare his teet ant arrying a slight burden to signify homage .ie lInca was considereJ the sun's repre. entative, and he claimed to be vast11 nperior to all others, and lived am ressed in grand style, lie hal a nun er of wives, a great many chiklren tin( ,voled attendttants. When an lnea died is wealth did not descend to his heir uit all his treasures remuainled just as ht ad left -them, and all his palaces ex ept one were closed up forever. Tiie elieved the spirit would reur1u somt ty and would require all his pcr-,onal ffeets. 'Tho funeral was an occasiot r grand display, and sometimes thous. tdla--amulig them his wives nmil adend nta--woe saheriticed on his tuot). Ti ady of the loca was enbahind, une obed in royal attire, p)lacedi on a g hair, taken to tihe Temple of the Smni. 'here all the dlead Incas sat, with thmeil ands crossetl and their heads imee ii t,he mid1(st of aill the gold and silver, Lie men on the right and the q:ieens3 o1 Le lef t of the blaz,ing elligy of tihe Sue .he one p)aince or imansion of thme inc liat was not closed1 up was kept just asi lie owner had gone for a day and wa sp)ected to return at any mnomenmt. Th<m uard was retained, t,he servants wore ad .t their posts and everything went on a efore.- Sometimes entertainments wer rovidedl in the name of a de.ad iiica hi he (Japtain of the gualrd stationed( in tim inclosed house ol' the Inca. Then t.hmt iouly of the Inca would be broughit oul uto tIme pullc square with great poi ndl ceremony, and the disaplay of gold an<n ilver plate and jewels was soniclhitng fal heCad( of anything we can now imagine, 'l'he Peruvian process of enmbaiming bodies vas as successful as the Egyptian, but il s supposed that it was much more imph ad brought about by ezposinig the bod3 o the action of the peculiar and rarifle( nountain atmosphere; and they wore a merfect as hife, "'and not even t,he hair o .n eye-brow lacking," whiile their counte lances retained their natural, some wha warthy hue. A portion of the body, th utestines, etc., were buried and will liem a quantity of treasure, and it was ai h.s time anld place thecir wives and attendo nt,d were sacrifieed. (tathoanag ad ninig Te'a in Jaipani. Trea gatherIng Is coimmeneced in Mny uis are employcd, at an average of fi've ents a day, from sunrise to sunset. Thli prig of loaves Is nipped off carefullj rith the finger nails andl dleposhtedl in asket, anmd other servants carry thet askets, as they are filled, to theo teo alanter's house and necessary outhiouss, lere other employes spreadh thiemi out ot arge palmt mats andi here the first ani >nhy adulteration essayedi by the tet >dantem is executed. IIaving dieided then ercentage of exhausted leaves to mh vimth his fresh leaves these mare put also oi1 he mats. The drying is in thme open ali ad in the sunlight. That having beet omnpleted, the next.operation is thme curl ng. To effect this the dried leaves are >oured into open cast-iron receptacles ovea charcoal furnace beneath of acenratoly graded heat. Sullcienat laborers art >laced arounid thebe pans to constantly ake In their handsa the leaves as they be. ome heated and to roll them. When thi< murhing is done the leaves aire packed0( it oarae, cheap boxes, treighted to thn 'earest tea market and there sold to a origni tea dlealer. Every foreIgner keept special variety of tea.tuster, who has to eli tihe quality of the fresh leaf and to nake a guess at the amount of loaves that tavo alkeady done service. A "Urowiu" latoh. - This peculiarity of the barn -yard cham pion became the subject of conversation at a little dinner given at Dolmonico's, New Work, on the 8th of last January, the occasion being the commemoration or the birthday of Mr. Larry Jerome, who asserts that he is of the same age as General Andrew Jackson. "I don't see," said Air. Alexander 'aylor, Jr., "why if this is so, a rooster cannot be trained to crow as well as to fight. I believe that by taking one when a mere chick and cultivating its lung power assidiously, putting before it, from its earliest infancy, the best and most illustrious crowere, a rooster could be trained to crow a dozen times coneecu tively." Mr. Jerome seeing here..an opportunity for a wager-something which Ie never neglected-said:- "1i would all depend upon a man's own training. 