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p . be Wewm anb_ SLet aib. TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C..,AUGUST 9, 1883. ESTABLISHED 1848 OUR A NGEIS. Oh! not n ith any sound they conw, or sigt Which fleshly ear and eye can recognis No curiosity caln otupass or surpass The secret of that inUercourse divine Which God permits, ordains across the line The changeless line which bari Our earth from oiher stars. liut they do come and go continually, Our lilessed angels, no less ours than iii =. The blessed angels whom we think w miss, Whose empty graves we weep to nanie a see, And vainly watch, as once in Galilee, One, weeping, watched in vain Where her lost (htist had litin. Whenever in soine bitter grief we find, All unawares, a (deep, mysterious sense Of hidden comfort come, we know nc whence; Wlun suddenly we see, where we Wer blind; Where we had struggled, are conitent, rt signed; Are strong where we were weak And no more strive or seek Then we may know tlt fron the f'ar, gin skies, To note our icedl, the watchful God lt heut, And for our instant help has callel an sont, O' all our loving angels, the most wise And tender one, to poit to us where lies The path that will be best The path ot peace and rest. SET WITI TIIORNS. Rose Gurney cane slowly down th broad path, and pausing before an old fashioned red-rose bush, began to selec with dainty lingers some partly-openei buds which she fastened with deliberv tion in the knot of lace at her bosom. A broad straw hat, with a scarf o white muslin shaded her features; ain her morning robe of white lawn daintil ruffled and draped in spotless purity, th little nosegay of roses being the only hi of color about her. Philip Grantley, smoking his mornin; cigar under one of the big elms, steppe( forward, tossing the fragrant weed aside and doffing his straw hat. lie was a fine looking fellow, with way ing, jet black hair, and bold gray eyes and when you find such a combination black hair and gray eyes, you will gen erally find a will as indomitable and im movable as a pyramid. "How do you do, Cousin Rose?" hit said. The young lady surveyed hint with great calmness, quite ignorant of his ex tended hand. "I suppose you are Mr. Grantley," si said with the slightest possible bend o her head; but I am not aware ot' an existing relationship bet weei us." "No? Then I ant not " rejoined thl young man, pliosoplincalhy, as tie drop ped his neglected hand into the pocket o his leese fthumel cont.. She looked . him with smmn ptet1pl1ex ity now, but his face was inscrutable. "May I have a rose, Miss Gurney?" hi asked with great politeness, his eyes fixem upon the little cluster at her bosom. '"Oh, certainlyl Help yourself!" wil a little graceful gesture towards the blos Sou laden hush. But lie only glanced upon it with smile and turned away as the breakfas bell rung out an imperative siunon from the house. "You will come in to breakfast?" sai( Rose, with a stiffness not at all natura to her. "How very kind y(utt are,'' nutrtutree Philip, languidly. as lie sauntered on b her side. "Papa, how cat you expect me tq marry that mn?'' cried hose, a n ou later asn she joined her' fathme in Il< library. "'Is Ito ntot agreeable to you my dear?' qtueried Papa Gurney, a shade of anxiet; d ri ftin g over htis htandlsome( face. "Agreeable? why papa,hle is the maos -insufferable man 1 ever saw! Suc] coolness, and such inusolenit grand seigno ways. Why, I wouldn't marry him if h was the last mani on the face of th "Wiell, wvell, Rosamundi, thtere's n c~omlpulsion about it.'' A nd MrI. G urne smothieredh a sigh. "Bhut I had htope' you might fancy eachl other; the boy' father was an old1 friend of mine. A least you cani treat hlmn cou rteously whtil hte stays with us. lIe is our1 guest, rt miemnber." Rosn left the r'oomi silently, with con: pressed I lips. "'Treat him cou rteously, intdeedl! Conventional court' ,ee utterly lost on this yountg im,ow, wh made himaself so entirely o, nomne, wvh wias discomnposed at nothtir ,. lIn thte days that followed, Philip wz; hike the girl's shadow, waiting upon01 he with the most scrupulous attentiont, y( not hiesitatinug to criticise her playinig, he sliginig and her ridling. Rose qutarrele with him utconsciously. As for Philli1 lie was as impol)rt.ubable as mortal man could be. A fter all lhe could be a most delighitfi compaioii when lie chose. R ose real zed this whien oii rainy days he readi c> qiuisitely bits of her favorite aunthori while she busied herself at sewingIc whent in the long sceitted twilights lie rt hated sttaiige ad(ventures in far'-awa countries. There had not beeni the slightest wetr of heve between them; therefore it was goodi deal of a surprise when Philip, lii gering with her over the pianoc onte level sulma ighit, said suddenily: "ltose, will you bie my wife?" With lier heart in lher mouthi, an angry astonishnment in her wide eye; Rose anusweredh directly, "No stirl" Philip did not semi to take lier refusni much to heart, ie dirummedh out a litt] oper'a snatch raLlier absenttly out the wiii keys, and( pIreseittly wient out on the law for a smoke; while Rose, very miuch dia -turbed, ran up to her room and can: dlown nto more thatt ight. T1hte next(day Mr. Guriuey was stricke 4:down with paralysis. IIe was quite conscious, but