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TRI-WEEKNLY EDITION. W INNSB4n S. C.. JULY 26, 1883 ItLIGHIT OF BLOOM Beneath my oyos the gar<eon smilled, The sun shone fair above; Beside the lily there knelt my child On my roof there rested a dove. A cloud cane frowning from the west, 'T'he lily drooped aeid died; No longer the dove of peco foul rest, And my baby trembled and sighed. For her, to-day, In paradiso Again the lily blootus; For me no flower delights my eyes Nor decks my silent rooms. Of bud and bloom and fragrance line My garden lies bereft; Yet, in its midst, and sweetest shrine, A liaasied mound is left. ALTERNATIVES. Shotild I inarry Mr. I)acre? 1as i at good party? as the world said. Toi good for me. as my lady friends ele gantly phrased it. I had been born Into the world amiu fierce throes of mental anguish Through the pain of her travail i. mother's heart was rent with the great er pain of im y father's sldden death drowned of' the Cornisi coast, for I was born at- sea. She lived until I wa, ten yestrs old. t life of sorrow and pov erty and renunciation. Then she died leaving cue to the care of it compassion ate world and my uncle. Mly life dragged on with clogge(' wheels. I was always at war with m.) surrotmdings. Though too proud t< express it, I had never realized my idea of womanhood, or in any way growi: utp to mty aspirations and (Ireamts. If I had grown at all it had been througl pain and repression-t fatal thing al ways for a warm-hearted, eariest wotian. ly uncle Edward Earle, iau pro cured mte the friendship (?) of the lad. in whose hotf I had passed a twelve month-Mrs. Lucian (Iranger, a dis tati cousin of lis own. I was an1) un salaried governess or companion, on remoe cotutsiusilip beig always avail able by my imele. It was during in.% residence with that lady that cmy fit. eaune to me. A young nephew of M rs. Grauger's came to the Hall. lie wa an artist, young and hinidsome, and fresh from a four years' tour in Rome. I need not weary you with the pro logue or el ilogue of our love, for wordh are so poor to express the leart'; utterances. O golden lays! O tender, passionte nights, 0 princely heart come back to mnel Alau Leighton was the last son of a high born fin:ily, and becaise of the blue blood-the united blood of all the Ilowards_ flowing in his veins, Mirs. Granger interposed her fiat against ot love, dreading, doubtless, the plebeial admixtiure of imine. It is a pity that blood does not al ways tell. In c was an inglorious tri umph to me- -yet still a triumph-tc bare my white arms to the shouldei (luring our gala night-to which in voice was always invited, coitrastinf; their saintly smoothness- and perfec contour with the lean, brown appen. (lages Mrs. Granger folded over hie aristocratic heart. But, a cloud had crept into the sky, and its shadow fell across our patli Alan was called suddenly by telegr apl to England, v.here his grand old fathem lay (lying. We had but a moment foi our farewells, for Alan's heart was rent with Sorrow and I helped to expediatt his departure. But tine letter ever re(ache(d me. IIh: father was dead and he6 was Sir Alal My Pn iecous II ELEN: My father whom 1 loved and r'espeted above a men), (ied yesterdayc1. I need not tel light seemis to have died out of ever' niook and corner. My dear mnothter i: prOStraIted with the b)lowV whtiich had taken awaey thte love oIf her youthI, :mte I shall ncot be abc'.e to recturcn to you foi SOmie3 welks. Anniouncet' ouri betr.t hal. d'ear'est, to my aunt andi uncle, which. yotu kncow wasci my initentioni thte ver) ntight I was cadlled away. Be trute ti mie, my dmIling IIelen, Its I shacll bi true to you. Good nighit, dear love,J muotheri andit I have tiatuered o'ir plani: * for her lonely fuiturce. Good inight. good night. Malcy anigels guard you an11 nmay the good Father foldi about you hi * everlastinig arms. Y 4)11r frienid acu * over, A LAN .~II' oN. Trwo year's hadio draggedi their slov lencgthi alocng since thact hetter cae~i and I hiad. never heaIrdl fromi Alatn tihouigh craving his p)resencee as th<i -lpiisoneri cr*aves the sunlshine. I liae written him onice and I had regrette< ev'en that. "lie was soni to be wed dled to an earl's handsome dautmgter' Mrs. Graniger read aloud from aui opeli * letter icc her hcaniJ "in fact it was ai old affauir, prior to his visit, to the llall,' etc. et c. ilow I iregret,ted. 1 had written though the words had1( been few, mierel' ~''~askinmg if lie hind been1 enacbledl to pro cure ine a cer'taini book we htad miadh men3itionI of to.gethier, acnd the timei wa:i miore thacn at year' aigo whena I had th is rigiht to thtus adde.ress hin. Andh now o pitifuli Christ! aniothier wonumcic was 1< be htis wife, ancd I muiist never' t,hink o the old datys, or. Lice 01(d deams, or' lo01 inato htis daurk eyes8, em' feel ihis kisse upon miy unckis8sd