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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C. AUGUST 7, 1883. ? J.b ,AL UJ. She has not found her king as yet, The golden days glide by; They bring no sorrows to forget, Nor.any cause to sigh. No heart fpr her devotion made The pasdlbnate summers bring; Unharmed she walks, and unafrayd She has not found her king. Men bring their titles, and their gold; She turns in scorn away, The man must be of di8erent mold She swears she will obey. Though poor in honor and in lands, Rich in a rarer thing, Tilled by God alone, he stands, When she will own her king. But when he comes, as come he will,. Strongto support, and grand, With supplication that shall fill SHer soul, like her command; She'll place her hand in his, and take Whate'er this world may bring, Proud and contented for his sake, Whom she hath crowned her king! TWIOE ENUAGED. "But do you. really moan It, Mr. Brabazon?" Rosa Dale was standing in the illum inated archway of the autumn woods, her bright braids of hair pierced by one or two wandering sunbeams, her dimpled child-face framed in, as it were, by sprays of rod-veined autumn leaves, while her apron was full of the glistening brown chestnuts which she had picked up. John Brabazon leaned against the tall, smooth trunk of the birch tree, and looked at her, with a lazy, luxu rious sense of artistic beauty entering his mind as he gazed. "Of course I mean it," said he. "But I am only twelve years old," cried Rosa, flinging back the sunny tendrils of hair that hung over her fore head. "You are exactly twelve times as lovely as any of the city belles that congregale hei eabouts," said Mr. Bra bazon, striviug to conceal a yawn. "And if they think I ani engaged don't you see?-there will be some probability of their leaving off perse cuting me." "Well!" said Rosa, every dimple coming shyly out on lip and cheek as she stood there. "It's to be a compact, eli?" said Mr. Brabazon. Rosa nodded her fair little head. "But " she questioned, rather dubi ously, 'where is the ring?" "The what?" "The engagement ring, Mr. Braba zon," explained Rosa reproachfully. "Don't you know there's alivays a ring in novels'' "And most generally it's a diamond." "If you'll believe," said Mr. Braba zon tragically, "I never thought of the ring at all." "But here's a little opal that used to be my mother's, hanging on my watch chain. "Won't that do?" Rosa held her brown finger, while he fitted it on. "You-you haven't kissed me yet!" she said, when this ceremony was complete. "Lovers always kiss their sweethearts." Mr. Brabazon laughed. "Come," said he, "this is getting serious." "But here's the kiss, before the rest of the chestnut party get back." "And mind, this is to be a profound secret between you and me." Rose ran back home 'with a vague sensation of mysterious delight, and thought how iideo Mr. Brabazon looked, all the time she was nmunching her roasted chestnuts; anmd Mr. Brabazoni himself took advantage of the little joke to proclaim himself an engaged man. Nor is it an exaggeration to say that the young ladies wer'e genuinely disap pointed. "It must be a recent thing," said Kate Kennedy, tossmig her head. "Oh, quite recent," asknowledged Mr. Brabazon. "Love at fIrst sight," asked Miss Day. "N-no, not exactly," said Brabazon. "In fact, .I may say that I have &id mired the young lady since her in fancy." "What a delightful enigma!" said Belle Vernon, looking anything but delighted. "But of course, Mr. Bra zon, you'll tell us her name?" "I am pledged to secrecy," said the engagedl man solemnly. And when lie left in the late autumn, and forgot all about the wild little wvoodland sprite who climbed trees and p)elted him with chestnuts, waded with brown, dimpled feet .in the foamy waters of the 'glen torrent, an'd con ducted him so mysteriously to the barn-chamber to show bun her empty birds' niests, butteilly wings and dia. mond bright pebbled, how was he to * know that she remembered the episode under the yellow-leaved chestnut trees as a rod-letter (lay in her calendtar? "lie ought to write to me," said Rosa gloomily, as the weeks and months glided by, and no epistle came. 1 (10 hope he isn't going to turn out ~false, like thme wicked cavaliers in time story books." And wvheni Mr. Brabazon sent her a huge wax coll, with its miniature trunk and coimplete outfit or elegantly .imade dresses at Chiristmias, Rosa Ilewv into a "As if I were a baby," saild shte. "A doll, indeed, aunl I twelve years old In October. "I woinder if lie takes ime for a child ?" ''Who ever heard of a gentleman sending a doll to the young hauly lie is engaged to?"Rs,, adhr ohr "My dearRoa"sdhemter half vexed, half amused, "what non. sense you are talking." "We are engaged," said Rosa. "See the ring." ' And she shyly pulled it out from the bosom of her dress. .It was only a joke," said Mrs. Dale. "It was sober earnest!" flashed out flosa. "My dear " said Mrsi ae' "ae' you heard?'