aIs hielptle as a little child, with no cont rol of hanm or toingue. The attempt at spleechi, the wistiul 01 treaty of 1118 large eyes, wrunig the hcal of poor little Rose, who wvas sure that I S desired to communicate somethingi , When Plip came to the bedside tI same dumb, passionate beseeching glan< went to him. ''he young man seemed t understand it. He bent over the stricken man quietly, and said, with his handls upon the poor helpless hands on the spread: "I know what you wish to say, my dear friend. Do not be troubled-everything Is right. Be comforted. Tears gathered in the old man's eyes, and he motioned Rose and the house-keep - er from the room. They could hear his ul voice low and steady and soothing; and when they returned Philip went away, 1 but the anxious, eager. expression was gone from Mr. Gurney's eyes; and when, lter, Rose questioned Philipconcerning 'er father's uneasiness, she got no satis faction. It was then, in the (lays of her sorrow, that the girl learned th~e real nobility and gentleless of Philip Grantley's heart. , Never was there such all unwearying nurHO 1s ho. le took all troublesome duties upon himself. ]lose gladly gave the reins of governneut into his steady hands. Rose thought with a dreadful heart t sinking of his departure. She broached the subjec"t one day. M "Mr. Grantley ''she said, "1 feel that it is sellish in us to lean so thoroughly upon yen- We mlust learn to do without you. Some timeagain if you will viisit us whenu papa is better--" IIer voice broke here; everything in the future looked so hopeless, and she knw herself to be young and inexperienced. Hie was watch int her attentively with very gray eyes; and when she paused he took her hand and drew her unresistingly in the circle of his arm. - "Rose, do yout want me to go away. t She shook her head. Sihe dare not trust herself to speak. "Rose, I will not attempt to disguise from you the fact that your father will never again be well. Some time, perhaps months hence, lhe iay regain the power of his speech. But, Rose, lie will be i invalid always; and I am going to ask you to let me share with you the care of lim. Ileis dear to me, and I suit him. Rose, dear little red Rose, I want you for my own; we need each other-don't you see? Can you love 1ne a little?" She was weeping wilily in his arms - now, and lie waited for her to grow calnt e', and then led her to the sick rooi. Mr. Gurney listened, with such un . mistakable rapture and assent in his eyes to the young lman's story, that Rose could not doubt what the desire of his heart had been. They were married very quietly a few weeks later: and then a few words from Mrs. Barton, the housekeeper, opened Rose's eyes, "So you are not going to leave the old place after all, Miss ist?" "Leave the Hall? What do you man, Mrs. Biarton?" "Then .Mr. Grantley has not told you!" "Miss Rose, just before y')ur fathir's illness, he had decided to sell the old house. as he had met with heavy losses. Mr. Grantley bought the place of himt in order that it migh t not go into the market 1ie has probably been keeping this from you ill order to save your feelings; and I nmust say, Miss Rose"-with the respeet ful freedom of an old servant-"you have got one of the kindest-hearted gentlemen in the country.'' L Rose went silently in search of herhus band. When she found himii in the libra ry her face was very pale, and her eyes very big. 1-Philip." she said, '-1 have justlearned that this house belongs to you." "What's line is yours, my dear; and xhat's yours is-" But Rose had thrown herself upon his breast and was crying heartily. "Philip! How rude, and unkind, and ungenerCous5 I have bteen to you. who are so nloble!"' "'Softly. little one! You a1(e always my1 owni red Rlose; a little thior.-iy, perhaplis, but that is tile niature of roses. " I ~ Tomiato Flour. The Italians dry and pulvc rize the 3 pulp of the tomato. Large districts are devoted to the culture of the fruit ) for tis purpose, the plant being uslually raised between rowvs of vines in vine 1 yards for the sake of economy of land, sl The ripe fruit Is macerated in water, t and when reduced to a thlin pulp is B strained to take out the seeds, cores etc., and thlen spread in the sun1 to dry. It is afterward ground andi put up for - market. There seems to be no reason why evapor-ating ovenls, so much in 1use for drying less suceulent fruit, as 0 apples, might not be utilizedI in tis 0 country for preparing tomatoes by dry ing. s' Of course powdered tomato might r not supersede the canned fresh fruit, tIt chief use would be for soups, sauces r and other auxiliary uses in cooking. But there are many consumers of the "fresh tomato whot refuse tile tinned Scanned tomato from fear of the action of the acid of the fruit on tihe leaded 1tin of the can, the resultant being in their estimation a virulent lead poison. Tomatoes put up in glass- -quite high Spriced--have therefore been welcomed r by lovers of tile fruit,-or vegetable. Possibly thlere is room here for an ad 'dition to our list of dried or evaporatee food articles, Huds1iiion River ExcuIrion,ms vii annsyinan1ia y Comniencing Tihulrsday, the 5th ltinstat, andlt cont,inuinig on Tihiursdiay only until further inotie, this miost delighItful of al the one-day excursions will be colnnencedl by the Penniisylvaiaii Rt. it. by rail to Joer i, scy City, 1and( thenco via the favorite steamier, "RIichiardl Stocktoni," to West,5 1 Point iand Newburigh. Tihie beauties of the e iitisoin river halve beein pronouiced by e gra t.ravelers as equail to aniy in the world, adby some said to exceed thie wvorld-ta mou011 sceneOry of t he Rhine1. Certainily there0 is niothinig to compare with it, in point of (1 covient(ice and1( cheapness10, ias1 ti eniro trip 5ien bcoinfortably taken between early 11 breakfast and1 lati suipper. A special traini to conniect with thie boat will heave Biroadl Street Staiioin at 7.00 A. 