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.RI-W.EEKLY EDITION- WINNSBORO. S. . UL T R I- W E E L Y E D ITI N. W IN N B O R O S S. U.. ~ UJ Y 17, 1883.0S A I~ I H D 1 4 TIRE EA1ILY RA IN. Down through the misty-air, Down from the gloom above, Falling, pattering, everywhere, The rain comes quick with love. Softly tie nissel-thrush Sings in the golden-storm; Tihe robin under a laurel bush Waits for to-morrow morn. Drip, drip, drip from the eaves, Pit, pit, pit on the paln, Swish, swish, swish on the drennched leaves, Listi 'tis the song of the rain, Grasses are bending low Green is the corn and thick; You can almost see the nettles grow, They grow so strong and quick. Soft is the wind from the west, Softer the rain's low sigh; The sparrow washes his smoky breast, And watches the gloomy sky. Stirred are the boughs by the breeze, Scarcely an leaf is still, Something is noving among the trees, Like a restless spirit of ill. Standing watohing the rain, Do you not seemn to hear . 'rhe voice of God out,speaking again To nan's ungrateful ear" Promising plenty and peace, Garners with treasure heaped, That seed-time and harvest shall net ecase Till the Harvest of Earth be reaped. TIIE MISSING PAPER. . One 'ot the most singular cases which are to be found in the police records of bloody deeds committed in Paris is that of Mine. loquelaire, who was murdered in her residence, 17 Rue Danton, on the night of the 15th of June, 1573. The last that was seen of her alive was at 9 o'clock in the evening by one l of her servants, to whom she gave an order concerning his service on the fol lowing morning, which indicated that she and M. Jean Beauchanp, her lover, were about retiring. The servant, as he testified at the preliminary examination, saw, as he s stood on the threshold of the door lead. I ing from the hall into the salon, Mine. Rloquelaire in her dressingsgown andl her toilet arranged for the night; Ie also i saw M. Jean making a cigarette and re- I elining, his face toward the door, in an t eay chair. Monsieur was frowning and < seemed angry, although lie said nothing. I Evidently lie and madame had been I qiuarreling. The last that was heard of her alive t was at 11 o'clock, by her maid, who, having the privilege of absende for the evening, was passing through the hall toward the staircase leading up to the servants' quarters. Then she was entreating Beauchamp to forgive her. He had evidently accu' ed her of some offense--"perhaps,''said L ln1 lt IL ;11 Licgirl 11 "his anger was terrible; his words fierce I and threatening," and then she heard g madame exclaim: V "Strike me, coward. I have sacrificed everything-honor, position, friends- s for you. Strike me; kill me. You have had everything else from ie that 1 could give; now take the last, and now r -mon dieu -the most worthless of my possessions-my life. You seek the r excuse to be rid of me. You have found i a new love. I read it all. Every day's r life for the past three months has been l to me turning over a new leaf in the I revelation of your nature. I have noth- t ing to live for. Kill me, coward!" The maid, tremnbling and frightened, i passed on She also added in her state iment: They had often, but not so a violently, quarreled while she had been i in their service. E'arly next morning I the servants, three in number, met as a usual in the kitchen. The man-servant, 1 who was also M. Beauchamp's valet, named F?rancois, and the maid-servanti inarrated to each other what t,hey had xeeii and heuard on the previous evening. i Franicois then, at 9 o'clock, went uip stairs and knocked as usual at tine salon door to receive Imnsiur's ordetrs. Tihere was no sound withnin. Only tine echoes of his taping on the door. According to his testimony, madame< usually slept late; monsieur was always in dressing-gown andl slppers and in the salon reading th.e Moniteuir, which was I laid at his door, never later than 8.] Sometnnes he rang for his valet before 9; sometimes awaited his coming. An hour longer, and then finding nto, signs of life within, the v'alet rain out< aind sunnnoned a sergeant-dc-ville, whJo I burst in thne door. An apl)ling sp)ectacle fixed the gaze f of tine little group gathered oit thne thres hnol of that chamaber, and hel them motionless as if they had been suddeinly transformed into stone images. There nearhy in the center of tine floor, in hernighit robes, lay Mine. -Roquelaire's body looking like a mass of congealed biood. TIhe white linen robe, wvith its lace work anid embroidery, resembled a crimson shroud. T1hne face wvas muti lated, crushed and almost out of humman shape. Thne terrified mnaidl servant uttered a shriek of horror amnd fell to tine floor n Cons cious. Even for tihe moment tine sergeanit-dle-ville, inuredl as lie was to, scones of mturder, wa s for annstn awve-strickeni by the ghastly sightt. TVhen, I recovering h imnself, hue started away, aindl I in htalf an hour returned with other a ofilcers, tine commnissaire and ai surgeon. Examb1iation shnowedl that time woimaii had b)een literally pounided to dleath with] some blunit, heavy weapoin, stamnped on, and her body and limbs mnashed almost I into thne semblance of pulp. Near this tremenidous horror wvas aL blood stained scrap of paper-a p)ortion of at sheet of note paper, One scrutiny revealed< acrawled upon it, as wvithn a blunut p)oint ed pencil, these words: '"Your life was a mnine. 