?s ae,"ae' "Mr. Brabazon is to lie married to Lady Helen Hartford, Mrs. Pailleton niece, next month. "The cards are already oub." "What!" cried Rosa, her sapphii blue eyes blazing, her rosy lips apart. "To be married, and he engaged t met" And then Rosa rushed away into tli barn, aud hid herself for full tw hours, to sob out the current of he childish grief. Mrs. Dale smiled and sighed. "Who would think the child woul have attached so much importance to piece of nonsense like that?" said sh1 "Really, I'm afraid I have made mistake in allowing her to read s many novels." "But she was always an Impetuou little creature." Rosa wrote several harrowing lettei to Mr. Brabazon, all of which she fir ally tore up, and when she saw the mai riage proclaimed in the papers she kav the big wax,doll to a little girl who wi eleven years and six months old. "She won't have any assoclatior connected with it," sighed Rosa' And about that time she was pr< moted to a higher grade in school began lessons on the guitar, and pu her unhappy love affair out of her mind It could not have been more tha eight years subsequently that the co lision occurred on the *rand Canal a Venice, in which one of the gondola capsiz.ed, and a beautiful young Ameri can lady, niece of the then Unite States consul, received an involuntar ducking. Perhaps the romantically dresse gondoliers were intoxicated; perhap Miss Barony had, as they asserted risen hastily, to point out something and destroyed the balance of th mouldy, black-velvet-lined old convey ance. At all events, Miss Barony was upset directly in front of the Palazzo di Sil via where Mr. Brabazon occupied th first floor, a marble-paved desolation o old pictures; broken-nosed statues, an orange-trees in tubs. Of course, Mr. Brabazon sent out hi valet to offer his services. Of course, they carried Miss Baron in, and laid her on a sofa (draped wit tapestry which somebody said Lucrezi Borgia had helped to embroider), an made much of her. "But how ridiculous all this is, said Miss Barony, with merrimen gleaming in her beautiful dark-blu eyes. "I am a little wet, to be sure, bu otherwise I am entirely unharmed. "Why didn't they put me in the gon dola again, and send me back to m. uncle's palazzo?'' Mr. Brabazon, however, was far to hospitable for that. keeper was. ready with spiced drinks and great baskets of grapes and cake and he himself was all politeness an, chivalrous courtesy. Miss Barony gazed curiously around How angelically beautiful she looked wrapped in the violet velvet cloak edged with ermine, her cheeks flushe+ with softest rose, her eyes sparkling her hair hanging in a fringe of dar) gold over her forehead. "Where is Lady Helen Brabazon? she asked abruptly. Mr. Brabazon winced. "She has been dead for a year," h said. "I am a widower." "You were acquainted with my lat wife?" "Oh, no, not at alll" said Mis Barony. "Only, of course, all th world had heard of her." "She was a famous beauty, wasn' M'heC was very lovely," said the wid .a Miss Barony w~as carried awva In a newly-~summiioned gondola, whos picturesque oarsmen were more to b relied upon than their predecessors Mr. Brabazon asked permission to ca] at the consulate, to inquire how Bh was, in the course of a day or two; an Miss B3arony accorded the permissio as a young queen might have done. Miss Barony was young, beautifu and piquant. Mr. lirabazon, wvhnse life had bee: nearly badgered out of him by the ca p)rlces,-exactions and varying temper i the late Lady Helen, was charmed b her sunny b)rilliance; andl at a month1 en(l lie came to Mr. "' 'ny, the Unite States consul, t' w permission t press his suit y .a Mr Barony k a em" ious. "Didn't you kn ~'" ..d lhe. "She is engaged." "Engaged!" repeated Mr. Brabazor his heart seeing to turn to a lump c ice within him. "Quite an old affair, I believe," sai the consul. "But perhaps you had better see mn niece herself about it." "ll give her your message." "She can decide to suit herse.lf." Miss Barony was prettier thtan ovel in her cool muslin dIress and p)ale blu ribbons as she sat among the jessa mmnes and pomnegranates of the consu ate reception-rooim the next day, t receive Mr. Brabazon. lie had a speech- carefully prepare< wherein all the nominatives and suil jects were carefully balanced, and ti exact wvords statiotnedl in their exa< p)laces; but he forgot it all at the fa vision of her perfect -loveliness, an could only stand hielplossly before in andl say "Miss Barony, I love you!" "So you have been dIriven to confet It at last," said Miss Barony, "aft< all these years." "I1 don't understand yeou," said M: llrabazon. "You have forgotten me," sai Rosa. "That wvould be impossible," asse eratced MI'. Brabazon earnestly. "But It's the fact," said she. "I am little Rosa Dale, whlio was e: gagedi to you under the chestnt-tre at Amber 11111, nine years ago, at here is the engagement-ring," holdht up a slender golden hoop, with an op glimmerig In its centre. "No, I'm not at all suprisUed that y< didn't recognized