lipa! Never! acid Smight live fifty years. Acid 0, thte pity of it! ouit of all tii worlId's muilliocn piosibilities I hind onil -the chacnce of two-either to wed Ihegi nald D)acre, a man o1(d eniough to be m: father', or to be a complanion to som<ii hcauighty woumn. I hade. dlecided up1o0 accepthig Mr'. D)acre. Thel Linay ciot of barely twvo lines I hiad p)laced betweci the leaves of a book it was his night!: cust.om to read. lBut AlattI but Alan I I hiad thonughc hiunm so) irue, s0 nle)(. I hand calIc himic "my pince,'" "mcy kig,"' aloctei thce warm dusk cuder the stars. I1 will not soil Lty purple with m:i dust,"' I hiad whispered in my hieari "'Nor breathe my poisoni on thty Vectic glass." * ** I wemnt dowt to the seat t '4 lIsten to Its sullen r'oar; hear it tell it tale of hunmn misery; of fali' facet dead under Its waves; of gold cnt Jnwels lvinig on green beds of moss; ( argosies gone down, the wail of human misery their requiem.'' I tried to re member all this, so that mine might not seem sucht it great thing amuid a world of sobbinlg and tears. It was a good thing to think of the sufferings of others, and try to ignore your own; a good thing. But my misery I the misery of the girl called Iielen Prestoni 'T'his girl was something of a genius, the people said. She possesses the gift of song and she was handsome, too, men said. And she had two chances in the world, and if she had had money enough to have utilized her gift of song she niight have had three. But she had smilrcelid her soul, for all her beauty and gifts, had been false to herself, to God and humanity; false, too, to Reginald 1)acre, for she kept her love for Alan locked up in her heart. "I have sold my soul for houses and land,'' she said, "and I am wretched. Mea culpal Mea culpal" "I have sold myself with open eyes,'' she said, "knowingly, with umlice pr' pense. I have no one to blame. That Alau forgot his vows did not make it right t hat I should forswear myself." But the sea, with its fuss and fret, made my heart, ache, and the turbuhlent, water seemed wooing me thitherward. 'I'he chimes of our qjuaint old church, playing an old song, caused a choke in my throat. I would go and invoke grand airs from the organ, and may haps 1 should forget the seals roar. It was my wont to go tlhere to prac tice, and I knew the service would not be held for a half htour. The lights were turned down to semi-da,rkness, and the old sexton, with whtoin I was a favorite, had left the key in the door for 1me. The moon shonte across the organ keys and across imiy face; and the trail ing folds of my white dress looked almost ghastly in its light. O tnaint, old churchl U quaint old chimues! Too soon I wotild he far away from you, over the sea to my suitor's lordly home, arrying with me a heavier heart, than mys years should warrant. But it wVas too late to look back and the faut. was min . I had ruined my own life, andi must pay the price. Be cause I hail been forbidden the desire of mine eyes, I had sealed my tate. I had bound my tatis, and had intoned Phwbe Cary's wailing words: "I have turned fr<m the good gifls Thy bounty supplied me, Because of the one which Thy wisdom denied me; I have bandaged mine eyes -en, mine own handNs have bounnd me, I have imade me a dlarkness when light was around 1110, Now I cry by t.he wayside, 0 Lord, that I might receive back my sight." "Peccavi," I cried, and my head sank upon the organ and tears stained the red roses at iiy throat. "Ielen1," and my head was gently lifted and Alan Leighton's teuder eyes met mine. "Alan I" was all my aston ishmenit could titter. "My girl, you have suffered,'' he ejaculated, inl a tone of exquisite ten d.rne: a:. "'1al:an, my first aid only love, how we have beei wronged. Only an hour before I embarked I heard that you were not the false woman you had been painted to me. AI rs. G ranger wrote me eighteen months ago that you had married Mr. 1)acre and left with him for Cuba. A subsequent let ter without (late or signature, inclosing the tiny pearl pill I had given you, left me no room for doubt. 1 left England forever, and have been on the wing ever since, linding no rest for my heart on sea or shore. 