1 have takenm whlat ismiine. You are itow in thne arms of death, a nmore steadfanst lover than you lad living; one you can not betray. JEAN." 1 Over this poncil scrawl were two fini ger marks in blood in tine forum of a crh is was all. Nothing wasdilsturbed. liadame'&s apparel was ini its usual pla1ce; her jewelry, watch and bijouterle where: Blhe had placed them wvhen undresshang. No weapon was found. 'There were gory finger-marks on the door and its Icasing. But Monsieur Beauchamnp what of Search showved that a small traveling - aliso was missing from hi1s chamber;1 bhat he had changed his clothes, taking the discarded suit with him. On going ut he had evidently locked the door of LIte salon and taken the key with him. Spechnens of his writing were found, tutd an expert declared that the pencil tcrawl upon the blood-st ained paper very losely resembled his method of writing, ,,hanged, of course, by the action of a Lerrible mental excitement upon his "erves. There was no doubt in the minds of ,he oflicials that ho, in a lit of ungovern tble rage, and possibly crazed by jeal nusy, had committed the fearful crime, und then, recovering his reason, had ;ought. safety in flight. Two of the nost expert detectives from the .P're eet's ollice were soon on his trail. Thev ,raced him to Marseilles, thence to Bo' leaux, where he took a sudden change f route and went to London. Here he was arrested and brought Jack to Paris. When informed of the crime of which to was accusedl he fell into a species of tupor, and for three days was apparent y unconscious. Recovering, he alternated from pro estations of innocence to bewailing the teath, as he asserted, of the only woman to ever loved, and calling upon heaven o pursue with its direst torments her nurderer. Gradually lie became cooler, and at ast was able to make an intelligible itatement. It was to this effect: 1le lad quarreled with Madame Roquelaire m the evening of her assassination. L'hey had often had similar lovers' dis tgreemnents. She had a terrible temper, jut her anger seldom lasted beyond the tour. "On this night I had playfully accused ter of liking some one else better than ntyself. '"She retorted; words made words, and till in jest I said I would correct, her haking a large closed fan at her with a tretense of rage. "Finally she grew so violent that I Iressed myself, put on my hat, and aking out my valise, I bade her good might, left tIhe house and started upon a rip to Bordeaux, which I had long been onteinplating, and intended to come to i' nmmediately upon my return. We ad separated in like manner before that. .fter a day or -two we always. came ogether again, and we were devoted to ach other. "1 am not ia brute; I was her best riend-she loved ine and would have lied for inc. Why, then, should I have :lied her; beaten her to death so cruelly, vhom I so often caressed?" M. Beauchamp's story was not be ieved. It is not In the creed of the oMice to believe anything an accused INle:'"'r''"d ifitire li'siUuLitcd, "the ouse locked up, put under seal, and uarded day and night by a sergeant-de 'lle. " The servants were subjected to close urveillance in order to retain them as vitnesses in the trial of their master. Thle conviction of Beauchamp was egarded as a foregone conclusion. Mons. Jean BeaUchantp's antecedents rere those of a man with a moderate teomte, a man little known in society; arely seen at the theatres or other laces of public resort; reticent as to imself or his affairs. and, in fact, by he few with whomt he sought occasional onmpanionship, looked upon as a sort of enteel, well dressed sphinx. In t wo days the trial of I. Beauchamp pproached its conclusion. IIe had for is advocate one of the shrewdest mem era of the French bar, and for whose hility the court and the Procureur 'Etat had the greatest respect. The last witness had been heard, the itate Counisel had muade his first plea, ithen a messenger enteredl the court oom, purshted his wvay to the counsel for J. Beauchamup and gave him a p)ack(age, thispered a moment to him anid depart dI. A F"rench advocate is nothing if tot dramnat ic. Thle adlvocate arose. >iented tIme Packet, took from it a cop)y if the Moniteur, unfolded it, and ad ressinjg the judge, said: "'I thinik that this trial can now have mut onie result-that of the release of M. leauchamp. I1 have but threeniew wit iessess to offer. One is a few lines in his papier, the Moniteumr, bearing date [lute 14, 1873, one (lay before the mnur ler of Mine. Iloquelaire. I will readl hem: "'Escaped from private Maisoin (Ie ante of Dr. Rtoquet d'Allaire, a paLtienit ecepted and1( register'ed as Jean Bouudi iot, insane from jealousy; p)laced ini the Lsylunm by3 his wvife, Mmne. Matilde liou liinot, May 11, 1871, as5inlcurably insane nd( violent; height live feet ten inches; mowerfully built, brown hair, sear oin heiek; was clad at time of escape in ark1 close suit.' "'1 his notice," continued the adv'o ate, "1 offer In Ovidlence." "JJut whmat has this to do wvithi the ccused or the crime?" asked tIhe Pro mireur. "Wec shall see. I now call D)r. Al