1 r brought up in the country, as I was, observant of the habits of the fowl from boyhood, there is little doubt but that experiment of this kind would be a su'ccess. I tiink, however, that yo'i would fail," "I'll bet you $5,000,- said Mr. Tay lor, promptly, "that in six months I'll produce a cock that will outerow any thing you can show." ' I'll take that bet," said Mr, Jerome, quietly, and the conversation diverge.l to other topics, neither party again alludinr to it, and each gentleman trusting that the other would forget all about it so that he might be able to claim a default when settling day arrived. The next morning Mr. Taylor went bright and early to Washington Market, and, from information there obtained. was induced to go to Rosedale, N. J., where Mr. Philip Timpson resides. In giving the particulars to a reporter, Mr, Taylor said:-"I learned that Phil Timpson was .a most successful hatcher of chickens by artificial process, and I went to hin and told him I wanted a lot I hatched, all cocks and of the best crowing breeds. Lie said I'd have to take 'en as they coie, cocks and hens together, and that he had no process for hatching cocks exclusively. He said, however, that he would lay the world under contribution for eggs, and that if I would agree to take all that he would hatch there was no doubt that among the lot 1 should be able to secure the champion crower. "So, after sigm~ng a contract, I returned to my place at Mamaroneck, and had a house built 150 feet on the water-line- c sho, I don't mean that-I thought I was speailng of a yaicht: but she's 150 feet r over all; that is, it is that length along the water, and I've bad it fltted up with parches at different elevations, no that at c the earliest age the young rooster will t c have a place from which to crow, and can advance from perch to perch, raising his t n.tes at each elevation." "I've got over 500 fowl there already, and Timpson is goinL to have 500 more on ''hursday morning. Until about a week ago I thought that I had a sure thing on l.'irry Jerome, but I then learned I that lie had constructed a crowing nursery at Oyster Bay, L. 1., under the superin- c tendoence of his brother, Tom Jero;ut. Still I think I'll beat hun, after aill, for 'l'tunpson says that there's not a known breed of towl but what I posSeis of it i represetative cock." Mr. Jerome was found immersed in weighty Iranasactions at the Stock .iBx- 1 clui,nee. lie had but a moment to ap ire t for an intervie a anti said that lie consid. ered it a gross breach of conhldence on the c part of Atr. 'l'ayloi to have given the thing away. "diiuce it has gone so far, how- ' ever," said he, "I may say that my hen- c nery a' Oyster Bay is 250 feet long and 50 feet in width. My fowls, of which I have 2,00, represcit 100 distinct breeds, n all of whach have been produced by riatentL process andi with especial referenace to r crowing. I don't, feel the least, anxiety C about the matter, as I have no doeubt but, that amy bird will win." "'Whre will the trial take place, fur. Jerome?" "We haive not decidied uplon that as yet,. t' We of course never imagined that, the event would be of so much public interest, and expected to have it uip at, Taylor's ~ p)laco at Mamiaroneck, or else down 'at ~ Oyster Bay, with onaly a few of our friends present; but, the lanterest in It ' seems to have been aroused to such an extent that, I told Alee the other (lay that I I thought we would have to secure the Uarden, or else the AmeLrican Institute building in TIhird avenue. Th'le judges I are Mr. Andrew Unhoon for Mr. Tiaylor, aint, I have asked Mr. Chiarlcs atinton, t he Secretary of the New York