's Mi., oin Thiuirsday only, to stop lit Powelton alveue(, idge alvenue,t) Germnantownl June1 t.ion, F?ranikford J uncltion, Torresdtale, Bris I- tol, aind Treniton. Connection will be made *,at Trenton lby thie train wvhich leaye foot cof Market street. at (3.20 A. M., which trainl o~ stops regularly at all principal stationus lie tween Caimden and Tirentonl. TIh~e tare for the entire round trip is only $2.50; chidrenl it between tihe ages of IIye and twelve, hll ne price. Home lAte In Brazil. The streets of the business parts of the eit.y of Para are very narrow. A few are well paved with limestone, im ported at an enormous expense from Portugal. The other streets of the town are lacadanized with the one sort of stone that is common in Brazil. This conunon stone is composed of very small quartz crystals and ochre cement. It is exceedingly soft, and under the heavy wheels of the clunsy vehicles rapidly crumbles to a flue red (lust, which would be intolerable but for fre (luent wetting. Street sprinkling is wholly performed by the clouds, and as this section lies in the zone of cals a daily shower is expected. It usually falls about 4 P. M. and with so great re gularity that daily appointments are nmade with reference to the rain. No "outlandish invention" could so thoroughly wash through the best pav ed parts of the city, and it is to be hop ed that no other sprinkler would leave such wretched pools of water in the fine red sand of the macadamizel streets. Winding among the elegant dwellings of the more wealthy . chisses of people the streets are wide and beautifully planted with trees of various sorts. Sometimes the pal is chosen and sometimes the far-famned '' silk-cotton " trees are planted, but by far the con mon est are the nangoes. Brought from the East Iidies. the mango flour ishes in luxuriant beauty and its thick, clustering foliage forms one of the most striking features of Para, making this city stand out in bold relief among the other individualities and peculiarities of various Brazilian cities. In studying the habits of birds there is nothing more interesting than to mark each tribe's special manner of constructing its nests. So, too, in muak ing the acquaintance of a new people, nothing seems more important than a consideration of their houses and home life, and they are first to attract the at tention of a foreigner. One might naturally expect wood to be the most common building material in a country of such vast forests of huge trees. This however, is far from being the case, There are only about a half-dozen saw mills on the whole Amazon river ; con sequently hlome-malrnufactured humber is not abundant and all of the stone used in building is imported. But the clayey soil bordering the small streams and many parts of the larger rivers makes brick a far cheaper building material and it is also a much better means of protection from the 1kerce heat of tropic suns. The outer walls and even the partitions are built three feet thick, in order to support the crushing weight of the heavy earthen tiles of the roof. The outsides of the brick houses are sometimes colored they are for the most part covered with porceiain tiling, in which blue and wilte predominate, but in which al most every color or combination of col ors may sometimes be seen. This til ing is always of the same form, live inches square and nearly half an inch in thickness. Sometimes one piece forms a design, but commonly it takes four of the pieces set together to form a figure. ''hle figure is fastened either with cement or with mortar on the brick walls. When not of glass the outer doors are almost invariably paint ed bright green, and without exception both windows and doors open in the centre and swing on hinges into the room. In many cases blinds or " lat ticed windows " are used in place of glass windows, and these are frequent ly suspended at the top, so that they may be turned outward and propperd into a kind of awning for the windows. Th'le outer doors anid windlows are all provided with wooden shutters, which are miade to excludle the hot sun and are faithfully closed to shut out the night air, of which the peop)le are so much afraid thmat every house looks like a dlungeoni when its inmlates aire sleepu mlg. Perhlaps one reason for these well nigh hermetically sealedl wind(ows and doors is found tile fact thlat vamipire bats abound, and( thley are sometimes so bloodthirsty thlat a stronIg horse that has1 been exp)osed to their ravenlous ap petites for a sinlgle nighit will be stag gerinig andl weak ill tihe morning. They seem to be possessed of very fastidious tastes, and tile bats that fieely bleed one person will