1 elen, I suffered as few men 1 s1uff''ed because of losing you, and( becuise of your appalSrent falsenelss, BIt, 1 could nlot wvaste my whole lIfe because of atIOlii woa's unitruthi, so I tiedl Iup the broken thlreadls aiid tried niot t.o lo1o(k b.ack. It wats by ch1ance 1 11net I Ierman;Ii Sloani, aiul in1 the mlidst ofI m lIittul conflidlence, he0 askedl me whly I had11( ne(ver' returne11d toi Aiier'ica aund to ime beautiful 11leleni I'r'estoil, who( had1( (dec lned all suiitors5, a11u( waLs still 1un1wed. I Ieleni, I emnbaraed( that, after 110(111, aid I a11l ere, iiever to 1be pa~rted fromll liiy dlai' liig. Whleli will we be nm111rr'iedl, sweet.?'' "Married I Alan11,'' and1 the d1reilry jpreseni, reenrinilg to 111, 1 wVithdrew*l% mnyself1 from11 hiis armls, and alnost uni coinsiously liy lipis framlied the word(s: "'i 111md( died for' i.his hs5t. yearl to know I'Inre' no1 i' love come11 or' go Now; tiouigh yourl love seek' 1min1 for' imait.e, It. 1i too late."' plain your mein'Illg, foir God's sake.'' Thien camile a brokenl dlisjoinmtedl tale of iiiy $orr'ow and( illy teinpltaLtionI whlen I heard of h;is hlumnsomie iand( h1igh-borni I biwde, oIf miy weainess of the hall ; of Mr's. Gramnger; of myself; of M r. D)acre's conlstanit wooinlg, andl( at last of the litt le niote onily thmis niughlt thrust, betweenl the leaves of' his book, making Alan's coinlg forever too late for miy happi Rapid1( hoof-beat s along the road, and my courltly lover eano inl sight. -''Saved, Alan,'' and myl words eanme t,hick and1( fast. "En'~igage himl ill conversation, Alan, regardinmg theo 111al, Mr's. G raniger', tile 1 wveathier, stocks, etc., ele., I will escape by the vestry t,ben, 0, Alhm!" ''"My (1arlinig, imy br'ighmt darlingmi" b' ut 1 broke from11 his clas) amid sped1 away a like a chamois to tihe 1Ilall. I did nlet Ihe'ed thlat the roses fell fromi my throat thalit a port.ionl of' nmy lace flouimee gralced a thom'i bush, or that miy hair, unloos. ened frmom its fastein gs, hun mg about my13 shoubldei's, I thinik it' I had pos sessed a piece of papier. I shmould have .a held it, altift, and sh outed, at r'epriievel Ii a repie'vel P.Shall I triy to lell of how~ I secuired I thet notel 11nd( hid it, in my bosom, (If how I ran1 ump stair's and1( ip(eped for' one1( mlomienlt inito time iirr'mor', twistuig ill t, my shimninmg hair, and tmying to hush 1 the loud beating of my hecart, of how I 1 r'apidly3 traversed the paithm leadinig to thle chmu'ch, dodginig behind an osage oratnge hedge to escape nmeetimng Mmr. .I)acr'e, hmurying onl as soon1 as I was rm free, t o be folded close to Alan's heart."' '' And you will laugh at me1 Alain?" s "ILautgli at you, lmy darmng, and , whem'fore?" S"Oil, for my mad flight; for' thle red *f rose santernr1 all alomig ile ronad; for my unbounded joy at your return; for proposing to run and steal the note, and, and--things." For an answer came tender kisses pressed upon brow and lips, and closed eyes-aid MIr. Lord Lovell (Mr. )aero) rode forth from the gates alone. 1o'pular sulonco Catuohism. What does this gentleinan see? An iron fire-eseape, darling. Of what use is it? It enables poor iron-mongers to make a living. .Ilow? They sell the iron and also charge for putting it up. Oh) but I thought it was a benefit to the house. So it is. Ilow? It is very ornamental? Is it not also uscftl. Yes, for it might be sold to the junk men for three per cent of its original cost. Btt how does it. act in ease of lire? It stays right where it is. Cannot people climb down it? They can try. Is it dillicilt to climb down a fire es cape? Not more diflicult than to turn a triple back soniersatlt. Then most people would fail if they tried? Very probably. ]low, thetn, woIldt it enalbile them to esoape being bturled to death? By enabling them to break their niecks. .They can stay inl the burning build ing. Can't they do anything else? Yes, they can jultl from the win do%w. Tlhen fire-escapes are really qunite danigerous thigs? Oh, no; no one is obliged to use them unless he chooses. Then why do the poor builders put them up? ieeause they are compellted by law. Could the nmani 1wlo tnale the law climb down a lire-escape? I shotld like to see hiIl try. Has lie ever tried? No. hlow do you know? Because he still lives. Then will you please tell me what earthly good is the fire-escape? It is a comfort to the poor chuckle heads who live in the ninti story of a fire trap. How a comfort? They thinik they are safe. But are they safe? About as safe as the Dutchman who smokes in a'powder magazine. What should the poor chuckleheads do, then ? They should move out of the fire trap. lut will they move out? Not inmnediately. Why? They are waiting for a lire. Will they ilove 011, thiei? Oh, yesI an Chwwors. "Iiow many really different kinds of gum have you1" "There are only three or four ditffer ent bases from which gunm is made. 