achit, Olub,. to act for me; they two to choose a third if nec'essalry.' The Irrecloous meltas. Th'le special replortL of Mr'. Biurchard, D)irector (of the Mint, upon the prodi(uc tioni of the lrecious mietals in thieUnaiteda States, which wams ordelred to he piniited( by the last Congre"s shows that the a yieldl of the hmines of tile United States for the year 1882 wvas $32,500,000 in gold$46,00,00 insilver, a total of $70,$0,00-a 1clin of $2,200,000 ofa goldi and an increase of $3,800,000 of silver cmpare~d wvithi the p)reed(ing year. Tihe greatest' relative decline was in California while ini silver piroduction Idahtlo idoitntn and New Mexico ( showed the greatest increase. The ox- C cess of p)roduictionl Over consuimpltlion of a the yeatr, added to the net imports of ' gold, resuiltedl in a net gain to the ~ circulation of less than $200,000 in goldi, btut by comiage and net infbort of coi the mietallic circulhat;hm gaineid nearly $39,700,000 in gold and about $27,600, 000 in silver coiln. Th'le California gold fieldIa show no I ovktlence of exhiaustioni, and( iNevadta I gives signis of recovery trolm the mis mIanatgemaen)t and stock speculation that have affected its production. k~lahio, Montana, Utah and.New Mexico furn isha evidlence of' the increased implortanice I of mining idustry in those Territories, while Arizona umaintains her large pro diiction of -thie preious metals. --There is said to be one physician to every thirteen families In the United States.4 --In 1704 England had over 20,000 negro slaves, and they -wore collars like (log collars. -An entire suite of bedroom furni-t turo madel of glass is the freak of a Sp,~anishi grandee, dn -o' A THE PEOPLE. y e BUY THE BEST! Mn. J 0. HoAO-Dear Sir: f bought the first it Davis Machine sold by you over live yea rs ago for d amy nlfe who has given It a long and fair trial. I :0 rwell pleased with it. It never RIves any rouble, and is as good as when first bought. ., J. W. OLICK.y i. '.is.n:4 : .O , A pril 1888. [8 Mr. BOAO: You wish to know whpt ' have to say . in regard to the Davis Mlachine bought of you three a ears ago. I feel I can't say too nuch in its favor.. Snade about $80, within live months, at almes runaning it so fast (fhat the needle wouild et per - feetiy hot from friction. I feel confident 1 could not have done the same work with as miuch ease andi so well with any other macline. No tline lost in adju-iting attachinents. The lightest running ntachile I have ever treadled. lir. thierJaines anti SWillians' families are as much pleased with their Davis Machines bought or you. I want no better - inachine. As I said before, I don't think too e luuch can be said for the lhavis Machine. 0 Itespect fully, 1l-s..N 'TEhYNRO\, g Fiiril'ld County, Apri!, 183. n aln. i1oAO : My machine gives ne perfect satis factio, i 1i(i no fault with t. 'T'he attachmnents L' are so sil 1)e. I Wish for no better thani the Davis Vertical Feed. Respertfnlly. Mtnls. It. M il.I No. Fairieldl county, April, 15S3. Lr Mi. loAo: I bought a i)avis Vertical Feed - Sewing Machine froin you four years ago. I atu (delightei with It. It never has given tie any trouule, and his never been the least out of order. It it as good its when I first bought it. I can e cheerfully recoinmnend it. Rtespect fully, ins. ,1. J. Kin Ri,AND. Mont Ieello, A pril 30, 188:s. This is to certify that I ha.' teen using a Davis Verte.il eedewing Macltine for t ver I w" years, purchased of Mr. .. Is. 10ag. I havter't found it 3 p9ssessetl of any fault--all the at tachntetits are so simple. It niever refuses to wort:, and is certantily the lightest running tn the mnarket. I considecr it. a fir.st class machine. Very respect fully, \I1NNIls \1. WV11.I,INUnAYM. (iaklan"l, Fairlt'ld couinty, S. C. 1M1t BOAc : I am wetll easm.I i every partl wvith the Davis Maclhine ltought. of yiln. I think it a lirst -class inachiue In every respect. You know .ou sld-se-ve'ral imachines of the saute make to ihilierent members