aire." Dr. Allaire came to the wvitness chair. he stated that Bioudintot, theo capedt umnatic, imnagine(d lie had a mission to dil his wife for her infidelity, lie had1( w~orni to do0 it, and he wioldh. "Where is Mine. Boudinot?" "Until to-day I did not know what tad become of her. Shte sent her pay nienits regularly for the cumstodly of her musband, but after the first three imonthls mever againi visitedl the asylum. She -emoved fronm tIhe Rue Livaudais, No. 17, where sIhe hind resided, and all trace if her was lost.'' "WhVlat sort of woman-I mean what ort of age andi( a~pearantce?" "About twenty-live. IIere is a pho ograph, in thtis velvet case, which was cft with her husnband, and1( which we ook away from hiim, a1s the sight of it coined to increase his futry in hils Inter rals of deliriulm."' Tihe advocate took it from the doctor md1( hianided it to the Procureur. "Compare that with the p)ortralt of Amie. Requnelaire found in the house of Wi. Beauchiamp." "It is the ,portralt of Mime. Roque aire," involuntar'ly exclaimed the Pro turour. "Precisely," said the advocate. 'Now, then, I cmall my thtird witness P~ierre Rosier, sergeant-de-vIlle, until bis mornhing on duty guarding the housaO of M. Beaucham1p, In which the murder was committed." Pierre Rosier stood up and said in answer to the advocate's question: "For two days past the passers-by on the opposite side have reported that the house was haunted. 011e m11an told tme he had seeni a frightful face at the upper windows, which Caime and dis appeared. Yesterday afternoon I noti lied my relief of these strange reports. With the consent of the Conunissaire we entered the house and searched floor after floor. V.o reached the cellar, and were about leaving it when we heard i scratchiig sound at the rear of the (lark underground chamber. Turning our lamps in the direction whence the sound cale we saw, huddled up ini a corner, a terrible looking object. It was a man, with a fierce, haggard face. I [e sprang ui), but not so, quickly that we did not throw ourselves upon him, bear him to the ground and secure him before he could recover from his surprise. We called for assistance and conveyed him to the Comnuissaire's olliee, taking with us-the club, a very heavy piece of wood resembling the hrger end of a billiard cie. This weapol was covered with clots of blood and fragments of-dried flesh. The man was evidently very nearly famished.' "Who did this man prove to be?" "This morning the Comissaire, as certained that he was .Jean loudinot, the escaped lunatic.'' "Did he speak or answer the (ommis saire's interrogations?" "Yes. IIe said he had killed his wife and had danced the devil's jig upon her body. The only things we found upon his person was this bit of paper and a bit of a pencil, both stained with blood." "This piece of paper,'' said the advo cate, holding it up, "exactly fits the written paper from which it was torn, found inl the blood near the body. Th1is is the pencil. - "There relmaius now but one more statement necessary. That is m1ine. 1. promlised the accused, lily client, not to reveal his secret unless it was absolutely necessary. It is now necessary as the finale of this case. "2mline. 3ou1dinot was M[me. Ro(lue laire. After her husband was incarce rated in the Alaison de Sante, through his-having several tites attempted her life,she became acquiainted with M..Jean Beauchalmlf. Thiey became iutimlate, inl fact, loved each other devotedly. il order to avoid comnplications, she re moved from her former residence in the lRue (Ie Livaudais tb the house which M. Beauchamp had rented for their joint occupancy. There they lived. There, on the night of the 15th of June after A, .Beauchaimp had gone out,she Was liiEUkfutl; "vlW,'Uy%at stingb"dfileels we shall probably never ascertain, had traced her, and, with all the cunning of the crazed, had concealed himself in the house, watched his Chance, and then, springing upon her heat her, mangled her as she was found; then, with devilish glee, hid himself in the cellar, and after wards betrayed himself by appearing at the windows This is our case.'' M. Beauchamp was released. tnhui,t. The work of demolishing the ol for tifications of Calais, in France, is now im active progress, and ere long the old town will have got rid not only of these ant iquated obstructions to light and air, but also of the deep ecircling fosses with their fetid waters. The most in portant result of the change is the final determination of Calais and its close adjoining neighbor, St. Pierre, to become united as one municipality under the simple name of Calais. St. Pierre was but an iinsignificanit village wh'len, jutst after the close of the great wars of Napoleon, a few Nottinghiam lace mnakers estaibl is.hed th emtselves at this spot as mnanufactulrers of tulle, an ind us try whlich now employs there .10, 000 hands(1. At precsenit St. Pierre with its busy shops 1111d tramways, is ir largem' thain its necighibor, of which it nlevert.he less counts 0on13 as a subu)Irb, its popula tion being 33,000 while that of CJahais is only 18,000. This uniion will raise Calais to the position of tile largest towin of the dlepartmuent, not excepting Boui lognme.I .' P'rese.rvi,,p' ~l,l~Aor Deatha. There