'olu, spruce and paraflhin are tho principal ones." "Which of them is the most popu lar?" and1( is uisedi a5 a give'away' a grea't deal." "Whait abouit, thle mat erials of whltich the di ffer'nit k inds1 ate made'i" ''Well, tolu is the ginni of' the balsamn t,ree ot' South A mient'I, and( par'atlinie is a prio(ict of pe(trioleumit. It is mmadle ini m inneise q iiatit ies t, thte oil ireiiner'ies iln P'ennsylvaniai anid thle E.ast. Sp ruce gnum is fronm the slprulce tree, antd iunt il r'ecenltly it was ilande ahiiost exclunsi vely at, Por'tland, .Mainie." "W hat othier kinds (If guma htave you?'' .''"The rubhbei' or snappinig gum which is thle priodutct of aL tree in Mexieo. The bases of' some1 ofl these dliffet'et, kinds are' somiet.imeis miixed, miaking (It her variiet.ies. lIn the maniuacture oIf all these varmiet ies sugar and some other' inigr'edlients arie uisedl."I "'Is there nuich gum so1(d?"' "Tons of it. T1hiere aire twenit y-fivet or th irty faicties'' ini thle Uniiited( StateCs in t,he exclusive muittfacturei, and1( it is qite pr'obable that, their sales do not fall short of two millions p'er aninumti, pIer'hps morei'. WVe sell tromt tive to ten thousand boxes at month. Larttge yisile sutppileCS and1 better.i cr'op prospects summrizfti/e the statiusof' wheat. T1he depar1 ttmenit, of aigr icuIt.uire, w~hihe gi'ain, r'epIorts that spring wheat alver ages 08 pet' cent, the satie as last year at. this timue, and that the are'a is 5 pmer ctnt. greater t han last, year. If this est,i mlis1 'orre'ct-and( it, is sutineiiid by oither' report s-the exp)ectationm of an exp)ortable suriphiis equal to thatt of the presenut year is ever'y way r'easontalet. Coniservative mun set the yield oif Cali foriaiI at.60,000J 000 bushels or' double thne crop (If the cenistus year', and someo 51ay 70,000,000. Considerable qiutnt it ies ar'e now goitng front the Paiiic coast, to Europe b)y way of New Orleans. But there Is also a much better otlook it the Eutrope'atn ieldls and New Zeland,i( large shilipments to Etnglanid. I et oure ownI explots keep upl to r'esplectable figures, thle sevent Atlatic(lSit portedinag ouit 1,190,230 bushels wheat and1( ilouir in the week to Ju tne 2 agintst I1,200,3003 the preceding week anid 844,578 the cot' respIonintg w~eek of' last yeartt, T1he( in terior' moveiment is little changed, bit the receCipts of corni at seven westernt points were 2,522,820) bnshels against 1, 570,228 the week befor'e, shipments 2,510,442 againist 2,352,928. Tihte ex piorts of corn are still large, footing up for the wveek named 1,104,0410 bushels against 238,443 the corresponding week of last year. A Urandoo ot Spnn. ''My datigiter," saidl the old mat by way of explanation, at the saue t im'e watching mne from- the corners of his eyes. 1 looked at hint hard for nearly ton seconds. "Yes?', I said, "btt I had been-" "You have been til then?'" "Yes," I venttured, Loping for some thing further. A slight, spasm crossed the old crab ber's face, and his eyes shrank back and turned away with an expression of atctiatl plain. Hle suffered ats if from fear or (tread. "Aister," ie leaded tinidly, "you don't want her, do ye? '1'enl me, ye didn't come after her did ye ?" '"No," I replied ,'T did not comen for the little girl, but to hear the tory." I felt certain that a story lay behiid the old crabber's strange behavior. "Well,'' said ht , evidently much re lievetl inl mind. "1 can tell ye the story, but it ain't much, though it does sound like a story book. She ait't my daughter, the . little girl ain't. She's a gran dee of Spait, or soiething o' that sort. She's a waif. Site caine ashore down on1 the coast, six year ago, in a ship. The shitp was froi somue port. in Spain or France, anl in at gale o' wind she was blowed onto the beach and site was that old and rotten that site went to pieces in less nor no time. There was a lot of us down on the beach, and we went out to the wreck in i suri-oat. The captain and first ntate ttd abotit, half of the crew was washed into the surf an' drowned ; and there was a wo mant and ita little two year-oll child as we took in the boat an'started for hunt. '1'Ite boat swaupel, an' the lady was nver seent afterward. Shm iust, have been carried out to sea by the undertow. I had the little one itn ty arms, an' ,as I was strung around with life preser vers, I got to shore safe. I kept the chidl, as there was no one to clailn her; and, frot what tite woianl told me when I took the baby friot her arms, I should judge that the little girl is at grandee of Spain. Yes, sir, a grantdeo of Spain I There were no inarks ott tiho little one's clothes. and only a little bit of a gold ring, which I keeps in the hot.tomt of the old clock, bt,t which L never shows to any one. Alaunie, the little girl, is just the sante ats my owu (laughter, an' she always will be." "Thent you think that no one ever will cottme to claiit her ?" '"It would be a hard job for anybotdy to prove attyt.hilng. Ott see, no one (o)t boa rd ship knew anything about her tmother except the captain and first unate, and they are both dead. Maybe some one will contesoue day, but they'll lave to prove their claim right clear, I cati tell ye.'' "Did you ever try to lthtl any of her relatives ?" "Ale? Why should I ? She was sal vage from the wreck, and I ltatd a right to keep her. \ly own little daughter is laying over there in t ihe graveyard amtong the trees, and it don't seeta so lonesotne now since Manie catne ashore. If the little girl's folks have