me." "I was a child then-I am a womna now." "And after my parents' death, whi s uncle Barony adopted me. I took his ,name instead of my own.'' "But I never have quite got over e the pang of bitter jealousy that pierced 1 my baby-heart when you were married a D to Lady Helen Hartford." "But dare I hope " began Mr. Bra e bazon, "that you still care a little for t o me?". r "I 'know it seems like presumption, i but "Yes, you may hope," whispered c d Rosa, half-laughing, half-crying. a "I do care for you-more than a lit i. tie." a The consul gave them his blessing. o "It was she herself who told me to say she was engaged," said he, patting s Rosa's head. "Little puss, sheis always full of her r s mischief." - "I wanted to be revenged " said Rosa. "But I have quite forgiven my o e false lover at last." t D.ynamite Can't He Meat. t s "What do you think about the new j explosive winch the French inventor f has introduced " asked a reporter of s t Dr. Barnum, the chemist. a "I have heard nothing about it," re- s i1 plied the analyser of compounds. s The newsman produced a sc:entiflc is t journal and read: s "A. new explosive, invented .in t] - France, threatens to put all end to the v I future usefulness of dynamite, except- Z y ing for the very mildest of asiss'n-tion h purposes. The new explosive consists sl i of hypoazotic acid, which is one of the a 3 numerous compounds of oxygen and it azote of nitrogen mixed either with c essence of petroleum or sulphuret of a a carbon. The degree of explosive force , . is said to depend upon which of the c last-named ingredients is used." The doctor traced his fingers anxious- s ly across his brow in thoughtful medi- M tation, and, after a few moments, ex- a f plained: "This thing is slicer humbuggery. 41 The ingredients cannot exert the force s, of so much gunpowder or fulminate of " silver." "Upon what do you base your opin- c ions?" "Any chemist will tell you that when b the compound mentioned above ox- t plodes, that a great volume or flame g will be generatcd. This nccessarily F t produces slow action, and destroys all S force as an explosive. We know that the force of an explosion depends en tirely upon raipility. I must .admit g that the ingredients are highly explo . sive severally, but combined they will act with lazy motion. Some years ago I exploded a compound consisting of - forty gallons of ingredients almost like in nature to this new explosive, and I a still live. The immense flame ohocked b ui- exp loun, w"ntwise-rwourn nave g been killed instantly." You don't think it practical thon?" "No. The propoaod compound does s not possess an atom of practicability. a Its force and genius is made up of azote or nitrogen and the sulphuret of d carbon, I think that scientific men I will denounce this proposed innovation c into the doninions h(eld by King Dyna C mite. Nothing is known in thu sciin tilie world which can supplant this U mighty instrument," Girls of Other Lands at Work. The theory that girls exist merely as lay figures to display fine drapery and t a to look pretty, is not entertained among o half-civilized or savage tribes or nations. I 3 The eccentric notion still prevails i 3 throughout Asia, Africa and in some parts of Europe and America, that they g are born to.labor. In Turkestan and on the Tartar steppes the Kirghese Sultan- n nas and their daughters, and Princesses a in whose veins flowv the b)10od of unies of Kings, still milk the sheep,, etw and: "goats, and perform the monbAial onlice' the' household as the Sanscrit maiLdens a didsixthosan yars ago in the same b younger children, make garments, cure c .th forn of wild fowl with the feathers on frcaps, spill cotton, weave cloth, t, 1 and tan leather by means of sour milk. a Inl this delectable region the mothier wears rich attire, while the daughter goes 1m humbler weeds like Cinderilla. If there is a piano, tile mother plays on it in the front room of tihe tent- while ~ 'the (daughlter brews the kouiniss, stews I tile miutton and broils the camel chop1) ? ini the back kitchen. Similar ideas pre vail throughout India~ China and among ~ the native tribes of bMberia, whio have U beeni driveni northwvard by agi.ressive i neighb1ors. The Tungusian girl gathers U the snowv, melts it, makes the tea and. 9 the fish soup, sews, and, being skilful ~ in archery, helps to keel) tihe larder siup iplied with gamne. The Yacut and Sam- i ode maidens, and all of those who L dwell along the Arctic Ocean help in ~ summer to lay up) winter supplies. and ~ ini winter to perform all necessary domn- ~ estic duties. Tihe theories of the tribes and nations of Asia and Africa' are L 'sharedl by the Indians of North and -South America, wvho conmel the young -girls to learn tihe duties and hardships of life at a al g. flow ilrdis Teneh their Young to Sing. t ,- A wren built nler nest In a box on a -' e Newv Jersey farm. Th'le occupants of' t _the farm house saw tile miothier teach ~r her young to sing. She sat in front