seems to be a great (deal of at tenitioni directedl just now to the subject of preserving bodies after death. This fit or' craze seems to be per1iodic. O;f course, at times it is dlesirable to keep r'emains for a long time. Natural scieni tists w~ouhll have very poorly supplied muiseumis if care was not taken to keep) specimens from decay. But as to this business of embalmiing thie abodes for' which the late human tenants cease to have any fuIrthier use, one( calnnot find( a more Iistructive lesson than imn the mmodlern treat ment of the mummlies of the ancient Egyptians. But it may lie well to niote, thoughi omnly as a pwi(ee of news, that if orgamnic sublstances are first steepued in an alcoholic solution of itrailte of silver, wil>ed dry, exposed to the action of hydrogeii, sulhidile or phiosphiide, and( then ilmmlersed1 in the ordhinary galvano-plast ic h)at h, they will keep11 for ani inilihtiite lenigthi of time. J3lnokc CloutS. The telegrap)hic anniouncemenent made that the famous trotting stallIon, Black Ulowtl, had been sold1 by tile esate of. the late Andrew Cutter, of Parma, Mich., to M. V. Wagner, Esq., Mayor of Marshall, Mien., has beeni verided and( proveOn to be coret. Black Cloud he a marvel of bieauty and( adhmiration, andi Is perhaps the handsomest and1( most magnmlicent look ing h'orse that, (eVer trotted upon the Ameri can turf. he~ noble a.ilmal passes Into most excellent hamlde. The puirchaser, Mayor Wagner,ls not1. only anf adirer and lover of good horses, but Is also a most excellent business man, and a maa of great energy andl enltelpris(. HIe 1 a large manufac t,urer, and as the business manager of the Voltato Belt Co., of Marshall, Mich., -whose excellent Electro Voltale Belts, and othuer ItEetrio App1mances for the cure of varlous diseases of the human body, have achieved an enormous sale, not only throughout the United Sta'.os, but are shipped to every country throughout the civilized world. Mayor Wagner huas placed Black Cloud In the hands of that noted driver, Peter V. Johnson, of Chica go. who wall camneran hbm thIs asoan. The Quiet Young Main,. "Nearly every man who over'travel led on the Mississippi River in the old days can relate an interesting oxpe rience," said the Rev. Mr. Jackson, a minister whose reputation as.41n ui passioned public orator has gone beyond the boundaries of Arkansas. "There was something about a Mississippi River experience that tended to aid in vivid reprodLuetion. The grand floating drawing rooms, the wealth displayed at every turn, and the studied politeness and conventional ceremony of a sup posed good breeding which you every where met, all Col' tlin at once inl reportrayal of a char'ter -whil thus surrounded, you hadi contemplated. But all of this polittness and exlibi tion of good breeding. I inust say, was but the white foam on muddy water. It was the courtesy that could grasp the hand of a new acquaintance orshoot an old friend. "In the spring of 1850 1 hoarded a gran(l steamer at New Orleans bound for up the river. I was a very young p>reacher at that time, and was under orders to repair to a small coloulmity and assist in conducting a revival. There was something of a war being waged between churches, and it stood our church in hand to concentrate forces or lose ascendancy in the neigh borhood. These were the (lays of political and religious vigor, and avowed opposition in religious contests. was regarded as being no more out of place or in ill keeping with the faith than the fierce struggles engaged in by the Whigs and Deinocnits. I was told at headquarters that another young preacher would be sent to assist me, and that if I needed more help to tinake my demands known at once. When I boarded the boat,I looked around for my companmon-in-marms, whose name I even had not learned. The closest search failed to discover my assistant, and concluding that lie had (tither preceded or would come after me, I dismissed the matter and settled down to the quiet enjoyment of that occasion. "There were quite a nmnber of gamblers - polished gentlemen - on board, and although .I was opposed to gambling, I could not refrain from looking on and contemplating with what serenity of countenance the play ers parted with thousands of dollars. "'Wol't you take a han(d?' asked one of the players one eventing, address ing a young, pleasant-looking gentle man who stood near." "I never play," lie remarked. "Won't do you any "alrm." "I know it won't, I'r I don't intend to play." rellied' a''tail' min, " ( halctleil 'cai(s with an ease and lost with a good will that almost challenged respect. "Yes," replied the young gentleman, "a rare joker, because it is rare that I joke." "Ah, aid a punster," said the tall mai, relinquishing $1,000 with a smile. "It niakes little difference to you what I am, I cane here to quietly look o, not intending to engage in the gane or conversation, amd especially, not to be the butt of any jokes that might arise fron ill luck or success at the table. Regardless of the business you follow, I hope that you are well enough acquainted with the manners of gentlenien to treat an unobtrusive looker on with civility, if not with cour tsy." "You speak well," exclaimed the man. "1 hope that I am a gentleman