never be knlownl to bite another, even if the two ind(ividluals are sleeping always in thle same room. Uut to returnt to the houses. All the dloors of a conunon dwelling-hlouse are widle anId hlighl enlough to aidmnit two mounted horsemen riding abreast. As for the interior, pap)er-hlanginigs are not very common, the walls beinlg covered from tile floor to a height of three feet wvith glazed tiling, like that used for exterior walls, and the reemindl(er simply whlitewashled to tile ceiling, whlich is made of woodl and p)ainted whlite. Sometimes for better ventilai tioni the ceiling is constructed of slats that are arranged in diamnond form andl tile diamonlds expanld in size fromn the chlandelier to tile edlge of tile room. Insect life is so vigorous and so en croaching that even oilclothl is not comn mUon andl other carp~ets are out of tile questiont-even tihe miost elegantly fur niishied hlouses onIly boast of a rug or two. The floors are, hlowever, quite ornlamental, beinmg compol)sed of alter nate strip)s of light and (lark wood. Th'Ie roofs, as I hmave saidl, are tiled, and the red tiling is made in oblong, cuirv ed p)ieces wichl are 50 laidl on the wo9denl franmo that tile roof is of con tinuous andl parallel rows of eartheni gutters ; tihe scalilped edlge of the eaves beinlg hidden inl nicer houses0 by build ing the fronit wvall a foot or two hligher thamn tile roof, and( placing upon01 tile top of this p)arap)et a row of p)orcelain or mlarble vases, urns or monster acornms and beautiful statues. Amnong tile flowers and shrubbery of tile gardens there is often a fountaIn andl aroundl their marble basinis statuary is arranged. N4o high winds or winter frosts ever blight the verdure in this land of perpetual summer, anid every yard with Its simd(ed p)avemments or its gravel walks is providled with a high ironm fenice, over which no thuief could posib)lyl climb. Above tile head of him who pases the uarded entrance a pair of crouching lions or porcelain dogs seem to threaten violence to him who enters unbidden. Some of these gates are provided with bells, others have only the cord of the louse bell dangling in the street, at the~ uercy of many i. saucy and mischievous boy, who catch es the cord as he ru,is and Is far from the reach of the angry servant who comes to answer the summons. I)oor bells are not the most common means of warning to those approached by visi tors. Knockers art seldom seen, and as the heavy doors Iwould never echo froi tapping knuckles, the only way would seem to be to call out for admit tance. Not so. The Brazilian pauses on the threshohl of his nei'ghbor's castle and claps his hands two or three times I Sometimes this sound of clapping will be heard uider your;. dow, and atep ping to the balcony $ Is according to chance whether you 1Ill be saluted by a beggar, by one of your best friends, or by a man who most respectfully in vites you to purchase a ticket, to a circus or a sleight-of-hand performance. The poorer classes and slaves live in a sort of house whose floors are of mud, whose walls of sash-like framework are filled with unburned clay and whose roofs are covered with the well-dried leaves of the " thatch palm.'' Crenmation ist thke East. Among the IIindoos, as every one knows, the process of cremation is common, and at Ierares its practice may be observed at any hour, alike be neath the burning rays of the noonday sun and by the light of the pale moon. Many a poor sufferer strains his last ef forts to reach the shore of the Ganges, there to (lie oil the hallowed ground. '1'he expense of wool for the funeral pyre being too great to secure the burn ing of the whole body, it is partly charred, and then sent to lioat down the holy streamn into the eternity of the sea. The wealthier ilintdoos are more formal in the disposal of the dead. Af ter bathing the body in the river it is swathed inl a shroud of white, scarlet or saffron colored material ; sometimes even covered with cloth of gold or sil ver, some vermilion paint, symbolizing the blood of sprinkling, is then thrown over it, and the body is laid upon the pyre, After adding sweet grass, pre cious oil, and more wood, the chief mourner bears a lighted torch three or nine times round the body, touches the dead lips with the holy flame, and lights the pyre. Then it is kindled in several other places, and in a very short time the body is consumed by the flame the ashes are gathered up, and the Ganges bears then away. in Japan cremation is not so publicly performed. A plain-lokiing house in the corner ^he 60intr cemetery. side of ' 1 a ' or e low stone enclosures, serves as a crematory. The body, ill a sstting attitude, is plac ed on a heal) of dry fagots in oie of the enclosures, and when after six or eight hours the fire is burned out, nothing is left but a few white ashes, those are put into an earthenware urn and buried with or without religious rites. The burning of the bodies is not compulsory iii Japan, but Buddhists of the Monto sect are nearly without exception cre mated. The town crematories differ only from those in the country by their tall chimneys, by which unpleasant odors are kept from becoming troublesome to the neighborhood. There is a small room kept separate for the wealthier people in which they have their dead burned