of (1 them and1( sang her wvhole song very dis-. Ir tinctly. One of the younig attempiltedl to imitate her. After p)roceedhing through a fewv notes its voice broke andi g it lost the tune. Tlhme mother inmedi.. r ately recoumenced where the younig I one had faiiled, and went very distinctly I -through tihe remnaind(er. TIhe young . bird imade a seconid aittemplit, comnmenc- I dI ing where it ha'd ceased before, and con tiniuing the song as hong as it was able; r- anld wvhen the note was again lost the I old1 bird began anew where it stop)pedh, and1( comipleted it. Then the young one e. resumed the tune and( finished It. This I is done, the mother sang over the whole Ld series of notes a second time with great< ig precision, anId another young one at- I ali tempted to follow her. TIhe wren puri sued the same course with this 0one as un with the first, and so with the third anid fourth. This was repeated (lay after n- (lay and several times a day, until eachI of the young birds became a p)erfect I in s$ongster.] How to Woo A Woman. Mrs. Mattleway was not a very pretty roman, but she did not need beauy tot iake her attractive to gentlemen. As he was a widow instead of a maid, she ould look her admirers full in the face rithout blushing: As for her figure, iat evoke for itself so well that many laidens coveted it, as Mrs. Mattleway roll knew. Her greatest attraction, however ac ording to many gentlemen who admired er, was the house she lived in, for it elonged to her, was in a very good treet, it was tastefully furnished, and here was no mortgage on it. So Mrs, Mattleway was the recipient f innumerable attentions, most of rhich she enjoyed. it was only when ien proposed that she did" not enjoy ieir society. She had joi iud nce, and so dreadful wa ter esta n that occasion that she did not Intend o repeat it. A spirited woman who is early 30 must interest herself in some hing if she hasn't a husband, so Mrs. lattleway made attempts at business. he invested a little money in a manu acturing enterprise, and she took such olid comfort from examinations of bal nee sheets and weekly statements that lie was sure she had a head for business; te therefore-began to make ventures i the stock market. The inevitable results followed, and to first of them was that Mrs. Mattlo 'ay became an enthusiastic gatmble". 'wo or three times she succeeded; for or broker, Platt Whiston, wasi a very irowd fellow, as even his enemies ad Litted; beside, he had hopes of persuad ig Mrs. Mattleway to reverse the de iled "no" she had spoken to him on iother subject iL year or two before. ro one who is possessed (f a single idea in help talking of it to every one. So [is. Mattleway began to make the ock market a subject of conversation ith her acquaintances. One of these, journalist, named Barth, had known many persons afflicted with the Wall ;reet malady, that he recognized - the rmptoms in Mrs. Mattleway's case at ice, and did all he could to discourage me lady's mania. But lie did not suc 3ed. Mrs. Mattleway laughed a cruel ttle laugh, and ventured deeper than efore. When her ready money failed keep good her margins, she mort Eged her tenement houses; then she iortgaged her own residence; fimally, te gave her individual notes, which Thiston discoiuited. Then the crash came. -'The bottom ll out" of Watertie Preferred, and .rs. Mattleway found herself almost 3nlniless. .Whiston called upon her, Dbly offered to extricate her from all 3r diftiulties (which he could easily do i all hie money had gone into his own .nk account), and asked in return No" of a year or two ore. Mrs. Musttleway sent Whiston away )rrowful; she had endured him only as shrewd broker, but he seemed not to ave been even that. She heard her oor-bell ring-could it be a visitor? servant came to the door of her liainber, but she would not let even a 3rvant see her face. She merely put or hand to the edge of the door and iok a letter; it contained, beside a ackage, the following: )ear Mrs. Mattleway: I want to confess some underhand roce.edings and pray for forgiveness. have for months been bribing W hison's ookkeeper to let me know the extent f your ventures, and have obtained inch more alarming information than had expected. It is so seldom that iL man can be of enuine service to a lady that I have nispeatkable p)leasure in asking you to iake use of iniclosed government bonds, f the face value of $300,000 for as many onths or yeairs as you like. For fear you maty suspect mie of sei shi mnoives and personial designs, I lmall start for Europe in the miornming y the City of T1imnbuetoo, and1( remain bread an ind(efinmite time. Should you hange your name before I return, lease say to thme fortunmate imani, for mme, mat he ought to be the happiest being live. Very respectfully, CLEMENTr BAmnTHm. Mrs. Mattleway started again to cr-y, ut her rising spirits got the bet ter oi er rising tears, imd she wvent into an estacy of laughter. IIere wasi IL 1amn1, ideed! Could she accept .his