ot good birth and education, and I hope that I have not insulted you. ~ If I have, I sincerely beg your pardon. Giant it willinigly, and all will be well; reluctantly, anId, as a genitlemian, whichi you unldoubtedly profess to be, you kniow your recolurse." '"But for your last remiark1 I wouldl have heartily forgiven you ot aniy in tenitioui to insult mec. As it, is, I do niot granlt pardoni, realizing that a genltle nmnl is not expected to have (deal ings with such as you. And, furthermore, let mnc say that I regard you as a cow ardly villain.'' '"Thle tall man11 spranig t.o his~ feet and drew ia bowie knife. Theli quiet mani did not even look at him," ''Take that back, or I'll rub your heart over your facel" "'Everyonle arose, but no0 Onet felt dis posed to prevent bloodshed.' "'I sid thlat 1 regarded y'ou as5 a cowardly villaini. Keep cool anId I'll tell you why. While we were engaged in imsmnuating conversatIon I. saw you steal a roll of bills from thait manli j)oint ig to one of' the players. "'Unlt I i,hen, anid but for tihe remark you malide, tryinlg to comlpel a cheerful granting of pairdoii, I was disposed to hay little attention to aniythling you mnighlt say. E ow, sir*, I have iniade lmy statemeont. 1 have been led int.o this and( 11naly regret tile cosequences :don't hold( himn-but I shall make no colicessions." '"Thle tall man's eyes actually glared. I have killed five mlen,~ and all for less thian this,'' he~ e2xcIhimeld. "'Get out. of the way I'll cut him in twol'' "'Get out of the way!'' said the quiet nmin. "'It would greatly leIase mec if lie were to sit downi anid conduct hiimself less dangerously, but if lie is determnined uplonl a wicked action, let hliml be uder 130 restraint.'' "Y'ou ame foolish!" exclaimled 0one of the gamlbiers, tuirninig to tile qjuiet. man. "You are iiot, arnmedl, and even if you were Capt.. Aidle wvould kill you. 1 amii the man fromn whoml youl say lie pl)loine~d the bIlls. 1 81aw the act loll but did( not dare to hIterpose."' 'So tis is Capt. Aicle?" saiI' tile young genltlemn. "'I have heard of him. lie has ai very unisavory repultaL tion in .Now Orleans. If well.conl st,ructed replorts be true, he is not, olhy a thief, but a mulrdlerer. "Gut, out of liy wayl'" howled thme Captahn, and1(, strugglinig, hie threw his coilpanlions aside and sprang forwvard. Like a sudden01 r*evolutioin of a wheel like an action whlose qullCikess canlnot be contemplated--the young man drew a derringer anid sent, a ball through the Captain's brain, killing him inist,anitly. "Gentlemeni," said t,he quiet man., begiunhig to talk ore the smloko lifted. "I had more than 011e reason for comn mitting this deed; I was hisulted, as you saw, and was in danger, as you know; but, worse of all, that man murdered my father. I did not con templato killing lit, but, as I said I would have granted parlon for his in sulting taunts. From the Iirst, though, I contemnplated his arrest, which [ should have accomplished had he not attempted to take my life. I am sorry that I have caused such confusion, and I hope that you will all, as I know God will, forgive inc." "lie walked away, gracefully bowing to some one who hurried to the scene of the tragedy. The boat was soon landed. Tihe Captain's acquaintanco took charge of the body, and went ashore. We were uoonl on our way again, and but for certain little mliu ences that hung around no one would have known that a tragedy had been enacted. Our band of music, a ciu nton steamboat feature in those days, struck up a lively air, and the only suggestive remembratee of the Cap tain's death was the wet carpet where a boy had mopped away the blood. "It was late at night when I reached my landing. Alone I made my way to the nearest, house, where, after my business was known, I was kindly re ceived. Next inorning I attended church and was escorted to the pulpit, behind which someI hall' dozent preachers were seated. A well-knowt niinister arose and said that two preachers from .New Orleans had arrived Brothers Jackson (iyself') and Mlableson, and that Brother Mableson would first ad dress the congregation. The gentle inan arose, ial ililagine mIly surprise when 1 recognized in the preacher the quiet young gentleman who had killed the Captain. Hie delivered an eloquent, powerful sermon, and after services approached ine aud, extending his h:tw said: 'Yoll 1nus excuse nie for liot mak ing myself known to you. I kept iy identity under a cloak of caution. W\hen i boarded the boat I recognized my father's murderer, and I thought that if I revealed my identity my plans iight be frustrated. As I said, I only intended to follow and arrest hiiu at the next town, but you see how it re suheid." d"Years have passed since tlien, years of iunLnaLe acquainitance between the quiet young man ault mile. Some titue ago, after a sutccessf ll lif'e, 1 closed his eyes in death. lie smiled with sublime willingness, and went without a groan. I never knew a truer or kinder-hearted lilan." A bout UtuariuH. ''hie btrd, fancier w:} nxalil1uci a but beautifully s iape'd.""It Is a edar Norwich canary," he said to the repor ter, "which I have just received. Notice what a compact form lie has, and how handsome his plumage is. People can talk about their