apart. For the use of this pri vate apartment they pay twenty shill lings, wvhiio those who p)refer to be burned in company pay about thme fifth part of this sum. The fuel only costs about one shilling. From 8 1'. Mi. to 15 A. Mi. the fires burnm on the granite sup1 po)rts which are laid on the eartheni floor, and from each of these hearthis thme ashes arc gatheried and pult sep)ara tely into an urn. T1here is no sinell to aninoy any one, andi no nuisance. Trerri ble as cremnation may appear to some, the process is far less hideous in its dIe tails thanm that which has its slow course in the deep narrow bed into wvhich the flower-covered collin is lowered f'rom our sight. An Aoesthetlo Kitohen,. It 1s wonderful how pretty even a kitchen may be made to look by the woman of aesthetic tastes. Ce.thng on a lady who, tired of boarding, dlabbledl ir. "light house-keeping," she showed us her kitchen with pardonable pride. I retty china was dlisplayed on shelves, brackets, and in a tiny cupboard; Japan ee scrolls, fans and plates hung upon the walls, and there was nothing about the room suggestive of cooking except an innocent-looking oil stove, which stood on a box cumtained with chmntz, bearing printed figures from the opera of ''Patience," in soft, athetic colors. A breakfast-table stood. at one side of the room-which was little larger than a hail bed-room-a pretty drebsing-case oecu pled one corner, and the only remainIng corner was filled by a small ward robe. "But where do you keep thIngs? Where are your kitchen 'utensils-your kettles, tins and broilers?" 'With a smIle our friend pulled asl(de the curtamn whIch hung below the ol stove, and there in a box were all the utensils necessary in cooking. F~urther investIgation revealed thme fact that the dIressing case was only usedl to hold groceries, while thme wash stand concealed the tIn dish-basin, soap, etc. Market baskets, tea towels, work aprons and the like were stored away in the wardrobe. "hlow do you dispose of ref use scraps; fruit and vegetable parings and the like?" we asked. I3he backoned uas to the window, where a basket hung by a long rope reaching clear to the basement. "I send them dIown in that; the girl empties the basket, and I draw it up again weenever I need it. It saves running up and down staIrs, and besides has a flavor of 'The Princess in thme Tower' about It which relieves it from absolute co,mmen= place" This woman moves in the best society, dlrives in a stylish coupe, dresses well, and, in the current phrase, "goes every where,'' yet there are probably few who linow abxut her cozy little kitchen and her dry slop-basket. Verily,'"one half the worldl doesn't know how the other half lives." Toward the close of one of thes trips through the border States, th Company to which Mr. Gilbert was al tached played in St. Louis, then an in significant town of a few thousand ii habitants, paved principally with il x i nches deep, and boasting oin theater, transformed out of an old salt house, the only entrance to which wa by way of a long and rickety flight c steps built on the outside of the en wall. From his share of the receipts c a performance in tlie establislimeIL young Gilbert bought a pair of ver line-looking boots, and, on account c them, was for the moment the envy c his companions, several of whom wel without adequate covering for the pedal extremities. They said very li tie regarding lls purchase. 'howeve until some days afterwards, wheln, c the way down the Mississippi to No Orleans, the boat in which they ha taken passage stopped at Vicksbuir for a load of cotton. There two o three of the actors, knowing that, thi boat would be detained all night, detei mined to give a performance on thei own account, and hired a negro t make the anouiiincemenlt. Towar evening it became evident that tlh tumble-down shed in which the entei mnent was to be given would be filled and old "t Sol " Smith--" the origini Sol "-who was to be one of the pei formers, came to Gilbert, and dolefull displayed a pair of shoes throng which a torn stocking was only to plainly visible, said, in tones vhic would have (lone credit to Forrest o the elder Booth : "John, friend of ine youth, let in have your opinion of these shoes.'' " They are very bad shoes," ' repliI' Gilbert., with equal solemnity ; exceed imgly bad shoes, my friend.'' . In fact it Would be injudicious, a it were, to appear before the cultur and fashion of Vicksburg in suel shoes ? queried " Sol ; " and G ilbert be ginning to see what was coming, reluct antly admitted that " the cult ure am fashion of Vicksburg " might indee object. to so lavish t (lisphla' of wVoi stockings. " Thenl me friend, muc noble I riend ! coiti1u1(1 " the inimitable tol " wit] increasing animation, " there is abso lutely no help for it. Me very soul re volts at being compelled to ask thi sacrifice, but in the name of our friend ship I conjure-nay, I command you to lend me your new boots 11' What warm-hearted man could hav withstood such an appeal ? Certainl not John Gilbert. Without further ad he pulled off the new boots and gav them to his friend ? They w'ere severa sizes too large for " Sol ;" still, happ in their possession, he hurried away t Sxb house .was. well filled. " Sol received nearl y $20 as his share of ti, proceeds, and, having the night bofur him, wandered about "ju:t to see th townl, you know " happened into gambling saloon, lost his money, took brandy-smash or two, became happil oblivious to what was going on aboil him, staggered out into the street to ward his boat, and at last arrived ii the very best of health and spirits, bt without anything on his feet. le left John Gilbert's new boot sticking in the black mud of Vicksburg During the rest of the trip to N'ew Or leans that eminent comedian was oh Jiged to wear the " holey " shoes of his friend " Sol," while " Sol " himself-i wi ser, if not a sadder, mail-was oilig ed to walk about in a pair of dilapidat ed slippers ftu'nished by the liberalit of the ste.unboat captain. 