thought her dead for six years, it ain't likely that they will nake a search now, is it. ? And ain't. Mantuie just as happy with ie as site would be with theti. ctigarettes Sllreadng. "Thellre has b)een1 a reinlarkcable dle tnmnd for cigarettes during the Iast. mnontht or two from the count.ry re gions,'' remtarked a prominent tob .'c" nist to a rel)crter recent,ly. ''"This is somwhttt singular, as heretofore the dhetanid for thtis aticl e hats princ ially3 comie frotm Ihle cit irs. Thte countt trv deiand is due to ant IItinesod ('ort Stitnti otn out thet pat of thte 'natives,' and,h as a rttle, thte chteapler btrands are sent to mteet, it. I have hatd a tnumtuber of ordetrs fot' stuch goot<is frtom keepetrs of smatill coutryI) stor'es lately, andt( othetr tobatccoists repor)tt htavitng hiad sitmilart ordetrs. 1t is ntot ani untomftinon tintg to see the cr'o:;-roadsi loafer ex~ ltaiige the t strtong pipe thiat ited to lbe his favorite iompatniotn totr a detliucate lookintg cigarette, ati i the effect is somtewhtat atst Ottising whtetn thIt cotn trast, is ntoted betw'een his own 3oarse54 ap pear'ance aind the (lit ty apipeartance of thte 'dude1t's (delight.''" T1he speatker' always creatted anu itncreasedl demamlit for1 smtok ing malerlatis. Thiese cigiars -t'. arecee tior'e ott thte str'eet, dluing hot. effect, oh' tobacco ott the netrvotus systemt is loniged for mote in htot, weathet' titam it coldi. TIhte thoutsandits who go ott exctusonts also exceed their tustiali limtits itt stmokitng when theiy leave butsitness fot' leasttre. At, the seashor'e alt( ndmountaitt t'esorts theu bracinig ait' gives att almost insatiable appetite to lie V('(traltt sitoke', tand(, ini 'act, the greate' theo attitotlit, of keisurte, the dettalut(s lot' aull sor'ts of sinok ing mtate.. rial. are, ot tihe ilatr, A lively otld lady whoit (lied fat' atdvait ced itt hter' eig. ies, aind wits prountd itt cx trtme old age of lieu'rmt teauituI dlark hitrt, wits atccustomed't, whenti a girl, to htantg up bet' night cap every mnorniig Ihiled wvitht salt. Thtis wast x thakett ot, into 'a Japnannted dtessintg box (every itigh t tot uetirting, but enoungh salt te mainted clintgintg to Ithe cambrhiic to so cure, ats shte thoiughit., the r'emtark'abtle preservl'iationt of thett hait'. Drt. lohnes h ats suntg or gossuiped abiout thue "'widenttinig part,'" whtichi isone of the telltale tra'ucks of passintg yearts; but. unitil lathely the prevailinig fashioins of dr'essintg th htiairi d id not.tn mke( anty patrIting to show. Those who wear Ithe hir~i iti trite classic style, witht thte pureo witet line frotm brown to cr'own, matiy lind sotme utse itt the fol lowintg reocotmmenidation fotr strengthentitng thte luair and ureutwing thint spots. '"To a quiairt of watrm wia. ter' allow onte tablespoonful of' salht, anud jttst betfor'e r'etiritng lot' thie ntightt wet, thte heoad thtoimmglIy with this, not, along the widenting seamt alonte, biut, the etire htead. Repeat th ope'atiotn fot' one or twvo nights each week unutil goodl effects at'e aipparentt. It Is likely that thte vigorous riubbhig which thtis trteatimen t mnakes neccessar'y atfteruward Is of as mutch uuse to the hair asx the Balulm trnatument 'rho Salvtation Army. This iarny as it exists In Enghll, is t a different alfair entirely from what it has appeared to he inl the feel)o ilit,tr 81i1ns it has mlade upont the United States. There, it hms encolttered uin favorable cotlition1s, and has almost invariably suffered defeat. .HIero, on the contry, it. has found a congenial atlunopioro, has inet with wnuch en countlgetet!It, and1( hais won f'or itself' a e rprmnen h poi et position. Nor has this s lien done by abrogat ing or tonling downl anly of' its I eculiar it.iea, but n.--ilher by 1 diigently working these and thrusting thema into the foreground. It was s thoug in1 America that a slight lower ingof '4iwghrd in this respect weu.id add great1y to the chance of suicess. But what Was dlee1n1141 its WeaIkness in h our country has proven, inl the altered contilions of the lower chasses in this i hand, to be its chief soulreo of strength. s 'The A riy utmnibers now over 80,0(1) I I " fighting maen and Women ;"' has aceul multlatedl property to the value of about e lhree (luarters of a million dollars ; is l addillg new stations at the nite of f'our tl a week, andtl in'easilg its sta11' of pidt ofilcers in the samne ratio ; hlas 2.511 brass 1i hands ; 45. paid bar1In lnasters, andl hms sl al expended a total of $2-,-)I0 in band a instrue'nts. Tl'hese igulres give an1 a idea of the nliidlily with which this sl strange mlovemlent is winming its way 1l here. .tal WNo t gives special illpeortance to g1 mnovent1its of ithis tlescription in I,ondlon 1I is tha1t the('r'e are n1 h111 a larger'1 1numb111e' of p aller'1 s, rinllilalst , I d ne11 tn and1 wonmen generally of the