Belgian birds, but for my part I think there is no canary like the Norwich canary. Of course they are not as aristocratic in appearance as the Belgiais, but, they are inlore robust., and if well tutored, cannot, be surpassed. Their notes are bold and inIsical, mid their harge chest capacity give;; themn a very louig song." "What are the points by whlich a Norwich bird canl he told?" "''here are quite a lilltllber1. A short clear beak, head of moderate size with a full neck, a straight wide back, wings which do not cross at the tips, a broad full chest, which gradually expands from the neck, a rather short tail, conpact but thin, and feet and legs of a light flesh color or white. A person familIar with birds can distinguisht t i v ia a glunce. T1here are six classes of Nor wich canaries.'' "'Are thIey very~ healthy birds?'' '"Very healthy aumd long of life. Tlhiey are used to outr climate and1( are inot subh ject to the atilents to wh iich the Gor' mian birds so ofteni tall vict.ims. TIhaey seldomu stuffer from col. I onice had a Noirwich bird which lived live years withi outt being sick a day a:s far aim 1 could see. I expect that it wotl have beeni living yet it it hadt( not met with a quieer' acci dlent. Its cage was oni a table when a p)rocessioni passed the do(or. My wife wenit to the winmdowv to look at it. 11er little (dig jumpiledI on tihe table, and the bird Itittered aga inst thie sideO of thie cage antd st ttck its head too farout,and tihe. <og b)it it oil.' "IIlow lonig o ughit it. to haIi ve li ved?'' "For sceen or' eight years. Thei rea son why mianiy hi rds die young is that, they are not, treated p)roperly. In nmis taken kinudness their owne~rs give themti too .miuch sugar, cake, and othert rich f'ood, whtichi destroys their' d igestioni. TIhey lose their song, become listless, anld die.'' WV",ucers of tihe Waot. TIhe discovery of a salt lake three-e qutersL'' of' a mile ini diameter (on thie top of' a volcaniic miounmtainm about 150O mnile. soutthwest, of' Albhequmerqume is r'eported by Uniited States Mlarshal Morr'ison, of .N ew M~ex ico, wVho( recenitly visited it wvit.h Seniaor' .1,oganm and1( Surveyor Gen-m ei'al Atkinison. T.hme watter is so) str'onig 13' imIIpredginated w'it,h salIt that a thlick sponigy cruLst hats formied around( the martlgin. TIhiis natural suppelly of' purel stilt is said to have beeni long knowni to the Inidianis. But, the most curtiouts fea ture of' the lake, stid Mar'shual Mor'risoni to a r'epor'ter, is a tall white coluimn of volcainic origini which rises fronm it.s cent,re to the height of 100. f'eet, shoping towards(1 the top and irough enloughl to be aIscenAded with miuclhiilculty, timd on. reachiing its summnit the t,rav'ellers were surlpiised to fiind that thme cone washiol low tad iinclosed at its base a poo01 01 dark green water, to which t,hey clamnb ered down. They founmd no inerumsta. t,ions hike those on the ouitside, but the brine was so strong that, a hand1( or sticki thrust inito it camne out perfectly whmite with innumnerabte paurticles of salt. One of the party enjoyed a dlighitful bath in the p)ooh. Tibh as ls rather a tough yarn for a Unpf ed States Marshal tc splin.. 'T%e younmgest iunventor on the re. cordsu at Washbiagton is Walter Neve gold, a lad 15.years of ago, of Bristol, Pa., who has patented some important improements in rolling mill machaiji ,erg, G oldeIgrasshoppers were worn proud - ly by the Athenians in token that they sprang direct from mother earth. The ladybird has probably received more pet Iahimes t1han any other insect. It has been eallei i different countries the Blishop li'rnab)ee, Bird of our Lady, Vache do I)ieu, Marien Thierlei,' Manihe do St. Jean. and Johannis Wurmlchen. In Pagan times it was honored as Freya's Bird. "It is said to have received the name of Marien '1'hier loin from the monks, who knew that it fed on aphides, enemies of their hops and vines, and therefore protected it, among the peasants by dedicating it to the "Virgin." Some say the ladybird was so called because it appeared about the time of the Feast of the Purification others, because it is so often to be found on the white lily. Is there anliy expla nation of the lines with which children address this pretty little creat ure-. I.a'lyiird, IatlybirI, 11y away home, Your 110u0 is on iro, your chikdren ire gone or anly reason why this insect and the lnoffending snail (called inl some remote parts by the liueer namle of sntarleygog) should be so rudely told of their domies tie bereavemenits, or threatened with Corporeal punlishnenlt? as in the similar nursery doggerel - suail, snhil, come oilt of your tola, or else I'll beat you a blitck iIt a coal. And ital:l, sti:all, ennwl ouit of youir sh 'll, Yonir ftat' er an-I im. ther are dea-; Your hi ier al-1 i'er are at the lack door, Iieggiitg for buar:cy brtead<. 