8peaking roughly, about three-fourths by weight, of the body of mani Is consBtitul tedI by the fluid lie consumes, and tile re mnamngn fourth by the solid mnatermlih appropriates. It is therefore no figure o speech to say that food makes thme man We might even put the case in a stronge light and affirm that man is is food. I is strictly and literally true that "A man who drinks beer thinks beer." We muak this conlcession to the tee totallors, and will add th'it good sound beer is by ni means a bad thought factor, whatever ma be the intellectual value of the commA(dit, commonly s'>ld and consumed under tha namel It can not obviously be a matte or indifference what a mani cats ani drinks, lie Is, In fact, choosing hisu anm mnal and moral character when lie select his food. It is impossible for hin to change his inhieritedl nature, simply be cause modifications of development occup; more than an Individual life, but, he ca' help to make the particular stock to which he belongs more or less beery or fleshy, o watery, and so on, by the way lie feeds We know the effect, the feeding of animal has on their temper and very natures; how tne dog fed on raw meat arid chained uj so that lie can not work off the super fluous initrogenised material by exercis b)ecomes a savage beast, while the sam creature fed on bread and nilk would b tame as a iamb. Tihie same law of result is applicable to man, and every living or gamism is propagated "in its kind" with physical and mental lIkeness. This Is thi underlying principle of development Happily the truth Is beginning, thong] slowly and Imperfectly, to find a recognitici It has long been denied. it is possibli that in the natural desire to secure th' best and purest supplies of foodi and dirinI for lman we are pushIng matters a little to extremes andl becoming ridiculous. Uto pia is a long way off, and "iiygeia" has no b)een built, it Is, however, desirable tha we should aim high and make thme teach ings of phiysiohoglcal science the p)recepti of our dlaily life andi conduct. We maj not be able to reach our ideal, but prog ress will be advanced by striving to maki Its attainment an object. "What to eat dIrink, and aVOidI" is a rational proposi tion; and if some of us are becoming little unreasonable in the attempt to solv< it, at least we are on the right road, am ought to be encouraged rather that abashed by the not unkindly critician our endeavors are calling forth. -T-[he eleven surviving members 0: the Class of '33 of IBowdoin College, o whiom there we,re 26, are to have thii: semi-centennial reunilon In Brunswick Me., at the coming Co'mmiencemenit Nine of tihe eleven are cergymen. s Flags For the Nation. e "What can you toll about ft igs that is e interesting Y" was asked of the proprietor of one of the largest factories in New York. "A great deal," he said. "The trade is ii booming; that't interesting to us. The e Fourth makes the trade lively just now, of - course; but trade for the last year has been s much better than it was last. Flags form f one of the necessities of life. They are the .1 most prominent outgrowth of American f enthusiasm. We get married at an altar t draped with the national colors. Sunday y schools parade the streets and go piceick f ing ivith flags in the hands of the children. f hristmas trees are decorated with them. e The advent of bock beer or the opening of r a bar-room calls for the use of the patri tic emblem of freedom. We nominate political candidates in. flag--draped has. n The opening of the great bridge called i " thousands of flags. We honor the memory cl of the soldier dead by decorating their , graves with the flag they fought for. We r listen to stories of the wrongs ind*cted on a the oppressed in another land i' halls where the stars and stripes are twined with r the emerald field and the harp. Every I thing that excites our emotions sells our flags. There is no place like America for flags; there is no flag so beautiful as the American flag." "Have you any idea how many flags are made and sold in a year ?" "Not a very accurate one. They- are made by the million. Our concern turned out a million and a quarter last year.There are dozens of other fyrms turning out other millions. We fill orders for a thousand gross of the small ones. We keep hundreds of thousands constantly in stock. Flags are perishable. When the present excite ment is over the flags are thrown away. When the future excitement comes new ones are b"Nught. They are so very cheap that no one cares to keep them. Thus we make small paper flags, one by one and a half inch