Iuost, brutal andI degnaded type, thani are hudldledl together inl my ote city on earth. h Not only is the number of these larger tl absolutely t111111 anywh' e1se, but, it 14 oI harger relatively. It luay he truthfully '' said of tihis great. inotrol olis with its tl four'i nillions of popuh Ilation that it is at. i oll the best. Ihtl(e I his side 11of heavenl I, and iellworst pilae i his side ihe count ' tll where, as a fastiliouls young a n one'1 1 1 exl ressed it, " our 1riendl yelow " residles tll -to Iest in thll, virlue. s a11n1 ehlailies k l which abollund in it, a1nd the worst inl tr1 lte miseries 11 ld ini(Ilities to which it it gives shelt er. a Nowhere under Ihe sun will yoll li:1vlrsei so httn 1it iej h vlr Speirigeoii hu0i. r!onilss in which the atisfsphere is so imp1reg- tl nait th moral )est ilenle. To be l' tolvitce(1 of this nl8e has only to pay a si visit. to the tleighb)orhood f'amnous inll r011na n41c aIn bist ory as f'(t Seven Dials. sI Not (i at this iuatier of the ity is what al it was whe Dickens dleseli)d its si horror's, or that it will e<qual inl sheer bl degradation soine other parts of l.on. bl dlon, butl it is had enouagh yet to make 1111 honest. 11i11 blush for ei' rac, inid to give a fa,dr idea, o1n woul think, of what. hell lust be. Th41e iost, interest- b ing visit mande to this place by your' s cot'resltulent occu're oilne stunday t lmor'nin1g, when the pernieioils IEllglisht habit ofl retiring late at. nighl and rising at at hate hour' next day had e1aused hinm L to mniss a Coveted opp fortninity of hear- e: iug S urgeonl. of The onunhu1s lands you right inl the 11 Centre of this phlIgue-spot ; ant f'or' a1 city tlhat, tilatkes a specialty of Sabl)ath1 (0 (1b)sevainllce, having all its saloons her'1'- 'Ll iutically se:tled1 until 1 o'clock, andl a open then on1ly ill 3, an I f'ou1o i to hall'- l' 1apat 11 in 4the1 cvenling, a strange sight 11 Inheirs yoltl, Ilso114 h't it. I seven lnar- 41 row streets which dliverge f'romt this s centtr, a lnublic itrket, is it pngress, with aill the stores inl the vicinlity oplenl a11d doing isiness. here you have a te chace to see I'ihe wonen of Seven I)ials ; f anl1 whiat ire t lures they n'- ! taces 1 sho andI04I hist f I tllIl gll,and '4 th i hleap- il I ( W'theirevi ls(ight' weait h i'(at thaile houselI asd 14 elehiere,'i ho lit le'of t'he W himu srvve the wreci'l 4144k uuile 11uin "lt doots I)' )11414,tllI'4 isa 5iil11t4414 141' tha has overtakeniE these unhappyII i crea-' i 11144,114 ht'igal 11i8 11 114 li ilsI,( s Iire IS itiki g 448 lt n il!'' 1( i,mpression1 of41 (4lt 'iinger with e b Iht, theret 43' jsot.bna (:li0reo a tight,yb an di hat, thettmgerhs, Idwn hstecy fre*on their0. todins itofhlonly timeg to1k thrgh at tfe aricles of s01110lof tclo t roups a banner waved, whose blue olds, as they opened to the sunn, revealed o the crowd son11 teiperance motto. It the Gospel of peace and good will ma there uinfoldel. It took at difoerent Christianity from hat which is content, to put itself on 4bbath parade inl elegant churches to omo to stick sluns as these and beard he lion of sin in is own deni ; but there toed the men and woinen that were .either ashamied uor afraid to uidertake uchl service, and they were tnen who arlned their bread by the sweat of their rONV duiring the week anid then cane nd perfortued this Sabbatlh service olely as a labor of love. I learned, too, that there waS a goodly voman who went into the dark denls ottnd about as ai nurse for the sick, harrying with her not ouly niessages of oie and comufort, but such substantial ecessaries as mnediciues and chops and enks. Who can withhold ia blessing 'omt such l angel of mercy as that ? 'hus the battle goes onl here, the good tring for the bad, the pure trying to It, up the ipiiltre, virtue seeking to 'ua1nle Vice under its te(ler feet of ve, wit i, alas, only partial success, >r the dark places still ast, Iiideotus ladlow\s over these busy thoroughfares, Id sin and mnisery do so tnuch abound to ainost reconcile onle to the dark ies, aind frettuent rains of Ihis metro ilis, on the theory tlint. the heavens 'c exIressing by such signs their min mled Iity 11d displeasure at, the scene 'hentil Iliel. '1he Statine of u liutxo. A C'orrl solulent wites froI 1'oko 11111 of :a Visit to the faul ns stal ue of e i)ia tizxe, the "irea1' .1 3uCha,'' Japan. 