monmey ? lie would, aLt anmy rate; but oh! for a hmance to thank him-to apjologize to im for eveni havinig thought huimi like thmer men, though how couldl she haIve voidled it, when she often detected him i the act of eyning her curiously? "The City of TIimbuctoo i" -" To mrrowv morningl'"-Amn ideilnite Lie!'' She sent for a newspaper, look d for the mail notices, anid founud the teamer wvould sail at 11 o'clock. Shev ailett a nmessenmger, wvrote two or three otes, tore thiem to bits, and liilly sent be following with orders to get- Mr. hmarth's aLddress at his oclice and followi im Luntil foundl: D)EARI MR. BARTH[-A thiousiand( hauks, but I cannot accept unless you ome and let ime say "thaink you" be ore youm start. Th'le circumstanes,w ~il ustify a very early miornimng call. Sours truly. .lv?EnCJem MATTrL.w A Y. Mrs. Mat,teway (lid nlot sleep muel1( hat night, and1( in thme mcorning she as, clnishied her cook by a ppearinmg ini tll tming-roomi before 8 o chock, demmand nig breakfast and( eat lng seaLrcely uiouthful. T1hen she ord(eredi the par crs opened( amnd aim-ed atL once, anmd sht lew to the wvindows so often thamt, bei naid hurried up! to thme room of Mrs dlatileway 's inivalid imiothmer an id nmd cl-rminig reports. T1hme clock st ruck ii fter which Mrs. Mattlewamy counted lie mnoiments, and looked expectanutl) 1,t every carriaige that piassed, but alas hey merely carried genmtiemebn dlowr own to business. At 9. 30 she seemned o be in a fever; at 10 ghe wams nalf in hlgnant anid heart-sick. T 'wo or thre<( noments later a carriage stopped with L crash at the (leer, but not before Mrs. i!attieway was at thme window. "Twas mel Shmold she renmin andl seem to b( vaitimng for him, qry should she hurry t< ier room and cone (Iown cool an( iomposed? She tried to escape, buit hl lnaki. wvho had been an close to tha doni as her mistress had to the window, ad lnitted Mr. Barth so quicklv that Mrl Mattleway almost ran into his arms. And how pretty she looked as she too] both his hands firmly in her own Mucl thought and little sleep, groat excite ment and earnest feeling, had made he face more sensitive than usual. Sl seemed scarcely to know what to say she was so cinbarassed that she forgol to drop her visitor's hands; but sh( filnally made a great effort and exclaimed "Mr. Barth, you are the best man ever know I" "Really?" said the journalist raisini his eyebrows. "Really?" I never can thank yoi enough. I-now that I know you ar, so good I wish ever so much you woren' going away. I--" Her voice failed, but she grasped hii hatid more tightly. Could any man Ii Barth's position have avoided wlia happened, which was that the journa list disengaged one hand and pressec Mrs. Mattleway close to his heart. "I will try to make you very happy,' he finally said by way of explanation. "I know you will succeed," she sait in reply, "but must you take that dread ful steainer this morning?" "Not at all; I hadn't the slightest ide& of sailing in her. My letter was a nerc trap with which to catch the woman ] wanted as a wife." "And did you think," said the widow trying to disengage herself, but takini great care not to succeed, "that such v shameful trick would be successful?" "I seem to have thought correctly,' explained Barth. "Oh, ol-won't I punish you for this,' murmuured Xis. Mattleway. But sh( never did. MoAts for Invallda. Meats for the use of invalids should be chosen for three qualities--digestl. bility, nutriment and suitability to the case in hand; the last consideration i the Inost iip ortant. A imeat may bt ten ier, nutritious, and ordinarily digest ible, but if from any idiosyncrasy of the patient, or from his lack of capacity to assimilate its nutritive properties, it fails to afford the desired nourishmlent, its use should not be continued. Pre. supposing tiat the plhysician iscognizani of his patient's phlysicial peculiarities, lu is the best judge of his diet, and usuall1 will indicate it; but general informnatiei on the subject is always useful to thos( in charge of the sick-room. - Beef is the meat most used in health it is the most stimulating and nutritiom of all flesh when the system is able t( digest it, and its flavor does not offen) the most fastidious palate: it is alway, in season. But in some physicial con ditions the use of mutton is preferable because it is less stimulating, less high than beef, because its nutritive element can be assinilated; for instance, mut ton is a better meat than beef for dys peptics. The broth made from muttoi is no more digestible than that of beef and is less nutritious. If all fat is re moved from it in cooking, its flavor is more delicate. Lamb should not b used by dyspeptics; although tender i is less nutritious, because ilinature and less digestible, because its soft, semi glutinous tissue renders complete masti cation diflicult. If Iamb is used durilni: illness it should be broiled, because bi that process its loose texture is madi comnparatively dense, and theentire