large, mounted on a pin, that we sell at thirty cents a gross. From that figure the price runs up to $200 for a very large and elegant silk banner handsomely embroidered. The largest buuting flags seldom exceed 36x&0 feet in size, Such flags are used by hotels. Then there are the streamers, the burgees or bannets with mottoes, the signal flags for merchant ships and yachts. Those may be called side issues to the flag business, but they are a large factor in the trade." - "What (to you make your flags of ?" "Silk, bunting, muslin, and paper. Silk II igs are usually ma,te to order. W e keel) a great variety of bunting il igs in stock. These flags are made by sewing the ditf ferent col'>red clothes together. The bunt Y lag was formerly imported, but a number "> of years ago Gov. lien Butler, of Massa. 3 chusetts, made up his mind that he could I make better goods for less money. The Y opposition he encountered encouraged L him. Lie now sells the best bunting in " ferior imported stuff costs $14. The next C cheaper gratin or nags is made by priiting e the colors on the white cotton cloth. We 0 can prin, iiem as large as six feet In t length. They are printed on hand presses i much the same as newspapers were printed r years ago. All attempts to cheapen the t, work by steam power have failed." "Do you ever make fareign f1 igs I" i "Thousands of them. They are wanted t for decorating purposes chiefly. Ships buy sonic, but not many. They get them abroad. The foreign consuls give us orders . for some very elegant flags. - "To what territory do you look for your - trade?" 3 "The whole contry, New York sup t plies the nation, although many flags are - iado elewhere. elvre is an order from - Cincinnati. Over there is a bundle for San Francisco. You can say that in the new trade, as in a great many other things New York city leads the world.'' Do.n't. .Don't go to bed with c->ld feet. Don't ,sleep in tihe same undergarments that are worn during the day. Don't, sleep in a room that is not well ventilated. D)on't sit or sleep in a diraughit. D)on't lie on the left, side too much. D)on't lie on the back, to keep from snoring. Don't try to get along with less thaii seven or eight hours' sleep out of twenty-four. Don't jump out Iof b)ed 6)mm?ediately on awaking in the Smorning. D)on't forget to rub yourself well all over with crash towel or hands before dtressing. Don't forget, to take a goodi <trink of pure water before breakfast. r D)on't take long walks when the stomach is entirely empty. D)on't start, to do a - day's work without eatimg a good break Sfast. D)on't, eat anything hut well-cooked Sand nutritious foods. Doni't eat what you d on't, want just to save it. D)on't eat, be t,ween meals nor enough to cause uneasi ness at mneal-time. D)on't eat the smallest miorsei unless hungry, if well. Don't try r to keep up on coflee or alcoholic stimu iaDts. when nature is calling you to sleep. D)on't stand over hot-air registers. Don't inhale hot air, or fumes of any acids. Don't fil the gash with soot, sugar, or anything else to arrest t,he hemorrhage when y ou cut yourself, but bring the parts a together with strips of adhesive plaster. 3 Don't wvear thin hose or light-soled shoes in cold or wet weather. Doii't strain your -eyes by reading on an empty stomach or Swhen ill. D)on't straiin yotr eyes by read Sing or sewing at (tusk, by a dlim light, or flickering candle, or when very t,ired. Don't sing or hailoo when your throat Is sore or you are hoarse. D)on't drink ice water when you are very warm, and never a glassful at a time, but simply sip It slowly. J)on't take seome other person's mediciine because you are similarly afil c ted Don't lathic in less than two hours after eating. Don't eat in less than t wo houra after bathing. Don't call so Ire quently on your aick friend as to maae your company andl conversation a bore. Don't nmake a practice of relating scandai, or stories calculated to (depress t,he spirits of [lie sick. Don't forget, to cheer and gently amuse invalids when visiting them, Don't call on your sick friend and advise him to take some other medicine, get an other doctor, eat more, cat loss, sit up longer, go out more frequently; stayv a week, or talk him to death before you think of leaving. ---A curious freak of nature cin be seen at~ Solomoii Marsh's farm, near Noiton, Kaiisas. T..hie curiosity is a calf born wvithout eyes. The calf Is perfectly formed, active and all right, with the exception that It has no sign of an eyeball. THE VERDICT THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! Mat. J. 0. I3oAn-)ear 1Ir: I bought the first Davis Machine sold by you over f9ve years ago for my wife who has given it a long and fair trial. I ami well pleased with it. It never gives any rouble, and is as good as when first bought. J. W. 1301.iC. Winnsboro, S. C., Aprhl 1883. Mr. BOAO: Toon wish 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 880,00 within five months, at times running it so fast that the needle would get per fectly hot from frictien. I feel confideni I could not have dlone the can work with as much ease and so well with any other machine. No time lost in adjusting attachments. The lightest running mnachine I have ever treadled. DrotherJames and W1illiams' famillies are as mluch pleased with their Davi Machines bought or you. I want no better nmaehmme. As I said before, I don't think too much can be said for the Davis Machine. ltespectfully, II.I.EN STEVENSON, Fairitid County, April, 1S.S3. I n. IoIAO : My m'ichtne gives me perfect satits faction. I Iind no fault with it. The attachments ire so simple. I wish for no better than the Davis 1'erticatl Peemi. Iespectfully. Fairfield comnty, April, 1883. It. Mitt.tNO. MI. IloAl: I bought a ilavis Vertical FeeA ewing Machine front you four years ago. I am elightedI with it. it never has given me any I rouble, and has never been the least out of order I - as good as when 1 first bought it. I can cl., ,rfully recommend it. Itespectfully, M1. M. J. Kilnlt.Asn. MontIcello, April 30, 1883. 