'l'he Writer says. We ossed( the bay13 inl boa:ts, and<lahuled at, e little village of Ilaste, near w%hieh ,e elebrated dia it x( stood. It is ore genernlly call'd the Great, llu( Il1a, anl is al nl object of a(lliint itin to -avelers and idlition by all 131c1 lists. Froi the village we took a nall solitary path away from all aibi Iions, windintg through a ctlivlivtel 'hI, bet w\1'1l tr iIlbsi and sinll t r'I's, iC al I,aurently leading to a high wo i led 11. As tle road tllrIn1 to the left we iw the head of a great statie aumong e I rees. The plaec apl'par s like at iy"sterio(ts retreat, With the seat ont one dle and a high range of hills upon the hcr. ''here are cvergreelts on the opes ii the l1lls, and141 trees scaltered I o'r the Valley. We CTossed a little r':t1n over a rnIle bridge, when jlist f40lre 11s aini near a bouboo grove, we \hel(I the great. bronze -diviniity seate(i, ith foled hands aud lead inelined, osedl eyes and lips, in turene comnpos re. The storms of six eentiries have it uponl hiin, and ie has been w'or Iippedt by millions, undisinayed by the( 01111s and utnloved by the prayers of is devotees. There is a little cottage in the bln 30 grove nearly covered by viies. o(t tpied by a priest, who has the Char"ge the great divinity. Oi an altar at, tC feet of the statue incense was bturn .g. 'l'wo large bronlze vases sa1141 I'alr, and a bronze table, but all else 'olutd seemns unlcultivated and un l10rned. The statue is hid alnong the ees, all is silenl, and with no diisturb - g sounuC, It is ntiirat to feel that it htce is Sacred. The statu ti is over xty-live f'eet high, every part, being pel'rect. proptorlion and h1arn"1 ny. he drapery is sinlple andl the coul ance benign, nalkilg the whole easing. 'Thle( stt is f'orin't of ail(S of bronze (!as(, inl sepa:rate p ieee,, FCciherea toigethler, ainel ilishCCl ini the (1St, perfct'CC1 nliIier. Onle (enn hardly C! theC joint s beCtweeni 11he plat1e(. TIhis vi11it.y is coniisiderC'1l the' thiiest, woirk ar1t andlC thel 111181 l. IerfC'Ct,C exressjCin rel3igrious seuii iment.ul Cif 11,h .14apaneslCe ICiph'. It on1Ce' h:l a tCinlle Iover it, hic-h has1 lCong sienc gCone to den3iy, iving uotinnig but the( stConI fCouIldbI likl the t('inleC con a1 inigillei(33i 84ea1e, C! designsx tfor whih arlllIe a11re .1ly preC trC3<I. heC ciIeC grea4t City of' Kai.1 1r1 e'xlendced all Cover tile vaist plain1 he'r the( great statuleC stands4, and1( also -er' the hi11lllii(u. wna icu I ciiarcootr uO ow.. untt 11is fallinig, iiighier p1ressu1re'I is EiiynonytnIus with gh er 11arinl3e1er, ani d lower preiCssur1e it ihlwer' ba1rClincter. Ini (.asC of a1 ghier'Ii4. bariCeter'I it,11 indietCes a (couler4 iet ('lydil iut i on of1 lug 1 istSllC1C ur1e.30183 A lower bar1oinet1er inien i34tes an1 eIx uliniig atin(osphere( withI grea1ter' cIapa1 In 1ase Cof risinhg bar11omelter it indi.. imIiisihis lie liability for1 rinii. A~ fallinmg barometerCII indCicaltes an1 ini. in in~crease~ ini clolCinessi3. Whein theC bariomeiltCer ises4 inl cIlolCly ea4t hnr1 it, is geinerally 111n1( i ntion lIlt Ih 11 loud0s41 will brea24k a111( be fol >wed1 by fair weathler'. A s11(ICden chanlIge inl the( barom(iieter, I heliin g or1 lall inhg, is aI fair1 imIica-' (in (of apprjoaichinig high winds1. At sunse(t iif the Stil goes do)wn be Iii4 orI in8 obs)Cure'(d by a1 ban1k clt 001(1 Ie suIcceedinIg (1ay3. If tIhe 811n be (ob 'ure(d alt i1s settinig by cloids, with a1 sing baineteri(3Ci and1 cooler' wind1,41 h ill fall Oin the suC3ceed(inlg dlay. Tlhere ar'e t hiee firi w'~eather sutst thie red3(, yellowI and1 gr'een. Grieen IIl ired ar'e Xexetionlal, the gr'een muorec than11 the red(. It. will seldom 1)hppen thiat we will tve a rainifall on1 a day suicceedling one wIlhi anly of the three above colors e doinan111t at 1unse(t thie (lay befor'e. ocas~ionailly3 happens, h owverV3, thalt erIi on the succeeding (day wvould 1lead ic to expect it. TruIith takes the stamp11 of the soul It ters. It is vigorous and1( rough in Id souls, but templer8 and softens m1lf in ling niaturmm THE VERDICT --OF-~ THlE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! MA. -J. 0. 110o--Dear S:r : I otgh t the first Davis Machine sohl by you over live years ago for my Wife, wio las given it I long andlt, fair triil. I tu well pleasel with it. It never gives any rouble, and is as good as wi,eu Urst boought. . J. W., ior.rox.. Wlnn.9buro, ;1. C., AMrnl 183. J .I0.0.=r( Mr. 11014: Toul WIsh to kiowv what I have to say in regard to 1;!e D.tv(x Mahi ne bought of you ihree ears ago. I feel I (-lul't say too citinh Iits lavor. mlaill aibnti ISa,is, withlill live 111o11ths, at tiimed rtin !tn. it o fuisl t hat the needle would get per hietly fit- :own frielhon. I fcel C01nib11.n1 I eoital ntt( have done i"e ta,ne work wit h1 as Iu:11l case ul i owell Wimh any oher nchnlt e. No tilne lost in at+jUng attachnttenls. 'Ie lightest runllniil lachinle I have ever treatlled. 13ruther.llnes 1auni 11 il:axis' falllles are as 1nuch I'eased with 1 their i).ltvis M ldchines nogllht. 01 yo. I want no better unachtue. As I said l"for(', I 4o1i'i thltak too Iuch enn be said for the I).ivis nIneille. lIespec"t hilly, EI.1.6N .1rkvk9N)oN F'airtl"ldl Comity, April', 1s,%). \11t. IoAti : ly in cin U gives 111e perfect satl i' faction. I InII 110 1lt. WU h it. 