sub stance of the flesh is thoroughly cooked Tile flavor of lamb is, of course, mori delicate than that of liitton. As ti indigestibility of veal is due to thi looseness of fiber, it also should bi thloroumghly cooked. There is noi reason whly underdon, meat shIoumd be considered more nutri Lious than that whlichm is mloderately all pbroperly cooked, wit aI ll its juices ipre served. Thle chelmical (elemnts of un derdonme meat are nmot suliciently acte< upon01 by heat to be either readlily digest ed or assimiilatLed. Umnless a phlysicLI orders rawv or partly co)oked meat. fo .somel special dietetic reason, it is fa better to give anm mIvalidl well-done mneat or that whlich is emnly medium rare. Of iouirse p)ork should not be eaten b any one whlo has not tIhe stronlgest of d. gestivo organs. Salt pork with lean flies is d ificult to digest; fat salt port, cut ver tin and broiled, is someltimelis givenl t inlvalids as anl "app)ietizer"' in Neow Eng hmdlE. BroiledI Enmglishm bacon is used b dyspeptics iln Enlalihnd, where ift is con sidteredi by physicianls to possess excej tional (Iuailites more or less curat,ive i dlysp)epsia. It rhlould, if pIossible, I. cookedi ill a doiubhle gridiron overamo crate fire and(, whenCI delicately browned served hot 'vith a very little Cayenn peplper dusted over it. When the lhi IA not iln good condition for broiling, thi baconm may be laid on slices of bread ai ranged ill a dlri)pping-pan and quickl baked ill a very hot oven; thle bread wi absorb all the fat whichl tIows from th the bacon; of course, it is not to b e a enl by the dyspeptic invaIlid, but thi toast wvith the bacon on it is inoet aL ba breaikfast dish for healthy peopile. i)nsouverles at thec Aero,po1us. Some very interestinmg discoverih haLve jutst beenu 111de1 on the Acropolis< A thenis. Theum riubbish heap)s betwvee the P'arthenonl and the mlusetuni, whler reimainls of the older Parthonomn hav alIready been found, hayo now ylelde several pieces of archamic sculptuir4 Aimonig thlese mire a figure of' Athm quite perfect, wIth the dra ss descendin to tile feet, which are shlod with te slipipers with p,ointed toes; a seate figure of tile goddess, similair to a fray meontaury one0 alreadIy found on the sam spot, inI tile Egyptianm style, with a IaIl let onl the hImp; ahn i the tipper pauru of bas-relietf reprosen iing a cihariotee whose head1( Is turneld. Th'le umnskilful nmess of tile artist 1has twisted it con pletely round. Th'Ie colors upon01 thm bas-relief are still briianmt. Besid these melics of early art, a large mnarbi hand1( with a sepet upon It, as well i two soeets enitwiIed together, onme whliich h115 its mlounthl wivde open, hay also beenl discovered. They p)robabi belong to a shrine of the daughltorc Askleplos whlich stood inm thlis part c the aicrop)olis. It shold( be added tlm the hmead ai'd uipper p)art of the body c time so-called Athena are wanting. -eUglon and Umbrellas. The umbrella is probably a remnani of solar worship; and it is only the de. generacy of later times, and especiall) - the leveling and democratic spirit of r Europe, which has debased it to the paltry uses of keeping oneself dry. The robust people of all times did not want to be protected from sun or rain. They were too hardy, and too much inclined to do nothing unless [ they could not avoki it, to care for the elements. Umbrellas are not, however, neces sarily a sign of the degeneracy of the i human race, though superficial observ 3 era might think them so. A Siamese work, the "Thai Chang," gives us a correct idea of their origin. "The 1 expression, San Kounny (the three bril llant things)" says the learned author, t "designates the sun, the moon, and the - stars. These illuminate the world by l the command of the Lord of the heav ens, and disseminate their benificent rays into all parts of the universe. To point the finger suddenly at them is a very grave breach of respect, and merits grievous punishment." Here, then, we have the true first notion of the proposed use of the un brella. Weak human nature is unable to govern its actiops as to be uniformly mindful of the celestial powers. In the common affairs of life men are constantly pointing in all directions and might inadvertentiy stare rudely at the moon, or the stars, or even at the sun, though there is not so much danger of that. In order to protect themselves against such thoughtless ness, and mnorover to avoid the danger of unseemly actions, and possibly dis respectful gestures in full view of the God of Day, the umbrella was invented. Consequently, when the article first, caie into use, it was most generally used in ile weather, when the sun was high in the heavens and thus was most liable to be otfended. In rainy weather the danger was not so sermous, for t,he great luminary cov lred l) his face in -clouds, 11 with a veil, and it was not so necessary to guard against being rude to him. As a natural consequence, whenever it rainel, the primeval bun-shade invent