of our families, all of wiulu, as far as I know, re well pleised witt them. Respect fully, Ma1t . M1. II. MOBI.E.Y. l'ali'i'l.l conty, April, issi. 3 This it to certify we have had in constant use the Davis M'achine bouglit of you about three year:s ago. As we take In work, and have nitaie the pRice of It several Itimes ovei', we don't want any better macihine. it is always ready todo any kind of work we have to dto. No puckering or skipping stitohes. We can only say we are well pleated and wish no better niachile, CAtEIhltiNs Vi.IE AND SISTEtI. April 25i, l' I have no fault, to tintd with my m-tuh'ne, and I dim't wait .tny better. I have matte the price of it several titas by taking in sewig. It is alway.3 ready" to do its work. I I l:uk it ia ttrst-elassi ma clinic. I feel I c:al-' say too iuclt for i lie Davis Vertical Feecl Macitne. MUtt.'ITuOIAS Sin'ru. Fairlield county, April, 18l. Mit. .1. 0. 11 i.t' --1iear1' Sir: it gives ile it1 htti I pl.Isurelt tlesify to tie merils of th l)avis Ver lithal Fel Sewing Machmu. Ihl inachine I got of you a - l li'. " cars ago. hl- i.'', al ltSt. 1in coi I 111 that tile. ' c ioot see that S.1.t i tlo . 11 .. no -t for. (iraite ua arr, hear Waruiisnor .R.t We have used the Davis Vert ical Feel Sewing Machine for the last fivie yeats. Wtu woultd not, halve anty othier inake at, any price. TIhe miacine has given us5 unibounfdeii satlitfat- ion. V.oa~ry respectfuilIy, lAoris --- t F'airlield county, S. C., Jaii. 21, 1883. hlavIng bomighit a Davis VertIcal Feed Sewing Macline from Mr. J. 0. Hong soiie ti ree years -ago, aa itI htavinig giveinime perfect, satisfaction In .every resptect ias a liamlily machIne. both1 for hea.y aunti Ighit itewmug, acitl neuVer nleetded the teast re pair ill anly way, I cani tcheelrful1ly recomnenid It to atiy one as a lrst-class miachine in every niartiliu. lar, aI id thInk It, second to none1. It is 0n10 ol thie ISiiIilAit .iflachlines nadoe; illy t.hildreli u10 it Wvitli .tall case. T'het attachents are mor0e easily al juisted and1( It tdoet a greater ranige of work bmy -imeanis of Is Vertiicail t'eed thanl any other Isa chinie I have ever seen or usedi. Mini. T'iloM tAs OWINous. S Winnsbocero, Falrilehul county, S. C. " We haive' hadl one1 of tihe Davis Maclilnes abmout, I four y'ears andit have always founti it ready to tic) all1 kindls of wvork we have had1 occasion toi tlO. Cant't, See tRiat the mnaclhine is wvorn lany, andlt Wvorks as weoll as witen new. Mnas. W. J. CilAwpoRtp Jackson's (Creek, Fairfielti erotinty, S. C. My wife is highly pleased with the0 Davis Ma-1 chine1 botight of you. Shte Woubt not take douible what she gave for It. TIhe mnacilno Ihas not, beeni ot, of order since she hald It, and she can do any kindt of work on It. .Very l(especlfuilly JAR. F. Fiuuus. MtotI Icello, iiIrliehil couty, S. C. 'l'hle D)avhs Sewving Machine Is simpily a tres I r Maci. J. A. (lOOnwYN. Itidgeway, N. C., .Jan. 10, 1o83. J , O) BoAu, lg.~1,'Agent--Dear Sir: My Wife has neen1 usIng a Davis Sunving Mactune constant. ly for the past fouir years, andi 1' mias never nleededl anRy repmaIrs an1 I works just is Wvell ias When first, bought. Shle says IL will tio a greater ranige of p)ractIeal work Sad do it, easior auti beo*er t,hana ainy imacinea she hias oer usedi. WVe cheerfully re:ommiiendt It as a No. I family machine, Your tru.y, Jn .Dvs I Wliisboro, S. C., Jaii. 8, 1868. Min. HoAC : I have always founul nty l)avis Ma chhte ready dlo ali kindsb of to wvork I havte hadi or casion todto, I cannot see that. thle imachine is' worn a particle tand it Wvorks as Weid its whlen no0w. Wunhisboro,MS.. It. ('. OoOniimo. Winnbor, S.C.,A pril, 1883, Nt. BoAMm: My wIfe has been conlstantly using the Davia Machline bought of you about live- years ago. I have nlever regrettled buymgtR i, tas It is alw iays ready for aniy kind of taitly sewing, either heav1yor light. It is never outi of lix or aeeintg Very respectftlily, A. W,LiAD F?alrIloid, 13. C., March, 1883,