'I'he aitaclhin:1is are xu alhnple. I wish for no better than the Diyls Vertical F.eel. liesipet tfully. Ainis. II. NlIiI.i.1iNo. Fairleld county, A pril, l'as. MIR. Ho.tti: I bnllgllnt aOavls Veil wal i'eedi Sing Iae.'aie fromt yoni four years ago. I alll delighlteil wili it. It .vever 11s given me any t 1tulle, 31n1l has i''ee bee [he1 le.ast t ont ul orile'. it is as gornil 15 wvhe-n I llrst houight it, I enn ch(-erfulily re"colunienwl ii. RIeslieet filty', 1It.:. Ni. J. KII1HK1.A Nu. NontI h'el in, A lri :10, 188. '1111s4 i to ccii'ify 1d 1 Have been nslt{ a 1v).itd V'erIlu-.d i''l ewing lachllete for over t a yi urd, puitetui- of Mir. .1. to. 111.1g. I lIt.ten'1 fotnel lI p 4'i'er54i of ally fault -al! the attachmiMens are 14) iulipk('. Ii uevela -5e+ t) Wrl'K, atl 1. rera.ally lh'. 'ilil est r1illlitig Ill the mnarket. I conilder it at lirstl-ela4s maue.e Very re tpeel fully MINNIs MI. Wi.t.IN(iMAM. U.Itln+l, Fitieldl eounty, S. C. Nla boAo : I hil we ll pliastt it every p.itrieut% with the llavis 1aclinile noght of you. I think i i tIrI-lasi iaculine il every resp^ce,. You knew you1 iol xveral inlahines of t he ame nmake to dllilrent inln1ers of our fainilie-4, all o1 whorn, its fir as I know, aire well pleasel witai them. tte)tpe(:(fullly, M11ts. Ml. It. Moai.hv. Fairlield countly, A pril, ISS3. Th1is Is".)eerlity - ii Ia'l n C,gR97ant t1Yi tie )avIs lachine In' . . yot abotil. turee year is ago. As we take lIn vork, and have nitie inc prive of IlI several lint over, wte don't. Want anlly Feller l chllie. it I w i ays readly to do ally kilui of work wi ',ve 14 dlo. No puckeringor skipping .1I1tihes. We enn only Say we are well plea,edl i1t11l WIHII I(o 14'tter ualihllnn, ('ATIIKItiNK WYi.K AND 1xrNi. April 25, s41. I have no fault. io fin<d Withi my Inaellt 4l, andl dlo11'1 want :iny better'. I Have mI Opl tile price of it several thnes by takiig in swing. It is tlways retly t4 do Its work. I 1111ulk it it r41-class nua hlne. I feel I ciun't say too muoIh for tile D.av1I VelrtIlul .eei \lachine. M Rs. ''ii o1 As SMIt1'l. l'airl!4l county, A pril, l4t. I it. .. 0. IOAI-l)earS ir : It gives nme nlltch !1!-t1r1e to I"":if, !:: II(, le li14 of thie Dhvis %'er tie.tl l'ee1 1sewing 1achtn(-. 'lie imatiine I got Of y3,u l).wl live yearS ago. has 1ee11 itnlt,oal. In con. siant i e ever sinee that itl ne. I cannot see that 1 is Iworn aily, anti 1i1s 11ta1 et44t 11 oli cent f[ r retIlaIrl slinice we'1 llVe 11a14 1t. A in wvell please4104 Ito)nT1. CtlLtwPoIui laive anly II it.'r iillke t alyiii. price. 'Ilhe liatlcin Very respeiCt fulIly, Mas. W.. IK. ''InNER ANh IlAU1IrIIl'5 NIMalhine frot 31,r. .1. 0. l)11 mg (11 oIn three years agli, 11141l i hviig glvet Ine per1lfecI. saitisfation1( int 0ver1y respect04 14s attaimily 11na-:111ne4 both1 for hea "y 11141 light Se i'llg, unl iL%never neellei4l 1110 1leas1 1e palir ill lily waiy, 1 an1 04steerflly1 r'e041ininent11 It In alr, anl ti 'nk ii it'colti l non41e0. IL 41414 (ne4o thle 1iip11.et'1I :in.ines miade: inty chilit4ret1 us10eI it wi h 111il'4e. 'I l d alalhteoIts aIre Inlore 'easily all JInted4 l11 i 411104 at greter0 ranlgea of wvork b4y lliIlans of .4 Ver'l'11 Fl"01 than11 any othier 11ua i:Iilli I haIvO Ctverl Seeii or used0(. NIMat, 'I'i0MiAS t4 0wItNfi. Winnll1lboro, I"atrilebd (count) y, 8. (. four yealrs allti halve alwalys rotiIlI iit renly3 10 o114o al kid f1 worIVIK wellitt have 1 h 1a'4:11ensto to 4141. (ai'h 5(ee that1 the0 InachmeI 1(s worit any, andu wor'ks as Well 1s whienl 4401w. Mits. W. J1. (:aAwf'out My wifc hi highly plea34101 with the0 Datvi l elinbe bouight of yo.I She OI wolli oI lIke double)I been1 out1 ofI ordler' snce0 141e h1ad4 Ii, andI 1111 01nn. dIt any13 kin<1 0f wor1k on1 It. Very lieIspecIlllly, Th'le Davtis SewIng MacinelIl I4 sliply at treas'1 m'w' M ts. .J. A. G0oiw Y. It.dtgeway, N. I., Jan,l I), la'51. .1, 4. lloAo, lag., Auent-1)ear SIr: Myr wi'fO 14a1 410en tustlig a1 l)aiis .'ewh'lg Maciniie const 5ant4 ly for the1 paa1l fotair yVear', an1.1 It has11 ne4ver nIledJ any repk an141 lii Iworks julst 141 wvell as when0i lIr at tHughlt. Shle 5ays i. will 11(o a grealter ranlge oIf lra'ttalI wyork Bndid t easIL e141r a101l het'.er 11han4 lIly mainolI she0 nas1 over usedI. WVe cheertfully recomm11end4 IL as a No. I famuily maciei, Your tru.y, A.QDyi. WInlnshI'>ro, Il. C., Jan. 3, 18831. Mit. Io o: I have always fotund may DislI Ma.. Chine r'eady d0 alL kitds or to wvork I hlave hadl oe (111on1111041o. I cantli) 1100 thatnI the1 inainel Is .worn it partle andlI It works 148 wel ats wnenI neW. Reospectraliily, MRts. It. C. GoooINo. MIt. ROAo: My wIfe has been coanstantly lusing the0 Davis Mainie bought of you ablout live yeatrs ago. I lave never regretted buying It, as 1 it always read(y for any AlndnI of faily sewing, elither hleavy or liht. It i never out of fix or needing repaIrs4 Very resupetfully, Fairfild, i.,0., March, 1883, .................. - .;.;