't'he spider, as lie is oin(e of the Ibe-st known villains of our cihihlood, w "hen we listen with painful fascinattion to the story of his deceitfuil invitat inis to the giudy fly ---so he lills always a prominent. part anongst the ilsects of history, but except in nursery or fairy lore, he is usually a person of excellent character, and rather to be imit a Iitl I abhorred. The name of Aral'hne given to the spider family is takcen fron i old ('reek legend of a Lydian maiden of that ii;ine, daughter of a famous lyer inl the towi of Colophon, who was a dexterous veaver, and so proud of 11r proticiency ill the art that she th;ted to challenge Atheua to compete with ier. Araehne produced a piece of cloth st) 1)eautiI I that no fault could be fosund vitlh it., and the angry goddess tore the web to pieces. The girl inl diaappointlient Ii iung herself, but Athena loosened the rope aid changed it to a cobweh, while she turn ed Arachne into a spider, the insect iost odious to herself. This fable seems to suggest the idea that linanl learnt the art of weaving from The many tarantelles, which a short time ago were fashionable as pianoforte Pieces, are so cal'led from a species of spider, the tarantuila, which gained its name from Taralteim, whore it is chiefly found. It was formerly much dreaded, and the symptoms produced by its bile vere compare(l to II iose of hydrophobia, which protired for it the name of the iiial spider. Old atlutos claimin that th5ose w"ho w 'ere hitten by it. fi'lI into a profound stupor, or were seized with convulsions, for which music was a sovereign renedy, by inducing them to dance, which they did till they Were exhausted. and fell down senseless. One Iearned gent lenia n went so far as to write t treatise. in which lie set down the airs best suited to effect a cure; but others mnaintain that it was only idle and worthless per sons, seeking an excuse for dancing and asking ahnis, wvlho said they hitd been bittin. We haive left unit il thle last that love liest of all Iinsects-the bumtterfly-whi ichi, in its three phases of ex istemee-thle earth-botund caterpilhtr, the shtroumded senseless chirysal is, and then the inoie pierfeet creature, soaring upwards on its new-foundI winigs-so marvelously r'ep resents our own life-history. [For this reason the butterfly, and1( also the dI ragoni-. fly (which passes through a similar' series of changes), wer'e used by the monks to dlecorate the illm uinated bor (ders of their mnissals. Amomngst the~ heathen the soul was often rep)resenited as a buit,terhly, deapinig fr'om t,he lips at decathi. lin Christian lines it has been rathier as an emiiblenm of thme resurr'ectioin that, thiis illh Stratl lon is used. Blutt' ..wings .weire given to the manid a uid in thme story of her hove, ,rr'ows, it, is niot dIi ficult to ie . e idhea oh which it is merely se ,ayt1iical embodiment; for Psychie is evidently the huinnani soul, which is puirified by passions and mis fortunes, andt is thus preparedI for the enijoy'inlcit of timie and putre happiiness. lmpier'ial Tokay. Every Country'3, not excep)tmn' of late years eveni Amlierien and Aust,rahia, has a first wine of the world(, biut the repu)1 taitionl of TIoka'y, at least, is wvel estab lishied. The Iflungarians say that it hais nt ahoneo the color, bt the worth of' gold, andt the F"rench is not the only nationi that, behieves in its almost miagi cal miedicinmal virt-ues. Th'le T1okay dhis. trlet of Ilegyalja extendsl from sou th to north f'or iiearly 40) miles above the right bank of the Bodlrog, a tributary of the Theiss, anid is traversed by nu nierous valleys. Tihere is a traditioni that in the 13th century sonie Italians of' tihe island of F"ormnio, wvhich then beloniged to Venice, brought into this dlistr-ict the excellent red grape nlow called bak ator (bocca d'oro), but several other grapes are employed , such as the holgagos, muadurkas and the fehuer szoto, the htarshevevu, the m:idvolsie and the Muscat of Lunel. Great care is taken of the vines, which are wvei manured every winter, anid aro dutg or hood four times a year. T1okay is divided, like sonie other wines into the aszu mnashLs anid azamiorodi, [>ut it cannot ?.,e made in all years, for the grapes must become p)erfectly drIed uip and crystallized be fore use, andi for this a dry and hot Oc tober is indispensable. This, to some extent, OxpIains the high first-cost price It sometimes attains, but the cru and the age of a Tokay wine very much int fluence its subsequent value. --Bears are unxcommnonly numerous this season in the upper portion (f. Maine, THE VERDICT THI E PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! Mn. J. 0. IloAI-Dear Sir: 1 bcught the Orst Davis machine sold by you over fi,y years ago for my wifo, who has given It a long and fai trial. I an - well pleased with It. It never alves any rouble, and is as good as when first bought. J. W. ISotICE. Winnsboro, S. C., Apri. 1893. Mr. BoAo: You wish to know what I have to say In regard to the Davis Maicliine bought of you three vears ago. I feel I can't say too touch in its favor. innele about 180,10 wtliut five 1nonths, at Ilines ruiluing it so fast Ihl the needle would get per felly hot from friction. I feel conIleni I could not iarve alone the mante work with as nattn ease tutl so well with atny other maucilnte. No line lost In aidju<tung attachmients. The lightest iunning utichllte I have ever treallet. Ilrother Janes aind t liliatts' faiities are as lunch pleased with their Itvts :ic:citnes ''ought ot you. I want no better oaeitttie. As I sa1ti lefore, I don't thitik too much can lie sa1d for the Davli Machtine. Itespat fully, EiL.hN TEVENSON, Fauil"111 county, April', 1S-3. Mt. BoAu My itehine gives ne perfect satIls ttoiton. I ilnd no atilt with it. The amtachmnls it' e so slinile. 