ors put down their umbrellas and were happy. in later days, skeptical people who did not scruple to speak disrespect fully of the sun, let alone the stars, found the parasol-im the etymological sense convenient for keeping off the rain; and, when the pious-mninded were low ering their umbrellas, these heretical weaklings unfurled theirs to cover their sorry bodies. Hence the no(lern dese crathi.m of the ancient implement of worship The multiplication of the article has of its virtue, and all would be inclined to doubt if a man offered to work a miracle by the aid of a bulging, whale. ribbed umbrella,. lnt it is recorded in the old chronicles that such a marvel was once perforned. There was a great drought in all the land, the fierce sun sucked up the pools, "the young rice died ere it could hide a quail," and all the people were dying with thirst, notwithstanding that every man of them sat under his shun-shade. But it was revealed to the pious gov ernor, Tseng Kong, in a dream, that he would meet an old man at a certain place and that this holy personage would save the country. Accordingly, next (lay he went forth in solemn pro cession, with all his retinue and sol dieh y; and outside the city walls, where all the plain was shimniorng in the heat, they.found a shriveled old gray beard, sitting under an ancient umbrella w ~ith hun dreds of patchmes onl it. He seemed quite cheerful, and1( did not api -pear to mind the drought and furniace heat at all. Tscng Konig approached him reverenitly, and told him of his . dream, and hiowv he heard of the old iimn's supernatural powers. Th'lerc L' upon the aged waniderer (delivered a L. long sermon, inveighing againist tihe laxity of the times, anid averring that lie owved all his saiictity and( power of wvorking miracles t h atta l through the eihyand six years of his l ifr hethoad never gone into the open through hesinfulness of the peopile, who mo(,untedi umbrellas to keep oil the r ain, aund omitted to hide their wicked n mews froum the sun, that the calamity had fallen on the land, and thme "'three bliant( things"' would hasrdly be ap-~ pesdevenm at his intercession. At lenugth, however, after long prayers, h( shook his unibrella, and( the rain canm( Sdown, and1( the people were saved, anc~ Sput umbrellas to their proper use fom Smany years. y Eye Mesnory,. Loksteadily at a bright object, keep thme e.ves immovable on it for 1u thiort time, and then close them. Am: ~image of th0bject remraine; it comes, h li fact, visible to the closed eyes. The vividness and duration of imnpressioi vary conisidlerably with different inidi vidumals, and the power of retainini s, them may be cultivated. An eccentri( ,old man, the once celebrated but noi1 n forgotten ''Memory T.Ihompson'" trainmed e himself to thme performance of wonuor e fuml feats of eye mnemmory. HIe could d close his eyes and picture within him self a panorama of Oxford street and other parts of Londonm, in which pict ure every inscription over every shel: d was so perrect and reliable that hie LIcouldI describe anid certify to tihe namem . and occuplationis of the shiop-keepiing ~,Inhabitants of all the houses of thest . streets at certain (dates, wvhen post-ofilet a directories weoe not as they now.are, r Although Memory Thompson is.forgot. . tenm, his special faculty is just noi .receiving some attention, aiid it is pro, ,a posed to specially cultivate it in ele a nmentary schools by placing objectE e before the pup)ils for a given time, thor ,s taking them away and requiring the ,f pupil to draw them. That such a fac , ulty exists and may be of great service is unquestionable. 'f Truth takes thme stamp of the soul il t enters. It Is vigorous and rough ir f arid souls, but tempers and softeno Itself in lovig natures. THE VERDICT _or THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST ! MR. J. 0. BoAO-Dear Sir : I bought the first Davis Machine sold by you over five years ago for my wife who has given it a long and fair trial. I am well pleased with It. It never gives any rouble, and is as'good as when first bou ht. Winnsboro, S. C., April 1898. J. W. CtIer. Mr. BOAO: Ion Wih to know what I have to say in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three years ago. I feel I can't say too much in its favor. I made about 180,00 within flivo months, at times running It so fast that the needle would get per fectly 4ot from friction. I feel confident I could not have (done the same work with as muot ease and so well with any other machine. No time lost in adjustlug attachments. The lightest running machine i have ever treadled. BrotherJames and Williams' families are as much pleased with their Davis Machines bought or you. I want no better inachie. As I said before, I don't think too much can be said for the Davis Machine. Respectfully, Fairinrld County, April, 1883.N STBN80N, Mn. BloAo : My miluie gIves nme perfect satisi faction. I iud no fault with it. The attachments arie o simple. I wish for no better than the Davis Vertical 1' eed. TIespectfully. Fairileld county, April, 1883.hiNe. I. MILL.NO. Mln. BOAW: I bought a lavis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine from you four years ago. - I am delightel with it. It never has given me any trooale, and has never been the least out of order. It is as good as when I ilrst bought it. I can cheerfully r.:connenll it. tesllectfully, MRs. M. J. K IRKLAND. Montleello, Airil 30, 1883. 