'This Is to certify that I have been using a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Maclte for over lw )ysars, purchasedi of Mr. J. 0. 1oag. I haven't found It p2syessed of any fault-all the attachments are so imuple. It neverrefmmses to work, and ia certainly the lightest running In the market. I consider it first-clams mac-i..e. Very respecti ly AMINNIK M. WII.i.INOYA)i. iakinnml, Fairfield county, S. V. Mn 1HOAG : I am wel pieasert in every particua with the Davis Machine nought of you. I think I a first-class machlne in every respect. You knew you sold several machines of the same make to ditlerent members of our famhiles, all of whom, as far as I know, are well pleased with them. Respectfully, MRs. M. II. MoBi.sv. Fairileld county, April, 1883. P W hO Yki.Iw0 have ha-I in constant use ago. As we take in work, and have made the ua or It novorat timnes over, we don't want any of workc i l a rea to do any kind of wor we hve t0(0. Nopuomxei lua5u. ,NZ., slitcies. Ve cani only say we are well pleased amnd wish no better mnchline, CATIiINiiN WVl,I ANi) SIST15. April 35, 1S3. I have no fault to find with my ma.tchine, and don't want any better. I have in lie tie price of It several times by taking in seimg. It Is always ready to io its work. I think it a lirst-class ma chine. I feel I can't say too much for time 1)avts Vertical Feed Machine. Mhs, TmoMAs SMI. Fairileid county, April, 1883. Mt. .1. 0. HOA1-Dear Sir: It gives me mn'ch pleasure to testify to the merits of the i)avis Ver tical Feed Sewing Machite. The machine I got of you about live years ago. has been almost ;n con. stant ise ever siaee that time. I cannot see that It Is worn any, and has not cost me onu cent for repairs sien we have hal It. Am well pleasel atie doa't wisha for iany better. Yours trmly, heaT. CR .w PORD Granitte Quarry, near WVlinaboro S. V. WVe have uised time Davis Vertleal Feeui Sewiug Machine for lime inst live years. WVe would not hamve any otherm mtako at anmy price. The machune has giveni ne unbounmdem simtisfact ion. Very respectfully, Maus. WV. K. TtluNHR AND D)AUeiHsTsja Fairfiel.1 countly, 8. C., Jani. 27, 1883. liavig bouaght a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Macinbe from Mr. J1. 0. iioag somne three years ago, an<i it havimng given mte perfeit, satisfaicto loa i every respect, as a hiamily amahilne, bothm for hmeav.y mund lIght so wimng, andu never neeed thmo least ro paIr imn any way, I camn cheerfully recommemnd it to any onie as a tirst-class umchine ini every particu lar, anmd thinik it secondm to nonme. It is one of the siamnpiest maachines adle; may children use it with nil case. The attiaahmts mire imore easily ad juisted iind It (doe4 a greatter range of work by means of its Vertical i"eed thmuan any othier isa chaine I hanve ever~ seen or used. MRSm. THmolAS OWINois. Wlinnsbouro, larfiehli county, 8. C. WVe have hadmm one of the Davis Macimines abuout four years and hmave always foundi it ready to do all kinids of work we have hadl occaslin to do. Can't see that time mtachaine Is worni any, anti works as well ias when new. MaS. W. J. Cn AwPouuo, Jiackson's Creek, Famirflid cotiunty, S. C. My wife is htighmly pleased with time D)avis Ma chine bought of you. She would not, take double wimat, amo gaive for it. ThIe machine has not been out of order since she hadl it, amid she can do any kind of work oni it. Very iRespectfully, ~ i~ Monit lello, Fairflelid county, 8. C. Theii Davis Sewing Machine is simphly a treas# ure Mute. .J. A. (4QoDWVNs. itidgeway, N. C., Jan. 10, 1s83. .1, (O ioAo, F'sq., Agent--Dear Sir: My wife hmas t)eemi usinug a Davis dowitag Machine constant ly for time past four years, andi it has never needed anty re pairs ani works just as well as when first bought. She says it wIlt do a greater range of practical work and do it easier andi better Ihanm any machine alme lims ever used. We cheerfully reconumend it as a No. 1 famil.y machiine, outrh, JAS. Q. DAvis. ~~lWIsoro, 8. C., Jfan. 3, 1883. Mn. 11Aom: I have always found may DavIs Ma chine readly do all kinds of to work I have hadl oc casion to do. I canntot see that the machIne is worn a par ticle and it works as wetl as when new. Riespectfully, MRs. Ri. C. GjooDING. Wlnishboro, S. C., April, 1888, Mit. BloAo: My wife has been constantly using the Davis Machi ne bought of you about live years ago. I have never regretted buig it, as mt is always ready for any ki nd of famitl sewing, either heavy or light. It is never out of fx or heeding repairs, Very repetfully F'airflelud,8. C., March, 1888.