1 wish for no better thau the Davli Vertical Feed. Itespertfully. MitS. It. 1t I.I.t NU. Pah"liotll county, Aprl', 1S93. N i. ti 0: I tiaighit a Iavis Veritat Feed !elt-Ing N.thine fro t you four years ag. I am telignlnll witi it. It never hts g,ve't me any I olutile, t1ll has tever been the le.tsl oti of ortet. It is as gooiitis When i Irst bought it. I can uleurfuily recomne-4al it. iteapeel fil'y. 11t-. 11. J. K h11c1L-AsND. Nuontith-lho, A pril :111, 1883. 'Ithli is Ia c, -lf I li i I I1M! heln 115ing a DaTIa 'erlc l il eelI SwtiwKig Mlacllile for over tw lye Iti uarelail ot Mr. .1. it. ntag. I haveu't fount it iaessqil of any fault --all the ittaclltmnts are si tille. It nt'ver aefuses to wors, andl is cerlatutly i, Ib.-htest runntiig lit the arket. I consider it t Iirat-cla-ca lnucitte. Very respect filly 1yisNxs \. WiI.t.INolluA. U.tati I, F'airltled county, 8. U. 1in ioAt : I an wcn tlciashlt in every partl:ut.t with the 1)avis 1alchine totglit of you. I think it a llrst-clats- inacltine in every respect. You know you soltd several inichines of the samte make to dilierent uantbers of our families, all of whotm, as far as I know, are well pleased witti tt. ituspect fully, 111i. N. If. 11out.y w.,;.ll............., A ...1 I .M . O Y This Isto certifly we have hal n coltattunt 11se the Davis Macline bougllt of you about three years ago. As we take in work, atnd have made the price of It several Illnes over, we don't want ay better machine. It Is always realy to do any kind of work we nlave to do. No puckeriagor sktiping stitches. We can only say we are well pliea"ed ant wish no better macthm, tCATn5IRINK WYttY AND SIsTER. Aprh 25, !3-3. :. I lhave no fault to find with my inacit.ne, and dlon't wattt .tny b etter. I have in e the l;le of it several times by taking in sawing. It is talways reaiy to do its work. I think it at ilrst-class tma litte. I feel I ean't say too much for the DAVIs Vertical Feed Machine. M s. ToaI-As SMIrn. l-'uirlielil outlity, April, 18 3. Mt. J. o. lItoAt-iDar Sir: it gives me much le.a.ire to testify to the Imerits of the Davis Ver ltie,l Feed Sewing Machine. The iatchine I got of vou alt.att live years atro. has been alinost it eon staut tse ever since that time. I catnot see that It is worn any, and has not cost me one cent for repiurs sile, we lave had it. Ant well pleci. andi don't wish Ior ainiy better. Yoturs trly, iHoiT. Ci t wFYORD, (Iratnite Qularry, near Winnsboro S. C. We have liSedl the Daviq Verlical P e i Atewing Machinie for tile laist live years. We wianuld tnot have any oither ntiake att ally lrice. Theiachtaino htas glvena us unbounttdeii siattsfaction. Very respiect fully, Fairlllbl counaty, 8. C., Jant. 27, 1888. Hlaving btoughat a Daylai Yertlial EedC SowingZ Maot;lne frou Mr. J1. 0. Ii ag samtte three yeard aigo, atnid it tiatvilig given mtlo perfect sattisfactiona in every resuiect asa i lamtily ttune baot.h for hiea :y andlt Ilit sewing, andi tnever neciled the least re Itmir int tny wyit en cic~terful ly reconinetl it to anty oneC as a llrst-class mintte in every particU. lari, tandi tink It se-ondl to nioane. It isi onle of the loapest maactines mnaid; my chlit-irent iuse it, wittl li case. The attachmllents are more eastIly as Jttlted and It does ta greater ratige of work lby meanstil of Its V'eri l ieal tithn atny oter mta cinei I have ever seeni or iused. Mits. TarttAs OwilNus. Wlnunsh>r.a, aitrfilhi counaty, 8. C. WVo have had one of the Davis Macnines abtot foulr years and have aliwatys foiundt it ready to dlo all kimits of wort we have ha'l occasion to do. Cta't see that the tiauam is worn any, tand works as weli as wIthn niew. tius. W. J. CltAWFont, Jackson's Creek, Fairfld conaty, 8. C. My wIfe is highly pleasoid wit the DavIs Ma - chinte boulght o1 you. 8She wYould ntot take diouble whait alile gave for It. The mnactina has not been out, of ordeir sinac sihe hadt it, and she can do any kind of work ona It. Very Itesltectfully, JAS. F'. FanE. Mont iceallo, ratirhleld cotanty, 8. C. Theil DavIs SewIng Machline is sImply a treas urc Macs. J. A. GOObw YN. lt:dge way, N. C'., Jana. 10, laS3. J1, O) IOAtJ, Esq., Agent-Dear Sir: My wife has '001n using a lMavis Sewihng Matchita constatnt hy for thle pan* four years, ant it hats never nooded any re patirs and1. works just ats wvell as when lnr t, b.taght. She say,s It li do a greater ratngo of practlaal work nad dto t eansler atnd bot'er thian auny tacie shte has ever tased. We cheerfully reacommeniold It ats a No. I famialy miachinte, Your tru.y, .A.QDVS MIt. BOAo : I have always fontnd mny Davis Man Chine reaidy do ala kinds of to work I have haid co c.asl n to do. I ctant 5e0 that the insafhino *s Worn a particle and it WOrks hs weal as when new, lteeecti.y, Mils. R. C. (GeoDING. Wlinsboro, H. C., A pril, 1888, ' MRt, flOAt: My wife has been 00Dstantly usIng tile DlaI Machino bought, of yoa about live yeare aso. I have never reg retied buyig 'It, as it is always readr for any kinad of fatatm ewig, elther I iaav orlg it. It is never out of 4or neeOdig Very rehsotfl1 , - ,- -A,D iT.r&,91dA, ,Mae16