'lis is to certify that I have been using a Davis Vertic.l Pced Sewing Machine for over tw 'years purchased of Mr. J. U. iloag. I haven't found it p-issessed of any fauit--all the attachments are so simple. It never-efuses to work, and is certainly the lightest running in the market. I consider it a :irat-class machine. Very respectfully MINNIE M. WVILINonAM. Oakland, Fairfield county, 8. U. M I Aa : I am wen pleasea in every pinricuta with the Davis Machine oought of you. I think I a tirat-clas nacli[no in every respect. You knew you sold several machines of the samin make to dill erent members of our families, all of whom, as far as I know, are well pleased with them. ltespect fully, MRs. M. I. Moui.EY. Fairfield county, April, 1883. 'T'his into certity we have ha'l in constant uss -D,3 isvliaciebolght o$ you about three years irice of it several times over, W Uv t -- .t.~.say better machine. It is always ready to do any kind of work-we have to do. No puokeringor skping stitches. We can only say we are well pleased and wish no better machine. UATaISItN WYLIN AND 8SIBTB. April 25, 18%8. I have no fault to find with my michine, and don't want any hetter. I have mtdo the prioe of It several times by taking In sewing. It is always ready to do its worK. I think it a first-class ma chine. I feel I can't say too much for the Davis Vertical Feed Machine. Mus. TUoMAs SMITU. Fairfleid county, April, 1893. Mit. ,J. o. H0OA1-Dear Sir: It gives me much pleasure to testi(y to the merits of time Davis Ver tical Feed Sewmng Machlne. The ma -ine I got of you abaut live years ago. has been almost in con. slant use ever since that time. I cannot see that it. is worn any, and has not cost me one cent for repairs since we have had it. Am well pleased anid don't wish for any iietter. Yours truly, Honi'. OiR tWFoiD, GIranite Quarry, near Wlinsboro 8. C. We lhave uisedt 'he Davis Vertical Pee.l SeWing Maciine for the uast lIve years. We Would not. have iany oilier make at any price. The mtachaue hoas given tas unibounded satisfaction. Very respectfully, Mini. W1. K. TuRnEa AND DauoanTasj Falriil(d conty, 8. C., Jan. g7, 1888. hlaving biought a Davis Vertical Feed SeWling Maacine from Mr. J. 0. Bong sonme three years ago, and it hiaving gIven me perf6ct satisfaction In, every respect as a ramaily mactune. both for lie.ay andi lit so wing, anlit never needed the least re pair in any Wily, I can ceerfully recoiumend It to anly one asm a first-ciass mamchine In every p.artiena liar, and thInk It secondt to none. Itisa one ot time sinipiest, inachinmes made: my chiliren use It Wita atlI ease. 'P'he attachments are more elasily ad jiusteii anid it dloes a greater range of work bay means of its VertIcal ?"eed than any other aa cline I have ever seen or used. MRts. TnmomAS OWviNGs. WVinnsbioro, FaIrfild conty, 8. C. We have hail one of the Davis Machilacs aboumt four years and have atlways founad it ready to do all kiiids of Work we have hladl occasion to do. Can'4 see that the machine is worn auy, and works as well as when new. Mas. W. J. CR1AWFOHD, Jackson's Creek, Fairfield county, 8. C. My wife is highly pleased with tihe Davis Ma. chaine bought oi you. She would not take doubmle whiat sne gave for It. Thte machine bhas ilet been ouit, of order sluce she had It, and she can do ay kind of work on it. Very lRespectfully,. JA8. F. Finu8. Monticello, Fairfleld county, 8. U. The Davis Sowing Machine is simply a treas ure Mus. J. A. GOODWYN. RItdgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, 1888. J, 0 IIOAO, Esq., Agont-Dear Sir: My wife has lietn uinmg ia Davis Nowing Machine constant ly for the past fonr years, anit it las never needed any repairs an I works just as well as whena first bought. She says It will do a greater range of p)racttial Work and do it easier and bet'.or than iany mnachine sihe nas ever used. WVe cheerfully recommendlm it as a1 NO. 1 famiiy machine, Your tru.y, JB .Dvs Wli"~ 'oro, S. C., Jan. 8, 1883. Mns. HIOAu: I have always found my Davis Ma-. chine ready dto all kinds o)f to work I have had oc casion to dho. I canntot see that thte machine is worn a p:artlcle and it works as wail as when new. Rlespectfultly, ItRs. It. 0. GiooDINO. WVinaboro, S. C., A pril, 1888, MR. IBOAo: My wife has been constantly using the Davis MaimniIle bought of you about livO years ago. I have never regret ted buyiIt, as at is laways ready for any i ind offami y sewing, either iteavy or light. It is never out of .ix or neding repairs. Very respectfully, Fairfield.S. (1.. Earob.16$8L